Ionia High School - Ionian Yearbook (Ionia, MI)

Text from Pages 1 - 72 of the 1937 volume:

3 c4LtcA- crfi the,' esx eAJjfr7 jfc , t'l cere AsO e r JsirescL | ; £ rL tJiye old Se n Wl SkJvotxA, , tJ e uAe Kodd cd fl | ■ [ tJ cjt A nisrns tauC _- A€r; I ' tA-e esTesUr? rtf -£Ae. 3Uca rLa (i c a- o ■£ 93 7j do h redry dexdJ C lXe ' tJuui j( o-xrit to tAveet e W-- to- - � - 1 'j't'. (xud dis7i j. Ill I ' f l (h I fltliijjiniijniniiwMi iJHntiiinnmimnVU V� i.,!V jinninyim mnmmnil BOARD OF EDUCATION MR. GLENN L. PIERCE President MRS. JESSIE SMITH-FAUDE Secretary MR. LAWRENCE A. LEMMEN Treasurer MR. LAURENCE I. HALE Trustee DR. F. M. MARSH T rustee DR. C. G. WINCHELL Trustee MR. LEON W. LOCKWOOD T rustee hirst Row Betty Chase, Esther Galloway, Paul Stewart, Margaret Dodes, Elaine Wanamaker. Second Row Mr. Smith. Betty Danner, Dorothy Gott, Madeline Boyd, Miss Burke. Third Row—Charles Wilder, Jack Faude, Lawrence Read, Harold Zeigler. ANNUAL STAFF Our work is done. In preparing this, the year book of the 1937 Senior Class, we have had two objects in view ... to give outsiders a glimpse into our school life, and to afford us an opportunity, in the future, of recalling the events of our Senior year. Throughout this publication various changes in content have been initiated of which we are very proud. These innovations have been made possible through the cooperation of the faculty, the business men, the underclassmen, and the Senior Class, as a unit. For the present its purpose may seem commonplace; but, if at sometime in that future life of ours this annual recalls a classmate of yesteryear, or a high school reminiscence again becomes vivid in our minds, then we can feel that our aim has been accomplished and our work has been worth the time expended. Editor-m-Chief..................................MARGARET DODES Literary Editor......................................ESTHER GALLOWAY Business Manager.........................................PAUL STEWART Asst Business Manager.....................................MADELINE BOYD Athletic Editor...............................................JACK FAUDE Art Editors.........................BETTY DANNER, HAROLD ZEIGLER Organizations Editor.........................................BETTY CHASE Society Editor....................................ELAINE WANAMAKER Advertising Solicitors - - CHARLES WILDER, LAWRENCE READ Typ........................................................DOROTHY GOTT Faculty Critic..................................MISS EVELYN BURKE Faculty Sponsor.................................MR. LLOYD SMITH Page 3 FflCLILTV FACULTY ARTHUR A. RATHER. A. B., M. A., Superintendent. LLOYD T. SMITH, A. B., M. A., Principal, Civics. EVELYN E. BURKE. A. B., M. A., French, English. MAURICE S. FALL, A. B., History, Public Speaking. Business Law. DONALD D. HALLER. B. S., Advanced Algebra, Chemistry. Physics. Solid Geometry. VIRGINIA A. COOPER, A. B., Latin, English, History. THOMAS A. BEAVER, A. B.. Geometry, Sociology, Economics. MARIE C. FOX, C. S., Home Economics. STANLEY H. WOODS, B. S., Biology, Agriculture, Economic Geography. VELMA B. SHOEN, B. S., Typing, Advanced Stenography, Business English. NORMAJEAN I. ANDERSON, B. S., B. C. S., Bookkeeping, Stenography, Typing. C. ROY CARPENTER, B. S., Industrial Arts. MARY A. KIDDER, A. B., English. LELAND M. RANDALL, B. S., English, Instrumental Music. M. LUCILE HIGGINS, A. B., M. A., History, Botany. ESTHER H. HUBBARD, B. S., Art, Music Supervision. BESSIE NICKOLAI, Office Secretary. GERTRUDE WELKER, Office Secretary. MARION A. RANDALL, Office Secretary. Page 6 MELVIN MANN Merry as the day is long” Senior President Junior Secretary Football 3 Track 3. 4 Boy Scouts 1, 2 ELIZABETH BROCK Civility makes many friends.'' Senior Secretary G. A. A. 3, 4 Forensic 4 Senior Play BILL SCHEID Gentle of speech, but absolute of will.” Senior Vice-president Junior Vice-president Football 2 3, 4 Basketball 3. 4 Baseball 1 Track 3 Tennis 3 Senior Play BETTY CHASE ’ The angels sang in heaven when she was born ” Senior Treasurer Class Historian Annual Staff Glee Club 4 G. A A. 3. 4 Girl Scouts 1 Senior Play PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS Friends: Each day writes a new chapter into the life of each individual. However, today serves a double function—its chapter is both an epilogue to a division called School Days,” and a prologue to a division called College and Life’s Work.” As an epilogue, its first duty is to make an attempt to express adequately our gratitude to the Board of Education, the community, and to our teachers and parents for the many benefits they have given us. Without these aids, today and its significance would never have been possible. It is beyond the limits of human ability to express sufficient thanks for their assistance, but the feeling is in the hearts of every member of this class. As an epilogue, it brings together for the last time all the characters of our association for a final backward look and summary of our achievements before plunging forward into our new work. Our one big achievement is the completion of a solid foundation upon which to grow. We take great pride in that foundation, and acknowledge that it was the result of inspiring supervision. Upon this foundation we now must build. Today, as a prologue, must indicate in some measure the nature of the finished product. The last decade has been a period of great change and reform. From out of this chaos we have emerged and must build upon our foundation a beautiful and impressive structure. From today on lies our future. We have a fine beginning; let’s make it an even finer ending. On behalf of the officers of the Senior Class, I wish to express our appreciation of those class members who have cooperated successfully bringing the Senior Class of 1937 to its final curtain. To all present I wish you continued success and happiness in the future. Page 8 Melvin Mann. EARL BARKER The wizard of the how. ELWIN BROWN Alwayi ready—come what may.' Violin Trio 2. 3 Orchestra 1. 2. 3. 4 F. F. A 1. 2 Dance Orchestra 4 Boy Scouts 2. 3 Football 2. 3. 4 Dance Orchestra 2 Senior Play Stage Manager BAYNE BERNIER DONALD CAMPBELL Courtesy becomes him. For every why, he had a where- fore” Football 2. 3. 4 Basketball 2. 3. 4 Track 2. 3 Baseball 2 Orchestra 1. 2. 3 Dance Orchestra I. 2. 3. 4 Band I. 2. 3. 4 Senior Play Class Song PAULINE CHAMBERS ’’As good as gold. G. A. A. 4 ELEANOR COTTRELL ’Ahvays busy, always merry. G. A. A. 3. 4 A MURL CONNOR Foremost in the ranks of fun” Track 2. 3. 4 Band 3 Junior President Forensic 4 Senior Play Page MARGARET DODES 10 Royalty is none too good for her.' Valedictorian Annual Staff Forensic 4 Debating 4 Junior Treasurer Girl Scouts 1, 2 News Staff 3, 4 G. A A 2, 3. 4 Tennis 3. 4 Senior Play Business Manager 5 ISABELLE DUNNETT Miss Generosity” Glee Club 2. 3. 4 G A A 3. 4 Chorus 1. 2. 3 RUTH GALLAGHER Dignity in every gesture. News Staff 4 G A A. 2. 3. 4 Glee Club 2. 3. 4 Sextet 2. 3. 4 Debating 4 Chorus 2. 3. 4 Senior Play Class Song JACK FAUDE The March of Intellect Boys Quartet 4 News Staff 3. 4 Annual Staff Band 1. 2. 3. 4 Debating 4 Tennis 4 Track 3 Football 3 Forensic 4 Senior Play A. A. Treasurer Golf 4 VERNON GALLOP Lost in a neb of thought. Baseball 3. 4 Football 4 GENEVIEVE GATES She blows no guile” Orchestra ! Glee Club 2. 3 Girl Scouts 1 FREDRICK FRENCH THOMAS GEE A noble man.” His heart is in his work.' Football 1. 2, 3 Class Poet Boy Scouts 1 Senior Play Page 11 . G. A. A. 4 DOROTHY GOTT NEVA HOLCOMB Always a smile in her eye” And so she smiles” Violin Trio 2, 3 News Staff 4 Glee Club 4 Forensic 4 Girl Scouts 1, 2 G. A. A. 2. 3. 4 Orchestra 1. 2, 3, 4 Annual Staff Senior Play HAZEL HOOPLE Wisdom reigneth.” Salutorian Girl Scouts 1 G. A. A. 2. 3, 4 MEREDITH MARTIN fen things like his smile.' bootball 2. 3. 4 Basketball 2. 3. 4 Track 3. 4 Boy Scouts 1. 2 MAXINE MASON Sneet beauty in her face. GERALDINE MATTHEWS Contentment is a pearl Chorus 1. 2. 3 Glee Club 2 News Staff 4 Girl Scours 1 Senior Play Usher Head G. A. A. 3. 4 DOROTHY NELSON Frankness is her hobby ' G. A. A; 3. 4 WILLIAM NELSON r No great love for study ' LUCILLE OTTO In duty firm ' G. A A. 3. 4 MAXINE MITCHELL She wears the rose of youth G. A. A. 4 Girl Scouts 1. 2 Glee Club 2. 3. 4 Chorus 2. 3. 4 Sextet 3. 4 Senior Play MARJORY OWEN Music hath charm. Glee Club 3. 4 Sextet 3. 4 G. A A 3 Senior Play GORDON PANNY Happy am I!” Boy Scouts 1, 2 LAWRENCE READ Studious and determined. Annual Staff Senior Play Baseball 3 Extempore 1. 2, 3. 4 Debating 3. 4 Forensic 3. 4 Shovel Presentation MARIAN RICHARDSON Exceedingly well read News Staff 4 Glee Club 2, 3, 4 G. A. A. 3. 4 Senior Play Property Manager HARRY RONAN Hang silence, let's be merry! Forensic 3, 4 Track 3 Boys’ Glee Club 3 Oratory 3 Debating 4 DALE ROSECRANCE His very foot has music in it. Band 1. 2. 3. 4 Orchestra 1. 2. 3. 4 Dance Orchestra 1. 2. 3. 4 Saxophone Trio 3. 4 Class Song State Band 4 MARY SCHEIERN To know all is her ambition. G. A. A. 3 MAXINE SMITH 'The heart of honor. G. A A. 4 PAUL STEWART Knowledge has no bounds Class Will Orchestra 1 Band 1 Annual Staff News Staff 3. 4 Boy Scouts 1. 2 Boys' Glee Club 3 Tennis 4 Forensic 2. 3. 4 Debating 2. 3. 4 Oratory 4 Extempore 3. 4 Senior Play MARGARET TAFEL A stern look, but a gentle heart. G. A. A. 3 HERMAN SMITH Habitual grin . MILDRED THORNTON All her paths are peace G. A. A. 2. 4 Glee Club 4 MARIAN SMITH IVA TOWNSEND A mild manner and a gentle A merry heart that laughs at heart.” care” G. A. A. 2. 3. 4 Glee Club 4 Page 16 JANE WAGNER I chatter, chatter as I go. G. A. A. 2, 3. 4 LOUIS WAGNER Six feet of manliness. CHARLES WILDER Had he failings, they would lean (o virtue's side.” Class Prophet Basketball 3. 4 Baseball 3. 4 Football 3 Track 2. 3. 4 Tennis I. 2. 3. 4 Golf 2. 3. 4 Forensic I. 2. 3. 4 Debating 4 Oratory 3, 4 Declamatory 1. 2 Band 1. 2. 3. 4 Annual Staff Senior Play ROBERT WILDER He speaks less than he knows.” Basketball 4 Baseball 4 Senior Play LAVERN ZANDER “Full of spirit' Football 1, 2, 3, 4 Basketball 1. 2. 3. 4 Track 1. 2. 3, 4 HAROLD ZEIGLER “Sober as a judge, and yet . . Annual Staff Band 1. 2. 3, 4 Orchestra 1. 2. 3. 4 Boy Scouts 1, 2, 3, 4 Brass Quartet 4 Senior Play Dance Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 4 Class Song Tennis 2. 3, 4 State Band 4 CLASS HISTORY We, the present Seniors of the Ionia High School, enrolled as Freshmen four years ago, with the feeling of importance typical of high school students. The year proved successful in many ways for our class. Several members participated in dramatics; Charles Wilder won first place in the Declamatory District Contest; and the Student Council was originated by our class. To close our first successful year in high school, the Freshman picnic was held at Crystal Lake. We entered school the following September as Sophomores, fired with enthusiasm and looking forward to the day when we should be Juniors and eventually dignified Seniors. That year was marked with distinction when Margaret Dodes won the essay contest sponsored by the Michigan T. B. Association; Wilhelmina Hahn won second place in this contest. This year’s activities terminated with the class picnic at Crystal Lake. To open our Junior Year, we elected Murl Connor as president; Bill Scheid, vice-president; Melvin Mann, secretary; Margaret Dodes, treasurer. As Juniors, we sponsored many school parties, with the welcome assistance of Miss Charlotte Breid-enstein and Mr. Robert Ayers, and entertained the Seniors at an exceedingly fine Junior-Senior Prom. An Oriental atmosphere was created by Japanese folk and Japanese scenery. The spirited music of the orchestra helped to make our hearts gay and our feet light. This picturesque event will ever remain in our treasure chest of pleasant memories. At the end of this year the much anticipated school picnic was held at Morrison Lake. We arrived in our Senior Year with ninety-seven members, one of the largest classes of Seniors to be graduated from the Ionia High School. Class officers were Melvin Mann, president; Bill Scheid, vice-president; Betty Brock, secretary; Bettv Chase, treasurer. The first part of the year was spent in the old Senior High building, but we returned to the W. B. Lincoln building to finish our career as Seniors. With Miss Evelyn Burke and Mr. Lloyd Smith as sponsors, several of our members have enhanced our class to quite an extent, and we hold them in high esteem. Some of these people are: Margaret Dodes and Hazel Hoople, who took the class honors; Betty Wellman, second in the class, has done excellent work since coming to Ionia last fall. Esther Galloway has been prominent in the Spotlight; Captain Robert Arndt placed in the West Central Basketball League; LaVern Zander and Charles Wilder have exhibited exceptional ability in athletics; Paul Stewart, Charles Wilder, Lawrence Read, and Harry Ronan, coached by Mr. Maurice Fall, distinguished themselves as members of our superior debating team by entering the championship debate at Ann Arbor. Many of our classmates, including Mary Margaret Howard, Marjorie Owen, Harold Zeigler, Donald Campbell and Dale Rosecrance, have displayed talent in music and have enriched our parties and made our school days more delightful with their entertainment. The Senior-Alumni Dance of December 29; the Senior Play, Remember the Day,” produced on the twenty-first of May; the Junior-Senior Prom, May 28; Class Day, and Graduation, compose the outstanding events of our Senior Year. As we reach the end of our high school days, we feel certain that our accomplishments in the last four years will be profoundly influential in our future and aid us in solving life’s problems with greater efficiency and courage. Although we leave the school with reluctance, this day, beyond all contradiction, is one of the most happy occasions we shall ever experience. Page 18 Betty Chase. First Row—Bill Scheid, Charles Wilder, Donald Campbell, Jack Faude. Second Row—Betty Chase, Betty Wellman, Ruth Gallagher, Charles Wilder, Esther Galloway, Marjorie Owens, Dorothy Gott. Third Row—Miss Burke, Madeline Boyd, B etty Brock, Maxine Mitchell, Murl Connor, Wilhelmina Hahn, Elaine Wanamaker, Mary Margaret Howard, Mr. Smith. Fourth Row—Rudolph Johnson, Lawrence Read, Frederick French, Paul Stewart, Berdyne Travis, Harold Zeigler. SENIOR PLAY 1937 brought forth a delightful entertainment in the form of “Remember the Day,” for the Senior Play. The play centers around Dewey Roberts, an adolescent boy, revealing his trials and tribulations among his school chums and the great influence his teacher. Nora Trinell, has upon him. Regardless of the fact that he masquerades in the role of a roughneck,” his real innerself pushes forward to make him a finished gentleman when he grows to manhood. Miss Evelyn Burke and Mr. Lloyd Smith, Senior sponsors, directed the play assisted by Margaret Dodes, business manager; Elwin Brown, stage manager; Marian Richardson, property manager; and Geraldine Matthews, head usher. Cast 1st Bell Boy Robert Wilder Nora Trinell Ruth Gallagher Flower Girl Maxine Mitchell 2nd Bell Boy _______________Lawrence Read Reporter Rudolph Johnson Dewey Roberts ____ Charles Wilder Kate FI ill Esther Galloway Tom Donald Campbell Steve Hill____________________ Bill Scheid Ellen Talbot________________Marjorie Owen Miss Price ____Dorothy Gott Dan Hopkins Murl Connor D. R. Roberts Mr. Steele_____________________ Jack Faude Edith Phelps Betty Chase Mrs. Roberts Betty Wellman Charlie __________ Berdyne Travis Dorothy - _______ Elizabeth Brock Edgar ___________________ Harold Zeigler Mildred Wilhelmina Hahn Jane Elaine Wanamaker Mr. Roberts_ - _ Paul Stewart Mr. Phelps________ Frederick French Miss Kline _________ Mary Margaret Howard Anna Madeline Boyd Charles Wilder Page 19 SALUTATORY It is my privilege to extend a most cordial welcome to you on behalf of the Senior Class. We wish to express the sincere appreciation of the class for the efforts of our parents, other tax payers, the administration, and the faculty who have made it possible for us to complete our high school education. The knowledge that we have had you trustworthy people to guide and assist us has helped us over many of the difficult places of our high school career, until at last we are going out into the maelstrom of life, more able to face the problems of life because of your help and trust in us. Not only by these words, spoken on this class day, but by our actions in the years to come, we wish to express our appreciation for the kindness and the guidance given us. We shall strive to be worthy of your pride in us, and to compensate in some measure for all that you have done in trying to cultivate systematic thinking, honorable and gracious conduct, dependability, and a proper civic attitude. Perhaps the question of repaying this debt is present at this moment in the minds of our class members. Society does not demand that children repay in money every dollar that has been spent in the home and the school in providing livelihood and training. Does this, then, leave us without obligation? On the contrary, in some ways the responsibility placed upon us is heavier than a financial one. It is our duty to prove that we are worthy of the faith which our parents and teachers have had in us. We shall try to show our worthiness of your confidence. Voltaire has said, By appreciation we make excellence in others our own property As we welcome you, we have your excellence in mind, and hope to make it ours. Page 20 Hazel Hoople. VALEDICTORY Friends: We, as Seniors, are about to emerge from our classrooms into a new world ... a world that is a challenge to all who enter its folds. We are more prepared for life’s tempestuous sea because we have taken advantage of the opportunity provided us, that of a high school education. As we are pausing awhile before we undertake the work ahead, we realize that we have crossed the bay, but the ocean lies before us.” It is pleasant to pause here, on the shore of that vast ocean of life, and consider the pleasant calmness of the wave-ripples through which we have so easily been sailing. Thus far, our teachers and parents have been at the helm, guiding us through our first span of life. They have inspired us to make our life worth while, and they have provided us with the necessary instruments to pilot our ship through the deeper channels against the stream of active life. As we embark upon our voyage, we must have a destination or goal toward which we can strive. Although the course may not be chartered, and we may not know exactly what field of life work we intend to choose, we can still attain the goal of achievement by making success and defeat a dividend of experience. As we head our ship into the oncoming tide, we know not what lies before us. Sometimes the light will be hidden by the clouds, and for a moment we may lose our way; then a faint glimmer will break through the darkness, and we press forward with renewed courage. The youth of today must always be on the alert for unknown waves which roll before them. As youth, we accept with gratitude our precious heritage from older generations, and we pledge ourselves to pass it on, untarnished and undiminished . . . but we will guard only what is precious. In the same way we propose to beware, lest our enthusiasm for the perfection of life doesn’t blind us to the realities and limitations of our ideals. We will champion the essential . . . not the accidental, fulfilling always the church’s function as society’s conscience. As modern youth, we intend to think for ourselves, not only in terms of idealism, but also of realism. And so friends, as we go out into life, we will have many adventures to encounter. In meeting these new experiences we have a firm foundation of training provided us by our teachers and parents, and in addition, we have our own responsibility and initiative, to make each event one of success. Life is far too short to make mistake after mistake; therefore, each grain of sand, small though it may be, when laid on a pyramid, should bring us nearer the stars. The stars are symbolic of hope, of achievement, of success. Every act, however insignificant, that lifts mankind nearer to its ideal, is a worthy addition. Says Channing Pollock: When I come to the end I want to be able to tell myself, 'With the days that I had, and the strength that 1 had, I have done what I could toward that progress. When the pyramid is finished 1 want it to be so much higher by my grain of sand Margaret Dodes. Page 21 CLASS PROPHECY Friends: The nature of my part in today’s program, the class prophecy, demands that I take you with me twenty-five years into the future. Now that we are safely transported to the year 1962, let us look back over the period intervening between 1960 and 1962 when good fortune made it possible for me to make a breath-taking jaunt around the world in two years of thrill-packed experience and adventure. It was in 1960 that I first approached the shores of Sciencia, a little island in the tropical waters of the southern Pacific, and there time and circumstance began the chain of events that makes it possible for me to report so completely on the class of 1937. Sciencia, as the name implies, proved to be the home island of a number of very progressive scientists whose ideas were revolutionizing the world. I left my boat moored in the still waters of the Pacific, and walked from the sandy beach to a very imposing building facing the waterfront. Inscribed over the door were the words, ''Brain-wave-space Machines for World and Interplanetary Travel.” My curiosity was immediately aroused and my first thought was to enter the building. As soon as this thought flashed through my mind I was mysteriously transported inside. Here I discovered that the brain-wave-space machine had been put into operation by its inventors. Picking up my thought-waves, the device had suddenly carried me within the structure. It was here that I first came in contact with some of my old classmates of 1937. William Robertson, Melvin Mann, Rudolph Johnson and Robert Wilder were among the group of scientists who had created this miraculous machine. I was told that chief pilots Bayne Bernier and Donald Seiler would accompany me on a world tour in one of their famous inventions. I thought this a wonderful opportunity to see the world, and so after securing my log in which I planned to keep a record of my experiences on the journey, I was eager to be on my way. After entering the machine, I was instructed to merely think of a certain place in which I would like to be and the device would immediately respond by carrying me to my destination. I thought of the world’s largest and most noted hospital in Berlin, and before I knew what had happened I was standing before the huge structure. Upon entering the building, I discovered Fred French, who was employed as an interne, issuing orders to a number of nurses. Fred told me that a major operation was being performed and that through the hospital’s large television-radio which had been perfected by Berdyne Travis, Gaylord Lake and Bill Scheid, it would be possible for us to see and hear everything that was taking place in the operating room. While making our way to the large room which contained the famous television-radio machine, I was admiring the structure of the enormous building. Fred informed me of the fact that the plans for the hospital had been drawn by William Nelson and Gordon Panncy, who had made their fortunes in the field of architecture. Page 22 By this time we had reached the television-radio room and found the machine already in use. On the screen before us we could see the operation which was taking place at that very minute. I learned that the famous surgeons who were performing the operation were Raymond Blumberg and Robert Hazzard. The three nurses assisting them were Helen Johnson, Ruth Sible, and Marian Smith. Because it was necessary for these people to wear masks during the operation, I did not recognize them immediately. I was also informed that the anaesthetic which was being used had been discovered by Mary Scheiern, a former nurse of the hospital, in cooperation with Gordon Ransom and Merle Hoy who had formerly been employed as internes. It was explained to me that this new anaesthetic not only deadened all pain, but also kept the patient from talking about his operation for months afterward when it had been completed. I next visited the ninety-sixth floor of the hospital. Here flashed a sign which read, Radio-Therapy Treatment of Disease.” I learned that Elwin Brown, Clifford Roche, and Thomas Gee had perfected a method for preventing and curing various diseases by means of shortwave radio. All in all my visit was a very short but intensely interesting one. Time was flying, and I wanted to see the rest of Berlin. Taking leave of the hospital, I found my way to the edge of the city where the large stratosphere transportation building was located. Here I found that Elaine Wanamaker, Margaret Chance, and Mary Howard were making very successful rocket-powered ships which had been invented by three of the world’s most noted inventors, Roger Robinson, Charles McMellen and Willis Johnson. At the time three of the rocket ships were returning to the field, completing a half-hour’s journey from New York. As the pilots one by one emerged from their ships, I immediately recognized them as being three of my old classmates of 1937. Alfred Palmer, Leonard Ginebaugh, and Eleanor Chamberlain had been piloting rocket ships for the company since 1950. In my hurry to gain entrance to the main office of the building, I nearly overlooked Dorothy Gott, who was working and chewing her gum most diligently at a desk outside the door. I could plainly see by the sign on Dorothy’s desk that she had obtained the position of first secretary to the owners of the firm. Dorothy explained that it would be impossible for me to see my classmates, the three owners of the company, because they were at that time trying to close a deal with Wolverton Brothers, Richard and Robert, for the purchase of a half-dozen Wolverine rocket-ships. After having a long talk with Dorothy about the class of 1937, I decided it was time for me to leave. I had wished to spend that night and the following day in the great city of Paris, so I immediately made my way to the brain-wave-space machine where my pilots were waiting patiently. Having become familiar with the operation of the machine, I began to concentrate my thought on the beautiful city of Paris. The next minute we were standing in front of the Franco-American Hotel, Page 23 which was being run by Neva and Reva Holcomb with Isabelle Dun-nett acting as general manager. We decided that this would be the place to spend the night after we had seen a little night life in the gay city of Paris. We soon found the ever famous Parisian” night club which had been made a success by the efforts of its owners Madeline Boyd, Betty Brock, and Geraldine Matthews. Dale Rosecrance and his American orchestra were playing a popular song which was being sung by the Nightingale of Paris,” who was none other than Miss Ruth Gallagher. I recognized other members of the orchestra as Donald Campbell, Harold Zeigler, and Earl Barker. While sitting at our table, we admired the beautiful and exquisite decorations of the club. Then, as head waitress, Marian Holliday, was informing us that the decorations were planned by Hazel Hoople, Betty Danner and Nevene Coe, Margaret Dodes and Betty Wellman came strutting through the door. Betty and Margaret, with the assistance of Nadine Dancer and Marjory Owen, were known as successful map-makers.” They operated the largest beauty parlor in the city of Paris. Hours later I returned to the hotel for the rest of the night. The following morning I went to the lobby of the hotel and deposited my three cents in the newspaper teletype-machine, which had been invented by Vernon Gallop and Pauline Gierman, and there before me was printed the last-minute news of the world. In reading the news over carefully, I discovered that Lawrence Read, who had been elected President of the United States, was using his Supreme Court packing and unpacking machine to increase the number of justices to twenty, much to the disgust of his advisors, Harry Ronan, Herman Smith and Maynard White. It was then that I decided to embark in the brain-wave-space machine to the capitol city of the United States. Upon arriving in Washington, I went immediately to the Senate chamber where Senator Jack Faude was delivering a very convincing speech on the elimination of war. In his address Mr. Faude proposed the use of the anger-eliminator machine for pacifying disgruntled statesmen. From the Senate chamber I hurried to the House of Representatives to hear Representative William Erridge oppose President Read’s plan of packing twenty dignified justices on one little bench. As soon as I opened the door I overheard Louis Wagner talking to his wife, the former Maxine Smith, over the one-way telephone which had been perfected by William Coates and LaVern Avery so that it might be possible for husbands to talk to their wives without being interrupted. After listening to the country’s troubles in the House of Representatives, I again boarded the space machine and set my thoughts on the largest scientific laboratory in the world which was located on the Pacific coast. Here I found that Murl Connor, Pauline Chambers and Donna Decker were working on a four-hundred inch telescope which would make the stars shine brighter than those in Hollywood. By 1962 the gasoline supply in the United States was nearly exhausted and Wilhelmina Hahn, Elmira Blow and Genevieve Gates were perfecting a device that would employ cosmic-ray power from space. With Page 24 the assistance of Lorraine Higbee and Maxine Mason, the girls had the machine near the point where it would almost run. Once more I entered the space-machine, thought of sunny Japan, and found myself observing the Olympic Games which were in progress there. Under the coaching of LaVern Zander, Robert Arndt and Meredith Martin the team representing the United States was winning a decisive victory. Many times during the day I heard the voice of Marilyn Hazzard, who was broadcasting the results of each event over the public address system. It was here that I met my old classmate Paul Stewart, and after a long talk I learned that Mr. Stewart had become the most noted defense attorney in the world. Paul told me that he had just won a case for Betty Foreman, Eleanor Cottrell, and Lucile Otto permitting them to employ the use of brano-storm, a drug which successfully stimulated very sluggish cortices. Mr. Stewart also informed me of the fact that Margaret Tafel, Mildred Thornton and June Kendall had become interested in deep-sea diving, and that they had descended far into the depths of the ocean to study the phosphorescent light of deep-sea fish. I also learned that Maxine Mitchell, Dorothy Nelson, and Iva Townsend were making use of their recently perfected crime detector. Because of the efforts of these three graduates of 1937, crime was a word so little used that publishers were omitting it from dictionaries in 1962. After this interesting conversation I again made my way to the brainwave-space machine. This time I set my thoughts on the city of Shanghai. In a short time the machine alighted within the big city. A large mob had gathered in the streets, and I soon realized that a strike of the Richardson and McBrayne Manufacturing Company was taking place. It seemed that the workers were objecting quite seriously to the anti-sit-down machine which had recently been installed in the plant. Dodging the angry throng as best I could, I finally found my way to the Shanghai University which had been founded by Esther Galloway, Betty Chase, and Mary Jean Rowley for the purpose of improving the intelligence and progress of the Chinese people. Howard Nash, under the supervision of the University, was instructing the Chinese farmers in American methods of agriculture. Maurine Woolcock, a national dietitian, was assisting Howard in developing brands of peas and beans which were flat on one side. This made it possible for people, who had not read Jane Wagner’s book on etiquette, to balance them on a knife. I now realize that my priceless log contained complete information on the whereabouts and chosen profession of each member of the graduating class of 1937. Since I had already overrun my time limit, I found it necessary to hurry from the city of Shanghai to the little island of Sciencia. My stay in Sciencia was very short. It was with deep regret that I boarded by boat for the journey home. I have read my log from cover to cover many times, and each time I have received renewed inspiration from the fact that every member of the class of 1937 had such an outstanding success in his or her chosen field. Page 25 Charles Wilder. I do not preac ) you. tourflje Oj. tha you've, haj eno ugh T do not p re a. c A you. CArri'a e other useless stuff'j 3ut app recia.ti or of stern ty , Of the millions of a.f ter -1 i ves . Harbin his blind and gropm Conceived our educaf onj find, from its basic, form, today are rear to g rad uati or -, But the i m o rta nt 3 u loj c ct h as beer let be — — The appreciation of eternity. Mon , the thinking m an J p erceires Life's insignificance. , Find that this (universe can be But an atom in a. tie n da n c e , That time, time, had best be called 5 ort of. fou.rth d rrv e n S i o n . 3 lule Hue a million, lives a. right • find uie Knou it n at . Life is an instant n the mght Oj. U greater 00 or Id Jbeaot T3 if U greater 00 or id b eat g rhat a -explaining Go's find hosts of lessor p o ou e r s 5o , in this life, Itt us see CXo this too short Sf acC Of You.- - as the best that you can be, J.n this 0 n o the r c. me . 73c an epicure in th 3 Hjj-e ’ h, a ! youve tens of thousands of. lives to go { — T Ko mat G C '9 v CLASS WILL Wc, the supreme Seniors of the Ionia High School, of the city of Ionia, county of Ionia, State of Michigan, United States of America, Western Hemisphere of the World, Universe, being of sound mind and body, aware of our superior mentality do make, publish, and declare this to be our last will and testament. Namely: Article I. We, the supreme Seniors, do present our sincere gratitude to our parents, to the Faculty, and to the School Board for their making it possible for us to graduate. Article II. We, the supreme Seniors, do present to the mediocre Juniors our superior air and unexcelled confidence. We, the supreme Seniors, do present to the here-to-fore unheard of Sophomores our ability to be heard. Article III. (Individual Bequests) I, Lawrence Read, do leave my curly locks to Sidney Chase. I guarantee that a curling iron used twice a week will keep them that way. I, Esther Galloway, do leave my efficient management of the school paper to Ardith Wingeier. Keep a good check on them. I, Charles Wilder, do leave my eloquent speech to Donald Speckin. Your speech and mine should go a long way. I, Murl Connor, do leave my captivating smile to Ney Eldred. Use it well and maybe you will be mayor. I, Harold Zeigler, do leave my musical ability to Mark Hoppough. Keep that trombone oiled and it will slide easier. I, Berdyne Travis, do leave my rosy blush to Dick Schlernitzauer. It keeps the girls interested. I, Bill Scheid, do leave my Hollywood” profile to Jack Mowatt. Make the girls’ hearts flutter as I have. I, LaVern Zander, do leave my all-around athletic ability to Augie” Odinga. May you run the hurdles with speed like that of mine. I, Ruth Gallagher, do leave my charming voice to Ardith Youngs. It’s a sure way of being popular. I, Alfred Palmer, do leave my pencil-chewing trait to Leo Mann. Blondes really seem to like it. I, Margaret Dodes, do leave my versatility to Kathleen Orser. Don’t expect any spare time. I, Betty Chase, do leave my petite figure to Charlotte Whitten. Plenty of exercise will keep it that way. I, Jack Faude, do leave my irresistible hold on beautiful women to Glenn Harris. Never lost a woman, yet. I, Rudolph Johnson, do leave my sunny disposition to Donald Witzel. Joke after joke keeps the girls nearby. I, Bob Arndt, do leave my athletic ability to brother Bill Arndt. Carry on the old family tradition. I, Madeline Boyd, do leave my industriousness to Jean Wever. More work and less play leaves time for one boy friend only. Article IV. Lastly, we appoint Mr. Lloyd T. Smith as the sole administrator of this, our last will and testament. May he perform this with diligence. In witness whereof, we affix our supreme seal on this seventeenth day of June, in the year one thousand nine hundred and thirty-seven, anno domini. Signed, THE SENIOR CLASS OF 1937. Page 28 i NJNDERCLnSSMEK JUNIOR CLASS Jacqueline Ackerman Billie Imus Bessibel Raymor Helen Anderson Dale Jepson Aldene Riggle Georgia Avery Peter Jepsen Gordon Rowley Arnold Balzell Fred Johnson Katherine Rumisek Phillip Barnard Leonard Johnson Dale Sage William Barrows Mary Johnson Richard Schlernitzauer Winifred Bennett Virginia Krieg Marguerite Schlosser Maxine Bielow George Lance Fred Sheaffer Maxine Bradford Melvin Larson Elton Signs Robert Brown Doris Laycock Doris Smith Glee Chambers Gordon Lehman Robert Smith Sidney Chase Rex Leland Wayne Sprague Venola Corwin Carl Linebaugh Lillian Stahl Bryce Courter Coralane MacLeod Harold Stannard June Crandell Leo Mann Wayne Stanton Margaret Erridge Charlotte Mathe Naomi Stedman Nola Gaut Arlene McLellan Mary Stout Audria Geiser Jean Meisling Vernice Swain Marie Glossi Marie Miller Maxwell Tanner Edna Grams James Minier Lois Thomas Robert Groening Max Misner Fred Thwaites Audrienne Hale Eva Mitchell Mary Tuttle Blanche Hallett Margaret Moore Dorothy VandenDaele Selma Heim Junior Mulford Jean Wever Ruth Helmes Edith Munn Charlotte Whitten Frances Higbee Marvin Nelson Keith Williams Max Hinds George Nichols Ardith Wingeier Beulah Hoople Beatrice Northrup Donald Witzel Mark Hoppough Kathleen Orser Ruth Woodard Avery Hough Gladys Patrick Joyce Wrung Russell Howard Donald Pearce Phyllis Young Thelma Humphrey Maxine Phelps a In the fall of 1934, our class enrolled as Freshmen in the Junior High School. To make our first year a success we elected the following officers: Virginia Douglas, president; Thomas Winchell, vice-president; Emilie Miller, secretary; James Minier, treasurer. Two outstanding events of the year were the ninth grade party held at the Jefferson gymnasium and the annual Freshman picnic held at Crystal Lake at the close of school. During our Sophomore year there were no outstanding events sponsored by the class. We chose as our class officers: Robert Hass, president; Virginia Douglas, vice-president; Jean Meisling, secretary and treasurer. The whole class, assisted by our sponsors, Miss Velma Shoen and Mr. Donald Haller, enjoyed the high school picnic at Morrison Lake. 1936 marked the beginning of our Junior year. Early in September we elected Maxwell Tanner, president; Max Misner, vice-president; Betty Wood, secretary; and Robert Smith, treasurer. Maxine Bradford was elected to fill the office of secretary vacated by Betty Wood when she moved to Owosso. The successful school parties sponsored by the Juniors, with the able assistance of Miss Anderson and Mr. Fall, were climaxed by the annual prom which ended a glorious year for the coming Seniors. As we step out of the Junior Class and into the role of upperclassmen, we eagerly look forward to 38” with the expectation of carrying on the tradition of being worthy Seniors. Maxine Bradford. SOPHOMORE CLASS William Arndt William Baker Shirley Baker Evelyn Beach Ronald Beach Arlene Belcher Otis Bennett Robert Bliven Barbara Bloomer Wayne Booth Russell Boroff Barbara Brake Lawrence Brail Charles Bredice Edith Brown Lyle Burdy Vivian Clark Crystal Conner Sadie Dowsett Helen Dunnett Ruth Dunsmore Ethelyn Edlin Marjorie Edlin Evelyn Essington Verna Faulkner Leona Ferguson June Friend Dale Geiser LaVern George John Green Lucille Green Wilma Groening Pauline Halstead Hulda Hansbarger Glenn Harris Rex Haskin Harold Hazzard Josephine Heator Richard Hill Lillian Hinds Junior Hittlebaugh Maurice Howard Joyce Johnson Helen Joslyn Margaret Kanouse Basil Keefer Vivian Kitson Francis Larson Shirley Lind Margery Loucks Vivian Luz Virgilene Lyon Dorothy May Bernice McCord Madeline McGee Beryl McPherson Betty Meisling Guy Messacar Raymond Moorhead Bayonne Munn Douglas Mull Manley Nummer August Odinga Irene Patterson Gwendolyn Pifer Quentin Prall Carl Ritchy George Robinson Doris Rosecrance Mildred Rutz Alice Sattler George Scholtens Milda Seeliger Joyce Shafer Helen Shattuck Caroline Smith Ella Smith Thelma Smith Donald Speckin Jane Sprague Geraldine Stahl Mary Lou Steeby Vera Steele Edgar Swanberg Keith Tanner Marjorie Tanner Emma Trueblood James Vosper Louise Vredeveld Richard White Ben Williams Paul Winchell Tom Winchell Earl Woodard Arlene Warden Marie Weber Eileen Wilson Vera Yeasley Ardith Youngs Helen Young Madeline Young Agnes Zander We, the present Sophomore Class, enrolled as Freshmen in 193 5, feeling a little superior to the rest of the students since we were the seniors of Junior High. The annual ninth grade party was a masquerade with prizes given to the best-dressed persons. In 1936 we went to Morrison Lake for a picnic with the Senior High students. We did not organize or elect class officers while we were Freshmen. Upon becoming Sophomores in 1936, we were bewildered by the different building, older students, and unknown teachers; however, we soon became acclimated under the guidance of Miss Velma Shoen and Mr. Donald Haller, our class sponsors. Although we did not elect class officers, the present Sophomore Class has been very active in extra-curricular activities. With many enrolled in the G. A. A., the Girls’ Glee Club, the Boys’ Glee Club, the Girls’ Sextette, Boys’ Quartet, F. F. A., and Band, each member has taken part in at least one activity. We are looking forward to the time when we, as Seniors, shall be able to look back and think of the grand times we had as underclassmen. Ardith Youngs. SOCIAL CALENDAR September g Ah the blunders of youth! School opens—Sophomores enter. 14. Amid a hub-hub. Glee Club organizes and first Spotlight is issued. 18. Disaster No. 1—Charlotte defeats Ionia huskies ’ 13-0. 26. Cheers in vain—grid boys bring defeat from Grand Rapids Union. October 2. Lights—action! Ionia defeats Lowell 13-6 in first night game. That calls for a snake dance. 7. Sage Seniors elect the genial Mr. Mann for president. 8. The gift of gab wins as debate squad is chosen. 9. Seniors swing light fantastic —first school party. 17 oh____to be an F. F. A. president—Howard Nash departs for Kansas City. 22. Ah-h-h—The tables are turned and the teachers go to school. November 13. Bang! No, not a firecracker! Just the School Fair going over with a bang. 20 Adieu to football—welcome to basketball All School Party. 23. Oh-h-h—the sweet essence of victory! Ionia wins first league debate at East Lansing 4-0. 30. To string a bow—not cupid’s bow—is the girls’ ambition—G. A. A. archery equipment arrives. December 2. Those limping around school were just a few who couldn’t take it at the P. T. A. dancing classes. 14. Future farmers show city slickers how to swing it —F. F. A. Party. 16 Tears and smiles! Tears at the thought of leaving the old building and smiles at the thought of a new one. 18. Who says there isn’t a Santa Claus? He gives us a vacation at lea t! 29. Hats off to committee sponsoring Senior Snow Ball. January 4 All’s quiet on the Western front as students spend first day in W. B. Lincoln building. g. A happy beginning but we'll skip the ending as cagers journey to Ml. Pleasant. 22. Juniors Parlez-vous francais? at all-school party. 28. If you noticed any of the debaters wearing a clumsy necklace, it was the U. of M. plaque they have just won! Page 34 SOCIAL CALENDAR February 5. Tsk-Tsk—more vacation—County institute at Jefferson. 18. Femme Byrds go exploring—G. A. A. party at County Park. 19. Anchors aweigh, my boys! Versatile Juniors go sea-faring at this school party. 25. Staff of said book takes positions—Congratulations. Margaret! March 12. Ionia s quintet meets Waterloo with Grand Haven. 17. Of course we remember this day ’cause 'Remember the Day” was chosen Senior Play. 18. Parents repaid as 60 pupils attend their last dancing class. 19. Wilder, Stewart and Read, the silver-tongued” dehaters, take Coppers- vilie down the line! A pril 9. Spring fever catches Juniors unaware—All School Party. 15. Ionia to finals in debating as Elsie falls beneath their blows. 21. Such a hurry—scurry to get the annual copy ready. 30. Ann Arbor plays host to debaters at Champion Debate with Flint Northern. May 7. And Glee Club warbles in Snow White Cantata. 14. Forensic roundup —dinner. Final school party. 21. Curtain—curtain! Seniors make stage debut. 28. Mirrors and terpsichoreans” decorate Junior-Senior Prom. June 4. Actors rewarded not only with a party but food! II. G. A. A.’ers entertain the B. F. at a hilarious party. 13. Seniors don caps and gowns for the first time.—Baccalaureate. 15. Les professeurs play hosts to Seniors at Rather’s. 16. Oh-h-h—Seniors go ritzy—exclusive party at Country Club. 17. Alma Mater reigns as Class Day passes. 18. We have crossed the bay, but the ocean lies before us.”—Seniors receive diplomas. 1 Page 35 AT OUR SCHOOL PARTIES DANCE ORCHESTRA SEXTETTE Him Row—Miss Hubbard, Marjorie Owen. Second Row—Eunice Imus, Jean Meisling, Ruth Dunsmore, Ardith Youngs, Maxine Mitchell, Ruth Gallagher. Page 3 6 DEBATING • Michigan High School Debate Champions of 1937 . . . that was the title won by the Ionia team in a season of close struggles and hard work. Lawrence Read, Charles Wilder, and Paul Stewart climaxed the season with a victory over Flint Northern before an audience of 7500 at Hill Auditorium in Ann Arbor on April 30. Ionia, in a thrilling battle, won the decision of the judges and with it an enormous loving cup and each debater won a 21-jewel gold wrist watch and the right to compete in the National tournament at Jacksonville, Illinois. Ionia’s debaters, under Mr. Maurice Fall, participated in ten league debates and were victorious in nine. Ionia defeated East Lansing, Big Rapids, and Mt. Pleasant to win the 1937 wall plaque. Going on in the eliminations, Ionia defeated Hastings, Muskegon, Coopersville, Gladstone, Elsie, and Flint Northern. The only defeat came in the second debate of the year when the Ionia lads lost to Kalamazoo Central, the defending state champions. Ionia used two combinations: at the start of the year Mr. Fall selected Harry Ronan, Charles Wilder, and Paul Stewart to do the debating; however, in the middle of the year Harry was graduated and was therefore replaced by Lawrence Read. The debate managers were Harold Stan-nard and Maxwell Tanner. Without the superb coaching of Mr. Maurice S. Fall, the Ionia team could not have won the championship. Pape 38 FORENSIC CLUB • The Forensic Club was enthusiastically revived this year to become one of the outstanding organizations of the school. The officers elected to function with the club sponsor, Mr. Maurice Fall, were: Charlotte Whitten, president; Virginia Douglas, vice-president; Jacqueline Ackerman, secretary; Paul Stewart, treasurer. The club members voted Miss Virginia Cooper, Latin instructor, to assist Mr. Fall in the various activities. From the Forensic Club the Ionia debate squad was chosen, consisting of Charles Wilder, Paul Stewart, Lawrence Read, Flarry Ronan, Margaret Dodes, Charlotte Whitten, Katherine Rumisek, Jack Faude, Virginia Douglas, Ruth Gallagher, Esther Galloway, and Mary Margaret Howard, who participated in many inter-school practice debates. The team consisting of Charles Wilder, Paul Stewart, Lawrence Read, and Harry Ronan was chosen from this squad. Various other projects were undertaken by this club in the way of entertainment and the display of their work. The members had a booth at the Ionia High School Carnival, presenting the one-act play, Loir Conquers,” by Harold Stannard; James Vosper, Murl Connor, Charlotte Whitten, and Virginia Douglas were cast in this play. To top off the year, the members of the Forensic Club planned a dinner for charter members on May 14, and carried out the evening’s entertainment by sponsoring an all-school party. Page 39 DECLAMATORY As ninth and tenth graders, all students learn a declamation as a part of their English course. However, after the finals at school the winner is entered in the sub-district contest. Those who participated in the intra-school contest March 24, in the Jefferson gym, were: Virginia Ries, Helen Haskins, Norma Shoemaker, Donald Spcckin, Keith Tanner, and Tom Winchell. Miss Gaunt and Miss Kidder were sponsors for those in the ninth and tenth grades respectively. Donald Speckin, winner of the intra-school contest, represented Ionia in the sub-district contest at Grandville April 9, and returned victor. H is declamation was Toussaint UOuverture,” and he will represent the sub-district in the district contest at Lansing, May 7. ORATORY With a flow of eloquent oratory, Charles Wilder won first place in the local oratorical contest which was held on March 24, in the Jefferson auditorium. His Defense of the Constitution” won him the unanimous decision of the three judges—Mrs. Montgomery Webster, Mr. James Hilton, and Mr. Fred Sanborn. The second place position was awarded to Paul Stewart, who spoke on A Criticism of the Constitution.” Among the other entrants was Virginia Douglas, who spoke on The Power of the Press;” Margaret Chance gave The Mark of an Educated Man;” Audrienne Hale presented American Music;” and Isabelle Mc-Brayne delivered A Plea for Peace,” in the contest. Charles Wilder was then awarded first place in the sub-district contest at Grandville on April 9. Hastings, Lowell, Allegan, Greenville and Grandville were also represented in this contest. EXTEMPORE By delivering a well-organized talk on President Roosevelt, Master Politician,” Paul Stewart won the first place honor in the local extempore contest on March 24, at the Jefferson school. The contest was extremely close, with Lawrence Read gaining second-place honors. A close battle was given the leaders by the other entrants in the contest which included Eunice Imus, Ardith Wingeier, Charlotte Whitten, and Katherine Rum-isek. The two topics for the speeches were the Social Security Act and President Roosevelt. The judges were Mrs. Montgomery Webster, Mr. James Hilton, and Mr. Fred Sanborn. Superintendent Arthur Rather was chairman. The local winner, Paul Stewart, competed with contestants from Lowell, Allegan, Hastings, Greenville, and Grandville in the sub-district contest which was held on April 9, at Grandville. Page 40 GIRLS’ GLEE CLUB The Girls’ Glee Club, which has as its aim the development of the voice and the appreciation of music, had a very successful year under the talented instruction of Miss Esther Hubbard, supervisor of music. Miss Hubbard has a soprano voice and has given local appearances throughout the year. She formerly sang with an A-Cappella choir over WJR, WJIM, and WWJ, while attending Central State Teachers’ College. The girls demonstrated their vocal ability to the public at the Church of Christ, school assemblies, school parties, P. T. A. meetings, the State Hospital, and Commencement Exercises. The group included: Barbara Brake, Edith Brown, Eleanor Chamberlain, Betty Chase, June Crandell, Virginia Douglas, Isabelle Dunnett, Ruth Dunsmore, June Friend, Esther Galloway, Ruth Gallagher, Dorothy Gott, Wilma Groening, Audrienne Hale, Mary Margaret Howard, Eunice Imus, Coralane MacLeod, Margaret Moore, Vivian Luz, Jean Meisling, Marjorie Owen, Marian Richardson, Katherine Rumisek, Marian Smith, Ella Smith, Elaine Wanamaker, Charlotte Whitten, Ardith Youngs, Mildred Thornton, Lucille Green, Mary Lou Steeby, Shirley Baker, Lillian Hinds, Mary Johnson, and Maxine Mitchell. The Sextette, a unit of the Music Department, also under the supervision of Miss Hubbard, was composed of: first sopranos, Jean Meisling, and Eunice Imus; second sopranos, Ruth Dunsmore and Ardith Youngs; altos, Ruth Gallagher and Maxine Mitchell. Their presentations included those at the Garden Club, Parent-Teachers’ Association meetings, school parties, the Carnival,” State Hospital, school assemblies. Commencement Exercises, and at the Church of Christ. Page 41 A ORCHESTRA • Under the able direction of Mr. Leland Randall, the Ionia High .School Orchestra of 1936-37 has had a very successful season. The annual fall concert, held in the Church of Christ, November 15, was enjoyed by the many who attended. Besides this annual presentation, the orchestra has played at many other gatherings, including the County Teachers’ Institute, the Lecture Course numbers sponsored by the Teachers’ Club, the Annual Forensic Speaking Contest, the Senior Play, and the Commencement Exercises. There are forty students who play the various instruments to make a well-rounded orchestra. Set off from this large group are two small branches of the music department which include a brass quartette and a saxophone trio. In the quartette, Donald Campbell plays first trumpet and Mr. Randall second trumpet, and Harold Zeigler and Mark Hop-pough play first and second trombone, respectively. Dale Rosecrance, Margaret Kanouse, and James Minier are featured in the Saxophone trio, accompanied on the piano by Doris Rosecrance. The orchestra consists of: violins: Dorothy Gott, Elden Knapp, Marie Popcndick, Bryce Courter, Earl Barker, Thelma Humphrey, Lois Guider, Donald Bigsby, Winston Churchill, Virgilene Lyon, Marie Weber, Alice Hoy, Gordon Schmidt, Charles Smith; violas: Robert Schwyn, Vivian Kitson; clarinets: Dale Rosecrance, Robert Wolverton, Bill Whitesides, Page 42 Harold Craft; trumpets: Jack Chase, Alice Baird, Robert McKendry, Guy Massacar; saxophones: James Minier, Margaret Kanouse, Evelyn Beach, Ardith Youngs; pianists: Marjorie Owen, Doris Rosecrance, Mary Margaret Howard, Doris Ruback; trombones: Harold Zcigler, Mark Hoppough, Robert Todd; bass: Stanley Hanline; drums: Fred Johnson, Keith McVeigh. DANCE ORCHESTRA • Probably the most enjoyed organization of the school is the Dance Orchestra. This musical twelve with Mr. Randall as their director, played at all the high school parties favoring the students with up-to-the-minute pieces played in clever arrangements. Besides showing their ability at high school parties, this group played at the P. T. A. Dance, the G. A. A. party, the Orchestra Benefit Dance, and the Senior Play. The members of the 1936-37 Dance Orchestra were Doris Rosecrance, Dale Rosecrance, James Minier, Margaret Kanouse, Fred Johnson, Mr. Randall, Jack Chase, Donald Campbell, Stanley Hanline, Harold Zeigler, Mark Hoppough, and Earl Barker. BAND • Strike up the band,” was often heard at the basketball and football games, and soon the music, directed by Mr. Leland Randall, would be floating across bleachers! At the football games those in the Ionia High School Band would march down the home field in their blue and white uniforms led by two drum majors, Charles Wilder and Jackie Ackerman. This musical organization also played at the football game at Belding, the home basketball games, student pep meetings, the Ionia Flower Show, and for the Class Day Exercises. Members of the band and their instruments include the clarinet section with Dale Rosecrance, Robert Wolverton, Bill Whitesides, Harold Craft, and Bernard Courter; the saxophones are played by Evelyn Beach, Margaret Kanouse, Ardith Youngs, and James Minier; the trumpeters include Jack Chase, Alice Baird, Robert McKendry, and Guy Messacar; the trombone section includes Mark Hoppough, Robert Todd, and Harold Zeigler; the bass is played by Stanley Hanline and Robert Schwvn; and the drum section is comprised of Fred Johnson, Jack Faude, Tom Lockwood, and Keith McVeigh with Charles Wilder and Jackie Ackerman as the drum majors. Page 43 SPOTLIGHT • Once a small collection of news items . . . today a well-organized unit of news. So the Spotlight has played an important part in the high school extra-curricular activities. With a staff of twenty-two enthusiastic workers, the Spotlight began to make history for 1937 under the leadership of Miss Evelyn Burke, faculty advisor. New members took to their positions with a determined air, and the aim of the staff was realized ... to acquaint the students and outsiders with the activities of school, and to give those interested in newspaper writing the opportunity to obtain practical experience. NEWS STAFF Editor m-Chitf......................................ESTHER GALLOWAY Literary Editor...........................MARGARET DODES Editorial Writers - KATHERINE RUMISEK, MARIAN RICHARDSON, ARDITH WINGEIER Society Editor.........................CHARLOTTE WHITTEN Reporters - VIRGINIA DOUGLAS, EUNICE IMUS, DOROTHY GOTT. RUTH GALLAGHER Sport Editors.................JACK FAUDE, NEY ELDRED Sport Writers...........JAMES VOSPER, PHILIP BARNARD Columnists • - PAUL STEWART, MADELINE BOYD, ELAINE WANAMAKER Headliners - - - HAROLD STANNARD, MAXWELL TANNER Typists .... BETTY DANNER, GERALDINE MATTHEWS Faculty Advisor........................MISS EVELYN BURKE Page 44 G. A. A. • Anticipating as exciting a year as ever, the Girls’ Athletic Association met in September to elect the following officers: Marilyn Hazzard, president; Betty Chase, vice-president; Marian Richardson, secretary; Geraldine Matthews, treasurer. Under the sponsorship of Miss Marie Fox, assisted by Miss Normajean Anderson, the G. A. A. was well supported by the girls. All girls in high school are eligible for membership in the organization. To start the year in a very business-like manner, the members reorganized the G. A. A. point system which was begun last year, and several new girls were added to the list of those receiving their G. A. A. letter. The treasury was enlarged by the proceeds from the sale of hot-dogs” and paddle-pops” at the football and basketball games. Several girls were chosen to be on the basketball teams which were supervised by Miss Anderson. Ten girls had a good time when they attended Michigan State College for G. A. A. play day in February. The G. A. A. members were excited over their new archery equipment, purchased for them with the club funds, supplemented by a donation from the school board. Among the social functions participated in by the G. A. A. were the school carnival, a winter hike to Bertha Brock Park, a spring party, a dance at the Jefferson with invited guests, and the final overnight hike at the Bertha Brock Lodge. Page 45 F. F. A. Ionia’s chapter No. 140, of the Future Farmers of America, is one of the outstanding activities in school. The F. F. A., the backbone of farm life for the future, presents a program of recreation, scholarship, and the study of agriculture as a vocation, under the direction of Mr. Stanley Woods, agricultural instructor. The officers elected for this year were: Howard Nash, president; Melvin Larson, vice-president; Donald Seiler, secretary; Gaylord Lake, treasurer; Robert Wolverton, sergeant-at-arms; Wayne Sprague, reporter. The activities of this year got well under way when President Howard Nash made a trip to the national convention at Kansas City, and upon returning, related his experiences to the students at an assembly. In athletic activities, the club had games in basketball, softball, and indoor baseball with neighboring schools. The boys made trips to various leading farms around Ionia, making a study of modern methods of agriculture. In November the F. F. A. sponsored its annual school party and in March staged its Father and Son banquet at the Jefferson gymnasium. One of the most important things which the club did this year was to sponsor a testing of soil and water, in and about Ionia, and the members helped many farmers determine the purity of their water supply and the fertility of their soil. Pnge 46 hirst Row—Mr. Smith, Elwin Brown, Robert Hnzzard, Edward Bieri, Meredith Martin, Vernon Gallop, William Erridge, Dale Sage, Mr. Albaugh. Second Roiv—Richard Woverton, Donald Campbell, James Vosper, August Odinga, Arnold Balzell, Robert Arndt, George Nichols, Ney Eldred, Mr. Beaver. Third Row—Bill Scheid, LaVern Zander, Robert Brown, William Coates, LaVern George, Frederick Thwaites, Fred French. • FOOTBALL A week before school started, our coaches, Mr. Thomas Beaver and Mr. James Albaugh, called football practice. A few boys turned out, but the majority waited until the first day of school. On September eighteenth, after three weeks of intense drill, the first game of the season was played at Charlotte, the team from the south being a new addition to our schedule. An inexperienced line was partially responsible for our defeat to the tune of 13-0. The boys from the east were just too good. The following Saturday the team met Grand Rapids Union at Grand Rapids and one of the most powerful teams in the state routed the Blue and White warriors by a score of 27-0. Night football made its bow to Ionia fans on October second, and our old rival, Lowell, helped initiate the equipment. Stung by two defeats and polished by hard practice, the boys won a 13-6 victory over the team from the milling city. This game was the only one in which the Ionia squad held their first quarter pep throughout the entire game. Traveling to Big Rapids on the morning of Saturday, the ninth of October, our Blue and Whites slid and slipped in a driving rain, to a 7-0 victory over an inferior team, thus scoring the first victory in four years over Big Rapids. Page 48 The second night game was played with Alma on Friday, the sixteenth. From the score, 27-2 in Alma’s favor, the game would appear dull to all but the northern rooters. Odd as it seems, the game was closely fought and only by the grace of Lady Luck was Alma able to put across the five touchdowns that spelled success. A safety, made by an every inch fighting” team, was our only score of the game. At Mt. Pleasant on a bitter Saturday afternoon of October sixteenth, a star fullback for the Oil-drillers ran wild over a fighting Ionia squad. A smashing defeat of 39-0 was dealt us and a very disheartened group of players and students resulted. The last game in October, on the following Friday night, was our final night game. Due to a failing interest in the team, only a few turned out to see the blastings game. When the game started, our backfield started on a steady march to the goal, running behind a foreward wall composed partially of reserves. After our score in the first quarter, and our only one of the game, the regular line went into the game but the blastings men were the irresistible force and drove hard for a final score of 22-7, a victory over an exhausted Ionia squad. The feud between Belding and Ionia was resumed November seventh, at Belding. By sheer luck a weak Belding team was able to hold the Blue and White Battlers to a 0-0 tie. To tie up a season whose success is doubtful, Greenville came here on the fourteenth of November. The Ionia Whirlwinds met them with blood in their eye; however, we were too vicious. Through bid breaks the team from Montcalm County won a closely fought, bitter game; although the final score stood at 12-9. In this game, as in most of the others, the Ionia squad didn’t succeed in coming back in the last half, which probably accounts for their mediocre record. Letter-men for this season were Martin, Scheid, Zander, Balzell, Coates, George, Harris, Nichols, Schlernitzauer, B. Brown, E. Brown, Hazzard, Gallop, Erridge, Vosper, Sage, Odinga, Arndt, Campbell, and Thwaites. We lost by graduation, ten letter-men, and about eight experienced players will return for 1937 season. Honorable mention should fall to Bill Scheid, Ionia’s star quarterback, for playing every minute of every game, and also for his skillful piloting of the team. Martin was chosen captain of the eleven and defended the squad’s rights” very well. Praise should go to the boys for a fighting spirit that endured even when they were outclassed. The team was often out-classed, never out-played. For the 1937 season, an easier schedule has been arranged. The loss of many star players makes this necessary, and the coming season should be marked with a great deal of success. Positions L. E. ___________________________Campbell, Gallop L. T. Sage, Vosper L. G. __________________E. Brown, Odinga C_____________________________Arndt, Bieri R. G______________________Hazzard, Erridge R. T_____________ Nichols, Schlernitzauer R. E._______________________Martin, Baize IP Q. B_____________________ Scheid, Eldred L. H. __________________ Thwaites, Harris R. H_______________________Zander, George F. B__________________________Brown, Coate —Reserves Page 49 L. G.—Wilder, Scheid. R. F.—Zander, William Arndt. C.—Balzell, Martin. R. G.—Captain Arndt, Roche. L. F.—Campbell, Thwaites. BASKETBALL ’36 - ’37 Under the direction of the coaches, Mr. James Albaugh and Mr. Thomas Beaver, the Ionia High School Basketball team left a record of a successful season. Seven of twelve games were won, and of the five lost, only one with Mt. Pleasant, was by more than a few points. Ionia scored 323 points as against their opponents’ 294. Captain Bob Arndt led the scoring with 74 points and was strong man” of the team both on offense and in breaking up many a team’s victory march. He proved himself worthy of the captaincy by his fine leadership. To top off a good season, the Blue and White team won a hard fought victory over Greenville in the District finals by a score of 29-19. This victory was hailed with many cheers, not only because of the trophy received, but because it set a tradition for future teams to shoot at. In Page 50 the Regional tournament at Grand Rapids, Grand Haven eliminated Ionia by a score of 36-28, thus ending the season for another year. Letter-men for this year were Captain Arndt, C. Wilder, Martin, Zander, Campbell, Scheid, Thwaites, B. Arndt, R. Wilder, and Balzcll. Three letter-men were lost through the nine-semester ruling, and only three letter-men, Balzell, Bill Arndt, and Thwaites, will return next season, so the material which Coach Fisher has been developing in Junior High and Coach Beaver’s Reserves will be needed. Sched tile Ionia 25 Lake Odessa 13 Ionia 43 Grand Ledge 22 Ionia 40 Belding 16 Ionia 3 1 Greenville 27 Ionia 24 Hastings 23 Ionia 24 Greenville 22 Ionia 17 Mt. Pleasant 20 Ionia 28 Mt. Pleasant 50 Ionia 15 Hastings 21 Ionia 36 Belding 19 Ionia 22 Alma 25 Ionia 19 Alma 34 Ionia Total 3 23 Average 27 Opponents Total 294 Average 24 Vi COACHES First Row—Mr. Gary Fisher, Mr. Thomas Beaver, Mr. Maurice Fall. Second Row—Mr. Lester Serier, Mr. Donald Haller, Mr. Russel Bates, Mr. James Albaugh. Page 51 TRACK • The Track season opened with an interest in the sport that was unusual to the school. Practice started the fifteenth of March, and promises for the ’37 season were strong and encouraging, for with five weeks of practice before a meet, the Thinclads were able to give an excellent showing for Alma Mater. The most encouraging note was the return of nine of last year’s letter-men, since Ionia won the Conference Meet and placed second in the Six B League. Ionia lost to Owosso in the first meet of the season 48-5 5; however, Ionia showed considerable team balance and placed in every event except the 440. The remaining meets on the schedule are with stiffer competition than last year, but in spite of this the Ionia boys should make an excellent showing for the ’37 season as Coach Gary Fisher has always proved a great inspiration to the team. The team is as follows: Hurdles: Zander, Hoppough. 100 yard dash: Schlernitzauer, Coates, C. Wilder, Connor. Mile: Groening, Minier. 440 yard dash: Palmer, Leland, Barnard, Jcpson. 220 yard dash: Schlernitzauer, Coates. 880 yard dash: Johnson. Pole-vault: Bill Arndt, Avery. Shot-put: Schlernitzauer, Zander. High-jump: Wilder, Balzell, Bob Arndt. Broad-jump: Schlernitzauer, Wilder. Schedulet April 22—Owosso __________ There May 8—West Central League Here April 26—Charlotte ________There May 15—Mt. Pleasant There May 3—Grand Rapids ________There May 22—East Lansing ---- There Page 52 BASEBALL Coach Albaugh started the ’37 Baseball season with about thirty boys reporting for practice. Six veterans—Thwaites, Erridge, Balzell, F.ldred, Wilder, and Odinga—returned and the team showed a great deal of polish for so early in the season. The first game with Belding on the sixteenth of April, was won by a score of 5 to 4. Hopes for success ran high because of this victory and the spirit shown by the team in the first few weeks of practice. S. S.: C. Wilder, Matthews, Chase, Winchell. 2nd B.: Eldred, Smith, D. Eddy, Barrows. C. F.:Swanberg, Lehman, Mason. L. F.: Seely, Robinson, Tanner. R. F.: Odinga, Messacar, Gallop. 3rd B.: B. Wilder, B. Eddy. 1st B.: Balzell, Redemsky, Drake. C.: Erridge, Mowatt, Mull. P.: Thwaites, Woodard, Coates, Harris, Bigsby. 19)7 Schedule April 16—Belding________________________________Here April 23—Portland Here April 27—Lake Odessa _________ - There April 30—Lansing Eastern ______________________ Here May 7—Belding_______________________________There May 14—Hastings __________ There May 19—Lansing Central ______ .. There May 21—Portland ............................. There May 25—Lake Odessa Here May 28—Greenville Here Page 53 TENNIS ’37 In ’36 the record of success for the Tennis team was excellent. Wilder and Perry went to the Regional Doubles tournament and Perry and Scheid went to the State doubles tournament. We won from Greenville twice and Belding twice, all our scheduled games. The meeting called to start the 1937 tennis season brought out more interested boys and girls than have appeared in many years. About sixteen people reported, among them, eight veterans. A series of playoffs were scheduled in order to determine the rank of the various players. The boys reporting for the team were: Paul Stewart, Jack Faude, James Vosper, Dale Jepson Jr., Charles Wilder, Harold Zeigler, and Donald Witzel. The girls reporting were: Margaret Dodes, Virginia Douglas, Alice Baird, Alice Hoy, Gertrude Brock, Charlotte Whitten, Jacqueline Ackerman, Dorothy VandenDaele and Betty Meisling. A tentative schedule was arranged including the Greenville, Lowell, Hastings, and Belding teams. The West Central League tournament was held here, May 8. Page 54 GOLF ’37 For the first time in quite a while the Ionia Golf team had a coach in the person of Mr. Serier. Only Wilder returned of last year’s team, as we lost three members through graduation. The ’36 team met with more than average success, winning all but three of their matches, and going to the Regional golf tournament at Kalamazoo. In view of the material that turned up, the promises for the ’37 season was great even though this is the first year for three of the members. A tentative schedule was arranged with some of the schools played last year. Page 55 WITH ALL GOOD WISHES COE AUTO SALES TO THU CLASS OF 1917 • • Olds mobile — Nash — Lafayette General Motors Trucks STATE SAVINGS BANK Compliments of .. . OF IONIA Wm. C. HOLTZ • Offices County Clerk IONIA :: BELDING Compliments of . . . • Member ZEIGLER LAUNDRY • Federal Deposit Insurance Core. 131 E. Lytle THE WARDLE AGENCY DEPENDABLE INSURANCE At Lowest Possible Rates Ionia - Michigan RUGS LINOLEUM FULLER’S (Two Stores) Stoves—Gas and Electric Furniture — Radios — Refrigerators Compliments of .. . JOHNSON SHOE CO. WATT 8c COLWELL LAWYERS • SHOES of QUALITY COMFORT For the Whole Family DR. A. B. SWEET • Compliments of .. . H. K. CAMPBELL DENTIST • West End Druggist Ireland Hardware Co. WEBER ELECTRIC CO. HARDWARE : STOVES : PAINTS and SPORTING GOODS • Westinghouse Refrigerators Thor Washers Electrical Contracting Page 57 BOYNTON’S, INC. THE IONIA COUNTY 218-220 West Main Street NATIONAL BANK • FURNITURE OF IONIA FUNERAL DIRECTORS Watches Diamonds • JOHN R. BOWERSOX Member Federal Reserve System Fine Watch Repairing • 227 WEST MAIN Deposits Insured up to $5,000.00 Compliments of . . . By The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. BURTON B. SIBLEY Attorney-at-Law Compliments of .. . DALE K. JEPSON WATER’S SHOE STORE SHOES . . . For the Entire Family Judge of Probate • 3 0 9 WEST MAIN Compliments of .. . Compliments of .. . J. C. PENNY, INC. Lylia A. Patrick • County Treasurer SHOEMAKER’S Congratulations . . . GROCERIES and MEATS To The Class of ’37 • • Phone 168 - - 302 E. Main Modem Cleaners and Dyers Standard Oil Company F. L. Boyd Dr. C. E. 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