Leetonia High School - Lehiscan Yearbook (Leetonia, OH)

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1 Diary of 1950-51 Cflontinuedj dent body the same afternoon by the Y-Teen group. The next day, the Friday be- fore Easter, March 23, was a day of vacation for the students. The district musi- cal contest was held at East Liverpool, March 31, with many of our talented musi- cians participating. The P. T. A. sponsored a square dance for us on Monday evening, April 2 which was greatly enjoyed by all. The music department, under the direction of Mr. Jenkins, presented a combined vocal and instrumental concert at the high school the evening of Friday, April 13. The following Friday several students attended an opera in Cleveland. The same evening, April 20, the Y-Teens were hostesses to Lisbon and New Waterford for the annual district Y-Teen Spring Frolic Formal Dance. During this time many seniors were making almost daily evening trips to the high school to practice for their annual class play. After weeks of struggling and tiring rehearsals, the play was presented to the public on Friday evening, April 27. The Junior Class treated the seniors to a beautiful and colorful Junior-Senior Prom on Saturday evening, May 5, 1951. A gay evening was spent by everyone who attended the annual affair. All the seniors appeared in their best clothes on May 18, for this was indeed a memorable class day to them. As they marched up the graduation aisle they real- ized that every step brought them nearer the end of twelve hard years of work. Baccalaureate was held in the gymnasium Sunday, May 20, 1951. On Tuesday evening, May 22, 1951, these senior students appeared at the high school ready for whatever might come. Yes, this was a long awaited moment for our class of 1951, for this was the last time we would make our appearance here as students. This-our graduation-was a very precious moment to us. Following the ceremony of graduation, we were on our own, and prepared to face the future, ready for what it had in store for us. -Martha McCormick Twen ty-Two

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Diary of 1950-51 fContinuedj We opened our basketball season by defeating Salineville in a close game De- cember 8. Then Tuesday, December 12, we tested our mental ability by taking California mental examinations. The same day we held the annual football recog- nition assembly. Still the same day, we defeated Beloit here in a basketball clas- sic. Lisbon ended our winning streak by handing us a defeat on Friday, Decem- ber 15. We came back to overpower New Waterford, however, the next Tuesday. The annual Christmas assembly was presented on Wednesday, December 20, 1950 by the music department. The same evening, the Y-Teens held their annual Snowball Frolic in the gymnasium, with the girls in gav formals and boys in their best suits. Our student body returned to the old grind again January 2, 1951 following Christmas vacation, all looking wide-awake and ready to start the new year off right. The next evening, January 3, Columbiana handed our team a setback which was repeated again January 9, 1951 when Sebring defeated us on our own court. Again unable to get back in the winning line, our team dropped another game to Berlin Center January 12, 1951. Friday, January 19, ended the first semester of school on which date we defeated East Fairfield in a close game. The next eve- ning, Saturday, January 20, we won from Salineville for the second time this sea- son. We suffered another setback Tuesday, January 30, when we met East Pales- tine and were defeated by their strong team. The next day, Wednesday, January 21, we were dismissed early from school and added Thursday and Friday, Febru- ary 1 and February 2 to our list of vacation days because of bad weather conditions. We met Fairfield again Tuesday, February 6, and we were defeated by a very small margin. The official opening inspection of the school cafeteria was Wednesday, February 7, with many people attending it. We chalked up another day of unexpected vacation from school when the weather cancelled school Thurs- day, February 8. Beloit added another upset to our basketball season schedule when they defeated us Friday, February 9. Seven of our senior students took county scholarship tests in Lisbon on the morning of Saturday, February 10. The Hi-Y and Y-Teen organizations sponsored a Valentine's Dance the same evening in the gymnasium. Lisbon defeated our team in a close game Tuesday, February 13, 1951. The next evening, Wlednesday, February 14, a group of selected musicians from our high school band attended the first of a series of county band clinics. The student body enjoyed a very entertaining assembly Friday morning, February 16, consist- ing of a variety show presented by the Fitzgralds. The same evening Carrollton defeated our basketball quintet by a large margin. On Tuesday, February 20, the annual athletic banquet was held with Mr. Dyke Beede as the speaker. We con- cluded our not-too-successful season of basketball frolic at Louisville when we were defeated by their powerful squad, Friday, February 23. Again Wednesday, February 28, the dreaded six-weeks tests were scheduled. We all survived this ordeal and got our report cards the following Friday, March 9. Also on March 9, the Freshmen and Seniors enjoyed a field trip to the Indus- trial Exposition in Youngstown which took up a good part of their day. The same evening the Elementary grades under the direction of Mrs. Charles Millar, pre- sented an entertaining minstrel show. Several musicians from our band attended the second in a series of county band clinics at Salem on Wednesday evening, March 21. The Y-Teens held their annual Easter Breakfast at the Lutheran Church on Thursday morning, March 22. The Easter Assembly was presented to the stu- Twenty-One

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Senior Will - Class of 1951 We the Senior Class of 1951 being of sound mind and memory, do hereby make public and declare this document to be our last will and Q testimony, revoking all others previously made. To the faculty we leave peace and quiet. To the Juniors we leave our cheery dispositions. To the Sophomores we leave some ability to get along with the teachers. To the Freshmen we leave our intelligence. Joan Jackson leaves to live in Columbiana. Nancy Stelts leaves her ability to blame chemistry explosions on someone else. Bob Sneddon leaves in his little red convertible. Martha McCormick leaves her red hair to go with Norma Bates' temper. Elvera Gabriel leaves her giggles to Iva Roller. Tony Milcetich leaves his height to Ed Jefferies. Ida Mae Lipp leaves her pencils to Coach Gibson. Darlene Mason leaves her smile to Mrs. Biehler. Joe Ferry leaves the teachers with no more worries. Clem Tortora leaves his football ability to Richard Gabriel. Roy Davis will leave too and because of his absence, peace and quiet will reign over the school. Evelyn Mathey wills her quiet like manners to Mary Gibson. Esther Stecker leaves her A's in American Problems to the first person lucky enough to grab them. Jerry Ferry wills his ability to make speeches in American Problems class to the Juniors. James Campbell leaves his shyness to Jackie Rose. ' Jack Altomare wills his ability to write his own excuses to Dicky Gibson. Rebecca Dicken leaves her blonde hair to Rheta Toland. Clyde Blose leaves but with a diploma. Janet Stratton leaves to make a home for Kenny. Beverly Ashman leaves her gum to anyone who can crack it. Charles Hedl leaves a little peace and quiet in 5th period study hall. Jean Cushing leaves to recuperate from a year of sitting near Davis and Ci- tino in home room. George Carlisle leaves for ah-er-ah, well it's hard to tell the way he gets around. Glenn Hinten leaves his jokes to anyone who can stand them. Jerry Skinner leaves her good standards with the teachers, to her sister Patty, who certainly can use it. Kenny Warner leaves with memories of hard work and less knowledge. Bernard Smith leaves his good looks to anyone who needs them. Harold Bell leaves legally for the first time. James Rice leaves his Plymouth to anyone who needs it. He is going to buy a new Ford. Twenty-Three