Saginaw High School - Aurora Yearbook (Saginaw, MI)

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INTRODUCTION. In accordance with the annual custom, we beg leave to present this Aurora of the class of 1905. We issue it as a souvenir of our High School days, to illustrate the spirit of the school as it manifests itself in bright visions of fame and success, in healthful competition—both literary and athletic— in the lights and shades of wit and humor, and in the formation of the bonds of friendship and good fellowship. These pages will be a reminder of our happy school days, and will renew memory’s pictures (in after years) when the colors have been dimmed by time.

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Moses he looked over into the Promised Land, but history says it was not given him to go there; so we look over upon the new building, with all of its promised services and pleas- ures, and wish that we might have entered. But in regretting that we cannot do so, as scholars, and that the opportunity and enjoyment have not been ours, we are glad for the blessings that those who come after us will enjoy. For the thought, and for the execution of the thought, every one in the City of Saginaw owes to Wellington R. Burt » debt of gratitude, and it is a debt which many generations will feel, but it is also a debt which there will be joy in owing, and which, contrary to the usual form, will make the debtors richer. —James Webber Peter. Saginaw, Michigan, April 29th, 1905. % is

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PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS. Before the valedictorian gives the farewell address to the class of 1905, the president would beg the privilege of express- ing its gratitude to the faculty, and its sorrow on leaving “Old East Side High.” For four years we have labored and studied; most of us have put forth our best efforts to make this, the fourth year, our graduating year. Now, as the time for parting draws near, we call to mind many incidents of the High School life for the past four years. We think of the punishments some received, and the dire threats to get even with the teachers; but now I am sure such punishment as we received is forgiven and we have a good word for everybody. Commencement is the greatest event in all our school lives, not excepting college. It is the final breaking up of the class that has held together for four of the best years in our lives. After graduation some of us will leave to pursue our studies in other cities, and some will remain to start on the stream of Life immediately. As the years roll by we will grow farther apart, and there never will be a time when we are together as we are today. The grand structure that stands across the way is a symbol of the advancement of learning in this century. In the classes to come most of the members will receive their learning from the Manual Training School. Every man, woman, boy and girl in Saginaw should give his heartfelt thanks to W. R. Burt for his invaluable gift. The class of 1905 has derived no benefits from the Manual Training School, but we feel grateful for the advantages that will come to the future classes. This is the beginning of our journey through life. Some will find the road smooth and easy, some hard and rough, beset with hardships and perils. Those who have to earn their living by the sweat of their own brow will be the gainers in the end, for experience is the greatest of all teachers. May one and all make this life a joy, for, at best, This life is a burden imposed by God. Take it up bravely, Bear it on joyfully, Lay it down triumphantly. —Wm. Chauncey Drake. 14