Mattawan High School - Mirror Yearbook (Mattawan, MI)

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 John Pobuda was clcs- president and hiss Kswland acted as advisor. Wc were cnterta-ined and initiated by the Sophomores at a Soy-'homore Freshman party. Later in the year we snonsored a skating party. Throughout the year we heard many rumors and occasion''.lly saw some plans of the now school building which was to be erected for us the following year. Our freshman days ended by an all-school picnic rt Eagle Lake. In 1936 we entered the new • school building with 22 new students, which made 0 total of I(.0- students in the class. The new students were: ’Mini f red Burs on Ma r o ret HcCyui re Erne . ood Thelma Sieglo Edna Overacker Orohia Piffer Mary Pipesr Albert Allman lensil.Giddiny s Dcnal d Phelps Leo .aterfield Wayno Otto 'Jilllam Estoy •'ilford Lilno Wilma ’..'heeler Betty Pierce Jean Walton Opal Mae Burns Donna Stratton Catherine Burmcster Delbort Buck Emma Plpoar Some of our freshmen who did not come back as Sophomoros were: Susan Sackett, Dorothy Dc Vrou, onsld Baker, Martin Pisck, Julian Van Aukon. In our Sophomore year we sponsored two skating parties Marian Hunt wi3 elected President of our class. Our advisor wa.s Hiss Friday. The new members of the faculty were: Miss Friday, Socn .1 Science; Hiss 7 orkraan, Mathematics and Science; Miss Schmidt, Home Economics ; Mr. Lorstweitz, music. During the year Mr. Foil substituted six weeks for Miss ..ekkmen. The rest of our teachers were as tho yea r before, Mr. Cotter, Mr. van Voorhees, Miss Howland, and Hr. Ev rtt. '..hen wo came back as Juniors, we found that, contrary to the usual decreasing of numbers, we had fined, for we now numbered 52. Our new students were 15 in numoor. LeRoy'Hicheal Helen Becker Robe rt Bradford LeRoy Dyer Eugene Busk James Davis Gertrude Ewing Ora Edwards Richt rd G nccr Arnold Dyer EdithMa-e Fors the Erma Rcinoehl Merquorlte Scott Evelyn Vcrmuolen Gerald Wager The students in our Sophomore year who did not return as Juniors were: Lorraine Schutz, Betty Kimball, Margaret McQuire, Orphia Piffer, Lee .atorfiold.

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CUSS HISTORY In 1935 s group of 26 little green Freshnen came falteringly into the assembly room which contained the four High School grades of about 35 students. Mr. Everett, the Principal, onesided over the High School. Our present Superinterdant, ,.r. Cottir was serving hi3 first year in ttavra n. Other Instructors during that year vere dr. 'or Voorhces, coach; Miss Newland, English and Commercial. Mr. uour las who had de a to and some Junior Rich subicct3. and ill3s Thorne, who was the Home The students in our freshmen yocr Adele Hi ley Lorraine. Schutz Magadan Hunt Joyce dlankshine Gcneviev Wheeler Helen Files Susan Srcg.att Mary-Lou' Rix Dorothy Myers lob ole deattic dotty 1C I hie Lorc-thy Do Vrou Julian Van Aukcn 111,,;i Economics teachjr. wefre: 1'Inrtin Pi3Ck Marvin Dents Gone banning George Hubor.rd Lloyd Maxwell John Pobuda Louie Jirikovlc '.7a 1 tor Sp inch Donald iiakor John Amoy Kenneth Sr.mens Raymond Sowles Herbert Jefferies f' .Aim.ji .... . iiMlUW I,

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 !!. tii!iu«i tti.iii •uihIUI••mil Our new teachers this year w're: Miss Koster, English; Miss Finch, Social Science and Gymnasium; Miss Taggett; Mathematics; Mr. Edwf-rcs, coach; Mr. Foil, Commercial; Mr. Van Voorhees was promoted to. Principal and Mr. F er came in the middle of the year to teagh Junior High subjects and copch dramatics. ‘ . Our advisor in the Junior year -as Mr. Foil and our class officers were: President, James Davis; Vice President, Adele Hlgley; Secretary, Marvin Deats; and Treasurer, John Pobuda; In cur Junior year we hRd a dance near Thanksgiving Day which was called a Football Dance. The decorations wore verv clerer and the dance wad;a syccess. In March we gave a. St. Patrick's dance just befdre the night of our dance the gymnasium burned and the d-.nce Wafe.given in the Town Hall, The J-Hop was the most important event- of the.. Junior year. The decor-' ions and orchestra made it )ni of the most successful J-Hors in the history of the school. We concluded the. ve-r bv marching with the Senior class at baccal-nur te‘ and commencement. On September 12, 1938, 51 students enrolled in the Senior class of Hattawan. 51 Seniors who were determined to make the year a success. Class officers who were elected were--President, Marvin K. Deats; Vice President, Marian Hunt; Secretary, Helen 3ccker; Treasurer, James Davis. The- first activity was a get-acquaintod day sponsored to help all the students to know each other. The next activity was a Halloween Masquerade dance,. This dance was a great success in decorations, music, and attendance. In November the Seniors had their pictures taken, considerable excitement went with it. On December 2, the Seniors g ve OhJ Hy StarsJ The play drew the large8t 'attendance of any activity up to that time. Phillip Han-ne-r sold more tickets than anyone else. March 31st the long work-ed-on and long-anticipated c- rniv l was given with the expected-success. Our V; lidlctcrian and Solutltuorian were Helen Beclcer, and Adele Hi ley, These events in addition to Baccala.urate and Commencement, con-luded the school ye'r for the Seniors. On June 5th the Seniors expect to leave for their trip,. They will go on a. five day trip to Kentuck:''. Our soonsorer was Miss Pinch and now teachers added to the faculty list were Miss Struble, Art and Girl's gym; Mr, Ryan, Commercial; and Miss Smith, Mathematics.