Berrien Springs High School - Canoe Yearbook (Berrien Springs, MI)

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Phyllis Sexton: “Third row left of Zicg-ficld Follies, boys. Announcer: “Now for the food situation, Warren Shafer, business manager of the F.litc Cafe.” Warren Shafer: “Helen, chase those flics off that cake.” Announcer: “Of course, you’ve all heard of the Long Lake Country Club, this is it’s President, Nola Weaver.” Nola Weaver: “We’d be glad to have new members, we have thirteen now.” Announcer: “Here comes the man about town, Elmer Maynard.” Elmer Maynard: “1 live here, I eat here, and I sleep here.” Announcer: “As 1 live and breathe, if it isn’t Alleen Norton, hotel hostess from Paris.” Alleen Norton: “Ect cez a pleazzure to be here. Announcer: “And next on our program is Robert Feather, Saxophone player with Hen Bcrnie’s orchestra.” Robert Feather: “Yowsah! Announcer: “Here, folks, is a surprise. Miss Mary Shafer, the quietest spinster in Berrien Center.” Mary Shafer: “Hclo-o-o-o boys. ((jiggles) Announcer: “This handsome, gentleman farmer, Leroy Hand, has been Mary’s ardent suitor for fifteen years.” Leroy Hand: “Oh boy! Ain’t love grand. Announcer: “Next is Kate Stover of radio fame.” Kathryn Stover: “Hello everybody. Announcer: “The greatest fisherman in Michigan, George Kimmel, manager of the Great Lakes Fisheries.” George Kimmel: “Boy, I just caught a whopper.” Announcer: “This is the most successful beauty operator in Hollywood, (Michigan), Evelyn Tudor.” Evelvn Tudor: “Any boys in the audience want a permanent?” Announcer: “There seems to be only one military man in this group, and this is Russell Myers, rich regiment officer in Hawaii. Russell Myers: “I demand strict discipline! And do I get it?” Announcer: “This red-headed young lady who is next on the program is a successful chicken farmerette, Susanna Zech.” Susanna Zech: “I found a nest of the cutest little fluffy chicks this morning.” Announcer: “There is one young man in this town who keeps himself unbelievably busy doing nothing, Stanley Lein.” Stanley Lein: “Life is just a bowl of cherries for me.” Announcer: “There must be at least one in every group who is highly intellectual, this is Frances Winters, first woman professor at Yale College.” Frances Winters: “Tch, tch, young men never acted like this when I was a girl.” Announcer: “The last person on our program is Leonard Lewis, manager of the Baroda Ball Room. Leonard Lewis: “Do we have fun? Come over some time and see.” Announcer: “Ladies and gentlemen, you have heard from every one of the Class of “35.” Don’t you think they are a group to lie proud of? This is station BSHS going off the air never to return again. Thank »» you. The Seniors are like Kerosene lamps They aren’t especially bright. They are often turned down. Seldom trimmed And frequently go out at night.

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SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY ‘‘Ladies, gentlemen, and faculty, this is Bessie Olney announcing for the National Broadcasting Company over station BSHS. with a frequency of 1935 kilocycles. Today, May 27, 1950, is a big day for our radio audience. In a very short time you will hear a few words from each of the important graduates of the class of “35.” This class graduated Irom the most progressive high school in Southwestern Michigan, the Berrien Springs High School. “We are very happy to have with us well-known and successful young men and women of the class of “35.” The first personage on our program is the renowned cx-baskct-ball star of Michigan State College, Fred Arnold. Now, Fred, say a few words for your public.” Fred Arnold: “Yeah team, fight! fight!” Announcer: “Well, folks you have just heard from a famous sportsman and next you will have the privilege of hearing from Maryland Clem, who is the contralto in Jan Garber’s orchestra. Maryland, what is your favorite song?” Maryland Clew: “The Man on the Flying Trapeze.” Announcer: “Now you will hear from Harry S. Brown Jr., famous New York artist.” Harry S. Brown Jr.: “Oh, if I could only draw some of our beautiful radio audience. Announcer: “Oh, and here comes Marie, who has just won the Model Housewife Contest in Benton Harbor.” Marie Claypoo : “Oh gee, 1 just saw the cutest house.” Announcer: “This is Leon Burgoyne, who has just invented the painless mouse trap.” Leon Burgoyne: “My next invention will be an automatic Fly Exterminator.” Announcer: “The secretary to the secretary to the President, Miss Mabel Fliesher.” Mabel Fliesher: “Can anyone tell me who the vice-president is?” Announcer: “Oh, oh, here is Max Christ!, one of our greatest radio singers.” Max ChristI: “Git along, little doggie, git along.” Announcer: “Well, well, here comes Anne Kurnat, gossip columnist on the Tribune. Anne Kurnat: “Hey folks, do you know any scandals’ Announcer: “Now that Anne has the scandal question settled, we will hear from Edward Herman, a famous author. Edward Herman: “Oh, for an idea!” Announcer: “And now the wife of a big butter and egg man of New Troy, Lucy Marsh, who intended to be a Commercial teacher.” Lucy Marsh: “Who's got my rolling pin?” Announcer: “Anne had to have some one to tell her news to, so Edgar Kesterke has consented to Ik manager of the Journal Era. Say a few words, Edgar.” Edgar Kesterke: “Any subscribers in the audience?” Announcer: “And now the seamstress of the exclusive Hinchman Dress Shoppe, Miss Stephanie Podworska.” Stephanie Podworska: “Who hid my thimble?” Announcer: Robert Ewalt, the famous orator who has just been elected to the Senate.” Robert Ewalt: “Now, ladies and gentlemen, to conclude my speech—.” Announcer: “That’s enough, Bob, your time is up. Folks, we have just learned why all the girls are Hocking to St. Mary’s, here comes the Dean of Women, George Kep-hart.” George Kephart: “The more the merrier.” Announcer: “Along the line of education we have a petite miss who is librarian of Spark’s Memorial Library, Vera Tobias.” Vera Tobias: “Poetry, autobiographies, biographies, essays and novels.” Announcer: “And now that famous President of the W. H. A. (Woman Haters’ Association), Babe Sexton.” Babe Sexton: “How do. Gals.” Announcer: “Here comes his sister, Phyllis, the blonde demon of the Follies.”

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CLASS WILL We the Senior Class of 1935 being of sound and disposing mind and memory, do hereby make, publish, and declare this to be our last will and testament: To the Freshman class we bequeath our special ability to do things in a big way. In the next three years we hope they acquire as much ability as we now possess. To the Sophomores we leave our numerous maps, notebooks, “ponies” etc., to enable them to make the grade in American History. To the Juniors wc leave our dignity and the hopes that they will be able to carry it properly, although we doubt it very much. To Miss Jordan we leave a noiseless coal chute. To Miss Mann we leave self-closing lockers and noiseless halls. To Mrs. Crittenden we leave ten lessons in self-instruction on Pontiac driving. To Miss Graham wc leave hopes of a more industrious Home Economics class than she had this year. To Mr. Weine we leave a carton of unbreakable test tubes to use in Chemistry class. To Mr. Hawkins we leave a file of authentic excuses to use in detecting skippers. To Mr. Parsons we leave a can of Indian war paint and a new tomahawk. To Mrs. Bender, our sponsor, wc leave all our gratitude for having piloted us so successfully throughout our Senior year. Fred Arnold leaves the captaincy of the basketball team to “Fat” Gill. Harry S. Brown Jr. leaves his abundance of surplus “wool” to Mr. Bedinger. “Buster” Burgoyne leaves his place on the basketball team to Forest Kesterke. Max Christl leaves his Summerville “flames” to Bob Nightlinger. Marie Claypool leaves to Myrtle Dunkel-berg the right to be the first girl in the class of ’36 to wear a diamond. Maryland Clem leaves several heart- broken seventh grade boys to the next Senior girl who will be capable of capturing them. Bob Feather leaves his diameter to Jim Feather. Mabel Fleisher wills her ability as a typist to Margaret Hoopingarner. Bob Ewalt leaves his vocabulary to George Meek. LeRoy Hand leaves his pitching arm to Keith Main. Edward Herman leaves his Model T to Jim Hinkley. George Kephart leaves his affectionate ways to Ralph Garno. George Kimmel wills his bashfulness to Fredolf Root. (We know he needs it.) Anne Kurnat leaves memories of a badly dented Oldsmobilc and heartbroken Freshmen. Edgar Kesterke leaves his position on the Quartette to Merle Spaulding. We hope he can carry a tune. Leonard Lewis and Stanley Lein leave their place in the Baroda Brawls to Louie Evans and “Pokey” Lewis. Lucy Marsh doesn’t leave her New Troy boy-friend to anyone. She says she wants him herself. Elmer Maynard just leaves school. He is taking everything else with him. Russell Myers leaves his seat in English class to Walter Mason. Allcen Norton leaves a democratic seat in the Economics class to June White. Bessie Olney leaves school with Elmer. Stephanie Podworska leaves her ability to blush at the proper moment to Ethel Hoekstra. “Babe Sexton leaves the Sophomore girl friends to next year’s Seniors. We hope they can “take it.” Phyllis Sexton leaves her position as a headless phantom to anyone with enough screaming ability. Concluded on page 22