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

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Top Row: SEVENTH GRADE S .illat, Burgess, Wollam. MeGath, Sunday, Anstiss, Hill, Stahl, Mr. Bedinger, Adviser, Kesterkc, White. Bottom Row: Burgoyne, Spaulding, Lochinaw, Colvin, S. Ilousam, Frisbic, C. Housam. Root, Storick, Botham. Top Row: EIGHTH GRADE Stover, Webb, Shafer, Jcsswcin, Harris, Wagner, Porter, Flcissner, Miss Mann, Adviser. Second Row: J. MeGath, Christl, Michael, Hadley, Meek, French, Colvin, C. MeGath, Allred, M. Roth, M. Roth, Main. Bottom Row: Tobias, Martin, Stahl. Wolcott, Thomas, Betchek, Allred, Woolcy, Lucas, Meek, Shearer. SEVENTH GRAD Mr. Claar Bedinger was the seventh grade sponsor. He has taken charge of these young people ever since they were promoted to the High School Building. The Seventh Graders found it very hard to regu'ate their time into periods the first semester, but Mr. Bedinger helped them change their course of school life so that before the beginning of the second semester, they were able to do their own planning. There was an enrollment of twenty-three seventh graders in the first semester. The class officers were: President .............. Dick Stahl Vice President Shirley Housam Secretary Gordon Kesterke Treasurer ............ Margaret Frisbe Reporter ............ Bernice Storick These officers planned and gave a Halloween party in the sewing room on October CLASS HISTORY 29, 1934. They appointed committees whose members made it a very enjoyable party. During the second semester, the enrollment increased one more girl. The officers for this semester were: President ........... Pauline Wetzel Vice President........... Bob Wollam Secretary ....... Charlotte Housam Treasurer Harold Burgess Reporter Milford Glasburn The seventh graders participated in many extra curricular activities. The boys formed a harmonica band which has made a few public appearances. It was discovered that many of them have real talent. The boys and girls belonged to the separate Ir. High Glee Club. Many of the boys belong to the High School orchestra and band. A few of the girls have very good records as honor students. THE CANOE 19 3 5 [27]

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Top Row: FRESHMEN Clem, Shukwiicr, Shafer. Nightlinger, Storick, Spaulding, Strong, Kestcrkc, Shearer, Dean, Hogue. Second Row: Koehler, Sill, Dehring, Dean, Marskc, Rode, DcLautcr, Jones, Hoadlcy, Moyer, Clem. Third Row: Mr. Hawkins, Adviser, Metzger, Stem, Metier, Snyder. Spaulding, Nightlinger. Dal-rymple, Inglcright, Beissel, Buck, Bowerman, Herman, Reck. Bottom Row: Rcisig, Burgoyne, Ewalt, Lemon, Lockinaw, Buckman, Wetzel, Olncy, Kephart. Botham, Camp. “REMINISCENCE” An old man, who was sitting in an old rocking chair, which was sitting on a squeaky board, was smoking a corn cob pipe. His wife, a wiry, gray haired woman with horn-rimmed glasses that slid half-way down her nose, was knitting. The old man look up from a tattered book and said to his wife: “Well, Ma, I was just looking thru’ the high school annual that the class of ’35 published. We were only Freshmen then—but we had some good times in those days, didn’t we? I remember the high-lights of that year real well. What a laugh we got out of the concessions at the High School Carnival! And that home talent play that the P. T. A. sponsored—remember—what was the name of it—oh yes, “Crazy Politics.” And you were a chorus girl. I swear, Ma, that you’re as youthful now as you were then.” “Now Pa!” blushed his wife, “you flatter me. Remember our class party? Even our sponsor, Mr. Hawkins, dried dishes that night. He was the basketball coach, wasn’t f26l he? Let’s see—Fay Nightlinger and what was that Shafer boy’s name—?” “Willis, my dear,” her husband supplied. “Oh yes, and Bob Storick and Junior Hogue played basketball. My! weren’t those four boys proud of themselves!” “Yes, they were! Wasn’t Butch Moyer our class President? and let’s see—Arlene Wetzel was Treasurer. And that girl who was always laughing—Leta Spaulding, I think was Reporter.” “Yes, dear, and Bob Sill was the Vice-President and Junior Hogue was Secretary.” “Well, those were only for the first semester. Wasn’t that Ewalt girl the President and Willis Shafer our Treasurer the second semester?” “Yes,” returned his wife, “and Stuart Shearer was Reporter, Barney Nightlinger was Vice-President and Howard Hoadley was Secretary.” “I guess so,” her husband yawned. “Well. Ma, I’ll see to the fire and then go to bed. Marjorie Kephart 19 3 5

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And last but not least, the seventh grade boys show great promise of being star basketball players, although the Jr. High basketball team had lost a few games, the boys have great futures before them. The seventh graders have done very well this year and hope to continue to do so throughout the rest of their school life. EIGHTH GRADE CLASS HISTORY The children were tired of the strenuous work of playing cowboy. So they gathered around their grandmother and begged her to tell them a story. “All right,” she said, I will tell you a story of when I was in school. About my eighth year I entered the Berrien Springs High School. There were around thirty pupils in our class. We had a motto which seemed very funny to me then but it sure was a fine one as I see it now. Let me see, if I remember right I believe it was “Plan your work, then work your p’an.” I believe our Sponsor was Miss Mann and she was a sporty one too. I remember we had a Halloween party the first semester and it sure was fun. It was a masquerade and everyone came dressed in funny costumes. The gymnasium was decorated in orange and black. For refreshments we had sandwiches, apples, and cider. You know that man that lives down here on the corner, Merle Roth, I believe he was our president and the great Movie Star we all saw last night, Maxine Wooley, was our vice president. Arthur Wagner, the man that built this house, was our Secretary and Ethelvn Shearer was our treasurer. I don’t know where she is hut children I want to tell you this, make the best of your school days ’cause they don’t last forever. Now run along and play. Charles Harris. Jr., don’t forget to tell your father I said “hello” and ask him if he remembers this storv I have just told you. “Here is a rose for you “Aunt Marv.” “Oh thank you Helen that was our class flower. You are a dear child.” Merle Ro h TO OUR UNDER-CLASSMEN “If the first time you fail—Try, Try Again.” “Though the impossibility of the thing seemed too great; still we succeeded.” It would have been impossible for us as highest Classmen to complete, successfully, our plans if it had not been for your splendid cooperation during the passing year. To you Juniors we wish to express our hearty appreciation for your ability to get out and help us raise the finances which went toward the publication of this book and we sincerely hope that during the year to come, when you are Seniors, your Junior Class will get out and work for you as you worked for us. It would not only take up too much space but also be impossible for us, as Seniors, to enumerate the little favors and acts of kindness you have done for us. You have given up part of your fun and broken your plans so the last year for us in this high school might be a pleasant one. Maybe you have not done this as a group but it certa’n'.y has been accomplished many times individually. We are able to publish this book, “The Canoe,” which we, as Seniors, are proud of; only because during the month of November, nineteen-hundred and thirty-four, you worked diligently with us to complete our plans for the Carnival, which was a success due entirely to your splendid cooperation. There is only one thing which we regret and that is, that we will not be here next year to help you, in turn, with your plans and thus show you our appreciation for what you have done for us. Thus we justly take this space to heartily thank you for your cooperation in the past year. To you Sophomores, Freshmen, and members of the Junior High, we also wish to give our thanks. You acted as advertisers and barkers for our Carnival. You also helped to finance our book. So for you also we take this space to thank you. We sought your assistance when help was needed; you have often sought us when the task proved too great. Thus through cooperation comes success. Class of “35” f28l 1935 THE CANOE