Marquette High School - Tatler Yearbook (Marquette, MI)

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SALUTATGRY Dear Classmates: lVfe are graduating at a time which makes our class unique. XVe are the only class that spent our four years in this High School while the great World War was being waged. The High School's participation in the many war activities has brought about differ- ent ideas of connection between Uncle Sam and the school. Our Thrift Stamp, Red Cross, and Li-berty Loan drives have given us a feel- ing of patriotism which could never have been felt by former graduates. Through our study of the causes and eflects of the war we have developed a well-balanced sense of right and wrong. Now, classmates, because we are graduat- ing at this time and because we have learned these things we shall be expected to do more than has been demanded of former classes. One hundred and sixty former students of this school fought for victory in ti1n.e of war, but sixty-two of us shall strive for recon- struction and prosperity in time of peace. To be of service at this time we must stand for definite principlesg principles that probably arc not the possession of those who did not enjoy the advantage of a High School educa- tiong principles of Amcricanism, good citizen- ship, and unswerving loyalty, principles which pertain to the up-lift of the moral, mental and physical standards, not only of the United States. but of the entire world. YVe shall establish these principles by exert- ing our influence, first of all upon those closest to us and later as our education reaches a higher degree of perfection and we become leaders of society, we shall exercise these principles upon a broader plane than any of us can now hope to realize. This is our patriotic duty in peace. It is more prosaic, and less stirring than the white heat activi- ties of war, but it is essential in order that our government may build up the world in the same manner in which she has pro- tected it. Tn the name of the class of 1919, l salute you. RRAYMOND Dl'lNNlCT'l', 'l9. VALEDICTORY fContinued from second preceding page 7 supervise ns in our preparatory work. Moreover. we cannot depart from this scene of our past activities without acknowl edging our debt of gratitude which we owe to all of the teachers who have so ably ttlllgfliil ns and spurred us on at times when we were wont to slump in our work. To our former principal, Mr. llughcs, our present principal, Mr. Rosa and to our super- intendent. Mr. lVatson, we wish to acknowl- edge our appreciation not only for the kindlv interest they took in us, but especially for their unselfish readiness to co-operate at all times with us in any enterprise when we de- sired their assistance. And finally, classmates, even though the tides of life force us apart, let us strive to fill the world's demand for service, constantly remembering that by serving others we are serving ourselves. -STANLEY MOFFETT.

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Presiiccllenitls Address ln the name o the elass of ltllil. l extenel to you a sinvere XX'k'lt'Ulllt' lo our elass mlay exer- 1-ises. Tonight, uncler a disguise of enjoyment and gayety. we h'ile what is for us one of the truly momentous ilays of our lifefthe success- ful 4-onipletiou of our tirst large task in life, 11 task whieh preparrs us to take holfl of the prohlenis of life and whieh will aid us to solve them suueesst'ully. I For the past four years we have heeu assos eiateml together as one large family, anal it is now that we have gatlierul in this high sehool for the last time as the elass of l9lD. XX'e are stirrenl hy two emotions, the one of samluess, the other of joyg for it is sacl to think that many of the close frienclships and assoviatious foriueml iluriug our high sr-hool Career are now to he but a vlierislieml memory. Yet we iinfl that joy is the meotion uppermost in our minwls. XX'e feel elated to think that we have sueeessfully passed the first step in our lit'e's eclueatiou. But whether we eontiuuc at some sehool of higher eilueatiou or turn immerliately to more prosaic problems, we are still hut students of life. Little do we know of the problems in life whieh we are yet to fa:-e' -prohleuls that will make those of our high svhool ilays seein small auil trivial. Yet the sueeessful completion of this, our first hig task. gives us faith in ourselves anil the necessary optimism to fave those problems which are to como, whatever they may he. Some henelit in the prohlems anal clillieul- ties whieh they must en 'ouuier anil overeoine, others pass over or aroulul to the lass slillii-ult f'oin'se, ancl iustearl of hex-ouiing stronger hy uiasteriug' ililiiwulty, ln-home weaker hy allow mg fhlheultv to master them. As our sehoo :lays have heeu. so will the teuileuey he in later life. l.et us he among those who eu eouuter anil overcome. Let us strive ever to make oursrlxes better titled for the prohlenis of the morrow hy overt-omiug the slillivulties of toflay. To our parents we ofl'er our sineere ,qrati tulle for the sacrifices whieh they have eumluretl to make this gracluation of ours possihle. XX'4 eau only lwgln to repay them hy our honest, ellorts in the years to eome. whieh may show them that their Silt'l'lflt'l'S have not heen all in Va in. 'l'o our superinteuclent, priuc-ipal aull favulty we clesire to express our l2'l'tlilfllllC for the ever reaflv assistanee during our four years in high Sehool, f'lassniat,es. this is the night to which wc have lookecl forwarrl during all of our high sm-hool life. Now it has arriveil. and yet we are seareely prepared. XX'e hesitate to part XVe should prefer to go through life together XX'e look hack upon the accomplislnueuts of the elass of ISHN anal wouiler at them. ln some things we have set new stauflarils. lu others we have hut uphelfl the stanxlarils set hy our Il1'Clll'l,'C'SS0l'S. Still. in some we have not a revorcl of which we are proufl. XX'e recall the worrls spoken hy our presimleut when we were hut Fresluueu, lt is the earliest enileav- or of the nu t ily t 1 ll f l l 'lllll0l'S o un 'e lie e s ss o Sl 9 the most brilliant ever proclueeilf' XX'e know we have not l't'1ll'll0fl this ifleal. hut that which we have 2lk'l'0lllI7liSlll'1l is flue to our aiming at the h'gh0s -ll ICRXIAN lil'l l'N HR.