Vermontville High School - Verhian Yearbook (Vermontville, MI)

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CLASS HISTORY Everything in the world that is worthy of mention or consideration has a history even in a class We the class of 1951, enrolled in the Vermontville High School in a care free and fr1ghtened manner as only Freshman can the one thing they were out Initiation suffer1ng but torments both There were many things for us to be worried about, but that frightened us most was the Sophomores We knew that to get us because we had heard about the WTradition of Their fierce taste for Freshman blood caused us great in the blessed name of education we were forced to suffer of body and m1nd Yet as we dwelt in this realm or learning, we soon became accustomed to the strangeness and each as one among the rest At our f1PSC class meeting with Mr Celina as our sponsor we lected officers Norma Stephenson was elected Presldent, Barbara Gorodenski, Vice President, Barbara Leslie, Secretary, and Ardyce Southern, Treasurer We had two big money mak1ng projects 1n our Freshmen year, namely, T Shlrt sales and a refreshment stand at the Basketball games In these we were quite successful Our Freshmen year had soon slipped by, Autumn found us the Sophomore class of l9b8 We now felt more courageous S1nC6 lt was our turn to grab the poor little Freshmen as they went through the halls We did feel sorry for them, but they in turn had to travel the path of in1t1ation At one of our first class meetlngs we elected class officers Richard Todd was elected President, Marcella West elected Vice President, Ardyce Southern, Secretary, and Barbara Gorodenski, Treasurer Since Mr Gellna was not to travel w1th us through our land of learn1ng, Mrs Crothers took over as our class sponsor where he left off, and has remained w1th us through the remalning years For some reason students fa1led to carry on as planned, in our Sophomore year we lost Phyllis Clark, Marlene Tilburt Bob Coulson, and Jim Faust But there was one additlon in the nuzzle too, namely Jim Hulburt Summer waned and the fall of l0L9 found us organlzlng ourselves, once more into the Junior class electlng Rlchard Todd President, Norma Stephenson, Vice President, Barbara Leslie Secretary, and Barbara Gorodensk1, Treasurer, Richard Todd and Ardyce Southern were chosen Student Councll Renresenatives Our first play entltled VBargain Briden was presented th1s year, it was a hilarious hlgh comedy in three acts Everyone on the cast enioyed nartlcioatlng but the h1ghlight of the evenlng was the 'bang up' party whlch was held at Joyce Thrun's, with some guy putting a happy ending to 1C all by dr1nk1np hair rinse by mistake As we gazed 1nto the crystal ball we found many thlngs of pleasure and money maklng schemes also, there before our eyes was uch thlngs as Magaz1ne sales, C1der Sale, Hay Rlde, Halloween Dance, JHHIOP Play, Jun1or Senlor Banquet, Stand at Festlval, and the h1phl1pht of t e year was the selectlon of our cl ss r ngs Th1s was another year for tklDUS to hwnpen lH the class, thls tlme there were four neonle declded they had all the educatlon they needed they were, Barbara Leslle, Georgia Crandall, Lora Wolever and Jim Hulburt There was one addltlon this year, Nathan Foltz who was badly needed to help keen the class moral un 1950 ushered in our long awa1ted Sen1or year, The offlcers were Richard Todd, President, Joan Moore, Vice President, Ardyce Southern Secretary, and Norma Stephenson, Treasurer There was one person left 1n the Senior class, namely Roger Wells who decided he could help his country on the fightlng side better than he could by crammlng out of musty school books But through some sort of miracle the odds were for the class this year, there were three additions, Beverly Zemke, Eldon Hosey, and Don Parmly -- , . - O I N O . . 1 C A U U . . 3 s 5 Q . . I , . I I . . . , I . . Q Q ' 1 . . . . Q U Q U Q O . Q . . . . . 1 . . 1 ' - . l . . I . . . . . . . - . 2 3 - U . . . 0 . , o I . D ' --t . . , - N . . . ,Q - , . . - .1 . ' ' L 1 Q - A 13 IC A . Q y O I . . . . W . . . I . I . . .J , I

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Class Memories Motto 'Small in Number, but, Mighty in Strength ' Colors Grey and Rose 1 Flower Rose eff Song 'I'll Be Seeing You' 'FORWARD FOREVERW When graduation night 18 done, Off into the world we will go, Our ability and ambition will highly show No matter the road that WP'l1 each take, It was left to us the declsion to make We won't sit down to take a rest, Until we've shown our very best We tried to help out every where, And hope that we have done our share You don't need that magic touch, As its 'how well' and not Whow much W We stuck together side by side, Although the journey was no smooth ride The teacher's were all certainly grand We'll always adm1re the1r helplng hand Now that we have come to our Journey's end, Our life else where we will spend We lived with each other thorugh the years And now we part with a smile or tears The joys of school will fill our heart As no from here we shall deoart Our voices no more w1ll fill the hall But this is the school we love best of all Barbara Gorodenski x Baccalaureate May 20 Graduatlon May Zh .J 1-W 3 ' . H I 3 2 . :mf , - X Y We've completed our education in fifty-one. ff' 0 u c , - . C , K 1 X . , 4

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In October the Seniors came to school dressed 1n thelr Sunday best to have their picture taken, however none of the group broke the camera The Senlor play chosen was 'Home Was Never L1ke Th1s ' Th1s was a farce 1n three acts Shortly after the Christmas recess we were measured for our Cans and Gowns Next we ordered our inv1tat1ons and name cards The two flnancial dlfficulties f cing us th1s year were the DUbl1Sh1ng of the Yearbook and the Senior Trlp As skin day aonroached Islands and snend a year on Then came the planning forward to very much by the hash1ngton D C and all the we, the class decided to go to the Thousand each one of our Senior TP1D which had whole class We made Dlans places that hanoened to turn way We are to leave here on Sunday the 3 of June liner to the C8D1C81 Clty and return the same way After skin day the next thlng to look forward of graduation Thls most of the students thought long ego but could'nt rush it 1n any way Ask any tell you that they had lots of fun durlnp the four been looked to see un along the so by stream to was the b1y da should have haopened of them and they will years 1n hlfh school even though they d1d have their uns and downs But now that the end of these four years have drawn nlph, most of us hate to th1nk of l68V1DF Before we do leave, we would llke to wish all future Senlors a haob Senlor year, thank all the teachers for nutt1ng un w1th us as well as they d1d, and Clast but not leastl thank Mrs Crothers for the three successful years we have had ln hlgh school under her leadersh1D as class soonsor After four years journey together we now denart to po our separate ways of l1fe May the blesslngs that attend the good, true and humble follow and ablde w1th us, each and all, now and forever Loralne Whaley Donald Parmly GIFTATORY RONAID FRANK Ronnle has broken the record of havlnp the most green excuses, so we hone thls watch w1ll helo hlm to be on t1me MARCELLA GEARHART To Marcella we glve thls rolllng pln to use 1f Karl ever gets out of hand BARBARA GORODENSKI To help Barbara keen her fellows stralght we glve her th1s little black book ELDON HOSEY To Eldon we glve these dumbells, so he won't lose those oerfect muscles DORIS HUNTFR To Dorls we glve th1s bottle of Pa1n P1115 so she w1ll always have D1l1S for her Datlents BARBARA MIX he give Barbara this box of oowder so she can always cover un that IHCOHVSDISUC blush JOAN NOORE We g1Ve Joan th1s bottle of Asoirins for all the head she had durlng her two years at the drug store aches RONALD MULL This Joke book w1ll heln Ronnle in telling all those Jokes he 1S so famous for DONALD PARMLY Don 1S so qu1et that we are giV1ng him th1s rxttle he can make some noise ARDYCE SOUTHERN If you have notlced that bl class r1ng that Ardy wears, you w1ll know why we are wllllng her E515 roll of tame , . . . j . o s . . o s . . 0 . . A . . . cs . s c 0 . y . . ' ' . . . We J o . . y . ' ' 1 V B o -. . . . . -y , y .A A . 0 . . . X Q . . y - o . . . o V D -. 1 . . I o . -- -- 4 -- ' u , V u . . . . . Y u . F 7 o qu- ' o - . . . . . I -- o r -- u 1 -- ' ' 0 -- . . - 1 ,. 0 - . . . ' - Q o A -- ' ' ' . . . . c