Saginaw High School - Aurora Yearbook (Saginaw, MI)

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and four or five teachers. Then the instructors had to teach a variety of subjects; now all our faculty are specialists, skilled in the course they pursue. From such a small begin- ning our school has gradually grown to its present large size. As the school has been constantly changed, so also has the world, and today presents a great many more tempta- tion than those of thirty-five years ago. Then since the young men and women of our country may come in contact with these tribulations, the consequent need for a high and noble standard of action is very great. We hope that the good influences with which we have been surrounded in this institution may have their effects in future time, and enable us to withstand the temptations that may beset us on ever side. For many of us this is the last week of school life, and we wish to express our gratitude to the faculty for their untiring efforts in 'directing us during the past four years. It is the hope, we know, of our instructors and of the class, that each individual member will follow the highest ideals and prove worthy to be graduated of the Saginaw High School, and an example to future classes. Ralph E. O’Brien. 2 a

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PRESIDENT’S FAREWELL ADDRESS. Throughout the four years spent by the Class of 1906 as students of the Saginaw High School, it has always been their custom, whether purposely or by chance to follow a course peculiar to themselves. Therefore I as their repre- sentative will not follow the example of some former class presidents, and dwell upon the sadness of the occasion, for we know well enough, that the ending of old associations and old duties, and the taking on of new responsiblities, brings the feeling of regret, and no doubt, some of the happiest days of our lives have been spent within these walls. These are days of great educational advantages, and throughout the entire country there are many excellent schools, but few have greater advantages, both mechanical and educational, than those afforded the pupils in our Saginaw High School. The Class of 1906 has the distinction of being the first class to be graduated since the opening of our fine Manual Training School, a school of which Saginaw is justly proud. Our only regret is that this school had not been founded three years sooner, so that we could have received its full benefits. It is interesting to compare this school as it now stands, with the first High School of Saginaw. The High School as a separate branch was first established in 1867. The first class to be graduated was in 1871, there being six in the class. In 1880 a new High School was built, on the same ground that this school now occupies,this location being chosen against the wish of a great number of citizens, who claimed that it was being built on the outskirts of the city, since at that time nearly all south of the school was woods. The faculty of the school at that time consisted of the principal 21

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CLASS HISTORY. With what hopes of wonderful achievements did the class of 1906. with its 225 members, a class much larger than the preceding ones, enter the High School on its Fresh- man term! To us, the High School seemed a palace where the Seniors were the kings and queens and we the pages. With what inward quakings and fears of ridicule did we view the approach of these kings along the spacious halls! At last we conquered our fear enough to dare a class-meeting. After a few such meetings, we elected the following officers: ARTHUR FAIR.................................President. MARGARET CHRISTIE......................Vice-President. HUBERT HALLER...............................Secretary. HELEN WICKES................................Treasurer. WILLIAM MOORE.................................Marshal. Under these officers, we lived out our Freshman year, participating in no social functions, and thus leaving this year with an almost unwritten page in its history. Before we realized it, the summer had gone, and we came back again not as pages, but as attendants to the lords in waiting, the Juniors. We had gained courage to such an extent during the summer, that a class-meeting was soon called for, at which we decided upon the officers as following: HUBERT HALLER................................President. DOROTHEA PRALL..........................Vice-President. ETHEL MOORE..................................Secretary. ANGELA LA BAR................................Treasurer. JASON DAVIS....................................Marshal. On November 18th, the corner-stone of the new Manual Training School was to be laid. Thinking that none could afford to lose the opportunity of witnessing the laying of the corner-stone of a school which would be the turning- point in the lives of the many to come, we turned out in 23