Southwestern High School - Prospector Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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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.

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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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THE SO U'WESTER Page Thirty-iwo The Rivals Edward, or Ned, as the boys called him, as well as he might be liked among the boys, was not popular among the girls, although he was nice looking. He was shy and had taken very little part in athletics, and, as is usual in high school, the girls made heroes of those who had a prominent part in the outdoor part of the life. Lenora, Len, or Nora, according to who was calling her, was the leader of her set, her set being any girls interested in the school. Now, unlike most schools, nearly every one in the Ellis High School was greatly concerned as to how the school made out in competition with other high schools. Ned was a new-comer in the school and to the senior class, and Lenora knew very little of him save that she disliked him. She had met him at a party, to which he had been taken and left stranded by one of his early acquaintances, and he had been so embarrassed when she broached any subject of conversation, that she had taken an instant dislike to him, without stopping to think that the boy was a stranger, and without knowing anything more of him. They both had the usual round of high school subjects, and were in two or three classes together, but, as luck would have it, were in separate English classes. There had been a little rivalry between the two in their classes, but there was no chance for it in the English classes until after the athletic season. Lenora's opinion of him was expressed in what she said to a friend. I'm con- vinced that he's a poor stick. You never see him on the football team, or in tennis, and jack tells me he isn't out for basketball. And even I can beat him in class work, and I'm not very good. The other girl, Helen, who lived next door to Ned, and knew him better, thought differently of him. You don't know him, she said, or you would not say that. He is a wonderful singer, and is very earnest in his work and play as well. He is very kind to his mother and sister, too. I would like to go with him myself, if I could get him, if it wasn't for jack. jack was Nora's brother, Helen's closest friend. That evening at the supper table, jack had a different story to tell. He seemed to have changed his opinion of Ned, like Lenora. jack was one of the few boys who disliked Ned, and that was because he did not know him. Miss Morris is starting work on those discussion and declamation contests- he started off. Why so is Miss Ericson, exclaimed Nora, And she has chosen me. Miss Morris has chosen your friend, Ned, on account of his voice and delivery. Say, he's got some voice, and he's not such a poor stick after all. He's working hard to go to college. The day for the Discussion Contest came. There was keen rivalry between Lenora, who had resolved to win, and Ned. The judges tied in their favor. Two days later, when the tie was fought out, Lenora came out victorious. Ned was very gracious about his defeat and was as glad as anyone when she won in the final contest with a neighboring high school. Lenora thought he ought to have been a little peeved about it, and was a little bit disappointed to find that he was not. Ned immediatey went to work on the debating, in which Miss Morris had aroused his interest. He spent most of his spare time at the library. In the liminary debates, he ranked highest, Lenora being a close second. She had entered because she was resolved to beat him at everything he tried. As they had been on opposite teams in the preliminaries, they were still against each other. When the final day came, and Ned went out with the negative gleam, Nora hoped that she might come out at least as high, if not higher, than he 1 .