Mason High School - Anchora Yearbook (Mason, MI)

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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 . . .

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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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26 B1 QB N ,Pmchnra 15125 Class Prophecy Classmates and Frlends It IS a long establ1shed custom that on th evenmg of the Class Dav Fest1yal a prophecy shall be uttered Wl'llClI shall be of 1nt rest to everv m mber of the Class Therefore wlth the a1d of my mag1c crystal I shall fulfill the yearly custom First I shall gaze 1nto 1ts maglc depths 1n behalf of LaVerne Sheader She has always mtended to become a teacher and pass her boundless knowledge on to others but few maldens ever attaln thelr chlldhood fancles Alas she has strayed from her paramount alm and ten years hence I see her an astronomer Lllllgelltly studylng the 'stars 'Phere IS but one doubt wh1ch remams ln her mlnd She says she can under stand easlly enough how th y d1SCOV9l'Ell th heavenly bOll19S 1n the first place but she can't see how they found thelr names However she prefers to rename one of them and call It Arden for her own satlsfactlon Stanley Holmes IS happ1ly marrled and l1ves ln Allen Cltv Nebraska H1s Wlfe IS a successful teacher ma1nly due to her husband s efforts He has become her bus1 ness manager and w1ll contract her posltlons and YSCEIVQ her salarles Hollywood' What an adorable l1ttle bungalow' Thls Marlon Dolbee possesses and she IS l1v1ng an 1deal llfe She IS the mus1c and art 1nstructor of the Hollywood Publlc Schools What a crowd of people' And rlght ln thelr mldst stands Leftv Peek He 1s campalgnlng for h1s nommatlon as Representatne of New York 1n the commg fall electlon I-Ie seems to have l'l1S speech rlght down pat and IS mak1ng a rouslng suc cess 1f one may Judge by the che rs and applause VVl l1ClI are ar1s1ng from the throng Matllda Parsons as you all know possessed from ch1ldhood a remarkable lmaglna tlon I can see her now as Klndergarten teacher 1n laden s1tt1ng w1th a group of small chlldren about her to whom she IS tellmg fa1ry storles She has a charm that IS falrly hypnotxc and the k1ilCll6S are perfectly enchanted by her sweet VOICE 'I'h1s seems to be the only manner by whlch she IS able to mamtaln d1sc1pl1ne ID the school room Who IS the popular song composer who has come forth from the Class of 26 Whv that IQ Harold Dakln Hls most famous son s are Dansvllle Blues and Oh' For a Buggy Rlde W1th You Maggle, Darllng They have been broadcasted from statlon Gusty Barr has taken to a dancers l1fe upon the stage She has become an 1llustr1ous toe dancer and seems to fl1p about yerv gracefully Edgar was our star football player on the team of 26 He thlnks that an athlete llfe IS the only llfe for hlm and he IS now flllmg the pos1t1on as drawback on the Rlves Junctlon football team It seems to us now that the present era has not produced anv truly great poet but not so w1th the age ten years hence for Ifvellne Banks has been pl0Cld1lTl6ll the most popular poetess of the age The poem whlch has won her the greatest fame IS Elltltlell Let Me Go to Morrow To lay whlch expresses the author s emotlons very well Some one may ask as to the future of IN J Fly He has developed an excellent tenor VOICE whlch cr1t1cs state has a quahty equal to that of Harry Lauder Of course N J IS not a Scotchman but lt IS populally agreed that he resembles the emment Hlghlander ln more wavs than one Why Sally Watk1ns' You have not yet put dS1llB your Clllllllr-ll way s' Why vou are st1ll playlng wlth a Jumplng., Jack and that small toy roadster' Of cours from thls notor1ous class of 26 there must lssu some one who has reached the pmnacle of fame Bernell Franklln ls now Chlef Justlce of the Supreme Court of the Unlted States Cant you just s e h1s lotunl form slttmg before the desk of Just1ce and hear hls masterly V0lC9'l Who IS the deslgner of all those gorg1ous Pa11s1an goyxnsq Ifsther Taylor you say Yes she has galned world vylde fame by her superb creatlons and she comments Parls IS the l1fe for me Arden Marquedant has become Mayor of Aurellus Center and hls Ul'1llXlIlg efforts have brought lt about that that clty and the CltX of Ifden haye consolldated lnto one great metropohs . ,. is 1 I , 1 1 1 e 11 ' 1 ' 1 ' e 1 e . 1 1 7 K ' , 1 1 . 1 . 11 Q 1 1, 1'. 1 , 1 , ,, 1 v . . 1 . n 1 1' e '1 e ' 1 ' 1, , . , 1 1 ' ll Y! 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