Colon High School - Magi Yearbook (Colon, MI)

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 GLm tJliitosuj, The class of '56 started out with twenty-four members as Freshies. Our officers were: president, Larry Bowerman; vice-president, Kenneth Decker; secretary, JoAnne Swonk; treasurer, Karen Cupp; reporter, Elirabeth Van Voorhees; and student council member, Ronald Ward, We lost Edna Yoder and Kenneth Homan. We gained Janice James from Houghton Lake, Michigan. Our member on the Halloween Queen's Court was Viola Drake. For our initiation the girls plodded around in dad's bib overalls, on backwards, with sloppy sweat shirts, good old plow shoes, and an old straw had, each girl carrying a shovel. The boys, a sight for sore eyes, were in mother's nightgown and house slippers with a bandana around their heads and carrying hot water bottles. Our duty for the day was polishing the white line down through main street and bowing to the seniors. We survived to give the sophomores a return party. We were lead through this obstacle course by the moral support of our advisor, Mrs. Virginia Ash. Forty-three ambitious nkids started out as sophomores. Our officers were: president, Richard Lucas; vice-president. Warden Hinkley; secretary, Janice James; treasurer, Karen Cupp; reporter, JoAnne Swonk; student council member, Roger Phelps. We lost William Teadt, Alice Stuck, and JoAnne Blair. We drew names for initiation and provided plenty of surprises with each freshie having different stunts. Miss Wilma Ladyman was our advisor. In our Junior year, forty-one students began the long, steady stride toward graduation. Richard Lucas returned as our president. His fellow officers were: Marden Hinkley, vice-president; Janice James, secretary; Karen Cupp, treasurer; Roger Phelps, reporter, and Ronald Ward, student council member. Harriett Lunger came to us from Sturgis, Michigan. Rose Johnson, Wayne Smith, Albert Saxraan, Linda Frink, and Dennis Brew left us during our Junior year. Mrs. Virginia Ash was our director in Beauty and the Beef. We edited our first issue of the Colon Hi News. We sent Viola Drake to Wolverine Girls State. For our Prom, we carried out our theme. Springtime in Paris, with a street scene featuring a cafe. There were lighted street lamps all along the way, a park with a glistening pool of water, a beautiful full moon shedding Its soft glow over flower gardens and blossoming shrubbery. Mrs. Flora Ambs and Miss Jeanne Gascoigne, our advisors, worked with us in this difficult but enjoyable undertaking. As seniors, our class officers were: Richard Lucas, president; Roger Phelps, vice- president; Marden Hinkley, secretary; Karen Cupp, treasurer; JoAnne Swonk, reporter; and Ralph Pari in, student council member. Richard Walters left our ranks, leaving us thirty-six students to begin our senior year. We tried our luck at comedy in Shy Guy. Mrs. Virginia Ash was our director. We published the Colon Hi News under the editorship of Patricia Geering. We chose Janice James as our D.A.R. Pilgrim. Viola Drake was Editor of the Annual. Janice James was our senior cheer leader and also our majorette. Harriett Lunger was Home-Coming Queen and Norma Carr, Halloween Queen. Richard Lucas and Kenneth Decker were our football captains. Lee Belote and Ronald Ward were our basketball captains. James Helmer was F.F.A. president. Ralph Pari in was president of the student council. Mr. Judd was our respected advisor. Thirty seniors labored faithfully to earn the money and took the trip to Washington, D.C. and New York City. We chose blue and white as our class colors and the red rose as our class flower. Our class motto was: Build for character not for fame. Our commencement speaker was Dr. R.B. Blakney, President of Olivet College. Our baccalaureate sermon was delivered by the Reverend Rudolph Burnson of Leonidas. 20 Barbara Lane and Harriett Lunger

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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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1 i uieA yuuiu UeA. Wisdom is the principal thing, therefore get wisdom; but, with all your getting, get understanding. QlaM-