Colon High School - Magi Yearbook (Colon, MI)

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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-

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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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1st Row: Marilyn Perry, Susie Mesler, Mitzl Holsinger, Phyllis Cutchall, Julia McClish, Carla Robbins, Arlene Miller, Marcella Shannon 2nd Row: Asst. Advisor, Mrs. Jaxie Miller, Carol Cupp, Barbara Hagelgans, Betty Lunger, Jane Westendorf, Doris Steininger, Iva (Jean) Thurston, Bethel Stanton, Advisor, Mrs. Flora Ambs 3rd Row: Esther Oldenberg, John Yoder, Orville (Gene) Trine, Douglas Adams, Richard Thomas, John Miller, Robert Fredenberg, Loretta Truckey. l th Row: Bill Vaughn, George Mayer, Jeanette Thompson, Barbara French, Judith Pokorny, Marcia Stuart, Sandra Loudenslager, Janet McKee, Jerry Truckey, Phillip Fredenberg. Absent: Marcia Schrock, Edward Schrader. President..................Douglas Adams Vice-President.......Orville (Gene) Trine Secretary................Susie Mesler Treasurer.........................Bethel Stanton Student Council.......Sandra Loudenslager Reporter....................Marilyn Perry Advisor..................Mrs. Flora Ambs Asst. Advisor...........Mrs. Jaxie Miller 22