Union High School - Aurora Yearbook (Grand Rapids, MI)

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Jil. NN f Happy ls the Day Singing along the highways of school life are Unions own quartet, thesBrigadeers, who are becoming famous throughout the West Side, by performing at a variety of clubs. The silver toned first tenor is Ken Brown, the melody carrier, Roger Bauer, Dick Webber's clean tones uphold the baritone spot, while Buss Christopher supplies the bass. A With a mad dash, famished brainsters rush with open mouths to the after-school Snack sales. How much? Two, please, chant the crowds. Eagerly' waiting to be served, a lus- cious doughnut, Chocolate e'clair, or Dixie cup areyleft to right: Dorothy Blum, Gerry David- owski, Phyllis Fex, second row: ,Norma Cook, Elaine Vander Hoff, and Bill Eldred. A . The much' anticipated ll:3U has arrivedl Eagerly consuming home-packed lunches are students of room l29. Between munches, gossip and school life are merrily discussed. Sports rate tops in the conversation duet to the fact that Don Van Allsburg, Willard Watson, Bernard Zoet, along with Donna Van Daalen, Pat lous- trchgnd Marilyn'Zeeff, reside in room l29. September l9 was a warm day, and'glad were theythat held tickets for the Traverse City excursion. With joy, hope, and anticipation the eager students boarded the train, excited over the football game that was to follow.,Tired and exhausted from swaying and staggering are' left to right: Nita Wimmer, Sally Wiersma, Sheila Kampschulte, Pat Laban, andiylfrances Millhoupt. T lmpressed by the new look', many G.U.C. girls paraded their quaint hair-dos for the judges in ot hair style show innovated this year by Mrs. Black. Bright smiles and graceful car- riages set off the various styles. Left to right are the judges and the girls whose hair-dos took top place: Susan Dargie, 'lPop Early, lune Lapinski, Barbara Dauksza, Lorraine Dozniak, and Mr. Freeman.

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1 Merry ls the Morn The halls of Union are bleak and desolate early in the morn, but, as the sunbearns stream through the windows, bright-eyed students be- gin to saunter through the school. One by one athletes gather at the table near homeroom 225 and laughingly relate gay escapades of the night before. Blomeling, l-louseman, Doornbos, Taylor, Boh, Pindar, Alkema, and Mclielvy ex- change angles on sports and class activities until the bell summons them to study. Are you goin' to see 'The Frollies'? What time is the game? i'See her swishing skirt and petticoatl Susie and Sonny Sunbeam prick up their ears for tidbits of noisy chatter by Union- ites at their lockers. Books are lost and discov- ered again, and intimate secrets are exchanged while locker doors clatter and slam shut. Catch- ing up on the latest news are Phyllis Fex, Gerry Davidowski, Bill Eldred, and Dick Czurak. There is a din of conversation in the halls and then the tardy bell rings. Late arrivers scurry to their homerooms and Union's halls become silent for a fifteen-minute homeroom period. Absences are excused, roll taken, and the in- formative bulletin is read to students who are hastily completing homework or quietly discus- sing school topics. ln homeroom l42 Erma Hansen reads the news-filled bulletin. l-lere is a dime for a bag of popcorn. l need pencils and paperl 'l Do you have change for a dollar? Alice Van Portfleet, Leonard Caminer, Beverly Koolman, 'lerry Cur- tice, and Phyllis Van Setters zestfully sell Union- ites vital school supplies and tempting mid-day snacks. Patience, salesmanship, and cheerful- ness are traits which the busy beavers in the school store show in order to keep customers coming back.

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Gladly They Serve Trying to account for that elusive lost nickel after the turmoil of a busy noon of figuring bills and counting change are Donna Mackey, Donna Girschle, Beverly Finstrom, Gloria Chicky, and Shirley Strobridge, student cashiers. Cooks supreme, Mrs. Minnie Owen, Mrs. Nona Apel, and Mrs. Lavina Dauser, Union's cafeteria Workers, take pride in the many customers Who en- thusiastically eat their appetizingly pre- pared dishes, Mrs. Rose Schauer, cafe- teria director, estimates that three tons of food have been consumed this year by hungry Unionites and teachers. Susie and Sonny Sunbeam would find it difficult to brighten the halls of Union and the lives of other Unionites if lohn MacGiela, Russell Eggleson, Will Reed, Iohn Schaaphok, Steve Mik- luski, C. D. Blum, Everett Ormsby, and Peter Godfrey, alble custodians, and if Martha Batchelder, helpful janitress, did not give their services.