Buchanan High School - Pines Yearbook (Buchanan, MI)

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Ono 'zz olzvocation On May 28, with simple but appropriate ceremonies, he, who throughout the school year merited any award, received recognition of his achievement. Again this year, the Velmarian Literary So- ciety was proud to present to the rising literary students in the school medals bearing an inscrip- tion of the field in which they excelled-short story, poetry, essay, or the one-act play. The competition was keen, but fair, the seventh and eighth grades were competitors as were the ninth and tenth and eleventh and twelfth. The following received awards: Seventh and eighth: Short Story- First, Eugene Spatta, second, Marjorie Bouws Poetry- First, Marilyn Mann, second, Eugene Spatta Ninth and tenth : Short Story- First, Richard Penwellg second, Hervey Arrick Poetry- First, Ruby Clark, second, Allen Larson Essay- First, William Montgomery, second, Ar- thur Elbers Eleventh and twelfth: Short Story- First, Bonnie Chain: second, Persis Kelley Poetry- First, Bonnie Chain: second, Meryl Myers Essay- First, Kathryn Koenigshof: second, Doris Allee One-act Play- First, Marjorie Kelley, second, Arlis Fairman The highlight of the literary awards was the presentation of the coveted bronze plaque to Bonnie Chain for outstanding work in the field of poetry. The Velmarian Literary Society was, by no means, the only organization to acknowledge out- standing talent. The Latin Club presented a prize to two of its members based on class atti- tude and an essay on Rome. G. A. A. girls, and B club members also received recognition for their abilities in the form of letters. The recipients were: Gold Bracelet-Virginia Heiermann. Silver Bracelet-Bettie Squier, Blanche Myers, Annabelle Herman, Wanda Kramer, Eva Dag- gett, Betty Bristol, Norma Hamilton, June Gregory, Dorothie Sherwood. Major Letter: Fern Rogers, Marie Arrick, Julia Rouse, Phyllis Sherwood, Jean Phiscator, Helen Hanover, Beverly Weaver. Easketball major awards: R. Habicht, J. Hess, G. Fitch, J. Moyer, F. Hampel, C. Coleman, J. Frank, E. Vergon, H. Doak, R. Hess. Football major awards: R. Habicht, G. Fitch, J. Moyer, E. Hempel, G. Weaver, C. Bauch, H. Hyink, J. Hess, R. Bachman, L. Watson, R. Rumsey, R. Snodgrass, F. Hagley, R. Ross, C. Coleman, J. Frank, H. Knapp, P. Liska, L. Wall- quist. The annual history award of the Daughters of the American Revolution was presented to William Donley for excellence in history classes. Another award made by the D. A. R. was the citizenship award, presented to Marjorie Bow- man. In addition to mentioning the awards made to individuals at the Honors Convocation, we wish to give credit to two organizations which proved themselves worthy of great praise. The Latin Service Bureau of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor has requested several pictures of the Legio Decima at their Roman banquet for their files. These pictures and the program presented on November 8 will be used in the Latin department of the Library Extension Service. At the Exhibit of Productive Work at Grand Rapids, Michigan, March 6, 7, and 8, the mem- bers of the Buchanan Apprentice Club were awarded three awards out of ten: Donald Snider, a second year apprentice won first prize in the State Exhibit. He designed a gage and submitted a drawing and blueprint. fContinued on Page Fifty-Sevenj xlrty-Two

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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

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