Anderson High School - Andersonian Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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.V e mi 1 Z iw!!! ff! J .,,,-' if SENIOR CLASS HISTORY FLOWER-Tea Rose and Blue Bell COLOR-Blue and Gold It was one fine day in September 1929, radiant with sunshine of hope and joyous promises, that the good old Blimp Anderson High School landed for the first and new year. It was the first year for this Blimp to carry passengers to the land of Wisdom, but this was a gala day in its history and many people were wondering how many of its passengers would stay with the Blimp throughout its voyage. As the Blimp stood at anchor this beautiful morning the passengers began to arrive. As I was first to arrive, to me was entrusted the task of writing the log of the voyage. I had hardly finished writing my name on the register when two companions joined me, Alice Duckett and Helen Merz, I now felt, I would enjoy my voyage. A few minutes later we heard quite a noise and turned to see a crowd of boys coming up the ladder. We watched them enroll and found that we would have plenty of foolishness on board, Joseph Sandker, Cortland Smith, Arthur Steffen, Vernon Shepard, and George Whitacre. Following them were Martha Silver, Edith Nagel, Ruby Beyer, Henrietta Rinderle, Eva Johnson, Ardella Blom, and Virginia Knippling. Just before the good ship other comrade joined us, Loretta Schneider, making sixteen passengers. Mr. Bylenga, our Captain, was very staunch and true and knowing all the endeavored to make the trip as easy as possible for us. Many times some sengers became dizzy and wanted to turn back, but he always encouraged ahead. In our Blimp was a compartment devoted to athletics in which we took great in- terest in Basketball. Five of our sixteen members being on the first team. Our Captain, Mr. Bylenga, went with us through Sophomore Air, but when we stopped at Vacation Field on Sophomore Air, he with some of the other passengers got off. He sailed in the good Blimp Hamilton High, while George Whitacre, Ruby Beyer and Arthur Steffen be- came tired of sailing and remained on Vacation Field. We now sailed into Junior Air with our Captain Mr. Ellis and Pilot Mr. Wright with Claude Needels as a new passenger, making fifteen. Two important features of this trip were our class play, Safety First and the sumptuous banquet which we gave for the sen- iors. We again reached Vacation Field safely, although we had some difficulty with our studies. Henrietta Rinderle decided to remain in Junior Air and Vernon Shepard pre- ferred Vacation Isle. We were then ready to sail into Senior Air with Mrs. Bath Captain and Russell Guen- ther and Mabel Stinnette as new passengers making fourteen. We sailed along nicely and had a very successful year in the athletic field, mingled with strenuous labors with our studies, our official publications, The Lantern and our year book, The Andersonian. started an- air pockets, of the pas- them to go Now we have reached Vacation Field again, but this time our members remained the jiri same fourteen in all, Russell Guenther, Joseph Sandker, Cortland Smith, Alice Duckett, mfifpf Helen Merz, Edith Nagel, Martha Silver, Eva Johnson, Claude Needels, Ardella Blom, Vir- ,VW ginia Knippling, Loretta Schneider, Mabel Stinnette, and myself, LeRoy Witschger. ' X We feel that we are well acquainted with our crew and passengers and are now ready X , for commencement. g Our next voyage will be over unknown fields. So our High School Days are passed and gone X iff? We have coine to the end of our trip. ,ff We must make way for other boys and girls I On this grand and glorious ship. If We must now sail out over unknown lands ff But where ever we may roam, xx! if J' Will never forget our happy High School days, And weill think of Anderson as home. l18l xf x I r XX

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I 'YZSXXX f' 'iff wit XRS? Z Xxx vga i fff X.,-mxsxk RN sl f Xi txxxx f V Y Nx 4 I . J' Qigong ,V WHO'S WHO IN AMERICA-1940 ll ' Q V87 ' 2 ff ' li lfi 'K 50' itil' X Nw If ' BLOM, ARDELLA-B. S. West Virginia College. Post Graduate Washington State. All- American Basketball Guard for three years. Attended Olympic Games-1937. Made a sensational hit in the winter sports at Lake Placid-1936. Is now Athletic Instruc- tor at University of Cincinnati. DUCKETT, ALICE GRACE-Educator. B. S. Miami University. Ph. D. University of Cincinnati. Traveled abroad extensively, mainly in Spain. Visited different schools of United States. Now teaching Spanish at Miami University. GUENTHER, RUSSELL HARRISON-Lecturer. Has made his home in Africa and South America during the last 8 years. Considered one of the highest authorities on tropi- cal problems in the world. His collection of odd animals is the most complete in ex- istence. Is now lecturing throughout the world. MERZ, HELEN-Actress. B. S. Vassar. Post-Graduate at University of Cincinnati 1938 Was leading lady of Fresh Painters University of Cincinnati 1938. 1939 with Stuart Walker. 1940 with Ziegfeld Follies. Reached her greatest success in Not for To-- ' morrow. Is now starring with Joseph Drawmore in i'Too Many Husbands. KNIPPLING, VIRGINIA SOUTHHAMPTON-Surgeon. B. M. Northwestern. M. D. John's Hopkins. Took her Ph. D. at Columbia after Writing a Thesis on The Trou- bled State of Men's Minds. Received an Honorary D. Sc. from The Sorbonne in Paris for her work in performing the difficult operation of water on the brain of J. Garner Srofe. She is now engaged in the experiment of the effect of long distance talking under Water which she is performing on herself. SCHNEIDER, LORETTA-Great sports Woman. Swam the English Channel in 1936. In '38 captured prize purse at Annapolis driving her speedster 'The Red Robin. Is f now attempting to break the world's speed record. X X. 1 ,.,. X fffw SANDKER, JOE-Flew around the World in 12 days. Has control of the passenger line yf,,':,f',f',v between Montreal and Cincinnati. Broke the altitude record in 1938. .fl iff WITSCHGER, LE ROY JOHN-Baseball player. 1935 and '36, coached the Withrow Hi. I ,LQ , School team. 1937 and '38 first baseman with the Cincinnati Reds. Sensation of ,the Worlds Series in 1939. At present he is manager of the St. Louis Cardinals. V,,.- fyflltfxfvg r fl' 'f , 9 NEEDELS, CLAUDE-Author. B. S. Notre Dame. Ph. D. Southern California. A if thor of Modern Physicsn and 4'Chemistry in the Home. Winner of the Nobel p ze f f for science in 1940. Now managing Edison Television plant. Q If If I Xix ,fl 3' fl, Y A 'rl lf' . N l20l