Vestaburg High School - Wolverine Yearbook (Vestaburg, MI)

Text from Pages 1 - 56 of the 1950 volume:

Annual Staff Editor.............. Business Manager . . Composing Editor . . Social Editor........ Student Advisor .... Activities Editor . . . Boys’ Sports Editor . Girls’ Sports Editor . Junior Representative Junior Representative Photography Editor . . School News Editor . . Advisor............. . Leon Sanderson . . . .Irene Royer , . . .Glenn Welch Joan Christensen .......Ed Burtch . . Elden Curtiss . Leland Oswald , . . Patty Peas ley «gr . . . Nona Whitney . . Victor Horton Freda St. Peter Shirley Chapman .......Mr. Wood 1 Dedication In behalf of the Seniors of 1950, we wish to dedicate this annual to Mr. Keats Wood, who has done so much for our class, and ourselves as individuals. 3 Faculty Members FIRST ROW: Left to Right: Mrs. Hyde (English), Mrs. Otterbein (seventh and eighth), Mrs. Myers. (Science. Home Economics). Mrs. Nokes (receptionist). SECOND ROW: Mr. Howard (Government, second team coach), Mr. Wood (History. Coach), Mr. Stauffer (Sociology. Superintendent). Mrs. Demorest (Principal. Agriculture). Mr. Wilson (Mathematics, Geography), and Mr. Willis (Shop. Driver Training). 5 SENIORS IN MEMORIAM We, of the Senior Class, wish to extend our heartfelt sympathy to the family of our classmate, Willis Borton. We realize that words are no solace for your grief, but hope in our humble way we can express our sympathy and how terribly sorry we are about this tragedy. May you find some consolation in that Willis was such a nice, and well liked boy. We’ll all miss him from our class, as Willis was one of our happiest buddies, but we’re sure that he is in a land far more peaceful than this. In that time heals all wounds, try to remember that “The Lord Giveth, and the Lord Taketh Away, Blessed Be The Name of the Lord”. We, too, shall miss Willis very much. 7 Name: DON BROWNRIDGE Nickname: Breckenridge Baseball.................1, 2, 3, 4 Hi-Light Staff....................4 Varsity Club..................3.4 “Cornin' Round the Mountain” ... .4 Name: HAZEL CHAPMAN Name: JOAN CHRISTENSEN Nickname: Jo “Young, Willing, and Able”........3 “Cornin' Round the Mountain ... 4 r. H. A..........................3. 4 «-H..........................1. 2. 3 Hi-Light Staff....................4 Annual Staff......................4 Carnival Queen....................4 Name: ARLENE CROSBY Name: ED BURTCH Nickname: Dirty Burtch Baseball..................1. 2. 3. 4 Basketball............... 1, 2. 3. 4 Track............................1 “Here Comes the Prince ..........3 “Cornin’ Round the Mountain” ... .4 F. F. A.........................1, 2 Hi-Light Staff...................3 Annual Staff....................3. 4 Class Officer...............1. 2. 3 Varsity Club..............J. 2. 3. 4 Name: LAURENCE CHAPMAN “Cornin' Round the Mountain ... 4 Name: SHIRLEY CHAPMAN “Here Comes the Prince ..........3 Hi-Light Staff....................4 Annual Staff......................4 Vice-President....................3 Name: JOYCE CORDER Basketball Manager.................3 “Young, Willing, and Able”.........3 F. H. A...........................3. 4 4-H................................4 Hi-Light Staff.....................4 8 Name: CHERYL CROSSLEY Nickname: Tertally F. H. A.................... 4-H........................ Hi-Light Staff............. “Young. Willing, and Able” Vice-President............ . 3. 4 1. 2. 3 . . . 4 3 .1 Name: NOR MAN GLADDING Nickname: Pete •‘Young. Willing, and Able”........3 Hi-Light Staff.....................3 Baseball.....................2. 3, 4 Basketball...................2, 3. 4 Track.............................3, 4 Varsity Club......................3. 4 President..........................3 Name: ELDEN CURTISS Nickname: Jigger Basketball.......................2 Mgr. Hi-Light Staff.........................4 Annual Staff...........................4 Varsity Club.........................3,4 Name: FRANK HAMLIN Baseball................. Basketball................ Track .................. 4-H....................... Varsity Club.............. .........2 . 1. 2. 4 1. 2. 3. 4 ........1 . .2, 3. 4 Name: LILLIAN FOOTE Nickname: Pud F. H. A..............................3 ‘‘Young, Willing, and Able”..........3 ‘‘Cornin' Round the Mountain” ... .4 Basketball.....................2, 3, 4 Vice-President . ....................2 Name: BOB FRANKS Nickname: Ears Hi-Light Staff...................4 Name: CARL HILDING Nickname: Happy Baseball..................1, 2, 3. 4 Basketball.....................3, 4 ‘•Cornin' Round the Mountain” ... .4 4-H..........................2, 3. 4 Hi-Light Staff....................4 President..........................1 Varsity........................3, 4 9 Name: BERNARD KELLICUT Nickname: Bugs Baseball..................1. 2. 3. 4 Basketball.....................1,2,3 “Young, Willing, and Able' ........3 “Cornin' Round the Mountain ... .4 Hi-Light Staff....................4 Class Officer.....................1, 3 Varsity Club.....................3, 4 Name: NANCY LUCAS Nickname: Nan Damsels In Distress .............3 Young. Willing, and Able ........3 Cornin’ Round the Mountain ... .4 Hi-Light Staff.....................4 Cheerleader...............1, 2, 3, 4 Class Officer.....................4 Name: PATRICIA PEASLEY Nickname: Pat Basketball.....................2, 3 Basketball Manager................4 Young. Willing, and Able ........3 Cornin’ Round the Mountain ... .4 F. H. A........................3, 4 4-H............................ 1,2 Hi-Light Staff....................4 Annual Staff......................4 Class Officer.....................2 Name: ELAINE RIGG Hi-Light Staff.................3 Name: KATHYRN MORROW Nickname: Katy 4-H..........................1, 2. 3 Hi-Light Staff.....................3 F. H. A...........................4 Name: LELAND OSWALD Nickname: Ozzie Baseball.................... Baseball Manager............ Basketball................. Track ...................... Young, Willing, and Able . . Cornin’ Round the Mountain Hi-Light Staff.............. Annual Staff................ Secretary................... Varsity Club............... 1. 2. 4 . . . . 3 1. 2. 4 . . . .2 ... 3 . . . 4 . . . 4 . . . . 4 . 2. 3 2. 3, 4 Name: IRENE ROYER Nickname: Rene Hi-Light Staff....................4 “Damsels in Distress .............3 Young, Willing, and Able .......3 Cornin’ Round the Mountain ... .4 4-H.......................1. 2. 3. 4 F. H. A........................3. 4 Annual Staff......................4 D.A.R. Delegate ..................4 Name: LEON SANDERSON Nickname: Sandy 4-H...............................4 Hi-Light Staff....................4 Annual Staff......................4 President.........................4 “Young. Willing, and Able ........3 “Cornin’ Round the Mountain ... .4 10 Name: EILL SHERMAN Nickname: Willie Baseball.................. HI-Light Staff............ Vice-President............ Basketball Manager........ Varsity Club.............. Name: FREDA ST. PETER Nickname: Fi-Fi F. H. A...........................3.4 ..................................2 Hi-Light Staff......................4 Annual Staff........................4 Secretary......................... 4 Name: JEAN STRATTON Nickname: Jeanie “Young, Willing, and Able”........3 “Cornin' Round the Mountain ... 4 F. H. A. . . . ’..................3 4-H............................ 1,2 Hi-Light Staff....................4 Basketball......................3,4 Name: ART WOOD Nickname: Truck Basketball................. Baseball................... Track Manager.............. Young, Willing and Able . “Cornin’ Round the Mountain Varsity Club............... 4-H........................ Hi-Light Staff............. President.................. . 2. 3. 4 1. 2. 3, 4 .... 2 ......3 “ . . . .4 . . . 3, 4 . . . . . 2 .... 4 .... 2 Name: BETTY WOOD MULL Nickname: Topper Basketball.....................1.2.3 “Young, Willing, and Able' .......3 4-H................................2 Name: GLENN WELCH Nickname: Knobby Baseball.................. 1.2.3.4 Basketball...................1,3,4 Track......................2. 3. 4 “Young. Willing, and Able .......3 “Cornin’ Round the Mountain ... .4 Hi-Light Staff...................3 Annual Staff.....................4 Vice-President...................4 Varsity Club...............2, 3, 4 Class History The fall of the year 1946 found thirty-seven knee-shaking Freshmen on the brink of entering the most interesting chapter of their lives known as high school. The fatal day arrived and we were dutifully initiated into the ‘‘higher circle by the egotistical Sophomores. Since we outnumbered them two to one, the Sophs got the worse end of the deal, much to our enjoyment. We voted our class officers in and they were as follows: President, Carl Hilding; Vice-President, Cheryl Crossley; Secretary, Bernard Kellicut; Treasurer, Patricia Peasley, and Class Sponsor, Mrs. Adelaide Myers. The thirty-seven greenhorns were as follows: Annabelle Aldred, Willis Borton, David Bontrager, Don Brownridge, Joan Christensen, Elden Curtiss, Junior Crowe, Geneive Doolittle, Lillian Foote, Shirley Gorsuch, Frank Hamlin, Marcelene Harrell, Carl Hilding, Charles Hinton, Don Jensen, Bernard Kellicut, Nancy Lucas, Cleo Moody, Kathryn Morrow, Leland Oswald, Alice Miles, Patricia Peasley, Elaine Rigg, Irene Royer, Robert Scott, Bill Sherman, Betty Jean Struble, Colleen Throop, Jean Stratton, Freda St. Peter, Jewell Stroupe, Arthur Wood, Betty Wood and Wayne Young. 11 During the year, nine more Freshies entered our clique, making us a total of forty-six. Their names were Norman Gladding, Junior Poullion, Nina Andrews, Sadie Sue Thomson, Bernard Yanie, Aline Waterworth, Donald Wolfgang, Jesse Waldron and James Green. This year, we had a roller skating party with small success (financially), but, much fun. The current song craze was “Open the Door, Richard”. Also, this was the year our school song was introduced. On February 5, 1947, to be exact. We started our Sophomore year with an attendance of forty-one. Ten of our class members had left us by the end of our first year. They were Junior Crowe, Annabelle Aldred, Geneive Doo-little, Betty Struble, Junior Poullion, Nina Andrews, Sadie Thomson, Aline Waterworth, Donald Wolfgang, and Jesse Waldron. In losing these ten classmates, we gained five more: John Carter, Reginald Nelson, Leon Sanderson, Elwin Washburn and Glenn Welch. Our class officers were President, Arthur Wood; Vice-President, Lillian Foote; Secretary, Leland Oswald; Treasurer, Patty Peasley and Class Sponsor, Mrs. Gertrude Hyde. We had three class parties this year; a hayride in September, a sliding party at Bradley Hill in January and a picnic in May out at Lumberjack Park. This year was the last year in which one of our jolliest teachers was with us. We don't have to tell you his name, because no one who knew him could forget our Principal, Mr. James Aneff. Again, this year, we lost a few more of our classmates....Colleen Throop, Shirley Gorsuch, Marcelene Harrell, Jewell Stroupe, David Bontrager, Elwin Washburn, Bob Scott, Charles Hinton and Reginald Nelson. We started our Junior year with a bang. Each year, feeling a little more important than the year before, we thought we were now really sitting on top of the world. This year, our class numbered thirty at the beginning of the term. We gained two; Hazel and Laurence Chapman, but lost four old friends; Jimmy Green, Alice Miles, Bernard Yanie, and Wayne Young. Later in the year, John Carter, and Cleo Moody left us. Now there were only twenty-eight of us left. Our class officers this year were all boys. It just so happened that the boys ganged up on the outnumbered girls and put in all male officials. They were President, Norman Gladding; Vice-President, Bill Sherman; Secretary, Leland Oswald; Treasurer, Bugs Kellicut. and Class Sponsor, Mr. Keats Wood. The high and mighty Seniors challenged us to the Junior-Senior Hunt in which we had to pay up for the eats by not finding them. We had a “Hard Times party at the schoolhouse in November. Everyone showed up looking like “bums except a few boys who tried to convince us their ordinary clothing was bummy enough. We put on our class play and had a great time doing it. The title was “Young, Willing and Able . The three years rolled by quicker than we expected and we had to run a little to catch up with the fact that at last we were Seniors. Perhaps it swelled our heads a little, but l‘m sure that anyone who has ever been a Senior will understand. And you who are heading our way, well, you just wait and see if you don’t feel different. We started our last year with thirty-one classmates. We had gained three new mem- bers; Shirley Chapman, Robert Franks and Ed Burtch. Our class officers this year were President, Leon Sanderson; Vice-President, Glenn Welch; Secretary, Freda St. Peter; Treasurer, Nancy Lucas; Class Sponsor, Mr. Keats Wood, and Co-Sponsor, Mr. Clair Stauffer. The Juniors were unsuccessful in finding us this year during the Junior-Senior Hunt which mended our wounded feelings from the former year. We were struck by the fact that in November, death claimed one of our oldest friends and classmates, Willis Borton. We were shocked and sobered by it because it happened so sudden and unexpectedly. Our class play “Cornin' Round the Mountain” seemed a huge success, and was loads of fun putting on. Our class colors were selected as maroon and gold; our class flower as the white carnation and our motto as “Success Is A Journey, Not A Destination . And so with this in mind, we go forth into the world. We want to thank our teachers and friends who have helped us along the way and hope the future will bring ample rewards for their efforts. 12 V Junior Class NONA WHITNEY KENNETH UNT JOAN GROVER CRAIG HORTON RAY PERSALL ANNALEE LANG DUANE WOLFGANG BETTY VANDERVEEN DIANE OSWALD CLAYTON SANDERS LOUISE GLADDING THEO HERALD CORA SIBERT CARL KEELER COLLEEN NYQUIST VICTOR HORTON KAY HENDRICKS DON ANDREWS RUBY FROST VIRGINIA BRA MAN ROBERTTHROOP CLARA CHAPMAN NORMA LOU GRUBBS LARRY JOHNSTON 14 Sophomore Class IRENE HANSEN KATHLEEN KEELER MERLIN WELCH DON HAMLIN MILDRED DOOLITTLE JOHN SWISHER WILLIAM JOHNSON J MARILYN JUBBARD merlin wadle MARY BONTRIGER WILLIAM ERSKIN WILLIS FROST MARY JOHNSON WAYNE STEARNS OLGA WELCH HAROLD CHRISTLE i HELEN VAN ATTA RAYMOND ERSKIN JOAN OSWALD PHILLIP PEASLEY DORIS SCOTT DOROTHY PEACOCK HARRIET CHAPMAN DONALD BROWN RUTH BENNETT LOIS HAMLIN MARGARET SWITZER DARLENE CORDER STANLEY HANSEN GORDON WHITNEY LEE DYER BETTY CRITTENDEN 15 Freshman Class KENNETH HOUSE BETTY PEACOCK JEAN CHRISTLE PATRICIA RIGG GLENN SWARTHOUT JAMES BEACH JACK LANG RUSSELL CARRICK BERT CARRICK AUDRA KELLICUT LOREEN BOLLINGEk FERN BONTRAGER RONALD FISK DOROTHY VAN ATTA CLARA DAVIS LARRY DYER ARZELLA SPARKS CHARLES HOUSE IVAN WASHBURN MARILYN AMY ILENE AMY ALICE SWISHER ROBERT VLIET PATRICIA STROUP NOLAN PETERS MYRA SCOTT MAURICE MARSHALL MYRNA CHAPMAN HELEN DAILY CARLEGENESTRACK PATRICIA SOWERS JACK KEELER LEON CAMPBELL BARBARA SANDERS PHYLLIS MILES LOUELLA FINCH DARRELL CARRICK VICTOR CHAPMAN FRANK MARSHALL ON A LEE FINCH 16 Seventh Grade FIRST ROW: Left to Right: Garth Rigg, Richard Carrick, Roderick Hofstetter, Harold Pease, Jack Throop, Marlie Welch, Larry Sower, Ilene Dukes and Patricia Cairl. SECOND ROW: Betty Hunt, Marjorie Hubbard, Elenore Russell, Marlene Holmes, Rosemary Borton, Janet Beach, Susanne Erskin, Wanetah Oswald, Audrey Glowacki, and Mrs. Myers. THIRD ROW: Joan Switzer, William Johnson. Ranald Dukes, Donald Dukes, Jimmy Bradley, Shirley Galvin, Shelby Johnston. Amanda Forrester and Betty Wood. Eighth Grade FIRST ROW: Left to Right: Wayne House, Walter Cairl, Daniel Willison, Donald Willison, Kenneth Sooy, Verda Frost, Clarence Doolittle, and Albert Williams. SECOND ROW: Freddy Marsh. Terry Horton, Dean Bloss, Gayla Galvin, Keith Stauffer, Donald Hamlin, Robert Bailey, Art Throop. and Mrs. Otterbein. THIRD ROW: Ruth Keeler, Raymond Hofstetter, Gary Persall, Alvin Johnson, Clemet Russell, Bud Rigg, Donald Griffin, Gene Glowacki, Fdward Erhard, and Terry Bollinger. 17 Sixth Grade FRONT ROW: SECOND ROW: THIRD ROW: Left to Right: Ralph Swarthout, Nancy Galvin, Margaret Carrick, Melvin Harrell, Joyce Johnson, Deane Wrisley, David Manley, Mable June Brown. Arlene Myers, Mark Huntley, Charlene Johnston. Barbara Hamlin, Allen Switzer, Albert Christensen. Otis Pease, Mable Frost, Alice Dailey, Musa Huntley, Harold Sanderson, Phillis Murtaugh, Kenneth Sower, John Christie, Patricia House, Patricia Nelson. Owen Carrick, Patty Keeler, Michael Steere, Gerald Holms, Carolyn Cyquist, Ronald Carrick, Mary Jo Wood, Sally Switzer, Marilyn Nyquist. Fifth Grade BACK ROW: FRONT ROW: ABSENT: Left to Right: Janet Harris, Gordon Carrick, Vicki Switzer, Bobby Tubbs. Jennie Lee Smith, Dale Johnston, Janet Sue Hoffstetter, Percy Scott, Betty Doolittle, Dean Gilbert, and Mrs. Mathilde Williams. Billy Blackrick, Joyce Glowacki, Orville Doolittle, Mary Jane Beach, Elwin Carrick, Sandra Hubbard, Harry Forrester, Sonja Harrell. Phillip Erskin, Lorna Keeler, and Elmer Freeman. Wayne Bunce, Connie Greenhoe, and James Wrisley. 18 Fourth Grade BACK POW: FRONT ROW: ABSENT: Left to Right: Elmer Ordiway, Janet Scott, Florence Meyers, Iris Minser, Mabel Forrester, Terry Huntley, Joyce Stamm, Richard Wrisley, Betty Switzer, Jerry Cairl, Lance Grover, Michael Cairl, Terry Foote, Sue Caris, Billy Greenhoe and Eugene Steere. Jack Galvin, Kay House, Robert Persall, James Hoffstetter, Mary Lou Holmes, Tarry Beard, Willis Ordiway, Marion Funch, Carl Avery, Mary Corder, Sharon Isenhath, and Larry Wolfgang. Rodney Vliet and Mrs. Beach. Third Grade FIRST ROW: SECOND ROW: LAST ROW: ABSENT: Left to Right: Lyle Bennett. Billy Wilson. Carolee Smith. Donald Braman, Joyce Beach. Vanessa Carrick. Robert Corder, Vicki Bennett. Gary Sowers. Sherry McNaughton, and Lyle Henry. Connie Keeler, Marshall Grover, Martha Glowacki. Judy Sowers, Stanley Western, Teddy Johnson. Jackie Beach, Danny MacLaren. Keith Johnson. Lorene Holmes, and lone Carrick. Mrs. Sarver, Sandra House. Terry Hoffstetter. Louis Brown. Roy Switzer. Ktttchell Anna, Eugene Hubbard, Burr Brooks, Doris Hilding, and Linda MacLaren. JoAnne Freeman and Barbara Stamm. 19 Second Grade BACK ROW: SECOND ROW: FIRST ROW: ABSENT: Left to Right: Madolyn Mac Loren, Rose Mary Frost, Raymond Dewey, Danny Erhard, Welma Galvin, Tommy Cairl, and Mrs. Houghton. Shirley Henry, Jimmie Wilson, Pauline Sabin, Wanda Doolittle, Eldon Stamm, Gloria Horton, Nelvin Carrick, Victor King, Mary Ellen Drake, Rickie Greenhoe, and Stanley Hubbard. Lana Joy Wadle, Harry Western, Eva Mae Sharp, Douglas Rusnell, Karen Bark, Connie Cook, Hale Isenhath, Mary Ellen Braman, Jimmie Johnson, Kathaleen Hull and Leon Avery. Florence Williams, Shirley Jean Donley, Pauia Fisk, Linwood St. Peter, Carol Huntley and Rolland Myers. First Grade BACK ROW: FRONT ROW: ABSENT: Left to Right: Henry Corder. Nina Carrick, Bonnie Bates, Bary Bennett, Ivan Corder, Richard Johnson, John Sharp, Lauretta Huntley, Richard Cover, Michael Beard, Stanley Beach, Patricia St. Peter, Martha Drake, Patricia Foote, Melvin MacClaren. Darrell Hofstetter, Dolores Thom, Ronald Hinton, Sarah Sharp. Sherman Avery, Marguerite Minser, Gary Isenhath, Lavonne Blackrick, Larry Holmes, Nita Fisk, Dale Borton. Ethan Beach, Dorothy Grover, Donald Hoisington, Janice Hosington, Linda Scott, Steven Steere, Mary Western, Bonnie Tubbs, Nancy Sower. 20 Kindergarten FRONT ROW: Left to Right: Joel Avery, Deberah Deway, Rosemary Hinton, Frank Glowacki, Joan Stamm. Garry Kelley, William Switzer, Mary Pease. Larry Cook, and Judy Graham. BACK ROW: Mrs. Johnson, John Gooder, Sharon Freeman, Marilyn Bark, Kaye Rusness, Ruth Ann Harris, Alice Sharp, Eugene King, Basil Ordway. Sharon Frost, Janet Hamlin, Drue ilia Gray, Robert Gray, Margaret Greenhoe, Carolyn Henry. ABSENT: Kendall Anna, Lanny Fisk, Venila Munk, Keith Nyquist. Yvonne St. Peter, Betty Stratton, Marion Gerred. Social Events FRESHMAN INITIATION On September 16. 1949 the honorable Sophomores of 1950 initiated the green Freshmen. They really gave them the works, but I believe everyone enjoyed them- selves. The Freshmen offered just enough resistance to increase and not spoil the fun the rest of us had. The Freshmen of this year will probably enjoy themselves as much next year when they are Sophomores, as the Sophomores did this year. In the near future we will try to mend any hurt feelings the Freshmen may have toward us, by giving a party for them. JUNIOR-SENIOR HUNT We, the mighty Seniors challenged the Juniors to the annual Junior-Senior Hunt September 9, 1949. They accepted. They were unable to find the Seniors, both of the classes enjoyed a wiener roast at the expense of the Juniors. SENIOR PLAY The Senior Play, “Cornin’ Round the Mountain”, presented by the hillbilly characters of the Senior class on December 5 and 7 turned out to be a great success. The class took in $157.27. We wish to thank Mrs. Hyde for her splendid directing and spending so much time with us, which made it the success it was. 21 r SCHOOL FUN 1. Howdy Clem! 2. The Lovebirds 3. All dressed up and no place to go. 4. You lift. I'm tired. 5. The Brink Bandits 6. The Milkmaids 7. O’Riley Fish Market’s Tumbling Team 8. Who’s Posing? 9. Hold me up. 10. Don’t hide, Veronica. 11. Dorothy Lamour. Betty Grable, and Lana Turner 12. Gee. ain’t life grand! 13. A Powers Model, we presume! 14. Dearly Beloved - - - - 24. Don Juan in his younger day. 15. Talk about a healthy swing 16. Hie ......... 17. Hitch-hikers 18. Camera Shy 19. Sssss Boom Bah ! (White ones, eh?) 20. Callisthenics 21. Sitting pretty 22. Umm-tastes good. 23. Well, well look who's a Senior now. 23 Varsity '•TRUCK” KNOBBY” DEAD-EYE” Cheerleaders LEFT TO RIGHT: Mary Johnson, Louise Gladding, Nancy Lucas, Joan Oswald, and Marilyn Hubbard. OZZIE” 25 Second Team FIRST ROW: Left to Right: Nolan Peters, Jack Keeler, Wayne Stearns, Gordon Whitney, Roger Howard, Coach: Duane Wolfgang, Frank Marshall, and Maurice Marshall. SECOND ROW: Kenneth House. Charles House, Darrell Carrick, Merlin Welch, Jack Lang, Ray Persall, Bill Erskin, and Stanley Hansen. Basketball Girls FIRST ROW: Left to Right: Virginia Braman, Doris Scott, Lorren Bollinger, Marilyn Hubbard, Nona Whitney, and Diane Oswald. SECOND ROW: Patricia Peasley, Manager; Lillian Foote, Patricia Rigg, Lois Hamlin. Darlene Corder, Cora Sibert, Margaret Switzer, and Mrs. Johnson, coach. 26 i � il Baseball Team FRONT ROW: Left to Right: Merlin Welch. Leland Ozwald, Bob Franks. Frank Marshall. Bob Throop, Wayne Steams, Victor Horton. BACK ROW: Mr. Wood . Coach; Norman Gladding. Bernard Kellicut, Carl Hilding. Glenn Welch, Don Brownridge, Art Wood. Track Team FRONT ROW: Left to Right: Ray Persall. Don Andrews, Wayne Stearns, Gordon Whitney, Duane Wolfgang, Craig Horton, and Bill Johnson. BACK ROW: Phillip Peasley. Merlin Welch. Don Hamlin. Glenn Welch, Stanley Hansen, Robert Throop, and Roger Howard. Coach. 27 TRACK River Rough Invitational meet at Yost Field House in Ann Arbor. Vestaburg took sixth place in the C-D Class. Vestaburg was the first Class D Team. The MCAA Track Meet at Stanton, Lakeview took first, Edmore took second, and Vestaburg took third. Regional Tract Meet at Mt. Pleasant. Vestaburg for the second year in a row took the Class D Championship at Mt. Pleasant. Throop and Snyder both broke records in this meet. Vestaburg has forty-nine points. State Meet at Lansing, Vestaburg was nosed out of second place by Bloomfield Hills in the last event. Michigan School for the Deaf took first with forty-five and one-half points. Bloomfield Hills second with thirty-three and three-fourths points, and Vestaburg with thirty and one-fourth points. In the two years that Vestaburg has had track, they have won two Regional Track Champ- ionships. The school and community can feel very proud of its great progress in track. Vestaburg entered its track team in the Ninth Annual Central Michigan College Relays at Mr. Pleasant. Vestaburg took third place in the Class D. There were a lot of records broken in this meet, by the Wolverines Trackmen. Gaylord Snyder set a new record in the one- hundred and twenty High Hurdles at 15.6 seconds. Snyder also set a new broad jump record of twenty feet and three inches. Glenn Welch took a second in the shot put. Bob Throop set a new record in the one-hundred yard dash of 10.4 seconds. Vestaburg took a second in the central relay. Don Andrews set a new record in the mile of 5:04.5. In the Middle Distance Relay, Vestaburg took a third. Vestaburg took second in the eight-hundred and eighty relay. The Wolverines had fifty-seven points in this meet. The track team is coached by Mr. Howard and Mr. Wood. BASKETBALL This year’s basketball team got off to a flying start, winning the opening game of the sea- son. The Wolverines had a ten and seven record, with a four and six conference record. This year, six Seniors will be playing their last games in a red and white uniform. We hope that the Wolverines will continue their good teamwork in the future as in the past two years. Coach Keats Wood has conducted great teamwork and also a great fighting spirit into the teams. BASEBALL The Wolverines ended up in third place in the MCAA League with five wins and two defeats. Both losses were to Edmore. With victories over Lakewiew, Howard City, and Stanton. The Seniors losses were Gaylord Snyder, Milton Johnson, Ed Burtch and Leland McConnell. This next year’s team is composed of veterans, and should have a real year. The baseball team is coached by Keats Wood. GIRLS’ BASKETBALL The girls didn't start out so good this year. We lost our first three games, then tied Howard City. At the end of the season, we were going good. We had a total of three wins, four losses and one tie. The team looks good for next year. We are losing only one, Lillian Foote, who is a Sen- ior. We all hope Mrs. Johnson will be able to coach us again next year. She did a splendid job this year. 28 ACTIVITIES CARNIVAL QUEEN AND HER COURT QUEEN JOAN CHRISTENSEN Her Court - Patricia Rigg, Lois Hamlin, and Cora Sibert. Varsity Club FIRST ROW: I ft to Right: Don Andrews, Phillip Peasley, Ray Persall, Robert Throop, Bill Sherman, and Merlin Welch. SECOND ROW: Gordon Whitney, Wayne Stearns, Leland Oswald, Craig Horton, Victor Horton, Elden Curtiss, and Mr. Wood, Coach. LAST ROW: Bernard Kellicut, Carl Hilding, Authur Wood. Glenn Welch, Don Brownridge, Norman Gladding, Larry Johnson, and Frank Hamlin. 30 F. H. A. Club TOP ROW: Left to Right: Joyce Corder. Helen Daily, Darlene Corder, Ruby Frost, Patricia Rigg. Irene Royer, Annalee Lang, Irene Hansen, Cora Sibert, Mildred Doolittle, Dorothy Peacock, Margaret Switzer. MIDDLE ROW: Louise Gladding, Doris Scott, Cheryl Crossley, Carlagene Strack, Virginia Braman, Joan Christensen, Colleen Nyquist, Kathryn Morrow, Patricia Stroup, Kathaleen Keeler, Mrs. Myers. SEATED: Barbara Sanders, Joan Oswald. Mary Bontrager, Diane Oswald, Joan Grover, Helen Van Atta. Nona Whitney, Marilyn Hubbard, Olga Welch, and Patty Peasley. 4-H SEWING CLUB TOP ROW: SECOND ROW: THIRD ROW: SEATED: Left to Right: Joan Grover, Patricia Stroup, Ruth Bennett. Carlagene Strack. Loreen Bollinger, Helen Daily, Irene Hansen. Patricia Rigg, Irene Royer. Clara Mae Davis, Darlene Corder, Ruby Frost, Dorothy Peacock, Myra Scoot, llene Amy. Suzanne Erskin. Patricia Keeler, Mable Frost. Mary Jo Wood. Nancy Galvin, Alice Daily. Mable June Brown. Joyce Ann Johnson, Olgie Welch, Barbara Sanders. Gayla Galvin. Verda Frost. Joyce Glo vakie. Barbara Hamlin. Mrs. Otterbein. Mrs. Williams. Shelby Johnston. Janet Beach. Marlene Holmes. Marjorie Hubbard, Shirley Galvin, Ruth Keeler, Amanda Forrester, Betty Wood, Rosemary Borton. Elenore Russell, Betty Hunt, Audrey Glowakie, Mrs. Myers. Wanetah Oswald, Carolyn Nyquist, Sally Switzer, Marilyn Nyquist. Charlene Johnston. Vickie Switzer. Mary Jane Beach, Jennie Lee Smith, Sonja Harrell. Janet Harris. Janet Hofstetter, Lorna Keeler, Sandra Hubbard. 31 4 -H CONSERVATION CLUB FIRST ROW: Left to Right: Joan Oswald, Helen Van Atta, Nona Whitney, Marilyn Hubbard, Olga Welch, Louise Gladding, Kathleen Keeler, and Doris Scott. SECOND ROW: Mr. Demurest, leader; Mtrgaret Switzer, Clara Chapman. Bill Erskin, Irene Hansen, Darlene Corder, Phillip Peasley, Leon Campbell, Mary Johnson. THIRD ROW: Mildred Doolittle, Wayne Stearns, Gordon Whitney, John Swisher, Bill Johnson, Stanley Hansen, Raymond Erskin, Willcs Frost, Lois Hamlin, and Annalee Lang. 4 -H LIVESTOCK CLUB 4-H SEWING CLUB The Sewing Clubs of 49-50 are divided into three groups: First year, called The Busy Bee with The Well-Dressed Girl as their phase work. The club consists of ten fifth grade girls under the supervision of Mrs. Matilda Williams. Second year 4-H consists of seventh and eighth grade girls under the supervision a group of ladies of the community. High School 4-H Sewing and Knitting Groups represented by a large variety of gro of sewing and knitting up to six years. This group is under the supervision of Mr: Myers. 4-H AGRICULTURAL CLUBS The 4-H Conservation Club consists of twenty-seven members under the sup vision of Mr. Demorest. The club has a project of three acres of forestry, beside a large variety of individual projects. The 4-H Livestock Club is represented by a small group of students mentione in the following: Name Virginia Braman Theo Herald Wayne Stearns Leon Sanderson Project Holstein Calf Guernsey Cow Two Jersey cows, One Bull Calf Feeder project FRONT Virginia Braman. Leon Sanderson. REAR: Wayne Stearns, Theo Herald. F.H.A. CLUB The F.H.A. group, consisting of forty-two members and under the leadership Mrs. Myers, had a profitable year. The girls especially enjoyed two meetings — one a talk given by the former nurse, Mrs. John Sears and the other a St. Patrick Day Party at which folk games were played and refreshments served. 32 AUTOGRAPHS Autographs 34 ADVERTISING Vestaburg Silo Co. FARM SILOS - GRAIN BINS COAL BINS - COB BURNERS PHONE 2352 H. B. 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