Mechanic Arts High School - M Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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and Inspire Students in Their Studies Scaled: L. Gilson, E. Bolt, A. Bergl, D. Shirck. Standing: R. Williams, I. Mather, W. Souther. Scared: I. Schultz, An- derson, I. Bernstein, G. Schampcl, M. Roen, I. Rnnsicr, M. Hartlebcn. Standing: C. Adams, R. Peterson, I. Kueller, F. O'Rourke, D. Brill Ianisch, A. Sundbcrg. Seated: R. Sitzer, M. Gar- rity, E. Horman, A. Quirk, I. Beard. Stand- ing: A. Wright, Bergup, F. Ullrich, H. Bumgard- ner, C. Kirkwood. ,I-

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Teachers Provide Mental Stimulation Seated: F. Ek, N. Cum- mings, M. Kellerhals, G. Smith. Standing: I. Kitz- berger, H. Wolcott, I. Griffin, R. Estelle. Seated: V. Strickler, E. Blass, M. Hathaway. Standing: L. Matousch, R. Neilson, C. Hansel, R. McCauley, I. Nobis.

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f .S2l'li0l'5 Four years! In prospect how long it seems, in retrospect how short! Who can say what our feelings were when we first entered the halls of Mechanic Arts. Perhaps they were the same that every freshman class experience, perhaps they were different. Let's recall a few of these experiences, if we can, of our lives as Freshmen. How lost we seemed to be in the bigness of Mechanic Arts and with the upperclassmen doing little to help by directing us to either the wrong Hoor or room or both. We made many new friends and had many good times with old ones and we were determined to make a name for our class in the future. None but those who have gone through high school can realize how eagerly we awaited the opening of our Sophomore year, how glad we were to get back to school, and to see once more the familiar faces of all. How big we thought we were then! It is only now that we look back at other Sophomore classes that we grasp the hidden meaning of the term Sophomore. Wise Fools we were indeed. A great amount of both hard work and fun was ours then with the end of the year coming all too quickly and it was time for summer vacation. When we entered our Iunior year we found we had many privileges and responsibilities. Representative meetings, and elections of class oflicers were a fraction of the events that started the year. The Iunior-Senior Prom, now, was uppermost in the minds of all and we devoted all our energies to it. Everyone knows how we sponsored dances and the Iunior Vodvil to raise money. When it finally came off the following May all who went declared that it was the best that had ever been given. The dance was a huge success and we were satisfied. Another year had gone. The last year! How disagreeable it sounds and how much we envy the Freshmen. They would willingly change places with us, would we with them? But all good things must have an end, and so it is with our high school life. When our class is scattered north and south, east and west, when most have forgotten the others and the lives of all are more than half spent, there will be a warm spot in the heart of each one of us for Mechanic Arts, and a thought and a sigh for these days that have passed. Perhaps we have not always done our best, but our hearts have been right and our principles high, and we believe that we have left a record which in future years we can look back on with pride. The Senior Class of 1954