West Side High School - Legenda Yearbook (Saginaw, MI)

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entertainment and dancing for every one who attends. Incidentally, we are hoping that the J Hop will be a success, as we are looking forward to a banquet which will be equally as good as the one we gave last year ' s graduating class. The Juniors will find themselves well repaid as we intend to give them a return; just what, when, or where, has not been decided, but they can plan on an all-around good time. The class of ' 22 also hopes to leave behind something that will remind the remaining students and newcomers of our deeds rather than our misdeeds. We want to leave some form of scholarship fund which will not only aid many Arthur Hill students, but which will also be a lasting memorial to our class. Last, but far from least of our hopes, we have almost reached the goal we have been seeking for four years — graduation. We can- not help but approach it with gladness, with a sense of work finished and work begun, with a feeling of freedom and yet responsibility, and with an eagerness, to step out into the ranks, to test our ability to make a place in the world. Yet, in the midst of our anticipation, a small, sad voice reminds us that the doors of Arthur Hill have closed upon our high school days, that we will never meet here again for those nerve- racking exams, club meetings, or jolly good times. Many of us will wander far from here, no one knows where, but one thing we DO know: we shall always remember dear old Arthur Hill and give it a sacred and uppermost place in our hearts. ADA Gn.ES, SADIE DOERFNER.

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President Charles Grube Vice President Roy Spiekerman Secretary Edythe Rhinevault Treasurer Raymond Scheib The trivial question of class dues was soon settled; then the Legenda staff was appointed, and began work immediately. We decided that it was necessary to give a party in order to show the rest of the world what the Seniors could do. This plan took the form of a Senior dance given at the Annex last February. Every- one had a splendid time — ask the chaperones if you doubt it. The Seniors have contributed many stars to the athletic field this year. We are represented in football by Capt. Grube, Scheib, Hackett, Hawkins, Friske,Pearson, Coash and Wallace. Almost the entire basketball team was made up of Seniors, especially during the first semester, namely: Capt. Grube, Scheib, Friske, Hackett and Fredericks. An unusual amount of interest and ability has been shown in de- bating this year, and the success of the teams has been due in part to the work of Albertine Schmidtke, Ben Wells, Ellen Ryan and George Alderton. They will receive the coveted A. H. before graduating this year. The history would not be complete without due consideration of those Seniors who have been active in the clubs and literary work of the school. Eleanor Johnson has been president of the Girls ' Club for the last two years, and because of her efforts the girls have been given many good times at the Annex which they will never forget. Esther Walker and Josephine Rutledge have been presidents of the Alice Freeman Palmer Club. This was a new organization this year and re- quired much skill and hard work to make it the success it has been. Edythe Rhinevault, as editor of the Criteiion, has had the care of the school publication in her charge this year. The paper has been much more successful than in the past, and has been more representa- tive of the school. Without our capable editor this would have been impossible. Another important fact is that eight of the fourteen staff members are Seniors. Last, but not least, Harry Hawkins is a speaker of the Student House of Representatives, a new body which has been organized this year. The play committee finally, after much consideration, chose Booth Tarkington ' s comedy, Clarence, to be given May fourth at the Auditorium. If judged by the number of students and immense inter- est presented at the try-outs, the play is bound to be a landmark in the class history. Plans are being made to give a genuine class party some time in the near future. This is to be an all Senior affair which will provide fun,

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Class Prophecy I have formed a hobby of collecting newspapers from various cities in the country. The reason for this hobby is that I am still in search of material for my novel which is to be my life work. I have learned that authors often receive their inspirations from newspaper accounts. Thus, in the year of 1932, a large pile of papers lies before me on my desk. The first one I unfold is from my old home town, Saginaw. It contains many familiar names, and each one recalls to my memory a face which I shall never forget. Who can this stern looking old man in the picture be? There must have been an election in Saginaw, for here is the mayor ' s picture. What does the article say about him? I adjust my bone-rimmed glasses and begin to read. THE SAGINAW NEWS COURIER SAGINAW, MICH., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1932. READING CLUB ENTERTAINED Prof. George Alderton of the Uni- versity of Michigan addressed the Saginaw Woman ' s Reading Club yes- terday afternoon on the subject of Speaking in Public. Professor Alderton has been an instructor in oratory for the past five years, and the members of the club who heard him feel that they have gained much by his speech. It was through the influence of Miss Jessie Turner, Pres- ident of the club, that Professor Alderton was brought here. MAN HIT BY AUTOMOBILE Ross Rutledge, 205 Lyon street, was struck by a machine driven by Clifton Reavey of Freeland, yester- day morning. Mr. Rutledge received a broken nose but he is expected to recover. When Reavey realized that he had struck Rutledge, he leaped from his Rolls Royce and helped the injured man to his feet. The machine sped on and crashed into the plate glass window of Sidney Stingel ' s de- partment store on the corner of Court and Michigan. Both Stingel and Rut- ledge are suing Reavey for damages. METZLER ELECTED BY HUGE MAJORITY Mr. Merle Metzler, for the past twenty years a resident of the city of Saginaw, was yesterday elected mayor. Mr. Metzler has always been interested in politics, and it is ex- pected that he will do much for the improvement of the city. Mayor Metzler is even now favoring the plan of adopting an aeroplane transpor- tation system for Saginaw. NEW MEMBERS OF FACULTY CHOSEN Mr. Edwin Meyers, superintendent of the West Side schools, has an- nounced that Misses Ada Giles and Helen Carr are two of the new mem- bers of the Arthur Hill high school faculty. Miss Giles has specialized in every branch of mathematics, while Miss Carr is an expert in gymnasium work. Both these young women are alumnae of Arthur Hill High, and it is expected that thej- will be sympa- thetic and competent instructors.