Western High School - Concept Yearbook (Auburn, MI)

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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'

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Only a Senior's Dream T was a warm afternoon in early June. A Senior was sitting in a hammock with his Virgil, around him were his Chemistry, Solid and Macbeth. These were not sufficiently entertaining, and the heat was oppressive, There was a hazy, far away look in his eyes, but a smile on his lips. Isn't it pardonable in a Senior, on a warm summer afternoon surrounded by uninteresting books, to sleep a little or to have a day dream? Well, this is what that Se11ior did. Let's dream with him. When we arrived at school one morning he saw, tacked .upon the bulletin board, this sign, I-Iereafter school will not begin until 10 a. ni. Do not re- port today but instead report at 8 p. m. Anxious to know the meaning of this, he and his fellow students were pres- ent at the appointed time. They were amazed at the transformation of the building and the grounds. Both were ablaze with lights. On the grounds beau- tiful flowers had sprung up since morning, rustic seats were placed in retired corners, and little summer houses dotted the velvety lawn. In one of these airy- like structures he was given a gold pin embossed with a miniature Western High. Everywhere he was honored and received with a hearty welcome. Everywhere jolity and good-fellowship prevailed. Having anxiously wandered around, he entered the Study Hall. What! No seats! No books! The place was transformed into a ball room, and every one was dancing to the soft strains of the orchestra, After a few dances he left the ball room and wandered about only to find that the whole building was metamorphosed. In some rooms he found his friends roller skating: in others, he saw a vaudeville performanceg and in still another he saw motion pictures. He, indeed, thought the World had been turn- ed upside down. When we had tired of these amusements and started in search of others, he saw a large crowd assembled in one room. He made his way thither and found that an excellent program had been arranged and everyone was waiting for the artists. His eyes dilated with astonishment when, looking over the program, he read among the others, such numbers as the following: 1 - What's the Use of Studying -Solo ...........................,............ Miss Schroeder 2- Merits of Gum Chewers -Address .............................................. Miss Merrill 3- Just Guess at the Answers -Duet .,................., Mr. Morris and Mr, Hassett 4- There's Nothing Like Slang -Recitation ................................ Mr. Ten Eyck 5- Talk if You Want Tog I Won't Take Your Name -Solo .......... Mr. Grinnell 6- Don't Studyg I Won't Flunk You --Oration ...........................,.,.. Miss Bothe 7-Finale: Never Work Today if You Can VVait Until Tomorrow ........ Faculty Why, how could this be. Had not Miss Schroeder told him to study harder? Didn't Miss Merrill no later than yesterday deprive him of his beloved gum? Would Mr. Morris and Mr. Hassett endure guess work? Did Mr. Ten Eyck ever use slang? Hadn't Mr. Grinnell threatened to take his name and make him report? Hadn't Miss Bothe preached to him every day that he had to earn his credits even if he was a Senior? And didn't every teacher tell him that he must get everything done today? What could have happened to these honored teachers whose opinions had been altered in one day? It was unex- plainable. Absorbed in the thoughts of a newly discovered state of affairs, our Senior ,wandered about. He soon left the building, but as soon as he was outside, he abserved the faculty serving refreshments such as were never heard of or imagined, and which looked fit for the gods. He was now thoroughly content and was about to devour all the dalnties before him when a loud cheer for the Faculty, Seniors and dear old Western went up from a thousand throats. His cup of contentment was full and he was ready to swear allegiance to Western High. After Wandering about the lawn, the boys gave one more rousing cheer and-well, it's only a dream. GENEVIEVE M. CHURCH, '13. ' ' 'Ff l'a3'!'lf51'!'1i.u