East Lansing High School - Ceniad Yearbook (East Lansing, MI)

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eniom Ladies and Centlemen in the television audience. you will have a chance with the cast to relive the story of one of the greatest classes in East Lansing High Sehool's history, the Class of '51, Flashing back to the junior high years, you will find that the Class of '51 had many social affairs. ln the seventh and eighth grades there were four class parties. The Rainbow formal at the Lansing Masonic Temple highlighted the outside events of the eighth grade. During their freshman year the class was repre- sented on the Senior Student Council for the first time. Bcpresenting the class in the council were: Bill Voigt, Mildred Bunnells, and Dick Doolen from the home rooms and john Richardson as class president. Dave Bonk, lohannah Beurmann, Mil- dred Bunnells were the other class officers. The class still kept up their social activities by having a grand party and by attending most of the main school events of the year. As sophomores the class started off with a bang by the presentation of the great Soph Prom, Basin Street Blues . ln sports, the sophomores held berths on the following teams: football, basketball, wrestling, baseball, golf, tennis, and track. This year's class was under the able di- rection of lim Henderson, Harlan Marshall, Pat Cregory, and Alice Severance. Moving to another scene we pick up the class as juniors. During this year the juniors continued their activities in sports and in the social world. The class was especially proud of their outstanding showing in the field of sports. The football team came through to win the Twin Valley championship for the third consecutive year. Cn this team the juniors placed some key men. The wrestling team also took first in Class B in the State wrestling meetg all the team points were won by juniors. The cheerleaders, Sally Cibson, Evie Noble, Pat Creg- ory, and leannette Wlarner helped to arouse the school spirit by their enthusiastic edorts in support- ing all sport teams. Misirlou, the annual j-Hop, was the outstanding event so far in the class history. lt was a gala event, featuring the Les Danse orches- tra. The decorations beautifully carried out the theme of a Tropical lsland. Everyone agreed that the dance was one of the finest ever given. Next on the junior class agenda was Murder in Be- Pnge 8 hearsal , which was a mystery within a mystery, with the startling climax of the corpse not being dead but alive. The cast and their director, Mr. Prichard, did superbly in the presentation of this play. The annual junior-Senior Banquet completed the year. The last phase in the story of the Class of '51 is when they were seniors. The newly elected officers, Dan VVebster, john Clifford, Sally Yaeger, and Marian Steinbauer set right to work making plans for their senior year with the help of the class ad- visers, Miss Stophlet and Mr. Pulley. The seniors were again active in the field of sports, with many outstanding players on the football team. john Brogan was chosen for the A11 Twin Valley team. The big event of the football season was the home- coming dance, which the senior class sponsored, with music furnished by Bill Gardners band. Sally Cibson was elected queen and Harlan Marshall, king. Netting the class over 5500, the senior paper drive was the most successful paper drive in the history of the school. The Thanksgiving dance, Turkey Tramplef' turned out to be a top notch dance. The climax of the dance was when a live turkey was raflled off to the lucky ticket holder. No one will forget the senior play, The Bishops Mantle. lts actors showed the audience how an excellent play should be performed. This play was one of the main highlights of the school year. The money making projects to enable the class to go on the senior trip were: the holding of several hour dances, concessions at one of the football games, paper drive, rummage sale, carnival, and the coke machine. VVith all of these projects the senior class had a very substantial treasury. At the end of the year there were many events for the seniors. The Senior Prom, the most colossal occurrence of the year, was one of the happiest moments in the life of the senior. Next was the class trip, a three-day cruise on the Great Lakes, with stopovers in Chicago and hlackinac lsland. Following the senior trip was the junior-Senior Banquet, baccalaureate and commencement. The Class of '51 had a wonderful six years in the hal- lowed halls of East Lansing High and express their thanks to the school for the part it played in mold- ing their lives. Dan VVebster, President

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JOAN L. ADCOCK Student Council 4 Class secretary 3 Y-Teens 1, 2, 3 Band 2, 3 Cheerleading 1, 2 Murder 1n Rehearsal 3 The Bishops Mantle , assist- ant director 4 C.A.A. 1, 2 JOHN ALUBOVVICZ Track 1 XVrest1ing 2, 3, 4 i n QS- RONALD RENTCER ASHXYORTH Hi-Y 2, 3 Football 3. 4 Basketball 1. 2. 3. 4 Baseball 1. 2. 3. 4 KATHLEEN ANN Y We BLARESLEE awk fr Ceniad 4 V 5 -- ' X'-TEQDS 2' 3' 4 ,f f ., . ., ,,.-N Orc estra 1. 2. 3, 4 , '.,, '- Pan American Club 3. 4 at . Band-Orchestra Club 2, 3, 4 mf, , I T A' Drarn'tic5 Club 3 M flag cgrirf. 1. 2, 3 1 3' 1 i rna. 4 JAMES GILLETTE BOVVLES The Bishops Mantle, 4 Science Club 1 3 'Wa Q' f QM fm 'W Graff-eff' CAROLYN ALEREDSON Riding Club 3, 4 Art Club 3, 4, vice pres. 4 Pan American Club 3, 4 Y'Teens 1 C.A.A. 1, 2 Senior Play, Ticket committee Junior Play, advertising com- mittee TSABEL M. ANNAND YfTeens 3 Pan American Club 3 Chorus 3, -1 The Student Prince 3 Home EC. Club 1, 2, pres. 1 Class secretary 1 Atlanta High School 1, 2 Atlanta, Michigan MARILEE BATEMAN Y-Teens 1, 2, 3, 4 Library Club 1, 2, 3, CAA. 1, 2, 3 Trojan Trumpet 4 Latin Club 2, sec. Z Dramatics Club 3 Senior Trip committee 4 LEE AN N BOXVER YeTeens 1, 2, 3 CAA. 1, 2, 3, 4, board 4 Senior Play, make-up comm. Trojan Trumpet 1, 3 E.H.A. 1. 2 Jr.-Sr. Banquet, decorations connn. Junior Play, inake-up comin JOHN C. BROGAN Student Council 1, 2, 3 Unlurder 1n Rehearsal 3 Varsity Club 2, 3, 4 Hi-Y Z, 3 Football 1, 2, 3, 4 Baslietball 1, 2, 3. 4 Tennis 1, 2, 3, 4 Page 9