Charlotte High School - Delphian Yearbook (Charlotte, MI)

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The CHARHIAN ORGANIZATION INDEX Page Alumni Issue 1 Issue 2 Issue 5 Issue 7 Issue 8 Issue 8 Issue 9 Issue 14 Issue 2 Issue 3 Issue 1 Issue 2 Issue 3 Issue 4 Issue 4 Issue 5 Issue 6 Issue 6 Issue t Issue 8 Issue 10 Issue 13 Issue 14 Issue 5 Issue 6 Issue 7 Issue 8 Issue 9 Issue 10 Issue 14 Issue 5 Issue 1 Issue o Issue 5 Issue 10 Issue 1 Issue 3 Issue 4 Issue 1 Issue 7 Issue 1 Issue 2 Issue 3 Issue 2 Issue 4 Issue 5 Issue 12 Issue 1 Issue 2 Issue 1 Issue 2 Issue 3 Issue 4 Issue 5 Issue 8 Issue 1« Issue 14 Issue 1 Issue 3 Issue 4 Assemblies Band Basketball Baseball Bowling C.H.S. Directory Cheerleaders Club Notes Coach Cross Country Dances Enrollment Football Footlighteers F. F. A. Issue Issue Issue Issue 3 4 5 1 1 4 1 5. 6 1 1 4 1, 4 1 1 4 1 1 4 1 1 1. 3 1 4. 5 3 3 3. 4 1. 3 1. 3 4. 5 5 2 2 4 3 4 4 4 3 1 1 3 3 1 7 « 3 3 1. 3 1, 3, 4 1 1 1 6 4 4 4 1 6 1, 3 1 3 Issue 8 ...................... Issue 14 .................... 1, 6, 7 FLICKER FLASHBACKS September 4—Student Registration. September 20—Football-Lakeview (Lost 12-7) There. September 27—Football-Lincoln Park (Won 14-6) Here. October 4—Football-Mason (Won 13-0) There. October 11—Football-Grand Ledge (Won 12-0) There. October 16—Assembly-Young-Lyceum. October 17-18—Teachers' Institute. October 18—Football-Hastings (Won 25-0) Here. October 18—Cheerleader Dance. October 25—Footlighteer Dance. October 25—Football-Howell (Won 13-7) Here. October 28—Assembly-Tnta. November 1—Football-Everett (0-0) There. November 8—Junior Play (Old Doc). November 11 American Legion Assembly. November 11 No School in P. M. November 11—Football-Eaton Rapids (Won 12-0) Here. November 12—Assembly-White-Lyceum. November 16—Hand Party. November 19 Football-Hand Hanquet. November 21—Seniors Sponsor Dance. November 27—Assembly-Thanksgiving Program. November 27—Turkey Trot. November 28-December 1—Thanksgiving Vacation. December 3—Asscmbly-.Mesick-Lyceum. December 6—Hasketball-Hastings (Won 29-24) There. December 12—Grade Musical. December 13—Basketball-Everett (Won 32-28) There. December 17—Basketball-Grand Ledge (Won 41-25) Here. December 20—Assembly-Christmas Program. December 20—Hasketball-Howell (Won 41-40) Here. December 21-January 5—Christmas Vacation. January 6—School Begins. January 7—Basketball-Ion la (Won 36-19) Here. January 10—Basketball-Mason (Won 36-32) There. January 15—Rand Assembly. January 15—Band Concert with St. Johns. January 17—Basketball-Eaton Rapids (Won 35-19) There. January 17—Footlighteer Dance. January 22-23—Semester Exams. January 24—Basketball-Grand I .«edge (Won 40-26) There. January 24—Semester Ends. January 30—Talent Assembly. January 31—Basketball-Everett (Lost 34-35) Here. February 7—Basketball-Mason (Won 33-21) Here. February 7—Glee Club Dance. February 11—Basket ball-Ionia (Won 21-20) There. February 14—Basketball-Eaton Rapids (Won 29-27) There. February 14—Band Concert at St. Johns. February 15—Hill Billy Jamboree. February 20—Talent Assembly. February 21—Basketball-Howell (Won 46-32) Here. February 24—Lenten Service. February 28—Basketball-Hastings (Won 53-26) Here. March 3—Lenten Service. March 8—Seniors Sponsor Dance. March 10—Lenten Service. March 17—Play-Eighth Grade Girls. March 17—Lenten Service. March 23—Play-Eighth Grade Boys. March 24—Lenten Service. March 28—Cheerleader Hop. March 31-April 6—Easter Vacation. April 11—Hobo Hop. April 18—Journalism Carnival. April 24—G. A. A. Assembly. April 28—Assembly-M el ville. April 29—Assembly-Mountain Climber. April 30—F. F. A. Banquet-Parent and Son. May 2—Honor Dance. May 6—Olivet Band Festival. May 9—Band Bounce. May 17—Holland Tulip Festival. May 29—Junior-Senior Prom. May 30—Decoration Day. June 3—Band-Saginaw. June 4-5—Senior Exams. June 6—Honor Assembly. June 8—Baccalaureate. June 9-10-11—Senior Trip to Chicago. June 10-11—Final Exams. June 12—Commencement. June 13—School Closes. ORGANIZATION INDEX Page F. H. A. Issue 1 ......................... 4 Issue 2 ......................... 4 Issue 6, 7, 10.................... 1 G. A. A. ......................... 3 ......................... 3 ......................... 4 ................... 1 ......................... 4 ................... 1 ......................... 3 Glee Club ................... 1 ................... 1 ................... 1 ................... 1 ................... 6 Hi-Y Issue 2 .......................... 1 Issue 4 ........................... 1 Issue 5 ........................... 1 Issue 12 ........................ 1. 4 Juniors ................ 1 ................ 1 ................ 1 ................ 1 Junior High Issue 3 .......................... 4 Issue 4 .......................... 3 Issue 7 .......................... 4 Issue 8 .......................... 4 Issue 14 ...................... 1, 6 Library Club Issue 1 .......................... 4 Issue 1 .......................... 2 Issue 2 .......................... 1 Issue 6 .......................... 1 issue 14 ......................... 6 Pep Club Issue 1 .......................... 4 Issue 4 .......................... 4 Photography Club Issue 9 .......................... 1 Issue 12 ......................... 1 Issue 14 ......................... 7 Rural Students Issue 13 ......................... 1 Seniors ................ 2 ................ 1 ............... 6 ............... 1 ............... 1. 3. 4 .................... 1. 3 ...............1. 5. 6.7 Student Council Issue 2 ........................ 4 Issue 14 ...................... 1, 8 Teachers Issue 1 .................... 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The CHARHIAN SPORTS CAVALCADE Cagers Win Third Straight Championship Quintet Plays Several Close Games During Season TuiniiiK In another good basket- ball season. Charlotte won the Capi- tol Circuit crown for the third straight year. B. Mohro. us captain. I). Johan- sen. A. Foster. 1). White. R. Derby. M. Mason, and R. Santee were the returning letttermen. The ’46-’47 season opener with Hastings was a thriller. The Orioles dominated most of ihe game, hut Hastings had a rally in the final quarter and came within a few points of tying. Charlotte won 28 to 24. Albert Foster and Boh Mohre were the leading scorers for Char- lotte with 10 and 8 points, respec- tively. The quintet then journeyed to Everett and w’ere the victors. The game was close all through the first half. B. Mohre made 9 points in the third quarter, putting Char- lotte in front by 7 points. The Vikings came close to tying the score, but they were kept down. B. Mohre made 15 points, helping Charlotte to win. 32 to 28. Grand Ledge was beaten. 41 to 25. It was Charlotte all the way. The half-time score was 30 to 14 in favor of Charlotte. Mohre and Mason again led. Howell Cracks String At Howell. Charlotte suffered its first defeat by the close score of 41 to 40. Up until the last quarter. Charlottte led. Howell made 20 points to the Orioles’ 11 in the last quarter. Howell’s cheesebox gym was so crowded that Derby ac- cidentally stepped over the line onto the court when Cnarlotte had the ball out of bounds in the last few minutes. The Highlanders then took over the ball. Foster racked up 16 points. Charlotte played host to Ionia in a non-conference game and piled up 36 points to Ionia’s 19. The Orioles led with a half-time score of 17-9. Teamwork by the Gobel men won the game when they pour- ed on the heat in the last quarter. Another close game played at Mason ended with the Gobelites winning 36 to 32. The score was always close. The first quarter stood 9 to 6 with Charlotte in front, but w'as tied 14 to 14 at the half. When the buzzer sounded ending the game, the score w’as 36 to 32 in Charlotte’s favor. Mohre led the attack by sinking 6 field goals and 2 free throws. The Greyhounds were trounced when they visited Charlotte. A huge crowd saw the local five rip past Eaton Rapids. 35 to 19. The score at the half was 22-10 with Eaton Rapids bowing. Charlotte was the whole showr in the final quarter and never had to worry. Russ Santee and Don Johansen were the leaders with 10 points each. First Oriole Nine Since 41 Baseball Starts Again Back Row—D. Barnard. J. Norris, J. Tuckey, R. Huffman, W. Crittenden. E. Roiter. D. Lowe. J. Cranson. J. Holmes. R. Wood. Second Row—Coach Stall. R. Smith. G. Yund. C. Friar. R. Nevins. R. Oebler. R. Hutchison. S. Spagnuolo, V. Mead. J. Gammage. Front Row—C. Mathews. R. Brown. D. Dickinson, D. Garn. K. Gearhart, B. Lavengood. R. Mohre, D. Brown. After Six Year Lapse Charlotte high school hasn't had a baseball team since 1941. Dallas Stall is the coach and has molded the team into shape. The fellows are a bit inexperienced but they are learning a great deal. Although the team has lost the first four games, it is steadily improving. There are just a few seniors play- ing so there will lie several veterans on next year's team. Mason defeated Charlotte 3 to 1 the first game. Bob Mohre pitched a one hitter. The Orioles got only four hits. The next game was at Ionia. The score was 10-2 in favor of the Bull- dogs. Bruce Lavengood held Ionia to 4 hits. The Orioles got 8 hits, 2 runs, and made 2 errors. Howell was the next game which Charlotte lost 10-6. Mason again beat Charlotte 3-1. This was a better game, because the Oriole nine had improved. CONFERENCE LEADERS AT MID-SEASON I Charlotte retained the circuit j lead af.er defeating the Comets 40 to 26. A lea'J of 7 points was built i up by the Orioles at half time, when the score was 17 to 10. In the second half. Charlotte found the! basket. It was too late for Grand Ledge to catch up and they bowed to Charlotte. 40 to 26. Santee and Mason made 9 points. A large crowd watched Everett! show' their skill when they downed ihe Orioles by a narrow margin 35 to 34. The Viking star. Ed Spra- gue. never missed a shot in the second quarter. Everett was out in front at the half 17 to 8. Char- lotte settled down after the half and gained 16 points while Everett: made only 7. The score was tied at 24 all in the third quarter and see-sawed until the Orioles went ahead 34-29 w'ith four minutes to play. Ed Sprague made the win- ning bucket in the last two minutes of playing time. Foster made 9 points and Bob Mohre was next with 8 points. Charlotte played better ball against Mason. At the half, the Orioles were out in front 11-7. The Gobelites racked up 22 points in the second half and held Mason to 14 points. Bob Mohre again took the honors by dropping in 3 field goals and 3 free throws for 9 points. Traveling to Ionia for a non-con- ference game. Charlotte clipped the Bulldogs 21-20. The two teams were close together all through the game. At half-time the Bulldogs held an S point lead 15 to 7. After the half, the game was hard fought, hut the Orioles pulled through with the victory. Orioles Clinch League Crown Playing Eaton Rapids on the Greyhound’s court. Charlotte fought hard to win by a small margin. The locals racked up 9 points be- fore the Greyhounds could make a bucket. Eaton Rapids crept up on the Orioles and was only two points behind at the half. The score was 14 to 12. The crowd went wild. At the end of the third quarter. Char- lotte w'as still leading 20 to 16. The Greyhounds crept up within one point of Charlotte. 28 to 27. Bob Mohre dropped in a foul shot making the score 29 to 27. From then on the Oriole five stalled the ball and was once more victorious. Mohre and Foster accounted for 9 points each. Howell was the last league game of the season. They w'ere beaten 46 to 32. The half-time score stood at 21 to 10 in favor of Charlotte who picked up 25 points in the last half. Santee and Mason had 28 points between them. Charlotte drubbed Hastings 53 to 26. The Orioles displayed fine ball handling when romping over the Saxons. Charlotte was far ahead at the half. 23 to 11. During the last half. Charlotte continued to drown Hastings with a shower of baskets. This victory gave the Orioles a record of 12 wins and 2 losses. Mohre made 19 points. Tournament Games Thrilling Charlotte. Eaton Rapids. Lake- view. and Hastings were the class ‘B” teams in the district tourna- ment. Charlotte played Lakeview while Eaton Rapids drew’ Hastings. Eaton Rapids downed Hastings by a score of 30 to 26 in a fast game because of the Greyhound improve- ment. In one of the fastest and most thrilling games of the season Char- loite came up the victor over Lake- view’. The Orioles settled down in the last quarter and the game end- ed 37 to 32 in favor of Charlotte. Mohre was again high point man w’ith a total of 22 points. On March 8, Charlotte played another breathtaking game with Eaton Rapids. The Greyhounds put up a good fight and gave Char- lotte a score, but lost 36 to 30. Lose to Adrian At Albion, where the Regional tournaments were held. Charlotte was upset by Adrian which led most of the way. The Orioles were off the beam and just couldn’t click. Adrian led at the half by a score of 18 to 13. In the final quarter Charlotte made 14 points to Adrian’s 7 points. Charlotte became des- perate. shot from long distances, and came within one point of tying the game in the last twenty seconds of play. Bob Mohre scored 13 points for Charlotte. Seniors Win Interclass Track Meet The class of 47 won the inter- class track meet for the third year in succession. This is the first time that this has ever been done by a class in Charlotte high school. Running away in the meet, the seniors piled up 67 points. The juniors were second with 36 points. Winning third place by one point, the freshmen had 8% to the sopho- more’s 7%. Doug White and Boh Mohre were the leading point earners for the seniors. Doug took first place in the high and low hurdles. He tied his own record for the high hurdles at 16.3. Bob Mohre made 5 feet for first place in the high jump. He also took first place in the pole vault. I). Derby put the shot 38’3” for first place. He got a third in the 100 yd. dash and fourth in the 220 yd. dash. Maynard Ells took the 220 yd. dash. Other seniors w’ho placed were: Dick Huffman, Doug White. Russ Santee, in a three way tie for second place In the high jump; Dick Huff- man. 3rd place in the 200 yd. low hurdles: Don Johansen. 3rd in the 880 yd. run: Albert Foster. 2nd in high hurdles: E. Furu. 2nd in the mile and 4th in half mile: David Adams. 2nd in 440 yd. dash: May- nard Ells. 1st in the 220 yd. dash. 2nd in the 100 yd. dash, and 3rd in the 440 yd. dash; Bruce Bryan. 1st in the 880 yd. run: and D. Furu 2nd in 880 yd. run. Second Team Completes Undefeated Season Stall'8 second team came through with flying colors when it had an undefeated season. They made a total of 599 points to their oppon- ents’ 320. Sharpshooter of the sec- ond team was Bob Brow n who made 166 points in playing 14 games. Brown was followed by Duane Ros- enbrook who had 86 points. The team w’as composed of B. Brow’n. D. Rosenbrook. C. Mathews. E. Roiter. N. Zimmerlee. and C. Rulison. There are more on the squad, but these are the boys who usually started. 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BEAT MASON! ORANGE BLACK THE CHARHIAN' BE GOOD SPORTS VOLUE 21 CHARLOTTE, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 3, 1946 ISSUE 1 Five Band Members Take MSC Course Special High School Music Course Offered For First Time Five Oriole band members. Rita French. Barbara McGrath. Mary Mead. Winfield Pardee and John Steward, enrolled in a three week high school music course at Mich- igan State College last summer. This was the first year that a special high school band course has been offered there. The college music department is going to make it an annual affair. The course offered band, orches- tra. and chorus. All five students took the band course, which was under the direction of Leonard Fal- cone. Only one student. Rita French, played in the orchestra which was under the direction of Alexander Schuster. Theory was required of everyone. The students enjoyed the course and learned much from it. They are in hopes that it will be offered here sometime in the near future because they believe that it helps students. John played first chair Bb tenor saxophone; Mary, first chair of two Bb bass clarinets; Barbara. Eb alto saxophone; Winfield, oboe; abd Rita, bass drum. John. Winfield. Barbara and Mary took private lessons twice Class Enrollments Raised By Various Transfers Many Students Arrive From Other Schools to Attend C.H.S. Each year C. H. S. is noted fori having a great variety of different cities and states in the enrollment list. This year students that returned from the farthest places are Shir- ley Snoke. Joan and Jerry Johnson, who last year attended Union high in Phoenix. Arizona. Two new students from a little nearer are Georgia Caffes from Washington. D. C., and Don Stew- art from Plainville, Conn. From Dowling come the Goulds. Frances, a freshman; Stanley, a sophomore; and Clela, a senior. Grand Blanc sent Fay Bell, a sophomore. Others are Arlene Kipp from Eaton Rapids; Louis Langford from Jackson; Marian Lemmon, Sunfield; Thomas Als- ton. Lansing; Bernice Mull, Ver- montville; Ann Gehman. Vermont- ille; Kathryn Springer. Haslett. Newcomers in the eleventh grade consist of Wayne Fredline. Dimon- dale; Mary Idle. Bellevue; Ilene Parker. Olivet: Joyce Walters. Pot- torville; Elaine Wythe. Stock- bridge. Kenneth Anderson from Gary. Indiana, greets the senior class. Clela Gould and Rex Fredline are also members of the class of ’47. Students who have returned to | C. H. S. this year are Rebecca Hurl- but. Grand Ledge, sophomore; and William Adams, sophomore. Added to the junior list of returns are Joan Johnson. Phoenix. Arizona; Richard Hutchison, and Richard King. Virgil Davis reports from Belle- vue. and is enrolled as a senior. From the Armed Forces come Returns From Army SUPT. JAY DYKHOUSE Seventh Grade Teacher Married In June June 6. at four o'clock. Miss Mat- tie Fisher and Mr. Howard Kurtz were married at the home of the bride's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Hu- bert Fisher in Dryden. They were married by the Methodist minister. Paul Painphry of Lapeer. After the wedding, a reception and sup- per was held for sixty guests. The bride wfore a floor length dress of w'hite marquisette over taffeta with a close fitting bodice land three-quarter length sleeves. A very full skirt touched the floor and she wore a finger-tip veil. On her head was a pearl beaded tiara and around her neck, a pearl neck- lace. The background for the wedding was palms with pink and white peonies. For a wedding trip, the newly- weds drove to East Stroudsburg. Pennsylvania. Cross Country Season Starts Off With Bang With seven boys representing this year’s cross country team. Charlotte got off to a winning start on Monday. September 23. Battle Creek Central was defeated. 23-32 with Bob Mohre having a winning time of 10:44.4’. The standings of the ten highest for Monday's meet 'are as follows: 1st, Bob Mohre. C.; j 2nd. Goretzka, B. C.; 3rd. Hayden. iB. C.; 4th. E. Furu. C.; 5th. Radee, C.; 6th. D. Furu. C.; 7th. Starr. C.; Sth. Darkee. B. C.; 9th. Bennett. IB. C.; 10th. Owen. B. C. By totaling the placing of each I school’s boys the school with the lowest number of points is winner. On Monday. September 30, Char- lotte scored another win by defeat- ing Sexton high of Lansing. Bob Mohre again came in first and the score for the second meet was 18 to 37. Charlotte placings were as follows: 1st. B. Mohre: 2nd. Furu; 4th. R. Radee: 5th. G. Starr: 6th. L. Furu; 9th. D. Adams; 10th. D. Johansen. The schedule for the meets to come is as follows: Oct. 7. Hast- ings. there: Oct. 14. Everett, here; Oct. 21, Hustings, here; Oct. 26. state meet. G. I. Joes At Present On Faculty Nine Veterans Saw Service in Various Parts of World The men in the faculty do not appear to be a warlike group, but nine of our high school teachers have been in either World War I or II. Superintendent Jay Dykhouse was called back to active duty with the army in October of 1941. He entered the regular army and was placed In the armored division at Fort Knox, Kentucky. He was sta- tioned there for two years. Mr. Dykhouse, then a Major, was trans- ferred to Dallas. Texas, to become a liaison officer, and his job there was to travel to different high schools throughout the United States giving lectures to pre-in- ductees who were coming of mili- tary age. During his three years of service w’ith a heavy weapons company in the army, Mr. Warren Blight had his share of the fighting in the European theater of war. He was discharged as a Staff Sergeant. With the combat engineers. Air. Evald Johnson spent two and one- half years in the South Pacific with the army. As a radar officer, the former Lt. Charles Amaden saw overseas duty iu the European field of operations with the 29th Tactical Air Com- mand of the ninth Air Force. Representing the Navy. Mr. Dallas Stall, served in the Atlantic for two and one-half years as a Chief Petty Officer. Active in the first World War as a member of the army. Mr. Mead was in the Medical Corps; Mr. Hu- bert Straw was with the engineers; Mr. Franklin Idle, a machine gun- ner in the army; Mr. Earl Huston. Chief Petty Officer in the Navy. Coming Events Friday, October 4—Mason, there 8:00. (Let’s show our good sports- manship!. Wednesday, October 16 — Ly- ceum Assembly. (Lecture English As She Is Spoke’’) October 16—First marking per- iod ends. (You’d better be nice to the teachers now.) Thursday and Friday. October 17 18—Teachers’ Institute. (A nice rest (?) for the teach- ers.) Friday. October 18—Hastings, here 7:30. October 18—Dance after game. (Sponsored by Cheerleaders.) Thursday. October 24 — Report Cards. ( Gosh, we can hurdly wait.”) Thursday, October 24 Orange Black. (More gossip.) a week on their instruments. They also studied student directing. Rita look private lessons on the piano. A day’s schedule was as follows: [ ne hour of theory, two hours of eti Zimmerlee and three seniors, full band rehearsal, one hour of Curry Garvin. Daniel Lewis and band sectional rehearsal, one hour Arthur Blaine. for lunch, one hour of orchestra 0Qe P°8t graduate. Jim Thorn- (Contlnued on Paae 4.) ‘ton. also joins the ranks. ThincladJT eam|T riumphsJT wice Back Row: Coach Gobel. R. Mohre. R Radee. D. Furu. E. Furu. Front Row: D. Adams, R. Dsns, V. Mead. G. Starr, D. Johansen.