Belleville High School - Tiger Lore Yearbook (Belleville, MI)

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GEORGE OSTROWSKI if f - ,fri -fgpr' '- 'Fff' rg, 'wr ta fv 3if'5 V'T7 f?fw President Secretary AINSLEY MILLS LUCILLE RUTKOWSKI Vice - Pre sident Treasurer The class of '49 having finally arrived at the pinnacle of suc- cess after six years of high school, it is interesting to recall the accomplishments, noteworthy events, and, yes, even the mistakes which occurred during our carreer. Our history begins in the seventh and eighth grades, during which trying period we were led by Presidents Terry Byrnes and Made- lyn Cullin. In our freshman year President Pat Porzondek, a veritable Rock of Gibraltar, guided us in our greatest hour of need - the Fresh- man Initiation. It must be admitted that we had a difficult time in our Day of Judgment. Happily for our egoes no pictures of the oc- casion seem to exist. Another year rolled around and the time of retribution for those indignities was at hand. True, we were unable to vent our wrath on those who had persecuted us, but backed by our leading inquisitor, Ray Suliman, class president, we chose the next best thing - the hapless class of '50, Now that we had attained real high school stature, we were allowed to present the first of many successful dances. Finally came the greatest event of all - the arrival of our beautiful class rings. We marched confidently into our junior year. Albert Kaljee was selected to lead our steadily progressing class through the uncertainties which beset us on our path to success. The Arabian atmosphere of our J -Hop made it an event to be long remembered in our book of pleasant memories. The usual pre-performance stage fright disappeared with the successful performance of the Junior Play, Inner Willy . An important event of early spring was the arrival of our royal blue and white class sweaters. The climax of this year was the Junior-Senior Banquet. George Ostrowski was selected to lead our class through the exciting events of our final year. First event was the taking of those all-important portraits known as the senior pictures. This was followed by the presentation of the class play, the mystery-comedy, R,amshackle Inn , which proved to be, under the direction of Mrs. Doris Roe, a spectacular success. In the future lay that privilege of two vacation days reserved for seniors only, a skip day and the annual trip to Lansing. Finally there were the late spring events, the excursion to Niagara Falls and Toronto, and the dance of all dances, the Senior Prom. The events of commencement week added the final touches to our school career. As we leave school, each to go his separate way on the road of life, we do so with the assurance that our steps will be more firm because of the knowledge we have gained, and our lives will be made brighter by the friends we have known. my-r-T1-rr-I , , , 1 ..,.,,,.--an Ver, ,,,,.Q.?,:,.,... ...,.,...w.. .,....,.... V.,-cf,-,.pt,-,,..-,.-s 4-..,ve.-Q--U-s-ew-.Q-v-,-.,.,v,.--.-.-,-r--fv--------r- -f - :-Q..'1 .. 'ax 5 v K OLGA PROCYSZYN