Greenville High School - Hi Life Yearbook (Greenville, MI)

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SENIOR CLASS HISTORY l September of tlie year nineteen twenty-seven we. as freshmen. live l from the spring hoard of vacation into a veritable whirlpool of education. New studies, new teachers, and new friends confronted us. It seemed as if we would never become acquainted, but a Fresh men-Sophomore party saved us by being such an hilarious evening of fun with all participating that no one could help hut become acquainted. From then on the first half of our freshman year was a riot of fun until semester examinations came along, unexpected as usual, and nearly drowned us. However, enough of us survived to make a fairly respectable group to climb upon the raft of vacation in June, that we might rest before diving into the sophomore pool. Here we had great fun ducking the new freshmen as we had been ducked. However, we soon gave them a breathing space to attend the Gingham-Knicker partv which was a strictly sophomore affair. After the usual few were drowned by semester examinations, the life-boat vacation came along to revive the rest of us and give us a rest before we began our Junior year. As Juniors we acquired a dignity equal to the honor of attending a party with our illustrious upper-classmen, the seniors. They had such a good influence on us that the wave of semester examinations drowned considerably less of our members than was the usual custom. We also received many prizes at the annual Athletic Banquet including the Girls' Basketball trophy cup, the Tin Cup, ami the prize for the hest decorated table. As Seniors we became very efficient swimmers: we wen able to meet the huge waves of financial depression without fear although it was necessarv to struggle hard and present a carnival, serve the Teachers’ Club a banquet, the faculty a tea. and sell refreshments at football and basketball games as well as tin Teachers’ Club and all-school plays. The senior girls were entertained at a banquet by the Business and Professional Women’s Club, where they experienced a delightful evening of companionship and entertaining after-dinner speeches, marked by keen wit and fine thought. In addition to the huge waves of financial depression, we found ourselves engaged in a struggle within our group, for hanking honors. Miss Taylor’s home room was easily defeated b Miss M acornher's ami consequently was forced to give them a feed.” Phis event offered an evening of gastronomic competition the like of which had not been seen or heard within the walls of the cafeteria room. The seniority of our impressive group became more obvious when we were shown off to advantage in the kindergarten room where space for dancing afforded a strictly private Senior affair, made possible by the harmonious efforts of the never failing High School Orchestra and Mr. Jamele. The last of the waves which threatened to drown us was the occurrence of the semi-annual class assemblies. Our assembly centered around the legendary and historical development of Greenville and the high school. Inquisitive students, desiring to see in the flesh the famed persons of the past, present, and future, called upon a spiritualist medium to reveal to them the celebrities they might wish to see. Out from the darkness of the stage came the shadowy forms and weird voices of Indian chiefs, husky lumberjacks, courageous pioneers as well as future sensational night-club dancers. The spirit of Kienze climaxed the seance. page twenty-four

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Henry Walker Itnml ’28. -2«» Lorraine Earl Wyckoff Senior Pla ( lee Club 28. 20. ‘30 Bernadine Wiegers Basketball 2H. 20, ’30 Tttyi' Club 30 Harold Wittkopp High School I’lay 31 Senior Play Baseball 30 Band 20. 27. 28

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CLASS WILL Wk, thk Senior Class of 1931, being of sound mind, although there may lie some disagreement among those who are to carry on the reputation of the school, and are to act as examples for the under-class men in the years to come, (may the good Lord help and guide them) in this, our last will and testament, wish to confer upon the most worthy of their members whom we feel are best able to use them for the good of the school, certain of our most cherished possessions. I 1 PRIMUS: We first of all leave to Greenville High School the lasting effect of our influence, in the forms of the initials carved on the desks and the impressions left on the locks of the door where certain individuals have been occasioned to open them by means of pen-knives. Julia Rasmussen wills her Eddie Bopp to Marvel Vanderlip. Don Riches leaves his ability as a salesman to Charles Gibson. Ethel Chambers bequeaths her talkativeness to Madeline Andersen. Roy keselring wills his Camels’ to Russel Fagerlin. Vivian Nelson leaves her taciturnity to Irene Kunz. Charles Curdy wills his well-known studiousness to John Ziegler. Elmer Bigler bequeaths his ability as an artist to Pauline Pilkington. Marian Kelpien wills her quiet and sedate manner to Joyce Hansen. Leona Andersen leaves her brown eyes to Sterling Hicks. Pauline Johnson bequeaths her very charming manners to Wadena Finch. Pansy Petersen, hoping that he will not break too many hearts, leaves his ability to attract women to his brother Russel. Dick Brown leaves his bashfulness to John Finkhouse. Vivian O’Brien wills her pleasant smile to Sam Dry fuse. Martha Chit tick bequeaths her eversharpe to Mr. Ailinder. May it rest in peace. Henry Irving Walker leaves his little tricycle to Elbe” Ranney, warning him to oil it every two hours. Charles Bower wills his assortment of neckties to Sam Dryfuse. Elmer Beck bequeaths his ability to judge spuds to Clarence Maloney. Helene Rasmussen leaves her unobtrusiveness to Grace Larsen. Junella Motley bequeaths her ability to think of good alibis for being absent to Frances Heath. Carl Christensen leaves his curly hair to Betty Lampson. Dorothy Burns wills her dancing ability to Gretchen Bock. Lester Eriksen wills his ability to bluff the teachers to Charles Rarden, hoping he will use it to his best advantage. And lastly we do appoint and ordain as the executors of the estate and guardians to the class of nineteen thirty-two. Miss Macomber and Miss Taylor, who are to have joint jurisdiction over the articles which are herein designated. In witness, we here do place our signatures and seal on this twelfth day of June, in the year nineteen hundred and thirty-one. Lawyers. jHtfle tnvntv-Jirv