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

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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

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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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Michael, Hinkloy, Anstiss, Mile, Metier, Sherwood, Gillette, Reitz Kestcrkc. P. Spaulding, Murtaugh, L. Spaulding. Shunkwiler, Taylor, Arnold, Personett Mrs. Crittenden, Sponsor, Krug, Tobias, Staley, Thomas, Porter, Hoekstra, Stover Gifford, Zech. Burgoyne, Kelley, Graham, Wilson, Hoopingarner. M. Lochinaw, M. Lochinaw, Maynard Absent: Brenner, Reisig Juniors As we turn the pages of time we turn to page 1934. Those were the good old days! We were freshmen in high school and our sponsor was Mr. H. G. Hawkins. We had a nice class party the first semester, and at the end of the year a high school picnic at Indian Lake which I believe everyone enjoyed. We enjoyed ourselves too much, 1 guess, because later we were informed—no more picnics! Now we leave 1934 and turn to 1935. We were sophomores then (getting up in the world!). Our Sponsor was Miss Natalie Jordon. We had a high school carnival and also a popularity contest. Alleyne Brenner was the most popular of the sophomore class. The happiest day that year was when we got our report cards and found out that we had passed. We turn to page 1936, our last page. Now we are Juniors; one more year anti then we leave old B. S. H. S. Our sponsor this year is Mrs. Crittenden. One of the most important days this year was when we received our rings. Were we proud of them! This year our class is given the special privilege of giving a play by ourselves. We are also looking forward to giving a prom for the Seniors before the close of school. We are all aiming to pass and receive the high rank of Seniors next year. Elizabeth Burgoyne page twenty-two