Litchfield High School - Navigator Yearbook (Litchfield, MI)

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Leo Kahle, will my curly hair to Bob Barnard Martha Horn, will my basketball ability to Marjorie L Bill McDowell, will my temper to Fred Nash Bob Welden, will my ability with girls to Jim Cook Dorothy Caldwell, will my comic books to Don Hines Bob Blonde, will my ability to agraawith Mr Fransted all of the underclassmen Annabelle Traves, will my quietness to Jackie Ferry Gene Doolittle, will my love making finesse to Bill H Harriet Hamilton, will my figure to Mary Lou Marshall Dean Daglow, will my punctuality to Elalne Wolfinger Marlene Wolflnger, will my personality to Margaret Ann Manda Shephard, will my trim figure to Miriam Corey Ardith Wade, will my ability to get along with Mr Sini to Gail, Tom, and Marvin Ralph Ray, will my sports ability to Sam Draper Beverly Dolph, will my cheerleading ability to Phyllis K Chuck Nobles, will my card playlng to Mr Krohn fanother card shark Q Ormon Brooks, will my speed in track to Jim Brenner Jane Kline, will my ability to get A's to Marvin L Ronald Ferry, will my math abllity to Leroy Allen Willis Skelly will my abillty with women to any poor guy who wants it John Smith, will my troubles with the teachers to all the other students. Elwyn Dingee, will my typing ability to Mary Rose Purdy Jim Wade, w1ll myself to one girl Mari Sprague Charles Meade, will my acting ability to James Toth Eleanor Winter, will the Litchfield boys to any girl that wants them Alice Bell, will my midget figure to Regina Lambright Jane Ann Minar, will my vocal ability to Marcia N Russell Riker, w1ll my trim figure to Tom Smith Class Prophecy It is now the year 1961 and we see Marian Crist at her home on old Maids Lane in the village of Litchfield As she rocks back and forth she wonders what has happened to those classmates of the Class of 1951 She turns on her nOn the spot viewing eye machine First the flash shows Kahle's Construction Firm Here we found Leo, the owner, doing well and Martha Horn is his new secretary Next Bill McDowell gets out of his Cadillac and goes into his new office The sign on the door clearly reads, nWilliam Porter McDowell, M D and Psychologist ' mother is in the waiting room with a problem chlld, it is a classmate of ours, Dorothy Caldwell. A line of big trucks pass by with the words, nWelden R Blonden on the sides. It looks as though Bob Welden and Bob Blonde are in the truck and van business. The new commercial teacher at the school is none other than Annabelle Traves. We find that artist, Gene Doolittle, and his sweet little wife, Harriet Hamilton living in a tiny cottage on the banks of the St. Joe. They I, O I, . I, . I, ' . I, . I, . to I, . I, ' 9 I, O I, ' . I, ' l . I, . I, , . I, , . I, , . I, ' . I, Katharine Fansler, will my swing and sway to Delores M. I, . I, . . I, ' . I, ' I, I, . I, ' . V Q I, , . I, I, Q I, . I, ' . .N . O o 0 u' 8.

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Class officers for our Senior year were President, Jim Wade, Vice President, Ronald Ferry, Secretary, Harriet Hamilton, Treasurer, Jane Kline, Student Council, Jane Minar Marlene Wolfinger was the class Reporter Marian Crist was representative to the social committee, Ardith Wade was a member of the assembly committee and Ralph Ray was on the athletic commlttee Activities during the year included the Senior Play, Socially Ambitious, the Senior Prom, bake sales, paper drives and a scrap drive An ice skating party and a television and social evening were among the social highlights of the year I carnival, sales at games and dances were sponsored illness A total of thirty students were left to graduate May 22, 1951 found the Seniors entertaining their many friends and relatives with a class night program May 19, was the night of Baccalaureate Seniors, attired in their caps and gowns, listened to the speaker as he gave them a list of rules for their future lives The day of graduation was May 24, 1951 Thirty Seniors marched up the aisle t receive their diplomas This marked the end of a long and worthwhile journey through school and the beginning of a new and exciting journey through life In the early part of June, the class left Toledo on the Pacemaker for a five day trip in New York City A good and never to be forgotten time was had by all After returning from New York, the graduates oftheclass went forth into the world to make their own futures The success of high school had depended much upon the guhiance of their class advisors, Helen Sanderson, Florence E Rector, Fred Fox, Margaret St Germain, and Richard Fransted Their success in the future will depend upon their ambition, faith and willingness to work Class Will This is the last will and testimony of the Class of '51 We the Senior Class of l95l, being of sound mind and of good spirits, do hereby make and declare this to be our last will and testament as herby stated and printed To our underclassmen, we leave our excellent records of good conduct and our excellent marks We hope that you may be as successful in your high school days as we have been. To our many wonderful teachers, we leave our best wishes for success in the future years. It has been throughypur gentle patience and kind guidance that we have achieved our goal of graduation. To you go our heartfelt thanks and our appreciation for all that you have done for us. We, the undersigned students, will the following of our possessions and virtues to our friends, teachers, and our classmates and the students who are not yet seniors. I, Mr. Fransted, will my penmanship ability to Dee Keast. I, Marian Crist, will my short hair to Eleanor Hess. 50 . During the year, Mary Nyssen left school because of an o . O

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a group of little Doolittles who are helping their mother as she practices her singing Gene is busy at his drawing board Next we find ourselves in California where Dean Daglow works as chief technician for M G M Studios Down the street we find Marlene Wolfinver's Beauty Salon Looks like Wolfie really made good Manda Shephard manages Famous Kennels where all of the stars board their dogs Beverly Dolph is touring the world with a U S O Unit and is featuring Ralph Ray, singing star We also saw our classmate, Ardith Lou Wade Ardith is now working as an Army Nurse Next we spot Chicago where Chuck Nobles is manager the famous L Club Katharine Fansler is featured as special attraction in the floor show Now we are looking Wisconsin and we see a large dairy farm which we are told owned by Ormon Brooks On our way back to Maids Lane we spotted Ron Ferry who entertaining Jane Kline who is making good as a librarlan at the same school Our eye stops on a sheep ranch in Idaho where Willis Skelly is making good John Smith is a conservation officer in Wyoming where he is taking care of the grizzly bears Elwyn Dingee has seen many a place and many a face as the Fuller Brush Man Jim Wade is the owner of a huge gold mine in California He is talking to Charles Meade who has gotten lazy since he struck oil while digging a ditch Alice Bell is selling a dress to Bleanor Winter, the Physical Education teacher at Hillsdale High Alice is making millions selling dresses deslgned by Jane Ann Minar of New York We are told that A1's shop is the most elegant and exclusive around Russell Riker is working for the police force in the old home town His job is to keep the town safe for the little Litchfield school children Well the on the spot eye viewer isn't working very well so I guess I will go to bed and tune in again in ten more years However, I think the class of '51 is doing fine so far. 52 of . a . O at - is is Mathematics Professor at Hillsdale College. He was II . If