Bexley High School - Bexleo Yearbook (Bexley, OH)

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=• ' ■ 15orcl) • = CLASS PROPHECY Editor’s Note: The following is a clipping from the June 15, 1949, issue of the Columbus “Dispatch-Examiner.” ONE of the most enjoyable entertainments of the year was presented in the huge new civic auditorium in commemoration of the fifteenth anniversary of the Bexley High class of '34. Tho chairman of the committee on arrangements was Robert Kloss, of the local Chamber of Commerce. His gracious and charming wife, whom we remember as Mary Anne Nixon, was in charge of publicity for the affair. She was assisted by two of the city's most prominent young matrons, known to us as Betty Johnston and Jane Daeumler. The husbands of both of these busy women are abroad, Robert Dienst on an engineering project in Capetown, Africa, and Bud Evans on a diplomatic mission in France. The list of patrons and patronesses for the entertainment reads like a page from Who's Who. There were, our own Ted Jones, now head of a nation-wide theater chain, and his wife, the former Miss Marjorie Betz, who, before her marriage, was the society editor of the Columbus Dispatch- Examiner. Ruth Ebert is in charge of bookings for the entire chain of Jones Theaters. Other familiar names on the patrons' list were those of Betty Kronenbitter, who owns and operates a group of exclusive women's apparel shops in the East and the Middle West; and Drs. Ralph E. Brown, Jr., and John N. Burkey, who are chiefs of staff at the New Municipal Hospital. By the way, Virginia Cooper is chief dietician, and Anne Gregory supervisor of nurses at the same institution. Included in the same list were the names of Sam Caldwell, now president of The First National Bank, and Robert Bradshaw, one of the foremost corporation lawyers in the state. The guest of honor for the evening was Governor James Bone, who opened the program with a short address, in which he reviewed the history of Bexley, giving due honor to the present mayor, Richard Brunner, and his predecessor, John Dunnick, now a member of the U. S. Senate. The class of '34 was well represented among the entertainers of the evening. Ann Altmaier, a soprano with the Metropolitan Opera Company of New York, sang a song composed for the occasion by Janice Sims, popular song writer. Harriet Johnson, Broadway star, was another of the visiting artists. She was accompanied by Jane Davis, her booking and press agent. Fred Moyer, solo clarinetist with the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, accompanied by Mar- jorie Whipple, played one of his own compositions, dedicated to Anne Bonnet, stage and screen actress, who was also on the program. There were present a group of Bexley men who have made names for themselves in various fields, who contributed personal reminiscences and anecdotes to the evening's entertainment. These included Bill Hoffman, golfer and this year's winner of the British Open Championship: Frank Huling, research chemist with the Elmer Minch Laboratories, leading manufacturers of pharmaceutic preparations; John Stark, athletic coach at Notre Dame; and Robert Beggs, coach at Leland Stanford University. The program closed with a style show, featuring the creations of Mary Downey, which were modeled by Virginia Schorr, Kathryn Wilson, Margaret Benedict, and Emily Wheaton, from Miss Downey's establishment. The elaborate settings for the entertainment of the evening were designed by the firm of Wallick and Murphy, commercial artists. After the entertainment, an Alumni Anniversary Ball was held at the Carlton Club, at the invitation of Colabrese and Tackman, owners. Page Twenty-four

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-..— — -• Z5orcl) •-------------------------------------— THE CLASS HISTORY STUDENT DAYS are happy days, and ours have been no exception. As they are fast drawing to a close, recollections of all the convivial pastimes, the pleasant experiences, and delightful friendships, which filled these four years to the brim, come back to us in surprisingly great numbers. Our class has won many laurels in scholarship: we rated the highest in the Intelligence Tests; fifteen of us made the Senior Honor Roll; and fourteen gained membership on the National Honor Society. Considering the size of this year's group, that was quite an achievement. The Student Council was again revived, with the seniors Sam Caldwell and John Stark as principal officers. Along with it came the All-School Dances, which were the jolliest affairs of the year and the result of the active interest shown by the Student Council in the students' pleasure- activities. We were also deeply indebted to the various clubs which participated. A large number of our class were members of the Hi-Y Club; and Jim Morgan, a senior, was president this past year. They delved into the annJual temporary resort to lunacy with fervor, whisk- brooms, and shoes that were ill-mated. Their HhY Frolic was a great source of enjoyment. The presidents of the Girls' Athletic and the Girl Reserves' Clubs this year were both seniors. Their presidents were Virginia Furniss and Mary Ellen Brightman, respectively. The G. R. C. was unusually active, with the gala Big Sister party, the Jolly Jamboree, the Washington's Birthday dance, and the annual Coed Prom topping the list of its activities. The Garden of the Shah, the musical comedy operetta which scored such a hit this year, was surmounted by a commendable cast of seniors, all of whom carried off honors. Jane Davis, Ted Jones, Ann Altmaier, and Walter Murphy had stellar roles; and were ably supported by Ralph Brown, Harriet Johnson, and the two lower classmen, Billy MacDonald and Lloyd Riley. Ted Jones and John Dunnick carried minor roles in last year's The Belle of Barcelona. Hash, the highly amusing skit presented in chapel by senior members of the TORCH staff, deserves some recognition here, for it showed not only remarkable ability on the part of the performers, but also the fine determined spirit that our hitherto flourishing and excellent paper should not be discontinued for financial reasons. We are partly indebted to them for having retained the TORCH this year. And oh, yes, the Junior-Senior dance must not be forgotten. It is always great fun, and was such in a high degree this spring. The memory of it can well endear our school to us. The Homecoming game with Upper Arlington was presided over by Mary Downey, the queen, and her court attendants, Virginia Schorr and Anne Bonnet. Bexley's football fame was upheld by our gridmen when they tied for us in the Central Buckeye League Championship. As a whole, they showed remarkable fighting spirit throughout the numerous battles staged last season. The Bexley gridders, topped by Captain Bob Beggs, were greatly responsible for our winning the undisputed championship in the C. B. L. the previous year. Bob Magnuson captained the basketball team, whose outstanding players included Beggs, Stark, Calwell, and Jim Bone. Prominent in track were Stark, Walter Murphy, Dienst, Bone, Beggs, and Magnuson. The latter two scored in baseball likewise. Ben Gardner, Stark, and Beggs led the natatorial movements. Our achievements in sports lay for the most part this year in the efforts expended on the gridiron. These memories will strike us warmly, always; and they will entirely eclipse any of those less pleasant. The true significance of high school life is just now beginning to be opened to our eyes, and it will gradually grow upon us when we have begun to apply our acquired knowledge and skill to the world's work. No, our student days will not soon be forgotten. MARY CAMPE. Pacte Twenty-three

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• Z3orcl) • CLASS PROPHECY Elaborate floral decorations were furnished by the firm of Campe and Coffman, Inc. Cullman s Californians, in town for the occasion, provided music for the dancing, with Dick Kuenning as vocalist. Specialty numbers with the orchestra were supplied by Martha Curran, tap dancer, and Janet Lucas, torch singer. Seen at the ball were Mary Elizabeth Keys, prominent portrait artist; Fritz Lichtenberg, pres- ident of the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company; Mary Ellen Brightman, head of the Pre-School Department of the city; and Richard Donaldson, owner of the Donaldson Baking Company. Others back for the class anniversary party were Ruth Miller, Miriam Levinson, and Mildred Rosenberg, who together operate a group of popular tea rooms throughout the state; and Ben Gardner and his partner, Arnold Gardner, of the law firm of Gardner, Gardner, and Bayley. The third member of the firm, Bill Bayley, was not able to attend, because of official business in Washington. By the way, Georgia Wheeler, Edna McCracken, and Virginia Perry are secretaries in the offices of this firm. Jack Downing, the compiler of the new Standard Dictionary, was noticed chatting with Marvin Pheister and Robert Schwartz of the real estate firm bearing their names. Harold Kreach- baum and Floyd Blackstone, architects, were talking business in the midst of the gayety; while Bob •Rosel, manager of the Ohio Art Metal Co., and Alan Woolman, in charge of the City Dental Clinic, were renewing their high school friendship in another corner. William Young, Dean of Education at Ohio State University, had found a fellow educator in the person of Rusla Tichane, instructor of French at the Washington Seminary; and they spent most of the evening dancing and talking together. Mary Bond Stone, author of Henry of Navarre , which was a long-run production on the legitimate stage of last season, and Robert Magnuson, •dramatic critic for the New York Times, were busily discussing the probability of producing Blue Heaven , with James Morgan in the lead. Lewis Ealy and Virginia Furniss, winners of the National Doubles Championship at Wimbledon, were very much the center of attention for the short time they were present. Justice Joseph Kerr, of the United States Supreme Court, and his secretary, Anita Reuter, came in with a Jate party, which included James McClure and George Rietz, associated with the General Motors Corporation; Robert Muir and Clarence Slawson, vice-president and general manager of the White Star Steamship Line; and Harry Shufflebarger, just returned from furthering his studies in medicine at Vienna. There were several of the old class that could not be present for the reunion but sent their •regrets. They were Manuel Tarshish, celebrated criminologist, now on a world cruise, and Norman •Kuehner, employed by the Russian government as a civil engineer. Philip Sansone, motion picture magnate, was unable to leave his studio in Hollywood; while a speaking engagement prevented Eugene Parker, pastor of the Little Church Around the Corner, from attending the anniversary celebration. Wilma Vetek and Freda Charles, both buyers for a large department store in Cleveland, are at present on their semi-annual trip to Paris, and hoped to be back in time, but could not make it. Martha Brundige and Edna Bradbury, correspondents for the Associated Press, were quiet observers of the party, and responsible for this account. Page Tzventy-five