Oberlin High School - O High Yearbook (Oberlin, OH)

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22 THE O-HIGH ANNUAL, 1928 Then come the semester exams and, for a time, we actually study! For the first few days after they are finished, the High School building is well ventilated by sighs of relief. February 3! What a grand time we have as our long attempted class party comes off in the form of a sleigh ride. There are 30 of us, the weather is fine, and Miss Lafever makes a wonderful chaperone. June 6-and we are no longer Sophs. SEPTEMBER 1926 Here we are back again as Jolly Juniors. As we go to our assigned home rooms we find we are divided into two groups, one under the helpful guidance of Miss Lefever, the other under the watchful eyes of Miss Yarrington. Five new students enlist in our ranks this year: Phyllis Thompson, Ruth Tong, Frances Zavodsky, Charles Metzler, and one of those wild Chi- cagoans, Frances Robinson. At our class elections this year we elect the following: President --------------- Frank Locke Vice-President - - - Ted Princehorn Secretary-Treasurer - ------ Russell Stone Social Chairmen - - - Carl Kinney, Susan Carson 0-High Reporters - - - - George Brandon and Betty Gibson Student Senate ----- Charles Hahn, Robert WVright, Lois Brown The days pass so quickly that it is class distinction day before we realize it. What fun we have parading the halls with our monocles and gay-colored parasols. The monocles especially seem entirely suited to us. The stunts, too, are good. - And now it is May and time for the Junior-Senior Prom. It turns out to be a great success and we have one gorgeous night. The end of our Junior year soon comes, and with it the departure of three of our most honored and respected faculty: Mr. Mackey, our principal, Miss Yarrington, and Miss Ludwig. We wish them luck. SEPTEMBER 1927 We are Seniors! The long looked for time has arrived. We march proudly through the building to Study Hall, which is our new home room, and there find fgreatly to our delightj Mrs. Gibson waiting to take charge of us. Secretly we think she has undertaken a very great task. Then come chapel exercises-but how different. At last it is our turn to set the example, and then march grandly out while the others wait.

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THE o-HIGH ANNUAL, 1923 21 Class History Our Freshman year was so insignificant when compared to our three years of Senior High that l hope you will excuse me if I pass over it. Due to being in Junior High we l1ad no Freshman otlicers and though we had many good times, it was tl1e least exciting of all the years. SEPTEMBER 1925 At last we are no longer green little Freshies. VVe are sophisticated Sophs in Senior High! But, sad to relate, our sophistication soon dwindles away as we go to our Iirst chapel exercises and are told by Professor Gehrkens to be good little girls and boys and follow the grand example set by the Seniors tas much as our weak little minds are capable ofj. And to crown it all, at the 91141 of the exercises we are told to wait humbly while the Seniors pass out with condescending nods at us. However, we soon show the rest of the High School that we are not to be slighted, for ten of us enlist in the Senior Orchestra, eight of us i11 the Girls, Glee Club, iive in the Boys, Glee Club, nine in the G. A. A., seven for track, and ten i11 the Hi-Y. Moreover live of the seven Senior High School boys in the Band are Sophs. XVhere would it be without us? Also three of the players on this year's basketball team fwhich proves to be a state ehalnpionship onelj are Sophs. As for football, live become regulars and six win their letters. ' WVe have four new classmates this year: Mary Smith, Hildredth Barone 7 Helen XVard, Hllll Jack Barnard. About this tilne the nomination of our class officers takes place and the following are chosen: President ----- - Charles Hahn Vice-President - - Russell Stone Secretary-Treasurer - Frank Locke Social Chairman - ------ Susan Carson Class Reporters - - Esther FiizGerald and George Brandon Senate -------- Katherine McCullough and Betty Gibson The days go swiftly by until about Christmas time when one of our number steps into the limelight as one of the famous 0. H. S., l our-Piece, Female, Syneopating, Jazzaballoon Orchestra. This jazzaballooner, as you may have guessed tor rememberedj, is Sue.

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THE O-HIGH ANNUAL, 1928 23 Another thing which 1narks this year for us is the arrival of our new principal, Mr. VVigton, and our new English teacher, Mrs. Edmunds. All of us, I am sure, were very sorry when Mr. Mackey H1141 Miss Yarrington left, but we are equally sure that both of the new faculty members have come up to our highest expectations. XVe have four new Se11iors join our class at this time: Lesley Huntley, Margaret Auten, Helen Collins, and Yukce Fujiyoshe. Altogether there are 525 in tl1e class now. Again come the class elections and the following are chosen: Iufesident --------------- Frank Locke Vice-President - - Helen XVard Secretary-Treasurer - ---- Russell Stone Social Chairmen - ------ Susan Carson, Carl Kinney Senate ---- - Elizabeth Chapin, Frank Locke, Lesley Huntley O-High Reporters - - - Katherine McCullough, George Brandon O-High Electors --------- Helen lVard, Champ lYard It isntt long before the football season starts with its usual commotion and one of us, Mildred Farrar, becomes especially important as cheer leader. Her importance increases as she is given a handsome letter for it, Just before Christmas we have a G. A. A. kid party. All of us have a grand time and, although there is only one little boy present we are surc he is not lonely. At this time our Senior rings and pins a-re available. How glad we are, for now We can show them otf during Christmas vacation. The Christmas holidays are also celebrated by a lligh School Alumni dance which everyone greatly enjoys. How we will remember the end of our first semester when we learn that Miss Lafever is leaving us! We shall certainly miss her. As we go to French class on January Il, we find a new teacher, Miss Bloomburg, awaiting us. XVe hope she will enjoy us as much as we shall her. March 23 31111 24-the dates of the O. H. S. carnival. These are two more red letter days for us. April 2, and a new French teacher, Monsieur De Faziog we hope we will not prove too much for him, tool There are so many interesting things happening all the time that there is not roo111 l1ere to 1nentio11 tl1e1n all. And now this account of the noble class of '28 will have to stop, though not before mentioning that at the time of writing this, the class play, class distinction day, Junior-Senior l'rom, class breakfast, and graduation are still to be looked forward to. EX'lCLYN Moonn, '28,