Grand Ledge High School - Ledge Yearbook (Grand Ledge, MI)

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Ella Mae Ambrook Hlla Ambrook Dean Armstrong Vernal Atwell Roger Austln Geraldme Avery Alvm Barclay Thomas Balrd Alxce Baker Betty Barnes Izetta Barnes Carl Beagle Earl Beagle Inventory Glftatory Red foundat1on cream to hlde her blushes W1ll-Joan Flmt her embarrassed blushes Prophecy Famous announcer for the Recxpe Hour Admired for Studlous ways G1ftatory Handcuffs so she can hang on to her s1ster W1ll Good marks IH shorthand to Dorothy Watson Prophecy Court stenographer m Supreme Court Adm1red for Knowledge of shorthand Glftatory Malted mllk tablets to mcrease h1s slze W1ll Quxetness to Albert Deuel Prophecy Sc1ent1st countmg seeds 1n a d1ll p1ckle Adm1red for H1s bus1ness ablllty G1ftatory Roller skates so she won t wear out so many Wxll Job as l1brar1an to her s1ster Prophecy L1brar1an IH L1brary of Congress Adm1red for Ab1l1ty to sell magazmes Gxftatory Proprletor of a m11k factory W1ll Way to bluff ln hxstory to Dlek Hodge Prophecy Bram speclallst Admlred for Hls hard work on the farm Gxftatory Balloon so she can really have somethmg to blow about W1ll Ab1l1ty to charm the opposlte sex to Margle Overlee Prophecy Telephone operator Adm1red for Good salesmanshxp Glftatory Sun tan 011 so hc can get a tan W1ll Rosy blush to Chuck Imhoff Prophecy The successful farmer Adm1red for Speakmg ab1l1ty Gxftatory Thompson bottle for all the hard work he dxd for them W1ll Jltterbug ab1l1ty to Tom Clark Adm1red for Hls loxe for Ferndale Gxftatory Cert1F1cate to teach W1ll Her appendlx to Lou1s Merrltt he needs Prophecy A clgarette glrl 1n a Detrolt cafe Adm1red for Ab111ty to make up vtork Gxftatory Facts of prmtmg W1ll Her seats by good 100k1Dg boys to her s1ster Prophecy Marrled to a Saglnaw multl m1ll1ona1re Adm1red for Her qulet ways Gxftatory How to become a good w1fe W1ll Beautiful black curls to Ruth Johnson Prophecy Model for Pepsodent tooth paste advertlsements Adm1red for Ab1l1ty to stand Wmstanley s Jokes Glftatory Bus to remlnd hlm of hlS semor year W1ll Glft of gab to Duane Crossctte Prophecy Star ln The Bus Drlvcr and the Farmer s Daugh er Adm1red for Checrfulness so earlv m the mornlng Glftatory Real razor blade to cut that tough fuzz on hrs upper hp W1ll Tough beard to Roger Kebler Prophecy Emperor of Indla Adm1red for Aptness to rcclte Crunga Dm lag. T ent: it I' YY ' Y Prophecy-Designer of convict hair cuts . ' - I ' '. . ' , it. Q i . . V ' ' TU fn 'V X . -1 ' An ' K ' Y - t ' 'e w '-two

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The Youth of Today qconnnuedp To every man there openeth a way and aways and a way And the hlgh soul takes the hxgh way And the low soul gropes the low And ln betvx een on the mlsty fiats the rest go to and fro In one sense the maJor1ty of us have now completed the greater part of our learnmg but ln another sense we w1ll only be embarkxng on a new field of learnmg Not the battle field conquerlng our belllgerent enemy but the field of honor strlv 1ng to overcome our adversarxes At the lpresent txme we have no forelgn adversarxes but who knows at what future tlme we may become entangled w1th another country m some wav At least we can be grateful that we have no leader who tells us how to conduct our lxves 1n general who takes away our pleasures and g1V9S us IH return d1stress and unhappiness Our nation has a responslblllty to keep out of any entanglements forexgn or domest1c m order to go on to solve the world s problems Our youth w1l1 play the lead1ng role ID th1s drama Through educat1on and tra1n1ng th1s may be accom pl1shed At least we hope so Too frequently we leave too much ln government to a few people w1ll1ng to do the hard work As a result these few are quxte apt to make a busmess of lt and when th1s comes to pass then democracy ceases to be a democracy This IS what our youth today owes our DHIIOH a w1ll1ngness to take an actlve and mtelllgent part ID the government When a natlon goes to war It ceases to solxe the problems of peace Our youth now has the oblgatlon to keep hope ahve 1n the youth of other natxons A stronger bond of frlendshlp should be formed between the youth of the dlfferent natlons Sometlmes we become pre-Judlced and mlsunderstand the actxons of our fellow countrles We must strxve to overcome th1s and develop a hopeful att1tude Our natlon depends upon us as good patr1ot1c and actxve c1t1zens but whatever we eventually become we sincerely hope that our learnmg thus far w1ll overthrow any suggestlon of government contrary to our own democracy the United States of Amerlca At least I am qu1te sure we are all aware our greatest asset IH l1fe IS for thls reason perhaps the fact that we are and w1ll remaln one hundred per cent All Americans' VIRGINIA GETZ Salutatory Members of the Class of 1940 parents members of the faculty board of educa ton and frlends We the Class of 1940 want to welcome you on th1s occaslon whlch marks the culmmatlon of many of our fondest hopes and dreams We are leavxng behxnd us w1th no small regret much that has been dear to us to most of us lt means the partxng of the ways The mtlmate daxly contacts of school l1fe both 1n the class room and soclally w1ll be gone We realxze that all of our accompllshments have been made poslble by the steady help and guldance of the faculty and Mr Sawdon We are consclous also of the debt we owe to our parents for thelr unfallmg endeavors to glVC us every th1ng they poss1bly could Soclety doesnt expect a chlld to repay dollar for dollar the amount spent on h1s younger l1fe and educat1on On the other hand It does expect that we repay our parents and frxends by bemg honest uprlght c1t1zens str1v1ng always for greater achlevement We must prove our worthlness of your falth 1n us To me the frlendshlps formed ln school are of the greatest slgnlficance When we reallze that everyone who IS present tomght IS our frlend we are strengthened nd encouraged to face the future Wlth confidence Everyone of you here has had ome part IU our success and we hope that wlth your further 1nsp1rat1on and guldance we can cllmb to far greater helghtS Those of us who w1ll have the prxvllege of furtherlng our educat1on are very grateful for the opportumty For others among us our hlgh school educat1on and act1v1t1es w1ll be our only real capltal as we venture 1nto the unknown future Tomorrow mght we w1ll step out 1nto the vxorld to follow our chosen careers We only hope that we can do thls wlth as much falth and success as you have We hope we can Justxfy your faxth m us LILLIAN HATHAWAY Page Tvs enty one - fl , 1 1 r 1 . v . ., 1 1 1 - 1 1 ' 1 1 , . - 1 . . , . , . , . ' r , . v - 1 1 1 y 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 . 1 1 1 ' , . - 1 1 1 1 1 . , - , . . , . - 1 1 1 , . 1 2. . C . -1 1 ' ' A r Y . . . .

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JOQGDHIDL B1b1er Dorlene Bllls Lorne Bouck Goldon B1 1ggs Floyd Challender Mlldrcd Ch'1mberl1n MdIClH Clark Elalne Congdon Eagenc Cr nson Dor1s Crosset e Jc hn Curt1s SlllI'lCX D Inventory Glftatorv Map of Portland W1ll Har seat ncxt to B111 Schaye on thc Mull1ken bus to Jc'1n Gamble Prophecy Portlands model xufe Adm1red for V1m and ugor Glftatory Can of ashes W1ll GlEgl6S to Margaret Cramer Prophecy Head of a charm school Admncd for Her part as Es 10 Glftatory A tent so he can park 1n Ungers yaro W111 H1s brawxn and muscles to Kenneth Van Alstlne Plophecy Jamtor ln G L H S Adm1red for Proficlency 1n French and chem1stry G1ftato1y A crovsbal so he can r1p off a good Joke non 'md then W1ll Hls Hblllty to say good n1ght 1n one hour and a half to Ph1l1p Clark Plophecy Football coach at Notre Dame Adm1red fox Tarzan phys1que G1ftatorv Bo11er so all the hot a1r he throvxs xxont b Wasted W1ll Proud ovx ner of a drug store Prophecy Champ1on fires1de chatte1 Adm1red for That 11ne and howlll Glftatory H1storv book W111 Her he-1ght to Joy Van Doren so she wont feel short and squatty Prophecy War correspondent Adm1red fOl Her curlent events G1ftatory Trapeze so she can learn how to swmg 1t W1ll Her chem1stry DODIES to Arch Kane Prophecy Nat1onal Jltterbug champ1on Adm1red for Her danc1ng teet W1ll H1s cat ln Engl1sh class to P Claxk Prophecy Wlne taster 1n England Adm1red for HlS clerklng ab1l1ty Glft3tOFN V101lH strmgs to leplace rubber bands on er v1ol1n W1ll Bottle of henna PIDSC Prophecy Head of a dude ranch Adm1red for Her fiddlmg G1ftatory Quart of Oll so he can be an old smooth1e W1ll Curly halr to Roger Kebler Prophecy Gas statlon attendant Adn 1red for HIS butch ha1rcut Glftatory Bottle of nerx 1ne to repalr her shattered nerx es W1ll Gray halrs to next years edltor of thc Annual Prophecy Edltor of FQFTIS 1944 Annual Adm1red for Her work on Annual G1ftatorx Gu1tar W ll Cultar playlng ab1l1ty to Ruth Johnson Prophecy An opera slnger Adm1red for HIS ab1l1ty to sleep through all l'llS classes 'md grt an ay vx1th 1t C1ftatorx A needle and thread to sevt on Br1ggs lettcxs W1ll Cheely d1spos1t1on to Maude AllC0 Graham Pro hecy Gal on the f1y1ng trape7e Adm1red for Her xalue to the class lL'Ienttre1 L I 3 . V l W . ' 1- , N. 1, ' v y , ' . IL l . X i . '4 I ' - 1 .L -- S' h . 4 Yl - ' Y 1 C . V . ' K li ' ' v v ' C ' 1. - 1- A , . E C . . I- . t ' - ' ' so rl - .. . . Charles Clark Giftatory'-Pillow so he can catch up on his sleep. - S . . ' . y-- . . -Y. ' L- l . . I I 1 ' c . A - , . . . D 1 ' l . . . ' 1 t , 1 V V' ' ' 'Y avis v' A,- L . , ' ' 3 C '- ' . . 'a 'e 'w y- h J