Coloma High School - Gold Leaf Yearbook (Coloma, MI)
- Class of 1955
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Thus began Coloma's school system. 0 n in J Our next school, a log building, was erected a U. mile west of Coloma and was opened for a school W poland store. T e n years later a new addition was added and in 1920 the basement was excavated and the sci- ence room was installed there. Beginning in 1921 even the enlarged building could not accom- modate all the pupils and the basement of the State Bank of Coloma was rented to hold sessions of the eighth grade. The need for be tte r school facilities became apparent and an effort was rn a d e to consolidate this school with several of the adjoining districts. After the failure of this plan and after studying the problem from every angle, the construction of the present 5125, 000 building was approved by a vote of ll3 to l08 and in 1928 construction wa s begun Q8-lll. In 1930 the building was completed and classes started in January. The class of'3O U21 were the first of 927 students to receive di- dn The first school to be opened in Coloma village plomas from this building to date' ' was built in the 1850's. It was a yellow frame g building located on the corner of Friday and A9 the Community d9Vel0P'-'fd' the eff'-'-'T-'tio Con' .' RW' made 43 liltflatlfhilfiiloliiiigfififolisgifili tffii' Y f After attempts at consolidation failed, a new purchasedandanewibuuding was efeCfedin195l 0 four-room brick school, located on the northeast northwest of the mam building to be used as a corner of West and Leedy streets, was finished garage for buses U31 151' But Since the failure and turned over to the school board in 1893 44, 6, ofthis consolidation, this building has continued :IL and the first high school class was graduated in to be Used f01' 41135565 and eight aC1'eS of S1'0und 1 1895. Besides those pictured in the class of Was PUYChaSed in the Summer Of 1954 directly Q 1897 171, a total of 320 were g raduated from westofthe present school for future expansion 9 this building. of the town system. 5 5 r ee- aasasaowvss 5 NOTE: The numerals ill, QD, etc. refer to th p t L the right. 0 o 545'-bjdJJ o 0' F YN V 1 Kino Q anno mfg, 4!-,6ff r Q D B B .J Egg 1 bA 99 f 'BQQQQ Q D EF VVVY 3'3-E5 - 7 5 l1 -Qs 2 wi 4 Faculty BOARD OF EDUCATIO s ci G 4 twt At B 4, F BOARD or EDUCATION charies Sefrrefarys Edward Schreiber, K. Smith, trustee, Glenn A. Ran- president: Karl O. MOSGI, V108 dall, treasurer, Earl H. Rockwell, P1'6SidG11f ll I5 Nt I1 3 22 an gg 4: .M .0 WILLLAM L. ALWOOD Huntington College, A,B.g University of Mich- igan, A,M,g Michigan State College, graduate school. Superintendent of Schools. VICTOR WIER Western Michigan College of Education, B.S.g Cornell Universityg University of Mich- igan, A.M, High School P r in c i pa l 3 Agriculture teacherg Student Council sponsor, ROBERT L. BACH- MAN '41 Pu r d ue University, University oflllinois, A.B.3 Horace Rack- A ham School of Grad- , uateStudy,University of Michigan. Libr-ariangGold Leaf and Vox Ludorum ad- visorg English. FLOYD C. BRONSON '22 Western State Normal School, Senior High Life Certificate, Western Michigan College of Ed- ucation, B,S. Science teacher, Camera club sponsorg Astron- omy club sponsor. WILBUR DICK Albion College, A,B.g University of Notre Dame, Western Michigan College of Education: Horace Rackham School of Graduate Study, Un- iversity Of Michigan, Iv1.A, Instrumental music directorg Camera club co- sponsor. MRS. WRETHA ALWOOD Faculty 5 Huntington College, B,S, Homemaking teacherg Concessions s p o n s o r 5 Banquet and party food consultant. MISS NANCY E. ANDERSON Lake Forest College, B.A. Vocal music teacher, P,T,A. secretary. DONALD BRINKS Hope Collegeg West- ern Michigan College ! of Education, B.A.: Graduate School Western Michigan College of Education. Business e du c ation instructor5Assistant football coach, Base- ball coachg Ju ni o r class advisor. MRS. MARY ALYCE HETTIG '49 Western Michigan College of Education, B.A. Gii-l's physical ed- ucation ins tructorg Girl's Basketball coachg Cheerleader advisor, IVIRS. GRACE KIBLER Oberlin Collegeg Western Michigan College of Education. Tliird grade teacher and Elementary Co-ordin- ator. MRS. LOUISE H. MC CONNELL Western Michigan College of Education, A,B, Junior high principalg Junior Red Cross sponsorg Teacher club secretary, MRS. MARLAN HANSON University of Oklahoma, igan College of Education. B.S.5 Western Mich- Kindergarten and Junior high teacher. MRS. VIOLET HANSON Western Michigan College of Education. Fifth grade. ROSS V. HOWELL University of Illinois: University of Colo r - ado, A. B. 3 Weate 1' U Michigan Col l ege of Education. History: English: Senior class sponsorg Rifle club advisor. X x S . L . MCDANIELS Western Michigan College of Education, A.Bg University of Michigan, graduate work. Director of Athletics, Coach-Football and Bas- ketballg American Government: Economics. DONALD MILHAM Kalamazoo College, Western Michigan College of Education, 13.5.9 Western Michigan College of Education graduate school. Mathematicsg Driver Trainingg Safety Pa trol sponsor. MRS. LUCILE MUR- PHY Northern Illinois 5 State Teachers Col- i legeg Unive r sity of Wisconsin, A. B.3 Un iversity of Wisconsin, Graduate School. it Second grade teacherg Elementary noon hour supervisor. xx NICHOLS Western Michigan First grade teacher. MISS LORETTO OELHAFFER Western Michigan College of Education, B.S. Fourth grade teacherg Junior R e d C r o s s co- sponsor. MRS . PATRICIA RICCIONI Central Michigan College of Education, B.A.: Horace Rackham School of Graduate Study, Un- iversity of Michigan. English, History, Spelling15OPl'10m0Y'e C la 5 5 advisorg Director of junior and senior plays. MR S . E DI T H W . College of Education. ' s 8 Faculty NIRS. PHYLLIS SCHAUS Ferris Instituteg Western Michigan College of Education, Life Certificate. Sixth grade teacher. W . WARREN SNHTH Western Michigan College of Education, B.S. Shop teacherg Ba s ke tba ll and football ticket sales nianager. MRS. JULIA STEW- ART Western Michigan College of Education, A. B.5 University of Michigan, M.A,g Wayne University. Dean of Girlsg Tea- Q Cher of English ' Speech. Q Rv P 5 LAVERNE MUTH '34 Office secretary. MISS L. MARIE FURMAN, R.N. '13 Mercy Hospital Training school. WILLIAM MARTIN School traffic policeman. CHARLES WATTS D Coloma bus driver. RUDY BOUWKNEGT Pier but driver JAMES C. TOMSA '31 American Dental schoolg Michigan State college. Washington bus driver . ROLAND B, KRELL '43 Head Custodian. MAUR ICE B . HANSON Faculty 9 Chicago Technical - air conditioning. Custodian. ,K f ma ' wvffua v 5- I i i i' SAM A. TAVOLACCI A course of instruction in school bus driver ed- ucationg Michigan State College. Clymer bus driver. WHS!-EIZIET BE T TY ANDERSON Surely goodness will follow her all the days of her life. Pontiac fMich.1 high school 1-3. .v STA LISTICS 1930 28 senlors 1955 59 semors KENNETH BEE HLER Wherever he f1nds h1mself1n l1fe he wxll ake a good add1t1on Mlxed chorus 1 4 A Capella 3 Boys quartet 4 Vox Ludorurr reporter 3 typrst 4 Gold Leaf artlst 4 Baseball 111 IV Rlfle club 3 4 BEVERLY ANDRES ' s merry as the day 15 long 1xed chorus l 4 A Capella 3 G1rls vocal ensemble 3 4 Gxrls vocal tr1o 1 Z Gold Leaf 2 MARILYN ARENT ' mnot blushlng 1ts Just my natural rosy complexwn M1xed chorus 1 Gxrls basketball 1 4 NANCY BREIDINGER ' g1ggle a day helps keep her happy I I rary club vxce pres1dent 3 Seniors 11 M1xed chorus 2 4 Me Myself and I Lxb MARTIN CLUSTER B are the fury of a patlent man M1xed chorus 1 Benton Harbor hxgh school Z VIRGINIA COX 'So art1st1c and so good a fr1en ' Leaf art1st 4 LARRY EBER 10 loaf 1s a sclence few can attam Rzfle club 3 4 Shop ass1stant 4 M1xed chorus 1 L1bra.ry assxstant Z 3 L1b rary club 3 4 Vox Ludorum art1st 3 4 Gold ' 'A ' .H ' - .1 '. - 1 v 9 ' '1 ' WLM ew ' . . S . - 3. ' X v - - ' d.' . g . . - 5 . - - Q ' - Q nv- - - . .H KAY ERICKSON 'The only way to have a frxend 15 to be one Band 1 4 M1xed chorus 1 4 A Capella 3 Vox Ludorum 3 4 Gold Leaf 4 Me Myself, and I Class treasurer 2 Class presldent 4 Rep resentatlve to Boys State 3 JOAN FERGUSON 'Pleasure and act1 n make the hours seem short Mlxed chorus 1 4 secretary 3 G1rls vocal en semble 3 4 Vox Ludorum 1 4, ed1tor 3 4 Gold Leaf 2 4, class ed1tor 4 Me Myself, and I' Cheerleader Z 4 captam 4 Camera club 1 Band 1 Cherry Pxe Queen 2 WILLIAM FRANK A sllent man 15 a WISC ma Band 1 4 Camera club 3 JANICE FRANTZ ' umor 15 mankmds greatest blessmg x Ludorum reporter 4 Me, Myself, and I Glrls basketball 2 4 , . . . - 9 ' - : 2 ' 3 Q I u . ' . , - I 1 1 . 4 I 'O . I ' r I - ' - : - ' - 2 , ' . I . - D I 9 , . ' ' 1 . 5 5 5 ' . A H . . . nl Q qv: . - 9 . IH ' ' ' .ll Vo S l 4 ' ' i JOE GAG LIARDO ll work. Vox Ludorum 4g Basketball 2, 3, IV. If work interferes with pleasure, cut out the is MARLENE FRANZEL 'Her ments cannot be measured by he M1xed chorusl 4 Llbrary assmstantl rary club presldent 3 Vox Ludorum 2 xtor 3 4 Gold Leaf2 4 Me, Myself Class treasurer 1 Class secretary 2 councll v1ce presxdent 3 presldent 4 sentatlve to G1rls State 3 I' S1Ze 2 Lxb 4 d and I , Student repre NANCY GR IGS BY She 15 a good fnend who speaks well of me behlnd my back Band 1, 4 M1xed chorus 1 4 A Capella 3 G1rls vocal tr1o 1 2 Gxrls vocal ensemble 3 4 Gold Leaf 3 4 JACK GNEWUCH Great rmnds have purpose Mxxed chorus 1 3 Student counc1l 3 Gold Leaf 2 Basketball Z 14 Senior s GARRY HANSON This we must say about his grin, it never stops once it begins. Vox Ludorum 2-45 Gold Leaf 3-45 Me, Myself, and I g Class president 33 Jr. Rotarian 4. RICHARD HANDY ' e happy wandere ' M1xed chorus 1 2 Vox Ludorum art1st 2 E LIZABE TH HEUER MANN Qu1et 1n school, 18 how I may be but where there's fun, you'll always f1nd me M1xed chorus 1 G1rls basketball 3 JOYCE HAUCH Who pleasure gwes shall Joy receuve M1xed chorus 1 Gold Leaf typ1st 4 G1rls 'Th r. ' ,, . . . I . . . ,, ' 'r basketball 3-43 Class vice president 1. A ' p he , , 4 ysr,c X . V ,ge DAVID IMMOOS When Joy and du y clash Band 3 4 Football 1 BARBARA JARVIS Meekness xs not weekness. Mxxed chorus 1, Llbrary club 4. MARION HOSBEIN Good humor makes all tlungs tolerable Semors 15 Band 1 Z M1xed chorus 1 G1rls basketball 2 3 let duty go to smash LEROY IRWIN As kmd as kmgs on the1r cornat1on day Baseball 3 Marshall QArk I h1gh school 1 Z M, ll ' n ' 2 S - . lg , ff! L . or ,, f ., ,. 5 ' t ll p . ' S . H . . . . ,, . I - ' - JUSTINE KRIEGER Art 15 the cluld of nature M1xed chorus 1 4 Gxrls vocal ensemble 3 4 SANDRA JOHNSON 1S good to be merry and wlse Mlxed chorus 1 4 A Capella 3 ww Go d Leaf artlst 3 4 'Me, Myself andl G1rls vocal tr1o 1 Z JUANITA LAMBRECHT A genlal d1spos1t1ou w1ll bnng lts owner many fnends Mlxed chorus 1 4 EVELYN KUBLICK Sllence 15 a fme Jewel Mxxed chorus 1 Z Vox Ludorum typ1st 4 Gold Leaf 4 vl T ' ' . ll . Q Q . ' ' . '23 2 A ' . ' . 'W we 'Tal ' 1 ' 1 V 1 - 5 x , vu: ' I 1 ul ' ' ' ' lv . - 1 ' P . S . ' u ANNMARIE LEACH I ford it ' Band 1-23 Vox Ludorum reporter 1' Camera club 1' Girls basketball scorekeeper 1-3 BILL MATTHEWS 'Man IS born to act ' Frankness is a jewel' only the young can a - JOAN LA VANWAY Its' rnce to be natural 1f you're naturally I'11Ce M1xed chorus 1 Llbrary ass1stant Z L1brary club 3 4 WILLIAM LOWE 'He made hxmself old irxends wxth me at o Vox Ludorum reporter 4 Basketball Z 3, IV Football Z 3, IV Class v1ce presxdent 3 C ' .v f I .I ' ll Basketball 2, III-IVQ Football 3, IV. X N . 5 . ' ' ' ' nc 18 Seniors ALMA MORRIS The human countenance smiles upon those who smile. Band 1-3,secretary, treasurer 3350141 Leaf 2-4g Girls basketball 2-4' Class secretar 1' Class 1 Y a vmce pres1dent 2 Student counc1l 4 Me, Myself and I' MARGARET OCHS JAMES MC QUEEN Energy and persxsteuce conquer all tlnngs M1xed chorus 1 3 4 Football Z III IV I heart True goodness sprmgs from a womans own L1brary ass1stant 3 L1brary club 3 Vox Ludorum reporter 4 Offlce ass1stantZ G rls basketoall 4 95 -C' WESLEY MUTH He was ever precxse mn promrse keeplng Vox Luclorum ed1tor 4 Gold Leaf 3 4 Me Myself, and I' Football Z IH IV Off1ce pro Ject1on1st Z Class secretary 3 R1fle club 3 4 ' ' : ' : , I a . ,X ll ' ' ll . v ' 1 v ' 0 I - 'ky . r . Q . 2 9 ' ' 9 i . . 7 I I f -1 1 ,V I, - - ' - ' ll . ' . 1 ' 1 1 - 1. - - ' - I l D Y CZy . . . 5 9 . - . W SHARON REEVES never. MARILYN REINHARDT One of those well o1led d1Sp0S1t1OHS Wh1C turn on the hmges of the world w1thout creak m M1xed chorus 3 4 A Capella 3 Vox Ludorum reporter 4 Gold LeafZ 4 Me Myself and I Llbrary asslstant l Band 13 Mixed chorus Z-43 Gold Leaf 3. Seniors 19 Mischievous often, playful sometime, serious DONALD RIDGE 1rr1tated Football 3 IV Baseball I, IV f-fyfv TRUMAN RYAN I-hs fr1ends they are many H1s foes has he any 9 M1xed chorus 1 4 A Capella 3 Basketball 1 2 III IV Football I IV Baseball I IV Conference All Star Team All State football Class C 2nd team I hate glrls they 1rr1tate me I love to be ,I - . . . . . h ' ll go ' S I . - . I1 I I I I S . . 1 S - A 1 ff - K ,ap f K 1 2, if '.1 2 ' , X, . . . VM Y I ' Y ' S S ' 1 ' S ' I ' S I D D . JOHN SCOTT 1r play IS a valuable Jewel Benton harbor lugh school 1 Football 3 IV Ba seball 111 IV bv DARREL SONNENBERG Slze does not d1stmgu1sh the xntellmgence of a man Vox Ludorum 3 4 DARRIN SCHAER ' L1fe IS a great bundle of l1ttle tlnngs M1xed chorus 1 Basketball 2. 3 IV JOHN SEGAL My meamng IS saymg he 1S a good man IS have you understand he 15 sufflclent Football 1 Z, Ill IV Class presldent 1 Z Class v1ce presxdent 4 R1fle club 3 4 presxdent 4 Conference All Star Team W if , . . . . ' 1 ' ' 5 - , . I .. ll Fa - . - - . H ' ' : , : V ff' Y , to ' ' ' . , U - - 9 - s . 1 ,, . . 9 . - 5 . 5 .A E . g et , , ' I Q V , I , TR X 1' I H , . . . . . IVIARCIA STEELE A blush is the color of virtue. Mixed chorus 2-4. DORIS SPAULDING What thought can thmk another thought can mend M1xed chorus 1 3 Lxbrary assxstant 4 L1b rary club 4 f IX VIRGINIA STOLZ If e'er she knew an ev1l thought she spoke no v1l word ' Mlxea chorus l 4 accompamst 4 A Capella 3 G1rls Vocal Tr1o accompamst l Z Gxrls Vocal nsemble accompamst 3 4 Vox Ludorurn typ 1St 4 Gold Leaf 3 4 Me Myself and I G1rls basketball Z 4 Class secretary 4 Cherry p1e queen 4 NORMAN STOKES Thought IS deeper than all speech Bandl 4 secretary, treasurer 4 Gold Leaf 4, Baseball II IV Student counc1l 1 Z 4 Z2 S :nior s CARL SWANSON od temper 18 lxke a sunny day V x Ludorum typ1st 4 Me Myself and I VIRGIL TAYLOR Trouble trouble ever where and where Mlxed chorus 1 Vox Ludorum reporter 4 Basketball Z 3, IV Football 1 2.,III IV Base ball III IV Conference All Star Team MARIANNE STREJC Speak as you th1n M1xed chorus 1 4 A Capella 3 G11-ls vocal en semble 3 4 Vox Ludorum typ1st 4 Gold Leaf 3 4 G1rls basketball 3 Duet 4 JANET TACY S a g1r s pr1v1 ege to change her mmd ' M1xed chorus 1 4, secretary 4 G1rls vocal en semble 4, Gold Leaf class ed1tor 3 Student counc1l 3 ' Go ' ' . 0 ' s . , . 1 II ' k. a 1 Y S there's trouble, I'll be there. llltl - 11 - -1 ' .v DAVID VOGIE He has the malungs of a man Band 6 12 vlce pres1der1t 3, presxdent 4 M1x ed chorus 1 4 pres1dent 4 A Capella 3 Boys quartet 3 4 Gold Leaf 3 4 ed1tor 4 Football 1 Z III IV Baseball I IV Class treasurer 3 4 Rlfle club 3 4 secretary DIANE WALTIN ll M1xed chorus 1 4 A Capella 3 Gu-ls basket ball 2 4 Vee 1S for vlm v1gor and vxtalxty Senlors 23 SHIRLEY VAN ORMAN Th ugh she be little she 15 f1erce M1xed chorus l 3 4 L1brary assxstant 2 4 L1brary club 3 4 MARY VOLLRATH 'The more the merr1er Mlxed chorus 2 4 A Capella 3 Student counc1l 0 . , . . .H ' a 'P ' D 1 5 s., 3 'D 3 ll ' 'll ' n ' ' ' I I ' . ' Q ' 9 . 5 l ' a ' S ' 5 ' Q ' - , 4. f Uh.. , X V' I 1 ' ll . -S 3 . . 1-Z. if i . . . . . H n . GERALD WALTON Man delights not meg no, nor women neither. Mixed chorus lg Football Z III-IV' Rifle club 3 4 Shop assistant 4 ,uv FRED WAT TS Nothing is impossible to a willmg heart ' M , Myself and I Baseball manager III IV ROBERT ZERBE All the world loves a lover Ninth place, Berrien County land Judging con test First place Coloma SENIO R OFFICERS QFront rowl Dave Vogxe treasurer, Alma Morris, representative, Johx Segal, vice president QSecond rowl Mr Howell adv1sor,Ka.y Erickson, president, Virginia Stolz secretary fBack rowl Norman Stokes, repre Bentahve U-J n w , , .il s Q! ., Ala .24 5.7 'ft' - , V 9x 1113721 .aw 14 FQ? mfs 26 Jul' 1'3- -X -it Q Y x-, .6 Kaye Du Q wb, R nald Ec ICS TIST STA 24 Juniors 1930 61 Juniors 1955 Phyllis Ackerman Paul Baes Patricia B1-addon Lula B J ryant ames Car 1- Violet C1- ra te a wfo 1-4-1 nces Damouth Robert Dillon Shell: y DuBa ffield Keith Duffield 0 koff ch 1-on CB. riyirwi I1 Angelf Prefer Rllgalie flaga M, G1- Lariy Grumiwgo ,vz-fatha r Way Ca Katrole Har- . hlee 1-18 Kat n Ha Annu, heryn Zen Hazel H1-i Consta eHerC Ro 'Ice Hen eg e bert I Pvfn :Than Wgod gliardo Juniors 27 'G i -3' JUNIOR OFFICERS QSeatedl Shelby DuBach, secretaryg Carolyn Freier, treasurer5Alberti.na Nicpon, repre- sentative. KStandingj Mr. Brinks, class adv-lsorg Dan Scheifler, repre- sentatlveg Robert Irvin, class pres- identg Johtg VScheuer , vice -pre sident. Z? - Juniors Ronand M21 cCa.r B vw h3XX I Q thy T om M Que en Joyce Mc Robert Mower Lena Murdock Pdhertina Nicpoo tricia O 'Sfoo1e 165 Pa Rachel Reyno I oan Richey 'J' Pawicia irvin Jim Johnson lane Kehey to NKari1y11 Kehey Q5 5 AVLA- Richard Kinzler K ffl if Artur Kredow x , NigeX Krickhahn se. , k Dorothy 15-roeche1 , . Ronzdd henardson Q J' 1-.-,. . . f' Zzthis year. Here a Future engineers and science majors learn asic laws in the physics Among other things, the junior English class had class discussiors group is in a hot argument over Fords and Chevys. Juniors Z9 The ag. boys C Om 6 down to earth in soil testing. 30 .Junior s B D etty sa 'ima Wye B 1 s f 31-ba ra gbeffler John D011 Sche U He scho el' 1' Vey Scehzield fz cheue I' X Lf' im A Wfi'5f:-52-A-.WA The animal hus- bandry class tries to find the cream ofthe crop in their milk te s ting . if I , G1- JudyS R ll Sh Ge have:- Usse ,Vile 1-ald Stantz Ann St ephenso Carol St oddard ace S tor-ick bine 0120 . 1.50 nlo s and Se i0r Jun 31 T Hlors ke a ,. TU Lo lass' bra C need alge dVa the a uP ,aft Homa ra U Jo endzel eanha W1-ight ichaz-d Zachez-y Judy Zendez- mph:-ey seph Wells Elise W 32 Sophomore s qlvu S TATISTICS 1930 30Sophomores 1955 72 Sophomores turedl Jacqlyn Stoll, vice-president. SOPHOMORE OFFICERS QLeft to right! Jerry Clements, representative: Carol . Albertson, treasurerg Mrs. Riccioni, class advisorg Janice Freier, represent- ativeg Judy Bachman, class secretaryg Joel Vance, class president. fNot :gf These sophomores in English II sure hae to argue their point. Julius Caesar must be disturbing them. luv-i v ertson 4 ' - '43 4 I - Caroi Pdb f - . V ' ' K Caroi Aiien wr W, Arnoid Ar not . 1 , ' , Indy Bachman ,:: K ik .5 Wiiiiarf- Baiiard ' - 5 ' Q , .' fglfii-Qg, b M -4 A 4' Aiinda Benson 'NP m fl ' , f V 1 T Nichoias Borkov-Iski 'gf ' ' 'Q Barbara Bronson xx ' Raymond Brom L ' m ML ' Di ne Carothers 1221i-rfriiggsgrqf. ,-.-.,. ' 2? x K 4.6 u ,gy r - ROn21Xd Ciark v W 'I x Jerry Ciernents f 1 fy Reba Coiiier ' af ' Waiter Cox I f 1 Q Barbara Crawiord as Q X if R I. ean Currie nv , oe Diiion A. ' - anaa Diiion ' X ,L fa ff Nancy Dorsxewimz ft 'ff 'W f I Cavnerine Efrmoii , Q - , 5 aiww ,n . . r, - QM! s -W',A... ' 'a ' o- ' Kr MQW 3 8.1 H . . . 1 J' ' Fred Ferguson U A ' ' Sanice Freier Nlariiyn E' rieaen ' . ,A L. ' g A Lawrence Giiiet I fi ' A ,4 Robert Cvravenmier h 1 '7 2 nf' David Grieve Thelma Guiies 8 Beveriy Hazen x I Janet Head 6 David Happier Caroie 140 sbein YSOUBXG lt010005 - ' ' Gayie Johnson William Lee ' .,,, George Linvii e ,- .f A i' ,g.i:'g, S-f -, K i ei i 44 34 S OphOfn0reS Sch O01 . Suit lt , 3.1 S Serlous Sidl 5POrtS, m o. Here the ja far fun, it ha 11101. b S usine Ss Class S tak' mg one of the m any test hrou gh the year. V' , 1 f..-'F .34.1.1.1.3.5.3.3g.g.3.1.1.1.3.,.,. Donald Lowe Paul Lynch David Mar shall Karen Miller Robert 'Miller L- , . . ...Q olter Barbara M O'Leary Karen Mary Osborne Karen Palmer Wanda Parmley Ha r ry R e ey e s Elle en Sche file r Edward S chr eibe Sha r on Skelly ith LY nclen S19 Thomp son Dean Joel Vance Allen Vande rboegh Craig Van Derveer Sharron Van Ry ewyln Henry Viecuso '''''A' i5iifli'2Qii2QQil'4 ' John W alter I eanette Watson John W einrnan J ohu W e etfall Gary Whalen 'ilk Q rd Seannine SOHXB arkman 3 5 Nancy 59 ' 1 A Ste eXe Puck?- Iokm Sternaman Iac qwn Stoh 1 John Sundeh Walter Swiit Y-eva Tankmey ' ' Tavokacci P att xcxa e 'Y aylor 4' F is'- 'R The o t . D Pen ralnlng r0ad is classroom Gdriver , an , Armett G eomc-:try can be f U11 a Q E l .D fn 1' x J' -Y -9111211 nflg Q ,1-af .,.1:1. , V xA,. , Jerry Allen Aubrey Arndt Ronald Bale R b o erta Blue 36 FreShmen Susan B STATISTICS 3 -',-f: ::,. I I X vw- . Din0 Mas' asurgfr RS Carol Bronson' tre ICE EN OFF FRESHM ' ki . k ROW Vic - resentative, as-?cDavid Swan .Roberta Blue. 3-tePfacu1ry Spogimgivel I Q C . tri. Pfe'ide t' -Mr Stew? Segal. fepres rgtary' Leona! Smith. 'ec side ntl . PIC Ion, v1Ce P385 Raymond hmen 9 F TB S 1930 4 Brew Carol er Bronson N 955 79 Freshmen 1 ancy Brower Joe Bryant Janice Cartright eph Clifton Carol Collis Robert Crawford John Faraone Betty Frazer Jos Joseph Gaipa George Gravenmier Gerald Gravenmier Joanne Head Barbara H oenig Lewis Ho stetler Constance Irvin Lorraine Johnson Judy Kalafut Larry Kino Charles K renek Janet Krickhahn Nancy Krieger Rodney Krieger Franklin Lacy Ronald La mbrecht Andrew Lee Karen Lenar Marie Liebe es Lull dson Charl Leonard Lull Prudence Mannino Jesslyn Marks Dino Mastri Garry McDaniels Michale M cGuire Alice McKie Jeanne McQueen Mary Miller Judith Mooney .-.10-i:h:f! W sf? . 4 'Q ,. .-.,, ,TZ T: 4 Q f ' 'P' -N X: wi? 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N7 V 6. . ..,.,.,.4E.,f,,:.,.,,,,3 ,:,,,, X ' .f K men ' X i l sh ,l - 38 Fre 6 Q 5: ? 4 ,h ,we E Patricia Mobley Carolyn Norton William Osborne , ' Bill Otte Mary Oliver Gail Ott:- Duane Radesky llane Radtke Jarue Rassmusse Terry Rldge Leon Ryan Thomas Sawyer Jane chez-er She y Schultz Leonard Segal V1ck mlth Eva Sonnenberg Cora Southard James Sternaman Da v1d Swanson Wllllam Swlft 'QQ Juhe Thomas Edward Thompson Bonme Tomsa mma Vaughn Irene V1s1nta1n 'N' Carol Walsh Ylald Warm Howard Wendzel Edna. West Thomas W ne gel' Zachery mera shy fb-ara Spear:-1tt ffmiz. 1 X- rl-S I ' is ' w. if 5 ' I' il 5 .. ' l s 2' S 1 if f . L Lk ,. A -fr A- XJ I . N E M X l'lAhA 2 A gf ml J' N P A 1 K . V Q Z D0 an f A h hy A A'e' + A A Q a Ro h. M A I, Ca , 1 sh Ba Q The freshmenhome economics s of today reflect the well-groomed ladies tomorrow. Freshmen 39 My, but these freshmen in general science class are a bunch of happy scientists!' . 25 c ou r s e s include this one in metal work -. ,u-,-..s.-.-:.-.,-zl.g.:.4:-5. - . . . P ra c tica l vo ca tional tra i .-:-:--:-: gm -, 40 Underclas smen STATISTICS Kindergarten First grade Second grade Third grade Fourth grade Fifth grade Sixth grade Seventh grade Eighth grade 1930 1955 17 Z7 17 18 17 26 15 15 Z9 22. 19 2.2 15 28 29 2.8 19 Z8 4 EIGHTH GRADE Q F r ont row, leit to right! .Tea n S nodg ra s s , Freddie Reeves, Sharon Douglas Carter, Mary Cole, Alyce Carrothers, Heuerman Qtreasurerl, Robert Randall, fpres- Shirley De Clue, Tommy De Rosa Qvice pres- identl. QBack rowlRobert Prichard, Susan Stod- identl, Robert Kreitner. QSe c ond rowj Bob dard, Judy Waltin, Ronald Taylor, Kenneth Flippen, C o nnie Link , Neal Kreitner, Jack Weatherford. lNot picturedl Elsie Stafford, Frank, Donald Westfall, Dale Miller. 1Third rowl Paul Friday. 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SA FE T Y PA T ROL Ufront row, left to rightj Dennis Kalafut, Dale Bronson, Diane Hudson, Suzanne Moser,Sharon Hand, Connie Schreiber, Dorothy Arent, Margarete Liebe, BillyShearer, Raymond Morris, Gail Thomas, fSecond rowj Walter Yirchott, Roger Shockley, James Spica, Cheryl Dimiceli, Patty Randall, Fiona Pitcher, Sue Ballard, Elaine Emhoff, Bruce Bachman , T'4 b- 'WW Larry Wilson, Charles Wells, Craig Taylor, Bob Leedy. CThird rowl Brookie Lehew,Jack- ie Sergeant, Billie Spearritt, Linda Dunning , Cassandra Kettelhut, Judy Kibler, Lovina John- son, Jerry Jollay, Janice Carter, Bruce King. QBack rowj Mr. Milham. QNot picturedl Jerry Berry, Susan Friday. KVI 484 Zi SUUK3Um'1Sbr:,j-D 'JD 'DIZ Fi -QYQ-' D I: D E513 1':7v7j1E1Qiv1iLfT.1lZ1Yil3Y?'B':' -YQQYHS Fir vu 1 X1 3-X ' 1 ggi, U -fe. -- C71 7C7Ba:,Q t f fiwzxtr .LJ 1143 U D gg ra rs rpi54g.,.L if-'ii ' 1 u fw 1 ll G' Q U D D U U D D U to D rt Dx WD Q . D1 u D1 gg .1 U V-fa Q1 flxj 5 U U D U ' 0 ,u 0 00 C o .17 1' 0 550 0 0 o mix A BRIGII hlSTI0l2y of 01112 SC11001 Since the organization of the Literary Society in the early 1890's, the Coloma school has had s om e va r ie ty o f extra-curricular activity. Transportation to some of the early activities was by surrey 111. The band was started in 1935, although ther e had been some attempts to have musical groups before that time. The first band room is where the fifth grade holds classes now, later it was moved to where the sixth grade is now, and whm the vocational building was finished, it moved to its present location there. The first instructor was Fred Null. Uniforms were purchased in 1937 and the band member s were proud to pose for their pic ture 121. It wa s soon after this that the bandmaster, Guy M ix - ter,wrote the words to our present school song. The chorus was begun in much the same way as the band, although its history starts at an earlier date. There has always been interest in the chorus and ithas grown and developed through the years. When the chorus was first organized , class mettwice a week. It remained in the band room where the sixth grade now holds classes when the band went to its present location in the vocational building, but was forced to move back with the band in the fall of 1953. The first in- structor in the presentmain high school building was Minnie Zielke. The proms of the past were lavishly decorated by the juniors, with the assistance of Mr. William Lehew, who was junior sponsor for seve nte en years. The crepe paper walls and ceilings that they then used were later said to be hazardous by the fire marshall. The 1940 prom, typical of the more elaborate decorations of that period, had one huge top hat hanging from the ceiling in the center of the gym and one smaller top hat in each of the four corners 131 ACU ITIS As has been the custom in recentyears, anall- school assembly was held for the freshman initia- tion. One ofthe duties that freshmen had to per form was the kissing of faculty member's ha n d s 141. After the Hartford-Coloma football gam e , a football queen 151 was chosen by votes of pen- nies deposited in canisters named for each con- testant. The annual Halloween party was held for the students in the gymnasium 161. Eats for 'everyone and of course there was a big crowd. The Watervliet and Coloma bands put down their weapons and took up their instruments to play harmoniously together 171, even though the two teams weren't quite so friendly. The game was a close one as usual, but Coloma was the victor. Some of the future farmers of the vicinity won awards at a land judging contest this fall 181. Don't Take My Penny was presented 'by the class of 1956191, andalso by the seniors of 1941. The juniors had a difficult time choosing their class rings. Afte r prolonged arguments and discussions they chose one 1101. Having a photographic c on test and a library display were a small part of the Camera club's activities for the year. They are one of the outstanding clubs of our school 1111. Formed for the firsttime this year, the cheer- leading class 1121 a ttr a c te d many promising prospects for future cheerleaders. The girls met on Monday nights and from the stories go- ing around had quite a bit of fun at the meetings, despite the so re muscles and aching legs and backs. The senior Play Of 1955 wa s Meet Corliss Archer 1131. The play is the beginning of many activities for the seniors including the Senior Trip 1141. This event is looked forward to by all the students. After visiting the nation's capitol, the Seniors returnedjust in time for the prom, which is the one fo rmal event of the year 1151. Thai shortly afterward they d o nn e d caps and gowns for graduation the happy ending to long years of study 1 , ' B V . . 0 . S 201 ..-f 1- A 'ig om 9 '1 ' 5 7 42 VRS .fc-F4555 -1 I ' f '- Q52 an Ui? Dffnrgaapgngqnmaaambarwum u , l A f - - 1 ' Q1 -- ei- -?j-f.L n S Q r1m DDQDL'GDD .. QDQUOUOQDD 'mix sl l can aaa q X X o 4.. - Q :gi -'Y E gr C DU D E3 ri F jg-: .'-, x XX L gHLLgUg'?fQff'E1 my 4 j f IZ f 'g mmQ5wigmf4mq Q , D , V 4 lf' - F F-lfiiu 5,2 gs' Q Q if sy 6 2 za: V 5 Q a' . a s ., H I . ,QQ I f f ' I' ,. .1...:f ,V ,1 Z - ' - 5 4 , A , y+wf . w..: ,Q 5 ugh, f . , L :-H -' -1- fi-1 4 pl 'wif' Y We ' ' 'Wi' f- - ' ' M ' C. . 'Q 1 : V , , t ,, AS' ag - A i rhiqloivhf V' V I 4 -. 1:1-if-- , W ff - - A f A M' . 909 ff? Q Ei l -1 Lv P ' 1 J .ao F' 1 .F 4 5 W. Q ' s vez' Justas this year' s seniors were initiated four years ago fsee photo at leftl, this annual activity has been go- ing on all the 25 years of this building's life. And the class of'5S is no differ- entg onSept. 2.8 they exper- ienced this hectic and long - remembered event. For the entire day they acted as slaves to the soph- omores. At noon they don- ned their strange and be- littling outfits and catered to the upper-classmen, sing- ing songs, playing games, and doing stunts. th6y'll OO It A vw Lrsfs VN-X '54 'fy' N-vu P In the picture at the upper right we see sophomore Janice Freier 'decorating' freshman Leon Ryang in the second picture Don Warman is kissing the hand of facul- ty-member Julia Stewart. Vicki Smith and Roger Zachary enjoyed humming the Wedding march as they walked arm-in-arm around the gymnasium. Nancy Krieger and Nancy Browe r, the peanut -pusher s. had flour in their hair after they pushed peanuts through flour that was sprinkled on the floor. After every freshman had participated in an activity , their afternoon was ended with a party given in their honor by the sophomores. Cake and ice cream was served and recorded dance music was provided. EVERY III mE N za e O mx f K fXl'X Xa 7-f IN Z., uhm my lzgptzesgnteo '45, 5 halloween hop Goblins, witches, ghosts, and other Halloween characters were 'treated' with movies, dancing, and 'treats and eats' at Co1oma's tenth annual Hallow- een party, Thursday, Oct. 22. 5 if ff' 4 9 Y E32 ACt1V1 16 S Beom wonk on 1955 Qlao festival www w-wi-f ul -up 1-eff' .41 91 Work has begun on the nmth annual ..z1ad1o1us fest1va1 Past ce1ebrat1ons have featured g1ad1o1us d1sp1a.ys and Judg1ngs parade s economy road runs -f aquacades, 01d grads homecorrung coronauon ba11s and flreworks P1ctured at the left 1S Joyce McQueen, the 1954 G1ad1o1us queen Runners -up from the group of 18 were Marvaret Grummr and .Tamce Franfz SCHGG1 GBSEQVGS 'Yay W' . ..f.. aff' VETERANS OA companylng the sextette hatsang for Armls ice Day 1918 saWN11ssMa1 the 1954P1'OgI'aIT1 116f'Ct0 1'1ghf1-I Taiy JOIIC Furmanatthe plano Astudent B Andres J Ferguson N Gr1gsby of hers V1rg1n1a Sto1z 1S seen ac J Kr1e er M Strejc 1 1, ' z -ffl' Q 1 , v 5'5 1 ,A A .R . 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When the weather is nice, Rl' R R R R if-LOJD the members go target shooting and in bad weather, they have movies. Memoers p1ctured below are 1 - L- , YY Qleft to rightl Bob Molter, Bill Matthews John Segal Qpresldentj J, Ron Lenardson Truman Ryan vlce pres l Y--- ' Bob Irvln treas 1, Russell ,Z I hyne, Larry Eber R1 hart. Zachaq and Gerald Stantz Not shown are Tom McCarthy Dave VOg1C Qsec J Jack Gnewuch Wes Muth Gerald Walton, Lenn Mur dock, Joe Wells Nwel Krlckhahn, Hervey Schultz Tonw Erwm J1m Johnson, and Kenueth Beehler mile cluls BEGINS IIS secono yeam ,3- 54 Ac tivitie s Members of the library staff discuss books in the Junior high room which wa s decorated by the Junior high students. Stand- ing is Kathleen Hazen, treasur- erg Albertina Nicpon, president, Frances Grumbir, secretary, Alinda Benson, vice president, is seated. A very important event during Book Week, was the banquet given by the library staff. Another evert was the Book Week assembly in which eighteen library pins were distributed. g -we V .... Iliff BGCK week.. Working at the charging desk is Angelina Gagliardo, Je s s l y n Marks, CarolAnn Collis, and Eva Sonnenberg. The circus scene in the background was drawn by Virginia Cox and Joan LaVanway. A cmcu of Fun During Book Week, Nov. l4-20, the library was decorated by the staff members. The merry-go- round was made by Barbara Scheu- er. Standing is Barbara Scheuer, Judy Shave r, and Janet Headg kneeling is David Hepple r. ,gbli Activities 55 Good reading is provided for by Shirley Van Orman, Barbara Jar- vis, and Mr. Bachman flibrariari who are ordering books fo r the library. KN CAST OF CHARACTERS SALLY, J maid with J purpoie iVORA'1AiV PO . Deavilla IV RTER, J A ' PEN ' rig!! publicity m Nl , :I pr an !IT11l0AllIUI1 stty little Miss Efire Wendzfl CALEB, hor absorbed tfather Rfmrfld Alanvjfzfl MARK, her farm-mimlc-d brother .... Roberz lrwbr MA VIS, hor attractive xisrer fojre AIFQUEPII LYDIA, lrcr busy mother ., , jane K -IUANNA, hcr loyal girl I '- KERR . ,. f047l Ridley Sourccful boy friend Pwr Lewrznffwl GREG, his pal with ideas Donald .S'r6omfe.4J GRAM, just hcrsdt' . Berry Sarryer IHUAISEUR IIIINRI, .7 I rcmh Ilrsigncr Lqny llr1lf5rzwr1y CLAIRE Pa! Brddrfnn IILSIE Pr:-tty young fnnrlc-ls P41 O'Taofe I.UCII,E llamara Umpfirey RED, a delivery boy .. , Rrriwrrl Kmzfer HARRISON DA Y, the .author of Stars in Her Hair Ron Erlojf Wsws ll elfey ncnd fl K hcr re l COMMITTEES PROMPTERS: Barbara Scheuer, Francis Damouth , PUHLICITY 8: ADVERTISING: jane Kelley, Deanna Wright, Larry Hathaway, Honiara Humphrcy, Shclby Diiliafh, Pat 070016. PROPERTIES: Ann Stcphcnion, Barbara Scheuer. MAKE-UP: Ann Stephenson, Pat Braddon, at O'T0olc'. SET CONSTRUC TIDN: Ron Marshall fr-ld, Paul Iiacs, Nif- ' TIF ' , Don Schoen- ,yl Krickhahn. KLTS: Marilyn Kellzy, Lula Bryant Caghanlo, Rosalie Grc-co IQIIERS' , Angie ,. fully Zcnder, Graft' Ann Storiflr, Kathryn Irizelwnofl, Dorothy Krmtliz-I, Cirnl Stnflvlyzrfl jucly Sha vcr, I ' il f . r-'Q AI 'l' at 2-, 5 8 Activitie s Wm ID lano-Juoqmq contest Bob Zerbe placed first in Coloma and ninth in a land-judging contestheld Oct. 25 near Buchan- an. Cthers presented ribbons by Mr. Wier at the assembly Nov. lO included Kay Erickson, Joe Gagliardo, Bob Molter, and Tony Erwin. CAN SNS BAKE A CNERR Virginia Stolz proved she could by winning top honors over l6 other contestants during Coloma's sixth annual cherry pie contest, Nov. 30. ple? The 54 juniors who or- dered cla s s rings re ceived them as a pre- holiday surpriseDec 22. X-IM SAI:E ORIVIHG CA L 60 Acti ties Activitie s 6l AHC all UWRU' U16 house Christmas was observed by the P. T.A. in the gymnasium with a pro- gram including the high school chorus and band. The kindergarten fbelow gym! had a gift exchange and party and invited their mothers. Christmas cards were made by the typing class Ctop leftj. In the library, the Christ- mas issue of the Vox Ludorum was displayed, and in the next room, the seventh graders had a party. Onthe firstfloor left, the homemaking class had a party and gift exchange, they al- so decorated the huge Christmas tree in the hall. Down the hall a dinner party was held by the third grade, Games CAITIGRA ClLlB has OlSDlA The present camera club was orgarnzedby Mr Bron son 1n 1951 Thls year the club par tlclpated 1n two contests one belng the natlonal East man contest and the other among the club members themselves They also sponsored two l1braryd1splays Theflrst cons1sted of the 1952 w1n nlng photos of the Eastman contestanda camera made by Kay Mc Carver, of the l1brary staff The o th er wa s Luk' Ansco pho tos and the local contest photos CAMERA CLUB Dlno Ma s t r 1 treasurerl Garry McDan1els presmentl, Mr D1ck c o s p o n s o r Mr Bronsonlco sporsorj Lenara Segal Larry lung, Larry Hathaway fsecretaryl, W1ll1am Swlft, Arnold Arndt Rooney Krleger 32 I ' s U t . C0mP11ed Of 'Q E l S Q A 55555E3E5E5E5E5E5E5151E15EZ15151E152ET525CE15251225IZIEIE122523?55555255552525252SEEEEEEEEEZEEEEEEEEESEQ 4 - e Q ,. j ' ' 1 1 55555, if I . 9 . . I BONJA JOHNSON CONTRIBUTES NAME was back ln the fall of 1930 that M1ss Jean Johnson was teach1ng a class 1n Journahsm 1n the room now occup1ed by Mrs Stew art's classes Yes there had been a school paper off and on before that The year before 1t had been call e d r.DITOR'S NOTE Mrs Robt Carmel1KDorothy Stark '52l reminisces the early days of this publir-ation the 'Green and Gold' But for some reason I guess we declded that the name wasnt d1gn1f1ed enough for the masterp1ece 1nJournal1sm that we planned would re D esent our school S th trst th1ng we d1d was to runa contest to name the school paper I don't r 1 ember wha t the pr1ze SCHOOL PAPER RECEIVED NAME IN 1950 CONTEST f ff trtlaws fs ,L hw. Coloma M1ch1gan Fr1day May 2.0 l955 COLUMBIA GIVES VOX A FIRST COLOMA ENTERS FOR FIRST YEAR The Vox Ludorum, was awarded a f1rst place cert1f1 cate by the Columbla Scholast1c P e s s Assoc1at1on on March 12 1954 Coloma entered the 3udg1ng for the f1rstt1me last year, although LU.1S markcl the tblfteenth annual contest held at Colum o1a Unlverslty was but orall the beautmful and learned names suggest ed We de 1ded that VOX LUDORUM Lat1nfor Volce of the School' was the n1cest soundmg as well as the m o s t 1ntellectual And to thlnk lt was contr1b uted by Bonja Johnson taunt to Gayle and Gyll a mere freshman m Latm REPORTERS QSeatedl Jamce Freler, Frances Damouth. fStand1ngl Judy Ba c hm a n , Carole Harr1s, Annmarle Herceg. Tl11S award 1S oased upon four general aspects he contents of the paper, 1ts wrltmg and ed1t1ng, make up and general consldera 1210118 Out of the posslble 1000 po1nts, the Vox Lud orum rated 860 po1nts for f1rst place Whengudged for th1s award, several lmportant elements are the evldence or ser o s ess of purpose, school p ue and aclneve ment 1n putt1ng out the papel By Judg1ng dlfferent papers and g1v1ng them a rat1nf'f the assoclatlon feels that 1 should streng then young peoples devel opment, for they a re the hope of democracy and the well sprmgs of all that 1S good and f1ne and true for the years to come. I . - . . --. - - lg 1, 'ff fn' - T fly? 1 ik' , CW ,J ' - ,U ,. , fr ,q , I Q' ' ' '-' 'L 'l j I' A A 5 -1 --' I' 123: if sql v., :A . 3, , 1 Q . 4 , 11? ,- if GTX 3 A ' , VI.. , A' -V1 . 5, V 'v :J 2 +I. - 1 . . 1, - to r ' Q - fr i. V ., I it U in nw: , . .f .Y , 9' ,J 9' , ' ' I - - If ' 'f Isa' ' ' s 3 9 L . 3 0 1 1 - ' YY Y I I I 9 A .5 . o 0 1. o I 9 , u J .I ' . 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Pa e 2 VOX LUDORUM Fr1day Ed1tor1all speakmg Vol 54 Issue 18 VOX LUDORUM Student and the School Paper lvolceoftheschoo The reader game a sat1sfactory feelrng that he or she knows and 18 well aware of all school happenlngs and other related outs1de act1v1t1es that are descr1bed 1n full deta1l 1n the Vox Ludorum Ask Aunt Amy Guess Who Fash1ons Sports news and other unportant weekly news art1cles become an mter estlng part among the student's everyday l1fe Artrcles such as Teacher Talk br1ng the student closer to the 1nd1v1oual 111 the1r wonderful hlgh school years Those on the Vox staff real1ze that Journahsm ha s become an lmportant factor ln the1r llves Even though traunng for careers 1n professlonal Journallsm they learn a host of hab1ts att1tudes and sk1lls so necessary to complete and successful l1v1ng 1n today's rapudly chang 1ng world These tasks of observlng cr1t1cally 1nqu1r1ng and then to narrate 1S the Job bestowed upon the ent1re staff It s an honor to be one of the few chosen to these pos1t1ons on me scnool newspaper EDITORS AN D FA C U L T Y ADVISOR Patty Braddon, feature ed1tor5 Joan Ferguson, assoclate ed1torg Wesley Muth, sports ed1torg Kathy Hazen, news ed1torg Marlene Franzel, ed1tor 1n Chief? Mr. Bachman, faculty adv1sor. Pubhshed b1 monthly by the Coloma h1gh s chool Coloma, M1ch Member of Qulll and Scroll Columb1a Scholast1c Press Assn 10 a copy 50 a semes ter 75 asemester by ma1l LDITORS Patty Braddon, Ivlarlene Franzel J o a n Ferguson Wesley Muth Kathleen hazen REPORTERS Judy Bach man Garryl-Ianson Jan1ce Flerer Annmar1e I-Ierceg, Frances Damouth Garry Whalen FEATURES Allnda Ben son Jamce Frantz Joe T Gaghardo Carole Iarrls Budd 1 Lowe Peggy Ocns Mar1lynRe1nhardt Vlrgll Taylor Hornara Urrphrey ART WORK v11'g1l'113. Cox Joyce McQueen Barbara Scneuer TYPOGRAPI-iY Kennetn Beehler Evelyn Kubl1ck V1rg1n1aSt0lz Marlanne Stregc, Carl Swanson PRODUCTION. Darrel Sor nenberg, Jlm Johnson CIRCULATION: Kay Erlck SOU- FACULTY ADVISOR: Mr. Bachman. F. L3 2 . . - o x, ......- ' . l' . . . . , . . . . ! 2 2 3 a . 95 2 SJ: ' , lf . . .1 . . . ' . - . o ...l 3- . . . . . , C 1 D w 1 Q u ' , , 4 . . . , , 2 2 - 1 . . . f . H . . I . 0 o ' u n 1 1 n 1 , , , A . . 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V. . o - 2 2 1 a ' ' . 1 . 1 2 2 - ,H . , . , n May 20, l955 VOX LUDORUM Page 3 R SWS 2 JRS AWARDED KEYS TODAY Seven local students r ce1ved keys to the Qulll and Scroll, mternatlonal honor ary soc1ety for h1gh school Journahsts, at an assembly today Publ1cat1ons advlsel Roo ert Bachmanpresented sen 1ors Marlene Franzel ed1 tor 1n ch1ef of the Vox Lu doruml JoanFergusonlas soclate ed1torJ, Evelyn Ku bl1ck and V1rg1n1a Stolz ftyp ographyl DarrelSonnenbe1-g ty Braddon feature ed1tor and edltor elect for the ' 5 5 56 Voxj and Barbara Sche uer Qartl, Wlth the keys To quallfy for Qu1ll and NAMED TO JOURNALISM HONORARY FEA T URE WRITERS QSea edl Marllyn Rernhardt I-IomaraUr1phrey PeggyOchs fStand1ngjAl1nda Ben son Jamce Frantz, Buddy Lowe Vrrgrl Taylor Joe Gaglra 1-do Scroll, cand1dates mustmeet Class n general scholastlc endeavor they mustber C the follow1ng requu-ements standmg at the tune of the1r ommended by the advlser O They mustbe ofat leastjun elect1on they musthave done school pr1nc1pal they must 101' standmg they must be superlor work 1n some phase be approved by tne executlve 1n the upper th1 d of t fur of Journalmstm or hterary secretary of the soc1ety ART, PRODUCTION AND CIRCULATION fSeatedJ V1rg1n1a Cox, Barbara Scheuer, Joyce McQueen. fStand1ngj .Ilm John son, Kay Erlckson, Darrel Sonnenberg. T Y POGRAPH Y Ken Beehler, Carl S wa n s o n , Mar1anne Stregc, Evelyn Kubhck, V1rg1n1a Stolz. o LJ .L 0 9 0 e- , . 7 . K U 4 . . . A , , - : fproductionj and juniors Pat- c ' I 1 . + ' ' - - 1 - , - I I 1 3 2 U D ' ' . 2 9 r . .1 . 1 1 Z . e - . D i i , . . Q , 1, L 'Z' ' 66 Ac tivitie s The mam aCt1V1ty of the Counc1l th1s year was the Heart throb dance, and through the efforts of the foot ball team and the counc1l, a Comet emblem w1ll appear on the school bus next year Locker 1nspect1on, speclal assembl1es and other school act1v1t1es are some of the respons1 b1l1t18S of the Student Counc1l The Student Counc1l was f1rst organ 1zed 1n October, l9Z9 Its act1v1t1es were the Chrlstmas program and an all school party After an elght year lnterval t ne Counc1l was reorgamzed and s1nCe then has galned ufnportance as a part of the school system In l94O, lt became the duty of the Counc1l to choose the cheerleaders and arrange pep meet1ngs Later the method of ChOOS1l'1U the cheer leaders was changed stuoent council The f1fst yearbook bubl1shed 1n 5l 52, wasa.Student Councllprojecf. Although tne Counc1l no longer pub llshes the yearbook d1 r e c tl y , lt chooses a commlttee to appo1nt stu dents to the Gold Leaf staff Left Counc1l off1cers Mr W er, faculty advlsor' Patty Braddon secretary Grace Stor1ck treasurer Deanna Wrlght v1ce pres 1dent Qseatedj Marlene Franzel pre s1dent O o 0 y O .. ' n O . ' o u n 1 ' ' . ' 1 ' ' , . L- .. . . I . V 1 . . . ' l , -I V , ' ' s . 2 9 n 0 a : , .. ' . ' 9 ! c Acrivilies 67 The Heart Throb dance wa. s ueld on Feb 18 w1th students of all the Llttle E1ght schools lnvlted holes VAlGI1lIlI1G S OA Canoe 1.10 , . I . . C l e' Al W i8liLiiVigl2S clean up on can wash T h e Jumors work urelessly a. t money for the commg prom and thelr their project of car washing to earn senior trip next year. .....- SED IGRS SDONSGI2 Bake sale X WM! B .4-ies! mn ,3r A -'q, IfOl2m Q60 z 5 4 I '0cn0'f' .4 r l...,1 Ac tivitie s 69 cnoss chapten JUNIOR RED CROSS QFront row, left to right, F rance s Darnouth, Betty Sawye r , Virginia Stolz Kpresidentl, Peggy Ochs. QBack row, Arnold Arndt, Alice McKie, Miss Oelhaffer, Representatives of the counc il, which was fo rm e d this year, met once a month. Some of the projects completed were layette for needy L-I Patty Irwin, Robert Reeves, Louise McConnell, Lulubelle Bryant. QNot pictured! Darrell Son- nenberg lsecretaryfr Garry Hanson fvice pres- identl. children, coloring books, Christmas cards, masks for parties, boxes for ove r s e a s , and books for another country. School activity and town business are reflected when the seniors sell bake goods to the community to aid school projects. Here, they are working March 12, to finance their trip to Washington, D.C. 70 Ac tivitie s BANG DQESSHITS IIXNSNIIEIIH Al1nUAl CGDCERI Da ily practice sessions under the direction of Ern- est Potts began in the fall of l935. Previously the band had met irregularly. 'I' his year a Christmas concertwas presented Dec. l4, and the band took part in a state-Wide Band Fest- ival, Feb. Z5 inConstatine and was represented at the All State Band in Dowagic, Feb. lZ and l3. BAND IF ront row, Left to right, Garry McDaniels, Sharon Umphrey Susan Stoddard, Carol Walsh, Julie T hom a s , Ja net Emhoff, Sandra Yirchott, Bill Leedy, Charle Lull , Neal Kreitner , Karen Miller, lSecond Rowl Norman Stokes, Arnold Arndt, Marilyn Kelly, Vicke Smith, Sid ne y Carlson, Carolyn Freie r , Annmarie Heiceg, Bob Dorstewit z , .Tack Morgan, Robert Randell, Nancy Grigsby, Bill Frank, Sgt. , Aubrey Arndt, Dave Vogie, student director. Q T hir d R owl Mary Ballard, Ruth Ann William s , Eleanor Jone s, Catherine Emhoff, John Miller, Ann man scnml The l943 band lines up for their picture. Stephenson, Lynden Smith, Joyc e M c Que e n , Dick Kinzler, Shelby DuBa ch , David Immoos, Nanc y Krieger, librarian, Bob Crawfo rd, D o na ld W e stfall, Kay Erickson , Ronald Eckoff. QBack Rowl Karen Palmer, Nancy Dorstewitz, Gayle Jo hn s on , G yl Johnson, Douglas Lombard. The second 'Water Won- derland Twirling Festival' was held Mar. 26 in add- ition to the otherannual activities of the band and Band Boosters club, Activitie s 7l Wilbur Dick Director hlGh school chonus The chorus presented its spring concert May 12, under the direction of Miss Anderson. This 54 membe r chorus also took part in the Berrien and Kalamazoo festivals heldApril 20 and 27 respectively. The Junior High B chorus flowerleftj and the G l e e club Qupper rightl which consists of fresh man and sopho- mores, p r e pa re the members for high school chorus. The Glee clubwas H organized the sec- ond semester of S this school year. I J HIGH SCHOOL CHORUS lfront row, left to right! Nancy Breidinger, Shelby Jean DuBach, Albertina Nipon, Dorothy Kroschel, Kathryn Hazel- wood, Annmarie Herceg, Ju s tine Krieger, Virginia Stolz, Marlene Franzel, Judy Bachman, Diane Wal- tin. lSecond row! E l i s e Wendzel, il lx mos ' I , s Marilyn Reinhardt, Joan H o w a r d, Patty Braddon, Nancy Grigsby. James McQueen, Aubrey Arndt, Garry Mc- Daniels, Joel Vance, Joyce McQueen, Pat Heimsoth, Barbara Scheuer. fThird row, Shirley VanOrrnan, Joan Ridley, Marcia Steele, Judy Zender, Judy Shaver, Beverly Andres, Bob 3 A X I J if W r W ' i e :P 1 1 . 'LALV I 1 ., .T Crawford, Lyuden Smith, Gary Wha- len, Ken Beehler, Marianne Strejc, Joan Ferguson, Juanita Lambrecht. QBack rowl Janet Tac Deanna Y 1 Wright, Carole Harris, Violet Craw- ford, Sandra Johnson, Jane Kelley, Homara Umphrey, Donald Lowe , Bob Molter, Dave Vogie, Paul Lynch, Pat O'Toole, Grace Storick, Frances Damouth. QNot pictured, Mary Voll- rath, Ja. c kie Stoll, Larry Gillet, Jim Galvin. u A Q U nv f L semons pnesent pta f J- f .- .ff 63? 53.1 no -.- 9' I M 5 Q .jf .f f -. .- y xv fV5f.,.,.-.f:5'.f F ' ' ff , 3'-gg. ,iv M? 9 -sssf'3'fg.QPx9,ffzj,1p1,n , -' ,ff ,f Sffg ...R ,,,,,w, H N ' ff: ff ff f! A Maw vc, H,4'f , x X? fri f f-3, ff! '-4 ,H - '4:'f Mr-f.-6' ee t 'Z-:'r55,c'j '90, r -. .-.f 1 H .f.- f.5f+. 4-25, -'fc' 'ti' .hx ggff ,hp ,Ms-i M vs' if 05 fs' 45?f',,'4'5U?5sf rzpcsbgi! -.-c- Fp v 1-5 ., .- P 'xJ -. .f. ,I I ,.+ -. -.Q-f .-.' fs-:3, f x ,H .fajiqwgfgff 'jfw H 1 'ici'-' '.- f .- 4wN,,.j3, , Y, ., .-e 3.3. -. -wa' x ini? WH , Mhz- .xmwizw-.., 92,-:-'3 442,13 .Av ,. ., ffgfyiz'-Qi? aff?-'3i':F-' s 5 -:- 35:0 ?ia,y2?aQf4 ff 2fM,+w,N and af: -JF .-., ,., Q5? ',iRMfQf3'?'-ffzfix-Q39 A rc 92 Q .9 ,:1?.f.-w .-.- f -z.g.'.- 324' 4' F -2'-CIW v 5' Sf fvfiv 51... .5 4 .-f I Mx +. .M 7 b.5,'3.1,N fn:- lub A-. -.a I' 'L 4' Sx! down, Dexter, near to me, and hold my hand I happened to pxck up your tragxc dxary Dxdn'l. anyone nouce me come up m the ambulance' ? V H Y, , -4. QFront rowj D1ane Waltzm, Jan1ce Frantz, Marlene F1-anzel Kay Enckson, Alma Morrxs QBack rowl John Segal Dong Spauldmg, Marcxa Steele, Beverly Andres, Sa nd 1- a Johns gn Truman Ryan Wesley Muth l -IQ CAST GF CHARACTERS CORLISS ARC IIFR .1 teen .1 c lf Marfrm Inmzez VRS FRANIKI IV hrs mollmcr Alma Mnrrlr NIR ARC HPR har flthcr Ulm Srgaf COL SINJ AGNES on Mrs Archers pldf. THE DOCTOR from thc lIlSL1ldllCt company D :mf VIICIE I OUISI tlmg Ardmcr s mud Dom Sf: ml img MII IDRID CUIIISSS but Irncn beurfg In rcf lx Mm 'rl Hun Mania SMH? IDI YIIR lRANIIxI IN tlm boy nut door A U FHA, X 'NIL RSI' hum thc hoapual Smdm Ofllflfll MR I RANRI IV Dcxtnr s txthnr Werhy Mum 7 1 . I I Q I A 9 .. f,' 1 I I we W. ' xQ.ix H- ' I I W L- , , A A A A J X . ' 1 I 1 Y 5 . , . 7 I W I , i I A i I Q- . ,' ' -'g'g4I ' 'I I '. .I ,1, - .. ' , . f MRS. Alzcrrzflz, mf mmm Dmml lVfzllmn I f 'L' 'W' Z I . 2 . ? -. I1 ffl BE.1.,.,w Um A .P H . 7 6 Ac tivitie as solo leaf helps Bullo 25 yean In 1952 the first yearbook was pub- lished. The name Gold Leaf' was selected in a contest in which each class submitted two suggestions. Dave Vogie, a freshman then and now the annual's editor, was the or- iginator of the title. The Gold Leaf has grown from the 62 pages in the first edition to 80 and 128 respectively and finally 148 in this year's anniversary pub- lication. The 1954 Gold Leaf was awarded a Second Place rating in the twentieth annual yearbook critique and con- test conducted by the C olumbia Scholastic Press association. This was the first time the Gold Leafwas entered for judging. Activitie s 77 I . I U l l I I xl - I - . r 1 ' I n f -- 1 . 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' s X - .5 I-'Ill - - , I c:,,,,-4-H. qunlva-lar: it tix Ajmnni :- --lCl1C1 nn - user 1 COLIINI X ,Y . tl I 1' W EDITOR J. l uv 1 Davxd vogle SENIOR SECTION CONTINUITY Joan Ferguson Patrxcxa O l'oole Alma Morrls Qmanagerl Ann Mane Herceg FACULTY AND UNDERCLASSMEN BUSINESS SPORTS Carolyn Frexer Norman Stokes G31'1'Y Han50n lediwfl Kay Erxckson Gary Whalen Ann Stephenson Marxlyn Remhardt Marlene Franzel Wesley Muth fmanagerl ACTIVITIES ART PHOTOGRAPHY Alberuna Nxcpon Kenneth Beehler Arnold Arndt Qedxtorj Judy Zander Vxrgima Cox Garry McDaniels 1 ' Joyce McQueen Justine KrxegerKed1lorl 1 'Jeanna Wrxght ima nagerj 1.1 'DGRAPHY PRODUCTION PRODUCTION FACULTY ADVISORS Hauch Vxrgxma Stolz Kalhy Hazen Vxclor Wxer fbulinelll Nlncy Griglby Qmanagerl Marxlyn Kelley lmanagerj Robert Bachman Beverly Ar-dres Judy Shaver Evelyn Kublxck Marxanne Strejc Elise Wendzel '78 Activitie s the pnom-A Qamsow of colon 1 F l f 'fi' F r 1 5 l 40459 sie e Q T he seniors were honored at the light and Roses. Appr oximately anual Junior-Senior prom on May 6. 1100 multicolored roses were made They attended a banquet at 6:30 and in preparation o f this formal event. at 9:00 danced to the music of Char- Harry Diffendefel-'Shand Wa S Seem-- ley Bird and his 0I'Cl'1eSt1'a. ed fgr the nqugic, Last years prom was lavishly dec- A great deal of planning and work- orated featuring the theme Moon- ing is put forth by the junior class f 7' 80 Ac tivitie s Board1ng bus at Coloma The 6th annual p1lg 1mage to Wash 1ngton D C was begun by the class of '55 on May 1 They were takenby bus to Kalamazoo where they board d the 'Mag1c Carpet 'I'ra1n The sen1ors arr1ved 111 Washmgton at 8 35 A M the next day and stayed at the Lee House durmg then' V1S1t For two days they Vlewed the S1ghtS of Washumgton and on the evemng, of the s e c o nd day they aga1n boarde d or1es of the1r Wonderful sta 111 Wash lngton Upon the 1 r arrwal 1n Kalamazoo, the chartered bu s e s met them for the1r return tr1p home At the Washmgton stat1on See1ng the L1ncoln Memor1al SGHIORS BEGIN l X 5 , , l X X ' rehy r1,14e.r .lyyyee 1 the Magic Carpet Train with mem- Marchuno to the platform Mr Alwood greets sen or X life s Jounneys tivities 8 Semor rece1ve s dmloma Another long remembered trlp taken by the semors began May 31 On th1s nlght th 50 member Grad uatlng class marched down the alsle un onto the stage and was graduat el a happf occasswn for some but sorrowful for otlers Dr John Ten the guest speaker and Mr Alwood presented 59 d1plomas to the class of '5' Y' s K ' , 1 ' ' fi ' o ' ' f f 1 f to Q or , t t ttt t r' V' Haul the Albion College Pastor, W Sl S I I J dDdq.u'Su L, 'UBB' E UU Illini - 'P , ff' 9 iii H- as -at-1 4 na if U6 ' 'U'-'tram ana' hlston of oun u u v is B D D U D is Coloma's first real home base for its football team was at the south of the high schooll3l. Ten- nis courts now cover the area. Grape vines, supported by cement posts, had to be removed before the field could be used. To accomplish this, a borrowed tractor and Mac's old Maxwell were used. The football team of 1934 was Little Eight Co- champions. The reserve basketball team won the Little Eight title in 1935. Prior to the completion of the field football games were held on any nearby field or lot that was available. The local opera house was used asa basketball court before the present high school and gymnasium were built. During the winter of 1934-35 an appropriation ofSZ600 was secured in order to build a new grid- iron. Men proceeded to move dirt. They filled the unsightly and hazardous hole left by wrecking the old school on Leedy Street. The funds were insufficient. Hence, for a while the field was left more desheveled than before. Another application for S2l, 000 was made and procured in 1935. This was during the depression and the money was loaned by the Works Progress Administration. In August work re sumed. This was after weeks of planning by Superintendent W. L. Alwood and Coach S. L. McDaniels. Senator Leon D. Case became interested and cooperated in the move- ment. The field was built on ground that sloped toward the highway. In order to develop a level plane the northern half of the slope was cut down and leveled. The remaining portion was below the desired level. Some of the ground directly in back of the school had to be used to fill in the defect. Trucks trans- ported the soil. Men shoveled the dirtfrom them and hand leveled the entire field. The completed project was known as McDanie1s :pg-raddd athletic Helo studentat the University of Michigan. The plans were approved by the athletic director there. After the school bonds were voted in 1928 the board of education studied the futuristic needs of the school. Among other things considered was adequate space for recreational facilities. Thus eleven acres were purchased for 58, 000. The amount invested represented Coloma's share in the later appeal for government expenditure through the W. P. A. The land lay along the north side of highway U.S. 12. It was on the corner of the highway and West Street. The school edifice was erected facing easton West Street. The football field runs along the western end of the grounds. The baseball diamond was located east of the gridiron and along the south side of the grounrh facing the highway. It was leveled and seeded in the 1935 project. On the recently built field the football players were Little Eight Champions in 1939 191. Later teams were champions in 1940, 1942 1101, and 1947. Ins ide , the reserve basketball teams we re Little Eight Champions in 1938, 1940, 1946 and 194'7Q11l. Floodlights were needed for the football and baseball areas in order to hold night games. ln 19 4 8 the Coloma High School Athletic Associa- tion was formed. They sold bonds at S10 each in order to obtain the necessary S8,000. The basketball teams were Little Eight champ- ions in 1950 Ql3l, and were co-champions in 19- 48 and 1951. The reserves of 1950 and 1951 were conference champions. The varsity teams were tournament champions of 1948 and 1949. The Comets were the M.H.S.A.A, District C champions in 1948 and 1952 1141. They were Regional C champions in 1950. Both teams won the 1950 Little 8 Hol- iday Tourney. After the installation of the lights, the Comets won the Little Eight Championship in 1954 1151. The latest addition to the grounds is the con- cession stand which was builtin 1952. It is a 12' x 24' cement block building, sponsored by the Coloma Athletic Association. The cost was about 5400. The stand is equipped with running water, electricity, and heat. Expenses were cut by donations of labor and material. The boys cf the agriculture class dug the foundation. . 'f '-'----- Field inhonor ofCoach S.L. McDaniels. Coach M KTQMDTTQ-fg'P'-1' 'D' F' pp Q D Q McDanie1s worked out the plans while he was pH7 K F U D U I an a Q E lj , P a4DnaJQDDDan Nr 9 ,li-1 'f'I 13.15.-A if-55 c -ef'-lex 84 Football 4- ' f ' Wa. 1 Vxrgil g Tay or iw, X , . X .1-A-5' at . F4 ., 'Ill I I 1 i t Q sl: X' D J mes C A A- 1 .0 5 Football Schedule 1954 1-A ' ' CHS OPP. v o f .N ' 7 South Havent? 19 Q J h ' 42 Decatur 6 S E 1 13 sr. Johns 12 2.0 Berrien Springs 19 26 Hartford 6 ' Q Z0 Bangorbif 6 M h 13 st. Joe Ponies 12 Ram.: A 33 Cassopolis 0 A S 1 Z0 WATERVLIET 18 'Fnon-conference games Bxll Matthew 3 5 K McCarthy j Mc ueen Jun h Football 85 It was a day unlike all other days the air was electrified with a feel- ing of expectancy. The whispering in the halls concerned but one thing: who was to win the game ? To the students of Coloma and Watervliet high schools, November ll ha s a dual meaning: that of Veterans Day and also the Big Game. As the long 3 awaited night arrives, we find two- eagar spectators purchasing the ir tickets to the annual classic. w 86 Football 'Z Q, CQ 1, 1 ,if fist ss- fess 1.3 5 ' g7, M J -it ,ry it E mens af-as ULN ,df ,gi , Gash gm Q A I iigfi' 1'-zfixvjfunb H is, .,,-f-'Q'--...N 1 Wifi' if Q 45' cox.0M J W y - i 1 lx ' bmw ' X NX X f coltosfn N 3 l XI! These students were but two representives of the large student body that attended the pep rally and bonfire the evening before. The school spirit of the students played a large part in the success S4 fi of their team. They knew that win or lose, the team played its best. That afternoon we watched the bands practice. The combined bands put on a wonderful show at half time, and spent the rest of the game rooting for their respective teams. o tp. V . :t s G e ra ld ' al to n W -'aff I 'sw' .. N ' 1: X X 2.2 5 6 W FP , w, ,XV W h ' 6? AX Football 'WTll lQll sh Fi- J Q. The fans that flocked the refreshment stand had many comments about the tide of the game. The general opinion of the Watervliet fans was that the second half would be a replica of the first. The Coloma fans, however, had quite a different View of the proceedings. Remember the St. Johns game, they asked. How about the Berrien game, after which 'Mac' was presented the football at a pep session? And the St. Joe Pony game. They were behind at the half in all these games and they're still undefeated. They aren't Little Eight or 'V I l l l I Q cw P 1 'K' K xr! 5' 5 7 PQM- 17 I4 a4'Q 5516 Y K Q i Cds. K ' Q 2 -2 , f 4 1 SU N' , . g XC 1' Xsk f SWT. If-JW A4 2 5 1' ' Q xii? A J V X if e I, Nm 1: Q, ,E x W ' 1' E Z, ' 'eff I WTQS it S5 ,W ,gn , K har R d L .liaw By virtue oftheir wwu over VVater- v1iet, Co1oma finished their season undefeated in C1ass C play. 'This is the fifth straight year Co1oma ha s beaten Waterv1iet, thus adding to the record offour years set1astyeaL hithe 1ast six years no garne has beenwonbyrnorethan'7pohMs,thus indicating the closenesscnfthefgaruc. 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 CHJS 13 0 6 0 6 7 0 0 7 19 12 O 26 WTES 0 13 0 0 0 6 13 12 13 6 0 12 2 1343 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 CHJS 13 O 0 7 45 0 25 19 7 14 7 20 VVHS 0 34 13 7 0 12 26 18 0 13 6 18 Knox Ke Dui P he1d dl Footba11 91 9 Z Basketball Followulg a lughly successful foot oall season, basketball took the sport spothght a t Coloma. Although the team had as much determmauon and S p 1 1' 1 t as any that could b e found, they ran up aga1nst some tough com petltlon, Wluch landed them 1n la s t place 1n the L1ttle E1ght conference at the end of the season. Vgl.Tl 1-: we 'N'-1,-1 WN Ggl BHL The hopes for next ear's success Wlll re st part1all5 on th1s year se cond team, Wluch f1n1shed the season w1th 7 Wms and 7 losses. The tournaments We r e no except t1on 1n the Comets streak of losses, and Watervl1et trlpped them up 1n the . . Y W U . ' if 4 ' fc: 3' 5 Y . .a.. A lA.A,.1.1 dy . I .. ' 'i7 e , J 1 I . . 7 - 'S Bn' I i' nm meanw- pu. Q Ronnie Clark Truman Ryln Tom M1 initial district contest, but wi ththe s e a s o n o v e r, Coloma players and fans alike a re looking forward to a brighter season next year. Ba ske tball Bud Lure Dan-in Schaer av, Lenn Murdock 9 4 Ba ske tball ay 3,1 tio Erlcksfbn goes up 1n an attempt to get the t1p off ata to VARSITY BASKETBALL SCHEDULE HS 58 Ca ssopohs Decatur St Johns Hartford Watervhet S t Joseph Decatur St Joseph St Johns Hartford Bangor Watervhet Cassopolis Bernen Spnngs 3 wms 12 Iosse OPP If u - - C 48 ' 62 42 52 39 , 63 64 58 50 A ' 87 33 . 40 49 Berrien Springs 106 4 38 47 55 . 53 65 . 62 51 60 47 79 27 ' 60 55 67 . . .yi Q93 s Us - 9, ,AQ 5. Basketball 9 5 The popcorn machine was a new addition to this year's concession department. Q 'X The Benton Harbor armory was the scene of the two Wa tervlmet Coloma clashes The scoreboard op erator t1m e r and scorekeeper kept the game runnmg smooth Y It was the cheerleaders who kept the fans root ing until the last minute. Tipoff at the new St. Joe Ponies' gyrn, Jan. 14. X'- Basketball 97 ,Z ,U fin , . Vx I n Kay Erickson goes in for a lay-up shot at Hart- ford with four Indians hot on his trail. J Xu 9 8 Ba ske tball 'K '-I 1 JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL QFrout rowl rowl Tom White, Jerry Clements, DavidGrieve David Swanscn, LeonRyan, Leonard Segal, Terry Ronald Bale, Ron Marshall Bob M1ller Ridge, Garry Mc Daniels, Billy Otte. QBack JUNIOR VARSITY SCHEDULE CHS OPP 64 Cassopolis 54 57 Decatur 32 51 St. Johns 49 47 Hartford 51 53 Watervliet 52 29 St. Joseph 42 47 Berrien Springs 89 55 Decatur 51 32 St. Joseph 46 63 St. Johns 64 44 Hartford 66 38 Bangor 52 55 Watervliet 51 49 Cassopolis 32 54 Berrien Springs 70 7 wins, 8 losses This years second team, which ended the season with a 7-7 re cord, will, have the ta s k of boosting the 1955-56 squad to their goal--the Little Eight championship. TrumanRyan and Waterv1iet's Paul Kolenko go up for a rebound during Co1oma's lone tourna - ment contest. M 1' . Smith Ueftl ha s sold tickets for 13 years and Mr. Bron- son 7 years. y ,Z-QX, ,J f i . H S Q 4, 102 Baseball ,fax W N , M, .6 . N, x 2 X Elf? 'hx P Q' 1. I 1 , K , 'url Ne 5' ff I 2 u a. Q ' i. SCHEDULE 19 54 CHS OPP 7 Berrien Spgs. 5 9 Decatur 14 1 St. Joe Ponies 2, 1 Watervliet 4 9 Hartford 9 5 Watervliet 11 4 Cassopolis 10 28 St. Johns 4, The team of 1930--first in the new building. SCHEDULE 19 55 at Decatur at Hartford Berrien Springs here Cassopolis here Watervliet here Hartford here Cassopolis here Decatur here at Berrien Springs at Watervliet aw, yo swmq like youn qnanomothen -DI k l06 G1rls'Sports The Comerettes funshed then' sea sonW1tha 4 w1n, Zloss record under the d1rect1on of the new physlcal ed Hett1g GIRLS BASKETBALL CFIIBI row left to nghtl Annmane Herceg Peggy Ochs, D1ane Waltm Alma Morne lSecond rowl V1rg1n1a S tol z Exleen Scheffler Jane Kelley, Jo y c e I-Iauch Manlyn Arent, Gayle Johnson QTh1rd rowl Mrs Hett1g Pat O'Toole Carolyn F re1e r, Jackxe Stoll, Janxce Frantz Betty Jo Sawyer Emma Vaughn r ff! ucation instructor, Mrs. Ma.ryAlyce Violet C rawford Jane Kelley Joan Ferguscfn BELOW: This yea r a novice class for the girls interested in trying out for cheerleading next year was held. i t, Girls' Sports lO7 Deanna Wright Qmls' Gym In the past few years the g i r l s p hysical education program in our school has come a long way. Asa former student here, Mrs. Hettig stated that when she went to school the only pro- gram open for the girls was the basketball team. In 1951 Mrs. Helen Green became the first girls phy- sical education instructo r at Coloma. Since that time our program has grown from a basketball team for a few girls to a program that includes all the girls in the school. Under today's program, every girl in tle high sclnol is eligible to participate in not only basketball, but X Dl20Gl2Am baseball, volley ball, tenr1s stunts and other games as well Gym classes are re qu1red for g1rls up to the second year of h1gh school, a1ter that they are not com pulsory but many of the old er glrls are enrolled Phys1cal educat1onm pre Sent day l1v1ng has prove n worthwh1le as the young people learn to sat1sfy age old needs phys1cally, men tally, emot1onally and soc 1ally Here the g1rls are taught to develop and mam ta1n max1mum phys1ca.l eff1cency, to develop use full physlcal dr1lls, to act 1n soc1a.lly accepted ways, and to engoy wholesome recreatlon xr fdi S. .1 'FX- Ec 9 -fy- 'Bg kacfoc Q5 -3 .54 if x E 35'-so K 4 .-eva. WWWGYX3 ftd Amee- -acc 'MQ' 'mwz--W. M569 W MW .55 :- , 2'5 'v Jw, N 5 A... ,A f 1 rhtnhss x Q .I I 1 f If I ..... .. - -f.:--:-za-:Ag-1-:-:vz-:ez-1-mtg.A gif:1:2:2f:2:2:1:1:5:E:5:f:E:1:E:Eri:E2if512115IEiii?ririiiiififiiifiirimz-.-,-.. 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In 1832, Job Davis, a shinglemaker from Cass county, purchased 150 acres of land which was first seen by a white man in 1675, to make shin- gles. Griffith, Hoyt and Hatch, Inc. were attract- ed by Davis' plans and bought his interests. A mill and town site were laid out on the north bank of the river, the chief medium of transpor- tation, and plans were made br a lively settlement. Stephen R. Gilson, enroute to Chicago, learn- ed that a settler, who had remained after the Griffith company failed, was in searchofa part- ner. I-Ie signed a contra ct with him in 1834. The first real local activity had begun and from then on Mr. Gilson was to identify himself with Coloma history. U By 1837, Shingle Diggings was composed of several families. It could even boast a school religious meetings when the minister came to the settlement. But the lumber for making shingles was soon exhausted and in 1838 Shingle been settled However, the first permanent farmer had al ready put in his appearance, in 1836, Mo se s Osgood came from Jefferson county, New York, and purchased landand set out the first orchard in this vicinity In spite of the earlier inaccurate reports that the land was worthless, other settlers cam e The heavily txmbered land teemed with wild life, but towns and neighbors were scarce There was a scarcity of matches and a fire had to be kept burning, for if it went out it became neces sary to travel to the neighbors and get fire- brands or coals to rekindle the fires. Gilson Osgood arrived in 1841 at the urging of his brother Moses. He and Steven Gilson be- came the industrial promoters of a new settle- ment. They established a saw m ill and Mr . Osgood built a small store on the corner of Paw Paw and St. Joseph street. An old S3 Yin! was There was only one dollar in town and everyone was dickering to get hold of it! Thus the settlement was named Dickervi1le. 1850 found Stephen Gilson on his way to Coloma California, where gold had be e n discovered . I-Ie came home from the Land of gold two years later. When he returned he found a church, a first class hostelry121, a general store and a few homes making up the settlement, which was now a stagecoach stop. In 1855, itwas rechris- tened Coloma, a fte r the town in California . 3 And then came the railroad! People came from miles around to see the first steam train pull into Coloma, July 4, 1871. A new business cen- ter sprang up near the railroad and Washington Street Q3,41. The St. Cloud hotel Qp. 1131 was erected and it included not only hotel accomoda- tions and a bar, but a general store, a railroad waiting room and adance hall. The business center reshifted to the present location and the new stores closed their doors. One by one the buildings were moved or torn down. About 1885, the triangular piece of ground 1101, now the village park, came into controversy . Dr. Baker made a deal with Chester Gilson to deed a lot on the west side of the street in ex- change for the triangular piece ofground, which he proposed to deed to the village for a park. A logging team brought trees from the woods and water for the trees was brought from the creek in barrels. A steam railroad to Paw Paw Lake construct- ed by Dr. Wm. A. Baker in 1896 greatly helped the tourist begin in this area. Flowing we 1 ls had been struck south of Coloma and 1908 found a water system inaugurated by Dr. Baker serving the village. The St. Joseph Railroad Company completed an interurban electrical railway from Benton Harbor to Coloma in November 1909 161. The trees in Coloma's business center 15, 7, 14,151 slowly began disappearing and by the early 30's the last of them had bee n removed. T he centennial held in August, 1936, was the biggest celebration ever held in Coloma's history. 1941 found the village of Coloma incorporated as a city. A new city hall lp. 1191 will be completed this year and the ninth annual Gladioli Festival will be held this August. -5,5 pmo I3 Dpinimnn nd Cl up Da opp by ,Wa QUUUQQU QDDDPP 'Senna has gras- 5 A 5' 'iiii 7 r'--'DDDQZ , . ' . U Diggings was aba ndoned as quickly as it had 1 12 Adverusements Xx X meemngs L.J E223 H R TERRYBERRY CO Manufacturmng Jewelers QQ' It' S Newsy W It's Attractlve ' ff It's Progresswe J9 yt The CUT UPS Uoel Vance Ken Beehler, Garry Whalen Dav1d VOg1C tr1mm1ngGarry Ol-'5'q McDan1elsj at MARTIN'S Q t' BARBER SHOP They do gg, have sung at many commun1ty 7 446' cw Slnce l936 Spray Ivlatel 1als Fertmlmzers Feeds General 1 arm Supplles Coloma HO 8 -128l SHLUM R CARTER ff 'Q-., un Y 1 'S' . ' Y ' I I I, , 1 . , I 1 Y R R -R R ,, 1 law , 'A 7 lu: Q ': '. W' U K 4 4.7 x i 1' X r K N a u a y Xp ' ' X Q x f Y , X . x vf 1 m, ,V I. , W e t n 5 X Q V' , N ,I ,A . hir. 'V' ' 3 ' ef 1' ii ' .-if R 7' . 4 'wr' Q97 fn..a-:--- - R . - 1-ite. if ,ng . ' 5 ' - N.-. :,' 1 ' I, :-.Q X - I li 1 T . .0 A vn- . Q li W . ,, . A. ' A' on I - , I- K f ' K Adverusem nts 113 .fflflan a tl 15-uoffl3 v SPQVB-L ul VINEGARS 4- CIDERS + PICKLES + APPLE JUICE o oma cflflmfflgarz Tue 1 ll about l7l6 wlth the f mous St Cloud 10+ l mn the backgwo n .ffm Afaffsn Edompany, gnc . III. .Q wh C ,gf Whole sale BUTTER AND EGGS R IJ QEINHARDT SONS oloma Michigan. MORLOCK S GARAGE K-F SALES AND SERVICE GENERAL REPAIR SERVICE PHONE Hc1.a-5471 CULDMA, 'Mlc:H. 114 Advertisements Today l9l4 -l9 53 pfmllfi Ili! U ,?Bowl for Fun and Recreauou 'l'Open Every Afternoon Unt1l League Tlme P' Open Saturday and Sun day all Afternoon and Evemng Wll 0 Paw lane 22 V Say Cneese' S Coloma Sen1or Photograp as Slnce V932 PAUL FRANK SLUDIOS S1s er Lakee Mchu r OLf1C1 l GOLD LEAF Pno ogfapher TE ' I - ' , . R 1 f . I 0 t . , if ' Xx I ff I , A :B Q .I i H, 'l :gal Adverusements 115 Congratulations Sensors 1 TWHN UHTES GUHP. A Good Place to Work BOX 576 BENTON HARBOR MICHIGAN Factory Coloma Mlchlgan TBISDHUIIB HUWHFU 3 3153 F 116 Adverusements 1930 'Ill S .1---1.piDN'l WE E lil! 4-32 'W' 1955 , f T nf--E LL.. 0m,,,...,nl-l- 0 L UMPI-IREY'S CITIES SERVICE Home Umphrey Z8 HO 8 3779 Waslung Lubrmatlovm Pohshmng L1res Accessorles Gas xx W A-4051-,,.,,,,?w W1111amL Cooper M JamesO Galles M D . 'A '45, - Q , E 1 E E 'JI' 'V 4' av slu g ,, '. g Eggs . - E , 4--M gig , , QA y Q. I .M EQ, K... M - -1 X Lf E - y , ,, S s .. L V .4 ' 3, ' - . 'W' i Q P S ' -f f Qr--1. 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A i 2 2: w Y l ' ff Ex S 3 4 -.Jw Y A' 1 'YM T I K Q u Q . , -DN- V . s I ' Advertisements 117 FT 5 4 A young 1ousew1fe walked bmskly 1nto our store one day rece: tly Four boxes of cake m1x and s1x boxes of frozen peas were among her purchases When total1ng her order I asked 1f she was havlng a party or someth1ng ' Yes she agreed a banquet and do you know abou l9 years ago my mother served on the commlttee for the same occaston I really felt sorry for her workmg so hard In those days bak1ng four cakes was an all day Job w1th no cake m1xes to help Nlotner tell1ng me that sne bought the thmgs for that banquet mere at the Economy Were you really here 1n bus1ness that long ago Bern1ce 'P ' 'Yes we were As a matter of fact we started here Just Z ears ago last Jan 9 T wlsh you could have been he e a our openlncv Instr, u oc ca' e mlxes the housewlfe order ed a bag of rlour we measured out ten pounos of sugar out of a drawer and a tub of lard was ordered to provlde the snortenlng Dr1ed peas from another of the 40 odd drawers were we1ghed for that port1on or the meal Thanks to those that lave patron1zed us nere down through the years we have contlnually been able to 1nstall the most modern qulpment to se ve you 1n he most modern way ECONOMY FOOD SHOPPE WHERE QUALITY COUNTS Telephone HO 8 4001 Coloma, Mlch I - 1 -' Y- . r' ,Uv X , T zz. - A ' - ' S A ti ,C M is T t! 1 - . Mr I nts ' f 2 .lift . f ,' .WE N ,E li 1 , . . . Q, l W 'li -. fl . ' ' , . .1 5 ' 9 al Q, . . . , - :Jw 3355: I ll 1 1 1 9 lt . . , lg 0 I 5 5 3 ' ll You know, continued the young customer, I remember igl. ,t 1 - , 1 - K 1 1 ' ' A , ' v ' ' L- gr ,1 ix ' B , . M. C v . . - ' T t ' ' O. 'c ea 1 .1 ' , ' - fd C T , 1 S , ' ! . L . . I ' ' YI' 11 1 ' 1 , I . 3 6 I' ' t , l 14 fjl tl ! ,I l ac ,, F - ' J 1 ' lt: ,,.,. Jixi 34 ' , -Y , .,A. - W : ff g -L ,, Yi Av 1,41 Q , iam 'T 'fff'f.Q'iLA :W .- -'ch' ' rf H- Shiga ,4.g3i' -in E, ,fe f- midi 118 Advertisements h ISIZOR REINhARDT BROTHERS opened 'I the r f1rst store on toe corner Paw Paw and west Logan streets May 1 1946 In the sprlng of 1952. they added to tms corner store by dnnexrng the barbe r shop to the south and moved the1r meat and beverage depar ments mto the new1y acquired f1oor space RElNHARDT'5 I Ei A FUIJD LINER enonNov 5 1953 they rro ed up on east Center street to tbe1 p1esent1ocat1on Where they are operatln a c'omp1ete100'7o se1f ser vine I G A FOOD LINER They ofter one stop s11oop1ng 1n an ex LJ nding part of the communlt QiL..E.Q,-Q-D-L31 N E fx L-55 I I I I 1 , I Q D 'Y U i ' ' A o f I I ' 3 f-Q1 v 1 , Q .L L- , , , ' 1 J ' ' ' , ' r 1' ' 11 .. ' .. Q' I I h I n u 0 n ' J 1 1 Y 1: ' .' 7 ,.. . - .. , ., C' Y' ' M M r I ,A , I W --1 V ., I-MN.. in -'--P' y' N - . .. -- .. - -1 ' . ' - Mm ,N --,,............-..- 445 x lf1ZL....4... Advertisements 119 Compliments of 1 diffs MIDWAY FLORISTS CURTIS W COATS as--Icvsii-un--an 9 'W' PAW PAW ISLANDS Paw Paw Lake COLOMA MOTOR SALES A Id IPI L Coloma M1ch1gan H ea ace to lve WI-I+? G-L I' bPL Q LQMA 3:1 u Ge lc. lat. ,ma L GL G C-L. Ig pg Agrflrnupmhrbggg ce. G-LIGL .fl E'LtvA'rIo-M DETA IL. Sef sneer 5 Elwarcl Manufcacfurmg Co KER STR COLOMA MICHIGAN I Manufacturers of 7123 Er1g1neer1ng Equ1pment L1- s Tcl. me .rivr Y. D - I L i Lena. 5 Ish- II +L- llful Gqlfie-li 1+-Ig! egg f'm E I .Ur,I.LIfL.i'L 'GL-I 2 I ' ig qI.i qt, r,4,.Y I - L . lfrlir ' Av Q 5 ' L., I I , I I Q e If , I I . I BA EET - . 120 Advertisements Complimws of Ste henson Electric Com ang SANITARY CLEANERS I I Electrical Contractmq Coloma M1ch1gan E D STEPHENSON Phone HOward 8 4242 COLOMA FRUIT EXCHANGE Coloma, M1Cl11gan wned and operated by and f r the farmers of Coloma' ter tue a1 is MX , US l2 8: Center St I 5? E Coloma Mlch A 1 Al' , , UO O I L ,, -f - W u- 1 ' Af g T6 it's - ' . 'P .,, 1--ax gs? , 'v'45 l 4 A '. ' 5 9 xx - . 4 A - , . . -Af 55- l 1 V V Advertisements 3 COLOMA coLoMA co OP CANNING COMPANY P OUTTRY INCORPORATED FAR M In The Heart Of M1C01gaH'S Frult Belt Phone HO 8 3501 Phone HO8 3138 Coloma M1cn1ga DAVID 0 Watervhef WATER ERVICE THE CULLJIGAN NAY ' It Doesu'c Cost It Saves P00116 HO 392.1 Hagar Ba.1nbr1dge Dodve and Plymoubh h1gh11ght tae forward look 1n 1955 GEISLER MOTORS INC Elwood Ge S1 1 '3b C0f011,XSj,iL,, Phone Howard 3 3051 1 W . X '1,, A ' I Q - P 0FT , I P P H 122 Advertlsemer s TRIANGLE SERVICE STATION mf RED MCCRERY prop Coloma, M1ch1gan COMPLIMENTS COLOMA COAL COMPANY Coal and Heatlnn Stoves Phone HO8 3871 FAULKNERG 5 t SISTORES Tne Frlendly Stores Coloma Wa+er J11et Berrlen Sprmgs COLOMA BODY SHOP T ard and Son Auto Pa1nt1ng Sz Wreck Rebeuldlng S 1 n c l Coloma M1ClHgaH Phone HO8 4401 COMPLIMENTS ff' X Z'- MAE'S COFFEE SHOP O LOMA Ml CHIGAN A G SUPER MARKET Owned by John Mastrl Home of Fume Foods at Pr1ces That Everybody Can Afford l29 Paw Paw Street Coloma ' It of , C ,game ' , 1'- I' 3. , JL - .S fl o I , , Q. - . . P. .G I W1 Of f ' e 919 . . C Advertisements 123 JAFFKE DEPT STORE Apparel for Men Women and Chlldren 120 Paw Paw Street Coloma M1Ch1gan COLOMA HARDWARE COMPANY Headquarters for Hardware and Sporung Goods COLOMA MICI-1IGAN Phone H08 5231 Phone HO8 5761 FRYMANS HOME GROCERY AAA Fresh Fru1t Vegetables Meats COLOMA MICHIGAN Phone HO8 5571 Comphments of DR E V SERGEANT D1a1 Coloma I-O 8 5191 WATTS SERVICE Coloma Phone HO 8 4801 , . Q - - I X 3 r, f ' as 5 - - -1 I-1111 o o 0 -V W Y 124 BAKER INSURANCE AGENCY All Forms of Insurance Your lnqumes respectfully sollclted STATE BANK BUILDING COLOMA, MICHIGAN I Allen Baker class of I928 Ad ' 3 ' in I l Established I898 G l l I I l 4 as I TEE AGER . . . this bank IS Interested ln YOU' You are our lmportant customers of the future some of you already have accounts here Part of your education for a happy and successful life should be a knowledge of hankmg and how It can help you So we mvlte you to come ln any tlme and get acquainted and ask any questlons about our service that may occur to you. You are always welcome in this bank. THE STATE BANK OF COLOMA Advertisment 125 'N 4 ,Q Il' tvs: H C4 Kas .I I 12.6 Advertisements WE PICK UP AND DELIVER fa COMPLIMENTS LASHLE EAI, MILLBURG CLEANERS GROWERS EXCHANGE INC D1a1 IN 8 5241 Hgsxggn 3 D31 fy Repa1rmg and Dye 1ng Mothprooflng Waterprooflng Q' WATERVLIET MICHIGAN LICENSED AND BON DED MODERN SANITATION SERVICE SEPTIC TANKS AND CESSPOOLS CLEANED Red Arrow Saul Pak Tl 5 3074 9 M Watervllet M1Ch1gaU L GELDER and SONS CO Phone Benton Harbor WA 5 9251 Coloma HO8 3697 Mluburg M1 C hlgan I , v Of 1 17 5 - 0' ' 7 I - I O . Y ' J. W. Ryan 41h 8. Territorial e: - Millbur , ichigcn I , Advertlsements 127 See BEVERLY LUMBER COMPANY E A Your Bu11der's Depa lmeut Store FREE EST VLATEQ 1X O OPLIGATION D V1 on Harb R1vers1c1e MILLBURG FRED SCHOENFELD GENER AL REPAIRING AND BLACKSMITHING Electrlc and Acetylene Weldlng MACHINE WORK MICHIGAN X Watches Sxlverware Dxamonds P Clocks Jewelry llll S00 JEWH IR W ATERVLIET IVIICHIGAW ERT WATCH REPAIR A11 work tested and regulated by the mos modern LIEHUIIC devxce ING BOSTOV STORE WATER VLIE 'V LC 1G X x Phor1e1N o 5111 WE LONG RADIO AND TELEVISION SERVICE SALES AND SERVICE Ph11co Refrlgerators and Stoves Whlrlpool Wasx ers and Dryers Phone IN8 4 1 3 1 ST U.S. 12 WATERVLIET, MICHIGAN X M' 1 I nfl I .vw ' rg' ' ' D bi V5 I In 1 Q Ei L. -I :S Waiervhet Mi11burg R91 3 .Jr ' ' . E ' ' T' I Y Te A .L I, - I, . I - , ' 'U ' '1 128 Ad VGI'C'L TYIGHWQ Millburg Red 81 White Feed Sz Grocery XIIILBURC XIICH WA1 t 5 4351 C t t P 11 12 FEEDS ., HAY GRATN GRQCERIES Cusium Grmdmg and Mxxmg Red and While Feeds nu - - I ' I ' I ' I Napiana Feed for Every Need. . . oncen e. . . e e . . .Krumetts THE Advertisements 129 ' 1 I Benton Harbor CO. WISE SPENDERS SHOP AT ENDERS FETKE CLOTHING CO. Featuring Young Men's uality Clothing 8: Shoes 217 State St St Joseph Mich Michigan Education Association Avo ST JOE Gardners ere Sportsmen Serve Sportsmen 312 sfafe Sf Joseph MAKE THIS YOUR STORE St Joseph Iagg1 cwclry Shop Watch Clark andjewelrv Repazrmg SILVERWARE WATCHES DIAMONDS J 5irxB'f M , A K TELEPHONE YU 3 3261 222 Stare Street Sam: joseph Michigan PHILLIPS 66 PYPAMID UIL C0 500 PAW PAW AVE BENTON HARBOR MICHIGAN Phones WA 5 2136 WA 5 2137 ' Q - . , 1 . I 95 Charade 90 .0 ,, I W h 2 0 5 3 ,, . ll Q 5 vr Leadership Q J I 'huni ul 99 Service I I 1 I6 99 . 2 2 .. .. . 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E -V Y- YT v WF V A DEPARTMENT STORE S 7 4- ml, -- +V I O I ' ' ' ' , ' - me-' s ' ' g 'I .'1'l f '0 ' tl ' h' '- to lw. l - us - ' f . ' . Q ' :1 , 1 A '. ' . . ' -1 K- 1.5 ' 1 ug ' modern world, Michigan lie-II girls finml a real thrill ' ' i '. : 5 ' - s ' ' ' ' s as , . . . . V . U I . U . . V. v . , - . 1 . , . N ' el U 1 s 'si ts-1 X X IP 9 Advertisements 13 1 St. Joseph Division A w I f, K V-f,.-w lia r vga 1--l'gZil':' l 9 5 5 St. Joseph, Michigan 1928 World's Largest Manufacturer of Washers, Dryers, Ironers Compliments and Best Wishes Coloma High School Class of '55 SDQWQDZOQ Corrmplimeuts B GQQQ.. K MUSIC MART Xp 418 State St. v4 til 3 1372 sr Joseph 19.600011 0 Heier Office Machines Co Apparel for Women and Chzldren has SUPP13'-ed Coloma 305001 QUALITY AT PRICES YOU LIKE T0 PAY '--' 144 Pxpstone Benton Harbor typewriter-s since 1929 M i W to 77 0 - 90 I VL x ' ' SG Q vga 0 xy P 6. I F ' : .6 i I ei n 1 ' - YU! - . f,, . - 1 iQ ' -M . : M Q , '5 . 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Main Street I Benton Harbor Michigan Sudden Sure Servlce Inby1Oam Outby5pm Mon Thru FII, MICHIGAN CLEANERS 186 M1Ch1gaH Street Benton Harbor M1Ch1gaH Benton Harbor M1Ch1gaH C CREED INC Source of Col.oma.'s Dr1ver Tralnlng Cars Congratulatwns 0 THE STORE Benton Harbor M1Ch1gar1 .awake 69 7lWALLST BENTON HARBOR FOR MEN Servlng Berrlen Countyfor 53 Year I m C '45 ' in 'od 34 Advertwements SAVE at the AAA ,F - -5 LQJ PEOPLES SAVINGS ASSOCIATION OF BENTON HARBOR MICHIGAN 54-Qbbweoo-af.-o-N7i'2!! M-.-.va......,,...,,., Where your savumgs are 1nsured t and earn a I1beraI dlvldend 94? 4559 wwe 6 W 'rfgfefxwi Current in 3. gs MLM.,- Branch Ma1n Off1C6 Colfax and Nap1er 16: P1pestone 133 E Mum Comphrnents of Benton Harbor AMERICAN LAUNDRY AND DRY CLEANERS I Ml Ladys 1- f WA 6 ZI85 0 e Terr1tor1aI 8: F1fth Ben on Harborl I O WILSON INC Manufactures of Ice Cream s,1,., Bottlers of Old Colony M And Orange Crush Beverages T 3 Benton Harbor, M1ch1gan I l .,,'-A ' , . - ,. r ,? 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