South High School - Spectra Yearbook (Grand Rapids, MI)

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yi, ,A .lg i. faux., ',g.,3.: nQ,4',. -1.-wire 1 jeg ,.,,. x - -fy fur av ,- j 5 ,. .ff-5:5337 J 5 t Y :I ' ' ' ' -Vfi. Pi,-54 . -' aff, , W - -' :n.s? fQf 'ig' 1,1 ' 41' J f' -- w Where the daily grind begins. made a very good showing when compared with the banners of other graduating classes. The colors were used to good advantage in decorating-especially at the mixer. They looked well, too, when worn on the strong masculine chests and over the Huttering feminine hearts. Orchid and green. About then we had our pictures taken, didn't we? There were shouts of joy and moans of sorrow when the proofs came back. Whether ones picture was good or not, he had a resitting just on general principles. The class had to sit in a swivel chair, lean forward, turn the shoulders sidewise, lift the chin, and bend the head for- ward and to the left. It had to raise its eyes, moisten its lips, and bring them just together. Ah, fine! At last the best pose was decided upon, and the question of folders came up. We chose the dark brown ones, and they looked rather good, didn't they? Of Class Day there is much to be remembered. We dressed up. We did things. We had a good time. We watched the rest of the school envy us, and we envied them. VVe had a play. We laughed. We didnit want to go. We went anyway. These are our Seven Wonders. We have other things that we want to remember, too. There was the operettag we were in it, or saw it, and enjoyed the production immensely. There was the senior play, too. Weren't we proud of it? Our last Christmas vacation. Our last spring vacation. We even want to think of mid-year exam- inations. The basketball tournamcnt made successful by our boys. Our last get-together. Commencement! Well, now it's all over. Shall we drop a regretful tear ffpopr CHURM and go on to new places, do greater things? U93

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. I pf All day long the rozers were casling their ballots. gold and yellow gold, carved ones and some with stones in settings. How could one tell which was the best? The selection was gradually narrowed to a few, and at last we chose. That ring was made just for us. Our date. Our initials. The steps on the sides were our steps all through school. The eagle was our eagle. The S. H. S. our South High School. Nor shall we ever forget our social affairs. The Senior Get-Together at Town- send Park was our first. Such fun! Nearly everybody managed to be there, and we played and ate and played. Undignified? The boys had football games. The girls played soccer. There were indoor games for all. Did you swing? We remember that someone went for a row on the lake. Someone was bitten by a snake, too. We ate beans and potato salad and hot dogs and pop and ice cream, and-then we went home. That was one rollicking social affair. Another was the Senior Mixer. We all met in the session roomg and when it was time for the banquet, we followed the band upstairs to the lunchroom. It was a 'ldifferentw band, to say the leastfall seniors and all dressed upvor down-in a motley assortment of bonnets, aprons, mismated socks, and trousers of ancient cut. We spent a hectic few minutes looking for our places. and then dinner was served. There were carnival caps and plenty of noise- makers, which very nearly drowned out the music furnished by two violins and a piano. The president greeted us, and then we went down to the boys, gym to see the South-Central basketball game. Remember our parade around the gym? The game was a good one, and from it we crossed over to the girls, gym to dance. There were balloons a la cabaret. it was a jolly occasion. It was interesting to see bow many remembered to wear their colors the first Senior Color Day. The class chose orchid and green from among a number of com- binations. These were put on the color pole down in the print-shop vault, and they E131

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I Cf M A f l! MANNING BUTLER GEIB WIELAND SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS PRESIDENT .... VICE-PRESIDENT . . SECRETARY . . . TREASURER . . MISS KRAU SE, HOWA . . JOHN MANNING . ESTHER BUTLER . KATHERINE GEIB .. . . . . . . . . . SHELDON WIELAND ADVISORY BOARD SOUTHWICK, JEAN KREUTER, DALE VOGEL, MR. PATTERSON. CLASS MOTTO: ONE TE? A TIME, BUT ALWAYS FORWARD. CLASS C O : ORCHID AND GREEN. KRAUSE SOUTHWICK KREUTER VOGEL PATTERSON . fX f?i.l -' ' If E X' EK A I I ' A R A 1 friiijl 'f-W A . A D- I A : , ff- . ., gf! . -4-- .,. A i v J- ' M - , ' A 1' Tr - M '1g..g-,,, . A- ,4,,,,I,, I20I