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

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■ - A proud wrestling coach displays a trophy won by the Jackets in a 1966 quadrangular. Mr. Mathews married his wife, Roberta, in 1958. They now have three children: Lori Anne, Charles, and Arnold. The athletic teams coached by Mr. Mathews have had excellent records. In 1964, the G. H. S. baseball team won the conference crown. The wrestling teams have had admirable records. In 1966, the Jackets placed third in the conference meet, fifth in the regionals, and one boy was runner-tip in the state, as two other wrestlers have been before him. I here are few people who earn the respect that Mr. Mathews is shown by those he coaches and instructs. One can easily see the gleam of admiration in a boy’s eye when he speaks of Coach”. In addition to his regular duties, Mr. Mathews has been instrumental in bringing many a student back from a wayward path through his fine counseling and understand ing. And so, Coach,” may we take this opportunity to say Thanks” on behalf of the innumerable people who hold you in such high esteem. First baseman Mathews showed fine form while playing for the M.S.U. Spartans. 5

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Mr. Mathews looks over his busy schedule THE DEDICATION-TO A GREAT COACH, TEACHER, AND FRIEND The 1966 Hi-Life is dedicated to a man who has given tirelessly of himself to the Greenville School System. We, the members of the 1966 Hi-Life staff, salute you, Mr. Charles Mathews. Cp°n graduation from Mount Pleasant High School in 1951, Mr. Mathews attended Michigan State University, where he played varsity baseball. He graduated from M.S.U. in 1955 with a B.S. degree in physical education. Then, Mr. Mathews played professional baseball for more than two years in the Baltimore Oriole and Cleveland Indian chains. The Mathews cutting their wedding coke 4 When a broken wrist ended his pro career, Mr. Mathews enlisted in the Marines. This stint ended in 1959, when Mr. Mathews came to Greenville. He began by teaching boys’ physical education at the Junior High. He became varsity baseball coach in the spring of I960, and wrestling coach in the fall of that year. Mr. Mathews’ summers were filled for four years when he played in a Grand Rapids semi-pro league for Sullivan’s Furniture. This team toured the Netherlands in 1963, where it played exhibition games. In 1963, G. H. S. was lucky enough to obtain Mr. Mathews for its physical education instructor. Since, he has also become Athletic Director.

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A FAREWELL TO MR. ALLINDER. After many years in the Greenville Public School system, A. F. Allinder is leaving us this year. He will be missed. Mr. Allinder came to Greenville in 1929, the same year that he graduated from Hillsdale College. He served in a teaching and coaching capacity for six years. In 1935, Mr. Allinder became Greenville High School principal. He left that post in 1948 to become Superintendent of Schools, the position he has held until his departure from the school system in Julv of this year. Besides his degree from Hillsdale, Mr. Allinder was a University of Michigan graduate in school administration. Mr. Allinder and his wife, Emily, have three grown children: William, Jay, and Bonnie. The school system has grown in leaps and bounds under Superintendent Allinder. School enrollment has increased, and under the leadership of Mr. Allinder, the dream of a new high school was realized in the fall of 1961. On behalf of all the students in the Greenville Public School system in the past 36 years, may we, the 1966 Hi-Life staff, express our appreciation for a job extremely well done. 6