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

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Social Life of Class The first event during our Freshmen year was the farewell party given to Sidney Steensma on January 7 in the City Hall. Games were played and refresh- ments were served about eleven o’clock. On May 12 there was a Junior-Senior High party also given in the City Hall. This was followed by the annual Sophomore- Freshmen dance which took place June 2. The first party in 1923 was a Junior-Senior High party given in the High School gymnasium. There was dancing and games. May 14 the Sophomores and Juniors gave the Seniors of 1923 a dancing party. About the first of June our Biology class and Miss Howe took a boat trip to Belle Isle. We left on the 7 :30 boat reaching the park about noon. The rest of the day was spent in the park. The night before Hallowe’en 1924 the Sophomores gave the Juniors a mas- querade party. February 22 of the same year, the Senior High entertained the Junior High to a Washington’s birthday party. A Hallowe’en festival was given by the Seniors of ’25, October 27. There was dancing, side shows and eats. February 12 and 13 the Senior class gave a one act play. “Scenes in a Union Depot.” Practically all members of the class took part. It was directed by Mrs. B. B. Maw and Miss Mowrer. The biggest success was “Springtime” sponsered by the Seniors and under the direction of Miss M. Hen- dricks of the John Roger’s Producing Company of Ohio. This was given two nights, the 26 and 27 of April. 25

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He advertised the circus by going on ahead. Thinking a circus might add to our excitement, my friend decided to stop. Just as we got inside, the crowd began to cheer and yell, and coming around the tent was the star performer of the day- — our friend, Cresence Wilson. She had joined the circus as bareback rider and tight rope walker a year before, and now was their star. After leaving the circus grounds, we went on. We were passing a small town about twenty miles from Annsville, when a large aviation field caught our eye. I got out of the machine, and walked over to where a number of aeroplanes were standing. 1 gathered from the conversation of the crowd, that today was the day of an exhibition, given by two of our classmates, whose names l recognized as Ella Biewer, and Frieda Hartlein. Today was the demonstration and stunts of the only women aviators, one thousand feet in the air. We rode with marvelous speed for about three hours, and finally came to a very large city. It was Chicago. Just on the outskirts of the city, we noticed a large school, almost twice as large as our school. It was recess time for the smaller ones, and the teachers were talking out in the yard. 1 thought 1 recognized one of them, and when we stopped, sure enough — there was Marie Duchane. She was teaching the fourth grade. She told me that Olive Backhurst was teacher of American Literature. She had a class that hour, so 1 did not see her. Marie told me that a number of our classmates were either in business or residing in Chicago. Ruth Pelton was Physical Director in a girls seminary not far from there. John Schlinkert was leader of a Jazz orchestra at a cafe called King Wall Lou, of which he was the owner. Then she showed me the day’s paper — in headlines I saw, “Keves touring the country on campaign for Democratic nominee for President. His private Secretary was William Kahler. On the next page, I saw “Third of a Series of Articles on Health,” by Neil Conlin, Physical Director at the U. of M. After a while spent looking around Chicago, we returned to our own city, only to find that several changes had taken place also. George Harrison now owned the County Press, and was putting out a daily St. Clair paper. John Mac Intyre had become a prominent lawyer, and was practicing law in St. Clair. Just then I was awakened by a loud crash. The door had slammed and woke me up. It was all a dream. I wrote what I remembered of my dream, and here it is. Julia McCormick 24

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WHO’S WHO ? Name 1 Nickname Hobby Ambition Exhaust Backhurst, Olive “Ollie” Hiking To be a Teacher “Why!” Biewer, Ella “Shorty” Driving a “Maxwell” Get Married “Huh” Burgholder, Lucile “Lucy” Cutting up To be an inferior Decorator “Good night” Conlin, Neil “Conlin” Driving Alberta around Own a Studebaker “Heck” Closs, Georgenia “George” Primping To get along with boys “Oh You” Duchene, Marie “Bob” Horses To play a player piano in a Jazz Orchestra “Now, was that nice?” Hartlein, Freda “Freddie” Hurrying to school To be a Chemistry Teacher “My Gosh!” Joachim, Joseph “Big Boy” Gazing at nothing Football Player “When” Keves, Henry “Hank” Getting his lesson To be an Orator “Hey” Kahler, William “Bill” Sporting flashy bow ties U. S. Ambassador to Fiji Islands “Dont’cha know” Lawrence, Laurel “Billie” Knockin’ ’em cold To become a vamp “Is that so” McCormick, Julia “Judy” “Hello, are you waiting” Model at Goldstein’s “That ' s good” MacIntyre, John “Johnnie” Arguing To act in Congress “Yah” Munger Ellen “Monkey” Chewing gum Mack Sennett Beauty “Make it snappy” O ' Brien, Edward “Ed” Writing love letters To be a Ladies’ Man “Aw, listen” Pelton, Ruth “Rufus” Laughing To be a Nurse “Honest” Powers, Edward “Pick” Excavating cellars To be a Preacher “Hang it” Ross, Eunice “Eunie” Studying ? ? ? To reduce to 130 “Oh, gosh” Schlinkert, John “Johnnie” “Peg” of My Heart Comedian “I’ll be darned” Schaefer, Howard “Schaefer” Socks Keep up with the times “Well, now” Walters, Frances “Fran” Slinging “Hash” Captivating Neil “Good night” Wilson, Cresence “Teddy” Swiping men Become President of U. S. “Let’s go” Zimmer, Mary “Mary” Taking notes Office Girl “Oh dear” Harrison, George “Hash” Getting excuses Get rich “I don’t know”