Leslie High School - Spirit Yearbook (Leslie, MI)

Text from Pages 1 - 80 of the 1951 volume:

-1-1 LLIA MATER L H S thy walls oomnndi , ls stand most revs:-sntly With our love for Alu lhter, Is give our best to thas Through thy corridors ws wander, Seeking more new friendship too, And for you our Llm lhtor, Grows rospsot and trust anal, l .Le watson Ile, the senior class of 1951, take great pride and pleasure in dedicating our school annualto the men and women in the armed forces We thank God for these brave men and women who are willing to give their lives that our country my renin free Expensive awards, decorative medals and streaming banners can never express our gratitude and appreciation to those who have given their lives and to those who are willing to mke the supreme sacrifice But we thank them all from the depths of our hearts, and may God be with each and every one of them Z A Dmfms mmon 0 XX! I Af A6 FM. -1 XI X . sa' oarcl of education Ford Chapemn, secretary, Richard Sohmldt, trustee We, the graduating class of 1951, wish tu extend our thanks to the board of education for the wonderful work they have done du:-mg our hlgh school years The many hours they have spent in our interests have been greatly appreolated 4 L. to R. Harold Hamilton, trusteeg Ruth Brown, treasurerg Leslie Vince, preeidentg aculty p lst Row Miss Bolz, Mrs Menke, Mrs Slaugh, Mr VanderLinden, Mrs Keeney, Mrs Rea:-1ck, Mrs Albro 2nd Rong kr Miller, Mr Lay lfr McKenzie, Mr Hecksil, Mr Gephart, Mr Byrum, Mr Gilles The pxctures of Miss Greiner, Mrs Smith, Mr Fredrickson, and Mr Bronson do not appear The class of 1951 has engoyed four pleasant years in Leslie High School due to the efforts of Mr VanderLinden, our supermtendent, and Mr Hecksel, principal, as well as all the other faculty members We would 111-ce to take this opportunity to thank them for their guidance and friendship Miss Greinez' has charge of the American government courses as well as a portion of the English department which Mlss Bolz shares Mr Gephart and Mr Hecksel teach world and AlH6I'1C8I1 h1story respectively The science department supervisor, has once xrore fulfilled her teaching duties exceedingly well, Mr Gilles, a new member of Leslie 's faculty, is asslstant coach Mrs Albro charge of the languave department and a portion of the English work The nnthematics department is in the efflcient hands of Mrs Rearick Mr killer, as in previous years, supervises the F F A and agricultural classes, WY1110 Mr Byrum is in his usual place as head of the industrial arts department The music department was under th6 supervision of Mr Bronson during the fn-at semes ter, Mr Fredrickson stepped neatly into place when hr Bronson was called to the servlce The home economics department has branched out under the mgic hands of Mrs Lenke The gunlor high school is supervised once more by Mrs Smith and Lx' Lay 5 ' o o , l o 1 1 is in the capable hands of Mr- McKenzie. Mrs. Keeney, commercial department ' . , . has Q . anitor George Bigg, custodian, is well known in Leslie High Bigg's efforts The graduating class of 1951 salutes you, Mr Bigg, for your friendliness and hard work 6 School. The clean halls and nent classroom are due to llr 5amoHs AW? Q5 xi' X XC! Z2-1 X Q K , MIX 5 Q Q X f w Y 3 , X 1 SEHIURS Donna Ncwlin 'School days are molds in which we cast the kind of life we want.' Office, 5 St. Council, 2, 3 Junior Play Annual Staff Basil Humphreys 'One cannot always be hero, but one can always be a man ' Chorus, Lg Football 5 Anne Chapman 'Character makes its own destiny Junior Play Senior Play Annual Staff Class Treas L Richard Wallace 'I never let my B0h0O11Dg interfere wlth my educat1o Class Pres L St Council 5 Junior Play Baseball 5 Barbara Sharp 'Her ways are ways of pleasantness Junior Play Chorus, 5, I4 Office, M Annual Staff nw 1951 Bob Coppernoll 'To the tardy list, I'm a permanent device, but I must admit, my bed is so nioe.' Football, l, 2, 5, ll Basketball, 1, 2 Baseball, 1, 2 Track 2 51 is Junior Play St Council, l Annual Staff Margaret Comstock 'Full of wi and wisdom, too, doing things she shouldn't do ' Chorus, 1 h Bill Taylor 'If all the world was athletics how happy I'd b Football, l, 2, 3 Basketball, l, 2, 5 14 Baseball, l, 2 5 Junior Play Senior Play Pat Dalrymple 'Smiling face and twink ling eye you simply can not pass her by ' Cafeterma, 2 Annual Staff Raymond Mizga 'The world belongs to the energetic, but after all who wants the world?' 1, 2 SEHIURS 1951 Yvonne Lantz 'She looks like an angel, acts like one too but you never can tell what an angel will do ' Annual Staff Cheerleader, 2 3 h Chorus, l 2 Office , Lg St Council h Class Treasurer, 2 Senior Play Galeta Stevens 'A g1ggle, a dash, a scream a clash ' Cafeteria, L4 Chorus, l, 2 Amelia Straub 'A little lady, no lar than a soft whisper Office, h Chorus, Annual Staff Junior Play Senior Play Barbara Silveus 'Little I ask, my wants are fe! Office, 5 h Cafeteria, 2, 5 Janet Gear1ng 'She has the respect and favor of all who know her Chorus, 3 L St Council, l, 2, 3, L4 Class vice gT881d6Dt, 2 Senior Play Junior Play Annual Staff Banking fx Q Dixie Lee Morris 'Pleasant and agreeable to have arcundg a nicer dis- position couldn't be found Chorus, l Office, I4 St Council 1.4 Junior Play Annual Staff Marilyn Misga 'Ln equal mixture of good humor and good sense Chorus, 2 Cafeteria, L4 Faith Sutliff 'A singer she is going to beg and a good one most und oubted ly Chorus, 3 h Office, 5 14 Eleanor Scott She keeps us guessing Office, Lx annual Staff Donna Dumbauld Better he small and shine, than large and cast a sha ou Office, M Chorus, 3 Pluline Adam! 'Lead me not into tempts tion just show me where it is Chorus, 1 2 5 Band, 1 Office, M H Junior Play Norman Vinson 'With tenor voice and dark black hair, that voice of his is really rare Chorus, 2 5 Junior Play Office, L Orchestra, 2 Mur1el Hoskins nAmb1t10D is her middle name Sec and Trees , 1 Cafeteria, 2 Library, 5 Office, 2 Junior Play Bill Dtvil 'Greater men than I have lived but I doubt it Basketball h Annual Staff Offlce, 5 St Council, 2, 5 Junior Play Carol McCarthy 'Why gentlemen prefer blondes Cheerleader, 5 h Chorus h Junior Play Herbert Fouty 'A qulet nan, but quite ln ' Football, l, 2 5 Baseball, 1, 2 5 Joyce Armbruster 'When there's nothing else to do, go to school, t' good for you Junior Play Senior Play Annual Staff Class Vice Pres l Nelson Cornell 'A little nonsense now and then is relished by the best of man Annual Staff Band, l, 2, Class Vice Pres L Basketball, l, 2 Peggy Burgess 'With lots of pep and lots of fun, she's one who's liked by everyone Office, h St C0unc1l 2 Class Sec , 5 S0n10f Play Annual Staff Robert Ward 'Women are my downfall Baskntball, l, 2, 5 Baseball, 1, 2 5 M Football, 1, 2, 5 SEHIURS C lare Dexter 'In his classes he's a bash- ful sort, but out with the fellovs, a right good sport Band, 1, 2, Barbara Darrow 'The gladdest words of tongue or pen, 'The weekend is here again' ' Cafeteru 2 3 Marilyn Stafford 'She never frowns, she never sighs, her rare good nature never d1es Chorus, 3 Lg Oibrary, 5 Office, Lg Junior Play 'Her friends are nnnyg her enemie , are there any? Chorus, 14 Office, I4 William Warner 'hatch out, I'11 do somthing sensational yet ' Chorus, Lg Basketball, 1 Football, 1 1951 Llloe Monroe 'She kms but one hobby, horses--- msn are her pastime ' Orchestra, 2 Office, 14 Library. 5 Cafeteria, Lg Annual Staff Jerry Holmes 'When he 's boss, nothings at loss , 2 St Council, 2 5 Class President, 2 Evelyn Stafford 'A mighty hunter her prey is men Chorus, 5 Lg, Junior Play 'I'm satisfied Iuth my self so why worry? Band, 1, 2, Football, 1 2 5 Basketball, 1 2 5 Baseball, 1 Lois Corte 'The kind of a girl ou look at twice Cafeteria, lg Chorus, 5 Office, ll C' O 6 3. h .lv . F. Fc A' 1: s 5 1 D 0 ' . 3 In -- 1 'I' I I Cecil Grim Ivan Harkness U ll J -- Il - ' y 5, b , V 0 1 I I A . 2. 5 ' Y I In F. F. A., 1 SEHIURS Joyce Jones 'Cheerful, even on a rainy day.' Chorus, 3, h Class Treasurer, 3 Class Secretary, h St. Council, L Charles Wingart 'Don't worry about t morrow, nu sun today Basketball, 1 2 Baseball 1 2 Jo Ann Smith 'If silence is golden, then she 's worth a million in gold ' Robert Sebolt 'Talkativenese produces nnny disasters so why talk7' Junior Play Bas eba ll l 2 Basketball, 3 h Betty Cooper 'She loves but one a tame ' Junior Play Chorus, 5, L4 Office, L Band, 1 l95l Robert Brown 'I'm not lazy, I'm just in love with s leep. F. F. A., 1, 2, 3 Junior Play Senior Play Track, la Thirza Rhodes Quiet, sincere, and very nice to know Loran Wyatt I know what I can know, and I am not troubled about what I cannot know Joanne Leonard 'Musical notes with a mel low tone, are a hobby all my own ' Ch0!'U3s ls 2: 5 Forrest Klinger 'Than boy works in school and soil honor lies in honest toil ' Baseball, 5 h Football, M Ramon Lantz I'm not a musicia I'm he whole brass band Basketball 5 I4 Football 5 L4 Annual Staff Chorus, L4 Junior Play Senior Play Band l 2, Joyce J ord on I do admire of mankind but one Office, L5 Cheerleader, l, 2 lg Ge orge Raymond 'The man with the million dollar personality F Junior Play Senior Play St Council, 5 lg Football 2 5 I4 Basketball, 5 I4 Joan Cranoe 'L girl of cheerful yesterdays and confident tomorrows Library, 2 Annual Staff Junior Play Miss Z ora Gro iner C lass S pons or JF- 1 Jo Ann Haines 'Happy go luolq' is her rule, her love lieth outside of school Jaok Harland Don't tell me, I know Junior Play Senior Play Football, Lg A , Track, 5 Annual Staff Ruby Voelm 'Some love two, some love threeg I love one and that one 's me Senior Play Library, 5 Annual Staff lr F L Gi les Class Sponlor 0l'l0l'J BILL DAVIS YVONNE LANTL VALEDICTORIAN SALUTAT OR IAN CUN LAUDE4' THIRD DONNA NCWLIN FOURTH AMELIA STRAUB FIFTH JOAN CRANCE SIXTH ANNE CHAPMAN SEVENTH PAULINE ADAMS EIGHTH DIXIE LEE MORRIS NINTH JO ANN HAINES TENTH JANET GEARING ELEVENTH JOYCE JONES Tl ELFTH CECILE GRIL D.A R REPRESENTATIVE DONNA NONLIN v with Honor 14 Claw Zl! ll le, the class of 1951, do hereby sake this our last will and testanpnt gg follqugg Dick Wallace wills his ability to learn how to dance to anyone who has nerve enough to try Lois Corte leaves her steady job at the Arcade theater to Althea Fogg Jack Harland leaves hu out of town girls to anyone who'll have them Peg Burgess transmits her sense of humor to Miss Bolz Jerry Holmes doesn't want to leave anything, he Just wants to leave Eleanor Scott bequeaths her natural color hair to Arleta Lemke George Raymond vulls his ability to stay away from Stockbridge to Tom Townsend Jo Ann Haines wills her ability to play basketball to Nancy Hasbrouck Bob Coppernoll transmits his ability to raid the Cafeteria after basketball practice to Charles Young Janet Gearing hands down her pleasant smile to Carol Kraft Betty Cooper wills her ability to drive the oar to Beverly Barron Donna Nowlin wills her one dlmple to anyone who has a match for it Anne Chapman leaves her ability to keep qulet to Beverly Gaston Barbara Sharp wills her bashfulness to Noel Jones Joyce Jordon bequeaths her natural curly hair to Nancy Page Bill Davis wills his ability to eat apples in Mlss Bo1z's literature class to any one who can get away with it Barbara Darrow leaves her ability to work in shop to Marge Fernald Forrest Klinger hands down his bashfulness to Terry lc!-'arland DiX16 Lee Morris bequeatns her long fingernails to anyone who can keep them that way Carol lvccarthy w1lls her abihty to flirt to Carol Chas ley Marilyn Stafford leaves her ability to dance to Marian Booth Barbara Silveus wills her ability to go steady to Janis Gilliver Herb Fouty wills his Vandercook lake girls to Harold Rice Raymond Mizga wills his 'pick up' truck to Tommy Townsend Bob Brown leaves h1s abillty to stay away from girls to Jake Daze Joyce Armbruster wills her excuses for skipping school to Katherlne Pratt Bob Ward leaves his eyebrows to Robbie Townsend Normn Vinson wills h1s talking ability to Mary Childs Marllyn Misga leaves her baby sitting Jobs to Sharon Palmer Alice Monroe wills her long hair to Joan Stankiewltz Basil Humphreys wills his Ag ohair to Jack Van Zandt Ivan Harkness wills his motorcycle to anyone with warm blood Clare Dexter leaves his model A to anyone who can handle it Charles Wingart wills his hook shot to Mr Gephart Faith Sutliff wills her ab1lity to keep a nan to Joyce Warner Amelia Straub wills her ability to type to Mary Davis Evelyn Stafford wills her levees to anyone who can get into them Jo Ann Smith wills her dark hair to Ruth Mast Galeta Stevens leaves her slenderness to Jeanne Adams Thirza Rhodes leaves her quiet ways to Betty Trafford Ruby Voelm w1lls her Job at Richnnn's to Betty Churchill Ramon Lantz. wills h1s muucal talent to Spike Jones Joanne Leonard wills her modesty to Sally Birohfield Joyce Jones wills her ability to get along with Mr Hecksel to Sue Moore. Muriel Hoskins leaves her naturally red hair to Delores Dutton Donna Dumbauld wills her short stature to Eleanor De Leeuw Joan Cranoe and Yvonne Lantz will the1r membership in the 58 club to anyone who can meet the requirements largaret Comstock w1lls her ability to get married to Miss Bolz Ceolle Grim hands down her passing grades in government to the class of 1952 Paullne Adams leaves her sister Jeanne to any tall, dark, and handsome bachelor Nelson Cornell wxlls the power to be a good democrat to Mr Gephart Bob Sebolt w1lls his Job at the A A: P store to anyone who can keep it Bill Taylor leaves the niclmame, 'Willie' to anyone who will aooopt it Loran Wyatt bequeaths his red hair to Dlok Price Pat Dalrymple wills her sparkling brown eyes to Judy Lynch We, the class of 1951, being of sound mind do hereby, on this date, February 25. 1951 affix our signatures to our last will and testament THE COMMITTEE 15 e Bill Warner hands down his height to Thelma Ward. l ' e Cladd Nad tory The graduating class of 1951 entered Junlor high under the capable leader ship of Robert Coppernoll, presldent Peggy Burgess, vice president, Lois Corte, secretary and treasurer Mr McKenzie and Mrs Nswhouse sponsored our class On taking the second ltep of our Journey, we found ourselves members of the eighth grade Our class officers were Bill Taylor, president Anne Chapman v1ce pres1dent, Muriel Hosk1ns, secretary and treasurer Mrs McKenzie, as our class sponsor, assisted the class in many activmties Upon entering the freshmen year, we soon found ourselves being initiated into high school To start off the occasion, we were called to the stage and given instructions for the following week Then, to make the week more inter esting, the sophomores sponsored a f1eld day in honor of our class, at which contests wore held between the two grades with the ninth grade holdlng top honors To close Freskunen Week, the sophomores gave an all high party in honor of our class The class officers were Howard Brown, president, Joyce Armbruster, v1ce pres1dent Muriel Hoskins, secretary and treasurer Mrs Albro and Mr Gephart were our class sponsors durxng that all :Lmportant year Seventy su members nude up our sophomore class, of which Jerry Holmes was presldent Joyce Armbruster, v1ce presidentg Yvonne Lantz, treasurer, and Jackie Crandall, secretary To reimburse our treasury, our class under took such projects as selling football pins in the fall and sandwiches and m11k to the students in the spnng of 19149, bake sales, and dances Our sophomore year was a success because of the wonderful asslstance of our sponsors, Mrs Thurston and Mr Miller During the eleventh grade we had Jerry Holmes as our president, Bob Cop pernoll, vice presidentg Peggy Burgess as secretary and Joyce Jones, treasurer In September we ordered our class rings, recelving them in the latter part of December A little later in the fall the class had a hoslery sale The sale added a very good sum to the treasury In April the class presented the 3un1or plays, 'Bobby Sox and Llfe O' The Party' On hy 12, 1950 the class sponsored a receptlon for the graduating sen1ors of 1950 The gym was decorated in the theme of 'Apple Blossom Time' Guests danced to the music of Russ Derby's orchestra Mrs Keeney and Mr Rosegart were the sponsors In our sen1or year at good old Leslie High we found the following class officers Richard Wallace, president, Nelson Cornell, vice pres1dent, Joyce Jones, secretary, and Anne Chapman, treasurer Miss Gramer and Mr Gilles served as our patient sponsors During the year we have found ourselves very busy selllng nngazlnes, havmg our plctures taken, plannlng the tr1p, ordering announcement and name cards, present1ng our play, Brides to Burn , order1ng our caps and gowns and selllng School Daze The class worked all together to put out our b1ggest progect of the year the ANNUAL In our four years of h1gh school, our boys represented the class in all types of sports Our cheerleaders also did a f1ne Job cheering the boys through to victory or defeat boarded Is land, High on M8 the and Ma 16 the class of fifty seven members left on the1r senior trip S S South Amex-1can at Holland and journeyed to Chlcago, L'ack1nac Detroit In Detroit we boarded the school bus and returned to Leslie 16 O ' 3 I 9 1 N 0 ' , I' - ll w ' ' on y - ' i Q. 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Janet Gearing, Bill Davis, Donna Nowlin, Dixie Lee morris, George Raymond and Yvonne Lantz represented our class in the student council during the four years at Leslie High Now we f1nd ourselves near the end of our flrst milestone in life he are f3C1Dg a new world w1th many joys and sorrows in store for us Yay our lives be dedicated to good c1tizenship, to world understanding, and to l1ving a life of Chrxstian brotherhood toward all men Class Colors C1353 Flgyer Blue and Wh1t8 White Carnation Class lotto THE DIFFICULT HE DO AT ONCE, THE ILPOSSIBLE TAKES A LITTLE LONGER Farewell To Leslle High Ls BGDIOFB, our studies are over Yet, l1fe's pathway has only begun Our vlctory is only half-won Today as we leave all our school books Our hearts will remaln with them here Today we say, 'Farewelln to hlgh school, To memories we'l1 always hold dear Ye remember our f1rst days in grade school Our teachers, our friendships, our dream, Our read1n', writin', and 'rithmetic, too, How dear all the memories seem! We all had our troubles and hardships, And soretxmes our pathway seemed steep At t1mes our hearts would grow weary, And our pat1ance was diff1oult to keep But thanks to our mothers and fathers Our sisters, our brothers, our fT16DdS, We conquered our struggles and tr1als, And aimed for our Journey s end So now, as we stand at 1lfe's orossroad, he'll travel toward futures unknown Our class of '51 is parting From now on we'll go on alone Pauline Adams 17 I . 1 . . ' . , . . I . I we're leaving to face new tomorrows, ' l l I . . , . ' 1 m ' . I I . Q 1 I . 6,055 pf0plleCy This is a copy of the letter written by Evelyn Haynes, formerly Evelyn Stafford to her twin sister lhrilyn Stafford who is a model in Paris, France Evelyn wrote to her sister governor, William E Davis School He invited all of monies Since lhnlyn was ter to her telling her how telllng her about the 1nauguaat1on of Mich1gan's new Governor Davis is a former graduate of Lesl1e High his sen1or classnates to attend the inauguration cere unable to attend the ceremonles, Evelyn wrote a let nice it was to see and hear from all her old class mtes The letter follows: Dear Sister, January 8 1961, was a very busy and exciting day for many M1ch1ganders had a lovely time at the inauguration ceremonies Governor Davls, as we all call him, had a private luncheon before the ceremonies for h1s fellow senlor class mates of Leslie High School, class of 1951 The Governor interviewed each one of us and his private secretary, Ceo1le Grim, took everything down in shorthand She gave me a typed report which I am copying for you First, the governor asked for all of the lmrrled classmates We found Joyce Armbruster married to a wealthy New York broker I always d1d think she 'd strike :Lt rich Margaret Modert has seven boys and they all look l1ke future football stars Peggy Burgess is new married to Dick Scott I understand they own most of the asparagus in Michigan Yvonne Lantz is marrled to Wendell Fuller She says every year the1r home gats a little Fuller Reverend George Raymond of the Leslie L'ethod1st Church was present Wlth his wife the former Janet Gearlng They are gust as Jolly and happy as they were in school Carol McCarthy finally landed Jim Lounsbery They have three tow headed girls who are Just l1ke their mother Donna Dumbauld 18 marrled to George Shong The old school sweethearts, Faith Sutliff and Basil Humphreys, are now married and own a da1ry farm Jerry Holmes is now married to Nondes korea and l1v1ng ln Californla Jerry 18 a blg movie producer and Nondes keeps busy taking care of all the llttle Holmeses Barbara Silveus is now married to Gary Smith Barb was wearmg a cloth coat even though they own a mink farm Jo Ann Harkness is still very happy with her hus band and daughter Galeta Stevens is now Married to Fred Leach He is st1ll w1th Uncle Sams Army I guess he 's making a career of :Lt Eleanor Scott ll marrled to Dick De Weese They own a hot rod track near Jackson, Michigan Joyce Jordon is married to Jim Buck Jim is a pilot for American Airlines Paullne and Phll Cavender are farming near Onondaga Since there seemed to be a few teachers in our little group, the governor thought he would lnterview them next First, was Anne Chapman Anne has taken her mother's place and is new teachlng the first grade at Leslie High Betty Cooper surprised all of us when she announced that she was t6B0h1Dg the fourth grade in Jackson Who do you thlnk is the head athletic coach at the Univers1ty of Michigan? None other than Bob Coppernoll He surely looks good Nunel Hoskins d1dn't leave Leslie High for a great length of time for she is nm its homennking teacher Joyce Jones is new a hzgh school English teacher 1D Detro1t Governor Dav1s next interviewed the bus mess men and women Bob Brown now has a business of his own When he was asked what kind of a bus1ness it was, he replied, Ly business Th1s 18 one that surprised all of us Barb Darrow owns a furnlture store and believe it or not, she makes all of the furniture Norman VIDBOD is her office manager Bob Sebolt 18 now the manager of the Leslie A 6: P store Jackson's large F1restone Store is under the management of D1ck Wallace Charles Winegart owns a general store 1D Rives Junction 18 ' 0 I I . , - , - O , .We . . . . ' O . . . . , . . . - I l 'I . , - . . . .. D .. . . , - . . . w 'I . -I ' I e I l . . . . . . ., . . . .' . . . 1 pg ,. . I . U . . . . . . , . Our class has produced quite a few prosperous farmers Ray Mizga, for one, owns a large onion farm, which happens to be one of the largest in Michigan Herb Fouty owns a very large and beautiful dairy farm in Wisconsm Loran Wyatt is one of h'ichigan's largest dairy farmers Bill Warner owns three truck farms and is domg very well Ducle Lee Norris has a fine herd of race horses in California She has entered two in the Kentucky Derby, and thinks she may take first place this year Barbara Sharp is also horsing around She owns a large horse ranch 1D Texas Three of our boys and one of our girls are now in the armed services It is now Lieut Robert Ward not Just Bob Ward when the governor asked Bob what he was doing 1n the Army, he replied, I'm in charge of the potato peelers Bill Taylor is Master Sgt in the Army He said he had Just come back from a mission to China Forrest Klinger 13 still gust as quiet as he always was, but he surely looks snappy He is now a p1lot in the U S Air Force Ruby Voelm is a Lieut in the WAFS Who sa1d we d1dn't have any musicians 1n our class' Ramon Lantz is now playmg h1s saxaphone with a b1g name orchestra in New York C1ty Joanne Leonard is a concert singer and is in New York City also Who do you thlnk has taken over Bob Hope's place? It is none other than our own Jack Harland Alice Nonroe took up the same field as you did, Marilyn She is a Powers model and is doing fine Marilyn Lizga 18 L G Y 's head gown designer Lois Corts is also dolng very well She 18 the head buyer of Jacobson's in East Lansing Nelson Cornell is an aeronautical eng1neer for some concern 1n New York Donna Nowlin is a newspaper reporter, but we weren't able to find out the name of the paper Amelia Straub had a long talk with Cecile Gr1m as they are in the same posi tions Amelia being the private secretary to the governor oi' Cahfornia Dalrymple told us that she is a comptometer teacher at Lansing's comptometer school Ivan Harkness is now known as 'Dare Devil Pete' He owns a motorcycle racing show and travels all over the country with lt Jo Ann Smith 18 one of Hollywood's leadlng beautlcians Thirza Rhodes is now a top social worker in Detroit Joan Crance walked in gust as the governor was flnishing the 1Dt8I'V16W8 She is a stewardess for American Airlines and she Just get in from a trip to New York City She said she stopped off to see the Detroit Tlgers play You know Joan and her Tigers We had a lovely luncheon after the interv1ews, and had some time left to do a little chatting with one another Everyone wished that you could have been here w1th us They all send the1r best wishes to you Please write when you flnd time Your loving sister, Evelyn 19 - w 1 Q 1 ' 'Q Q le ' Q gfwf Y! 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Name Pauline Adams Joyce Armbruster Bob Brown Peggy Burgess Joan Crance Bob Coppernoll Anne Chapman lhrgaret Comstock Lois Corts Nelson Cornell Betty Cooper Pat Dalrymple Barbara Darrow Bill Davis Donna Dumbauld Clare Dexter Herb Fouty Janet Gearing Cecile Grim Ivan Harkness JoAnn Haines Jack Harland Jerry Holmes MnulHwkms Basil Humphreys Joyce Jones Joyce Jordon Forrest Klinger Ramon Lantz Yvonne Lantz Joanne Leonard Carol McCarthy Marilyn Lizga Alice Monroe Dix1e Lee Morris Donna Nowlin George Raymond Thirza Rhodes Eleanor Scott Bob Sebolt Barbara Sharp Barbara Silveus JoAnn Smith Evelyn Stafford Marllyn Stafford Galeta Stevens Amelia Straub Faith Sutliff Bill Taylor Ruby Voelm Norman Vinson Dick Wallace Bill Warner Bob Ward Charles Wingart Loran Wyatt Claw Sta tiatica Usually Seen Never Seen Talking 'Around Talking Busy At a movie Wolfing At Bruoe's With Floyd In the Arcade Getting out of Class On the Go Laughing HHPPY Interfering With Barbara Playing ln Band Quiet With George At School On h1s b1ke Arguing Shooting the Breeze With a Blonde Typing With Faith Studying Writ1ng Letters At School Clowning In Church In Church W1th a Boy Smiling Being Fr1endly Typing Busy At Janet's With a Smlle With De Weese Fooling Typing With Gary Silent With Don 'Around Talking On the Honor Roll Laughing In Sports Danc1ng Talking to the Girls In his Ford With Cec1le In Sports Chasing Gxrls Studying Agreeing In School With a Girl Inactive Without a book In Gov Class With a Care S1lent Noidy Around Girls Unless Working In School Arguing Sad Without Answer In School In Class With a Girl Idle Angry At School Quiet With his Mouth Shut At School Arguing Flirting Interfering Idle At Gauss Studying At Dances Objecting UUUHPPY Without Friend Without Guy Loafing Idle In Shop Interfering At Germs Without a Car Arvuing Working Rowdy With Marilyn Without a Smile At one place Long Loaf1ng UUhlPPY Where there aren't Women Alone Talking to the Boys Agreeing Working Alone Catching Them In School ZZ Distinction Earrings Good Humor Ability Mouth Efficiency Eyes Disposit1on Voice Complexion Ambition Fickleness Dark Brown Eyes Personality Gift of Gab Nice Way Music Eyes Voice Friendllness Teeth Temper Oh That Line S Clothes Red Hair Modesty Hair Curly Ha1r Shyness Nose Complexion Glasses Smile Disposition Hair Good Humor Ability Eyes Qu1etness Eyes Black Hair Eyes Little Mouth Shyness Levees Glasses Frlendliness Little Feet Freckles Height Volce Eyes Curly Hslr Height Size Adam's Apple Red Bair Ambition Poet To Travel Admiral Senator To be happy PTOf88B1ODB1 Baseball Player Teacher Housewife Writer Governor Michigan Married Hook a an Who Knows President United States Housewife Musician Farmer Music Teacher Secretary Get Rich Quick! Housewife Big Wheel Dentist Typist Farmer English Teacher Off1cer's Wlfe Farmer Band Leader Officer's Wife Singer Catch Jimmy Designer Cut her Hair Go to California Nurse Farmer Own a Theater Housewife Hot rod Racer Reduce Raise some Little Smiths Secretary arry Don Men arriage Travel Marry Basil Women Boys Commerolal Teacher Manage a Store Par er Athletlo d1rector Trafford Teacher ll of an of I T a Raymond Mizga With a Gang Alone Curly Hair Army . , R ' ll MUHDEHCLASSWE IW 1f -'I- R me X 4 x LW K ?'qiviI-LLQATQ XJ 539 , ag, ' X f -K o ' f lk, 954, X f f?Z ' Y 1 6' .. b,Qf.f3Q'it D4 ull lf0l'J lst Row: G Harris, L Andrews. J Koker, R Rhodes, C Olson, R Balluff, J Deae, V Andrews 2nd Row lr lloKenzie, T Townsend, K Heintzelxmn, R Hill, D Fouty, K Flanne, H Hale, H Rice, H King 3:-d Ron C Lounsbery, R Price, W Buck, R Sohunnoker, J Van Zandt, D Smith, B Stanton, L Crippen R Klingon' let ROI: T. J. Mlnley, R. 2nd ROI: C. M. Davis, J. 5rd Row: S. S. lloore, P. 'Juv Ward, M. Gearing, B. Trafford, C. Ward, B. Squires, M. Larson, hat Baldwin, A. Fogg, B. Whitney, B. Haynes, J. Adams, J. Gilliver, DeCamp Hlyee, M. Fernald, N. Page, M. O'D0ld, E. De Leeuw, A. Werner, Foster, D. Dutton 1 Z4 I Q V, , ,, 7 f M , , , 5 L , o ' aria .1 , ' , 4 fa -,ff V. , V .V . 2 ,I A K J . . . . . . 4 . 2 o 0 1 o Q . u . . . . . . . 4 . . , . ,QQ ,ja . ' f , ' ff, .,. 4 . 1 .V 7 .. .. - , K v X . , I . . 1 I .. X Us ' Q . , ff: A ' li' '-' Q Soplwmored 1ltRWt J Franklin, R Stafford, G Tronnn, D Scott, P Southriok, D Foote, G Case, R Goddard, R Jenks, R Henderahot 2nd Row: Mr Miller, B larquedant, D Walker, E Bradley, F Wheeler, F Ningart 0 Ross, B Albright, G lhrquedant, B Truxal, 0 Hawley 5rd Row L Conard, N Shank B James, D Hecksel, G Burnett, G Vaughn, B Stuart, T MoFarland,W Wood, R Griswold L castle B Barron, C Quainton, J Ilarner, B Carr, B Wilbur 2nd Ron Miss Bols V Beers, ll Preston, J Slusser, C Chesley, D Lemke, G Wilbur, J Beale, B Saines, B I Baker, D Layier, B Churchill, L Evans, I Booth, G Koons, J MoL0uth, I Patterson Wood, B Gaston, D Coppernoll, S Aldrich, N Hasbrouck, J Warner, P Hose, A Johnson A Austin, R Walker, Zrrd Rolx F Fcrnald, G Dunning, E Baker, hth Roux D Smith, ll R Gcrding, N Jones. Z5 C Kraft Glover ll Vanliorn S Donse, , I Holden lst ROI: J. Cole, R. Clark, C. Todd, J. Stankiewiz, N. Larson, L. Cornell, , e l o Q o , .qfedlllnfell 1 L.. lst Rowg B Jswett J Hslmksr, J Leach, B Rowley, C Young, J Foote, D Kinoh R Burnham, D Southwiok, J Tasnone 2nd Row: Mr Gsphart, J Moody, B Garred, A Ban1ster, R Steels, F Bland L Sampson, R Simpson, R Farley, R Townsend, S Przygooki 3rd Row: E Kilburn, R Harford, L Stanley, K Elliot, V Keener, R Comstock, G Batemn, H Bodell, G Bailey, R Ilalker hth Row: E Preston, J lestsrvelt, R Adams, A Vacek, G James, J Causie, C Kyser, R Hendgse, D Hull, M Baldwin lst Rowg P. Baldwin, M. Miller, M. Hsintzslmen, J. King, B. Hatfield, ll. Bacon, C. Pratt, C. Dexter, V. Haskell, J. Robinson 2nd Row: llrs. Albro, H. Rauli, D. Hunter, L. Thomas. J. Hasbrook, ll. Glaspia. S. Davis, R. Lee, J. Vinson, R. Warner 3rd now. P- Cady. u. Pouty, v. mn, P. Brown, c. Stevens, s. Hyatt. L- Baku. S. Gallaway, J. Barden, D. Dsnson hth Rows F. Willett, V. Henderson, E. Vince, S- Birohfiold, A. Conard. S. Palmer, H. Vaughn, J. Bigg, M. Baker, C. ROI! Z Umor? M? lon E593 A Q eg if ,Q - fx.. , 5? pg -in f M glztlz grade F.. lst RW: D Leach, D Chesney, R Leeke D Budd, E Tucker, J Hecksel, B Baylis, P Cady, T King, L lent: 2nd Row Mr Fredrickson, H Bailey, R Harkness, P E1l1a, M Monroe, W Wardowski, C Humphreys, G King, L Benson, D Scott, L Case, Mr Bronson 3rd Row D Dutton, D Foster, B Fowler, E Parr, D Moore, L Stewart, A Pratt R Wlreman K Hunt D Rex H Huff lst Row: M. Jordon, N. Beers, J. Smith, M. Weldon, M. Jenks, M. Bossert, A. Bunker, A. Hazelton, B. Ste:-nan, M. Miller 2nd Roig Mrs. llenke, W. Franklin, N. Leach, M. Hill, A- Ward, E. Hamptvn, S. Huff, P. Reid, J. Lynch, N. Llntl ' 5:-d Row: N. FOSS. ll. Rhodes, M. Childs, K. Morea, J. Wheeler, R. Hart, R. Goddard, M. Crane, P. Holmes, N. Humphreys. J. Aldrich 28 eventlz grade lst Ron A Chappell, F Boltton, J Shong, L Bax-den, R Phelps, J Hasbrouck, D Chapman, C Southwiok 2nd Raw Mr Lay, G Hendges, R Warner, J Hill, K Ross, P Hull, L Bennett, R Lrras, E DeBru1er Br Row T LoDan1ele, J Kannawin, ll Martinez, I Conard, L Bsrden, C Jewell R Todd, D Lynch, H Haywood, R Gerding Lgth Row: J Adams, C Clark G Dwight, E Powers, J Hemstreet, R Perrine, J Brown, R Chapman, K Bodell D Tompkins lst Row D Deck A Blank, M Schultz, D Harford, J Lee, C Haynes, R Hopkilll. F Thoms 2nd How: Mrs Smith, C Rothmn, D Peterson, D Wyatt, J Coppernoll, D Fullerton D Bywater, N Minn 5rd Row M Baker, J Burgess, R Bush, B Messner, L Hoffman, R Dowding, J Haywood R Armbruster Z9 5069 piclured V a .W Wag 'G w Agfa Zgyjgf 'EK up-Q 1 I iiiirg' my X, ,W ,f 'a 4?-J Wg 1 I 'S S 'Q lr: ..f 1, , .,f f -L '-K, 'XX ,A 2, K ,Lv I. IZ , 'K Tm A N -Edna- ,E- 9 7. if fgf THLETlC,5 ff-552 if? 4? l 3 4-sl 1 'af 9, E 'L'-'H df - 'S ,I-if X, Z, X , 1 Z7 45? 1' J W f -O 3 9 ,1 -Z xr' 4 f Lb K Ky ' 13- N 31 llzlehc vu ora l Hr. Halter Gephart lr. F. L. Gilles lr. Otto A. Hechel Mr. lalter Fisk Gephart cams to football, basketball, and track. He Hr. Gephart has turned out some very at Leslie High School. Hr. F. L. Gilles came to Leslie science and English, and coaches the fine job with his teams. They have n Leslie High School in 19146. He coaches also teaches world history and boys' gym. fine football, basketball, and track teams High in 1950. Be teaches eighth grade reserve teams. ltr. Gilles has done a very ot won very many games, but have shown much improvement since the first of the season. Some of his boys will be on the first team next year. llr. Otto A. Hecksel cams to Leslie High School in 19142. He coaches baseball assumes the dut1ss of principal, and is a teacher of American history. Mr. Hecksel has done a very fine job with his baseball teams, having been champions of the Ingham County League for five consecutive years. 32 O I , , gl. f ,f - , - 'r V ' ,J 1-C., ,i . - ,,. . ,,,...,.g1,,fr,gg M,2LW Y , A , flwtball let Rows R lants, L Castle, J Harland, L Crippen, B Taylor, B Coppernoll, G Raymond, B lard, J Andrews, J Dale, G Jann 2nd Rolg D lalker, J Koher, H Howe, D Price, J Yan Zandt, D Heckael, D Fouty, T loFa1-land, W Wood, B James, I Cale, B llinger, J Leach, lr Gilles The 1950 Blackhawk: prepared for a tough leaeon with long endleee houre of practicing on their field to gain a third place in league championship. The Hawk: etarted their aeaeon with a 12 18 eetback by a rugged Holt outfit which went on to capture the league championehip But the Hawk: returned to de- feat Danaville 19-6, Stockbridge 20-6, and Hallett 20-114 before bowmg to cw lervilleu power house which captured second place in the league chanpionehip by a eccre of 19-6 Lealie won ite last two game with Iilliamton and Okence by the acore of 114-6 and 12-6 respectively l I RS :Q :sg 28 2.3 aff use Ea. ni .ss sr, SE ga 'rs 30 BH as 0 :E 55 in 25 fe E. fn: is Z: Q1-I H 52 EB 5 2 S 2 E Lee lie Lee lie Loc lie Lee lie Lee lie Lea lie 5903355 Holt Danville Has lett Fawlerville llilllantcn Ohenoe Bolt Fowlervllle Danville Han lett lilliamton Okeloe Stockbridge 1 XHXDKD NNN PJ HD UNhkNl9F'03P'C7F o F - sono levvee eoeueaeeeele eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee .... .... .....6 .... .... LQ.11.eoee :fee sto0kbr1dsQaee 6 L..1i.eneeeee eeee H.. H.. .......ll4 .... ,,,. qu.. :ceo eee19 aoaeae eeee .... ...Q ,.,6 ,,,, ,,,, een. seen eeseeaee 6 eunaeaeee eeeo eeee eee O Kadketbau lst Rows Bob Coppernoll, Bill James, Bill Taylor, Dick Hecksel Bob Ward 2nd Row: Mr Gephart Larry Andrews, Charles Lounsbery, Ramon Lantz, George Rgymond, Don Fouty, Bob Klinger, Bob Sebolt Wallace Wood Jack Van Zandt The Leslie High School basketball team of 1950-51 had a tough time during the year due to the loss of so many players A new team was built around one returning letterman Bob Coppernoll Although the team's record was not so good, they never gave up without a fight High scoring honors went to Dick Hecksel with 250 points in sixteen games for a fifteen points per game average The team had 835 points for an average of fifty two po1nts per game compared to 857 for the opponents for a 5h point s g8mB BVS F888 Leslie Leslie Leslie Leslie Lesl1e Leslie Leslie Leslie Lesl1e Leslie Leslie Leslie Leslie Leslie Leslie Okemos Mas on Stockbridge Fowlervllle Williamston Holt Haslett Okemol Stockbridge Fowlervllle Williamston Mason Holt Dansvllle Haslett 5 5 Holt Haslett Stockbridge Leslie Fowlerville Okemos Williamston Becksel Coppernoll Taylor Ward James Raymond Klinger Sebolt Lounsbery 2 0 RECORD LEAGUE STlNDINGS ' 1-1-Ti 1-W . ..... 56 ......39 .. .... . ...... ...13 ......55 .......59 ....... ....l3 ......LLo .59 . .... ....11 ......6l . 6 ........ ... 7 ' ...... 68 . 0 ..... ... 7 ......58 ...... ..88 ........ ... 5 Leslie ..... .58 Dansville...55 DlDlV1110-so-n --. 2 ......h5 .....68 ..... ... l ......60 . .... .59 ' , ,,,, ,59 ,146 s oeea suse 5 ......6o .70 ..,...19o :among 455 nausea seer151 ...en-1.57 ...'. ..51 levvou 00-'mo eseaos38 eerosu 0059 ' Sh ......69 ' ...Sh ---v --- 26 ......L.o .....5o - 6 ..... . . la ll' I 1 554 George Raymond Bob Ward, B111 Taylor Bob Coppernoll Dick Heckaol B111 Janes 35 Baseball lst Rowg Lloyd Crippen, Dick Heoksel, Bob Coppernoll, Bill Taylor, Bob Ward 2nd Ron Mr Hechel, Bill James, Bob Klinger, Forrest Klinger, Bob Sebolt, Jack Harland The 1950 Blackhawk baseball nine went through an undefeated season finishing as league champs with a 7 0 record Les lie opened the season playing Has lett at Leslie The Blackhawks edged out the Vikings 10-5 Les lie ountmnued to win at home by beating Okemos 5 1 The Hornets of Williamston buzzed over to Leslie only to get stung with a 5 1 defeat The Hawlas first tasted defeat when they journeyed to Jackson only to end up on the low end of a hard fought game with St lhry's wh1ch ended 10-5 Leslie returned to winning ways by defeating a stubborn Holt nine at home by the narrow margin of one run Leslie stepped out of league play only to get downed by a spunky Springport squad 7 3 Climx led Leslie to a 5 5 draw in an extra inning affair at Clin.: Leslie came back home and snowed under Dansv1lle's Aggies 13 O Otto Heekse1's charges kept on their winning ways on the road by defeating Fowler ville 6-l Leslie's revenge game with Climax ended up on the sorry end of score Leslie was the host to St Mary's and served them a wild defeat ll Leslie played its last game scoring a win over Stockbridge and gaining first place in the league championship LEAGUE STANDINGS Team Les lie Stockbridge Fowlerville Olnemos Daneville Has lett Williamston 36 , a2-1 . . -2. I I: ... .. 7 0 Holt ........ .. 5 2 .... .. 5 2 alll O C0 5 2 ' ODIIOO CII 2 5 2 5 .. 1 6 Ill Il 1 6 falfk lst Rowg Bob Coppernoll, Dick Heckssl, Harold Rice, Charles Lounsbery, Jalne Dane 2nd Row: Ir Gephart, .hck Harland, Dick Price, Lloyd Crippen, Bill .knee .lck Van Zandt, Lloyd Conard Ihile getting in shape for their two most important meets in county and regioml, the Leslie Track team attended the Albion invitations, the Hastings relay, and a tri nest with Charlotte and Grand Ledge Lt the county meet, the Blackhawk squad came out second behind a strong Holt team The star of the entire meet was Glen Tuttle who set county record the low and high hurdles and tied the high jump record The meet was held at Lt the regional meet it was all Tuttle for Leslie again He was star of the meet, as he took four first places This meet was held at Central Michigan College The 1950 track team with its star, Glen Tuttle, took seecnd place at the Inglis: County meet Holt took first place Tuttle was the only Leslie track nn to participate in the state meet. qualified in the low and high hurdles and won fifth and third place respectively 37 ' I e in le Sa Ce H0 Cheefleatlefd l Yvonne Lsntz, Connie Ward, Carol Mocsz-thy, Joyce Jordon lergsret Gearing, Althee Fogg, lhrisnne 0'Dowd At the beginning of the football season the cheerleaders were chosen st s pep meeting by the student body for the football end basketball seasons Two groupe were chosen, the first connstlng of Joyce Jordon, who has led her fellow students in cheering for Lg yrsg Yvonne Dantz, 3 yrs, carol Marianne O'DoId 2 yrs, Althes Fogg, 2 yrs, and Margaret Gearing, 2 yrs A11 seven of these girls have done A find job in lending cheers for our boys through victory and defeat 38 Mccerthy, 2 yrs, end Connie Ward, 1 yr, the second group, ell juniors, sre 1 Q Q www E A-4, 'fthe' 5. 1 Vu AJ 1 '11 'ww f3Q ?Qg, QQJSQ WOLVES .Xue A cnvmfss 'T if W Wx lm M .Lf-SX W? -f'd -1 nnual St lst Rong Miss Greiner, Yvonne Lantz, Ramon Lautz, Nelson Cornell, Joyce Armbruster, Janet Gearlng 2nd Rong Alice Monroe, Anne Chapman, Ruby Voelm Bill Davis, Jack Harland, Bob Coppernoll, Joan Cranoe, Donna Nowlin, Barbara Sharp The sen1or class worked to 1ts utmost ability to publish the annual which would be a credit to the olass The members 'worked in oommitties and aooom- plished the task in record time Nelson Cornell and Ramon Lantz. were elected Co editors. With out the assistance of Miss Gx-einer and Mr. Gilles, our sponsors, and Mrs. Reariok the annual oould not have been completed. 42 unior Clay g lst Row: P Adams C McCarthy, B Taylor, G Raymond, R Lantz, A Chapmen, J Gearing, R Wallace 2nd Row: D Nowlln, E Stafford, M Stafford, R Sebolt, B Coppernoll, B Brown, J Harland, B Dans, B Sharp, N Vlnson, M Hoskins, J Crance The Junior olass of 1950 presented 'Bobby Sox and 'L1f6 O' The Party' two one aot comedies, on Apr11 20 and 51 1950 Under the dlrection of Mrs Donald Thurston, were two student directors, Joan Cranoe and Donna Nowhn who helped the presentation greatly Much credit also goes to Janet Gearing and Muriel Hoskins, prompters for the 'Bobby Sou: east, and Amelia Straub and Diane Lee Morris, prompters for the 'Life 0' The Party' cast The plot of 'Bobby Sorx centered around Bobby Sou: and her scheme to get her older sistsr's boy friend away from her Things start popping when Bobby Sox called up several boy friends to call on Margie her sister The 'Life O' The Party' plot was concerned with lilbur who was much disturbed because he wasn't invited to his s1ster's party To mke thlngs lively, he poured, by mistake, sleeping medicine instead of carbonated water into the punch Laughable situations and sparkling lines added to the success of the plays 43 enior ladd Play lst Rows J Gearing, J Armbruster, A Chapman, R Voelm, P Burgess, Y Lent: The senior class of 1951 presented 'Brides To Burn, a royalty three act farce, on December 6 and 7 1950 Under the slclllful direction of Miss Zora Grelner, the eleven members of tl: cast played their roles successfully before capacity crowds It was the funniest play that had hit Lee lie since Grandma was s tot The play centered around the wealthy spinster, lies Letitia Gundy, and her desire to find a suitable wife for her nephew It involved may hilarious and unusual characters We also give thanks to Amelia Straub, promptor 2nd Row: A. Straub, B. Brown, G. Raymond, B. Taylor, J. Harland, Miss G1-einer I1 ' I O 44 tu ent Counczl were was .-.s,..w.....3-...-.Aw ee' 'M' X lst Row: Nancy Hasbrouck, Joyce Jones, D1ck Wallace, George Raymond, Margaret Gearing, Yvonne Lantz 2nd Rowg Mrs. Rearick, Sara Jo Aldrlch, Bob Farley, B111 James, Eleanor De Le Dick Hecksel, Dlck Price, Jake Dase, Charles Young, Shirleen Wyatt, Mr. Byrum. The Student Council of Leslie High School is under the leadership of Mrs. Rearick and Mr. Byrum. George Raymond is president, Richard Wallace, vice- presidentg Margaret Gearing, secretary, and Joyce Jones, treasurer. The council has charge of the assemblies, pep meetings, dances, and other functions of the school. Their newest undertaking is the sponsoring of the chapel services which are held every two weeks. The pastors of the different churches participate. It is hoped that this will be a successful project and it will be a permanent feature of the school for the future. The council purchased a plaque, 'Oath of Allegiance' for the school. that also Members of the council are elected for one year terms by their classmates president and secretary of the classes are automatically on the council and two representatives are elected to serve with them. Each 45 GUI n ll lst Row: B Saines, E Hampton, M Footy, C Dexter, H Cornell, G Burnette, A Conard, V Haskell, G Koons, E Baker 2nd Ron Mr Fredrickson, C Ward, N Kelly ll Miller, Mr Bronson 5rd Rong N Leach M Baker, I Harlmesa, E Vince, D Dutton, R Stuart M Vanliorn, M Wheeler, D Rex, E Tucker, J Belmker, K Taylor hth Roig R Harkness, J Decamp, D Kinch, R Dantz, H Case, D Walker, C Ywng J Foote, P Adam, P Cady N Dantz The 1951 Les lie High School Band has advanced greatly since the beginning of the school year Mr Burton Bronson was the d1rector for the first semeste but he was called into the United States Army and left Leslie High School late in January. Mr. Phillip Fredrickson capably resumed Mr- Br0nSOD'S position as band director and is now proving his great leadership- The band was an inspiration to the boys On th! football team and to the spectators. It kms participated in pep meetings, football games, band festivals, parades, and in general school activities. The band received a second division in the 1950 Michigan State Band Festival 46 C 0l'llJ lst Row: P Cady, J Leonard, A Austin, C Gr1m, M Stafford, E Stafford, B Cooper, D Smlth, M Wood, G Wilbur 2nd Row B Wilbur, J Manley, N Larson, M Comstock, C Quainton, M Lerso J Warner, J Gearing, M Booth L Evans, F Fernsld, G Stevens, B Carr, J Cole 3rd Row: P Hole, D Layer, B Sharp, S Noore, C Stevens, F Suthff, R Gerding, N Pegs R Warner, S Donze, J Biggs, N Jones, M Fernald, J Jones, G Dunning, M VanHorn hth Row Mr Fredrickson, J Dase, P Southwick, H Rice, R Lantz, R Stuart B Warner, J Van Zandt, B Humphreys, B Klznger, D Foote, D Southwiok, Mr Bronson The Leslle High School Chorus has an enrollment of sixty members It has developed rapidly into an outstand1ng organ1zation The chorus th1s year, has had the privilege of being under the supervision of two excellent directors. The first semester, Mr Bronson was the director, but because of his induction into the armed forces, the chorus is fortunate to have Mr Phillip Fredrickson taking over the dutmes of director Lest year, the chorus received a first d1vision rating in the state vocal contest, the highest honor that can be attained Several members of the chorus participated in the solo and ensemble contest and received high rating Lt Christnns tune the chorus presented the 'Christmas Carol Contata 47 guture armera o almerwa and lst Row: R Buroham, A Ban1ster, B James, B Humphreys R Mizga, G Raymond C Lounsbery, R Balluff, J Moody, B Garred 2nd Row: Mr Miller, F Bland, S Przygocki, C Slusser, G Troman, E Kilburn R Comstock, L Stanley, R Simpson, L Sampson, R Jenks, I-I Bodell C Mathews, R Hondershot 5rd Row J Franklin, R Steele, J Koker, M Baldwin, E Preston, A Vacek R Adams, R Gr1swald B Marquedant, D Bendges, F Wheeler, D Scott, O Hawley, J Helmker hth Rvws J Causie, R H111 1-1 Howe, L Crippen, K Flamme, G Vaughn, D smith, T McFarland, W Wood, G James, G Marquedant, N Shank, R Goddard The Future Farmers of America, chief organizat1on of the BgT10U1tUF9 de partment w1th a membersh1p of fifty five boys, ll under the 1eadersh1p of Mr Russell Nlller It has aocompllshed a number of worthwhile progects th1s year Among them are farm superv1s1on and selllng seeds The chapter is now planning an annual parent and son banquet The boys have taken a trip to M S C to attend Farmers Week Lt the present time the group is plannlng a summer trip The d1strict F F A Contest of 1951 was held at Leslie High School, February 20 The contest conslsted of public speaking. d9m0D5trHt10H3. and parliamentary procedure Delegates are chosen each year for the state F F A convention The two boys selected th1s year were Bill James and Bob Balluff The president of the organlzation is George Raymond, vice president, Bob Balluff, secretary, Raymond Mizga, treasurer, Basil Humphreys, reporter, Charles Lounsbsry, and sentinel, B111 James 48 ewdpaper Staff '77, lst Row T Nard J Harland, E De Leeuw, A Monroe, N Cornell C Dexter, J Cranee, J Armbruster, L Corte, J Andrews 2nd Row: Miss Greiner, J DeCamp, P Adams, B Nh1tney, J Gilliver, D Dutton, L Andrews, M Davis, C Baldwin, M Hizgs 5rd Row J Koker, B Coppernoll R Voelm F He1ntzelmen, R Sohumacker D Smith, H Howe, B Sebolt S Haynes, I Harkness The new class added to this year's curriculum is the Journalism Class It oons1sts of thirty one members and 18 progressing very well under the supervision of M188 Zora Greiner The class is learning the art of newspaper wrlting, alertness for dlsoovering what makes news, problems of the reporter, self expression, and methods for 1D forming the public of the truth of all things The ohlef act1vity of the olass is editing the school paper 'The Hmwk's Cry The members elect their own ed1tor in chief who in turn appo1nts two assistants The entire class shares, as reporters, the responsibility of the publication every two weeks 49 i rarg Sta!! Doris Smith, Beverly Barron, Rachel Clark, Mrs Slaugh, lnry Holden, Sera Jo Aldrich these high school students She provides greet help in assisting students to select reading material and reference work The high school girls help in cataloging, filing, shelving books, checking books in and out, and keeping the library neat et all times 50 Mrs. Fern Slough, the high school librarian, il assisted in her work by ffzce slag AGLSQQ ,Q lst Row: Yvonne lantz, Cecile Grim, Barbara Silveus, Joyce Jordon, Peggy Burgess Alice Monroe, Lois Corts, Betty Cooper 2nd Rowg Donna Dumbauld, Pauhne Adam, Janet Geanng, Faith Sutliff, Mr Heckse Marianne O'Dowd, Barbara Sharp Dixie Horns, Manly-n Stafford, Amelia Straub Under the supervision of Miss Phyliss Isham and Mr. Otto Hecksel, principal, these girls have done a fine job as office workers. Among their mny duties are: locating pupils when they are wanted on the phone or in the offlce, record the absenteeism, and type the news and announcements wh1ch are posted on the bulletin boards. Janet Gearing and bhrianne O'Dowd are in charge of banking the money of the high school and keeping records of the accounts of the classes and organizations. 51 1 Cafeteria lst Row: Marilyn Mizga, Lo1s Corts, A1168 Monroe, Jo Ann Slugger 2nd Rowg Phyllis Baldwin, Mary Preston, Rita Walker, Gsleta Stevens, Della lemme The oafeteria is under the supervision of Mrs Menke, home economies I cooks The osfeteria serves hot lunches to the pupils from October to April These high school girls help with the preparing 01 serving of the food, sell meal tickets, and help in every way possible 52 teacher and is sided by Mrs. Archer and Mrs. Harkness who are the two assistant 4? 9 9 .V iff ,aw A C 9 0.44 lv. f 'k 'w WKFWFW' I Emi? 4116. ,ff n,,-n -1 1 i, yr Xvw ni ,AN E36 p x gpg is. f WWF!!! 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