Tekonsha High School - Indian Yearbook (Tekonsha, MI)

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-nod u our class advisor and our officers wore: Evelyn Sumner-Held, president; Geraldine Sumnorfield, vino-president; end Scott Handnil, secretary md treasurer. This year we had two parties; one a theatre party r.t Homer with refreshments afterward at Dorothy Rice’s home, find the second at Tekonsha at the Yeoman Hall. There was also the Fr shnun-Sophonore party at the Baptist Gym. In the tenth grade vve l''st four of our members: Geraldine Summerfield, Arnold Malcuit, If ry Stratton and Glare Long, making our number twenty one. Our officers v re: Paul Saltz-gaber, president; Erma Green, vice-president; Evelyn Sumer-field, secretary and tre surer, with t.iiss Ash acting as class advisor. Our Freshman-Sophomore party war. held early in the year, ’ 7e had two parties; one a skating party at Brttle Creek, and the other a picnic at Paul Snltzgaber'a. In our Junior year we had only nineteen members. Lymon Fox left and was later replaced by Isr.belle Bowling and Harris Hayne. The first meeting v as the election of officers under the supervision of our new class advisor, Mr. Stroud; The follow-ing officers were elected: President, Lewis hcElhenie; Vice-president, Scott Kendall; and Secretary and Treasurer,•Erma Green. As each class is allowed one nerty a semester, we Juniors proceeded to take n vantage of this opportunity. A class meeting was held and soon the Garden Theatre at M' rshall was filled v ith worthy Juniors who had gone to 'see The Captain Hates the Sen .

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©(sraoetf In the fall of nineteen hundred and thirty, fourteen seventh graders eager for knowledge, entered Junior High. Being anxious to get started, we h=ld a class meeting with Miss Guay acting as class advisor. The seventh and eighth grades were together, and all of the officers were elected from the eighth grade. The reason, we were told, was because they were older and more experienced. Ned Martinson was chosen president; Martha Yost, vice-president; and Bert Shedd secretary and treasurer. Our class had but tv o parties that year, one a sxating party at Hodunk cncl the other at the Martinson cottage at Morrison Lake. The eighth grade started with thirteen members but soon gained Pearl Tudor, making fourteen. Mis3 Ash was our class advisor and the officers were: Dorothy Rice, president; Robert Slzeland, vice-president; and Scott Randall secretary and treasurer. Scott was at first unwilling to accept the office because he said he didn't have a watch to keep the minutes of the meeting. Our classes were to have two parties but because of bad behavior we were only allowed one. This was a Christmas party. Dorothy Rice Invited the eighth graders to her house for a party of all winter sports. During both years v e accompanied the high school on the annual picnics which v e re both held at Goguac iiake. In the ninth grade our class enrollment increased nearly fifteen per cent. Geraldine and Evelyn SumnerfieId moved to Texonsha and we accepted several rural students into the fold. In all we counted twenty five green Rreahraen. hiss Ash contin-

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One of tho main events of the .'fur, v f 3 'e 3 ing of the Junior play, ‘‘When Sally Go-net to Town 1 unu n- tne direction of Mr. Canfield. The proceeds o' T‘t- oiG. The last groat event if this y r was the Junior-S: nior prom which wu3 held at the Coldvmt r Country Gj.ut on May Bl. This will he a memorable -vent in the diaries of all those who attended. It was t groat pageant of youth, gr -ce and beauty that moved to the strains of Ray Wilder’s orchestra. In the year of 1035 ,?h h group of nineteen dignified boys and girls inrnedirtely took over the Senior throne vacated by last year's graduating class. A class mooting was held under the supervision of our class advisor, Mr. uert’nson, to elect the officers s follows: Harjorie VonOrracn, president; Ruth Dean, vice-president; secreteey, Blanche Thomas; and treasurer, Paul daltz n.ber. A little later we gained a new member, Virginia. Phelps. This year each class had to give an assembly program. We Seniors gave the first one which was v hoc:c Debrtc. This went over big and so that the mothers end fathers might have n chance to see it, it was presented ; gain ft night. A benefit drnce and box social wrs held at Yeoman Hall on December 20th. dusic wa furnished by Brown’s orchestra from Union City. We had baked goods srlo which turned out very well and added twenty five dollars to our treasury. A class meeting was held in which wo selected our class colors, brown and '.old; our flower, sweet pec; and our mottn Honor Lies at Labor's Gate .