Coopersville High School - Zenith Yearbook (Coopersville, MI)

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---; -- • —---.--;- rpvp fxvflfaSchim1 Henry Derks, Jr., so fond of arguing Now surely has his fill; For his wifey talks continually And poor Henry is nil. Marie TerAvest, tall and wiry Rides a bronco way out west. She looks even more than ‘darling’ In her knickers and white vest. Ralph Brown became a sailor His life is bold and free. 1 le sings wild songs to his matevs As they bound across the sea. Mr. Conrad hasn't given up teaching Though lie works in the New York Zoo. 1 le likes to teach the animals And he says it’s easier too. Miss Hayes married her doctor And he makes her pout and fret; Because he sees so many other women ’Though they haven’t quarreled yet. Mr. Dell grew so discouraged Because he couldn’t get a wife That he committed suicide And ended his miserable life. Mr. Veldhuis loved his teaching So he said he would teach on. They gave him a job in Bugville Where he teaches his only son. On the southern coast of Africa, Not far from Cannibal Bay Miss Fredricks and her missionary Work the live long day. Miss Van Hartesveldt never married Couldn’t catch a man, you know; Now her youthful charms have vanished And she’s growing old and slow. Page Twenty-Nine

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Virginia Goodrich is a welfare nurse: She helps the poor and needy. I’ve heard she’s lost most 20 pounds So I guess she must be speedy. Caroll Lubben manufactures gum Which sells so very cheap He drove Wrigley’s out of business So they took to raising sheep. Margaret Moore runs a bureau And gives out much advice. She also writes for the papers Her works are full of spice. Roy McLellan is a poor old tramp And goes from door to door. Doris Peterson is quite well-to-do So she now sees him no more. Henry Dyksterhouse is now an orator I lis speeches have much weight. Art Ferguson’s his boon companion And keeps him going straight. If you drop in at the Oriental, sometime Upon the stage you'll see Frank Brown directing his orchestra. They’re as hot as they can be. Ida Schillinger wouldn't study When she got through High School, So now she poses as a statue Near a public swimming pool. Georgie Breen and Elvin Shook Have both grown very bold. They trade in the Zooliegan Islands Where they fight and quarrel for gold. Out in Florida by the ocean Alice Devenport Hits around. She’s quite a Real Estate saleswoman, But her investments are unsound. Page Twenty-Eigh

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Dear Miss Yount, so tender hearted Runs a boarding house for dogs. Thee eat from pine board tables And sit on hemlock logs. Coopersville High School is no longer In this year of '49. There now stands a brand new college Gift of ‘Dear Old Father Time'. Then turning slowly, 1 ran down the mountain To tell all the world of my queer discovery. At last I had found my story material, A find, which I'm sure will please many people.