Fairfield High School - Comet Yearbook (Columbiana, OH)

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CLASS WILL We, the Senior Class of 1945, knowing that day is nearing when we must leave our dear school, as students, feel'that we should make provisions for those who follow us. Being of sound memory and sane mind, we transmit the following worthy and unworthy traits and hope they may be appreciated to their full value. Carl Blosser bequeaths his persuasive ability to anyone clever enough to get away with it. John Thomas leaves his loud voice to be used when the fire alarm goes out of commission. Harold Detwiler wills his ability to stick close to the 35 mile per hour speed limit to Tom Grubbs in hopes that they may strike a happy medium. Ralph Rupert wills his quiet way to Tom Cope in hopes that he will be seen more and heard less. - LaVerne Matthews wills her swing to any one that thinks they can control it. Pauline Martin wills her tatted wash cloths and her gay ninety bathing suit to joan Burt. Goldie Gaskill wills her skill of collecting diamond rings to Dorothy Ewing. Elaine Carlisle wills her brains, bugs and caterpillars to Jenny Vollnogle. Andy McLaughlin refuses to will his ability of throwing erasers in hopes that he will become a second Bob Feller. John Grim wills his scholastic ability to Charlie Leasure. Grace Coppock leaves to Frieda Garwood, not her indifference of attending to the Black and White mailing list, but her enthusiasm of getting her own personal letters to the service men off in time. - Dorothy McLaughlin bequeaths her flirting with the older boys to one who never does, Lois Ray. Janet Chamberlin wills her gifted secretarial ability to Carol Cullar. Wilma Ziegler wills her way of getting dates with a certain college student to Dorothy Farmer. Peg Burkey leaves her arguing with Mr. Frank to Elmon Smith. Nick Bogdan leaves his dancing ability to George Kornbau. Curt Cope wills his barbaric manners to Donald Tanner. May Price wills her slender figure to Mary Carter. Paul Hamilton wills his friendship with the boys to Larry Bable, and a dime to start a fund to purchase lounge chairs for study hall. Donald Fitzsimmons wills his fiery temper to Donald Clark. Dottie Crook wills her ability to write gossip about others, yet leave her own name out of print, to Joan Burt. The Morons , May Price, Elaine Carlisle, Pauline Martin, and Janet Chamberlin, will their title to Dot Farmer, Myrna Cullar, Carol Cullar, and Evelyn Miller. To the Class of '46, we wish them the best of luck and hope they agree as the boys and girls in the Class of '45. To the on-coming juniors, we will them our gifted ways of getting what we want. To the on-coming Sophomores, we will our backward and quiet ways. To the on-coming Freshmen, we will our title of being the noisiest class in school and we sincerely hope you will continue the title. Page 17

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I we ,lr ' 41945 CLASS HISTORY It was a dreary night and as I sat in front of the crackling fire, listening to the lazy patter of rain and looking at a book, yes, an annual of F. H. S., I quietly drifted into the deep dark world of unconsciousness. But what is that I hear? Could it be cries of little children? Why yes, I remember. Time has receded twelve years. It is September, 1932, and the little freightened children, full of wonder and curiosity of the great new world of education, are filing into the first grade where Miss Albright greets them with a loving smile and tender heart. With the aid of Miss Albrightls patient teaching, their brilliant minds soon learn to read and write. This year passes quickly and next fall finds the more fortunate ones in second grade where Miss Richardson carefully guides them in their second year of this great new realm. On to third grade. Why, that is Miss Moore standing at the front of the room, and what is that she is saying? Two times two is four, two times three is six, eight divided by four is two. Oh, I know! She is teaching them, with great difficulty, the multiplication tables. They are now brilliant enough to journey on to fourth grade. First Miss Ashman greets them at the door, but she is only there for five weeks and Miss Richardson takes over for 5 week, only now she is Mrs. Strausbaugh. The rest of the year they are left in the capable care of Miss Funk. Three teachers are now standing before me. The first is a handsome young man, Mr. Reimund, their fifth grade teacher and next is Miss Schwab, their sixth grade teacher. The third seems to be mumbling something. Listen-it is coming more distinctly now. You are now in junior high, you are now in junior high. I recognize her now. It is Miss Faulks, their seventh grade teacher. The last half of their junior high career they are shepherded by Mr. Faloon. A bigger and brighter sphere is opening up to them now. Oh, it is a glorious day when they can proudly announce they are freshmen. Now I see a parade of Mr. Hagedorn's hoodlums marching around the gym all dolled up in burlap sacks, The class of ,44 wanted to make sure they are properly initiated into high school and they don't remain green freshies very long. It is now election day and the victorious candidates are: President, John Grim, Vice President, Carl Blosser, Secretary-Treasurer, La Verne Matthews, Social Chairman, Dottie Crook, and Student Council members, Elaine Carlisle and Curtis Cope. It is now a year later and again I see before me an initiation party, but this time, ready for revenge, the unfortunate students of the year before are the executives and the class of '46 is receiving. This year they chose for their officers: Carl Blosser as President, Curt Cope, Vice President, Elaine for Secretary and Treasurer, Wilma Ziegler, Social Chairman, Grace Coppock, Room Chairman, and Paul Hamilton and La Verne Matthews, Student Council members. Mr. Nesbitt was chosen class sponsor. Next fall I see the class very busy selling pop corn, hot dogs, pop and so forth. This is a big year for them and Mr. Frank, as home room teacher, and Miss D , as class sponsor, willingly assist them in making preparations for the Junior-Senior banquet and prom to be given in the spring. This year, also, the first display of their dramatic ability is shown when they produce the three act comedy, Don't Keep Him Waiting. The officers elected for this term are: President, Elaine Carlisle, Vice President, John Grim, Secretary-Treasurer, Dottie Crook, Social Chairman, La.Verne Matthews, and Student Council members, Lee Farmer and Janet Chamberlin. Time passes on all too quickly. Already it is the fall of 1944, and twenty-one surviving students enter room twelve as dignified seniors, eager to gain the last bit of knowledge before leaving the dear alma mater. This year their cabinet consists of President, Curt Cope, Vice President, John Thomas, Secretary-Treasurer, Wilma Ziegler, Social Chairmen, Elaine Cat- lisle and Don Fitzsimmons, Room Chairman, Paul Hamilton, Student Council members, Pauline Martin and Carl Blosser, and Mr. Stevens as Class Sponsor. This year, too, is a busy one and the class chooses for it's play the three act farce, The Whole Town's Laughing. Now I see all Z1 of them humbly bowing as they prepare to make their exit from Fairfield High School. O-hum! I must have been dreaming. The fire has burned clown low and casts a dim shadow on the wall. I listen, but the rain has ceased. It must be late. I glance down at my book and there I see the picture of the Class of 1945. By Wilma Ziegler Page 16

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7.4. 41- 4 I945 CLASS PROPHECY SCENE-On board the helio-copter taxi. TIME-1955 CHARACTERS-Don Fitzsimmons, Elaine Carlisle, and Grace Coppock. This trio is just returning from the country estate, Paradise Acres, owned by the Shallen- burg,s, the wife being better known as the former LaVerne Matthews, where they are talking over investing in an air freight line. They get a little off the subject and finally get around to wondering as to where their old classmates of '45 are and what they are doing. We listen in on them and we hear Grace saying- Does anyone know where Wilma Ziegler is, or what she is doing? Yes, said Don. She is the owner of these Ziegler Funeral Homes you see from Tacoma to Miami. I hear she is doing a stiff business, too. I guess she is married, but I don't know who to. By the way, said Elaine, what are you doing, Don? I thought you were going to be a doctor. Oh, I am, said Don, but I am also interested in getting this freight line started. I am sure glad to have you two old classmates for my business associates. Say, Elaine, what ever happened to your Four Morons Club members, Janet Chamberlin, May Price, and Pauline Martin? Oh, Janet finally brought home the bacon. She is Mrs. Wilbur Bacon now. They have three little porkers. May Price went to college for a long while, and is now trying to become Dean of Women at Kent, or Mrs. David Frantz. Pauline is waiting 'till next year, which is leap year, you know, and then she's going to pop the question to Evan Taylor. Let me see, now, said Grace, that leaves four more girls, doesn't it? Yes,', said Elaine, Margaret Burkey, Dottie Crook, Goldie Gaskill and Dorothy Mc- Laughlin. What are they doing? Peggy is, as you should have guessed, married to Harold Klepfer. You remember, he was a sailor when we were seniors, said Grace. Goldie, said Grace, was married to Lon McAllistor, but things didn't go well, so she married Al Gorchefff' Dorothy McLaughlin, said Don, is the owner of all the Isaly's stores in this country and Europe. You all remember Mr. Frank, well, he is the head of her advisory board. Dottie Crook is happily married to Jimmy Ruhl and they are living on a farm near Lisbon. I hear they have a new set of Ruhlsf' Now, for the men,', said Grace, ah, men. Oh, yes, said Don, Paul Hamilton is the world's authority on Deisel engines. He learned about them in the Marines. He doesn't do any work, but how the dough rolls in. I was down at his place last week. He is happily married. They live in a cute ten room bungalow with 80 acres of lawn landing field. They have two planes. They are teaching their two children, George and Gracie to fly. Their planes aren't very modern. They have a B-29 for the family and a P-38 for errands and the like. Well, said Don, Nick owns all the big night clubs coast to coast. He makes S100,000,- 000 per year. His wife is Joan Leslie. He has the voice under contract. Oh, I forgotg maybe you don't know the voice. It isn,t Frank Sinatra any more. He went out with the automobile. The new voice is John Thomas. He lays them in the aisle so quickly that they have 200 ambulances to carry the swooners away from Nick's Macombof' Curtis married Mary Hoover and they have two little sweepers. He owns the Cope Products Co. He ran DuPont out of business. His factories produce everything from pin heads to 1000 foot motor launches. Harold Detwiler owns the Detwiler Packing Companies. They pack meat and vegetables. His companies were responsible for two-thirds of the food fed to Europe after the war. Say, said Grace, what ever happened to John Grim? C r::Oh, said Elaine, he is head dean at Youngstown College. Oh, say,,' said Elaine, where's ar . ' He, said Don, went to college for four years at the expense of the government, as all service men got free college educations upon request. He married Alice Mayer and is head coach at Southern California. I.,et's see, said Grace, we've told about all but-let me think, oh, yes, Ralph and Andy. Well, Andy owns all the gas stations all over this country. He sure has the gas. He handles 100 octane only for airplanes. Ralph is the western hemisphere's authority on farming. He knows all about it when it comes to crops and cows. He has developed a new machine that has revolutionized industry. It has one horn and gives milk. It is just a plain milk truck. Well, here is our stop. It sure was grand to talk over old times, We hear a chorus of good-byes as each departs on his own way. Paul Hamilton Page 18