Three Rivers High School - Reflector Yearbook (Three Rivers, MI)

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7 assi will mth Eestattwni We, the members of the class of l94l, having reached the end of our scholastic career, and though somewhat fatigued by unintermitted mental toil, but still of sound mind and memory, do make and publish this, our Last Will and Testament, To the Juniors, we bequeath the right to receive the title of Seniors and our splendid example of quiet dignity. lHow dare you laugh l l l l l To the Sophomores, we will our skill at skipping classes lbut not getting away with itl and our nonchalance while under observation. To the Freshmen, we bequeath a little of our gentleness of manners and the boundless affection which we are sure every member of the faculty holds for us. To the Rhinies, we will our aptitude at keeping out of trouble. To the Faculty, we return all sound minds, which have been either lost, strayed, or stolen in the past five years during which time we have inhabited old T. R. H. S. lgersnnals l. l, Charles Henke, leave my success in love to Jim Butler. 2. l, Jean Dock, will my love of an argument in ll. S, History Class to anyone who can get away with it. 3. l, Eleanor DeLong, bequeath my dignity to Joan Thomas. 4. l, Jayne Anderson, leave my continual chatter to anyone who will listen to it. 5. l, Dick Lane, bestow upon Don Blum my world-wide reputation as a neat-dresser. 6. l, Eleanor Spodafore, will my ability to get along without a man to PhyllisWarner. 7. l, Eugene Nichols, leave my corny jokes in the nearest waste-basket. 8. l, Betty Hagenbuch, bequeath my propensity for telling them what I think to anyone in need of such an ability. 9. l, Beverly Reed, will my orange iuice diet to Betty Gombos. lO. l, Harold Roberts, leave my well-worn path to Sturgis to those boy scouts who are working for an honor in trail-blazing. ll. l, Rodney Everhart, leave my world-renowned jitterbugging to anyone who can figure it out. l2. l, Pauline Patterson, bequeath my quiet laughter to Mary Case. Please call for same. l3. l, Clara Polas, leave my awe of English Literature to anyone who appreciates it. l4. l, Joyce Harding, will my reputation as a man-catcher to Mildred Joyce. P, S, l'll keep the strings. 15. l, Jack Hughey, bequeath my indifference in classroom to anyone who wishes to incur the wrath of a teacher. l6. I, Mary Jane Seitz, leave my wavy hair to Hedy Arner. l7. l, Jean Fosdick, will my coquettishness to Esther Jane Boyer. l8. l, Bob Baker, leave willingly. l9. l, Bob Springer, leave my large dogs to Stink Monroe, who has need of better understandings. All bequests are to be disposed of as soon as possible. , THE CLASS OF '4l. ge fourteen reflector

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seniors STARZEVSKI, JOSEPH Red COLLEGE lf you don't succeed the first time, try, try again. Football I,2, 3, 4, Boxing I, Track 3, 4, Varsity Club 3, 4, THOMPSON, S. BERYL COMMERCIAL-WITH HONOR We see further by thinking than by looking. Library Staff I, Chorus 2, 3, 4, D. S. 2, 3, 4, Accomponist 4, A Capella Choir 2, 3, 4, Accompanist4, Typing Certificate 3, Gregg Certificate 3, Problem Father 4, Don't Take My Penny 4, Orchestra I, Cantata 2, 3, 4. TIMM, RUTH COMMERCIAL At any rate I always keep my part of the bargain. Chorus 2, 4, Junior Reflector 3, Cantata 2, Home Economics 2, Girl Sports I, 2, 3, 4, Typing Certificate 3, Palmer Method 3, Gregg Certificate 3. WARD, HEROLD EDWARD Montgomery INDUSTRIAL Let us be friends and treat each other like friends. Boxing 3, 4, Manual Arts 4. WILLEMIN, DORIS MAY Dorry COLLEGE Being honest carries its dividends quicker than any other investment I know. Cantata I,2, 3, 4, Chorus I,2, Girl Sports 2, 3, Treasurer 3, Girl Reserves 2, 3. 4, Secretary 4, Class Officer 2, Typing Cer' tificate 3, Gregg Certificate 3, D. S. Club 2, 3, 4, Annual Staff 4. WILLIAMS, HELEN GENERAL Brevity never fatigues, the more you say the less people remember. Mendon High 3. WILLIAMS, PHYLLIS JANE , PhiI COMMERCIAL A person of silence is a person of sense, Girl Sports I,2, 3, 4, Gregg Certificate 3, Typing Certificate 3, Cantata 2, Junior Reflector 13. WELTY, ROBERT LEROY Bob COLLEGE He who has no misfortunes is fortunate enough. Spring Fever 3, Varsity Club 4, Track Manager 3, Commencement Committee 4, Cantata 2, Cross Country 3, Typing Cer- tificate 3. STOWE, ROBERT E. Bob COLLEGE-WITH HONOR Better than either fame or applause is striving to a further cause. Hi-Y 3, 4, Junior Reflector 3, Annual Staff 4, Debate 3, Problem Father 4, Track 3, 4, Cross Country 3, Honor Scholarship 3, Band Color Guard 2, Declamation I. THOMPSON, ROBERT L. Bob COLLEGE The athlete, the student, the man. Football I, 2, 3, 4, Basketball I, 2, 3, 4, Captain 4, Don't Take My Penny 4, Track 2, 3, Hi-Y 3, 4, President 4, Junior Reflector 3, Commencement Committee 4, Varsity Club 3, 4, Boy's State 4, Prom Committee 3, WARNER, LUTHER LA VERNE Lua GENERAL He keeps his secrets from all the rest, Safely buttoned within his vest. Football I, Basketball I, Annual Staff 4, Boxing I, Junior Reflector 3, Library Staff 2, Typing 3, 4, Track I, Cross Country 3 wessna, MARY ELLEN , , causes ff ' i Q I will say try, for i 'we never try, we never succeed. -7 D. S, 2, 3, 4, Chorus I,2, 3, 4, Junior Re- flegtog 34 Problem Father 4, Cantata WILLIAMS, HAZEL ESTER Esse COMMERCIAL Have a good reason for what you do, and have a will to do it. Gregg Certificate 3, Typing Certificate 3, Girl Sports I, 2, 3, 4, Cantata 2, WILLIAMS, PAUL LIONEL Iggy GENERAL He possessed such a contagious smiief' Boxing I, Band I,2, 3, 4, Orchestra I,2, 3, 4, Typing Certificate 3. WILLIAMS, VICTOR LOUIS AGRICULTURE A man must believe he can do a thing before he can do it. WITHERS, CHARLES D. Shorty GENERAL Man never yet forgot the word for which he hath been praised. Band 2, 3, 4, Basketball I,2, 3, Intra- mural Basketball 4, Varsity Club 3, 4, Hi-Y 3, 4, Don't Take My Penny 4, Junior Reflector 3, Cantata 2, 3, 4, Chorus 2, 3, 4, Crass Country 3, Problem Father 3, Boxing I, A Capella Choir 2, 3, 4, Track 3, Prom Committee 3. I' l'.I'l.S. pqgg thirteen

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valedictory AMERICANIZATION Through the years America has been known as a refuge for the oppressed, the melting pot of the world. The youth of America must keep bright the light of democracy which makes America the Promised Land to pilgrims from across the seas. Foreigners who come to our country to live may become citizens of the United States after they have lived here the required num- ber of years and filed the necessary papers. But this, called naturalization, is not true Americanization. The task of youth today is to help these aliens to become true Americans with a full understanding of what that term means. Co- operation and friendship are necessary. to help the foreign born become American citi- zens. These people expect a great deal of us who are born American, Also, they have much to teach us. Some of them have known what it is to have no liberty, to be ruled by a des- pot, to have none of the rights which we Americans take so for granted. They can teach us, even as we teach them, to appre- ciate and appropriate the privileges and re- sponsibilities of our citizenship. We, the youth of today, must fulfill their expectations. We need you, whose minds and hearts are tem- pered by experience, to lead us, We must ask Divine help in this task. Even as our colonial forefathers prayed for aid and wisdom from God in forming and guiding the destinies of a new-born nation, so we, the youth of today, must implore Divine wisdom and guidance in piloting the Ship of State through the perilous times of present history. lf we are faithful in this Stewardship, then may we truly say, together with our new citizens: l pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. -MARY ALICE DELONG I page fifteen