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

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Class Will Wc, the class of 1937 of the Berrien Springs I Iigh School, being of sound mind, memory, and understanding, anti having paid all of our debts, do hereby bequeath to our successors all such instruments, good wishes, and knowledge as will enable them to follow in the footsteps of departed Seniors. First, to our dear old schoolbuilding itself, we leave the peace and quiet caused by our absence. Second, the class of '37 docs hereby licqucath to its successors, the Juniors, our loyalty, our school spirit, and the hopes that they may some day be Seniors. Third, to the Sophomores we will leave our patience. The only way it can prove useful is by enduring the Juniors. Fourth, to the Freshmen we leave our high ambitions and dignity. To Mr. VVeine we will a sense of relief, after the four years of misery we have caused him. To Mr. Hawkins we leave a couple of patrolmen to take his position in the hall. To Mrs. Bender we leave a l ok on I low to Manage a Husband. To Mrs. Crittenden, our sponsor, we leave a lingering memory of the class of 1937. To Mr. Jorgensen wc leave a volume of new jokes to tell his next year’s physics class. To Mrs. Vandcrvoort we leave many happy returns of the day. To Mr. Hulbert we leave the ability to sponsor more girls’ shop classes. To Miss Graham we leave a set of unbreakable dishes to use in Freshman I lome Ec. To Mr. Gill we leave the hope of having a more successful debate class than he had this year. Murray Anstiss wills his “Way with women to Millard DeLautcr. Edith Arnold bequeaths her musical ability to anyone who thinks he can handle it. Alleync Brenner leaves her ability of obtaining good marks to her sister, Katherine. Elizabeth Burgoyne leaves Harold Metzgar with a broken heart. Doris Gifford leaves her jK-rsonality to Mary Buckman. Gerrie Graham leaves her winning smile to Dorothy Ridings. LcRoy I Idler leaves his position as chief of the Drift Staff to anyone who can get the Drill out on time. Leonard Hile takes his ability as advertising salesman with him. James Hinkley leaves his “bluffing ability to Willie Shafer. Ethel Hoekstra takes flowers and all with her. Margaret I loopingarner leaves her giggles to Jane Rosenberg. Frances Kelley leaves I loward but it’s “hands off kids. Forrest Kesterke leaves his “fifteen volumes of wise cracks to Arthur Arncttc. Wilma Krug leaves that cheery smile to Mary Louise Stahl. Madelyn Lochinaw leaves her dancing ability to the Ilousam twins. Marian Dnrhinaw leaves chemistry with pleasure. Ilecn Maynard leaves her gum to anyone who wants it. Gordon Michael wills his chin whiskers to Burton Stover—also a couple of dull razor blades. Erland Murtaugh leaves his artistic ability to Shirley Hanson. DeAlton Pcrsonett leaves his mustache (???) to Bob Busse. Vera Porter doesn’t leave her army boy friend to anyone. Cleon Reitz leaves a “tavern in the town.” Bernice Reinhardt left her boy friend in Chicago but she hojK-s to return to him soon. Robert Sherwood leaves his shyness to Barny Night linger. Arline Shunkwiler leaves a few dozen pictures to be divided among a few dozen | eoplc. Lois Spaulding leaves her book on “How to Gain Weight to Vivian Porter. Paul Spaulding leaves his book on “How to be the Life of the Party in Ten Easy Lessons to Royal Porter. Mildred Staley leaves her gt od nature to Eleanor Botham. Evelyn Stover leaves two feet of excess height to Ileen Burgoyne. Annette Taylor leaves her dignity to Helen Boyle. Geraldine Thomas leaves her poetic ideas to Eldon Bunnell. Edith Tobias leaves her acting ability to anyone who wants it. Eleanor Wilson leaves her figure to Margaret Krug. Edith Zech leaves her curly hair to Wilda Olney. We do hereby appoint Mrs. Crittenden executrix of this our last will anti testament. In witness thereof, we do affix our seal this 26th day of May, Nineteen Hundred and Thirty-Seven. Signed: Seniors of 1937 pnfjr seven tern

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Class Prophecy Murray Anstiss—I lard-working manager ol an A. Sc P. Store which lie built at the gates of West Point College. He has been refused entrance fifteen times but you can’t discourage Murray! Edith Arnold—Played in Iwopold Stakowski's Orchestra until she composed the second version of “Chop-Sticks.” Now she plays with the ‘'Ha rod a Sodbusters. Alleyne Brenner—Matron of the exclusive Style Shoppe which set American lassies agog. However, upon purchasing one ol these frocks, it is a good idea to resew the seams first. The dresses haven’t proved too wearable. Elizabeth Burgoyne—Her program, “Advice to the Lovelorn,” may be heard each morning irom 10:30 to 11:00, on Station ICU. ()ust a hint: Miss Burgoyne sings a solo at the close of each program so be sure to turn the radio off about 10:30.) Doris Gifford—General Manager of the Hinchman Department Store which has been growing by leaps and bounds—the latest installment being a non-moving escalator to the basement. Gerric Graham—Private Secretary of the Sexton “Whatain’twcgot” Company, recently established in Buckhorn. LeRoy Hetler—Famed editor of the Berrien Center Semi-Annual Gazette which appears once a year. Leonard Hile—Still a patient in Chicago Municipal Hospital alter he hurst a blood vessel while trying to explain a Physics problem to Been Maynard. Jim Hinkley—Former Major-General of an army troop who has received a discharge (honorary???) for his superb feat of winning the All-American War for the enemy. Ethel Hoekstra—Business has picked up at the East Main Gardens and Ethel is finally enjoying her long-postponed trip to Florida. Margaret Hoopingarner—Is busily carrying on the work of her Grandmother’s boarding house. However, she has progressed and is known for her delicious meals which are prepared in her all-electric kitchen in the astonishing time of only two and one-halt minutes. She is really quite a lady of leisure. Fances Kelley—Is now pressing her husband's trousers since his cleaning business went bankrupt. Forrest Kesterke—Famed poet of the world. His poems have been recognized from coast to coast. At present he is leisurely enjoying the comforts of his large home in Arden. Need we say he is rich? Wilma Krug—The interior decorator of the century! She has just completed the remodeling of the Berrien Springs Town Hall which was transformed into a Night Club. Madelyn Lochinaw—Prosperous owner cf the latest dance pavilion located in Poka-gon. A visit from Benny Goodman is expected soon. Marian Lochinaw—Operates the fashionable summer resort which is built on the shores of the St. Joseph river. Swimming, tennis, and eating are her featured attractions. Ileen Maynard—Entered the Chewing Gum Marathon when she left the great halls of B. S. H. S. She’s still chewing! Gordon Michael—Another of those prize-fighters who got far enough up the ladder to draw a bout with Joe Louis. Now he’s frying hamburgs in a Kcwpie stand. Erland Murtaugh—Artist of Artists! Is still convalescing from the shock he teceived when he discovered his famous master-piece “Popcyc was being used to stop a leak in the ceiling in the Chicago Art Institute. pnge sixteen

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Class Poem of 1937 As the Seniors of '57 We stand in determined array; While the gathering twilight of even' Is drawing us slowly away. On the steps of our school where we linger For a few fleeting glimpses so rare. Each |x ints with a sweep of his finger To the joys we’ve been able to share. Through the glass of the doors closed behind us. We see those grand hallways, which led To joy—which but serves to remind us That others will pass in our stead. While we trod them, no happier mortals Ever sipped the sweet nectar of life. Hut standing outside these dear portals. We arc plunged into sadness and strife. Hut we’ve no time for brooding or sorrow. No time for a Nigh nor a tear: For the world which we’ll face tomorrow Credits not for a tear wasted here. Hut s x n draws us into the thickest Where we strive for the top from below. With speed for the willing and quickest And discouraging fall for the slow. Hut what is behind must not matter: With the sweat of our brow we must press To the uppermost round of the ladder, To pluck our sweet rose of success. Now the hour draws near for the parting: We must leave to make way for the new. And while memories backward arc darting. We offer a cheerful adieu. By Forrest Kesterke Reminiscence We’ve journey'd with the tide Four brief years, And now our ships must guide As graduation day draws near. Launched on the sea of life We ll go our various ways— We’ll all have cares and worries too And many pleasant days. Several will drift away to far lands. And some of us will stay at home: We II follow old Dame Fortune. And trust her guiding hand. School days are o’er— And we must say adieu Once more to you— And pledge allegiance stiong To Herricn High. To the tunc “Love Marches CiFRALDI ME THOMAS