Colon High School - Magi Yearbook (Colon, MI)

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Gu nlanlludlfl DALE THRAMS Senior Honor Student Died March 1, 1952 18

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Santas class 'Hislaw The class of '52 started out with forty six members as nFreshies ' The first class officers elected were Charles Nystrom, president, Dale Thrams, vice president, Doris Stuart, secretary treasurer, and Peg Van Deventer, Student Council member Leonard Burnham and Nadine Michael were chosen candidates for the Carnival king and queen Audra Babcock left us during the last semester We accepted our initiation stunts willingly and completed the task of scrubbing the front sidewalk and steps with our toothbrushes, soap, and water The girls wore long underwear, and the boys wore baby clothes and carried bot tles About a month after we recovered, we gave the Sophomores s return party Mrs. Fredrica Jaffe was our advisor Our sophomore year found us forty two studious 'kids ready for the long climb to become Juniors. We elected Charles Nystrom as our president, Bob Belote, vice president, Maxine Hawver, secretary, Jules Abbott, treasurer, Marlene Hetletvedt, Student Council member, and Nadine Michael, reporter Walter Noga, Jack Kime, Charlene Lamb and Esther Rodgers left us during the last semes ter Richard Davis and Doris Stuart were our candidates for Carnival king and queen Incidentally, they won In the month of October, we initiated the Freshies of S3 Miss Wilma Ladyman was our advisor As we entered our junior year, Charles Nystrom again took over the duties of president Dale Thrams was vice president, Judy Mumby, secretary, Hugh Fris bie, ter, 19 O ter, treasurer, Marlene Hetletvedt, Student Council member, and Peg Van Deven reporter Omer Bontrager, Richard Davis, and Betty Droke did not enroll in Richard Day, Jim Kelley, and Joyce Burnham left us during the first semen and Cora Lucas joined us the last semester. On November 8, we gave our Junior Play, 'Good Night Lad1es,n directed by Mrs Virginia orated with a Lucas were our class advisor Ash Dolores Denney was our candidate for Hallowe'en queen and Paris version of 'Stairway to the Stars W Bob Belote and Cora candidates for Carnival king and queen Mrs Flora Ambs was our We began our senior year with thirty nine students Ellen Swift, Eileen Claspell, Vernalee Henry, and Gordon Jackson came to us at the beginning of the year Charles Nystrom was given the honor of serving as president for the fourth time Dale Thrams repeated as vice president Other officers were Eileen Clas poll, secretary, Hugh Frisbie, treasurer, Ellen Swift, Student Council member, and Dolores Denney, reporter. Cora Lucas was our Ha1lowe'en queen Marjorie Nystrom was our D A R Pilgrim Maxine Hawver did not enroll for the senior year Before the semester was over, Eileen Claspell left us, and Cora Lucas re placed her as secretary Gordon Jackson also left us. Vernalee Henry returned to her home in Mio at the close of the first semester During the last semester, Jules Abbott, who began school with us in the Kindergarten, joined the Marine Corps Our senior play, with Nlss Jeanne Gascoigne as director, was nChesper by the Dozen ' We presented the Senior Carnival on April 25 Our senior trip was scheduled for Washington, D C Mr James Woodward, our senior advisor, and his wife accompanied us We earned the money for our trip by candy sales, bake goods sales, skating parties, dances, a movie at the Avalon, penny suppers, the sale of Magi pins, and our two plays Our class was the first class to publish an Annual in twenty three years We joined with the Student Council in making changes in the established order of the Junior-Senior Reception We graduated in forest green and white gowns ra ther than the usual royal blue Our class colors were forest green and white, our class flower was the gardenia, and our class motto was nToday We Follow, Tomorrow We Lead W Our Commencement speaker was Dr Willis of Education, and our pastor, who delivered Reverend Andrew Christopherson of the Baptist Dunbar of Western Michigan College the Baccalaureate sermon, was the Church 17 I - n . ' l . O 5. , - served on the queen's court. For our Junior-Senior Reception, the gym was dec- D D' U Y 1 L DO O

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