Petoskey High School - Observer Yearbook (Petoskey, MI)

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Jluninr itiatnrg The career of the Class of '23 began auspiciously with an enthusiastic and demon- strative election of officers early in the fall of 1919. We emerged from the usual chaos and tumult accompanying a Freshman class meeting under the leadership of Tom Hice, President, Gladys Barrett, Vice-President, and Fern McKeachie, Sccretary and Treasurer. Immediately we set ourselves to the task of making those lofty, dignified Seniors, those rushing, self-important Juniors, and those disdaiziful, con- ceited Sophomores know that we, the Class of '23, were on the map. We attempted to show the Sophomores what they might cxpect of us when our debating team, com- posed of Glen Saigeon, Ruth Paige and Cleo Faunce, collided violently with the Sophs on the subject of the Six-Year Presidential Term, the affirmative of the ques- tion upheld by us. The judges had, through some mistake, not been notified of the glory and prestige of the Freshman class so they gave a decision in favor of the negative Sophomore team. However, they congratulated us upon the closeness of the debate. We showed the Seniors and Sophomores our athletic ability by defeating them in an interclass track meet, in which we took second place. Not having had an opportunity to show the Juniors our excellence during the year, we left it to their powers of perception. During our very first year in school, the class of '23 began taking part in school athletic activities. We placed two men on the football team, one on the basketball team, two on the track team and three on the baseball team. Dur- ing the last semester Cleo Faunce was acting President. In the fall of 1920 we returned to school and organized in eager anticipation of a year as full-Hedged Sophomores. Cleo Faunce was elected President, Olive Mclntyre, Vice-Presidentg and Paul I-Iosman, Secretary and Treasurer. A debating team was chosen from the class whose members were Margaret Sager, Paul Hosman and Cleo Faunce. We met the Freshmen in December, upholding the affirmative of the subject of the Soldier Bonus and defeated them unanimously, thus making up for our last year's defeat. In February we enjoyed a class party in the gymnasium where games and good times made us better friends and classmates. In the spring we organized a Soph baseball team which defeated 'the Freshman team and a team repre- senting the St. Francis school. We continued to engage in school activities, having in our Sophomore year one member on the debating team, three on the football team, four on the basketball team and four on the track team. - We met again in the early fall and organized as a Junior Class. Now we sud- denly acquired the dignity and sophistication worthy of all upper classmen for were we not going to graduate in another year? James Mack became President, Margaret Sager, Vice-Presidentg and Cleo Faunce, Secretary and Treasurer. Our chief con- cern immediately became the raising of the necessary funds to carry on the work of the Junior class. We sold candy, popcorn and ice cream at five of the basketball games, but the net receipts were small, so the class began seeking more satisfactory ways of securing funds. The Kalamazoo College.Glee Club was secured for, April the 6th, and they put on a very entertaining program that evening. The co-operation of the high school and townspeople made this enterprise a success. Now the class is contemplating a Junior benefit moving picture for the purpose of raising the additional funds necessary for the annual Junior-Senior reception to be held at Forest Beach about the close of school when the Seniors-elect will bid fare- well tothe ex-Seniors in fellowship and sociability. This year also, the Class of '23 has upheld its former high representation in school activities. Three members of the debating team and three of the basketball team are claimed by '23. One Junior took part in the Senior play and undoubtedly the coming track and baseball teams will have several members of our class on them as in previous years. Altogether, our activities in the past and our career as Seniors next year will all aid in sending the class of '23 out into the world renowned in the history of dear old P. H. S. as a class whose mistakes were swallowed up in the glory of its many suc- cesses. R. C. F., '23. PAGE THIRTYrSEVEN