Sault Ste Marie High School - Northern Light Yearbook (Sault Ste Marie, MI)

Page 16 text:

Graduation an End and a Beginning The Final Note To the largest class ever to be graduated from Sault High Frank D Slutz of Day ton Ohio will deliver the commencement address on une 13 Mr Slutz a counselor of high school and col lege students has spoken here before as well as at many Hi Y conferences Approximately 180 seniors will cross before him to get their diplomas from Board of Education members Theodore B McKinney and Donald Finlayson who have chil dren graduating Betvs een the various musical numbers Glenn Marin class president will present the memorial of the class of 1940 ln Holiday Mood On the morning of une 4 lines of cars packed to the brim with swimming suits lunch es and portable radios will stream towa rd Brevort Lake for the annual senior picnic swim and row to their hearts content If the aftermath of other senior picnics holds true for this one a brief reminder which will linger after this event will be blistered noses and backs At The Banquet Table Floums 0 um will be the theme of the tenth annual banquet given by the Bowating Club business and professional women s organization for the senior girls of Sault High and Loretto Academy on June 10 at the Hotel O ibway The floral idea is to be carried out in favors toasts even the menu As is customary re sponses to the welcome address will be made by a Sault High and a Loretto girl Advisers of senior girls home rooms in Sault High and Miss Mallon director of physical education at the Academy will also be guests of Bowating A string quartet will play musical selections during the dinner When this story was written Miss Ellen Sol omonson president of Bowating had hoped to secure as guest speaker Mrs Dorothy Shipman librarian at the school and city libraries in Manis tique and an international traveler Sermon for 40 To the strains of the traditional Sault High graduation selection Priests march from At thalia gray robed seniors will appear for the first time in cap and gown on Sunday une 9 to hear their their class sermon delivered by the new Baptist minister Reverend Richard C johnson The Baptist choir under the directlon of Mrs Earl Closser will provide the music for the bac calaureate service Memorial an Velvet As a constant reminder of the classes of 1940 and 1941 a maroon velvet curtain will replace the old one on the stage next fall After considering many things the seniors decided that a new stage curtain would be a most fitting memorial They enlisted the help of the class of 41 and the Board of Education in the purchase of this much needed auditorium accesory Gold numerals 40 and 41 will be inscribed classes has handled all the details of the purchase Storybook Prom Upperclassmen will dance away their J Hop on une 11 in the magic land of literature Fav orite characters from bookland such as Heidi Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn will smile down from giant book covers four feet wide and seven feet high McCarron s orchestra will probably play for this story book prom Something different in proms was achieved by the class of 1940 last year when they transported their guests to Davy ones locker in a sub marine Myriads of fish in all imaginable hues and shapes swam slowly around the gym in a cheese cloth sea among sea weed and bubbles that float ed up from the sea floor to emerge as balloons on the b1llows Punch was served from a diving bell while George Corsis music emerged from an old shipwreck Decoration chairman was john Babington with Betty Finlayson Peter Gianakura Carl Levin Jean Barclay and Ernest Robinson serv ing as other chairmen Page fourteen I I I I I , I , - 9 ' ' 3 2 ' , Y J . ,, - - . V. . . . , . . . . . . . ',j , , , - . . K . , L . . . . . . . , . . . 9 ' 7 ' ' - 7 n 4. s , ' 1 4 ' y I . ' , I l . , . , L , K L K I E s 9 . . , D f , -' I 6 , , 1 4 1 I . . s 9 ' ' ' Rain or shine, upperclassmen will dance, on the valence. A joint committee from the two . . , . , . . . . 9 . . , ' s t ' I , 7 ' . . , . . 4 3 ' Y . t . . . , ' . J , 1 - m , . s , ' . . , . . . . t 5 ' , - , . ., . ' 3 . . , . - g . - Q , , 1 0 Q , . L , - , Q , c c e ' U 5 s 7

Page 15 text:

,z'a0dma-- Because of excellence 1n scholarsh1p leadershnp, character, and servnce to h1s school, ohn Babmgton was awarded the Cup of 23 at the annual Honors Assembly Outstandmg 1n speech, John has partncnpated 1n class debate, extempore, and oratory, whxle h1s excellence m dramat1cs has won for h1m membershnp 1n Natnonal Thesplan Construct1vely 1nterested 1n all school act1v1t1es, ohn has worked on the Key note staff and the Safety Patrol 1n the cholr, and 1n Atom Crackers He has served as H1 Y treasurer and pres1dent of Speech Club HISIOFY Club, and Student Councnl In recogn1t1on of wholesome democrat1c standards and four years of purposeful act1v1ty and servlce, ean Barclay was chosen by her classmates and a faculty com m1ttee as thlS year s wnnner of the D A R Good ClflZCnShlp Award A member of Student Counc1l for four years, ean served as treasurer th1s year She IS pres1dent of Colonnade and was cha1rman of two Glrls Conferences Her work 1n band and chorus, he1 serv1ce 1n home room, clubs, and classes, her able schol arsh1p all mark her as justly mer1t1ng th1s honor medal The Even1ng News ournal1sm Trophy m1ght be sa1d to be a symbol of hard work well done, work wh1ch rece1ves l1ttle applause but wh1ch br1ngs r1ch rewards 1n personal pr1de and g1owth and ach1evement No Keynote ed1tor has ey er mer1ted th1s trophy more than Mur1el, sa1d the ed1tor1al adv1ser recently Everyone 1n Sault H1gh knows that when Mur1el shoul ders respons1b1l1ty, she carrnes 1t through to success From her days as an under class reporter through her two years as ed1tor, she has done each task great or small and an ed1tors yobs are mostly great ones eff1c1ently and 1mag1nat1vely The Selected as the sen1or g1rl, who for four years has d1splayed a sp1r1t of unusual helpfulness, Betty Bla1r IS the 1940 rec1p1ent of the Gertrude H1lls Memorxal Trophy A cheerful w1ll1ngness to serve 1n small ways and also to shoulder larger re spons1b1l1t1es has charactenzed Betty s h1gh school career She has been an able home room presldent and an act1ve member of G A C the cho1r, the Keynote staff, and Colonnade Interested 1n forens1cs and dramat1cs, Betty has part1c1pated 1n declamat1on and oratory, has served as Speech Club secretary, and has appeared IH several plays Cutstandmg 1n sports throughout four years of h1gh school, ean Cameron captamed the basketball team 1n her sophomore and sen1or years and was act1ve 1n speedball, volleyball baseball, track, tenn1s, badm1nton, and sw1mm1ng Hav1ng passed the sen1or l1fe savxng test 1n her jun1or year, she was sent the follow1ng sum mer by the local Red Cross chapter to one of the nat1onal aquat1c schools As a result of that tra1n1ng, she ass1sted w1th the sw1mm1ng and l1fe savmg classes th1s year However, sa1d MISS Helen Kent, the Gladys Allen Trophy IS g1ven for more than sk1ll, lt IS awarded for all around part1c1pat1on and sportsmansh1p Sault Hngh may well be proud of ean as wxnner of thls trophy Havnng fulfllled the necessary qual1f1cat1ons of scholarsh1p, character, and ac compllshment 1n athletncs, Ernest R0blHSOn has been named w1nner of the Un1ver s1ty of M1ch1gan Honor Trophy Ernest s scholarsh1p record places h1m xn the upper one fourth of hns class Th1s ach1evement, comblned w1th qual1t1es of leadersh1p, character, and servnce, has earn ed for hlm membersh1p 1n the Natxonal Honor SOCICIY HIS varned athlet1c ab1l1ty has enabled h1m to part1c1pate IH reserve and vars1ty football, 1n home room basketball, and 1n class and vars1ty track Ernest has also served as v1ce pres1dent of h1s home room and of H1 Y and has been an eff1c1ent Student Councll member duet: 3 . . 7 K , L K K 1 T ' 3 1, I K K K K C . . . . J . - 4 1 1. 4 , 1 0 - 4 m ' m s y 4 ' . . , . . . . . J . . . . . . , c 4 I 1 ' J . . . . C K . K l ,, . . . . ,, . Y . . . ,, . . . K I K - TK I K K K - . . . . , . . 1 K I. L K I ' Y, Keynote has never known il better ed1tor. . . K K K K - . .. . . , . . . J . . , . . . . . L - 5 I If ,, ' ' ff ' ' C K 7 7 l . K S K I I C K I ' ' 3, I. K rl C K K K K .- L - . , . . . . . K - K I 1 K I. G K 5 K - . . . . ' s 5 s

Page 17 text:

pawenli ..., lfze 61014 ,of 7940 -lanies Alford Torbie -- varsity football, basketball. class softball, h.r. president, Keynote rlfhletzt, umzubfe, august Paul Allen Spike Student Council, chorus, h,r. basket- ball, Jr.-Sr. play .-ltnvlcss, tlniusmtl. agreeable Iris A. Allison Stuff -class basketball, h.r. secretary, Speech club ,-lr7z'n7t1Ietl, tzflrtlrlztlf, urgunvenlutztk' Domenic Antonelli Pretzels -h.r. vice president, treas- urer .-lsstduous, unibrlious, urzstotrulzt' Mervin Armstrong Mike --F.F.A. sergeant-at-arms Adept, c1dm1'rabIt', amiable Mary Atkinson Lefty -h.r. secretary rldjustable, apprec'z'a!1'L'e, attentive John Bahington Shakespeare - Speech club, Hi-Y treas- urer, Keynote, History club president, Student Council president, Jr.-Sr. plays, choir, Safety Patrol, class de- bate, Atom Crackers, extempore, oratory, National Thespian lirrtzfsh. broudnvrndcd, busy Ludlow Bailey Lud fh.r. vice president, class basket- ball, swimming, varsity football Bozvsterous, hvunizng. bold Gertrude Baker Betty - Speech club, History club I3t'Vlt'L'OIL'f7f, bt1s1r7t'sSl1kt'. bel1t't'1'r7g Gladys Ball Glad Student Council, assistant Camp Fire guardian, G.A.C. liusliful. beloved. benign .lean Barclay Hattie -band, choir, Student Council treasurer, vice president, Colonnade president, Girls' Conference chairman, Speech club secretary Husu, bounteous. brzghl Michael C. Beuudry Mike Atom Crackers vice presi- dent, Speech cluli, History club lirutufru, bold. brzght-faced Marjorie Belanger Marje --G.A.C., h.r. vice president, president, chorus liefrrendiny, blzlhesonie, bcnet'oIt'r1r Shirley Bene-dick Shrimp Colonnade, G.A.C,, Math club, Student Council, class basketball. h.r. president Iiruue. bounteous, blithe Mary Fern Bennett Benny -:office assistance Brazing, brisk, bold