Saginaw High School - Aurora Yearbook (Saginaw, MI)

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SOCIAL ESSAY. Although the social career of the Class of 1906 has not been exceptionally brilliant, everything which it has under- taken has been successful. During the Freshman and Sopho- more years, the only part our class took in the social life of the High School, was to be present at and give its support to all functions given by other classes. Indeed, not only in our Freshman and Sophomore years, but all through our High School course, this characteristic of being strongly represented at events given by other classes, has been evident. In our Junior year, three most important social events took place: the Junior Musicale, the Junior Exhibition, and the Junior Reception and Dance. The Junior Musicale was held November 11, 1904, and was a success socially, as well as financially. Although the decorations were not elaborate, the High School Auditorium was made to look less formidable than it does at Chapel exercises, and with a good program, much of which was contributed by High School talent, the evening was enjoyed by all present. A Junior Hop, which was the cause of much dispute, would really be the next event to record, but as the Class of ’06 did not have a Hop. an account of it will obviously have to be omitted. At the beginning of the year, the Hop was much discussed ; several very exciting meetings were held, and it was finally decided to give a Hop. But alas! the members of the committee could not agree, and, as the Faculty were opposed to it, the Hop was given up. A very interesting subject “The United States and Its Possessions” had been chosen for the Junior Exhibition, and our class is proud of its ten representatives who took part in the following program: 27

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Territorial Growth of the United States... Hattie Kober. Alaska.......................................Dora M. Hall. The Hawaiian Islands.....................Lillian Boynton. Tutuila..................................Dorothea Prall. Mindanas...................................Angela La Bar. Luzon........................................Rose Reitter. Porto Rico.........................Gertrude Vanderhoof. Cuba.......................................Minnie Einfalt. Panama..............................................Robert Granville. Guam..................................................Cara Loveland. Toward the end of the school year, we began to realize that we would soon lose the Seniors, and to express the love, which we had always felt for them, but perhaps had not always shown, a Dance and Reception was given in P. P. P. hall. Will that event ever be forgotten? Those decorations 1 those dances! those fire-escapes! Later in the evening the Senior president presented the much desired horn to our president, who accepted it with a few impressive words and then blew a resounding (?) blast on it. after which it was immediately hidden. As our funds were in need of replenishment, we studious and dignified (?) Seniors decided to give a Rag-time Musical, a form of entertainment which had never before been attempted in our High School. Evidences of the success of the concert were the great applause and numerous encores elicited by the participants, who were mostly High School pupils. We are greatly indebted to Hiram Smith, our program announcer, who, as Happy Hooligan, helped with his witty remarks to enliven the evening. Our class colors, green and white, leant suitable decorations to the occasion. We still look forward with pleasure to our banquet and graduation, which events will end the social functions of the Class of 1906. Erna Widenmann. 28