Owosso High School - Spic Yearbook (Owosso, MI)

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Prophecy Being a clock in the High School library for over two decades is no cinch. Especially in this year of 1950 when clocks are quickly running out of date. Nevertheless, one learns many things about students and through gossip, what becomes of them. One class I recall above all the rest-that of 1938. Many were bright CThat's what they thoughtl and lots were dumb but on the whole they all turned out pretty well. How do I know? Well just listen: Three girls of the class, Ethel Grace Marshall, Doris McLaughlin, and Jean Randolph, formed the famous Ross School for Girls fBette Ross as presidentl. Lloyd Wing has become editor of the New York Century-and with great success. How could he fail with those supersaleswomen com- posed of Doris Lutz, Edna Hecht, Mildred Filgas, and Beulah Brockway selling the papers by the millions Qwell, maybe thousandsj and Mavis Bristol, Robert Holzhausen, and Roger Thomas contributing the brain- work? Arthur iBudJ Byerly has continued with his dad's business until Stop, Shop, and Save at Byerly's has become a household motto throughout the country for rather Owossoj. Robert Hudson is general manager and Bob Scarlett is foreman of the famous Byerly bakeries. CHe's good here, for his technique of buy from me or else is still in usel. The Chicago Bears have just won the pro-football championship, guided by Joe Hoy, that :swell boy we were all proud to know. On the team are our football heroes composed of Jim Grill, Bill Selleck, Bill Jackson, and Noble Ercole fyes, N ip can still catch 'emJ. The famous Tanner Band which accompanies the football team is led by none other than our own Don Morman who throws two batons over the goal posts at the same time, and, believe it or not, catches them. In the band we see a little fellow blowing with all his might. A second look shows it to be Russell Osmer. He looked so small playing next to Bill King. Of course we all know that Ed is also directing the Swing Time Band in San Francisco. Several students of the class of '38 traveled quite widely. Frederick Wing and Robert Watts combined their brainpower and started a hunting expedition to Angola. Likewise, Donald Smith, Jerry Kentfield, and John Meredith made a journey to Tibet fhow could you get John up those moun- tainsj. Edna Hoenshell is singing in Berlin before the king fHitler was 127,

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Senior Class TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: We, the Senior Class of 1938, realizing that the twilight of our ex- istence as high school students is near, do loequeathe and transmit to the undergraduates such cherished possessions and chattels as are stated in the following. We hope the enormity of these gifts will raise the spirit of the undergraduates thus saving wear and tear on said undergraduates' breeches, which is after all the fundamental cause for the state of depres- sion in which this country lies today. First, we bequeathe to the Juniors our place as Seniors, our dignity of caste, our infinite wisdom, our rare judgment, and last but not least, 'to the Junior boys, our colossal understanding of women. Second, we bequeathe to the Sophomores the privilege of playing marbles on the second floor at any time after midnight and before six o'clock, except on holidays when said space will be used for racing beetles. Tfhird, to the Freshmen who need so much and deserve so little we leave a word of admonition: the marks you receive point out the path you will trod in high school, so watch your step. Fourth, to the incoming Freshmen we leave the bannisters to slide on and a cheerful motto: The worst is yet to come. Finally to the deah deah teachers fGod bless 'emi we leave all our bad habits. The two have been so closely associated for so long a time that we do not feel it would be quite cricket to separate them now. Certain generous individuals leave the following bequests: Doris McLaughlin leaves her title as possessor of the school's prettiest eyes to Marjorie Hughes. Bob Scarlett leaves his reputation as a bang up salesman to his sister Barb. Bob Brewer leaves his tennis ability to Neil Meredith. Bob also leaves his ears to anybody who'll take them. Bill Selleck leaves his good looks to Howard Auer, who, Bill says, needs them most. Lloyd Wing leaves his scholastic record to Ellen fStubJ Green. QThe old smarty.J E. G. Marshall leaves her acting ability to Jean Schultz. Noble Ercole leaves the teachers---a little peace. Edna Hoenshell leaves her warbling title to Margaret Martin. Richard Kebler leaves his trust lock to anybody who has 85 cents. QMade a nickel, eh Kebler?J Bob Hass leaves his book, How I Became a Hero, to John White. Alice Ockerman leaves her giggle to June Omer. Jean Randolph leaves her business ability to Bob Beebe. Freddy Dingwall leaves his irresponsibility to his kid sister Helen. QAlthough I can't see Why-she has enough of her own.J This, the last will and testament of the Senior Class of 1938, was re- spectfully drawn up and submitted in the presence of those absent by -Jim Dignan -2 6.-

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shot long agoj and the Rev. Halvard Lyons broadcasts his sermons over the Gleason networks every Sunday. He also preaches in Mexico. Also the bot-Hy stung several fa bot-fly is a carrier of love, in case you forgotj. Norma Woodworth met her beloved Harry Kindlesperger at the altar soon after graduation Koh yes, they fell in love again! and Betty Patterson visited the Congregational Church soon after with tbelieve it or notl Ted Putnam. Two of the intelligent girls of the class, Marcia Guilford and Winifred Gerard, took up nursing but the former did not last long for soon a nice boy named Bob Dean came along and stole her heart away . Winifred is now assistant manager under Dr. Wm. Jordan at Pontiac. CProbab1y some more of us belong there.J Dorothy Elwell designs dresses at Ye Modern Dress Shoppe in Boston which is owned by Mildred Lewis, and Reta Clark is head matron of an orphanage. Dick Kebler is the latest mar- vel at tennis. What is the use of going on? Have I not showed ample proof that the class of '38 was a humdinger? I haven't'? All right: Falice Filbert has made a fortune by painting portraits of people as they would like to look-not as they do. Katheryn Greenhoe has studied up on astronomy and is go-ing to teach a course in Simplined Star-Gazing for Freshmen. Carl Edmonds is going to help her QI wonder in which wayl . Nellie Anderson, Alice Ockerman, Ruth Speers, and Arlene Reid are all women barbers. Shaving is absolutely painless or whiskers cheerfully re- funded. Ardis Fox is the world's busiest woman. She is busy now trying to find time to rest. Charlotte Hadsall claimed for a while that the best way to grow tall is to drink milk. Carol Deisler stumped her when she ask- ed if condensed milk would do. Norman Tufford and Clare Smith are in a very dead business. They are undertakers. Darrielyn Leflingwell, Gloria Johnson, Esther Skinner, Lillian Root, Betty Wood, Jeanne Caylor, Mary Burns, Dorothy Salander, Leona Jensen, Betty McLaren, Dorothy Wilson, Arlene Schautz, and Jean Pierce have organized a Girlfs Baseball League and are the chief opponents of the House of David team composed of the following beards: Robert Dickerman, David Martin, Arnold Wheeler, Leslie Perrin, Daniel Chlebo, Harold Wiser, Joe Zelensky, Henry Mertz, Gilbert Vogelpohl, Russell Turner, Clare Jones, Edward Goeckel, Wade Wightman, Bin LiOGW6I1SL61I'l,'VJRCKISIIOWIQS, James Fritzche, Glenn Menter, Bob Trudeau, and managed by Andy Sekan. Bob Quarles has invented a shock absorber for dollar watches. '1 ne two Sprelie twins have Clayton Lucas and Bob LaPreze on the run. Clayton is sup- posed to be going with Velma and Bob with Verna, but when the twins tire of their love, they change for a while and no one knows the difference. Dorothy Telfer is a lecturer in the movement to prohibit woman suffrage. She thinks they already suffer enough without the law to encourage 113. The biggest invention yet was the mechanical man who does all the work for you. It was invented by Bob Meiers, who found only one thing wrong with it-it wouldn't work. ' -, . ..2g.