Northern High School - Viking Yearbook (Detroit, MI)

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!2-Q (Committee Graduation Committee —Jerry Ludington, Chairman; James Matney, Bert Moel¬ ler, Adolph Silverstein, Lois Enge, Marjorie Harvey, Jean Horn, Lois Irving. Memorial Committee —John Ohliger, Chairman; Aeron Lemon, Sidney Robin¬ son, Forest Shaw, Phyllis Carvener, Georgia Farha, Amelita Hatcher, Mary Beth Hitchcock. Social Committee —Beverly Hook, Chairman; Yetta Bodz in, Katherine Frick, Mildred Wiley, Thomas Buller, John Engel, Gerald Fitzgerald, Fleetwood Hassell. Play Committee —Donald Kahn, Chairman; Charles Frankel, Louis Geisling, Harry Philp, Sally Brenner, Mary Dell Roberts, Pearl Rosen, Constance Thompson. Cap and Gown Committee —Ruth Brown, Chairman; Doris Matchen, Alice Montes, Eileen Wilkinson, Loren Johnston, Ester Richard, Herbert Shippen, Bruce Watson. Page eighteen Ml

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Members of the Graduating Class of June, 1944: For three years most ot us have looked forward to the day on which we would graduate from high school. The anticipation of finally streaming gaily from the halls of Northern seemed wonderful. But, as the hour approaches, we hesitate. We find ourselves loath to leave. The plunge into the turbulent, swirling, and sometimes dark waters of the world is quite an undertaking. What is ahead for us? What are we going to make of ourselves? Just where is our place? These are questions that time alone will answer, but certainly they require serious thinking and planning. For a few, education, in the book sense, is not completed, and they will enter college. However, all of us have only begun our worldly education. Our stay at Northern has taught us much concerning relationships with different kinds of people. In studies, in friendships, in extra-curricular activities, and in sports we differ vastly. Even so, there is a definite bond between all of us— school spirit. Northern has been good to us—how good we shall not realize until some years have passed. Many sturdy friendships, invaluable knowledge, and the foundation on which our character is built will then be traced back to the happy period at school. Pleasant memories of the congenial, patient, and consider¬ ate teachers, who have made our studies easier, will at that time come flooding into mind. Winning the war is the task immediately at hand, while the problem of creating a just peace and a safe world looms ahead. Whether in the Armed Forces, in peacetime industry, in the home—no matter where—we all have our part to play. We cannot fail. We must not fail. Good luck, seniors! Wherever you go, whatever you do, remember the traditions of the Red and Blue. JAMES BEAR. Page seventeen

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Student (Council Fir«t Row: J. Cleary, J. Bear, L. Irving, Mr. Whitmer, R. Chatfield, B. Hook, S. Dancey. Second Row: A. Montes, A. Silverstein, H. Philp, C. Elson, D. Kahn, M. Wiley. The Student Council, under the guidance and with assistance of Mr. Whitmer, has successfully completed its work for this semester. The president of each house is usually elected to the Student Council. This semester we have only two boys ' houses, so it was necessary to select two other students for filling the position. Members of the Student Council are composed of ten 12A ' s worthy of its honor and two 12B representatives, a girl and a boy. With the help of other select seniors, they compile the Viking. The Stu¬ dent Council participates in patriotic activities of the school and assists in new projects of any kind which pertain to the students. Some of our chief aims are to improve the school activities and help main¬ tain a greater school spirit. We, the Student Council, wish to thank Mr. Whitmer for helping us make our task easy and enjoyable. Page nineteen