Clyde High School - Courier Yearbook (Clyde, OH)

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M0 E T T0 REMEMBER 1944-- We, the Seniors of 56 , are very proud to give you a brief resume' of both our happy and sad experiences that we are leaving behind. Here we were, first graders, our diplomas were practically in our hands. just think, only twelve more years to go. Hey, Seniors, remem- ber Tommy Dick? What a character, huh? We're sure the boys, at least, will remember all their little fist fights that year. Next came the second grade. That was the year Larry Dinan caused a great rumpus. Won- der if the 'doc' ever got that eraser out of Larry's nose. That was the first year we had art classes. Miss Richmond tried to throw some of her artistic skill at us but apparently we didn't catch it! Our third year started out with friction as a result of the boys' new shiny slide! We girls were left with the old rusty one that the boys' had worn out anyway! In order to restore our dignity, we found a new way of entertaining ourselves, jump rope! That year was marred by the death of one of our classmates, Wayne Matter. Not that this was very important to our fourth grade yearg but, we did get new history books! Also, for the first time in our school life, we used little pencils. Remember the Board of Education? lt came in personal contact with all of us just because of that old coal-bin which we slid down and ripped our coats and trousers. Hey, Glenn, it wasn't football season when you tackled Crock in the hall and kissed her! Brave, weren't you!?! This little game, which is com- monly called chase, continued into ever-widen- ing circles until it finally reached our entire class. When we look back on our fifth grade year, we'll all remember the pain and agony of learning the alphabet backwards: zyx-wv- uts . . . How could we ever forget?! What 'big shots' we thought we were this year. We rang the recess bell and also changed classes, just like the high school kids! The educational fea- ture for that year was our trip-to the water works! Oh, boy, what we didn't learn! SELF-CONTROL . These two famous words will always be remembered by the Class of '56 as a part of our sixth grade year. Another great event was the crowning of our king and queen. Hey, Ozzie, how did you ever rate having Glenn as your king?!? Oh, that's right, he was your 'best' boyfriend that year. They were chosen 1956 as King and Queen of Hearts ! Louie Snyder left that year but none of us will ever forget Good 'ol bouncing Louie! The average num- ber for 'holding tones'that year was 20, but not for Bake! He sure was a windy 'ol character! He always made it at least to 40 and usually past! The last memorable thought that we have of this year is Mrs. Greek, her closet, and her paddle juice. We're sure no Senior will ever have hiccups again without thinking of Mrs. Greek and her unusual cure! We were all sorry when we learned of Mrs. Greek's death in the summer of '55. Luck had finally come to good 'ol Clyde Hi when we entered those hallowed halls as sev- enth graders. The feature of the year was our Round the World Dinner! Oh, the food l?! and those costumes! As the old saying goes, We had everything there from soup to nuts! ! A very heartbreaking fate occurred that year. Mr. Hendricks gave us the dreadful news that we girls could no longer play football! To us, that was a fate worse than death! The key to our eighth grade year was study. As we recall, that is all we ever seemed to do. The results appeared on our grade cards. As a matter of fact, you might have even classified us as brains! tHal Glory came to our class that year when Bill Dencer was selected to be Clyde Hi's drum major. We'll always remember him for his outstand- ing performance on the football field and else- where and this will always bring back proud memories to our class. We wish the future drum major as much success as our Bill has had! What a riot our Freshman year turned out to be! We really got into a lot of mischief thanks to Mrs. Noel and her easy-to-get library passes! We were also the victims of slave clay that year. Those mean masters, making us push peanuts down the hall with our noses. The first social event of our high school years was our Freshman Leap Year Dance! The girls felt real brave, or should we say the boys were even braver. They accepted the dates offered by the girls. Glory again struck the Class of '56. Frankie was our first and only boy to go all through his four years of high school as a mem- ber of the varsity football squad. The lucky ones who were selected as prom servers this year were: lean Snyder, Barb Voltz, Barb Erns- berger, Glenn Goltz, Bill Dencer, and Harold Iennings. Last, but certainly not least, came our Freshman parties! We wore out so-o-o many milk bottles that year!

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SENl0RS SHIRLEY M. WISE ROBERT W. WOTT H. GALE STRICKLAND ln Father of the Bride she When you need help in do- As Mr. Duffy in our play, made a hit, she really Went inq a job, you know you can Gale really saved the day! all out for it. always count on Bob. Another school 9-117 Sr. Class Library 9-127 F.H.A. 10-125, FOOUOG11 9- P1C1Y- G.A.A. 9-127 Y-Teens 11-125 Drarnatics 12: Class Play 115 Class Officer 125 Chorus 127 Girls All Sports 12. Class Officers oi Other Years 1952-1953 Frank 1-lumberqer ................ President Iudy Crockett ..... .... V ice-President Carolyn Miller .... ....... T reasurer Judy Osmon ............. ..... S ecretary 1953-1954 Carolyn Miller ................... President Iirn Wilson .... .... V ice-President 1955-1956 Iudy Crockett ....... Treasurer Frank Humberqer ................ President 1udY Osmon Secretuw Shirley Wise .... ..... V ice-President 1954-1955 Barbara Daaa i H ...... Treasurer Frank Humberqer ................ President Iudy Crockett ................... Secretary Janet Mesnard .............. Vice-President Barbara Daqq . .. lean Snyder . . . CLASS MOTTO Our future lies in God's will. CLASS FLOWER Lavender Carnation CLASS COLORS Lavender and White CLASS SONG You'l1 Never Walk Alo . . . . . . .Treasurer . . . . .Secretary strength and our ll I19.

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!VIO!V!E TS T0 REMEMBER !c0n't.! Our Sophomore year started a series of suc- cessful events for our class. That year we started something new at C.H.S.g We sponsored the first Hard Times Dance. This was made an annual affair by our class. Remember how We worked and slaved with our posters, P.A. an- nouncements, tickets, and decorations? WOW!! It was a lot of hard work but turned out to be loads of fun. That year, too, was the year Frank won a prize at the 'Sock Hop' for his big feet! To conclude that year we had a biology party in Iune. We took school buses and went to the lake. We toured Catawba Cliff and then went to Snyder's cottage and enjoyed a very won- derful time. Take it from us, if you've never seen Coach Miller in a bathing suit, his legs sure are cute ! ! Our Iunior Year! We did so many exciting things that year. Our success continued. First of all, we were honored by having Frank elected as a member of the Sandusky Bay Conference both the Iunior and Senior years. In November, we presented our Junior Class Play, Father of the Bride ! We were very proud on the nights of November 18 and 19, l954, because our play had really turned out a success. Proof of this was shown after the play when our class felt a closeness that it had never felt before. This closeness again appeared to follow us all through our Senior year. In December, as is the custom, we got our bright, new, shiny Class Rings! To us, they were the most beautiful rings we had ever seen. In May of that year we, as Iuniors, attended our last Roman Banquet Cas a result of squirt guns and cigarsl! We were really big wheels at that banquet because we were masters of those lowly slaves! It finally had come, that for which we had waited and hoped for many long months, and even years. lt was our Prom on May 6, 1955. Our theme, Moonlight and Roses ! The actual preparation for our Prom started months and months ahead of time. Remember our rose and pizza parties? We made thousands and thou- sands of roses. Thursday night before the Prom we put these roses to actual use. This was the night we started decorating. Our roses became a part of our beautiful garden scene, the full silver moon, the graceful bowing trees, the white picket fence, the pretty lawn furniture, and the arbor decorated with all pink roses. As we en- tered on Friday night, this was what met our eyes and soft, mellow music greeted our ears. Kids, how could we ever forget! 1956! The best years of our lives are now slowly coming to an end. Our Senior Year has really meant a lot to us. As each day goes by We realize that these are the last days that we, as Seniors, will ever share together Although our football season wasn't quite the best Clyde Hi has seen, our undying spirit and the teamwork of the boys created a lot of wonderful memories for us to cherish in years to come. We must not forget the party that we had after the last home game at R. B.'s! We made some of our Senior dreams come true. That night we had a rock and run party! We're sure all Seniors will know what we mean! ! Cne of the more important things that happened this year was the taking of our Senior pictures. What a thrill it was to know that they were actually 'our' pictures! Remember Bill Dagg and how dressed up he was that day-?- white shirt, tie, and blue jeans l How do you suppose he got to school that day? Of course, he drove his banged-up old red truck ! ! We had only four Seniors on the Varsity Basketball Squad this year but their spirit ruled the team. These four guys were Bill, l-larold, lim, and Glenn. Since We didn't have the traditional study hall, our home rooms this year were supposed to be ll, 29, and 30 but it seems that we Seniors saw more of Office l, 2, and 3 than anything else! Our play, the musical comedy, 'Meet Me In St. Louis, under the capable direction of Mr. West promises to be a huge success! A lot of work has been put into our play but it is worth every minute of it. At practice, whenever Mr. West said, Take five, out came the badminton rackets and sometimes We even had a little jam session, too! We are also looking forward to our Senior Class Trip and our Prom. No matter where we go on our trip we are bound to have fun! As spring approaches, and graduation is al- most upon us, we realize that each moment is more golden than the one before. Therefore, We, as Seniors, dedicate these moments to the memories of our school days-those twelve golden years so full of everything we hold dear -the joys, the pleasures, the heartbreaks, the excite-ments of being young-the years in which our minds and spirits were molded. Remembering Clyde Hi will ring a happy note in our hearts, and a little sad one, too. For these years, the happiest we shall ever know, are gone forever!