Morenci High School - Senior Yearbook (Morenci, MI)

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.lust how big do you think you are? It you are the ,liulge there is no limit to your knowledge. skill and ability. Have you ever walked down the street thinking you were the best dressed, best looking pieee of humanity in the world? Walking with the air of a King and with the strut of a Turkey? .lust stop to think maybe you have. It is more t1'ue of the younger set of people commonly Called ehildren. but sometimes the older ones are afflicted with the same disease. I 1-all it a disease because most everybody has it sometime in their life. not mueh different than mea- sles or chic-ken pox. it is eatcliing. If you are one of the victims of this terrible disease just finish reading this data eolleeted. To begin with you are one of a l00,000.000 in the United States. You are not so big: after all. huh?' But you say you live in Morenei, not many people ever heard of Morenei out of our own State or neighboring states. You are 1 out of a 2,000,000.000 in the world. Don't you feel small? Maybe 11ot yet, but read on. The World compared to the Sun is like comparing the Sun to a dog and the World to a fly. Some difference, huh? But wait! I am not through yet. The World is but one of thousands in this great l'niverse of ours. The World is but a mere speek in the Yniverse. A speck is hard to see with a microscope and so how ill the name of v eoinmon sense eould you be so big as you pretend? If you are one of these individuals it is time you were getting down from your perch. Now please don't get 1ll2ld??? - V Me '27 Qfieathing fllluh 5' YEAR ago the Freshman class of '27 de- eided to organize a reading elub with Miss 'P' Sf J Phelps as its advisor. The club -was of- EQ fieially ealled the Freshman Reading Club 'D or more eommonly the F. R. C. Dues were paid with which books were bought. The following officers were eleeted: Esther RUDD--I'I'9Sid9l1t Lynn Fauver-Secretary and Treasurer Lena Tuggle-Librarian. At the end of the school year the books which were bouglit in '23 and '24 were given to the school library so that others might benefit by them. This last fall the class reorganized with Miss Phelps still as its advisor. They decided to let the Freshmen class of this year join, but to restrict the officers to the class of '27, The name was changed from F. R. C. to the '27 F. R. C. Uffir-ers were elected as follows: Helen Benson-President Flossie Emersman-Ser-retary and Treasurer Esther Woodworthe-Lilnrurian At the end of the year they will again give the books to the school library. By this means they will help to make the school library larger, and so eonter a direct, benefit upon the sc-hool, E. VV.

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school on exactly the saint- basis and under the same su- pervision as classes in any other subject. Instruction is of- fered to all students above the sixth grade, but the courses are elective. A A Syllabus of the courses offered was prepared by the State Department 'of Public Instruction in co-operation with the Michigan State Teachers Association which con- stitutes a most excellent outline of study. Credit is offered for the work done, since the same standard of scholarship is required as in any other sub-- ' ject. The aim of the instruction is not to make members of any denomination, nor to indoctrinate the student with any particular creed or dogma, but rather to acquaint him with the great characters, truths, and reproducible experiences of the Bible, Without which nine-tenths of the World's best literature is unintelligible. The number of students availing themselves of the in- struction is exceedingly gratifying. And it is hoped that the experiment will result in much practical good, and in a de- mand for a permanent place in the school curriculum for Bible Instruction. - Glenn Dailey, To find the relation between a loaf of bread and a locomotive: . 1 A loaf of bread is a necessity. 2 Necessity is the mother of invention. 3 An engine is an invention. The bread is the mother of the locomotive. f QB111: Elliierarg ncietg . 'f ' .ggm T THE beginning of the year the teachers 3 :fi felt that the pupils would be benefitted 'X-Q by having a literary society in the school. ig S' -' So after much talking and planning, a lit- XQ! erary society was finally formed, known as the Phelps Literary Society. About forty students compose this society. Every time the name of the Phelps Literary So- ciety is mentioned. it recalls to the minds of its members the third Tuesday evening of each month, when the mem- bers and officers with their faculty critics, Miss Phelps and Mr. WVhetstone, gather together to hear some masterpiece or oration given by some of the memberssbefore the critical audience. - Each program of the society is based upon one theme. For instance, one very interesting program was devoted to the VVorld War. At this meeting Mr. Heise told some of his experiences of the war. K The aim of-our society is to learn to appear before a large audience with as much case as possible and also to understand literary ideals and use them to a greater ad- vantage. Harold Strayer holds the worthy office of president, while Bertha Owens is our vice president. Another of our officers who is always on the jobhis Alline Scott, our secre- tary and treasurer. A H We hope that we may have success and win fame in the future. -Each and every one will try his best to make this society a REAL Literary Society. E. M. N J.

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7 acultu D So you ask me to describe them- All the faculty so blameless And I name them, hesitating, Fearful something wrong to utter, Someone's ire to bring upon me. There's Mr. Heise who sits in judgment On the acts of wayward pupils, Whetstone, friendly, fair, but fussy Calls assembly oft to orderg ' M. E. Schornherst, the mighty, Wielding hammer, saw, or chisel, Our B. Phelps, oft heard exclaiming 'f0h! an item for my paper! A. B. Twiss, great story teller, Never lacking illustrationg Mrs. Nelson, tireless zeal expending On her paint brush or baton, Mrs. Wilson, growing desperate Over Seventh graders English, Senior's French and Latin troubles: Patterson, teaching future housewives To live cheaply, sanely, and completelyg Hesrick, our athletic coach, so busy, Hear him call in accents anxious, Oh, where's Boot ! Miss Hanson, chinking in the corners, Seems to fit wherever needed- And that's all-excepting Smith- We'l1 admit they've some shortcomings, But on the whole, an average group, And if tested on good nature, helpfulness or friendly spirit They would rate perhaps as highly As any we have met with previous Or may chant-e to take their places. GDM Snhnnl Surrounded hy beautiful grounds, it stands, Amid the maples so stately and grand, On the lawn. Whose graceful houghs and waving leaves, Are catching the dew which falls in the eve, ' And in the dawn. , Our school is of brick and Within its walls, Are many long and narrow halls, And many a room. Through which the classes pass all day, And work the Weary hours away. Till afternoon. In illustrious people our school will QXCQI, When they will be famous nobody can tell, Nobody can tell. Among those whom I would like to mention, Are many who would command your attention. You know them Well. But I, won't mention any, for I think it best, Not to mention a few, and slight all the rest, It's better that way. So you'll have to imagine that all of ns here, Are destined to be famous at some future' year. tWhen we're old and grayj R.F Whetstone wrote on the back of Joe Gillen's Phy sits paper- Please write more legiblyn and the next morning Joe took his paper to Whetstone and asked what It --Anon. sa1d'?'!'!