Creston High School - Saga Yearbook (Grand Rapids, MI)

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C' 'C to ' ' ' uiariv fitting that we huii 'ear- ' Vkings. ' the North. its 'It' he doury For manv reasons it is partie hook about the mvthoiogy oi the ancient sr Creston High Schooi is Grand Rapids' schooi oi architecture is northern gothic whiie The March of the V: ings is t tune tor the schooi song. Far and wide its athietes have aiways been known as Polar Bears. The annuai, caiied the Saga, represents the taies oi the Northmen. N Thus in making the Vikings our theme, iar from importing some- thing ioreign into Creston, we are mereiv giving prominence to an i existing tendency. i The divisions oi the 1940 Saga are as ioiiows: i 1. Baldef f government, society, eioquence. i The miidest and most eioquent was the iavorite god oi the vikings. Because he dedicated himseii to men's happiness he is the iogicai god o personiiv those Creston Activities that have a simiiar purposef ernment, sociai ciuhs, music and dramatics. For sureiy o contribute to our happiness at Creston. appropriateiv ' he Y dent gov d oniy t book is i1lhty t so stu N these are create 2. Odin fknowiedge. The iargest, most important section oi our named aiter Odin, the god oi knowiedge. For however m other gods may he, they ah serve him as chiidren do a iatherj' f said the vikings centuries ago, recognizing the might oi knowiedgc. Odin then becomes our symhoi tor the iearning process at Creston. 5. Thor f phvsicai strength. Thor with his mighty hammer and his great Keats oi strength and skiii was the athiete oi the viking gods. Tn the Saga, as Odin represents inteiiectuai growth. so Thor represents phvsicai growth. The athietic achievements oi our students are recorded in Thor's section. i I H I , 4 41 1 t ,1,,, r 1 urs rip: l .,. Nkhtvtq rr, , -ilk Wyllflllm .: rrr1 dirt.. if .vrwWH Nii'i',',H'-- ,.... ilultlllllylmlm D Introductory S fiction 1-6 Balder 1 gOvernm 50cia1 ent' 50c' l lei , Acriviriegbs Y elofluencehq--U 7-50 Odi - n knowledge gacmfy Jigofs n erclassm en ---31-66 Thor - hy . P giicai strength Gigi? athletics athletics 'A'---67-84 Index .. 88

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I 1 4 r, .,AA IIAI V 4 A .,--1 .c ,.., i t ,,- ' 5 t l i r arf? 11' 41240 usiness 7' Pfodlltflbil Manager .Manager SZEQJTZD' Editor-in-chief .,,,, , ,......, Marian Reidsma Associate editor ,...A, ,,..Y...,..,.......,........ R hoda Brunsink Activities editors ,,,,, ...,..,,, R uth Weherg Harold Roberts Art editor ,,..Y,,,.,...,..., ...........,........ L orraine Rosenclall Assistant art editor ,,...... .......,,,, B etty Langeler Business manager .,,,,,, ........r..,..............r....,. J oe French Clubs editors .,s.,,,.... ,v,,,..... J ean Parksg Roger Luidens Faculty editor .....,.r,,,.....,.. .......,.,,,,t........... M ae Van't Hof Associate faculty editor ....,,, ....... .,.,.,.. B e atrice McCleary Feature editor .....,,,,,,..... ...,...,,.c,.................. D oris Carr Girls' athletics editor ..,..,, ,.,...................,,,.s... J une Cowdin Photo editors ....,.,,,,.... .....,,. R ay Kunstg Harlow Marlett Production manager ....,,,,ss,,,,.......,....,....Y,,,,..,,.. Paul Stellema Senior class editors ,.........,. Norma Perkinsg Frances Pearson Sports editor .,.,.,..,.. ,r,,Y,c.....,......rrc,r.,,,,,,,,. M orris Leavitt Underclass editor ,,,.,,. .....,,. J ean Markus Y'

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