Coopersville High School - Zenith Yearbook (Coopersville, MI)

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It has been rumored that the President’s wife will spend part of her vacation visiting in I oopersville. It is no other than 1 ielen Parish. Her charming grace and dignity which made her a great favorite in High School has made her the most popular First Lady the nation has ever had. Ruth Way is a cloak model in one of New ork s most ex- clusive clothing shops. Siebretta Esther owns a hat shop and Helen Spencer, who is buying for her in Paris, sends her all the latest creations ol Parisi- an designers. Virgil Warren has made a fortune from his dairy farm, the largest in the United States, situated near Coopersville. Hazel Dirks is the girl’s athletic coach in Coopersville High School. Her indoor ball team has taken first place in the state for three consecutive years. Rose Mergener has entered a Bathing Beauty contest at Mi- ami, Florida. Imogene Mosher is matron in the Old Soldiers Home in Grand Rapids. Mary Pike is starring in a new opera now playing in New York City. Gertrude Wallinga conducts a “Confidentially column in this paper, giving advice to the lovelorn. Mr. Brevity, is making his second trip around the world in the last elfort to find someone willing to travel with him. Miss VanderNaald and Miss Marcotte have finally consented to give up teaching and settle down to a domestic life in Coopersville. Mr. Veldhuis has also retired from teaching and has taken up music. Victor Herbert and John McCormick are long forgotten since New York’s fWEAF) greatest feature, “The Veldhuisian Vet- erans,” have shown their skill on the air. Miss Grooters is newly married and is travelling in Italy with Mr. VanRaalte as her companion. She has not given up teaching however, and even while on her honeymoon, is gathering material for her Latin classes. Miss Grieve is enthusiastic member of an Old Maid's Club, much to the surprise of everyone. I found after looking through the paper once more, that Archie Easton was editor, with Fffie Beukema as Joke and Society editor. This accounts for the fact that I found the names of all the teachers and members of the class of 1930, Coopersville High School. I. I. M. Page Twenty-four

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I mm : ■- ? Class Prophecy STRANGE things happen to us sometimes and mysterious gifts are apt to fall “out of everywhere” into our hands just when we least expect them. I had said I would never again he sur- prised at anything, hut when a newspaper dropped into my lap from the very air about me, I was willing to take back the rash vow I had made, for it was certainly a startling occurrence, to say the least, to say nothing of my amazement when I read the name and date “Coopersvilie Observer—June 14, 1945.” Where did it come from? And what could it ali signify to me? I was never one to remain long in suspense when the means of gratifying my curiosity were at hand, or obtainable, and when I opened the paper hastily, and from the records of fifteen years yet unborn, here are some of the things I learned. Marie Howard has established a Home for Crippled Pets, situ- ated on a farm near Xunica Ella 1 lahn is the owner of an antique shop and lias also made her home in X'unica. Esther Haystead is a dressmaker, and specializes in bridal dresses. She receives so many orders from all over the state that she cannot find time to make one for herself. Eli O'Bradovich has become a great detective and has greatlv aided in checking the crime wave in the United States by capturing many notorious criminals. Ferris 1 lerring is an entomologist and travels all the world in search of rare insects. William Kennedy and Bernice Hancock are famous vaudeville comedians. 'Their success is due partly to the training they re- ceived in the High School operetta. Gerald llinken has just returned from Japan, where he was selling American Family Soap. Now he is trying to sell himself to a young lady who has been waiting for him since high school days. Marian Marshall is a stunt flyer in the movies. Edith Westover is teaching in the commercial department of Coopersvi lie High School. She has copyrighted a new shorthand book, containing no rules, which, she thinks, will make shorthand much easier to learn. Isaac Ginsberg is an astrologer and devotes all his time to studying the stars. (He always liked to look at the stars.) Marvin Luben's voice has made him famous both in the “talk- ies and on the radio. He is in great demand and his onlv rival is Rudy Vallee. Voilet DeCan is painting advertisements for Pepsodent tooth- paste. Earl Fairchild is a poet and writes nothing but love sonnets. Page Twenty-three

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History of the Class of ’30 FOl R years ago a group of thirtv-one Freshmen entered the Assembly room at Coopersville lligli School. This group of Freshmen was in the due course of time initiated by the Fpper Classmen. The Freshmen vigorously opposed the initia- tion, but of no avail. Four of these Freshmen had gone to school together ever since they were in the Kindergarten; the four are: Violet DeCan, KI In Hahn, Imogene Mosher, and Edith Westover. At the end of the first year there were only twenty-three left in the class. This is accounted for by the fact that some of them quit school and some moved away. The next year only twenty-two sophomores returned. One of these, a new member, FITie Beukema, entered from (irandville Avenue Junior 11igh School. It was also during the Sophomore year that Mr. Brevi tz. began teaching at C. H. S. and became our class adviser. During this mile of our pleasant journey through High School, Isaac Ginsberg began his famous career as debater, and it is unnecessary to state here the satisfactory results of this event. Another interesting fact about our Sophomore year was that there were only three boys in the class: Isaac Ginsberg, Ken- neth Wolverton, and Virgil Warren. As the year drew to a close our class numbered eighteen. We were looking hopefully forward to “enlisting a large number of recruits” from the neighboring ten grade schools, the following year. Our hopes were fulfilled to some extent, although the next year a considerably smaller number entered from other schools than usual. Among those who entered were Marvin Luben, who has had the leading role in the operetta two years in succession and w ho is our very capable Athletic President, William Kennedy, w ho takes the comic part in any performance, and Earl Fairchild, our Valedictorian. As Juniors we put on a successful play and a very beautiful and enjoyable banquet. This banquet was the first to be given outside of Coopersville, and William Kennedy proved to be a very interesting toastmaster. The school year drew to a close all too rap- idly lor us and after another summer vacation, we found ourselves at our desks again. William Kennedy was re-elected Class President during our Senior year. This last year has been very successful, and we feel that our few years of high school work w ill be of much benefit to us. Page Twenty-five