Ludington High School - Oriole Yearbook (Ludington, MI)

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AN ECHO OF 1908. ln the rapidly reeui-ring' events ot' a swiftly moving' age the present no sooner heeoiues the past. than it is consigned to oblivion and tortfotton. This is the fate ot' every elass and ours did not -escape entirely, but if you will ask Miss Sterling. she will tell you that all the brilliancv and Drecocity ol' the present student body is -as nothing' when compared with the departed glory ot' the t'lass of '08, While other classes may have excelled it inhsome one department of endeavor, in uniform excellence in all departments it l1as never heen equalled. Hur seholarly attainments were unquestioned. How could it be otherwise when Katherine Newherg translated Virgil in such a way th-at Miss McKenzie was moved to exelaim that Italy had crossed the Atlanticg and Ainv Flannely wrote liatiu prose that tilled Mr. Millar with joy and pride and everyone else with confusion and despairg while Bessie Olsen demonstrated propositions so skillfully that even at this lapse of time we are unable to contemplate her aehievements without a thrill of admiration ll While these scenes were acting in the recitation room. George Felt and Freeman Herhison maintained the honor of the class on the athletic tield. lint even more remarkable than the individual exploits of our class was the corps d'esprit, or as Jane Addams interprets it the g'anQ spirit which pervaded its ranks, Our many class alfairs were undertaken with a vim and executed with an entlmsiasm and a dash th-at called forth the admiration and applause of our friend-s, and wrnng unwilling praise even from our enemies. As Freshmen, we won a. signal victory in the ticket-selling' contest and were hanqueted by the facnltyg the next year we repeated our successg our Junior Day was an innovation which delighted all fortunate enouerli to be speetators: our Junior Uarnival was a nine-days wonder only to he eclipsed the next year by the Senior Vaudeville. And in the light of reeent developments these youthful undertakings assume a new importance for then it was that many a distinguished -career reeeived its tirst impetus: then it was that lla Joseph paved the way to future eminence: then it was that Ole lint-ters became known to fameg then it was that George lbraeh laid broad and deep the foundations of mereantile SlIl l'1'SS. ill' eourse we had our elass scrapes. Ernest Fitch-well. they say that lflrnest has reformed, and we wouldn 't. put a straw in his wav, but like Hamlet. we utdllllti a tale unfold. Q NVell all things must eonie to an end and so did our cl-ass career. lint ht-fore we separated we resolved to leave a memorial to the school, so during l'ommeneenient week a granite houlder was placed on the lawn and dedii -fated with appropriate eeremonies. l'And there it stands llnto this day 'l'o witness if I lie. And e'en the sight is stirring' ' To the pupils as they pass 'l'o emulate the virtue And the glory of our elass, Valerie Kraft.

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000' 'OOO' 'OOO' 'OOOf 1000: 1000: 1000. 10001 0001 19001 1000 -900. 1O00r 10001 Q A Word From the Alumni S PHIL ROEHRIG, President ALUMNI OFFICERS 191341914 PHIL ROEHRIG, President JWRS. H. V. HUSTON, Vice President JWISS GERTRUDE H U TTON, Secretary and Treasurer Grow old along with me, The best is yet to be, The last of life, for which the Hrst was znadeg Our times are in His hand Who saith, A Whole Iplarlned, Youth shows but halh trust Godg see all, nor be afraid!

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The second Oriole comes relating the events of the Class of '14 during its four years of high school life. 1N'e cannot estimate the value of this book. lt tends to awaken a keener interest for school activities both in the students and in the public. lt calls for work from the students ofthe highest standard and they use their best efforts to make it a success. The whole class Works as a machine to perfect it and in this way an enthusiasm is brought out among the students which otherwise would not have appeared. lt brings to the minds of the heedless citizens the work that is going on within the school. They unexpectedly find much good thought in this work and iinding this perhaps changes their ideas about the good derived from the course in our high sehool. ln the Oriole are the scenes known so well to the students. In it are the faces ot' those he daily meets again and again. Soon after graduation these scenes grow dim in our minds and more dim as the years go by. Then by turning the pages of the Annual. the forgotten scenes and faces are brought to mind. and with them a smile and a good thought. lt is a book with a far reaching value both during the present and for the future. Much credit should be given to the class that is the Iirst to continue in this work. Hugo Johnson, Class of 1913. Alumni Editor of Oriole Ludington. Mich. l received your letter and would be very glad to help you and l am also glad of the chance to have something in the t'Oriole'l from the Class of 1910. l can see a good many advantages in a high school educationg but I think the one that impresses me the most is: the necessity of a high school education for entering college. So along that line l would like to write a few words. By all means every one should have a H. S. training, especially the per- son w ho is going to college. There are many reasons why one should obtain his early training in a H. S. Do not plan to go to college and there take up the work you should have obtained in the 9th. 10th. 11th and 12th grades- l-iy that l mean. do not plan to take a Mprep course, as it is called in college. hut get your fundamental start in high school. The ttprepn man in college is in a class by himself. He has had no experience in high school debating. he has had no athletic training, in fact, he has no place in college activities. After every one else is provided for then they give the prep student what is left. Tie is hranded a pep and must remain so until he has the necessary work or the work he should have obtained in high school. then. he may enter college as a Freslnnan. - Besides avoiding this so called prep stage by completing the twelve grades. you will also t-ind that it is a great help. when the question is asked you. front what High School did you graduate? and you will be able to naine one. The question is always asked in some way or other when you apply for a position either as a teacher or for a position in some kind of business. The constant appeal heard from lecture platforms, from the professors in college. is the cry for the efficient man and woman, the person with the education. You may say. Hthere. that fellow has a good position and he only graduated froin the eight grade. He is drawing a good salary. But, did you ever stop to think. you with the high school training, when you have been at the job aslong as he has. how much further you will be ahead of him 1? GET A HIGH Stlltltlli ElJl't'A'l'lUN. REG, ISORROW, OR STEAL. HUT GET lT- lrvin K. Stough. Class of '10.