St Johns High School - Le Cid Yearbook (St Johns, MI)

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FRESHMAN CLASS I am sure you need no introduction to the Freshman Cless. Its members may be identified anywhere from Bruno's and Battery E armory to the Gym by their brightly smiling faces. They smile under all conditions and circumstances, trying to live up to their unwritten motto of Laugh and the World Laughs With You. This class, as you all know, has been condescendingly and scornfully dubbed, The Comedy of Er- rors, by the upper classes. But this is only one of the many trials we have cheerfully borne in our brief sojourn on this heavenly realm called High School,-or at least so it appeared to our awed eyes when vie ertered last September. We were glad to have the novelty of routine work after our weeks' of idleness during the summer. As school progressed, the novelty wore off but the routine remained. This was broken at last by the advent of our first class meeting. When we assem- bled we saw our cliss for the first time as a whcle or as an organization. Robert Scott, as presidentg Merril Pearl, as vice-presidentg Margaret Huey, as sec- retary. and Nolan Walker as treasurer, were elected as our officers. Mr. Francis vias chosen class sponsor and advisor, or rather, he himself informed us that he would act in this capacity. In fact, he said he had particular reasons of his own for wanting to keep his eagle eye upon us during our first year. On December 22, 1921. our class enjoyed a party at the Knights of Pythias hall. The evening went swiftly with games and dancing, and for once the repeated efforts of the older fellows to gain entrance to the Freshie party were in vain. After our return to the scene of action following Christmas, we were imbued with a new spirit and fervor, and decided to give an assembly. The committee consisted of Lester Bond, Robert Scott, Nolan Walker, and Isargaret Huey, assisted by Miss Bailey. Recitations by Robert Scott and a one-act playlet entitled, A Trip to Mauerj' were the main features and the program was concluded with music. We are proud of the part we played in Athletics this year. Our representatives on the different teams have wcn credit, both fcr themselves and the class. Taking us as a whole, we Freshmen wish to continue as we have started.-live- ly and full-of-fun, but always striving ahead toward that distant goal:- Graduation, NVe are confident that we have and in the months to come VVILL profit by our mistakes so that when we become full-fledged Scphomores our emerald tint will have entirely disappeared. What we are is good evidence of what we have been, and, in the Words of Byron, The best of prophets of the future is the past. -MARGARET E. HYEY. n......1.-........,..,, ,-Y,...m,,, .

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HUGH FRANCIS Class Patron ROBERT SCOTT President MERRIL PEARL Vice-President MARGARET HUEY Secretary N OLAN WALKER Treasurer

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CHARACTER SKETCH OF MR. FRANCIS Mr. Francis says that he has no other reason than a wcman's reason, he thinks 'tis so because 'tis so. In sufte of his reasons Mr. Francis thinks, sometimes he lets the class do some thinking but very rarely. He is a many-sided person: he knows a lot about history. lc-t about econcmics, and a lot about literature. but as for Latin, he asks Miss Turnbull what Quo vadis meang. saying that he could get the literal translation, but not a free one. Of course that may be all right but people may think otherwise. Miss Turnbull is quite young, quite pretty so we think Mr. Francis has other reasons for asking her Quo vadis after school. However, t-hat may be, Mr. Francis shows excentional ability in telling stories, he takes great secret pleasure in making little shivers run up and down our vertebrae or making the south wind blow hurricanes down our necks. He is upright in his dealings with the pupils, altho occasionally ruffled into ruff- house stuff. We would advise him to refrain in the future, and remember he is a gentleman. As for debating and argumentation he is a wizard. Occasionally in history when the argument becomes heated he implcres us to open our minds to conviction. As for his own mind being open to ccnviction, he still thinks that the reason the Sahara desert is so dry is because there is no rain there. he will tell this to your face bravely, fear- lessly. and unmindful of consequences. He holds the same opinion on the theory of Relativity. Step into the school house any day and you will see him sitting behind his great desk official, his right leg cocked ever his left, and leaning back surveying the room with majestic benevolence, a true monarch of all he surveys. Or leaning over his desk pretending to be occupied with the ntegtal struggle. At regular intervals of five min- utes his head pops out of his collar like a mud-turtle, hoping to catch a glimpse of some miscreant in action. Did you ever see a mud-turtle dodging sticks? If you can imagine Mr. Francis doing this you will have an idea of his appearance.