Hastings High School - Saxon Yearbook (Hastings, MI)

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GIRLS LEAGUE BOARD “Say-—these records aren’t bad. ‘Frcncsi’, ‘Beat Me Daddy Eight to the Bar’, and ‘There’ll Be Some Changes Made’.” This student and many others owe their appre- ciation for some of these new records to the Girls League. Although it is not a much pub- licized organization, every girl in high school is a member. Money is earned by candy sales so that no dues are needed. The league, in helping girls and the school in general, has several projects. This year several new records were bought for the mixers and other dancing. In former years each of the four division chairmen had charge of one of the girls assemblies. This year, because there were less boys and girls assem- blies, the league board helped with the mixers. An annual project is the appointing of big sisters” for freshmen girls and others not ac- quainted with the school. The “big sisters” help these girls to become acquainted with the surroundings, rules, and customs of the high school. This work, which is done in the fall, is under the supervision of the social service chairman. Other projects under considera- tion this year include girls shower-room improvements and identification for the Girls’ Usher club. The league is efficiently managed by the Girls League Board, the representation of which consists of one country and one city girl elected for each class. Meetings are held every other Thursday. The officers are Marquita Marshall, president, and Beatrice Tuckerman, secretary-treasurer. Chairmen of the four divisions are Beverly' Jones, athletics; Bonnie Jean Drake, social service; Maxine Brandt, vocations; and Barbara Babbitt, entertainment. Miss Rowe, dean of girls, is the adviser. FACULTY-STUDENT COUNCIL The closing of the 1940-41 school year marks the end of the second year of tutelage under a mayor-commission type of student govern- ment for Hastings High. The persons elected a year ago to fill the school offices were: William DeCou. mayor; Robert Parker, chief justice; Bernard Whitmore, traffic manager; Ronald Conklin, public service chief: and Maxine Brandt, sanitary' engineer. Those selected to serve on the commissions this year are: Bill Dibble, Joseph Beck, and Barbara Shannon on the justice commission; Bruce Long, Joan Erway. and Ray Murphy on the traffic commission; Ray Kenyon, Jeanne Nye, and Arthur Gerber on the public service commission; and Kenneth Lane, Helen Naylor, and Marion Cook on the sanitary commission. During the first semester Evelyn Townsend served as vice-chairman of the Faculty- Student Council. Beverly Bross was the secretary, and Mary Kctcham was treasurer. The second semester officers were: vice-chair- man, Lois Clouse; secretary. Rachel Mal- colm; and treasurer, Bernadene Schantz. Phe mayor is ex officio chairman. In the past year the council has worked diligently in the solving of many school problems. Early in September they were met with the task of finding a way to make the students keep their lockers locked instead of placing the locks on the handles. This was solved by having surprise inspections con- ducted by teachers. Next the council sponsored a ”better-assemblyr-conduct” drive by making and having announcements of what is considered good assembly conduct. Then the council considered the possibilities of having drum majorettes to lead the school band, but after hearing the report from the administration concerning the cost of uniforms and such, it was decided to drop the plan. Other highlights of the first semester were the sponsoring by the council of the December 16 mixer, which was improved greatly over the earlier one. and the purchasing and decorating of a Christmas tree for the school. The first few weeks of the new semester were occupied with discussions concerning a situation brought about by the wearing of athlete’s stripes on school sweaters by various band meml ers. However, due to the lack of student sentiment and the fact that the athletes never met in order to draw up regu- lations governing the decorating of sweaters, nothing ever came of the controversy except discussion. The next few meetings were given over to improving the noon hour program. A committee was appointed to work with Mr. Wheater and public service chief Conklin. The committee achieved good results. Next the girl athletes of the school wished to be allowed to wear gold block H’s for parti- cipating in games after school. Their plan of award was read over the public address sys- tem. and a school-wide vote was taken. In the next meeting, after hearing the reports from the home rooms concerning the vote taken, the council voted unanimously in favor of approving the girls’ plan. Another accomplishment of the 1940-41 council was the sponsoring of a junior boys’ tennis tourna- ment held in the spring, which put into use a gold cup left for such a purpose by Mr. Becker, the former tennis coach. Other functions that the council performs each year are the sponsoring of the fall and spring school parties, the Water Carnival, and liie advertising and publicizing of the biennial dues day and election day. BOYS UNION COUNCIL The Boys Union Council is one of the fore- most groups in our high school. Its purposes are to discuss problems of all school boys and take action on such problems. It is also for the purpose of securing program material for boys assemblies. The officers of this organization are elected by all boys of the high school. The regular members are representatives of the Hi-Y, all boys sports, and the four classes. The officers of this past year were: president, William Dibble; vice president, Donald John- son; treasurer. Raymond Kenyon. Mr. Jones is the Council adviser. Editor's Sole:—Being approached by the adviser who said, Joe, inject some color into this,” the editor searched for said commodity. The only conclusion he could reach was that the Boys Union Council was, sad to say. one of the organizations whose main purpose seems to be to provide people with offices. (Every whack at my scalp will be two-bits.) The words of the eminent vice president, “So far, the council has ! een quite inactive.” seem to bear this out. So do the words of Mr. Jones, who saith. It does nothing. So there you have both sides. Fake your pick.

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Mayor, DeCou. Girls League Board First row: Tuckerman, Mar- shall. Second row: Ketcham, Bush. Drake, Brandt, Jones, Babbitt, Stanley. Miss Rowe, adviser. Faculty Student Council Sealed: Townsend, Foster Ketcham, Wright, Beck. Pur sell. Lancaster. B. Bross, I)e ('oil. Stand ini’: Miss Rowe Coleman. Hill. Ball. Fingle ton, Marshall, Whitmore Brandt. Stamm. Conklin Dibble. Swanson, Mr. Jones adviser. Bross. Commissioners R. Conklin, public service chief : Parker, chief justice; B rand t. sa nit a ry engineer: Whitmore, traffic manager. Boys Union Council Mr. Jones, adviser, Lord, Conklin. Johnson, Whitmore, Saunders, Thomas, Kenyon, Dibble.

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Daze Of The Year September: 3— Students meet with gloom The bell that seals their doom. 20—Our nerves are all on edge; The boys win from Grand Ledge- 27—Fuller and Wilcox roar’em At the Hastings debate forum. October: 4— Students rear and tear At Barry County Book Fair. 8—We hear a royal mountie And we all our money countie. 18 Hastings scores in fourth and third To give the Orioles the bird. 26—The harriers go to Kalamazoo And finish last. Ixxvhoo, boo-hoo. (My verse grew worse, so prose I chose) November: 4—Students mix it up at first mixer. 7— Plantation singers swing the sweet chariot. 8— Redskin drive repulsed; goal-line cas- ualties, two. 14-15—Farmers and gardeners strut their stuff at the annual Ag-HK exhibit. 16—Fall frolic; how jollic. 21 22- -Thanksgiving; students supposedly rest for strenuous basketball season. 29—Cage season opens as Saxons knock strij es off Allegan Tigers to the tune of 28-13. December: 5— 6—Schultz and Isenhath revert to the dark ages, as seniors present “Galahad Jones . 14—Debaters take it on the chin as they loose debates at Western State. 20— Students purchase Christmas trees and get in the last minute rush. (In the groove again with the holiday spirit.) 21— Like the Thanksgiving turkey, the Christmas goose Turns weary students on the loose. January: 6— The passing of vacation Leaves mourning in our nation. 24 Final re|H rt cards hover As the first semester’s over. 27—New classes, new seats, new faces, New teachers to get in their graces. 29—Caveny plays with little clay pies, And throws mud in the chieftain’s eyes. 30 From the boys no remonstration At the girls gym demonstration. February: 1—Oh, February, month of birthdays. Of snowy, wet. and even worth days. 7— Playing on Charlotte’s hard floor, We’re drubbed, 31 to 24. 21—Our rooters’ lungs are out of joint, As Belding triumphs by one point. March: 1-20—School is peculiarly devoid of events. 21—John Sloan’s liquid air demonstration goes over with a bang. 27 28—We see some interesting things On Our Way.” 29— On Our Way participants sav “Z-Z-Z . April: 3 Double-trouble Wilcox wins extempore and oratory contests while Gail Foster takes first in declamations. 15— Wow! Freeport wins horsehide con- test 5-2. 16— Hastings takes one second and two thirds in sub-district speech contest at Allegan. 18—Overalls and cotton dresses go to the Cotton Ball. 18— Don Hildebrandt and Ruth Beck lead seniors as valedictorian and salutato- ria n. 19— Union out-speeds Saxons in mud, 62' 2-41' 2- 25—Juniors typify general school spirit with “Spring Fever . May: 2—The juniors give the chance For the senior class to dance. 12—The seniors make a din As privileges come in. 28 The cars go in procession; The Carnival’s the obsession. June: 1—Baccalaureate services put seniors in a serious mood in first graduation week event. 2 Doomsday editor disclaims responsi- bility for all poetry in this volume. 5— Class Night gives seniors last chance to act in high school. 6 All the little freshmen, sophomores, and juniors advance a class and a head size. 6— Seniors switch tassels on caps and sally forth to conquer the world. 6— The seniors remember their table manners and their dignity at alumni banquet. 7— Students begin three month parole.