Charlotte High School - Delphian Yearbook (Charlotte, MI)

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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

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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

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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