Vermontville High School - Verhian Yearbook (Vermontville, MI)

Text from Pages 1 - 70 of the 1949 volume:

Jdedication MISS BOYD DEDICATION The Senior Class of '49 proudly dedicate thef L’Agenda to a faithful and understanding teacher, who has given her time and ser- vices to make this book a success. 2 3acuity GORDON McNEILLY B.S. Michigan State College Agriculture SUPERINTENDENT CARL BR AUTIGAm m.A. University of Michigan Journalism ROBERT GELINA B.S. Northern Michigan College Shop and Sports Coach BETTY MacCREERY B.S. Western Michigan English ELAINE LEWANDOWSKI B.S. Michigan State College Home Economics PRINCIPAL TITUS T. WILT A.B., M.A. University of Michigan Government, World History, and Biology JENNIE BOYD A.B. EDNA CROTHERS B.S. Michigan State Normal College Central Michigan College of Education Science and Mathematics Commercial and History LOIS SILVERNAIL A.B. South Dakota Weslayan University Spanish BETTY OLSON B.S. Indiana State Teachers College Music Not Pictured 4 J3oard of) Education -------Trustee -------Trustee ----President ---- Secretary Superintendent ----Treasurer Reinhart Zemke--------- William Hill........... William Barningham----- Iva Reed -------------- Carl Brautigam -------- Neil McLaughlin (Absent) J cdgenda EDITORIAL STAFF Editor-in-chief . . . Associate Editor . . Business Manager . . Literary Editor . . . Athletics Editor . . . School News Editor . Miscellaneous Editor Art Editor.......... Photography Editor . Typist.............. . . . Barbara Cotton , . . Burdette Myers ....... Don Baker . Barbara Northrup . . Kenny Beardslee . Barbara Beystrum , . . . Helen Shipman . . Vencil Tompkins ............,A1 Mix .... Rachel Cole 6 DON BAKER Bless the man who invented sleep Chorus 46 47 Band 47 Latin Club •47 48 Vice-President 49 Speech Contest 49 Y earbook 49 That Crazy Smith Family 49 KENNETH BEARDSLEE Quiet by nature, but great by action Baseball Basketball Student Council President S. C. Judge Yearbook That Crazy Smith Family •46 ’47 48 ‘49 •46 47 '48 ’49 •46 47 ’48 ’49 •47 ‘48 49 BARBARA BEYSTRUM Only weeds grow tall F.H.A. 47 '46 Chorus ’ 46 Band •48 Basketball 49 Cheer leading •49 Y earbook 49 Treasurer •49 Wildcats Call '49 Lindy Lou •48 That Crazy Smith Family •49 1 RACHEL COLE Girl of his dreams Library '47 ‘49 F. H. A. •47 S. C. Clerk '47 Speech Contest •48 '49 Basketball 48 '49 Yearbook •49 Lindy Lou '48 That Crazy Smith Family 49 GRETCHEN COLLIER She goeth her own way F.H.A. 46 '47 Library '46 '49 Speech Contest ’46 47 •48 49 The Hornet 48 Basketball ’48 ’49 Cheerleading •48 ’49 S. C. Representative 48 Yearbook 49 Lindy Lou 48 That Crazy Smith F amily •49 BARBARA COTTON Best cut diamond F.H.A. 46 47 Library '46 '49 S. C. Representative 46 49 Speech Contest 47 '48 Chorus ’46 47 The Hornet 48 Treasurer '48 S.C. Prosecuting Attorney 49 Yearbook 49 Lindy Lou ’48 That Crazy Smith Family 49 DEVERE COOK One enemy is too much F.F.A. 46 47 48 49 Chorus 48 ’49 Track ’46 ’47 48 Vice-President 48 Yearbook '49 ALBERT MIX It isn’t what you do, but what you get away with Chorus Band Basketball Baseball Latin Club President Yearbook T oastmaster ’46 47 •47 48 49 '46 47 48 ’49 '46 47 48 49 •47 48 49 49 •48 That Crazy Smith Family 49 8 BURDETTE MYERS If you want me look in the office ' Wildcat's Call '49 S. C. Bailiff '49 Lindy Lou '48 That Crazy Smith Family '49 L'Agenda '49 BARBARA NORTHRUP Talkativeness is not my line Cheerleader 46 Band 47 48 49 Secretary 47 Latin Club '47 '48 Speech Contest '47 '48 49 Library '46 ’47 '48 '49 The Hornet 47 President '48 Secretary 49 Yearbook 49 Lindy Lou '48 That Crazy Smith Family 49 NEIL PARKER Freshman Love Student Council '46 '47 Secretary '48 Speech Contest '48 F.F.A. '47 '48 '49 Band '47 '48 Yearbook '49 Lindy Lou '48 That Crazy Smith Family '49 k HELEN SHIPMAN Smile and the world is yours Chorus '46 Grade Library '46 Band '47 '48 '49 Latin Club '47 '48 Basketball '49 Yearbook 49 Lindy Lou '48 That Crazy Smith Family '49 DICK SOUTHERN I'm quiet but don't let me fool you Baseball '47 '48 '49 F.F.A. 47 '48 '49 Speech Contest '49 Yearbook '49 Lindy Lou 48 That Crazy Smith Family '49 WAYNE WALTER Don't do as I do, do as I say Basketball '46 '47 Baseball '46 '47 Latin Club '47 '48 10 CLASS HISTORY Looking back over our four years in High School, we realize that we have not only learned, but have had a good time doing it. It was the year of 1945 when we entered High School as Freshmen. Yes, we remember it quite well. Why shouldn’t we when the Sophomores gave us an initiation that would hardly let us forget. It was raining that night so they couldn't take us outside the building, but they made up for it in the inside. Mrs. Hallenbeck was our class advisor and our officers for the year were: President -Neil Parker; Vice-President-Barbara Jennings; Secretary-Marcy Strow; Treasurer- Joe Berry. On Halloween night we went to “Call of the Wild at Charlotte, riding over in the back of Earl Gehman's truck. Not much happened the rest of the year, so after a few months more of education, we took three months off to rest up. Filled with many summer experiences and covered with sun tans and freckles, we entered the tenth grade with a more determined desire to become successful. Poor us, we weren't allowed to use lipstick this year on the new Freshmen, but we found other ways to give them a miserable time. Three new teachers who couldn't come to Initiation gave us a skating party later in the year. Our officers were: Ken Beardslee-President; A1 Mix-Vice-President; Barbara Northrup-Secretary; Don Baker-Treasurer. Mrs. Northrup was our advisor. At Halloween, we gathered together our forces and sold more tickets than anyone else to make Joyce Dack the Queen of the F.F.A. Carnival. Two new basketball stars were discovered from our room, Ken and Al. They won many a game with all the rest of the team! Mrs. Northrup liked us real well so she volunteered to be our class advisor again in the eleventh grade. Our officers were: President-Barbara Northrup: Vice-President - DeVere Cook: Secretary Neil Parker: Treasurer-Barbara Cotton. This year we devoted to gathering money for the big events of this year and next. We sold pens, pencils, eversharps, potatoe chips and magazine subscriptions. The Knapp Family presented a program for us. Ken Beardslee was elected Vice-President of the Student Council. Something which brought the world on the heels was our Junior Play directed by Mrs. Northrup. “ Lindy Lou was the biggest success of many years. Our four singers, Al, Ken, Vencil, and Don dressed up in black suits, top hats, bow ties, canes, and mustaches sang and danced. After our play was finished, Mrs. Northrup gave us a party of ice cream and cookies. A few weeks after the play we started decorating for the Junior-Senior Banquet. We chose as our theme, the Pioneers. Mrs. Hallenbeck was our honored speaker and the four boys again sang. Thus ended our career as Juniors. Our Senior year! Just call us “49 er's. The following were our officers: President - A1 Mix: Vice-President, Don Baker: Secretary, Barbara Northrup: Treasurer. Barbara Beystrum. Kenny Beardslee was elected President of the Student Council. Mrs. MacCreery was our class advisor. In November we presented “That Crazy Smith Family directed by Mrs. MacCreery. The boys rounded out the in-between acts with acting out of songs. We sold Christmas Cards and magazine subscriptions. The boys came up out of the fog the last minute to beat the girls so the girls treated them to a pot-luck supper and took them to the show, “Red River . The Woman's Club honored the girls and their mothers at a tea at the Chapel in February. The women presented each girl with a white carnation and gave them a wonder- ful evening that none of them will forget. In May the big events started happening. First was the Junior-Senior Banquet that the Juniors devoted so much time and energy to make it a success for us. We went home with stomachs heaped full of luscious food and our heads heaped full of unforgettable nemories. May 8th. we left for our Senior Trip on the Luxary Liner up the St. Lawrence River ind returned May 13th. very tired, but packed with knowledge about the boat. Last Sunday night was Baccalaurette in the church which the Juniors decorated in jur class colors and motto. Tonight is Graduation the proudest moment of our lives « e leave wishing every student the best of luck in their remaining school years. 11 VALEDICTORY -Barbara Northrup Parents, Teachers, and Friends: The student lives in three tenses. Behind him and about him is the world which his fellow-men have learned to harness more or less successfully to their needs. About him and in front of him is the world which he must harness more successfully than they did. For he must not merely repeat their achievements of the day before; in him the race must grow in grace to meet the ever new demands of a living universe. Thus education throughout is a doing on the part of the learner. But what he learns to do as an apprentice is different from what he will do later as a master workman-- different, but yet recognizable and functionally the same, for while both the sensory content and the motor response of his action will change, the new action will be only a readaptation of the old content and response which he learned to make when a similar sensory content presented itself. It is a taking of the most useful tools in the race's workshop by the student into his own hands and by his own trial and effort learning to use them, but in such a way that he will go on perfecting his skill in their use as long as he lives. When we started school and were given instructions in breathing, it was plain that the only object which they had was not to give us a knowledge about breathing, but to get each one of us to use our own lungs in a health giving fashion. And when a teacher teaches exercises to dance, to run, to swim or to box, it is a doing on the part of the student that they seek. It is difficult to think of a knowledge of physical training which could have any other functions than to direct physical doing. If he gives instruction in painting, singing, or the playing of an instrument, it is plain that our instructor must guide, but the student must perform; that no matter how much the teacher may know about the theory of the art, that knowledge will have meaning for the student and can be imparted to him only in connection with his own doing; that all formal lessons such as learning to read the score, finger exercises, the necessary parts of a larger process and without significance by themselves. The skill which is sought is a habit. One's knowledge grows in proportion to one’s doing. It is “experience” which makes the days of men to proceed according to art and inexperience according to chance, and different persons in different ways are proficient in different arts. Theory or thinking grew out of practice, problems came out of doing. Knowledge is not an adventitious thing. It had no being for itself. Even sensations do not come to us of themselves, but are internally aroused by bodily defects which we suffer. I can walk on the ground and hardly know that I am walking, but when I am in a high building and look down a thousand sensations that I never noticed before make themselves felt. Sensation is due to the break-down of habit. Discovery of facts is not due to their presence nor to the possession of a mind capable of grasping them, but rather to the using of mind in the direction in which the facts lie. Inventions and discoveries are remarkable simple after they have been made, but it is only the person who is hunting for something of that sort who makes them. One who would learn anything must put himself in the way of learning it. He must do that which will make him feel the problem. There is a definite something to be done by the pupil when he learns to read, write, or to number. Merely to get good marks and to get through school, we have seen, cannot be the object of his striving. Lets look at the things we have had in school. Science is a craft, language is a tool pure and simple. Mathematics are special forms of thinking. Geography is each one’s simple picture of the world. Our school career then has been to train our minds. To teach us to take responsibility, cooperation, to prepare us for security by helping us to find the type of work we are suited for. To prepare us for family living by teaching us to get along with the world. Learning to give and take. We feel we have learned these things and we hope now to go out in the world and prove to our parents and teachers that our twelve years have not been wasted. 12 SALUTATORY ---Barbara Cotton Parents, Teachers, Members of the School Board, and Friends: Just as Uncle Remus had a laughing place, we have a learning place, which is our school. It is a place where we get together with many other students and learn toco-operateand to share. We learn to get along and take part in the hayrides, dances, the Initiation Party, and many other activities that all schools enjoy. We were first taught toco-operate when we entered Kindergarten where we had to eat and play together. A little later when we all ran out at recess and yelled first base, second base, pitcher, and catcher, if we didn’t get the position we wanted we had to accept what was left. Some of us wouldn’t accept it and then there was a fight. This led to choosing up sides against one another and a mass riot would form on the playground. The world is just such a playground where these kind of fights start, only it doesn’t end with writing, “I shall not fight again” one hundred times on the black- board, but it does end in war. The later part of the year, the Service and Citizenship Committees of the Student Council formed a Clean-Up Week. A time set aside to clean the school, the desks, halls, rooms, lockers, and just a general cleaning for everyone to participate in. This is just one example of the many ways in which Vermontville gives their students the opportunity to le nn the importance ofco-operationand responsibility. Our success in life will depend on our determination to do right, to respect the rights of others and to be a good citizen. As I have tried to illustrate throughout my speech, Vermontville High School has these things and in every way gives its students the best opportunity to secure these ideals. But what degree of success we attain will cfepend on the amount of will power we put forth. Some of us will go farther in life than others because we have put forth a greater effort, but whatever rung we reach on the ladder of success, ”Our Will is our Fate.” GIFTATORY --Rachel Cole --Helen Shipman BARBARA COTTON we have this book of house plans for Barb so she won’t have to draw the plans for her and Ronnie’s house. BURDETTE MYERS for Burdette we have this bottle of hair tonic so he can always keep his hair combed. BARBARA NORTHRUP as long as we can remember Barb has got all A’s on her report cards so we have this report card with all E's on it so she can't say she never got one. WAYNE WALTER we give Wayqe this car hoping he won't reck this one. BARBARA BEYSTRUM we are going to give Barb this spy glass so she can see farther. KEN BEARDSLEE we have for Ken this baseball bat so he will be sure to make a hit. AL jviIX for A1 we have this Sax so he won't wear his out. GRETCHEN COLLIER as long as we can remember Gretchen has always worn levies to school so for her we have this pair and hope they will never wear out. RICHARD SOUTHERN for Dick we have this dictionary so he can learn to pronounce his words correctly. DEVFRE COOK we are going to give DeVere this tractor to farm his farm. RACHEL COLE has been in love with a certain Sophomore Basketball player so we will give her this basketball as a rememberance. NEIL PARKER has always got a pipe in his mouth so we will give him this one so he won’t be without one. VENCIL TOMPKINS likes horses so well, we thought we would give him this horse shoe so his poor little horse won’t have to go barefooted. HELEN SHIPMAN would like to conduct her own orchestra so we give her this baton for a good start. CLASS PROPHECY --Barbara Beystrum --Burdette Myers Don Baker In five years we can see Don as president of the Clarke Bar Company Ken Beardslee In five years Kenny will be busy autographing baseballs for his fans in the major leagues. Barbara Beystrum In the next five years we can expect to find Barb slaving over a hot stove with a pair of twins by her side while Charlie looks on. Rachel Cole Rachel’s handwriting was analyzed and she’s supposed to make a good teacher. She should be; she sure knows all the answers. Gretchen Collier In years to come, if you go out five miles North of Vermontville, you’ll see a neon sign reading, “Gretchen’s Dude Ranch. DeVere Cook In the next few years DeVere will be busy improving his farm after his four years course in Agriculture. Barbara Cotton In the near future we can see Barbara as co-owner of a Cotton firm selling Best Grade Cotton. Albert Mix When A1 learns to ride the horse instead of letting the horse ride him, he'll probably put on a ten gallon hat and join a rodeo. Burdette Myers Burdette will have an office and a secretary of his own so he won’t have to have all the girls around. Barbara Walters In the near future Barb and Wayne will own the Walter’s junk car lot. Neil Parker Neil will be preparing to teach Agriculture Class in the next five years. Helen Shipman In five years we can see Helen taking James Petrillo s place in the Music world. Richard Southern In a few years Dick will be brave enough to ask a girl to do the cooking for him and live on his one hundred and forty acre farm. Vencil Tompkins It has been said Vencil blazed a trail to Texas. Maybe he picked out the land for his fifteen hundred acre horse ranch. So we expect to find him Way down thar in T exas. 14 CLASS WILL —Don Baker --Gretchen Collier We, the class of 1949, being about to pass out of this sphere of education with the possession of a very intellectual mind and almost super-human understanding of all subjects, do make and publish this will and testament hereby revoking and making void any former wills or promises. TO THE FRESHMEN--We leave our great intelligence and brains so they will succeed as we have. TO THE SOPHOMORES--We leave the teachers who have helped us throughout the four years. TO THE JUNIORS--We leave our yearbook as an example of what one should be like so they won't have difficulties next year. Richard Algate-We will A1 Mix’s ability to wooing girls and also his curly hair. Joan Bennett-We will Barbara Cotton's gift of gab. Della Briggs-We leave Rachel Cole’s finger nails so she can be “star” on the basketball team next year. Marlene Bulling-We leave Helen Shipman's height. Jack Cranson-We leave Kenny’s sideburns. Elaine Hummel-We leave Rachel’s “old flame’’ to keep her occupied during school hours. Lois Iler-We leave Helen Shipman’s brilliant smile. Virginia LaFleur-We leave Barbara Northrup's quiet manners. Richard Lamie-We leave DeVere Cook’s glasses for an extra pair . Neil Joppie-We leave Burdette Myers’s mysterious way of getting around the teachers. LeRoy Mix-We leave Dick Southern’s glowing red beard. Norma Reeve-We leave Gretchen’s levis. Carolyn Rounds-We leave Barbara Beystrum's well known chair in the office. Joan Shaw-We leave Barbara Walter’s typing ability. Lola Shaw-We leave Gretchen Collier’s swing and now all she needs is the board. Barbara Stephenson-We leave Barbara Beystrum’s “witty” remarks. Delores Thompson-We leave Rachel Cole’s hair curlers. Lois Trowbridge-We leave Don Baker’s warming love to carry her through her Senior year. Hope Wile ox-We leave Barbara Cotton’s much used giggle. Richard Wilbur-Vencil Tompkin’s wills his Levis. Lloyd Wolever-We leave Neil Parker’s Freshman love. Chuck Wright-Don Baker wills his Ford with four good tires. SENIOR TRIP The Seniors of the class of '49 decided to depart from the usual tradition of going to Washington for their Senior trip and made the choice of the S.S. NORONIC CRUISE to The Welland Canal Toronto, Canada, and Niagara Falls. The first day we left the dock in Detroit and headed for Lake Erie. The Detroit skyline and the huge Ambassador Bridge provided a thrilling view as we began our afternoon entertainment program. Dinner was served in a lavious modern dining hall, as we passed the Livingston Channel and entered Lake Erie. After dinner, an evening of dancing and entertainment began. Port Colborne at the Lake Erie entrance to the Welland Canal was the first of several cities we passed as we began the interesting trip to Lake Ontario. The ship was lowered several hundred feet during the hours we spent in the huge locks, which are a monument to man’s engineering skill. We left the canal after lunch and spent the afternoon cruising across Lake Ontario. An early dinner was served to allow maximum time at Canada's Queen City, Toronto. The entire evening was devoted to visiting the many points of interest to be seen there. The Exposition Grounds where each year the famous Toronto “World’s Fair’’ is held draws many students as well as the famous shopping centers. Also of interest was the Casa Loma, the huge Castle built on a high hill overlooking Toronto. As we entered the Welland Canal the ship tied up and buses transported the students to Niagara Falls for a full day of sightseeing at this beautiful spot. Queen Anne’s Inn attracted many for lunch. Special buses met us at the Rainbow Bridge Terminal for the trip back to the ship at Port Colborne. Dinner was served as the cruise ship pulled out into Lake Erie. There was a gala evening of entertainment and dancing on the last night aboard ship. There was an Amateur Night in which everyone participated. There was a lot of fun for everyone and prize® for the lucky winners. The fourth day the ship arrived in Detroit and we made plans for the return trip home. We decided that since we had money left to spend the night in a hotel room and we attended one of the stage shows. During the cruise the entire ship was devoted to the enjoyment of the students. There was a fine orchestra aboard which played for dancing each afternoon and evening. A variety show also was offered each night. There was something doing every moment on the student cruise. In addition to the floor shows and dancing parties there were interesting contests together with exploration trips of the boat and all deck sports, such as shuffle board, pingpong, and deck tennis. For those who wanted to loaf, free deck chairs were provided from which to view the ever changing beauty of the Great Lakes. T)he junior Cla££ 11th. Grade BACK: N. Joppie, H. Wine gar, L. Mix, J. Cranson, C. Wright, R. Algate, R. Wilbur, L. Wolever. SECOND: Miss Boyd, L. Shaw, E. Hummel. H. Wilcox, C. Rounds, N. Reeve. M. Bulling. V. LaFleur. R. Lamie. FRONT: D. Briggs, J. Shaw, L. Iler, L. Trowbridge, B. Stephenson, D. Tompson, J. Bennett. JUNIOR CLASS HISTORY Twenty-four pupils walked into Miss Boyd’s room and became Juniors in September, 1948. Class officers were elected as follows: President . . . Vice-President Secretary . . . Treasurer . . .Homer Winegar . . . . Lola Shaw . . Hope Wilcox . Jack Cranson The magazine sale in the Fall and the Saturday bake sales throughout most of the year showed good profits for our class treasury. In December we received our class rings from the Jonson Company, which we are very proud of. . The big events of the year were the Junior Play in the spring, directed by Mrs. Mac Creery and the Junior-Senior Banquet also held in the spring. All in all it has been a good year and one we will want to remember. “FAREWELL SENIORS” It seems like only yesterday You were children out for play, Yet the years went by; with you off guard, As the books and work grew hard. In '45 you became proud Freshmen, With school not quite the same as it had been. Then another year was passing as before, Bringing new books and rooms to explore. And then Juniors with two years to go, While books and work became a greater foe. There grew a feeling all through your class Of envy for the Seniors; but it had to pass. For soon you filled their vacant place, With fourteen strong to end the race. Now you must travel life’s long road With a grown up’s heavy load. LeRoy Mix BACK: SECOND: FIRST: TFNTH GRADRfjs R. Todd. R. Frank, R. Mull, JL Hulb R. Wells. B. Gorodenski. B. Mix. LW ley. N. Stephenson. G. Crandall. Mrs. Crothers. L. Wolever, M. Tilburt, J. Moore, J. Thrun, M. West, A Southern. NINTH GRADE BACK: S. Trumble, E. Foote. J. Briggs. C. Wells, T. Heath, L. Todd. B. Trowbridge S. Carter. R. DeBar, W. Huss. SECOND: E. Rounds, Y. Faust, R. DeBar, D. Lovell, M. Kroger, D. Beystrum, D. Steward. R. Myers, G. Wonsor, J. Hampton, B. Zemke, E. Walsh. FIRST: M. Mahar, S. Dean, J. Wrisley, J. Bennett, B. Shance, L. Priddy, P. Lynd, K. Arnston, R. Benton. S. Wiser. 20 SOPHOMORE CLASS HISTORY With seventeen students and our advisor, Mrs. Crothers, we began our Sophomore year together. The first class meeting was devoted to electing class officers who are as follows: President.................................... Jim Hulbert Vice-President..............................Marcella West Secretary .............................. Ardyce Southern Treasurer...............................Barbara Gordenski To increase our bank account, we sold Green and White ribbons with our name and address in gold. These were to wear at all of the Basketball games to show our school spirit. We also sold pop and candy at the Basketball games. FRESHMAN CLASS HISTORY Here we are in the first year of high school and the first thing the Sopho- mores think of is Initiation. We were really initiated too, but we all had a nice time. After we became real Freshmen, we decided to elect officers for the year. President..................................Sharon Dean Vice-President.........................Douglas Steward Secretary..............................Stanley Trumble Treasurer..........................................Ruth DeBar In November we sponsored the second dance of the year, which we called the Twirp Dance. Those attending were treated to a floor show presented by some of the Freshman girls. After Christmas the class sold candy at noon. 21 SEVENTH GRADE BACK: L. Benton, D. Shoup, E. Baker, D. Stewart, K. Moore, R. Hosey, P. Gaedart, D. Mix. SECOND: L. Makely, D. Janousek, M. Benedict, D. Love, J. Rathburn, R. Lynd, E. Bennet. E. Shumaker, B. Miller, Mrs. Silvernail. FIRST: K. Stephenson, K. Tilburt, R. Hummel, M. Hall, H. Gardner, M. Kroger, J. Smutts, M. Sheer. BACK: THIRD: SECOND: FIRST: EIGHTH GRADE R. Hubs, W. Hosey, L. Wolscheid, D. Faust, T. Wilbur, D. Wellman, A. Wells, H. Smith, M. Martin. J. Wells, B. MacDonald, A. Cushing, S. Fast, D. Cook, R. Dickenson, R. Thompson, J. Mix, B. Benedict, T. Harmon. M. Bussing, J. Joppie, W. Hosey, M. Harmon, M. Coulson, J. Newman. E. Shumaker, E. Gorodenski, J. Frank, S. Miller, P. Foote, F. Mix, Mr. Gelina. C. Dean, W. Bennett. J. Bartholmew, J. Hussman, B. Beardslee, F. Childs. V. Briggs. B. King. D. Wilbur, J. Lamie. 22 WILDCAT'S CALL STANDING: E. Hummel, B. Rounds, L. Whaley, J. Moore, Mr. Brautigam, J. Cranson, J. Thrun, B. Cotton, L. Iler. SITTING: V. LaFleur, M. Bulling, B. Beystrum, B. Myers, N. Reeve, D. Tompson, A. Southern. BACK: SECOND: FIRST: STUDENT COUNCIL H. Wilcox, N. Stephenson, B. Cotton, K. Arnston, Mr. Wilt, R. Lamie, R. Mull, J. Joppie L. Makely. Mrs. MacCreery, J. Moore, H. Winegar, K. Beardslee, D. Briggs, Miss Boyd. E. Foote, M. Martin, P. Gaedart. 24 WILDCATS CALL At the beginning of the year an assembly was held to change the name of the school paper. Wildcats Call was finally decided upon. The staff was not chosen until nearly every member of the Journalism class had an opportunity to fill the position of editor. The following is the permanent staff of the year under the supervision of Mr. Brautigam. WILDCAT’S CALL STAFF Editor............... Business Manager . . Re-Write Editor . . Sports Editor....... Layout Editor .... Headline Editor . . . Advertisement Editor Typist ........ Reporters Instructor , . Burdette Myers . . Norma Reeve Barbara Beystrum Delores Thompson Virginia LaFleur . .Carolyn Rounds . . Elaine Hummel . Marlene Bulling . . Jack Cranson ........Lois Iler Delores Thompson . . . . Joan Moore . . . Joyce Thrun . . Barbara Cotton . Ardyce Southern . Lorraine Whaley . . Mr. Brautigam STUDENT COUNCIL The Student Council officers for the 1948-49 year were as follows: President..............................................Ken Beardslee Vice-President..............................Homer Winegar Secretary............................................Della Briggs Treasurer.............................................Joan Moore At the first meeting the following committee chairmen were chosen: Publicity '.................................Homer Winegar Financial.............................................Joan Moore Clubs and Organizations.....................Barbara Cotton Service...............................Norma Stephenson Citizenship..........................................Della Briggs Assembly.....................‘............. Richard Lamie Athletic.....................................Ronnie Mull Social.......................................Kay Arnston The advisors chosen were Miss Boyd and Mrs. MacCreery. These committees have accomplished many new things during the year. The Citizenship and Service Committees manages the Court and the Assembly Committee obtained many interesting assemblies. The other committees also carried out their duties well. I feel the Student Council of this year has been a great success, due to the hard work of the council, the co-operation of all the teachers, and especially due to the co-operationof all the Student Body. Kenny Beardslee S. C. President 25 SPEECH CONTEST BACK: L. Shaw, H. Wilcox, R. Southern. H. Winegar, D. Baker, R. Cole, B. Zemke, FIRST? J. Hampton, J. Moore, B. Walter, Mrs. MacCreery, R. Benton, G. Collier, L. Priddy. w i w. LIBRARY BACK: G. Collier, V. LaFleur, B. Walters, R. Cole, N. Reeve, B. Cotton, D. Thompson, J. Bennett, A. Southern. SEATEDrH. Wilcox, J. Moore, Mrs. MacCreery, L. Shaw, L. Iler. 26 SPEECH CONTEST The annual declamation and oratorical contest sponsored by the Vermontville Woman's Club was held February seventh in the V.H.S. gym. Mrs. MacCreery acted as director. Entries were made from the ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grades and after two eliminations, thirteen were picked for the finals. Mrs. Iauch and Mrs. Kiplinger from Charlotte, and Mrs. Montgomery of Nashville were judges. The following are their selections: ORATIONS First Barbara Northrup “The Struggle for Freedom Never Ends Second Joan Moore “Alcholism DECLAMATIONS First Roxana Benton “Americans for America” Second June Hampton “Essence of Patriotism POETRY First Gretchen Collier “The White Cliffs Second Louise Priddy , “Betty and the Bear Later the winners of the contest went to Nashville and gave their selections before a Nashville assembly. LIBRARY Our library houses some thousands of books from short fiction and biographies to the dictionary and the Bible. For free time in the study hall, magazines of all kinds are provided for reading. Our library has a vast store of valuable information and exciting entertainment. This year Mrs. MacCreery became advisor while Lola Shaw filled the duty of President; Joan Moore, Vice-President; Hope Wilcox, Secretary; Lois Iler, Treasurer. The librarians were selected from the group interested in library work. There are two girls attending the library each hour. Throughout the year at the meetings, the girls have worked on book binding and repairing and have taken care of the new books coming in. 27 BAND BACK: R. Moran. B. McDonald, R. DeBar. L. Weiler, B. Lynd, N. Reeve, J. Bartholmew, V. LaFleur. SECOND: R. Todd, J. Smutts, B. Gorodenski, S. Trumble, B. Mix, B. Malcuit, L. Priddy, P. Gaedart, J. Joppie, S. Dean, D. Lovell, M. Hall, B. Shance, D. Thompson, M. Kroger. B. Stephenson. P. Lynd, E, Shumaker, F. Walter. FIRST: J. Thrun, M. West, N. Joppie, B. Benedict, M. Kroger. M. Benedict, M. Kroger, E. Rounds. B. Northrup, H. Shipman. Mrs. Olson Director. BACK: FOURTH: THIRD: SECOND: FIRST: GLEE CLUB M. Bulling, J. Newman, W. Hosey, M. Harmon, E. Round� , W. Bennet, J. Lamie. S. Miller, P. Fotte, J. Joppie. H. Gardner, B.Benedict,B. McDonald, A. Cushing, R. Lamie. C. Wright, D. Cook, R. Tompson, J. Mix, D. Faust, M. Hail. J. Frank, C. Dean, M. Coulson, J. Barthelomew, E. Gorodenski. R. Benton, V. Briggs, L. Whaley M. West, M. Mahar, E. Shumaker, B. King, M. Benedict. R. DeBar, J. Bennet, J. Thrun, L. Priddy, B. Beardslee, B. Shance, E. Childs, J. Moore, P. Lynd, M. Tilburt, J. Hussman, J. Smutts. B. Miller, D. Janousek, E. Bennet, K. Stephenson, M. Sheer, B. Tilburt, R. Hummel, M.Kroger E. Shumaker, L. Makely. 28 V.H.S. BAND The V.H.S. Band was organized under the direction of the new music teacher, Mrs. Betty Olson, with forty members enthusiastically awaiting the first rehersal. The first public appearance was for the P.T.A. October 13, in the V.H.S. gym. A small band was organized for the purpose of providing entertainments at the Womans’ Club meeting. The full band plays for pep meetings during the week. At Christmas time the band finished the first semester with a Christmas Concert, December 22, in co-operation with the grade children which turned out to be a great success. There are four majoretts, Virginia LaFleur, Jean Bartholomew, Carolyn Rounds, and a major, Burdette Myers, who marched with the band and per- formed for special occasions. Various members of the band have taken turns directing at public appearances. All of the band anxiously awaited the Maple Syrup Festival and the Spring Concert which ended a year of successful work. The following officers of the band are: President..............................Sharon Dean Vice-President.................. Donna Jean Lovell Secretary-Treasurer.............Barbara Northrup Librarian.......................Delores Thompson Manager....................................A1 jviix GLEE CLUB The Vermontville Glee Club directed by Mrs. Betty Olson has completed a very successful year. Among the various programs on which this group appeared was the Christmas Concert during which a collection was taken for choir robes. These were purchased in time for the Spring concert which took place April 29, 1949. In their last appearance the Glee Club was outstanding in providing a back ground for the 1949 Commencement Services. STANDING: SEATED: SENIOR PLAY CAST V. Tompkins, N. Parker, R. Cole, A. Mix, B. Northrup, R. Southern, H. Shipman, K. Beardslee. D. Cook, B. Cotton, B. Myers. Mr a. MacCrcrry, B. Beystrum, D. Baker, G. Collier (Not pictured). “THAT CRAZY SMITH FAmILY By Katherine Kavanaugh On the evening of November 19 the Seniors of '49 displayed their talent before a packed house. Everyone had an evening of laughs and thrills. The play cast was as follows: T ony Smith...................................... A1 Mix Ma Smith.................................Helen Shipman Barbara Weatherby.......................Barbara Northrup Betty Smith.............................Barbara Beystrum Buddie Smith.................................Don Baker Pa Smith.............................................Ken Beardslee Bella O’Shaunessy................................Barbara Cotton Sally Smith............................Gretchen Collier Professor Slattery.......................Burdette Myers Dick Jones..........................................Dick Southern Stewart Brandon............................Neil Parker Julie Weston...............................Rachel Cole All the Seniors feel that they have learned much from work- ing on the play, besides having fun. The play was directed by Betty MacCreery, who worked hard to make the play the success that it was. JUNIOR PLAY A nice, tame pet ghost who slept in closets, broke vases and loved cake, was a very good reason the Junior Play--Great Caesar's Ghost- was one of the funniest and most unusual farces ever to be presented in Vermontville. The play was given April 1 to a capacity crowd, and its four humorous elements continued to “haunt’’ the audience for many days after. The play cast was as follows: Mrs. Penelope Maxwell.................................Hope Wilcox Mrs. Phoebe DeRoyster. ........................Lola Shaw Phineas Farthingale................................Richard Wilbur Helen Maxwell.........................................Joan Bennett Tommy Tucker...................................JackCranson Aunt Polly Maxwell.......................Barbara Stevenson Johnson..............................................Chuck Wright Ester.....................................Marlene Bulling Mahjah the Mystic....................................Homer Winegar Dick O’Donnell..............................Neil Joppie Hattie................. .......................Joan Shaw Great Caesar’s Ghost...........................LeRoy Mix Deborah DeRoyster.......................Virginia LaFleur 31 BACK: THIRD: SECOND: FIRST: F.H.A. A. Southern, L. Wolever, L. Shaw, G. Crandall, R. DeBar, J. Wrisiey, G. Wo;.sor, E. Hummel, B. Zemke, E. Rounds. Mrs. Benton, M. Tilburt, D. briggs. R. Benton, J. Thrun, D. Tompson, J. Moore. L. Whaley, J. Bennett, S. Dean, C. Rounds, Mrs. Lewandowski. D. Lovell, P. Lynd, L. Trowbridge, B. Gorodenski. V. LaFleur, M. Bulling, N. Stevenson. B. Shance, J. Shaw, B. Stevenson. N. Reeve, M. Mahar, M. West, B. Mix. F.F.A. BACK: E. Fotte, R. DeBar, C. Wells, T. Heath. R. Wilbur, L. Wilbur. J. Briggs. R. Todd. SECOND: N. Joppie, D. Cook, R. Frank, R. Lamie, L.Mix, R. Myers, B. Trowbridge, R. Wells, L. Todd, R. Algate, Mr. McNeilly. FIRST: C. Wright, H. Wine gar, N. Parker, D. Stewart, J. Cranson, R. Mull, R. Southern, J. Hulbert. 32 F.H.A. The Future Homemakers of America is a national organization of high school homemaking students of the United States and territories. It came into being through the co-operative efforts of girls enrolled in homemaking in secondary schools for the purpose of developing social qualities and promoting better home life. The Vermontville Chapter of.36 members began this year with Virginia LaFleur as President, Marlene Bulling as Vice President, Barbara Gorodenski as Secretary, Norma Stephenson as Treasurer, and Mrs. Flaine Lewandowski as advisor. Mrs. Martin and Mrs. Benton are our chapter mothers. There are two meetings held during each month. One social and one business. The club has participated in many activities. At the beginning of the year the club members went to a F.H.A. regional meeting held at Charlotte. We sold refresh- ments at the Donkey Basketball game which was sponsored by the F.F.A. On February 17, there were twelve new members initiated into the club. We selected two members to go to the F.H.A. State Convention held at Michigan State College. They were Norma Stephenson and Della Briggs. The girls are working on ways to make money for the club and are also working on a style show that will be presented before the end of the year. With all the girls workingand co-operating together we have held our F.H.A. club together. We hope the club will continue to carry on their fine work. AGRICULTURE Hogs, their diseases and the three main parasites found on hogs, lice, mange, and worms, was one of the main subjects studied by the Agriculture class this year. Sodium floride was discovered to be suitable to control worms. Maintaining a balanced ration for hogs was another factor of discussion for the class. In some cases where balanced rations were not used, jittery pigs were the result. A picture of sonqe of the boys and Mr. McNeilly was in the State Journal, showing them examining jittery pigs on a farm they vis: The class attended the Fat Stock show at St. Johns, for .he purpose of securing some ideas about cattle care, etc. They will make a trip next year with their own cattle and hogs. Mr. McNeilly brought soil testing equipment and taught the class the art of using it. Trips were made and it was found that most soil needed lime and phosphorous, plus balanced fertilizing and cultivating. New equipment was acquired for testing butterfat, and since that time the class has averaged about one hundred head of cattle per month. The class has also studied the diseases and parasites which effect bovine. Dairy rations and their effect on milk production of calves and body maintenance were also studied. In wheat culture, diseases and parasites were studied. Several trips were taken to check on these and to become familiar with their appearance and effect on crops, also how to check their development. The difference between pen type and stanchion barns were discussed by two groups in the class. SHOP CLASS R. Mull, A. Mix, D. Stewart, R. DeBar, J. Briggs, Mr. Gelina. SAFETY PATROL BACK: J. Briggs. C. Wells, D. Humme . R. Gusey, D. Janousek, E. Collier. M. Wells, M. Newman D. Hummel, H. Thompson. SECOND: C. Valdict, J. Wohlscheid, W. Hill, J. Miller, L. Weiler, A. Austin, R. DeBar, B. Ames, R. McKee, L. Hummel, C. Conner, D. Cook, J. Zakshesky, Mrs. Weiler. FIRST: A. Eaton, D. Wilt, B. Malcuit, J. Gorodenski, A. Bracy, Captain G. Janousek, R. VanMortel, L. Stewart, E. Hampton, D. Love. 34 SAFETY PATROL Our “School Safety Patrol” was organized for the second successive year through the co-operation of the fourth, fifth, and sixth grades and their respective teachers, with Mrs. Weiler again acting as advisor. The Patrol members hold office for eight weeks, with the exception of the captain, Gary Janousek, from the sixth grade, who holds office the entire year. He faithfully checks all posts daily, and sends in a report to Safety and Traffic Division of the Automobile Club of Michigan once each month. The other officers consist of four lieutenants (two from fifth and two from the sixth.) The captain and lieutenant are denoted by special badges. All wear white belts. These thirteen students patrol the entire playground, Konechny corner crossing, and park crossing, night and morning. SHOP The shop boys began the year by learning the names and becoming familiar with all the tools in the shop. One of their first projects was building the sidewalk on the South side of the school. Next, they started on Christmas presents. Every two weeks welding projects were started. Following is a list of other projects worked on throughout the year: (1) cement working (2) wood working and finishing (3) electricity (4) glass cutting (5) mechanical drafting (6) wood turning (7) auto mechanics A trip of interest to all the shop boys was to the Oldsmobile plant at Lansing. 35 , CALENDAR OF EVENTS September 6 ____________________________________ Teachers Get Acquainted 7 Back to the Brain Factory 24 -------------------------------------------- Initiation-Holy Moses October 1 --------------------------------------------------------Sock Dance 14 ------------------------.-«-Teachers' Institute 15 16 -------------------------- —------------------— - Card Marking Ouch! November 5------------------------------------------------------ Twirp Dance 12 -------------------------Student Council Meeting at Ann Arbor 19 ------------------------------------ Seniors Display Acting Ability 25 -----------------------------------------------Turkey Day-Vacation 26 December 9-------------------------------------------------Seniors Get Portraits 22---------------------------------------- Juniors Get Class Rings 22 --------------------------------------- ---Christmas Concert 23 Christmas Vacation January 24 -----------------------------------------------Donkey Basketball F ebruary 7------------------------------------Students Sound Off (Speech Contest) 10 11 ---------------------------------------- E.B.I. League at Middleville 12 13 -----------------------------------------------Barb N. Gets Married 16----------------------------------------------------------Career Day 21 ------------------------------------------------ Woman's Club Tea March 00---------------------------------------------------------- Dull Month April 1-------------------------------------------------Junior's Ghost Play -----------------------------------------------------------------Spring Vacation 22 -----------------------------------------------------Spring Concert 29 ---------------------------------------------------Amateur Contest May 6 -------------------------------------------Junior and Senior Banquet 8 Seniors Take Off (Senior Trip) 13 21 May Dance 22 ------------- —--- ----------------------- — -- Baccalaureate ----Graduation Hallaluah!! School Picnic-School's Over “TWIRP DANCE The fifth of November, all “Twirps ' come to the gym and danced to Records, drank pop and ate potato chips. Later in the evening the ninth grade girls enter- tained with a floor show. Everyone had a nice time and the Freshmen made a net profit of $20 for their treasury. SOX DANCF October 1, the Seniors put on a Barn Dance in Sox with Rogers’ Orchestra play- ing and Willie Barnes calling. Everyone came in their sox and old clothes. The gym was decorated with corn shocks and pumpkins. Refreshments of cider and crackers were served. 36 ALUMNI Last year Seniors have spread all over the forty eight states in a matter of months. To begin with Lansing is thickly populated with Vermontville's Seniors of ’48. Of course they’re working all the time. They do such things as..... Well, look for yourself; SHIRLEY BORDER is a telephone information operator in Lansing. DELORES ZEMKE is a secretary at the telephone office in Lansing. NONY CLAPPER is a secretary employed by the National Guard in Lansing. BARBARA JOPPIE works at the Michigan Mutual Insurance Company (wonder if she is insured?) HELEN MIX is working at a restaurant in Lansing (too bad such a lovely creature has to be hidden behind a counter’) JOANNE WOHLSCHEID is working at a camera shop at Lansing. BETTYANN COLE is working at the Windstorm Insurance Company in Hastings. NATALIE CLAPPER is making a wonderful housewife. So Bob Reeve says! EILEEN WALCH is found in Battle Creek (rarely seen in Vermontville.) NONA MAKELY is working at a dime store at Charlotte. LARRY MUSSER, WALT VERNON, NORMAN WIELER, BOB BEYSTRUm, are all working at the Olds in Lansing. PHIL LAFLEUR is a farmer at home. DON HOSEY is also a farmer at home. ROGER FRANK is making boxes at Charlotte. LEO GAEDERT is working at the Hastings Manufacturing Company in the mailing department. BOB ILER is taking sun baths in the hot sun in Florida. Lucky Boy!!!: RUDIE BEYSTRUM joined the Air Force in July. He went to Texas and now he is in Wyoming. DALE BRIGGS joined the Army in October and was stationed in Kentucky and now he is at Camp Sheridan, Georgia. PETE TOWNSEND is in New Jersey in care of Fort Dix. TOM mAHAR got original and joined the Navy. CHARLES HAMMOND took a liking to Texas and is still there. KARL BENSON was so studious he went to University of Michigan. JUNE TOWNSEND?????????? ASSEMBLIES Under the sponsorship of the Student Council and Mr. Wilt, an assembly a month has been presented. Dominating the assemblies were educational and entertaining films. There have been magicians and puppet shows to thrill the hearts of the little kids. In March the Williams Twins from Eaton Rapids presented a musical pro- gram. An assembly ticket costing one dollar purchased at the beginning of the year permitted the students to each program. 37 ATHLETICS I ar ity 39 J eterve RESFRVFS BACK: Manager Richard Todd Rex DeBar Jim Hulbert Lloyd Wolever Coach Gelina FRONT: Stanley Trumble Larry Todd Charles Wright Richard Lamie Roger Wells. 40 STANDING: SEATED: CHEERLEADERS Second Team: B. Bey strum, S. Dean, M. West, K. Arnston. First Team: V. LaFleur, G. Collier, S. Trumble, D. Briggs, L. Shaw. 41 BASKETBALL The ’48-’49 basketball season got underway on November 23, 1948 when Coa h Gelina's Wildcats met the strong Hopkins team at Hopkins. After a hard fought game the Hopkins team came out on top 46-36. It was a good show- ing on the Wildcats part for three reasons, (1) the game was played at Hopkins, (2) it was the Wildcats first game, and (3) Hopkins had one of the strongest teams in lower Michigan. From this game on under the fine coaching of Coach Gelina the team improved steadily. Although Vermontville did not have quite the record of last year the team still finished third in the league, and lost both their tournament games by but one point. The Wildcats finished the season with all won and 8 lost record. The school, coach, and the team feel that it has been a very successful season, and we want to thank the community for the splendid turnout at every game of the season. SEASONS RECORD ( llw-8 1) E.B.I. League (6w-4 1 ) TEAMS DATE WILDCATS OPPOSITION Hopkins Nov. 23 36 46 Sunfield Dec. 3 35 32 Nashville Dec. 7 30 25 Delton Dec. 10 39 42 Middleville Dec. 14 35 34 Saranac Dec. 17 43 29 Lake Odessa Jan. 4 51 22 Woodland Jan. 7 28 34 Potterville Jan. 11 30 31 Lake Odessa Jan. 18 41 34 Saranac Jan. 25 42 32 Sunfield Jan. 28 48 38 Middleville Feb. 1 54 30 Potterville Feb. 4 65 28 Delton (E.B.I. Tournament) Feb. 10 42 55 Nashville Feb. 15 66 47 W oodland Feb. 18 40 41 Delton Feb. 25 29 31 Sunfield (D. Tournament) Mar. 5 36 37 Total Points 790 —ui 42 £. (E. 3. Champ4 BACK: Stanley Trumble Carroll Wells Rex DeBar Roger Wells Bud Trowbridge Stanley Carter Bat boy Leo Trumble Coach Bob Gelina FRONT: Leon Goris Homer Winegar Ken Beardslee Albert Mix Jack Cranson Douglas Steward Dick Southern 43 FALL BASEBALL Coach Gelina’s “Fighting Baseball Nine took over this fall where they left off last Spring. With many of the regulars gone, the team looked very good with its new talent of Freshmen. The Wildcat's first game of the Fall season was played at Potterville, and the Wildcats broke loose with a barrage of hits which netted them ten runs. The Potterville team was held hitless by Kenny Beardslee and the Wildcats walked off with a 10 to 0 victory. The second contest was held at Vermontville between the Wildcats and the Hopkins team. Again the power of Vermontville hitters showed, and the Wildcats collected ten hits good for six runs and a 6 to 0 victory. Ronnie Mull and Homer Winegar are connected for round trippers in this contest. Beardslee again pitched scoreless ball and allowed but one hit. It was the Wildcats 23 straight win. The third and final game was played at Vermontville with Potterville. The Wildcats proved too much for the visitors and the score ended six runs for Vermontville's 24th straight win. This ended a very successful Fall season for the Wildcats, and they plan to continue their winning streak next spring. SPRING BASEBALL SCHEDULE April 12 Potterville (here) 15 Lake Odessa (here) 19 Potterville (there) 26 Nashville (there; 29 Saranac (here) May 6 Sunfield (there) 13 Holt (here) SCHOOL FUN 46 AUTOGRAPHS futoglafJL 49 We Cater To The Farmers Needs Kaiser And Frazer Automobiles Massey Harris Farm Equipment Gas And Electrical Appliances John Bean Equipment Jamesway Barn Equipment Culligan Soft Water Service TM-5 Weilers Farm Store (Karl And Dick) 24 Hour Service Phone 3133 Co-operation Gets Results For Best Results See Your Nashville Co-operative Elevator Association Phone 2211 Nashville, Michigan Surine Motor Sales Dodge -Plymouth Sales And Service 138 South Washington Telephone 37 Charlotte, Michigan The Citizens Elevator Co. Incorporated In 1920 Dealer In Grain, Seed, Beans, Fuel And Coal Tile, Fence And Post Phone 3731 Vermontville, Michigan Rose Acre Green House R. A. And A. H. Wietzke 620 West Harris Phone 266 Charlotte, Michigan J. AND H. CLEANERS “Best Of Service” Phone 2411 Nashville Compliments Of STEWART LOF DAHL, M.D, Phone 2321 Nashville, Michigan Nashville, Compliments Of McKERCHER DRUGS Michigan Compliments Of MI-LADY SHOP Nashville Michigan Phone 4421 Compliments Of DIAMANTE CONFECTIONERY Nashville Michigan Phone 2491 Your Minneapolis-Moline Farm Machinery Dealer KEIHT HARDWARE Nashville Michigan Phone 3831 VAN SICKLE MOTOR SALES Sales Service Van Sickle Tire Sales U. S. Tire Distributors - Vulcanizing SHELDEN LUMBER COMPANY Lumber-Fuel-Builder's supplies-Paints And Varnishes Opposite M. C. Depot Telephone 63 Charlotte Michigan Best Wishes To The Class Of '49 CURTIS E. WAGNER Nashville Realtor Michigan WERTZ IMPLEMENT COMPANY Service Tools U. S. 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