East Grand Rapids High School - Interlochen Yearbook (East Grand Rapids, MI)

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IN1-Enron:-ran Senior Class History FRESHMEN: On the second day of September, 1924, the present senior class entered East High as ignominious and unimportant Freshmen. Our freshman year, to a great extent, was spent in trying to impress upon the upper classmen our ability and possi- bilities. But, strange to say, we didn't make much headway. Nevertheless, by June we had completed a solid foundation and were prepared for the title of Sophomore. SOPHOMORES: A As Sophomores we made ourselves known through athletics, with six boys on the football team, Merrill Grogel on the first basketball team, and five of our boys on the second team. We made our debut in social activities by being included in the Senior, Junior, and Sophomore dance. JUNIORS: Although the first day of school is always distressing, being a Junior helped a good bit. This year our class conducted the popularity contest, and Edith Cham- berlain was victor. A Junior, Wilbur Marris, was captain of the football team, and in all activities the Juniors held responsible places. June found the Juniors enter- taining the Seniors at the annual Junior-Senior Reception, and to show to what summits we had risen, it is necessary to mention that Juniors ushered at Bacca- laureate. SENIORS: The following September-and we are Seniors. Both space and time are limited, so it is impossible to tell of all the Senior requirements, duties, pleasures, and honors. We can have but one Junior-Senior Reception, but one Baccalaureate, one Commencement, and all are invaluable experiences. Because the pleasures and honors were greater than the requirements and duties, the Senior year sped along, and now in June we have completed our high school years. 5 E --4 :R +-- --4 l24l

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H - INTERLOCHEN ' , W. NORIS NEAHR 'Tm not talking, just answering his ques- tionf' Class Secretary 3 Glee Club 4 ' Football 2, 3, 4 Basketball 3, 4 Lincoln Debating Club 3, 4 Boy Scouts 1, 2. PAUL D. SHIELDS Much wisdom often goes with frm-,vt words. Boy Scouts 1, 2, 3, Patrol Leader 1. MARTHA LOUISE SHIVELY The love of learning, the sequesterefl nooks. and all the sweet serenity of books. Class Secretary 2 Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4 Operetta 4 Portia Literary Society 2, 3, 45 Treasurer 3g President 4 Campfire 2 Advertising Staff, Interlochen 3 Editor-in-Chief, Interlochen 4. LOWELL E. TU ER That is as well said as if I had said il mtyselffi Class Vice-President 1 Class Treasurer 2 Clee Club 1, 2, 3, 4, President 3. 4 Operetta 4 Football 1, 2, 3 Basketball 1, 2, 3 Track 1, 2, 3 Lincoln Debating Club 1, 2, 3, 4. ROBERT M. TANIS When you have anything to my. say il: when you l1uven't anything to say, say il anyhow. Basketball 2. 3 Boy Scouts 2, 3. JACK L. ZANT An equal mixture of good humor and goof! sense, Football 3, 4 Basketball 2, 3, 4 Track 2, 3, 4 Swimming 1, 2, 3, 4 Boy Scouts 1, 2, 33 Sea Scouts 4. E +-- ---+11 +-- ' --4 E T231

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INTERLOCHEN -H-+P' Last Will and Testament We, the members of the Senior Class of 1928, being about to leave East High for various reasons, believing ourselves to be in full possession of all our faculties. do hereby solemnly decree that our room, session room 301, be rightfully considered the property of the Junior Class of ,28. We hope that they will fully appreciate the significance of such a bequest. Electricity is not free every place. We also will them the right to buy our worn-out text books and to call themselves by the coveted name. Seniors. Our sincere admiration and heartfelt sympathy we leave to the Faculty, because we firmly believe it will need them both in the coming year. To the Freshmen we leave our worthy dignity, great knowledge, and other unnecessary information. We hope that they will prove worthy of our trust and not disappoint us by squandering them needlessly. We also have various and sundry personal bequests to make. In good faith and with the best of intentions, we leave the following: To Theodore Seibel, Merrill Crogel's oratorical accomplishments. To Charles Murray. Webby Marris's proverbial smile. To Harold Hill, Howard Benjamin's insatiable wisdom. To Robert Cansser, some of Paul Shields's and Ed DeVries's ardent boisterousness. To Jerome Baer, Robert Tanis's innate spirit of mischief. To George Redman, Noris Neahr's scholarly dignity. To Jean Spencer, Evelyn Heuvelhorsfs well-scored Ask me Another book. To any Junior who desires flowing locks, Evelyn Daly's and Katherine Beaird's hair clips. To Greta Segar, Lucille Kelm's enviable position as Class Dietitian. To Russell Goossen, Lowell Tuer's electric wavers. To anyone fortunate enough to ascend to that position, Edith Chamberlain's reputation as Treasurer of the Senior Class. To the oncoming Seniors, any typewriting paper that Adah Heightman may have overlooked or left otherwise intact. To Velma Wagner, Mary Mack's soul of fiery poetic genius. To Eugene Whetzel, Jack Zant's taste for riotous color. To Virginia Anderson, Patty Clark's advantageous position in the front seat in room 301. To Bob Hutchinson, Dorothea Gillette's artistic ability, for which she will have no use after this year's annual goes to press. To anyone high enough in the esteem of the oncoming seniors to rank as Editor-in-Chief of the Interlochen, Martha Shively's unqualified success. To Julia Hurd, Howard Koster's trombone. To Janice Lauzon and Virginia Anderson, the ideal cousinly attitude, as expressed by Wilma and Howard Benjamin. ln accordance with the dying request of our predecessors, we also bequeath the Senior Class Silver Shovel to our successors. We devoutly hope that they will guard it as well and esteem it as highly as we have done. We hereby appoint Mr. Wesley B. Beadle our executor and administrator, in testimony whereof we duly proclaim ourselves. THE SENIOR CLASS Certifying this instrument to be the last Will and Testament of the Senior Class, we, the undersigned, do hereby aliix our names on this first day of June, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and twenty-eight. Vmcinut CLARK MARY MCCARTHY Qi- --4 Q -- -9 f25l