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

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Froni Row: RW Wikforowski, Eugene Falba, Bernard Piper, Milion Pierce, Gerrii Buquei. Second Row: Coach Emery, Ray Czailcowski, Andrew Holwerda, Ray Masiewicz, Arrhur Mahlebashian, Coach Byrum. Third Row: Forresf Johnson, George Niewiadomslci, Bill Nelson, Norman Saur, Gerald Telman. varsi-t The purpose of +he club, which has i+s iwo advisers, Mr. Emery and Mr. Byrum, major coaches, is +o promoie spor+smanship and good will among all ihe s1'uden+s in +he school. Achievemenis of +he members for one year or more follow. Fooiball leHer winners make up 'rhe maiori+y of fhe members. Heading 1'he lis+, are Tech's co-capiains, Pere Kladder and Ray Masiewicz. Pele earned +wo maior awards and was chosen all-cify end. Ray also earned +wo leHers. One of Tech's grea+es+ a'rhle'res, Norm Saur, earned five major awards. Gerry Telman and +he gridiron dic+a+or, Gene Falba, are +wo-leH'er men. One of +he grea+es+ baskefball players ever 'io en+er Tech is Bernie Piper. He earned iwo leHers in baskefball and fhree in baseball. Ray Wildorowslci earned 'Four awards in baseball and Forresl' Johnson one each in baske+ball and foofball. Gerri'r Buque'r earned his leH'er as a half-miler on +he irack 'ream and Ray Czaikowski, fhree le+'rers, also in frack. There you have +hem - fhe +op-noich a+hle1'es of Davis Tech!

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Fron+ Row: Mina Bolema, Nellamae London, Eleanor Dylcema, Lucille Wolfe. Back Row. Ruih Harfman, Rufh Schoenhofen, Bernice Delclrers, Rufh Gill, Miss Freeman. girls' All fhe girls par+icipa+ing in 'rhe various ac+ivH'ies have shown skill and good sporrsmanship. Among +he ou+s+anding girls in fhese sporfs are Mina Bolema, Nellamae London, Doris Jelsema, and Eleanor Dylcema. Under fhe leadership of a new sponsor, Miss Helen Freeman, 'rhe girls' physical educafion insfrucfor, fhe club made excepfional progress. The monfhly parfies were enioyed greafly. The girls who par+icipa'red in 1'hese ac+ivi+ies did so for +he spiri+ of play alone. Poise, grace, charm, healrh, and recreafion are awards enough. No school credif is given for 'rhis exfra-curricular acfivify. sports

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Fronf Row. Forresi' Knoper, Mllfon Pierce, Jack Allen. Back Row: Doris Jelsema, Helen Peck, Evelyn Dylrehouse, HenrieHa Hoogebo Ten dynamic, en'rhusias+ic s1'uden1's cons+i+u're lhe Tech cheerleading squad. During every game rhis group may be heard exhorling l'he crowd +o cheer. Under +he leadership of Milion Pierce and Helen Peck and +he guidance of Mr. Saur, +hese cheerleaders pu'r in hours of hard praciice which frains 'rhem +0 inslill pep and school spiril' in +he spor+ fans. A+ fhe 'foofball games +he cheerleaders are colorfully dressed in green and while: +he girls in green sweafers and whi+e skir+s, and +he boys in green iacke1's and whi're panfs. From fhe beginning of fhe game fo ihe end, +hey are our fhere yelling, geffing 1'he crowd fo rool' 'for 'rhe ieam. Cheerleaders mus+ have definife qualilicalions ius'r as afhlefes musi' have special ap1'i- +udes. They musf have pep, vigorous voices, and ouisianding personali+ies. For I94O-4I, +he girl cheerleaders were Helen Peck, Doris Jelsema, HenrieHa Hoogeboom, Evelyn Dylcehouse, and June Jennings. These girls will be back in Sepfember +o con'rinue 'rheir good worlc. The boy cheer- leaders were Pele Smifh, Jerry Verburg, Milfon Pierce, Forresf Knoper, Harry Hampson, and Jack Allen. Only fhe laHer +wo will re+urn nex+ year.