Ionia High School - Ionian Yearbook (Ionia, MI)

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Class I-Izstory The k1 kotf of the first of four fun filled quarters began 1n September of 194 Our pos1t1on as upperclass men of the W B Lmcoln Jr H1gh School was brought to a sudden halt by the condemnmg of that bu1ld1ng It wis tlmc out rlght enough but behcve If or not lt was tlme out to flnd a new pl xymg field We bccxmc lowly bench warmers III tht Scmor Hxgh Two freshmen who d1st1ngu1shcd themsclxcs were lmct Todd who wis chosen drum major and who contlnucd to lead the band durlng her hxgh school career and Clyde Spencer who won honors 1n declamatory work In the second quarter our class partlclpated III the school bond drrwc Rlffee Johns and Betty Heath took honors w1th the upperclassmen by wmnmg medals for thelr outstandmg work IH the drlve Several of our fel low students also took part 1n the operetta g1V6H by the mus1c department In athletlcs our class showed 115 ablllty by wmmng several varslty letters The wmners were Rlchard Spauldlng and Max VanVleck 1n basket ball Stanley Kltch Rlchard LeValley Douglas Bened1ct and R1chard Spauldlng 1n football and Rlchard Neus The hlgh light of the thlrd quarter was the Jr Prom For the Hrst tlme wc chose offiters to plan our act1v1t1es Clyde Spencer wxs elected pres1dent R1chard Neusufter v1ce '7I'C9IClEIlt Robert Hague treasurer and Marxlyn Fnend secretary Rlchard Neustlfter was elected cap tam of the 1946 grldlron team Our outstandmg people ID the speech field were Clyde Spencer and Robert Luz The final quarter was undertaken wrth great enthus1 asm Robert Hague was elected presldent Harry Ge muend VICE presldent Norene Parker secretary Janlce Melhnger treasurer and Quentln Brlctson sergeant at arms Our football team won the West Central Con ference Champ1onsh1p under the leadershlp of Rlchard Neustlfter That wlll haxc to be the last down There wont be any more plays 1n th1s the most exc1t1ng game that we have played The clock s b1g hand stands at zero The tlmer holds the p1stol hlgh 1n a1r Crack' The game ends We stream from the field of h1gh school contests to lxfe s b1g game Presulcnt Robert Hrgue Valedlctor ans U dene Parke Mar Iyn Fr end Salutatorxan N Pa ker Spade? a JnrPredntD dHn Wes Log bah I w 'C , x , - s N . , . . 3 5 J. c r C S ' . N . Y' v I V X , . , I , r . 5 1 Z , .5 1 . , , 2 Q 3 ' 3 A 5 U W H'k x v ' ' y ' s s s 1, Q s. 2 N 2 . . 5 Y ix Y v ' l Vs. 2 . L 1 tifter, Don Geiger and Beryl Munn in baseball. 2 N V 3 ' a ' i : I r. a f -' 'fr Q 1 1 Q ' : orenc r 7 ' , . ' ., resent lion: u io si e , avi a son, ley n ' c , ' ' ' L , L ' , V

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Class Poet Coralle Curt: Song laura May Ander on Joanne Gaerman Richard Frcen Prophets Clyde Spencer Robert Luz Wxll Manlyn Coe Arloa Smalh Historians Janace Melhnzer Alace Teachmann Class Day Program Class Wall We the Semor Class of the lonla Hleh Sehool Caty of Ion1a State of Mlehagan beanq of sound mand and body and not knowang what may befall us and beang aware that soon we shall leaye these halls foreyer do hereby publaely make our hrst and last valll and testament ARTICLE I We the Senaor Class do leaxe to the Board of Eduea taon our promlse that vye yyall endeaxor to beeome vyorthy e1t1a.ens ARTICLE II To th Faeulty we leave our saneere gratatude for thelr Ulltlflllg help throughout our four years ARTICLE III To the umor Class vxe leaye the honor ot bemg looked upon as Senaors of the Ionaa High School To the Sophomores and Freshmen we leaye eourage Youll need at vye dld ARTICLE IV Our Personal Bequests I Daek Neustlfter do le aye my exeellent football ablhty to Chuek Langdon I Uldene Parker do leaye my good nature to Ruth Perraen I Alaee Teaehmann do leaye my traendlaness to Kath ryn Steneal I Bob MeBrayaae do leaye my danemg teehnaque to Don Wcnlfert yyho already ha a good start to Daye Han on I uentm Brletson do leaye Semor Enqhsh mueh to my relaef I oyee Fox do leaye my frequent absenee to anyone vyho ean haye a mueh fun as lye had I Ratfee ohns do leaye my abalaty to read notes musaeal and otherwase to Margaret Strand I Laura May Anderson do not leave my mterest an Paggy Hodson to anyone I Bob Luz do leave my vntty saymgs to Chras Harder I Harry Gemuend do leaye my su aye vaay vvlth garls to Don Kahloff May he earry on breaklng hearts as I have I Clyde Speneer vxlsh to keep all I haye We the Senaor Sextet do leave the joy ot workang wlth Mass Bowman to the Sophomore Sextet We Maralyn Frlend and Norma Gloss1 do leave our petate saze to Carol Youngs and joan Bradley We the Senaor Class do leaye our best washes to Nancy Edmgton We Mar1lyn Coe and Arloa Smath do leave the hectle burden of Wfltlllg next years W1ll and Testament to Carol Covert and ,loan Fleekenstem af they have honor to be chosen We hereby appomt Lloyd T Smath sole exeeutor of thas our last wall and testament Slgned The Semor Class of 1947 Thas document was sagned sealed and declared by the Senaor Cl s to be thear last vull and testament Sagned Notary Publae Maralyn Coe Arloa Sm1th My eommassaon exp1res june 1 1947 I 3 x I ' r I -Y ' ' 1 1 el 1 e 2 ' I - y -. . . I , 7 . . e . .. ,, , ... r 1 -. y - v f -. . . . ,' . e s s , ' V ,. ,, , , ' . , , , ' ' e f ye .' s ,. . e- a - . Y 7 -I Inq, - C 2' V x 51 1 . -5 y . l , . I V 4 5 ya s .I ' . s as s- vs v ' Q . 'e ' ' z . , M ,e f - 2 ' I 's s e ' sf ,N , - s I - ' ' , , . . . 3 5 K e . '. Q- . ,I as V l 'V ' I ', Q a S ' - . Y s V ., . -' e ' , 1 K 7 K S Y- ' ' az ' as z K , . I, Bob Hague, do leave my populzaraty and leadershlp ' ' ' s . 's V l- if vw x l ' - , , r , , , ,J .. ,, 'e . Q , -5 R , ' 'z ' 'a as ' 1 'X z . . , Y ya Y ' ' I s . S 1--. V 3 . I 1 1 , . : 4 ' s , ' ' 1 . ' ' . . . . . , . , s Y a 5 r Y v v' y ' ' 1 I 1 ' : , a a ' N -- 51 ' y. n . 1 . . M f 5 1 , ,' e, f , , , . . , , , . I 1 9 I V ' 1 .7 , , , , ' 1 S' ' ' 3 , Y ' I T , . , . 3 7 3 , . W -,

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Class Prophecy The oeeasron yyhleh l01l11i Hxgh Sehool students and alumm haye planned and dretmed of for many long years has finally mtter1al1zed On th1s glorrous n1ght rn 1970 the new IOIIIA H1gh Sehool QYIHIIHSIUIII 15 to be dedlcated The feature attr1et1on of the evemng w1ll be a baske ball game between the Bulldogs of lO111d. and the Kentueky Wllde 1ts for the bi ketbxll ehamp1onsh1p of the Unxted St mtes Mueh of the eredlt for the pl innrng md eonstruetxon of thxs huge gymnasxum vyhleh eoyers four e1ty blocks IS due tl e famous eonstruet1on team of Stan Klteh, en Umeer, and Merrell Ketehum elrxftsman Most of the funds to eonstruet th1s mammoth arena were generously donated by Dr Raffee ohns ellllllellt phys1e1an who has just returned from Franee where he performed the del1eate operatlon of YCITIOXIIIQ' 1 sllyef from the hand of the lllllt d States ambassldor to Franee Bob Hague S1nee Coaeh Joe Newell of lonla arr1yed 111 th1s fa1r city way baek 111 1945 he has brought the athlet1e teams of IHS IXIIO the I1it10I11l hmelwht after Wllllllllg the MILDIQHI1 basketball eh lI11p1OI1Sl'11p for f1fteen eonsecu txye years The referees for tomght s battle vnll be D1ek Spauld mg who eoaehes the professlonal basketball champs, Spauldlng s Sharpshooters md the man who made Amerlea forget jesse Owens and Glenn Cunnmgham because of h1s spectacular y1ctor1es ID the 19W Olymp1e games D1ek Neustlfter Attendlng the game from a soelal standpolnt wrll be LOIS Ansloyx the soe1ety edltor of the New York Dally Blow and her elose acqualntanee Ruth Smlth who 1S here to vet new xdeas for hat eremons for Ye Dalnty Garments Shoppe In the ble lehers can be seen miny alumm of the fa mous IHS class of 47 xneludnw the world famous ar ehrteet Marllyn Coe Doe Putnam who IQ best remem bered for h1s faye eonsecutlye lndlanapohs Speedway champ1onsh1ps dr1y1ng h1s atom powered racmg car de slgned and engmeered by Dxek LeValley of the LeValley Atom Spl1tt1ng Corporatlon the em1nent genealog1st D1ck Wagner who has just revealed the story of hovt he d1s eoyered th MISSIIIQ Llllli someyyhere near the mys terlous e1ty of Mumr Mlehlllll Wesley' Longanbieh and R1chard Comer who have just nnlshed Dlllldlllg a sus pens1on brldve from earth to moon Maxme Mltchell 1ust baek from the North Pole where she ha been busy selhng refrlgerators to Esklmos the lnventor of the new errorless typewr1ter, joy e Larson and uent1n Br1ctson, who Will tomorroyx attempt to better h1s reeord skx Jump of 716 feet estabhshed at Su1e1de Hlll at the Bertha Brock Park 111 the Wxrlter of wo anet Todd erextor of the sensxtronal eonne str1p L1ttle Grphan jannle Norene and Uldene Parker Congresswomen from M1eh1gan novt eompetmg for the gubernatonal post Velma Beaeh, who ls now workmg on a runless s1lk stoeklng Laurt May Anderson and Bob MeBrayne the danemg stars of the Broadway produe t1on Danee Dont Run who em now be seen enter mg through the s1de entranee tnd xre lD61l'lg greeted by early eomefs Mary Anne Steyenson mtnager of Y Da1nty Garments Shoppe Marllyn Fr1end eomposer of the latest song h1t Not Gullty md Harry Gemuend vtho has lust returned w1th h1 bind Harrys Hoos1er Hot Shots from Afrlea where he has been U1'y1llg bene fit performanees for the natlves In the far end of the gym strugghng desperately to get some hog dogs and pop fre Gorahe Curt1s Vklllllel' of the Nobel pr11.e 111 poetry S1r Max VanVleek Grder of the Bath who has just been knlghted by the Enghsh klllg for sw1mm1nf1 the Enghsh eh mnel w1th h1s hands and feet t1ed whlle fOW1X1g 1 th1rty foot barge dealer rn rare old loye letters Ioyee Fox Betty Heath who has just hmshed her latest book The Egg and You Norma Glossl better known as Madlme Crystalball fortune teller extraordlnary D1ek Potter publ1c1ty tgent for Danee Dont Run and Arloa Smlth edltor of the women fashron mag 1z1ne ent1tled Vyfomm s Lone Companxon Far up ln the baleony we fre blrely xble to see the drama er1t1c for the New York Darly Blow Alm Yonan, joan Peabody OI'1Q1I1dt0I' of the new deadher perfume Mrdmght Madness Gordle ja k eenter faelder for the Lyons Larrupers D1ek Klmble qunmaster on In formatlon Please Allee Telchmann member of lnfor matlon Please board of experts Gene Henry professor of phy s1CS at Unly ers1ty of Mxchlgan, holder of vyomen s golf ehamp1onsh1p 'Iamee Melhnger Douglas Bened1et v1ol1n ylrtuoso of the world Joanne G1t,I'H1'l1l, star elar1net1st Ill Harry s Hoos1er Hot Shots The game started off w1th a bang and at half t1me Boy and Glrl Who Drd Most Cleverest Buy and Girl Cutegt Gu-I and Mug! for the School Janet Todd Athletic Boy Lols Anslow Bob Luz Marilyn Friend Bob Hague Duck Neusufter 1. 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