Mayville High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Mayville, MI)

Page 20 text:

- rtytiitoncf The Class of 53 began its fabulous career in Mayville High as freshmen in 1949. We were a huge group of greenies, sixty-nine in all, tip-toeing through the upper hall amid the gazes of upperclassmen. Mr. Bentley was appointed our sponsor. The first intelligent thing we did after our enrollment was to elect our class officers. They were as follows: President - Morley TerBush, Vice President - Gerald Stout, Secretary - Helen Vogt, Treasurer - Shirley Weiler. Then the sophomores came up with a fantastic idea - our initiation. They rounded up all but a few of us timid freshies in the gym - called off our names as if we were prisoners and dealt out our sentences. Thus we be- came full fledged members of Mayville High School. In view of the fact that we were well broken in, we gave a thank you party for the sophomore class later in the year. The summer flew, and before we knew it old Father Time had brought us around toSeptember 1950 - our sophomore year. We came back, thirty- five in number, feeling quite secure, having survived one year at May- ville. We were blessed with two sponsors, Mr. Humiston and Mr. Bent- ley. Our first task was to hold a grand election for our officers, and those elected were: President - Richard Bertrand, Vice President - Donald Taylor, Secretary - Mary K. Fox, Treasurer - Shirley Weiler. We immediately began making plans for the big event of our lives - the freshmen initiation. The freshmen were co-operative, and everyone had a good time. Realizing that some day most of us would become seniors, we began thinking about funds for our trip. After giving it much thought, we decided on a bake sale which was a success. The second venture in our fund raising campaign was a skating party in May. Later in the year, we gathered to order our long awaited class rings. Thirty-three of us returned as juniors in the fall of 1951. After careful consideration Mr. Humiston consented to sponsor our class. We held a meeting to select our officers, the following were elected: President - Barbara Gohs, Vice President - Beverly Duncan, Secretary - Helen Vogt, Treasurer - Mary K. Fox. The treasurer's report showed that our funds were low, so we put our heads together and began to think of ways to earn some more money. Our first event was a talent show which was a success. Much of our credit belonged to Mr. Gohs for his help. It has always been acustom in the past for the juniors to present a play, so we decided to follow through with this custom. After careful consideration we selected Calling All Carrs . We practiced faithfully nearly every night and thanks to the help of Mr. Humiston, Miss Kingsland, and Mr. Brosz, our play which was presented April 16 and 17, was a success. After the play, we gave a roller skating party and began plans for the annual banquet and prom. Our theme was Old Mexico and much time was spent preparing so that we would be remembered as good hosts to the graduating class of 1952. With the selection of Larry Lumley, Kenneth McNinch, Mary K.Fox, and Mary Lou Lobdell to lead the seniors in for Commencement, our junior year was brought to a close. 12

Page 19 text:

Walter Humiston Walt . . . Born 1887 In Ransom Mich. . . . graduate of Hillsdale High . . . received A.B. from Al- bion . . . B.A. from Hillsdale Col- lege . . . M.A. from University of Pittsburgh . . . Taught 30 years of which 5 were spent in May ville . . . Wishes to fish in future retirement at Cottage in Hillsdale Mich. Roy Shaver George . . . always willing to help others . . . F.F.A. . . . valuable member of the Sr. Class ... de- pendable . . . blue eyes ... Sr. play. . . What would we do without him?'. . .class musician . . . holds down a job . . . Washington Post March . . . brown hair . . . Library Club. . . Annual Staff . . . dislikes people who gripe. Lois McMullen A swell gal . , . always eating but no results. . . seemingly quiet . . . always gets work done . . . quiet winning smile . . . sweet personality . . . spare time occupied with 4-H work. Frank McMullen Nice to know . . . he'll tease you like mad . . .blue eyes . . . detests homework . . . active in 4-H . . . always smiling. . . brown hair . . . liked by all. . . pleasant and friend- ly . . . F.F.A, ... Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes . . . never to be forgotten. John Hendricks A well expressed member of our class. . . brown hair. . . only fools worry . . . Junior Play ... often absent . . . F.F.A. . . . dislikes chemistry . . . football . . . base- ball . . . track . . . blue eyes . . . hard to find, harder to loose . . . well liked . . . Wild Horses . Kenton Colling Ken . . . easy going . . . brown eyes. . .slow moving, quick think- ing ... brown hair ... loves to chew gum . . . good sport . . . shy looking? ... Jr. and Sr. play . . . neat . . . I'll Go On Alone . . . smart student. . . dislikes some bus drivers. 11

Page 21 text:

Here we were at last . . . the long awaited year had come with thirty-two of us entering as proud seniors. Three dropped out during our last year. Our class officers were: President - Larry Lumley, Vice President - Gerald Stout, Secretary - Geraldine Spaven, Treasurer - Beverly Dun- can. Senior pictures were taken on October second, and soon after we chose our senior play and cast, ,fRest Assured . It was presented on Decem- ber fifth and sixth, and thanks to the able directors, Mr. Brosz, and Mr. Humston it was a big hit. More funds were needed for our trip, so we worked at numerous things such as selling stationery, sponsored a roller skating party, held a local talent show, put on a bake sale, and hired Pie Plant Pete and Bashful Joe from radio station W.J.R.,who helped us present our second talent show. On March 13, we sponsored a St. Patricks Ball, in honor of the basket- ball team. To raise funds for the memorial which we are leaving the school in memory of our class, we held a box social and raffle. By now everyone was excited about the trip which was to take us through Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, Virginia, Washington D. C. and down the Maryland waters. It was a wonderful six day trip and we all returned happy but tired. We then settled back and watched the junior class make preparations for our banquet and prom. After the banquet and prom, we realized that our days at Mayville High were coming to a close. After our caps and gowns arrived, we displayed them proudly. On May 31, we attended Baccalaureate, and on June 4 we entered the school for the last time as students. With the presentation of our di- plomas it brought to a close our happy days at Mayville High School.