Niles High School - Tattler Yearbook (Niles, MI)

Text from Pages 1 - 160 of the 1931 volume:

GeN ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBBAR E -- The Tattler Published by the of the NILES HIGH SCHOC NiZes, Michigan 1931 O vy 1 r r r r r r r rsr srPfr rf Foreword In this volume of The Tattler we have endeavored to present a picture of our school. — its work, its activities, and its play. May it keep alive the memory of our school days, the most pleasant we have ever known! 1l 9 i r T In appreciation of his active interest in high school affairs and in respect to his conscientious service, we the class of 1931, dedicate this volume to Harry A. Mansfield. 3 Dorothy Rutz Literary Adviser Leland Walker Business Adviser The T Editor-in-Chief Adam Lynd Assistant Editors : Literary Kathleen Lauder, Ebbel Gra1f Quotations Gladys Jurgensen Pictures Martha Kercher Art Virginia Finch, George Goodsell Calendar Ida Belle Krinowitz Athletics George Bruycker Jokes Jean Hebron Business Staff : Advertising Francis Heinlen, Albert Rahn, Donald Belknap Circulation Elmer Rough Typists Thelma Bruner, Lucille Curtis yy yyvy yv- 4 ' jj ' J 3 y f ' ' ' ' ' r r S r  - r0r T rj r r rsr sr Contents Foreword Dedication Tattler Staff Administration Scenic Section Seniors Juniors Sophomores Activities Athletics Junior High Features 5 555555555 I 555W l I MRS. F. V. RICHTER, Trustee Q M. S. RUDISILL, Treas. j D . ELDER. President J. WALTER WOOD. Sec ' y. Board of Education P. A. HADSELL, Trust ' e Floyd W. Crawford, A. B.. A. M., LL. B. University of Michigan Superintendent of Schools Walter J. Zabel, A. B., A. M. University ,,( Michigan Principal of Senior High School Cornelia Crowley Western State Teachers ' College Principal of Junior High School . S S Sm. S . i M Charlotte Bacon, A. Kalamazoo College English J George Balas, A. Hanover College Mathematics Newton S. Bacon, B. S. Western State Teachers College Science If I Carroll F. Blethen, B. S. Northern State Teachers ' College Manual Arts Isabel Bratzke, B. S. Northwestern University Science Norma Coe, B. S. Northwestern University Physical Education SxSjJJ ' jeS S i ' Wfv g ' ■ ■ ■ Chester Davidson, B. Illinois State Normal Univers Social Problems Coach. Lulu Mae Feldman, A. B., A. M. Eureka College University of Michigan English Russel Gebby Western State Teachers ' College Industrial Arts Malcolm Hatfield, Ph. B., A. M. L T niversity of Notre Dame Social Science Stella Heath, A. B. Albion College Social Science Helena Jager, A. B. Western State Teachers ' College Mathematics 10 A Vv VVvVV V WVVVVVV 3 ' ' r sr r rs ' r - r r Tsr ir ' Mary Joseph Western State Teachers ' College Commercial Pauline Klopfenstein, B. S. Northwestern University English Leah Landon Olivet College Art Opal F. Laughlin, B. S. Indiana State Teachers ' College Commercial Marian Lawrence, A. B. Hillsdale College French Dorothy Manning, A. B. Olivet College English M ' r ' r r r r ' r r r r ! r Robert C. Marks, A. II. l i nt or Ruth A. Martens, A. B. Olivet College Social Science William E. Mathews, A. B. Universit} of Michigan Economics — Baud Al ' l.lNE Peiuce, A. B. Butler University English Russel B. Payne, A. B. Wabash College Scicn MlLO POMEROY Western State Teachers ' College Music M Ruth Rockwell. A. B. University of Wisconsin English Dorothy Rutz, A. B. University of Michigan English — Librarian Dorothy Louise Stone, B. S. HillscHle College Home Economics Ruth Swan Sua ens Point Normal Penmanship Florence Talburt, A. DePauw University Latin — Dean of Girls Elizabeth Tamplin, A. B. University of Colorado Social Science Herbert B. Quigley Western State Teachers ' College Manual Arts Frederic W. Richter, Jr., A. St. Stephens ' College English ■Vf H kV -fl ' - JA A . vt 1 V K 1 Janet Thomson, A. B.. A. M. Columbia University Home Economics Richard B. Warren, A. Beloit College Mathematics Leland S. Walker, Kalamazoo College .Mathematics A. P.. Joseph Wiiitwam, B. S. University of Illinois Physical Education 14 1931 ' T rsr -yrsrsrsrsr rfrsr T rs - Mabel Davidson Secretary to Junior High Harry Mansfield Sciwol Tutor and Truant Officer Mary A. Snyder Secretary to Senior High Ly ' Dia Belknap Secretary to Superintendent Bartlett Ernest Leach man, D. D. S. University of Indiana School Dentist Hanna L. Ackerman. R. N. John Blodgett Hospital University of Michigan School Nurse IS There are many spots of extraordinary scenic beauty in and about Xi ' es. The natural beauty of the St. Joseph river and its abun- dance of beautiful trees make Southwestern Michigan a place of unusual loveliness. At the top of the first page is a view of the south facade of the Xiles High School building. Below this appears the large boulder which marks the site of historic Fort St. Joseph. This spot is of especial interest historically, because it was once the scene of colorful encounters between the Miami Indians and the soldiers of four European nations. The fort was at various times in the possession of Spain, France, and Eng ' and, before being within the territory of the United States. Several years ago, the Women ' s Progressive League erected this boulder to com- memorate the romantic history of Fort St. Joseph. Looking north from Main Street bridge, a scene of great charm is unfolded. In the distance the span of the railroad trestle is visible. The view south from Broadway bridge reveals the north end of Island Park. The luxuriant foliage of many trees adds to the beauty of the river. Over the page is a view of the Junior High School building, showing the west facade as it appears from Alain Street at Seventh. Below this is a view of Alain Street bridge. This graceful struc- ture spans the St. Joseph river at a point where a ford, used long ago bv the Indians, was located. At the top of the next page, there is another river view. Lo iking southwest from the east bank of the river at a point just north of Niles, this scene appears. The still surface of the river reflects in every detail the landscape at the water ' s edge. hi the next page is a view of Brandywine creek as seen west from the lower river road. V. y yr - - rsr r0- l er Ts - T Tr0- ir _ 17 J SW S ■ • 18 a 19 1931 Sx JJ tj? 4 ' j? ' , 20 ! ■; ■ r st ■ ■ The Class of 1931 Officers President Donald Belknap Vice-President George Andrews Secretary Thelma Brunei- Treasurer Francis Heinlen Advisers Leland Walker, Dorothy Rutz, Marian Lawrence, Newton Bacon Class Colors Blue and Silver Class Flower Forsret-me-Not Class Motto ' Wisdom is ofttimes nearer when we stoop than when we soar. 22 1931 George W(illing) Andrews Speech is great, but silence is greater. Class Vice-President, ' 31 Soccer, ' 28, ' 29, ' 30 Boys ' Leaders Club, ' 29, ' 30 Gym Show, Band Bounce, ' 28, ' 29, ' 30 Gym Team, ' 28, ' 29, ' 30 Roy E(asy) Bachman ' ' Words are women, deeds are men. N Men, ' 30, ' 31; Football, ' 29, ' 30 Glee Club Concert, ' 28, ' 29, ' 30 Basketball, ' 30, ' 31 Boys ' Leaders Club, ' 30, ' 31 Gym Show, ' 28, ' 29, ' 30 Glee Club, ' 28, ' 29, ' 30, ' 31 Hetty M(odest) Bailey Love me little, love me long. Track, ' 30; Operetta, ' 29 Soccer, Girls ' Basketball, ' 29, ' 30 G. A. A., ' 28- ' 31; Gym Mable Y(earning) Ballard Facts are stubborn things. Glee Club Concert, ' 29. ' 30 Soccer, Girls ' Basketball, ' 28 G. A. A., ' 28, ' 29 Band Bounce, ' 30 Gym Show, ' 28, ' 29 Donald W(orking) Belknap Toil does not come to help the idle. N Club, Football, ' 30 Class Sec ' y.-Treas., ' 29, 30; President, ' 31 Junior Play, ' 30 Tattler Staff, Moon Staff, ' 28, ' 29 Boys ' Leaders Club, ' 30, ' 31 Gym Show, ' 30, ' 31 ; Band Bounce, ' 30 Athletic Scholarship Ass ' n, ' 31 Helen A(mbitious) Berg The same today, yesterday, and tomor- row. Operetta, ' 29: Soccer, ' 29, ' 30 Gym Show, ' 28, ' 29, ' 30 James W(ise) Bookwalter Wisdom shall die with you. Class President, ' 29, ' 30 Junior Play Advisory President, ' 31 Moon Staff, ' 29, ' 30, ' 31 Pearl I(nquisitive) Brand A quiet mind is greater than a crown. Soccer. ' 30, ' 31 ; Girls ' Basketball, ' 30 Gym Show, ' 29, ' 30 Thelma L(ikeable) Bruner Maiden with the meek blue eyes! Sec ' y., ' 31; Adv Paul L(ucky) Brunk lion is not so fierce as they paint him. N Men. ' 30; Football. ' 30 Boys ' Leaders Club. ' 29. ' 30. ' 31 Gym Show, ' 29. ' 30, ' 31 jSjJJjc ' ' ttjr js r K 23 1 3 George F(riendly) Bruycker N Club, ' 28- ' 31; Football, ' 28, ' on Junior Play: Tattler Staff Boys ' Leaders Club. ' 30, ' 31 Gym Show, ' 28, ' 29 Atfiletic Scholarship Ass ' n. ' 28- ' 31 Marie F(orceful) Duane ' Confession of our nulls is next Ihing to innocency. Mable A(dmirable ) Conrad Donald V(icarious) Clymer t not every question that deseru, answer. ' ' Orchestra, ' 28- ' 31 Band Bounce, ' 29, ' 30 Lucille H(andy) Curtis ' sain — and loved. Glee Club Concert, ' 29, ' 30 Track. -28. ' 30; Junior Play Glee Club Operetta, ' 28 Sicrer ■ S, ' 29. ' 30; Tattler Staff Basketball, ' 2S- ' 30 G. A. A., ' 28- ' 29; G. G. L., ' 28 ' 29 Gym Show. ' 28- ' 30 Band Bounce, ' 29, ' 30 Wilbur L(oquacious) Dickenson A selfless man and stainless gentlemen Boys ' Leaders Club, ' 29- ' 31 Band Bounce. ' 30 Gym Show, ' 28- ' 31 Rodney J(uvenile) Evans ' look to my heels as fast as 1 could. Glee Club Conceit, ' 33 Soccer. ' 29- ' 30: Lenders Club, ' 28- ' 31 Gym Show, ' 29. ' 30 Irwin C(alm) Everett Far may we search before we hid .1 heart so manly and so kind. Orchestra. ' 28, ' 29, ' 30 Band. ' 28- ' 31; Band Bounce, ' 2S, Virginia A(ble) Finch ' Simplicity is a jewel rarely found. Tattler Staff Allan H(appy) Findley do loathe explanations. Football, ' 28, ' 29, ' 30 Basketball, ' 28, ' 29 Track, Gym Show, ' 28 ' 29, ' 30 Leaders Club. ' 28. ' 29, ' 30 Band Bounce, ' 28 24 Esther M(aidenly) Findley G. A. A.. G. G. L., Betty Y(irtuous) Forler Ambition hath no rest. ' ' S-iccer, ' 28; Moon Staff. ' JO G. A. A., ' 28 Elizabeth C(oy) Freed ' She keeps a sunny mood. Sic-er, ' 28- ' 30: G. A. A. Girls ' Basketball, ' 28- ' 30 Girls ' Baseball, ' 2S- ' 30 Dominick M(anaged) Frucci The greatest men May ask a foolish question, now and then. Football. ' 30 N Club, ' 30 Athletic Scholarship Ass ' n, ' 30 Marie M(odest) Funk Kenneth L(ittle) Geideman This young man expresses liimself In terms too deep for me. Anna E(lite) Gogola me as one who loves his fellow men. Glee Club Concert, ' 29, ' 30 St— r. 29; Operetta. ' 28 Girls ' Basketball, ' 29 Gym Show, ' 28. ' 29 George M(ysterious) Goodse No great men are original. Soccer, ' 30 Tattler Staff Ebbel R(adiant) ' Of surpassing beauty, ant of youth. raff Track. ' 29 Tunior Play; Tattler Staff Girls ' Basketball. ' 29 G. A. A.. ' 29, ' 30 Gym Show, ' 29; Debate, ' 29 Gejza D(ashing) Gregor ' My life is one dem ' d, horrid grind! Operetta, ' 29: Soccer, ' 29 Gym Show, ' 2S- ' 30; Band Bounc jcSj js 4t S S S J 4 ' ' ' j? ' 25 Joseph A(dolescent) Hand ' Many great men are dying — and I don ' t feel well myself. Basketball, ' 30, ' 31 Nevangeline M(elodious) Harris Men in all w ' uys are belter than they Virginia M(arvelous) Harter ' Life is a series of surprises. Junior Play Moon Staff, ' 30, ' 31 Jean D(eliberate) Hebron This thing is growing monotonous. Tattler Staff Orchestra, ' 28, ' 29, ' 30 Band Bounce, ' 31 Debate, ' 28, ' 29 Victor G(racious) Heide ' There ' s music in the air! N Club, ' 30, ' 31; Glee Club Con- cert. ' 29. ' 30; Track, ' 30; Moon Staff, ' 31; Boys ' Leaders ' Club, ' 28- ' 31; Gym Show. ' 29- ' 31; Orches- tra, ' 28-31; Band Bounce, ' 28- ' 31; Band, ' 28- ' 31 Francis W(aiting) Heinlen His wise, rare smile is sweet with cer- tainties. Class Treas., ' 31; Junior Play; Tattler Staff; Moon Staff. ' 28-30; Gym Show, ' 29; Band, ' 29- ' 31; Band Bounce, ' 29- ' 31 Paul A(dequate) Hess Xone but a fool is always right. Soccer, ' 28, ' 29, ' 30 •Gyn, Sho  (ice) wiser than we know. N Club, ' 30, ' 31; Glee Club Con- cert. ' 30- ' 31; Track. ' 30; Advisory President, ' 31; Gym Show, ' 29, ' 30; Glee Club, ' 30, ' 31 Orlean K(nowing) Holderman hale nobody; I am in charity with the world. Basketball, ' 29 Gym Show, ' 30 Hazel M(ethodical) Hoover If I In hear: slow to speak; slow to wrath. Moon Staff, ' 30. ' 31 26 Helen I(ndustrious) Hoover She speaks, acts, and behaves just as she Harold V(alid) Johnson Xone but himself cun be his parallel. Soccer, ' 30 Gladys M(irthful) Jurgensen ' It moves me more than folly ought. Junior Play, ' 30; Soccer, ' 29 Tattler Staff; G. A. A., ' 29, ' 30 Gvm Show. ' 29 George A(ctive) Kachur He was a good man — and just. ' =S Jacks H(andsome) Kelly S l Oh reader, then, behold and see, As we are now, so must you be. Glee Club Concert. ' 30; Advisory President. ' 30. ' 31; Moon Staff, ' 29, ' 30; Class Vice-President, ' 2 John F(erocious) Kenny The pupil of impulse, it forced along, His conduct still right, his argument wrong. N Club, ' 30, ' 31 Gym Sho ' 28, ' 29, ' 30 . Track, ' 3(1; Soccer, ' 30 Martha K(nowledge) Kercher ' Her cardinal virtue is — she thinks. ' . Irfary E(ager) Kercher ' May you live all the days of your life Soccer, ' 30; Moon Staff. ' 31 G. A. A., ' 30; Gym Show, ' 30 Band Bounce, ' 30 Joyce K(een) Korman ' ' There is no need of words; believe facts. Clara J(ust) Kraft ' In thy face I see a map of honor, truth and loyalty. Soccer. ' 29; G. A. A., ' 29 27 Tsrsr r r T rsr r r rsr r rssr Ida B(enevolent) Krinowitz ivledge is power. Track, ' J8, ' 30: Tattler Staff G. A. A.. ' 29, ' 30, ' 31; Soccer, ' 30 Clayton C(easeless) Larson Women and music should never be dated. Gvm Show. ' 2S, ' 29 Band, ' 28- ' 30 Band Bounce, ' 28, ' 29 Kathleen L(anguid) Lauder ' She does her pari with a cheerful smile. Advisory President, ' 31 Soccer, ' 29; Tattler Staff Girls ' Basketball. ' 29; G. A. A., ' 29 Gym Show, ' 29, ' 30; Band Bounce, ' 30 Ruth L(iinited) Lidke ' The heart hath no secret which the con- duct doth not reveal. Gvm Show. ' 29 Mary L(ovely) Lindsley reed intend to do is great, but what I know not net. Glee Club Concert. ' 30, ' 31 lunior Plav; Operetta, ' 29 Soccer, ' 30. ' 31; Moon Staff. ' 31 G. A. A.. ' 29; Gym Show, ' 29 Girls ' Basketball. ' 29. ' 30 Band Bounce. ' 30 Maerose M(ere) Luth ' Mil life upon her faith! Cheboygan, Michigan, ' 29 Adam M(asculine) Lynd fis my ma-vim. tic ' s a fool that worries. N Men, ' 30, ' 31 Football, ' 29, ' 30 Tattler Staff; Gym Show. ' 28. ' 30 • Athletic Scholarship Ass ' n., ' 30 Lawrence A(droit) Mantke In trouble, to be troubled. Is to have your fortune doubled. ' ' N Men. ' 30; Track. ' 30 Advisory President. ' 31 Boys ' Leaders Club. ' 30, ' 31 Soccer. ' 31 ; Gvm Show, ' 29. ' 3 President ' s Club, Pres.. ' 30, Eileen F(iery) Merritt ' am here! I shall remain here. G. A. A.. ' 29, ' 30; G. G. L., ' 29 Junior Play; Gvm Show. ' 29, ' 30 Advisory President. ' 31 Moon Staff, ' 29, ' 30. ' 31 Girls ' Basketball. ' 28, ' 29 Irene L(iberal) Merritt ve tlic precept for the teacher ' sake. Girls ' Basketball , ' 28. ' 29 G. A. A.. ' 28, ' 29; Gym Show, ' 29 Declamatory, ' 29; Junior Play 28 sr r rfr rr rsr rsrsr srsr Kenneth P(opular) Meyer ' Handsome is as handsome does. N Club, ' 30, ' 31 Advisory President, ' 31 Soccer, ' 31; Basketball, ' 29. ' 30, ' 31 Boys ' Leaders Club, 30, ' 31 Eloise V(arying) Mitchell Man is a tool making animal. Basketball, ' 29 G. A. A., G. G. L Sho ' 29, ' 30, 31 ' 30. Mildred J(oy) Munroe ' The truest success in life is char Girls ' Basketball. ' 28, ' 29 Debate, ' 30 Ellsworth T(anie) Mooney ' Begone, dull care: you and I never shall agree! Glee Club Concert. ' 29 Soccer, ' 29 Gym Show, ' 28- ' 31 Ralph H(ectic) Mooney obstinate teachers never will agree Club Concert, Ralph E(ventual) Moore It lakes all kinds of people to make the world. Esther L(oveable) Morris ' All things come around to him who will but wail. Glee Club Concert, ' 30, ' 31 Junior Plav: Operetta, ' 28, ' 29 G. A. A., G. G. L.. ' 28- ' 31 Band Bounce, ' 3H; Gym Show. ' 29, ' 30 Arthur A(nxious) Mould a quiet gentleman. Club Concert, ' 29, ' 30 In,: Play Operetta, ' 28, ' 29 Charles E(ver-ready) Ostrandet I am part of all that I have met. Gladys B( right) Otstot She comes up smiling. Soccer, ' 29, ' 30 jp ' j f ' j jef ' 29 rg gJZ f dP Loran A(iming) Parker 1 may face the future now, 1 have pruned the past. Band, ' 29, ' 30, ' 31 Band Bounce, ' 29, ' 30, ' 31 Gym Show, ' 29 Murray K(ind) Parker 1 regret little, 1 would change but less. Leaders ' Club, Track, ' 29, ' 30, ' 31 Ba ' 29 ' 28- ' 31 ' 30, ' 31 John B(ashful) Perkins ' Slow and solid, that ' s he. Glee Club Concert, ' 30 Band Lora V(ivacious) Peters nodesty of praise wears gradually away. Glee Club Concert, ' 30, ' 31 Junior Play; Operetta, ' 29 Soccer ' 30; Band Bounce, ' 29, ' 30 Gym Show, ' 29, ' 30 Evelyn L(enient) Phillips ' Her modesty is a candle to her merit. Homer H(ero) Pierce He came; endured; passed violently out: N Men, ' 30, ' 31 Track. ' 30 Gym Show, ' 27, ' 28, ' 29 Alta W(insome) Prenkert gentle mind by gentle deeds known. Glee Club Concert, ' 29, ' 30 Albert H(elping) Rahn I am a quiet gentleman. Tattler Staff Moon Staff, ' 30 Band Bounce. ' 28- ' 31 Edith O(mniscience) Redding .1 life spent worthily should be measured l y a nobler lint — by deeds not years. Track, ' 30 Soccer. ' 28, ' 29, ' 30 Girls ' Basketball, ' 28 G. A. A.. ' 28- ' 31 Gym Show. ' 28, ' 29, ' 30 Pauline M(usical) Reidenbach The mirror of all courtesy. Gym Show, ' 29 30 7WVa.VvVvVvW W ' cv WW Va.V . Sk EV«V Vg -ev  -W«V yr gr - r Marian L(audable) Yandenburg ' To be or not to be. Girls ' Baseball, ' 30 Ruth F(ierce) Van De rbeck ' A true friend is ail a friend. Track, ' 28, ' 29 Soccer, ' 28, ' 29. ' 30 Girls ' Basketball. ' 29, ' 30 G. A. A., ' 28- ' 31 G. G. L.. ' 29- ' 31 Gym Show, ' 28- ' 30 Henry H(elpful) Vilhvock 0, why should life all labor be? Advisory President, ' 31 Audrey B(ored) Volkhardt ' Xot to admire is all the art I know To make men happy and keep them so. Jacob G(ridiron) Webber My only books Vere women ' s looks And folly ' s all they ' ve taught me. ' X Men. ' 30; Football Glee Club Concert, ' 30 Track. ' 30; Operetta, ' 2 1 Baskethall. ' 30: Gym SI Band Bounce, ' 29 ' 30 William A(greeable) Welling ' In the fell clutch of circumstance, I have not winced nor cried aloud. Robert W(itty) Woodbridge ' These little things are great to little men. John M(adness) Wyant ' Such popularity must be deserved. ' Martha M(ite) Young She ' s little but she ' s there. Gym Show, ' ?£, ' 29 Gordon A(rdent) Sharkey A sudden thought strikes mel Soccer, ' 30 Band Bounce, ' 28, ' 29 X 31 193l • y ' y y g ' - % - Leo M(ischievous) Re Owen M(annish) Ross My thoughts are my companions. ' Band, ' 29, ' 30. ' 31 Elmer E(ventual) Rough My destiny is that of a man. N Men, ' 29, ' 30. ' 31 Football. ' 29, ' 30; Track, ' 30 Play y President, ' 31 Bovs ' Leaders Club, ' 28- ' 31 Gym Show, ' 28- ' 31 Band, ' 29, ' 30, ' 31 Band Bounce, ' 30, ' 31 Athletic Scholarship Ass ' n, ' 30, ' 31 Russell L(ight-hearted) Ryor ; despair! There is none to love nu Isabelle G(rand) Scofield It that is fair, is by nature good. Florence A(imless) Smith Idest manners; the greatest heart. ' Gym Show, ' 28, ' 29 Margaret L(ithe) Smith things are impossible to diligenee and skilt. Edith B(eauteous) Starke Fun, did you say? Class Vice-President. ' 28 Girls ' Basketball, ' 29, ' 30 G. A. A., ' 29, Sin Band Bo ' 30 Joseph C(oncentrating) Starke is not wise to be wiser than necessary. Play Operetta. ' 29 Gym Show, ' 2S. ' 29 ce, ' 30 Mary L(iterary) Unley Whose yesterdays look backward with Operetta, ' 29 Soccer, ' 28, ' 29, ' 30 Girls ' Basketball, ' 28, ' 29, ' 30 (, mii Show, ' 28, ' 29. ' 30 zr r , Qh 33 ,-j 3 y ' - - r ar Idabelle Krinowitz or James Bookwalter Martha Kercher Valedictorian Poet Spr. 78 Fall ' 28 Spr. ' 29 Fall ' 29 Spr. ' 39 Fall ' 30 George Andrews AAABC Donald Belknap ABBBB ABBC ABBBBB Helen Berg AAABB AAABB AAAAA AAABB James Bookwalter AAAA AAAA AAAA AAAA AAABB George Bruycker ABBBC AABBB AAABB AAABB ABBB Mable Conrad AAACC AACC AABBC ABC AAAB Lucille Curtis AAABB A ABB Wilbur Dickeson AAABB AABC ABBC Elizabeth Forler AABBB AAAAA ABBC Anna Gogola BBBB Ebbel Graff ABBC ABBC Nevangeline Harris ABBB A ABC ABBBB ABBB Virginia Harter AABBC ABBC Jean Hebron AABBB AAABC AABBB ABBB VABB Hazel Hoover ABBC BBBB 34 y -s -gy ,-. j • Harold Johnson ABBC Gladys Jurgenson AAABB AABBB AAABB Jacks Kelley ABBC AAABB Martha Kercher AAAB AAAAB AAAAA AAAAA Mary Kercher AAABB AAAAA AAABB Clara Kraft AABC BBBB BBBB Ida B. Krinowitz AAAAB AAAAA AAAAA AAAAB Kathleen Lauder ABBC ABBB Mary L. Lindsley AABB Adam Lynd BBBBA Lawrence Mantke BBBBB ABBC AAABB Eileen Merritt ABBC AABC AACC Irene Merritt ABBC BBBBB BBBB Eloise Mitchell ABBBC ABBBC Mildred Monroe AABC AABB AABB AABC ABBBC Esther Morris AABBB ABBBC Arthur Mould AABB Murray Parker AABBC Albert Rahn AAAA AAAA AAAB AAAB ABB Edith Redding AABBC ABBBC BBBB Elmer Rough AABC BBBB Margaret Smith ABBB Edith Starke AABC ABBB ABBB AABC Mary Unley ABBB ABBB Ruth Vanderbeck AACC AABCC AABC AAAC AABB Henry Yillwock ABBC ABBC 35 i 9 i y ar ir ' ' ar ' r ' er er ' er ' r ' rfir ' r ar The History of The Best IT was an intrepid group, that little cluster about the drinking fountain, on that bright morning of September in the fall of ' 28. There was no noise, no hurrying and bustling about ; nothing but the calm solitude of youth which faces the great unknown fearlessly. It was a strange place to most of us. and we were beginning a strange journey among a strange people. We were unschooled in the art of reserve, of self-confidence. We came solemnly to the busy life of high school. Somewhere a bell rang to put an end to that uncomfortable period, and the class of ' 31 trouped into the auditorium to begin for itself a high school career. In that first year, when hazing was not yet the pastime that it has recently become, and when sophomores were only sophomores after all, we received our share of glory and honor. On the athletic fields our men ranked side by side with those of their haughty brothers, and carried off just as many of the coveted emblems of N. H. S. In scholarship we again displayed a marked proficiency. We might truly have been called a precocious class, since very few sophomore classes have ever gone to the front and remained standing, before the grinding of the enemy ' s forces during their first year. In September of 1929 there assembled in the old school what remained of our class, of the year just past. As roll was ca ' led a momentary silence fell over the ciass, as a last tribute to those who had fallen before the onslaught of the enemy. In the shade of the blue and gold we offered up a silent prayer. But there were new friendships to be formed, and the broken ties were soon stowed away in a crevice of golden memories. Again our success was overwhelming. Our parties and our play, The Family I ] stairs. all of our functions, were the best ever, and, our faculty was top-notch. Joyously we skimmed through the year, secure in the realization that we were doing our part, and content to be The Best. As juniors we were the very hub of school activity and endeavor ; without us the school was lacking in a vital essential, namely, pep. Spring came, and we relinquished our titles as juniors, and looked forward to our next and final year of school. Again the school bells pealed out their gladsome welcome, and we were safe at rest in harbor. Vacation ' s joys faded in the dim past, and gave place to the ming- led joys and sorrows of school. With our ranks partly filled with newcomers we look upon ourselves the sacred ties of seniorhood and vowed to make the class of 1931 ' 31 one not to be soon forgotten. We came across the front with flying colors, finally conquering the enemy. Our pledge is now fulfilled, our duty is done; and yet we are reluctant 10 join the ranks of the alumni. A beautiful something is tugging at our heart-strings ; our eyes grow misty with the memories of battles won and of foes conquered. The class of ' 31 is leaving now. Like the old year, we have had our reign. e have fought upon the gridirons ; we have shouted to the loftiest realms of our gyms ; we have danced, and sung, and been gay ; we have given our efforts and our talents to the success of our school. We. above all others, have cherished the beauty of the blue and gold. We have suffered in losses and been joyous in vic- tories. We take with us the sacred X , the emblem of our ideals, vowing to keep it from destruction and violation and to uphold the ideals of fair play and scholar- ship for which it stands. Beyond the portals of X. H. S. the broad road of life beckons us ever onward. Somewhere there are new fields to intrigue us, and new interests to be founded. We go forth ever seeking the road to success, always The Best. But the time grows short, and we grow impatient, for we must try our wings. Adios Mary Lou Lindsley •gy v - - j Y g Futurisms TRIP to New York with a stop at Chicago.. I detested traveling, but I had carefully planned each detail of this trip. It was partly pleasure and partly business. Anyway, I hoped that the publishing company would accept my book. I had taken so long to write it. Pearl Brand (just returning from California) was going with me. Pearl had married a millionaire, and she did exactly as she pleased while he played golf in Florida. I was glad she was going. Great to have a millionaire husband, isn ' t it? We left Xiles early in the morning, in a drizzling rain. The cab which had so expertly enabled us to catch the train had been driven by Gordon Sharkey. On the train we settled back to enjoy the ride. We were conversing on light matters when a deep voice interrupted us. Well, it ' s been a long time since I ' ve seen you, it said. Jacob Webber, all spick and span in his conductor ' s uniform, stood beside us. Suddenly a terrific racket broke the silence of the car. Don ' t mind that, Jacob, the ever courteous conductor, told us. He ' s been playing like that for hours. Who is it? Vic Heide. He ' s going to Chicago to take part in a trumpet marathon, Jake explained. We pulled into Chicago with the sun shining. Chicago, home of the gangs- ters. A cab picked us up and we drove up to the Palmer House. The doorman stepped up to assist us. Charles Ostrander looked nice in his new uniform. Strange bow our senior class of 1931 likes uniforms. We registered at the desk, only to find Gladys Otstot was working there. Perhaps that ' s the reason the Palmer House is always filled to capacity; I don ' t know. Gladys called a bellhop and up trotted Lyle Jones. Another uniform! We carefully dressed for dinner and sauntered down to the dining room. Paul Hess was the head waiter in the hotel. He looked so nice in his dress suit. Kenneth Geideman was also juggling dishes. He was assistant head waiter. We lounged about for a time. Two young men standing near the door attrac- ted our attention, and why wouldn ' t they? Ralph Mooney and Loran Parker, traveling salesmen, selling women ' s hose for a living! 38 Soon some friends brought the car around and we started for the theater. The route took us by one of the larger fighting arenas. Tiger Belknap Meets Bat- tling Clymer Tonight read one of the signs. So Donnies Belknap and Clymer were prize fighters. Life is strange. Several celebrities were attending Moon Madness that night. Elmer Rough, the great sprinter, was there. He was attended by the smiling Mary Lou. I didn ' t ascertain whether or not her name was still Lindsley, but she appeared to be very happy. Maerose Luth, now the head soprano of the Metropolitan Opera Companv, climbed from her Cord at the stage entrance. Jean Hebron, a violinist of some fame, was with her. They were accompanied by Lawrence Mantke and Kenneth Meyer, two of the leading bass singers of the opera company. The usher was eager to show us to our box. Lewis Hill looked fine with his brass buttons. Still another uniform! When we were seated, finally. Pearl gasped, I do; believe that ' s Virginia Harter over there. So it was. Virginia Harter, dressed in ermine and diamonds, occupying the most expensive box in the house. Lucky Ginny ! ' Tis said she has made her for- tune in interior decorating and now heads her own firm. The play was a delightful light comedy with the leading roles skillfully acted by Marie Duane and Irving Everett. Irving wooed Marie romantically and beau- tifully with his clarinet. After the play the night was still young. Someone suggested we go some- where to dance. We ended at the Blackhawk. We found a table in a corner where we had a complete view of the floor and of the surrounding tables. And here, again, in the capacity of head waiter, was Owen Ross. From him we learned that Paul Brunk owned the place. Paul had to be careful about the way he ran his amuse- ment place because Chief of Police Homer Pierce was ready at the slightest excuse to padlock the club. The trumpet burst into our meditations, shattering our thoughts. The place was plunged into darkness. Then the spot light picked out a small person stand- ing in the center of the floor. Ebbel Graff, hostess dfe luxe. She introduced each act. George Andrews and Roy Bachman did a tap dance. It was good. The boys looked somewhat different ; a little older, I should say. Joyce and George are terribly happy. The last number was a song by the talented Edith Starke. Oh, yes, Francis Heinlen ' s orchstra furnished the music. The orchestra had improved somewhat. We then called it an evening and went to bed. K -«V - ' V - «V _ , r r sr er r New York glittering golden in the sun. New York bathing luxuriously in the gleaming rays of light. New York, the end of the rainbow for some; the begin- ning for others. New York with its laughter and tears; its kindness and cruelty; its beaut) ' and ugliness, greeted us just as the sun climbed over the bids to smile at the fresh new eager world. I felt like bursting into song, writing a poem, or crying on someone ' s shoulder. I did nntbing of the kind. I merely laughed and made a commonplace remark. An actress to the end, is my motto. Let ' s buy something, suggested the energetic Pearl, after we were seated quietly in our hotel. The most adorable little shop imaginable stood in the middle of the block. Madame Scofie ' d. read the tiny silver letters. Peg Scofield was the owner of this haven for bargain hunters. Several doors from Peg ' s shop we received another surprise — Beauty Shoppe, Irlean Holderman, President, read the sign. I can give you a reducing treatment, Orlean said slyly. Impudent young woman. I bad always flattered myself by thinking I was merely a stylish stout, net fat. Orlean, of course, would stick a pin in my balloon. We then took the trolley out to Hetty Bailey ' s home. She was a debutante of great popularity. Hetty was in. We chatted for a little while. She offered to lend us her Packard to go down town to Mab ' e Conrad ' s Little Kandy Kitchen. We charged down the street, the speedometer touching 55. The car rounded a corner nil two wheels and came face to face with a motorcycle policeman. I jammed the brake, and the car slid to a stop a half block down the street. I heard ya comin ' , a hard voice snarled. But, mister — . we pleaded. Shut up. There was something familiar about that voice. It was Gejza Gregor in person. He sounded so hard-boiled. Living in New uik must have made him bard. If he had smiled, his face would have cracked. New York doesn ' t treat its citizens very kindly. I drove more slowly after that. Coming to the corner, we were stopped by the red light. A tiny figure in the center of the street was directing traffic. Joe Starke made an impressive traffic cop. We conversed a while with Mable Conrad and Helen Berg, partners, in their di light ful candy shop. Have you beard about James Bookwalter? Mable asked us. No. lie look a screen test the other day and it proved successful. He ' s going to I tollywood to make a picture of the old West. 4 j s s s ! jjS r 4U J s 40 i yN Wasn ' t that fine? James, who had lost his faith in women, was going to bury himself in his work and make a career for himself. We arrived at the court house at 10 o ' clock, only half an hour late. Just as we opened the door our case was called. And who do you think was sitting on the judge ' s bench? Joe Hand! Gejza refused to be persuaded for old times ' sake, and be stated briefly his complaint. $10 and costs. That wasn ' t so bad, but I do think Joe could have remembered the old days. On our way out we were stopped by Thelma Bruner, the court stenographer. Stay over until tomorrow, she said. Lucille Curtis is coming up for trial. She ' s getting a divorce from her third husband, she stated with a sigh. ' Chicago and Xew York seem to hold all our old friends. I remarked. Yes. I wish we could run up and see Mayor Dickeson. Pearl sighed. It was too late to make an appointment, so we bought a newspaper instead. Listen to this, Pearl gasped. George Bruycker leaves for Cannibal Islands where he shall teach the natives to wear clothes and sing hymns. So George was going to be a missionary. I only hope he will not make some heathen a fine dinner. Anything else of importance? I inquired. Rodney Evans just made another million. Pearl ' s eye scanned the page. He ' s been upsetting the market quite a bit lately. A million a week is his limit. We went up to the publishing companv next. I ' m very sorry. remarked Arthur Mould, who, by the way. is president of the Mould and Son Publishing Company, but we can ' t publish the book. We walked out slowly. Gladys Jurgenson got in our way. She ' s Arthur ' s private secretary. Among the vast number of workers we spied Anna Gogola pounding a typewriter, Clara Kraft running an adding machine, and Ruth Lidke powdering her nose. We went over to the Y. W. C. A. There was Esther Findley chinning herself. She ' s quite an athlete now. She and her cousin Allen go on the road every year with a fine act. Ruth YanDerbeck was there too. She was paddling around in the swimming pool with water wings. Marv Unley stood at the side trying to show her how to move her arms more effectively, but Ruth seemed lost in the water. We bought a magazine. Glancing through it, we read that Hazel and Helen Hoover had left for Europe. They inherited a lot of money. George Kachur and John Kenny were leaving for Africa where they were going to hunt big game. Let ' s hope the big game didn ' t hunt them. Virginia Finch 41 1931 was now a great society leader. One story that I took time to read was nicely writ- ten and beautifully illustrated. It was done by the Kercher, twins, Mary and Martha. The cover of the magazine was drawn by the foremost artist of the day, Murray Parker, who used Pauline Reidenbach as his model. Let ' s go out to the race track. Pearl was full of suggestions. I ' ll put my money on Red Flame, who comes from the Smith stables, I said. Margaret Smith owns them. Yho s up? Henry Vi.wock, a well known jockey. Red Flame won. More money for me to spend. Back again into town and up to the Woodbridge, Welling, and Wyant Mu- seum. We went in to see the fish. Xot Bob, Bill, and John, but the strange fish swimming around in glass cages. Ye went to the Mesdames Merritt ' s. They see all ; know all. Eileen Merritt started telling my fortune, and Irene finished it. Believe me, it certainly took two heads to consume all that knowledge. One head couldn ' t have held it all. We both got a manicure before we started out for the Ryor Airport. Alta Prenkert did our nails nicely, and Edith Redding looked very pretty in her slick little uniform. Leo Reum is the chief of the fire department, Edith told us. Ralph Moore is the head of our homicide squad. Yes. added Alta, and Eloise Mitchell leaves for England next week to enter the International Tennis Matches. The prince of Wales had better watch out. John Perkins is the chief instructor in the Per ' kins and Larson School of Dancing. He teaches Greek and Egyptian dancing. Clayton teaches ballroom dancing. These human encyclopedias were telling us plenty. Betty Forler and Mae Young are great criminal lawyers now, and Marion Yandenburg is a prominent social worker, they added. We finally broke away and dashed out to the Ryor Airport. Russell Ryor owned the port. Adam Lynd was flying overhead. He had been in the air for four weeks. Endurance flying attracted him considerably. Audrey Volkhardt and Esther Morris were flying the refueling plane. Lora Peters was the airport ' s stenographer, and Evelyn Philips was Russell ' s private secretary. Nevangeline Harris, the head pilot and chief flying instructor, was there. A Notre Dame graduate is taking all of her time now. It was good to see all these old friends. My book hadn ' t been published, but, better luck next time, I said mentally, as we boarded the train for home. 42 - ■ ■ • • ■ V - Vsyr , n x y fr r r rf r r T sr -fif 1931 To Whom it May Concern EING of fairly sound mind and faultless memory, We, the class of 1931, do hereby bequeath our worldly possessions as follows : Unto E. H. Hu ' .ett, Gejza Gregor leaves his way with the women. George Bruycker leaves the title Captain to the best man. Ruth Lidke wills her winning ways with the sophomore boys to Laura King. Unto Ludwick Choulot, Homer Pierce wills his can of lard for the purpose of making his hair lie flat. Unto Airs. Rutz, we leave the right to struggle through English VIII with the seniors of 1931. Unto the future pep sessions, we leave the memory of the Merritt Gridders. Unto Henry Korman, we bequeath a bottle of LePage ' s glue and a pair of rubber heels so that he may stick to his seat all hours and so that he may walk through the halls without waking the sleeping students. Unto Bob Bernard, Kenny Myers leaves his book, How to become light on your feet. — by A. Featherweight. Unto the bashful Joe Hess, Lewis Hill leaves his pencil for the purpose of twisting it when called upon to make a speech. Unto Ruth McOmber, Mable Ballard leaves her ability to flirt with the mem- bers of various orchestras. Unto George Andrews, Murray Parker, and Roy Bachman, we will a pass to the Powder Puff Beauty Shop so they may get a henna rinse any time they fee) they need it. Unto Kathryn Dunn, Elizabeth Freed leaves her frolicsome nature. Jean Hebron leaves her appreciation of herself to Catherine Renbarger. Unto Mr. Mansfield, we leave a scooter for the purpose of chasing down those students with free minds. Unto any junior, Leo Reum leaves his seat in assembly for the purpose of sleeping. The Mooneys bequeath their permission to leave the building at any time to Merlin Clark, Ted Patterson, and Pete Langston. Loran Parker leaves his standing account at the Kewpie to Bob Swain so that Bob will not starve when food is scarce at home. Kathleen Lauder wills her impersonation ( ?) of Sophie Tucker to Helen Betty Turner. IP r r r r —r r r 43 Unto Audrey Volkhardt and Zeta Warner, we leave a cook book. Unto Franci I [einlen, we leave a book entitled, How to Direct an Orchestra with Success with the hope that he may learn with age. Edith Starke wills her can of XXX face enamel to Billy Schick for the purpose of hiding- the most obstinate of blushes. Unto Jule Heslett, Hetty Bailey leaves her athletic stride. Don Belknap leaves his ability to aggravate the librarians to Marvin Weiss. Bus and Esther Findley leave their athletic prowess to any of the ambitious juniors. To our faculty, we leave the regret that we must depart. ( We permit them to sigh in this space. ) Unto Mrs. Feldman we will a pad of blue slips. Unto Mr. Bacon, a good sport, we will the right to slave away trying to teach .sixth hour chemistry classes something. ( Mean Holderman leaves her girlish figure and red hair to Gwen Grimes. Paul Hess leaves his fascinating way with the women to Ed Schafer. Unto Casey Jones we leave a throat atomizer. Harold Johnson leaves his boisterous ways to the quiet and reserved Henry Korman. Unto Alary Parker. G ' adys Jurgenson leaves her bottle of peroxide. Peg Scofield leaves her athletic ability to Pauline Pfiel. George Goodsell leaves to his brother Bob the right to carry on the name of the great Goodsells. Virginia Finch leaves her long hair, her artistic ability, and her slim figure to Mary Weaver. Marie Duane leaves her oratorical ability to any junior who can stand it. Unto Mrs. Joseph, we will a new stopwatch. Unto Joyce Korman, we will George. Unto John Perkins, we will a can of lard for mak ' .ng his hair stay in place. Unto Vic Heide. we leave a book that we have guarded tenderly for five years, fi i called, How To Fascinate The Women In Ten Lessons. Martha and Mary Kercher leave their refined and dignified manners to anyone who could possibly have the nerve to carry their flag. Clara Kraft and Betty Forler leave their long hair to Audrey Nelson and Marian Hartzog. Unto Helen and Hazel Hoover, we will a farm. Unto Virginia I tarter, we will a new racoon coat. Rodney Evans leaves his Hallowe ' en outfit to some junior so he may win the prize at the remaining junior parties. ; - V g V yW VvW W Paul Brunk leaves his book on Grecian dancing to Eldred Kelly. Thelma Bruner leaves her book entitled, How To Get Rid Of Freckles And Red Hair, to any junior who can use it. He ' en Berg leaves her water wave to Grace Louise Smith. Pearl Brand leaves her ability to drive in heavy traffic and to park her car on a dime to Dorothea Lillie. Unto Don Clymer, we will a Ford. Unto Mable Conrad, we leave a bar of candy. Wilbur Dickson leaves his athletic ability to Harry Lydick. Kenneth Geideman leaves his fame to be used to advantage by the future sen- iors. Live and Learn. To Ebbel Graff, we bequeath an N sweater. Clayton Larson leaves his quite gentlemanly ways to Charles Freyer. Mary Lou Lindsley wills her box of mascara to Kathlyn Kettlehut. The Merrit twins leave their giggle to ring forever in the halls of Niles High. Lora Peters wills her tap dance and curls to Pauline Pfiel. Abert Rahn leaves his blonde hair to Leo Frizzo. Unto Kathlyn Kettlehut, Mildred Monroe leaves her black hair dye. Charles Ostrander leaves his seat at the Kewpie to some understanding junior. Alta Prenkert leaves her smile to Julia Kachur. Owen Ross leaves his school-girl complexion to Charles Forburger. Unto the junior girls, Gordon Sharkey leaves the regret that he must depart. We will the tiny Margaret Smith to this mad world. Ruth Vanderbeck wills her ankle socks to any girl who can stand them. LInto any junior boy with nerve, Henry Villwock leaves his seat in 2nd hour shorthand. Having disposed of our more valuable possessions, we, the class of 1931 of Niles High School, do hereby appoint our principal, Mr. Zabel, as sole executor of our last Will and Testament and do hereunto affix our seal this eighth day of Tune, in the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and thirty-one. Witnesses : Attorneys : Miss Take- Miss Demeanor Kathleen Lauder Eileen Merritt ZP ' jcT W j sT vtt J? j gygyy gyar The Class of 1932 President Charles Randall Vice-President Dorothy Dawes Secretary Betty Stafford Treasurer Margaret Franz Advisers .... Miss Talburt, Mr. Marks, Mr. Gebby, Mrs. Joseph Leslie Asmus Rebecca Augustovitz Temple Ball George Bartlett Leotha Behm Robert Benjamin Robert Bernard Neva Burdick Donald Burt Eda Christman Esther Cole Mary College Malcolm Collins Bert Cripe George Cronin Theodore Cummings Manley Curtis Henrietta Daus Dorothy Dawes Elma Dizard John Ducey Kathryn Dunn Nordamyrth Exner Norman Flary Charles Forburger Margaret Franz Charles Frcyer Leo Frizzo Roll Ruth Garrett Frederick Geideman Ruth Gogley Fred Gondeck Robert Goodsell Loretta Grafford Albert Gregor Gwendolyn Grimes James Grimes Mildred Hartzog Jule Heslett Ralph Hetler Andrew Hoskin E. H. Hulett Josephine Jeffries Edwin Johnson Freeda Johnson Lyle Jones Julia Kachur Norman Keihn Eldred Kelly Olove Kelsey Howard Keltz Kathlyn Kettlehul Danna Kingston Beulah Kirk Hertha Koehn Henry Korman Elmer Lepel Iva Lewis Dorothea Lillie Margaret Lloyd Elizabeth Lockard Joe Hill Freda Long Maxine Loomis Harry Lydick Lillian Mark Eulalia McCormick Ruth McOmber Thomas Merritt Stella Miller Hazel Moore Arthur Nelson Bert Nelson Irene Novak Marv Parker Jack Pethick Ruth Pett Pauline Pfeil Fernbelle Pletcher Kenneth Prenkert Mary Pridavka Donald Prince Charles Randall Frances Rice 46 1931 ■«fRT jEfci j -. ' •! S ' M El  •-■ 1 - 3 - it T 1 « ■f W n f S 1 ff, •1 ,| M ftM kM ffe : - , ' J 1 E ;.;_! J 47 Ww i fl Cannons to Right of Them IN the fall of 1929 our little army of one hundred seventy-nine successfully stormed the citadel of Senior High under the leadership of General Charles Forburger and his staff. That seige began the long three years ' campaign of Knowledge. We reached a crisis in the fall of 1930 at which time General Charles Randall with a new staff, took command of our thinned-out ranks. He led us to victory through the long struggle of the Junior Year. We made a good start by winning the skirmish of the Junior Party during which a great amount of plunder was taken from the armies of the Seniors and Sophomores. New equipment was issued on November twenty-second in the form of Junior Rings. Then, being very much encouraged, we fought furiously in the fray of the Junior Play and succeeded in making The Whole Town ' s Talking. A treaty of peace was then signed between those two great military powers the Juniors and the Seniors. As a result of this treaty the Juniors gave a large ban- quet and ba ' l in honor of the Seniors before the Seniors set out to conquer the Allied Armies of the World. We now look forward to that one last battle after which we shall be presented with )fficer ' s Commissions and be sent forth to storm and take that world Capitol, Success. Harry Lydick George Rough Ralph Schaber Edward Schafer Lottie Scofield Jeanette Sherbino Ralph Shoop Grace Louise Smith Joseph Smith Jean Sparks Betty Stafford Mae Starke Rose Sweet Jane Taylor Robert Tormey Maurice Valentine Clara May YanDerKarr Vivian Virgil Thomas Walsh Dorothy Walton Zeta Warner Mary Weaver Kathryn Weed Francis Wellingham Gertrude Weltzien Margaret Werner William Werner Clare Whitmore Theodore Wienke Marian Williams Fay Wozniak Fred Young Jack Young 48 r - r sf sr sr - T r President Evelyn Werner Vice-President Betty Wainscott Secretary Dorothy Hartzog Treasurer Joe Hess Advisers.. ..Miss Laughlin, Mr. Pavne, Mrs. Feldman, Mr. Richter Winifred Abele Doris Adams Duane Allen Helen Ames Edward Anderson Albert Andrews Bernice Anstiss Edwin Arnold Ruth Bachman Mary Ball Alberta Ballard Winifred Barnes Carl Bartlett Bronell Bates Russell Bayles Delniar Bear Margaret Benjamin Bernard Benning Patricia Benson Edward Bidwell Beatrice Blake Lois Boone Florence Boulton Edna Bowerman Harold Briney Alene Brown Bernice Brown ' Harry Brown Donald Burge Orin Cain Jane Calkins Clydene Cameron Isabel Carey Albert Choulat Ludwig Choulat Merlin Clark Greydon Clymer Paul Coleman Lela June Coonrad Virginia Cox Lloyd Davis Dorothy Dean Lester Decker Nancy De Grafft Beatrice Dibble Walter Dickeson Charles Dudley Howard Dyson Virginia Eaglesfield Geneva Elliot Mildred Etzcorn Virgil Everett Clarence Finley Lawrence Freeman LaYone Fries Steve Frizzo Dorothy Geishert Julia Giddings Roll I ouis Gogola Helen Goodling Rolland Gordon Ruth Graham Ross Greer Gertrude Griffiths Paul Hahn Dalvin Hanes Conrad Hansen Marian Hartsock Dorothy Hartzog Marjorie Hayes Marie Hebron Mildred Hemphill Joseph Hess Beatrice Hibbard Helen Hill Helmuth Hillman Virginia Lloag Homer Holloway Frank Hradel Ines Huff Vincent Ivins Geraldine Jackson Kensel Jeffries Dorell Johnson Dorothy Johnson Gale Johnson Opal Johnson Lyle Judd Myron Kaiser Helen Kale Leslie Kehrer Mary Kenney John Kinder Laura King Verna Kirk Walter Kloster Howard Kraft Elsie Krajci Zelda Krinowitz Ray Krueger Arthur Lambert Keith Langston Vernon Larsen Verne Lauder Hilda Laverty Doris Lidke Virginia Lockard Lewis Long Velma Long Mildred Loomis Francis Lowe Willard Lowery Marian Luchtman Charles Luke Roy Lundberg Marv M alone 50 s v 193l LeRoy Mark John Mattix Floyd McConnell Helen McMenamin Berthyl Means Evelyn Merritt Edwanda Metzger Vernon Metzger Fred Mevers Henry Millder LaVerne Mochour C. J. Monehan Irma Monehan Virginia Moore Richard Morris Otis Murphy Audrey Nelson Tesse Nieb Odell Nolan Camille Novak Tane Olson Mary Olson Juanita Parker Angela Patterson Theodore Patterson Arthur Pears Terese Peter Henry Petruska Paul Petruska Phyllis Pett Donald Pfeil Evelyn Ffister Naomi Phillips Pauline Pierce Harley Powell Douglas Pressnall Anna Marie Reid Catherine Renbarger Richard Reum Marion Ribble Robert Richards Virginia Riddle Paul Rodgers Robert Rood Mae Rosenberger Arden Rudisill Billy Schick Leo Sears Gerald Schmuhl Harold Shumaker Herman Schweitzer Albert Sherer Alice Skalla Betty Skalla Virgil Slee Wilford Smiedendorf Donald Smith Earl Smith Erna May Smith Olive Smith Archie Sorenson Edith Sparks Edna Spencer Stanley Starke Robert Swain Genevieve Taggett Walter Terrie Donald Thomas Leonard Thompson Billy Thorton Frank Treiber Ruth Treiber Joe Trowbridge Jack Truman Harold Vandenburg Helen Betty Turner Wayne VanGilder Dolores VanSkiver Dorothy VanSkiver Paul Villwock Marie Visser Betty Wainscott Grant Waite George Walker Howard Walsh Marvin Weiss Edythe Welling Evelyn Werner Richard White Helen Whiteside Cecelia Williams Virginia Williams Audrey Wilson Glory Wise Carolyn Wohlrab Ellen Wozniak Ruth Wrisrht Albert Wymer Marguerite Young J £r ' J s ' ' J sr ' jg? J aS W 51 - ■ • • ■gQivsv 1931 Cabin Plane N. H. S. 1930 THE year 1930, and we, the sophomores, had arrived at the airport called Niles High School, ready to take off for a soar above the clouds and to far away lands in the cabin plane N. H. S. 1930. We were fully equipped to insure ourselves a comfortable and safe voyage with plenty of entertainment so the voy- age would be enjoyed by everyone and would not seem such a struggle. Knowing that we must stay in this plane three years, we were well supplied when we started out. We chose Mr. Richter, Miss Laughlin, Mr. Payne, and Mrs. Feldman to accompany us and be our legal advisers on the journey. It was fall when we step- ped over the threshold of the door into the cabin. Here we found we were to have company on our journey in the person of Seniors and Juniors. Way down in the front of the plane, on the best seats, sat people that called themselves Seniors, who we learned had been on this voyage two years and were soon to make way for others. Just back of them sat people called Juniors who would soon occupy front seats and who had been on the voyage one year. We found we were to sit in the back of the plane on the worst seats, and we could hardly see what was going on on the earth below us. We ran into a fog the first thing with the death of a beloved member of our group, Dorothy Schenck. Soon, we landed in order to repair a bad engine and to refuel. This was airport Officials where we had to elect our year ' s commanding officers. We chose Evelyn Werner, president ; Betty Wainscott, vice-president ; Dorothy Hartzog, secretary ; and Joe Hess, treasurer. These were introduced to the rest of our group and plans were made for our reception at the next airport. This airport happened to be Good Times. We spent one night there at a gorgeous party put on by the officials and chosen committees. We surely dreaded getting back into the air- p ' ane and going to hard work again. We went along smoothly for about six weeks when we stopped again to refuel at the airport Athletics. Here we had to leave behind so many of our boys that it made us blue, but we were glad, for these boys meant to spread the glory of our plane far and wide. We finally landed at our resting place the airport Exams, where, after we had given our opinion about certain things we had read in the plane on our trip and written a lot down on paper, we were free to explore the land for three months before embarking to the clouds again to go higher up than before. Marian Hartsock , Activities v PRESIDENTS ' CLUB Mr. Zabel Adviser Roll Temple Ball Jacks Kelley Kenneth Meyer Henry Villwock Donald Belknap Kathleen Lauder Charles Randall Evelyn Werner James Bookv. alter I awrence Mantke Elmer RourIi John Wyant I ewis Hill Eileen Merritt Grace Louise Smith 54 y ,  r r Orchestra William E. Mathews Director Violins Gertrude Weltzien Edith Redding Nanc3 ' Vetter Jean Hebron Don Clymer Elmer Lepel Virginia Ribble Margaret Sutter Louis Gogola Frank Buheler Franklin Grimes Allen Duane Henrv Petruska Ray Marble Dick Cuthbert Ed Arnold Victoria Saralori Henrv Korman Lee Dodd Bert Cripe Mary Orser French Horns James Grimes Bob Tormey Maurice Valentine Clarinets Ralph Shoop Paul Rodgers Frank Hradel David Jones Albert Rahn Viola Joyce Korman Oboe Fred Geideman Tencr Saxophone Don Prince Eb Alto Saxophone Henry Miller Base Viol Marv Wurtz Bass Eric Heide Russell Bayles Trumpets Dick White Francis Heinlen Loran Parker Howard Keltz Trombone E. H. Hulette Drummers Beruadine Parker Keith Langston Tympani Ed Anderson Flute Leo Garlanger Piano Mildred Hartzog I 3 HM J ; 7 j2mW k Z ' iStfU HR ' Jp H jWRnM Ej S.t[ ; stm j r v JJbfl ii _ Bp M 1w«pjJM B V £K In ' itt fl iKkfl ilo Wir ™ M 1 V V I ■ v EVm- H 1 „Uflrc? Milo Pomeroy Director Doris Adams Helen Ames Mary Ball Mabel Ballard Leotha Behm Beatrice Blake Margaret Benjamin Mary College Lucille Curtis Virginia Eaglesfield Virginia Finch Margaret Franz LaVone Fries Marie Funk Anna Gogola Loretta Grafford Dorthy Hartzog Mildred Hartzog Jean Hebron Jule Haslett Inez Huff Laura King Joyce Korman Elsie Krajci Dorothea Lillie Mary Lou Lindsley Virginia Lockard Mary Malone Evelyn Merritt Eloise Mitchell Esther Morris Audrey Nelson Irene Novak Alta Prenkert Isabel Scofield Jeanette Sherbino Grace Smith Betty Stafford Helen Turner Clara Mae VanDerKarr Bettv Wainscott j - Dorothy Walton LP Zeis. Warner rfr Evelyn Werner u Margaret Werner Helen Whiteside Marian Williams Carolvn Wohlrab V j9 ' jB ' ' .  . Milo Pomeroy Director Roy Bachman Bernard Benning Malcolm Collins Lester Decker Charles Forburger Charles Freyer Albert Gregor Dalvin Haines Toe Hill Lewis Hill Andrew Hoskins Lyle Judd Henry Korman Lyle Jones Elmer Lepel Lawrence Mantke Berthyl Means Fred Meyer C. J. Monehan Arthur Mould Arthur Nelson Odell Nolan John Perkins Tack Pethick Douglas Pressnal Charles Randall Robert Richards Edward Shafer Billy Schick Gerald Schmuhl Robert Swain Jack Truman Wayne Van Guilder Clare Whitmore Fave Wozniak jJ J t j j0 ' J Z jJ ' SP ' f o o William E. Mathews Director Trumpets Victor Heide Francis Heinlen Dick White Delniar Bear I-oran Parker Charles Pierce Ralph Powell Wilbur Wright Edward Johnson James Fiske Howard Keltz Carl Eartlett French Horns Robert Tormey Maurice Valentine James Grimes Bass Elmer Rough Russell Bayles Eric Heide Drums Keith Langston Arthur Pears Edward Anderson Robert Swain Trombones E. H. Hulette E. L. Bidwell Donald Smith Kensel Jeffries Robe rt Richards Baritones Cecil Ort Deane Forburger Garrett Hill Bb Clarinets Ralph Shoop Albert Rahn Melvin Rahn Paul Rodgers Frank Hradel George Bartlett Erwin Wingeart Donald Harger Clarence Hemminger Eldred Kelley Howard Pugh Donald Jones Wilbur Lowrey C Mel. Saxophones George Rough Clayton Larsen Eb Alto Saxophones Arlin Rudisell Wilbur Barnhart Henry Miller Paul Coleman Tenor Saxophone Donald Prince Bassoon Robert Bernard Obces Frederick Geideman Eb Alto Saxophone Wilbur Wright Bb Sop. Saxophones Jack Hendricks Thomas Cain Drummers Wilbur Kelley Drum Major Harrv Lvdick 58 The Moon EDITORIAL STAFF Editor Assistant Editor James Bookwalter Hazel Moore Mary Lou Lindsley Betty Forler Eileen Merritt Eulalia McCormick Robert Richards Berthvl Means Mabel Conrad Lulu Mae Feldman REPORTERS Mary Kercher Ruth Bachman Angela Patterson Nevangeline Harris TYPISTS Hazel Hoover BUSINESS Francis Heinlen, Manager Bernard Benning Lyle Jones SALESGIRLS ADVISERS Victor Heide Virginia Harter Clydene Cameron Jean Sparks Thomas Walsh George Rough Mildred Hartzog Leland S. Walker 59 yrjr r r rsrsr Tsrsr rr rsr r THE FAMILY UPSTAIRS 1930 Junior Play t t.Jta|| iJk GRUMPY 1930 Senior Play - jS s r S4S ' t 60 Wl7y y y yy The Whole Town ' s Talking THE annual junior class play The Whole Town ' s Talking was presented by the junior class on April 10th in the High School Auditorium. The play was directed by Miss Charlotte Bacon. The cast was as follows : Mr. Simmons Lyle Jones Mrs. Simmons Mary Parker Ethel Simmons Gertrude Weltzien Chester Binney Charles Randall Letty Lythe Hazel Moore Donald Swift Robert Bernard Roger Shield Andrew Hoskins Lila Wilson Jean Sparks Sally Otis Betty Stafford Annie Olove Kelsey Sadie Bloom Jane Taylor Taxi-Driver Malcolm Collins Forensics Niles was well represented in the county forensic contests this year. Jean Hebron tied for second place in the extemporaneous speaking contest held in St. Joseph March 5th. Jean drew for her speech, The Racketeer. Miss Marian Lawrence had charge of the local extemporaneous speaking contest. Merlin Clark won second, p ' ace in the declamatory contest held at Berrien Springs, Tuesday, March 3, in which Niles, Buchanan, Berrien Springs, Coloma, Dowagiac, Eau Claire, New Troy, Watervliet, New Buffalo, St. Joseph and Three Oaks participated. Merlin ' s declamation was Daniel Webster ' s Jury Address. Mr. Richter coached our declaimers. The oratorical contest was held in Buchanan April 17. Those who repre- sented Niles were Joe Smith, Charles Randall, E ' dred Kelly, Genevieve Taggett, and Camille Novak. Mr. F. W. Crawford and Miss Dorothy Manning were in charge of the orations. ' J Senior High Clubs Question : Resolved, That National Chain Grocery Stores operating in the State of Michigan are detrimental to the people of the state. School Side Upheld Niles Decision Opp. St. Joe Neg 1 2 Watervliet Neg 3 Negative Team Charles Randall Lois Boone Donald Thomas Dorothy Dawes Walter Kloster Affirmative Team Virginia Cox Mildred Monroe Joe Smith This club, sponsored by Miss Thomson, met on the second Friday of each month from 3 :30 to 4 :45 in the cafeteria. Each meeting consisted of a program along home economics lines. The club had a song which was sung. Refreshments were served, and the club then went to the old gym where games were played. Both Junior and Senior High Schools were represented in the club, which numbered one hundred. The officers were : President Marian Williams Vice-President ...., Lyda Can- Secretary Janice Berkel Teasurer Doris Vecker 62 r y The Beginners ' Library Club This year, two library clubs were sponsored by Mrs. Rutz. The beginning librarians met every Wednesday. They received instructions in the fundamentals of library work. They learned to accession books, to catalogue them, and prepare them for the shelves. In addition each librarian served one period during the day ' u the library. Members Rebecca Augustovitz Alberta Ballard Eda Christman Dorothy Dean Jule Heslet Virginia Hoag Mary Kenny Beulab Kirk Elsie Krajci Freeda Long Mildred Monroe Camille Novak Marian Ribble Frances Rice Genevieve Taggett Jane Taylor Olove Kelsev Tl The advanced library club, composed of the librarians who had belonged to the beginners ' club for a year, met every Monday. Their especial work consisted of learning to classify books. They were required to work one period during the day in the library. Two hours ' credit a semester was given for this work. All of the new books which were received during the year were prepared for circulation by these librarians. Members Margaret Franz Orlean Holderman Danna Kingston Kathleen Lauder Lottie Scofield Edith Starke The Current History Club The Current History Club, sponsored by Mr. Marks, met every Wednesday during activity period. Studying men prominent at the present time and discussing current events were the main objects of the club. For this purpose the club had debates, book reviews, and outside speakers. Members Esther Cole Henrietta Daus (V. Pres.) Dorothy Dawes Iarie Duane Kathryn Dunn (Sec ' y.) Gladys Jurgenson Ida Belle Krinowitz Phyllis Pett Ruth Pett (Pres.) Charles Randall (Treas.) Mae Starke Thomas Walsh 63 1931 The Chess Club The Chess Club, sponsored by Mr. Richter, met once a week on Friday, to learn how to p ' ay chess. The inexperienced 1 people played with the experienced people until they knew the elements of the game. After everyone had learned the elements of the game, the club was divided into two groups — one of experienced, the other of inexperienced players. Individual averages were kept, and the player having the highest average at the end of the semester was the high school champion. Edwin Arnold Robert Be njamin Edward Bidwell Harry Brown Virginia Cox George Cronin Theodore Cunmiings Fred Gondeck Gejza Gregor Joseph Hand Ralph Hetler Members Mary Lou Lindsley Harry Lydick Ralph Moore Camille Nov.ak Irene Novak Harold Tohnson (Treas.) Jacks Kelley (V. Pres.) John Kenny (Pres.) Mary Kenny John Kinder Vernon Larson Naomi Phillips Leo Reum (Sec ' v.) Alice Skalla Betty Skalla Joe Smith Archie Sorenson Genevieve Taggett Mary Tuttle Frank Wood G4 A.Vs.VvV u gyaryg- c M ■ ¥ J ft ft -j • ft.- ' j t? © 1 r el fti  ' t ' C ■ 1 1 m kr ' ■ c r f I .. ' EL w --i  k 1 £ s 2 S 1 I - §1 — 0=1 a • Hi ■8 c 2 Big •3° 6 £ -(J - 2 c x o 3 ••=5E E S £ - K K 66 Name Position- Year Nickname George Bruycker L. T Sr CapL Adam Lynd C Sr Chub Elmer Rough R. G Sr Primo Roy Bachman R. T Sr Turk Allen Findley Q. B Sr Bus Donald Belknap R. E Sr Donnie Jacob Webber L. E.-H. B Sr Capone Dominic Frucci L. G Sr Mickey Paul Brunk L. T Sr Corky Norman Keihn L. T Jr Keeno Albert Gregor L. G Jr Kraut Kenneth Prenkert R. E. Jr. Kenm E. H. Huelett F. B Jr Tea ' s H. Leo Frizzo H. B Jr. Frizz Theodore Wienke R. G Jr Teddy Conrad Hansen H. B Soph Connie John Mattix F. B ....Soph Bull Joseph Hess Q. B Soph. Lefty George Walker R. E Soph Ducks Date Place Niles Sept. 20 Home 33.... Sept. 27 Home. 13.... Oct. 11 Home 26.... Oct. 18 ....Away 7.... Opponents ..Cassopolis ..St. Augustine 7 ..Three Oaks .St. foe 33 Oct. 25 Home 13 Buchanan Nov. 1 Home.. South Haven Nov. 8 Away 3 Three Rivers Nov. 15 „..Away._ 12 Riley .13 Total 107 3 r L - r r er ' - - arr r r Looking Over the Season iN September 2, the first day of school. Coach Davidson issued suits to sixtv- eight aspirants for football fame and called initial practice. Eighty-eight hopefuls, the largest in Niles ' s history answered his call. Because of this unexpectedly large number, twenty were forced to wait for the arrival of new suits. Coach Davidson and Assistant Coach Marks were faced with the unusually hard task of building a team around only six experienced men : Bruycker, Bach- man, Lynd, Rough, Flary, and Findley. Only the first two were regulars on the previous year ' s championship team. However, they were blessed with the return of almost the entire second team. After three weeks of gruelling practice Niles stepped on the field against its first opponent, Cassopolis, a big, fast, but inexperienced team of gridders. The Cassopolis team included nine men who had played together for the past two years and promised to make the game more than just a practice tilt. The first half started out with the home boys showing real power in the line by several sustained drives down the field. The scoring punch was lacking, however, and the Big Redbirds were able to go over for a marker only once. The half ended with the score 6-0 in Niles ' s favor. In the second half the Redbirds came back with plenty of pep to score 27 points and hold the Cass boys scoreless. The next week was spent in preparing for the strong St. Augustine team from Kalamazoo who had lost only three men from their 1929, Class C, State Champion- ship team. Lateral pass defense was stressed as the visitors had the reputation for having the best lateral passing team in the country. Early in the first quarter Niles, undaunted by the reputation of the Irish, pro- ceeded to march straight down the field but were frustrated on the four yard line by the strong St. Augustine forward wall. However, a splendid running attack mixed with a few passes again brought the ball within scoring distance, and Mattix went over for the first touchdown. With all but two minutes of the second quarter gone, the Redbirds seemed to relax, and the Irish worked one of their famous for- ward-lateral passes and scored. A neatly booted placekick put them ahead. In the second half the locals came back fired with the ambition to keep clear Davidson ' s record of never having two successive defeats by the same opponent. Grim fight and determination accomplished this desire, and the Redbirds played the best game of the season and pushed over another touchdown. The attempt at conversion was good. vyyyy yy y vvA 68 Q i Polishing up the offense was on the docket for the next two weeks in prepara- tion for the Three Oaks game. They were not expected to give N ' iles much opposi- tion, but were always known to give them a run for their money. The weather was hot and sultry and as a result the game started off slowly in the form of a punting duel. Early in the second quarter, Lynd blocked a punt on the Acorn ' s ten yard line. Two plays later the Redbirds pushed the ball over for the first touchdown. Webber kicked goal. In the second half the Red Horde made two sustained drives down the field for 13 more points to end the game. On October 18 Xiles journeyed to St. Joe for the first conference game of the season. A lot depended on this game as both teams were undefeated and the victor would probably be the winner of the conference title. The locals could not present their strongest line-up because Flary and Hanson, regular half backs, and Walker, end. were out with injuries. Xiles started things off with a bang with Hulett ' s touchdown, before the Howites realized what had happened. This ended scoring as far as Niles was con- cerned and the half ended with the count 7-7 . The second half was a complete catas- trophe. St. Joe made long gains on end runs and forward passes. The locals just could not seem to hit their stride again and allowed 26 points to go on the books against them. Frucci, playing his first game, filled in nicely at guard. Buchanan came to Xiles on the next Saturday for the homecoming game. The Bucks were light and inexperienced but made up for this in speed. The first scoring change came early in the first quarter when Bruycker blocked a punt on the enemy ' s nine yard line. Findley scampered around end for six points. After threatening to score several more times the locals again were given their chance when Lynd inter- cepted a pass deep in the Bucks ' territory. Mattix crashed through the line for the final touchdown. Webber kicked goal. Lynd, Frucci, Gregor, and Rough should merit special comment on their stolid defense which prevented any gain at all by the enemy through the center of the line. Webber was the star in the backfield. On Xovember 1 the locals played hosts to the strong South Haven eleven. This was the first time the Redbirds were outweighed, but this did not daunt them, and they held the Dutchmen to a scoreless tie. The locals had several chances to score, but they lacked the scoring punch and lost the ball within the fifteen yard line no less than four times. ' Red Bachman seemed to be everywhere making tackles at will. Keihn and Prenkert allowed very few gains around their ends. On the following Saturday Xiles administered a 3-0 defeat to Three Rivers on the latter ' s field. The only score came in the first quarter by virtue of Webber ' s beautiful placekick. Hiedemos of Three Rivers tried two drop kicks but was rushed too hard to kick accurately. The Xiles line held solid on defense, and sev- eral times held the opponents to downs within the fifteen yard line. On offence. 69 a gr gygyr - r r - however, the blocking was poor and as a result the plays did not click as usual. The feature of the game was Frizzo ' s excellent punting. November S saw Davidson ' s men in South Bend losing a heart-breaking game to Riley High. The game was lost in the last forty seconds of play when a short pass resu.ted in a touchdown for the Wildcats. Niles outplayed its opponents in almost every department of the game, and made twelve first downs to Hoosiers ' eight. In this game the Redbirds displayed the best teamwork seen since the St. Augustine battle. Findley thrilled the crowd with his spectacular open field running. Lynd, Bachman, and Keihn stood out on the line. The last game of the season was supposed to be played with Dowagiac. Old Man Winter, however, paid an untimely visit and much to the disappointment of members of both the teams the game was called off. Won Lost Tied Pct. St. Joe 5 1000 South Haven 2 1 2 666 Xi:es 1 1 1 500 Allegan 1 2 1 333 Three Rivers 1 3 1 250 Dowagiac 3 1 000 Captain George Bruycker completes his fourth and best year at tackle by being chosen on the All County eleven. dam Lynd was one of the best centers in the conference. He was one of the best defensive men of the line and broke through the op- for losses. Elmer Rough played his second and last year at guard filling the place splendidly. Roy Bachman was shifted from guard to right tackle where he played superb football. He received honorable mention for all county John Mattix. the team ' s big, plunging, full- back, certainly tore the opposing lines to shreds at will. Allen Findley, dil one of the clevei these parts. itive quarterback, broken field runn Dominic Frucci came out for practice last year after letting the boys get a three weeks ' Norman Keihn was the biggest man on the squad. He played tackle on the second team last year but his speed and ability to catch passes immediately won him a place at end. Flary, a small but mighty man, played at halfback, many long gains result- ing from his smashes at the line. Kenneth Prenkert was small but this did not prevent him from being one of the best blockers on the team. S - yev -gy y -a . - M Donald Belknap, another end, was especially skilled in catching passes from uncanny po- Leo Frizzo, lanky halfback, pulled Niles out of many a bad spot by his long punts. considered a likely cant when he first appeared Conrad Hansen came out for football for the first time and soon won a place at the other half back position. Jacob Webber won his letter because of his ability to play both the end and halfback positions. :or was shifted from center to the beginning of the season and id his worth at that position. George Walker, that tall, lanky end, gave promise to become guardian of one of the end positions. E. H. Hulett was a short, hard plunging fullback. Paul Brunk was a good, consistent, hard working tackle who knew how to use his hands and feet as well. Theodore Wienke, after being shifted around several times, finally found himself at guard. He was fast, shifty, and a good tackier. 72 nr . Q Reserves SSISTAXT Coach Marks lost practically his whole veteran reserve squad to the first team and was left with only a few boys who had any experience. Learning how to block and tackle occupied most of the time the first few weeks. By September 22 enough had been accomplished to warrant a game with the Buchanan reserves. The visitors came over with a fast, light team which put up a good fight. The local boys were big. but they lacked team work. The first touchdown resulted from a recovered fumble on the opponents ' twenty yard line. A few bucks at the line brought the score. The try for extra point was blocked. After see-sawing back and forth for three quarters. Joe Hand, alert half- back, intercepted a pass and sprinted sixty yards for the second touchdown. The kick for extra point was good. After drilling for the next week on offense, the locals journeyed to St. Joe to battle the Howites reserves. The boys were in for a surprise, however, and were pitted against the first team substitutes. As a result they came out second best to the tune of a 27-0 score. The Redbirds put up a good fight and made their bigger and more experienced opponents earn every point. Heide. Bartlett, Bidwell, and Decker showed up well on the line. For the backfield Kehrer, Smith, and Saratore starred. The following week the locals played hosts to the St. Joe Parochials. This squad was composed of freshmen and sophomores so the Xiles team was also lim- ited to these games. Without their stars the locals seemed to lack the scoring punch and could not get the ball across the goal line when near it. The Xiles line showed up well on defence and very little gain was made through them. In the fourth quar- ter the Xorth Enders resorted to the air in a desperate attempt to score. On a ' ' sleeper plav a twenty yard pass followed by a fifty yard run to the goal line fur- nished the only scoring and victory for the visitors. Hradel, Hahn, Kraft. Smith. and C. Johnson played good ball for Xiles. S After two weeks of hard practice the Redbirds traveled to Buchanan to again battle the Maroon reserves. This game was a more closely contested affair. The only scoring came when Smith blocked a punt and Luke fell on it in the end zone for a safety. In this game the Redbirds allowed their opponents only one first down. Their own goal line was never threatened. The last game of the season was played on Plym Field in a return game against the St. Joe reserves. Coach Marks promised to give the North Enders more compe- tition this time and sent in our own first team substitutes. Niles started off with a bang with a steady march down the field which culminated in a thirty yard run for a touchdown by Hess. No further scoring was done by either team. The game was featured by Frizzo ' s long punts. Team work was predominant and no man stood out for either team. Much credit should be given to Mr. Marks for his splendid work in developing the reserves. Many of these boys will be heard of next fall on the first team. Date Place Niles Sept. 22 Home 13.... OprOXEXTS ....Buchanan ..Away... - St. Joe 27 Oct. 3 Home 0. St. Joe Parochial 6 Oct. 17 Away 2 Buchanan Oct. 20 Home 6 St. Joe Total 21 33 74 .WV S.V .V P£GOrrP£N£C£SS )RY YAfiCJ Hi J STILL GO VG QV PARADE CHEEP 75 i yr - T r r Tsrsr rsr r T Q ' r Mould (trainer), Geideman, Luke, Keihn, Brunk, Kraft, Hansen, Rehm, Flary. Ccach Davidson, Johnson, Soratore, Coleman, Webber. Bachman, Davis, Welling, Mantke, Ass ' t Co Smith, Hand, Walker, Matrix, Capt. Meyer, Frizzo, Shoop. 1930-1931 Basketball Schedule Date Place Results Dec. 6 Niles Cassopolis 10 Dec. 9 Ni ' .es Bridgman 19 Dec. 12 Buchanan Buchanan 10 Dec. 19. Allegan Allegan 15 Jan. 2 Niles .Three Rivers 16 Ian. 9 Niles St. Joseph 32 Jan. 16 South Haven South Haven 27 Jan. 17 .Niles Three Oaks 18 Jan. 23 Niles Dowagiac 16 Jan. 30 Niles Allegan 12 Feb. 3 Bridgman Bridgman 24 Feb. 6 Three Rivers Three Rivers 22 Feb. 10 Niles .Buchanan 28 Feb. 13 St. Joseph St. Joseph 27 Feb. 20 Niles South Haven 23 Feb. 27 Dowagiac .Dowagiac 20 March 7 Niles Tournament ....St. Joseph 29 Totals 348 Niles.... 35 Niles.... ?A Niles.... V Niles.... 17 Niles.... 41 Niles.... 9? Niles.... ?,8 Niles.... ?n Niles.... 17 Niles.... 14 Niles.... 15 Niles.... 43 Niles.... 31 Niles.... ?,3 Niles.... 36 Niles.... 48 Niles.... ]? 453 76 a y Mr rrsvmrA ' r rtrm - ■ ■ ROSPECTS for a good basketball season loomed bright despite the fact that only letter men returned. Captain Meyer at forward and Bachman at guard. A large number of good reserves were available from last year ' s squad, and these promised to develop into first class material. A week before the Cassopolis garrte the squad was enlarged by the addition of several good players from the grid squad. As this was too short a time for them to get the feel of basketball, Coach Davidson was unable to use any of these newcomers on the first team. A quintet composed of Captain Meyer and Coleman as forwards, ' Walker at center, and Shoop and Hand as guards started the opening game with Cassopolis. This combination started off slowly, and, although the boys took many easy, short shots, they just couldn ' t sink them. Consequently little scoring was done in the first quarter. In the second quarter the boys seemed to get used to the ball and began to pile up points. The game ended with the score 35-10 in favor of Xiles. Hand proved to be high scorer with nine points to his credit. Four days later the highly touted Bridgman team met the locals in a hard fought battle. On the first play of the game Hand took the tip from center and dribbled in for a neat one-hand shot for two points. The game then developed into a fast, close scoring affair. The quarter ended with Xiles leading 9-8. In the second quarter Stelter of Bridgman sank two baskets while his team mates were holding the Xiles forwards scoreless. The second half started off with Meyer sinking his third and fourth baskets in quick succession to again put Niles one point in the lead. It was soon lost again when a foul gave Stelter two tries from the free throw line, both of which were good. From this point on the game grew exceedingly rough and many fouls were called on both sides. This was practically the only means of scoring for Bridgman because the Xiles cagers ' defence was so tight that only one field goal was made against them that half. The game ended when Mattix sank a long one from mid-floor, making the final score 24-19 in favor of Xiles. Hand and Shoop played like veterans, breaking up almost every play. Meyer seemed to have the only cool head on the floor. He was never caught out of position and seemed to be all over the floor at once. A week later Xiles traveled to Buchanan to avenge defeats of two previous years. Despite the small floor and low ceiling the locals were complete masters at every stage of the game. Most of the baskets were short, easy ones. Walker and Shoop, the Mutt and Jeff of the squad, were high point men and the real stars, if any can be so-called. Walker was a revelation even to his own coach. The big boy m jPWWW jettj? rj r. 77y was here, there, and everywhere, taking the ball at the tipoff, rushing in to get it off his own backboard, and feeding it to the forwards that they might loop it through the loop. Ripping out of his guard position time and time again to carry the ball within shooting range, Shoop drove the sphere through the loop three Limes to lead in field goals. On defence he was a tower of strength. On December 9 the locals journeyed to Allegan to open athletic relations with that school. The Allegan team, a new member of the conference, was com- posed of tall rangy players. The zone defence used by the opponents was a new thing for the Xiles cagers to work against and consequently they were unable to hit their usual stride. Short shots were infrequent and most of the scoring was done from the middle of the floor. The final score, 17-15, indicates what a hard time the bearers of Gold and Blue had to eke out a victory. The loca ' s started out the Xew Year right by swamping Three Rivers, another conference opponent. 41-15. The Meyer. Walker, Frizzo combination just couldn ' t be stopped, and they scored almost at will from all over the floor. The guards, Shoop and Hand, did not confine themselves to just defensive work and sank a few baskets also to help mount up the score. On January 9 Xiles was again host to our ancient rival, St. Top., in the annual jinks game. This game proved no exception, and St. Joe., walked off with the honors — but not without a hard fight. The first quarter was fast, and the locals flashed true to form. Two hook shots by Captain Meyer and a short shot by Wa ' ker kept the home team ahead. In the second quarter the lead was lost by virtue of foul shots, few of which were missed by the visitors. After this, jinks seemed to descend on the locals, and they played a listless game to the end, losing by a 31-22 score. This was the first loss of the year and was keenly felt. Frizzo. starting his first game as a regular, thrilled the crowd with his clever dribbling and accurate passing. Bachman. the redheaded flash, saw only a short period of service, but this was enough to convince the spectators of his ability. The fo ' lowing week-end, Niles had two games scheduled, the first at South Haven on Friday night. This was another conference opponent and the boys re- solved to take this game at all costs. The game was a nip and tuck affair through- out with first one team and then the other having the lead. In the closing minutes of the last quarter, with Xiles trailing by five points, things looked pretty bad for the Gold and Blue team. At this point Webber was ejected into the game and shook the crowd from their seats by two long shots from the middle of the floor. Frizzo was then fouled, and he dropped the sphere cleanly through the hoop to tie the score as the gun announced the end of the game. In the overtime period Meyer sank an easy short, and Schmidt of South Haven made a free throw to m ake the final score 28-27, in favor of Xiles. Captain Meyer was high point man of the eve- ning, making five 1 askets and two free throws for a total of twelve po nts, 78 ' ■ ■ ■ ■ fir - - The next night at Xiles, an equally close score resulted when Three Oaks came over with a reputed weak team and held the locals to a 20-18 score. The second team composed of Hansen, Mantke, Geideman, Flary. and Keihn started the game but were unable to hold their determined opponents. The score at the half was 10-3 in favor of the visitors. The second half saw the entrance of the first team into the fray and their clock-like teamwork piled up 12 points in 8 minutes. In the fourth quarter Three Oaks again obtained the lead but the local ball-hawks were equal to the occasion and garnered five points to pull the game out of the fire. Webber closed his athletic career in Xiles High School by playing the best game of the year. His stellar guard work kept his opponent to a low score, and his long range shooting was invaluab ' e to the Xiles team. Another conference opponent was met on January 23 when Xiles nosed out Dowagiac 17-16 on the home court. Dowagiac got right down to business, and, chiefly through the services of Hartman, scored seven points in the first quarter to rhc locals ' two. This made things look bad for the Xiles boys, but by the end of the half they were trailing by on ' y two points. In the second half the locals slowed up their attack and resorted to the delayed offence type of play. This proved to be a wise move and by stalling in the last few minutes of p ay, they were able to take the game and obtain second place in the conference standings. This, in the opinion of old timers, was the best game ever played on the local floor. The superb guarding of Bachman was very instrumental in the victory. The following week-end, the locals again met Allegan and administered a two point defeat on them by a score of 14-12. The game was fast and furious despite the low scores. Xiles he ' .d a comfortab ' e margin at the end of the half but faltered in the third quarter and allowed the lead to be cut to almost nothing. With two min- utes to go and the score 12-11 for Xiles, Schwander, visiting captain, was fouled and made good his attempt from the foul line. This tied the score at 12 all and with 30 seconds to go, Mattix slid under the basket for a short shot to put Xiles ahead 14-12, a lead which they kept until the end of the game. On February 3 Xiles ' est its second game of the season, this time to the strong Bridgman aggregation. The first half was close, the score being 9-8 in favor of the up-staters. The second half was exceedingly rough and many fouls were called on both teams. Stelter was removed from the game on four personals, but not until he had rung up five field goals to tie for high point honors with his team mate, Emlong, who also made ten points. The final score was 26-15. Xot dismayed a bit by the Bridgman defeat the Xiles quintet journeyed to Three Rivers three nights later and administered a sound thrashing to them to the tune of 43-22. Thev started things off with a bang by scoring 13 points in the first quarter and 6 in the second. Twelve poinls were scored in each of the third and j xt s? : VxN . fourth cantos. The Miles boys exhibited a complete reversal in form, and everyone was working to perfection. Meyer set a new conference record by scoring 19 points. Buchanan was the next Xiles victim. When the team came over on February 10, they had only a mediocre squad but they were known to fight their best when they met Xiles. This they certainly did, and the locals were forced to extend their best brand of basketball to nose out the Bucks, 31-2S. The game was a nip and tuck affair all the way with neither team leading by more than four points at any time. Practically all of Buchanan ' s scoring was done by its star forward, Loren Morse, who scored 19 points. The scoring was more evenly divided on the local team with Meyer, Mattix, and Hand getting four baskets each. Three days later the locals were again scheduled to meet the highly touted St. Joe players. Having already been beaten by them on their own spacious floor earlier in the season, the local cagers were not conceded much chance of taking the tilt in the small up-state gym. They did not care much for the pre-game talk and almost kicked the dope bucket into the lake, losing in the final two minutes, 27-23. On February 24 South Haven came to Xiles to take a 36-23 beating in the last home game of the season. Shifting Frizzo to guard worked like a good tonic for the local flash who was high point man with 13 points. Captain Meyer closely followed him with 12 points. Xiles closed her successful regular season on the 27th of February by decis- ively defeating Dowagiac, 48-20. The locals stepped out to an early lead which was never threatened after the first quarter. The Dowagiac outfit fought to the last minute but could make no headway against the smooth teamwork of the Blue and Gold. Encouraged by this overwhelming victory, the locals practiced conscientiously for their meeting with St. Joe in the district tournament on March 7th. But it was the same old story, another decisive defeat by the Howemen. This time the score was 29-12. Whereas Xiles had confined its opponents to only Classes B, C, and D schools, St. Joe played the largest and the best schools in this part of the state. While Xiles entered the game with the fighting spirit, St. Joe had the fighting spirit coupled with the positive assurance that they could win brought on by meeting class A teams. As in the football game, a great Xiles team was defeated by its own deadening psychol- ogy in the contest with a team which was superior only in mental feeling. Thus Xiles closed the most successful season since the state championship team in ' 24. Playing a sixteen game schedule, the locals emerged victorious in thirteen battles, losing only three. One defeat was on the small Bridgman floor, and the other two games were lost to St. Joseph. SO 193 Kenneth Meyer truly lived  me— the ballhawk. His cooln nd ability to handle the ball him a unanimous choice on George Walker, the elongated center, w: chosen for that position on the All-Confe ence team. His 6 ' 4 enabled him to contr the tip-off at all times. John Mattix always played a hard, smashing type of basketball. His worth is clearly shown by the fact that he was awarded a position on the All-Conference team. Ralph Shoop was one of the sm the squad, but his fighting ab a place at guard. His defens best kind. Joseph Hand was given the All -Conference sel dribbling and passing i one of the most danger Leo Frizzo learned his basketball in Chicago but soon adjusted himself to our brand of ball to win his letter. Leo was very versa- tile, being used at forward, guard, and cen- ter with equal effectiveness. Jacob Webber played c being ineligible the n nine semester ruling. Roy Bachman, ing his best good passer the basket. semester ne by tin -J s% n • ■ w m jl m S 81 193 School Won Lost Pct. St. Joseph 5 1000 Xiles 8 2 800 Dowagiac - 5 4 555 Allegan 4 6 400 South Haven 1 8 Ill Three Rivers 1 9 100 Meyer f Mattix f Hand g Walker c Frizzo f Shoop g Bachman g ' Webber g Luke f Hansen f Totals 10 scoring 17 54 16 124 17 30 9 69 15 24 11 59 17 23 13 59 15 19 11 49 17 16 11 43 12 7 8 22 7 6 5 17 6 1 2 1 1 2 17 181 84 446 THE reserves had a successful season, losing but four games out of the six- teen played. Niles w; s very fortunate in having an abundance of freshmen and sophomores on the squad. These boys played most of the games, thus getting plenty of practice for the first team squad next year. Much interest waa taken in a team composed entirely of freshmen which could hold its own against almost any reserve team in the country. Judging from this material one must look with optimism on the prospects for future years. WjS r . 57 -- 82 1931 Coach Davidson, Heide, Korman, Olack. Schaber, Brunk, Webber, Cain, Hess, J. Smith, Gregor (trainer) Mantke, Flary, Rough, Kenny. Madden, Keihn, Clark, Mattix, Forburger, Pierce. Findley, Hill, Whitmore, C. Smith, Cramer, Ostrander, Bevilacqua, Parker. Forseeing the lack of material on the track and field. Coach Davidson ran off an interclass indoor track meet to arouse more interest in the sport and un- cover hidden talent. The meet was highly successful, with tHe juniors barely nosing out the seniors 49-45. The sophomores placed third with 14 points. Good prospects were found in the sprints, distance runs, high jump, and pole vault. Only five days later, April 19. we were to have our first outdoor meet with our old rival — Buchanan. The contests were close, Xiles placing in all events and taking six firsts to win 59-54. Going into the last event with a tie 54-54, the relay team representing the Blue and Gold — Parker, Clark. Mantke, and Pierce — stepped the half mile in fast time to heat the rival team by 100 yards and thus win the meet. Little Bus Findley, last year ' s state champion, set a new field record of eleven feet in the pole vault. Cramer and Kenny in the high jump and Rough in the discus were the only other men to take firsts in the field events. Norman Keihn 83 •Na. v Va.S 1 9 3 f _ ' f f r ' ' cr ' er ' er . Mirprised everyone (even himself) by winning the 440 yard dash in fast time, as he had never run in practice before. James Grimes gave promise to follow in his brother ' s footsteps by taking first in the mile. He was closely followed by Heide and Whitmore of Miles. Encouraged by the success of their first victory, the locals journeyed to Three Rivers the next Saturday for their second meet. They did not fare as well this time, however, and came home on the short end of a 74-48 score. The men in the track events, with the exception of the hurdles, came through in fine style ; the field events lost the meet for Niles. Parker and Pierce ran 1-2 in the 100 and 2-3 in the 220 yard dashes. Keihn took his specialty, the 440, in easy style. A slam was scored in the mile with Whitmore, Heide, and Grimes all placing. Bus Findley easily cleared 10 ' 9 for first in the pole vau ' t with Smith following him for third place. The relay team of Pierce. Mantke, Parker, and Ostrander garnered five points for the first place. Determined to avenge this loss, the locals practiced hard and as a result were able to defeat the Dowagiac team 63-59. This was partly due to the unexpected strength in the field events. Claude Smith took first in the javelin and tied with Findley in the pole vault. Rough heaved the discus almost out of sight for a first. Clark, Cramer, and Smith all placed in the broad jump for a slam. Whitmore again took the mile with Grimes taking third. The relay team lost in a thrilling race, with the lead shifting many times. Three days later the mile and the half mile relay teams, with Findley entered in the pole vault, attended the Western State Teachers first A nnual Relay Carni- val at Kalamazoo. The class A and B schools were grouped together, and Niles did well to earn eight points. Findley tied for first with Goldstein of Benton Harbor at 11 ' 6 . The mile relay team took third, being nosed out by Lansing Eastern and Kalamazoo central — both class A schools. The half mile relay team placed fifth. On the tenth of May the Big Six conference meet was held at South Haven and won by the home school with 36 4 points. Seven Niles men placed in eight events. Bus Findley was the only Niles man to place first with a mark of 10 ' 5 . At the regional meet the next Saturday only four men besides the relay team were able to place. Findley and Smith placed in the pole vault, whereas Cramer took a fourth in the high jump. Rough placed fourth in the discus with a heave of 105 ' . The relay team composed of Parker, Ostrander, Bevilacqua, and Forburger took third. On the following Saturday these men traveled to the state meet which was won by Monroe with 27 points. Only two Niles men were able to place. Findley, the previous year ' s champ, tied for third at 11 ' 3 in the pole vault. Rough threw the discus 110 feet to take fourth place. -vVs.S.S.Ws.Va.WVa.Va.Va.V S .W S yrsr rsr r sT sirsjrsrrfrfr rf St. Joe was scheduled in a post-season dual meet which Niles lost by one-third of a point. Slams were scored in the 100 and 220 yard dashes by Parker, Pierce and Mantke, placing in the order named. This gave us a good start, but we took only three other firsts beside winning the relay. Findley, as usual, took first in th pole vault with Smith second. Rough also took first in the discus. Hill and Hes ran 1-2 in the 880 yard dash. Bevilac qua was barely nosed out of first place in th ' low hurdles in a thrilling race. Thus the Niles varsity track team completed a fairly successful season in 1930. Starting out the year with only three letter men. Coach Davidson and his men worked hard and conscientiously and they must be commended on their good work. Letters were awarded to Allen! Bus ) Findley, Claude Smith, Charles For- burger, James Grimes, Victor Heide, Lewis Hill, Leslie Kehrer, Norman Keihn, John Kenny, Lawrence Mantke, John Mattix, Murray Parker, Homer Pierce, Elmer Rough, Clarence Whitmore, William Bevilacqua, Edwin Cramer, Jacob Webber, Paul Ostrander, and Thomas Clark. 85 ; m ' - r r   WvV .V Service before self; the other fellow first. President Donald Belknap Vice-President Paul Brunk Secretary-Treasurer Rodney Evans The Boys ' Leaders ' Club, organized in 1888 at the Y. M. C. A. at Dayton, Ohio, by Mr. YV. E. Kay, was again sponsored this year by Mr. Whitwam. This organization had for its object the completion of a bigger and better educational program through leadership and training among bovs. The leaders were called upon to help direct gym classes in lower grades, referee competitive games, and to lead in drills. They also helped sponsor many school activities. Boys who had shown scholastic ability and an interest in leadership were chosen for membership by the members of the club. George Andrews Franklin Grimes Murray Parker Roy Bachman Conrad Hanson Arthur Pears George Bruycker Victor Heide Harley Powell Merlin Clark Joseph Hess Clyde Reum Paul Coleman Leslie Kehrer Robert Richards Bert Cripe Norman Keihn Elmer Rough Manley Curtis Lawrence Mantke Edward Schafer Wilbur Dickeson Kenneth Meyer Philip Simon Norman Flary Cecil Ort Peter Williams Allen Findley 87 Girls ' Leaders ' Club President Gertrude Weltzien Vice-President Clara Mae VanDerKarr Secretary-Treasurer Virginia Lockard The Girls ' Leaders ' Club, organized in 1928 by Miss Persis Baker, was spon- sored this year by Miss Coe, girls ' physical education director. A constitution was adopted with a code of ethics to which every member has to adhere. The object of the club was to sponsor a more thorough educational program through the training of girls for leadership. Girls who were interested in this sort of work and were neither failing in any subject nor getting below a 2 in citizen- ship were eligible for membership. The following were members of the 1930-31 club : Helen Ames Virginia Eaglesfield Helen Smith Arlene Anderson Mary Jane Evans Mae Sutter Mary Augustovitz Esther Findley Blanche Tobin Mary Ball Marjorie Freyer Ruth Vanderbeck Mildred Ball Marion Hartsock Jeanne Vissel Ruth Ballard Opal Hartsock Betty Wainscott Pauline Barnes Danna Kingston Betty Walker Annette Brodie Eloise Mitchell Virginia Webster Lela June Coonrad Esther Morris Evelyn Werner Carolvn Dyson Mary Kathryn Orser Helen Whiteside j j j . Junior High Senate Elizabeth Tamplin Adviser Advisories Representatives Miss Bacon H. Kruegar, J. Brenner Mr. Balas - K. Metzger, J. Visel Mr. Blethen R. Lysaught, J. .Farmer Miss Bratzke E. Thompson, M. Snapp Air. Hatfield L. Dodd, H. Smith Miss Heath L. Wadel, M. Powlaski Miss jager C. Muntz, D. Washburn Mrs. Klopfenstein W. Graff, B. Parker Miss Landon R. Metzger, D. Wideman Miss Manning F. Mathews, M. Fleisher Miss Martens E. Wingeart, B. Anson Mfss Rockwell L. Hable, M. Kettles Miss Tamplin J- Monehan, J. Steele Mr. Warren F. Kettles, L. Deever wVa. VVsV W WV WWV S.WS Miss Bacon ' s Advisory Officers President Robert Buckle Vice-President Paul Prenkert Secretary-Treasurer John Volkhardt Senate Harold Kruegar, Janet Brenner Banker Eddridsre Eaton Arbella Anstess Maxine Barnes Arthur Beckman Janet Brenner Robert Buckle Xornia Burge Jack Cody John Dick Helen Durenberger Eddridge Eaton Howard Edwards Marjorie Freyer Roll Harry Fisher Marv Louise Hahn Pauline Hill Mary Huss Harold Kruegar Teanette Meyers Phillip Molica Anna Muntz Eleanor Pfister Paul Prenkert Harold Riley Rav Robbins Edward Schram Eugene Seals Carlyle Stewart John Stowe Walter Thomas John Volkhardt Betty Walker Virginia Walton Roger Welsh Violet Willman Walter Wright Norris Young 0rjr r tt t 91 r r r r - J- - Officers President Howard Pugh Vice-President Jeanne Visel Secretary-Treasurer Pauline Miller Senate Jeanne V ' isel, Keith Metzger Bankers Paul Regenos, Betty June Holloway Edward Aldrich Jeanne Ballard De Loris Behm Annette Brodie Clell Burton Alma Carpenter Frances Dizard Alice Elliot Chester Everman James Fisk John Geidcman Roll Billie Hibberd Robert Hibberd Betty June Hollowa Alice Johnson Elsie Johnson Fred Johnson Clara Lehr Glendora Lundberg Keith Metzger Earl Miller Thurston Milligan Pauline Miller Helen Myers Lucille Myers Floyd Olsen Virginia Petterson Howard Pugh Paul Regenos George Van Dyke Jeanne Visel Lois Waite n?.- 1931 ■ r T r T 0-S7 l e ' ?- Ts7 r0 ■ ■ ■ Officers President Dorothy Crippen Vice-President Charlene Shaw Secretary-Treasurer Yawn Unley Senate Richard Lysaught. Josephine Farmer Bankers Dean Forburger, Dorothy Crippen Roll Catherine Adams Alice Early Richard Knauf Harriet Tibbs Ralph Anderson Gerald Exner Eurnell Long Jack Turk Floyd Bigsby Josephine Farmer Richard Lysaught Vawn Unley Clarence Blocker William Fedore John Machelleck Margaret Van Peenan Marvin Baht Dean Forburger Marshall Maxedon Fredrick Wadel Edward Boulton John Forler Alfred Mell Mary Wages Maurice Bowering Edwin Geishert Robert Mooney Harley Weed David Brady Henry Goodsell La Mar Myers Donald Whalen Roy Brawley Edward Hanson Deck Pethick Yelma Willman Lyda Carr Winston Irwin Alice Punderson Clyde Womer Edgar Coonrod Laverne James Esther Rathburn Wilfred Wright Naomi Cramer Thelma Jay Walter Schrump Mary Wucker Dorothy Crippen Cecil Johnson Charlene Shaw Esther Young Arthur Curran Walter Kelly Jack Stanner William Dayhuff Harve Keaugh Margaret Sutter j j W 1 93 Miss Bratzke ' s Advisory Officers President Everett Thompson Vice-President Floyd Mooney Secretary-Treasurer Harold Fritz Senate Everett Thompson, Marjorie Snapp Bankers John Griffith, Evelyn Anderson Roll Alvoretta Alexander Richard Hemphill Dale Schoolcraft Evelyn Anderson Madonna Hoese Beatrice Siebert James Ballard Arthur Kane James Smallwood Eleanor Barnes Maynard Kirk Ina Smith Sam Brauley Lucille Klute Marjorie Snapp Cynthia Coonrod Raymond Kraft Maxine Spenner Marian Crabill Rex Manley Gertrude Sweet Evelyn Daun I uuise McOmber Everett Thompson Verlon Ellis Robert Moneysmith Marion Vandenberg Atlee Evans Floyd Mooney George Willard Harold Fritz Claudine Nolan Mary Jane Wolf Norma Frizzo Frances Owen Charles Womble Eileen Gephart Gladys Parker Opal Wosten John Griffiths Verna Pelt Edwina Wucker William Harrigan Robert Prcnkert 94 1931 Officers President Franklin Grimes Vice-President Julius Vargo Secretary Martha Hill Treasurer Philip Simon Senate Helen Smith, Lee Dodd Bankers Helen Smith, Martha Hill, Philip Simon Roll Arlene Anderson Charles Finch Robert Johnson Jimmy Saratore Ruth Ballard Seth Finley Howard Johnson Helen Sears Paul Barkman George Fisher Ellsworth Lauridsen Lucille Shepard Wilbur Barnhart Francis Fisher Leland Lewis Dollie Shook Kenneth Bothwell Bruce Graham Harley Leak Philip Simon Arthur Brewer Andrew Gregor John Lambert Helen Smith Frank Buheker Franklin Grimes John Mathews Homer Stoops Evelyn Burton Opal Hartsock Ellsworth Markle Glee Terrie John Campbell Dorothy Heinlen Henry Merrit Julius Yargo William Carey Garret Hill Mary Louise Morse Beulah Vaughn I-vdia Chaulot Jane Hill William Owen Wallace DuWavne Robert Clark Martha Hill Howard Payne Alice Welsh Lee Dodd Marion Holliday Ralph Powell Otis Westerfield Leslie Durenburger Wesley Ja -son John Reum Frank Wood Mike Fedor David Jones Floyd Riddle Walter Woodruff J JH 1 . 95 1931 ' ■ ■ 7 jr rsr r er ? - r w 1SS Officers President John Stick Vice-President Estella Lark Secretary-Treasurer Alice Eckler Senate Mabel Powlaski, Lester Wadel Bankers Gale Vetter, Dorothv Peterson Robert Baehr Edwin Barnes E. 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Bidwell Martha Brooks Edith Crawford Chalmer Colcord Howard Cripps Almarion Douglass Alice Eckler Mary Jane Evans Ethel Gregor Roll Ruth Gusha Jack Hendricks Fern Hess Katherine Hipshier Marvin Holtz Sarah Hoekstra Maude Johnson Estella Lark Charles Palmer Mabel Pawloski Dorothy Peterson Edward Phelps Melvin Rahn Marvin Sorenson John Stick Gale Vetter Lester Wadel Harry Walters Malcolm Walters Sophronia Weiler 96 Aa.V Va.S.Vs.v Va.Sa.Sa.v .WS Va.S.WVa. 193 ' T srsr rsr r Tsr rsr r r Officers President Echia Lidke Secretary-Treasurer Dale Banker Senate Dorothy Washburn, Cleland Muntz Banker Keith Ball Thehna Andrews Man- Augustovitz John Bachman Keith Ball Dale Banker George Brown Gordon Burch Gerald Calloway Velma Davis Hattie Deever Edith Dickeson Elnora Dickeson Ethel Dickeson Vivian East Roll Lucile Hamilton Virginia Hancock Florence Hargreaves Helen Haigh Loyd Jarock Cyril Kaps Dale Kramer Lawrence Lehr Edna Lidke Peter Mark Billie Martin Maurice Maxedon Cleland Muntz Helen Plvm Lucy Ridinger Adam Robertson Francis Smith Norma Stanley Lucile Stoops Allene Thomas Lee Thorton Blanche Tobin Nevada Unley Dorothy Washburn Justine Weller Nile Weller John Wickham Norman Zimmerman ' S jS V y V y ensteins Officers President Charles Pierce Vice-President - Mary Katherine Orser Secretary ' Edith Mills Treasurer Janice Berkel Senate Bernadine Parker, Walter Gaff Bankers Margaret Geideman, Ruth St. Pierre Delbert Adams Emma Baran Evelyn Bareman Nina Bear Doris Becker Janice Berkel Everett Curtis Dillard Crouch Ruth De Graff Virginia Dizard Pearl Frantz Margaret Geideman Walter Gaff Roll Arthur Green Donald Harger Mary Hradel Gretchen Kiehl Cody Long Camden Masten Edith Mills Nellie Molica Mary Katherine Eilene Papai Bernadine Parker Dorothy Phillips Charles Pierce Orser Clyde Reum Richard Rice James Rundborg Louis Schier William Scholtis Ardis Shockiey Agnes Smith Henrietta Stevens Ruth St. Pierre Marion Tice Wayner Weller Joyce Womble Charles Zoller Officers President Robert Stewart Vice-President : Robert Tibbs Secretary-Treasurer Duane Masten Senate Dorothy Wideman, Robert Metzger Bankers Mary Virginia Dayhuff, Virginia Wurz Fern Bothwell Willard Bonner Arietta Carpenter Henr_v Coffinger Janette Cook Burt Corwin Lester Curtis Dorothy Davis Mary Dayhuff Curt Enderle Norma Findley Roll Ruth Mae Goff Ruth Honeywell Max Irwin Elnora Jamerson Berldean Johnson Elbert King Duane Larson Herbert Logan Donald Marks Duane Masten William McCain Robert Metzger Jeannie Molica Mable Novak Fern Paulson Bernard Schulke Robert Stewart Robert Tibbs Vernon Valentine Virginia Webster Dorothy Wideman Virginia Wurz 99 1931 iss Manning § Officers President James Springsteen Vice-President Richard Hebron Secretary-Treasurer Alice Astley Senate Mable Fleisher, Fred Mathews Bankers Ruth Maas, Helen Schaen Roll Olive Adams Alice Astley Charles Basso Ethel Becknian William Brown Thomas Cain James Clark John Earl Pauline Eycleshymer Le Roy Felhaner Martha Fitzgerald Mable Fleisher Frank Gilbert Clyde Gleason Donald Gleason Harriet Hargreaves Mildred Harrigan Herman Haviland Richard Hebron Harold Jarack Lawrence Keihn Arnold Lauridsen Ruth Maas Fred Mathews Cecil Ort Ann Louise Pfister Forrest Rathburn Helen Schaen Virginia Schiele Waunita Schrumpf Ronald Sherbino James Springston Harry Swartz Josephine Walton 100 £m visory Officers President Eugene Baker Vice-President Amethyst Scholtes Secretary Mildred Ball Treasurer Nancy Vetter Senate Betty Anson, Irwin Wingeart Bankers Donald Feallock. Frank Bachman, Betty Anson Roll Evelyn Allen Betty Anson Frank Bachman Mildred Ball Eugene Baker Claudine Bisby Marleita Briney Flossie Brooks Sarah Chamberlain Evan Curtis Beatrice Daley Thornton Edwards Frances Eshleman Donald Feallock Tosephine Fowler Rosella Goff David Green Lucille Hartzog Bertha Mae Hass Dawn Hatfield Eric Heide Harriet Hemminger Helen Henderson Genevieve Hillman Minnie Hoekstra Genevieve Holloway Glynna Jones Norman Kirk Pauline Lillie Florence I.undberg Joseph Miller Allen Moorehouse Francis Phelps Margery Roebeck Victoria Saratore Amethyst Scholtes Edward Sear Marian Sholtey Alice Siebert Adeline Smith Charlotte Laudenslay June Teeter Harold Thomas John Thorpe Olive ITlery Nancy Vetter Sarah Walters Donald Weaver George Wedel Anita Weutland Alvin Wideman Irwin Wingeart Hazel Wood Ila Wooten j j j W ' j je ' . 101 Va. v .Va a.Na.V3 . v , .V . Officers President Irene Boose Secretary Jean Rulter Treasurer Joll Ballard Senate Margaret Kettles, Leonard Hable Bankers Bobbie Davis, Winifred Wainscott Joll Ballard Pauline Barnes George Bigsby Carl Blue Irene Boose Warren Carey Clark Curtis Bobbie Davis Eugene Dayhuff Evan Eggleston Billy Finch Phillip Fawlen Alice Grice Roll I oonard Hable Clarence Hemminger Ray Huff Mildred Jackson Leonard Jamerson Margaret Kettles Helen Lachman Thomas McConnell George McMenamin Gladys Moore Mary Myers Catherine Perkins Margaret Peters George Radewald Lucille Redding Josephine Rough lean Rutter Dorothy Sonnenleiter Erma Sheldon Mae Sutter Russell Swanson Elizabeth Wagar Winifred Wainscott Margaret Wickler [iss T; ins Officers President Garnet Bachman Vice-President Richard Strong Secrtary Jane Steele Treasurer John Monehan Senate John Monehan, Jane Steele Bankers Richard Strong, Jane Steele Roll Garnet Bachman Jack Chubb Charles Petterson Natalie Bates Floyd Clark Leila Pfeil Wallace Bodine John Fedor Tom Rice Hugh Brooks Vivian Grafford Helen Rider Jane Brown Mildred Green Nelson Rodgers Leda Gregor Robert Kachur Mary Louise Rough Marguerite Hill Lois Jean Kuhl Jane Steele Carolyn Holmes Noami Lace Richard Strong Claudine Johnson Marion Lenn Nydia Thomas Ellen Johnson Joe Medo Hannah Vincent Jean Brown John Monehan Nelson Wagg Dorothy Burge Emily Natynka Harry Wetherspoon Alfred Chamberlain Jean Pethick Robert Womble 103 19il Officers President Peter Williams Vice-President Esther Moorhouse Secretary Dimple Carter Treasurer Clarence Crouch Senate Laura Deever, Fred Kettles Bankers Muriel Starke, Melvin Hess Clifford Bailey Arthur Burnicle Donald Carpenter Dimple Carter Alice Casselman Vi rne Christensen I eo Clark- Karl Cochran lart nee Crouch Bessie Dickerson I aura Deever Caroline Dvson Roll Frank Frucci Lucy Jane Goff Melvin Hess Fred Hunter George Johnson Kr ' VTt Johnson 1 eroy Jones Fred Kettles Damon Lace Wesley Marshall Esther Moorhouse Edward Morris Helen Pavne Clair Phillips T ouise Rathburn Caroline Reum Eileen Rosenberger I.eroy Rupert Muriel Starke Leonard Temple Charles Webber Peter Williams Evelyn Wingart ' l j . ' -pV ' A. o £3 p — §Sj| M If 1 I | M • 1 %4 1 mSt ■• fl ■ ) l y -4 : Kh9B ' w ' ' Ma V i I 9H jt2 ■ Tunior High Moon Staff Junior High Orchestra r r r r r ri Junior High Track Team Saratore, Monohan, Hradel, Cain, Gregor, Coach Balas, C. Reum, Kraft, Andrews, R. Reum, Anderson, Finley, Irwin, Harger, Brewer. Junior High Basketball Team Cody, Finch, Volkhardt, Wright, Chamberlain, Chubb, Kr aft, Weed, Hunter, Edwards, Rice, Wingeart, Brawley, Rahn, Coach Balas, Hayer, Jarock, Forburger, Saratore, Reum, Jones, Anderson. 106 Va.S.S.Vs.Wa.V V Na.WW .Va. V V,, w r - . Junior High Track Team THE Xiles Junior High Track Team, composd of a large squad of veterans, made a very creditable showing in the two meets of the 1930 season. They completely smothered Dowagiac, 126-24, in their first meet. The local men took seventeen out of nineteen possible firsts. The Jacks were forced to be contented with only two firsts and a few seconds and thirds. In the state meet held at Benton Harbor our tracksters garnered 3iy 2 points to place third behind Benton Harbor and Michigan City, both class A schools. Xiles placed in 12 of the 15 events entered. In this meet the boys were divided into three classes. The ones weighing over 130 pounds participated in c lass A, those weighing between 105 and 130 pounds in class B; and those under 105 in class C. The outstanding men on the squad were Clyde Reum. Orin Cain. Jimmy Saratore, Winston Irwin, and Ralph Anderson. These men will bear watching next year, for the varsity is their next step. Jumi The Xiles Junior High basketball team under the direction of Mr. Balas won three out of the four games played. Xot being able to practice regularly, the team was defeated in its first game of the season at Buchanan. By the time the next games were scheduled to be played, Coach Balas had found a winning combination which took over Dowagiac twice and soundly whipped Buchanan. This team was made up of Cecil Ort, Red Wingert, James Saratore, Ralph Anderson, and Harold Jarock. 107 a ' ' er ' ' ar t er ' r f r er Junior High Girls ' Glee Club Junior High Boys ' Glee Club 108 Features Humor I K -g -gya g s sr r r T r DUSK was falling on the city of Niles, now grown to a large metropolis of the Middle West. On the porch of a small, modest home a middle aged man sat. watching the setting of the sun. Presently a boy, obviously a son, joined him. Hello, son. said the father. You start in high school tomorrow, don ' t you? Yes, replied the young man. I ' m all excited about it, too! Just think! High School ! Can ' t you tell me something about it, he laughed, so I ' ll know what I ' m getting into? Well, I ' ll tell you about my senior year in school, answered hisf- father. That ' s the one year that stands out in my memory. I kept a diary. I don ' t know why I did it. or I can ' t say that I kept it up to date, but I ' ve been reading it, and 1 the events are quite clear in my mind. On the second of September. went on his father, ' school began. First of all, we went to the auditorium and were introduced to all the new teachers. After that, we went to our classes and settled down to the old grind. Our first football game was scheduled for September 20. We started our sea- son off right by defeating Cassopolis 33-0. The reserve football squad began its season by defeating Buchanan 13-0 on the twenty-second. We tried an experiment in our school elections which were held September 25. We nominated and elected officers just as all real elections are done. In the next reserve game at St. Joseph, September 26, they beat us 27-0. But our regular team made up for this the next day by defeating St. Augustine here to the tune of 13-7. Mr. Walker had charge of the assembly on the second of October. We entered some of our best work in the various classes in the Hartford fair and won many valuable prizes. ' Tis quality, not quantity, that counts. ' The next day the St. Joseph Parochial School defeated our reserves on our field by a score of 6-0. Our regular team faired better by defeating Three Oaks 26-0 on October 11. We added another notch to our guns. Miss Thomson had charge of the assembly October 16, and we heard a very interesting talk on Hawaii, and saw an honest-to-goodness grass skirt and paper lei. The next day the reserves played Buchanan and beat them 2-0. Not much of a score, but it was a good game. 110 The 18th, we played St. Joe there. Our men put up a good fight, but were finally defeated 7-33. Well, anyway, the boys did good work, and they deserve a lot of credit. We were given two days ' vacation on the twenty-third and fourth because of Teachers ' Institute. We defeated Buchanan on the twenty-fifth by a score of 13-0. Thirteen may or may not be unlucky, but it was lucky for us. On the twenty-ninth the reserves ended their season by defeating St. Joe 6-0. On the thirtieth Miss Ta ' .burt had charge of the general assembly. Hallowe ' en night the juniors gave a big party. There was a real cabaret ' n ' ever ' thing. Eats, acts, costumes, prizes, dancing ! We held open night November 6 from 6:30 to 8:30 to show off to our parents how much we knew, but as I remember it, I don ' t see how they could have been very much impressed. An exhibit of typical work was held in the gym after- wards. On the seventh, we debated Coloma on the subject of chain stores and de- feated them. We played Three Rivers on the eighth and defeated them 3-0. On the fifteenth we played Riley High. It looked as if we would beat them until they made a touchdown at the last minute (like they do in the movies) and defeated us 12-13. The sophomores gave their first party on the twentieth. They ' ve surely estab- lished a precedent for other soph, classes. Our Thanksgiving vacation began Wednesday noon on the twenty-sixth and ran through December 1. Preparations had been made for a big bonfire that night before our regular Thanksgiving game with Dowagiac. However, early in the morning it began to snow. ' All day the hoary meteor fell ' and in the morning we not only looked on a world unknown, but also on a cancelled football game. To compensate us for our loss, we were allowed to have our bonfire. We were ail terribly disappointed, since we had been looking forward to this game. Thus our football season ended. On the fourth of December we heard a health talk by Dr. Forysthe from Ann Arbor. The rest of the period was filled by Mrs. Rutz ' s program during which her librarians told us in costume, song, and story how the books are classified in the library. Air. Richter had charge of our regular assembly period. It consisted of a number of plays written and acted by his sophomore English classes. They were based on that very little volume, ' David Copperfield. ' We also had a debate with St. Joseph that same day and lost it. rsr rsrsrsrr rsr r r rsr r r _ The fifth of December was set for the long-awaited glee club concert. This i ; ok the place of their annual operetta. On the sixth, we defeated Cassopolis in a basketball game, 35-10. We repeated on the ninth by defeating Bridgman 19-24. In honor of the football fellows a banquet was given in th cafeteria on the tenth. The district glee club concert was held on the twelfth. We were dismissed tarlv from school so that the musicians could ' warm up. ' On the thirteenth we met Buchanan and defeated them 27-10. On the eighteenth Mr. Quigley had charge of the assembly program. We defeated Allegan 17-15 on the ninetenth. With the spirit of Christmas in the air. we were given a vacation from the twentv-second to the twenty-ninth. We wanted to come to school awfully bad on Xew Year ' s day, but the faculty just wouldn ' t have it. When we came back on the second, we played Three Rivers and defeated them 16-36. We suffered our first defeat at the hands of St. Joe on the ninth, — 32-22. You see, we were just as much rivals then as we are now, and we vowed to beat ihem the next time. The days between the thirteenth and sixteenth marked that time that is looked forward to so eagerly by all students — final exams. I think no more need le said. On the sixteenth we defeated South Haven, 27-28. The next day Three Oaks was defeated, 18-20. The seniors gave a big dinner party at the Bertrand school on the seventeenth. Mr. Payne sponsored a program of classical music on the twenty-second. We played Dowagiac on the twenty-third and defeated theml 16-17. We defeated Allegan on the thirtieth in another close game — 12-14. Those close games were mighty thrilling, let me tell you. Well, Bridgman got its revenge by defeating us 26-15 when we played them there on the thirty-first. Mr. Marks had charge of the assembly on the fifth and Mr. Walter Wood talked on Chile. On the sixth we defeated Three Rivers, 43-22. We played Buchanan again on the tenth and defeated them by a small mar- gin. 28-31. We played St. Joe again on Friday, the thirteenth. Maybe it was the clay or in the cards or something, but anyway they beat us 23-27. Positions were reversed on the twentieth. We were given one day ' s vacation because of teachers ' county institute. We had a vacation and they had to work you 112 V V W W WW V V see. It met at Niles, so all the students stayed around the building and were finally shooed off by the teachers. We also had a game with South Haven and defeated them 23-26. An after- game dance was given at the Community House. In our last regular game of the season we defeated Dowagiac on their floor —18-20. The county declamatory contest was held at Berrien Springs on the third. Our contestant. Merlin Clark, won second place. In Miss Laughlin ' s assembly on the fifth the Ediphone was demonstrated. It was something like a dictaphone. I talked into the contraption and didn ' t recog- nize my own voice when the record was run off. On the fifth, sixth, and seventh the district basketball tournament was held at Xiles. Niles lost to St. Joe. Both the Moon and the Tattler staffs forgot their many literary duties by giving a party on March 17th. We had something new on the nineteenth in the way of assemblies. Mrs. Jo- seph had her commercial students demonstrate their ability as typists, stenograph- ers, etc., on the stage. The annual gym show was given on the twentieth. Spring fever was so prevalent that the over-worked students (and teachers) were given one solid week of vacation from the thirtieth of March to the fourth of April. Air. Gebby had charge of the assembly on the ninth of April. The next day, the tenth, certainly was a big day for the juniors. They gave their play The Whole Town ' s Talking. The whole town was talking about it, and the juniors deserved a lot of credit for the success of that play. Miss Bacon coached. On the seventeenth we started our track season by meeting Three Rivers on Plvm Field. The oratorical contest was held that night at Buchanan. I don ' t know the results of that contest. Mrs. Feldman had charge of the assembly program on the twenty-third , at which her advisory presented 1 a play. On the twenty-fifth we competed with Buchanan and Dowagiac in track on the Dowagiac field. When most people think of the first of May, they picture the May pole and all that, but I think of the Band Bounce. Someone asked Mr. Mathews why it was called the Band Bounce. He replied that it was because you were supposed to go bouncing all the way home with laughter after you had heard it ! The second was another big day for everyone — the conference track meet was held at South Haven. On the seventh, Mr. Davidson took charge of the assembly program. V .V WaNa.Sa.V The regional track meet was held at Kalamazoo on the sixteenth. Mr. Bacon ' s assembly was on the twenty-first. On the twenty-second and twenty-third the state track meet was, held at East Lansing. The twenty-ninth was a red letter day for us. The band went to Buchanan to take part in the band festival there. We completed our track schedule by meeting St. Joe there. The annual junior banquet and prom was given. The Baccalaureate exercises were held on the thirty-first of Maw After that the end soon came. The senior play was presented on the second. The next day the seniors had their annual outing at Sister Lakes. On the seventh, Mr. Davidson took charge of the assembly program. He told us that school days were over, and that we were out in the world. That, my son, he finished, is the story of my last year in school. If you want to get the most out of school, don ' t be a grind, although studying is important. Support the school activities and have a good time while you ' re being educated. You ' re going to spend some of the happiest years of your life in high school, and ] on should be able to look back on them with a great deal of pleasure. I ' m g ' ad you told me that, father, said the son. Gee, if high school is as promising as you say, I ' m anxious to start right away. That ' s the spirit, my boy! exclaimed his father. School is what you make it Soon the son bade his father good night. But the father remained on the porch, iost in his memories. The moon came up. and a soft beeze rose. The big city seemed to be asleep. 114 3 «a.-n. fG)ris lAc S i Po GU Club Quartette Mo-ney i ' p?esi FlWts Du.i Mane Best LooKi) Mi ' s tress of Tuxedo loQ y 115 l Vi r ar gyy gy - Just Imagine THE silver diaphragm on the huge switchboard emitted a low whistle, and im- mediately a row of green pilot-lights began flashing on and off. K. V. Hop- kins lazily glanced up at an indicator, pressed a button, and indifferently continued working on the small model airship before him. Mechanical fingers be- gan manipulating a set of dials, and the silvered screen took on a rosy tint. A man ' s face indistinctly took form and then became clear. The face spoke. This is Station ECN14 on the planet Eros broadcasting. Guiua Tala speaking. Eros will be nearer the earth on July eighth than it has been since the year 1931. If possible, in- habitants of the earth will kindly attempt to reach this planet. It will be necessary to start on July first to complete the 16,000,000 mile journey. The face dis- appeared. K. V. Hopkins, or Kavie, as he was known to his friends, mutely considered the switchboard for a time, then drawled, Most discouraging, indeed. ' July first, ' he said. Means considerable haste. Then he once more put himself to his task. Kavie had just graduated from high school. Last night he had walked up on the stage in the auditorium and received his diploma, a quaint old custom they retained in this modern time of 1976. Seemed queer to be done with school, al- though back in father ' s time there was the college course to follow. Concentrating an entire college course into four years of high school was beastly tiresome, at times. Still, one had all the more time for science. Dear old Science. And Kavie beamed upon the switchboard in front of him. Guiua Ta ' a, inventor, lived alone on the lonely planet, Eros. Alone, except for his army of electrical men. For more than a ye?r he had been sending messages to the Earth, and, the day after the Junior Prom of the previous year, Kavie had sat before his new television set and picked up the first one. Guiua had made won- derful scientific discoveries in his hermitage out there millions of miles away, and now the so-called Hermit of Eros was getting old, andl wanted to donate those discoveries to the home folks back in the United States. If somebody could only reach Eros (Guiua could never make the trip back, he was too old now) the pre- cious formulas could be sent home. How he had ever gotten up there, nobody could explain. He had been experimenting with his rocket plane, one of those antiquated airships that were used back in 1935, and, while zooming upward a mere fifty miles above the earth, something had happened: the rocket was suddenly clutched by some invisible power and hurled through the air at a terrific speed until it was 116 slowed down and brought to rest on a small irregularly shaped body about twenty miles in diameter — Eros. Kavie had received every one of those messages sent by Guiua and had pondered long on that mysterious event. Now this little model before him was to solve the mystery, for Kavie thought he had finally struck on the right idea; i.e., when a certain altitude was reached, an electric ray pickd up the plane, attracting it tc Eros. Three weeks later he had finished the ' Wolverine and! was readv to go. At midnight on the thirtieth of June, 1976, the long, bullet-shaped silver tube was I lushed out of Kavie ' s workshop and prepared for the take-off. Within the nose was a black object not unlike a primitive motor, which, when Kavie threw a switch, hurled a powerful, pale blue ray straight ahead. The little group of onlookers stirred uneasily as the ray crackled and snapped, like the static machines used in the Physics classes when Kavie ' s father went t school. The nose of the bullet rose slowly, then with a shriek the Wolverine shot away into the air, leaving a tail of reddish vapor behind. Kavie picked, himself up from the padded floor of the ship. Beastly shock, that lake-off. He made his way to the controls and peered out through the pilot ' s window with the attached telescope. Far ahead a tiny light appeared, and Kavie set his course directly toward it. for it was Eros. In a few minutes the speed of the ship had diminished greatly until it was barely crawling upward. Then it happened. -V sudden vibration, a roar, and that mysterious power that whisked the ship upward. Two days later when Kavie peered ahead, the light had become as large as rhe moon had looked from the Earth. On the right a small planet appeared and flashed by. Kavie caught a glimpse of queer figures watching in astonishment. A moment later a small green object came alongside. Even at his own ship ' s terrific speed, this one seemed to be idling. For several hours the tiny plane stayed close by rind then, apparently satisfied, disappeared. The smaller planets inhabited ? Kavie could hardly believe his eyes. Long be- fore, habitation on Mars had been proved, but this seemed impossible. On July eighth, Eros appeared very large. Kavie, sitting before his controls, threw a switch. The ray of light disappeared from the nose of the ship. He changed the course slightly. Now giga.ntic peaks could be seen on the surface of the planet, and Kavie realized why the shape never appeared round to the astronomers on the Earth. Eros was an irregular-shaped solid. Those scientists back in 1931 who had expounded that theory had been right. The ship was floating gently down now. because the force of gravity was less here. A slight thud, and then the Wolverine began rolling slowly. Kavie caught a glimpse of level ground far below. He had struck a hill and was rolling to the K K 117 bottom ! It seemed hours before the motion stopped and Kavie stepped out of the metal body ; it was so easy to walk here. Just as he had feared, there was no sign of life. Quickly he entered the ship, pressed a button, and set his course up the canyon. Once more the light appeared and the plane moved, slowly this time. A few hours later Kavie gave up in disgust ; it hadn ' t been hard to search the planet, sixty-two miles in circumference, but there was no sign of any radio station or laboratory anywhere. Kavie angrily headed the ship toward the Earth, once more approaching the mysterious small planet. This time a purple ray moved slowly upward, ranging back and forth across the sky. Directly into its path roared the Wolverine, and went hurling off into space. Again that invisible power clutched ; and Kavie found himself thrown out of the plane against the ground with stunning force. Keith Varnister Hopkins, wake up ! The boys are waiting for you. Every- body has gone to the senior outing. Kavie saw his mother standing beside the couch. The silver diaphragm of Kavie ' s home made radio emitted a low whistle. and a bored voice spoke. You have just heard a short pay entitled ' A trip to Eros. ' by Guiua Tala. famous Hawaiian author and scientist. This is station WONJ signing off. K. Y. Hopkins lazily glanced up and drawled. Most discouraging, indeed! Must have fallen asleep right after they started broadcasting that play. Very disgusting! — Tames Bookwalter What Makes Seniors Famous G. Bruycker His Football J. Kelley His Knowledge of Women K. Lauder Her Blues K. Meyers His Laziness F. Heinlen His Orchestra Mary Lou Lindsley ... Her Ability to Bluff E. Freed Her Size E. Rough His Mary Lou G. Goodsell His Artistic Ability J. Bookwalter His Grades J. Webber His Popularity Among Women T. Bruner Her George B. Woodbridge His Essex V. Heide His Golden Silence L. Jones His Gum A. Lvnd His Honey 118 Name Aspired to Be Probably Will Be D. Belknap ..President of U. S Hard Working Husband J. Hand Professional Loafer Professional Loafer M. Lindsley Novelist Mrs. E. Merritt An A-l Clerk V Nursemaid G. Goodsell Great Cartoonist Dead (Someday) E. Rough Somebody ' s Husband Bachelor (If M. L. refuses) V. Harter A Mannequin Resident of Bertrand R. Woodbridge Millionaire Another Rip Van Winkle K. Lauder ctress A Good Housekeeper K. Geideman Professor of Chemistry Comedian G. Andrews Electrical Engineer Taxi-driver N. Harris Professional Golfer Professional Dishwasher A. Lynd Editjr of True Romance .... Floorwalker (Niles ' s leading Department Store) H. Korman Another Lindy Shot at Sunrise F. Geideman Traveling Salesman Henpecked Husband V. Heide Cornet Blower Glass Blower K. Meyers Man of Leisure Mayor of Bertrand G. Walker Duck-Hunter Tall Man in Circus G. Bruycker ..Captain All American Waterboy J. Hebron Musician Waitress 119 In The Social Swim Title Boy Girl Most Popular Kenneth Meyer Ebbs] Graff Best Looking Merin Clark Ebbel Graff Biggast Flirt Ted Weinke Mary Lou Lindsley School Clown Bob Swain Anna Reid Peppiest Joe Smith Merritt Twins Teacher ' s Pet Chas. Randall -Evel yn Werner Laziest Ted Weinke Helen Goodling Most Democratic James Bookwalter Merritts Biggest Bluffer Joe Smith Maxine Loomis Love-sick Couple Paul Rodgers Evelyn Werner Most Bashful Norman Flary E ' ma Dizard Best Athlete John Mattix Lucille Curtis Most Cheerful Bob Swain Ebbel Graff Biggest Gum Chewer Lyle Jones LaVone Fries Best Student James Bookwalter Ida B. Krinowitz Biggest Gossip Joe Smith Temple Ball Worst Giggler Eldred Kelley Maxine Loomis Biggest Candy-Eater Lyle Jones Elizabeth Freed Most Musical Victor Heide Mildred Hartzog Best Actor Lyle Jones Jean Sparks 120 r gyr . j?4 t S ' sv ' S ' Pupil ' s Phamphlet of Poems The Children ' s Hour Noon The Eternal Goodness Hazel Moore A Little While I Fain Would Linger Yet Mr. Davidson ' s assembly speeches I Have a Rendezvous With Death Make-up with Mr. Marks The Courtin ' George and Thelma Smells , Cafeteria at Noon ■I Remember, I Remember Any Senior The Battlefield Plym Park The Problem E ' s The Wreck of the Hesperus Bernard ' s Ford Pioneers ! O, Pioneers ! — , Debaters ! O. Debaters Oh, Captain, My Captain ! Geo. Bruvcker K. Kettlehut (translating French) : It is a very large room in which the mirrors are garnished in places. A Prayer Hear my voice, O teacher, in my com- plaint, Preserve me from exams before I faint ; O, thou knowest how I love them all, They are the cause of many a fall; I rest not from fright, From morning ' till night; I cram and I strain, But it helps not a grain; Have mercy, I cry to thee, Have pit} ' , O teachers, on me. Contribution From a Typist. I ' m in a 10-der mood today, I feel poetic 2; 4 fun I ' ll just — off a line, send it 2 some-1. I ' m sorry you ' ve been 6 so long, Don ' t be disconsal-8; But bear your ills with 40-2-tude, And they ' ll not be so gr-8. From Great Poets A bum sat in a box-car His feet touched the ground — Longfellow Some girls are hopelessly simple ; others are simply hopeless. Teacher : What is normal body tem- perature ? Leo Reum : 94.6. Teacher: You ' ve got a chill! Mr. Payne: Give me an example of boundless energy. Dolores : A kangaroo with rheuma- tism. Mr. Marks: I will not answer any questions. Gordon Sharkev : Shake! Neither will I. Miss Lawrence : (in French) Where would we put the maid? Ruth Vanderbeck : At the end of the sentence. Mr. Marks: Why do you say on your test that Sir Walter Raleigh used Queen Elizabeth for an ironing board? Maurice Valentine: The book said he pressed his suit on her. Problem : Could a man get off a per- feclly smooth, frictionless pond of ice? G. Goodsell : He could wait ' till summer and swim out. Doctor: This advice will cost you five dollars. Ebbel : But, doctor, I ' m not going to take vour advice. Mr. Walker: Are you having trouble with those questions, Edith? Edith : No, the answers are what are bothering me. 122 A Mystery Story The pianist whispered it to Bill one day during orchestra practice. A funny look spread over Bill ' s face and he asked rather foolishly, Well, where is it? I don ' t know, replied the pianist. It I did, I wouldn ' t bother you. Bill went on conducting the orchestra, they were playing Falling Leaves, but his hand trembled ever so slightly. He listened intently. He gazed furtively into first one face then another of the musi- cians before him in a vain attempt to lo- cate the guilty one. Slowly the smile van- ished from his face as he realized how serious it was. What if he should never find it ? For an instant he imagined com- plete ruin. And he did not find it that day nor the next. It was someone in the orchestra whom he must find out and expose. He became listless. An orchestra member — an orchestra member — . The candj ' coun- ter knew him no more — he must find it, he must. He wandered through the hal ' s of senior high like a dog without a home. His thoughts raced until he caught him- self actually panting. But orchestra practice was the worst. It was torture to Bill. He must find it, he must find it — and the orchestra was the only place he could search. To play The Falling Leaves was now the worst form of exquisite torture. His eyes would rest on the face of a violinist or clarinetist and burn like coals there for an instant, then dart to another face. A million times a day he mentally reviewed each member of the orchestra. Suspicion hovered over each. He trusted none of them now. In the brass section, the accompanist had whispered, so he reviewed the brasses mercilessly, making them play over and over again the Coda of Falling Leaves, ' ' hoping to startle in one of them a sem- blance of guilt. Such endeavor could not go unreward- ed. Such strain could not last forever. One day the sun shone again for Bill . His rep- utation was saved! He was a happy and carefree man again, for he had found it ! Hey, Bayles, he boomed cheerfully. You ' ve been playing B flat with your third finger instead of the fourth. You ' ve been making a mistake and I ' ve found it at last. And he sighed happily. MISS HACKEN ' S COLUMN My dear Miss Hacken : I find my bill for red ink exceeds my total income. What can I do? Mrs. Feldman Answer : Use ditto marks. Miss Hacken : How can I keep fleas from bothering my dog? Bob Bernard Answer : Kill the dog. Dear Miss Hacken : All our teachers shower us with ' A ' s . We ' re tired of it. What can we do? The Kercher Twins Answer : Give the A ' s to your friends for Christmas; then quit school. Dear Miss Hacken : How can I m ake myself more beautiful? Mary Lou Lindsley Answer : You might try wearing a mask. Dear Miss Hacken : How can I get A ' s without working any harder? Kenneth Myers Answer : Copy ! Miss Hacken : Can you tell me how to reduce? Bob Swain Answer : Stay at the end of the second floor hall opposite the candy counter. First Stude : Your density isn ' t even. Second Ditto : What do you mean, my density isn ' t even? First Stude (explaining) : Well, you ' re not as dense across your lungs as you are in vour head ! G. Gregor : I ' m the smartest boy in class. Father: How so? ' G. Gregor: Mr. Whitwam said he couldn ' t tell me anything. r rjrzrzr r r r r r r r? 123 Found on board after physics class Energy cap for work (?) Mrs. Feldman : ' Morning ' appears at the top of page twelve. N. L. Graff (telling Miss Thompson ' s fortune) : I see a very small sum of money here ; probably a pay check. Bright Sophomore : The plural of be- side is besides. Mrs. Feldman: I ' m tempted to give the whole class zero. Leo Reum : Yield not to temptation ! Ceo. Bruycker : Hey. Mattix. did you take a shower ? Mattix: No, is one missing? Teacher: John, why were you late? John W ' yant : The bell rang before I got here. Mr. Marks: What language is spoken in Algeria? Ruth V. : Algebra. Gordon : All that I am. I owe to my mother. Eulalie : Why don ' t you send her thirty cents and square yourself? Ebbel Gra ff (entering library) : Order, please ! Cbvton Larson : Two pork and a cup of coffee. Photographer : Do you want a large picture or a small one? Victor : Small. Photographer : Then close your mouth. I sent my boy to college ; It cost me lots of jack; I sent him there for knowledge, I got a quarter-back. Henry Korman : What do they raise most in Australia during the rainy sea- son ? Bob Swain : Umbrellas. Mr. Pomeroy : Will the altos please hold my baby? Mr. Zabel (concluding short talk to H. Korman) : Go straight, my boy, go straight. Henry: Go straight to where? Mr. Balas : Give an example of some- thing that has been stretched too far. Bright Stude : The truth. Mr. Balas : You ' ve all seen governors on engines. 124 fVt HE Senior Class of I I J nineteen thirty-one «■ wishes to thank the business men of Niles whose cheerful cooperation in con- tributing to this advertising section has made possible the publishing of the Tattler. l F r r r r r r r r r American Clzaners Andy ' s Stop Shop Bisby Laundry Blackmond ' s Jewelry Broadway Market Chas. Julius Co. City National Bank Coates Hardware College Press Dean ' s Drug Stores Dr. J. G. 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He did me wrong, wailed the algebra problem as Leo handed in his exam paper. Joe Hand: Was it cold? I ' ll say so, why it was so cold that day that the sunshine froze on the pavement and we had daylight all that night. Donald Belknap : My ancestors came over in the Mayflower. George Goodsell : It ' s lucky they did ; the immigration laws are a little stricter now. Dr. J. Q. BRODIE Dentist 5urns Kerr Buildinq Niles, Michigan CAPS AI1D QOIDRS Used bu Senior Class Furnished by. HARRIS K. LANDES CO. COSTUMERS 837 N. Illinois St. Indianapolis. Ind. 1DR1TE FOR PRICES Costumes and Accessories jor all Occasions 133 Thrifty AMERICANS SAVE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN OUR STORES EVERY MONTH Millions of Thrifty Americans save on their needs and wants by shopping in our 1400 stores. Naturally, we are able to buy at low- er prices when buying for more than 10 million people. But our large buying power alone does not account for our uniformly low prices. The J. C. 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