Comstock High School - Corral Yearbook (Comstock, MI)

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MARI ELL SABO The greatest pleasure I know is to do a good action by stealth, and to have it found out by accident.” BARBARA SCHELL To live is not to live for ones self alone; let us help one another.” BOB WHITNEY A man he seems of cheerful yesterdays and confident to- morrows.” EVELYN WILSON “Good sense, disciplined by experience and inspired by goodness, issues in pratical wisdom.” Class Poem The doors of the future are waiting To be opened by a faltering hand, We know not what lies behind them. In that mysterious, unknown land. We pause on the threshold of promise, Awaiting the life we behold, Waiting for someone to guide us On that treacherous and winding road. We gaze at the future before us, Unaware of what lies in store. We remember the days behind us, And the school days we’ll experience no more. We remember the times we were trying To cram” for those yearly tests, And many’s the time we would smile At some of those feeble” jests! And now for the crowning glory, The greatest achievement of all, When we recieve our hard earned diploma And march out to conquer all. Delores Ford (10}

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z BETTY HUNTING “In adversity and difficulties arm yourself with firmness and fortitude.” PAULINE McMAIN’S “Difficulties strenghten the mind, as well as labor does the body.” BARBARA MEACHAM Love without reverence and enthusiasm is only friend- ship.” BETTY MOLENAAR Neither coquetry nor love is inbused with discretion.” JACK NUYEN “Men resemble the gods in nothing so much as in doing good to their fellow creat- JOYCE ROTHER “Every artist was once an amateur.” VONNE VERE SHELLMAN “A good dinner sharpens wit, while it softens the heart. ORVILLE SPENCER A brave man is clear in his discourse, and keeps close to truth.” KARL PETERSON ‘‘An able man shows his spirit by gentle words and re- solute actions.” EDNA TEADT “A contented heart is an even sea in the midst of all storms.”

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Salutatory We, the graduating class of '46, welcome you to our Commencement exercises. In behalf of our class, I wish to thank our parents, teachers, school board and others who have made this, our graduation possible. This is our first great success, but it will not be our last. There is a man living, who has proved by his life that diligence is rewarded and his name is Henry Ford, Sr. Henry Ford was born on a farm in Dearborn, Michigan in 1863. His parents were tvpical frontier farmers. Young Ford worked on the farm and finding there was much hand labor, suspected there must be some easier way and finding a solution took him into mech- anics. His toys were tools and every opportunity he studied and tinkered with machines. It was no easy task inventing an automobile but Henry Ford didn't mind work. He stuck to his work and started the Ford Motor Company. Everybody told Ford and his investors that they made a blunder but in a few years it netted the investors three hundred thousand per cent. Henry Ford shocked the nation when he announced he would pay five dollars a day for every man under his employment. He was thj one who started production lines in the auto industry and gave his men a share in the earnings of the company. Now the Ford Corporation is the largest manufactors of automobiles in the world. Henry Ford has made the work of farms easier with his Fordson tractor and has given this country a car priced so that every man can own one. The automobile industry is now one of the largest industries in the United States. The record that this man has attained stands as a challange to we, the class of ’46. This shows that we can, if we work hard and have Gods blessing, make our lives worthwhile to ourselves and others. —Stanley Bushouse Thanks.—So fine a time! Good night.” by Pauline McMains To-night finds us at the close of one of the most significant phases of our life. he fundamentals of living have molded us into young men and women, and we are about to set forth on our journey on the sea of life. Our bulwark is strong and mighty to withstand many storms and tides. The past war era in which we find ourselves has led the class to choose a most appropriate motto: “To-night we launch. Where shall we anchor?” The spirit to go ahead in this advancing world must be formost in our minds. Many of us will continue our education while others will seek employment. Each in his own way must do his job to the best of his ability. We have learned that when one less fortunate than we needs a helping hand, we should not hesitate to extend ours. Only by wholehearted co-operation with our fellow men will we make progress in our lives. May we each find joy and happiness in the course we choose to follow. May we find a port of success in which to anchor, and when dark clouds threaten us and waves leap against the sides of our mighty ship, may we always smile and say: Beyond is a rainbow, and that’s where I'll go. With our knowledge and training we should be able to guide our ships into that harbor, and with God’s hand on the helm we’ll be secure in our happiness. In conclusion I would like to quote James Whitcomb Riley: What delightful hosts are they— Life and Love! Lingeringly I turn away, This late hour, yet glad enough They have not withheld from me Their high hospitality. So, with face lit with delight And all gratitude, I stay Yet to press their hands and say, “Thanks.—So fine a time! Good night.” un