Quincy High School - Oriole Yearbook (Quincy, MI)

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6- Marian Oxenham Lively and cheerful and full of' pep Bob And gayly moves with a forward step. Declamatory '24 Track '26 Class Vice President '26 Class Secretary 27 Editor-in-chief Oriole '27 Senior Play Chorus and Glee Cecile Ryan Tall and slender, a maiden fair Teetil With bright blue eyes and golden hair.' French Club '27 Chorus and Glee Club Treasurer Athletic Ass'n '27 Senior Play Asst. Joke Editor of . Oriole' Della Spencer Her voice was ever soft and low she spoke meant 'yes or 'no. Basketball '24-'26 School Editor '26 Pres. French Club Art Editor of Oriole But when Nellie Smith Blue her eyes and kind her way Judy She is always cheerful, happy and gayf Chorus and Glee Club sv

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4 ' ' N ilgl THE ORIOLE Ill: Alton Dobson Alton IS clever sure enough Elma Keeler Chester Lampman Chet Mxldred Lucas W1lfred Myers Wdlxe Helen Orcutt But he ll find folks he cannot bluff Football Manager of Track Team Class Editor 27 Orchestra Operetta 27 Semor Play Z7 Youngest maiden m our class She s always been a Jolly lass Chorus and Glee Club Sergeant at arms French Club Chet s old Ford IS sure h1s pet lt s good for many a long mlle yet Football Orch stra Baseball The only long haxred gxrl ln the class Nevertheless she s a hkable lass Class Sec 25 Chorus and Glee Club Sec French Club 27 Semor Play V8l8d1Cl0FlBH 27 Senior preszdent IS he and as droll as droll can be Class Treasurer 26 Class Presxdent 27 Football Manager 27 Semor Play 27 Operetta 27 Orchestra Chorus and Glee Club Helen Wlth her Tltxan halr Has tune to study and tune to spare Class Edltor 25 French Club 25 Soc1ety Edntor of Orxole Chorus and Glee Club Senior Play Salutatorlan 27 NAP' I ' if ss - ' I ' ,YI ' u ' - v , 7 ' .SV I Lit. Editor of Oriole sa ' - n n ' 1 Y l ' I ' WY'

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'I THE 0122101.13 Tiff SALUTATORY Dear parents, friends and visitors, one and all, the class of 1927 extends to you a most cordial greeting and welcomes you to this, the laying of the final milestone along the joumey of High School. For four long years -yet speedy as we look back upon their passing-we have worked for and looked forward to these closing scenes in our career as pupils. We realize that if it were not for you, we would have been unable to achieve this peak of success, and therefore we owe you a very deep debt of gratitude for the privileges which we have enjoyed. Have you ever stopped to think that Life is made up of doors? Doors of opportunitv, Doors of Success and of Failure, and many others. Four years ago we as Freshmen knocked timidly at the doors of this institu- tion. We were admitted, and took up our duties and pleasures as they came to us. Many times during these four years we have knocked at other doors. To some we have been admitted, to others we have not. Perhaps some of us have chosen the wronq door, or perhaps certain doors to which we greatly desired access, have failed to open in spite of persistent knocking. ' There is, however, one door which we have all entered: this is the door marked Education We have each received a certain amount of education by studying our books. But these four years should indeed be counted a failure if we have not leamed to put these lessons to pratical use-we should now be able to take our part in a civic life and not vote merely as our great grandfathers did, but by free and unprejudiced thinking, promote the ideas and principles that will best benefit our Cotmtry. Our qualifications should now be such that we fan join in a social life in which we may aid in improving conditions in our city, state and nation, we should know how to promote a pure home life, a clean church life. and countless activities for the betterment of the world which are behind many other doors to be opened only for the asking. When we pass through this doorway of Life, we shall see stretching down the Hall of Opportunity many doors, each of which lead to some work in the world to be done. One leads to higher education at college, another to engineering or to teaching, and still there are many others. The privilege of entering one door be- longs to each of us, but which shall it be? To some, their pathway of Life will be clearly designated, but to others, it will be dim with diihculties and hardships. In a few hours, this door will swing behind us, never to be opened again and we will be forced to depend upon our own resources, to choose our work in Life. We are passing out into your midst, we are joining you in a larger school of progress. We are entering your pleasures and pursuits, to become one of you in your social, business and home activities. Parents and friends, we are grateful to each and every one of you for we know that without you we should have been unable to enter these doors. First we thank our parents without whose strong, never failing aid and encouragement, we should have been compelled to give up long ago. Next we thank the Board of Education for we have found you ever ready and eager to supply the equipment needed for our education. We thank the members of the Faculty for their readiness to help us over steep hills in the country of our lessons. And last, but not least, we thank our classmates for teaching us what a beautiful and glorious thing Friendship is. You have all helped us gain access to these doors and encouraged us to pass on unfalteringly from one to another. Soon this door which we are now facing will close forever and we shall no longer be members of Quincy High School. But nevertheless, we will always keep a special corner reserved in our hearts for those friends and scenes with which we have come in contact the last four years. And now before closing I want to repeat the words of a few moments ago, Welcome, Welcome, Welcome one and all from the Class of 1927 of Quincy High School. Helen Orcutt. YW 1 Q 2 '7 Mi 117-.