West Side High School - Legenda Yearbook (Saginaw, MI)

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1937 Commencement Over 350 passengers disembarked last June never to sail again on the good ship Arthur Hill. After the boat docked at the City Audi- torium, the younger passengers on the drama and English 6 decks portrayed the making of the United States Constitution. Landlubbers, passengers, and sailors witnessed eight scenes. Introduction, left to right: Vernell Bartlett, Bert Schleicher, Jack Cappell, Warren Farm- er, Jerry Brenner, Delmar Ruthig, Julius Las- singal, Jack Fleischmann, Kenneth Hemmeter. Columbia, Marjorie Aldrich. Spirit of 76, Robert Stark, Walter Seibel, William Sheldon, LaVerne Spyker. Constitutional Convention, Kerrmore Case, William O ' Brien, Elmer E. Simon, William Stone, Maurice Lockwood, Frank Muehlen- beck, Jack Ault, Jack Dersch, Russell Johnson, Peter Koinis, Ray Ellsworth. John Marshall, Virginia Andre, Ariel Wood, Dorothy Sharpe, Margaret Neumeyer, Ann Doerfner, Edwina McMann, Robert Sauve, Eleanor McWethy, Beverly Seaman, Marion DeLong, Helena Hanson, Margery Hemmeter, Catherine Gaus. Abraham Lincoln, George Curbey, Ralph Newton, Nelson Curbey, James Woolever, Harold McCray. Woman Suffrage, Jean Lutzke, Catherine Gaus, Marjorie Aldrich, Jean Ellen McDonald, Mary Lou McAvoy. Grand Finale, Virginia Andre, Ariel Wood, Dorothy Sharpe, Ann D oerfner, Margaret Neumeyer, Emma Neuwirth, Ellen Fleischmann, Dorothy Puffpaff, Lucille Suhan, Dorothy Bricker, Edwina McMann, Marjorie Aldrich, Eleanor McWethy, Helene Nagel, Virginia Solms, Beverly Seaman, Marion DeLong, He- lena Hanson, Margery Hemmeter, Catherine Gaus, Betty-Jo Achard, Reva Hoag. Legenda 61

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1101 a Dramatics A well-rounded dramatic season included three plays and a pageant. Ellen Flelschmann, presi- dent; Ariel Wood, vice- president; Margery Hem- meter, secretary; and Frank Muehlenbeck, treasurer; manned the Arts-Dramatics Club this trip. The presentation of the three-act play Little Wo- men set a new precedent with the group. In the cast, standing, are Frank Putnam, Catherine Gaus, Robert Sauve, Frank Mueh- lenbeck, Maurice Lock- wood, and Ariel Wood; seated, Reva Hoag, Ellen Fleischmann, Emma Neu- wirth. and Eleanor Mc- Wethy. Eleven juniors staged Lewis Beach ' s The Goose Hangs High. Players in- clude, standing, Barbara Tillson, Frank Putnam, Har- old McCray, Florence Car- mell, Marvin Cooper, Em- ma Neuwirth, Robert Sauve, Arlene Nikolai, Claude Pound, and Edwin Hender- son; seated, Mary Louise Smith and Jane Louise Brown. The cast for the senior play, Mr. Pirn Passes By, included Betty Cobb, Je- rome Brenner, Ariel Wood, Frank Muehlenbeck, Wal- lace Plonta, Ellen Fleisch- mann, and Reva Hoag. The finale of the Christ- mas pageant, Why the Chimes Rang, which was given at the Temple The- atre during the Christmas season. 60 193 8

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Quill and Scroll International Honorary Soci- ety ,for High School Journalist . Marjorie Aid rich, Jerome Brenner, Dorothy Bricker, Hazel Burgess, Margaret Campbell, Elayne Clinkston, Betty Cobb, Ruth Fausel, Helen Fischer, Margery Hemmeter, Reva Hoag. Alma Johnson, Eleanor Mc- Wethy, Jane Remer, Fred Schmidt, Elmer P. Simon, Wil- liam Stone, Ann Wacker, Mary Jane Wolcott, Ariel Wood. Qualifications formembership (reprinted from constitution) Candidates must be of jun- ior or senior classification, or Dost-graduate. They must be in the upper third of their class in general scholastic standing at the time of their election. They must have done supe- rior work in writing, editing, or business management. They must be recommended by the supervisor or by the com mittee governing publications They must be approved by the national secretary-treasurer. These guestions must be an- swered by the adviser regard ing each candidate: How much material has can didate had published? Nature of work performed in news, business, or art de- partments. Positions on staff and length of time on each position. Character of candidate. A sample of each candi- date ' s work must be sent to the national secretary. Arthur Hill News An extraordinarily large NEWS crew took the 1,400 passengers on a trip via words through fifteen four-page issues of the school newspaper. Fourteen of the lolly tars made the journey for the last time. Gathered at their respec- tive desks in the NEWS office are Elmer P. Simon, Alma Johnson, Margery Hemmeter, Betty Cobb, Fred Schmidt, Bill Stone. Seated — Margaret Campbell, Eleanor McWethy, Ruth Fausel, Jane Re- mer, Mary Jane Wolcott, Reva Hoag, and Elayne Clinkston. Ariel Wood is not in the picture. Margaret, captain, includes among the most trustworthy of her mates Jane, who chartered the course for the editorial page, Elmer for the sport page, and Mary Jane for the business af- fairs during the first half of the trip. Ruth was also concerned with the editorial winds, while Eleanor and Reva swabbed decks for the first and fourth pages. Elayne succeeded Mary Jane dur- ing the second part of the voy- age, Margery, Alma and Betty served under Eleanor, while Bill took orders from Elmer. Fred was also one of Elmer ' s under- officers, while Ariel commandeered the student polls. Joyce Papineau and Marian Frisch will be back for next year ' s trip . . . and so will Mary Koinls, Albert Byron, Helen Bilsky, Florence Don Sang, Betty Murphy, Ann Sedine, Howard Peterson, Lena George, and Edna Simon. 62 1938