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

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The Class of I943 Much discussion and finally a decisive vote made the Class of '43 the hrst to graduate with a cap and gown ceremony, which was held june 10. Due to war conditions, several other tradi- tions were broken, including no Goons Day nor Class Day. On November 5, the olhcers of the Class of '45 were elected. Although the race was a close one, Ned 'Stuits' was elected presi- dentg Donna Mulder, vice-presidentg Eleanor DeVries, secretaryg and Alva Oslin, treas- urer. March 10, ll, and 12, marked the dates for the senior play, Sixteen in August, which featured Barbara Balbach as Gusty Goodrich. The annual Smorgasbord was held on April 30 with the orchestra of Dick Snook the feature of the evening. Co-chairmen of the event were Leatrice Dupler and Keitha Harmon. lzlu. mnr Dc Vries ......., Secretary Alva Oslin ....,,... mln! 1- f'1 as X

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Full of fun was Helen Addington, who was a mem- ber of both the Amicitia and Footlights Clubs, a cappella choir, Student Council, and took part in Gloria and the junior Revue. Quiet to a certain degree was joan Allchin, whose interests were in the choir, Echo, and Courtesy Squad. She also took part in the senior play, Gloria, junior Revue. and one-act plays. Charles Allen, liked by all who knew him, had the honor of being the junior Class President and Captain of the football team. Charlie also participated in basketball and track, and belonged to the C Club. Quiet and pleasant is Arlene Anderson, whose inter- est in music was shown by her participation in both the senior band and orchestra. She was also a member of the Horizon Club. Beverly Anderson, original and ultra modern, had special interests in the a cappella choir, Student Coun- cil, Footlights and A. B. Clubs. Bev sparkled in Gloria, the senior play, and junior Revue. She worked on the Saga and was a member of the Senior Honor Society. Interested particularly in Spanish, Betty Baas, de- mure senior, belonged to the Spanish Club, Senior Girl Reserves, and the Courtesy Squad besides taking part in the Girls' Meet and the Red Cross Nursing Corps. jack Baas, a small bundle of dynamite, had a par- ticular interest in printing and working in the junior Revue. jack played a shepherd in the annual produc- tion of Gloria, Of course you remember Gusty in Sixteen in August. Barbara Balbach also was a member of the Footlights and A. B. Clubs. She was in the a cappella choir and lent her deep alto voice to the Creston octet and Gloria. Gorgeous was the word for Eleanor Barnes. Eleanor was girls' glee club president and Hiker's Club secre- tary as well as a member of the Girl Reserves, and served as usher for both the senior play and the junior Revue. She also served as the typist for the Saga staff. A refreshing wit was possessed by Orva Bartholo- mew, who was among the Hiker's Club and Senior Girl Reserve members. Orva also figured in the junior Revue, the Girls' Meet and the girls' glee club. Always smiling is Bernadette Beuker, better known by all as Bee She was a member of the choir, A. B. Club. Senior Ushers, Girl Reserves and Courtesy Squad. In her junior year, she was honored with being class secretary. Muscle man Mac Biener was a member of the foot- ball squad and counted mathematics as the subject fore- most in his interest. Mac was also fond of his gym training. A hne friend was Carl Blackall, who took part in the Courtesy Squad, and junior Revue and especially in the senior band. Carl was also very interested in workings of the print shop. Versatile and vivacious is Patricia Blackburn, a member of the a cappella choir. Pat was secretary of the Footlights Club. president of the Senior Honor Society and in the octet. She was also in Gloria, senior play, and the junior Revue, and served on the Saga staff and Courtesy Squad. Lucille Block, everybody's friend, was in the Girls' Meet, worked on Gloria, and was in charge of makeup in both the three one-act plays and the senior play. Lucy took a special interest in both typing and clothing. A handy man around electricity was George Blum, who aided as stage manager for the one-act plays. Gloria, and Sixteen in August. George took a liking for dramatics, machine shop, and mechanical drawing. james Blymier gave Gabriel a run for his money because he played in both the senior band and orches- tra, taking second division in the state music festival. 'lim also was in the junior Revue and in the Junior Honor Society. jack Bohn, now in the Coast Guard, graduated in january. While in Creston, jack served as an Echo reporter and as a sergeant in R. O. T. C. This gentle- man also was interested in music.