Lee High School - Echo Yearbook (Grand Rapids, MI)

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93, LEE HIGH Section XXIII: I, Sanford Kaat, will my seat in the session room to Clare Lipscomb unless Mr. Young sees a more fit place for Clare. Section XXIV: I, john Kossen, will my entire career to Esther Caudel realizing she has much to learn. Section XXV: I, jackwin Kreple, will my calm ways to Velma Hazelwood to use at any time she cares to. Section XXVI: I, Leo McLavic, will my Ford to Henrietta Knoper hoping Mr. Young will accept that as reason enough for being late. Section XXVII: I, Leonard Oosterink, will my magnetic personality to Warren Graff providing he doesn't use it on Frances Balke. Section XXVIII: I, Pauline Scott, leave my charm to Laura Thompson. I'm sure she'll profit by my past. Section XXIX: I, jennette Schuitema, will my love for Kenneth Sims to Thelma Burgard. I have decided to stay single. Section XXX: I, Kenneth Sims, leave my grouchy disposition to Dorothy Kaat. I think she is just too sweet. Section XXXI: I, Mildred Spenle, will my ability to play girls' basketball to William Demoray. Section XXXII: I, George Start, will my convincing ways to Mr. McCrath hoping he'll be as successful with Miss Peet as I have been. Section XXXIII: I, Emajean Vander Sluis, will my million dollar smile to Mr. Young to use when he is actually pleased. Section XXXIV: I, Marvin Van Dyke, will anything I have to Janice Brumels and wish her many happy returns of the day. Section XXXV: I, Ruth Vos, will my love of fun to Donald Lyons. Poor fellow! Section XXXVI: I, Ruby Uselton, will my ability to type to Virgil Beld providf ing he doesn't use this to write love letters to a certain young lady. Scction XXXVII: I, Orie Vandenberg, will my frisky nature to Benjamin Hankamp. Make yourself noticed Ben. Section XXXVIII: I, Clayton Vander Meer, will my scientific ability to Donald De Young, a young man who shows promise in that line. Section XXXIX: I, Ray Wilson, will my straw hat to Willene Brumels so the sun won't bring her freckles out any plainer. Section XL: I, Lewis Young, will my qualities as a gentleman to Willard Huizf enga who needs my qualities greatly. Section XLI: I, Jane Haire, will my influence over Jack Langland to some poor freshman girl in need of a boy friend. Section XLII: I, Doris Halpen, will my ability to get my lessons to Kenneth Graff hoping this will aid him to keep eligible for basketball next season. Section XLIII: I, Gerald Hankamp, will my pious nature to Elaine Marsac so she will be wellfprepared to marry that minister. Section XLIV: I, Luella Hineline, will my ballet slippers to Cowboy Potter to use during the next few football seasons. Section XLV: I, Frances Hulst, will some of my height to Clarence Tap so he won't have to stand on his seat to see the speakers at assemblies. Section XLVI: I, Kenneth Ingram, will my art of skipping school to Billie Boone who, I understand, is afraid he'll get caught. In Witness fl-hereof: Signed in questionably sound body and mind. Venus The Seniors of 1933 per Attorney at Law and Mars. Bill De Witt, A.B., B.S., Ph.D., M.D., Etc. Nineteen

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LEE HIGH 1933 CLASS WILL We, the wise and advanced class of nineteen hundred and thirty-three, do state this as our last will and testament. Article I: To the faculty we leave our sincere sympathy upon losing so fine a class. Article II: To the eighth grade we leave our quiet ways. Article III: To the Freshmen we leave our dignity. Article IV: To the Sophomores we leave our best wishes. Article V: To the juniors we leave a warning, watch your step. Article VI: Section I: I, Joan Blackport, will my ability to speak to Robert Hines. Section II: I, Celina Bradford, will my quiet and sweet disposition to Bernard Baker who should profit by this possession. Section III: I, Jeanette Bruining, will my laugh to Ona Hatherly provided she doesn't take the name Minnehaha, Laughing Waters. Section IV: I, Marguerite Bagge, will my musical ability to Joe Johnson prof vided he refrains from teaching his art to young ladies. Section V: I, Herman Baker, leave my sincere sympathy to the public speaking students. Miss jonker would not let me sit in the back row. Section VI: I, Thelma Baker, leave my phone number to Alfred Schmitt. I'm home any Tuesday or Wednesday night. Section VII: I, Charles Bassett, will my auburn thatch to Franklin Dykstra. It will give him that additional flash. Section VIII: I, Conrad De Maar, will my big feet to Harold Yonkers, warning him to keep off the feet of others. Section IX: I, Bill De Witt, leave the task of drawing up the class will to any industrious Junior. Section X: I, Charles Dodds, will my ability to roast peanuts to John Quakkelaar providing he doesn't eat too many. Section XI: I, Grace Dykstra, will my all and all to Rense Post hoping it will pep up his appearance. Section XII: I, Tilda Giddis, will my numerous excuses to Reginald Hoek to use in the future when he skips school. Section XIII: I, Arthur Hage, leave my sincere wishes for success to every English student. Section XIV: I, Betty Butterworth, will my ability as a poet to all Literature students. Section XV: I, Russell Callahan, will my basketball sweatfshirt to Daniel Hin' denach providing he notifies the public that it is not a nightfshirt. Section XVI: I, Thurston Camp, leave my extensive knowledge of the world and its content to Oscar Donker. May he profit much by this. Section XVII: I, Harold Cotton, will my art of blufling the teachers to Ray Ritz who has been unsuccessful so far. Section XVIII: I, Ellouise Davidson. leave my wonderful personality, abilities and accomplishments to William Hansen. Section XIX: I, Hilda De Graff, leave my dignity and serenity to Veta Cunning' ham provided she doesn't cry if it does her no good. Section XX: I, Jack Langland, will my extraordinary power over women to Bernie Vander Meer to use in cases of extreme necessity. Section XXI: I, Fred Lutzke, leave my control of my temper to Mr. Kuizema. Section XXII: I, Evelyn McCune, will my affectionate ways to Fred Turner to use in his future undertakings. Eighieen

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LEE HIGH 1933 CLASS PROPHECY june, 1953! What a change a few years can make. just twenty years ago this month I graduated from Lee High and here I meet Clayton Vander Meer in the balmy atmosphere of Southern California. Clayton Vander Meer, with the aid of Marvin Van Dyke, has organized the World Wide Broadcasting Company. Through his aid I have been able to examine his great laboratories where I had a chance to experiment with the Radio View, a new invention which allows one not only to see others as if by magic, but also to hear them talk. One of my few experiments was to see whether I could get in touch with the graduates of 1933. As I turned the dials, I heard a distorted sound of voices and music. Then the screen cleared and I saw Thelma Baker and Marguerite Bagge playing concert selec' tions before a large audience. The vision faded and suddenly a woman talking very rapidly appeared on the screen. The familiar features were those of joan Blackport giving a recipe for making angel food cake. Next the sound of an orchestra and singing came forth and I saw Charles Bassett seriously crooning a love song while Jack Langland led his widely known orchestra in accompaniment. However, I had to leave them as there were many others in the class to be seen. The next thing I saw was a very interesting group of people in a theatre, To the left stood Pauline Scott, now an actress, and Grace Dykstra, an acrobatic dancer, looking at the first showing of their latest picture. To the right were Kenneth Ingram, president of the United Picture Company, and Lewis Young, the publicity agent busily engaged in trying to convince the picture censors, Jane Haire and Frances Hulst, that there was nothing wrong with the picture. They certainly sounded convincing to me, but this was no time to listen. Again I turned the dials, a large ranch house came into view. Near the road a sign read Bradford and Kreple Health Ranch. On the porch of the house were two women engaged in a heated argument. They were the food specialists, better known to me as Ruby Uselton and Mildred Spenle. They were trying to decide how many calories there are in a glass of chocolate malted milk. Around the corner of the house, a cloud of dust suddenly arose and from it came a cowboy, none other than my old friend, Conrad De Maar. A moment later Jennette Schuitema and Kenneth Sims arrived. Conrad had just given them the fifth lesson in the art of horseback riding. The picture seemed to get dusty as it faded again but I advanced the knob a little, and a picture of sunny Michigan appeared. The place was Hilda De Graff's Dairy Farm near Grand Rapids. Across the field I saw two merry maidens hurrying and chatting gaily as they went out to com' plete their daily tasks. They were Emajean VanderSluis and Ellouise Davidson. Near the house I saw Sanford Kaat, the superintendent, completing his plans to sell more milk since prohibition had been voted back. Off to one side in a shady spot were an artist, Gerald Hankamp, industriously painting a picture, and Betty Butter' worth, a poetess, dreamily gazing at the horizon. A very peaceful and agreeable picture indeed. From this, the scene shifted to a place where there was much confusion and noise. As I acquainted myself with the situation, I saw Leonard Oosterink trarnping back and forth in an office and kicking everything in his way. At the desk nearby sat Fred Lutzke scratching his head while he measured and re-measured some plan. Near the door an inventor, Orie Vanden Berg, stood with a screw driver in his hand, Twenty