Pontiac Senior High School - Quiver Yearbook (Pontiac, MI)

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T he 19 4 1 (Quiver The January Senior Class elected Leslie Hudson president, Fred Mast vice-president, Damaris Rowston secretary, and Warren Heller treasurer. All four officers are members of the National Honor Society. There we presented a united front to the rest of the school. We immediately decided to have a Senior B Party as we did not have a J-Hop. This super affair was held at the Y.M.C.A. Leslie Hudson, president of our Senior class, acted as general chairman of this affair assisted by several committees. Albert Feliksa was chairman of the ticket committee. His assistants were Bob Fisher, Jim Crawford, Betty Bourdon, Jean Smith, Tom Hire, Betty Spicer and Norene Spencer. Jean Smith and Damaris Rowston were in charge of refreshments, aided by William Thompson, Eugene Smith and Katie Tripp. Decorations were under the capable direction of Elnor Hodges with the help of Sophie Maxim, Norene Spencer, Fred Mast, Betty Spicer and Maxine Mason. Leslie Hudson had the task of supplying the music. During the evening we played ping-pong, danced, and went swimming. For refreshments we ate innumerable hot-dogs and drank several cases of pop and coke. Finally we reached our goal — we were senior A’s. Our class elections were exciting—two ballots had to be cast to determine the president and the treasurer. Leslie Hudson received the coveted honor of being president of the senior class. Fred Mast was elected vice-president, Damaris Rows¬ ton was chosen secretary, and Warren Heller was made treasurer. At once we began to plan our Senior Prom. To Betty Bourdon fell the honor of being general chairman of this important event. As her aides, she chose Janet Smith and Robert Lange as co-chairmen of the important decorations committee aided and abetted by Betty Parmenter, Nancy Farver, David and John Broberg, Anne Danielson, George Graduating in January by Carol Jean Peruchi We entered Pontiac Senior High School for the first time as students in January, 1938. In January, 1941, we bid a fond farewell to our stamping ground and went out into the cruel, hard world as full-fledged high school gradu¬ ates. Between those two dates a great many things hap¬ pened to us, the most important thing was the fact that we grew up. At first we were three groups—one from each of the three junior high schools. We felt small and insignificant as the abrupt transition from the lordly position of “cock- of-the-walk” at our respective junior high schools to the humble station of the scorned “Sophie” at senior high school rather dampened our spirits. Soon we were divided into homerooms under the sponsorship of Mr. Spotts, Miss Gaylord, Miss Hunter, Miss Lighterness, Miss Day, Miss Meyer, Mr. Snyder. Our sophomore and junior years were mainly occupied with the business of growing from the childish sophie to the more adult senior. Soon after we became seniors, we were put into 316 as our homeroom in place of our previous small units. Landsparger, Leonard Moriarity, John Edwards, Charles Snyder and Suzanne Kinsey. Katie Tripp was appointed to secure an orchestra for the Prom. Barbara Nicholie and Eugene Smith assisted her. Elnor Hodges dreamed up the effective programs with help from Robert Edwards, Audrey Berndt, Sophie Maxim and Leland Wood. Carol Peruchi and Jim Crawford had Elizabeth Levin, Maxine Mason, Betty Wheaton, George Ensworth, Ronald Mcllroy, Arden Strauss, Warren Heller, Gus Couretas, and Eleanor Parker as co-workers on the ticket and publicity committee. Jean Smith saw that the punch bowl was well- filled. Catherine Condylis was chairman of the Patrons committee with Doris Nique, Francis Sadowski, Betty Everett and Ethel Robinson working with her. Bill Weaver received guests and patrons at the door with Norma Yeager, Bob Fisher, Beatrice Crothers, Jean Kitson, and Leslie Hudson. Busy in the check room were Ted Spehar, Gus Couretas, and two of the Hi-Y hoys. After the dance Don Kraft, Tom Hire, and Carl Kreps were busy (Turn to Page 29) Page twenty-four

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The 1941 Quiver Row one: 1. Betty Bourdon; 2. David Broberg; 3. John Broberg; 4. Jerry Brown; 5. Katherine Condylis. Row two: 1. Anne Danielson; 2. George Ensworth; 3. National Honor Society Pin; 4. Isabel Farms; 5. Nancy Farver. National Honor Society Row one: 1. Albert Feliksa; 2. Florence Lawson; 3. Nedra MacDuff; 4. Maxine Mason; 5. Carol Jean Peruehi. Row two: 1. Carmen Roche; 2. Frances Sadowski; 3. Jean Smith; 4. Donald Tews; 5. Katherine Tripp. Page twenty-five