Columbus Grove High School - Col Gro Yearbook (Columbus Grove, OH)

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DOROTHY LOIS BUNN Girls’ Chorus 2-3-4 “Sylvia” 3 “There was a little girl Who had a little curl Right in the middle of her forehead. MARTHA ELIZABETH TURNER Girl’s Chorus 2 1-4-A Club 4 “Girls will be girls unless they can be married women.” LAVERNE ALICE SINK Girls’ Chorus 1-2-3-4 Octet 1-2-3-4 “Gypsy Rover” 2 “Sylvia” 3 High School Chorister 4 High School Pianist 2-3 Orchestra 4 “Give to the world the best that you have And the best will come back to you.” 20

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CLARA EVELYN FRUCHEY “A quaint little maid with a quaint little way.” CLAYTON REED LAFFERTY Boys’ Chorus 1 Baseball 1-2-3-4 ' “I like the plain all wool o’ common sense, That warms ye now, an’ will a twelve month hence.” FREDERICK WILLIAM WITTEBORG “Gypsy Rover” 2 “Sylvia” 3 “Big men with big feet may also have keen minds.” HARRY BEGG KISSELL “Heir of Mt. Vernon” 1 “Gypsy Rover” 2 “Sylvia” 3 “Sextet 3-4 Basketball 1-2 Baseball 1-2-3-4 “Isn’t it a bore to be handsome?” 19

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SENIOR HISTORY The fall of 1920 was a most important one in the eyes of thirty-eight pupils for this was the year they were to enter that new world known to them as “High School”. The first week was a novel one to them because of their having to get accustomed to new teachers, classes, and to the name “Green Freshies”. This situation was the Sophomore’s amusement and the Freshmen’s embarrassment. In October the Sophomores gave us (The Freshmen) a Hallowe’en party. Here occurred what the Sophomores termed “Initiation” but what we called “Torture”. We accepted our part though, without complaint but eagerly looked forward to a year later when we could be on the bossing end of the Freshmen-Sophomore Annual get together. In our first class organization we elected our new classmate Edgar Begg, as President; Vice President, Ethel McDowell; Secretary and treasurer, Lucille Fruchey. We decided to adopt green and white as our class colors and as a motto we chose, “Seize The Opportunity”. During our Freshman year we held two class parties. The first one was at the home of Belle Miller and she and Mildred Samsal entertained. At the second Marie Stump, Lilas Basinger and LaVerne Sink were hostesses. In our Sophomore year we left some behind while others joined our ranks. Now had arrived the long looked for time when we could entertain the Freshmen which we also did at a Hallowe’en party. In this the pleasure was all ours (?). One April night during this year, despite the down-pouring sleet, Arlene Bogart entertained us at her spacious home. Mary Bowers assisted Arlene in her entertainment of the class. The next year we were Juniors of course. A few more were left behind. This year we had an overcrowded condition in high school for the first and we were given an assembly room of our own. The largest class room, room 4, was used for this purpose. We enjoyed our segregation more than we at first anticipated. The high landmark in our Junior year was the Annual Junior-Senior Reception. We banqueted, toasted, and roasted the Seniors and then sent them joyfully into the world by beautifully decorating the Opera House for their graduation exercises. Then, too, our Junior year was characterized by the organization of a literary club in English Literature which met every Friday. Our programs were entertaining and educational and we consider the time well spent. Now we are Seniors. As we look back, how time has flown. Our number has decreased to nineteen. This year we found it necessary to bid farewell to our scholarly president, Edgar Begg, as sickness necessitated his remaining out of school for one year. We then elected Ethel McDowell as president and Arlene Bogart as vice president. This year we took up the study of Public Speaking. We, in a parliamentary way, appointed a committee to draw up a Constitution for the class. We amended and adopted this organism and secured good training in the process. In March the Leipsic high school challenged us to a debate which we accepted. At the time this went to press the question had not been chosen. Arlene Bogart, Lucille Fruchey, Ethel McDowell and Richard Busche were chosen as the debaters. Our class has always been well represented in baseball, basketball, plays, operettas,