Western High School - Concept Yearbook (Auburn, MI)

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History of the Class of 1915 Officers Class President ......A............... WILLIAM PRESLEY Secretary and Treasurer ...... FREDERICK BROWN T WAS toward the middle of September, on a bright sunny day, that the class of '15 first wended its way to an old brick building, known as Western High. Finding shelter in Miss Schroeder's session room, they chose the subjects they were to follow up. Having passed a few successful months in High School life, this class sent a number of athletes to the football field and basket ball gymnasium. Finding they had the sand that would make a class honorable to XVestern, they kept on pushing toward the front. When one year had elapsed and they were known as Sophs, they elected early in the year the usual class officers, as follows: President, Hubert Tuckerg secretary and treasurer, Frederick Brown. Mr. Tucker having resigned upon his departure from High School, Mr. Presley assumed the chair. The next thing that the class did was to create a fund to relieve the ten- sion in the Junior yearg after a long series of debates and long considerations, the class agreed to publish a paper about every two months, naming it the Occident, of which two issues were published. It seems to be fitting for us to turn our Ininds to another subject which the class took up. lt being announced that a state oratory and declamatory contest was to be held. Earl Smith was sent to the local declamatorial con- test, having two Freshmen to combat with. His subject being Kipling's poem, Gunga Din. Representing the school at Saginaw, he was successful in carrying off the first prize. When he went to join the state contest. he was debarred on account of his subject being poetry ruther than prose. Yet Mr. Smith deserves the honor of the class, for putting his shoulder to the wheel, and helping to make this class one of the greatest ones that was ever at Western.

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The class is planning to give a play about the tirst of June entitled The Busy Liar. Cast of characters: Simeon Meeker-The Busy Liar ......,......... ..,..,,........ E . J. Fox Judge Quakely-A Portly Old Party ......,,.. ....... H . A. Barnett Senator Carrollton-A 'Thin Old Party A.......... ........ F . W. Thurau MacAlister Macbeth-A Young Scotchman .....,. ............ L . E. Ware Dick Carrollton-The Senator's Son ,............ . ........ L. F. Laverty William Trott-Servant to Meeker ............Y............,.................. ....... M . P. Walsh Job Lotts-A Recruit .................................................................... ....... W . J. Neal Mrs. MacMarlane-Who Has Everybody's Walfare at Heart ,.,.... ...... S . A. Man Tennie-The Judge's Daughter ....................Y............................. ........ M . Davis Janet-A Scottish Lassie .....................................,..........,...................,....... M. Pettit Mrs. Eva Brighton Early-A Young Widow .....,.................................... E. Thurau Place-Meekerville, N. J.g Camp Alger and Washington, D. C. The Busy Liar, true to his name, gets into all sorts of scrapes and tinally by telling another lie, sets everything straight and all is right. It is a military play of three acts. To end the year the class will give the Seniors their Annual Send-Off. I -J' P' -Q cr 1536 all l . -.t J

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'16 Freshmen Class OUR years hence there will be in Western High School a graduating' class that will startle the world with its talents. The pupils are destined to become great men and women, having already developed considerably along the line of declamation and oratory. They are Freshmen now, to' be turned out in four years as full fledged Seniors. There are 79 in number, the girls having the majority. They are the cutest and the wisest of all Fresh- men fthat is their own opinion, however.J They are also very ambitious and very likely are looking forward with joy to the time when they can edit a Senior Annual. They are not very sociable, but are not grouchy-just bashful, that's all. However, the class has not yet organized, but we wish them all kinds of success, which undoubtedly will be great, as they seem to have a class spirit which is certainly wonderful. Most likely they will have to lock the students in the room when they want a meeting. Soon they will bid farewell to their Freshmen days, to leave them forever behind, whether with joy or sorrow, it is hard to say. At any rate, they are undaunted by the prospect before them fand will love to think of the past.J They will be Seniors some day, they say, and then they will have re- venge. is i --'w..':'1!-Q J-- 4 'l'f'l-f- ville.-2-fl-'illl. ' ,I+ .'-LT' Fff1,QF 'l 1- Tim if f- -'fa C A lu- Inf'