Ionia High School - Ionian Yearbook (Ionia, MI)

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SOCIAL CALENDAR FEBRUARY 3. Welcome, Mr. Shoup, Could you be the cause of the feminine fluttering hearts? o. Leap Year! First Junior party—this time girls openly pursue! 6. Ah-h-h-h! Whiskers! Arthur Kane visits Senior High. 7. -8. Ever catch teachers whispering? Try County Teachers’ Institute. 24. “Alas, no more may we ride—we arc working for letters.” G. A. A. merit system. 25. Two girls and a “lone eagle” male win the declamations. 28. Whoops! And whoops again! Ionia trims Alma in basketball! 33-31. 29. How’s mid-winter swimming, girls? Oh, you were in a pool! G. A. A delegates attend M. S. C. playday. MARCH 9. Quite a let-down, girls. Four boys top Senior index list. 16. No fair! Juniors get class rings. 19. A “little World Series”—80 out for hrst baseball meet. 20. Lazy days begin—Spring vacation. APRIL 9. Hats off! Harry Ronan carries away sub-district honors! Virginia Douglas first in declamations! 10. Au revoir. W'e’ll never forget you, Mr. Harris. 17. Pretty smooth! What? That new theme song the orchestra is sporting. 27. Look at the birdie for just two seconds! Colossal rush for Annual pictures. MAY 8. The last rally for Prom funds. 11. We heave a sigh-h-h. Annual at last off to press. 12. Toot-toot. Second orchestral concert at Church of Christ. Congratu- lations, you members and Mr. W'ccd. 22. Scotch? Seniors present “Big Hearted Herbert.” 29. Oh-h-h! Ah-h-h! Prom tide rolls in on waves of silk and organdie! JUNE 5. Dress suits instead of stage makeup—Senior Play Party. 14. “May your road be that of Success”—Baccalaureate. 15. Annual Garden party at Rather s, exclusive to Seniors and Faculty. 17. Pageantry Parade! Senior party at Country Club. 18. Class Day speakers prove their metal—annual outing at Morrison Lake. 19. We launch ourselves—Seniors receive diplomas and enter rolls of Alumni. 27

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SOCIAL CALENDAR SEPTEMBER 2. Welcome, Miss Anderson. We hope you’ll like us. 16. Problem: How is a newspaper edited without a staff? First issue of Spotlight—but no staff. 23. Did I hear a healthy cheer? Must be first Pep meeting. 27. Alma Mater’s Dance Orchestra flaunts new tunes to open dancing season. OCTOBER 7. Senior Class votes Bill Webster leader for another year. 18. Don’t get lost, Pres. Kenneth Ward, away out there on the Kansas prairies. 18. Farm lads “do themselves up proud”—F. F. A. School Party. 23. Boo! G. A. A. Masquers revel at Jefferson gym. 24. -25. Do you suppose the teachers behave as well as we do in classes— while they arc at Institute? NOVEMBER 8. Three live ducks play part of hosts at All Girls’ Party. 19. Guess the so-called “older boys” aren’t as experienced as be—they lost themselves in the metropolis of Jackson! 29.-30. Thanksgiving vacation—what remedy do you prefer for DECEMBER 6. Novel system of two main basketball teams—we hope the “Giants” won’t step on the “Midgets” and injure any of them! 13. Forensic Club talked a large crowd into attending their party. Well, persuasion is their business! 18. Newly-fledged stenogs—several girls win 80-word awards. 20. Last activity of 1935 school year—Christmas Assembly at Church of Christ. 20. Sorry to lose you, Mr. Prentice. Good luck! 26..Senior( ?)-Alumni Party at Jefferson. JANUARY 6. Back to school. My! Santa Claus finery dazzles our eyes. 6. Howdy, Mr. Woods. Make yourself at home. 16. Hilarity in the moonlight—G. A. A. sleighride at Weisgerber’s. 18. “Hastingites” trimmed by IHS quintet 21-18. 20. Who can talk fastest and say most? Debate teams chosen. they might indigestion ? 26

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CLASS WILL We, the Ionia High School Senior Class of 1936, of the City of Ionia, County of Ionia, State of Michigan, being perfectly sound of mind, memory, and understanding, being wholly alert as to our most high position and of the strain and fatigue necessary to reach it, do lastly designate to said persons, to cherish and possess, the following articles; namely: ARTICLE I We, the Senior Class, do most humbly express our gratitude to our Parents and the Faculty for being so patient with us and so sacrificing to our cause. ARTICLE II . We, the Senior Class, do leave to our inferior underclassmen, the Juniors, all debts and indemnities acquired by us. We, the Senior Class, do also leave the Juniors our great will power, so that they may at least approach our records. We, the Senior Class, do leave the Sophomores the recitation scats upon which we sat. Though they may seem hard, the lessons learned will be worthwhile. We, the Senior Class, do finally leave the Freshmen our courage and perseverance to make the grade, for we were there once ourselves. ARTICLE III (Personal Bequests) I, Leon Lockwood, do leave my musical ability to Dale Rosecrance, provided he will help the G. A. A. with skits when needed. I, John Lombard, do leave my suave way with girls to Bill Scheid. May he carry on breaking hearts as I have. I, Marie Fox, do leave my G. A. A. gavel to Esther Galloway if she will take very good care of it. I, William Webster, do leave my presidential ability to Murl Connor so that he can lead his class as I have mine. I, Harriet Holbrook, do leave my poetical ability to Elaine Wanamakcr. Write no satires, Elaine. , I Willis Jepson, do leave my athletic ability to Lawrence Read, with the hope that he will become as great a hero as myself. I, Velma Schipper, do leave my giggles to Ruth Gallagher. I, John Whorley, do leave my butterfly dancing ability to Charles Wilder, so that he may continue to thrill the feminine hearts as I have. I, Pauline Gladding, do leave my quiet nature to Naomi Steadman. May she use it to good advantage. r l I. James “Mouse” Thatcher, do leave my superfluous amount of freckles to Leonard Johnson. Do keep them polished as well as I have. I, Elizabeth List, do leave my typing ability to Marie Glossi. „ ,, I., Jacit Shoemaker, do leave my nonchalant manner in all situations to Arnold Bal-zell. May his face never get red. keep it L£elen Eddy’ d° leaVC my ood nature to Mari|yn Hazzard if she will continue to I, Dorothy Humphrey, do leave my love for cats and dogs to the dog catcher so that the city may be made a haven for stray dogs. I, Louise Peterson do leave my lovely curls to Nadine Dancer so that she mav make the boys hearts flutter as I have. y aice I, Hazel McDonald, do leave my friendly spirit to Betty Brock if she will use it the greatest advantage. use 11 to Lastly, we appoint Mr. Lloyd T. Smith as sole administrator of this, our last will year will and testament In witness whereof we affix our royal seal on this nineteenth day of June of rh„ nineteen hundred and thirty six, anno domini. lne Signed: THE SENIOR CLASS OF 1936 Notary Witnesses, 28