Monroe High School - Senior Issue Yearbook (Monroe, MI)

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BUOLE 1927 SCI-IOLASTIC CONTEST Thls year Monroe Hugh School entered a state wlde scholastrc contest The sux people havrng the hrghest average for a perrod of sux weeks were to represent the school at the contest held at Mount Pleasant These slx wlth the next srx w r to bc lnvlted to the Honor Banquet and the next frfteen were to recerve sp cral recogmtron 1n the an nual and the newspaper When the results were announced the following people were found to have tl e h gli est records and they represented the school at the contest Arun lh1llDD'1l t 1 belle l ru 1 tnk I Mthur Kutsohe nn I Sllllll Nltltl The next group together with the orlg nal sux were guests at the Honor Banquet They were ll l nt 4 In the last group there was a txe so that there are slxteen mstead of fifteen as intended These people were X1 rhle Ballard TJOIIN 1 ooper XX rlmr lx llll'll91ll I intt l e nume X1 utha Clark Fl171bcth Dusse ru Lessrt l fjrness R rthexrne 5ll1fllldt Marg. iret Boudne Estella CO9t7 Mollxe Lrebumm Inev X rllmont Alvm Duvall Mllclred Heck Prul Mexreott llaruet Zoln The contest aroused keen competltlon and many grades were a good deal higher than the average It IS hoped that the contest wrll become an annual affarr THE. HONOR BANQUET The annual Honor Banquet was held this year on May 25 at the Hlgh School The affair was enjoyed by the students and the members of the faculty who were present The tables were attractxvely decorated block M s bemg much 1n evrdence Attractive programs and place cards carried out the school colors of red and whrte Those present at the banquet were The captalns class and organlzatlon presidents cheer leaders honorary athletrc club members bugle edrtor the debatmg team Gertrude Breltner wlnner rn the Commercral Contest gym team orator declalmer and representa trves of the faculty After a dCllCl0US banquet served by the members of the Domestic Science classes the followlng program was enjoyed PROGRAM On with the dance Let Joy be unconflned Toastmaster Mr Crandell Terpslchorean Arts Quadrllle To the Faculty Eldon Koplcc Black Bottom lo the Students Miss Hunter Il'lSll Washwoman To the Cooks Roger Dunbar Lame Duck To the old Hugh School Helen Schmidt Hlghland Flmg To the new Hugh School Edward Mccormxck 'Y . . . no 1 - . . , , . t , . B , .. . , - c , ' ' I Z - , .1 ' J ' ' 1 Ada ' 1 is c-lr F1 'ish 1 ' C . Zo 2 0l'l'iS sl i 2 ti 'l , I . . .lul': Jeli ltolu-rt H11 nc-r lluvillr- I!-tz Ituih llinz .lzunrw-s llolmn .lnnv Ilnssvt , . . A 2 . '..' 1 ' N 2 Yi ' A .1 5 i.2 . z ' Q It A ' -1 1 . '2 S' ' - Y: 1. ' 1 . . '1 ' 1' : . fa ' ' - 'V . v-' - , , . v tl 9 17 ' ' ' ' , . : Y 1 I H O Y 1 1 n 1 v ' Y I .. . - - H .. . N , . I V . . Y '

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BUGLE 1927 TEACHERS PARTY October 25 found the hrgh school tachers transformed by overalls and brg straw hats Into farmer boys who welcomed a curiously attlred crowd-on ordrnary occasrons known as grade teachers By the lrght of yack o lanterns the grotesque guests promenaded among the corn shocks Two an old fashioned splnster and a little Lord Fauntleroy rn bulglng trousers and stuff straw hat perched on one ear were Judged the funmest speclments of humamty present Those who failed to achieve the llmellght ln tms lens urely saunter donned roller skates and trred to excell ln the art of tumblmg Two over all clad frgures even mvaded the territory of thelr less acrobatlc fellow reveller who were merely trlpplng the llght fantastrc and gave an exhlbltlon of fancy l skating Later ln the evemng the varr colored balloons formmg the sky of thls unusual corn fleld floated down to earth and wound themselves around the dancers ankles A thunder storm relgned Fmally when there was only one ankle adomed by an mflated balloon the dance subsided and that dancer was rewarded for her dexterlty rn avoldmg destructive balloon snatehers Refreshments consxstmg of all sorts of goodres ln the shape of pumpkm faces plled hugh on orange and black paper plates brought thus Halloween plcnrc to a satrsfymg close JUNIOR SENIOR PARTY DECEMBER I7 The decoratmg commlttee spent much txme and energy rn gettmg the gym ready for thus event Chrxstmas ornaments and trrmmmgs were used rn abundance Also Santa Claus furnxshed a Chrrstmas tree for the students Dancmg was enjoyed and between dances punch was served Charlle Hoyt entertamed with feature dances and songs which were enthuslastrcally applauded Ice cream and wafers were served later m the evenmg FRESHMAN PARTY A great number of Freshmen turned out at the party on January ZI The gym was cleverly decorated ln the hlgh school colors red and whxte wlth balloons hangmg from red and whlte streamers I am very sad to say that the balloons didnt last very long because the boys collected them and teased the glrls wrth them Naughty naughty' Dancmg and card playmg were enjoyed durmg the evenmg Later Ice cream and lolly pops were served Promptly at ten 0 clock the party broke up although nobody wanted to go home SOPHOMORE PARTY ln the hrgh school gym February 4 the Sophomores held a Valentine party whrch was well attended Valentine decorations beautlfled the gym Behrnd a very large heart Miss Wood was found telling fortunes It was a revelation to the Sophs how many of their secret love affarrs were known to thls soothsayer The students also played games and danced to the music of Eldon Kopke s orchestra One of the noted dancers of Monroe Hrgh Charlre Hoyt honored the Sophs wrth a feature dance and song Susles Feller Between dances the punch bowl was very popular Later rce cream and cake were served 9 v v . . , . . . . . . . 1 .- s - ' . . . . . v - Q ' ss . 6.3 - . v . v . , . . . . ' 1 . Q n 1 ' - v . , . n - v v v r - 1 1 1 n - a n , .

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BUGLE - 1927 THE. HOME ECONOMICS Cl UB The Home Economrcs Club was organized rn October by Miss Helen Marne ones The offlcers elected were eanette Swartz Presxdent Margaret Boudrxe Vrce Presr dent une Cesell Secretary and Mildred Wahl Treasurer Membership was lrmlted to grrls taklng the second year of home economlcs Mlss Margaret E Holliday was chosen as an honorary member The purpose of the club rs to lnterest glrls IH home economlcs to ralse money for phxlanthroprc purposes and for educatronal fleld trlps and to glve any ard ln servlng school dmners or teas There are three meetlngs a month the last belng a soclal meetmg This year money was ralsed through a Chrrstmas Bazaar and sellmg hot chocolate at noon Thls money was used for a fleld trlp to the Mxchlgan State College at Lansmg une 4 STYLE SHOW When the mothers and frlends of the girls taking Advanced Clothmg arnved about four o cloclc Frrday December I7 at the Hugh School they were shown mto the Sew mg Laboratory whlch had been rearranged lh the form of an amphxtheatre Here the guests were welcomed with a talk gnven by Miss Helen Marne ones teacher of the Clothmg Department After Lottre Bauer gave a talk on The Study of Clothmg Catherme Cesell told of the Prmclples of Desrgn as a whole This toplc of deslgn was carried on more m detarl by Jumetta Gesell who rllustrated her pomts wnth colored plates Between these tallcs the gurls of the Advanced Clothmg Department mdxvrdually dns played their woolen dresses whrch they had constructed nn class After the style show the guests were shown mto the dmmg room where under the supervlslon of Mrss Margaret Hollrday the teacher of the Foods Department the girls had prepared damty sandwrches and tea for luncheon rn gay Christmas colors Miss Clara Marsh presrded over the tea table very appropriately . . . 4 . .J . . :J , . 2 .' .- .- 31 h y 3 . y 'u . . . .. .,J -' . , . . . .J , I