Ypsilanti High School - Ypsi Dixit Yearbook (Ypsilanti, MI)

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Class 'ilelistorv OLIVE COLLINS Razzle, dazzle! hobble, gobble! we are it- 19oo Senior Class, naughty naughty nit ! N the year eighteen hundred ninety six, fourteen young men and women entered the Ypsilanti High School. That was the nucleus of the present class which numbers forty-live, and has the honor of being the largest ever graduated from this institution. You have often heard that Quantity is seldom quality. You have also heard that there is an exception to every rule. This latter statement, in relation to tl1e former, is very forcibly illustrated in the class of Nineteen hundred. The first two years of our High School life were quiet and uneventful. Our studies were rather diliicult and we had not yet learned how to make a creditable recitation without knowing any- thing about the lesson. We did, however, have one pleasant social occasion in September of the second year. Remembering how lonesome and out of place we felt on first entering the High School, we resolved to make it more agreeable for our successors. So we gave them a reception, at which they had an opportunity to become somewhat acquainted with the Faculty and their fellow students. The teachers very kindly furnished a program and during the evening all joined in a grand march led by our English teacher, Miss Culver, and Mr. Crittenden, who was at that time principal of the High School. In our Junior year, however, feeling more at home with our surroundings, we began to take an active part in all that was going on. In this as well as in our Senior year, we had many pleasant social diversions including sleigh-rides, picnics, dances, and trolly parties. One of the most delightful of these occasions was a recep- tion given by Miss Spencer to the Faculty and the Senior class. Connected with the High School, are three literary organiza- tions. First in importance, as we think, is the 'Beta Nu sorority whose members meet once a week to enjoy a good program and

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Next rose up before my rapt vision, The matrimonial class-Ninety-eightg And I thought as I saw the four weddings, That the girls of our set were too late. Then appeared far off in tl1e distance, The pedagog class-Ninety-seven, Fifteen of them went to the Normal And the number who taught was eleven. The faces of others were many, Who worthy attainments have sought, But those gaining highest distinction, Bore the trademark of year naughty-naught. So, therefore, l've rightly concluded, QTho the others great things may have wrought,j That the fullest of promise, and brightest, Is the present, the famed Naughty-Naughtf' , ig, N ll

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a little social intercourse. Of the twenty-five members, ten belong to our class. The popular teacher of the school, Miss Spencer, is our patroness. Ten of the young gentlemen who graduate tonight belong to the Sigma Delta society and eight to the Estabrook. Of the former society, our classmate, John Evans, is president. Three of our members, Messrs. Graves, Brooks and Forsythe, are also connected with our school paper, the Chat. Messrs. Rohn, Brooks and Ostrander belong to the baseball team and James Fraser is captain of the track team. At the close of the first half of last year, occurred our Junior Exhibition. The class being too large for each member to take part, a few were chosen who did themselves, their class, and the school great credit. 'We had not been Seniors long, before we organized ourselves into a class whose officers were, Lewis Forsythe, president, Walter Kneip, vice president, Kate Joslyn, secretary, and Hildegarde Grawn, treasurer. We also chose at that time our flower, the car- nation, our colors, brown and pink, and our motto, which translated reads: Seize the Opportunity. After leaving this school, anumber expect to enter the Univer- sity of Michigan and others the Normal College, to prepare them- selves for the noble profession of teaching. It would be impossible for me to describe each member of the class, so I will just mention our orators, Lewis Forsythe and Ralpl1 Gary, our musicians, Lema Bartram, Harold Spencer, and the Goodspeed twins, and our artist, James Fraser. As is only to be expected, various dispositions are to be found in the class. That of a student being exemplified by Edna Brems, who is fond of all authors, but more particularly Hoffzzcs. The love of nature lies deep in the heart of Kate Joslyn and she is often found by the side of Brooks. The patriotic spirit is well developed in Walter Kneip, and altho he lives in a republic, a lfifzqgf is enshrined in his heart. There have been several changes in the Faculty in the past four years. During that time Mr. George has become Superintend- ent, and Mr. Arbaugh, Principal. Miss Comstock, Miss Worden and Miss Flintermann have been with us but one yt-arg and speaking of Miss Flintermann, I would like to say that if the pupils of ner