Shepherd High School - Au Revoir Yearbook (Shepherd, MI)

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651368 2 4 4 mana 444 44 A A 5 a A A 3 A 5 Q 5 I a a A A a a a a A A A A nd A Gi ii Q Gi vi A A Cih a Q: a a a 5 A A A A a A a f 0 9 Cx Q 6 N 9 ? O 'P Q Q5 5 Q QRS: A A A 5 a A A A A a 5 5 A A a a A A 5 a a a a A A A 6 vvvvvvvvvvra G44 DP 9 a Q A 3 One morning, late in August, 1949, the sun rose in a brilliant burst 2 3 of glory over Shepherd as our crew of about seventy-eight boarded the 2 3 Steamship S.H.S. at Freshmanville for a cruise over uncharted regions, 2 3 with the port, Graduation, as our destination. We came principally from 2 Z such smaller boats as Oil City, Mt. Pleasant, Coles, and Adams. Q 9 A v a 3 We were a rather energetic, wild-eyed, and confused group. It was 2 S somewhat difficult for us to become accustomed to such a huge ship with 3 S all its staterooms, lockers, stairs, and corridors. Lest we face destruc- 2 Q tion on what appeared to be a stormy voyage, we elected the following of- 2 Z ficers to guide us during our journey: Captain, Larry Kniffeng First 2 5 Mate, Duane Backus, Navigator, Bob Murphyg and Purser, Charles Albaugh. 3 4444444 UDDDDVD Mr. Bates, Mrs. Laidley, and Miss Link acted as our Pilot and Co-Pilots. We were all pretty much excited about everything and, no doubt, made Q a lot of mistakes, but none of them proved fatal. At a party on Initi- A S ation Island we tried to act like Wold saltsn but were put in our place 2 Z by our hosts, the Sophs. During most of the rest of the trip we calmed 2 Q down considerably, and when we later invited the Sophs to celebrate with 3 44444 P9990 us, we proved to be better hosts than we had been guests. Port Sophomore was reached by spring, and so we anchored just a little way out and went 4 3 ashore for a brief shore leave on Vacationland. 2 Q A E The following August only seventy of us returned, eight having aban- 5 9 doned ship. We pulled anchor again, intent upon exploring further the Q 3 region known as Knowledge. As we still lacked confidence, before we pro- a 3 ceeded we again selected shipmates to guide us: Larry Kniffen, David 2 3 Knopp, Shirley Meyer, and Zelma Young. Our Pilot and Co-Pilots this time 3 -a-c S cb -1 rn I -1 '11 o -1 In '4 d 'J' I r-- ua m F' H- :S ,F Q- K -s 2 W d F cn rf vn- E E Z We began to enter more into the activities of the ship and so ap- 2 Z pointed Carol Crowley and Larry Shepard as our Council Representatives. Q Z The WFreshiesW had to be toned down a bit, and our first and only social 2 I function, the 'Shirt Tail Parade,W proved to be very successful. We ex- Q I perienced no difficulty with our engine, nor did any catastrophe befall 2 3 us. Our log entry at the end of this second trip of our voyage was: 2 Q WJuniorville reached. Trip most interesting, profitable, happy, and 2 4 44 D Q successful.N 6 I 2 3 In 1951 we embarked upon our third voyage in the quest of Education. 2 Z Although we were more mature, we still needed leaders to guide us on our 2 g way. Pilot and Co-Pilots were Mrs. Perry, Mr. Kasel, and Mr. Huber. Our Q Z newly elected staff officers were David Knopp, Claudett Lantz, and Gerald 2 Z McCaul. To represent us in Student Council, we selected Charles Albaugh 2 S and Bob Davis. 3 3 2 3 , 2 Q I, I A :s ay 2 E 42 5 a 444 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 99

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