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

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CLASS HISTORY OF '49 By Pauline Johnson We entered Britton High School in September 1945 with fourteen members. They were Jack Bruce, Robert Croll, Lawrence Grady, Pauline Johnson, Alice Lawhead, Raymond Lidster, Marcella Niblack, Wilhelmina Osterhout, Vaughn Schott, Carma Spreeman, Norma Spreeman, Emily Pilbeam, Kenneth Van Valkenburg, and Melvin Zornow. 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

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CLASS SONG Tune-From Finlandia Judy Claxton This is our school, Like all the other nation's. For fun and work, And for our education. This is our school, And graduation glorious. And standing here, We feel so victorious. We leave it now, With feelings of deep sorrow. Knowing that we won't, Meet here on the morrow. We start anew, To a life that is pending, lt's the beginning I Though it seems like the ending 8

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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