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ELIZABETH VAN VOORHEES Band-U; Latin Club-1: presldent-1; Future Teachers Club-1; Ushers Club-3; Wolverine Girls' State representatlve-1; Y-Teens-1; Llbiary-1; carnival queen-1; Pep Club-1; Junior play-1; senior play-1; basketball statlstlclan-1; Annual Staff-2: Junior play reporter-1, class wlll-1; Colon Hi News: mimeograph assistant-1; seventh grade gym coach-1; 1 -H Club-6; cherry pie contest-1; class reporter-1. Enthusiasm is the oxygen of life. BEVERLY WEINBERG Y-Teens-1; Library-1; Band-lj; Latin Club-1; student teacher-3; Sunday School Teacher-1; Annual Staff-2: library reporter-1, page mountlng-1, typist-1; Colon Hi News: typist -1; Junior play-1; senior play: prompter-1. Silence is a golden virtue. Honor Student AdoAMW Q (utesunmesit Jt adeA RONALD WARD Chairman, Court Session, Government Day-1; class vice-president-1; band-5: solos and ensembles-3; baseball-3; football-2; basketball: squad-1, reservcs-1; varsity-2; Co-Captein-1; Varsity Club-1; Annual Staff -Li: basketball reporter-2, asst, business manager-1, business oanaoer-1, sales-1; Colon Hi News: sports editor-1; toastmaster- Proo-1; 8th grade basketball coach-1; Student Counc11-2; senior play cast-1; Junior play cast-1. Var'ety is the spice of life, I have plenty of It. I WILMA WARKENT1NE Glee Club-lj: octet-1, sextet-1, trlo-1, op-peretta-3, State Festival-2; Y-Teens; Prom artist-1; school artist-2; poppy poster con-test-2; Luthern Senior League-3, Vacation Bible School teacher-2; Lutheran Choir-2; Colon HI News: Joke edltor-1, typist-1; Junior play-1. I'll never go hungry for I love to cook. 18
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HARRIETT LUNDER Girls Athletic Association- ; Library Club -1$; Ushers Club-1; senior play: business manager-1; Colon HI News: typist-1; Annual Staff: HI story-1; Honx»-Conlng Queen-1. Being late Is better than now showing up at all. Home-Coming Queen Honor Student BARBARA LEVIS Y-Teens-2; principal's office-2; Colon Hi News: asst, news edltor-1, stenclls-l, typist- 1, mimeograph art-1; Annual Staff: page mountlng-ly typist-1; Junior play-1; Junior play, propertles-1; Glee Club-2: operctta-2. Alaska and Moments to Remember. BARBARA LANE Y-Teens-2; senior play: business manager-1; Hone-Coning Queen's Court-1; Colon Hi News: Exchange Edltor-1; Annual StaTf: History-1; principal' office-1; monltor-1; Glee Club -1: operetta-1. Love is a many-splendored things. DONALD OLIVER Colon Hi News: business manager-1; Annual Staff: business manager and sales-2; F.F.A. -2; greenhand-1; chapter farmer-1; assistant treasurer-1; Junior play: business manager- 1; Intermediate band-2. They say the best things In life are free. 1 wish there were more of the best things. ROBERTA KAY OS BON Library-3; Glee Club-I ; Octet-1, Sextet-1, Trio-1; Junior Play-1, Colon HI News: News Editor-1, Stenclls-l; Annual Staff: Typist, Photographic Pages-1; Y-Teens-1. A slick chick with flying fingers and silver skates. MARCIA TEMPLIN Future Teachers Club: president-1, Vice- president-1, reporter-1; teacher's asslst-ant-3; Latin Club-1; Y-Teens-1: program chairman-1; monitor-2; Colon HI News- exchange editor-1; Junior High cheerleader-2; Pep Club-2; Annual Staff-2: Future Teachers reporter-1, class activities-1; Junior play -1; senior play-1. Teaching is my ideal. £e U ii 17
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GLaM We the class of 1956 of Colon High School, located In the County of St. Joseph, the Town of Colon, and the State of Michigan, being of sound mind (a highly debatable sublectjand body, after four strenuous years, do hereby, make, publish, and declare this as our last will and testament; hereby revoking all former wills, bequests, and devices of whatever nature or form heretofore made by us. We, the seniors, will to the faculty all our neat, clean books, lockers, and also the gum which we parked under the seats; to the Junior class our ability to give a good prom and play. Our ability to be late to all our classes, skip classes, and get thrown out of classes we leave to the sophomores, with our prayers. To the freshmen we leave Mr. Judd»s office and our fond memories of the numerous times we visited it. We will to the Lions Club three tons of gum wrappers as a special donation for the next paper drive. We will our fingerprints on the walls and windows to Swede Johnson. We will our big feet, dirty faces, personal correspondence, and amusement at life to anyone dying of boredom. To obtain said correspondence, said persons must present a doctor»s certificate that they are dying. I, Marilyn Abbott, will coy bottles of peroxide and ammonia to Rita Mast. I, Lee Belote. will my glasses to the seventh graders, who don»t watch where they are going. “T7 fllchard Bonham, will my safe driving to Janet Me Kee. I, Richard Bower, will all of the times T haven t been late to school to Ronnie Ash. I, Larry Bowerman, will my ability to get out of school seventh and eighth hours to next year»s annual-advertising manager. 1, John Boyd, will my gold plated straw to Chuck Van Deventer. I, Rae Bradford, will my abiITtv to aet along with Jerry Wagner to Marilynn Farrand. I, Barbara Brandt, will my heiciht to next year s basketball team. I, Norma Carr, will my A s In Citizenship to Leon Scritchfield. 1, Karen Cupp, will my notorious slumber-parties to the Junior girls. I, Kenneth Decker, will my ability to chew gum in class and not get caught to anyone who thinks He can carry on. I, Chuck Draime, will my clowning and unfailing wit to John Yoder. I, Viola Drake, will my abi1ity to sew to Barbara Masters. I, Jim Frlsble, will my ability to get along with Mrs. Ambs to Johnnie Miller. 1, Pat Geer-ing. will my ability to walk around school without a pass to Larry Belote. I, JlnTTTelmer. will my ability to use big words to Jerry Eberhard. I, LI11ian Hlnkley, will my Half of locker No. 50 to anyone who can get the door open. I, Marden TTTnk'l'ey, will nothino: I»m taking it all with rae. I, Peter Hoekzema, will my quietness to Lynn Moyer. I, Dawayne Holtz, will my interest in un dere la s s women to no one. 1, Kenneth Hurley, will ny un-bleached hair to Mary Trayling. I, Janice James, will the ability to keep money straight to Diane Freeland, Judy Carpenter, and War!lynn Farrand. I, Barbara Lane, will my way of attending school and seldom being there, to Colleen and Betty, If they can get away with it. I, Barbara Lewis, will what s left of the driver-training car to next fall s class. 1, Richard Lucas, will my ability to lead the senior class into debt to Doug Adams. I, Harriett Lunger, will my ability to write my own excuses to anyone who can write like his mother. 1 Donald 01lver. will my tardiness habit to Barbara Kane. I, Kay Osbon, will my disinterested attitude towards boys to Bessie Pesti. I, Dog—Ralph Pari InTwi 1 i mv pups to Jerry Truckey. I, Roger Phelps, will ny basketball ability To George Mayer. I, Jo Anne Swpnk. will my even disposition to Judy Pokorny. I, Marc la Tempi in. will my attendance at al1 sports events to Margaret Pooler. I, Elizabeth Van Voorhees, will the name superintendent»s daughter to anyone who wants it. I, konald Ward, will my curly hair to Mr. Judd. 1, Wilma Warkentine, will all my books and my seat Tn Economics class to any Junior that will take them. T, Beverly Weinberg, will my shyness to Jo Anne Perry. In witness whereof. We, Senior Class the testator, have set our hand and so l hereto, this day of May 31, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and fifty-six.
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