Lapeer High School - Pantherscope Yearbook (Lapeer, MI)

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(Elaafi iiatnnt GRACE LYNCH It is true that it Ls natural for youth to look forward rather than backward; hut an historian must take the l«ckward fiance. So let us. remembering; “All the good the past hath had, remains to make our own time glad”. And so it is indeed with much pleasure that I endeavor to give a short sketch of the past four years of our school life and bring back to you the happy memories of the days spent in the High School, days that will never be forgotten by us. Though we may Ih» separated and years nmy have passed by. the friendships and associations of our high school will always be remembered with pleasure. Four years ago, on the 2nd day of Septoml»er 1904, the present Senior class took their places for the first time in the session room of the I-ipeer High School where for four short years they have toiled and labored together. There were forty live of us and we were one of the largest classes that ever entered the high school. It was a bright, sunshiny day as we walked shyly into the session room and took the first empty seats we could find. With longing eyes we would peer back now and then at, to our eves, the wise Juniors and Seniors who wen having a fine time whispering about the poor little ‘•Freshies”. All the teachers seemed to understand the needs ot our chaotic state and were very kind to us in helping us to classify ami in explaining the different subjects which were entirely new to us The following day we l cgaii our work in earnest and felt ourselves full fledged high school students. The first month flew by rapidly and then came those fatal pieces of card board which wen artistically decorated with K s, G plus's and M’s. .Sum of us were smiling and others sighing as we saw our first month’s standing in the high school. The days soon passed by and the first semester was over. By this time some hail fallen by the wayside and some had left school for good. The first year was marked with much pleasure l csides much hard work. A largo numltcr in the class took the Latin Course and such a time as they had! I b'clinutions, conjugations and syntax were a source of great trouble at first, but finally we mastered our difficulties l ettor and impmved rapidly. Thus the first year was ended and September with its sunshiny days had come. The old school bell rang out its familiar sound and again the walls of the session room resounded with many voices, greeting old school friends and welcoming new ones. We were a step farther along the line—sophomores if you please—and no longer strangers as on that first Scptcmlicr morning. We numbered about thirty. O.ir work for the year did not seem s different as our first year and everything went along smoothly. During the winter months while the Juniors and Seniors were enjoying class parties and slcighrides, we were living on hopes of some day being thus favored. The year passed before we were aware of it and w parted with our friends and school books until the next Septemlter. Twenty two ot the original forty five began their Junior year together in September of 07. We were now Juniors and felt quite happy and rather important, when for the first time we were organized as a class. The first meeting was held in Miss Heed's room and we elected Xeil Synder, President; Grace Lynch, Secretary and Bess Tucker. Treasurer. Then came the class pin question, for, ot course, we felt we must U distinguished in some way. and the selecting of them was to us a moment us affair. The decision was finally made and we wen the happy possessors of class pins. Our.studies kept us very busy during the year. The m w subjects which seemed to us ••new worlds to conquer” became interesting in spite of the groans ami I (mentations on our part, mil our teachers too, no doubt. To struggles in Geometry will he long remembered. We shall treasurer the memory, if we don't our Itooks. There were German.English Literature and Chemistry, comments on which would till volumes—but we ure glad we had them.

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JJmniifnt’fl Affirms CARSON PINKERTON Longfellow says : “How lK autiful is youth, how Wright it gleams With its illusions, aspirations, dreams Hook of beginnings, story without end Each maid a heroine, each man a friend.” We, the class of ’08, have this youth, with its illusions, aspirations, dreams. Our life is a book of beginnings and whatever may Ik the end we are unable to toll, but since the changes in tin past have Ik cii marvelous, those in the future will not Ik less great. Now, as we have seen through all the past ages, activity has Ikkmi the law of life and development, what may we predict in the future when we consider the intense and various activities of this twentieth century. Thief of all seems to Is the money-getting activity, which controls and moulds the character of two-thirds of the people of the United States. Some of them art so engrossed in the mad scramble for wealth that they have no time for the cultivation ol all that is lM st in human character. But let us lielieve and hope that accumulation of vast wealth will not Ik man’s sole object ami we shall have more time and desire to turn our activities into nobler channels. One of the active factors to d ly which ought to exceed this inordinate desire is the appreciation of knowledge. We value education more than w e have in the past. Now everyone has the chance of obtaining a good education. The accomplishments of the mind have been wonderful, and w ill Ik even more so in the future. 1 wish we could comprehend Professor Swing’s definition of education. He says: “Education is the awakening ol’ the heart; it is life, vitality, the arousing of the spirit, also the power to think and act.” What we need is not formation only, but the awakening of something that moves the sluggish blood in our hearts and makes iis truly alive. We welcome the future, which the indications of the present point out to us and we go to it gladly. May we each strive to make it that grand and glorious time which we all wish it to Ik .

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CLASS HISTORY, continued Towards spring came the subject of Junior Play; for as had done our predecessors so must we do it, but letter. It was noticeable Imtli before and after the play, the Junior recitations were marked by dramatic gestures and ••stagey” smile . There were times when the stern expressions on the faces of the faculty indicated haril times for the poor Junior who couldn't lie both setor and getter of lessons. Hut the play was a success and drew a full house. In June we again made an appearance in public as a class and gave the Seniors a reception which was one of the prettiest ever given hen . The class colors were yellow and white and the hall made a pretty appearance with its green ferns, yellow buttercups and daisies. After the examinations the year’s work was done and we left tin old building for our summer vacation. Our Senior year has lieen the most important of all for we have reached what we had toiled and struggled for during the past four years. Two new members were added to our number, Hollis Limrreiuv and Win. Johnson, both of Hadley. We were now twenty-three in number and felt |iiite dignified and proud as we were assigned the back seats in the session room. “History repeats itself’. I suppose we gazed and giggled at the numerous Freshmen down in front, fo; getting 8cpt. ’04 till Miss Loughnaue reminded us of a few things—as she oft times did. There were some new studies Physics, for instance—and a continuation of others. There was an abundance of work. Was there a Senior who did not feel that the burden of the universe rested upon his shoulders? Hut there was an abundance of snow too that winter and as consilience there was a time when the burden was lifted tho’ it fell all the heavier sometimes on a poor sleepy S.Miior. Well we rememl er the morning after the sleighride to Neil Symler’s for just as we were about to turn into the yard the bob caught in a rut and a bunch of singing Seniors were scattered in heaps among the snow drifts. Luckily none were hurt but everyone seemed to Ik in good condition for the fine time that followed. We enjoyed several rides that winter, one to Hollis Lamereaux’ near Hadley and the other to William Johnson’s and at each place we enjoy d ourselves as only a Senior on a sleighride can. Many incidents happened during this year that the class have seen bud and ripen for it was then that Madeline learned. “Where there’s a will there’s a way” and Zola U gan studying the Psalms of David. Hut few meiuliers of tin class had made upthicr minds what profession they intended to take up. but one of our foreign students seemed from the lirst to be interested in the study of insects. He is now making a special study of the katv did and is said to In very proficient. The youngest in the class, a young lady with golden hair, sometimes called red', has expressed her fondness of birds and intends to study them after finishing her High 8chool work. She will specialize in Jays. Not manv of the class have expressed their viewsand intentions in n gard to their future. It may be they an waiting to s«s what our prophet has predicted for them. We find inclinations ou the part of several of the girls to Is teachew and show the coming generation how inueh they know. One young la Iv has express I a desire to b; e mc a train . I nur» . W e li ive advised a little more age U forc sin considers it too seriously for she is re illy too ••young”. It is evident then are e iibryo poets, orators, journalists, electricians, housekeepers and groat I wise ball players in our midst. If some leave gained in wisdom as they have in stitun during the past four years—we feel assunvl of them success in every line. “I wait for my story. Tin binls cannot sing it; The hells cannot ring it; Hut the long years, oh bring it; Such its I w ish it to Ik .