Holland High School - Boomerang Yearbook (Holland, MI)

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C I C 1 9 3 8 I U C THE CLASS WII.L OF 1938 We, the Senior Class of 1938, being sound in mind and body and weak in character and appreciation of the finer things in life, do hereby tender, give, bequeath, relinquish, thrust upon, cast away, and, generally speaking, hand down the following gifts, qualities, possessions, charac- terestics, idiosyncrosies, accomplishments, stuff and things to the Juniors, Sophomores, Freshmen, Junior High cherubs and grade school scholars herein mentioned. Ralph Parson's hill billy Big Apple to Henry Brusse. Jeanne Price's love of chemistry to Bob Walters. Dorothy Shramek's stage presence to Joyce McCormick. Ed Slagh's manager job to Don Baldus. Robert Slagh's romantic bearing to Ransom Everett. Charles Stoppels' love of good clean fun to Luke Kuna. Bill Tappan's dependability in everything to Fred Meppelink. Morris Tardiff's and James White's respective blondes back to the Sophomore class. Don Van Ark's salesmanship to Cecil Bachellor. Ann Van Ingen's rating with the 400 to Marge Steketee. Kenneth Vanden Berg's soft spot in Miss Parkyn's heart to Bob Longstreet. George Vander Hill's carefree walk to Roger Stroop. Ervin Vrieling's love of learning to Bob Rowan. Ruth Williams' ease of acquaintance to Gladys Grissen. Don Winter's grin to Warren St. John. Donna Zwemer's alumnus to any Sophomore or Junior who wants him. Bob Rich's FOO artistry to Frank O'Meara. Les De Ridder's share in the Teddy Bear to Frank Lokker. Nels Dyk's jailbird sweater to George Eby. ' Eleanor and Mildred Folkert's inseparability to the Whelan boys. Alma Geerds' school spirit to Graafschap School of Mining and Technology. Jim Grissen's fatalistic philosophy to Prof. Hansen. Peggy Hadden's good humor to the teacher who needs it most. Ed Hafkemeyer's build to next year's football team. Ken Hall's altitude to next year's basketball team. Windy Harrison's exhaustion to Bob Chard. Gert-Jalving's sophistication to Marion Geerds. John Lokker's Western Union job to Murray Snow. Shorty Matchinsky's policeman's cap and club to Warren Westrate. The Michmershuizen boys' ladykilling qualities to Robert Taylor. Marijane Miles' piano pounding personality to Alvin Schuutmaat. Ruth Mitche1l's friendliness to Norma Rutgers. Geraldine O'Meara's accent to Henry Voltz. Hilda Anderson's office job to Casey Klein. June Baker's Buick to Louis Padnos. George Huff's motorcycle to Michigan State Police. Gerald Bax's accordion to Ethel Brandt. Norma Becksfort's squawk to Baby Snooks. Leola Bock's heroes to Shirley Kardux. Russel Bouman's Kazoo girl friend to Verne Van Den Berg. Julia Bouw's collegians to a large number of Junior girls. Sybil Brailey's West Point influence to General Pershing. Elmer Brandt's Hstic ability to Bob De Vries. Lilith Brouwer's basketball ability to Shirley Rutgers. Anita Cherven's self-confidence to Vivian Tardiff. Ray Clark's National Guard uniform to the highest bidder. Pat Collin's hair to Julius Kempker. Ruth Den Uyl's good looks to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Eddie De Pree's poker face to Bob Gogolin. With the undergraduates and faculty we leave our heartfelt thanks for a mighty valuable and enjoyable high school career. To Prof. Hanson we also leave three barrels of wala wala and a gallon of rhubarb which should last him for some years to come. Witnesses: Signed: DEW U. TH1NKzo M. I. KLEVER DID JA EVER NOAH NEVER O. G. HWIZ PAGE 2 7

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Top Row: Rozeboom, Alder, Brondyke, Beach, Lievense, Vander Hill, Bax, Vandenberg, Stoppels, Rowan, Schrotenboer. Second Row: Slotman, Faber, Wiersema, Becksfort, Den Uyl, Brooks, O'Meara, Marcus, Mitchell, Williams, Koeman, Grover, De Pree, Koetsier, Jacobs. Bottom Row: Kooiker, Deising, de Roos, Oatmen, Emmick, Tardiff, Tappan, Nevenzel, E. Folkert, M. Folkert, Meyer, Weener, Hafkemeyer. PAGE 26 SENIOR HONOR ROLL William Tappan Morris Tardiff Robert Emmick Bernice Oatmen Frances de Roos Beth Marcus Jay Nevenzel Johanna Faber Ruth Williams Norma Becksfort Amy Slotman Bernice Jacobs William Beach Paul Kooiker Charles Stoppels Kenneth Vandenberg Irving Lemmen Anthony Weller Bernard Rowan Myra Grover Edward E. Hafkemeyer 4.00 4.00 3.95 3.91 3.89 3.88 3.84 3.81 3.80 3.76 3.68 3.66 3.65 3.60 3.60 3.58 3.58 3.51 3.50 3.42 3.40 OF 1938 Geraldine O'Meara Frances Koeman Eleanor Mae Folkert Mildred A. Folkert Alice Wiersema Marian Koetsier Benjamin Schrotenboer Donald Lievense Paul Rozeboom Lucille Meyer Gerald Bax George Vander Hill Ruth Den Uyl LeRoy Alder Dale Brondyke Joyce Mills Ruth Mitchell Marjorie De Pree Robert Weener Margery Brooks Rolland Deising 3.39 3.27 3.26 3.25 3.24 3.22 3.21 3.18 3.18 3.18 3.18 3.14 3.12 3.11 3.11 3.06 3.06 3.03 3.02 3.02 3.00 H1-Is O

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C PAGE 28 I C HIiS I O I PROPHECY War had been declared at last. Battles were raging the world over. I had hoped when I was graduated in 1938 that there would be no war, but it was here in all of its grim ugliness. 1948 was a year to be remembered by people the world over. I had joined the navy in the hope of seeing the world, but instead all I saw was disaster, death, and some of my graduating class. The commander of my ship was LeRoy Alder and a tougher com- mander I never did see. The only thing that could soften him up was Mary Anne Anderson who ran a cafe in Singapore. It had a chorus composed of Vearle Baldus, Sirena Becksfort, Sylvia Carrier, Edna Mae Helmink, and Eleanor Dalman, and boy! could they swing it. The waiters included Jack Cobb and Dorman Conklin. And guess who the bouncer was-Yes, sirlw-nobody but Bob Luidens. One night who should I meet there but Dale Brondyke who had just arrived from the front. He said Company D, 126th Infantry, Holland, Michigan, was doing itself right noble. The company was in command of James Grissen, who, he said, was rough and tough-if only he didn't get wounded so often! The hospital corps was in charge of Alma Geerds. Chief machine gunners were George fYutzJ Buursma, Ervin Cook, and Robert Emmick. Harold Hewitt held the rank of captain. The troops were being constantly pestered by Harold Ingram, a news correspondent of no meager ability. If anybody got the news-Ingram was the man! He also told of the news from each home. Herbert Clemens was a big munitions maker and was making money hand over fist. It was also said that he had a case on his hands with the National Labor Relations Board, of which the chairman was Paul Rozeboom assisted by Paul Kooiker. Gertrude Jalving was married and had eight children. Raymond Kamerling was heavyweight champion of the world. Not much had been heard of Irving Lemmen and Harold Peerbolt because they had joined the runt squadron. Bernice Jacobs was Editor of the New York Times until it had gone out of business. After I had been told all this news, I told him what and who I had seen. Gordon Michmershuizen was playing Romeo and Juliet for the soldiers' benefit. His Juliet was Peggy Hadden part of the time, and Dorothy Shramek the other part. Oh, me! times have changed so little. When I had been in Africa, I ran into Charles Stopples holding revival meetings for the natives. Loretta Van Ort was a missionary also and was seriously considering living in Africa for the remainder of her life. Time was getting short for I had to report back to my ship in fifteen minutes. As I was leaving, Brondyke asked me about Nels Dyke and Charlie Wojohn. My body heaved with sorrow as I told him that Woljohn went over the top with Dyke as an escort to try to get a candid shot of the enemy general. Alas! poor Dyke and Wojohn were dead. Wojohn died with his camera in his hand and Dyke died with his hand filled with a picture of his wifegthe former Ruth Mitchell. With these words I hurried back to the ship only to get shot on the way by a sniper. I died the next morning.