Stephenson High School - Classmate Yearbook (Stephenson, MI)

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Glassmate yirijniKi W ' l II II ' r( ri}i diid Stilln .InJi iisdii Xii |i;j|)i ' l ' s to colTcrt. liii chlss scliedlll. ' to kci ' |) ii|i with, but (ill. the t piiii;-. filing ' , liookkci piiit;- ;iii(l iniiiicournphiiiy that she has to kiM ' p iiiultM- Mi-. (iiU ' ky ' s nose. Of course, we ' re [leaking of our sn|)ei-inten- ilent ' s si ' cK ' tary. Virginia Wenuergreu. vl;o cdiiies from Wallace where she has lived all her life. Miss Vennei-gi-en, who is s|;iirting a flashy ilianiond. was horn on .March 4, lUl ' S anil was eui-olled in the Wallace (iradc S-honl in the fall of VXVi. She attended the Wallace schnol through the seventh grade, spent her eighth urad- at lugalls and then fini.shed hei- high s -hool ill Stephenson. She graduatetl from Stephenson Iligli School in the S|)iMng of li ' 4() and in tlie fall of that same year she took the position she now holds as office se i etaiy. liesidis till ' things mentioned ahove Mi.ss Wennergren has charge of the supply room and answei-s telejihoue calls for Mr. (lUcky and I he students. One joli that Mi.s.s Wennergren has that keeps the students jumping is ringing the bells for elas.ses. Mi s Weiiiici ' grcii likes to keep n;) with S.II.S. sports along with her holiliy of dancing. When a ked alioiit her plans for the future, she replied, Can ' t .vou guess ' , and waved her left hand around the of- fici ' . In order to keep up with the student rush, our school needed another secretary. So Stella Johnson reigns in .Mr. Martin ' s ofFice, grand dispensin- of excuses, messen- ger of events, and trouble shooter for all. If you see a busy i-eddiead going- through the halls, it ' s no one but Stella .Fohnsoii in her first year as a .secretary. She aci|nireil experiences l).y working three years during her studj ' halls in 1 he office. ] riss Johusou was boi-n in Chicago o!i Xovember 1- . IDl !). She has resided in Steplicnsiiii for the past 1 5 year.s. Miss Johnson was .secretary of the Senior class in which she did a remarkable job. She has taken pai ' t in Ixifli the Junior and Senior plays. She was also co-manager of the Senior cariiiv;il. Her travels have taken her through Michiiian. Wisconsin, Illinois. :inil Indiana Her hobbies ai ' e listening to the radio, and reading. Her pet |ieeve is getting U[) in the morning. Miss Johnson ' s opinion of Stepiienson High is a xi ' vy pi-ogre- si ve school and is cliangiiig. Ilei- future is undei-idi-d. but we ' re siii-c whatexer she iiiidei-lakcs will be a success. Ji ' iihi li YiKlkir Kobin-t ' oi ' lkei- has been teaching in Steiihenson fm- the past two years. He also taught one year in Chicago. Mr. Voelker received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from the Univei-sity of Notre Dame, and his Bachelor of Science from the Xorthern Michigan College of Educa- tion. He has traveled through most of the United States, Alaska and Mexico. His hobby is record eolleetiug. fHs j)et peeve is gigglers and people who talk out of turn. When he was a.sked of his opinion of the school, he said that this is a very (hiiaiiiic school. ■JikIiIIi Miiitiin rrs. Judith Alortou joined the Steph- enson facidty three years ago. Mrs. Mor- ton teaches Junior High and Social Stmlies. This year she initiated a course in bal)y sitting which has been vety suc- cessful and ] ractical. Mrs. Morton has taught in the grades at Harrisville, Dur- and, and Mason, Michigan before coming to Stephenson. Mrs. Morton graduated from Stephenson High School and receiv- ed her H. S. degree from Xorthern Mich- igan College of Education and has done some graduate work at the University of Michigan. Mrs. Jlorton ' s travels have taken her through South Carolina and Texas. ] Irs. Morton ' s hobbies are read- ing and cooking while her jiet peeve is students who don ' t do their work. Mrs. Morton ' s opinion of Stepiienson High School is: ' ' I think Stephenson is becoming a better school each year. As a per.sonal note I rrs. IMorton said, I es- ])ecially enjoyed teaching this j-ear.

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(Slassmate- (ierald Martin (ici-ald ] Iartiii. tlio new i)i-inci|ial of Stt ' pln ' iisoii lliirli School, was horn in La- Poi-te ( ' ouiity, liuliaiia. In addition to tlie duties tied to that jiosition. he teaches physics and pliotourapliy. During- the past seven yeai ' s of his service here, he has taiiuht consuniei- and general science, clieiuisti-y, physics, eh ' ctricity. I ' adio code, aeronauties, and ])hotoi:i ' apli ' . Mr. .Martin tau :lit in lierrieii ( ouiity. Lower Michigan, t ' oi- seven years. He received his education at several colle i-es. He altinided l!ei-rien County Normal for one year. Western Michifi ' an, three years, I ' ni versify of IMichijzan for one sununer tenn, and the University of ( hica ro foi- one suinniei- tc-rni. His travels include Vaslunj;ton. D. C, Xia i-ara Falls, New York, Canada, ami the ] Iidwesteni States. Ir. Martin has a few hohhies aU . ' I ' liey aiv hnntin ' ' ' , fish- inir, baseball, basketball, and i-eading-. IIis ])et peeve is iieople who can ' t be trusted. Mr. .Mai-tin ' s opinion of Stephenson lliiih S ' hool is: ' riic future will liok! many succe.sses and achic cmcnts. To a very capable ami optimistic prin- cipal, the students of Stephenson Hij b School wish much success. Richard McCurthij lUueeyes? Darklunr, ' Never around when you want him. ' You guessed it . . . Coach Dick McCarthy. Coach was born in New York and was always interested in sp.orts. He received his Bachelor of Science De rree from pjast Strandslmru ' State Teachers Collef;e in Pennsylvania in 1943, then came to our f;-reat state of ;Michipan and ji ' radiiated from University of Michijian with an M.A. in 1947. Coach has been hei ' c foi- two years. He has served in the Army and traveled in the United States Canada and tlic Philippine Islands. The vein of hiuiior in Coach was revealed when he .said ...-■) ' ID tall, Ki. ) pounds, blue eye.s, dark hair with a few streaks of ■ray in it due to woriyin - about the bas- ketball team. C iach is always dres,s( d in cond ortal)le clothing and the fewer ties, the hajipier he is. Home life is his hobb ' e and like all -i ' ood coaches his i et peeve is boys that think they know more than their coach and smart aleck .yirls. Vc all agree . . . ' ' We a ' ot a coach. Siiirlii Iliishji If you evei- hear students speakiui; ' a fiM-eii:n lanji ' tiajre you know they were tau-iht by the new Spanish teacher. Senor- ita Shirley Elizabeth llu.sby. This is •Miss Ilusby ' s first year of teaching ' and besides S|)arnsh she also teaches KuLrlisli. .Miss llu.sby g-raduated fi-om Maiqncttc High School and then entered Xorthern Stale Tcachci-s ' College of .Marquette. .Michigan, where she received her l ' aclicloi- of Arts Degree. Although her travels have not been very extensive and liave oidy aken her through Up|)er and Lower Michigan, Illinois, and Wisconsin, she has an eye foi- going to Mexico for Summer school. We all know this would be a wonderful trip so we all wish she could go. She has two very outstanding hobbies. Wcf favorite is her tiny miniature vase colle-tion. anil liei- si ' i-ond is ihi ' collecting: of English Hone China, mo-tly cups and saucers of ditt ' erent sizes and siuipes. . nd like mist ti ' acliers she has hei- pet |)ee i ' which is gum ciicwing in cla.ss. .Miss llusliy likes the outdoor wintei- .-■ports, tobiigganing. and skatiuii ' arc her favorites. Miss Ilusby ' s opinion of Stephenson High School is that, it is a very friendly and proure sing school. Jean ReynaUh ] Iiss Jean Reynolds is a very active and attractive English instruct r of the fac dty of Stej)h( nson High Sdiool. Mi.ss Reynolds is formerly from Fern dale, ,Michigan. She graduated from the I ' nixersity of Michigan in 1947. She is teaching liei- jecond year in Slephens:in. Miss Reynolils teaches Senior English, Creatix ' e Wilting. American ( io -ci-niiieat. Community Eniilish Tliiee. Coiileiiipary Lit.. . iiici-ic;in Lit. and Forciisics. Si you can all sec what we mean liy an ai ' tive teacher. One of h(-r hobbies is traveling. She has traveled through the Eastern Sea- board Slates, the Southwest, West Coast and till ' Canadian Rockies. She al-o likes- l i ice kall■ and read IxKiks. IIci- pet peeve is students who n ' lnind 111 r to turn on her car lights. Her opinion of S.II.S. is a iz ' ood school with room Uw improvement.

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Glassmate Fohni E. Dnndo Eohcrt Iv DiUidd joiiu ' d llic Sti ' iilicn- son fariilty this year as uii instructor in General Science and A ' ctcrans Inst i-vict ir. ' Mr. Danclo liails fi-oiii Shaiicatclcs. New York. Mr. Daiido received liis education at ] nchi ran State Colle -e where lie earned his Bachelor of Science deirree. Mr. Dando is now doinsr graduate woi-k to olitaiu his Master ' s degree. JIc i-i ' ccivcd previous training in teaching dui-ing his . il months of service in the . rniy. Mr. I)anih) ' s IimncIs lia -e taken him all over the rnited States and Alaska. lie also has traveled in jiarts it ' Canada, ilr. Dando ' s hobbies are hunting, staiiiii col- lecting, traveling, and research work. ilr. Dando said, when a.sked what he Ihouglit of Steplienson IIii:h School: 1 like it verv luiicli. Joyce Potter liss I ' ollcr was bom in Stephenson, graduated from the Stephens((n liigii School. She then attended Micliiiran State ( ' oll(-ge Uw four years and the I ' lii- ri-sity Hospital for lier fifth year in dict ' tic internship. .Miss i ' uller has a liaehelor of S •ience ilegrc and has work- ed as a dietician at Sparrow IIos|)ital in Lansing. Her hobbies are hoi-sebai-k riding and music. Her- pet pee -e is noisy cliildreli. Opinion of S.11..S. is: ■ ' ' Plie ad aiuist I ' a- tion is fine, and with the coopei ' ation of the teachers, we will dcvelo|) fine futur(- citizens of America. Miss I ' otti ' r belongs to several organizations, . merican Dietetic Association. Home Eccuioiuics Association and the Alplui I ' hi Delta Sorority. Mis-i I ' otter- has as-umed Miss Duffi ' in ' s posi- tion in her temporary absence. (lin ii liiliii( 1, ' iilxloii Mvs. (Iwendoliue Halston. Kindergarten teacher of Ste|)liensou School, was born in England and then lived in Norway, Mich- igan. To rei-eive her education she attend- ed Northern Teachers College at Mar- quette, College of Millinei-y and Design- ing at Chicago, Western lichigan, where she received her Kachelor of Science De- gree, and I ' niversity of California. Mrs. Ralst iii has tauiiht school for fourteen years. Before coming to Stephen- son she taught at Coldwater, .Michigan and Herniansville. She has traveled exteiisi ' ely in the United Stales and li -ed in California for thirteen years. She has also visited in England and France and has enjoyed her travels very much. lier hobbies arc knitting and millin- ery woT ' k. She teaches both of tlic-,e n adult education classes. Mi ' s, lialston said her pet peeve al- ways was and always will be gum chewing. By teaching kindergai ' ten slu ' can give the children the right start in this matter. To I Irs. ] alston the students of Stephenson High School would like to ex- tend their sincere congratulations on her coming marriage. f ' iith( rim T ' otfrr Catlu ' i-ine I ' otter. Home Economics teai-lier at StepliiMison. is teaching in Stephenson for the secoiul time. She has been in the educatioiuil pro- fession ill a, sense before, however. Other |iiisitions she held were: Home Demon- stration Agent in Dickias-on County, Iron .Mountain, Dietitian at Bay Clitt ' Healt:i Camp in Mari|Uette and Steward at Hotel Sherman, Chicago. liss Potter graduated from Stephen- son High School. The colleges she attend- e l were St. Mary ' s Springs Academy in Fond (III l.ac. ( ' Iiico State Teachers ' Col- legi ' ill Chico, Califm-nia and Michigan State College. Her travels have taken her to Alaska, Kloi ' ida. California, New York, and Yel- low-tone Park. She en.joys traveling, reading, and meeting ]ieoiile. .Miss Potter ' s hobbies are photography, knitting, ami reading literature on . biska and the I ' piier Peninsula. When .Miss Potter was asked her opin- ion of Steplieii.son High School, she said: It is one of the most progres.sive. and well stalfed schools in the state, Tli( stu- dents on the whole are capable, enthusiast ic. and willinL ' . 10