Southwestern High School - Prospector Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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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

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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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Page Thirty-one THE SOU'WESTER at the U. of M. and we hope the number of delegates will be increased each year. The 12-B class entertained the 12-A class at a very delightful party in the gymnasium on April 15. Ice cream was served and dancing and games were enjoyed by all. On the evening of April 21, night school came to an end for the plucky students who are striving to get an education at all hazards. All the classes were invited to attend the graduation exercises of Mr. Wixson's class who have now completed their eighth grade work and are eligible for entrance into high school. A junior Discussion Contest, somewhat like that held for older pupils earlier in the year, took place at Nordstrum on April 25. Ella Reckling won first prize, a bronze medal, with her carefully prepared speech on Detroit as an Ucean Port. Second, third, fourth and fifth places were given to john Crnkovich, Edwin Miller, Evelyn Maurer and justina Kenyeres respectively. Everyone seemed satisfied with the decisions as given by the judges, Messrs. Otto Marckwardt, Wm. Curtis, and Benson. On May 4, Miss Drama Tix gave us another visit. Miss Thomas presented A Roman Wedding consisting of an all star cast of Latin students. The way in which a wedding was conducted in Roman days, was shown in minute detail. Mr. Miller also presented his Spanish play, El joven Medico Infortunadof' which showed the style of the Spanish dance and had for its main plot the humorous adventure of a young Spanish medical practitioner. The junior players, consisting of a number of 8th grade groups, gave a reg'lar honest-ta-goodness vaudeville show on the afternoon of May 6. just loads of money was taken in and everyone who attended considered his nickel, half-a-dime, well spent. Much talent was shown by these youthful artists in every act. Nordstrums invincible base ball team, having been organized, a game was played with the Hudson school. Nordstrums sluggers slugged themselves to an 18-ll victory in this batfest. The week of May 9-13 was designated as Know Your School week by the Detroit schools. On Monday, May 9, Nordstrum opened her doors to anyone wishing to see the inner workings of the school. The Domestic Science, Industrial, Sewing and Typewriting, and Bookkeeping departments had exhibits of their work. The Domestic Science department staged a bread baking contest, much to the liking of the judges who had a chance to taste the bread. The Fashion Show in Room 301 was very interesting as was also the Olde Booke Exhibit in the lower hall. On Monday, May 9, another important event happened. The bids for the building of the new school were opened and on the next day, May 10, the contrac- tor was awarded to the C. E. Goddard Co. at a contract price of fB666,000. The building is to be completed in February, 1922. May 11 is the day when the Seniors hiked. They hiked to i'S1ocum's Isle and had a tight game of baseball, with the girls as the boys' opponents. Roasted canines, marshmallows, rain'n everything came our way before the afternoon ended. Miss Thomas and Mr. Wixson acted as umpires. Mr. Green used the excellent kindling he brought from the school to start the fire. His coffee was a nice golden brown. Ground was broken for our new school building, May 23, 1921 A. D. An attempt at Shakespeare was made good by the Seniors on the evenings of May 25 and 26. This is the first time that Shakespeare's plays were tried by our students. By their success we know that students of Nordstrum have the ability for the successful staging of Mr. Shakespeare's dramas. june 13 was the day that the Seniors held their class day affair. Forty-three seniorshmake the largest graduating aggregation in Nordstrums history. Some c ass, e 7 june 18 is the date when Nordstrum goes on her annual picnic to Bob-lo Island. This is a day when studies do not enter the students' mind. june 22, Commencement.