Southeastern High School - Aryan Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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If X? - The dedication of this annual marks a decided detour from the direction usual- ly pursued by the Aryan Staff. lt has been customary to offer our salute steadfastly to those members of our faculty who, throughout many years, have maintained a continuing inspiration to the entire school. But after all, it isn't the years that count, and surely, to anyone who can achieve a notable success in student guidance and leadership without benefit of long years, such a salute cannot be denied. It is in recognition of this fact that the Aryan Staff cordially dedicates this, our best effort, to Mr. Hutchinson.

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1935 ARYAN 1935 HOW IT BEGAN IT WAS in the winter of 1915, when the World War was one year old, that the corner- stone for Southeastern High School was laid. In January, 1917-the United States had not yet officially become a belligerent-the school was finished and ready for use. The present main section, running north and south parallel to Fairview Avenue, is part of the original structure, as are the east-west wingsg however, these flanking sections extended eastward only as far as the rooms now used by the history classes. At that time this history room section was used for the cafeteria. During its first years, the building had to get along without its present landscaping. How different it must have looked! In spite of the absence of trees, shrubs, and lawn, the new structure must have seemed pretty fine to its early occupants. True, its inner walls were barren of athletic trophies, class composites, beautiful pictures, and artistic Pewabic bubblersg nevertheless, it was large, modern, and-alma mater. The athletic plant consisted of a single gymnasium, and but one pool, both of which are now used exclusively by the boys. Three years ago this old pool was completely modernized. What is now the athletic storeroom, its doorway piercing the wall just east of the janitor's office, was the bookstore. The present bookstore was then occupied by the general office of the school. Imagine what a time tardy pupils had trying to slip by the office then! And where the school office is today was the library. Perhaps that is why one of our ''charter-member-teachers'' continues absent-mindedly to go into the office and ask for that last issue of Harpers. A change easier to get used to is the one that removed two grade-rooms , 301 and 303, from their location immediately above the office, although we find it hard to visualize what the corridors must have looked like, inasmuch as there were absolutely no lockers in the building, as edifice built for and soon sheltering 1,800 vivacious youngsters, grades seven, eight, and nine only. Four grade-rooms accommodated the entire student body, which was not segregated. Charter grade-room teachers were Miss MacFarlane, Miss Carr, Miss Nancy Phelps, and Miss Parmerlee. Mr. Corns, now at Central, was Principal, struggling along with a faculty of thirteen. We do not associate his difficulties with the number of teachers. This honor roll of Mayflower-ers included these twelve teachers still with us: Miss Beebe, Miss Beyer, Mr. F roelich, Miss MacFarlane, Miss Martin, Miss Nancy Phelps, Miss Sargent, Miss Seath, Mr. Shimp, Miss M. C. Sullivan, Miss M..G. Sullivan, and Mr. Whitney. In good time activities got under way, and the first Aryan saw th light of day in June 1919, a mere pamphlet issued quarterly. Sometime later the Jsngaleer, worthy journal of Southeastern, came into existence. Miss Anderson, assistant principal, arrived at Southeastern in 1918, and in 1921 this school sent out into the world its first graduating class, hopeful group of nineteen ambitious youngsters. The class of May, 1935 contains about 520 seniors, and there are over a hundred teachers on our faculty today, for a student body of some 3,T50. Mr. Stocking came to Southeastern from Central in 1926, some two or three years after Mr. Moffat arrived. At approximately the same time, in 1923, Miss Sarah Phelps was added to our faculty as a teacher of mathematics. When Mr. Camrnett came in 1928, the house of which he was given charge had slightly more than 375 boys, in contrast to some 600 or more in House 203 today. In 1930, hardly more than four years after Mr. Stocking's arrival, the splendid co- operation between him and the Board of Education began to show results. In January of that year the new additions to Southeastern were completed. Mr. Diekoff was brought in to complete our present House set-up. In the meantime, the splendid athletic field was acquired, and only just in time, for immediately after we got it the late depression came and all such improvements ceased. Eight