Chelsea High School - Memories Yearbook (Chelsea, MI)

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SAI UIAFORY Parents, Teachers, and Frlends I welcome you here tomght on behalf of my classmates, the class of 1949 We as a class w1ll soon be graduatmg bnnging our four years of lugh school together to a close No longer will our h1gh school days be a living reality, but merely a thmg of the past Nevertheless these days will a very Important part of our memorles, for 1n them we have spent some our happxest, most treasured most unforgettable times We are 1ndebted you, our parents and our teachers, for your guxdance and understandlng you the members of the commumty for your mterest 1n our school and you, our fnends, for your loyalty and compamonshlp Although we may have seemed unapprec1at1ve at tlmes we now are begxmung to reahze all that has been done for us, and we wffer our s1ncere thanks Our graduation IS also a beglnnlng, a startlng pomt for new lnterests, new travels, new f1elds of work The last four years have been prepara tory years, spent 1n equlppmg us suff1c1ently for the years ahead As we look 1nto the future, lt IS our hope that we are now ready to accept the challenge the world holds for us Ma ry K Palmer MLLEDIVIVII At last we forty mners have found the golden nugget which we have been seekmg for four years graduation The tra1l has not always been smooth There have been many obstacles to hinder our progress, and now we reahze that by overcoming them we have been prepanng ourselves meet the uncertain future ahead In that future he many more golden nug gets for wluch we shall have to work steadxly and hard However, we shall not all be workmg together hand 1n hand as we have these four years Lxke p1oneers of old we are about to leave our accustomed surround1ngs, our classmates, and our frxends to venture 1nto a new and unknown life Regardless of what we do, we must remember that 'If a thing is worth do1ng at all, It lS worth domg well ' Our future success, happ1ness, and contentment depend on us alone Thus far we have had help along our trail of hfe Our parents, teachers, school board, and friends have glven unceasmgly of thexr t1me and effort that we m1ght go on and gaxn new heights All we can do now xs to say Thank you , gratefully acknowledgmg from the bottom of our hearts all they have done for us Yes, tomorrow we go forth to accept the challenge hfe glves us May we all meet that challenge with a flrm determlnatxon, a steadfast heart, and confxdence 1n ourselves and rn our fellow men Donna Kalmbach 14 , I ' I ' N Q I . 7 I I - . , . be ' ' ' ' , of ' , , - to ' - 9 to , 1 . . S to ' . - . , . . . ' N NA I ' ' to

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ERLAMAE L. WANOUS- FREDERICK WEBER-FRITZ TOOTS His very frowns are fairer far Great feelings She 1125 of her Than smiles of others are. own Which lesser souls have never g Hi-Y 3 ,4 pres, 4 kIl0Wll- Baseball 3 Annual Staff Chorus 1 ,2,3,4 Operetta 4 Speech Club 2 HELEN WELLHOFF-HELEN ELIZABETH IEAN WHEELER- BETTY Her heart was as open as the day, She seeks success in her own way. The gracious melodies of her fingertips, Seem to bring songs to other's lips. Journalism 3 Class Play 4 Dexter 1 Ch0!'11S 2 Speech Club 2 Annual Staff First row D Slane, F Weber, B Stofer, B Barlow, N Koch Second row D Knickerbocker, J Hughes, E Geddes, R Lentz, M Proctor, A Taylor, R Tarnacki E Wanous, I Malott, I Crawford, M Ia1'V1S Fourth row C Otte, I Eiseman, M Smyth, Joseph, A Knickerbocker, M Gage, H Iarvle, M Palmer, B Taylor, G Miller, K Bradbury Fifth row M Slane, D Gxlson, D Downer, M Robards, M Dumouchel, D Kalmbach, T Ferguson, T Hankerd Sixth row Mr Chandler, B Merkel, E Moore, L Aberle, P Kalmbach, L Eisemann, K Kaiser 13 l v 'rmrd row: T. Mcciear, B. wheeler, I.O'Del1, C. sans, I-I.We1lhoff, G. Hafner, M. Keezer, M.Heydlauff. : . . ' . B. . . . .

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Cl ASS W ILL We, the Class of 1949, do hereby make and declare th1s to be our Last W111 and Testament e Parents, we wish to express our thanks for making it posslble for us to be here tonight e Faculty, we express our gratitude for assisting us through our four h1gh school years e Jumors we leave our government books e Sophomores we g1ve the hope that they win all future athletic contests e Freshmen we leave the honor of graduatlng in three years Donna Kalmbach g1ves all her extra knowledge to David Myers Davxd Kmckerbocker w1lls tus boastfulness to Walter Zeeb Fred Karser just leaves! Dorxs Downer bequeaths her glggles to Evelyn Hmderer and hopes she w1ll make good use of them Betty Wheeler does W111 her extra freckles to Mary Hankerd Helen Wllhoff leaves her secret passxons to Phyllls Hoffman Frltz Weber bestows upon John Lightner the abxhty to keep classes mterestlng by lus comments Erlamae Wanous gxves her abihty to Wrlte poetry to Mary Ann Wheeler Robert Taylor bequeaths h1s vocal chords to R1chard Seeley, so when he gets txred of talmg C1f everj he can sxng awlule Robert Stofer w1lls tus ab1l1ty to have a good time, no matter how, to Stanton Walker Audrey Taylor bestows her curly locks to Slurley Wllhams Rose Mar1e Tarnackl does glve to Nellle Atk1nson her long d1stance love affalrs Clara Salts leaves her abihty to keep one man satxsfxed to Barbara Manore Mary K Palmer leaves her Colgate Smlle to Pat Scott Mae Slane glves her mascuhne vo1ce to Pat Murphy Dav1d Slane leaves h1s haxry arms and beard to Raymond Stembach Joanne O'De1l glves her ha1r do to anyone who has the txme to do It up Maxine Keezer leaves her qu1et d1spos1t1on to Bob Joseph 1n hopes he w1ll use xt Marlene Heydlauff leaves her spot ln John's to Joan Hughes Audrey Kmckerbocker donates her book on How to Reduce to Wanda Eschelbach Ted McClear destres to bless Corky Dreyer w1th lus wxtty expresslons Marjorxe Proctor w1lls her strength to Duane Hall Elden Moore 1mparts his place 1n Government class to anyone who IS brave enough to take It James Palmer leaves lus qu1et manner to John Popp Rowena Lenta bestows upon Mary Anne Bauer her knack to keep that well groomed look all day Betty Jo Joseph bestows her abxhty to keep a changing c1rcle of the oppos1te sex to Hazel I-Iafley Paul Kalmbach leaves h1s 1nterest m farmmg to Allan Erke Charlotte Otte doth w1ll and bequeath her famthfulness to her one and only upon Betty Wolfe Joyce Malott glves her swmg to Phylhs Harr1son Norman Koch leaves his book How to Make L1ttle Boys Grow to Dav1d Crocker Robert Merkel bestows upon Bob Robbms h1s ab1l1ty to talk Joyce Eiseman leaves to any Juruor her Seruor textbooks Joyce says that she hasn t taken all the knowledge from them Lloyd Aberle leaves lus bachelorhood to George Heydlauff Robert Barlow bestows upon George Sweeny h1s 1ntense observation of the fa1rer sex Dorothy Barth w1lls her qu1et and charm1ng ways to Mary Ann Schrader Joyce Crawford w1lls her dramatlc ab1l1ty to Norman O'Connor Dolores Ed1ck w1lls her excess helght to Kay Murphy Dons G11son glves her gay week ends to any one who wants them Helen Jarvle wills her natural talent to talk Un speech class that IS, to ReEllen Lotr1dge Margaret Mary Dumouchel bequeaths her ab1l1ty to hold her own 1n an argument to Phylhs Stoll George M1ller leaves the w1sh that he could be here next year when Aruue as here! Ask George who Amue ls? Myrna Robards glves her frlendly attltude towards the oppos1te sex to Donna Noah Joyce Hughes doth w1ll and bequeath her ablhty in basket ball to Jean McClure Gladys Hafner w1lls her Government book to any one with the courage tp accept lt Leon Elseman bestows the pleasure of bemg the only boy 1n Shorthand class upon anyone brave enough Ellen Jane Geddes w1lls her spot xn the cheer leadmg squad for the past four years to Jack1e Hughes Therese Hankerd bestows upon Carl O'Del1 her coal black hair Thelma Ferguson extends the pr1v1lege of bemg late to Manlyn Johnson Kexth Bradbury confers h1s art of ra1s1ng sheep to DeLo1s Bott Mary Ann Gage wills her ab1l1ty to get the car ffto any who tries but falls Mary Jane Jarv1s gzves her art of roller skatmg to Esther Klobuchar Maxme Smyth wills her out of town dates to Delores Walker We, the unders1gned, place our names 1n full recogmt1on of each clause herein stated 'Joyce 'Maxme 'Betty' i To th ' . To th ' . To th ' . To th ' . To th ' . 0 ' n