Hastings High School - Saxon Yearbook (Hastings, MI)

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Titles 0 Nobility When compiling this list of seniors and their outstanding features this year, we were unable to find a person with enough experience and knowledge to tell us which senior was the best in what Then we thought of the table. Did you ever play dup, table, up? Then you know that the table sees all, hears all, and knows all, so it was the logical one to ask to write this column. After much hopping up and down, the table had answered all our questions -and here are its answers: Hazel Hall LaRae Dean Judy Mulder Maylis Gibbs Marj Stanley Eileen Sherbinske Vesta Golden Ella Fisher Evelyn Campbell Helen Henry Bonnie Brandstetter Gladys Oler Ellyn Beystrum Marilyn Bristol Audrey McCrumb Audra Endsley Dora Pursell Ruth Marble Beatrice Bush Gail Foster Sue Smith Willo Hampton Betty Cooper Helen Carl Ellen Bump Phyllis Kelley Marjorie Matthews Lucille Lawrence best looking best dressed cutest most quiet best athlete best gum-chewer prettiest eyes best blusher best sport deepest sleeper happiest prettiest hair best dancer shortest wittiest most argumentative noisiest best natured nicest smile friendliest chasing class dues most talkative most mischievous stage-struck tallest most independent most bashful most changeable Harold Townsend Harold Fuller jack McKeough Laurel Newton Mason Thomas Ernest Gordon Merle Hammond Kenny Miller Charles McCarty Ronald Cunningham Don Preston Duane Ottosen Morris Hill Estle Engle john Coleman Louis Myers Boyd Bolton -I ack Walton Dale Sponseller Don Berry Thomas Waters Stanley Bridleman George Brown Melvin Haavind Vernon Texter Morris VVeeks Kay Carpenter Roy Fuller

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enior The Barry County Fair was doing a fine business back in 1941. Miss McElwain, looking the situation over, expressed admiration over a bright green balloon so Mr. Garner bought it for her. But then came the in- evitable fate of carnival balloons, and it broke! Before the startled onlookers came the greenest bunch of freshies ever seen in Hastings High. The freshies got things right in hand by electing Duane Ottosen, president: Ruth Marble vice-president: Willo Hampton, secretary: Tom VVaters, treasurer. Not to be outdone by the upperclassmen the freshies turned their talents to the Spotlight and presented America Goes to Press . The football season this year was probably the greatest factor in the large number of lopsided individuals in this class, for it was observed never had there been so many water-boys in the history of the team. At the middle of the year Duane and Ruth walked out on us and so Bonnie Brandstetter and Harold Townsend were installed in their places. Summer came, but Miss McElwain still treasured bits of the green balloon. Perhaps it could be used to patch up some later balloons, Barry County Fair again rolled around, and Miss Leiter, always an adventurous soul, braved the midway and the bright colored balloons caught her eye. Mr. Knopf, like a gentleman, bought it for her, and the phenomenon happened again-a mob of sophomores led by Harold Townsend, Tom Waters, Helen Henry, and Beatrice Bush emerged from the tattered pieces and made themselves known as sophomores. Always being an unusual class, Coleman, Banash, M. Thomas and D. Thomas distinguished themselves by good interference and won some bright gold letters to cover their extended chests. Beginning the second semester, a new era of government was established with Kenneth Miller, Tom Waters, Gail Foster, and Joyce Echtinaw. Spring rolled around, and the sophomores were out darting around between the legs of the track men- Harold Townsend came out untrammeled with a varsity letter. The baseball picture was brightened by Bob Endsley at first and Dale Sponseller at short. But the girls weren't cream puffs this year- they had the outstanding girls' basketball team. Morris Hill officiated as chief justice this year, an honor unusual for a sophomore. As spring wore on, the itchy feet became more prevalent, for all knew that with a stepped-up program they must work during the summer. Fall came, and the juniors were not to be left floating about. They came with the water guns and made one grand splash. The juniors took out their planks and went into politics. All-school officials from the junior class were chief justice, Morris Hill, sanitary engineer, Duane Ottosen, public service chief, Harold Townsend. Ronald Bross was elected class president with Harold Fuller, LaRae Dean, and Stanley Histor Bridleman to help him. The guy who sits on the bench, wearing splinters into his pants and tells you how the game ought to be played ranks were thinning. Banash, Coleman, R. Thomas, M. Thomas, Ottosen, Townsend, Myers, Rasey, Endsley, and Ayres were awarded football letters. Richard Thomas was named captain-elect. This was the year when the girls sat around knitting on squares for afghans and patiently unwinding George Brown and Harold Townsend. An unusual- ly successful basketball season was carried on, and Banash, Ottosen, Coleman, M. Thomas and Townsend received letters with Harold Townsend as captain-elect. Heaven Can Wait , the hilarious junior play of a slap-happy prize fighter, was given in March, and then the class turned their attention to the big night of their high school career, the J-Hop. Morris Hill was named as general chairman, and the theme, Stagedoor Canteen, was chosen. Bringing up the end of the reception line were Miss vanWestrenen and Mr. Reinhardt. june came, and the groups split up for summer work all over the state, for more than ever they realized that they must do their part where they were needed most. Came the senior year, and sure enough those bits of green balloon came in handy, for the ranks of the class thinned considerably. Dick Thomas, Dick Rasey, Ernest Miller, Bill Towne and Ted Banash joined the armed forces during the year. Realizing that these boys were our contribution, we pitched in to help them. For a starter the ones left at home decided to have clean politics, so Morris Hill was the people's choice for mayor with Willo Hampton, traffic commissioner, jack Walton, sanitary engineer, all from the senior class. Harold Townsend led the senior class with Fuller, Endsley, and Foster. Duane Ottosen was named captain in the absence of Dick Thomas, and a football team piloted mainly by seniors, went on to a successful season. Dick Rasey left in the middle of the season for the Marines. Louis Myers received honorable mention in the state football line-ups. The senior play, The Guest Room, was presented entirely by seniors, and they didabang-up good job of it too! Jack Walton was busy pleading his heart out on Thursdays to get paper for the Friday drives. At the beginning of the second semester the new officers elected were Harold Fuller, president, Don Berry, vice-president, Bonnie Brandstetter, secretaryg Sue Smith, treasurer. Captain Townsend's basketball team had a very good season winning the league championship enabling Hill, M. Thomas, Coleman, Ayres, Townsend, Brown, H. Fuller and Ottosen to win letters. Morris Hill was named track captain, and Dale Sponseller baseball captain. The year ended in a bright green splash of glory as the patched green balloon broke to give the dignified seniors a boost into a busy world and one which needed them badly.