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

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Fron+ Row: Donald Rylcse, Leonard Dudicz, Marvin Van Heesf, Gene Hill. Second Row: Coach Barnes, Edward Willison, Mafhew Vander Kaay, Norman Saur, Roger Rufledge. Allhough Tech's +hree previous +ennis league feams have noi' always been viclorious, a successful 'ream was expec+ed 'ro 'rake 'ro +he courfs lhis year. Coach Barnes has such veleran performers as Don Rylcse, Gene Hill, Roger Rufledge, and Lenny Dudicz: in fhe new-comers he has some very good prospecfs in Marv Van Heesl, Norman Saur, and Al VanderKaay. Rvlcse is raled as lhe bes+ member of +he squad, while Hill and Rulledge fill oul' fhe fwo and fhree posilions, respeclively. Van Heesl' and Dudicz play al' fhe number one doubles pos'r and Saur and Vander Kaay play fhe number 1'wo doubles posifion. Oul' of This year's feam, only Hill, Saur, and Vander Kaay will be losl' by graduafion. The remaining members have 'From one 'ro lhree years of compelilion leff and should develop inl'o a slrong +eam. A greal' deal of credil' is due Coach Barnes, who has slood by his feams even fhouqh +hey have noi' been of fhe highesi' caliber. Mr. Byrum, former Michigan Sfafe +ennis champ, was very helpful in giving fhe players special poinfers. tennis

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0 Fronf Row: Norman Slrorupslu, Lawrence Kozminslu, Gerald Czerew. Second Row: Roberf Mulvey, Roberf Burch, James Kooi, Coach Tuffle. Nearly a decade ago our firsf group of dubs reporfed for pracfice under fhe direcfion of Mr. Tuffle. Since fhen an average of fen would-be Bobby Joneses have compefed for fhe privilege of represenfing Tech on fhe fee-off. One feam of pasf years successfully survived fhe cify compefifion and enfered fhe sfafe finals, where fhey upheld Tech fradi- fion superbly. Preliminary gym pracfice is concerned wifh fhe use of fhe driver only. Of special imporfance is a snap or fwisf of fhe wrisf which spanlcs fhe ball and gives if added disfance. Sfance and a relaxed posfure also aid efficiency. Nexf come acfual frials on a regular course. Lawrence Kozminski, Roberf Mulvey, James Kooi, and Roberf Burch were chosen as fhe parficipanfs in fhe I94l foursome. Golf is encouraged as a school sporf nof only for fhe recreafional advanfages and menfal relaxafion, buf also because if affords excellenf opporfunifies fo exhibif fine sporfsmanship and fair play. Perhaps none of our golfers will ever win fhe Nafional Open Championship: never- fheless, we believe we have an excellenf body of amafeurs of whom fhe school has reason fo be proud.

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Fronf Row: Mildred Sellers, Helen Sellers, Margaref Vollink, Mina Bolema, Nellamae London, Doris Jelsema, HenrieHa Hoogeboom, Evelyn Dykehouse. Second Row: Rurh Harfman, Gerrrude De Vries, Aurelia Carowifz, Marilyn Garreff, Margaref Racine, Doris Forney, Phyliss Wolford, Miss Helen Freeman. Third Row: Gennella Mieras, Elyn Sullivan, Frances Judson, Margaref Hasfreifer, Gladys Bos, Wanda Jar- malowski, Dorolhy Jaworoski, Callisfa Sasha, Elaine Clark. Fourih Row: Margaref Slurrus, Bernice Dekkers, Adeline Hickox, Marian Gill, Ida Fairchild, Lorraine Sczerba, Geraldine Czerew, Lois Vandenberg. Fif-lh Row: Marian Smi+s, Lois De Vries, Eleanor Dykema, Viola Dykema, Margaref Dykema, Eslher Visser, Rufh Schoenhofen, Lucille Wolfe. girls' athletics Blue ribbon days for Tech girls occur when The 'Familiar call, G. A. A. +onigh+, echoes 'rhrough 'rhe halls. The club membership has risen 'lo nearly fiffy girls, who have compered in bowling, badminfon, deck fennis, paddle fennis, and shuffleboard. Teams have been formed for hi'r pin, baseball, volley ball, indoor baseball, and baskeiball. This year +he girls' baskefball 'leam had 'lhe privilege of showing rheir good work 'ro Union High School. Table 'rennis and badminron ranked highesi' among fhe individual spor'rs. Tournamenrs were played for each of fhese sporrs which mer wifh greai' success.