Hastings High School - Saxon Yearbook (Hastings, MI)

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SENIORS

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THE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY The William T. Wallace chapter of the Na- tional Honor Society came into existence dur- ing the month of March, 1945. The chapter was named after William T. Wallace because Mr. Wallace, principal emeritus of H.H.S., re- presents the very principles on which the Na- tional Honor Society is founded, and because the local council felt that the school would like to honor him. Mr. Wallace delivered the address at the initiation of charter members in 1945. The National Honor Society is the high school equivalent of Phi Beta Kappa. The ob- ject of the chapter is to promote scholarship, to develop leadership, “to stimulate a desire to render service, and to encourage the develop- ment of character” in high school pupils. Mr. Taylor, Mr. Jones, Mrs. Hilson, Miss McElwain, and Mr. Reinhardt made up the faculty council of 1945, and Mr. Taylor, Mr. Reinhardt, Miss McElwain, Miss Robson, and Mr. Damson, the 1946 council. This council selects the members, membership being based on scholarship, service, leadership, and charac- ter. The student must be a junior or a senior and must have attended Hastings High for a year. He must have a scholastic average of 2.00, the equivalent of a “B.” The initation this year was held in Central Auditorium March 13. It opened with an in- vocation by the Rev. Winston L. Stone, after which the choir, under the direction of Mrs. Arthur Lower, sang “Our Master Hath a Gar- den”, “The Lord’s Prayer”, and “To Thee We Sing”. The Rev. Don M. Gury delivered the address, entitled “The White of an Egg,” after which Mr. Carl Damson explained to the group the significance of membership in the National Honor Society. Then followed the solemn candle lighting ceremony during which each member rose and received a candle which he lighted from the combined flames of four other candles signifying scholarship, character, leadership, and service. The candles were held by charter members Martha Wedel, John Richardson, James Cole- man, and Esther Ragla. John Malcolm called each initiate to step forward and receive his candle. When the candle was lighted, each in- itiate received a yellow rose, the chapter flower, from Beverly Bradford. After repeating the pledge, administered by the faculty adviser, Mr. Edwin L. Taylor, the initiates were wel- comed into the chapter by Mary Lockwood, president. The Rev. Stone concluded with the benediction. The members initiated in 1946 are as fol- lows: James Burns, Robert Casey, Alfred Cort- right, Agnes Fuller, Anne Goodyear, Sally Goodyear, Patrick Hodges, Norma Jaksec, Mary Lou Jensen, Colleen Jones, Donald Keech, Jean Kenyon, James Long, Frederick McDonald, Robert Rogers, Mary Salton, Smith Sherman, and Elaine VanHorn. Seniors initiated as the charter members in 1945 were Milo Coldren, Elizabeth Cortright, Thomas Dolan, Patricia Fewless, Lois Campbell, Doris Lockwood, Agnes Thompson, Philip Frandsen, Donna Jean Bach- elder, Paul Myers, Charlene Cappon, Marjorie Ritzman, Richard Foster, Laura Salton, Lor- raine Schantz, Florence French, Shirley Henry, Robert Hollister, Doris Snyder, Dorothea Van- Horn, and Merilyn Zuttermeister, 1945 presi- dent. Junior charter members were as follows: Mary Lockwood, '45 vice-president and ’46 president; Martha Wedel; Beverly Bradford, ’45 and ’46 secretary; James Coleman; Esther Ragla, John Richardson; and John Malcolm, ’46 vice-president. NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY Seated. Mr. Taylor, adviser, Mr. Reinhardt, treasurer, Miss Robson, A. Goodyear, Ragla, Wedel, Bradford, Ful- ler, VanHorn, Jones, Jensen, Jaksec, Kenyon, Miss Mc- Elwain, Mr. Damson. Standing: Cortright, Long, F. Mc- Donald, Hodges, Richardson, Malcolm, Lockwood, Cole- man, Burns, Sherman, Keech, Rogers. Absent from pie- ture: S. Goodyear, Casey.

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LOG OF H. H. S. CLASS OF 1946 In September 1942 “H. H. S. Class of 1946” set sail with a full crew of 140 aboard. Ship’s officers were elected immediately. Frederick McDonald became captain, and John Richard- son, first mate; Esther Ragla began keeping the ship’s log, while Sally Goodyear acted as purser. Firm believers in the ancient motto “All work and no play,” a goodly number of the seamen made use of the ship’s recreational facilities for football and basketball, while the feminine crew members took an interest in girls’ sports. When the next election was held, three of the capable officers retained their posts while JoAnn Ducker replaced Esther Ragla as logkeeper. As the fall of 1943 rolled around, the sea- soned voyagers, now captained by John Richard- son, with John Malcolm as first mate, Georgia Will as logkeeper, and Joan Moore as purser, became very active in naval affairs. In the rec- reational department Thomas O’Connor won a letter in football, while James Coleman,Ralph Gies, and Bernard Manker, playing on the sec- ond team, showed a promising future in basket- ball. Among the girls Anne Goodyear, Sally Goodyear, Georgia Will, and Mary Lockwood were awarded letters for G. A. A. activities, while Beulah Myers received one for cheer- leading ability. As January of 1944 neared its end, John Malcolm took over the captaincy with Robert Stowell as first mate. The log keeper retained her post, while Smith Sher- man began his duties as purser. As the ship sailed through warmer waters, declamation contests took place; Alfred Cortright and Mary Lockwood placed first and second respectively among the seamen of H. H. S. Having remained in port for the three sum- mer months, the “Class of 1946” set sail once again in September of 1944. George Walton was in charge with Alfred Cortright second in command. The log was ably kept by JoAnn Ducker, Robert Casey attending to financial matters. To provide entertainment for all H. H. S. sailors, the crewmen of the “ ’46” pro- duced the play “Sunrise by Request.” Mary Lockwood, lames Coleman, Sally Goodyear, Phyllis Webb, Marietta Faul, Alfred Cortright, Elizabeth Higbie, Robert Rogers, and Martha Wedel spoke the lines. The coming of Febru- ary brought two changes in ship’s officers; Al- fred Cortright was elected captain, and John Richardson, first mate. Shortly thereafter the crew of “Class of 1946” began work on the J-Hop, annual formal dance, at which they en- tertained the crew of a sister ship, “H. H. S. Class of 1945.” Beverly Bradford, Esther Ragla, Mary Lockwood, Martha Wedel, James Cole- man, John Richardson, and John Malcolm of the crew were highly honored by being ap- pointed to the newly organized William T. Wallace chapter of the National Honor Society. In September of 1945 the “Class of 1946” be- gan the final lap of her voyage. Ralph Nye was now captain; Walter Birman, first mate; Esther Ragla, logkeeper; and Robert Clark purser. Brave crewmen struggled through 1500-word economics essays and the mysteries of physics. However, with the ancient motto still in mind, recreation also claimed the attention of the sailors. Thomas O’Connor captained the naval football team, and crewmen who proved their ability on the gridiron included John Malcolm, Robert Stowell, LeRoy Hewitt, James Coleman, Jack Echtinaw, Frederick McDonald, Alfred Cortright, George Walton, and Edward Me Keough. Crew members James Coleman, H. H. S. team captain, and Bernard Manker star- red in basketball. The naval track and baseball teams were captained by Edward Me Keough and Ralph Nye respectively. Beverly Bradford and John Malcolm were presented the scholarship cups for the first semester as an award for their scholastic stand- ings and activity in naval affairs. The final election of officers gave John Malcolm the ship’s command with Beverly Bradford as first mate. Beverly Myers completed the log, while Mary Salton took over as paymaster. Several of the original crew of the “Class of 1946” were then serving their country. Among those no longer aboard were Richard Boomer, Ralph Gies, LeRoy Hewitt, Arthur Hysell, Donald Martz, Robert Stowell, Lee Taggart, Max Guy, Paul Ulrich. The crewmen once again enter- tained the sailors of H. H. S. with drama. This time the play was “The Imaginary Invalid” in which Alfred Cortright and Phyllis Webb star- red. On March 13 twelve more of the crew- men were honored with membership in the National Honor Society. These were Robert Casey, Alfred Cortright, Agnes Fuller, Anne Goodyear, Sally Goodyear, Mary Lou Jensen, James Long, Frederick McDonald, Robert Rogers, Mary Salton, Smith Sherman, and Elaine VanHorn. In May the crew of “H. H. S. Class of 1947” said farewell to the crew of its sister ship, entertaining them at the annual J-Hop. The crew of the “ ’46” entertained H.H.S. sailors and friends for the last time at the Class Night program. The following day, their voyage completed, those of the “Class of 1946” began to plot their course through new and uncharted waters.