Vestaburg High School - Wolverine Yearbook (Vestaburg, MI)

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Junior Erskin decided that navy life would be too easy so he is living on a farm near Boston raising beans. Joanna Markham is letting her husband use her brains for awhile so that he can make his silver mine in Alaska a success. Ronald Walker a whiz in anything he tried, is now the manager of the greatest hotel in the country, it is located on the main street of Vestaburg. Kenneth Carrick is still in Vestaburg University studying to become the greatest brain specialist in the United States. Gay Snyder seemed to like the community of Vestaburg, so he set up a chalk factory to keep the teachers busy writing. Thus they couldn’t have any excuses for not giving bigger and better tests to his children. 10

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In witness whereof we, the class of 1949, the testator have set our hand and seal on this 25th day of May in the year of 1949. In the year of 1949, as I was cruising in my rocket ship, over Michigan, I looked down and saw some familiar buildings. I circled my ship and landed. Lo and behold! I was back in good old Vestaburg where I had graduated thirty years before. I walked up the street in search of my old classmates. As I neared the post office I bumped into one of my former teachers. Naturally I was curious as to the whereabouts of the members of the class of 1949. Much to my surprise I was able to learn about all of them. The last anyone heard of Esther Doolittle, she was a great opera singer in the Metropolitan Opera House. « Buhl Crosby had planned a life of quiet farming but he turned out to be a notorious river boat gambler. He is still on the loose. Vivian Hillard is sailing the high seas as a rough sea captain’s wife and seems very happy. Shirley Huntley instead of settling down to one man has gone to Boston and is driving a streetcar on the Boston Common where she can continue her flirting. Joan Hubbard who had her one and only picked out in her Junior year of high school, lost him to another woman and is still out looking for another to take his place. Leland McConnell who was all out for the pitcher’s box for the Detroit Tigers had turned to preaching in an Episcopalian Church in Mass. Henry Russell is pitching for the Boston Braves and seems to be doing a very excellent job. They have lost every game since he started. Judy Caris finally hooked a man according to her mother’s plan. A hillbilly from Kentucky fell for her line, and she is now singing on the GRAND OLE OPERY, Nashville, Tennessee. Eugene Switzer who was a whiz at Mathematics in school has now dropped all of that ability to become a race track driver. Milton Johnston was always such a great speech maker, when it wasn’t necessary, is now the greatest soap box orator in the country. 9

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67aii J4Utory In the fall of 1945, we entered the Vestaburg Rural Agricultural School; twenty-five young, eager, timid. Freshmen. One of our first duties was to organize as a class. At our first meeting we chose the following officers: President------------------ Leland McConnell Vice-President--—------ Joan Hubbard Secretary-----------------Judy Caris Treasurer-----------------Gladys Keeler Sponsor--------------------Mrs. Myers During the third week of school, we experienced the exciting although dreaded, custom of initiation. We had a good time marching around town dressed in hideous costumes. Some received quite a severe paddling. Then we entertained the Sophomores and a large audience of friends in the evening. Early in the first semester we enjoyed a hay ride and went to Crystal for a skating party. In the spring April 1, furnished us an opportunity for an April Fool’s party. At the close of the school year Shirley Huntley, Jack Davis and Alfred Miller left our class. Early in our Sophomore year President----------- Vice-President------ Secretary----------- Treasurer---------- Sponsor------------— we elected the following officers: ---------- Joan Hubbard -----------Evelyn Corder ----------Gladys Keeler -----------Judy Caris -----------Mrs. Hyde One of our first thoughts as Sophomores was to give the Freshmen a good initiation. They doubled us in number so we got the worst of the deal. We had a fish supper and made about forty dollars. We had a nice time planning it under Mrs. Hyde’s supervision. When we came back to school in 1947 as Juniors, we had lost Leila Avery, Evelyn Corder, Karold Welch, Kendall Bigelow, Leon Miles, LeRoy King, Glenn Welch, Elden Waldron and Johnny Jones. We came to school in the fall of 1947 as Juniors, looking forward to a play and the banquets. At the first class meeting the following officers were elected: President----------------------Howard Funsch Vice-President-----------------Shirley Chapman Secretary----------------------Kenneth Carrick Treasurer—--------- Ed Burtch Sponsor-——-—---------—-----———- Mr. Aneff 11