Litchfield High School - Navigator Yearbook (Litchfield, MI)

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mapa? When Brose Uon Walkupj grves Tobey Uean Cevelaj hrs class rxng Tobey rs met wrth opposrtron from her parents Uean Kruse and George Tothj Barble fBetty Ansony and Kay qSandy Arntj are happy for Tobey but Mary qSandy Walkupy who lrkes Brose herself tsn t so happy Tobey has other troubles too Mtdge 1Cece11a Hawkesj her lrttle srster, and Midge s best frrend Judy fEleanor Swanj always seem to be doing the wrong thrngs at the rrght ttmes Drck Uack Hlnesy a college man who thinks gomg steady IS srlly trouble between her and Brose. The cllmax comes when the b1g producer Jultan Thorpe fKB1Ih Burky and Miss Jefferson fGerry Strattonj come to watch Tobey and Krp rehearse There is much con fuslon and a b1g scene takes place in whrch Drck Kip and Brose all walk out on Tobey leavmg her wrthout anyone A happy endmg ensues when Mtdge arranges a reconcrlia tron between Tobey and Brose Throughout the productron whrch was directed by Mrs Wilma Cole, Itchy fHarry Thomasj Barbre s boyfnend and the rotund Egg Man qMe1vin Fergusonj added lots of laughs Mary Grrfflths and Shrrley Mlller prompted Dennis Nelligan was Master of Ceremomes . rn , n and Kip 1 Bill Ewingy, the dream man who stars opposite Tobey ln the class play, make

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Zhu Wfchtofzq fcontdl Nelligan and Cecelia Hawkes Jean Cevela and Jack Hines were prompters and Kerth Burk, stage manager The play was drrected by Mr Swonk The theme for our I Hop was Southern Charm 'I'he decoratxons consrsted of a large manston wrth whlte prllars and a beauttful front lawn Drexel Lamb and hrs orchestra provlded the music for thts occasion Also as Juniors we had charge of the Alumm Banquet and ushertng for the Semor Play Our Senior Year is here at last lt started off very good under the superviston of Mr Draper who was again chosen to lead us through our last year We were sorry to see that Delton Tryon Lorene Campbell and Geraldtne Masarrk had left us but we were happy to see the new faces of Larry Beckman and Harry Thomas The class offtcers were Presrdent, Calvtn Tttus Vtce Presxdent Denny Nellrgan Secretary Mary Jane Brandt Treasurer Ion Walkup Correspondent Secretary Mary Grrfftths Student Council Representatrves were lean Cevela and B111 Wolf We started the year wrth our Semor Play It was entrtled Class Rxng, a three act comedy The cast consisted of Jean Cevela Ion Walkup George Toth Jean Kruse Betty Anson Sandy Walkup Harry Thomas Sandra Arnt Cecelta Hawkes Jack Hines Blll Ewrng Eleanor Swan Geraldme Stratton Keith Burke Shrrley Mlller Stage Manager was Gary Ziegler The play was a great success under the drrectton of Mrs Cole The next long awatted event was our Semor Prom The theme was Northern Fantasy The date chosen was December 27 1958 The prom whtch took place rn the new gym was decorated with a large twenty foot tree in the center of the floor Streamers of blue and white were draped from the center of the tree to the edge of the gym Multt colored spot lrghts were focused on the tree to create the effect of northem lrghts A small scene of Rudolph, with his red nose was placed at one end of the gym and the throne at the opposrte end The Downbeats furnrshed the musrc for our last and brggest dance of the year The prom was well attended by members of the student body as well as qurte a few towns people The Snow Queen was Eleanor Swan and her lung was Ion Walkup The Homecomrng Queen was Jean Cevela and her ktng was Brll Wolf The class colors are a ltght blue and whrte The class flowers are whrte carnations etched tn blue For the thrrty mne Sentors rn the Class of 1959 the frnal week of school marks the clrmax to a hrgh school career Thts all begrns on Sunday May 31 1959 for thts rs the nrght of Baccalaureate Then there wrll also be the annual Semor Class mght For some of us the most rmportant day of our ltves comes on June 3 1959 Thts rs the day of Commencement Thts nrght for some may bring 1oy but for others sadness wlll fill theu hearts for they realxze thetr School Days are over and thts may be the last trme they wtll meet wtth all therr classmates I Melvin Ferguson, and Denny Nelligan. The prompters were Mary Griffiths and

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