Vermontville High School - Verhian Yearbook (Vermontville, MI)

Text from Pages 1 - 56 of the 1950 volume:

VEBMONTVXLLE AREA OUR COMMUNITY TOMORROW INSTITUTE Opera House Vermontville, Michigan February 15, 1950 Sponsored by the EXTENSION SERVICE. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN for the BRUCE ADULT EDUCATION FUND with the cooperation of THE MI Oil GAN STATE' DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION MICHIGAN STATE COLLEGE WESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE OF EDUCATION An educational institute io promote community development dedication Dedication To our parents who have sacrificed their numerous needs so we might have the best in gaining knowledge and understanding, we proudly dedicate this yearbook. They have had untiring patience in guiding us. so that we could become worthy and respectable citizens of our country. Memoirs Annual Staff Editor-in-Chief------ Associate Editor---- Business Manager — Literary Editor----- Athletics Editor----- School News Editor- ■ Miscellaneous Editor Art Editor---------— ■ Photography Editor- - Typist-------------- - Hope W ilcox Della Briggs -Marlene Bulling Joan Bennett •Jack Cranson -Joan Shaw Richard Wilbur -Elaine Hummel • Lois Iler Lola Shaw mbs. grace packer, b. s. Michigan State College Unimmakiiit Michigan State College Northern State College Agriculture Shop and Coach MRS. LOIS SILVERNAIL, B. A. S. D. Wesleyan University Spanish and Seventh Grade SUPT. CARL BRAUTIGAM, M. A. University of Michigan R. Zemke. W. Hill. W. Barningham. L Reed, Superintendent C. Brautigam. Not Pictured: N. McLaughlin. PRINCIPAL TITUS WILT, M. A. University of Michigan Social Studies and Biology MRS. EDNA CROTHERS, B. S. Central State College Commercial i RICHARD SLEATER. B. A. Albion College English and Speech ZIGMUND SKROWNSKE. B. A. Wayne University Music and History MISS JENNIE BOYD. B. A. Michigan State Normal Mathematics and Science 5 ■ Senio rs CLASS COLORS: Aqua and Silver. CLASS FLOWER: Red Rose. CLASS MOTTO: With the ropes of the past we will ring the bells of the future. CLASS OFFICERS: President-Homer Winegar Vice-President-Hope Wilcox Secretary-Lola Shaw Treasurer-Carolyn Rounds CLASS ROLL Richard Algate Joan Bennett Della Briggs Marlene Bulling Jack Cranson Elaine Hummel Lois ller Neil Joppie Virginia LaFleur Richard Lamie LeRoy Mix Carolyn Rounds Joan Shaw Lola Shaw Barbara Stephenson Delores Thompson Lois Trowbridge Hope Wilcox Richard Willbur Homer Winegar Lloyd Wolever Charles Wright CLASS ADVISOR: Miss Jennie Boyd 7 RICHARD ALGATE 'I say nothing, but do I ever think.'“ Aviation Club - -- -- -- - � 48 F. F. A.-------------- 49-'50 Spanish Club - -- -- -- - - 49 Senior Play Yearbook JOAN BENNETT “I don't know the meaning of the word enemy. F. H. A.------------'46-'50 Chorus - -- -- -- -- - 46“ '50 Library............'49-’50 Dramatics - - 50 Junior Play Senior Play Yearbook DELLA BRIGGS “Hair like the last rays of sunset. “ Band------------------- '47 Basketball............'4 7- 48 Cheerleading ----- -'48- 50 F. H. A...............'47-'49 Paper Staff - -- -- -- -- -'48 Student Council Treasurer'48 Student Court- ------- -’48 Student Council Secretary '49 Student Council President '50 Debate- - -- -- — - -- -- 50 Library - -- -- -- -- -- - '50 Senior Play Yearbook MARLENE BULLING “Small, with condensed energy. “ F. H. A.-------------'47-'50 F. H. A. Vice-President - '50 Chorus--------- -- ’47-'48 Paper Staff--------------'49 Junior Play Yearbook JACK CRANSON “The Shining Star.” Class Vice-President—-'48 Class Treasurer------ '49 F. F. A.------------'48-'50 Baseball - -- -- -- - - '48-'50 Paper Staff----- '48 Junior Play Senior Play Yearbook Basketball----------'48-'50 ELAINE HUMMEL “Rings on her fingers. Bells on her toes. “ Class Secretary ----- — 47 F. H. A...............'47-'49 Library-------------'4 7-'50 Chorus----------------- '47 Basketball - -- -- -- -- - - 48 Paper Staff--------------'49 Dramatics - -- -- -- -- - - 50 Yearbook LOIS ILER “Personality GirL Class T reasurer - -- -- - 47 F. H. A. Treasurer--- - '47 Library-----------J48-'50 Library Treasurer-----'49 Paper Staff-----------'49 Echo News Editor ----- 50 NEIL JOPP1E “The younger they are the more they learn. F. F. A.-------------'47-'50 F. F. A. Secretary- - '47-'48 Band-----------------'4 7-'49 . Student Council- ------ -'50 Junior Play Senior Play Yearbook 8 ■ VIRGINIA LAFLEUR “You mean there‘a such a thing as being still?” F. H. A................ 47 F. H. A. President------- 49 Speech---------------------- 48 Band - -- -- -- -- - - 48- '50 Cheerleading------------ 48-‘49 Library................. ‘49 Dramatics----------------- -’50 Paper Staff------------- 49“ 50 Junior Play Senior Play Yearbook RICHARD LAMIF ‘‘Should I get a dog license or a haircut? ” F. F. A.-------------‘47-‘50 Track----------------‘47- 48 Basketball........... 48-‘49 Chorus- - - - ------’47-'49 Student Council ------- 49 Dramatics - -- -- -- -- - 50 Junior Play Senior Play Yearbook JOAN SHAW “School work comes second after gossip.” F. H. A,------------ 47- 49 Junior Play Senior Play Yearbook LEROY MIX The Walking Dictionary.” T rack - -- -- -- -- - — - 47 F. F. A.-----------‘48-‘50 F. F. A. Secretary—--- 50 Speech Contest ------- 48 Spanish Club- - -- -- -- - 49 Junior Play Y ea rbook BARBARA STEPHENSON ‘‘The girl who will go places. ” F. HL A.------- 47-‘49-‘50 Band--------------- 47- 50 Speech - -- -- -- -- - 46-‘48 Student Council - -- -- -- 47 Junior PUy Yearbook LOLA SHAW “I never run down.” F. H. A.-------------‘48- 50 Speech Contest------‘48-‘50 Library - ------ 47- 50 Chorus - --------- '48- 50 Cheerleading- - -- -- -- - 49 Paper Staff---- 50 Class Vice-President----‘48 Class Secretary ------- 50 Junior Play Yearbook CAROLYN ROUNDS “I'm proudest of my left hand. ’ Speech - -- -- -- -- -- --'47 F. H. A.--------------‘47-'49 Basketball ------- -'46-‘48 Cheerleading ------ 47-‘48 Paper Staff- ---- - -’48-‘49 Class Treasurer ------ 50 Yearbook DFLORES THOMPSON Bashfulness is a virtue. ' F. H. A..............‘47- 49 Band----------------- 47-‘50 Basketball---------- 47- ‘48 Paper Staff---------- 49“ 50 Student Council ------- 50 Dramatics--------------- 50 Yearbook 9 LOIS TROWBRIDGE Quiet, but well reserved. F. H. A.----------'47-'50 Yearbook HOPE WILCOX I'm alone in this world, but not for long. F. H. A.-----------'47- 48 Class Treasurer-------- 48 Class Secretary - -- - 49 Class Vice-President--- 50 Dramatics-------- 50 Speech- -------- - 47-'49 Chorus- - -- -- -- -- 47- 48 Student Council----- 48- 49 Library------------ 48-‘50 Spanish Club - -- -- -- - -'49 Junior Play Senior Play Yearbook RICHARD WILBUR Pin-Up King. F. F. A........... 48-'50 Senior Play Y ea rbook HOMER WINEGAR If he doesn't answer to Homer, call him Pres. Class President----- 47- 50 Band - -- -- -- -- -- -‘47- 48 Student Council------ 47- 48 Student Council Vice-President---------- 49 Student Court Judge------ 49 Baseball - -- -- -- -- ‘48- 50 F. F. A. Vice-President— 49 F. F. A. President ----- 50 Basketball------------ '48-'50 Speech--------------.---'49 Junior Play Yearbook LLOYD WOLEVER So small to go steady. F. F. A.............. 4 7- 50 Basketball ......... 48- 49 Senior Play Yearbook CHARLES WRIGHT Laugh and the world laughs with you. ’’ Speech - -- -- -- -- -- - -‘47 F. F. A............. 47-'50 Track--------------- 4 7- 4 8 Basketball- ------ -‘48- 49 Chorus - - -- -- -- -- -- - 49 Junior Play Senior Play Yearbook 10 Senior Class History Our ninth grade started with thirty-three members, but finished with twenty-nine. Miss Boyd was class advisor and the officers were as follows: President, Homer Winegar; Vice-President, Joyce Hummel; Secretary, Elaine Hummel; and Treasurer, Lois ller. The Sophomores staged an initiation party on September 27, which really made us part of the high school. Slips of paper were given to each student telling him what to wear. Everything was worn from baby rompers to grandma’s nightgown. Homer Winegar won first place with his “Tarzan” costume. We had five contestants in the Annual Speech Contest: Carolyn Rounds, Norma Reeve, Barbara Stephenson, Charles Wright, and Hope Wilcox. When we came back from Christmas vacation we found a new Biology teacher, Mr. Cook, who had taken Mrs. Hallenbeck's place. Although we enjoyed our Freshman year, we were looking ahead to our Sophomore year when we would be able to talk of the time “when we were Freshmen. ' We began our Sophomore year with an enrollment of thirty pupils. During the year we had two students leave us; in February we had a new girl join us form Grand Ledge. In September we were the masters and initiated the Freshmen. At the regular time of initiation the gym was being refinished so we held the activity in the assembly hall during the day. Twenty-four pupils were in Miss Boyds room as Juniors in September, 1948. Class officers were as follows: President, Homer Winegar; Vice-President, Lola Shaw; Secretary, Hope Wilcox, Treasurer, Jack Cranson. The magazine sale in the fall and the Saturday bake sales throughout most of the year built up our class treasury. In December we received our class rings of which we were very proud. The big events of the year were the Junior Play and the Junior-Senior Banquet. “Great Caesar's Ghost” was presented under the direction of Mrs. Betty MacCreery on April 1, and the Junior-Senior Banquet on May 2 had a ships cruise as its motif. As Seniors we were twenty-two strong, we elected officers as follows: President, Homer Winegar; Vice-President, Hope Wilcox; Secretary, Lc’.a Shaw, Treasurer, Carolyn Rounds. We held bake sales and a waste paper drive to earn money for our treasury. Our Senior Play was “Out of the Frying Pan directed by Mr. Richard Sleater. 11 Class Will We the Class of 1950, in individual and distinct parts, being about to pass from this sphere of Education in full possession of a crammed mind and well trained memory do make and publish this, our last will and testament. We the Senior Class will our willingness to work to the Freshmen. We will our home room to the Sophomores. We will the following individual bequests to the Juniors: Richard Algate wills his getting along with teachers to Lora Wolever. Joan Bennett wills her wittiness to Barbara Mix. Della Briggs wills her intelligence to Ronnie Frank. Marlene Bulling wills her homemaking ability to Loraine Whaley. Jack Cranson wills his sharp shooting in basketball to Ronnie Mull and hopes he picks up where Jack left off. Elaine Hnmmel wills her ways of hooking a boy to Joyce Thrun. Lois Iler wills her ability to chew gum to Norma Stephenson. Neil Joppie wills his ways of getting girls to Richard Todd. Virginia LaFleur wills her talkativness to Nathon Foltz and hopes it doesn’t get him in too much trouble. Richard Lamie wills his hair to Roger Wells and hopes that he keeps it cut. LeRoy Mix wills his vocabulary to Roger Wells and hopes it does him as much good as it did LeRoy. Carolyn Rounds wills her old flames to Barbara Gorodenski. Joan Shaw wills her gossiping to Marcella West hoping she’ll catch up on all the gossip Joan missed. Lola Shaw wills her soldier flame to Barbara Leslie hoping Barb has better luck than Lola did. Barbara Stephenson wills her quietness to Loraine Whaley hoping She takes a hint. Delores Thompson wills her great basketball ability to Ardy Southern and hopes she keeps up the good work. Lois Trowbridge wills her bashfulness to Joan Moore. Hope Wilcox wills her typing ability to Ronnie Mull and hopes he keeps the typewriter in use. Richard Willbur wills his Junior flame to Ronnie Frank and hopes he keeps watch of her. Homer Winegar wills his Presidentency to Richard Todd and hopes he goes on with it Lloyd Wolever wills his well rounded life to Nathon Foltz. Charles Wright wills his witty remarks to Ronnie Frank. « By: Delores Thompson Elaine Hummel Class Prophecy Five Years Later RICHARD ALGATE is now Vice-President of the Lucky Strike Company. JOAN BENNETT is now living in Detroit driving new convertibles. DELLA BRIGGS has invented a new kind of rinse for her hair. MARLENE BULLING is a seamstress with her sewing machine. JACK CRANSON has finally learned how to shave. ELAINE HUMMEL now runs a jewelry store selling diamonds. LOIS ILER is enjoying the hot sun in Florida with her husband. VIRGINIA LAFLEUR has finally found someone to quiet her down, but not For-long. RICHARD LAMIE now owns his own barber shop, now he gets a free hair cut each week. NEIL JOPPIE is still going back to see the school girls. LEROY MIX has published his own book of poems. CAROLYN ROUNDS has her own little home with the noise of little feet pitter patting around. JOAN SHAW is now running the bachelors’ home as she said. LOLA SHAW is now very comfortable with all her little Cushings. BARBARA STEPHENSON is now Professor of the Vermontville High School. DELORES THOMPSON is head nurse of the Sparrow Hospital, and engaged to the head doctor. LOIS TROWBRIDGE has her own little quiet home by the river. HOPE WILCOX is teaching Spanish to a certain guy. RICHARD WILLBUR is now raising his own little piglets. HOMER WINEGAR is now tied down Moore than ever. LLOYD WOLEVER really gets a Round. CHARLES WRIGHT now races hot rods and runs his own junk yard. By: Marlene Bulling Joan Shaw Class Poem All our class are very happy. They have finished four years school, And now will be Out in the world to live by the rule. And see what their education Will contribute to our nation And carry on the work of those Who’ve passed this way before. We have learned to read and write And do things with our might And see just how to solve each day Problems that come our way. So we go into the world With our banners all unfurled , To catch the breezes of delight After graduation night. By: Lloyd Wolever Richard Algate 13 Giftatory RICHARD ALGATE—To Richard we give this package of candy cigarettes so he will never run out. DELLA. BRIGGS--For Della we have a box of hair dye. Happy dying, Della. MARLENE BULLING—To Marlene we give this Date Book to keep her dates in. DELORES THOMPSON--We have this thermometer for Delores to help her in her nursing career. VIRGINIA LAFLEUR--We give this airplane to remind her of her would-be career. JOAN SHAW—We give this set of dishes to Joan, to help supply her Bachelors’ Home. LOLA SHAW--For Lola we have this package of pins for her little CUSHINGS. ELAINE HUMMEL--For Elaine we have some rings for her jewelry store. LOIS ILER—To Lois we give this bottle of sun tan lotion, to use on her trip to Florida. LOIS TROWBRIDGE—To Lois we give this Book of Recommendations to help her get a job. BARBARA STEF HENSON--For Barbara we have this horn to keep her musically occupied. CAROLYN ROUNDS—To Carolyn we give these rubber pants for Bobby, Jr. HOPE WILCOX—To Hope, our trouble-maker, we give this straight-jacket, hoping it will keep her out of trouble. RICHARD WILBUR — For Richard we have this tractor to use on his farm. RICHARD LAMIE—To Richard we give this apron to wear while doing dishes. CHARLES WRIGHT — For Charles we have this race car. Happy racing. Chuck. LEROY MIX—To Leroy we give a pencil and some paper to practice writing his poetry. LLOYD WOLEVER—To Lloyd we give this ball because it's ROUND. HOMER W1NEGAR — For Homer we have this wrench to keep his car in good repair. NEIL JOPFIE—To Neil we give this book of bright sayings. JACK CRANSON—To Jack we give a straight-razor so he can keep shaved. JOAN BENNETT — For Joan we have this new convertible so she can go to and from Detroit. By: Jack Cranson Joan Bennett 14 Senior Play Out of the Frying Pan” was presented by the Senior Class November 11, in front of a large crowd. Everyone enjoyed the three act comedy. The cast was as follows: Richard Lamie - ■ Neil Joppie------- Joan Shaw------- Jack Cranson---- Hope Wilcox----- Della Briggs---- Joan Bennett------ Virginia LaFleur Lloyd Wolever — Charles Wright- ■ Richard Algate - ■ Richard Wilbur- ■ George Bodell ■Norman Reese Mrs. Garnet Tony Dennison Muriel Foster Kate Ault ■Marge Benson Dottie Coburn Mr. Coburn ■Mr. Kenny ■Mac ■Joe The Senior Class wishes to thank.our director, Mr. Sleater, for making our play a success. Tenth Grade FIRST ROW: Kroger, Priddy. Arnston. Schance, Bennett. Benton. Marar, Dean. SECOND ROW: Mr. Sleater. Hampton. DeBar. Wiser. Wrisley. Craig. Lynd. Lovell. Janousek. THIRD ROW: Zamke. Rounds. Beystrum. Stewart. Todd. Tousend, Lightner. Walsh. FOURTH ROW: Carter. Trumble. Briggs. Wells. DeBar. t FIRST ROW: SECOND ROW: STANDING: Eleventh Grade Southern. Leslie. Stephenson. Todd. Gorodenaki. Wolever. Firestone. Thrun. Moore. Mull. Frank. Whaley. Mrs. Crothers. West. Mix. 17 Junior Class i Our class started their first year in high school with the small sum of 19 pupils and our advisor, Mr. Gelina. The officers were: Norma Stephenson, President; Barbara Gorodenski, Vice-President; Barbara Leslie, Secretary; and Ardyce Southern, Treasurer. September 26 was a big day for us and one we won’t forget soon. The little Sophomores initiated us that day. Two boys made the basketball team that year. They were Ronald Mull and Roger Wells. Three members from our class gave speeches at the Speech Contest: Norma Stephenson, Phyllis Clarke, and Joan Moore. Our treasury was built up by selling candy and pop at the baseball games and by selling T-shirts. The following year we started out with only 17 students, a decrease of 2 and a new advisor, Mrs. Crothers. In the first class meeting we chose the officers as follows: Jim Hulbert, President; Marcella West, Vice-President; Ardyce Southern, Secretary; Barbara Gorodenski, Treasurer. We sold green and white ribbons with our name and address in gold, and pop and candy at basketball games. This year we started out with a whole sum of 14 students and our advisor, Mrs. Crothers to begin a year of hard work and good times. Our first class meeting was devoted to electing officers as follows: President, Richard Todd; Vice-President, Norma Stephenson; Secretary, Barbara Leslie; Treasurer, Barbara Gorodenski; Richard Todd and Ardyce Southern were chosen Student Council Representatives. Two boys of our class made the basketball team. Ronnie Mull is on the first team and Richard Todd is manager of the same. Two big events of the year were the presentation of the Junior Play (The Bargain Bride) in March and the Junior-Senior Banquet in May. On November 28 our class rings came so (and quite naturally, too) all the high school saw the rest of the day were 14 hands floating around the halls. A Halloween dance and hay ride both held in October plus the sale of magazines, cider and pep supplies all added a large sum to the treasury. 18 Sophomore Class We started our Sophomore year with thirty-one students and Mr. Sleater as advisor. The first class meeting was devoted to electing class officers who were as follows : President - Richard Myers Vice-President - Doug Steward Secretary - Donna Jeanne Lovell Treasurer - Stanley Trumble To earn money we sponsored a “Twirp Dance, which was held November fourth, and decided to make it an annual affair. We also sold refreshments at basketball games. We planned and had an ice skating party during the winter. Freshman Class History We are the Freshmen, Rah.’ Rah.’ We started our Freshman year with forty-four pupils and coach, Bob Gelina, as our advisor. We elected class officers and they were as follows: President---------------Joanne Joppie Vice-President--------------- Jane Newman Treasurer---------------------Bruce Benedict Secretary------------------------------Sally Leslie Our Student Council Representatives are Harry Smith and Elouise Childs. We went through the usual initiation put on by the Sophomores. We had to wear costumes all day and in the evening. At night the Sophomore Class entertained us with a party. We are raising money by selling pop at baseball games and by selling ash trays. Sally Leslie Class Secretary 19 Eighth Grade FIRST ROW: Smutts. Stephenson. Kroger. Hall. Gardner. Scherer. Hummel. Bennedict. SECOND ROW: Wiser Trumble. Mix. Makley. Janousek. Harwood. Shumaker. Harvey. Miller. Benton. Marshall. Hosey. Mr. Skrownske. THIRD ROW’: Shoup. Moore. Steward. Lynd, Rathburn. Prudden, Baker, Foote. Ninth Grade FIRST ROW: Bartholomew, Olson. Shumaker. Childs. Beardslee. Leslie. Briggs. Newman. Husman. Dean. SECOND ROW: Mr. Gelina. Harmon. Lamie. Foote. Willbur, Goulson. Gorodenski. Joppie. Albro. Frank. Bulling. THIRD ROW': Bennett, Hosey. Willbur. Cook. Dickinson. Mix. Fast, McDonald. Thompson. Miller. FOURTH ROW: Hosey. Harmon. Wells. Cushing. Faust. Wellman. Bennedict! W’ohlscheid. Martin. 20 t FIRST ROW: SECOND ROW: THIRD ROW: FOURTH ROW: Seventh Grade Woodard. Thompson. Hokanson. Johnson. Beardslee. Walter. Tubbs. Norris. Foote. Faust. Eaton. Hummel. Wrisley. Hayter, Thornes. Wolschied. Border, Thrun. Stewart. Higdon. Thompson. Booyinga. Zakshesky. Malcuit. Hampton. Powers. Lovell. Lightner. Wilt. DeBar. Austin. Weiler. Childs Gusey. Bracy Moran. Steward. Wolschied. FRONT ROW: SECOND ROW : THIRD ROW: Safety Patrol Ames, Smith. Southern. Love, Hill. Thomas. McDonald. Conner. Mrs. Weiler. Thompson. Reed. Pruden, Hummel. McKee. Cook. Briggs. Bosworth. Wells. Valduk. Othmer. Heinze. Householder. W'ells. Dean. Zakshesky, Howe. 21 Varsity Manager. R. Todd; Trumble. Wells. Mix. Mull. Stewart. Cranson. W'inegar. L. Todd. Mr. Glena. Reserves FIRST ROW: Mr. Gelina. Thompson. McDonald- Wells. Mr. K. Beardslee. SECOND ROW: Martin. Faust. Dickinson. Cook. Wellman 23 Basketball The Wildcat cagers (coached by Bob Gelina) started out their basketball season like a champion team who could find no competition. They were rated in the top ten in the State by the Detroit Free Press for several weeks. Prior to the E. B. I. Tournament the Wildcats won 11 of 14 games boasting a 50 point average on offense while holding their opponents to a 30 point average. They won their first 6 games in a row and then lost a heart breaker to Potterville by one point but evened it up with them by drubbing them 76 to 30 at a later date. In the past three years the Wildcats have won 40 and lost 14 which is a record the teams may be proud of. Coach Bob Gelina has several good prospects for next year and expects to have just as good a team and maybe better than he has this year. The Teams Record TEAM V. H. S. OPP. Hopkins 44 26 Delton 27 21 Nashville 71 31 Middleville 58 26 Sunfield 53 31 Dimondale 62 28 Potterville 39 40 Nashville 49 26 Voc. School 45 29 Woodland 49 21 Olivet 40 52 Lake Odessa 38 42 Potterville 76 30 Saranac 50 36 E. B. L TEAM V. H. S. OPP. Sunfield 36 35 Lake Odessa 37 38 24 Baseball Teani FRONT ROW: Winegar. Cranson. Mull. Stewart. Dickinson BACK ROW: Marlin. Wellman. Well . Mi . Cooke. Trumbull. Coach: Robert Gelina. Cheerleaders V. Briggs. J Bartholomew. M. Kroger. D. Briggs. M. West. 25 Baseball The Wildcats fighting nine, coached by Bob Gelina, had a very successful baseball record this year by winning three out of four games. The batteries were Jack Cranson and Rex DeBar sharing the pitching duties while Ronnie Mull did the receiving. Doug Steward played 1st base. Bud Trowbridge, 2nd base, Rex and Jack Changed off on playing shortstop, and Alton Wells played 3rd base. The out-field duties were shared by the following: Homer Winegar, Stanley Trumble, Dale Cook, Merle Martin, Ray Dickinson, Jim Mix and Bill Huss. Ken Beardslee who signed with the New York Yankees last spring after graduating from Vermontville gave each player some pointers which he learned from playing with the New York Yankees. 26 September 6 School Calendar 514 eager people enrolled in school (eager for studies). 22 Sophomores welcome the Freshman to high school by initiation. 30 Junior Hay Ride. October 5 Paul Burke Assembly. 6-7 Teachers learn lessons at Institute At Lansing. Kids have a brief vacation. 28 Juniors feed themselves at class party. November 3 Seniors break camera--Senior pictures taken. 11 Seniors express their acting talents--Senior Play. 23 F. Corregan Assembly. 24-28 Students get stuffed--Thanksgiving. December 10 Student Council Dance. 22 Christmas Grade Program. 23 Christmas Program in school. 23 Oh good.’ Christmas vacation until Janurary 2. March 2-4 Basketball Tournament. 17 Juniors' first experience in acting--Junior Play. 29 Campbell Assembly. April 6 Negro quartette entertains us at assembly program. May 5 Seniors gain a few pounds--Junior-Senior Banquet. 22 Baccalaureate. 25 Commencement—At last. 26 Senior Trip--We are on our way. 28 — Student Council STANDING: Todd. Joppie. Chiles. Miss Boyd. Mr. Sleater. Mr. Wilt. Thompson. Hall. Briggs. Foote. SITTING: Southern. Stephenson, Moore. Briggs. Bulling. Lightner. Newman. Debate Club S. Dean. D. Briggs. J. Lamie. J. Janousek. B. Olson. Mr. Sleater. M. Mahar. 29 FIRST ROW: SECOND ROW: Student Council The Student Council started its sixth year of functioning this year. The officers for our Council for the year of 1949-50 were: President: Della Briggs Vice-President: Marlene Bulling Secretary: Joan Moore Treasurer: Norma Stephenson At the first meeting the following committee chairmen were chosen: Publicity: Jim Briggs Financial: Norma Stephenson Clubs and Organizations: Neil Joppie Service: Audrey Lightner Citizenship: Marlene Bulling Assembly: Joan Moore Athletic: Richard Todd Social: Ardyce Southern Our grade representatives are: 7th-----Mike Newman, Cordelia Foote 8th------Verland Love. Phillip Gaedert 9th------Elouise Childs, Harry Smith 10th-----Audrey Lightner, Jim Briggs 11th------Richard Todd, Ardyce Southern 12th------Delores Thompson, Neil Joppie Our advisors were Mr. Sleater, Mr. Wilt and Miss Boyd. Throughout the year these committees performed various duties. The Social Committee provided us with two dances, the Annual May Dance and the Christmas Dance. The Assembly had five well given assemblies, and the Citizenship and Service Committees policed our halls. All of the committees did well this year. Each year the Council wishes for more co-operation, and this year we were very glad to find a much better relationship between the student body and this organization. 30 Debating A debater is a good man speaking well,” Quintelean. A debate match pits one affirmative team against one negative team, each team composed of two people. Each speaker debates for ten minutes in rotation. After a two minute period to collect additional data, the speakers make a five minute rebuttal speech. The best prerequisites for debate are practice, a thorough knowledge of the material being debated, and good speaking poise. The latter is the hardest quality to obtain. Vermontville debated Hickory Corners, Parma, Holt, and Portland. Della Briggs, Sharon Dean, Jo Ann Janousek, Joan Lamie, Magdalen Mahar, and Beverly Olson participated this year. “Although our win column was zero, I think all of the debaters did very well considering their lack of experience. Most of them will be available next year, said Mr. Sleater. Safety Patrol The Safety Patrol, consisting of 4th, 5th, and 6th grade boys, was again organized this year, under the leadership of Mrs. Iva Weiler, for its third con- secutive year. The captain, Billy Hill, from the sixth grade, who holds office the entire year, has been a very capable leader. Other members include four lieutenants, six bus patrol, and two street patrol boys who serve for a term of eight weeks. These students patrol the playground, six school buses, and guide school children at Konechny’s corner and across the highway at the park. All patrol members are recognized by their white belts, and the lieutenants and captain by their special badges. The boys are to be commended for a very efficient job. 31 Paper Staff STANDING: W. Bennett, Gorodenski. Kroger. Her, Superintendent Brautigam. Shumaker, Dean, Mix, Lamie. SEATED: Shaw. Moore. Thompson. EaFleur. B. Gorodenski. Library Staff STANDING: Arnston. Miller. Bennett, Janousek, Firestone. Shance. Hummel. Childs. Thompson. Briggs, Superintendent Brautigam. Iler. Moore. Shaw, Wilcox. SEATED: 32 - Paper Staff The Paper Staff had their first meeting early in the school year and organized a staff. The school paper came out every two weeks. This year the Paper Staff wrote their own articles without the help of any of the teachers. The staff was as follows: Editor------------ Circulation Editor Headline Editor — Print Editor------ Sports Editor----- Typists ----- — Reporters-------- ■ Delores Thompson ■ ------ -Joan Moore Barbara Gorodenski Barbara Gorodenski - Delores Thompson -Delores Thompson Virginia LaFleur -Mary Alice Kroger Joan Lamie Eva Gorodenski Sharon Dean Kit Shumaker Wanda Bennett Leo T rumble Lynwood Benton LeRoy Hummel Lola Shaw Bonnie Miller Barbara Mix Library The library staff held their first meeting on September 20, 1949. Mr. Brautigam advised our staff this year. With Lola Shaw as President, Joan Moore as Vice-President, Lois Iler as Treasurer, and Hope Wilcox as Secretary we were off to a good start Two librarians were appointed for each period; one a regular and one a sub- stitute librarian. New books were put in the library each week and their covers posted on the bulletin board. Also, books on the shelves in the rear of the Study Hall have been rearranged. With the co-operation of all the librarians the work ran smoothly and the students gained much help for their studies from the reference books and much pleasure from the fiction. 33 FIRST ROW: SECOND ROW: THIRD ROW: FOURTH ROW: F. H. A. Moore. Bennett. Childs, Lovel. Stephenson. Bulling. Southern. Shaw. Stephenson. Lynd. Mrs. Packard, Frank. Foote. Arnston, Joppie. Bartholomew, Newman. Thrun, Bennett, Olson. Dean. Hussman, Mahar. Bennet. Hosey. DeBar. Janousek. Dean. Benton. Trowbridge. Shance. Leslie. Kroger, Harman. Gorodenski. Bulling. Zemke, Wilbur, Wilcox. Shaw, Rounds. West, Lightner. Hampton, Firestone. Lamie. FIRST ROW: SECOND ROW: THIRD ROW: F. F. A. Willbur. Mix. Todd, Stewart, Winegar. Cranson. Wright, Mix. Mr. Packer. Hosey, Wells, Briggs, Harmon. Wolever. Cushing, Benedict. Wells. Wolscheid. DeBar, Townsend. Algate. McDonald, Todd. Cooke. Joppie. Lamie. Thompson, Willbur. 34 - Agriculture Report 'I'his is a report on the progress made by the Agriculture Class of Vermontville, beginning with the fall of 1949 and ending nine months later in the spring of 1950. We started with a combination of Agriculture and Farm Shop. We plowed, fitted, seeded, and terraced one and a third acres of ground north of the schoolhouse. Before we started, it was in a bad state of erosion. To determine the high and low elevations that needed leveling we used a surveyors transit and rod. When this was finished, our attention was turned to a new Ferguson tractor brought into the shop. It was our job to take the tractor apart and reasemble it. When this was done with success, we were invited to the Ferguson Assembly Plant, a short distance outside Detroit. Our pig project which was started in 1948 has continued to grow. This year three members will turn in six pigs to be given to members who qualify, who will later return a given number of pigs. During the first part of February we attended Farmers’ Week at Michigan State College. There was much we learned from the meetings and exhibits. Cars and tractors have been brought into the shop to have work done on them. The work varies from cleaning spark plugs to the over-hauling of a car or tractor. At the end of this report there are 40 members in the Agriculture Classes. 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 forty-six members began the year with Norma Stephenson as President; Marlene Bulling as Vice-President; Donna Jeanne Lovell as Secretary; and Ardyce Southern as Treasurer. Mrs. Donald Packer was our advisor, and our Chapter Mothers were Mrs. Zemke and Mrs. Southern. We held our meetings once a month after school and had a pot luck supper. The Club has participated in many activities. Most of the members attended the Regional Meeting held at Eaton Rapids. On October twenty-first, fifteen new members were initiated into the club. A Christmas caroling party was planned with F. F. A., but was canceled because of bad weather. We held a bake sale in Dean's Store December the seventeenth, which turned out very well. With all the girls working and co-operating together we have held our F. H. A. Club together. We hope the Club will continue to carry on its fine work. 35 FIRST ROW: SECOND ROW: THIRD ROW: FOURTH ROW: Band Rounds. Lightner, Kroger. Thompson. Lynd. Shance. Stephenson. Craig. Walters. Hummel. LaFleur. Malcuit, Dean. Priddy. Thrun. Kroger. Bennedict, Gardner, Tubbs. Makely. Miller, Bartholmew. Wiser, Todd. Smutts, West, Thrun, Hosey. Bennedict, Steward. Joppie. Hall, Lovell, Gaedart. DeBar. Lynd. Weiler, Love, Mix, Hummel, Todd. Gorodenski, Mix. Shoup, Trumble. Glee Club FIRST ROW: Newman. Arnston. Priddy. Childs. Schance. Bennett. Moore. Thrun. Lynd. SECOND ROW: Bulling. West. Joppie. Dean. Janousek. DeBar. Lightner. Hampton. Lamie. THIRD ROW: Mr. Skrownski. Dean. Mahar. Rounds. Bennett. Olson. Bartholmew. Kroger. Benton. Harmon. Shaw, Albro. Bennett, Foote, Zemke. Hosey. Firestone. Southern. 36 FOURTH ROW: V. H. S. Band The V. H. S. Band for the year of 49 - 50, was organized under the direction of Zigmund Skowronski. There were twenty former members reporting for rehearsal. At the time of our first concert, “Anything Can Happen,” there were thirty-one band members, who helped to make it the huge success it was. The high school majorettes, Virginia La Fleur and Jean Bartholomew, have eight junior majorettes in training. At the present time, the band has forty-two members all of whom are looking forward to the day when they make their first public appearance in their new uniforms. The band is now making their selections to be given in their annual “Spring Concert” in the early spring. The three part harmony of our glee club could be heard any day of the week either third or fifth period. surely nearly everything did. Nearly every student of the high school was in someway connected with it. The Christmas spirit was most widely spread throughout the school when the glee club presented a free Christmas Concert to which all of the student body was invited. Our spring concert, which was presented in early spring, summarized a year of successful activities directed by Zigmund Skowronski. “The Wildcat's Roar” The first activity of the year was the concert “Anything Can Happen,” and WAUWOITTM BROTHERS M..«liM.Mo .US A 37 Our Cooks Mrs. Martin And Mrs. Benton. Our Custodians Ralph Wells And Dale Northrup. 38 40 ■ 1. What happened? 9. Bathing beauties. 2. Ouch.' 10. Oh.’ Those Freshman boys. 3. Pals. 11. What's for dinner? 4. Ain’t I sweet? 12. Coming Mother 5. Same to you. 13. All 1 want is my two front teeth. 6. King. 14. Guess who0 7. Smile pretty. 15. Mutt and Jeff. 8. What a day. 16. Little Freshie honor Sophomore very much. 41 Surine Motor Sales Dodge And Plymouth Sales And Service Telephone 37 Charlotte, Michigan Best Wishes To The Class Of “50’’ Roseacre Greenhouse Charlotte 620 West Harris Phone 266 Michigan Nashville Compliments Of neil McLaughlin, d. d. s. 604 Reed Street Michigan Compliments Of REED’S SHELL SERVICE “Service Is My Business Phone 9011 Vermontville, Michigan Success To The Class Of ’50 L. D. Helsey, D. 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