St Clair High School - Clairvoyant Yearbook (St Clair, MI)

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In our .Tumor year we were called upon to prove we amounted to something because our Senior trip was looming closer ln the early fall our new class rings were our pride and Joy Our Junior officers were Donnabel Ross president Natalie Bailey vice president Don Hansel secretary Marilyn Matthews treasurer Mr Eggers took over Miss Balfour s homeroom We proudly acclaimed Bob Smith as vice president and Don Tassie as treas urer of Student Council We froze the last nights of the football season selling hot dogs and coffee Natalie Bailey and Donnabel Ross represented our class in the Homecoming Queen s Court Our big money raising activity was the Junior Play Men Are Like Streetcars with Barbara Magary as our never to be forgotten Naudie After furious debate we decided on the Elk s Club as the setting for the Junior Senlor Banquet at which Tom Siess ably performed the duties of Master Of Ceremonies At the close of the year Bob Smith and Carl Pollex were elected to attend Boys State Our senior year seemed a long way off when we were Fresh men but now it s here We have elected Bob Smith President Don Tassie Vice president Don Hansel Secretary Natalie Bailey Treasurer Council president Bob Smith valedictorlan Marilyn Matthrews ECHO editor winner ofD A R Good Citizen Salutatorlan Marilyn S1billa CLAIRVOYANT editor Donnabel Ross Yell Leader Natalle Bailey leader of the majorettes and also director of the Junior majorettes Mary Lee Frantz whose coolness in the face of danger was responsible for saving the lives of four children Our senior pictures we regard as masterpieces of Askar Shain s art our senior play Home Sweet Homicide as one of the most amus1ng myster comedies ever presented by a high school cast and Charles Marvin Nancy Schaaf and Marlon Leverenz a triple threat to the acting world We ve worked this year with our eyes turned toward Washington an October bake sale check room duty at the Diamond Veterans Party the base ball concession dining room service at the Firemen s Dance have built up our class treasury Our Christmas Dance was one of the successful social events of the year Though our Senior year is half completed we have much to look forward to Senior Trip Junior Senior Banquet and the Senior Prom With commencement our high school life comes to a close Surely it may be said of us that we have not merely existed but we have amounted to something 17 . Z y , g . . , . ' 5 , 9 ' , . ' I . . , . . . . . . ,, ' Y . ,, . - - X- 1 . - . , f . 9 . , A . . Q 1 - 1 ' y - . - . Q - 3 . Our list of distinguished members include: Don Hansel, Student . . S . y . . 9 . , . , . . . . . . 3 . 3 . . . y . 3 y 5 . . , . . 9 , ' ' I I ' ll ' ' If - I 1 r . I . , Y . . . , . S ' 1 1 1 ' . . . . . , ! -- . . y - . , . g , .

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CLHSS HISTUHEI Searching the records we find that twenty nine of us the class of 53 were enrolled in kindergarten in 1940 41 Undoubtedly we existed even then and in our own opinion we amounted to some thing though just what is rather a quest1on Miss Richardson must have detected signs of genius in Don Markle s gaudily colored six legged reindeer Our memory of the intervening years between kindergarten and Junior high are vague Our seventh grade advisors were Miss Malejon and Miss Balfour ln the seventh grade however two of our classmates achieved high rank Archie Sknoieczny and June McGregor we re crowned Prince and Princess at the Halloween Carnival ln the eighth grade year we presented a fashion show as an assembly We recall certain figures Dick Ellis as Master of Ceremonies Barbara Magary in her mother s graduation dress and the loud if not musical mus1c1ans of the German Band With the mnth grade our official records begin Our number increased from 57 102 when our classmates from St Mary s and the neighboring country schools Joined us lt took us almost half a year to elect our officers but the final tally gave us Carl Pollex as President Bob Smith as Vice President Nancy Schaaf as Secretary and Don Tassie as Treasurer Mr Bohs became a homeroom adviser That year Natalie Bailey was one of the through their stentorian voices helped us to win the cheering Cup which we still proudly possess Carl Pollex with fear and trembling introduced Miss Hyde at the best assembly of the year presented by the Port Huron Glee Club under our sponsorship After three years planning Miss Balfour s homeroom entertained the remainder of the class in an enjoyable party Mr Bohs and Mrs Buell s homerooms still owe a return party Following tradition we sponsored the outstanding social event of the year the Petal Promenade of which .Tune McGregor was chairman In the sophomore year our officers were Bob Smith president Dick Ellis vice president Don Hansel secretary who did his work so well he has been chosen secretary every year since Don Tassie treasurer Miss Travis took over Mrs Buell s home room Natahe Bailey was crowned Queen of the Halloween Carnival We gained experience for our Senior year when we opened the doors to the Starlight Plaza Carnival night Among our main attractions were Bill Beaudua as the husky bartender and Carl Pollex singing Old Devil Moon Marilyn Sibilla was chairman of our Christmas Dance Holly Hop 16 . y . - . , , . . . I - a ,, . ,, . . . . . . , . I ' ! . . , . I 7 Y ! ' ' 1 - , , . , . . . , , . . attendants of the Homecoming Queen. Dick Ellis and Bill Beaudua, . . . , . . , 0 I I 1 ' ' 1 ' I . . . c , I 1 J ' . . y . . , Cl M ' ' s , . . . , . 5 . . , . . 3 , 2 . . I . . . . - , . . an ' u ' - ' ' . , . - ,, . ,, . . . . . ll ll , .

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LHSI llllll HND IESIHHIEHI I THE JUNIOPS We the self assured Senlors w1ll our undaunted conhdence our abllltv to carry out all Semor act1v1t1es 1n hopes that they reach the helghts we have attamed w1th our Smashlng Successes THE SOPHOMORES 2 e the generous Semors express the hope that the class of 54 may overcome that regrettable tendency to save money on projects lnvolvlng Semor entertalnment To that end we w1ll them all and sundry of our money mak1ng concesslons Tl-IF' FRESHMEN We the learned Semors leave the secret of our success Cracka book once 1n a whrle It keeps the faculty happy and doesn t hurt you T AIE FACULTY To the faculty we the 1ndebted Semors leave our humble grat1tude for bestow1ng upon us those sacred seventeen credlts needed for our graduatlon RON AKRED w1lls h1s Valentlno touch w1th the freshman females to Frenchle Wlllrams RUTH ANDERSON leaves her skxll ln wr1t1ng shorthand to Barb Lmderholm ELAINE ARNOLD bequeaths the smlle that was wllled to her last year to Ruth Jones to make hers brighter NATA LIE BAILEY leaves her abxllty to be true to one and a fr1end to all the rest to Shxrley Schlxnkert WAYNE BARSHAW w1lls h1s ab1l1ty to slumber peacefully ln class or llbrary to sna-ke eyes McGregor BILL BEAUDUA leaves h1s football Jersey number 43 to Ted Bonecrusher Smlth CHUCK BLIVIN bequeaths hls llttle black book of Rmchmond phone numbers to Fred Ingles who has exhausted Port Huron s supply BILL BREWE bestows h1s trlm roadster on Leroy Sturgeon who already has had offers for h1s antlque from Omer D Cope JANET BROWN leaxes that charmmg smlle to Kay Ingles as a substltute for Kay s everlastlng chatter BERNADINE BRO7 OWSKI wllls her ab1l1ty to duck and dlve to Llnda Runk MARIE BUSCI-I bestows her felme pets to one R1chard Alllngton who we understand IS a devoted k1tten culturlst KAREN BUT LIN bequeaths her ease at hot roddxng to Gary Blanchard PAUL COURTIER wllls h1s red curly ha1r to one Denlse Nelson DOROTHY CURRIER w1lls that soothlng vo1ce to Joany Lenaway DOROTHY EDWARDS offers her freckles to the person ln much need of them Tom Schwartz DICK ELLIS w1ll sacrmflce hls black Jack to Ph1lPalen MARY LEE FRANT7 presents her quxet and pleasant ways to Mar1lyn Blanchard JERRY LEE wllls hls close companlonshlp wlth Mr Speer to Don Fleury SALLY LEE IS contr1but1ng her l1st of tardy excuses to Harrxet Pollex MARION LEVEREN7 wllls her half of the twxns wardrobe to Anna Bower BETTY LINDOW bestows her abllmty to polka on Albert Bassett BARBARA MAGARY leaves her ab1l1ty to look pretty whlle be1ng spanked to Glen Marvln DON MARKLE bestows hxs wllllngness to let h1s class rlng travel from flnger to fmoer on Brad Logsdon CHA Rl! S MARVIN w1lls h1s appetlte to Wllma Johns MARII YN MATTHEWS bestows her sleek lxmouslne upon J1m Ralston RAY MAYHEW w1lls h1s wlse cracks ln Government to anyone w1ll1ng to out do Burg1e s Jokes JAY MCCARTNEY leaves all h1s huntmg and camplng equ1pment to B111 Ellery who needs a rellef from those bull sesslons ln front of B S NORMA MCDEVITT offers her car to the school shop for expemmental purposes JUNE MCGREGOR w1lls her bobbed halr to Joe Ballantlne who hasn t far to go I8 o' T - 1 's x ' x f ' l . 1 T ' I v , , ' Q TO .. : . u . 1 , . - av 1 TO I ' A . v 1 - . . . . .5 . ,, 1 . . . . . r 1 ss ' 11 ' . - - u n - ..- . 9 1 n -- , . - . . . , - -.. r . . . N . ,, . , -- . 1 7 -- - . . . . N ,, , -.. , -.. ' , -- , -, 4. . . . . . .. 4 I -' . ,I -- . U ' ! M ' -- , I ' ' ll 11 - . -... . . I ' I -.. Y .