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

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6' ancf 404mm Sadafzfi fn Me Hunan! 401mm ROMAN KUNECKI MARVIN QUAY RAY BEUKER VIRGIL EWING CArmyl CArmyl CNavy Air Corpsl KNavyl IIM BODBYL GERARD FABER PETER LEPECH BILL RIETSMA CArmy Air Corpsl tNavyl CArrnyD CArrnyl HAROLD BROWN WALTER GAMBLE HAROLD LYNCH BERNARD STADT CNavyI CNavyD CArrnyI CNavy Air Corpsl FRANK BUURSTRA DON GILL SIDNEY MACZKA DONALD STANK tNavyJ CNavyD tArmyJ CArmy Air Corpsl I. DARRAH BOB HENDERSON WALTER MCVEIGH CHESTER TOMAICZYK CNavyJ CNavyD CNavyl CArrnyD REX DE FOUW T. IAGERS STUTSON MURPHY ROBERT VANDER PLOEG KArmy Air Corpsl QArmyl CNavyl CArmy Air Corpsl IAMES DYKGRAAF IACK KLUNDER ROBERT OOST CHARLES WILLOUGHBY CNavyI CNavyD CNavyI fArmyI IRVING WOOD CArmyl S Wdbnwi Piafwm ERWIN E. LANKOWSKI, General Course. We need more like him. Football, Basketball, Varsi-T, Base- ball. GENEVIEVE V. PTASNIK, Commercial. As long as I can avoid it, l'll never be unhappy. ay Staff, Technologian, MILLICENT L. RANDALL, Commercial. Look out, boys, I'Il get you. WALTER I. SKUZINSKI, Furniture 18 Craft fDesignl. It's the quiet one does the work. Football, Baseball. WILLIAM STAAL, Machine Shop Practice. Silence best speaks the mind. Band. CHESTER . SYPIEN, Machine Shop Practice, always fair and square. Football. DOREEN A. THOMPSON, Home Economics. Sporting girl. ifechnolo ' , Camera, G.A.A., Home Ec. Club.

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une Sembfut ARTHUR I. VANDER BAAN, General Course. Youth is lull of sport. Football, Basketball, Baseball, Technologian, A Cappella Choir, Varsi-T. MARVIN I. VANDER BEE, Machine Shop Practice. Quite smart. WILLIAM VANDER LUGT, Printing tCompo- sitionI. A nice boy, and all boy. Football, Track, R.O,T.C., Second Choir. SHIRLEY I. VANDER MEER, General Course. Small ol stature. Home Ec. Club. LAURA M. VAN DYKE, Commercial. Her ways are ways ol pleasantnessf' Technologian, A Cappella Choir. MARTIN VAN DYKE, Drafting, Willing and welcome. Band. Bond Drive. IVAN R. VAN KUIKEN, Commercial. Man of few words. Second Choir. SYLVIA R. VAN STEDUM, Commercial. To gentle ways I am inclined. Beacon. WILMA I. VAN STRIEN, Commercial. A real, all-rouncl girl, Technologian, A Cappella Choir, Girls' Sextette. RUTH E. VAN WINGERDEN, Commercial. With good will toward all. IOHN A. VEENSTRA, Machine Shop Practice. To look forward to pleasure is also a pleasure. Band. ROBERT A, WEEBER, Machine Shop Practice. You can't keep a good man down. Football, Basketball, Baseballg A Capella Choir, Varsi-Tg R.O.T.C., Vice-Pres., Bars and Chevrons Club. WARREN L. WHEAT, Machine Shop Practice. A likeable chap. R.O.T.C. I-IENRIETTA WILLEMS, Commercial, O little miss who does things in a big way. Play Statt, Band. ROBERT F. WODAREK, Machine Shop Practice. Brevity is the soul ol wit. Eootball, Mgr., Basketball, R.O.T.C. WAYNE WRIGHT, Electrical Trades. His every tone is music's own. Play Cast, Trackg A Cappella Choir, Boys' Octette, Lt., R.O.T.C. FRED I. ZAR- NOSKEY, Auto Mechanics. Music, personality, and goocl-looking, tool Band. ERWIN L. ZURAWSKI, Dralting. A voice that will attract attention. Play Cast, Track, Cheerleader, R.O.T.C., Hi-Y.

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91044 Www T We've come to a moment in our cycle of life, Where the past and the future are one. And we leave here now a treasured time of our lives, For the days when success will be won. Yes, this moment is one we have long waited for, Yet whose arrival we truly dread, For it closes a door on our frivolous days, And opens to the duties ahead. By Ruth Poplaski 1 'Tis true that not all oil our number will win fame, 'Tis true we know not lwhat is in store, done, Iust better than ever before. But we know that supcess will be ours when we've We venture lar into this confusing new world, Now wom and torn with trouble and strife, But locked in our hearts is cr memory of school, That we'll cherish the fest of our life. Glafu Sang Though we scan the future, We are longing for the past, We hate, to leave with just a memory. But we leave with pride in all the knowledge That we gained, Knowing a success 'twill help us be. So this Class of Forty-four Lingers on but little more. With voice of praise and thankful heart, On future road we'll soon depart. Good Cup . . , Rose Cup ..,. Honor T's . . Valedictorian , . . Salutatorian ..... Honorable Mention .,,,. Home Economics Award . . . D. A. R. Medal. .. Now to dem Tech High, We bid a fond, but sad, farewell. Going into a world dark with war. Still hoping for lulfillnlent of our hopes, dreams, 1 When you will guide ho more. rqalaach our plans, our 19 t