Hastings High School - Saxon Yearbook (Hastings, MI)

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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.

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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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THERE ARE TWO SIDES . . Foreground: D. Yount;. Seated: J. Severencc. M. Gillc»pic. E. Gwtnn. Standing: B. Cortright. D. Broun. J. Osborn. Miss Smith, advisor. With only seven in her class. Miss Julia Smith, debate coach, entrusted much of her hopes for a successful season in the fact that all but two of these were experienced from the year before. Ap- parently her debaters shared her hopes, for they ended the season with the fine record of seven wins and one loss. The first two months were rather hectic ones with the debaters working on the Spotlight, get- ting dates for practice debates, worrying about their first league encounter, and spending their spare moments in finding out ail they could about the year’s topic, Resolved that the President of the United States should be elected by direct vote of the people.” They got their first real taste of the topic when they attended the high school de- bate clinic at the University of Michigan in Octo- ber. After a practice debate with Battle Creek Central, and the successful presentation of the Spotlight, the squad really got started when they met Battle Creek Lakeview here in their first league encounter. The Hastings negative team won their side of the battle, but the affirmative lost to a trick case. Not to be daunted, however, they studied up on such surprise attacks and after some practice with Charlotte and Hickory Corners, they won out, along with the negative, over East Grand Rapids in a close one here. The squad received some excellent experience when they met hot teams from Lansing Sexton and Eastern in practice there, and made good use of it in taking both sides from Grand Rapids Ottawa Hills, after traveling there via Gwinn’s Buick. Two more practices with Ionia and Woodland, a sweeping victory over Kalamazoo State High, a demonstration before Kiawanis, more practice with Grand Rapids Crcston and Hickory Corners, and the squad tensed itself for the district elimi- nation debate tournaments. Cortright’s new Studebaker was initiated into service at the hands of Bill as the squad trekked to Albion for the tournament. Hastings drew the bye for the first round, and the negative was de- feated by Battle Creek Central in the second to bring the season to a close. Pins were awarded Bill Cortrighl, Evelyn C.winn, Janet Osborn. Dona Young, and Marcelle Gillespie for participation in at least one league debate. The debate class was rather large wasn’t it? Seven people could be seen first semester in Room 205 mudly rummaging through their Irrecious debate boxes, studying references and gener- ally keeping in condition” for their debates. Their efforts were greatly rewarded for they had a very good season and along with the work were plenty of laughs to make their work seem lighter.