Western High School - Concept Yearbook (Auburn, MI)

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The Orchestra At the beginning of the winter some of the pupils of the High School or- ganized an orchestra. Under the direction of Miss Keating, they have been making rapid progress. Practice is held every week and sometimes twice a week, at the homes of the different members. At each practice, two or three hours of good steady work is put in. The first appearance of the orchestra was at a musical at the Presbyterian church. The orchestra has also furnished music for the musical given by the basket ball girls, at the High schoolg the Christmas exercises at the Presby- terian church: at the installation of officers of the Maccabees, at the Masonic templeg the Christmas exercises of the German class, at the High school, a reception at the Y. M. C. A., a coffee given by the Seniors, at Ralston's, and at Miss Schroeder's lecture on Germany. The following are the members of the orchestra: Pianists, Gertrude Davis and Leone Thompsong first violinists, Miss Keating, Mae Pettit, Clarence Shaver: second violinist, Ammi King, mandolin, Alison Armstrong: cornetist, Walter Andersong drummer, Herbert Anderson.

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Editorial NOTHER year has rolled by, another class is about to graduate from the good old Western High School, and, once again, the Occident is going to press. Pausing for a moment in the midst of his many activities, the Senior says somewhat sorrowfully How time flies. A trite expression! Yet back of it is the memory of all that has happened, all that has been done in these last four years. Once upon a time, we were little freshmen-but that is such a worn-out subject! Yet suffice it to say that now, after the course of time, we wear our hair in wonderful Psyche Knots, or doff beautiful new derbies to passing lady-loves. We are grown up, and it means that high school days will soon be over, that in only a few more weeks we shall joyfully grasp our diplomas and then, one and all, scatter far and wide. But it does not mean that we shall ever cease to' remember what the high school, what our teachers, what our classmates have done'for us. The routine work, the discipline, the intermingling with our fellow students, have, in all probability, done us more good than what we have learned from our text books. So, let us one and all, give three cheers for the Western High School. The Senior class before undertaking the publication of this Annual were advised to consider it well, for it meant hard work, and plenty of it. However, the class of 1913, may it be said, without undue praise, is not one to back down on such a proposition, and so when you see its pages before you, kindly remember we have done our best. And, now, since advise is a cheap commodity, the editor would like to give a few hints to that Junior who will officiate next year in the same capacity. In the first place, don't tell anybody your troubles and your mistakes. You Will not get any more sympathy in the former, and the latter is much better kept hidden. Again, don't try to do the bidding of everybody. Just listen and use your own judgment. Perhaps you have heard the story of' the man and the donkey. 1t's appropriate here. Above all, if you want a thing done, let it be known a month before hand and every day during the month, Even then, don't expect to have it accomplished before the week following. Here's to the success of the next year's Senior Annual. Once more the business men have stood by us royally in the publication of the Senior Annual of the Occident, and once more we extend our thanks to them for their kindness and urge that their good will may be reciprocatedg for it should be understood that the Annual no way pays the necessary expense of publication. The Senior class also wish to extend their thanks to the members of the faculty for their assistance in trying to make this Annual a success.