The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-06-15


school career; but >am very sorry to cay
that OF al that magnificent class only IL
now finish with Us.
Together with those who came 10 from
other schools, as freshmen We numbered
AZ. Besides the members of our present
number already in that class, eight more
joined US to stay throughout the high
school course. They were VIM. Killefer
who liked our class so well that he de-
cided TO wait for us first wear 10 the high
school, Leo Pugsley from the Green
school district, Duane Mosier from Mat
tawan. Carl Barrett from the Palm and
Athena school districts, Jennie Hills
from Athena, Mary Lake from Glidden-
burg, Meta Hail from the Acorn school
and Lillian Pierce from the Alsbury,
district No 9 and Green school distric IS.
Our class then, saying nothing Of those
who have joined aud dropped out. and
speaking only of those of our present
ulmber, numbered Is.
hO bCdOhCl' III Jul btohhIph rNbi
were Miss Osborn, MISS Scheurmar,
Miss Bates and Mr. O'Leary; for the
sophomore year, Miss Brems, Miss Morse,
Miss Bates and Mr.. O'Leary. The lat
ter part OF that year Miss Longwell took
Miss Brem's place. The teachers for
our junior year were Miss Longwell, Mr..
VArtnntnn Mioo nd anA Mr.
O'Leary and for this year, Miss Broom
hall, Mr.. Swigart, Miss Curry and Mr..
O'Leary.
During our freshman year we boys
used to get so hungry that We ate
beechnuts in. school to allay that contin-
ual craving.
The second year in high school Coral
Rix decided to join us, after having at
tended eight different schools in the cit
les of FIT. Wayne and Detroit. On No
vember I'd of that year Fremont Olsen,
having attended the Wicher Park and
Bismarck grammar schools and r. I.
Crane manual training school Of Chi
cago, joined us.
The next fall we were Juniors, just 20
in number. Oscar Olson from the Ev-
anston high school joined us in Decem-
Der.
The first Tart of that year Jolly Math-
er, Duane Mosier and few others open
ed up an Has battle 10 the high room,
Immediately receiving two days
leave Of absence. Along towards June
the class chose maize and blue for our
class colors.
That spring we were entertained at
the home Of Mr.. O'Leary and also at the
home of our class president, Mary Lake.
We also gave reception to the seniors
at the home of Miss Edith Grimes. And
how did those seniors appreciate our
hospitality By running off with the
Junior girls!
Now we come 10 the last the closing
year Of our school life here. Oh. how
long this year has been, and yet how
short This has been year Of study If
we ever studied We have had but lit
tie time for play. But, as the old adage
says Work before pleasure SO We have
had that for our motto. Many times
would we have gladly thrown aside our
geom's and let the propositions gone,
but il We must graduate we must work.
At the first of the year We were joined
by Mary Hammond of the Decatur high
school and George Kellogg of the Law
ton high school The former went to
school the first four weeks Of her school
life in this school and we are sorry that
so good a student should have been I'M
able to have stayed with us, but we are
glad to welcome her back as a gradual
ing student. This spring We were join
ed by Charles Wheaton of the Tilton and
Grant grammar schools and Austin high
school of Chicago. Now our class mum
bers "a, the third largest that ever grad
uated from this high school, the class of
1901 being first with 36 members and the
class of 1899 second with 26.
Some of the boys of our class are fine
ball players and when they are gone the
high school team will have only five reg
ular players left. We tremble for the
state championship next year. Wm.
Killefer, the catcher on the team, played
one whole season with over 100 chances
and only one error. How's that for fast
ballY Also in the local track meet this
year our husky lads again showed their
prowess by tying the sophomores with
their wonderful Decker for first place.
We have in our class four travellers:
Leo Mather who has been as far west as
Nebraska, Mary Hammond as far west
and south as Mexico, Jennie Hills to
Mobile and Bessie Heckert to South
Carolina. Now, as for climax to our
career, our class has grown so strong
willed that it took ID ballots to elect
president for this year
Last winter we began our senior fes-
tivities and merriment at the home of
Mr.. O'Leary. The 10Th of last month we
were entertained at the home of our
president, Duane Mosier The 7th OF