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

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i i Prlnclpal and Office Staff Mr. H. A. Kruizenga Principal To you, lvlr. Kruizenga, we The Senior Class of i957 say a fond farewell. We would lilce To express our sincere appreciaTion and hearT-TelT Thanlcs for your paTience, hard worlc, and loyalTy during our high school career. Mr. Kruizenga was born in Spring Lalce, lvlich- igan, was graduaTed by Grand l-laven High School, received his Bachelor of ArTs Degree from l-lope College and his lvlasTer's Degree from The UniversiTy of Michigan. l-le TaughT in KenTucl4y Three years before coming To Muslce- gon l-leighTs more Than 20 years ago. l-le has coached Tennis and reserve baslceTball and was aclcnowledged as a very fine l.aTin insTrucTor, l-le has served as principal since l953. Always in- TeresTed in building eminenT men and women, he has helped us malce many all-imporTanT decisions which has influenced us To do ThaT which is righT. Office Staff lvlrs. Anna l-larvaTh and lvliss Jeanne Nelson are Two people who could run for lvlosT Popular or lvlosT ln- dispensableu and win The elecTion hands downl Good-bye, lvlrs. l-larvaTh and lvliss Nelson, and lors of luclc wiTh The new recruiTs for I958l

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, s E .fmqigqigk ' 'Tr K9 ' , 4 ,Q ev. 'iff W. R. Booker Superinfendenf of Schools As we June graduafes leave Heighfs High fo fake our place in fhis complex world, we would like fo express our fhanks and appreciafion fo you, Mr. Booker, who have done so much fo make our educafional career bofh grafifying and profifable. Mr. Booker, born and raised in Indiana, re- ceived his masfer's degree from fhe Universify of Indiana, faughf af Kalamazoo College, lafer served as fhe Superinfendenf of fhe Greenville Schools before coming fo Muskegon Heighfs in I928. He is well acguainfed wifh educafion from all aspecfs - a sfudenf, a professor, and an adminisfrafor. We are proud fo be graduafes of Muskegon Heighfs High School while you were fhe Super- infendenf and we will always remember you as a capable execufive who, by his works, has won fhe admirafion and respecf of fhe sfudenfs, faculfy, and fownspeople. Mr. James W. Verduin Adminisfrafive Assisfanf In fhe fall of I955, a new adminisfrafive posi- fion was creafed by fhe School Board which was filled by a very fine and capable leader, Mr. James W. Verduin, who faughf Social Sfudies in Muskegon Heighfs Senior High School from l938 fhrough l955. His dufies now, as Adminisfra- five Assisfanf, include fhe direcfing of fhe cur- riculum and personnel. Mr. Verduin received bofh a Bachelor of Arfs Degree and a Masfer of Arfs Degree and is a graduafe of Wesfern Michigan College, fhe Uni- versiify of Wisconsin, and fhe Universify of Michigan. Many of us never really become well ac- quainfed wifh Mr, Verduin because he was only here during our sophomore year, buf fhose of us who have had fhe pleasure of knowing him, know he is a compefenf leader, a fine person, and one who can never be forgoffen.

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