Hastings High School - Saxon Yearbook (Hastings, MI)

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DOOMSDAY STAFF Left to rinht Lockwood, S. Goodyear, Casey, Ragla, Hart, McKclvey, Wedel, A. Goodyear, Webb, Miss Mc- Elwain, ndr iser, Rogers. Absent from picture: McDonald. DOOMSDAY STAFF Last October the Doomsday staff consisted of new seniors who were feeling pretty digni- fied. They started to work on the Doomsday Book during half-hour periods. The annual, which comes to you in June, is the result of many hours of work and worry plus many brilliant inspirations, most of which were red-penciled by one of the staff. There were some arguments over color combination, cover design, and many other little things. Frederick McDonald, as annual editor, had, among others, the problem of getting assign- ments in on time and was aided with his work by Anne Goodyear, assistant editor. Robert Roger was sports editor. Mary Lockwood, as business manager, conducted the campaign to sell Doomsday Books. Sally Goodyear acted as club editor. Robert Casey took charge of the picture schedule. Senior write-ups and activi- ties were under the supervision of Martha Wedel and Phyllis Webb. Typing was done for the book by Alfred Cortright and Joyce Clark. Esther Ragla, Margaret McKelvey, Gloria Hart, art editors, contributed a large part to the Doomsday Book under the direction of Miss Campbell. The members of the Fortnight Staff aided these editors and also performed special assignments of their own. Miss McEhvain was adviser.

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DEDICATION No, you have never seen me before, and do not look too hard, or I might disappear right off this page, for 1 am the Spirit of ’46, the spirit of the senior class. I have been lurk- ing around Hastings High for the last four years, but per- haps you did not know it. Since before 1942, when I en- tered, a great war has overshadowed everything, but now the world is quiet again, and our nation pursues the cause of peace. Maybe you saw little I could do, and maybe you think there is little I can do. Possibly you are right. I be- lieve, though, that through intelligent action I and many others can end war. However, common sense and fair play must return if we are to have real peace. With this thought I dedicate this annual to lasting peace.

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 BOARD OF EDUCATION P. A. VanBuskirk, superiruendiru of schools; Harold Foster, secretary; Hubert Cook, trustee; Dr. G. L. Lock- wood, president; Charles Faul, trustee; Dr. D. D. Wal- ton, treasurer. BOARD OF EDUCATION Because of ability and efficiency in their duties, the personnel of the Board of Education has remained unchanged for a number of years. Through its efforts Johnson Athletic Field was completed. The membership of the board is as follows: Dr. George L. Lockwood, president; Mr. Harold Foster, secretary; Dr. DeForest Walton, treasurer; Mr. Hubert Cook and Mr. Charles Faul, trustees. ADMINISTRATION No year book is complete without introduc- ing the administration (not that they need an introduction.) First, there is our superintendent, Mr. D. A. VanBuskirk. Mr. “Van” has proved his ability and efficiency all through the twenty-three ADMINISTRATION Mrs. Raymond Guthrey, secretary to superintendent; Mr. Fred S. Jones, assistant principal; Mrs. Francis Ham- ilton, dean of girls; Mr. D. A. VanBuskirk, superintend- ent; Miss Beatrice Bush, clerk; Mr. Edwin L. Taylor, principal. years he has been superintendent of the Hast- ing City Schools. Mr. Edwin L. Taylor is our principal. No one needs to be told how busy he is every minute of the day. Besides his job as principal, Mr. Taylor teaches Latin and has sixth-hour study hall. Our assistant principal is Mr. Fred Jones; Mr. Jones has physics laboratory, physics, study hall, chemistry laboratory, and chemistry be- sides his administrative duties. This year, we are fortunate in having Mrs. Francis Hamilton as dean of girls. Mrs. Hamil- ton teaches three classes of English and also a health class. Mrs. Raymond Guthrey is secretary to the superintendent. She also manages the office with the assistance of Miss Beatrice Bush.