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

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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

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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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Class Proplzecy Hurry, Sharon, get in or we'll be late. This is one time we'l1 have to be prompt. We don't want the rocket to leave without us. So goes the conversation of four girls who are hurrying in their heli- copter to catch the rocket which has been chartered to take members of the class o f'50 to a renunion on the planet Viking. Look at the peoplee down there. The whole class must have read Kauf- man's Katty Korner in the New York News. Sara got her start as a big time newspaper woman in the senior play. We're landing now, in our private parking space, just in time to see those great scientists Weldon Hendrickson, Don Hubbard, Bob Kulbiak, and Joe Sobocienski christening their latest invention the Madison Expreses. a modern streamlined rocket that will take this adventure seeking group to their destination to be renuited with other members of the class of '50. The trusty pilots of this giant monstrosity are Cynthia Sawusch, Oma Lee Hill, and Pat Anderson. We have to wait for the match king, David Long, to appear to light the fuse that will send us soaring to the high heavens. Listen to the babbling and talking! But above the din and roar of the crowd, we hear Hot Lips Kirkwood and the Bee Bob Eight: Joan Bildson, Marie Boginski, Ruth Raven, Bess Waterstraat, Shirley Wade, Mary Dennis, Adele Ronshausen, and Dorothy Bobo, beating out the saucy little tune Auld Land Sync . Oh, oh, look who's coming. We might have known. That second Milton Berle-Steve Erdodi, passing out those second hand jokes. There's Ted and Dolores having a friendly conversation, probably about their contract with MGM as the greatest love team in America. As we peak around the corner, we see Lytle Hoover doing his best to persuade Todd Briggs to join his Old Maid's Home, but it seems she has a better offer to teach dancing at good old M. H. S. What's the big deal at the table over there? Well, if it isn't hose card sharks Joyce Srouse and Joanne Mousseau trying to win the shirt off some poor guy's back. But not for long because there goes Detective Fearless White, armed with his trusty squirt gun, to the rescue. Look out for trouble no wbecause that leaves Jim Prewitt and his gnn moll Geri Roth unguarded, and who with an ounce of sense would do a thing like that? As we meander closer to the ship, we overhear Pat and Cindy talking about their pal Woots Battin lying on the beach basking in the Florida sun- shine in her newest French bathing suit. Bob Diamanti is creating a sen- sation with his plaid knickers. They are quite the rage now. He was always one for style. Bob tells us that Dick Ham McClellan owns a butcher shop on the new planet. We can see him now with his finger on the scales trying to pull a fast one on some unsuspecting customer. By the way, did you know that Joanne Roose and Marilyn Stafford have top billing at Carnegie Hall? Nick Posey Labedz and Gilbert Digger Merkel are talking over plans for their next funeral- Posey planning the flower arrangements and Digger planning the corpse arrangements. We learn that Charles Eilrich is the model in the Atlas ads. The only thing we don't know is whether he poses for the 'before or after . There's Shirley Marcotte sport- ing a big sign that says, Eat at the Eownship Grill . Shirley has taken over the Grill as proprietor, Etta Sawyers is chief cook and bottle washerg and Grace Stone is the curb girl. We see Olga Stolaruk, presidetn and sole owner of the modernized powder mill, sitting in an exclusive corner. Hmmmmm would you listen to that! June Johnson, Margaret Dzeroogian, and Gloria Schaffer are going over their plans for their 50th editio of that exciting new magazine Love at First Sight. They must have got some good ideas from all those True Story magazines they used to read in class. Who is that very dignified lady? It is Carole Londer who tells us she is getting along well as fContinued in the back of the bookj