Owosso High School - Spic Yearbook (Owosso, MI)

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Salutatory Classmates and Friends: To all of you who are sharing with us one of the most important of our graduating events, we of the Senior class of 1938 bid a sincere and hearty welcome. We have assembled here to- day for a purpose which is time honored. Year after year the Seniors meet to voice their beliefs and convictions concerning the game of life which they are earnestly starting to play. It is with varied feelings that we come here s so today. We feel a pang of regret and sorrow when we think of the good- times and joys which we will have to forfeit. But stronger than this is a feeling of elation for Work successfully completed, friendships Won, and unforgettable memories gathered in our short four years of high school. We Seniors here today have our individual hopes and goals. Some may be privileged to enter higher institutions of learning, while others will step at once into the busy world learning from actual experience. Though many of our hopes may not be fulfilled, and though we may not win our goals, we most certainly have had wonderful cooperation and conscientious endeavor on the part of our parents, teachers, and friends in teaching us the rules which we must follow in the game of life. We have been taught the rules by which our goals are to be won or lost. If we do win, it must be fairly and according to these rules. They are the foundation of our character and will give us the strength to play the game through to its finish. It has taken us several years to prepare and fit ourselves for the part we have chosen to play. Now we are on our own , and success depends upon our ability to add to the knowledge which we have gained here, so that we will be able to contribute something worthwhile to the social, moral, and economic conditions of the world. If we always give our best, we are winners in spite of all odds. In closing, I wish to welcome you again and thank you for helping us make this a successful Class Day. --Marcia Guilford -25...

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Vaiedictory Friends and Classmates: Today fClass Dayl brings us one step nearer to the time when members of this grad- uating class will face a new life. We look to a period of uncertainty and seemingly discourag- ing conditions, but a period of opportunity for those who seek it. For no more do sane men set out to conquer the World, but to conquer human suffering and strife. What a broad field for opportunity that is! Far be it from us to fail in the mission for which we have been prepared-to make the world a better place for having lived in it. During our time of education at Owosso High School, we have been able to go forward rather independently of those around us. Now, however, we must expect a new situation, for it is only the broad-minded cooperation with our fellow-men that we will be able to attain the higher ideals of life. Our own Thomas Dewey stands as a shining example of fairness, coopera- tion and other essentials of true Americanism. Also, our young people's recreation centers are in this scope. The reward received by those who control the centers is not riches-but the satisfaction of knowing that in helping the unfortunate, one helps humanity. May our ambition be turned to practice, and our hopes to realized goals. The future is far away-the past is gone-thus, it remains for us in the present to shape our destinies. As we go onward and upward, then, I hope this little thought will some- how serve to guide us: I expect to pass thru this life but once. If, therefore, there is any kindness I can show or good I can do for any fellow being, let me do it now, for I shall not pass this way again. -Lloyd Wing ..24...

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Senior Class TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: We, the Senior Class of 1938, realizing that the twilight of our ex- istence as high school students is near, do loequeathe and transmit to the undergraduates such cherished possessions and chattels as are stated in the following. We hope the enormity of these gifts will raise the spirit of the undergraduates thus saving wear and tear on said undergraduates' breeches, which is after all the fundamental cause for the state of depres- sion in which this country lies today. First, we bequeathe to the Juniors our place as Seniors, our dignity of caste, our infinite wisdom, our rare judgment, and last but not least, 'to the Junior boys, our colossal understanding of women. Second, we bequeathe to the Sophomores the privilege of playing marbles on the second floor at any time after midnight and before six o'clock, except on holidays when said space will be used for racing beetles. Tfhird, to the Freshmen who need so much and deserve so little we leave a word of admonition: the marks you receive point out the path you will trod in high school, so watch your step. Fourth, to the incoming Freshmen we leave the bannisters to slide on and a cheerful motto: The worst is yet to come. Finally to the deah deah teachers fGod bless 'emi we leave all our bad habits. The two have been so closely associated for so long a time that we do not feel it would be quite cricket to separate them now. Certain generous individuals leave the following bequests: Doris McLaughlin leaves her title as possessor of the school's prettiest eyes to Marjorie Hughes. Bob Scarlett leaves his reputation as a bang up salesman to his sister Barb. Bob Brewer leaves his tennis ability to Neil Meredith. Bob also leaves his ears to anybody who'll take them. Bill Selleck leaves his good looks to Howard Auer, who, Bill says, needs them most. Lloyd Wing leaves his scholastic record to Ellen fStubJ Green. QThe old smarty.J E. G. Marshall leaves her acting ability to Jean Schultz. Noble Ercole leaves the teachers---a little peace. Edna Hoenshell leaves her warbling title to Margaret Martin. Richard Kebler leaves his trust lock to anybody who has 85 cents. QMade a nickel, eh Kebler?J Bob Hass leaves his book, How I Became a Hero, to John White. Alice Ockerman leaves her giggle to June Omer. Jean Randolph leaves her business ability to Bob Beebe. Freddy Dingwall leaves his irresponsibility to his kid sister Helen. QAlthough I can't see Why-she has enough of her own.J This, the last will and testament of the Senior Class of 1938, was re- spectfully drawn up and submitted in the presence of those absent by -Jim Dignan -2 6.-