Western High School - Friendship Yearbook (Parma, MI)

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ASTRONOMY CLUB CHEMISTRY CLUB NATURE CLUB Page fzfty tu o Have you ever looked at the stars? Here is your chance! Join the Astronomy Club next term. The purpose of this club is to promote interest in the study of the universe. The members of the club carry on experiments in physics and astronomy. To make this club more enjoyable they attend lectures, see motion pictures, and have fun discussing astronomy. The president of this club is Frank Chikosg the vice-president is Al Powojskig and the secretary is Bernice Isenberg. Mr. Homer Yutzey is club sponsor. The Chemistry Club sponsored by Mr Har rrs Hemans rs composed of a small group of chernrstry students who try to satisfy their currosrty rn regard to the mysteries of chemistry Meeting every Thursday the nrnth hour they are able to use the facrlr tres of the Chemistry Laboratory to further their investigations Many rn terestrng and useful facts have been brought up and explarned Because there rs no necessity for following the text book any thing that happens to rnter est them rs investigated In the future they plan to manufacture and seal permanently rn a tube lrqurd chloride prepare hydrogen and as ernble an orrgrnal Chernrcal exhrbrt for display Under the guidance of Mr H Hemans the following lead our actryrtres Ex erett Woods president Frank Chrkos yrce Pr esrdent Betty Walker sec retary Andrew Pasko treasurer The Nature Club one of the most progressrye clubs rn Western assembles on Tuesday of the even weeks throughout the term to learn more of nature and all of rts wonderful opportunrtres The club rs ably sponsored by Mrss M Hargh and Miss E Sundstrom and rs open to all stu dents yy ho noxx take brologv or haye taken rt rn the past During the past semester the club took a trrp to the Art Museum and also gaye a combrnatron tea and plant sale for the teachers Maybe you have noticed some of the yery healthy plants rn brrght colored pots which decorate some of the rooms of our school this rs only one of the many actrvrtres of Nature Club members The club made up of 39 members has been headed by the following officers dur rng the spring term Vincent Boenrng pres dent Ernrly Tomell yrce president Helen Drckrnson secretary Patrrcra Chase treas urer Irene Boenrng corresponding secre ary Front C Boronrec F Chrkos President B Isenberg A Mitchell M Nemeth R Reeve A Es lrnger Mr Yetzev Inst H Posner Back G Pappas B Merkle G Harrington F Donaghue J Scott L Edwards P Porrrer K McClow A Sogoran Front A Sogroan M Popyk P Loney E Woods F Chrkos B Walker A Pasko T Walartrs H Polonskr A Powoyskr Bark S Hampton W Levantrosser J Wrs nrewskr J Bochrnskr J Scott H Hemans S Korczyk P Porrrer A Morden G Pap prs I Robson F1rstRo1L D Acklcy H Ctout J Sykes O Boenrng Second Ron M Carlson G Buzzelle E Alspach P Chase E Tomell V Boenrn H Drckrnson I Boenrng B McPherson C Merrrt C Hoxey Tlmd Row M Hargh sponsor R Kulba L Donaldson S Drovrllard M Lynn M Wymond C Gelow A Doumanran L Brackle V Deroyer O Hancock M Pes chke E Wymond I Fourth Rott L Hemingway J Cubbage K Lrcckfelt F Sprecker A Kellso R Vrck ers B Shaw E Bold E Lammers G Wer ner E Limb J Longworth ,li-1 ii-.-... -l.l- 1-lll. a - Q 1 ' - , . ' ' V ' - , c 1 ' V .C V , , -C . . , . v ' . ' . ,' - . .' . , 1 - . , . y . . . , , . . . , .i ,l. T. ,ill ,l. . , ' . . . , . ' v I . , L ' y v V l - L v v - . , , . , '. '. v 1 -w A , . Y. - . . , Q - - , . -' . 1 ' 4' 1 L . . .. ,. ' f- . . . . . . o. . 'S' 7 '. '. . .1 - 4- . ' . . . . 1 , . - - , - . 2.1 .1-. . . . . , . . . . . . . , . . . , . , . , . - 2 . I . f . .11- i.. '. , ,. . . . . . . , C. , . , . ' 1 7: . f . . , . . . . ' G , . , . , . D. . . . , . , W . , . . 1 . . , , . . l - - ' v - v - 1 . A y - . - w- ' . - I

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JOHN LAUB GEORGE BABCOCK NELSON RUSSELL Page fifty four WILBUR GUNNERSON KENNETH MATHESON HAROLD HIGGINS COACHES WESTERN S SPORTS PARADE Western possesses one of the most competent coach1ng staffs to be found 1n the c1ty led by Mr W Gunnerson As head of the athlet1c department Mr Gunnerson IS the man most respons1ble for Western s h1gh standlngs 1n sports 1n the Clty Coach Gunnerson has turned out cons1stently excellent sw1mm1ng teams wh1ch have been up 1n the race battl1ng for many C1ty cham p1onsh1ps Some of the boys vxho have gone on after the1r flne start by Coach Gunnerson are Guy Lumsden All Amer1can free style sw1mm1ng for Wayne and Lxggy Indyke who plans to enter M1Ch1g3D State College next fall Mr Gunner on also IS ID charge of the golf team and IS th sponsor of the W Club The other fall sport football IS coached by two f1ne coach s Coach Ken neth Matheson who coaches the vars1ty football and track teams 1S one of the most slncere men at school and hkes to have h1s boys play the game ch1efly for the love of the sport Coach George Babcock who coaches the reserve football team played h1s football on one of the Un1vers1ty of lVl1ch1 gan s fxnest teams and was ment1oned as All Amer1can on many teams The comb1nat1on of Coach Matheson and Coach Babcock represent about 50 years of football experxence The b1g w1nter sport basketball IS coached by Mr John Laub who dur mg hls short stay at Western has produced a West S1de Champ1onsh1p team and a runner up for West S1de honors Frank Mekules a present member of the M1ch1gan State qu1ntet and Joe Slesxnger All C1ty colleg1ate star from Detrolt Inst1tute of Technology are but two of the boys play1ng at colleges who were coached by Coach Laub He also IS IH charge of the Cross Country and Tenn1s teams Coach Nelson Russell who teaches mathemat1cs IS 1n charge of reserve basketball tu1n1ng out excellent materlal for the vars1ty teams Coach H H1gg1DS ably assxsted by Coach T Qu1nlan 1S the coach of our baseball teams wh1ch have been among the best ID the c1ty for a number of years Among Coach HIQQIHS prod1g1es are B111 Steppon cap t of th1S year s UD1VefS1ty of M1ch1gan baseball team As we go to press It looks as lf our baseball team IS on 1ts way to the 1941 C1ty ChaIHp1ODSh1p hav1ng won IES flrst seven games ID a row 1nclud1ng n the group 1ts toughest opponents -1 ,I Q. ms I , . . . , . q. , . . . . . Y . . v . , - - . r . . . tw , . . Q - - - D 44 as .. 1 C . l Q - 7 1 ' a a . . . x ' a , .. , . . . 1 1 - ' K 7 - , . - - a a , . , . , . , . . , . . . , . 9 . , . -J s 7 1 1 .