Ionia High School - Ionian Yearbook (Ionia, MI)

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Staff Publishes I7th Ionian The Senior class of 1943 presents, through the Annual Staff, this ltlonianf' The staff chose as a theme this year School Life. We think this theme shows average American life, the idea for which many of the boys in this school, in this class, and on this staff will soon be fighting. We realize this yearbook of 1942-43 could never have been published without the help of the students, faculty, townspeople, and the business men of lonia. Therefore we wish to express our deepest thanks to them. Although the staff included only ten Seniors, seventeen other Seniors, Gloria Gardner, Bob Raymor, loan Fuller, Gwen Barnes, Eric l-leitman, lames Smith, Steve Rice, Norma lean l-ligbee, Muriel Smith, Leora Moore, loyce Guernsey, Marjorie f-lague, Phyllis Hulbert, Gordon Green, Corinne Wolverton, Harold McArthur, and Ed- ward Grant, wrote articles for the literary Com- mitlee. Twenty-four sold ads and Annuals, and many Seniors helped the literary committee type copy, To Miss Mabel Brown, Principal Lloyd T. Smith, and Russel Bates, the Senior class is greatly in- debted for their many hours of hard work. Mr. Bates is a junior high teacher, and his every spare moment for many weeks was occupied in taking pictures for the Annual. T H E S T A F F Editor-in-Chief . . . . ...., . . George Spaulding Business Manager . Photography Editor . Literary Editor ..... Art Editor .....,.. Assistant Photography Editors . . Assistant Literary Editors . . Assistant Business Manager , Photographer ...... Annual Adviser ..... . . Robert Kohloff , . Donald Todd . . . . , Barbara Owen . . . . . . Meredith lones . . 4 Muriel Smith, Vern Warnes . . Marie f-loward, Alice Swanberg . . . . . . . Phyllis Hulbert . . . . . . . Russel Bates . . . Miss Mabel Brown Business Adviser . ....... Principal Lloyd T. Smith Snaps and Glue Behind the Copy At Work

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PAUL WARNSHIIIS HGH RICHARD VVARDEN - Handsome Rowdy may soon be looking even more handsome in an aviator's uniform. A man of at-tion. Dick was a four letter win- ner in basketball, football, baseball, and tennis. lie- cause of his amiable disposi- tion and lack of conceit. he's well liked. jovial Hollander and future business man, Paul has been very devoted to school ac- tivities, includiml two years of orchestra and Seouts. and one of basketball. Camera club, Bunsen Burners. and Victory Corps. The Naxy or Coast Guard will adapt his excess energy next year. DELORES WILBUR Since completing her studies in February, Dee has han- dled a man-sized defense job. At I.H.S. she was seen at meetings of the Home Ke. and Comma-rrial elubs. Her neatness and friendly ae- gressiveness have won her many friends. 35 ELWOOD VVIGGINS f A right guy is llit-k, an ardent aviation fan who will probably farm for Uncle Sam. He spends his spare time studying: aeronautics, photography, and radio, and has works-tl faithfully in the l .l ,A, three years. VORINNE WOLVERTON lflesst' d with intelligent-e, beauty, and ambition, Con- nie made third place in her elass. She acted in the plays, wrote the elass his- tory, lmelontietl to G.A.A., Home Ee. and Camera clubs, and sang: soprano in the '41 uperetta, chorus, izlee club, and three years ot' double quartet. MURRAY SULLIVAN For four years Murray toot- ed his trumpet in band and dance band, and, after a brief army eareer. he'll be tootinir on to lrit-tht lillhts and radio waves, Besides being! an anlie and a real pal, Zi::t:ie has pursued a rolls-ue prep course, wrote the mass song. anal is a past hand president. Hoy Seoul. and Bunsen Burner. CHARLES UTESS lieinu a history teacher sounds ex- eitinyf to Cl1tiek. who was lieutenant eolonel of the Vietory Vorps, and has also been ar-tive in intramural basketball and base lt a l l, Commereial elult. lioy St-outs and Freshman football, 'l'lie Senior play depended upon his skill as property man- aeer. ' 1 eniors MARY 'I' H UM A S Her shyness and way ui' doing thintzs have won Blond1e' many friends. Her undoubt- t dly s u e 0 e s s f ul nursing career will win her many more. A collexze prep course and the Vietory Corps kept Mary ltusy. DOROTHY WANDELL lforexer full ot' fun is Dot- tie. who specialized in Home lie. work. That spar- kler on her left hand claims her future although she is planninfr on a defense job ritlht now, VERN WARNES - Ver- nie, or 'Armour is a eommereial st u d e rt t and snapshot editor for the An- n u a l . He's president of Camera club, a former Hoy St-out, a tennis devotee, and after prraduation plans on donating part ol' his future to the Marines and the rest to photography. D . H -is

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We Look Back Back in the fall of 1939 we took over the task of running the lunior High as high-class' Fresh- inen. We were ioined that year by 41 non-resi- dent students, bringing our enrollment to 144, and George Spaulding was elected as our leader. That was the year we had the school fair, and we also were the adopters of the Student Council constitution. Miss Frances Little, Miss Frances Patmos, W-illiarii Smith, and Stcnley Frisbie helped Principal Thompson 'keep us in lineff We timidly entered the Senior lligh as llSophs under the brave leadership of Edward Grant, and the supervision of Miss Mary Allen and Boy Car- penter, who couldnt llbear to part with us, so steered us through our lunior year, too. Always breaking traditions, we sponsored the first lunior play in years, l'Bashful Bobby, We also en- livened the atmosphere with a series of elab- orately decorated school parties that we, natu- rally, think were topped only by The Woodland Fantasy, our lunior-Senior prom. Our class officers that year were President Max Baglin, Vice-President Gordon Green, Secretary lune lohnson, and Treasurer Bob Baymor, 19431 Dignified Seniors at lastl Several color- ful weeks of campaigning resulted in the election of Don Todd as president, Bob Baymor, vice- president, Alice Swanberg, secretary, and Lor- raine Murphy, treasurer. We couldn't possibly have made our Alumni dance, Senior plays, and Annual such successes without the aid of Prin- cipal Lloyd T. Smith, Miss Virginia Cooper, Miss Mabel Brown, and Bussel Bates. Eighty-six of us donned our gray caps and gowns Sunday evening, lune 6, for the Bacca- laureate service, which was held at the Church of Christ. The following Thursday morning we met on the sloping lawn south of the high school for our Class Day exercises. The next morning, Iune ll, happily stepping up onto the theater stage to receive our hard-earned diplomas, we viewed our old classmates with mixed emotions, great happiness and the sadness of parting. Class Day X Standing: Gi-urge Spaulding, valedictoi-ian, Donald Todd, pri-sinh-nt: Murray Sullivan, song. Seated: Juni- Marie Johnson, sung: Betty Ji-an Kuhtz, poem: Joan Fuller, song: and L1-ora Moore, salutatorian. -20