Washington Gardner High School - Breeze Yearbook (Albion, MI)

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Czecfing Mo On your QULUEVL y so 52 ...J lx., In reading over the Good Bookf' I find that the class of '50 isnit so full of angels. Remember your first day at school? You were quite petrified! I see here that Elizabeth Tomchak got so excited, she forgot her English and began speaking Russian to her bewildered Austin school teacher. After a while you became accustomed to school life and fights were started over who would play what instrument in the toy band. Of course, you'll never forget those naps you used to take. Each person had a special place to put his rug. l bet Betty Osborn at the Austin school will never forget the time Clin- ton Brown soaked her and gave her a bloody nose. She hasn't to this day found out why the sudden be- ligerency. Ben Lark was having some trouble at the Gardner Grades also. He just couldnit say Miss Bernard and insisted on calling her Miss Barnyard. ln the first grade, the Gardner students took a train trip to Marshall with Mrs. Bulleng the Austin students visited Don Lambrecht's house to see his rabbits: and the West Warders were in mourning be- cause ,Ioyce Mclntosh left them for the Dalrymple school. Bob Nash found out that it didnft pay to be helpful at Dalrymple. He opened the door for a fair lady who was carrying water and was rewarded by having his hair pulled by the teacher. Fate was really out against Bob that year. Just because he threw a paperwad back at a girl, he had to stay after school, while the girl who threw the wad in the first place went along to play. That was also the year that you became acquainted with Miss Hamm and her music lessons. Larry Snyder became a great baritone. Each year you looked forward to the May festivals. In the second grade you put on the play Nlsittle Elvesf' 'fluittle Sir Echo was your favorite song with Donna Anthony as echo because she had such a small voice. Elizabeth Tomchak, Betty Osborn and ,lean Ford at the Austin school found enjoyment in getting permission to study spelling in the cloakroom with Milton Stahl and listening to his witch tales. They started calling Miss Tenopen, Miss Can-opener until she married Mr. Ullrey and spoiled their fun. l now come to the page about third grade. What's this l see? Bob Walkotten throwing erasers out of the window? My, and l thought Bob was such a sweet boy! And, lookl It 1'eads here that Gertrude Stancroff received her first kiss which was from Don Hartung behind a tree on the Gardner playground. lsn't that just too romantic? Dalrymple students visited Kellogg's in Battle Creek. A Christmas pag- eant was put on in the Grades, and a Hiawatha pageant at the Austin. l see that Janet Cant and Diane Bennett are receiving much attention after dancing in that minuet at the West Ward. Remember Donna Anthony, Doris Beilfuss, Donna Schultz, Esther Sherman, Don Harrier, and many of the others dancing as flowers for your mothers? On the next page l see David Landis, Pat Reeve, Marjorie Timmons, Jane Miller, Doris Beilfuss, Alice Ceisen, Phyllis Warner, Marguerite Fersch, and Clair Peters busily doing their studies in the country schools. Life wasnit so dull there either. Many were the days Cary Landenberger lost his recesses because of fights, snowballing, or shooting spitballs. Frances Radtke and Jo Ann Wolter looked forward to the hay- rides that were held every year. lt was that year that Diane Bennett got her first crush on a boy, Bobby Parker. David Landis entered the Dalrymple school and when he had to stay home because of illness, the whole class wrote him a letter and sent him a basket of fruit. This was the year when Lee Zenoniani and john Sweeney both liked Carolyn Schultz. Carolyn had a tablet with two scottie dogs on the cover. She tore the tablet in half and gave john one of the scottie dogs. fPoor Leeft The girls joined Camp Fire and began sporting red kerchiefs around at school. Christine Wilson will never forget life at the West Ward in the fifth grade. They had to take half of a grapefruit, some prunes, or a glass of fruit juice with a spoonful of cod-liver oil each morning. Al- though you didnit know her at this time, it says here that Shanna Collins of Chicago is letting people know that she is alive also. When told by the teacher that she would be sent to the principal, she replied, 'Tm not afraid of any ole principal. My mother's president of the P.T.A.! Then there was the time that a monitor had to chase her all the way down the hall. After finally catching up with her, she clung to the fljontinued on Page 181 ge I6

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BOLUQVL y Pa 5300! lbdyff fountain and he had to pry her loose. Remember when Shirley Greenman used to clean out the shelves just so she wouldnit have to go out for recess? All of you went out for defense during the war. You bought stamps and the Camp Fire girls collect- ed fat. Outside the school the Junior Commandos were organized for the purpose of collecting scrap metal. It was inspired by Orphan Annie's activities and soon included most of the fifth graders. Your up and coming authors wrote a Chinese play that year. You staged it, directed it, and put up the scenery too. Phyllis Seitler was the mother because she was the tallest girl in the room. Ben Lark was her son and Don Hartung was the emperor. In the same program, you had a quiz show. Jim Sayles acted as Dr. I. Larry Snyder and Jim Bommarito found excitement by following their female classmates home after school, so the girls had to be accompanied home by the teacher. With the promotion to the sixth grade, you really felt grown upf You did the Virginia Reel un- der Miss Hammis direction. You also took part in achorus. Sopranos included John Gilbert, Jim Sayles, and Ben Lark. I musn't forget to mention Miss Phillips and her art lessons, either. Lois Sheffield was the best artist at the Austin. This was the beginning of nicknames, too. It was that year that Carolyn Schultz asquired 6'Shady , John Bryden was called '6Super Rabbit for a while, and Roy Hoaglin was named Hoagy.', Howard Baldwin insisted that you call him '6Hod'l to get in the swing of things. Lee Zenoniani was captain of the safety patrol and John Sweeney was lieutenant the year that Dalrymple won the Safety Cup. Lee was given a war bond for winning the award. This was the year Albionites became acquainted with K. D. Hampton who moved to Albion from down South. You entered seventh grade and started going to the games. You really loved the Big Apple cheer. Party-going became a favorite pastime. Marilyn Nash had a crush on Paul Grenevitch that lasted several years, but Paul, at that age, didn't realize that girls were alive. This was the year the Community Center burned down, so the Thespians presented Spring Green to bolster the fund for a new one. The theme of your banquet was Magic.', Jack Herrick was among the brave souls who ventured forth to ask a date to the big affair. Ben Lark was your president. Now I find you entering eighth grade, Miss Howell's students all had to make colonial projects and Miss Fleming's group held a story telling contest which was won by John Gilbert. John Sweeney was your class president and Esther Sherman won the Jenny Worthington music cup. This was the year that Roy Bartel asked Miss Howell his famous question, How many calories equal an American dollar?,' Marilyn Nash and Phyllis Seitler made their only attempt to skip school which was most unpleasant when they were caught at it! The boys had their own share of mischief too. Many were the nights that they could in some basement. It was that year that Rusty Graves had to crawl in a kitchen glass, knocking over flower pots, and turning on the kitchen faucet in the process, at Janet Boose's party. be found playing poker window, breaking some when he was locked out As ninth graders Grenevitch and Rusty Graves won Varsity letters in basketball and baseball. Sue Carter, John Gilbert, Shirley Nice, Lois Sheffield and Esther Sherman got their start which resulted in very fine debaters and speakers, winning several honors. Steadies included Sue Carter and Dave Hanna. Marilyn Nash had final- ly made Paul Grenevitch notice her and all was well with everyone for a while. Mr. McElhaney's civics classes with his war stories were your favorite. You had your ninth grade graduation program and Jean Ford and John Gilbert won the citizenship awards. That seemed nice to all of you because they were go- ing steady at the time and John was your president. Many were the times that you were entertained by Carolyn Russell and her accordian. Howard Baldwin and Sue Carter helped write the original class song. Your colors were lavender and white and your flower was the lilac. Ray Ybarra created quite a stir with his Spanish, and soon became Spanish club president. you became eligible for and took part in plays, sports, and speech contests. Paul Marilyn Nash with suitcase in hand left you tenth graders for Lakeview high until her senior year. Edwin Moore was usually seen at the Roller Rink skating to his heart's content, which was his crave at the time, and you began to attend formals. LeRoy Moore and Dorothea Fox were among those attending the spring formal. Anne Larsen, John and George Brooke, and Evelyn Darby are newcomers. The old lContinued on Page 641 ge 18