University High School - Nunc Dimittis Yearbook (Ann Arbor, MI)

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l . Ill-T353 CLASS HISTORY Though we leave your portals we'll remember you. This line from the school song aptly describes the sentiments of the class of 1929 on graduation day. Among our memories of the many things that go to make up school life is that of thefine class to which we have had the privilege of belonging. Doubtless some of us still remember our first assembly, where we met and became ac- quainted with our faculty. Also we might recall the manner in which the class first was divided-how we were ordered to report to either Mr. Byrn or Miss Reynolds as home room teachersg and when Monday morning came it was found that all of the boys had re- ported to Mr. Byrn and all of the girls to Miss Reynolds, and finally how both home rooms voted unanimously to stay as they were. The first three years of our class life is mostly a history of its activities. Though there were two classes above us we had a large hand in forming school traditions and activities. We helped organize and place members on the Broadcaster, Student Council, and Orchestra. The boys won the interclass basket- ball and baseball titles. A school scout troop and the Girls' Athletic Association also came into being during that teeming first year. The next year we followed, more or less, along the lines set during the first year. A new home room for girls was formed with Mrs. Solve at the head. The Zimmerman Citizen- ship and Athletic Cups were donated. Dr. Solve's home room won the Citizenship Cup, while the Purples obtained possession of the Athletic Trophy. The boys again won interclass basketball and baseball. It was during this year that the beautiful custom of singing Christ- mas carols on the last day of school in the outgoing year was originated. In the fall of 1927 we were Sophomores and members of the Senior high school. The school's First basketball team was started. On it were several members of our class, including Bob Cummings who captained this aggregation. After losing a majority of its scheduled games, the team hit its stride and won both District and Regional Tourna- ments. ' As Juniors the class began to function as a unit. The matter of class rings was cleared up after considerable debate. Lavender and green were chosen as the class colors. A majority of the members of the basketball team were juniors. The team again won Dis- trict and Regional titles and got into the Semi-finals of the State Championship. V In the spring Green Stockings was chosen as the class play. The play was an entire success from both the artistic and financial ends. At the close of the junior year we gave the graduating class the annual Junior-Senior Dance. After four years and four hundred words of writing, we have finally arrived at our Senior year. The first semester passed quietly and swiftly until attention was turned to basketball. This year with nine-tenths of the team composed of seniors, U. High won six- teen out of seventeen games played. Then came the Senior play A Prince There Was which was even better than Green Stockings in the opinion of the most competent judges. After much wrangling we arranged the details of Commencement, elected Class .Day officers, the staff of Nunc Dimittis, and held mock elections. The second annual basketball ban- quet was held and as added guests of honor the debating squad attended. Senior Privilege Day was enjoyed by all as was the Junior-Senior Dance. And now we have reached the end of the trail. The class which made this history is soon to be dismissed for the last time, never to be reassembled. And since we started with a quotation from the school song we shall finish in the same way. No matter where our paths lead in the future, we will always remember that We are the children of the Purple and the Gold. E -...... 17 l'x

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Em-El l .4 NUNC DIMITTIS STAFF Editor-in-chief .................,........... .,.,....................... R obert Fuoss jean Anderson .............................,.,.. .................................... A rt Editor Annette Cummings Robert Fuoss ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Credit for the publication of this second volume of 'Nunc Dimittis' is not entirely due to its staff. It is apparent that only through the cooperation and help of the entire Senior class and others of the Junior class, this volume has been produced. The stat? is thoroughly aware of this fact and wishes to take this opportunity of expressing its gratitude to all those taking a part in making this book possible. Class Prophecy: jack Kirby: Class Song: Helene Suarez: Quotations: Edith Rose Parsons: Class Will: Warren Sharfmang Class Plays: Betty Aiglerg Class History: Ulric Phillips: Basketball Team: Ulric Phillips: junior Class: Dorris Fish. The Nunc Dimittis staff and the class of 1929 wish to express their most sincere appreciation of Mr. Rentschler's generosity and cooperation in taking the pictures for this publication. Too much can not be said in appreciation of the effort and work of Mrs. Eich, Faculty Adviser, who has done much toward the success of this volume. dia . am 16

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. u CLASS WILL We, the members of the class of 1929, assuming ourselves to be at this moment of sound mind and high purpose, and being recognized in this connection as strong in memory and swift to justice, do hereby, jointly and severally, on behalf of each and all, give, grant, devise, bequeath, and deliver, by this our last will and testament, sundry goods, chattels, and oLher possessions, worldly and unworldly, to the hereinafter named person or persons, to wit, as follows, viz: I, Ted Dangler, do will my deep bass voice to the soloist in the girl's glee club. We, Martha Wheeler and John Cole, do will the hall space in front of lockers 215 and 216 to any two juniors who wish to spoon in peace. I, Ulric Phillips, do will my ability as a soft soaper to anybody who must get good marks, with the hope that they will be more successful than I was. I, Betty Aigler, do will my position as the only girl in the boy's glee club to anybody who promises to keep up the tradition of passing the position on. We, Margery Davis and Bob Winchester, do will our ability to keep out of fights in Ypsi.anti res.aurants to Billy Giefel. 1, Jack Kirby, do will my ability to write poetry to Dick Anderson, as he is the only one capable of doing it. I, Bob Fuoss, do will my ability to shoot baskets with my eyes closed to a coming member of the U. High basketball team in the hope that they will win some games. I, Bob Cummings, do will my ability to keep peace and amity between the various senior couples to the person who can find a capable successor for Walt jotter in the eyes of Sarah Jane Goodale. I, Dick Cummings, do will the hope that Dr. Slevenson will find somebody else to t.ase in problems class. I, Walter Jotter, do will my knowledge of the methods of staying eligible to Fred East with the desire that he will administer to all of his youthful proteges who need it. I, Harlow Stevens, do will my title as Late Mr. Stevens to any person who does not mind the tone of Mr. Ryan's voice. I, Ann Edmonds, do will my powers of acting to any girl who doesn't wear a hat. I, Warren Sharfman, do will my Seat in Mrs. Gelder's advanced biology class to any- one who enjoys wise-cracks as much as I do. We, Wilfred Sellars and Elizabeth Shull, do will our fame as debaters to Bob How- ard and Ivan Parker with the idea that they may be able to beat for scareb Blissfield's debating team next year. I, Betty Fagg, do will the sludent leadership of singing at assembly to Ivan Parker. I, Edith Rose Parsons, do will my sterling qualities as a speaker fsuch as they arej to Vernon Loeffler. I, Constance Giefel, do will my personality to Sarah Jane Goodale with the hope that she may attract a good man as quickly as I did. I, Jean Anderson, do will my position as Tom O'Brien the 2nd, to the next president of the senior class. I, Virginia Burchfneld, do will my delivery truck to McLean and Neelands. I, Helen Maynard, do will my baby face to Al Newman. I, Helen Nechodnma, do will my fxckleness to Elsa Garriet. I, Sylvia Lee, do will my grace and poise to Regina Cummings. I, Helene Suarez, do will my artistic abilities to Dorris Fish. We, Charles and Warren Newman, do will our knowledge of Chicago gunplay to Ed Frfsinger so that he may have some defense against Miss Tisch in French class. I, Bob Carson, do will my success as class shiek to Fancypants Jedele. I, James Dale, do will my ability to keep calm and serene at trying moments fsuch as assernblyy to Katherine Stauffer. VVe, Dorothy Bird and Carol VVillits, do will our complacent good nature to Barbara Ne'son. I, Lee I-Iannawalt, do will my ability to use words of any length, with unerring ,ac- curacy, to Garry Bunting. I, Wallace Carr, do will my self-satisfaction to Ben Clemen's. I, Wayne Dunlap, do will my stupendous sense of humor to Homer Hunt. We, Virginia MacLean and Mary Stanford, do will our vermillion paint to Mary Lon Cummings with the hope that she will use it differently than we do. I, Harriet Ransom, do hereby will my compact long hair to Betty Moses. VVe. Olive Hoffman and Mabelle Rose, do will our love for math to Fred Hunt. I I, Winifred Hall, do will my ability to memorize poetry to any one who feels so in- c ined. fContinued on page 213 -inhom- 18