Beecher High School - Clipper Yearbook (Flint, MI)

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VALEDICTORY Parents Faculty Members and Fr1ends For the fmrst t1me we the graduatmg class of mneteen frfty two are looklng backward to our days spent 1n Beecher It 1S on thls occas1on that we welcome each and everyone of you Thus far the tools of educat1on have been placed 1n our hands so that We could bu1ld for a successful l1fe We fully reahze that from now on we are cons1dered adults and must do for ourselve what we have up to now expected others to do for us To many thrs 1S the he1ght of educat1on wh1le others w1ll contmue the1r study knowlng that the next steps w1ll not be so eas1ly acqu1red Each IS on a quest of somethmg on a road of challengmg 1deas and xt depends on us 1nd1v1dually whether or not we w1ll stumble hes1tate or step mto the future and posslbly even make hrstory The ? 2 and qurt latter lS what IS hoped of us Our sheer determ1nat1on along w1th the tra1n1ng our teachers have grven so w1ll1ngly and graclously, wxll make us stand up to drscouragement xf we do at f1rst stumble They along wrth our parents have taught us the pr1nc1ples and 1deas for wh1ch we stand and we treasure the goals we hope to attam We have the foundat1on on wh1ch the rest of our l1ves must be bu1lt So lt LS w1th heartfelt gratrtude that we offer thanks to our parents teachers and School Board Members for prov1d1ng us wrth the br1cks w1th wh1ch to make so strong afoundatron Even though we have longmgly looked forward to thms mght of Com mencement there comes to us a feelmg of sadness as we b1d all of you farewell We shall take wrth us through l1fe your memorres and 1n fluence We w11l make new frrends but we w1ll keep the old It 15 wmth hum1l1ty that we bxd a fond farewell to Beecher Hrgh June Jenk1ns SALUTATORY Parents Faculty School Board Members and Fr1ends It 15 mdeed a great honor to be chosen to welcome you to the Com mencement Exercrses of the class of mneteen ftfty two You wxll never know how much It means to every sen1or to have all of you here w1th us on th1s the bxggest day of our school lxfe A great deal of t1me has passed s1nce when twelve years ago, we stepped over the threshold pf our educat1on In these years we have gamed not only book knowledge of readmg wr1t1ng and ar1thmet1c but the ab1l1ty to understand to respect and to cher1sh the thoughts and ab1l1txes of classmates teachers and fr1ends In other words we have learned to apprecrate human nature We Wlll never forget the help of our mstructors and sponsors the compan1onsh1p of our classmates the a1d of our School Board and the love and pat1ence of our parents At th1s t1me we w1sh to thank all of you especrally Mom and Dad It IS wlth a great deal of sadness that we say good bye to Beecher Hrgh School but Wlth a great of hope when we say hello to our future as men and women Betty Sanders l f m ..i ,ii lf..-1 Al..- f i I Z 1 , I 1 1 ' 1 ' r -. l f . . S , , . . ' ' , I X 1 1 1 1 1 1 , . - 1 9 1 - 1 1 , . 1 1 1 ,.- . 1 . , . . 1 1 1 2 ' 1 y . 1 . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 . 1 1 1 , . 1 . 2 i Q

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THE SENIOHS IN PICTURE

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21-fmt' PS! ff r.. M 'L X SENIOR CLASS HISTORY We started out a very eventful freshman year w1th one hundred th1rty members 1n our class Ne defeated the Sophomores 1n the annual Freshman Sophomores 1n1t1at1on Our class offlcers were pres1dent Gene Dunnlng v1ce pres1dent June Jenk1ns secretary Earl P1geon treasurers Joyce W1se and Sam Hall repre entatwes Betty oanders and Bryan Taylor student councll Jan1ce Prlnclng and Alv1n Ham1lton class reporter Roberta Fader po1nt secretary Frankhn Hester The Freshman play 'The Atom1c Blonde was complete success 1D every way Our Sophomore class off1cers were pres1dent Gene Dunn1ng v1ce pres1dent Earl Plgeon secretary Bruce Popovltz treasurers Joyce W1se and Sam Hall student councll Jan1ce Prlnclng and Alvln Hamllton class reporter Roberta Fader pomt secretary June Jenk1ns The Sophomore play Act your Age, was one of the best plays of the year The Junlor class offlcers were pres1dent Gene Dunnlng v1ce pres1dent Alv1n Ham1lton secretary Bruce Popovmtz treasurers Joyce W1se and Bob McMullen repre entat1ves Betty Janos and R G Carlson student counc1l, Jan1ce Pr1nc1ng and Earl P1geon class reporter Roberta Fader po1nt secretary John Dunn1ng The Jun1or play Ivhstakes at the Blakes, ' was a great h1t We sold magazxne and reached the goal we set Our b1ggest event was the Junlor Sen1or Prom We had a very good orchestra We decorated the gym 1n a Hawauan scene w1th a large palm tree 1n the center of the gym Now we have reached the most eventful and unforgettable year of all our Sen1or year The Sen1or class off1cers are pres1dent Gene Dunn1ng v1ce pres1dent June Jenk1ns secretary Bruce Popov1tz treasurers Martha Gunther and Bob McMullen representatlves Irene Layton and Harold Kerbyson student count1l Roberta Fader and Earl Plgeon cla s reporter Aura Jean Pease and po1nt secretary John Dunn1ng We sold magamnes but d1dn't qu1te reach our goal We also sold Chr1stmas cards and stat1onary We had our p1ctures taken 1n October and rece1ved them 1n November Our Sen1or play Best Foot Forward ' a broadway show was also a great h1t We enjoyed very much the work we put 1n the annual. The Jumors d1d a very good Job of decoratmg the gym and selectmng an orchestra for our Jumor Sen1or Prom. We certa1nly enjoyed 1t,, For our Sen1or tr1p we went to the Soo and MaCk1HaW Island by boat. Everyone had a Marvelous t1me For our class motto we chose, We have crossed the bay, the ocean hes before us, For our class colors we chose blue and gray and our flower 15 the wh1te carnat1on. We w1sh to thank Mr, Voller and M1ss Harvath who have helped gu1de us through our h1gh school years. Our deepest grat1tude and slncere w1shes for everyth1ng you have done. We shall never forget you and we hope you won't forget us. Z1 o - ,, Y 4 , g Q-V. - P n 0 M Y- ,. - 4.1 oh.. X:-ew! 9 - :-QL, A X C Q U PM L. '1 , 424' np I ..1,, 1,.. -' J-1 ' ' X- 1 -v-' sf 14 1 41' :I ., ' 3 1-.'-, ' N., . .- , ,, - 0 Q1 -- Q If 1 I f -Q, K sl. . ' 1'--z., - ,r X - - . 1 -1 : l - -:Q arf-- . . 1 1 1 1 3 I Q T Tl a 1 - - F' . 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 ' vu ' J 1 . 3 J 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ll 1 . 3 1 1 I 5 I J I 1 5 1 - o Q 1 1 S Y 9 . H . I . , . 5 11 0 . . 1 . 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 J 1 I 1 1 1 1 5 1 ! , ' . . . ' vu 1 1 1 .