River Rouge High School - Vigilant Yearbook (River Rouge, MI)

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HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF I940 We, The class oT '40, came inTo being when we were called Freshmen. Our TirsT big evenT was The elecTion oT class oTTicers. Those elecTed were: Helen Lockman, PresidenT7 Shirley Seleske, Vice- PresidenT7 BeTTie GerTz, SecreTaryg and Opal Ed- wards, Treasurer. Miss ElizabeTh Herron and Mr. George Robinson were our sponsors ThaT year. AT our TirsT class meeTing we chose our class colors, green and silver. The highlighT OT The year was The Freshman parTy held in The Girls' gym. We opened our Sophomore year wiTh a dance, which was a huge success and aT which was The largesT crowd To aTTend a sophomore dance. Our class oTTicers Tor Thaf year were: Howard Vallade, President Paul WhiTe, Vice-PresidenT: Jeraldene HarringTon, SecreTary: and Elsie SchwarTz, Treasurer. In SepTember, I939, we passed inTo a higher and more advanced class. We were Juniors! We elecTed our oTTicers and our choice was excellenT. Our oTTicers were: Bill Honour, PresidenTy BeTTie GerTz, Vice-PresidenTg Marcella Phail, SecreTary: and Elsie SchwarTz, Treasurer. On December IO, we presenTed our TirsT play, a mysTery in Three acTs enTiTled, The CaT O' Nine Tails. The play, which cenTered around The capTure and idenTiTy oT The mysTerious CaT O' Nine Tails, aTTracTed a large and exciTed audience. On June 2 we climaxed our Junior Year wiTh The J Hop, which was held in The Girls' Gym. The gym was gaily decoraTed wiTh green and whiTe sTreamers and leaves, which made iT look beauTiTul, combined wiTh The girls' lovely Tormals and The boys' whiTe Trousers and dark coaTs. The music was Tur- nished by MaTThew Rucker and his orchesTra. The Hop was The Talk oT The class Tor weeks aTTer. ln June, l939, we passed inTo our Tinal year oT high school and bade Tarewell To our Triends who were graduaTing. February Tound The l2A sTudenTs compleTing Their sTudies. Some sTayed Tor posT- graduaTe courses while oThers wenT To work. AT an assembly in February, Paul WhiTe was presenTed wiTh The H. M. Rosa Trophy. Janey's One Track Mind was The TiTle oT The Senior play which was presenTed Two nighTs, Thurs- day and Friday, April 4 and 5. IT was a brillianT comedy. The highlighT oT The play was in The second acT where The girls, aTTired in Grecian robes and baller slippers Took lessons in charm. On June I2 we will be swinging and swaying aT our dinner-dance. IT will be an evenT worTh re- membering Tor all who aTTend. The Alumni will play hosT To us aT The annual Senior-Alumni dance To be held in June in The Girls' Gym. The Tinal week oT school will be compleTely Tilled wiTh Bacca- laureaTe services, Dinner dance, and lasT buT noT leasT-CommencemenT. For ThirTeen years we have waiTed paTienTly Tor graduaTion buT now ThaT iT is almosT here, mosT oT us Teel a lump in our ThroaTs, knowing we have such a shorT Time leTT To spend aT River Rouge High School. AT This Time we exTend To our sponsors, Miss Eunice Brake and Mr. Raymond LaFrey, our Thanks Tor Their unexcelled encourage- menT and willing supporT which proved invaluable during our high school days.

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MISS EUNICE BRAKE MISS EUNICE BRAKE-CO-SPONSOR Miss Eunice Brake, co-sponsor ol lhe Senior Class, was born in a small lown near Grand Rapids, Michigan. She wenl lo high school in Wayland, Michigan, ancl allended Weslern Slale Normal College al Kalamazoo. ll was from lhere lhal she oblained her lile cerlilicale. Miss Bralce also allended lhe Universily ol Michigan, where she received her A.B. and A.M. degrees. She laughl al Mallawan, Michigan lor lwo years be- lore coming lo River Rouge. Miss Brake has lraveled guile a bil in Europe and Auslralia and can +eII many inleresling lales aboul lhe dillerenl places she has visiled. Miss Brake handles lhe Senior Class excellenlly and proves lo be a very good business woman as well as a sponsor. She spends a lol ol lime wilh lhe dillerenl com- millees helping lhem lo decide whal lhe class should do and helping lhem in lhe dillicull decisions. Miss Bralce leaches English and also direcls conlesls on essays. - MR. RAYMOND LAFREY-CO-SPONSOR Mr. Raymond LaFrey, co-sponsor of lhe senior class, was born in Delroil, Michigan. I-le allended Cenlral High School in Delroil and upon gradualing, allended Wayne Universily. Two days aller gradualing in I932, he lell lor France where he allended lhe Universily ol Paris, lor a year and a hall. I-le didn'l go lo France lo learn lhe language, bul wenl lhere lo lalce up lileralure and philosophy. I-le came baclc from France and wenl lo school again al Wayne. Al Wayne Universily he laughl school in lhe Freshman college. Besides being co-sponsor ol lhe Senior Class, Mr. LaFrey is also sponsor ol lhe Fencing and Camera clubs. Allhough Mr. LaFrey didn'l become our sponsor unlil our Junior year, he made u lor lhe loss ol lime by im- medialely lalcing charge ol liis share of lhe work and do- ing an excellenl iob ol il. 2 I MR. RAYMOND LAFREY