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

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German and Literature classes do not all grow up with an ardent love of poetry, it will not be her fault, as she has given them to learn not more than two poems, on an average, every day they have recited to her. Miss Spencer, tl1o connected with the school for several years, has not been in the High School during our entire course. Miss Culver and Mr. Ross are the only ones who have been with us from our Freshman year. And to the latter, I would like to extend the thanks of the entire class for his patience and kindness to us thru all this time. It is a common saying among the students that no o11e can find fault with Mr. Ross. They are all able teachers and have done their best to guide us in wisdom's ways. We hope they will forget all our past misdemeanors and remember us as we shall them, with tl1e greatest cordiality. Tonight, we realize, ends one of the happiest, as well as one of the most fruitful periods of our lives. We have striven in these years to do our best as pupils. What lies before us no one can tell, but we know we shall be better prepared for life and its responsibili- ties from having made the most of our opportunities while in school, and our desire is to so fill, whatever place we 1nay hereafter occupy, as to be a credit to ourselves and to our Alma Mater. Tim

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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

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Class llbropbectg JOHN EVANS ROM the very earliest periods of history, men have tried to fathom the mysteries of the future. In ancient times, they, with absolute faith, visited the oracles, watched the flight of birds and read the stars. Among the Greeks and early Romans, no important undertaking was entered upon and no journey commenced without first consulting the oracles to discover in what manner the good fortune was to be attained. In view of these precedents, it would be highly imprudent for the members of this class to enter upon the journey of life without knowing what their lot is to beg so I have devoted some time to studying the omens and to watching the stars, and am in a position to place my discoveries before you this evening. If at some time you have found indications which might mean something different from what I will state, just remember that to interpret omens requires a skill and experience far beyond that to which you may hope to attain. In a few years from now, we find our members engaged in various occupations. Lewis Forsythe l1as attained distinction as a politician. His fame spread all over the township. Standing on a soap box, surrounded by a crowd of farmers, Whose patience is remarkable, he sets forth his views on the way this country should be governed, on the quickest method by which to kill all the inhabitants of our new possessions, and of a system which would so raise the price of productions that a basket of horse radish could be exchanged for a tax receipt. At the close of his extended discourse campaign songs are sung by a quartet which walks about with the politician. The members of this quartet are Herschel Goodspeed, Roy Arnold, Walter Kneip and Foster Ostrander. These songs are possessed of great merit, and Lewis has no difficulty in obtaining hundreds of them as Susie Cawley devotes her time exclusively to writing them. We are not without our representative in the dramatic field, for Ralph Gary is an accomplished actor and gives performances in all