Hastings High School - Saxon Yearbook (Hastings, MI)

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' PATIENCE AND FORTITUDE From left lo right: A. Turkal. H. Hanson. L. Lang. H. Rein- hardt. B. Wither . First Row; left to right: N. Sin- clair. B. Cortright. M. Hawkin . Second Row: A. Turkal, coach. G. Lydy, B. Nellaon, J. Win- gerden. V. Smith. COACHES Every year, a couple of weeks before school starts, the comparative silence of Johnson Field is shattered by the powerful voice of Howard “Hick Hanson who is Athletic Director, head football coach and J. V. basketball coach, booming, “Big Circle, men!” to his aspiring football players. When the snow' flies and the battle scarred football equipment is on its way to be repaired, another character who is somewhat smaller in build and voice takes over. The w'hole basketball squad listens as Louis “Louie” Lang, head basket- ball coach, pleads to “Get serious for this game.” As spring arrives and the track suits appear, Anton “Tony” Turkal, track, J. V. football, and cross country coach, summons his cinder stars with a hearty, “Over here, you guys!” Near by. at our tennis courts, Bruce “old man” Withers, the tennis coach, reminds his tennis addicts to “meet the ball at w'aist height.” And if the wind is right, you can almost hear Herbert “Herbie” Reinhardt, the golf coach, tell- ing the prospective Ben Hogans to “Remember to follow through.” CROSS COUNTRY The Saxon Cross Country team lacking the necessary depth to be a top notch contender failed to chalk up a single win during the ‘49 season. Coach Turkal and his squad suffered their first defeat at the hands of the Charlotte Orioles on September 26 by a score of 17 to 38. The fol- lowing weeks saw' the Saxons drop successive meets to Battle Creek Central, Ionia and Charlotte. In both the Hill and Dale, which was held at the Hastings Country Club, and the Aquinas Invi- tational, w'here Hastings runners failed to gain much recognition — except for Myron Hawkins who won a ribbon for placing 14 in a field of 79. Letters w'ere awarded to Myron Hawkins and Bill Cortright at the end of the season. The cross country team mas not too successful this year but our congrats” go to them for trying! Mr. Turkal coached cross country and track while Mr. Hanson took charge of football, Mr. Lang watched over the basketball and baseball teams, Mr. Withers gave out advice on tennis technique, and Mr. Reitthardt helped the golf team tee off.

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SET, HURRY, LET’S GO! Home Team Game Opponents 8 Eaton Rapids 6 6 Greenville 7 14 Grand I-edge 0 14 St. Augustine 32 0 Ionia 28 0 Charlotte 13 0 St. Johns 32 21 Bolding 20 Even before school started the Varsity football team teas out with their co-captains, Jim Radford and Ray Miller, doing their daily drills. The team this year was fairly successful in that they won one more game than last year and tied for third place with two others in the West Central League. Although they won only three out of eight, the spirit of the team and the student body was impressive.

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AND THE BAND PLAYED ON Left to right: J. Cook, J. Ja nci, A. Meinert, R. Silvernail, M. Allcrding, J. Kelly, R. Olhman, L. Hcffle bower. K. Laubaugh, E. Sander . J. Whitworth, D. McLaughlin. J. Bcnnrt, H. Lconhardt. M. J. Andru . M. Reynold . J. Burroughs, H. Walton. C. Cate. C. Compton, D. Johnson. M. L. Davi», G. Lydy. H. McMillon. L. Compton, R. Granger. S. Harrington. A. Dean. E. Jarman. P. Wilke . D. Myers. M. Patten. I. Fowler, S. Snyder. M. Plank. M. Cortright, H. Lahcrtcaux. E. Bu»h, R. Burkey, C. Wcstpintcr. C. Bump. W. Norris. P. Peter . L. Manning. D. Bump, M. Woods, L. Hine. Director, T. Hoffman, L. Lowell. L. Maurer. The band was decreased in membership this year from 64 to 53 members. They traveled to Western to play for Band Day and were scheduled to perform at the Belding football game. How- ever. their trip was postponed because of cold weather. The Olivet Festival took its usual weeks of practice but the band displayed very fine talent as a reward for their hard work. The majorettes were a newr feature of the band this year. Jane Miller, Beverly Johnson, and Betty Tolies were chosen as the girls to lead the band down the field. They were elected at tryouts held in the fall. Their snappy uniforms were presented to them by the Junior Chamber of Commerce. A pep band was formed to help create more and better school spirit at the basketball games. It also took part in the pep meetings and leading two snake-dances to Johnson Field. Eight contestants performed at Muskegon Heights. They were Arkie Meinert, Jim Durham, Mary Andrus, Marilyn Cortright, Larry Manning, Ann Dean. Lenore Compton and Dick Myers. They were all rated very highly. The Hastings High School Band held its third annual Barry County Band Festival in Central Auditorium in the early spring and gained high praise and worthy remarks from all music-goers. They held their annual fall and spring con- certs, in connection with the vocal groups, and the majorettes performed at the Spotlight. Practices with the Seniors drew another year close to an end. As classnight moved out and graduation commencement exercises began, the last strains of “March of the Brave” could be heard throughout the halls of H.H.S. Where is that march music coming from? Where else, hut from the hand room where they are practicing the graduation march which will end their year's activities. This very enthusi- astic group has furnished added touches to numerous school activities throughout the year. At pep meetings, games and concerts their snappy music and new uniforms pepped up the spirit of all.