Sturgis High School - Sturgensian Yearbook (Sturgis, MI)

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class The man gazed out the wlndow of hrs country home The snow plow had Just cleared the roads and the maxlman would follow soon He sensed that he would recetve a letter so when the maxlman amved he hastened to the maxlbox Hrs tntumon was rrght and he opened an envelope postmarked The Moon The letter read Dear Mr Peck Greetmgs from two of the grrls tn the 1955 semor class We have Just fmtshed a tour to fmd out what the 1955 grad uates are domg and declded to drop you a l1ne tellmg about rt We started from the moon headmg for the new Sturgrs Muntctpal Rocket Port The dtrector manager and mam pllot IS none other than Doug VanMeter Whtle Doug tests new planes hts very capable asststant Terry Myers takes charge Glanctng around the landmg fxeld we nottced several new bulldtngs We rngutred about the constructxon and found that the architects were Chfford R Keeslar and Davxd L Gtbson Enterxng a butldmg we were met by two secretaries who looked very famxhar to us We learned they were Carole Carper and Lmda Nrchols who had worked there slnce the rocket port had been establtshed Dunng our conversat1on they told us that Pat Darby and Gladys Kanouse were Just marrred rn a double wedding ceremony We learned too that Drs Roger Berg and Gary Eshelman had opened a new vetermarxan clmrc Blddrng farewell we harled a taxt When we heard the famthar Where to please? we tmmedrately recogmzed our drxver to be Jerry Lrght We drscovered that he and Darrell Davxd had estabhshed the Davxd and Lrght Taxx Sewtce En route to our desttnatton we notxced rn partrcular one huge skyscraper made of glass and plasttc Ierry told us that the burldmg constructed under the dxrectxon of Frank Kershner and Gregory Kolb was the largest structure 1n Sturgts Thrs buxldmg had a statue of a Trojan tn front between the huge double doors Amazed at the Lransformatton that had taken place 1n Sturgts smce we graduated we had Ierry drive us around to see other places of mterest He then took us to the Amertcan Play Ground a new amusement park that had recently been opened Walkrng through the crowd we were approached by Vance Parmn the operator of the roller coaster He was very glad to see us and gave us a free rtde However that made us hungry so we tnqurred about a good place to eat Vance recommended Cookxes Restaurant After walkmg through the busy and crowded streets we reached Cookxes where Vrrgmxa herself waxted on us As we had expected the food she served was deltctous and the atmosphere was frtendly Vxrgmla asked us lf we had heard about Iudy Lamont When we sand no she told us that Iudy was asststant 22 edttor to the largest paper m th1s area the Sturgrs lournal We were happy to hear that' Vtrgmta also brought us up to date on other classmates whom we had not heard about Carole Cunnmgton was marrxed and IS ratsmg tw1n boys Vxrgrma told us about some of the people from our class who had gone to college Thomas Lash went to Notre Dame and Rrchard Wagner went to Mtchrgan State They now have an accounting ofhce tn the heart of Lansmg Also BronaLeu Haberman went to a business college and Lmda Weatherwax went to Western Mtchxgan College They are now workmg for Mr Lash and Mr Wagner BronaLeu ts the head bookkeeper whtle Marilyn Allen IS prlvate secretary for Thomas Lash and Lmda Weatherwax IS prrvate secretary for Rlchard Wag ner We hear that Mr Lash and Mr Wagner have the largest accountmg offxce m Mrchlgan Vtrgmta sald that there were several of the students of our class who had attended college and are now teachers Roger Altxmus IS now Mr Galberachs asslstant teacher Sally Blackney went to Central Mtchxgan College and IS now rn Chtcago teaching students from the fxrst through the twelfth grades This seems kmd of unusual but Sallys school 15 unusual She IS the teacher of the Elf School of Educatxon for elves only Jamce Taylor has graduated from Western M1ch1gan wlth her PhD Degree Now Dr Taylor IS supermtendent of all the schools tn Sturgls Stnce ttme was runnmg short we sald good by and resumed our Journey about the ctty A short ttme thereafter we found ourselves tn front of a huge electrxcal appllance store The name Emerson and Son rang a famxllar note so on an xmpulse we entered We asked for the manager and were happlly surprxsed to once agatn see Kelth He recogmzed us rlght away and sald that h1s secretary would surely be glad to see us So he took us to hrs offlce on the srxth floor and to our surprlse hrs secretary was Cathryn Parker Cathryn was very happy' She satd she had been Kelth s prlvate secre tary ever smce he and hrs father had gone mto bus1ness together Then she told about some of the girls tn our graduatmg class who were marrxed She sald that Sharon Krueger and Barbara Paxton were marrted Barbara rs now llvtng on a ranch ln Texas whxle her husband IS rarstng mmk Harrxett Ltndsay although she IS mamed IS now runnmg a day nursery She sard that Betty West Phylhs Mxllzman and Ianet Probst were rcnsmg thexr own famtltes There was one thtng we notrced however that Cathryn dtdnt mentxon and that was the huge dtamond she was sportmg We dectded the pomt was plaxn enough wxthout further explanatton so we told her good by and made our way down to the mam floor and outslde Thlnktng that we had learned most of the gossxp m Sturgis we decided to contmue on to New York Cxty At the tram statton we were surprised to see Thurna Lxlly as one of the txcket clerks Because the tram was leavrng ln ftve mtnutes we dtdnt have much tlme to converse wrth her Getttng on the tram we were met by the porter who took our luggage We were talkxng to htm and found out that the engmeer of the tram was Tom Franks We had heard that Torn was an engmeer but no one had ever said what kmd of an engmeer he was . . . . . ,, . 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class WILL We the Senior Class of l955 being of sound mmd and body do hereby declare and publish this our last will and testament Marilyn Allen My ability to drive without mishaps to any underclassman Roger Altrmus My speed rn baseball to Steve Boyle Leon Barnes My abrllty to get along with Ierry I Light to Denny Baker Roger Berg My brg feet to Iohn Kruger Ierry Betcke My ability to stay awake while dnvmg home from Vicksburg late at mght to any lunror boy courting a g1rl from there Pat Bickle and Glendys Friend-Our ability to get along with each other as long as we have to any two girls will 1ng to try it George Brtner My expert golf ability to Paul Toth Sally Blackney and Pat Knapp-Our long hair and patience to endure the in between stage to anyone desiring rt Marilyn Blesch My ability to get along with others and stay out of mrschief to any Junior Scott Brown My 440 positron m track to any underclass man who qualifies Dick Browne My wrestlmg ability to any underclassman Carole Carper My ability to write a letter every mght to any underclassman who can stand the strain Larry Coohon My old Chevy to Del Hathaway Virginia Cook My culinary skill to Sherry Bmtz so Ierry will be well fed Bob Craw My height to lohn Kruger Carole Cunmngton A standardized government test t Mr Peck Ian Cunmngton My power to smile after one of Mr Peck s tests to Ianrce Holtz Bob Curtis My love of track to any underclassman who Pat Darby My abrlrty to go with a boy from Burr Oak to Carolyn Lampe Shirley Darby My ability to have a good trme in govern ment to Fred Ulrey Darrell David My ability to have a great time at all partres Nancy Ells My terrific typing speed to Pat Lash Tuck Emerson My magnificent touch on the ukelele to Iim Iohnsonbaugh Gary Eshelman My ability to shoot rabbits on the run to Irm Iohnsonbaugh Bob Fink My straight A s in government class to Marsha Tom Franks My excessive height and weight to Bob Cross Melvm Gable My ability to try to break an arm in wrestlmg to Clyde Comrnator Dave Gibson My ability to disagree with Mr DeWitts philosophy and being tardy to the class of 56 lack Ginther My excessive weight to Ricky Guilford Helen Godden To any lumor who desires a good lob my seniority at McLellans BronaLeu Haberman My ability to get along with Mr Peck to any lumor Lester Hathaway My desire to beat Three Rivers to next years football team Do.ig Iohnson My magical powers to next years govern ment class Gladys Kanouse-'My ability to start Mr Peck s week right to any lumor girl who sits on the dark side of hrs room Cliff Keeslar My speed m track and in washing cars to the one and only Honorable George Tobias Alan Keller My unexcused absences to my brother Kenny Kline-I will Lorraine Kolady My ability to get along with Mr Peck to Iudy Wise Gregory Kolb-My trouble with Mr DeWitt to all chemistry students Sharon Krueger My ability to keep first chair m band to Toni Ridley Iudy Lamont My abilrty to go steady for two years to Tom Ray and Phyllis Geermg Tom Lash and Sharon Malone-Our ability to go together through contmual quarrels to Carolyn Lean and Kenny Strang Ierry Light My wrestling ability to Harold Rerck Thuma Lily My ability to resist boys to any freshman girl Elizabeth Linder My natural blond hair to Sharon Molter Harriet CCaywoodl Lindsay All my power to come back to school to anyone who wants to try it Iim Lung The As which I didnt receive in government class to Larry Abbs Evelyn Mall My ability to adapt to different schools to anyone who moves frequently Murrel McLauchl1n My ability to excel m sports to Beth Sally McLauchl1n My love of sports to Iud Wise Mary Belle Melchi and Rachel Myers ur love of the wee hours of the morning and the long ago love of Vicks burg to Marcella Coohon and Marlene Lukomskr Phyllis Milhman My ability to get along wrth Mr Peck to Ierry Rippey Larry Monroe-My red haxr and mckname Shaggy t Bob Rohrer Terry Myers My football equipment to any 1un1or boy Nita lo Nerdrgh My abilrty to get along with Mr DeWitt to Carmen Arklre Carolyn and Cathryn Parker-Our abxlrty to confuse Mr Peck and Mr DeWitt to the Weaver twms Vance Parmn My ability to flunk phystcs tests to any underclassman enrolled in the course mishaps to Iirn Iohnsonbaugh George Pterce and Frank Kershner Our pleasant disposi tion to any two Junior boys who can compete with our inescapable good looks Larry Prestldge-My ability to keep out of 7th hour to Carmen Arklre Ianet Probst My ability to crack my gum in government to Carolyn Lampe Walter Purdy My ability to sleep rn class to Ed Phyllis Robbins and Leon Stump-Our ability to go steady for four years to any freshman couple Nrla Robison My government notes to Gladys Snyder May Smith My ability to be on time to Bruce Turner Denms Sturgis My abrhty to sleep rn GS R to Del Hatha way lanice Taylor The remainder of my mght oil not used on homework to any deserving Junior Doug Van Meter My speed in football in Tom Hickman Drck Wagner My ability to let girls alone to all under classmen boys Lmda Weatherwax My love of horses to Sharon Molter Betty West My love of letter writing to Eleanor Studeman and Margaret Sams Chuck Wrller My talent for playmg the organ to Paul Eckert Earl Woods My seat rn government class to Lrttle Wrlly Tobias lanrce Young My dramatic ability to Ieanine Lmda Nichols My good times rn cafeteria to any Jumor girl taking it In witness of the above we the undersigned hereby set our names as witnesses thrs 26th day of May 1955 Virgima Cook and Sharon Malone 21 - A I . . , ,. I.. O ' - ' o ' . has the energy to run a mile. Barbara Paxton-My ability to drive a car without any . ' 1 V l ' I

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DIZGDHGC The next rnornrng we arrrved rn New York and we :mme dra ely checked rnto our hotel We ate breakfast and decrded to freshen up a brt by havrng our han' set We drdnt know any beauty salons so we rnstructed the taxr drrver to take us to one of the most popular The one we were taken to was owned and operated by Mary Belle Melchr Rachel Myers was employed as her manrcurrst The grrls told us that Sally McLauchlrn and Pat Brckle had gone to the same beauty school that they had gone to Sally rs now a beautrcran on the ocean lrner Oueen Elrzabeth whrle Pat had started a new Beauty Culture School rn Hawarr We heard that she rs teaching the Hawarran grrls how to grve permanents whrle they qare teachrng her how to make grass skrrts Mary Belle told us that Elrzabeth Lrnder worked as a stand rn for a chrld actress before gorng to Washrngton D C to college They also told us that Ianrce Young went to college and rs now teachrng home economrcs 1n Sturgrs After leavrng the salon we proceeded to one of the top modelrng agencres rn New York to see Lorraine Kolady and Sharon Malone They were as pleased to see us as we were to see them and we shared a very rnterestrng hour They told us some of therr experrences and brought us up to date on other classmates Murrel McLauchlin was rn the South teachrng physrcal educatron and math rn one of the new modern schools for the Semmole lndrans She told Sharon the last trme she saw her that Florrda is great and so are the lndrans Sharon also told us that Glendys Frrend and Pat Knapp are workrng for the largest alrlrne company rn the world Glendys rs an arrlrne hostess Pat rs a ground hostess They also told us that Nancy Ells and Helen Godden are teachrng rn an elementary country school rn the West Phyllrs Robbrns rs marrred and boards these schoolteachers Sharon sard that Nrla Bobrson and Shrrley Darby have yorned the armed forces She drdnt know exactly whrch branch Nrla yorned but Shrrley rs rn the Wacs By that trme Sharon and Lorrarne had to leave so we went on to relevrsron Crty to see Bob Curtrs Srnce the retrrement of the orrgrnal Nr Wrzard Bob has taken over Bob also rs dorng some research on the cobalt bomb whrch rs about to be put on the market We found Bob rn hrs laboratory and among other thrngs asked hrm about some of the boys who were rn our grad uat ng class We were delrghted to hear what they had chosen for an occu atron George Prerce Dennrs Sturgrs Melvrn Gable Ronnre Hopkrns Drck Browne and Leon Barnes ae all out Vtfest dorng constru tron work They have formed therr own company The Browne-Gable Cor poratron wrth Drcx Browne and Melvrn Gable as presr dent and vrce presrdent respectrvely At the present they are constructrng a new Rocket Port rn Salt Lake Crty Utah Bob also told us that Marrlyn Blesch had graduated from college and was now a laboratory technrcran rn hrs lab However she was on her vacatron this month so we drdnt get to see her He sard that George Brtner had taken up archeology and was now rn Egypt drggrng up old pyra mrds Iack Grnther rs rn some lrttle town down South rranagrng a busrness He thought rt was a Sc to S100 sore wrth May Smrth as hrs bookkeeper She went to a bus ness college rn Elkhart you know Larry Coonon rs also down South Hes a tool and dre maker rn the largest factory rn Brrmrngharn Alabama Ian Cunnrngton rs rn Grand Ftaprds workrng as a cabrnet maker In the near future he plans to rncorporate wrth hrs son After conversrng further Bob sard he must get back to hrs work before rt was trme for hrs TV program So we told hrm good by thanked hrm for the news and went down the hall to the elevator We bet youd never guess who the elevator operator was' He was Larry Monroe My was he ever surprrsed when he saw us' We asked hrm when he came to New York and he sard he and Kenny Klrne had been there for a year Kenny was an elevator operator too only he was runnrng one of the elevators rn the Emprre State Burldmg After leavrng Televrsron Crty we decrded to go to a baseball game and can you rmagrne who we saw there? It was none other than Ierry Betcke' He was playrng ball but the team he prtched for lost The score was somethrng lrke 182 lerry drd well enough he made one of those two pornts We talked to Ierry after the game and he told us that Earl Woods was playrng football out rn Calr fornra However he seems to be dorng a lrttle better than lerry They lost therr last game by a margrn of 47 32 ferry told us that Bob Craw and Leon Stump were now what rank Leon had He also told us that Scott Brown and Bcb Frnk were rn Indrana on a large farm batchrng together Rumors have rt though that they are courtrng a couple of sweet young farmerettes lerry asked us rf wed heard about Lester Hathaway and Larry Prestrdges new super gas statron lt was the largest one on the new coast tocoast hrghway They called rt Lester and Larrys Frx rt Statron Another mechanrc workrng wrth them rs lrm Lung lrm drives the Wrecker most of the frme That was about all ferry had to tell us about our senror classmates so we went back to our hotel That evenrng we went to a musrcal stage play To our surprrse three of our former Troran classmates were prom rnent The lrbretto was wrrtten by Douglas Iohnson the star opera srnger was Evelyn Mall and the ever smrlrng organrs was Chuck Wrller After the tremendously suc cessful performance we c ngratulated them and talked over some of therr recent prcductrons 're next mornrng after our rnterestrng and emoyable trrp we returned to the Rocket Dorf and boarded our srrrp for home We hope you have emoyed our letter as much as we have emoyed wrrtrng rt to you Yours truly Carolyn and Nrta Io 23 :- i M . 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