South Haven High School - Ram Yearbook (South Haven, MI)

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4 7 fe F N P76 Kg. NJ - ' ' 3 ,U if VIRGINIA ALTENBURG Virginia has belonged to the junior-Senior Night Club, as a junior, and to the Senior Dramatic Club, as a senior. This year she played Edith in the play, An.ithcr Beginning, presented at Bangor in january. As a sophomore she participated in the declamation contest. lier favorite amusements are reading and seeing movies. She plans to attend beauty culture school next year. ARTHUR ANDREWS Art is very much interested in chemistry, par- ticularly photography. Ile spends much of his time working in the school chemistry lab and in his back shed which he has htted tip lor his own personal lab, As a junior he was a member ol the Chemistry Club and prepared an interesting project on panit pigments for the May exhibit. Ilis other activities include glee club, mixed chorus, and the operetta, joan of the Nancy Lee, '37. ELMER AULIE Political science is Elmer's favorite subject. lie is particularly fond ot debating with Mr. Cirein in economics or government class. Ile also has been substitute teacher tor Mr. Grein's classes. During National Education VV:-ek be was one of the students Irom thc speech classes who spoke at the various pa- triotic organizations in the city. Ile has plaved trumpet in the band, '35, '36, '37, ' 'OPAL AUSTIN Upal's accurate basket shooting, especially in free shots, has proved to be a definite asset to the senior girls' basketball team this year. As a sophomore and as a junior she played clarinet in the band. She he- longed to the junior-Senior Night Club, '36. She took part in the gym exhibition, '35, '36, '37. Spends her leisure time either roller skating, dancing, or playing baseball. ELEANOR BAILEY Eleanor has been a member nt the glee club, '35, '36, mixed chorus, '35, '36g and has participated in the operettas, II. M. S. l inatore, '35 and The Mikado, '36. She has also belonged to the Home Economics Club during her junior and senior years. She has taken part in the gym exhibitions, '35, '36, '37. Nicknamt+ Diz. llobbies-dancing, roller skating, and horseback riding. ERNEST BALASICK Ernest declares that the two most interesting recrea- tional pursuits are swimming and ping pong. As a junior he assisted with the rural agriculture show, and as a senior hc judged apples at the Hartford Fair. Ile has also belonged to the Chemistry Club, '36 and to the Future Farmers ot America, '36, '37. Ile plans to take a post graduate course next year. GORDON BARNES During Gurdon's years in high school he has spent much ot his time printing signs tor school dances, football games, and other school activities. In addi- tion he has been in the band, orchestra, clarinet quartet, and pit orchestra, '35, '36. Ile was a mem- ber oi the Chemistry Club, '36, '37. Ile has been junior high editor of the Pontius .wo Goi.o, '37 Plans to take ati engineering course at Michigan College oi Mining and Technology. JAMES BEATY james's nickname, jimmy Fox, taller thc Boston Reds hrst basemanl is one that is known to all sports Ians. VVhiIe in South Ilaven liigh School, he has been a member ot the Debate Club, '35, Travel Club, '36, and Chemistry Club, '37. Long to be remembered tor his auburn marcel wave. I.ong suit-argumentation and debate--in class. Greatest ambition-to become an engineer. HAROLD BEHRMAN IIarold's good natnred and easy going disposition may be clearly seen when he declares that after he graduates he'll work until he makes about tive mil- lion dollars and then retire. Ile belonged to the Debate Club, '35, the Vocational Club, '36, and the Senior Dramatic Club, '37. Ilas played intramural biiskcifbalj, 'l35I,I '36, '53 and mas pssisltpni managar o tc ootwa team, 35. ayct ic ' tn tt senior play, New Fires. MARIE BINDER Marie has belonged to thc glee club, '36, '371 mixed chorus, '36, '37, and has taken part in the operettas, The Mikado, -'36 and joan oi the . anry I.ee, '37. As a junior she was a member ot the Commercial Club. In addition she has taken part in the gym exhibitions, '35, '36, '37. Likes to dance and to read. lier inseparable pals arc Ueraldine l lierry j jerue and Margaret t Marg j Tither. MARY BRADY During '36 and '37 it has been Mary's job as lhperleactiler tohkeefm school spiriiw rtpininglhigh. Shri eonge to te unior-Senior igt Cui, '36 ant the Senior Dramatic Club, '37. She played soccer, '35, baseball, '36, and basketball, '37. She won thc local antl stlb-district declamation contest, '35. She has been a substitute teacher tor Miss Piby, '37. and It-ature cditor ot the PuRl'l.te .treo Gout, '37. GEORGE BRIDGES VVhile in high school George has done much in contributing his etiorts to the vocal music department. Ile has been a member of the glee club, 36, '37g mixed chorus, '36, '37Q has sung in the boys' octette, '37: and has taken part in the operettas, The Mikado, '36 and joan oi the Nancy' Lee, '37. lle has been a member oi the Travel Club, '36 and the Auto Club, '37. Ile also took part in the gym exhibition, '35, '36, '37. VIRGINIA BRIDGES Home economics appeals especially to Ginger. Iler hobby is sewing, and she has belonged to the Home Economics Club, '35, ' 6. Next year she plans to attend Michigan State Coliege where she will take a course in that held. She has also been a member ot the band, '35, '36, '37, orchestra, '35, '36, '37g and clarinet quartet, '36, '37. In '35 she played on the sophomore basketball team. LORETTA BROOKS Loretta has belonged to the glee club, '35, '36, '37: mixed chorus, '35, '36, '3Zg and has taken part in the operettas, II. M. S. Pinafore, '35, The Mikado, '36, and joan oi the Nancy I.ee, '37. As a sophomore she played hockey and basketball and as a junior she played on the soccer team. Hobbies- dancing, hiking, and being a sports fan. VVill study beauty culture at Burt-hams Beauty Culture School in Chicago. -13-

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CLASS OF 1937 OFFICERS i PresidenT . Marshall Bodiish Vice PresidenT . Franlclin Ely SecreTary l-lelen Kero Treasurer . ..... Vivian Fowler RIGINALITY has been The ouTsTanding Trait oi The class OT I937 as maniTesTed by The- new cusToms ThaT They have iniTiaTed. The pace was seT lasT SepTember by The inTroducTion of a new meThod oi annual sTaTi elecTions. All 'seniors were allowed To apply To Mr. Hervey, class advisor, for posiTions on The sTaTF. ATTer elimi- naTion by The general TaculTy oi Those ThoughT To be incapable because of lack of Time, The class voTed Tor Ten. By This meThod, iT was TelT by all That a more eTiicienT and inTeresTecl sTaiT was chosen. i A new sysTem OT elecTing officers was also Tried. ATTer nominaTions Trom The Tloor had been made, a primary elecTion was held in which Three candidaTes were selecTed Tor each oTTice. ln The Tinals, The rural elemenT swung The election and cap- Tured Three ouT oi The Tour oTFices. The Tinal results were: presidenT, Marshall Bodfishg vice-president Franklin Ely: secreTary, Helen Kero: Treasurer, Vivian Fowler. Spring ushered in The Third new idea. Two casTs were selecTed for The senior class play. New Fires, in order To give a greaTer number of seniors a chance To Take parTg one To presenT The maTinee and The oTher The evening periormance. Under direCTion of Miss AlTa STauTTer. members of The speech classes and The Senior Dra- maTic Club builT an enTire new sTage seT for The play. MARSHALL BODFISH As a sophomore Marshall belonged to the Debate Club and as a senior to the Auto Club. He has also been a member of the Future Farmers ot America, '35, '36, '37. Ile played on the tootball team, '34, '35. As a junior he served on the Stu- dent Council. As a senior he has served as class president. Hobbies-hunting and fishing. FRANKLIN ELY Franklin played football, '34, baseball, 34, and ran the quarter mile on the track team, '34. He was manager of the baseball team, '36 and took art in the giym exhibition, '35, '36. He was presidient of the- uture Farmers ot America, '36 and general chairman of the rural agricultural show, '36, Is yice-president ot the class of '37. Known to his friends ns Pete. HELEN KERO In addition to serving as senior-class secretary, '37, Helen has assisted in the library, '35, in the office, '37, and as a substitute teacher in the fourth grade, ,37. She has belonged to the Debate Club, '35, Com- mercial Club, '36, Home Economics Club, '37, and Usher Club, '36, '37. She also served on the Student Cogncil, '37. Hobby-collecting and mounting but- ter ies. VIVIAN FOWLER Viv has belonged to the glee club, mixed chorus, and was in the operetta, The Mikado, in her junior year. She was also a member of the Junior-Senior Night Club. In '37 she was assistant librarian and belonged to the Library Club. She also helped with the rural agriculture show, '36 and '37. Favorite pastimes-dancing, swimming, roller-skating, cooking, collecting pictures, and reading. -12-

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7' .A-5' l.1 til-I' . i Ill. ANNA CALKINS V 'VW KENNETH DECKER fb Anita has belonged to glee club, '35, mixed chorus, '35, and has taken art in the operetta, H, M. S. Pinatore, '35. Her height has proved to be one ot the most valuable assets of the girls' basketball team in '36 and '37. As a sophomore she was secre- tary of the Student Council. She has been a mem- ber of the French XVork Shop, '36, and ot the Senior Dramatic Club, '37. RUBY CHAMBERS As a junior Ruby was a member ot the glee club, mixed chorus, and participated in the operetta, The Mikado. She has also been a member ol' the Home Economics Club, '35, the French Workshop, '36, and the Senior Dramatic Club, '37. She played baseball, '36, '37, hockey, '37, and took part in tihe gym exhibition, '35, '36, '37. She assisted in the library, '36. Hobbies--dancing, reading, and sports. CHARLOTTE CLARKE Charlotte has belonged to the junior-Senior Night Club, '36, Auto Club, '37, and llsher Club, '36, '37. She has also been on the Critic statl, '35, '36 and editor-in-chief ot the PURPLE AND Goan, '37. She has served as substitute teacher tor fourth grade '37. She played basketball, '35, '36, '37 and hockey, '36. She played the part ot the mother in the senior play, New Fires. ' Plans to major in dietetics at Mich- igan State College next year. NORMA COBB As a junior Norma was a member of the Travel Club and as a senior of the Knitting Club. She has played violin in the orchestra, '35, '36, '37. She has been substitute teacher for second grade '37. She also took part in the gym exhibition, '3S- '36, '37. Plans to study beauty culture next year. Hobbies- bicycling and raising cactus plants. Pet peeve- her nickname, Cobby. MARY ALICE COOK Vl'hile attending South Haven lligh School, Mary Alice has been a member of the glee club, '37, mixed chorus, '37, and has taken part in the operetta, joan of the Nancy Lee, '37. This year she also assisted in uhe library. As a junior she was a member ot the Travel Club and as a senior nt the Knitting Club. She plans to attend Allegan County Normal and then to teach kindergarten. ELLSWORTH CORRI.E Ellsworth ran the mile on thc track team during his junior and his senior years. He was also on the cross country team as a junior and was elected captain of this year's team but the sport was dis- continued this year. As a junior Ellsworth was a member ot the Chemistry Club. Most outstanding traits are his bashtulness and his deep bass voice. MARGARETE DAMGAARD Margarete has participated in the girls' gym ex- hibition, '35, '36, '37. She played on the senior girls' basketball team, '37. As a junior she was a member oi the Chemistry Club and as a senior of the Knitting Club. She also served as a substitute teacher for third grade, '37. She formerly attended Bangor High School. ls known bv all her lriends as Da. Likes to bicycle and to hike. -14- Kenneth is well acquainted with all the current problems of the country. He is especially known tor championing the farmer in the arguments which take place in government class. He has been a member of the Current Events Club. '35. '36, '37. He has been a member ot the senior announcement commit- tee, '37. His hobby is working cross word punles. Plans to attend engineering school. TONY DEFAZIO Tony has been a member ot orchestra, '34, '35- '36, glee club, '36, '37g mixed chorus, '36, '37, and has been a member ol the chorus in 'l'he Mikado, '36 and joan ot the Nancy Lee, '37. As a junior he belon ed to the Future Farmers ot America and to the i'ocational Club. Athletically inclined he pla ed football, '34 and ran the quarter mile and daslics on thc track team. Greatest ambition-to have his own orchestra. JEAN DILLEY jean has been a member ol the glee club, '35, '36, '37g mixed chorus, '35, '36, '37, and has taken part in the operettas, HH. M. S, l'inai'ore, '35, The Mikado, '36, and joan or the Nancy l.ee, '37. She has also partici ated in the girls' gym exhibition, '35t '36, '37. lglayed Mary Marshall in the senior play, New Fires. Plans to take a post gr,aduate course next year and then to go to business sc ool. BEVERLY DORNAN Beverly belonged to the glee club, '35, mixed chorus, '35, and took part in the operetta, H. M. S. Pinatore, '35. As a junior she was a member oi the French VVorkshop and as a senior oi the Pup- pet Club. Nickname - Bev. Plans to take a course at either Allegan or Vl'estern State Teachers' College next year. Declares that she would like to teach a country school such as Glenn, where she learned the three R'S. RUTH DOTY Ruth has assisted in the library as a junior and as a senior, in the ottice. She has been a member of the Home Economics Club, '35, the Library Club, '36, and the Knitting Club, '37. She also played hockey, '36, '37, and' participated in the girls' gym exhibition, '35, '36, '37. Like a ntimber of other girls of the senior class she plans to study nursing. EDWIN EBY Ned is planning to enter the University ot Mich- igan, where he will study aeronautical engineering. He is also very much interested in radio. He has played sousaphone in the band, '35, '36, '37, and in South Haven's nine piece swing band. He joined the Current Events Club, '36, the Auto Club, '37 and participated in the gym exhibition, '35, '36, '37. His favorite past-time-reading. FRIEDA ELY Frieda has belonged to the Debate Club, '35, the 'l'ravel Club, '36, and the Knitting Club, '37. She has also participated in the girls' gym exhibition. '35, '36, '37. She is interested in biology and spends her leisure time making collections of in- sects and leaves. Likes to read and hike. Known by all her friends as Free. Plans to attend teachers' college when she has tinished high school.