Saginaw High School - Aurora Yearbook (Saginaw, MI)

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PROGRAM. I lie Voyage................. .Alice Shea. Castles of Ireland...............Kosel Hill. A Day in London...........................Grace Feahr. Canterbury...................Augusta Howell. Old Edinburgh....................Alice Kenzler. 1 lie 1 rossachs.............Blanche Martin. The Burns Country...............Bessie Moore. English Lake District.............Ruth Haller. The Shakespeare Country...........Lucy Packer. Oxford University.........................David Frail. As June drew near and with it the departure of the Seniors, we decided to have a lawn fete in their honor, but the weather was unfavorable and a reception was tendered them in the halls of the High School, which generally look so formal and stately, but on this occasion, which under went a complete transformation. All afternoon the Juniors worked diligently, displaying everywhere their white and gold. Throughout the upper hall, were scattered inviting seats and with the aid of rugs, which covered the floor, and palms, the hall was indeed made very attractive. Music, dancing, and ices added to the unusually good time which was enjoyed by all. It was on this occasion the Seniors presented 11s with the famous and much coveted class horn. As sober and studious Seniors we have not as yet taken any part in the social whirl of the school but with our ban- quet and graduation, we are certain to round up our High School life in a manner befitting the class of 1904. Elsie Linton.

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SOCIAL COLUMN. In accordance with the usual regime of High School life, the class of 1904 did not take any part in social affairs until its Junior year. Our first attempt in this direction was the Junior Music- ale, which proved to be a great success. The program was composed mostly of High School talent. After much dispute we finally decided to give the cus- tomary Junior Hop, on Thanksgiving eve. It was said that our class gave as delightful a Junior Hop as had been given in years. Unfortunately inclement weather prevented the large attendence which the Hop would otherwise have attracted, but socially the event was a complete success, and certainly a credit to the class. The music of unusual excellence and the decorations, usually done on an elaborate scale, were simple and gracefully arranged. The next event of the year was the Junior Exhibition. A program entirely different from those of preceeding classes was chosen. An imaginary trip through England, Ireland, and Scotland was vividly described. Pictures of the touring party and the places visited were shown, which added greatly to the novelty of the program. We will always remember our Junior Exhibition with pride. 16

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One day as I roamed through the forest I came to a scraggy oak tree And bushes, all forming a deep recess, The abode of the wierd sisters three. In the center there rested a cauldron With things that might well cause alarm, And around it the witches were dancing, Chanting a wonderful charm. Please tell me, oh sisters prophetic— Quick! open your lips and foretell The destinies of my companions Who now in the East High School dwell!” Then smoke rose in wreaths from the vessel, And I shuddered with inward fear (Feahr) As in slow and hissing accents Came the words I longed to hear. Fair maid, in reply to your query, The state of your comrades we’ll show In the year nineteen hundred and twenty, Then out of the realm you must go.” Miss Packer a cross old spinster is, Who’s been disappointed in love. Will Wallace, that famous surveyor, Around the world does rove. The humorist, Miss Helen Swinton, Is very well known through the town. Miss Martin, as great as was Milton, Is wearing her laureate crown. Alice Shea, the popular novelist, Will publish a book very soon, With the odd and striking title, My Visit to the Moon.” Miss Lyons, the songstress so gifted, In a land across the foam, Is noted for her rendering Of dear old Home, Sweet Home.” 18