Middletown High School - Optimist Yearbook (Middletown, OH)

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Student Senate A Farce Place: In 113. Time: 3:05. Seene: Senators are drifting in slowly. A few of them anxiously consult their watches, but not. until 3:15 are all settled. Bill Storer consults each concerning what home room he represents, the door is closed, and, after each senator has stopped his Wriggling, Mr. Winkelman takes his usual stand at the back of the room near the windows. Bob Herman fhe's president! rises and bangs lustily on the desk. BOB: The meeting will please come to order. Joseph Copp, your gum will please be removed. The secretary will read the report of the last meeting. Pl-IYLLYS: irising from her desk near the windows. She searches frantically through a large notebook, and after some time, extracts a paper from which she reads in a singsong voice: My darling Phyllys, I can't live without you. Your eyes haunt me night and day. They are so- fshe stops in embarrassment. as every one roars with laughterb. Oh, I got the wrong one! Here it is. The student senate of Middletown High School met Saturday, February 31, 1909, in room 113 for their usual business meeting. After the reading of t.he minutes and the usual procedure, Herb Spade asked the question, 'Why is the ice cream so cold?' This was answered by Mr. Winkelman in a fifteen minute address on 'The Life of a Book Worm! Briefiy the answer is thus: Because the soup's so hot. No other questions were brought up, and we adjourned at four o'clock. fShe sits clownj. BOB: You have heard the minutes read. Are there any corrections? MR. VV.: Yes. I talked not on The Life of a Book Worm , but Why Bob Day Is So Collegiate . BOB: Thank you. Any other correctons or additions? If not, the minutes stand ap- proved read. Any old business? IVIORRIS RENICK: Yes: where is the money from the last Variety Show? BoB: VVell, I don't know. Mr. Vlfinkelman, can you explain? MR VV. fpulling at his coat lapelsj: I'm not a senator and I shouldn't talk. But this is brought up every year-etc, etc, etc. BoB: Does that explain your question?--fa pausel, Any new business? FRANKLIN IWIEYERSZ Yes: why are the halls so noisy? I can't even hear myself speak when I yell at the top of my voice. BOB: VVell, now. ah-I don't know. Mr. Winkelman, can you explain? MR. VV.: Now, I'm not a senator and I shouldn't talk. But-didn't you say you yelled? FRANKLIN NIEYERSZ No, sir! MR. VV.: But I lzenrd you! FRANKLIN MEYIRS: No, sir, I just :aid that I couldn't hear myself when I yelled at the top of my voice. MR. VV.: --Welli!! FRANKLIN BIEYERSI Well--! Bois fhastilyyz Are there any other questions? RUTH MCYAY: Mr. President. Boa: Ruth. RUTH MCVAY: VVhy can't we have next Friday off from school? BOB: An excellent idea! RUTH BICVAY: We could really do with Thursday off. BOB: Fine! RUTH GILBERT: Why not all next week? BOB: 'Wonderfull MR. VV.: VVell. I'm not a senator and I shouldn't- BOB Cinterrupting' with gleel: VVill some one please make a motion- STAN: I move that we leave School right now. MB. W.: I'm not a senator, but- BOB: Second it? RUDELL CoI.I5: I second it. BOB: All in favor of this motion please signify by raising the right hand. MR. VV. fdesperatelylz Well, now- All senators wave theii hands, and dash from the room. Mr. Winkelman feebly follows. MR. VV.: Now, I'm not a senatc r, and I shouldn't talk, but- CURTAIN H161

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Honors and Prizes, 1931 The honors have been arranged in the order of preferred groups. A student winning honors in one group is ineligible to receive honors in another. except in the groups won by contest and election. These honors were given public mention and the prizes presented at the Recognition Service held Wednesday morninu. June 10. ELECTION First Honor-S15 in Gold .,....... .Frances Schomer First Honor-S15 in Gold Robert E. Second Honor-S10 in Gold ......., Valda Wilkerson Second Honor-S10 in Gold... Richard W. CHARLES R. HOOK-Foundation in Citizenship: Getter Hayes GENERAL SCHOLARSHIPWAII Grades Considered GEORGE M. VERITY-Foundation in Academic Course: First Honor-Gold Medal ...,....... Valda Wilkerson First Honor-Gold Medal ...Raymond K. Hovel Second Honor--Silver Medal .... Virginia G. Hilling Second Honor-Silver Medal ...... William M. Bevis Honorable Mention .,,.. .......,,. M ary Ellen Congdon Honorable Mention. ....... .......,.. . Richard W. Hayes W. O. BARNITZ-Foundation in Commercial Course: First HonorfS10 in Gold ..,. La Wanda Roberts Second Honorf!ti5 in Gold Pauline R. Graham Honorable Mention ..,,...,.,.... Ruth LaVerne Balser FRANK A. JONES-Foundation in Industrial Course: First Honor-S10 in Gold .... Horatio M. Barnes Second Honor-S5 in Gold Laben Thomas Mowery SPECIAL SCHOLARSHIP-Four Years of Work MRS. WILLIAM A. SMITH, Jr.-Foundation in English: lf irst honor-S10 in Gold ,. ,Mary Ellen Conizdon Second Honor-S5 in Gold ...,. Frances Schomer Honorable Mention , .. Mary Gertrude Lamphier MARY E. RHONEMUS-Foundation in Latin: First Honor-S10 in Gold.. . Robin Nell Becker Second Honor-S5 in Gold Frances Aenes Fisher COLIN GARDNER, Jr.-Foundation in Mathematics: First HonorWGold Medal ....,... Louis E. Schmidt Second Honor-Silver Medal . ,Elsa Mae Campbell W. J. BECK-Foundation in Science: First Honor-S10 in Gold ..... Robert E. Getter Second HonorfS5 in Gold ......, M. Gordon Duvall GEORGE H. HARVEY-Foundation in Phonography and Typing: First Honor-S15 in Gold Vera Eleanor Turner Second Honor-S10 in Gold.. Mildred E Gibbons SPECIAL First Honorf SCHOLARSHIP- -Three Years of Work H. W. NAEGELE-Foundation in History: Gold Medal. ., ,..., Mary L. Jones Second Honors?-5 in Gold. Dorothy L. Singleton Honorable Mention .,,,.. . .,,. Georgia Edna Poulos J. W. AUER-Foundation in Business Practice: First Honor-S10 in Gold Wilbur Homer Boxwell Second Honor-S5 in Gold... Ruth LaVerne Balser FRANK SIMON-Foundation in Music: First Honor-S10 in Gold Luther M. Morrison Second Honor-S5 in Gold .... Mark O. Kerschbaum JOHN KUNZ-Foundation in Art: First Honor-S10 in Gold Edward W. Portsmouth Second Honor ,lS2.50 in Gold . Mildred D. Bloch lDividedJ- 132.50 in Gold Geraldine Anderson MRS. GEORGE M. VERITY-Foundation in Home Economics: First Honor-S10 in Gold.. Doris Elizabeth Kemp Second Honor-S5 in Gold. . .. .Mary C. Nickell W. O. BARNITZ-Foundation in Industrial Arts First Honor-S10 in Gold ., , William Gregory Second Honor-S5 in Gold. .... .... F rank M. Gray SPECLAL First Honor- First Honor .s 1Dividedl- l SCHOLARSHIP-Two Years of Work MARY GORDON-Foundation in French: S10 in Gold. ...... ...... .... M a rie Sigel Second Honor-S5 in Gold ..., Georgia Edna Poulos ALTRUSA CLUB OF MIDDLETOWN-Foundation in Spanish: F55 in Gold ....,,.,.. Margaret Lamson Second Honor-S5 in Gold ...... Richard W. Hayes S5 in Gold ..,...,.,,...,. Marjory Fisher FRANK B. PAULY-Foundation in Economics, Psychology and Bible: First Honor-S10 in Gold ..,..... Julia Betty Morton Second Honor-S5 in Gold.. .Florence B. Ditmyer BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S CLUB-Foundation in Business Training: First Honor-S10 in Gold , .Helen E. Bennett Second Honori55 in Gold.. .. .... Mary C. Sutphin CONTESTS Z. W. RANCK-Foundation in Spelling: First Honor-S10 in Gold ,..... S. Milton Blumberg Second Honor-S5 in Gold ..,..... Mary G. Lamphier B. F. HARWITZ-Foundation in Public Speaking: First Honor... SPECIAL .Valda Wilkerson Second Honor.....,.. . Max B. Russelo HONORABLE MENTION lRank in the upper ten per cent. but do not receive any Honor or Prize! Marion Elizabeth Kettenacker Dorothy Faye Radabauzh Helen Mae Frisch E931