Charlotte High School - Delphian Yearbook (Charlotte, MI)

 - Class of 1950

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Most artlstlc glrl Dlane Martln More rapxd than eagles hls syllables came The CHARHIAN Grftatory The senlor class of 1950 w1ll soon depart 1n to the wlde cruel world but before golng they have left the followlng ltems to those who are named hereafter Stan Lee Schnelder recently Jolned the Navy and because of hls promotlon to Admlral he no longer needs hls bass horn so he bequeathed lt to Wendell Martens Donna Sundstrom hates to see ablllty wasted so she leaves a portxon of her talkmg ablllty to Helen Phlllxps knowxng how badly It IS need Don French leaves a record of The Cry of the Wlld Goose to Mr Smlth to use as a weapon to pumsh students Jean Briggs leaves her bangs to Joyce Hughes Donna Ald leaves her ablllty to trap a man to any under class glrls who need It To Mr Wotring goes a book of unread choral readlngs and one unwrltten radlo scrlpt com pllments of Carl Archer and V Hamnlton Jon Brlggs leaves hls even temper and sense of humor to Lloyd Braxthwalte knowing It w1ll be well used Dexter Grlffln leaves hls Plymouth to the flrst drlver s trammg student who can operate Arthur Starr Jxm Wllson Gaylord Royston and Mlllald Root w1ll thelr tlack shoes to be used by commg thln clads Bertha Lenon and James Johnson leave then debatmg ab1l1ty to Charles Schaefer Bob Klng and Jerry Norrls remember Duane Carter by leavlng hlm thelr quletness and pa uence Robert Nevlns leaves hls pool cue to anyone who has extra chalk If anyone can wear It wlth complete honesty Donna Seals w1ll palt wlth hx blond haxr Dan Brown leaves his catchers posxtlon to Bruce Phxlllps Phyllls Ward Marllyn Dlamond George Sal lsbury Albert McDonald and Rodney Wood leave thelr muslcal ab1l1ty to the future mem bers of the Glee Club 'lhe Cornellus twlns leave thelr mysterlous actlons and language to the future students who WlSh to commune durlng a government class Fran Loveland and Helen DeBolt leave thelr rellglous bellefs to Mrs Klpllnger to use ln her Blble study classes Bob Patrlck and Sally Conner leave then car 11val posltlons to the next years Chalhlan staff Joe Papranec blesses Joe Depue wlth hls swamps and traps to go w1th his trapplng ablllty Douglas Brummette leaves hls convertxble to anyone who can afford to buy a new top for It Jerry Clark and Clara Mauney leave then posltlons as Mayor and Secretary to the win ners of the next electron Carl Dornan and Ken Sparks leave track prowess to Hans Kardel and J1m Gammage Anne Col1zz1 remembers Llnda Klng by leav mg her all the frlendllness and wllllngness to cooperate wlth others Jerry Goodrlch and Kenneth Keeny along with Dlck Marshall reserve the rlght to mlss school in the afternoon but wxll mclude others for a nomlnal fee Dlane Martm and Mary Jo Atk1DS leave thelr art1st1c achlevement to Darl Yund Gary Gene Ald leaves hls mlddle name LJean 181 to anybody who IS wllllng to take It Fred Brown and Don Mayhew leave then woman troubles to the woe begone freshmen Doug Stall and John Sxmpson spread then lust for adventure to the up and commg Junlor hlgh Phyllls Campbell leaves her ab1l1ty to get good marks to anyone who has the ambltlon to use lt Dlane vanNoppen and Marlene Smlth w1ll flash thelr diamonds for all underclassmen to prove xt can be done Class Officers Presldent James Lavengood Vlce Presldent Marvln H111 Secretary Mary Jo Atklns Treasurer Dlane Martin Student Councll Representatlves Dan Brown Kenneth Sparks Douglas Schultz Class Motto Its what we thlnk and do that makes us what we are Class Colors Blue and Yellow Class Flower Rose Most Intellectual boy Most mtellectual glrl Best dressed boy Best dressed glrl Personalxty boy Personal1ty glrl Class steady couple Muslclan boy MUSICIRH glrl Best lookmg boy Best looklng g1rl Class Class Class Class Class fllrt coquette pest athlete chatterbox Dan Brown June Granstrom James Lavengood Donna. Walker Jerry Clark Clara Mauney Marvln Hxl Agnes Sh1ll1ng Al McDonald Phyllls Ward James Lavengood Fran Gould Hale Harrlngton Donna Ald Don French Ken Sparks Donna Sundstrom Dlck Claflln has made arrangements to glve the school a car load of coal ln case of another strlke To Paul Kerekes go Harold Clements and John Azeltlnes farming ab1l1ty Darlene Ransom and Velma Clever leave one slnk full of d1rty dlshes to be washed by the Home Ec classes John Dunnlng leaves hls curly halr to the glrls of C H S Ted Ells remembers Garner Morton by leav 1ng hlm h1s football shoes to be used to become a star Allan Taylor has been blessed wlth the argu 1ng ablllty left by Sue Hale Marvln H111 remembers the students by leav 1ng a root beer stand for the enJoyment of all The brown eyes of Barbara Hollandsworth go wlth great respect to Marvelyn Brough Dwane Davls Joan Hall Marlene Johnson and Corene Satterlee have trled to relleve the teachers by leavmg thelr quletness Barbara Pratt and Mary Olmstead have brlghtened the corners by leavlng their spark llng eyes Jeannette Papol leaves a box of moldy pop corn to those too cheap to buy a fresh one Jack Idle has recelved Vlrgll Pratts positlon as quarter mller on the track team To the younger mlnded goes Betty Rlley s rld 1ng horse Roath Roberts and Mayhew leave thelr fllrt 1ng ways to the younger g1rls Phyllls Schrader and Barbara Shults will re member the students with thelr memorles Douglas Shultz and Jlm Taylor w1ll leave a book of bellevable excuses for a sllght fee Agnes Shllllng 1snt glvlng a thxng to the school ln fact she IS even takxng MBPVID wlth her Rachel Tharp Mlldred Rlpley and Etta Them regretfullly leave thelr frlends Anne Wensley leaves the Charhlan statf with great haste Dolores Wlllard leaves her halr cut to the lmagmatlon To Dale Rolfe goes James Brock's flshlng llne Bob Goodnoe and Jack Russell leave thelr baseball shoes fsxze 145 to anyone blg enough to f1ll them Hale Harrlngton wllls h1s worn out books of Jokes to hls brother, Klrk l Douglas Smurr and James Samann leave thelr lnnocent llooks to Bunkey Sharp 17 A Dream Of Gracluatlon Twas the nlght before graduation when all through the house Not a person was stlrrmg not even a mouse The tassels were hung on our caps wlth care In hopes that dlplomas soon would be our share The senlors were nestled all snug 1n thelr seats And wlth v1s1ons of greatness they all tapped thelr feet The gxrls 1n thelr gowns and the boys with thelr caps Had Just settled the1r brams for a long sum mers nap When out 1n the audience there arose such a clatter We stralned 1n our seats to see what was the matter Away to the rostrum I flew l1ke a flash Tore open the seal the thunder dld flash The llght on the pages was whlte as the snow And gave a luster of mldday to obJects below When what ln my wonderlng ears should I hear But the words of a sentence- You passed now my dear Whlle bowmg a thank you I gasped and I bllnked The crowd whlstled and shouted as he called them by name Now Rxchard and Bob and Tom Dick and Harry Now you James you Joe and you John Anne and Jerry From the audlence below to the rallmg above We look back on the day we cherished and love So up to the students the teachers they flew Wlth a heart full of Joy and congratulatlons too The music began and I heard clear to the roof The clappxng and laughlng of happiness proof As I llfted my head and was turnlng around Down the alsle the senlors came wlth a bound They were dressed ln robes and even ln spats But topplng lt all were the tassels and caps Thelr eyes how they twlnkled their dlmples how merry Some cheeks were llke roses some lips llke a cherry Thelr droll llttle mouths were drawn up like a bow And the faces of some were as white as the snow And I'alSlIlg h1s hands as the audlence arose The Rev bows hls head and the benedlctxon flows Then away they all flew like the down of a thlstle Yellmg and hollerlng to drown out a whistle The advxsor exclalmed ere they drove out of slght Happy futures to all and to all a good night June Granstrom leaves her bram to those who are wxllmg to exerclse 1t Lyle Sumerlx and Shlrley Bursley will thelr freckles to all who love the sunshlne Frank Bracy has taken over the Job of run nlng the movme proJector whlch has been va cated by Bruce Bumford Rosemary VanDorpe and Elizabeth Cotton leave thelr beautlful long haxr to Rose Alfon so and Lorralne Mlller The Queen of the Carmval Frances Gould leaves the vacancy to any who have the quallflcatlons to succeed her To the Freshmen goes Donna Walkers neat ness knowmg that they w1ll reallze 1ts value ln the years to come Nalda Llvxngston and Joan Walter leave thelr artlstlc ab1l1t1es to the students in the future art classes Jlm Lavengood, Norene Edwards, Jack Faust share the1r smlles wxth all gloomy people Betty Montgomery and Gretta Pryor w1ll thelr cuteness to the future queens of C. H. S Warren Atklns w1ll take Dxck McKay's du tles as stage manager The teams to come onto the basketball court w1ll have the talent left by Darrell HICRS, Carl Rullson and B111 McKeag O f:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ' ed. ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::,x , , . ...................... , ..... ' . ' t ' g ' . . l I .-...................... D . L' l . ' . ' . . .................................... H , 1' l ' I' I ' ...................,..,..---.... I , Q I U Q Most artlstlc boy ............................ Ken Sparks The lights were so bright and I couldn't think. it. ' .................................. ' ' I y ' l ' . I ' ...-.......-............--....,.-...,.....-. H l , Y y . 1 .................................... , ' . 1 ' .................... , H, , , , , Y , . . , I . , v . 1 1 1 1 ' ' D ' . 1 I I ' I , . I . , . . . . Q 1 1 . ' ' ' . Y

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The CHARHIAN lem fbaafuf We wonder how we'lI turn out ' The Sensors We direct first before going further that all who follow after shall pay all debts taxes and bills and will dispose of any remains dead or otherwise While within the four solld walls the con fined of this instltution at one tlme or another were forced to take an aptitude test but since then they have gone somewhat off as none of them ever came out the way they were planned In checking back we find that Jon Briggs then destined to be a Jockey is now playing the seml pro baseball for the Paclflc Coast League Grizzly Gary Ald the former flyer will meet Gorgeous George Salisbury for the wrestling championship of the world Stan Lee Schneider has just been made Com mander in Chief Forces Joe Papranec returned with a John Aseltine West is now competing in Europe for the un disputed coon hunting championship Dwane Davis the dashing hero of 1950 fell of the United States Armed well known trapper recently harem of U bangies prominent hunter of the Mid in love with Frances Gould after seeing her picture on the cover of a funny book The new male actor from France arrived ln New York last week and was no other than Douglas Schultz accompanying him was hls French valet Bruce Bumford After an argument with his spouse Jerry Goodrich has left for Siberia where he will resume his Job as forest ranger Mary Jo Atklns leaves for Hollywood this week and wlll Joln Diane Martln in her studios as they originate designs for Earl Carroll Ted Ells the once wealthy playboy recently aspired to the posltlon of head Janitor of CHS Now residing in the local Jail is Douglas Smurr author of the book What Women Know It seems he made a mlstake and pub hshed a scrapbook with the same title Nobel Prize wlnner Vlrgil Pratt has taken over a flea circus after completing hxs stffdy of chicken lice and thelr families Plantatlon owner Fritz Brown is busy con structlng a dam across the MlSSlSSiDDi ln order to have water for his cotton lf successful he will place Bob Patrick ln competltlon for the Presidency of the Confederacy He has a strong competitor ln Jack Faust the boy senator Dan Brown phxlanthropist has recently ac quired all rights to sell pencils on the Court House lawn The two mad sclentlsts Doug Stall and John Simpson have completed experiments on mak ing people grow tall the proof of their great discovery is John Dunning who now towers nearly five feet above the ground Roath and Roberts the famous beauticlans have spent years of ceaseless searching but still are unable to grow a beard on the chin of Jerry Clark Samann and Satterlee morticians recently embalmed the decrepit body of Lyle Sumerix which w1ll be placed on exhibition at the an nual reunion of the Freckled Club Agnes Shilling jockey is now riding for the Granstrom stables whlch are located Just west of the vanNoppen estate on the Eaton Rapids Road Dick McKay, the retired executive of the A dz P Co, is now spending full time at hls mlnk ranch Dexter Griffm, James Brock, and Jerry Nor TIS are now on toul of South America with the ever 9XCltlIlg Hell DTIVBTS' Show The Walker farms are now experlmenting wlth the growth and development of the Ara bran horse Agam the Clever Detectlve Agency IS em ploylng the services of Collzzi Cornelius and Cornellus the three super sleuths who are known for their quletness and ablllty to keep still They are trailmg Sue Hale and Joan Hall to see lf they are really gullty of bootlegging root beer across the state lme Since opening the new Sears order store Donna has had to hire the able dellvery ser vices of Loveland Lenon and Llvmgston they formerly were employed by Western Union to deliver slngmg telegrams Johnson and Johnson plumbers are work lng feverishly at the home of Marlene Smlth to retrieve Evelyn Mayhew who was washed down the dram after pulling the plug out of the swimming hole Heiress Betty Montgomery owner of the Greyhound Bus Llnes wxll hire Bob Nevlns iworlds safest taxx driverl and Jack Russell the famous truck drxver when she opens her new line between Potterville and Brookfleld Resldlng ln the hospltal is Harold Clements hero of the Saturday afternoon cinema and well known smger He IS much better after being klcked by hls horse Helen DeBolt composer and arranger for the Anne Wensley all boy orchestra lS spend ing a qulet week traveling wlth the Spike Jones MUSICIBDS Dlstrict Attorney Carl Rulison IS now in the process of wmnlng a case from James Taylor Rodney Wood be permltted to continue his edu cation after seven years in the senior class or whether he was Justxfled in the slaying of Gov ernment teacher Nell Brennan Kenneth Sparks the new Shell Oil kmg will leave soon on a tour of his wells Hale Har rington his private secretary and chauffeur will accompany him Hands off keep out' What is ln the mys terlous box which Rosemary VanDorpe has been carrymg about' After considerable coax ing and questlomng we were astounded to find that she had trapped Kilroy A revolution in avxation has come about since Carl Archer mvented fespeclally for study hallJ airplanes whlch fly backwards to defy detection as to the polnt of take oft' Marllyn Diamond Americas famous con cert plamst will give a concert at the Holly wood Bowl under the capable management of Vance Hamilton the soft spoken Russian com poser Bob King latest publisher of the HOBO NEWS offers sixty five cents and one Billy McKeag for mformation leadmg to the flnding of Donna Sundstrom last seen heading ln the dxrectlon of Skid Row Dick Claflin once wealthy stock broker is now employed at the Riley Rest Home where he is busy rldding the lawn of candy wrappers thrown away by the famous fat lady Donna A Jim Lavengood proprietor of the Schuler Restaurant is being sued by James Wilson because of the unfit food prepared by Arthur Starr formerly with the Rival Dog Food Com Dall? Yankee Stadium will be the battleground for the long awaited contest between the two pugi llsts Mauler Marshall and Murderous Mc Donald nexther championship is at stake Mlldred Rlpley fashion designer for the MGM studlos created a wardrobe of Junior size sportswear for women which she will model herself According to a nation wide poll Carleton Dornan a well known woman hater is the most eligxble bachelor around The newest clip Joint in town IB under the management of B Pratt and J P3001 lbar bersl The manlcurist is Barbara Hollands worth who divides the take wlth Butch May hew, the new shoeshlne boy Walters and Ward Gymnaslum, organlzed to bulld bigger and better muscles, has entered Etta Them ln the International Welgbt Lift mg Contest Hicks and H111 owners of the collapsible toothpick factory absolutely guarantee the products not to warp slip shde skld bend break wobble or bust they are endorsed by Rachel Tharp the Emily Post of today The two atomlc scientists Root and Royston have flmshed work on a rocket ship designed by Bob Goodnoe the ship wlll be sent to the moon for the purpose of returnlng Dolores Wll lard who left on an earher trlp to study the men on Mars Jean Brlggs the mldget auto drlver will compete ln the Indxanapolls Memorial day race thls year Douglas Brummette who IS enter ing hls motor scooter is expected to run a close second The plctures of cover girls Gretta Pryor and Ehzabeth Cotton wlll appear on all of next years farmers Almanacs Conner s Cannery has developed lnto a boom ing buslness and now puts labels on all nts products Darlene owner of the Ransom Bakery now features plastlc handles on donuts for those who like to dunk Schraders Shrouded Wheat IS another mem ber of the ghost toastles famlly these are sent dxrectly to you after weeks ln the warehouse and wxll not snap crackle or pop Campbells Crocodile farm was nearly bank rupt lately when it was discovered they had been ralsing alligators Queen Edwards Cxgars are endorsed by the famous woman wrestler Shirley Bursley and are suitable for women to smoke Mauneys Menagerles is rapidly expanding since the importation of the mysterious long eared beast called rabbits Don French has established hlmself as lead mg driver of the local Mule Train Mary Olmstead is having a sale at the ma trlmonlal bureau they buy and sell address books to broken hearted lovers Kenneth Keeny was drowned last week while workmg at the Shults Brewery where he was employed as a wlne taster Preslclent s Dlary Thlrteen years ago this commg fall a group of some one hundred bewildered children cros sed another frontier and entered school a group whlch was destmed to become one of the greatest classes whlch ever graduated from C H S The flrst nlne years ln school seem like a dream because they passed so quickly The four years of hlgh school however seemed to pass rather slowly but now the day of reckon mg is approachmg fast and the class of 1950 ls about to be graduated Some antxcipate the occasion with Joy for they are sick of school Others await graduation with silent dread for they know that they are about to close one of the greatest chapters in their life They will unknowmgly untie the knots of friendship which were made in school Many will lose contact with some of their closest friends in cluding teachers each going his own way As you look back over the four years ln high school you thmk that this class accomplished very little Yet by sponsoring dances selling at games and by selling magazines in the jun lor year and Christmas cards ln the semor year we were able to attend two junior senior proms and to take a four day senior trlp three smgular events whlch will never be forgotten Wlthout the guldance of our advisors Mrs Al leen Lipsey Mrs Violet Ray Mr Nell Brennan and Mr Jarvis Wotrmg, these would never have taken place We ale the potential cltlzens of tomorrow Let's do our best Let's work together and be isuccessful as our class as been m the past It has been a pleasure workmg wlth you, semors Good luck to you all 5 James Lavengood, Semor Class Presldent f:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: l ' . - . 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