Ionia High School - Ionian Yearbook (Ionia, MI)

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Time Was The first disc in our album is a recording of our Freshman year. We began in W. B. Lincoln with students participating in Chess and Checker Club and the Dramatic Club, with Bob McBrayne and Iohn Moore as their respective presidents. ln sports Howard Pate won a letter in football, and Stan Thomas in baseball. At the end of the year, Marilyn lanes was presented a certificate for her high scholastic standing. Our Sophomore year comprises the second record. We moved into Senior High that year. Bob Guernsey won second in the District Decla- rnation Contest. Colin Williams was top sales- man in the Bond Drive. Connie Schild was chosen as one of the cheering squad. Basketball letters were won by Howard Pate and lohn Moore. Howard Pate was placed on the All-Conference second team in football. The next record is our lunior year. Iohnny Barnes was elected president of the Band. Other officers were Ianet lepson, treasurer, and Russell Breckon, secretary. Bob Kenny was placed on the All-Conference first team in football. Howard Fate was co-captain of the basketball team. Ronald Powell won the State PFA. Oratorical Contest. Marilyn Vanhetloo was general chair- man of the Prom. Class officers of the year were: Leonard Schwab, president, Charles Markle, vice- president, Thelma Young, secretary, Paul Echlin, treasurer, and Clarence Haas, sergeant-at-arms. Our Senior year constitutes the fourth record. Officers elected were: Ned White, president, Ron- nie Powell, vice-president, Ada lean Nielsen, sec- retary, Marilyn lanes, treasurer, and lohn Shat- tuck, sergeant-at-arms. A debate team composed of Ada lean Nielsen, Avis Rusnell, Roger Nielsen, Stan Thomas, and Marian Badder won the dis- trict contest. leanne Nielsen was chosen Potato Queen, and Paul Echlin was chosen Snow King. Marcia Harwood, Don Gillett, and Iames Kuehn were invited to the Math and Science Conference at Central. The production of the l946 lonian was a Senior project to which many of the gradu- ates contributed, led by a staff of twelve under the direction of Editor Marilyn Vanhetloo and Business Manager Iohn Barnes. Baccalaureate, Class Day, and the graduation exercises complete the album of our school days.

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+ ' 6'-7' iwqjulu if ,v G Demonstrating Magnetism Sound Waves Atomic Energy Collecting Oxygen Experiments Today Plant Life Equation Hour YSt1C Number This year Mr. Thompson instructed general science, while Mr, Wiles taught algebra, general science, physics, trigonometry the tirst semester, and solid geometry the second semester. Mr. Morrall enlightened the students ot chemistry, plane geometry, and algebra, The students of biology were instructed by Mr. Haslick. The trigonometry, advanced algebra, and solid geometry courses, all halt-year subjects, are al- ternated so that two ot these courses are oiiered each year. These subjects are reserved tor those students who display a more-than-ordinary in- terest in mathematics, and who expect to con- tinue their studies Where these subjects are es- sential. Marcia Harwood, Don Gillett, and lames Kuehn, accompanied by Mr. Morrall and Mr. Wiles, attended the math and science confer- ence at Mt. Pleasant on February 9.