Muskegon High School - Said and Done Yearbook (Muskegon, MI)

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.., SAID AND noni: sketches, a few of which he did for the audience. Our old friend, joe Matel, was still acting as Master of Ceremonies. He presented a prize to Miss Beverly X'Vestover for having come the greatest distance. Miss YVestover is a missionary to China. The prize was a watch given by Anderson, Run- lel tc Seastiom, jewelers. Alouha Young and Bob DeMuro, comedy team, entertained with a witty sketch. Joe Matel introduced the fam- ous Bear back-field consisting of Robert Picard, Richard Risk, Bill johnson, and George Arnold. Marcella Vanlanten and Grace Valk, bridge professionals, gave a very interesting talk. June Madison and Marian Nel- son closed the show with several clever iinpersonations and dialogues. We went into the cafeteria again for a wee bit of lunch. XfVe had some of that tasty Swedish pastry made by Anderson, Dalquist lk johnson. NVe talked to Miss Nila Grinnell and Miss Lila DeYoung, co-managers of the high school cafeteria. Across the table we saw a familiar face and on second look recognized it as that of Mr. Artliur Sieplinga and his wife, the former Clara Botruff, who had come all the way from Minnesota to attend Old Grads' Night. Mr. Sieplinga is the proud possessor of two large flour mills. Miss Margaret Enkelmann and Miss Evelyn Hoffman, successful women lawyers, sat at the next table. NVe noticed their happy smiles and recall- ed that they had just saved Clifford l.ind some money in a law suit arising from an automobile trade. On our way out of the cafeteria we met joe and Ruth Lenenga who have inherited a huge fortune from a deceased rela- tive. joe is now a famous sportsman, devoting most of his time to the Harmsworth Trophy Races. Ruth has devoted herself to social work. Mr. l,enenga informed us that he had met Mr. Herbert I.ans, director of the Dc- troit. Symphony Orchestra. Miss Klare X'Veerstra and Miss Marie Sonnega, benefactors of the Home lor Unmarried XVomen which is run by Miss Sylvia Kopeloff, gave us a synopsis of this project. A man, swinging his arms in a very peculiar fashion, attracted our atten- tion. lt. was Edward Ttileja, profes- sional golfer, demonstrating to Clyde Lipton, retired business man, how to handle a niblick. Art Skoglund and George Johnston, famous scientists, looked on in astonished bewilderment. Miss Margaret Schroeder, private secretary to a Norge ofhcial, stopped to talk. XVith her was Miss Henrietta VanDyke, also a Norge employee. lhey went on to speak to Dorothy lsitchen and Madeline Dulibon who are city employees, Miss Kitchen being County Clerk and Miss Dulibon a sec- retary at the City Hall. Norval Erickson, Sheriff of Muske- gon County, was discussing crime with Frank McGowan, Chief of Police. Listening with interest were Ernest Matthews and Lloyd Raskey, Muske- gon business men. .-Xs we left the building we saw Miss Marie Ringler, YVelfare Director, and Miss Helen Nedeau, a teacher at Mc- Laughlin School, walking with Frank Johnson, manager of one of Muske- gon's largest department stores. Just behind them, with their escorts, were Miss Phyllis Vanderlaan who is an in- structor in a Grand Rapids dancing school, and Miss Dorothy Olson who owns a very exclusive children's clothes shop in Detroit. Nile rode home with Raymond John- son, manager of the Occidental Hotel. Clyde Dephouse, chairman Frank Johnson Lila DeYoung Nila Grinnell There were 388 American made trucks and cars imported into Japan in 1933, according to the United States Department of Commerce. Pieces of fossil wood found 2oo feet underground near Placerville, Calif., have been identified as trees of the Niocene epoch, 1i,ooo,ooo years ago.

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MUSKEGON F010 y 54 X. Last night we attended Old Grads' Night. This has been an annual event since 1934 and it has grown to be a regular custom and this year, lQ5O, it was greater tl1an ever before. 'lhe class of 1935 had IIICE at supper before coming to the Old Grads' Night Dance. The class was well represented, both at tl1e supper and at the dance. We were wandering around tl1e halls of the old institution when we heard a familiar giggle, and turning, we saw Harold Osmick and his dearly beloved wife, Lorraine Johnson, who informed us that they were free for the night due to the convenience of the services of Miss Catherine DeLong, graduate nurse of the Hackley Hos- pital. Osmick informed us that he is senior partner of tl1e firm Speake- Ossie lce Cream Co. located in Detroit -Tom Speake being the junior part- ner. We wandered down the stairs and on the landing we saw a group of jovial fellows. On approaching them, we noticed that the center of attraction v '-,' as David Hume. Gathered around him were George Deery, Douglas Hamm, and john Brandon. Hume, now a celebrated comic artist, was re- lating one of his usual funny stories to the group. Reverend Deery was listening attentively, undoubtedly gathering material for his next SCITIIOH. Deacon Hamm had that amused twin- lcle in his eye which proved the char- acter of the story. John Brandon, Bachelor of Arts, Qmany artsj was in- serting a few wise-cracks. Strolling into the cafeteria we notic- ed the old bridge club seated around a table. Vernice Andrews, the success- ful actress, held her usual royal Hush. l read in tl1e papers the other day that Miss Andrews had found it necessary MICHIGAN 13 to enlist the services of the great press- agent, Clyde Dephouse. Mrs. Rolland Rice, the former Miss Emma Bowman, was chatting merrily with her friend, Miss Marcella Carlson, society editor of the Muskegon Obser- ver. Mrs. Rice was commenting on her husband's new book The Ad- ventures of Mabel Cole, the famous girl athlete. Miss Nina Korndorfer, buyer for the A. E. Colman 8: Company's Fifth Avenue Dress Shop, completed the foursome. Going into the auditorium we were greeted with a burst of syncopated lflyllllll. Paul Nelson and his music from the Riviera Club were entertain- ing. Miss Grace Flickema was his featured vocal soloist. At the WVHMS microphone, Eric Bourdo, the com- mentator for the ABS was giving a description of the gaiety which pref vailed on the dance floor. As we ap- proached him to say, Hello, he in- troduced Douglas C. Noble, crooner of stage and radio fame and Lucille Stauf- fer, who so eloquently presents the Lady Esther products. Louis Flora, renowned gigolo, was dancing with Miss Medrith Hirsch, society leader of North Muskegon. NVe noticed a smooth-gliding couple into the spotlight. When they turned we found them to be Mike Czarniecki, proprietor of the Riviera Club, and 1-'rances Sheringer, beauty specialist. Mrs. Tom Fothergill, the former Jane Dearborn, was dancing with her hus- band. The tempo of the music chang- ed and we saw Don Caswell, well- known traveler and lecturer, and Ruth Purdy gracefully circling the floor in tl1e South American Tango. Ruth now posing for advertisements for the famous B 8: B Beauty Soap, manu- factured by Backstrom 8c Berglund Co. iVe proceeded to secure a seat in the auditorium for we found that the floor show was about to begin. The Hoon' sl1ow was opened witl1 a piano solo by Lydia Bol111 wl1o played Robert Stongs latest composition. XfVe were very much amused by Arthur Stenholm's

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l l MUSKEGON, MICHIGAN l f r l G? Qyrestcfelzfs Krzfufe As I approach graduation, I am con- 0 scious ot but two emotions-the one of X x l which is joy, the second, sorrow. I am glad, happy, that after thirteen long years of learning we are consider- ed able enough to work our way in the world. l enjoy being one of an army set free twice a year to conquer the world and I leave with the feeling that we shall conquer or be conquered only alter a long and difficult struggle. I look forward to that battle. But the deeper feeling by far, is that of sorrow, and this feeling all 12A's experience. XVe all deeply regret leaving behind our good friends, friends we have made among both faculty and students. I think that we shall seldom see in the future as good friends as we have made among our teachersg true helpful friends they have been and we appreciate it. Then also are our friends among the students whom we shall meet later as business associates. These we shall miss as school friends, meeting only seldom and drifting farther apart as time goes by. This fact, that we must lcave our friends, is to me a great loss that graduation forces upon us and makes graduation more difficult. l wish to thank the whole faculty f Y ,'!,-- for the help they have given us during I l the past three years and Mr. Nlanning Q especially for his interested, kind- hearled help. I also wish to thank Mr. l'lummer and Miss Leopold, our ad- visers, for their great assistance Robert DeMuro 1 2A President