Marine City High School - Mariner Yearbook (Marine City, MI)

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president ' s ADDRESS This year has been a very successful one for the Senior Clas? 1 of 1945. We have worked as a complete unit on every event that we have planned. V.e have found that the entire group can work out successful achievements better than indi vuaduals. When certain difficulties arise a group can think of more small details and can place events to a higher degree of efficiency. In our senior class when ever we planned an e ent we discussed it in front of the whole class and asked their opinions of the subject. After the opinions were given and everyone agreed upon it, we then went ahead and carried it out according to what the class wanted. We learned what cooperation meant when the class anc sponsors got together by this method. Good examples are our dances, our senior play, and our carnival. We found that each and everyone had to give something and put forth our effort to be able to bring an objective to the extreme limit or temrnal point. This is the reason that everyone was satisfied and why our graduation year was such a success even though we were faced by the dreadful effects of war. Now that we have nearly completed our high school training, we must look forward to the future and try to find what is in store for us. We know at the present time v e are faced by a grave appressing war and if the opportunity comes when our country should call upon any they shall gladly pledge their lives with a strong determination to bring this dreadful situation to an end. Y»’e have sacrificed one of our members to the armed forces this year, and the entire class will be thinking of him and wishing him the best of luck while we are graduating. The future will depend wholly upon the person, and I’m sure that the Senior Class of 1945 will turn out to be a success when the opportunity arises. I v as very happy when they chose me as their leader and hope that they were satisfied in doing so. I hove tried to lead my class to be a successful one and trust I have achieved my goal. It has really been a satisfaction to work with this group, and I wish each and everyone the best of luck in the future. Now cur class in true and sincere thinking wish the entire school, the townspeople, and especially our sponsors, Mr. Yates and ?4rs. Elackler all the success in the world. Lavern Bradford

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DONNA WELSER Cheerleader 2,3,4 Glee Club 2,3,4 Senior Play 4 n A sunny disposition makes many friends.” YJILDA PHILLIPS ” a V «ippy- go -lucky t ypc • CLASS HISTORY • The ship S. S. 1945 started on Its course through the rough waters of Its freshman year. On the first part of our course, we had two dinner parties. Captain: George Duddy First Mate: Junior Walsh Second Mate: Melvin Totzke Chief Engineer: Nancy Carman In our sophomore year we knew our ship ' s rules and regulations better and began to take on more responsibility. We gave our first successful dances and bake sales, and started earning our money for our senior year. Captain: First Mate: Second Mate: Chief Engineer: Melvin Totzke Norma Hart Iris Dust Lavern Bradford Then our Junior year was here, and we gave the two largest dances of the year, the J-Hop and the Junior and Senior Prom. The sailing was smooth now, and we had a large success in selling magazines. Captain: First Mate: Second Mate: Chief Engineer Evelyn Cohrs Rachel Daniels Janice Wood Lavern Bradford Now our course is ended, and our senior year Is here at last the year we have awaited. The Senior Play and Carnival were successful, but our senior trip to Chicago and back was enjoyed the most. Captain: First Mate: Second Mate: Chief Engineer Third Mate: Lavern Bradford Mary Lou Smith Jean Flaxington Melvin Totzke Jean Rich

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We the Senior Class of 1945 being in excellent shape due to sleepless nig ' ts; ailing from rheumatism, and other various ailments due to working in defense plants and etc., do hereby will to those Lucky Juniors the following. First: To our sponsors Mr. Yates and Mrs. Blackler our sincere thanks and appreciation for their helpful guidence through our senior year. Second: We will to our teachers our deepest hope. That they may again graduate a Senior Class as fine as ours next year. Third To the Sophomores and Freshmen we leave our hopes that they may have as many happy times and fond memories of Marine City High in those fo ir wonderful but short years. Harold DeShon s George Buddy 1 s Charles Dolamore Melvin Totzke Howard Elsholz ' s Don Carroll’s Stewart Elliott Curly Bradford Tom Taylor Jerry Sayers Audrey Reynolds Barbara David ' s Gwen Lee Nellie Sherwood Arlene Basney ' s Laura Fabin 1 s Bob Johnson ' s Jean Flaxington ' s Marjorie Storaler ' s Leah Anderson Doris Bassett Nancy Carman Evelyn Cohrs Rachel Daniels Iris Dust Betty Ferger Norma Hart Marjorie Hedt Gloria Pasternak Norene Jones Jean Rich Shirlty Sharrow Betty Sifferlen Charlotte Simons Mary Lou Smith Marion Tesch Theodosia Valla Janice Wood Ruth Volker Jean Hubley Mi Ivin Totzke Quietness and good behavior is left to Bill Galvin. Ability to talk his way out of situtions to Ralph Moldenhauer. Leaves his muscles and physique to Bill Carman. Leaves his efforts to get along with his girl--?? friends to Lawrence Taylor. Perfect attendence record in shaool to Fred Schneider. Shyness to girls to Harold Smith. Leaves his journalistic style and ability to pass two grades in one year to Walter Smith. Leaves his Casonova 3 tyle and his super address book to John Holland. Will ' s his promptness and theatrical experience to Louis Lozon. With great persuassion leaves his w avy hair to Fred Tyler, but not his girl. Leaves his jalopy to any Junior who ' ll bother hauling it away. Shvnes 3 and subscription of Seventeen to Marilyn Baehr. Leaves her popularity with the boys to Virginia Nelson. Leaves her fiery Red Hair to David Faucher. Height and nerve tonic goes to Lawrence DeCou. Proceedure to do away with the heat in Fred Schneider s car to Dolores Thompson. One arm driving and ways of producing a gas stamp to Ben Basney. Escellent marks and last tube of Revelon lipstick to Ruth Brown. Height to Ivah Conlin. Leaves her diploma from Ten Easy Lessons to Romance to Gert Merrill. Leaves her diploma from Arthur Murry ' s dancing school to Beverly Groff. Leaves her forma and form equipment to Thelma Recor. Leaves her throne and crown to Shirley Pryce for the year 1946. Ability to go steady to Catherine Christy. Gives her clerical experience and office ob to Edna Scott. Wills her high heels and silk stockings to Billetta Klieman. Leaves her favorite book on How to get your man and keep him to Peggy Netzel. Leaves her all A report cards to Betty Misany. Leaves her favorite seat on the school bus to Gladys Hintzman. Leaves her charming smile and quiet way to Nancy Watson. Leaves her ability to stay on the National Honor Society for two years to Stanley Widdas. Leaves her favorite M.C.H.S. memory book to Esther Hund. With a little persuassion leaves her four year Varsity Sweater to Helen Horn. Leaves her favorite school typewriter to Dort Prince. Leaves her two hundred and four lapel pins to Helen Dodge. Leaves her supply of chewing gum for the year 1946 to Joyce Robb. Leaves her beloved locker number 47798430 to Cecelia Ruemenapp. Leaves her best mystery novel to Ardith Benedict. Leaves her lucky rabbits foot to Fredia Voisin. Leaves her pretty blonde hair and charminsr personality to Mary Ruth Phillips. Leaves Kenneth Mays his last bottle of peroxide.