Manistee High School - Manichigan Yearbook (Manistee, MI)

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OF '42 CLASS HISTORY It was the beginning of our freshman year that our class, under the sponsorship ot Mr. Rec Gonser and Miss Francis Lough, and led by Alex Topping, president, Kenneth Olson, vice-president, and lane Hanson secre- tary-treasurer, together with the freshman council of home room representa- tives, decided that for our Skip Day we would visit our nation's capital, Washington, D. C. We realized it would be a long hard tight but we were game and started in with enthusiasm. One ot the projects started at once was our PTA bazaar, managed by Lea Thompson, that continued to run for three years and proved to be a great success. That year we also took over the annual spring paper and bottle drive and managed to have a lot ot fun while we worked. The next year we returned to school bubbling with energy and ambi- tion and started in to go places. We still had our bazaar and we added activities such as holding rummage sales, baling waste paper to sell, remov- ing the the old rough seats in the gym and installing smooth new benches K thereby saving hundreds of pairs of silk stockings from destruction J, paint- ing bleachers, holding used magazine sales-everyone working, cooperating with one goal in mind--Washington. But we rested from our labors to have an all sophomore party in the tall and a picnic in the spring. Our train was guided this year by Mr. Gonser and Miss Kari Natalie Reed, with Alex Topping as president, Lea Thompson, vice-president, and lane Hanson as secretary-treasurer, all studying the time-table and helping us keep onthe right track. As upper classmen, our leaders were Alex Topping, president, lack Gunn, vice-president, Edith Van Andel, treasurer, and Dawn Saari, secre- tary. Our thoughts turned to lighter things and we decided to trip the light fantastic this year, so we started out with junior dancing lessons in the early part of the year. But we did not forget our work. To the flourishing bazaar project, now managed by Evelyn Miklas, we added candy sales. Some of us were still baling waste paper, selling advertising for football programs, and working at the new pop stand opened in school, and at Christ- mas time our class brightened Manistee and vicinity by singing Christmas carols for all who would listen. Pill this was interspersed with roller skating parties throughout the year. Hnd in the spring, our I-Hop, with the gym dec- orated lovelier than ever, being in patriotic motif. Our class was the first to institute the idea of doing something tor those who were unable to go to the I-Hop, and gave two theatre parties for them. As seniors we rounded the last curve of the track and Washington was STRIVE ON 29

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SENIOR HALL CF FAME Most Popular Prettiest Girl Best Looking Boy Class Wit Best Athlete Srnoothest Dancer Best litterbug Class Flirt Inseparables Likeliest to Succeed Biggest Bluffer Most Bashful Fashion Plate Arguer Most Studious Most Original Pessimist Optimist Best Citizen Best Flctress Best Hctor Noisiest Most Personality Alex Topping Barbara Homkohl Ida Mae Krogen Donald Bolton Tom Stege Hlex Topping Dan Firzlaff Leonard Pierson Bob Mauzy Stanley Thomas Dick Cook lack Bevans Ace Gutowski Harry Sheridan Tom Stege lack Gunn Tom Siege Tom Siege Dick Mitchell Alex Topping Martin Anderson Dawnell Hill Dawnell Hill Barbara Hornkohl Barbara Hornkohl Donna Bond Phyllis Bogie Doris Axce Lea Thompson Marjorie Bauman Ida Mae Krogen Dawn Saari Doris Axce Evelyn Miklas Phyllis Mason Lea Thompson Doris Axce Donna Bond lack Bevans Mae Audrey England Alex Topping 28 Evelyn Miklas CLASS l LET US l

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in sight. Chief engineer, Alex Topping, now an old hand at the throttle, was assisted by Dawnell Hill as vice-president with Richard Cook in the depart- ment of banking and disbursements and lane Hanson again keeping our records straight. Hn ambitious group of seniors gave dances after games, ran our pop stand, sold candy at PTH and made football programs. In April, as our train pulled into our destination our voices broke into three loud cheers for the Class of 1942! C ORCI-HDS TO BETTY The outstanding example of great courage and generalship in the allied world today is General Douglas MacArthurg in Manistee High School it is Betty Sundbeck. Showing dauntless courage and sheer determination in the face of a rav- aging disease, Betty has succeeded in graduating with her class, doing most of her work in bed in the University of Michigan hospital. Her faith and courage are qualities which have won the admiration and the respect of the entire student body and faculty. Below is a poem written by Betty while in the hospital. It was first print- ed in Newsreel, a publication put out by patients of the University Hos- pital who participated in hospital school, occupational therapy, special activity, case work, and library. WHEN THEY MHNIPULATE loints do hurt and joints do ache, What do they do but manipulate. They put on cap and stockings too, You'll find a hypo waiting for you. In comes the cart and down you'll go, You're scared stiff, but you won't let them ' know. The anesthetic you'll get and out you'll go, What they're doing, you'll never know. You'll wake from sleep and wonder why lt is so late. How time does fly! Ht first, l'll agree, you will feel sore, But when you see how you can move,- Well, you'll want more. CLASS 50 TC FINISH THE WORK