Manistee High School - Manichigan Yearbook (Manistee, MI)

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uated this year! It was almost inconceiv- able that these make-believe men and women of the world were those frightened freshmen of four years ago. For the third consecutive year, Miss Thomas and Mr. Brainerd were class sponsors. The officers for the year were : president, Jerome Derengoskig vice-president, Evelyn Peperag secretary, Edwin Piotrowskig treas- urer, Lewis Miller. The object foremost in every senior's mind was to have a real skip day ! Their en- thusiasm, however, was over-shadowed by one small, but very important item. Lack of money. Students and sponsors racked their brains seeking by scheme or plot, to increase their funds. One minute, please! Someone has had an idea, why couldn't the seniors give a play? With a director like Miss Thomas, and a ready and willing class to cooperate it would have to be a success. So the play, The King Rides By, was selected, the cast chosen, and after almost two months of rehearsals, was presented on March tenth and eleventh. Ideas flew fast and thick now. Permission was received to have dances after basket ball games, and instruction in dancing was given for six weeks. Perhaps visions of skip day and gradu- ation made the months slip away so rapid- ly but nevertheless the amount in the class treasury had risen considerably, and the long awaited skip day was in sight. The MANICHIGAN staif wishes to thank Mr. Ralph Touhy and the members of the printing classes, Whose indis- pensable help made the annual possible.

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Senior Class History FRESHMAN YEAR Four years ago, in the year 1935, one hun- dred and ninety-five healthy little freshmen cherubs, eyes sparkling with mischief, and faces beaming with fun, entered the doors of that well-known institution, Manistee High School. A few hours later, many freshmen were objects of unimaginative creation. It was quite evident that upper classmen had ac- complished their works of art. With the assistance of those villainous implements, scissors and clippers, they had clipped and snipped, until all that remained of their beautiful locks was a short, seared stubble. The freshmen were initiated. 'After the freshman had become accus- tomed to general routine of Manistee High they elected the following officers: Cleora Forth, president, Dennis Shea, vice-presi- dent, Edwin Piotrowski, secretary-treasur- er. The class, whose sponsors were Miss Doris Brower and Mr. Hegler, did not en- gage in any activities during the first year. SOPHOMORE CLASS A year later, 1936, that same group had advanced to the sophomore fwise fooll stage, and with it originated Mary's Little Lamb, but more familiar to most of us as the homeroom, C-3, sponsored by Mr- Joseph Willard Krause. To give a very dis- tinct picture of that homeroom, the follow- ing more prominent members should be mentioned: Mome Derengoski, Peanuts, Mome Piotrowski, Murphy, Mike Bialik, and Lewis Peterson. Enough said? The following class officers were elected 5 Jerome Derengoski, president, Edwin Piotrowski, vice-president, Marcia Field, secretary-treasurer. Miss Thomas and Mr. Brainerd were the class advisors. THE JUNIOR CLASS We're upper-classmen now l was the triumphant cry of the junior class of 1937 as they took their places in C-10, the junior homeroom. This was to be their busy year. No time for fooling around this year. At least that's what they said. Miss Thomas and Mr. Brainerd were again class sponsors, and with their help, the juniors hoped to make the year a tre- mendous success. The class hurriedly nominated candi- dates for the class offices, and the following students were the successfnl ones: presi- dent, Jerome Derengoski, vice president, Edwin Piotrowski, secretary, Dennis Shea, treasurer, Lewis Peterson. One of the most important events of the year would be, of course, the Junior Play, and Icebound,', was selected. For many weeks, rehearsals were held, until the play was in complete readiness. It was success- fully presented November 19th and 20th under the direction of Miss Thomas. The second highlight of the year was the J-Hop. It would take time and effort before that could be staged, so preparations were begun early. Various committees were selected early to formulate the plans. Since decorations are the most important factor in planing a J-Hop, that committee was the first and largest. Evelyn Pepera was made chairman, and was assisted by twen- of the class members, Smaller committees were chosen, headed by Edmund Knaffle and Charlene Mucha respectively, to ar- range for music and refreshments. The night of May 21st was a memorable one for all the juniors. The crowded weeks of work and drudgery were completely for- gotten, as they gazed at the sight before them. The gym had been completely trans- formed into a lovely flower garden. The girls gowned in frocks of pastel shades, and the boys in their immaculate white flannels and dark coats, dancing together to the strains of Harry Goslinis music, under dim- med lights, presented a spectacle that was breathtaking. The juniors were satisfied. The J-Hop was a success. SENIOR CLASS 1938! Another class of seniors to be grad-

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Class Prophecy The Manichigan staff were sitting in the annual room, feet on the table, reading Es- quire and other intellectual magazines of that type, and talking. There was a timid knock at the door. Howard Olk put down the article Morals of Youth, long enough to admit the modest sophomore, Roger Campbell. Mr. Campbell announced that he had a new kind of movie camera, which took a picture of a person and when the film was developed, showed how the sub- ject looked and what he was doing twenty years later. The staff were skeptical, but a- greed to step into the auditorium and see a few reels. The Scotchman explained that he had taken pictures of the Seniors. The shades were drawn and the projector's beam flashed down on the screen. The first pic- ture appeared and the audience gasped with amazement! This was something dif- ferent! First to be seen were Ardis Baldner and Ellsworth Schimke, happily married and raising kids Q baby goats, you fool J. In the evening Mr. Schimke reads the book, Bee Glad You're Crazyn by the two prom- ising collaborators, Howard Olk and Bill Johnson. Mrs. Schimke was reading The Life of Shirley Temple by Wanda McIntosh The scene changed to Jim Barr still wooing Dorothy Berglund, manager of Berglund, Berglund, and Berglund, wholesale drug- gists. Jimmy was met later by Lewis Peter- son and Lewis Miller. wholesale hecklers. Carl Nowak and David Medacco were seen in their recently purchased hospital, thinking they would save hospital expenses if they owned one themselves. Dave Rozga, suffering from swelling of the head, was a patient there, and so was Robert Masten, of Ludington, whose wife, the former Phyllis Hansen, had become rough during one of their frequent quarrels. Katherine Owens and Frances Piechowiak ltwo heads are better than one! were nurses. On a table was seen Fashion Magazine, edited by Grace Topping and Carl Exner. Francis Muszynski's illustrations were prominent throughout and Allen Cabot modeled menis clothes The scene changed. A great crowd was gathered around three speakers, standing on soap boxes. Cleora Forth was one speak- er, Wearing a red shirt formerly the prop- erty of Jerome Derengoski. She was ex- tolling the glories of a socialist state, and trying to outshout Jerome Derengoski, a noted, if somewhat shady, politician. The third speaker was Peter Murphy, denounc- ing everything Robert Knudstrup, State Democratic boss, was seen in the crowd as were Irene Ball, Jean Bureau, Genevieve Dalke and Joe Adamski. The next unreeled was Gunderson's Danc- ing Salon, where Bernadine Anderson and Margaret Knudstrup were instructing Carl and Phillip Olson how to waltz. As the Salon was very fashionable, Ed KnafI'le's dance band was furnishing the music. Dick Mathews and his saxaphone were featured. Milton Peterson who bought out Standard Oil, dropped in with Thomas Olson, the last of the Republican party. Florian and Casimir Rakowski were shown discovering the missing Linkes, Wayne and Carl. This reel was a double feature, and gave us a glimpse of Holly- wood, where Severin Wieda, the idol of fifty million women, and Dennis Shea, Erin's gift to the ladies, were making a picture. Phidelas Ziemba, was the.innocent and unsuspecting heroine, and Margaret Willet and Ted Walters acted the parts of the villains. Bob Hanson was property man. Gowns were designed by Kathleen Cichy and Dorothy Bradford. A large gymnasium was next seen, Where America's most successful professional basketball team was playing. Andy Ander- son, Ray Newman and Mac Pennell were the stars. Most avid rooters for the team were Olive Cole, Regina Gutoski, and Ber- nice Dalka. Mike Bialik, a confirmed bach- elor, was seen there vsith Helen Sadowski who, with Helen Chadwick, ran a prosper- ous lady's ready-to-wear store. Ingeborg Nelson was a model there, and often saw Junior Hanson come in with his wife