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

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Kenneth Luginbill comes to help us inside, and as he closes the doors, he remarks that he should be on his coon farm near Detroit putting his raccoons to bed for the night. However, we can't say that we envy him. While we are waiting for the others to arrive let's turn on the television set. What's thisl The announcer reports that the Detroit Tigers have postponed the game because their star player, Danny Lamb, wanted to at- tend his high school class reunion. We're glad they were so considerate. Here comes Irene Rasor. Now we are ready to leave, for she is going as far as Chicago with us, where she is a housewife, situated in pretty high society. As we glance back and see our Alma Mater fade a- way, our eyes are misty, but the days of years ago have been brought back in this evening of reminiscence. We journey once again through the slumbering streets of Columbus Grove, Ohio and out into the flat, beau- tiful country lands. Even out here we are reminded of our school days for various farms are zooming past us with the names of Gene Schumacker, Karl Schumacker, Richard Burkholder, and Gene Maag on them. We can say with sincerity, that this memorable evening in 1960 will serve as a fitting climax to the very pleasant school years spent at C. G. H. S. THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We, the Class of ,50, in our last treasured year at Columbus Grove High, being of in- telligent and sound mind and body, put our hearts in this document to will our memories to the underclassmen, who we reverently hope, will guard them as sheer moments of price- less jewels not to be nonchalantly cast aside, but to be treasured as though their own. As we accept our future responsibilities, we express our last wish, that you will carry on, adding to these bequeathed and following possessions: ED RADABAUCH-wills his favorite pipe fbubblel to Donnie Ridgeway who knows how to operate it. JULIE SCHROEDER-wills her favorite sport-Snipe Hunting to Maxine Meyer, to catch snipes ? ? ? P P ? CODY MILLER-wills his favorite sport, football, and the touchdowns he has acquired, to John Reeder. WILMA ANDERSON-wills her acrobatic ability to Dorothy Lackey if she would like to lose a few pounds. EUGENE JOHNSON-wills his seat in civics to Don Shook, who, we hope, will not find it too hard. DORIS STECHSCHULTE-wills her poetic ability to anyone on next year's annual staff who needs it. DONALD LAMMERS-vvills his candy selling technique to Hank Selhorst who thinks he can spare the time from his eighth period study hall. MARILYN AMSTUTZ-wills her drum majorette uniform to Hulda Rogers. TED FRUCHEY-wills his trips to Lima ibut not the girll to anyone willing to buy the gas. JULIA SANDY-wills her music abilities to Gloria Rankin. JIM KRONTZ-wills his ability to get to class just as the last bell is ringing to Bill Bogart. MARY REEDER-wills her diamond to Marilyn Wert. BOB FOLTZ-wills his quietness to Junior Shinaberry. MARIETTA WARNECKE-wills her square-dancing ability to Bill Van Demark. DANNY LAMB-wills his shyness to his brother, Jim. BEVERLY SCHEIDEMANTLE-wills her editorial ability of the Bulldog Press to Carol Sue Smith. ROGER CORE-wills his way with women to Bob Kohls. JOAN MAYBERRY-wills her seat in physics class to Delores Altstaetter. JOE VERHOFF-wills his job as class treasurer to Miss Hawk's prize junior bookkeeping student. MARY SCHINDLER-wills her ability to do mathematics to Urban Lauf. TOM GETTMAN-wills his height and Buick to Richard Rimer. -26..

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As we wonder about some of our other class mates, we see Ada jones approaching us with the news that the banquet is about to begin. She says she now has il little dress shop uptown, where she is designing and making clothes for her elite tr'ade. On the way to the auditorium, we hear a couple of women laughing and talking, and soon recognize them as none other than Betty Ramsey and Jeannette Meyer. These two have indulged in the same type of career- the grocery business. Their vocation was chosen when they became interested in Betty's market on the Lima Roadg now they have a thriving partnership. To make the load easier they have turned all the bookkeeping and financial problems to Alice Birkemeyer. Pushing a button, pronto, we find ourselves gazing at a long table in the auditorium. The music has begun, so we quickly find seats. Who is that up there starting to make a speech? Is-is that Dick Wagner? Norma Schroeder is leaning across the table telling us that Dick is with the F.B.I. in Columbus. She should know, for she works across the street from Mr. Wagner as the private secretary to the governor. We always knew her career would be stenography. Dick has certainly risen in the world-from the Senior Class presidency to his present job. Richard is now introducing, as though we had for- gotten, George Lusk, who we learn is a second John Barrymore in Hollywood. Jim Krontz, who is seated across the table from us, tells us that he is manager of the Borden Dairy Company. When we asked him about some of our classmates that are still residing in or around Columbus Grove, we learn that Gene Maag has a neat-looking 200 acre farm, and that Gene lohn- son has a cattle farm. Norman Smith has taken over his father's fertilizer business. Among the other prom- inent farmers of our community we learn that Gene Schumaker and his family reside on a farm between Grove and Vaughnsvilleg that Karl Schumacher is still a bachelor but as a sideline to farming he is the auc- tioneer at the sale barn on Fridays. There's your chance, those of you who haven't joined the ranks of holy matrimony. As we glance further down the long table, we see Marilyn Amstutz Benroth conversing with Dorothy Moyers Theis. While we are here with them, we learn that two of our classmates have taken up the teaching profession. Carol Jean Lawrence is doing a fine job with the first graders here at C. G. H.S., while Mary Schind- ler, teaching mathematics, enjoys the new section of the building. There is quite a disturbance behind us, and turning around, we see Joe Verhoff just coming into the room. He must have had to work a little over time tonight, for you see, he has taken over the Verhoff Lumber Company, after his father made his first million. With the start joe has, he ought to have his million before he is forty. But let us find out something about the fair city of Cairo. Donald Kiracofe is seated beside us and he tells us that he is now parading its streets as constable. As we interview him, we also leam that Cody has taken over the Miller Garage and has employed Wilma An- derson as his bookkeeper. By the way, Wilma has also succeeded in getting the title of Mrs. Miller. Ah, the food is now being served to us, so let us take our place at the table once more. As we settle down, and let our minds wander back to the days when other activities took place on this famous floor, we are brought back to reality when Ted Fruchey asks if we have made the rounds of all our classmates. We tell him that we have had an opportunity to see only about half, and then we learn that every last one is present here tonight. My, what a memorable evening this will bel Ted tells us that he has settled down in a nice little home and is running his own farm repair shop. He informs us that Donald Lammers is in the service station business as co-owner of the Standard Oil Co. As we are enjoying the food placed before us and remember the banquets of our high school days, Gladys Wootton is introduced as the dramatic teacher at Bluf- fton College. Afterwards she inspires us with some happenings in the past ten years. We quote her, just a few days ago when I was shopping in Lima. I happened to notice a window with the sign Foltz Insurance Company. Interested, I stepped into the office and saw none other than Bob Foltz behind the desk looking very businesslike. At his right was Mary Reeder, who is his chief stenographer. Dortha Epley is now pulling up a chair beside us, and from her we leam that she is a stenographer in a large business firm in Toledo. We ask her if she can inform us about the section of the class that we have missed. Since she does not reside in this vicinity at the present, she knows little about our old classmates, but she does mention that she met Marietta Warnecke not long ago and found out that she operates May's Danc- ing School for Girls. As we glance down the table, we see May flashing us her sweet smile acknowledging our presence. In too short a time the meal is over and we see rush- ing towards us Joan Mayberry, R.N., from whom we learn that Marilyn Herman is head nurse at Memorial Hospital. My, if any of us should become ill we know where to find two Florence Nightingales to nurse us. Did you read in the Vidette Times the other day that Dennis Hoyt is out of the navy and back to mixing chemicals. We wonder what kind of a bomb he'll pro- duce nextl There was also an article about Karl Stech- schulte which said that Karl had obtained his Master's Degree in Engineering and was about to take the posi- tion as Engineering Instructor in Phoenix University in Arizona. We knew that he would achieve his am- bition someday. As we move around the room, we meet Doris Stech- schulte, bubbling over with personality, as usual. She is head social worker at the Hull House in Chicago. And there's Doma Watkins. We are told of her work at a hospital in California, where her husband is with an engineering finn. She is proud of the R.N. after her name and we can duly say that she would be an efficient angel in white. We now prepare to leave our never forgotten school, and venture outside where our helicopter is waiting. -25-

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DOROTHY MOYERS-wills her large class ring to Judy Stewart. KENNETH LUGINBILL-wills his coon hunting ability to Mrs. Shook. GLADYS WOOTTON-wills her ability to act to Phyllis Myers. BOB BASINGER-wills his ability to run stop signs and stop lights to Gene Wood. ALICE BIRKEMEYER-wills her perseverence to anyone who wishes to quit school. LOWELL FORBES-wills his jobs on the Press staff to Bill Bogart. CAROL JEAN LAWRENCE-wills her place as second comet in the band to Pat Haas. PHYLLIS SIEFKER-wills her ability to drive the Ford to Rose Leigh Mayberry, pro- viding her life insurance is paid. JIMMIE DALE FRUCHEY-wills his place in the cafeteria line to Iack Roberts. DORNA WATKINS-wills her ability to get A's to George Seely. GENE MAAG-wills his civics class to the Class of '51, BETTY LOU HUBER-wills her cheerleading ability to Helen Jones. KARL STECHSCHULTE-wills his scholastic ability to those who have the brains for studying. RICHARD BURKHOLDER-wills his nickname Rabbit, to Miss Hawk, who does a fine job of eating carrot sticks in the cafeteria. IRENE RASOR-wills her place in band to anyone who thinks they have the wind to blow the tuba. NORMA SCHROEDER-wills her hair style to Mildred Arn. ADA JONES-wills her cold trig. seat to someone with wool flannels to keep warm on those cold days. ' DONALD KIRACOFE-wills his football suit to Kenny Kellogg. BETTY RAMSEY-wills her smile to Martha Dackin. GEORGE LUSK-wills his part as high school Lover Boy to Warren Dunlap. RICHARD WAGNER-wills his manliness fDid we say manliness? We meant meanessl in senior mathematics lo the junior boys. ROSEMARY MEYER-wills her typing ability to Ioanne Clevidence, so she can type on the Bulldog Press. NORMAN SMITH-wills his laugh in English class to those who think English is not so funny. JEANNETTE MEYER-wills her job at Geren's to Tom Cartwright if he is willing to stand eight hours a day. DENNIS HOYT-wills his ability to argue to Doris McAdams. MARILYN HERMAN-wills her neatness to Bill Radabaugh. EUGENE SCHUMAKER-wills his ability to blush to Paul Henderson. DORTHA EPLEY-wills her seat and all her assignments in secretarial to Beverly Watkins. KARL SCHUMACHER-wills his red hair to Mr. Brooks. JEANNETTE CLARK-wills her ability to play the piano to anyone who thinks he can make up his own arrangements. To the Juniors we leave our honored throne, to the Sophomores, we leave our treasured assignments, and to the Freshmen, we extend our valued directions of how to get around the school. To the underclassmen, we leave our seats in our favorite classes, our anxious waiting of the bell to ringg our expert salesmanship in selling magazines, candy at noons, annuals and advertising, and other various ways of accumulating money for that needed trip, the good times at the ball gamesg and other treasured events, The Class of '50, solemnly swear that the above was written while we were under no pressure, mental stress from studying, or further disturbances, and while we were in the best of school spirits. -27-