Mount Morris High School - Morrissonian Yearbook (Mount Morris, MI)

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'l'l11'A'1' WMORRIS-SONIAN Closs Flower lit-cl Rust' Closs Colors Red and Silver Closs Motto IR our holly llmt l.'nmr.v nm:-4' llnru nnjllmrly, Hull mlb .9017 Here it is the night of graduation And it's been worthwhile and full of fun But now we realize, That the blue and white is just a memory Now we must go forth, And take onr place in society. Chorus: ' And so we say good-bye now, To the rlass of 1946. Music: by Ardis Munger. Words by Onalee Severn. 19?l'l'0ff0l'ff0IlJ A teardrop trickles down 1ny cheek, As I put my book away, My lonely heart confronts me As my mind begins to stray. I see a doorway open, I walk down thru a hall- Oh, what joy to see old faves Of those I still rec-all. 'l'here's Joe and .Iohnny and Eddie, And Mary, Sue and Anne, l'm buck, l'm bank to live again Oh, please God, say I can. My svhool, my previous school duys Are with me once again, I know old joys of living Where pleasures never end- School picnics, parties, plays. With friends so ever true, Those you loved and treasured And those Who treasured yon. But hark, the old vlork strikes the honr All is not as it seems, Why must we ever waken From the land of fondest dreams. .lavk Keith. f'1'1'ry lm

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MORRIS-SONIAN Valedictatory I speak tonight with mixed sentiments in my heart. A feeling of anticipation and eagerness as I am about to graduate, but also a feeling of sadness and rngret that I am leaving behind so many worthwhile school years of happiness and achieve- ment. To begin l would like to express my sincere thanks and appreciation to Mr. Clark and faculty, my parents and friends for the interest and encouragement given so generously. The excellent training we all have received' here have more than ad- equately 'prepared us for the challenge the world will offer. VVe Americans truly have much to be thankful for, but l believe one of the greatest privileges is our unsurpassed public education system. XVhen we think of war-torn Europe we should realize that one of the main causes for their present plight may be traced to the lack in some countries of a free democratic educational system such as we possess. To instill fine ideals and principles as is the aim in a democratic educational system, does not exist in a totalitarian government when the state and not the individual is supreme. We must realize the tremendous value of what we have and be vigilant in preserving it. We must never become lax and take it for granted lest we one day find it has slipped from our grasp. Anything worth preserving is worth working for. That is why I say let us really appreciate our school, show this alipreciation by being helpful and cooperative in every way and not by tearing down and making the uphill task more difficult by dragging our feet. We are thankful for the education which we have received. Our duty as citizens of tomorrow is to help maintain the same fine standards for our posterity as has been so generously bestowed upon us. Onalee Severn. C2012 Salutatory Parents, Teachers, and Friends: This evening, as we bid our high school a fond farewell, we wish to thank our parents, teachers, and friends for their guidance and understanding. WVe greatly appreciate the background which our school has afforded us, under the able guidance of Mr. Clark. and the patience and advice of our teachers. Our parents and friends have stood by us, and given us much needed encouragement and support- VVe ask you to continue to have faith in us as we go from a state of dependence to that of independence. During our school career we have been taught sportsman- ship, co-operation, and dependability, all of which have added to our character and helped to make us better citizens, more able to take our places among society in our great nation. We have been taught to believe in ourselves and our ideals, and to serve our school, community, and nation to the best of our ability. As we step into a future of unrest and uncertainity, we realize the great respon- sibility which each of us must bear. To you, our parents, teachers, and friends, we owe a great debt, because upon the youth of today depends the future of the youth of tomorrow. Rosemary Sheldon.

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MORRIS-SONIAN Glass History We the class of '46 wish to take this opportunity to tell you about our high school days. Let's take an imaginary trip back through our high school days, and what do we see first? Of course! The Pioneers, the members of our class who have begun and ended their school career here. The Pioneers include such members as Louise Carroll, Ernie jones, Maxine Adams, Dale Coenen, Mary Clampitt, Harold Wininger, Thelma Howe, jim Draper, Nadine Glidden, Welcome Humbarger, Mary Lane, Myrna Gough, Earlene Gell, Margaret Hurry, Onalee Severn, Russell Durham, jack Keith, Bob jones, and Ross Cole. What comes next? We know that the class oHicers have had quite a job, so we will tell you about them. In our green or Freshman year as most people call it, we elected Maxine Yates as president, Dick Bramblett as vice-president, and Georgianna Edwards as secretary-treasurer. Miss Onalee Shaner was our sponsor. In our Sophomore year we elected Lou Lawson as president, Ed Simmonds as vice-president, Wendell Sullivan as secretary, and jake LaFurgey as treasurer. We also elected Miss Booth as our sponsor. The junior year we chose Ernie jones as our president, Rosemary Sheldon as vice- president, Dale Coenen secretary, and Thelma Howe as treasurer. That year we had as sponsors Miss Bonnell and Mr. Bowen. This, our senior year, we elected Ernie jones again as president, Dale Coenen as vice-president, jo Crocker secretary, and Rosemary Sheldon treasurer. This year we chose as our sponsors Mrs. Krause and Mr. Bowen. As we continue on our trip we run across some of the outstanding memories of our high school days, the plays. During our Freshman year it was The Mad Hatter. In our Sophomore year, Come Out of the Kitchen. As for our junior year we had a rather dramatic play called Letters to Lucerne and this year we put on the play The Whole Town's Talking. Many of the members in our class have participated in these plays and operettas, and they are Dale Coenen, Ernie jones, jake LaFurgey, Myrna Gough, jack Keith, jeanne Brewer, Georgianna Edwards, Margarite Daly, Thelma Howe, Maxine Yates, Margaret Hurry, Harriet Dodge, Pauline Graves, Don Werth, Idella jones, Mildred Unger, Ardis Munger, Nadine Glidden, jim Borton, Dale Conquest, Edna Richter, Gene Wooclbeck, Earlene Gell, Frances Potter, janet Powers, and Marion Van Norman. As we go farther on our trip we come in sight of a football, a baseball, and a basketball team. What does that symbolize? It means that we have had one of the best classes of athletes ever to come out of the school. In football we see jim Draper, Fred Greanya, Dale Coenen, Ernie jones, Ed Simmonds, Bob jones, joe Podoley, and Otis Tremain, who have won two or more letters in this sport. Also in basketball we have joe Podoley, Dale Coenen, Ernie jones, jake LaFurgey, Otis Tremain, Dick Carver, jack Keith, Bob jones, and Bill Berry, who have received letters. In baseball those who have won letters are Bill Berry, joe Podoley, Otis Tremain, jim Draper, Dick Carver, john Thom, and Ross Cole. We have also had a group of boys on the track team. Pertain- ing to honors that go with sports the following boys made all-county in either football or basketball: Fred Greanya, twice, Ed Simmonds, twice, Otis Tremain, and Dale Coenen. joe Polodey made all-regional in the state tournaments at Mt. Pleasant last year. Last year the basketball team won the district championship at Kearsley. In '44 the baseball team took the county championship undefeated. Of the girls in our class six have taken an active part in girls sports. They are Louise Carroll, Rosemary Sheldon, jeanne Brewer, Nadine Glidden, Margarite Daly, and Thelma Howe. I l l l l ,