Coldwater High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Coldwater, MI)

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RIGG, STOTT, HELMER, BOVEE CLASS 0F 1953 llfficers PRESIDENT . Jerry Helmer VICE-PRESIDENT H Natalie Bovee SECRETARY WA, , Katharine Stott TREASURER e- ,, ,, Remus Rigg SENIOR CLASS REVIEW As we look around to see our fellow classmates in their graceful caps and gowns receiving their diplomas with dig- nity and solemnity, we begin reminiscing . . . On September 8, 1948, we were walking as fast as our wobbl l ' ' y egs would carry us into the huge Lincoln study hall where a sea of strange faces greeted us After the fi t d . rs ay of enrollment, the strange faces became personalities with h w om we were to share the next six years of fun and work. Our class immediately elected as president, John S ' ' Wclnf VICE' presldent, Mickey Cochrane, treasurer, Geraldine Grigg- and 1 Beverly Devlin. Those wonderful class parties where hose and fellas ties for the first time ill l secretary, girls wore w aways be among our memories. When home and had to smile at the n peared so we entered the eighth grade, we felt very much at ew seventh graders who ap- nervous. Jim Zabonick received the top honors in our election of officers. Janice Soule, vice-president' Dori L' d , s in , secretary, Gloria Meier, treasurer, and Mickey Cochrane, Stu- dent C 'l ' ' ouncl representative, completed the official line-up. Katharine Stott and Mary Minier walked away with the His- tory Awards. We really buckled down while in eighth grade and anxiously awaited the following fall when we would be knighted Sir FRESHMEN. Will we ever forget our freshman year when we we re an ardent fan of the reserve football, basketball, and baseball teams? Thirt f h y o t e rugged males in our class were in the limelight in those games. We backed our team with th I d- e ea ership of our vigorous reserve cheerleaders, Gloria Meier Poll J M ' ' y o ason, Beverly Devlin, Sylvia Allen, and Sally Lund- quist. President Jack Stansell was assisted by his cabinet of Mickey Cochrane, vice-president, Katharine Stott, treasurer, and Janice Soule, secretary. After an enthusiastic campaign, Pat Green won the office of President of the Student Council. Our good citizens for the year were Jerry Helmer and Gloria Meier. ln June we said good-bye to the Lincoln building and gazed across the court to our home for the next three years - Roosevelt Building. We were now the proud co-owners of messy lockers way up on third floor, but that is one of the glories of being a sophomore in senior high. We discovered that the kids over here were swell, and we certainly enioyed the Sophomore PAGE TWENTY-FOUR Reception they had for us. Remember how proud we were that a member of our class, Katharine Stott, won the I Speak For Democracy contest? Our competent commissioners were Donna Bodie and Roger Dennis. Sally Lundquist acted as madame president, Bruce Dillon, vice-president, Mickey Coch- rane, secretary, and Gloria Meier, treasurer The varsit C d . y ar s saw seven sophomores Uack Stansell, Richard Dirschell, Bob Tuck B ' ' ' ' er, ruce Dillon, Joe Wilkins, Mickey Cochrane, and Ed. Gifford in their midst. Gloria Meier and Beverl D l' y evln were promoted to varsity cheerleaders. Our year to shine in dramatics was 1952 The hilarious play, You Can't Take It With You , presented March 27 and 28, gave the people of Coldwater a chance to forget their troubles. The Homecoming Queen's court was graced by two lovely iunior girls, Jean Forester and Marilyn Dickey. Alyce Aiken was elected Clerk on the Commission and Natalie Bovee and Bruce Dillon were our Junior Commissioners. Our class president was Tom Cranson, vice-president, Polly Jo Mason, secretary, Roger Dennis, and treasurer, Remus Rigg. lt really seemed great to see so many of our fellas in the line-up on the varsity team. Sylvia Allen and Kay Thomas donned varsity cheerleading outfits. Our evening at the Junior-Senior Ban- quet and Prom was very enioyable and at the some time sad - this was good-bye to our senior pals. A , e are reminded that the year has fairly flown by with the many events. The senior year started off with the Sophomore Re- ception on October 8. Our politicians were Jerry Helmer, president, Natalie Bovee, vice-president, Katharine Stott, sec- retary, Remus Rigg, treasurer, and Roger Dennis, Mayor. Patsy Robinson and Marlene Woods were our commissioners. Petite Marilyn Dickey was crowned Homecoming Queen, Jean For- ester and Kay Thomas were the senior members of her court. Pat Taylor was in the Harvest Queen's court. The sophisticated comedy, The Man Who Came To Dinner, proved to be a tremendous success on November 20 and 21. The operetta Model Bride was staged on May I by the girls. Gloria Meier was chosen D. A. R. Girl, and Janice Soule and Jerry Helmer as Ideal Girl and Boy. Gloria Meier and Katharine Stott were Valedictorian and Salutatorian. The Jr.-Sr. Ban- quet and Prom and the long-awaited Washington trip with Mrs. Ethel Hawley and Mr. Bertrand Sibley, our class advisors, were more events that provided us with school memories in the years to come. s we look back on our last year in high school w

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VALEDICTORIAN GLORIA MEIER When we receive our diplomas at the grad- uation exercises in June, we'll certainly have a different feeling than our grandparents did in the same situation. It was quite an accomplish- ment for them to go through twelve years of formal schooling, but now it is more or less ex- pected that we at least go through high school. Years ago, graduation from the eighth grade was quite an event - it sent its graduates out to pave their roads in life. We can't hope to be prepared and fit for the long road ahead at that age. More and more is being required of us before we take that final step, independently, into the world's busy whirl. Not only does this onward chase of education exist right here in our high schools, but in other higher institutions of learning and every phase of life itself. A degree from college doesn't begin to carry the value it did fifty years ago. Of course, only through education can we hope to contribute in this world and enrich our own lives. I only hope that we don't, in the rush of things, get too involved and wrapped up in learning that we spend too much time striving for a higher educational goal and in so doing, sacrifice our happiness and lose our sense of evaluating the really important things in life. Education does not make a man good, it only makes him clever. -Rousseau. SAL UTA TORIA N KATHARINE sToTT James Monroe once said, A free, virtuous, and enlightened people must know well the great principles and causes on which their hap- piness depends. During our twelve years in school we have been given the tools to lead a useful life. Our education has not been presented to us on a silver platter for us to squander. The commun- ity has a right to expect us to pay for it in prac- ticing enlightened citizenship. Today America is one of the world's fore- most nations. She has many crucial decisions to make. Our country can only make the right choices by listening to the voice of the people - this is inherent in our democratic tradition. We must be aware of the tensions in the world today and their underlying causes. We must keep ourselves informed of the many social, political, and economic developments. In a republic, the decisions of the leaders rely upon the will of the people. After the errors in policy are made we blame Washington but the fault lies with us. We cannot expect to develop our capabilities in a free land unless we perform our duties as citizens. We must shoulder the respon- sibilities laid upon us. PAGE TWENTY-FIVE