Melvindale High School - Echo Yearbook (Melvindale, MI)

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E l0RS 1' 5 SPONSOR Miss Berg Mark Amos-'To beat about the bush ls not his way, he says dir- ectly what he has to say! Katherine Koricic- Say- ing is one thing, doing is another. ' - .:F. .-A-Eiszifgj . GNL? mi' 'QSZEYY' , T gfffr, S 'ffl 'fi ,ZA ' ' 1 E' ffglfv ..':f.: , 'N ' ' X .,f. , , ' 'F-uw, -gr aa. Don Shepard- An in- nocent face but one never knows, does one?' As the old year marched out, so did the never-to- 1 January Class oti- be-Iorgotten class of January '47. Memories of each and every one of these graduates will linger in the halls and class rooms of these old buildings. For the past semester these students were under the capa- ble guidance of Miss Borghild Berg, Dino Salvador, class president, expressed the feel- ing of the class with, 'We hope the students will have as pleasant a time as we have had, especially in their senior ear. Y The class of June '47 gave a dance in honor of these graduates on Saturday, January 25, at the Quandt School. January graduates not pictured are: Iohn Olscwa, Russell Phelps, Margaret Lee Yates. Anthony Bell-'lust call me, Curly! Kexmeth Marshick- 'Learn to live, Live to learn. rl, l ,tg joe Weaver-f'Why study-the more you study-the more there is to forget. Robert Sparrow, a.nd Martha Cicotte Pm leav- ing my heart behind. PRESIDENT Galdino Salvador 'Getting some fun out of life. Floyd DePalma- 'Cute as they come. Wilmer Mclntosh- 'He stays up nights- try- ing to figure out how he can get more sleep. Stan Wooten-uquestions don't bother me. It's the answers. I-Iaigy Petrosoff 'Keen sense, common sense, some room for nonsense! ,--If 47 Lawrence Yeager- Go your way women, Pm busy thinking.

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PHULUGUE In the year of nineteen hundred and forty three the Ship of Knowledge left the ports of Taylor, Romulas, Dearborn, Allen Park and Melvindale for ports unknown. q Our ship consisted of three decks, each of which was under the supervision of one of the crew members who were, Mrs. Deake, Mr. Berger and Miss Warner. Above us flew sea gulls, the Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors, while below us swam the small fish, the seventh and eighth graders. As we sailed along a storm of fright overpowered us, even though our crew did its best to prevent it. Waves, caused by the storm, swallowed us up in their depths, and we sank to the bottom of the ocean. When the shock of the disaster wore off we found ourselves changed into fish float- ing along to the village of Melvindale, where we entered the gates of knowledge. Here we found queer sports in which the fish participated. Some were kicking an odd shaped object around in the Sugar Bowl, some were trying to throw a round thing in a net, while others were batting a small sponge with a sea-weed. As the months swam on, a floating amusement park called Bob-Lo stopped near our village. The whole school of fish with its leaders boarded it and spent an enjoyable day. This marked the end of our Freshman year. During our Sophomore year some fish floated to a different school of knowledge while others drifted into ours. The leaders were Miss Fraleigh, Mr. Rehberg and Miss McMullan. About the middle of this year we went to a queer place, better known as Rouge Park, for a cat-tail roast. Again Bob-Lo marked the end of another school year. We were led by the same leaders in our Junior year except that Miss Landis re- placed Miss McMullan. Our first class project was to elect officers. They were: President - Soran Kas- pariang Vice-President - Tony Nicitag Secretary - Gus Bloom and Treasurer - Bill Noraian. ' One of our beloved instructors, Dr. Rice, left for the unknown state of California. As a going away present the whole school of fish gave him a gift of money. As the ice thawed around the middle of April, we put on our best scales, hopped on our sea-horses, and journeyed to the Masonic Sea Temple where our I-Hop was held. After the Hop everyone separated and went to different places to dine. Some went to the Lobster Inn, some to the Clam Shell, while others went to the Turtle Tea-Room. We completed our Junior year by taking the Seniors on a moonlight whale ride. Being worn out, our leaders departed to take over a less lively group. Mrs. Rid- dering and Mr. Hogue then took up the task of attempting to lead us above water. The election of our officers took place during the first weeks of our senior year. The following fish were elected to office: President - Vivian Heddeng Vice-President - Bernice Boncherg Secretary - Vivian Renkola, and Treasurer - Betty Van Volkenburgh. Our first big fin da.nce was the 'fHarvest Moon Shindig' held in the Swish Ball Room. Everyone had a very enjoyable time in their shabby scales. Another traditional dance was the Sadie Hawkins Day' dance which also was held in the Swish Ball Room. The Washington Club, a traditional senior class project, began under the sponsor- ship of one of the wisest fish, Mr. LaLonde. The fish elected to office were: Presi- dent - Gus Bloom, Vice-President - Fred Armstrong, Secretary - Shirley Nelson, and Treasurer - Richard james. After the preliminaries of the year were over we. began plans for a Christmas party which was to be held in Catfish Cafeteria. The fish who served as cooks could not find any boiling water, therefore they boiled the potatoes in whale milk. The potato salad was sort of mushy, but nevertheless the party was a success. As' spring was just around the corner-, we decided to pick Spring Fever' as our Senior play. Tryouts began about the middle of February. Art Clay and Colette Hanko were selected to play the leading roles, supported by a magnificent cast. On May the 29th we swam to Botsford Tavern where we had our Banquet. This was quite an elaborate affair with all the fish dressed up in their best scales. The fish can still taste the delicious food. While swimming closer to the top of the water, we happened to come into a large building, known as Charles Mclienny Hall. Here we decided to stop and have our last fish dance, the Senior Prom. Everyone danced to the mellow music of Clark Bimn and his Orchestra. .- Class History Continued on page 46

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CHHRHCTEHS Sem ,S P. O N S O R S Mrs. Riddering Mr- H0910 PRE SIDE NT Vivian Hedden A SECRETARY Vivian Renkola TREASURER VICE PRESIDENT Betty Van Volkenburgh Bernice Boncher Colors: Blue and White Flower: American Beauty Rose Motto: 'A new age, a new challenge, we accept.