Indian Hill High School - Legend Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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Now that our new gym had been completed, we used it at every opportunity: In fact, the first formal dance which was sponsored by the G. A. A. was held in the gym. It was a Valentine dance and the decorating scheme was beautiful. I'm sure some of us will never forget how much Kleenex it took to make the huge white heart at the entrance. April brought us our first variety show, The Powwow, sponsored by the P. T. A. We had a glorious time pre- .............,.......-.--M-w----m-----.g,,.,g senting the show and I know I shall never forget the Charleston group, barbershop quartet, or the pantomine artists. The Final event of the year was the Miami Scholar- ship Test. Once again Indian Hill brought home more honors. As our Junior year ended, we all realized what was ahead of us. Our next year would surely be the greatest. September 1953 Although we all enjoyed a marvelous vacation, it gave us a new thrill to call ourselves Seniors. Thus began a new year, and with it the exciting thoughts of all our new plans which lay before us. But somehow, there was also a sad feeling, because this was the last year we would spend with old friends. However, there would always be new faces. This was evident on our first day, for we had a new home room teacher, Miss Kinney. She and Mr. Robbins sponsored our various activities, such as our Job of selling catalogues at the Cincinnati Dog Show at River Downs on September 19. I'll bet some of us won't forget that day! The project on the top of our list was our annual. In fact, we had the privilege of writing Indian Hill's first annual land this is itl . With the arrival of colder weather, we realized that basketball season was approaching fhow about it, boys?J. Since this was the first year to have a Varsity and Reserve basketball team. Football was on our mind, but we decided not to tackle that till next year. October 15 was declared Senior Day. We had all looked forward to having our senior pictures taken for the annual and friends. We made a day of it fone I won't forget--everj. Then, on December 19, we presented our Senior Class play under the direction of Miss Weber fcorrect English at all timesj. Somehow we managed to struggle through that big night, but Miss Weber nearly didn't. Although it was nice to have a full-house, it was a relief when the play was over. However, I shall always remember the rehearsals 1I'll bet Miss Weber will, tooj. They say that January 1 means a new year, but to most of the seniors it brought the thought of June closer to reality. January 13 was the big day for the Senior State Scholar- ship Tests. As always, our students stayed right on top. It was not an easy test, but we received county and state honorable mention. As the great day fgraduation-what else!J drew nearer, we once again had to make a choice. This time it concerned our invitations and calling cards. For some unknown reason, the selection was nearly unanimous, and once again we settled back to wait for their arrival. Uncle Sam claimed Ronnie and Francis at the beginning of the second semester, but we hope to keep in touch with them. Continued on page 75 21

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ADVENTURES OF A SENIOR September 1950 The busses were arriving at Concord School, for Indian Hill was not yet completed. Neverthe- less everyone was keyed with excitement. This was the first day of our high school career! For some of us, there was a different school, for all new faces, and new teachers. The bell rang for us to go to our home room and our home room teacher, Mr. Prickett. It was not all work though, for soon everyone was talking about the Halloween Party. Slowly the days crept pass and it was the night of the Halloween Party. Everyone was there, this was our first social function. We talked about the party for days afterward, but soon settled back to the old grind. One day Mrs. Patrick came into our room and took several students out into the hall to talk to them. When they returned their faces were wreathed with smiles. More mysterious meetings were called, we soon learned they had been planning a Thanksgiving Pageant for the students, and then in the evening for the parents at the time our Glee Club gave its first public program. But now everyone counted the days when we would go into the new school. How they seemed to drag! Finally the day came and Mr. Patrick announced that we would be in the new school before Christmas. We then began to plan our room Christmas parties which were held at I. H. The operetta was given on Thursday, March 29th. It was followed by a party for the cast at Al Zoller's house. Spring was in full bloom, when the first dance review, under the direction of Mrs. M. Moller, was given. The turn out was grand, and the parents were amazed at the dancing. There was everything from ballet to ballroom. All year the freshman had been skimping and saving so that we would have enough money to take a trip to Detroit. We left Friday morning at 6 A. M. from the school and ate lunch in Bowling Green, Ohio, arriving in Detroit in the late afternoon. The itinerary for that evening included a trip to Windsor, Canada. and then to a show in Detroit. We got in late, but we had to get up at 6:30 A. M. lRise and Shinel. We ate breakfast at the Detroit Leeland hotel, and boarded the bus for the long trip home. After riding all day, we were in Bowling Green. I can remember it very distinctly. We had the most wonderful steak dinner I have ever eaten. QI wish I had a souvenirj. We arrived at Indian Hill at midnight, and everyone was beat. At long last-home sweet home. September 1951 Another year had started, but part of the newness had worn off. Our homeroom teacher was Miss Pyles. The laboratory was nearly completed, and preparations were being made to begin the new gymnasium. Of course we had a Halloween party. We were hoping to initiate a few traditions. There was a big turn out, for this time the party was given at Indian Hill in the study hall. Many of the students made their own costumes. I have never seen such an array of colors. November slowly slipped into December, and there was the usual excitement of a Christmas Dance, this time a semi-formal. After the dance, Christmas vacation arrived fl thought it would never make itj. March 17 was close at hand, and the Dramatic Club was making plans to give a Saint Patrick's Day Dance called, The Shamrock Shindigf' Then, on March 21, the Glee Club, under the direction of Mr. Gorman gave another operetta, The Mikado. September 1952 As our Junior year began, it seemed that we had a lot to accomplish. As is always the case, money was our main worry. We finally solved this problem by operating a candy machine for the entire school. One of our biggest thoughts was our class rings. After all, we were the first class to have them! It. seemed as though everyone preferred different ones, so we appointed a committee to select a few rings. We then selected one of the samples they chose, and settled back to wait for them. Little did we realize that certain lower classmen were anxiously awaiting them also-three guesses why! we 20

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