Charlotte High School - Delphian Yearbook (Charlotte, MI)

Text from Pages 1 - 88 of the 1943 volume:

Ofiflim £ BLACK ☆ ☆ ☆ PUBLISHED BY THE Seniors and Journalism Class Of Charlotte High School ☆ ☆ ☆ Editor—Mary Schwartz Assistant Editor—Dorothy Dean Class Editor—Jeanette Gardner Sports Editor—Jack Clever Feature Editor—Bernard Collins Calendar Editor—Charlene Day Typists— Beatrice Clark Betty Tomlinson Business Manager—George Willard Photographic Manager—Doris Wehr Program Chairman—Joyce Weinman Assistant Program Chairman—Shirley Mate Circulation Managers— - Virginia Spagnuolo Jack Snow Adviser—Winifred Wells McGrath-t)c Foe Co. The Charhian gj 0 hose a h etes w a secute at us (hast tajnics as a st miol a Ts ic ony. a Mase qta ua es an amet s u enh a 0 stla e ftiqh Sanaa naw set vine in aut ame atees, a Mate in Me en is e tesetves, ant a all w a ate con tilu imf await aut u ima e l ic o ly, we JeJica e Its 0 at ian. t aa The Charhian TEflCHIflG STflff Wendell Anderson—A. B.. N. S. T. C.: M. A.. IT. of M.: Science. Physic� . Mathematic� . Richard Bilbie—A B.. U. of M.; Junior High. Thelma El worthy—B. S.. M. S. C.; Physical Education. V ... — Mattie Fisher—A. B.. M. S. N. C.: Junior High. Malcolm Gobel—B. S.. Alma; Physical Education. Emerson Grindall—A. B.. Olivet; Mathematics. Assistant Coach. Zella Hallifax—B. S.. S. W. T. C.; Draughn's Business College; Typing. Shorthand. V • • • — West Hill -A. B.. Georgetown University: M. A.. Columbia University; English. Speech. Ward Hynes Principal; B. S.. W. S. T. C.; Instrumental Music. Social Studies. Theo Isham—A. B.. VV. S. T. C ; Languages. Keith Kinfl—B. S.. M. S. C.: Agriculture. Biology. V ... — Marena Kiplinger—A. B.. U. of M.; English. History. Bible. Alleen Lipsey—B. S.. Ferris Institute; Commercial. Wallace Maner—A. B.. M S. C.; Social Studies. Harlan McCall—Superintendent: A. B.. Albion: M. A.. U. of M.; Algebra. V • • • — Earl Mead —B. S., W. S. T. C.; U. of M.: Manual Arts. Elaine Meyer —B. M. E.. M. M.: Northwestern University; Music. Allan Murray—B. S.. Stout Institute; Mechanical Drawing. Metal Shop. Marie Taylor—M. S. N. C.; Junior High. V ■ ■ • Eulalia Toms—B. S.. M. S. C.: Home Economics. Winifred Wells A. B.. Olivet: English. Leora Weymouth—Principal of Junior High; A. B.. Olivet. Frances Wildern—B. S.. M. S. N. C.; English. Music. V ... — Those not pictured— Joy Murray B. S.. M. S. C.: Home Economics. Millicent Brown—A. B.. Olivet; English. Speech. Charles Parkinson—A. B.. Olivet; M. A.. U. of M.; Chemistry. Biology. Fa .1 The Charhian HOM STUDfnTS o') ) ALEDICTORIAN HONORS for the year 1were C -vSJwon by Beatrice Clark, who gained a scholastic average of 3.82 during her high school years. Beatrice lias been a com- mercial student all through her school career. This year she has lieen a member of the Girl Reserves, has been on the Char- hian staff and also served as treasurer on the Orange and Black staff for the first semester. Beatrice has been present at two Honor Banquets. Next in line comes Dorothy Dean, with an average of 3.30, to l e salutatorian of the year. She has been a member of the debate club, dramatics club, dance club and (Jirl Reserves. During her junior year she was class secretary and was one of the cast in the junior play. This year she was (Jirl Reserve president, mixer chairman, on the Orange and Black staff, and assistant editor of the Charhian. Her final honor was being the girl chosen for the Cniversity of Michigan Honor Plaque. The plaque was presented some years ago by the C. of M. alumni. Each year one boy and one girl, who, in the judgment of the faculty, have proved outstanding in scholarship, sports- manship and leadership, have their names engraved on it. The two from the class of 1943 arc Dorothy Dean and Leo Mariseh. Leo Mariseh. among the boys, will have his name placed on the Honor Plaque. During his sophomore year, he served on the student council, belonged to the F. F. A., tin rural students’ club and was present at the Honor Banquet. Later, Leo was a member of the glee club, dance club, ami dramatics club. lie also served on the Orange and Black staff. 4 The Charhian Clare Ash—Hand 2, 3, 4; F. F. A. 4; 111-V 4; Rural Student ' Club 2; Dance Club 3, 4. Shirley Beals -Girl Reserve 4; Dance Club 3, 4; Commercial Club 3. 4. V . . . — Harley Bennett— Esther Bradley—Intramural Sj ort 1; Rural Student ' Club 1, 2; Honor Banquet 1; Orange ami Black I; Dance Club 3. Ersa Brown—Centerville 1. 2. 3; I anee Club 4. V • . . — Bertha Brugh—Olivet 1. 2; tSIrl Reserves 4. Lillian Caster Beatrice Clark—Girl Reserves 4; Commercial Club 2. 3, 4; Orange and Black «; Charhian Staff 4; Dance Club 3; Honor Banquet 3. 4; Valedictorian. Jack Clever—Football 1. 2. 3. 4; Basketball 2. 3. 4; Track 1. 2. 3. 4; Baseball I, 2; Interdas Sport 1; Science Club 1. 2; Dance Club 3. 4; Hall Monitor 4; Charhian Staff 4. V . . . — Bernard Collins—Science Club 1; Orange and Black 4; Charhian Staff 4. Helen Cooper—C.irl Reserve 4; Rural Students' Club 2; Dance Club 3; Orange and Black 4; Prom Committee 3. Richard Davis Science Club 1. 2; Junior Play 3; Dance Club 3. 4. Dramatics Club 1. 2; Hl-Y 3. I; Honor Banquet 2. 3. 4; Orange and Black 4; Student Council 1; Intramural Basketball 2; Print- ing Committee 3, 4. Charlene Day Band 2. 3. 4; Honor Banquet 3. 4; Charhian Staff 4; Dance Club 3. 4; Intramural Sports 1: Debate Club 2; Prom Committee 3. V . . . — Dorothy Dean—C.irl Reserve 3. � ; Class sec. 3; Home Room vice pres. 1; Dramatics Club 2; Junior Play 3; Honor Banquet 2. 3. 4 Intramural Sports 1; Dance Club 3. 4; Home Room treas. 2 orange and Black 4; Charhian Staff 4; Mixer chairman 4 Debate Club 2: Prom Committee 3; Saluatorlan. Jean Der Herder—Orange and Black 4; Dance Club 4; Girl Reserves 4: Commercial Club 3. 4; Honor Banquet 4; Office work 4; Rural Students' Club 2; Intramural Sport 1. Bruce Farr—Band I. 2. 3. 4; Orchestra 1, 2. 3. 4; Commercial Club 2. 3. 4; Orange and Black 4; Honor Banquet 3; Dance Club 3. 4; Librarian 2. Jeanette Gardner—Honor Banquet I; Band 1. 2.,3. 4. Librarian 4; Orchestra 2. 3. 4; Rural Students’ Club 2; Commercial Club 2; Junior Play 3; orange and Black 4; Charhian Staff 4. V . • • — Jack Goldman Science Club 1; Interdass Sports 1; Honor Banquet 4; Movie Operator 3. Charles Gordon Football 3. 1. 3. -Class pres. 1. 2: Hl-Y 2. 3. 4; Baseball 2. 3. 4; t; Basketball 2; Hall Monitor 4: Interclass Sports Anne Gregarek—Girl Reserves 4; Honor Banquet 1; Orange and Black 4. Esther Grove—Lansing West Jr. 1; Orange and Black 4; Glee Club I. Commercial Club 3. 4; Rural Students’ Club 2. V . • • — Mary Hall Girl Reserve 4; Speedwrltcrs 3. 4: Interdas Sports 1. 2. Francis Jane—Science Club 1. 2: Honor Banquet I. 2. 3. 4; Intramural Sport 4; Hall Monitor 3. Marilyn Johnson—Band 1. 2. 3. 4: Commercial Club 3. 4; Orchestra 3; Intramural Sport 1; Dance Club 3. 4. Robert Lipsey - K. F. A. 1; Football 2. 3. 4; Track 2. 3. 4; Baseball 1, 4; Intramural Sports 1. 2. 3. 4. 5 The Charhian June Little Dance Club 3, 4; Intramural Sport. I, 2. OranKi and Black 4. Leo Marisch —Student Council 2; F. F. A. 2; Glee Club 3. 4; Dante Club 3. 4; Dramatics Club 4; Rural Student� - Club 2: Oranice and Black 4; Honor Banquet 2. Russell Martin -Rural Student� - Club I. 2; Hall Monitor 4: Baseball 2; Junior Play 3; Interda� � Basketball 1. 2. 3; Dance Club 3. � ; Intramural Sport� 1. Shirley Mate—Dance Club I: Girl Reserve� 4; Band 3. 4; Home Room trea� . 1; Home Room see. 2; Intramural Sport� 1; Char hlan Staff 4. V . . . — Martha Monroe—Charlotte 1; Suntteld 2. 3: Glee Club 4; Orange and Black 4. Doris Moon Rural Student� - Club 2. Howard Moore F. F. A. 2. 3. 4; Dance Club 3. 4; Stanley, N. D. I. Dorns Newth—Student Council 4; Interda� � S|� � rt� 1. 2; Junior I May 3: Rural Student� ' Club 2. V . . . — ,Gerry Nieeum Honor Banquet 2. 3. 4: Home Room trea� . 3: Girl Reserve� 3. 4; Dance Club 3, I; Intramural Sport� I; Student Council 3; Sec. 4; Junior Play 3; Prom Committee 3: Christmas Mixer Chairman 3. Duane Nicoi -C!a� � pres. 4; Honor Banquet l: Football 3. 4: Baseball 3, 4; Basketball 1. 2. Virginia Nisse—Glee Club 2. 3; Intramural Sports I; Honor Banquet I; Science Club 1; Dance Club 3. Audrey Parr Band 2. 3. 4: Commercial Club 2. 3. 4; Rural Students Club 1, 2: Dance Club 3. 4; Orange and Black 4; Intramural Sports 1; Orchestra 4; Class sec. 4; Home R m sec. 2; G. A. A 1. 4. V . ------ Wayne Parr Band 2. 3. 4: Baseball I. 2: Rural Students- Club I. 2; Basketball Mgr. 4; F. F. A. 2. 3. 4: Dance Club 3. 4. Betty Jeane Payne—Commercial Club 3, 4; Girl Reserves 4; Dance Club 4. Wayne Pifer Band 2. 3. I; Baseball 1, 2. 3; Rural Students' Club 2: Interdas� Sports 4; Dance Club 4; Track 4: Glee Club 3. Elaine Prescott— V . ----- Edgar Rambeau—Track 3 4. Marvel Robins— Dorothy Rogers Honor Banquet 4; I� .st and Found 4; Glee Club 1; OranRe and Black 4: Alumni Dance Committee : Junior Play 3; Prom Committee 3. Robert Sanders— F. F. A. 1, 2. 3. 4; Dance Club 3. I; Football 3. 4; Baseball 2. 3. I; Hl-Y 4; Rural Students' Club 1. 2. 3; Intramural Sports 1. 2. 3. 4: Glee Club 3: Boxing Club 3. V . . . — Marjorie Satterlee -Commercial Club 3. I. Mary Schwartz—Dimondale |, 2; Charhian Staff 4; Orange ami Black 4; Dance Club 3; Honor Banquet 4: Junior Play 3; Prom Committee 3. David Shaull Dance Club 3. 4; III-Y I; Prom Committee 3; Intra- mural Sports 1: Science Club I: Basketball 1, 2, 3; Track 3; Honor Banquet I, 3, 4; Hall Monitor 3. V . . . — Dorothy Shaull— Ralph Shaver F. F. A. 1. 2. 3; Track I, 2. 3; Rural Students' Club I; Basketball 2, 3. 4; Intramural Basketball I; Football 4; Dance Club 3. G The Charhian Donald Shaw F, I' A. I 2. I. Dam. Club 3. I. Rural Students' «’Illi� I. Jerry Sherman Science Chili 1. 2. 11« n i Banquet 1. 2: Hand 1. 2. As� einbl Committee 2 Dane «'I ul I: Hi-V 3. 4; Mixer Com- mill 2 Priming Committee I I'in.un • ''ommitifi- 4 V . Mildred Skinner Oraml la-dgc I« 1 nI• 4; Hand 2. Jack Snow Track 4. Charhian Staff 1: Intramural Basketball 1. 2; Mnvii � |ii-iat if !; Honor Banquet 3. 4. I ihihv CIiiIi I, orange and Black � : Athletic Coiim-il 4. Philip Snyder dec I’luh 3. 4. Konthall 1. 2. 4. .lunfor I'lay 2; Honor Banquet 1. V . . - — Virginia Spagnuolo dec Clul 2, I: Common ial CIiiIi 2. 4; Charhian Staff 41 orann' and Black 4. Hil l Kwi vi-s 4. Hand 1. 1, 2. 4; Jiiimi' Clul� 2. 4 Edwin Steinman—Haskethall 2. 2, 4. Baseball 2. 4; Stage CummiUi-e 2. 3. Honor Banquet 2. 4; Student Council 4; I 'anco Club 2. 4: Homo Room vice pres. 1. 2: Track 2. 4. Prance� Steward — Woodland 1. 2. 2; orange and Hlack 4. Lucille Stocking ran no and Black 4; ’o'lnimAi ui X7lul. jr''?:. 4 L ifn ItrsiTVcs 4; Hand 1 2, 2. 4; Orchestra dt Opt-niu 11 filee Clnh 4; (!. A. A. 1. 2: IntrainurAl Sp t j 'l ; Dajlce «JlafX 3. 4. Harry Stucky -Baseball 2: Basketball I. 2. 2; Student Council I; HI-V 2. i. 1: Honor Batnlitrt 1,. 4; Athletic Council 1. Don Taylor Albion 1. «4. 2: Pont ha 11 4.- Oranco and Hlack 4 Ceha Mae Tharp- Hand 2. 2 tr (Jlrl Reservo . 4; Orantte and Black 4; D.trve Chib 3; Student Council «2. .i Honor Banquet 2. 2. 4; Xhrfil Students' (Jink H, I’roni Committee 2. Jatk Thornton Fd.-thalH� 3 4 «Hsketb«n 1; Track 1. 2. 3. 4; Band 1; Sfu ; t'omnlitteo L’ .Violence Chib 1. 2; Ounce Club 3. 4. V . . • — Betty Tomlinson lrl Itoserves 4; (� lee Chib 3; Charhian Staff 4: Orange and Black 4; Dance Club 4. Pay Upright—Science Club 1; Baseball 3; IJural Students' Club 3; Dance Club 3. 4: Boxing Club 3: Hi-Y 4; F. F. A. 4: J!ee Club 3. Doris Wehr Rural Students' Club I; Commercial Club 3. 4: Band 2. 3. 4. Orchestra 3. 4; Orange and Black 4, Charhian StafT 4: Prom Committee 3. Joyce Weinman drl Reserves 4; Dance Club 3. 4; Honor Banquet 3. 4: Orange and Black 4: Charhian StafT 4; Interda� � Sports 3; Dramatics Club pres. 4: Assembly Chairman 4; Lansing 1. 2. V ... — Florence White—Dance Club 3. 4: Commercial Club 2. 3. 4; tJIrl Reserves 4; Rural Students Club 1. 2: orchestra 3. George Wildern—Science Club 1. 2; Honor Banquet 3. 4. Intramural Sports 1. 2. 3; Dramatics Club 1; Printing Committee 3. 4; Rand 1, Prom Committee 3. George Willard-Hast leasing 1; Football 2. 3. 4; Track 3; Senior vice president 4: treasurer 2; Orange and Black StafT 4; Char- htan Staff 4. Belle Jane Willett—Junior Dramatics I: Ctrl Reserves 2. 3. 4; Honor Banquet 2. 3; Olee Club 4; Travel Club 1; Speed writers 3, 4: l ance Club 4. V • • • — Loren Wilmore—Football 3, 4; F. F. A. 2, 3, 4; Baseball 2. 3; HI-Y 4; (Ree Club 3; Rural Students' Club 1, 4; Interclass Sports 1. 2. 3. 4; Science Club 1. James Wilson— Leon Wood —Footl all 2. 3. 4; Interclass Sports 2, 3, 4; Track 4. Kenneth Wooddell—HI-Y 3. 4; F. F. A. 3; Rural Student� Club 2: Mayor 4; Stage Committee 2, 3: Interclass Sports 1. 2. 3; Base- ball 1. 2. 3. 4: Hall Monitor 3. Junior Play 3; (Jlee Club 2. 3; Student Cotincll 4. V ... — Barton Howe—(Not pictured) Rural Students Club 1; F. F. A. 1. 2; Boxing Cluh 3. Merle Moore— Pictured on page 11) lauislng Pattenglll 1: Mt. Pleasant 1; Commercial Club 3. 4; Glee Club 3. 4; Dance Club 3; Rand 3. Benson Sam peon—(Not pictured) I etrolt 4. Sarah Swift—(Not pictured) Olivet 1. 2. 3 4: Orange and Black 4. t 7 The Charhian Senior Biography NAME NICKNAME MOST CHERISHED POSSESSION DETESTS MOST NEVER SEEN WITHOUT ENJOYS MOST C. Ash ‘•Junior” Shirley Wolves Shirley Driving S. Beals ••Shirl Locket Olives Ring Skating H. Bennett Harley” Music Math. Jack Music E. Bradley “Essie Ring Drinking Mary letters B. Brugh “Bert Ring Wise Guys Watch Dancing E. Brown “Ersie Sister Sarcastic Boys Ring Dancing B. Clark “Bea Knowledge Swearing Margie Skating J. Clever “Clevers Sweater Girls Smoking Zip Football B. Collins “Bernle” Brain Bow-legged Girls Smile Wise Cracking H. Cooper Coopy Smile Flirts Merle Bowling D. Davis “Dick Watch Car Liquor Cassie. Sherman Good Times C. Day “Daisy” Friends Bashfulness A Shaull Niccum A Mate Dancing D. Dean “Dot Sailor Brother Gloomy People Bright Lipstick Math. J. DenHerder “Jean Picture Snobs Ring Mail B. Farr Bruce E. Sox Girls Smoking H Loucks Dance Band J. Gardner “Jenny Locket A Drinking Conceited People Phil Driving J. Goldman Goldie Planes Snobbish People Magazines Minleling C. Gordon Chuck Sweater Stewles” Ken. Bu«l A Harry Visiting Detroit A. Gregarek “Annie” Mail A Ring Two Timers Betty Dancing E. Grove “Judy Cross A Chain Nosey People “Don Furlough M. Hall “Mary” Ring Braggers Glasses Working B. Howe “Bart Chevie Gas Rationing Joe A Amos Movies F. Jane “Red Ford Tire Rationing Glasses Driving M. Johnson “Johnnie” Horse I aky Pens Virginia Dancing R. Lipsey “Bob” Class Ring Snobbish Girls Orange Sweater Hunting J Little “June” Eddie Gloomy Girls Betty Skating L. Marisch “Leo” Knowledge Notes Bernard Reading R. Martin “Russ Ford Alcoholic Beverages The Gang Detroit S. Mate “Matie Bracelet Two Timers Gerry A Daisy Shopping M. Monroe “Marty Diamond Stuck Ups Everyone Dancing D. Moon “Dorie” Class Ring School Sister Writing Letters H. Moore “Zip Barbara Sweeping Clever Driving M. Moore “Murt” Elden Dyniond Stuck Ups Helen A Dot Dancing D. Newth “Donis Eddie Leaky Pens Eddie Tennis G. Niccum Gerry Friends Stuck Ups Daisy A Mule Dancing D. Nicol Nick” Car Speeches Car Driving V. Nisse Ginny Burleigh Two faced people Marilyn Dancing A. Parr “Little Audrey Class Ring Smoking A Leon Music W. Parr Wayne Norma Jean r linking Drunkards Eugene Sleeping B. Payne “Jeannie” Ring Flirts Spanish Book Dancing W. Pifer “Dead Dog '34 Ford Work Clothes Baseball fc. Rain beau Ed Running Ability Smoking Running Running D. Rogers Dottie” Smile Drinking Wise Cracks Merle Movies B. Sampson “Ben” Curly Hair Bad Marks Books Reading R. Sanders Sandy Orange Sweater Blind Dates Pussy Football M. Satterlee Marge” Friends Swearing Bea Swimming M. Schwartz Mary” Ix cket Poor Excuses Esther Letters D. Shau 11 Dave” Cookie Duster Sth periods Red A Scrubby Swimming R. Shaver “Ralph” Ring Women Smoking Max A Bob Basketball D. Shaw Don Austin Flat Tires Ash Driving J. Sherman “Scrubby Musical Ability Liquor Shaull Davis Boogie M. Skinner Skipper Friends Stuck Ups Colleen Swimming J. Snow “Jackson” Motor Scooter Liars Huck” Hunting P. Snyder Phil Jeanette Flat Tires Jeanette Football V. Spagnuolo Ginny Class Ring Swearing Belle Jane A Celia Singing E. Steinman Bud” Orange Sweater Gov't Class Ken. Harry A Chuck Baseball F. Steward “Fran Necklace Two Faced People Class Ring Skating L Stocking Lucy Clarinet Sob Sisters Harold Band H. Stucky “Huck Diploma Money Jack. Ken A Bud Yo-yo's” S. Swift “Fat Stuff Nothing Men Gum Music D. Taylor “Don Milk Route Untruthful Blonds “Judy Job C. Tharp “Cecil Jack War Belle Jane Formal Dances J. Thornton Doc Mary Snobs A Virginia Willard Friday nights B. Tomlinson Tommy” Ring War Betty Lou letters F. Upright “Fay Reg. Sheep Girl Smokers Pussy Studying D. Wehr Doris Lockets War Cal” Traveling J Weinman “Woffie” Orange Sweater Latin Books Flirting F. White “Flossie” Brother Sister Gas Rationing Eugene Eugene G. Wildern “Ca88ie Job Snobs Davis Parties G. Willard “Britt Sweater Stewey Thornton E. R. B. Willett “B. J.” Perrll Liars Virginia A Week ends L. Wilmore “Pussy Colleen Smoking Celia Mae “Jr.” King Football J. Wilson “Willy Height Drinking Snol)8 Nick Sleeping L Wood ■Lee Audrey Drinking A Audrey Football K Wooddell “Mayor Mary Lou Smoking Gas Rationing Bud. Chuck A Harry Sat. Night AMBITION I'raftsman Housewife Flying Nurse Join Marines Secretary Secretary All Star Publisher of F'squire Pvt. Sec'y Armed Forces Housewife Dietitian Stenographer Typist Nurse Engineer Operate a Show Bachelor (Jirl Arizona Housewife Farmer Army Cosmetician Forest Ranger Nurse's Aid Work Navy Air Corps Telephone Operator Graduate Beautician Head Janitor of C. H. S. Beautician Housewife Office work Navy Air Corps Travel Farmerette Navy Air Corps College Big Business Man Engineer Secretary Work Farmer Bus. College Work Army Air Corps Army Marines None Secretary Air Corps Army Bus. College Pro. Baseball Farmerette Secretary Going West Author Farmer Nurse Pharmacist Go South Farmer Farmerette Travel Secretary Husband Air Corps Artist Farmer None Navy Go West 8 3 Class Will And Testament W� the class of 1943 of Charlotte High School of the city of Charlotte In the county of Eaton and .( ;«■ of Michigan, being of sound mind and mein- hi) � nd considering the uncertainty of this weak ami transitory life, do therefore make, ordain, pub- lish and declare this to be our last Will and Test- ament. First. We order and direct that our executors hereinafter named puy all our just debts and fun- eral expenses as soon after our decease as conven- iently may he. Second: After payments of such funeral ex- penses. we give and bequeath to our executors the privilege of running C. H. S. without our able as- sistance. We. separately and individually bequeath the following to the persons designated: Virginia Spagnuolo leaves her charming voice to Phyllis Hack, knowing she has already gone far. Helle Jane Willett bequeaths Mary Scovill her daintiness and shyness. Loren Wilmore leaves his post as official wo- man chaser” to Junior King. Hetty Tomlinson grants Betty Squibb her busi- ness-like attitude. From Russell Martin to Hob Orr. goes his ability as hall monitor. Jeanette Gardner leaves all her personal” se- crets to Mary Lou Keeler. Leon Wood bequeaths his height to Kd. Dunning, realizing the impossibility of it all. Celia Mae Tharp leaves her grace and charm to Lucille laiPoint. Charlene Day leaves her vitality to Connie Bee- be. hoping she can smile when things look tough. Jack Thornton leaves his acting ability to any future junior for the junior play. (Jerry Niccum bequeaths to Lou Ann Potter her good temper, hoping it will be of value to her in years to come. Dick Davis leaves his red hair to anyone who cares for red hair. Jack Snow leaves his wit to Brewster Grier, also his ability to get A’s. Dorothy Dean gives her flirting technique to Barbara Bradley with valuable experience thrown in. Jack Clever’s ability to play football goes to Dick Hicks knowing full well that the little brown jug” will be ours for years to come. Dorothy Rogers leaves the supply of safety pins in I«ost and Found to Mr. Maner, realizing it’s wise to be prepared. George Willard leaves his technique” to Jack Holder, knowing this handsome junior will go far with it. Jerry Sherman leaves his music ability to Frances Smith. We collectively, bequeath the following: To the juniors, we leave our dignity, our studious ability and all that made us what we are today, hoping they care for the same as well as we did. To the sophomores we leave our knowledge of worldly things, knowing how badly they need it. To all freshmen we leave our deepest sympathy, realizing what hard and toilsome years lie ahead. To the eighth graders we leave our talent knowing they will need it as they progress. To the seventh grade, we leave our courage and beauty. With them we are positive their simple beginnings will make brilliant endings. To the teachers we bequeath the following: To Harlan R. McCall, our thanks for putting up with us these four long years. To AIleen Lipsey. a trust fund of --------- with which she is to be supplied with all the latest mag- azines sold by juniors. To Karl Mead, a brand new set of tools to replace all those broken by us. To Murena Kiplinger. a package of gum. prefer- ably “clove” that she may fully understand what goodness there is in a stick. To Malcolm Gobel, a new comb, hoping he will always keep that magnificent hair combed, there- by ulways looking his handsome self. To Kulalia Toms, a mixing spoon and two valu- able pounds of sugar. To Wendell Anderson, a toy chemistry set. so he can experiment to his heart's delight. To Thelma Klworthy. a rubber ball, providing she can get a priority. To Ward Hynes, very best wishes for his con- tinued success. To Winifred Wells, a package of tomato seeds for her victory garden.” To Wallace Maner, a book on the problems of small children. The Cfiarfiian fffiTURE PAGE It's The Little Things That Count Life is a panorama of huge things. From these huge tasks depends our success or failure in any chosen field. Perhaps you are going to be a doc- tor: the boy next to you. a lawyer. Maybe the girl intends to be a secretary, a housewife or a stage actress. In another sense, you may be un- decided as to what career to follow. There may be dozens of occupations running through your mind every minute and yet you are oblivious to them, leaving chance to be the deciding factor. In any case whatever you choose, it means gjod. honest hard work. Yes. after graduation there are many big ob- stacles to face: but let's skip over them and face the smuller ones, for after all they too count. As an example there are memories, some good ones, a few otherwise. We're glad to have these mem- ories for no happy person lives that has not some tucked back, where he can easily put his finger n them. Remember your first day at high school? How frightened you were of all the rooms and of all the bigger students? You were mixed up those first few weeks but when you asked for help you always got it. Maybe you coulin't unlock your locker, you didn't understand what pink and blue slips meant nor could you remember where you sat during an assembly. Yet in a few weeks you were smiling at the world; your schedule was mov- ing smoothly: and to top it off. you were on the nonor roll for the first marking period. That made you feel you’d accomplished something as well as being a regular veteran of the place, now. The next fall you catne back and for two more falls you returned again, these times feeling sure of your self. These times it was you who were helping the newcomers and it gave you a feeling of being in their shoes a few years back. You have the memories of school pals, of dances, of harmless escapades. They mean a lot to you now. You can look back now when things aren't so bright, and smile at the way you faced those old troubles and maybe the present ones won't seem to be so tough. Those little things aren’t over yet. though. There are hundreds and hundreds of them ahead of you. Just waiting for you to meet them. In your fight for the big things, don’t forget them. For they too. can either make or break your chances for success. C is for the color scheme, not suggested by some Jerk”. H is for the happy hours and also means hard work. A is for another year which means another book. R is for those raptured hours when you'll just sit and look. H is for hilarious times, recorded here about. I is for your innocence, which sometimes parents doubt. A is for attractive book— never will Ik tainted. N now stands for never more— your editor has fainted! To Zella Halifax, a package of typing paper and an eraser. To Frances Wildern. a box of crayons and twelve sheets of drawing paper. To Theo Isham. a letter to the Government ask- ing for a furlough for her one and only . To Marie Taylor, u rubber band so that she too may shoot paper wads. To Keith King, a box of rich black dirt and one old cow so that he can become a better farmer. To Leora Weymouth, four new bootleg” tires. To Allan Murray, a pen and one bottle of black Ink. To Mattie Fisher, a gold star. Her pleasing smile rates one. To Richard Hilhie. a new car and a c gasoline card. To Millicent Brown, our best wishes, hoping she has enjoyed C.H.S. as much as we. also our apolo- gies for being the rudest seniors. Lastly, we make, constitute, and appoint Harlan McCall and Ward Hynes of Charlotte. Michigan, to be executors of this, our last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all former wills made by us. In Witness Whereof, we have hereunto sub- scribed our name and affixed our seal, the 2nd day ot June in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and forty-three. Class of 1943. Diary Of An All Star Monday -Went to school early. Talked with boys. Carried Jane’s books to chemistry. Went to Bruno’s for a coke”. Practiced for big game. Friday. Tuesday—Coach bawl- ed us out after practice. Every- one felt like two tents. All of us went to Bruno's , drowned our troubles j„ “cokes . Took Mary to see Alan Ladd at the Ea- ton. Why don't I have blonde hair? Wednesday— Practice was better to- night. Ellen and I went to Bruno's for a coke . Ellen's a nice girl. Wish I hadn't asked Elaine to go to- morrow night! Thursday—Coach was on the warpath again. No one felt like having cokes” after practice. Took Elaine to a party. She's really a nice kid. Stayed out until two. Whal'd coach say if he knew? Friday—Today's the day. Everyone is nervous. It was a close game but we won! Took Jean to the dance afterwards. Had a swell time! Saturday Met the gang at Bruno’s Cokes” are really quite refreshing. Bob introduced me to his sister. Betty. She’s really a knock- out”. Took her to the show. Sunday—Eileen and I went on a hike . It seem- ed nice to have one day to ourselves. Yep! Eileen's the only girl for me. Say I wonder if Ruth's back from Florida? Will know when school beging tomorrow. I'd like to date her again. Oh Well - - - • Diary Of A Co-Ed Monday- Tired after the week end. Went to school. Studied little. Jack asked me for a date. Refused. Went to Bruno's Tor a coke”. Ate light dinner in evening. Must not forget die:! Tuesday—Still tired. Thought I would clean my saddle shoes. Decided not to. They are in style that way. anyhow. Bill asked me for a date. Re- fused. Had two cokes” at Bruno’s with the gang. Had early dinner and went to see Alan l add at the theatre. Wednesday Arose ten minutes before time for shcool. Had a fight with Susie. She want- ed to wear my hauraches”. 1 said. “No. She hid them. Kid sisters are an awful nuis- ance! Jim asked me for a date. Refused. Wish ........ would ask me. Thursday—lTp bright and early. Must fix my hair and maybe ........will pop the question today. Poured “Allure” per- fume all over me. Certainly working hard to nab that date. The gang and I went to Bruno’s for cokes.” Saw ........ there studying The Life of Famous Greek Gentle- men.” He’s really very brilliant. Friday -Still no date. Today's the last day for ........ to ask me. Got our report cards. Won't report mine! Had several cokes.” They seemed to bolster my courage. At last! Rudolph asked me.............. we're going to his house and hear Little Orphan Annie. I am so thrilled! Saturday—Last night was so romantic. Rudy, he said I could call him that, kissed my hand! He told me about Greek Heroes of the fifteenth century. He’s so smart and so wise! Sunday—Slept all day dreaming of Rudy My Rudy! Had a nightmare. Have to go to school tomorrow! Oh well I can see HIM! n The Charhian fERIURE PAGE Country Club Is Scene Of Festive Occasion C.H.S. Alumni Meet To Ialk Over School Days June 3. 1960 Yesterday I ventured far from the' bright lights of Broadway to partici- pate in one of the most brilliant tirst nights” of my career as theatre critic for the New York Herald-American. j I flew to the small mid-western town of Charlotte. Michigan, where former classmates of mine, graduates from Charlotte high school in 1943. were having a gala time at the Country Club. Jerry Sherman and his orchestra were present, playing all the latest tunes. This Sherman lad has pro- gressed far since he l egan studying music. Richard Davis, ambassador to Russia, and Jerry had a tine time chatting al out old times. Clare Ash. the famous professor of Greek history at Vassar. and Francis Jane, editor of “Monthly Magazine compared notes on the vital world problem Can Rublier Be Made From Bubble Gum? Not until Helen Cooper, research expert in Washing- ton gave her views, could a decision lie reached. Mrs. Don Taylor, the former Esther Grove, graciously chew- ed a package and answered with a definite “No!” To date the above group is still chewing, the possible solution far from evident. Having just returned from abroad. Bertha Brugh. noted artist, gave val- uable pointers to Frances Steward, also in the profession. Besides bring- ing back art suggestions. Bertha re- turned with a husband. Count Fredric III of France. I wonder which point- ers interested Frances most, the art or the matrimonial? On the golf course I found Jack Clever and Howard Moore, both noted sportsmen, engaged in a heated match. Charming Mrs. Clever, the former trapeze artist, Charlene Day. was busily cheering her husband on. Needless to say, the young Clever offspring gave little trouble. He was sleeping quietly in his cab. At the time I left. Howard was the winner by a large margin and I’m afraid Charlene and Junior had lost all con- fidence. Joyce Weinman, noted stage actress now starred in Lady of I ansing. was trying to convince Martha Monroe that acting is really easy, once you star in the right play. Martha had just won the Academy Award for Hollywood’s best character actress. Joyce made the trip down with me and reminded ye scrivener that our plane left at nine that evening. Inside a “temperance booth on the field I found Sarah Swift and Doris Moon selling milk. Russell Martin, dressed in overalls and hip lioots. proudly reminded me that the milk came from his cows. He owns a farm just east of the city. It seems he has lieen having trouble with Anne Greg- arek lately. Her goat farm borders his dairy farm and her livestock had completely eaten Russ’s wheat crop. Through the efforts of Loren Wilmore and Robert Sanders, fellow farmers, the argument was settled. Anne now raises skunks. She says the odor is most effective when you mix it with Chanel No. 5. Shirley Mate, second woman Presi- dent of the United States, arrived at noon. Her armored car was ably driven by Harry Stucky. He found out that the West wasn’t what it was cracked up to lie and in desperation accepted this job from Madam Presi- dent. Harry stated that in a letter recently received from Kenny Wood- dell he learned that the former high school mayor had married Shirley Temple in California and that they now had a large family. Madam President was well guarded with Fay Upright. Benson Sampson. Ia o Mar- isch. James Wilson and Harley Ben- nett. each carrying two loaded re- volvers. Three mothers, Beatrice Clark, Shir- ley Beals, and Mary Hall, were eager- ly discussing what children «if today should eat. Bruce Farr, head chef at Hotel Lincoln in Chicago offered a few suggestions. George Wildern. owner of “Wimpy Wildern’s Wayside Inn , agreed to send the three ladies his own special recipe for super-duper hamburgs. Celia Mae Tharp, the famous woman swimming champion, was showing Belle Jane Willett some of the latest dives when her suit split. You can imagine her embarrassment. Hers wasn't the only face turned crimson, for Dave Shaull. owner of “Stretchy Swim Suits. Inc. was far from being pale. He not only had sold Celia that suit: but twenty dozen ot the same. Merle Moore famous woman lawyer, was gleaning all the tacts from the case, in the hope of an early trial. Two sets of “old married couples.” Mr. and Mrs. Leon Wood, (she was formerly Audrey Parr) and Mr. and Mrs. Philip Snyder, (she was Jeanette Gardner, the great snake charmer with Kingling Bros. Circus) sat on the veranda talking of the good old days. Betty Jeanne Payne casually walked over and announced her mar- riage to Donald Shaw, local oil mag- nate. It seems their romance started in a Port of Ixmely Hearts Club. Betty made the comment that Don cculd pitch woo better than Clark Gable used to. They make a happy looking pair! Meeting again for the first time in seven years was something of a special occasion for Mary Schwartz, originator of all the latest Paris cre- ations and Esther Bradley, exclusive American designer for Jerrold’s. Mary was working on a new style of Paired pants for men. Charles Gordon, gasoline attendant, being the only male in reach, was more than willing tc model. While he was parading the creation. Roliert Llpsey. Wayne Pifer and Edgar Rambeau. local Char- lotte wolves. propose«l to him twenty times. Charles is now looking for a skirt and wig. thinking that being a woman is easier than filling gas tanks. Jack Snow, principal of Charlotte high school, sat in a corner playing with a Yo-Yo.' He said it was the same one he played with in “Funza- poppin” and he had become so attach- ed to it. he could never throw it away. Jean Den Herder and Mildred Skinner, heads of the Charlotte In- sane Institute' were eagerly awaiting their chance to overpower Jack so they could remove him to their in- stitution. Mildred was sure Jack had no brains and hoped to experiment by placing brains in his head. Any- one have any spare brains to lend Jack? Who knows, maylie he does need them worse than you! Bud Stelnman. photographer for “Zip Magazine” was having a fine time photographing Gerry Niccum. the famous Hollywood star. Her latest movies include. To Marry With Hate”, Candle Flame” and “Boogie Woogie Waac”. Gerry model- ed everything from a swim suit to a formal and Bud was really In a camera-man’s heaven, but that was before Jack Thornton, producer for Empire Productions came along. Im- mediately he stopped the procedure and gave Gerry a fatherly talk on what really great stars should do; when out in public. I'm afraid Miss Niccum wasn’t convinced, because just as I was leaving, she and Lucy Stocking, the rublier lady in Cole Bros. Circus, were twisting in some of the most fantistic positions ever witnessed. Watch for a picture of them in an early issue of the maga j zine mentioned above, for unknown to Mr. Thornton. Bud Stelnman snap- I ped a picture on the sly. Oh. it’s a gieat life these movies stars lead! Feeling a bit thirsty. I entered the cocktail lounge and there Ralph Shaver, the explorer just returned from what was once Germany, was telling of his daring exploits among the uncivilized of that country. Vir- ginia Spagnuolo. so impressed by his weird tales, accidentally drank a “Mickey Finn. Doctor Wayne Parr was hastily called and. after examin- ing Virginia, said she would recover in a few hours. This was really a shock to the brave Mr. Shaver and so he decided to leave the group to rest for a few hours also. Quite unsuspiciously he left the room, a liottle of vitamin pills in one hand and a box of aspirin in the other. Rounding up her group of reformed children kept Doris Wehr quite busy throughout the day. However she found time to have a short conversa- tion with Marvel Robins and Virginia Nisse on the care and upbringing of children. Marjorie Salterlee. dean of women at Columbia university, offer- ed to «end Doris a pamphlet just writ- ten by the well known child problem ! expert. George Willard. George seems quite qualified to write such an arti- cle. having seven children of his own. Dorothy Rogers, local undertaker, was explaining her easy comfort plan to Betty Tomlinson when an automobile accident occurred near by. Quickly Dorothy ran to the scene, eagerly hoping to find a victim. She found Dorothy Dean, only a hit frightened, standing by her wrecked machine yelling for the other driver o get out of her car. Quite slowly Ersa Brown climbed from the wreck- age. Both being former classmates and old friends, the incident was im- mediately forgotten. Having to do something. Miss Rogers phoned the local Junk dealer. June Little, and the wreckage was soon cleared away. During dinner in the evening. Flor- ence White, senator from Michigan, gave a short talk on old times. Her reminiscences really affected Donis Newth. who was so overcome by it all. she could not hold liack her tears. Duane Nieol. handkerchief manu- facturer. gave her six dozen hankies before sentimental Miss Newth could continue her dinner. Marilyn John- son was telling Barton Howe and Jack Goldman of her latest trip to Spain. The boys were quite im- pressed by her description of the lovely senoritas. Jack rushed home to pack and was immediately on his way! The1 «lay passed quickly and nine P. M. rolled around. Joyce and I boarded the plane at the airport and were soon started on our way to New York. For one day we had found time to leave our routine tasks to meet old friends again. It seemed sad that perhaps never again we would see some of them. However, it is true that all good things must come to an end. The sky was a blanket of stars and the plane sped on. far into the night. President’s Message We. the class of '43. with gradua- tion close at hand, now realize that it has come much too soon. Many pleasant experiences. and much knowledge, which will lie valuable to us in later life, have come our way. During the past four years, we have participated in the school activities, and have gained many friendships which we cherish. We have enjoyed sponsoring student mixers, parties, and dances. Many of us took part in the junior play and the journalism carnival. Much enjoyment was found in publishing the Orange and Black, and the Charhian for 1943. We wish to thank our advisers. Mrs. Marena Kiplinger. Mr. Wallace Maner. an«l Mr. Keith King, and all of the teachers, who. through their co-operation and understanding, help- ed us to achieve this goal. Now as we pass through the doors of Charlotte high for the last time, we enter a troubled world. Many of us will enter some branch of the ser- vice. but whatever we do. I am sure that we will put forth the effort to do our liest. DUANE NICOL. Pr«?si«lent of Class of '43. Tid Bits Mary Schwartz—always seen with Esther . . . wears re«l most of the time . . . great on hair styles, ex- pert driver . . . smiles frequently. Loren Wilmore known as “Pussy . . . wears an orange sweater . . . active in sports . . . rural student . . . nice looking . . . shy. Jean Den Herder—dark, wears glass- es .. . works in office, one and only in the service . . . always busy . . . seen in book store. Clare Ash -nice looking chap . . . has a younger brother . . . has nice hair . . . romances Shirley . . . popular. Esther Bradley always laughing . . . great pal of Mary . . . almost al- ways chewing guin . . . friendly . . . likes to go to school. Philip Snyder always on the go . . drives a green model T ... Jeanet.e’s his heart interest . . . very witty . . . never gloomy. Celia Mae Tharp has a friendly smile . . . brown hair . . . interested in sheriff’s son . . . soft voice . . . dainty. Dick Davis another red nead . . . likes to drive . . . full of fun . . . always sleepy . . . never has his work done. Ersie Brown has a charming smile . . . hates the name Ersa . . . likes to type . . . locker with Celia Mae . . . first year in C.H.S. Ralph Shaver—brunt of Mr. Maner’s corny” jokes . . . likes to play basketball . . . has a younger brother . . . rural student . . . has a voice like Henry Fonda's. Virginia Spagnuolo- -«lark black eyes . . . beautiful voice . . . wears clothes well . . . popular . . . seen with Belle Jane . . . ambitious. Jack Clever a Charlotte all star . . . handsome, blonde lad . . . friendly smile . . . thinks Harry James is okay . . . likes motion pictures. Doris Wehr—never seen without Cal” . . . active in band . . . likes western music . . . has locker with Laura. Jack Thornton—tall. dark, and hand- some . . . happy-go-lucky . . . star of “Funzapoppin . . . looks after Clifford Martens. George Willard goes to Eaton Rapids frequently . . . active in footlmll . . . steals girls' hearts . . . dark an«l on the “chubby”' side. Bernard Collins 10 to The Charhian Juniors Memories ★ s. xi year these Juniors will be sen- „,i and will have started on the end of th lr Journey toward graduation. The cluas has been most successful all through junior and senior high school. In the seventh grade the class chose th motto. We do our best. which fit� the class very well, as they have u. lively and steadily been doiug their best. While touching the eighth grade mark, the class sold candy during noon hours to help defray expenses for their class pictures and annual picnic. They also held two Junior high parties and one get-acquainted party. Entering the freshmen class in the fall of 1940. with Mr. Kenneth Brown. Mr. Richard Bilbie and Mrs. Frances Wlldern as advisers, the class was ever striving to live up to its motto. Officers were elected as follows: Bob Orr. president: Betty Lou Squibb, vice- president; Shirley Mate, secretary; Dorothy Middaugh. treasurer. Student council representatives were Mary King. Neil Roberts. Russell DeLand. and Bob Paton. The ninth graders played an important part in the field of sports, in the bands, and other ac- tivities. In the sophomore year the class elected Maxon Wehr. president; Bob Orr. vice-president; Mary Jane Spag- nuolo. secretary; and Anna Mae Roy- ston. treasurer. The student council representatives were Maxon Wehr and Neil Cochran. Now that the juniors have come suc- cessfully through this year they are ready to face the tasks of being seniors next year. Much luck to them! Climbing ★ These Juniors are next year’s sen- iors and this class of '44 has started out in a Idg way. If they continue to be as successful next year as they have this, the records will reveal a most ambitious graduating class. The class topped the magazine sales record with six hundred dollars. They also sponsored dances after football and basketball games. A Murder Has Been Arranged. a three-act murder mystery, and a Sam-1 uel French production, was the annual junior play. It was presented on De- cemIter IS. in the high school auditor- ium. under the direction of Mr. West T. Hill. The play was a great success with excellent acting on the part of every character. The cast of the play was as follows: Miss Grove ...............Mary King Cavendish .............Neil Roberts Mrs. Wragg ............Esther Jones Mrs. Arthur........Betty Lou Squibb Jinuny North ...........Arthur Steward Sir Charles Jasper ....Russell DeLand Beatrice Jasper .....Lucille LaPoint Maurice Mullins .....Richard Sleater A Woman ............Mary Ellen Baker To top off a most successful year, the juniors sponsored the annual jun ior-senior prom. tt t rir T tCt fttr r6 ttt i r r r r T r rti i : r r i r r r T T rCrte r r t lr rCrCrCrCr r-CT-Ct r-CrCrCt-CrCr-ir-CT-Cr-C! T FIRST ROW—Kenneth Archer, Mary Ellen Baker. Barbara Ball. Joan Barnes: SECONO ROW—Connie Beebe, Robert Betty, Jack Bobier. Carroll Bower, Kathleen Burchfield; THIRO ROW—Amy Chapman. Neil Cochrane. Jacquelyn Crittenden. Harry Curran. Russell DeLand. John Dimond: FOURTH ROW— Ed. Dunning, Bill Dunning, Ruth Farlin, Betty Franklin. Donna French. Dick Fullerton. Dorothy Furu; FIFTH ROW—Bob Gingrich. Wayne Haigh, Oonna Hall, lla Halsey. Marjorie Hamilton, Dorothy Heinze. Richard Hicks, Esther Jones: SIXTH ROW—Mary King. Max King. Lucille LaPoint. George MacDonald. Clif- ford Martens, James Mathews. June Mayhew. Geneve Miller, Edna Moon: SEVENTH ROW—Merle Moore. Caroline Myers, Carl Noe. Ella Norris. Sarah Norton, Bob Orr. Jean Parr. Robert Paton, Manlin Pfiefer, Carroll Phillips: EIGHTH ROW—Twila Raines, Ruth Rich. George Riddle, Neil Roberts. Edna Robins. Frederick Rolfe, Dewese Rounds. Anna Mae Royston, Eugene Royston. Roselva Rushton: NINTH ROW— Mary Scovill, Betty Shiels. June Shumaker, Richard Sleater. Bill Smiley. Mary Jane Spagnuolo. Clifford Spotts. Betty Lou Squibb. Arthur Steward. Wayne Steward: TENTH ROW—Charles Swick. Milan Tappen, Nyle Treloar, Donna Vierk. Shirley Walker. Ned Walters. Maxon Wehr. Max Wilmore. Ailleen Young, Bernice Zimmerlee. Those not pictured—Bethel Bergman. Patsy Lewis, Bob Pennington, Layle Smith. Shirley Tellas, Sheridan Watterworth, Trevelyn Zander. President s Message On lHahalf of the junior class. we wish to thank our advisers for all their assistance: Mrs. Alleen Lipsey, whom I am sure we could never have gotten along without; Mr. Allan Mur- ray. with an equal amount of credit, and Mr. West T. Hill, whom we re- gretted having to leave the reulms of a h. s. In looking at the future, we hope that we can live up to the standards set by the senior class l efore us. We shall do our l est to try to make our last year in high school a very suc- cessful one. BOB ORR. President of the Class of '44. Class Personalities ★ ★ Boy most likely to succeed .............Neil Roberts Girl most likely to succeed .............Esther Jones Class hero.........George MacDonald Class sweetheart......Lucille LaPoint Best dressed boy.............Bob Orr Best dressed girl...........Mary King Friendliest..............Patsy I ewis Cutest.................. Connie Beebe Wittiest.....................Bob Betty- Class cut-up..........Russell DeLand Cluss flirt..............Harry Curran Best athlete..........“Mike” Mathews r r rtr rtr rtrtr{rCr r rCr r rtrtrtrtttrtr6 Class Officers President Bob Orr Vice-President—Jack Bobier Secretary—Mary Jane Spagnuolo Treasurer—Lucille LaPoint Advisers: Alleen Lipsey West Hill Allan Murray Council Representatives: Ned Walters Anna Mae Royston itirtrit ix-Crb trti CLASS EMBLEMS ★ Class Motto: We do our best” Class Colors: Blue and Gold Class Flower: Tulip It The Charhian Sophomores Class Officers ★ President—-Joe Pray Vice-President—Dick Cooper Sec'y-Treas.—Clara Mae Morey Advisers: Wendell Anderson Earl Mead Joy Murray Eulalia Toms Council Representatives: Beverly Paton Sally Sterrett Class Personalities Roy most likely to succeed..Jack Hess Girl most likely to succeed Class hero Class sweet heart... Hetty Sumerix Dick Carrigan Laurel Starr Best dressed boy... Pest dressed girl... Friendliest Vernon Gresso Mary Lou Keeler ...Mary Lou Bobier Cutest Laurel Starr Wittiest Class cut-up Class flirt Joe Pray loe Pray Roderick Yates Best athlete Dick Carrigan CLASS EMBLEMS ★ Class Motto: “Work Wins Class Colors: Green and White Class Flower: Rose President’s Message As we approach the halfway mark in our high school life, it seems that everything is going by much too fast. High school activities, social life, and the co-operation of our advisers. Mr. Wendell Anderson and Mr. Earl Mead, have helped in making this year a pleasant one. We feel that as sophomores we are a little more important and seem quite grown up as our Junior year draws closer. We hope we shall Ik able to uphold the examples set by the upper classmen. We shall try to make our junior year one that we shall Ik proud of. JOE PRAY. President of the ('lass of ’45. Memories ★ ★ ★ In looking hack through the last four years, the sophomore class al- ready finds many happy memories. Upon entering junior high school, the class elected Calvin Csatlos. president; Zahn Tucky, vice president; Robert Hart, secretary; and Jim Thornton, treasurer. During the course of that year the class hud a weiner roast, a Christmas party, participated in the W. K. Kellogg book drive, and held a picnic at Pine lake. Mrs. Leora Wey- mouth. Miss Winifred Wells and Mrs. Marie Taylor were the class advisers. In the eighth grade, officers were elected as follows: Hetty Sumerix, president; Maurine Nielson, vice pres- ident.; Glenna Snyder, secretary: and Carla Farrier, treasurer. The council representatives were Harold Cheney and Clara Mae Morey. During the year the class presented two programs in assembly. During the freshman year Robert Hart was elected president; Joe Pray, vice president; Dan Fuller, secretary; Vernon Grosso, treasurer; and Jim Thornton, council representative. The class advisers were: Mrs. Frances Wildern and Mr. Kenneth Brown. The class had a party in the old gym and concluded the year with a picnie at Pine lake. Climbing ★ ★ The sopohomore class has had a very fine year. It has truly done its part in the preparation for a success- ful high school career. Members have participated in many of the school activities this year, such as the senior band, cadet band, various clubs, sports and mixers. At the loginning of the year the class held a meeting at which the of- ficers were elected. In the spring the sophomores chose Mary Lou Bolder for their queen at the journalism carnival. The senior band has a very good trirtr -ftir{rCrir{t ft 'friirtrtrCrtt'trtrtirtr'irtr'trtotr-tr-tr-Cr'it-fr-fr-tT'ii'tr'Crirttirtrtitrti-frfrtifrtt-ti iiirfrtrttirirti ii trtrCrtitrtrtr irir FIRST ROW—Canon Ackley. Harold Allen. Virgil Archer. Clifton Arehart, Lynn Aseltine. Roger Ash. Marian Ball, Jannette Barrett. LaVarene Baum. Dorothy Blame, Dorothy Blodget, Mary Lou Bobier; SECOND ROW—Barbara Bradley, Bob Bruce. Harold Buckholz. Erna Buckley. Charles Burt. Annageane Carroll. Dick Carrigan, Mary Lou Caughey, Harold Cheney, Howard Cherry, Katherine Conley. Flossie Cooper; THIRD ROW—Richard Cooper, Rosa Cooper, James Craven, Calvin Csatlos, Laura Cudney, Merle Davids, Myrtle Edick. Carla Farrier. Mary Ellen Freed, Elaine French. Lou Ella Frey. Dan Fuller; FOURTH ROW—Keith ddner, Bonnie Gingrich. Vernon Gresso, Jr., Brewster Grier. Phyllis Hack. Lena Mae Haigh, Josephine Harag, Geraldine Harmon, Robert Hart, Gertrude Heinze, Jack Hess. Evelyn Hodges: FIFTH ROW—Dorothy Horn, Bertram Jane, Francis Kane. Mary Lou Keeler, Joan Kerstetter, Junior King, Daniel Lewis. Beverly Lipsey. Lola Livingston, Harold Loucks. Lois Loveland; SIXTH ROW—Dorothy Lynd, Rosemary Lynd, Beverly Martin. Bernadine McKmght, Ray Mohre, Clara Mae Morey. Gerald Nisse. Wilford Norris, Joe Ondra. Rhoda Ottney; SEVENTH ROW—Beverly Paton, Reta Payne. Marguerite Petersen, Joe Pray, Robert Ranshaw. Peggy Reed. Esther Robins. Gus Rodeman, Ted Ross; EIGHTH ROW—Colleen Royston, Betty Rulison, Oonna Satterlee. Retha Satterlee, Dick Schneck- enberger. Edward Shamp, Louise Shaull, Virginia Shaw; NINTH ROW—Gale Shumaker, Frances Smith. June Smuts, Glenna Mae Snyder, Earl Southworth, Laurel Starr. Sally Sterrett: TENTH ROW—Betty Sumerix, Joyce Sutherland. Norma Tanner, George Taylor, Maurice Tharp, Annamae Thornton: ELEVENTH ROW—Jimmy Thornton. Richard Trumley. Junior Tuckey, Dorothy Walker, Dora Ward; TWELFTH ROW— Wayne Webb. Phyllis White. Phyllis Wietzke. Lois Willard; THIRTEENTH ROW—Robert Woodman. Dorene Wright, Esther Wright, Roderick Vates. Those not pictured—Jack Foster, Darlene Morris. Frank Smith. representation from the class as there are about twenty members taking part in this activity. Several of the mem- bers are enrolled In orchestra and the glee clubs. Members who are scattered in rooms throughout the building did their share in the scrap drives and in buy- ing war savings stamps.and l onds. The class sponsored several dances to help with the financing of their junior and senior years. 12 T a The Cfiarfiian freshmen Memories A ?lt«- fivKhman class pashes for «I to higher altitudes, it looks back i on many happy memories. I he students entered the seventh : gm4c as green ’ as every seventh grader Is In new surroundings, ami -«m h found themselves electing the following class officers: Leon Stetler. president: Jack Hines, vice presiden!; Hetty Montgomery, secretary: anil Erwin Rndee, treasurer. In that same year all of the members of the class took part in a Christmas pageant and spring operetta directed by .Miss Nel thorpe. Susan Stucky was chosen class queen. A little more sure of themselves, the members advanced to the eighth grade and elected as officers to head thoii class: Robert Lea. president: Jack Hinc. vice-president: David McClure, secretary: and Tommy Treloar. treas urer. The student council represents lives were Carolyn Field and Leon Stetler. A Christmas party was held in the old gym. where games were played and refreshments were served. Later In the year parts of the class held separate valentine parties. Climbing WWW Both the attention and the respect of the upper classmen have been gratefully given to the freshman class for their efforts and achievements. With Mrs. Frances Wildern. .Miss Thelma Klworthy, and Mr. Malcolm Gohei as the class advisers, the class Is ever striving to live up to its motto. Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.” Joan Parker was chosen queen of the freshman class. Activities of the freshman proved very successful and have sent the class off to a climbing start. Class Personalities President’s Message WWW Because of the excellent co-opera- lion among the students, class offi- cers. and our advisers, we have had a very successful year. Election of out- class officers took place the first of the year. The freshmen showed much Class Officers W W k President—Wayne Holmes Sec’y Treas.—Marian Cheney Advisers: Frances Wildern Thelma El worthy Malcolm Gobel Council Representatives: Keith Frey Venice Parr CLASS EMBLEMS WWW Class Motto: Never put off until to- morrow what you can do to- day Class Colors: Blue and Gold Class Flowers: Orchid :-Crtrt! trGUrfrirCrtt ☆ -trCrCrtritirtrCrtt trtrtc Interest in the school activities. We wish to thank Mrs. Frances Wildern. Miss Thelma Elworthy. and Mr. Malcolm Gobel for starting us upon the road to success. We have tried to make this a suc- cessful year and hope we have set a line example for next year's freshmen class, as the classes ahead have set for us. WAYNE HOLMES. President of the Class of '46. WWW Boy most likely to succeed ...........Wayne Holmes Girl most likely to suceeed.............Joyce Denison (’lass hero......................Keith Frey Class sweetheart................Venice Parr Best dressed l oy.........Jack Martin Rest dressed girl..Mary Lou Rochester Friendliest...............loan Parker Cutest................Barbara Davis Wittiest..............Marilyn Pillieam Class cut-up..........Floyd Weymouth Class ttlrt..........Theodora Konacki Pest athlete..........Wayne Holmes FIRST ROW—Harry Ackley. Dixie Lee Aid. Raymond Archer. Anna Aseltme. Maynard Backofen; SECOND ROW—Rowland Baker, Jack Barrett. Lawrence Beals. Rosemary Beals. Dick Beechler, Ray Betts: THIRD ROW—Paul Bmkowski, Arthur Blaine. Wilma Boyer. Shirley Briggs. Ronald Brown. Helen Bumford. Philip Bursley; FOURTH ROW—Grace Carlin. Doris Casler. Marian Cheney. Elwood Clark, Frances Clark. Donna Rose Clifford. Lawrence Cook. Portia Craven; FIFTH ROW—Donald Davids, Barbara Davis, Kenneth Davis. Joyce Denison, James Dimond. Freda Duguid. Oscar Face. Carolyn Field, Marjorie Freed: SIXTH ROW—Jack Frey. Keith F rey. John Gardner. Roberta Garvey. Barbara Goff. Phyllis Goodrich. Janice Granstrom, Charles Grove. Stanley Haigh, Robert Hall; SEVENTH ROW—Oonald Hice. Phyllis Hicks. Jack Hine. Richard Hodges. Jeanette Holgate, Wayne Holmes. Juanita Hoover. Milton Horn. Louis Howe, Eva Jane Hull. Jack Keeny: EIGHTH ROW—Theodora Konacki. Hilding Krussell. Garry Landers. Alice Lawrence. Robert Lea. June Lerch. Betty LeVanway. John Loucks. Dale Loveland. Harold Marsh. Jack Martin: NINTH ROW—Tom Ma rtin. Oavid McClure. Patrick McLane. Elaine Mohre. Betty Montgomery, Doyle Montgomery. Marvin Montgomery. Beverly Myers. Bob Packard. Dorma Parent. Jack Parish. Oonald Parker; TENTH ROW—Joan Parker. Barbara Parr. Venice Parr. Dick Peck. Edward Pilbeam. Marilyn Pilbeam. Shirley Pittenger. Eileen Pundik. Erwin Radee, Noel Raines. Virginia Redfield. Floyd Rich; ELEVENTH ROW—Edith Ricker. Rosemary Riley. Bud Rochester. Mary Lou Rochester, Robert Rogers. Robert Rolfe. Ern am Royston. Clifford Sharp. Neil Shaver. Ruth Ann Sinclair. Cleone Smith. Elsie Smith; TWELFTH R OW—Norma Snyder. Leon Stetler. Susan Stucky. Harry Sumerix, Grace Sundberg, Joyce Taylor. Do rene Thompson, Gerald Thompson. Jack Tirrell. Guy Tomlinson. Thomas Treloar. Darrel Uhl; THIRTEENTH ROW—Marilyn Upright. Lenora Ward. Charles Weaver. Mary Jane Webb. Earlene Wells. Glen Whitmger. Lorraine Whitright. Betty Lou Wilcox. Lucille Wilmore. Margery Wilmore, Robert Wolcott. Charles Youngs. Those not pictured—Janice Brough, Oliver Bush, Curry Garvin. Frank Janecek. Louise Lynd. Wynn Potter. Leora Swift. Floyd Weymouth. irCrtr-trerb-CrtrCi iririrtrCrifirirCt it Critirtfitlrer ☆ {r(t rC:-{t tirCi iSlrtitGttttttirtrtrtrirtrtririt a 1.1 The Charhian Eighth Graders Class Officers Class Personalities CLASS EMBLEMS Class Motto: “On to Victory Class Colors: Blue and White Class Flower: Rose (rtrCrtrirtrCrtrCrirtrtrtotririririrtitrirtririririr ★ President—Richard Huffman Vice-President—Carl Lindblom Secretary—Jacquelyn Yund Treasurer—Mary Mead Advisers: Marie Taylor Richard Bilhie Council Representatives: Lou Ann Potter Boh Casler k Boy most likely to succeed ...........Carl Lindblom Girl most likely to succeed ....................Jackie Yund Class hero.............George Stucky Class sweetheart.......Delores Michel Best dressed boy.....Richard Derby Best dressed girl.....Lou Ann Potter Friendliest..............Jackie Yund Cutest.................Wanda Wing Wittiest........................Sallie Hale Class cut-up....................George Stucky Class flirt.......................Mary Sanders Best athlete...........Robert Mohre FIRST ROW—Patricia Brake. Kathryn Brandon, Bruce Bryan, Leo Burt. Ardyth Carlson. Bob Casler. Beverly Chamberlain. Byllie Chase. Irene Clark. Jimmy Collins: SECOND ROW—Virflil Davis, Richard Derby. Frederick Diamond. Maxine Dillm, Lloyd Dufluid. Marcia Farrier. Dorothy Filbert. Albert Foster. Norma Fox, Rita French: THIRD ROW—Shirley Gordon. Sally Hale. Bernadine Hammond. Richard Huffman. Donald Johansen, Mary Anne Lewis. Carl Lindblom, Irene Livingston. Emagene Magoon, Ed- ward Mayne; FOURTH ROW—Barbara McGrath. Mary Mead. Velman Mead. Delores Michel. Bob Moist, Robert Mohre. Douglas Mulholland. Mabel Norris; FIFTH ROW—Pauline Palmer. Bethel Parker. Betty Patterson. Ernest Platt. Lou Ann Potter. Maxine Pratt. Raymond Radee: SIXTH ROW—Wendell Ripley. Shirley Roth, Mary Sanders, Donna Sayles. Donna Scovill, Elsie Shamp: SEVENTH ROW—Robert Shaull. Lewis Smith, Richard Smith. Ruth Smith. Gordon Sparks; EIGHTH ROW—John Steward, Genette Strick- land. George Stucky. Melvina Taylor; NINTH ROW—Joan Wenzel, Wanda Wing. Ernest Wright: TENTH ROW—Gerald Wright. Jacquelyn Yund. Everett Zimmerlee. Those not pictured—Bernadine Fetterman, Roy French. Martha McCullough, Mary Jane Krussell. President’s Message We. the class of '47. have had two pleasant years in Charlotte junior high, and wish to express our grati- tude to the student council, class offi- cers. and to our able advisers. Mrs. Marie Taylor and Mr. Richard E. Bil- l.ie. for their co-operation with our class. In the future, we hope to have four more enjoyable years in Charlotte high school and In able to follow the good examples set us by the preceding classes. RICHARD R. HUFFMAN. President of the Class of '47. Memories ★ ★ ★ Last year the eighth grade class en tered the junior high of Charlotte high and completed a most satisfying year with many outstanding activities to their credit. The class elected officers as follows: Mary Mead, president; Carl Lindblom. vice president; Mary Sanders, secre- tary; and Delores Michel, treasurer. The class chose Maxine Pratt and Richard Huffman to represent them in the student council. The advisers were Mr. Richard Bilble and Miss Adeline Allison. During the year the seventh and eighth graders organized a dance club which was held every Monday night in the girl's gym. Financially the class began their high school career with a big start, one of their most successful financial activities being the candy sales during the noon hour. The class had a large representation of Boy Scoutfe and was also well repre- sented in the high school cadet band. Wanda Wing was chosen queen of the class and was crowned at the journalism carnival in March. Climbing ★ The cluss motto. “On to Victory , will help the class of 1947 in the years to come. Although they are eighth graders and not really a part of the high school itself, next year they will be. This year has been u preparation for them, making the students ready for their four coming years. At the beginning of the year a class meeting was held to elect officers. Ways and means for raising money for class activities were discussed at the meeting. Committees were appointed and the class decided that through each person's paying his dues, suf- ficient money would be on hand. The Junior high hud their assem- blies apart from the senior high year, only seeing senior high assemblies on special occasions. They put on their own programs. At Christmas time the eighth grade, directed by Mrs. Marie Taylor, presented the play, When I Christmas Came to the Mulvaneys. The evening of the last basketball game the class had a potluck supper and then attended the basketball game. The eighth graders have been a busy class and are ready to l� e freshmen ; next year. -J fca Ihe Cfiarfiian Seventh Graders Memories ★ ★ 1« uup u great thrill for the seventh t, «der� when they started their high m I,,,.,I career last September. Only h -hort time was needed to get ac- quainted with the new classmates from the other school In town. To begin their success, the class took an active part In the scrap drive las? full They made posters to advertise It and graphs to keep records of the amount of scrap brought in. The class has purchased stamps and bonds amounting to $159.$0. An active part has liecn taken in the band. The class has one girl in the Junior hand, seven girls and eight boys In the cadet hand, one boy. Char- les Dodge, who is a member of the senior band, and four girl baton twirl ers In the cadet band. Eleven eighth grade boys played in the Junior high basketball team and ten boys served on the intramural basketball team. A group of twelve girls from the class helped to make the journalism carnival a success by giving a tumbling demonstration tinder the direction of Miss Thelma Elworthy. A number of Interesting assem- blies have been given this year in Junior high. At one. Miss Margaret Raymond, author of several children's books, talked to the students. A beautiful American flag was given to the junior high by Mrs. G. W. Toles. An appropriate assembly was held for the presentation. For Pan American day. a South American pageant entitled Let Us Be Friends”, was given by the 7-B class. The seventh graders have been very active this year and are off to a good start towards climbing to the very top” of success. President's Message ♦ We. the class of '48. have completed a successful year of school activity. We have tried to do our share and co-operate with the teachers, and the students, as we know success in any organization depends entirely upon the support and co-operation of those who are connected with it. We have tried to lie successful this year and we wish to thank our advis- ers. Miss Mattie Fisher and Mrs. l.oora Weymouth, for the careful guidance and supervision that they have given through the seventh grade. To those who will he taking our place next year, we wish luck and hope we have set them as good an ex- ample as did the class before us. PETER KARDEL. President of the Class of '48. Class Personalities ★ ★ Boy most likely to succeed Girl most likely to succeed Phyllis Smallwood Ola� � hero Peter Kardel Class sweetheart. Joanne Willard Best dressed boy. Best dressed girl Peggy Skelly Friendliest Barbara Nisse Cutest Wittiest Class cut-up Sammy Colizzi Class flirt Best athlete Charles Mathews Class Officers ★ ★ President—Peter Kardel Vice President—Junior Bruce Secretary—Joanne Willard Treasurer—Charles Mathews Advisers: Leora Weymouth Mattie Fisher Council Representatives: Peggy Skelly Lloyd Harmon CLASS EMBLEMS ★ Class Motto: A winner never quits and a quitter never wins Class Colors: Blue and Gold Class Flower: Rose FIRST ROW—Joyce Ackley. Rosella Allen, Donna Barrett. Carl Bartholomew; SECOND ROW—Naomi Betty. John Briggs. Junior Bruce. Roselyn Buckley, Bernard Casler; THIRD ROW—Betty Chase. Harold Claf- lin, Harriet Claflm, Bobby Clark. Richard Cobb, Sammy Colizzi; FOURTH ROW—Marie Curry. Richard Duguid. Geraldine Face. Nelson Farlin. Clinton Friar, David Fullerton, Martha Jean Gnest; FIFTH ROW—Roy Hammond, Imo Jean Harmon, Lloyd Harmon, Shirley Hicks. Doreen Hill, Patsy Hill, Richard Huffman, Roberta Hull; SIXTH ROW—Melody Hussey. Barbara Jennings. Peter Kardel. Keith Keesler, Bruce Lavengood, Glen Lea, Donna Livingston, John Loughan; SEVENTH ROW—Laura Lou Mahan. Mary Catherine Mahan, Jack Mann. Milford Mason. Charles Mathews. Richard McManus. Ralph McLane. Margaret McNamara. Doris McClure; EIGHTH ROW—Betty Miller. Juanita Myers. Barbara Nisse. Duane Nisse. Rae Norlander. Norma Norris. Billy Osborn. Herbert Packard. Roy Parish. Ilene Parker, June Parsons: NINTH ROW—Ethel Platt. Virgil Ray. Judson Richardson. Richard Roiter, Charlene Rolfe. Duane Rosen- brook. Vernon Royston, Virginia Royston. Carl Rulison. Russell Santee. Bob Thompson; TENTH ROW Clifford Shults. Mary Lou Simon, Peggy Skelley. Phyllis Smallwood. Sammy Spagnuolo. Bob Stark- weather. Gerald Starr. Gene Strickland. Charlotte Sutherland. Mary Lou Terwilliger. Pat Shiels: ELEVENTH ROW—Marie Uhl, August VanNeste. Jeanette Wells. Ion Wendel, Rosemary Wilber, Virginia Wilber, Joan Willard. L. D. Wolcott. Genevieve Wood. Charles D. Wright. Charles E. Wright. Those not pictured—Rosemary Raines. Marie Monany. Joyce Gooch. Charles Dodge. � • .� The Charhlan ft Snaps ☆ ☆ ☆ 1—Band practice. 2—Drum major. 3—The Hags. 4—Yo-Yo enthusiasts. 5—Just friends. 6—More pals. 7—UP town for the noon hour. 8—Tall, dark, and handsome. 9—Bicycle built for two. 10—Bashful. 11 An- other drum major. 12—Shot-put. 13—The little red school house. 14—Friendly group. 15—Scrap drivers. 16—Hula girl (Aloha). 17 School's out. 18—What is it, Connie? 16 o o c ft o The Charhian SERVICE HOROR ROLL Because this Charhian is dedicated to Victory, the class of 1943 wishes to express its appreciation to all who are helping to reach that objective by active service in the armed forces. Appearing on this page are the names of those graduates of Charlotte high school, who to the best of our knowledge, are in any branch of the armed forces up to May, 1943. Keith Allen, '26 Robert Allen, ’27 K. A. Anderson. ‘39 Richard Austin. ’33 Milton Backofeu, ‘41 Robert Raker, ’39 Joseph Bauer. ‘28 (’ash Beechler, Jr.. ‘41 Clarence Betts. '40 Lester Rise!, ‘41 Glenn Blood. ’39 Robert Bobier, ’37 Max Bottomley. ’40 Howard Bond, ’37 Don Bottomley. ’42 Lawrence Bottomley, ’38 Robert Bowes. ‘21 Charles Bracy, ’34 Leslie Bracy, Jr.. ‘39 Homer Braden. ’40 Gerald Bradley, ’21 Charles Briggs. ’41 Glen wood Britten, ’42 Carroll Brown, ’31 Philip Brown, ’23 Kenneth Bruce. ‘40 Dale Bryan, ’38 Robert Burnett. ’37 Thomas Bust. ’34 (Jordon Cameron, ‘41 Kent Campbell. ’34 Harold Carman. ‘41 Robert Carr. ’30 (Jail Cheney. ‘38 Russell (’herrv. ’33 Otto Claflin. ’31 Carl Clark. ’39 James Clark. ’37 Nelson Clark. ’40 Neil Clever. ‘40 Donald Cole, ‘24 Lyndon Cole. ‘42 (Jeorge Collins. ’37 Kenneth Collins. ’41 Elmer Conard, ’37 Maxine Cooper, ’34 Robert Cooper, ‘37 William Cox. ’33 Jack Davis, ‘37 Robert H. Davis, ’42 Robert I Davis. ’39 Ralph M. Dean, ‘lb Russell Dean. ’42 Jack Denison, ‘42 Ilarlo Dewey. ’37 Wendell Dickinson. 39 Clyde Diinond, ‘42 Norman Dodge, ‘40 Donu Dolson. 39 Max Dowker. ‘41 Robert Dunning. ’41 Dwight Durner. ‘33 James Durner, ‘40 Florous Edick. 30 Max Field. ’40 Mason File. ‘39 Dayton Fisher. ‘41 Julius Fisher, ’39 •Francis Flaherty. 36 Harley Flower, Jr.. ’38 Howard Force, ’22 Lynn Fowler, ’41 James W. Frace, ’37 Philip Frace, ’40 Robert Fulton, ‘39 Gerald (Jaringer. ‘33 Charles Garvey, ’33 Max (Jee, ’35 Howard Gillette, ’36 Richard Goodrich. ’40 Carroll Grant. ’20 Donald (Jrier, ’42 James (Jrier, Jr.. 38 William Grier. ’41 Marshall Griffith. 34 Roy Groli, ’42 Rol ert Gunnison. ’41 Donald Haigli, ‘41 Dwight Haines. ‘41 Charles Hamilton. ’35 Robert Hamilton. ’23 Lawrence Hammond. ‘40 Charles Harshman. 39 Jack Hicks. ‘42 Hugh Hines. ’39 Ralph Hines. ’39 Edward Hoedemaker, ’22 Harold Horn, 39 Garland Howe, ’40 (Jeorge llowe. ’41 Walter Howe, ’37 Robert Huber. ‘40 Charles Hughes. ‘39 Edward Hughes, ’42 Clarence Jane. ‘38 Vance Jensen. ’40 Carroll Jones. ’30 John Kane, ’38 Lyle Kane. ‘40 Elbert Keehne. ’33 Edward Keehne, ‘30 Kenneth Kilmer. ‘42 Kenneth King. ‘30 Arthur King. ‘33 Bertha Krart. ‘31 Robert Ladd. ’39 Parr Lamont, ‘31 diaries Lea, ‘41 Donald Lea. ‘39 Maynard Locke, ‘38 Dorr Love, '40 William Lowe, ‘41 Gayle Magoon. ‘40 Richard Manicom. ‘38 Edward Marple, ‘39 El wood Martin, ‘42 Jack Mate, 40 Harold May hew. ‘41 Macklin Mavhew, ‘40 Ivan McClintock, ’32 William McClintock, ‘38 Claude Mellor, Jr., ‘37 Charleton Meredith. 31 Floyd Merritt. ‘37 Edward Morey, 38 Stanton Moore. 31 Jack Morgan. ‘29 Jack Morris, ‘41 Richard Morris. ‘42 Burr Murray. ‘33 John Near. ’23 Howard Newsome. ’40 Robert Northrup. ‘41 Edward Packard. Jr.. ’39 Carl Paine, ’39 Roger Peck. ‘40 Robert Pittenger. ‘41 Ray Prescott. ’26 Robert Reed, ’37 Douglas Reister, ’37 Charles Rickerd. ‘42 Donald Riley. ‘38 Lester Roberts, ‘40 Norman Roberts, ’19 Carl Rochester. Jr.. ’39 Stanley Rogers. ’39 Richard Rolfe. ’39 Durwood Root. 42 Harold Ross. Jr.. ’42 Robert Rulison. ‘30 Howard Russell, Jr.. ’37 Charles Rybuikar. ‘41 Richard Sanders. ’42 Elwood Satterlee. ’39 Glenn Shaffer. 38 Dale Shumaker. 40 Ed Simek, ‘42 Del ton Smith. ’40 (Jerald Smith, ‘42 Harold L. Smith, ’27 John A. Smith, ’40 Raymond Snyder. 40 Robert Spotts. ‘41 James Spaniolo. ‘40 Clarence Squibb, ’40 Herbert Stacy. ‘42 Lyle Sterling. ’40 Robert Stine. 33 Robert Stoekwell, ‘42 Gilmour Strecks, ‘32 Glendale Strickland. ’40 Carroll Stringham. ‘41 Keith Tanner. ’29 Richard Taylor, ‘37 Clare Tharp. 38 Richard Tharp, ‘41 Howard Thompson. ‘41 Robert Thompson. ’34 Dale Thornton, ‘41 Wayne Thornton. ‘42 Garner Thrall. 42 Neil Tomlinson. ‘40 William Tomlinson. ’38 Eldred Toutant. ’39 Max Tullis. ‘39 Robert VanAlstinc. ‘42 Mark Van A liken. ‘35 Fred VanVleek, ’38 Emerson Visch, 34 Robert Wagner, ‘41 Wayne Wagoner. ‘39 Weldon Wagoner. ‘34 Robert Walker. ’37 Robert Warren. ‘31 Clare Weaver. ‘38 Maynard Weaver, ‘41 Lei a ml Wendel. ‘42 Dean Widrig, ‘41 Charles Widrig, ’39 Fred Wieting. ‘40 Roger Wight. ’29 Roger Wilcox, ‘33 Willis Wilcox. ’41 Sebert Willett. ’39 I � e Willis. ’40 Cleland Wilinore. ’39 James C. Wood. ’17 Jack Young. ’39 Neil Youngs. ’27 Edward Zederbaum. 27 In addition to the alumni listed above, this class wishes to add the names of the following teachers and students who have left within the year 1942-43. Jay Dykhouse. superintendent Jacob VenVessem. superintendent Francis Strickland, ex ’43 Burleigh Wellman, ex ’43 Clayton Friar, ex ’44 Burleigh Forseman. ex ‘43 Richard Hodges, ex ‘46 Wilford Norris, ex ’45 4 7 The Charhian ☆ ☆ ☆ Sports Physical Fitness Gets Start Top Row: 1—Rounding the track. 2—Scaling the wall. 3—Good for the arms. Bottom Row: 1—Push-ups. 2—Over the top. ORIOLE FEA THERS Charles Gordon—Charlie co’lected two letters each in football and baseball. He played end as a jrridder and third base in baseball. George Willard—George earned two letters as a guard on the football team. He was elected a co-captain. Jack Thornton—Jack obtained two letters as a tackle on the football squad and two letters as a high jumper in track. Jack Clever—Jack received seven letters, winning two each in basketball and football at center and three as a high jumper in track. He was elected co-captain of the football team and selected as all-conference center in football and basketball. Hud Stein man—Bud’s letters came as a forward in basketball and as second baseman on the baseball diamond. Kenny Wooddel!—“Kenny” collected two letters as an outfielder in baseball. Hob Lipsey—Bob won a letter as a guard on the football squad and two letters as a dashman in track. Edgar Rambeau—Edgar gained his letter as a distance runner in track. I«eon Wood—“Lee” secured his letter as tackle on the football squad. Loren Wilmore—“Pussy” won a letter as a guard in football and as a catcher in baseball. Ralph Shaver—Ralph received his letter as a center in basket- ball. Philip Snyder—Phil collected three letters as a blocking back in football. Hob Sanders—Bob earned his letter as a tackle in football. Duane Nicol—“Nick” collected two letters each in baseball and football. He played quarterback on the football squad and the outfield in baseball. Don Taylor—Don won his letter as an end on the football squad. 1942 Gridders Win Five Games Victory Over Eaton Rapids Brings Brown Jug Home After two weeks of hard work and many calisthenics to toughen up with the Charlotte Oriole football squad rounded into shape. With only eight lettermen back. Mathews. Snyder. Mac- Donald. Gordon. Clever. Willard. Thornton, and Nicol. the Orioles were looking forward to nothing better than a mediocre season. With help from many new lioys. the squad cam through the season with a record oi five wins, two losses and one tie. In the five conference games played the Orioles won all the games except a tie with Grand I edge. thereby taking the Capitol Circuit Conference title Mathews and MacDonald were Char- lotte's two main offensive men. Mathews stepped around the ends and MacDonald smashed through the cen- ter of the line. When the defenses tightened up on the running attack. Mathews would flip short passes to Radee. the Oriole’s fast stepping left end. By mixing up these powerful offensive weapons, the Orioles kept their opponents guessing as to where they would strike next. Orioles Meet Lakeview in Opener Journeying to Lakeview for theii first game of the season, the Orioles met with defeat by the score of 20-6 Charlotte opened the game with a fast, hard charging attack to score in the early minutes of play. However, in the second quarter. Lakeview began a passing attack and scored twenty points in the quarter. After the half both teams were held scoreless and the game ended. 20-6 in favor of Lakeview. The following week Lake Odessa came to Charlotte to be sent home de- feated after a game in rain and snow. Mathews, the Orioles’ fast halfback, started the game by running the ball ninety yards for a touchdown. From the time the first whistle blew. Char lotte did most of the hall handling and the visitors couldn’t seem to get started. The Orioles walked away with a 26-0 victory. For the third game, the boys jour- neyed to Mason and. using a strong passing and running attack, crushed Mason 32-6. As the season wore on the Oriole gridmen showed a steady improve- ment. They met an overrated Grand Ledge eleven on the Ledge home field and were held to a scoreless tie. For four full quarters they pushed each other back and forth across the gridiron, but both teams were unable to cash in on scoring opportunities. Next they came up against the Hast- ings Saxons and met with the second and last put-back of the season. The Saxon gridmen. under the steady, hard running of Wilcox, crossed the Oriole goal twice and made both extra points for a total of 14 points. Charlotte seemed to l o the hard luck team of the evening as they had two touchdowns called back and had the hall within the Hastings 10 yard line several times but were unable to score. Following this game, the Orioles came hack fighting mad to get revenge for the defeat. Under a hard hitting running attack, they smashed through the Howell line for seven touchdowns and made four extra points for a total of 46. Meanwhile they held the Howell team to 12 points with a hard charging defensive game. A week later the Charlotte gridmen met the Everett Vikings for a final polish up before the all important Ar 18 mist ice day game. The Orioles, be- hind the steady running and plunging of Mathews and MacDonald, defeated the Vikings 32-7. Brown Jug Returns On Armistice day the Orange At Black met Eaton Rapids for the an- nual game. The Orioles, seeming to play under a jinks every year, came through with a 13-0 victory. From the minute the first whistle sounded, most of the game was played on Eaton Rapids territory. During the first quarter, both teams fought for some advantage. In the second quarter, the Orioles started a march for the Eaton Rapids goal line but were stopped when they got within the ten yard line by a fifteen yard penalty. The half ended a few minutes later. Physical Fitness Program Comes into High School Starting the second semester a phy- sical fitness program was established In the high school. All hoys who are juniors or seniors or who are seven- teen years of age are required to take it. It was established by the l S. government to get young boys who are eligible for military service In better physical condition. The training consists of many dif- ferent things. At first the boys learn- ed to march under the direction of Edward Morey, who is now a lieuten- ant in the armed forces. They were taught all different commands und how to execute them. This is some- thing that will he very helpful during the basic training in the armed forces which all the boys will soon he entering. Besides this they have been taking strenuous exercise every day. They are given drills that strengthen all of the muscles of the body, such as nush ups, null uns. squat juntos, set uns. etc. The Navy physical test is given the first of every month so as to tell how much improvement there is per month. Since spring weather has arrived the work has been out of doors. There is a seven foot wall which the hoys have to scale at least twice a day. Another part Is to climb a rope and go hand over hand across a ladder and down another rope. Stick and horse-and-rider relays are run and then five laps around the playground. Most of the boys know that this training is for their own good and may someday save their lives: there- fore they work hard to get the most out of it that they possibly can. Wolves Win Title The Championship title for the 1943 intramural basketball season went to the Wolves, who were captained by Loren Wilmore. The Intramural sea son. under the direction of Mr. Grin dall. proved to be a very successful one and a close one. The Long Johns led by Leon Wood and the Wolves were In a close race for first place throughout the season. There were five teams taking part in this sport. The win ners will have their name engraved on the Dale Smith Memorial Trophy. The standings were as follows: W L Wolves ................... 6 2 Long Johns ............... 5 3 Panthers ................. 5 3 Sandy Sanders ............ 5 Rambling Wrecks ...........0 8 In the third quarter both teams fought hard as the end of the game drew near. Early In the fourth quart- er. Eaton Rapids was forced to kick from near their goal line. Mathews took the hall, hut fumbled, picked the hall up. and with excellent blocking, made the first touchdown of the game. Near the end of the fourth quarter the Islanders were desperately pass ing from their goal line. After one or two unsuccessful attempts. Jack (Mov- er intercepted a pass on the fifteen yard line and galloped across for the final touchdown of the game. The game and the season ended a few min- utes later with the Orioles defeating Eaton Rapids 13-0. Robert Van Alstine, '42. who is in the Naval Air Corps, is now stationed at Pensacola. Fla. Harold Wilson appeared in the newsreel at the Eaton Theatre. Tues- day. Wednesday, and Thursday, while “Bambi was showing. 18 Nl ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ Ifie Cliarfiian Sports Track Season Opens With Ta’o Victories I mlrr the direction of Coach Gobel. thr Orioie trackmen started another season. With seven let termen return- ing and many prospects out. the thln- rladh were looking forward to a Rood track season. The veterans returning were Carrigan. Cheney. Clever. Hicks. Lipaey. MacDonald and Mathews. Interclass Meet Before starting the regular season, the annual interclass meet was held This went to the juniors this year as they beat the seniors by five and one half (mints. The winners were led b MacDonald, who won the high and low hurdles, took second in the shot pui and ran on the winning relay team: and Mathews who won the 100 yard dash, the 440 yard dash, a third in the broad Jump, and ran on the relay team, (’lever led the seniors and all individual scorers by winning the high jump, shot put. half mile and a sec ond in the broad jump for a total of eighteen points. Cheney and Carrigan were the leaders for the sophomore class. The total points for each class were as follows: seniors. IS; juniors, ! 48� ; sophomores. 2S; and freshmen 114. Dual Meets with Hastings and Grand Ledge In the first dual meet, the Oriole thindads journeyed to Hastings. The Saxons had an edge in the running events in one of the closest meets be- tween the two schools, but Charlotte came through In the field events to win the meet 59 points to 45 points. Clever led in individual scoring by tak- ing first in the high Jump and shot put. by tying for first in the half mile and taking second in the broad jump for a 17 point total. Mathews ran a close second by winning a first in the 410 yard dash and the broad Jump, a second in the shot put. and running on the winning relay team for a 14 point total. Leading Hastings was ( Townsend. He ran a dead heat (tieI in the 220 yard dash and took second In the 100 yard dash and the high jump, for a 10 point total. In the second meet Charlotte defeat- ed Grand Ledge 74 to 30. The Orioles, losing only three first places, had lit- tle trouble defeating the Comets. Clev- er led the Orioles with 16 (mints with Mathews and MacDonald close seconds with 14 points each. With four meets to go. Eaton Rap- • ids. regional, conference and area, the Orioles are pinning their hopes on Clever. Mathews and MacDonald to come through with a winning season. Trackmen and their events during the year are: Cheney. Weaver. Lip sey. and Carrigan. dashes: Kamlmau and M. Davids, mile: MacDonald. Snow and Weymouth, hurdlers: Hicks, pole vault and 440 yard dash: Mat- hews. 440 yard dash, shot put. broad Jump and relay: Stelnman. 880 yard run; Clever, high jump. 880 yard run. shot put. und broad jump. Don Grier. '42. has returned to camp after spending his furlough in Char- lotte. Bob Spotts, '41. left Wednesday. May 5 for San Diego. California, where he Is stationed in the Marines. Howard Newsome. '40. who joined the enlisted reserves last fall has been called for active duty. Glendale Strickland. '40. had his first furlough In 14 months ami has returned to camp now. Howard Thompson. '41, returned to his station after a short leave granted him due to a death in his family. Thinclads Complete Good Season Back Row: Coach Gobel. Keith G.dner. Harold Allen, George McDonald, James Mathews. Richard H cks, Wynn Po ter. Middle Row: Richard Peck. Charles Youngs. Robert Packard. Robert Rogers. Philip Bursley, Wayne Holmes. Front Row: Robert Lipsey, Jack Snow. Harold Cheney. Merle Davids, Charles Weaver. Edgar Rambeau. Eugene Royston, Francis Kane. Oriole Cagers Chalk Up Six Wins Hastings and Lakeview Games Outstanding Starting out with only three letter- men returning from the season before, the Charlotte Oriole cagers came through the season with nine victories and six defeats. Mathews. Hicks and Clever from the '41-42 champs formed a nucleus for this season. Much new material was needed and several l oys worked hard to get starling positions. Ray Mohre. Ned Walters. George Mac Donald. Ralph Shaver. Bob Paton. Bud Stelnman and George Riddle qualified. The season started with Hicks and Stelnman playing the forward posi- tions. Clever at center, und Mathews and Walters, guards. Off to a Good Start The lioys opened the season by send ing Mason down 49-34. The following week the team couldn't hang on to the ball and met defeat at the hands of Everett 24-16. Next, the boys lost a one ( oint thriller to Grand Ledge 33- 32. Moving on to Howell. Charlotte came out on top with another 33-32 score, the ! all being in the net when the game ended to give them the one point margin. After the Christmas holidays, they Journeyed to Mason for the second encounter with them and came home with a 32-28 victory. The next game to come up was with the Eaton Rapids Islanders. Out to avenge the defeat in football, the Is- landers came to Charlotte very high spirited. The game was a very hard fought contest with the Orioles victors 32-26. Journeying to Grand Ledge, the Orioles were out to retaliate the previous one point loss. Off to a good start they held a 17-9 halftime lead. In the second half, the Comets came back with high spirits and with con- sistent shooting tied the score 26-26 with about forty seconds to go. In a three minute overtime Grand Ledge came out with another one point vic- tory 30-29. A week later the Everett Vikings came to Charlotte with great confidence, but the Orioles, out to avenge the earlier defeat, had little trouble coming out on the top. Start- ing off in February, the Orange and Black were put to a test against the Hastings Saxons who were known as one of the fastest scoring class B teams in the state. At the half the score was 25 to 18 in favor of the Orioles but in the second half the Sax- ons came back with a scoring spree and a fast moving defense to defeat the Charlotte boys 41-36. Moving on to Eaton Rapids for their second conflict with the Mill City boys. Charlotte piled up a 13-4 lead In the first quarter and held a halftime lead. 19-14. In the second half the Islanders came luick with a fast scoring attack which tied the score 25-25 at the end of the third quarter. The fourth period was mostly a defensive one in which the Orioles came out on the short end of a 30-29 score. Howell was next to invade the Charlotte territory and was out to avenge the defeat they received from the Orioles earlier in the season. Showing consistent team work throughout the game, the Char lotte basketeers had little trouble in defeating the Highlanders with a 40- 23 score. After this game the lioys were in high spirits and worked hard in practice all the next week for once again they were to play the high scor- ing Hastings Saxons. The cagers started out showing the best teamwork of the season, moving the ball fast and around the Hastings defense. Wayne Steward, a reserve guard, came up from the second team and was a big help against the Saxons. He went in at the end of the first quarter and was given the task of guarding Ted Banish, the Hastings high scoring man. He played a superb defensive game and was a great help in getting the ball off the Itacklmards. Mathews, being moved from the guard position up to forward, showed the scoring punch which the Orioles had been lacking. All the boys, working as one great unit sent the Hastings Saxons down in defeat for the first time of the season and it was one of the big- gest upsets in the state. This game ended the regular season, but the Orioles played a post season game with Albion. This encounter, scheduled mostly for keeping the l� oys in trim, showed very little school spirit. The Orioles jumped into an early lead and dominated the play throughout the game, ending with a 43-30 score. District Tournament Held Here The district tournament which is held every year at the end of the regular season was March 12-13. Charlotte drew Lakeview. thus auto- matically leaving Eaton Rapids and Hastings playing against each other. Hastings came out on top of a one sided victory, taking the lead in the very first and holding it throughout the game. Immediately following. Meet The Coaches MALCOLM GOBEL: Coach Gol el attended Alma College, where he received his B.S. degree. He then was coach of all sports at Belding high school for five years. In 1935 he came to Charlotte and has supervised all sports here. Starting in 1942. he was put in com- plete charge of the new military phy- sical fitness program which was intro- duced into the school at that time. He has had many winning teams and placed many boys on the all-con ference teams. EMERSON GRINDALL: After graduating from Olivet Col- lege. Mr. Grindall was coach of foot- ball. basketball, and baseltal! at Banna high school. When Mr. Grindall came to Char- lotte in the fall of 1942. he took over the duties as assistant coach of foot- ball. director of the seventh and eighth grade basketlmll teams and intramural Itaskethall. He will have the same sports next year. WALLACE MANER: Mr. Maner received his college edu- cation at Michigan State and he came to Charlotte in 1941 after teaching at East Detroit high school. He has been assistant roach of bas- ketball for two years and was coach of haseliall in 1941. He will continue next year with the same program. Charlotte took the floor against Lake- view. The game was close and the Orioles dominated the play in the first half and led at the halftime 21-18. As the second half started. Lakeview took a momentary lead 23-21. The third quarter was a close one with the score changing back and forth between the two teams. In the fourth quarter l ake- view opened up a fast scoring attack and went ahead seven points. Char- lotte fighting desperately to overcome the lead, was four points liehind with thirteen seconds to go. Richard Hicks, the Oriole left forward, tossed one through the net to come within two points of the Trojans. With seconds going fast. I akeview passed in from out of lmunds and Hicks Intercepted the ball for another basket, tying the score 40-40. In a three minute over- time Charlotte scored four points and held Lakeview to two. giving the local boys the victory. The following night Hastings and Charlotte played the final game of the tournament. This being the third con- test between the two schools and each winning one game, everyone was out to see the contest. Hastings started the scoring but the Orioles held a 9-7 lead at the end of the first quarter. The second quarter, the scoring was alxmt even with the score lead chang- ing back and forth. The Saxons came hack in the second half and started marking up a sizable lead and held it throughout the game to defeat the Or- ioles 46-28. Throughout the season Clever. Stein- man. Mathews and Hicks led the scor- ing for the Orioles. Walters. MacDon aid and Mohre were not up In the scoring but were playing the guard position where they had the all im- portant job of defending the basket. The boys altogether completed a very successful basketball season. The conference standings for the season were as follows: W L Grand Ledge ..................9 1 Charlotte ....................6 4 Lansing-Everett .............6 4 Howell ......................2 8 Eaton Rapids ................2 S to 19 The Charhian ☆ ☆ ☆ Calendar Index ☆ ☆ ☆ ORGANIZATION INDEX If ALUMNI NEWS Issue 1...................Page 4 Issue 3...................Page 1 Issue 5...................Page I Issue 5...................Page 6 Issue 6...................Page 1 Issue 6...................Page 3 Issue 6...................Page 4 Issue 7...................Page 3 Issue 8...................Page 1 Issue 11..................Page 4 BANO Issue 1 ......................Page 1 Issue 9........................Page 1 Issue 12.......................Page 1 Issue 13.......................Page t BASKETBALL Issue 4 Issue 5 Issue 5 Issue 5 Issue 5 Issue 6 Issue 6 Issue 6 Issue 7 Issue 7 Issue 7 Issue 8 Issue 8 Issue 9 Issue 9 Issue 9 Issue 10... Issue 10... Issue 10.... Page Issue 10........................ Page CHARHIAN AND JOURNALISM Issue 3....................Page Issue 7....................Page Issue 10 ..................Page SCHOOL CALENDAR Iff September 9—Student Registration. (Is everybody eager?) Septeml er IS— Football: Lakeview (Opener. loan September 25—Football: Lake Odessa. (Won 26-0) October 2—Seniors start Christmas card sales. October 7—Student Council meeting. (Plus dinner.) October 8- Orange Black out October 9—Football: Grand Ledge, there. (Score 0-0.) October 16—Knox Xylophone Assembly. (We want more.) October 16—Hastings, here. (Lost 13-0.1 October 23—Football: Howell, here. (We won-ed 46-12.) October 28—Orange Sc Black out. October 28—Reports Cards. (4 all A’s.� October 28—Physical Fitness program introduced. (What next?) October 29-30—Teachers' Institute. (We’re free again.) October 30—Football: Everett, there. (Thirty-live Is the limit.) October 31—Halloween. (We were all good.) November 2—Movies. (War education.) November 3—Dance Club. (Only business meeting of the year.) November 6 F. F. A. Came Feed. (Too much to eat was the case.) November 11—Orange Black out. November 11—Football: Eaton Rapids, here. (Won the jug.) (13-0) November 12—Gas Rationing. (But no vacation.) November 12—Howard Cleaves Assembly. (Animals and things.) November 13—Movies, i We get educated.) November 16—Dance Club. (We learn some more.) November 16—More movies. (Another class omitted.) November 17—Football-Band Banquet. (Singing boys. Wow!) November 18—Boys work in Iteets. (Oh!! my back.) November 20—Senior get acquainted party and dance. (Come stag, go?) November 20—Girl Reserves met. (Dot Dean is president.) November 25—Fourth issue of the Orange Sc Black. November 25-26—Thanksgiving vacation. (That wonderful word “Food .) November 30—Dance Club. (Jive to a Slow Waltz Ditty.) November 30—Movies. (Vic Mature? or Clark Gable?) December 4—Basketball: Mason, here. (Won 49-34.) December 11—Basketball: Everett, there. (I ost 16-24.) December 14—Dance Club. (We danced until 10 - then??????) December 14—Movies. December 15—Basketball; Grand Ledge, here. (Ix st 32-33.) December 17—Orange Sc Black. December 17—Assembly. December 18—Junior Play. (One tine Job.) December 18—Basketball: Howell, there. (Won 34-33.) December 21—Grade Christmas program. December 24—Christmas vacation. (We want??????) January 4 School begins. (Oh Joy!!!!) January 5—Guy Stanley. Magician. Mystery.) January 7—Assembly. (Just like vacation.) January 8—Basketball: Mason, there. (Won 32-28.) January 15—Basketball: Eaton Rapids, here. (Won 32-26.) January 22—Grand Ledge, there. (Lost 29-30.) January 25—Movies. (Land of Liberty.) January 29—Everett, here. (Won 42-26.) February 2—County Teachers' Institute at Bellevue. February 5—Movies. February 5—Hastings, here. (Lost 38-43.) February 12—Basketball: Eaton Rapids, there. Lost 29-30.) Issue ORGANIZATION INDEX w Issue Issue Issue Issue Issue Issue GIRL RESERVES 3 ..............Page 4 4 ..............Page 1 ★ GLEE CLUB 1...............Page 4 5 ..............Page 7 WWW Hl-Y 3...............Page 4 9...............Page 1 WWW HONOR ROLLS iMUe 2.......................Page 4 Issue 5......................Page 5 Issue 7......................Page 4 Issue 10.....................Page 1 Issue 14.....................Page 1 JUNIORS Issue 2.........................Page 1 Issue 2.........................Page 1 Issue 2.........................Page 2 Issue 3.........................Page 1 Issue 4.........................Page 4 Issue 5.........................Page 1 Issue 5.........................Page 5 Issue 13........................Page 3 Issue 14........................Page 1 LYCEUM NUMBERS Issue 1......................Page 1 Issue 2......................Page 1 Issue 3......................Page 1 Issue 11.....................Page I MAYOR’S LETTERS February 12—Lincoln's Birthday. Issue 1 February 18—Orange Black out. Issue 2... WWW February 19—Basketball: Howell, here. (Won) Issue 3... February 22—Washington's Birthday. Issue 4... DANCE CLUB February 22—Movies. Target For Tonight”. (Unforgettable.) Issue 5... February 26—Basketball: Hastings, there. (Won 53-40.) Issue 6... March 1—Dance Club. (A rug was cut.) Issue 7... March 4—Orange Black out again. Issue 9... March 5—Basketball. Albion here. (Won 43-30.) Issue 14. March 8—Movies. (Another hour cut. ) March 10—Assembly. March 12-13—B. B. Tournament. (A most exciting game.) Lakeview won F. F. A. 44-42: Hastings lost 28-46. March 15—Dance Club. March 18—Orange Black out. (A juicy morsel.) Issue 2... March 22—Movies. Issue 2... March 26—Journalism Carnival. (Mate crowned Queen.) Issue 6... .Page Page Page Page .Page Page Page Page Page SENIORS Issue 14 .......................Page 1 FOOTBALL Issue 1........................Page 1 Issue I........................Page 3 Issue I........................Page 3 Issue 2........................Page 1 Issue 2........................Page 3 Issue 2........................Page 3 Issue 2........................Page 4 Issue 3........................Page 1 Issue 3........................Page 3 Issue 3........................Page 3 Issue 4........................Page 1 Issue 4........................Page 3 Issue 4........................Page 4 April 1—Black Orange out. April 5—Movies. 'April 9—Lyceum. (Liquid air demonstration.) April 15—Orange Black out. (12th issue.) April 19—Movies. (Another class ofT.) April 21—Interclass track meet. April 22- Report cards. April 23-26—Easter vacation. (All decked out.) April 28—Track; Hastings, there. April 29—Orange Black out. April 29—Operetta. (Kiddies.) May 3—Movies. May 7—Band Bounce. May 13—Orange Black. (Last for the year.) May 17—Movies. May 21—Senior Day. May 27-28—Senior Exams. May 28—Junior-Senior Prom. (Formats and everything.) May 30—Baccalaureate. June 3—Commencement. (We're free, blonde and 21.) Issue 9... Issue 11. Issue 11. Page 2 Page Page Page Page Issue 13................Page 1 WWW STUDENT COUNCIL Issue 2.................Page 2 Issue 2.................Page 4 Issue 5.................Page 6 Issue 7.................Page 1 STUDENT DIRECTORY Issue 2..................Page 2 20 XYLOPHONE CONCERT VOLUME 17 New Teachers Fill Vacancies Seven New Instructors Begin I942-’43 Term at Charlotte Teaching: music in the grades and also glee clul in high school Is Miss Elaine Meyer, a graduate of North- western University In Evanston. 111. Her home is In Dundee. Mrs. Joy Murray, who is teaching Home Economics until Miss Toms re- turns. Is a graduate of Michigan State College. Last year she taught at Grand Ledge. I am very interested in weaving and flower gardens , re- ports Mrs. Murray. In our room we have a display of things which were brought from Mexi co. by Mr. and Mrs. Cudney. when they were traveling through that country.” states Miss Theo Isham. foreign language teacher. She is a graduate of Western State College. Kalamazoo, teaching at Breckenbridge last year. As far as sports are con- cerned. 1 like all sports but basket- ball. Mr. West T. Hill, who graduated from Georgetown. Ky.. in 1937. attend- ed Columbia University in 1941 and taught in Marietta. Ohio, last year, is the new English and speech teacher. His home is in I ouisville. Ky. Mr. Hill reports. I am married and have a one month's old baby girl. As a hobby he enjoys fishing. Graduating from Michigan State College and coming here for her first | year of teaching, is Miss Thelma El- i worthy, who teaches girls' physical ed { ueation She is very much interested in social dancing. With athletics as a hobby. Mr. Em- erson Grindall still finds time to study radios, which he enjoys very much. Mr. Grindall is teaching mathematics. He is a graduate of Olivet College and went to University of Michigan for one summer. Last year he taught in Parma. Miss Mattie Fisher attended Mich- igan State College and also normal at Vpsilanti. She says that. I have had nearly one-half of the studenL . who are in my classes now. before in grude school.” Miss Fisher formerly taught fifth grade Grammar. Knox Xylophone Assembly A concert program, featuring the xylophone artist. Pierce Knox, who is being acclaimed as one of the greatest blind musicians of America, will be given Friday. October 16. in the audi- torium the fourth period. It will also luclude a demonstration of the Braille system Pierce Knox, who has just finished high school, is totally blind. He plays some of the most difficult pieces writ- ten for the xylophone. He was awarded the gold medal of all American high schools for his xylo- phone solo at the national high school contest held at Cleveland, Ohio. At the New York World's fair, he played for Ripley’s. Paul Kutsche has transferred to Grand Rapids. CHARLOTTE. MICHIGAN. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 8. 1942 ISSUE 1 Goal For Activity Ticket Sales Still Unreached The goal set for the sale of activity tickets is still unreached by more than one hundred tickets. According to last year’s record, five hundred w’ere sold. As yet there have been only three hundred and ninety tickets sold this year. This is sixty-five per cent of the school, in comparison to ninety percent of the high school students who bought tickets last year. Mrs. Lipsey's bookkeeping class has the highest percentage in the school, which is one hundred, followed closely by Mr. Maner's government class, with ninety percent of the students pur- chasing tickets. The money taken in from the tickets is to pay for the lyceum numbers, athletic association, the Orange Black, and a certain percent of the money is set aside for the publication of the Charhian. The activity ticket permits the student to attend all football, basketball, base- ball games, and track meets. This ticket also permits each student to re- ceive every Issue of the Orange Black, and also a free Honor Banquet dinner, to those who are eligible. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★★ ★★ « His Honor Says: ♦ Thank you very much for the ♦co-operation you gave the finance committee in buying activity tic-J kets. The sales could have been £ larger, however, with gas ration-J lng coming on. it is easily under- ♦stood why some could not take advantage of the tickets. I should also like to thank the teachers for the time they spem? i in selling the tickets as it helped I Jthe finance committee greatly. ♦ Kenneth Wooddell. Mayor. Band Starts Year With Various Activities The Oriole band has started the year with a great many activities. During the first week an executive board was elected which consists of the following members: Calvin Csatlos. Joe Pray. Jeanette Gardner. Wayne Webb. Connie Beebe, and Dick Peck. They represent these sections respectively: Cornets, trombone and baritone, alto and bass, clarinet and flute, saxophones, drums, and bell lyre. Also, the flag l� earers. who are Gerry Niccum and Shirley Mate, and the drum majors and majorettes, who are Willard Mikesell. Maxon Wehr. Mary King. Joan Barnes and Charlene Day. are members of this board. Mr. Hynes is the chairman with Celia Mae Tharp as secretary. In the second week of school a stu- dent director was elected to take. charge of the band when Mr. Hynes is unable to be there. The student elect- ed was Calvin Csatlos. Stepping out in front with the band are six new drum majorettes. These girls are clad in white uniforms and ! are very snappy in their appearance. The lucky ones are Norma Snyder. Doris Casler. Frances Clark. Sally Hale. Dolores Michel and Mary Sand ers. The fooball team was escorted by the band down to the field at the Lake Odessa game. but. because of rain, the band did not perform in the half. New Superintendent Takes Over Duties Harlan R. McCall first came to Charlotte high school as a mathe- matics teacher in the fall of 1928. after receiving his B. A. degree from Albion the preceding spring. He was adviser to the Orange Black, which was then an extra-curricular activity. There was such an interest in the school paper, that in 1930 the first Charlotte high school journalism class was formed. He became prin- cipal in 1934 and superintendent of Charlotte schools this fall. When ask- ed if he liked his new job he said. This is quite different from the work I have done before, but I enjoy it very much. The war situation, however, is making school administration much different from what it has been in the past. One of the biggest problems we have is teacher shortage. Four- teen new teachers being hired in Charlotte is an example of what the . war is doing all over the United States . He continued. Charlotte has higher a turn-over than average. Thirty-six per cent new’ teachers have been hired here while only approxi- mately thirty per cent on the average have been hired all over the country. When further questioned he stated that he has done graduate work at Northwestern University and the University of Michigan. He received his M. A. degree from the U. of M. He has served as a Michigan Education- al Association delegate to the N.E.A. convention. He has also served as dis- trict delegate to the M.E.A. Mr. McCall married Marie Diehl in 1932. They have twro daughters. Con- , stance Louise, who is seven, and Mary I eona. who is four. ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★a t C. H. S. Eggs ♦ October 9: Grand l edge. there ♦ (Let’s beat 'em. gang!) ♦ October 16: Hastings. here night game. (No rain we hope!� ♦ October 16: Xylophone Concer t Assembly. (Entertainment from ♦away). ♦ £ October 23: Howell, here, night ♦game. (Another victory?� ♦ October 29-30: Teachers' Insti- tute. (Won't have to skip!) ♦ October 30: Everett. there.£ ( Don’t drive over 35.) ♦ ♦ ★★★★ ★★ ★★ ■ Orioles Defeat Mason, 32-6 Charlotte Cuts Loose Passing and Running Attack to Crush Mason Last Friday afternoon the Charlotte Orioles journeyed to Mason, marking up their second victory of the year. The first marker for Coach Gobel’s Orioles came midway in the first quarter with MacDonald plunging through with several smashing line attacks. Clever’s kick for extra point was not good, making the score 6-0. During the second quarter Mathews, aided by excellent blocking, carried the ball on two decisive touchdown dashes 50 and 60 yards respectively. Clever’s kick after the secohd touch- down was good, making the score at the half 19-0 In favor of Coach Gobel’s gridmen. The second half resumed play with the same lineup as the opening kick- off. Midway in the third quarter. Mathew’s passed to Radee w'ho made a sensational catch on the 25 yard line and carried the ball over for the grid- der’s fourth marker of the afternoon. The kick for the conversion was not good. At the beginning of the fourth quarter several replacements were made in the Oriole lineup, with Lea at fullback. After several gains Lea carried the ball over for the Orioles’ fifth marker of the game. Clever’s kick for extra point was good, boosting the score 32-0. With the Oriole second stringers re- placing the varsity. Mason staged its first offensive of the afternoon with a desperate aerial attack w’hich fell far short as the game came to a close. The final outcome was 32-6. Charlotte was heavily penalized throughout the contest; however. Ma- son was unable to take advantage of the breaks. Honors of the game w’ere well dis- tributed with the line receiving much praise for the brilliant blocking while a well rounded backfield gave the offensive punch. The starting lineup was: Player Position Player E. Radee LE D Diehl J. Thornton LT Mills G. Willard LG Hall J. Clever C Jewett L. Wilmore RG Fry L. Wood RT Ho wary C. Gordon RE Murray J. Matthew CB Collar R. Mohre LH Vander Voin P. Snyder RH Snow G. MacDonald FB Mead Score 1 2 3 4 T Charllotte 6 13 6 7 32 Mason Substitutions: 0 0 0 6 6 Charlotte: Nicol. Shumaker. Full- er. Carrlgan. Schneckenberger. Lipsey. Lea. Sanders. Bobier. Gresso. Taylor. Beechler. Martin. Mason: Miller. Get in the Scrap Hurry! Hurry! Get that scrap in the fight before it’s too late! Search your attic, your cellar, garage, and every possible nook for those scraps that will help win the war! Page 2 ORANGE BLACK (M—her ORANGE BLACK Published Bi-Weekly by the Journalism Class of Charlotte High School Circulation 600 Subscription Rates $.75 STAFF Publisher .......................... Dorothy Dean Managing Editor .................. Bernard Collins Editor-in-Chief ................. Mary Schwartz Business Manager...............................Leo Marisch Advertising Manager............Virginia Spagnuolo Faculty Adviser...........................Winifred Wells Reporters................Rest of Journalism Class Prediction There comes in chilly November On a certain holiday A fight that rocks this section In a iriendly sort of way. For the Orioles and Islanders Will meet 'mid yells and cheers To settle where the brown jug lives For the next one hundred years! You can help our team to win this fame In a simple sort of way. Gather all your friends together And plan to be there that day. This is an early reminder; Be on hand at our own private war . With our excellent morale behind them. Can’t you see that remarkable score? —Bernard Collins. All Out For War? The war effort is a problem dealt with ser- iously by everyone, and Charlotte high school is no exception. We. the students, are doing a bigger and better Job than ever before, but the question is. “Are we doing enough?” In answer to this you doubtless will say that you are buying defense stamps and will soon have another bond. But again. Is this enough? How many of us have driven our cars at noon when a walk would have saved the nation's gas and the tires on our cars? How many of us also have forced ourselves to forget about that scrap in the garage or attic, that scrap which would, if put to proper use help to build tanks, ships, or planes? Yes. let us ask ourselves these questions and then with a clear conscience try to say that we are doing everything we can toward this great national project, defense. Stamps and bonds are being sold through every possible source. Anywhere can be found scrap depots, paper drives, metal salvage campaigns, and voluntary classes in Red Cross work, air raid warden training or auxiliary police practice. With war at our front door, how can we forget for even a moment that each one of us has a job to do? This is war, a fight for freedom, a fight for the rights we received on a silver platter. Now we are being asked to help preserve that privilege so that our children will enjoy what we. as the adolescents of today, are possessing. We are only now realizing the values of freedom and the secur- ity of a self government. Is it worth fighting for? Of course it is! Every part of the United States is a sacred tradi- tion to each of us. and we cherish it for its nobility and courage. Every Wednesday we shall be asked to buy a share in America. Can we find it within our- selves to refuse a course which so greatly needs our one hundred per cent support? I t us give ( everything we can. and our every effort. Uncle Sam will receive gratefully, and even more eagerly do his best to use our strength to preserve what everyone wants—FREEDOM. Senior Library The books in the senior library are to be used for educational purposes and if all students remem- ber this and use them properly, they will last for years to come. Being the most useful place in high school, the library should be frequently vis- ited. Last year Charlotte high school received many new books from the Kellogg Foundation, which were catalogued before being displayed. The following procedure is used in checking out books. In the first place, if you don't know w'here a certain type of book is that you want, you should ask the librarian. It is his duty to help you find the books you want. You must never check out a book by yourself. If you have found a book you want, take it to the librarian at the desk and he will sign it out in your name. If you have used a book for the hour and you don’t Just know where it belongs, take It to the librarian and he will put it back. There will be a better library if every student will feel responsible for the condition of the books and magazines. So be sure that each one is returned to its proper place when you have finished using it. Their Theme Songs ‘My Devotion .....................Connie Beebe Miss You ’........................Paul Kutsche ‘Somebody Else Is Taking My Place” Marge Hamilton Three Little Sisters ...Mary King. Joan Barnes. and Charlene Day Wonder When My Baby’s Coming Home Virginia Nisse Be Careful. It’s My Heart ......George Wildern Take Me .........................Bonnie Gingrich We’ll Meet Again ..................Anne Gregarek •From Taps Till Reveille .........Joyce Weinman •Jingle. Jangle. Jingle”..............Dot Dean Who Wouldn’t Love You? ....Miss Isham. Mr. Hill •Love In Bloom .................Lucille Stocking •We Did It Before”......Charlotte Football Squad •You Go To My Head ................Mrs. Wildern Small Fry ...............................Freshmen •He’s My Guy?”....................Ersie Brown Idaho”............................Francis Jane •Music Maestro. Please ...............Mr. Hynes Any Bonds Today ......................Mr. Maner •Come and Get It .................Mary Sanders Do I Worry”................Orange Black Staff 1 Got A Guy in Kalamazoo ......Mary Jane Locke My Gal Sal .....................Sally Sterrett •Dark Eyes ....................Virginia Spagnuolo •Jim”.............................Jim Thornton •Stop Kissing My Sister ..............Dick Davis •Send Me One Dozen Roses .........Phyllis Wietzke What kind of coat is there that has no but- tons and you put it on wet? A coat of paint. JOHNSON’S H-C SINCLAIR SERVICE CORNER OF MAIN and HENRY SPORT SHOES THE WANTED KIND GRIFFIN’S Compliments From Charlotte Candy Co. Wilcox-Gay Corporation MANUFACTURERS OF NATIONALLY FAMOUS “REC0RDI0” tPersona ity Paragraphs When I asked Duane Nicol if I might inter- view him. the reply was. Sure. and he gave me one of those questioning smiles. Football is nat- urally his favorite sport and algebra his favorite study. On the question of food he replied. Scal- loped potatoes hit the spot.” Hedy I aMarr rales high on his movie star list. When asked his opinion of girls. Duane shyly stated. They're all right.—some times. This handsome curly-headed sophomore was finally cornered on his way out for football. It seems as if Mary Lou is sort of playing second fiddle. Could it be that he has other interests? Mae West is his favorite actress. Woodshop rates first among his subjects. Yard Bird Shuffle is one of his well-liked pieces. Perhaps you have guessed who this popular sophomore is—none other than Dick Schneckenberger. Girls have you noticed a newcomer from Oli- vet? Harold Loucks is his name, and don't you envy his wavy pompadour? Don’t let it thrill you though. He has a girl in Olivet. Do you know a certain senior boy often seen with Eugene Royston? We believe the lad knows a good deal, but he seems to keep It to himself. He is usually wearing an F. F. A. sweater. He says the girls are pretty bad. When asked about his pastime, his face brightened and the reply was. I work at Jay's . He plays a bass horn In the band and just loves to argue with Mr. Maner in third hour government class. Yes. you guessed his name. Wayne Parr. SPeme nher 'll)hen-- Most of the senior boys had mustaches? Kenny Wooddell was a carefree lad? Chuck Gordon repeated an introduction? Miss Angerer had 3rd hour home room? The Eaton Rapids bleachers blew down? Pupils congregated in the halls before school? We were in Miss Nelthorpe’s plays? We were all finger printed? Mr. Gresso: How do you explain this E on your Geometry paper. Vernon? Gresso. Jr.: Well dad. the only way I can figure it out is that they must have thought I de- served the Army-Navy E . A. C. CHENEY Funeral Howe Compliments From rtrtt Eaton Fleetwing HOTEL CARNES ★ Colborn - Fulton Lumber Co. The Big Red Shed LUMBER - COAL Phone No. 9 ORANGE A BLACK Page 3 Charlotte Orioles Trim I .alee Odessa Eleven 26-0 Playing In both rain and snow, the Orioles came back Friday. September 25 and beat Lake Odessa In a night game 26-0. On the Irst kick-off of the game Mike Mathews took the hall on his 10 yard lino and with good blocking and shifty running ran 90 yards for a touch down. Clever's conversion was good and the score stood 7-0. The next drive started from the Charlotte 45 yard line and on a series of plunges by MacDonald and end running by Mathews, the ball was driven to the Lake Odessa 8 yard line where MacDonald, on a line buck, took It over for the second tally of the first quarter. The conversion was no good because of a fumble. About midway in the second quarter the Oriole team got under way again and after a march of 92 yards, consis- ting of 5 first downs. Mathews took the hall over making the score 19-0. The try for extra point was no good. The half started with Clever kick ing off to R. Allen who returned It to the Charlotte 30 yard line. The Lake Odessa team was stopped on four straight plays and the ball went over to Charlotte. The Orioles made drives to the I ake Odessa 10 yard line and again to the 5 yard line, where Gres- so went over for the fourth touch- down. The kick for extra point was good, making the score 26-0. The game ended with the visiting team unsuccessfully throwing passes from mid-field. Ricker’s Service Sta. GA6 OIL BREAD - GROCERIES POPCORN CANDY Orioles Lose Opener To Lakeview, 20-6 The Charlotte Orioles encountered a strong Lakeview eleven in a non- conference tilt at Hattie Creek on the afternoon of Friday. September 18. and met defeat by a score of 20 to 6. The Charlotte gridders started things rolling when fullback Mac- Donald led a smashing attack from midfield and plunged over from the five in early minutes of the contest. The try for extra point was no good. Midway in the second quarter. Mike” Mathews, speedy Oriole back, receiv- ed the pigskin on the Charlotte twenty md struck out around right end be- hind a well-formed interference to mid-field, then cut to the left, side- stepped several tacklers and galloped over the Hattie Creek goal line for a marker. However, the officials declar- ed “Mike had stepped out of bounds on this breath-taking sprint and the play was called back. This ended Charlotte's scoring opportunities for they never penetrated deep into Lake- view territory after that. Twice in the second period the Bat- tle Creek boys found pay dirt once on a twenty yard heave from Katz to Drum and the other on a wide end sweep by substitute Hollott. They suc- ceeded in converting one extra point in the second period. Their other score came late in the first quarter and the extra point was good. The teams were of about even weight, but the Charlotte lads seem- ed unable to stem the Maroon and ERICKSON Veterinary Hospital ★ ★ ★ Have Your Car Winterized Now BAUM’S Standard Service Phone 9177 CCSEACRE fLOWERS Fruits - Vegetables GROCERIES BOB’S MARKET Pocket Knives Flashlights TSCHE’ Ku HARDWARE S Everything in Hardware THE VOMBERG CO. ★ ★ ★ Home of Hart, SchafTner Marx Clothes MORRIS 5c to $1 STORE Complete Line of School Supplies READY-TO-WEAR CLOTHES White's oncoming attacks. Lakeview’s aerial play was too well executed for the Orange £ Black defense. The Orange £ Black eleven came back strong after the intermission and held Lakeview in check for the remainder of the game. Pussy” Wil- more. MacDonald. Mathews and Thornton were outstanding cogs in t.he local machine. The line-up was as follows: Charlotte Shumaker LE Lakeview Drum Thornton LT Gaskell Willard (Capt.) LG Lieter Clever C Marquart Wilmore RG Thomas Wood RT Lelts Gordon RE Wieder (Capt.) Nicoi QB Westfall Snyder LH Katz Mathews RH Miller MacDonald FB Karver Score by quarters: 1 2 3 4 F Lakeview 7 13 0 0 20 Charlotte 6 0 0 0 6 Substitutions: Lakeview: Hollott. I eover, and Bar- nes. Meet the Ends CHARLES GORDON: This hand- some lad is 5’ 11”. has blue eyes and blonde hair. He thinks the team is swell, but It doesn't have much enthus- iasm. Maybe this is because there is so little school spirit. By the way— he eats wheaties! ERWIN RADEE. Erwin, a fresh- man. is 5’ 11” and weighs 160. He started practicing with the team, when he was in the eighth grade. He's good already: think what he’ll be when he’s a senior. GALE SHUMAKER: Another good man on our team is in his sophomore year, so we can plan on him for three years yet. One of the things he en- joys most is the excitement before a game with all his friends and school pals yelling for the team. Let's help him along with a little school spirit. DON TAYLOR: Don is about 6’ 2”. blonde, and has blue eyes. He thinks Betty Grable is tops in filmdom. He also thinks our football team is tops. Charlotte: Mohre. Radee. Sanders, Lipsey. Fuller. Gresso. Carrigan. Schneckenberger. Officials: Referee: Elliott Umpire: Beam Headlinesman: Knode PRAY COMPANY ★ it ★ FURNITURE and UNDERTAKING PRIVATE AMBULANCE SERVICE MAIN SWEET SHOP DELICIOUS HOT FUDGE 15c BRUNO SPAGNUOLO first national Bank Delicious Food AT Vera’s Restaurant INSURANCE BONDS STRECKS AGENCY REAL ESTATE Fred A. Richey Co. DRY GOODS READY-TO-WEAR RUGS JAMES B. CHURCH RICHELIEU FOOD STORE Phone 200 Charlotte. Mich. Wright Radio Shop Phone 288 Sheet Music Reeds - Strings VIBRATOR REEDS Clarinet 20c Saxophone 35c HAVE YOUR LAUNDRY DONE THE EASY WAY By The Community Laundry CHARLOTTE’S COMPLETE Food Store A P Super Market FOWLER Chevrolet Sales Inc. L. L. JOHNSON ★ ★ ★ LUMBER CO. CHARLOTTE CAFE “THE HOME OF GOOD FOOD” We Serve from a Sandwich to a Banquet Quality. Service, Cleanliness is Our Motto Page 4 ORANGE BLACK Club News Several clubs are being organized for tBte school year. The F. F. A. held their meeting Sep- tember 29. All boys taking biology or agriculture were invited to join. A number of committees were ap- pointed to take care or such duties as: To sell potatoes the boys’ raised during the summer to determine a point system for letter winners: to make a calendar for the year’s activ- ities. Wayne Pifer was elected to be county reporter of the club. The dramatics club under the super- vision of the speech teacher. West T. Hill, held Its first meeting. September 24. The following officers were elected: Joyce Weinman, president: Ailleen Young, vice president: Lucille La- Point. secretary: Clara Mae Morey, treasurer. The purpose of this club is not only to act. but also to learn about stage set up. art. and various other duties connected with the stage. No definite date has been set for the next meeting. There is also to he a dance club. It will be held every Monday evening in the old gym at 8:00 p. m. No plans have been made positively as yet. how- ever. Girls’ Glee Club Starts Activities The girls’ glee club made its first appearance this year at the Froebel school. Tuesday. The members sang two selections. “Mourning, an Ital- ian folk song, and Dream Song.' by Brahms. The class has an attend- ance of 26 girls who are as follows: Joyce Denison. . Myrtle Edick. Mary Ellen Freed. Barbara Goff. Esther Grove. Phyllis Hack. Jean Kerstetter. Martha Monroe. Clara Mae Morey. Beverly Paton. Rita Payne. Anna Mae Royston. Colleen Royston. Mil- dred Skinner. Glenna Snyder. Virginia Spagnuolo. Sally Sterrett, Joyce Suth- erland. Lois Willard. Belle Jane Will- ett. Dora Mae Ward. Lucille Stocking. Bonnie Gingrich, and Edith Ricker. Phyllis Wietzke is pianist. Try outs for trios and sextets were held this week. The glee club expects to have a full and active year. Always before Mrs. Morey has taken all phone calls, but now all calls come to Mrs. Mead. Also, the hectograph and mineograph machines are in the office of Mr. Hynes. Another change is the schedule card system. No one is to look up a stu- dent in a class, hut is to ask the per- son in charge to find the information for him. Mead, Principal’s Secretary This year for the first time, the principal of Charlotte high school has a full time secretary. Mrs. Earl Mead is doing the office work for Mr. Hynes. Young’s Jewelry Shop Watches - Diamonds • Silverware Clocks - Glassware - Dinnerware GIFTS THAT LAST Phone 637 Expert Repairing Munger Hardware Co. HARDWARE - JOHN DEERE FARM IMPLEMENTS PLUMBING SUPPLIES DUPONT PAINT Stevenson Studio . . . FOR . . . j Better Photographs Piano Toning By L. G. ARNOLD 22 Years’ Experience Act Before Gas Rationing at Wright Radio Shop Eaton County Sheriffs Department ★ ★ ★ MILTON J. KRIEG. Sheriff Charlotte Home Dairy SCHOOL LUNCH - - 25c Visit Our Fountain Community Oil Co. TEXACO PRODUCTS Corner of Lawrence Bostwick Aves. - Lansing St. jflumni 9 civs Russell Dean. '42. Is home from his work in Georgia, and has Joined the navy. Jack Garlinghouse. '37. who is at- tending the University of Michigan was here. Friday. Jean Carlson has enrolled in West- ern State Teachers College. She is a graduate of ‘42. Jack Mate. '40. has joined the air corps. Pvt. Burleigh Wellman, ex '43. is now located at Patterson field. Fair- field. Ohio. Clayton Friar, ex '43. and Burleigh Forseman. ex '43. joined the navy this fall. Robert Taylor. '37. was home from the University of Michigan, where he is studying medicine. Bob Davis. '42. is working in the of- fice at the Olds. Mrs. Clark Wells Passes The students of Charlotte high school extend their deepest sympathy to Miss Winifred Wells, advisor to Journalism class whose mother. Mrs. Clark Wells passed on last Wednesday. fcaton (County auinya Bank USE OUR LAY AWAY PLAN FOR CHRISTMAS GIFTS W. E. WRIGHT Jewelry and Gifts Locker Room Gossip This year's team is a very well bal- anced one. The line averages 165 lbs., while the backfieid averages 160. Th Lake Odessa game was some- thing of a verbal battle also. Chuck Gordon and a visiting line man ex changed many a fierce word during the game. The football team gets some of its nourishment in the 5th hour study hall eating suckers. Coach Gobel asks: Why do certain senior boys spend so much time in the halls after school? Who did Mike Mathews make I he first touchdown for in the Lake Odessa game? (She’s from Baton Rap- ids). Dr. A. J. Garlinghouse EAR - NOSE - THROAT - EYE OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN and SURGEON ALLEN’S MARKET HOME DRESSED MEATS Our Meats are State Inspected We Do Custom Butchering MAUSOLEUMS MARKERS MONUMENTS R. W. Carr Granite Co. 113 W. Lawrence Ave. Charlotte, Michigan Jungle Print Sports For School Whether you’re a freshman or senior you’ll choose these New Jungle Prints - THEY’RE A REAL HIT FRED MURRAY CO. JUNIOR COATS There’s only one size coat to fit you properly, flatteringly, if you’re a “junior” size woman, and it’s HERE at Vaughn Ragsdale's! Whether you're plaid-mad or adore the new soft tweeds and solid colors, you’ll find exactly the new fall coat or you want. Sizes 10 to 20. PLAIDS! TWEEDS! SOLIDS! VAUGHN RAGSDALE and up SHELDEN LUMBER CO. w LUMBER, BUILDER’S SUPPLIES PAINTS - FUEL It’s a Treat to Eat at the Green Light DINNERS SUNDAES MALTEDS SANDWICHES Just the place for a snack after the football game or dance TEACHERS’ INSTITUTE ORANGE BLACK THE CHAR HI AN” VOLUME 17 CHARLOTTE. MICHIGAN. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 28. 1942 ISSUE 2 Military Program Is Introduced Coach Gobel, Mr. Hill and Mr. Grindall Sponsor New Fitness Program Physical fitness for the army is Im- perative. and ail able-bodied boys in Charlotte high school In the tenth grade and above are being prepared for military service. The Army has re- quested this because it takes them from nineteen to twenty weeks to get fellows in physical shape before they ran start their special training. The physical fitness program has been designed to prepare boys, so that they will be able to go directly into specialized training. Coach Malcolm Gobel was given de- tails last fall in Ann Arbor at the phy- sical fitness clinic, and it was intro- duced almost immediately in the Char- ! lotte high school. The program is designed to build up their physique and stamina. For the present the boys are being trained In calesthenics and games to ! develop endurance, along with pre- cision drill. Allan Murray's woodshop is build- ing various obstacles which will 1)e ar- ranged in an obstacle course on the playground. This course is designed to develop special skills such as: | scaling walls, rope climbing, swing- ! ing handover-hand on horizontal lad- j ders. and crawling through tunnels. An examination is being planned for all boys and anyone with physical i defects will be excluded. This program is being carried on during the second hour Monday and Wednesday, the fifth and seventh hours Tuesday and Thursday. Scout Activities Scout troop number 44. recently at- tended a scout cainporee at Camp Ki- wanis near Mason. Raton Rapids and Potterville were also represented. Nearly forty scouts and leaders were present in all. All scout meetings are held at 531 South Cochran every Monday night The scouts plan to build their own meeting room at this location, in the near future. On November 1. the scouts will start j a grease campaign. Each member I will be assigned a certain district to collect from. All money received from the sale of the grease will be placed in the troop treasury and used for dif- j ferent expenses. Hallowe’en Plans Changed Juniors Sell 650 Magazine Subscriptions Since the Regional M. E. A. In- stitute meets in East Lansing on Oc- tober 29-30 the usual Halloween fes- tivities are to be somewhat changed this year. Grade schools are to have parties in their rooms on Wednesday. October 28th, starting at one o’clock. At two o'clock all grades through the 6th are invited to the high school to see a movie. Beginning at three o'clock the high school students will meet In the high school auditorium where they will be entertained. This program is being financed by local citizens under the sponsorship of the Junior Chamber of Commerce. With Mrs. Alleen Llpsey as advisor, the juniors reached and surpassed the goals set by the last year’s class. The class of ‘44 set up three goals to work toward. They were: To make more sales than were made in the pre- vious year; 2nd. for an Individual to bring In more sales than Bruce Farr, who sold $74.75 worth, and 3rd. for everyone in the class to make at least one sale. In the first place, the juniors ex- ceeded last year’s total by $200, and secondly. Esther Jones broke Bruce Farr’s record by selling $107.50 worth. The third goal was not reached, how ever. About 80% of the class participa- ted. The four honor sellers were: Es- ther Jones selling $107.50 worth. Edna Robins. $46.25. Harry Curran. $41.50 and Lucille LaPoint, $38.50. Esther Jones and her team w’on and will therefore be honored at a pot- luck supper given by the losers. Orioles Defeat Howell, 46-1 2 Teachers Plan War Program. Monday. September 28. the teach- ers' club held a meeting in the home economics room. A supper was ser- ved. followed by the discussion. What the School Can Do in War Time. led by Mr. Maner. The officers of the organization for the year are: Leora Weymouth, pres- ident; Wallace Maner, vice president; .ella Hallifax. secretary; and Rose Fansluu. treasurer. An active part was taken In the local scrap drive by the club. Eighteen dollars' worth of prizes in the form of defense stamps, were distributed among the three students bringing in the most scrap. Famous Blind Xylophonist Appears In Assembly The senior high school students had the honor of hearing Pierce Knox, na- tionally known blind xylophone play- er in the high school auditorium on Friday morning. October 16. Mr. Knox was born in the year of 1921 in Washington. Iowa. At the age of four he was handicapped for lifetime by the loss of his eyesight. Until he was in the eleventh grade. Mr. Knox attended the Iowa school for the blind. His parents moved to Cal- ifornia in 1937. and he started to school there. His classmates read his lessons to him and his tests were giv- en orally. Themes and written work were done at home on the typewriter. He said. “I didn't find it any harder than a normal student does. He grad- uated from Castlemont high school. Oakland. California in June. 1939 Music teachers said he could never play the xylophone, but through his courage and determination he has mastered it despite the discourage- ments he met. He has been tutored very little. He copies his music by Braille dic- tation and memorizes a few bars at a time. He plays all classes of musi and enjoys it thoroughly. Mr. Knox was united in marriage with Miss Jean Hensley on July thirteenth. 1942 at Berkley. California. She accompanies him on his tours. He considers himself very fortunate, as she is very helpful to him with his music. His favorite pastimes are swim- ming and fishing. He likes the latter particularly well. Xylophonist Knox makes many hun dreds of appearances from coast to coast for nine months during the school year. He was accompanied by Miss Irene Franklin, who demonstrat- ed the many different uses of Braille. At the intermission a silver collec- tion of twenty-six dollars and sixty- seven cents was taken by the Char- lotte students, to help make books in Braille. Kenneth Kilmer and Clyde Dia- mond both of '42 have Joined the navy and are stationed at Great I akes. 111. Junior Play To Be Presented November 24 A Murder Has Been Arranged , a ghost story in three acts, by Emlyn Williams is the Junior play to be pre- sented November 24th under the di- rection of West T. Hill. The cast of characters Is: Miss Groze ............... Mary King Cavendish ....................... Not chosen Mrs. Wragg ............. Esther Jones Mrs. Arthur ........ Betty Lou Squibb Jimmy North ........ Arthur Stewarl Sir Charles Jasper . ..Russell DeLand Beatrice Jasper .... Lucille LaPoint Maurice Mullins .... Richard Sleater A Woman ............Mary Ellen Baker Student Direotor .... Clifford Martens Practice for the Junior play is well under way and the characters are making a successful progress. Petie Kelly class of '42 is working in the Selective Service office. ★★★★ ★ ★★ ★★ Dear Student Body: i The Eaton Rapids game is $ J just around the corner. This « is always an exciting time for every student in Charlotte high. £ Did you ever stop to realize J that this year Charlotte could J defeat Platon Rapids? A couple of weeks ago when the Orioles I played Grand I edge to a score- ; less tie. everybody went home J in good spirits: however, the J next day when people thought £ of the Eaton Rapids game their hearts sank. They didn't have J « any fighting spirit, none of that spirit It takes to win games. 4 which we are slated to lose. J This year it can be different. J We could win the little brown J jug if everybody will put forth a little extra spirit. Also this year, as it hasn't been for a couple of years, we are having a bonfire the night before the Eaton Rapids game. • Let’s make it a big success— J « everybody yell—everybody sing —everybody be happy — and « we’ll all share in a victory. J J Kenny Wooddell. Mayor. J Enthuiastic Onlookers Help Orioles on to Victory With the Oriole band performing, and the people in the stand cheering them on. the Charlotte eleven entered the field, last Friday night, with en- thusiastic confidence which brought them a 46-12 victory. After two minutes of play, the Or- ioles had the ball deep into Howell territory where MacDonald on a plunge play, carried the ball over for the first score. Clever's kick for the extra point was good. The kickoff went to the Jiowell 7 yard line where after three successive plays they were forced to punt upfield to the Oriole 45 yard line. After two power plays. Mathews, carried the ball 50 yards for the Orioles’ second count- er. Clever’s kick made the score 14-0. When the quarter ended. Carrigan car- ried the pigskin on an end run for 28 yards to the Howell one foot line. The second quarter resumed play with Car- rigan carrying the ball over for the third score. With several substitutes in the game for Charlotte. Cranston of Howell was shaken loose for 60 yards which was Howell’s first touchdown of the game. In the latter part of the first half. Lea. second team fullback carried the ball for the Orioles fourth score. Lea’s plunge for the extra point was good, leaving the score at the half 27-0. During the half time. Charlotte's band, five times winner at Holland, gave a wonderful display of marching, the first time this year that the weath- er permitted it. In the second half Howell immedi- ately roped to their second touchdown with Cranston carrying the ball. The try for conversion was not good leav- ing the score 27-12. Midway in the third quarter, the Or- ioles again showed spectacular run- ning and blocking as MacDonald car- ried the ball over for Coach Gobel’s gridders' fifth touchdown. Clever’s kick was blocked making the score 33- 12. Near the end of the third quarter. Mathews flashy quarterback, cut loose a brilliant end run to score the sixth touchdown. Clever's kick was good, raising the score 40-12. At the beginning of the fourth quarter. Mathews made another touch- down. leaving the final score 46-12. I It’s A Date J « Oct. 29-30—Teacher's Institute. - t Hurrah! Vacations) Oct. 30—Everett, there 2:30. ( We can take them! ) J Oct. 31 Halloween « (Take 'er easy kids!) Nov. II -Eaton Rapids, here. J 2:30 « ( We want that jug! ) £ Nov. 16—Dance Club Girl’s J Gym. 7:30. (Let's jive awhile.) « Nov. 17—Football Banquet. (Don't eat too much! ) £ ♦ ★ ★★ ★ ★ ★★★★ Page 2 ORANGE BLACK ORANGE BLACK Published Bi-Weekly by the Journalism Class of Charlotte High School Circulation 600 Subscription Rates $.75 STAFF Student Directory Senior Class President Duane Ntool. Vice president—George R. Willard. Secretary—Audrey Parr. Treasurer—Shirley Mate. Junior Class President—-Bob Orr. Vice president—Jack Bobier. Secretary—-Mary Jane Spagnuolo. Treasurer—Lucille LaPoint. Sophomore Class President—Joe Pray. Publisher ......................... Dorothy Dean Managing Editor ................ Bernard Collins Editor-in-Chief ................ Mary Schwartz Business Manager..............................Leo Marisch Advertising Manager..........Virginia Spagnuolo Faculty Adviser..........................Winifred Wells Reporters...............Rest of Journalism Class Victory Is Our Business Co-operating with the other schools of Mich- igan. the Charlotte schools also did their part toward Che war effort. With Victory their business, children from kindergarten to seniors brought in scrap in every way possible. A few of the strange sights seen were old vacuum sweepers being noisily pushed down the sidewalk, great teams puffing toward the junk pile with a heaping load of scrap, doll buggies carefully steered by their mistresses, trailer loads of metal coming in from every direction, small boys pushing big junk cars, and all sorts of methods rolling the scrap towards the growing pile. Although there was much absence from school, the students wasted no time during this mighty drive. It wasn’t just the emotion of being out of school, because it took no persuasion for the stu- dents to get in the mood of picking up any piece of scrap lying around. Very few if any sat back and let their neighbor do all the work. They certainly showed a remark� ))!? sense of patriotism. Teachers also co-operated by giving excused passes to any student who could go out and gath- er scrap. Through the rain and mud the scrap kept piling up toward a high goal. The students weren't trying to capture the generous prizes given, nor were they seeking fame from their fellow students. They were working for Victory! They were helping to keep our freedom which has been threatened by deadly foes. Every person felt that it was his chance for a slap at the Japs and the other threatening powers, and if other schools co-operate as well as did the ones in Charlotte, the bad men from across will get more than a gentle tap. This drive is now over, but the war is still on. Putting as much pep into buying war savings stamps and bonds will help to make the day of Victory a little nearer. Guess Who— 1. Cute junior girl.....cheerleader....brother graduated. 2. Senior boy...cute.....works at Jay’s....... drives a Model A.....Norma. 3........Sophomore boy sister and brother grad- uated dark hair.girl in Lansing.theatre. 4. Senior girl...brother a junior............boy friend in army....dime store. 5. Junior boy...huge.....football............seen with Carl. 6. Cute sophomore girl........dark hair.....in- terest in Potterville...........................sister graduated. 7. Senior girl....light hair....plays clarinet .....Cheney...two sisters graduated. JJicknamos George “Ramsdale Willard Esther “Sally Bradley Kenneth MAYOR Wooddell George “Cassie” Wlldern Wallace “Wally Maner Sally Smokey Sterrett Jack “Long John” Snow Richard “Carrottop” Davis Harold “Curley Loucks Dorothy “Butch Rogers Jerry “Scrubby” Sherman West “Westy Hill Ronald Joe E. Brown Marilyn “Johnnie” Johnson Vice president—'Dick Cooper. Secretary-treasurer—Clara Mae Morey. Freshman Class President—Wayne Holmes. Secretary-treasurer—Marian Cheney. Eighth Grade President—Richard Huffman. Vice president—Carl Lindblom. Secretary—Jacquelyn Yund. Treasurer-----Mary Mead. Seventh Grade President—Peter Kardel. Vice president—Junior Bruce. Secretary—Joanne Willard. Treasurer—Charles Mathews. Student Council Mayor—Kenneth Wooddell. Secretary—Gerry Niccum. Council Members Seniors: Bud Steinman. Donis Newth. Juniors: Ned Walters. Anna May Royston. Sophomore: Beverly Paton. Sally Sterrett. Freshman: Keith Frey. Venice Parr. Junior high: Lou Ann Potter. Bob Mohre. Peg- gy Skelly. COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS Finance—David Shaull. Chairman Celia Mae Tharp Assembly—Joyce Weinman, chairman Virginia Spagnuolo Phyllis Hack Marian Cheney Bob Orr Mixer—Dorothy Dean, chairman Connie Beebe Joyce Denison Printing. George Wildern Dick Davis Jerry Sherman Athletic -Harry Stucky. Jack Snow. Co-chairmen Candy Sales—Francis Jane Lost and Found—-Dorothy Rogers Book Exchange—Bruce Farr Oh, So ‘Different On the morning of October 31st. one may enjoy those pleasures such as of any other autumn day. He may walk through the corn fields, woods or cemeteries and breathe very easily, of the brisk fall air. His footsteps may flow through the brown and gold waves of leaves, and still he may have no fears. He may continue with his walk noticing every little beauty of the season, the corn shocks and pumpkins, the turning leaves, the knotty trees, the bright sun glowing on the tomb stones, the stones glistening like silver in the sunshine, and even the way the gate sways in the wind. All of this makes for a perfect day and these beauties of au- tumn seem never to change. But then comes the evening of this October 31st, and with it comes an atmosphere which sur- rounds all those beauties with mysterious shadows. Your walk now seems slightly different: the breezes are a little chilly: the leaves seem to creak under your weight: the pumpkins and corn shocks are sil- houetted against the clear sky. The sun is now a full moon and among those tomb stones that seem- ed so natural to you before, you seem to see faint white figures fleeing after each other. That gate of this morning is still swinging, but for some reason it seems now to be giving out weird noises that you hadn’t heard before. Then all of a sudden comes another change, something you didn’t see earlier in the day. What is it? You hear the cracking of twigs coming closer and closer. A warm breath seems as though it were directly upon you. then the climaxing “M-o-o-o . After you have collected your thoughts, you realize that it is only a stray cow. This also makes you awaken from your world of fantasy and realize too, that those ghosts, noises and reflections are all part of a Hallowe'en air, part of all that which seems so silly in the sunshine and oh. so gruesome in the moon light. Absent Without Leave! A certain freshman has broken nil records for absences, with a total of seven headaches, one toothache, and one day aside for hunting. Just stop and think what our school would be like if every student out of the 415 enrolled in the senior high, were absent as much as this freshman, and think of what a job it would be for the prin- cipal and teachers to keep track of everyone under such conditions. It is very essential for every student to attend school every day. because we have a job to do. the same as the boys in our armed forces. It means the same to the high school student to attend school and get everything possible out of the time he spends in improving himself, as it does to the boy in camp improving himself for letter fighting. If a student is continually absent from school, it isn’t difficult only for the teachers, but also for the student, because all of the work missed has to be made up before receiving credit. As a result of a number of absences in a row. the student is handi- capped by work not made up. which may lead to a failure of a subject or grade, and this is a waste of valuable time. So let us all try to get in as many working hours as possible. Sdeal Sfigh Sc 100 Sir Hair ............................. Wanda Wing Eyes ..................................Venice Parr Figure ..........................Connie Beebe Smile ......................... Charlene Day Voice ....................... Speaking ............... Joyce Weinman Singing ................. Phyllis Hack Pep ............................ Lois Willard Wit .................................. Mary King Dancing .......................... Gerry Niccum Height ........................ Frances Steward Personality ................... Mary Ix u Bobier IDEAL HIGH SCHOOL BOY Hair ............................. Harold Loucks Eyes ....................................... Ed. Dunning Smile ................................ Bob Orr Physique ...................... George McDonald Voice ....................... Speaking ................ George Wildern Singing ................ Kenneth Wooddell Pep .......................... ‘Mike’’ Mathews Wit .................................. Joe Pray Dancing .................................. Jerry Sherman Height ......................................Don Taylor Personality .................... Phillip Snyder Familiar Sights “Russ Martin with straw in his pockets. Elwood Martin's and Dave Shaull's cookie dust- ers. Class pictures floating around from hand to hand. Upper grade classmen taking physical fitness training. Connie Beebe continuously staring into Jack Thornton’s eyes. Only small crowds at the football games. Where’s our school spirit? Everything from a tin can to a jalopy in a scrap pile behind the school building. Automobiles chucked full of rural students at noon hour. Scrap To Be Or Not To Be The other day some of our dignified senior boys : decided to go scrap hunting. They found a piece of scrap, too; at least that’s what they thought, and dutifully hauled it back to the scrap pile with Russ Martin’s '35 Ford. Later, finding it was not so much junk as had been supposed, they were forced to retrace their steps, dragging their prize piece i after them. Mrs. Kiplinger was sorry too. because her room lost so many pounds. It was too bad! One student decided her father's stove grates were of no further use so used them to increase her poundage. letter her father came, looking for his precious stove grates. Wonder if he found them? Somehow, someway, a wheel from the scrap weighing scales came up missing. A wheel, that happened to fit, was salvaged from the scrap pile, however, so everything turned out O.K. Does any- one know what happened to the original wheel? Guess we didn’t do so bad after all. We atart- ed scrap business with one pair of scales and ended with three pairs that were kept busy all day long. Really, it was fun though, wasn't It? ORANGE A BLACK Page 3 Grand Ledge, Orioles Fight to 0-0 Tie Charlotte fought to a hitter (M) dead lock on Friday. October 9. with an over rated Grand I edge team. Al- though Grand («edge was deep In Oriole territory many times, they lack- ed that scoring punch as did Char- lotte The first quarter was uneventful because the teams seemed to he searching for each other's weakeness es The plays were all straight run- ning plays which didn't net much yardage for either team. In the sec- ond quarter through an exchange of kicks the Comets were on their own 30 yard line. Then they uncorked a pass which netted them 58 yards and almost a touchdown, hadn't Snyder made a spectacular tackle of McDan- iels. the receiver, on the Oriole ten. Grand Ledge then tried a series of plunges which failed on their last down They were on Charlotte's one foot line at the same second the half gun sounded and so ended the Comet's only serious scoring threat. The third period was a sprinting duel between Carrow and Clever in which Carrow had some very lucky punts landing inside Charlotte's ten. In the fourth quarter both teams start- ed trying the aerial route, hut neither team seemed able to click so the game closed in the deadlock score of 0-0. The starting lineup was: Chevrie LE Radee Smith LT Thornton Shone LG Willard Reed C (C.) Clever Clark RG Wllmore Kane RT Wood Simons RE Gordon Carrow QB Nicol Bouck LH Mathews McDaniels (C.) RH Snyder Gates FH MacDonald Hastings’ Eleven Trounces Orioles Playing on a wet field the Charlotte Orioles took their second defeat of the ' year at the hands of a strong Hast- | ings team. Hastings made the opening kick off with Mathews running the ball i hack to the Hastings’ 15 yard line. Al- ; though Mike went all the way over the goal line, officials ruled he stepped j out on the 15 . In a series of plunges Charlotte made the 5 yard marker for a first down, hut was unable to smash over the line. Hastings punted to the 37 yard line where the hall was downed. MacDon- ald and Mathews succeeded in smash Ing to a first down. Two passes were Iried. one succeeding, but not enough yards were gained. Hastings smashed thru to a first down, then punted on the third to our .1 yard line. With a combination of Mathews' running and MacDonald's plunging, the Orioles gathered plenty of yard- age. hut a pass was intercepted on the first down. Wilcox of Hastings opened a spec- tacular barrage of running in the sec- ond quarter to smash over for a touch ERICKSON Veterinary Hospital ★ ★ ★ RCSEACRE HCWfRS down. The try for the point was good. Mathews was downed on our 18 on the kickoff. With a pass failing on the first. MacDonald, with good block- ing plunged for a gain. However. Char- lotte had to punt. The Charlotte grid- j ders smeared the Hastings' man be- fore he got started with the ball. Hastings made some important yardage but was stopped Just before | the half. Charlotte kicked off with Hastings returning the ball to the 30. Wilcox again started clicking and went over for the second touchdown. The extra point was good. Mathews took Hastings' kick-off to 1 the 29 before he was stopped. In j spite of a penalisation, the Orioles j made a first down. On the fourth i down MacDonald punted to Hastings' J 11 yard line. A tricky play accounted j for a 27 yard run by Hastings. Hastings made several first downs ! but were stopped on Charlotte’s 35. PRAY COMPANY A ★ FURNITURE and UNDERTAKING PRIVATE AMBULANCE SERVICE ' Irirlr-trlrtrtrtrfrtrCrtrtrtririr-CrtrtrCr iitr-trirCr ANSWERS TO GUESS WHO £ l. Donna Hall £ 2. Wayne Parr ft 3. Dick Beechler 4. Virginia NIsse ft 5. George MacDonald 6. Betty LeVanWay C 7. Lucy Stocking ft ■Cr-trirtiirCrir irer-CrirCrCrCrCi-Crtrfrif-trirCrtritCr A Charlotte pass was intercepted by Hastings and after a few scrim- mages. the game ended with a score of Hastings 14. Charlotte 0. 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WILCCX-GAy CORPORATION MANUFACTURERS OF NATIONALLY FAMOUS “CCCCCGIC” LUMBER - COAL Phone No. 9 Page 4 ORANGE BLACK Two Girls and Two Boys Top Honor Roll IVith All .4 V Eighty Names Appear On List ; Girls Lead Boys 57 to 23 James Thornton. Dorothy Walker. Phyllis Wietske. 9th grade: Maynard Backofen. Shirley Briggs. Ronald Brown. Joyce Denison. Keith Frey. John Gardner. Roberta Garvey. Barbara Goff. Donald Hice. Wayne Holmes. Alice Lawrence. Betty LeVanway. David McClure. Dick Peck. Floyd Rich. Edith Ricker. Rose- mary Riley. Cleone Smith. Marilyn Upright. Charles Weaver. Betty I ou Eighty students' names appeared on the first honor roll of the year. The girls have a large majority over the boys, by 57 to 23. The two girls who received all A's j yVlcox. were: Esther Jones and Mary sth Krade: Ardyth Carlson. Sally Schwartz. The boys receiving all A’s Hale Carl Lindblom (all A's). Bar- were: Neil Roberts, and Carl Lind bam McGrath. Delores Michel. Mary kloin- Sanders. Wanda Wayne. Jacquelyn Yund. 7th grade: Milford Mason. Virginia Royston. Russell Santee. Phyllis Small- wood. Peggy Skelley. Mary l ou Ter- First Official Session The honor roll is as follows: 12th grade: Shirley Beals. Beatrice Clark. Dorothy Dean. Jack Goldman. Mary Hall. Francis Jane. Leo Marisch. Mary Schwartz, (all As). Mildred vwilli er. Joanne Willard. Skinner. Virginia Spagnuolo. Lucille_____________________________ Stocking. Doris Wehr. Jeanne Payne. llth grade: Joan Barnes Jack Bo- Student Council Holds bier. Dorothy Furu. Gertrude Heinze. Esther Jones (all A's). Max King. Patsy Lewis. June Mayhew. Ruth Rich. Neil Roberts (all A's). Edna Robins. Ro selva Rushton. Donna Vierk. 10th grade: Dorothy Blodgett. Mary Lou Boibier. Barbara Bradley. Mary Lou Caughey. Howard Cherry. Rosa Cooper. Carla Farrier. Mary El- len Freed. El ine French. Josephine Harag. Geraldine Harmon. Jack Hess. The first meeting of the student council was held Wednesday, October 7. in the home economics room. Mrs. Joy Murray's fourth hour cooking class prepared and served dinner for the members and advisors. Harlan Mc- Call. former advisor of the council, was a guest. The meeting was conducted by May or Kenneth Wooddell and mlnntes Junior King. Beverly LJpsey Esther were „ Q Niccum. secre. Robins. Betty Ruhson. Virginia Shaw. u,.y of the rauncll_ Frances Smith. Laurel Starr. Betty Sumerlx, Anna Mae Thornton. Seniors Sponsoring Christmas Card Drive The seniors started their annual Christmas card drive October 2. At the «nd of the first two weeks. the sales had progressed very rapidly. Three hundred eighty-three orders have been taken so far. Mr. Maner, senior class adviser, commented. It is too early to tell, but from all indications, we should do as well as last year's class. Any one wishing to purchase cards can order them from any senior. MAUSOLEUMS MARKERS MONUMENTS R. W. Carr Granite Co. 113 W. Lawrence Ave. Charlotte. Michigan New BLUEBIRD DIAMOND RINGS BLUEBIRD PEARLS and Complete Line of Jewelry W. E. WRIGHT Jewelry and Gifts Munger Hardware Co. HARDWARE JOHN DEERE FARM IMPLEMENTS PLUMBING SUPPLIES DUPONT PAINT Stevenson Studio . . . FOR . . . Better Photographs Eaton County Sheriff’s Department ★ ★ ★ MILTON J. KRIEG. Sheriff Charlotte Home Dairy SCHOOL LUNCHES TASTY MALTEDS DELICIOUS HOME MADE PIES Meet The Tackles Jack Thornton — This handsome senior has been playing football at C.H.S. for three years. He is six feet tall and tips the scales at 175. Jack devotes most of his time to football and Beebe. His ambition is to treat Eaton Rapids. Incidentally if you're looking for Jack during a game his number is 45 on offense he plays left tackle and on defense he plays left half in the backfield. Leon Wood—Leon Is a tall rangy fellow who hails from the country. He is a senior this year and has had two previous years in football. Although Leon Is 6’2 and wears size No. 12 shoe, he gets around well enough to hold down the right tackle position on the varsity. Usually Leon is seen carrying that certain somebody’s In- strument case around with a gleesome look in his eye. 51 is his number and he plays on the right side of the line. Dan Fuller—-As sophomore Dan’s face is seen very frequently In the line- up. Dan stands 6' even and weighs 185. One difficulty in playing foot- ball is that it interrupts his hunting but he gets enough on Sunday so he can struggle thru the week. ALLEN’S MARKET HOME DRESSED MEATS Our Meats are State Inspected We Do Custom Butchering Job’s Daughters Dance The annual fall Job's Daughter dunce is to be held October 30th at the Masonic Temple. Moonlight Jam- boree is to be the theme which the girls are carrying out. The commit- tee. which was chosen for the dance is as follows: Betty Squibb, decora- tion chairman; Mary King, invitation chairman; and Dorothy Dean, chair- man in charge of orchestra. The tickets, seventy-five cents per couple, are now on sale and can b purchased from any member of Job's Daughters. Compliments From Charlotte Candy Co. SPORT SHOES THE WANTED KIND GRIFFIN’S Compliments From Eaton Fleetwing Young’s Jewelry Shop Watches - Diamonds - Silverware Clocks - Glassware • Dinnerware GIFTS THAT LAST Phone 637 Expert Repairing SPORTEES You’ll be as popular as an All-American this semester if you choose from our new styles by Jolene. Come in and see our endless col- lection of colors and styles. They're inexpensive too! FRED MURRAY CO. No girl's wardrobe is complete without a |_ CO L UJ Q. stunning ? 2° $% £ O JUNETTE JUNIOR ERCCK Just the thing for this winter l° o: 2 -a z Prices $4.84 to $10.84 £ VAUGUN RAGSDAEE Community Oil Co. TEXACO PRODUCTS Corner of Lawrence Bostwick Aves. - Lansing St. SHELDEN LUMBER CO LUMBER, BUILDER’S SUPPLIES PAINTS - FUEL BEAT EATON RAPIDS! ORANGE BLACK BUY WAR STAMPS THE CHARHIAN” VOLUME 17 CHARLOTTE. MICHIGAN. WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 11, 1942 ISSUE 3 Orioles To Play Islanders Here Today Gas Rationing Begins Nov. I 8 Hawthorne and Grammar Schools Places For Registering Michigan’s 1.500.000 passenger car owners will take turns November 18. 19. and 20th at registering for gas. The registration for gas will be on the same basis as the sugar ration. The basic “A card will be given to every car owner on Wednesday. Thurs- day and Friday. November 18. 19 and 20. The hours are as follows: Wednes- day. 1-4. Thursday. 4-9 p. m.. Friday 8:30 to 11:30 a. m. and 1 to 4 p. m. All owners of vehicles on the oast side of town will receive books at the Hawthorne school, all on the west side of town will go to the Grammar. Teachers will help in the distributing of the books. Rural people will receive cards at rural school only. Five rules have been made, which everyone must agree to obey before he or she will receive a card. The rules are as follows: No. 1. agree to the 35 mile per hour speed limit; No. 2. pos- sess no more than five tires per ve- hicle. (Trailers are permitted only the tires on running wheels.); No. 3. list the serial numbers of the tires on the application and on his tire inspection record; No. 4. agree to have tire In- spected at regular intervals at officia’ tire inspection station; No. 5. positive- ly prohibit tire abuse. The A card will allow 4 gallons per week for any vehicle. Men and •women who drive to work. etc., and farmers who have trucks and tractors will be allowed more only by the decision of the board. They •will receive 'B and “C cards for this. These books will be issued only in the county ration boards. Motorcycle owners will also be reg- istered and given a ‘D” book. Up and Down The Corridors Have you noticed the diamond ring on Gerry Niccum’s third finger, left hand? C All hoy� taking the physical fitness training program have had a blood test and physical exam. staff of the 1942-43 year book held its first meeting in the senior study. Tuesday. November 2nd. the sixth period. Plans are under way to make this the best Charhian ever! C. Wonder if Mayor “Chief Dirty Shirt Wooddell fells honored with his title? C.I t rsonal nomination for one of Charlotte high's loveliest lassies. Ersie Brown C.Kva Jeanne Kiplinger. class of '37. was elected Secretary of , Region 3 of the Michigan Education j Association in East Lansing. October 29-30. C.l,ld you know George Wil- lard is quite a poet? C.w111 see y°u at the Charlotte-Eaton Rapids game today. CM ary Lou. Mary Lou Bolder. Bolder. Mary Lou (courtesy of Kenny Wooddell.� cAd(lerf Miracle: Bob Orr with his Spanish lesson done. 1 Wonder if I ou Ann Potter would like to be a Boy Scout or did Chief . Blue Sky make a mistake? c 'Judy” Grove and Don Taylor are in the mood. C nvious wish: to he as tall as Jack Clever. C_Several seniors have had their pictures retaken. What’s the matter, gang, were you nervous? cTaske,ball practice be- gan November 4th. fiThe re Monday. November 1. was most suc- cessful. CJeanette Gardner says Wayne Steward is a good basketball player. C,,ow ™any have seen Mrs. Miniver ? Cpersonal nomination for Charlotte high’s “All American Girl.” Charlene Day C.Has Duane Nicol found romance? C.There are many new books in the school library. Some of them include: The Magnificent Ambersons . Booth Tarkington: Royal Road to Romance . Richard Halliburton: The Crisis”. Winston: Churchill; Miss Bishop , Bess; Streeter Aldrich; and “Seventeen . Booth Tarkington. C.,Iave y°u seen the Spanish display In Miss Isham’s room?—So long. Howard Cleaves to Give Unique Assembly Thursday Thursday. November 12th at 9:00 A. M . Howard Cleaves will present an assembly program totally different from any we have had at the high school. Mr. Cleaves is well known from coast to coast and the picture he is going to show. “Animals At Night, is the only one of its kind in the country. It depicts animals living their natural lives which they do during the night. At the Detroit World Adventure Series, last year. Mr. Cleaves was a headliner with the same lecture which will be presented here. Maurice Cherry. ‘41. will return to Michigan State College this fall, to re- sume his training in a two year six week short course in general agri- culture. Richard Tharp. ’41. is serving in the United States Coast Guards. i j Srsie Says.., [ Nov. 11 Eaton Rapids Game ‘ (we want that “little brown ! jug”) � [ Nov. 12—Gas Ration J t (shucks, no vacation) Nov. 12- -Howard Cleaves As- ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ sembly (learn about the outdoors) Nov. 13—Gas Rationing Nov. 13—‘Movies (more education!) Nov. 16—‘Dance Club “be careful: it's my foot ) Nov. 16—More Movies Nov. 17—Football Band Ban- � quet J (plenty of food and a good speaker!) J Nov. 20—Senior High Get Ac + qualnted Party and Dance + (come stag and get acquaint ed. J r Orange Black Salutes COACH MALCOLM GOBEL Special credit should be given to. Coach Malcolm Gobel who has done | all within his power to make the '42 , football season a success. In August before school started. Mr. Gobel be- j gan to drill his football squad In order to prepare them for games against formidable opponents. Gobel’s ever fighting team has gone into defeat twice, tied once, and won four of th? seven games played. Mr. Gobel has been a member of the Charlotte faculty and coach of the basketball and football teams for seven years, this year being the eighth. He also has health classes and a geometry class. Even though Mr. Gobel shuns pub licity, it Is with great pride that Or- ange and Black salutes him for being the genial person he is. and for the many goals in which he has reached the top in achievement. Junior Play Postponed Until December 18th Because of other engagements pre- viously planned for November 24. the date of the junior play has been changed to December IS. The character for Cavendish, not chosen before the last issue of the “Orange and Black , is to be Neil Roberts. The production staff has been chosen as follows: stage manager. Mr. Murray: assistants. James Wil- son and Jack Thornton: student di- rector. Clifford Martens: business manager. Donna Vierk: assistants. Edward Dunning and Dorothy Furu; property manager. Mary Scovill: as- sistant. Betty Franklin; and costume manager. Edna Robins; assistants. Donna Hall. Dorothy Heinze and Shirley Walker. jilumni 9 cws Bob VanAlstine. 42. is in Iowa City. Iowa. Pvt. Carroll A. Stringham. '41. is in Camp Roberts. California. Don Grier and Herbert Stacy. '42. have joined the ground crew of the Army Air Corps. Charlotte Team Meet Islanders Will Play to Bitter End To Regain The Little Brown Jug After winning a 32-9 victory over the Everett Y’ikings. the Charlotte Or- ioles will meet the Eaton Rapids Is- landers in their rival tilt today. The game begins at 2:30 p. m. on the Charlotte athletic field. Both teams have had a good season and are drilling hard for the annual contest. The Charlotte reserves have improved considerably since the be- ginning of the year. Although the woolen mill city school has had possession of the little brown jug since the Armistice day battle in 1937. the Orange and Black squad have the determination and courage to fight to the bitter end. to bring the Jug back home. The Oriole team will be strongly supported by the student body and many enthusiastic fans from the city. With the victories of the last two games to their credit, the local lad3 have a hard hitting and fleet footed line which deserves lots of credit for their performance in the '42 gridiron season, whether they win or lose to- day. The starting lineup will undoubted ly be the same as in the last few games. Since this is the last game for the year, eleven of the boys who are seniors play their last game for Charlotte and end their high school football careers. They are the follow- ing: Duane Niool, Jack Clever. George Willard. Jack Thornton. Ix ren Wil more. Leon Wood. Charles Gordon. Phillip Snyder. Don Taylor. Robert Lipsey. and Robert Sanders. These boys have played a major part in Charlotte’s record for the past three years, and will regretfully turn in their suits after this Oriole and Islander struggle. American Legion Sponsor Armistice Day Assembly Krieg to Explain 8th Grade Award The annual Armistice day assembly program is to be presented by the American Legion. The program will begin with Mr. Csatlos leading the group in the flag salute. During the assembly Milton Krieg is to explain about the awards which are to be presented to two students of the eighth grade this spring. The boy is chosen because of his being outstanding in honor, courage, schol- arship. leadership, and service. The girl should be outstanding in courage, character. service. companionship, and scholarship. The speaker for this program is to be a soldier from Fort Custer. He has been over-seas and is to tell of some of his experiences in foreign lands. Page 2 ORANGE BLACK ltil-is) ORANGE BLACK Published Hi-Weekly by the Journalism Class of Charlotte High School Circulation 600 Subscription Rates $.75 STAFF Publisher .........................Bernard Collins Managing Editor ...................George Willard Editor-In-Chief .................Jeanette Gardner .Business Manager .................Anne Gregarek Advertising Manager .............Celia Mae Tharp Faculty Adviser ...................Winifred Wells Reporters ...............Rest of Journalism Class Armistice Day Bells rang! Banners and flags waved! People shouted and sang! Hands played and cannons shot in tribute! The whole United States was pouring over with gladness. People danced in the streets to the bells and the bugles. Joy rose to the towers and hung quivering in the tree-tops. Why? It was November 11. 1918. and the arm- istice had been signed. Germany and the Allies had reached an agreement and the war was over. Peace again ruled the world. Living soldiers would soon be home at last; that was why people everywhere were rejoicing. There may be glory in war. but the glory of peace is much stronger than that small part gained in war. For every year since November 11. 1918, this day has been observed as a national holiday in which peace is celebrated by all Americans. Today, we cannot celebrate that armistice full heartedly because we are again engaged iu a war in which we are striving for a lasting peace. Let us sacrifice so that this war may cease and so that there will be a better world in which to live hereafter. Let us all prepare for a second armistice by giving our best effort to the establish- ment of peace upon true foundations. Lost, Strayed or Stolen What has become of our school spirit? Who stole the spirit of C.H.S.? Could it be that Eaton Rapids had something to do with it. five years • go? Did it go with the little brown jug in '37? Years ago in C.H.S., we used to see orange and black in the halls all the time. Where has it gone? Are we going to sit back and let our school disappear in the smoke of defeat? With- out school spirit we can't possibly beat Eaton Rapids. Let's all wake up now and show the town folks we are all behind the team. They will turn out to the games, too. if the student body | shows a little interest in the games. It's our ; school: it's our team; and it's our duty to get I some people out to the game or Armistice Day. ; We all know the time; we all know the date; we all know where we should be; and we had better j be out to that game! Wo used to say that the student body didn't support the cheerleaders. Now we can easily say that the cheerleaders don't support the student body. How many cheerleaders turned out to the Everett game. Friday. October 30. or weren't you there either? Yes. we had one. but where was she? It took the student body to cheer for the team and try to lead the cheerleader. Is that what cheerleaders are for? Years ago we had co- operation in our school, but where did we lose it?| This can’t go on indefinitely. When the team | Is out plugging for you. do you stand on the side lines and complain about the weather? Did you ever stop to think that the team Is playing in the rain. mud. or snow for you? O. K. Now let’s get out and bring out the school spirit. What do you say? Will you be there? Study Hall Suggestions To help the teachers this year, suggestions for a better study hall were turned in last year by the study hall teachers. The suggestions have been posted on the bulle- tin board in the study hall on every one may read them. There are eight suggestions which are; 1. Only those magazines from the school list are to be used in the study hall. 2. Take your own seat as soon as you euter the study hall. If you are not in your assigned seat when the bell rings, you are tardy. 3. Students are to work independently in the study hall. 4. Pick up all papers on the floor or desks be- fore leaving the room. 5. To leave the study hall one must have a pass. 6. Student visitors must have a pass from the office. 7. Only necessary communication should be done a whisper. 8. If you desire a shade or window adjusted, the teachers in charge will do this for you. Students are not to adjust shades or windows. These are only suggestions but they are expect- ed to be carried out by every one. Wild Beast Smashes Into School Thru Open Door A ferocious tiger cat all of three months old and weighing an easy sixteen ounces, battered his way thru an open door last Wednesday. October 28. to disrupt the quiet of old C.H.S. Wandering around the tomb-like halls, he spied poor, helpless. George Willard. With un-seniorlike speed Ramsdale fled from the scene with the unnamed terror close behind. Seeking better playfellows. George made for the journalism room. Miss Wells, who happened to be in the room at the time, bravely attacked the dangerous job of subduing the animal and in a matter of minutes led the meek kitten to the wide open spaces out- doors. What If — Clare was a pine instead of an Ash? Mary Ellen was a lawyer instead of a Baker? Barbara was a bat instead of a Ball? Mary was a queen instead of a King? June was big instead of Little? Harold was a lake instead of a Marsh? Phyllis was black instead of White? Leon was steel Instead of Wood? Howard was a plum instead of a Cherry? Jack was dull instead of Clever? Donna was a room instead of a Hall? Milton was a whistle instead of Horn? Robert was a diamond instead of a Hart? Bob was a paddle instead of an Orr? Opinions Of Students On Stocking Substitutes Vernon Gresso: Vernon says he never gave it much thought, but bright anklets and saddle shoes appeal to him. He doesn’t like girls to wear no hose and prefers seams that are straight. Joan Kerstetter: Joan can’t bear girls wearing silk stockings to school. She would rather see anklets without hose. In her opinion, girls take very good care of silk hose, but they should not wear them often now. Joan prefers brighter anklets and thinks knee socks are okey. Charles Gordon: Chuck likes the leg make-up that girls have been wearing. As for anklets he likes them very bright and even thinks girls should wear brighter ones! Lois Willard: Either silk or nylon appeal to me. I like seamless hose and perfer anklets worn with silk stockings. However. I do not like leg make-up and wish knee socks would come back in style.” Jack Clever: Thinks any kind of hose is all right if girls keep the seams straight. Disliking leg make-up. he prefers anklets with lots of color. What's the best way to raise cabbage? With a fork. Attention I We wish to give some advice to those people who have not enough time. We suggest the fol- lowing: (1) Rise at 8:00 a. m. (2) In school for classes only: use vacant per- imis for more wholesome amusements. (3) Ride from 5:00 to 6:00; that means run from the last period. (4 Attend to business affairs from 6:00 to 7:00. (5 Go to the first movie so as to be ready to dance from 8:30 to 1:00. (6) Then spend a glorious hour at The Little Greasy Spoon.” (7) It is not best to retire on a full stomach so a little spin through the country from 2:30 to 4:00. we suggest to fit one for sleep. Four hours of sleep is sufficient for any ordinary high school student. Too much tends to make one lazy. (8) We have only one place left to eat, but then, we are striving to get thin; further- more we mean to be economical. Freddie Returns Hey, Kids, have you heard the latest? Freddie, the fly. has returned. The first thing that Freddie said was, Boy, they’ve got it bad and that ain’t good. meaning the two love birds, Lucy Stocking and Harold Cheney. Freddie stated that he had to leave the dance club the other night, as Smokey” Sterrett and Mike” Mathews were doing a little too much jitterbugging for him. He also said that Clever Is doing much better, (in dancing, of course). When Freddie walked down the hall, he said that he’d never seen so many note books scribbled up. Later he looked at one and recognized it as Anne Gregarek’s. The words written on the cover were. Bill-Potterville”. but the rest he was unable to read. Is Anne holding out on us? Say. maybe Potterville has got something if even our two cheerleaders are interested in it. Freddie would like to know just why Charlene Day has to sit on the desk in study hall. We wonder if she has done something or if her chair isn’t high enough. We found thut Charlene is so populaf she was being annoyed by a bunch of boys. The party was broken up by Miss Wells. It is time for the bell to ring and Freddie must leave. He wants me to be sure to tell you not to do anything he wouldn't. When a young boy is learning to swim, he finds it hard to float alone. When he gets older, he still finds It hard to float a loan. Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Man er on the birth of a daughter. Sunday night. Miss Wells. What did Juliet say to Romeo, when she met him in the balcony? Pupil, Couldn't you get seats down In front?’’ PCSCACCE f L C M C C S Have Your Car Winterized Now BAUM'S Standard Service Phone 9177 Pocket Knives Flashlights KUTSCHE’C HARDWARE Everything in Hardware Ricker’s Service Sta. GAS OIL BREAD • GROCERIES POPCORN - CANDY ORANGE BLACK Page 3 +++++++++++++++++ ++++++++ { Mayor’s Letter J £ Dear Student Body: X The football game this after J noon will be the last game for X several athletes of Charlotte | High. { « All through school they hav « ♦ wanted to win an Eaton Rapids J X name; however, they have never ♦ been able to send Eaton Rapids j X home In defeat—and now It is ♦ again time for us. the student X body, to cheer our team on. It is obviously true that this ♦ came will prove to be the best 4 offensive and defensive game of « j the season, however we can’t { share in a victory unless we are X going to stick by our team, the c team which carries our hopes of J winning the little brown jug. f We can’t let the team down— J X don't let Eaton Rapids get our « f backs to the goal line which X will win the game for them— X X cheer the team on—help them X out of..the tough spats, and see £ « If we can have the jug in Char- t lotte for awhile. X Ken Wooddell. Mayor. +++++++++ ++ +11++++++++++ Movie Assembly Given Monday, November 2 Students and faculty members as- sembled Monday. November 2. the fourth period for a movie program. “This is Your War.’’ a picture of the song sung by General Motors’ employees, and “War Without Warn- ing. showing how Japan started the war with China and with the United States at Pearl Harbor, were the two movies shown. Before the program. Mr. Hynes Oriole Gridders Smash Weak Viking Eleven I ast Friday afternoon. October 30, at the Southtown Field in Lansing, the aggressive Charlotte eleven in a high wind, marched easity through the highly regarded Everett team for five scores, and handed the Vikings a 32 iO 9 setback. To open the scoring parade. “Mike Mathews, flashy Oriole back, swept , IBs own right-end despite a strong1 wind in his face, galloped eighty-three ards behind perfect blocking for the first tally. In the second quarter. Fullback Mac- Donald. blasted over left tackle from -he four yard line for another score. I ate in the first half the local boys ook ( barge of the ball on the Viking twenty, it took only two plays for .he mighty Orioles to find the scoring ol mn. Duane Nicol, brilliant Char- lotte back, ran four yards for the ouchdown. as the half ended, making the score 18-0. After the intermission the Orange and Black team continued its scor- ing spree. Dick Carrigan. fast shifty back, squirmed through a host of tacklers to the horizontal striped urea. Mathews rifled Radee a pass in the end zone for the extra point. Big Bertha MacDonald shredded the defensive line and hit pay dirt from the one yard line. In the final period the Viking’s play matched that of the tired Orioles an they connected for a sixty-five yard drive. The drive sparked by Bob I ardie. Everett sensation, and Slianeen. substitute half-back ended on the six yard line. This made the score 32-7. made the announcement that he had received telephone calls from Mr. Krieg. Mr. Latchaw and Mr. Fielder, thanking the students for their co- operation Hallowe'en night. Meet the Guards and Center I� ren (Pussy) Wilmore — Pussy j plays right guard on the CJi.S. var- i sity. He is 5'9” and he tilts the scales at 160. Loren has been playing j football one year previous to this season. His number is 42 and if you , see a line plunge stopped dead at the | j scrimmage you can bet your bottom i ! dollar that Pussy had a hand in It. George Willard—Left guard is the, position which George “R” holds down. He is 5’10and weighs about 185. George is playing his third year for Coach Gobel and doing a fine job of it. George gets more of a kick out of tackling an opponent behind the line than drinking two chocolate sodas in one sitting. George has been captain twice this year and for the benefit of those who don’t know the number of this jersey, it is 41. Jack Clever—Jack has been holding down the center post since the first I game of last season and has turned in a creditable performance every j game. In addition to his center duties be [ accepts the responsibilities of kicking that all important extra point which may win or lose a close game. Jack tips the scales at 170 and towers to a lifty 6'2”. He is a senior this year and he has been out for football since he was a freshman. Pat Beechler, '42. who is attending Francis-Shimer College. ML Carroll. 111., was home for the week end of Oc- tober 30. L. L. JOHNSON + + + LUMBER CO. INSURANCE BONDS STRECKS AGENCY REAL ESTATE Fruits - Vegetables GROCERIES BOB’S MARKET Clever Implement Coal Company Compliments From Eaton Fleetwing SPORT SHOES THE WANTED KIND GRIFFIN’S Compliments From Charlotte Candy Co. SPORTEES You’ll be as popular as an All-American” this semester if you choose from our new styles by Jolene. Come in and see our endless col- lection of colors and styles. They're inexpensive too! FRED MURRAY CO. WILCOX-GAY CORPORATION MANUFACTURERS OF NATIONALLY FAMOUS “RCCCRRIC” JAMES B. CHURCH RICHELIEU FOOD STORE Phone 200 Charlotte, Mich. Fred A. Richey Co. DRY GOODS READY-TO-WEAR RUGS Munger Hardware Co. HARDWARE JOHN DEERE FARM IMPLEMENTS PLUMBING SUPPLIES DUPONT PAINT Young’s Jewelry Shop Watches - Diamonds - Silverware Clocks • Glassware - Dinnerware “GIFTS THAT LAST” Phone 637 Expert Repairing Stevenson Studio . . . FOR . . . Better Photographs CHARLOTTE’S COMPLETE Food Store A P Super Market ★★★ HOTEL CARNES ★ ★★ A. C. CHENEY Funeral Home FOWLER Chevrolet Sales Inc. No girl’s wardrobe is complete without a Ui 2 « stunning I JUNLTTE JUNIOR LRCCK Just the thing for this winter to $1 Prices $1.84 to $10.84 VAUGHN A RAGSDALE ce awso-roKroa .ob� oq ss Veos bo© cate® seas® 2S0SZ 1SZ1K LUMBER - COAL Phone No. 9 Page 4 ORANGE BLACK F. F. A. Game Feed Censorship For For the. past few years the F.F.A. boys have had an annual Father-Son Banquet but this year, as last, they had a Game Feed Banquet. It was held on Friday. November 6. at 8:00. in the agriculture room. There were two teams chosen to see who brought in the most game Bach piece of game counted so many points. The team that lost had to treat the winners. The two captains were Clare Ash and Wayne Stew- ard. The advanced home economics class served at the banquet. Entertainment was furnished for the boys. A contest was held to see who could bring in the best ear of corn. Also, a pig was given away to one of the members. Green-hand initiation was held Fri- day night along with the business meeting. The officers of the F.F.A. are: president. Donald Shaw; vice presi- dent. Robert Sanders; secretary. Lor- en Wilmore; treasurer. Howard Moore; reporter. Kenneth Archer; historian. Harold Buchholz. A party for the advanced home ec- onomic girls wHl be held in the near future. ‘Dance C ub Tfotvs A good turnout came to the dance club. Monday night. November 3. in the girls' gym. Miss El worthy is the adviser. The students are co-operating and showing other students how to dance. The following were elected officers of the club: George MacDonald, presi- dent; Mary Lou Keeler, vice presi- dent: Bruce Farr, secretary: and Jack Hine. treasurer. Wright Radio Shop Phone 288 Sheet Music - Reeds - Strings VIBRATOR REEDS Clarinet 20c Saxophone 35c Orange Black All editors of school papers have been asked to conform to certain cen- sorship regulations by the United States Office of Censorship. Of extreme importance is the publi cation of military addresses and the linking of names with places. If in- judiciously written, this information could easily be used by the enemy. Some of the regulations w’arned against are linking sailors, marines, and troops with their bases or ships and areas. Of equal Importance are the ad- dresses of units and predictory move ments of troops. Though it may not sound import- ant. names of officers for some specialized activity, also the move- ments of officers and men of the Fer-1 ry Command and the Civilian Air Pa-' trol should never be mentioned. JV -2 9 oivs Mr. Maner appointed four boys to serve on nominating committee. They are as follows: Charles Gordon, Bud Steinman, Carroll Phillips, and Harry Stucky. At the last meeting Mr. Lewis, from Hastings, the Barry-Eaton Coun- ty adviser, gave a speech, show'ed color slides, and handed out pam- phlets on the Older Boys’ Confer- ence.” I ater refreshments were ser- ved. PRAY COMPANY ★ FURNITURE and UNDERTAKING PRIVATE AMBULANCE SERVICE New BLUEBIRD DIAMOND RINGS BLUEBIRD PEARLS and Complete Line of Jewelry W. E. WRIGHT Jewelry and Gifts_ SHELDEN LUMBER CO. Girl Reserves Elect New Club Officers The first official meeting of the Girl Reserves took place. October 20. in the home economics room of the high school at 8:15 a. m. The new officers elected, from the remainder of last year’s group, were as follows: Dorothy Dean, president; Belle Jane Willett, vice president; Celia Mae Tharp, secretary; Gerry Niccum. treasurer. Virginia Spagnuolo | was elected songstress. The girls are going to start the year by helping the Juior Red Cross reach their quota of a certain num- ber of nutcups. tallies, favors, etc., necessary to make U.S.O. parties a success for service men. The possibility of the girls' organ- izing a nursery for the children of employed women has been discussed, but as yet nothing has been decided upon definitely. The group plans to meet twice a month. These meetings will consist of a business meeting, a short enter- tainment program, and lime to work on the various projects which will be undertaken during the year. MAIN SWEET SHOP DELICIOUS MALTED MILK 20c HOT CHOCOLATE 10c BRUNO SPAGNUOLO ERICKSON Veterinary Hospital ★ ★ ★ HAVE YOUR LAUNDRY DONE THE EASY WAY By The Community Laundry first national Bank ALLEN’S MARKET HOME DRESSED MEATS Our Meats are State Inspected We Do Custom Butchering JOHNSON’S H-C Sinclair Service CORNER OF MAIN and HENRY MAUSOLEUMS MARKERS MONUMENTS R. W. Carr Granite Co. 113 W. Lawrence Ave. Charlotte. Michigan CHARLOTTE CAFE THE HOME OF GOOD FOOD We Serve from a Sandwich to a Banquet Quality, Service. Cleanliness is Our Motto Ja ly Sandi EARL J. LAVEf uiclt Slit 1GOOD. PROP. )P LUMBER, BUILDER’S SUPPLIES PAINTS - FUEL Community Oil Co. TEXACO PRODUCTS Corner of Lawrence Bostwick Aves. - Lansing St. LET’S ALL DANCE at the CHARLOTTE HOME DAIRY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NITES Eaton County Sheriffs Department ★ ★ MILTON J. KRIEG. Sheriff Thanksgiving Vacation VOLUME 17 CHARLOTTE. MICHIGAN. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25. 1942 Did You Buy a Bond? ISSUE 4 Orioles Are Capital Circuit Champions Orioles To Play Mason In Opener Coach Gobel's Conference Winners Graduate: Only Three Letter Men Return The Charlotte Orioles will open the j ■basketball season against a strong Mason quintet on the Oriole's home court. December 4. With Mason having several regulars back from last year’s team, this game is sure to prove outstanding. The Or- doles will open the season with a mar- velous record of 16 straight confer- ence victories behind them. Losing seven of the Orioles' ten let- termon from last year. Coach Gobel will build a defending conference team around the three lettermen re- turning from last year's squad. They are Mathews, forward: Hicks for- ward; and Clever, center. Those opening at guard positions have not as yet been decided: how- ever. several possibilities have been scrambling for the positions. Some of the possibilities to start against Mason are MacDonald. Steinman. Pa- ton. Mobre, Walters. Stucky. Shaver, and a new student from Woodland. Wayne Steward. The Orioles’ 1942-43 schedule is as follows: December 4 -Mason, ‘here. December 11—Everett, there. December 15—Grand Ledge, here. December 18—Howell, there. January 8 -Mason, there. January 15—Eaton Rapids, here. January 22—Grand Ledge, there. January 29—Everett, here. February 5—-Hastings, here. February 12—Eaton Rapids, there. February 19--Howell, here. February 28—-Hastings, there. ♦ ♦ 77 ay or s jCettor Dear Student Body: Now that the football squad proved themselves capable of defeating the annual rivals and of winning the little brown jug. let’s all turn out to dheer the basketball team on to victory. Let’s stay behind the sports team the way everybody yelled at the Eaton Rapids game prov- ed we could yell to help our team on to win. So let’s all turn out for the first basketball game with Mason on Decembor 4. Thanks to the student body who made the pep rally a big success. K. WOOD DELL, Mayor. ★ ★ ★ ★ - BUY A BOND TODAY By Frank Sullivan Want to make the war end quicker? Want to help make Rommel sicker? Want to flutter Tojo’s ticker? THEN BUY A BOND TODAY! (Reprinted by permission of PM.) ♦ Orange Black Salutes Bottom Row: Radee. Lea. Beechler. Gresso. Mohre, Fuller. Schneckenberger, Lipsey. Sanders. Second Row: Nicol. Wood. Wilmore. Clever, Carrigan, Mathews, Snyder. Willard. Thornton, MacDonald. Third Row: Grindall (Ass’t Coach), Taylor. Montgomery. Wolcott. Rich, Pray, Betty. Rogers. Ackley. Bobier, Gordon, Shumaker. Gobel (Coach). Back Row: Bursley. Holmes. Peck. Marsh, Youngs, Martins, Potter, Chrisell, Landers. King (Manager). As the football season closes, much appreciation should be given to Coach Gobel and the boys who made up the football squad. During the past few months, the boys, with the help of their coach, have been giving the business men and students of Charlotte much excite- ment with new plays, blockings, tackles, passes, and. most of all. touchdowns, all of which have been practiced for many nights after school. Up and Dou n The Corridors C.Two saftey pins to Mr. Maner. How does it feel to be a popper? [ Wonder if Kenny Wooddell still listens to Lanny Ross? C.Jerry Sher- man is junior Rotarian this month. fl_ Personal nomination for one of Charlotte high's loveliest lassies. De- lores Michel. thought: where are those good assemblies? f Have Glenna Snyder and Eugene Royston found romance? Betty Tomlinson will soon be sparkling a diamond. fl t seems good to see the “little brown jug back home. fl.AU Job’s Daugh- ter members are donating toward a mobile kitchen unit for the army. C Charlene Day and Jack Clever are singing the same love song. 1 wonder? {[Orchids to the football boys for a great season. fl The physical fitness classes are learning commando tac- tics. ' {[After seeing the Eaton Rap- ids band. I think ours is perfect! {[ Thought rewarded: the Howard Clea- ves Assembly was excellent. Hope we can have more like them. {[The Spanish I class is going to learn the conga . Don’t eat too much tomor- row. {[Posters to be placed in army mess halls are being made by the art class in co-operation with the Red Cross {[Is there going to be a senior play? 41.Mrs. Mead is a welcome ad- dition to the principal's office. Stu- dents find her more helpful each day. L hear Kenny is on the beam again. {[Wonder if Jack Snow has a tem- per? {[Glad to see Up and Down Main Street approves of this column. Your best wishes were greatly appre- ciated. {[Kenneth Kilmer. Russ Dean and Clyde Dimond. class of 42. and now in the navy, gave interesting in- sights on navy life to all tenth, eleventh and twelfth grade boys in the high school auditorium during the seventh period. Friday. Nov. 13th. {[Several boys have been taken for grave-yard rides by supposed Eaton (Continued on page four) Stardusters” Reach Fame A new orchestra. Art Steward’s Stardusters. has risen to fame in the high school and is directed by Art Steward, the school's musical junior. The musicians are the following, pianist. Frances Smith: first cornet, Calvin Csatlos: second cornet. Robert Hart; first trombone. Joy Pray; first saxophone. Wayne Webb; second saxo- phone. Bruce Farr; third saxophone. Harry Curran; drummer. Dick Fuller- ton: and vocalist. Virginia Spagnuolo. They now have new stands and about fifteen new pieces. Their speciality is Little Brown Jug , with Calvin Csatlos playing a solo of his own composition. They have entertained at a junior high assembly, senior high assembly, once at Schwegler's party room, twice at the Masonic Temple and at the Vic- tory mixer. ★★★★★★★★ ★ ★★ ★★★ ★ ★ ★ J j Don t forget.............. November 25-25—Thanksgiving J vacation. (Take a long rest!) November 30—Dance Club. £ (The music is fine) ■¥ November 30—Movies J (Hedy LaMarr?) « December 4—’Basketball Mason -ft (here) (Our first victory?) 4 December 11 — Baskethalll Ev « + erett (there) (Let’s all hike + over) .ft December 14—-Dance Club 4c j (Are your feet cured?) X « December 14—Movies 4« + (Another good one?) December 15—'Basketball Grand + 4c Ledge (there) (Hope we 4j J win) J 4c December 16—Commercial Club Christmas Dinner (See San ♦ J ta at 6:30) -ft 4c ★★★ ★★★ ★ ★ ★ ★★ ★★ ★ Beat Eaton Rapids In Final Game Little Brown Jug Returns To Charlotte After Five Year Absence Playing on a sea of frozen mud. the Charlotte Orioles defeated the Eaton Rapids gridders. 13 to 0 to win the Capital Circuit Conference football title and also to take possession of the little brown jug. Approximately 2.500 persons brav- ed the low temperature to witness this annual Armistice Day game. Both of Charlotte’s touchdowns w-ere made in the final quarter. Mike Mathews gathered in a punt on his own 15 yard line and ran 85 yards for the first tally. A few minutes later Jack Clever. Oriole center, in- tercepted a pass on the Islander’s twenty yard line and galloped across the goal line for the second score of the game. George MacDonald plung- ed over for the first extra point but failed in his second attempt. Charlotte won the toss and elected to defend the west goal. With the wind with them, the Orioles immedi- ately started a drive for their op- ponent’s goal. Due to hard driving, the Eaton Rapids team was unable to stop the Orioles until they got well past mid-field. In the second quarter, the Orioles again staged an offensive which put the ball on the Islanders’ eight yard line. On the next play MacDonald went for five yards, but the play was called back and Charlotte was penal- ized fifteen yards for holding. Eaton Rapids then ended the first half by passing unsuccessfully from behind their own goal line. All during the game Eaton Rapids never once penetrated beyond Char- lotte's thirty-five yard line. The quart- er ended with the Orioles still unable to score. Just as the fourth quarter started Eaton Rapids was forced to punt. Mike Mathews, in the safety position, fumbled the ball but Immediately re- covered and raced to his right to avoid would-be tacklers. With excel- lent blocking, he ran eighty-five yards for the first tally of the game. George MacDonald plunged over the center of the line for the extra point. A few minutes later the Islanders became desperate and began throw- ing passes right and left. They com- pleted one and then Jack Clever. Or- iole center, intercepted a pass on the twenty yard line and galloped over to thwart all hopes of the Islanders of tying the game. Taylor RE L. Ray Wood RT VanAken Wilmore RG Stone Clever C Champed Willard LG Seafort Thornton LT Simpson Radee LE Wright Mathews LH Bostick Snyder RH Colgan Nicol QB R. Ray MacDonald FB Jones Page 2 ORANGE BLACK (M—b; ORANGE BLACK Published Bi-Weekly by the Journalism Class of Charlotte High School Circulation 600 Subscription Rates $.75 STAFF Publisher .......................Bernard Collins Managing Editor .................George Willard Editor-in-Chief ................Jeanette Gardner Business Manager ................Anne Gregarek Advertising Manager ............Celia Mae Tharp Faculty Adviser .................Winifred Wells Reporters ...............Rest of Journalism Class Thanksgiving Day The Piligrims, seeking religious freedom, spent two long months, sailing the ocean to Ameri- ca. where, after many dangers and hardships were faced, they finally landed, on December 21. 1620. on Plymouth Rock. Until houses could be built the people lived in the ship called the Mayflower '. Stores and pro- visions were not plentiful, and the winter was a hard and bitter one. As a result many of the 1 Pilgrims became sick, and when spring came, more than half their number had died. Two Indians. Samoset and Squanto. visited the newcomers and extended a welcome to them, thus a treaty of peace was contracted with the Indians. The red men gave the Pilgrims instructions as to the climate, planting of grain and procuring of game. In the spring of 1621. seed was sown, which was watched most anxiously because upon the first harvest depended the lives of the little colony. To their great joy. an abundant harvest was gather- ed in October and a three day feast and celebra- tion was called, to which were bidden the Indian friends. Wild turkeys, geese, ducks and other water fowl. fish, especially cod and shell fish, barley loaves, corn bread and vegetables, no doubt form- ed the chief viands at their feast, not to speak of the deer and other game, brought in as an offer- ing by the Indians. The Indians stayed three days, and before each meal, the Piligrims and Indians thanked God together for all His goodness. In the evenings, the Indians sang and danced, and every day they ran races and played games with the children. The Pilgrims had been sick and discouraged, but now they tried to forget all this, and think only how good God had been to them. Today, we Americans grumble because a few things are rationed, while at one time the Pilgrims, on the verge of starvation, appointed five kernels of corn to each colonist, as a daily ration. We have so much to be thankful for as Americans. Let us all think of our blessings and give thanks, as the Piligrims did. to God for His goodness to us. Sf $ 'll ere a ill io n a re Jack Clever replied when asked what he would do if he were a millionaire. Don't be silly. I'd buy a car and be on the go all the time. In the same breath he said he didn't go with girls so what are we to believe about our friend. Jack? Bob Lipsey answered when asked what he would do with a million. I'd get married . After thinking it over, however, he decided it would be safer to invest his money in war bonds. Isn't he the patriotic citizen tho? If there were any of his valuable money left, he would sacrifice a little and buy Mr. Manor's little girl a rattle. Rod Yates would like a 1941 Ford Deluxe con- vertible couple. The Deluxe part is not necessary with Venice Parr or Mary Lou Keeler. When ask- ed about the rest of the money, a house trailer” was the reply. Of course if the house trailer were Included, one of our twfo girls would look sweet in the kitchen. After this spending if there is any gold left, he certainly would give it to dear old Uncle Sammie for war bonds. Jiggs” Webb would gladly give his million for a house and a new convertible Buick '42. With the little lady (Phyllis Wietzkej he would go to California. Really Jiggs. I believe Florida would be much more desirable for Phyllis. TkJalch Tj ieir Smoke Cornering “Mike Mathews at the drinking fountain on the second floor. I found some interest- ing facts about him. He is five feet nine inches tall, and weighs one hundred and fifty-seven pounds. You will want to attend the basketball games and watch Mike's tricky playing as a guard. Did you know that this eleventh grader has a perverted appetite, (he says he likes every- thing? “Mike's ambition is to become a sailor after graduation. While interviewing Mike, who do you think should appear but an important forward on the basketball team. “Dick Hicks. I think he must have heard when I asked about eating, because he says he also likes everything. He has no favorite movie star. I wonder if Mike and Dick have had their heads together as Dick also wants to join the navy after he graduates. To be a basketball player you must be tall, anyway that’s what six-foot-two Jack Clever thinks. We wonder sometimes why Jack Clever doesn't grow a little taller so he could drop the ball into the basket. Now as to opinions he says physics is his favorite subject (he is the first one we have heard say that� . John Payne is his best liked movie star. I wonder if he has a girl in the country because chicken is his favorite dish or has he Just taken a liking to it? To Keep Love Away For Boys Only Fella's, the best ways your inquiring reporter has found for you to immune yourself to love, are these: 1. Always be short of money when on a date. 2. Keep away from Eaton Rapids. 2. Wear Blinders when leaving the house. 4. Never hold hands in the show. 5. While dancing, keep her at arm's length. 6. Before taking your date home, be sure that the street is shining brightly. P. S. If you’re afraid these precautions won't work, then the safest way is to keep outside a 10 yard radius, around any girls so that none of their irrestible perfumes can lure you. For Girls Only Well, girls, if you’ve made up your mind to stay out of love, here are a few suggestions that might help: 1. Wear skirts at least six inches below the knees. 2. If a boy whistles, don’t turn around. 3. Don't go to Potterville. 4. Wear heavy black veils on dates. 5. While dancing, step on his new shoe shine. 6. Spend all of his money you can. P. S. To be extra sure of keeping an icy heart, be sure when you spot a uniform. (Army. Navy. Air Corps Marine, football, band, etc.) to run the other way. because there’s something about a uniform— Can You Imagine! Mr. Hill as a Yankee ? Dick Davis walking? Mary Schwartz and Esther Bradley separated? Mr. Maner walking the floor? Jack Thornton's hair mussed? Mr. Bilbie ever having been short? A report card with all A’s? Charlene Day not laughing? Fountain cokes again? City-slickers topping sugar beets? The Little Browm Jug in our case? C. H. S. without red-heads? Girls in skirts again? No football stories by “George R. Willard ? Celia Mae Tharp and Belle Jane Willett not go- ing to I ansing. Friday nights? Your reporter signing off? Teachers Have Many Hobbies Although many a scholars have the impression their teachers sit around and think up hard exams during the summer, truth is stranger than fiction! Hobbies are the exam savers. For instance. Mr. Maner spends the larger part of his vacation knocking golf balls around. Besides golf, he en- joys coaching all kinds of sports (boys or other- wise). Some folks say his current hobby is tend- ing baby. Anyone could easily see the hobby of Miss Ilallifax by glancing about the typing room Didn't you ever notice the blooming narcissus bulbs on her desk? Yes. Miss Hallifax is a florist in her spare moments. But don’t stop at the desk. On the filing cabinet is an ivy climbing, adding much charm to the room. Mrs. Kiplinger rather startled me when she said. My hobby is pipe organs . Frankly I didn't know we had such an accomplished musician in the school locality. I gathered Mrs. Kiplinger played one. for she said. “In a smaller community like ours, one can go in for an expensive hobby without too much expense”. She placed cooking and reading in the class of restful hobbies: be- sides these she enjoys making scrapbooks. leaving high altitudes for awhile. I ventured into Miss Wells’ room and couldn’t help noticing the lovely cyclamen on her desk. For those of my reading public who are less learned, a “cy- clamen . is a flowering plant growing from a bulb. Last summer Miss Wells cultivated a vic- tory garden, which produced more than enough for one hundred quarts of canned food! In my opinion, she is a real gardener. Concerning victory. Miss Wells deals the situation a hard blow. She keeps a real rubber plant in her room. Notice: hoard- lookers; it produces very few tires yearly. I should thing Miss Wells would consider traveling a hobby. She has traveled in nearly all of the United States, has been to the British Isles. Wales. Canada. Iceland. Germany and to the northern most tip of Norway. Mrs. Wildren informed me that she used to make a hobby of raising and selling canaries, and it is a very tuneful pastime. During the summer her hobby is rose gardens, and now she has an ever Increasing desire to do oil paintings. Gas Rationing No Hindrance Many people, particularly car-drivers, seem to think the coming gas rationing will greatly affect their lives, even their careers, maybe; that is if they're planning to become movie stars. However, this famous (if I do say so myself� reporter thinks this is not so. Why, with four gallons a week you can go anywhere, that is if you can call Pot- lerville or Eaton Rapids anywhere. At least you can go once a week. Mostly on Saturday nignt? Anyway it will repopulate Bennett Park (only 1 mile) on Friday and Saturday nights. The following places can be reached for the duration: (Based on Carroll Phillips’ Essex.� Potterville ........................twice weekly Eaton Rapids .................... ...once weekly Lansing ......................once in two weeks Bennett Park ......fifteen to twenty times weekly •Lockheed plant (Calif.) ........twice weekly •The last one (Lockheed does not pertain to Phillips' Essex, but comes from the courtesy of Harry Stucky. Rules For Jr. High Students Be sure to run fast in the halls, maybe some one may mistake you for a future track star. Never say, Pardon me , when you bump into someone. That would make you look silly—never that! If you see a couple of love birds , run up and say something smart and sassie—nothing like being a pest! If you see someone drop a book (of course, that little extra push you gave couldn’t have made him drop it) don’t bother to pick it up—why be a dumbbell? ? ? ? Always, when someone has his back turned to you. run up and hit him on the head with a book for surprise—it always feels better when hit so un- expectedly. When someone stops for a refreshing drink be- tween classes, never fail to be there to whack him on the head—What’s one tunk more or less? He’ll never miss it the next time he stops for a drink. If you want to make a friend of the fellow who’s just slipping into study hall 45 minutes late unnoticed—just yell. Gee. am I ever glad to see you.”—The teacher will be too. ORANGE A. BLACK Page 3 Football-Band Banquet Is Huge Success Various People Furnish Exceptional Program In an array of military spendor the annual 1942 football-band banquet wa.= held In the Charlotte high school gym. November 17. at 7:00 o'clock. The menu consisted of: Tomato Juice ■Roast Beef ........ Mashed Potatoes Wax Beans Cottage Cheese ........Pear Salad Rolls.......Relishes Venetian Cream Pie Coffee Starting the program was the flag salute led by Bill Smiley. Invocation was given by Rev. Russell McConnell. ! Toastmaster for the evening was Clyde Fulton, who was Introduced by 6upt. Harlan H. McCall after which a community sing was led by music di- rector. W. R. Mclntire of Lansing Eastern. The accompanist was Rob- ert LotL Pieces sung by the audience were. “Let Me Call You Sweetheart . “My Bonnie”, and Praise the la)rd and Pass the Ammunition.” Introduction of the football squad was given by Coach Malcolm Gobel and the introduction of the band by •Director Ward Hynes. The Lansing Eastern Boys' octet next offered sev- eral selections. l a� t on the program was the speak- er for the evening. Herbert Buck” Reed, who delivered an exceptionally fine talk which was enjoyed by the en- tire audience. Hit them hard, hit them fast, win the peace and make it last. Buy War Bonds and Stamps. Charlotte Orioles Win Conference Championship The Charlotte football squad won the Capital Circuit honors by defeat Ing Eaton Rapids in the season’s final game. Not only marking up a defeat for Eaton Rapids, the Armistice Day game also gave the ioeai lads champ- ionship of the Capital Circuit Confer ence. Had the Orioles lost the sea- son’s final, the championship would have gone to the Islanders. Grand Ledge was the title holder of last year’s capital circuit league, but plac- ed third this year. The final conference standings were as follows: SCHOOL WON LOST TIED Charlotte 4 0 1 Katon Rapids 4 1 0 Grand Ledge 3 1 1 Everett 2 3 0 Howell 1 4 0 Mason 0 5 0 Weapons win battles. Bonds buy weapons. ALLEN’S MARKET HOME DRESSED MEATS Our Meats are State Inspected We Do Custom Butchering fcatnu (Cmmtii £� auingfl Sank Christmas Club For 19 13 Now Open. Join It. MAUSOLEUMS MARKERS MONUMENTS JOHNSON’S R. W. Carr Granite Co. 113 W. Lawrence Ave. Charlotte, Michigan H-C Sinclair Service CORNER OF MAIN and HENRY PRAY COMPANY ★ ★ FURNITURE and UNDERTAKING PRIVATE AMBULANCE SERVICE BUXTON BILL FOLDS Leather FHOTO FRAMES Other Leather Goods for Men in Service W. E. WRIGHT Jewelry Gifts CHARLOTTE CAFE THE HOME OF GOOD FOOD” We Serve from a Sandwich to a Banquet Quality. Service. Cleanliness is Our Motto Students Have Pep Rally Night Before Annual Game Trying something new. the student body of Charlotte high school we e out to make noise the night before the Armistice Day game. With Wallace Maner in charge of the program at the school, and the hand playing favorite tunes, the stu- dent body yelled like Che limes of old. The rally ended in a snake dance through town, which lasted some thirty or forty minutes. This was the first time a pep rally had been tried for several years; however, this year the idea of a bonfire was subtracted because of bad weather. Jack Clever: Did your watch atop when it dropped in the locker room? George Willard: Of course it did! Did you think it would go through the concrete floor? ERICKSON Veterinary Hospital ★ ★ ★ GIRL RESERVE NEWS The Girl Reserves held their second meeting of the year. November 9. at 9:00 p. m. in the home economics room. The meeting was opened by Virginia Spagnuolo leading the girls in singing When a Girl Reserve Walks Down the Street.” Following the singing. Secretary Celia Mae Tharp took roll and read the i minutes of the last meeting, followed by a business report. Vice president, Belle Jane Willett, introduced Che speaker, Mrs. Denison, who talked on American Junior Red Cross and showed some samples of what they could make. MAIN SWEET SHOP Try one of our delicious HOT FUDGE SUNDAES 20c BRUNO SPAGNUOLO Wright Radio Shop Popular Sheet Music 35c Calument Music 5c 120' 2 S. Main Phone 288 HAVE YOUR LAUNDRY DONE THE EASY WAY By The Community Laundry RCSEACRE fLOWERS INSURANCE BONDS STRECKS AGENCY REAL ESTATE Clever Implement Coal Company JOLENE JUNIORS Lo-Heel Eye Rater Date Baiters for Fall Styled for School, for Sport, for Careering DON’T MISS SEEING THEM! $3.45 and $3.95 FRED MURRAY CO. Jay Sandwich Shop EARL J. LAVENGOOD. PROP. SHELDEN LUMBER CO. W LUMBER, BUILDER’S SUPPLIES PAINTS - FUEL Community Oil Co. TEXACO PRODUCTS Corner of Lawrence Bostwick Aves. - Lansing SI. Delicious ICE CREAM and Dinners at CHARLOTTE HOME DAIRY DANCING FRIDAY and SATURDAY NIGHTS WILCOX-GAy CORPORATION MANUFACTURERS OF NATIONALLY FAMOUS “LCCCLLIC” Page 4 ORANGE 6. BLACK Junior Play News Bealdes being a play of absorbing Interest. “A Murder Has Been Ar- ranged. is blessed with that rare and precious quality known as originality. Never has there been a play quite like it. Never have thrills been produced by such apparently simple means. Remember the date, Friday, Decem- ber 18th. at the high school auditor- ium, and all those seeking fresh novel ideas in the drama will find them here in abundance. The junior cast have started rehear- sing on the 2nd act. and are enjoying working together on this mystery. The cast and production staff are working hard to give a good show: so in return they would like to see the auditorium filled to its capacity that evening. COMMERCIAL NEWS Miss Hallifax reports that there are 86 students enrolled in the first year typing classes. All first year typists are given a series of five minute tests daily. Those making the highest | scores in five-minute speed tests are | Shirley Tellas. 39 words per minute; Don Taylor. 30 words per minute: and CJertrude Heinze. 27 words per min- ute. Twenty-nine students are enrolled in the second year typing class. Those making the highest scores in ten- minute tests are: Ersie Brown, with nearly 60 words per minute; Dick iFullerton. 58 words per minute; and Mildred Skinner. 52 words per minute. Compliments From ☆☆☆ Eaton Fleetwing Locker Room Gossip One night after school, the first and second teams got together and chose captains for the year. They decided upon co-captains and their choices were George Willard and Jack Clever. These boys are well deserv- ing of this honor as they have been playing on the squad three years. The teams also elected an all-conference team. Well, the little brown jug is back in safe keeping again. If you notice boys ganging around the showcase gazing upon the prizes, don't be alarm- ed. They are just football boys mak- ing sure it is still there and that it Is not being disturbed. With basketball just around the cor- ner. the athletes turn their thoughts from football to the reputation that last year's team left, a record of 16 straight wins. The chief problem so far is the effect of gas rationing on the schedules made for this year. In a couple of w'eeks Charlotte high school will be flooded with new bright varsity sweaters. Coach Gobel took an order for eleven of the cher- ished sweaters. Let’s see if these boys can keep their record clean and let ONLY men wear them! Pocket Knives Flashlights KUTSCHE'C HARDWARE Guns Ammunition Compliments From Charlotte Candy Co. Have Your Car Winterized Now Stevenson Studio BAUM’S . . . FOR . . . Standard Service Better Photographs Phone 9177 Fruits - Vegetables GROCERIES BOB’S MARKET SPORT SHOES THE WANTED KIND GRIFFIN’S Eaton County Sheriff’s Department ★ ★ ★ MILTON J. KRIEG. Sheriff LUMBER - COAL Phone No. 9 UP AND DOWN THE CORRIDORS (Continued from page one.) Rapida boys. For any additional In- formation see Roderick Yates. Harry Curran or Bruce Farr. L-Mary Schwartz, editor of this year's year book says that cuts of all lower class men are being arranged for the Char- hian. would be the fun of being a junior if you couldn't learn lines from Macbeth ? Ask any junior. tLThe senior Christmas card sab lias ended. Russ Martin is really an effective hall monitor, c. Have you autographed the assign inent book In the Journalism room? C.Girls in woodshop are making fine progress.—So Long. When Noah sailed the ocean blue. He had his troubles, same as you. For forty days he drove the Ark. Before he found a place to park. Boys Topping Beets To Help Farmers The Iniys of Charlotte high school are working in sugar beets for farm- ers who don't have enough help. Their transportation is furnished and they receive wages according to the num- ber of hours they work. The F.F.A. l oys worked in the beet November 18th. This was the first group who had lieen usked to work. The boys, working by voluntary con- sent. should be congratulated for their splendid co-operation. L. L. JOHNSON ★ ★ ★ LUMBER CO. Ricker’s Service Sta. GAS OIL BREAD • GROCERIES POPCORN • CANDY Munger Hardware Co. HARDWARE JOHN DEERE FARM IMPLEMENTS PLUMBING SUPPLIES DUPONT PAINT JAMES B. CHURCH RICHELIEU FOOD STORE Phone 200 Charlotte. Mich. Young’s Jewelry Shop Watches - Diamonds - Silverware Clocks - Glassware - Dinner-ware GIFTS THAT LAST Phone 637 Expert Repairing Fred A. Richey Co. DRY GOODS READY-TO-WEAR RUGS ★ AW HOTEL CARNES CHARLOTTE’S COMPLETE Food Store A P Super Market FOWLER Chevrolet Sales Inc. A. C. CHENEY Funeral Home Calling All Girls! They’re Here! JUNETTE JUNIOR TRUCKS in those latest pastel shades—that popular “Winter White” Just the thing for this winter VAUGHN RAGSDALT Make A Recording For That Special Someone in The Armed Forces At CONSUMERS POWER CO. Or McNAMARA’S DRUG STORE ITS FREE McGrath-DeFoe Company Courtesy LIONS CLUB And WILCOX-GAY Corp. ITS FREE MERRY CHRISTMAS 4 i 4 a m SEE THE JUNIOR PLAY ORANGE BLACK CHRISTMAS VACATION THE CHARHIAN” a VOLUME 17 CHARLOTTE. MICHIGAN THURSDAY. DECEMBER 17. 1942 ISSUE 5 8 Up and. Down ii The Corridors 4 ih IIThe Junior Rotnrlan this month Ih yt Shaull. URharles Gordon is A Murder Has Been Arranged really a nice guy. Doe Gharlem- resemble a football? Jack Clever thinks so CI on‘l fail to aee “Wake It-land if and when it comes to Charlotte. CRest wishes to ihe cast of ”A Murder Has Been Arranged fi Personal nomination for two of Charlotte high's loveliest lassies. Mary I ou Bobier and Beverly Baton. II Veronica Lake has competition with Harold Loucks around. l Orange 4 8 4 8 4 § 1 m I and Black wishes to beg the pardon 3 of Bob Packard ror misnaming him Wk in the football squad in the last issue. 4 C N'ot many boys look as well wear- ing a hat us Duane Nicol. C.Have you heard George Willard sing? d Richard Sawyer and Louise Lynd from Grand Lodge and the W. K. Kellogg School in Battle Creek are new students In C H S. L0n,-v Rix more shopping days until Christmas. yj Esther Bradley and Jack Snow have entered articles in the annual Quill and Scroll contest. LGerry Niccum likes to recall when Delores Wheaton. Duane Nicol. ye scrivener and herself sat at the same table during the 5th hour study in 41. H_Glad to see Margie Hamilton back in school. 4Sebert-Willett, class of 39. sang on the Sachs Radio program. Sunday evening. December 13th. (LJack Clever plans to enlist in one 4 branch of the .ervlce «oon. ftW.it Commercial Club Plans Jg T. Hill, director of the junior pla . “ says: The cast is ready to give a fine preformance. Special credit should go to Dorothy Furu for the posters throughout the halls. In short all those connected with the play have carried out their duties remarkably . . r Cl ««««P - 0 whom I heF1 ce was the chairman like better. Virginia Spagnuolo 8 4 8 4 8 4 8 4 8 4 8 4 8 4 8 4 Alumni to Co-operate With The Senior High on Mixer Annual Christmas Dance to Feature Art Steward and his Stardusters Back Row: Art Steward. Russell DeLand. Neil Roberts, Richard Slater, Mr. West T. Hill, (Director). Front Row: Lucille LaPoint. Mary King, Betty Squibb. Mary Ellen Baker. Esther Jones. Annual Junior Class Drama To He Presented On Dec. 18 Sponsoring the second official mix- er of the year, the student council and the alumni committee will work to- gether on combined attendance dance. Due to gasoline rationing the alum- ni from other cities will find it im- possible to attend the dance, so the senior high has invited the local alum- ni to unite with them on one large party. The dance will be December 23. from 9:00 to 12:00 in the high school gym. with time out for intermission and refreshments. Admission is 35c per couple and 20c plus tax per per- son. Committees for the dance are as follows: Refreshments. Edna Robins and Dorothy Rogers; Decorations. Charlene Day, Gerry Niccum. and Shlr- ; ley Mate: orchestra. Miss Julia Sna vely (alumni): intermission. Dot Dean. All alumni and senior high students j are Invited and special guests will Ik i admitted If accompanied by a student or alumnus. ♦ ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★•«Hr Big Christmas Dinner The Commercial club held a pot luck supper. Wednesday. December 16. at 6:30 in the home economics room of 4 8 4 8 4 8 4 8 4 8 4 ■ 4 Teachers Entertain kZ Dinah Shore ilAskBarbara Bradley of tht‘ foods « � nmittee. and Audfe Junior play, will be presented Dec. - and' lita Willed what their first p 'r was the chairman of the invita l8. in the high school auditorium, be- naines mean el Doris Wehr has an lions ginning at 8:00 o clock, escort every noon 41 Are you dreaming The old fron‘ ,a8t Tickets may be purchased from any of a White Christmas 4’ Add Commercial club were the guests The member of the Junior class at the Bertha Brnjh on .heT,. of Vo-e old member, spoke on what .heir ex- coe. of 2 cent. engaged «JSnowballs are flying in penences taught them. This presentation for 42. is one every general direction lately. CAdd- or entertainment, bingo was play that has required much work in order ed for ten cent gifts. ed miracle: a warm auditorium dur- ing assembly. £Any hoys interested in Hi-Y see Jerry Sherman C.B°b Orr. Ted Ross and Maxon Wehr make a fine trio on. I'm A Ramblin’ Wreck From Georgia Tech {] Merry Christ- mas and he Good on New Years.— So Long. Board of Education Monday. December 7. the teachers of Charlotte schools entertained the hoard of education, at the high school. Mrs. Steinman served the dinner, and those on the committee for mak- ing the party possible were: Mrs. June Mahan, chairman; Miss Wells. Mrs Seifert. Miss Bradley. Mr. Mead and Mr Hill. The evening was spent playing games, and everyone enjoyed him- self . said Mrs. Weymouth, president of the teachers' club. ★★A Mayor's Letter With the council planning an en- tertainment program before the home basketball games, it is neces- sary that the rural students give this their full co-operation .so tha the council may also arrange a feed for the rural students. Any class wishing to place a pe- tition before the council should hand Its petition to Gerry Niccum at least one week before council meetings. The signers should be all of the advisers and one or more officers. To date nothing has been said whether or not students wanted an intercius basketball program. If It Is wanted, the only way to get it is to start a petition and get as many signers as possible. Thank you. KEN WOOD DELL. Mayor. 8 4 C if 0 if o if 0 if 0 if happy NEW YEAR 4 8 4 8 4 8 4 8 4 8 4 8 4 8 4 8 4 8 4 8 4 8 4 8 4 8 4 8 4 4 8 4 8 4 8 4 8 4 8 4 8 4 8 4 15 4 8 4 8 4 8 4 8 4 8 4 Five Features Presented 8 In Movie Assembly c 4 8 The high school orcheslra will pre_ Xr 'ltTup to IVV lIrtwo’ aml « im' - ---■ Coral - a,,d “The s orv 8 4 8 4 Will Feature Murder Mystery Under the Direction of Mr. West T. Hill 'A Murder Has Been Arranged , the production chosen for this year's to compete with the professional twist given it by the New York stage. However. Mr. Hill states that the play Is in good shape. As usual the play is a Samuel French production. For the past few weeks, the char- acters have been studying the art of make-up and expect to do their own work tomorrow night. The costumes for the third act, being very elaborate, are to be rented from a company in Columbus. Ohio, that specializes in that type of work. “A Murder Has Been Arranged , is a very unique sort of play with the scene being the stage itself. Thus, no scenery is necessary and the What’s Cornin’ December 17—Orange Black comes out. (You are reading it now.) December 17—Assembly. (Hope It's good.) December 18—Junior Play. (Who is going to get murdered?) December 18—Basketball. Howell (there). (Gas? Team, we're backing you up any way.) December 21—Grade Christmas Program. (Lower grade talent.) December 24 — Christmas Vaca- tion. (Hurrah! More fun.) January 4—School begins. (Aw. gee!) January 5—Guy Stanley. Magic- ian. (Don’t let him fool you.) January 7—Assembly. (Hope it is sixth hour! ) January 8 Basketball. Mason (there). (A victory, we hope.) The movies presented by Mr. Ander- n . t, 1 80,1 during the second hour Monday, cyclorama curtains will take the place Uecember u were as follows: El«- of the flats used In other productions. T1 sent also have a part throughout the pro- duction with Mr. Cavendish, a char- OINUI ri f . . .. the The students appreciate Mr. Ander- son's choice of good movies which he the play, conducting actor of music. The cast is as follows: Miss Grose................Mary King Cavendish ..............Neil Roberts (Continued on page live.) presents in the assembly programs. BULLETIN: Grand Ledge defeats Charlotte In close game. 32-33. Page 2 ORANGE BLACK ORANGE BLACK - n---N Published Bi-Weekly by the Journalism Class of Charlotte High School Circulation 600 Subscription Rates $.75 STAFF Publisher ......................George Willard Managing Editor .............. Kenny Wooddell Editor-tn-Chief ..................... Jack Snow Business Manager .................. Bruce Farr Faculty Adviser ................ Winifred Wells Reporters .............Rest of Journalism Class Christmas Here and There Even though the whole world is at war at this time, there is still one day. which, all over the world, will be celebrated. This day is the birthday of Jesus Christ. In all of the year there is not one day which is equal in bringing joy and happiness to many people all over the world. To this day Old England observes Christmas in a more festive manner than any other country. A branch of mistletoe is hung above the door and a Yule Log is placed upon the hearth the first day of the celebration. All during this time, ceremonies and gay revelry reigns throughout the home. On the twelfth day. the holiday season comes to a grand climax. In Scandinavian nations it is known as the Jul season lasting thirteen days. leaves of bread and cakes are baked in the shapes of wild boar to recall times when it was eaten at feasts. The Komte . which resembles a little brownie, visits the good little boys and girls. Some times the animals even receive special gifts. Belgium and Holland celebrate in an altogether different way. Most of the entire holiday is spent in church and the small families gather. Carols are sung at dawn in market places. The children's shoes are later crammed full of toys and sweets and at some time are visited by Saint Nicholas. In France each family makes its own creche or manger scene and at some time the Christ Child (Petit Noel) or the father of Christmas (Bohomme Noel) appears. Countries of Europe still hold their celebration along the line of feasting and traditions. Maybe this year we shall not be able to cele- brate Christmas as we should like to. but there is nothing that can stop us from singing our carols and giving thanks. Christmas in its inspiring message still means. Glory to God in the Highest. Peace on Earth. Good Will Toward Men . Let us still help carry this out all over the world. CHRISTMAS SEALS • - . . Protect Your Home from Tuberculosis A Vital Wartime Message Never was there a time when the buying of Christmas seals was more necessary than at the present. In England. Wales. Scotland and even Canada there is a report that the war has brought on many more cases of tuberculosis. We want to and must prevent an increase of this horrible disease in the United States. To stop that kind of tragedy here, we are helping in every way possible. There are eighty-six Michigan high schools helping in the educational campaign to prevent T. B. through writing newspaper articles and speaking on radio programs The Christmas seals you buy go only for the preventing of tuberculosis through clinics which search for the unknown cases and also help people to protect their own health. So what do you say? Let's all put forth an effort to buy many seals to protect our homes from T. B. Guess Who Popular senior boy - - - brown hair - - - '2D Chevrolet • • - nickname. Brown hair - - - cute - - - drum majorette - - - sister a senior - - - seen with Mary. Senior l oy - - • sister a sophomore - - - brother a P. G. - - - black Ford. Cheerleader - - - dark brown hair - - - sister a senior - • • seen with Lucy. Senior - - - light hair • - - clarinet - - - Cheney • - - seen with Phyllis. Celebrating Christmas Christmas is the celebration of the birthday of Jesus Christ. The first celebration of this day on record is that of May 20. in Alexandria. Egypt, but 200 years after the death of Christ, about 300 A. D.. the date was changed to December 25. Almost all the countries celebrate Christmas by going to church and then distributing presents and having a good time, although each country goes about it in a different way. In England and America also, the children hang their stockings and celebrate by playing games. The Baltic countries have the Christ Child bring the presents in. thus giving the children great joy. The children place their wooden shoes on the hearth in France, while the Norwegian children find their presents in unexpected places. Italy and Spain go about their celebrating in a much different way by having huge bonfires and great fireworks. Their presents were usually blanks, but eventually the actual gift would soon replace it. These foreign countries did at one time cele- brate Christmas in such fashions, but no one knows where and how they are spending Christ- mas this year. Christmas day. let's all go to church and hope and pray that peace shall reign soon. Then we can happily sing. “Peace on Earth. Good Will Toward Men . Familiar Sights Bruce Farr fleeing down the corridors. The bewildered look on the faces in Mr. Matt- er's second hour government class when he springs a test. Mr. Hill's continuous scowl flying low over fifth hour study hall. Teachers asking students to dispose of their gum. Miss Isham asking her first year Spanish stu- dents. Como esta usted? Bare-footed boys attempting to play basket- l all in the old gym at noon hour. Stevenson Studio FOR Better Photographs PRAY COMPANY ★ ★ FURNITURE and UNDERTAKING PRIVATE AMBULANCE SERVICE Pocket Knives Flashlights T S C HARDWARE Guns Ammunition r (lived riagmi iu KU T S C H E’C HARDWARE Fruits - Vegetables GROCERIES BOB’S MARKET MERRY CHRISTMAS and a Very Happy New Year “Bunnie” Slippers Are the Answer to Xmas Presents This Y'ear FLOYD H. GRIFFIN ☆ FROM talon County Sheriffs Department MILTON J. KRIEG. Sheriff ☆ iflrrnj QHjrtHtmaa LOUNGING PAJAMAS and LOUNGE COATS, QUILTED HOUSE COATS, CHENILLE HOUSE COATS Will Make a Hit With the Ladies FRED A. KICHEY CO. Ideal Christmas Gifts For the Family Now is the time to buy SLEDS - SKATES HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES The Munger Hardware Company ORANGE BLACK Page 3 Favorite Christmas Dinners Sitting in the study hall, busily wondering what might come my way for lunch. I casually asked ■Mud'' Stein man what he liked for a Chistmas dinner He pondered a minute, and then with a dreamy look in his eye he replied. A nice brown turkey with plenty of dressing, a plate of steam- ing sweet potatoes, date salad as a side dish, and mince pie a la-mode, to finish it up with.” No wonder he had a dreamy look in his eye. Wandering down to “Gerry Niccum's table and «•asing myself into the empty chair beside her. iexcuse me. Mr. Bursley) I mentioned that I was writing an article for the Orange and Black. Though a distinct coolness was noticeable from then on. she readily gave the facts about what «he would like for Christmas. Starling ofT with a roast duck and dressing, plus plenty of mushed potatoes and gravy, she ended up with a pineapple upside-down cake. There were other things too numerous to mention volunteered by Charlene Day Csing spectacular salesmanship. I coaxed Vern Gresso to quote what he liked for Christmas. West Virginia ham rates high, surrounded by French-fried potatoes; a fresh fruit salad also helps a lot. However, the dinner would be a flop if apple pie a-la-tnode were’nt included. He also mentioned numerous things to drink, but I can't mention them here; the last drink he named was a bicarb”. Druw your own conclusions. Stopping Clara Mae Morey between classes as she hurried to her locker. I finally got her idea of a perfect Christmas dinner. . A nicely rousted turkey with dressing is the main dish, cranberry salad forms the side dish and upple pie tops it off. Might be a date later, which would complete a perfect day. Barbara Bradley gladly typed out a large list, of delicious foods she would like to have on Christ- mas day. Fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, biscuits, cranberry sauce, cabbage salad with fruit, rolls, cake and ice cream are but a few of the delicacies listed. Milk was only one of the liquids named. For myself. I'll take any one of the assortments above and be completely satisfied. COME AND GET ’EM CORSAGES That are Ritfht for JOB’S DAUGHTERS ROSEACRE Personality Paragraphs As I was walking to my class room. I encoun- tered a cute junior girl by her locker with a good friend. Donna Hall. When I asked if I might in- terview her. she replied. Sure . Her favorite dish is beef steak and she likes to read in her leisure time. When asked her opinion of boyB. she said that most of them were O.K. Her favorite subject Is home economics, and she also works at Richey’s Dry Goods store after school and on Saturdays. If you have not guessed who she is by now. you will likely find her friends call her Barbara Ball. I almost missed my next interview as the boy Is somewhat smaller than the average person. He is a junior in high school and also has a brother, who is a junior. He sometimes answers to the name of Twerp. and has dark curly hair and dark eyes. His favorite dish is jello and the sub- ject he most enjoys Is woodshop. As to the opin- ion of girls he says they are O. K. His pastime is playing trombone in the senior band. You can usually find him with Clifford Martens. You guess- ed it; none other than Edward Dunning. It seems that some girls have the same dis- likes and likes, for my next one questioned also had a reading as a hobby in her leisure time and John Payne as her favorite movie actor. Mary Lou said her favorite dish was chicken gravy and biscuits and she likes commercial arithmetic most of all her subjects. She is quite often seen with Barbara Davis and the mayor. Oh yes. her name is Mary I ou Bobier. Remember T Jhon-- There weren’t any books on the library shelves? Charley Gordon repeated an introduction twice (he'll never live it down)? The seniors were unsuspecting sophomores? Jackie Yund had long hair? Only boys wore orange sweaters (what vamps these women be!)? Time lagged? The school building was used for educational purposes only (them days is gone forever)? Punkle Willard had braids? Gene King had the lead in the Junior Play? The band won first place at Holland for the first time? Cassie Wildern used to spar with Miss Angerer? Carl Payne was drum major? All the fellows were'nt hoping to get drafted out of school? All the girls weren't dying to be WAACS or WAVES? The freshmen got blacked? Mr. Dykhouse was superintendent? Christmas Customs With our Christmas festival come many customs which started hundreds of years ago from our early ancestors. Our decorations of evergreens come from the pre-Christian times. In Italy, Spain and other countries, flowers are used instead of evergreens. Mistletoe and holly come to be associated with Christmas because the northern people held it sacred. The Christmas tree, how- ever. did not come into general use until com- paratively recent times. In many places where most of the people are Catholics, the heart of the celebration is not the tree but the manger scene. This is a miniature reproduction of the stable, where Christ was born, with tiny figures of Mary, the mother of Jesus. Joseph and the angels. The Three Wise Men and the shepherds are also represented. Usually there is a bright, shining star above the stable. Another of our customs which make Christmas beautiful is the singing of carols. Their name in Prance is Noels; in Italy. Pastorells. and in Germany. Kristlieder. These began in the early churches where nativity plays were given. Two of our best loved carols are: Silent Night. Holy Night and The First Noel. Giving presents is an important part of Christ- mas happiness. The ancient Romans contributed this custom. In the Bible, the Three Wise Men brought gifts to the infant Jesus. Thus, all of our decorating at this time of the year is merely a custom contributed by the differ- ent countries. But what would Christmas be without decorations of wreaths and evergreens, without that tree decorated with artificial snow or silver icicles, colored glass ornaments and little electric lights? Santa Claus Letters Dear Santa Claus: You've been a grand old guy to me all these years. I've never lost faith in you. even though when 1 was a mere child my playmates said there wasn't any you. I would punch them right in the nose (oh. how I enjoyed that annual two weeks stay in Hayes-Green-Beach!). 1 have grown up and am now a senior; even use my dad's safety razor! Bluntly I want Hedy Lamarr for Christmas. You can nix those trains and automobiles this year. And please could you also include a book on How to Make Effective Love ? Sincerely. Harry Stucky. Jc iy Sandi EARL J. LAVE juich Shi NGOOD. PROP. ]p V Dere saint Nic: Will u pleeze bring to me a sweet, brown-i'd blonde, han’some boy dol? I no I am a widdle dirl but daddy sed I had to pla the field pretty soon as hiss finansez was wrunning lo. U no I has too get these men while thay r round. B-four the marines get them. Eye don't wan to bee like mi ant Agnes cuz she wated an wated and never got hitched. Do u think maybee u could fall four her? Or did daddy say u were allready married? Well any way bring mee that baby boy dol. CHARLOTTE CAFE THE HOME OF GOOD FOOD We Serve from a Sandwich to a Banquet Open Day and Night SCHOOL SUPPLIES GROCERIES CANDY and RICKERS SERVICE STATION 2 Miles Southwest on M-78 Lots of love. Charlene Day. JOIN THE CHRISTMAS CLUB AT THE tatnn (Cmnttii tamnus Sauk Save For Security Invest For Victory CUT HOLIDAY COSTS SAFELY WITH FRESH QUALITY TESTED KROGER CANDIES Wide Selection Priced Low Feather Edge Permanent No Harsh Solutions, leaves hair gloriously soft and lustrous $5.00 SHAMPOO and FINGER WAVE 75c CHRISTMAS SPECIAL REALISTIC MACHINELESS END CURL, including hair cut and style ......................... $4.00 PHONE 1300 PETERS CIRCLE Jane Dymond's Beauty Salon Page 4 ORANGE BLACK Sk’,lng s“” s “ Everett Defeats With the coming of cold weather and snow, also comes the hardened H20 commonly called ice. Right along with the ice come the ice-skaters and sled-pushers. Though the city pond has not been ready as yet. numerous country ponds • and the dead channel have already been put to heavy test by plenty of skaters hardy enough to brave th.' chilly weather. The favorite ice game of hockey has not made its appearance yet. but don’t be disappointed as many have suggest ed it. Lend until it hurts, the Axis. ★★ ★ ★★★★★★★★ ★★ ★ GIFT Headquarters For Charlotte Christmas and New Year Greetings Smith Edwards a Orioles 24-1 6 Charlotte Blows Half-time Lead; Everett Shows Consistent Teamwork I st Friday, December 11. the Char lotte Orioles journeyed to Everett, where the Everett Vikings turned in one of the most contested victories thus far in the season. The score was 24-16 in favor of the South Siders. The game was off to an early start with Everett taking the jump and scoring two straight dog shots before the Orioles awoke to the fact that the Vikings were a strong offensive team. This game was the South Sider’s first game of the season which gave the Everett fans a hope of a successful season. At the half, with the Orioles show ing their fighting spirit, they left the floor with the score 9-8. in favor of | Coa h Gobel’s quintet. The second half opened with Ever- ett again taking the jump and pro- ceeding down the floor before the Orioles could get on the defensive. MERRY CHRISTMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR AL and BILL’S AUTO ACCESSORIES TOYS DISHES Just The Place To Shop for Xmas J. J. Newberry Co. 5-10-25c Store SEASON’S GREETINGS STRECKS INSURANCE AGCY REAL ESTATE iflrrrij (Christmas HAPPY NEW YEAR zv FRANK BOt SKA SON Wall Paper and Painls Phone 75 Charlotte, Mich. JOHNSON’S H-C Sinclair Service CORNER OF MAIN and HENRY iHrrry (tthrittmaa! W P. Wilkinson GROCERY Do Your Shopping Here HAVE YOUR LAUNDRY DONE THE EASY WAY By The Community Laundry rason’H (krcptingH Season’s Greetings TO THE STUDENTS AND FACULTY of CHARLOTTE HIGH SCHOOL Xf Charlotte Candy Co. BAUM'S STANDARD SERVICE Charlotte Quintet To Play Howell Friday. December 18. the Charlotte basketball team will journey to Howell to engage the Highlanders in a flashy game. As gasoline rationing will cut down on attendance considerably, the Orioles will have to battle without as much support as usual. The game promises to be fast and hard fought, with Mathews forming the spearhead, for Charlotte to cut through Howell’s strong defense. All of Charlotte's first team and most of the reserves are high scorers, with no one man be- ing too far ahead of the others in points so far. Howell Is bidding all in their defensive plays. The Highland- ers are probably out for blood, as las , year Coach Gobel’s cagers drubbed them in both games. Although the game will be played on Howell’s court and the chances should In? against the Charlotte squad it will he an evenly fought game. Everett immediately took the lead away from Coach Gobel’s five and. after a couple of minutes of play it was Everett all the way. with the Orioles fighting back desperately to regain the lead. However. Everett's height easily challenged the Char- lotte spirit and the game died in an Everett victory. The starting lineup was as follows: Pts. Pts. 5 Hicks F Conner 4 0 Stein man F Green 4 9 Clever C Mole 6, 2 Mathews G Duam 0 I 0 Walters G Lardle 2 0 Mohre G Cornett 6 0 Faton F Stephenson 0 16 24 Referee: Hicks. Ann Arbor. JACK BOBIBR: Jack thinks root- ball is a keen sport. He developed his full 5' 11 . and 140 pounds on a farm. Here's wishing Jack the best of lu k on the football field. Morons Invade C. H. S. Did you ever hear about the moron, who had more on than the other mor- on had on? If you can guess how many oranges I have in my hands. I will give you both of them. Not all morons are men. One wo- man moved to town because she heard the country was at war. One moron pushed a cow over a cliff Just to hear the Jersey bounce. Did you ever hear about the two morons standing in the middle of the street waiting for a traffic jam? Fin ally a truck came along and gave them a jar. Once upon a time a moron drove out in the country and turned out his lights so no one would see him strip the gears. Six morons once slept in a bod and when the alarm clock went off. they wouldn't get up because it was set for seven. Have you ever gone to Shirley Temple on Sunday mornings? I saw a man going down to the lum- ber yard to find the draft board, hut you can’t fool me. I know the board of education is there. Kenny Wooddell. Charles Gordon. Jack Snow, and Harry Stucky were playing cards the other night. Kenny cut his hand and couldn't play, so gangrene set in. Mrs. Kiplinger: Phil, why should- n't football players drink milk before playing a game? Phil Snyder: Because it’ll turn into butter. Lucy Stocking: You know. Harold, you remind me of the sea. Harold Cheney: Wild, romantic, relentless? Lucy: No. you make me sick. Be a fighter Tor a brighter tomor- row. Buy War Bonds and Stamps. O 2? 2? 5 2? 2? £ 2? t 2? O 2? 2? • 21 MEMBER STORE WAR SAV VOS 5TAMP5 B0ND5 -- rlW No Gift without a War Stamp pSsr BUY IT HERE Packard’s o. ft 1 ft O ft ? ft 1 ft ft « ft ■Q ft 0- ft ft ft « ft ? ft « ft ORANGE BLACK Page 5 Girls Lead Hoys, 50 to 21, In Second Marking Period ♦ Ruth Rich, Junior Girl, Leads Charlotte High With Five A’s Ruth Rich leads tht honor roll for the second marking period with 5 A's. The students on the honor roll are as follows: Seniors. Dorothy Dean. Francis Jane. Ix o Marisch. Bet ty Jeane Payne. Mary Schwartz. David Shaull. and Lucille Stocking: juniors: Jack Bobier. Ila Halsey. Esther Jones. June Mayhew. (all A’si Ruth Rich. (5 A'sl. Nell Roberts. Edna Robins. Roselva Rushton. and Donna Vierk. Sophomores: Marian Ball. Barbara Bradley. Rosa Cooper. Carla Farrier. Mary Ellen Freed. Elaine French. Josephine llarag. Gertrude Heinze. Jack Hess, (all A's I. Junior King. Beverly Martin. Rita Payne. Esther Robins. Dick Schne ’kenberger. Vlr glnia Shaw. Frances Smith. Betty 8umerix. James Thornton, and Doro- thy Walker. Freshmen: Maynard Backofen. Row- land Baker. Shirley Briggs. Frances Clark. Joyce Denison, (all A’s). Rober ta Garvey. Barbara Goff. Alice Law- rence. Robert Packard. Marilyn Pil- beam. Lloyd Rich. Edith Ricker. Cleone Smith. Doreen Thompson. Marilyn Upright and Betty Lou Wil- cox. Junior high students on the honor Oriole Basketeers Bury Mason Five in Opener Charlotte, defending champions in the capital circuit conference, opened the season here. Friday. December 4. by impressively rolling over Mason 49 to 34. Charlotte took an early lead and maintained it the entire route. The Orange and Black lads held a scor- ing edge in every period leading 22-16 at the half. The scoring was led by sharp shooting Dick Hicks, who collected 17 points, while Bud Steinman. ap- pearing in his first varsity game as a substitute, rang up 14. Mason was lead by their long-shot artist. Win. who gathered in 12 points Diehl. Mason’s 6’ 4” center, was tightly bottled up by Charlotte’s defensive play. Charlotte Mason Points Points 10 Mathews F Murray 6 17 Hicks F Palmer 11 6 Clever C Diehl 0 0 Mohre G Win 12 2 Walters G Ingram 2 14 Steinman G Fox 4 Charlotte 8 14 19 8 49 Mason 5 11 12 6 34 Locker Room Gossip ANNUAL JUNIOR CLASS DRAMA TO BE PRESENTED DEC. 18 SEE The Oriole cagers are ofT on a flying start, gunning to better the record of last year’s district champs. YOU Have you noticed the large black- board in the locker room? Could it be skull practice, boys, or Just merely criticism ? ALL Wayne Parr has been appointed manager for the '42-’43 basketeers and is performing those duties now. AT We wonder why Mike” Mathews has lost interest in Eaton Rapids this year? (Could it be S.S. . Mike?) THE Do you miss the Mutt and Jeff (the Hicks brothers) combination this year? GRAND LEDGE Where did the second team get all their fighting spirit? Perhaps Mr. Maner knows. GAME Strange, but the first team rosier is carrying eleven men. (Continued from page one.) Mrs. Wragg..............Esther Jones Mrs. Arthur.........Betty Lou Squibb Jimmy North..........Arthur Stewart Sir Charles Jasper...Russell DeLand Beatrice Jasper......Lucille LaPoint Maurice Mullins......Richard Sleater A Woman............Mary Ellen Baker The production staff: student di- rector. Clifford Martens; business manager. Donna Vierk; assistants. Ed- ward Dunning and Dorothy Furu; property manager. Mary Scovfll; as- sistant. Betty Franklin; and costume manager. Edna Robins; assistants, Donna Hall. Dorothy Heinze and Shir- ley Walker. Mrs. Aileen Lipsey. junior class adviser, is in charge of tickets, and Mr. Allen Murray of the stage man- agement. HOTEL CARNES Community Oil Co. TEXACO PRODUCTS Corner of Lawrence Bostwick Aves. - Lansing St. roll are ns follows: Learn to take care of your dimes Eighth grade: Bob Casler. Richard and the Bonds will take care of them- Derby. Albert Foster. Carl Lindblom. selves. Dolores Michel. Mary Mead. Barbara McGrath. Wanda Wing, and Jacque lyn Yund. Seventh grade: David Fullerton. Milford Mason. Rae Norlander. Vir ginia Roys ton. Russell Santee. Peggy Skelly. Phyllis Smallwood. Charlotte Sutherland. Mary I ou Terwilliger and Joanne Willard. ERICKSON Veterinary Hospital Compliments of Behrens Rowe Young’s Jewelry Shop Watches - Diamonds - Silverware Clocks - Glassware - Dinnerware GIFTS THAT LAST” Phone 637 Expert Repairing Reeds Strings Musical Instrument Supplies On Christmas Day Enjoy Listening to Our Christmas Music Buy RECORDS and SHEET MUSIC Call on us when your Radio Needs Fixing WRIGHT’S RADIO SHOP Compliments of Charlotte Pharmacy JOHN H. TERRY. Prop. Everybody Welcome MAUSOLEUMS MARKERS MONUMENTS R. W. Carr Granite Co. 113 W. Lawrence Ave. Charlotte, Michigan Merry Christmas FOWLER Chevrolet Sales Inc. Happy New Year Liberty of Sweets PETER COLI22I. Prop. zv Home Made Candies Christmas Candies Boxed - Bulk Home Made Ice Cream Merry Christmas Happy New Year To Faculty, Teachers and Students of C.H.S. S'E would not want to miss this Holiday Season opportunity to wish for you A Biajip r (Christinas (bnttft (Chrrr! ilnrk! 3iralth! McGrath-DeFoe Co. Employees Producers of Fine Printing Page 6 ORANGE BLACK Dr. Maddy from U. of M. Speaks in Assembly 1 Principal Ward Hynes, chairman of the assembly Tuesday. December S. introduced Dr. Maddy of the Univers- ity of Michigan. Dr. Muddy gave a short talk on the National Music Camp at Interlochen. Michigan. He emphasized that the music camp is now studying for war time civic music because music is one of the big factors in this war. The movie shown was Symphony of America , the purpose of which was to show the beauty of Interlochen and its surroundings. It also reveal- ed the different activities of the stu- dents who attend the music camp. Besides meeting great orchestra lead- ers and learning more about music, the students participated in the final National Music Week held at Traverse City. Following the movie. Dr. Maddy led the group in singing of two songs, Praise the Lord and Pass the Am- munition and The Caisson Song , accompanied at the piano by Pauline Shaull. Dr. Muddy's purpose was not only to be in Charlotte to speak to the students, but also to help in the organization of the civic music com- mittee in Eaton county. (Hhriatmafi ( rrrtin a I FIELDER’S DELUXE CLEANERS Merry Christmas Visit Our Store For Quality and Service We Have a Large Assortment of NUTS and Xmas Candies ENJOY TASTY Sodas and Sundaes at Our Fountain BRUNO SPAGNUOLO Phone 164 Happy New Year CHRISTMAS SEALS Protect Yoor Homm from Tubercalosh 18-19-Year-Old Draft Will Affect High School The principals' conference met at the Hotel Olds in Lansing. December third and fourth, to discuss the draft- , ing of eighteen and nineteen-year-old boys in high school. The local draft board will co-oper- ! ate to the fullest extent in letting senior boys continue school until grad uation. providing work is done satis- factorily. Many changes will be made in the curriculum next year, due to the war. Mr. Gobel, Mr. Hill, and Mr. Murray are giving the boys the type of train ing needed for service. The army wants boys who are eighteen and nineteen as well qualified as possible mentally and physically. The physical fitness program has been designed to build up their phy sique and stamina. Mr. Hynes stated that boys in the lower grades who are eighteen and nineteen are just as well qualified to go as boys in the higher grades. MERRY CHRISTMAS JOIN OUR CHRISTMAS CLUB FIRST NATIONAL BANK «CP (greetings I HE-NU SHOE SHOP BILL OSBORNE. Prop. MERRY CHRISTMAS A. C. CHENEY Funeral Home W jftcrri (Christinas niti� Hear From The Management of EATON and B THEATERS , ------- - — - Jxlumni 7 eu s Student Council Meets Pvt. Kenney Collins, class of '41. is now stationed at Camp Crowder. Mo. He is in the Signal Corps. Max Dowker. Ed. Slmek. Don Grier. Garner Thrall. Harold Carman and Herbert Stacey are now in the Army Air Corps and left Thursday. Decem- ber 3 for California. Sebert Willett, class of '39. now in the navy, is attending a two months’ signal training course at the Univer- sity of Chicago. Chicago. 111. Ed. Morey will be among the Mich igan State College graduates at the end of this term. Russell Dean and Clyde Dimond. who are in the navy, are now station- ed at San Francisco. Calif. Burleigh Forseman and Clayton Friar (Navy) are in Bremerton. Wash. Kenneth Kilmer, class of '42. is in the out going unit at Great Lakes. III. Burleigh Wellman, who is stationed in Georgia, underwent an operation for appendicitis two weeks ago. He is expected to be home soon on a fifteen day furlough. Dorothy Reidl. class of '42. is now employed at the Wilcox-Gay. Neal Tomlinson. '41. will finish his training for army pilot the first of the year. Clarence Betts will leave December 16 for California, where he will star� his army training. Don Bottomley and Petle Kelley are engaged to be married. Lee Wendel. Jack Hicks and Dale Bartholomew will leave the first of the year to take their army training. Jean Riddle is now working in the County Clerk's office at tbe Court House. 1 2 3 4 5 Answers to Questions Guess Who 1. Duane Nlcol. 2. Frances Clark. 3. Russell Martin. 4. Mary Jane Spagnuolo. 5. Lucille Stocking. L. L. JOHNSON ★ ★ ★ LUMBER CO. The Student Council meeting for the month of November was held December 2nd in Miss Wells' room. The attendance was comparatively small, due mainly to the weather. The members discussed and passed a rule whereby the boys of the rural students' club should use the gym on Monday. Wednesday and Friday noons. The girls are to use it on Tuesday and Thursday noons. The Council also discussed the dances after the six home haskethull games, and it was decided that each class, the sophomore, junior, and senior, should have two dances each, the dates of which are to he set by secretary. Gerry Nlccum. A committee was appointed by Mayor Wooddell to work with Mr. Hynes concerning the entertainment and meal for the rural student mem- bers before each home basketball game, so the gas rationing will not affect the turnout at the basketball game. The committee in charge is Bud Steinman. Donis Newth. and Ven- ice Parr, all of the council. The meet nig was adjourned with the next meeting set for December 16. Ward C. Hynes Attends Principal s Meeting Principal Hynes from Charlotte high school attended the annual meet- ing of the Michigan Secondary School Association, which was held Decem- ber 3 and 4. at the Hotel Olds in Lansing, for the purpose of prepar- ing our schools to meet the war emergency. The program consisted mostly of speeches and discussions on how the high sethool curriculum would have to be changed to meet the present war situation A great deal of emphasis was placed upon the idea of having physical fitness in the high school ! activities. The main speaker was Dr. Howard V. McClusky who talked on The Secondary Schools at War. Entertainment for the event was presented by the hoys' octette from Eastern high school and from Mich- igan State College. The association is made up of all principals in Michigan. 9$ . ft m ft 4� ft ft ft €X ft m ft m ft ter ft m ft I 4� ft ft I I 1 Season’s Qreetincjs Cfo dll the Students of Charlotte High School %L Colborn Fulton Lumber Co. ft w ft ft 3 ft VP 3 ft n� ia%at ar% %a iafiati ta iana iananlaia iati us ian iana iafi i ORANGE BLACK Page 7 Christmas Assembly to be Given by Grade School The Christmas program, which is to he held Tuesday. December 22, during the seventh period, will he presented by the pupils of the grade schools The main theme of the program, by the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh grades, will be the tableau. The Madonna's Choice. The characters will be as follows: Mary. Ethel Van Gocthen; Joseph, Harold Wright; Shadow . Gaylord Yund. Others taking part in the tableau are Beverly Heater. Nancy Har- rington. Eunice Jones. Malrlyene Whitney. Jane Smith., Joyce Hughes. 1 Dennne Edson. Patricia Uoyston. Shir- j ley Lewis. Phyllis Schrader. Phyllis Jones. Dolores Willard. Beverly Roath, Gretta Pryor, and June Gran Strom, all of which are from the Grammar school. Those from the Hawthorne schorl will be S-e Ann Hale. Annie Collzrl. Jeanette Roberts. Yvonne Hill. Naida Livingston. Dick Claflin. Jimmy («avengood. David George. Clyde Nichols. Roger Brandon, and David Hoover. The story will be given by a chorus of 27ft. F. F. A. News The F. F. A. boys held a meeting Friday. December 4. in room 205. Each j boy responded to roll call by stating how much he had invested in bonds and stamps and the amount of scrap collected. Discussion of the F. F. A. awarding system followed. Points are gained from eight main heads which are: farming, program, cooperation, com- munity services, leadership, earning:- and savings, conduct of meetings, scholarship, and recreation. Plans were discussed for a sliding party, which was held Friday. Decern ber 11, and which was sponsored by the losing side of the game feed. JAMES B. CHURCH RICHELIEU FOOD STORE CLASSIFIED ADVTS. FOR SALE: One used suit, shrunk after the Eaton Rapids game. Might tit Dunning or Martens. See Coach Gobel. WANTED: A new crop of glam- orous girls. Call Lover's I,ane o-o-oh. Charlotte wolves. FOR SALE: Juniors, attention! Allow us to help you decipher Mac- beth.'' Also to Freshmen. learn How To Act Grown Up. Moderate fees. See any Senior. WANTED: Some more good movies like Young America Learns To Fly. Those industrial films get to be pretty boring! Charlotte High Students. TRY AN ISSUE OF ORANGE AND BLACK TO DRIVE AWAY FliOSE BLUES. WANTED: Any really good gossip, news. etc., for my Up and Down the Corridors column. See Bernard vJcliins. FOR SALE: Singing lessons. Any night after seven. A good voice not required. See George Willard. New book makes stupendous fame with book readers. How To Take Care of Baby by Wallace Maner. Now on sab at the book store. MARY LOU: Forgive me. MAYOR WOOD DELL. WANTED: An all A report card. Charlotte high students. Ice Skates Sharpened Bicycles Repaired YATES HARDWARE merry Christmas Clever Implement Coal Company KNITS to YOD! New, smart knitted Brace and Tie combination set by Hickok ... in vivid colors ... in stripes and solids . . . the set, 250 What’s The Difference? The gym is a fine place to eat but Walk all over the floor and eat a sandwich while playing basketball. It's a fine way to enjoy basketball and your meal together. When you're done eating, throw your waste paper on the floor. What do we keep a janitor for anyway? Kick the ball so it hits someone on the head. It’B just a tunk. anyway. While eating lunch, ride around on the chairs, a small scratch on the floor won't hurt, besides it’s a lot of fun. Mar the floor with your shoes, a plain floor isn't very beautiful. Glee Club News Sunday. December 13. the girls' glee clui) sang at the Congregational church. The selections they sang were. Amid the Silence. and Virgin Slumber Song.” Stnging Christmas carols, the glee clui) will participate in the assembly to be held today. New rulings have been made by the glee club that every student is to he in the room by eight-twenty every morning or bring an excuse issued from the office. What did the turkey say when he ®ruce„ Farr: How is my name viewed the ax? spelled? Is this the dagger which I see Bernard Collins: That's easy, before me?” S-A-P.” Visit cur Store for Christmas Gifts j We Have a Large Variety of ! STUNNING SLIPPERS Styled for School, for Sports, for Careering ! Don’t Miss Seeing Them ( All Prices j FRED MURRAY CO. PROFESSIONAL COLUMN Dr. A. J. Garlinghouse EAR - NOSE - THROAT - EYE OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN and SURGEON Compliments of L. G. Sevener, M. D. Physician Surgeon Compliments of H. W. Hannah, M. D. Physician Surgeon Compliments of Dr. G. E. Wilson Clark O. Rudesill CHIROPRACTOR Compliments of GEO. L LORD CHIROPRACTOR Dr. Geo. Zederbaum DENTIST Charlotte and Lansing Ernest G. Davids Stanley H. Raidle SEASON'S GREETINGS Dr. C. A. Snyder OPTOMETRIST B. G. CAMERON ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Phone 858 GEO. W. WATSON ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Phone 200 Charlotte. Mich. Harold E. Smith THE TOGGERY SHOP __________________I Dr. Sassman Elaine Bruce has returned home, after spending a week with her fi- ance. Ted Packard, who is stationed in Missouri. Page 8 ORANGE BLACK Rural Students Meet Tuesday. December 1. the rural stu- dents of Charlotte high school met with Mr. Hynes and members of the student council. The purpose of the meeting was to decide the action to be taken concerning transportation to basketball games. Although only a little more than one third of Char- lotte high is made up of rural stu- dents. they deserve a voice concerning activity tickets. Gas rationing makes transportation uncertain; therefore the tickets would be void during the winter months. This would result in a loss of money for the student who pays for his ticket and cannot attend games and for the student council if the tickets aren’ paid up. The student council offered to pro- vide entertainment for all who would stay at the school house and could no otherwise get back to the games. The rural students have volunteered to bring vegetables, meat and extra sandwiches for lunch. The meat and vegetables will be used for soup which the rural Home Be girls will prepare. Motion pictures, social dancing, group games and basketball were sug- gestions for entertainment. The arranged plan will take effect at the home game. December 15. Girl Reserve Second Christmas Party Postponed The annual Christmas party for the less-fortunate children has been post- poned to a further date. This is be- cause at this time of the year, there are many parties for the grade chil- dren. Many of the Girl Reserves have to work nights and it is impossible for them to have a party. The Girl Reserves are busy making articles for the Junior Red Cross. The date for their next meeting will be January 4. Ring Out, Wild Bells Ring out. wild bells, to the wild sky. The flying cloud, the frosty light; The year is dying in the night: Ring out, wild bells, and let him die. Ring out the old. ring in the new. Ring, happy bells, across the snow; The year is going, let him go! Ring out the false, ring in the true. Ring out the grief that saps the mind. For those that here we see no more; I Ring out the feud of rich and poor. Ring in redress to all mankind. Ring out a slowly dying cause. And ancient forms of party strife; Ring in the nobler modes of life. With sweeter manners, purer laws. Ring out the want, the care, the sin. The faithless coldness of the times; Ring out. ring out my mournful rhymes But ring the fuller minstrel in. Ring out false pride In place and blood. The civic slander and the spite: Ring in the common love of good. Ring in the love of truth and right. Ring out old shapes of foul disease; Ring out the narrowing lust of gold: Ring out the thousand wars of old. Ring in the thousand years of peace. Ring in the valiant man and free. The larger heart, the kindlier hand. Ring out the darkness of the land. Ring in the Christ that is to be. —Tennyson. Every time you lend a dime, you strike a blow for freedom. DO YOUR MERRY CHRISTMAS Lost and Found Job’s Daught er Dance White elephants, white elephants. We want trainers for these white ele- The Job's Daughter Christmas phants. states Dorothy Rogers of the dance will be held Deeeml er 26 from lost and found department. 9:30 to 1:00. White Christmas is the Won't you come around the corner theme of the dance, on the second floor, to the door across Rose Mary Howland's. Jill of Jive' from Mr. Grindall’s room, and claim from l ansing is going to play, some of these unwanted elephants? Tickets may be bought now from Many of these have been turned in Dorothy Dean. Shirley Johnson. Mary to the lost and found since the begin- King. Betty Squibb, and Connie Bo- ning of the school term. If you are be. The public is invited, missing anything, please come and claim it. for these elephants may be- gin a stampede. Also, if any student _. . _ . . .y j i of last year missed anything he may OINS I aking WOOdSnOp come and see if it is a white elephant. Due to a sudden Interest, eleven girls enrolled in the woodshop class Blackout the blackguard, buy War this year. They are as follows: Ksth- Bonds and Stamps. er Bradley. Mary Hall. Esther Grove. Geraldine Harmon. Virginia Nlsse. ----------------------Marjorie Peterson. Marvel Robins. To every dime for pleasure spend- Celia Mae Tharp, Betty Tomlinson, ing match a dime for Victory lending. June Little, and Doris Wehr. 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Spiced with Color 6.84 8.84 $ 5 ft s ft a 1 a a 5 5 a I 5 5 5 BEAT EATON RAPIDS VOLUME 17 “THE CHARHIAN” CHARLOTTE. MICHIGAN. THURSDAY. JANUARY 14. 1943 FOOTBALL LETTERS? ISSUE 6 Pupils Receive Audiometer Test Trials Expose Hearing Losses Calling For Attention Without Further Delay All students in Charlotte schools were given hearing tests. Wednesday. Thursday, and Friday. January 6. 7. and 8. The tests were under the su- pervision of Courtney Osborn, con sultant in hearing of the state health department, and Dr. Coldie Corneliu- son. associate director of the Bureau of Maternal and Child Health at the Michigan Department of Health. The purpose of this examination was to determine which scholars have losses In hearing. It is hoped that those students who were found to have faulty hearing will have follow- up work to correct the condition of their hearing loss or to prevent fur- ther hearing difficulty. In some indi- vidual cases educational changes will be recommended such as sitting near- er the front of the room or learning lip reading. An audiometer, which is similar to a phonograph, was used in giving the group tests. Approximately forty headphones, at tables where the schol- ars sat. were fastened to wires which led to the audiometer. Each person tested one ear at a time by listening through his headphone. He wrote down on a paper, which had been hand- ed him. the numbers which he could hear through his headphone. Coming from the audiometer is a normal voice which seems to go farther and farther away until It cannot be heard. Follow- ing the test, opportunity for retests of the same type was given. Certain students who appeared to have hearing difficulty were given in- dividual tests with a precision instru- ment. called the pure tone audiometer, which made the test more exact. A graph may be constructed showing a picture of the hearing. Students will be notified about the results of their tests by their teachers. Faulty hearing should be corrected at once. Movies Featured In Assembly Two movies were presented in the auditorium for the high school stu- dents on January 11. The first movie was entitled Cap- tain Courageous and was present- ed in two reels. The story of the first reel was of a ten year old boy. who was rescued from drowning by a Por- tuguese fisherman and was taken aboard a fishing schooner. The Por- tuguese befriended the boy and help- ed him to adjust himself to the new environment. By sympathetic disci- pline he teaches the boy the value of fair play in his dealings with others. Keel number two, was the movie of a schoolboy, son of a rich father, who tried to rule the faculty and his schoolmates by bribery and threats. When he is punished for bad behavior, h� runs away and complains to his father of cruel treatment. The father learns the truth and sees that he is too absorbed in his business to know that he Is the cause of the son's dif- ficulties. Russell Dean. '42. Is now engaged in active duty overseas. Maxine Cooper. '34. is an army nurse and is stationed at El Paso. Texas. Board of Education Gives Faculty Entertainment The Itoard of education entertained the faculty of Charlotte high school at a party which was held in the band room. January 4. 1943. Mr. Gres8o. president of the board, gave the welcome and then turned the program over to Mr. Kenneth Brown and Rev. Russell McConnell, who were in charge. The program consisted of several se- lections on the piano by Mrs. Donald Sexmith using the solo-vox. an attach- ment that gives the piano an organ- like effect. This was very interesting and educational. Dr. Skidmore, state superintendent of the Congregational Christian churches of Michigan, was introduced and gave an interesting address on the topic. The Churches and the War.” The meeting then adjourned and the group proceeded to the home ec- onomics room, where refreshments were served by Mrs. Bruce’s commit- tee. The balance of the evening was spent visiting. I She's a Coming £ January 15—Eaton Rapids. £ here, (we took ’em in football. ■ how about basketball?) January 18 Jr. high basket « ball, (more power to ’em.) January 22 -Dr. Elliott 9:30 . a. m. All day in the auditorium. £ Grand Ledge basketball, there £ (another victory for us. January 25 Movies, nine -x reels. Land of Liberty , (an « Dther hour and a half of classes £ we mi « January 29 — Everett game, £ here, (now let's all come out £ and cheer our team on.) February 2—County Teachers' « Institute at Bellevue, (another - chance to rest your weary bones X from those hard days at school.) Seniors Present School With ‘Juke Box’’ The senior class voted unanimously to buy a juke box'' as a gift to the high school. It was secured from Leon Benedict. The box was presented to the school in the assembly of January 7 by the class president Duane Nicol. A metal plaque will be placed on it indicating that it is from the class of '43. It is thought that new records will be placed in it by a record distribut- ing company. There has been an electric push but- ton switch put on the box so the stu- dents will not have to put nickels in to hear it. Home Economics Welcomes Miss I oms There is now another change in teachers in the home economics de- . partment. After spending, altogether, eight weeks in the hospital. Miss Toms comes back to take up her duties as home economics teacher. Since her illness. Mrs. Murray has been doing a grand Job of substitut- ing. So it is with a glad heart that we welcome Miss Toms back, and with a sad heart we see the departure of Mrs. Murray. Up and Down The Corridors 1[Too much Christmas and New Year’s whoopee? ( Talking of all the talent around school. I have two new finds. Eugene Royston. a very beauti- ful singer, and Mary King. You should hear her whistle In third hour chein istry. ft How about some school-tal- ent assemblies? {[Personal nomina- tion for one of Charlotte high's cutest girls. Edith Ricker. ([Tbe journalism class has started preparation for this year’s carnival with Joyce Weinman acting as general chairman. { Which Is It this year: Class night or senior play? {[The new Hi-Y advisor is Mr. West T. Hill (Westy for short). {[The Stardusters are well on the road to fame. (Hint) We like to dance {[What! No class meetings lately? {] The Orange Black staff sends its most humble apologies to G. Miser, guard for the Everett high quintet, for misnaming him in the last issue. {jTwo more of our senior girls are now flashing sparklers . Take a look on Merle Moore’s and Lillian Casler's third finger, left hand, if in doubt, fallow do you like the “juke l� ox” that the senior class has purchased and presented to the school? June Little found romance? Ask Ed. {[We have three new entries; Janice Brough, who is in the ninth grade from Dayton. Ohio: I eora and Sarah Swift from Olivet, who are in the ninth and twelfth grades respectively: and one re-entry. Earl Parish a tenth grader from Springport. {[Bill Nor- ris (ex. '431 is now serving with the U. S. Army at Fort Custer. {[Cal Kellogg. Burleigh Wellman, and Milt Backofen were seen visiting C. H. S. last week. {[Buy War Bonds and Stamps every week. So long. ★ ★★★ ★ ★★★★★★ ★ ★★ ★★★ DEAR STUDENT BODY: + I Since the class of 43 donated £ such a fine gift as a juke box. £ •k let’s all turn out for dance clubs -k £ and dances after games. The £ student body would again like ■ £ to thank the seniors and we will « take excellent care of it. « The basketball team have got- X ten off to a slow start. Let’s all ■k turn out for the Eaton Rapids + £ game and show the team that X we did it once and we can do it again. £ « Thanks to the Rural Students' « club for the note of appreciation which was read before the coun •k cil meeting. The council also k X wishes to express its apprecia- £ tton X KEN WOODELL. Mayor. X ■k Charlotte Tops Mason 32-28 Charlotte Five Rally After Slow Start; Stop Late Mason Drive After a three weeks’ layoff the Charlotte Oriole basketball team scor- ed their third victory in five starts at the expense of Mason. The score at the end of the first quarter was 11 to 1 in favor of Mason. Charlotte fought back stubbornly and at the halftime the score was 19 to 14. The Orioles dominated the second half and had a sufficient lead to stand the last minute splurge by Mason. The Maner Wonder Boys won their 5th straight by stopping the Maroons alternates 24 to 17. 0 MacDonald RG 10 Inghram 2 Mohre LG 4 Palmer 14 Clever C 2 Diehl 3 Mathews RF. 0 Vander Veen 9 Hicks LF 8 Murray SUBS 4 Steinman 4 Fox 0 Walters 0 Foster 32 28 Alumni To Be Honored In Charlotte High School One Hundred Twenty-Fve Boys on Service Chart in Lower Hall We honor the graduates of this school who answered the call to the colors of our country. At the present time there are one hundred and twenty-five or more graduates from Charlotte high school in the service of their country. Plans are being made for a list of their names, the class, and the branch of service that they are in. which is to be placed on a panel in the lower hall of the high school. This is the Incomplete list of the boys in service. Will anyone, who can add to this or correct it in any- way. please contact any member of the journalism class? First Semester Exams To Be Held Jan. 21-22 The first semester examinations will be held January 21 and 22. The schedule will be: Thursday: Second hour classes. 8:30-10:00. Third hour classes. 10:00-11:30. Fourth hour classes; 1:00-2:30. Fifth hour classes. 2:30-4:00. Friday: Sixth hour classes. 8:30-10:00. Seventh hour classes, 10:00-11:30. No one is to Ik i the halls while examinations are being taken. Report cards will Ik given out the next Thursday, after examinations, or on January 28. Parr LaMonte Army ’31 Bob Pittenger Army ’41 Harlo Dewey Army Gerald Smith Army ’41 Roliert Reed ’37 Richard Rolfe Army ’39 Robert Rulison Army ’30 Gilmour Strecks Army ’32 I Richard Austin Army Air Corps ’33 Charles Garvey Army ’33 Roger Wilcox Army ’33 Max Gee Army '35 Charles Bracy Army ’31 Kent Campbell Army ’34 Robert Thompson Navy ’31 Walter Howe '3S Harley Flower ’40 Glendale Strickland Army '40 Charles Rvbnikar Army 41 Dale Thornton Navy ’41 Junior Russell Navy Delton Smith Navy Carroll Jones Army ’30 Rol� ert Cooper Army ’37 Floyd Merritt Army ’37 Claude Redfield. Jr. Army Russell Cherry Army ’34 Dr. Ed. Hoedemaker Army ’21 Keith Allen ’26 (Continued on Page 4.) Page 2 ORANGE BLACK my-jQ ORANGE BLACK Published Hi-Weekly by the Journalism Class of Charlotte High School Circulation 600 Subscription Kates $.75 STAFF Publisher ........................George Willard Managing Editor .................. Kenny Wooddell Editor-In-Chief ...................... Jack Snow Business Manager ................... Bruce Farr Faculty Adviser ................... Winifred Wells Reporters ..............Rest of Journalism Class How About It? In just eleven days a new semester will begin, marking the half way point of the last year in high school for seniors; and for freshmen, it’s just the beginning of four long, hard years of study. How- ever the hardest part is after schooling, so why not prepare for it now? Co-operation is necessary in any business you enter, so co-operate to the fullest extent with the teachers and other students. After all. this is the beginning of a new year, why not let it be the beginning of a new personality for those who need it? One big way that will help a great deal is keep- ing activity tickets paid to date. Returning library books when due saves the librarian much checking. Returning report cards, reaches out to many of Charlotte students. The old familiar sheet con- taining nearly the same names as last semester would leave the bulletin board quite bare if it were missing—now wouldn't it? Keeping the schoolhouse neat and clean is im- portant. “Well.” you say. what’s a janitor for anyway? He has to earn his money, doesn't he? Well, fault finders, if you were the ones to sweep the school floors, empty waste baskets, put every- thing in shipshape order and numerous other tasks every night after school, you’d feel you had earned your pay. without having to pick up after every Tom. Dick, and Harry, who throws paper on the floor instead of in waste baskets, just to be dif- ferent. Oh. yes. and don’t forget to leave some gum ly- ing around; it breaks the monotony to sit sudden ly on a piece of sticky old gum after which you spend hours trying to get it off a good pair of pants which probably can't be washed. After all. what's just one little pair of pants? It would afford a swell laugh for those who watch. And by all means, chew gum during school—oh yes. there’s a rule ask- ing pupils to dispense with it while in class, but of course this doesn't mean you. Being late for class iB fun. you say? Yeah, es- pecially when the teacher gives assignments at the beginning of the hour. Anyhow students love to Ik? disturbed just when the discussion is at the break ing point. Traipsing around the study hall helps to distract attention, too. A librarian's job is to hunt up persons having over-due books in his study hall and this calls for moving around. But for those who call on a friend a couple of minutes and stay hours just to gab about last night's date or comment on a new sweat- er somewhere in the room—that’s out. How about it. kids? Are you going to be the coming back bone of this nation or just a weak spine? Success in business begins at home and in school, so let's make co-operation our pass-word for the coming semester and all through life. All these sug- gestions come under the heading of co-operation by students, because being polite and helpful is co-op- eration and highly appreciated by the teachers and other students. Mother: What time did you get home last night? Marion Cheney: A quarter of 12. Mother: I heard the clock strike 3. Marion; Well, isn't three a quarter of twelve? When I was young 1 usla think That boys were sweet as pie. But when I think of what I thunk I think I thunk a lie. Normal College. Let's Buy 'Em Buy War Bonds and Stamps” is a phrase we hear a lot about, since Pearl Harbor. Even before Pearl Harbor, we heard a lot about it. but now it means something vital. Our men are fighting, just as our ancestors fought, for something that is invisible, but which we all feel. That thing is liberty.—freedom.—that has l� een taken away from many European coun- tries. They now wish that they had something, that we are now fighting for. It isn't very funny to have to hail some man. or get shot for being friend- ly with some race of people that the country's lead- er has decided is to blame for conditions in gen- eral. Those things happen, we can read it in the pa- pers. hear it on the radio and see it in the movies. We, at home, realize in a vague way what war is. because we have relatives fighting, either at home, or across the sea. Those men need material to de- fend their country and themselves. That is wha the money that the government gets from the sale of bonds and samps, is ued for. We can't let the men down after they are will- ing to risk their lives for us. can we? Let's do our part in helping win the war. by buying Defense Bonds and Stamps. 5xams Exams are funny little bugs. They crawl around after each semester and no matter how hard you try, you can't get away from them, and just imagine! The teachers give them to you! It doesn't seem right but still they never miss. You start working for them two weeks l efore you get them and some nights you have to stay up late and read books. I guess they hide in books liecause the more you study the harder you get them. These bugs leave awful marks sometimes. They don't bite, but they give you a lot to do. You scratch them with a pencil. They usually only last two days and then they are gone again for another period of four and one-half months. Of course—I ain't suspicious —but those bugs have something awfully strange al out them. Oh! Look! Here they come again— Beware—they scratch. Juke Box Specials Are you hep to the jive? Well. then, c’tnon gang, put on your zoot suit and cut that rug. for the fine class of seniors have purchased a juke box to leave at good ole Charlotte high in their memory. With kind hearts and positively thousands in the class treasury (not mentioning what), they are presenting this fine gift to the school with sln- cerest expectations that all champion jitterbugs will come from here, hereafter. It is also anticipated that teachers will be seen swinging the light fantastic, in a moderate sort of way. of course. Can’t you see Miss Isham leading a conga line or Mr. Maner instructing one of his government classes in the finer points of ballet? Mr. Wooddell. I said swan not pond. Please get up from the floor. Have you any spare wooden nickles? Well, too bad. this juke box is really original. You don't need a nickle to hear Harry James and that oh. so heavenly music! Dance, underclassmen, dance; but never-not-once forget, that the seniors of '43 made your life a little brighter with some of their hard earned cash. Bruce Farr is feeling good since Mr. Hynes told him he is a mechanical genius. He doesn't know it’s because he's full of screws. Instructor to Sal: Won't you join me in a cup of tea ?” Sal: You get in first and I'll see If there’s any room left for me. Central Luminary. Tattler Tales” Dressed in a maroon sweater and navy blue pants you caught the tattler's eye as you sauntered down to your locker (number 171) Wednesday. January 6. You are a popular, well liked senior, yes. dig- nified too. You ran for mayor in last year's school election, and some say you like to argue with Mr. Anderson in physics class quite well too. You. sir. Orange and Black salutes. I wonder: Why Bob Orr and Ted Ross go to Pot- terville; if Shirley Mate takes vitality pills; when we'll have another lyceum; why we have to take exams; if Kenny Wooddell is really in love. Charlene Day lists her ten lK?st movies of the year as follows: The Major and the Minor , P’led Piper , Ten Gentlemen from West Point , Des perate Journey , Moontide . Now Voyager , For- est Rangers. Take a letter, Darling.” They All Kissed the Bride” and Eagle Squadron . How does this compare with yours? Bruce Farr has taken over Up and Down the Corridors . Girl with the expressive eyes. Joyce Weinman. Tales End. What's Sn 7 amo BOYS— Adolph ...................................... Wolf Bernard ................................ Childlike Bi uno ..................................... Brown Charles .................................... Manly Clifford .................... The ford by the cliff Douglas ..................................... Dark George ................................. A farmer Kenneth .....’.......................... Chieftain Philip ........................... Ixiver of horses Stuart ............. One who has charge of a place Joseph ....................He who shall increase GIRLS: Anne ...........................,........ Gracious Beatrice ................................. Blessed Belle ....................................... Fair Beverly ..........................Beaver meadow Geraldine ........................... Spear pow’er Ik)Is .................................. Desirable Mary .................................. Distressed Vera ....................................... Faith Barbara ........................................ A stranger ONE YEAR AGO: Major Dykhouse had Just left for the Army. Exams were to 1h? held Jan. 22-23. Charlotte defeated Howell in fourth game of the season. The old constitution was revised by the members of the Student Council. TWO YEARS AGO: In the outcome of the sen- ior class Christmas card drive the l oys beat the girls. The juniors set May 29 as the date for the annual jun'or-senior prom. The Charlotte team de- feated Howell 39-13 and later Mason 16-15, in a thrilling game. The Girl Reserves gave a skating party for the Hi-Y boys. THREE YEARS AGO: There was talk about se- curing a new athletic field and possibly the field would be lighted for night games. The soplomores were planning a student mixer. Bud Hammond re- ceived the Sportsman's Award by the Football Of- ficals' Association. FOUR YEARS AGO: Footlighteers were prepar- ing to present their annual play. The council was starting to work on activity ticket drive. The Orioles defeated Grand Ledge 11-9. The students were looking forward to teachers' institute for a short vacation arter semester exams. Charlotte was planning to exchange an assembly with Marshall. What They Notice First About a boy: Dot Dean ................................... Hair Joyce Weinman ........................ Everything Charlene Day ........................... Physique Sally Sterrett ............................ Looks Beverly Paton .........................Appearance Beverly Martin ............................. Face Clare Mae Morey ............................ Eyes About a girl: Kenny Wooddell .................. Figure and legs Harry Slucky .................... Face, if possible George Willard .......... Seams of their stockings Charles Gordon .......................... Chassis Bud Steinman ............................... Leg Mike Mathews ............................... Face Jack Clever ....................... Doesn’t notice Richard Hicks ................... Face and form ORANGE BLACK Page 3 Meet the Varsity A little information about the boy� that make our Karnes possible: SENIORS: Tall. (6' 1 to be exact), blond, cen- ter. Jack Clever is serving the varsity team for his second year. He weighs 158 pounds and so far has done a fine job Bud Sleinman. another blond mem- ber of the team, plays reserve for- ward. is 5' 7 and tips the scales at 135. Honors are due Bud for both his speed and co-ordination. Harry Stucky. guard. 5 8 . weighs 140 pounds and acts as reserve for the quintet. Another tall player with a height of 6’ 1 and weight of 150 pounds is Ralph Shaver, a reserve center. JUNIORS: Playing as guard for his first year on the varsity is Ned Walters weigh- ing 140 pounds and measuring 5' 9”. Jim Mathews, speedy member of the varsity for his third year, weighs 155 pounds, is 5’ 8 tall and plays either forward or guard. Replacing his varsity team broth- er. Jack, of last year is Dick Hicks, who is himself a member for the sec- ond year. Dick is 5 8 . weighs 133. and plays as a regular forward. Coming to C. H. S. in his sophomore year. George MacDonald has worked hard and this year made the varsity as a guard. He is 6’ and weighs 187 pounds. George Riddle substitutes on the squad as a forward, weighs 135 pounds and is 5’ 10” tall. Bob Baton, shortest of the quintet, is 5' 6 . plays forward reserve and weighs 130 pounds. His height and weight give him his noted speed. Stevenson Studio . . . FOR . . . Better Photographs PRAY COMPANY ★ FURNITURE and UNDERTAKING PRIVATE AMBULANCE SERVICE Orioles To Play Islanders Jan. 1 5 Friday. January 15. the Charlotte Orioles will play the Eaton Rapids Is landers on the home court. The Orioles are spending many strenuous hours of practice preparing for this annual encounter with the Islanders, which is expected to be a very hard fought game. Eaton Rap ids has lost two games to East Lan sing and won one from Mason, which was the only conference game of the three. By winning only one of the three, that leaves Eaton Rapids with a standing of one thousand per cent as far as the conference is concerned. The Orioles have played four confer- ence games, winning two and losing two. The conference standings at the present time are Grand Ledge as follows: Won 3 lx st 0 Eaton Rapids 1 0 Charlotte 2 2 Everett 1 1 Mason 0 2 Howell 0 2 The players from our home team, who will start the game are James Mathews. Jack Clever. Dick Hicks, and the other two will be chosen from the following: Ned Walters. George MacDonald. Bud Steinman and Ray Mohre. Young’s Jewelry Shop Watches - Diamonds - Silverware Clocks - Glassware - Dinnerware GIFTS THAT LAST” Phone 637 Expert Repairing Ricker’s Service Sta. GAS OIL BREAD - GROCERIES POPCORN CANDY CHARLOTTE’S COMPLETE Food Store A P Super Market CHARLOTTE CAFE THE HOME OF GOOD FOOD We Serve from a Sandwich to a Banquet Open Day and Night jifumni 7 civs Burleigh Wellman has been home i on leave for the past two weeks. During the Christmas holidays many of C. H. S. alumni were home from college. Some of the students that were here were Pat Beechler. Shirley Clay. Phyllis Thornton. Dick Sanders. Jack Krieg. Frank Elies. Bud Beechler. Bruce Garlinghouse. Dave Elies. Bob Fulton. Bob Parkhurst. Max Bottomley. Martha Snow. Juliet j Stucky. Fran Higby. and Jane Kon-! ; acki. Lynn Fowler was home from An , napolls for the Christmas vacation. Lyndon Cole, class of '42. was home on leave from the Navy. Marlliagene Biggs. '37. has finish- ed her course at Argubright College i of Business Administration, and has accepted a position as secretary to the 1 general manager of the coupling di- vision of the American Blower Cor- poration in Detroit. She taught in Grand Ledge last year. Home is what we're fighting for— fight with War Savings Bonds. Buy War Savings Stamps as if your life depended on it—it does. Locker Room Gossip Some of the football team are won- dering when they are going to get their letters for the championship season. Who’s the second team high scorer? It looks as if Center Irvy Radee takes the honor with a total of 34 points. Come to the next home game and watch Radee and his pivot shot. (Nice shot. Irvy ). Some of the basketball fellows won- der if they can have a little more pep by better pep rallies. (How about it?) The new athletic sweaters which will soon be floating around school will be somewhat different from last year’s sweaters, because the company filling the order stated that no strips will be used this year. Instead cheve- rons will be used. ALLEN’S MARKET HOME DRESSED MEATS Our Meats are State Inspected We Do Custom Butchering MAUSOLEUMS MARKERS MONUMENTS R. W. Carr Granite Co. 113 W. Lawrence Ave. Charlotte, Michigan ERICKSON Veterinary Hospital Fruits - Vegetables GROCERIES BOB’S MARKET OFFICIAL TIRE INSPECTION STATION Call for Appointments BAUM’S STANDARD SERVICE Phone 9177 JANUARY CLEARANCE SALE of all LADIES’ SUEDE SHOES - BLACK. BROWN and WINE A Lot of Good Buys In Broken Sizes FRED MURRAY CO. ly Sandi EARL J. LAVE utch Slit MGOOD. PROP. DP FROM Eaton County Sheriffs Department it it it MILTON J. KRIEG. Sheriff Community Oil Co. TEXACO PRODUCTS Corner of Lawrence Bostwick Aves. - Lansing St. SHELDEN LUMBER CO. if LUMBER, BUILDER’S SUPPLIES PAINTS - FUEL WILCOX-GAY CORPORATION MANUFACTURERS OF NATIONALLY FAMOUS “RECORRIC” Page 4 ORANGE BLACK ALUMNI TO BE HONORED IN CHARLOTTE HIGH SCHOOL (Continued from imae one.) Joseph Bauer Army ’28 Roger Wight Army 29 Raymond Dowker ’35 Maxine Cooper Nurse 34 Emerson Visch Army '34 Gerald Garinger 33 Bertha Kraft Nurse 31 Edward Keehne Army 30 Kenneth King Navy •30 Jas. William Frace Marine •37 Claud Mellor 37 Donald Riley 3S Gloyd Stadel •39 Donald Lea 39 Robert Ladd Army •39 Harold Horn Navy •39 Lowell Shumaker Army 40 Neil Clever Navy 40 Maynard Weaver Army '41 Warren Moore Army 42 Lee Willis Army '40 Gail Cheney Elwin Sterling Army 38 Richard Reed Marine Air Corps Lloyd Bartholomew ’41 Jack Morris Navy •41 Lyle Sterling 40 Ted Packard Army 39 Dale Bryan Navy 38 William Cox Army •33 Charles W id rig Army 39 Charles Hughes Army 39 Bob Bobier Army ’37 Bob Burnett Navy ’37 •Francis Flaherty Navy ’36 Bob Baker •39 Ed. Marple Army '39 Carl Paine Army 39 Emerson Aid '38 Eldred Toutant Army 39 Max Tullis Bill Tullis Bob Alien Jim Shaffer Dwight Durner John Kane Bill Tomlinson Elmer Conard Vern Scott Wayne Wagoner Bill Lowe Weldon Wagoner Glenn Blood Dr. Donald Cole Dr. Philip Brown Don Riley Carl Clark Maynard Locke Clare Tharp Junior Grier Sebert Willett Stanley Rogers El wood Satterlee Russell Dean Kenneth Kilmer Bob Dunning Clarence Squibb Richard Goodrich Clarence Betts Charles I ea Jack Denison Bob Huber Jack Smith lister Bi8el Lydon Cole Army 39 Army Navy •37 Army 38 Army •35 Army Army ’38 Army 37 Navy •39 Army •39 Army 34 Army ’39 Army Army Army '38 Army 39 Army '38 Navy 38 Army ’38 Navy '39 Navy 39 Army 39 Navy 42 Navy '42 Army 41 Army 40 Army •40 Army '40 Coast Guard '41 Coast Guard 42 Navy •40 Navy 40 Navy '41 Navy ‘42 Clever Implement Coal Company JOHNSON’S H-C Sinclair Service 30RNER OF MAIN and HENRY JAMES B. CHURCH RICHELIEU FOOD STORE Phone 200 Charlotte, Mich. FOR GOOD DEPENDABLE BLUEBIRD DIAMONDS $21.50 up SERVICE BLUEBIRD PEARLS. 1-2-3 strands IT’S $2.50 up Strecks Ins. Agency W. E. WRIGHT Jewelry Gifts Dale Shumaker Army '40 Robert Northrup Army 41 Howard Thompson Navy '41 Dorr Love Navy 40 Macklin May hew Army •40 Lyle Kane Navy '40 Garland Howe Navy •40 Jim Durner Navy ’40 Fred Wieting Army Air Corps '40 Dean Widrig Army 41 Homer Braden Army •40 Don Haigh Army '41 Bob Van Alatine Navy Air Corps 42 Vance Jensen Army '40 Roger Peck Army '40 Bob Carr Navy 30 Bob Gunnison Navy 41 Bob Stine 3S Raymond Snyder Navy •40 Carroll Orr Army Bill Wright Navy ’41 Ralph Van Vleck Army '36 Donald Grier Army ’42 K. A. Anderson Army '39 Dick Tharp Coast Guard •41 Wayne Cottrell '3.8 Charles Briggs Navy ’41 Howard Bond 37 Kenneth Bruce Army 40 Pete Granger Ed Simek Army 42 Max Field '40 Clyde Dimond Navy 42 Mason File ‘39 Byron Stockwell Marine Corps •40 Jack Young Army 39 Harold Carman Army •41 Herbert Stacey Army '42 Lawrence Hammond Navy •40 Carroll Stringham Army '41 f i n i i n Garner Thrall Army 42 Hm Qtim IQ KQn h Max Dowker Army 41 IIIol IldllUl Idl Ddll 1 Kenneth Collins Army '41 Roy Groh Army 42 HOTEL CARNES ★ ★★ Munger Hardware Co. HARDWARE JOHN DEERE FARM IMPLEMENTS PLUMBING SUPPLIES DUPONT PAINT Wright Radio Shop Popular Sheet Music 35c Calument Music 5c 120' 2 S. Main Phone 288 TRY OUR DELICIOUS HOT FUDGE SUNDAE HOME MADE CANDIES MAIN SWEET SHOP RCSEACRE HOWfRS HAVE YOUR LAUNDRY DONE THE EASY WAY By The Community Laundry Fred A. Richey Co. DRY GOODS READY-TO-WEAR RUGS Pocket Knives Flashlights l UTSCHEX HARDWARE W Guns Ammunition L. L. JOHNSON ★ Compliments From tr r LUMBER CO. Eaton Fleetwing Compliments of Charlotte Candy Co. A. C. CHENEY Funeral Home CHARLOTTE HOME DAIRY SPECIAL School Lunch - 25c SERVICE - GOOD FOODS JANUARY CLEARANCE SALE OF LADIES READY-TO-WEAR COATS DRESSES Values from $9.84 to $29.84 V;.l..es from $3.84 to $8.84 $5.00 UP $3.00 UP VAUGHN RAGSDALE HAS IT FOR LESS____CHAS. P. MULHOLLAND. Mgr. LUMBER - COAL Phone No. 9 Mc0rath - DeFoe Company Printers and Publishers SIX MORE WEEKS OF WINTER ! ! ! ORANGE BLACK BEAT HASTINGS TOMORROW NIGHT! T H E CHARM IAN” VOLUME 17 CHARLOTTE. MICHIGAN. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4. 1943 ISSUE 7 Service Photos Are On Display Battleship U. S. F laherty Named in Honor of F. Flaherty People of Charlotte and community have a very unique and unusual group of pictores on display in the windows of the Vomberg store. These are pic- tures of fine young men from Eaton county, who are fighting for our coun- try. Not every county has a battleship named after one of its own Ixrys. which is true of this county. A bat- tleship. the U. S. Flaherty”, was thus named honoring Francis Flaherty, who was killed in action at Pearl Harbor. This fine group of pictures resulted from a hobby of Ralph Vomberg. who a short time ago took pictures of six or seven men who were home on fur- loughs and placed them in the store. As the pictures which he had taken grew In number he conceived the idea of fastening the photos to cloth tape and putting them In the window for passers-by to look at. A card was al- so placed in the window stating that if any picture of any person in uni- form in the army. navy, or marines or coast guard was brought to the store, it would be placed in the win- dow along with the pictures. At this time there are nearly three hundred pictures in the Vomberg and the Morris store windows. These will continue on down the street in every window of every store in and around the corner of the McNamara Drug Store, if necessary. Notice carefully when you look at the pictures, and you will find there are iwo groups of three brothers. Also mounted on one large sheet of mount- ing board, there are five boys, all sons of Mrs. Royer of Bellevue. Very soon, there will be a picture of Miss Cooper, who Is an army nurse; likewise, a picture of Miss Case, daughter of Lloyd Case, who is leav- ing soon for DesMoines. Iowa, to be- come a WAAC officer. A few years ago we never thought , that at his time, our boys would be so ! scattered In the five continents and on the seven seas of the world. Scrap, Scrap, and Still More Scrap Student Council Back row: Mrs. Weymouth, Beverly Paton, Keith Frey. Ned Walters, Bud Steinman, Venice Parr, Mr. Hynes. Middle row: Peggy Skelley, Anna Mae Royston, Secretary Gerry Niccum. Mayor Kenneth Wooddell. Sally Sterrett. Lou Ann Potter, Charlene Day. Front row: Richard Huffman, Robert Casler, Lloyd Harmon. ♦ Up and Down The Corridors C Congratulations to Mrs. Donald Niederhauser (nee Kleanore Toutant). |[ Elaine Prescott and Jeanette Bar rett are added to the list of those wearing sparkling diamonds. Gor- don Cameron. 41, leaves for West Point. March 3. { Why don’t students have an attendance record like Mrs. Wildern’s? C Do you know any alum- ni not already on the service list? Let's have more student talent as semblies! f] Mr. Maner has quite a political background. hasn't he? H How about another air raid drill? I Betty Tomlinson. Joyce Weinman. Shirley Mate and Anne Cre- garek are working at the Bell Tele- ohone office. exams were easy, weren't they? (if you studied) Oh well. No more cramming until final exams. C. H. S. welcomes Sheridan Watterworth back. Wonder what has happened to the flag? C.The rural students seem to like living in town. CL Have you been shown the stop sign on Seminary street? Ask some of the student drivers. CL ave you been a caller at the eighth hour study hall? to Mary Schwartz still going steady. CLIJo -vour share. Buy War Bonds and Stamps. So long. Although the Student Council got off to a slow start this year, they have accomplished a great deal so far. A mixer was sooi sored by the organiza- tion on November 20; Art Steward's orchestra played. The Christmas dec- orations were all inside this year be- cause of the war. but the halls were decorated very well by the Student I Council members. The Student Coun- cil helped to sponsor the alumni mix- er. which was held on December 23. A rural student club has been organ ized and is coming along fine, with the help of committees. The council decided to purchase aprons to be worn by those serving at banquets this year. The members also deserve a bit of credit for working out the program to be used l efore the games. A meal will be served to the rural students and they may dance after eating if they desire to do so. The council is planning more mix ers among which will be the spring mixer. Plans are t eing made for the honor banquet. One of the main ob- jectives of the student council is to find out what students believe is wrong with the school and their ideas on how to improve it. Mayor Wood- dell staled. ‘A great deal of credit is to be given to the members of the council and the student body togethet with the teachers for their co-opera- tion in the activities of the council.” The high school is helping national defense again, this time by collecting tin cans during the week of February' 15. The tin cans must be washed, the label removed, tops and bottoms cut out. and the cans flattened by step- ping on them. Trucks will call for all cans through- out the county and deliver them to waiting trains In l«ansing to be ship- ped Immediately to the factories. Pupils are also helping to collect i prepared tin cans and bringing them ; to school during the week of Febru- ary 15. County newspapers also will carry the information regarding the tin col- lection. IOfficial Notice: All Students Special tickets will In given £ to the students for the games � { if their activity tickets are paid J + up. Many students have been at- • £ tending games when their tick- ♦ « ets have not been paid up to date. Unless tickets are puld up until the day before the game, i no special ones will be issued to + the students. ★ ★ ★★ ★ ★★★★ ★★★★★ ★★ ★ Don Bottomley left last week for the navy. High School Physical Fitness in Full Swing All junior and senior boys and all seventeen year old boys in lower class- es are enrolled in the physical fitness classes held second and seventh hours in the Charlotte high school. The Charlotte board of education has arranged the physical fitness pro- gram as a daily program to l e carried out In the high school in connection with the war program. Mary Grega re k. '41. Rosella McIn- tyre. Margie Garvey, both of '42, have received their caps and capes at the St. Lawrence school of nursing. Grand Ledge Defeats Orioles Charlotte Loses in Overtime After Holding Half Time Margin Friday. January 22. the Charlotte Orioles journeyed to Grand Ledge, where they were defeated by the Comets, with the score of 29-30. The Oriole Quintet wfas off to a good start, by gaining a 17 to 9 lead over the Comets In the first half. The Or- ioles held the lead all during the game. However, the Grand Ledge team started a scoring rally In the last part of the fourth quarter. With forty seconds to play, the Comets tied the score 26 to 26. just before the final whistle. A three minute overtime period was then played, which ended the game with a 30 to 29 victory over the Or- ioles. Clever. Mathews. Steinman. and Hicks gathered in all the scores for the Oriole team, with Clever as hlgh- ; point man scoring nine points, and Mathews next with a total of eight I points. Time-Table t £ £ February 5 — Hastings here. - (Let's all turn out) £ February 8—Movies. (Out of another class) J £ February 12 Eaton Rapids £ there. (Bring home another vie- tory. boys) . £ February 12—Lincoln's birth- day. } February 14 — Valentine day. (Will you be mine?) February 18—Orange Black • £ out. (More good news) j •g February 19 — Howell here. . £ (We can do it) • Charhian Staff The sketch for the cover of the Charhian has been decided upon. The theme has been discussed and is de- cided on. Work is being done by the staff on the journalism carnival that is to be held on March 26. The as- sembly which will be given for the opening sale of the Charhian has been planned for sometime in February. The staff consists of the following members; Mary Schwartz, editor; Dorothy Dean, assistant editor; Ber- nard Collins, feature editor; Charlene Day. calendar editor; Jack Clever, sports editor; George Willard, bus- iness manager; Joyce Weinman, pro- gram chairman; Doris Wehr. photo- graphic manager: Jeanette Gardner, class editor; Virginia Spagnuolo. cir- culation manager; David Shaull. as- sistant circulation manager; Shirley Mate, assistant program chairman; Beatrice Clark, typist: Betty Tomlin- son. typist. Work. save, fight. Keep the torch of freedom bright - Buy war bonds. Page 2 ORANGE BLACK b«r s3j 4SOOtf5'' QiC3C,3 i ORANGE BLACK Published Bi-Weekly by the Journalism Class of Charlotte High School Circulation 600 Subscription Rates $.75 STAFF Publisher ....................... Bruce E. Farr Managing Editor ...............Lucille Stocking EdItor-in-Chief .............. Frances Steward Alumni Editor ................ Betty Tomlinson Exchange Editor ................... Doris Wehr Business Manager ............... Dorothy Rogers Circulation Manager ............. Esther Grove Treasurer ......................... Audrey Parr Advertising Manager ............. Audrey Parr Assistant Advertising Manager .... Esther Bradley Reporters: Bernard Collins. Helen Cooper. Rich- ard Davis. Anne Gregarek. June Little. Mary Schwartz. Sarah Swift. Celia Tharp. An Established Fact At this time in February, an article I read several years ago still comes to my mind. An aged woman, in Kentucky, had reached a ripe old age and in celebration was speaking with some friends and told her conception of the real Abraham Lincoln. She said, he was lazy, never split a rail in his life, and was at length a man of no good. This struck with sudden force upon my knowledge of our sixteenth president. Which was I to believe, this old woman or the established facts stated in history books and taught for years as such? I chose the latter. I have never forgiven that woman. She. for a few moments made a great man. in my eyes—no longer the great emancipator he was. Then I became wise to myself, and no longer believed what she had said. Why must people always try to add their own new versions to established facts of history which have weathered the ages as being true? These people are either impudent or have such a craze for personal publicity that they would take any well known fact and add their version to discolor the tiue facts. Today this type of person has started a new phase, that of rumors. They have combined with another group whose motto is. Never keep your mouth shut.” This talk is dangerous. It helps the enemy gain important ground. Stop that rumor! If you're a member of this group, drop out im- mediately—before it’s too late! 2 e O cie ‘Dinner bucket Do you bring your lunch to school? Do you run for a chair and crowd up with the rest of your friends and sample each other’s food? Do you think everyone brings enough to eat? Or don't you take stock of your neighbor’s lunch? Everyone has his own particular answers to these, but then comes the question, do you get enough food value in what you eat? Everyone will agree that it gets pretty monotonous to eat sand- wiches. sweets and fruit every day. but there are so few things which you can carry for a cold lunch. Wouldn’t it be fun to have a hot dinner everyday? Now look! Here's a suggestion, but. honest and truly, would you like It if there were any pos- sible way of cooking a hot dish for everyone who stayed here to eat his dinner? The student council certainly furnishes a nice lunch for the rural stu- dents when they stay for games. Besides, look at the fun you could have, sipping your soup in rhythm with the music of the juke box. Now. let's give this a thought and express your ideas around school. They will surely drift into the hearing ears of those who could do something to provide a hearty and hot dinner for all. with little expense for the students. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the 1'nlted States of America, and to the republic for which it stands: one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. War Training Subjects There are several war training subjects that are l eing offered to the students of Charlotte the sec- ond semester. To the girls, a nursing course is offered. This subject is taught every day. fifth hour. It is being Instructed by Miss Toms of the home economics de- j nartment. with the assistance of nurses from the Kellogg Foundation and Dr. Stucky. The girls are being taught first aid. child care, beside nurs- ing and some general duties of hospital work. Fifteen hours of hospital work is required by each girl. This course will be valuable to those who are planning to become nurses. This would be a very good course because of the shortage of nurses. A person can be benefited by this course even though she does not intend to become a nurse. Due to the shortage of nurses and doctors, it is wise to have a person in your home who is at least a little fam- iliar with first aid and nursing. This is the first time this type of thing has been offered in the high school. The physical fitness program is compulsory among the boys that are seventeen or over. This course teaches the boys how to take instructions. It helps to build their bodies mentally as well as physically. The program acquaints the boys with the type of training that will be expected of them when entering the service. Another course offered for the boys is that of electrician which will be instructed by Mr. Ander- son. This subject is offered to all senior boys not taking physics. They also will get a review in mathematics. Each subject offered will be a help in choosing or entering an occupation or some branch of the ser- vice. The Battle Front or the Cow Barn? War is a deciding factor in the lives of many neople in the present generation, even to the ela- Iwjtate changing of schedules of many l oys as well as girls. Are you a slacker? Perhaps you've heard this many times before but this has to do with your own lives. If boys should slack In their phy- sical fitness class they are perhaps writing their own death warrant. When you. and I do mean you. every boy of Charlotte high, play around in class and forget to listen, you’re forgetting your rifle when you march to the battle fronts to face the Japs, the most deadly poison on earth. Perhaps this is far-fetched to you. but every bit you learn in school you won't have to learn by experience at a Valley Forge and on a Bunker Hill. Many boys of our school that you know will soon be at the battle front or in the war plant fighting for the right of freedom. Do you want this right too? How about showing it for a change? Perhaps you say. I live on a farm and can milk a cow. that'll keep me out—at least until the hard- : est fighting is over. Then perhaps 1 can retire on the war profit I've made by sending my brothers, cousins, and pals to fight for my freedom—so 1 can : stay home and milk my cow.” I wouldn't accuse anyone of saying such a thing: however I’ve heard similar things said and could hardly believe my ears. I know you love these boys just as much as I do. so for their benefit take advantage of your op- portunities. This will help them more than quit- ting school and entering a branch of the service. For when you reach the front, your comrades want you to know what to do so you won't get panicky and kill them instead of the Japs. Old Gent: You're an honest boy. but the money I lost was a $10 bill not ten ones. Lad: I know. sir. but the last time I found a bill the man didn't have change to give me a re- ward. The young man regarded with pride the ring he had placed on her finger the night before. Tell me. sweetheart, he asked, “did any of the girls admire your engagement ring? They did more than that. she answered. Two of them recognized it.” Two-somes But Not Newsomes Roaming around the study hall fifth hour, I spied several steadies . Belle Jane Wlllet has gone with a student at MSC for three months. Belle Jane is wearing his class ring and also a locket dangles from her neck. Celia M. Tharp and her steady are often found having lunch at Belle June's house. The foursome enjoy dancing and movies. A new one on me was the romance of June Little, who plans to be married in June. In case you wonder what he's like, they're often seen ut Jay's. It's rumored Bernadine McKnight and “some one have had romance in their lives off and on for the last eight months. Our inquiring reporter wonders what will develop. . . Another romance which seems to have developed into a courtship is that of Esther Grove and an other senior. Their steadiness has lasted eight months (so far). Geneve Miller and her boy friend have also been going for eight months. A fast progressing romance Is that of Florence White. What Would I Do Without You? seems an appropriate theme song for either of these love birds. Exchange 7 otes Ode to Exams: There are to me. two kinds of guys. And both of these I sure despise The first I really like to slam Is one who copies my exams. The other is the dirty skunk Who covers his and lets me flunk. —Villanovan— The Breckenridge paper is known as The Hus- kie Howler” with two dogs which represent the ears. Their teams are called the B.H.S. Huskies. The Creston Echo from Grand Rapids has a fine editorial written al out their science teacher. Looking through the Black and Gold (Traverse City) paper. I noticed several unusual things, such as cartoons on the editorial page. Also, in every issue where we have Up And Down The Corrid- ors . they have Pats’ Chatter . Why not look over these exchange papers? They're really interesting and perhaps you can help the journalism class by suggesting something dif- ferent for the “Orange Black . After all the school paper is printed for the students and the newspaper staff will appreciate knowing what you would like to see more of and what you've seen too much of. It's up to you! Birthday Congratulations February 4— Robert Lea February 5— Sally Hale Patricia Shiels Robert Wolcott Helen Bumford February 6— Judson Richardson Bernard Collins February 7— Venice Parr February 8— Richard Trumley Donna Scovill February 10— Kenneth Davis Robert Woodman February 11— Stanley Haigh Phyllis Hicks . February 12— Mary Hall Wayne Holmes Clare Ash February 13— Rosemary Beals Mary Ellen Baker February 14— Helen Cooper February 17— Donna Parent Joe Pray Barnum said there is a fool born every minute. But it takes a girl to prove it. ORANGE A BLACK Pafle 3 Orioles to Play Hastings, February 5 Friday. February 5. the Charlotte baaketeera will play the Huntings five on the Oriole� ' home court. The Or- iole have played five conference gnim-' winniiiK three and losing two. The achool that are «till in the con- feretur are Grand Ledge. Everett. Howell. Eaton Rapids, and Charlotte. The player from our home team who will start the game are Jack Clev- er. James Mathews. Richard Hicks. George MacDonald, and the other player will be chosen from the follow ing Ned Walters. Rud Steinman. and Ray Mohre. Food For Thought The best day .................today. The greatest need ... common sense The greatest mystery ........ death The best work what you like to do. The greatest mistake .... giving up. The biggest fool .. one who will not learn The greatest thing in all the world .................... love. —Tiger Tales PUT AT LEAST 10% OF YOUR INCOME INTO WAR RONDS AND STAMPS. BUY GOOD SHOES KEEP THEM REPAIREO GRIFFIN’S repaying ALLEN’S MARKET HOME DRESSED MEATS Our Meats are State Inspected We Do Custom Butchering Orioles Play Islanders Friday, February 12 On Friday. February 12. the Char- lotte Orioles will journey to engage the Islanders in their second and final game with the Mill City quintet. In their first encounter this year. Charlotte came out on top by the score of 32-26. However, both teams have improved very much since the first of the season. The starting lineup will be the same as the rest of the games this season. Clever, high-point man so far this sea- son. will start at center. Hicks and Matthews will start at forward, with the guard positions to be filled later. Candidates are Mohre. Walters. Stein- man and MacDonald. Maner’s Mighty Miles will also play Eaton Rapids reserves. So far this year, the second team has lost only once, so a thrilling game is expected. The first game starts at 7:00 o'clock sharp. Work for it, fight for It, It’s worth it: Democracy. Buy war bonds. fcatmt (Hiunitp iJ’ainiigB Hank Fred A. Richev Co. DRY GOODS READY-TO-WEAR RUGS MAUSOLEUMS MARKERS MONUMENTS R. W. Carr Granite Co. 113 W. Lawrence Ave. Charlotte. Michigan Stevenson Studio . . . FOR . . . Better Photographs Young’s Jewelry Shop Watches - Diamonds - Silverware Clocks • Glassware - Dinner-ware GIFTS THAT LAST” Phone 637 Expert Repairing Ricker’s Service Sta. GAS OIL BREAD - GROCERIES POPCORN • CANDY CHARLOTTE’S COMPLETE Food Store A P Super Market ¥ ♦ � DEAR STUDENT BODY: � Probably everyone remembers � « the two lioxes which were plac J ed in the front hall, and ulso the one in the old building. They J were placed there to be used as � a collecting point for criticism dealing with the school. Al- most everyone ha� some ideas for helping with high school ac- J tivities. If you have any. drop J them into the boxes at either end of the building, and they � will be read and discussed be- « fore council meeting. This is a chance for you to give your •1 ideas of the school, and if no £ one takes any interest, the box- es will be removed. ? ! | Thank you J KEN WOODDELL. Mayor. I ★ ★ ★ ★★★ ★ ★ ★ jitumni 7 civs Neal Tomlinson. '40. left February 2. to start his training as a naval pilot. Dick Sanders is now home, after many months at college. Dick has quit college because of the service. Bob VanAlstine '42. has graduated from the Naval Air Base. Iowa City. Iowa. He has just reported for duty after an eight day furlough. Lee Wendell. '42. will leave for the army sometime the first of the month. Save, serve, give. Make democracy live - Buy war stamps. Fruits - Vegetables GROCERIES BOB’S MARKET HAVE YOUR LAUNDRY DONE THE EASY WAY By The Community Laundry FOR DEPENDABLE SERVICE CALL AT BAUM’S YOUR STANDARD DEALER Phone 9177 ERICKSON Veterinary Hospital ★ ★ ★ PRAY COMPANY ★ ★ FURNITURE and UNDERTAKING PRIVATE AMBULANCE SERVICE Freshen up Your Winter Wardrobe with a Pair of New SPORT OXFORDS Or Espadrilles Many New Styles ☆ ☆ ☆ FRED MURRAY CO. CHARLOTTE CAFE “THE HOME OF GOOD FOOD We Serve from a Sandwich to a Banquet Open Day and Night FROM Eaton County Sheriffs Department ☆ ☆ ☆ MILTON J. KRIEG. Sheriff SHELDEN LUMBER CO. w LUMBER, BUILDER’S SUPPLIES PAINTS - FUEL Community Oil Co. TEXACO PRODUCTS Corner of Lawrence Host wick Aves. - Lansing St. WILCCX-GAy CORPORATION MANUFACTURERS OF NATIONALLY FAMOUS “CECCKDIC” EARL J. LAVENGOOD. PROP. Page 4 ORANGE A BLACK Jan fa re PICTURE: “For Me And My Gal STARRING: Judy Garland. Gene Kelly. George Murphy, and Marta Eg gerth. VERDICT: A great motion picture for you and your gal. CRITIC: Bernard Collins If you want to hear some grand old songs like For Me And My Gal . How You Goin' to Keep 'Em down on the Farm , and many more, then this is your dish. Mix some swell acting with elaborate dance scenes and you have a picture to remember. Judy Garland proves herself a fine drama tic actress and Gene Kelly and Marta Eggerth. new in films, do equally well. This is vaudeville at its best, when every hoofer was eager to reach the greatest heights of his fame by play- ing the Palace Theatre in New York. That was what Harry Palmer (Gene Kelly) and Jo Hayden (Judy Gar- land) wanted to do and then their chance finally came. So did World War I. Harry smashes his hand so he won't have to go. At the same time Jo's brother dies in battle and. finding out that Harry is a deserter, she tells him she never wants to see him again. In desperation Harry joins the YMCA and goes to France to entertain the boys. Over there he meets Jo and she tells him that in her mind he isn't a coward. Harry proves himself a hero and. after the Armistice, he and Jo are reunited on the stage of the Palace. JOHNSON’S H-C Sinclair Service DORNER OF MAIN and HENRY Compliments From Eaton Fleetwing Pocket Knives Flashlights KUTSCHE’C HARDWARE W Guns Ammunition Students See Movies In Assembly, January 25 Two movies were presented in the auditorium for the high school. Jan uary 25. The first movie shown was Land of Liberty.” which was presented In four parts. This movie stressed the making of the United States from early frontier days to the year 1938. It also included all the wars from the Revolution to World War I. This pro- duction was one of Cecil B. DeMille's pictures. The second movie was War on Fires . This was a short feature to show the people what to do in case of bombing raids, or ordinary fires, so that fires may be prevented. George Murphy is cast as a fellow hoofer and does well In a poor role. Marta Eggerth. as the beautiful Eve Minard. is the siren who tries to gain the affections of Harry. She does well in a minor role and has a beautiful voice. To win or not to win: What do you say. America? Speak with war sav- ings bonds and stamps. Wright Radio Shop Popular Sheet Music 35c Calument Music 5c 120 2 S. Main Phone 288 Clever Implement Coal Company JAMES B. CHURCH RICHELIEU FOOD STORE Phone 200 Charlotte, Mich. Compliments of ☆ ix ☆ Charlotte Candy Co. Honor Roll Headed By Three All “A” Students The three students to receive all A's this marking period are Joyce Deni- son. Brewster Grier and Jack Hess. The honor roll is as follows: Twelfth: Esther Bradley. Dorothy Dean. Francis Jane. Audrey Parr. Mary Schwartz. Eleventh: Amy Chapman. Donna French. Ila Halsey. Esther Jones. Max King. Patsy Lewis. June May hew. Roselva Rush ton. Donna Vierk. and Dorothy Walker. Tenth: Brewster Grier. Jack Hess. Dorothy Blodget. Barbara Bradley. Richard Cooper. Rosa Cooper. Carla Farrier. Mary Ellen Freed. Elaine French. Francis Kane. Junior King. Beverly Paton, Esther Robins, Betty Rulison. Dick Schneckenberger. Vir- ginia Shaw. Frances Smith. Betty Sumerix. Phyllis Wietzke and Roder- ick Yates. first national Bank L. L. JOHNSON ★ ★ LUMBER CO. FOR GOOD DEPENDABLE SERVICE IT’S Strecks Ins. Agency A. C. CHENEY Funeral Home RCSEACRt ILCWIRS Ninth: Joyce Denison. Maynard Backofen. Rowland Baker, Shirley Briggs. Erna Buckley. Frances Clark. Roberta Garvey. Wayne Holmes. Alice Lawrence. Marilyn Pilheam. Edith Ricker. Cleone Smith. Doreen Thomp- son. Marilyn Upright. Eighth: Dolores Michel. Wanda Wing. Jacquelyn Yund. Albert Foster Carl Lindbloom. Barbara McGrath. Seventh: Roselyn Buckley. Betty Chase. Geraldine Face. Laura Lou Mu han. Mary Catherine Muhan, Milford Mason. Rae Norlander. Virginia Roy ston. Russell Santee. Patricia Shiels. Phyllis Smallwood. Mary Ixm Terwll liger. Joanne Willard. Munger Hardware Co. HARDWARE . 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Publisher. FOR DESSERT TONIGHT tic it it CHARLOTTE HOME DAIRY Try Our NEW VARIETY OF SHERBET LUMBER - COAL Phone No. 9 DON'T FORGET YOUR TIN CANS! SEE YOU AT THE HOWELL GAME! VOLUME 17 CHARLOTTE. MICHIGAN. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 18. 1943 ISSUE 8 Up and Down The Corridors 1 Uy Tomlinson and Mary Schwartz have entered contests in Quill ui..i Scroll. LCleland Wllmore, '40, left February 5. for the army air corps. tO ou Khould hear the nine harmonisers that ride with Dorothy Heinze Stan Rogers. '39, has been piomoted to first class petty officer. (.James William Krace has been wounaed In action. Charles E. Pa rain son of the Olivet college facul- ty has ttiken over the second hour «lass of ag instruction, and the third hour chemistry. Where was Hetty Lou Squibb's school spirit at the Hastings game? C Did you notice the folding steel gate in the corridor being used at the Hastings game? (■The shop talk that the varsity team received Monday. February 8. in the locker room was no sewing chat” or a lea party. ( We miss El wood Martin and Carl Noe. who left Fri- day. February 12. for the army. Personal nomination for one of the prettiest lassies of C.H.S.—’43 queen of the journalism carnival. Cohere is going to be a senior play C.Dot Dean is the only high school girl to work at the Red Cross surgical dress- ings. C.Y°u should hear Mr. Hill’s pianistic ability. C.Layle Smith of ML Pleasant. Frank Smith of Ply- mouth. and Oliver Bush of Grand Ledge are the new faces seen around high school. C.“Target for Tonight will be shown February 22. LBe sure to come to the game tomorrow night and also see the physical fit- ness class give a demonstration of what they do in their training course. 4 The economics class is made up of all girls. £j3ee the art display on the third floor. C.Wonder who will be valedictorian and salutatorian? C.Lois Willard likes her fig bars better after they have been on the floor. g Belle Jane Willett. Celia Mae Tharp, and Anne Gregarek attended (he Michigan State J hop. g Corp- oral Leland Jones talked to the band members on the army band. The grade school teachers were enter- tained February tenth with a pot- luck supper followed by bridge, put on by the junior high teachers. 4p'e scrivener hears about Harry Curran's going sound asleep, so sound in fact, that he got up and tossed his book • around in the air. while still sleeping. C.Were your lockers O. K. or locked after inspection? f Mayor Wooddell says: The boxes at the end of the halls will be looked into this week (Continued on page four.� Scouts At Work Troop 44 Is registering 32 Scouts for the new year. Thirty of these boys have complete uniforms. They will all receive Boys’ Life, a maga- zine especially for Scouts, for the next year. , Two weeks ago the Boy Scouts of Charlotte delivered to parents of children In school BOO letters and blanks to be filled out concerning immunization against smallpox and diphtheria The city of Charlotte was covered in less than an hour. The boys of Troop 44 held an out- door meeting last Monday night in Bennett park. Those who wished to cook a meal met at 6:00 o’clock. Max Dowker’s address is: Pvt. Max M. Dowker. 8th T.S.S.. BKS. 282. Chanute Field. 111. ...WITH I!RERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL School Children To Be Immunized Next Week The immunization program will be carried out Wednesday and Thursday, February 24 and 25. The doctors and nurses will be at the high school and Hawthorne school at 9:00 on Wednes- day. February 24. to immunize against smallpox and diphtheria. They will be at the Grammar and Froebel build- ings. Thursday. February 25. at 9:15, and from there they will go to the Washington building. The community service class, as well as the parents, will be assisting the doctors and nurses from the Eaton county health department in the coming program. Those who have not returned their immunization blanks are asked to bring them back, whether or not they want to be immunized. The students are asked to wear clothes that will make it possible for the doctors to get to the students’ arms easily and quickly. New Girls Take Office The Girl Scouts elected new of- ficers at their meeting, which was held February 9. They are as fol- lows: Patsy Hill, president: Betty Chase, vice president: Melody Hussy, secretary: Lou Ann Potter, treasurer: Byllie Chase and Rita French, re- porters. On Thursday. February 11. the Girl Scouts had a valentine party. Citizens’ Commission Meets The citizens’ commission met Feb. ruary 11. The committees working on the various phases of the study of the Charlotte schools gave progress reports which were discussed. Rec- ommendations for further work were made. The committee chairmen are as follows: finance. Mr. Bernard-Schrad- er; publicity. Mr. Byron Brown; rural survey. Mrs. Ruth Fuller: personnel. Mrs. Pauline Dewey. Milton Backofen. '41. and Ike” Frace, '40. left for Fort Custer, last Monday. Dramatic Art Students Preparing For Contests The speech and dramatic students are beginning work the second semester on a number of projects. First, there are the various individual events that the students participate ■ in each second semester, sponsored J by the University of Michigan and contests which are held in districts and regions. The contests are: dra- matic declamation, oratorical decla- mation. original oratoricals. and ex- temporaneous speaking. Any stu- j dent who is interested may partici- pate in the school contest. Responding to a request from the Rotary club, the students from the dramatic art class will probably pre- sent a one-act play on March 9. Another program sponsored by the dramatic art class will be the wo- man's club assembly March 19. The players will present a one-act play. “The Valiant. Physical Fitness Demonstration A group of eighteen upper classmen and selected boys from the seventh and eighth grades will perform be tween the Howell games Friday even- ing to show the public just what th new physical fitness program in the high school is like. The group of eighteen will present a sample of all exercises the boys do Among them are relay races as fol- lows: crab-walk, wheelbarrow, medi- cine ball roll, horse and rider, stick jump. As an added highlight, the group will do twenty push-ups and dif- ferent army drills under the direc- tion of Edward Morey, who has been assisting Coach Gohel during the past few «reeks. Takes Over New Duties February 10. 1943. Mr. Robert B. Collins was elected by the board to become a member of the school hoard for the remainder of the year to re- place the Rev. Russell McConnell, who recently resigned to serve as a chaplain in the United States navy. Mr. Collins Is a C.H.S. alumnus. Islanders Top Orioles 30-29 Charlotte Five Overcome By Mill City Quintet In Last Half Saturday. February 12. the Char- lotte Orioles journeyed to Eaton Rap- ids. where they were set back by the Islanders by a score of 29-30. The Oriole quintet was off to a good start, by piling up a score of 13-4 over the Islanders in the first quarter. They also held the lead at the half by a score of 19-14. As the wrhistle blew at the login- ing of the second half, the Eaton Rap- ids Cardinals came back with a fight- ing spirit and chalked up a total of 11 points in the third quarter which tied the score 25 to 25. With a tied score both teams fought strenuously for the victory which was finally taken by Eaton Rapids by 1 point with a score of 30 to 29. Steinman was high point man for Charlotte with 14 points, and Bonta was high point man for the Islanders with 10 points. The starting lineups were as fol- lows: Charlotte Eaton Rapids Mathews RF Bostick Steinman LF Bonta Clever C Jones Walters UG Hendrickson MacDonald LG Montie Student Council Plans ■ ■ ■ ■ i At the last meeting of the student council, it was decided that due to the fact that there is a shortage of food, the annual honor banquet will be an absolute impossibility this year. How- ever a mixer wrill be sponsored in the spring with the honor students as I guests. Now that the lockers have been in- spected and our closets should be clean and in good condition, let’s try to keep them that way. This year so far. the halls have not been kept clean, and the papers fly from the lockers every time the doors are open- ed. This is our house during the school years, so why not keep it clean? The student council, the facul- ty. and the janitors ask your co- operation. ★ ★★ ★ ★★ ★ ★★ ★ I 20hat's Cookin'? J + Feb. 18 (today)—School out • J at 2:25 F. M. J Feb. 19—Howell here. (We « did it before). + J Feb. 22- Washington's birth- J day. J Feb. 22 Movies Target For £ • Tonight . (Another class omit + { ted.) Feb. 24-25 Immunization (Here's when a lot of us get J poked in the arm). J Feb. 26 Hastings there. (W� J can do it this time.) Mar. 1 Dance club 7:30 « (Come on down and cut a rug.) « Mar. 4 Another O B out (More good reading.) J IT Page 2 ,----------------------------v (Mcmbcrj )Est.l92l) ORANGE BLACK Published Bi-Weekly by the Journalism Class of Charlotte High School Circulation 600 Subscription Rates 6.75 STAFF Publisher ........................... Bruce E. Fan- Managing Editor ................ Lucille Stocking Editor-in-chief ................ Frances Steward Sports Editor ..................... Richard Davis Alumni Editor .................. Betty Tomlinson Exchange Editor ...................... Doris Wehr Business Manager .................. Dorothy Rogers Circulation Manager ................ Esther Grove Treasurer ............................ Audrey Parr Advertising Manager .................. Audrey Pan- Assistant Advertising Manager ...... Esther Bradley Faculty Adviser ................... Winifred Wells Reporters: Bernard Collins. Helen Cooper. Anne Gregarek. June Little. Mary Schwartz. Sarah Swift, Celia Tharp. Washington Did It; Will Roosevelt? George Washington, called the “Father of our Country and one of the greatest men in our his- tory. will live on and on in the memory of all Americans. It took courage for Washington to guide the people through the Revolutionary War and to help achieve independence for the United Slates. It was noble of him willingly to surrender military power and to become again a private citi- zen. but even greater than this, to construct the framework of a new nation and in eight years to bring the words of its constitution into reality. Washington's last years in office were saddened by poiitcal opposition to his policies. One of his fears was that our country would be forced into civil war. In spite of all opposition Washington might have been elected to serve a third term, but using good judgment, he considered it unwise to promote any ideas of dictatorship, leaving his office. Wash- ington lived but thirty-three months of private life before death gave him his last look at the world about him. Thus it was. that this man. born on a plantation in Virginia, grew up to be one who has. as the years passed, loomed even higher among the loftiest characters the world has known. After Washington died, men such as Adams. Jef- ferson. Madison. Lincoln. Coolidge and Hoover stepped on the pedestal from four to eight years and down again. For one hundred and fifty-one years the tradition of only two terms in office has stood solid, now the tradition is broken. Roosevelt's job is much larger than any president has ever had -to face before. He is trying to preserve our demo- cracy. live down the industrial unrest and subdue flashy hotheads. Washington had fewer people and opinions to cope with than Roosevelt, who has many a thousand more and each one determined his or her w-ay is solid. Roosevelt lives and carries out his duties under constant danger of his would-be oppressors who are ever waiting for him to make one bad mistake. When the President boldly ran for the third term, he did not know as he stood before a large audience which faces were friendly and which only pretended to l e so. If you were president would you have faced the masses the ninth consecutive year and tried to ful- fill their desires for a democratic nation? Do you realize how hard it is to prevent inflation, labor shortage, strikes, and still keep a fully equipt army and navy? This war is costing billions of dollars, but it can be won if the pople will co-operate, if they will for- get their personal desires for prominence, their po- litical differences and go all out for democracy. Prices have gone sky-high on some articles but if workers demand higher wages, prices must be boosted. A person isn't getting any farther ahead earning higher wages and then paying a two-fold amount for food, clothing and all other essential equipment. Maybe you think you work too hard for your fieedom? But how can anyone live and l� e self-sup- porting and not work? And if you're not self-sup- ORANGE A BLACK jft jCastf It was in the fall of '39 the present seniors became freshmen in Charlotte high. Green and innocent we wandered around in an entirely new- world. each one of us envying every senior and each one totally unaware of the obstacles before us. The year passed slowly but we did learn how- to acquire dignity equally valuable to us all. As sophomores wfe were wiser; more sure of our- selves: each one full of life, liberty and new ideas soon to be checked by cruel teachers. Ah! those were the days, when chewing gum in any English class was something of a personal victory but not having your lesson was an unforgivable sin. That was what they (the teachers) thought at least. Yes. as sophomores we learned to want more freedom. Too bad we didn't get it. A class of brilliant juniors returned in the fall of '41. Ahead of us lay many interesting things such as the junior play (best ever), class rings, and the happy thought that soon we'd be seniors! How shall we ever forget Mrs. Lipsey. forever smil- ing. punching us on to action with each new maga- zine subscription. Class dues became more threat- ening and everybody paid up. The Prom ended our year aud left our treasury staggering. Those were the good old days! At last we’re seniors. We feel the same and act the same—dignified as ever! We can look down on these underclassmen as mere children. We've been through the mill. In June we’ll walk through the portals of C.H.S. for the last time, seeking new worlds to conquer new obstacles to face. Yes. we’ll miss our school days but the new life we l e- gir will be different and most of all exciting. Well Im adults then—ready to face the world with active minds, clear eyes and memories to live with us for- ever. Sd rtAcSctj s February 19— Wynn Potter February 20— Esther Bradley Lola Livingston February 21— Richard Cobb Wanda Wing February 22— Wendell Ripley February 23— Jack Barrett February 25— Virgil Davis Donald Shaw February 26— Theodora Konacki February 28— Frances Clark Clifton Arehart February 29— Everett Zimmerlee Have You Noticed— The orange sweaters that are floating around the building? The number of girls that climb out of Dorothy Heinze's car in the mornings? The new romance between Jack Thornton and Mary King? How small the journalism class is this semester? All the girls that are wearing diamonds? Colleen Royston and I oren Wilmore? The new students in school? The discipline that is being used at the basket- ball games? The new players that are on the first team? The way Ed Dunning makes eyes at a certain freshman girl? That the commercial club is selling chocolate milk in the noon hour? The new trophy in the trophy case? That you never see Esther Bradley without Mary Schwartz? porting, you're not living, you're only existing. We must preserve our democracy at all costs. How do you feel about it? Are we willing to co-operate in all the govern- ment requires of us? Can we fight together under Roosevelt as the colonials did under Washington and come to as happy a victory? A Peek At The Future Since 1898. or maybe before, there have been Delphians and Charhians put out by the senior class. Through my crystal glass 1 can see a Char hian under production for this year, but in looking farther it is hard to see clearly if Charlotte will be able to enjoy an annual Tor next year. Due to the shortage of material, perhaps it will be impossible to have a '44 Charhian. The seniors are now working on this year's l ook and it is certain that those who sign up for theirs during the campaign will have purchased a grand memory book which will become more valuable down through the years. Perhaps it doesn't seem so Important right at this minute, but in a few weeks the entire Charhian staff will be taking your orders. Maybe you are one who says. What good are they after you have once read them? Well, in answer to this question 1 can only say that you would feel very bad. in years to come, if you couldn't remember your friend's name or some activities in school Just because you hadn't bought a '43 Charhian. Support this school activity while you have the opportunity. Where Lies Our Duty? Our last editorial entitled. “The Battle Field or the Cow Barn was somewhat misunderstood by many In the body of the story, it could be inter- preted to mean that all farm lK ys should enter the service upon graduation. This, however, was pure- ly accidental. For my father is a full fledged farm- er and 1 know what the three words, farm labor shortage. mean. I know that If adequate labor for farms were unavailable, the armies, the coun- tries of Europe, and the millions of people in Am- erica would suffer. It's always been said that farmers are the back- bone of our nation and the farther we plunge into war the truer this proves to be. Perhaps the lower class boys feel there is no need to study for a specialized course, for as soon as or maybe liefore you graduate Uncle Sam will have you by the collar asking your service for his great armies. Well, listen, boys, did you hear the news report given out February 9 to the effect that drafting boys may l e stopped? This is because farm labor is scarce and an army too large couldn’t be fed. If you have one. two. or three more years of high school ahead of you. why not look In- to the agriculture side of it? Perhaps if you take agricultural training in school, officials will leave you on the farm where your experience and knowledge are more valuable. If you think you’re better fitted to farm than to fight, fight the Japs with a pitch fork; it's just as effective, to fight from behind the lines as it is to be on the front line. Secure A Job Next Summer Who me? Do you think I want to work? Who ever on earth told you that? Why. it never dawn- ed on me to work. Everyone else is working, why should I? Anyway all the jobs are taken. Why. just the other day I strolled Into the dime store to read a funny book and what do you know—three clerks came up and asked me if I’d l een waited on. That just goes to show you. too many people are working. Aw. shucks. I couldn't go out on Satur- day night, if I got a Job. and anyway who wants to work? l et the other guy do it; I’m too tired; I need my rest and oh boy! do I like to hang out after school. That’s just the attitude many people in high school take: they're too tired, and especially after a big night they wouldn’t think of working the next day. But did you ever stop to think that dad and mother aren't going to be here forever to sup port you? And they might appreciate a few new clothes or a new dining room suite. Well, let’s get out this summer and show the folks what we’re made of. Let's let them spend the money we’re used to and see what a good time they have. Really it wouldn't hurt us a bit and l esides some of us are seniors.—What will become of us after June? A girl asked to parse the word kiss answered, This is a noun but it is usually used as a con junction. It is never declined and is more com- mon than proper. It is not very singular in that It is generally used in the plural. It agrees with anyone.” —Central Luminary. ORANGE BLACK Page 3 Hastings Five Defeats Orioles Friday. February 5. the Orioles met up with some tough competition on their home court, when they played the Hastings Saxons. Charlotte was off to a good start, and by the end of the first quarter, they had plied up a score of 15-10. When the horn blew ending the first half, the score was 25-18 in favor of the Orioles. Both teams fought a bit- ter Imttle in the first half, but by con stant teamwork, the Orioles held the lead for the first two quarters. The third quarter ended with the •core 32-2S In favor of the Saxons, as a result of a scoring rally starting early in the quarter. Hastings came back In the last quar- ter with the same spirit and marched their way to victory by a score of 41 36. The lineup was as follows: Charlotte Pos. Hastings Steinman RF I ane Mathews LF Bush Clever C Banash Mohre R.5 Garrison Walters L3 Kenyen Charlotte Five to Clash With Highlanders The Howell quintet will encounter the Orioles on the home court Friday, February 19. The game will he fast as both teams are bidding all on their defensive plays. The Highlanders have thus far won three and lost four of the circuit games. Their height will be a factor In deciding the outcome. This will be an even fought game, with plenty of excitement , reports Coach Gobel. Between the games the physical fitness class of Charlotte will demon- state the relays, stunts, calisthenics and other representations of the work carried out in this class. The line-up will be as follows: Howell Charlotte Montague F Steinman Cooper F Mathews White C Clever Davis G Walters Barrett G Mohre Substitutes Siegrist Hicks Whitaker Paton Phillips Shaver MacDonald Steward Referee will be Robert Knode. Intramural Standings W L IMfer's Panthers 2 0 Wllmore’s Wolyes 2 0 Flambeau’s Rambling Wrecks 2 1 Wood's Long Johns 2 0 Sander’s Sandy Sanders 0 3 Jack Krleg. '42. spent last week end at home with his parents. A Been Davis. '42. is now attending a business school In Rattle Creek. Stevenson Studio . . . FOR . . . Better Photographs Fruits - Vegetables GROCERIES BOB’S MARKET Ricker’s Service Sta. GAS OIL BREAD - GROCERIES POPCORN CANDY C HARLOTTE’S COMPLETE Food Store A P Super Market PRAY COMPANY ★ FURNITURE and UNDERTAKING PRIVATE AMBULANCE SERVICE CHARLOTTE CAFE THE HOME OF GOOD FOOD We Serve from a Sandwich to a Banquet Open Day and Night Basketball Tournament Arrangements have been made for the 1943 area basketball tournament to be played in the Charlotte high school gymnasium, on Friday and Sat- urday nights. March 12 and 13. There are four class C schools and four class B schools to take part in this tournament Friday night. March 12. The first game is scheduled to start at six o’clock. The winners of the four games are to play each other Saturday night, March 13. at 7:30 o'clock. Game Standings The Orioles’ standings for the last two games are as follows: Charlotte Hastings 36 41 Charlotte Raton Rapids 29 30 The Orioles have won 5 ami lost 5 conference games so far this year. Bob Davis' address is: Pvt. Robert H. Davis. U. S. Marines. P.L.T. 72. No. 816480. San Diego. Calif. New Instructor Takes Over Duties in C.H.S. Mr. Charles E. Parkinson is a new teacher in the high school, and is helping out for two hours in the morning In Mr. King’s and Mr. Ander- son's departments. The school board secured Mr. Parkinson because it be- came necessary for Mr. King to spend more of his time on the farm, due to lack of farm labor, and it also be- came necessary for Mr. Anderson to teach the new electricity course. At the present time. Mr. Parkinson is teaching in the biology department in Olivet college. Later on the school board is planning to have him teach another biology course in the morn- ing. Mr. Parkinson is a graduate of Oli- vet college, and he received his Mas- ter’s degree from the University of Michigan. Young’s Jewelry Shop Watches - Diamonds - Silverware Clocks - Glassware - Dinnerware GIFTS THAT LAST Phone 637 Expert Repairing ALLEN’S MARKET HOME DRESSED MEATS Our Meats are State Inspected We Do Custom Butchering MAUSOLEUMS MARKERS MONUMENTS R. W. Carr Granite Co. 113 W. Lawrence Ave. Charlotte. Michigan ERICKSON Veterinary Hospital ★ ★ ★ A. C. CHENEY Funeral Home FOR DEPENDABLE SERVICE CALL AT BAUM’S YOUR STANDARD DEALER Lubrication Washing Tire Inspection - Phone 9177 Pocket Knives Flashlights K U T S C H E’C HARDWARE Guns Ammunition Jay Sandwich Shop EARL J. LAVENGOOD. PROP. FROM Eaton County Sheriffs Department ☆ ☆ MILTON J. KRIEG. Sheriff Community Oil Co. 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Each girl has a boy’s name and the father explains that each time before he was to become a proud papa he wished for a boy. pick- ing out a boy’s name. Unfortunately the wishes never came true, hut the names stuck. Heflin fails in love with the youngest daughter Kathryn Gray- son) while the oldest of the group (Marsha Hunt), a stage struck indi- vidual. falls in love with him. Maybe it wras because he had said he knew several producers on Broadway—which be didn't—that appealed to her more. However it is a rule that the oldest daughter must marry before the oth- ers may and so the other five daugh- ters urge the oldest one to nab the re- UP AND DOWN THE CORRIDORS • Continued from i akv uu«. • end and if not enough people have placed ideas In them, they will be re- moved. c.What's this about two members of the girls' hand lighting over a certain fellow coming hack from playing at Emma Grange? In- cidentally. these two girls both play saxophones. Another member, who plays trombone, hooked two other fellows for a date. war club is still enrolling new members. Let’s have a good turnout at the Howell game. 4LICK THE AXIS BY LICK- ING WAR STAMPS—So long. porter so that they too can be brides. This comes easy to the would-be-ac- tress. Not to spoil your fun. I won't tell the ending but it is funny and every- thing turns out all right. Diana Lewis and Louis Howard add to the laugh- ter as two lovers on their honeymoon. Kathryn Grayson sings beautifully and Van Heflin is well suited to the role of the wisecracking, happy-go- lucky reporter but it's Marsha Hunt, who steals the show! OUTSTANDING SCENE: When the seven ticautiful daughters become brides in the most unique wedding you have attended in a great while. FOR GOOD DEPENDABLE SERVICE IT'S Strecks Ins. Agency HAVE YOUR LAUNDRY DONE THE EASY WAY By The Community Laundry Compliments From Eaton Fleetwing HOTEL CARNES Clever Implement Coal Company JAMES B. CHURCH RICHELIEU FOOD STORE Phone 200 Charlotte. Mich. Compliments of Charlotte Candy Co. PLACE OF GOOD FOODS CHARLOTTE HOME DAIRY WHY NOT Entertain in our Party Rooms for Something New and Different LUMBER - COAL Phone No. 9 jt umnj 7 e iv s Gale Gregg. '31. is now a pastor at the Hubbard lake church. Rosella McIntyre. '42. was home for a week end vacation. Mary Gregarek. '41. was home for a week end last week. Pat Beechler, '42, attended the M.S.C. “J Hop. February 5 with Bruce Gar- linghouse. also of '42. FI wood Martin and Lee Wendell, both of '42. left last Friday for the army after a seven days’ vacation. Dayton Fisher. '41. is home on a leave after his nine weeks' training at the Great Lakes Naval Training Sta tion. Jack Hicks. '42. will leave for the navy the first of March. Dale Bartholomew and Dick Sand 1 L. I L JOHNSON ★ ★ ♦ .UMBER CO. first national Sank F red A. Richey Co. DRY GOODS READY-TO-WEAR RUGS RCSEACRE f LOVERS ers. both of '42. began their army training. February 17. Bob Stockwell. '42. is now stationed at Fort Custer. Max Tunis. '39. has t een home on a furlough after a year In the army. James Shaffer. '38. army ordnance, was home on furlough lust week. Every dollar lent makes another dent - In the Axis. Buy war savings stamps. We like one hoarder • The one who hoards war savings bonds. JOHNSON’S H-C Sinclair Service CORNER OF MAIN and HENRY Wright Radio Shop Popular Sheet Music 35c Calument Music 5c 120' 2 S. Main Phone 288 TRY OUR DELICIOUS HOT FUDGE SUNDAE HOME MADE CANDIES MAIN SWEET SHOP Munger Hardware Co. HARDWARE JOHN DEERE FARM IMPLEMENTS PLUMBING SUPPLIES DUPONT PAINT NEW COSTUME JEWELRY ETCHED STATIONERY JUST ARRIVED W. E. WRIGHT Jewelry Gifts FRESHEN I P YOl'R WINTER WARDROBE With a Pair of New Sport Oxfords or Espadrilles Many New Styles FRED MURRAY GO. Young Ideas for the Modern Miss DRESSES Junior Sizes $684 New SPRING ( OATS . $1084 up See Our New Selection of Misses Suits VAUGHN RAGSDALE CHAS. P. MULHOLLAND. Manager The Father of Our Country GEORGE WASHINGTON was left at eleven years of age. through the death of his father, to the rare of his mother. lie studied hard and teas a good student in school. He was also good in all tport . He was in the French and Indian War. and by his patriotism, bravery and military skill, was chosen to command all forces of the American Colonics in the Revolu- fionaty War. His belief that right made might was his rule and guide. BUY U. S. WAR SAVINGS STAMPS 6- BONDS Printers McGRATH - DeFOE CO. Publisher 6 SPRING IS JUST ROUND THE CORNER? ORANGE BLACK ALL OUT FOR THE TOURNAMENT THE CHARM IAN VOLUME 17 CHARLOTTE, MICHIGAN. THURSDAY, MARCH 4. 1943 ISSUE 9 High School Girl Tells Experiences Recent Interview Reveals Interesting Facts of Russian Life Many of you students know a cer- ! tain junior girl by the name of Ro- aelva Rushton. but do you know that she has spent a great deal of her life ! in Russia? During an interview with Miss Rushton, she related many inter-1 eating facts. In 1932. her father was sent to Russia as a technician, to train men for factory work. I ter the fam- ! ily went to see him. Miss Rushton's father is now a Russian citizen, while her mother lives in Detroit. Roselva stays here in Charlotte with an auni. Roselva stated that the Russians themselves are no different from any American citizen but their methods of doing things are different. She also said that the Russians have been training for the war for a long time. They did not want it to come, but if it should they wanted to be prepared. All children belong to an organization known as the Pioneers Club. At this club the children were taught the uses and dangers of certain gases, war problems, and all other things that have to do with war. When the question was asked. “Do the schools in Russia differ from the American ones?” she came back with this reply: “The schools in Russia, are taught in about the same manner as American ones, but each child in the grades is taught some foreign language, not waiting until he has entered high school. The fifth grade, in Russia is equivalent to the seventh i in America. She went on to say that for recrea- j lion, the boys and girls in Russia like skiing, tennis, swimming, soccer and handball. They do not go in for foot-: ball. The Russian movie houses are more artistic than those of the United ! States, and historical pictures are shown chiefly. On the question of farming. Roselva said that most of the agriculture in Russia is carried on collectively. Many i families live on one farm and all work together. Some people do live on small places, usually near a vill age. These men do not farm on a large scale as they own only one cow and few other animals. Much of their machinery is copied from the United States. In the cities the apartments are usually arranged around a block. The (Continued on Page 4.) Band Students Give Solos The students of the senior band de- cided that, beginning the year of 1943. each person who had a birthday was to give a solo. The people who played solos In January were: I- aura Cudney, Calvin Csatlos. Betty Frank- lin. Mary Lou Keeler. Carolyn Fields, and Audrey Parr. So far in February, those who have played solos are: Joe Pray and Mary Ellen Baker. The date for the band bounce has been set for May 7. Gale Cheney. ’38, has been promot- ed to a first lieutenant in the army. He is located at Maxey Field. Texas. Oriole Basketeers Back row: R. Paton, R. Mohre, R. Shaver, G. MacDonald, W. Steward, Coach Gobel. Front row: N. Walters. B. Stemman, J. Clever, R. Hicks. J. Mathews. Tfotice 7Jo Jit I Sen tors Already two boys from our school have enlisted in the V-5, Duane Nicol and Willard Mikesell. As soon as school is out in June, more senior girls, as well as boys, will have chosen their vocation. For your convenience, material may be found in Mr. Hynes' office about the following schools: Parks Air College. Cranbook school: the University of Chicago; MacMurray College for women; Naval Avi- ation Cadet; Student Nurse Recruit- ment; Illinois College: Depauw Uni- versity; Western Michigan College of Education; National College of Educa- tion. and Michigan State College. Any student may look over this material in his spare time. Citizens Commission Meets A meeting of the Citizens Commis- sion was held in the high school February 26. Mrs. Dewey and the per- sonnel committee of which she is chairman, discussed the question. What is the job of the school?” Mr. Schrader, chairman of the finance committee, gave a report. A well known educator from the University of Michigan will be guest speaker at a meeting in the near future. This particular meeting is open to the public. Dr. Howard McClusky will be the speaker at a public meeting to be held March eleventh. Attention Babies! The Commercial club discontinued selling chocolate milk this week be- cause of delivering facilities, advance in milk prices and shortage of milk chocolate. The club wishes to thank Keith Gidner. Wayne Steward, and all those who have assisted in delivering and selling of the milk. Congratulations to Carroll Jones of Camp Robinson. Arkansas. He mar- ried Miss Mary Thibault. of Little Rock. January 22. Charlotte Chosen For Tournament Kipke, Vydareny and Tellar To Be Head Officials In Contests The Charlotte high school gym- nasium has been selected by the com mittee on tournament locations as a center for the area basketball tourna- ments to be held on the week end of March 12-13. Friday and Saturday nights. The tournaments to be played on the above dates consist of class B” and class “C schools only. There will be four teams from class “B and four teams from class C” schools to com- pete in the tournaments. The teams that were chosen from class B and C by the assignment l� as- ketball tournament committee, are as fol lows: Class ’ Battle Creek- St. Philips Bellevue Nashville Olivet The hours set for the games to be played beginning March 12. with the class “C schools are 6:00 for first game. 7:20 second game. At 8:40 the first game for class B schools will begin and at 10:00 the second class B game will begin. On Saturday night. March 13 the two winning class “C” teams of Fri- day night’s games will play at 7:30. At 9:00 the two winning class “B teams of Friday night's games will play for the awards. The winning teams of the games played on Saturday night will be the champions of the tournaments. Be- cause of the war situation there will be no further contests, as in the past years. The head officials for the tourna- ments are Herbert Kipke of Lansing. John Vydareny of Battle Creek, and Norman Tellar of l ansing. Class B Battle Creek- I akeview Charlotte Eaton Rapids Hastings Mr. West T. Hill To Leave Duties Speech Instructor To Go To Centre College In Kentucky Mr. Hill will leave March 26. to ac- cept his new position in Centre Col- lege. which is a co-educational school of around six hundred students. The college is one of many in this country, which trains Army Aviation Cadets before going into the Army. His job will be teaching English. This is gov- ernment work and will last for the duration of the war. He begins teach- ing there April 1. While teaching here, his classes were speech, dramatic arts, literature and English. In 1937 he received a scholarship to Central School of Speech and Dra- matic Art at the University of Ixmdon. England. He has his Master's Degree in Speech from Columbia university. Mr. Hill has taught for five years. The school previous to this w'as in Marietta. Ohio. During an interview he stated that he had always been interested in col- lege work, so he considers this his big chance. In the few months this genial Ken- tuckian has been in Charlotte, he has entered into school and community activities. The junior play A Murder Has Been Arranged . was under his direction. He himself has given read- ings before various groups. Hi-Y Boys Elect Second Semester Club Officers The first official meeting of the local Hi-Y chapter was held February 16. in the senior high study hall. Club officers were elected as follows: Jerry Sherman, president; Dave Shaull. vice president; Dick Davis, secretary; Lor- en Wllmore. treasurer. All new members were initiated by the old meml� ers. After the initiation a short business meeting was held, and the club decided when the regular meetings would be. Arrangements were made for buying guards for the Hi-Y pins, which had recently been purchased by the members. Dues were paid, and Mr. Hill stated that he would present a program at the next meeting, which will be held on March 4. • t Coming Attractions J March 4—Basketball Tourna- % + ment Drawing. March 8 Movies (We’ll be J « out of another class). - March 10—Assembly (another one of those interesting • speakers). March 12-13--Basketball Tourn- « ament (Let's show the team we re behind them� . March 15 Dance Club (More rug cutting). March IS Orange and Blacks £ out (more news? ? ? ? ?) March 26—Journalism Carnival (Yippee!) « • Page 2 ORANGE BLACK ORANGE BLACK Published Bi-Weekly by the Journalism Class of Charlotte High School Circulation 600 Subscription Rates $.75 STAFF Publisher ....................... Lucille Stocking Managing Editor ...................... June Little Editor-in-chief ...................... Audrey Parr Sports Editor ......................... Dick Davis Alumni Editor ................... Bernard Collins Exchange Editor ...................... Sarah Swift Business Manager ................ Frances Steward Circulation Manager .................. Doris Wehr Treasurer ............................ Audrey Parr Advertising Manager ............. Esther Bradley Ass't Advertising Manager ............ Bruce Farr Faculty Adviser ................. Winifred Wells Reporters—Helen Cooper. Anne Gregarek. Mary Schwartz. Celia Tharp. Esther Grove. Betty Tom linson. Dorothy Rogers. Thanks A Million Did you ever think of what a basketball team has to do and who is really the back bone of our quin- tet? Coach Malcolm Gobel is really the calcium of the bones of our boys who have shown such a good picture for C.H.S. in winning games this year. The boys performed a special feat this season by over- turning the undefeated Hastings team. The coach may sometimes get tough but really he is a swell guy—ask any basketball player. A lot of credit goes to him for Charlotte's creditable showing. The school spirit may not have been so good at times but the boys really played their best and made C.H.S. proud of them. Thank you. coach, for your good work. Thank you. team, for your hours of practice and your energy and spirit. Charlotte high salutes you! Let's Go For any persons wanting something entirely new in entertainment, don't fail to set down this date in your date book—March 26th. At this time the corridors of Charlotte high will be turned into a street rivaling Broadway in New York. There will be any kind of show you want to attend—minstrel, bathing beauty, style, etc. You are guaranteed at least fifty laughs a minute when Funzapoppin th main show begins. Drink and eat to your heart's content—nothing is rationed. Do not fail to attend! But seriously, the carnival is a school project, sponsored by the journalism class, with the object of earning money for the publication of the school annual, which furnishes a fine record of the year's work, gives pictures of students, teachers, clubs, and athletes. A memory book you'll treasure more and more as the years go by. So help make your book a success by financing it. plus having a rollick- ing good time by attending the carnival. What's Your Theme Song? June Little—Wonder When My Baby's Coming Home? Audrey Parr—Someone's Rocking My Dreamboat. Lucille Stocking-lie's My Guy. Esther Bradley—There’s A Star Spangled Ban ner Waving Somewhere. Dorothy Rogers—I’m Getting Tired So I can Sleep. Esther Grove—Dearly Beloved. Frances Steward—About A Quarter To Nine. Mary Schwartz—That Soldier Of Mine. Doris Wehr—My Devotion. Helen Cooper — Seems To Me I’ve Heard That Song Before. Celia Mae Tharp—Moonlight Mood. Betty Tomlinson—My Buddy. Anne Gregarek—There'll Never Be Another You. Bernard Collins—Happy Go-Lucky. Dick Davis—Why Don't You Fall In Love With Me? Bruce Farr—Starlight Sonata. GOING TO SKIP,BUYING WAR SAVINGS STAMPS Here’s a fellow you’d like to know. A citizen named Whittling Joe. Joe is whittling in a plant. Whittling things the Axis can’t. Whittling with his sharp machines Cargo ships and submarines. Whittling bombers, whittling tanks. Whittling shells In shiny ranks— Shave a sliver o'f Benito. Slice a slab off Hirohito. And Joseph really whets his whlttler That's a job that Joe enjoys Whittling down the Axis boys. Whittling Joe is never through; He likes to whittle with dollars too. So every payday Joe is fond Of whittling Hitler with a bond. Multiplied by fifty million. Whittling Joe is some civilian. —Ogden Nash Small Bird Leaves Home After notifying all the children in the neighbor- hood that Mike , a love-bird, had been missing. Mrs. Pennington of 333 E. Lovett patiently waited foi her small pet to put in his appearance once more. She identified the bird as being similar to that of a parrot in looks, but having an all blue c at with the exception of four small black dots under its throat. The owner said the bird flew out of an open door of her home last Friday afternoon and she had seen no signs of it over the week end. Sunday night she received notice from a small girl saying that she had located the bird at the Satterlee resi- dence on Lansing street. A member of the Satter- lee residence said that he had found the bird on his lawn and took it in for safe keeping until the owner could be notified. Mrs. Pennington called for her little pet and took it home to l e placed in its cage again. Advice to the Lovelorn To Be Read By Boys Only. If you lorn for love, don't waste precious time. Rush right up. put your arms around her and kiss her. What if you haven't met her? You'll get ac- quainted rapidly. Anyway this is war and half the kids who are definitely in the groove”, so to speak, don't know their girl's last name, matter of fact they lwrely know the girl. Oh well, eventually you’ll get to know her; in the meantime slap her down a few times to show her who's boss. Rush in to acquaintanceship like a submarine takes to water. There is only one way to do it and that's to impress her. show her you’re the best catch. To The Lovelier Lassies: If you're a lovely lornie” take advantage of every loophole. If he suggests getting “hep to some jive , ask him to take you to Lansing, where that certain bandleader has a one night engage- ment. If he consents, you are really getting” somewhere. It makes a man feel important to spend a lot of money on you and he just loves it. Make him feel foolish too — a favorite trick of some girls is to show 'em up—that really cuts ice. One final suggestion is to be worrisome, it strikes bottom w'ith a man and makes him want to protect you. By following these humble suggestions you'll cook with electricity “from now on”. Smiles In Styles Plumbing Supplies: Those metal chains with a sink stopper at one end make dandy watch chains (without the watch, of course! to wear in pockets of your new waistcoat. When someone asks the time, the sink stopper is always good for a laugh. PACIFIERS: We have It on good authority that the girls dip baby teething rings and pacifiers in molasses and then put them in the ice-box to hard en. They tie them on colored ribbon and wear them as necklaces to school. They nibble on them when they're hungry. It's one way to keep from talking in class. New Use For Used Up Cosmetic Containers: Empty rouge boxes and lipstick cases make grand lockets. If you feel sentimental, you can keep the flower he gave you at the last dance in them. PICTURE BELTS: On small squares of thin wood paste snapshots of your best friends. Shellac over them and drill holes in the squares so you can attach them on leather shoe strings. Tie this unique belt around your waist and you have no idea how much interest you'll stir up. Milk bottle tops instead of wood work just as well. BRIGHT LIGHTS: Small flashlight bulbs make stunning jewelry when painted in different colors and strung on heavy thread. It’s easy to drill holes in the ends. BOY CRAZY: Yes. the young men have gone nuts about jitterbug jewelry too. For instance the boys wear girls’ necklaces as watch chains. And. as if that weren't enough, they fasten their shirts with three quarter inch bolts from the hardware store. BOYS MAKE JITTERBUG JEWELRY TOO: Boys are making tie pins of peanuts and pipe cleaners for arms and legs. The pins are attached with a lM bby pin. STYLE BY THE YARD: Girls are tying their hair with tape measures, as a change from ribbons and the girls who have small waistlines wear them as belts. Letter Box x ♦ -X X X X Dear Student Body: Much thanks is due to the girls on the council for their good job of inspecting lockers. Thanks to the students for their fine co-operation in cleaning them out. With the basketball tournament coming up. let's all turn out to the games and cheer for our team to defeat Eaton Rapids and Hastings. If any class has a petition to come before council meeting, see that it is in at least a week ahead of the meeting. KEN WOODDELL. To the Editor: It's been rumored alwut in C.H.S. that a new club was going to be organized for scouts, fifteen years old or more. “Air Pa- trol . I guess that’s what they call it. 1 be- lieve that most boys, like myself are inter- ested in planes, and we want to learn all we can about air patrol, while we are in school. Several students have been wonder- ing about this new Idea. Don't you think that if enough boys are interested, we could have a well-organized club? •I et's go! Senior Boy Do You Know 'Em? Senior girl -likes them tall—three years in sen- ior band—class secretary—and farmerette. Interest In California—J. L.—senior girl— brother graduated—farmerette—seen with Mary and likes woodshop. Junior boy—new student—farmer—chums with Wayne—hails from Mt. Pleasant— and likes basket- ball. Sophomore boy—plays trombone—interested in Laurel—comedian—cute—and everybody’s friend. Valuable Articles In Lost and Found 1 green pin. 2 small coin purses. 1 black billfold. 3 mittens. 1 General Business Workbook. Page 3 ORANGE BLACK Charlotte Snaps Hastings’ String Hastings' Line of Victories Cut By a 53-40 Setback From The Orioles The Charlotte Oriole basketball team Journeyed to Hastings Friday night. February 26. and played what was touted to be one of the strongest class B teams in the state. Not only did they play a magnificent game but they upset, and defeated the Hastings team It marked the first time Hast ings has been defeated in almost a year when Charlotte defeated them March 14. 1942, in the tournament. The game started off with Histing taking their usual lead: at the quarter the score was 10 to 5. In the second quarter, both teams scored 16 points, and Hastings still held the lead 26-21. The second half started off somewhat like the first with Hastings still on top. About midway in the third period, the Orioles put on a splurge, and fin- ally caught up with the Saxons. The third period ended with Charlotte holding a 35 to 33 lead, after the edge had changed three times during eight minutes. In that last and final quart- CHARLOTTE’S COMPLETE Food Store A P Super Market ALLEN’S MARKET HOME DRESSED MEATS Our Meats are State inspected We Do Custom Butchering L. L. JOHNSON ★ ★ LUMBER CO. G. A. A. Elects New Officers The officers of the G. A. A. are as i follows: Byllie Chase, president: Wanda Wing, vice president. Lou Ann I’otter. secretary, and Rita French. ! treasurer. The members of the club are now playing basketball and expect to do some social dancing and tumbling be- fore starting their softball season. Kenneth Kilmer has graduated from the Hospital Corps School at Great Lakes and will continue train- ing as Pharmacist Mate. Kenny can be remembered for his good humor. He graduated in '42. er. Charlotte demonstrated their great- est offensive play yet this season. Dur- ing the fourth quarter. Hastings fans groaned, while they watched their team crumble under a mighty barrage of Charlotte baskets. The game ended with Charlotte on top 52-40. Mathews. Clever and Steinman scored 38 of the Oriole points. Eatnn ttnuntg fairings Sauk HAVE YOUR LAUNDRY DONE THE EASY WAY By The Community Laundry Clever Implement Coal Company PRAY COMPANY it it it FURNITURE and UNDERTAKING PRIVATE AMBULANCE SERVICE CHARLOTTE CAFE “THE HOME OF GOOD FOOD We Serve from a Sandwich to a Banquet Open Day and Night Jay Sandwich Shop EARL J. LAVENGOOD. PROP. WILCOX-GAy CORPORATION MANUFACTURERS OF NATIONALLY FAMOUS “RCCCRRI€M Long Johns Lead In Intramural Basketball The intramural basketball games carried on In the high school gym- nasium under the direction of Mr. Grindall. are gradually drawing to a close, because of the district tourna- ments taking place soon. There are five teams competing in this sport, made up of junior and sen- ior high school boys. The five teams are as follows: Wolves: Loren Wilmore. cap- tain: the Sandy Sanders. Robert Sand- ers. captain; The Long Johns, with Leon Wood as captain; the Panthers with Wayne Pifer as captain: and the Rambling Wrecks. Edgar Rambeau. captain. The team standings are: Win Lose % Long Johns 4 2 .667 Wolves 4 2 .667 Panthers 3 2 .600 Sandy Sanders 3 3 .500 Rambling Wrecks 0 5 .000 Charlotte Orioles Wallop Howell Highlanders 40-23 On Friday, February 19. the Oriole basketeers upset the Howell five on the home court, by a score of 40-23. The game started off with both teams playing with the victorious spirit, but because of good playing and good teamwork, the Orioles were for- tunate in holding the lead all the way. Answers To Do You Know 'Em? 1. Audrey Parr. 2. Esther Bradley. 3. Layle Smith. 4. Joe Pray. Fred A. Richey Co. DRY GOODS READY-TO-WEAR RUGS Stevenson Studio . . . FOR . . . Better Photographs Fruits - Vegetables GROCERIES BOB’S MARKET Ricker’s Service Sta. GAS OIL BREAD . GROCERIES POPCORN - CANDY FOR DEPENDABLE SERVICE CALL AT BAUM’S YOUR STANDARD DEALER Lubrication Washing Tire Inspection • Phone 9177 ERICKSON Veterinary Hospital it it it MAUSOLEUMS MARKERS MONUMENTS R. W. Carr Granite Co. 113 W. Lawrence Ave. Charlotte. Michigan Young’s Jewelry Shop Watches - Diamonds - Silverware Clocks - Glassware - Dinner-ware GIFTS THAT LAST Phone 637 Expert Repairing RCSEACRE fLOWIRS FROM Eaton County Sheriff’s' Department ☆ it it MILTON J. KRIEG. Sheriff SHELDEN LUMBER CO. w LUMBER, BUILDER’S SUPPLIES PAINTS - FUEL Community Oil Co. TEXACO PRODUCTS Corner of Lawrence Bostwiek Aves. - Lansing St. Page 4 ORANGE BLACK Up and Doivn The Corridors ([Hats off to the boys of the physical fitness classes for their excellent' demonstration given at the Howell basketball game between the first and second team games. {[The students all seemed to have enjoyed the little vacation they had a few days ago. How's about having some more? ([Lt. Col. Dykhouse has sent the journalism class another change of address. His new one is Lieut. Col. Dykhouse. Headquarters 9u. Regi- ment 20. A Division. Camp Campbell. Kentucky {[By the way. have you noticed Harry Curran’s zoot suit? {[Sorry to hear of the illness of Elaine Prescott. {[Has anyone noticed any- more of those sparkling diamonds around the school? {[Don't fail to see “White Cargo”, if and when it comes to Charlotte {[Ever notice the beauty parlor in the room opposite the journalism room during 4th hour? Elaine French seems to be in charge. {[Wonder how many of the high school boys will have been called by Uncle Sam by the end of the year? {[Richard Hodges left for Fort Custer Thursday. February 25. {[Jim Spice and two of his friends were visitors of C. II. S. Wednesday. February 24. {[The girls in 4th hour woodshop are really going to town and showing the boys they too can make various arti- cles out of wood. Several of them have already completed caning and reflnishing their chairs. ([It has been rumored that the students of Compliments From ☆ Eaton Fleetwing Pocket Knives Flashlights KUTSCHEX HARDWARE W Guns HARDWARE Ammunition Marshall high school are also re- quested to keep out of their Journal- ism room, except for those taking journalism, the same as in C.H.S. Maybe it isn’t such a bad rule after all {[Beg Pardon! Everett Zimmer- lee’s birthday is March 29. instead of February 29. as was previously stated. {[The journalism students and Miss Wells, as well as the rest of the senior class, are working hard making plans for the Journalism Carnival. By all means be good sports and don’t let them down! Remember the date is March 26. Keep an eye open for the girl you want to be queen of your class. You will be given your ballot in the next Orange and Black. {[Personal nomination for C.H.S. prettiest lassie. Virginia Spagnuolo. {[Thanks to the assembly committee for securing a speaker who could keep the students under control. How did it seem to have it quiet in an assembly for a change? {[Miss Doro- thy Stewart, former English teacher of Charlotte High school, is now Lt. (J. g.) in the United States SPARS. Morris J. Murray. ’29. just gradu- ated from Ann Arbor as an M. D. He is now an interne at Saint Mary’s Hospital. Saginaw. Orioles to Clash With Albion A post season basketball game will be played on the Charlotte home court Friday, March 5. with the Albion high school. To keep the boys fit for the tourna- ment is the purpose of this game. A preliminary game will be played at seven o'clock. Admission is ten and twenty-five cents plus tax. High school students may get in for eleven cents. Numerous residents of Charlotte heard Carroll Stringhain broadcast from Ixmdon. England. Tuesday. Feb- ruary 23. Ben Lyons, famous screen star of yesteryear, interviewed him. Carroll was the youngest man in his group. He was asked where he lived, what school he graduated from, his parents’ name and their occupation. It must have been good to hear men- tion of our town and residents ‘way from England! HOTEL CARNES HIGH SCHOOL GIRL TELLS RUSSIAN EXPERIENCES (Continued from page one.) buildings are side by side and in the back all the yards from these apart- ments are made in one big lot. This space is built into play grounds, swim- ming pools, etc. Almost every family in America owns a family car. but Roselva said, in Russia they do not If you want to go down town to shop, or attend a movie, you call a garage and It will send a car. In these garages, several machines with chauffeurs are kept Just the well-to-do people own cars. BUY GOOD SHOES KEEP THEM REPAIRED GRIFFIN’S Spring Compliments of Charlotte Candy Co. Wright Radio Shop Popular Sheet Music 35c Calument Music 5c 120« j S. Main Phone 288 NEW COSTUME JEWELRY ETCHED STATIONERY JUST ARRIVED W. E. WRIGHT Jewelry Gifts JAMES B. CHURCH RICHELIEU FOOD STORE Phone 200 Charlotte. Mich. A. C. 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Young Ideas for the Modern Miss 5684 $1084 See Our New Selection of Misses Suits DRESSES Junior Sizes VAUGHN RAGSDALE CHAS. P. MULHOLLAND. Manager LUMBER . COAL Phone No. 9 Cast Your Vote For Class Queen Today VOLUME 17 CHARLOTTE. MICHIGAN. THURSDAY. MARCH 18. 1943 Plans For Carnival Are Near Completion Keith King Acts As Weather Man Up and Down The Corridors All Student Talent To Be Presented The Journalism class will present the annual carnival. Friday. March 26. The setting for the main perform- ance will represent Empire Produc- tions, Throughout the evening you will find entertainment in the various side shows. Stands, attended by vari- ous students, will sell popcorn, candy and gingerale In different parts of the building. Pictures of your one and only may he purchased at the photo- graph studio, which will be located somewhere in the junior high build- ing. Just for a reminder buy a souvenir at a novelty stand or try your luck at the fish pond. The side shows are many, each filled with thrills and laughs. A directory of the various attrac- tions will be given with each purchase of tickets. The shows will start at 7:00 o’clock and last until 9:45. Bal- lots will l e given with six tickets and votes will be counted to determine the iueen of Charlotte high school. The curtain for the main show will roll up at 10:00 o’clock, the Star Dust- j ers providing music. The main show is Funzapoppin , with various high school students making it pop. A door prize will be awarded to the holder of the lucky number. The carnival is under the direc- tion of Miss Winifred Wells, the Jour- nalism class adviser. Joyce Weinman. • Shirley Mate, and Bernard Collins are in charge of the main show. In behalf of the Journalism class we wish to thank everyone who is helping in any way to make this a big success. Select Your Career For the Coming Years What vocation shall I select? This, no doubt, is a question of many young students that want to get a good start in life. To begin his career a young person must consider several years ahead of himself and ask himself if there will be any advance in ten or fifteen years. He should look over the vocational fields and become acquainted with the various possibilities before putting a large expense in going to college and studying some vocation which he may not be able to use in future years. A student must also consider how many people are working at the vocation. Listed l� elow are several of the ca- reers for students to follow: women in factory work; flying in the I’nited States Air Forces; clerical work in government service, careers in FBI service, in the Armed Service, in the United States Merchant Marines, in the United States Coast Guards; law. accounting and biological work; inter- ior decorating: civil engineering; and physical education. Several ltooks have l een placed in the senior library on the above sub- jects, in case any of the students are interested in these careers. Junior High Assembly The Junior high students had an assembly March 12. Patsy Hill led the tlag salute which opened the as- sembly. Important Job Taken Over By Local Agricultural Teacher Co-operating with the United States | weather bureau under the department of commerce. Keith King has taken over the duties of reading and record ing all weather data including the amount of rain and snow fall. Before Mr. King started these du ties, the instruments were kept at the water works, but due to the inaccuracy in the snow fall at that place. Mr. King asked if he might not carry on. The object of this work is to record a fair sample of the weather in all parts of the county; the records make the basis for weather forecasts as well as a history of the weather, which has l een carried on since 1887. Sheltering the Instruments is a small house set on legs about four | feet high at Mr. King's farm. The little house is enclosed on all sides by fixed shutters, which allows air but not drafts to circulate. Inside are two thermometers: one called the maximum, which tells the hottest tern perature of the day and the other call ed the minimum which registers the coldest temperature of the day. Bach thermometer is read at eight o’clock each evening and must be reset after ; each reading. All information that is recorded must be done the same time each day and consists of the highest tempera- ture. lowest temperature, set readings of Iwth the time of loginning and end- ing of any snow or rain, and also the amount, the direction of the wind, which is taken from the weather vane on the barn, and the character of the day. At the end of the month the in- formation is written on a form and sent to East l ansing. where it is re- corded. Mr. King says. There Is no pay in this work but it is all done voluntar- ily.” At the present time certain in- formation cannot be revealed. Wars have been won and wars have ! een lost due to the weather, so restrictions of weather forcasts such as wind di- rections. visibility and barometer readings are now in force. Calendar March 19—Woman's Club As- sembly (Talent that is new). March 22—Movies (Shall we have more history?). March 25 — Vaccination and Immunization (If you didn’t get it the last time, get it this time) March 26—Journalism Carni- val (Don’t miss Funzapoppin). April 1 — Orange Black (Guess what). Joan Wenzel sang a song entitled. Pennsylvania Polka accompanied by Mary Jane Krusell. Rita French played two piano solos. A play entitled. The Farmer Hires a Maid. was given. The cast con- sisted of Maxine Pratt. Maxine Dillin. Bethel Parker. Lou Ann Potter and l onna Scovill. A short pep meeting followed. The cheerleaders were I ou Ann Potter and Rita French. jGeorge Willard has been promoted to a corporal in the Home Guards There are new records In the Juke Ik)x now. d Word has been received that Robert B. Burnett, class of '37. Is a prisoner of the Japanese in the Phi- lippine Islands and did not lose his life as was first thought. d.0onl miss the greatest show on earth, stu pendous in its entirety. It will make you roll with laughter.— Funzapop pin”, d Why does Mr. Anderson in- sist that Roddie Yates leave Barbara Bradley alone second hour? U The drum majorettes must have lost their desire to play snare drums. d. ne rainy day last week. Bruce Farr fell down, and got his pants wet. d.Don t forget to vote for your class queen, you'll find a ballot in this issue, d.Congratulations to Joyce Weinman and the assembly committee for fine assemblies this year. The next ly- ceum number is Wonders of Liquid Air. to be given April 9. d.The ab- sence of Mrs. Lipsey last week was fill- ed by Mrs. Beatrice Wooley. and Mrs. Taylor by her daughter. Mrs. Alice Howells. 31. d. ’hen are K. Wooddell and H. Stucky going west? Who can EVER take Mr. Hill's place? d.Wonder when the rest of the senior class will be wearing diamonds? d You should get acquainted with the author of the main show script. Ber- nard Collins. He has a great sense of humor — he likes to chew Lucy Stocking's necklace. L ob Orr � 1 ways comes to study hall late—does he over sleep? (pVhy do certain stu- dents rush from journalism class? d.Clinton Shaver, west side janitor. Is going to take up farming. 4 Per- sonal nomination for C.H.S. prettiest lassie, queen of the journalism carni- val. C.-M 88 Hallifax certainly has a way all her own of enterpreting cer- tain words. d.'Vhy does Ed (the jani- tor), wait by the door every morning? d.Have you noticed Harold Marsh makes a fine study hall teacher? d.Crutches don’t seem to keep Jerry Sherman from getting around. d.Have you heard anything about big red barns from the clarinet section of the hand? Ask Clare Ash. Anna Mae Royston adds a great deal to the glee club. d.U°bby Clark is moving to the country. £Hans Kardel showed pic- tures of his European trip and of North Africa, to the junior high stu- dents. cjnvest in Liberty: Buy War Bonds. Mrs. Brown To Teach Mrs. Millicent Brown, former teach-1 er of speech, has been secured by the : Board of Education to fill the vacancy caused by Mr. Hill's going to Centre College, in Kentucky. The classes she will teach are speech, literature, dramatics and composition. Mrs. Brown was graduated from Charlotte in 1923 and from Olivet college in 1927. In the past she has taught at Portland. Michigan. Her husband, Captain B. P. Brown, is now in service in North Africa. Richard Reed of the Marine Air Corps has been reported as missing in action. He was a tail gunner. Every- one hopes that he is alive and safe and will soon be found. Don’t Miss The Journalism Carnival ISSUE 10 Girls Lead Boys On Honor Roll Eighty-Two Names Appear On First Honor-Roll of Second Semester The four students out of 82 to re- ceive all A’s this marking period are as follows: Sheridan Watterworth. Jack Hess. Milford Mason and Jacque- lyn Yund. The complete honor-roll is as follows. SENIORS: Esther Bradley. Dorothy Dean. Mary Schwartz. David Shaull and Lucille Stocking. JUNIORS. Amy Chapman. Donna French. Ila Halsey. Esther Jones. June Mayhew. Neil Roberts. Edna Robins, Anna Mae Royston. Roselva Rushton. Dick Schneckenberger, Mary Scovill. Donna Vlerk, Sheridan Watterworth. (all A's) Arthur Steward. Richard Sleater and Max King. SOPHOMORES: Barbara Bradley. Erna Buckley, Rosa Cooper. Carla Far- rier. Lou Ella Frey. Brewster Grier, Gertrude Heinze. Jack Hess (All A’s), Beverly Lipsey. Beverly Martin, Joe Pray. Virginia Shaw. Betty Sumerix, Dorothy Walker. Phyllis Wietzke. Bet- ty Lou Wilcox and Roderick Yates. FRESHMEN: Maynard Backofen. Rowland Baker. Joyce Denison. Keith Frey. John Gardner. Roberta Garvey, Wayne Holmes. Alice I awrence. Rob- ert Packard. Edith Ricker, Robert Rogers. Betty Rulison. Cleone Smith. Marilyn Upright, and Margery Wll- more. EIGHTH GRADE: Robert Casler. Albert Foster. Carl Lindbloom. Bar- bara McGrath. Dolores Michel. Lou Ann Potter. Mary Sanders. Wanda Wing. Jacquelyn Yund. (all A's). SEVENTH GRADE: Peter Kardel. Bruce I avengood. Mary Catherine Ma- han. Laura Lou Mahan. Milford Mason (all A's) Herbert Packard. Russell Santee, Virginia Royston, Roselyn Buckley. Betty Chase. Geraldine Face, David Fullerton. Barbara Jennings. Mary Ia u Terwilliger. Charlotte Suth- erland. Phyllis Smallwood. Joanne Willard. Peggy Skelley. Rae Norland- er and Pat Shields. The Polls Are Open Don’t Forget To Vote Here is your chance! Vote for your class queen today. The only students able to vote for queen will l c the ones receiving the Orange Black. All students vote only for a member of their own class and not from another class. The voting place in the junior high is for the seventh and eighth grade students only. The polls in the lower hall in the senior high are for students from ninth through the twelfth grades. When you go to vote, your name will be checked off on the voting list, just as in the election for mayor and council members. Out of the six chosen queens, the high school queen will be voted for the evening of the Journalism Carni- val. March 26. The procedure to be followed in doing this is. that with every six tickets you purchase, a bal- lot will Ik given you to vote for the queen to be crowned by Superinten- dent Harlan McCall. Page 2 ORANGE BLACK tst I92l) ORANGE BLACK Published Bi-Weekly by ihe Journalism Class of Charlotte High School Circulation 600 Subscription Rates $.75 STAFF Editor-in-Chief Sports Editor ...Bernard Collins Business Manager Frances Steward Circulation Manager Treasurer Advertising Manager Ass’t Advertising Manager Faculty Adviser Winifred Wells Reporters—Helen Cooper. Anne Gregarek. Mary Schwartz. Celia Tharp. Esther Grove. Betty Tomlinson. Dorothy Rogers. It’s Been a Pleasure To you. Mr. Hill. we. your associates and pupils, extend our gratitude for your contribution to our school. Your welcome smile and cheerful southern accent will always be remembered. If ever seen without a smile, you were portraying some vicious character for the enjoyment of your scholars. Not only shall we miss your smile, but also the personality behind it—truly a worthy person blessed with a warm, friendly, character. You lent a professional touch to all plays, sketches and dramas you directed. How can anyone forget the excellent junior play under your leadership. Many words can be said but few can say what we really mean. When a good friend leaves our community the best parting wish we can make is Godspeed and Goodbye. Wandering Germs ! Beware, Beware, through the halls of C.H.S. roam these miscroscopic creatures called germs. Yes. C.H.S. has been invaded and in order to survive, each one of the students must guard against the sickening effects of these infesting bottle-necks. We have all been exposed to the symptoms of scarlet fever, streptococcus throat, and common colds. In an effort to over-run and over-take these seemingly invisible enemies we should all go to bed early, drink lots of water, eat plenty of fruits and vegetables, exercise daily, and mainly, we should keep away from congested places where there are crowds of people who might be common carriers of any such diseases. To Insure the health of the other students and to chase away these germs, the students of our school should stay home when they show any signs of any of these diseases, and if in a few days any symptoms still remain, a doctor should be called. Keep C.H.S. healthy! Guard against Invaders, and mainly, keep our school running by keeping well and keeping on our '•Present'’, list. Think Before You Vote! On the evening of March 26. six girls will have a chance to become queen of the entire carnival, a task any girl would be proud to have. In choosing the candidate from your class, think before you cast your vote. Make sure the girl you choose possesses all the qualities of a queen. Among these, beauty, popularity, honesty and am- bition are important. If you choose wisely, you too will be proud, for the girl selected will act 1 as a representative from your class. Don’t fail to lend your queen full support. BALLOT FOR QUEEN I hereby nominate ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ............................:..... ♦ for QUEEN of................grade. ★★ ★★ ★ you, Too, CAN SINK U'0OATS -----------� OY %----------- United States War Saunqs Stamps IT’S THE LITTLE THINGS THAT COUNT Two and two add up to four. Four and four make eight: You and you can win the war These figures indicate. O. it’s not the large amount. It’s the little things that count! Don’t forget, put out the light. Last year’s dress still looks all right. You can save while others fight; It’s the little things that count! Wear the hat you bought last spring. Save your paper, wind up string. Pick up pins, don't waste a thing; It’s the little things that count! Just remember. Mrs. Doakes. Little strokes fell great oaks. That’s no joke, thrifty folks Help to win the war! What Does Education Mean To Us? According to Dr. Howard Y. McClusky. there are five main objectives of education. The first is to enable one to develop a sense of responsi- bility. Don’t always wait for someone else to go ahead, let’s try it ourselves. After all the best teacher is experience. Be independent of other students a little more, so that when we start a project we won’t have to call on someone else to finish it. Then comes the ability to get along with one’s fellowmen. This should be in the home as well as in school. Also learn about other countries, because it is a proved fact that we can go from Charlotte. Michigan, to any place on the globe in sixty hours. We should have an appreciation of feelings. Whatever we do should better those around us as well as ourselves. Then we should have the ability to think. Don’t be dominated by things that have happened in the past, just because they have been proved suc- cessful. Try out something new for ourselves. Lastly, comes health. This Is something we have to have in order to succeed in any of the other four objectives. What Dr. McClusky said was a lot of truth, so why don’t we try to better ourselves and get the most out of education now? Likenesses Comic or otherwise: Napoleon: Mike Mathews Li’l Abner: Rol ert Hart Jane Arden: Ersie Brown Tiny Tim: Edward Dunning Blondie: June Little Jiggs: Wayne Webb Maggie: Marian Ball Baby Dumpling: Calvin Csatlos Jack Benny: Harry Stucky Lum E’dards: Clifton Arehart Abner: Rol ert Woodman Bing Crosby: Jerry Sherman Charlie McCarthy: Bruce Farr Shortly after the German army occupied France, a group of Nazi officers was traveling through a farming district. They noticed a French farmer sowing seed in a field near the roadside. One of the Nazis called out: You may sow. but we shall reap.” I hope so. the farmer replied. I’m sowing hemp.” —Weekly News Review Origin Of St. Patrick’s Day You all know March 17. when St. Patrick’s Day, the day of the patron saint of Irelund. comes. But did you know that St. Patrick was l� om in what is now England? He lived in southwestern Britain in the troubled days when the Romans were abandoning the island to its fate, and before the English appeared, and was educated as a Christian. Then one day when he was sixteen years old. some Irish raiders came that way and took him as a slave, carrying him away to Ireland. After he had served in Ireland for six year as a swineherd, he managed to escape in a ship that was going to Gaul and thence returned to his home in Britain. After his return he dreamed one night that a man came to him with a paper hearing these words. The Voice of the Irish”, and at the same time he heard the Irish calling. We pray thee, holy youth, to come and walk again amongst uh as before. This. Patrick decided, was a mission- ary call to Ireland. He returned to Gaul where he spent fourteen years in preparing for his work, then went to Ireland to begin the work which was to make him patron saint of the island. It has been said that there were no Christians in Ireland when Patrick began his work and no pagans when he died. This is not strictly true, but he did much to establish Christianity firmly in the island, building churches, monasteries and converting the people. He did this work while fierce tribal chieftains ruled the land and there was only a semblance of settled order. Many legends grew up in Ireland about St. Patrick. You know perhaps the story of how he compelled the snakes of Ireland to fling them- selves into the sea. There is another story to the effect that when some converts questioned the doctrine of the Trinity. St. Patrick ended the argument by holding up a shamrock leaf, as an example of Three in One.” It was claimed that after his death, on March 17. 461. there was no night for twelve days. Personality Paragraph Who is that handsome senior seen with Jerry Sherman and George Wildern? He thrives on sports stories and journalism is his favorite sub- ject. He is popular with all the girls as well as the boys. He is none other than that red headed boy. Dick Davis. This sporty girl is seen noon hours making her way toward Main street. She is very attrac- tive and small. Perhaps you have guessed she is our gym teacher. Miss Elworthy. Do you know that bad boy who flirts with Anne Gregarek in government class third hour? He is up to date with Esquire the year round. He is quite a teaser and Harry Stucky and Jack Snow seem to be his best dummies. You all know. Mr. Maner. Who is the blonde in the slacks who sits with Roddie Yates in study hall second hour? She is one of the members of that famous club, the HAGS”. She just adores her little brother and is often seen with him. She is in the chorus in the main show of the journalism carnival. Barbara Bradley is her name. Why Don’t We Do It? The Tomahawk. Pontiac high school’s paper, has humor on page three, instead of long editorials. Creston Echo. Grand Rapids high school paper, has interesting editorials. I akeview high school has good lively sport stories. Why don’t you students suggest a few changes to improve our Orange Black? Look over some of the exchange papers in the Journalism room and present your corrections to the class. It’s your paper. Let’s have interesting reading material. Mother: You were a very tidy boy not to throw your orange peel on the floor of the bus. Where did you put it? Billy: In the pocket of the man next to me. —Weekly News Review Mr. King: (to 4th hour class) Now crowd around close to watch this experiment. Watch for «•ell division. Look out for mitosis. Sally: Oh!! I’m sorry, sir; I didn’t know it was your toe. ORANGE BLACK Page 3 Charlotte Wins Over Lakeview + Wolves Win Title In Intramural Basketball Charlotte Victorious In Post Season Game Locals Lose To Hastings In Tournament; St. Philips Wins 55 to 39 The basket hall tournaments held in the high school gym March 12 and 13. between class C and class B teams proved successful for St. Philips' team of Hattie Creek in the C division and the Hastings five in the class B. The first class C game Iw-gan at 6:00 Friday. March 12. between Olivet and Nashville and ended with the score of 16 to 37 In favor of Nashville. The next class C game between St. Philips' of Hattie Creek and Rellovue ended with the score of 44 to 26 In favor of the St. Philips' quintet of Buttle Creek. The class B games began with Hast ings and Raton Rapids taking the spot- light in a very onesided game, with the Hastings five taking the lead and bolding it to the end of the final quarter, when the score stood 48 to 35. In the next class B game Charlotte was host to Lakeview. This was the first time Charlotte had met Lakeview this season. The Orioles were the first ones to score and they held their lead through the first half. The score at the half was 21-18. Lakeview took a momentary lead at the beginning of the last half 23 to 21. Charlotte soon took the lead again and the game was very close from then on till the fourth quarter. Lakeview opened up in th« last quarter with all their power and by mid-way in the period they held a seven point lead. The Orioles fought desperately and used several substitu tions during the fourth quarter In an effort to stop the Trojans. With only 13 seconds left to play. I akeview still held a four point lead and it looked as if the boys from Battle Creek were going home with a well earned victory. Charlotte began to pass the l all and Hicks threw in a basket. Lakeview took the ball out and start ed up the floor. Charlotte intercepted the hall again and Hicks tossed in an- other basket, this time from around the foul circle. The game ended In a 40-40 tie. A three minute overtime was called. Charlotte scored four points to Lakeview's two, thus the game end- ed 44 to 42 with Charlotte on top. The tournaments played Saturday. March 13. were l etween the two win- ning teams of class C and class B games. St. Philips and Nashville being the winner of Friday night's games, squared off In a very exciting game, for the district championship. The St. Philips five took the lead early In the game and held it all the way. end Ing with a score of 55 to 39. The last game In the district basket- ball tournament was between Hastings and Charlotte, which was to decide the district championship, for class B Hastings quintet. The score was back The championship title for the in- tramural basketball games played in the high school gym was wfon by the Wolves, with Loren Wilmore as cap tain of the team. Mr. Grindall reports that the intra- mural basketball season proved very successful. There were five teams competing in the sport, with a very good turnout of junior and senior high l oy8. to take part in the different teams. The five teams standings are as fol- lows: W L % Wolves 6 2 .750 Long Johns 5 3 .625 Panthers 5 3 .625 Sandy Sanders 5 3 .625 Rambling Wrecks 0 8 .000 The Oriole quintet defeated Albion. Friday. March 5. in post season game by 13 points. The game was scheduled ! to keep the team in trim for the tournament. Jumping into an early lead, the Charlotte quintet ended the first quarter 12-10 and continued to domi- nate the plays throughout the game, ending the game with a score of 43-30 The high point scorers for the Maple City five were: Mathews. Hicks. MacDonald, and Steinman. Those on the Albion Flashers were: Hull. Hunter, and Zasucha. Compliments From Eaton Fleetwing teams. The game started with Hast- ings taking the lead and the Charlotte five fighting desperately in the first quarter, to gain a 9 to 7 lead of the (Continued on Page 4.) JAMES B. CHURCH RICHELIEU FOOD STORE Phone 200 Charlotte. Mich. Wright Radio Shop Popular Sheet Music 35c Calument Music 5c 120« 2 S. Main Phone 288 Compliments of ☆ r Charlotte Candy Co. Munger Hardware Co. HARDWARE JOHN DEERE FARM IMPLEMENTS PLUMBING SUPPLIES DUPONT PAINT MAIN SWEET SHOP SODAS and SUNDAES BRUNO SPAGNUOLO Keep the “AMERICAN WAY” Send a Norcross Card Every Day See Our Complete Line W. E. WRIGHT Jewelry Gifts Insurance - Bonds Real Estate Strecks Ins. Agency •kirk HOTEL CARNES HAVE YOUR LAUNDRY DONE THE EASY WAY By The Community Laundry Ricker’s Service Sta. GAS OIL BREAD . 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Bramwell Fletcher and Richard Ainley. VERDICT: Men fight for their lives against damp rot and the beau- tiful Tondelayo. CRITIC: Bernard R. Collins. It is on a rubber plantation in the African Congo that Ashley (Bramwell Fletcher) breaks. The heat, loneliness and damp rot had been too much for him. Tondelayo (Hedy Lamarr) had helped too. for she had eaten into his mind the same as damp rot destroyed anything it came in contact with. He was to return to his homeland a ner- vous. partially insane man forever. To Witzel (Walter Pidgeon) this was com- mon. Every assistant he ever had wound up this way. Witzel was chief in command at the outpost and deeply aware of the dangers. On the boat that was to take Ashley away came the new assistant. Lang- ford (Richard Carlson). He was young and eager to begin even though the Stevenson Studio . . . FOR . . . Better Photographs FOR DEPENDABLE SERVICE CALL AT BAUM’S YOUR STANDARD DEALER Lubrication - Washing Tire Inspection - Phone 9177 Young’s Jewelry Shop Watches - Diamonds - Silverware Clocks • Glassware - Dinnerware doctor (Frank Morgan) and Witzel warned him of what to expect. Witzel pointed out Ashley and the doctor, a heavy drinker and not fit to cure an t ailing horse, as examples of what men became after being there long. Noth- ing could dampen the new man’s hopes and finally Witzel warned him of Ton- delayo. Langford bought her silks and bangles just as he was told he would. In desperation. Witzel. warns Langford that if he ever sees the beautiful na- tive at the outpost, he personally will lash her within an inch of her life. Langford falls in Tondelayo’s sway and in order to keep her safe from his employer marries her. She soon tires of her husband, who can no longer supply her with the silks and bangles she loves, because he is sick. She ac- quires a poison from a native and gives it to I angford. saying it is medi- cine recommended by the doctor. Find- ing out. Witzel deals with Tondelayo as she had with every man she met. The climax will have you pinned to your seat. Hedy I amarr as Tondelayo gives one of the best performances of her career. Walter Pidgeon and Rich ard Carlson are splendid in their re- spective roles. Henry O’Neil as the padre and Richard Ainley. the assist- ant. who replaces Langford, both shine in minor roles. ERICKSON Veterinary Hospital ★ ★ MAUSOLEUMS MARKERS MONUMENTS R. W. Carr Granite Co. 113 W. Lawrence Ave. Charlotte. Michigan ROSEACRE fLOWERS Dr. H. McClusky Speaks To Citizens’ Commission The Citizens' Commission was held Wednesday, March 10. in the band room. Dr. Howard McClusky. professor of educational psychology from the Uni- versity of Michigan, was the speak- er. Dr. McClusky is working on the National Commission dealing with ed ucation and post war planning. It was a public meeting, and about a hundred citizens were present. The name of his speech was What is the Job of the Schools.” Dr. McClusky was the first speaker in a series. The next one is going to be either Dean J. B. Edmanson or Dean W. C. Olsen both from the Uni- versity of Michigan. The next meeting is planned for April 1, and will be the second one in the series. The meeting ended with discus- sion and answering of questions. The committee is making a study of the schools, in order to form their own opinions as to what should be done to improve them. Clever Implement Coal Company CHARLOTTE’S COMPLETE Food Store A P Super Market PRAY COMPANY ★ FURNITURE and UNDERTAKING PRIVATE AMBULANCE SERVICE CAPITAL CIRCUIT CONFERENCE LEAGUE STANDINGS Grand Ledge .............. 9 1 Charlotte ................ 6 4 Lansing. Everett ......... 6 4 Mason .................... 4 6 Howell ................... 2 s Eaton Rapids ............. 2 8 Charlotte Wins Over Lakeview (Continued from page 1) and forth during the rest of the first half. The Hastings team came bark at the beginning of the second half and began to mark up a sizable lead over the Orioles. In many efforts to stop the scoring, the Orioles were just unable to do so. and also were unable to overtake the score that the Hastings five had gain ed. The game ended with a score of 28 to 36 in favor of Hastings. A. C. CHENEY Funeral Home ALLEN’S MARKET HOME DRESSED MEATS Our Meats are State Inspected We Do Custom Butchering Fred A. Richey Co. DRY GOODS READY-TO-WEAR RUGS L. L. JOHNSON “GIFTS THAT LAST Phone 637 Expert Repairing CHARLOTTE CAFE THE HOME OF GOOD FOOD We Serve from a Sandwich to a Banquet Open Day and Night LUMBER CO. WILCCX-GAy CORPORATION MANUFACTURERS OF NATIONALLY FAMOUS 6iRCCCRRIC” Community Oil Co. TEXACO PRODUCTS Corner of Lawrence Bostwick Aves. - Lansing St. LUMBER - COAL Phone No. 9 Jay Sandwich Shop EARL J. LAVENGOOD. PROP. ►★♦★★★★♦★★★★a BUY WAR STAMPS AND BONDS FOR VICTORY IF you want good printing at reasonable cost, let us have your next order. Printers McGRATH - DeFOE CO. Publishers ★ ★★ ★★★ ★ S VkMXSIdHO AddBIN VOLUME 17 MICHIGAN. CHARLOTTE, THURSDAY. APRIL 1, 1943 Ainr dO Hianod Add VH ISSUE 11 Up and Down The Corridors Congratulations to Barbara Jen- nings. NVanda Wing. Joan Parker. Mary la� u Holder. Lucille latPoint, and Shirley Mate for being elected class queens. Mrs. Lipsey has spent several days in the Hayes-CJreen- Heach hospital due to a relapse. f The band room gets kind of warm at times. If you don't think so. ask Carroll Phillips and Ed. Dunning. A bout one more month before the annual band bounce CJIave you noticed the swing band of china dolls in the trophy case across from the band room? Schneckenberger received two votes for class queen. 1 It looks as though spring fever has reached the minds of several students. C.,,ave y°u noticed all the girls who are wearing hauraches to save on their number 17 stamps? {[We are glad to Bee some of the scarlet fever victims back in school again. June Mayhew and Anna Mae Thornton are now ill with the disease. If anyone knows any news of any alumni, please see the Alumni Editor immediately. We're all in it: Lets win It. Buy war stamps and lwnds. HOTEL CARNES irkk C. H. S. SENIORS HOLD ANNUAL JOURNEY (Continued from Page 4.) phone to call a hospital for Pussy''. An ambulance soon arrived and took both fellow's to the New York City Receiving Hospital for an operation for l oren and treatment for Dave. Being without a leader, the rest of Dave's group joined forces with Bern- ard’s. A real thrill came when a newsboy let Clare Ash sell his New York Times on a street corner. Clare yelled so loudly that he couldn’t even talk aloud for two days after coming home. The remainder of the afternoon was spent shopping and seeing var- ious movies about town until about 6:15 P. M.. when everyone was due back at Grand Central, so as to be able to catch the 6:55 train. Every- one w-as very sorry to hear that Loren had to stay in New Yora. but was pleased at the new's that he would be able to be moved to Charlotte in five weeks. Eaton (Eountij auingfi Sauk first national Bank Dinner was served aboard the train, with a variety of different meals available. Jack Snow saw an item that looked good, diamond-back steak. It really tasted good to him until he was told that it w as rattlesnake, which completely spoiled the meal for him. Everyone arrived home in Charlotte at 11:35 with many souvenirs and many pleasant memories. The senior class sincerely hopes that Pussy” hurries up and recovers, so as not to mi3s too much school, and not be able to graduate. Oh yes. There is something else which was omitted in relating this story to you. That is April Fool. HAVE YOUR LAUNDRY DONE THE EASY WAY By The Community Laundry SURPRISE PARTY FOR MR. AND MRS. W. T. HILL After the carnival Friday. March 26. all the married men and their wives, gave a surprise party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Hill. Each teacher brought his own coffee and sandwiches. The Hills train didn’t leave until Saturday at 2:00 a. m.. so the teach- ers visited with them until train time. JAMES B. CHURCH RICHELIEU FOOD STORE Phone 200 Charlotte, Mich. Fruits - Vegetables GROCERIES BOB’S MARKET Pocket Knives Flashlights KUTSCHE'C HARDWARE Guns Ammunition Insurance - Bonds Real Estate Strecks Ins. Agency Ricker’s Service Sta. GAS OIL BREAD - GROCERIES POPCORN - CANDY Wright Radio Shop Popular Sheet Music 35c Calument Music 5c 120' 2 S. Main Phone 288 MAIN SWEET SHOP SODAS and SUNDAES ★ ★★ BRUNO SPAGNUOLO BUY GOOD SHOES KEEP THEM REPAIRED GRIFFIN’S repairing Munger Hardware Co. 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The main show. “Funzapoppin” fea- tured the passage of time by a friend- ship betwen a boy and girl in high school, which developed through to marriage, then the growth of a family and on to old age when the children had left the couple alone. A picture producing company, with Jack Thorn- ton and Mary King as leads, starring the crowning of the queen, a dance by eight girls and a one act play. Red Carnations.” directed by Mr. Hill. The characters were: Esther Jones, the girl: Bob Orr. the boy: Richard Sleater, the man. Several interruptions that came during the main show caused a great deal of laughter from the audience. New Side Shows At The Carnival Two new' side shows were held in journalism carnival. March 26. the tumbling and hobby show. The hobby show, which w’as held in room 210. consisted of various ex- hibits. such as old books, wood carv- ings. stamp collections, doll collec- tions. model plane, jeep, and many others. The tumbling act was held in the band room. The twelve girls who participated In this show were all seventh graders. A few of the acts were, double forward rolls, double backw'ard rolls, formations, flips, and pyramids. Both new side show's proved to be very successful. The finale was the crowning of high school queen. Shirley Mate of the senior class. This is a people’s war—The people will have to win it. Buy war savings stamps. JOHNSON’S H-C Sinclair Service CORNER OF MAIN and HENRY MAUSOLEUMS MARKERS MONUMENTS R. W. Carr Granite Co. 113 W. Lawrence Ave. Charlotte. Michigan CHARLOTTE’S COMPLETE Food Store A P Super Market ERICKSON Veterinary Hospital ★ ★ ★ Clever Implement Coal Company RCSEACRE FLOWERS PRAY COMPANY ★ ★ ★ FURNITURE and UNDERTAKING PRIVATE AMBULANCE SERVICE CHARLOTTE CAFE “THE HOME OF GOOD FOOD” Mikesell Enlists In Navy’s New V 12 Willard L. Mikesell son of Mr. and Mrs. George Mikesell of Charlotte, Michigan, enlisted at Detroit in the Navy's new flight training program for 17 year old high school seniors and graduates. He graduated last spring from the Charlotte high school. As an under- graduate he won three letters in base- ball. and three monograms as drum major of the band. He is now on inactive duty awaiting the call to begin the valuable flight training program that will enable him to earn his Navy Wings of Gold and a commission as an ensign in the Naval Reserve or a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps Reserve. Charlie McCarthy Evanston. 111., March—. (Special). Charlie McCarthy, the upstart of the airlines, never had a college educa- tion but he and his creator. Kdgar Bergen, are making it possible for 10 boys and girls to attend college. A year ago Mr. Bergen, a former student at Northwestern university's School of Speech, established a scholarship fund for students interested in radio and dramatics. Three boys and sewn girls from widely scattered sections of the country were selected and arc now enrolled at Northwestern. All are looking forward to meeting Mr. Bergen and his wisecracking ward, Charlie. Compliments of ☆ ☆ r Keep them rolling, keep them fly- ing. keep democracy from dying. Buy more w ar savings stamps. Charlotte Candy Co. Compliments From ☆ ☆ it Eaton Fleetwing Fred A. Richey Co. DRY GOODS READY-TO-WEAR RUGS ALLEN’S MARKET HOME DRESSED MEATS Our Meats are State Inspected We Do Custom Butchering FOR DEPENDABLE SERVICE CALL AT BAUM’S YOUR STANDARD DEALER Lubrication • Washing Tire Inspection • Phone 9177 A. C. CHENEY Funeral Home Stevenson Studio . . . FOR . . . Better Photographs L. L. JOHNSON ★ ★ ★ LUMBER CO. Young’s Jewelry Shop Watches - Diamonds - Silverware Clocks - Glassware - Dlnnerware GIFTS THAT LAST” Phone 637 Expert Repairing Jay Sandwich Shop We Serve from a Sandwich to a Banquet Open Day and Night EARL J. LAVENGOOD. PROP. 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TEXACO PRODUCTS Corner of Lawrence Host wick Aves. - Lansing St. (Member P )Est.l92l) s 4SS0C j ' ORANGE BLACK Published Bi-Weekly by the Journalism Class of Charlotte High School Circulation 600 Subscription Rates $.75 STAFF Publisher ..................................June Little Managing Editor ............................Anne Gregarek Editor-In-Chief .........................Bernard Collins Sports Editor...................Frances Steward Alumni Editor ...................Esther Bradley Exchange Editor.................Celia Mae Tharp Business Manager .........................Esther Grove Circulation Manager .............Mary Schwartz Treasurer ................................Audrey Parr Advertising Manager........................Bruce Farr Assistant Adv. Mgr...............Betty Tomlinson Faculty Adviser .................Winifred Wells Reporters....Helen Cooper. Dick Davis. Dorothy Rogers. Lucille Stocking. Sarah Swift, and Doris Wehr. Study Harder Than Ever Before A message from Dr. Homer W. Anderson. As- sociate Director in charge of the Education Sec- tion. War Savings Staff. From all the reports at my disposal. I gather that since we entered the war high school students are studying harder and more eagerly than ever before. That is undoubtedly due to the encourag- ing fact that our young people have grasped the seriousnesse of this war and the share of their responsibility in it. I merely wish to congratulate you on this trend and to urge you to continue to study ever harder. Consider yourselves not as being too young to take part in the war, but rather as a great student army, training to take your place to help win the war and then to carry out the objectives of the peace.” Never in our history, never in the history of mankind, has there been a war so vast, so destruc- tive. so far-reaching, so all-embracing, as the war we are now fighting. Although this has been said many times, there are not many people who can fully grasp what total war means. We. the United States alone, spend in a single day almost twice as much as we had spent on the entire of the Revolutionary War. In the far-flung battles we have thousands of costly tanks, machine guns, airplanes. P-T-boats. and great armadas of various other types of naval ships, greater by far than in any war of the past. But money and machines alone do not win battles. Men are the decisive factors. Not just men. but educated and well- trained men. In this war more than in any of the past the men with the specialized training— the trained pilot, the trained bombardier, the engineer, the meteorologist, the chemist, the mathematician—determine the outcome of battles.” In modern warfare, as in modern peacetime liv- ing. knowledge and training have become increas- ingly important. Knowledge and training will be even more important when the war ends. We have known for a long time how important educa- tion is in a civilized society. This war has forti- fied our convictions. When the war Is over, we will need great numbers of young people equipped with the knowledge to reconstruct the world and improve It.” I repeat, therefore: Study harder than ever before! Prepare yourselves with confidence Learn to understand our war aims so that you can do your part now in saving, serving, conserving and learnings: and later you will be able to use your knowledge to help build a better world for yourselves and for all of mankind. The benefits of your knowledge and training will come back most to you: but it will also be a great asset to our Nation.” George Wildern (theatre usher) went to the dentist to have a tooth pulled. “Now. which do you want out sir?” asked the dentist. George replied. Second from the left In the balcony.” Mrs. Hynes: Whenever I’m in the dumps. I get myself a new hat.” Mr. Hynes: I often wondered where you got them.” The Biggest April Fool Most Embarrasing Moments MISS HALL1FAX: While hustling busily down the sidewalk one day. one of the commercial teachers very care- fully stepped on to a piece of ice while trying to avoid a puddle of water. But, oops! ! she slipped and sat right in the middle of the water. After looking quickly around to see If anyone were watching, she hurried to her feet and scampered away. The results were some very lovely black and blue marks. Where were the camera fans at that moment? MR. GOBEL: It happened at the Howell basketball game. The referee had been calling too many fouls on our boys, and coach was arguing with him. After the game coach razzed him about being a Jesse James without a horse, and the referee walked out on him. Incidentally they were very good friends, but the ref. didn’t think it was very funny. I-ater coach wrote and apologized for being so TERRIBLY rude. MISS WELLS: During a study hour in the Junior study, the children became noisy and this precise teacher, while sitting at the desk on the platform, called out “Let’s have this stalking topped . Can’t you see how awful that would make teacher feel? MRS. WILDERN: This is an incident that happened at a Teacher’s Institute in Jackson. Mrs. Wildern. approached a strange gentleman who. she supposed, was a friend of her sister. Mrs. Wildern: “Do I look like anyone whom you know? Gentleman: Well, no. (embarrassed) Mrs. W.: Take another look at my nose, for Instance.” (Both sisters having a prominent one) Gentleman: “I’m sure I’ve never........ Mrs. W.: Well, aren't you Mr. C....... Super- intendent of schools in D.............?” Gentleman: No, lady. I’m just the janitor waiting for the Institute to close.” Was her face red? MRS. KIPLINGER: About to give an assignment for Comp. 12. she finds she has lost her slip of paper on which she had the assignment. She says OH DEAR. I’VE LOST MY SLIP!!!” MR. MEAD: Every time company comes, they catch me wash- ing dishes. MR. MURRAY. After cautioning the boys about using the band- saw. he was using it and the blade broke. It wouldn't have been so bad. but all the boys were watching him. No Foolin’ ! The Jouralism class and adviser. Miss Wells, would like to take this opportunity to thank each and everyone who in any way helped to make the journalism carnival the great success that it was. To the students who gave many hours of hard and tedious practicing, to the merchants who loan- ed articles from their stores, that we may make our side shows and main show more complete, to the teachers who co-operated with the students in letting them out of classes to practice and make signs and the millions of other little odd jobs, we extend our thanks.—It really was appreciated No foolin'. What Could It Be ? What could it be that gives students the urgent desire to skip school these fine spring days? With some people the desire to study is no longer pres- ent. They become tired, restless and even sleepy, nothing seems to go right with them, instead of students studying in classes, their eyes and minds wander out of the windows miles and miles away. Many students take no interest whatsoever in anything connected with school: they sit through classes and nothing said by the teacher seems to sink in. Perhaps they are awaiting the arrival of a long lost aunt or grandmother who is coming to visit them this summer, but could all the stu- dents have visitors coming? No. I believe it is more than that. They have just been hit by that funny little bug that springs up all over the coun- try in the early spring. It seems to be some sort of a disease. I believe it is sometimes spoken of as spring fever. It all comes with the singing of robins, the shooting up of spring flowers, the warm sunshine, and buds on the trees. But. of course, there is a cure for every ill. The best remedy is to learn to enjoy spring after school and after all school work is done. Soon school will be out and many of you will see the summer from the farm or the victory garden. You have plenty of time yet in which you can get out and go for hikes, go bike riding, and enjoy all the conveniences of spring. But. please, scarlet fever is enough: let’s prevent spring fever! Gossip Column I heard that Judy Grove likes furloughs, Just look at that corporal she’s been seen with. Wonder why Dick Schneckenberger received two votes for queen of his class? A request has been given from the clarinet sec- tion of the senior band, that u certain person watch his music. Bernard Collins makes a good mailman for Audrey Parr. Wonder who the notes are from? Betty Franklin looks sorta sleepy lately. Is Curly the guilty one? Fran Steward seems to have a crush on a senior boy. Who’s the lucky one? Lucy Stocking Is quite popular in government. Could it be that she usually has her note book done? I saw a swell picture of Dot Dean and George Wildern being taken the other day. Chuck Day got infatuated with a bright young man at Lansing, Tuesday, although he was a dif- ferent color. I hear Dick Davis has become a butcher. Better watch out. The rationing board will get you. favorite Sayings Jack Thornton Thumbs Up. Doc. Bob Lipsey Harry Stucky Ken Wooddell Dick Davis Jo” Barnes Scares me .I’ve got a Vacuum Mind Shirley Mate Dorothy Rogers Are You Kidding? Jack Clever .Come on. tell me a Joke Dot Dean I’m Just a kid Bernard Collins Be careful. Mate, you're Just a Queen Jerrv Sherman Well. Daisy June Betty Lou Squibb E’Gad. Doc Dave Shaull Gerry Niccum Charlene Day Come Russ Martin Bud Stelnman Charles Gordon on. Kid. Give me a Kiss Sad Case Ah. Nuts George Wildern Let s go to Eaton Rapids George Willard ...I’ll be back on the 4:36 Clare Ash applied at a recruiting office to enlist. “I suppose you want a commission.” said the ofTicer in charge. No thanks. was the reply. I’m such a poor shot that I’d rather work on a straight salary. Mr. and Mrs. Gobel were going to a show, and Mrs. Gobel was ready first. After waiting several minutes, she sent Joan to see whether her hus- band had finished dressing. No , the youngster reported. He’s still talk- ing to his collar.” 2 aBed 39Nvao 19 tovna Page 4 BLACK ORANGE Last Lyceum Number To Be April 9 John Sloan, of M. A. Duke Univers- ity. will give liquid air demonstra- tions, April 9 in the auditorium. This will he a lyceum number. Mr. Sloan, former science instruct- or. has devoted eight years to re- search and extensive experimentation with liquid air. resulting In many new and spectacular experiments. Liquid air has a pale blue color, weighs almost as much as water and has a low temperature of 312 degrees F. below zero. It is liquefied by sub- jecting air like we breathe to a high pressure and then lowering the tem- perature. It is possible to perform a number of a strange and fascinating experi- ments with liquid air as ordinary materials manifest peculiar properties when cooled to this low temperature. For example, if a rubber ball is im- mersed in liquid air and dropped on the floor, it breaks into many pieces as if made of glass. In the same way a piece of meat, grapes, or any sub- stance containing water becomes as hard as iron and very brittle. Liquid air will freeze a banana so hard it can be used to drive nails into a plank. Many other experiments with liquid air will be performed by Mr. Sloan, in addition to those mentioned above. Faculty Orchestra Discovered by Students No high school or college is com- plete without adding a touch of music somewhere along the line. Music re- laxes tired muscles and lx nes; it puts the mind at rest and allows sor- row absolutely no place to dwell. Nothing is more exciting than to pica up an instrument at the close of day when your work is all finished and begin to play. in many high schools hands, orchestras, quartets or glee clubs are found. Our school in particular is doubly fortunate as there are organizations of all types as this. Many schools have dance bands too. Our school Is also fortu- nate to have the Stardusters. But we have wasted talent, too. that per- haps many of you do not know of.— that is the teachers' orchestra. Of course they don’t spend much time rehearsing, but they are very good (I believe). I will give you an ex- ample of our musicians—Mr. Hynes as you all know is the director; assist- ant director is Mr. Anderson: by the way he is good. Mrs. Kiplinger is the organist and she has two substitutes. Mrs. Weymouth and Miss Wells. Miss Hallifax is found with the ac- cordion and Mr. Bilbie is the swinger of all swingsters. on the violin. Miss Isham. Mr. McCall and Miss Elworthy. make up the singing trio. Seven Letter Men Return For Track Monday Starting early to prepare for a suc- cessful track team. Coach is looking for prospective athletes. The letter men returning are Mike Mathew's for shot put. broad jump, and dashes; Harold Cheney for dash- es: Jack Thornton and Jack Clever for high jumps; Richard Hicks, pole vault; George MacDonald, hurdles; Dick Carrlgan. for the board jump and shot put. Coach Gobel would like anyone in- terested in track to contact him. Hastings, Grand Ledge, and Eaton Rapids are the schools that have been chosen for the dual meets this year. Senior Girls Lead Boys In Honors I Beatrice Clark is to be valedic- torian this year. Her final standing is 3.82 out of possible 4.00. She has gone through the grade schools In Charlotte. Dorothy Dean will be salutatorian and her standing is 3.30. She too attended Charlotte schools in the grades as well as high school. The following students are the others who rank in the upper ten: Mary Schwartz, who is the next high- est, came here from Dimondale in the tenth grade. Fay Upright, the high- est ranking boy. has attended school here for four years. Leo Marish. fin- ished school in three and one-half years, and was ready for graduation j in January. Jeanette Gardner rates next to Leo. She too has followed through four years of Charlotte high school. Luiclle Stocking has resided in Charlotte and attended grade school here also, as has David Shaull. al- though he did spend some time in Florida. Jack Goldman follows close behind. He too began school in Char- lotte. Mildred Skinner came from Grand Ledge In her sophomore year. Farm Help Shortage Being Solved by Organization Wednesday. March 24. during the sixth hour a group of approximately seventy boys met in the Junior study hall for the purpose of discussing, under the direction of Mr. King, the critical need for farm labor and the need for food. The boys, who are interested from this faculty chosen list, will spend one hour each week with Mr. King, w'ho will talk to them about farm work. Mr. King stated in a recent in- terview. It is hard to tell how much demand for farm labor there will be this spring, but it is well for all boys to know’ what farm work is like, and be able to do it.” The subject for the next meeting will be The Necessitly and Require- ments of Good Farm Laborers. This plan of student organization for the farm labor plan is being set up with the help of Hans Kardel. who supervises the agriculture employ- ment division of the agriculture ex- tension service, and of E. P. Reynolds, full time w’orker for the U. S. employ- ment service. jitumni 7 cws Neil Clever. ’40. has been recom- mended for the new V-12 officers’ training school. He is now in the Naval Air station. Norfolk. Virginia. Harold Mayhew. ’41. has been ac- cepted by the Army Air Corps and is stationed in Florida. Raymond Snyder. ‘40. is home from I the Navy on a furlough. William Wright and Jack Denison have returned from their furloughs. Doris Winslow. '40. has returned from Camp Crowder. Missouri, after visiting her fiance. Kenneth Collins, '41. for a week. Jack Hicks. '42. is in the Navy and ' is training at Great Lakes. Jack Mate. '40. has been accepted by the Army Air Corps and is sta- tioned in Randolph Field. San Antonio. Texas. Pvt. Robert J. Wagner, '41. has been added to the Orange and Black mailing list. His. address is Co. F. 4th PI. 8th Q. M. R. T. C.. Camp Lee. Virginia. A prospective Naval officer using the sextant, an instrument for taking sights on the sun or stars to help solve navigation problems at sea. Army-Navy Tests To Be Given Qualifying tests for the army and navy college training program will be held at the high school April 2. at 9:00 A. M. These tests are given to provide information useful to the armed forces in selecting students for college training under the army and navy college training program. Any person able to meet the following re- quirements will be eligible to take the qualifying tests: (1) Be a male citizen of the U. S. (2) Be mentally and physically qualified, including a minimum uncor- rected visual acuity of 18 20 in each eye. (3) Be unmarried and agree to re- main unmarried until commissioned. (4) Evidence of potential officers' scholarship. (5) High schol graduate or high school senior who will be a graduate by July 1. 1943. (6) Be between the ages of 17 and 20 (for navy V-12). All enlisted men in any branch of the armed services, including V-l. V-5. V-7. reserves or inactive status, are not eligible to take the test. Any person meeting the qualifica- tions. and who desires to take either test, may secure an admission and identification form from Mr. Wallace Maner, who Is acting as chief super- visor. The form must be filled in and presented at the time of examina- tion on April 12. Each individual will be notified of the results of the test, and successful candidates for V-12. will be required 1 to report to the nearest office of naval officer procurement. Each candidate will undergo a physical examination. Candidates selected will then be en- listed in class V-12. U. S. Naval Re- { serve. ! CALENDAR I « April 2 Army A-12 and Navy V-12 tests 9:00 A. M. April 5—Movies ♦ April 9—Lyceum Number-Liq- + uid air demonstration J ♦ April 15- Orange and Black ♦ i There is no time to lose: There Is still time to win. Buying war bonds i and stamps will help. C. H. S. Seniors Hold Annual Journey Upper Classmen Enjoy Visit to New York City Saturday. March 27. the senior clus of Charlotte high arose in time to take the 6:15 train for Detroit Mich igan. Accompanied by the two lead ing advisers of the senior class. Mr Maner and Mrs. Kiplinger. everyone arrived safe in the auto city . With only one-half an hour to wait, the seniors stuck close to the railroad sta tion for fear of missing their train. Some of the fellows, however, nearly missed the rest of the trip. In the station there happened to be a soda bar. and It seems that the girl work- ing there was very cute. Russ Martin, feeling thirsty, stopped for a coke, and found this lovely damsel. Being such a good pal of Ken Wooddell. “Charlie Gordon. Harry Stocky. Bud Steinman and Jack Snow, he couldn't let them not know about this. so. after hurriedly drink- ing his coke, he told the gang about the girl. You can imagine the rest. Everything went smoothly the rest of the way. and the train pulled into New York Central Station at 10:55 A. M. The class was advised to travel in groups, so as not to get lost. Some of the groups were head- ed by former residents of New York Dave” Shaull. Bernard Collins. Dot” Dean. Anne Gregarek. and June Little. To start things off. the boys and girls attended a movie which has played in the New York Palms State Theatre for fifteen consecutive weeks. Sunrise On the Rio starring Ronald Coleman. Veronica I ake, and a sup- porting cast of 500. A delightful sur- prise awaited the C.H.S. seniors when they left. A man named Ronald Coleman was Just entering the theatre You can imagine who reach- ed him for the first autograph. Yes. you guessed it. Bernard Collins. After this. Mr. Coleman was busy for about an hour signing his name. It was nearly two o’clock in the afternoon now. so the groups separa- ted to find lunch facilities. Since there are many restaurants, they were not hard to find. Just as Dave Shaull's group was about to enter the Cozy Corner Cafe . Loren Wllmore was taken with an attack of appendi- citis which made it necessary for him to lie down on the sidewalk. Being excited. Dave started through the revolving door of the cafe in such a rush that he was caught spinning in the merry-go-round. After succeed- ing in stopping it. Dave was dragged out. so sick he could not stand up. Don Shaw finally made it to a tele- (Continued on Page 1.) Latin Class Holds Banquet The second year l atin class held a banquet in room 305. Friday even- ing. March 19. at six o’clock. Clad in togas, which was the Ro- man way of dressing, the students sat on mats and reclined while they ate at a table, which was raised from the floor only a few inches. In the time of the Romans there tvas no sil- verware. so the students ate with their fingers at the banquet. An old Roman saying, ex ouis ad nicdus. (everything from eggs to apples) which in our language means, everything from soup to nuts was true of the meal. The menu for the banquet was as follows: deviled eggs. sandwiches. potato chips, celery, olives, cheese and apple pie. They also listened to music while they ate. JOIN IN THE SCRAP DRIVE ORANGE BLACK THE CHARH IAN” EASTER VACATION VOLUME 17 MICHIGAN, CHARLOTTE, APRIL 15. 1943 ISSUE 12 Three Students Win Contest April 9 East Lansing and Eaton Rapids are Speech Competitors In a forensic contest which was held | here Friday morning: third and fourth hours. April 9. three students were i elected to represent Charlotte at a dis- trict contest to be held today in Ea ton Rapids. Those three students are Roselva Rushton. in extemporaneous speech. Richard Sleater and Betty Squibb in , dramatic declamation. Those who participated in the con-! test April 9. were Betty Squihh. who gave Honey. by Black. The Talc Heart.” by Poe. was given by Richard Sleater Art Steward gave Mothers; of Men.” by Morris. A cutting from 1 Gone With The Wind. by Mitchell was given by Mary King. Miss Wells acted as judge of the contest. Today at Eaton Rapids the selected students of Charlotte will compete; with students from East Lansing and Eaton Rapids. Physical Fitness Improve- ments Shown by Tests Members of the physical fitness class- es. under the direction of Coach Gobel, j are given tests the first of every month. The object of the tests is to ! find out the improvements gained by I each student over a period of a month. ; by daily practice. The test Is made up of five exercises which are: Squat thrust, squat jump, push ups. set-ups and pull-ups. Each student is given one-minute for each of the five exercises. The score is based on the number of times each ex erclse is performed during that period. The result of the April first tests compared with those given March first, proved to be much better. The appearance of the exercises was of a better calibre and not neatly as slop- py as earlier. The biggest improvement in the first hour class was show n by Art Steward with 28 points over his March first test. Other boys who also did much better were: Sheridan Walter worth with 25 points. Jack Snow with 15 points and Dave Shaull and Char-1 les Gordon with 14 points. Loren Wil j more also of the same class made a slip of 31 points over his March first test. Philip Snyder of the seventh hour class had the biggest Improvement by 31 points, followed by Wayne Pifer with 25 points, and Francis Jane with 20 points. Mike Mathew's made a slip of 106 points and Dick Carrigan 32 points less than their March first test. The boys scoring the highest num- ber of points are: Philip Snyder with 223. George Willard with 213. Wayne Pifer 213 and Bob Orr with 203 points. “Man and the Barn’ To Be Shown April 19 John Wilkes Booth, the man who j killed Lincoln, is going to be shown on the screen at C. H. S.. April 19. in the auditorium. The movie is entitled, Man and the Barn. Other movies will be Men of the Sea, “Old Hick- ory . and two Mexican pictures, de- scribing that picturesque country. The pictures will take an hour. Girl Reserves Top Row. left to right: Miss Eulalia Toms. Betty Jean Payne. Anne Gregarek, Betty Tomlinson, Beatrice Clark. Helen Cooper. Bertha Brugh. Mary Jane Spag- nuolo. Lucille Stocking, Ma'ry Hall, Mrs. Joy Murray. Bottom Row. left to right: Jean Denherder. Virginia Spagnuolo, Shirley Beals. Joyce Weinman. Dorothy Dean. Bell Jane Willett. Anna Mae Royston. Florence White. Bond and Stamp Sales Proving To Be Successful At the beginning of the year the F. F. A. boys started to buy stamps and bonds. This is done by indi- vidual co-operation. The amount has risen to the sum of $1675.66. A report is made to the state at specified in tervals. The sum bought by each member is recorded in Mr. King's room on a chart made by Clare Ash. Those who have money invested are: I). Carrigan. $5.00: L. Baum. $30.• 00: Jr. King. $1.00: G. Rodeman. $350.- 00; V. Archer. $3.60: F. l pright. $130.- 40: J. Tirrell. $450.00; I). Hice. $25.00; R. Betts. $15.00; W. Parr. $50.00; J. Bobier. $15.00; B. Gingrich. $12.00; B. Hart. $.90; B. Howe. $32.50; H. Moore. $11.00; G. Nisse. $31.00; B. Sanders. $75.00; R. Archer. $1.00: H. Buckholz. $41.66: A. Blaine. $5.00; R. Ash. $3.30; H. Allen. $5.00; J. Loucks. $21.65: D. Loveland. $2.30: N. Shaver. $1.20; C. Swick. $6.25; G. Tomlinson. $24.25; D. Shaw. $50.00; L. Wilmore. $276.75; T. Zanders. $24.80; R. Brown. $5.40: and C. Ash. $13.70. Seed Sales Campaign Ended Wednesday, April 7 The vegetable, flower and seed cam- paign carried on by the Future Farm- ers of America, ended Wednesday. April 7. The total amount from the project was approximately $285. Each boy keeps 20% of his own sales. An additional 5% will be deducted and put in the club treasury from all that the club made over $150. F. F. A. chapters in Michigan sold $22,000 worth of seeds. There wrere 130 chapters selling them. The Owosso chapter ranked first by sell- ing $1500 of both garden and flower varieties. The F. F. A. boys divided up into teams. Loren Wilmore acting as one team captain and Clare Ash as the other. A party was given by the losing team for the winning team. I oren Wilmore’s team being the win- ner. New Experiences By Health Service Class The last week the home nursing , class had two speakers. Mrs. Wight gave two book reports. Every Day : Nursing , and “Improvised Equip- ment. Dr. Stucky. the second speaker, j l showed the class how to use the steth ‘ oscope. He also showed chest x-rays which were taken at different schools, on the survey for tuberculosis. Each girl from the class had her chance to work at the Hayes-Green i Beach Hospital. At present the class : is planning menus, after this study they will take up first aid. Dr. Perry Speaks To Student Body Dr. Frederick Perry, a former mis-1 sionary to Japan, now retired and living in Charlotte, spoke to the stu- dent body and teachers April 7 in the auditorium. A very interesting talk of his life in Japan was given. He spent eight years there and learned of their plans, ways, and speech. After eating three bowls of rice the dish is rinsed out and the water drank. Small cups of tea are served the guests when they arrive. No tables or chairs are found in their homes. Dr. Perry also made the statement. The Japanese are not immoral but unmoral and are a very proud race. Bible Study Speaker Father MacEachin gave an interest- ing and helpful talk to the Bible study class on Tuesday. March 30. About two weeks ago the class wrote ques-1 tions for him to answer when he came. These were typed and sent to him. The most frequently asked question was. Are God. Christ, and Jesus the same person? His explanation was clear and easily j followed. He stated that the scrip- tures teach that there are three divine persons in God. the Father, the Son. and the Holy Spirit. Each person is distinct, but equal in divine nature to each other. Three tapers were used Continued on r n e thr � � � Girl Reserves Are Active In Red Cross This year for the first time the Girl Reserves have been very active in Red Cross work. They have made several different articles such as quilt blocks and mules for soldiers to wear when they are sick; hut able to be up and around the hospital. The girls have had quite a change of advisers this year. At the beginning of the year, due to Miss Toms’ illness, Mrs. Murray substituted for her. Now the adviser is Miss Isham. who is taking over for Miss Toms. During the previous years this club has given a Christmas party for differ- ent small children in town but be- cause there were so many girls work- ing in stores about Christmas time, they were unable to have a party this year. The officers this year are president. Dot Dean; vice president. Belle Jane Willett; secretary, Celia Mae Tharp; and treasurer, Gerry Niccum. At the last meeting the Girl Re- serves planned a party, but due to an appendectomy operation of the presi- dent. they are undecided just when the party will be. Home Nursing Class Uses “Live Bait” Minta Lou, the Maner's little Miss, made her first appearance in the high school. Tuesday. March 30. when she served as a human guinea pig for the home nursing class. After being bathed by Mrs. Maner, she was very proud and began talking to the girls in Coo language which they no they no doubt understood very well. The baby is a cheerful little thing and spent a great deal of her time laugh- ing between her experiments. On all fours she was such a darling as she discussed her problems with the girls in the class. Minta Lou is very man- nerly and prefers to eat alone, al- though at times Mommy and “Dad- dy are allowed to eat with her. I “Whats Up, Doc?” I £ April 15 — Orange Black. J « (Oh. Boy! more news! April 16—End of the marking J X period. (Just seven weeks more � of school.) ? J April 19—Movies. (Another £ k class we don't have to go to.) April 22 — Report Cards J « (Here's where we meet our Wat- • erloo!) J X April 23-26 - Easter vacation. � k (No more pencils, no more J X books!) April 28—Track meet with • Hastings, there. (Watch the boys J « go to town!) April 29—Orange Black. J X (More news. I hope!) Immuni- � zation and Vaccination. (Don't X ik afraid: the doctors' won't . k hurt you!) k Page 2 BLACK ORANGE (Member ORANGE BLACK Published Bi-Weekly by the Journalism Class of Charlotte High School Circulation 600 Subscription Hates $.75 STAFF Publisher...........................Anne Gregarek Managing Editor Dorothy Rogers Editor-in-Chief Bernard Collins Sports Editor Alumni Editor Frances Steward Exchange Editor Business Manager Celia Mae Tharp Circulation Manager Advertising Manager...................Bruce Farr Assistant Advertising Manager....Betty Tomlinson Faculty Adviser..................Winifred Wells Reporters...............Helen Cooper. Dick Davis June Little. Lucille Stocking. Sarah Swift, and Doris Wehr. Be Kind To Animals Week Did you know' there is a Be Kind to Animals Week? Well, there is in America. My conscience won’t permit me to say this about any country abroad but in America—well—between April 11 and 17. we shall observe this week. Next time you feel the urge to pick up a cat by its tail or throw’ stones at the neighbor's dog. stop and say. “I won’t do it. I won’t do it.” Maybe the neighbor’s dog did rip up a new slipper. He’ll do it again if he gets the chance so why kick him and yell him deaf? Sometimes you exceed the speed limit to pass a car. It's all in fun. but after all that's all a dog chases cars for. fun. He doesn't expect to gobble up your precious rubber tires. People were not made to make life miserable for animals but to enjoy their beauty and com- panionship. Without animals to enliven the dead leaves of fall and the hikes of summer. My. you'd say. “what a drab old thing nature is. Although many people think all animals are dumb, deaf and know not. they have the sense of feeling every bit as much as you. They know when they’re being scolded and realize when they’re not wanted They also know’ which per- sons treat them nicely and which ones do not. An animal can fairly smell an unkind person. Democracy gives one the right to enjoy nature, not to destroy it. There should be less of. I’m the only one around here; nothing or nobody else counts. Let’s have more of. We must share this life in order to enjoy it. Aren't Hitler and his henchmen treating the animals roughly enough without the people of America doing the same? Keep cruelty on that side of the ocean as long as possible; but. if it should creep in. do your part to knock the destroyers of human nature and make this a better country for animals to live, grow and be happy in. Let's observe this and every other week as Animal Kindness Week! The Sunday Of Joy Eastei when churches are sweet with white lilies and echoing with music and hearts are throbbing with new hope, is the celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus the Christ. The forty days of Lent, a time of self-denial and penitence, are over; Good Friday, with its sad memories of the cruciAxion is past and the thrill of that age old message, The Lord is risen. tills every heart with gladness. The Easter service is the most elaborate of the church year. Special music is one of the most important features. Some of the finest of all sacred music is that written for use in the Easier and Passion Week services. The name Easter comes from that of the ancient Anglo-Saxon goddess of spring. Eastre. in whose honor a festival of spring was held in the month of April. It is from these old time pagan festivals that many of our Easter customs have come. One of the oldest of Easter customs is exchanging colored eggs ns symbols of resurrection. From time immemorial eggs have been used to represent the new birth of the springtime. An old legend relates that colored eges are the gift of the rabbit on Easter Eve. Easter is know’n as a movable feast because it is not always held on the same date. The church council at Nicaea, in Asia Minor (325 A. D.) decided that Easter should be celebrated the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox (March 21). The calculation or the date is very complicated and most of us are content to take it from those who make the calendar. Easter is the climax of a series of special days of observance instituted by the early church. Lent is the fast of forty days which ends on Easter. The first day of Lent is Ash Wednesday, from an ancient custom of strewing ashes over the head as a sign of penitence. Palm Sunday is one week before Easter and commemorates the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. On this day churches are still decorated with palm branches. The Monday following opens Holy Week r� r Passion Week, in which are observed Holy Thursday commemorating the last supper of Christ with the disciples: Good Friday, commemorating the crucifixion; and Holy Saturday. This Easter should have a far deeper meaning to all the world. Again the universe is engaged in a total war and it depends upon the stronger nation to win. We can be that nation if we make this Easter a rebirth of the deeper, more sacred things. Instead of buying new clothes for the outide of our Imdies. let us reclothe the inside of our minds with deeper, more spiritual understand- ing. thereby making this world a happier and more satisfying place in which to live. That's What I Want For Easter” My Steady” He isn't tall, dark or handsome.. He isn’t a hero from any mansion! He isn't mighty, strong or great. He’s never early for a date. He isn’t rich like a king. But I wouldn't trade him for anything. —Lucille Stocking. What Are You Doing For Easter? Many people because of the war are spending their Easter holiday quite differently this year than in previous years. Mrs. Wildern is planning on spending hers in her garden. She said she was going to plant rose bushes around her house and also plant her victory vegetable and flower garden. Miss lsham is planning on spending her holiday with a friend in Mount Pleasant. Mrs. Kiplinger states she Is going to spend her day at the church services and at home. Several of the other teachers have not yet decided. Because of the gas and tire rationing probably most people will «pend the vacation closer to home or at home on Easter Day than ever be- fore. Dick Davis— Easter Bunny bringing his army questionnaire. Bob Lipsey— A pretty red and yellow plaid shirt.” Lois Willard— A bushel of itsey. bitsey candy Easter eggs. Harry Stucky— A trip to the Ixickheed Bomber Plant. Seniors— A week end trip to Chicago. Mr. Grindall— A smarter 4th hour geometry class. Chuck Gordon Phyllis. Ken Wooddell— Shorter physics lessons. Mary Schwartz— A man without a diamond. Mr. Hynes— Students who never skip.” Dick Schneckenberger—“Four new tires. Boys of C.H.S.— Girls with ’Klssproof’ lip- stick. Girls of C.H.S.— Boys with a ‘c‘ card and four tires. Dot Dean— I wanta be a ’WAVE'. NEWS BRIEF: Mlss Shirley Mate has told friends that she intends' soon to have red hair. What Is this younger generation coming to? broken £ astor £ffffs One spring day just before Easter a small boy was busy coloring some eggs for Easter. Dur- ing the rush, Easter Bunny picked up the wrong basket, which contained the eggs that were not boiled, and carried them away. Meanwhile, the eggs broke one by one and jumped from the basket. Dick Schneckenberger. a very large eg«. cracked first, being the most devilish of all egg Mary l ou, of course followed, being directly on his heels all the way. Following them were Phil Snyder and Jeanette Gardner. The bunch of baddest eggs in town followed these lovuhle chicks. Dick Carrigan. Ray Mohre. Dick Beechler. Bob Orr. Joe Pray. Pete Csatlos. Jr. Gresso, Rod Yates. Eugene Royston. George MacDonald and Richard Derby. To make a big contrast, the most beautiful girls stepped proudly from the basket next. Anna Mae Royston. Mary Jane Spagnuolo, Lucy” IjiPointe. Mary Ix u Bolder. Barbara Jen- nings. Rita French. Patsy Lewis. Susan Stucky. Marion Cheney. Fran Clark. Laurel Starr and Mildred Skinner. Only one egg was polite enough to wait until the eggs were carried to Mr. Hynes that was none other than our famous director of the Star Dusters—Art Steward. My. won’t we have a bunch of bad eggs running around loose in school? Are you one of the bad eggs who couldn't wait to show off your new Easter suit? If you are. you’ll be awfully sorry when Easter comes— because “der wabbit won’t bring you anything in your Christmas stocking and don’t wait up for Santa 'cause—lie will bring you a whip—no rubber dolly or big red sled as you wanted. Remember just good boy and girls can see Easter Rabbits. They don't like bad children. 7l ant-jids Wanted: Furloughs—Dot Rogers and Judy Grove. Wanted: Size 19 9 10 track shoes—Leon Wood. Wanted: Height—Jack Clever. Wanted: Sleep—Mary Schwartz. Wanted: Bicycle built for two—Esther Bradley. Wanted: The park to open—Anne Gregarek. Wanted: Senior trip—Seniors. Wanted: More letters—Betty Tomlinson. Wanted: A book. We Common People for Shirley Mate—Bernard Collins. Wanted: Class with assignments done on time —Miss Wells. What They Like To Read June Little: Imagine! Such a small girl being inietested in murder masteries. During the inter- view she replied. I thrive on them. The mys- teries she enjoys most are written by Earl Stanley Gardner. Esther Bradley: Well, here you are. a senior girl who likes fiction. Just think of that! Most of them would rather read poetry -or haven't you noticed? Esther Grove: A dime novel or English liter- ature books keeps her very busy if she has has nothing else to do. Anne Gregarek: Oh yes. you know Anne. She likes adventure stories, something to scare the wits out of her. if any. Helen Cooper: She gets along quite well if she has a good supply of funny magazines around, even though reading bores her to tears. Doris Wehr: Well, you might know, she likes modern romance books. Maybe she has a good reason. Dot Rogers: She's an all around girl and is Interested in every kind of magazine, book or story. Well, anyway it doesn’t take much to sat- isfy her. Bruce Farr: I’ll bet you could never have guess- ed his favorite reading material. Well, here it is— mystery stories. Are you surprised? Dick Davis: He likes war or travel books best. Perhaps he intends to see the world. He travels quite a lot now—when he can get gas. Although when he reads, he can imagine he’s traveling. Bernard Collins: He likes fiction and all James Hilton books. They say he’s quite an authority on stories. Wonder if it’s true? Frances Steward: Even if she hates to read, she will settle for a good short story. She says she doesn't have any time—suppose she’s telling the truth? Up and Down The Corridors 4Bernard Collins wants someone that can get his work done. I wonder why 41.Dot Dean is absent from school on account of an appendic- tomy. C.Bok Your Pardon! In the last Issue of the Orange and Black the article on the teachers’ orchestra left out one of the very well known teachers. Mrs. Wildern, who plays a Compliments of Charlotte Candy Co. Compliments From it Tflr ☆ Eaton Fleetwing Fruits - Vegetables GROCERIES BOB’S MARKET Insurance - Bonds Real Estate it it it Strecks Ins. Agency PRAY COMPANY ★ ★ ★ FURNITURE and UNDERTAKING PRIVATE AMBULANCE SERVICE BLACK ORANGE Page 3 cello. Both she and Miss Meyer would qualify us vocalists, also. C Mr Grindall and Coach Gobel went to Detroit Saturday. April 3. to take a tost for Naval Officers procurement. H.Mary King is going to Arizona, April 20. to spend the summer with her cousin. Phyllis Andrews. '41. 41.April fool jokes are u lot of fun, hut sometimes people carry them too far. We would ail like to know who the guilty ones are. 4[Thanks to Mr. Anderson for the four good movies shown to the students April 5. 4[George Willard, vice president of the senior class, has taken over Lhe duties of the president. Duane Nicol. who graduated in February. 41.Vir- ginia Niase is another owner of a sparkler. 4LSomethlng new has been added to C. H. S. Bud Steinman and Connie Beebe are stepping out. 41 Have you ever noticed Shirley Mate’s red hair? 4J.Wonder if Mrs. Mead knows how “phoney some of the excuses are these spring days? 41 'harlotte high has a newcomer. He Is Curry Garvin from Jackson. Mich- igan 4I.The St a i dusters are really going to town. They are to play at the junior and senior prom at Grand Ledge. April 16. 4 Maxon Wehr and Willard Mikesell enjoy having a band of little morons. 4[Dick Davis. Char- les Gordon. Sheridan Watterworth. Ji umni 7 civs Gail Cheney. '38. has been accepted by the Army Air Corps and is sta- tioned at Texas. Richard Taylor. ’37. left April 5th for Columbia Cnlversity to take an Officers' Training course in the Naval Reserve. Raymond Snyder. '40. Navy, and Justine Malcuit. '39. were married April 11. Robert Stockw'ell. ’42. of the Army Air Corps, has been home on a short furlough after an operation. Don Bottomley. '41. was home on a furlough. Vada Miller. '40, was married to Leonard J. Hummell of Sunfleld re- cently. BIBLE STUDY SPEAKER (Continued from page I) as an example. First, the three were lighted and held apart, as three dif- ferent fires; then they were put to- gether as one. Everyone enjoyed the talk. The members of the class hope that Father MacEachin will come again soon. Francis Jane. Don Taylor. Phil Sny- der. Jack Clever, and Bob Sanders have received their draft papers. Talk about girl ballplayers, watch the Hags every Wednesday night. Ouch! L. L. JOHNSON ★ ★ ★ LUMBER CO. A. C. CHENEY Funeral Home Stevenson Studio . . . FOR . . . Better Photographs JAMES B. CHURCH RICHELIEU FOOD STORE Phone 200 Charlotte, Mich. CHARLOTTE’S COMPLETE Food Store A P Super Market Fred A. Richey Co. DRY GOODS READY-TO-WEAR RUGS CHARLOTTE CAFE “THE HOME OF GOOD FOOD We Serve from a Sandwich to a Banquet Open Day and Night LET'S BE MODERN SUITS - DRESSES - COATS - SKIRTS Just the Ideal Thing for Your Easter Outfit VAUGHN RAGSDALE CHAS. P. MULHOLLAND. Manager Jay Sandi EARL J. LAVE uich Shop NGOOD. PROP. FROM faton County Sheriffs Department it ix it MILTON J. KRIEG. Sheriff Community Oil Co. 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WRIGHT Jewelry Gifts Veterans Return; New Squad Out Track Prospects Outlined; Class Meet April 14 Starting the track season with little veteran material. Coach Gobel is build- ing a new team this year. There ar° twenty-seven suits, filled mostly by freshmen The six lettermen return- ing are George MacDonald. Dick Car- rigan. James Mathews. Jack Clever. Richard Hicks, and Harold Cheney. The new material includes Edward Dunning. Russell Deland. Edgar Ram- beau. Garry Landers. Robert Rogers. John Loucks. Robert Packard. Harold Marsh. Wayne Holmes. Philip Bursley. Floyd Weymouth. Richard Peck. Wynn Potter. Merle Davids. Keith Gidner, Harold Allen and Leon Wood. The first track meet was an in- terclass meet April 14. Charlotte will then compete with Hastings there. April 2S. There are a few meets pending, but two dual meets are definitely schedul- ed both to be run in Charlotte. The i first one is with Grand Ledge. May 6; the second with Eaton Rapids. May 11; followed by the regional May 15. Track season will close with the con- ference meet. If the weather permits, interclass track will be run April 14. There will he two days of running and field events. Be sure to come out for inter- class competition, this is an effort to uncover new material. Do some of our ballplayers bowl? The way most of them pitch you'd think so. Why not have more good girl ball- players? Wonder why George MacDonald can only hit 'em once out of every ten? Donald Mice would undoubtedly have more time to play ball If it weren't for Doreen. If I ayle Smith could pitch a hall as he pitches woo to Elaine—wow! Locker Room Gossip 1 wonder if the blonde. Mike Mathews is frequently seen with had anything to do with his slip of 106 points on his physical fitness test. Yo-Yo’s seem to be the latest fad for most of the senior boys. Do you sup- pose Uncle Sam can manage to drop one in their duffel hags? Loren Wilmore decided that one can t spear suckers all night and still keep up to par on this physical fit- ness test. A number of the hoys in the first hour physical fitness class are wonder- ing when coach is going to let up on the number of push ups required each morning for 27 push-ups are quite a strenous task after a big night Have you noticed the fancy track suits the hoys are sporting? Rather baggy, no? Wonder if they’ll get new Easter outfits? Dick Davis seems to think physical training is definitely torture. Pro strenuous task after a big night. Tennis Again The tennis team is starting out on a sore foot this year. There are about twelve prospects who hope to work up a team to play interclass or with other schools. B. Grier. J. Turkey. C. Phil lips. R. Sleater. J. King. J. I). Steward. R. Santee. N. Walters. R. Hicks. J. Hess, and W. Holmes are knocking the hall so far. Mr. Bilbie would like any others who show prospects of becom ing tennis players to come out for practice. Practice has been at school so far, hut next week, the boys will go down to the park. The students of the high school en joyed an interesting assembly present- ed by John Sloan from Little Moun- tain. South Carolina. Friday. April 9. He has been appearing with demon strations of the wonders of liquid air throughout the United States and Can ada for nearly ten years. Mr. Sloan presented many interest- ing experiments which showed the chemical conduct of liquid air: the rapid evaporation, and its extreme coldness. RCSEACRI FLOWERS Our Play Shoes and Wedgies Are Not Rationed See Our Large Supply While It Lasts Colors are Red. Green and Beige FRED MURRAY Co. ★ ★★ HOTEL CARNES ★ ★★ HAVE YOUR LAUNDRY DONE THE EASY WAY By The Community Laundry MAIN SWEET SHOP SODAS and SUNDAES BRUNO SPAGNUOLO Wright Radio Shop Popular Sheet Music 35c Calument Music 5c 1201 2 S. Main Phone 288 MAUSOLEUMS MARKERS MONUMENTS R. W. Carr Granite Co. 113 W. Lawrence Ave. Charlotte. 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April 29th in the high school auditorium under the direc- tion of Miss Elaine Meyer. The grade children of the Gram- mar and Hawthorne schools will give an operetta entitled The Wal- rus and Carpenter”, by Fletcher. The songs are based upon the story. Alice In Wonderland.” by Carroll. In the last half of the evening “Ballad for America. a modern cantata will be presented by the senior high mixed chorus. This is based on four episodes in history. Revolutionary War. building of a nation. Civil War, and machine age. Ballad for America , was written by John Latouche. while the music was written by Earl Robinson. Philip Snyder will be the soloist. Phyllis Wietzke is to accompany the mixed chorus and Mrs. Weymouth the smaller children. The personnel of the mixed chor- us is as follows: Virginia Spag nuolo. Anna Mae Royston, Mildred Skinner. Rita Payne, Marian Chen ey. Merle Moore. Martha Monroe. Lucy Stocking. Belle Jane Willett. Bruce Farr. Harold Cheney. Law- rence Cook. Phil Snyder, Colleen Royston. Myrtle Edick. Judy Grove. Barbara Goff. Marilyn Johnson. Joyce Dennison and Cliff Martens. No admission Is to be charged. Robert Bush, '37. was In town this week. Since his graduation form M.S.C. last June, he has l� een working in the R.C.A. research laboratory at Princeton. N. J. Rural Students To Visit C. H.S. May 7 May seventh is the date set for the annual rural students' day to visit Charlotte high, and invitations have been sent out to all seventh and eighth graders and teachers, of nearby rural schools. These visitors are to assem- ble in the bandroom at 9:00 A. M.. where Mayor Wooddell will tell them something about good ole C.H.S.. and Mr. Hynes will inform them as to the course of study to be offered in the coming year. Lunches are to be brought by the students themselves, and they are to visit classes. The balcony of the auditorium will be given over to rural visiting students, for the band bounee assembly, held at 3:00 P. M. Calendar April 29—Spring Festival. (Spon-£ sored by grade students) April 29—Immunization and Vacci-£ nation (I ast time, so here’s•{: your chance) 3- Movies (Another surprise) ' 3—Boy Scout meeting 5—Parents' night (Back to school again i May- May May [May ‘May [May May May : May- dual track 6— Grand I edge meet (Here) 7—Rural Students' Day (Show them the where- - abouts) I 7— Band bounce (Come and £ listen to the band) 10— Boy Scout meeting 11— Eaton Rapids dual track t meet (Here, our rival) 13—Orange and Black out [ x j May Fifth Chosen For Parents’ Night Being able to converse with the teachers will be an event of parents' night, which will be May fifth. The teachers will be in their respec- tive rooms so that the parents can discuss next year's curriculum and become better acquainted. Many class rooms as well as the shop classes will have on display- some of the work done this year. Members of the student council will act as guides. Because of gas ra tioning, the students will not attend this year. Students Choose Courses For Coming Year, May 4th Tuesday. May 4th all students of the 9th. 10th. 11th grades and mem- bers of the junior high, who will be freshmen next September, will bo given a circular in their fourth hour class. This will contain a list of the subjects, and general instructions for the registration for the coming year. One of the changes made in th - school curriculum is. that all fresh men entering high school will be enrolled in the course of general mathematics. At the end of the first semester a survey will be made showing the students eligible to take Algebra 1 the second semester. All students eligible may l� e trans- ferred to Algebra 1. Algebra 2 and 3 will be given in the sophomore year, geometry in the junior year, and solid geometry and trigono- metry will be given in the senior year. A course of army mathema- tics will be given next year to take the place of the electricity class of the former year. The Band Bounce Set For May 7 Both Bands Participating In The Annual Concert In C. H. S. Auditorium As robins love to hop about in the springtime, the Oriole bands enjoy an evening of bouncing, therefore the date has been set this year for May 7. The bands will l e on hand to furnish you with music to still your war-torn nerves from a long day of hard work in school or at work. Novelty num- l er8 as well as marches, overtures, instrumental solos, duets, trios, and even a quartet will be featured along with various vocal solos and quartets. This year, more than any other, music is needed to keep the people of the home front in a state of relaxation. Too much worry about the world con- ditions may be bad. so music is neces- sary to quiet the folks at home. Two concerts will be given, one in the afternoon for the students and one at night for the adults. Both bands will take part in the concert. There is no admission charge, nor collection, so plan on seeing the C.H.S. Oriole hands in their annual event, Friday. May 7. in the high school auditorium. All students taking American government the first semester, will be given a new course the second semester labeled. American Prob- lems. Physical fitness will be compul- sory for all junior and senior boys and every boy 17 years of age. Page 2 BLACK ORANGE ____________________________ (Member ) list. 1921) [4SS0Oflj} ORANGE BLACK Published Bi-Weekly by the Journalism Class of Charlotte High School Circulation 600 Subscription Rates $.75 STAFF Publisher ...................... Anne Gregarek Managing Editor ................ Dorothy Rogers Editor-In-Chief ................ Lucille Stocking Sports Editor ................... Esther Bradley Alumni Editor ............................. Doris Wehr Exchange Editor .................. Helen Cooper Business Manager ............... Bernard Collins Circulation Manager ................. Bruce Farr Treasurer .......................... Audrey Parr Advertising Manager ............ Betty Tomlinson Ass’t Advertising Manager ........... Sarah Swift Faculty Adviser ............... Winifred Wells Reporters—Dick Davis, Esther Grove. June Lit- tle. Mary Schwartz. Frances Steward. Celia Mae Tharp. To Mother Of all the days given to celebration. ‘‘Mother's Day should be the one that stands out foremost. , Each day should be Mother's Day, but to show our appreciation we have this one day in the year to I make her feel how much she is really loved and ! needed. During these times when the world Is upset and | our thoughts are mainly on those who are in the , armed forces, let us not forget the most important of all. Mother, she who brought us into this bright and happy world and has reared us unto what we are now. at least to what we are supposed to be now. Abraham Lincoln spoke most sincerely when he said. “All that 1 am or hope to be I owe to my Angel Mother.” We should all realize how much our mothers have done for us. patiently waiting on us hand and foot, wisely advising us. and most Important of all, always there when we need them most. Little do we realize how much our mothers mean to us and how much we depend upon them until they have gone to the fairer land to live. Why not send a letter, card, flowers or in some- way give happiness on this special day to the one who always has been and always will be your closest friend. Do Without a Coke Today; Fill That Stamp Book A coke doesn't help win the war. so why take your dimes to the drug store and get a coke for yourself, or buy a friend one? Ten cents will buy a war stamp and after the money is spent you have something to show for it. and will be helping your country too. With all the money you take to a drug store, you could be helping Uncle Sam: who knows, you might even have spent enough to buy a bond. Next time you earn a dime go directly to the post office and get your stamp and go into the drug store afterwards. You'll feel a lot better if you have helped your country, than merely if you had bought a coke because soon as you have finished them they are gone forever, but stamps keep and help. Welcome, Old Clothes Perhaps I’m different, but to me old clothes mean comfort. I become attached to them because i they've belonged to me—are a part of me. When you have fine, new clothes on you have to be care- ful lest you wrinkle them or get them dirty; while with old ones you can feel perfectly safe at doing anything you may enjoy. It's unwise now to buy new clothes unless you really need them. The armed forces are using a great many of the sources from which new clothes come. You can be comfortable, help conserve and at the same time be patriotic. Wear your old clothes—until victory! ! ! She: Don’t you think sheep are dumb animals? He: Yes. my lamb. Beware, You Gremlins; You9ll Get Caught In The Act! Well, folks spring is here in all its glory, so it is rumored. The trees are budding, flowers peep- ing through the ground, and above all. the grass is getting green. If you don't believe it. shovel off a patch of snow and see for yourself. Now. what would you think if someone, very po- litely. drove his car up on your nice green lawn? Perhaps it wouldn't make so much difference if it were a usual dry spring when the grass wouldn't ge; all rutted up. but with so much wet weather it is probable that the drivers will have to be more careful. This doesn't apply to the car drivers alone, but to bike riders and foot riders—you know wii lkcrn. It won't make any difference whether you are in a hurry or not. because running across a lawn will do just as much harm as if you took off your shoes and tip-toed across. Have you ever noticed ,he people's yards near the school? If you would do that, you would find that grass isn't given a chance to grow up to the sidewalk because every- one seems to have a habit of side stepping the , walk and ruining the grass. Let’s be more careful this spring and let nature ; go about her own lovely way. Let her grow her grass close to the walks and we'll drift along with the rest of the people and try to wear out the side- walks instead of people's lawns. In Memory of Bernard Casler The students and faculty of C. H. S. wish to express deepest and most heartfelt sym- pathy to the members of the Casler family and their friends. Bernard Casler was a iifteen-year-old boy attending seventh grade in Charlotte high and he will surely be miss ed by the students and faculty. What Do You Think Of Them? Roving through the halls of Charlotte high school. 1 wandered into several of the rooms and attempted to find out the answer from various eachers and students on the question, “What characteristic should a teacher have besides her or his teaching ability?” From the various teachers I succeeded in find- ing out the following: Mr. McCall says. A teacher must have an out- standing personality.” Mrs. Weymouth. “A teacher must have an under- standing of other teachers and meet any situa- tion that might arise.” Mr. Hynes. Teachers must be very profession- al and ethical.” Mrs. Lipsey. A sense of humor.” The students answered the same question as follows: Carl Lindbloom. “Be helpful and friendly. Joyce Weinman. “Should treat students accord- ing to their age. Richard Derby. Have an understanding.” Joanne Parker. “Keep calm. Betty Montgomery. “Teachers should have a good personality. Daffinitions Traveler: One who goes all over the world to find out how good it is to come back home. A Wise Man: One who can keep his mouth shut over a matter about which many think that they know it all. Happiness: A pleasant state of mind that de- pends more upon an inner condition not upon out- side circumstances. Foreigner: A person whom you are doubtful about liecause he comes from another country, and who wishes you would visit his land so that he could return the compliment. Go in and win: but don’t catalog yourself a win ner afterward without taking into consideration how much help you had. Big men have a way of describing their achievements by saying, not “I”, but “We did it. “If you want a difficult job done. said a noted business leader, “go to a busy man. The chap with little to do is sure to be over-oc- cupied.' Popularity Traits Popularity—Lucy l aPointe. Frankness Ted Ross. Voice—Virginia Spagnuolo. Singing Phil Snyder. Calmness—Wayne Pifer. Quietness—Bertha Brugh. Hair—Harold l oucks. Smile—Merle Moore. Artistic ability—Fran Steward. Height—Leon Wood. Acting ability—Richard Sleater. Cleverness—Joe Pray. Good Humor—Carl Lindblom. Cuteness—Sally Hale. Hobby- Beatrice Clark. Ability to sell—Bruce Farr. Walk Lou Ann Potter. Just Betiveen Us Orioles What was the catastrophe that happened to Har- ry Curran at the Grand I .«edge prom? We all wonder. Several of the boys in the mechanical drawing class are having to work outside of class to get their plates finished. What is the reason for Phil Snyder’s growing a mustache lately? We are all wondering where Bernard Collins got his diamond ring? Better be careful. Bernard. It seems that Jean Den Herder is interested in Olivet lately. Wonder who it could be? Colleen Royston was quite personal in her ques- tions of Chief Petty Officer Bob Huber. June Lerch has a new interest at the skating rink. It seems Mr. Maner could find an easier way for marking his government students than by daily tests. Why don't the seniors have a skip day all their own. sometime in the near future? During history class Mr. Maner asked. “Wha' happened in 1493?” Luther was born.” answered Charlie Swick. Correct! What happened in 1497? After a long pause Charlie said. Luther was four years old. Say. waiter, this coffee is nothing but mud.” Yes. it was ground this morning.” JOKES Stout people usually claim they eat like a bird. Yeah, a peck at a time. Black and Gold. She: Some men thirst after fame, some after love, and some after money.” He: And I know something that all thirst after. She: “What's that?” He: Salted peanuts. Vern Gresso: Say. Dad. do you know what C. O. I), means? Mr. Gresso: Yes. collect off dad. Max Wehr thinks Shakespeare held a high idea of women, for he said, the great dramatist wrote. Many Wives of Wisdom. Bernard Collins stated in a journalism headline. “Bus Gorges Grand Trunk Switch Engjne. We hope the bus had a hearty meal. Sally Sterrett: Lately I’ve got in the habit of talking to myself. Mike: You poor girl. You must be awfully bored. Harry Stucky in study hall 5th hour: You woke me out of a sound sleep. Mrs. Kiplinger: “I had to. The sound was too loud. Mr. Parkinson: Can anyone tell me what causes trees to become petrified? Lois Willard: The wind makes them rock. A moron who noticed the word poison on a bottle, drank what was In the bottle because under- neath it. it said lye . BLACK 6. ORANGE Page 3 Juniors Led By 51 • Points In Inter-Class Meet The Inter-class track meet held April 22. proved to be quite a suc- cess Members of the freshmen, sophomore, junior and senior class- es participated in the various events. The results for first places out of the group are as follows: The 120 yard high hurdle was won by MacDonald in 20.1 seconds; the 100 yard dash by Mathews in 11.1 seconds. First place in the one-mil run was taken by Ed. Rambeau in 5 minutes 25.2 seconds, and the 440 yard dash by Mathews in 57 seconds, which was a record breaker over previous years' Inter-class meets. Th � 200 yard low hurdles also was taken by MacDonald In 28.3 seconds; the 220 yard dash, by Cheney In 25.6 seconds; the 880 yard run. by Clever In 2 minutes 21.1 seconds. Out of the four classes participat- ing in the relays, the juniors came In first place with 1 minut - 48 seconds. Riddle took first place In the pole vaulting with 8 feet 3 inches; Clever took first with the shot put with 39 feet 7 inches. Clever also won the high jump with 5 feet 3 inches. Dick Carrigan rated first place on the broad Jump with 17 feet 9 inches. The total number of points for each class, for all the events is as follows: seniors 43 points, juniors 48% points, sopho mores 2S points, and freshmen 11% points, making a total of 131 points for all four classes. Jilumni 7 civs Boh Huber, '40. of the Navy and Vance Jensen. '40. of the Army were home on furloughs. Bob Davis. '42. finished his l oot camp training in San Diego. Call fornia. and has been transferred to an aviation ordnance school. His new address is M. A. D.—N.A.T.T.C. Bks. 70, Norman. Oklahoma. Catherine Cooper. '41. is now em ployed in the office at the Olds. Recent alumni newlyweds are Ted Packard. '41. to Elaine Bruce. '42; and Gordon Cheney. '40. to I«oretla Terwilliger. '39. Gordon has just fin- ished his mortician course. Julius Fisher. '38, who has now been an air corps cadet for five months at Thunderbird Field. Glendale. Arizona, has completed sixty-two hours of fly ing experiences and says that he likes the excitement and future which fly- ing offers him in post war years. After the war he wants to become a trans port flyer. Winners of Scrap Drive The two pupils who brought in the most scrap were Raymond Archer who brought in 15,020 pounds and Grace Carlin who brought in 3.309 pounds. They will receive a plane ride over Charlotte later. A junior high boy, Wendell Ripley, brought in 2.890 pounds. There have been over 75 tons reported, through the school and the tabulation is still incomplete. Stevenson Studio . . . FOR . . . Better Photographs ERICKSON Veterinary Hospital ★ ★ ★ first national Banh Munger Hardware Co. HARDWARE JOHN DEERE FARM IMPLEMENTS PLUMBING SUPPLIES DUPONT PAINT Ricker’s Service Sta. GAS OIL BREAD - GROCERIES POPCORN • CANDY BUY GOOD SHOES KEEP THEM REPAIRED GRIFFIN’S REPAIRING JOHNSON’S H-C Sinclair Service DORNER OF MAIN and HENRY ALLEN’S MARKET HOME DRESSED MEATS Our Meats are State Inspected We Do Custom Butchering CHARLOTTE CAFE THE HOME OF GOOD FOOD We Serve from a Sandwich to a Banquet Open Day and Night Co-Pilot Fred Weiting, Former Athlete, Is Reported Missing Fred Welting, who has been miss ing on account of a forced landing, was a graduate of Charlotte high from the class of '40. and in the fall of '42 married Miss Hetty Bruce, also a graduate of Charlotte high in the claw of '40. In the April 22 edition of the Detroit Free Press, the Associated Press dispatched by Lieut. Thomas Harmon reports that he yelled at the crew to bail out and Lieut. Weit- ing was one of the three that bailed out. The family have not received definite reports concerning Fred at , time of this writing. The following is from the Michi- gan State College News: I«ansing. April 15 (AP) Mrs. Peggy Ramont. of I«ansing. expressed belief today that her broth- er. Lieut. Frederick M. Weiting, of Lansing and Charlotte, was missing Fred A. Richey Co. DRY GOODS READY-TO-WEAR RUGS Insurance - Bonds Real Estate ☆ ☆ ☆ Strecks Ins. Agency with Tom Harmon, former Univer- sity of Michigan All-American foot- ball player, in a flight from the j United States. Mrs. Ramont said she received notice from the war department indent ical with that received by Harmon’s parents, that Weiting was missing in the same area since April 8. She said the last word she received from her brother was a telephone conversation informing them he was leaving the country as Harmon's co-pilot. Weiting was a basketball star at Charlotte high school and attended Michigan State Callege for a time. His wife resides in Charlotte. Robert Spotts, '42. left for the Ma- rines. Tuesday. April 20. Compliments of ☆ A it Charlotte Candy Co. fcatmt (tmnthi Waningb Sauk ROSEACRE fLCWtRS Fruits - Vegetables GROCERIES BOB’S MARKET Remember the Graduate Gifts Reasonably Priced Latest Styles W. E. WRIGHT Jewelry Gifts Compliments From r ☆ ☆ Eaton Fleetwing BUY NOW CLOTHES FOR THE GRADUATE BEST IN QUALITY AT VAUGHN RAGSDALE SUITS DRESSES COATS Jay Sandwich Shop EARL J. LAVENGOOD. PROP. FROM faton County Sheriff’s Department ☆ ☆ MILTON J. KRIEG. Sheriff BLACK ORANGE Page 4 Second Place Received Up and Down By Richard Sleater The Corridors Dramatic Contest Held April 15th In Eaton Rapids The Michigan high school forensic district speech contest was held at Eaton Rapids high school on April 15. at 7:30 p in. The schools partici- pating were Charlotte. Eaton Rapids and East I ansing. The types of declamations were oratorical and dramatic while the speeches were the oratory and the extempor- aneous. In the dramatic declamations. Martha Harris from East Lansing high won first place. Her speech was her own original poem. Holly- hocks. This is a very unusual occurance in this type of thing. Miss Harris is an unusually talented and well trained person. Second plac° was won by Richard Sleater of Char- lotte. He recited The Tell Tale Heart. by Edgar Allan Poe. Betty Squibb from Charlotte received hon- orable mention. Three people were entered in the extemporaneous group. Ix u Somers and Bud Heise placed. Roselva Rush ton from Charlotte entered in this contest. Bob Van Alstine. '42. of the Navy was home on a furlough last week. C.It seems good to ye scrivener to be back In this column again after sev- eral weeks. ([Did you know that Jack Snow had lovely legs? Really some- thing to stare at! c. ias Isham does not intend to teach school next year. She would like to go to South Ameri- ca or perhaps join one branch of the service. She will he a great loss to the school. C.The seniors have only a short time left l efore they become adults. ' CThe junior class members are sporting new class rings C.Cbar- leue Day is a busy woman, so she says. 4LMany of the boys have heard from their V-12 tests and the results have been favorable. C.1 wonder if Kenny and Harry have given up go- ing West for the duration? C Peas in a pod: Joyce Weinman and at whirl- wind. «U bet the boys sporting Ger- man haircuts will be glad when spring and warm weather come. C.Won- der when Red Mate will once more act like a queen? Disappointments in disguise: When a certain hour is designated for movies and then the projector goes wrong, and a slip comes around bearing the bad news. ;«A weddin’ ring to the King and Queen of The Bill and Coo Society: Mary Lou Bobier and Kenny Wooddell. How can anyone have spring fever when there'8 snow on the ground? Memories: When we had a week of spring vacation. Tlie art class is making posters for the American Legion to be used in the sale of Buddy Poppies. Personal nomina- tion for one of Charlotte high's live- liest lassies. Joan Rarnes. tljt's 8 eat fun to sit in on one of Betty Squibb's and Dick Davis’ conversations. Hj’ar- ents' Night is an event not far away. Charlene Day is now another Bell Telephone Girl. C.K seems good to see Mrs. Lipsey back in school again. Her friendly smile was greatly miss- i ed in her absence. Mrs. Kipllnger. and Supt. H. R. McCall attended the Schoolmasters' Club at Ann Arbor, Friday, April 16. Lee Willis. '41. was also home on a furlough recently. Entire Senior Class Takes Aptitude Test The senior class met in the high room Wednesday. April 21. where an aptitude test was given. This test is believed to be the best one yet com piled. Mr. Maner, instructor in charm said that tests will tell the teacher and the student many things they never before knew. Speed, accuracy and knowledge were the leading factors in gaining a good score. At the beginning of next year, all pupils from the ninth grade up will be given this test, which will help them ail through school. Durwood Root. '42. is in the army. L. L. JOHNSON k k k LUMBER CO. Pocket Knives Flashlights K UTSCH E’C HARDWARE Guns Ammunition A. C. CHENEY Funeral Home MAIN SWEET SHOP SODAS and SUNDAES kirk BRUNO SPAGNUOLO MAUSOLEUMS MARKERS MONUMENTS R. W. Carr Granite Co. 113 W. Lawrence Ave. Charlotte, Michigan Wright Radio Shop Popular Sheet Music 35c Calument Music 5c 120' 2 S. Main Phone 288 HAVE YOUR LAUNDRY DONE THE EASY WAY By The Community Laundry JAMES B. CHURCH RICHELIEU FOOD STORE Phone 200 Charlotte, Mich. Young’s Jewelry Shop Watches - Diamonds - Silverware Clocks - Glassware - Dinnerware GIFTS THAT LAST Phone 637 Expert Repairing SPED STAMP 17 FOR QUALITY These are the times that try your soles. You can’t go far on four gallons of Gas. . . . 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ISSUE 14 Girls Lead 52-30 On Honor Roll Four Girls Receive All “A Cards, Three Boys The seven students out of the 82 to receive all A'b the second marking period are: Joyce Denison, Carla Far- rier. Jack Hess. Virginia Shaw. Sheri- dan Watterworth. Roselyn IJuckley. and Carl Llndblom. The following is the complete honor-roll: Seniors: Esther Bradley. Dorothy Rogers, Mary Schwartz. David Shaull. and Loren Wllmore. Juniors: Donna French. Dorothy Furu. Esther Jones. Roselva Rushton. Mary Scovill. Richard Sleater. and Donna Vierk. Sophomores: Howard Cherry. Rosa Cooper. Carla Farrier (all A’s). Mary Ellen Freed. Brewster Grier. Phyllis Hack. Robert Hart. Gertrude Heinze, Jack Hess, (all A’s). Junior King. Beverly Lipsey. Joe Pray. Betty Ruli- son. Dick Schneekenberger, Virginia Shaw, (all A's , Laurel Starr. Betty Sumerlx, Richard Trumley. Dorothy Walker. Sheridan Watterworth. (all A’s), Phyllis Wletzke and Roderick Yates. Freshmen: Maynard Backofen. Shirley Briggs. Joyce Denison, (all A's). Keith Frey. John Gardner. Ro- berta Garvey. Wayne Holmes. Edith Ricker. Robert Rogers, Betty Lou Wll- ox. and Marilyn Upright. Eighth Grade: Bob Casler. Shir- ley Gordon. Albert Foster. Martha Mc- Cullough. Delores Michel, Carl Lind- blom. Wanda Wing, and Jacquelyn Yund. Seventh Grade: Joyce Ackley. Rose- lyn Buckley, (all A’s). Betty Chase. Marie Curry. David Fullerton, Peter Kardel. Bruce Lavengood. Donna Liv- ingston. Laura I ou Mahan. Mary Cath- erine Mahan. Milford Mason. Margaret McNamara. Rae Norlander. Herbert Packard. June Parsons. Virginia Roy- ston. Russell Santee. Patricia Shiels. Peggy Skelley. Phyllis Smallwood. Charlotte Sutherland. Mary Lou Ter- williger and Joanne Willard. “The Aristocrats’’ To Play At Junior-Senior Prom Airplane Theme Catches Modern War Time Spirit The annual junior and senior prom will be sponsored by the Juniors. May 28. in the new gymnasium, starting at 9:00 p. m. A seven piece orchestra called The Aristrocrats”. from Al- bion. will play. Decorations are based on airplane hangers and airplanes. They will hang from the ceiling. Committees for the prom are as fol- lows: Bob Orr. chairman: decoration. Edna Robbins, chairman: Bob Betty. Ned Walters, Patsy Lewis. Dick Full- erton. Donna Vierk. Russell DeLand and Mary Scovill: refreshments. Esth er Jones: orchestra and intermission. Mary Jane Spagnuolo and Allleen Young: invitations and favors. Anna Mae Royston and Marilyn Pfeifer. Because of the food rationing there ; will be no banquet before the dance as in previous years. Mayor's Letter J Dear Student Body: The annual caucus will be J held this year. May 19. the 3rd and 4th hr. The election will follow all day. May 20. Students « who are running for either « Mayor or Secretary should have all petitions in by 4:00. May 14. « They must contain at least 100 J signers in order to be eligible J for running in the primary elec- J lions. Let • . operti ion in order to make an enthusiastic I campaign. Thank you. Mayor. Ken L. Wooddell. ♦ « Junior High News The Junior high students are very appreciative of the splendid new flag which was presented to them last week, as a gift from Mrs. G. W. Toles. Supt. McCall made the actual presen- tation. As the flag was brought in Vernon Royston. Milford Mason and Richard Huffman played a fanfare. 1 then Carl Lindblootn led the salute to the flag. Mrs. Iva Wight gave a talk ! on What the Flag Means to Us. Phyllis Smallwood was chairman of | the assembly. The seven 3 A’s sang a song in I Spanish, entitled. El Rancho Grande I accompanied by Mrs. Weymouth. They also gave a pageant called ‘‘Let’s Be Friends. The characters were: Alice. Joanne Willard: Mrs. South America. Phyllis Smallwood: Bolivar. Judson Richardson: Miranda. Virginia Wilber: San Martin. Billie Osborn: Argentina. Virginia Royston: Brazil. Clifford Sharp: Chile. Charlotte Suth erland: Bolivia. Rosemary Raines; Peru. Pat Shiels; Ecuador. Rae Nor- lander; Columbia. Mary I� u Simon; Venezuela. Charlene Rofle. Uruguay. June Parsons: Paraguay. Roy Parish. Assembly To Feature Educational Movies Mr. Anderson plans to show three movies on May 17. These movies are entitled White Angels . Archives and the Story of Elias Howe.” White Angels gives a brief survey of some of the difficulties encountered by Florence Nightingale in establish- ing her humane work. The Archives’ tells of the histor- ical records, storage vaults, search room and exhibition hall of the Ar- chives building in Washington. D. C. The reel of Elias Howe tells of the years of struggle that he put forth to perfect the sewing machine. F.F.A. Boys Entertain Olivet Chapter Guests The annual F. F. A. party, with Olivet chapter as guests was held April 16 in the girls’ gym at the high school. The party began at S o’clock with a basketball game which Charlotte won 6-3. Movies were expected; however the films did not all arrive. Refresh- ments were followed by a dance. Square duncing. round dancing and jltterbugging in the latter which Olivet gave a good exhibition. Awards and Trophy to be Presented in Assembly A rather special and looked-forward- to assembly will be held May 26. for the purpose of awarding those who deserve honors for various activities. Letters will be given to cheerleaders and track contestants. Science and band awards will also he distributed. The intramural basketball trophy will be presented. An American Legion award will go to the outstanding girl and boy in the junior high. To top it off. the Danforth Foundation will make an award to the outstanding senior girl and boy. The points con sidered in choosing these two will be. scholarship, sportsmanship, and lead- ership. Announcement has not been made as to the speaker for the occasion. Seniors Make Plans For Skip Day Plans are being made for a senior skip day. May 21. at the Country Club. This will be held instead of the senior trip which the seniors have had pre- vious to this. The committee that is working on plans for this day are Jerry Sherman. Harry Stucky. Lucille Stocking. Dot Dean, and Jeanette Gardner. The ac- tivities are to begin at 1:00 o’clock in the afternoon. There will be different activities throughout the day and then dinner will be servd in the evening with the honor dance as the evening entertainment. Student Council Sponsors Annual Honor Dance Tills year, due to the rationing of food, there will be no annual hon- or banquet. However, in the high school gymnasium, there will be a dance for the honor students. The admission for those who are not guests is 28 cents per person and only students of the senior high are elig- ible. The dance iB to be from nine to : twelve. Everything From A To Z Miss Wells' Journalism class has been working for several days alpha hetizing the graduates dating from 1874. They are listing those who are deceased and those in the service. 1874 was the first class to graduate from C. H. S. This work will be used as a guide to future references as well. i From Now Until.... I - May 15—Area track meet. • J May 17—Movies. May 19—Student Council Cau- J cus. May 20—Student Council Elec- tion—Conference track meet at J E. Lansing. J May 21—Senior day—Honor J Mixer. J « May 26—Honor assembly. « May 28- Junior-Senior Prom. June 1 and 2—Exams June 2—Charhian out. June 3—Commencement im ■ munization (pre-school). June 4—Report Cards. J Speakers For Baccalaureate And Commencement Chosen Dr. T. W. Nadal, Olivet and Charlotte, Dr. C. L. Anspach of Mt Pleasant To Address Class of ’43 Dr. Thomas W. Nadal. pastor of the Congregational church in Charlotte and Olivet, was selected speaker for the Baccalaureate service, to be held in the high school auditorium at 7:30 p. m. Sunday. May 30. All other min isters will be present and will share In the service. Music for the processional and re- cessional will be furnished by Mrs. Glenn Marple. The Congregational choir is furnishing music under the direction of Mrs. Clyde Fulton. Dr. Charles L. Anspach. president of the Central Michigan College, is the speaker for Commencement. Thursday. June 3. Awarding of the University of Michigan plaques will be an event along with Ava Maria sung by Vir- ginia Spagnuolo accompanied by Belle Jane Willett. Special instrumental music will lie furnished by the high school. I ast thing on the program will lie the awarding of the diplomas to the seventy-six seniors. Home Nursing Class Makes Great Progress During the past weeks the com- munity service class was very fortunate in getting Mrs. Garling- house to come to their class and teach them a series on First Aid. Mrs. Garlinghouse formerly resided in the East, where she was a doctor. The girls w-ere taught how- to make different bandages and what to do for burns and bruises. They also learned how to give artificial respiration. Some of the other things that this class have done are to learn to make beds, studied child care and learned the different kinds of diets for sick persons. The Eaton County Health Depart- ment has been cooperating with this class by furnishing several speakers Dr. Stucky. talked about X-rays and blood pressure. Mrs. Van Vessein spoke several times and Miss Pain- ton also visited the class, teaching the girls how to make beds, how- to give a patient a bath and about child care. May 11, the girls were shown three movies by Miss Toms. They were on the lives of Florence Nightingale. Ixiuis Pasteur and Robert Koch. During the past week the girls have been studying diseases as this is hospital week. Several girls have gone to the hospital. They have spent one half of their time in the lab and the other half watching x-ray. The girls enjoy this w-ork very much. Service Honor Roll Being Completed Our appreciation is being expressed to the graduates w-ho are now in the service of Uncle Sam. The total num- ber of those now serving is two-hun- dred twenty-two. The list of grad uates in the service will be placed in the trophy case in the lower hall of the Charlotte high building as soon as it is completed. Mr. Murray is work- ing on it uow. Page 2 ORANGE £ BLACK _______________________________ (Member n Jf Ht st.l92l) ORANGE BLACK Published Bi-Weekly by the Journalism Class of Charlotte High School Circulation 600 Subscription Rates $.75 STAFF Publisher ......................Lucille Stocking Managing Editor ..........................Audrey Pan- Editor-in-chief ................Bernard Collins Sports Editor .....................Richard Davis Alumni Editor ...................Esther Bradley Exchange Editor ...................Esther Grove Business Manager...........................Bruce Fan- Circulation Manager .............Mary Schwartz Advertising Manager ................Helen Cooper Assistant Adv. Mgr............Celia Mae Tharp Faculty Adviser .................Winifred Wells Reporters .........Anne Gregarek. June Little. Dorothy Rogers. Fran Steward. Sarah Swift and Doris Wehr. Farewell Not four score but four years ago. we seniors of '43 enrolled in what seemed a never ending course, yet today it seems only yesterday that wt� were freshmen, afraid of the years ahead. Now we have succeeded and are ready to leave. Are we happy? Oh. yes.—in a way: but in another way— no! We shall miss the band music the fifth hour, the clicking of typewriters and. most of all. our high school mates and pals. Yes. in June we shall be graduated, a proud and happy class, and find ourselves on the road to life, some to colleges, others to toil in the work we have prepared and fitted ourselves to do. Two years ago we would have whooped and yelled if only we were the seniors to lie graduated: but now that our day has come, the occasion doesn't seem quite as cheerful as we had expected. It is too late now for those w-ho have lagged in putting their shoulder to opportunity's wheel and for those who have bluffed their way along to think about what they should have done to succeed. These last remaining hours are not only our last few days in high school: but the last time we as a class shall ever take part in school activities. No longer will the faces of these dignified upper- classmen be seen about the halls; but year after year every class must pass on if we have a new world. No. graduation isn't Just a lot of fun but really a great deal of work, and sooner or later, we shall all be wishing we were back in old Charlotte high school. This Is The All Star Honor Issue As the last issue of the Orange Black has now been published the students of the Journalism class, and adviser. Miss Wells, hope that in each and every issue you have found a great deal of reading enjoyment. We give you our word of honor when we say that we have tried our very best all the year through to make the paper a success. This last publication is the all star honor issue. Each inemlier of the staff, elected from the journalism class at large, is considered the best qualified to hold the office that he does. By this we mean that he has had many offices during the year, but the present one is the one in which his fellow classmen thought him tops. We have worked hard to really make this an issue that we can be proud of. The results, we believe, have lived up to all our hopes. We sincerely hope that you will think so. too. Charfu'ans On 7jhe TlJayf' This is the time of year when every student dreams of the close of school. Fun-packed days, pleasant thoughts, are bouncing around in his head. Yet with all the dreams there is a faint breath of regret. Another year is over. All your experiences will be only memories. But there is a way to keep your memories always, the school annual. A Charlotte student and his History Of Junior-Senior Banquet Many students have been thinking that some- thing very serious has occurred since there will be no banquet at the prom this year. This year isn't the only year that a prom was the only thing given, for back in 1932. during the depression, such a thing happened. The first banquet recorded in the Delphian on file at school was in the year 1898. Mrs. Howard Shepard of the class of '94 says she remembers no banquet but Mr. Russell MePeek of the class of '96 reports that there was one that year. Until 1922 only a banquet was given with no prom. Mrs. Millicent Brown, instructor at the high school, and a member of the class first giving a prom. too. states that the banquet with a prom was super. The Eastern Star catered for the din- ner. the menu being creamed chicken and peas in patty shells, ice cream and cake. Decorations were in red and white with streamers hanging from the lights. The tables were trimmed with rambler roses and the toasts centered around the various school activities. Music was furnished by the Oli- vet College Five which. Incidentally, was composed mostly of Charlotte graduates. The idea of a prom this year with no banquet is not new: it has happened before. The war is a serious matter and we must give up many things until the victory. They've been without a banquet before and we can do it this time. Whcit Tjhcy XJhink QUESTION: What do you think of the new curriculum changes? Mrs. Kiplinger thinks that the change in courses for the coming year is more in proportion to the war situation, and that some of the subjects offer- ed the senior boys will be of great help to them on entering some branch of the service. Connie Beebe believes that the curriculum change will be all right, and she also thinks the course in American problems offered the second semester in place of government is a very good substitute. It will be of more help and of greater interest to all students. Another idea not offered in the subject change but which seemed to be the center of interest in Connie's mind is. a physical fitness class for the girls. Mr. Bilbie thinks that the change in subjects is very fine for eleventh and twelfth graders, and that it will give the students nearing the draft age an opportunity to become better acquainted with the regular routine of army life and possibly give them a chance for advancement after entering the service. He also believes that the change for the ninth and tenth graders should be flexible enough so that it may be changed back to the regu- lar routine after the war is over, so that those plan- ning on going to college may prepare for their future years, so as to become better educated in certain fields. Dick Fullerton: Dick states that he likes the idea of American problems and physical fitness, but above all he believes that army mathematics is very essential to all senior boys in high school. Lost Forever Several useful articles, which have not been claimed, have been turned into the lost and found this year. Listed below are some of the most valuable ones: 1 girl's sweater 1 flowered kerchief 1 pair of gloves A number of pins and note l ooks Turned into the office was one pair of silver rimmed glasses. Please, if any of these belong to you. claim them before May 30. yearbook are inseparable in the last days of school. A frantic jumble of mixed fountain pens and pen- cils is seen around the school in the very last days. It's Just a good way to keep memories. This year's annual will be prized highly by those who have copies because there won't be a surplus of books. The Charhian will be out June 2, so don't forget to get yours. A few extra copies have been ordered, so if you didn't get any and want one, see Virginia Spag- nuolo and reserve one now. Seems To Me I’ve Heard That Song Before DEAR MOM”: 1 am 1.0 W AND LONELY BECAUSE SUSIE and I have parted. Since then I DON'T GET AROUND MUCH ANY MORE. I loved her so much but now I GUESS I'LL HAVE TO DREAM THE REST. I could say. DO I WOR RY?.” but that would only bring hack MEM OR1ES. Anyway I'm IN THE ARMY NOW and maybe when JOHNNY COMES MARCHING HOME AGAIN she'll have a CHANGE OF HEART and get in a MOONLIGHT MOOD.” AS TIME GOES BY”, though. I wonder—she always has been MEAN TO ME. A MOONLIGHT COCKTAIL should fix her up okey. CONSTANTLY I dream of her. thinking. THERE WILL NEVER BE AN- OTHER YOU”, but she is only CARELESS. Well. I'M GETTING TIRED SO I CAN SLEEP. so MAYBE 1 should say. “ALOHA. I LOVE YOU TRULY . JIM What They Want Most Bertha Brugh— Just my Corporal. Dave.” Mr. Grindall— A quieter 7th hour study. John D. Steward— Barbara”. Virginia Nisse— To graduate and have Burleigh.” Queenie Mate—- To go to Texas.” Audrey Parr— To join the WAVES.” Frank Smith— More dates with J. Smuts. Doris Wehr— The war to get over mighty fast!” Mrs. Mead—“One day with no absences or tard ineas. Sarah Swift— To get a chance to write stories. Judy Grove— A chance to go with a certain southerner.” Barbara Ball-- A date for the prom. Beverly Martin Mike, and an A in Latin. George MacDonald— A date for the prom.” Mike” Mathews— Donna Young. Lynn Aseltine— Beverly Paton.” “How To Become A Moron In Five Easy Lessons” If you are not already a moron and want to know how you can become one in super fast time, just follow the information given here and you will succeed. 1. Part your hair MOR-ON one side than you do on the other. 2. Put MOR-ON at night when you go out than you do during the day. 3. Sleep MOR-ON one side of the bed than you do on the other. 4. Eat MOR-ON Sunday. 5. Some people ought to study MOR-ON school work! If you follow the above rules we guarantee that you will become the BIGGEST inor-on In your group of friends. FIRST MORON: This match won't light. SECOND MORON: What's the matter with it? FIRST MORON: I don't know, it worked a little while ago.” Letter To The Editor Dear Mr. Editor: This is really a suggestion to the Assembly Com- mittee for next year but through you I am relaying my complaint. Where are all those student talent assemblies that have been so plentiful In past years, yet are so infrequent this year? Surely there Is enough talent around, talent heretofore undiscover- ed. that is good enough for an assembly. Movies and speakers are all right: don't take me wrong: but they become tiresome; and some local talent would seem good at times. I really missed it this year and since I am graduating in June, I won't be able to see and hear it again. Talking with underclassmen, they have wondered why we do not have more. too. I feel sure that they will co-operate heartily next year In making the assemblies even bigger and better than before. Sincerely yours. Charlene Day Editor's Note: I’m sure. Charlene, that whoever Is on the committee next year will take your wel- come advice and try and make as you say. Big- ger and better assemblies than ever before. ORANGE BLACK Page 3 Independent Team Wins 3-0 Over Potterville Nine At the meeting of the Capital Circuit League held this spring it was derided that baseball would be abandoned for the duration by all schools in the league. As a result Charlotte high school has had no team this spring and as an interscholastic sport base- lull 1 is probably out for the duration. However, a group of boys Interested j organised a team which played Potter- j vllle last Thursday. The boys defeat-; cd the Vikings in a five inning game j 3 to 0. Wooddell started things off in the first inning when he reached sec- ; ond on an error and over throw. Stein man. next up. grounded to the short- stop. who threw the ball past first. Wooddell scoring. The local team scored two more runs In the third in- ning. The hits were all singles, made by Keeny. Steinman. Wooddell and Watterworth. The battery for Char lotte was Steinman and Keeny. and for Potterville. Meter and Heed. The line-up was as follows: Charlotte 211 Steward CF Wooddell P Steinman 3B Gordon SS Pifer LF Martin RF Watterworth IB Clever Subs: J. Martin M. Wilmore Potterville 3B Jones RF Wakefield 2B Lazzeria SS Williams IB Starkweather P J. Meter C Reed 3F K. Meter LF Lyons G. Wildern W. Parr Dorothy Cochran. '41. and Vaughn Desgrange were married May 1, at the latter's farm. Bob Ladd. '39. Army Air Corps and Clarence Hoffner of l ansing visited the high school, when home. RCSEACRE fLOWfRS Physical Fitness Tests Orioles Defeat Ledge Reveal Point Increase By 44 Points In Meet Several boys made an improvement The results of the track meet with in the physical fitness test of May 3, Grand Ledge held May 6. on the Or- over that of April 1. iole’s home course proved to be a vie- In the second hour class the boys tory for the Orioles. The total points making noticeable increases on the made by each was 74 for Charlotte and tests are as follows: Clare Ash 44 30 for Grand Ledge, points. Don Shaw 22 points. Sleater 21 The results for first place in the points, Jack Thornton 28 points. Dick various events of the track meet are Davis 29 points. Loren Wilmore 2fi as follows: the 120 yard high hurdle, points and Ken Wooddell 21 points, j MacDonald of Charlotte; the 100 yard In the seventh hour class. Bob Betty dash. Dick of Grand Ledge; the one showed 29 points increase. Dick Car- ! mile run. a Grand Ledge man. Crans- rigan regained 33 points over a 32 (ten; the 440 yard dash. Mike Mathews point loss on his April test. Jack Clev of Charlotte; the 200 yard hurdle. Mac- er gained 27 points, Ned Walters 24 Donald of Charlotte; the 220 yard points. Max Wehr 27. and Leon Wood dash, a Grand Ledge man; the 880 yard 37 points. run. Jack Clever of the Oriole squad. Boys with scores over 200 points The relay was won by Grand Ledge, are: Don Shaw 205. Jack Thornton Dick Hicks of the Orioles took first 214. Nyle Treloar 202. Willard 217. place in the pole vault contest and Wilmore 207. Ed Dunning 202, Bill Mathews first in the shot put contest. Dunning 204. Phillips 202, Orr 209, Pifer 218, Steinman 218. and Wehr 212. Marguerite McGrath. '35. and William B. Otto, were married Thursday. April 29. at the Congregational church. Jack Clever of the Orioles won first place in both high jump and broad jump. Charlotte slammed three events of the meet by taking ail three places in the 120 yard high hurdle, shot put. and broad jump. Ricker’s Service Sta. GAS OIL BREAD - GROCERIES POPCORN - CANDY JAMES B. CHURCH RICHELIEU FOOD STORE Phone 200 Charlotte, Mich. Compliments From ☆ ☆ ☆ Eaton Fleetwing HAVE YOUR LAUNDRY DONE THE EASY WAY By The Community Laundry Munger Hardware Co. HARDWARE - JOHN DEERE FARM IMPLEMENTS PLUMBING SUPPLIES DUPONT PAINT Compliments of ☆ ☆ Charlotte Candy Co. Oriole Thinclads Enter Six Contests for Season The Oriole track squad was victor- ious at Hastings. April 20. in a dual meet. Grand Ledge challenged the Orioles May 6. on the home field, in a meet, which ended 74 to 30 in favor of the Orange Black. Charlotte met Eaton Rapids in a dual meet May 12. on the home field. The schedule ahead is as foliowb: May 15. an area meet; May 20. at 2:00 o'clock, a conference meet with East Lansing; May 27. a Capital Area meet, which takes in all teams within a 27 mile radius of Lansing. Julius Fisher. '39. Aviation Cadet has arrived at the Pecos Army Air Field to take his basic flying training as a student pilot. Clever Implement Coal Company Pocket Knives Flashlights KUTSCHE'C HARDWARE Guns Ammunition CHARLOTTE’S COMPLETE Food Store A P Super Market Fruits - Vegetables GROCERIES BOB’S MARKET PRAY COMPANY ★ ★ ★ A. C. CHENEY FURNITURE and UNDERTAKING PRIVATE AMBULANCE SERVICE Funeral Home Fred A. Richey Co. Stevenson Studio DRY GOODS . . . FOR . . . READY-TO-WEAR RUGS Better Photographs L. L. JOHNSON ★ ★ HOTEL CARNES LUMBER CO. MAUSOLEUMS MARKERS MONUMENTS R. W. Carr Granite Co. 113 W. Lawrence Ave. Charlotte. Michigan first national Bank Ja iy Sandy EARL J. LAVEb jich $h( IGOOD. PROP. )P WIICCX-GAr CORPORATION manufacturers of NATIONALLY FAMOUS “CCCOCDIC” BUY NOW CLOTHES FOR THE GRADUATE BEST IN QUALITY AT VAUGHN RAGSDALE SUITS DRESSES_______COATS Community Oil Co. TEXACO PRODUCTS Corner of I wrence Bostwick Aves. - Lansing St. Page 4 ORANGE A. BLACK Star Spangled Rythmn Is Brilliant Comedy Up and Down The Corridors PICTURE: “Star Spangled Rythmn ' (Paramount). STARRING: Every Paramount Star. SUPPORTING PLAYERS: Every Paramount Starlet. VERDICT: A “who's who” in Hollywood with a story. Many students ventured to Lansing recently to see this One film. When the picture was over no one said he did not enjoy it. In fact everyone praised it far above any recent movie he had seen lately. If you believe in all these students critics, this is one motion picture that you won't wan� to miss. THE STORY: To begin with Pop (Victor Moore) is gateman at Para mount Studios and Polly (Betty Hut- ton) is one of the switchboard girls. Now Polly is in love with Pop's sailor son (Eddie Bracken) even though she has only seen his picture. It seems that Pop has told his son in his letters to him that he owns the studio and is really the big shot.” With this in mind Eddie and several of his pals, decide to visit the studio on their furlough. Many hilarious scenes fol- low with Polly and Pop dodging the real boss (Walter Abel and getting him in lots of trouble with directors DeMille, Murphy, and Sturges while ({What's new in the world? ({.Have you noticed Sheridan Watterworth's and George Wildern's hair cuts? ([Many beautiful posters were display- ed in the lower hall for parent’s night. ([Approximately 90 rural students visited school last week. ([FLASH: Miss HalUfax was seen with a strange man in uniform last week end. ([This is the last issue of the Orange Black. ([Ailleen Young is now another Bell Telephone girl. ([When Bruce Farr was sweeping in the Krog- er store last week, he found an en- posing as he on the phone and In a studio projection room. When the “guests leave to see other sights Pop tells them that he'll bring along lots of stars that night to entertain the boys. Also Eddie and Betty will get married at this time. Among the stars contributing are: Bing Crosby. Dorothy Lamour. Boh Hope. Veronica Lake. Alan Ladd. Mary Martin. Dick Powell. Paulette Goddard. Rochester and Zorina. It would be too much to mention all of the things that hap- pen but to sum It all up It Is a forty eight ring circus. Among the songs That Old Black Magic. Hit the Road To Dreamland,” and I'm Doin' It For Defense stand out. ERICKSON Veterinary Hospital ★ ★ ★ MAIN SWEET SHOP TRY OUR DELICIOUS SUNDAES SODAS ★ BRUNO SPAGNUOLO ALLEN’S MARKET HOME DRESSED MEATS Our Meats are State Inspected We Do Custom Butchering Remember the Graduate Gifts Reasonably Priced latest Styles W. E. WRIGHT Jewelry Gifts velope containing over $200. Sev- eral senior girls will receive jobs at Beach Manufacturing company after graduation. ([How smart were you seniors on those aptitude tests? d_Wc congratulate the bands for a success- ful Band Bounce. ([Have you noticed Shirley Mate's wedding ring? ([Where were the parents on Parent's night? ([Several Potterville students visited school during the last week. ([Why is Jack Clever called “Blackie? (J Maybe we seniors can have a trip after all. How about it? ([Personal nomination for one of C.H.S.’s hand- some lads—Charles Gordon. ([Stu- dents in the sophomore composition class are giving three to five minute speeches. ([The seventh graders are working on an assembly to l� e given in the near future in the junior high. The name of the play is Hey Teach- er . The whole class is going to take part, ([In the dramatics class, the students have chosen two plays, which they have previously been working on and will present them as a final pro- ject. directed and produced entirely by themselves. ([Junior high has a fine set of forty historical pictures teaching history from 1492 to 18G5 which is helping the seventh and eighth graders in reviewing general United States history. The pictures are to teach them about home and local spots of interest important of their own state. ([Nyle Treloar seems to be of the impatient type or else he gave his girl the wrong number Wednesday night. Anyway he got tired or waiting and went home to bed. Too bad ([Miss Wells stated that she would ap- preciate very much having assign- ments in on time for the O B and that next year if she were teaching .ournalism something would be done about It. ([So long—see you around. Wanda Scott. '40. a sister of Vera's, is working in the purchasing depart- ment of the Olds, we were informed in a recent letter from her. JOHNSON’S H-C Sinclair Service CORNER OF MAIN and HENRY Young’s Jewelry Shop Watches - Diamonds - Silverware Clocks • Glassware - Dinnerware GIFTS THAT LAST” Phone 637 Expert Repairing Wright Radio Shop Popular Sheet Music 35c Calument Music 5c 120 2 S. Main Phone 288 FOR DEPENDABLE SERVICE CALL AT BAUM’S YOUR STANDARD DEALER Lubrication - Washing Tire Inspection - Phone 9177 FOR THE BEST OF FOODS TRY THE CHARLOTTE HOME DAIRY LUNCHES • DINNERS Dairy Products Fountain Service THE MUCH WANTED Moccasins and Loafers WHITE - BROWN - BLUE Insurance - Bonds Real Estate GRIFFIN’S store ☆ ☆ Strecks Ins. Agency CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 1943 Wishing Each One Success, Happiness and Health FRED MURRAY Co. Between the Banks Charlotte FROM Eaton County Sheriff’s Department ☆ ☆ ☆ MILTON J. KRIEG. Sheriff SHELDEN LUMBER CO. 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