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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A Gallant Norseman Opposite you see au entrance to the building in a drawing by Lorraine Rosendall which illustrates the northern Gothic architecture of Creston. Crestonites will recognize in number- less details the high fidelity of the drawing. QNote the broken top rail of the fence, etc.J The charcoal sketch of Mr. Teele, fbelowj is by the same artist. To Mr. Robert M. Teele, because of the inspi- ration he has been to us in his untiring efforts as business manager of the Saga and Echo, the Saga staff of 1940 presents this book. Taking care of the photographing and mount- ing of the underclassmen pictures, seeing that the Saga gets enough subscribers constitute only part of his duties on the Saga. Mr. Teele is also adviser of the circulation and advertising staffs of the Echo. Made by Roberta Teele for her Polar Bear father l5II