Sturgis High School - Sturgensian Yearbook (Sturgis, MI)

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Wkstphal WoLVERTON Wood C omm. Vestphal, “Do ” 1 -3; Health Club Louis VV. Wolvkrton, Louie” Football 1 -4-; Baseball 1-4; Wrestling 4; Intramurals 1-4; Hi-Y 4; J-Hop Comm.; Basketball Mgr. 3. M. Maurice Wood, Wood'll Basketball 1-4; Latin C lub 2; Class Officer 3; Jr. Play. Jack Lee Yancey Band 1-4; Orchestra 1-3; Science Club 4; Hi-Y 3, 4; Intramurals 1; J-llop Comm. K. Webb, Sp'nUr” Richard Weir, Dick” Band 1-4; Orchestra 1-3; Class Officer 1, 3; Science Club 4; High School Dance Band 3; Latin Club 2; Jr. Play; Debate 4; J-Hop Comm.; Senior Play; Honor Roll. Seniors break loose at Mintdalc. But become sincerely grave and serious for college day. 19

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Scvpholm Slack Shears Smith Shirley Stahl Pauline Scupholm, “Polly” Gordon Shears, “Spike” Intramurals 1-4; Tennis 4. Cecil Shirley, “BiU” Haskctlxill 1-3} Tennis 3, 4; Intra-murals 4. • Jack C. Slack, “Jot” Ili-Y 3, 4; Science Club 3, 4; Football 2; Trojan Staff; Sturgensian Staff; Intramurals I, 2; J-Hop Comm. Dale Smith Latin Club 2, 4; Science Club 4; Jr. Play Comm.; Operetta 4; Chorus 4; Choir 4; Sturgensian Staff; Senior Play; Honor Roll. Steinke Sturgis Tappero Ruth Stahl T aylor VanZile Wagoner Walters Walters Walton Choir 3; Girls’ Intramurals 2, 3; Li- Choir brary I, 2; Operetta 3; Orthopedic Rutii Tappero, “Rudy” GAA 2, 3; Girl Reserves I, 2. ■ Maxine . Yu Wallace Wacter, ™IVally” ml 1-4; Orchestra 1-3; High School loanee Band 3. Jean L. Walters, “Jeanne” G. y Ij4; Girl Reserves 1-3; Art Club 1 ; LafiuTlub 2. Janet W h on “Cras i” Girls Rcs:KPS l4'i OTA I, 2, 4; , Operetta 4 3irl ’ itralmirals I, 2, 4; Rural Student Intramurals 1-4; Girls’ ,w High Wlle,BUTT3; Pasa- Intramurals 1-3. Helen Van Zilf. Commercial Club 3; Girl Reserves 2; Girls’ Intramural 2; Operetta 4. dina Jr. College, Tjsadina C Trojan Staff. 18

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Salutatory Greetings to our parents, faculty, fellow students and friends. We, the seniors of 1942, are met on the threshold of our graduation hy a conflicting and enslaved world. All about us are battles of conquest. They are not of our making but undoubtedly there are many of us that will see service in one way or another. We are anxious and willing to do all we can to preserve the freedoms and joys we have known this far for the underclassmen who will be taking our place here year after year. .lust as an airplane gains speed on the ground before it takes to the air, so have we Ih cu up to now acquiring knowledge and experience. Graduation will he our “takeoff”. Like an airplane steadily rising until it has reached the proper altitude for a suc-cessiful flight, we are all confident as we ★ start our “flight” of attaining success in our respective professions. By the informative guidance of our faculty, the ever-readv support of our School Board and the people of our city, and the constant encouragement of our parents and friends we now feel ourselves capable of making our individual places in this and other communities. We want them to know we are grateful; for if it had not been for their patient and wise supervision during this preparatory part of our lives, we would he far from prepared to enter into tin activities of our community or country. Because of them we are confident of conquering any obstacles that may stand in the way of our success no matter where our paths may lead or how dark the future may appear. Dalb Mast ★ Valedictory Students have been graduating from high school and going out “on their own” for generations. This year it is we who are beginning our lives as independent individuals. And like those who have come before us, we too stand on the threshold of life and seek to know what the Fates hold in store for us. The future is always uncertain hut it has never been as uncertain as it is now. Today, our country is fighting in the greatest war of all time. And it is not only a war of ) oiitical powers; it is a war of ideas, a war of basic social and economic concepts. It is a war between ways of life, between individualism and absolute submission to a tyrannical state. Today, theories and beliefs which have stood firm for centuries are being swept away by the flood of new ideas. What the world will he like ten years from now, we dare not even guess. The land in which we live may be the ruler of the world or it may he dominated by a ruthless autocrat. Our economic system will have been greatly altered. Nations and peoples will he struggling to overcome the effects of war. Or, perhaps, they will still he fighting with one another. By that time, some of us will have felt the cruel blows of tragedy. Others of us may be successful and rich in all the good things of life. One thing is certain: the skies of our future are completely filled with clouds of uncertainty and insecurity. • Nevertheless, this future of ours does have its advantages. We are privileged to live in one of the most exciting, adventurous and epoch-making times of all history. The world will not be a dull or monotonous place during our lives. It will be full of surprises and interesting developments. And along with the uprooting of old ideas and the influx of new, there will come golden opportunities. Bather than complain about the doubt and insecurity of the future, let us partake of its adventure and excitement, and be glad that we are to start out on our careers during this most dramatic period of history. Aldon Boat 20