St Clair High School - Clairvoyant Yearbook (St Clair, MI)

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them a dancing party in the city hall. Later in the year we were entertained by them in the same manner. In the spring of this year Louis Werner enlisted in our company. About this time an important issue was before the minds of the St. Clair people, that of erecting new barracks for our army. Our General, Mr. Misenar, wishing us to cooperate with him, took us to Pontiac and Birmingham to show us some up-to ' date schools. After the excursion to Tashmoo Park at which members of our company made a good showing, we were furloughed again. Another period of seperation then we were enrolled as third year recruits. Four of our company seemingly did not recover from this second furlough and failed to re- port for duty. We soon learned we had a new recruit in the personage of John Cyman. It became necessary to elect another captain to lead us safely through the difficul- ties that arise in army life. Frederick Gliem proved the lucky one. Early in the fall we were entertained at a party given bv our Senior friends at the city hall. Later we gave a party in their honor in the same place. In the winter we decided to enjoy a leave of absence by having a sleigh ride party. A class meeting was called to decide whether or not to banquet our Senior friends, who would this year be discharged from the army. After much discussion it was decided in the affirmative. Preparations begun immed- iatelv. It was given May 27 in the dining room of the Methodist church. The third year of the campaign ended with leave of absence of one day at Tashmoo Park. The next vear we were taken in as fourth year recruits with a roll call of thirty-one to continue the campaign and make it a success. The first issue of importance was electing the com- pany ' s officers. Frederick Gliem, being the most popular was again commissioned as captain. Next came the el- ection of the General Staff, more commonly known as the council. When we received the returns we found that Frederick was elected Chief of the Staff, Helen, lieutenant of girls athletics, and Orville lieutenant of boys athletics. Tn this last year of our army life it became necessary to use the churches for barracks on account of the erection of the new one. As was the usual custom we held a dress parade. Among us were basket and foot ball players, ditch diggers, dukes and pickaninnies. The first social event of the year was the Junior-Senior party given at the city hall in

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Class History N the fall of 1918, at the beginning of the school year, a company of fifty boys and girls joined the army and entered upon a campaign of educa- tion in the old St. Clair high school. When the general gazed over our ranks he pronounc- ed us as a fine bunch of rookies. Army life was new to a few of our members but it didn ' t take them long to get accustomed to the rules and methods of procedure. After the enroll- ing process was over everyone buckled down to hard work. Soon a class meeting was called. After much wrang- ling, Frederick Gliem was commissioned as Captain. He had much tact and proved a faithful leader. In November of that year, the recruits of one year’s experience entertained us at a party. This being our first party we certainly shall never forget it. On Wash- ington’s birthday, thinking it a proper time, we returned the honor. It was given in the city hall, which was dec- orated in accordance with the day. George Washington favors were distributed and displayed in a grand review of the ranks . In the army athletics of that year two boys from our ranks played on the foot-ball team and three girls on the basket-ball team. Owing to the epidemic of influenza our term of service was shortened by frequent furloughs and some of our members were under quarantine. The days of service passed qu ickly and soon June came. After a two months furlough we joined our company in September. We were now promoted to the rank of second year recruits. Puffed up by this first promotion we commenced a year of new campaigning. When the roll call was taken it was found that ten members failed to appear. At a class meeting new officers were chosen. Edward Chase being commissioned captain for the year. This Year, as before several members proved themselves useful in winning honors for our army in foot-ball, base- ball, basket-ball and track. The epidemic of influenza appeared again and our army surgeon pronounced the words, ‘‘Schools Closed,” another furlough over which no tears were shed. It now became our turn to entertain our rookie friends as we had been in our first year of service. We did so by giving

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October. Later in the year the Senior-Junior party was given, One day we were surprised to hear that Bernice grow- ing tired of army life, had decided to try a new one — that of matrimony. It became evident that we could not carry on the campaign without funds. A coffee was given at the home of our captain at which the magnificent sum of forty-three dollars was cleared. The end of the campaign is near. Events are grow- ing too numerous to record. We have emerged from the trials of the four years victors. Our company is about to be discharged and we expect, to go out in the world as individuals to carry on the greatest campaign of all — Life. —ROSAMOND YEIP ’22. Junior High School