Yale High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Yale, MI)

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SALUTATORY Parents, teachers and friends: Although it gives me great pleasure to welcome you to these exercises, I cannot but feel a touch of deep regret as I realize that my days and the days of my classmates are numbered in this school. But we shall never forget. How could we, when some of the happiest days in our lives are connected with Yale High School? Perhaps at times we were impatient. When we were freshmen and sopho- mores, graduation day seemed like a hazy mist in the far-distant future, and no doubt the road leading to it seemed difficult and almost impossible. Now that the goal has been reached we realize that the years have been only too short. In the years to come we shall probably come back to this school and walk up and down the halls, looking longingly into the rooms. There’s the his- tory room where we solved the world’s economic and social problems; and next to it is the Mathematics room where Mr. Davis tried to drill those theorems in- to our heads. Here’s the Chemistry and Physics lab that all those disagreeable odors came from; there’s the English room where we had our sophomore play practice; here’s the Latin room where we fought Caesar’s wars and struggled with his Veni, Vidi, Vici.” Across the hall is the Commercial room where we tried so hard to balance our accounts in Bookkeeping. And here’s the fam- iliar old assembly room, where something was always going on behind the teach- er’s back. Finally, on our way out, we’ll peer into the gym. Remember all the basketball games we won? and didn’t win? In our Senior year we selected for our class motto, We lead; others fol- low,” not because we wanted to boast, nor because we considered ourselves su- perior to the other classes, but because we realized our responsibility. We have tried, in everything we have done, to ma ke a success in order that the other classes would want to follow in our footsteps. Ah, but these successes did not come about through our efforts alone. We had to have you and your help behind us. You, our teachers, and parents. To say that we appreciate everything you have done for us would be inexpressive of our emotions, which are too deep for mere words. You, our other friends, have not only given us your comradeship, but also your advice and words of criticism, which have helped us to build stronger characters. For everything we can only say, thank you. But time is passing. So with fond memories of the happy past but with courage and hope in our hearts as we face the unknown future, we, the class of 1938 , bid you welcome to these, our final exercises. We hope you will en- joy them. — Rita Miller 24

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THE CLASS WILL ( Continued ) Anne Jerlecki wills her intelligence and poetic ability to smart little Rober- ta Palmateer. Josephine Samson leaves her dancing and singing ambition to Henrietta Beausir. Lucille Carless, who can catch men like you can catch a cold, leaves this secret charm formula, which never fails, to Mary Herrst. Rita Miller leaves twenty pounds to Chester Palmateer. Fay Norris wills her skinniness to Katherine Denton. Elsie Bybee leaves her appendix to the Juniors to preserve and put in the Smithsonian Institute for her grand-children to gop” at. Rawland Clemens wills his long and slender mustache which is just sprout- ing to that Romeo of the Juniors, La Vern Buddy” Carl. Elsie Barr, who wishes to keep a famous name in the minds of Yale High students wills her famous name Sarah” to Betty Barr who should be proud to inherit it. Eleanor Durski leaves her very comforting patent leathers and polish to that swift-moving dancer, William Walters. Margaret Armstrong, our little farmer lass, wills her hog-calling cham- pionship voice to another farmer miss who does it quite well, Margaret Mona- han. Morton Clark wills his high hot blood pressure to J. D. Hull. Helen Graves wills her non-political, non-partisan president’s office, or as she calls it the doghouse,” to that political minded lad from the H. A. Smith Store, Donald H. A.” Sloat. Lawrence Spencer wills his shyness and embarrassment to that quiet little girl, Beulah Harmer. Helen Halsey bequeaths her social standing to Florence Hosner. L- Allen Boughner leaves his speed, manliness, and acting ability to another speedster, Harry Lazybee” Dodson. Jack Colden leaves his curly, dusty locks and twenty-fifth century side- burns to Joe Turco. t Everett Shaw wills his extraordinary vocabulary to Bob Evans who will store it in the attic for a rainy day and we know he’ll never use it. Berenetta Park wills her deep blue sea rolling wavy eyes to Alma Wilson. Marion Collins wills her Avoca charms of which she is very proud to Mar- ion Urban. Marvin Chandler wills his bunny habits of being here, there, and everywhere to Everett Havermahl. Charles Radloff leaves his southern dialect to Arland Lohr. Lois Middleton wills her polished manners and quiet ways to Lawrence Rasch. Jennie Wixson wills her art of being short but lively to Helen Priehs. ( Continued on page 56) 23

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VALEDICTORY Parents , teachers , friends and classmates: Tonight we are witnessing this long anticipated graduation day. We who are on the threshold of life realize that this meeting between the joyous past and unknown future is not an end, but only a beginning. It is not with great joy that we say farewell, nor is it with great regret. We are happy to have passed another mile-stone in our education, but we regret at having to leave our high school friends and teachers. Parents: We cannot enter this new life without pausing to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your never-ending encouragement and the patience you have shown us. This evening most of us would not be wearing these long gowns if it were not for your help and influence. Many times when we felt down a nd out about something in school you cheered us up and helped us on. Words cannot express our gratitude to you. But by our victories in the future we hope to repay you in a small way for your great helpfulness. To our teachers we must also express our earnest thanks. Many times in the future when we are faced with a hard problem our minds will look back to you and see the many times you have steered us on the right track. You have done your part well and we only hope we can do ours. And now in be- half of the class may I express our sincere thanks for your splendid coopera- tion and help. Fellow classmates, for four years we have gone in and out of this school together, not thinking of what we will have to face in the future. For some of us it has been four years of diligent application to our studies and to all of us it has been four years of sunshine and shadow. In these four years of social fel- lowship we have been improving both mentally and physically. In times of trouble and sorrow we have sympathized with one another and have enlight- ened one another’s hearts and thus hive enjoyed school life in one another’s society. Every night somewhere out on the great ocean, out of sight of land, is a great ship. I have always wondered how the ship with its cargo and crew could reach its harbor safely. Without the compass, maps and charts it would be ut- terly impossible. We are the same. Our education is the compass, maps and charts. Without it the future would fail completely. Undoubtedly many of us will go to college and there prepare ourselves for our vocation. Others will seek employment wherever it can be found. But whether it is college or something else, with our motto — We lead; others fol- low — before us let us strive to succeed so well in our particular walk of life that others will be proud to follow in our path. And now, classmates, there is but one more word to be said. We did not realize how hard it was going to be to say it, did we? So with sadness in our hearts, but a smile of hope and confidence on our faces we bid one another and our alma mater with all its pleasant associations — farewell. — Kenneth Kook 25