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

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Glass Prophecy N ANCIENT times the people were ever in fear that they should bring down upon themselves the anger of the Gods. And so in every case they 'drst tried to 'rind out whether or not their under- taking Was pleasing to the deity to whom they were looking for success. And in case the Gods sanctioned it, then they carried out their plans. But if they showed signs of disapproval, then the project was given up. In our own age there exists a great tendency to fathom the futureg or, if I may use a more common phrase, the human race is ever on the alert to know its Enishf' Partly in order that we may not bring down the anger of the Gods by rashly entering that walk of life that now may seem most Bowery to us, and partly to gratify that prevalent desire to know ' 'our inish, I have of late spent considerable time in conversing with the Gods. And in case the future alloted to you is more brilliant than you ever aspired to, remember that your good luck is due to the Gods and not to me. In some years from now if you should ever take a walk down in the region of the equator, you would find Bernard Johnson there, engaged in the wholesome business of selling icicles. He is carrying on a very extensive and lucrative trade, and in order to cut down expensesL as soon as the dull season comes he starts out for the north pole with his wheelborrow, to get i11 his stock for the next season. Helen Gage has held several positions as school mam, but in each case the school-board has been obliged to ask her to resign because she played too much with the pupils. She was succeeded in her last school, which, by the way, was located not far from that region known as Tiinbuctoos by Bessie Emerick. And the board of education may rest assured that-it will never have to remove Miss Emerick for playing in school, as that is something very foreign to her.

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day, very much to the indignation of the Juniors. It was a mystery to all how this was accomplished, but later it was revealed in the public apology made by the boys. The Beta Nu sorority and Sigma Delta and Estabrook frater- nities are here represented, and former presidents of each of these fraternities belong to this class. The athletic spirit is encouraged and advanced by a large number of High School students. The president of this associ- ation is one of our number. Captain Miller of the base ball team, also editor-in-chief of THE CHAT, and Bernard Johnson, manager of the track team, are both prominent members of the class. The High School reception, one of the social features of the School, has occured annually in September. It is then that both teachers and students meet in a social way and thus become better acquainted. The social is a great advantage, too, to those who, coming from other places, enter this School as strangers. The different dispositions and traits of character to be found in the class I will leave to be disclosed to you by H our prophet and H giftorianf' Prof. George, our Superintendent, and Prof. Ross have been with us during the entire four years, very much to our pleasure and prontg Prof. Arbaugh, three years, Miss Comstock and Miss Worden two yearsg Miss Lindquist, Miss Bower and Miss Kelly, one year. As a class we wish to extend the hand of gratitude to the teachers for the kindness and patience they have shown us. We feel we can never truly repay them for all they have done for us, only as each may strive to fill with credit the place to which he is called. And now as we have reached the goal for which we have been striving and commencement is before us, we realize as never before how important to our lives is the training and preparation we have received at this School. This is truly for us the commencement of new responsibilities and new duties, the turning of a new leaf in the book of life. What lies before us is unknowng but be it light or shadow, disaster or victory, we feel that we are better prepared to live earnest, useful lives, from having spent four busy years in the Y. H. S. as members of the class of 1901.

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Raymond Miller has control of a railroad in the Chinese Empire. His wonderful ability for carrying on buisness will be self-evident when I tell you that he keeps the books for the com- pany, runs the engine, keeps the train in repairs, punches the tick- ets and looks after the small boys, whose minds so easily turn to jumping on trains. Minnie Boyce has become a noted opera singer. Her fame has spread even to the eastermost part of Wayne. She has stopped at the latter place several hundred consecutive nights, singing to the inmates of a large institution situated there. And before going on farther I must mention our dramatic company, of which Minnie is a member. Will Sherman is 1nanager-in- chief. Anna Lau writes all the songs and the singer, whom I mentioned before, puts them to music and sings them. Anna Holmes composes all the dramas played by the company. Bessie Saxton paints the scenery, while Clara Morgan, Lena Shaw and Alice LeFerge are the leading actresses, and they employ Anna Simons to expound some parts of the plays that are not easily understood by people not blest with an extensive education, and she also has to tell the audience when it is time tolaugh. V Alger Abel still resides in Ypsilanti in the capacity of Justice of the Peace. He l1as special jurisdiction over boys who throw stones, balls and other missiles onthe School ground. He is also often called upon to deal with people who walk across the front grass plot, and others who, when entering the School grounds with their bicycles, do not make use of the bridge at the south side, which was erected for their benefit. Anna Campbell has graduated from a college in China, where they learn to read laundry tickets. On her return, she, in company with several natives, also Mervin Green and Miss Witherspoon, will start a firm of their own. The Chinamen will wash and iron, Anna will have charge of the general busi- ness affairs, and Mervin wait on customers, but on account of his small stature he will stand behind the counter on a box. Miss Witherspoon will do up bundles and hand them to Mr. Green when customers call for them, since he will not dare to step down from his box lest they never ind him again.