Hillsdale High School - Hornet Yearbook (Hillsdale, MI)

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TWEEN TOWERS 1939 LOG OF THE GOOD SHIP H H S 1935 39 We otned the crew of H H S at eraht bells one DT aht Septerrber rrornrna On deck and at starboard all was bustle and confuslon as the shrp had la1n rn dry dock for some three moons rn pleasant Vacatron Harbor After learnrna the whereabouts of our quarters and the aeneral run of thrnas we at las' began our lona voyaqe to Educatron We elected me followrnq offtcers to ard us tn the smooth sarltna of our shlp Tom Walworth Captaln Arda Bly Comnsander and Elaln Alexander Yeoman Paymaster As I9 approached the open sea we encountered an enemy shrp rn the form of exams Almost as suddenly as 1t appeared the shrp vantshed eavlna rn tts wake are-at mtsery several casualttes and reports of many lost at s a As we set satl frorr Vacatron Harbor one year later we had ably qalned our sea leg and looked forward to the forthcomtnq crurse 1nto the Sophomor Banquet Elarne Alexan der was chosen Chref Mate of the prolect We weathered the affarr ln as true a shtp shape style as we had hoped The Captarn thts year was Marlin Morrs W1ll1am Ptfer acted a Commander Ambrose Lopresto Yeoman and Marran Smtth Paymaster The thrrd year followed brrskly wtth Captarn Ben Roberts Marran Smlth Commander Elarne Alexander Yeoman and Bob Andrews Paymaster provma themselves to be sea worthy offtcers Under the effrcrent drrectron of Mtss Fredertck we of the Jurnor class pre sented our annual class play Growtna Pams wrth Marrorte Bosserman and Euaene Groene veld carrytna the top honors A stop at the South Sea Islands was the therre of the receptton QIVGH by us for the sentors Shrp s records report the qala affarr to have been a success All too soon we were lrsted as frrst on the ships crew We recetved the honor and dra nrty of the rank of ftrst class seamen Our Capta n wa Lowell Hodson Commander Mary Pate Yeoman Grace Sparllna Paymaster Burdette Kelley The ftrst bra event rn our car eers a able seamen was the senror class play The Patsy w1th Arda B y and Iohn Ball sharma the spotltaht The bra receptron qrvert tn cur honor by the Jun ors wa a very en1oy able and su cessful occas on Few mrsdemeanors had been reported and lust as smooth sarltna had been predlcted the dtqnlfled ftrst las seamen farled to report for duty Wrth the a d of our falthful btnoculars we srqhted th m speedtnq srxty knots per hour toward the ha Jen of Detrort s harbor Skrc- Day a alorrous cdv ntu e proved to be a rmnor offense and regular routtne was resumed shortly Now IS the t1me when we each boardrna h lrttl hrp l1ft anchor and leave port for d s ant shores but each wtth th secret hope tl at ne may cast anchor rn the Harbor of Suc cess Mar one Purdy Ben Bobert Marlrn lvforrrs Page 21 - . 1 0 l ' . . . . 't 1, t 3 . , . . V .l . , l . V V . . V V V- ' . ' , . ' D - V V V A V -V V 'A . V V V . - V - - - . , 3 V . ' ' fr J , V V . ' ' 4 V - 75 V . , C' . ' . t . .V V V V V - V - V V I I I V A . , ' VV . V VV . V V V V . . X, t V V . V V . . V I S I V I I N' - I I ' A A F . VV VV . V Q , , . . . . . . . . V N - A . A r O P . . O . . V V V. . . .V . An A . . , O .J . V . . . Q N V . , .V . V 2 V . V . . A , . O . V A V C V 13 'E S , . 5' ' rx w . V , 3 r l

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Page 20 TWEEN TCJWERS 1939 ADDRESS TO THE IUNIORS Undergraduates and Frtends We the graduatmg class of 1939 are happy to be able to look baclc and see that we have completed a well rounded hrgh school course We have gone through the part of our ltves when someone tells us what to do and now we are gotng 1nto another part where we drrect our own ltves Those that have been our leaders can no longer dtrect us on l1fe s way and now we shall have to go out 1nto the world to become leaders ourselves Though the sentors are proud to be graduatmg from such an outstandmg school we arc saddened at the thought of leavmg you and the many opportuntttes put before us rn thts school We have gone through four well spent years of school and now we are becomtng well prepared for l1fe We must meet l1fe squarely and face the problems that come before us l belteve that we have learned how to do thts tn the past four years Now we are ready to step 1nto enttrely new and untrted ftelds As we go out 1nto l1fe we must be careful that we do not sltp 1nto a rut wheretn we ach1eve no hrgher goals but we must strtve for hrgher and htgher goals such as we have strrven for rn htgh school Thts Commencement IS not to celebrate the end of our school l1fe but rather to celebrate the begmnxng of a new and broader l1fe How well we get along rn thts new l1fe depends upon the preparatlon that we have acqutred here IU thrs mstttutton We are aware that a great deal of our educatlon has come from talang part tn extra currtcular GCllVll19S Takrng part tn such actlvtttes IS necessary to produce a well rounded educatlon and personaltty l1fe we shall f1nd that we are part1c1pat1ng 1n soclal srtuattons And now that we are all gathered here tontght perhaps for the last ttme l want to thanc the Board of Educatton our teachers our parents our fnends and our school for preparmg us for thts l1fe whlch we face And to you the underclassmen we brd good bye and wlsh you the best of luck as you f1n1sh htgh s hool and v nture out 1nto ltfe LQWFLL A HODSON Sentor Prestdent JUNIOR RESPONSE Members of the Sentor Class and Fnends Tontght we the class of l94U face the last lap tn the marathon of our htgh school career You sentors have been ftne examples tn all ways and we the sento s of next year shall try to ltve up to the htgh standards that have been set before us Sentors you have successfully fmtshed your f1rst race but the second and hardest race IS yet to come the race of ltfe To you the graduattng class of l939 we gtve a toast of frrendshtp and good fortune May you succeed rn your second race of ltfe as you have succeeded tn htgh school NORMAN SMITH Iuruor Prestdent ' ' ' 'A Above all, we must be socially at ease. No matter what occupation we take up in our later - - 1 ' , ' ' ' C e ' ' .

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Page 22 TWEEN TOWERS 1939 C L A S S W I L L We the senlor class of l939 of the crty of Hillsdale County of H llsdale State of Mrchr gan being of a few sound mrnds make this our last will and testament With sincerest hopes that our few outstanding characteristics may be profitably recerved we do hereby bequeath them to these the heirs of this will the teachers and underclassmen To the faculty we w ll our meager best m the hope that they will forgive us for our re belrrous sp1r1t To our underclassmen we bequeath our brams our brawn and our pulchrrtude ln the hope that we have established a lasting custom we leave the class of 1940 our caps and gowns To the other underclassrnen we leave next year s senrors as a guiding star We will to the halls of H H S the echo of our gay sprrrt and may rt linger and mflu ence other lrttle echoes rn years to come The varrous works cf art doodled on the desks and chairs we leave to anyone who may appreclate them To our most capable prmcrpal Mr Henry and our superintendent Mr Davrs we give our heartfelt thanks for gu dmg us through the laborious years of our hrgh school education We bestow upon our class adviser Mr Baad admiration for his untrrmg effort rn direct mg our class actrvrtres The rndrvrduals of our class wrsh to cast oft the various characteristics and talents that they have acqurred during this four year soiourn rn these halls of learning to the unsuspect mg undergraduates Our valedrctorran Wrnnre Merghan leaves her vrvacrty to Ann Cook Katheryn Pino wrlls her studrous efforts to Nrckre De Franco Marrorre Bosserman and lohnny Ball wrll therr devotedness to Robm Barber and Dean Bumsey Ambrose Lopresto bequeaths hrs astonishing height to that tmy mrte that mere mrcrobe of the halls Brll Sherman tarre Iohn Roberts To the S S s that sophrstrcated smart set the D D s tenderly bestow therr congenralrty and cooperative sprrrt rn the hope that they will have many enroyable escapades Wrllre Prfer regretfully leaves hrs massive muscle to Everett Myers Those two dashing cavalrers Iean Rennie and Grace Sparlrng will their rrdmg ability to Sherry Spreth and lo Bowers To Evelyn Dohse Bob Partee gladly gives hrs unruffled unperturbed unequaled drspo srtron Mary Pate be tows her short simple last nam to Natalie Wochholz so that others wrll not have as much troubl m spellmg rt as we did Vrrgrnra De Bose the wrzard of the keys tboth piano and typmgl gives her talents to up and comma musicians and typrsts To those buxom lassres of the freshman class Dorothy Harvey and Patty Iudge Berna dme Swarthout and Mary Helen Bolen leave their athletic abrlrty Darnty demure Doyle Phegley wrlls hrs finger narl frle to lean Lok Bill Miller .vrlls hrs manly beard to Kenneth Elrott that blond cutre of th Junior class Cynthia Logan casts off the 5th hour geometry cla s to anyone wrth a strong vorce fred Scottchl Duncan spares a lrttle of hrs thrrft for that debonarr man about town Tot Vtleatherwax Thelma Bohner generously bestows her shorthand technrque upon Harold Sokwrtne who has fmally admrtted that thls rs hrs one defect The senrors sleeping beauty lim Dickson leaves hrs dreams m the arms of Morpheu to an ,fone earchmg for a good nightmare Bob Andrews bequeaths hrs trumpet to anyone who has the wrnd to blow rt loy Marne wrlls her makeup to the posters for next years Sophomore Banquet Ann Harwood wills her knack of missing out or' all the choice gossip to Phyllis Rick i ' ' ' . ,. . . Arda Bly, the Ginger Rogers of H. H. S., wills her dancing ability to Hillsdale's Fred As- , s , ' , e ' , ' e ' ' ' ' . A . X . . , . 9 . . .