Logan High School - Aerial Yearbook (Logan, OH)

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CLASS PROPHECY The gypsy’s enormous golden earrings gleam and sparkle wickedly in the poorly lighted room. She commands me to look into her crystal ball; meanwhile with her hands she turns it faster and faster. While she turns it she recites a strange, mysterious, magical verse. As I look into the revolving ball a cloudy substance within it seems to float up and down. My eyes seem to be getting heavy. Only with an effort can I keep my eyes open. Still the fortune-teller’s voice goes on and on, filling the room with a thousand mysterious noises. Finally the cloud within the ball begins to part and disappear......... Now a city comes into view. Looking closer I see a neon sign bearing this inscription Logan, Gateway to Ohio's Scenic Wonderland. Can this be Logan? The houses and stores are all so strange and unfamiliar. Huge skyscrapers rise where once stood our modest business houses. On a cornerstone of one of the buildings I see the words, James Warthman, architect. Now the streets whirl by one after another. Finally, the crystal ball focuses upon a news- stand at a busy street corner. The sole occupant of the newsstand is a rather small middle-aged man. He appears vaguely familiar. As he turns his head to look more closely at the newspaper in his hand, I recognize him as Charles Bungard. But what has happened to make him appear so old? Glancing at his newspaper I have an answer, the paper is dated August 26, 1972. I have actually been transported into the future. Charles appears to be reading an editorial by Bob Fox. The subject of his article is Should We Maintain Our Present Policy of Peace To- ward the War Between Saturn and Mars. Finishing the editorial, Charles turns to the ladies section of the Logan Times. Lois Hagan is the author of an article entitled Should a Woman From the Earth Marry a Man From Mars. Her opinion seems to be negative. Joy Lawson, Jean Morrison, and Marilyn Saxton are on the fashion staff of the Logan Times. Dorothy Wells assisted by Beverly Stroupe and Judy Woolery edits a gossip column. Following the ladies section is the sports section. There I see action photos of Jim Green, famous golf champion, and John Cannon, well- known professional basketball star. These photos were taken by Joe McQuaia and Junior Miller, star sports writers for the Logan Times. The newstand fades from sight and I see a close-up view of what was formerly Main Street in Logan. It now looks like Fifth Avenue in New York City. Huge skyscrapers pierce the sky. High up in these skyscrapers are the offices of some of Logan’s most successful and promising businessmen. Among them I see Bob Rittgers, Lawrence Green, John Heft, Jim Gastin, Everett Shaw, and Stanley Locke. These business tycoons have a long list of secretaries and typists in- cluding Donna Derr, Norma Fickel, Marjorie Kilbarger, Florence Litz, Vera Lindsey, Mary Lee Foster, Patty Frasure, Helen Chapman, and Donna Ringhiser. The scene changes; I see a large, efficient modern hospital—Logan Hospital—well-known throughout Southeastern Ohio. Its fame is largely due to the Head Physician, Ronna Vollmer, a very famous doctor. On the hospital nursing

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9. Bill North leaves his speech-making ability to anyone who will work for it. 10. Doris Huston and Joyce Thompson be- queath their A grades to Anne Schultheis and Eddie Grandy. ITEM V. We give to Logan Senior High our faith in it as a noble educational institution, our loyalty and love for it as our alma mater, and our fond memories of the years spent therein, attaining this goal. In testimony whereof, we, the class of nineteen hundred and fifty-two, have hereunto signed our name at Logan High School, this fifteenth of April, nineteen hundred and fifty-two. Class of 1952 Signed, sealed, and acknowledged by the class of 1952 as and for its Last Will and Testa- ment, and signed by us as witnesses in its presence, at its request, and in the presence of each other, this fifteenth day of April, nineteen hundred and fifty-two. Dee Swisher Iris Lowry Mary Elizabeth Greathouse, fifth honor student

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staff are Patti Williams, Marlene Weiss, June Pavlik, LaDonna Sparks, and Mary Ferguson. The hospital fades from view; I see a large radio and television studio. This is Logan's Inter- planetary Communication Network. The camera- men seem to be preparing to shoot a telecast. A man enters as one of the cameramen says, Are you ready to start rehearsing your show, Mr. Varner? Of course this man is Bob Varner, one of televisions most popular singers. As they move about arranging their equipment, I recog- nize the cameramen as Bill Bierly, Richard Leh- man, and Wilber Fetherolf. In another room in the studio John Donald- son and Neil Redd, well-known interplanetary relations experts, are discussing the military strength of the various planets. The crystal ball allows me to stay in the studio long enough to watch Jeanne Ann Bowen, Mary Christman, and Martha Tipton in a tense drama entitled, “Three Against the Storm.” Now the sounds of the studio disappear. I see a group of buildings which stand high on a hill. Is that our high school? But no, it is too large, there are too many buildings. One build- ing bears the words, Logan University Science Center. As I gaze into the crystal ball I see a lab class in session. The students all look un- familiar, but the teacher is familiar. As he turns I see that he is John Church, now a famous professor of scientific research. While there I see that Ronnie Brandon is Dean of Men; and Carol Risch, Dean of Women. On the faculty are James McNamee, a foreign language professor; Larry Swartz, music director; Doris Huston, English instructor; and Catherine Nishiser, physical education instructor. Leaving the university, the crystal ball takes me to a large building surrounded by a vast lawn. Sitting on this lawn are many strange looking machines. They slightly resemble cars, yet they have wings like airplanes. A mechanic, whom I recognize as Dave Poling is tinkering with one of these strange machines. Presently, he is joined by a large prosperous-looking man —Roger Johnson—who, I gather from their con- versation, is the owner of these strange machines. Roger employs a long list of mechanics and flight engineers. Among them are Lee Brown, Bill Harwood, Larry Kitchen, John Krannitz, John Leach, Ted McVey, Ronnie Munday, Bob Pickett, and Lee Rutter. Roger's office personnel includes Shirley Ballinger, Betty Beougher, June Gardner, Betty Geil, Evelyn Graham, Mary Jarvis, Doris Keller, Rheta Brooks, Lorean Poling, Janet Sny- der, and Janet McDonald. The scene changes, into the center of the crystal ball comes a large rolling farm. This is Andy Ucker's Hampshire swine farm; his animals are well-known for their fine points throughout the Ohio Valley. Nearby is a Yorkshire farm owned by Ronald and Donald Schultz. Both farms receive frequent visits from Jerry Shaw, local veterinarian. Now the crystal ball seems to be taking me away from the city of Logan. I am in the sub- urbs. The pastel colors of the ultra modern houses give them a fragile, unreal, appearance. On the doors of all the houses are name plates. I shall read some of them to see if they belong to anyone I know. A turquoise house bears the name of Janis Bowles, a maize one the name of Ruth Anne Campbell, a magenta one the name of Darlee Hutchison, and a coral one bears the name plate of Katie Moore. As the city floats out of the crystal ball, I see a group of bill boards advertising various restaurants, industries, business houses, stores,