Sturgis High School - Sturgensian Yearbook (Sturgis, MI)

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4 CLASS WILL 4 I, Charles Ware, bequeath my ability to handle rebounds from the backboard to Maurice Wood. I, Eugene Yoder, bequeath my ability to pass Mr. Peck's courses to Eugene Ripple. I, Mary Grace Vissman, bequeath my sleepiness in G. S. R. to Wanda King. I, Mary Wagner, leave my ability to handle a group of rural students to anyone with enough courage to try it next year. I, Carol Jean Yunker, leave my natural shyness to Jackie Allen. I, Earl Weaver, will my power to sway the masses to any future debater. I, Allen Wheat, leave my ability to shut out the rest of the world while I am study- ing, to any hard working junior who wishes to follow in my footsteps. I, Paul Unger, leave my 782 page book, How to Win at Girlfs' Affcotious, to Richard Hire. I, Bill VVhite, leave my quietness to Terry Kane. I, Joyce Will, bequeath my dislike for too much attention from the opposite sex to Joanne Fenner. I, Betty VVilliams, leave my desire to not be asked any questions in class to Evelyn Vogel. I, llerbert VVells, leave my inability to win arguments from teachers to Fred Mid- dlestadt. , I, Leslie Webb, leave my beautiful print- ing to Clarence Wall. I, Caroline VVatson, leave my ability to get along with boys to Louise Hoenecke. I, Lloyd Krieder, do hereby bequeath my ability to drive a Utintypell in a man- ner which gives a roller-coaster effect, to Cecil Shirley. I, Gloria Large, bequeath my ability to remain permanently true to one, to Georgia Pappas. To Charles Marshall, I, Claire Lower, bequeath my cheerful smile and sense of humor. I, LaMar Mathews, bequeath my intelli- gence and my place on the honor roll to Bob Schuler. To Vernon Reeg, I, Fred McBride, be- queath my ability to get along with Mr. Peek in his sixth hour class. I, J olm MacDonald, bequeath 1ny ability to drive an ambulance just as fast as the occasion calls for to any young junior with enough nerve tif there be such a junior to be found here.j I, Helen Mecklenburg, bequeath to Nor- ma Paris my cool-headedness and my ability to greet all circumstances with the most calm attitude. I, Ruth Molter, bequeath my position as head of the G.A.A. to any underclassman with as many athletic interests as I have. 'l'o Arthur Delflord, I, David Morse, be- queath my bashfulness where women are concerned. I, Alfred Moss, bequeath my wrestling ability to Don Krueger. I, Philip Kraushaar, to Ellen Linder, give 1ny ability to play my Hgob-stick. I, Myles Krueger, bequeath my ability to handle more than one femme in an evening to Donald Kahman. I, Virginia Kunce, leave my shyness of the opposite sex to Elaine Hecht. I, Paul Littman, give my excessive heighth to Dale Smith. I, Maxine Mann, bequeath to any junior girl with the proper qualifications, my de- sire for a nursing career. I, Elnora McKinstry, leave to Harriet Prestidge my quiet manner of speech. To Mary Alice Hershberger, I, Fern Newman, bequeath my sweet disposition and tact to make friends. I, Donna Painter, leave Bob Kauffman, for 'Dorothy Shumann to keep in tow. I, Dale Peters, give to Raymond Rosine my ability as a typist. I, lfl arold Pierucki, leave to Ted Warner my popularity and ability to have more than one steady . I, Philip Rhoads, leave my ability to keep a blond to Bob Scheetz. I, Robert Rivers, do hereby bequeath my love to drive one-armed to any Junior who is fortunate to have an occasion to do so. To Keith Lancaster, I, James Smiley, bequeath my well-groomed hair and ability to treat all the femmes alike. I, Berkeley Snook, leave to Jean Seig my stature and long hair. I, Virginia McLaughlin, do hereby be- queath my art of 'flirting to Wava Steinke.

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4 VALEDICTCRY Continued -Y- THIRD MOVEMENT In the third movement we change to a minor key and feel that Fate has begun to play with the theme. After we have grad- uated Fate will begin to shape our lives. Many of our plans and ideas will be changed or abandoned because of circumstances over which we have no control. The War will take some of the boys away from their Work. Our whole future is in doubt. None of us is sure of what the outcome of this present condition will be. Maybe we will actually be engaged in fighting. If this is true even the women and children will not be safe. As this weird but dramatic movement comes to an end, the forces of right begin again to come to the fore. 4 CLASSIT In the year 1937 one hundred and thirty- three Rhynies entered high school, having Mr. Squires, Miss Loomis, Mr. Bainter, Mr. Pomroy, and Miss Althoff as advisors. Evi- dently, this class has been a most stenuous one, for in the twelfth year, we find only two of the original five advisors still with us. Laura Spencer was President, James Smiley, Vice-President, Virginia Jacobs, Secretary, Eugene Yoder, Treasurer 5 James Freeland, S. U. Representative. A number of the members joined the band, chorus, and the debating squad. The class was also represented in yarious clubs and on the athletic teams. We chose as our Sophomore officers: Luther Graves, James Smiley, James Free- land, Fern Newman, Doris Coohon,v and George Allen. The main event of the year was the annual Sophomore Prom. It was a simple, non-decorative party, but never- theless, successful. Under the leadership of our officers Virginia Hudson, James Freeland, Virginia Jacobs, Fern Newman, Maurice Sumney and Doris Coohon, we strove for a more lavish J -Hop than ever before. The play '4Bashful Bobby was our first opportunity to make money. Everyone participated, in the sell- FINAL MOVEMENT In the last movement triumph is por- trayed. The forces of evil are replaced by the main theme, now much stronger and full- er and in a major key. Like the music in the last movement, we are all optimistic and confident that the clouds and shadows of dischord will be pushed back and that tl1e democratic way of life will come to the front. However we must all use to the best ad- vantage the lessons we have been taught in school and work to improve ourselves in the coming years. How much the conditions of the world improve in the next few years will be up to us. That is a great challenge. CAN WE ACCEPT IT? -ALLEN VVHEAT ISTCRY 4 ing of tickets with favorable results. We sold refreshments at the games and in addi- tion, sponsored informal dances. With the capable help of our sponsors, we all cooper- ated to make a delightful party. For the first time, the gym was adorned with a fluf- fy, white ceiling flooded with blue lights. Multi-colored stars shone through the gos- samer sky. As seniors, we paved the way for our senior trip by selling holly, promoting dances, and staging our senior play VVhat A Life. This year we were guided by our advisors: Miss Sundstrom, Mr. Squires, Mr. DeHaven, Mr. Pomroy, and Mr. Linder, and by our officers: President Bette Reed, Vice-president James Freeland, Secretary Fern Newman, Treasurer Virginia Hudson, and Student Council Representatives Luth- er Graves and Doris Coohon. We extend our appreciation not only to our teachers and families, but also to the builders of this nation who have made free education in the United States the inalien- able heritage of every individual. In no other nation in the world do young people have such opportunities as those granted to us. -BETTY BAKER

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4 CLASS PRCPHECY 4 Word has been received in Sturgis that the Ambitious Amazons, the world-famous girls' basketball team, currently touring Europe, have just won their 150th consecu- tive game. The team is co-captained by Norma Adams and Florence Bashore. If you should by chance walk into the Podunk Center gymnasium on a mid-winter afternoon between the hours of 4 and 6, you would most likely find George Pork Allen scrimmaging his State Basketball Champs in preparation for the national finals. j Q The Twin Valley Players have just fin- ished a successful season under the guid- ance of Laura Spencer. Betty Baker took the laurels in their magnificent production of Romeo and Juliet. The star pitcher of the Detroit Tigers, who has been given such publicity of late, is none other than Walter Beckwith of the S.H.S. class of '41. Muriel Bell is now doing her famous tap routines at the Chez Paree in Chicago. You remember Houston Blanchard-the boy who took that reknown deer trek to Pennsylvania in 41? Well, it's a different story now. It is said that next fall he will leave for Pennsylvania' for a dear hunt along with another dear hunter. The younger social set now invades a new joint'l in this metropolis-the name being Juaiiitais Ji-iii-Jam Jiimpivi' Jive J oiiit. As you have probably guessed, it is owned and managed by Juanita Blodgett. Jim Blossom, world famous collegiate basketball star, has finally been caught up with--by the state eligibility rules. Even though he will be a senior next year the offi- cials forbid his playing basketball . . . it's his tenth year at earning his diploma. Bob Kauffman has just completed his new sure seller, Gone With the Mindmill, a homey discussion of the underlying prin- ciples of farming, such as milking a cow and laying an egg. Martha Hill and Virginia Hills have retired after a successful court battle to gain custody of the accumulated earnings of their relative, High-on-a-Windy' ' Hill, who died several years ago. Mrs. Phillip Rhoads, 11ee Sylvia Hub- ner, is receiving visitors now. Not long ago she forced upon her husband two new little Rhoads, christened Back Rhoads and Lonely Rhoads. Drs. Charles and Albert Holtz, are do- ing a land-office business with their new Foiirtli Hill Looney Bin, run in competition to the Third Hill outfit. Says Drs. Holtz, We must thank Sturgis High School tan- other institutionl for our marvelous train- ing. Miss Virginia Hudson has finally burst C and we do mean burstll upon the televi- sion screen as the Lullaby Lady on the Pet Milk program. As an added attraction, she drinks five gallons of the sponsor's product per program for advertising puroses. Bob Kelso is reported to be holding out for a larger salary as bat boy for the Chi- cago Cubs. After a tempestuous marital career, during which two husbands mysteriously disappeared, Sister Betty Reed has en- tered a convent. Miss Jean Farnsley has returned to her former profession in the bakery busi- ness, but is now the owner of the only Am- erican Pastery Shop in our city. In this advanced and ever changing cen- tury, we find Miss Laura Flowers busily cor- recting papers of her typing class which has done its own correcting up to this time. It's different now. As a rapidly increasing demand for metal boats has caused the Freeland Sons Company- Boats and tanks for river banks- to expand, we find our former math student, Jim Freeland, figuring out the correct size boat for the new oars his family has just given him. As good secretaries are at a minimum at this time, and we turned out a great number in the class of '41, we find the Froh Sa Gage Employment Agency, Elaine Froh and Evangeline Gage in joint partnership, swamped with requests for a secretary who is single, nice to look at, and conversational. So far they have filled all requests. All must eat, is the slogan of Mr. Howard Frye, who has recently purchased the local Super-Super-Superb Food Market, the only one of its kind. Miss Margaret Hahn is now head of the Home Economics Department in the public schools. The future wives shall now learn CContinued on Page 732