Ionia High School - Ionian Yearbook (Ionia, MI)

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6? Here we are at the dedication of lonia as the capitol of Michigan, which makes this year of l965 a memorable year to the people of this community. As we heard one old-timer say, We haven't had so much excitement around these parts since Green- ville grew beardsl Our first stop in our little tour of the city is, of course, at the new Capitol Building which was de- signed by Ralph Nelson and built by the Robert Montgomery Construction Company in what used to be the Meijer's Store parking lot. Also inspecting the new building is Willet Holcomb, owner of the Holcomb Steamship lines, and Richard Kenyon, founder of the Kenyon School for Young Gentlemen. ln one of the upper halls we find quite a literary discussion going on among Nancy Hilton, a promi- nent clubwoman who writes for Vogue, Mademoi- selle and I-larpies Bazaar, Lois Otto, author of the book of poems Leaves of Alfalfa, Ioan Higbee, the Hollywood columnist, and Lorana Kauffman, editor of the popular magazine, Fake Love Tales. We next go to the new lonia Sports Arena where we see such prominent sports personalities as Don Kohloff, Head Coach at Yale, Hugh Hodges, bantam- weight boxing champion, lohn Martin, guard for the Chicago Bears, lack Horrocks, who broke the lUU- yard dash record, Ruth Perrien, writer of track sto- ries, Bob Hodson, manager of the Detroit Tigers, and LaVern Raab, coach at Notre Dame. Now we find ourselves at the monument erected by the Automobile Club of Michigan to Iim Lewis for perfecting a new glass which is as strong as steel, and paving our Main Street with it. We can't make out all the words from here, but the biggest is S-M-O-O-T-H. Among the people inspecting the new monument are Doctor Charles Langdon, who developed a new type of painless dentistry in which teeth are filled by atomics, Don Martin, ambassador to Great Britain, Earl Nelson, the explorer who trap- ped and brought home the rare tree-dwelling ele- phant from wildest Africa, Ioyce Winchell, Principal of Greenville High School, and Don Wolfert, head of General Motors. Dropping into Edington's Elite Eatery, which is owned and managed by Nancy Edington, we are greeted by Chris Harder, the singer who replaced Vaughn Monroe, and Wesley Christensen, the great scientist who was the first man to land on Mars. While talking, we discover that this restaurant was heated by a system of atomic heating which was created by loyce Schied. We are next entertained by the floor show which is being staged by Elizabeth Grieve, the star of the great stage show Andante, Ioan Patrick, star of the movie Queens Row which was directed by Lois Warner, and the orchestra of Floyd Kenney, who has combined the bands of Woody Herman and Stan Kenton. As we watch the floor show we notice at neighboring tables, such celebrities as Mary Io Dodes, the mayer of Green- ville, Ianice Hackett, the chief stockholder at Gibson Corporation, Bob Scholtens, owner of the Northern Union Telegraph Company, and Margaret Strand, president of the Muscians' Union. As we leave to go to the new industrial section of the town, we see Ioyce Coble, founder of Choco- late Cokes Anonymous, Charlene Bellingham, the first woman professor at Harvard, Neal First, the physicist who discovered a mysterious new liquid . . . water, Weston Hatinger, warden of Iackson Prison, Robert Sochor, inventor of the Sochor De- elevator shoes which make people appear shorter, Anna Smalley, the owner of the Keepum-Cheapum chain of grocery stores, and Robert Heppe, million- aire owner of the Bar-None Dude Ranch. During our walk we meet Richard Herron, the bowler who won the A.B.C. championship ten years in succession, Ioan Bradley, manufacturer of the per- fume, l'Evening in Brooklyn, Richard Christiansen, the Detroit Tigers' Third Baseman, talking with David Hanson, who will introduce his new Hansmobile to the public tomorrow. We also ran into Harold Har- ley, the president of H.H. University, Gloria Cottrell and Donna Harrigan, joint owners of a chain of theatres, Carol Covert, sales manager of the Hans- mobile Corporation, Alice Furman, the wealthy owner of a mink ranch, Shirley Garland, the inven- tor of a filmless camerahit won't even take pic- tures, and that famous explorer, Norvall Bishop, who discovered a new continent in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The first sight that greets our eyes is the Marsh Automobile Plant where David Marsh manufactures his Model T's which he sells to high school and col- lege students. Among the people inspecting the new line are Iohn Moore, the man who took lohnny Weismuller's place in the Tarzan series, Patricia Lazarus, who made a fortune of selling electric fans to Eskimos, lack Bales, who won the Pulitzer prize for the great book Thrilling Sport's Stories, Ilene Fuller, chief accountant for Hansmobile Corporation, Mary Barton, inventor of a diaper with built-in safety pins, Betty Collins, a famous dress designer, Nancy Carroll, owner of the chain of Carroll Beauty Shops, Dorothy Eddy, who is teaching a Iudo class at lonia High School, Clarabelle Bennett, owner of Ye Olde Fashion Shop, and Garold Galloway, manager of the local Walblue Drug Store. Our next stop is the Ketchum Kandy Kitchen where we insist that Alice treat us to some of her delicious candy. Among the people found here are Joanne Todd, who has just returned from a trip around the world to increase her collection of rare old volumes, Lucena Lafler, who sculptured a figure of Dick Tracy in the side of Pikes Peak, Lorene Stanton, inventor of X-ray glasses, Lois Piper, the famous New York journalist, Beulah Herron, who combined a washing

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.git--1 .. 5 Q . ann--.. ANNUAL STAFF Annual For no man can tell what the future holds Abut your '48 IONIAN staff tried its best, and proudly presents its visions of the World of the l:'uturel Production got underway early in December when the staff members were selected. Immediately, a theme was chosen, and soon members were deeply engrossed in completing dummies, shooting people cmd familiar places, and selling ads and annuals. An assembly, Annual Alley, was presented in March to officially start the sale of annuals. The talents of an appropriated 'Senior Trio, along with a short skit and sales talks, combined to lend an air of success to the occasion. To our advisers, the faculty, Mr, Henry MacDonough, and to the businessmen who purchased advertisements, we wish to extend our deepest appreciation. Thank you alll Editor-in-chief . . . Business Manager.. . Literary Editor .... Art Editor, ., . Music Editor .... Senior Section.. . . .Carol Youngs . . . , .Carol Covert ... . . .Nancy Hilton . . . .Lorana Kauffman . . .Margaret Strand .Joan Higbee Administration .. ,.....,. Alice Ketchum, Ruth Stencel Snap pages. . . . .,.. Pauline Hafner, Garold Galloway Classrooms ,.... ....,........ . , .... Rus Gregory Organizations .. ....,... .... K athryn Stencel Sports Editors .... ...Dave Hanson, Chris Harder Photography . ,. . .........,.. Dwight Stewart l-ile1'CU'Y AdViS9f - - . . , ,,.. Anna Smith Business Adviser .... ......... L loyd T. Smith Photographer ..,. Henry MacDonough AD SELLERS First Row: Clarabelle Bennett, Anna Smalley, Carol Covert, Nancy Hilton, Mary Jo Dudes, Joyce Winchell, Joanne Todd, Lorana Kauffman, Joan Bradley, Lorene Stanton, Ruth Perricn. Second Row: Arden Petersen, Dick Peabody, Margaret Strand, Dorothy Eddy, Charlene Bellingham, Pat Reynolds, Joan Kernen. Third Row: Nc-al First, Don Hull. l ANNUAL SELLERS First Row: Harold Harley, Dale Rusnell, Joyce Winchell, Joanne Todd, Mary Jo Dudes, Carol Youngs, Ruth Perrien, Merlene Steele, Izola Davis, Alice Furman, Clarabelle Bennett, Don Hull. Second Row: Neal First, Andy Hanulcik, Carol Covert, Alice Ketchum, -loan Kernen, Marge Thomas, Pat Rey- nolds, Janice Hackett, Charlene Bellingham, Willet Hol com b.

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4 and a sewing machine to sew the buttons that were torn off in the laundry back on, and Gordon Hill, the new owner of the Woolworth Company. What is gathering over here? Why, it's a regular political meeting. There's Beverly Bailey, the new governor, Izola Davis, the Secretary of State, Ioan Kernen, United States delegate to the United Na- tions Assembly, Barbara Smith, mayor of Detroit, Beverly Youngs, Attorney General of Michigan, and Dwight Stewart, Chaplain of the United States Senate. This huge collection of buildings up ahead is the Hull stockyards run by Don Hull. There he is talking to Arden Petersen, the gentleman farmer who wrote the book Forever Ayrshire. Speaking of Petersons, there are the two Peterson girls, lane, who invented an easy chair that takes care of your every need, and lean, who has invented a machine to push those buttons. We see that Scoutmaster Richard Peabody is dis- playing his 150 merit badges for the occasion. Some of the people standing near him are lack Wilcox, first man to reach the center of the earth, Carroll Stanton, Indianapolis speedway champion, Celia Moon, writer of all ten songs on last week's Hit Parade, George Totten, Manager of Totten's Fly- ing Circus, Oren Shattuck, inventor of an atom- powered submarine, and Margie Thomas, who be- came rich when she discovered Uranium in her back yard. See that tall building over there? That's the new Tatler Hotel owned by Merlene Steele. Let's go over and see who we can find there. There's Dale Rusnell, professor of speech at the University ot Michigan, Bill Hickok, owner of the Singer Sewing Machine Company, talking to Keith Sypher, who runs the Sentinel Standard, Kathryn Stencel, who sells vitamin enriched reindeer milk, Dick Kulfan, manufacturer of buttoned shoes for the new look, Carol Youngs, the first woman to conduct a sym- phony orchestra in Carnegie Hall, lune Sonier, in- ventor of the left-handed electric iron, Pat Reynolds, first person to climb Mount Everest, Dorothy Phillips, who crossed an orchid with a dandelion, and over there handing autographs to a flock of school chil- dren is Marilyn Youngs, who invented a machine that does homework, Peggy Haberstumpf, owner of The Modern Dry Cleaners. Well the sun is starting to set and it is time to return home but this has been a great day for Ionia, and a happy day for us to have been able to meet the graduates of the class of l948. vqwczuh President .... . . .Dwight Stewart Valedictorian . , .... Carol Covert Salutatorian . . . .... Nancy Hilton Music ........ .... M argaret Strand Editor . . . .......... Lorana Kauffman Activities .... .... C arol Youngs, Ioan Higbee Citizenship .... ..... I zola Davis, Kathryn Stencel Dramatics .... ................. I oan Patrick Attendance, . . .... Shirley Garland, Iune Sonier Commercial .... Home Economics .... Vocational ..... Agriculture .... Athletics . . , Scholarship .... Student Council. School Spirit .... Science .,... . . . .Ruth Perrien . . . .Dorothy Phillips . . . .Norvall Bishop ,.....Neal First . . . .Robert Hodson . . . . . .Iames Lewis . . .Nancy Edington . . . .Lorene Stanton Wesley Christensen