Trenton High School - Monguagon Yearbook (Trenton, MI)

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Seniors Here comes the manager of the hotel, Tom Garrison, seeing if everyone is enjoying himself. He has come a long way since he took over his father's tourist business. Good grief! What was that noise? It sounded like an explosion...here come three ragged people. The first two are Ferg Seneski and Larry McCalla, the other is Bill Matthews. Bill is trying to explain to the manager that he is a chemical engineer and was simply trying to show the other fellows his latest experiment. Could he help it if the thing blew up? It's a shame, but there are a few who could not be with us. Joan Weedon, who is doing missionary work in deepest Africa, wired that she could not possibly come. Joanne Smith is in California trying to get rid of her hay fever, and there are rumors that she is going into the movies. Gloria Gratiot is riding in a rodeo and couldn't leave the show. Wallace McCuaig is in the hospital recovering from an accident. Ray Winter, and Ed Morgan, and Gerald Noland have dropped out of sight. They are happily married by now. We couldn't find Harry Nelson, but one of his classmates says he has a fine undertaking business in Chicago. Edward Boyce is on a business trip in San Francisco and couldn't get back for the party. Perhaps we will have another reunion soon. Until then ---- Good-bye and Good Luck! 'I Ihiyf- lwnfy-1'v,-v

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Seniors Mary Alice Dossey, Audrey Pluskat, Virginia Maszatics, Donna Mahoney, Pat Myers, Gena Mae Noland, Shirley Pragert, Ilene Radford, Barbara Ray, Vivian Scharboneau, Darlene Stark, Mildred Thomas, Shirley Underwood, Phoebe Wiseman, Shirley Yake, Marilyn Graham, Lorraine Richer, Alberta McLellan, Lily Milligan, and Frances Staniger. I'm sorry that I can't give you their present names. Such a buzzing .... every wife has a different idea on how to keep her husband happy. Upward to the banquet hall, only seven more floors. Coming up behind me are two distinguished looking people. One is Don Mexicotte. I can't tell who the other is, as he is hiding behind a beard... oh, now I see who it is. It's Bill Scott, chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission. I think Don is his private secretary .... Bill is mumbling to him about protons and electrons, and telling him to write it down. Here at last! After climbing fifteen stories, I'm ready for a banquet! Just look at all the familiar faces. They bring back many memories of dear old T. H. S. At our right is the military body .... Jaynte Johnson, a WAC officer. Next to her are Bill Cullin, Phil Horner, and Charles Venier, who are flyers, and Tim Lezotte, who is in the navy. They were lucky enough to get furloughs. Next to them are Milton Layson and Don VanWallaghen who printed the programs. At the present moment they are complimenting each other for doing such a good job. Who is that poor little man over in the corner? He isn't eating a thing. As I get a closer look I see it's Dick Roberts, the famous bacteriologist. He has discovered that food contains too many germs for human consumption and can't understand why the human race has survived as long as it has, so he lives solely on vitamin pills. I hear a familiar voice, sounds like Norm Barnsdale, the must have left Rosie home with the kidsj. He is trying to talk Jim Leedy, Doug Penn, Wilbert Lucas, Boris Kosacheff, and John Keller into buying some stock from an architectural firm in which Berkley Cooke and Alan Wiber are partners. They are trying to design The Doghouse of Tomorrow , Where the poor hen-pecked husband can crawl in without disturbing the dog. Crash!! The speakers' table has fallen. Bob LaFromboise was trying to repair a shaky table leg. He crawled under to be able to get at it better, when the table fell on him. An excellent carpenter, that boy. Do my eyes deceive me, or is that Chet Martin coming in the door with his lovely wife? Very pretty, Chet! There is quite a threesome over to my left. They are Jo Petta, Dorothy Bell, and Lois Powell. These three are doing a great deal of good in their respective professions. Jo teaches handicapped children, Dorothy, the deaf and blind, and Lois has joined the Salvation Army. Frances Wild seems to have someone cornered near the center table. Whoever it is, he is tearing out his hair and yelling that he can't help her. It's Don Larsen, psychiatrist from New York. Frances has a problem and wants Don to help, but he is having a rather difficult time of it. Taking their places at the back of the room, are three very fashionable young women. They are Phyllis Cousineau, whose illustrations you see in many advertisements, Liz Rodgers, a dress designerg and Carolyn Truax, manager of Saks' Fifth Avenue. Across from them are Dorothy Minor and Jim Wilson, who are teaching school in Trenton. Dorothy teaches early elementary, and Jim has been teaching chemistry. Bob Detlor has joined them...he is dean of Harvard University. Coming in the door are four muscular looking men, who, I imagine, are the athletes of the class. Jim Stackhouse, football-baseball coachg Dick Fisher, tackle for the Detroit Lions, Frank Smith, catcher for the New York Giants, lan Frost, catcher for the Detroit Tigers, and his boss, Jerry Wood, Manager of the Tigers. Behind them are Dick Vogt and Don Wollney. They look as though they were in a daze. I guess it's because they have just come down from northern Canada, where they have been posted as forest rangers. It is the first time they have been in civilization for ten years. I hear music...The program must have started. The orchestra members have taken their places, and among them I see Joan Furlong and Jim Kenyon. Looks like Russell caught his rabbit, because he is preparing to do a few tricks for us. There is Kenny Gorno, well-known comedian of stage, screen, radio, and television. He is on the program to tell a few jokes. We have just finished our sumptuous dinner, and going among the guests with small packages of bicarbonate of soda, are Jerry Kortfelt and Tom Thompson, village pharmacists, trying to drum up a little business. Dear me! I wish they would hurry and come my way. Page Twenty-two

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