Clinton High School - Memories Yearbook (Clinton, MI)

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Cyan vfdhozy Audrey Hause In September of 1943 an eager lot of Freshmen began the1r hlgh school careers At our flrst class meetmg the followmg offlcers were elected presldent Kathleen Lemm V109 presldent Bob Seldel secretary J 1m Hmdes treasurer Audrey Hause Our OfflCl3l gulde for the year was MISS Gall Martm Dur1ng the year our soclal agenda conslsted of four partxes We wound up our glorlous year as Freshmen w1th a p1cn1c at W amplers Lake The fall of 44 looked on a carefree bunch of Sophomores We elected the followmg off1cers for the year pres1dent D1ck Stem v1ce presldent Kenneth Woodward treasurer J1m Hmdes secretary Palmer Kroh Mrs Lucllle Dllno was our 'advlser but Mrs Sage later took her place The great event of th1s year was a m1nst1el show staged by the Sophomore class Mrs Campbell helped us 1n preparlng the show and xt was a blg success Durmg th1s year we rece1ved our class rings Thls year also was brought to a close wlth a p1cn1c at Wamplers Lake September of 1945 looked upon a group of broke but determmed Junlors At our flrst class meeting we elected offlcers for our Junlor year who were presldent Norm Randall v1ce presldent Palmer Kroh secle tary Mlldred Garrlson treasurer Helenann Waterman and Advlser Mr Fox In November we presented our Junlor play Mlstakes at the Blakes It was a great success and drew a large crowd On May 10 the Jumors gave thelr annual trlbute to the Senlors the J umor Prom We decxded on the wh1te rose as our class flower Excelslor as the motto fwhlch has slnce been changedl and blue and sxlwer as the class colors P1pe Dreams was the theme of the prom and the gym was gay ln lts decoratlons of balloons bubbles and plpes Jerry Edwards orchestra furnlshed the muslc To Wlnd up the school year the Jumors and Senlors held a p1cn1c at Wamplers Lake Our Senior year began on a note of sorrow Durmg the flrst week of school we were deeply grleved by the death of Bob Holmes At our fxrst class meetmg of the year we chose the followmg offlcers presldent Robert Gaecke v1ce presldent John Way secretary Dorothy Neblo treasurer Geraldlne Anglemyre and our chlef Albert Fox At the begmnlng of the year we earned a b1t of cash through the sale of magazme subscrlptxons The gxrls and boys d1v1ded xnto teams and the boys as wmners were treated to a wonderful dmner prepared by the glrls On November 21 and 22 the Sen1or play Good Nlght Ladles was presented to an appreclatlve audlence who declared It to be a great success Sen1or plctures were taken and all proved to be very good Every one looked forward to the Sen1or Tr1p whlch was scheduled to take place May 25 to 31 Baccalaureate was June 1 and Commencement followed on lune 5. On June 6 the Seniors returned to Clmton Hxgh for thelr fmal report cards and so ended the many happy hours spent at Cl1nton Hlgh School for the Class of 1947 Page F ugh! . . . ! I 'K 7 7 . ! 7 ! ' . C 0 , v ' 3 ! ! n l ' I Y ! J 7 ' ' ' . v v . . Y . v . . . . . 0 ' n ' . n 1 - ' 9 I Y Y ! ! ! 7 Y . . ' KK ' V! . . 7 ' ' ' an ' H ' 7 . . . Y ll ' ,Y 2 ! ' 9 . , . 7 ! ! 7 7 n . . 4 1 7 Y 7 ' . 7 Y . ' KK ' ' il 1 . . - . , . een 1

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X ALEDICTORY Dorothy N eblo Tonrght we the class of 1947 have reached our goal of the last four years graduatron Our feehngs now are mmgled sadness and happmess sadness when we thrnk of leax mg Clrnton Hrgh and happiness when we re member the many Jovous events whrch we have been a part of here It seems most unbelrevable tl1 rt four years could pass so qurckly As our motto we have chosen Be alert today for tomorrow Yester day when we began our Journey through hrgh school we were young and rnewcperrenced at meetrnv new problems but under the able drrectron and never farlrng co operatron of our parents and teachers we have traversed these four years wrthout too manv prtfalls Today we are alert and anxrous to beg1n a new Journey Tomorrow we wrll be better prepared to meet new obstacles and conquer them We have studred and have-been gurded by our teachers who have trred to ard us rn our educatron Now we must venture forth on the road of lrfe wrthout them to explarn thrnvfs vvhrch we cannot understand We must learn to make our own decrsrons to solve our own problems and to help ourselves We regret that we must leave thrs school and all rt has been to us but rn years to come vue wrll look back and be glad that we were once a part of 1ts actrvrtres For rt rs here that we recerved much of the learnmg whrch we wrll use rn later ye lrs In closrng rn behalf of the whole class may I extend our heartfelt thanks to you parents and teachers for vour patrence and under standrng We wrll try to hxe up to yo lr expectations QALUTATORY Royal Odell I brrng you a welcome from the class of 1947 the 70th class that has graduated from thrs Clrnton Hrgh School We wrll shortly recerve our drplomas desrgnatrng that our hrvh school days are at an end We now beam pr eparmg for our lrfe s work Some of us wrll apprentrce some W1 go on to further educatron others of us wrll enter our chosen frelds medrately We vvrsh to thank the members of the facultv our parents and the communrty for makrng our graduatron possrble Our future years wrll depend on how well we have learned the rdeals whrch you trred to rnstrll rn our mrnds These char acterrstrcs co operatron strarffht forwardness trustvnorthyness honesty and general clean lrvmg added to the factual knowledge vshrch vve should of obtarned wrll largely determrne the success of our future It now rests on our shoulders to apply these prrnclples rn makrng a unrted and happrer world I agarn welcome you for berng wrth us a we graduate Wrth a chorce of over 2 900 Jobs awartmg us vve should be able to succeed The real value of school lrfe rs rn the pr eparatrorr rt ffrves for takrng full advantage of the opportunrtres that befall each one of us Pggg Yeven tee l y C Q . . . . N ' 1 I S Y . J 7. . . . - 1 7 I Aw v , - ' v ' v 2 - . , ' ' . . , , , 4: rs - 5 ' 1 u ' ' 9 ' o 1 .- - ' 1 . Y . V . r Y 4 . I v ' v ' v y ' - C l N . . '. l . . Y . 1 ' C . y y ' V . I . 1 ' A v 1 y I 4 v c . . Y. . I . . . I . . r . i . 5 I. c . . . X r 7 v 1 . ' . u v ' Q Y 1 r I L 1 K. u- I 1 s n . . . . . 7 . . 1 . . ' , G . . ' u. . , Y. . .ll D . r , ' . , rm- . v. v v I - K ., v 1 I . . '. . . . . V . . . - . . ., . , . - , . . o ' Y U K 1 v I Y . Y . . v 9 I W . be 1 . ' S L S ' . - . . . Y J v ,1 , . . . . . ' . . . I . U . . . ' 1

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Um W!! We the Senlor Class of 1947 belng of weak mlnd and ln very poor flnanclal condltlon env1ed by the Junlors and stlll under the mfluence of the faculty do hereby make pubhsh and declare th1s to be our flfdt last and only w1ll and testament by whlch we make d1str1but1on of our l1m1ted estate To the Semors of 48 we w1ll our marvelous ab1l1ty both mental and physlcal to lIlSt1g3.t6 and carry through to a successful conclus1on plays dances and other lmportant events To the JUHIOFS to D9 we w1ll our dlgmty and the yellow shps slgned J S Hartman the Sophomores to be we w1ll our good looks 1n hope that they may be able to lmpress the faculty as bemg xntelhgent the Freshmen to be we vv1ll our unspoken motto Smk or Swim the Faculty we vv1ll a perlod of rest and qu1et free from all 1nter ruptlon by us and lacklng 1n all the troubles we have brought them Ceraldme Anglemyre w1lls hex dblllty to take thlngs serxously to Janet Hoelzer Franklln Beelbower w1lls h1s beard to John Judge James Carlstlanos leaves h1s wolfmg technlque to Jlm Yager Jane Clark w1lls her ab1l1ty to get along Wlth people to Marllyn Gexger Fred Fllber w1lls h1s tenaclty to anybody that needs lt Mar1e Frol1ch w1lls her walk to Jane Van Tuyle Robert Gaecke w1lls h1s blush to Juamta Sackett W1'1ld1 ed Garrxson and Norman Randall leave thexr ab1l1ty to go stead5 to Arnold Wllson and Phylhs Cameron Kenneth Gelger w1lls h1s bashful manner to Joanne Wolfe Pobert George leaves h1s frlendly manner to Jerry Parker Davld Gould leaves h1s car to Lee Hammond Sylvla Happel w1lls her glggle to Darlene Johnston Barbara Harms w1lls her tvpmg ab1l1ty to Ima Wlrdvvell Audrey Hause leaves her place as teacher s pet to Marllvn Brooks LOIS Helmerdmger w1lls her cheerleadlng ab1l1ty to the other cheer leaders James Hmdes w1lls h1s compass to Carrot Fllslnger James Kershner w1lls h1s manly physlque to Norval Hansen Palmer Kroh w1lls ms wavy ha1r to anyone who wants to go to the trouble of puttlng It up every nlght Lauretta Mlddlebrdok leaves her petlte flgure to Madalme Escott Barbara lV1oats leaves her ablllty to dress to Argyro Carlstlanos Dorothy Neblo leaves her bulllant mlnd to Dorothy Frol1ch Royal Odell w1lls h1s ab1l1ty to concentrate 1n study hall to Franc1s I'1rb Robert Patterson leaves h1s d1mples to DlCk Haas Marxlyn Pentelow w1lls her elevated eyebrow to Mr Hartman Edward Roblson wxlls hxs ab1l1ty to go through school wlthout work mg to Bob Har! IS K C' , . , . . . 7 Y Y 7 ' Y Q 7 ! .' , . Y . . y ! K B Y Y L , v . , Y . . To , . . To ,' SK ' , ,' 79 . , , To Y. . . Y . - Kenneth Escott wills his vocabulary to Bill Rhodes. A . ' . . . . y , n . . . 9 , ' P . 'V' .I