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Western Michigan University ScholarWorks at WMU Western's high school newspaper Western Michigan University 6-6-1952 State Highlights 6/6/1952 Western State High School Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/high-school-news Part of the Secondary Education Commons WMU ScholarWorks Citation Western State High School, "State Highlights 6/6/1952" (1952). Western's high school newspaper. 175. https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/high-school-news/175 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Western Michigan University at ScholarWorks at WMU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Western's high school newspaper by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks at WMU. For more information, please contact wmu- [email protected]. State Highlights Volume XIV Kalamazoo, Michigan, June 6, 1952 Number-17 Seniors to be Honored at Formal The 1952 edition of the Junior-Sen- ior Prom is go'.ng to be "An Even- Student Council Travel Club Plans ing in Paris." It will be held on Wed- in the Black The Travel Club, under. the spon- nesday, June 11 in Walwood Ball- Next year the Student Council sorship of Ray Deur, have planned a room. Bobby Davidson's Orchestra 10-day trip, thru parts of Wisconsin will supply the music. Treasurer, Barb Oakland, wm begin the year with a budget of about 300 and Upper Michigan. About 30 stu- Decoration chairman, Nancy Magas, dollars, not counting minor incomes dents plan to take the trip and they is working the decorations around and expenditures such as coke-milk one of the outdoor cafes commonly selling in the study hall and etc. will be chaperoned by Mr. Deur and seen lining the streets of Paris. Var- Expenditures for this year included five college students. ious land marks of Paris known all $70 for the Cub Sense booklet, $150 over the world will be seen from the for the Monitor-Highlights Luncheon Ea.ch night the students will camp small tables of the cafe. $150 for the All sports Banquet, and out and do their cooking outside. Other chairman of the Prom com- $200 allotted the Social Committee The high-spots of the trip will be mittees are: Dick Defreese, tickets; for the Spring Formal. To off set when the group visits Porcupine Ann Mahoney, Refreshments; Phil these costs, there was an income of Mountains, the Tehquamenon Falls Bruns, program; Lyn Cassady, Orch- about $850 from the Magazine sale. and Isle Royal. estra; Marianne Schau, Chaparones; They leave August 20, and the trip Aldamarie Seaver, Invitations; and will cost each student $25. Kay Peelen, General Chairman. Farewell Dance to Tickets were put on sale Monday Close Season for the benefit of all those who are inviting alumni, under classmen and The traditional Farewell Dance will Outdoor Concert Given friends from other schools. They are be held Friday, June 6th. The Social committee has named it "Thanks for June 4, the band and choir combin- going to remain in sale in the halls ed to give an outdoor spring concert. until the Prom at $1 a person. They the Memories." The chairmen are as follows: Three senior students directed the w:n ·also be on sale at the door on the band; John Thayer directed the cur- night of the prom. Decorations- Dona Endsley and rently popular Blue Tapgo, Gene Lo- Judy Bree gan took charge when the band play- Refreshments-Polly Allen ed the swing classic, Dancing in The Faculty to Celebrate Publicity- Sue Sawyer and Diane Dark, and James Bowen directed the Doubleday First Movement of the Millitary Contrary to popular opinion the Symphony in F. faculty celebrates the school finish as Chaperones- Barb Born apd Carol well as their more exuberant stu- Hartman The climax of the concert was dents. Wednesday, June 11, at 12:30 Tickets- Dick Wilsey reached when the band and choir they will hold their annuaJ!. luncheon Music-Gloria Weiss combined and performed Haydn at Arcadia Brook for the entire fac- Wood's arangement of Mannin Veen, There will be a band for this which is a collection of Scandin~vian ulty of the Campus School. Miss Bess final dance. Stinson, Kindergarten teacher, is folk tunes. planning the affair. After the luncheon, the faculty members who are leaving will be Calendar Neibor Tops Sports honored. June 6---Farewell Dance - Women's M·aynard N eibor was named a~ :the Gymnasium outstanding athlete at State High 'in Highlanders Here June 7-Baseball _ South Haven - 1'952 by Fred .Stevens, Atheletic di- There rector, at the AU-Sports Banquet held According to the latest communica- in Walwood Ballroom last Thursday Ju.ne 9-Exams Evening. tion from the publisher, the 1952 June 10-Exams HIGHLANDER will be in Kalamazoo The award of "Freshman of the by June 4. If all goes according to June 11-Exams Year" was made at the same time schedule, they will be passed out be- Faculty Luncheon - Arcadia to Al Wise. Mr. Edwin Gemrich was fore 8 :00 class on Friday, June 6. Junior-Senior Prom - Walwood the feature speaker at the banquet See t he bulletin board for further June 12- Commencement - Women's honoring the letter winners in the specificatiol1S. Gymnasium _ 8:00 six major sports at State High. THIS FINAL ISSUE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS IS DEDICATED TO THE CLASS OF 1952 IN A PPRECIATION OF THEIR APTITUDES, THEIR ATITTITUDES, AND THEIR ATTRIBUTES. THE STAFF STATE HIGHLIGHTS State Highlights Au Revoir This issue of the Highlights being Edtt;or-in-chlef ..................................................................................... Mary Kuizenga the last to come before summer vaca_ News Editors ................................................................ Kate Randall and Carol Neff tion is the issue in which we la- SI>Qrts Editor ·............... ............................................................................. Kay Peelen me.nt the departure of some of our Feature Editor .......................................................................................... Dot Cartland favorite teachens from State High's Page Editors ................................................ Sue Sawyer and Nan Slavin hallowed halls. Ei:tra Among those who are to turn up Art Editor ..................................................... .............................................. Sue Gilbert missing next year are Driver Training Photographer ............................................................................................... John Weber instructor, Mr. Fillingham, elemen- Exchange Editor ...................................................................................... Pete Shook tary art teacher, Mrs. Struble, and our own Mrs. Collins, teacher of Eng- Reporters .. ... ............................... Joan Stiles, Carolyn Fox, Dave Schreiber, Suzie lish. Gilbert, 'Phil Bruns, Lynda Spaulding, Penny F1au Mrs. Collins will report back next Advisor .................................................................................. Mr. George K. Cooper term for precisely one month, after which Miss Cleveland will take over her classes. Mr.. Sack will return to manage the Speech department. Though we are sorry to see them go, they carry with them the best we have to offer in the way of regards for their future, and we hope that the pastures they land in will be greener( and certainly calmer) than their present habitat. Off the Cuff These last few days are the very end for the seniors. It wi11 be four more long years before they can start acting lordly and senior like again. So we thought we'd give them one more chance. The question was: What advice would you give to freshmen? Clare Gemrich: Don't get engaged until you a.re a senior. Dave Nanette Bob Horn: Go to Central. Ruth DeHaan: Quit now while you're ahead. Nancie Strome: Don't go steady un- Staff Chooses Co-Editors til you're a senior and then you can shock everybody. The HIGHLIGHTS staff broke its would like to investigate the possi- Vivian .Smith: Stay away from the tradition when it decided to have bilities of a weekly paper which would front windows. c~-edit~rs for the coming year. David be mimeographed. They plan to give Shirley Smith: Leave upperclassmen you a six page Christmas issue and alone . Schreiber and Nanette Slavin will a six page fin·a1 edition. Frank Goodrich: Stay there. occupy \,he , e~ecutive position. The staff has delegated Nanette to Addie Tolhurst: Don't go steady. ·Nanette· ·plans to make your paper be editor during the first semester Suza,nne Sawyer: Be patient in your .more representative of the student with Dave the associate editor. David underclassman years you'll really ~ body. She feels that the paper exists will be editor-in-chief for the second have fun as an upperc'lassman. for you, and that you should decide semester. Pete Shook: Get plenty of sleep. its contents. When controversial school issues arise Nanette will pre- sent articles and editorials analyzing both angles of the subject. Her news Exams Really Do Help? coverage wilil. be accurate ·and com- plete and will include news of the As usual exams arouse many peculiar philooophys. Some see no use for newly formed inter-school council. exams. They feel that peop}e are in school because of individual choice and David ·is stressing original presen- should derive from education as much as they are putting into it. They believe tation of· material .and talent. He exams are unnecessary, that the student must learn without being com- wants original features and uniques headiines. He will include more cuts pelled to do so. But, exams and tests have proven to be a great driving force. and puctures, and would provide col- People learn the most when their objective is in mind. Exams are not the umns for music, club ·and activity objective, but they help the student attain his goal. Even the most indU!Strious news. Dave wants to maintain the peop}e are inclined to be i,nefficient at times. They too need pressure. Exams present front page format ; he be- lieves it allows a wide news coverage are not for the teacher, rather they insure the ultimate success of the and should be continued.