Ludington High School - Oriole Yearbook (Ludington, MI)

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OSKOWOXO K+ 1,Y1x5N4?PM?9l4i4?fKQ5K4?1l4-69196 O?xl24Hl209l6+5lE49lE OF IQI6 Bernice T. Ackerman BUNNY She hath a pleasing eye, a merry spirit, And her every motion speaks of grace. S. 5.3 B. S. P. C4 Basketball '14g Tennis ,155 Color Committeeg Senior Play. Mason Ager A tennis fan is he. Tennis Manager ,155 B. C. Doris H. Ackerman DAW She-'s all my fancy painted her, Shes lovely, she's divine. Basketball ,143 pin Committeeg S. SQ Alumni Eclitor, Oriole. F rank R. Ashloacker -'Dune' The style is the man himself. pin Committeeg Color Committeeg Senior play. 5l44HfO9l6i?iif4?'9is4?iY4?94G4?4s+??24H44?9i64?9l64?9l44?9lf 4HKQ9lG+?lF+

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Urinal: Valedictorj LL good works primarily have some beginning, and the high school course is not an exception to this rule. Even any little river, road or pathway we find has its own peculiar beginning, upon which hangs the thread of existence. How similar is man's career! His start in life determines how the journey is to continue. Its importance is truly indisputable. A bad, careless beginning will event- ually have a disastrous resultg while. on the contrary, a life begun earnestly and diligently will bring its own fruitful reward. The course which we now have com- pleted may rightfully be called our beginning in life. For, it is during this time that our ideas of life-work are formed. As one enters the high school one begins to feel the necessity of friendship. Soon persons. hitherto practically unacquainted, become intimate friends and their joys and sorrows become one. They cling to one another and rejoice in their com- radeship. thinking only of the happy present. But yet-as we look back now upon those days-when four years seemed the maximum of timeewe must conclude that the time passes away so swiftly, that almost before we realize it, we are cast away into the wide, wide world. Although the friendships of various pupils are close. their ideas and aims differ. Each one has had some occasion to express his ideas, and his aims are a guide to his character. Some may drift toward literature, some toward mechanics, some toward governmental labors and some toward science. In any case whatsoever, our taste and judgment must lead us on toward the fulfillment of our ideas. YVQ cannot, however. pass out upon our journey without a keen sense of gratitude toward our school. XYithin its spacious walls we have learned many valuable lessons. XYe were not taught to be satisned with hazy glimpses but endeavor to get at the fundamentals of each problem. We awkwardly begin to use such tools as hard study and deep thinking, by the means of which we are to build the future structures. Each step must be made firm and strong, to avoid regret in after years. Each successful student must adhere to certain essentials. Among the foremost of these are perseverance, diligence and optimism. The absolute necessity of dili- gence and perseverance in success has many times been proven. Optimism is an es- sential which is often overlooked. It consists in the ability of covering all circumstances with a cheerful countenance. A smile is a symbol of sunshine and as sunshine is everywhere agreeable, so also is intercourse with optimistic persons the demand of men the world over. Such contact is for the best, because it results in a pleasanter view of life's troubles and struggles. lf individuals benefit by optimism, how much more will society and countries progress? Besides, Shakespeare's advice alone 'ought to be sufficient to make optimism an important essential-t'And frame your mind to mirth and merriment, which bars a thousand harms and lengthens life. Thus as we depart from this first scene of life, we bid each other a sad farewell and hope that as we have begun we may continue in the future, to be ever ready to acquire new knowledge. to extend to the needy a helpful hand, and to brighten life about us by pleasant optimism. ln this way, we will mount higher and higher toward the goal which contains 1ife's contentment, whose crown is adorned with that significant word Efficiency, E. J. '16,

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+HG+i6+i6+9lt9-iG05lG+N6+NG+X6-G9lG4HQ+?K+5l24?9E+HGiHf+i2 OF 1916 Grant F. Asbbaclter I am not in the roll of common men. Declamation ,13g Debate ,152 Class Historiang Fi- nance Committee '16g Senior Play. EAS BOltOFl -'EDU' All mirth. nothing sad, All good, nothing bacl. O. B5 Sec. of Aurora ,163 B. S. P. C4 D. A.g Debate ,I5, ,163 Freshman Eclitor, Oriole. Frederick P. Bailey RlVETS A busy man I do believe From early morn he works till eve. Football ,I2, ,13, '14, Captain '15g Track Manager '15, Captain ,13, ,14g pres. L. H. S. A. A. i16g Aurorag H3 Sq Senior Playg Pres. B. C4 Class Basketball iig, ,I4, ,I5, Capt. ,ILL Katherine E. Brown KATU Like the first rose of summer she viins admiration from all. O. B.g B. S. P. C4 Debate ,I5, ,16g Vice Pres. of Aurora ,155 Senior Play. 5K4H64?-NfQii4'i64?9l2OiHHf4MG4?i?i?if4?iE+i64?iG4?i6O9K+iE4