Davis Vocational and Technical High School - Beacon Yearbook (Grand Rapids, MI)

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American youlh plays- and dreams of The fuiure. Youih plays-and gains lasling saiisfaclion from 'the knowledge of a successful use for leisure lime. Youlh plays - and grows in a wider and grander underslanding of his fellow man. And so +his round of exfra-curricular aclivifies fills an impor+an+ place in 'rhe American eclucalional sysfem. I+ forms lhe counler-balance which malces for a greafer apprecialion of all sludies and aclivilies.

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b Froni Row. Jeaneffe Krush, Frances Judson, Mildred Sellers, Mian Cooper, Roberf Siolzy, Shirley Nelson, Aurelia Carowiiz, Jean Krenselewslci, Alice Lockwood, Mary Dunnebaclc, Margaref Lamper. Second Row. Mr. Wagoner, Mr. Wilcox, Sylvia Wiersma, Minnie Te Ronde, Florence Walcoff-Copy Reader, Marilyn Thompson-Copy Reader, Ann Cargill, Eleanor Dylcema, Audrey Vander Jagf, Nellamae London, Mina Bolema, Lena Schol, Mr. Harrison. Third Row: Helen De Hari, Helen Sellers, Lucille Wolfe, Chrisfine Hoogewind, Evelyn De Vree, Edifh Ganzel, Bernice Delzkers, Margarer Vollink, Marie Van Alfen, Ruih Schoenhofen, Eunice Gunn-Asst Ediior, Efhel Nelson, Mr. Wood. Fourth Row: Don Fairbrolher, Gerald Kollcman, Milion Pierce, Norman Saur, Edward Gillisse, Roberf WalcoH, Ralph Fosner-Arr, Forresf Knoper-Ari, Roberf De Kam-Piciures, Edward Malone, Roger Vander Weide, Ben Oailey. eacon staff Did you meer during January and February fhose seniors who, carry- ing reams of paper covered wirh mysferious hieroglyphics, glided fhrough fhe halls mumbling fo ihemselves, miserably scrarching fheir weary heads, wracking 'rheir brains 'ro iurn our new ideas for fhe Beacon? Did you know +ha+ fhey were wriring all The arricles on school clubs and ac'rivi+ies for 'rhe I94I Beacon, were on fhe frail of some super- snapshois of you s'ruden+s in class, al' lunch, or in fhe halls: or were adding +he lasf deiail fo 1'he layouf, or preparing 1'he glossies for 1'he engraver under Mr. Wood's direcrion? The wri+e-ups, edifed +o fhe exaci' number of words specified, were obliged +o run 1'he gaun1'le+ of ac1'ivi1'y officers and advisers, fhe edifor, ediforial adviser, Mr. Wilcox, and finally Mr. Frazee. When fhey had received +he las? OK and had been sei' up by 'rhe linoiypers, fhe com- posifion sfudenfs, under Mr. Wagoner, prepared 1'he forms. A+ las+ 1'he vasf amoun'r of maferial reached Mr. Harrison in 'ihe press room fo be prinfed, assembled, and bound - +o preserve ihe mem- ories of fhai' once-in-a-life+ime year, I94I .