Otto Eldred High School - Ottocrat Yearbook (Otto Township, PA)

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President ...... Snnioni Stony. Once upon a time there was a dear old world when all was happy and peaceful. This was the time that Frances entered the Rixford Grade School, to which she rode every day on a big yel- low bus. For five and a half years she studied readin', ritin' and rithmetic there until one day she heard a rumor that a new high school was being built, where she would attend the sixth grade. This seemed only a dream to her and when it didn't materialize, she almost forgot it. But one day when Frances I m Mal .. ....... David Hughes Vice-President ..... Jack McCord Secretary ........ ,,.,. F rances Kaluza Treasurer ..r.. . Donald Minnich Adviser ..... .... M iss Trevorrow entered her room, the kids said they were going to Otto Township High School. It had come true! And soon the shy and excited sixth graders entered Otto High with ears and eyes wide open. Then Frances was separated from her closest friends-put into a different sec- tion. She felt alone and afraid there, until she spied a girl she had once met before and got acquainted with her and her friends. These students had come from Duke Center for the same reason

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JUNIORS ll-I U. Kennemuth, F. Copeland, C. Rose, L. Coleman, E. Holden D. Roberts, C. Carey, G. Rice, P. Welsh, J. Sprague, J. Cornelius, A. MacKenzie, M. A. Wasson, H. Ander- son, J. Walker, T. Coast, P. Robinson, I. Phipps, M. Schwab. P. Cauvel, D. Bortz, W. Stover, M. Boyd, B. App, J. Cooper, P. Parsons, V. Loop, E. Hughes, B. Straight, G. Baker ll-2 A. Kahle, A. latten, W. Snow, D. Sheff, C. Hughes. .l. Harris, L. Trask, C. Southard, M. Kelley, N. Childs, G. Kinney, G. Shoff, P. Duke, M. Wright, M. Zetler, B. Ireland, V. Schwab. L. Straight, H. Layfield, L. Parker, D. Walker, D. Button, A. Monroe, M. Brunner, H. Houck, L. McCauley, L. Rodgers, A. L. Lilly. JUNIORS 27

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52lllb!t.Z.. Stomp she had. From then on it was like living in a dream. ln the seventh and eighth grades class officers were chosen and meetings were held, but nothing else was done. Then came the ninth grade, and Frances became a little freshman lady of high school. This year brought many new friends from Eldred, and the class en- larged to sixty-one members. They chose Miss Alberta Wolcott for class adviser and James Gold, Jerry Kervin, Frances Kaluza and Francis Holden for officers. After graduating from junior high school, Frances faced the problem of selecting a course. But this was easy, for she had always wanted to be a nurse and the college course was the best one to prepare her. This year the sophomores chose Miss Ruth Trevorrow adviser and Albert Erickson, Frances Kaluza, Dona Campbell and Betty Rasz- man, officers. Class dues were set at 51.00 a year and a budget sheet for the Washington Trip was sent to the par- ents. The class was divided into three groups to facilitate money-making schemes, and movies furnished the main source of revenue. As juniors the class selected David Hughes, Jack McCord, Frances Kaluza and Donald Minnich as officers, and the first important business was selecting class rings. Then, seeing the Junior Prom approaching, Frances's class began to learn to dance. To make money they sold candy and pop at basketball games, had a Football Hop and a play. Finally they held the never-to-be-forgot- ten Prom and awaited their final year. Here Frances stopped to breathe, for she was in the midst of a slight whirl- wind. Fall of 1942 brought her back to Otto's halls as a sophisticated senior. Class oflicers and adviser remained the same, and the goal was still Washing- ton. Pop, hotdogs and candy helped the bank account, then magazine and Christmas card sales brought in the dough, The class play, Football Hop, Collins Festival programs and dances were the next events. In the meantime, with the storm of war having broken, it was de- cided that a Great Lakes trip would be safer, more convenient and cheaper. With this to look forward to, the seniors began an all out for bazaar, which ended all hard work. Graduation brought Frances and her class to deep-sea thinking and caused many a tear to fall, but they will al- ways bear pleasant memories of their good times together.