Clay High School - Crystal Yearbook (Oregon, OH)

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S67'Zi07' Clary Hirfoffy Small if ffveii' fzfnzzfaer. bn! 1701 .rn with fame. For they hare i1z.s',f1ired ibir rfory I ,Drorlai111. Early one September morning four years ago, a passerby might have seen a non- descript group of youngsters mounting the two steps which led to the east door of Clay High School. Today the same people are seniors, soon to go down those two steps for the last time in their high school days. We were typical freshmen coming into high school with the teachers knowing only too well what was in store for them. Looking down the long halls we were soon to learn that we would have to leave our skates at home for these were halls of learning and were not to be used for skating. We were ushered into four rooms conducted by Mr. Pyle, Mr. Hartsook, Mrs. Spears and Mr. Stevenson. We wrestled the first morn- ing with finding numbers on doors and so forth. There were one hundred and thirty-five in our freshman class. Our officers for the year were Ruth Thomas, jim Klotz, Shirley Lang, and Richard Warkentein. The Student Council members were Rita Hastings, Rollie Gahler, Kenneth Villhauer and Bill Hagen. This year was one of pure luck when it came to having mid-year exams. The cause was a seige of influenza which came as a visitor to Clay High. We have not been so fortunate as to miss exams since. Our first year we made money by selling magazines. This fund helped us to a good start and we kept up the good work, becom- ing one of the wealthiest classes in Clay High School. Again in September of the following year one hundred and twenty-nine of us returned to Clay. We never could have imagined all that was to come to us in this eventful year. We were allowed more parties and had exciting amateur programs given by the students of Bowling Green University. One of the first events was the Sophomore Halloween Party, but far more exciting was the surprise which came to us in May of our Sophomore year when it was announced that the war with Germany had ceased, many of us, of course, let our joy run away with us. Even the summer of that year was thrilling with the end of the whole war. During this year one of the most impressive assemblies was put on by the Student Councilin its presentation of the memorial plaque. Reverend Hackenberg was the chief speaker and provided inspiration to all of us. Our class officers were jim Muir, Joanne Moritz, Rita Hastings, and Donna Navarre. Our Student Council members were Emil Reisner, Joe Veselka, Alton Brown and Jim Klotz. Miss Boles, Miss Barss, Miss Bodle, and Miss Hinz were our advisors. What the junior year stands for in other schools we do not know but in Clay we think it stands for ugrindstone year. There were one hundred of us to keep our noses firmly pressed against it! Of course we had our fun, too. We ordered and received our class rings, presented a successful junior Play, gave plenty of parties to afford us good times and climaxed the year with a gala prom at the Woman's Building. It was during our junior year that our dreams for a new school and a big, beautiful football stadium began to come true. Assemblies and plans kept us in mind of it all year and the campaign for funds for the stadium kept us busy. Officers for the junior year were joe Veselka, joe Simon, Bill Kleine, and Rita Hast- ings. The Student Council members were Emil Reisner, jim Muir, Alton Brown, Karl Loveland, and Donna Navarre. Class Advisors were Miss Ray, Mr. McCabe and Mr. Greenler. V Our senior year was filled with many events beginning with a senior hay-ride and continuing with the senior play, banquet and assemblyg it, too, was climaxed again with the senior prom. 'Ah, was it all a dream or was it true? The ofiicers for the year were Karl Loveland, Emil Reisner, Rita Hastings and jim Stretchbery. The Student 'Council members were Bernard Wenzel, Alton Brown, Jim Klotz, Bill Kleine, and Ray Dippman. Of course all good things must come to an end and so with our high school days. As we hear the last word at the service which leads us out of the school which has been our favorite meetin' place for the past four years we will have a feeling of mingled emotions, an indefinable sadness, and yet a feeling of joy that part of our work is done. Yet one lesson was learned that will remain, each one's accomplishments depend upon his own efforts. And when the sun will set, as set it must, And all these verses will be dust, Among the works the world will set to fame And inscribed among the stars will be, Clay High School's name. 14-