Tecumseh High School - Echoes Yearbook (Tecumseh, MI)

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ECHOES OF 1935 SALUTATORY By BETTY LINGER Members of the School Board, Parents, Teachers and Friends: Another June has arrived and it is again time tor a graduating class to depart from Tecumseh High School. Tonight marks a new era in the lives of fifty-eight young men and women, and we welcome the opportunity to extend cordial greet- ings to each of you who have come to this great event. Hitherto, our ships have sailed on a narrow and sheltered stream. Our lives for the most part have been quiet and calm because of the efforts of our parents and teachers to make them pleasant. We owe our sincere gratitude to them, for they have sacrificed at all times in order that our lives might be tranquil and happy ones. Often on this short voyage, we have been tempted to permit our fragile little ships to drift idly along the way with no apparent goal ahead, but we have been guided safely onward by our parents and teachers. They have taught us that our aim determines our true worth, and that we cannot rise higher than our aim. They warned us against the dangerous sand bars and rocks on which our ships might have been wrecked had we not aspired to something higher and more worth- while. Tonight, we, the class of 1935, are going to christen a new ship and are going to set sail on a vast and unknown sea — the world. There have been failures in the lives of each of us, but this one success which we are enjoying tonight gives us re- newed hope, and so we venture forth seeking new worlds to conquer. Each of us will aim to do this with a greater degree of success than he has attained in his high school education. Each of us will strive to guide his ship in the direction which he most desires, and although by the time we anchor we may be separated by many miles, still our purpose is the same. Even if we do not reach our goal nothing will be lost if we have given our very best. What I aspire to be, And was not, comforts me. Before departing from Tecumseh High School, we glance backward at the things we have accomplished and look into the future to the things we shall do. We shall be confronted with many hardships and difficulties; our ships may be tossed many miles from their course, but we shall quide them safely back to their original route with great skill and care, because we know that somewhere in the sea of life there is success and that we must not anchor until we have attained that goal. A winner never quits, and a quitter never wins. As we pause for a brief time before launching our ships on this unknown ocean, I welcome the opportunity to wish you, dear classsmates, success and happi- ness. To our parents and teachers who have guided us so safely to this goal and who have prepared us so diligently for the future, I wish to offer thanks from the bottom of my heart. I hope you w ill consider your time well spent and I hope that you will feel through both words and actions my sincere gratitude. And to you, dear friends, who have also contributed a large part toward our success — to each and everyone of you, I bid you a most hearty welcome. Twenty-two

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ECHOES OF 1935 VALEDICTORY Classmates and Friends: Tonight is the last time we shall be together as a group — the last time we shall meet under the direct supervision of our parents and teachers. Tomorrow marks a new era in our lives, and we should now try to look ahead and see what the future holds in store for us. Our lives are scoreboards, and tonight we all mark down our first score — the first score which will start us in our attempt to win the game. The plans we have made and shall make will determine the number of scores we can mark down to- morrow. If our plans are formulated carefully, we can be sure of winning the game; if they are made in a haphazard fashion, we shall no doubt fall behind and perhaps be forced to cheat a bit to meet the opposition of the world. We are the men and women — the citizens of tomorrow; we should plan our lives so that we shall have made the world a little better for our having lived in it. We realize that it is now time for us to take our lives into our own hands. Let us see how fine and clean we can keep these scoreboards; let us mark down only those scores which we have earned honestly, so that we can say we have won the game through fair play. We should attempt to develop our characters in order that we can abide by the laws of God and man to such an extent that we shall not have lived in vain. Alexander Pope said, A little learning is a dangerous thing. How true that statement is! With a little learning, we can do but a small bit toward developing our characters and aiding our country, but with a great deal of learning, we can meet the opposition of the world and accomplish great things. Many of us will not be able to go on to institutions of higher learning, but we know that all learning is not to be found in books. The world, outside of college, is full of things from which we can learn, if we only try to find them. Our search for education should not stop with a high school diploma, but should be inspired by it. If we cannot continue our education in school, we should seek out the partially hidden opportunities and learn from them. In doing this, we shall be mat king down many scores, the scores which will help us to win the game. Our class motto — Today we follow, tomorrow we lead — clearly illustrates what tonight means in our lives. Our parents and teachers have been leading us care- fully, and we have been following. Although we shall be influenced by their leadership, tonight stops our deliberate following, and begins our career of guiding. What we do with our lives now will determine whether or not we are good or bad guides; what we do will have a marked influence on those who look to us for en- couragement. Tonight let us all utter a fervent prayer, asking that we be good, strong leaders — leaders whom anyone would be proud to follow. MARY BELL Twenty-one

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ECHOES OF 1935 GIFTATORY BETTY KOPKE MARY HEATH BRAINARD We, in a way, consider it unfortunate that Jeanne Allen is so peaceful and quiet. We shall furnish her with a teter board to thoroughly acquaint her with the ups and downs of life. Most people have had trouble in distinguishing Don and Ron Filter. It might be disasterous if the girls should do this, so we feel that a blue bow for Edna Brees and a pink bow for Elisabeth Anderson will take care of that difficulty. Violent tempers should be pacified. Harold Anderson might find this pacifier useful in the future. Sun rays often play havoc with dazzling blondes. We feel that this sun shade would serve a good purpose for Lillian Auten. The workman deserves the best of tools. We feel sure that such an able cook as Leona Avery deserves the best of measuring cups obtainable. Good Luck Leona! We are told that many people are sceptical as to whether Loren Avery ' s car should continue to function. We hope to avoid such an accident by giving him this new car so that he shall be prepared tor any emergency. Emily Schreder and Dorothy Babcock are very proficient at making faces but to conserve tneir energy for better things we are presenting them with an extra face. For Mary Bell, we have provided an alphabet in order that she may become familiar with other letters than A ' s. One member of our class is noted for his fluent oratory. So for Donald Bene- dict, we have an hour glass that his words might be measured. Judging by his excellent work in Speech Class, we believe that Theodore Brooks will find much use for this book on Parliamentry Rules. To Knowlton Brown we present this sneeze muffler which may relieve his em- barrassment in the future. Believing an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, we have provided a curling iron for Frederick Bryan just in case his hair should refuse to curl. Since Mary Heath Brainard has done such splendid work in oratorical work I believe this map of the United States will help Mary find her way around while she is on those oratical tours. For Frederick Buchheimer we have a sparking machine. Use it in the way you think best, Fred. We believe in preparedness therefor we are presenting James Buck with this miniature pillow so that he may always sleep in comfort. We have inquired into the ambition of some of our class mates. Virginia Conklin wishes to be a nurse. Every one knows that every nurse needs a thermome- ter so we are sure Virginia will value and cherish our gift of this thermometer. Gerald Craig has an extraordinary ambition — that of retaining his youthful- ness. Such an ambition has never been realized. We shall present Gerald with a bottle of water from the Fountain of Youth, so that he may be the first to be for- ever young. Twenty three