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

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NEW FIRES Stephen Santry... Anne Santry...... Olive Santry..... Dick Santry...... Eve Santry....... Billy Santry..... Phylliss Santry.. Doctor Lynn Grey Lucinda Andrews Suzanne Toler.... Sid Sperry....... Jerry Sperry..... Angie Sperry..... Mary Marshall.... Mrs. Marshall.... .Clifford Machacek ...Maxine Wooley ....Norma Fabian .......Merle Roth ....Dorothy Halt ....Glenn Arnold ....Helen Boyle ....Harold Metzger La Verne Tobias ....Valda Sherburn ....George Sink ....Royal Porter ....Pauline Wetzel ....Mary Betchek ....Betty Comstock The Junior Class this year, in the spirit of adventure, undertook to produce for their annual class play something which was different from that which had been done before. They sought a vehicle which would have not only comedy and plot but which, at the same time, would present a problem or theme worthy of study and within the interests of the community. New Fires, presented March 17 and 18, met these qualifications. Careful study, a great deal of hard work, and excellent cooperation resulted in a fine play which filled the gymnasium both nights. Those unseen, and usually unthought of persons, who always do much to make a play what it is—the business managers and committee chairmen— were Colleen Ratliff, Vroni Christl, Devon Michael, Marjorie Martin, June McGath, Wayne Stover, Ethelyn Shearer, and Kathleen Meek.

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CAST General Hardware............ Mrs. Fuddewits.............. Gum Drop Annie.............. Billy Simpson............... Betty Simpson............... Mary Baxter................. Sonny Acres............... Slim Pickens.............. Sadie Satchell.............. Jack Fisher................. The Shadow.................. Ben Blue.................... ....Donald Merrill ......Donna Miars .Marian Bowerman Edward Cleveland ...Huberta Botham ...Marjorie Kephart .. Merle Spaulding Richard Blomberg ....Elvira Herman ...Stewart Shearer .............????? .....Willis Shafer Into the Berrien Springs gym on December first and second, 1938, poured a greater share of the Berrien Springs population to see the Senior Class play, When Ghost Meets Ghost. That the play was thoroughly enjoyed was shown by the larger attendance on the second night's performance. For the story of a shrewd Civil War general who is trying to find the relative worthy of his money is close to the hearts of millions of Americans and it is rich in the simple humor of United States' rural tradition. To the Senior class, one of the nation's 300,000 amateur play-producing groups, it brought a net profit of $75.25 to help cover the expense of this annual. —Donald H. Merrill

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Clubs a HOME ECONOMICS CLUB And what could this FAIR (get it?) assembly represent? Could it be a group of blossom queens? No, guess again. It s the Home Economics Club of B. S. H. S., and they stick to their knitting, too. The club's very capable president is Maxine Beissel, first row left. The other officers are left to right: Frances Becker, vice president; Marian Bowerman, secretary; Betty Comstock, treasurer; Miss Mary Graham acts as supervisor. FUTURE FARMERS OF AMERICA Gee! Haw! Future Farmers of America! These up-and-coming lads belong to that nation-wide organization that means so much to the welfare of posterity. The hard-working executives are: President, Merle Spaulding; Vice President, Robert Storick; Secretary, Clifford Mahachek; Treasurer, Frank Hamer; Reporters, Harley and Milton Marschke. The faculty adviser is the Smith-Hughes instructor, Carl Jorgensen.