Denby High School - Navigator Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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The Denby Forum has conducted its assemblies in the manner of the town meeting radio pro- grams. A guest speaker, either teacher or student, was invited each week to express his views on foreign and do- mestic affairs, after which the discussion was thrown open to the floor. Member- ship has been large but new students are always welcomed. Founded in Febru- ary, 1939, the Junior Dramatic Work- shop has continued to be one of the most interesting clubs in Denby. The p u r p o s e, according to sponsor Miss Dorothea Comfort, is to give dramatic instruction and experience to lower classman. The Funfest production of Mid-Summer Night's D r e a m and short radio programs have constituted the terms' activities. With Mrs. Marga- riete Shimmin as their sponsor and director, the Drama and Radio Club soared to new heights this year. Audi- torium activities, including plays pre- sented at the Funfest, assemblies, and programs given over the public address system, were under their auspices. The club showed a profitable year in spite of the absence of a senior play.

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Mary Carlton, and bareback riders Mary Ann Bena, Mabel Beamish, and Virginia Ames. We wanted to welcome the New Year's in the center of things so we once more headed for town only to meet Ruth Inman, Marceline Goetsch, Shirley Bidigare and Vivian Ackroyd, ac- companied by Hugh Ferdy Asselin, Tony Bonfiglio, Al Borders, and Bert Bourne, who were heading for George Goetz's Greasy Fork just down the street. Thinking we might run into WIETHOFF, LOFTUS, and WARD we decided to run along with them. We found instead Virginia Bradford eating a hamburger with Heinz Reichardt, Jayne McClanahan, Virginia Cischke, and Elizabeth Columbo sharing a rootbeer, Ruth Emery and Marion Beyer wait- ing for their hubbies to finish work, but they didn't know the five o'clock whistle didn't blow. Waitresses Maggie Booth and Ginny Cremers rushed up to us with the bill and we rushed out. At this stage of the night every New Year's eve, most lamp- posts are occupied but suddenly we discovered Allan Huffmon who had recently be bounced, making his way unsteadily toward one, aided by Helen Gipperich, who in turn had to be aided by Helen Grasli. Mary Haerens looked rather disappointed in her hubby of the future, Russell Milne, because his roving eye seemed 'to be getting the best of him, especially when Gloria Sherred and Gloria Sims strolled by. Joyce Hepburn, Agatha Jones, and Jean Hol- stein, were seen making their way through the crowd on the arms of Fred Britton, Alex Bryce, and Wayne Campbell. Behind them were Bernice Karol and Hawley Cath, Leona Lang with Joe Cavanaugh, and Betty Jean Lenz with Harry Downey, Helen Liebelt and Harry Edelmann, who were on their way to ARJAY'S to attempt to recapture fond memories of high school days. AR- JAY'S is under the new management of Lillian Loncarevic and Isabel MacPhee and presents Shirley Whitson and her chorus, Cecilia Matczak, Jennie Mauch, Betty Mehlenbacher, Betty Meyerl, nightly. The waiters, although not as handsome as WIETHOFF, LOFTUS, and WARD, intrigued us immensely. They were Bob Welch, Sam Snodgrass, Marvin Reske, Milton Paner, and they suggested that we trapise down to the Y to see Jack Martyn and his Hepcatters's , beat it out eight to the bar. We only peeked in the window but we saw Mignon Morgan with Phil Farney, Betty Nemens with Charles Gast, Dolores Nai- man escorted by Edwin Gies, Alberta Nickens and Willie Glander. From there we went to the Allied Youth Ball where the Gonczar Gallop was in progress. The dancers here included Harold Humbert and Helen Norris, and Grayce Petrofka with Norbert Knapp, Elizabeth Purcell with Bob Krausman, and Maggie Pye with Dick LaBuhn. We had heard earlier in the evening that Ervin Marz and James McDougall were to be featured in a wrestling match. Winnie Radford, Betty Reidle, Mary Royal, Fanny Russo, Mary Jane Sanwald, and Mary Louise Schehr, were ardently watching from the stands. .Our next stop was the Automat where the proprietor Albert Meeseman greets everyone with his theme song, Don't Sling a Slug in the Slot. Even the Automat didn't produce WIETHOFF, LOFTUS, and WARD, but it did produce Al Mumford, Charles Moore, Tom Navarro and Bob Nelson who had been arguing the whole evening long about who broke the lock on the henhouse door and came to the conclusion while we were there that it must have been Dorothy because everytime they looked at her she Schrank. Oh hum. Dorothy Schurr and Jean Schweitzer were eating chocolate pie with Earlene Whitney, one piece after the other, and Lucy Slack having finished hers, was playing hockey by herself to keep her girlish figure. We were having such a marvelous time that we had nearly forgotten about WIETHOFF, LOFTUS, and WARD, but at that moment Dot. St. Peter dashed in and who should she have with her but Harry Mertens and John Peter and Celia Swanz, who told us that they had seen WIETHOFF, LOFTUS, and WARD just down the street. As it was rapidly nearing midnight, and we did want to see the New Year in with OUR MEN, we scurried along the sidewlks in search of them. This time Ethel Teschendorf was helping Allan Huffmon along to another lamp post and she had June Warnke and Marge Watson on her arm who were just look- ing on. Ethel Unruh and Eleanor Van Goethem, those dancing dolls of the follies gave their assistance since it was Allan Huffmon who was the cause of it all. Liz Weil and Norinne White and Doris Windsor went to Canada this evening but, as they said, there was nothing in Wind- sor to compare with WIETHOFF, LOFTUS, and WARD, so they came back to help us in the search. Virginia Wurfel thinks we're silly because we won't be happy with Art Wilson and June Wurn insists that they are already spoken for, she should know, but where there's life there's hope- and WIETHOFF, LOFTUS, and WARD certainly have life so . . . Hearing strains of music from afar we cocked our ears and strained our eyes and saw those merry song and dance men Hal Peterson, Ed Porrett, and Bob Prochazka, and Ferdy Reick who had come to tell us that at last . . . At last . . . Just at midnight . . . WIETHOFF, LOFTUS, and WARD had been found and were waiting eagerly for us around the corner. S0000 . . . as chimes rang and bells pealed and horns tooted, we three spent a glorious New Year's eve. Allan Huffman has decided to put in his application early for next year's father time. And now we close with- To WIETHOFF, LOFTUS, and WARD: We saw 'em We got 'm And Oh, Boy! -

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The purpose of the Denby Mother's Club, as in the past, has been to work for the betterment of Denby and the surrounding commun- ity. Under their auspices bi-weekly dances have been held in order to raise funds for the annual scholarship given to an outstanding senior. Other activ- ities include a Christmas bazaar. The Art Club was organized by Mr. Anthony to give stu- dents a better chance to study and understand both ancient and modern art. The twenty-four members have been making trips to art exhibits and galleries. In time the club hopes to establish an art scholarship fund for a deserving senior. An organization composed of outstanding musicians is Denby's Music Club, sponsored by Miss Hulda Martin. A dance and Christmas concert were a few of the activities given under their auspices.