Homer High School - Cavalier Yearbook (Homerville, OH)

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SENICDR C ASS HISTCRY We the class of 1957 have frmshed the f1rst and most tmportant step of our hves We could wr1te volumes on our school days but we are only gomg to revlew a few of the lugh pomts of our happy twelve years wh1ch we have spent tn the halls of Homer In September 1945 the lustory of the class of f1fty seven began Mrs Leonard Black greeted us at the door Mrs Black s theme was all work made ,Tack a dull boy so we had a cxrcus of partres and re cesses for two months unt1l Mrs Beaulah Owen took over We then reahzed we were gomg to school to leam ln the f1rst grade there were 12 of us but as of now there are only s1x who are able to wnness that memorable OCCBSIOII. Those who have kept toddhng all these years are Bert Jeffery Eugene Nolt Ke1th Lowe, Dav1d Gentry Barbara Hursell, and Luelyn Cole In the second grade the class contmued our trek through the school assembly hne under the steady hand of Mrs Owen Marllyn Schempp jomed our happy httle gang, We were happy and scared when we presented our f1rst play The Easter Bunny Famtly In the thxrd grade we moved xnto a new room and were tntroduced to our new teacher Mrs Mrytle Hockensm1thCMrytle Hastmgsj Emmajean St1tes was added to our closely krut cog We had a rough t1me w1th some of the subtracuon problems Mrs Hockensmxth gave us Geography was a new and starthng subject to us We then progressed to the fourth grade MUIHPIICRUIOH along w1th Enghsh was drxlled mto us as the tempo mcreased B1.ll1e Anne Frank jolned our hard workmg class from A1b1on We Save our operetta Mother Goose, that year ln our f1fth year things were changed Because of the crowded cond1t1on of our school our llttle gang was d1v1ded mto two groups me group stayed 1n the same old room and the other group trooped xnto the next room w1th the stxth grade. The ch1ef foreman movmg the class along the assembly lme was me late Mrs Flora P1ke As we conttnued along the assembly hne our gang was joyfully reuruted 1n the stxth grade. Dale Wermer jomed our class from Congress We gave our second operetta R1p Van Wmkle Under the instrucuon of Mrs P1ke we cllmbed the sutth rung of the elementary ladder and reached wh1ch seemed to us the helght of mtellectuahsm, agam at the begmmng. We now had the advantage of lugh school teachers We had a b1g charge out of chmbmg all those sta1rs wh1ch 1sn t so much fun anymore. Mr Maynard Bauer was our advtser Wtth the help of Mrs Nelson Campbell fnee Mtss Helen Becky our Engllsh class gave many skxts L1ttle Women, Tom Sawyer Ink Splash Commerc1al, and an amusmg rad1o program In the elghth grade a new group of students came Fred Herrmann from Euchd Jan Pappas from Spencer and Wayne Shorts from West Salem. After a trymg year we were happy when we passed our e1ghth grade tests Barbara and Dav1d had qtute an ep1sode of quarrels and were regular v1s1tors to Mr Brewer s offxce, Mr Eugene Turke was our adv1ser that year We started to eam money by selhng p1es at noon and havtng a scrap dr1ve We began our freshman year as a rruscluevous group of twenty one Jean Ramsler jomed our class from Creston We had to go through the annual uuuatxon week sponsored by the sophomores who had no mercy We rather enjoyed all those so called tortures even though we all had colds and could taste shavtng cream for the rest of the month. We were now able to attend all the b1g school parues Mr E B Workman was our advtser that year We started our Sophomore year under the gtudance of Mrs Mary Hmes We now had the pleasure of uutiatmg the poor httle freshmen. We ordered our class rmgs and were proud of them. Some of the g1r1s d1dn t keep thetrs very long though We gtrls dec1ded to proclalm a Pmk Day wluch IS March 18th when everyone wears pmk. We hope our tradxuon wlll be carr1ed on m the followmg years to come. We were very proud of our basketballteam that year as we went to the Secuonal Tournament at Loratn and the Dzstnct Tournament at Kent. We were always there at every game supportmg the team For our projects to make money we sold p1es at noon had a scrap dr1ve and sold popcorn and pop at the baseball games In May we journeyed to Cleveland and toured the Natural I-hstory Museum, Health Museum and went to see the Shakespear1an play Juhus Caesar Our ,Tumor year opened w1th a Bang. Mrs Edwa Mosher greeted us as our advtser for the year Our projects for the year were sellmg hot dogs popcorn, and potato clups at the basketball games We sold peanut crunch and damty nunts, and had a scrap dr1ve , . . . . ' Cl ' !i ' ' ' u - - on ' . . . As we entered the seventh grade, we discovered very quickly that instead of being at the top, we were . . . . . , . , , D ' 0 . , , an - n ll ,Di ll ' Q! ' ' , . . . . , .

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SENIORS

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S NIGR CLASS HISTORY After many arguments we finally chose as our class colors, pastel pink and blue, class flower, carnationg and class motto, He Can Who Thinks He Can. After much time and consideration we chose our class play, Take Your Medicine. Because of a snow storm the play was called off, but on March 22, and 23, 1956, we presented a hilarious hospital scene which was an unforgettable sensation, under the direction of Mrs. Mary Hines. One of our happiest activities of the year was our Junior-Senior Banquet. Our theme was Hitch Your Wagon To a Star. We all thought it was a success, and all had fun even those who came sleepy- eyed to clean up the next day. On September 10, 1956, fourteen girls and boys entered our home room and were greeted by a real ball of fire, whom we have come to know as Mr. Arthur Kozlowski. We now considered ourselves the big wheels of the school. Our Senior year, with many activities, saw everyone working like robots. Our first money making project of the year was the basketball refreshment stand. In October we rodded over to Peck's Studio at Akron and had our pictures taken. We chose our Senior play, Finders Creepers, a hilarious mystery, love, and comedy. Under the successful direction of Mrs. Mary Hines we presented our unforgetable play, which was a real riot, on November 9, and 10, 1956. We started annual advertising and worked very diligently to sell many ads. We broke school records and cleared more money than any other class. Instead of chewing gum this year we discovered tooth picks. Marilyn Schempp was chosen varsity cheerleader for the fourth year. She now had a county record of being a cheerleader for eight years. At the time of this writing, the Senior class is looking forward to our class trip to Washington in March, Baccalureate on May 19, and our long dreamed of goal, Commencement on May 24. These events are our last dear and fond memories of time spent in school. During our first six years it was our privilege to be under the supervision of Superintendent M. A. Lenz. At his departure in 1951, the superintendency was taken over by Mr. David L. Brewer, who has seem us througm many trials and tribulations and it is under his supervision that he shall see us in our caps and gowns as we shall say farewell to Homer School. As we look back on our school experiences we must express our sincere thanks to the teachers who worked so diligently that we might be in the place we are today. THE STARTING CLASS 4 4 David Gentry Bert Jeffery Luelyn Cole Barbara Hursell Keith Lowe Eugene Noll