Plymouth High School - Plythean Yearbook (Plymouth, MI)

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CLASS H1 TORY As we, the Senior prepare to leate P ll 5, tte talte tntentory of the assets acqtttred here Lo and behold' we discover a taste for social acttttttes We know tltat no youngster entering this mstttutton had any possession as dangerous as this 'lherefore we, forty stxer ntttst hate been ttnltttowtnglt soetattzed during our fouryear attempt at academic tmprovcment Lets see now Why the school started tltts campaign as soon a tte arrived here Barely two tteeks after ottr arrival, the class of 45 ntertatned us at tlte Fre ltntan Reception ttntter tlte preten e of welcoming us to Plymouth High ottr hosts serted tts Lslttnto Pres tonly to gain our eonfidentet Then when tte vtete uffictentlt blinded to their real tttottte, thet persttaded Us to dance DANCE, mtnd you' The soctal grace hardet to put a tde once enjoyed The president 'Nlarton Goodman gate a ntce speech of vtelconte whtch ottr I-re ltntan pre tdent Ruth tampbell aelenottleeiged Thu tt ttas tn tht ttay through tlte treachery of the class of 4-3 that ttere ttttttated tto oe tal ttore During tlte re matnder of ottr l're lttnan year ottr ttould be friends tempted us tnnocents wtth cordial tntttattons to the dances, t t , conrert e Qo eflecttte tta the eantpat n tltat when the next year re lled around tttaletng u Nopltotuores tte were thoroughly satttrated wtth t t i ettentlt me gate a tttttttber of dane s V-e inaugurated the cu tom of naming dances and tt has teen twtt et t tt nt nt ttble dan tta called the NOPI NO t lstertone was urgee to wear tts loudest sm aet we me nt a out ant deeerateel tltt ,tm tttth muntnoth argtle platd soelt l-ate was against us, because the dance was a huge sueee XM ttere eneotttaged tn our ettl vtay bt a heretofore ttnlte ard of profit We vtere beautifully lattnched on tlte road to sot taltzatton We eonttnuel tl t utded ttat tttto the ,Iuntor tear Here me ttppleutented ottr quota of Frtday night dances tttth t tree Utlt tandtnt tenture e fir t t ttese teas a play ,luntor t At this potnt, tlte entire school must hate been against us for ste ttere tempted t trt ottr hand at a play bt the tert e sence of school itself, tradttton Yes, without a doubt, our pre l ee sor lad tl t e l t Qome of the most soctaltled forty stxers were engaged tn producing tlte play The e people ttere almo t ated from their fate bt hard ttorlt and acttdents of tartous ktnds Bttt all ttas lost opening night when thet ta ted ueee X large crottd turned ottt and apparently enjoyed ttself proceeds from the play increased the treasury substantially Once more fate had treated us unyustlt Here let tt mention that ottr ntortal enemies the class of 43 had been graduated and that the less ytctous bttt sttll very tartttful class o 4 tae gone on tts nterrt tsat Xt la t vttth only ottr dear friends and next of lttn, tlte gentle class of 49 et t nflucnee tts we h tld ltate been trult safe But tta tht tlte case7 I fear ntt When tlte ttme came to detorate for our,l o tte class o b tool. their tttrn at atdtng. tn ottr llI'd0lI'lf' Thet old tts all tltetr used crepe paper Still innocent of tthat vtas being done to tts we toole the tnerchandt e and worked tt tttto a penthouse garden theme for ottr dance This work proeressed under tlte dtreetton of Bob lhutt tlte general chatrman Results Vte danced to the ntustc of Larry ltttngston s orchestra under a blue crepe paper sltt tudded tttth stars tbeauttful creations of cardboard stlter patnt, and nttca snow? Between dances we ll tale at ty ight nantelt lty scrape rs ntade of ltrovtn paper plus purple and blue paint At tltt potnt Fate ehanged her tacttc Ttll this ttme we had been lttred on bt the success of ottr tentures but the results of ottr J Hop ttere ttrttten tn ltrteht red tnle Tht had the effect of malttng tts anxtotts for another chance However, ottr loss did tend te make u ntore con ertattte Therefore when tlte ttme tame for tl: to entertain the Seniors at the qentor Farewell Partt tte planned the decorations around the matertal on ltand The most prominent ettdence of tltts was the awning At the J Hop tt ltad been a trtped pastel Job to protect the chaperones front possible ratn -Xt the Farewell, the ctrcus, tts stripes turned to red and vthtte It hottsed the refreshments These refreshments candy apples peanttts popcorn halls and coke were purchased wtth paper money tthtch veas handed Otlt at the door Entertainment was furnished bv corny clotens and Bud McDowell as ring ma ter pltt a slett about high school davs Wanda Httnt ,ltm Thornton and Lots Nltlls were the characters tn the skit The party tta an enjoyable close to ottr acttttttes as Junior ln ottr qentor tear tte ltate no one to blame for ottr mtsdeed bttt ottr elte We committed the Hfil of these misdemeanors dl PlWmfFlllll XICYUFV Jubilee .lacltte Dalton teas general ehatrman of the project We old hot dogs The fortv stxers tetorked tert hard front 1 00 X Nl to 8 O0 PNI Tlte worlt include d putting up tlte stands collecting implements wash boilers etc coolttng ltunntng ttrapptng and elltng the ltot dog ptcletng up pop bottles and finally cleaning up The matertal profits of the venture vtere one hundred and ntrtett seten dollars One more step dottnteard was the Prom Could nothing sate tts nott 7 Apparently not for once again not realtztng ottr mts talee we plunged tttto ttorle An tceberg was made for the stage Polar bears reindeer fattns penguins antl a vtalrtts tltmbed onto tlte bleathe rs Tlte ante room became an tgloo The 'Nlonh Pole was dtseotered tn the nttddle of the gym, and unique snowballs appeared that radtated soft red ltgltt Thet were placed around the Hoor And finally tthtte Christmas trees sprouted arottnd the edge of the gym Tltt vtas the Far Northland Ball ,lerry Fdwards orchestra appeared on December 7 so everybody danced They had a grand ttme too By this ttme we the class of 46 vtere completely soctaltzed Unltnovttnglv tte had become not only resigned to ottr fate but had learned to like tt As proof vte planned to publish the Plythean tn order to hate one more taste of the results of being soctaltzed They are the fttn of 'working together for a common cause and the entovment of a job well done Throuehottt the tears tte have recognized manv classmates outstanding tn their fields Our class officers have been Ruth Camp bell ltm Thornton Marilyn Vershure, Don Vetal Eleanor Hart Tom Robertson Jackie Dalton Don Korte Bob Chute Dan Wtseley, Nat Rettzel Marv ,lane Chrtstensen, Bob Brink Vince Qtmonettt Elaine Sanko Caroline Rolen Lorraine French Latttta Pierce, and Nlartorte Elliott 'Nlanv of them hate serted seteral ttmes We have ttto forty stxer who hate served P H S as mayor They are Bob Brtnk and Alan Ktdston Alan ttas also outstanding tn the field of speech After rettewtng the facts concerning ottr acmttsttton of soctabtltty we feel that ottr lesson ts ttell learned and we are glad because we realize the abtltty to teork with others ts trttly an asset 28 - v t ' ' Q . 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H00 'Z4 AV HAH 5 CROLEN TSCHEPPELE E SANKO R OROTH M DUTHOO M ELLIOTT .3 at R CAMPBELL II NEWSTED V KUOIE W MOON R DE T 'ZWAVERAUE Doris Williams A Average B Average qludvnt Howard Agosta ,lean Murrav Vlrgmxa Waldecker Natalie Reltzel Alan Kldston Charles Hohelsel Bob Chute Eleanor Hari Richard Tarnutzer S Mary Jane Christensen Ray Kurtz Marilyn Vershure M3rl0h Yrlce Pat Woods Emmy Lou Hough Carl Hale Nancy Rogers .lacquelyn Dalton Hemr Hoenecke Jean Thompson Barbara Davls Jean Phllllps Wanda Merritt Ahce Erdelyl Donald Brmks Ellen Mm Amnch Marlon Kirkpatrick Mary Ellen Sexton Charles Stewart Marv Lou Fjeldahl Freeman Hover James Thornton Dale Bentley Douglas Vmcent Donald Vetal Margaret Jackson Wllllam Bentncr Wnrgmm Empey Helen Moore Donald Hayes Lorraine French Latltla Plerce Dorothy Good Kathleen Spanler .lean Mack June Bassett lla Culbertson

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LASS PROPHECY In the year of 1950 the top men of radlo were very doubtful that radlo would ever agaln have such out standlng personalltles as those of the past however ln 1961 when the brllllant radlant alert dlllgent energetlc lndustrlous amlcable but garrulous graduates of 1946 reached thelr peak of fame they were compared by the best crltlcs wlth the greatest stars of the networks The average week of programs ln 1961 brlngs to the llstener the usual soap operas mysterles soap operas muslcals and soap operas If and we do mean lf you arlse before the hour of SIX you no doubt wlll turn on the radlo to hear Allce Lrdelyl s program on proper dlet exercise and fashions aided and abetted by Ila Culbertson now known as Betty Crocker and Marlon Bakewell the renowned authorlty on fashlons Whlle you are swallowlng your breakfast fone green and one purple Vltamln plll for at thls tlme food as we have known lt IS no longer ln exlstencel you Wlll llsten to Breakfast wlth Tom Brennamen wlth Howard Agosta as Tom Those who prefer culture may on another statlon hear Ruth Campbell Metropolltan Opera Star After hubby has gone to the oflice and the better half has Jumped lnto her rocket Shlp for a trlp to Russia she wlll tune lnto Ma Perkins fBarb Folsoml Just Plaln Blll fCarl Halel Lorenzo Jones fHoward Houghtonl Helen Trent fJune Bassettl John s Other Wife fPat Martlnj Llndas Flrst Love fV1rg1nla Burger and Aunt Jenny Uuan lta Harrlsonj At noon sports commentator Carl Svahn announces the 1961 wlnners of blue rlbbons for athletlc achleve ments Shirley Schockow best woman athlete Latltla Plerce plng pong champlon of the US Annabelle Koch figure skatlng champ Helen Moore volleyball queen Jean Phllllps basketball star and last but not least the only fellow to wln such an honor lrvlng Seyer better known as the peek a boo track star In closlng Mr Svahn announces that during the Northvllle Plymouth basketball game referee Margaret Jackson was serlously lnjured by a flylng pop bottle After the so called better half has returned home from her short jaunt to Russia feeling tlred she lls tens to Blllle Burke fJean Murray or Charm Kltchen wlth Murlel Nlpperl As ln the past Mrs Radio Lls tener tunes ln a famous French Cosmetlclan MOHSICUY Daxls Abbot for hls hlnts to the ladles From two to Startlng out wlth a llttle muslc for the qulet solemn soul Betty Hutton fMlCkl8 Schusterl slngs Doctor Law er Indian Chlef followed by Harry James fBlll Beltnerl wlth hls soft version of Twelve Oclock Stomp Gettlng more refined as the program progresses the Andrew SISICIS fPhyllls LaVergne Ann Watklns and Jackle Bothwelll render Money IS the Root of All Evil As no program would be qulte complete wlthout Blng QWallace Cardnerl Frankle fPaul Mlllerl and Hlldegarde fLorralne Frenchl they all get together and slaughter Harrlet No week of radlo lS complete wlthout a large selectlon of the usual mystcrles and westerns For the xoun er generatlon there are the Lone Ranger fBob ZICIBSKOJ Mr and Mrs North fBev Ly nch and Dlck Molfittl The Ranger fNorbert Boyanowsklj The Thln Man fDon Hayesl or Famous Jury Trlals whlch glVCS the strange case of Marllyn Vershure our student councll member for five years ss the state of Mlchlgan wlth Vlr glnla Waldecker as Judge and VCIOHICH Kucle and Marlon Kuster as attorneys As lt was ln 1945 so lt IS ln 1961 the programs comblnlng music and comedy are popular Although the new Bob Hope fMerle Parsonsl IS much the same the Mad Busslan has been replaced by the Mad Sclentlst fBob Chute Fred Allen fDuane Olds and Jack Benny fBob Rehl also Eve Arden fMarlon Gouldl and Joan Davls fJackle Daltonj are stlll the rlvallng male and female comedy personalltles And no evenlng of comedy IS at IIS best unless we hear Blondle and Dagwood fDlck Olln and Elaine Sankol Cass Daley Vlrglnla Doreyl Abbott and Costello fJerry Shettleroe and Ralph McDowellj Gracle Allen fCathryn Moss Flbber McGee Douglas Vlncentl Baby Snooks fNancy Pettlbone Judy Canova fJo Ellen WITSODJ Allen Young fHarry Curtner Archle fMerle Hamlln and Henry Aldrlch fChuck Strachanj wlth hls pal Homer fLeroy WoodardJ It Pays to be Ignorant stars Professor Mary Jane Davls wlth Jo Ann RCHWICK D D Kathleen Spanler MS Ann Spltz Ph D Donna Tatro B A Gwen Mack M A Helen Blggs B S and Marle Cochrane K Stlll at IIS orlglnal tlme IS Lux whlch ln the second week of June presents a remake of the 1946 hlt State Falr starrlng Marlon Klrkpatrlck fJeanne Cralnl Ladema Johnson fVlvlan Blalnel Jean Thompson fDlck Haymesl and Arthur SlCl0lT fCharles W1HH1g6fl Some Senlors have met outstandlng success Bob Schwartz even now an enthuslastlc sports partlclpant has taken over Blll Stern s office and the man who knows all the answers ln Heinz Hoenecke better known as Dr I But last and of most lmportance IS Alan Kldston who has been Presldent for five terms and IS Sllll going strong on hls firseslde talks whlle Allen Chrlstensen fthe Walter Wlnchell of 19611 every Sunday night talks of the fourth world war 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