Union High School - Aurora Yearbook (Grand Rapids, MI)

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5111 'illllemnriam Loyalty is the holiest thing in the human heart?-Seneca The passing of Mr. William Pearn on February 8, 1938, brought sorrow and a distinct sense of loss to students and teachers who were in any manner associated with him. His cheerfulness, helpfulness, and extended interest in the school beneited Union High School both morally and physically. Whatever was of interest to Union was of interest. to Mr. Pearn. He constantly strove to assist in solving his students' social and vocational problems. He was born February 15, 1881. Following his graduation from Western State Teachers College, he began his career at Lewis Institute in Chicago, by teaching machine shop there as he did for twentyfone years at Union. It was in Chicago that he learned the tool and die trade at which he was most skillful. In September, 1916, he came to Union to teach machine shop, mechanical drawing, and mathematics. He kept his own shop in utmost orderliness and in his spare time made several machines for the science laboratory. Keeping his car in perfect running order was his hobby. Although not a sportsrnan, he was a lover of birds, animals, and the outfoffdoors and was keenly interested in the preservation of nature. During his last illness, new machines, obtained largely through his efforts, had been brought into his shop. His last wish was to see these machines and the shop in which he had served so long. Loyalty and devotion such as Mr. Pearn's is an inspiration to all.

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Dedication To Miss Myrtle Heseltine, adviser of the school newspaper, The Reflector, and former adviser of the annual, we dedicate this Aurora. She has surmounted the innumerable difficulties which beset a high school publications adviser to produce Reflectors and Auroras worthy of being called Union's own. The Aurora won AllfAmerican honors in 1936 under her capable direction. No other Grand Rapids high school in the last eight years has produced a year' book which has won AllfAmerican honors, and in 1936 no other high school in Michigan won this distinction. Miss Heseltine was a pioneer in the use of action pictures to replace the stiff, posed groups in annuals of byfgone days. The Reflector received First Class rating in 1936 and 1937, another tribute to our hard working adviser's ingenuity and willingness to experiment. Working on the Reflector staff, students become aware of her consideration to all with whom she comes in contact. She would refuse to allow any item to appear in the paper if she thought that it would hurt someone's feelings even an infinitesimal amount. She strives to make her students appreciate and achieve accuracy, that prime requisite of publications work. She knows how to take a joke, loves fun, and has the knack of pleasing everyf body. She knows and understands boys and girls and helps them improve themselves. We salute Miss Heseltine!

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'TY' rsneathen Named to Captam Hawks Nlne ' Bill Sneathen, veteran catcher n Union High baseball team, was. lected by his teammates Wednes-1 ay to captain the squad this year. 1 his is Sneathen's fourth season' the Red Hawks' team. A oach Doc Ellingson said Thurs- ' y that the team was looking for 5 ctice games this week-end as! added measure of conditioningj the coming .ea . ,