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

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Tiny Ellen Alberda excelled in dramaTics. She was in The one-acT plays, Revue, Gloria, Sr. play, debaTe, a cheerleader, and belonged To The honor socieTies, LaTin club, Sr. Girl Reserves. Busy and pleasanT To know was Connie Albers who served in The Choir, Gloria, The one-acTs, The Sr. play. and The Revue. Connie was a member oT Jr. Honor socieTy, Girl Reserves, A.B., and LaTin club. Gordon Alderink was a Tellow who was liked by every- one. Gordy was a member oT The C club, The piTcher Tor our baseball Team, and a doorman Tor The Jr. Revue. BouqueTs To Peggy Allchin Tor her perTormance as Hy in The Sr. play. Peg belonged To These clubs: LaTin, Jr. Honor socieTy, Library, Bars and Chevrons, She was in Gloria, Revue, debaTe, Saga, and was an R.O,T.C. sponsor. IT laughTer is a sign oT happiness, Charlene Arnmerman was one of The happiesl' girls in The class. Kay worked Tor The Sr. play, The Revue, and was a member oT The A.B., Hikers, and Spanish clubs. ThaT smile oT Dale Anderson's is someThing To remem- ber. This Triendly Tellow belonged To The C club, Bars and Chevrons, and The baseball and Track Teams, Dale was in The R.O.T.C. and The Revue. SmooTh and sophisTicaTed was Susan Anderson, a per- sonaliTy plus gal who was Co-ediTor oT The Saga, an R.O.T.C. sponsor, in debaTe, orchesTra, Trio, AmiciTia, A.B., LaTin, and STudenT Council. Susy was in The Revue, The Sr. play, and won The Jr. High Scholarship cup Twice and The Sr, cup once. Richard ArmanTrouT was one oT The busiesT seniors. Being presidenT oT The STudenT Council, in R.O.T.C., bond salesman Tor school, and belonging To The Jr. Honor sOcieTy, and in Gloria, Revue, and one-acTs proved This. Philip AusTin came To us Trom CenTral in his Jr, year. He was in The Bars and Chevrons club, on The rifle Team. second Team TooTball, baseball, and baskeTball manager. Taking an acTive parf in Gloria, one-acTs, Sr. play, Jr. Revue, and The choir kepT Mary Balbach busy. This lass was in The CourTesy squad, Jr. Honor socieTy, and The A.B. and LaTin clubs. JusT The riql'1T man To do The Task cheerTully was Francis Barber, who worked Tor The Jr, Revue, Gloria, Sr. play, band, and TooTbalI. His Triends always called him .r Docqrr WhaT EThelyn Barnum did she did well, as was shown in her duTies Tor The Jr. Revue, The one-acTs, Gloria, and The Sr. play. Lynn earned her leTTer in A.B. and served on The CourTesy squad. AnoTher wee liTTle girl oT The class who had a very sweeT personalify was Evelyn Birdsall who served in Gloria, one-acTs, and The Sr. play. She was a member oT The Hikers and A.B. clubs. A poised, reserved member oT The class came To us in her iunior year Trom Muskegon. She worked on a com- miTTee Tor The Sr. play and had a very high scholasTic record. Yes, This is Marilyn BoadT. Tom Boersma, whose special inTeresT was aviaTion, ioined The air corps The day aTTer he graduaTed in February. Tall dark Tom was very acTive in The Jr. and Sr. class. Oh, how ThaT man can eaTl This spiriTed lad, George BooTsma, came Trom Davis Tech where he parTicipaTed in The Spring ConcerT. Vivacious DoroThy Brabb belonged To Amiicifia. LaTin, Bars and Chevrons, Girl Reserves, Jr. and Sr. Honor socieTies, STuclenT Council, and debaTe. Red Took parT in The one-acTs, was an R.O.T.C. sponsor, and To Top iT OTT. co-ediTor oT The Saga. A new addiTion To The class This year and a welcome one was Fred Bradford. He won many new Triends here aT CresTon. 17 'UN -i' -af' 'rx I sw, 5' Ti: '54 555. .r,:Z-PL 4fv4,.- - fe ,. 'v' Lf, Sf-4.'1T'. 5 '15 55:52

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Righl: The elecled officers of The class of l945. Top: Don! Poll e p es de 1 w bl e iackef for Uncle Sarng Joe Vog'r, The genial vce p es den? - h f'nancial concer s of The l'1O 15 U capably serving as secrelary was Mary Davey, he I class were well administered by treasurer Jack Ripslra. Above: Senior class commiflee heads, Sealed: E, Barnum, E. Slegmier, E A berda. Srandingz L. Vanden Bouf, E. De Neuf, D. Brabb, M. AMieras, J Lvingslon, E, Feliz, R. Koerl, P. Czerwinslri, S. Anderson, P, Richards. THE CLASS OF l945 Blue 'liclcel candidales, Donald Pollie, Joe Vogl, Mar Davey. and Jack Ripslra were elecled as lhe Y class ol '45's presidenl, vice-presidenl, secrelary, and lreasurer respeclively. Thar grand comedy, Bro+her Goose, was selecled and given lo lull houses on March 8 and 9, wilh Peggy Allchin, Bill Tilus, Joyce lvlanning, Slewarl Johnson and Elvira Succop in The leading roles, supporled by Susan Anderson, Elain Dryer, Donna- Jeanne Gilchell, Dona-Lee Smilh, Arlain Teiiema, and Russell lvlawby. The senior banguer was given Friday, April 27, and many seniors alrended a parly given lor lhem on May 4, by Junior College. ' When Presidenl Don Pollie enlered The Navy shorrly aller lhe mid-lerm gradualion, Joe Vogl acled as presidenl. The class color commillee was headed by Earl De Neul. Chairman for lhe play comrnillee was Elhe- lyn Barnum. Bruce Vander Klipp was chairman lor lhe memorial commillee lo choose lhe Commillee, while lhe class song was headed by Jeanne Livingslon. 16

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'KMH35 N Nyggjl-'::..,.-, E3 ' if Sui AW mug: '- i Le. ...T . 1 we 'U' 2 Admired by all and envied by many describes ThaT blond hair oT Bessie Brenner's. She was an R.O.T.C. spon- sor, vice-presidenT oT Hikers, in The one-acTs, and The A.B. club. Edwin Breen, called Ed by his Tellow classmaTes, was an enThusiasTic worker in The R.O.T.C. and a member oT The Bars and Chevrons club. Tall, blond Howard Broekema was everyonels Triend. Howdie was Treasurer oT The Hi-Y, on The RegimenTal STaTf in R.O.T.C.. presidenT oT Bars and Chevrons, in The Jr. Revue, C club, and loved To play TooTball. Friendly and cheerTul Joan Brogan worked on The business commiTTee Tor The Sr. play, The make-up Tor The Revue, and was an acTive member oT The Hikers club. Norman Brown was a useTul as well as decoraTive mem- ber oT The class. He served on The CirculaTion sTaTT, was in The band, R.O.T.C., Hi-Y, Jr. Revue, and The TooTball Team. You could always Tind WalTer Bruce doing some-Thing consTrucTive. Wally served Tor The Revue, Sr, play. Gloria, was in TooTball and Track, a member oT The CourTesy squad, STudenT council, Science, and C clubs. HunTing and fishing were The chieT pleasures oT likable Dale Bush who was in The CourTesy squad, The Jr. Honor socieTy, The Science club, Bars and Chevrons, and Spanish club. PresidenT OT The Hi-Y, secreTary oi The C club, and vice-presidenT oT The Bars and Chevrons kepT Cornell Buyze preTTy busy, besides being a member oT The Spanish club and The CourTesy squad. Cornie was in The Revue. Gloria, TooTball, Track, debaTe, and Golden Gloves. HerberT Byers was never absenT nor Tardy. He was a member oT The Bars and Chevrons club and one oT Those dependable people you can always counT on. Everyone seemed To gel' along wiTh Beverly Caminer O.K. Bev worked Tor The Jr. Revue, Gloria, and The Sr. play. She was a member oT' The Hikers club. lT you saw Gwendolee Carlberg dance in The Jr. Revue, you would know ThaT her main inTeresTs are in ThaT special Tield. i'Gwen was an Echo TypisT and belonged To The Girl Reserves. NoT every one has such beauTiTul red hair as Clara Carr. She was a member oT The Hikers, and served on a commiTTee Tor The Sr. play and Revue. A mari who was all man, Lyle Carr, was quiTe an addi- Tion To The sporTs secTion oT our class acTiviTies. He was in band, TooTball, baseball, Hi-Y, and C clubs. Lyddie liked skiing. A busy person was RoseTTa Carroll who served in The Revue, on commiTTee Tor Gloria and The Sr. play, orchesTra, and Sr. ushers. RoseTTa was a member oT The LaTin, Library, and Girl Reserves clubs. Peppy and Triendly E'izabeTh Chapin helped wiTh The Revue, Gloria, and Sr. play and was an R.O.T.C. sponsor, in Girl Reserves, A.B., LaTin, Jr. and Sr. Honor socieTies, and STudenT council. Popular because oT her pleasing personaliTy, Charmaine Chinnow was in The Bars and Chevrons, Hikers, and LaTin club. She served in The Choir, R.O.T.C., Gloria, and The Jr. Revue. Donna Cooper had a pleasanT way abouT her. She was a member of The Hikers club, The Library club, and The DebaTe class. Priscilla CoTa was anoTher girl who ioined The class in her senior year. She was a reporTer Tor The Echo, and especially inTeresTed in Typing. 18