Farmington High School - Rollcall Yearbook (Farmington, MI)

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CRISPIWS 'TASTE OF i-IISTORY My name is Crispin Bartholomew Bookworm, and I am going to tell you a story concerning a very strange experience I had one day. As you know, my family gaf' Ccutest you ever sawl and I reside on Thomas Street. ' 1 Our home is filled with every kind of book you can imagine fmathematics, art, English, science, music, etc.J. But there is one which is quite different from I Q N I the others, a history book. When I first crawled over I X it, I did not give it a second glance. Then I spied the . L-9 -, ' f' ' it f numbers 1-9-5-0. I stopped to study the whole title: - The Class History of 1950 . I thought to myself, . Now this class must have been very outstanding, for was it not graduated at the mid-century date? Consumed with growing curiosity, I crept into the book, skipping past the auth- or, the publisher, the table of contents, and the-introduction. I made myself com- fortable on the page entitled Freshmen . What I saw there was far too much fun to chew. I felt it should be saved for posterity--for you and your friends to read and reread with the passing years. The poor old school is a-creakin' and a-groanin', For up her steps come her freshies a-moanin'-- President Jack Boyce is running in the lead, Vice-President Suzie Labadie's getting up speed, Secretary Donna Bryan is coming in fast, Treasurer Ann Plumton is a bit slow, but not last. That tired old building gives one relieved sigh: Here's the Class of 1950, it's certain to ride high! Two dances are held by the freshies this year, One closed, the other a Senior Farewell full of cheer. In my excitement, I scurried over to the next verse and began to peruse: The poor old school is chipped and cracked, It gives one more shudder, the sophomores are back! President Lee Tyler appears first, in tradition, Vice-President Ruth Hamlin next, with ambition, Then follows Bob Layland--two jobs has he: Keeping the minutes and the treasury. The Valentine Valse is the dance of the year-- When hearts are light, when Cupid is near. Turning my head, I smelled a most juicy, tantalizing page. The odor of de- licious paper-a-la-king floated to my nostrils. But, just as I began to sample this special dish, my glance fell upon these opening lines: The poor old school does not look around, For here are the juniors with a great big bound. Jack Boyce is the president, we see, as before, With Suzie Labadie as the vice-president once more. Ann Plumton is the secretary, full of zest, Barbara Henke is the treasurer, doing her best. Their dance, the Snowflake Frolic , is very well planned, It transposes us all to a winter wonderland. The I-Hop theme is of a bygone day, Magnolia Manor , the South of yesterday-- Gracious ladies, gentlemen, and a plantation, too, Whose beauty and charm become a part of you. With the help of their parents, they give a Sample Fair, Everything is free. joy fills the air! Their reception for the seniors is called a Soiree , The setting is in a small French cafe. . Page Twenty t

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HELEN THRESE WOLFE Sti1lwater runs deep. G.A.A. 1,25 Mixed Chorus 3,45 Falcon 33 Glee Club 43 Camera Club 4. 1 1 1. v UCE IRVING YANKE fl The night is young, and am I. L1 Track lg Basketball 1,23 Football 1,2,3,4g I-Hop Committee, Varsity Club 3,45 Dance Committees. STELLA ZARZYCKI 'Rich of good works. G.A.A. 1, Dance Committees, I-Hop Committee, Glee Club 43 Spanish Club 4. Ni-WIONAL HONOR SOCIETY Seated: Suzanne Labadie, Ann Plumton, Gladys Pyorala, Anne Marie Ruch, Richard Schreiber, Sara Stuntz, Bruce Treweek, Lee Tyler. Standing: George Barrons, John Boyce, Donna Bryan, Frank Coon, Robert Erickson, Corinne Garchow, John Gere, Ruth Hamlin, Ralph Klees. Through the efforts of Miss Ruth L. Bailey, the National Honor Society was introduced in 1945. Students who stand scholastically in the upper third of the senior class are eligible if they have shown service, leadership, and character during their high school years. Members are chosen by a special committee,who consider the recom- mendations of all other faculty members and school records before voting. Page Twenty-

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CRISPIWS 'IASTE OF i-IISTORY April Showers is their last fling this junior yearg Then B. Henke at Girls' State does appear, Treweek, Tyler, Barrons, and Klees at Wolverine State Learn much about government and the world's fate. George Barrons another distinction does receive-- The Brykalski-Coolman Award--the first, I believe. Jones, Plumton, Labadie, and Ruch enroll With Stuntz and Vivier in Quill and Scroll. Meditating, I slowly and hungrily devoured this verse, but with my eyes only: The poor old school has made many a friend, But, when the seniors approach, it knows it's the end. Here comes President Treweek with a big, happy smile, Welcomed by Vice-President Tupper, right in style. Then comes Secretary Garchow, who is willing to please, Closely followed by Treasurer Ralph Klees. They sponsor a dance called the Autumn Twirl , With colorful leaves all in a swirl. A committee picks for the Senior Play A gay comedy, Our Hearts Were Young and Gay . It develops in Europe about nineteen twenty, Of laughs and predicaments it has plenty. The Senior Prom is held April twenty-nine, Swing-out, june 8, shows the graduates in solemn line. At Baccalaureate, June 11, they think they are wise, But at Commencement many have tears in their eyes. As I curled up to dream about the future of these fine folks, I discovered, tucked between the pages, this note. It was addressed to Miss Ruth L. Bailey, for four years chairman of their sponsors. Farmington, Michigan June 15, 1950 Friends, The one hundred three of us, on our Graduation Day, wish to thank you for the guidance you have given. We know we shall look back upon our days in high school often. It will be with pleasure that we shall recall our associations with you, our advisers: Miss Ruth Bailey, Miss M. Elsie Barnard, Mr. I. Warren Henderson, Miss Ann Metzger, Mr. Joseph Manzi, Mr. Kenneth Peterson, Mr. Earl Krausbeck, Mr. Ernest McBride, and Miss Margaret Parker. Sincerely yours, n The Class of 1950 7' ' -E' 1.1 ' Y I ,,ff 12. mix '--- . Q . i ?gq'C '4s .. 'XX S , I ,ff Page Thenty-three