Hastings High School - Saxon Yearbook (Hastings, MI)

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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

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CLASS HISTORY September 13, 1938 the '42 Company numbering 135, under the command of Generals R. Campbell and R. Garner, marched bravely forth into the vast unknown. To better the or- ganization of the group, the officials held an election. Pvt Robert Falconer was promoted to major; Pvt. Marion Cook, captain; Pvt. M. E. Mulder, lieutenant; and Pvt. Felicia Thompson, paymaster. The company turned to acting and presented “Modern Mother Goose in the annual Spotlight. Pvt. Marjory Schieb was overseer. The major was honorably discharged after a half year, and Pvt. Jack Wagner was promoted to fill the vacancy. Because the captain went A. W. O. I... she was succeeded by Pvt. Bill Lord. The lieutenant remained faithfully on duty. Because of a severe inflammation of the esophagus, swelling of the trachea, and a sore syrinx, Paymaster Thompson resigned in favor of Pvt. Amy Hammond. At the end of the year, the company celebrated the arrival of the quarter-way milestone at a joint pow wow of the '42, '41, '40, and '39 companies held at Thornapple Lake. On the march again, the '42 Company had more confidence in their ability to succeed. General R. Robson took over for General Campbell, who was transferred. General Garner remained in command. Capt. Cook was promoted to major; Lieutenant Mulder, to captain; Pvt. J. Pierce, to lieutenant; and Pvt. Win. Donovan, to paymaster. With this new organization, the com- pany started out with a bang, reliving the old church choir practice at the Spotlight. Pvt. M. Scheib was given special honors for her outstanding solo work. Paymaster Donovan presented rope tricks. The '42 Company entertained the '43, '41, and '40 companies at a Leap Year mixer with Major M. Cook in charge. Due to a semi-breakdown causing semi-retirement, Paymaster Donovan was elected to fill the major’s shoes. Pvt. E. Townsend succeeded Captain Mulder who was suffering from an acute heart ailment diagnosed as Cupidism. Pvt. R. Hummel was promoted to lieutentant, and Pvt. S. Johnson took over for the paymaster while she finished K. P. duty. Pvt. D. Strimback brought the honor of having a representative in the sub-district declamation contest to Company '42. The company, relieved to have conquered the area known as the library, walked off with the prize with “Somewhere Over A Rainbow” at the Spring Swing. Seasoned and weather beaten, the company pulled in sight of the half-way mark. Formalities were dropped with “. . . Company, at ease! at the Water Carnival where worries were drowned in the rain at Thornapple Lake. Company '42’s able General Garner was transferred, and General Y. Conklin took over. General Robson continued in command of the outfit. Captain E. Townsned was promoted to Major. Pvt. H. Isenhath was elected to the position of captain. Paymaster S. Johnson was promoted to lieutenant, and Pvt. N. Coleman became the paymaster. The going became tougher, but the merry '42 Company drowned its troubles with music, enacting four songs in the Spotlight. Pvt. M. Schieb again poured forth her glorious voice to everyone's delight. Around the latter part of November, members of the company received their company jewelry, and thus was enhanced the dignity of the browbeaten soldiers of knowledge. The company held a prom on May 1 in honor of the neighboring '41 company. Pvt. C. Fuller was in charge, with Pvts. S. Woodmansee, D. Stanley. H. Babcock, M. Reed, R. Shellenbarger, J. Wagner, E. Edwards, V. Rice, B. Tuckerman, A. McKelvey, M. Haavind, and B. Boorom assisting. The theme was a gypsy camp. The major retired, and Pvt. M. Hill filled the vacancy. A shake-up in the official cabinet netted the following results: Pvt. W. Garrett, captain; Pvt. B. Tuckerman, lieutenant; Pvt. H. Wood, paymaster. With some assistance from Hastings High's dramatics department, Pvts. Y. Bauman. J. Schultz, J. Smith, E. Tyler. M. Clagett. J. Eaton, B. Dryer, W. Donovan, and A. McKelvey filled the company’s coffers with proceeds from “Spring Fever. As the three-quarters mark was neared, the company, along with the neighboring divisions, again sought refuge at Thornapple Lake, feeling confident that on their return they would be successful in their last campaign through the Land of Knowledge. Back again on the last leg of the journey with a fresh supply of ambition, the '42 Company, under Generals M. Rowe and F. Jones, started forth toward the goal. Pvt. B. Rose was given