Milan High School - Yearbook (Milan, MI)

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I-IA PY ll-IUIINITIIIINIG GIROILIINIDS Hy but time does fly' Here it is 1960 and I am looking over the report of the tenth annual reunion of the Class of 1950 Maybe they're a few years older now bu they certainly haven't lost the vim and vigor that they had as Seniors I ll give you a peek at my report of what each one is doing now so you can see for yourself Emma Anderson and Lois Collins are operating a girls' finishing school in Moore- ville The University of Minnesota has contracted Arthur KJugJ AVSIT 88 their 0310191 mascot Larry Bausman just graduated from Michigan State College with honors and a Ph D Professional Horse Doctor Zgg 813, That g My Bah! is the theme song for the new disc Jockey program over WJR, the disc jockey being Don Bortles Max Buxton is working on plans for a Jet propelled car seems to me he does just as well with an ordinary hot rod Dale Clark is still trying to pass Senior English he always was Miss Bower's pet PUP11 Ruth Clark is Hr Paddook's lab assistant Barb Cook Hlmioh can be seenriding around in a blue Fleetline Chev with all the little Eddies and 'Cookies Tom Denham has turned his mansion into a rest home for the original members of the Ace Club Jerry Dennison is getting tired of standing in line for his unemployment check every week Jackie Denn1son's role as a housewife doesn't keep her from writing editorials for the gatupggy-jvening Post nine Carver laughing like mad They just haven't stopped yet Jean Drevdahl and John Taylor are a happily married couple and are having trouble deciding whether Junior should be president or a coach for good ol' Milan High Guess what, Lewis Ernst now is teaching a speech class of his own, Miss Bowers never thought he could do it Mary Ann Gaydos and Ila Bondie are competing for the National Typing Title Helen Gerebics is the first woman conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra Junior Hanson Callas, Cassinova, alias, Look Before You Leap, alias, Errol Flynn 7 is starring in the new Broadway production of Don Jggn Jim H111 is now running his Packard between here and Florida trying to keep up with well, ah you know who I mean Mike Horvath portrays the Fat gan on the popular radio program of the same name Charlene Hosler is still trying to track down a man and is really living up to her nick name, Blaze she's hot on the trail There's Ethel Huntington out on Ford Lake still trying to ice skate, thought she'd gone back to Kentucky long ago Russell Kanitz has opened a new auto display shop, his model 'T' sets in the main show case D ' .1 , t I I Don't be surprised if you happen to see Dolores Dixon, Vera Mae Cunkle and Jean- Jr. . - we 17

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TEIPIIZII TALIE S On the morning of September 4 l9b6 78 freshman entered the halls of Milan High Though very 'green' at the time, we all had high hopes and ideas about high school life We startedtheyear off 'with a bang' by electlngourvery capable class officers who wereasfollows president, Rar Benjamin, vice president, Ken Limberg, secretary, Arliss Sanford, treasurer, Johnny Taylor, student council representative, Jackie Dennison, and our class advisers, Mr. R. C Jones and Mr A McCulloch The high point in our first year in high school was the Freshman Reception W chose as the most popular girl and boy in the class, Jackie Dennison and Ron Shelton Our frosh year ended pleasantly with our school picnic at Walled Lake On September 2, l9b7 70 Sophomores entered Milan High to 'start the grind' once again Under the masterful supervision of president, Johnny Taylor, vice-president, Cathle Lauff, secretary, Junior Hanson, treasurer, Art Keller, student council repre- sentative, Ken Limberg, we had a very successful year Under the direction of our capable advisers, Mr R C Jones and Miss Patricia Cameron, this year proved very rewarding We sponsored our first dance, the 'Club 50 and though we just made ex- penses, it was a swell dance Luckily we survived Hemlo initiation and enjoyed a heavenly evening of 'pipe dreams' at the formal dance the following evening Once again, another wonderful year at Milan High was closed Filled with enthusiasm, 61 confident Juniors looked forward to their best year in high school Having now acquired the title of uupper olassmenu, we took our responsi- bilities quite seriously, determined to make the most of our last two years at Ml Hi. We did all right, too, under the leadership of president, Jackie Dennison, v1oe-pres1- dent Art Keller, secretary, Larry Bausman treasurer, Tom Denham and student coun- and Miss Rosemary Bowers helped make this year one we would always remember We had a full house the night we presented the hilarious three act comedy We ook the Family Tree We worked like Trogens to make Hemio a success and all our hard labor was rewarded when we danced to the heavenly music of Ken Norman's Orches tra under April showers and May flowers that decked the gym Another formal dance and banquet the Junior and Senior Reception, was held the following month The gym was transformed into an Indian reservation with brlghtand colorful decorations which added to the gay atmosphere When our Junior year ended, we were really ready for a vacation, but we were fully satisfied with the work we had done We were all anxious to come back to Milan High in the fall of l9U9 for our last year in high school Early in the year we elected our enthusiastic class officers who were.as follows president, Larry Bausman, vice president, Stanton Bordine, secret ary, Ethel Huntington, treasurer, Ken Limberg, and student council representative Junior Hanson Our competent and amiable advisers were Mr Varn D Paddock and Mr G O Bradley We sponsored a magazine sale campaign which helped boost the balance in our treasury Senior pictures and name cards were exchanged among the 57 members of the Senior Glass. Hgme Sweet Homlgide the mystery comedy presented on March 24 1950, was a huge success and will always be remembered as one of the highlight in our Senior year The Junior and Senior Reception was enjoyed by all who were there and will always remain a precious memory for all the Seniors The class looked forward to its Senior trip on the Greater Detroit, which was scheduled for May 29 through June 1, 1950 With the arrival of our caps and gowns, we finally recognized the fact that our high school days were near an end Swing Out, Baccalaureate and Commencement followed in rapid succession and school ended on June 9 1950 The many happy memories of days spent at Milan High School will always linger in the mlndsof the members of the Class of 1950 16 I 1 5 . e I . O O O N, ! v ' I I cil representative, Johnny Taylor. Our two very popular advisers, Mr. Ronald Lehker ' 1 Sh . I l I 1 O O

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ll-IAIPIP U-UUINTIIING GIRDILIINDS Frank Kartje furnishes the plots for Bugs Bgggy cartoons Art Keller is now thrilling thousands of youngsters with his new and intriguing tales Of !nsln.Bnn1s The Milan Theater has a new marquee artist, 1t's none other than Glen King Gladys Iuzych is head office girl at Milan High You'd think that with all the money Cathle Lauff is hauling in with her singing ability she'd be able to buy a car to replace Egg-Egg!! Kenny Llmberg has taken over R C Jones' position at Milan High and is manufac turing slide-rules on the side Norman.Massey finally got up the courage to ask a girl for a date and lsglvlnghmr free basketball lessons Thousands of radio listeners are enjoying Juanita Mays as star of the Bgglgh show We still 'love that gal ' Beth McMullen is still trying to keep all the Florida wolves away and in her spare time is teaching her friends all the verses to Columbo Jean Naugle has been private secretary for some of the 'top men' at the University of Michigan John Neckel and Don Mills have collaborated their talents C13 and are attempting to make a nolseless John Deere tractor Francis 0pp's latest release from Hollywood is Qllgy-Qpp-B1-gg-55313 Mary Ann Petrascu is now the proprietor of the ggnny,-gltgh a new theater on the Ford property John Porten thlll hathen't lotht hlth lithp from the Thenicr Clath Play Barb Ray lchlef lab technician at Vassar! just can't resist snatching all Stan Bor dine's rigor mortls victims for examination specimens Is that Helen Reppe KSheltonJ we see running around ln a Japanese kimonoi Ronny must have made it home After living ln Colorado for six years Barbara Robson still hasn't mastered the art of rounding up cattle C15 Arliss Sanford has a Job sitting on the boss's knee the boss being you know who Dave Savage has just taken over Petr1llo's Job as head of the Musicians' Union He is also oo owner of M1ller's Drug store Joan Schmalholz has found that the procedure for taking a pat1ent's temperature is quite different from the way she used a thermometer in physics class at Milan High Jean Schroen's career as a dressmaker has paid off she's now competing with Irene for costume designing Tom Searfcss is the National presidential candidate for the F F A Helen Sharp is back ln Vienna Illinois teaching first graders how to say hglgggy with the correct accent G C Van Orman has captured Lionel Barrymore's position as Mayer-Q1-jggjgmgg Eleanor W1lk1e's training as a nurse comes in handy when Har Benjamin and all the little ones toddle in from a rugged game of football in the backyard 18 d . Dick Randall, Canadian Northwest Mounted Policeman, has disappeared ln the Yukon.