Class of Twenty Two Senior memories and scenes
The piece recalls the 1922 senior year activities at S. H. S. including the Junior Cake Walk, a banquet at Sand Lake, the annual high school picnic, a reception and initiation for freshmen, and a series of meetings marked by discord. It honors Miss McCulloch and the leader Miss Louetta Westphal, and looks toward commencement and the end of the old class era with a call to valiant effort and steady winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sand Lake
Remaieth
Lucile Seeger
Clvss
Ester Feldkamp
Reginald Scheurer
Loretta Westphal
Walter Schneider
Florence Cook
Margaret Beuhler
Lorena Schnitzing
Ernia Osborne
Asther Rowtey
Walter Heininger
John Cornish
Harold Layher
Vanderville
Walter Lutz
Clarence Cook
Homer Boettner
Orval Wolford
Maynard Ayers
Will of the 1922 Senior Class Sealed and Read
Lucile Seeger drafts the 1922 Senior Class will bequeathing personal property to named classmates with gifts and sentiments. The document ends with reflections on school days and farewell verse to teachers, friends, and the class.
Last Will and Testament Witnesses Appoint Saline School Board
The 18th member of the Senior Class appoints the Saline School Board of Washtenaw County Michigan as security for 23 cents in government bonds placed at the Washtenaw County court house on June 13 1922. Witnesses include George W. Cook Sheriff Charles Carven Marshal and A J Warren Justice of the Peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Saline
Washtenaw County
State of Michigan
Michigan
George W. Cook
Charles Carven
Marshall
A. J. Warren
Prophetic Class of Nineteen Twenty Two Portrait
Poem style reminiscence naming Estel as secretary of state and Grace as a painter. Describes Dorothy in Arbors Arbor, Wait remaining unchanged, Bula as a college dean, Doris an elderly woman in Milan, with social and domestic details anchored in 1922 context.
Build for Character Not for Fame Class Day Oration
The Senico class of 1922 delivers a valedictory style address on class day stressing pride in Saline High School, choosing Build for Character not for Fame as the guiding motto and urging effort over seeking fame. It cautions juniors to guard thoughts and actions, noting success comes from labor and thought, not luck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Red Country
Senico
Saline
Chharacter
Remembering Deeds That Build Character And Community
A speech urges students to honor teachers and parents, noting they influence welfare and character more than others. It emphasizes seeking trials and pleasures from educators for sympathy praise reprimand and guidance, quoting Horace Greeler on fame and endurance of character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Greeler
Americanization Through Education and Personal Philosophies
Luella Lambarth speaks on Americanization Through Education urging literacy for newcomers, citing 76 percent illiterate personnel in the war and urging schools in Grand Rapids Chicago and New York. The talk links citizen duties to religion morality and knowledge under the 1787 ordinance. The piece blends classroom exhortations with verses and light jokes about classmates and gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Army
America
United States
Commonwealth
Grand Rapids
Chicago
New York
Americas
Nineteen Twenty Two Class Poem and Aspirations
A reflective piece recalls the 1922 class's journey from effort to achievement and gratitude. It honors Professor Sawyer and teachers, praises family support, and urges character over fame. The excerpt blends school memories with Holmes poetry and a call to ambition for community and nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Giftatory Orval Walford Recites Practical Gifts
A spoof gift list assigns items to several names, pairing playful presents with expected roles. The verse humorously links dictionaries to oratory, pumps to Miss Florence Cook, a face powder, a cook book, and a school rule to Esther, with date book for Luella, a mirror for Lorana, and a tiny alarm clock to awaken for breakfast.
Salineish School Class of 1922 Farewell Address
The class president bids parents teachers and friends farewell recalling four years of growth at Salineish School. He thanks educators and supporters and envisions a future beyond graduation while affirming lasting bonds and shared purpose among classmates.
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Salineish School
Bset
Wall
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S. H.S
Clarence,Cook
Lucile
Salline
Huropa
Clarence
Mr. Cook
Miss Schnirring
China
Louella
Amy
Viola
Virgil
Harry
Luelix
Brown
Orval
Thelma Noble
Esther
Julia Mohraridt
Estel
Dorothy
Artts Arbor
Grace
Lucky
Newbro
Bula
College of Literature
Spencer
Doris
Milan
Feldkamp
Wilo
Viola Hollis
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Edison
Homie
School
Luella Lambarth
Julia
Loretta
Eva
Ester
Esther Rowley
Ceasar
Iis
Professor Sawyer
Blue
Doris Kazmaier
Giftatory
Orval Walford
Thelma
Luella
Lorana
Louetta Westphal
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