Hastings High School - Saxon Yearbook (Hastings, MI)

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BOYS UNION COUNCIL The Boys Union Council is the governing body of the Boys Union. The officers of the council are elected by the boys of the high school, and its members include a representative of the F. F. A., one from each of the boys’ sports, and one from each of the four classes. The officers for this past year were: president, Francis Goggins; vice president, Bruce Long; secretary-treasurer, Joseph Beck; and sergeant-at-arms, William Lord. The general purpose of the council is to promote friendliness among the boys and between the boys and faculty, to make all new comers feel at ease, and to instigate a higher degree of school spirit. Headed by an excellent set of officers, the council began its season of activities in the fall with a get-acquainted assembly for freshman boys. At this assembly it was proved by Raymond Nelson, master of ceremonies, that teachers did not know the freshman boys. This assembly was so popular among the boys that one senior remarked that it was the best he had ever attended. As the date set for the “Firemen's Bali' 'drew near, the Boys Union was moved by pleas for help from feminine delegates who stated that boys did not dance at school parties. To remedy this distressing condition, the council found seven dancing teams who danced in competition at the ball. From this contest, the basketball and track teams emerged as victors, and the football lads, perhaps below par because of heavy practice sessions, were the losers. The council was rewarded for its work by the praise of the girls, who unanimously declared that it was a swell party; and, strictly off the record, the boys said the same of it. Next, the council sponsored a Christmas mixer and even persuaded a jovial faculty member to act as St. Nick. Back from Christmas vacation, the council, with Louis Myers as chairman, made arrangements for the second boys assembly of the year, which featured a sports quiz. Strangely enough, this quiz exposed the ignorance of many of our athletes and coaches. The Spring Swing was the last successful undertaking of the council. The boys chose “luck as the theme, and such symbols of luck as four leaf clovers and rabbits’ feet were much in evidence at the party. Dancing teams were again organized, and after the party the Boys Union Council added another gold star to its collection for outstanding accomplishments in school activities. THE GIRLS LEAGUE BOARD The Girls League is a self-supporting organization of which every girl automatically becomes a member when she enters high school. The board members include a city and country resident from each class. In order to better acquaint her with the school system when she enters high school, each freshman girl is given a big sister who helps and advises her through her first year ol school. The Girls League also attempts to further the spirit of friendship and cooperation among the girls. It is divided into four units. Each high school girl is placed in a different unit each year until at graduation she has served in every department. The chairman of the various units this year were: social service, Evelyn Townsend; entertainment, Pauline Chandler; vocational, Elizabeth Doster; athletic, Mary Ketcham. The officers who were elected at the beginning of the year were: president, Dorothy Coldren; vice-president, Ella Belle YanderVoort; secretary. Mary French; and treasurer, Bernadine Schantz. Other members were: Audra Endsley anil Bonnie Brandstetter, who represented the sophomore class; and Maxine Cooper and Donna Bachelder representing the freshman class. Miss Rowe acts as adviser for the board. Among the activities of the Girls League board in the past year were the sponsorship of assemblies and mixers as well as a donation to the Red Cross. FACULTY-STUDENT COUNCIL The Faculty-Student Council is the chief student governing body of the school. Through the representatives, who attend the council each Tuesday, it is possible lor every student to voice his opinion and have a say in the way his school is governed. The students elected a year ago to fdl the school offices were: mayor. Evelyn Townsend; traffic manager. Jack Wagner; chief justice, Morris Hill; public service chief, Mary Ketcham; and sanitary engineer, Bonnie Jean Drake. Those selected to serve on the commissions were: Richard Thomas, Bill Garrison, and Doris Lockwood on the traffic commission; Raymond Nelson. William Kelly, anil Arthur Mc- Kelvey on the justice commission; Harold Townsend, Marjorie Hill, and Dean Keeler on the public service commission; and Phillip Frandsen, Joyce Frey, and Harold hidler on the sanitary commission. The mayor automatically becomes the chairman of the council. Those elected to other offices for the first semester were: vice chairman, Doris Coats: secretary, Beatrice Rose; and treasurer, Gail Foster. Second semester officers were: vice chairman, Doris Coats; secretary, Beatrice Tuckerman; and treasurer, Raymond Nelson. Richard Swanson acted as athletic treasurer anil Miss Rowe and Mr. Jones represented the faculty. During the past year the aims of the council have been to promote a higher type of coopera-

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BOYS UNION COUNCIL Mr. Taylor adviser. Fuller, Long, Pierce, Settles, Coggins. Beck, Coleman, Lord, Keeler, Ironside. Welfare, Murphy. Absent from ficture: Cruttenden, Myers. GIRLS LEAGUE BOARD Cooper Ketcham, Chandler, Doster, Coldren, French, Schantx, YanderYoort, Miss Rowe, adviser, Bachelder. Brandstetter, Endsley, Townsend. FACULTY-STUDENT COUNCIL First row: Fewless, Cortrighl. Drake. Frey, Marble. Zuttermeister, Kelley, Ueliner, Doster, Rose, E. Townsend. Second row: Wagner, Adcock, Thomas, Nelson. Rice, Ketcham, Hill Coats. G. Foster. R. Foster, H. Townsend. Lane, Mr. Jones, Miss Rowe, advisers. Absent from picture: Dolan, Frandsen, Swanson.

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tion between the faculty and student body, to improve student participation in school affairs, and to consider those problems related to the welfare of the school. Among the achievements of the Faculty-Student Council during the past year have been the successful sponsorship of the fall party, namely the Fireman’s Ball; the consideration of the noon hour situation; the remedying of traffic conditions; the establishment of a library system for the Kellogg books; and suggestions for more satisfactory firedrills. SENIOR CHART — 1S42 Gwendolyn Althouse retiring, Donna Aspinal! determined Harriett Babcock initiative Richard Bennett smoothie Agnes Benson good-natured Bonnie Boorom talkative Edward Brinker mischievous Nina Brisbin batting the ball Joe Burkholder comedian John Bush loquacity Russell Byers his grin Jean Campbell posture Melva Clagett demure Jane Clark ■whispering Robert Clinton height Doris Coats agreeable Dorothy Coldren innocent expression Nita Coleman respect for others Orville Cooley bragging Roselene Cooper rosiness Enid Crofoot witty Alvin Cruttenden alert Agnes Cunningham on the go Jerald Curtiss bashful Kenneth Demond satisfaction Lucille Denny vamp Gertrude Dimond dreaming William Donovan poetic Bonnie Jean Drake vivacious Beverly Dryer lively Josephine Eaton doubtful Elsie Edwards light on the toe Juna Ferris thoughtful Carol Fuller poise Wilma Garrett sweet Thelma Gibbs getting “A ” David Goodyear careless Lewis Guernsey faithful Maurene Haavind dependability Amy June Hammond pleasing Caroline Hansen good disposition Priscilla Harrington teller of tales Lyle Hathaway. flirting Marjorie Hill poetic Otis' Hill scowling Retah Hummel cooperation Dorothy Ingram helpful Hollis Isenhath imagination Maxine Jarman voice Selma Johnson petite Thomas Kurr sportmanship Jack Larkin amiable Jack Laubaugh short Maxine Leslie sprightly Bruce Long dutiful Doris Lundberg hometown booster William Lord Romeo Ruth McGregor serenity Arthur McKelvey leadership Chester McMillon. slow and easy Vern McMillon musical Charles Manker fiddling Laura Maurer assisting Mary Ellen Mulder winsome mariner Raymond Murphy ....looking sweet Russell Nash dignity Raymond Nelson woman hater Dale Neubert happy-go-lucky Donald Nevins amiable Violet Norton dreamy expression Jeanne Nye punctuality Robert Osis letting the girls alone Roger Otis agriculturist Jeanette Pierce... lively Robert Pierce muscle Marjorie Reed steady Marjorie Reynolds helpful Veta Rice accuracy Beatrice Rose at work Keith Sage court in g Els ie Kenneth Saleno pensive look Robert Saunders curly hair David Settles moody Winifred Severance sincere Russell Shellenbarger assisting Doris Sherbinske neat Harold Sherman steady lean Smith vacillating Robert Smith blushing Dorothy Stanley vivacious personality Arthur Stauffer boosting the team Wendell Strickland reserved Marjorie Tasker melancholy Betty Thomas unobtrusive Jacqueline Thomas friendly Helen Thompson hilarious Evelyn Townsend sportmanship Beatrice Tuckerman hair Ella Tyler courtesy Alex Usborne joking Wayne VanDenburg pestering Ella VanderVoort good-natured Trevor Van Houten procrastination Nvla Van Syckle timidity lack Wagner love lost lean Mary Wallace. artistic Neva Warner stage struck Harold Webb graceful Rosemary Weeks cheerful Donald Welfare lighthearted Thelma Weyerman gleeful Mildred Wolff Kidder austere Harry Wood tickling the ivories