Quincy High School - Oriole Yearbook (Quincy, MI)

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enior Cfadd Jr. Adams and Jim Miller will their places on the bench at the Bronson game to Mr. Jennings. Jim Barnes wills his ability to get co-operation out of the senior class to next year's senior president. Rosetta Bregg wills the statement If it is, I'm going to hit them to any woman driver. Mary Barshney wills her ability to go out with a Reading boy when he has a flat tire to Doris Hawkins. Phyllis Benjamin wills her small feet to Ina Mae Ernst. Alice Clawson wills her ability to talk in Civics class to Suzie Trall. Ruth Carpenter wills her ability which she hasn't got to anybody who wouldn't want it if she did have it. Gertrude Cottman wills her ability to sleep in Social Problems class to LaJean Marshall. Beverly Chase wills her ability to keep from making trouble between couples who are going steady or are engaged to Betty and her brother, Edgar. CSmith, that is.j Pat Craun wills her quiet nature to Sue Trall. Bessie Dowell wills her chemistry book to any- one who thinks they can get more out of it than she did. Irene Donnelly wills her personality to Janie Potter. Howard Ely will if nobody else wants to. Bernard Friend wills his special problem in Ag. to anyone who wants it. Bill Foster wills his bashfulness to Bob Boyer. Eugene Gratz wills his stock of excuses for being late and absent to Doris King who never needs them. Leon Hard wills his ability to play basketball to Merle Baumgardner. Loyal Hutchins wills his ability to do nothing in speech and get away with it to an up and coming Junior. ' Pat Houseknecht Wills her ability to keep her name out of the Oriole gossip column to Suzie Trall. Ruth Jackson wills her ability to keep from chewing gum in the Commercial room to Joan Smith, Lois Salligan and Barbara Mann. Frances Johnson and Marilyn Sarber will all the fun they have had in their senior year here at Quincy to Doris King and Esther Sprout. Bob King wills his ability to fly to anyone who is crazy enough to try it. Vern Knapp wills his ability to come back to school to anyone who makes up his mind to quit. Gerry Laskey.

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Claw .Hiatory With start of the second semester, things be- gan to roll for us. Pat Houseknecht had com- pleted the requirements for graduation at that time and left us. Geraldine Laskey and Vern Knapp joined us at this time, also. Senior committees were named and began to work on various tasks, such as the class poem and song. We ordered our announcements and name cards and had already been measured for caps and gowns. The Senior play was next important event on the calendar. We chose as our play, The Late Mr. Early. Mr. MacQueen directed the play. The cast consisted of: Evelyn Clark, a young matron, Marilyn Sarber, James, her husband, Bill Foster, Vera Smith, an heiress, Irene Donnelly, Alice Sewell, a bride to-be, Dot Thomas, Mark Macier, a chess enthusiast, Eugene Gratzg Asher Crump, a young Englishman, James Barnes, Don Early, Alice's fiance, Bob Kingg Doris Hull, Mark's bride- to-be, Pat Houseknechtg Judge Sewell, Alice's fa- ther, Gene Yostg Selma, a colored maid, Pat Craung Mrs. Fanny Hull, Doris' mother, Bessie Dowellg Amos Comstock, an undertaker, Bernard Friendg Joe Lincoln, a colored boy, Jack Stoddard, Nora, the Irish cook, Beverly Chase. The Juniors gave us a wonderful J-Hop and everyone had a grand time. On May 11, We left from Detroit for a three- day boat cruise on the Great Lakes. We arrived at Mackinac Island on Monday morning and spent the day touring the Island for the points of inter- est. We left the Island late in the afternoon and .wg f ,Iz- arrived back in Detroit on Tuesday after a fine trip. The actual school days ended with the honor assembly. Vivian Reichard is to be commended for attaining the honor of valedictorian of our class. Her record is almost perfect. Vivian also, was awarded the D.A.R. award as by the vote of the Senior class and the faculty. Vivian served as editor-in-chief of the school paper and all through her high school days has been a willing helper. Junior Adams, Joe Normandin, Jim Miller, Russell Sebring, Bob King, Jack Stoddard, Roland McCurley, Gene Gratz, Bill Foster, Jim Barnes, Loyal Hutchins and Keith Stemen won awards for their participation in sports during their school career. Joan Polhamus, Irene Donnelly, Virginia Mor- rison, Joan Loveberry, Ruth Carpenter, Ruth Lind- sey and Beverly Chase were honored for their par- ticipation in basketball all through high school. Janice Youngs, Marilyn Sarber and Dorothy Thomas will be missed in the cheering section next year, as will the whole Senior class. The band will miss Gene Gratz, Gene Yost, Joan Polhamus, Bessie Dowell, Pat Craun, Bernard Friend, Irene Donnelly and Janice Youngs. Janice served as drum majorette for several years also. And now at the close of our Senior year we are busy with last minute rehearsals for the two big events that go with commencement. Plans for our Senior trip are keeping us busy also. VVe wish to say thanks to everyone who helped us make our high school days the happiest days of our life. X -,I , ,4 . 'QV . , J '

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Joan Loveberry wills her title of Lovebug to her sister. Janet. , Ruth Lindsey wills her ability not to fall over the lines in basketball to Joanne Wigent, hop- ing it will reduce the number of floor burns she gets. Ronnie McCurley wills his basketball ability to LeRoy Cook. Virginia Morrison wills her basketball ability to Joan Duncan. Joe Normandin wills his ability to skip school successfully to Chuck Van Landingham. Bill Pierson wills his ability to leave the girls alone to Ross Hamilton. Vivian Reichard wills her shortness to Norma Smith. Evelyn Rumsey wills her tea parties with Mr. Emerich at 3:15 to Kenny Philson. Keith Stemen leaves willingly. Jack Stoddard wills his inability to keep quiet to LaJean Marshall. I YJ in Shorty Sebring wills his ability to get caught in some of the most obscure places with the senior girls around school to any of the Junior boys who aren't afraid of the girls and the dark. Bill Sullivan wills his ability to get good marks in Speech to anyone who needs it. Joyce Torrey wills her ability to get out of school at least once a week to anyone who wants it. Dorothy Thomas wills her ability to have fun in her senior year to her sister, Pat. Janice Youngs wills her ability to cheer lead to Verita Marshall. Gene Yost wills his ability to keep out of trouble to anyone who needs it. Frances Johnson, Marilyn Sarber and Irene Donnelly will their title of the Unholy Trio to Thomas, Crapo and Trall. Jack Stoddard and Bob King will their ability to bake a cake and enter it in a Fair to any Home Ec. girl who needs it. 51 V -Mlm ,. in