Beecher High School - Clipper Yearbook (Flint, MI)

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Senior Class Prophecy Dame Fortune certainly gave Fate the old run around when she decided to reunite two gossipy old school chums in the persons of Harriet Gunther and Olive Mae Thick in Walgreen's drugstore in the year 1958. The chatter was incessant, but for a little in- formation on the progress of the students of the Class of 1948 let's listen in and hear the results! Harriet, by edging a word in occasionally, told Olive Mae of her visit to a Paramount set, and of watching a screen test of Alice Trovillion with Frank Dvorak as her leading man. The young actors are to star in The Yearling Returns, and it looks as if it will be a big hit. On the trip home Harriet met Barbara Poma, who is a very efficient airline hostess on the Pacific Air Lines. Babs had spoken of the nuptials of Alda Lozelle, Marion and Joanne Kleiser. The girls were married shortly after graduation. Laura March's position as stenographer to the president was a surprise to all. Dora Sims, on her last trip west, had told Babs of her success in the business world. Dora is a New York advertising artist and had aided, through advertising, two of our former students, Jack Fisher and john Temple, in the development of an All-American football team starring George Pinchock and Duane Eisinger. It is said that Melvin Franklin and Wesley Princing are also stars of leading baseball teams. George Pinchock spoke to Dora of Delores Hamilton's success as the dean of a famous school of dramatics. Duane spoke of hearing from a friend that Donna jean Habermehl is owner of a very exclusive women's shop in Detroit, Noel Hissong is now head manager of Smith-Bridgman's department store and Delores Pillow is happily married to a former Beecher student. Stopping at Hotel Stradler, Harriet was greeted by Doris Wright, who is head of the employment department. Doris showed her the evening paper which ran an article on her brother, Dave, as being the world's tallest bellhop. She also spoke of Robert Montney and Bill Stuck's jobs as Detroit's leading undertakers. It seems the boys are doing a lively business. Dick Longendyke is their assistant manager, but considers it a rather stiff job. At this Olive Mae cut in with information on the careers of their closest friends, Doris Kakosl-ca and Maxine Vincent. The girls have written a history fthey got the idea from writing the histories for their senior Clipperj and it is now being used by Mr. Towns in his classrooms. In returning from Europe, Olive Mae spoke of the fame Melvin Ramage and George Pantelich had won with their book, Bumming Through Europe and America on Five Cents. In this book they made mention of Ronald Shirkey and Howard Gysin's service station on Highway 99 leading to Mexico City. The boys have quite a business and they are enjoying that all year-round heat. Arden O'Neil informed her that his wood- carving shop was getting him quite a sum. Robert Wood is one of Arden's most valuable salesmen. It seems the women like Bob's line of advertising. Olive Mae met Urtis Langley and Charles Gage in Paris. The boys are with the U. S. Marines. On the boat returning she met Bill Madaras and Tom O'Brien with Tom's cousin, Cathryn. Bill and Tom were just returning from London where they had completed an engineering contract. Kitty visited friends in Scotland and appeared very pleased with her trip. Harriet told Olive Mae of seeing Audrey Thompson and janet McMullen riding about town in a brand-new Cadillac convertible. They have built

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lm in Senior Class History It was with a feeling of eager anticipation that we, the Seniors of '48, entered our Freshman year of high school. To represent us in this first eventful year were president, jack Fisher, vice-pres- ident, Richard Longendykeg secretary, Delores Hamilton, treasurers, Barbara Lewis and Melvin Ramageg student council, Arden O'Neil and Lois Finkbeinerg class reporter, Ronald Shirkey. Although defeated by the Sophomores in the annual Freshman-Sophomore initia- tion, we ranked high in school activities. With the aid of our capable class sponsors, Mrs. Vernon and Mr. Towns, our first play, Mamas Baby Boy, was a great success. We entered our Sophomore year feeling that we were now an essential part of the high school. The elections for that year resulted in the following: President, Delores Hamilton, vice-president, jack Fisher, secretary, Donnajean Habermehlg treasurers, Harriet Gunther and Douglas Carpenter. In the Freshman-Sophomore initiation we carried away the honors. Our play, Campus Quarantine, scored another success for us. As juniors, we chose for our leaders George Pinchock, president, Delores Hamilton, vice-president, Donnajean Habermehl, secretary, Harriet Gunther and Ralph Downing, treasurersg Ronald Shirkey and Lois Finkbeiner, student councilg janet Blue and Wesley Princing, class council, Howard Gysin, class reporter. We selected Take Your Medicine for our class play and it proved well worth our efforts. Receiving our class rings and planning the junior-Senior prom were important eventss of this year. The prom was held in the gym, realistically decorated to represent tulip time in Holland, This event was enjoyed by everyone. At last the unforgettable year, the best of all, our Senior year arrived. Guiding us were president, George Pinchockg vice-president, Melvin Franklin, secretary, Cathryn Davidekg treasurers. Harriet Gunther and Melvin Ramageg student council, Donna- jean Habermehl and Ronald Shirkeyg class council, Barbara Lewis and jerry Trovilliong class reporter, Howard Gysin. Mrs. Vernon did not return this year and we are happy to have in her place, Miss Quigley. Mr. Towns, who so faithfully served us as co-sponsor during the past three years, continues to advise us this year. The class contributed toward the ever growing fund for our Senior trip by co-operat- ing in the sale of Christmas cards and magazine subsciptions. In the latter part of October, our pictures were taken by Craine's studios. We received these in December and everyone was well pleased with them. In November we presented our class play, a mirthful comedy, All at Sea. It turned out to be a big success even though we had the misfortune to have George Pin- chock, one of the cast, injured in the Fenton football game, which was the same day as the play. In spite of this, the play was presented with Dave Wright turning in a very capable performance on such short notice. The staff for the annual was chosen and was kept busy during january and February to have it ready for the printing company by the end of March. In the final semester our minds were crowded with thoughts of the prom, graduation day. and the long-awaited Senior trip which was a cruise on Lake Superior to Mackinac Island. i It is with a feeling of gladness, and yet with sorrow, that we have come to the end of our school days. We owe a debt of gratitude to the faculty. not only for making these past years pleasant, but also for preparing us for the future.

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themselves quite a business in showing sightseers about Flint. To their surprise Phyllis Fox appeared and entered into their conversation with more news of their old classmates. Phyllis is now co-owner and manager of Walgreen's. Her friend, Norma Dupuis, is happily married and living next door to Dorothy Pearce. Dorothy runs a nursery school for Norma's children. Dorothy told Phyllis that she had heard from one of their friends who had heard that Shirley Hedger and Doris Kobbe had purchased a hotel on Mackinac Island. The girls went there on their Senior trip and decided it was the place for them. During the conversation, Phyllis mentioned that she had visited Ralph and Rudy Downing's photograph department in Sears. Raymond Merrill is one of their most efficient photographers. From Ralph she learned of john Pinchock's famous detective agency. On his last case, he discovered that the mysterious singer of cowboy ballads was none other than Clarence Smith. Leaving Phyllis, the girls were picked up by Wiiuifred Labian, a renowned traveler. Winnie had her Cadillac convertible running nicely so the girls hopped in and started off right through a red light. A cop just happened to be very friendly and pulled the girls over to the curb. To their surprise who did it turn out to be but Dean Worgess! Diz was up to his old tricks of giving out orders instead of taking them. Before issuing the ticket, Diz told the girls of Bernard Deloney, who had taken over his father's businessg Don Dice's marriage to a former Beecher girlg Dick Middleditch's hotel located just opposite Beecher school on what was once a vacant lotg Allyn Thomp- son's fame as a poetg and joe Pozzi's farm on the Clio road. He also made mention of hearing Dick McDermitt's band over the radio, but considered it as a little out of date as all they played were numbers which were published in 748. Receiving the ticket, they drove off thinking what a pal Worgess wasg but they had little time to think of Diz for on the street corner who should appear but janet Blue! Stopping the car they discovered that she was heading in their direction, so they asked her to get in. Janet told of her successful piano teaching career, and while in New York she had accompanied Cathryn Davidek in her Metropolitan Opera concert. Also we found that Delores Craig is now the head comptometer operator of the Buick offices. Other tidbits gathered from jane were: Lorraine Chapman's success as a teacher of mathematicsg Opal Edwards' important job at Smith-Bridgman'sg Alice Burton's owning The New Look Shoppeg Ida Mae Busclfs valuable job at the Citizens Bank fshe doesn't handle money, just figuresjg Ruth Williaiins' bookkeeping job with Searsg Mary jean Horton's beauty school for young men with a very efficient assistant in the person of none other than Evelyn Popovitsg Barbara Lewis, manager of a bookkeeping firm for unfortunate bookkeepersg Harold March's position as a mechanic at SummerHeld'sg Ann Ouimette's happy marriageg Calvin Taylor owning his own newspaper stand: Ronald Reischauer's publishing a new school dictionary Che didn't think the old one contained enough wordsj g jerry Trovillion's new drugstore in the North Endg and Lois Finkbeiner's car lot of Mercury convertibles in all colors and sizes, with Ruth O'Toole as her head chauffeur. Glenna France has opened her second Frenchie's Restaurant, Betty Luck is man- ager of the North End Roller Rink, Moe Fox has become a dancing instructor at Arthur Murray'sg Roy Grace has decided to become a basketball referee Che got the idea while watching a Beecher-Kc-arsley gamej.