Breckenridge High School - Brecksonian Yearbook (Breckenridge, MI)

Text from Pages 1 - 20 of the 1943 volume:

BLUE AND GOLD 1943 EIGHTH EDITION tPeclicatLon We, the staff of 43, dedicate this issue of the Blue and Gold to Miss Lucille Barnes who has been the head of the Music Department here for the past three years. Under her capable supervision the Mixed Chorus, Girls Ensemble and Girls Trio have been organized. Also, she has directed two Grade Oper- ettas, one High School Operetta, and this year the Senior Class play. We wish to extend our appreciation toward her for all of the time and talent she ha3 unselfishly given, and wherever she may be we hope she will find success and happiness. BLUE AND GOLD -(-Innual ta This year the Annual staff was faced with a new problem of not having a faculty advisor. However, working together they overcame this difficulty. We hope that you will enjoy this Issue of the Blue and Gold. The following were members of the Blue and Gold staff: Editor: Lois Greening Assistant Editor: Barbara Roth Senior Editor: Grace French Junior Editor: Emily Horvat Assistant: Vernalda Good Assistant: Doris Mlllbaugh Activities Editor: Vera Wheeler Assistants: Carol McCallum and Marjorie Allen Photo Editor: Wilma Wlttlg Assistants: Lillian Curtis, Lewis Frisch, Charles Corbett and Wayne Busch Business Managers: Anna Muscott and Wayne Busch Art Editor: Gloria Capen Sports Editor: Nolan Howe Assistant: Virgil Nelson Typists: Norma Sherwood, Marjorie Cates and Anna Bassette E. E. PETERSON B.S., M.A. Superintendent, Agri- culture C.M.C.E., U. of Michigan, Michigan State R. A. PATTERSON B.S. Manual Arte Biology W.M.C.E. BERNICE KING Life Hone Economice English C.M.C.E. ELLEN BACIGAL Later Elementary Life Uth and 5th C.M.C.E. NAOMI CLARK B.A. English Latin C.M.C.E. V. W. HICKS B.S., M.A. Principal, Social Science, Coaching, Wheaton College, U. of Michigan. D. F. STEPHENS B.S. Science Mathematics C.M.C.E. GERTRUDE HARRISON Life English C.M.C.E. B. C. WOOD Life Junior High Commercial C.M.C.E. LENA BROWN B.S. ifth-5th Grade C.M.C.E. BERYL LEWIS B.M. Kindergarten First U. of Michigan Senior Clan Of)f)iceti CHARLES HOOK President Late to bed and late to rise makes one hurry to be studious and vise. Football 125 , Track 3 , Class Pres. l ,3ec't 2, Language Club 23-Pres 1, Camera Club, Student Council. VANDA RANDALL Vice President Why exist if you can't be happy? Glee Club 123 , Class Officer , Language 23, Home Ec 123 , School Paper U, Sr. Play. J. L. YOUNG Treasurer I could be better If I would but It's awful lonesome being good. Basketball 3 , Baseball 3 , FFA 23 . Motto Victory is Our Aim r flower Rose NORMA SHERWOOD Secretary Whatever Is worth doing Is worth doing well. Glee Club 123 , School Paper , Home Ec. 123 , Annual , Class Officer 3 , Sr. Play. Pink and White CHARLES ROBINSON Round the ridges he did run. Till he case to Michigan. Football 123 , Basketball 3 , Baeeball 123, Jr. and Sr. Play. VILLIAM CARTER The claee declares a real vacation when Bill begins hie recitation. Football 123 , FFA 23 (Trees. 3, Vice Pres. ) Canere Club 3 Pres., Jr.andSr. Play. ABTHUR CLEMENS Vork he has and pleasures nanjr, energetic, deter- mined, and Jokes a plenty. Football 123 , Basketball 123 , Baseball 13, FFA 23 -Sec'y, Jr. Play, Stu- dent Council 12 . VIIMA WITTIO If she will, she will and you can depend on It. If she won't, she won't and that's the end of It. Glee Club 123 , Mixed Chorus 23 , Student Coun- cil , Hone lo. 123 , Sr. Play. BARBARA ROTH A careful driver Is the only one sure to be vreok- lees. Band 23 , Mixed Chorus 23 , Glee Club 123 , Annual 3 , Homo Ic 123 , Student Council , School paper 3, Jr. and Sr. Pla Class Officer 23, Public Speaking , Operetta 13. ELIZABETH JENKINS So proper and sedate a lass we seldom know she's In the class. Glee Club 123 , language 23, Home Ec. 123 , School Paper . WILLIAM NEWSOME VERA WHEELER Can't keep his sense and nonsense separated. Foot- ball 123, Camera Club 12, FFA 23, Language 23. But long lashes veil the light that had else been all too bright. Glee Club 123 , Annual , Home Ec. 123 , Sr. Play. PHYLLIS WHALEY Her name Is short an so Is she; the only girl In the family. Home Ec. 123 , Treas-A, Language 23, Glee Club 123 , Mixed Chorus 3 , Sr. Play. eeith McKenzie He’s worked and worked for three long years, but now he won her it appears. Glee Club 123 , FFA 23 , Language Club 23, Mixed Chorus 23 . BETTY STORY She Is pretty to walk with and witty to talk with and pleasant, too, to think o'er. Glee Club 123 , Home Ec. 123 -Pres. 2 , Student Council 123 , Language Club 23, 8r. Play. LYLE GREEN Disguise our Bondage as we will; 'tls a woman who rules us still. Track 123 , FFA 23 , Mixed Chorus 23 , Jr. Play. OXUl Sop' Glee Gluts Student Council The Student Council started quite a few years ago with just a committee of students who discussed the problems of the school with the teachers. It has been progressing ever since, and now an elected group of students meet twice a month without the supervision of a teacher to thrash out all of these B.H.S. problems. The Advisor this year is Mr. Peterson and the officers are: President, Joan Guthrie; Vice President, Anna Muscott; Secretary, Lois Greening; and Treasurer, Vemelda Good. Student Teachers, Sale of War Stamps and Bonds, Air Raid Wardens, Assembly programs, dances and other committees are all under the supervision of the Student Council. lee (21 ul The Glee Club was divided into two groups. The 10th, 11th, and 12th grades making the senior high group while the 7th, 8th, and 9th grades made the junior high group. The senior group met every Monday and Wednesday the 3rd period. There were 51 girls in that group and 45 in the junior high group which met on Monday and Wednesday the 4th hour. The senior group sand at the Baccalaureate services, and the junior group sang at the Thanksgiving program and at one of the Rotary meetings. Bop 2jlee CM The Boy's Glee Club was again under the leadership of Miss Barnes. There were about thirty-eight in the group. They met every Tuesday the third period. C'jirli Bmemltle The girls ensemble was composed of eight girls under the leadership of Miss Barnes. They have no regular practice period. They have sung for school and public activities many times. Carol McCallum, Paula McCallum, Georgia Lee Yates, Lois Greening, Ruby Posey, Emma Sopko, Alice Klme and Marjorie Allen made up the Ensemble. £ck 00 fiapei The B.H.S. ECHO was re-christened last year as the HUSKIE HOWLER and has held that name through this year. The paper, under the editorship of Wayne Busch and his staff was pre- sented as a bi-monthly issue of popular features all year. At the beginning of the year a small amount of ten cents was tajcen from class treasurers for each person in the class; this would allow everyone to get a paper. Others on the staff were: Assistant Editor—Norma Sherwood, Art Editor--Gloria Capen, Feature Editor--Carol McCallum, Sports Editor--Charles Corbett, Exchange Editor--Wanda Randall, and Typists—Virgil Nelson, Anna Louise Bassette, Norma Sherwood, Marjorie Cates, and Grace French. The remainder of the American Lit. Class were reporters. Miss Lucille Barnes and Mrs. Ivah Baldwin were the advisors of the group. fluilic Cpealinq A public speaking class was organized under the leadership of Mr. Peterson this year. About ten students enrolled for the purpose of bettering their speech, and especially learn- ing after dinner speeches. Copk omotei Forty-two students entered high school September 8 to be enrolled as sophomores. The annual tug-of-war was lost by both boys and girls teams to the freshman class. Our most im- portant event of the year was the party we gave the freshmen in September. Officers for this year were as follows: President, Bob Gallagher; Vice President .John Poindexter; Secretary, Norma Bissell; Treasurer, Harold Brennan; Advisor, Mr. Stephens. 'Tre hmen We are the class known as freshmen. There were fifty-nine of us entering your halls excited but shy about doing it. Our first step toward getting acquainted was when we defeated the sophomore boys and girls in the annual homecoming tug-of-war. That evening we attended our first high school party in our honor by the sophomores. After being here awhile we became accustomed to the ways and ideas of our upperclassmen so we stepped forward with a class play given at an assembly directed by Mrs. Clark. Our class officers were chosen to lead the class with Purle Good as President; Bob Bolt, Vice President; Lois Wittig, Secretary; Jim Lewis, Treasurer; Lyle Gallagher, Student Council Representative and Advisor, Mr. Patterson. r L hI_IUh cjcO U 'Tootlrall The Huskies ended the 1942 football season of Saginav Valley C Conference holding 2nd place. The team was made up of practically all seniors except for substitutes. The seniors who graduate this year will be Peter LaClair, William Cater, Dale Doan, Elmer Neitzke, Bernard Nagel, William Levis, Ivan Story, Charles Robinson, Robert Clemens. Charles Robinson with a fractured arm was the only casualty of the season. We wish the best of luck to Mr. Hicks and the team for the coming season. Sa ikttiaii St. Louis 17-15 Hemlock 16-20 Shepherd 33-62 Ithaca 25-23 Perrinton 28-31 St. Charles 23-35 Shepherd 27-25 St. Louis 22-24 Merrill 35-46 St. Charles 48-28 Ithaca 26-28 Hemlock 20-35 Merrill 20-37 Tournament game—Ithaca 31 HHS 24 Sait ball High S.B. Young T.B. Dunn L.F. Clemens C.F. Robinson R.F. Hook S.S Good Pitcher DeLong S.S. Shankle L.F. McCallum F.B. LaClair Catcher Clingenpeel Pitcher Nagel L.F. track Breckenridge holds the following Conference records 100 yd. dash Mike Hopkins, 10.4 '35 High jump Roger Hove, 5' 7 '38 330 yd. dash Pole vault Mike Hopkins, Dick Hook, 23-4 '35 10.8i '41 Broad jump Mike Hopkins, 20 '35 We finished fourth in the conference meet in 1942. Leland Good--2nd in Pole vault; 2nd in shot put Charles Hook--4th in Pole vault Lyle Oreen--Close 4th in a hard 440 Seniors l aTMty CluL 1. Bill Carter (Football 234) 2. Bob Clemens (Football 1234--Bas- ketball 1234--Baseball 134) 3. Charles Hook (Football 1234-- Basketball 1234--Baseball 234) 4. Pete LaClair (Football 234— Basketball 4--Baseball 1234) 5. Bill Newsome (Manager, Basket- ball 23—Football 3) 6. Elmer Neitzke (Football 234-- Basketball 23) 7 Charlie Robinson (Football 234- Basketball 34—Baseball 234) 8. Ivan Coleman (Basketball 34—Base- ball 23) 9. John High (Basketball 34—Baseball 234) 10. Leon Coulson (Football 4—Baseball 23—Manager, Basketball 4) 11. Dale Doan (Football 34) 12. Ivan Story (Football 34) 13. Jake Young (Basketball 34--Baseball 34) 14. Eugene Zinn (Football 4) 15. Earl Fosgard (Basketball 4) Juniors 1. Quentin Greening (Basketball 23) 2. Luther Greening (Football 3--Basketball 3) 3. Stanley Stone (Football 3) Sophomores 1. Bob Gallagher (Football 2--Bas- ketball—Baseball 12) 2. Eldon Dutcher (Basketball 2— Baseball 2) 3. Gerald Glinkie (Football 2) 4. Bob Hopkins (Football 2) 5. John Poindexter (Football 2) Freshmen 1. Lyle Gallagher (Football l) VAIftt IIOTHItl, INC. Ulli, M 1C lit I '90