Coopersville High School - Zenith Yearbook (Coopersville, MI)

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Zenith PURPO E OF JO RNALI FORMULATE IDEAL Journalrsm rn hrgh school rs desrgned to ffrve the student a better app ecratron of the place md tunetron of the newspap r rn modern lrfe and to upply certarn standards by whrch to measure Journalrstrc excellencres and faults the abllrty to read a newspaper rntellrgently to recognrze and to evaluate propaganda as uch to help each student to become an exactrnv reader to be able to tep rrght up to the people and speak hrs mrnd wrthout lackrng approprrate w oros Jour nalrsm grves you thrs tr arnrng You are constan lv meetrng people and the way Sou approach them wrll deterrnrne how well you put your vrews across to them The development of Journalrsm rn hrgh schools rs the necessrty for trarnrng a staff to produ e the school newspaper each member must do hrs part In Journalrsm each and every member must work together as one unrt If one should fall rn thrs the whole paper IS held up Journalrsm commands the student s loyalty and support for .1 b tter n wspaper Journalrsm teache the students correct hng In one sense Journalrsm IQ one of the most helpful ways to learn We all rely on the p pers for the news and therefore the wrrtrng of news must b true and accurate To be a su cessful wrrter a student should h ve a broad knowledge Thrs means that he must b a good student and that he must rnterest hrmself rn many subjects In addrtron to trarnrng the students to use good practrcal Englrsh Journalrsm empha rzes alertness accuracy and oependabrlrty A slacker or slouch has no place rn thrs fi ld Journalrsm augments the soc1al and academr trarnrng of am progressrve edar atronal system It better prepares the student for hrs present dav socral and academrc pursurts and makes hrm sta ble rn a well rounded m nner o be a good pro ductrve crtrzen of tomorrow An honest and rntellrgent Journalrst rs on of the most potent rnstruments for constructrve ser vrce For apart from the abstractrons of theorrsts rt rs easy to see that educatron rs not a complex matter of academrc tools and procedures but a srmple matter of makrng the member of a com munrty better and more rntellrgent On the basrs of thrs concept Journalrsm be comes a great educatronal agency Journalrsm rs more than conveyors of news and comment they are agencres hayrng polr res of then own respon srbrlrtres of frr reachrng rmportance and worthy mrs rors of great srffnrncance Th 5 axe both leaders and servants They ar leaders because they help to create publrc sentrment formulate the rdeas and rdeals of mrllrons and br rng carefully concerved messages rnto the homes and mrnds of then readers They are servants because Journalrstrc medra lrke governments project and are projected bv the people they serve farrly reflectrng publrc oprnron to the extent that they are supported by pard sub scrrptrons and advertrsement and so permrtted to exrst In br ref journalrstrc mcdrr prosper rn dr rect proportron to then own sense of responsrbllrty whrch rs shared wrth every member of the edrtor ral staff an drts own value as Journalrsm whrch gauged ard accounted for by the busrness staff rn proportron to rts economrc support from the publrc rt serves As a trade Journalrsm most frequently requrre an aptrtude for percervrng ferretrng out compre hendrng and reportrng the rngredrents of major happenrngs rn the lrves and surroundrngs of the humble and the mrghty as well as an aptrtude for rnterpretrng and puttrnff rnto news shape the srgnrficant rrpples of vrllage gossrp mrddletown chatter and urban talk because of then human rn terest or thelr werrd str rnge or unusual Hrvor stand the art of headlrnrng and dlsplayrng the news as well as all the other ever rmportant factors rn the mechanrcs of publrcatron Successful publrcatrons must be conducted on busrness prrncrples wrth the same abrlrty energy and astuteness as other successful enterprrses A newspaper magazrne or other per rodrcals rf free to serve unstructrvely as a drsmterested le rder and servant of the publrc only when the publrca trons financral structure 1 such that rts economrc lrfe does not depend upon the whrms CHDI1CGb or selfish purpose of vested rnterests All Journ lrs trc medra elaborate cqurpment whrch must be op erated by qualrfied tradesman and they must be produced and drstrrbuted wrthrn a comparatryely short perrod of trme sometrmes wrthrn a few hours Whether the publrcatron be a large metro Dolrtan darlv a small non metropolrtan weekly a newsmagazrne or a class per rodrcal rt must be at one and the same trme a successful busrness enter prrse and a successful purveyor of news and vrews Certarnly the edrtorral room cannot before unless the countrng room rs well ordered The field of Journalism drvrdes naturally rnto four prrncrpal types The Publrcatron of 117 N4 ws papers 42D Magazrnes and Revrews C37 Class Trade and Professronal Journals and C49 Newsmagazrne and Magazrne Drgests Newspapers are essentrally news organs rn that an event rs put rnto news shape and drsplayed rn proportron to rts relatrve news value comes from the news the strange the rnterestrng CC ' as . r .D . , I .' v -Iv . , , . . 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Zenith BOUQUET PAPER OF 59 By RICHARD ZIMMERMAN As we mount the steps of the Metxoplxtan Cxty Stal we note the beautxful decoxatxons commem oxatxng the fixst annxvexsaxy of the newspapex and the second xeunxon of the class of 49 Th1s beautxful buxldxng stands as a tx xbute to xts axchltect Robext Judd It was constxucted by the Exsen Hxlls Constxuctxon Company the Held As we entex the xeceptxon loom we bv oux old classmates Noxma Genson Kolbexg SGCICIHIIQS xn the office A the best xn axe gxeeted and Janxce they usher us xnto the Pxess xoom we admxxe the xadxant evenxng gowns they axe weax mg Festxvxtxes ale xn full swxng-desks have been pushed agaxnst the walls and at the fax end we spot the Gaxzellonx Gumbos the most fabulous band xn the Unxted States Incxdentallv Leon Hanson star txumpetex of the band has accepted a Hollywood contxact soon to b seen ln a foxth commg Danenbexg plodu tlon opposxte that splen dxd actress and Academy Awaxd wxnnel Phyllxs Goxdon Many axe the famous p rsonalxtxes seen by thxs xepoxtex tonxght Ah' Is that not Phxlxp Metzlex chxef chemxst of the De Can Chemxcal Corporatxon gestuxxng excxtedly as he talks wxth dentxsts Gaxy Cxoss and Robelt MOdd91ITl3D9 Posslbly he has dxscovered a peppexmxnt flavoxed fillxng fox teeth We hope Wxlma Schxppexs The Woman xn Whlte xs seen convexsxng wxth those Flyxnsf Doctols John Lown and Melvxn Dykstra Stoppxng to gxeet thxs veax s outsfandxng foot ball staxs Hank Zexnstxa and Roy Ham we are approached by Jelxald Sessxons stax of the M txopolxtan Musklats baseball team and Rxchaxd Snydel spoxts edltox fox the Stax As the xoom 1S daxkened all xntexest centexs on the floox show Bettx Schvt 1ndex and Maxjoxxe Plant st ns of the Tex assee Tlombadox Show honor ysxth two favoxxte selectxons of Geox ge Cook s composxtxons Claxxce Rozeboom also favoxs us wxth hex pxano VQISIOH of a semxclassxc and finales vxxth Zxmmex s Melody ln F and the Class of 49 Max xe Lxndbexg eoneludes by dx xmatxcalls xeadxng one of Bxxds outstandxng poems M1 Bxxd xs a xx ox ld xeknow ned authol and poet As the lxghts flxckex on we tuxrx to a table laden vsxth deleetables of even soxt pxepaxed by the Cxeagex Catexex Company Seatxng ouxselves ln a coxnel vue chat pleas antly wxth those W A F captams Patxxcla Rankxn and Caxolxn Rush Ruth Roth fashxon edxtox appxoaches oux lxttle gxoup and asks pex mxsslon to have the staff photo glaphex Fxed Ellxs take pxctuxes of the new W A F unxfoxms desxgned by Loxs Metzlex and Mae Welton P3tllC18 O B1 xen and Elma Roman co edxtoxs of the new womans me-xga71ne Madame Petxte axe engaged xn convexsatxon wxth Caxolyn Kloostel house featuxecontxxbutox Gexald1neZylstxa The authoxlty on hats and Joy Evans famous pat texns 6dltOl At last xt xs txme to gxeet oux host the fabulous Dean Heath edxtox of the Stax who has xust entex ed wxth hxs publxshex Robext Ludema Returmng to oux seats we pxck up the latest eopy of the Stax and glance thx ough xt We see by the headlxnes that Robert Rexster and Goxdon Wxexsma have Just xnyented the fool pxoof mouse trap Congxatulatxons boys Governor Dale Hudson has xecently pxesented Ruth Metten wxth the latest Laugmobxle for 1ev olut1onx7xng the teachlng system ln Mxchxgan and Senatol Jakeway has xntloduced the plan to Con gxess As you know Noxmarx Smoes xs xoadtestex fox the Laug xndustxy Tuxnxng to the advextxsements we note Carxoll Cook chosen Faxmel of the Yeal has xndoxsed the Ray Mxllex tx actox as outstandxng A full page ad featuxxng Dxacht Electx 1cal Im plements xs plesented Mr Dlacht has Just made hxs second mxllxon Betty Shoxts Lunch Room featux es the Mxtchell bux ge1 the latest xn eatxng delxght Mxss Shoxts establxshment adJo1ns the George Hudson theatxe the Roxxe The I1 ene and Ilene the Rexd and Bothamley Beauty Salon featuxes he Bax baxa Whxte l1n f cosmetxcs and the Rose Fabxan Joan Cuxtlss way of beauty F01 the lack of admxratxon 1s then feature slogan Tuxnxng to the funnxes we xead Fxances Bal s stxxp Itto P01 kchop and Helen Laugs xmmoxtal Bettx txaxned Steno On the pxctoxxal page we note the pxctuxes of Alxce Klshman and Alma Bennlnk pxofessxonal desxgnexs xn thexx latest costumes Beneath we admxxe a pxctuxe of a pacxou Andexson sedan xntexxox desxgned by Ila Flo Han son My how healthy Elxnox Wezeman and Rob xta Txtus look as they pose fox the Stax on then Westexneattle xanch the Wezxe Bext wxth hexx foxeman Rxchaxd Stefiin A pxctuxe of Maxxlyn Roskxmp and a Scott Lxmousxne xadxo denote the conneetxon betvseen the tvto on Miss Scotts Melodxes of Maxxlyn pxogxam As we leave we thank oux host fox a delxghtful evenxng and comment on the veondexful tuxn out We cextaxnly look foxvsaxd to next seax s xe unxon of the class of 49 7 . - , , - V V V V ' V ' V' ' ' V' V ' V . 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6'Zenith A YEAR PRGGRESS ACTIVE LHGOL PIRIT JUNIORS In tht11 H t yt ll of ugh xchool l1fe tht btxy 11 dt1td fICNllIllQIl ptnt tht optmng xyteks of school Qtttmg atqutnnttd xx 1th itlloyx cldssmattx 1nd tht oom numbtu Soon hoxxeye1 they tntt1td the 1ct1y1t1ts yy1th g1tt1t fe1 vo1 As the11 Hut DIOIOCI they helned 111th the I'UdH8ZlIlG d11yt All pullmg togethe1 thty camt th1ou2h to yxln top hono1s and en 1ch tl1t llGdSL1lX of the dth' t1c club yylth money fOl tquumnent F01 a1ewa1d lOl the11 XXOlk they yye1e HIVFH Q1 f1tt IUOVIL 1t tht lotal tht11t1t O F bltllly 91 1941 they VKLIQ tht p1o tl tponsms ot C1 euttemsful Ddlty 1nd danct Tht Atomlt IVIIXLI Retu1n1ng as sophomnutb they 1g111n tldlmtd hono1s as tht yy1nn1ng cl.1 s m tht m.1,Q,a71nt d1 vt Tht l0Cdl tht 1t1e shoyx ed tht Kttpt1 of tht Bees to1 tht11 btntfit thu t1n1t Tl1t11 Jun1o1 ytfn 1Q 11 yt1y busy and LXCIIIDL, yt ll fo1 thtbt etudtntQ To begln tht11 1tt1y1t1t5 thty bponsmed tht t ond p11ty of tht ye.11 tht SOC13l IXIIXQI 'N nytmbev Many f1e hmtn yxt1e 1nt1oduccd to Coopt1 y11lt XOC1 11 l1fe 1n the11 attendantt Tht Jllnl ll pl1y IN Button Button The D10 tttd- 111111 to 'oyx 11d tht JUHIOI and SGHIOI ban qutt L1te1 1n the yt ll they tntt1t.11ntd tht SCHIOIN tht b 1nqutt Tht bmqutt NN C11 .1 ye1y tolo ful 1fI111 undtx tht 1IlflLl6I1CL of tht South St 1 I1l1nd 'Vlt111bt1 of th1 t111b h1vt bttn 1tt1yt ln bDU11x ntl 1tt1y1t1t1 C1L1I1l lf,lllL11 th1tt yt ll tht tl1111xo tht yt ll thu t1to1t tht SLHIOI 1 of Qoopu xxllt Hugh Sthoo 1 tt t tl t Ll 1du 1t11111 LXL1 SOPHOMORES A- f1t hmtn thty tnltltd 1 ntvt t oi tt 1nd 1ct1y1t1ts Thcy tlttttd to 1tp1eQtnt thCll t 1- the folloxylnt, of'fltt1 Pltxldtnt M IIIXD 11nnt1111n Vltt P1t11dtnt Ntlld Syy 1n on 9tt1tt11y Elomt D11tl1t TILASLIICI Btttv Mc C11t DLIIIDLI tht SLII thty yxotktd on tht mu, fmt d1lVL 1nd VVLIC q111tt .1tt1vt IH 1tt1v1t1ts md 5po1ts Whtn thty 1ttu1ned dS SODllOIll01LS tht11 fixst p 11tv was the H 11lowe en dance The Hdllovxe en settmg yvat captuxtd IH tht gym by combtalks and OthCl fall deco1at1ons The11 1nte1ebt ID studtnt c1b1net vs IS 1nan1 ft sted by the ll dtltgatts, Claude Noe and Ann Dt BIND Plans yyt1e fllldl fo1 cl pf1pt1 d11VL to ll1SL money fOl tl1QQ DIOJLLIS A good f1LlIDbl.l of sophommt btudtnts 11 tht honox 1oll thl yt.11 FRESHMEN One hund1ed twenty fve t11Ut1 heshmen en tt1ed tht dOOlb of Coopt1sv1lle H1gh School last Stpte111bt1 to blllk the 1tto1d tttnd.1nct yytle P1ts1dent Don Cz1nde1 V1ce P1es1d nt Bobble Kdy Whltman btClQtdIy Geo1gt Tay lo1 T1t.1su1e1 Sallv Bdldus In Noytmbt1 M1 T1lden gwt the tl 15S I Q ttitf DUIIDLZ the sttond stmtste1 tht tldbs voted to h1yt 50 ttnts duts .1 st111tste1 A IOllLl skdtlnf, p 11ty IN plmntd by tht f1LSll mtn fOl tht l'1lf.,l'1 sthool tlllllflg tht lust p 111 of tht y t ll T t n1nth Ll 1dt hu t1l1tn ID 1ntt1txt 1n u tltnt t 1b1ntt and h 1yt 1ppo1nttd tyxo dtltgtxteb 1nd 1n 1ltt1n1tt Don Cllhdtl .md R1th11cl Ht1 mf, ton IS dtltt 1tts 1nd M 111lyn Cuntk 11 tht .1ltt1 n1tt Both bow md j.,lllN h 1yt p11t1t1p1ttd ln 1tt1v1 tlt- .mtl 1thltt1t1 0ll'LlLCl by tht thool 1 L ' Y' I x ' X x- M ' 1 ' A x ' ' 1 ' . - . . 'lisp , ' ' -1 ' . z'lj G 1 1 1 '- - . ' 'z 1 K 1.1, 2' 1-Vu. I x I I 'yr 1 ' 'v x V - 1 -' 1 1 1a 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 ra- 1'- VS -12 1 1 ' 5 ' 1 1 1' - -4' 1 -' 1 2 1- ' 1 1 1 ' 1 ' 1 1 ' ' '15 1-1 -1- Q 1 1 1 ' -1 1 1 - - sf. l 1 ' - 1 1' 1 1' 1 1 - K-51 1: 2 1 , ,, ., . . ,,. , . . . 1 . . v . . 1 Y . . 1 , 1.1 . ' 1' ' 1 1' C .1 1 ' . 7 . Z ' 1 . ' . . .A ' , 1 1 . . . . ,. . . . .. - 1 A ' , - 1 1 1 3 1 1' . V 11' 1 - f - v 1 ,u ' -' 1 ' ' , ' 1 . . ' 1 . ' 1. ' . A' - L C ' A I x' ' 1' ' 1 3 A' 1 1- 1 1 1 1 1 '-1 r 1 V V ' ' , ' . '-11 ' 1 2 1 -1 .1 11. h F J ' 'z.. ' 1' .i. D 0 -- - .' ' 'U -' 5 '1' 1 pvc on Q Q '.' ' ' l ' ,I 2 I ' 1 ' ' 5 Vx' '. '1 ' 1- A 1 ' 3 51 1,1 . 1 1 1 A 1 1 ' 1 nl -'V ' - 1' 1 1 1 ' A ' 1 . 1 .1- A 1 , ,'. ' . .,..' . ,,-1 .., , , 1- 1 H 1-J L . 7.12, . ,.,. ' , M- 1 1- -12 -1. 1 Ll 1 1 15 ' 1' - Q 1 4 1' ' 1- 1 v - - - 1 . Q 4 ' ' v 1 . . , v,, . At a class meet1ng the class oft'it'e1's they elected vt- 1 1 1, . 1 A ln 1 ,. - . -6 A 5 ' 1 ' 1 ' ' Q 1 '1' 1 '. '. , ' ' ,Q 1' A . L ' ' , .1 . - . A . - - 1 . . . . , 1 41' 1 ' L' . 1 - 1 1 , J -' ,, L .Q . A ' . , ' . . - v 1 1 -. -D ' it 1 1 2 1 . Q 1 1 at - 1 L 1. 1 2 1 : ' ' ',' ' 1 Z ,, ,, . ,. . . 1 ,. . 1 1 ' 1' 1 1 1 it :z 5. A 1 1-5 'S .kkw i 1 11 11'-1' 1 -A1 ' vs' ' I E--' 5- Q 1 51 1 11: - 2 . I 1' ' ,K ' -' I ,' 1 .jx -1 ,Z -S. A ' x I t' I ' x ' ' L ' X 'fa '. As f ' 's 1111111 the pt 1'ta1ls vs' 1 ' l at h , - , .. , Q. 1 . 1 2 - ,.,. - vt - L . 1 n' ' tht- bL1 11lz1111 t1tt- and 11t 1- 1 2 - '- , .. ' , . . , ,. ' , , , , . . . . 1 . 1 1 . '1sts. . , . . . . - , . L 1 1 - 1 1. . ' 1 11 1- 1: -111 as 1' -'- 1 -. fp' 1'- at 1' - Q S - A z - ' l1f1 s lfly ' 1 - j -S' .