Bucyrus High School - Bucyrian Yearbook (Bucyrus, OH)

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esume of Our Past and Future John Strub who inherited a large fortune from his great, great uncle found the terms of the will very pleasant to fulfill. In fact, it enabled John to do something he had wished to do for years. In order to inherit this enormous fortune, he had to trace all his fellow graduates in the class of '37, Because it had now been fifteen years since his graduation, he enlisted the aid of a New York Detective agency, of which Donald Loverich was the founder. After a long interval, he received this letter: Dear John: I am happy to inform you that I have located all our classmates of '37. You are probably aware of Marian Grauer's success on the Metropolitan Opera stage. There are three more musicians from our class: Betty Reeder is soloist for Fred Waring's orchestra, of which William Shiffler is now a member. Janet Brown has brought many hours of comfort to the patients of St. Luke's hospital where she soothes them with the music she plays on the rolling piano that passes from corridor to corridor. Alice Bowman, Jane Sowash, and Isabelle, the latter being a dietitian, are also of this hospital. Several of the secretaries at this hospital were in our class, they are Dorothy Beehner, Mary Dunlap and Mary Fillo. The Marion Star has for its editor none other than our old friend, Iver Miller, whose secretary is Gladys Palmer. Buddy Ackerman serves as cartoonist, William Jacobs as sport editor, and Wilma Light writes Advice to the Lovelorn. She said that she had given advice to several of our classmates on their love affairs. One of these people to whom she gave advice is Vera Hildebrand, who is now working at the Ohio Power Company at Bucyrus, Ohio. I also located Mr. and Mrs. Frank Virtue who are now living in New Haven, Con- necticut, where Frank is making a name for himself as an up and coming dentist. When I was shopping in the ten cent store of this city, I saw Isabelle Cliff, Genevieve Caris, and Grace Diebler working as clerks. Katherine Charlton was selling cosmetics and giving free demonstrations before an audience who were looking at her with ad- miration and exclaiming over her beautiful complexion. While I was waiting for the train in order that I might continue my investigations, Albert Reece, who is now a world-famed athlete and who has just established a record for being able to throw a wet blanket two hundred feet, was coming down the street, with about one hundred admirers following him. Howard Barber is his manager. The next stop I made was in New York where I saw a famous vaudeville act. Elizabeth Schirmer toe danced, Margaret Black did a new type of ballet dancing, Kenneth McClary played his guitar, and Rose Fabrino did acrobatic stunts. While I was here, I saw a very dramatic play entitled, You Old So and So. I was surprised to see some of our old classmates among the actors and actresses. The actors were Jack Rowland, the great loverg Wayne Mackling, his rival in the love affair, Richard Steward, the villain, and John Zahary, the tough cop. The actresses were May Belle Stahl, the lovable country miss, and Marie Miller, her best friend and adviser. I went to the Zahary Sisters' Beauty Shoppe to get my hair dressed. Gertrude Schell and Iva Dye were working there. As I waited for my turn, I noticed, in looking over newspapers, a picture of Richard Nye who is now an inventor of great renown. He is now tryin to make a bird cage of bird seed, a device that makes everything much easier and simpler for everyone concerned. Another item was about a piece of research work being done by Jack Robertson, who is trying to prove to the world that red wood trees are not red. Several of the boys of the class of '37 are living at the new Bachelor's Paradise. They are Kenneth Knappenberger, Pearl Francis, Lawrence Bittikofer, Bill Wilson and John Mitchell. ' Sponsored by EDWARD J. MYERS Page 21

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A HISTCRY - I1 Twelve years ago, in 1923, a large determined group of boys and girls started on their quest of knowledge. Some started in Kilborne or Norton, others in Kearsley, Crawford or Lincoln, and still others started in this very building, Central. There are those who came here from other towns and states, but wherever we were twelve years ago, we made an eager group, scampering around halls and playgrounds. We plodded along through our A, B, C's and gradually as our knowledge increased we were able to walk a straighter line over the road that leads to education. In the third year we met multiplication who has traveled cheer- fully fand often antagonisticallyy by our side ever since. The fourth traveler to accompany us was division, and he also has seen us through the remaining eight years. X Stopping for the fifth time we welcomed fractions and the next stop brought us the friendship of decimal. The remainder of that year gave us a smooth road making walking much easier, and we could see the point where all the roads met to form the new path of higher education. We had heard much about this new road and had looked forward to the time when wc could meet and travel down this road together. 'Now our time had come. We abandoned our old paths to meet new friends who were all seeking intellectual food. The new road was rougher but by intensive study we overcame the difficulties of tripping over many ruts, and two years later we became Freshmen with 157 students, set on tramping on to the diploma. For the first time during our school years we elected an adviser, Miss Muriel Franklin, who helped us in selecting our class colors, green and white. Our social life met us in the form of a Freshman party at the end of 1933. It was a big success, with dinner at the Evangelical church, followed by dancing on the high school gym floor. ' The next stop in our journey was the Sophomore class. This was the first year that the class organized, electing Iver Miller, President, Maxine Seckel, Vice President, Virginia Schuler, Secre- tary, John Strub, Treasurer, and Mr. Nacci, adviser. During this year we participated in many more events and aided both football and basketball teams with our support. The class party was held in the gymnasium. . . The eleventh friend was the Junior class. It was during this year that our first real responsibilities were felt. At the beginning of the year we elected officers: President, Albert Reece, Vice Presi- dent, Virginia Berryg Secretary, Janet Brown, Treasurer, John Strub, and adviser, Mr. Roberts. During the year, we made plans 'for the Junior and Senior Reception to be held on Mav 15. The chairmen of the various committees were: Menu and dining room, Edna Haighg program, Frank Virtue 5 decoration, Albert Reece, table decoration, Helen Klinkg eligibility and invitation, Lois Warner, silverware and dishes, Gladys Palmer, chairs and tables, Hugh Black. Much thanks goes to Mr. Roberts for helping us to make this gala event a success. In the fall of '36 we became acquainted with our twelfth and last high school friend - the Senior class. We elected our officers to guide us through this year: President, John Strub, Vice President, Marian Grauerg Secretary, Mary Fillog and Treasurer, Richard Nye. Mr. Roberts was re-elected as our class adviser and Mr. McAdams as annual adviser. The Senior boys composed a large part of the varsity football and basketball. These boys deserve congratulations - they were great fighters. Mr. Davis, our principal, became a great pal, although he was new to the school, and Mr. Baer, our superintendent, was the same old friend he had been during all our high school years. As we seniors walk toward commencement, we feel that our class may have accomplished more, but we also feel that we have worked co-operatively for the interests of B. H. S. We are now headed for the real life, the life we must make for ourselves and so as the road behind us grows dimmer, we say farewell to the things that have been so dear to us, wish every successive class the best of luck, and look toward the future and the many roads that are open to us. ,Sponsored by GOLDEN RULE HATCHERY '- Page 20

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ZS I FORMATION -Prophe I wa urprised to find Helen Klink the owner of the Modeste Shop in phia with Virginia Berry, serving as her secretary and compan1 . Edna Haigh and Maxine Seckel design the dresses for the models, Georgia Washburn, Pauline Weaver and -Esther Rittenhopr, who model for the leading society women, Lois Warner, Ruth Meck, and Jean Ann Lichty, who often visit this exclusive shop. Paul Staton and Charles 'Robertson own a chain of grocery stores and are also happily married and very much settled down. Evelyn White and Dorothy Gingery are quietly and contentedly keep- ing house in a model apartment house. Leota Reber has learned all of the duties of a dairy maid. She is very proud of her accomplishments. Inez Philips poses for the picture which Rose Mary Wurm draws for magazine covers. Donald Teetrick and William Baldosser manage a branch of Schine's theaterlat Chatfield in which Mabel Yost, Rose Kintz and Eleanor Mills are ushers. Jack Saffel is managing a series of beauty contests here. Robert Sanford works in a drug store at Tiffin, owned by Jacques Burghard. Several of the boys are also successful politicians. James Light and Leslie Garrett are active in the politics of Ohio. James' secretary is Helen Goerlach and Leslie's is Martha Gibson. Elwood Rettig is mayor of New Washington. Joseph Volpe is the sheriff and Herman Patterson, Rober Reininger and Walter Clady are his deputies. Robert Steele, accompanied by Russell Sharp, just broke the cross-continental record by going from New York to San Francisco in five hours in a rocket plane. Donald Stedman, for old time's sake, offered them a free dinner upon landing at his spiffy restaurant where Gertrude Blackburn is now a waiter and Nina Preebe is hostess. Although many have wandered away from Bucyrus, I found Mary Louise Sprouse working at the Sozonian Vault company with Virginia Di Blasi, Helen Karber and Marie Steiger under her super- vision. Martha Young and Mary Ellen I-Iaycook are working at Norton's Greenhouse. Clara Brinkman is taking Mary Rutter's place at the Bucyrus High school office. Martha Withee is the athletic instructor and Kathryn Schnabel is the typing teacher. This task has been a great pleasure to me, and I sincerely hope that the results will be satisfactory. Yours truly, LOVERICH DETECTIVE AGENCY By Virginia Schuler. Sponsored by WALTHER HARDWARE Page 22 r