Vermontville High School - Verhian Yearbook (Vermontville, MI)

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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

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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