Hastings High School - Saxon Yearbook (Hastings, MI)

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PAPER DRIVE Something new has been added to Hastings High School since the war has been going on, and that is the weekly paper drive that comes under Phil Frandsen’s Public Service Com- mission. There have been a number of con- tests to encourage the students to better efforts, but the records show that the results weren’t always too good. The Faculty-Student Council challenged the student body, and 2,OCX) pounds of paper was brought; however, only 400 of those pounds was from the student body. To show that students do have some patriotism, Bus 10 came in one morning half filled with paper — the students were sitting in the re- maining seats two-deep. When the F. F. A. challenged the students, 1,000 pounds was brought in by the farm boys — none by the student body. , WAR BONDS AND STAMPS This year a rather new organization has been very active in keeping our War Bond and Stamp sales from lagging and in keeping our Schoois-at-War flag flying. Under the super- vision of Mr. Schilling and Chairman George Walton the committee has met every week, sponsored one movie, and promoted class com- petition. Members on the committee are Al- fred Cortright, Dick Foster, Merilyn Zutter- meister, Jim Burns, Dick Groos, Bob Branch, Alton Bennett, and Keith Myers. In their weekly meetings the members have discussed various ways of awakening student interest. A movie was shown to students dramatizing the need for buying more bonds and stamps. The committee carried on a contest between classes, each class having a definite goal to reach. With the help of this committee, the school was able to purchase enough bonds and stamps to pay for a landing barge. Later activities in- cluded asking organizations to select former Hastings students in our country’s service to be honored in the weekly sales. To this organiza- tion go the gratitude and encouragement of all teachers and students. They have done a grand job, a job which required a lot of hard work and thinking. SAXON CASTLE Realizing the opportunities for juvenile de- linquency during war time, the Hastings City Youth Council has provided a place where teen-agers may spend their spare time. The white building has been transformed into a haven for teen-age lads and lasses by those very lads and lasses under the able leadership of Ted Bennink. The castle contains a powder blue and ivory dancing room — but perfect — with a juke box which holds enough platters to satisfy even the jive-iest of hepcats. Then there is the lounge where the more quiet people play games, and where the card sharks hold their rendezvous. For those who prefer a little action there are the Ping-pong games — when balls can be found. For the next Charles Atlas and Jack Dempsey a 16-foot boxing ring has been set up by the Hastings Kiwanis Club. Police Chief Thompson is there on Wednesday night — the night set aside for boxing—to give pointers or do any necessary untangling. After all of this strenuous (?) activity hun- ger sets in, and the snack bar receives the crowd. Everyone agrees that Saxon Castle has proved to be the Saxons’ castle.

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(titles of Mobility DONNA BACHELDER........................best looking.. BAT SHURLOW..............................happiest..... MAXINE COOPER.............................cutest...... MARGUERITE HARRY.......................best athlete. JANET BOEKELOO.............................nicest smile. DOROTHEA VAN HORN........................prettiest eyes. JUNE COL IN...........................best blusher. ALICE WOLFF............................deepest sleeper... DOROTHY ROBINSON.......................best dressed.. BEVERLY BURR..............................neatest..... JEAN ALLERDING.........................best dancer.. EVELYN ASPLUND.........................most quiet.. ELEANOR JARMAN.........................most polite. JOAN TRAINOR.........................best gum chewer. ANN HIGBIE...............................wittiest..... MARIAN COOLEY......................................most talkative.... ILENE ROGERS..........................most mischievous. JOAN LEFFLER........................best personality... AGNES THOMPSON........................most changeable.. FLORENCE FRENCH......................most- independent. MARJORIE RITZMAN...................................most reserved.... BEVERLY COOK...........................best vocalist. MERILYN ZUTTERMEISTER..............................most intelligent... MARJORIE COLE...........................friendliest... BARBARA PIERCE.....................................most stubborn.... DORIS BEYSTRUM.........................best sport....... GLORIA AN NOCKER.......................prettiest hair. DORIS LOCKWOOD.........................best profile. C HARLFEN CAPPON...................................most ambitious... ........DALE GOLDEN ........HENRY ADLER ..........JACK RIZOR ......RICHARD FOSTER .....CARL HATHAWAY ......WILLIAM BARBER ......ROY STEENBOCK ..........LEWIS EARL ....LAWRENCE FULLER ....ROBERT HOLLISTER .....WILLIAM CHRISTIE .............JOHN DRYER ....WILLIAM BECHTEL .....ROBERT BABCOCK ....ARLO VAN HOUTEN .....RICHARD BEADLE ....LAWRENCE KEELER ......THOMAS DOLAN ......PHILIP FRANDSEN .....RICHARD CARLIN MALCOLM TUCKERMAN .......MILO COLDREN ......SHIRLEY HENRY .......FRANKLIN BUSH .........RICHARD FOX .......KARL SCHANTZ ....STUART BENEDICT ........PAUL BENHAM ..........PAUL MYERS

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