Zeeland High School - Stepping Stone Yearbook (Zeeland, MI)

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CLASS WILL PART I We, the Senior Class of 1945, of Zee- land High School, being of sound and disposing mind, and memory, do hereby make, publish and declare this to be our Last Will and Testament, and hereby re- voke all wills and codicils by us at any time heretofore made. PART II Individually, we do hereby will these prized possessions to the individual under- classmen and commanding officers. PART III I, Roger, Baar, wil my dignified laugh to Wendell Wyngarden. I, Marie Barkus, give my sweet dis- position to Mary Jane Hall. I, Jarvis Boerman, will my sense of humor to whatever moron desires it. I, Allen Boersen, bequeath my physique to Howard Millard. I, Myrl Boes, will the low neckline on my red dress to Joyce Cook. I, Lois Bok, leave my moccassions to Lucille Bush. I, Peggy Bos, will my position as cap- tain of the Girl's Basketball team to my sister Ruth, I, Sylvia Bos, bequeath my love for Van Hoven to a taller person. I, Melvin Bouwman, will my devilish spirit to Serenus Karsten. I, Milton Bouwman, leave my silent character to Delores Boeve. I, Dale Bussis, bequeath my walk to Beth Smallegan. l, Norma De Hopp, leave my fickleness to Elaine Vander Poppen. l, Lois De Kleine, will my incessant chattering to Stella Brower. I, Lyle Brouwer, will my nickname. Franklin to Miss McCarty hoping she will protect it with her life, if necessary. I, Lila De Pree, will my embracing technique to Lorraine Van Farowe, I, Joyce Deters, bequeath my smiles to Will Meeusen. I, Lee De Vries, extend my love for the opposite sex to Gerald Gitchel. I, Wilhelmina de Vries, leave my natural curly hair to Elsa De Witt. I, James Patrick Folkertsma, bequeath all my corn to whomever thinks they can haul a laugh out of it. I, Theodore Gillstedt, will my masculi- ness to Ivan Compagner. I, Pearl Gitchel, bequeath my neatness to Gladys Lamar. I, Caroline Heuvelhorst, will my nice red car to Esther Baar. We, Elleen Idema and Julius Johnson, bequeath our inseparableness to Verne Lokers and Edith Hendricks. l, Leslie Aileen Keizer, will my position as high school pianist to Evie Van Dam. I, Hester Klomp, bequeath my disagree- ableness to Henry Pyle. CAin't that swectll I, Winifred Kraai, leave my graceful- ness to June Meeusen. I, Paul Kraak, will my red hair to Harvey Pyle. I, Wilburt Kraak, leave my basketball suit to Juppie Elhart. IZ3l I, Norma Leeuw, bequeath my tininess to Blimp Den Herder. I, Sherwin Louwsma, leave my speed to Howard Gebben. I, Bobbie McDowell, will my bright questions to Bill De Pree. I, Phil Meengs, will my position as captain of the basketball team to Austie Chamberlain. I, Ruth Meeusen, bequeath some of my sweetness to Arloa Riemersma. I, Lillian Nyenhuis, will my cute re- marks to Donna Looman. I, Bertus Pyle, will my secret pas- sions for the fairer sex to Peter Roon. I, Don Pyle, bequeath my position as Romeo to Gordon Disselkoen. I, Henrietta Riemersma, will my quiet- ness to Jarvis Wiggers. I, Lorraine Riemersma, bequeath my bangs to Evelyn Fox. I, Nelvia Riemersma, will my jewelry collection to Millie Morren. I, Ruth Roelofs, bequeath my love for the wide open spaces to Donna Sluyter. I, Eileen Schermer, will my moodi- ness to Janet De Jonge. I, Vernon J. Schipper, bequeath my windiness to Harold Mast. I, Judith Smallegan, will the presidency of the Senior Girl Reserves to the next president. I, Audrey Tjepkema, leave my braids to Peggy Boonstra. We' Ken Van Dam and Florence Van Omen, will our romance to the next de- serving couple. I, Merlin Vander Wall, bequeath my crush for Corallee Brouwer to whom- ever wants to fight for it I, Barbara Van Dyke, will my voice to Fred Vanden Bosch. I, Gertrude Van Dyken, will my intelli- gence to Jerry Kraai. I, Helen Van Farowe, give my deep bass whisper to George Van Koevering. I, Glenn Van Haitsma, will my column in the Peeper' to whomever wants to get his ears chewed off. I, Jay Van Omen, will my knowledge of the better things of life to Bill Boon- Sffa. I, Donna Van Voorst, bequeath my beauty to Caroline de Vries. I, Gordon Ver Beek, will my feminine manners to Harvey Knoper. I, Phyllis Ver Plank, will by abilities to the underclassmen. I, Sherwin Walters, bequeath my stub- borness to Gordon De Pree. I, Ruth Wassenaar, will my efficiency to Lila Myaard. I, Don Winchester, bequeath my help- fulness to Bob Borst. I, Delbert Wyngarden, will my Old Golds to Dale Boes. I, Norma Wyngarden, leave my good marks to whomever needs them the most. We, Chuck Zerrip and Mildred Zein- stra, will our lasting romance to Jay De Haan and Jerene Beltman. We, the class of '45, as a whole, will our school loyalty and spirit to the under- classmen.

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l 5 i ,Q 4 SIGNS SHERWIN WALTERS Student Council 3 Class Officer 1, 3 Treasurer 1 President 3 Mixed Chorus 1 Annual Staff 4 Business Manager 4 Pecper Staff 3, 4 Assistant Editor 4 Hi-Y Club 1, Z, 3, 4 Treasurer 3 Class Play 3 Class Play 4 RUTH WASSENAAR Coopersville 1 National Honor Society 4 Class Officer 3 Vice President 3 Mixed Chorus 4 Girl's Glee Club 3 Pee er Staff 4 Girlplleserves 3, 4 Vice President 4 French Club 4 NORMA WYNGARDEN Peeper Staff 3, 4 Girl Reserves 2, 3, 4 Home Econ. Club 3, 4 Class Play 4 MILDRED ZEINSTRA Borculo 1, Z French Club 4 DONALD WINCHESTER CHARLES ZERRIP Caledonia 1, 2 Football Varsity 4 Baseball 4 Mixed Chorus 4 Boy's Cvlee Club 4 DELBERT WYNGARDEN ' Student Council 1 Class Officer 1 Council Member 1 Football Varsity 3, 4 Mixed Chorus 1, Z, 3 Bolys' Glee Club 1, Z, 3 resident 3 Music Council 3 Hi-Y Club 2, 3, 4 Z Club 3, 4 Baseball 3, 4 Track 3, 4 Mixed Chorus 1, 2 Hi-Y Club 1, 2, 3, 4 Class Play 4 Forensics 4

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This is Madame Dubois speaking. Silence! Shhl I am about to forsee the future. Silence! As I gaze into my crystal ball I see -- ah yes! I see a group of people - it's a graduating class from Zeeland High School. It's the class of '45. Silence! I see Admiral and Apprentice Seaman Roger Baar and Jim Folkertsma respec- tively, fishing for suckers in a mud puddle near New Gronigen, Michigan. I see Marie Barkus, Pearl Gitchel, Caro- line Heuvelhorst, and Winifrecl Kraai searching for their long lost husbands in the wilds of Africa. I see Jarvis Boerman and Allen Boer- sen proposing to two fair maidens, in the shade of the old apple tree. Therc's Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Gill- stedt singing a lullaby to their six-months old twins, Peaches and Oswald. Mrs. Gillstedt is the former Myrl Boes. I see Lois Bok breaking her engage- ment to Merlin Vander Wall because he stepped out with Coralee Brouwer. Gracious! Therc's Madamoselle Peggy Bos hanging by her tooth from the top of the Ringling Brother's Circus tent, be- fore a breathless audience of ten thousand people. I see Doctor Dale Bussis performing a brain operation assisted by Nurse Sylvia Bos. l see Mellie Bouman fighting with Joe Louis in Madison Square Gardens for the year's title. May the best man win! I see Milton Bouman and his wife, the former Norma De Hoop, entering the White House, where Mr. Bouman is scheduled to give a lecture on His Day. I see Mr. Lyle Brouwer who is an un- dertakcr, taking his dog Slushbucket for its evening walk. Tl1ere's Lois Dc Kleine inspecting the De Kleine Pickle Factory. She is garbed in her best overalls and a T shirt. I see Lila De Pree. She is Dean of Women at the Borculo School of Culture. Great day in the morning, there's Joyce Deters modeling bobby socks in a Ladies' Apparel Shop in Gitchel, Mich- igan. The owner of the store is Mr. Don Winchester. I see the former Barbara Van Dyke helping her husband, Mr. Lee De Vries, pick eggs at their hatchery, which is located in the heart of Beaverdam. I see the talented Miss Wilhelmina de Vries very dramatically seating herself at the piano in Carniege Hall. She is going to play her own piano concerto. I see Eileen Idema teaching Pig Latin to Peter and Patty Johnson, the children of Mr. and Mrs. Julius Johnson. Mrs. Johnson is the former Judith Smallegan. There's' Justice of the Peace, Charles Zerrip, performing a marriage ceremony. The happy couple are none other than Florence Van Omen and Bertus Plye. I see lawyer Jay Van Omen dictating a letter to his private secretary Lorraine R i241 OPHECY Riemersma. Ahem! She is perched on the boss' knee. Land o' Goshen! - I see Miss Hester Klomp. She is employed as the Bearded Lady for the Barnum and Bailey Circus. I see Paul and Wilburt Kraak. They are dish washers at the Sherman Hotel in Chicago. Miss Nelvia Riemersma is also employed there as cigarette girl. I see Glenn Van Haitsma returning home to his beloved wife, formerly known as Norma Leeuw, after a hard day's work at the NBC studios, where he is employed as an announcer. There's Sherwin Lousma, who has just won the track trophy at the 1955 Olympics. Mrs. James Folkertsma, the former Eileen Schermer is awarding the trophy. I see Miss Roberta McDowell, editor of the New York Times, firing her assist- ant editor, Sherwin Walters, because he missed the deadline again. There's professor Phil Meengs, Pro- fessor of Botany, disecting a frog in his laboratory in Hope College, assisted by Ruth Wassenaar. There's Ruth Meeusen giving a perma- nent wave to Aileen Keizer in her beauty shop located in West Olive, Michigan. Aileen has the prominent position of President of the Old Maid Society. I see Miss Lillian Nyenhuis, who has just signed a five year contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, having dinner with that great singing star, Delbert Wyn- garden. There's Donald Pyle, living in solitude at the top of the Allegheny Mountains. He became a hermit after his engagement to Miss Phyllis Ver Plank was broken. I see Henrietta Riemersma modeling a trousseau for Miss Mildred Zeinstra, at Morris B. Sax in New York. I see Ruth Roelofs and Norma Wyn- garden boarding a ship docked in San Francisco Bay on which they are going to tour around the world. I see Kenneth Van Dam, who is Sheriff of Ottawa County, giving a ticket to Helen Van Farowe for speeding through the business district of Vriesland. There is Gertrude Van Dyken in her dressing room at the Civic Auditorium in Boston. She is starring the stage play Shanty Town. Her leading man is Gorden Ver Beek. I see Audrey Tjepkema, who is a teacher in the Zeeland Public Grade School, spanking one of her pupils for throwing paper wads. I see Vernon J. Schipper and the well- known celebrity Donna Van Voorst cn- tering the Stork Club where they plan to dine and spend the evening. And now, in my crystal clouds, I can see no more. However, if you desire me to look deeper, for another ten dollars, I might be able to see more which would interest you.