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

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Gordon Anderson . . . local champ - Wrestling Team: HifY: Commercial Law Club: Color Committee Clifford Abbott . . . happy, unassuming manner James Abraham . . . golden-tongued orator -Senior Orchestra: Commercial Law Club: Class Day Commit' tee: Senior Honor Society Q1 Clyde W. Armstrong . . . ucontented fellow - Conf cert Band: Senior Play Committee: Trojan Camera Club Anna Agruso , , . laughter hung on a hairftriggern g Senior Play Committee Edna Allers . . . Han earnest worker f Glee Club: Mixed Chorus: Deck Tennis Tournament Verna Doris Arnold . . . always busy - French Club: G.A,A.: Commercial Law Club: Girl Reserves: Camera Club, Treasurer: junior Red Cross, President: Senior Play Committee Myrtle M. Alyea . . . uso demurely gentle Eileen Ames . . . able and active - Election Com' mittee: Mixed Chorus eanne T. Arthur . . . Han cas manner 1 Motto Y Committee: Damsel's Drag Committee Arlene Andersen . . . the skin you love to touch 1 Commercial Law Club Elsie Marie Anderson . . . 'La cheerful grin Q Com' mencement Day Committee Dorice Maxine Ashby , . . eternally goodnaturedu - Home Room Council, Citizenship Chairman: Class Day Committee: Quill and Scroll, VicefPresidentg Concert Band: Drum Majorette: Tattler: Rotation Rally, General Chairman: Athletic Council: Table Tennis Tournament: Deck Tennis Tournament: Senior Girl Reserves

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Friends of the People Standing: Eikenhout, Churrn, Vanderbush, Huwick. Sitting: Oxford, Morrissey. At the first senior meeting, presided over by Prcsif dent Brand early in November, all committees had been chosen, and committee chairmen had been selected. February found the seniors choosing their class colors, aqua and brown, and deciding upon FOR' WARD EVER, BACKWARD NEVER, as their class motto. Sereta Morten was chairman of the annual SeniorfMixer, held on February 9, a big day for the seniors. The class memorial decided upon new curtains for the senior session room stage. Cne hundred fiftyf nine dollars was appropriated for purchase of the memorial. Because of a new ruling, seniors had their pictures taken at any studio they preferred. ln March, the senior girls put on their annual Damsel's Drag. With the proceeds of the dance, the girls presented Mr. Churm with a new desk. Doriee Ashby was chairman of the Rotation Rally, a skating party sponsored by the seniors early in April. Eugene C'Neill's famous 'LAh Wilderness was chosen as the senior play, and placed under the direction of Miss Beatrice Loomis. Romantic leads in the double cast were taken by Louise Eikenhout and William Farrer, and Anita Shaver and George LeVal1ey. The play was presented April 19 and 20. The juniorfSenior Mixer, with Donna Keller as senior chairman, was held early in May, and offered rollerfskating, dancing, and free refreshments as at' tractions. Walter Schroth was chairman of the Senior Prom, which was put on for the seniors by the alumni. The Prom, which was the last party of the year, was a semifformal affair and featured the music of Curt Bunting. During May, the seniors voted for lilies of the valley and roses as their class flowers, and selected their class song, which was written by Kenneth Welch. Cn May 15, technicolor moving pictures were taken of a typical school day. These movies, which were shown on Class Day, fitted into the general theme of the Class Day program, which was Hollywood. Chairman of the Class Day committee was Florence Miller. 41159

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Edna Joan Belt . . . a genial, happy smile -W Tattlerz Home Room Council: Senior Play Committee: Stu' dent Council: Commercial Law Club: Volleyball Eugene Berg . . . ulriendly fellow 7 HifY: Art Club: Commercial Law Club' Photo Committee: Track C' 711 W pe Irene Atkinson . . . ualways joking, always gay f Camera Club, Secretary and Treasurer: Senior Girl Reserves: Class Day Committee: Commercial Law Club, XIlCC'ljf6Sli'.lCllt1 Archery Club Lela M. Betts . . . 'salways ready lor fun --- Archery: Color Committee Betty Ann Beukema . . . fragile blond lovelinessn - Tattler: Senior Cirl Reserves: Color Committee: Flower Committee Natalee Rae Backart . . . ua bewitching smilel' E Senior R.O.T.C, Sponsor: Bars and Chevron Club, Secretary and Treasurer: Tattler: Commencement Day Committee: Commercial Law Club: French Club Warren G. Beukema . , . he's a jolly good fellow --e Basketball: Varsity Club: HifY: Commercial Law Club: Track: Election Committee Arlene Billsborrow . . . 'slovely laclyl' - Senior Girl Reserves: Student Council: Commencement Commitf tee ' William Rex Bailey . , . Hsueb a pleasing personality 3 Election Committee Johnny Bissell . . . L'Oh johnny! 7 Track, lst team: Varsity Club: Publicity Committee: Art Club rg' 'll x, Ardis Evelyn Bliss . . . carefree disposition A-fflsatiid Club: Decoration Committee ' ly ,J R 9. f ul -. X Glennys Baker , . . ua gracious mannerv ---- Class Day Committee: Student Council: Senior Qrchestra Shirley Boezwinkle . . . ublue-eyed naiveteu- -Camera Club: French Club: Senior Girl Reserves: Tattler: Archery: Senior Play Committee: Senior Play Betty Carolyn Bouclier . . . unimble fingers - lvlusic Committee: French Club: Senior Cvirl Reserves: Senior Honor Society, Secretary: Home Room Council: Senior Orchestra James S. Banta , . , ua quizzical. good nature -- Spectra: Math Club, Treasurer: Latin Club1 Commer' cial Law Club, President: HifY Club: Senior Play Committee: Senior Play, Stage lvlanager: Quill and Scroll Patricia Barnes . . . Hlocal Alice Marble fn- Senior Cvirl Reserves, President: Senior Play Committee: Table Tennis: C.A,A.