Anderson High School - Andersonian Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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Mylin Ross, a new instructor, and the other whose teacher was Mr. Charles Brown, who had come to Anderson the year before. Coming back to a building which had been enlarged, sixty-five busy eighth graders found themselves in a whirl of excitement. Many different tasks-the state examination, contests, to say nothing of the commencement which was rapidly approaching, kept these eighth graders so busy that they had no time to fear the initiation which they thought would be looking them in the face next fall. It was due to the capable leadership of Miss Elizabeth Hines that we finally found ourselves on the platform commencement day, thrilled with the experience of graduating. Under the co-sponsorship of Miss Hines and Mr. -I. Garner Srofe, sixty freshmen found that a new rule had been installed, and the only recognition they were to receive because of their lowly position was a tortureless initiation consisting only of the wearing of baby caps, safety pins. green signs, as well as carrying the books of upper classmen. Of course, we girls cannot forget the royal baby party given to us by the senior girls, at which we had the extreme pleasure of drinking orange juice out of milk bottles. Not to be outdone, the Girl Reserves welcomed the freslnnen girls by giving a kid party where we all dressed like babies and little girls. The last welcoming party was the Hallowe'en celebration given in our honor instead of the regular initiation, The sophomores really entertained us gloriously, despite the fact that they were not permitted to use alum, pepper, or any other form of cruelty. As our officers, we elected Harold Tarvin, President: james Baker, Vice-President, and Thomas Guess, Secretary- Treasurer. Miss Straits and Mr. Ellis were our advisers during the sophomore year, which was hlled with much activity. NVith our superintendent, Mr. Robert E. Wright's permission, we gave these freshmen a real welcome into high school with medicines, whippings, et cetera. NVC used a unique method of financing our initiation party-that of selling the Grst school stickers. Among other activities we took the famous sophomore-senior test in which we ranked the highest of any sophomore class. Officers included: Dorothy Reiser, President, james Baker, Vice-President: Eleanor Wlhitaker, Secretaryg Margaret Martin, Treasurer. Coming back in the fall of l935 as juniors, we found a hearty welcome awaiting us by Mr. Brown and Mrs. Mary Struke, advisers of the boys and girls respectively. Dignified as we were, we soon found that our sophistication was stifled when we learned that even juniors must bow so low as to take an eletnentary course in spelling. Oh, Professor! No, l'm not making any slighting remarks: that was the title of the junior class play. Who can forget the fair damsels who were scorned by the dean of women for danc- ing on the campus, or who can forget J-emily, the feminine young man, who tried to play on the heart strings of his old friend, Michael Pemberton? Such are the highlights of the famous junior class plav. The crowning event of our entire junior year was the junior-senior banquet, which. every- one said who had attended previous banquets, seemed to surpass all those of the preceeding years. The cedar. which stuck our hands and left its mark around the school for weeks after- ward, remained as a symbol reminding us of the famous occasion. Members of the junior class were proud to have as the captain of the girls' basketball team Margie Martin, who received tl1e runners'-up cup of the Hamilton County Basketball Tourna- ment to add to our trophy collection. Our executive committee consisted of Ted Taylor, President: Harold Tarvin, Vice-Presi- dentg Gertrude Willis, Secretary: and Eleanor VVhitaker, Treasurer. Out of the fifty-nine little hfth graders, eight years ago, twenty-one are ready to graduate from Anderson and are included in the class total of thirty-eight. Our school enrollment has increased from the original 520 pupils to the present enrollment of 85l. This senior year has rolled around altogether too rapidly. It has been crowded to the full- est with varied activities, including the introduction to a new cafeteria, the transferring of the Lantern from the senior class to the entire high school, the rush to get started after the flood, the completion of the annual, and the frequent class play rehearsals. Our officers lor l937 have been: james Baker, President: XVilliam Fryer, Vice-President: William VVortI1. Secretary: and Robert Ludlow, Treasurer. As we leave Anderson, lei us always remember our motto, We are ever striving for the highest, and live according to the standards which have been taught here. 22

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'As VVE XVERE IN 1929 Front row, left to right: Violet Vickroy, Jean Shepard, Eleanor Whitaker, Hazel Combs, Edna Wittmeyer. La Vonne Jacobs, Margaret Martin, Dorothy Reiser, Josephine Kinner, Dorothy McClanahan, Emilie Pitcockg Second row, left to right: Howard Maddux, Harold Tarvin, William Worth, Arthur Wink, Raymond Palmer, Irwin Schulte, Marie Opt, Hazel Senior, Mary Wymer, Mary Senior, Ruth Worth, Mae Maddux: Third row, left to right: Donald Perry, Alden Schneider, Richard Staub, Clarence Hornschemeier, Raymond Sullivan, Irwin Fisher, Edwin Kyle, Clifford Lamb, Mrs. Brenda Strube, Adviser: Fourth row, left to right: George Phillips, Clarence Senior, Robert Hannah, Albert Crosley, Albert Rapp, Anthony Kopp. Class History Early in the fall of 1929, from nine one- and two-room schools scattered throughout the township, came fifty-nine little fifth-graders frightened to death because they had now entered a new centralized school with an enrollment of 520 pupils. We ntlt only found here pupils from all eight grades, but also those from the first three grades of high school. Friendly teach- ers welcomed us, and we were directed to our respective rooms. The fifth grade of 192941930 was divided-the larger section being under the instruction of Mrs. Georgia Ayer, and the smaller section being in a room with one class of the sixth grade un- der the able direction of Mrs. Brenda B. Strube. On March ll, 1930, Mrs. Strube died unex- pectedly, leaving us with a substitute-Mrs. France Raine, who taught until the end of the year. Coming back to a school which was now more familiar to us in the fall of 1930, we found that the sixth grade was divided as one hfth grade had been the year before. Some of us were in the smaller section of the sixth grade combined with part of the fifth and taught by Miss Elsie Harmon, while the majority of us moved to another room under the leadership of Miss Gertrude Addicott. WVe found at the end of that year, much to our surprise, that it was our class which had initiated Miss Addicott into the fine art of teaching. YVe learned that she had just come to Anderson from Ohio University at Athens, Ohio. At the end of the sixth grade, many of us saw for the first time a real high school annual which had been published that year by the first senior class. Entering the seventh grade in the fall of 1931, the group of junior high freshmen found that some privileges had increased while others had decreased. In the hrst place, we no longer were given recess because we were t.old that we were no longer just boys and girls, but had grown out of the necessity of a rest before and after the noon hour. On the other hand, we were per- mitted to change classes as did the senior high school-a fact which pleased us very much. The seventh grade was divided into two distinct sections, one whose home room teacher was Mr. 21

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The Big Reunion of 1950 Imagine her surprise when on the morning of june 3, 1950, Margaret Martin, on answer- ing the shrill ringing of her door bell, discovered a smiling special delivery man from the postal department standing on her door step. As she reached for the letter, the postman nonchalantly asked, Should old acquaintances be forgot ? Margaret, knowing that those, soft musical tones could belong only to one-Victor Mette, asked Victor to come in and renew old friendships with her trusted companion and secretary, Mary X'Volfer. just before Victor departed, Margaret, anxious to learn the contents of the letter, opened it and to the amazement and delight of all found that it contained an invitation to all the grad- uates of l937 for a class reunion to be held at Betty Lederer's beautiful Long Island estate. Bet- ty, in keeping with those former plans of hers, is now a leading socialite of Manhattan. That evening, while discussing the coming party, these two girls tuned in the radio to hear their favorite dance program announced by William NVorth. Art Tennison's orchestra was be- coming very well known for its swing rhythm. Following the enjoyable hour of dinner and dance music, Bill took the microphone to make the commercial announcement saying that the Swing Hour was sponsored by the Kink and Kurl Beauty Salon owned by Margaret McArthur. Miss McArthur has achieved quite a renowned reputation for her outstanding work in the latest beauty methods. The next morning the girls visited Merz's Exclusive Dress Shoppe. Alberta, whose elab- orate gown establishment is located on Park Avenue, greeted them very enthusiastically. and had her models put on a fashion display. WVhile her old classmates were enjoying the revue. she asked them if they were going to the reunion. jeanne Beck Mann, leader of the young married set, and Dorothy Reiser, recently married and residing in the residential section of Cleveland, but who was visiting in New York with her husband, were already in the shoppe and seemed to enjoy the new designs, too. Katherine Scott also was there. Katherine is now the head of the Dietetic Department of the Metropolitan Hospital. As the two emerged from the shoppe they heard the newsboys shouting Extral Extralu, pur- chased a paper, and saw that it was a special edition of the New York Times, now owned by our old friend, William Fryer. The headlines fairly screamed that the Speaker of the House, VVil- liam Bowen, had publicly defied the First woman President of the United States. Gertrude lVillis. They hurriedly leafed through the paper scanning the sport page and advertisements. Some very clever sketches drew their attention for the drawings were autographed by Mary Betscher. one of the best known commercial artists of the nation. On the sport page was a large photo- graph of Dorothy Partusch, champion ice skater, who is on her way to Hollywood to take the lead in a picture produced by the Fox Movietone Corporation. Throwing the paper aside, Margaret and Mary strolled to the Fill-Up Inn located in the next block, owned and operated by Dorothy Phillips. After a delicious meal and a long chat with the proprietoress, they decided to go to a matinee that afternoon. They entered the Roxy Theatre and found seats on the lower floor. The main picture was just beginning. They were simply astounded to see Frank Sandker starred with Helen Kaveney in Love 'Em and Leave 'Emf' Frank has taken Robert Taylor's place in the hearts of America. while Helen is the lead- 23