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

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Don Camp leaves his cowboy pants to Wayne Westfall. Vroni Christl leaves her admiration for Mr. Hawkins to Barbara King. Betty Comstock leaves her sparkling brown eyes to Helen Marske. Donald Crone leaves his long hair to Nathan Patland. Helen Disterheft leaves her shortness to Mary Summers. Shirley Hanson leaves his ability to skip school to Arvid Erlandson. Francis Huling leaves his ability to handle a car to Robert Fairchild. Norman Hamann leaves his gas pumping power to Jack Colvin. Dorothy Halt leaves her shorthand ability to Margaret Frisbie. Arthur Jesswein leaves his ability to talk to Kenneth Murphy. Gladys Jones leaves her quiet ways to Doris LochinaW. David Koehler leaves his ability to successfully handle front seats in English to Lawrence Busse. Ruby Krone leaves her graceful walk to Eldonna Eidson. Anna Lausch leaves her flirting ways to Jane Stebbins. Bette Lucas leaves her place as favorite blond to Edna Baab. Marjorie Martin leaves her love for mathematics to Constance Schedeler. Clifford Machacek leaves his ability to handle F. F. A. boys to Harley Marschke. June McGath leaves her arguing ability to Marjorie Mitchell. Kathleen Meek leaves her carefully planned diet to Thais Lucas. Harold Metzger leaves his way with the teachers to Jack Myers. Devon Michael leaves his book report to Charles Dilley. Charles Mierau leaves his ability to get kicked out of English class to anyone capable. Leta Nelson leaves her way with the boys to Margaret Grant. Royal Porter leaves his ability to amuse the class to Robert Robinson. Vivian Porter leaves her 6 ft. 6 to Frances Porter. Colleen Ratliff leaves her intelligence to Shirley Housam. Merle Roth leaves Bernice, but hands off! He’ll be back. Doris Schlutt leaves her ability to land her man to Mary Ellen Lucas. Ethelyn Shearer leaves her ready smile to Nona Comstock. Valda Sherburn leaves her what it takes” to Helen Lockinaw. Stanley Shunkwiler leaves his talent as a contortionist to Eugene Hadley. George Sink leaves his ability to turn the mimeograph to anyone husky enough. Marion Sink leaves with tears because she can’t take Leslie. Burton Stover leaves his forging ability to Le Roy Lausman. Wayne Stover leaves his love for books to Carl Ford. Laverne Tobias leaves her Drift editorship to someone who will be as patient and longsuffering as she has been with her staff. Pauline Thomas leaves her place in the hearts of the teachers to Virginia Roth. Pauline Wetzel leaves her southern accent to Laura Zech. Maxine Woolley leaves her temper to John Rosenberg. Evelyn Zech leaves her curly hair to Venora Robinson. pa ye. hccnty-OHc

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X Our thought then to our annual was cast, The annual is a farewell gift from our class; In it is crowded the history of our four years, We hope you will enjoy it with laughter and tears. XI In years to come you will, again, over it look, And recall many happy memories from this book. So take it, enjoy it, and read every line, And always cherish it from the Class of '39. XII We salute the girl whose average couldn't be surpassed— Maxine Woolley, is honored as valedictorian of our class. Vroni Christl has, during four years, worked hard to win The honor of being class salutatorian. XIII Now we bid farewell to our school days dear, For our graduation is slowly drawing near. So we say with heartfelt words so true— To our teachers, classmates, and friends, adieu. Senior Olass W ill We, the Senior Class of '39, in order to give the remaining students a pleasant memory, and leave the teachers with altered feelings toward their wasted efforts which they must feel wasted on us, we do desire these few last deeds to be carried out in the name of our beloved Alma Mater. To our school we leave the beaten track up and down the upper hall worn by our dainty feet. We leave to the Junior class our cooperative and gentle spirit in hopes that it gets them as far as it did us. To the Sophomores we leave the soothing power we have to calm Mrs. Steb-bins. To the Freshmen we leave our high aims plus our ability to attain them. To Mr. Weine we leave a relief from four years of suspense. To Mr. Hawkins we leave a blessed peace and quietness well deserved. To Mrs. Bender we leave a wish for at least one quiet typing class. To Mrs. Crittenden we leave a warmer school building. To Mr. Zillman we leave our hearty wishes for F. F. A. members equal to these passing. To Miss Graham we leave a hope that she will be spared the boys Home Ec. Class. To Mrs. Stebbms we leave a sincere hope for a better Senior English class. To Mr. Gill we have nothing to leave but the memory of those happy hours spent with the play cast. To Mr. Nelson we leave a complete set of shop materials to replace those ruined by our well-meaning girls. To Miss Kruger we leave as unruly a Boys Glee Club as before. To the P. T. A. we leave our profound gratitude for those enjoyable school parties. Mary Betchek leaves her giggling ability to Jane Clark. Helen Boyle leaves her ability to dress to Bernice Storick. Kathryn Brenner leaves her personality plus to Eleanor Botham. page twenty

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As I gaze soulfully into my crystal ball I see stars. For all I see the brilliant future. The stars are growing clearer and clearer, coming closer and closer! I see—it is gone. Something seems to be interfering with my vision. Quiet, it has returned. But wait, again those strange phenomena! What are they? Aha, now I understand! They are the passing Seniors of the Berrien Springs High School. But one moment, I shall dispose of them quickly. I can see their futures clearly. Mary Betchek is the wife of a Lakeside ditch digger. Helen Boyle is the first woman professor at Notre Dame. Kathryn Brenner is the ticket taker at Sylvester Field. Don Camp is a rodeo rider in the wild and woolly west. Vroni Christl is teaching boxing at the Western State. Betty Comstock is the first lady in house of Jitterbug Swing. Donald Crone is the sole owner of Stradivarius in United States. Helen Disterheft is the head secretary for president of Clark Equipment. Norman Hamann is a Ford V-8 demonstrator. Dorothy Halt is the first person to ride surfboard across the Atlantic Ocean. Shirley Hanson is recuperating from injuries received at the Indianapolis track. Francis Huling is Professor of Agriculture at Berrien Center University. Arthur Jesswein is the famous farmer who invented corn without tassels. Gladys Jones is champion woman wrestler of the world. David Koehler is stand-in for Slim Summerville. Ruby Krone is the singer at Baroda on Thursdays. Anna Lausch is headmistress at the Cradle, Evanston. Bette Lucas is a promoter of frog racing at St. Petersburg. Marjorie Martin is attending Culver Military Academy. Clifford Machacek is national president of F. F. A. June McGath is latest star of Gone With the Wind. Kathleen Meek just returned from a dirigible trip into the cold of the antarctic. Harold Metzger is mortician at Arden. Devon Michael is in charge of men's clothing at Montgomery Ward. Charles Mierau was just elected president of street cleaners union in Detroit. Leta Nelson is guaranteed the best haunting ghost of Van Buren, Arkansas. Royal Porter has just completed the first glass house in Berrien only to have it collapse under his first step inside. Vivian Porter is the oldest inmate in the old ladies home in Scottdale. Colleen Ratliff is cartoonist on Pokagon Daily News. Merle Roth is operating the branch of the Storick farm at Summerville. Doris Freeling is a happy housewife. Ethelyn Shearer is the woman doctor who discovered the effortless mechanical brain. Valda Sherburn is supervisor at the county infirmary. Stanley Shunkwiler is WPA foreman at Hinchman Heights. George Sink is in jail pending trial for evasion of income tax. Marian Sink is waiting for four little words. Burton Stover is replacing Dizzy Dean with the Chicago Cubs. Wayne Stover is in the hospital recovering from injuries received while shoeing a horse in his blacksmith shop. Laverne Tobias is a clown in Ringling Bros. Circus. Pauline Thomas is the reporter missing for two weeks in the jungles of Africa. Pauline Wetzel is busy making her trousseau. Maxine Woolley is a bouncer at the Trocadero. Evelyn Zech is assembling bones of a lobster at Field Museum. Now I was saying as I was so rudely interrupted. . . . pa ye ticcnty-tico