Chelsea High School - Memories Yearbook (Chelsea, MI)

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SALUTATUR. Parents, Teachers, and Frlends I welcome you here th1s evemng on behalf of the graduatmg class of 1950 We wlsh to ex press our s1ncere appreclatlon to all of you for the many wonderful thmgs you have done for us We wxsh to thank you our parents for the many tlmes you have encouraged us when we were dlslllusloned and dlscouraged We also owe our thanks to you, our teachers for the tlmes you have helped us wlth our problems glven us your advlce and guxdance, and to you, our class mates for your fr1endsh1p and loyalty The future for most of us 19 uncertaln but we feel that hlgh school has to some extent prepared us for the experlences of the commg years In addltxon to our studles we have learned the value of frlendshxp and many other thlngs that cannot be classlfxed 1n books alone Hlgh SchooL has made It posslble for us to step forth lnto the world, confldent that we can perform the dutles 11fe holds for us, and w1th God s help we hope to make thls world a better place 1n whrch to l1ve Patr1c1a Murphy 4 vannnrcrnn A memorable mllestone graduatlon has been reached at the turn of the century by us the Class of 1950 We are now launchmg out on a new phase of our llves self dxrected mde pendence We have benef1ted greatly by the new and wonderful advancements that have been made IH the past fxfty years It 15 hoped that we may help to keep th1s ball of progress rollmg The past half century has offered many more advantages than any other prevlous per1od of hlstory We have gone from horse and buggy to a1r11ners from simple phonographs to televlslon from candles and gas lxght to electrxclty These plus many more have changed the mode of l1v1ng and gxven to us our graduahng class tremendous opportunltles We are grateful to our D1v1ne Maker for the pr1v1lege of l1v1ng m 1950 and also to the many people who have helped us thus far along llfe s Journey To take and use these great opportumtles IS our duty 1n the world of tomorrow Durlng our formatxve years we have taken much and glven httle Our challenge now IS to set our goals high and accept the responsxblhtxes of these opportumues Yes Class of 1950, It xs now up to us Let s all do our best so that lt can be also saxd of us, Well done thou good and falthful servant' Peggy Scha1ble L x 1 . . , , - , . . - - 1 1 r . . . , . s .I J, v Z. at f 4 ,. If I an ,1 Q5 A X 'N 1' N ' N A ,fr ,f 14 ' ' ll 71 ' ' s ' x x . , . . . . .. .. . , . . 1 - - 4: - 1

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PHYLLIS STOLL Study. study, niqht and day: Do you really Ieam lhinqs that way? G.A.A. 3,4 Basketball 3,4 Chorus 1,2,3,4 Operetta 1,2 3 ROBERT VOGEL Slay away qtrls my heart YOu can t take Because tt resxdes at edar Lake Class President 1 Football 1 2,3 4 Basketball 1 2 3 4 Baseball 1 2 3 4 Hi Y 4 Athletic Board 4 Pres Latm Club 2,3 Safety Patrol 3 Boys State 3 ROBERT TONEY When Bob aoes on those special ' dates, We wonder what he uses lor his Bates, Student Council 3 Treas. 3 Basketball 2,3,4 Track 3 4 Hi Y 3,4 Latin Club 2 3 Class Play 3 4 Band 1 Senior Stand Manager Safety Patrol 4 Hi Y Play 4 Boys State 3 Ass t Adv Editor BETTE WOLFE I mlssed the bus thats her cuse Its Qettmq rather worn wrth use G A A 4 Basketball 4 Iournallsm 2 3 4 Chorus 2 4 Lattn Club 2 3 Class Play 3 Gert lxves a long way lrom town NI G R S GERTRUDE WIDMAYER S E But thls doesnt stop her from get tmq around ,Q GAA 1 3,4 Vxce Pres 4 Basketball 1 3 4 Chorus 2 Latln Club 2 3 Vice Pres 4 Class Play 3 NANCY WHITE She must have covered one hun dred mzles On her way to the hbrary and back down the alsles G A A 1 2 G A A Bowling 3 4 Iournahsm 2 3 Chorus 1,2 Library 2,3,4 1 4' DEAN WORTLEY WALTER ZEEB MARY ANN WHEELER GENEVIEVE WHEELER tt he were measured tts a lonq Theres very lxttle y-ou can tell tc My own haxr would turn quxte A11 lflsh 105519 NIU and YOU way mound m may Our lenny moves wlth a careless But a mcer lellow couldnt be Because l looked xtup you see It l could take the Chevrolet azr found Football 1 Chorus G A A 1 2 3 4 Chorus 1,2,3 Class play 3 Annual Typist Iournallsm 2 3,4 Treas 4 r F A 1,2,a,4 sec a Pres 4 Band 1 Library 4 , 9 I 1 . ' , I ,H ' SX- g . . A ! i 7 1 1 ' , , if I D I , it - 4 , xg .4 3' , I r . . . , . , 1 1 I 1 Journalism 1,2,3,4 Pres. 4 . , . u . . . , . . . , ! .Tr - J' 1 T 'fx I ' .' I 9, - . I A 4 I - ' ' I s 9 1

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e Class of 1950 do hereby make and declare thxs to be our Last W1ll and Testament the parents we wlsh to dxrect a heartfelt thanks from f1fty four proud Semors graduatmg here tomght the Faculty we wlsh to express our appreclatlon for thexr expert guldance through our mgn school years the Jumors we leave the extra fifty snx cents left ln our Treasury, and hope they won t spend xt all m one place the Sophomores we leave the motto, ' The Day Wxll Come the Freshmen we extend the prlvxlege of maklng others do the dxrty work 1f they re smart enough to get away wxth xt Norman O Connor bequeaths upon Lols Elsele hxs musxcal talents Dan Maroney leaves h1s reckless dr1v1ng hab1ts to V1rg1l Clark, Shlrley LeVan leaves to George Wlnchester her determmatlon to f1n1sh school J Nell Lantxs wllls to Gene Lake hxs out of town dates B111 Koselka leaves to the underclassmen a few pomts on How to Smash the Famlly Car Dallas Lake wllls h1s extenslve work 1n an encyclopedla to Jerry Lehmann Merllyn Johnson leaves her ab1l1ty to get out of classes to anyone w1th enough excuses Esther Klobuchar does leave to Elalne Ferry her always ready blush Ralph Guenther leaves h1s 'snuff to anyone who desxres lts use Corky Dreyer leaves h1s Jokes Cwlth a pomtj to Mr Cameron Llnda Bradbury glves to Joan Schne1der her knowledge of the farm Sara Geer leaves her Job on the playground to anyone b1g and brave enough to tackle Davld Myers bequeaths upon the freshmen boys that grown up look Mary Ann Schrader bestows her excuses to mxss school upon anyone txred enough Phyllxs Stoll bequeaths upon Marty Tobln her wltty remarks Dorothy Thomas wxlls all her extra helght to Dave Crocker Vlrgmla Qulatt leaves all that her name 1mpl1es to Roseanne Zeeb John Popp bestows upon Leonard Blaznek h1s talent for gettmg 1n and out of trouble Bob Robbms leaves hxs lnterest ln the Proctor famlly to Walt Bauer Roslyn Reule does leave her last year s government tests to Kenny Proctor Emlly Rothman bequeaths her lc 1d glggles upon Mary Ann Hafner Bob Vogel leaves h1s posntlon on the football team to Rlchard Exsele Nancy Whlte bestows upon any Jun1or her dally tr1p to Mr Johnsen s offlce Phyllls Platt w1lls her secret love affalrs to Donna Hlnderer Mary Ann Wheeler would lxke to leave her temper to anyone who needs one Arden Musbach leaves h1s dark looks to Norman Bauer Jean McClure leaves her place at the addlng machme to anyone who would llke to be centra treasurer Bob Toney bestows upon Duane Bott hls deep toned volce Pat Scott gxves to Jana Lou Wemberg her f1rst team basketball umform Genev1eve Wheeler wmlls her mckname to anyone who would lxke to be called Farmer Vlrglflla Chrxswell deslres to bless Maryellen Moore wlth her schoolglrl complexlon Jeanne Schulz w1lls her search for a man to Carolyn Shelly Mary Hankerd bestows upon Jackxe Hughes all her extra freckles Coyne Holxday confers upon Dorls Vxcers h1s frlendly smlle Joan Hughes bestows upon Bob Geer her knack of gettmg along wxth the teachers Wmona Franklxn leaves her or1g1nal halr style to Lmdall Whxte Audrey Lake bestows upon any hopeful lass her secrets on How to Get and Keep a Man Evelyn Hlnderer w1lls some of her qulet ways to Clara Lewls w1th the hope that she wxll use them Marlanne Bauer leaves her dlmple to anyone who would lxke just one Nelly Atkmson leaves her ab1l1ty to get along wlth people to Loulse Walz Wallace Franklln w1lls hxs gay week ends to Jack Pxckett Clmton Johnson would llke to bless Dlck Rudd wlth h1s ' flve o clock shadow Ronme Eder leaves h1s car to the junk dealer Oscar Barexs leaves h1s book entltled, The Farmer Takes a Wlfe to a certaln Junlor gxrl Ela1ne Plckett leaves to Dons Stacy her abllxty to do shorthand Bruce Bycraft leaves w1th the hope that all pretty g1rls des1r1ng Taxx servlce wlll com Phyllls Hoffman w1lls her ab111ty to keep one man happy to Phyll1s Harrmson Peggy Schalble wxlls her extra Valedlctory pomts to Melvm Leach lf he can use them Walt Zeeb leaves h1s dlrectxons for growmg a mustache to Raymond Stembach Gertrude Wxdmayer w1lls her short halr do to Betty Relgger Betty Wolfe leaves to Janet O Dell her 1nd1v1dual style of smglng Dean Wortley bestows upon Shlrley Wllllams that well fed look Pat Murphy w1lls her surplus muscles to Jerry Herr1ck Marlene Schne1der bestows upon some unlucky Jumor her cha1r ln government class We the underslgned, place our names xn full recogmtlon of each clause herem stated e to hxm Mananne B Esther K Mary Ann W F- tgla- A T-50 4 5:3 :E- i .1 th , . . : To . . ,, ,, . - . . . To . . . . . . To , . - . . , , . To I ' Y! To . . . . --. , ' x .1 . l ll . 77 - c vw - - I ' ' it. ' 46 Yi , . . . 1 . . . . . . K' 1, u l 77 . Q . . ll ,y . . . . . . K.. , H . . . H O . ,, . . . X .' . . . . 1 . . . . . . I ,- , . . . . . .' . ,4 ' ' ' IK - !7 5.- . . . . i - , . 1 I J S 1 V- ' 7