Vermontville High School - Verhian Yearbook (Vermontville, MI)

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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.

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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

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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.