Sturgis High School - Sturgensian Yearbook (Sturgis, MI)

Text from Pages 1 - 116 of the 1937 volume:

STURGENSIAN A RECORD of OUR SCHOOL YEAR 1936 1937 Published by The Senior Class of CENTRAL HIGH Sturgis, Michigan FOREWORD Air View of Central High School Years later when . . . your memory fails, when you’re old and gray and have little children run¬ ning around calling you “grandmaw” or “grandpa” we believe a glance at this year’s annual will bring you back to the “good old days” of your youth. Grandpa can show little Herman and pudgy Josie his muscular figure clad in a football suit bearing the marks of many heated battles; or, Grandma can, with a little sigh, show the youngsters how pretty she was with her flashing smile revealing daz- zlin gteeth. But, alas! Grandpa (with his “bay window”) would now col- 9 � ® lapse if he had to run ten feet and Grandma has a set of “store teeth”. A peek at the ’37 annual’s pages will again set you dreaming. This year by eliminating unneces¬ sary features we have provided room for a department lacking in previous annuals. The various groups of stud¬ ies offered at S. H. S. are in a sec¬ tion by themselves with each group (Sciences, Languages, etc.) given a write-up with snapshots of different classes. We believe this new section along with other features will interest you, your parents, and your friends. DEDICATION Chicago Road As a usual custom ...... the high school annual is dedicated to some one teacher who has suppos¬ edly given greater friendship and truer guidance than any other faculty member. It may be true that some teacher has a greater influence on some students, yet this book is dedi¬ cated by the senior class as a whole, and by choosing just one person, some¬ one would be left out who is an influ¬ ence to other members of the class. So, understanding that no one teach¬ er or person is the sole influence on our class, we wish to give everyone recognition, first of all our parents and all those about the home closest to us. As we go to school we meet the fellow students we grow up with, and all the teachers, not merely one. Daily we come in contact with all those people about us in our community. They are a great influence because we see how they live in accord with one another; and through them we derive many of our ideas, habits, and atti¬ tudes. Having given due thought and con¬ sideration to these facts, we, the class of ’thirty-seven, wish to dedicate this annual to the school and community, to anyone and everyone who has help¬ ed us along the way. 3 ADMINISTRATION BOARD OF EDUCATION A. F. Morency; H. D. Hamilton; R. Persing; Pres. L. B. Purdy; L. A. Good; R. L. Scheetz; Sec. F. Yoder Superintendent Waldo Adams, A. B.; A. M. Principal Paul Winger, A. B.; A. M. 4 ADMINISTRATION Row Two: C. DeHaven, Pract. Arts; G. Evans, Language; D. Faunce, Phys. Ed.; F. Grim, Science; N. Hagen, English; I. Hutson, Pract. Arts; A. Loeffler, English. Row Three: E. Manly, Math.; R. Miller, Phys, Ed.; M. Newcomer, English; W. Nusbaum, Science; M. Peck, Soc. Science; J. Perry, Science; M. Pomeroy, Fine Arts. Row Four: M. Seitz, Math.; L. Perry, Fine Arts; G. Schilz, Soc. Science; K. Squires, Pract. Arts; R. Starring, English; R. Stratton, Eng¬ lish ; J. Stutzman, Soc. Science. Row Five: M. Volpel, Math.; R. Watson, Lang¬ uage, J. Wakeman, English; P. Wheat, Fine Arts. 5 STUR GENS IAN STAFF Work on the ’37 Sturgensian was begun shortly after the election early in the first semester. The staff was fortunate in having the aid of a student photographer, Guy Turner, who, with the cooperation of the up-town photographers, turned out what we believe is a fine piece of work on the annual’s highly important photography lay-outs. Guy, Betty Mamroe, and Bill Bryan arranged and snapped the unusual division pages. Seeking to find out if the student body desired a shorter, handier name for the annual, the staff sponsored a name-changing election, but this mea¬ sure was overwhelmingly defeated, and the name, ‘ ‘ Sturgensian ’ ’ remains. Dick Freeman was selected to handle the advertising end of the publication and, with an efficient staff, capably fulfilled his duties. Betty Mamroe should receive special recognition for the volume of advertising she sold. The staff wishes to publicly thank our advisors for their kind help. Our advisors are: Mr. Loeffler, staff advis¬ or; Mr. Squires, business advisor; Mr. Wheat, photography advisor; Mr. Mil¬ ler, athletic advisor; Mrs. Perry, and Mrs. Loeffler, art advisor. STAFF Editor.Richard Runyan Assistant Editor.Paul Griffeth Business Manager. .Richard Freeman Business Assistants. .Betty Mamroe, Martha Sarris, Jean Freeland Literary Editor. .Francis Stevenson Senior Writeup.Frieda Volpel Athletic Editor.James Hamilton Photography Editor.Guy Turner Art Editor.Bill Bryan Assistant Art Editor. .Betty Mamroe Joke Editor.Robert Ferrel Typists.Mary Ann Miller, Dolores Hrdina I Paul Griffeth “Griff” President If you ' ve got the stuff it takes Many times you ' ll get good breaks. Sturgensian Staff; Hi-Y 3-4; Varsity Club 3, 4; Football 1-4; Class Officer 4; Basketball 2-4; Baseball 4; Honor Roll. OFFICERS Kathleen Kahmann “Kate” Vice President She ' s wise and therefore hard to fool Oh, that more would follow her rule. Operetta 1-4; Glee Club 1-4; J- Hop Committee; Trojan Staff 4; Sextette 1-3. Frances Stevenson “Steve” Secretary To you he may look a model boy But he ' s far from teacher ' s pride and joy. Sturgensian Staff; Junior Play; Trojan Staff 4; J-Hop Com¬ mittee; Class Officer 3-4; De¬ bate 4; Oration 4; Senior Play Staff; Honor Roll. Roger Lake “Rog” Treasurer In every sport he is a whiz Though not as good on daily quiz. Football 1-4; Basketball 1-4; Baseball 1-4; Varsity Club 2-4; Hi-Y 3-4; Speech Club 4; Glee Club 1-3-4; Operetta 3-4; Boys’ Quartett 3-4; Junior Play; Tro¬ jan Staff 4; Class Officer 4. Arthur Evers “Bud” Student Union Representative Well mannered and always polite is he A model some other boys should be. Football 2-4; Basketball 4; Base¬ ball 3-4; Class Officer 1-4; Pres. Student Union 4; Junior Play; J-Hop Committee; Intramurals 1-3. Myron Ballard “Mike” Student Union Representative As sportsman he does rate supreme You couldn ' t keep him off the team. Vine St. High School, Kalama¬ zoo 1 ; Class Officer 1 ; Baseball 2- 4; Basketball 2-4; Football 3- 4; Varsity Club 2-4; Hi-Y 2-4; Chorus 3-4; J-Hop Committee; Student Union 4. 8 Francile Baer “Gran” Now here we see a buxom lass Whose name is first in this big class. Girl Reserves 1-2; Chorus 1-4; High School Orchestra 3-4; Op¬ eretta Orchestra 4; Choir 4. Gertrude Beall “Gertie” A personality few can surpass We’re glad to have her in our class. Operetta 1-2; Girl Reserves 1-3; Junior Play. William Blain “Bud” Maybe Napoleon once was small But he wasn’t sneezed at, not at all. Intramural 1-3; Junior Play; Band 1-4; Senior Play. Donald Blanchard “Don” There are many a miss who sit and crave To have him as her handsome knave. Football 3-4; Varsity Club 3-4; Senior Play. Lucile Borgert “Lucy” She studies loyally each day And that is more than some can say. Intramurals 1-2; Chorus 1-2; Operetta 1 ; Rural Students’ Club 2-4; Speech Club 2. Helen Virginia Britton Sometimes in this wide world of gloom A rose springs forth of fairest bloom. Chorus 1-2; Senior Play. William Bryan “Bill” His talents lie in field of art A nd that is where he’ll make his start. Intramurals 1-2; J-Hop Commit¬ tee; Operetta 4; Sturgensian Staff; Trojan Staff 4; Foot¬ ball 1. Richard Bucknell “Dick” Some girls’ hearts go pity-pat But he’s as gentle as a cat. J-Hop Committee; Trojan Staff 4. Martha Burt “Burtie” A good time was her usual aim I know we all would like the same. Operetta 1-3; Speech Club 4, Glee Club 1-4; Class Officer 3 ; Constantine 3 ; Choir 4. Kenneth Colbert “Whimpy” He yelled and yelled to no avail We couldn’t make the rafters quail. Cheer Leader 3-4; Operetta 3; J-Hop Committee; Senior Play Staff. 9 S E Ray Conley Schools are a good thing, so some people say But Pd give up my share of them any old day. Baseball 1-2; Football 1. Jeanette Conrad “Butch” One ' who is always happy and gay Oh, that we all could be that way. Wanda June Crane “Storky” Though small in stature as you see, She’s as peppy as can be. Band 3-4; Class Officer 3; Girl Reserves 3-4; Junior Play; Or- chestra3. Gerald Craven “Jerry” It. seems I’ll have to leave this station It’s time to start my education Band 1-4; Chorus 1-2; Baseball 1-4; Operetta 2; Intramurals 4. Lucile Creamer “Luke” Ouiet and peaceful, some folks say Oh, that they knew her quiet way. G. A. A. 2-4; Intramurals 1-4. Freda Dauber “Pete” Do you have a tevnper you can spare? She hasn’t one, even with black hair. G. A. A. 1-2; Intramurals 1-3. Lloyd Df.Ford “Barrel-head” Who knows but what someday he’ll be A tackle all the coeds see? Football 2-4; Basketball 1-2; Varsity Club 3-4; Operetta 1-4; chorus 1-4; Senior Play Staff. Vernon Donley Happy-go-lucky with no thought of school Waste little time or you’ll be a fool. Band 2-4; Hi-Y 3-4; Chorus 4; Baseball 1-4; Operetta Orches¬ tra 3-4; Glee Club 4. Dorothy Dull “Corky” If names should prove a handy tool, “Dull’s an exception to the rule. Science Club 3-4; Rural Club 1 - 2 . Virginia Edgerton “Ginger” If it’s a good time for which you pine Go up to Ginger’s house some¬ time. Band 1-4; Girl Reserves 1-4; Orchestra 3; Junior Play. I Carl Fillmore “ Slim” Pride doeth much to fall of man So let ' s escape it all we can. Chorus 4. Robert Ferrel “Bob” Don ' t you think that it ' s sublime With a personality like mine? Operetta 3-4; Choir 3-4; Debate 4; Sturgensian Staff; Junior Play; Senior Play; Trojan Staff 4; J-Hop Committee; Extempor¬ aneous Speech 4. Gerald Fisher Because the country is his home The hills and forests he does rome. F. F. A. 1-4. Jean Freeland What matter books and time that ' s spent As long as you ' re indifferent? Chorus 2; Trojan Staff 4; Op¬ eretta 2; Junior Play Staff; J- Hop Committee; Sturgensian Staff. John Freeland “ Johnie It seems he likes us so That he didn ' t want to go. Band 4; Hi-Y 1-4; Operetta 1-3; Glee Club 3-4; Varsity Club 3-4; Speech Club 3; J-Hop Commit¬ tee; Football 1-2-4; Basketball 2-4; Baseball 1-4. 1 1 R S Richard Freeman “Dick” He ' s tall and dark and hand¬ some, too. That ' s why so many hearts are blue. Class Officer 3; Sturgensian Staff; J-Hop Committee; Foot¬ ball 3-4. June Mary Gilbert “Judy” We ' ve found an all-around girl at last She ' ll never become a thing of the past. Speech Play 3 ; Junior Play; Sen¬ ior Play; Speech Club 3; Oper¬ etta 3-4; G. A. A. 2-4; Science Club 2-4; Choir 3-4; Oratorical Contest 3; Intramurals 1-4; Cheer Leader 3-4; Honor Roll. William Gonyou “Bill” Although he ' s been here but a year, He ' s gained some friends from far and near. Redford High School, Detroit; Chorus 2; R. O. T. C. 1 ; Basket¬ ball. Evangeline Goss Here ' s someone who is worth¬ while And you ' ll know her by her smile. George Grisamer “Greasy” With school I easily could part Why take such trifling things to heart? Basketball 2-3; Baseball 1-2; In¬ tramurals 1-4. Ori I Chester Hafer wonder why I have to learn Some chemistry each time I turn? James Hamilton “Jim” Sometimes he is both meek and tough Men like that are front page stuff. Football 2-4; Band 1-4; Hi-Y 3-4; Class Officer 1 ; Trojan Staff 4; Intramurals 1-2; Stur- gensian Staff; Operetta Orches¬ tra 3. Phyllis Hill “Phill” Phyllis is so very shy That is, in school—but out, oh, my! Science Club 2-4; Operetta 2; Intramurals 1-2; Chorus 1-2. Dolores Hrdina “Midge” A trait to be much admired, Pd say, When there’s nothing to laugh at, to laugh anyway. Chorus 1; Intramurals; Sturgen- sian Staff; Honor Roll. Coral Hubnf.r “Hubby” Swiftly, gayly o’er the keys She trips along with joy and ease. Operetta 1-4; Glee Club 1-4; Choir 3-4; Sextette 3-4; Orches¬ tra 3-4; Accomp. Boys’ Quar¬ tet 3; Junior Play; Senior Play Staff. Phillip Hunter “Phil” Argue, argue all the time Don’t you ever change your mind? Football 1-4; Basketball 3-4; Varsity Club 3-4. Vara Judd “Eddie” A word called personality Describes her good enough for me. Operetta 1; J-Hop Committee; Trojan Staff 4; Senior Play Staff; Honor Roll. Robert Kanouse “Bob” He grew so high he reached the sky. At least he is a lengthy guy. Baseball 1-4. E.va Keagle “Eve” Skipping school is oft a pleasure To some students it’s a treasure. John Kirkpatrick Few boys there are who leave no trace Of mischief in this revered place. r) S E N I O Anna May Krieder “Annie” As full of life, for one as she Requires lots of energy. Girl Reserves 1 ; G. A. A. 1 -4; Operetta 3-4; Glee Club 2-4; Choir 3-4; Intramurals. Harry Laws “Whitehead,” To watch him play ball is surely a joy. I say, you’ve got something there, my boy. Band 1-4; Hi-Y 1-4; Operetta 3-4; Boys’ Glee Club 3-4; Foot¬ ball 3-4; Basketball 2-4. Allan Light “Al” Books and lessons make me sore And school to me is just a bore. Football 2-4; Band 1-4; Varsity Club 3-4; J-Hop Committee; Senior Play Staff. Helen L ampe “Lampe ’ She has such manners ac place. Cfyolr ' 4; Speech Club 4; Rural Students Club 2-4; Chorus 4; Operetta 4; Trojan Staff 3. sJ Robert Large “Bob” Boys who tease are awful pests Don’t they ever need some rests? Operetta 1 ; Trojan Staff 3 ; In¬ tramurals 1-3. 13 R S Lorraine Fuller We have a singer with us now To whom some day we’ll surely bow. Speech Play 3; Junior Play; Sen¬ ior Play; Speech Club 3; Oper¬ etta 1-3; Girl Reserves 1-3; Choir 3; Glee Club 3. Elizabeth Mam roe “Betty” She always has a joke or two If serious, we wouldn’t know what to do. Girl Reserves 4; J-Hop Com¬ mittee; Sturgensian Staff; Sen¬ ior Play; Intramurals 3-4; Hon¬ or Roll. Susanna McBride “Susie” If smiles tnean a happy life This lass will never know much strife. Girl Reserves 4; Class Officer 2; J-Hop Committee; Junior Play; Choir 4; Operetta 1-4; Girls’ Sextette 3-4; Declamation Contest 2 ; Senior Play. Zelma McBride “Micky” With matrimony on the way May she enjoy each single day. Girl Reserves 1-4; Junior Play Staff; Operetta 1; Glee Club 1; J-Hop Committee; Choir 4. Mary Ann Miller The trait, good nature, is the best Luck y is one who with it is blessed. G. A. A. 2-4; Science Club 1-4; J-Hop Committee; Intramurals 1-4; Sturgensian Staff; Trojan Staff. SENIORS Frances Monroe “ Fran” Wherever laughter is to be found We’re sure that Frances is around. Operetta 4; Trojan Staff 4; Choir 4. John Morton “ Johnnie” He never causes trouble or makes the teachers sigh But he’s never called a sissy — instead , a regular guy. Football 1-4; Baseball 1-2. Ivan Myers He swats a ball with all his might In any game he’s sure to fight. Baseball 2-3; Varsity Club 3-4. Vircinia Myers “Skeet” Some girls are happy to remain In the background—though not in vain. Class Officer 1. Robert Nugent “Bob” In one thing he outrates the masses His talent to be shown out of classes. Bristol High School; Operetta 3-4; Hi-Y 3; Debate 4; Boys’ Glee Club 4; Choir 4. Dorothy Pacels One of two sisters who never part Dorothy, like Eleanor, has a good heart. Rural Students’ Club 1-4. Eleanor Pagels What do we see but a maiden fair Never without that wave in her hair. Rural Students’ Club 1-4. Harold Pagels “ Herman” A typical boy in every way It’s only out of school he likes to play. Football 2-4; Varsity Club 4; J-Hop Committee; Intramurals 1 - 2 . Juanita Palmer “Polly” Is she a senior—this girl so tiny? She looks more like a runt or rhiny. Girl Reserves 4; Chorus 1-4; Operetta 4; Intramurals 1. Grace Parker “Grade” Though she may not enjoy her work, A duty she will never shirk. Rosadelle Parker “Rosie” A personality as fine As her violin strings so divine Girl Reserves 1-3; Orchestra 3-4; Operetta Orchestra 3-4. Wilma Parker “Willie” An optimist in this world of care She knows neither worry nor despair. Science Club 2-4; Chorus 1-2; Operetta 2; Intramurals 1-2. 0 HP Edgar Paski “Pascal” So?ne day he will be hurled to fame With scientists of every name. Orchestra 3-4; Science Club 3-4; Band 1-4. Kathryn Pinney “Piney” Though “Pinney ' s from heaven” so they say, She ' s not an angel every day Speech Club 3; Speech Play 3. Fred Rahn “Fritz” Books and lessons never matter For to me they ' re idle chatter Operetta 1; Glee Club 3. Nita Jane Rex “Nedie” Her pleasantness is like a balm That has much comfort and much calm. Girl Reserves 1-4; Intramurals 1-2-4. Fred W. Robinson “Ted” Under direction of his baton Beautiful music comes thereon Class Officer 1; Band 1-4; Ass’t Conductor 3-4; Student Council 2; J-Hop Committee; Junior Play; Senior Play; Operetta Or¬ chestra 3-4; Debate 4; Honor Roll. Richard Runyan “Dick” If ' ere your heart for him is pleading Just look and you will find him reading. Football 1-4; Basketball 1-4; Varsity Club 2-4; Hi-Y 1-4; Class Officer 2; Student Council 2; J-Hop Committee; Junior Play; Trojan Staff 3; Sturgen- sian Staff; Intramurals 2-3. George Sadewasser “Sodie” Although he ' s quiet usually , He ' s really nice as he can be. F. F. A. 2-4; Junior Play Staff; Senior Play Staff. Joyce Sager “Joe-c” If no news is good news, Then what we know of her is good. Colon High School; Operetta 1; Soft Ball League 1-3. R S zie ' iii g r y—sometimes Martha Louise Sarris “Spook” Not to be vain with beauty so fair Calls for much strength and fabulous care. Operetta 1-2; Junior Play Staff; Senior Play Staff; Trojan Staff 4; Sturgensian Staff; J-Hop Committee; Chorus 1-2. LE • - Somhhnds fa for, ‘ Jr never is she real bad. r 6jan Staff 4; Operetta 1-4; Choir 4. Dorothy Shemberger “Dot” Many larks can’t sing as good Although 1 bet they wish they could. Operetta 2-4; Choir 3-4; Chorus 2-4; Treasurer, Glee Club 4; Rural Students Club 1-3-4; President, Rural Students Club 4; Brighton, Ind. 2; Sophomore Play 2. Charles Shisley “Chuck” He flays clarinet in our band. Don’t you think it’s really grand? Orchestra 3-4; Operetta Orches¬ tra 4; Band 1-4; Trojan Staff 4; J-Hop Committee; Debate 4. wmammm ill tor .r ' %. ,■ 0 ft 3s ¥T ■ f 1 91 Celia Sigler “Betty” A witty saying now and then Does much for happiness of men. G. A. A. 2-4; Girl Reserves 4; J-Hop Committee; Operetta 1 ; Trojan Staff 4. f W dSt _ Iurton Smith. r Bert” ' tkfH+k?s ' sim dfcHfoes it well He might be famous—who can teizrl Glee Club 2-4; Operetta 1-4; Choir A’ Boys Q f rtet 3-4; Troy Mary Stolebarger “Stolie” We thought and thought until late hours But couldn’t find words to suit her powers. Girl Reserves 1-4; Operetta 1-2; G. A. A. 2-4; J-Hop Committee; Junior Play; Intramurals 1-4. Maxine Studeman “Maxie” Just mention school and you will see How very -happy she can be. Band 1-3; J-Hop Committee; Speech Club 3; Operetta Orches¬ tra 3 ; Honor Roll. Dorothy Sumney “Blondie” Because she’ll soon become a wife We hope she’ll have a happy life. Operetta 3-4; R. S. Club 1-2-4; Choir 4. Guy Turner “Chappie” Is it Bob Taylor who meets our eyes Oh, no, it’s only a surprise. Band 1-4; Class Officer 3; Tro¬ jan Staff 4; Sturgensian Staff; J-Hop Committee; Intramurals 1; Senior Play. Edgar Ulrey “Ed” We look tip to hint and say, “He’s a gentlemen every day? Basketball 1-3; Baseball 2-3 ■ Glee Club 1 ; Music 1. Frieda Volpel “Fid” With school her mind not always clicks She’s busy thinking up some tricks. Girl Reserves 1-4; President, G. R. 4; Trojan Staff 3; Junior Play; Sturgensian Staff; J-Hop Committee; G. A. A. 2-4; intra¬ murals 1-3; honor roll. Grace Ellen White “Grade Allen” She hurries here and hurries there It’s hard to catch her anywhere. Science Club 2-3. Jeanne Wright “Jay” To know just what her talents be — The keyword — versatility. Operetta 3; Intramurals 1-3; Honor roll. Willetta Wright “Billie” Last but not least—the saying goes And this suits Willetta , as every- I one knows. Science Club 3-4; Choir 4; Op¬ eretta 4; Intramurals 4. John Marx “Ja ck” John FrarM+syAp Qp i a dubioi HONOR STUDENTS Senior students with the highest scholastic standings over the four year high school period are placed on the hon¬ or roll in order- of their grades. First was M. Stude- man and second was F. Rob¬ inson. Front Row: J. Gilbert, B. Mamroe, D. Hrdina, F. Volpel. Back Row: M. Studeman, F. Robinson, F. Stevenson, V. Judd. Absent: P. Griffeth, J. Wright. CANDID CAMERA (Index on page 79) SENIORS SALUTATORY To our parents, faculty, Board of Education, citizens of Sturgis, and fellow-students we extend our cordial greetings. By means of the invariable guidance of our par¬ ents and the unfaltering instruction of our most competent faculty, the honest support of the Board of Education and the citizens of our city we have ascended to the first rung of the ladder of life. Henceforth, our lives will be built upon the founda¬ tions which they have constructed. We take this moment to inform them of our sincere gratitude for all that they have done or have tried to do for us, and feel that we understand what is expected of us in the higher realms of life better than we would have if it were not for their unceas¬ ing and intelligent supervision. If we can live our lives, holding ever before us the ideals and ambi¬ tions they have exemplified, we may not be great contributions to posterity, but we will be able to carry out so far as the opportunity affords, the message of Edward Bok’s grandmother “Make you the world a bit more beautiful and better because you have been in it.” Fred W. Robinson VALEDICTORY The quotations, “There lies the port, the vessel puffs her sail” and “To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield,” from Tennyson’s poem, Ulysses, will never be forgotten by the lovers of English litera¬ ture. In this poem Tennyson tells us that Ulysses has grown old, and although he has reached a port in life where he could remain until his death, he is filled with the spirit of adventure and is eager to start out on another voyage. We too, have reached a port—a goal toward which we have been working for twelve years or more. We are about to be graduated from high school, and like Ulysses we should be ready and eager to start out on another even greater adven¬ ture—our conquest for success and prosperity. Up to this time we have had the help of our par¬ ents, teachers, and friends, without which I’m sure we couldn’t have reached this goal. Some of us will be fortunate enough to have further assistance in obtaining a more advanced education, however, to the majority of us graduation is the pause between dependence and independence. . As we start out on our voyage toward success and prosperity, we realize that there will be many hardships to overcome. However, we should have the mental strength to face adversity courageously. We are equipped with education, ambition, and high ideals which should stand any storm we may en¬ counter. This along with faith in our fellow men as well as ourselves, the ability to cooperate with others, and assiduous work should enable us to reach any port toward which we chose to sail. Of course, the work which one must do to gain success includes mores than the primal curse, “Man shall earn his bread by the sweat of his brow.” Success requires the kind of work wherein the lure of one’s ideal in life makes it possible for volition to take the place of compulsion. But after all, true satisfaction is not found in accomplishing easy tasks and doing the things that anyone can do, but in reaching a destination which is ours only through hard work and the determina¬ tion to win. As Bacon said in his Essay of Fortune “The mold of a man’s fortune is in his own hands.” It is for us to decide what use we shall make of it. Maxine Studeman 19 SENIORS CLASS HISTORY When a vivacious group of boys and girls in¬ vaded the halls of Sturgis High School in 1932, the history of the distinguished class of ’3 7 had begun. Possessing that pep common to all youngsters, the seventh graders succeeded in making the rou¬ tine of classes a bit more lively. When promoted to the eighth grade, however, they were slightly subdued. Class parties afforded fun and enjoyment each year. At the beginning of the ninth grade, Virginia Myers was elected class president, and was assisted in her duties by James Hamilton, Arthur Evers, and Fred Robinson. Miss Reusch and Mr. Borgerding were chosen to supervise the class. A scavenger hunt was held at the annual party. In the tenth grade, Richard Runyan was elected to lead the class, with the help of Harry Laws, Eunice Brouse, and Susanna McBride. Miss Wiles and Mr. Starring were appointed as sponsors. A candy and hot dog sale was held to contribute to the funds in the treasury. This year the class was well represented in music, athletics, forensics, and various other school events. In the eleventh grade Mrs. Seitz and Mr. Starring were our sponsors and we elected the following of¬ ficers. Richard Freeman, president; Guy Turner, vice-president; Francis Stevenson, treasurer; Wanda June Crane, secretary; Harry Laws, Sturgensian representative. CLASS We, the Senior Class of 193 7, of the city of Stur- gis, St. Joseph County, and State of Michigan, be¬ ing of the age of wisdom and of sound and disposing mind and memory, and not acting under undue influence, or under coercion of any person, do here¬ by make, publish and declare this to be our last Will and Testament. 1, Francile Baer, do bequeath my ability to talk in endless volumes to Gertrude Ammerman. I, Gertrude Beall, do hereby will mv heart to Harold Niles. 1, Lucile Borgert, do will and bequeath my friend¬ ly smile and manner to Esther Schafer. By sponsoring dances after basketball games, and having a baked goods sale, we enlarged our treas¬ ury considerably. A tangled, but unfolding, com¬ edy, titled, “Your Money or Your Wife,” was successfully presented as our class play, under the direction of Mr. Volpel. A colorful J-Hop de¬ picted the gayeties of a modern ballroom. The eventful senior year arrived at last, and Paul Griffeth was elected as our class president. Kathleen Kahmann, Roger Lake, and Francis Stev¬ enson were his assistants, and Mrs. Seitz and Mr. Starring were again the sponsors. The realistic senior play, “Heart Trouble,” which was capably directed by Mr. Starring, proved a notable achieve¬ ment. The ciass of 1 93 7 is conspicuous in many ways. It has an abundance of excellent scholars, athletes, orators, and musicians. With keen but friendly competition, amiable cooperation, and efficient di¬ rection of officers and sponsors, a most successful high school career was ended. But on the con¬ trary, the history of the class is really beginning, and only time will tell the indellible mark on society that follows the effective training of high school. What a miracle it would be if we could predict the real history! For who knows but what someday we’ll again meet and be able to claim a tiny spoke in the wheel of greatness. WILL 1, Helen Britton, do will my title of “best- dressed girl” to Dorothy Janca, who is already rapidly attaining that distinction. To Lillian Purdy, I, Wanda June Crane, be¬ queath my vagabond spirit. I, Lucile Creamer, do will all the trials and tribulations of my Senior year to my beloved sister, Marceil. I, Phyllis Hill, do hereby will and bequeath my shining blonde hair to Thelma Monroe—no doubt the combination will cause Raphael to turn over in his grave. I, Delores Hrdina, do leave my commercial I ability, especially, in shorthand to “Red” Kelso, who will, no doubt, appreciate and greatly benefit by this bequest. I, Coral Hubner, do, with great relief, leave my excessive height to Edith Large. I, Wanda June Crane do bequeath my vagabond spirit to Lillian Purdy, the while, singing “Home Sweet Home”. I, Jeanette Conrad do hereby will my classy long fingernails to any nail-biting, nervous Junior who might benefit by this request. I, Robert Large do bequeath my unhappy inability to get to school on time to a certain Howard Parker, trusting that he’ll enjoy many pleasant hours, as I did, in the Detention Room. We, Eva Keagle and Freda Dauber will our love of nite-life to Donald Coohon. Myself, the high and mighty Lloyd DeFord will to any unassuming Freshie the broken hearts Pve left behind. I, June Mary Gilbert leave to girls seeking popu¬ larity, my sunny personality and vibrant smile, but Pll try to keep my beloved Johnnie. I, Dorothy Dull, leave to Ruth Rhodes my high place in the rural student organization. 1, Burton Smith bequeath to Art Koehl my place in the boys’ quartette. I, Vara Judd, do bequeath my much loved seat in Candyland to Jean Gerchow. I, Kathleen Kahmann, do hereby bequeath my rich contralto voice to any Junior who desires it. I, Helen Lampe, bequeath my everlasting affec¬ tion for white-haired athletes to Lois Kirkwood. I, Elizabeth Mamroe, do bequeath my artistic ability to any struggling art student. I, Susanna McBride, do will my ability to be “true to one” to Kathryn Meisling, who has already shown great promise along this line. I, John Morton, do hereby will and bequeath to Robert Schuler my fightin gspirit in football. I, Robert Kanouse, do hereby bequeath my shy and bashful mien to Betty Hunter. I, John Kirkpatrick, do hereby leave, with deep regret, my beautiful wavy hair to How r ard Pierucki, who seems to need it at the present time. I, Roger Lake, do will and bequeath my ability to “hit the low notes” to Clifford Leestma and also my importance to the existence of school life to anyone who wants it. I, Virginia Edgerton, do hereby bequeath my deep affection for “yodelin’ cowboys” to Janet Rommel. I, Jean Freeland, do hereby will my conceit which I attempt to conceal under the guise of sophisti¬ cation to any Junior who aspires to be thus afflicted. I, Lorraine Fuller, do hereby bequeath my ex¬ quisite soprano voice to Betty Maxwell. I, Evangeline Goss, do will my speed in attain¬ ing the much sought-for diploma to Richard Hop¬ kins for obvious reasons. I, Edgar Ulrey, bequeath my love for diligent study to Harold Burke, who, by the way, might need it. To Warren Luttmann, I, Fred Robinson, be¬ queath the Harvard Scholarship I didn’t get. I, Edgar Paski, bequeath my now famous repu¬ tation in the field of Science to Richard Bass. I, Jack Marx will my artistic ability of figure drawing to Leon Kimball. We, Harold Pagels and Charles Shisley, bequeath our hunting experience to Mr. Peck, provided he bags a flying squirrel. We, Richard Runyan and Harry Laws bequeath our athletic ability to any Junior who will promise to keep the school on top. I, Lloyd Malone, do wall my love for loud plaid shirts to Arthur Knapp who already has some right classy ones. I, Ivan Myers, bequeath my baseball ability to Lewis Bowers. I, Robert Nugent, if Ferrel agrees, bequeath the seven passenger Packard I ride about in, to Vern Haack, provided he lives up to the sign on the radiator—“Men Only.” I, Guy Turner, bequeath my job as photograph editor of the Sturgensian to Tom Walton. I, Allen Light, do hereby will my big Studebaker to Mort Main provided it’s used for the same purpose for which I used it. I, George Sadewasser, bequeath my electrician- ship at school plays to Lou Moon so he will have no more speaking lines, much to everyone’s relief. I, Francis Stevenson, do will my curly hair and charming personality to Basil Grimm. I, Anna Mae Krieder, do bequeath my many interesting coiffures to Rosemary Wilson. (Continued on page 79) PROPHETIC POST NO. 1 VOL. 1_1945_PRICE $1 .25 STUDEMAN WINS BY LANDSLIDE HIGH FLYER HURT Co-pilot and radio operator, Wil¬ bur Gonyou, to Admiral Richard Freeman, was seriously injured while contacting ' the propellor of their noto-giro-plane which was to start them in their epoch making flight across the St. Joseph River. Ad¬ miral Freeman refuses to get anoth¬ er man and will postpone the jour¬ ney till co-pilot Gonyou has recov¬ ered. EXPLORER RETURNS Miss Joyce Sager, famed explor¬ er, has just returned from Africa with an entirely new specimen of gorilla called Vernonlius Donleyus. Frank Buck calls Joyce “Bring ’em back alive ... or dead . . . Sager. SEEN AND HEARD Long in need of a cheer coach in the local schools, Mr. Gerald Crav¬ en, member of school board, has just put forth his efforts to acquire the renowed “Nine-Rah” Colbert to fill such a position. Under his teaching, yell leaders will develope appealing voices and smoother ryhthm. We understand that Mr. Richard Bucknell, local hardware magnate, devotes his spare moments to writ¬ ing a first rate gossip column, en¬ titled “Buckshot,” for the Wasepi Weekly. The prominent “Flying Minister” of the Mid-West, Arthur Evers Jr., has just completed a tour of the Southwestern states and has return¬ ed to this vicinity to take part in the services to be held in Howe School chapel next Sunday. William J. Bryan, local artist, has just been engaged by the local groc¬ ers to paint the prices of meats and groceries on the various store win¬ dows. Miss Grace Ellen White, nurse of St. Joseph County, was unable to make her report last evening because of a severe attack of the mumps. RADIO NOTES Bob Ferrel, ’3 7, has just complet¬ ed his greatest fete in radio an¬ nouncing. He had his big chance this year at the Kentucky Derby where he stuttered the big event of the day to a capacity crowd. It has just been reported that the one and only Carl Fillmore, blond menace of the guitar strings, is playing cowboy ditties for the mod¬ ern rich who hang out at a certain dude ranch. The prominent singer called the “Mystery Girl” has just announced her engagement to the playboy and polo star of this season in New York, Gerald Fisher. Mr. James Phillip Hamilton has jus: been hooked up to the “Wake Up and Live” girl of radio center. He recently won Sit-Down-and- Sleep Marathon which has been sweeping the modern business world. Rosadelle Parker, radio’s newest sensation, made her debut on station B-U-M-B-L-E before a studio audi¬ ence of 1,000. She played the diffi¬ cult composition “The Bee” on her violin. Next Monday night at 8 o’clock the world famous lecturer, Wilma Parker, will give a short talk on one of her favorite subjects, “Fish and How to Fry Them.” STAGE AND SCREEN Flash! Miss Fifi O’Flvnn, act¬ ress and formerly Virginia Myers of the States, is the latest French im¬ portation to arrive in New York. After acquiring a beautiful French accent she will have to lose it to appear in the stage production, “Pink Elephants.” We have just received word from our Hollywood correspondent that Miss Jeanne Wright has received a shiny new contract from Jack Ben¬ ny. So she’s the gal that writes those gags? ? Miss Maxine Studeman has just been elected president of these Unit¬ ed States by an overwhelming ma¬ jority. In a statement which she made, after hearing of her success, she said, “I shall endeavor to help the school children of my country. All morning school classes will be postponed until 12:00 noon with two hours lunch period at noon. In the afternoon there will be a two hour recess, during which all the teach¬ ers will be locked up and ice cream and cake will be served to all the pupils.” Miss Studeman has selected for her Secretary of the Interior Celia Sigler, famous cooking expert. HUNTER CRASHES THRU The Honorable Phillip Hunter has been overwhelmingly reelected as representative to Congress from this district. In his past term he became prominent because of his prolonged discussions and extensive arguments. MYSTERY SOLVED Juanita Palmer, the little Stenog of the “Fawn River Fizz,” a local newspaper, has finally dug up the guilty worm and solved the fam¬ ous “Who Killed Cock Robin” mys¬ tery. Charlie Chan has offered her a position in his great staff of “mys¬ tery solving stooges.” GOSSIP Nita Jane Rex, that comely little lass we knew in school, has inherit¬ ed a sum of money from her great grandfather and has purchased a plantation down South where she raises “Cane.” Grace Parker who recently heard the words “I pronounce you man and wife” is now happily living in a rose covered cottage by the sea and is a mpdel “hausfrau.” PROPHETIC CHURCH NEWS In the green glades of Sherman Township, we happened upon a country church service held in a neat little building. From the open windows flowed forth kind and tender words of a meek, quiet man. We thought we knew the voice, but were not sure until we read on the door, “Rev. Myron Kieth Ballard, Pastor.” GOSSIP Kathryn Pinney, famous Home Economics Instructor and chief dem¬ onstrator of the Young Brides’ Cooking Class, has just completed a prize winning book entitled, “Why Husbands Leave Home.” Dorothy and Eleanor Pagels have gone into partnership and opened the “Pagels’ Patchup Parlor,” a pleasant beauty shop where tired women give themselves up to Elean¬ or’s soothing hands and Dorothy’s flashing smile and dimples. Dorothy Shemberger and Doro¬ thy Sumney have just established a dairy farm on the outskirts of Manns Corners. They call it the Dorothy Farm. Every cow is a blond and they are all called Dorothy. (Kinda’ “dotty”, don’t cha think? Or don’t cha?) FLASH! Isabelle Schult, hailed by those who know her as another Mae West, has just brought with her to Holly¬ wood the famous beauty specialist, Mary Stolebarger. Critics are praising Zelma Mc¬ Bride, who is creating a furor in New York City. She is modeling in an exclusive gown shop on Fifth Avenue and take it from one who knows, she has that certain some¬ thing. New York has gone “ga-ga” over its newest comedy star, Frances Mon¬ roe. She was a sensation in her portrayal of “Gushy Gago” in “Spilled Milk.” SPORT NEWS The Conley-Donley combination is making history with the Fawn River All-Star baseball team. Ray is starring on the mound while Ver¬ non is taking the role of slugging outfielder. Although Don Blanchard turned down an offer from Hollywood to play professional football with the Chicago Bears, he intends to take up the afore named offer within a few years if he doesn’t become too battered and bruised. Paul Griffeth has just been made head coach of indoor soccer at Vas- sar College for Women. It is re¬ ported to be a game of knock-down, drag-out for the girls who want to get at him . . . woo-woo! GRISAMER TO TELL ’EM OFF Graduation time is again upon us and the seniors of the class of 1950 have selected for their commence¬ ment speaker Professor George Gris- amer of Death Valley Mining School. Superintendent, Miss Frie¬ da Volpel, will present the diplomas. Adventism 23 POST FEMININE FANFARE Telegram: Dear Mom: Just accepted a po¬ sition as catcher with the Boston Brown Beans stop Salary satisfac¬ tory stop Look for me behind the home plate of the Boston Brown Beans in the rotogravure section of the Boston Blatter. (Signed) Mary Ann Miller Miss Willetta Wright is now re¬ siding in Detroit, where she has a valuable position as office manager in the Dearborn Ford Factory. Vara Judd Betty Mamroe Dolores Hrdina Paul Griffeth SENIORS Back Row: W. Blain, D. Blanchard, R. Ferrell, F. Robinson, G. Turner. Front Row: H. Britton, J. M. Gilbert, S. McBride, B. Mamroe, L. Fuller. SENIOR PLAY “Heart Trouble,” a popular play written by Howard Chenery was chos¬ en for the Senior Play and presented under the direction of Robert Star¬ ring. As a climax for the play, Fred Mor¬ rison, who is continually being picked on by his wife, “blows-up” and changes from a “hen-pecked” hus¬ band to a real man. Action of the play centered around the Morrison family, a typical domes¬ tic American family. Mrs. Morrison, with high ambitions for her older daughter, Laura, in the social world, is blind to the rest of the family’s needs. She becomes delight¬ ed at Laura’s sudden change of heart from Tommy Caler to the Conrad Ty¬ ler, a golf professional. Tommy, on the other hand, turns his attentions to Patricia, the younger sis¬ ter, finally making Laura realize what a “louse” Mr. Tyler is. I he supporting characters aided greatly to enlighten the action and comedy of the production. The complete cast is as follows: Mrs. Morrison Fred Morrison Junior Morrison Patricia Morrison Laura Morrison Mr. Tyler Lenore Appleby Jethro Appleby Tommy Coler Mrs. Tyler Betty Mamroe Robert Ferrel William Blain Susanna McBride June Mary Gilbert Guy Turner Helen Britton Fred Robinson Donald Blanchard Lorraine Fuller - 24 I J HOP € 36 The beautifully decorated gymnas¬ ium was the scene of the annual J-BIop on May 21. It will remain in our memories as one of the largest and most delightful parties in recent years. The scheme of decorations was dis¬ tinctly modernistic with a dark blue ceiling of crepe paper streamers, while suspended from the ceiling a huge crystal hall twinkled and shone as lights played on it. The walls were lined with silhouettes of dancing fig¬ ures done in silver and black. Jars of ferns and fresh greenery added a springtime touch. The music for the occasion was fur¬ nished by George King and his band of nine pieces, from Elkhart. The grand march was led by Richard Free¬ man, president of the Junior class and Miss Vara Judd, and by Robert Brum¬ baugh, president of the Senior class, and Miss Theoda Stoeckle. Mrs. E. C. Seitz and Mr. Robert Starring of the faculty, who were the class sponsors and advisors for the evening, super¬ vised the very clever arrangements that made this social event outstand¬ ing. The modernistic mode was carried out in the design for the programs. Dainty handkerchiefs were favors for the girls. A few of those who worked with the sponsors were the Junior President, Richard Freeman, William Bryan, Chairman of the decorating commit¬ tee with Susanna McBride, Zelma Mc¬ Bride, Betty Mamroe, John Morton, and Kenneth Colbert as assistants; Kathleen Kahmann, Martha Sarris and Vara Judd, programs and fav¬ ors; Coral Hubner, chairman of re¬ freshment committee; and June Mary Gilbert, chairman of the ticket com¬ mittee. 25 s J u N I O R S Front : D. Schmidt, R. Kribs, C. Leestma. Back: R. Newman, K. Jones. ises to be one of the best ever staged in our gym. The Juniors of 1937 are an active and energetic class. We have set as our goal a trip in our Senior year, and our sponsors have co-operated fully in helping accomplish many things towards this goal. Some of the many activities undertaken during the year were the selling of candy at basketball games, dances after the games, and the presentation of a most s entertaining Junior Play. Our class •C Jlas supplied the school and the ath letic field with good material in the £ ast and hopes to do its best in bring- the ?ar. An school example highest honors next of the initiative T md energetic co-operation of our class ' JVill he the annual J-Hop, which prom- ‘Well, I a long way . Jones (Louie) this marriage is Don’t think Im against it, Miss reaux—it’s just that Wilbur glifford) doesn’t strike me as latrimonial material yet.” (Mrs. Jones (Bernice) “That’s at my father said about you, enry—at least that’s what he eant. 1 can’t bear to remember exact words lie used.” At this time we wish to thank the sponsors, Mrs. Perry, whose leaving we regret, our new sponsors, Mrs. Loeffler and Miss Brokaw, and our old standby, Mr. Grim. Without their help, we could not have accomplished our aims to such a degree of satisfac¬ tion. We look forward to a busy but hap¬ py years as Seniors in Sturgis High School. The officers of the class are: President.David Schmidt Vice-President.Richard Kribs Secretary.Rita Newman Treasurer.Kathryn Jones Sturgensian Rep.. . .Clifford Leestma S. U. Rep.. . Helen Hines, David Dillon v •Q-.K s- • r si . GIRLS IRLS s, M. Smith, G. Aimnerman, Front Row: F. Magnus, M. Darr, M. Michael, D. Janca, B. Hunter, T. Monroe, R. Newman, B. Holtz. Second Row: H. Fuller, D. Weiderman, L. Raud- man, M. Brouse, S. Wuerfel, E. Large, I. Jelli- son, M. Creamer, A. Reeg, J. Rippey, G. Good. Third Row ' : L. Purdy, P. Guest, J. Weir, E. Thom¬ as, R. Wilson, B Maxwell, H. Hines, F. Ulrich, L. Kirkwood, M. Kelso, M. Hopping, E. Car¬ ver, J. Borgert, E. Cook. Fourth Row: N. Prestidge, A. Hartman, K. Jones, B. Newman, N. Sweet, B. Hill, E. Rawlings, E. Schafer, L. Hern, M. Brownell, M. Weirich, V. VandeVanter, V. Fisher. Absent: M. Blasius, P. Guest, N. Johnsonbaugh. Fourth Row: H. Parker, R. Kribs, B. Grimm, E. Blaine, R. Robinson, H. Burke, A. Kline, G. Nighswander, R. Houser, ' D. Miller. Second Row: H. Walters, A. Kline, D. Hjort, R. Kline, R. Bass, C. Kinzler, F. Royer, W. Lutt- mann, M. Persing, K. Gunthorpe, J. Marks. Third Row: L. Moon, K. Yoder, V. Richardson, A. bard, R. Fry, B. Gerchow, C. Meese, L. Bower, Slingerland, N. Pappas, S. Donaldson, R. Hib- L. Kimball, C. Leestma, P. Parham. Fourth Row: R. Hopkins, M. Holtz, D. Schmidt, H. Pierucki, L. Christensen, E. Baird, V. Haaclf . M. Main, S. Wood, D. Kane, D. Norton, Bowman, W. Frohriep, D. Dillon. Absent: A Frohriep, N. King, J. Mitchell, R. Schu er, T. Walton, Id. Fisk: SOPHOMORES Front Row : C. Aikin, M. Griffeth, B. Spencer Back Row : R. Deilil, J. Kerchner Edith Taggart, Pat Hamilton, Anna Light, Barbara Pettijolm and Barbara Fenner. The Sophomore class with others of this high school have entered en¬ thusiastically into the new student un¬ ion plan, offering a better opportunity for everyone to attend all the school activities. We think that we are fortunate to have such tine teachers and coopera¬ tive students, and we look forward eagerly to the remaining years of our high school career. Our class officers are: President.Jim Kerclmer Vice President.Mary Griffeth Secretary.Caroline Aiken Treasurer.Roy Deihl Sturgensian Rep.. . Barbara Spencer Student Union Rep.Betty Yancy, Bill Hagerman Under the sponsorship 1 Miss comer and Mr. Loefflei the Sopho¬ more ( ' lass of 1937 reorganized itself early last fall, electing officers and making plans for the year. One of our achievements for this year was the Sophomore Prom, which was very unusual in that it was a hard time party. Every one was compelled to wear old clothes or they were not admitted. The stage, decorated as an alley, offered a very colorful setting for the many fanciful costumes. The music was furnished by the Mendon string orchestra and contributed much to the atmosphere of the occasion. Punch was served by the refreshment committee, consisting of Mary Grif¬ feth, Vera Life, Barbara Spencer, and Katherine Miesling. Those on the decoration committee were Joyce Clark, Betty Butler, Caroline Aiken, e s One of Miss Evans’ busy Latin classes whiling away the time. Front Row: M. Griffeth, K. Meisling, R. Ely, M. Pappas, M. Rawles, R. Hire, E. Parker J. £la L. Cole, J. Grey, D. Maybee, B. BalchvJ] Bashore, B. Butler, B. Yancey. Second Row ' : C. Aiken, E. Kram RcffXfel, Spangenberg, M. Burns, A. Light, m. EHeelanc P. Hamilton, J. Neyeell, J. Rommel, B. Fenner. E. Taggart; M. Chapman, H. Bauman. Third Row ' : D. Noel, J. Gerchow, E. Rickett K. Kraushaur, G. Craven, T. Schuler, R. Becker, S. Christensen, B. Wheeler, D. Weirick, R. Steffee, C. Mercer, W. Meyers, R. Rhode, C. Kirkpatrick, B. Wagner, A. Blasius, M. Steven¬ son, K. Sturgis, N. Kroll. Fourth Row: H. Davis, M. Wolf, H. Taylor, B. Spencer, M. Gibson, L. Bird, N. Farr, R. Mush, L. Johnsonbaugh, M. Confer, B. Schroeder, T. Stetson, B. Pettijohn, M. Keller, F. Wall, B. Whitsel, M. Pierson. Absent: K. Happel, V. Life, L. Whitsel. BOYS Row: D. Keyes, A. Jackson, F. Parker, W. 9 Nichols, L. Snook, W. Wise, V. Ankney, R. Deihl, R. Fry, D.Will,R. Dull, J. Houts,N.Kane. ( cond Row: A. Koehl, R. Driver, B. Hill, C. Sim¬ mers, R. Sanderson, H. Mitchell, D. Lempe, G. Bonfiglio, L. Ginther, R. Loetz. Third Row: W. Young, W. Hagerman, C. Pagels, C. Pagels, C. Miller, D. Falkenstein, W. Bryie, R. Blodgett, S. Kaufman, R. Ginther, W. Schul¬ er, D.Wolf, J. Hagerman, E.Wright, C. Hagen. Fourth Row: G. Gonyou, W. Wyer, R. Monroe, C. Kulpinski, W. Fisher, G. Keasey, D. Coo- hon, G. Rediker, R. Hubler, R. Bachman, B. Brouse, R. Davis, L. Ely, E. Stoll, H. Niles, E. Wheeler, D. Strong, W. Ginther. Fifth Row ' : J. Kerchner, W. Miller, J. Lowe, W. Steinke, P. Yoder, K. Yoder, E. Hyde, E. Hol- libaugh, A. Knapp, E. Luedders, E. Shirley, H. Van Pelt, W. West, D. Tracy, C. De Rose, L. Johnsonbaugh, E. Painter, R. Merchant. Absent: L. Brothers, F. Knight, W. Reed, F. Rum- baugh R. Shirley. FRESHMEN Front: M. Gilliams, J. Stoeckle, B. Griffeth Back : J. Fair When the bell rang for school to re¬ open after a grand summer vacation, me hundred and fifty-five students mswered the call as Freshmen. We have as much variety in the class as one could wish for. We have the tall and short, fat and thin, dark and fair. Also we cannot help boasting about our unusual record—five sets of twins who have been with our class since the seventh grade, namely: Jean and June Cone, John and Janet Stoeckle, Cleon and Leon Frye, Albert and Alberta Krueger, Eugene and Eugenie Ko- lossa. We have had more fun as a class this year than ever before and hope to e d have as much through the coming years; class parties, class reunions, class plays and all the other pleasures which come with high school days. Our sponsors are Miss Brokaw and Mr. Brown, to whom we owe much for our class harmony and spirit. We shall always remember them with the kindest thoughts. CLASS OFFICERS President.John Fair Vice President.Janet Stoeckle Secretary.Barbara Griffith Treasurer.Janet VanDyke Sturgensian Rep.Marian Gilliams S. U. Rep.Patrician Gilbert The 3:55 bustle in the 9th grade home room. GIRLS Front Row: F. West, A. Krueger, V. Feikert, N. Pitcher, P. Raley, G. Smith, L. Weiderman, A. M. White, J. Davidson, A. Gest, V. Christensen, D. Good. Second Row: E. Taylor, E. Jones, M. Gilhams, M. Namey, P. Gilbert, B. Fuller, C. Smith, E. Bor- gert, A. Balk, R. Molter, F. Easterly, G. Palm¬ er, B. Purdy, J. Blasius. Third Row: E. Oldenburg, A. Light, L. Mann, W. Frays, L. Happel, J. Cone, L. Jones, E. Scheetz, M. Newman, A. Tompkins, E. Kolassa, J. Stoeckle, J. Hubner. Four th Row: M. Bonfiglio, J. Ware, M. Hartman, E. Colbert, B. Prestidge, W. Good, G. Newman, B. Schroder, J. Cone, R. Drake, H. Kulpinski, A. Britton, E. Merryman, D. Sabin, C. Sling- erland, D. Merchant, T. Skinner. Back Row: M. MacPherson, M. Losinski, B. Dob- berteen, L. Gessinger, M. Ulmer, J. Baer, J. Hecht, B. Griffeth, N. Grimm, R. Laws, M. Marx, J. Van Dyke, P. Moon, W. Aldrich, A. Dennison, M. Blodgett, J. Mast. BOYS Front Row: K. Brownell, R. Wagner, D. Rifen- burg, D. Tozer, J. Lockwood, D. Wyer, C. Large, E. Eldridge, B. Adams, D. Corwin, E. Harmon, L. Harris, L. Frye. Second Row: W. Hart, J. Rose, V. Hepner, J. Kline, W. McKale, E. Kolassa, C. Frye, J. Misner, J. McDonald, M. Pickels, K. Shem- berger, E. Bashore, F. Brumbaugh, C. Ringler. Third Row: A. Arver, F. Frays, L. Myers, J. Royer, G. Reeg, P. Edgington, L. Brouse, R. Weirick, J. Vogt, R. Bostetter, J. Dobberteen, J. Fair, K. Parker, J. Stoeckle, D. Walton. Fourth Row: A. Woodward, L. Post, B. Mecklen¬ burg, D. Luttman, A. Krueger, S. Butz, N. Caywood, E. Hagen, R. Blossom, K. Steffee, R. Wilhelm, B. Hudson, K. Gunthorpe, A. Arklie, T. Roberts. Back Row: J. Jones, F. Woods, H. Gage, R. Donley, , R. Scheetz, R. Eckert, R. Winer, R. Taylor, J. Johns, C. Scupholm, D. Wittenberg, R. Un- terkircher, W. Koehl, W. McLaughlin. vv- EIGHTH GRADE Front: B. Baker, J. Smiley. Back : L. Spencer, E. Richmond, A. Wheat. The eighth grade this year is com¬ posed of about 125 members. Aided by our sponsors, Mr. Bainter and Mr. Stutzman, we completed a very suc¬ cessful year. Our class party was a very fine affair at which dancing and other rec¬ reations were held. This was enjoyed by everyone. Our class has been exceedingly ac¬ tive in school affairs. Many of the students have joined the Junior High School Band, and have entered great ranks of industrious work, which have not been in vain. Others have follow¬ ed in the footsteps of our high school athletes, striving to win honors for Sturgis High School. Some of the members of the eighth grade also took part in an assembly which was given by the Science Club. Our officers for the year were: President.Betty Baker Vice President.Jim Smiley Secretary.Allen Wheat Treasurer.Laura Spencer Sturgensian Rep.. . Eugene Richmond Student Union.Myles Kruger One of the eighth grade sesion rooms— Students furiously at work. i 32 1! y l r S-AfJ GIRLS Front Row: C. Watson, H. Zeni, E. Froh, V. Rich¬ mond, D. Miller, F. Bashore, M. Sutton, B. Craven, E. Brown, M. Hill, L. Spencer. Row Two: N. Adams, K. Darby, L. Flowers, W. Miller, J. Pretznow, J. Christensen, N. Gun- thorpe, E. Gage, B. Reed, H. Mecklenberg, J. Wills, E. McKinstry. Row Three: V. Bupp, B. Snook, M. Weaver, J. Collins, A. Namey, D. Painter, M. Jones, J. Eberhard, M. F. Graff, S. Hubner, J. Heckle- man, V. Hills, J. Michael. Back Row: B. Jorn, J. Sheeler, B. Van Zile, D. Coo- hon, M. Hahn, O. Williams, F. Brouse, W. Ka- nouse, F. Newman, V. Jacobs, B. Baker, J. Web¬ ber, V. Hudson, M. Bell, C. Pierucki. Absent: A. Baker, G. Behnke, J. Blodgett, D. Bow¬ man, G. Large, V. McLaughlin, V. Nusbaum, Ida Reichard, B. Sweet. BOYS Front Row: W. Burke, D. Morse, H. Frye, D. Fair, R. Knox, J. Freeland, A. Wheat, J. Smiley, J. Hoenecke, J. Doyle, W. Schuster, L. Haskins, V. Howk, G. Allen, C. Nighswander, M. Stettler, L. Krieder, J. Rider, H. Persing, A. Via, B. White, R. Covey, R. Collins, R. Sarris, M. Kreuger, D. Palmer, C. Wheeler, L. Graves, G. Ecker. Row Three: L. Dellinger, D. Griffith, W. Brown, W. Griffith, P. Kraushaur, B. Kauffman, P. Unger, J. Frazier, A. Murray, R. Bryan, C. Holtz, V. Bartold, H. Pierucki, P. Pickels. Back Row: A. Moss, N. Hart, W. Beckwith, R. Parham, J. Blossom, E. Richmond, J. Rogers, C. Molter, B. Kelso, R. Rivers. Absent: F. McBride, D. Morse, K. Peterson, M. Sumney, E. Weaver, H. Wells, C. Snyder. SEVENTH GRADE Front Row : M. Wood, M. Bostetter. Back Rows N. Paris, R. Weir, A. Chestnut. e 0 In the fall of 1938, 127 rather con¬ fused seventh graders entered Junior High School. For a while they spent most of their time becoming used to the different ways of doing things, of meeting new teachers, and finding the various class rooms. During the winter months the Stud¬ ent Union organization gave the Jun¬ ior High a party in which the stud¬ ents could choose their own entertain¬ ment. There was dancing in the band room, and, for those who did not care to dance, there were games, with Seventh grade session room of Miss Wakeman. prizes for the winners, held in the Alumni Room and on the gym floor. Punch was served for refreshments. The “Runts” of 1936-37 have had a very successful first year in high school under the guidance of the fol¬ lowing officers: President.Marian Woods Vice President.Martin Bostetter Secretary.... .Dick Wyer Treasurer.Norma Paris S. U. Rep.Fred Middlestaclt Sturgensian Rep.Ann Chestnut GIRLS Front Row: R. Sites, V. Robison, H. Sites, J. Schmidt, B. Bonfiglio, J. Fenner, A. Chestnut, J. Walton, C. Keller, L. Floenecke. Sixond Row: E. Bower, V. Chrystler, W. May, M. Mecklenburg; G. Pappas, N. Paris, B. Pickels, P. Wheeler, B. Weirick, J. King, E. Harker, L. Carter, B. Ritter. Third Row: P. Souerwine, J. Sieg, E. Mishler, B. Keeslar, V. Rifenburg, E. Hecht, R. Tappero, M. Fritz, M. Hudson, H. Mecklenburg, D. Prestidge, J. Prestidge. Back Row: H. Van Zile, L. Gibson, P. Main, G. G. Dresser, H. Prestidge, A. Altimus, C. Baker, D. Eberhard, M. Grisamer, E. Dunwiddie, P. Kelle r, W. Steinke, P. Scupholm, E. Stevens, R. Covey, R. Gerardo, J. Lockwood, E. Kelley. Absent: M. Commenator, J. Van Nuys. BOYS Front Row: D. Smith, D. Kahmann, R. Nusbaum, H. Hudson, E. Ripple, F. Purdy, A. West, W. G. Swallcy, C. Shirley, G. Shears, C. Hudson. Zeeb, R. Rosine, G. Hull, D. Bowers, F. Ecker, Second Row: L. Stetler, J. Houck, M. Wood, W. Walter, J. Marx, R. Bietz, D. Gage, T. Persing, D. Fritz, R. Bryie, R. Large, D. Krueger, R. Palmer, R. Hire, R. Conley, T. Makyes. Third Row: B. Schuler, J. Yancey, E. Schmidt, W. Harker, F. Middlestadt, G. Petschulat, W. Carl, L. Wolverton, V. Recg, W. Mingus, R. Leestma, H. Magnus, D. Mast, D. Eberhard, A. Hafer, H. Loetz, V. Hambright. Back Row r : G. Wagoner, J. Slack, C. Marshall, D. Weir, L. Bothamly, R. King, W. White, A. Mitchell; L. Smith, H. Vroman, K. Peterson, T. Kane, M. Bostetter, E. Wagoner, G. Ger- chow, E. Ankney, W. Rawlings, J. Quirin, S. Persing Absent: T. Kane, B. McLaughlin, P. Kraushaw. I L SOPHOMORE RAGTIME DANCE The Sophomores sponsored a Stud¬ ent Union Party instead of having a formal as last year. The ragtime spirit was carried out in every detail of decoration and cos¬ tume. The stage depicted a typical slum alley with a street light, against which leaned a stuffed figure in old clothes. Old tin cans strung out over the dance floor completed the decora¬ tions. Music was furnished by Mil¬ lers’ Orchestra from Mendon, which was in keeping with the atmosphere. A square dance provided a rollicking ten minutes for the participants, along with several circles. Everyone had thrown away his dignity with his good clothes and had a grand time which was over all too soon. JUNIOR PLAY The Junior class presented “Jone- decent performances. However, her sy”, a three act comedy by Anne Mor- real identity is made known and she is rison in the High School Gym, April gladly accepted into the Jones’ liouse- 16tli. The play was very capably di- hold. Mr. Jones is released from jail rected by Mr. Yolpel. The comedy and the play closes with everyone in was characterized by a well picked a happy mood, cast, an elaborate stage setting, and CAST OF CHARACTERS an excellent performance. “Jonesy” Anne Jones.Helen Hines centers around the troubles of Wilbur Mildred Ellis.Esther Schafer Jones, nicknamed Jonesy, who is just Mrs. Henry Jones.Bernice Holtz home from college. He loses a lot of A Plumber.Bob Robinson money gambling, sells the family car Another Plumber. .Warren Luttmann to pay the debt, but his father finds it Henry Jones.Louie Moon out before his rich college chum lias Wilbur Jones.Clifford Leestma a chance to get the money from his Billy Morgan.Harold Burke ‘ ‘ old man. ’ ’ Mr. Jones is jailed for as- Katie.Irene Jellison saulting the new owner of the car. Diana Devereaux. .. Elizabeth Carver Meanwhile, “ Jonesy” takes an inter- Stanley Jackson.Dale Hjort est in an actress, who is shunned by Mr. Silverburg.Sam Donaldson the whole family because of her in- A policeman.Lewis Bower SOPHOMORE PROM ‘36 For this dance, called “An Old tered silver and gold colored stars. A Southern Custom,” the spirit of a final touch was added to the southern southern plantation was cleverly de- atmosphere with miniature darkies picted. Across the front of the gym given to the guests as favors. Louis stretched a white picket fence with its Heist and his eight piece orchestra archways covered with gayly colored from Elkhart, Indiana, furnished the crepe paper flowers. Overhead glit- music. 37 W H O ? S W H A Beautifulest,.Rosadelle Parker—H. Laws Brawniest.Jim Hamilton—Betty Mamroe Smartest.Maxine Stndeman—Fred Robinson Baslifnlest.Lucile Creamer—Don Blanchard Reservest.Helen Britton—Mike Ballard Attractivest.Martha Sarris—Art Evers Haughtiest.Coral Hnbner—Roger Lake Wittiest.Bob Ferrel-—Lorraine Fuller Sleepiest.Helen Lampe—R. Large Snappiest.Mary Ann Miller—Bill Blain Moodiest.Jean Freeland—Allen Light Agreeablest.Martha Burt—Dick Freeman Ablest.Frieda Yolpel—Paul Griffeth Absentest.Nita Jane Rex—Jack Marx Boldest.Lloyd DeFord—Zelma McBride Fussiest.Gertrude Beal—Dick Bucknell Loudest.Phil Hunter—Susanna McBride Front Row: N. Pappas, H. Pagels, A. Light, JPT illon, P. Griffeth, L. DeFord, R. Freeman, A. Evers, R. Lake, Q Runy an, P. Hunter. Back Row: Coach Miller, J. Morton, D. Blanchard, C. DeRose, M. Ballard, D. Schmidt, J. Hamilton, H. Laws, R. Hopkins, Mgr. Moon, Assbtant Coach Faunce. VARSITY FOOTBALL Richard Runyan Quarterback—Senior “Dick”, a lineman last year, was shifted to quarterback where he play¬ ed a fine game both offensively and de¬ fensively, and could be depended upon constantly. “Dick” is a senior and was given honorable mention on the All-Conference team. Roger Lake Halfback-—Senior Completing three years of varsity football, in which he played three posi¬ tions with equal skill, Roger was very valuable to the squad this year and was given honorable mention on the All-Conference team. I UL Oriffeth — s Gvmrd—Senior (Captain) Paul was elected honorary captain in view of his fine leadership during the year. A powerful player at all times, he was the only Trojan to make the All-Southwestern-Michigan first team in addition to the All-Conference. Donald Blanchard Guard—Senior Don was one of the most dependable boys on the team, a fine blocker and defensive player. He repeatedly broke through his opposition and stop¬ ped plays before they had started. He was named on the All-Conference first team. J aSL 5 u • - o- M tt tb U I (LA SL LsO J jv CCft- Armistice Day battle with Coldwater Lloyd Deford Tackle—Senior Lloyd, although he started the sea¬ son late, gained the first team and played a consistently good game. He was given honorable mention on the All-Conference squad. Harry Laws Fullback—Senior Harry divided the fullback duties with Morton this year. He was very good at picking the holes in the line and was a fine defensive man. Harry is a senior and will not be back next year. Phillip Hunter End—Senior The defensive work of Phil was par¬ ticularly outstanding. He turned end plays into the tackles on numerous oc¬ casions and could always be depended upon for a good game. Allen Light Center—Senior Despite his weight handicap, A1 played a great game at center through¬ out the season. He backed up the line and was always there to stop any plays that came his way. (Please turn to page 76) 1936 Football Scores Sturgis 18 . . . . . . . . St. Augustine 0 Sturgis 0 . ... . Albion 13 Sturgis 6 . . . . . Elkhart 20 Sturgis 22 .... . . . . Three Rivers 0 Sturgis 14 . . . . .Adrian 6 Sturgis 20 .... . Coldwater 0 Sturgis 19 . . . . . Hillsdale 0 — — Sturgis 13 . . . . . Marshall 20 Totals 112 59 Twin-Valley Standings Town Won Lost Pet. Albion . .5 0 1.000 Marshall .. . .4 1 .800 Sturgis .... .3 2 .600 Coldwater . . o Q o .400 Hillsdale . . . . 1 4 .200 Adrian. .0 5 .000 — Front Row: A. Evers, D. Dillon, R. Lake, M. Ballard, P. Griffeth, t WP ruck L l. Laws. Back Row: Coach R. Miller, P. Hunter, R. Hopkins, D. Schmidt, V. Richardson, R, J un yam Mgr. L. Moon. j VARSITY BASKETBALL-4 1 . V Winning both Twin Valley and Dis¬ trict Championships, the Sturgis High School basketball team maintained an enviable record throughout the 1936- 37 season, finishing with sixteen vic¬ tories and but two defeats. Opening the year with a 27 to 18 victory over Hillsdale, the team show¬ ed that it would probably be one of the teams figuring in the champion¬ ship race. The next four games with Adrian, Lakeview, Coldwater, and Three Rivers gave very little trouble to the fast moving Trojans. The next game here with Marshall gave the team its only conference season defeat when the Redskins emerged the vic¬ tors by a 28 to 21 score. The remaind¬ er of the regular season, however, showed the Trojans constantly im¬ proving and the extent of this im¬ provement was quite evident in the win over Coldwater by a score of 40 to 19 after Coldwater had defeated Marshall. After winning from Three Rivers, Sturgis again faced Marshall in the game which was to decide the championship. The Trojans took the lead early in the game and held it for the duration, resulting in a 37 to 28 victory. The last game with Albion was taken as a matter of course and the score was, Sturgis 22, Albion 13. The District Championship was won when Sturgis defeated Three Rivers 39 to 15 and Dowagiac, the Big Five conference champions, 38 to 28. These results gave the Trojans a good chance in the regionals and their first encount¬ er was successful when they downed Hastings, 36 to 23, but, in the next contest the second defeat of the sea¬ son was suffered when St. Joseph won from Sturgis by a score of 30 to 26. “Dave” Dillon led the individual scoring with 170 points, “Mike” Bal¬ lard, three times all conference selec¬ tion, was runnerup with 133, and Laws scored 116 for third place. The team scored a total of 634 points for the season as against 394 for their op¬ ponents. Season Record—Varsity Basketball 1936-37 Sturgis 27 . . . . . Hillsdale 18 Sturgis 31 Sturgis 23 .... .Adrian 15 Sturgis 49 Sturgis 57 .... .Lakeview 19 Sturgis 40 Sturgis 27 .... . Coldwater 23 Sturgis 39 Sturgis 35 .... . . . . Three Rivers 23 Sturgis 37 Sturgis 21 .... . Marshall 28 Sturgis 92 Sturgis 32 .... . Albion 16 Won Sturgis 55 .... .Lakeview 27 16 Percent .889 © 0 Tournaments District Touraments Sturgis 39.Three Rivers 15 Sturgis 38 . Dowagiac 28 Regional Tournaments Sturgis 36 . Hastings 23 Sturgis 26.St. Joseph 30 Season Totals 634 394 Three Rivers tournament game 43 . ' lS On t ' A) == A T H L E T I w Front Row: C. Blossom, R. Collins, I. Myers, G. Schuster, D. Schmidt, J. Freeland, M. Ballard, M. Oeihl, D. Kribs, R. Lake. D Row: L. Bower, W. West, E. Stoll, H. Klink, M. Main, D. Dillon, W. Steinke, A. Evers, . Hopkins, Coach R. Miller. ird Row: Manager T. Walton, R. Kribs, E. Hyde, R. Conley, W. Young, R. Deihl, C. Blain. VARSITY BASEBALL Scoring a total of 91 runs to their opponents 15, the Sturgis Trojan base¬ ball team completed its 1936 season with eight wins and one loss to take the undisputed Twin Valiev Cham¬ pionship. The T-V has been organiz¬ ed for only two years and the Trojans also won the championship in 1935 without a T-V loss. With the entire starting lineup back, but for the exception of one man, the Sturgis boys started their very suc¬ cessful season at White Pigeon, where they hit freely and took advantage of the opposition’s errors to win by the count of 12 to 1, behind the pitching of Klink, starting his first game for Sturgis. The conference race was be¬ gun at Coldwater where Ballard pitch¬ ed a tine game, allowing only one run, while his mates managed to put across five to win 5 to 1. Hillsdale and Mar¬ shall were then taken in stride 11 to 1 and 8 to 1, respectively. Meeting Cold- water in the return game, Sturgis shut them out 2 to 0 in a pitchers battle, keeping their record clean. The next three games with Albion, Marshall, and Hillsdale were won easily, as can be seen from the total scores of the contests: Sturgis 47, Opponents 4. Ironically the last game of the season was the only loss suffered by the Tro¬ jans, who were beaten by Albion, 7 44 to 6, a team whom they defeated 15 to 1 in their earlier meeting. However, this loss did not effect Sturgis’ claim for the championship. Glenn Schuster led the hitters for the season with the high mark of .538. Kribs also hit over .500 with an aver¬ age of .516. Marion Diehl was third with .407 and Lake, Freeland, and Dillon all hit over .300, their marks being .385, .375, and .333 respectively. Two pitchers did all the mound work for Sturgis. Klink won four games and lost none for a percentage of 1.000, while Ballard won four and lost one, making his average .800 for the season. Ballard’s record includes the Albion game which both liurlers worked in, but with the defeat going to Mike. Varsity Basball 1936 Season Record Sturgis 12. . White Pigeon Sturgis 5. . Coldwater Sturgis 11 . . Hillsdale Sturgis 8 . . Marshall Sturgis 2 . Coldwater Sturgis 15 . . Albion Sturgis 28 . . Marshall Sturgis 4. . Hillsdale Sturgis 6 . . Albion Totals 91 Played Won Lost Perc 15 9 8 1 .889 Twin Valley Conference Won Lost Pet. Sturgis . . . . .7 1 .875 Coldwater . . .6 2 .750 Marshall . . . .3 5 .375 Hillsdale .. ., 0 5 .286 Albion . .1 6 .143 LETTERMEN Baseball—Varsity “ S ” D. Kribs, M. Diehl, G. Schuster, C. Blossom, H. Klink, M. Ballard, R. Col¬ lins, R. Lake, D. Dillon, I. Myers, D. Schmidt. Basketball—Varsity ‘ ‘ S ” M. Ballard, R. Lake, P. Griffetli, Id. Laws, R. Runyan, A. Evers, D. Dillon, H. Pierucki. Football—Varsity ‘ 1 S R. Runyan, P. Griffetli, D. Blanch¬ ard, L. DeFord, P. Hunter, H. Laws, A. Light, M. Ballard, R. Freeman, J. Morton, J. Hamilton, H. Pagels, A. Evers, D. Dillon, D. Schmidt, N. Pap¬ pas, C. DeRose. 45 ATHLETICS Front Row: D. Wittenberg-, R. Shuler, V. Haack, B. Hill, J. Mitchell, M. Main, E. Wright, E. Painter, M. Persing, K. Steffee, R. Davis. Middle Row: L. Ely, S. Donaldson, P. Yoder, H. Pierucki, M. Holtz, W. Steinke, A. Knapp, H. Niles, R. Blossom, N. Caywood, L. Shinn, L. Stevens. Back Row: C. Large, J. Dobberteen, R. Ginther, J. Fair, J. Kauffman, R. Commenator, K. Gunthorpe, R. Kribs, H. Mitchell, T. Walton, R. Deihl. ■ RESERVE FOOTBALL Playing their first regular schedule of games this year, the Sturgis Re¬ serve Football Team remained unde¬ feated and unscored on while making a total of 61 points for the four con¬ tests which were played. Up until this year the reserves had to be content to take their football where they could find it, which consist¬ ed mostly of practice scrimmage with the varsity. Although fine coopera¬ tion was shown by these younger fel¬ lows who seemed satisfied to take all the bumps without the glory, it was decided to give them a chance to really show their skill against opposition fro mother reserve teams and the varsities from the smaller schools. Several of the boys who played regu¬ larly on the reserve team also were used on the varsity squad for substi¬ tutes and many of them gave fine accounts of themselves and will un¬ doubtedly he used on the regular team next year. Main, Persing, and Steinke all looked good at tackle while Schuler, Haack, Pierucki, Diehl, Steffee, and Kauffman should see varsity action next in the backfield. Davis and Hill were the regular guards, but Witten- burg also did a lot of playing and he (Please turn to page 79) yA e X J C _■ . .. , v Vt _ —— Front Row: R. Ginther, R. Davis, B. Hill, V. Haack, R. Kribs, R. Deihl, J. Kline. Middle Row: R. Wilhelm, R. Winer, W. Steinke, M. Main, E. Wright, J. Kerchner, D. Wittenberg. Back Row: M. Persing, R. Shuler, R. Taylor, E. Painter, B. Grimm, H. Walters, K. Steffee. RESERVE BASKETBALL Coached by Dale Fannce, the Stur- valuable additions on the regular gis High School Reserve basketball basketball team next season, team, finished the season with nine games won and three lost for a per- Reserve Basketball 1937 Record centage of .750, scoring an average of Sturgis 25 Hillsdale 12 24 points per game to their opponents Sturgis 35.Lakeview 12 15. Sturgis 17 Coldwater 20 Despite their three defeats the team Sturgis 22.Three Rivers 17 as a whole looked good at practically Sturgis 2r Marshall 15 all times and presents a fine outlook Sturgis 19 Albion 12 for next year’s varsity squad which Sturgis 44.Lake iev 12 will be made up of many of the boys Sturgis lb Hillsdale 11 who were reserves this vear. Stuigis 14. Coldwatei 22 ' . Sturgis 19.Three Rivers 14 Roy Deihl paced the team’s scoring Sturgis 5 Marshall 33 with 59 points and Wilbur Stienke _ _ came through for 44 to take second Totals 288 180 place; Haack, Kerchner, Main, Kribs, Wright and Hill finished in the order AVon Lost Percent named and all of these boys should be 9 3 .750 ATHLETICS GIRLS’ INTRAMURALS Besides basketball, the most im¬ portant sport participated in by the girls this year was baseball. There were four very evenly matched teams which were captained by Mary Grif¬ fith, Marguerite Darr, Barbara Grif¬ fith, and Mary Ann Miller. In the first baseball game of the season, Mary Ann Miller’s team was victorious over Marguerite Darr witli a score of 15 to 14. The girls of the victorious teams have not decided on names but are considering the “big league teams.” The first game at the end of the third inning, Marguerite’s team was ahead 8 to 5, but with the improve¬ ment of Mary Ann’s team, the score was tied 9 to 9. With another inning to play, Mary Ann’s team won the game 15 to 14. In the senior high school, the vari¬ ous teams have points for playing all the different sports. The “Trojans” have 109, the “War Hawks” 84, “Sturgensions” 105, the “Chargers” 90, “Brown Bombers” 50, “Boomer¬ ang”, 55, “Blue Lightning” 90, “No Name” 148, “Thunderbolts” 86, and “High Speed” 146. In the junior high girls the “Ter¬ rific Six” have 100, “Do and Dares” 58, “Cubs” 61, “Spotted Leopards” 92, ‘ ‘Black Hawks ’ ’ 65, 4 ‘ Comets ’’ 139, “White Sox” 93, “Blue Hawks” 123, “Blue Racers” 128, “Yellow Jackets” 53, and the ‘ ‘ Wildcats ’ ’ 58. Another important sport was volley¬ ball which was played the first part of the year. A new sport, Chinese soccer, was introduced this year, and a keen interest was shown in it. The individual sports taken part in were horseshoe and tennis. These were played in the spring and both proved to be very popular. Of the minor sports, the most interest was shown in tennis, which was played at Harmon Field after school. ATHLETICS GIRLS’ BASKETBALL An enthusiastic interest was shown in girls’ basketball this year. Instead of having class teams as before, the teams were chosen from the whole group of senior high girls. Two rounds of games were played. That is, every team played every other team twice. After some very close games, the “Nut Crackers,” captain¬ ed by Mary Griffeth took first place. The teams and their captains are listed below in the order of their win¬ nings. TEAM CAPTAIN Nut Crackers.Mary Griffeth All-Americans.Mary Ann Miller Panthers.Margueritte Darr Basketteers.Mildred Hopping Front Row: E. Borgert, W. Wright, L. Creamer, P. Hamilton, E. Kolasa, J. Newell, J. Cone, W. Good, J. Cone, M. Kelso, H. Hines, J. Baer. Second Row: N. Sweet, L. Schuler, M. Pappas, B. Hunter, E. Large, J. M. Gilbert, M. A. Miller, R. Bush, V. Feikert, M. Freeland, j. Hecht, R. Stef fee. Back Row: A. Hartman, G. Ammerman, K. Meisling, B. Holtz, B. Griffeth, H. Taylor, M. Griffeth, E. Taggart, F. Ulrich, L. Kirkwood, J. Gerchow. A T H L E T I C S VARSITY TENNIS Although made up of many boys who had not participated in tennis before, the 1937 tennis team under the direction of their new coach, Gordon Scliilz, has dis¬ played a tine type of game; and due to the fact that all the boys are underclassmen, tlie team next year should be very suc¬ cessful. The entire squad is made up of the following nine boys: James Kershner, Robert Wilhelm, Kith Yoder, Eugene Wright, Carlton Ivinsler, Charles Miller, John Ginther, Paul Parham, and Don¬ ald Coohon. TENNIS SCHEDULE, 1937 Apr. 17—Howe 6, Sturgis 1, (T) Apr. 28—Howe 3, Sturgis 4, (II) May 5—Elkhart 5, Sturgis. 0, (H) May 13—State High 6, Sturgis, 1, (T) May 17—Twin Valley Tournaments at Coldwater: Coldwater 5; Sturgis!; Adrian 4; Lake- view 1 ' Way 22—State Regional tournaments at Hastings May 28—Coldwater, (H) :: Wune 3—Elkhart, (T) Not played at time of writing. SPRING INTRAMURALS With 168 senior high and 344 junior high and grade school boys signed up for spring intramurals, the sports partici¬ pated in were softball, horseshoes, and tennis. The softball teams were placed into leagues according to ability and age. Sen¬ ior high games were to be played during the noon hour on the high school play¬ ground and the junior boys played at Harmon Field after the close of school. Horseshoes were played in the form of elimination tournaments on the high 50 ATHLETICS school playground during the noon hour. The tennis games were also in the form of tournaments and were played in the courts at Harmon Field with divisions for junior and senior high school hoys. WINTER INTRAMURALS Basketball was the main sport in the winter intramural program. Forty-six teams were divided into classes in both junior and senior high schools and the championships were played off during an intramural night which was the cli¬ max of a season in which a total of 263 games were played. In the senior high class A the cham¬ pion was Iowa who defeated Illinois in the final, and Albion was the winner in FI ass B with Coldwater the runner-up. The junior high championship was play¬ ed between S. Methodists and Santa Clara with S. Methodists winning. The final in the “21” tournaments was played between John Freeland and Har¬ old Burke with Freeland winning. Free¬ land also defeated Edward Blain in the Free Throw tournament final. In addition to the above games, finals were played in the grade school and the sixth grade leagues, and exhibitions of Chinese Soccer by members of junior high gym classes and tennis by Fisher and Burke, high ranking lawn tennis players, were given during the Intramur¬ al Night. Basketball: Senior High Class A—Iowa Senior High Class B—Albion Junior High—Southern Methodists Grade School—Central Sixth Grade—Central 21 tournament—John Freeland Free throw—John Freeland (Continued on Page 77) 51 ATHLETICS Front Row: R. Runyan, J. Morton, H. Pagels, P. Hunter, N. Pappas. Second Row: A. Light, R. Freeman, A. Evers, P. Griffeth, M. Ballard, D. Schmidt. Back Row: D. Blanchard, C. DeRose, L. DeFord, J. Freeland. VARSITY CLUB The Varsity Cluh consisting of eight members of last year’s group didn’t meet until the latter part of the first semester. Seven new members were initiated at this meeting and a ban¬ quet was held at the same time. Those funny creatures you saw me¬ andering around the halls next day were the bruised and battered dressed up V-C initiates. Boys winning a letter in any sport are eligible to join the V-C if they sur¬ vive the above initiation treatment. Coach Miller and Assistant Coach Faunce are the faculty sponsors of this organization so it is strictly an ath¬ letic association. The two coaches along with the letter-men can really put away the food on a large scale and hearty-eating youngsters are always welcome in this worthy organization. By paying dues in a lump sum the members are able to attend meetings and banquets until five years after graduating out of the school. This year the senior letter-winners broke out in a rash with bright-liued orange sweaters with stripes denoting years of service. This year is the first that seniors have gotten together on the buying of sweaters. The officers are the following: President.David Schmidt Vice President.Paul Griffeth Sec., Treasurer.Nick Pappas 52 =i ATHLETICS Front Row: B. Butler, C. Sigler, M. Stolebarger, M. Creamer, P. Hamilton, J. Newell, M. Kelso, H. Hines, I. Jellison. Second Row: L. Purdy, J. Rommel, L. Bird, B. Hunter, E. Large, L. Creamer, J. Gilbert, M. Miller, M. Freeland, R. Steffee. Back Row: M. Hopping, N. Prestige, G. Aminerman, K. Meisling, B. Holtz, H. Taylor, M. Griffith, E. Taggart, F. Ulrich, J. Gerchow. G• A, A� The Girls Athletic Association is comprised of girls who have earned a specified number of points through athletic merits and scholarship. As one of the major school organizations, it has a large and active membership. Awards, which consist of numerals, small S, large S, and star, are given annually for having a respective num¬ ber of points. The star entitles the owner to have her name engraved on a plaque which is hung in the gym teacher’s office. This is a much covet¬ ed honor. In addition to business meetings, which are held at regular two-weeks intervals, discussions and social func¬ tions are part of the G. A. A. activi¬ ties. Because of the increasing number of sports offered, the girls are becom¬ ing more enthusiastic, and eagerly par¬ ticipate in every sport. Girls are fast winning a prominent place in athletics and a bright future seems obvious. OFFICERS President.Mary Ann Miller Secretary.Mildred Hopping Vice-President.Mary Stolebarger Treasurer.Mareeil Creamer Sponsor.Miss Wilma Clizbe MARSHALL VS COLDWATETR V«S MENDON VS. S LANGUAGE ENGLISH R. Starring, Head of the Depart¬ ment; N. Hagen, 10th and 11th grade; M. Newcomer, 8th, 9th, and 10th grade; A. Loeffler, 9th and 12th grade; R. Watson, 9th grade; J. Wakeman, 7th grade ;W. Bainter, 8th grade ; F. Strat¬ ton, 7th grade and library; M. Volpel, speech. The English Department con¬ sists of eight teachers who teach only English, or teach English along with other var¬ ied subjects. Mr. Starring meets with his section about twice a month to discuss the different phases of English and to arrange uniform tests for the various classes. Hunter is trying to be different in Mr. Volpel’s Speech class. Mr. Loeffler’s 3rd hour Ninth Grade English Class. Seeking to lessen the rigors of too much study, Miss Hag¬ en and Miss Newcomer in their 9th and 10th grade English classes this year encourage art work in connection with their routine work. Also in the 9th and 10th grade classes, the work this year is divided by se¬ mesters. Language composition is given the first semester fol¬ lowed by literature study the second semester. Mr. Volpel has a class in speech which gives students practice in pub¬ lic speaking, dramatics besides help¬ ing them acquire poise. The aim of the English instructors is to place a minimum emphasis on momenolature (terms, name systems) and formal grammar, and a high de¬ gree of emphasis on ability to read comprehensively, write effectively, speak good English, and enjoy good reading. i! “Veni, Vidi, Yici” and Miss Evans 1st yr. Latin class is unperturbed. FOREIGN LANGUAGE Teachers : G. Evans, Latin Classes. R. Watson, French Classes. As only two foreign lang¬ uages are taught at S.II.S. two teachers can handle all the classes. Miss Evans gives first year Latin mainly to the ninth grade pupils and second year Latin or Ceas- ar to tenth grade pupils. As most students don’t like to take two foreign languages in one year, Mrs. Watson’s first year French class is composed principally of sophomores and second year of juniors. In both languages, first year work is in language construction and second year in literature. SPEECH The regular three men teams coach¬ ed by William Bainter were compos¬ ed from the following seven boys: Charles Shisley, Jack Marx, John Stoeckle, Francis Stevenson, Robert Nugent, Fred Robinson, and Robert Ferrel. There were four debates in the sub¬ district contest, Sturgis winning one. In a local school speech con¬ test, John Stoeckle won first place in declamation, Francis Stevenson in oratory, and Rob¬ ert Ferrel in extemporaneous speaking. In April, these three winners competed in the sub-district contest at Hillsdale College. John Stoeckle won first in dec¬ lamation, Francis Stevenson first in oration, Robert Ferrel third. In the District Contest at Coldwater Francis Stevenson won first place in oratory, John Stoeckle second place in decla¬ mation. LANGUAGE Trojan staff members in a crowded session. TROJAN For the past nine months the school paper has been more ac¬ tive than ever before. To ful¬ fil a request of the Student Un¬ ion subscribers, it has been un¬ der publication since October. They have worked hard to try to live up to this platform: To report accur¬ ately public and school news; to pro¬ mote all worth-while activities; to en¬ courage good citizenship; to afford pleasurable reading to our friends. Editor, V. Judd; Bus. Manager, G. Turner; Reporters: M. Sarris, R. Fer¬ rell, H. Law ' s, 0. Sadewasser, R. Lake, H. Britton, K. Pinney, B. Smith, H. Burke, R. Bucknell, F. Stevenson, B. Bryan, C. Shisley, Iv. Kalimann, J. Hamilton, and J. Freeland. The Library in a studious silence. LIBRARY Under the supervision of Miss Strat¬ ton a great deal has been done in the past year to make our library one of the best in Class B schools. This year to the book collection have been added about 500 books costing approximate¬ ly $750. The library staff this year has aid¬ ed in the following projects: An essay index; a short story index; cross-in¬ dexing the card catalog; a phonograph record index; mak¬ ing covers for the play collec¬ tion. To increase the seating ca¬ pacity, sixteen new tables and seventy-two new chairs were bought this year, and also a needed card index cabinet and two sets of maps. M. Volpel, head of Mathema¬ tics department. M. Seitz, 10th grade Geomet¬ ry a nd 9th grade Algebra. H. Brokaw, 8th grade Arith¬ metic. E. Manlev, 7tli grade Arith¬ metic. R. Miller, General Math. The Mathematics Department lias a well mappedont and arranged sched¬ ule. Mr. Volpel teaches supplement¬ ary “math” including advanced alge¬ bra, trigernometry, and solid geom¬ etry, which are essential for students planning a college engineering course. Mrs. Seitz, a familiar figure in the high school for many years is trying some¬ thing different in geometry. Her stud¬ ents have individual projects using Advanced Algebra Class 7th Grade Arithmetic Class geometry in connection with the his¬ tory of architecture, etc. This method of approaching the subject shows the students the true value of geometry. Mr. Miller in his general math, course gives students not preparing for col¬ lege the fundamentals of algebra, geometry, and elementary trig. Mathematics does not easily apply itself to the simple and instructive unit method of teaching because it is so complex. But, the “math” teachers use a partial unit instructions. Mrs. Brokaw and Miss Manley supplement the education the younger students have received in the grades with arithmetic designed to aid them for the higher mathematics. The aim of the mathema¬ tics department, summed up, is to help students apply their knowledge in “math” to the world of life and busi¬ ness. 59 C: ' % I Front Row: D. Dull, N. Farr, J. Gilbert, P. Hill. Second Row : R. Bach¬ man, B. Pettyjohn, L. Bird, W. Parker, M. Miller, E. Paski. Back Row : D. Luttman, S. Donaldson, K. Yod¬ er, R. Bass. Teachers: C. E. Brown, head of the Science Department, F. Grim, Chemis¬ try and Biology; W. Nusbaum, Physics SCIENCE CLUB t ilj . QAJtf y. j. ' u A group of students interested in furthering the knowledge of science in the school organized a Science Club in the fall and elected Richard Bass as President. This club was responsible for the instructive and interesting as¬ sembly in the gym. and Biology. Science is probably the most inter¬ esting (to students) study given at S.H.S. Chemistry and physics work in the labratories gives practical ex¬ perience and the fundamentals of science. Biology, the study of veget¬ able and animal organismims, is mainly for the underclass¬ men and gives a thorough edu¬ cation in nature. The Junior Science classes, taught by Mr. Brown, head of the Science De¬ partment, given an elementary knowledge of science. Mr. Grim, 12th grade chem¬ istry teacher, has remedied the incompleteness of the chemis¬ try textbook with his own unit system. Mr. Grim’s 3rd hour Cliem class. I Front Row, left to rig-ht: Calvin Ringer, Donald Falken- stein, Leonard Brouse, Eugene Hagen, John Fair, Forest Royer, Ross Fry. Middle Row: Harold Pagels, Ralph Hibbard, George Sadewas- ser, Albert Bowman, William Fiser, Bernard Brouse. Back Row: Nolan Littlefield, Carl Hagen, Wayne Frohriep, Gerald Fisher, Walter Ginther, Ray Fry. F. F. A. The Future Farmers of America hold regular meetings twice a month during the noon hour on Wednesdays. During the past year our membership has been 19, these boys having all met the requirements of carrying an Agri¬ cultural project. Last fall the members went on a three day trip to the International Live Stock Show, the trip being financ¬ ed in part by money made selling hot dogs, candy, etc. at the Coldwater foot¬ ball game. This spring we went to East Lansing to attend Junior Farm¬ ers’ Week at Michigan State College. PRACTICAL ARTS Teachers : J. C. Perry, head of Prac¬ tical Arts Department; J. Borgerding, Manual Training; W. Carpenter, Drawing; C. DeHaven, Bookkeeping, Typing; I. Hutson, Office Prac¬ tice, Typing; M. Brokaw, Do¬ mestic Science. The Practical Arts section of the school is probably the most important of the many de¬ partments, because its courses give students a decided start in the things required in the world of business and farming. Mr. Perry’s section of the faculty has in accordance with other departments a unit meth- One of Mr. Borgerding’s general shop classes. ■■ ■ — PRACTICAL ARTS cd of study adaptable to the sub ject. All agricultural courses are taught bv Mr. Perry. In the ninth and tenth grades “ag” pupils are taught agri¬ cultural biology with crops studied the first semester and horticulture the second. The eleventh and twelfth grade students, because animal hus¬ bandry is taught one year and soils and farm management the next, can get both of them if for some reason they miss one because of schedule dif¬ ficulties. Mr. Borgerding in general shop, in¬ structs those who like to work with their hands, in electricity, motors, cement work, sheet metal, and iron work and soldering besides the necessary woodworking. Mr. Carpenter teaches the first two years of mechani¬ cal drawing and the advanc- Advanced Typing class taught by Miss Hutson. 1st year Cooking class taught by Miss Brokaw. ® 0 ed architectual drawing class given mainly to seniors. Mr. De Haven, teaching bookkeeping and typing, shares the typing classes with Miss Hutson because of the fact that with new type¬ writers more people are now taking typing. Miss Hutson also teaches an office practice course. Mi ss Brokaw teaches popular do¬ mestic science classes which have even induced boys to forget their dignity and join the classes. Classes in cook¬ ing, home decorating, dressmaking, etc. are given. The commercial classes have visited the offices of local factories for help¬ ful information in office management. The students and the teachers learn what kinds of work the student going into the office will have to do. 62 r Mr. Schilz’ lltli grade American History Glass getting the two subjects in one school year. Handiwork in the form of charts, graphs, cartoons, and maps are given a lot of attention in this department and the students respond eagerly to such work. The instructors believe that out of the study of the Social Sciences will come a youth better fitted for the ser¬ vice of the nation. Through the study of history pupils learn how other peo¬ ples have lived. The study of govern¬ ment will aid in pointing out the weaknesses of various methods of governing; and through economics is found out the way businesses should be run for the benefit of all. Such studies vitally interest us and that is why they’re given a prominent position in our cur¬ riculum. Mr. Peck’s 3rd hour Economics Class of Seniors. Teachers : M. Peck, head of Social Science Department. J. Stutzman, 8th grade His¬ tory and Civics. G. Schilz, lltli grade Ameri¬ can and 10th grade World His¬ tory. K. Squires, 7tli grade His¬ tory. E. Manly, 7tli grade History. W. Baintor, lOtli grade World History. . Mr. Peck, as head of the Social Science study group in S. H. S. meets with his six co-workers about twice a month and talks over the courses of study. Mr. Peck, himself has a busy sched¬ ule teaching World History and 12tli grade Government and Economics. Half of the seniors take economics the first semester and half take govern¬ ment the first semester; then they re¬ verse courses the last semester, thus W --W ■ i m- L4 A IF IT 1 TNT id . nr e SENIOR HIGH BAND PERSONNEL 11th, and 12 th grades) Clarinet B Flat: Will Crane, Ralph Driver, Virgin Jack Kaufman, James Karelin Madge Wolf. Alto : Richard Bass. Bass: Betty J. Yancey Flute: Karyl KraustmurJ Saxaphones SopraH Mly Alto: James Hi Parham, Louise Roiinnel. Tenor: DonakLCoohc Baritone: h VH p vV ’ Blaine, Wanda J. lidgerton, Ben Hill, ;r,-v Charles Shisley, Michael, Paul Fine Arts Dept. TeaCHERSIAA P. Wheat head o ' ) M. Pomeroy, vocal H. Loeffler, art L. Perry, art The Fine Arts include those studies having a cultural background and of course music and art have this back¬ ground. Mr. Wheat, a genial fellow, has twice in the last four years directed the Cornet: Richard Blodgett, Harold Burke, Gerald Gonyou, Dale Keyes, Edna Kramer, Edgar Paski, Barbara Pettijohn, Paul Yoder. Horns: Gerald Craven, Helen Taylor, Marcella Weirick. Baritones: Arthur Kline, Harry Laws, Robert Robinson. Trombones: Donald Blanchard, Arthur Jackson, Robert Merchant. Basses: Vern Donley, John Hagerman, Allen Light. Percussion: John Freeland, Robert Ginther, Lou Moon, Fred Robinson. Senior High Band to national class B championships. The Senior High Band has also won numerous state and festive contests in its class and last year by its fine playing encouraged the State Grange to hold its annual meeting in Sturgis. The soloists of the local band have of late years placed very high in the state solo contests. This year the lo¬ cal band had three firsts, a second and a third in the solo competition at 64 I E A m Jf U I 18 {I, V f ; il- If 11 ! fc if, m ■m mim ;i 1 I J . - It mi 1 I 1 ■ ■■ JUNIOR HIGH BAND PERSONNEL (7th, 8th, and 9th grades) Clarinets B Flat: Joan Fenner, Patricia Gilbert, Marian Gilhams, Janet King, Rosemary Laws, Theo MacKeyes, Pauline Raley, James Smiley, Robert Wilhelm. Saxophones Soprano: Leo Bothamley. Alto: Robert Knox, Paul Pickels. Flutes: George Peischulat, Caroline Watson. Basson : Allen Wheat. Horns: Alva Hafer, Dale Mast, Jack Yancey. Ann Arbor. Ted Robinson won the drums contest for the second year in succession. Mr. Wheat also has charge of the Junior High Band which trains the youngsters to fill places in the Senior Band left vacant by graduating mem¬ bers. Efficiency should increase with playing and every year individual tests are given by Mr. Wheat to de¬ termine the ability of his musicians. Milo Pomeroy, teaching vocal really has a big job because he instructs boy Cornets: Virgil Bartold, Wallace Carls, Wanda Good, Victor Houch, Donald Kane, Charles Mar¬ shall, James Misner, Francis Purdy, Janet Van Dyke, Wallace Walters, Louis Wolverton. Trombones: Doris Coohon, Robert Kaufman, Robert King, Tessibell Skinner, Richard Taylor, Fabian Woods, Arthur Jackson. Percussion: Richard Collins, Martha Hill, Rich¬ ard Weir, Eugene Yoder. Basses: Robert Donley, Harry Gage. and girl glee clubs in both junior and senior high, he has a male quartette, he directs the school orchestra as well as the string ensemble so you can see lie is indeed a busy man and well de¬ serves his fine success. Mrs. Loeffler, because of the mar¬ riage and subsequent resignation of Miss Severance, assumed the teach¬ ing of the art classes. Mrs. Loeffler beside having classes in the high school also teaches art in the grade schools. The art classes learn handiwork such as papier-mache, weaving and making (Continued on Page 68) 65 FINE ARTS •i A CAPELLA CHOIR This is the first year that the choir lias been really organized and it lias met with great success. The choir, composed of bath boys and girls lias sung for the local Rotary and Women’s Clubs. May 28 the choir went to Kala¬ mazoo for the May Festival sponsored by W. S. T. C. and with their black gowns, looked truly distinctive. OPERETTA On November 20, the vocal depart¬ ment gave an operetta, “Tune In”, under the guidance of Milo Pomeroy. The cast was ably supported by danc¬ ing and singing choruses of the high school. The plot was up-to-date in that the locale of the operetta was a broadcast¬ ing station, and the fast moving action held the audience at all times. Members of the cast were: Roger Lake.Kasper Kroggins Clifford Leestma. .. .Jerry Kennedy Burton Smith.doe Brown Robert Nugent.Lvsander Phipps Coral Hubner. .Mrs. Kasper Kroggins Dorothy Shemberger.Mitzi Sam Donaldson Archibald Throckmorton Susanna McBride.Jean Kroggins Robert Ferrel.J. Bottomley Binks Bill Bryan.“Dynamo Dave” Lloyd DeFord.Bob Marjorie Kelso.Tilly Ann a May Kreider.Milly Kathleen Kalnnann.Billy Quartette The Boys’ Quartette, by its fine singing, is rapidly becoming famous in this part of the state. Composed of one Junior, C. Leestma, and three Seniors, R. Lake, R. Ferrel, and B. Smith, the quartette under Mr. Pom¬ eroy’s direction has sung over the radio and before many civic groups, ably accompanied by Helen Hines. Junior High Chorus The mixed chorus, composed of Jun¬ ior High Boys and Girls’ Glee Clubs directed by Milo Pomeroy, took a prominent part in the annual Spring Music Festival. The local high school is assured of much vocal talent in the future by these youngsters learning the fundamentals of voice. ORCHESTRA Besides his other duties, Mr. Pom¬ eroy has charge of the high school or¬ chestra which this year performed for the first time at the senior play. The orchestra, composed of approxi¬ mately thirty musicians, including eighteen violins, appeared also in the Spring Music Festival in the gym. The orchestra rendered some rather diffi¬ cult pieces in a faultless manner to the pleasure of the large audience which accorded them a large ovation. 67 (Continued from Page 65) of posters for school events besides painting, sketching, designing, carv¬ ing, etc. The art department this year is again sponsoring a student art exhibit. Exhibitors running from the grades to Senior High will have their work shown in the gym. The exhibit will be held June 2nd, 3rd, and fourth and besides art work the practical arts department will have a prominent place in the exhibition. The aim of the sponsors is to have at least one piece of work of each stud¬ ent in the two departments, but of course there ’ll be a certain standard to be upheld and visitors are sure to see work of a high level. The Art Exhibit in the past has al¬ ways been well received by townspeo¬ ple and students and interest again this year is so high that its success seems to be assured. e s Some spirited conversation in Miss Severance’s advanced art class. cLuc-k Jt q) cO i ) j f es V O ] R G A 1 N j I Z A ' T I O N S Front Row: D. Schmidt, J. Hamilton, B. Hill, R. Deihl, T. Walton, R. Kribs. Middle Row ' : J. Kerchner, W. Luttman, C. Leestma, L. Kimball, R. Runyan, J. Freeland. Back Row: V. Donley, R. Robinson, P. Griffeth, M. Ballard, D. Dillon, R. Lake. mly Because last year’s club showed lit¬ tle interest in the local Hi-Y, we were allowed to organize this year only if we pledged ourselves to make it a worthwhile group. Promptly the old members with Mr. DeHaven as sponsor invited some of the underclassmen to join the club. They were given a formal and inform¬ al initiation—(Maybe you remember the onions.) and Three Rivers. Sturgis also held a county meeting. A few of the local group were privileged to go to the Michigan Older Boys’ Conference at Pontiac. Money was raised to send these boys by club dues, check room receipts, and contributions. At Christmas time, in keeping with the usual custom, we used some of our money for baskets for needy families. Weekly meetings were held alter¬ nately at homes and at the school, ac¬ companied by refreshments and pot- lucks. At the meetings we had minis¬ ters, teachers and businessmen speak to us or put on our programs. Delegates were sent to county Hi-Y meetings at White Pigeon, Mendon, As this year closes we hope that we’ve accomplished what we set out to do. Our officers are the following: President.Clifford Leestma Vice President.Dave Schmidt Secretary.Tom Walton Treasurer.Leon Kimball 69 ORGANIZATIONS Front Row: L. Jones, R. Steffee, F. Volpel, B. Fenner, A. light, R. Laws, J. Van Dyke, P. Moon, B. Hunter, R. Newman, E. Carver, M. Ulmer, E. Kolassa. Second Row: M. Namey, F. Magnus, D. Wiederman, K. Jones, F. Ulrick, H. Hines, S. Wverfel, M. Chapman, I. Jellison, J. Kirkwood, A. Reeg, B. Holtz, V. Vandevanter, J. Stoeckle. Third Row: M. Newman, P. Gilbert, P. Hamilton, J. Newell, J. Baer, J. Gerchow, B. Newman, M. Hartman, M. Freeland, R. Bush, E. Schafer, L. Hern, Z. McBride, S. McBride, M. Kelso. Back Row: A. Thomkins, M. Gilhams, E. Jones, J. Hecht, B. Mamroe, C. Sigler, M. Stole- barger, V. Edgerton, W. Crane, E. Kramer, N. Farr, L. Bird, H. Taylor, E. Taggart, M. Gibson. GIRL RESERVES The Girl Reser ves organization is a branch of the national Young Wo¬ men’s Christian Association. It aims to teach the principles of Christianity an dhigher living. In the past year the group has been prominent both in school and club ac¬ tivities. It sponsored a very clever assembly by giving the principles and history of the Girl Reserves, and it en¬ acted a comic version of the students’ use of the school library. The greatly increased membership enjoyed the prominent speakers who gave interesting talks at various times of the year. Four girls attended the Older Girls’ Conference, which was held in Lansing last February, and returned with much information that can be profitably used next year. OFFICERS President.Frieda Volpel Vice-President.Mary Stolebarger Treasurer.Kathryn J ones Secretary.Lois Kirkwood Music Chairmen.Helen Hines and Jean Gerchow Program Chairmen. . . .Bernice Holtz and Rita Newman .■ V - • ME 1. Laughing, Dancing, Loving, Glancing, That’s me. 2. Practical, Serious, Foolish Delirious, That’s me. 3. Stubborn, Stupid, Playing Dan Cupid, That’s me. 4. Hating, Sighing, Little white Lying; That’s me. Vara Judd—12 A GUEST I have a guest who in his shadowy way Comes to my room at night To discuss life and labor. When I lose reason, He is sensible. When I weep, He jests. When I am in ecstacies He only smiles a wise old smile. He knows he is always right; I cannot deny it. Vara Judd —12 RAIN One can never complain about get¬ ting wet unless he has once in his life delivered papers unprepared for such happenings as downpours usually are. Vet, there’s something that gives you a certain sense of elation as your thin soled shoes, worn from much tramping, soak up the water from the sparkling sidewalks and you feel the water trickle through your bare head down on your forehead. You can’t wipe it off; your hands are still inky from the freshly boxed papers. As you proceed to peddle, your tol¬ erance is tested to its breaking point because the customers see yo u coming and make you walk up to the porches, which, on some houses, are back quite far. You become a critic (in your thoughts) of their remarks, such as, “Aren’t you getting wet?”, when they can see your pants drag with the over¬ load of rain. When you miss a house and go to get the paper from the bushes, you receive a cold shower which makes you dart back as though you had been pierced by a thousand needles. It’s a funny thing that the public never sees the good shots you make, but they’re always “on the spot” when you miss. And when you’re finished, you trudge on home, your clothing plaster¬ ed to your skin, praying that the next block won’t be so long. John Stoeckle—9 JINGLE BELLS Out in Minnesota, where the Swed¬ ish live, there was a man named Olie and his brother, Johnny. One day Olie got into a little trouble and the sheriff was chasing him. He went to his brother’s house and asked Johnny if he had any place he could hide. Johnny said he didn’t have any place except under the gunny sacks in the corner. No sooner had Olie got under the sacks than the sheriff knocked at the door. Johnny opened it and said, “I bane goot boy, I bane goot boy,” and the sheriff said, “Aw, shut up! I’m looking for that good-for-nothing Olie. Have you seen him!” “No.” “Mind if I look around?” “No.” “What ja got under those gunny sacks in the corner?” “Oh, just some sleigh bells left from Christmas that I didn’t put away.” She sheriff walk¬ ed over to the bundle and gave it a kick, and Olie said, “Yingle, yingle, vingle. ’ ’ Patricia Main —7 72 Front Row: W. Hagerman, H. Hines, M. Kruger. Middi.e Row:Gilbert, B. Yancey, T. Middlestadt Back Row: E. Wright, M. Ballard, D. Dillon, A. Evers. STUDENT UNION The first Student Union of Sturgis High School was organized this year. Its main purpose was to increase the attendence of the student body at school activities. Dues were five cents per week, or one dollar seventy-five cents per year, paid in advance. The activities given the students were: Three football games, seven basketball games, Junior Play, Senior Play, Mu¬ sic Festival, Operetta, six baseball games, three parties, Intramural Night,and a demonstration by W. S. T. C. The membership money was distributed in the following manner: 50% Athletic Fund, 20% Trojan Fund, 20% Plays, and 10% Party Fund. In¬ cluded under the Plays was 5% for - the Band, 5% Junior Play, 5% Senior Play, and 5% for the Operetta. The Student Union sponsored all assembly programs (except those by Coach Miller) the exchange Assembly Program at Coldwater, the school par¬ ties, and a drive to beautify the school yard. President.Arthur Evers Tice President.Myron Ballard Sec. and Treas.Betty Jane Yancey 73 FEATURE TO KNOW A SECOND SPRING When life has left you, Mother Earth, You sigh in pain And settle down to deep, undisturbed slumber. I, too, sigh with mental pain When you, who are my life, have left me Cold as death with Kisses far distant from love. I, too, will sleep But mine will be a helpless, tiring sleep. But you, Mother Earth, will rise in joy To the coming of new life, new love and all beauty. And so I, too, will rise again To know a second spring Vara Judd —12 IT Now, I’m no poet And don’t think I don’t know it. But I was given the mark And told to toe it. When my teacher commands Then I must go it. If you gotta’ you gotta’ .... Well . . . ., you know it. Mildred Hopping- —11 THE LITTLE PEST As I wandered aimlessly around our back yard early one evening, my glance fell upon the year and one-half old baby next door, who was vainly trying to get near e nough to her father to help him tear down the back porch. As I was in a good humor (otherwise I never would have attempted it,) I skillfully led her around to the front of the house out of the way. Once there, she crawled up and down the steps a few times until her mischiev¬ ous eye fell upon her sister’s scooter. Although the scooter was a full head higher than she was, she grasped it as near the handle as she could, and walked calmly down the sidewalk. Turning her head she commanded, “C’mon.” I obediently followed her. Eecause she couldn’t walk very fast, it seemed to me that it took fifteen minutes to walk half a block. I had to keep my eye glued to her every min¬ ute for if 1 so much as turned my head she and the scooter fell down together and 1 had to separate them and pick them up. As we approached the corn¬ er of what seemed to me the longest block in town, it flashed upon me that tonight one of my favorite radio pro¬ grams was on. I tried to turn her around gently, but every time, she stood rigid and screamed! Oh, well, what harm would it do to let her walk a few more steps to the corner? On the corner I patiently tried to turn her around again, but this time she punctuated each attempt with nothing- less than a yell! Turning the corner, she imperiously commanded me to ‘‘canon” again. This time I rebelled and replied crusliingly, ‘ ‘ I won’t! ” Evidently she didn’t know the meaning of the word, and just looked at me—mildly surpris¬ ed. “You come on,” I coaxed. She answered by starting in the opposite direction, so I pretended I was going home without her. She stopped a lit¬ tle uncertainly. Encouraged, I walk¬ ed slowly on but was stopped by an¬ other vocal demonstration accompan¬ ied by a stamp of her foot. Losing 1113 temper, I stamped ni 3 r foot and commanded, “Stop it!” As- continued on Page 77) FEATURES VARSITY Myron Ballard Halfback—Senior “Mike” was injured in the Elkhart game and was unable to finish the sea¬ son. This misfortune was felt to a great extent by the team as “Mike” had been a consistent ground gainer. Richard Freeman Tackle—Senior Dick ’ ’, although the game was com¬ parably new to him, did a good job at tackle and could play on either side of the line. He was a hard blocker on offense and played a headsup game on defense. John Morton Fullback—Senior John was a hard running back who started fast and depended on his drive to carry him past the line of scrim¬ mage. He was invaluable on occasion where a few yards were needed quickly. James Hamilton T ackle—Senior Jim was a husky fellow who used his weight to the best advantage on de¬ fense and stopped many off tackle plays. He is a senior and will not be back next year. Charles DeRose Tackle—Sophomore “Chassy” was the youngest man on the team, however, he also was the heaviest. He could open holes in the line with ease and close them as well when on defense. As he is only a sophomore, he has two more years of competition. FOOTBALL Harold Pagels Guard—Senior A fast boy with a lot of fighting spirit, ‘ ‘ Herman ’ ’ was at his best when the going was tough. He could pull out of the line fast and lead interfer¬ ence and was always there to stop line plunges on defense. Arthur Evers Halfback—Senior “Bud” was a fine offensive back with a lot of natural athletic ability. He could run, pass, and was a good kicker. On defense he was best at stopping pass plays in his territory. David Dillon Lla If back—J unior “Dave” was a tall boy who could pass and receive passes. He also did the kicking and his coolness under fire helped the team out of many tight spots. He should be a really outstand¬ ing player next year. David Schmidt Center—Junior “Butch” was always a consistently good player both defensively and on offense. His passing could always be depended upon and he was a hard tackier who came up fast from the secondary to stop line plays dead. Nick Pappas End—Junior Nick always did his best and as a result he always looked good. He was a great pass receiver who could catch anything he could get his hands on. Nick is a Junior and will be back next year. (Continued from Page 51) Fall Intramurals consisted of horse¬ shoes and pass and touch football. The horseshoes were played in the form of tournaments. The winner was Walter Young and he received 100 points to¬ wards the All Sports Medal to be award¬ ed at the end of the school year to the holder of the most points. The runner- up in horseshoes was George Grisamer, who received 75 points. Iowa won the senior lhgli touch football championship and Northwestern was second. Prince¬ ton and Georgia Tech were first and sec¬ ond respectively in the junior high league. SENIOR HIGH TOUCH FOOTBALL Team W. L. T. Pet. Iowa . .6 0 0 1.000 Northwestern . .. . .5 1 0 .833 Notre Dame . .4 2 0 .677 Minnesota . .2 3 0 .400 Michigan . .1 3 0 .250 Indiana . . . .1 4 0 .200 Ohio State. .0 6 0 .000 Highest score in one game- —46 -Iowa. Season’s highest scorer—, J. Freeland —76. Points toward All Sports Medal: 300 points to all players on Iowa ; 200 points to all players on Northwestern. JUNIOR HIGH TOUCH FOOTBALL Team W. L. Princeton.9 0 Georgia Tech.5 4 Harvard .4 4 Pittsburg.4 4 Tulane .4 4 Yale .4 5 Columbia .4 5 Kentucky.4 5 Alabama .3 6 Fordham .2 7 T. Pet. 0 1.000 0 .556 0 .556 1 .500 1 .500 0 .444 0 .444 0 .444 0 .333 0 .222 (Continued from Page 74) tonished, she abruptly closed her mouth, turned the scooter around and stood meekly beside me. I knew what she wanted, so I held her on the scoot¬ er and wheeled it home. Safe there at last, I turned her over to her mother, and then fled. I was only ten minutes late. Baebara Purdy—9 “ON GRADUATION DAY” When I came in, I was classed as a Freshie, Ambitious, smiling, and dumb in a way. Time has passed and now I’m a Senior These are my thoughts on graduation day. My first affair, the freshman party Green as ever—But really happy Played baby games and danced to recordings Was home at twelve—Slept late the next morning Then a Sophomore—Oh! was I wise Passed up the Freshman with my nose in the sky Along came the prom—Better still A formal affair—Boy! what a thrill A year rolled by, then I was a Junior. I studied hard as I should have done sooner. Then came the J-Hop the band was George King The hit of the season—It was really something. Now a dignified Senior these things are all past The fun is all over—But the memory will last The cap, the gown, the diploma all say: Tend your place in the world, its graduation day. Jack Marx —11 FEATURES CALENDAR HUMOR September — Open Handed School opens .... Fred W. Robinson Jr. enrolls along with 650 other stud¬ ents .... Dignified seniors tripping over and stumbling over the wild-run¬ ning freshmen give ’em a cussing out .... Everybody greets everybody and with many furtive glances talk over the new-comers to our mighty school .... Football players perspire in a blazing sun doing or dying for old S. II. S.DeFord finally yields to his host of admirers and comes out for football two days before the open¬ ing game .... Football opens with St. Augustine minus the mighty Mandjiak and the Trojans triumph 18-0 . . . . Blackboards, desks, floors and walks get dirty and pencil-marked as youth seeks higher learning .... County Fair results in many tummy-aches as the result of huge quantities of food and drink stuff going down the hatches .... Anyway the band nosed out the triple Creek tooters .... Trojans invade Elkhart to play the tough Hoos- iers and put up a game battle before losing 20-6 .... Ballard breaks his collar-bone .... Sturgis and Elkhart championship bands strut their stuff between halves .... October—- Some studes still haven’t bought their books yet .... The first issue of the Trojan appears but not before Mr. Starrin galmost has a nervous breakdown trying to get it out on time .... Trojan footballers pile up plenty of yardage on a deadening hot day and eke out a 14-6 victory over (Continued on page 80 ) Caddie Grisimer: “What’s your man like, Bud?” Caddie Blain: “Left-handed, and keeps his change in his right-hand pocket.” Precedent “Bud” Evers: “I see that tips are forbidden here.” Martha Sarris: “Lor’ bless yer, kid, so was the apples in the garden of Eden. ” Whoa Susie McBride: “Are these eggs strictly fresh?” Grocer (to his clerk, Allen Light) : “Feel those eggs, Al, and see if they’re cool enough to sell yet.” Tess Abelle: “Y ou certainly eat well.” Jim Hamilton: “I ought to, I’ve practiced all my life.” Caution A Yankee was on a Christmas walk¬ ing-tour in Scotland. Snow had fallen and he was struggling along a narrow road when he met a Highlander. “I guess, friend, I sure am lost! ’ ’ he said, plaintively. Scot: “Is there a reward ooot for ye ? ’ ’ American: “Nope.” Scot: “Weel, ye’re still lost.” 78 FEATURES Picture Index (See Page 18) 1. Fred Rahn. 2. Evers and Dillon. 3. Library. 4. Mr. Volpel pulling a gun. 5. That’s our trophy case. 6. Waiting for the doors to open. 7. Hi-yah, Paul. 8. Fidgety Fred. 9. Blanchard breaking his neck. 10. Speech! Speech! Mr. Kane. 1 1. Rag-time society circle. 12. Mv! My! Here comes Mae West. 13. Miss Butler. 14. A Griffeth leading with a right. 15. Give ’em the axe! the axe! 16. Taggart comes a cropper. 17. Peck passes his public. 18. Mrs. Ballard’s boy, Myron. 19. What’s Pat Hamilton doing? 20. O-o-o-h bo-o-o-y! 22-A. Runyan and Griffeth. 22- A. More bathing beauties. 23- A. Some o’ the boys. 23-B. Taggart and Freeland. 21- B. Faculty in a kittenish mood. 22- B. Eugene Wright III. 24. K. Meisling can’t believe it. 25. Snap! Mr. Griffeth. 26. Basking in the sunlight. Winning Snapshot By tlie unanimous decision of the judges, Edith Taggart, a sophomore, won the free annual given for the best snapshot. Edith’s winning snapshot number 19, depicting a student hurrying to school, has all of the necessary quali¬ fications to win. It is unusual, is of interest to students, and has the clear¬ ness and sharp tones necessary to a good snapshot. Myron Ballard re¬ ceived honorable mention for number 21-A. Class Will I, Martha Burt, do hereby bequeath my ability to get along with Mr. Peck to Norma Johnson- baugh. I, Fred Rahn, bequeath my job at the A and P to Ralph Driver provided someone loan me some dough to start up business for myself. We hereby appoint Roy Peeke, our sponsor of Sturgis High School, Executor of this, our Last Will ana Testament. In Witness Whereof, We have hereunto set our band and seal this 7th dav of June in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and thirty- seven. On this 7th day of June, A. D. 19 37, The Senior Class of ’3 7 in Sturgis High School and State of Michigan signed the foregoing instrument in our presence, and declared it to be their Last Will and Testament, and as Witness thereof, we do now, at their request, in their presence, and in presence of each other, hereunto Subscribe our Names. Francis Stevenson June Mary Gilbert Jeanne Wright Reserve Football should develop into a very valuable man. Painter and Mitchell were nsed in both reserve and varsity contests last year where they gave evidence of a lot of playing ability. Reserve Football 1936 Record Sturgis 13. Coldwater 0 Sturgis 19.Three Rivers 0 Sturgis 27 .... Mendou (Varsity) 0 Sturgis 2. Coldwater 0 Total 61 0 | 79 IN APPRECIATION The Sturgensian Staff depends upon advertising to a large extent for their financial backing. We extend our most sincere gratitude to the business and professional men and women for their co-operation and good will. LEO’S Compliments Shell Super Service of GOODYEAR TIRES And ACCESSORIES BURGHARD’T DRESS SHOP By Ford Garage 103 E. Chicago Phone 149 LEO PROBST, Mgr. WOMEN’S WEA R Adrian .... Classes hold elections and the following class presidents are selected: Seniors, Paul G-riffeth; Jun¬ iors, Dave Schmidt; Sophs, Jim Kerch- ner; Freshmen, John Fair; Rhynies, Betty Baker; and Runts, Marion Wood .... Football reserves run around Colclw T ater for a 13-0 win .... Trojans play Hillsdale on an ankle- deep field of mud and sand and drive to a 20-0 victory despite numerous slugging penalties, and the loss of one of “Chassy” DeRose’s teeth .... Certain people are going around mut¬ tering to themselves, hut there is no cause for alarm as they are not luna¬ tics, hut debate team members prac¬ ticing up .... yet again, maybe they are nuts .... Footballers lose to Marshall and don’t seem to have the spark as the Redskins win 20-13 .... Reserves continue win ni n g and trample the Mendon varsity 27-0 .... HOTEL ELLIOTT BARBER And BEAUTY SALON Geo. H. Commenator Varsity loses another heart-breaker in a hard fought game with Albion .... Varsity turns on the heat and beats their old rival, Three Rivers, 22-0_ November— Another Trojan appears and the boys and gals peruse the “dirt” col¬ umn to see if they have had the dubious (Continued on page 83) 80 H. M. Gooch Garage Hudson—Terraplane Chrystler—Plymouth Sales and Service 213 Center Avenue Phone 436-W VOGUE BEAUTY SHOP Mrs. C. G. Strong Proprietor Compliments of G. C. GARRETT SHOE SHOP 106 South Nottawa Street Congratulations Class of 1937 From CITY DAIRY Milk and Dairy Products Congratulations From Citizen’s Lumber Coal Co Headquarters For All Kinds of Building Material and Fuel Phone 26 81 Berridge Shear Co, “Manufacturers of Quality Cutlery for Nearly Fifty Years” Commercial Printers W. L. SCHROEDER 130y 2 W. Chicago St. Printing That Impresses FOR SHELL GAS Goodyear Tires and Accessories C. KING Corner Chicago and Fourth Streets PURDY’S I. G. A. GROCERY CHOICE STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES MEATS AND BAKED GOODS BOOST OUR HOME TOWN SCHOOLS Phone 10 Corner of Chicago and Nottawa Street Sturgis, Michigan 82 LINCOLN FORD E. C. WRIGHT CO. Sturgis, Michigan honor of being commented on ... Intra¬ mural touch football has big noon tournaments .... Rural students for¬ get the chores and elect Shemberger president of the rural students . . . . Seniors elect Sturgensian staff . . . . Pagels loses ont as joke editor . . . . Armistice Day rolls around and the season’s football classic, the Coldwat- (Continued on page 84) H. E. SCATTERGOOD JEWELER Diamonds Jewelry Our Motto: “Honest Goods at Honest Prices” D. A. CHESTNUT Clothing Men’s Furnishings MASONIC BLOCK Compliments of Nicholson Machine Co. 83 SINCLAIR GASOLINE Compliments 1 to 3 More Miles Per Gallon AUGSPURGER’S of QUALITY GROCERY WE DELIVER Phone 244 J. C. WOLFINGER DRUGS Compliments of DR. A. H. REIMAN er game occupies the afternoon .... The Trojans wax drastic and really push the Coldwater gents around 20-0 .... Hamilton pulls a coy Sally Rand with a pair of football pants to the crowd’s delight .... The operetta plays to a big house .... Susie Mc¬ Bride and Burt Smith slay the aud¬ ience with a magnificent duet (ah yes!) .... Bucknell really knocks ’em dead with his subtle wit in the Trojan .... Thanksgiving Vacation .... Strides come to school and have difficulty get¬ ting in their seats .... must be some¬ thing they ate ... . Hi-Y boys go to a convention and from reports did right well by S. TI. S. December— Winter is here but who swiped the snow? .... Sturgis has big conven- tion! The eyes of the nation are on (.Continued on page 85) TED DOUGLAS “Just Good Clothes STETSON HATS, INTERWOVEN HOSIERY, HART SCHAFFNER MARX CLOTHES STURGIS MICHIGAN 84 Central Meat Market August Siefert, Prop. JUST GOOD MEATS And HOME MADE SAUSAGES Sturgis, Michigan 103 W. Chicago St. Phone 91 S. C. GRIFFETH Jeweler ELGIN WATCHES WATCH REPAIRING 207 W. Chicago Road Sturgis CANDYLAND For a New Thrill JOHN BONFIGLIO Drive a New Home Made Candies Dodge, Plymouth or and Ice Cream Studebaker LIGHT LUNCHES WE DELIVER CALL 166-M • MASONIC BLOCK CLYDE 0. T. SCHEETZ Compliments Compliments of of DR. G. N. MORRILL STURGIS RADIO SHOP Sturgis! Our fair city attains na- tional prominence! Yes, “my little Compliments chick-a-dees”, at the school gym was held the National Pigeon Show and of the billing and cooing was tremend- ous . . . . F. F. A. (Fancy Farmhands of Australia) hoys visit the Live Stock SWANSON BEAUTY Show at Chicago .... “Tarzan” Blanchard almost won the most heal- SHOP (Continued on page 87) 85 Compliments Calki n’s Auto Sales of 6 Oldsmobile 8 STURGIS SUPPLY CO. Sales and Service Plumbing and Heating Phone 394 thy boy title, but when the doctors were probing him his wooden leg fell off to everyone’s amazement.... Paul Griffeth is honored by making the All- Southwestern Michigan football team .... Grid team hears Tod Rockwell, noted sports editor of the Detroit Free Press, pull some sidesplitting wise¬ cracks .... Girl Reserves have initia¬ tion and initiates are forced to carry dolls and leave off half of their “barn paint”. We never knew what the gals HERALD WALTERS Insurance and Real Estate looked like without makeup and the effect was startling .... Trojans open basketball season by knocking off Hillsdale .... Dec. 18 to Jan 4 is Christmas Vacation .... John Hag- erman finally finds out there is no Santa Claus when he catches his “Pop” in a Santa Claus suit .... Trojans down Lakeview 57-19 .... the Battle Creek boys were wilder than our far-famed intramural teams .... (Continued on page 90) Radebaugh Day SHOE HOSPITAL 116 North Nottawa St. “The Store With the New Goods First” BEADLES’ We Specialize In: Dry Goods Ready-to-Wear Curtains Draperies 102-104 E. Chicago St. 87 HOLT’S J ewelers—Optometrist Opposite Library • WE WOULD LIKE TO BE YOUR JEWELERS Classen Hardware Hardware and Paint PHONE 90 Compliments Ladies and Misses Ready to Wear of and Shoes DIETZ Dyers and Cleaners • C. W. TRIBBETT Compliments Compliments of of WM. J. GERARDO Sturgis Office Supply Compliments of DR. L. B. PURDY DR. C. E. WIEDLEA 88 Congratulations and Our Best Wishes to The Class of 1937 A. H. PERFECT CO Sturgis, Michigan COMPLIMENTS OF Freeman Manufacturing Co Knitted Elastic Fabrics Elastic Two-Way Girdle Blanks Seamless Surgical Hose Abdominal Supports Surgical Corsets 89 LEESTMA STUDIO PHOTOGRAPHERS Portrait Commercial Kodak Finishing Photo-Engraving Donaldson Paint And Wallpaper Co. Specialists in Paints Wall Paper and Window Glass 111 North Nottawa CENTRAL GARAGE Wrecking Service Storage General Repairing Phone 53 YELLOW CAB and TRANSFER CO. Day Phone 53 Night Phone 477-M Compliments of W ATKIN’S DRUG STORE BLACK’S HAT SHOP For the Latest Styles and Largest in Variety Ladies Hats, Bags Jewelry and Hosiery Flanders Dresser INSURANCE OF EVERY KIND Masonic Block January— The basketball boys play the Cold- water Cardinals and eke out a 27-23 win .... The referee catches onto Laws and the “white-head” goes out on fouls to Reverend Laws’ great hor¬ ror .... Three Rivers loses to the Trojans 27-19 and Ballard flashes his old form .... The music department gives a fine assembly and Phineas (Paderewski) Wheat shows his great public how not to play a piano as Venue de Milo Pomeroy shakes his stick at the orchestra .... We play Marshall and Marshall plays us ... . net result.... a Goodwin victory 28-21 . . . . Sturgis entertains out-of-town band boys and girls .... locals play host and how .... That good old year¬ ly feature, the Hi-Y initiation rolls around and the faint odor of onion still (Continued on page 92) 90 Sturgis Lumber and Supply Compaey “The Green Sheds ' ’ “Keep Your Home in Good Repair.” North Jefferson Street Phone 132 NEW GAS APPLIANCES Electrolux Refrigerators Automatic Controlled Ranges Automatic Storage Water Heaters Automatic House Heating Systems Automatic Air-Conditioning Systems Michigan Fuel Light Co, Phone 478 “USE American THE MODERN FUEL” Servant 91 Schmidts Kerns GROCERIES and MEATS 312 N. NOTTAWA ST. _ PHONE 510 Compliments of Bucknell Hardware Company permates the school.... The Hi-Y has a party along with its initiation and for entertainment ‘‘Butch” Schmidt tangles with “The Cornelia Street Terror”, one Jim Hamilton and hands Jim a technical K. 0.Lake and Runyan stage a r as sling match that ends in a draw although Runyan de¬ mands a return bout .... Albion bows to locals, 32-16 .... Ballard pulls a Laws and is ejected with fouls in the . . . . second quarter .... The Lake- view game with a bevy of beautiful bebes on the sidelines spurs the Tro¬ jans to a 51-27 victory .... Girl Re¬ serves stage an assembly that is a wow .... It seems a certain Miss Stratton doesn’t appreciate our youth¬ ful exuberance .... Sturgis trims (Continued on page 94) “Everything’s 0. K. For Mother and Me!” “We got a little farm out on the edge o’ town. Apple trees, flowers, chickens and everything. Not very big or grand, but plenty for the two of us. Bought and P id for—most out o’ my savings. “Many’s the time Mother and I have been thankful for the sensible savin’ habits of a life-time. I wonder just what would have happened if I hadn’t had a tidy sum in my Savings Account at the Citizens State Bank, but now we’re set and secure for the rest of Our lives .... an’ my advice to you young folk is ‘save a part o’ what you make, regular as clockwork’.” .... A Grand-Dad. Citizens State Bank 92 JACKMANS DRUGGISTS Toiletries Kodaks—Sporting Equipment Prompt Prescription Service 123 W. Chicago Street Phone 17-M —:— Sturgis CONGRATULATIONS to the HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES of 1937 Through twelve years you have worked side by side with your classmates. Now you are starting out to test this twelve years of experience and we wish you suc¬ cess in whatever venture you attempt. Home Furniture Company 93 Compliments Compliments of PORTER and BURG Compliments MEATS of And GROCERIES STURGIS GRAIN CO. 105 E. Chicago Phone 106 Watson Music Shop Everything- Musical Compliments Phone 397-J of Your Patronage Is Appreciated A. T. SCATTERGOOD Pianos Radios (Baldwin, R.C.A., Victor) Martin Band Instrument Optometrist Compliments February— Basketball team is still winning—Hills- of days, Lakeview and Albion falling before the high scoring Trojans .... Coldwater West Side is knocked off 40-19 as the locals assume T-V lead .... Senior Play is greeted Tire and Battery with a full house. The cast was a blush¬ ing group or were they smeared with Service grease paint? .... French students see Simone Simon in a French dialogue movie. Ted Robinson (“He’s a drum¬ mer-man in the band”) says he could Hillsdale 31-21 .... Exams .... “Wimpy” Colbert, our sterling yell- leader, really grinds out a fine chem¬ istry exam. He only misses 52 out of 100 .... Biology classes visit Mr. Grim’s farm and some of them city slickers find out milk comes from cows .... Have anudder drink, boys .... understand Simone but not the French language .... “Butch” Schmidt is elected Speech Class pres., but didn’t have an acceptance speech .... Dick Bass elected pres, of Science Club with the aid of Paski’s electioneering .... H. S. orchestra made this season’s debut at the Senior Play. The audience got a great kick out of Donley’s bass fiddle (Continued on page 96) 94 DESOTO % PLYMOUTH IT’S THE SERVICE THAT MAKES THE DIFFERENCE FARLEY ' S GARAGE Compliments of NINA VI ROGERS BEAUTY SHOP 516 Walker St. Phone 604-J Fox Mobilgas Service Station Mobil Oils and Gas Get that Friendly Service at the Sign of the Flying Red Horse 316 North Nottawa St. Phone 232 WILSON’S FAMILY SHOE STORE “A WIFE SAVER” • THE HOME OF RED GOOSE SHOES All Shce3 Fitted By X-Ray The Electric Laundry Phone 15 BASSLER HARDWARE Voss Washing Machines—Aladdin Lamps Paints, Oils and Sporting Goods Phone 9 Free Delivery 95 PALACE CAFE Famous for Steaks and Sea Food Soda Fountain Service Excellent ELECTRIC SHOP Bostetter Narber Contract and Electrical Appliances Delco Air Conditioning Exclusive FRIGIDAIRE Dealer EASY WASHERS Phone 151-M Compliments of DR. C. G. MILLER playing .... Why didn’t “Noise” Dillon join the Varsity Club? Was he chicken? . . . . Trojans play Triple Creeks dizzy and win 39-16 .... Locals invade Mar¬ shall for the big game and man was there a crowd? “Fakey” Lake forgets him¬ self and plops in those flukey shots to be the star. The local fan skeep the dis¬ gruntled Marshall citizens awake for half the night with hoarse shouting and (Continued on page 98 ) 96 To the Members of The Class of 1937 Co mgr at mi la t ions and Good Luck 9 Kirsch Company 9 World’s Largest Manufacturers of Drapery Hardware 9 World’s Third Largest Manufacturers of Venetian Blinds 9 Originators of Sunaire Blinds . . . First Successful, Modern Metal Slat Venetian Blind The Huntress Printing Company We Specialize on Graduation Cards Place Orders With Our Solicitors 119 N. Nottawa St. Phone 303 endless car-horn tooting .... Science Club gives an assembly demonstrating scientific marvels (some of which work¬ ed and some of which didn’t) .... By beating the Albion Wildcats 22-13 the Trojans cop another T-V Basketball championship .... (Hairy-Chest) Laws again innocently fouls some of the Al¬ bion boys—why shore ? . . . . Some of the gals get took in by them rough cops for lopsided parking—“oh, officer please don’t give me a ticket, what will my dear Atlas Tires Batteries BLOOD EAGAN Standard Service Corner Jefferson and Chicago St. Standard Lubrication Complete old mother say” (from all reports mama said a-plenty) .... Hunter has a date with Janca after running around around kidding everybody (with pants on) about her. He listened to himself rave so much about her to other guys he fell for her himself. March— Tri-State College Glee Club gives an assembly. The local scholars approved (Continued on page 100) THOMAS JEWELRY Compliments Hamilton, Westfield, Elgin Watches of Watch and Jewelry Repairing Quick Service KROGER GROCERY And 111 E. Chicago Rd. Sturgis, Mich. BAKING CO. Congratulations to the Everything For Your Class of 1937 Car ANTISEPTIC • BARBER SHOP STURGIS AUTO Winer King SUPPLY CO. 98 BEST WISHES FROM WALL PACKING CO. Beef and Pork Products 9 STURGIS, MICH. 99 E. T. KANE Monuments-Markers Phone 331-W 112 S. Nottawa St. CUT YOUR STOCKING BUDGET IN HALF! Gaymode Stockings . . . sleek silken sheaths of love¬ liness! At three very low prices . . . each grade proved by actual test to give longer, smoother, smarter wear than any other stockings at the price. Gaymode Hosier satisfac¬ tion proves that. • It pays to shop at PENNEY r C P E N N E Y COMPANY u K- of their rendition of “Old Man Noah” . . . . Sturgis gets het-up over basketball as the Trojans battle their way to the regional finals. St. Joe’s femme cheer¬ leader meets with approval .... Albion College Band gives a humorous as¬ sembly. That girl looking for the guy in the band brought down the house . . . . Exchange Club gives a hearty banquet to the Basketball boys. No one sitting nearby Griffeth or Laws hardly got a glimpse of the food that was brought in as these robust lads monopolized the eats .... First report cards of the se¬ mester fall upon the hapless heads of us toiling seekers of learning and immed¬ iately the complaining rush to the teach¬ ers begins—Mr. Peck treats ’em roughly . . . . We have an intra-school forensic contest and those smooth tongued gents, Stevenson and Stoeckle, win .... Ballard and Laws make all-conference Basket- (Continued on page 1 01) C lari-Clean “Just A Little Better” DRY CLEANING REPAIRING ALTERING PRESSING THE B.B. CLEANERS Phone 236 129 N. Nottawa St. 1 00 ball. This was Mike’s third year as an all-conference man. Coach is already worrying about next year with the griz¬ zled and muscle-bound seniors vacating the premises .... “Wimpy” Colbert pulled another of his now famous chem¬ istry quiz flunks. 74 wrong out of 80, this time .... Spring Vacation for a-while, hut the sun was as shy as Garbo and didn’t choose to appear. Students come hack and are immediately taking pictures with their cameras. Roy Peeke (every¬ body’s pal) is popular with the snap- shotters .... Marble playing occupies the free time of the staid upperclassmen who aren’t above taking “shooters” away from the little kids .... Intra-mural night is a big success and it looks like Mr. Faunce is producing some tine var¬ sity prospects .... The detention room is the after-school meeting place at the present and the inhabitants thereof would astonish you as some of our best COMPLIMENTS OF Grady’s Dairy Compliments of FLORENCE BEAUTY SHOP Wholesome Food and Cooking At The New WASHINGTON CAFE Lv: Pi; pt Foglesong Funeral Home Inc. Established 1913 Telegraph Florist Sturgis Phone 278 people attend nightly and not willingly either. Light has formed a liking for the hard seats and is thinking of moving in the room, as he practically lives there now .... Synonym of student: sit-down striker—both are on their opposite-head- end most of the time .... Well March came in like a lion and went out like a light. April— April Fool’s Day and Pagels is much in evidence .... Well Judd knows what her Trojan editorials are all about even if no one else does . . . Choir in their new robes sang for their parents in an in¬ formal gathering with refreshments be¬ ing served .... Sophs hold a “rag time” party under the auspices of the Student Union. Air. Volpel was just too cute for words in his big black beard (“He’s just a farm boy and don’t get to town often, but when he does, rowdv-dow! ”). . . . Trojans open the baseball season with a HARVEY PAPER PRODUCTS COMPANY Sturgis Michigan 102 For your enjoyment and health we collect seasonable fruits and vegetables from all America and distribute them through your local grocer. Taylor Produce Company AIR STEP SHOES WILLER’S Brown Biit Shoe Store win over White Pigeon. “Slugger” Don¬ ley surprises everybody including him¬ self when he gets a scratch hit . . . . Seniors meet college representatives to decide on vocations. Tri-State, here we come! Rah! Rah! . . . . Tennis team is trampled upon by the “Pop-gun Boys” (Howe School), winning only one out of seven matches .... Collegians home for vacations. Ah, to be as worldly, as su- Compliments of MEB’S HOME STORE F. B. RADEFELD DAIRY Milk At Its Best West Chicago Road Phone 614-J BOMBERGER’S BEN FRANKLIN STORE 5O0-$1.OO Merchandise 107 W. Chicago Road Sturgis, Michigan 103 Best Wishes From ROYAL WILHELM FURN. CO, Sturgis, Michigan perior, to have such an air and bearing as these dopes fresh from the campus possess .... Here’s what the student body call some of the faculty members behind their backs (not disrespectfully), “Mom” Seitz, “Pop” Starring, “Tar- feller” Loeffler, “Johnnie” Borgerding, “Marvie” Volpel, “Aunt Nora” Hagen, “Schlitz” Schilz, “Lucius” Faunce, “Grimey” Grim, and not to forget our esteemed superintendent, “Wadlow” Adams .... Baseball team opens T-V season by polishing off Marshall’s Red¬ skins 9-4, Ballard turns in another good pitching performance. Roy Diehl “The Mighty Mite” is the hitting hero .... Chemistry classes have an outing at Kal¬ amazoo. Maxine Studeman (The Per¬ sonality Gal) visits some friends on the “3rd Hill” .... Bob Nugent, the Beau Brumrnel of “Dog-town,” rushes the summer season with a pair of breath¬ taking white buck shoes. Speaking of Compliments of Dr. Nina C. Wilkerson Gibson’s Greenhouse Prices That Are Right PHONE 491 STURGIS —MICHIGAN 104 “We wish to thank the members of the 1937 Senior Class for their splendid patronage and cooperation with our work in the 1937 Sturgensian.” • The Avery Studio Camera Shop Grunow Compliments Radios and Refrigerators of • LEO G. COOHON PARIS BAKERY ESTABLISHED 1898 Compliments to the The GEO. C. RUNYAN Class of 1937 Tobacco Co. FIANDT Wholesale BARBER SHOP CIGARS—TOBACCO CONFECTIONERY Across from the New Post Office Sturgis, Mich. E. J. RUNYAN J. W. HENRY H. A. MADDUX clothes didn’t Micky McBride’s Mosquito net dress knock ’em dead! .... It’s get- Plumbing Heating ting warm enough for Lake to leave that Water Softeners dazzling 3-stripe sweater at home for Sheet Metal Work at least one day dontcha think? . ... We Iron Fireman Stokers have a test on manners in our advisory Sherwin Williams Paints meetings. How do vou do!.Junior and Varnishes Play with Louie Moon forgetting his Old Post Office Bldg. lines every once in a while is held in the Shop Phone 642 Residence 449-W gym. Sam Donaldson is the comedy man —Well of all things! . . . . The good old 105 Compliments of MEYER’S SERVICE STATION Cities Service Gas and Oils U. S. Tires 816 N. Nottawa St. Phone 467-W FRESH MEATS FRESH VEGETABLES GOOD GROCERIES At Your A P STORE Where Economy Always Rules For Better Plumbing See FRED W. HUBNER 127 N. Nottawa St. Compliments of DR. F. S. BURLINGAME GLEN GIPSON Jeweler Fine Watches, Diamonds, Silverware 106 E. Chicago Street tennis team pulls an upset and knocks off Howe School (We’re in the Army now!) 4-3 in a return engagement .... Our deadly rival, Coldwater Hi, tries to soft-soap us with an assembly and we’ll have to admit they really had sumpin’ there—even if they can’t lick us in sports they could sure give us a trimming in tumbling .... the quintette entertains the Rotarians with dinner music at Bron- Compliments of Sturgis Sanitome Cleaners 106 son .... The Music Department gives its annual Music Festival which was very well received. How did you like Venus de Milo Pomeroy’s tux? He must have mistaken our humble gym for the Metro¬ politan Opera in Noo Yawk! .. . . Sturgis takes “Icy H20” (Coldwater to you un¬ scientific persons), into camp for the sec¬ ond T-Y game 8-5. “Spider” Klink, ex- Sturgis boy, was the Coldwater pitcher . ... It looks like this calendar is coming to an abrupt end because the dead-line is here .... Love Kisses! and The End. Here is the calendar of ensuing events. May— Albion game—there .... Assembly (WSTC Band) .... Hillsdale game— (here) .... Marshall game—(there) Adrian game—(here) .... T-V Tennis Tournament .... Coldwater—(there) . . . . Assembly .... Albion—(here) . . . . Holland Band Festival .... Hills¬ dale—(there). Albion game—(there) .... Assembly J une— Assembly .... Art Exhibit .... J-Hop . . . . Bacculeaurate .... Commencement. The Sturgis Daily Journal offers COMPLETE COVERAGE FIRST IN MICHIGAN The Sturgis Daily Journal new enjoys the distinction of having the largest circulation of any newspaper in Michigan published in cities of 10,000 population or less. The 1930 census gave Sturgis a population of 7,000. With a paid circulation of 5000 the Daily Journal is now read in nine out of every ten homes in Sturgis and surrounding trade territory. Two thirds of this total receive the paper by carrier in Sturgis and eleven adjacent towns the afternoon that it is printed. 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