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

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class prophecy Hello Central! Give me I-2-3-O Brighton Road. Hurry!!! lt's very important. Is that you, Jane? Well-this is Beverly. When did I arrive home? Oh, I flew home this afternoon and am going to stay for the holi- days. But listen, the reason I called was to ask you if you had heard the latest about Jeanne Fosdick. You know-Jeanne, the nurse they have had such a time with down in Ohio. Well, guess what she did? She pushed the wrong button in the elevator and she and her patient, Paul Sloan, who was to be discharged today, have been stuck in it for several days Yes, and Maxine Lance is simply furious. This is the fourth time she has been all ready to get married and then been left waiting at the church. I guess the minister, Ernest Cap- ron, has almost given up all hope of ever re- ceiving his SI98. Can they get them out? Really I don't know, but they've got two of the most expert people on the case.. Who are they? Certainly you remember that talkative chap, Jack Hughey. They say he's a super sleuth at getting people out of trouble. His assistant, Betty Hagenbuch, works out all the details for him. Are they that way about each other? To tell the truth, I haven't heard, but they say he has a black eye, if that means anything. What!! No! Really, I can't imagine Charles Henke teaching ballet. Why did he decide to do that?? Oh, he broke his leg trying to teach Rodney Everhart to jitterbug!! Now isn't that the limit!! They say that crazy scientist, Dick Schoch, has blown up his laboratory again. Thatmust be about the fifth time he's done it. You'd think that he and his assistant, Jim Niccum, would find the proper compounds for his new super bomb pretty soon. The way the papers talk, that old maid's home out on Flutter Street must be doing all right. The head of it, Mary Congdon, certain- ly is setting some pace with the bachelors. I just heard that Joyce Harding and Donna Lucas have enrolled. Isn't that shocking!!! Did you know of the mysterious disappear- ance of Harold Roberts? All Hollywood was shocked over it. It seems that one morning all the hotel could find was a pair of shoes in a bathtub. Charles Withers, the detective on the case, says he has some clues as the plug has come up missing. Confidentially, I have inside information from the hotel manager, Bob Stowe, that with all of Mr. Roberts' night life he wasn't surprised. You know of that famous psychiatrist, Pa- tricia Baum, don't you? Well, she's just had a serious breakdown. They say that she finally ge eighteen just gave up trying to diagnose the strange case of Pauline Patterson. What was the matter with her? Don't you remember? She's the girl who giggled,and giggIed,and giggled. I see that eminent newspaper writer, Luther Warner, got quite a story for himself the other day. He interviewed Shannon Cox, that revolutionist, who was caught throwing bombs at Bob Springer's palatial residence in Detroit. It seems that the bank, of which Bob is pres- ident, wouldn't lend her any money for her latest political campaign. Isn't that too bad? Yes, Shannon always said that Bob was ter- ribly cold. Eugene Nichols a butler!! But of course it comes easy to him. He always did make him- self at home in everybody's kitchen. Oh yes, I nearly forgot to tell you what I read in the want ads the other day. Wanted - A good position, short hours, and high wages. Bob Baker. You say you expected it? Yes, I thought I heard you correctly. Bob Thompson! Why, don't you know. He's the famous pilot who flies the airplanes in all of the smash hit airplane pictures. Bob Rom- mel, the director of Superb Hit Studio, has just hired him to play in his new picture lt CouIdn't Be Done. You've heard of that famous Mademoiselle D'Voure? Yes, I knew you had. Well, she is none other than our own Barbara Fausnaugh. She's just returned to America and is opening an exclusive dress shop in New York. I just read in the papers that she has hired Eleanor DeLong as her dress-designer and BettyKlein- huizen to model her clothes. It's been rumor- ed that the great opera singer, Eleanor Peeke, is going to have all of her costumes for her new opera made there. Did you hear about the great financier, Dick Lane? He has just come all the way from Europe in order to have that worId-re- nowned doctor, Eleanor Spadafore, remove his tonsils which have been troubling him for some time. Kose Binando, his private nurse, accompanied him to America. Has he a great deal of money? He must have as he has al- ready employed three new stenographers here in America. The stenographers, Doris Wille- min, Ruth Timm, and Mary Alice DeLong, are planning on returning to Europe with him. I expect this would be censored if written. 'By the way did you know that Betty Clayton was recently appointed to serve on the Presi- dent's Cabinet? I wonder if she and all our other classmates remember what grand times we had in school. l'm sure l'lI never forget them. Good-bye, Jane, l certainly enjoyed our chat. -Beverly Reed, '4I. reflector

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EDUCATION IN AMERICA We in America have a right to be proud of our system of education M proud of the fact that here educational opportunities are provided for all. It is a fine feeling to know that we are taught honestly and by compe- tent instructors the many things which will help us to successfully take our places in the world. We owe a debt of gratitude to our ances- tors, who, because they realized the impor- tance of education, made possible the com- pleteness of our present American public school system. The foundation of this system was laid by the Massachusetts School Act of l647, This act provided for an elementary school to be established for every fifty fam- ilies, a grammar school for every hundred families, and the public schools to be support- ed by public taxation. Two famous colleges founded early during the settlement of our country were l-larvard, in l636, and Wlllam and Mary College, in l693. Truly the East set a fine example in educational standards, and the example was followed by the rest of the country. School expenses, though always a problem, have not stood in our way to a great extent, School funds were established when money from the sale of public lands was set aside for school purposes, and in i836 Congress estab- lished a permanent fund by distributing a treasury surplus among certain states. t r h s. I94I pa salutatory II We cannot really appreciate our educa- tional opportunities until we see what other countries have provided in this line. ln England education for the common peo- ple has not made much headway because of the conservatism of the people and the dom- ination of the aristocracy. l-lowever, the im- portance of popular education is now being realized. Technical training in England is provided by teacher's training schools, tech- ical schools, and universities, The most famous universities are located at Oxford, Cambridge, l.ondon, Manchester, and Bir- mingharp. France saw the necessity of popular edu- cation after the French Revolution and a fair educational system was set up. Should France now be forced to accept complete rule by Germany, her education would not suffer, for the German system is one of the finest. The strict compulsory school attendance law, rigidly enforced in Germany, causes there to be fewer illiterates in that country than in any other country in the wofld. l-lowever, there is one big defect in the German system. Thinking is allowed only as long as it is in accord with the policies of the government. We may envy the high degree to which education in Germany has been developed, But I think we all appreciate the fact that we have what is lacking there-freedom to use our education as we please, to proceed as we please in our chosen work. -ELEANOR DELONG ge sevente

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t r..h. s. humor to humor-us Time and tide wait for no man, but woman expects all three to wait for her. 'k 'k 'k Wanted Column Wanted: Some one to rightly determine if Einstein is really greater than I expect to be. Dick Schoch. Wanted-Order in the Assembly. Mr. Fleming. Wanted-A liniment to reduce a swell- ed head without injury to the hair--Dick Lane. Wanted--All the attention that can be had. Miss Zuidema.. Wanted--Some more questions to ask. Eleanor Spadafore. Renti I have several untried methods of skipping school which I will rent to satis- factory parties with references from Mr. Dickie. Jane Anderson, 'k 'A' 'k The high school is a great human fac- tory. Yes, students get canned there, ' 'A' 'il' 'A' Jeff- What kind of hair does your dog have? Patsy- Dog hair. 'k'k'k lvlr DeLong lin chemistryl - What else is found inhsea waters besides sodium chloride? George Thompson- Fish, 'k 'A' 'A' Youngibus boyibus kisse girlorum, Tasibus sweetibus wante someorumg Kisse so loudibus wake up ol' manorum, Tommie get kickibus out of the doorum. 'kiwi' The Creafion of Exams I. And the Prof. said, Let there be sharks to delve in the briny deep and gather up knowledge and wisdom and to devour the midnight oil and to acquire dyspepsia. 2. And there were sharks and they did delve in the briny deep and they did ac- quire wisdom and dyspepsia. 3. And the evening and the morning were the first day. el And the Prof. said, Let there be digs and grinds and Poles scattered over the face of the earth. 5. And the morning and the evening were the second day. A 6. And the student said, Let there be cuts' and 'bluffs,f' and there were huge cuts and enormous bluffs upon the face of the earth until the Prof. regretted the existence of the grinds and digs. 7. And the blutfers and cutters said, Let there be ponies and horses to convey us across the deep cuts and up the steep bluffs, 8. And the morning and the evening were the third day. 9. And there were ponies and horses and the bluffers and cutters made great stables for them that they might be ever present in time of trouble. IO. And the morning and the evening were the fourth day. Il. And the Prof. said, Let there be crams, and there were crams. l2. And the morning and the evening were the fifth day. I3 And the Prof said, Let there be exams, and there were exams. I4. And the morning and the evening were the sixth day, I5 And the exams descended and the flunks came and beat upon those bluffers and upon those cutters, and they fell, and great was the fall thereof. I6 And they were seen no more thence in the seats which had known them, for their knowledge was built upon shifting horses and ponies. 'k'k'k Our teacher says that fleas are black, But how can that be sa, For Mary had a little lamb, With fleas as white as snow Freshman. iii Eugene Nichols- I was mimicking Mr. King yesterday and he caught me. Elizabeth Turnbull- What did he soy? Eugene N- Told me not to make a fool of myseIf. 'k 'k 'k f'Among the memorable dates in his- tory, wrote Bob Evans, was Antony's date with Cleopatra. i 'A' i' Maxine- l'm mad at Ike, Joyce- So soon, what's wrong? M. - I-le knows so many naughty songs. J- Does he sing them to you? M. - No, the mean thing, he just whistles the tunes. i' 'A' 'A' I went to be tough, I want to smoke and chewg I want to run around at night Like other fellows do, - Carl I-lommond. 1941 page nine .l. F. -- I want to ask you a serious question, mamma. Mother- Well, dear, what is it? J, F.- If I eat a lot of dates will I become a calendar? 'A' ir 'A' Senior- Why, it's all over school! Excited Freshy- What is? Senior- The roof, you fool, the roof. 'A' i' 'A' Frederick Shutes, translating, Caesar sic dicat an de cur, egessi Iictum. - Caesar sicked the cat an the cur, I guess he licked him. 'lr 'A' ir Now I lay me down to rest, While thinking of that Physics test, If l should die before I wake, That test l shall not have to take. Physics Student. i' 'A' 'k The Varsity Club is contemplating building a fence around the High School to keep the trees from leaving in the spring, V 1' 'lr tk Definition FACULTY-A bunch of men and wo- men hired to help the seniors run the school. uk 'lr ir Student Formula The behavior of the student varies in- versely as the sauare of the distance from the teacher's desk. 'k'k'k Miss Comar- What is the difference between a lemon and a head of cabbage? Bob Fitch-- l don't know. Miss Coma:- You would be a fine one to send after lemons! ir'kir Once l loved a charming girl and asked her to be my wife but receiving a decided- ly negative reply I thought l'd get even so I married her mother. Then my father married the girl. When I married the girl's mother, the girl became my daughter and my father married my daughter so he is my son. When my father married the girl she became my mother. If my father is my son, and my mother is my daughter, who in thunder am I7 My mother's mother is my wife and must be my grandmother and being my grandmotlter's husband, l must be my own grandfather! 'A' 'A' 'k Don Warner - Hey, Flatfeet, don't shoot, your gun isn't loaded. Johnny Martin- Can't help it, Don, the birds won't wait. teen