Hastings High School - Saxon Yearbook (Hastings, MI)

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 Jean Barnes Just like making a dot She is right on the spot To find you those books From the darkest nooks Of the library. Ruth Burrell She has pep, she has skill. She’ll do things with a will But she always has a date That won't let her be late With her husband. Carl Damson He’s a man of ancient men. But he’s living once again. He has a book of many dates. Of many men and of their fates Long ago. Arthur Hansen He is quiet and reserved And not easily unnerved. His apprentice trailing class Would be really a task If he were. Emily McElwain She’s polite and truly charming. And she's really quite disarming. And her French ability Is very plain to see. Site’s an expert! Faculty

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Administration I he school board is elected by citizens of our community. It is a blessing of American democracy that those who are immediately affected by the schools are able to determine who shall direct the policies of the school organization. The school board serves as the policy-determining body of the school district, and the superintendent is hired by them. They hire the teachers and all other school employees. They feel it their duty as duly elected representatives of the people to hire the best superintendent and the finest teachers available. The people of Hastings should and do feel proud to have such a fine school administration. They have been striving to better our schools and deserve a great deal of credit for bringing the schools up to the present standards. All members have a chief ambition as to what they would like to have done. Dr. G. L. Lockwood, president, wishes to have a system someday to find out what a boy or girl is best suited to do and develop their line of thought. C. W. Wespinter, secretary, hopes to have schools that teach young people the American way of life and make them lictter lit for their future life. Dr. D. D. Walton, treasurer, wants to have Hastings make further great strides and have the best schools ever in this size community. Hubert Cook, trustee, hopes to have the modern athletic field that has been debated upon and have Hastings one of the most prom- inent schools in Michigan. Harold Foster, trustee, wants to develop a crafts department and train people in the trade they arc liest suited to. D. A. Van Buskirk, superintendent of schools, wants to have a school which develops happy, useful citizens; a school where students do their l est and discover and develop the apti- tudes they possess. E. L. Taylor, principal, wants to have a high school which helps make good American citi- zens who use their ability to succeed as indi- viduals and to make Hastings and Barry county lietter places in which to live. Fred S. Jones, assistant principal, has as a chief interest to make the schools first-class and to keep physics and chemistry up to what is expected of it. Marie Rowe, dean of %irls, wants to have boys and girls working together and playing together, improving themselves socially as well as intellectually. Ruth Becker, secretary to the superintendent. hopes to have records that are so complete, “that I can answer any statistical question that may Ik required on any of the numerous blanks and questionnaires that we have to fill out. ’

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Lyle Bennett At the sound of the Rim When his proud team has won, He is there with the boys To acknowledge the noise Of a victory. Joseph Brozak When he’s asked for a speech. The whole crowd will screech, And they marvel with glory At his slap-happy story Of the day. Dana Burgess “Get set for a test,” Is his only request When you enter the room Called the typewriter’s doom Each Friday. Mary Campbell An expert with the brush When there’s really quite a rush Will you do that? Will you do this?” She works fast, this blushing miss At her art. A Verrol Conklin In the shop he is boss. 'Phose boys gather no moss. They are kept on their toes. Every lx y in there knows What to do. Ruth Cortright ’, She is thrifty, she is wise, And she can economize. A word here, a suggestion there. How girls may beautify their hair. All through life. Roy Garner ( } Tac G,es He coaches the harriers He’s very good at pistol range, And removes social barriers But despite that he needs a change. By teaching social dancing. He teaches us science and math. And his class work is entrancing: What versatility he hath Math and English! lu pursuits. Lewis Hine He can lead his brass band With a swish of his hand, But if you turn to swing. That isn’t the thing He will play. Theodore Knopf He’s a farmer boy at heart. Giving other boys a start On the road to better farming. And it's really quite alarming What he knows. Lena Leiter She is little, but she’s smart. She can really take apart What the shorthand students write And bring their words to light From the tangle. Arthur Lower Of glee club and choir He will never, never tire. For he has a soul Which is. on the whole, One of music. Virginia Moore She has a sweet enchanting voice At which her students all rejoice. For when she begins to sing. Her brilliant voice will ring .Soft and clear. Herbert Reinhardt Playing chess is recreation, Social science a vocation. From early spring to early fall He knocks around a tiny ball For his fun. Vivian Reynolds She is short and she is sweet, She has rhythm in her feet. Commercial students like her style, She’s good business all the while On the job. Ruth Robson •y Every sorting little sophomore A Will surely wish an encore, rkj When she speaks of big league ball M Until the bell out in the hall Says “dismissed.” Katherine Schreiber Latin students often tease her Not to study Julius Caesar. When she teaches junior English, One can easily distinguish She’s relieved. Stanley Wheater To teach dramatics and debate Is his unrelenting fate. But he often glues his eye To one thing that does not lie, A camera.