Tecumseh High School - Echoes Yearbook (Tecumseh, MI)

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ECHOES OF 1933 Raymond LaBounty has concealed his future ambition until lately. We have been told he intends to start farming. We have provided a model farm so that his venture will be well guided. Douglas Lenardson dreams of achievement in fields of athletics but this will mean exposure to sun, wind, and weather so we are presenting him with something to preserve his manly beauty — a skin beautifier. We understand that Betty Linger has aspirations for a musical career, so to aid her in realizing her dreams we are presenting her with a pitch-pipe. By all indications Ruth Maynard will be a stenographer. We felt that this carbon paper would be very useful for later use. Dependability should be rewarded. We have selected this medal to reward George Meads for his dependability in basketball. Bertha Miller is master of the pothooks and for her we have a binder for her forthcoming book on shortcuts to stenography. Fay Munger, as sales manager of the annual, has been so shocked by the enormous sales of the annuals that we shall provide some smelling salts to help revive him. Charles Osburn wishes to be a millionaire. To encourage this masterly am- bition we shall give him a penny for seed. For Elizabeth Osburn we have provided an autograph album, this will be a constant reminder of her friends of Tecumseh High School. Margaret Pennington ' s serious moments are few and far between. As first aid at those times we are presenting her with a wet blanket to suppress her effer- vescent spirits. Efficiency is Gertrude Roger ' s slogan and how she has built up to it. For her we have chosen a notebook in which to budget her time and talent. Each great man has made a mark in the world. For Eugene Skinner we have selected a pencil that he may make a mark for himself. Elmer Sneary would not be Elmer without his freckles and red hair. In order that he may keep the latter we are presenting him with the Henna Shampoo. Robert Stone has two outstanding characteristics, always quiet and always busy. In order that he shall receive his just dues, we are presenting him with this gift that he may blow his own horn. Roger VanValkenburg never seems to run out of things to do. In case he does this will supply an inspiration. (Doll cutouts). Jane Warner seems hard to please, but certainly from this galaxy, she should find one to suit her taste. We believe in encouraging artists talent and believe that Leon Williamson would find nothing more useful than this box of colored crayons, with which he may sketch his way through life. Constancy is a jewel and we feel that this would be a fitting gift for Jack Wilson. The speed on the typewriter, which Marie Wintersteen has acquired almost passes believing. We feel that this watch will help her to be accurate in determin- ing her top-most speed. Twenty-five

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ECHOES OF 1935 CLASS HISTORY DOROTHY BABCOCK JEANNE ALLEN We, the Class of 1935, entered the High School in the fall of 1931 as Seventy little grains of wheat. We were planted here in the big field and were expected to continue to grow for the next four years. We were really very tiny and felt quite out of place, but with the help of some of our more experienced fellow grains we began to take root and grow. These grains were: Donald Benedict, president; Mary Bell, vice president; Mr.urice Tuckey, secretary and treasurer. Edna Brees was our representative to the Student Council. Miss Brazee was our adviser who forgot Latin for a time and helped in the wheat field. In our Freshman year we were much too busy with Citizenship and class parties, the Christmas and May parties to grow very fast, but we showed our talent by presenting an Assembly Program which consisted of an Amos n Andy skit together with some good music. Our picnic at Devil ' s Lake was the most exciting event of the year. The whole class went for a ride on the ferry with our class treasury paying the bill. By the time we had reached our Sophomore year in 1932 we had begun to send our roots deeper into the earth and we began to reali ze that we were growing. This year we numbered only sixty but we felt as if we belonged to the field in which we were planted — in fact — we felt quite superior to the new grains that came to join us. Miss Stephens was our adviser and Donald Benedict was again the chief wheat Colonel (Kernel). The other officers were: John Heesen, vice president; Gertrude Rogers, secretary and treasurer. Betty Linger was chosen our delegate to the Student Council. We grew rapidly this year and did not find time for many outside activities except one class party. This, however, proved to be a very en- joyable affair to which we invited the faculty to honor our adviser and several ether teachers who were leaving us. The Junior year found fifty-nine of us full grown and some of the tallest of the crop were chosen for the leaders. Marie Wintersteen, president; Edna Graham, vice president; John Heesen, secretary and treasurer. Mary Heath Brainard be- came our representative to the Student Council. Miss Allen consented to apply some Business Training and helped us make some money. We sold magic slates, gave dances, sold candy and then gave the Junior play, Tea Toper Tavern. From these various methods we earned considerable money as well as giving us some pleasure. Then came the Junior-Senior reception which was a far greater success than we had anticipated. We soon reached our last year. We had become Seniors. Donald Benedict was chosen president for the third time; Raymond LaBounty, vice president; John Heesen was also given an office for the third time — this year being made secretary; Mary Heath Brainard, treasurer. Maurice Tuckey represented us in the Student Council and Miss Allen was chosen our adviser. Our Senior play, The Street Twenty-seven