Stevensville High School - Cardinal Yearbook (Stevensville, MI)

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SENIOR CLASS HISTORY Scene: Madam Zuzu's Fortune telling parlor Here we are Violet, Ready to har4to your fortune told? Well, I 4on»t know You know I always was a little superstitious about such things as having my fortune told. I'd be scared to death If I knew something awful were going to happen to me. But thats silly, Violet. It's only your imagination. Madam Zuzu, could you tell us our pasts Instead of our futures. My friend is superstitious about such things. Bet ees not my custom but for you I weel do eet. Seet oveer here pleese. I gaze eento my crystal ball. Eet ees 1944; I see a group of people. They are een front of a buildeeng. Eet ees a school. Oh, Gig, that was when I started as a freshman. Dear me, who all were In that group? Oh, yes, there was Jane Fritz, James Fain, George Fain, Joreen Braford, Charles Bancroft, Velda Burden, Donald Frober, Theresa Fuzak, Floyd Hucko, Jerry Huebner, Joseph Hus, Allen Jewell, Jacques Jorgensen, Joyce Luhrs, Loris Mallett, William Mielke, Ann Rtftkowski , Marvin Sounart, Betty Wagner, Betty Jane Wedde, Rose- marie Bischcrff, Delores Bendel, and Roy Miller. And Violet Blana. Gee, I almost forgot it was so long ago. I remember we were all so scared. Sh—I ze Madam Zuzu, must have complete silence. Ah, yes, now I see ze group seeteeng een a room and zey are all lookeeng thoughtial about sometheeng. Hm-mh eet lo'ks like an eelection of some kina. Sure, I remember t at was when we elected Velda Burden, pres- ident; Joe Hus, vice-president; Marvin Sounart, secretary; and Bill Mielke, treasurer. How can I tell ze fortune when you keep eenterupteeng? Oh, O.K. I'll try to keep still,but Just hearing all those things again ;.akes me as exicited as Iwas at the time they were all happening. Now I see ze look of pain on some of ze faces and ze looks of laughter on a few of ze others. Ah—eet looks to mee like ze, —what- you-call-eet, ah, yes,—eenitiationJ Oh Gig, you should have seen that—oh, I forgot. Madam Zuzu. I'll be quiet. ' Ze crystal ees geeteeng clouded. Swami, Swami, AhJ Eet ees cleereeng again but eet appoers zat a year has eelapsed. Eet ees 1945 and from ze former group I see Joyce Luhrs, Donald Frober, James and George Fain, Joreen Braford, 3etty Wagner, and Delores Bendel meeseeng But wait I Here are a William Koppitt and a Fred Rades. (pause) Now again I see ze meeteeng wheech looks like anozer eelection and ze names for ze new officers appeer on ze blackboard. Zey are—zey are— Marvin Sounart, president; Jerry Huebner, vice president; lor is Mallett, secretary; and Floyd Hucko, treasurer. Oh, those were the good old days I Eet looks to me like ze 'nozer eenitiation ees takeeng place but your class ees dees: ing eet out eenstead of takeeng eet. (pause) But later I see a retvrn partee geevaen by ze forgeeveeng freshmen class wheech is beeing held at ze place called Hiverview Fark. Was that a party] We ended our school year at Indian Lake soon after that, we ha. a lot of fun there too. Now comes our Junior year. You came that year Gig. Yes, my n me was Georgians Krahula then. Doris Moore, K.irie Konecy, Dwayne Krueger and Roberta Drumbeater came than too. Joe Hus, Roy Miller and Allen Jewell left though. Doris and Marie left in a couple of months didn't they? Yes, I think so. Wasn't Loris Mallett president of the class that ar? es, and you were vice president.

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 Jane Fritz was secretary und Dwayne Krueger wa treasurer. Silence pleese. Talking clouds :oy crystal ball. Now eet ees cleereeng I see a bird—eet looks like a Cardenal, Oh, that was the design on our class rings. They really were pretty wern t they, I si ill wear .nine once in a w.ile. I see a crow of people, zey are all lau heeng. ait—zere ees a sta-e weet people acteeng as •hillbillies». Oh, Violet, remember our play »The Campbells are Coming»? 'Ze sene ecs changeeng, I see a garden--a spring garden and several d r.ceen , couples. Eet ees a prom, I believe. Remenner tat. Gig? Ever., one had such a good t ime. Everyone said it was the nicest prom Stevensville ever had. Remember our part ir. the graduation that year? The girls all for:..Is, and looked so nic°. year Our school picnic w0? at the House of David Park that year. Ze ball she is blank. There is no more to tell. Five dollars pleese. But Madam, you must see something more this is our senior tie most Important one of all. We simply must see that one. I weel try but I must huve complete quiet. Look hard Kadan. Zuzu, We»11 concentrate as hard as we can. nZe ball she ees cleereeng. I see ze gath reeng een Meester Shearer»s room. Among ze people pr sent 1 see ze new face of James Jasper, Joe Hus alsp ees back again. Robe ta Dru..:beatrr ees missing. Zey are electing officers of ze mighty seniors class. Zey are Charles Bancroft, pres; Georgiana Krahula, vice prrs; Jane Fritz, secretary; and Joe Hus treasurer. Swami—Ze ball ees clouding again. Ze spirits do not wish zat 1 should tell zeze events. Five dollars plee.«e. But Madam Zuzu, we are so interested we can»t stop nor-.u I weel try again. (pause) Now I see cars—eet ees a beautiful day. Eet ees a trip. That was skip day. We went to allegan Forests in the morning. ReraOi,.be when we lost our v?,y, Violet? Yes, that was so silly of us. We went to Battle Creek in '-The afternoon. That was a day 1 11 always remember. Spirits have pity on me. What do I see now? a dread disease has broken out in ze school. I see a sign wheech says Quarantine . Oh ha, ha, that was our senior play Campus uarantine. really had our troubles, didn t we? Now I see ze nother dance . That was the Junior-Senior prom. There were so few Juniors that everyone really appreciated their efforts and enjoyed thems Ives very much. Again eet ees ze graduation. Everyone felt so very grown up that day, didn»t the; Gig. I wish I could go oack to school again. Just hearing it all again makes me lonesome for the squeaky seats in the back row. Yes, I am too Violet. Its been a very pleasant visit, !todam2nzu. Thank you very much. But wait, Ze ball she shows still another thing. Anotrer trip but a longer one. ’Oh, our sanior trip to Washington. We can t forget tiat. That was the last time we were all together for 10 years. Ze crystal ball tells no more, ladies. That ees all. Madam, and we eenjoyed eevery minute of eet. Here ees your five dollars—goodnes , you»ve got me talking that way. Class Flower: White Rose Loris Mallett an! Georgians Krahula Class Colors: Green and White Class Motto: Ambition is the Key to Success m 71 r :