Howard City High School - Howcihi Yearbook (Howard City, MI)

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Ill TIIRY On the twenty ninth of August, nineteen hundred forty three, one of the greatest aggrega txons of future geniuses ever to assemble in one place convened in room 201 of Howard City High School The high mtellectual status of each of us was immediately recognized as our pre dominating characteristic, the fact that most of us gave our birth dates as 1943 was soon over looked On that eventful morning, forty one shming faces looked up into the vahant eyes of the teacher who had been appointed to be our class advlsor Miss Pendleton greeted the entire group with all the geniality for which she is noted. At our first meeting we elected our class officers President, Jim Peck, Vice President, Max1ne Hanson, Secretary, Gretchen Gaffleld Treasurer, Betty Korcal We had just begun to feel partially at ease m our new l1fe, when the Sophomores decld ed we needed imtiating If making fools out of the class as a whole is the purpose, the init 18tl0Il was a complete success In the evening we enjoyed our first social event, the Freshmen Sophomore Hop Fear prevalled throughout the tremblmg Freshman, but we managed to survive After careful conslderatxon we came to the conclusion that there must be a closer con tact between our class and our parents We decided that the best way to strengthen th1s bond was to feed them In February we held our first Famlly Dinner, most parents went home very happy and Jun1or used the car three times the next week! In our Sophomore year, 1944, President Roosevelt and I both ran for re election, we both won through the strength of our political machine Other officers for that year were Gretchen Gaffxeld, V1ce President, Marilyn Crittenden, Secretary., Shirley Motyer, Treasurer Our Sophomore year began with the m1t1atlon of Freshman, followed by the momentous Freshman Sophomore banquet which we gave m their honor C M Scott was our speaker The words wh1ch fell upon the ears of those attendlng w1ll long be remembered The theme of the occas1on was school days of yore in Howard High Later 1n the year we called upon Charhe again QI call him Charlie as he stxll owes us 109 on raffle tickets we have sold so many tlmesj As I was saying we called on Charlie to be Chef at our second annual Famxly Dinner, a.n Ir1sh affair featuring a dish for wh1ch was furn1shed by many famous artists of the entertaxnment world The great dancing quartet composed of George and Margaret Gaffield, Georgena Feller and Chester Crxmmins danced the Irish Jig and brought a tremendous ovation from the audience The Christmas Dance was our next social event The theme for the occasion was Star Dust The song Star Dust has since been selected as our Class song We rounded out a successful year by capturing the intramural basketball championship under the able coaching of Leo Ole Shupe Each year seemmg nearer the end than the last, we set out to make our Junior year a memorable one Fred Jennings was elected president, Jim Shupe, Vice Preszdent, Shirley Motyer, Secret tary, and Maxine Hanson, Treasurer Our second annual Christmas Dance topped the social Calendar for the year Being a httle light hearted at completing our Sophomore year we decorated with all the light heartedness we could afford Candy canes were prevalent, for the more juvenile, you know Our tradxtional Family Dumer came next This time we traveled to Scotland The eve ning's entertainment featured the singing of Harry Lauder MacNaughton and such favorites I L ve A Lassie and A Wee Deoch and Dons Our great potentxal dramat1c abilities became suddenly and violently kinetic in the pro ductlon of 'June Mad starring none other than Frederlck Baxter Jennings and Wava Denton with Anton B Wedal, dubbed Lwerhps, taking on the romantic responsibilities Later m the season the talents of tlus great class were again brought out on the stage through the production of H M S Pxnafore with the Class of '47 represented in many lead1ng roles The cast was headed by Miss Gretchen Gaffield. H M S Pinafore was said to be the most lmpresswe performance ever to appear on the stage of Howard City High School Agam Ole Shupe's basketball team went to the crown in the intramural tourney We rounded off the year with the Jumor Senior Banquet, the like of wh1ch has never been seen The Gay Ninetxes were portrayed, and Bill Falmer as the man on the flying trapeze along with Johnie 'Casey at the Bat Hoyt topped the evening's performance We set sa1l on our final year 1n high school la fact I will be sure of as soon as I get hold of my diplomaj under the command of Maxine Hanson our very able skipper for the ll l . , . 3 ' I . 2 n . u , n Monsieur Le Scott is famous- ------- --- ---------- - stew. The entertainment for the evening . Cl O CK IH U 0 KI . 0 as o ' . . , . ll ' L1 I I C . I it 0' 0 0 . ' Cl I

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ULASS WILL We the class of 1947 being of crazed m1nd and weak body, do hereby solemnly declare and submlt our last w1ll and testament to the underclassmen of Howard Cxty H1gh School I Beatr1ce Bauman w1ll my volummous supply of gum to any 1nexper1enced Freshman who can manage to outw1t authority Calv1n Beach leave three of my sxx feet to Lawrence Txger Cole Paul Beeman bequeath my ballet performances on the basketball floor to jack Stapp Morey Butler, leave my Romeo techn1que to Steve Kobe Harry Cook w1ll my athlet1c ablhty to my brother Edwm Marllyn Cook w1ll my sklll 1n basketball to Betty Yockey Lawrence Crxspm leave my skatlng ab1l1ty to Avery Bowman Marllyn Crlttenden w1ll the extra men 1n my hfe to the freshman g1rls Wava Denton w1ll my gift of gab to Vxolet Alblon W11ma Dewey w1ll my experlence as a waltress and my t1ps to Barbara Conley john Edgar leave the coke Job to 11m Turley who w1ll never lose the keys Lou1se Frederlcks will my prestige as the flrst brlde of the class of 47 to the gxrl who can do the same 1n 48 Gretchen Gaffleld, bequeath my ab1l1ty to reach the hlgh notes to joy Br1sb1n Doreen Grlffes wxll my 52 words a mmute typmg ab1l1ty to joan Medler Max1ne Hanson, leave my love for Home Ec and exqu1s1te cook1ng abxhty to Kay Cr1mm1ns Forrest Hodell leave my abilxty 1n g1v1ng oral reports to Ernxe Mulholland Fred Iennmgs v.1ll my t1tle of Professor of Chem1stry Ab IT and DDT to 11m Turley Lylah Belle Johnson leave my art1st1c ab1l1ty to Pat Holds Russell johnson w1ll my dramatlc ab111ty to Harry Hackbardt jack Kent leave my loudness to Donna M1ller Betty Korcal w1ll not bequeath my Grand Rapids men to anybody Bob Mart1n, leave my extended w1nter vacat1on to Gordon Cr1mm1ns JoAnn Mexer leave my love for the Drug Store to Ethel Johnson Sh1r1ey Motyer bequeath my executlve ab1l1ty to the new pres1dent of the Student Councxl Jeanne Paulen bequeath my eternal wh1spermg and glgglmg to Ilean Beach Marxlyn Paulen w1ll my constancy ln love to Crystal Proctor 11m Peck leave my constant tr1ps to Coral through the last three years to any eager Iunxor wrllmg to take over Betty Pzcken w1ll my place 1n the Double Trio to Clarxce Block Ilm Shupe, w1ll my studiousness to Rlchard Aust1n Leo Shupe w1ll my mterest m school to Duane Cody Mlnnle Smlth, leave my calmness to Iune Bartholomew B111 Spence, w1ll my Job as Headman at the record off1ce to Bob Sherman Tony Wedal bequeath the rema1n1ng parts of my Ford to Steve Kobe Marge Wrlght, leave my petlteness to Theresa Stedman Gerry Pendleton w1ll my 1947 angels' to a Qwe hope, pat1ent world I Or1son A MacNaughton, w1ll my outstandmg and prom1s1ng Chem1stry students to e Atomlc Age I, Herbert I Peck will the Class of 1947 to postermty Gretchen Gaffield 10 I 1 9 9 6 ' 1 K Y 4 . I, ' , , il ' U . I, , . I, 5 . I, , . . , . I, . , . . . I, L K , . . A . I, . f , . H ,, , . . . I, , ' ' ' . I, V , . . . . I . I, , . . . . I, . . , . I U I . I, . .. I D . 0 I, . , . - - - . - . A . . I I, ., . . . . , . I, , . . . . . ' In A 9 7' I . v 9 a . I, , . . . K . I, , . . . . 0 I, , Q . I, K , ' . I, V . . . . . I, J , . I, . , . . . . I, , . . . , . I, , , , . 0 . I, 1 'B , . I, . , . . . . I, . . . . . I, , . . . 0 I, . . . . I, . . . . . . I9 , . . ' I, ' ' . I, , ' ' - , . . . . . . .

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lllS'l'0ltl year, w1th Bill Spence as first mate, Betty Korcal and Marilyn Paulen as aides Our maiden voyage took us through the class play 'Spring Green ' starring our own Barrymore, Freddy Jennings The next voyage took us to the Clu-lstmas Dance, it was a toss up as to whether we were going to make thxs the best or wa1t unt11 sprxng and make the prom the featured social event r next concern was the yearbook, Howcihi, wluch was edited by Wava Denton, and the publ1cat1on of wluch brought a gleam mto the eyes of many Sk1pper Hanson next set our course for our fmal Family Dinner Th1S event brought joy mto the hearts of all those who, hearing Horace Greeley, still refuse to go West, but wanted for us to bring any smgle group of people Next came our final shakedown cruise, the Sen1or Carnival, a very successful venture All of these short cruises were for the purpose of fmancmg our fmal Senior Crulse We have just returned from Detroit, Mackinac Island and other points This final crulse was a huge success, as you can see by the bags under our eyes Upon returning from our Cruise we recuperated partially with the Junior Semor Banquet Iumors at this time Thank you Our class had dwindled down to tlurty three members Th1s year we gained three new members Lylah Belle johnson, Paul Beemen and Loulse Frederlcks Although some people may th1nk that we were concerned only w1th mak1ng money we would like to say now that our Class has always contributed freely to the March of Dimes Red Cross US O and other charitable orgamzatxons of Village, State, and Country Our Class has always been a leader in both academ1c and extra curricular activities Probably our most outstandmg characteristic is our complete absence of vanity in any form This is the completion of our history as hlgh school students and the beginning of our h1story as individual men and women. lim Peck FIR T GRADE Flrst Row: I. Meier, M. Wood, I.Gambee, W. Dustin, S.Motyer, B. Davis, S.Grummet, V. Nestle, B. Picken. Second Row: A. Kellogg, I.Shupe, F. Jennings, I.Rlneberger, R. Johnson, R. Whit moore, G. Tennis, G.Gaffield, O. Powell, H. Lawrence, D. Hysell. Third Row- F. Hodell, F. Zylstra, Mrs. Cole, I. Edgar, D, Southwell, P. Tefft. 12 Y 1 2 0 I Q1 . I The condemmed men ate heartily and the feed was enjoyed by all. We would like to thank the KC IK ' '