Bexley High School - Bexleo Yearbook (Bexley, OH)

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▼▼▼▼▼ THE O R C H Front Row, left to right: Margaret Johnson, Antoinette Landrum, Elizabeth Newburger, Phyllis Levinson, Bertha Schiefer. Second Row: Tom Leahy, Hugh Bone, Hayden Rector, James Benedict, Harris Gitlin. SENIOR CLASS PLAY “skidding” By AURANIA ROUVEROL CAST Aunt Milly ..................... Andy............................ Mrs. Hardy...................... Judge James Hardy............... Grandpa Hardy................... Estelle Hardy Campbell.......... Marion Hardy.................... Wayne Trenton III............... Mr. Stubbins ................... Myra Hardy Wilcox............... ..Antoinette Landrum ........Harris Gitlin Elizabeth Newburger ......Hayden Rector ......James Benedict .....Bertha Schiefer ...Margaret Johnson ..........Hugh Bone ..........Tom Leahy ....Phyllis Levinson CLASS 1931 'V'w'w'w'w — 23 —

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THE ORCHtttvt “Yes, and Earl Elleman and Oliver Bierman are in Africa making air surveys of the Sahara.” The bus stopped with a jolt. We saw that a parade was impeding our progress. In one of the cars, bedecked with tri-colored bunting, sat Congressman Robert Wheaton. “Let’s get our here,” suggested Bill. As we descended, a strong gust of wind tugged at Bill’s hat. He snatched in vain. I stood watching him retreat into the distance, his hat rolling madly before him. MARGARET JOHNSON WILLIAM ROBERTS CLASS HISTORY IS AN historian, I hardly know where to begin, for I never realized that one class could crowd so many activities into four years of high school life. So -A. follow me as I read the first chapter of that most interesting hook, “The Class of 1931.” And here is the first chapter as recorded in the 1928 Torch Annual. Can these funny, scared-looking little freshmen, who gaze out from behind huge, horn-rimmed spectacles really be us — the Seniors? Yes, here is Sam Lytle on the football squad; “Peggy” Johnson and Hugh Bone are Latin Club officers; and Elwood Marsh and Dick Koch are on the student council, so that identifies us. That year, we were quite modest, as all freshmen should be, but we did have a class party and begin to blossom out considerably. The next chapter, headed “Sophomores,” grows more exciting. We began to realize that being a high school student really meant not only enjoyment in activities, but pride in the welfare of our school and class. Witness our participation in clubs, athletics, and scholarship. Helen Fuhr and Antoinette Landrum represented us on student council; Walter Russell, Sam Lytle, Bob Wheaton, and Bob Knies played on the football squad, while Sam and Hugh Bone made the basketball squad. Freda Kling- beil and Martha Smith played varsity basketball, and the sophomore girls were helpful in organizing the Girls’ Athletic Club. Nine of our class belonged to the Honor Club. The 1930 Annual reveals us as juniors, and that was an eventful year. Was it not? We came to the fore in dramatics, when Betty Newburger and Nell Schelky were the only girls who held parts in the cast of “Miss Cherryblossom.” Wayne Ketner, Dick Koch, Rosemary Brightman, and Letha Stevens were junior student council mem- bers. Three juniors were officers in the newly organized Hi-Y club. In football we really did “shine,” for Chuck Kauffman, Hugh Bone, Chuck Carpenter, and Bob Knies played on the team. Coach Smith said of Bob, “He will be the backbone of the team next year.” Sam Lytle, Hugh Bone, Wayne Ketner, and Chuck Kauffman played on the basketball squad. Nell Schelky was president of the G. A. C., and Freda Klingbeil filled the secretary’s job. The junior girls won the basketball championship, and Bertha Schiefer and Freda played on the All-Star soccer team. And as seniors, we are completing the book. It is hard to write this final chapter. It makes one feel quite solemn and just a bit sad. “Chuck” Carpenter was school presi- dent this year, and Barbara Shumaker was editor-in-chief of the Torch. Wayne Ketner filled the honorable job of basketball captain. The operetta, “The Belle of Bagdad,” was produced by a cast composed entirely of seniors. Sue Bauman was homecoming queen. Isabel Penn was Girl Reserve president, and Hugh Bone headed the Hi-Y’s. So, as we look back upon the activities of this year and of the past years, we, the seniors of ’31, may view it as the end of a part of our lives, but a part which is perfect because of its completeness and the happiness which it has brought to us. May we remember our four years, classmates, not as a song which ends in sadness, but as the grand overture to that fascinating drama of “Life.” So, ring up the curtain, and let the play go on! TTTTT CLASS 19 3 1 ▼▼▼▼▼▼▼TTV' — 22 — Nell Schelky.

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 wwwww THE ORCH First Row, left to right: Lillian Levin, Helen Fuhr, Oliver Bierman, Barbara Shumaker, Ellis Neunherz. Second Row: Antoinette Landrum, Tom Leahy, Letha Stevens, Betty Kurtzhalz, Dorothy Sculler. Third Row: Bill Roberts, Harris Gitlin, Reginald Brooke, Leland Roy. NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY 6LEVEN members of the senior class of 1931 and three members of the junior class of 1932 were selected as members of the Bexley Chapter of the National Honor Society of secondary schools, this year. The object of this organization is, “to create an enthusiasm for scholarship, to stimulate a desire to render service, to promote worthy leadership, and to encourage the development of character in pupils of Bexley High School.” Membership is based on four things: scholarship, service, leadership, and char' acter. The members are selected from the upper third of their class in scholarship, and each year, 15 per cent of the senior class may be admitted. This year five per cent of the junior class was admitted. The students on the senior Honor Roll are the ten who received the highest aver' age in their four years of high school wor . Senior Honor Roll Ellis Neunherz—96.16 Dorothy Sculler—96.07 Barbara Shumaker—94.97 Harris Gitlin—94.86 Tom Leahy—94.61 William Roberts—94.45 Letha Stevens—94.25 Oliver Bierman—93.36 Lillian Levin—92.80. Helen Fuhr—92.68 ■yrw CLASS 1931