Buchanan High School - Pines Yearbook (Buchanan, MI)

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EIGI-ITI-I enty-Eight U55 We LLIZLQST gfamanf Marilyn Mann There are seventy-eight soldiers in the first and second divisions of regiment eight. The officers are: Commander-in-Chief . Miss Shivvers General . . Merton Lee Hanlin Colonel Edna Hattenbach Adjutant . Norma Vergon Financial Officer . . Donald Stibbs Our soldiers had a masquerade party to celebrate Hal- lowe'en. The party started with a scavanger and finished with refreshments and dancing. There are eleven of our regiment in the army band: Nor- ma Vergon, Joyce Morley, Denny Lyon, Betty Dokey, James Zupke, Jean McGowan, Lowery Mills, Barbara Bliss, Char- lotte Banke, Donald Voorhees and Tom VanDeusen. On the regiment basketball team are nine of our soldiers: Francis Mitch, J. B. Anderson, Donald Stibbs, Robert Topash, Merton Lee Hanlin, Jack Miller, Wendall Hall, Eugene Stein- inger, and Arthur Bailey. Our team played six games with different regimentsg of these they Won five.

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FRESI-IMEN Budding Edged Janet Haslett Hi! Ho! and away we go-ninety-one freshmen eager and anxious to see what is in store for us! We are being con- ducted by Miss Orpha McNeil and Mr. John Miller. Those of us who have taken many trips together in past years are glad to welcome new comers from the surrounding territory. The first stop is at a place called Election, Here we pause for awhile and choose our leaders: president, Charles Bailey, vice president, June Johnson, secretary, Richard Up- ham, treasurer, Barbara Postj On our way again we next stop at Christmas Party to be entertained by games, dancing, and refreshments. We stop now and then for some of our group to enter a band, orchestra, or glee club concert. Alas, the tour ends with many pleasant memories never to be forgotten. Twenty-S

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SEVENTH Ajfiff C-Umm efz Marjorie Bouws In the autumn of 1940 a group of boys and girls so full of enthusiasm that nothing could hold them back, crossed the threshold of the high school corridors. At first the high school looked down upon us as little children, but we showed them we were not infants. In one incident, a high school boy looked down at one of us with a smile and greeted the junior high school rascal with, How-de-do, babe. The junior high school rascal answered back, Well, if it isn't little LuLu up to some of her mischief. That shocked the high school boy very much, and he walked away very much dis- turbed. We soon organized our class and chose Mr. Rizor as adviser, Miss Stout, assistant adviser, Eugene Wesner as president, Betty Lou Handly as vice president, Robert Bailey as treasurer, and Max Polly as secretary. We feel now that We are well on our Way towards taking our share of the responsibility of the Buchanan High School. Th tyOe