Ohio City Liberty High School - O Citian Yearbook (Ohio City, OH)

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THE GRUMBLER O.h ine, there's that bell again. I hope the .next time a burglar breaks in, he has enough sense to disconnect the bells that ring by that crazy old clock in the office. No cne ever does anything bes des take a few finger prints anyway. You'd t.hi.nk they don't even miss a few dollars and a couple ice cream bars. Some of these teachers won't even let you sleep ilt you have three study periods a day. They want you to read up on the world affairs or study .next month's Lesson rather than get rest for the next 'class so you can recite. If they don't get new chairs or put cushions and head rests on the ones we' have, in a few years the pupils will be getting curvature of the spi.ne and charge the doctrr bill to the scltoolg then the board will kick because it costs so much. Half the gliders are off the chairs in study hall. and when the chair squeal.s-well-- it's a good thing loolfs can't kifl. The chairs in recitation rcoms are too far apart. You can't evein scoot down and rest your weary bones after working hard all day. Some people seem to forget that tlhey were young once and also that times have changed since they were young. I don't know whether they are afraid we will scar the floor or if they fear we will exert ourselves on outside activities, but it remains to be seen that they don't want us to enjoy oiurselves in a little clean dancing. They would rather we go out to Mid Way mn and play the nickle music box and dance while otihers sit and gulp beer. Another thing., .they would rather the w.hole s-chool should die of a flu epidemic than let us out for two short days. If no one else came the teachers would teach one another. O yeah? They buy a new .score board, pay too much for it i.n the first place, then put it way back in the corner so the people in the bleachers can't see it, then tell everyone to sit on thei stage and help yell. On dark cloudy days the teachers pull the blinds clear down and on nice days they put them up so the sun shines in your eyes and you can't sleep. I never did like the system of changing se.a.t.s eivery week i.n English Class and marching out one at a t'me. If the others can't get out of the way in time, that's the'r hard luck. That's the reason some can never get to class on time. You forget where you sit and have to ask a fellow cl.assmate where you are this week. The craziest idea of all is the one cf getting an excuse to go to class after ab- sence. Any person with an oun-cel of brains knows that is wrong. We don't care if you admit us to class or not. A very smart thing to do would be to give us an excuse to stay out. Now you know a person as busy as a Senior can't read a book in two weeks with all his work and take t'mei to run down and have a book renewed. Why not just give him four weeks in which to read it? Why doesn't sumeone change the pictures in study hall? Those same pictures will be here w1hen our grand-children attend school. You can't enjoy looking at the same' pictures year in and year out. And why do the chemistry .students persist in making hydrogen sulphide and leaving the doors open so you can smell it all ovelr tlhe building. Oh, I suppose people will say that we should have nothing to grumble about, but school is school and I 'have no special love for it. BOB BICKLE. Qmm w'c 'e'-'c v,+Q-,-meef,va-f,-g,'ofa-,-,-Q-,c,'5-,fm'mm-gm,-0-,'ms,-5,-W,mmm -mmmlf-,WE

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es:gxQu1pyny:LxmxQuLxv:Lx!xeLMuw'x iumtwxtpgi v iLg:' w xvALwA i- - 'LWIJLMULXWJLk9!LXUlLk?JlLkUJLUIlW2M!gg'fJiL'gL! honor of being the Valedictorian and Salutatorian of the Class. The problems by which we were confronted in the various academic lields, nota- bly social science, chemistry and English have kept us in constant fear of defeat. Batteries of tests and examinations were opened anew, and at times almost overwhelm- ed us, but at last we have won a decisive victory and have brought this war to a successful close. We hope that perhaps some day, you will benefit by something we have done or said, whether it was in a jesting man.ner or otherwise. Our four years' term of enlistment has virtually expired. And now, all too soon, as we pass in review tonight, our banner Boats at the top of our staff, the symbol of victory, and the curtain falls forever on the drama which has been enacted by the Class of 1939. CLASS HISTORIAN-ORVILLE CLOUSE. FOR FOR FOR FOR FOR FOR FOR FOR FOR FOR FOR FOR FOR FOR FOR FOR FOR FOR FOR FOR WANTED FOR SALE DEPARTMENT SALE-One Chemistry laboratory workbook, practically new. Mack Kelley. SALE-One American History book, new, has not been used this year. Pete Agler. SALE-One good wrist-watch which appeared mysteriously on my wrist a few nights ago. Lois Ickes. SALE-One 1935 Ford Tudor-needs new tires, wheels, lights, motor, body and driver. Ronald Sheehan. SALE-One partially used elevator-could be easily installed in the schoolhouse. Mike Clouset tsoldl SALE-A good locker for the shape it's in. Please do not ask to see it, Marjorie Blush. SALE-One good seat in study ,hall-will be available any time soon. Brooks Tickle. SALE-One pair of slightly worn tennis shoes. Jesse Sunnnersettei. SALE-Good secondhand shots-for basketball. Donna Kelley. SALE-Good baby carriage-folding--guaranteed .not to shrink. Bruce E. Berkey. SALl?New and used pencils, pens and erasafrs. Mr. Kelley. SALE-One good apple core-from this year's crop. Mr. Crawford. SALI:-One good basketball suit-193-1 style. Helen Hoghe. SALE--One bag of wind-call Windy 409 and ask for C. R. Koch. V. B. SALE-One pan in my neck-acquired recently in Latin class. Estgher Doering. SALE-One good brief case-l've changed my mind about becoming a lawyer. Bud Wise. SALE-My new-scarcely used chapel seat. Niel Prichard. SALE-My ability to answer more questions than I am asked. Eugene Crow. SALE-Nothing in particular--just call U-S12 and ask for me. Von Prichard. SALE WANTED WANTED- WANTED WANTED- VVANTED-Cha.uHer who will get Bill Harrison to school on time. Senior Class. WANTED- WANTED- WANTED- WANTED WANTED- WANTED-!-room bungalow-rentable any time after Hobie's 21st birthday. -New and used books lit depends on the kind you want! of all shapes and forms. Elizabeth Socher. CLASSIF ED ADVERTISEMENTS -Five-ton truck to carry my books to and from school. Jestine Johnson. Chemistry book with answers to all questions. Alan Bolenbaugh. Studicus girl to help me make up my work. Bob Bickle. A push with a certain Basketball player. Louraine Roller. A secretary-short, fat. and good looking. Gale High. One bus to transoort both basketball teams to other school.s. Kathryn Hoifman and Cathryn McLean. Private guard to protect the vice-president of the Senior Class. Mary Louise Blossom. Double seat in the rear of Mr. Katz' study hall. Elouise Chilcote and Dick Carnahan. More Moonlight nights. Naomi Foor. Portable Cot for Miss Bensonfs room. Eugene Smith. Mary Ellen Putman. ii cv .. H ' ' .rm rm1mx1 - . on . mn ' 1?c3

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F.ll!9'ml'!! M -,-Nu A.-A - -Au .A.-.-l' 'L!'l.-fill.-.A.u .ggsmmllgy PROPHECY FOR CLASS OF 1939 Last week I returned from a trip around the world. I'm sure some of my ex- periences will interest you. M'ss Lantz a-ccompanied me to Hollywood, where I went first. VVhile there ue found two of my girl friends, Louraine Roller and Edna Doan. Edna was a stand-in for Alice Faye and Lourainel was private secretary for Clark Gable. I had to continue the trip alo.ne because Miss Lantz fell in love with a :handsome movie actor. A few days later I left Hollywood and went to New York. Ilere I discovered a classmate, Maxine' Place, who is a houseinaid for Mrs. Hobart Profit, the former Mary Ellen Putman of Ohio City. I a'so saw James Ellinger who was New Ycrk's outstaad- ing lawyen It wfs soon time for me to journey o.n. My next stop was Florida where I stayed at the O'son hotel. Mrs. Olson was the former Betty Fowler. In Chicago, my next stup, I ffund the Brown and Mi:h1n Step High, Light and Quickly Night Club . Two nfiny fonner dasmnates AnnabeHe Davm and Pauhne Fhmencq umre engaged there as participants in the Hcor show. Annabelle was their great swing dancer and Pauline wvas the r fanious blues singer. . While I was making the trip to Europe, the Ship's Dance Band, under the direc- tion of Bob Bickle, was awarded a radio contract to play on the Krugh and Bolenhauuh Nutcracker Program. During this voyage, I also saw the former Lois Ickes and her husband who were making t.heir annual trip to Europe. . , ln PaHs.FWance I wasinuch surprwed unsee Ida HoHnwn and Ehada Hensfn Ida was studying a subject called, The Selection of a Good Husband and ,Elzada was studying opera. In that beautiful country of Switzerland, where I visited a short time later. I found Orville Clouse, David Drake and the Akom twins who were vacationing there. In Detroit I heard Major Albert Wise's Program where Kenneth Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Lantz, sang a solo. To my surprise I found that the pianist was the former Ruth Matthews. A young boy and a girl did acrobatic tap dancing and they won much applause. I learned later that they were my former classmates B.ll Har- rmon and Beny Newton I hardly recognized Ohio City when I returned because so many things were changed. I rcde by a large basebaH dimnond and standing in the nnddle of the held was the second Babe Ruth, Warren Exline who was batting furiously. Base- balls? Nol A Swarm of bumble bees had just gone over his hend. I went into High's Restaurant and ordered chicken and .noodle soup. Gale was so long br'nging niy soup that I decided he niust have gotten hungry and eaten the chicken. I went in to vistlt some of my friends where my former classmates and I used to be held as prisoners. I discovered two of my former classmates, Alys Rice and Marjorie Blush. Marjcrie, a science teacher, was trying to tell Robert Koch Jr. what a worm is and Alys was the famous coach of the outstanding Souaws. The next day I returned honie washing I inight start on another trfp to again see all of my classmates. DOROTHY HOVERMAN. -T1 ll l 1 15iY71 l lT6IGVN1l 1l - ' f c t - f - n o- fc' mmm. .am .ffmfgf 5