Charlotte High School - Delphian Yearbook (Charlotte, MI)

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The CHABHIfM EVENTU GRADE I H SII I NIA MliMGI We. the seventh grade class, are hon- or,,1 in being admitted into this lovely nr high school. The whole class en- joys the new schedule. It makes us we are quite grown-up moving from class to class with the other stu- dents The class has sponsored one assem- bly It was made up of the whole class It, a singing travelog. We won one dollar at the Thanks- giving drive. It was a grocery store, with canned fruit, and a chicken. There are four boys In the band, one of them is the Junior drum major. We wish to thank the student coun- cil for letting us sell candy every Tues- day for eighteen weeks. Some of the boys from our class went out for Junior high basketball; others are on softball teams. We wish to thank Mrs. I eora Wey- mouth and Miss Hilda Angerer for their careful supervision through the seventh grade. DAVID SHAULL, President. Class of '43. Class Calendar Dec. 12 Christmas Party Feb. 14 Valentine Party April 22 • - Assembly May 21 - - Class Picnic MOTTO: Onward and Upward. COLORS: Blue and White. FLOWER: Red Rose. O. Alladaffer, 'A. Ballard. L. Bates. S. Beals. H. Bennett. J. Butler, L. Caster, J. Clever, L. Cole, M. Corts, C. Day. D. Dean. F. Elies, J. Farlin, B. Farr, B. Fcseman, C. Fiar, B. Goff. J. Goldman, C. Gordan, M. Hall, D. Harihman. H. Haviley. C. Hoover. F. Jane, M. Johnson, E. LaPointe, E. Magoon, J. Matthews. I. Milbourn, G. Mohre. H. Montgomery. E. Morrison, C. Newman, D. Newth, G. Niccum, D. Nicol, V. Nlsse, C. Noe, B. Norris, Soap Carving The seventh graders this year have been specializing in soap carving un- der the guidance of Mrs. I eora Wey- mouth. At the beginning of the year the students chose soap carving as their art project. During the year bouts, airplanes, cars, dogs, cats, and many other things were carved by the students; these were displayed in a bookcase In the room. Many other handiwork projects were made by the pupils. Some of the girls made dollhouses and tiny pieces of furniture to put In them. Versatility Students of the seventh grade have, through their appearances in assem- blies shown some outstanding talent. The group has singers, dancers, and many musicians, some of whom have already made a distinct mark denoting talent and skill. Many of the students are members of the junior band and have the ability to be good musicians. G. Parish, H. Parish, L. Parish. I. Parks. J. Raines. J. Riddle, R. Rogers, F. Rolfs. J. Ross. B. Sampson. B. Scovill. R. Sergant, D. Shaull, D. Shaull. R. Shaver. J. Sherman. B. Smith. J. Smith. J. Snow. P. Snyder. V. Spagnuolo. J. Spice, L. Stockmo. J. Thornton. G. Truett. R. Walter. N. Ward. N. Ward- well. B. Willett. J. Wilson, L. Wood. Class Personalities Best dancer..........Madeline Corts Best bluffer........Frank Dee Elies Best dressed...................Jack Thornton Most popular boy.....David Shaull Most popular girl..Belle Jane Willett Most studious.........Shirley Beals Most sophisticated.....Helen Mont- gomery Most witty..................Clayton Friar Book worm......................Jack Snow Loud speaker..............Carl Noe Class flirt............Donis Newth Class cut-up...........Billy Norris (Jp the fodder The officers of the seventh grade elected the first of the year are: David Shaull. president; Harold Ross, vice president; Charles Gordon, secretary; and Jack Thornton, treasurer. At a later meeting Jerry Sherman and Billy Watson were elected seventh grade al- dermen to the student council. The class chose the motto. “Onward and Upward , and have been trying to live up to it in every respect. Dorothy Jane Dean had an all A record, while Jerry Sherman. David Shaull. and Geraldine Niccum maintained a “B” average throughout the year. At the Thanksgiving assembly, the seventh graders placed fourth for qual- ity. quantity, and attractiveness in the display. They won a dollar prize. A Christmas party was held by the group, names were drawn and the stu- dents exchanged ten-cent gifts. The girls in the home economics classes made candy to serve at the party. To make the money needed to cover expenses, the seventh graders sold dish cloths and candy. The dish cloths brought in proceeds of four dollars, while students selling candy once a week at noon for eighteen weeks took in the net amount of four- teen dollars. February 14, the group drew names and exchanged valentines. A short program was given by the students. All of the seven “A” group gave an assembly April 22. Charles Gordon was chairman of the assembly, which was a musical travelog. The class chose songs from foreign countries, these songs w-ere sung by the students. Dances, and readings were also fea- tured. Pine lake. Olivet, was the setting for the class picnic, held by the group May 21. Recreation was in the form of baseball, boating, and swimming. A potluck lunch was the main event of the day. Transportation to and from the lake was furnished by several of the parents. May 27. the seven B” and the eight “B groups put on an assembly, a pan- tomime. The Martins and the Coys”. Billy Watson played a piano solo; Betty Lou Squibb sang a solo; Chris- tine Hoover played several selections on her Hawaiian guitar; Harley Ben- nett played a few numbers on his Span- ish guitar; and Donis Newth gave a reading. page fifteen

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EIGHTH GRADE The CHflRHIBII B. Axteii, R. B-vrett. D. Bartholomew. P. Beechler. F. Boyd. W. Brake, E. Bruce. B. Bu?fenb?rger, J. Carlson. S. Clay. B. Colbridge, I. Cole, L. Cole. J. Cooper. B. Davis. M. Day. R. Dean. H. Decker, J. Denison, C. Dimond. T. Erickson. M. Fairchild, G. Field. B. File. D. Fletcher. R. Foster, L. Friar, C. Frimodig. C. Fullerton, A. Garinger, B. Garlinghouse, M. Garvey, P. Gibbs, F. Gonser, R. Granger L. Griffin, I. Haddix, E. Haley, P. Hall, J. Hicks, G. Holmes. M. Howard, E. Hughes, J. Hyatt, T. Hyatt, J. Jensen. E. Keeney. Class Calendar Nov. 24 Won Second Prize in Thanksgiving Drive June 17 Class picnic MOTTO: Climb Though the Rocks Be Rugged. COLORS: Maroon and Gray. FLOWER: Gardenia. PRESIDENT'S ME AGE As president of the eighth grade. I wish to express my appreciation to the teachers and supervisors, for their help and co-operation during our lirst year in high school. Our class aim during the past year was courtesy and though we may not have reached the highest point, we have tried. When we signed up our schedule for the coming year, we were greatly ex- cited because this was our first exper- ience in planning our future. We are looking forward to our freshmen year with a great deal of interest. We feel that our beautiful new school building will add a great deal of pleasure to our school life and its wonderful equip- ment will help much in our next four years of high school work. We feel that we are fortunate in being students of the Charlotte high school. PHYLLIS THORNTON. President of Class of ’42. (Jp the ladder Doers of Good Deeds Because the eighth grade has been included In the high school the eighth graders cannot be looked down upon as the lowest form of humanity . They have, the same as anybody else, a goal toward which they are striving and making rapid progress through the advisership of Mrs. Marie Taylor and Mrs. Frances Wildern. Phyllis Thornton was favored by the class to act as president, while Patty Beechler. Wayne Terwllliger, and Bruce Garlinghouse had the responsi- bility of being vice president, secretary and treasurer, respectively. From home rooms 251. 102 and 252 came Doris Mason. Patty Beechler. and Betty Weaver, who represented as a group, the eighth grade class at stu- dent council meetings. At the beginning of the year Mrs. Taylor's home room (252) started a health campaign. Several of the stu- dents interviewed doctors on the sub- ject and then gave talks before the rest of the students and any of the par- ents who were willing to come and listen. The collecting of class dues is a problem that is found in all classes. The eighth grade solved the difficulty by holding a dues paying contest. A furor was caused and there was a scramble to win the contest. The eight A group came out on top. Patty Beechler was chairman of a junior high assembly on January 17. The whole class turned out to a get- acquainted party which was given for the seventh, eighth, and ninth graders at the beginning of the year. Second place was awarded them in the Thanks- giving drive this year. In the election for queen of the jour- nalism carnival Barbara Rowley re- ceived the most votes and thus served as one of Phyllis Archer’s courtiers. President Thornton stated at Christ- mas time the class of '43 wishes to be the most courteous class In high school. Fine talent was shown when the eighth grade girls tied wih the juniors for fourth place in the basketball finals. Sponsoring the fourth mixer of the school year was the job of the Junior dramatics club. Near Christmas time the eighth graders found a way to make some poor children happy, and they took ad- vantage of their opportunities. Under the supervision of Mrs. Marie Taylor the grade decided to gather together all of their battered and broken toys and remodel them into toys that other children could play with. For several weeks before Christmas the students busily working to fix the broken toys so that they would make some poor child happy Christmas morn. The boys fixed the mechanical toys so that they were again in good work- ing condition. The girls brought their dolls that they no longer played with and made new clothes for them. Af- ter the toys were all in good condition and the dolls had new wardrobes, a committee was chosen and the things were all taken to the Salvation Army from there they were distributed to the poor children. r Class Personalities Best dancer.... Best bluffer.... Jack Hicks Best dressed.. .Rosemary Spagnuolo Most popular boy Bill Brake Most popular girl Betty Weaver Most studious Douglas Fletcher Most sophisticated Hazel Pierce Most witty ....Bruce Garlinghouse Book worm.... Bill Davis Loud speaker Class flirt ....Theo Jane Erickson Class cut-up.. J. Krieg, A. LaTorre. M. Martens, D. Mason, F. Merritt. R. Middaugh, M. Myers. B. Newth, D. Nicol. S. Osborne, M. Patton. H. Pierce, L. Pratt, J. Raines. D. Peister. J. Riddle. D. Riedl. F. Rolfe. J. Ross. F. Rybnlkar. B. Sampson, B. Scovill, H. Sellen. M. Sellen. D. Sharp. N. Shoemaker. J. Smith. R. Spagnuolo. N. Stephens. S. Stephens. F. Strickland. D. Taylor. W. Ter- williger. P. Thornton. G. Truett, N. Wardwell. B. Weaver. L. Whitinger. B. Willett, J. Wilson, J. Wolcott. page fourteen

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 PCETX The CHflRMIOn Oriole Gridders °rio1' Sl e,s Win 4, Lose 5 Handicapped by the lack of weight, the Orioles won only four games, while dropping five during football season. Fighting spirit on the part of the squad was in evidence throughout the season, particularly in the Eaton Rap- ids game when they held the Islanders, who outweighed Charlotte 30 pounds to a man. to two touchdowns. Poor Showing in Early Season With only six letter winners back for the season. Coach Gobel had to mold a team out of thirty candidates. Most of these and the veterans too were small in comparison to previous years. However, despite this handicap, a pre- sentable team made its appearance on the home gridiron for the first game of the year. Engaging a heavier team from Coldwater. the Orioles took up the battle and scored the first touch- down of the year However. Coldwater 1 came back to win the game 19-7. Undaunted by the defeat given them ! by the twin valley champions, the ! Orange and Black took on Ionia, a team equal to Coldwater in size. Work- ing upon the theory the bigger they are. the harder they fall.’ the local team left a mud laden field with a 19-0 victory. Mason invaded the home gridiron for the Orioles third game. A closely fought battle ended with the Maroons ahead 12-7. Grand Ledge handed the Orioles their second straight setback by the score of 14-6. This was followed by an- other defeat at the hands of Hastings. Hit Winning Streak The Orange and Black proved that they were not done for and emerged from a game with Howell with their second victory. 7-0. The locals next took the Vocational School team by a score of 22-0. Playing against St. Johns for the first year, the Orioles lacked the fight- ■ ing spirit in the earlier part of the; game, but picked it up later in the contest and scored two markers in the last four minutes to win. Playing against Eaton Rapids in the final game, the local team kept the Islanders on their heels throughout the contest, but were forced to give ground to the heavy line of the Cardi- nals. Eaton Rapids won the game by a score of 12-0. Five Seniors to Graduate Only five seniors will graduate this year, leaving thirteen letter winners to return next year. Those who will graduate are Jimmy Shaffer. Gail Cheney. Rolland Weaver. Vera Rey- nolds and Ed. Morey. Among those re- turning are Bob Ladd. Jack Mate. Bud Hammond. Don Lea. Murray Chandler. Max Tullis, Eldred Toutant. Macklin Mayhew and Raymond Snyder. Considering that all the fellows re- turning will add a little weight be- tween now and next fall, we should have a pretty good team next year, states Coach Gobel. The annual football banquet was sponsored by the merchants and was held in the high school gymnasium. 1937 Football Standings W L T Eaton Rapids 5 0 0 Grand Ledge 3 1 1 Mason 3 2 0 Charlotte 2 3 o Howell 1 3 11 St. Johns 0 5 0! Front Row—V«rn Reynolds, Jimmy Spaniola, Jack Mate. Bob Ladd. Carl Gordon. Clarence Squibb, Franklin Loucks, Eldred Toutant. Lyle Kane. Second Row—Clarence Betts. Russell Steinman. Lynn Fowler, Dale Shumaker. Robert Baker, Robert Rathburn. Back Row—Max Dowker, Walter Howe. John Wellman, Wayne Wagner. Wen- dell Dickinson. Wil'iam Clever. Julius Fisher. Mr. Rohlfs. Basketball Title Won By Seniors At the close of the girls intramural tournament, the senior girls took first place with five wins and no defeats. The captain was Shirley Casler: the other players were: Ruth Howe. Fran- ces Ann Youngs. Doris Bryan. Barbara Hamilton, Dora Wilkinson. Frances Burton, and Marjorie Riley. Their high point players were Frances Ann Youngs with 43 points and Ruth Howe with 52 points. Shirley Casler and Doris Bryan made excellent guards. The freshmen came in second with four wins and one loss. Their captain was June Morrison, a newcomer to the school of this year. Other players were: Betty Bruce, Dawn Quirk, Eleanor Belyea, Elaine Palmer, Mar- vel Robins. Catherine Cooper. Arlene Stanke. L Greta Strickland and Ila Mae Lawrence. The two high point scorers for the season were Eleanor Belyea and Betty Bruce. Other players on their team who showed excellent ability were June Morrison. Catherine Cooper, and Ila Mae Lawrence, guards. Third place was taken by the sopho- mores whose captain was Hazel Howe. The other players were: Beulah Bee- be, Leone Haddix, Jean O’Dell. Betty Sparks. Kathleen Mikesell. Marilyn Canfield, and Wilma Barnes. Their out- standing players were: Jean O’Dell. Beulah Beebe. Marilyn Canfield and Hazel Howe. Betty Sparks was high point winner for the sophomores. Fourth place was taken by eleventh and eighth graders. The captain for the eleventh graders was Della Holmes who accounted for 28 of her team’s points. Other members of the team were: Anna May Myers. Pat Parker, June Saums. Berdina Hennings. Mar- tha Thompson, and Margaret See. Al- though this class did not have a reg- ular team, they had probably the best fighting spirit of all the teams. The eighth graders showed great promise for future games. Such play- ers as Eleanor Haley. Elaine Bruce, and Betty Weaver were the outstand- ing ones in both forward and guard parts. Theircaptain was June Wolcott. The players were: Maxine Paton, Elea- nor Haley, Elaine Bruce. Betty Weaver. Naomi Shoemaker, Shirley Stephens. Leota Whitipger. Pat Beechler, Ro- berta Hare, Evelyn Mayes, Frances Rybnikar, and Florence Boyd. The cellar position was occupied by the seventh grade girls who lost five Eight Teams Participate In Interclass Basketball The new intramural sports program introduced by Coach Gobel has proved highly successful this year. The new program has given a larger number of boys a chance to take a part in the various sports more than any other intramural system ever to be carried out in the school. Each class was allowed to enter as many teams as they cared to. Captains were elected and the various teams were chosen. The eight teams entered played a round robin schedule, with the first four teams in the rank- ing at the end of the season engaging in a tournament to decide the cham- pion. Both of the senior and junior teams participated in the tournament. George Fullerton’s team dropped the first game to Lawrence Tiegler’s juniors by the score of 28 to 14. Don Lea’s team defeated Rolland Weaver's team for the second time of the season by the score of 28 to 18. In the third game. Fullerton defeated Lea’s team by the score of 27 to 17. Weaver’s team suffered its second setback of the tournament at the hands of Tiegler’s quintet. In the most exciting games of the year, Weaver defeated Fullerton 8 to 6. Tiegler’s team assured itself the championship by defeating Lea’s team 41 to 31 in the final game of the season. The largest score of the year was turned in by Weaver's team, when they defeated Beechler’s freshmen 51 to 7. The new interclass setup will help considerably In the develop- ment of players for the varsity team. The added space of the new gym made possible the enlargement of the intramural program. Intramural Standings Tiegler Won Lost 1 Lea 5 2 Fullerton 3 Weaver 3 Braden 3 4 Clever 3 4 Stringham 2 5 Beechler 7 out of five games. Helen Montgomery was the outstanding player. Captain Dorothy Jean Dean, Donis Newth, Na- omi Wardwell, Helen Montgomery, Lu- cille Cole, Lucille Stocking. Letha Par- ish. Lenora Bates. Jean Riddle. Jen- nie Smith. Christine Hoover, and Vir- ginia Nisse composed the team. The game between the freshmen and seniors ended the season schedule. Rohlfs Coaches Baseball Team The fast becoming nationwide fav- orite sport, baseball, seems to be near- ing the top notches of interest in Char- lotte this year. Perhaps it's because the local squad has lost but one of the games played this season, thus giv- ing the Orioles the lead in the Capitol Circuit league. Charlotte opened the season by jour- neying to Eaton Rapids April 26 and taking the game by a close margin. 5-4. Next the boys journeyed to Howell April 29. where they booted the game away 7-10, to lose their only game of the season. Following this defeat, they shut out Grand Ledge May 3. 3-0. Franklin I oucks. pitcher, allowed but three hits in that game. Mason was next to lose to the locals. A wide margin score was the result. 7-2. with Vern Reynolds pitching and allowing but three hits. May 10, the boys brought home another victory from St. Johns. 16-11. Dale Shumaker worked on the mound this time and allowed only seven hits. The second game that the locals played with How- ell, May 13. proved victorious for the locals with a score of 5-3. The last two games played by the locals, fur- thered fans’ confidence that the squad would win the trophy. May 24 the Orioles defeated Grand Ledge 5-3. and May 26 defeated St. Johns 12-5. Four boys are working on the mound this year and only one is a senior. Vern Reynolds has the pitching aver- age of .667 and he will not be with the team next year because he will graduate this June. Franklin Loucks. Dale Shumaker. Julius Fisher are the other three pitchers and each has an average of .1000. These boys will prove valuable next year and have done a good job this season. Leading hitters on the squad are Bob Ladd, Jack Mate, and Eldred Tou- tant. Russell Steinman has made a good showing this year as shortstop. It is certain that this freshman will be a valuable asset to the team in the next few years. Carl Gordon is the only senior be- sides Reynolds, who will not be with the team next year. Gordon is the captain of the team as well as catcher. The boys that will probably make up the team for next year are: Bob Ladd, Jack Mate, Eldred Toutant, Bob Baker. Jim Spaniola. Dale Shumaker. Julius Fisher. Franklin Loucks. John Wellman. Charles Harshman, Clarence Squibb. Neil Clever, Russell Stein- man, and Lynn Fowler. This year's team was made up large- ly of sophomores and juniors. Several freshmen have made impressive show- ings and will probably be regulars next year. Juniors Outscore Seniors To Win Interclass Meet Interclass track soared to a new height this year with the juniors out- scoring the seniora and taking first place. The seniors took six of the twelve firsts and the juniors three. The sophomores took three firsts with Kenneth Bruce winning the high hurdles. Ike Frace, the pole vault, and Jim Tracey, the shot-put. to score 35 points. The freshmen trailed in last place with six points. page sixteen