Carsonville High School - Reflector Yearbook (Carsonville, MI)

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n 'Io Mrs 0'lhra we leave her room cluttered with unused Literature books and al a few magazines formerly used by the senior boys in class We leave Hrs Payne the 'supposed to be' peace and quiet of the library Om' legacy to Miss Sheridan is may thanks from the senior girl athletes for her patience and guidance through practices and games To the elementary teachers we leave our true earnestness in trying to be quiet in the hall, but we just can't do it To Mrs Rumble we leave the paper cutter and Azograth Thanks for your help with the Azopath We leave Mrs Gruber a box of cookies 'Just to mke up for the ones snitched by the seniors Toll: Buechweleaveanewhroomto backtrack the juniors ashe so faithfully has done for the seniors We deed the Juniors our shoes they'IL1 be hard to fill Our bequest to the Sophomores is our genuine interest in books and ten easy lessons on hov to get rid of them. We will to the Freshman our digzity-every little hit counts! the Junior High we leave this bd.t of advice, 'You can fool some of the teachers all of the time, and all of the teachers some of the time, but you can't fool all of the teachers all of the timel' andinthehallsasweimlkfromthemintoournevlivesf d ealthis In Witness Hhereof, We have hereunto set our hand an s twenty fifth dey of February, in the yeer of our Lord one thousand and fifty- six. Signed, sealed, published, and declared as and for testament by the Class of 1956, the above named of ue who, at their request and in the presence of other, have subscribed our names hereto as witnesses on the dey las aforesaid M2421 ........- f- 'w e I0 To . To Garson'r1IL1e Conmmnity School we leave the echo of our footsteps on the stairs . 1 I 7 7 7 7 2 t 1 I . - C - I

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WWWWW One decade and three years ago, our mothers brought forth upon this institution an odd looking little hand of cubs, conceived in tears and equabbles, and dedicated to the idea of being the Glass of 1956 Bow we are engaged in the enjoyable and unforgettable days of Commencement, andbeingofsoundmindandbocly, andawereofthefact thatthetimeall drawing nigh, here state our last will and testament: I, Jean Benson, will W ability to get along with the teachers to Sharon Lawler. Hel Burger, will W bowed legs to Boh Henson so his knees won't knock when boxing :Ln the Golden Gloves. Robert Bleu, will W quiet devllishness to Don Staskiewioz. Bogermem, w:l.l1Wlongarms toltikelhher J'i1lDi11on, wiJlWquicktempeu' toRoyK1s.t,7 Bvonllway, willnUcurlyha:Lrto'DomBardy Betty hunt, will W ability to stay awake in class to kms Willis. Margaret Kish, w:L11 W ability to scrape dishes in the cafeteria to Sharon Lent! Pat lhrshall, will W ability to get a man with a convertible to lhry Jones. Arlene Messing, will W dimple to Joan Thibdaue. Herb Outlaw, will W over abundant pep to Gerry Rinn Qmck Shennn, will W 'Come Hither' glances to Joan Beulla m'aceThomas, willWabilitytogetadiamondinWsenioryeartolhry ilillis lhrk H.1ll:l.s, will W stubbofrness to John Cutler. Illck ln-ight, will W golden locks to Paul Ihgner. Mr lleederr we leave the junior and sophomore girls to replace the senior office girls who helped him. Mr. Giddiswewilla cromledschool cslendarandour thanks forhis advice through our senior year. leave to our class sponsor, Mr Bowers, fond munories of the events that sometimes gave his nightmares when he was with us Mr Carter we leave a girl friend in Carsonville so he doesn't have to go all the way back to Tennessee Our legacy to Mrs Doughty is our modern drawings Don't ask us what they represent We leave Hr Doughty a few history notes to cherish in fond memory of the seniors in his first and second hour classes Um' bequest to Mrs Giddis is her home uncluttered by TIGER TALK copy and rubber cement, also our thanks for help over the rough spots in TIGER TALK We leave to Miss Miller the stage free of the two seniors in government class for her second hour band practice. W WIlW WW - O I. I. I, . I, . I, . I. I. - e I. I. I, Barbara Nou, will W cheerleading job to Janice Nichol. I, ' Q I, . 9 1 s To le . T0 .

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l ie Ve, the Class of 1956, entered high sehool soared but proud Ourclass sponsorwasllrs Hzrkebutwhensheheardthe storktlylng overhead, Mrs Cook took over. Our president that year was Dick Didnt and .Teen Benson was vice president Blackie Karger was elected secretary Herb Outlaw, 'treasurer He carried out a mmber of money-raising pro- ectsduringo1.u.'freshmanyear. Inthespringwehelped serveatthe r-8enior Prom We then moved up into the wor1dJy spot of sophomores. Dick and Jean were e-elected president and vice president Barb lieu served as secretary and lhrk Willis as treasurer. Hr Rwkins was our elses sponsor. luring our sophomoreyesrwehadaroller skatingpsrtytorsise money At theendofthe we all passed despite our fears that we might not Ourjunioryearhadarrivedat lastandweweremightyproudof it. That year lhrk Willis was our president and Ihrgaret Kish took over as vice presid Betty Grant was secretary and Herb Outlaw had charge of our money Om' class sponsor was Mr Dwers Again we carried on quite a few money-mking projects including bake sales and a booth at the Spring Carnival Our junior play, 'So Help He' me a success the spring of our junior year was our prom, which we called 'The Rainbow Prom We decorated lavishly with a huge rainbow, glittering stars, a stone fence, and a wishing well Of course, we thought it was one of the best proms Garsonville had ever had Sumner vacation, and we then retm'ned to school full fledged seniors Jim lllllon was elected president, Evon Elway, vice president, Arlene Messing, secretary, and Pat lhrshall, treasurer Mr Bowers aga.in acted as our class sponsor Oursenioryeerwasfilledwithmrqactivities dlwithaviewto earning money for our anxiously-anticipated six-day senior trip to Washington and New York Some of those activities were: car washes, selling refreshments at games, magazine sales, bake sales, a donkey basketball game, and a roller skating party In the fall we entered a float entitled Michigan Tourist Parks' in the Agriculture Fair Parade Our senior play, 'The Ghost Parade under the able direction of our class sponsor, Hr Bowers, was presented in November after several hectic weeks of preparation. For the first time Gersonville held a homecoming football game and dance Arlene Messing represented the class and was on the Queen'e Court. January February found us working muy long evenings on our yearbook TIGER TALK in order to meet the February 25 deadline Another event of our senior year was 'Skip Ihy' held successfully on February 16 All in all, our senior year was a. very busy one and one which we remember with pleasant memories We're looking forward to Graduation on by 18 when we will receive our long-awaited diplomas Our years at Chrsonville Gemmity Sdzool will be over, andwew:l1llookbackonthebestyearsofom'lives. Grnce'1'hanas -- --if 5: 0 l 0 0 even though we all got stage fright at the last minute. The big project for O . n