Madison High School - Madisonian Yearbook (Madison Heights, MI)

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Class fffkfory Here we are on the threshold of high school-the ambition of all ele- mentary 'students-we have become lowly freshmen. Oh well, it isn't too bad-we're still the idols of the lower grades. But now back to the reality, back to where the feared upper-classmen dwell. We were divided into two sections because of the large group of stu- dents. Heading the 9B1 section was Sara Kaufman, newly-elected president, and to back her up, there were Oma Lee Hill as vice-president, Chuck Eil- rich, secretary, and Steve Erdodi, treasurer. The 9B2 homeroom had Harvey McArthur as president, Dorothy Lynch, vice-president, Dick McClellan, secretary, and Jim Marley, treasurer. Our activities that term were confined to separate assembly programs by each homeroom. The 9B1 homeroom did a takeoff on the Phil Baker's Take it or Leave it show, with vaudeville acts between questions-of course there were consequences, and did we enjoy making the upper- class- men take it on the chin for awhile. The 9B2 homeroom did a short play called Billy's First Date. Well, what do you know, we survived that first year. Now, we are- can you imagine, it-sophomores! Here we are, still divided into two sec- tions but raring to go! As usual, the first order of business was the election of officers. The 10B1 section chose Steve Erdodi to lead them as president, while Tommy Eplett was elected vice-president, Loraine Green, secretary, and Sue Frazier, treasurer. Geri Roth headed the 10B2 section as president, with Joyce Strouse, vice-president, Shirley Wade, treasurer, and Joan Neil, secretary. Here it is-that all-important dance for sophomores-the Sophomore Shuffle. We were so eager to start on this because at last we were people who really could step out and do something. Are we proud! We have a first at Madison High School. We organized, for the first time, a Rag Day. Sloppiest and funniest dressed students were blushingly recongnized as Eva Mae Kirkwood and Nelson Diaz. Of all the candidates, these were best. Sue Frazier won out over the other girl candidates to be chosen queen of Homecoming Day. Another laurel for us. Of course we were thinking of other things, too! We originated the idea of the Turkey Trot-a dance we gave on Thanksgiving Day and which proved a big success. We were well represented in the field of sports by Ted Ledbetter, Chuck Eilrich, Dick McClellan, Bill White, Tommy Eplett, Steve Erdodi, Lowell Carr, Paul Myatt, and Bob Diamanti. Oh, can it be true? Not another promotion! Well, wonder of all wonders, another milestone was passed. We are now officially juniors. Gee whiz, it seems we'l1 never get together. We are still in two sections. 11B1 officers were Shirley Deal, president, Chuck Eilrich, vice-president, Ted Ledbetter, secretary, and Sue Frazier, treasurer. The presidency of the 11B2 section was filled by Nick Labedzg as Bill White, vice-president, Cynthia Sawusch, secretary, and Shirley Wade, trea- surer, supported him. Just a short time after school started, we got our activities rolling. This was the ever-popular Sadie Hawkins Day Dance, which as usual always goes off all right. But, of course, because we were handling it, it went off better than usual. Here is something we still cheer about-The Junior Play Watch Out for Spooks which everyone said was one of the best plays Madison has had in years. QContinued in the back of the bookj

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Salufafory On behalf of the graduating class of Madison High School I would like to welcome you to the commencement exercises. Salutatories and valedic- tories are traditional commencement speeches of greeting and of farewell, but there is nothing traditional about the sincerity which we extend to you-for us it is a new experience. School for us has been a series -of new experiences, and so that those who follow us may profit from our ex- periences I would like to tell you what we think have been some of the most valuable to us. I asked several students what they thought had been their most valuable experiences in school and these are their answers: Working together as a group, as in planning parties or other affairs, becoming better citizens and taking care of themselves and their problems, learning to make friends and get along with people, and helping others. Tonight I believe I'm speaking not only for myself but for the whole graduating class when I say that these experiences which I've mentioned have not been the easiest. We have yet to encounter many other experiences which we will now have to face alone, but if school has done anything for us, it has helped us to meet -these situations. - BILL OLLILA January, 1950

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dass Will I, Marie Boginski, do bequeath my long locks to some of the girls in Madison High who certainly could use some. I, Todd Briggs, do will my 22' waist line to all the heavyweights. I, Shirley Deal, bequeath my cheerleading ability to the new squad. I, Agnes Debski, bequeath my typing eraser to Don Ellis who is forever losing his. I, Mary Dennis, bequeath to my sister Carol, my ability to type and get a 50 word minute speed test. I, Sue Frazier, bequeath my muscles to all the girls who are frail little daisies of Madison Hi. ' I, Sharon Grant, bequeath my ability to have small feet to Jim Shaver who has gun boats. fonly kidding J im.l I, Loraine Green, do-hereby bequeath my ability to go with Hazel Park men through school to Mary Jane McNally and Shelia Baker. I, Oma Lee Hill, bequeath my naturally curly hair to all the girls who have to put theirs up every night. I, Nancy James, do bequeath my ability to be a little shy to my sister Sue who might need it. I, Sara Kaufman, do hereby bequeath my gym shoes to Oma Gene Gore who is badly in need of a pair. I, Eva Kirkwool, bequeath my ability to talk and not get caught to my brother Edward who always gets caught. I, Eleanor Krakosky, do bequeath my ability to get a job and pay my own tuition to my sister Rita who's going to have to from now on. I, Shirley Marcotte, bequeath my ability to shift from first into reverse without grating the gears to Mary Ann Skinner. Try it! I, Joanne Mousseau, bequeath my ability to play the piano to Sue Beatty who wants very much to learn. I, Donna Mushrush, bequeath my curly eyelashes to Delores McNeese who has to use an eye-lash curler to get hers that way. I, Ruth Raven, bequeath my ability to eat and stay thin to my sister, Marilyn, who eats little and gains loads. I, Adele Ronshausen, bequeath my bashful blush to Dorothy Beseler. I, Joanne Roose, bequeath my knowledge of what skirts and dresses are to the girls who have forgotten. I, Lowell Carr, do hereby bequeath my ability to sing in Miss Grant's English class to Ralph Skinner who tries hard. I, Frank Cunningham, bequeath my ability for doing mechanical draw- ing to Leon Hatcher. I, Robert Diamanti, do bequeath my ability to be different by wearing peg pants to Jim Harper. L I, Charles Eilrich, do bequeath my ability to keep up my studies and engage in sports at the same time to anyone who has trouble. I, Steve Erdodi, do hereby bequeath my ability to dance to Roger Engle who seems to be having a hard time getting started. I, Weldon Hendrickson, will my easy opening locker to Delores Robin- son, whose locker door never seems to open. I, Don Hubbard, hereby bequeath my ability to drive to Beverly Nabors. I, Robert Kubiak, will my ability to be Drum Maj-or to Harold Guild. I, Nickolas Labedz, bequeath my so called good personality to Doris Cull. I, Ted Ledbetter, with sound mind and strong body, do will and bequeath my ability to love one woman and be contented, to those who think they can't. I, Dave Long, being of sound mind and body, do hereby bequeath my natural blond hair to those who have to proxide theirs to get it that way. I fContinued in the back of the bookj