Three Rivers High School - Reflector Yearbook (Three Rivers, MI)

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History ' The chief interest in history is the fact that it is not yet finished. HIS quotation seems very appropriate for our Senior Class. As we go out from our beloved High School to our various vocations, we begin a new and larger life, but the foundation for this life has been built in the Three Rivers High School. We may forget the Latin or the algebra in which we once excelled, but we shall never for- get the lessons we have learned from our teachers and our fellow stu- dents. Through these four years of school our class has been bound together as it is possible only for a number of persons with one goal to be bound. It is therefore with many regrets that we, placing our standard in the hands of the Juniors, go forth each one to fight life's battles. In September, 1909, forty-eight aspiring boys and girls entered High School. They settled down and studied uncomplainingly. This was an uneventful year in which we did not distinguish ourselves above the average Freshman class. One event, however, because of its novelty, still lingers in our memories. This was the Hallowe'en party given by the faculty. After a pleasant and refreshing vacation we assembled the following fall to take up our work with renewed vigor and found that, although sixteen of our class had left, ten new members had come into our midst, namely: Fern Fisher, Rena Wing, Harvey Romig, Bert Wyant, Gradon Wing, Grace Kelso, Pauline Ranck and Margaret Knevels. Our class was made up of forty-two individuals, like all sophomores, studiously in- clined and determined to conquer Caesar and obtain the best of grades in geometry. We listened with enthusiastic interest to the stories of Europe told us by our teachers, Miss Winslow, Miss Wiggin and Miss Workman who attended the Passion Play at Oberammergau during the summer vacation. We found that we had a new principal, Mr. Mann, of whom we were to learn the most judicious way of obtaining admits. Of course we never played hookey and found it difiicult to get O. K. excuses. We also had a new German and a new commercial teacher. By the time we were well organized, we were informed that our es- teemed and helpful English teacher, Miss Workman, had accepted a position in the Grand Rapids High School and that Miss Wilson was to take her place. It was after many thrilling experiences that the latter steered us safely into the harbor of English III. We began to realize during the course of our Sophomore year that great possibilities were i281

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To the Class of '13 These long days we've spent together Let us cherish and revere, As we journey onward, upward, Ever striving year by year To ascend heights yet beyond us, Heights of knowledge, duty, power, Mounts of love and self denial, Triumph in ternptation's hour. These have been our years of training For the harder, steeper path, Years Whose efforts shall be blessed, For 'tis unto him that hath Shall be given understanding, More appreciation, joy In the works of man and nature, Treasures none can e'er destroy. Unto each must be his portion, Unto each his joys and woes, He shall Win who overcomethg Victor he who onward goes Through the sunshine, through the shadow Onward through the tempest's blast, For 'tis thus the Heavenly Father Leads His children home at last. Margaret E. Cummings E271

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opening before us and that many of our number were especially talented. This year Hilda Coates won first place in the sub-district declamatory contest, our star basket ball forwards, Esther and Rena were declared wonders by all who saw them play, and Belle developed a marvelous capability for story writing. The Sophomore year we spent at peace with all the world but when we acquired the title of Juniors we had very exciting times with the Soph- omores. The most noteworthy of these mighty battles was the color contest. As Freshmen, it seems, the Sophomores decided upon green and white for their colors. Nothing more was said until the Juniors unwittingly chose the same colors for theirs. Then the Sophs rose up in righteous QD indignation and loudly cried, We want our colors. After a great many meetings and warm discussions in which the question was not satisfactorily settled, it was taken to the High School Council. The Council decided in favor of the tender Sophomores and gave them their colors. We, being the older class and knowing that Hmagnanimity is the truest wisdom, surrendered with good grace and chose gold and green as the symbol of our class. As Juniors, then, we grew in strength and courage and great were the accomplishments of our class. The brilliant success of the High School athletics in 1910-11 was due in a large measure to the talent con- tributed by the class of 1913. Louis Hice and Carl Hanshaw were our representatives in the boys' basket-ball team and our forwards again made the girls' team a winning one. In the county field meet, Edward Huss won the first prize in the hundred yard and running broad dash, and Carl Handshaw in the high hurdles and the running high jump. In fact we had grown entirely necessary to the running of the High School machinery. We closed the year by giving the Seniors and the Faculty a trip to Fisher's Lake. ' The Senior class, representing the survival of the fittest, was com- posed of twenty-four members. Margaret Cummings joined us in our last year and rendered excellent service as editor of our Annual. Just after school began we tearfully bade farewell to Mr. Smoll, our science teacher and principal. His position was filled by Mr. Clifford who guided us through the perils of physics. Mr. Nybro filled Mr. Mann's position as history teacher, and an extra teacher, Miss Eldridge, was added to the faculty to take charge of the extraordinarily large class of Rhinies. From this same crowded condition arose difficulties for the Seniors. As there was no room for them in the assembly room, they were required to study at home and to report only for classes. But this was not altogether unpleasant for us, and it was a terrible calamity when we had to return to the old system for a while. After Miss Mulheron requested those occupying the south side of the English room to meet with her after school, they all with one accord took a sneak, and the penalty pronounced by Mr. Clifford was the requirement of study E291