Central High School - Centralia Yearbook (Bay City, MI)

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Histurg nf195U The graduating class oi 1950 entered Central High School in September. 1946. and was officially welcomed to Central at the Freshman Mixer. As a result ol the first election by the class Wallace Hum- mons was elected president: lack LaBrecl-r, vice-president: Frances Motko. secretary: and Pat Kula. treasurer. Senators elected were Maureen Sweeney, Ioyce Rolling. Mary Heuser. Dorothy Niedzielski, Betty Miller, and Clayton Cormier. Girls' League representatives for the first year were Lue Stinson, Iudy Omans, Dorothy Campbell, Helen Zimmerman. Carol Halstead, and Nancee Kaunitz. To lead the class in the sophomore year Duane Howitson was elected president: Katie Lou MacDonald, vice-president: Mary Lou Winn. secretary: and Joanne Wieland. treasurer. Senate representatives were Kathleen Meyers, Iudy-Omans. Bonnie Harris. Iim Zagelmeyer, Betty Miller. and Mary Heuser. Representing the girls in the Girls' League were Mary Reder, Gerry Rhode. and Doris Graebner. Mary Heuser was the junior class president. Other officers were George Harris, vice-president: Ioan Cooper, secretary: and Iohn Viera, treasurer. Senators were Ruth Ann Lake, Pat Kula, Kitty Quast, Douglas Swisher. Judy Omans, and lean Arndt. Doris Graebner, Sara Rosekrans, Inez Slater, Maxine Perkins. Ioanne Wieland. and Frances Motko were chosen as Girls' League representatives. In their junior year Lue Stinson and Iim Sams brought Ad recognition to their class as member of the varsity debate team. Carol Haithman. Frances Motko. and Robert Powell won certificates of merit in State art contests. Noreen La Mere and Harry Rose were elected co-chairman of the I-Hop which had the theme The Bunny Hop . The dance was held April 22. 1949. In sports, Farrel LeVasseur and Clayton Cormier helped place the varsity tennis team second inthe Saginaw Valley competition. Farrel, competing in tennis for his third season, went to the State tournament where he played in doubles competition. In track competition the following boys received their letters in their junior year: Milt Mead. Bill Austin. Lyle Randall. Ierry Hopkins, lim Iablonski, and Bob Hartley. Milt Mead won the most valuable award at the River Rouge relays. He also topped all high jumping competition in the State meet and broke the State record. Bill Austin also took part in the State meet as a pole vaulter. Varsity letters were won in baseball by Bob Estabrook, Gene Moquin, Robert Klopf, Fred Iaeger. and Rodney Mc- Eachern. In extra curricular activities a concert was sponsored by the newly-organized Bay City Scholarship Foundation featuring Sara Rosekrans, talented pianist of the class. The proceeds of the concert were used to send Sara to the Mozart musical S The Following B.-113 Citq Jewlers Extend Best lDishes to the Graduate 0 Rogers Iewelry Co. Herman Hiss Company Simmons Iewelers DeWae1e :Sf Regan Iewelers Kahn's Iewelry :Sf Music Co. Heglund Beyer Burton Iewelry Co. Rose Iewelry Co. Irul - Guss page 29

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Histo1'qnfl95ll festivals in Salzburg, Austria, where she studied music during the summer. ln the spring of the junior year the Student Union election was held. For the first time in Central's history a political party was organized. This party was defeated, however, and Milt Mead was elected Student Union President and Tom Scheddel, his running mate, vice-president. Those appointed to the cabinet were Iim Sams, Secretary of Student Affairs: George Harris, Secretary of Finance: Mary Heuser, Secretary of Information: Phyllis Parker, Secretary of lnterschool Rela- tions: Bob Estabrook, Secretary of Athletics: Paul Calopisis, Attorney-General: Iohn Viera, Chief Iustice of the Supreme Court: and Doris Graebner, President of the Girls' League. To lead the class in its all-important senior year Iack LaBreck was elected president: Beverly Brooks, vice-president: Dorothy Niedzielski, secretary: and Iohn Viera, treasurer. Senators elected were Iudy Omans, Bonnie Harris, Pat Kula, lean Arndt, Douglas Swisher, and Bernard Fischer. Repre- sentatives for the Girls' League were Dorothy Niedzielski. Kitty Quast, lean Arndt, and ,Sara Rosekrans. Girls' League officers for the year were Doris Graebner, president: Frances Motko, vice-president: Pat Kula, secretary: and Maxine Perkins, treasurer. Frances Motko and Doris Graebner were also elected president and vice-president respectively of the G.A.A. This year's varsity debate team won the Valley champion- ship in the debate tournaments. Seniors participating on the Ad team were Lue Stinson, lim Sams, Mary Heuser, Merry Cramp- ton, Roxane Klingbeil, George Harris, and Tom Scheddel. Carol Haithman again won a certificate of merit and also a gold key award for her art work. Doris Graebner was elected the D.A.R. good citizen of Central and runners-up were Phyllis Parker and Pat Kula. Doris went to the State convention where she placed third on the list of honorable mentions. To raise funds for the class an informal dance was held in November. Co-chairmen of the dance, named the Cranberry Crawl, were Dorothy Niedzielski and Tom Scheddel. The all-school play, Seven Sisters , was presented in December. Senior members of the cast were Iean Weigle, Maureen Sweeney, Iudy Omans, Bill Meyerholt, and Robert Long. Central's first cross-country track team was organized in the fall and three seniors, Douglas Swisher, Lyle Randall, and Bob Hartley, won letters in this sport. The football season closed with the following senior boys winning their varsity letters: Gary Bishop. Bernard Fischer, Bernard Kane, Dick Gibelyou, Ierry Hopkins, Don Schmidt. Harry Rose, Iack Frasik, Bill Meyerholt, George Harris, Bill Austin, Fred Iaeger, Gerald Larion, Rodney McEachern, lim Iablonski, and lack LaBreck. Tom Scheddel was student manager of the team. Fred laeger and Bernard Fischer were placed on the all-city football team. S Compliments of . . LEINBERGER DAIRY Quality Dairy Products DIAL 8742 R No. 4, Hatch Road Bay City, Michigan Congratulations . . . Class of '50 National Light Metals 6 Plastic Co. LUSTER TlLE The Wall Tile Supreme Compliments of . . L FLETCHER DIL CO.. Inc. Distributors and Retailers in Texaco Petroleum Products page 30