Southwestern High School - Prospector Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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Page Twwi ty-11 ine THE SO U'WE-TTER We do hereby appoint the class of january, 1922, as sole executors of this, our last will and testament. In witness whereof, we do hereto set our hands and seal this thirteenth day of june, in the year of our Lord, 1921. jUNE CLASS OF 1921. On this thirteenth day of june, A. D. 1921, the class of june 1921, of Nord- strum High School, in the County of Wayne, and State of Michigan, signed the foregoing instrument in my presence and declared it to be their last will and testament' GRETCHEN DINGER. A Calendar january-june, 1921 A. D. The purpose of this calendar, or history, is to give the reader a slight under- standing of the various social events, and otherwise held during the second sem- ester of the school year, 1920-1921. To begin our history, the first important event was a basketball game between Hamtramck and Nordstrum on j anuarv 14 at Nordstrum. Hamtramck was snowed under by the one-sided score of 17-8. This victory at the very beginning of the season, strengthened the morale of our players for the future contests as we shall see later. The Alumni Association, of Nordstrum High School, gave a very pleasing banquet on the eve of Friday, january 21. A Huge Success was the report of the Nordstrum News. This event was followed by a series of four basketball games. The date january 28, 1921, marks the first defeat of Nordstrums basketball quintet. Although Nordstrum lacked four points in the score, which was 12-16, it can be added to Nordstrums credit for it was a clean, earnest game. February 8, is written in the annals of Nordstrumian history as the day when Nordstrum defeated Commerce in a game of basketball at Western High School. The final score was 19-9 and at no time was Nordstrum in danger, the last quarter being intrusted to Nord- strum's second team. On February 11, Nordstrum overcame what appeared to be a superior team on account of their height. The tabulator had clicked 19 points for Nordstrum and 1 1 for Monroe at the finish. The last of this series of four games was an invasion by Nordstrum into Hamtramck territory for the second game of basketball with them. This was an ideal game except for the score, which was 17-9 in favor of Nordstrum. Both teams played a hard game free from any hard feelings. Washington's and Lincoln's birthdays had gone by without any commenora- tion to the lives of these men to the apparent displeasure of the students. But wait a minute! On February 23, Dr. Lynn Harold Hough, pastor of the First Methodist Church of Detroit, gave the pupils a very interesting talk on the lives of the two great Americans. ' The 25th day of February is a very important date in the history of Nord- strum because on this day three important events took place. Nordstrum's Girls' Basketball Team won from Northeasterns Girls' Team. The game was played at Northeastern. Nordstrum's team lost both games last year so a 30-14 victory at this time was highly elating. This date being Father and Son Day, a ban- quet was held in the Nordstrum lunch room by the sons of Nordstrum and their fathers. There was an attendance of over 120 and it was declared a huge success by Nordstrum's periodical, the Nordstrum News. After the banquet the fathers were escorted as guests to the Nordstrum-Southeastern game, held in the gym. Nordstrum after a desperate uphill iight was defeated by the Champions of the Little Four. ' Two more basketball games were played after this. One was with Northeastern on March 4, and the other with Commerce, March ll. Both games ended in

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THE SO U'WESTER Page Twenty-eight I, Clifford Could, do will and bequeath to Spencer Brandt my shy C72 and retiring CU nature. I, Ardosh Goshgarian, will my bewitching dark eyes to any girl who may have use for them. I, George I-Iutter, will and bequeath to Leon Woodford my style of legible CD hand-writing. I, Elmer Coerke, leave to Harold Lenhardt my athletic ability, knowing he will do it fulljustice. I, Walter Hahn, do will and bequeath my sweet disposition to Ora Moehl. MI, Joyce Hammond, do will and bequeath two feet of my height to Edwin iller. I, Allan Holme, do will and bequeath to Earl Falk my super-ability to drop English classes. I, Frances Judge, will and bequeath to Juanita Bristol my bashfulness and hope she makes good use of it. I, Suren Jaffargian, leave to Franklin Smith my lady-like voice for use in class. I, Rondon Kerr, bequeath to Harold Shroeder my ability as a cartoonist. I, Robert Kaylor, feeling this to be a human act will to Mary Hotchkiss my reputation as a history shark. I, Beryl Milford, do will and bequeath to Vergiline Ryan my impulsive dis- osition. p I, Kornig Matosian, leave to Morris Mentzel my reputation as a Latin shark. I, Alice Martin, do will and bequeath my unlimited knowldge of mathematics to Ruth Bohn. May she use it as successully as I have done. I, Nelson MacAlpine, pass on to Donzel Cromwell my airs and graces as the duke. I, Ruth Mac Arthur, do will my bashful ways to Vergiline Ryan, bequeath my artistic abilities to Juanita Bristol and bestow my good behavior upon Jeanette Auslander. I, Arthur Misner, will to Edward Shumaker my ease in reaching high notes, feeling that he needs the same. I, Andrew Nagy, do will and bequeath to Lillian Crozier my tendency toward strong argumentation. I, Beatrice Orr, do will and bequeath to Anna Brandt my reputation as aphysics shark. I, Lucille Pate, willingly pass on to Norda Beutler my athletic ability, confident that she will do justice to the same. I, Evelyn Provencher, bequeath to Juanita Bristol my dreamy disposition hoping it will not hinder her in English class. I, Beatrice Palmer, do will to Jeanette Auslander my worthy position as Editor- in-chief of the Nordstrum News, and bequeath to Jessie Murdoch my knack of Spanish acting. I, Paul Schwartzwalder, will to those in need my good grades in physics. I, Ralph Scheel, will and bequeath my curly hair to any young lady desirous of it, who will call for same. I, Alma Stutzke, do will to Zella Rheinardt my mirror, so that the neatness of her hair may always excite attention. I, Joseph Shivers, leave to Edward Marr my azure tie, may he be adorned with it often. I, Carl Vinette, pass on to Elwood Everson my habit of carrying a briefcase so that it will contribute to his appearance of efficiency. I, Dallas Vinette, willingly hand down to Merril Sweitzer my ability as an actor at Nordstrum. I, Arnold Zimmer, do will and bequeath to Louis Czap my stand-in with the teachers. I, Bert Wise, gladly will to Sam Treves my physics experiment in case he should be in need of same.

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THE SQ-QQVES TER Page Thifzy victories for Nordstrum. The Nordstrum-Northeastern game, which ended with the score, standing 20-14, was a portrayal of the offensive and defensive ability of the Nordstrumites. This game was played at Northeastern and was noted for showing Nordstrum's ability to play on a foreign floor. The last game of the season and by far the most interesting was played at Nordstrum with Com- merce as opponents. The game was a nip and tuck affair which ended with Nordstrum on top with 7 points to Commerce's 6. This game placed Nordstrum second in the final standing of the Little Four, composed of Nordstrum, Northeastern, Southeastern and Commerce. A big success in the way of dramatics was presented by the music department on the evenings of March 16 and 17. The Masque of the Years was an e abor- ate, gigantic, gorgeous pageant of history up to the present day. The two per- formances were attended by approximately 1600 people and were a great financial success. March 30, was a royal day for Nordstrum's debaters. The affirmative team stayed at Nordstrum to debate Southeastern, while the negative team went to Northeastern. The question to debate was, Resolved, That all disputes be- tween Capital and Labor be settled by compulsory arbitration. Nordstrum re- ceived 3 votes of a possible 3 at Northeastern and l out of a possible 3 at Nord- strum. This gave Nordstrum 4 out of 6 votes cast and rendered her victor of the day. On March 30 and April l, the teachers of Nordstrum High School attended the annual conference of the Schoolmasters Club, at Ann Arbor, Mich. Some attended both days, for which we are truly thankful, and others just one, which made it possible to hold school on both days. The teachers attended classes and lectures while there. Dolls and La Surprise D'Isadore were given by the Qui Vive Club and the French V class respectively on April l. Dolls is a story of a has been doll, who, after being supplanted by newer dollars, finally turns out to be her young mistress' favorite doll after all. La Surprise D'Isadore was a play entirely in the French language. Although most of the audience could not under- stand the words, the acting and peculiar situations were exceedingly interesting. April 1 was a very interesting day because of the appearance of these plays and of Dr. Eastman's visit to Nordstrum. Dr. Eastman, an Indian by birth, gave us a talk on the old customs and traditions of the Indians. The most interesting part of his talk was the account of the defeat of Custer by the Indians. On Saturday, April Z, the Nordstrum R. O. T. C. unit hiked to Slocum's Island, a small wooded site near Trenton. This was the organizations first taste of camp life. On the day following the camp was visited by Mr. Murdoch, Mr. Bow, Mr. Strohmer and the R. O. T. C. sponsors. A pleasant time was had by all and each man considered his time well spent. The Chamber of Music Society entertained the students of Houses Betsy Ross and Clara Barton on Tuesday, April 7. Aprogram consisting of vocal and instru- mental numbers was given. Nordstrum was greatly pleased by news of the arrival of twins at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roth on April 8. The new-comers were named john Murray and William Frederick. They weighed approximately four and a half pounds at birth and are tiny heavyweights at the present time. On April l l as the clock struck four, Nordstrum's R. O. T. C. unit was inspected. It was inspected by Col. Chitty and Lieut.-Col. Young. Col. Chitty is in charge of all R. O. T. C. work in the 6th corps area. The company was presented by Captain MacAlpine. The students were inspected as to shoes and other equip- ment. Later each platoon was drilled by its officer for a short time. April 12 marked visits to Nordstrum by a number of Nordstrum's graduates, who are attending the University of Michigan. Nordstrum is now well represented