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

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NUNC DIMITTIS CLASS HISTORY BY PAT MICHAEL E STARTED our career in University High school with something as original as a Hallo- we'en party where everyone knew everyone else. The Broadcaster gave us a big write-up when we published a French play written by Pat Micheal and Homer MacNamee. Florence Van Akkeren won a skating race at the Coliseum, along with a medal and the admiration of the seventh grade girls' homeroom. Then, too, as a result of the Stanford Mathematics tests, many seventh graders were mentioned as good mathematicians and better in reasoning than the average tenth grader in other schools. This reasoning carried us successfully through six strenuous years. In the spring, Dr. Schorling gave the seventh graders a picnic to celebrate the completion of the Ele- mentary school, the construction of which caused such stiff competition for the small voices of his budding mathematical genii. Our second year started with another social event, a picnic at Delhi. Much to the worry of Miss Ryder and Miss McKinney, the day was extremely cold. Mr. Byrn provided the hot-dogs, and Mr. McDonald, the ice-cream sandwiches. The large number of twenty-six were present. Two mem- bers of the class were in the Christmas play, and jan La Rue played the clarinet over the radio. Our second party of the year was given by the girls' homeroom to the girls in the seventh and sub- seventh grades, according to tradition. We ended the year with a picnic at Priscilla Abbot's cottage. Our homeroom teachers were greatly surprised when the entire group arrived home intact after this exploit. Forgetting our social duties for a while, we began ninth grade with something as serious as a dramatization of some scenes from The Merchant of Venice. As we were a progressive class, one of our members garnered the presidency of the Latin Club. Another party ended our afternoon affairs, for we were at the end of our junior High school careers. A dramatization of Twelfth Night found us well launched in Senior High, and, being wise fools, marry tried for the Student Council jobs. Three boys made the first basketball team. The Sophomore Sufingout, our first real school party , we gave in the spring. The Latin class gave a play in assembly, and james Dunlap started the ill-fated Stamp Club. The girls drew up the now famous citizenship questionnaire. We had our first class meetings, with james Dunlap presiding. We presented Booth Tarkington's The Tryrting Place. One of our members ran away with Hair-ribbon Day's honors. We rounded up the year with a picnic at the Collins' cottage at Portage lake. We entered our junior year with a flash. The Broadcaster was edited by a junior, Vincent Moore. The junior play was The Far-of Hills by Lennox Robinson. We got an original idea and produced the Lohrter Pot, party, the success of which was due largely to the clever deep-sea setting, designed by Christine Gesell We now had all the positions on the basketball team. A junior, Pat Michael was chairman of the Assembly Committee, and president of the Student Guides. Many were in the Christmas play, and the pageant, No Retreat. The girls had vocational talks in homeroom. Lyra Kahn won the Gorgas Essay Contest in University High School. jan La Rue won a scholarship at Inter- locken. We were represented at the Honor Banquet by many prominent members of our class. Phyllis Bennett was elected president of the French Club while we were still juniors. James Dunlap was again our class president. The Graf Zeppelin passed by the school, while we were juniors. We finished the year with the prom, and the senior reception. During our senior year we gave another successful play, Srrzilin' Through. We gave the Senior high school Christmas party. Louis Hopkins was elected class president. The girls' homeroom drama- tized two fairy tales, Bluebird, and Beauty and the Beast. Hamlet was the class's last attempt at Shakespeare. Bob Mitchell, james Dunlap, Barbara Kanouse, and Robert Grafton were the big four in the council offices in our senior year. Patricia Micheal was editor of the school paper, Broadcaster. An interesting point must be mentioned about the class of '35. We were one class to have the same homeroom teachers hrough our six years, except when some of the boys spent two years with Mrs. Powers. The junior-Senior Prom and the commencement activities ended our eventful years at U. High. Page Sixteen

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NUNC DIMITTIS THE IUNIORS Left to Right, First Row: Scott Osler, llubbard XYheeler, Bryant Ruthren, ,Xlfreil Lee, Phil Newman lilizahetli XYatkins, jean Langford, Bettylou Robinson, Gertrude XlcCalla. Second Row: Pefxgy XYise, Virginia l.uhr, Frances Blumenthal, Esther llnneywell, Amy Fee, Lnthera llaas, Charlotte Clay, Virginia Brigham, lileanm' llrier, jean XYills, Betty Dice, Victoria Stoianuwski Alice Schmidt. Third Row: john liubsun, Katherine Smith, june Bird, Mary Margaret Nlelnche, Beth O'Roke, lithel Smith, Ruth Gardner, Frances Orr, Margaret Knott, Elizabeth XYurster, George Dana. Fourth Row: Alfred Treadway, Frank Heike, Bob XYmmtls, Harold Smith, Grant Gardener, l'aul Klager, l.ailclie Buychuck, Russell XlcCalla Stanley Swinton, Jack VN'eller, llan XYheeler, Bonnell Siinpson. Fifth Row: Bill llniltington, Berry Ratliff, John Swisher, David liillins, Armand llewett, Philip Gnrdy, Robert Allen, Ilavial Sleatnr, George XYellman. 1930-31 1931-32 1932-33 1933-34 1934-35 I UNIOR CLASS DIARY BY BETH O'RoKE We're here! We listen to the Seniors talking about big important things, but we just skip down the hall, full of pep, because the year when we'll be Seniors is a long way off, so why worry? We're so enthusiastic over basketball games! The team really couldn't win with- out our support. Wonder if any of our boys will make the first team. -Yesterday the boys broke the record-their sixth plate glass window ..... Today's assembly was really good, Around the World on the good ship Saurborn . The girls had such fun giving dances in every country that they all felt sad as they walked down the gangplank singing Azzrhorzr Away. YWell, we're sophomores! Now we're eligible for school parties and are we elated! .... It seems as if everyones getting into everythingg Student Guides, Broadcaster, Glee Club, Thespians, Orchestra, Band, G.A.A., and every intra- mural sport ..... The girls are giving another program, The Sophomore Revue. They boast that it's to be a regular Ziegfield production, modistilied, of course. -juniors! Now we must begin to achieve .... At the Continental Cabaret a large crowd turned out to dance to the tune of the modernistic staff stretched a round the rec-room . What fun we have had dressing the cage ball in scin- tillating bits of mirror. . It was announced today that three boys made the first basketball team and six made the second. Five of the natators are juniors, too .... We enjoyed every practice of The Srhoolmirtrerr, by Pinero, and feel that it was a real triumph for the Junior class. It doesn't seem possible that next year we will be elevated to that exalted position which the Seniors now hold, Only yesterday we were carefree seventh graders. During our Senior year we hope that we can attain much dignity and wisdom, so that when we leave the school where we will have spent six happy years, we'll be off to conquer new fields, and, who knows? 1935-36-? Page Eigbfeen