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

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DEDIEATIUN We of the 1947 Graduating Class dedicate this volume of The Oaks to Mr. Roy A. Peterman, head of the commercial department for the last 26 years and one of the most loyal and hard-working sub- scription advisors The Oaks staff could ever hope to have. Mr. Peterman came to our school when the doors opened for the first time in the fall of 1921. He has been associated with the annual ever since. He was instrumental in publishing the first Oaks, in Iune, 1922. He has always had his heart in our Oaks which, he says, is the only written evidence of the best years of our lives. Born in Greenville, May 14, 1891, he was gradu- ated from Crystal High school in 1909, attended Alma college, and received a diploma from Ferris institute in 1912. He holds both a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Science degree. His teaching ex- perience includes one year of college teaching in Oklahoma State, and 33 years of high school teach- ing, 26 years of which have been spent here at Mus- kegon Heights High school. Added to his fine contribution in teaching commer- cial subjects, Mr. Peterman has been one of our most active faculty members. In past years his Commer- cial club was the school's largest and most active club. During the War Years he was faculty chairman of the War Bond drive. He has sold football tickets for 25 years, never having seen a Tiger game on Phillips field until the fall of 1946 when he sat in the stands for the first time. That is why we dedicate this annual to Mr. Peter- man and say, Good-by, Mr. Peterman, and thanks for all you have done. Best of luck!

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MEMORIAM MR. GAYLE A. CHURCHILL QExcerpts from the eulogy delivered by Mr. E. W. Gillaspy at the memorial service held in the high school.J Music, when soft voices die, vibrates in the memory. . . . Certain words loom up as most typical of Mr. Churchill's life, and one of these is faith . . . he had faith in himself, faith in you students . . . O, how many times was this faith shown! Only the great- est of all music became the basic songs of the choir . . . music of faith, music of God. He had faith in his band. Even when ill, he remarked, They'll work harder and do better than if I were there! . . . yet he was also a man of ambition . . . and he had the ever-so- iylnportant guality of winning friends. Lastly, he was an artist, a man o great ta ent in music. We are saddened today by God's will that he shall raise the baton no more -in our high schoolg yet here, today, Gayle Churchill hands to you the baton of faith, ambition, friendship, and, above all, a sense of good music. Be yours to hold it high!