Mount Pleasant High School - Derrick Yearbook (Mount Pleasant, MI)

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'I ,.,,- MTA,-5 fgfffl RAL 1 S peedwriting Class Standing: Ruth McGillis, Mary Ruth Diehl, Ruth Lethorn, Dorothy Collin, Vivian Howland. Sitting: Emily Garber, C. L. Higgs, finstruetorj, Iva May Mills. Tlilfl Mt. Pleasant High School Speedwriting class is the first class of its kind to be organized in the High Schools of the United States. This class was organized I ebruary first, 1926, for the purpose of trying: out this new system of Shorthand known as Speedwritingr, invented by Miss Emma Dearborn, of New York City, in 1923, This class expects to accomplish as much in one semester's work as is required in four semesters by other Shorthand systems. PREP Sixty-llirn-1

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f-'A -i .44 . N f ' W- E: ill 5 5'2?g? f- 1 -. 'ET gg s l A ,YY , . The Ag Club OFFICERS FOR FIRST SEMESTER Leon Barnes ...A,,,,.... ,.,,........,..,,,..,,,,.,.,,,,,,........,.,,...........,,,,...A,,....,,,,,.,.. ...,,,,..,.,,..,..,,. P r esident Raymond Reid .,...,....,...,...,.,,.......,...,.......,,Y,,,,....,.,,,,,.,,,.,,,..,...........,A.,,, .,...,,..,,..., V ice-President Mary Ruth Diehl ,,,.................,.,,,,,..,........,,,,,,,,........,.,,,,.,,,.....,...,..,A.......,,,.,,, Secretary-Treasurer OFFICERS FOR SECOND SEMESTER Raymond Reid ......,., ...,,,,,,....,.......,.,..,.,,,, ,...........,,.....,...,,,,,,,...,.........i,.......,.,..,............. P r esident Helen Dersnah ,.,...,.,,. ,....i,.,...,..... V ice-President Mary Ruth Diehl ,,,,,.,..,..,...,,,,...........,.,.,.,,......,ll,,..,...........,,.,,.,...,..,.,,..,,,,.,.., Secretary-Treasurer THIS IS the second year for the Mount Pleasant High School Ag Club. Several things to be proud of have been accomplished. Grain, stock, and potato judging teams were sent to the state contest at M. S. C. last May. The stock judging team was composed of Lanson Thayer, Raymond Reid, and Robert Hanlin who took second place. The Grain judging team composed of Ralph Miller, Mary Ruth Diehl and Clifford Stutting won over forty-seven other high schools at the same contest. We are looking for the boys in grain judging to give a good account of themselves at M. S. C. in May. Socially the club has been a success. Several trips are being planned, one of which is to the Dow Gardens at Midland. We of the Ag Club wish to thank Mr. Grambau for his good will and help in making the club a success. -Helen Dersnah. Page Sixty-two

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fl' 'Q French Play LE CERCLE Francais presented the play HL' Homme Qui Epousa Une Femme Muette for a chapel program in May. The characters were: Maitre Simon .,., ,,,,,. , .... .... ,,,,,,,,,,,, R a 1 ph Shumway Catherine v..,....... .,Ye...ee M aebelle Detwiler Maitre Pierre ,,Y,,,, ,,,,.,,.,.,,,,, R ussel Collin Jean ......,... ..., . ....,........,........., L ouie Debois Fanchon .,..,.,.,, ,,,,,,,A,A,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,., E lsie Johnson Pollidore ....,.,,...,, ,,,,......,..,,,,,,,.....,,,.,.,. B oyd Axtell Deux Aides .,,,,,,,, ,,,,,.,, A udrey Moody, Cleo Way Story of Play ..., .................,..... Helen Campbell Introduction ..,... .. ,ll.,,,l,....l...,l... Mabel Foutch Music, .......,,.. ., .. ., A ,, ,,,,, , , ,,l,,, ,,,,,,..,,, ..,,,...,....,..,.....l.,.,,,,,,,,,,,,l....,.......,...,.,..... . . .Boyd Axtell The play, UL' Homme Qui Epousa Une Femme Muette, depicts the life of a man who has married a mute wife. Sad because of his wife's ailment, he consults the famous Doctor Pollidore who performs a wonderful operation and restores Madame's power of speech. From the moment of the operation, Catherine never ceases to talk, annoying her husband and servants until the latter threaten to leave. The final outcome of the situation is that Doctor Pollidore is again called and he relieves the nearly crazed hus- band by making Simon and the servants deaf so that they cannot hear Catherine's con- tinual chatter. French Club The French Club was organized February 5, 1926, by the members of the advanced French class. Officers were elected as follows: President, Elsie Johnsong Vice-President, Helen Campbell, Secretary, Audrey Moody, Advisor, Miss Wallington. The purpose of our club is to promote more interest in French literature and drama. We, as members of the French Club of 1926, sincerely hope that the work of this organization will be carried on by the advanced French classes of Mt. Pleasant High School. Page Sixty-four gg 53, l Q - E --3 , -E if . l. 1, Z Fil fi ,lf F' f- 1 1 .A mg