Mason High School - Anchora Yearbook (Mason, MI)

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411 N' Qmrhnra llllh Class Hlstory Just twelve years ago the class of 1926 Jolned the Mason H1 MOVIES It was on a brlght September mormng 1n 1914 that Mlss Wlnnle Tltus our renowned and revered first dlrector welcomed these Baby Peggys and Jackle Coogans Her w1nn1ng sm1le of greetlng and adept manner soon dlspelled that homeslck feehng so common to begmners Under her competent guld ance and patlent 1nstruct1on natural shyness was exchanged for spryness The vocal cords were tramed 1n the art of phonetlcs the eyes to see the ears to hear the hands were gulded to wrlte words 1nstead of hleroglyphlcs and some feet were tramed to dance by the a1d of a hlckory stlck As we have moved from class to class from year to year It has been wlth a b1t of sadness for the one gone by and a b1t of gladness for the one to come We have been the understudy for the class ahead of us as they acted so we trled We have had our comedies and our tragedles We have stood 1n lme to welcome new members to our cast and we have march ed 1n sad processlon blddmg a tearful farewell to a loved member Last year tragedy stalked mto our mldst and we were left to mourn two of the orlglnal class Helen Cross and Homer Smlth both well loved and greatly mlssed But re enforcements down through the years have brought us to this finale ensemble wh1ch IS an all star cast We have been well tramed by a corps of excellent dlrectors to act our parts They have strlven at all tlmes to create the proper atmosphere arrange the approprlate stage settlngs set us the correct example of costumes and cosmetlcs They have selected our parts drllled us 1n our l1nes glven us our cues and prompted us when necessary And more than once a member has been called behmd the scenes to FQCGIVC a callmg down for not playlng up to hls part It has not been all work We have enjoyed many pleasures on the slde and have recelved some honors Our J umor Senlor Receptlon was one of the most successful ever gxven ln Mason Our Semor play Klcked Out of College glven ln the h1gh school audltorlum two SUCCESSIVB evenlngs was not only a success finan clally but 1n 1tS presentatlon Now as we near our final appearance ID thls famous and well loved studio the nlght of our Commencement may the dlplomas we recelve 1nsp1re us at all tlmes to act our parts well ln the real drama of Llfe for All the world s a stage And all the men and women merely players They have thelr 8X1tS and then' entrances And one man 1n hls tlme plays many parts. DOROTHY DART. 24 7 1. . '10 4. l , , O I . . . . . 9 y . . , . . - . . K . 1 1 v . I I ' r . ' r . . y - .. . . . . Y . l V V x A 1 x . K , . v r r . ' xc , - n as ' ar - . - . . Y . . . H . ,, . . . - x 1 , . . . 7 v 1 x Y l as , 1 1 v . '. I . . . .

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.HI I5 if Authors! lillh 73 GIFTATORY Lontmued seem become a klng Now, may I have the pleasure of crownlng you so that you may be a queen? I m sorry I can t change the map for you, Arden to put Holt closer to Aurellus But here IS a Packard so you can at least cover the mlles between qulcker It s too bad to sprlng th1s at a publlc place Rlchard but It had to come It IS a summons for you to appear ln court You are belng sued for breach of promxse by MISS Salamanca Sp1V1IlS It s too bad you dldn t get her that dlamond sol1ta1re set wlth pearls and carbunckles I have long envled your qulet manner Jennle w1ll you please take thls book of blank pages and wr1te down your reclpe for keeplng st1ll Id llke to know how to do It N J I thlnk your poor old pony must be pretty tlred by th1s tlme so Ive made first payment on thls classy llttle roadster for you I hope It IS servlceable 'Iake these spectacles Evehne as a remlnder of the d1gn1ty you pre s rx ed n the hbr ry fourth hour 1n the afternoon Arvxde lf you wlll take a couple swallows of thls Three 1n one you Wlll be safe guarded agalnst your VOICE breaklng Whlle you glve your speech Here IS a feather duster Dorothy Hale for you to use for cleanmg your typewrlter every mornlng If you re real careful of It I thlnk you can use It when you declde to keep a guy s fGuy sl house clean and neat Nolan I don t know what happened to that 11ttle mustache you trled to coax 1nto exlstence last wlnter Have you put It ln mothballs for the sum mer? Anyway here IS one you can put on or leave off Just as you please LaVerne you proved your value to M H S durlng the basketball sea son I thought you deserved a reward so here IS a brlght and shlnlng Star you may have for your very own Now perhaps a certam young man or thls class of 26 won t have to spend so much money for gasohne Here IS a household weapon which I thought would be Just the thlng for you Ruth In terms of the kltchen lt IS known as a cleaver Im ure It w1ll be worth It s welght ln gold to you Fred take th1s paddle and let It remlnd you of a certaln nlght durlng Senlor play practlce Im sure MISS Densmore would have used It then 1f It had been around You often had trouble 1n keeplng order ln Portla Matllda If you use th1s adhe IVE tape on some of those Senlor glrls Im sure much of your trouble w1ll be lessened You have taken qulte an mterest ln the drug busmess Edgar so I had thls book on pharmacy prepared for you Im sure It w1ll afford you much ple ure 1n the Long years to come Im glvlnfr you th1S toy monkey Marlan so you w1ll never forget the day you argued your polnt on evolutlon ln CIVICS class Try glVlIlQ' some of thls soothlng syrup to your motorcycle Bernell I thlnk that vull ucceed 1n quletlng lt down a l1ttle B rnard your Ford must be nearly worn out havlng been drlven to s hool all thes years Take these rubber bands and thls package of gum so you c n fix your fllvver 1n case of emergency Stanlex lt seems to me I heard somethlng about your breakmg a colt once or was xt your ankle that was broken? At any rate here IS some salt to out on the tall of the next wlld broncho you try to bust I guess I get the blll and the pleasure DOROTHY WATKINS - , - I , ' .' P' ff , ' l- . 1 ' I ' Y . 1 7 1 . , , , . .... . 1 1 u 1 I . n , - , as ' ' - ' 77 1 1 . . . . , . . H ,, . . . . ., , , . . . , . . . . 1 1 'e f, i ., ' a ' ' . . . . . H . ,, 1 1 1 . . , . . 1 1 ' ' 1 1 , . . 1 . , , . , o s u ' ' 1 u 11 ' , r . ,. . , , . ' ' ' u 11 1 , . . . . . , . . S . 1 1 . 4 . , . . . , . . H. . . , LJ . 1 1 . , . . ' ss 11 , PS . , . . . . . 5 Y Y ' 1 1 1 S . Q . . V 1 1 ff o ,, ., .. , ,, as ' 71 ' sr Z , I . . . . 1 f f . 7 V . 1 . C - 1 . I .I , .

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'H H1 N Mrrllnra I'lIl1 Q LASS W ILL C ontmued Dorothy Hale wllls her modest ways to M1ld1ed St xrk Evellne Banks vulls her banklng lnterest to Ben Kmsey LaVerne Sheader w1lls the rlght to emoy the Stars to Cranmes Barkway MHXIHE Holden w1lls her rxght to carry a tune to Wlyne Campbell Ruth Kendrlck W1llS and bequeaths her ablllty to play tennis to Madellne Jewett Maurlce Peek mlls hlS rlght to go vuth College Coeds to Ioren Leonard Harold Dakln vulls and beque lths h1s dollar hlt to Murrzy Peek Bernell Franklln w1lls h1s rlght of belng 1 bltchelor to H xrold Bell Stanley Holmes wllls all hlS blushes to Phlletus Peck Pobert Jones wllls h1s College manners to Muwell Ste ldm IH Robert M1ll1man vulls h1s rlght to take 1 B lnk wlth h1m to Dougl rs Candler Russell Campbell w1lls and bequeaths h1s permanent marcel to Donald Davld Orla Sowers vulls h1s Turtle neck sweater to Chflord Powland Bernard Whlpp w1lls h1s sense of humor to Rheba Klrby Rlchard Tltus wllls h1S old Latln book to Kenneth Whlte Arden Marquedant Wllls h1s rlght to bluff to Agnes Fllsworth Gustlna Barr vulls her red ha1r dye to Buelah Lundy Nolan Kenfield wllls the rlght to eat crackers ln school to Pobert H 1ll N J Fry w1lls h1S g1rl1sh appearance to Lawrence Osterle On thls the 4th day of June the Class of 1926 of Mason Hlgh School slgned thls document 1n our presence and resolved lt to be thelr last W1ll and Testament and as wltnesses thereof We do now at thelr request and 1n the1r presence and IH the presence of each other hereto Sl.lbSCI'lb6 our names THE CLASS OF 1996 W1tH8SS6S By Edgzr Pldge Cordxe L Hunt Carl E DeMer1tt Q ' is il F . , - L 25 L,l 1 ' ' ' , GK V! V , 1 l C , L ' ' ' f f 2 C . Fred Brown wills the right to attend all Banquets to Esther Every. ' 2 ' C 2 z '. K . . . . . C Z Z g 7' ' ll , 7? , A , , . . K L C C C C Q C C C . Y. . H ,, . . K N . . . . J u . y. . - ' ' ' t z . l 1 7 C ' . . . . . C . i 7 - 7 v I I ! D i I 2 w. . . - , I . . .