Britton Macon High School - Brittonian Yearbook (Britton, MI)

Text from Pages 1 - 68 of the 1949 volume:

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TOM CULBERT RHOBA PRICHARD Editor-in-Chief Faculty Advis or in Z K5 ,f ki A Our job has been to pictorially review a year's activities in the school life of young people who are looking ahead toward their futures. Keeping in ac- cord with their outlook, we are dedicating our Brittonian to the future of the educational system of Britton. The past is gone--but the future is still to be enjoyed. We make our dedication to the future of this school system with the hope that such a future will find Britton High School a. growing and increas- ingly stronger institution. 4 i -:P- . ,, ,,,,,,, A, , , ,W , ,, , ,,,,,,, ,,,7 J U , ,i2f5W ' . ,-Hs., ,,, I . X Q.. .yu-f KW ff? fgaiifl 4,4 4 qs- s 91' Q' 'A s ik . ,Q fm , . da- . - -...il ' s 52---Affif . - ' .V v:- , 1 H if f . 1:1 5 3. I I - . , ., - ,A f Vg! IQ ' ' nl ' .R U 4.-ga, 2 , .. a . ,VA , J 4 ,., M me I , F911 445 , -Tl f.,,. 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Class officers were chosen as follows: President, Wilhelmina Osterhout: Vice-President, Vaughn Schottg Secretary, Alice Lawhead: Treasurer, Melvin Zornowg Mrs. Crisp was chosen as Class Advisor. We were duly initiated as Freshmen, and had the pleasure of cleaning up after the All School Banquet. Judy Claxton returned during the first part of the year from Texas. A The next year due to the closing of the Macon School, we were joined by Charles Gorton, Rhoba Prichard, and Imo Tucker. Claudyne Smith joined us from Tecumseh. Class officers were chosen as follows: President, Melvin Zornowg Vice-President, Alice Lawheadg Secretary, Wilhelmina Osterhout: Treasurer, Pauline Johnson. Mrs. Weichner was our Advisor. Jackie Penn came to Britton as a Sophomore at the first of the second semester. Now that we had experienced the trials of Freshmen and were used to the routine of B. H. S. we initiated the new class of Freshxnen so that they would better appreciate the things to come. We also sponsored the All School Banquet during this year. Claudyne Smith left us during the year. In our Junior year Lillian Korican was added to our enrollment. Our number de- creased, however, because Lawrence Grady and Emily Pilbeam left. Officers for that year were chosen as follows: President, Wilhelmina Osterhout: Vice-President, Vaughn Schott: Secretary, Jackie Penn: and Treasurer, Charles Gorton. Our Advisor was Mr. Beale. Charles Gorton left and Alice Lawhead was elected treasurer. During the year we sponsored Cupid's Caper, a Valentine's Dance and the Junior Prom with the gym decorated in a nautical scene. Our Junior Play The Elusive Bachelor was a great success with the mystery and the detective work of Vaughn and Wilhelmina. We selected our class flower of roses, our class colors of maroon and white and our motto Loop up-and on. Another social event of that year was the Junior-Senior Banquet which was held upon the return of the Seniors from their trip. We started our Senior year with twenty members having added Melvin Harmon, Vera Scott, and Jerry Tomecek. This was reduced to eighteen because Melvin Harmon and Lillian Korican left without completing the year. Officers were elected as follows: President, Vaughn Schott: Vice-President, Melvin Zornowg Secretary, kno Tucker, and Treasurer, Judy Claxton. Mr. Culbert is our Class Advisor. Our Senior class activities were begun with the annual Senior carnival. The Christmas dance, Reindeer Romp, was held in the gym with the Britton Swing Band fur- nishing the music. Our Senior Play Watch Out For Spooks was given February 3 and 4. On May ZZ, we left for Washington, D. C. on our Senior trip. We returned the following Thursday after a very enjoyable trip. Baccalaureate services were held Sunday, May 29. May 31 was our class night and our Commencement exercises were held June Z, and this ends the history of the Class of '49. 9 CLASS PROPHECY By Vera Scott After having spent thirty years in Australia as a stenographer for the United States government, I decided to return home to the States. As the airplane in which I was traveling drew near to my home land, I began to think of my friends and the boys and girls with whom I was graduted. I wondered what they were doing and where they lived. After .landing in San Francisco, I went to the Macombo and had dinner. To my surprise, whom did I see but Raymond Lidster sitting only a few tables from me. I went over and spoke to him. He informed me he was a big Moving Picture Producer and sadly to say had been married seven times. I decided to spend the rest of the day in California before going on my way so I went to a radio show. I was surprised to discover that the show was produced by none other than Vaughn Schott. He told me he was very successful in the radio and tele- vision business. In fact he was a millionaire! That night I took a plane for Detroit. Upon arriving in Detroit I decided to visit a few farniliar places before returning to my home in Britton. Imagaine my surprise when attending a baseball ganie I learned that Jerry Tomecek was owner of the Detroit Tigers Professional Baseball Team. I hailed a taxi to take me to a hotel and to my surprise, I found that the other passenger was my old classmate,,R.hoba Prichard. Rhoba informed me that she was an owner of a large Publishing Company. She also informed me that Jackie Penn was a famous designer in Paris but was an old maid. It seems Jackie just never could find a man to suit her. It seems that no one knows very much about Alice Lawhead. Only that she is a famous Powers Model in New York. The next day I continued my journey to Britton. As I neared the place that I thought should be little Britton, I found a prospering city with a population of at least 30,000. , Wandering along the streets, everything was so different. I was beginning to feel that I would never see any of the kids that I went to school with. Iilooked across the street, and to my surprise saw Judy Claxton in a white dress. I crossed the street and spoke to her. She told me she was a successful nurse and was happily married. I asked about Willie Osterhout. She informed me that Willie had become a famous movie actress but was retired now and living in the country where she is taking care of her six little Dugans. Also Marcella Niblack is no longer .nursing in a hospital. She is living in a swank home in Toledo taking care of her very sick cat. I learned that Melvin Zornow had settled down to raising turkeys a few months after Lois was out of school. He was always going to be a farmer but it looks as if his fafher-in-law changed his mind. I was surprised to hear that Pauline Johnson was happily married. I thought she would never make up her mind between those two guys that she gave the run around. I decided to get something to eat and while eating at Mil1ie's Restaurant, Kenneth Van Valkenburg came in. He told me he was a very successful farmer. In fact he owned the largest farm in Lenawee County. He informed me that Bob Croll was in New York on Broadway and was the favorite of all the Bobby-sockers. Sitting there, I wondered what became of Carma and Norma Spreeman. It seems that they are the best nurses around and the prettiest even for their ages. Irno Tucker finally married Preston after his thirty-fifth proposal. Jack Bruce became a professor and is teaching here at the Britton University. The other day he gave a lecture to a group of students on how to whisper, and throw paper wads etc., Without the Teachers' Detecting Them. As I think over what my classmates have accomplished, it fills me with great happiness. I feel that they, through their work, have contributed to the progress and happiness of the world. .K 10 CLASS WILL OF '49 By Marcella Niblack We, the class of 1949, being of reasonably sound mind and body, do hereby will and bequeath what is left of our worldly possessions to the following unsuspecting schoolmates . We, the Senior girls, do will our bottle of peroxide to the Craig girls. I, Jacqueline Penn, do will my library knowledge to any likely girl taking secretarial training. I, Norma Spreeman, do will my ability to be Salutatorian to John Forgacs. I, Vera Scott, do will my ability to catch men to Sandra Tiede. I, Pauline Johnson, do will my great height to Delight Steuwe. I, Carma Spreeman, do will my ability of being quiet and reserved to Beverly Brown. We hope that she uses it. - I, Vaughn Schott, do will my ability to go over my head in extra-curricular work to Dick Linn. I, Wilhelmina Osterhout, do will my acting ability to Ardis Moore. I, Jerry Tomecek, do will my height for basketball and my ability for baseball to Bill Smith. I, Judy Claxton, do will my giggles to Lila Purple. I, Alice Lawhead, do will my gift oi gab to Mary Arizpe. I, Robert Croll, do will my ability to get out of as much work as possible to Doug Grady. 1, Rhoba Prichard, do will my Annual Editorship to Oda Marie Cross. I, Melvin Zornow, do will my Lady killing to Don Hannah. I, kno Tucker, do will my ability to do the splits to Mary Ladd. I, Kenneth Van Valkenburg, do will my quiet manners to Bill Fischer. I, Raymond Lidster, do will my perfect attendance all through high school to Clarence Scott. l, Jack Bruce, do will my willingness to co-operate with the teachers to Donald Bush. , We, the Senior boys, do will our ability to loaf during play practice to the Junior boys. We, the Senior Class, do will our ability to get along in class meetings to the Junior Class. ll mr, 4i Wh? i if V Y, aufff ff .c. , 3, CLASS POEM By Rhoba Prichard A group of Freshrnen four years ago, Entered Britton High with jest and woe, Some left for good for other places, And through the years we've gained new faces. Some were very short and some were very tall Some were very big and some were very small Whatever the race and creed would be We soon grew into one family tree. The sports we entered weren't just for fun, We tried our best and lost and won, We worked together through thick and thin, Whatever be the task we entered in. Our talents we showed in our three-act play, We made people laugh and be so gay, At our gay parties we had such fun, We always looked forward to another one. Our teachers were the A-1 best, They always remembered each big test, They were always there to guide our way, In preparation for graduation day. Now our dear parents we know are proud, Although they don't say it to us aloud, And as we proceed on down life's way, We will remember Britton High each day. IZ a JACK BRUCE Glee Club 1 Basketball 1. Z. 3. 4 Baseball 1. Z. 3. 41 Play 3. 4 R OB ERT CROLL Glee Club 1 Football 1. 2 Basketball 1, 2. 3 Baseball 3 Play 3. 4 JUDY CLAXTON Glee Club l, Z, 3, 4 Class Officer 4 Play 3, 4 PAULINCE JOHNSON Glee Club 1 Class Officer 2 Play ' 4 Reflector Staff 4 ALICE LAWHEAD mee club 1. 2. 3. 4 Class Officer 1. 2. 3 Play 3. 4 RAYMOND LIDSTER Glee Club MARCELLA NIBLACK Glee Club 1. Z. 3. 4 Cheerleader 1. 2. 3. 4 WILHELMINA OSTERHOUT Glee Club 1. 4 Clan Officer 1. Z. 3 Cheerleader 1. Z, 3. 4 Play 3, 4 JACQUELlNE PENN Libbey Hlgh Glee Club Class Officer Debating Play Annual Staff Reflector Editor Valedictorlan RHOBA PRICHARD Macon I-llgh Glee Club Annual Editor Reflector Staff -W- 1,2 3,4 3 3 3,4 4 4 1 z,4 4 4 ian VAUGHN SCHOTT Bind 21 3: Glee Club 1. '3. Speech 1. Play Claas Officer 1, 3, Annual Staff Reflector Staff VERA SCOTT Capac High 1, 2, Band 1, 2, Glee Club Cheerleader Play Reflector Staff Annual Staff CARMA SPREEMAN Glee Club Play Reflector Staff Annual Staff NORMA SPREEMAN Glee Club Annual Staff Salutatorlan , 2-1- QV: I IMO TUCKER Macon High l Cheerleader 3, 4 Glee Club Z, 3, 4 Play 3, 4 Claaa Officer 4 JERRY TOMECEK Woodward High 1, Z, 3 Glee Club 4 Annual Staff 4 Basketball 4 Baseball 3, '4 KENNETH VAN VALKENB URG Glee Club Z, 3, 4 Band Z, 3 MELV IN Z ORN OW Glee Club 1 Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4 Baseball l, 2, 3, 4 Class Officer l, 2, 4 Annual Staff 4 1 V VALEDICTORY By Jackie Penn We, who are gathered here tonight for the last tirne before we go out to make our way in the world, have to realize that we are the citizens of tomorrow's Arnerica. We are proud of the heritage, of being American, but have you ever stopped to realize the full significance of the name American . . . not only what it represents, but also of the actual word itself? Stop and think for a moment about this name and how it is spelled . . . particularly the last four letters. They spell I Can. I CAN. Two little words. But they were the unspoken yet unshakable attitude of the pioneers who founded and developed this country. They are, or should be, the unuttered words that form the sum and substance of all our hoped for success: of the feeling we have within us that we can accomplish whatever we set out to do. Two little words, I CAN, may spell the difference between your success and your failure. Now how can we put this I CAN attitude to work for us ? How can we use it to back our abilities and to accomplish great things for ourselves and for others in our lifetime ? There are several obvious but often overlooked factors. First of all we should decide what we want most of all to make out of our lives. What definite goal, what definite objectives we intend to reach. Then with this goal always in mind we should make our plans, our own road map as it were, to reach it. We should make our plans big, imaginative, and daring. Strike out boldly for the things you want more than anything else. Why should we be satisfied with anything less than aiming to make our most cherished dreams come true ? Never set your goal low sirnply for fear of not reaching a higher one. Don't alibi yourself to failure. Certainly your ultimate and well thought out plans will seem far beyond your reach at first: but a high objective will change the spirit and awaken the creative imagination, and put meaning into the ordinary tasks we must do to attain our desired success. Our mis- take too often is in putting our sights too low, not in raising them too high. We should be like the youthful Henry Wadsworth Longfellow who said, I most eagerly aspire after future eminence in Literatureg my whole soul burns most ardently for itg and every earthly thought centers in it. He had arnbition. His goal was high. He knew he could do it. A mere I CAN. In making our choice of an ultimate goal, let us be sure to direct our ambitions to the line of useful service. The attitude of, What will I get out of it, leads only to heartbreak and ultimately up the blind alley to failure. Yer get ahead in direct pro- portion to how well you offer your effort, your service, your brain powers so that others will want them and will pay for them. Let us remember that in expressing 1 CAN we may be either like the boy who is ambitious to be a leading gangster in a city, or like Williarn Booth, founder of the Salvation Army, who described his motive for plunging into the slums of darkest England as the Ulmpulses and the urgings of an undying ambition to help. o You must give, and give of yourself to others, in order to make the most out of life. lf your aim is bold and big, and you do not trample on others to gain your success, your opportunities are as boundless as the ideas and desires of mankind. Having set our goal, we must use the hidden energies that lie within us, that we can tap through faith. That faith expressed by 1 CAN has a way of freeing every power within our hearts, minds and souls. lt is that kind of faith that smashes fear. It gives us the courage to win out over all disaster and all setbacks. lt gives us the courage to keep on keeping on in the face of all obstacles, however insurmountable they may seem. And with this faith we must have the firm belief that right triumphs over wrong and that our dreams of the future will come true. Through a faith that says I CAN we shall find ways to accomplish that which we set out to do. , 15 An inspiring illustration of what faith can do to overcome the greatest of ob- stacles is Glenn Cunningham, who ran the fastest mile on record. When he was a small boy, he was so crippled in a schoolhouse fire that the doctors predicted he would never walk again. Only a miracle could help him. But Glenn Cunningham wouldn't accept the expressed opinion of the doctors. Through sheer perseverance, and the faith that he Could do it, he began walking by following a plow across the fields, leaning on it for support . . . . sturnbling, falling, clinging to the plow handles, but never giving up. He plowed across the fields and walked. Miraculously, his leg mus- cles gained strength. From there he began experimenting to see what he could do with his legs until ultimately he broke all records for his specialty, the gruelling one mile race .... Faith .... That 1 CAN element which enables us to set our goal to seemingly unattainable heights .... Faith that makes it possible to overcome all obstacles. , Glenn Cunningham is only one of many who has made a success of his life despite tragedy and misfortune. There is Helen Keller, blind from birth. Or Charles P. Steinmetz, the hunch-backed wizzard of General Electric. Or Marshall Field, who vowed to build the Wor1d's Greatest Department Store no matter how many times it might burn down, and literally on the smoldering ashes of his first store, destroyed by the great Chicago Fire, began to build it. Did you ever stop to think that often it is your own attitude which determines whether things go well or ill with you? It is all in the way we look at the misfortunes that befall us that determines what our future will be like. Gaining the right point of view .... and holding it .... is never an easy task. But it is well worth the effort. The story is told of a young soldier who was wounded in the Battle of the Bulge. As he came out of the ether on the operating table, the Army surgeon spoke to him ten- derly: You're going to be all right, Son. The only bad part is that you've lost a leg. Nutsf gasped the soldier, I didn't lose it--1 gave it! What a remarkable point of view and so different from what would normally be expected. Because he chose to look at it that way, the rest of his life would be richer: He was challenged and he accepted that challenge. Without bitterness, without resentment, he could start again to shape his future. Now that we have set our goal in the line of useful service and feel confident that we can surmount all obstacles, we should remember that our achievements may be limited or expanded by how much we like and understand people, and how well we get along with others. By our sincere desire to work with and for others, based on a true love and belief in mankind, and asincere desire to be helpful, we can achieve much greater accomplishments than we can by relying on our own capacities alone. First we must know what real teamwork is, how to get along on a team of widely different personalities, and how to like and be liked by others. The building :rf Hoover Dam at Boulder Canyon demonstrates that through teamwork man can accomplish whatever he dares to attempt. It took six separate firms of contractors banding together to do the project that was too big for any one of the firms alone. Scoffers warned that they cou1dn't even stick together long enough to draw up plans and siibmit a bid to say nothing of constructing the dam. Today Hoover Dam, built by the world's largest aggregation of construction forces ever assembled until then, stands as a monument to what teamwork can do. When we have learned to work with others in a spirit of harmonious co-operation of useful service, we can achieve much more than we could achieve by ourselves. 16 Teamwork can be put not only into your own career, but also into your personal contribution to democracy. To the keeping of I CAN in American. The same spirit that can make greatness in a person can forge out still new greatness for a people and a nation. Making democracy work is a challenge. A challenge that we can either ac- cept or sidestep. lt is a challenge to leadership as well as a challenge to common folk like you and me. It is a challenge to those of us who will one day be responsible for leadership. - Let us realize that by setting a definite goal, having faith that it can be achieved by looking at setbacks in the right way, loving and serving people, and employing co- operation and teamwork, we can accomplish whatever we begin. Cut the letter T out of the expression I can't do it, and you have a good motto with which to challenge the world. 17 SALUTATORY - WILL OUR JOB BE AN EASY ONE? By Norma Spreeman Teachers, parents, and friends. We the class of 1949, welcome you to our grad- uation exercises tonight. As we stand here tonight in preparation to receive our graduation diplomas we realize that without your care and guidance, we would not be where we are. We are truly grateful for these services. During the past years of our lives, we have been al- most totally dependent upon you for our livelihood and advancement. Now we have reached the point where we must share a much greater portion of that responsibility. We hope we shall be able to do so in a manner which you shall be proud of. lt will be our job to live and act like human beings. That may sound as if it is a very sirnple task, but it is not. lf it is so sirnple, why is it we have so many nations and people in the world today who are not living as human beings but instead more as inhumans ? Many texts, articles, and theories have been expounded in an attempt to explain why Human beings act as they do. Perhaps more time should be spent to explain why we act as inhumans. In 1927 we appeared to be quite hurnan when we entered into the Kellogg Pact along with many other nations agreeing to outlaw war and establish permanent world- wide peace but as we all know we have had two world wars since then and the end is not yet in sight. ln the midst of this present change from peace to war, we have abandoned the religious and educational conventions of 40 centuries ago and have only tried to get more for ourselves. When we act that way we are not human beings at all but like the animal who has enough but is continually trying to get more. We all do this without sometimes realizing it. This inhumanism can also apply to countries. For when they are fighting in war they are only trying to get more for themselves. Each country is like an animal trying to reign above the others. You have all probably heard the saying about the cow that would rather eat the grass on the other side of the fence even though she has enough on her side. All of us are like that, we are never satisfied with what we have. So the current question should not be why we behave as humans, but why are we so inhuman. From this discussion of present human behavior, you can see that our job of acting as human beings, as the true meaning of the word implies, is not an easy one. It proves to be a difficult job to act as a hurnan in the midst of inhumans. Many of you here obtain your living from the soil. You are familiar with the laws and ways of nature. You know that it is a difficult job for a stalk of corn or sprigs of wheat to grow and survive in a field of weeds. So it is in life. We all must realize that it is a much more difficult job for a truly useful person to grow and thrive in a society of weeds than it is to survive in a well cultivated society. lt is our hope that we the members of this class of 1949 will be strong enough in our morals and standards of conduct to survive and thrive as a strong pillar of justice and good in the present field of weeds, 18 ,X ' , I BACK: MIDDLE: FRONT: - ggfwzu A -f- HQEQQ-'1 V f C. Scott, M. Baker I. Craig, B. Brown, D. Grady, J. Hintz, W. Purple, D. Ball J. Forgacs, J. Kujawa, C. Barrett. . Umors D. Steuwe, H. Auten, R. Croll, R. Moore, T. 'Judklnl, W. Gilmore, Q. Barrett, Mr. Piche. , M. Arizpe, M. Lewis, G. Kimerer, A. Priellpp, O. Croll, G. Kimerer, N. Schott, J. Van Valkenburg, B. Studnicka, M. Downing. or i . 5 . Q V ji 5 . ir ws BACK: E. Cqrothers, F. Prichard, D. Bush, R. Ayrton, J. Shiels, D. Hannah, A. Moore, Mrs . Beaubien. FRONT: L. Purple, V. Craig, D. Wonderly, M. Prill, F. Schroeder, P. Frost. 2.0 JUNIORS The Junior Class qf '49, have been busy as little beavers this year trying to nest a little money so they will be able to go on a nice trip next year. Each year class officers have been nominated and elected. This year the hon- or of Presidency was given to Tom Judkinsg Vice-Presidency to Gordon Barrett: Secretary to Clarence Scott: and Treasurer to Isabelle Craig. The members of the class feel that their Advisor, Mr. Piche, was a wise choice, as he has taken an in- terest in the various class activities. They also feel as Juniors thatthis year is a big year in their lives, because they are to give a play, put on the Junior-Senior Banquet, and Sponsor the J-Hop. SOPHOMORES This year the Sophomore Class, with fourteen members was organized as fol- lows: President, Donald Bush: Vice-President, Virginia Craig: Secretary, Ardis Moore: and Treasurer, Phyllis Frost. Mrs. Beaubien was chosen as Advisor. The Sophomores performed their enjoyable task of initiating the Freshmen in September, and later gave them a party in the gym. A hayride was planned for the class in November, with each person inviting one guest. After the hayride refreshments were served. r The Christrnas party was held at the home of Donald Bush where the Sopho- mores and their guests enjoyed the games and dancing and refreshments. , In February the Sophomores received their class rings which were ordered earlier in the year. To raise money, the Sophomores sponsored a series of three movies which were presented in the study hall. Another activity of the Sophomores was the A11 School Achievement Banquet which was held on April 12.. g 2.1 BACK: MIDDLE: FRONT: 2' of B. Bortel, B. smith, B. Shiels, D. Craig, D. Spam-, B. Fischer, M. Steuwe. B. Lutton, 1. Cross, G. Cross, N. Kopka, J. Watson, B. Penn, E. Jeziorski, R. Downing, G. Hawkins, P. Eberhart, Mrs. Weichner. M. Forgacs, M. Ladd, F. DuBois, S. Priellpp, M. Southard, A. Purple, D. Lynn, P. Hintz, F. Grady, S. Tiede, K. Studnicka, L. Clement. fshaes BACK: MIDDLE FRONT: Mrs. Beale, V. Crutchfield, R. Younglove, D. Moore, J. Korican, S. Duncan, M. Baker, M. Hannah, J. Judkins, A. Downing, D. Schroeder. E. Handley, C. Underwood, W. Rhoades, M. Butler, R. Sheehy, L. Bush, C. Miller, W. Exglby, M. Sanch. J. Patterson, L. Benedict, F. Cross, M. Kimerer, D. Handley. F. Korican, W. Scott, L. Kanous, B. Ball, M. Vershum, D. Prichard, M. Jackson, G. Claxton, M. Grady, S. Lohr, J. Butler,'.I. Butler, K. Van Valkenburg. ZZ UHIOT' hugh fi X yl Blq Reds STANDING: SITTING: Charles Barrett, Wesley Gilmore, Tom Judkins, Harold Auten, Melvin Zornow. Vaughn Schott, Jerry Tomecek, Doug Grady, Jack Bruce, Robert Moore, Robert Ayrton, Mr. Piche. B it BRITTON BASKETBALL SCHEDULE B ritt on Britton Britton Britton Britton Britton Britton B ritton First Round 31 Deerfield 38 26 St. Mary's 31 Z2 Sand Creek Z9 Onsted 36 Second Round 37 St. Mary's 26 41 Sand Creek Z9 Deerfield 46 33 Onsted 52 VARSITY BASKETBALL TE AM The Britton Big Reds under the leadership of their new coach, Warren Piche, ended in a tie for third place with Adrian's St. Mary's in the Little Five race with a record of winning three garnes, and losing five. The Big Reds will lose three mem- bers of the first team by graduation. They are .Tack Bruce, Melvin Zornow, and Jerry Tomecek. Doug Grady, Robert Moore, Robert Ayrton, Tom Judkins, Charles Barrett, Eddie Ieziorski, and Wesley Gilmore will be back to play for Britton next year. , Next year's team should have the material to produce a winning ball club. ln the Invitational Tourna.ment held at Adrian, the Big Reds were defeated by a much taller Adrian B Team, by the score of 58 to 40. On the second night, for the consolation prize, Britton won over Sand Creek by a score of 41 to 26. ln the first game of the District Tournament, held at Petersburg, Britton was leading by seven points, but in the last round Britton scored only five points to lda's fifteen, and lost a very close and heartbreaking game. The team elected Melvin Zornow as captain for the 1948-'49 season. Next year Ida will be included in league play. With the entrance of Ida the Little Five Conference will be changed to the Little Six. The team was very well managed by Larry Kanous and Gordon Barrett. 25B v..-.vs - , cllffflradfly K H MARCELLA NIBLACK BEVERLY BROWN WILI-IELMINA OSTERHOUT VERA SCOTT NANCY SCHOTT JACKIE PENN IMO TUCKER 9? I , Ze' ....-.4g..-,.f fizf ,f,:f-'f.7' 'T '-'..,,Tj:L,.- I fffff nr- fin., '4.,.' 1 ' I I I 2 I - . , , H A Hifi-Tj , ' I' 'Qu 4 1--0 M.. . ,. . Nz,-L, SITTING: STANDING: Don Hannah, Jim Shiels, Eddie Jezloraki, Bill Penn. and Max Stuewe. Larry Kanous llvianagerj, Bill Smith, Franklin Shroeder, Frank Prichard, Bill Fischer, George Hawkins, and Warren Piche ffloachl. 26 l RESERVE TEAM The second team was composed of a group of boys who believed in giving the crowd many last-minute thrills. A great many of their games were won or lost by a one point margin which made Coach Piche's job very nerve-wracking. . . . . . . Their most thrilling garne was with St. Mary s in which they played two over time periods and then lost by one basket in a sudden death period. CHEERLEADERS Under the guidance of the captain, Marcella Niblack, the cheerleaders did much to support and encourage the basketball team this year. They have not only originated new yells, but also have prompted the great spirit of sportsmanship by exchanging greetings with the opposing teams between halves. The cheerleaders practiced forty-five minutes every day in order to achieve the right co- ordination. A Junior cheerleading team led the cheers for the Reserve team ga.mes. The members of that team were Frances Grady, Mary Ladd, Lois Clement, and Peggy Hintz. Starting from scratch with no experience, the girls developed into a fine team during the course of the year and next year will be ready to step into the shoes of the graduating Senior cheerleaders. Z7 , BRITTONIAN Q' 1 l 6,3 4' 29 THE BRITTON REFLECTOR Early in the fall of 1948 several of the actively interested students of Britton High met with Mr. Culbert, the principal, to discuss the formation of a school paper. Out of this discussion carne the plans for the publishing of the Britton Reflector. ' The first step in organization was acquiring a co-operative staff. Jackie Penn and Beverly Brown head the staff as Editor-in-Chief and Assistant Editor respectively. Much of the success of the Reflector is due to the untiring work of the agirls who ran the mimeograph machine. This departrnent of the paper was capably headed by Rhoba Prichard. Her staff consisted of Betty Studnicka, Mary Arizpe, Oda Marie Cross, and Carma Spreernan. Pauline Johnson, Vera Scott, Nancy Schott, Robert Moore, Alyce Prielipp, Mary Ladd, Polly Eberhart, Judy Claxton, Vaughn Schott, Bill Penn, and Donald Bush were this year's reporters. During the year seven papers were published. The news was timely and the staff always tried to get their news from a variety of sources. THE BRITTONIAN The 1949 Brittonian has been produced by the staff that you see on the opposite page. The staff was headed by Rhoba Prichard who served as Editor-in- Chief. Jackie Penn contributed her artistic talent toward designing and decorating many pages. Advertising and other business matters were taken care of by Vaughn Schott and Norma Spreeman. Melvin Zornow served as Assistant Editor and Jerry Tomecek as Sports Editor. Vera Scott was Activities Editor and the Photography was handled by Vaughn Schott and Judy Claxton. Carma Spreeman served as typist. Mr. Culbert served as Faculty Advisor. With the fine work of these Seniors and the help of the student body in collect- ing and presenting many entertaining and interesting snapshots, the Brittonian of 1949 was created. 30 1 get gsss A 9 4 El 5' OUR MUSIC DEPARTMENT GLEE CLUB This year the enrollment in our Glee Club and Chorus, directed by Mrs. Weichner, was very large. The members are shown on the proceeding page as follows: Top Row: Ardis Moore, Ardis Purple, Marlene Lewis, Dorothy Wonderly, Mildred Prilnl, Jackie Penn, kno Tucker, Alyce Prielipp, Beverly Brown, Bill Penn, Delight Steuwe, Judy Claxton, Oda Cross, Virginia Craig, Vera Scott, Wilma Purple, Wilhelmina Osterhout, Marcella Niblack, Alice Lawhead, Gene and Geneva Kimerer, Middle Row, Isabelle Craig, Glendora Cross, Sandra Tiede, lda Cross, Betty Lutton, George Hawkins, Billy Shiels, Charles Barrett, James Shiels, Eddie Jeziorski, Douglas Grady, Robert Moore, Wesley Gilmore, .Terry Tomecek, Robert Ayrton, Harold Auten, Kenneth Van Valkenburg, Don Hannah, Frank Prichard, Dean Spohr, Billy Smith, Dick Linn, Dorothy Craig, and Mrs. Weichner, Seated: Rhoba Prichard, Mary Southard, Mary Forgacs, Nancy Schott, Donna Ball, Joyce Van Valkenburg, Faith DuBois, Frances Grady, Peggy Hintz, Sally Prielipp, Lois Clement, Mary Ladd, Polly Eberhart, Pauline Johnson, Madalyn Downing, Phyllis Frost, Eileen Carothers, Seated on the floor: Donald Bush, Vaughn Schott, and Bill Fischer. SR. BAND The school band, under the leadership and direction of Mr. Foder progressed very rapidly, during the past year. The Senior band is shown on the previous page as follows: Back Row: Isabelle Craig, Gene Kimerer, Geneva Kimerer, Robert Moore, Wesley Gilmore, Merle Baker, Bill Fischer, and Vaughn Schott. Front Row, Eleanor Handley, Faith DuBois, Polly Eberhart, Wilma Rhoades, Judy Kniffen, Bill Dart,-Bobby Younglove, Fred Cross, and Mr. Foder. A The main presentation of the year was the Minstrel Show, which was spons ored by the Band Boosters' Club on March 17 and 18. The proceeds were added to the fund for band uniforms. Following the Minstrel on March 18, a dance was held with the Swing Band playing the music. The semi-professional Swing Band played publicly for the first time at the Senior Prom in December. With the help of Mr. Foder and Mr. Art Kennett they had a very successful performance. ' Altogether the music department has had a very successful year and we hope it continues to do so. 32 1 S K MINSTRELS ON PARADE Minstrels on Parade , a production sponsored by the Band Boosters' Club, was held in the High School gym, March 17 and 18. It was produced and directed by Mr. Foder, assisted by Mrs. Weichner. There were twenty different acts, in which all age groups participated. Pictures were taken and following the performance on Friday night was a dance at which the Swing Band played. The show was very well received, and the turn-out on both nights was out- standing. WATCH OUT FOR SPOOKS Watch Out for Spooks was the Senior Play produced in the gym on February 3 and 4. It was a hilarious three-act comedy. The members of the cast were as follows: Jackie Penn KShirleyj the general manager: Alice Lawhead fVeraJ a fashion plate: Vera Scott fLoisl a tender plant: Judy Claxton fAngieJ a superstitious miss: lmo Tucker fPatsyj a little tease: Willie Osterhout fHollyhockl a chocolate drop: Jack Bruce fSlatsl a mischief maker: Melvin Zornow fDumplingj an able second: Bob Croll Uedj a wolf in sheep's clothing: Jerry Tomecek QRandyl a friendly neighbor: Polly Johnson QPeggyJ a hidden guest and Carma Spreeman fAunt Molly, a late arrival. It took a month of hard practicing but it proved to be a success. 35 Jzifzqfyz 5211151 arnlvdl 5 4 SENIOR CLASS ACTIVITIES . CARNIVAL Our first activity of the year was our carnival which we held in the gymnasium in October. Candy, bake goods, and miscellaneous articles were sold. Also a port- able radio was raffled. Dorothy Wonderly was crowned qxleen and Tom Judkins was crowned king. The carnival on the whole was a great success. REINDEER ROMP The Seniors swung into the Christmas spirit by sponsoring the Reindeer Romp. On the evening of December 17, the gang all turned out in their glad rags for three hours of dancing to the music furnished by the Swing Band. The gym was gaily de- corated in the holiday spirit, and everyone went home whistling All I Want For Christmas ls My Two Front Teeth. SOC HOP The Seniorslnmixed an old-fashioned idea with a strictly modern idea and spon- sored a Box Social and Soc Hop. Everyone left their shoes at the door and proceeded to dance in their stocking feet. During the intermission the boxes were sold, and all the guys and gals gathered round to eat the yurnrny lunches packed therein. Everyone went home with high spirits and dirty socks. 37' , . .J lp fi .74Lzfa.n,'zuf2fi.s K .9 L ,A Q. . L, . vat' umqrqna A Inu by wugwolfn ll0'l'lllIl nm-nun. nu., u. I. A 40 gg x9 QW-W 11' +27 o 0 QUBLE-14 All INIRICIAI HISS 1131 LIITLE DMI-ING C5 ,,oX ooooH.' 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