Marcellus High School - Wildcats Yearbook (Marcellus, MI)

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SENIOR CLASS HISTORY CHAPTER I In the beginning our class was without form and order. Superintendent Oliver H. Jensen therefore said Let there be a class meeting, and there was a class meeting. And it came to pass Arthur Bradley emerged from the multitude as president, Harold Ritter as vice presi- dent, Marilyn Fredericks as secretary, and Charles Cooper as treasurer, Miss Elizabeth Kaechele as class tadgisor. A monthly tax of ten ducats was levied on the ri e. And behold! The class of '44 looked upon their work and saw that it was good. It was the custom in those days for the Sophomores to give unto the Freshmen an initiation and it was done. A feast was partaken of in the eventide. During our sojourn in the land of the green, our Priests of Learning were: High Priest, Oliver H. Jensen, who taught us about the wonders of the universe: Priestess Paula S. Mack, who presided over the Depart- ment of Literature, Priestess Violet E. Rohrer was in command of Latin studies, Priest David Ross, in charge of our athletic activities: Priestess Verna Fenstermacher, authorized in Corinthian and Gallic Art. Our master woodworker was Priest Leo V. Bent. The art of Home- making was taught by Priestess Elizabeth Kaechele, while Priest Jacob Huttenga presented to us the Com- mercial side of life. Zael Carpenter was Keeper of the Fires. And Behold! There came into our midst Misses Eleanore Mattke and Lois Proctor and from out of the same departed Robert Furtenbaugh, Marjorie Tucker, Arthur Bradley, and Irene Reiff. This ended the year with much glory for us. CHAPTER II The next year we again assembled in the temple of learning. The rites of selection were again performed. Catherine Porath became president, Malcolm Hirshey, vice presidentg Virginia Pfost, scribeg Jack Bair, alms- keeper. Miss Kaechele was again chosen to lead toward the Promised Land. A change was made in our priests and priestesses this year. Priestess Violet Rohrer was replaced by Dorothy Nelson: Priest David Ross by Sherman Martin:

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world in which races and countries are mutually tolerant is likely to be a world at peace. The responsibilities of the future are appalling, but we are confident that they will be borne to a successful solution in time. With us We carry youthful enthusiasm, which is with difficulty restrainedg youthful optimism, which trusts in the ultimate victory of goodg and youth- ful idealism which fights not only for a new world, but for a better world. With these aims ever in our minds, dear friends, I thank you once more for coming, and extend to you in tlve name of the class of 1944, our most grateful and sincere welcome. -Irene Reiff

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Priest Leo Bent by Sidney Durfee. Our Keeper of Fires changed in a short while to Fred Mohney. Donald Davidhizer, Ruth Murphy, Rose Carpenter, and Margaret Streeter entered our ranks. Irene Reiff also came back to rejoin our tribe. It was again time to baptize Freshmen beneath faucets and welcome them with ceremonial rites into our midst. And it came to pass that at the Yuletide we gathered together a huge company to eat and make merry. And all the company did dance to the sound of the orchestra. We called, in the Spring of the year, a multitude together to praise St. Patrick. We came forth the losing' gladiators in a fight for stamps of defense. Peace was again regained by dancing and feasting together. Our master woodworker. Sidney Durfee, was called to the King's Army to defend our land from the threat of invasion. Priest Donald Strait came to finish the year. The elders came together at a feast and merry- making at which the lowly sophomores were used as servants: but we thoroughly enjoyed the job. From out of our midst departed Aaron Carpenter, Josephine French, Norwood Harris, Clarence Lull, Mavis Lynn, Dorthea Wells, Marilyn Fredericks, Rose Carpen- ter, Donald Davidhizer, and Catherine Porath. Thus the second year of our sojourn in the land of knowledge came to its end with a feast by the seaside northwest of our land of dwelling. CHAPTER III Then after three months we went up again unto the land of M. H. S., and again we chose new leaders, Eleanore, Daughter of Frank of the House of Mattke, with Malcolm Hirshey, Irene Reiff, and James Schurtz as assistants. The almskeeper, James Schurtz, soon relinquished his duties to Virginia Pfost. Again Miss Kaechele was chosen to advise us in the hour of need. Into our midst strayed only one this year, Richard Locke. And it came to pass that this year we have Mary I. Plummer, Marjorie E. Selheim, Marian Kohn, Virginia F. Nicholl, William Timm and Edward Doucette instead of Priestesses Nelson, Loode, and Priests Martin, Durfee and Huttenga. The latter three took the oath for ser- vice to our country during the present crisis.