Wakefield High School - Echo Yearbook (Wakefield, MI)

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WAKEFIELD HIGH SCHOOL ECHO LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF THE SENIOR CLASS 3Ju thf Nam? of ©ltr Curb:—We tile class of ’24 of the Wakefield Township High School, of the State of Michigan, being of sound mind and memory, and realizing that our existence upon tliis noble earth is drawing nigh it’s end, do hereby make, ordain, publish and declare, this to be our last will and testament. JFirnt anil JfurftlUiSt, tTu Ih' Juniors:—We hereby bestow upon you as our honorable successors, the ebony walking stick, which reposes with the rest of the treasures in the trophy case. We commend you to honor and respect this cane, and on your departure to faithfully place upon its glossy back another golden ring. We further donate to you our rights and privileges as Seniors, which you may do with as you see fit. tin Ijr S’nplutmnmi:—We give our modesty, to be used as a safety valve for their rising and arrogant spirits. (Efl llr JrfBhnmt: —We give our dignity and a little of our surplus knowledge, to fit them out for the long trail ahead. We further donate a piece of land situated on the banks of Presque Isle River, where they may run, jump, romp, and yell to their hearts’ content. At the end of four years if any of the said land has withstood the destruction of Freshmen, you will receive through the hands of the executor of this document, positions as school teachers, clerks, lawyers or judges, in the City of Tula. (Tit Our (TrarljrrB:—To the teachers of this institute who we have honored with our attention, we give our everlasting good wishes which they may handle as they see fit. tilt tijr Janituri? attll —We do give the remains of our estate, so they will not entirely forget us. tCastlU:—We do appoint the Board of Education to he the executors of this, our last Will and Testament, and do hereby revoke all former wills made by us. In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hand and caused the seal of the Senior Class to he affixed. Done at the city of Wakefield, Michigan this nineteenth day of January in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty-three. THE CLASS OF ’24. Page Twenty-Two

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WAKEFIELD HIGH SCHOOL ECHO JUNIORS THE JUNIOR CLASS HISTORY In 1921, our class entered high school with an enrollment of sixty. Being unusually wise and ambitious, we were not referred to as the green frosh. From among all the teachers, we elected Mr. Carlin as our advisor, because his happy disposition appealed to us. The first big event in our high school career proved to be the initiation. The Sophs treated us unusually well, and we appreciated their kindness. We elected our class officers as is the custom of every class. During our Frosh year several of our members took active part in athletics, music, art, and declamatory work. The following year we returned to school full of life, ready to work, but with a considerable decrease in the enrollment. As Sophomores we again elected Mr. Carlin as our class advisor. With him we initiated the frosh, just as we had been initiated the previous year. The party though very successful proved to be the last of its kind. All parties and socials were barred during the year, because the Juniors and Seniors had violated a simple ruling of the school. During the year we enjoyed a party on the shores of Lake Gogebic with our advisor as chief entertainer. Our boys and girls took a leading part in basketball; the boys won first honors at the inter-class tournament. On class day we staged a very skillful guessing game; prizes were awarded to those who were able to guess the greatest number of names correctly. Now as Juniors we feel more at ease and independent and we are accustomed to all the ideas and traditions of our school. We elected Mr. Hadley, the history teacher, as our advisor. Although new to us, he impressed us the most. The Juniors were compelled to sign a paper for the Sophs and Freshmen because we had tried to break up the solemn party some time in November. Many of our class are members of the Literary and French Clubs. Several are taking active part in glee club and orchestra work, also. We haven’t had any parties this year, but we expect to put on a successful Junior From, in the near future. As Juniors we all shall do our best to better our high school and we all expect to do our best in winning any hardships, which might be in store for us during the near future. Charles Best Andrew Broeeone Evelyn Derosier Anna Galinatz Earl Haslirook Emma Hietikko Leatha Hillis Mamie Holm a CLASS ROLL Herman Hook Lawrence Hook Velma Jakeway Chrissie .J ames Eleanor Johnson Ruth Johnson Mamie Karling Clarice Kellow Joan Lepinski Joseph Levo Anastasia Maloney Stephen Maloney Martha Niemi Ethel Nikola Josephine Novak Eileen O 'Brien John Saari Margaret Simms Jennie Sissala George Skytta Sylvia Tnsa Earl Walton William Weston Isadore Yatczak I'age Twenty-Four