Muskegon Heights High School - Oaks Yearbook (Muskegon Heights, MI)

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THE SCHOOL DAZE At seven sharp in the morning, They get you out of bed! It's an awful noise that alarm clock makes! It goes right through your head! Out of bed, you sleepy head! Then you scrape and scrub and scratch! Wipe the dirt upon the towel And throw it down the hatch! Ah! the aroma of pancakes! Down the stairs you dash- To Find your steaming pancakes Are nothing but fried hash! After a little breakfast, During which the milk you spill, You leave the house in a hurry And go out in the morning chill. When you arrive the bell is ringing! So you rush right through the door: And hurry to your locker Which is on the second floor. After taking off your coat and hat, You grab up all your books: Then run down to your classroom-late- Into your teacher's icy looks! After an hour of struggle and worry You heave an awful sigh: You didn't have your lessong The reason: you didn't try! Next comes a test in literature. You can't remember much. . . The teacher watches closely. . . So your notes you dare not touch! R-i-i-i-n-n-g! That's it now. Hurray! The good old noon hour is at hand. Your lunch is in your locker, So you run to beat the band. The time goes by quite swiftly In this season known as Spring! You get back after lunch in time . . . To hear the tardy bell ring! The teacher's already at the blackboard! She lets her eraser fall! Now's the time to redeem yourself If you ever hope to pass at all! With gentlemanly grace and swagger, You reach down to the floor. . . jumping Jehosophat! A ri-i-ip-p-i-n-g sound! And your best Sunday pants are tore! Editor's Note: The two poems on this page were early in the are glad to OAKS 113 THE BIG GAME The big day has arrived at last, With everyone there to cheer The greatest teams around these parts When they meet for their annual smearf' The crowds are thronging in the gates Under that great expanse of blue, Waving the colors of their schools To which they are so true. If one has been wondering who will win, He has spent many sleepless nights, Because the teams who are meeting today Are Muskegon and the Heights. They always prove a worthy match, The games being mighty tough: And one must see the very last play Before one has had enough. As the teams come out upon the Field The stands go wild with joy. The players all warm up a bit, Then call for the water boy. Now the teams are lining up: The Heights is to kick the ballg Twenty-two boys with all nerve Wait for that referee's call. s tense, The whistle blows and the game is ong The fullback takes the kick. For ten-fifteen yards he runs Before he's tackled, clean and slick! They easily make their first ten yards, Much to the Heights' dismay! But next they try to hit the line, And fumble on the play! A Heights man drops upon the ball And holds it very tight. So now his team can have its chance To show the crowd its might. The Heights first trys a spinner, But Muskegon knows the gameg And the way one man is tackled Proves that it is not so tame. Third down! A man drops back to kick! But instead he throws a pass! 'Way down the field in the clear it's caught, A touchdown for our class! Amid the cheering from the stands The Heights lines up and kicks: The ball goes sailing through the air Between the upright sticks! voluntary contributions to THE OAKS. submitted year by Paul Finger. After months of indecisien because of limitations of space, the editors say that space was found tor their publication. These poems in no way represent Class Poems. They were merely written for enjoyment. Paul got a kick out of creating them. It is hoped that in the future more students will recognize that there is a great deal of enioyment in creative effort ot this kind. THE OAKS and the school newspaper, THE ACORN, is always glad to receive original poems, stories, essays. news articles, or editorials. It is good school spirit and good for your own spirit!

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112 THE Muskegon Heights schools have made great progress since the building of the original one-room school at Sixth and Broadway, in 1891, In 1892 a bond was issued for the construction of a second school. Land was pur- chased on the site of the present Cen- tral -lunior High school for S900. Education proper really began in 1893, but for several years there was little or no improvement made in the build- ings. In 1910, however, Glendale school was built. South Park then followed. By 1915 there were 1,773 pupils and only 46 teachers, necessitat- ing the construction of Uak Grove school, and the building of additions to Glendale and South Park. A strong demand then arose for a high school beyond the tenth grade. In 1921 Muskegon Heights High School was opened for 'lbusinessf' and Mr. C. F. Bolt, our present principal, was hired for the job of leadership in the high school. How well he has done OAKS this can be seen in the years that have passed. His enthusiasm never weak- ensg his faith in youth is strong. Central Junior High School and Central Grades provides opportunity for education for pupils from the mid- dle section of the city. Roosevelt and Lindbergh schools were established in 1930 and are line examples. All children in our city, therefore, have access to the best kind of train- ing. There are today about 4,500 stu- dents attending Muskegon Heights public schools. In 64 years, it has been seen, a bar- ren wilderness has become a city of four square miles area and a popula- tion better than 15,500. As is true of any pioneer development, much in the way of culture may be added. VVe of the graduating class of 1937 believe that this phase of progress has been neglected only because of necessity. We feel that it is definitely on the way. V P: A 4 .3 f.5l 04' cg, gtg, d Q ' im, 'fsiff' f- Y N ' fed lf , --gasp Gyfloq-' V' 'L 1-,L-, -,.7

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THE OAKS STAFF Editorial Department Editor-in-chief .....................,.........Q...........,,,.,.......... Mitchell Kobierski Senior Associate ...,... .,.,.. ....... .....,................ E l f ord Pedler Junior Associate ,.,...........................,,.......,.,..,. .................. E arl Schwass News Editors: Betty Sikkenga, Margery Brunk, Doris Snelling, John Jozsa, Sherman Lloyd, Andrew Shuttie, Allison Blanshine, Lloyd Eason, Ernest Gyebnar, Merle Benedict, Bill Strudwick, Albert Lemke, Jack Mixer. Maynard Clark, Kenneth LaNore, Bernadette Ross, Muriel Sondcen, Lois Thoma, Pris- cilla Nienhuis, Louise Cardd, ,lunice Van Kampen, Marjorie Risk, jeraldine Veeneman, Elsie Campbell, Betty Dawes, Margaret Johnson. Adviser: Mr. VV. E. Murray. Printing Department ' Makeup Editors and Pressrnen: joe Mason, Joe Sienkiewicz, John Anderson, Robert Dombrausky, Robert Kellogg, Eli Santo, junior Thielbar, Kenneth Broadbent. Richard Brosey, John Jozsa, Vernon Leatherman, Herbert Meyer, LaNore Reed, Daniel Dare. Robert Engle, Elford Pedler, ,lack Buck. Adviser: Mr. C. F. Koehn. A rt Department Art Editor ....,..................................,,,.,.,,,,,,,,,,..,,.,,,,,.,,,,,, Herbert Meyer Associate Editors:Dolores Zachariason, Paul Zimmer. Kenneth H. Johnson, Cecil Foster, Kenneth LaNore. Elford Pedler, jack Leaf, joe Holtz. Adviser: Miss Nellie M. Johnson. A dvertising Department Advertising Manager ,,.,.,,,,,.,,.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,,,.,,,,,,,.,, i, Allison Blanshine Associate Managers ............................ Charles Miller, Harold Santo Solicitors: Andrew Shuttie, Paul Starks, Boyd Morningstar, joe Hol'z, Bct'y Dawes. ' Adviser: Mr. H. A. Kruizenga. Subscription Department Captains of the Girls ..............,....... Betty Sikkenga, Felicia Vandak Captains of the Boys ..... ....,.. ll larvin Geisler, Robert Engle Adviser: Mr. R. A. Peterman. Photography Department Commercial Photographer: Mr. C. F. Bolt, in charge. Typing Department Managers of Copy: Junice Van Kampcn, Maynard Clark, Clara Wforkman, and Priscilla Nienhuis.