Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1917-06-20
JUNE 20. 1917


we have passed the eighth grade we
will probably attend high school. We
have a number of things which are
not OF any use to us now so we
thought that when leaving this school
we would will them to our fellow
pupils. To the first and second
grades we will couple of rulers to
drop on the floor every two minutes,
few pencils, broken pen and an
empty ink bottle.
To the third and fourth grades we
will our royal tablets, an old rubber
band, and some paper wads.
10 the NTH grade we will a piece
of broken chalk and some old pic
lures.
To the sixth grade we will some
orange skins, an old calendar, and the
dictionary.
To the seventh and eighth grades
we will our old books and things we
used in the eighth grade and hope
they will be as successful and have
the good luck we had in passing the
eighth grade.
The class prophecy, "What the Seer
Fold Me-" was written by Grace Hall,
aged 10:
Once upon day so dreary,
AS | sat, from study weary,
Thinking of my rural school days,
Which, for me, would soon be Ger;
Suddenly voice seemed speaking,
In prophetic words repeating,
What for each my dear classmates
The.future held in store.
Instantly / began writing.
'Gainst my weary feelings fighting,
Lest the words the Seer was speaking
From my memory would fly.
So with hopeful words of greeting,
These prophetic words repeating
What for each of my dear classmates
The future held in store.
Said the Seer flame holds, l know it
In your class a noted poet, Orla
Brown;
The world will praise him far and
near
With Helena Schultz as wife
He will settle down for life
In a California home
So full of cheer.
Fortunes turn with some is tricky
But farm with acres sixty
Emil says to friend Sylvester "by the
way"
1t will be a safe investment
And will furnish us contentment
And guard us 'gainst the
Talked of rainy day.
Strains of music / hear stealing
On the air, anw there's feeling
That our classmate,
Leeta Brown, will famous be,
AS a most noted musician
She will hold great position
With "Grand Opera" troupe
Across the sea.
Tell me not in "Ingle Jingle"
She who taught you will stay single !
She'll do stenographic work
For Uncle Sam.
But a major tall, imposing
Saws elizabeth, supposing,
You say Eyes" and thus
Make me happy man.
Then your school board am guessing
From our country will be missing
The greed for gold will tempt them
Each and all.
Some day when you hear the blowing
Of a whistle you'll be knowing
That the factory big is owned
By Raymond Hall.
In Alaska's land so frozen
Goes a group of men supposing
The wealth they all have read of
They would find.
There is one who strikes it lucky
And his friends will call him plucky
When they hear the news
That Emery owns mine.
From the country came "Abe Lincoln"
And the Seer said 1--WE been thinkin'
That the u. S. needs man
Whose not from town.
so the good Socialist party
With their votes so strong and hearty
fills the Presidents chair
With our own Albert Brown.
Then that voice said without warning
Here's for you, Oh maiden charming |,
can see you in a tent at close of day |;
Teaching heather is your calling
And their needs are most appalling
Us you try to lead them to the betterJ
way.
Iere today we are assembled
Everyone the Seer remembered
Anu we nope the prOpnecleS
lay all come true.
Eighth grade days farewell forever
lou1l return to us, oh, never
,ut your memories we
)ften wilhreview.
Thursday was our picnic and we had
fine time although it was cold. We
IL ate lots of dinner. In the after
oon Mr.. Heth let all of the school
hildren skate free. They all had
me time. Mr.. Bowersox treated us
0 ice cream. Ben Hall offered the
se of the bathong beach to the chill
rem but on one accepted his offer.
Teacher Ito eighth grade pupiD-
Why, did the Egyptians embalm their
cad. Eighth grade pupil with
much assurance)-So they'd come to
ife again. Is