1924 Crucible

1924 Crucible

CLASS HISTORY

        The history of this, our Sophomore Class, dates back to September
1922, when a small group of students, numbering about eighty, organized
to form the nucleus of a new educational institution which offered unlimited
opportunities to many students who would otherwise have been deprived
of the benefits that come with a college education. W. LeRoy Perkins was
intrusted with the reins of this institution which was to mould the futures of
many young men and women. The fruits of his efforts are well apparent
and we who worked under him and with him have a deep feeling of regret
to think a man of his ability could not continue in the development of the
work which he so ably placed on a firm basis. It was due to his personal
interest in each and every student which made the group seem as a large
family in which nothing but cooperation and contentment held sway.

Ere many days had elapsed the little band of pioneers assembled
and we chose as leaders Warren Jones, Pres.; Marie Nellett, V. Pres.,
Martha Carpenter, Sec.; William Jones, Treas. No better group
could have guided us with greater success through the first stages
of our advanced scholastic career. Everyone seemed imbued with an
unquenchible spirit of determination and the will to do. Consequently,
tho handicapped by a lack of funds, two athletic teams ventured forth, and
after struggling against nigh insurmountable obstacles, emerged victors
in a goodly number of the encounters.   The College felt great pride in
boys, especially in the Basket ball team which proved itself superior to any
of its class in the state.   Furthermore it brought the name of the Bay City
Junior College before hundreds of people who were unaware of the fact
that such an institution existed.

Our interest however, was not solely in athletics. We craved the
three "R's" and entered upon our work with a willingness and eagerness
characteristic of beginners. Nevertheless it was not long before the first
real test came, and many were found to be wanting. The work became
more difficult and our ranks gradually decreased in number, in fact at the
beginning of the second semester only three-fourths of the original group
returned for further study. The remainder fell by the wayside.

The social calendar came to a fitting close in the never-to-be-
forgotten Sand Lake trip. Students as well as faculty still recall this day of
real joy and promise unlimited aid to have it repeated. It was with deep
regret that we disbanded on the 16th day of June, for many of the familiar
faces we would probably never see again.

One year after the establishment of the Junior College, we again
assembled for enrollment. Of the fifty some students who had safely
passed the dangers of the first year, only thirty-five returned to form a
Sophomore class. Some ventured forth to find their niche in the business
world, others went to higher schools of learning and still others elected
to join the ranks of educators. We few, who returned, were compelled to
completely reorganize and rekindle the spirit which had prevailed in such
a high degree the previous year. However, do what we might, the "gang"
could not be drawn out of a mood of indifference which hovered over the
student body from the first of the second year. It was several weeks ere
an election of officers was held, which resulted as follows: William Jones,
Pres.; Genevieve MacArthur, Vice-Pres.; Walter Dreyer, Sec.; Albert
Kulberg, Treas.   With this group of officers in charge, things began to hum
the old time spirit returned and the class as a whole pledged their support
to make this, our sophomore year, better than the first.

At the outset of the second semester we were compelled to continue
temporarily without the services of a president, but at a rousing class
meeting Ward Pembroke was chosen to fill the vacancy due to the former
president's failure to reappear. This sudden change of affairs momentarily
threatened our heretofore firm foundation but without avail.

-W.F.D-

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Akins, Dorothy, Ypsilanti, Normal
Black, Elizabeth, Literary
Boehringer, Albert, M.A.C., Business Ad.
Brown, Carleton, M.A.C., Engineering
Bushong, Benjamin, U. of M., Medical
Cameron,Kenneth, NOrmal
Cansfield, Hartley, Albion, Business Ad.
Dent, George, Engineering

Dreyer, Walter, U. of M. Engineering
Ehmann, Theodore, U. of M., Business Ad.
Ellico, Arthur, Dentistry
Fenska, William, City College of Detroit, Engineering
Gay, Helen, Ypsilanti, Normal
Houser, Howard, M.A.C., Chem. Engineering
Kulberg, Albert, M.A.C., Engineering
Kulberg, Jennie, Normal

Lignean, Jean, M.A.C., Elec. Engineering
Mac Arthur, Genevieve, U. of M. Engineering
MaHoney, Hugh, U. of M. Medical
Martin, Blanche, Ypsilanti, Normal
McHenry, Lyda, Ypsilanti, Normal
Mitchell, Charles, U. of M. Engineering
Norling, Reuben, Rock Island, Ministry
Orner, Don, Albion, Business Ad.

Pembroke, Ward, U. of M., Engineering
Richardson, Edward, U. of M., Dentistry
Rutzen, Hidegard, Jounalism
Ryan, Richard, U. of M. Medical
Sartain, Marion, Ypsilanti, Normal
Skowronski, Thaddeus
Snover, Hazel, U. of M., Literary
Vaughn, Herbert, Law

Wsniewskii, Aloysius, U. of M., Architecture
Woolfit, William, U. of M. Business Ad.

Amrheim, Carl, Ohio Wesleyan
Anderson, Edwin, U. of M. Engineering
Angstman, Earl, U. of M.
Aurand, Louis, Engineering
Balgooyen, Henry, Business Ad.
Bellinger, Roland, Mt. Pleasant, Normal
Bernthal, Arthur, U. of M., Chem. Engineering
Bialy, Marian, Ypsilanti, Normal

Budde, Nelson, Literary
Burton, Stanton, Mich. Coll. of Mines, Mining Engineering
Buzzard, Floyd, U. of M., Engineering
Chisholm, Kathleen, U. of M., Literary
Clark, Alice, U. of M., Normal
Clark, Jane, Normal
Cookson, Rosalyn, Ypsilanti, Normal
Curry, Melba, Normal

Dehn, Florence, Physical Education
Ernes, Helen, U. of M., Literary
Esckelson, Emil, U. of M., Engineering
Fletcher, Hortense, Ypsilanti, Normal
Gleave, William, Engineering
Griffith, Mary, Ypsilanti, Normal
Harris, Lizzetta, Ypsilanti, Normal
Hellerman, Wm., U. of M. Law

Jackson, Dorothea, Normal
Janasik, Aloysus, U. of M. , Mech. Engineer
Jolsen, Margaret, U. of M., Literary
Kessler, Harold, U. of M., Medical
Kinney, Elliot, Antioch College
Krapohl, Walter, U. of M., Law
Larcom, Chaumcey
Larcom, Elizabeth, Ypsilanti, Normal

Martin, Helen, U. of Wisconsin, Journalism
MacDonald, Florence, Ypsilanti, Phys. Education
Meed, Ethel, Normal
Moore, Walter, U. of M.
Oliver, Dorothy, Normal
Porteous, Lily, U. of M., Literary
Richardson, Caroline, U. of M., Literary
Richter, Paul

Rodgers, Margaret, U. of Wisconsin, Journalism
Pupprecht, Emil, Detroit Med. College, Medical
Russel, Joseph, U. of M., Business Ad.
Ryan, Hubert, U. of M., Chemical Engineering
Seeber, Dorothy, Ypsilanti, Normal
Scheuman, Marion, Ypsilanti, Normal
Sellers, Lucilee, U. of M., Literary
Speer, Helen, U. of M., Literary

Thomas, George, M.A.C., Engineering
Tomlinson, Eldon, U. of M., Business Ad.
Vooheis, Shirley, U. of M., Medical
Wagner, Delbert, U. of M., Engineering
Webb, Bernice, Ypsilanti, Normal
Weber, Katherine, U. of M., Literary
Woolfit, Mary, Albion, Literary
Zemper, Wanda, U. of M., Journalism

Zinterhofer, John, Harvard, Medical
Zinterhofer, Louis, Mech. Engineery+

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