Grand Rapids High School - Pirate Yearbook (Grand Rapids, OH)

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HUSMWQDY held it earlier this year because some of the senior boys went into the armed forces and we wanted to have the banquet while they were still here. Our theme was, uSouth of the Border,U and it was worthall the trouble we had to make it good, for everyone, I an sure, enjoyed it. Our second play helped considerably to bring our class treasury back to normal. Then came the May Day Dance, but we took in enough money from the dance to come out even for the expense of it. It was time for vacation again. - At last the blessed nonent had cone. We cane back to school as the Sophisticated Seniors. We held election of officers and the fol- lowing were elected: President, Chet Browng Vice President, Raymond Mohr: Secretary, Betty Fletcherg Treasurer, Donald Heymang and News Reporter, Norma Bortel. About the first thing we did this year was to present the play entitled UGallopin' Ghosts,U on November 30. It was quite a hit. On December 4th, Pete Graf,Jr., left for the Navy and on January 2, Party Heckler also left to join the Navy. Donald Huffman joined our class after receiving a discharge from the Navy. Thus, we now had a class of 26, who graduated this spring.We presented-another play entitled, UNO Foolin'n. On April ll, Eugene Schlotz, BillKnhlman and Bob Stearns left our school to go into the Coast Guards, thus five boys had left our class to go into service. We sold subscriptions for magazines this year and now we hope the class who gets the opportunity of selling in the future will be able to do as well as we were able to do. Our class decided to put the annual out by ourselves this yearand to have no outside help on it. On May l7,the Junior Class entertained us at the Junior-Senior banquet. On May 24, we had class night, and May 26 was our Baccalaureate with Reverend Hughes giving the sermon. On May 28 was Commencement and Reverend fennyson Guyer was our speaker for this occasion. We are no longers Students of Grand Rapids High School, but are on our own now. The last thing our class did together, was our class trip. We went to Niagara Falls. ---Carl Fox

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E N H D Four years, seeming like only a year or so,have passed swiftly by and once again comes time for the writing of the history of the Senior Class, in this year of 1946. Many things have happened in the past, and many will happen in the future. So now for the memories of the past four years. There came into the Study Hall on September 8, 1942, a new group of pupils, a total of 37, known as the Freshman. We were a timid group until we became more familiar with the older members of Study Hall.Mr. Battles was our Class Advisor and within the next couple of days our class officers were elected as follows: President, Irma Altwiesg Vice President, Bill Kuhlmang Secretary, Betty Fletcherg Treasurer, Carl Fox: and News Reporter, Elinor Thomas. We collected sales tax stamps and sponsored the movie, WTorture Ship,N on November 5, 1942, also we were given the opportunity of selling magazine subscriptions and sell- ing pop to make money toward our trip which we planned for our Senior year, We were very well represented by members of our class in the band and also in basketball. At last there came three months of vacap tion which went all too fast for us. Then on the 7th of September, 1943, we rode on the bus or walked back to school for another nine months of school. We were familiar and looked up to the Juniors and Seniors and at last could look down onand be of some help to the Freshman because we were SOPHOMORES. Our spon- sor for this year was Mr. Battles. Again we elected officers, this year the President was Chet Brown: Vice-sPresidcnt, Doris Solidayg Secretary, Vera Smith: Treasurer, Eugene Schlotzg and News Reporter, Irma Altwies. About the only things we did that year to raise money was the collecting of sales tax stamps, and selling magazine subscrip- tions again. we had several class parties and had much fun. Before long, it was time for school to close for the sum er. W This sun er fairly flew along. On September ll, l944,we were back in school again, only this time we were known as the Jolly Juniorswith Miss Rottig as our class sponsor. We had the biggest time this yearof all the years of school we have had. We met and elected the following officers: President, Raymond Mohrg Vice President, Chet Brown, Secre- tary. Vera Smithg Treasurer, Betty Fletchorg and News Reporter,-Elinor Th0Hes We soon had a class party at Glenda Heyman's. At that time we chose our class rings, and anxiously waited for them to come. A Committee was appointed to pick out two plays for this year because of the size of our class. On March l6, we presented the play UHe's My Pal,N and on April 13th we presented the playNMe, Him and I.' We also sold magazine subscriptions this year. How our class treasury went down after sponsoring the Junior-Senior Banquet on February 10. We

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Music . Baritone Solo Soprano Solo Salutatory . Clarinet Solo Music . Valedictory . Music . . WSing Class Address Music . . WGive Presentation of Class ..... . Miss Dorothy Bettig Presentation of Diplomas ..... Mr. Lowell Studer Benedicti on nlgn ocuuul. au.u..u.uui-rum 'Sunday, May 26, 8:00 P. M. Prelude . .... . . . Anna Mae Heising Processional ......... Anna Mae Heising WPomp and Circumstanceu--Elgar Invocation ...... . . Rev. Ben Loan Music . ...... Girls' Ensemble WNight Songn--Clokey Scripture . 2 ...... Rev. Ray Richards Music . . ...... . Mixed Chorus WMy God and In--Sergei Class Sermon . ...... . WFood for Lifen I Saxophone Solo ........ WFair Rosmarinn--Fritz Kreisler Rev. Byron Hughes . Chester Brown Benediction ......... Rev. Byron Hughes Recessional . . Anna Mae Heising Com encement Program High School Auditorium Tuesday, Hay 28, 8:00 P. M. Superintendent D. W. Oman, Presiding Chorus . Mixed 1 Q Q Q u - . - WGolden Slumborsuw-Robertson WThe Rosy Red Banddm-Luvaas . . . . . . . . . Wal+er Scheub nThe Elephant's Danceh--Putnam . . . . . . . . . Norma Bortel 'O Lovely Eightln--Ronald . . . . . . . . Elinor Thomas WCan We Maintain the Peace?W . . . . . . . V. . Glenda Heyman WClarinet Polkan--Dvoarky . . . . . . . Boys' Double Quartet WDance My Comradesn--Bennett . . . . . . . . Doris Mae Soliday nln Ourselves Our Future Liesn . . . . . . . . . Girls' Chorus Me the Song That Sings In Your Heartn--Blum UMy Lover Is a Fishermann--Strickland . . . . Rev. Tennyson Guyer, Celina, Ohio UYouth--Our Secret Weaponn . . . . . . . . . Boys' Chorus WI Love A Paraden--Arlen a Man a Horse He Can Riden--Geoffrey 0'Hara Class Adviser President of the Board of Education . . . . . . . . Rev. Ray Richards A