1948-06-10; Saline Observer

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-   'SALINE, WASHTENAW COUNTY, MICHIGAN
THURSDAY,  JUNE   10,   1948
NUMBER
Saline Schools Close An Eventfu
Along The
MainDrag
% Saline over-subscribed its
quota in the nation-wide drive
for $60,000,000 for American Overseas Aid in the United Nations'
Crusade for Children,
churches i n Saline—Methodist
$250, Federated $90, Trinity $100
and St. Paul's $155—raised the
bulk of the town's, quota. $10
contributions from the Universal
Die Casting Corp.  and  the Child
80th Annual
Commencem't
Exercises
"Today Decides Tomorrow"
The 80th Annual Commenc'e-
the four ment Exercises were held in the
Saline High School Gymnasium
on June 3, 1948 beginning at
8:30 P. M. The exercises that
ensued included the following program:"
Processional, Pomp and Circum-
Study Club, with $250 from the stance by Elgar; Invocation, Rev.
Community Chest, Krade for a to- Theophil Menzel; Salutatory,
tal of $865. . . $15 over the quota. Doris Alber; Salutatory, Luther
% After ten years of operating Schaible: Girl's Glee Club, The
a commercial hatchery and breed- Lord's Prayer by Malotte, Song
ing farm, Bob Morton of Morton of Peace by Sibelius, directed by
Poultry Farm has thrown up his Mrs. John Martin: Valedictory,
hands and quit. Because of the Hallie Jane Mehler; Address,, "The
long hours, hard work and lack Privileges and Obligations of the
of  competent  help  "we are quit-   Graduate"    by    Deah   J.   B.   Ed-
Senior Class
Night Held
June 2nd
Mrs. Ed. Clark
Leader In G<
Works, Dies
Hallie  Jane  Mehler
Luther  Schaible
VALEDICTORY
By Hallie Jane Mehler
SALUTATORY
BY LUTHER SCHAIBLE
ting the hatchery, feed and poultry- supply business," says Morton, who intends to continue farming and poultry and egg production    at   the    present    location.
mondson of the School of Education,, U. of M.: Presentation of the
Class of 1948 to Board of Education, Superintendent Leo Jensen:
Presentation of Diplomas to Class
"Have done a lot of business with  of 1948, Mrs. Grace Stierle; Bene-
Parents, Members of the Faculty,, and Friends:
I am, here this evening to say
farewell for this the class of 1948.
In doing this, I would like to compare   our   lives  to   roads,   uphill
on June 2, at the high school gymnasium at 8 o'clock. And so it
did.
The evening was officially opened with a welcome speech
given by Howard Scruggs, president of the Senior Class, who~in-
troduced Luther Schaible who as
President of the Student Council,
presided and introduced those who
presented the awards. These
awards were given to the class or
person most deserving in each
case. Miss Esther Landwehr,
President of the Saline Woman's
Club, Mr. Bonich, Mr. Jensen, Mr.
Colby and Mr. Ford made the
Tonight, I have been given the awards. The awards and recip-
It pleasant duty  of xgreeting  you— ients were: BAUSCH AND LAMB1
This    years    graduating   class      Mrs.   Adelaide  Clark,  63,   6ie®.
planned their class night to fall  Sunday   afternoon at   the SaJina^
Doris Alber
SALUTATORY
BY DORIS ALBER
General Hospital following a pus—
tracted illness. She was horn «&
April 7, 1885 in AUxgusta. _tl____-
gan and was the daughter of _____
William and Henrietta fiax___
Bovie.
On October 13, 1910 she mai__e__
Edward Clark at Kalamazoo, -whs-
preceded her in death on December 6, 1945.
Mrs. Clark had been a iea-
dent of this community far 3a-
years and served as director e£r
the Saline Chapter of Americas-
Red Cross for 29 years and theSE—
line Library Board for 30 yesis-
and was a very active member e£C
Parents, teachers, friends: Tonight, I have been given the  awards.   The  awards  and   recip-  the   Salme   Woman's   Club.
Tonight we are graduating.   It pleasant duty  of xgreeting  you— ients were: BAUSCH AND LAMB' was aJso a member of t&a <tea_sr
seems to say,  "No more school."  members of the faculty, parents,   SCIENCE AWARD to Hallie Jane  of Eastern star-
a  lot of  fine    people   over   the  diction,' Rev.    Theophil   Menzel;
years,"  declared Bob,  and added,  Recessional,   Grand   March   from  roads.   As  a   car,  when it   goes
"And we sure appreciate their loy-  Aida by Verdi. over   a   road   again   and   again,
alty and patronage." Q Here's Dean J. B. Edmondson of the wears ruts in that roadv so we in
sumpin! Milk producers in the tj. 0f m. School of Education was going through our lives have
Detroit area have been granted the main speaker. His address, formed habits which are to our
an increase of 32 cents per cwt, combined both humor and grave
effective as of today ... so states earnestness. In the first part of
President Ernest Girbach of the his speech, Dean Edmondson stressed the privileges of the High
School graduate. He pointed out
that as every year goes by it is
It is  only too  easy to say this, and frierids^-and so, on behalf of Mehler as the outstanding Science
But should we say it?    For most the graduating   class   of  1948   1 and Mathematics student;  School _C"'
of  us   this   probably   means   the extend to you our heartiest wel-   SCHOLARSHIP    TROPHY   AND       r;
end   of    formal    education.   For come,
others-
lives   as   ruts   to  a   road.    Some
are good habits and will be bene-
SCHOLARSHIP
AWARD to Hallie Jane Mehler,
-and their number is small This is the evening to which Valedictorian and to Doris Alber
—it means a stepping stone to we have looked forward for a and Luther Schaible whose aca-
higher education. All who go on long time—our graduation, our tJemie records were tlie same and
to college should be compliment- commencement. I prefer saying therefore made 2 Salutatorians
ed, indeed, for theirs' is not an "commencement" in place of necessary,; READERS DIGEST
easy  task.   Neither should those graduation,     for    commencement AWARD to Hallie Jane Mehler as
Saline  Local   of  the  M.M.P.A.
£ Fourteen    three-man     teams
covered  the  city last week  in  a
ficial to us in our later lives; and  oi us who will go out directly in-  means   "beginning,"   and  we*  are  Valedictorian;  THE  UNTERKIR-
drive for funds to start work on  more difficult to obtain a suitaule
position in public   life without  a
■High School education.
The remaining part of his  address was devoted  to the obliga-
the new Community Athletic
Field. . . over $7,000 in cash contributions thus far. . . with eleven
more to go. Some men and women in the town are working hard
on the project and their time and
effort should be an inspiration to
then again, some of our to the work-a-day world be for- just beginning. Just as our mot-
acquisitions may act as draw- gotten. Only one thing is certain to states, "Today Decides To-
backs and lead- us into trouble —whether we go on in-quest of morrow". ... so the years up to
just as rough ruts will often more education or whether neces- this point have ben our "today,"
force a car off the road into dif- sity forees us to go to work now and those remaining will, be our
ficulty.                                                     "to  earn  a living—the  trying fu- "tomorrow."
During the past twelve or thir-  tu^e   which   confronts   us  points
CHER SPORTSMAN CUP to this
years seniors and the CITIZENSHIP CUP to the Class of '49.
-Ml these groups ami individuals
are to be highly complimented,
for  each of these awards stands
Survivors include a daughter^
Mrs. Charles Orwick, of Attt» .___-
one son, Richard, of SaHms;
three grandchildren; one broths
Dr. W. T. Bovie of Fairfield. 33^,
one sister, Mrs. Zella Lanee &
Augusta.
Services were held Wedneaifejy-
at 2 o'clock from the Locfc-
wood Funeral Home with the &&<&.
R. S. Hocking officiating and. 3b-
terment was made in OaJiwnoa
cemetery.
AWARDED   SCHOLARSHIP1
veyed the property deeded to the
community as a memorial to the
late Ed Henne. . . saved the community a tidy sum for this very
necessary determination of legal
boundary lines. . . and Anderson's
firm will vouch for the correctness of the survey. Nice going,
Harry. ■% That pretty paint job
on Steeb's new garage reminds
one of the Powers's model: Painted in front, shingled in back, and
nothing in the show room! That arranged by the Junior_. Mrs.
is, except for the new line of Robert Merchant furnished the
General tires and tubes which El- music for the processional and re-
mer has singled out as the best  cessional.
line in the land. £ Saline Jay- There' is no doubt that the
ceea start their third fiscal year Class of 1948 will be missed next
July 1 with Russ Hughes, presi- year by the other students. Many
dent;    Al   Wiedman,    vice-presi-  responsibilities  rested upon  their
 D _  °ur   school   life—our   "today" for high achievement.
teen  '.ears    man.   npnniA   havp  out very emphatically the. neces- —has provided us with the know-      _, „     .      _.     .
^__  w«uevu«a  w, ine «^»-  Se/^™^P"°f*   ^  sity for keeping up .4th the ever" ledge« necessary   for    intelligent      ™wmg The Awaros i-rograij
bona of the High  School gradu-  f^l^,Jai0I?.™eae 5°^ T^y changing times citizenship.   With  this knowledge tte Semors entertained the audi-
In the past war it was evident we leave high school prepared to
that   arms   and   munitions   were take our places in society, hoping
necessary for us to fight.    With- that we can fill them successfully,
out    equipment   the    serviceman      Some of us will go on to coi-
would   have    been    helpless.   He lege   to  prepare   ourselves   more
couldn't   have  competed  with his fully/for  the position we wish to
foe.    Our case is  similar.    With- occupy in the world, while others
ate.   Dean    Edmondson   brought  have tried to nelP us to form the
our 'eight  different points which  ri&ht   habits,    to   miss   the   bad
con-
.*/i^A^rryT^derS^W°f  ^ considered of great valued   ruts>  ^ to  cut S°od  ones.    We
the firm of Ay.ers,  Lewis, Norris.                             obliestion*   of   the   ^ow that in spite of tlie tremen
and May of Ann Arbor, has sur-  cermn£   tne   oougstions   oi   tne  ^ „_____.._ x    „.
graduate
The gymnasium was filled to
overflowing and the graduating
class made a picturesque sight
indeed as they marched in to the
strains, of "Pomp and Circumstance." Flanked by an honor
guard of Junior class members
the graduates marched up the
aisle, followed by the members
of the School Faculty. The flowers were provided and beautifully
ence for the rest of the evening.
They gave a presentation entitled
"The Garden of Dreams" which
was coached by Mrs. Haswell and
Mr. Bonich. It consisted of a
simple play into wnich the Seniors worked  their  Class History,
Edna Mae Love, former SaI__B
girl and student of Edwin DeriJ^y
■High   Schcol  in  Detroit   for Sis.
dous satisfaction our parents and
teachers have had in helping us,
guiding us  has at times been a
very difficult task.   Now we want ---- . —           --—*"  — — —>  »•■"*«=• «**«.»■- p__„h_OT-   Win anfl r__a rifl-atm-v
them to know we recognize and °ut Pr°P€r training and prepara- of us will obtain jobs and educate ™°^eS£,3= ^L^LS^ 2l
appreciate their efforts. Our par- tory feeillties for life, we would ourselves through our future ex-
ents have enabled us to have this likewise be helpless. True it is periences. What ever course we
education. They have watched and more frequently stated that follow we shall strive to be sue-
over us; laughed with us when a certain man started from pov- cessful. As each goal is reached,
we had' good times and they erty and eventually reached, tche wa will set another goal still
have sympathized when things- heights to holdjtnjmportajit j?o- ^Sher aad strive to reach it,
went wrong-for us^ "" "* T"~ "
Most  of   us   have
These things were written "by
different committees selected from
the Senior Class. The Juniors
participated in the skit by taking
charge very ably and- cleverly of
the presentation of the giftatory.
Altogether this program proved
dent; Milton Hartman, secretary;
Luther Dicks, treasurer. Their
membership has been increased
to   24. . . the   highest   yet.   To-
capable shoulders, and they undertook to carry them out to the
best of their ability. Speaking
for  the Junior Class,   it  can be
night they gather at  the   Saline  said that their only desire is to
Hotel for their   regular  monthly  fulfill
dinner   meeting. .. . will   have   a responsibilities as ably as did the  f. "'"'
speaker and discuss the city park  graduating class of 1948. training
and its condition!   An'F.B.1. man
sition.   But  how   many   of   that  thereby  improving   and   progres-
kind   prevail?    To   put   it   con- anfe, not slipping backward. The  to  be very   interesting and   also
servatively—nojfc   more   than   one valuable training we have receiv- humorous,
our iournev of lifp    Tt is im to  out  of every hun,*re<3-   His  suc"  ed   during  our   twelve   years   in      That this class of 28 people has
us to traverse these roL*   of ou_   cess   was   only  reached  with   a  school will enable us,   as  future been an asset to Saline High was
ese     ao_ or little  luc^ perserverance,  and  a  voters and taxpayers,  to do this,  further  proven by the fact tht/
great deal of Hard w*«-k.     , But  we  must  not stop   learning their Class Night was as success-
Upon   leaving'"the   main   road now.   We   must   continue   to  be fully manuevered as all  of then.
.. . calle^ Saline  High School, there alert  and  gain   more  knowledge many    previous    projects.
Our guides have shown us how are any jiumber of branch roads from day to day.   We must keep  are to be complimented.
to be good citizens, but the prac- which we  may take.   There   are in   contact  with   the evermarch-  .
tice  we  have  had  thus  far has unlimited   opportunities  for  any-  ing   affairs   of   the   world.   We SCIENCE  AWARD
been in school.   Along with our one,   and these  opportunities are must keep our interests alive. 	
studies m history, __ the develop- waiting for that person if he is      We  are very fortunate  indeed      The Bausch and Lamb Honor-
ment of scxence, and in. the liter- capable.   Previously    when    stu- to be living in a democracy, where  ary   Science   Award   Medal   has
been  presented    to   Hallie   Jane
us   have   chosen   the
roads on which we will continue
choice, trying to <l<_ the bea_ we
can with the training we have
been given.
Edna Mae Love
They past four years, has been
ed a scholarship  to Wayne Uns-
versity  by  the  Board of ________
tion   Miss Love will study
ing.
we
from Detroit was the speaker at
their April meeting. 0 Chris L.
Smith of Dearborn recovered his
new 4-door Hudson after it blanked a light, a fender and the radiator in coming to rest against a
telephone pole at the corner of
Davenport and East Michigan
avenue;, Saturday at precisely
11 a. m. Mr. Arthur Krupp, 20,
of Wayne, took possession of the
the numerous   duties   and  f'tur?i of 01f own ™d other a?es' dents graduated, they emerged ih-  all    men   are    considered' equal,
have   been    given    practical to a more or less normal world,  where all have' the same rights,
in  facing  Uie   economic Normalcy   as we used  to   know  and where all have equal oppor-
and   political   problems    of    the it is   a   thing  of the past.   We
world we are about to commence
Out Into The
World
™\£ ?_?_J°™ 3,f' 8°\±. i^  School, the Class of '48 is going
as the telephone pole. Local police turned him over to the custody of the county sheriff.
for literature, beauty,  music, for
  the democracy in which we live,
and above all, we have acquired a
After 4 years of happiness and  greater ability to understand our
sorrows together in Saline  High fellow  men.   With  all  these  assets  and   abilities   we now have
the   courage   to  face   the    road
ahea<l; and we will even have the
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past,
are now living in the "atomic
living in as full-fledged citizens age." World events and the ac-
—which training we know win tions of man move with a xgreater
help, us to become better citizens  rapidity than ever before
^"ff8^-1™"8 Not   only   has  industry   taken
T.IT    ?  °^        ~ things,   we t ^ides/but also agriculture
have   developed   an   appreciation „rftT,    <.,,_      '_,x    x   ■
t_„ -i:*™*.,.:   x.x„..x.. *_:.._=.   ,.-_ ^th   the   constant   improvement
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Seniors In
Athletics
Mehler for achieving the highest
scholastic record in science and
mathematics during her high
school course.
The Honorary Science Award
program, founded in 1923, has the
approval of the National Association of  Secondary School  Princi-
Tribute To
Supt. Jensen
W. F. Jedele
Dies Following
Brief Illness
Death came to William Frederick   Jedele,   age 66,   died at  the
out into the world to make its
way with "the rest_ of .the human
race. Some will go on to higher
education, others will gain their
knowledge by . experience.
This is the way some of the
Class of '48 seem to be heading:
Doris Alber, college; Mildred
Bihlmeyer, University Hospital;
Dorothy Dieterle, University Hos-
Mr. Jensen has been the Superintendent of Saline Public Schools.
pals and of leading educators in for the past five years.   In those'
every state.   The recipient of tlie years many change^ have tafcen
  medal  is  eligible  to  compete for place.    The   scholastic   record of
one of the five Bausch and danctb   our school has been raised to f&st-
All of  the  boys in the  Senior   Science Scholarships at  the Uni-  point- that  Saline   ranks'Srst ice-
Class of 1948 participated in the versity of Rochester. Washtenaw County,
athletic program- of the school.          The  Science  Scholarships were      ^  Ohio State tests  taken ?&
HONOR   STUDENTS
of machinery, crops, and livestock
Wars occur more frequently, and
the intervenitxjj, periods of peace
are merely d^larations of truce.
Education is V^coming more difficult.   Students -have   to   learn
more and in shorter time. For Senior boy who received a var-
example: Cheihistry as taught at sity award for football all four
the present time in high school years of his high school career.
is  more  comprehensive   and  dif-  We   recall   that  we   were,  very  -
Howard   Scruggs   is" the   only established in 1914 by the Bausch  the students of Saline High Sciinri_
iTimi-       nrtir      wrll/\     vexe,eil.Te,A      x.      -.re,.. * ._   . _» - —-
and Lamb Optical Co. as an incentive to Science students to further their studies of optics, phys-
ficult to master than the elemen- proud  of Howani when"S>  wa's  ^tS^'reiSSTS^
Hallie   Jane   is  to   be  complimented    and    congratulated    for
—     ,,    .   — .     ......     tery colle&e chemistry of a quar- ..awarded a letter when we were
The Senior Class stood high in  ter of a century ago.   As far as freshmen.   Howard    also    played
scholastic     achievements    during the  acquisition of general know-  basketball for S   «   S
their  four years  of high  school, ledge  is   concerned*   students  tain  a  class   of  twenty-eight  stu-  day  must learn more than  stu-
this year the averages iave teeezs
2 to 20 per cent higher than SiSr
national1 averages for these tesTcf^,
This has been due, to a giEa3t_
extent, to the. untiring efforis-
of Mr. Jensen.
Mr.  Jensen  understand? yo___a.-
Nathan   Hale   participated   in
both    football   and   basketball,
achieving her high record and re-  and their problems,  which, is es*
ceiving  .the   Bausch   and   Lamb important   thing in   these  icimpSE.
pital;   Joan   Elsman,   Kalamazoo  dents,, seven stayed on the honor dents of the past.   These are only showing   outstandine    abilitv   in Honorary   Science   award   medal  These last four years have toeem
college;    Geanie   Forsythe,   mar- roll for all four years. a few examples showing how dif- football    His   rough   and-  tough
rihge;    Heinie    Giligan,    football Honor students  are those w,ho ferent life" is in the atomic age. tackles won't soonTbe forgotten
coach;. Shirley   Hagen,   Michigan maintain a "B"  average in their As  we   participate. in this  cere- Three of the Senior boys chose
State CoUege; Robert Harris, gas studies. m0ny tonight, we think thoughts to   participate  only   in   athletics
station;    Frances   Jacobs,    office The   Valedictorian   was   Hallie full  of hope-^-hope  that our life f0r   the   FFA    They   are  Bill
for 1948. made more enjoyable and Drafit-
  able by  his   interest and  tinfles*-
BAND AND  DRUM CORPS      standing.
  Although the scholastic stanff-
Many members of the band and  ards  0f   our   school   have   «wn
worK; ±toy Klager, farming; Kor-  Jane   Mehler,   Salutatorians  were  here in school has helped to pre-  Willo   Bruce  Phillips   and  Llovd Drunt Corps  are  graduating this  raised and the  students  hare te>
Saline General Hospital yesterday   inne   Klueter,   marriage;  -Hallie  Doris Alber 'and Luther Schaible. pare us for this "dynamic age. We Finkbeiner    TheFFA   m--~
Sr^f f^.T£ ao^ei±!^  Jane Mehler   University of Mich- Next on the honor roll came Joan hope   that   oii_   eflorte  and   the tcfS basSbaJ'____ S
. year.   They will be missed.
study a bit harder than wasefcaaa-s--
erly the case, school has beea jas&c .
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_r xx. ■-_   ra. ■ x- -d -nv.-it       * •     »     —            " - -      w __.* „__ „_ _. __._„.,„_ ^.cxx xw xx..   — j~,    Marilyn    Ann School   have  the   satisfactioai ««£:.■:
He  was   the son  of  Christina Bruce Phillips  farming and mar- Most of these students, will go on is   becoming   more   difficult  be- the position on the football squad Becht, Sally Katz, Shirley Hagen,  knowing that they may be pnraS--
Jedele and^was a member of the riage; Wanda Predmore, telephone with .their   academic   studies   in cause of advanced technology, and which was left vacant by "Luke" Geanie Forsythe, Norinne Klueter   to say:'T graduated from SaEnes*-
Tmnty Lutheran church of Sahne. operator;  Marilyn Schaefer, Kro- institutions    of   higher    learning which as time g^a by will become Schaible.   Luke was a fine player Betty  Noble   and  Joan  Wurster We   would like   to   say for Sshs
SBrviving-    are     one    brother, ger store; Luther Schaible, farm- and we expect that they will con- even   more   w^gul^-yes,   difefi- ^d ^u be remembered for years were in the Drum Corps. graduating class of Saline, TfesasSr
Emanuel at "home; and thr^ sis- ing;-William Wallo, farming and tinue to maintain a high scholas-  cult even.for-that one out of every to   come.   He   also   participated      Doris Alber, Joan Wurster  and you, Mr. Jensen, we are p_on3 tss>
^ ■»;    t     '   !?„r        i . ,     ei mamtfSe;   Joan  Wurster,   Michi- tic standing.   Saline High School  hundred to   attain  nis high sta- ^   baseball   and  played   on   the Shirley Hagen were the three head have graduated under your stme&-
and Martha and Mary Jedele at SW State CoUege and the City of Saline will hear. tion. -: ' , f.f.a. teams. drum-majorettes    for    both    the vision of Saline High School,
o     • ,, v    .  ..        _ o on * ymeT&,_ of ?": clfss are uncer" more of them we  are  sure, and     .We know that our life in high      Roy Burmeister and Roy Klager Band and the Drum Corps.   They
Services will be Friday at 2:30 tarn as to what they will do in as we now are proud of them—we school wasn't in vain.   We know both participated   in football   in did a fine job and. we are sorry
-t the Lockwood Funeral Home, the immediate future. know we will continue to be.    " Con't on page 2 Con't on page 2 to lose them.
Catherine Raus is eonfmeti —%*
her home with the mumps*