Hastings High School - Saxon Yearbook (Hastings, MI)

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FRESHMEN — Freshmen are generally pretty noisy anyway, so it was a stroke of pure genius that prompted Mr. Williams to use this store of unbounded gab as a solid foundation for some of his early pep meetings. So with the strains of “Come on team, fight” hammering at the eardrums of the school, the freshmen were intro- duced to their new home. Having little experience and time for dirty politics, the class elected the follow- ing to guide their fortunes: Dick Annable, president; Jack Kenniston, vice-president; Crystal Case, secretary; and Joyce Nixon, treasurer. The Spotlight fairly oozed freshmen. Donna Young, Janet Osborn, and Ann Dean officially represented the class in their impressions of school life, while other freshmen spoke Latin just as if they knew what they were talking about. Freshmen were not prominent in athletics, but for every sport they turned out in enthusiastic numbers. Studying was something new to the freshmen, but Mr. Gies soon taught his charges the virtues of the horrible practice. And those who the first semester thought that civics was the worst of all possible subjects began to wonder, when they took health. In the declamation contests freshmen were in there pitching; they had to be, but they were mercifully eliminated before the finals. Faring better in the dramatic readings. Mary Jane An- drus took second and represented the school in the district. The lone school orator was a fresh- man, Janet Osborn. Second semester saw Mary Jane Andrus presi- dent; Art Snyder, vice-president; David Steinke, secretary; and Daisy Brown, treasurer.

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FRESHMEN — GIRLS — Fifth uni’ — B. Foote, M. Chris- tiansen, S. DeMond, M. Andrus, L. Fasset, M. Belson, L. Compton. Fourth row — I. Brockway, M. Gordon, M. Douglass, P. Babcock, P. Cheney, C. Greneawalt, E. Ben- ton. Third row — N. Bennett, D. Brown, G. Gross, M. Barry, L. Coy, B. Boyne. Second rose — M. Campbell, L. Becker, R. Clark, M. Dean, L. Bauman. First row — M. Enzian, C. Case, C. Burghdoff, L. Clark, M. Colvin. Fifth row — D. Young, M. Stanton, E. Kurr, C. Wood- mansee, B. Woodmansec, S. Harrington, R. Miller. Fourth rou — L. Roush, F. Schyler, E. Swartz, J. Hill, J. Severance, L. Limngton, J. Miller, B. Tolies. Third row—B. Hcrb- strcith, P. Silsbcc, S. Newman, J. McLauchlan, J. Wclton, M. Wood, N. Norris. Second row — M. Plank, E. Sanders, M. Ingram, A. Zerbel, J. Tobias, J. Nixon. First row—D. Woodward, G. Hcrbstrcith, J. Osborn, M. Johnson, D. Ham blcton, L. Harry, Miss McElwain, adtiser. FRESHMEN — BOYS — Fifth rou — N. Allerding, J. Grosvenor, L. Berry, N. Heath, J. Durham, R. Annable, C. Altoft. Fourth row — T. Kidder, B. James, D. Bryans, E. Brady, M. Christiansen, R. Dimond. Third rou- — R. Cappon, M. Asplund, N. Allen, L. Bivens, R. Beilfuss, K. Braucr, J. Bernard. Second row — J. Adams, T. Knopf, T. Cummings, R. Gwinn, P. Foster, D. Brvans. First rou--- W. Castelein, R. Castelein, D. Carrigan, W. Durkee, C. Bustance, W. Guidet, D. Bump, C. Keeler. Fifth rou— A. Snyder, L. Skidmore, N. Ziegler, L. Lowell, G. Misch, D. Scobey, R. Munn. Fourth rou — W. McDonald, H. Lathrop, R. Nielsen, C. Miller, R. Smith, G. Lydy, F. Pierce, H. Pierce. Third rou—D. Steinke, G. Mead, W. Landon, L. Rogers, H. Leonhardt, P. Meek, R. McMurray. Second rou —L. Main, K. Lauhaugh, M. Pat- ten, H. Schricr, D. McDyer, E. McLaughlin, L. Smith, I. Shea. First rou— B. Tobias, M. Reynolds, R. Mead, W. Payne, W. McKeough, J. Van Houten, D. Shriver, P. McKeough, G. Montague, Mr. Knopf, adviser.

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HOWARD HANSON — Being athletic director, head football, and reserve basketball coach, makes Mr. Hanson one of the most familiar figures in H. H. S. athletics. The stocky well-liked mentor is just five feet six inches tall and can be seen on all fields of ath- letics. His “Quiet, men” and “When I was in the army — ” are familiar in his gym classes and on the practice field. LEWIS LANG — This young man could well be mistaken for a fellow classmate, but his everyday snappy dressing leads you to believe otherwise. As head basketball coach, Mr. Lang gives his players plenty of chance to criticize. In his orations at assemblies and pep meetings, he is known for “passing the buck,” but in basketball, both coaching and playing, he gives an outstanding individual performance. ANTON TURKAL — Coach Turkal is more mature-looking than the other coaches, but in his flashy dressing he is second to none. His tali form striding down the corridor is familiar to every- one. Mr. Turkal is friendly, but also firm; often during his session room period, he can be heard all over the school as he announces that someone will stay after the bell rings. On the track he knows his stuff, and so do his teams. L L L L L L