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

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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 ' '

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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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PRUPIIECY All aboard, track 31, Lou1sv1lle, and all po1nts south, All aboard! This IS your All Star reporter on the way to the 1962 Kentucky Derby Well, 1f lt 1sn t Dr and Mrs D E Bacheller, the former Betty Picken, and their sweet family of four daughters who seem to be enjoying themselves on the way to the races What do you lmow? right here in front of me is that well established William Spence absorbed 1n h1s latest ed1tion of that widely read Spence Gazette of New York City He is readmg that saucy column wrxtten by Wava Denton who has taken over Walter Wmchel1's col umn W1th h1m IS that reknovmed Tlger pltcher, 11m Shupe, who IS greatly admired and not only by the male spec1es He's really lut the top, but deff! My stomach tells me that I'd better be headmg for the dlner it's awfully crowded What's all the chatter about? Why it's Wilma Dewey and Minnie Smith the Pres1dent and Vice President of the Do Drop Inn Diners Assoc1at1on We're really privileged to have them with us on th1s Derby Speclal That certa1nly was del1c1ous Clucken F1let Mlgon It's a new Heinz Product wh1ch that famous Hemz Pres1dent Morey Butler produces We think that Mr Butler w1ll revolutionize the world of canned goods with his new ideas I see at the next table Bob Martin who has just been summoned to Cuba to be present at the arrival of the United States President Beeman known as ' Ballet Beeman in his school days Pres Beeman is having a three weeks rest at the Mart1n's ' Snooz Inn ' resort, one of this world Wlde chain I guess l'll be ambling to the Club Car Well, r1ght here beh1nd the best selling cigar of today IS 1ts manufacturer ln person, lt's Leo Shupe W1th h1S famed 'Grant Grilla clgar Over in that big easy chaxr IS the boxxng ace Harry Cook who K0'd Joe Lewis in the flrst round That's hlstory already Slttlllg next to him IS h1s agent and manager Lawrence Crispxn who has really pulled in the green backs on this job And here comes Mr Jonathan Edgar, enroute to the races, to have a chat w1th his former schoolmates Cook and Crxspm Mr Edgar has made an astomshing discovery with h1s new ra1l sw1tch wh1ch IS operated by atom1c energy, It's gettmg late and I'd better be gettmg back to my seat I guess I'll stop off m the power room a few mlnutes Here at a large dressing table is the beautiful screen star, Pam Knight, the former Betty Korcal, and with her is her loyal companion, Mar1lyn Cook Miss Cook proved her loyalty by savmg Miss Korcal from drowning at N1agara Falls when she acci dently slipped while posing for her latest publ1city pictures just commg m IS Lylah Belle Johnson and Doreen Griffes those famous dress designers who have just manufactured a steel dress which will neither scratch, melt, nor peel Th1s ere It's a beaut1ful day for the races The horses are commg out on the track With my b1noculars I can see the 'Man of Peace rldden by that snappy jocky, Jack Kent Coming up bes1de h1m is 'Sea Cracker that beauty owned by the prominent Mrs Paul Kellogg, the former Louise Fredricks, who IS known for her famous Standard Stables in Virgmia In the box at my r1ght IS Mrs Tony Wedal the former, Mar11yn Crxttenden and her three sons Leroy, Eddle, and Doug All eyes are focused on the greens just below where the Wedal Rhythm Masters are g1vmg out with the jazz 1nclud1ng a drum solo by Wedal the mas ter h1mself W1th the band IS that petite songstress Marjory Wright Prior to the selection they're playing now she sang Star Dust Why, I'd recogn1ze that vo1ce anywherel It's that famous announcer Calvin Beach He' g1ViI1g us the l1ne up and the b1g race is about to begm They're offl It was a hard race and the winner IS Two Timer owned by that world known sc1ent1st Prof Fred Jennings He just drove up in his 1963 custom made Chev rolet They say thxs veh1cle w1ll go down in history as the 8th wonder of the world Mr Beach IS makmg the announcement that Prof Jennings was delayed because of an atomic conference where he was expla1ning how the mjection of 3SD6Cif16d amount of the OH rad1cal in the 3tOmlC bomb will double the explos1ve power of this bomb Prof Iennmgs IS wearing a big smile as the cup IS awarded h1m by Forrest Hodell the promoter of the Derby Over 1n the grandstand IS Mlss Beatr1ce Bauman who has taken over the Sister Kenny Foundation to wh1ch the proceeds of the next race w1ll be given Now for a sandwich, I see l'm not the only one who had the same idea Here's the well known surgeon Dr Peck accompanied by h1s wife, the former Ianet Medler and thelr children Dr Peck has gained world fame through his accompl1shment of an appendectomy with out an 1ncis1on ' KC I . . . ,. . . . . . O . . . ,, ' O ll ' ' I , . . . . .... 0 . I I 6 ' I 7 O I O . . . . . , . . I . . . .. . . . ' . - O I ation has been a huge success. ------- -- ------ - ---- ------ - -------- - ------ ---------- - --------- --- - I . 0 . , . . C . . , O I ' D . . . . D K .I . . s 0 ' ' . , . . . . . . Q I I '