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

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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

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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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Girl Shark ....... Boy Shark ...... Mack Zleolfion fffdgfffff Most Bashtul Girl ..... ....,...., Most Bashtul Boy ..... Girl Optimist ....... .... Boy Optimist .....,........... Girl Most Likely to Succeed ..... Boy Most Likely to Succeed ...., Girl Chatterbox .... Boy Chatterbox. , . Girl Class Pet ,... Boy Class Pet .... Class Arguer ..,.. Class Musician .,.. Class Warbler .... Class Politician .... Prettiest Girl ...... Handsornest Boy ..... Most Popular Girl. . Most Popular Boy. . Best All-Round Girl Best All-Round Boy .... Did Most tor Tech ,.,. Cutest Girl ....... Cutest Boy ........ Girl lnseparables. . Boy lnseparctbles. . Most-Admired Senior .... Girl Hurnorist ......., Boy Humorist .... Girl Athlete ...... Boy Athlete ....... Girl Fashion Plate .... Boy Fashion Plate ....... Most Courteous Senior ..... Girl Pessirnist .......... Boy Pessirnist .... Class Wit ....,, . . . .Ruth Poplaski , , . . .Bob Weeber . .Eudean Malone . . . .William Staal . . . .Wilma Van Strien ......Iames Knott . . . . .. .Lois Sherk .Frank Grotenhuis . . .Lucy Polkowski . . . . . .Don Nelson . . . . .Doris Forney . . .Wayne Wright . .. ...Mart Byle . . . . .Pete Spanjer . . . . .Gerry Dalson .Roger Ondersrna . . .Wilma Phillips . . .Bob De Koning .......Ieanne Bos . . . . . .Bob Clifford .Beverly Grooters . . . .Chet Dykema . . . . .Bob Otfringa ..............,.........RuthTakus .. . ...Ken Cooper . . . . .Dolores Ploeg and Eunice Middleton 20 , . .lim Beurkens and Lyle Bush .Mina Bademaker Cornelia Brummel . . . .Mart Paauwe . . . .Gerry Czerew . . Roman Kunecki Genevieve Ptasnik . . .Mart Schuiling .. .. ...Dan Doane .Millicent Randall . . . . . Carl Phillips Doreen Thompson