Grand Haven Senior High School - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Grand Haven, MI)

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t ll Y A' X , gAege9 ' N I I ' ' f ' O QJPHEQY it ne w f- J vi f ,L-E . 1' l ly C. Q NI.. Y, IX . 1 si s X ffl! li W i g! X, X gif t' Z ' 3 s f ex X ty -Rixxx XX X ga ffl X F ,,.-...s 1036 Washington Avenue, Grand Haven, Michigan, June 16, 1944. My dear Olive: It surely doesn't seem eighteen years ago this very day that we graduated from our dear old Grand Haven High, does it? Time certainly does fly. In your last letter you confided in me that you had at last married into the English nobility! Just think of changing the name, Olive Dufiield, to Countess Buckingham! It was an absolute surprise to me. But don't get excited ,cause you aren't the only one in the Class of 1926 that is married. You remember Arnold Braak, don't you? Well, he has recently married Ida Bottema, the famous screen star. And what's more, tl1is is either his fourth or fifth venture into the field of matrimonyl That's all I know about the marriage affairs of our classmates, but since you requested me to locate all of the members of the Class of '26, l ani sending you the results of my efforts. I know you don't expect such a complete answer, but I found the work so intensely interesting that I just couldn't leave out a single one of our dear classmates. Wllen walking down Main street the other day I saw Margaret Borck, head nurse at Elizabeth Hatton Memorialtliospital. She told me that Martin Allen, the human fly, is under her care. It seems that he broke his neck while climbing the Smith Emporium in Peoria. Do you know that Gordon Darbee has turned out to he a second Edison? He has just invented a mouse trap in which you catch the invader without having him eat the cheese. Howard Vander- wal and Harold Bethke, local cheese, butter, and egg merchants, have filed a complaint against Mr. Darbee because of the decrease in the demand for their products. They say the case is very complicated. Leonard Kammeraad is the lawyer for the defense, while Russel Roberts. a strug- gling young attorney, is pleading the case for the plaintiff. Mildred Billings, Jennie Wagner, and Cora Vanden Berg have opened up a beauty shop in the seventy-ninth story of the newly constructed Van Zylen skyscraper. They put such a keen marcel in John Hutchison's hair that he now receives a proposal every year instead of merely one every leap year. Marian DeVries and Fanny Witlterell have made quite a name for themselves doing settlement work in Harlem, the 'iblack belt of New York. They have succeeded in persuading the girls not to 1158 Orange I'Ol1g6. And then there's Bertha Welclu who will represent our fair city as Miss Grand Haven at the World's Fair in Paris this coming summer. Bert always was a knockout in her high school days and is still as alluring as ever. Really, you should visit Grand Haven! I'm sure you'd he surprised at the immense growth of the city. Because of the influx of tourists and the growing population, it was deemed necessary by City Manager Charles Phillips that a traffic cop be placed at the corner of 101st and 68th Streets. He has shown exceedingly good judgment 'by appointing James Whitcomb, whose red hair warns the motorist against danger, to fill this position. Charles, evidently, believes in economy. The biggest hit south of 54- 40' is Herman Rohinson's sensational song hit, Melancholy If you are unable to procure a copy in England, I would be more than delighted to send you one. It sure is hot! Page Twenty seven

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1, L L USC .lake Fase, bequeath to Leo Mahan my daily nap in Miss Bell's second hour History class. .lohn Hutchison, will my dry humor to the prohibition agents. Kenneth Janssen, unselfishly will my infinite gum supply to A11drew Van Hoef. Persistent of same will help to develop that manly contour of the lower jaw which is so greatly admired by the fair sex. ' i I, Leonard Kammeraad, bequeath to Owen Davis, my unsuccessful attempts to convince Miss Bell that I study. I, Claude Kuiper, bequeath to Jeannette Fisher my Dutch pronunciation of French. I. Gerald Lawton, bequeath my ability to raise the dickens in Mr, Cookls class-only to have someone else receive the blame-to Babe Sherwood. I. C. VV. Phillips, grant my oflice as President of the Senior Class to any Junior who can adequately accomplish the fulfillment of the obligations therein included. l, Charles Reid, bequeath to Myron Elliott, the pleasant absence of girls in my life. l, James Van Zylen, bequeath my privilege of being Hhigh-pointl' man on the boys' basketball team to Richard Boyink. U L Harriet Neitring, bequeath my loquaciousness to Boyd McCarthy. I, Russell Roberts, grant to Janet Lowe my sarcastic tongue, If you use it as effectively as I, your life will be in constant danger. . L L .L Phyllis McDonald, will my position Cas what'?l to anyone applying for it. Alice Swart, donate a wealth of good fortune to the faculty. Herman Robinson, will my saxophone and 6'.Iazzmania zest to Nellie De Bruyn. We. Hannah Van Doorne and Cora Vanden Berg, impart our knowledge in Household Arts to Dorothea Worsfold and Helen Pertner. . , 4- 1 ' F 1 ti i' 1, I . ' f , ' 1, 7 . .. A 7, I I l L other I. them L them Cook. L I, L L L L Dorothy Shinn bestow upon Oscar Ehrmann my Parisienne fiippancy. 1-'anny Witllerell leave my standin with Miss Nisbett to Dorman Post, Esquire. lennie Wagller leave my quiet and retiring ways to Miriam Day. Florence Raak yield Steve to the highest bidder. Esther Vanden Berg, will my amateur walking record to my brother John. I possess several symptoms of brotherly love. Eugenia Scott, will my charming personality and sunny disposition to anyone who can use 0 advantage, regardless of age, sex, color, or shape of ears. Arna Richter, do hereby confer upon Cornelius Dykema my sunny smiles. May you use onstantly c . I, Howard Vanderwal, bequeath my knowledge of electricity and radio mania to Mr. Claire Lucille Schwonteck, will my interest in the Witt Drug Store to Winifred Cornell. Margaret Jones, do hereby bequeath twenty-live pounds avoirdupois to the 1926 full-back. Elizabeth McCracken, will my nonchalant attitude to Eleanor Bosch. Abel Poel, will everything I have to the Junior Class. Enid Rice, leave six bows and an unlimited supply of arrows to any other man-hunting girl. Frank Smith, who have just finished a book, '6How to Make Love, leave an autographed manuscript to Ruth Bradway. L .lames Wllitcomb. condescendingly leave the rights of Spring Lake, the metropolis north of Grand Haven, to Marinus Van der Swaag. I, Mildred Taylor, confer upon Ula Eskew my goodnature-it's a rare quality. I, Marian DeVries, will my pensive ways and maidenly attributes to Kirby Sanders. I, Arnold Braak, will my position as Governor of Spring Lake to some other Spring Lake gentleman. I, Waltel' Nilson, bequeath with reverence my Fits to Bud Burr. I, Kenneth Campbell, bequeath my unusual skill at handing compliments to .lane Vevang. Lastly, I, Helen Donker, will this trying and unappreciated work to any Junior who is foolish enough to accept it next year. May he rest in peace. Sworn to and attested by the Class of Nineteen Twenty-Six. Signed. sealed, and delivered on this fifteenth day of June, A. D. nineteen hundred and nw l 4 l l .- Page Twenty-six twenty-six, in the presence of U. R. NUTTYI M. T. DOME 5 Rotaries of the Republic.

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I know that you will be interested to learn that Monsieur Lewis Addison and Mademoiselle Helen Donker are touring France for an American Theatrical Company. Besides dancing, they perform astounding acrobatic stunts, the most remarkable of which is Helen's ability to wrap Lewie around her little finger. Esther Vanden Berg is doing extensive work as a missionary in East Robinson, converting the derehcts of humanity thootleggersl back to the straight and narrow way. Oh yes, I mustn't forget to tell you about Abel Poel. He now holds the World's Heavy- weight Boxing championship, after easily defeating the almost unconquerable .lack Dempsey. I-le states that much of l1is success is due to his able trainer, 5'1'oots Jones, and to his manager, Charles Reid. Dorothy Deremo, Emelien Brinkert, and Lizzie Bolthouse, 'by a secret process, are manufac- turing butter out of buttercups. Cows will soon he passe. However, they refuse to disclose their formula. Sounds suspicious, eh? .lake Fase, Claude Kuiper, and Walter Nilson are in the ice business. iiCasey Campbell, captain of their fleet, has trained arctic whales to tow icebergs to their plant. They report a prosperous business. .. . The other day I saw Phyllis MacDonald. She home on a vacation from Vassar, where she is an instructor in Psychology. She told me about Lois Benjamin, who is teaching about the perils of pharmacognosy in the Bowery. Hobart Bell is an artist of renowned fame. He paints all the poles for the barber shops. Since Jean Scott has taken over her father's share in the Grand Haven Tribune and enlarged the business, a great number of new reporters have been added to the staff, among which are Annette Dirkse, Arna Richter, and Mildred Taylor. Jean wrote an editorial several years ago razzing Laura Bierman, anti-prohibitionist worker, which proved fatal to her. Governor Bloom- quist, however, pardoned the offender after she had served three years at the Detroit House of Correction. Kenneth Janssen is employed holding hands and making faces in the Gruen Watch Factory. Ken's up to his old tricks again. Florence Raak and Bertha Zimmerman have opened up a Sanitarium for injured football stars. With all of Florence's previous experience and Bertha's ability, the institution ought to be suc- cessful. Walter Draeger, recently elected Congressman, is helping promote agitation for the moving of the natiolfs capital to Grand Haven, Michigan. Elizabeth McCracken, his stunning secretary, states that with Walter's magnetic persuasion it won't he long before his ideals will be realized. Prospects look very promising. In keeping pace with the times, the Robinhoocl has introduced vaudeville into its program. They offer an exceptionally good bill featuring Harriet Neitring, Cathryn Ernst, Hannah Van Doorne, and Alice Swart, all marvelous Charlestoners. Gerald Lawton is in the Ladies' Ready to Wear Business, making tailored suits out of dis- carded Oxford Bags. Miss Elizabeth Voss, an eminent biologist, was sent to Africa by the Smithsonian Institution to find the missing link. After an unsuccessful search through the jungles she returned to the United States only to find a perfect specimen in Enid Rice. Enid was presented with a loving cup- whatever that means! I attended the last number of the series of the Lyceum Course and was given the honor of hearing Miss Lucille Schwonteck, the beautiful prima donna. She expects to tour England next year so you had better be sure to hear her. Oh, and I mustn't forget Hannah Worsfold. She has been engaged by the National Biscuit Company to pose for animal crackers. Harold Bavry and Dorothy Shinn are compiling a book on evolution. The book is creating a stir in the field of literature. This is the latest information regarding our former classmates-nothing omitted, everything told. The future will undoubtedly hold more. Affectionately, Pete. Page Twenty-eight