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

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Seniors Why the Seniors Come to School LaMar—To type. Evelyn—To ride to school with Vernon Hob B.—To put out Drifts. Isabelle—To work in the office. Dorothy B.—To be educated. Dorr—To collect souvenirs. Jack—To keep school banners. Myrtle—To write notes. Lewis—To keep track of Juniors. Dick—To bluff. Alice—To watch Leonard. Ralph—To take gym. Vincent—To read English for Mrs Van-dervoort. Mary Louise—To take French. Dorothy H.—To watch Vincent. Virgil—To play basketball. Ina—To take German. Ronald—To watch Eleanor. Carles—To kid the girls. Maxine—To assist Hob B. with the Drift Walter—To study. Warren—To take mechanical drawing. Helen M.—To flirt with the boys. Bob N.—To take music. Doris—To talk about Richard. Fredolf—To aggravate the teachers. Wendell—Because he has to. Dale—To take Business training. Laura—To keep the rest of the girls away from Lyle. Lyle—To take manual training. Helen T.—To read magazines. Norman—To take Economics. Laurette—To kid the boys. June—To giggle. Leo—To skip school. Anna—To wear high heels. Senior Class Will (Continued from page 14) Walter and Warren Mason will a book entitled “Sleek, to Juel Neal. Helen Myers leaves her hoy friends to Ethel Nightlingcr. Robert Nightlinger leaves his bathing suit to Kenneth Sink. Doris Patterson leaves her blushing ability to Pauline Thomas. Fredolf Root refuses to leave his ability to crawl out of the lunchroom on his hands and knees to anyone. Wendell Smith leaves his dislike for girls to Royal Porter. Dale Snyder leaves his tender love of automobiles to Donald Camp. Laura Spaulding leaves her right to wear a diamond to Doris Gifford. Lyle Sunday, well, he still insists on taking Laura with him. Helen Taylor leaves her superiority complex to her sister, Annette. To Erland Murtaugh, Norman Tudor leaves his quiet, gentlemanly manners. Laurette Valentine leaves her musical ability to Edith Arnold. June White leaves her giggling and laughing to June McGath. Leo Wire leaves his skipping ability of not getting caught to Bill Gillette. Anna Zandarski leaves her privilege of riding to school with the teacher to anyone who can get up early enough. In witness, thereof, we, the class of 1936, the testators, have to this will set our hands and seal this twenty-seventh day of May. Thus endeth the will of the Senior Class. page twenty

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Seniors Who's Who in B. S. H. S. Best Looking Doris Gifford - Lewis Evans Most Popular Dorothy Hanson--------------------------Jack Dean Best Natured Mary Betchek --------------------- Benard Kesterke Biggest Primpcr Erna Reck -------------- --------- Merle Spaulding Most Timid Geraldine Thomas Don Camp Best Athlete Laurctte Valentine ---------------------- Jack Dean Deepest Thinker -Maxine Wooley LeRoy Hetler Teacher’s Favorite Isabelle Bradley Duane Dean Most Musical Edith Arnold Bob Nightlinger Information Bureau Lois Spaulding Forrest Kesterke Best Pal Mary Buckman-------------------------- LaMar Allred Best Gum Chewer Leta Spaulding Harold Metzger Biggest Booster----------Annette Taylor --------------------- Carles Kesterke Firmest Helen Taylor Stewart Shearer Most Valuable to School Laurette Valentine Burton Stover Neatest Eleanor Wilson Mason Twins Most Persistent Ethel Hoekstra Bob Bedinger Biggest Blunderer Mildred Staley Jack Colvin Most Likely to Succeed —Jeanette Ewalt ------------------- LeRoy Hetler Wittiest Myrtle Dunkelberg Willis Shafer Most Sincere Marian Bower man Bob Sherwood Best Planner Laura Spaulding Keith Main Biggest Schemer Maxine Kesterke Fay Nightlinger Best Dramatist ----------Helen Taylor Carles Kesterke Most Self-Conscious Evelyn Anstiss Ralph Garno Most Mannerly Mary Louise Graham Vincent Gill Most Romantic------------Laura Spaulding Lyle Sunday Biggest Flirt -----------Marian Wolcott Fredolf Root Best Student ------------Edith Tobias Burton Stover Most Serious ------------Anna Zandarski Norman Tudor Most Graceful------------Doris Gifford Jim Hinkley Faculty Best Looking Gordon Elferdink Best Detective Florence Crittenden Hardest to Bluff E. T. Vandervoort Most Firm Gordon Hawkins Best Sport Mary Graham Favorite Teacher Donald Gill Most Dignified Carl Jorgensen Best Instructor Edna Bender Best Executive R. H. Weine page nineteen

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Seniors Excerpts from the Diary of the Senior Class (Continued from page 13) December 19, 1935. Our pictures arrived this morning. We discovered we were better looking than we thought we were. February 1, 1936. Our new class officers are: President—Dorothy Hanson Secretary—Mary Louise Graham Vice President—Robert Bedinger Treasurer—LaMar Allred February 22, 1936. We took a vote of the school today and nearly everyone wanted an annual or was interested in one. February 23, 1936. The Senior Class voted to publish an annual. Work will begin as soon as the Staff is appointed. March 1, 1936. The Canoe Staff was appointed today. A meeting was held for each member to be assigned his work. March 5, 1936. The Canoe Staff held a meeting in the High School to plan the annual they arc going to publish. March 20, 1936. The Seniors sponsored a magician show tonight to earn some money for the annual. Some very interesting tricks were perfomed. March 25, 1936. We took a census of the class today and found that Dorothy Brown is the youngest member of our class. Lyle Sunday is the oldest member. There are fifteen members who have attended this school for all twelve years. They are: Robert Bedinger, Dorr Dean, Jack Dean, Myrtle Dunkelburg, Mary Louise Graham, Ronald Hoadley, Ina Hogue, Walter Mason, Warren Mason, Laura Spaulding, Norman Tudor, Laurette Valentine, June White, Carles Kcsterke, and Robert Nightlinger. March 27, 1936. Scholarship grades were announced today. Laurette Valentine is our valedictorian and our salutatorian is Helen Taylor. There are six others who have an average of ninety or above. We had a class meeting today to decide on the class color, flower, and motto. Our class motto is “They can, who think they can.” Our flower is Lily of the Valley and the colors are Old Rose and Silver. May 28, 1936. We wish to express our hearty appreciation and thanks to Mrs. Bender who has been our very capable sponsor and has assisted us in publishing this Canoe. page twenty-one