All of us had taken lo the bright outdoors as soon as summer vacat io n arr ived. We in vaded beaches and country clubs, armed with suntan lotion and swim suits, all set to soak up the sun. Tennis courts were crowded, and potential PGA champions thronged. golf courses. Weary hikers took to the trails, and horseback riders to the bridle paths. Poison ivy and roughing ii couldn ' t discourage those who traded summer al home for c amp life.
"Time and Chet Sampson wait [or no mon!"
Chauffeured by 13 crewcut collegians, a group of Birmingham ond Grosse Poin te girls spent Hve unforgettable weeks in the West. living in the great ou tdoors, sleeping under the s tars.
Row I - Bo Shinnick, MaT ie Lindquist. Sally Schlachter. Carol Orr: row 2- Mary Bloir. Pleasonl Ridge; Pete WCtTdle. Grosse Polnle; Helen Colwell , Belly Milligan, Jill Matthew s. Tom Ireland , Grosse Polnle.
We came back lo school m September with money in our pockets, and memories of work and fun. The iobs were miscellaneous in nature: Some walked miles as mailmen; some stood endless h ours behind coun ters ; others kept an eye on the small fry, mowed lawns, did landscaping. Some found their place in the sun on sandy beaches or on sun drenched lakes.
A few stude nts went to summer school to make a few e xtra credits or to gain an exira semester. Some earnest journalism majors, hopeful of better jobs on the staff, went to the workshop at the University of Michigan. Hard work went hand- in -hand with fun, and lot < was learned Living m dormitories, pla y ing tennis on Uni versity courts, swimming m the new pool gave a taste of college life .
Jus t befo re school closed in June ·ss, some new senior got a bright idea: How about a mammoth pape r drive lo put back that money spent on the J-Hop? Somehow the word got around to all the Class of '56, a barn was commandeered, and some 300 seniors salvaged newspapers and magazines all over Birmingham, storing them in the barn from lloor to rafters.
Hani Bwdlck, Don Weir, Dici McHugh al the Univers ity Dove Dixon, Don Challee, Jane Lim;lley. John de Beaubien ond Chuck Smith work on the senior paper drive.Came Sep tember, the seniors mann ed a ileet of truck s and dozens of p ri vate cars and stahon wagons. From the barn they unpacked and transported tons of paper. With the cars they covered Birming h am, up one street and down the next, house to h ouse and door to doo r Add ing the 98 per cen t perspiration to the two per cent inspira tion, th e y toiled over• time. Stalled trucks at Maple and Woodward embarrassed bu t didn't daun t. A last the day ended with the class 819 dolla rs richer, and the kids Ured but happy.
Baby sitting is the choice of many, bo th girls and boys. It 's a trade that can be plied all year , and many a job is assured by a tryout in summer The pay is n 't the best ; but there are lots o f jobs, and the work is steady and not too hard. Empty school playgrounds make idea l rec reat ion spots fo r small fry Linda LaMarre found it easy lo look out for half a dozen c hild ren.
Jud y von Rosen attended the Journa lism Workshop at th e Univ ersity of Michigan and found her two weeks ve ry profitably spent. She was getting ready for her job as Editor of The Highlander but couldn't stay away from the yearbook sessions. Professor Field knows his yearbooks and other school publications. He illustrated many a point with b 1ackboard sketches.
Everyone who h ears of the foreign e xchange students a ttending American high schools and living with American families for a year e xclaims, '" What a wonde rful experience for them!" Bu t WE say, "What a marvelous experience for US, th e Ame r ican students with whom they spend the year!" Th is is especially true in Birmingham where there are almost no people from foreign countries, unless we count neighboring Canada, and where we have the least cosmopoiitan school in the Detroit area.
In 1955 our school raised a fund of 1400 dolla rs; in cooperation with the American Field Service and two families who offered lo open their homes, arrangements were made to bring Ekhard Dorfmann a n d Margaret Davis to Birmingham. And how lucky we were we rea lized in September when these two friend ly people joined our senior class Both say th ey are having a wonderful y ea r. and they like ii here.
Other students from beyond the seas are Chris Matthesius, Germany; Bernd Winkelmann, Germany; Kirs ten Brondum, Denmark With Margaret and Ek at the Internaltonal Institute in Detroit are Ade lheid Borm, Germany, at Redford; our Ek, Anna Maria Vichi, llaly, at Mumford; Lulu Unnbom, Finland. at Dearborn; our Margaret; He rman Von Beek, Holland, at Milford High School.
Every year many transfers and newcomers join us. They weren ' t hard to d istinguish from the natives: They had that lost look as the y located the right room numbers only to find themse lves in the wrong building. Rescued by Cicerone, they were given Big Brothers and Sisters to brief them on the loca le and the day's routine Soon they mingled and merged with the native Maples.
Phyllis Fleming
John Fieser
Paul Norland Dave GriffithFrom here and th ere and everywhere, newcomers not only become our fast friends but soon find pla ces fo r th emsel ves i n activities a n d clubs Many o f them have q lot to com ri bute.
Fr om O h io, Te xas and Missou r i came h usky help for our championship football team. These lads added some 700 pounds of brain, bone, and brawn right where ii was needed. Perhaps the BIG thr ee were Lee Abernethy, Dave Griffith a nd Bill O'Neal, all tough linemen.
The Outs1de's gilt lo Birmingham basketbal! was speedy John Fieser, fas t fello w from Flint.
Phyllis Fleming brought her dramatic talen t to enrich Proscenium presen tations Ellen Coullee's all-A record topped the senior class. Sh e played a major part in winning the TV set. Ellen's home was lllinois.
Bob Omtvedt came from Minneapolis and brought his photographic skill ans. cameras with him. He signe d up for journalism and the job of staff photographer on the Piper.
Bill Tex O'Neal
Ellen Coutlee
Bob Omtvedt
Linda LaMarre
Tall and short, fat and lean, husky and helpless, we came in throngs and wound up 1800 strong. Some of us were little freshmen-some 700, that is. We managed to see over other's heads to find our names on homeroom lists, comforted by the fact that sophomores, with a whole year 's advantage, were doing that, too. Even juniors and seniors. new to the building, were having theJr troubles, finding that B Building wasn't the place for biology nor even for Band
We soon got squared away and found buildjng and campus weren't much of a puzzle A Pep Club of about 150 girls was organized, but it wasn't much like a club till laier in the year. Then it made the Varsity Pep Club sit up and see, planning bus trips, forming cheering sections for frosh games, and getting in some good work as a fan club.,
Anyone prowling the corridors in search of fool• ball material would have found good hunting. Six footers and 200-pounders were a dim e a dozen, and most of them with foo tball know how. Lugging books and new Maple jackets, they left for the pool site eve ry day.
If anyone in Birmingham hadn't heard of Texas before, he soon found his ignorance enlightened! Every ta ll boy in sc h ool carried the torch (the map of Texas, that is) for Tex O'Neal in his campaign for for the Senate and the job o f Veep.
Roger Be ll lets everyone k now whose side he's on. Lee Abernethy, George Huffman, Tex O'Neal and Bob Isbell ore go ing to football practice. Bui where ore Lorry Rubl e y and Bob Lewis going?
Summer faded into autumn, taking with it carefree days and long, lazy eveni ngs. Memories of bare feel on sandy beaches, juicy hot dogs and sizzling hamburgers, leisurely famil y picn ics, and warm , s leep le s s nigh ts haunted our dreams.
Suntans gave way to classroom pallor; and instead of wide, sandy beaches, there were long locker-lined corridors. Shorts and ba thing suits were out; new clothes were tried on. School supplies made a dent in the budget. Lun ches were packed, and once more w e made that mad dash for the loo -ea r ly school bus.
Linda Chapman tries on a cotton, wondering how it will feel to get back in to dresses . Jim and Linda Lewis pack school lunches, hoping they draw firs! shill and an early snack.
When the new addilJon in the quad opened in ·ss, we had thought we wouldn't be crowded this year Bui the addition on Lin• coin wasn't ready m September. There had been eight caveins and a steel strike; so there was nothing more m September than m June except a steel skeleton. But furniture had arrived for the new study hall. a very beauti• ful one. And-We like it here!
the new addition would be ready for us
The school became intensely alive as we swarmed into classrooms, filled assemblies and streamed through halls. After schedule changes, the Iowa tests made 1t unani• mous. Summer heat quickly faded into the chill of fall, and football season arrived. With homework, games, and more home work, we still found lime for other things.
Ron Hunter Helen Colwell
The first honor of the new term was won lor Birmingham when five students won a TV set on Quiz 'Em on the Air Mountains of newspapers were read and everyone thoroughly quizzed in pracilce sessions. Making up the team were Marie Joynt, Mr. Richards, instructor; Bob Gilbreath (not in picture) and Bob Horner; Ellen Coutlee, Delene Domes.
Mrs. Hartwick's sophomore homeroom was iust one of 52 that took the Iowa tests of educational development. A half dozen homerooms were assigned to the big study hall for their tests.
From the very first day of schoo l , there is planning for Field Day, beloved tradition of generations of Birmingham students. The planning begins here and there fa little knots of seniors, then juniors, finally penetrating to sophs, and last of all to freshmen. There is an a tmosphere of subdued enthusiasm: Field Day must not be jeopardized by accusations that it takes ALL the students· interest.
All planning is top secret. Of course, upperclassmen will be liberal with advice to frosh-a class that has never experienced Field Day. But everyone else must shift for himseli; collectively, that is, as classes. Just enough is allowed lo leak out to pique interest and fan the fires of rivalry.
There's practicing of egg-tossing out on the archery range. The three-legged race duets try out wherever a course ccn be found. Mindfu l of those mighty pointsscores on parade, float and cheers, committees work in remote barns building floats; whole classes snecik that extra minute of homeroom time to review rules, practice marching, ,ehearse cheers in low voices. That secrecy again!
And at last the BIG DAY arrives-worth every bit of time and trial it has cost!
Sharing interest and planning is the Torch Drive for millions of dollars for ihe support of SO charities and social services of Metropolitan Detroit. Naturally such a large fund needs everyone's help
Birmingham students always give generously. So Maple money-makers set a goal of one dollar a student, o r 1,800 dollars- and topped that quota, besides having lots of fun doing it.
Most high schoo l students like to earn money they give rather than to COD (Collect Off Dad. that is.) So the creative urge is satisfied by new ideas for jobs, contests with prizes going to the Fu nd in the winner's name : Budget Dates, practicing the stric test economy and giving the balance to the fund; editorial and feature-story wriiing for school and city pape rs; a Pep Club dance and the proceeds of the concession at the biggest football game.
Most fun of all and most profitable to the Torc h Fund was the public sale o r auction Contributed by teachers or the school \.Vere special articles, privileges or servicesail approved by the powers-that-be so tha t there could be no reneqmg. These finally included e ve ryth ing from exem9tion with an A in a test io a spag hett i dinner for six
The auction boosted ihe Fund cont r ibution by 700 dollars in a singie hour, with little auctions oddmg another 300 dollars.
The spring sports had all collected championship, League and / o r Regional. To wind u p th e y ear with a clean sla te, football a nd c ross country had to do as w e ll.
So m spite of mud and mire, rain and sleet, the cheerleaders carried on, jn a frenzy of school spirit, the team improved game-bygame, and a whole crew of reporters statisticians, field phone men and PA announcers found their jobs very pleasant - [ollo wing w inni ng cross country and football squads
and this was our year of champions
A few minutes m an early class served some as a sneak preview or made up for last night's procrastination. But the risk was great: the paper, 11 confiscated, could be converted into confetti and showered on !he was tebaske t.
But study we do-and did . lt is lhe only sure road to college ent rance grades, athletic eligibility, and that good record that follows us around the rest of our lives.
Almost from the first days we were expect• ed lo study. Homework followed most of us when we left at three o'clock, or later, and hung around waiting to be done.
To each his own might be said of study habits. Some hked to work every night. Others liked to do tt off the top of the mind, snatch· ing a hasty sk imming of chapter headings during the bulletin in homeroom or borrowing notes from a pal.
Then there were those who tied up the family phone for the evening or made an assignment an excuse for o trip to the library. Others vowed they could really bear down with a TV program on or hot iazz on the radio.
A i s fo r a lbatross-Soph om o res, you r e m e mber.
B stands fo r ballad, a ty p e of poetry, we're tol d.
C is (or compo sitio n- Can anyone fo r get? Wha l did YOU see when y o u looked in the m irror?
D 1s fo r Dicke ns- Char les, that is, a nd the head s will rol l.
E Credit wh e r e c re d it is duel Af te r all , it's not eas y lo ge l E-xcelle n t in En g lish
F is fo r feeling-s uppo sed to be th ere.
G 1s Ior freshmen's Great Expecta tio n s. Pip, p ip, Old Chap!
H is fo r hy pe rbole--g ross exa ggerat ion!
I is fo r Improve me nt teachers always hope to see
J is fo r Juli u s C a esa r-"Le nd me y o ur ears" Was Amony a teach e r, too?
K is fo r knitting-a s in Ma d am e De Forge' s register
L 1s for laughte r dt limit less things. My sta rs, will we e ver learn?
M 1s fo r Macbeth-"Out, damned spot! Out I soy!" An d they ca lled he r Lady?
N is for Ne w-and the r e's so much tha t h as stood the les t o f ti me!
0 is for ou ts ide readi ng-so many points
P is fo r pol ish ing desk s after sch ool. "Why, I could ta ke a sh o w e r, g e t dress ed a nd get back lo A b uil ding in hve mi n utes !" Th is we'd like to see!
Ann Willett is on ly one of ma ny seniors s trug gli ng with that te r m paper, prowli n g the li brary for e xactly th e r ig h t referenc e boo k Dave Ph illips sca ns a boo k for o u tside reading and gels losi m it.
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Q is for quotations-so many lines to do and that Spot Test to take.
R is for r ead ing- and we're propped up till dawn. fli pp ing the pag es for that test tomorrow, while the radio p la ys softly
S is for Sha kes peare - or was ii Bacon or Marlowe?
T is for te levis io n-but it ' s fo r term papers, too!
U is fo r unders tand ing that makes for rapport.
V is for vocabu lary-Us e a word twice and it's yours fore ver!
W is for Wh ittier-an d Walton-and Wordsworthand Sir W a lter, too.
X is for ' xtrao rd inary-an A on an English test?
Y is fo r yo u-and s trange ly eno~g'h , "You is the second p e rson si ngular" is a corr ect se ntence. An exception lo every ru le?
Z is fo r the zest and zeal we have for English Now, whe r e did ii go?
Norma W ebb, Ging er Bach us, Alice Sawyer and Linda La Morre wish their English classes a heavenly Christmas with th ese gay holiday cards.
Something as beautilul and intricate as the opera cannot be fully understood and appreciated by just reading a writ!en report. Each member of Mr. Stovin's English class was asked to reporl on a famous composer. Pam Swift chose one of George Gershwin's most brilliant works, Porgy and Bess. Pa.m's reporl contained two parts, one written and the other part 1s being played for the class.
Some of the unfamiliar points of American literature are mad e clear for Margaret Davis, exchange student from New Zealand, by Miss Allen. junior Eng_ish teacher Con ferences like this are frequent for con scientious student and friendly teacher. After school teachers can be eas ily found in their room and are available for th e extra boost that may make all the difference between a C and an A.
Some of the students-many, in {act-go to teachers not only for that bit of extra help, but for a fri e ndly chat or help on their own personal prob~ems. Sometimes students feel that they know their teacheTs, or that their teachers know them, better than the counselors do. So they go to favorite teachers fo?9 assistance on choosing colleges, getting vacation jobs, planning for courses) etc. The relationship between teachers and students is an informal. friendly one; many studeJJls number their teachers among their very best friends, as witness the hundreds of alumni who write to teachers and who come back lo say Hi.
Mary Hartwick Ellen Severy Howard Clayton Donald Gollihar Elizabeth Haro Dorothy YoungThere's nothing that makes a drama live like drama tizing ii! If a play is a s tory told in dialogue and action, that last should be its full 50 per cent. Sophomores who donned sheet togas and wore serious faces befitting the solemn occasion of a funeral (even a mock one) will n ever forget th e great tragedy they made come alive again for minutes, at least.
It may be o!d-fashioned to learn to diagram sentences-the longer and the more involved the better! But Birmingham teachers (and many students) think there is no better way lo learn the word relationships and the various parts of a good sentence. And some students find it as challenging an exercise as working cross word puzzles or playing a brain-teasing game of scrabble. Lee Carkner and Robin Tillo tson g ive the impression that they could cover the board with complicated diagramming if called upon to do so
News report day is great fun Besides reviews of world-shaking events, classes would often find themselves regaled with accounts of the latest Slippery Rock football game or the perils of Dick Tracy. Seaching for new items to delight their hearers are Larry Lukianoff, John Fieser, Pat Sherwood, John Emmerling, Greg Bevis, Dick McHugh, Peggy Zulack cmd John Appleford.
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Interest ing and educational projects helped to make Am erican history real to the juniors. An authentic model of the stocks was only one that materialized. It was easy lo see how these could be used to restrain the unruly. Brenda Whiting, Bill Rutten, John Le e and Barbara Taylor demonstrate the use of \he stocks in confining Pat Berry.
Jack Bruhn Edward StrokoWhy 1s history-a major in it-required m our school? Bored sophomores yawn and re luctanily c rack Lhe books. Why should THE Y have lo kno w what happened far away and long ago? La nguidly the y leaf through the volume A plate showing the Rosetta Stone catches the interest and intrigues the curiosity. In min utes they are lost m the c 1v1hzation o f the ancient Egyp tians, absorbed m the human drama, the colorful panorama of the O ld World. from the Hanging Gardens o f Babylon to the Kremlm in Moscow.
The sophomores become juniors ; this year they enter their American history classes w1ih ent husiasm. Mo vies, televisi on and other media arouse eager interest and make the country's past live (mew. In a single class hour , they sense the chaos and bloodshed o f the tragic ClVll War and hear the sho t tha t killed Abraham Lin• coin.
Another year , and semors face the co mpletion of that social s t udies major. Ther e's a semeste r of civics, re· quired by stole lc1w of e v ery studen t who wants to graduate from a Michigan h igh school. Seniors become eng rossed i n study o f our Governmen t. They become more
thoroughly {amiliar with the Constitutio n , the Declaration of Inde pendence They attend city council meetings and run off class elections. They plan and partici pa te in Ci vic Control Day.
For another semester th e senior may choose econom ics or internatio nal relations In economics the most interesting class activity dealt with consumer reports , the economical way of purchasing almost any1h!ng. Few seniors can ~ e both economics and international relations, though '; ~o1 h are valuable The latter helps develop unde rstanding of othe r forms of government, world affai rs, matters oi foreign policy, and whether One World is feasib le.
Using posters illustrating the Lmportant functions of Congress, civ ics classes find much of the material made clear. Pat Mc Nab, Margaret Davis, Jim Traa, Ekhard Dorfmann , Charles Frederickson, and Don Weir play one poster agai nst the other to get the whole picture. The posters are inte resting io make and he!p garner a few extra credit poin!s. ·
George Pappas Robert RichardsThe smell of formaldehyde fills th e building the week when biology students study !he anatomy of amphibians, using a frog as corpus delicti. Poul Jones and Bob Sawyer get their scissors to work on a frog appropriately na med Slinky.
One o f lh e mos t in fallible signs tha t fall is here is the butter fly chase and the lnsec t h unt. These are s tages b y collec to rs from th e b iolog y classes, contes t ing fi ercely to see w h o gets the most- bugs, rhat 1s. Butter[hes, moths a n d othe r insects cau g h t after man y a chose in sunny fiel ds are c a refu1l y mounted by Tom Hogan, How ie Davis, Ginger Backus Tom Bechtel and Sue Pol h e m us.
With the spectrum reflecting from a prism and steam pouring from a contl'ived heating system fres hmen are introduced to !be world of science Pro tons. electrons, neutrons pervade their minds a long wi th th e principles of electricity, light and lhe universe.
Biology smdents dart across vacant lots or tum over boards and logs in search of unusual spec imens for their collections. Cornd ors reek wilh the odor of formaldehyde from dissechng JXJns.
The silence of the chemistry room is only slightly disturbed by the soft swish of sliding indices as the class is instructed ih the use of the slide rule. Allhough at first
students swear that using th e s li de r u l e tok es twice as long as th e more fom1lior me th od, soon th e y 'r e smuggl• ing the rules into math classe s to use m sol vm q algebra problems.
Long, involved library r e p o r ts : compli ca te d e xpenments: p roblems of multipl e s mirro rs, hgh l r e fraction, and atom smashing are w o rked o n for into th e night by those who ventured into the c ourse in physics.
Rooms ree k of sulphuric acid: n o strils smart from chlorine gos; passe rsb y in the ha ll h o ld their noses to avoid b,eathtng coal tm
Th is static ma c h ine looks c omplicated, but the science ma jors fi n d it comple tely practical a s a b a si s o f e xperiments in staiic electr icity W o rk is the theme s o ng of lhe physics studen t, wi th w eekly li brary rep orts a nd wr iteups of lab experiments, some worked ou t by students and some by the instructor. One of the latter is being obse rved by Joyce Kerley, Doug Wuggazer, Noel Kurth, Don Haugh, Jerry Williams Mr. Scrimgeour sees that the experiment works
We live m a chemical world There 's even a chemistry of personali,y And che mistry mov es a head so fa st tha t ii is said a chemist ry tex tbo ok is out o f date by the ltme the man,uscripl can be comple ted Birmingham's chemistry course 1s a good, sou n d one intended fo r college p r eps. Graduates s how the ir preparation in colleges all ove r the coun try , a nd many are the dishngu1shed alumni going o n with this course
Of course, ther e are e xperiments that cause s mall crises almost daily, including bu rned flngers, test tubes that blow th ei r tops unde r pressure. and serie s of minor exp losions.
In the chemlSlry class hopmg to round out a science major are Elyse Barr Stewart Slatkin. Nancy Maxwell, Mar y Wilson, Don Miller, l a,ince Lavis, Judy Buchanan, Caroly n Huntoon. Dave Croll, Pa tty Harmon and Charles Mclellan.
Virginia Louis Ruth Naylor Marian Hopk in s
"Buenos dios, close" With these word s be gin s a n hour of mslruction m the la nguage of our Spanish-speak• mg neighbors. Many students desi ring to learn the la nguage ore enrolled m first ye ar Spomsh classes. Givi ng unpromptu speeches m Spa nish, car rying on conversanons and mak ing bu llenn boards a dd var ie ty to th e dm:y work. They follow £1 Camino ReaJ (Their tex tbook's name, meani ng The Roya l Rood). They a re show1; movies on coun tnes sou th of th e bord e r, adding to their store of m!ormotton
At Chnsimas li me the rest o! the school was seren aded with Chr istmas carols sung en esponoL And to learn more a bout Spanish-speaking people , mem bers of the classss vmte leners to pen pals.
In second year Spanish. they conlmue lo follo w El Comma Rea l, leo rn mg advanced g rammar a nd acqui ring more information on Spanish-speaking countries The y even read a Spomsh novel.
He l ping to prov ide a social atmosphere in the classroom, French teachers emphasize pronuncial!on, reading and writing ab1lity. Ennching the e xperience are readings from novels in French
Meanllme students lost themselves in study of the liv es, h abits , governmen t and history o f the French peo• pie. They also learn of the small ways m which these people differ from us.
Co rrespondence with pen pals is earned on by studen ts wilh French-speaking people of Europe and other parts of l h e world C h arted on a global map, these let· ters originate in Egypt, Austria and Germany, as well as Fra nce.
Spicing the everyday grind of homework. reading, tests, h omework, tests, teachers introduce several games. Bingo is played to learn numbers and scrabble to exercise the F rench vocabulary.
Th is y ear a cou rse in Spa nish III was o ffe r e d s urvivo rs o f the first two y e ars with B o r better Miss Louis un d er look lo te ach th e five seniors a nd iwo junio rs to speak th e language fl uently A tape re co rd er lei them lis ten to themselves. In al l cla sses inslrucl io n was supp le me n ted by li vel y games of b ingo and scrabble played in Spanish.
Sharon Gray. Alice Hogon, Don Chollee, Sue Sounder s, Bill Potter, M ick y Michaels, Don M lller, Miss Ta v is.
Yes, La li n was h ard [or Caesar and Cicero, too That's o n e of the reasons why H b e came a so-called dead la nguage. But for th ese e arn es t s tude nts the language o f a ncient Rome lives a gai n , not only in daily assignments b u t in proJec ts, drawings, p ictures tha t ma ke these ancien t
p eop le re al to modem stude n ts . Among the ca re fully scaled and in fi n itely de taile d projects are for ts , towers , sto ne -thrower s , soldiers , weapons and cos tu mes. The more a d va nced students ma ke no tebooks of the time of C ice ro a nd s e e the beau ty in the s ing ing poetry of Vi rg il.
Mobiles are the last word in balance, di~sign, symmetry. Made in a variety ol geometric shapes, they give plane geometry s iudenls an opporlunily 10 apply their knowledge of rectangles, hexagons, poli(gons and circles. Balance takes knowledge of other pmnciples, as Tom Halsted learns when he tries to hong his mobile.
Demonstrating the proof of a theorem by means of a complicated drawing is seldom a solo task, and when it's part of homework, the telephone isn't the efiicienl aid it Is in some other subjects. Any studenl wjo has demonstrated even the rudiments of the matheio tical mind is in big demand when it comes lo Operatic Save Me. Answering an SO S sent ou t by Carol Thu nan is John Love, mfc (Mathematician first class).
We are told that there Is a threa t of a dearth of mathematicicms and scientists; that too few college students are preparing lo leach these subjects; that Russia is outstripping the United Stales in these vital and basic fields of knowledge. This may well be true, but if so the re is little evidence of 11 in our high school.
Mathematics courses are popular but challeng ing. In a lot of ways the y result m a su rvival of the {ittest. Siudems can maior in mathema ti cs or merely lake a two year minor; whatever the mdividual's choice, a full program is avai!able.
Freshmen m general classes study insu rance rates and budgets, and practical applications of mathematical principles. Algebra students become thoroughly ac-
quainled with basic rul es; solution of simple equations, factoring and constructions of graphs are undertaken in ea rly algebra. Story prob:ems and quadratics baffle in later courses
From across the ha1 l comes the screech of lhe chalk as disciples of Euclid inscribe hexagons in circles on the b lack board or demonstrate theorems with lengthy proofs.
Bo ys with careers in engineering in mind go on to the trig onometry courses. These they learn ore based on the Pythagorean theorem. Only the soft flutte r of pages qr the gentle scrawl of many pencils ore sounds in the silence o f a trigonometry test. This course, solid geometry and college algebra weed the men from the boys!
Donald Ross
From room Al come giggles and happ y conversations intermingled with the bells on the automatic dr ier playing " How Dry I Am "; the busy hum of a dozen sewing machines stitch ing hems on skirts and b louses; the cla tter ing and clanging ol pols and pans being washed : These ore th e sounds of homemakers of tomorrow prep arin g for the most important profession in lhe world
Knowing well lhat woman 's place is in the home , every girl in Birmingham High School takes at least a year in some course m home economics. For a general course in doling, good grooming, clothing, home decorating , and foods, homemaking is of fered. This is where the girls learn many tricks of the !rode that help them keep up in this modern day.
With a pattern in the right hand and o bobbin in the left, clothing students plunge into a course of cotton broadcloth, monk's cloth, corduroys and velvets. Colors, pallerns, textures and seams ore studied before sewing begins. Then the machines get a rugged workout, each girl trying lo complete three garments in one semester. The final test comes when completed garments are worn to school.
A world of measuring cups and baking powder opens to the g1rl who lakes cooking. Before she starts actually preparing food, she learns the art of attracti ve tableselimg, th e tncks of mixing econom y and thrift with quality m buying foods, a n d the ways of p lanning and serving meals with color, tas te and vitami ns.
The child s tudy class has invaded many hospita l nurseries, e lementary school classrooms, and children's parties. observing children o f every age group and
studying them from the time they hold a teet h ing rin~ to the day !hey open an algebra book. Problems in dating, marriage, and child care are the major topics for d iscussion in this semester course.
Two representatives from a local company visit the: cooking classes to show future cooks o f America some timesave rs in modem ever yday cooking. The demonstration over, plates are quickly cleaned by the appreciative bu t hungry observers.
Wh a tever course a student is taking in high school. always in the offing is the realization that o iler he groduates he will want a job. So in many ways these courses let students explore their aptitudes and likes and dislikes while giving some of the basic preparation. One of the best departments for this in our school is the commercial courses.
Enrollment m these courses has almost doubled in the last few years. Every typewr iter has a student pract1cmg away on 11 every hour of lhe day. Even college preparatory students manage to get m one
or more semesters, and the commer cial majo rs fmd themselves ready !or jobs upon graduation.
In s horthand a sk1!l is developed which is most important in business and invaluable to the future secretary or court reporter; it is also worthwhile to the college student. Bookkeeping, o ffice machines and commercial law r ound out a practical and most in tere sting offering m business educallon. Expan• sion h as made necessary the assignment of four rooms to this department.
On your mark! Gel set! Go! The stopwatch is set and the thundering of keys follows the starting signal. To the beginner ii seems impossible that finqers can fly so fast and yet type so accura:ely. Bui soeed and accuracy ore not acquired overnight; they come with drill and practice.
Identifiable in each row are Sharon Carol. Doua MacIntosh, Dave Black, Betiy Bannard Marie Tlndquist. Tone Severs, Ginny Horner , Martha Hill. Gretchen Guck, Jud ie O li v e r , N orma Ale x ander.
The office machines mimeograp h is the old-fashioned kind that runs by applied manpowe r-th e ty pe many girls may encounter in offices when they get iobs. The number of times th e crank is turned in a school year is astronomical; lhe office machi nes cla ss runs off lilera1ly thousands of tests, bulletins. letters, notices, ballo ts and menus. Nancy C ope's and Kem Hogan's smiles may be due to the fact that they're running oH their history test.
A good, thorough, up-to-date bookkeeping course is a must in any good commercial department. Ours is vocational as well as preparatory. Ledgers and Journals, debJ!s and credits, samples of most of the business forms that will be encountered on the job are oil in the day 's work for the bookkeeping classes. Careful computations and neat listings keep classes busy with something left over for homework. With all this studying Evelyn Hughey, Barbaro Rose, Shirley Swigart. Mary Harris and Joan Bartell should never be caught in the red.
We hkti it here! This would be the verdict of a dozen or so teacher-trainees that Birmingham students helped initia te mlo the !rials and rewords ol lhe profession during the school year. All college seniors, most of the embryo teachers were from Michigan Slate University under the Resident Center Teacher Trammg Program, with wh ich Birmingham schools are co-operating. Two trainees were from Central Michigan Teachers' College and one from Ohio Stole Universny at Bowling Green. Each teacher kepi a daily log of hts experiences, including self-evaluation. Other requ1rements ol the program were discussions of the school system, fie ld rrips, teaching problems, recreafion, and of course. actual teaching m classrooms, with and /or without !he regular teacher present.
A student teacher in journalism was somethi ng new! Miss de Steiger was the first lo aspire to teach ioumalism and direct publications, nol only in the program here but for State . (Oh, yes, other graduates in journalism may have taught, but not under th e present program.) So Mi ss de Steige r and journalism students con feel that they have explored and pioneered together. Miss de Steiger taught a class in senior English and one in Journalism I. She also worked with the Highlander staff, makmg press nights a little less hectic.
The apprentice teachers have been getting e xperience in many subject fields, mcludmg physical education, social studies, speech, English, commercial, biology, and vocal music. The sludenl-teachers were well liked by their live experimental material.
From Michigan Stale were MaTJone Bramwell, in physi• cal education, and Joan Heflin, a Birmmghom g roduale, in speech; Sylvia de Steiger, from East Detroit, did practice teaching in journalism and English. She also was from S tate , as were Bett y Mae Gee and Mary Magee, social studies. Student teachers from Central Michigan were Sue Mason, Eng li sh, and Don Rolph, BHS alumnus, teaching in the commerc1al depar tment.
It's easier to pion than to p ay cou ld be send o f The Piper The editorial staff has to keep its plans in line wi th th e budget. Handling the largest budget in ihe high s c hool is Pooh Wagner. business manager of BHS Publications. She 1s one of th e busies t sta ff mem b e r s, keeping ad ve rti s in g and sales occounis for both The Piper a nd Th e High lc nder, as well as for other lesser publications. She pays bills on the minute. sends out sta tements, and supervises all business departments. And she's good at it, too!
Homeroom representatives were recruited for the important iob of selhng Piper subscriptions so that everyone would be contacted personally The sales staff heads devised clever publicity, giving away iree Pipers (or solving treasure hunt clues, drawing the lucky locker numbers, buying lucky apples or candy bars, and solving the "buned treas• ure" ads m The Highlander. Posters and PA helped, too Toby Wells and Jack Douglass broke the all-time record in selling Pipers to doctors ond dentists. When th e campaign was over, 1910 Pipers had to be o rde redanother record broken!
The ad staff did its usual good iob, sel ling out the section m six days of actual sellingeight days of lime, but two were too icy for selling. With 2.170 dollars wo r th of space sold, this was anothe r new record . Dick GIies. Marcia Reynolds and Nancy Maxwell use the "Hindu torture bed" to son Pier subscripllon slips. Ad salesmen gelt!ng hep lo the conrracl are Row !Margaret 8?rd, Jan Lynch, Mory Heavenrleh; row 2Pot Hogan, Carol Green, Ruth Huffman. Nancy Heav• enrich. Sue Tabor; row 3-Judy von Rosen, Sue Ketchum, Judy Boucher, Pooh Wagner: row 4-Koy Mobley, Nancy Doherty, Goll Chns[y, Kitten Jomes, Jay Lew is, Jack Douglass, Greg Ruddy, Br ya nt Hlll!ord , Kem Hogon. Dave Muhlllner. Dave Dixon, M ike Conroy , Wayne Geggle, and Janet Palmer, ad mana ger
To tell the Piper story is to tell of the eatinest stall in h hard at work among app le cores, cookies, and once in c.sc h~l. o cake and a coke. w ile
The means to an end and a 240 page book for 1910 subsc 'b d h ' . n ers is the edito rial staff. Aroun t 1s impor tant group revolves m h work, confusion and comparath,e chaos. The clattering of rn~~ typewriters is background music for the staff from Septembe y , l d cl r to April as copy 1s written, pictures P anne an layouts made and remade.
As the press date drew nearer, the Piper editors' byword was ' 'work, work and more work."
Ann Gardn e r, edito r-in -ch ief. and Elinor Dodge, associate editor, find that the to o thso me eclmrs an d creampuffs from Sfires help stave off that af ter school emptiness as they check the dummy.
The index was an experiment in the 195S __ .. _ -·- Pipe r and was con linued this year by index .,--- • editors Delene Domes and Andy Hawley ,. because of its success, The name may be
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Ithe same, but the spelling is different, and it 1s a big job lo make sure thai all 2000 names are letter perfect. Delene and Andy spent many hours of hard and tedious work in class and after school every night,
A big iob like the Piper can't be done by a small crew of workers. So the section editors play an important part in getting the big book together. To be a section editor requ ires a sense of responsibility and desire to finish what one star ts. Mapping their jobs are Hank Burdick and Dick Giles. homerooms; Barbara _ Ritter, seniors and honors; Delene Domes and Andy Hawley, index; Dick Sneed, sports; Don Weir, mus ic; Vicky Nunneley and Sue Savage, clubs: Sally Schlachter, G A A; Janet Palmer, ad · vertising manager; Barbara Bernhard, ad• ministration and teachers; and Margarel Adams, church.
When deadlines draw near and pressure i ncreases Iha a splr!n bottle kepi In the copy drawer comes into daily use while the edHors keep working and saying over and over again, perhaps whistling ln lhe dark, that it wlll be 1he best book over.
Working wuh lhe s10lf are secllon edllors Sports, homeroom, seniors, soc:101, church and index editors all help bear much of 1he burden with their o,m stalls and 11me.
The tough lob of financing lhe Piper is handled by a hustling sales and ad staffs. Come June, the dlstrtbu• llon s1ofl spend~ ail day gelling the new book lo slu• dents. teachers. cus1odions. cooks, clerks, churches, adve111sers, and of course 1he Brass.
Thus many work as one over o dozen different stalls lhlnklng and planning loge1her to bnng the 1956 yeorbook 10 life-and lo you onci you and you.
Hundreds of p1c1uros !or the yearbook and Highlander were turned out by these Industrious shuuerbugs. Fronk Mobley. Bob Omtvedt, and Tom Hoisted spent many !ong hours on assignment anci in their own or school's darkrooms doing pnotogrophy for the ad secuon.
In a fight spot good advice and lirsl quality moleriols were secured al B1rm1nqham Pho1oqrophlc shop whore some of the school phot()('Jrophers also manage l o get good Jobs m summer.
All present and accounted for. These slafl members r a rel y sit sUII for pictures. Thetr Jobs take them from teachers lo town to photoqraphers and bock again A bby Sweeney, Ann Gardner, ooilor -in ,ch1ef , Sheila M enoch, Sue Bookor , Nancy MIDwell, Dick
Sneed. Jan M!ller, Pete Mora y , Mory Roberts, Linda LaMarre, Elm or Dodge, associate editor ; Anne Lawrence Eri n Hayes. With the stair jusl long enough for the picture, frank Mobley end Bob Omtvedt dash off on another pross pho 1oqraphy osslgnmenL
The casual visitor looking in the finger-marked gloss walls of the journalism sanctum woul d observe a scene of busy students lBMing, measuring, culling, trimming, writing, draw ing, pasting. This is the Highlander staff gelling out another issue of the paper.
At first oil seems confusion: Reporters, paster-uppe rs, IBMists, and visitors bump into each other as the stafi tries hard to get press night underway. Then the various groups sort themselves out and dig inio their special tasks.
Reporters huddle over tables or desks writing everything from last minute banner stories to a few Imes of filler. Others tear their hair over headlines that refuse to come ou t m 16½ units.
Glued lo their built-up ch01rs, the IBMists sit tor hours clattering out pages and pages of justified copy. Tmy Sylvia Ko rdenbrock. balances precariously on the telephone book, two dictionaries and the 648-page Ohio State
An indispensable part of the journalism suite is the two darkrooms. The Highlander uses them nearly all day every day for photography and operallon of the Headliner. Karin Mortin, production manager, 1s m charge ol printing and developing headlmes. Tom Halsted, press photographer, takes and fin ishes from two to a dozen pictures for each issue
Paper and rubber cement are star players on High'.ander press nights. Everyone gels a hand in, literally, when 11 comes lo pasting up body type on the master sheets.
Th ere's a deadline lo meet for Ka rin Martin, Don Weir Judy von Rosen, Kitten Jomes, Sally Schlachter, Jane Lindle y, and Jay Lewis.
University yearbook to reach the keys of her machine.
At the end of lour press nights winding up ten days of hard work, another Highlander is finally pu t to bed. The slipsheet 1s run right in our own print shop, which also makes the plates for it from negatives made commercially from our master sheets.
Money matters are left m the capable hands o f the business department. Pooh Wagner, business manager, tries to figure out how the staff will put out e1ghr more issues wirh only enough money for two-then "finds" the necessory funds somewhere. Helping her with fmancial support, Betty Milligan and Marge Oberson, ad managers, account for a good 50 per cent of the paper's revenue.
IOver half the time spent on the Highlander is devo1ed to planning pages, assigning and wri!ing stories, and scheduling and taking pictures The editors have great responsib ilities as leaders of a big business.
Karin Martin, associate editor; Judy v on Rosen, editor-in-chief; Don Weir, m usic editor; Kllten Jomes, feature edito r; Jay Lewis, sports editor Not in picture: Dave Phillips and Sylvia Kordenbrock, associate editors.
One o f the most importan t and de manding jobs on the Highlande r is setting type-IBMing, as we call it. Proficient typists lirst type pattern sheets, then type again to justify Sally Schlachter, Killen James and Jane Lind ley know how sore an lBMi sl's bock can get. Not in picture: Sylvla Kordenbrock.
Every other Thursday members of the fi£1h h o ur journalism class, with occas iona l h e lp from study ha ll , stuff the Highlanders Jan Miller, Dick Sneed, Frank Mobley and Jim Sllbor are among the regular stulfers.
Our school's shop area extends cle ar across th e north end of the C Bui!ding. As the shops are a d ja c ent lo the journalism rooms, the staffs fee l righ t a t ho me wi!h a ll the other Do-It-Yourself addicts
Closest lo the journalists in more wa ys tha n on e is th e prmt shop. With 70 boys learn ing this most highly skilled trade. even the big n e w quarte rs are about lo prove inadequate. Though some of the e quipment is new and up-to-date as tomorrow. muc h is old and s ome outmoded; this is gradually being reti red and repla ced
Saving the school thousands of d o! lars that wou ld o rdinarily go for forms report cards, manual s, programs, etc. the boys are also getting e xcell e nt tra ining in a well paid trade. They run off tho usands of co p ies of eve rything from hall perm its to Highlander slipsheets, including 3000 copies of the 32-page scheduling manual. Equip • ment includes three lette rpresses and a ne w offset press. This yea r a big new elec trically powered pape r cutler and a new stitcher were added. More ne w equipment will come to keep up with the grow th of the de partment,
/ft Maynard Mo tt
w hic h ha s inc reased m least 500 per cent in five years.
Mec hanical drawmg is a popular and very useful course. Every class is filled to capactty with students looking toward college courses in ar1 , architecture or engineering, now learning to use precisio n drawing ins trumen ts, read blueprints, operate the ozahd mach1ne, and ma ke and design diagrams Ior such layouts as the seni or pictu re pages.
The wood and machine shops are also c o mpletel-., e quipped, and many of the machines are new. Boys fin d everything they need to work with and make ever y thing from simple lieracks to beautiful built-ins.
There is always demand for the skilled mechanic. In th e modern. well equipped "garage", the auto mechanics c!as s teaches boys all lhere 1s to know about the mod e rn car. The cou rse is three hours daily, 1he other hou rs s c heduled m required subjects. In auto shop there are no te xtbooks. Mr Mott, a skilled and experienced me chan ic, writes his own material for his classes.
Joseph Borovick Joseph Duris
Bob Brown rubs the aluminum plate with chemicctlsaturated cotton to bring up the image for the Highlander slipsheet. Bob Naumann thinks if a little will do good more will do better Ed Miller operates the Colight Frame which exposes the plate.
Mr. Mott's classes have no textbooks. So basic material is all supplied by Mr. Mott in the form of lectures, notes. etc. The class uses books occasionally in shop math or for supplementary material.
Trylng not to miss anything crre Jim Andrews, Dewey Lindquist, Scherer. John Williams. Fred Cosio, Dave Masterton, Pete Finfgeld Ed White, Jim Kelly, and Bill Gcrry.
It's not loo easy-giving instruction lo Mr. Sloat's big mechanical drawing classes. The huddle has been found to be a best method .
Idenllfioble are Bill Lawson. Fronk Michelson, Allen Rogerson, Marshall Roe, Bill McNab. Bob Squires, Tom Leupen, Sally Ann Pope, l!m Westbury, Ron Jackson, Ed Ude, Roy Campbell. Ron Sandberg, Jim Yeomans, Fred Burnham. M ilford Fuller.
OH lo eam money-to get experience, is the role of all those who take the retailing course. Ii is easy to read 1n the retailing textbooks that the customer is always right, but learning to follow that maxim on the job requires poise and often patience.
These students learn on-the-job techniques and courtesy that later win for them promoltons and success. The hours spent in 1he classroom under direction of Mrs. Marks pay d tV1dends lo those who are alert enough to take advantage of applying principles when behind the counter of a flower
shop seUmg corsages or perhaps giving mformalion on the best method to employ when growing roses.
Taking full advantage of the Easter display at Kresge's, Janet Young uses retail• ing know-how lo sell the siore's goods.
An important port of the business world is to make the product appealing to the customer. When dressed by Deonne Trathen and Carolyn Killing, the maniki:1 seems to come ahve. ,,.. \.--..._
Joan C. Marks
Row l-Bobble Lou Counsel. Donna Lidgey, Betsy Talbot , Carolyn Killing, Nancy Albrecht, Peggy Gal· ester, Karen Bever: row 2-Charmolne Trudell, Stan• Jey Lowell, Dick Brown. Koren Hull, Elaine Nowak, Beverly FeHmg, Janet Young, Connie Fettlng, Phyllis
Frase r, Janel Murphy, Shirley Wohers; row 3-Dick Philhps, Larry Hannifan, Bill Moore. Fred Moore Andrea Southworth, Dorthy Hemler, Koren McKen• ny, Deonne Trothe r, Joyce Tolomlr: row 4-Willred Harvey, Bob Cote, Mike Richards, Bill W 1llxmks.
Speech is not on ly a course, it's a n ex perience-or series of e xperiences Rat her pa inful a t firs t fo r some of the more shy and shnnkmg, Speech trams in enuncio• tion, expression, ca reful a nd clear arllcu lo tion, and poise before a n audie nce. Hard a s it is a t first for those who need it most, no one is eve r sorry fo r ha ving ha d th e e xperie nce.
One interesting by-produc t of the speech cours e is tha t ii results m a love for poelry Even those who ha ve thoug ht they ha ted poetry have found themsel ves likin g it when read correctly. Wh e n late r o n s tuden!s e valuate their high school courses, spe ech is spo ke n of with d e ep appreciation
One of the speech courses that usually has a waning lis t is that in radio speech. Here the radio skit or play is o basic form. Scnpts are wntten, sound eflects p la nned and p rac ticed, and tape recordings made. Engineering techniques of the control room are learned. Every o ther week Station WPON gives IS minutes t:> schools. Bir mingham has presented The Fall o f the House of Usher, Rip Van Winkle, and a dramatic history of Birmingha m. These students also watch the professiona ls a nd take trips to vanous Detroit stations.
This yea r Junior Town Meeting of the Air came to Birm ing h am. The topic was the question of a 12-month sc hoo l ye ar , debated by two teams.
Monzelle Clark
Starting with a g reen squad with onl y one experien ced member. the Maple debate team loo k its place with the other championship teams this yea r The record show s 14 wins and only live losses. Qualilying for the s ta le debate tournament, the team placed among the 16 best in the State-an honor achieved only once before in the history of the school.
However. the chief reward of debating is not in a wi nning record. Though pleasant. that 1s only a small gain. The participant learns lo analyze arguments. to question fallacious thinking, and to doubt superficial evidence. Debaters also learn to lhmk on their feet, 10 invesllgale all sides of a question. to examine all opinion on the subject.
Many Sludems thmk that they would like to debate: but they don't go out for debating because they thm k it is only for the very brilliant. This is not necessarily true. Ab1hty does help in debating, but a verage students who are w1llmg to work hard can and do make good debaters.
The question for 1955-56 was Resolved: That the Federal Government should guarantee higher education to qualified high school graduates through grants to colleges and universities. Dove Crowl is buned m re ference books as he prepares his talk for on oncoming de• baie. Mr. Thumser, debate coach, George Dilo, Joyce Kerly , Helen Cortwright. Dory Rodgers, Ruth Heller. Gary Reynolds, Martin Drake. Dick Gnlfith. David Crowl.
So important is the drive-training program that at last the state got around to passing o law requiring the course in school before licensing beginners. Proud, indeed, was Birm• ingham that the school had had 1usl such a course for some years.
Beginning with talks and movies. the training course lets the neophyte drivers know some• ihmgs about their cars and their problems in traffic before toking the ,,,heel even in the dual control car. Thefl from hesitant. jerky staris lo smooth, skirful parallel parking, the cours<;: takes the driver m a comparatively short lime.
Alternating textbook study and application of what they have learned, students are soon driving m tralfic. From bumper to bumper the mechanics of the car are explained.
Inexperienced drivers occasionally give Mr. Williams some hair-raising moments, running over curbs. into defenseless trees, or almin') with deadly accuracy for the nearest unwary pedestrian.
Connie Shroyer, Judy Collins, Lorna Moore, Bill Richardson, Mr. Williams. Chuck Hend• ricks, Les Stevens, Barb Shank, Dmvn Karnes, Sue Grant, and John La Palme.
Margaret R. Nichols
Bulging with opportunity for the artistic student, the art cou rses offer a welcome change from the everyday grind. f utur e Rembrondt s give th eir imaginations free ploy with everything from paim brushes to weaving looms.
General art students find themselves in adventures of drawinq, sculpture, lettering, and handicrafts Choice i s hard, but many continue in specialized courses.
A sure sign of spring 1s d r awing a nd p o inting studen ts leaving their tables 10 sit on lhe hillside and skeich O n rainy days they suck to colored pencil drawings. designing, shll iife studies, and poster pointing
Liierally W1th their hands full, ceramics students r eclaim the Indian art of poitery making . With clay and ceramics wheel these artists turn out things o f use and beauty.
Weaving and crofts classes find busy finger s working at the looms or carving figurines from blocks of wood Bosket makmg, leather work, plashes, and modeling in papier mache have their proponents in these course3, too.
Becky Filkins !molly sees her finished project ofter anx ious moments of bakmg
Row I lomce Green , Sue DaNodor Cloryn MorllmeI, Solly Boles, Wendy Ross, £llpn Rosselo1, Jon Pa rker, Birdie Ho,ley, Mory Goss, l<oren Weaver Toni Burch !,lanlyn Menew1sch, Coralyn Menew,sch, Janet Mo!T!s Sna ro r. Bell. lulie S10,ch. Sue Bollin9er, Judy Collins, luciy Pmeou. Mcml yn Shroyer Sonia Souerlo, Koy Elho1l: row 2 • Betsy Bouer Maureen Gorwoc<l, Erhel Roehm, Nancy Sneldan, Nancy Reise, Sue Car penter, Il ene O;ne y, Barb BuGch. oe(ly Counrs. Nancy Yo1es, Sandy Tro1hen , !<01y Blgge, Helen Colwell, Nancy Clark, Borb
Presenting a r\ch variety o f sacred, spirttuo l, modern and popul a r songs, th e 188 members of the choir, under the able direction ol M r Ulrich , brought much en Joyment and happiness to many an audience this year The la rge number of siudents signed up Ior choir lost l oll for ced M r U lrich l o split the
Entering lhe music Jesllval al Ponhac was o new and rewording experience Ior most of the singers, All groups received lop ralmgs, w ith three - Madrigal. $ymphonettes, and Maple Sugarettes receiving supenor. Another advantage was heanng groups and soloists from other schools. Mr. Ulrich directed the ensembles and was so pleased with 1esulls that he presented soloists and ensembles in a special program for parents and teachers. Coming back from the festival are Bob Saw• yer, Sue Moon, Judy Colwell, Barbara Brown, Del ene Domes, and Bob Brodeur.
Bond, )!Xln McGreqor Janel Sholler, Connie Shroyer. Sus,~ Grant )on McAllister , Ltndo Jaim.son, Mormo Wesch. Sally H,inscn row 3
Jonie Adoms Rulh Brodeur loy Fortune Jeon Burnnam Ontlc>P Grims· oy. Emily Tucker. Sue Bensco1er. Elyse Barr. Solly So11er1nwo1t G"rrY Betker. Nancy Cummirtqs, Palsy Sullivan, Midge Yost. Jone Russell. Pot Hailey, Sue Rogers, Marcia Mcfarland. Marilyn Garwood. Mary Porter. loon P1eice, Liz Lelond, Lando Bliss, Solly Hibbard. Bec:ky Filkins; row 4 Soroh Harrison, Dawn French, Bev Osteuneyer. Sue
group up in to fourth and sixth h o ur classes. On special occasions o nly the best 90 voices were used in representing the musical organization.
The c h oi r performed in the variety show and sang in six Christmas prog rams. At the di strict feshval lhe group received a supe rio r rating, highest attainable. A 1udge commented lhat the "si nging was most lislenable. "
The choir concert was a stirring and inspiring event. Delene Domes and Jane Russell were lhe two regular accompanists of this gorup. Their assistants were Gerry Barber
Prac1ice makes perfect. even for singers. Judy Colwell, Nina Slawson, and Anne Lawrence relax after a lrymg afternoon of rehearsals for the music festival. A coke at nearby Cranbrook drug 1s a welcome relief [or three pai r s of tired vocal cords.
and Kay Ellio tt. Numerous so phomores and juniors in lh e choir this year should he; p Mr. Ulrich lo produce a most skilled and e xperienced group next year.
Brundage, Ann Hartkopf. Helen Russ, Nan Savage, Manlyn Rubley, PeTiny Greer. Barbora W1l11oms, Lynn Sutherkmd, Borboro Rose, Brenda Gross. Sandy Gross, Sue Gorlon, Morlha Long, Ahce Hogon, Nancy Loyman. Norma Webb, Linda Kohlhol. Dione Doering, Pol Maclennan. Jean Vandekerck: row 5-"0ennis Byers, )Im Macdonald, Don Booth, Gory S1moncek, Jerry Nowak, )Jm McGuire. Mike Schrock, Judy Burns, Judy Scotll, Delene Domes, Elaine Palmer, Solly Barr, Jon DeHaon, Jock LoPalme. Nick Bodor, Don Odle, Robert Robb. Ho-rvey
Sellner, Phillip Strong Dick Prati, Stev e Pew , Julie Hoover, Ellen Coullee, Pot Bannon, Belly Nichols, Mory Jo nes; r ow 6-Jlm Scribner, Btll Yogus, Dole Gilroy, Bob Sawyer, Dole Burrows, Jon Schmidt. Tom Chope, Christion Mauhes1us, Bob Brodeur. Art Chantler. Robert Allon Jones, Mary Oiala, Jeonelle Mange, Colh y Guztok. Colla Reasoner, Janet Kegel. Pot Ruhly, Shirley Oliver, Ruth Brodeur. Jane t Brooks, Diane Marcks, Judy Sundstrom, Rachel Rice, Lindo Stone. Ann Willett.
You can hear
Comp!eting their fourth straigh t year a s a vocal ensem• ble are the Senior Sym phoneHes. Listen ting to the g irls sing Mississippi Mud , If 1 Had My Way, Thank Yo u, My Darling, and many othe r numbe rs b rought e njoyment lo hundreds. This year !he group perionned in the W a sh ington variety shows, PTA Founders ' Night, choir concert, and the d istric t ense mble a nd solo fes ti val. Looking the ir prettiest are Judy Colwe ll, Ja ne Russell, Den ise Gu ilmen t, Barbara Brown, Helen! Co lwe ll, Alice Hogan, Nancy Clark and El le n Coutlee.
Gain ing valuable vocal expe rie nce , the ninth grade mixed chorus learned much abeut the correct way to harmonize to songs this ye ar. Tho ugh members sang only
in the parents' Christmas p rogram an d th e spring concer t, most of them will be w elcome a dditions to the cho ir n e x t year.
Row I-Beve rly Allum , Ju d y Morucco, Sand ro Ho lmes, Ann Brda, Gloria While, Jean Ca ldwell, Je wel Olenstein , Nancy Jo Hinke n, Sharon Jones. Sue Stout, Poll y Hoin es; row 2- Jud lth Boy e r , Jane St Aubin, Cherry Kinnison. Kore n Graham, Beth Bu rrou gh s, Gretc hen Ruhl. Kay Graber, Mary Ann Norr is , Jlll Mort on , Ann Fu lton , Judy Sea ger : row 3- )anel Heideman , Mary Lester, S haron Pa vella, Dian a Longew ay, Betty Carrier, Li nda Jonks, Dio ne Erw in , So lly Hunt , Kitty Allen , Ca llie Weston , Beth Col lins; row 4- Nea l Tdlbot, Po ul Av es1an Larry Wittru p , James Va r ia n, Bill Ross, Jo hn Hutchinso n , Be n Bombard, Jon Budd, John Zierer.
Singing ihe difficult songs of the Seventeenth Ce ntury was the goal of the Madrigals this year. The group accomplished its purpose, had a wonderful time, and sang in the choir concert and the district solo and ensemble festival. In their accustomed places are Ba rba ro Brown, Jeane tte Mange, Pat MocLennan, Ellen Rosselot; standing-Don Odle, Bob Sawyer, Tom Chape, Har ry Alti ck, Dick Pratt.
The freshman Maple Sugarettes are the newest ensemble. Th e group -does commendable singing of such numbers as Mood Indigo and Sweet Georgia Brown. Beth Burroughs, Sharon Jones, Sandy Walker, Ann Lawrence, Gale McIn tosh , Jean Caldwell , Mary Ann Norris, Linda Jan ks a nd Judy Marucco.
The freshman girls' glee club blended voices in a variety of songs al many occasions, incl uding 1he parents' Christmas progra m , th e di str ict festi val , the c hoir concert, and the Na tiona l Honor Society induclion ceremony. O J the 116 voices, ma ny sopranos and altos will join th e c ho ir n e x t year.
Row I - Donna Covell, Nancy Sampson, Vtrglnlo Ha rrison, Rolindo Reese. Bev Close, Va lorie Armstrong, Jean S1 l nson, Ka th y Mallinson. M arie Bor cher t, Deonna Derr, Evie Crouch , Ann Smith , Solly Long, Judy S tock, D1 Ho w ard, Mimi PlldHch, Barb Fa lconer ; row 2-Joan Counsel I. Joan Cartwright. Karin Kesler , Mariann Ulrich, Rebecca W agner, Borb Splaw n, Marilyn Chaflee, Joan Scafuri , Judy Holl, G inny Reches, Tamara Bock, Suson Howe ll. Ly nn e Cloonan, Dione Kenned y , Pam Sw ift, Ruby Porker, Mary Cak ; r ow 3-Dlone Longew a y , Colm!a Clark, Sand y Cornell, Carol M a rcks, V i rg inia Irwi n , M arilyn Br atton, Carol y n Nunnele y , Linda Olsen, Sherry Snow , Ka the Koenig, Lyn Campbell. Gale McIntosh , Barbara Miller, Nancy Kemp, Car ol Hani fan, M ichal G r eer : row 4-Joanne Brown,
Karen Clark. Morqoret Roberts, Nancy Hosken, Ann Millington, Sue McGuire, Deonna Keniosk i, Barb Porter, Anne Graham. Diane Hodge, Carolyn Batey, Ann B11chanan, Pat A ckerman, Colleen Sharaks, Gall Paige, Yvonne Dexter, Christine Offer; row 5-Sandy Nunneley , Helen Lamoni. Helen Mange, Mory Emery, Karen .Altmansberqer, Sandra D1.1nne, Peg gy Bmce, Diane Dcr.vson, Sue Clark, Julie Guesl, G inny Huntoon, Penny Boll, Sue Bearss, Jane Torrence, Deonna Jack imowlcz, Judy Rolph, Sandy Sleimlosk, Mary Ellen Jonis; row 6-Lackle Pugh, Sue Hughes, Judy Eastburn, Helen Cudini, Nancy Forsman, Lynne McWilltoms. Kora Apsey, Koren Maddren, Jud y Isaacson, Jone Terry, Ado Wells, Sandy Walker, Bonnie Bramblett, Linda Burkman, Claire Miller, Jeannie Lledeman, Ann Lawrence
Whether it's the stirring music of the figh t song al athletic contests or the sprightly strains of O klahoma al the spring concert, the BHS band plays an importan t role in making the school year an enjoyable one for everyone.
Under the excellent direction of Mr. Berndt, the 80 mem• ber musical orgamzat1on started its busy s chedule !ast fall pe rforming at many o[ lhe home football games and went to Royal Oak for the lrad1honal Turkey Day game. Though the musicians could not make up for the team's defeat. the Maples braved the freezing cold and gave their bes t half~ime show of the yea r.
During the winter months the band practiced diligently lo prepare for the district feslt val and spring concer t, b ot h very successful. The group took a first division rating at lhe Southeastern Michigan festival, and the concert was deep ly enjoyed by musicians and audience alike.
The band also played at home basketball games, pef!
assemblies, vari et y shows, and the annual school band a sse mbly and commencement.
Row I-Beverly Seiters, M ortin Knorr, Clark Hudson, Dot Green, Nancy Lewellen, Sue Purvrs, Sus!e Rlpplnqllle, Dione Barber, Bill Meyer, Bill Sholler , Jon Rippingllle. Dedee Harri son. Koy Calhoun. Janalee Coyle, Marcia Kempf, loon V inton Barbaro Dodd ; row 2-Stewarl Loud George Bouse, Joonne Savage, Ann McLellon, Bill M uenchinqer, Tam Badonoch, Pam Parkins, Lee Kie fer, Jock Palmer, Preston Brimer, Bill Bushnell, Jack Werner, Lisbeth Reed, Joyce Rose, Carol Reed, Bill Stark, David Stiles, John Kerley ; row 3- Tom Taylor. Dick Ayers, Henry Bait• zersen, Don Koszvbowskl, Don Spencer Perry, Patnck Devine, G eorge Didier , David Smith, Chri s Uppleger, Don Zimmerman , Dick Hubbard, Gory Johnson, Bob Boxley, Pete Washburn, Martin Weinr ich, Sue Little. Jackie Koski. Edward Nickel, M ike Sommer; row 4-Donoid Remson, Dove Eldridge, Jim Trusell, Thomas Fe tzer, Charles Sarlund, Don Ri ller , Ken Gertz, John Falberg , Btll Masters, Larry Martin, Jim O:mfle!d, Fraser Cocks, Bill Krouse, Kitty W ilson, Ann Rice, Phil Brown.
In the post ye ar, eight instrumental ensembles functioned m the mu sic department. Many hours of practice and hard wo rk brought the groups five first and 1wo second division ratings a t the distr ict fesuval. The ensembles are the flute duet, firs t and second. cornet trios, brass sex tet, mixed clannet quartet, the sax and clarinet q uartet, and the clarine t tno.
The first cornet trio of Don Zim merman, Gary Johnson. and Dick Hubbard was the o n ly group to wm first division ratmg at the State festival. All awards
Percussion-George Bouse, Tom Taylo r, Siewert Loud, (not present, Judy Vander Pyl.)
Woodw ind-Row I -Phil Brown, Agnes Rile, KIiiy Wilson, Leroy Kiefer, Pamela Parkins, Diano Barber, Jon R,ppingllle Mike Weston, Row 2 -Tamera Badenoch, WIiiiam Muench• Inger, Barbera Dadd. Dorothy Green. Clark Hudson. Nancy LeWellen, Sue Purvis, Susii;o Rlpplng1lle, Morhn Knorr ; Row 3 -Donold Peorson, Jonolee Coyle, Delio Hamson, loon Sauage, W1lllom Sholler, Wll llom Meyer Marcia Kempl Joan Vinion, Ann McLellon, Kay Colhoun; Row 4-Michoel Sommer, John Kerle y, David Stiles, Preston Brllner, Carol Reed , Lisbe1h Reed, Joye.- Rose. William Sterk. John Palmer, John Werner, Wilham
Bushnell Not present, Mory Jo Allgire, Ed Pccult.
are formally presented at the annual band ba nquet just prior to commencement.
Maple instrumental soloists this year were Sue P1pping1lle and Sue Purvts flutes; Leroy Kiefer and William Meyer s, clarinet; Gary Johnson, Dick Hubb ard and Pat Devine, cornets; Jim Frussell and Bill Masters, trombones; and Diane Barber, oboe. All rep resented Birm ingham high school at the district festiva l.
Coronel - Row l - Gory Jonnson, Richard Hubbard. Donald Zimmerman. Pat Devine, Donald Kosz ubov,sb, Roben Boxley; Back Row-Chris Uppleger, George Didier, Spencer Perry, Richa rd Ayers. Henry Boltzer son , David Smllh. Peter Washburn;
La n;ie Brasses- Row l-lohn Follberg, Kenneth Gertz, fames O:mli e!d , Lorry M a rnn Do nald R1t1e r Cha rles Sa rlund Davi d Eldridge, Willia m Mas1er s. Jomes Tnise!!, To m Felzer : Row 2-Wil!la m Krause, Fraser Cocks, Edward Nickel, Martin Wein r ich Sue L1tlle, Ja cqueline Koski ; (Nol prese n1, Carlo Orlando. Fred Nick• ol es.)
Mr. Wolfe and Mr. Caner find frequent conferences necessary. Mr Wolfe, in charge of buildings and maintenance, and Mr. Carter h eadi ng the curriculum, must see that their iobs and accommodations for them dovetail nicely so tha t there 1s teamwork in these important divisions.
Old Hill School is the nerve center of the Birmingham school system. The Building's exterior 1s definitely o f th e past century; but the mterior has been remodeled into offices and suites of offices lo house adm inis trati on and special services. The r e is also a Boa rd room where c har ls, city maps showing concentration o f school population, and plans of present and fu ture buildings are wall decorations-and good ones they are , too!
Spidery fire escapes, high orna te window frames ginge r brea d coping, and a belfry mark this buildmg as a veteran. But Old Hiil serves willingly and gladly as one of the busiest buildings in the city, and Its service releases that much more money to keep up with the building program for bigger and bigger enrollments in grades and high school.
Mr. Whitn e y's crowded schedule and many responsib11ilies make h is office one of the busiest as well as one that touc h es students most closely. This competent and hard-wo rk ing leade r heads up the department of he alth and physical education. Bes ides assisting Dr. Jre land and o thers with plans for the athle tic and physical education plant. he manages games and tourncnnents, has c harge o f all scheduling, looks after the financial end of sports and in general operates one of the largest h igh school ~etups in the state He is d e ep ly interested in the boys, (and girls) the coaches, and the facilities: he 1s also proud of the record of championships set by Birmingham. As a track and basketball coach, Mr. Whitney's teams won their share of championships and set many records.
In the dozen or so years he has been m Birmingham, Dr. Ireland has led our city to the highest educational standards in Its history and has brought ii notional acclaim. An expert in school finance, he hos done the nearimpossible in keeping pace with the tr emendous growth of school population by leading our people to support great bond issues for 1he building of adequate schools. He believes in educating the public; he thinks of Birmingham citizens as being in favor of good schools that are not over-crowded, and as bemg only in need of being informed of the truth about conditions. This informa tion he and the Board of Educahon Jurnish, and the people have shown that they follow the lead of these administrators in whom they have confidence.
Dr. Ireland lhmks that students are the "most precious commodity our clly has." He believes in developing us m10 good, sound citizens; and, under his leadership, our parents and other townspeople furnish us with buildings and equipment lo "do the iob." Dr. Ireland and the Board have furnished leadership that has resulted in tremendous improvements m cnh~ellc fac1ht1es, shop, speech and jour• nalism departments With Mr. Wolle and Mr. Carter, they have given us a wide choice of the very best of academic courses and a rich program of extra-curricular activities.
On the seven member board are Mr. Wylie Groves. treasurer; Mrs. Alex Parma, trustee; Mr. Ernest Seaholm, presiden t; Mr. Amos Gregory, secretary ; Mr. Richard Sauerbrun, trustee. Not in picture: Mrs. Peter Loomis and Mr. Wilham Spence.
Mr. Wolfe and Mr. Carter are assistant superintendents.
They are in charge of maintenance and c urriculum.
Dr. Ireland ha s his AB, MA and Ph.D. degrees from Ohio State Universit y Mr Wolfe hos AB and MA from Wayne University, whj l e Mr. Car\er has his AB from Michigan State Normal. MA from the University of Michigan, and Ph.D. from Wayne Universi t y.
Telephone calls. tardy slips, doctors' appointments, even the eligibility lis!! These are just a few of the numerous things that take the time and atten tion of Mrs. Darling, dean of students, and Mr. Goodrich, as• sistant principal.
Pallenl and understanding as well as willing and capable, Mrs. Darling tackles 'most any job and does ii well. As advis er to Student Congress, especially the House, she is both counselor and compan ion to members. As if th ese responsibilities were. not enough, she is also director of clubs, both interest and social. Yet through all h e r crowded schedule, she maintains a smile and a kind word for everyone.
Whether it's a conference or a mass ol "paper work", Mr. Goodrich brings conscientious effort and real in terest to hi s iob Attendance is a big dlvision of his duties, sometimes not a pleasant one. Busy throughout the school day, nevertheless Mr Goodrich is seen a t nearly every dance, game or other school function. More than many realize, it's thanks to Mr. Goodrich that many a school day runs so smoothly.
Our principal puts in many a busy day. A rare day it is wh en he doesn't hove conferences, meetings, and many calls upon his judgment. His phone nngs constantly; his appointment book is filled to the minute. Yet he manages to keep in constant touch with a bui lding tha t sprawls over hundreds of squa re feel: with 1800 students and nearly 100 teachers. Despite these demands on his time and energy_ he never loses interest in his students and teachers. He attends every game, shows up at most of the dances, goes along as a group adviser on the Washington trip year after year: buys a Piper and reads the Highlander, Jokes and laughs with his teachers. kids custod1 ans and student leaders; knows hundreds of the people about school personally. He manages lo save minutes here and thero to tal k o ver problems or to give frlend :y ad· vice. He 1s a true leader of his school.
Everyon e from A through Zand back again has an accurate and complete record in th e office files. These begin back in kindergarten but concern themsel ves mamly with the fou r years in high school Grades, IO, aptitude tests, activity r ecord-and eve n what looks like passport photos-are ke pi in th e folder ready for easy reference.
Prospec tive employers can call 30 years a fter a student has graduated and. with a little wait, get a summary of a studeni's high school life! And the record follows hundreds to college. Only teache rs and persons who work in lhe offtce have access to these files. the ln{ormation bemg considered confidential. Besides , much of it Is meaningless to the average student who does not have the background necessary to its in terpretati on.
Ma ureen Garwood and Norma Webb work in the office e very day , helpmg with attendance and odds and ends of jobs for the counselors. Occasionally th e g irls select pertinent informallon from the files to aid in making ou t college applications. Anything and everything a college wants to know about a prospective studen t is here just for !he askina.
Busy day 1s an unde rstatement F'rant1cally rushed day is closer lo the truth. The four members of the office teams have many, many jobs to do. Each is a right hand to Mr. Wagner Mrs. Coviak 1s office chief. Her jobs run from making appointments to speaking over the PA. Mrs. Laurence 1s secretary to Mr. Goodrich (Mr. Wagne r ' s left hand) and her jobs run (not qu ite so fas t) (rom keeping track of 1820 people a day to answering the genera l office p h one Mrs. Hayner is the school accountant. Carli n Bay has only an understatement, for a title. She is ou r receptionist. The least of her duties is to answer the phone which rings an average of 78 times a day.
Pausing for that coffee break, the day custodial stali finds a welcome moment of relaxation. Busy with various other duties, staff members gaiher in the ca fete ria in the wake of an invasion by some 1800 students . Over the hour-and-a-half lunch period, they assist the kitchen and cleanup crews and he lp ge l the place back in order. The huge and comple x boller room and heating s ystem are in charge of the engineers. The staff consists of Jo Roberts, Clifford Libby, Ma xine Speer , Carl Chidester, Ahx McKenni e and Homer Westerby.
Then there' s the swmg shift custodial crew, the one we feel best acquainted with, we who stay after school on extra-curricular duties After the generol exodus of students to catch the home-bound bus processional. this crew of hustlers moves m to clean and polish. 'Long about six o'clock these men take time out lo eat dinner. There is a building schedule lhal gels every room ils turn 01 a good cleaning. Lockers are wiped off wnh damp cloths; floors are scrubbed; windows are washed and polished. Many
a student hurry ing lo beat the tardy bell has found that floors are also waxed within an inch of their lives. Some teachers relieve the cleanup crew of the eno rmous job of polishing desks by requiring their 1ale-to-class students to do th is work. The s wing shift 1s made up of Marvin Knorp, chie f; Marshall Wheeler, Ge orge Tayl or, Donald Paul Stone, Roy Ferguson, John Supal, Rudolph Anderson, Casio Canlora, Neil Keoppen, Roscoe Ring, Jim Stone
When the enlarged cafeteria opened in the fall, a welcome addition was the snack bar, set up for self-service. Well stocked and convenient, the snack bar dispensed milk, ic.e cream, potato chips and oc• casional doughnuts. These were liked by both those who bought and those who brough t then l unches.
A deadline universally met is noon. the lunch hour. Preparauon of good, filling meals for some 1500 people isn't an easy task, nor one without r esponsibility. Careful planning, the best m equipment, and masterly organization gel the big job done. Each member of the cooking and serving team has her (or·h1s) own job and puts on a great exhibition of teamwork Lunch is never a minute late, the menu never repetitious. We thnve on good food and plenty oi 11.
This scene was repeated with very slight variation m every meet this yea r. Capta in Doug Wuggazer always came m first. undefeated 111 dual. League and Regiona'. ru ns . The difference was only in how far behind lho runnerup was. Here the distance was about 25 yards. with Hazel Park's Roy Vivian JUSI entering the s1r;:,tch !or second place 111 the League meet. In the Regionals a Pontiac runner was a scant live yards behind the Maple champion. ln both these meets Doug was running on his home course; but at home or away, he sill! showed his heels io all contenders.
Cooch Ambrose time$ his champion while Co-Captain Didier c hecks to learn whether another record has fallen. Ron McCrumb records results. Place I
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The whole squad runs off some wind sprints as conditioners on the level hrs! quarter of the Maples· rambling ho me cou rse Th is team never loafed in practice, and hard work paid of! in the regular meets.
With on u ntested team last fall, th e M apl es lost the first cross country run to Walled Lake 33-22. Doug Wuggazer finished first lo start his unbeaten season. Then Hamtramck fell to an improved outfit that did not loose again until State.
Birmingham met Ml. Clemens twice, winning both times. In the first run th e Maples enjoyed a perfect score of 15-44. Repealing the thrill, they again upset the Bathers by a perfect coun t, this time 15-43.
In bad weather, on a strange course, the Maples met Hazel Park, only other League team ever to be champion, and w on 17- 44. Doug was scarcely pressed by Roy Vivian. his best League compehllon.
Only three EML schools have harrier teams. The Moples won the dual trophy undefeated; now they took their second consecutive League crown under Coach Am brose. Fmal standings were Birmingham 22. Hazel Park 39, ML Clemens 73.
In the State Regionals Class A run Birmingham took bolh individual and team championships. Captain Wuggazer coasted in fifth unlll half way; he then moved to
third lill the last quarter mile; there h e turned It on le, finish a good five yards ahead of Pontiac's runnerup. H e lopped 17 full seconds off his League chompionshi? hme of 10:39.0. Standings for the four teams qualifying for Stale we re Birmingham 41, Pontiac 58, Hazel Park 91. Southfield 118.
At Ypsilanti the Maples placed sixth, only a few points separating first and tenth places. Doug hnished a very close fifth.
In a sa tisfyi ng season. seniors had the glory of repeating League lnumphs and added the Regional Class A crown. The younger boys l earned much about their tough sport.
Champions and coach don't need photographers to say "Look pleasant, ple ase!" Their season inspired smiles Ro w 1-Bob Benson, Bob Brown, with dual trophy; Co-captain Doug Wuggazer. with Regional trophy; Co-captain Ho ward Didier with EML trophy, the Ma}':>les' sixth in eight years; Lynn Benn; row 2-Ron McCrumb, manoger; Tom Fontaine, John Emmerling, Gary Schack. Coach Kermit Ambrose.
Coach Kermit Ambrose watches time trials, managing both the stopwatch and the "elephant gun". It's no trouble at all to produce slemorian tones with this amphher, and the coach prefers it to more orthodox mechanisms. Each runner knows his time as soon as he finishes.
The 1955 cross country squad wets the biggest in history. Some boys were too young to run in the meets but stayed out fo r experience. SEASON RESERVE RECORD
15 Mt. Clemens SO
16 "• Hazel Park 46 Ml. C leme ns 75
• Low score wins.
" Eastern Michigan League Reserve learn champion ship.
In a year of co-captains, Doug W uggazer and Howard Didier were lwo of the bes\. Both were great compehto rs. Doug was League and Regional champion, unbeaten in the regular season. He set a new course record in every meet. Clocked m 10:39.0 in the League run, just a week later he cul 17 seconds off that time, winning with a good five yard s to spare. Howie was an excellent morale builder and finished m firsl place lo become Reserve champion of lhe League.
A practice run in the wooded part o f the beautiful Maple course, all on campus. In order the runners are Co• captain Wuggazer, Bob Brown, Lynn Benn, Tom Fontaine, John Emmerling, Bob Benson, Gary Schack, Cocap1am Didier, Dick Riley, Steve Hunter.
The Maples' best season in years opened against Southfield. Though play was not polished, the Mapl es mwiaged a 14-7 win on touchdowns by John Appleford and Wayne Geggie and conversions by George Huffman. Next was Cranbrook, the Maples handing the Cremes their only defeat ol the seaso n. Ton y Evangehsta's 80 and 88 yard runs and Appleford's 65 scored. Jitn Robertson blocked a Crane punt for a safety Huffman kicked two points.
The lirst League game and improving team won a resounding 21-0 vic tory over the Bathers, with Bill Swaney and Geggie scoring touchdowns and Hulfman kicking three for three. Gaining confidence and experience, the Maroons mauled highly roted Ferndale 20-0 on a soggy He:d, with Applefo rd scoring on runs and Traa on e:x short poss from Swaney. Huffman booted the two points
Defending champion Hazel Park Josi to a barrage of accurate passes 35-13. Appleford, Evangelista, Geggie, Traa and Hultman figured in scoring. 1h East Detroit the Maples faced the first of two greatest challenges. Rid ing high the unbeaten Shamrocks set Homecoming night for 1he Birmmgham game. The Maroons proved th e mselves of championships calibre that memorable nigh t. Yielding nine points in a penalty-marred first quarter, they lo0k over with a brilliant display of near perfect Row !-Dave Griffith, Bob York, Mika Oldham, Norm Dufnn, Don Haugh, George Huf!man, Co-captain Bill Swaney, CO"caploin Um Troa, Wayne Gegg1e, John Appleford, Bob Hohmeyer, Nick Colbert, Le a Abernethy, Mike Thornbury; row 2-Gre,;i Ruddy, Dick Keter, managers; Bob Isbell. Dick Dexter, Dove Spehar, Harold Mitchell, Bill Wedge, Bill, O'Neal, Jim Rennell, John Groves, Jeff Ott, Tony
football, East Detroit never scoring another point. The Maroons won 25-9. Swaney passed to Isbe ll and Traa for touchdowns, and Geggie plunged for two. Isbell kicked the extra point, and the Maples topped the League!
Against Port Huron th e Maples were under pressure, their play looking noth ing like the previous w eek 's classic performance. Port Huron rolled up 17 firs t downs and a touchdown first half. The Maples made many mistakes. But to their everlasting credit. they NEVER quit. Bu t al the half tha t 6 on the scoreboard looked a mile high
The second half an mspired Maple team took the held. In the most amazing exhibit ion of football ever seen here, !he boys pun ched over two touchdowns and kicked the points. The line throttled the Huron otlac k · everything the Maples did worked. In seven swift plays fo r 60 yards they tied the score. Then Swaney passed to Appleford all alone in a comer. He stepped over the goal line; Hulfman converted both pomts-and 1he first EML championship was ours!
Before 40 beaming dads on the sidellnes, the relaxed Maples toppled Berkley 43-0. Ho wever, hopes of a perfect season vanished ma 27- 20 loss lo Royal Oak in a battle of offenses Thanksgiving morning, with the Maples threatening to the last wh isile.
Evangelista. Jerry Rennell: Bob Jones and B111 Deer , managers: row 3--Coach Corl Lemle. Paul Sechrist, Bob Peckhelser, B1ll Yo(Jus, John Forrester, Jock Douglass, Jim fry, coptaln,elecl, Dick Henderson, Dole Burrows, Dick Sokol, Larry Melhner, Cooch Lew Pony Nol in picture: Chuck Gibson, Jim Robertson.
The Maple re serves, cut lo a minimum squad because of a d earth of suits, gave a good accoun t of themse l ves Play i n g a full Leag u e season o f five games, they served n ollce tha t there are good players coming up l o replace Varsity stars. Th e y lied for the League reserve championship with East De troi t w i th four w i ns, no losses, one iie. Cooc h Boro vick and Coach Carson did a good job on the Maple seconds.
Row 1- P W alk er, R Fegle y , R. Porker, J Boucher, D M uhlitner, D Rider, J. Chapman, B Corsault, G A pple, P. S!ntz, R R R1chcudson ; ro w 2- B. Booz, K Trow b r !dc.ie, L. W ill is , W. Ross, C Janes, J. Palmer, R. G uyer, K. Gertz. H. f lin t, J O ve rgard , J Sech rist, R. W!l k1J1so n ; ro w 3-Coach Joe Boro v!ck , G. M ento n , R. Ha wkin s, P
Pa l mer, P Russell, B Mock. J Thur ber, B.' Ger tz, D. Rlc k_elman. H. C happell , S Perry, T. Chope, Coach Tom Corson ; r ow 4- D Keier, manager, E Busch, T Watson, P Cam p , D Bye rs, G Miller N Ta lbot. S. Madison , D Boudreau, W Kra!mer. Not In p i c ture: P. Wa lk er P. Hogan.
Referee Sam Madden losses ihe coin for the League championship game. Port Huron captains Dick Cunningham and Dic k Turner won the loss and chose to recei ve Maple captains Bill Swaney and Jim Traa may have been d isappointed ; but they profited later.
On the Maple bench Dave Spehar, John Groves, Dave Gr iffith , and Bob Isbell , shore the anxiety of Coach Carl Lemle and Coach Lew Parry wh o are p lanning to send Jim Renne:! into the fray after instructions.
Towering Bob Isbell catches a dramatic louchdown pass inJhe Ro yal Oak game after Acorn Darrell Harpe r 's fu l! le a ttempts 10 deflect the ball. Behind the fence is just a fragment of the overflow crowd, largest ever to see the traditional conflict. Royal Oak won 27-20
All-State end Jim Traa eludes an enemy tackler after catching a pass.
Tony Evangelista is brought down by Port Huron 's Ken Wheeler after reeling off a gain of several yards. Big Rad reenforcements arnving are Don Capps, Dick Turner and Doug McCollough. "There's a honky on the ploy", but Tony strives for all th e yardage possible.
Thal be-e-autiful scoreboard at the end of the champio n ship game, brilliant testimony to the Maples' first Eastern Michigan League crown. No on e wanted to turrt out th e ligh ts! No one wanted lo go home!
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Mr. Ambrose and other scor e rs had plenty of opportunity to ra c k up winning scores in 1955, much to the dismay of the opponents. The Maples walked away with seven of eight League champ1onsh1ps. The Maroon swimme rs, track team, golfers, and harriers took two trophies apiece for wmnmq dual and League me e t chomp1onsh1ps. Th e basketball. baseball and football teams all placed fi rs t m the League.
Just to make it no foolin' , the cross country, track, goll and tennis teams won the regionals The baseball nine was one of four fmalis1s in the Batile Creek mvitationol tournament that attracted the lop ball clubs of the stale.
Th e golfers posted their best season m years, wmnmg the r eg1onals and the Pontiac mvilat1onal tournament wnh record scores, but settling fo r third in the slate meet.
The combined teams won 79 per cent of their contests
with a 62-13 record As The Piper went to press, the 1956 teams had al ready captured 16 of 26 contests, a League champ1onship, and two League trophies
The Maple track teom swept 11s season, dual, League a -nd Regionals, lo make the fifth team in 1955 to win o chompionshlp. Not only did the track ond lield boys toke the League dual and meet crowns• They also copped the Reqlonol Closs A chomplonshlp. Just to make It sure, they knocked oH Sou1hfleld and Wole rlord in the dual season, then mauled Royal Oak, Southfield and Berkley in the Regionals , besides besting oil the League schools agam in both League meet and ~ec,lonols. Co-captain Gordon Pode won the Zoellln Memorial Award wim 1033 points for his :14.9 performance in the 120 yard h lgh hurdles ot the State rneel.
Track Season Record-1955
Birmingham
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Opponent Southfield Woterlord Mt. Clemens Howl Pork ferndalo East Delrmt Port Huron Opponent's Points
Row 1-L. Benn. M. Brokaw, M. Frank, J. Sechrist, B. Hoh meyer, B Stephenson, ) Husted, D. Giles, P Berry: row 2-B Brown, J Applef ord , B Libby, J. Kidwell , A. fuhrmann , B Dove, co-cap101n , G Pode. co-caplatn; J. Taup, H. Didier, R McCrumb, D Long, J MacDonal d, L Qu inn; row 3Cooch Kermit Ambrose, ) Sllbcn-, B O ' Connor, T Sega l. E Evangelista, D. O' Camb, B Mcfarlane, I Johnson, ) Emmerling, C Gibso n , S Pew. T. Sellner, B Seldon, L. Tout; row 4-T Lasko. D Wentv,orth T Plant. J Rennell. D Wuggozer , W Gegg1e, B. Thomas. E Pet'!!rs T S heehan, ). Slark, F. Mobley, B Benson, S. Schenk, R Reilly ; row 5-J Life, P Sechrist, J. Clark, K Lorcke, R Trc-zinsl:t, S. Hunter, T Hlzar, W. Todd , R. Howkins, M. Oldham, D. Carlson D. Spehar, D. Andreae, row 6-G George
Another pair of capta ins led the track squad. Bill Dove was a sprinter of ability, and Gordon Pode a record-smashing hurdler. Dove had tough luc k both his iumor and senior years with leg inJunes, but h e cont ributed many poinrs m h 1s specialties.
Ever y sprin g it is Coach Kerm1i Ambrose's job to convert nearly 100 boys into a track team ; this means coaching in some dozen events boys from grades 9 to 12, experienced and completely untramed . He spends many hou rs studying each boy, compiling charts, hrmng, calisthen ics, cond1honmg, and securing correct placement for each one. Not only does he work hard on his te am but also on the track and field. And his efforts produce c ham pions.
The Maples also had reserve strength which sometimes equalled or bellered vansty limes, heights, or dis• lances. Good reserves were Wayne Gegg1e, Jim fohnson , Tom H1zar, Steve Pew, Tom Segal, Marv Brokaw, Joy Stark, Tom Sheehan and frank Mobley.
The Binmngham middle distance medley rela,y quartet consisting of H. Didier 880; B. Libby 4f0; Al Fuhrmann 440; and D. Long 880: placed second in the Central Michigan Relays. Their time of 6:04.9 was the third fastest ever turned in in th is event in !he 15 years it has been run. This time is preceded by record-breaking Pontiac with 5:59.6 and Detroit St. Joseph's 6:02.7 of 1954.
The 1955 Maples were blessed with a quartet of high ly competitive milers. eac h o[ whom won al least once during th e season . The long trail boys are Doug Wuggaze r, League champ, John Emmer ling, Jim Toup, Bob Brown. Doug's EML lime was 4.45.5 in a thnlJer he was not expected to w in. Taup and Brown also placed. All but Taup were here to md the '56 learn; Taup was a star cross country man a l Albion College last season.
For three seasons Maple hurdl e rs battle d il out with Will ie Thom0s, Mt. Clemens speedster and sportsman. Three times in the '55 season, G ordon Pade and Thomas met. Then the League meet provided the showdown. Willie's speed was pitted against Pade's fiery competitive spuit. Midway in the fast race Willie ticked a hurdle and was thrown off stride; this caused him to strike or overturn all the rest of the hurdles. Topping every one neatly, Pode beat Willie by about the thickness of his body. Both finished very fast , the winner se!Ung a new record of :15.3 for the event-and f.or a long time to come.
The 1955 Maple trac k team achi e ve d the Eastern Michigan League dual and League meet crowns and added the Class A Re gionals champio nsh ip. Individua l LeaguP. champions w e re Doug W ugga zer , m ile; Al Fuhrmann 440; Chuck G ibso n s h o tp u t; Ro n Mc Crumb and 8111 Mcfarlen, hed in p o le va u lt: H o ward Didie r a n d Dave Long 880 yard run.
G or d on Pa de wa s th e bes t " timber to p per" s ince 1949 and broke reco rds set by th a t C la ss B S tal e Championship team ' s second a n d th1rd pl a ce w in ner s in the 120 yard high hurdl es. Joe Kidw e ll, a jumor, equalled a Pie rce Field reco rd of : 13 0 in the 115 low hurdl es, matching Bucky Zoelhn 's 1945 mark.
I Bir mingham
Eos lem M ich 1gc: n Lea g ue Reserv e M ee l
2 Ml Clemons
3 Hazel Pork
The spectac ular pitc h1ng of Mintling Award winner Dick Sheldon wa s a Maple strong point. For three years Sheldon averaged b elie r !hon ten strikeou ts per game. His high school record sparkles with highl ights , incl uding a no-hitter as a sophomore, 19 st r ikeo uts m one game, and several games when less than five hits were allowed. Also a dange rous hitter, Dick was eyed b y scouts from almost e ver y major league club. Bul he had p lanned for college and so was not ava ilable
The previous r ecord ond bnlhant performance of Captain Tom Beck made the speedy shortstop natura1 choice for the iob. Becke r led the team in h illing a s a sopho• more, was ahead when a n m jury sidelined him in his junior ye ar , and led in almost every department in the '55 season. He proved his worth early when he ran Maple practice sessions in the absence of Coach Parry. An unforgellable feat was his six runs against Mt. Clemens.
Ro w 1-D Cornila, B Johnson, B Wright, T. Beck, captain; D Shel• don, B. Watkin son, K. Flock; ro w 2-) W illiams. monoger ; B Deer, H, M1tchell, ). Troa , E Leaven worth , B, Appel , L. Milford B Bell, J Reed , manage r; row 3-D. Allen , R. Cornilo. B Peckhelser, L. Hower, B Isbell A. lsse ll e, G. Stites, manager ; Cooch Lew Parry.
Every Maple player could hav e been an individual star. Instead the boys preferred to play as a team. Team spirit mode Lhem alm ost unbeatable. Calling signals and direct • ing strategy was Kirk (Yogi) Flack , the squad comedian. Yogi's quick chatter on the field and h is big bat made him indispensable. His work behind the plate was near perfect.
This speedy quartet of outfielders were hard on oppos• ing teams, both m the held and at bat. They were powe r hitters and skilled m defensive play. All were important m the Maple scheme of things. Bennett Wright, Bruce Johnson, Jim Traa, Dan Corn1lo
The sharp Maple infie!d kept up a running, season-long competition with the outfielders, trying to keep as many balls as possible fn ihe diamond. All were experienced and had the pro spirit and pride in a game well played Bill Watkinson, Tom Beck, Bill Deer, Bob Isbell, Kirk Flack.
One of Birmingham's finest athletes, Bill Watkinson was a mainstay at third base. His potent bat and a.ble g love were telling factors all season in the Maples' successful campaign for the League crown. Bill banged out a lusty .324, second on the team, and led in runs baHed in with sev.en. He co~lected few errors and was regarded as the best third sacker in the League. Many major league scouts showed an in terest in Bill, with reports going jn to Brooklyn and Baltimore. But like Sheldon, Bill had college plans.
Jim Traa was a p'.easant surprise. A irack man his sophomore year, Trapper was an unknown quantity when he reported lo Coach Parry in th e spring. The first lime Jim swung a bat he showed talent. The first pitch was over ihe plate. Trapper slammed it far out of reach of ihe closest outfielder. A few games later Jim pleased the fans when he blasted a 335 foot homer over the fence al Southfield. In the season he smacked six more extra base hits accounting for his share of Maple runs. Kirk Flack catches for batting practice.
The 1955 Maple nellers were runnerup to Mt. Clemens for the League trophy, defeating all other League competition. Then in the Regionals they conquered Mt. Clemens, winning a decisive championship.
Coach Harold Newcomb has produced consistently strong teams, with a habit of taking League and Regional trophies. He was not disappointed m this team's showing.
Birmingham
Opponent
Cooley
Northville
Mt.
Redford
Cranbrook
In the year 1955 Birmingham won championships in seven of the eight League sports, adding regional crowns in tennis, track. golf, and cross country. Golf was top sport with championships in the League, Regional , and Pontiac Invitational matches, and a shining third place in the State meet. The team also had an undefeated season.
The Maples met Royal Oak early in the season's only eight-man match , trouncing the Acorns 638-680. Warming up for the tough Regiona ls, the boys avenged last year's loss to Ferndale, beating the Railsplilters 311-358.
The f\lgged Regiona ls at Flint saw the Maples edge out Midland 321-323 for the crown. Sophomore Mike Conroy tied for medalist honors with a 74. Third behind Jackson was the best the Maples could do in th e Stale competition at Battle Creek.
For the third year in succession, the Maples swept the Pontiac Invitat ional Tournament, breaking four records.
Captain Bob Goldsmith was medalist with 72, breaking the s chool record of 73 set by Joe G lass in 1953. The team score of 380 bette red the To urname nt r ecord b y seven strokes, and th e first four men 's score o f 299 set a school record , bettering the 308 set earlier i n th e seas o n.
THE EASTERN MICHIGAN LEAGUE MATCHES (at Black River Country C lub, P t. Hu r on)
I. Bi rm ingham
2. Ml. Clemens 323 344
3. Port Huron
4. Ferndale 359 380
Row I-Bruce Sammut, Coptom Bob Goldsmith, Tim Baldwin, Mike Conroy , Dick Les ter; ro w 2-Coach foe Borovlck, Jerry Whlto, Mickey Ha rtkopf, Peter Ja ckson, Bob Emde. Not In picture: John Duncan, Sandy Siege l.
Captainmg this year's golf team was Tim Baldwin. Last summer, for the second consecutive yea r , Tim went to California to compete in the Hea rs t National Junior Champi ons h ips. Sponsored by the Det roit Times, Tim qualified by winning the regional match al North Hills. He was Metropolitan Junior champ two years and has won many distnct jumor tournaments. Tim bowed out this year and his team Wlll miss a great competito r.
one fe lt deprived of the privil ege 01 playing. The Maple team was respected whe rever 1t wen t, largely through the coaching of Mr. Borovick
Coach Joe Borovick was not only the coach of his team; he was also a "bundle of Jokes and fun". It is hard to develop a good goller when he is a junior or senior. So a coach's 10b is not so much to tram and develop good golfers as JI JS lo be a guiding hcnd.
Many times Coach Borov1ck played w1ih his boys after school. Hence he was not onl y able to leach sportsmanship and honesty and give pointers on each player 's game; he was also able lo obse rve firs! hand who deserved to play m the next match. During the season not
Participating in some of the most exciting games ever played in Birming ham, the Mapl e cagers earned a nme, won-seven-lost season record. They won one boll game by one poin t, two by two points and a third after an over• time period. Perhaps their best game was the first en• counter with East Detroit when they erased a 16 point deficit lo wm by lour The 67-62 victory o ver Mt. C lemens in the regionals was the first for the Mapl es in Class A competition.
Coach John Pelrakis has earned the respect and affection of the whole student body. He believes that the best offense is a good defense and takes pride in teaching his teams defensive fundamental s. He becomes so excited dunng games that 11 is hard 10 i: eep h tm m his chai r ; bu1 when the game ts over, he ls always ready to congratulate the opposing coach in v ictory as well as defeat.
At the end of the season, the learn elected John Fieser honorary captain. fleese shuttled back and forth from forward to guard. but nevertheless managed to lead the team m field goals. scoring and freethrow accuracy and limshed as ihe team 's second best reb ounder. He demonstrated his ability lo ploy well under fire when he tied up the Southfield game just as the final buzzer sounded He also netted a long jumpshot m ,he dymg seconds ol the Hazel Par k game lo give 1he Maroons a two point win.
Row I-Tom McDaniel. manager, Cooch John Peuokls, John Baker, manager; row 2-T. Evongellsto, T Kelly, D. Miller, G. Dennison. F. Wil son, J, Troo, L Abernethy, G. Hullman, M Roe, D. Picmonn, D.Bob Isbell outiumps Jerry Dobson o f Cranbrook lo lip the boll into lhe waiting hands of George Huffman in the opening home game of the season. Control of the ball at the start of each quarter is a prime requisite of a good c en ter, and Isbell is one of the best m the state.
Six foot five inch Ed Noe, Mt. Clemens, comes dovm with a rebound bu1 is promptly tied up by Bill Swaney while Bob Isbell,. Don Picmann and John Fieser look on approvingly. Bill's fighting spirit, keen shooting eye and sensational dribbling will be remembered by the Birmingham fans. Besides leading the team in assists, the stocky guard was the third leadmg scorer.
Bob Isbell lets go with a short iumpshot despite the defensive tactics of Tom Thomas. Isbell was a stalwart under both baskets all year. grabbing and lipping in rebounds lo become !he team's leading rebounder and second best scorer. It was shots like this that enabled Issie lo score 14 pofnts in the third quarter of the hrs! East Detroit game and 29 in the second Mt. Clemens contest. Only a junior , the lowering Texan should make the Maples a real threat next year.
The cagers pro ved the ir obf!ity to win cl ose ones, ave rogil1g only 52.5 points a game while oppone nts ave raged 55 5, s tm managing to win nine of 16. The ave rage Mapl e loss was by about 15 poi nts, the average wi n n ing margin b y a bout si x. The team took 964 sh o ts from ihe floor connec ting o n 29 1 fo r .302 average; hil on 258 of 465 fre e th rows fo r a commendable .535 average. In p e rsonal fou ls, th e Maples committed 263 to opponents' 294.
Afte r faking out Ma rv Ulma n. all-league selection from Mt. Clemens, John Fieser goes high to score two points o n a fast break. Alth oug h Fieser had a Co wless ium psh ot, he wa s jinxed on layups oil ye ar
Bo b Isbell 1s on the alert as towering Don P icmann prepares 10 tip in a rebound despite ihe lrontic efforts oi three opponents.
Jim Troa, George Huffman, Greg Bevis, Don Picmann and Don Haug h watch tensely from the sidel!nes while Coach Petrakis implores his te am to se t 11 up and move th e boll. A stickler for fundame n ta ls, Petrakis hos a year-round job preparing the team fo r vic
] Lew is, J. Paiqe, L. Kelly , F' Schwa rze, T.
n e r ; row 2- B Innes, B Porker , J Boucher. E Busch, J Dixon , P Walker: ,ow 3-Coach To m Carson; ) Shelle y , B Tay lor , P
r, T Hammer ,
Compiling a fabu lous 70-15 dual meet record ln coaching the Maples swim learn to eight straight Eastern Mic higan )eague crowns, J. Jay Myers is recognized as one of the top coaches in the slate. His all-around coaching ability and his warm personality featuring an ear to ear smile in moments of victory and defeat merit him the love and respect of team and opponents
Elected to captain the team were Wayne Geggie and Jay Lewis. Wayne was the first freshman lo earn a swimming letter in the history of the school. In his junior year , he too k second at League ln both the individual medley and backstroke. This year , afier learning the dolfin kick, he swam a leg on the record-setlmg breast s troke re'. ay and was a double winne r at League in th e backstroke and mdividual medley He also was awarded the Goldsmith memorial. Jay also established an enviable record, placing first at League m 1he 200 yard freestyle m his sophomore year and first m the 50 an d 100 yard freest yl e as a junior. This year, Jay climbed out of a sic k bed to take a third in the 100 yard freesty le and s wim a leg on the record sett ing freestyle relay.
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A h<.1lf dozen boys set League records in six events lhis year. Tom Bechtel won the 200 yard freestyle m 25: I. Tom Hizar holds the 100 yard breast stroke record in 1:08.6. Wayne Geggie has two records lo his credit: one in the ind1vidual medley in 1:42:3 and the other m the backstroke in 1:04.6. F. J. McGinnis, Jay Lewis, Bechtel and Sintz won lhe 200 yard freestyle re!ay m 1:41.6.
On the blocks and set for a fast 100 yards ore Tom Hizar, Dave Rider , Frank Mabley and Tim Sellner. The breast strokers dominated the League meet , with Hizar hrst followed by Mobley second. Rider fifth, and Sellner sixth.
The medley relay of Wayne Gegqie swimming backstroke; Tom Bechtel orthodox breast stroke; Jay Lewis butterfly breast; and Pete Smtz freestyle set a pool record with the sparkling time of l :52.0 and placed sixth in the state mee t.
Coach Myers can be very proud o [ his trio of young dive rs Freshmen Paul Camp and John Hyde, with Sophomore Warre n Risk , consistently beat the opponents. Hy de came through with a first in the League meet, and Camp hmshed fourt h
On the blocks and ready lo swim what is considered the hardest event in high school swimming compe1ilion, the I SO yard individual medley , a re Wayne Geggie, Dave Rider, Frank Mobley and Tom Hogan The fishtail kick legalized this year enabled Geggie to set 1he school record m I:4 l 9 and League record at 1:42.3. As a sophomore Rider gath ered many points and 1s considered a top prospect. For the pas1 two years Mobley consistently placed high in this event. His nm1h in the fastest state meet crowned a successful season. Hogan , a freshman, is one of the finest young swimmers on the team. Junior Dave Cook (not in picture) took a third in the League meet and should be a big gun in the Maple attack next year.
The Maple 200 yard breast s tr o ke r elay quartet of Tom Hizar, Jay Lew1s, Wayne Geggie and Dcive Cook created a sensation at the Cereal Bowl Invitational relays at Baille Creek, swimming the eve!1t in I:55 3, more 1han seven seconds under the old Bowl rela y record of 2:02.7. This time which set a National record was made possible by a new rule which allowed the fis htail kick. Th e boys were given small bowls while the school was presented a large r one which ls on display in the trophy case.
Evidently unable to read signs, freestyle sprinters
Jim Cardell, Jeff Life, Jay Lewis, Pete Sintz, Bill Buick and F. J. McGinnis nevertheless established a pre• cedent for future swim teams. Cardell took a blue ribbon at lhe League meet irl the 100 yard freestyle followed by annually ill Jay Lewis third and Life sixth. Sintz won the 50 in record time, followed by freshman Buick in sixth place. McGinnis swam a leg on the League record breaking 200 yard fre6• style re!ay, as did Lewis, Sin!z, and Tom Bechtel, not pictured. Bechtel, Lewis. Sintz and Buick teamed up to shatter the school and pool reco rds in the 200 yard freestyle relay in 1:40.5.
Th e Maples boasi fou r of Lhe top distance men in the League i n sophomor e Tom Bechtel, and iumors Jo h n Overgard. Dic k Hubba rd and Dave Coo k. (Not in pictu r e) Bechte~ won th e League title for 200 ya rd freestyle in record time follo wed b y Cook thi rd; Overgard fourth; and Hubba rd fifth Tom holds the record wit h a time of 2:06 7 a n d finished fifth at state. Cook bro ke the 400 ya rd frees tyle record wnh o l!me of 4:52.7
Birm ingham will be countmg on Jon DeHa on, Ji m Wa ll and Steve Pew for big poi n ts nex t y e ar in the bac kstro ke. Wayne Geggie bows out wi lh a school and pool record ( I :08.2) along with an EM L c hamp1onship to his credit in this even t. The h ole Wayne leaves will be a tough one to fi ll. bu t th es e teamm ates can do 1l.
Wayne Geg g ie , recipient o f th e Gold smith swimming trophy , nchly deserved th e h o nor. The trophy is awarded annually on the basis of scholarship, leadership, and value to the swimming team. For the past four years Wayne excelled in all of these qualities, g ladly g iving his s e rvices whenever n eed ed for the benefit o f the team. The trophy was contributed by Mr. Goldsm ith whose son Don starred as a freestyler on Birmingham's team of '50, '51, and 'S2
When the fabulous 200 yard freestyle relay quartet of Marc Joslyn, Jim Newman, Gary Osterbeck and Ted Schwarz received All-American honors with a lime of 1:41.1 the experts thought that this record would stand for a long time. But this year a quartet of freshman Bill Buick, sophomores Tom Bechtel and Pete Sin tz, and Captain Jay Lewis swam the distance in l :40.5 to establish a new school and pool record.
More girls, more sports, more fun! GAA sports this year included a veritable smorgasbord of vari ed indoor and outdoor activities, all w ell attended and thoroughly enjoyed. Especially popular were the club's monthly meelmgs because afterwards members hosted openhouse in the g ym.
Although GAA had been in school 20 years, It was completely reorganized in ·1952. Membership is open to any girl having one maior and one minor m any sporl. Not many girls find ii difficult to meet lhese requirements, a major requiring 75 per cent parhcipallon and a mmor three limes or over until 74 per cent parllc1pahon ma mai-
Sally Reidor sPOrl. An o th er w ay to obtain me mbe r s hip i n the club is for a se nio r lo write a letter lo the e xec ut ive board for h o norary me mbe rsh ip.
Money-making pr oJec ts fo r the y e ar we re p e ncil sales and the student-teac h e r v o lle y b a ll gam e (Th e students hope to do better n e x l y e ar.)
Playdays with o th e r sch ools w e re looke d fo rward to by
Row ! -Sall y H tbbcuo, public relations; Cla,ro DeNado r, p r esident; Bev Ford, v1ce-pres1dent; Gmger Backus. secretory; Doroth y Rossma n, treasurer ; M or1ha Long, h i storian ; row 2-Kay M obl ey, Lind o Henning, Joanne Savage, Modelyne Roberts, Sue VanHook, Martha Koskinen, P1x te Ymglmg , Joan Bar tell Nancy Forsman, Shirley Swigar t. Gayle Pacul t KIiiy Wilson, M arg Dov1s, Mory Collins, M o o e Joynt. Car ol
a ll. The girls formed teams wilh members of other schools for competition in the various sports. Thus the competition was friendly and everybody won.
Enthusiastic and active advisers of the club are Miss Reid and Miss Stevenson. They assist in p la nning and are largel y responsible for the in ter-schoo l p laydays,
W illiams, Sue Ketchum, Kay f owler: row 3- Liz Thomson Borb Devis, Pot Cornell Edllh Trios. Rebecca Wagner, Carole Trws, Judy Kleene, Tamera Badenoch, Nanc y Procto r, Lmdo Robeson, Judy Austin, Gerry Barber, Mory Rober ts. Katherine Zabriskie, Mary Slater. Pal Hann y, Nancy Stel'lort, Julie Storch, Martha Hlll
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One of the firs t sports offered by G A A early in the school year was nflery The girls enjoyed lh1s sport during September and October, meeting and dividing into two sections according to previous experience. One was the beginning and the other the advanced group. In her first lime as a sharpshooter, Margaret Davis proved her ability by winning the championship of the beginners' group. The veterans' crown was captured by Pixie Yingling
Every Thursday afternoon Birmingham bowling alley was completely monopolized by G A A bowlers. This year something new has been added-automallc pin sellers and ball returns. Since this eliminated boy attendants, many girls were convmced ii helped their game-especially the more self conscious ones.
The gir:s formed 18 learns and had a lot of fun competing for both team and individual trophies Ethel Roehm climaxed four years of championship bowling by copping the md1vidual trophy fo r high point bowler for the fourth straight year. The team trophy was won by Barb Davis's team of Nancy Lewellen, Sonia Sallerlo, Shirley Phillips and Cathy Guziak.
Many of the girls spend extra h ours m the Bi.rminghum bow ling a l!eys procticing for regular Thursday kegler sessions Jane Lindley and Sally Schlachter put in extra time so they can raise th ose averages soonth ey hope
One of the favorite mid year sports offered by G A A, basketball drew a large turnout this year. The girls had fun forming intramura l teams to compete fo r a trophy engraved with the name of lhe wmning team's captain. This year the trophy was awarded to the squad led by Mary Collins.
Although they had no r egular varsity team or sc hedule, the cagers enjoyed outside competiiion twice with Kingswood and once with Madison high school.
Team captains Joanne Savage, Ann Spoelstra, Carole Trzos, Pat Cornell, Judy Gray and Mary Collins led their squads in an exciting season of intramural compe tition.
Although in the eyes of many spectators, acrobatic stunts appear dif11cull to perform, a good number of girls came out for GA A's tumbling program to disprove the myth. The girls formed teams and spent weeks preparing for the bio intramural meet which climaxed the season On the great day the girls competed in individual, couple, group and trampoline stunts.
Trying out ihe angle are Ginger Backus and Judy Kleene and Clalfe DeNador and Liz Thomson seem to be quite adept at headstands Peggy Bensinger has mastered the backbend. The chest stand is performed by Lynne Scherer and Susie Hindle
The weather was a little warm for penguins but they felt much more al home after the big blizzrud that hit just before Saturday night's performance. All dressed up in formaJ attire are Linda Janke, Morie Joynt , Mary Muma, Shirley Swigart and Keppy Potion.
Like the words of the song, the Aq uabelles transformed Barnum pool into Toyland when they presented th eir annual V,!aler ballet in March.
As the fairy godmother. Nina Slawson waved h e r magic wand lo create all kinds o f little animals that would appeal to the residents of girl and boy land. Ducks, mice , monkeys , teddy bears, bunnies, clowns and a toy band cavorted in and out of the water.
Miss Reid and Miss Stevenson directed the production, assisted by Miss Bramwe ll, student teacher in the physical education department.
J. Button, G. Birchard, J. Potts, C. Christine, J. Auslln, M. Chaffee, D. DeJongh, P Yingling, C. Powell, G BarlnolJ, L. Norlon, K McGowan, J. Combs, L Janke;
Row 1-L Cloonan, A. Lindow, M. M!choels, S Hanson , P Struck, J. Mllchell, H. Mong e, C. Roosevelt, H. Russ, P. Bensinger, $. Rlpplngllle, A. Buchanon, B Close, L. Lo.Morre, K. Moble y , M Sloter, S. Her· rison , B. Falcone r, L. McWillioms; row 4-S. Leahy, B Porter. M. Muma, B. Hays, K Koenig, K Patton , L Robeson, C. Dec ker , L Bliss, C. Drinkard, K. Zabriskie, C. Will iams, P Hogan ; row 5-J. Bartell, S Swl• gorl, J. Terry, L. Bernilt. M. Lester. S. Leader , P Hughes, S. Hogon, M, Mcfarland, J Walker, A Spoelstra. G, Backus.Golf is a r elati vely new sport for G A A, just two years old, in fact. Bu t the number wan ting ii has grown impressi vel y this year. The g1rls are divided into g roups according to the e xperience they have had , from beginners to handicappers Duffe r Margaret Roberts receives tips on her grip from Trudy Vose while Sue DeNador gets !he some kind o f help from Pa tty Harman.
GA A archery has not so far produced any Robin Hoods or William Tells. But the girls enjoy spending spr ing aft e rnoons practicing th is ancient sport. Some of the m gain quite a bit of skill, too Mary Roberts, Liz Thomson, Ginger Bac kus and Julie Storch are well on thei r way to bein g the best in the business-the archery business, that is.
It's spring and Barb Davis, Sally Hibbard and Dorothy Rossman can't wait lo start playing softball again. One of G A A's most popular sports, softball meets once a week and is definitely considered one of the first signs of spring. As in many other sports, the girls form intr amural teams to compete for a trophy
Even though no fre shman class ever hos o ghost of a c hance of winning f ield Day, each successive one comes up with boundless en thusiasm and shining opiim ism. And the '55 frosh were no exception With their ihem e Water Underkmd, they marched, cheered, HOPED with the b est of them. King Neptune s igna ls cheerleaders Sha ron Harrie, Ginny Huntoon, Mary Lester, Bon nie Bramblett. Sue Clark a nd Beih Burroughs lo lead the class in a muse r.
Eac h y e ar o ur sc h ool gro w s large r; and yet ther e is a lwa y s roo m fo r e v e rybod y lo ta ke part m F ield Day, o n e o f th e sc hool's oldest a c tivities. W ee ks be fo re lh e big day, each class becomes a r eal unit, its members working a n d h a ving fun togeth er The th e m e must b e worked out, the float designed, th e marc hing p racticed, costumes designed and m a de, c h eers written, and teams o rganized fo r fie ld events
Even tuall y the day arrives; 12 o'clock finall y comes, a n d th e fun and pageant ry of F ie ld Day begin. Some members o f e ach class rush to ge l their floats; others fra ntically p ass ou t costumes and wonder if everyone w ill be ready 1n time.
Fro m the r ush and confusion emerge orderly Imes of the pa.rode; costu mes, banne rs, float s and sound effects harmonize to e x,
Row upon orderly row of silent seniors give on impression of d ign ity a.nd class strength while waiting for the oiher classes to e nte r th e g y m a.nd take their places Soon these silent Aztecs w ill jom in a chant-chee r, p rac ticed lo perfe c tion.
press the chosen theme. Floats and chee rleaders are ready. There is at last an alert silence, everyone hoping lhe judges won't notice the few feet out of step. Ma rche rs enter the gym and seat themselves in complete silence, so perfect it could be the envy of classroom teachers and audiences. After all are seated, si le nce is ma intained by the other three classes as one gives its c h eers. These must fit into the genera l theme
Then the silence is shattered, never io prevail again, as the held events get underway. H's pandemonium as one class 1akes the lead onl y to lose out Lo another. The points add up. At last the winner is announced But it is not the winning that makes Field Day: It is the class unity, the fun, the serving of tradition that really count.
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The egg throw is probably one of the most strenuously p racticed and looked-forward-to events in Field Day. The girls' teams from all four classes tossed their eggs in hopes that they will la nd safel y in the ir partners' hands, not on the floor
The barrel race, shuttle relay, and threelegge d race also required much practice. Both take a lot of co-ordination, and usually one or more of the teams ends in a h e ap on the floor. The barrel race and shuttle relay depend mainly on the speed and smartness of the contes tants. Each team in the tug-of. war is comprised of the heaviest and strong• est members of each class. The sophomore team concentrates on getting the flag over the line in the allot ted time. They seem to be doing just that, judging by their optimistic expressions.
The parade and the events connected with Field Day are awe inspiring and well organized. Ho urs of practice preceeded the aclual marching and months of preparation and hard work had Lo be spent on each of the floats ,
The classes were judged on coordination, marching, originality of the various floats, and quality of the cheering. Almost all of the stude nts showed interest in preparing for Field Day and class members gave generously ol their time and effort. The juniors, pictured dbove, had a unique ide<!I in their theme which deal t with time and clocks
The Keynoters' Club is a younger ed it ion of the Junior Mus ica .le with membership ope n to all interested freshmen a nd sophomores The members mee t in pri vate home s. At eac h meeting members present a mus ic a l progra m and d iscuss club activities. Many o f the bes t mu sic ians in school belong . Duri ng the year , besides pu tt ing on many of their own programs. club me mbers look a trip to Det roi t to hear a symphony. They also sang at an old pe ople's home A spring concert was given wit h a ll memb ers participa ting
Row I-Dorothy Rodgers, treasurer; Glenn Orr, Sieve Tay lor, progra m manager; Sue R1pping1lle , secretary; ro.w 2-Pe nny Ball. Sally Satterlhwaite , Ann Buchanan, Sue Purvis. Nol in pic ture : Sally Garabrant , president; George Bouse. Diana Doering, Bill Masters Don Rliler, Ann Soltis.
The Ju nior Musica le consists of juniors and seniors interes ted in mu s ic . Each member plays one or mo re instrument s or is taki n g voca l music. This y e ar the members a tt end ed several s y m p h o n ies and other musical productions They a lso had joint meetings with the Keynoters. Closin g the yea r , th ey gave a recital at the Community House in which all participa ted
Row ! - Sha ron G ray, treasurer; Ba rbara Brown, vice president; Pat Barkley , p residen t; Judy Boucher, recording secretory; Mary O!aki, correspondi ng secretar y ; row 2-Noncy Sheldon, Carol Peck, Jane Russe ll, Ka thy La ler. Elizabeth Leland, Carolyn Huntoon, Elizabeth Gra y ; row 3- Nina Sla wson. Mary Jo AllgJre, leanelle Mange, Carl Ande er, Ali ce Hogan, Mary Louise Smith, Solly Hanson , Dalene Domes. Nol in picture: Le ro y Kieler, John Kerley, Don Laird, Arthur Blan ton, Jon Rippingille, Pa t Ross , Pal Sullivan.
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Cicerone t s one of the la rgest and most active groups in sch ool. Organized as the Newcomers' Club when the new building opened and had h u nd reds of visito rs th e Club's function was to guide visitors about th e building. Now its members do a great deal lo help new students get a cquainted with the school and its students. Each semester Cicerone g iv es a part y at whic h n ew students are int roduced to ihe schoo l and the activities 11 offers. No molt e r when they come, newcomers are assig n ed Big Brothers or Big Sisters who help the strangers to feel at home v e ry soon Members also s how visitors and grade schoo1 groups around the building and furn ish ushers and usher supervision for almost every sc hoo l !uncti on. including vari e ty show, concerts, p lays, open-house and commencement.
Row 1- Ann Gardener, Tom McDaniel, Pat Barkley, Nina Slawson, Kitten Jomes, Dove Phillips, Carol Orr D'Arlme De Jongh; row 2 - Miss Price, a dviser; Mlke Weston , Barbara Bernhard. Katy Bigge, secretary; Don Laird, president; Wynllred Wagner, Brtant Hilliard, Allx Atwood; row 3-Ali ce Hogan, Penny Todd, Sally Hanso n, Mary Burkman. Jon Rippingllle, Judy Buchanan. Judy Klapproth Sue Po lhemus. Beverly Ford. Sue Ketchum, Sue Rippingille, Carol Williams. Sue Hindle. Sue Sutherland; row 4- Pa t Ross. Sue Gorton , Martha Harrison, Annette LeMessurier, Marcia McFa rland, Carol Bain, Don Thalacker, Ian Lynch , Janel Kegel, Nancy Beie r. Sue Tabor. Jane Adams. Jane Collister; row 5-Be tty Bennard, Margaret Adams. Solly Mack, Carolyn Premo, Karen Taracks, Jean Spencer, Judy Gray , Brenda Gross. Ann Willett , Linda Lewis, Barbara Shinnick, Betty Milligan: row 6- Bill Potter, Don Weir, Bill Fall. Goer Guerber, Bob Horris, Howard VM Norw ick, Kem Hogan. Jim Scribner, Dave Dixon. Pete Moody. Dan Bearden. Fred Finkenouer, Dick Pratt, Not in picture: Kalle Abbrechl, Nancy Clark, Joy Fortune, Sandy Gross, Patty Harmon Jim May, Sandy Sisson, Janet Webb.
Anyone might think that it's no special privilege to wait table for banquets attended by around 400 people. But ever since it was founded when the new school opened and the huge Maple Room could accommodate even the largest of the school's honor dinners, students have considered ii a great honor to belong to Garcon Club. These efficient. welltrained boys and girls have made the dinners more successfl!ll. Garcon Chili is a service organ!zation that served at all sports dinners, Pep Club and Student Congress, Little League, Birmingham Business Ch.ib, and PTA luncheons and dinners. Biggest project of the year was the senior dinner with over 400 guests.
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One of the richest sources of income for the Assembly Club is the candy counter. The pro te st of many a sweet tooth is silenced by a trip to the counter during lunch hour. Club memb e rs serving as salesmen try frantica ll y to ob li ge th e undecided customers who study the case with a view to investlng a nickle o r so. Profit from the booming sales helps to b ri ng better and varied assemblies here.
Going! Going! Gone! Sold to the gentleman with the most cash to wave al the auctloneerl Everything lrom spaghelli dlnner to exempuon from dissecting a frog is auctioned of! to the highest bidder m the Torch DrJVe sole. Bulg ing wallets wenl on quick reducing diets. ond often the hat was poss!ld to get o whole class out of a Sll(•week's lesl. With the min imum initial bid set at one dollar and each rise al 25 cents, the bidding was brisk and com-
petilive. AucUoneers Dave Dixon an d John Bonds kept th e sale mov ing and the crowd va s tly ente rt ai n e d. The ma in auclion , with on outlaw con ti nuance here and there, gross ed more than one thousand ,dol lars !or the Torch Dr ive and helped pul the school over with ne arly double lo st y e ar' s 1otol con trlbulton. Nick Col• bert hands over the dough for a t!ck e t to Iha movies for a semester,
The Christmas program was presented by Proscenium and the choir. Late in the year, the three younger classes presented varieiy shows using their own talent.
"May I help you?" is the helpful question o f Assembly club members selling candy in the l unchroom Profits from this concession, as well as a share from the activity ticket, make it possible for the club to presen t assemblies weekly. Though candy wrappers in the halls make it necessary for members lo "man ihe brooms" occasionally, they do it willingly to continue our line assemblies.
Membe rship in the club is on a percentage basis. Anyone desiring membership makes applicaiion and is elected by his class. " Now you are dismissed to your first hour class".
Push, push! Keep those brooms working! Bill Deer and Nancy Olsen, hard-working members of the Assembly club, clean the halls and p ick up candy wrappers. At first such litter was a problem; but with the co-operation of students and the work of the sweepers serving during thei r free hours after lunch , the problem is being solved.
On the floor- Paula Struck, recording secretory; Julie Hoover. Carol Green, Pot Hogan, Linda Burkman : sealed-Mary Burkman, Barbara Abboll, Nancy Olsen, Ltz Leland, John Bonds, Dione Howard, Nina Slawson Betty Bonnard, Fronk Mobley; standing- Miss Allen , adviser; Kliten Jomes, corresponding secretary; Bill Deer, Marilyn Chailee, Dave Dixon, Carol Orr Don Hough. president; Punch LeMessurier. Tom McDaniel. treasurer: Sieve Pew. vice president; Bob Parker. Bob Benson, Tony Evongehsla, Stu Gray, John Thurber Not In plc1ure-Saroh Blunt, Fred Fink enauer.
As a g e n e ral preparatio n for the futu re in the profession of nursing , the Future Nurses' C lub undertakes m a ny a c• · livities eac h y ear. Members have taken extensive lours of many hospital s and nursi ng hom es lo gain new ideas and ex periences in the field of nur si ng.
Monthly a guest speaker atte n ds the meetings and inform s members on requireme nt s in th e different fields of nursing. Me mbers a lso work fo r th e cancer society, a children's home, and a home for th e a ged Eac h y ear two members are delegates to a State conv e n tion whe re the y become acquainted with mem be rs fro m oth er cl u bs and exchange new ideas. The mos t im portant p r o jec t unde rtaken by the Future Nurse s' Club was ad opt ion o f the Korean orphan Kyung Jun Uk. In th is the Club h as e njoyed the co-operation of th e entire sch o o l.
Row I-Gay Birchard, program c hairman; Ju d y Bou cher, secre ta ry : Karen Taracks, vice p re s ident; Ann W ille tt, p resident; Soll y Mack , treasurer; Linda Bliss, charity cha irm an; row 2- Marilyn Cook, Jewe l Olensiein, Karen Graham, Dione Richardson. Na n c y Samp so n , Mary Heavenrlch, Koren Kesler; row 3--Kappy Po tion , Carol Hou g h to n. Sue Leader. Elizabeth Thomson, Mary Ann e Curti s, De onna Kenjoskl, Ann Reinhardt ; row 4-Sue Cooper, Pau la Hu g hes, Mory Allee W1 llloms, Kathleen McGowcm , Mary Emery, Jane Co ll iste r, Ann Robinson; ro w 5-Phyllls McNallis , Mariann Ulnch. Kay Moble y , S haron Gray, Joy ce Schage, Solly Wells, Judy Gray. No l In pic tu re: Kal ie A bbrechl, Na n c y Doherly, Marilyn Holmquist.
The Ar t Club provides a meeting opportunity for students interested in drawing,,painting, ceramics, enameling and metal work. The usual agenda consists of a short business meeting followed by time in which members work on various individual projects. The Club tries to have a guest speaker in some field of ar t each month. During lhe past year visitors spoke on metal work (blacksmithing) enameling, and other arts. There were field trips to Pewabic Pottery and Cranbrook Institute of Ar ts.
Row I- Judy Selvidge, secretory; Connie Gordon, presldeht; Gayla Rettro;y, treasurer; row 2-Gwen Harrovar. Pat Gorman , Solly Ann Pope, Margaret Nichols, adviser; row 3- Beverly Hail, Polly Pildllch. Judy Kolmboch; row 4- Mory Ellen Bleakley, Dove Lowrie, Tom Baldwin, Sharon Snow. Not In picture: Judy Bearden, Pat Dennison, Jon Goulder, Judy Hardin. Michael Madeleine, Martha Mange , Judy Ollvar, Elaine Palmer, Sandy Schick.
have something of interest and value for all
Consulting reference materia l in colleg e wi ll b e simplified a g reat deal for students m the libra r y science co urs e In fact, it's much simple r for th e m no w. Classes mee t two or three times a week to study the Dewe y Deci ma l system, ca rd ca talogues, and o ther filing s ystems. Research work, book re v iews, and book bi nding are proj ects undertaken by class membe rs. Besid es t he class work, studen ts assist th e lib ra ria n s in c h ecking out books and magazine s and answering the many questions asked in an average day.
Row I-Toni Campbell , Kmherlne Garr e tt , Ka y Fowl e r, Judy Turner, Er in Ha yes. Si u G ray: ro w 2- Ron Hun ler. Ke n Clark, Doroth y Rich , G e raldine Ho rr is. Phyll is Frasure: sec re to ry: Nancy Cope, Dick La Macch io. Dick Hall; ro w 3-Sond y Nelle s , Pol Tolbolt, Howa rd Benwa y; row 4- Lo rry Milford, Don Bea rden , Bo rbom Mille r, Pe nny Pellow, Ha rold Frye, Ronald Hold lnc;, Tom Ke rsh ner. Peggy Jo yne r, Bill Pope.
' . Fu ture Tea c h e rs of America is a national organization of hig h school and college students interested in care ers in teac hi ng. During the past year, students teachers training in our sc hool ta l ked to members on leaching and col• lege llfe. Several field trips were taken to Wayne University and Michigan Slate Normal College.
Row I- Mory Burkman. treasurer; Barbara Riller, vice president; Koy f owl er, pre sident; Eve lyn P11lon. secretary; row 2-Mlss Will, adviser; Emily Tuc ker, Beverly Hoit , Barbara Dav is. Lynn Chapman. Mrs. Van Steenburg, adviser: row 3-Judy Au.lln. Nancy Stewarl, Morie Lindquist. Carol Peck, Kathie Lafer; row 4- Margoret Davis, Pec;gy Joyner , Soro h H an , She rry Snow. Mory Ellen Jones; rr:,w 5- Colta Reasoner. Janet Mc Donald, Belly -Bonnard, Caryl Powell. Coro! Mark • hoff Not In picture: Dione Gordner. Joy Fortune, Becky Filkins, Karen Keene.
Two newlyweds, portrayed by Kat y Bigge and Da ve Phillips, accompan ied by Linda Lewis, tenacious molherin-'.aw, tomed Europe wllh the audience. Mike, Sleve Pew's black Labrado:- pooch accompanied th~m. Between ac ts, the escapades o f the tou rists con vu lsed the a udience.
The quintet known as Lou ie's Hungry Five made iis debut in Holiday. Representing Ge rmany in the Eu rope an tour, the boys played wal tzes and p,olkas in Ge rman ban d style The group included Lee Kie ler, clarint?t : Ca rlo Orlando, tuba; Gary Johnson , trumpe t; Jim Trusell, trombone; and Mike Weston, clarinet.
The a ud ience is se a ted, a nd b oys sell i n g ice c re am bars, candy a nd popcorn are quiet a mome n t w hi le spotligh t o pe rato rs await the signal of the director. The lig h t swings to the cen te r of th e fl oor , and Holida y , th e 1955 vari e ty show, is u nderway
Holid ay , a tr ip around th e w o rld, came to Bi rmingham wit h its fun, color and varie ty. Da ve Di xon and Dick McHug h are our guides. The tour starts in New York where we board ship for Eu rope. France, Spain, Belgium, Switzerla nd, Italy, Hungary and Scotland- we see them oil The inhabitan ts of these lands are talented , too, and graciously s how their c o un tries' customs and fun in dance, song and ski t.
It is hard to realize the time and work requ ired to put on our colossal vari ety show wh ich uses at least 500 students and teac hers. Besides the many ac ts, which must all be perfected, dozens oI behind-the-scenes workers put in countless hours of skilled wo rk. Many hands applied make-up and contrived authentic costumes. The gay background and setting were planned and executed by art students. Many a sc hool hour and a few nights were spent in getting programs ready, chec king spelling of the hundreds of names, preparing the dummy, reading proofs. Ushers were from Cicerone Club. A committee p1anne::: refreshments and set up methods of dispensing them.
A whole c rew worked out the lighting and posit1onsc s p otlights. More than 300 semors sold tickets-for th eir own profit as well as that of the audience of 2000 each night.
Holiday was resplendent with gay dances and provin· cial folk songs, balle t and chorus line. The native-costumed Tyro lean mountain climbers danced their way straight from Switzerland in to the heart of the audience.
One of the most spectacular numbers in the show was the brief trip behind the Iron Curtain where a group of BHS teachers convu'. sed the crowd with a live ly folk dance, leav ing everyone, including' themselves, breathless.
French terpsichorean art was ably repl'esen ted by the Gay Parisiennes, whose precision steps and very evident enjoyment carried the crowd right along with them.
All this work went in,o the variety show. But it was worth it. Everyone had Lun and everyone learned to work together and co-operate. Annually the big variety show is p resen ted under a d iffe rent name. Though the selling job is the seniors', all students and teachers pitch in and help out with the big job, furnishing direction, skill, talent.
Cavorting about the floor to the tune of de lighted cheers of a packed house , Madame Sloshkovicz, Hungarkm ballerina comedienne, (A lice Sawyer) jingled her tambourine and swirled her brilliantly colored skirts, earning a thunderous oval.ion.
Christmas is a time lrad1tionally observed by Birrningham students and teachers by thinking of oth ers, expressing the spirit of lhe season. Ch ristmas trees adorned many classrooms, and bulletin boards blossomed with gay red and green decorations. Th e art department printed linoleum b lock Christmas cards; the print shop and the photographers also made cards; English classes and choir memorized seasonal poems and songs.
Janet Palmer and Mary Louise Smith decorated th e lobby and painted the front doors W1!h the season's g reetings
Girls in Mrs. Hutton's child study class gave a Christmas party for teachers' children . Thrilled with ihe tree and Santa and singing under the tree are Janme Diaz, Par.1 and Holly Grothe, Jan, Russ and Sue Parry, Cindy Thumser, and Spike and Pam Lemle. The child ren roamed the apartm ent and visited their parents during classes. They also helped decorate the tree, sang carols, and look home gifts from good ol' Santa Claus.
P roscenium and the choi r combined talents to present an impressive Christmas dramati zation of " Joy to the World", a one-act play tel!mg the story of the Na ii vity. The choir furnished background singing, sang seve ral carols, and the beautiful Messiah.
The gym was decorated w ith fou r Christmas trees, one for each class. Under th e trees were o ver fifty heaping baskets of food, each containing at least a full Christma$ dinner. These were picked up by the Salvation Army for ne edy families in the Pontiac area.
The French Club, with e nthusiast ic Monsieu r Co oc h a s advi ser, is a gro up in terested in and organ ize ~ for 1he promoting o! the speak ing of the Fre nc h lang uage outside o f the classroom. There are informal mee ti ngs once a month in the Littl e Apartme nt Memb ers also h a d a potluc k d inner. Throughout the year speake rs y,ere in vited to the meetings.
Row I - Mr. Cooch , adv iser ; Lynn Chapman, secre tory; Hel en Colwell, presl dent; Pa t Hellln. tr easurer; Bob BGnson; row 2- Ann Mo ke mi;on, Judy Sel vldc;ie. Carolyn Huntoon, Jud y Kl opproth, Pal Sherwood. Emily Tuclcer, Koren Fogarty, Barbara Davis; row 3- Ruth Brodu er, Sue Tabor, Joan Boudreau, Pal BGrry , Clark Hudson. Lyn ne Plant. Ka y Bender; row 4--Lynn Griem. Sally Schlachter. Mary lo A llgire, Jeanelle Monge, Jane Mohler. Borbaro Bernhord; row 5- Jud y Walker Betiy Bannord. Sharon Gray, Jan ice Eskew, Barbara Shinnick Nol I n p ictur e: Sharon Breedlove, Nancy Clark, vice pre sld enl; Mortha Hill.
'i'he Varsity C lu b is the le tte r men 's club of our sch ool. It is the oldest club of all and one of the largest. It enjoys a g reat d e a l o f prestige a nd quietly comes out a constructive p rogram o f projec ts for the school. La s t sum mer the club ga ve 600 d o lla rs to h e lp repai r th e d rainage system of the ne w fooiba ll field.
Row l - J1m Silber, h i storian; Blll Deer, vice presldenl; Jim Traa, presid ent, George Huffman, treasu re r; Jay Le w is, secrelary; John Appleford, sergeanl-<1l•arms: row 2-Tom Fontaine, T im Sellner, Frank Mahley. Tony Eva ngelista, Bill A ppel, Tom Sego), Lynn Benn, Dave Chalk. Jeff Craw ford , Tim Baldwin, John Gr oves, Bob Bell; row 3-Doug W uggozer , Marvin Broka w, Tom Watson Da v e G nllith , Dick Hubbar d. Ji m Reid, Dave Speha r, Jim Macdonald , Bob Brow n, Pat Berry , Gary Schack; row 4-Da v e Rider, Dick Ke1er, Larry Quinn, Bob Hohmeyer, G reg Ruddy, Wayne Gegg !e. Pele Ja c kson, Jim Fry, Bob Emde, Martin Knorr, Bob Benson; row 5- Don Picmo nn, Bt!I O' Neal. To m Hizar, Iohn Emmerling, Bill McFol'len , Ho wa rd Did ier, Lee A bernethy , Don Haugh , Chuck G ibson, George Dennison Joy Stark. Jim Cardell, Bob York. Nol In piclure: Terry A dlonc;i
The H!-Y Chili prides itself upon being a service club ralher than an Interest or social club. Its purpose Is l o creole, maintain, and exlend lhr oughout home, school and community high standards of Christian character h parilclpoted in two United Nations !rips and made a journey to lhe Stole Copilol !o observe Iha legislature al work. The Hi- Y club also gave parties for orphans, helped in World Service, and donated Chrislmas and Thanksgiving baskets 10 the needy
Row ! -Mounce Boker, secrelaryi Jim Reeder, vice presidenl; Dick Brown, president; row 2- Mr. Clayton. adviser ; Dick Johnslon, Jim Tomanek, Guy Brown; row 3-Terry Bird, Russ Richardson, Bob Beardsle y ; row 4-Pal Berry, Dick Prall; row 5-Bill Yogus, Henry Ballzers en, Rodger M elke. Nol ln picture: Ken Barker, Ron Cart• wrigh t, Tom Chope, Tom Gilli ngham, Bryan! Hilliard, Ala n Worlhley
The purpose o ! lhe Spanish Club 1s to develop a belier understanding and appr eciation o! lhe Spanish people, their customs. culture and language. Parliclpotmg in such Spanish octi v l lies as field trips lo M exican restaurants, looking al slides on Spain. and listening lo nollve speakers helps l o p romole understanding. A Spanish style Chnslmas party, smgmg o l ca rols al a convalescent home, and a potluck dinner also w ere included In lhe monlhly meetings.
Row I - M iss Louis, adviser, Tom Hizor, Carol Orr. secretory; Marie Lindqulsl, president; Mick y Michaels, v !ce president; Blll O'Toole. treasurer; Linda Corkery, Mrs. Van Sleenburgh, adviser; roy, 2GallWeckesser, Bonnie Braund. Ann Cope, Janice DeMonn. David Falconer, Sylvia Kordenbrock, Penny Todd, Koren Keene, Gerry Barber, Elizabeth Gray, Connie Zek!t, Judy Koback, Judy Nel son, Sue Bollinger; row 3-Becky Wood, Norma Webb, Diane Gordner, Judy Holliday, Morge Bundy, Mary Ellen Jones Carol Green, Dick Cloo• non, Don Thalacker, Marcia McFarland, Al ice Hogon Donna Lee Walls, Julio Smith, Merry Alice Williams, Bobby Wood1 row 4Mary Slots r, D on Miller , Andy Howley, Bill Wedge, Brenda Whiling, Betsy Bouer Julie Stubbs, Pat Henny, Nancy Laymon, G inny Noy•
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Rehearse, rehearse and r e hearse again! Do that scene over. Try that entrance once more and move faster. That plant doesn ' t look right there. Under the watchful eye of Mr. Kege l, director, ploy rehearsals for Stage Door strive for perfection.
Row I-Joanne Cross, He le n Cortright, Su e Polhemus, Karen Purnell Alan Wright. Lindo Lewls , correspond ing secre tary ; Dave Phillips, treasurer; Deve Dixon, Mike Weston, president; Kolle Btgge, vlce president; Allx Atwood, recording secretary; R.uth Heller, Sue Tabor. Claire DeNador, Bob Omtvedl, Gail Christle, Ekhard Dorlmann; row 2- Nanoy Sheldon, Claire )aeons, Jane Adams, Ginny Homer, Sue Booker. MQJ)' Kaye Fenwick. Carole Negri, Carolyn Huntoon, Barbara Dodd, Martha Cox, Judy Hardin, Alice Sawyer, Dennis Russell, Sue Ketchum , Judy Mll~hell , Sue Suther· land; row 3-Lindo LcxMarre, Nancy Maxwell, Elinor Dodge, Judy Goldstein. Norma Webb. Linda Boileau.
Only juniors and seniors ore eligible to become members o f Proscenium. Every sp ring and ea rly fall inter ested studen ts fill ou t applicat ion blanks which are then voted upon by the board of directors.
The board of directors is composed of eight studen ts including officers of th e club, two jun iors and one senior. The board is in ses• sion previous to every Proscenium meeting and sets up the agenda Ne w members are elected each semester.
Seated- Dave Phillips, Dave Dixon, Mike Weston Ka ty Bigge; standing-Ruth Helle r, Linda Lewis, Alan Wright, Karen Purnell, Sue Tabor, Alix Atwood
Members of Proscenium want lo further in tere st in drama tics a nd provide e x perience and e n tertainment. Every year a win ie r p lay is p resented, this winter's be ing Stage Door. A p lay is a lso given in th e spring. At fort nightly meetings skits and guest speakers are presented.
National Thespians is a nation wide o rganization of wh ich Birmingham is a member. Having only originated last year , their a ctivities have been few. Thespians are chosen from Proscenium member s who have the most participation points. Pat Ross, president, had the big job of organizing this new club with th e help of Dave Phillips, vice-president a n d Ka ty Bigge, secretary scribe. The other members are Clmre De Nador, Ruth Heller, Linda Lewis, Carolyn Hun toon, Kay Fowler and Clifford Waeschle.
When Mr. Keg el pulls out his whistle, tha t me ans s i!ence , and quick! Who will e ver forge t ou r d irector' s demonstrating of the heroine's love sce ne and acting the part o f a sm all c hild. Then the curtain falls on the final scene, Mr Ke g e l's job is d one, but a ll the me mb ers o f the cast go to see him af ter for a fr iendly he llo a nd chat.
Barbara a, .an, Mory W I! son Poi Ro... Coralyn Swort:, Phylh• F'tom,nq, Barbo re Rmcr hm S,lbo:, Barbo.,o Bomhord, Lyn ntP!onl. Morc ,o Roynoldo, Co th,e C rouch, Mary Sm11h, lud,o Co!woll Kmy Wilson: ro" 4-Kom Hoqon Neil Hammond, D,ck Sneed Bcny Bannord, Mdoy M1choolo. Ahson Woodhouse, Pam Donni, son, Jud y Boucher Core-
lyn Promo Pua Urovrc1. Mounc e Bak er Bn an Doon.. John Bonda, Do:i l..arrd Par Barry, Erm Ha ve s, Ann Wll lcll. Noncv Buckmastor, feo o S penco r Judy Walker: row ;,-Bob Hom er, 8111 O "Noa l. Do n Cholfe~. Sha ron Grey An n Spoolstro. Bob Horns, Bill Foll. Br yant Htl h ord. Steve Pe-.. Don Bearden
Congress is only as good as its officers-and members. This year it was fortunate in both. In the spring election, chosen to lead in the first semester we re Carole Negri, secretary of the House; Bob Hohmeyer, president; Joy Lewis, vice president; Sandy Skinner, treasurer; Ann Gordner. who is not in the picture, was secretary of the Senate.
Row I- Jay Lewis, Ann Gardner, Sandy Skinner, Carola Negri, Bob Hohmeyer, Allx Atwood, Nina Slawson, Pete Hurley, Ekhard Dorfmann; row 2:-Bob Lewis, Denny Conlon, Ste ve Surridge, Danny Davison, BUI Potter, Dick Cloonan, Roger Hard , Bob Kipp, John Paige , Pete Palmer, Lindo Bliss; row 3-Pete Moody, Mary Lee Pomeroy, S ylvia Korderlbroclc, Belly Mllll,;zan, Barbara Shinn ick, Mary OJala, Barbara Parker, Claire De Nader, Jane Russell , Sharon Gray, Mory Srolth:.row 4-Don Haugh, Carol Orr, Carolyn Baley, Julie Beechler, Diana Dowson, Sandy Walker, Ginny Huntoon, Jul!e Sc hmidt, Lynne Cloonan, Beth Burroughs, Mary Ann Norris, Myrna Moxle y; row 5Mary Collins, Carolyn Premo, Janel Palmer. Jan Lynch, Deonna Derr. Sarah Hogon, Judy Dodrill, Sue Hl:ndle, Barbma Cue ny, Dawne Karnes, Nancy Savage, Gay Graser; row 6-BUI O'Neal. Dick De Loria, Don Thalacker, Jim 'fraa, George Huffman, WUl!s Sawver, Bob Isbell, Ron Sandberg, Bob Pockhelser, Dove Phillips, Ed Leavenworth. Not in picture-Nancy Beier, Judy Bums. Bobble Lou Counsel. Derose Gullmel, Stu LaJdlaw, Pally Nyberg, Bill Swaney, Richard Wwd. Trudy Vose.
The Student C on g ress is an organization that ha s long enjoyed gre a t p re stig e. It is a representa ti ve bod y made up of two d ivision s u nde r a b i-came ra! p lan. At the end of each sc h oo l year tw o s enators from each class and a r e pre s e ntative and alternat e from eac h h o meroom are e le cted. Senators s e rve a one-y e ar term, and memb e rs o f the House a semester.
The House mee ts bi-w ee kly w ith Mrs. Darli n g a s adviser. Membe rs discuss school p robl e ms brough t befo r e th em and take ac tion according to th eir discretion.
A poster committee has the d uty of r egulating the putting up of all pos ters around school, passing on all posters and stam ping those that qualify. Alix A twood, Bob Horner and Sharon Gray work on publicity for Valentasia .
Student Congress not only solves problems but provides for dances and other fun. Early in the fall a m ixer is presented for all four classes so that freshmen and newcomers feel welcome and more at home. A little later the championship cross country and football teams w e re congratulated by th e wh o le s c hool with a b ig dance.
Last year the Congress adopted the project of raising e nough money to bring to Birming ham two fo reign exchange students through the American Fie ld Se rvice.
For second semester oflicers o f Congr ess lhis y ear ther e were so many cat1didoles lhol a primary a leelion was necessary Alter screen ing and a close bat• Ile of ballots, lhese officers w ere elected and installed: Ann Gardner, secretary of the Senole, John Fauba1rn, treasurer: Bill O'Neal. vice president; Jim Troo, p r esident.
Crowds o f k ids madly rushinq lines 100 long lo be served ta rdy slips lo be issued for those late lrom lunch . . con tusion com pounding contusion In tho huge bu l ove rta xed ep feterta Mr Wagner turned lhe perplexing proble m o ver lo Student Congre3s. Appomled to head a ca feteria committee, Stu Laidlm·, and Alix Atwocd mode a study of the sltuohon and set up the necessary mach inery to r emedy ii. No w th e coteterio runs more smoothly under the dolly supervision of lines and lunch· r oom by the co mmlltee
Row 1- Don Thalacker, Bob Hohmeyer, Joy Lewis. Don Ho ugh , Carol Orr, Ann Gardner, Bill O'Neal. )Im Troo. Caro le Negri; ro w 2- Bob· Peckhe1ser, Ekhord Dorlmann, Willis Sowy er, Bob Feg ley, Carl Reynolds, Blll Lawson, llm Reed er, Bob Poss. Brad Mach, Chris Carlson, Judy Wi nchell; row 3- Janet Palmer, Bill Poller. George Bouije, Dove Lindle y. Mike Oldham, Jim Husted, Bryant Hilliard, Pal Berry, Steve Pew, Ron Jackson, Ron Sandberg; row 4 - Bath Burroughs, Lynne Cloonan, Peter Pulmer, Denny Con1<111, Bob Lewis, John Hyde, Tom Brown. Dick Sneed, Too Schaefer, Sue Cooper, Alici> Hogan; row 5 Dione Dowson, Lindo Bliss, Shoton Gray, Sarah Hogan, Marilyn Bra,llon. Mary Lou Pomeroy, Mory Jo Algire, Gino Walter, Nancy Olsen, Charles Frederickson, Dick Deloria. George Hultman; row 6--Sondy Skinner Sandy Walker, Julie Schmidt, Jon Lynch
The other half of Congress is th e senate. Meeting in the library confe rence room, this small body governs cor.cessions at all athletic events, class and Congress elections, shores with lhe house the public relations work, plans and manages Civic Control Day, and sets up machinery for recognition o f school o rgan izations such as clubs.
To give the cross country and football teams the honors due champions, the Pigsk in Prom was presented in the Maple room. A feature of the dance was a life-size mural of the team picture, product of Tex O'Neal's tal ent. Everyone was d ressed io the teeth. Asking Mom for last minu te help with that unco-operative lie, John Gardner is about ready to pick u p h is favorite girl. He h o pes she'll go fo r his Ivy League suit from Dickinso n 's, brand new and set to go.
"Gel your pop here!" "Ice cold pop! 1 ' "Here's your hot coifee!" Persuasive harangues of h igh pressure salesmen filte ring th rough ihe crowded stands brought in many a quarter. Anyone who sold at a concession, in the stands or at the booth, probably missed many a ploy, but it was a lucrative project for organ izations.
The senate passes around the money-making opportunities. sets a fair scale of prices, and makes ru les for delivery, cleanup, etc. Best sellers were cider and donuts, followed by steaming coffee. especially when the food came from Erwin and Smith Markel.
Row I-Carol Orr, Carp! Neqrl, Ann Gardner, Sue Polhemus, Sue Clark Lindo Corkery, Ruth Hell er; row 2-Dave Muhlltner , Don Thalacke r, Sandy Skinner, Bill Bushnell, Joy Lew is, Dick Deloria; row 3- B!11 O' Neol, Buck Frederickson, Phil Russell, Jim Bom, Jim Traa, John Fairbairn, Bob Hohm e ye r.
President and two senators from each class atte nd th e b iweekl y meet ings. Th is year s a w much work done a nd lo!s of fun for all. Flint Nor thern High School sent a visiting g roup to Birmingham . The visit was reiurned by the senate, and an inter-school friendship was established
The senate also presented the Patchie dance, a novel and enjoyab!e social event. Patches publicized the dance.
The lrad11ional Civic Control Day gave a chance to study city government at first hand. with experience in city elections commission meehngs, and problems of local government.
On 1heir way to an EML co n ference , Don Tha lacker, Alix Atwood and Sarah Hogan hope 10 exchange some good ideas on studen t government with other s choo ls After a quic k slop a l Biile rl e's s er vice s tation. they 'll b e o n thei r wa y.
Both classic s and pop h its of today are p layed daily during lunc h h ou r. Over the PA reco rd s furni s h fr iendl:y background mus ic (tho ugh some p eople object to bei ng a captive audie nce) Howdy Wllle tt a nd Mar y Mor• row are playing a collec tion of discs from the Record Co m e r.
Margaret Davis and Ek hard Dorfmann are ambassadors of good wi ll. Margaret and Ek brought the customs and habits of their countries. Ne w Ze aland and Austna. to Birmingham. Ea c h too k part in many school a,cllv1t1es. Margaret lived 1he part o f Maltie the Maid in Proscenium's winter play, a nd many of her ideas were put 10 good use in Student Congress. In the fnend!ies1 girl contes t duri ng Pi pe r sa les, Margaret won second place
When Ek arrived, his new frie nds mad e h im fee l r igh t at home by seeing that he got a bu tch ha ircut. Later he took an active part in Field Day, class activ ities, and Student Congress. Ek co pped fi rst place in the friendliest boy contest in a land slid e vote.
Nex t year's foreign s tudents w ill b e w e lcomed en thusiastically because it was so much fun getting to know Margaret and Ek and havi n g them wi th us a ll y ea r.
The Black and White Club had a well rounded program o f activities lhls year. Money-making projects included the members' annual paper drive and a concession at the variety show Motivating ihe money-making affairs was the project of supporting a Korean orphan and a benefit donation lo the New York Harlem parish. The Club also gave a substantial contribution to the Torch Drive. The most imponant purely social activity was the Santa Stomp, presented during the ho:idays
Row I-Bob Rakich. recording secre1ary; Bill Swaney, treasurer; ChCJTles f1ederickson, president; Stu Loldlow, vice presldenl; Dick Deloria, oouespondlng secretory; row 2- )oy Lewis, Bill Wiggins, Tom Kelly. Bill Wedge. Bruce Sammut. Nick Colberl, Ed Leavenworth; row 3-Andy Foubo:nks, Jim fry, Jack Douglass, George Hullmon. ]Im Tica, Lee Abemetny, Keith Von Kitk. Net in plclll!e: Toby Wells.
CT A is a social and charitable organization. The Club contributed to the Torch Drive and gave food baskets to need y families a t Thanksgiving and Christmas lime. The members sang Christmas carols a t on old people's home this year, as they do traditionally. The girls made cancer pads fo r the Red Cross and worked al a children's home eve ry week. Social activities included an annual spring dance, numerous date parties, a fall hayride, s'.umber parties, and a Mothers' Day tea. When the Piper comes out, arrangement_s fo r a Fathers' Day picnic will be well underway.
Row I- Patty Nybe rg , interclub council member ; Ann Wil lett, corresponding- secretory; Corole Neqr l, vice president; Carol Orr, pre:ndenl; Ethel Roe hm, recording secretary; Judy Buchanan, treasurer; row 2Jonice DeMann, Sue Savage, Gretchen Guck, Borbcrra Stinson, Sue Polhemus, Shirley Schoenfeld, Arlene York, Sandy Heimrich, Marilyn Sh1oye r; row 3- Poula Stru c k, Patsy Sullivan, Ann Makemson , Jan Brody, Nancy Beier, Connie Shroyer, Maureen Garwood, Sue Aldrich; row 4- Mary W ilson, Marge Bundy, Pat Sheldon, Sharon Byers, Sue Tabor, Lee Carkner, Penny Pierce; row 5-Nancy Maxwell, Mor• garel Dav is, Nancy Buckmaster, Judy Holliday, Barbaro Bernhrud. Nol in pJclure: Chris Lewis, Peggy Paige.
Tiara Chili worked hord d1iring the summer lo present the Coronation Boll. lirst big donce of the school year. At various times during the year the girls entertained o rp han children, laking them lo the zoo, cider rnil l and movies. Al Christmas time Tiara provided these same children with Christmas gllls. A Thanksgiving basket was presented to on elderly local couple. Tiara and CTA enjoyed a Joint slumber party; and In the spnng T,aro hod its tradluonal date party ond successful bake sale.
Row I- Jean Spencer, chaplain; Judie Colwell. porliamentorian1 Mory Burkman, corresponding secretory; Sue Moon, vice pres1denl; Gail McKinley, president; Sandra Gross, inter-club council; Brenda Gross, histori an; Jone Adams, chari ty ; row 2-Koren Wilson. Coro! Drinkard. Alice Sowyer, Cloire DeNodor, Dorothy Rossman, Pot Barkley, Judy Krernpa , Nancy G ish, Ginger Backus, Jonis McAllister , Sharon Lewis; row 3- Joonne Cross, Kitty Wilson. Elinor Dodge, Cla ire Jacobs, Barbara Parker, Ginny Horner, Barbaro Taylor, SuG> Ketchum , Jone Rus• sell, Martha Long, Karen Purnell, Alison Wood house; row 4-M ory Oiala, Heldi Bader, Judy Gray, Ginny Neylon , Mory Grilflth. Myrna Mo xley, Ma rgaret Davis. Judy Goldstein, Karen Taracks, Alano Dodge, Mory Mudd, Dov,n Frerach, Jane Cunningham. Nol In picture: Jud y Boucher, Denise Guilmet, Marcia Reynolds.
Club DJFR completed this year with many fine accomplishments to !ts credit Cl'farlty ls o molor objective of the club. and the boys generously contributed to bring lorelgn e xchange s tud enls lo B,rm!nghom and to suppl y spending money to one ol these exchange students The club stoged C' successful bake sole ond a yacht party. The traditiona l Drumstick Boll wos put on ol the Community hou se b y ihe cl ub DJFR also participated in inter-club baseball, lcotball, and bowling,
Row I- Bil! Deer, treasurer; Mike Conroy, recording secretory; )tm Hammond. presiden t; Lorry Mille.rd. vic<:l president; Don Thalacker, corresponding secrelqry; Mike Pryce: row 2-Ted Mum:,y , Richard Rile y , Tom McDaniel, John Bonds. Tony Evongehsta, W111iom Appel, Ro y Severs, Jon De Haon, Buzz Corsaut; row 3-Bob Benson, Ron Sand• berg, Bill Bell, Mike Doyle, Bob Peckhelsar. Art Chan tler. Tom Bechtel. Willis Sawyer, Stu Gray, Pete Green; row 4- Bob Stephenson Howard Didier, Bill Belle, Pete Ritchie. Errol Brisendine Dove Ritchie Steve Pew Bob Sauer, Fred Bleakley. Dole Burro ws. Not In picture: Terry Adlong, Don Beorden, Lorry Hower, Bob Isbell.
Emerald Key members participa te in many activities. Best money-making projec ts were bazaars and bake soles. The club's charity project was an adopted fami l y to who {TI the girls gave a full-dinner food basket at Thank sgiving and gills at Christmas and Easter. Social activities included skating parties, beach parties, hayrides, and various other kinds of ponies.
Club KST g ave a Christmas b a sk et to a needy family and a donatio n to th e Tor ch Driv e as a portion o f the club's charity work. To r ep lenish th eir treasury, the boys sold Christm as wrea ths and cider. They buih a con~ess:cn sta nd which was used by th em and a ll other concession::; at th e football games. Date p arties w ere also part of th e club's acUvili es.
Row I- Carolyn Boyce. vice presi denl; Bobbie Lou Counsel!. secrelary; Kmen Hull , treasurer; Gayle Bristol. president; row 2-Bev Nimelh, Barbaro Sweeney, Jon Parker; row 3 Beverly Seiters Carolyn Killi ng, Peggy Golsler, Koren Price. Jackie Koski. Not in plciure: Ann De HorL
Ro w I Jim Yeoman s, corresponding secretary; Dick Phillips, vice presid ent: Don Haugh, p resid en t; G ordon Degener, treasurer; Bi ll O'Nea l. r ecordi ng secrela.ry; ro w 2- Stu Fronk{o r d , Dave Muh l l 1ner, Ron Cornilo , Ronnie Russek , Go ry Johnson, C h uck Bingh am, Tlm Boldwm, Dick Kyker; r ow 3- Wo y ne G eggle, Harold Mitchell. John Apple!ord , Do ve Sp ehar. Dovo Rider, Um Kraus, Bruce McDonald; row 4 - Bob Hohmeyer, Roger Dempsey , How ard W illet t, Howard Davls, Pou l Hogon, Dove Eldndge No t in pic !u.re: Bill Reilly, T ed Wrobel.
FHS participated in many charity and social activities. The club was winner of the baseball championship and played mter-club football. Included in its social activities were joint meetings with other clubs. Christmas carrolling with CTA, and putimg on the big New Year's eve dance al the Community House. The club made er contribution to the Torch Dnve and ran a concession for a football game. One o f the club's projects was the sale of Noel Stookey's record, " The Birds Fly Home."
The Birmingham squadron of the Civil Air Patrol has done much to interest young citizens in aviation. It gives a good introduciion to the different fields of aviation, including radio, navigation, and weather. A few of the c'.ub's ac• complishments this year were lhe selling up of a Civil Air Patrol display at the Michigan State Fair; the distribution of pamphlets on muscular distrophy, and putting on c: open house for parents of members. Civil Air Patrol cadets were flown to New York for !en days. At its Berz airport headquarters, CAP hers an airplane from the united States Air Poree
Row I-Dick Giles, Inte r-C lub Council; Don McNeol, treosurer; Bob Emde, vice presiden t; )Im Rennell, Jim Moy, recording secretory; Don Weir; row 2-Fred Finkenouer. Dick Sneed, Fronk Mobley, Don laird, Fred Harley, John Groves, John Braidwood; row 3- Pete Moray , John Fieser, John f'airbcdrn, Jerry Rennell, Dick Hubbard, Dove Griffilh; row 4- llm Bain, Roger Hord, Fronk Wilson, Dove Phillips, Bob Horris, Honk Burdick Not In picture: Tom Halsted.
Row I-Martha Koskinen, Pot Cornell, !ewe! Olenstem, Koren Graham. Carol Reed. Shirley Ollver. Lynn Granger. Sandro Cornell. Mod1lyn Roberts, Lreutenont Joyce Kerley ; row 2-Tom Monhcn-d. Dennis Botes. Norma Alexander, JeJlrey Bem0, Robin TIiiotson, George Close, Ross Akerley, Ford Komlnt row 3---Suson Howell , Judy Stock, Ellen Coutlee, Poul Von Every, Bill Bishop, )Im Bohon, Gory Madsen; row 4- Ed Schwimmer, Bob Groot. Not in picture: Carolyn Cooper. lohn Grody, John Graham, Thomas Hewitt, Mory Kamin, John Kaszubowskl. Nancy Muir, Emily Schuster.
Two persistent cycl ists are Dave S pehar and Dave Griffith, peddl'ing their lo ng way to morning cla sses. Afte r the long grind of getting lhere by rolling friction, the perspiring athletes pause for a breath or two. Both are getting in condition for th e long foolba'.I season, getting in a few licks in add11ion to those imposed by Coach Lemle. The bikes are the prod uct of the Birmi ngham Bike Shop, which also keeps them i n A I repair to carry their heavy bu rdens at a fast clip
Freshmen are not eligible to join the Varsit y Pep Club-just not ro om for any mo re gals. So the enterprising frosh organized their own pep generators. But ii wasn't as easy as all that How does one ever ge t the gang to yell when yellmg should be done and to shut up when H shouldn't?
That's still the 64,000 dollar quesiion. But the gals did lend the yearllng teoms support and c hee red them o n to their share of wins. The members of the club put on a big bake sale lo finance trips lo ou t-of-town games.
drcr Mavis, Judy lsoocson, Rol1ndo Reese, Margaret Bird, Coro! Rouse, Koren A ltmosberg er, Jane Torrence Lindo Olson; row 5Pot Longley, Coro! Trzos, Barb Splawn, Volene Armstrong, Lynn Cloonan, Anne Lawrence, DI Kennedy, Mimi Pilditch, Peggy Bruce, Bonnie Bramblett, Bath Burroughs, Barb Poner; row 6-Sue Beorss, Ann Buchanon, Ro:<ie Rundle, Bonnie Bates, Lynn M cW11liams, Bev Close, Cook Chappell, Judy Holl, Kath y Farrell, Joan Scafu ri, Sharon Eller, Jeon Stinson; row 7-Cloire Miller, Ruth .Ann Heimrich, Yvonne Dexter, Anne Graham, Di Richardson, Ann Smith, Judy Kleene, Elaine McNab, Di Howard, Julie Guest. Vil.;ilnia Harrison.
When eight while outfits identified with th e Bi rm ingham B appear on the playin g field or basketball court, the crowd at once f eels the en th usiasm and excitement of compeution. Watch the cheerleaders! L ed by 1he eigh, ag ile figures, cheering Ions inspi re Maple teams to new h eights. Betty Bannard, Paula Struck, Beverly Ford, Jon Brady, Carole Negri, Sol ly Sch l achter and H elen Colwell. Not in picture: Shirley Schoenfeld. Coaching the girls and generating much pep, M iss Price adds a flec-
tionate fun and walks right into a warm place in the hearts of the audience of spectators.
Four hundred strong, the Varsity Pep Club Packed a reserve secoon for every lootbal! game. About half as many did the same !or basketball. The club impressed the parents' and fans' r eserve secllon with the smqing of th e school hymn and the dtsciphned cheering. Spor tsmanship was uniformly high, led by Mrs. Clark and dub officers
Roehm, C. Orr, M. McForlane. S. Polhemus. J Foy, A. Cope, P Sheldon, B, Shinnick, S. Savage, K. Jomes, A. Gordner. J Miller J. Sever s: row 2 B Nunneley, K Mobley, S Grant A. Mokemson, C. Von Hortesveldt, S DeNodor, M. 8ur!:mon, E Rosselot, S. Riddel!, L. Corkery , C. Chr1sune, B Nimeu. S. Ph1lhps, C. Guz1ok, A Wood• house. A , Sa wy er, H Schwimmer. S. Blun t; row 3- S Bolhnc;ier, J C unningha m, V Homer, H Cor1ngh1, ] Eskew, J Krernpo. J Dodrill, D Heo1herson, M. Pomeroy, G. Wagner, J Mohler L Robeson, P Fuller, C. Moody, R. Wood, 8 Wood, P. Joyner; r ow 4 - E. Grooves J. Spencer, J Merideth, N Johnson, J. McDonald, P P!ld,tch. S Hindle, M. Godd, B. Busch. P Nothol l. M Mlchoels, L. La Morre 8. 8110n.
Collister, D. Woll& R. Rice. N Savage. L Sund str om, A. Alc-xondP.r. K Koenig, E GIiien L Henning, K Polton. C. Sandleman, C. Drink a rd, M. Slot1,r; row 6 D. Morcks H. Bader E Palmer, B. Brown M Collins, K Abbrech 1 , E King, J Oli ver G. Re1 troy , S. Rowe. ]. Abbou P. Y111q!111g , N. Parsons, L. Bern111 J Morsh. S. Conway. N Clark: row 7 M. Oiola, S. Harrison. I. Polubln. R. Sevold, M. Colby, N. Proc1or, L Ca taldo, B Carol, B. foeso, I. Lorcke. K. Zabriskie, J. Schrage, J, Selvidge, C. Gordon, C. Bain. 8 Hoborl, C. Wailers, S. Rog ers ; row a. L. Roberts. L. Alden. K Taracks, S. Mock, G. Pocull, N Hagen, G. Weckesser, L Bliss, J Brooks M. Gr!lhth, M. Holl, M. Picmann.
Fads and fashions of the fifties would have to include th e inevitable saddle shoes. usually weary and worn, to look as if they'd seen the world Saddles, suedes, loafers, bucks-these are the most popular shoes walking our halls. Favored by boys ore argyles, while girls vote for bobby socks, or the knee socks once worn only with bermudas but now invading school with winter skirts. All the high schooler asks of shoes is that they fit and be comfortable-and that they have their onginal shine and wide choice for the purchaser at Burr's Shoes.
Vari ety is the spice of life and girls like li fe spicy. And hair sty'.es vari ed A few summer DA"s are still found m school. such as the one sported by Till Matthews. Th ese require little care and no nightly pm-ups. But longer holr has g l amour, and Barb Parker finds her page-boy much 10 her likmg. However, most ol us fav or a compromise of a moderately short hai rs tyle, a s note Carol Rouse and Be1ty Bannord.
Not only m the lobby but m the halls and on the campus we find student lads and fash ions. In the inevitable sweater-and-skirt combination. gets an a ssist al the d rinking fountain from Ed Leavenworth, sporting a crew-neck sweater. At ti red in white
b l azer, Nancy Olsen discusses plans with Greg Ruddy m V-neck sweater. In her versatile charcoal jum per. Peggy Bruce talks over the day's triv ia with Ed Busch, wearing the latest in casual slacks anr:l loafers.
The chief purpose of the Scie nce Club is to promote i n terest m science and to establish friendships through this common in terest. The club a c h ieves its purpose by informal discussions, demonstrations i n the various fields of science, field trips and smell parlles for th e club members. The membership is open to any student in Birm ingham High Schoo! who is interested m the world o f science.
The girls in the Home Economics Club welco me into membership all girls interested in homemaking whether or noi th ey are in home economics classes. The purpose of the club is lo slimulate understand• ing o f homemaking problems and lo explore its w idely varied fields.
Some of the club's activities lh1s year were Christ• mas carolling and the making of hospital tray fav· ors. A prog r essive dinner, a pizza pony and an eleciion picnic were enjo y ed by all the girls. Guesi speakers showed interior decoration slides and gave skin care and make-up demonst ra tions.
Row l ludy Hardin. vrc~
Kolh.-nne Loler Cltrol Peck, Bar lx•ro Presion, Mory Hawley; r o w 2 -S c1ndra Cornell Ann Soltis. So lly Borr Janet Rlqby, Peqq y Joyner. pres1deni: loan Kidd.
Row I - Moxine Ho!, Morly Harrison, Dorothy Rich, Mor• tho Bokor. Sarah Hogon ; row 2-Marllyn Davi s, Mar y Goss, Suo Pol hem\ls, Barbara Bu~h. Gail Stronq, Jud y Mitchell. l oon fox; row 3-hm Whal!nq, Charles Bonne tt. Janet Seyferlh, Jud y VanderPyl, Be tsy Bauer, Ga il Dell· linger; row 4- SIew01I Slatki n, Jon Overqar d, Dick Green• haw, Jim Yeomans, Hm Krous; row 5- Richard Oa kwood, Tom Hew11I. Peter Whims, Terry Bird. Nol i n picture: Steve Hunter, Ted Schae fer. Mike Shrock, Jomes Johnson Shor• en Licht, Andrea Southworth, John Thurber, Barbara Wrobel.
AJ) juniors are slariding and cheering as tension mounts during field events. The juniors accumulate points, and Sharon Byers places the score under the junior sign, hoping that just possibly the seniors MAY be beaten after all these years of victories.
Row I - Lynn Griem, Ja net Mitchell, Judy Meride th , Ruth Brodeur, Jill Smith; row 2- Barbara Ta y lo r, Sue Booke r, Ja n ie A d a ms, Helone Schw immer, Sand y Bennett, Ka ren Weave r, Jud y Button; r ow 3- Rlchard Wemer. Katherine Garrell, Pa t Maclennan, Lindo LaMa.rre, Myrna Moxley, Sue McCombo; row 4-Henry Baltzersen, Jeff Curcuro. John Foerster, Jack Douglass, Steve Pew, Bill Davis, Ernest Neubeck, Don Odle Not In pictu r e: Helen Comigh t, Bob Larson, Fred Mosdale, Don Nichol s. Jim Reid, Ko ren Mc• Kenny. Connie Felling, Da v e Walker, Frank Wil son
Row 1- Joonne Cross, Janel Rigby, Pat Pepperell, Sibyl Hampton. Gayle Bristol, Diane Gardner; row 2-Dol Green, Kathie Lofer. Koren Williams. Bonnie Wasson, Lynn Squibb. Dee Heatherson, Wendy Ross, Wendy Mouw; row 3- Wllliam Bell, Bob Hi nman, Larry Methner, Rose Ottman, Jim Mac Donald, Don Walsh, Mike Patter• son; row 4- Dlck Carlson, Pete Jackson, John Toomey, Bob Peckheiser, Stuart Frankford, Ted M urray; row 5Eorl Naas. Dick Trzc!nskl, Don Roberts, Jim Bain, Roger Dempsey, Dick Kaler.
Row !-Wes McAllister, Judy Wa lker, Jim Tuyn, Sue Gorton, Dove Cook, Barbara Turcott; row 2-Sharon Farr, Phyllis Frasure, Renee Moulthrop, Mar th a Cox, Pal Feehan, Judy Anderson. Marilyn Menew1sch, Sue Sulher• land: row 3-Mlke Tolle, Dove Bohm, Jim Schultz, Dave Pomle, Dick Hawkins, Bob Booz, Tony Evangehsto; row -'I- Larry Quinn, .l\rnould Issetle, Poul Hogon, Pete Ritchie. Doug O'Comb. Errol Britendin e, Ann Spcelslra, Ron Sand· berg. Not in picture: Nancy Cope, Pal Dennison, Ron Rogers.
Time marched on when the juniors ticktocked through Field Day. Their clock-work precision earned them first place in the Parade. Nearly 400 strong, the members of the class marched silently to the rhythmic ticking of "clocks". Pert timekeepers le ading the class are Beverly Ford, Shirley Schoenfeld and Paula Struck.
Row I - Martha Hill Undo Moorhead, Bill Cowgill, Bob Isbell, Patsy Sulllvan. Nancy Beier: r ow 2-Vtcky Nunneley, Doug Goodfellow Mary Ellen Porter, Barbaro Dodd, Shirley Schoenfeld, Carolyn Menewl sch. Jan McA llister, Beth Bran nock; r ow 3- Dick Bro\'m, Pal Kannel!, Janice Eskew, Stuart Gray, 811! Wiggins, Pa t Berry, Bill Reid: row 4- Ne!ll Hc,mmond, Don Zimmerman, Deane Marcks. 8111 Simpson, Arlene Krtstolo Heldt Bader. Dick Pratt: r ow 5- AI Rogerson Bore Gano, Dick Miller, Warne Todd. Roger Hawkins. John Walker, Ken Sproule.
Ro w I - Helen Hrhc. Linda Boileau, Ann De Hort. Paula rluqhes, Paula Struck, Lmdo Palm er; row 2- Donno Lldgey, Stan ley Lowe ll, Judy Nel son , Connie Zeklt, Judy Krernpa. Ellen Rosselot Mary Lou Pomeroy, Grace Waqnen , ow 3- Robln Tillotson, Gene Bacon, Katherine Mulvey , Jeon V andekerck, Liz Ingraham. Judy Goldstein, Jim Silbor; row 4- Hugh McOueen. Dick Wh l llemore. Pete Beeman, Sylvia !ones. J i m Mourer, Don Mlller; row 5Allen H ildebrand , Ken Volentine. Marshall Roe, Robert Dremann. Dick Tieman. J l rn Fry. Mike Conroy.
Row I-Phil Kiley, Brenda Whiling, Brenda Gross, Norma Webb. Rita Kortas, John C lark; row 2-)oan McGreqar, Jane Severs, Sharon Carroll, Joan Bou droau, Sharon Hulbert. Lynne H\1lbert. Bo b Restr lck, row 3-Allon Henning, Wlllis Sawyer, Don Thalacker Nancy Jenkins, Richard Ha ack, Corl A ndeer , Bob Smith; row 4-Jerry Millsap, Dove L indley, Warren Hardy, Pete Harrie, Lorry Hower Tom Naumann, 8111 FlaJole. Not in picture: Kathy G,mak, V i v ien Pike.
First junior project of lhe year was the sole of beautiful BHS pennants, followed by the gigantic ribbon candy sale. In the latter the whole class participated by selling or giving one dollar. Co-ch airmen of candy sales were Jqne Severs and Paula Struck; heading pennants were Frank W ilson and Fred Finkenauer. Sales weni on during lunch hours and at football and bas• ketball games.
Row I-Polly P!ldilch, Barbara Brian. Sally Dutton. Liz Thomson, Roberto Mortin, Janet Bossrnonn ; row 2- Dorothy Collins, Julie Storch. Kay Ellloh, Bev Ford, &v Hali. Nancy Gish. Susie Hinqle, Sandy Heimrich; row 3-Gary Schock, Jack Miichell, Dove Bird, Roy Servers, Jeff 011 , Ginny Naylon. Elaine Palmer; row 4-Gary Reynolds. Bryan t Hilllord, Dick Sokol. Dove Hughes: Alison Woodhouse, Morgare!le Jepsen; row 5- Greg Ruddy, Dole Burrows, Bob Horris, Howard Van Norwlck, Manin Knorr. Not Ill p ic ture: Christine Lewis. Janel Murphy.
Row I - Jone Mohler, Ann Makem son, Nancy Pollock, Solly Hibbard, Sandy Shukall, Judy von Rosen; row 2Mory Anne Curlis, Barbara Smith. Karen Purnell, Marilyn Bishop, Nita Ferrill, Jim Ne1hercot. Ginqer Backus, Linda Johnson ; row 3- )eff Peters, Henry fortenhau9h, Brion Deans, Nancy Johnson, Jean Spence r, Judy Gray, Ann Mclellan: row 4- 8111 Yoqus, Bruce Robert, Jeff Life, Den• 111s Byers. Bill Coons, B!ll Krause; r ow 5-Chri stian Ben• der, Edword Mille r, Jim Ellis, Ron Thurston , Bob Holl. Not in piclwe: Pele Hurley, Pat Cornell, Dick Hender son.
Getting of f lo a good siari, Don Tha la c ker, president; Beverly Ford, secretory; and Ke m Hogan, treasurer, organized and supervised larg e committees for the sale of ribbon candy and BHS pennants to earn mone y for the class treasury. They also led their class in a most successful Field Day. The Western 1heme of their variety show assembly un ifi ed unique and diiierenl acts. Their candy sales alone netted over 800 dollars for the treasury. Willis Sawyer, vice president, not in the picture, a'.so hel ped supervise the p rojects.
Dick Hubbard, Jerry Rennell, Ron Beyer, Dov!d Mortimer, Herb Schelllne, Jim Husted; row 5- Don Hellstrom, Carl o Orlando, B!II Mcfarlen, Tim Usher, Bob Croly, David S!lles. Nol in picture: Judy Guest.
Row I-Mickey Michaels, Tom Taylor, Judie Dodrill, Gary Goorc;e, Anne Malich, Andy Howley; row 2-Lee Carkner. Julie Smith, Solly Hanson, Sue Leader, Koren WU, son. Carol Drinkard. Connie Shroyer, Susie Gron!; row 3 -Poul Sechrist, frank Mtchelson, John Merrihew, Jone Cwminghom, Rolph F'ieb1g, Tom McDaniel, Horry Altic!:; row 4-Terry Markey. Corson Janes. Richard Moxley , Kem Hogan, Doyton Staschke, Terry Oldberq; row S - John Kerley, Doug S1. John, Ken Gertz, Dick Grilflth. Nol In picture: Dennis Russell, Albert Womer , Lynn Benn , Janel Shaller.
Row 1- Jan Miller, Janel Ludwig, Peggy Joyner, Coro t Peck, Judy Smllh, Gwen Hanover; row 2-lohn Ley, Phyllis Dafoe, Koren Bever, Barb Abbott, Sue Ketchum, Ronald Bue,;,o], Bocb Preston Nancy O lsen: row 3-Dole Hanson, Art Chantler. Anne Tew1llloger, Edi th Trzas, Mary Janes, Nancy Moxwell, Tom Segal, Earl Toppenrath; row 4Judy Shafer, Janel McDonald, Bill Rullen. Frank Gibboney, Mary Ellen Groves. Pug Urv1CJ, Raymond Kuhn; row S- D1ck Lomb, Dick Renchard, Roger Hard, Fred Bleakley, George Miller, Joy Stork, Tom Hawblil2el. Not In p ic ture: Carol Markhoff, B!ll Reilly.
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Representing the drive of the sophomore class are Gerry Barber, treasurer ; Betty Nichols, secretary; Jon DeHaan, v ice p resident; and Dave Muhl ll ner, president. As freshmen these second year studen ts had been the most active to enter the school; now as sophomores they continued active and expanded the l ist of activities that engaged thei r ailention. fJrsl Field Day, then Christmas baskets, Torch Drive and soph variety show were big in terests. The class al so furnished many workers on Pipe r sales and ad staffs lo tr y io repeat last year's triumphs a s top salesmen.
Row l- Po l Gorman , John Holliday, Nancy Proctor, Dick Johnston, Myrna Moore, George Kinna: row 2-Sara Bartholomew, Deanna Sanderson, Lynda Corkery, Peggy She ldon, Stephen Weiner. Goy Groser, Solly Bates, Coro! Ryan: row 3-Charles Hendricks, John Love, Mike McCarthy, Carol Thurmon. Penny Pellow, Dorothy Rodgers. Judy Ne wberg; row 4- Blll Cartwright, Chmles Sarlund, Bruce McDonald, Berl Hodos. Jim S tern, Ed Risden ; row S - Keith fronlz, John Gardner, llm Sechrist, Bob Paulette
Not In picture: Bil l Bishop, Teresa Camp, Bill Richardson , Barbaro Williams.
Row I- Joanne Ratio, A nn Reinhard t, Abby Sweeney, Shi rley Swiga r t, Carole Sondelma n , Coro] Williams; row 2-Co rol McKnlght, Sa nd y Nelles, Jane t Moms, Carol Shee ts, Ch ris Cor!son, Sue Carpen1e r, Carolyn Da vis, Joan Ma rs h, Janice Green ; row 3-Borb Cueny, Jim Stev• e nson, Ray Hudson, Sandy HofHn, Carol Von Hartesveldt, Elsie Dickerson, Joyce Tatomir, Koren Pr ice; row 4 - Pou l Jones, Dave Eldri dqe, Bob Sawyer, Bill Land is, Bob Sperling, Lorry Semann, Jerry Doan, Dave Kuka r ; row 5Dlck Ayers, Spencer Perry, Dove Ritchie , Jock Bott le r. Nol in pic ture: Tom Blu m, Barbara Bond, Dave Cha lk, Lee Freel. Jon Schmidt.
The Varsity Pep Club is the most numerous organization in sc hool; and it is the 400-strong nucleus of the largest organized cheering section in this part of the state. "We like it here" could well be the theme of th ese girls who have had the privilege and the glad-happy job of cheering for champions. They can honestly feel that they had al least a little to do with the winning of championships.
Row I-Ronald Riesz, Goll Galdo, Dove Muhlltner, Rick y Sevold, Robert Englehardt, Kathleen McGowan; row 2Janet Fay, Gerry Barber, Dons Greve, Dick Cloonan, Nancy Cummings, Bird te Hailey, Solly Ann Pope, Jackie Koska; row 3-Pat Henny, Diana Deer ing, Undo Slone, Larry Nickel. Karl Pierce, Frank Edman, Mory A nn Bleakley; row 4-B!ll Lawson, Donald Andreae, Richard Riley, John LoPalme, Bob Beardsley, Linda Robeson; row 5Len Willis, Bill Grof. Harold Chappell, Dorllne De Jongh, Tom Leupen. Dick Boyd, Fred Nacholas. Not In p icture: Peter Hesse, Judy Klopproth, Tom Kelly, Roy Smith.
Row !-Gayle Norris, Joan Bartell, Joyce Rose, Morda Mcfarland, Jan Lynch, Nancy Stewart; row 2-Bonnie Braund. Judy Selvidqe, Joan Pierce, Penny King, Dick Dragow, Sharon Isbell, Sue De Nodor, Beverly felting: row 3-Bob Clark, Warren Risk, Bob Esterhne, Jerry Nowak, John Honhart, Dan Schrock, Ed Kramb, Ron Youngdahl; row 4-Ron Jackson, Gory Memor;i. Jim McDonald. Julie Hoover, Belsy Carroll, Lavern Walker, John S1ory, Mike Power. Not in picture: Dack Taylor , Nancy Reise
For their Field Day the sophomores chose the theme Wise Fools; elaborating on this theme, th ey made cleve r costumes and cheers which scored many points fo r them. Th e costume committee, h eaded by Pa t Henny, h it upon the idea of cou rt jester's cos tumes. Un der the leadership of Su e Schlachter, the cheers committee thought up chants; the sophomores tied the seniors in cheering On the bus going lo the East Detroit foo1ball game, one of these chan ts was changed into a Maple c heer.
Row I-Louise Cataldo. Jeannie Abbotl, Bob Opitz, Sharon Breedlove, Pot Hogon, Margaret Scussel; row 2Madelyn Rober ts, Mory Rober ts, David Falconer, Ed Broadwell, Judy Koback, Dolores McDowell, John Rutledge, Borbora-Hobart; row 3-John Dady, Bob Benson , Alan Carpenter, Sue Fletcher, George Close, Stewart Loud, Lee Tout; row 4-Rich Word, Jim Scribner, Larry Montgome ry , Blll Haas. Nol In picture: Nancy Ya tes, Kathry n De Nl o, Bill Gilbert, Paul Turner. Joanne Lorcke, Ann Garrison, Bob Polidon, Don Rickelman, Sandy Lacey.
The cheering an d enthusiasm of the crowd at ihis pep meeting are a iypical expression of the school spirit evident al all sports events. New cheers are learned and old ones practiced. coac hes talk. and students sing the school songs. Leading cheers are Shirley Schoenfeld. Helen Colwell. Elaine Fraser, mascot.
Row I-Nancy Br idenstine, Loi s Bernllt, Linda Norton, Nancy Doherty, Catherine Potion, Helen Russ, Sue Ben• seater; row 2-Jone Hudson, Jenifer Schwarz, Judy Flynn, Lenore Aldred. Randy West, Sue Riddell, Beverly Nime!h, Mory Haldane, Linda Life; row 3-Tom Walson, Russ Richardson, Colin Stevrorl, Stephen Surridge, John Shreves, Tom Fonlo lne, Bob Wood, Dennis Forster; row 4 -Dale Gilroy, Bob Brodeu r , Tom G!lllnghom, Tom Bechtel. Glenn Orr, Ray Wilkinson, Bob Tracy; row 5-Rlchle G ray, Dave Lowrie, David fell, Harvey Slllner, Dan Roosevelt. Not in picture: Ken Freemon, Lindo Hoddtck, Karen Keene, Blll Yates, Fred Moore.
Row I-Jon LeMessurier, Ruthann Huffman , Janet Kegel. Lynn Sutherlond. Marianne Hornacek. MaTY Ali ce !nurber, Judy Brierley; (OW 2-Chrls Holl, Judy Callens, Joyce Meyer, Nickey Parsons, Susie Rlpplngille, Carol Donaldson, Sharon Benn, Carlo Foster, Sue Chrysler i row 3 Pal Ruhly, Gary S!mancek, Edith Willoughby, Andy Brodhun Solly Streby, Koy Mob ley, Anne Alexander, Kent Trow• bridge , Pe te Brink; row 4- Danny Davison, John Bondie, Bruce Richards, Blll O'Toole, G e ne Apple. John Hinken Ross Roy, Bob Fegley; row 5- Blll Rapp, Rona ld Morrow, Kent Cordell. Nol in picture; Bob Yingling, Bruce Ayres, Bob Holcomb, Dick Giuliani, Mark Reid.
Row I -Lindo Dinsmore, Peggy Notholf, Judie B11ms. Sharon Egan, Gail W eckesser, Solly Sallerthwolle, Con• nle Gordon; row 2- Jelf Crawford, Jim Poss, Ronn ie Menig, Joan V i nton, G ayle Re ttray, Marianne Sinclair, Marilyn Rubly, Cynthio Christine, Sue Bollinger Noncy Heavenrlch; ro w 3- John Bonds, Peter Green, Jack Spencer, Gory Johnson, 8111 Hoke, Calla Reosoner, Cothy Melnlc huk, Nancy Layman. Pat Fuller; row 4- Jack Lackner, Wayne King, Ken Kornbacker, David Paig e, George Swee!, Daryl Dunn, Ea rl Brovm, Martin Gibbings; r ow 5 -Bob Guyer, F. J, McGinnis, Ford Kamin , Steve May. Not ln picture: Linda Chapman.
Row I -Caro l Green, Punch LeMssurler, Rachel Rice, Leslie Stevens, Pal Fosler, Sur Roseberry; row 2-Pb:te Yingling, Lynn Roberts, Borb Parker, Marylynn Mumo. Rosemary Jatano, Ilene Dorey , Peggy Bensinger; row 3-Tom Rutledge, Sue Hord, Mononne P1cmon n Carole Clements. Janel Brooks. Lorry Burke; row 4- Tom Baldwin, Dove Orr, Dole Simons, Howard Flint, Brad Mock, Don Booth, Jim Trusell. Not in p!clure: Tom Connell, Jon DeHann, Sue Schlachter, Ronald Zaino.
Row ! - Lyn Garwood, Sue Purvis, Delores Schey, Coro! Bain, C lor yn Mortimer, Sandy Baaudoin, Goy Birchard; row 2-Lyn l ssotle, Emily Tucker, Som Moray, Do wne Karnes, Larry M cCasey , Patricm Doyle, Carol Walikcdnen, Mory Leach, Jan Parker, Arleen Butka; row 3-Sue Smith, Sue Brundage, Lm Harrison, Joyce Francis, Gayle Pacull, Maril yn Van Scholck, Mary Ellen Jones, Bob Hewltt, llm W estbury; row 4- Bob Munz, Peter Sintz, Ronnie Russek Carl Reynold s, Sue Conway , Carol Decker, Lisbeth Reed, Jim Bingham: row 5-Gaer Guerber, Chri:,· hon Mallheslu s, Jim Zimme rman, Dick Moshew. Not in pic ture: John Coorer, Pam Parkins
Hi! My name is Sue , what' s yours? In this way friends are made, fu n is had, and a large fre shma n cla ss b egins to fee l at home with uppercla ssme n a nd te achers. Sophomores, juniors, and seniors are on hand to welcome newcomers to the school and lo encourage them to participate in the many activties Birmingham high school has to offer. This year again was the traditional Sock Hop and many unshod feet ran around the gym floor.
Row I-Howard Clark, Sue Van Hook, Earl Roberts, Non Savage, Jerry Fracossi, Gerry Bar!noll; row 2-Corky Kol• ocsoy, Darlene Johnson, Carol Lambie, Ann Cope, Jan Bordin.at, Sondy Trathen, Mary Heavenrlch, Joann Purmorl; row 3-Jim Duffield, Tom Badenoch, Jean Burnham, AM Fortune, Koren Rosenquis t. Carol Moody, D. W. Dun· lop; row 4-Mary Slater, Beckie Wood, Pete Weldy, Jack Palmer, Cliff Rice, Rodger Melke, Terry Mirih1to, Wall Kroimer. Nol In pic ture: Marilyn Embury, Pat Bannon, Sarah Blunt, John Byers, Otho Corsaut, Llz Gillen, Belly Nichols. Gerald Oller, Judy Scotti. Juhe Magnuson. Joan Duncan
Sophomore cheerleaders, r esplendent in their gay purple and write courl jester costumes, lent pep and spirit to a ll their classmates in parade and stands. Throughout Field Day the w ise fools harr ied juniors and seniors. In field eve nt s they were hard to beat; their marching was good and their cheering original and perfec ted Out to make their class proud of its record , the cheerleaders accomplished their goal.
pRow I -George Miller Fred Costa, Jack Por ter, David Masterton: row 2- Edward W hile, A llen Turner. Richard Johnson James Kelly ; row 3-Pele Fenlgeld, James An • draw s, Lee Scherer, W lll!am Gary
Row I - Jim Chapman, Linda Henning, Bill M cNabb, M ary Alice Will iams, Mo n ie Pepperell Judy Potts; r ow 2Nancy Hagen, Mldg'e Ta up, Judy Sunds trom. Barbara Shonk, Georglene Close, Lucky Duncan. Ba r bara Sincloir Ma rtha Koskinen , Penny Greer ; r o w 3- Bab b ie Wood, Lrnda Neal, Karen Koenig, Joyce Schrage, Sue Rowe, JeUrey Berno, Fred Pulve, Jim McGuire; row 4-George Bouse, Dave Rider. Pete Moody, Roqe r Maree. Dan Nagelvoort. Dick Stinson. Tom Ellis; row 5-)lm F. McGuire, Howard Will ett, Milford Fuller. )lm Varnum, Mike Som• m e r Not In picture: Sharon Carpenter, Dick Allen.
Row I-Mariann Ulrich, Ann Robinson, Sonia Cap Ma r• goret Bird, Lindo Burkman, Deanna Derr; row 2---Gal l Sy mon s. Gretchen Rohl, Bar baro Splawn , Che rry Kinn! · son, To m Man ha rd, Helen CudJnl, Sall y Hames, Ann Smith, Judy Dickinson; row 3-Rebecoo Wagner, Carol Rouse, John Hyde, Ted Mordaunt, Phil de Bea'Ublen, Bruce La idlaw, Fred Schwarze, Jim Knolls: row 4-Peter Parkinson, Bill Bushnell, Steve Ta y lor, Peter Call!ns. Duane Bixby, Lorry Sorten, Tom Beulhlen, Jell Boucher: row 5Colin Grant-Watters, Bob Gertz. Cameron Shale r, Jomes Hastings. Not In picture: Valorie Armstrong, Mary Hawle y , Don Ritter, John Zierer.
Row !- Joan Scah.1rl, Anne Hughes, Sondra Mavis. Karen Graham, Joanne Hayes, Beverly Close; row 2- Walt Hurley. Kendall Madaras, George Ransford, Sharon Etter, Dono Vass, Karel McCurry, Joyce Lyons, Jean S tinson, Janice Anderson: row 3-James Tomanek, Janet Cadwell. Sharon Harrie, Jeffrey A1kinson, Kenneth Sohlln, Nancy Kemp. Barbara Bol!er, Jewel Olensteln; row 4-Bob Lo mb, Mor e Whims, Tom Brown, 8111 Montgomery, Bob Squiers, Ju lie Beechler, Dove Berry, Roy Shu ll , Bill Ross. Not In picture: BHI Alcorn, Do ve Coryell, Pal Hove y , Rolindo Reese, Paul V an Every
What are these strange creatures? Do they b elong to the animal, vegetable or mineral king dom? Close inspection shows they are freshmen in underwa ter gear hoping to drown the o ther three classes with their Water Underla nd cheers. Even though the class took fourth place, the Ireshmen were undaunted; for the expe ri e nce they gained and the fun they had more than made up for the usual first year loss.
Row I-Sandy Walker. Kothe Koenig, Gwen Fett, Sharon Gibson, Judy Morocco, Tamara Bock: row 2- Carolan Nunneley, Sue Little, Pat Bunn, Guy Brown, Joan Trouteaud. Janel Young, Judy Stock, Yvonne Dexter; row Barbaro Hansen, Chuck Melusky, Jim Griffin, Ken Clark. Steve Radom, Nick Hrlic, Mike Rich; row 4- Estello Quick, Mike McDonald, Mike Kinney, John Shelley, Chuck Holloway, Ed Pocuh, HCltold Dittrich. Nol in picture: Richard Bruck, Sue Clark, Sharon Hornberger, Mory Janis, Don T01e. Lorry Wittrup, Bob Mortin.
Row I-Howard Benway, Pot Morris, Bob Porker. Sondy Nunneley, Fronk Totom!r, Koren Walker; row 2-Peggy Bruce, Betsy GUes, Bonnie Bates. Dt(Il)e Howard. Elizabeth Schaule, Sue Stout, Sally Long, Edith Dibble; row 3-Phll Br own, Lynne Cloonan. Geraldino Harris, Lee Roberts, Ginny Redtes, Carol Marcks, Harry Khmushyn; row 4Blll Meyer, Gordon M acCl80ly, Elizabeth Weber, Tom Allore. Clark Hudson, Bob Groat: r ow 5-Normon Shovon, Thomas Levely, Ross Akerley, Fred Honsz, John Dixon. Not ln plctw-e: Joanne Jewell, Phil Clohset.
We established a
Row I - Joyce V onde velde, John Akerley, Judy Moocit, Bill McKinley, Sue Beorss, Mike Hines; rm-r 2-Jackie Pugh, Helen M ange, Joy French, Marilyn Holmquist, Mary Ann M orris, Carol Lynn Han1lon, Helen Ann LaMonl, Julie Rasmussen, WIiham Green: row 3- Blll Brown, Barbaro Sayle, A nn Lindow, Bob Boxley, Tom Hogan, John Walson, Corolyn Chappell, Ann Buchanan; row 4- 8111 Witherldge, Neel Talbot, Bob Guenther Jim Reilly, Ron Oliver. Chris Upple<;er, Cl110U Ki mbe rly , George Didier Not In picture: Karen Dietz, Kaye Johnson, Barbaro Struck , Ed Sharpe.
The freshman interpretation o f the famed Fre nch apache dance gave the apprecia!Jve audience a feel oi this side of Paris. With the rhythm of lhe French music changing lo a faster beat, Sue Bearss and Valorie Armstrong presented their due t. Ann Graham and Gill MorIon watched from their cofe tables.
Row I-Mike Brandt, )Im Nothoff, Evie Crouch, Kathie Farr ell. Larry Kelly, Andy Stoudt; row 2-Mory Anne Croteau, Beth Cummings, Lorry Mariln, Judy Frost, Ed Schwimmer. Koren Clark, Morc1a Rivor, Polly Homes, Joanne Bro\'m, row 3-Carolyn Roosev elt, Car ol Holland, Joe Schlesinger, Grace Wyoll, Jim Lewis, Lindo Janke, Jeannie Tiedeman, Carolyn Batey; row 4-Dovtd Carlisle, Bob Haskett, Tom Pritchell, Frank Forshaw, Jack Matthias, Martin Weinrich, Noncy Forsm an, Shor! Middleton, John Meeks. Not ln picture Jeff Detthnger. Borbara Howard. Stello Kukovico, Rostland Lathim, Karen Moddren.
Unsung hero of the freshman cla ss is th e motor of this walking float symbolic of the freshman theme, Water Underland. Unknown, unhonored and unsung, he led h is enthusiastic class, flanked by strange c reatu res known as squid. Passmg the :ined-up spec tators, the freshmen with balloon octop1 smiled and kept step. Pep and originality were frosh contributions to Field Day.
Row I -Joyne Bearden, Susan Howell, Judy Isaacson, Jane SI Aubin, Sue Leahy; row 2-Barbara Porter, Kathy Mallinson, Nancy Muir. Beth Burroughs, Bob Scoll. Nancy Todd, Gor don Fox; row 3- Dav!d Snw;iess, Roger Barrott, Marilyn Chalfee', Diane Hodge, Tom Kershner. Marc Oberschulte; ro w 4- Larry Brisky, Ken Qutck. James Calvin Not in pictur e: Poul Camp, Ka thy fox, Carla Rudell, Paul Matteson.
Row I - Judy Hall. Bill Cheer, Margaret Powell, Carter Ratcliff, Sharon Jones, Ken Maurer: row 2-Kc;iy $\iglemon, Judy Kleene. Sandra Holmes, Sandra Dishmon, Terry Gardner, Pot Ackerman, Jane Nicholson. Barbara Jones; row 3-Dione Longway. John Brophy, Nancy Brundage, Gall Mathews, Mory Lester, Jane Torrence, Susan Hulberl: row 4-Ann Fulton, Bill Shaffer, Sharon Martin, Palr!ck. Devine, Jomes Loudon, Marilyn Clark; row 5-Blll Sullot, James Varian, Dave Keyser, Jim Adrean Not in picture: Charles Basford. Diane Dawson, Deanna Lukeanofl, Nancy Sampson.
Row I- Sharon Snow, Lynne McWllllams, Jim Canlie ld, Janolee Coyl e, Sharon Brodie Judy Rolph; row 2-Rebecca Wilds. Lindo Molthews , Mimi Pild llch, Mike Hor~r Julie Guest. Sandra Ferg uson, Nancy Hosken. Diane Barber, Bob Lewis; row 3- Doug Booth, Deonna Jo ch lmowicz, Carol LoMorre, Colm io Clark, Dionne Thurston, Judy Cowman, Chuck Freese, Bill Stork; row 4- Fred Davis, John Molonican, John Koszubowski , Pa ul Boudrea u, Paul Norland
These happy faces belong to some of the recent newcomers to our school. They are participating in the Bunny Hop al a get-acquain ted party arranged for them by Cicerone. For the party. each newcomer was picked up by a Big Brother or Big Sjster and token to the school. Skits were presented for their enjoyment, and refreshments were served. Also representatives from various organizcttlons told the new s1u• dents how they cou ld join the clubs and become a part of the school through active participation.
Row I-Chris Oiler, Barbara Te rbeck, Barbara Henderson, Barbara Balis, Palricia Langley, Margo rel Roberls, Barbaro Falconer; row 2-Bannie Bramblelt, Joe Savino, Diane Kennedy, Sandra Wichman, Dinah G ree nleaf. Edward Nickel. Diane Richardson, Ruby Parker, Debbie Hutchings, Ann Soltis; row 3-James Hallahan, Gerald Blanton, Art Erickson, Don Wrigh1, Belly Carrier, Judy Miller. Sondra Cornell, l!m Walls, John Paige; row 4Pa ul Aveslon, Mlke Tlvy, Herb Snellings, Ed Busch, Carol Weston, Mory McKee, Sandra S1elmlosk, Herb Kennell; row 5-S1eve Margrove, Jim Schultz, Julluse Harrison.
Row I- Marilyn Bratlon. Coto! Haughton, Michael Borey, David Block, Linda Lackey, Anne Lawrence; row 2Potricio Felsmon, Judith Rodlke, Sharon Pavelko. Belly Butler, G loria While, Joan Counsel!, Michal Greer, Ann M!lllng lon, loon Rasmussen ; row 3 Pete Washburne, Horry Nimmo, John Falberg, Bob Kipp, Henry Boeger, Altce Robinson. Bill Mas1ers, Penny Ball; row 4-)lm Ottman, Dove Colver. Bob Taylor, Rober! S1roiih, Tom Harrison, Cary l Powell, Virginia lrvnn. Not in picture: Les Danie lson, Thomas Scholer, Lynn Thompson
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To look back on the first year of h igh school cmd be satisfied is one tlii ng; to be glad o f th ree more years to go is ano the r. Many fre shmen are satisfied with their first year Unde r capab'.e le adership of Phil Russell, Marge Be rd , Julie Gue s t, and Li z Web er, the largest class gre eted h igh sch oo l wi th a smile last fall and left on summe r vacation h appy to be sopho mo res and looking c o n fid ently a h e a d to n e x t year's c hallenges, pr epare d b y a c tiv e partici pa tion in service clubs, spor ts and C o n g ress.
Ro w I-Louro Sz y m ke. Deanna Kenloskl. Sandra Dunn e, Darbe a G roves, Judy Winchell, Jean Renchard; row 2-Vir9in!a Harr ison, Jon Bu d d , Tim Tindall , Dolo res Neu · bec k, Deonna Hughey, Virg m1a Huntoon , Ka the rine O s• trander. Nancy Combs; row 3-Mark Hall , Mike Sousa Steve Landis, Lyn Bircha rd, Rober t Mah rle, Jim Coppell, liugh Black ; ro w 4- Mary Volz, Pa l Luca s , Joanne Savage, Ka re n All monsbe rge r, Mike Murphy, Carole Trzos, l ynne Scherer; row 5- Barbm a M!lle r, Gerry Mad ison, Bud Pa lmite r, Ron Hun let , Ehzobeth Campbell. Not in p ic ture: Lindo Heiserrncm ,
Row I- Curl Ashcro ft, Marlin Lauri more , Michael Cyran, Steve Hall, Pete Palme r, George Holden; row 2-Larry Rubly , Ela ine McNabb, Beverly Allum. Ann Brda, Gail Pa ige, John Bake r, Kerrin Kesler, Ann Weddell, Donna Cov e ll: row 3- Cldlre Mlller. Kathy Brosenne, Sally Hunt, Ka y Grabe r, Judy Seager, Carole Torsney, Rulh Ann He imrich, Tom Sp rung ; row 4- Vaughn Bishop, Bob In• n es. Sue Cooper, Sue Re utter, Fraser Cocks, Colleen Sha• ra ko, Shirley Re nsha w; row 5- Gary St. Jean, Tom Mc· Ke nz ie, Ste ve Bugbee, Sta n Madison. Paull Walker. Not in picture: Tom Ne ed les.
Row I-Peter Walker, Chuck Erlando, Bill Buick, Mary Bird, Dick robinson, Dave Smith; row 2-Roxle Rundle, Judy Eastburn, Barbaro Krueger, Denton Newland, Lou Ann Miller, Sandra Voss, Virninia Gravlin, Martha Petersen; row 3-Ada Wells. Dick Ahioono, Mary Cork, Nancy Hinken, Diane Erwin. Judy Boyer, Jane Tert¥: row 4-Ben Bombard, Denny Conlan, Tom Sawyer, Toni Campbell, Phyllis McNellb;1, Tony Hommer; row $-Joe Craig, Phil Russell, Jack Mitchell, Terrence Kabat. Not in picture: Kara Apsey, Janel Roberts, Barry Lafave.
Birming ham churches toke on important place in the lives of stu den ts Here in the silence we turn for inspiration and renewal o f fai th. It is not iust on Sunday, the day of worship, that we come We participate in a ll phases of church life ; w e sing in the choir, serve as acolytes, and are active in young people's groups. He re we discuss personal and religious problems. listen lo speakers on a variety of subjects , and join in social recreation suc h a s square dancing , s kati ng, toboggoning, and even basketball leag ues. W0 can do these things because the groups have as the ir aim the development of the whole individual-relig ious, moral and social. And th e program o f each evening begins e r ends with worship.
An interesnng and wonhwhi:e p roiect th is year was the lnter-denominaltonol Service organized by the combined efforts of hve chu rches for the youth of the c1ly. Participa ting were Sarah Hogan, Nancy Olsen, Charles Frederickson, Claire De Nado r, W ilhs Sawyer and Jim Reeder.
Ed Leavenwo rth and Dick Deloria serve os acolytes at St. James.
The new Holy Nome church was just completed last year. It is one of the city's most beau tiful chu rch es. The color and beauty of its interior are breat h- taking. The atmosphere 1s one of reverence and peace
Th e Me1h od1sl young people's va rie ty show has alread y beco me a trad ition m its first few yea r s of pTe• sentation. M embers of the g ro up put on a g ood show th is year and earned 350 dollors to be u sed for missi on -
The Church League is sponsored by the YMCA. It co nsists of five churches o f this community, i n cludi ng Redeemer Lutheran, f i rst Meth odist. First Presbyter ian, Congregational and Embury Methodist. The teams ploy a schedule of 12 games, meeting each other team twice. Redeemer Lutheran won the League title wiih 11 wins and one loss. All games were played at Barnum or Bapust church gyms Monday and Thursday nights. Birmingham boys prefer Church League basketball to the in • tramural variety offered by the school. John K erley and Ken Gertz 1ump (or the ball on the rebound. Alert fo r the ploy are Jim Rennell , Jerry Rennell. Jim Mc Donald and Mike Arnold
ary projects and Christmas baskets for needy families
Other activities included a May Day Party for children o f the Cass Community church and a Halloween party for Bir mingham youngsters.
With Presbyterian Westmimster Fel!owshi p members good speakers are very popular The Group has heard talks on youth problems, juvenile delinquency, missionary work among the Indians, and venous religions. Proceeds from th eir variety sh o w will provide funds lo take r epresentatives to New Mexico.
One popular program was a pizza pcrly; others were those in which members combined with other Presbyterian youth groups Stu Laidlaw, moderator of the Group, leads a w orsh1p ser vice
Under leadership of Reverend Ro bert Dewey, Congrega t ional young people have been a most active group The year began with a retreat nea~ Brighton Other activllies included a talk by a missionary from India, panel discussions on a wide variety of subj ects of interest to teenagers, a Bible discussion Eession, and a toboganning party During the Lenten season, early morning worship services were conducied. In the autumn there was the semi -annual Work Day !or Christ. Barb Busch, Dave Lin d l ey, Sue Cooper, Nanc y Hagen, and Peggy Bensinger wash a car in the car wash which was an important part of the work-day.
We trust in the Lord
The Baptist youth fellowship served a very plain and inexpensive meal to raise mone y to send food abroad They called th is their Poverty Dinner and sold tickets for it at one dollar each. Under the Share Our S urplu s p r ogram, the United States governme nt gave 20 dollars for each dollar earned, enabling the group to send 2200 dollars abroad for the purchase of food. Mary Lou Pomeroy, Joanne McCrumb and Jim Rennell, president, sample the poverty soup that was served,
W reathed in lofty branches and towering h ig h abo ve the beautiful countryside it overloo ks, Chris t Ch u rch Cronbroo k has an inspiring bea u ty and serene reverence that are most impressive.
Marquis Club, Cranb rook's yout h group, p lans programs that are mainly discussions of topics dealing with decisions and the ability to make th em. Each section has a leader and an observer who records progress. Like many others, the group went carolling at C h ristmas time Members also gave a party fo r an orphans home al Orchard Lake. Usually the Club also lakes these same orphaned c h ildren to the zoo during lhe season when ii is open
The starkly beautiful Redeemer Lutheran church is also a popular one with Birmingham young people. It is a beehive of activity during the school year due to the various activit ies of the Youth Group. Some interests are the Y9uth Forums , the athl e tic program, social affairs and Bible study.
Mos t popular of all activ ities with the young people is the Te e nage Bib le Clas s wh ich mee ts every Sunday morning during th e school y ear
Row 1-Ko:ren Graham. Kathie Os trander, Lynne Thornpson, Sandy Sch!ck , Linda Pederson , Sally Long, Janice Rocamora Chris Neu•
mann, Diane Allmon. Carollne Batey, Lindo Heiserman. Carole Negri, Potty Nyberg, Tally Dovls, Karen Vcmde rKloot; row 2-Howord Clark. Bob Engelhardt, klaus Haas, Pete Weldy, Tom Blume, Elaine Mc Nob, leonne Tiedeman, Pot Mc Nob, feff Ott, Douq Wuqqazer, Mary Cqnslem, Joanna Kuntz, Jim Pord, Bob Ebbert, Marc Oberschulte; row 3 ond 4-Ted De Groot. Jim Booth, Ron Beyer, Mortin Knorr. Chuck Gorman, }lm Gorman, Bill Seldon, Emily Sch uster, Kathie Campbell, Donna Corpron, Kotte Abbrecht, Carole Markholf. Carol Moody, Caro!e Pepper, Sylvia Uhrick. Gail Weekes• ser, Karen Bever Gretchen Cansteln, Barbara Williams, Do\lg Sweet, Cliff Woeschle, Lorry Erdmann, Chuck Feldman, Gerry Homes, Dave Goad, Tim Thompson.
Judy Collins
John Fairbairn
Kitten James
Charles Frederickson
Barbara Ritter
Tom Halsted
Ed Leavenworth
Ann Gardner
Bob Hohmeyer
Carole Negri
Dick McHugh
Sylvia Kordenbrock
Helen Colwell
Jim Traa
Elinor Dodge
Sandy Skinner
Ruth Heller
Bill Beauchamp
Greg Bevis
Fred Burnham
Charles Bingham
James Bohan
Bill Bolle
Carolyn Boyce
Bob
Marcia Braund Bell
Katie Bigge
Jan Brady
Carol
Preston Britner Brisendine
Kirstin Marvin Brokaw Brondum
Roger Bell
Kay Bender
Rose Brewer
Dave Dixon
Howard Didier
Ekhard Dor fmann
Mike Doyle
John Emmerling
Andy Fairbanks
Janice De Mann
Alana Dodge
Diane Ebbert
Becky Filkins
Phyllis Fleming Karen Fogarty
Dick Dexter
George Dila
Ken Drouillard
Bob Emde
Fred Harley
Dick Hall
Larry Hanifan
Tom Hogan
Erin Hayes
Pat Heflin
Alice Hogan
Karen Hull
Tom Hizar
Pat Hendricks
Carolyn Huntoon
Noel Jim Kelly
Ann Keightley Kurth
Dick Kyker
Ralph Johnson
Le Roy Kiefer
John Kirby
Joyce Kerley
Marie Joynt
Caroline Johnson
Dan Kaszubowski
Carolyn Killing
Larry Milford
Kay Madonna
David Mills
Mary Morrow
Bill Moore
Pete Olsen
Sally Mack
Pete Moray
Harold Mitchell
Pete Mosher
Bill Nolta
Carole Olsen
Betty Milligan
Nadine Melone Frank Mabley
Marge Oberson
Bob Neale
Elaine Nowak
Har<D.y a day passes without college representatives trying to sell future - minded seniors on the merits of their respective institutions Judy Boucher, John Groves , Alana Dodge, Mark Frank, Delia Harrison, Sarah Harrison, Noel Kurth and John Fleser.
Diane McDonald
Pat Ross
Dick Remp
Bill Seldon
Bill Rice
Robert Robb
Jane Russell Sue Saunders
Gail McKinley
Bob Sauer
Bill Swaney
Ba rbara Stinson
Bruce Terry
Les Sutter
Bob Vincent
Julie Stubbs
Mary Smith
Karen Taracks
Charma i ne Trudell
Judy Turner
Mike Thornbury
Dave Spehar
Harvey Swift
Keith Van Kirk
In school life as in life itself tragedy strikes and leaves us with an emptiness and feeling of remorse and doubt. Las t year ii was as if a chill wind swept over our school with the news of Ed Klapproth's death He was a tall, good-look ing boy. We loved him. He was all that was good, a perfect man. He was polite, considerate. And he had that wonderfu l attribute-a big smile for everyone. Wherever Ed was there smiled happiness and fun. Ed came to our school last year as a transfer student frem the University of Detroit High School. In the few short months he was with us he captured our hearts with his big, happy personality It is in tribute to him that we pause in reviewing our school year and give thanks for the fine and everlasting impression he made on ou r lives.
"The soul is like the sun which to our eyes seems lo set in night; b u t it has in reality only gone to dif. fuse its ligh t elsewhere "
Bobbing pony toil. aler t dork eyes, a friendly hellothese ore the marks of Judy Collins. Gay and carefree, Judy commands the respect and the love of all who know her. Last spring she created a sensation when she was elected senior class president, only girl to hold that office in the memory of man.
Judy does everything she undertakes lo the best of her obiHty-and she certainly is not lacking in ability She crowned her achievements with her h igh office; but on the way up, she was vice president of her sopho-
more class, Girl's State representative as a junior, a city commissioner for Civic Control Day, and president of the youth group of her church.
Good ide as, a keen mind, the faculty to gel along with everyone-these made up the kind of leader everyone likes; and these are the qualifications of Judy Collins. As president of her class, she has made a sincere effort to know every senior personally.
A member of National Honor Society, Judy is also a most welcome and honored Who's Who.
Politician, class leader all around good guy-or just name it-and that's John Fairbairn.
With eno ugh class spirit to fill a paper drive 1ruck, John organized and pushed to success the first senior paper drive, netting the class treasury over 800 dollars
Whether double- talking in class, exploding test tubes in chemistry, or stumping radio announcers with milelong qu estions, John spre ads his own brand of humor wherever he goes.
When a capable leader is needed for a iob large or small, John's the man for it. Ambition and hard work
won him promoiion from Congress representative first to historian and then to treasurer. And Mr. Moneybags guarded the wampum for the senior class and the variety show A more accurate, compete nt and thrifty treasurer would be hard to find.
The satisfaction of a job well done was lhe reward of hard work for Joh.n when the golden head of a dragon emerged from papier mache and 2 by 4's for Field Day. For John Who's Who is only recognition of hard work done well in service of his class and school.
Here is a student who attains the stature of a man among men. Shy almost to diffidence as a youngste r, Bob conquered this handicap and developed into a leader with initiative, diplomacy and sympathetic unders tanding.
An athlete of no small ability, Bob has made his mark in track and football. Bu t his keen sense of values won't let him devote all of his time to sports. He has served as Congress representative and rose to the highest office in school-that of Student Congress president. ·
Last fall he felt a real obligation to serve as his school's host to ou r foreign exchange students, and made it eas-
ier and ple asan ter for the m. It was h is Cong ress and that of 1955 that bro ug ht the trophy to Birming ham again.
Bob's scholastic record won !or him e lectio n to National Honor Society as a junior. He was e le cte d mayor of the city for Civic Control Day and served as p re sident of Varsity Club. But he was also an efficient and willing behind-scenes worker, quietly helping those who drew the "dirty jobs."
Of the se~ect Half Dozen, no one is more deserv ing of the honor than Bob Hohmeyer. We like him here!
A few people are endowed with the invaluable desire to DO. Hord work, full-hearted enthusiasm, and the determination to get things done make Ann Gordner a symbol of mod ern America n youth in her school and community.
Her warm bro wn, inquiring eyes and expressive mouth ore tell-tale signs of contrasting moods which make up the fasdnating personality of this unusual girl.
That she can b e either impulsive or calm. wise or foolish, silent or talkative at what seems invariably to be the right moment inspires the admiration and attracts the friend ship of oll who know her. From the bulging, cluttered notebook that is typically Ann's, she may fish a
neat report of the Senate's minutes, a long list of Piper memoranda, or a completed French assignment.
A capable student and a faithful friend, Ann never refuses her help to anyone who seeks it. She attacks each task that confronts her with serious intent and concentration. With her Big City ideas and her Small Town sincerity, Ann made her dream a reality: She rendered her school invaluable service. We applauded her winning of the DAR Good Citizen Award, her election to National Honor and Quill and Scroll Society-and now to Who's Who.
Next year we will miss her and wish for her in vain when "Annie doesn't live here any more".
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A wide smile, a brist li ng crewc u t, a helping h andthese are keys to th e p ersona lity of Stu Laid law. One o f the most eage rly friendly persons, St u's class and sc hool spirit ore evident in everything he doe s.
As senior class senator, Stu has been a d e cided a sse t to Congress, whe re he served honorably a s chap la in and parliamentarian. Possibly h is b ig gest job wa s Fie ld Day chairman.
A coveted and h ighly honored office for juBiors is chairman of the J-Hop--<md this pos t Stu h eld, reward ing his classmates' faith in him with a mas terpiece of
leadership and organization. The J-Hop set new standards of excellence
Bu t Stu does n ot confin e all his efforts to school affairs: He is a de vout ch u rch worker a nd served a s moderator of th e F irst Presbyterian Ch u rch yout h group . No job is loo big or too li ttle for S tu to tack le. No favor is too big for him lo undertake for a friend. After y ears of pattent behind-the-scenes work, S tu takes his rightful place with th ose we delig h t to honor-our own Who's Who.
Quiel and unas suming, Jim Traa s e ems lo be in a perpetual sta le of surprise al the ease with which honors co me lo him, generally unsought.
It was one ol Bi rmingham ' s lucky days when Trapper transferred here from Redford-and it didn't take him long to make a name for himself.
Jim is a good a thle te in most sports. and a great one in football. He is one o f th e best reasons why the Maples won their lirst EML foo tba ll crown lhis year. Al the end he made almost every All Stale hrst team and was named to the Prep Coaches' All American. He was to
be honored with the Anderson Memorial awo.rd.
But Jim is not just an athlete. He is an excellent stu• dent, a member and president ol National Honor Society. He possesses exceptional qualities of leadership -the kind that wins confidence. So he has been chosen president of the Washington Group, the Varsity Club, and Student Congress.
Jim's compelling personality and deep sincerity win and keep friends and go a long way towa rd hel;:iing him to -merit his place as Who's Who.
If it were the same with the Eastern Michigan Con ference trophy as in spor ts that huge golden award would be ours for keeps! Es tablished only three years ago to honor the best project of a student council, the trophy has been won all three years by Birmingham The first year o ur student supervision project won ; in 1955 11 was the handling of F i eld Day
Th en came 1956 and the Conference at Port Huron. The Maple Student Congress hod submitted our foreign exchange student project. Descripti ons of each school's entry went lo Chicago to the Secondary School Principals' meeting where they were Judged by totally disinterested people. A t the Confe rence suspense ruled. Bui when the letter of decision was read , Birmingham had won again! The Maple delega ti on was jub1Jant-and brough t !he tr ophy back h ome. Jon Palmer hod headed the project, and Sally Hanson wrote the beautiful letter descnbing ii.
In the Southeastern Michigan Scholastic Writing Contest, Birmingham journalists had 11 entries. Karin Marlin won a gold key and Margaret Davis commendation for feature wnting; Don Weir won honorable mention for editorials. Soll Hanson received a gold key for her short story. In art Jeanette Mange won a gold key for weaving; Dave Lowrie and Bruce Roberts earned cer1ificates of mer it for sculpture and color transparencies.
Quill and Scroll and its runnerup awards are rewards of a lot of hard work. They go lo students who h ave met responsibilities as staff heads on the yearboo k and the newspaper.
Quill and Scroll is the 1nternalionol Honor Society for High School Journalists. Those elected to membership mus: be in the lop quarter of their gradualmg class, be o f e xcellent character, have evidenced qualities of leadership, and have served al least a year on a major publication Journalism courses count no more than o ther school courses, and service must be beyond Journalism I.
Runnerup awards are called creative writing or business awards, with many things included under these terms. Workers for these may lack a single quahficalion. such as top quarter scholarship
Named to Q & S are Elinor Dodge, Del ene Domes, Ann Gardner, Dick Sneed, Judy von Rosen and Don Weir. Business awards go to Janet Palmer and Pooh Wagner. Winning creative writing awards are Syl v ia Kordenbrock, Kitten James, Jay Lewis, Dave Phillips, Karin Mortin and Dick Mc Hugh.
The Johnson Memorial Award, established in memory of George F. Johnson, former athletic director an d coach, goes annually to the senior boy who best combines the qualiti es of student and athle te. Bill Swaney was nominated for the 1956 award by the Active Board composed of the athle!Jc director, all coaches o f boys· sports and representatives of the Varsity club and sportswriters. Final selection was by the Permanent Honorary Board Bill compiled as good a record as any Johnson Memorial winner. One of the mos t versatile athletes ever to wear the maroon and white, he earned nine varsity
letters. three in football , two basketball and four tenn is. Scholastically he has about a B average.
A superb competitor, Hefty was co-captain and firststring quarterback two years a n d had the distinction of being the first p layer to quarterback the football team lo an Eastern Michigan League championship.
In basketball, h is unerring dribbling ability, keen shooting eye and playmaking prowess made him a valuable asset. A member of the ten nis team for four years, he lost only three matches
Most coveted of all honors, the Marc Joslyn Memorial Award, established in 1953 after the untimely passing of this great student leader, was presen ted to Betty Quillian and Bill Dove at 1955 Swing Out, the senior girl and boy .considered most like More.
These two superior young citizens were nominated by the active board consisting of three senior advisers, a senior counselor, the president and another officer of the junior class, and a representative from Student Congress Final choice was by a board of control made up of a member of Marc's family, two members of the Class
of '52, the principal, and a teacher.
Marc was a peerless leader with an unwavering sense of obligation to his school and his friends. He was gifted with an insight into youthful attitudes rare in one of his age. Besides being an above<rverage student, he was AU-League center in football and an AllAmerican swimmer. He ,von the love and admiration o! students and the lasting affectionate memory of his teachers These characteristics made his "One of the few, the immortal names That were not born to die."
Our city is w1cJ,Jy recognized as a ''best place" to ~;hup. It hm: many quolity stcres run by good business :;F n o:xJ women who try to offer the kind of goods ;)i,_,1r Cl:::romer:; wont. to carry products that meet the •~•: j_ uni :;tmdurd,; cf a d1scrim1natmg clientele They wl\-,:·rL: e 'Nidely to help mform customers and lo educu1,, rh,0 b11ying public.
0 1 :1 :_•,is111ess people are modern in thinking as well ~1.- , '" ,n, ·:·s r::•:·thud:;. They d:rect a fair portion of then 1 :•:\'til!n•:,1 :o the, hiqh school market, realizmg that here ur,_• 1·1u:1y n::lomers of th,:, prtc>Y"nl. not Just of some dis :::!.' :1•~:.-:1!,_,u:; )1.;tu:c. They Olt' proud of their city, their ,--:w,.-' :: 1u::! os 1h,:0 y cue of their own establishments. ;·Ji.·/ •.:r,_. c·,:u11,,'\,1L: rrn,J ii1.Jsme:,slike when solicited for o 1 .-. ·r':,:::•J oy stu..Jen!:c They 1egard adver11smg in ·11 ,, r1:l·-'.:co:1.:•n,.; a:.: mformat1vo and ,;ducat1onal and :-x; :·: : 1 i,, i·.•~ \':c,r:h ,·.c,n-,,:,1h1!l'J lo th,..,m. They know h1qh ~,::1- .: .. :·.i:,·:11::: ,.<1I, v:eur clothes. drive cars, have thc-11 v.-:;i ::,·:•::,'/ 1 1:ni :h,, L11ol :my on :+•end;nq :::ome of th,011 ! :J:1-::L; ~1::_n,:·y.
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Abbott, Barbara 114 , 123, 149
Abbott, Jeanne 143, 152
Abbrecht, Katherine 121, 124, 131 , 143, 167, 171
Abernethy, Lee 17, 82, 102, 130, 138, 171
Ackerman, P atricia 65, 1 57
Adams, Anniejane - 62, 121, 132, 139, 146
Adam s, Margaret - 50, 121, 171
Adl ong, Terry - 130, 141, 171
Adre an, James - 157
Africano, Dick - 159
Akerley, John - 156
Akerley, Ross - 141, 156
Albrecht, Nancy - 57, 121
Alcorn, William - 155
Aldrich Susan - 138, 171
Alexander, Anne - 143, 152
Alexander , Norma - 46, 141 , 171
Alic, John - 155
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Allen, Cathe r i ne - 64, 155
Allen , Dave - 96
Allen , Dorothy L. - 34, 35, 123
Allen, Richard - 154
Allgire, Mary - 68, 120, 130, 135, 171
Allmon, Diane - 167
Allore, Thomas - 156
Allum, Beverly - 64 , 159
Alpers, Karen - 149
Altlck, Harry - 65, 149
Altmansberger, Karen - 65, 142, 159
Ambrose, Kermit N. - 38, 78, 79, 80, 91, 92
Andeer, Carl - 120, 148
Anderson, Janet - 1 71
Ander son, Janice - 155
Anderson, Judith - 147
Anderson, Rudolph - 74
Andreae, Donald - 23, 92, 106, 15 1
Andreae, Phyllis - 106
Andrews, James - 54, 154, 171
Angelocci , Angelo - 58
Appel, Gene - 87 , 152
Appel, William - 96, 130, 141, 171
Appleford, John - 36, 82, 92, 130, 140, 171
Armstrong, Valerie - 65, 142
Arnold, Michael - 1 65
Arthur Murray Studio - 210
Ashcraft, Curtis -159
Aspell, Sharon - 171
Aspey, Kara - 65, 159
Atkinson , Jeffrey - 155
Atwood, Alix - 121, 132 , 134, 135, 171
Austin, Judy - 11 0, 114, 125
Avesian, Paul - 64, 158
Ayers, Bruce - 52
Ayers, Ri c ha rd - 66, 150 B
Backus, Ginger - 33, 38, 11 0, 113, 114, 115,139,148
Bacon, Eugene - 147
Badenoch, Tamara - 66, 68, 110, 154
Bader, Heidi - 139, 143, 147
Baglin, Frank - 155
Bahm, David - 147
Bain, Carol - 121, 153
Bain, James - 136, 141, 146
Baker, John - 102, 159
Baker, Martha - 1 51
Baker, Maurice - 131,132,111
Baldwin, Thomas - 124, 153
Baldwin, Timothy - 101, 130, 140, 171
Balis, Barbara - 158
Ball, Penelope - 65, 120, 158
Baltzersen, Henry - 66, 131, 146
Barnhard, Benjamin - 64, 159
Bannard, Elizabeth - 26, 46, 121, 123, 125, 130, 132, 143, 144, 171
Bannon, Patricia - 6 2, 15 4
Bany Flower s - 23 5
Barber, Diane - 66 , 68, 158
Barber, Ge r a ldine - 62, 110 131 150, 151 I
Barcy, Mi c hael - 158
Barinoff, Ge r aldin e - 114, 154
Barker, Kenneth - 131
Bark ley , Patricia - 120, 121, 139, 171
Barr, Elyse - 39 , 6 2, 1 7 1
Barr, Sally • 62, 133 , 14 9
Barrett, Roger - 1 5 7
Barr ick , James - l 71
Barte ll, Joan - 4 7 , 110, 114, 1 5 1
Bartholom e w, Sara - 1 5 0
Bas ford , Charles - 157
Basford , Jam e s - 1 51
Bates, Bonni e - 142 156
Bates, De n nis - 141
Bates, Sa ll y - 62 , 1 50
Batey , Car o l y n - 65 , 134, 1 57, 1 67
Batte nhouse, Ralph - 37
Ba uer , Elizabeth - 62 , 1 3 1, 146
Bauervic Bev e rly - 1 51
BaxleyRo be rt - 6 6 , 1 5 6
Bay , Carlin • 7 3
Bearden, Daniel- 1 2 1 , 1 25, 132, 141 , 17 1
Beard en , Jane - 1 57
Bearden , Judith - 124 , 1 7 1
Bear dsley, R obe rt - 1 06, 131, 151
Bearss , Sue - 65 , 142, 1 56
Beauc hamp, Willi a m -1 72
Beaud oin , Sandra - 1 53
Bechtel, Tho m as - 38, 78, 106, 107, 108 ,109, 141, 1 52
Bee k, Thoma s • 9 6, 9 7
Beechle r , Julia - 134 , 1 55
Beeman , Pe t e r - 14 7
Beier, Nan cy - 121 , 1 3 4 , 1 38 , 147
Bell Gree nho use • 2 2 9
Bell, Robe rt • 130 , 1 72
Bell, Roger - 17, 1 72
Be ll , Shar o n - 6 3, 1 5 1
Bell, William - 96 , 141 , 14 6
Bender , Christia n 14 8
Bende r, Ka y • 172
Be nja min and Stephens - 201
Benn, Lynn - '19, 80 , 81 , 9 2 , 13 0 , 149
Benn, Shar o n - 1 5 2
Bennett, Sa ndr a - 14 6
Benscote r, Sus an -6 2, 152
Bensin ger, Margaret - 114, 153, 164
Benso n, Robert- 79, 80, 81, 92, 105, 123, 130 , 141 , 152
Benway, Ho ward - 1 2 5 , 133, 1 5 6
Berndt, Arnold W. - 68, 69
Be rnhard, Barbara - 50, 121 , 130, 132, 138, 17 2
Be rnllt , Lo is - 114, 143, 152
Berno, Jeffrey -141, 154
Berry, David - 155
Berr y, P a trick - 36, 80, 92, 130, 131, 132, 135, 147
Bevis, Gre gory - 36, 102, 104, 171 172
Beyer, Kar e n - 57, 149, 167
Beyer, Ronald - 149, 167
Bidigare Richard - 155
Bigge Kath e rine - 62, 121, 126, 132, 172
Bill Williams Studio - 224
Bingham, Charles - 140, 172
Bingham, James - 153
Birchard, Gay - 114, 124 , 153
Bir chard, Lyn - 106
Bird, Dave - 99, 148
Bird, Margaret - 49, 142
Bird, Mary - 142, 159
Bird Terry • 131 , 146
Birmingham Bike Shop - 142
Birmingham Bowllng Alleys - 112
Birming ham Credit Bureau - 207
Birming ham Flower s - 198
Birming ham Lumber and Supply Co - 204
Bis h o p, Marily n - 14 8, 230
Bis h o p, V a u g hn - 1 59
Bis hop, William - 141 , 1 5 0
Bitterle's Pur e Oil Se rvic e - 137
Black, David • 46, 1 58
Blac k, Hu g h - 159
Blai r, Phyllis - 172
Bla n t o n, Arthur • 120
Bla nt o n , G e rald - 158
Bleakl ey, Fredrick -1 06 , 141 , 149
Blea kl ey , Mar y Elle n - 124, 151
Bliss , Lind a - 62, 114 , 124, 134, 135, 143 , 1 5 1
Bl u m e, Tho m as - 150, 167
Blunt, S ar a h - 123, 143, 154
Bock, Tamar a - 65, 14 2 , 156
Bo d o r, Li s a -13 3, 155
B o d o r , Ni c h o las - 62 , 1 51
B o e ger , Re nr y - 1 58
B ohan, J ames - 141 , 1 72
Boileau, Linda -1 3 2, 133, 147
Boli e r, B arba r a - 133, 155
Bolle, William - 141 , 172
Bo llinge r , S usa n - 62, 131 , 143, 1 5 3
B on d , B ar b ara - 6 2, 1 50
Bondi e, Jo hn - 1 5 2
Bo n ds , J o hn - 122, 12 3 , l32 , 141, 1 5 3, 23 0
Bo nn ett , C har l es - 14 6
Boo k e r, S u e - 51 , 132, 14 6
Booth , Do nald - 62 , 1 53
Boo th, D o u g las - 1 58
Boo th, James • 167
Booz, R o b e rt - 8 3, 147, 214
Borche rt, M ar ie - 6 5, 142 , 155
Borovic k, Joseph - 54 , 83, 10 1
Boss m a n, J a n e t - 148
Bo u c h e r , Jeffrey -83,1 0 5
Bouc h e r , Jud i th -4 9, 120, 124, 132, 139 , 1 72, 179
Bo udr e au , J o an - 130, 148
B o udr e au, Paul - 83, l 58
Bo ulevard Sh o ppe - 179
Bo use , Geor g e - 35, 66, 68, 120, 13 5 , 154
B o yc e , Car o lyn - 140, 172
Boy d, Richard - 151
B oye r, Judith - 64, 159
Brady , Jan • 26, 138, 1'13, 172
Brag aw , Richard - 151
Brai dwood, John - 141 , 172
Bramblett, Bonnie - 65, 119, 158
Bramwell, Marjorie - 48, 114
Brandt, Michael - 157
Brannack, Beth - 14 7
Bra tton , Marilyn - 65, 135, 142
Braund, Bonnie - 131, 151
Braund, Marcia · 172
Brda, Ann - 64, 159
Br e edlove, Shar o n • 130, 152
Brewer, R ose Marie - 172
Brian, Barbara - 132, 148
Bridenstine, Nancy - 152
Brierley, Judith - 152
Brink, Peter - 152
Brise n dine, Carol - 172
Brisendine, Erro l - 141, 147
Brisky , Larry - 157
Bristol , Gayle - 140, 146
Britner, Preston - 66, 68, 172
Broadwell, Edward - 152
Brodeur, Robert - 62, 152
Brodeur, Ruth - 62, 121, 130, 146
Brodhun, A n drew - 1 52
Brod i e, Sharon - 158
Brokaw, Marvin - 80, 92, 93, 95, 130, 172
Brown, Barbara - 61, 65, 120, 131, 172
Brown, Ear I - 153
Brown, Guy - 131, 156
Brown, Joanne • 65, 157
Brown, Penny - 131
Brown, Philip - 66, 68, 156
Bro wn, Richard - 57, 131, 147
Brown, Robe rt - 54, 79, 80, 81, 92, 130, 172
Bro wn, Suzanne - 172
Brown, Thomas • 80, 106, 135, 155
Bro wn, William - 95, 156
Bruce Marg aret - 65, 144, 156
Bruck, Richard - 156
Bruhn, Jack • 36
Brundage, Nancy - 157
Brundage, Susan - 62, 153
Buchanan, Ann - 65, 114, 120, 142, 156
Buchanan Judith - 39, UH, 138, 143, 172
Bucha na n, Ro nald - 155
Bu c kmaster. Na ncy - 132, 138, 172
Budd, Jon - 64, 159
Buegel, Ronald - 149
Buell, Charl e s - 35
Bugbee , Stephen - 159
Buick, Willi a m - 106, 108, 109,159
Bundy , Margaret - 131, 138, 171 , 172
Bunn, Patrici a • 156
Burch, To ni - 62, 151
Burdick, He nry - 10, 27, 1i0, 141, 170
Burke , Larry - 153
Burkman, Linda - 66, 123, 142
Burkman, Mary - 121, 123, 125, 139, 143, 149
Burn ham, Fr e d - 54, 172
Burnham, Jea n - 62, 154
Burns , Judith - 62, 134, 153
Burro ughs , Elizabeth - 64, 65, 118, 134 , 135, 142, 157
Burrows, Dale - 63 , 82, 141, 148
Busc h, Barbara - 62, 143, 146, 16(
Busch, Edward • 83, 105, 144, 158
Bushnell, William - 66, 68, 136
Butka, Arlene - 153
Butler, Betty - 158
Butt on, Judith -114, 146
Byers, Denni s - 62, 83, 148
Byers, John • 154
Byers, Sharon - 121, 138 C
Cadwell, Janet - 142, 155
Cadwell, Jean - 64, 65, 155
Calhoun, Kay • 66, 68, 173
Callers, Judith - 152
Calver, David - 133, J58
Camp, Paul • 83, 106, 10'1, 157
Camp, Teresa - 150
campbell, Elizabeth - 65, 159
Campbell, Katherine -I 67
Campbell, Roy - 54, 149
Campbell, Toni - 125, l 59
Canfield, James - 66, 158
Canstein, Gretchen • 167
Canstein, Mary - 167
Cantara, Casto -74
Cardell, James • 106, 108, 130, 159, 172
Cardell, Kent - 131. 152
Carkner, Lee - 138, 149
Car lis le, David - 157
Carlson, Christine - 135, 143, 150
Carlson, Richard - 92, 146
Carpenter, Alan - 152
Carpen ter, Sharon - 154
Carpen ter, Sue - 62, 150
Carrie Lee's T e a Room - 205
Carter Paul • 70, 71
Cartwright, Joan - 65
Cartwright,Ronald• 131 , 172
Cartwright, William - 150
Cataldo, Louise • 143, 152
Cavell, - 65, 159
Chaffee, Donald • to, 131, 132, 171 , 173
Chaffee Marilyn - 65 , lB, 123, 142, 57
Chalk, David • 106, 150
Chalk, Richard - 130
Chantler, , Arthur - 63, 141, 149
Chapman, James - 83, 154
Chapman,, Linda - 19, 125, 130, 153
Chapman, Lynn - 125
Chappell, Carolyn - 142, 156
Chappell, 1 Harold - 83, 105, 151
Cheer, William • 157
Chope, Thomas - 63, 65, 83, 131
Christ ChurchCranbr ook - 166
Christie, Gall - 49, 114, 132, 149
Christine, Cynthia - 114, 1431 153
Chrysler Corporation - 196, 197
Chrysler, , Sue - 152
Clark, Calmia - 65, 158
Clark, Howard - 154, 167
Clark, John - 80, 92, 148
Clark, Karen - 65, 157
Clark, Kenneth • 125, 156
Clark, Marilyn -143, 157
Clark, Monzelle - 58
Clark, Nancy • 62, 64, 121, 130, 173
Clark, Robert - 151
Clark, Susan - 65, 118, 136, 142, 156
Clarke, William - 42
Clayton Howard · 34 , 131
Clements, Carole - 153
Clohset Philip - 156
Cloonan, Lynn - 65, 114, 134, 135, 142, ,J56
Cloonan, Richard - 131, 134, 151
Close, Beverly - 65, 114, 142, 155
Close, George - 14 1, 152
Close, Georgiene - 154
Coca Cola Bottling Works of Pontiac - 208
Cocks, Fraser - 66, 159
Colbert Nicholas • 82, 138, I 73, 230
Collins, Dorothy - 148
Colllns, Elizabeth - 64, 155
Collins, Judith - 60, 62, 170, 189, 227
Collins, Mary - 110, 113, 134, 143, 173
Collister, Jane - 121, 124, 143, 1'13
Colvin, James- 157
Colwell Helen - 8, 22, 62, 64, 130, 143, l 70, 171
Colwell Judith • 62, 63, 64, 132, 139,1173
Combs, Judith • ll4, 173
Combs, Nancy -159
Compton, Thomas • 113
Congregational Church - 16-1,, 165
Conlan, Dennis - 134, 135, 159
Connell, T homas - 163
Conroy Michael• 49, 100, 141, 147
Conway, Sue - 143, 153
Cooch, George - 41 , 130
Cook, David - 108, 109, 147
Cook, Marilyn - 124, 151
Coon, Robert • 173
Coons, William - 148
Cooper Carolyn • 141, 173
Cooper Iohn - 153
Cooper Susan - 124, 1351 143, 159, 164
Cope, 131 , 143, 154
Cope, Nancy • "7, 125, 147, 23 0
B r ondum, Kirsten - 12, 13, 172
Brooks, J anet - 63, 143, 153
Brophy, John - 1 57
Carrier, Elizabeth - 64, 133 , 158
Carroll, Betsy - 143, 151
Carroll, Sharon • 46, 148
Carson, Thomas - 83 , 105
Cork, Mary-142, 159
Corkery, , Lynda - 131, 136, 143, 150
Cornell, Patricia - 11 0, 113, 133, 141, 148
Gr eenleaf, Dina h - 15 8
Gree r , Michal - 65
Gree r , Penny - 62, 154
Gregory, Mr Amos - 71
Griem , Ly nn - 130, 146
Griffin, James - 156
Griffith, David - 14, 82, 130, 141 , 143, 175
Griffith, Mary - 139, 175
Griffith, Richard - 59 , 149
Gr ims by, Onilee - 62
Gr oat, Robert - 141 15 6
Groo ms, De nnis - 175
Gross, Brenda - 62, 121, 139, 148
Gross , Sandra - 62, 121 139 148 175 ' ' '
Grothe, Donald - 38
Groves, Darbea - 142, 159
Groves, John - 82 , 84, 130, 141 , 175, 179
Groves , Mary Ellen - 143 , 149
Groves, Wylie - 71
Guck, Gretchen - 46, 138, 175
Guenther, Robert - 105, 156
Guerber , Gaer - 35, 121, 153
Guest, Judith - 149
Guest, Julia - 65, 142, 158
Guilfani, Richard - 152
Gullmet, Denise - 64 , 134, 139, 175
Guyer, Robert - 35, 83, 152
Guziak, Catherine - 62 , 112, 143 148 I H
Haack, Richard - 148
Ha a s , Will ia m - 1 5 2
Ha a s , Klau s - 167
Ha das , Gilbert - 150
H affner , Betty - 151
H agen, Na ncy - 154, 164
Halley , Birdie - 62, 151
H ai ley , Pat - 62, 175
Hai nes, Gerald - 155, 167
Ha ine s , Polly - 157
Haines, Sally - 64
Hait, Beve rly - 114, 124, 125, 148
Haldane, Mary - 152
Hall , Chris - 152
Hall, Judith - 65, 142, 157
Hall, Karen - 1 75
Hall, Mark - 159
Hall, Maxine - 143, 146
Hall, Richard - 125, 175
Hall, Robert - 148
Hall, Stephen - 159
Hallahan, James - 158
Halpin, Diane - 151
Halsted, Thomas - 27, 42, 51, 52, 141, 170
Hammer, Tony - 99, 105, 159
Hammond, James -141, 171, 175
Hammond, Neill - 132, 147
Hammond, Norma - 175
Hampson , RobertHampton, Sibyl - 121 , 146
Handley, Edward - 175
Hanifan, Carol - 65, 156
Hanifan, Larry - 57, 176
Hansen, Barbara - 156
Hanson, Da le - 149
Birmingham , Michigan Midwes t 4-3360
Hanso n, Sally - 62, 114, 120, 121, 143, 149, 190
Hansz, Fred - 156
Hard, Roger - 134, 141, 149
Hard, sue - 153
Hardin, Judith - 121, 124, 132, 133, 149
Hardy , War r en - 14 8
Ha rley, Fred - 141, 175
Harman, Patricia - 39, 115, 121, 175
Haro , Elizabeth - 34
Harold Turner Inc. - 225
Harper, Michael - 158
Harrie, Peter - 148
Harrie, Sharon - 118, 142, 155
Harris, Robert - 121, 132, 141, 14.8
Harris, Geraldine - 125, 156
Harris, Mary - 47, 175
Harrison, Delia - 66, 68, 114, 175, 179
Harrison, Julius - 158
Harrison, Martha - 121, 151
Harrison, Sarah - 62, 114, 175, 179
Harrison, Thomas - 158
Harrison, Virginia - 65, 142, 159
Harrover, Gwen - 124, 149
Hartkopf, Ann - 62, 151
Hartkopf, Mickey - 100
Hartwick, Mar y - 23, 34
Harvey, Wilfred - 57, 175
Haskett, Robert - 157
Haugh, Donald - 39, 82, 102, 104, 123 , 130, 134, 135, 140, 175, 180
Haughton, Carol - 15 8
Hawblitzel, Thomas - 149
Hawkins, Richard - 147
Hawkins, Roger - 83, 92, 147
Hawley, Andy - 50, 131 , 149
Hawley, Mary - 133
Hayes, Erin - 51, 125, 132, 175
Hayner, Helen - 73
Haynes, Joanne - 155
Hays, Barbara - 114, 151
Heath, Beverly - 121, 175
Heatherson, Mary - 143, 146
Heavenrich, Mary - 49, 114, 124, 154
Heavenrich, Nancy - 49, 153
Heflin, Joan -48
Heflin, Patricia - 130, 178
Heflin, Sandra - 150
He ideman, Janet - 84, 142, 155
Heiserman, Linda - 142, 159, 187, 214
Reller, Ruth - 59, 132, 138, 170
Hellstrom, Donald - 149
Heimrich, Ruth Ann - 142, 148, 159, 214
Heimrich, Sandra - 138
Henderson, Barbara - 158
Hender son, Richard - 82, 148
Hendricks, Charles - 80, 150
Hendricks, Pal -l '18
Henning, Allan - 148
Henning, Linda - 110, 154
Henny, Patricia - 35, 110, 131, 143, 151
Herbert Burr Shoes - 222
Herrmann, Gerry - 151
Mac Cleery, Gordon • 156
MacDonald, James • 62, 146
Machus, Bakery • 232
Mack, Bradley - 83, 135, 153
Mack, Sa lly - 121, 124, 143, 178
MacLennan, Pat - 62, 65, l 14, 14 6
Madaras, Kendall - l 55
Maddren, Kare n - 65, 157
Made leine, Michael • 124 , 155
Madison , Gar y - 141, 159
Madison, Stanley - 83, 159
Madonna, Kay - 178
Magee, Mary • 48
Mahrle, Robe rt -1 5 9
Makemson , Ann - 121. 130. 13 8 , 143, 148
Ma llison, Ka thle e n - 65 , 157
Ma nge , Helen - 65, 114, 156
Mange, Jeanette - 62, 65, 120. 130, 17 8 , 190
Mange, Ma rth a - 124, 143, 180
Ma nh a rd, Tho m as - 80, 141
Ma ree, Roger - 154
Marcer o Cigar a nd Candy Co, - 122
Marc ks, Carol - 65. 1 56
Marcks, Diane • 62, 147
Marg r o ve, Steven - 158
Ma rke y, Terry - 149
Markhoff, C aro l e - 12 5, 14 9, 167
Markley, Geo r ge E • 21 6
Marks, Jo a n - 57
Mar sh, Joan - 1 50
Marsha ll , Roger - l 78
Martin, Jami e M - 206
Martin, Kari n 52, 53, 121 , l 70, 190, 191
Martin Larry • 66, 157
Martin, Robert - 1 56
Martin, Roberta - 14 8
Mart in. Sharon - 142 , 1 5 7
Marucco, Judith - 64, 65, 156
Ma s haw , Richard - 153
Maskill Hardware - 21 7
Mason, Sue - 4 8
Masters, William • 66, 68, 120, 1 58
Masterton, David - 54, 1 54
Matich, Anne - 149
Malonican, John - 158
Matteso n, Paul • 157
Matthesius, Christian - 12 , 13, 62, 153
Matthews, Gail, - 142, 1 57
Matthews, Jill -8 , 144, 178. 230
Matthews, Linda - 142, 158
Matthias. Jack 147,157
Maurer , James - 147
Mavis, Sa ndra - 142
Max Broock • 204
Maxwell, Nancy - 39, 49, 51, 114, 132, 138, 149
May, James - 99, 121,141,178
May, Steven - 153
McAllister, Janice - 62, 139, 147
McAllister, Wes ley - 14 7
McCarthy, Michael - 150
Mccasey, Larry - 153
McComb, Susan - 146
Mccrumb, Joanne - 166, 177
Mccrumb, Ronnie - 78, 79, 80, 92, 95, 177
Mccurry, Karel - 1 55
McDaniel , Thomas - 27, !02, 121, 123 141, 149
McDonald, Bruce • J38, 140, 150
McDonald, Diane - 180
McDonald , James - 92 130 151 165 ' ' '
McDonald , Janet - 114 125 143 R9 ' ' '
McDonald, Michael • 156
McDowell, Dolores - 35, 152
McFarland, Marcia - 62, 114, 121, A 31, 143, 151
McFarlen,William • 80 92 95 l30, 149 ' ' '
McGiff!n, Vida B - 49
McGinnis, Fr a n k - 106 , 107. 108, 1 53
McGowan, Kathleen • 114, 124, 151
McGregor, Jea n - 62
McG uir e , James - 62, 105, 1 54
McG uir e, Susan - 65, 142, 155
Mc Hu g h, Richard - 10 , 27, 36, 12 6, 170, 191
Mc Int osh, Gale - 65, 155, 1'i7
McKee, Mary • 158
Mc Ken ny, Karen - 59, 146
Mc Kenzie, Thomas - 1 59
McKinley, Gail• 138. 180
McKinley , William- 156
McKinnie, A. Y. - 74
McLellan, Anna - 66, 68 , 14 8
McLellan , Char les - 39, 180
McNab, Elai ne - 142, 159, 167
McNab, Patricia - 3 7, 167, 17 7
McNabb, William -54, 1 5 4
McNeal, Dona ld - 141, 177
McNe llls, Phylli s - 124 , 1 59
McNig ht , Caro l · 150
McQu een, Hugh 147
McWill iam s , Ly nn e - 6 5, 11 4 , 14 2 , 1 58
M e ek s , J o hn - 105, 1 57
Me lke, R oger • 1 50, 1 54
M e llott, Nancy -1 55
Melnichuk, Cathy - 1 53
Me lo ne, Na dine - 178
Melusky,Charl es - 156
Menewisch, C ar o ly n - 02 , 147
Menewisch, Mar il yn -6 2 , 147
Me ni g, R o na ld • 153
Me no ch, Sheila - 51, 1'13 , 170
Me nto n, Ga r y - B~, l5 1
Me r id e th , Ju dith -H 3. 146
Merrihew, Jo hn - 14 9
Melhner, Larry - 82, 146
Meyer. Joyce • 1 52
Mey e r, Willi a m - 66 1 68. 1 56
M ichae ls , Mick e y - 11 4, 131, 132, 143. 149
Michelson , Frank - 54, 149
Middleton, Sharon -15 7
Milford, Larr y - 96, 125 , 141, 178
Miller, Barbara - 65, 125, 15 9
Miller, C l a i re • 65, H2, 159
Miller, Donald - 39. 131, 147
Miller, Edward - 54 , 14 8
Miller , Fred - 80
Mille r, Geor ge - 36
Miller, George E. - 154
Miller , George J. - 83 , 149
Miller, Gr a ce - 149
Miller, Janet - 5 1 , 53, 114, 143, 149
Miller, Judith - 158
Mille r, Loui se - 159
Miller, Richard - 102, 147
Mllli ga n, Betty - 8, 52, 121, 134, 178
Millington, Ann - 65, 158
Mills, David - 178
Mills Pharmacy - 223
Millsap. Jerry - 148
Mints Ice Crea m - 217
Mirabito , Terr y - 80, 1 54
Mitchell , Harold - 82. 96 , 140, 178
Mitchell, Jack - HS, 159
Mitchell , Judith - 114, 132, 146
Mohler, Jane - 130, 143, 148
Montgomery, Larry - 152
Montgomer y , William - 155
Moodl, Judith - 156
Moody, Carol - 143, 154, 167
Moody, Peter - 105, 121, 134, 154, 230
Moon, Sue - 139, 178
Moore, Fred - 57, 152
Moore, Lorna - 60
Moore , William • 57, 178
Moorhead, Linda - 147
Moray , Peter - 51, 14 1 , 178
Moray, Samuel, - 153
Morris, Janet - 6 2, 1 50
Mo rris, Pat - 156
Morrow, Mary• 49 , 137, 17 8
Morrow , Ronald -1 52
Mo rtimer, Clary n • 62, 153
Mortimer, David • 149
Mortimer's Me n 's Wear - 210
Morton, Jill - 65
Mosd ale, Fred - 146
Mosher, Peter - 178
Mott, Maynard - 54
Moulthrop, Renee - 147
Moxley, Myrna - 134 , 139, 146
Moxley , Richard - 149
Mudd, Ma r y - 139. 149
Muenchinger, William - 66 68. 105, 133, 1 55
Muhlitner, David • 49 , 83 , 136 , 140, 1 50. 1 51
Mui e r. Nan cy • 141, 157
Mulho ll a nd Company - 1 76
Mulv ey, Ka ther i ne - 147
Muma , Ma r y Ly nn - 11 4, 153
Munz , Ro be r t - 1 53
M ur p hy , Ja net - 57, 14 8
Murphy, Mi c hae l - 159
Murphy, Sheila • 176
Murray,T ed - 14 1 , 1 46
Myer s, J Jay - 36, 106, 107 N
Nagelvoort, Dan 154
Nass, Earl - 146
Nault ' s Barber Shop Shop211
Naumann, Robert - 54
Naumann, Thomas - 14 8
Naylon, Vir g ini a -131 , 139, 14 8
Nay lo r , Ruth -40
Neal, Li nda - 154
Nea le , Robe r t • 178
Needles, T hom as • 159
Negri, Car o le - 22 , 26 , 132 , 134, 135, 13 6, 13 8, 143, 16 7, 170
Nell es , Sandr a - 12 5 , I 50
Ne lso n, Judith • l 31, 147
Ne the rcot , J ill - 148, 230
Ne u beck, Do lore s •· 1 59
Neubeck, Ernest - 146
Neumann, Chris - 167
Newber g, Judith • 150
Newcomb, Harold - 38, 99
Newland, De nton • 159
Nicholas, Fred • l 05, 1 51
Nicho ls , Donald - 131, 146
Nichols, Elizabet h - 62, 150, 1 54
Nichols, Ma r gar e t - 61 , 124
Nicho lso n, Jane • 157
Nicke l, Edward - 66, 158
Nickel, La rry - 151
Nimeth, Beverly - 35, 140, 152
Nim me, Harry - 158
Nolta, William - 230
Norland, P a ul - 14, 158
Norri s, Gayle - 151
Norris, Mary - 64, 65, 134
North Hills Golf Club - 202
Nor ton, Linda - 114, 152
Nothoff, Peggy - 143, 153, 230
Nowak, Elaine - 57, 178
Nowak, Jerry • 62, 151
Nunneley , Barbara 143, 151
Nunneley, Caroly n • 65
Nunneley, Sandra - 65, 156
Nunneley, Victoria - 50, 147
Nyberg, Patricia - 134, 138, 143, 167, 178 0
Oakwood, Richard - 146
Oberschulte, Marc • 157, 167
Oberson, Marge - 52, 121, 178
O'Camb, Douglas - 92, 147
O'Connor, Bernard - 92
Odle, Donald - 62, 65, 146
Ofenstein, Jewel - 64, 124, 141, 155
Offer, Christine - 65, 158
Offer , Ge rald • 154
Ojala Mary • 62, 120, 134, 139, 149
Oldbe rg, Sidney - 149
Ol dham, Michae l - 82, 92, 135. 1n 180
Oliver, Judith - 46, 124
Oliver, R o na ld - 156
O live r , Shirley - 62 , 141, 17 8
Olsen, Ca ro le - 163 , 178, 230
Ol sen, Nancy -1 23 , 13 5 , 142, 144, 149, 230
Olsen, Peter - 178
Olson, Linda - 65 , 142 , 1 5 5
Omtvedt, Robert • 15, 27, 51 , 132,, 179
O ' Neal, William - 15, 17 , 82. 130, 132, 134. 13 5 1 36, 14 0, 170
Opitz, Robert • 152
Orla ndo , Carlo - 126 , 149
Orr, Ca r o l • 8, 1 21 , 123, 131, 134, 13 5 , 136, 138, 142, 143, 170
Orr, David-153
Orr, Glen - 120, 152
O s t e rm ey er. Beverly - 62
O s tr a nd e r, Katherine - 159, 167
O ' T ool e , Willia m - 131, 162
Ot t , Jeffrey • 82 , 148, 167 , 230
Ottman, J ames - 158
Ottma n. Rose - 14 6
Ov e r g ard, Jon - 83, 106, 109 146 p
Pacult, Edwin - 68 , 156
Pac ult, Gay le - 110, 14 3, 1 63
Pade, Go rd o n - 92 , 94, 95
Pai ge, Da vid • 15 3
P a i ge Gail - 65, 142, 159
P a i i;e, J ohn - 105, 134. 158
P a i ge , Peggy, - 138, 1 78
Palmer, Elai ne - 62, 124, 148
Pa lm e r , Jane t - 49. 50, 129. 134, 135. 170,190, 191
Palmer, John - 66, 68, 83, 154
Pa lm er, Li nd a - 147
Palmer, Peter - 83 ,106,134 , 135 ,, 159
Pa lmiter , Judson • 15 9
Palubin,Virginia - 151
Pappas, George • 37
Parker, Barbara (10) • 134, 139, 153
Parker, Barbara (12) - 179
P arker. Jan - 35, 62, 140, 153
P ar ker , Robert - 83, 105, 156
Parker, Ruby - 65, 158
Park ins. Pam ela - 66, 68, 153
Parkinson, PeterParmenter Florist • 219
Parnie, David • 147
Parnie, Mrs. Alex • 71
Parr y, Lewis - 82, 84, 96, 98, 105
Parsons, Nicholous - 152
Paslay , Lucille • 38
Pass, Ja m es - 80, 153
Pass , Robert - 80, 135, 179
Patrick, Gail -
Patterson, Michael - 146
Patton, Katherine - 114, 124 , 152
Paullette, Betty - 179
Paullette, Robert - 150
Pavelka, Sharon • 64, 158
Pearl's Tea Room - 223
Pearson, Donald - 68, 151
Peck, Carol - 120, 125, 133, 149
Pec kheiser, Robert - 82, 96, 102, 134, 135, 141 , 146
Peck's Men' s Wear - 207
Pederson, Linda - 167
Pepper, Carole - 167
Pepperell, Monte - 154
Pepperell, Patricia - 146
Perry, Spencer - 66, 83, 105, 150
Peter Pan Snack SHop - 209
Peters, Ed - 92
Peters, Jeff - 148
Peterson, Martha - 142, 159
