West High School - Hesperian Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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To the Class of 1914 TUB June class of 1912 was the first class which had attended West High four full years; and West High was proud of it. You, when you finish, will be the first class 1 have seen through the four years in West High; and I feel particularly interested in you. Last year I said of the present Senior Class, that their scholarship was in general, good. You are better. I said that the mcml ors of that class had taken imjjortant parts in the various activities of the school; the same statement applies to you. Of course it should; otherwise West could not keep up her standard. But. at any rate. I am glad to feel sure that you are keeping it up. I think I may well congratulate you on your class organization, which took place February 27th. A class may be judged by its officers; in this case I feel sure the judgment will be most favorable to you. In numbers you are not very different from the class of last year; but I think we can scarcely hope to see West High crowded to any greater extent than it now is. One hundred-fifty of you have a better chance of getting that for which you are here, than two hundred would have; for we still have not our hoped-for improvements—more class rooms, larger manual training rooms, larger and better arranged lunch rooms, and a gymnasium. You want these improvements, of course. As upper classmen of the school, you can do a great deal in this respect to help West High- Sincerely your friend, Thomas P. Gruwell.

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MOMORE CLASS HWO years ago wc found ourselves for the first time in the sanctified precincts of West 1 ligh. In the beginning of things we were a joy unto ourselves alone; but the ever increasing list of our deeds and misdeeds has been noised afar, and now the name of our class has appeared almost once in the columns of the “Sj ectator. We are indeed progressive. From the first wc have been a conscientious class. Never one of us has failed to clap in the auditorium to shorten third period. Last year, upon our return as Sophomores, we found that a heterogeneous mass of Freshmen were overrunning the place, and that they needed our restraining hand. This we gladly gave, and warded off all dangers from all the blessed traditions of our school. Next year we hope to become Juniors, and the responsibility will not be unpleasant. And finally, if we are good, we may attain the mighty eminence and graduate. Thus, having had a pleasant past, and seeing a golden future, wc can give the Freshman Class a large number of uplifting suggestions.

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Junior Officers ROBERT TOWEY. President MARIAN WHITE. Vice President MERLE FENTON. Secretary CLIFFORD BORDEN. Treasurer The committee work of the Junior Class was done by the above officers, and an Executive Committee consisting of Doris Egge, Dorothy Brown. Marjorie Laws, Russell Burchard. and Jonathan Shearer. We of the June Class of 1914 have reason to feel proud of the high standing wc have maintained in all branches of school activities. Wc have shown our supremacy in football, basketball, and track, and our scholarship has l cen of the best. We are now nearing our last year in the school and wc hope that when it comes our time to graduate we will lx; remembered as the lx;st class ever graduated from West High. RonFDT rnwpv Thirteen