Ludington High School - Oriole Yearbook (Ludington, MI)

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CLASS HISTORY N HE ELEVENTH hour of our sojourn in High School is at hand. The same doors which swung open to admit us on that September day so long ago will soon close to us forever. ,However reluctant, we must pass onward .to a new and untried life, leaving all behind. except the multitude of pleasant memories which Father Time can never obliterate. XVe are about to emerge into the wonderful unknown future. which shrouded in mystery, lies stretched before us. But before passing onward we would fain lin- ger an instant to contemplate our accomplish- ments and failures. lt falls to my lot to out- line the history of our class and. to the best of my ability. I shall endeavor to recall the scenes and incidents of our happy and serious school days. Then let us ,assume our retro- spective specs and turn back the wheels of time until. in thought. we are once more about to begin our High School days. XVhat is so rare as a Freslnnan in Septem- ber? How our childish hearts beat as we ap- proached that imposing structure-THE LUD- INGTON HIGH SCHOOL! But after the tirst cold plunge all went well. for the beloved teacher of our Freshman days was there to pilot us safely into that receptacle of Fresh- men joys and woes-Room One. After that many strange things happened. and we soon became possessed of such stupendous knowl- edge that we dared venture forth alone from Mr. Fesler's cradle taforementioned Room One! and sally clear up the stairs without once getting lost in the intricate windings. But a day dawned that brought with its light a severe shock to the personal vanity of some of our members. In fact. the shock was so great that the hairs of their heads turned red and green instead of the proverbial grey! tVVhich all goes to show that OTR class was no ordinary class!! On that morning even the faithful High School bell was struck dumb, and utterly failed to send forth its musical summons to disturb the dreams of the delin- quent sleeper. The fly leaves of the books in Lottie's desk read ftRussell Rasmusson and Lillian Miller. instead of Lottie Rhora as they properly should. and like confusion pre- vailed in every desk. lint most marvelous of all. was the astounding variety of haircuts which the beforeinentioned Mcertain mem- bers wore upon their noble domes. So fan- tastical were the shapes and designs that they soon became the wonder and admiration of the entire class. as well as the occasion of much giggling. After order was restored, classes proceeded as usual. but upstairs new :that the faces of the faculty resembled thun- surprises awaited us. The clock in the assem- bly room had entirely disappeared and left only at clean spot on the wall to mark the place where it had been sentinel for years. To say der-clouds would be putting it mildly! They resembled an entire thunderstorm, all com- plete, with clouds, thunder, lightning, rain, wind and hail. and soon dark proceedings be- gan in the direction of the office. One by one the certain members were summoned to that inner sanctum. The exact particulars of just what happened will never bc known, but peace finally returned. After many days the clock was reinstated in its accustomed place on the wall, and the red and green heads were restored to their natural color. Our Freshman deeds were so many that it is impossible even to make mention of them all, so I will content myself with calling atten- tion to the most important. Among the most important is that we did NOT win the yelling contest at the Junior Fair. Another memor- able occurrence was the choice of our class colors, gray and goldg most remarkable is the fact that we have never changed colors. According to the time honored custom the class of 1913 ushered out their Freshman year to the strains of Pilgrims' Chorus. Tn Sophomore year the Faculty suffered tor enjoyed? T? lf!! a decided change. Mr. Fezzler. Mr. Rupp and Miss McKenzie failed to reap- pear. Subduing unsophisticated. untamed Freshmen had proven too much for Mr. Fez- zleris constitution and it was with remorse that one of our brilliantly poetic members gazed into the past and beheld her once proud mas- terpiece- lIere's to Mr. Fezyler His name sounds like an embezzler. His initials are M. ll., Medora darlingvdon't you see? Mr. Rupp, tired of single blessedness. had followed the primitive instinct of man and taken unto himself a wife and hied himself far from the maddening Physics students. In these places Mr. Haag piloted the trem- bling Freshmen into the peaceful C? ? ! !l haven of Room One. and Mr. Blakely initiat ed the misguided science students into the mysteries of Hydrogen Sulphide. Miss t'ollins presided in the well known Latin room. As Hophomores great athletic glory came and laid itself at the feet. of the class of lillil. in the form of the Ludingtou High Basket Rall

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championship. To defeat the High and Mighty Seniors and the condescending Juniors is no small thing in Sophomore eyes. At the close of the Sophomore year we had a picnic at llass llake, with Miss llilding as chaperone. Many of our star members found it impossible to go, but those who did attend had a very jolly time. Several inquisitive pic- nicers thoughtlessly lost themselves in search of the ldlc While t'al'c, where every tree proclaimed, could he found all manner of good things. After several hours ol' animated search the missing ones were located, comfort- ably perched hy the way about a mile up thc road, waiting for us to come along. The dc- lay made ns a couple of hours late, but we did not strenuously object to that. Our jour- ney home in lia.idlaw's trustworthy lJti.lltl-NV2l.g- on was a jolly one, and all who were not pres- ent missed a good time. In that year for the tirst time the Graduat- ing lflxcreises were held at the Epworth Audi- torium instead ol' in the Opera House. The entire school went up to practice twice. Since free rides ou the dummy do not come frequent- ly in a lifetime, every one turned out, and 1hese trips were the occasion of much jollity. Un the tinal night every loyal Sophomore once more raised his lusty voice in the Pil- grims' Chorus, and thus ended our second lligh School year. ln the Junior year another change occurred in the Faculty. Miss tililding and Mr. Blakely did not return. ln their stead came Miss Mc- liennan, Mr. Windoes, and Mr. Miller. ln the athletic field great triumphs came to the lludington High School in our Junior year. The Ludington lligh School Foot-hall team won the t'hampionship of Northern Michigan. The juniors were very well represented, tive members of the tcaiu belonging to our class, including the Captain, l3eno'l Johnson. To show their appreciation of the foot-ball heroes, the girls bought the conventional felt and made a large orange and black pennant to be hung in the hall to commemorate the great event. There was a great delay in presenting it, and a. greater one in hanging it. However, it had graced the wall but a few days when it mysteriously disappeared. We hope sincere- ly that whoever could be despicable enough to commit such a contemptible theft is not a memher of our High School. An important event in our third High School year was the flratorical f'ontest. held in March. The Junior and Senior classes took part, each one electing three members. Two of the Sen- iors thoth hoysl became possessed of a well known malady which so seriously affected their pedal extremities that they gave up the race before it was begun. This left three Jun- iors and one Senior in the t'ontest. One of l,ndington's prominent business men generous- ly gnu, ,lmlyply in gultl lo llc given as prizes.- -The eonllietilors were lflnnl Johnson, Wil- liam lyletlregor and Esther liluincnstock, Jnn- iors, and llazel llrawner, Senior. The iirst prize was awarded to. Esther' lilunienstooli, ,ml the second to William Mctiregor. lusthncr lilumenstock represented us ni the sub-d1s- triet contest at Uadillae, where she WOl1 second place, Manistee contestant taking first l1o11- ors. Shortly after the contest Esther .Blu- menstoek presented to the Class the fifteen .lollars in gold which she had- won as first prize. Her generous act was sincerely appre- ciated by her classmates. I A memorable event was the Junior election of ottlcers. The result was as follows: President, Fred Hollander. Vice President, Helen Haskell. Secretary, Mildred Williams. Treasurer, Emil Johnson. Class Orator, Esther Rlumenstock. lmmediately after organizing, preparations were made for a play. Mr. Webster agreed to put on the musical comedy Pinafore'l TOI' US. and practising was begun at once. For many days at least ONE sweet Junior voice could he heard in We sail the Ocean Blue or I am the Captain of the Pina fore at almost any hour of the day or night. Altho' many of the Junior girls considered it beyond their dignity to hippity-hop, and some ofthe boys appeared to have objections to the lengthy coiling of imaginary rope, these ditticulties were tinally overcome and the play turned out. to be a grand success, financially as well as otherwise. A few days before Graduation the Juniors gave the Seniors a banquet at the Stearns Hotel. The dining room was beautifully de- corated With marguerites and roses and Pet- erson's Orchestra furnished music for the oc- casion. A very interesting program followed. Fred Hollander as toastmaster introduced many interesting Htoastersfl The evening was a very pleasant one and the Juniors felt well satisfied With the result of their efforts. In place of the time-honored Alumni ban- quet in honor of the Seniors, they were enter- tained with a reception given at the K. of P. Hall. As is customary, thc Juniors were in- vited. All present enjoyed the evening and declared it a very successful affair. As in the preceding year, the Graduating Exercises were held at the Epworth Audito- rium. The mosquitoes proved very entertain- ing, but we finally escaped with comparative- ly few injuries. After tlraduation the Seniors invited the Juniors to join with them in a. picnic at Ham- lin. The Juniors accepted with enthusiasm and the necessary arrangements were prompt- ly made. Mr. and Mrs. Haag and Miss Wilcox ehaperoned the bunch. Altho' we encounter- ed all kinds of difficulties and delays on ae- eount. of a dense fog, we tilmlly ffm-.l.m,GH at