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

Text from Pages 1 - 104 of the 1944 volume:

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Inv. t Q Aifgl ' Y vii ' 'P' 1,5 ' 1 A :'.r1 'J 'f.2T!',, .K . 5105i ,Q K N' fw 'P , Milf . 9' ,W I ai. 1 E n., , 'V' 5 A Hi 1- mga. 1, THE OTTOC RAT of IQ!-ll-L Q, PRESENTED by THE SENIOR CLASS of 1 OTTO JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL DUKE CENTER, PENNSYLVANIA if I FOREWORD ln fhe fownship of OH'o, fhe smalles+ in +he coun+y of McKean, is 'I'he O'H'o Junior-Senior High School. Hs consfrucfion, beauiy, organizafion, obieciives and philosophy challenge every belief and iradiiion fhaf rural you1'h has less in educaiional advaniage ihan his urban brofher. The OTTOCRAT is fhe yearbook of +his school, and 'ihis edifion accounis for ihe eighfh consecufive year of Hs publicafion. Each volume has been beauiiful and dis+inc+ive in i'I's own way. Each has been hailed wi+h enrhusiasm and cherished wiih pride in O'Ho High School and in fhe achievemeni' of ifs siudenfs. All fhai' has happened, swifi' moving evenis, +he games we shall never forgef, our firs+ formal parries, ihe play fha? was fhe bes+ of all, a favori+e 'l'eacher, +he friend wi+h whom we shared secreis or wallced arm in arm fhrough 'I'he halls, and every significani' con+ribu'I'ion fha? was ours, is herein recorded or by some means reflecred, in order +ha'I' fomorrow ofher classes may build beHer and be'H'er in +he spirii' of progress. This year, in +he eighih edi'l'ion of ihe OH'ocrai', 'l'he Class of I944 iells i1's s+ory 'rhrough fhe medium and symbols of aviaiion, and pledges by i+s record fo confribuie fo fhe greai' flighr of progress in days which lie ahead. DEDICATICDN In fhis momen+ous year of I944, we, fhe Senior Class of OH'o Township High School, dedicafe +he OTTOCRAT +o fhe Fu+ure-fhe Age of Flight Aviafion is a young indusiry +ha+ calls for vision, deierminafion and s+amina. Everyone in avi-a+ion, if he is fo progress, musi' have in addifion +o skill and +heore+ical knowledge, a high sense of responsibilify, 1'rus1'- wor+hiness and absolufe dependabilify. We should like 'I'o make fhese quali+ies guiding ligh+s for +he youfh of America in general-for +he members of OH'o High in parficular. Q ln a world where nafions 'l'hai' once were mere acquain+ances now rub elbows fhere is an imperafive need 'For inhabi+an+s wi+h +he vir+ues of Tolerance, undersfanding, wisdom and a keen sense of ius+ice. We are among fhose inhabifanfs. We realize +ha'I' fhe hope of a++aining such vir+ues lies wi+h us. Today, planes are made +o aid men in +he grim ar+s of aerial war- fare. Tomorrow, planes will be designed for us and our children fo fly. I+ is of Tomorrow we +hink. Then, +he skyways will be ours +o use- fo explore - 'l'o enioy. So, +o +his new, soaring, free and inspiring World of Tomorrow, we dedicafe noi only our book, buf ourselves. IN MEMORIAM Waller Schwahenbauer Class of l945 Died August 28, H43 We wri+e 'lhis page in memory of Walier, a member of 1-he Junior class, who mei his dealh in an auiomobile accidenl' on a local highway a+ a poini' known as Columbia Hill. Waller was very popular wilh bo'l'h fhe 'faculfy and +he sludenl body. Genlle and unassuming, he seemed +o find pleasure in lending a helping hand +o anyone at any +ime. Upon complefion of high school, Waller had anficipaled en+ering one of lhe branches of 'lhe armed service. We feel lhal his lragic and un+imely dealh has de- prived lhe Uniled Slales of an excelleni soldier. We of OHQ High miss Wal+er more fhan we can say. Memories of him are all pleasant In lhe spiril of fhe limes, we hope sincerely lhal' he has made a happy land- ing af some beher field. CCDNTENTS NAVIGATORS THE CREW PRE-FLIGHT RECREATION CENTER The Home Front 'J f '7, 7, . ,. X... I I' , 'Hn ' j QB I ,I ,ff r ff.i SPSS.. Y , Y , ,, .1 ,, BOARD OF DIRECTORS Presiden+ , .. , . Mr. J. T. Cunningham Vice President ,. Mr. l. P. Hanes Secretary fNon-Memberl . Mr. W. C. Wasson' Treasurer ...,.., ...,.,, , , ...,,.., ,,,.... , .. , Mr. R. B. Hulse Members Mr. R. W. Farr, Jr. Mr. H. M. Loop Mr. P. E. Kahle' 'fTerrr as member of board expzred December 3!. I943l f X K 'If x W 1 If X! K NAVIGATO RS y ln Appreciation DeForres'l Cummings Class Adviser To Mr. Cummings, 'lhe class of '44 proudly presenfs ils Disfinguished Flying Cross for exceprional leadership. Mr. Cummings became our Fligh+ Commander only fhis year bu+ under his guidance we became organized for acfion. The class as a whole learned 'ro depend on him for leadership, for advice and for making each of our ac+ivi+ies an immeasurable success. The individual members of fhe class came 'fo recognize him as a confidant as a genial companion and as an undersfanding friend. When in fufure years our reminiscing carries us back fo our lasl' year af CHQ. Mr. Cummings will play a major role in our recollecfions. Across fhal inward eye upon whose screen our memories flash, we shall see him sfriding aboul 'rhe halls or sealed af his desk buf always wisely direcfing our acfivifies. Yes. Mr. Cummings more +han anyone else merifs our Disfinguished Flying Cross. T I Supervising Principal Mr. L. F. Gerber B. S., M. Ed. Mariorie Loop Secrefary To Mr. Gerber goes much praise and apprecia- Tion for his TaiThTul and unTiring eTTorTs in our behali. l-le has served The people of This communiTy since The Time he became a Teacher in The RixTord Grade School, working hard To aTTain The posiTion he now holds as Supervising Principal of our schools. Dur- ing This period his work has been proved Time and again To be invaluable. His acTiviTy as a member oT The local Civilian Defense CommiTTee has been ouTsTanding, calling for much paTrioTic eTlorT on his parf. Through Mr. Gerber's endeavor To make our school lives pracTicable, inTeresTing and enioyable, we will be able To Treasure This parT of our lives as one oT The greaTesT memories of The pasT. Mr. Gerber has as his secreTary one of The mosT reliable and capable of persons, Mariorie Loop. We are sure ThaT Miss Loop has been oT greaT assisTance To him in every phase of his work. 8 Principal Mr. Sweifzer, our principal, has been a+ OHo High School for eigh+ years. The charm of his per- sonali+y, his pleasanf smile and easy compefence have made him a favorife wi+h all. Nofed for being never 'foo busy +o lend a helping hand or give a bi+ of 'friendly advice, he has become an indispensable pari of our school life. ln addifion +o his adminisfraiive dufies, Mr. Sweilzer 'reaches bookkeeping, commercial law and salesmanship. His populari+y as a ieacher is proved by 'the number of old pupils who refurn fo visil him. One of Mr. Swei+zer's special du+ies is helping fo arrange fhe school calendar. Believing in a healfhy allofmem' of business and pleasure for everyone, he makes a marked efforf +o provide all ihe classes wi+h bofh fine ins+ruc+ion and adequale en+er+ainmen+ +hroughou+ every school year. ln fhe office, Mr. Sweifzer is assisied by a former OHO sfudeni, Elizabefh Rodgers, whose posilion has many responsibilifies alfached lo if. Alfhough her dufies are numerous, she handles +hem very capably. Our hear+'FeH +hanks +o Mr. Swei+zer as one of Jrhe naviga+ors who has been mos+ influernial in ploHing our course during 'rhe pasf six years. '-7 4 Mr. R. L. Sweiher B. S.. M. S. Elizabefh Rodgers Assisfa nf Secrehry FACU LTY JEAN B. BALDWIN B. S., Edinboro S+a+e Teachers College Ari' DeFORREST CUMMINGS . B. S., I-lougl'i+on College M. S.. Cornell Universi+y Science MARGARET DICKINSON R. N., Jefferson Medical College I-lospilal Nurse HELEN DUKES B. S., Ohio Universify Commercial IO FACULTY WILLIAM J. EMELAU B. S., California S'ra+e Teachers College Social S+uclies il HELEN S. GUMBERT A. B., l-leidleloerg College Maflwemalics l c L AMBER KONKUS B. S., New York Universify Social Sfudies WILMER KUNKLE Wes+ Clwesler Slale Teachers College M. A., Columbia Universily l-leaH'l'1 and Physical Educa+ion 4--.4 ' ,C ,Q 24-f f..,.4.s. FACULTY I 5,1-1.31 ELLA J. MAYS B. S., Slippery Rock Teachers College M. Ed., Penn S'ra+e , English ELIZABETH MAZZA A. B., S+. Bonaven+ure College M. A., Columbia Universily English l HELEN M. MCDONALD NORMAN C. MOHN CLASA RICHMOND B. S., Clarion S+a+e B. S., Duquesne Universify B. S., Mansfield S+a+e Teashers College M.A., Carnegie lnsfifule Teachers College Mafhemalics Ol Technology Music Music I2 FACULTY ELIZABETH ROWLAND B. S., Universi+y of Illinois M. A., Universi+y of Illinois Social Sluclies ELIZABETH SMITH B. S., Mansfield Slale Teachers College Home Economics MARGARET STEWART BEATRICE C. WADZINSKI JANET WILCOX A. B., Wilson College B. S., Easf Slrouclsburg A B Umversnly of MIA' Smwh College Sfafe Teachers College Michigan nguages Heallh and Physical Librarian Educafion I 3 In the Service of Our Country SPURGEON WITHEROW JOHN SHERMAN GLENN IDDINGS ROBERT WARTERS I4 THE CREW PILOTS f f X f W ...m.-WH' , n 1 I-Q V!! If .flmu J .jx ,WU 41 WM 0 Q 3 -2 SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS MOTTO: The pasf 'Forever gone, fhe 'fufure siill our own. COLORS: Maroon and gold. FLOWER: Rose. I LEWIS STRAIGHT EVERITT ERICKSON Presiden? Vice Presidenf ALLETA EKAS ELLA MAE SMITH Secreiary Treasurer I 6 BARBARA ANDERSON Domino Senior Bend 2, 3. 4--Girls' Chorus , - Mixed Chorus 4 PAULI NE BROWN Lodes+ar GirIs'Cl1orus 2, 3, 4- Senior Band 2, 3, 4 -Junior Band 3, 4 -Girls' Ensemble 2. 3 --Ofiocraf 4- Dance Band 2, 3, 4 Nafional Honor Sociefy 3. 4 Senior B-and 2, 3, 4-Pre Flig SENIORS HUGH BUNKER Cub Gym Club 3-Foofbail 2, 3, 4 Hi-Y 2, 3, 4 NORMAN CAUSER Grasshopper Junior Band 2-Dance Band M3 SENIORS DONA DEVEREAUX Catalina Ar? Club 2, 3, 4-Oflo Horn 4- Offocral 4 DAVID DIBBLE Havoc l-li-Y 2, 3-Senior Play 4- Band 2- Boys' Chorus 2 DAVID CUNNINGHAM Nimrod Ari' Club 2 - Hi-Y 3. 4- Sfudenf Council 4' FLORENCE CURTIS Hart Chorus 2, 3 - Phofo Club 3 - Offo Horn 4-Offocrat 4 1 1 hh ALLETA EKAS Ligh+ning Chorus 3 -Offs Horn 4 EVERITT ERICKSON Norsemen 2. 3-Ar? 2 - Baskefbafl 2. 3,4 Foofball 4- Class Treasurer 3 SENIORS BETTY LOU GALLOWAY Hofspur MARION HACKETT Mosqui1o Phofo 2 - OHQ Horn 3, 4 - Offocraf 4 SENIORS MARY LOU IRONS Sen+inel Tri Hi-Y 2-Class Secrelary 3- Senior Play 4- Offo Horn 4- Offocraf 4 MILFORD IRONS Gladie+or Foofball 2, 3, 4-Baske+ball 2, 3, l-li-Y 3, 4-Senior Dramefics 4 Senior Play 4-Boys' Chorus 3 ROBERT HAYNES Helldlver Pre Flight 3-Hi-Y 2, 3 Sdnior Play 4 JUNE HENTON Coronado Girls' Chorus 2. 3 . ANN KALUZA Reliant Class Preslderif 2, 3- Senior Band 2, 3 -- Girls' Chorus 2-Clarinef Ensemble 3 Nafional Honor Sociely 3, 4 Offo Horn 3, 4-Senior Play 4- Oflocraf 4 LEWIS LOOP Whirl Wind Boys' Clworus 2, 4- Senior Band 2, 3,4 Dance Band 2. 3- Pre Fllglwl 3- Baslcelball 3, 4-Foofball 3, 4 1 SENIORS ESTHER MANN Tornado Class Secrelery 2 - Phofo Club 2 - Pre Fligl-ll 3- Dramalics 3- Offocral BASIL MARVIN S+raloclipper Pholo Club 2. 3 -Senior Dramalics 4- Foofball 2, 3, 4-Olfocral 4 SENIORS FRED MELZER Spitfire Mixed Chorus 3. 4-Boys' Chorus 3- Pholo Club 3-Foolball 4 ELSlE MONROE Wellesley Tri l'-li-Y 2 -- Chorus 3, 4 Srudenf Council 4 ADA MARIE MOYER ..Mars.. Chorus 2, 3, 4 RUTH McDOWELL Durernold Hi-Y 2 - Girls' Chorus VIRGINIA OESTREICH Airocobra Girls' Chorus 2-Senior Band 2, 3- Offocral 4-Olfo I-lorn 4 ROBERT PAYNE Caravan Archery Club 2-Ar? Club 2- Conservafion Club 2 - Pre Fliqhf 3 SENIORS l BARBARA PROPER Hudson Chorus 2-Trl I-li-Y 3-Spanish Club 4 LOUISE RHODES Sl'ranraer Pholo Club 2-Oflo I-lorn 4- Oflocraf 4 SENIORS DORIS SPRAGUE BeeuEghIer ri I-Ii-Y 2 - Phofo 2 - Spanish 4 Senior Piay 4 JUNE SPRAGUE Whimsy Tri I-Ii-Y 2, 3-GirIs' Clnorus 3, 4 DORIS SCHWAB VaIIan+ Srudenf Council 4-Phofo Club 2. 3 ELLA MAE SMITH KIHyI'lawk OHO Horn 4--Senior Treasurer 4 FLOYD ST. CLAIR Commando Foofball 3-Baskefball 2, 3. 4- Senior PIay 4 LA VERNE STRAIGHT Flying Jeep enior Band 2, 3. 4-O++o I-Iorn 2, 3, 4 - Dance Band 4 SENIORS LEWIS STRAIGHT Mustang Senior Band 2. 3-BasIce+I::aII 3, 4 Foofball Manager 4-Vice Presideni' - Class Presidenf-1 EDNA SWACKHAMER Libera+or Chorus 2, 3 -Knifiinq 3 SENIORS BETTY VAUGHN Excalibur Chorus 2-Senior Band 2. 3, 4- Nefional Honor Socie+y 3, 4- Offocraf 4 ELAINE WHITMAN Ven+ura Tri I-Ii-Y 2-OH0 I-Iorn 2, 3, 4- Sfring Ensemble 3 - Ofiocrat 4 DONNES WRIGHT VIgiIanI ' Phofo 2 - Senior Play 4 - Spanis h Log Boolc of Class of I944 AIRPLANE NUMBER - Bfh MODEL - I944 PILOT-Board of Direcfors CO-PILOT - Facully POINT OF EMBARKATION-Offo High School DESTINATION - Success in Educafion TIME or DEPARTURE-Sevonfh Grade, me TIME OF LANDING-Twelfth Grade, I944 REPORT OF FLYING CONDITIONS The surroundings were pleasanl and happy ones all fhrough +he educafional flighf. REMARKS ln Sep+ernber, I938, a group of lifile girls and boys mei from Rixford and Dulce Cenfer. This was noi' fhe beginning of iusr anofher school year. There was a proud feeling in all fheir hearfs 'ro fhinlc lhey were in Oiro Township High School, porf of embarka+ion. They all joined in making lhe 1'ligh+ a successful one. So if weni' in +he Sevenlh and Eighih Grades. The nexl semesler broughf in a new company from Eldred Township, increasing fhe enrollmenl' fo seveniy in number. Class officers were elecied and parfies lcepf springing up. A+ fhe end of 'rhe year, all gracefully passed from Junior High School fo Senior High School. lf was al +ha+ fime 'rhal' fhe class emerged inl'o ihe open, enough 'lo be noliced by upper classmen. Class officers were elec+ed: Ann Kaluza, Dona Devereaux, Es+her Mann and Sara Smirh. Mr. Krilobs was our class adviser. More parfies were held, all gala evenis. The elevenrh year slaried wifh Ann Kaluza, Lewis S+raigh+, Mary Lou Irons and Everill Erickson as officers. Mr. Kribbs weni fo a new posl' and Miss Whilenighl be- came our adviser. Due 'ro war lime reslriclions on gasoline, fhe Junior Class did noi' have a Prom, fo l'he disappoinlmenl ol every Junior and Senior. Then came ihe happiesi day of all, +he beginning of our Senior year. Mr. Cum- mings became our class adviser. Officers were Lewis S+raigh+, Everiil Erickson. Alleia Elias and Ella Mae Smilh. This year proved +o be a greai' success. The class sold sfafionery and magazines. Over Sl l0O was collecied from rhe sale of magazines. ihe biggesl' sale in his+ory. The Senior Play-casr presenfed a comedy. There were dime dances held afier +he baske?- ball games. Thus our flighf ended-des+ina+ion reached and mission accomplished. Graduaiion marked lhal mosl' imporfanf of all experiences-solo Flight 27 Senior Class Prophecy New York Sepfember, I959 Dear Virginia. I have iusf refurned from an inTeresTing journey To England and France where I meT many of our former classmafes. As I boarded The plane aT La' Guardia Field. I mef The hosTess, Elsie Monroe. She said ThaT The piIoT also was one of our old friends from Offo- EveriTT Erickson. We had a shorT visiT before reaching London, where Barbara Proper and Donnes Wrighf were To meeT me. They were nurses during The IasT war and became so fasci- naTed wifh England ThaT They decided To sfay. A While enioying The sighTs of The Brifish capiTaI, we meT Louise Rhodes and Allefa Ekas. IT seems ThaT They were mixing business wiTh pleasure. They were sTudying The social cusToms of oTher naTions for The DeparTmenT of Sociology of The UniversiTy of Piffsburgh. AfTer Thanking Barbara and Donnes for The wonderful Time, I again boarded The plane. The English Channel was beauTiful from The air. Our nexT sTop was Le Havre on The wesT coasT of France. AfTer finding a room in a very swank hofel, which, incidenTalIy, was owned by Bob Haynes. I walked abouf Town only To discover ThaT Barbara Anderson was To conducT a choral concerT There Thai' evening. Ada Marie Moyer and June Sprague were aT The concerT and inTormed me ThaT They were inferior cIecoraTors for a large firm in Paris. I immediaTeIy de- Termined To make ThaT my nexT sfop. Walking down a sTreeT in The business secTion of Paris, I noTiced Two signs, one of which read Bunker pnd Dibble, ArchiTecTs. The ofher read Designers, EsTher Mann and Laverne STraighT. Lafer I learned Thaf Lewis Loop was Their sfar modeler of men's IaTesT fashions. ' As I sTood looking aT The signs, Milford Irons came up To me. He was in Paris for The play-off of The inTernaTionaI fooTbaII games. I soon found ThaT iT was Time To make my reTurn Trip, so I again boarded The plane and refurned To New York. The firsT Thing I noTiced was ThaT Dona Devereaux's IaTesT picTure was playing aT The Skylark TheaTer. The sTory was wriTTen by co-aufhors Marion HackeTT and Rufh McDowell. If you have any more informaTion concerning our classmafes. will you please send IT on To me aT once? Cordially, Pauline Brown 28 Senior Class Prophecy lConlinuedl Philadelphia Oclober, I959 Dear Pauline, , Do you remember our gradualion day ol lilleen years ago? Recalling lhe lheme ol our OTTOCRAT inspired me lo lake a plane lrip Iasl weelc. I ran inlo some ol our old classmales ol '44 and I am wriling lo lell you aboul lhem. 'My lirsl slop aller I Iell Philadelphia was Washinglon. Walking down Pennsyl- vania Avenue, I lhoughl I recognized lhe person walking loward me. Il was Ann Kaluza. She informed me she was a Congressman's secrelary. She said Mary Lou Irons and Belly Vaughn were secrelaries in lhe House. They made good use ol lheir high school shorlhandl From Washinglon I wenl lo Raleigh. There I 'found Belly Galloway working as an aircrall designer. She said Doris Schwab and Ella Mae Smilh owned a dress shop in Raleigh. We wenl and visiled lhem awhile. Aller a few days I wenl on lo Miami. Who should be pilol ol lhe plane I loolc bul David Cunningham! We had a nice discussion aboul good old Ollo. I received anolher surprise when I noliced our slewardess was Elsie Monroe. We lallced unlil I reached Miami. I wenl lo Miami's besl holel. Who do you suppose was manager? Floyd Sl. Clair. From all appearances his business was very prosperous. From Miami I wenl lo Chicago. There I made a lour ol Roberl Payne's helicopler laclory. Edna Swaclchamer was his ollice manager. We challed ol old limes and I learned ol more ol' our classmales. Edna had iusl relurned lrom Dulce Cenler and said Basil Marvin was in lhe lrucking business and Lewis Slraighl had boughl lhe Iillle corner slore. Doris Sprague, who was home on vacalion, had lold Edna she was a dramalic coach al Penn Slale. Leaving Chicago, I headed lor San Francisco. I lound Norman Causer lraveling lo lhe Wesl Coasl as represenlalive lor Pan-American Airlines, and Elaine Whilman going lo Calilornia on a pholography assignmenl for Easlman's. In San Francisco I saw June I-lenlon's name in lighls. She had become a famous slar. Her manager was Fred Melzer. They were allaining success logelher. Florence Curlis was secrelary lo one ol lhe big producers. On my relurn lo Philadelphia, I found your leller and lhoughl I would sil righl down and answer il. Good luclc, Pauline. Your old 'Friend and classmale, Virginia Oeslreich 29 Class Will Arficle I We, fhe members of fhe Class of I944 of 'rhe Offo Township High School, in fhe Counfy of McKean, Sfafe of Pennsylvania, being of sound mind, body and in- relligence, wish fo make our lasf will and fesfamenf before leaving on our solo flighl. Arficle ll . We, fhe Class of I944, do leave fo Mr. Sweifzer and fhe sfaff of insfrucfors our sincere and unbounded appreciafion of fheir efforf on our behalf during our pre- flighf days. Arficle III For his pafience and unfiring efforf we, fhe Class of I944, wish 'lo express our fhanks 'lo Mr. Cummings who as our C. O. has guided us fhrough our Senior Year fo become whar should prove fo be firsf rafe pilofs. Arficle IV We, fhe Class of I944, wish +o fhank fhe members of lhe K. P. and fhe Janifors for fheir services on our behalf. Arficle V To fhe Class of I945, we do bequeafh infacf fhe sfaff of insfrucfors wifh ifs perfecfions and imperfecfions. Lef all persons hold fhis piece of school properfy in reverence befiffing ifs dignify. ' Arficle Vl To Swiff and Co., 'rhe Class of I944 leaves rhe aud-iforium +o be used as a cold sforage planf while repairs are being made fo 'rheir own. They will find fhal' liffle ice is required. Arficle VII I. To Earl Hughes goes Milford lron's wif-nof 'rhaf Earl needs any more. 2. Beffy Galloway bequeafhs her baskefball abilify fo June Van Scofer. fKeep up fhe good work, June.l 3. Beffy Vaughn and David Cunningham leave larm in arml fheir many good fimes had here af school. 4. Barbara Anderson leaves her good will and affecfion for +he faculfy in generial fo all fhe Juniors. lYou'll need I+, kids.l 5. To Lucille Bliss goes Esfher Mann's flirfing ways. lYou don'+ need fhem, do you, Lucille?l 6. Everiff Erickson bequeafhs his quief buf cure ways fo any one who can use fhem as well as he did. 7. As Pauline Brown leaves her love 'ro Dick Sullivan, so Barbara Proper leaves hers +o Sfuarf Hanks. , 8. To Bob Hungiville, Lewis Loop wills his neaf appearance. Keep up fhe good work, Bob. 9. LaVerne Sfraighf and I-lugh Bunker leave us for The Army fo make fwo of fhe world's besf soldiers. IO. Affer filling fhe OTTOCRAT wifh her arfisfic fouch, Dona Devereaux leaves us. buf she will refurn in fufure years as O++o's ar+ feacher. 30 Class Will lCon+inuedl II. Ann Kaluza endows Bob Wasson wi+h her exiensive knowledge. lWha+ are you going fo do wi+h if all, Bob?l I2. To Shirley Palmalier, June Henfon wills her golden curls. I3. Lewis Sfraighi bequeafhs his abili+y io play baskefball +o Skip Robinson. I4. Doris Sprague leaves us +0 join fhe ranks of Shakespeare. lDon'+ iurn in your grave, William.l 15. To Gene Williams goes Elsie Monroe's shyness. llviake good use of if, Gene.l I6. Ella Mae Smilh leaves fo any brillianf Junior her headaches as class freasurer. I7. Bob Haynes wills his abilify lo cafch mice +o whoever would like if-lYou migh+ borrow his +rapl. l8. Basil Marvin leaves us in his Truck. lAny girls along, Basil?l I9. Fred Melzer leaves his ailraciion for Junior girls wifh The hope +ha+ his suc- cessor will have belier luck 'rhan he did. 20. Alleia Ekas bequeaihs her hair sfyles 'ro any Junior girl who can use lhem. livlaybe Alleia will give you a few poin+ers.l 2I . Norman Causer leaves us quiefly +0 ioin fhe fufure musicians of America. 22. Florence Cur+is leaves afier successfully selling magazines for +he Senior Class. 23. Marion Hackefi leaves us 'ro read a book in some quief corner of ihe world. 24. Rufh McDowell leaves us, +aking her preHy eyes fo cas+ upon some manly crealure. 25. To fhe Junior Class goes Ada Marie lvloyer's abilily +o undersiand law. 26. Bob Payne gives lo Francis Spencer his very bashful way. f 47. Doris Schwab leaves 'For Monfana 'ro become a Cadel' Nurse. lWhy Mon- +ana. Doris?l 28. Elaine Whiiman leaves her weakness for uniforms +0 The Junior girls. lNo'r +ha+ you need 'fhem.l 29. David Dibble leaves afler successfully selling ads for The OTTOCRAT. 30. Floyd S+. Clair bequeafhs his physique +o Sid S+arr. 3I. Edna Swackhamer wills her pig+ails +o any Junior capable of accomplishing +he same. 32. Donnes Wrighi leaves us for Hollywood as one of O++o's mosf falenied aciresses. 33. To Belly Schwab goes Virginia Oesfreiclrfs dressy ways. 34. June Sprague slips our noiiced and appreciafed 'for her many kind ways. Ar+icle Vlll We, +he wrifers of ihe Class Will of I944, wish +o 'rake 'rhis oppor+uni+y +o sfafe fhaf we have noi in+ended +he degrada+ion of ihe characier of any person or persons. Arficle IX We hereby affix our seal To ihis documenf on +his lasl' clay of our school lives in 'rhe year I944, as we ioin our fellow classmen in iheir solo flighf 'rhrough life. Mary Lou Irons Louise Rhodes 3l Senior Play Back row: Floyd Sf. Clair, David Dibble, Allefa Ekas, Barbara Proper. Seaieda Ann Kaluza, Doris Sprague, Mary Lou Irons, Donnes Wright Milford Irons, Roberf Haynes THE CAST Agnes Marlyn, a widow Bob. her son . , ,. ., Marilee, her elder daughler . Gracie, her youngesf child , , Miss Lydia, her sisfer-in-law , Henry Turner, a widower Doris, his daughfer ,, . . . -. Sammie, his son , , ..,...,,. , ...... Begonia, The Marfyns' darkey cook .,...... ,..,....... , , Nicodemus. the Marfyns' colored handy man ,. Donnes Wrighl , .Milford Irons Mary Lou Irons ,Doris Sprague ,Barbara Proper ,Roberl Haynes ,,,.., Ann Kaluza ,..,,,.....,Floyd Sf. Clair ,...,.,Allel'a Elias .,,., David Dibble For a week lhe slage buzzed wifh ac+ivi+y as Roberl Payne, David Diloble, David Cunningham, Milford Irons, Reber? Haynes, Lewis Slraighl, Floyd S+. Clair and EveriH Erickson under rhe direcfionof Mr. Cummings were busy seiling up scenery and paper- ering ir. Did you ever see Milford Irons hang lpaperl? Aiier many hours of conslruc- Hon, 'rhe scenery began 'ro lake shape and lhen - February lO+h, l944l Thai was a nighl for every senior lo remember. Their play, A Ready-Made Family. under lhe direcfion of Miss Jean Baldwin, was ready To be slaged. Dona Devereaux and June l-lenfon were busy selling fickels, and fhe ushers, Virginia Oesfreich, Florence Curlis and Ella Mae Smilh, were frying 'ro find seals for one of The larges+ crowds ever +o a++end an OHO play. The OHO Musical Tops direcfed by Mr. Mohn opened lhe evening's enlerlainmenl and played belween acls. The play was a huge success in every way. Many limes +he audience slopped The lines wifh conlinued laughier. Remember 'lhose fils and Thai' lcleplomaniac? Financially fhe class cleared Sl35 on ihe proiecl. 32 BOMBARDIERS Qi HMM MS 9 !, ,, W , I IW f I f J 'X pk Z X ei? ? ge f SAA! t JUNIOR CLASS OFFICERS ARD SULLIVAN EARL HUGHES RONALD AULT EMILY ANGIV Treasurer Vice Presidenf Presideni' Secrefary IAbsenf From Pic 33 JUN IORS Y' X 1 is Y x 3 ,gr S L any N -ve fr 'es- - Row Imogene Williams Row Row Row Row Row Allan Fowler Gordon Cooper June Van Scorer Roberf Wasson Hurley Higley U rf 9 Francis Spencer, Maxine Balmer, Charles Sanderson, Beify Shirey Dorofhy Harris. Irwin Angevine X Merle Blowers. Esfher Holcomb, Earl Hughes. Beffy Walker Jack Bla user Josephine Russell Virginia Larson, Ronald Aulf. Lucille Bliss, Glenn Cauvel 34 Row Row Row Row Row Row JUNIORS ly . 4 Edwin Mcln+yre Bonnie Balsiger Duane Piper, Ardana Coleberf, Delwood Lang, Celia Matson. Richard Sullivan Leon Robinson Mary Grace Smifh Eugene Rofe 5 Kei+h Wilcox, Pafricia Snow Doroflny O'DalI Dale Curfin, Beverly Davis, Raymond Layfield, Jean Miller ' William Herberl Shirley Palmafier Roberf Rodgers. Beffy Schwab. Roberf Hansel, Emily Angevine. Roberf Carlson 35 1 Junior Log Abouf a week affer The evenfful firsf day of school, fhe Juniors received fheir class rings-an occasion hopefully anlicipafed by all Juniors. On December 4+h fhe monofony of school life was disrupfed by fhe Junior Class Parfy. Allhough 'rhe alfendance was small, fhe parfy-goers enjoyed an evening of dancing and sporls. lnsfead of fhe annual Chrislmas parly, which 'rhe Junior Class generally looks forward fo, a surprise Farewell Parfy was given on February 4'l'h for Allen Fowler who was leaving for lhe Army Air Corps. He was an ardenl member of fhe Junior Class and also 'look parf in inferscholasfic foofball. Among +heir favorife sporfs, fhe Juniors placed foofball, baskefball and cheer- leading. We confribufed fwo lelfermen +o +he foofball squad and furnished 'lhree players 'lo lhe varsify baskefball feam, while four fook posifions on lhe Junior Varsily. Cheerleading played an imporfanf parf in +he high school career of five of fha girls in fhe class. Then, foo, several girls 'rock 'rheir places on +he girls' baskefball feam. A+ fhe baskefball games, fhe Juniors were given The responsibilily of selling pop. The girls who did fhis should have lhe grafifude and appreciafion of all lhose alfend- ing fhe games. ' Along wifh sporfs, fhe Juniors liked fo parficipafe in musical acfivilies. Besides conlribuling several musicians 'ro fhe band, we also had falenf in +he form of drum maiore++es and a drum maior. . To raise money for fhe class fhe Juniors sponsored a dance on March 3lsf. Wifh gay decorafions and music by 'rhe Offo Musical Tops if furned oul fo be a greaf success. On May 4fh fhe Juniors showed fheir falenf in anofher line of acfivify. They gave a play- Laughing Gas -which was very successfully direcfed by Miss Baldwin. Then came fhe chief evenf--The Junior Prom. Affer monfhs of preparafion and anxiely, 'rhe greaf evening came. Unusual decorafions, a swell band and a gay crowd made 'rhe evening a gala one. Every junior enjoyed if and was sorry fhaf lhis was 'rhe lasl acfivily of lhe Junior year in Olslo High School. 36 24512 GUNNERS 1 5 . 5 X 5 5 S e R 1 S XXL mf, v x ,Jang E f N i X WQL XX S S L my .20 fn 9E jjwj N' X S 5 SOPHOMORE CLASS CJFFICERS LEON BUNKER GLENN PIPER SIDNEY STARR CLARK MINNICH Presidenf ' Treasurer Vice Presidenf Secrefary 37 SOPHOMORES 259' Q :N gpm lm: 3, L J :ts ? ,,.' H Q as Eng ai X0 , Q' is as if R QQ . 6. ,,, Q55 E 'fl ESQ Ar il S4 D 4 L bil:- zv'-iz' . , , ff: E Row l: Row 2: Ro,-I 3: Row 4: Row 5: Row 6: wav' if Carolyn Houck Maxine Wareham Bruce Blowers June Scheutrum Audrey Palmer Kennefh Sleerns 9 Harold Dorrion, Eleanor Kahle, Bernadefle Rodgers, Bruce Sprague Carolyn McCord. Sylvia Wealcland Jack Schollard, Doris Slciver, Margery Parker. William Wilcox Tresa Bradf Merle Lilly Clark Minnich, Evelyn Schwabenbauer. Thomas Wesf, Cafherine Boofh. Paul Everly 38 vb! a 07.1, Sgull KH bv'bo ,JM K are g0 soPHoMoREs Lv ff Row Row Row Row Row Row M' 4 Mary Jane Head Roberf Smifln, Paul Rose Faye Schwab, Lucille Causer Francis Curfis, Bernice Sherwood, Em ma gee n Wealzland, Glenn Piper, James Turner Pauline Bidwell Jack Huselsfein 3? 6 Harry Killer, Arlene Washburn, Robert Wright Dorofhy Coasf Alice Teuscher Rodney Marvin Belly Semelsberger. Sidney Srarr, Fred Schwab. James Sherman, lris Clyde Bruce Head, Roberf Glover Jane Wilcox, Ronald Smirh, Delores Miller, Elwood Anderson, Eileen Langdon 39 -,..f4 i ct! i Sophomore Log Make way for +he Sophomoresln This year lhe Sophomore Class was an unusually large class. ln addifion 'lo for maybe because oil i+s size, ir was very well represenred in all 'rhe school acliviries. Hey, Jack! Band pracfice rhis ai+ernoon! There were sevenleen Sophomore members in fhe band. They were: Carolyn McCord, Faye Schwab, Jack Huselsfein, Bernaderfe Rodgers, Pauline Bidwell, Emma- gean Weaklancl, Sylvia Weakland, Kennerh Srearns, Bernice Sherwood, Tom West ?liyerly, Richard McCandless, Belly Semelsberger, and Glenn Piper441fj'04,-'LJ I hope l can ge+ in+o +he orcheslra lhis year. Tha+ hope was expressed by more rhan one new Sophomore in Seprember. Mosr of +hem musl have afrained rheir hope for Kennerh Slearns, Carolyn McCord, Bernadeffe Rodgers, Sylvia Weakland, Marjorie Parker, Leon Bunker and Jack Husel- sfein all played in 'rhe orcheslra. Wa+ch Sid on +his nexl' play. A+ almosr any foo+ball or baskefball game, +hese words could be heard in +he audience somewhere, for in a'rhle+ics, +oo, rhe Sophomores made a proud showing. The following boys played on 'rhe firsi s+ring of OHo's foolball learn: Clark Minnich, Bill Wilcox, Sidney Sfarr, and Leon lBrudl Bunker. All 'lhe boys could be menfioned for sporfsmanship and arhlelic abiliry. Sid Srarr played 'Firsl' slring on bolh fhe foor- ball and baskerball squads. See you a+ +he parfy Friday nigh'r! On February I2+h, rhe annual class par+y was held in +he school gymnasium. There was a good crowd presenr for 1-he affair and ro iudge from 'rhe gayery of rhe armosphere, everyone seemed +o have an exceplrionally enjoyable rime. Ask Mr. Emelauf' The sophomore class adviser, Mr. Emelau, proved his worrh as a good adviser many 'rimes during rhe school year. His populariry among 'rhe srudenfs was well-de- served, and his friendly advice was much apprecia+ed. 40 PRE-FLIGI-IT U1 5:01100 is 00, i - .. MUN' ' ,, A ,nm IU, 1 v 2 CADETS x.. Q- ' T,-V X Hug' 0 ff' H vi-ww f .ef A 5 rr'R,f ggr YK ! . -':,v,1i. I rg L2! i f V.- L A i f ' ig X my 1 f' MW w' ' K A 1: ij' fr my NINTH GRADE CLASS OFFICERS- RUBY LANGFITT FRANKLYN VAUGHN JOHN HOLLERAN RICHARD HOSMER Vice President President Secrefary Treasurer 4-I Y . ' K Back Row: 'ffVInJ5yn'Vaug n, James Angell, Gene Smith, Carl Robinson, James Williams, Reber? Yale, George Black. Middls'Ro,y: Cliliqrd vis, Richard Hosmer, Virginia Brockifr, Milliceni Turner, lrene Sanderson, Faye Blauser, Erma H?g'le.y,'ihJllxElfIlFne McKenzie, Carl Brown, Laurence Rose. Ffonf Rowr'Ka+hQi'ine Redingron, Maxine Holden, Donna O'DeIl, PaHy Fulton, Berrha Ewing, Shirley Chase, Shirley 2.1 uaugi.,,,1g.Lelie Childs, Ruby Lsngmf. ' '4 i, ' Absen? f,om Picfure: John Holleran, Thomas Sprague, Dorofhy Baker, Marilyn Gill. J , in Ninrh Grade 1 ,a so E, .x F! S' ' ' l ex Q W yy Baci: Row: William Tanner, Malcolm Bidwel!JJAlifirri,PalrrH,4 Eugene Henion, James DuBois, Alan Appleby, Keifh Ludwig, Eugene Wareham, Rex Layfield, Howqard Phyna, liii'1QX Middle Row: Lloyd Hahn, Harold Oesfirixohx Jickiegbney, Margarei Morrison, Lois Shirey, Emma Hibbard, Donald Schwab, Andy Nelson, Roberf Camplahll. X' lk? Fronf Row: Dorofhy Wariers, Mary Kerr, Lucy 'Nelson Elizabefh Rafhbun, Luella Barton, Eleanor Brow-n, Pairicia Sfevens, Dorofhy lddings, Almeda Kelley. 4, Absenf from Picfurez Dorofhy Hadden, Edna Blair, Gerald Miller. 42 GROUND CREW 9 U T se' A 0' f .. S llvvl 'J L : 'Z JE., JD, v gjgnagirg ,,7. -- sh vt 4 -.faq A G XT. M J 3 L- gw ' i' fmf 9 C ,4, W ' f f i tl 5 . 2 n WS SS fi mx 1 I C X 1 f' J' '- EIGHTH GRADE CLASS OFFICERS EUGENE SMITH DELORES PAYNE ROBERT McCORD DONALD BUNKER Treasurer Secretary Vice Presideni' Presiden! 43 Back Row: Belly Brockill, Rulh Warlers, Jennie Lou Cauvel, Violel Miller, Monica Monroe, Gloria Hare, Eslher Kahle, Joanne Coleberl, Jennie Wolford. Middle Row: Donald Kerr, Roberl Closser, Richard lddings, Donald Bunker, Kennelh Hanes, Roberl McCord, Bruce Wilcox, James Aull, Alan Zeller, Richard Young. Fronl Row: Dorolhy Wilson, Eileen Piper, Pally Hosmer, Rulh Irons, Virginia Hulse, Margarel Wilcox, Jacquelyn Nearing, Phyllis Whilman, Sally Ann Head. Eigh+h Gra d e l g a s Back Row: Raymond Ash, Richard Slrail, James Williams, David Beal, Richard Auslin, Lorraine Coleman, Orris Robinson, John Blair. Middle Row: Eugene Smilh, Neil McBride, Gerry Dunham, Delores Payne, Beverly Maxson, Delberl Lord, Donald Perry. Roberl Sholls. Fronl Row: Delores Main, Joanne Greek, Belly Cooper, Louise Carler, Margarel Ekas, Elizabelh Shaffer, Kalhleen Shevalier. Absenl from Piclure: Harry Harvey. 44 GREMLINS y , . -Q ' .. 5 I fs 50 .q ,Q X xp w ' fp Q I ' 6 Q ' ' , . 5 '- '00 , - . 8 ' lx 42, oootzs. I 'Tl , Q. -.10 trio : 4m X , -21, 00 ',: 2 , ,., I 1-'f'E91'Pf5 ' fin 0 2 -- . in ,. n- H. 'Ooo 001 N 1. if ,.g.Q,'o.v,i,i,,-. 0' f-A 1- f o,, ,. 9 ?v,0':'IJIf ff? 'vfof---' ' .v fo 'lfa If-,f5.1 .. r f.,, A A 1 pq '-'-:ie A air' I f ' , N . x vfw V - ' N452 F fi -12525 r ' C I ' 1.1 In jx ,. 3 . , xy- ' J 13,3 FQ GSX, 'N I l V, Q13 u W: 4 U 5 Z:-' mic 'I '41 5,if1 '1' Q -L 1- 1 A-W' t ' ' ' wife SEVENTH GRADE CLASS OFFICERS LEONARD BRIGGER SHIRLEY CURTIN LUCILLE FREER WILLIAM HUNGIVILLE Secrehary Vice Presidenf Treasurer 45 Presidenf Baci: Row: Merle Flanders, Richard Sanderson, Philip Erickson, Melvin Ericlrson, Wayne Walier, Leslie McKee, Harold Pierce, Carlion Regis, Kennefh Bacha. Second Row: Phyllis Blair, Winnie Besecker, Leonard Brigger, Timofhy Bunlzer, Louis Holden, William Hungiville, Allan Hosmer, Roberf Halres, Marjorie Sfarr, Doroihy Redic. Fronf Row: Josephine Holly, Connie Jo Payne, Mary Jane Black, Juaniia Van Scoier, Jane Maxson, Donna App, Joanne Johnson, Rufh Wafson, Shirley Curiin. Sevenlh Grade l l Baci: Row: Dale Causer, David Houclc, Clarlme Sisley, James Bliss, Roberl' lrons, Hugh Sfaley, Philip Smifh, James McKenzie. Second Row: Norma Broclcift Gregory Hahn, Earl Blair, Elmer Coifrell, Burion Nearing, Harry Robinson, Richard Kahle, Reber? Fosier, Nancy Parsons. Froni: Bernice Yose, Delores Goodwin, Mary Aulf, Paffy Payne, Virginia Shields, Lucille Freer, Dena Blauser, Dorofhy Evereifs, Marilyn Monroe. Absent from Picfure: Jane Monroe. 46 RECREATION CENTER XPQS, own- 5 S , 2 'i x- E , 0 M l Q1 1 Q W . u M ' A W OTTocraT STaTT Ediior-in-Chief . , Ann Kaluza AssisTanT EdiTor , Marion HaclneTT AdverTising Managers Pauline Brown, David Dibble, Basil Marvin Circu'aTion Manager , , , .. Florence CurTis SporTs Edifors Mary Lou lrons, Louise Rhodes ArT EdiTor , Dona Devereaux AssisTanT ArT EdiTor . Esfher Mann PhoTographer , Elaine WhiTman TypisTs , . , BeTTy Vaughn, Virginia OesTreich Adviser, Miss Mazza This year iT has been The aim oT The OTTocraT sTaTT To publish an annual ThaT would raTe as high or even higher Than The I942 and I943 books. Since boTh of These OTTocraTs have won The BuTTalo Evening News Trophy Tor The besT prinTed yearbook in iTs class, The I944 OT'l'ocraT sTaTT has worked hard To duplicaTe This achievemenT. Our reason: The success oT The sTaTi in carrying ouT iTs aim will mean ThaT The Trophy--a silver cup-will become a permanenT and Treasured possession oT OTTO High. The firsT and ToremosT problem which The sTaTT encounTered was The selecTion of a Theme upon which To base The enTire book. ATTer careful consideraTion, aviaTion was chosen since iT is playing such an imporTanT parT in our lives Today, and because we believe iT To be a symbol of The TuTure. Our nexT problem was The consTanT uncerTainTy caused by The shorTage of maTerials. However, we believe we have overcome These diTTiculTies successliully. We have sTrived To make This OHocraT beTTer Than all oThers, buT above all we wanT iT To hold Tor you The memories dear To you as a sTudenT of OTTo High. Beck Row: Pauline Brown, Virginia OesTreich, Marion Hackeff, Mary Lou Irons, Florence CurTis. Fronf Row: David Dibble, Basil Marvin, Befiy Vaughn, Ann Kaluxa, Louise Rhodes, Dona Devereaux, Elaine WhiTman 47 OTTo Horn Back: BeTfy Semelsberger, Carolyn Houck, Evelyn Schwabenbauer, Mary Grace Smiih, Helen Nuhfer, Jack Schollard, BeTTy Schwab, Eugene RoTe. Beffy Walker. Florence Curiis, Virginia Oesfraich, Bonnie Belsiger, Ella Mae Smifh, Elaine Whitman. Fronfz Marion Haclrefh Louise Rhodes, Alice Teuscher, Mary Lou Irons, Harley Higley, Dona Devereaux, Allah Ekas, Ann Kaluza. Ediior-in-Chief Ann Kaluza Evelyn Schwabenbauer, Gene Role, Helen Nuhfer, Managing EdiTor .. ,.., News EdiTor ArT EdiTor SporTs Edifor Roving ReporTer Business Manager Feafure WriTer CirculaTion Managers Reporfers . Louise Rhodes . ,Bonnie Balsiger Harley l-ligley .. .Harley Higley Mary Lou Irons ,. . Virginia OesTreich , Dona Devereaux . , Mary Lou irons, BeTTy Walker BeTTy Semelsberger, Ella Mae Srnifh, Florence Curfis, Jack Schollard, Alice Teuscher, Elaine WhiTman, Carolyn Houck. AlleTa Ekas. , . Mary Grace SrniTh, BeTTy Walker, Marion HackaTT, Dick McCandless ProducTion STaTT ., Advisers, Miss Mays, Miss Dukes . This year The OTTo Horn sTaTT worked under The direcTion of Two new Teachers. Miss Mays, who has had previous experience in newspaper work, underTook To direcT The ediTorial side of The paper, while Miss Dukes supervised iTs producTion. The sTaTT encounTered even more diTliculTies in puTTing ouT The paper Than did lasT year's sTaTT. Besides Tire and gas raTioning, There was The elernenT oT Time To consider. BoTh advisers resided in BradTord, which meanT ThaT mosT of The work had To be done in The acTiviTy and sTudy periods. Because oT These cliTTiculTies, The paper was ediTed every Three weeks insTead of every week. The paper was read by more Than Two hundred and TiTTy persons- many in The armed Torces. A number oT copies were senT To oTher schools in exchange Tor Their publicaTion. We owe much To Miss Marjorie Loop in having The paper come ouT on Time. Tor iT was she who mimeographed The copies. We Teel ThaT no one else could have done The job as rapidly and neaTly. The sTaTT Takes greaT pleasure in expressing iTs appreciaTion Tor whaT Miss Loop has done. 48 The Sfudenl' Council ' Baal: Row: Allan Hosmer, Gene Smifh, Alan Zeller, David Beal, Doris Schwab, James McKenzie. Front Row: Mergarei Morrison, Edwin Mclnlyre, Roberl HungivilQe, David Cunningham, Elsie Monroe. Carolyn Houck Evelyn Schwabenbauer. OFFICERS Presidenl ,, ,.,..,, , , ,, ,David Cunningham Vice Presiclenr , ,..,,..Edwin Mclnfyre Treasurer ., .,., Roberl l-'lungiville Secre+ary ,, . .,,, ,.,.Elsie Monroe MEMBERS Seniors , ,.,..Doris Schwab. Elsie Monroe, Sophornores, ,, , Evelyn Schwabenbauer. David Cunningham Caroline Houck Juniors Roberl l-lungiville, Edwin Mclnfyre Freshmen, .. ,,,... Margarel' Morrison, Gene Smifh Eighlh .. . , .. David Beal, Alan Zeller Sevenfh . A .Allan Hosmer, James McKenzie Adviser, M r. Sweilzer The Sfudenl' Council is an organizalion assisling in fhe conlrol and managemeni of 'rhe school affairs. I+ is an imporlanl' 'laclor in lhe life of each OH'o s+uden+ as il bolh regulales lhe general conducl' of +he school and renders many services +0 'rhe school whenever a problem is presenled. The members of lhis organizaiion are elecfed by lhe vole of lhe class whom lhey represent The officers are elec+ed by ihe members of +he organizafion. Repre- senlalives are chosen from all grades from seven +o rwelve, inclusive, +o insure each class an equal parl in school proceedings. The dulies of lhe s'ruden+ council are in accordance wilh ihe faculfy, bolh for fhe belfermenf of rhe school and lhe s+uden+ body. Our main duly was policing 'rhe halls and sfairs +o main+ain orderly passage of s'ruden+s befween -classes. Defini+e palrols were nor posled buf conslani checking up was clone. We also s+ar'led fo revise 'rhe s+uden+ handbook and decided upon a permanenf award for leH'ermen in afhlefics. We assigned members fo keep lighfs +o a minimum in 'rhe halls fo con- serve elec+rici+y, so necessary lo fhe war elzlorf. 49 NaTional Honor SocieTy The NaTional Honor SocieTy is a socieTy organized Tor The recogniTion oT pupils who ranlc high in scholarship, leadership, characTer and service. This organizaTion was Tounded by The Nafional AssociaTion oT Secondary-School Principals in l'-72' and now is composed oT more Than TwenTy-Tive' hundred chapTers in The besT high schools of The counTry. ln order To be eligible To membership, pupils musT have a scholarship rank in The TirsT Third oT Their classes. Since The consTiTuTion oT The socieTy does noT sTaTe The manner of selecTion, iT was decided ThaT The enTire elecTion be in The hands oT The TaculTy. As has been sTaTed scholarship, leadership, characTer and service- The Tunda- menTal virTues mosT useful To The socieTy-are The characTerisTics used as The basis Tor raTing eligible pupils. Leadership is demonsTraTing a degree oT iniTiaTive in class- room acTiviTies, successfully holding school oTTices and oTher posiTions of responsibiliTy and conTribuTing ideas which may be used in The civic life oT The school. A sTudenT may gain recogniTion in characTer by consTanTly demonsTraTing such qualiTies of personaliTy, honesTy, reliabiIiTy, prompTness. achievemenT and moraliTy as are indis- pensable To The 'FinesT young manhood and womanhood. Service may be defined as a willingness To render cheerTully and enThusiasTically any service To The school when- ever called upon. BeTTy Vaughn Ann Kaluza Pauline Brown 50 Hi-Y Presidenf . . Edwin Mclnryre Vice Presidenf . .. Roberf Hungiville Secrefary and Treasurer .Earl Hughes The OHO Township Hi-Y opened i+s +en+h year of ac'rivi+y wi+h fhe reporls of David Dibble, who allended fhe Hi-Y meefing a+ Piifsburgh and acquired ideas for rhe club. The inifiafion of six new members Took place on Monday evening, February 7, I944, in ihe school gymnasium. Our adviser, Mr. Emelau, gave us many very inleresiing iallcs and readings from our Hi-Y manual. Mr. Shofzbarger, Secrefary of +he Norihern Y dislricl, visifed us and gave us iniormaiion on fhe Hi-Y. Emcforfs lo promofe a varie+y of ac'rivi'ries were carried our rhe laHer par+ of The year when we fool: lrips 'ro fhe Bradford Y. M. C. A. Also we had our share of pariici- pafion in oufdoors sporis al Oilo. Always, ihe basis of lhe Hi-Y is 'rhe 'lhree sides of life: +he menlal, lhe physical and rhe spiri+ual, +eaching clean scholarship, clean aihlefics and clean living. Adviser, Mr. Emelau LA Q .. 227-2 'Th ,-..:..'a4 Beck Row: Leon Robinson, William Herberf, Richard Sullivan, James Sherman, S+uarf Hanks, Allen Fowler, Hugh Bunker. Froni' Row: Roberf Rodgers, Paul Rose, Earl Hughes, Roberi' Hungiville, Edwin Mclnfyre, David Cunningham, Roberf Haynes. Sl J fl! ll UMD The Art Club tj J ii 6. g Standing: Harold Pierce, Wayne Walter, Leonard Brigger, John Blair, Sally Ann Head, William Hungiville, Louis Holden, Richard Young, Harry Harvey, Delwood Lang, Robert Closser, Carl Brown, Richard Austin. Seated: Dorothy Wilson, Kathleen Shevalier, Alrneda Kelley, Dona Devereaux, Virginia Hulse, Jack Huselstein, Helen Washburn, Gene Smith, Merle Lilly, Thomas West, Dorothy O'Dell. The work ot this year's Art Club has revealed that a great deal ot talent exists in Otto High. The Club was subdivided into a Junior and a Senior section. One ot the tirst projects undertaken by the members ot the Junior section was lettering. When this was mastered, they went on to clothes designing, tlower paint- ing or some other work ot their own choice. Some ot the boys designed war posters. Judging by the time they voluntarily spent in the art.room, these younger people devoted many hours to their work and were justly proud ot the results. The Senior section produced some equally tine work. Some ot them modeled clay animals. Several designed war posters or painted war pictures. Others designed tlowers or worked on original projects. They, likewise, displayed much interest in their work. Under the able guidance ot Miss Jean Baldwin, the members not only produced some really beautiful things but also acquired many new techniques in art work. Many who never suspected a hidden talent surprised themselves. All have a new appreciation ot beauty in line and color. Adviser, Miss Baldwin 52 4 The Library Club I l Standing: Jecquelyn Nearing, Tresa Bradf, Sally Ann Head, Eileen Langdon, Emma Hibbard, Kafherine Redingion, lrene Sanderson, Dorofhy lddings. Sealed: Virginia Larson, Luella Barton, Esfher Kahle, Beverly Davis. Dorofhy Hadclen. The Library Club had I4 members who mel' each Tuesday during Acliviry Period. They sfudied fhe rou+ine work connecfed wifh managemenf of a library, such as filing cards, carding books, preparing books for +he shelves and re+urning books +o fheir proper places on The shelves. A' Each week every girl had some defini+e job +o do. These jobs were varied as offen as possible for +he sake of wide experience. The shelves were checked carefully for order. S+ray books were puf back in +heir righfful places. No+ices for fines and over- due books were made each club period, Then senf fo fhe home rooms. Thus a consranr check on 'rhe books was made. A+ various periods during +he day +he girls presided over fhe circulaiion desk and gained experience in handling problems such as renewals, fine slips. circula+ion records, signing admilfance slips and checking fhe sfudy hall roll. Book-iackei' displays of new books were arranged by club members, and a general search for missing books was begun. Under The experf guidance of Mrs. Wilcox, +he girls performed fheir library iobs well. Adviser, Mrs. Wilcox. 53 Senior DramaTic Club This year, The Senior DramaTic Club presenTed a radio skiT Tor The P. T. A. and puT on a play enTiTIed Can I Come Back Again? The radio skiT's purpose was To Teach The sTuclenTs how To regulaTe Their voices and enunciaTe properly over The loud speaker. Can I Come Back Again? was done To correcT misTakes ThaT The parTici- panTs made and To prepare Tor The Senior and Junior plays. Besides The skiT and The play, Miss Baldwin, our adviser, gave individual help boTh in enunciaTion and gesTures. She showed The sTudenTs how To apply make-up in proper proporTions Tor various Types of IighTing. They sTudied sTage seTTings and learned how To prepare cliTTerenT scenes Tor quick changes. They sTudied diTTerenT Types of seTTings as well as how To produce a play wiTh imaginary scenery. There was a hum of acTiviTy in The arT room as The sTudenTs plunged inTo prepara- Tions Tor The Senior and Junior plays. The DramaTic Club wishes To Thank Mr. Cummings Tor his unTiring work on The scenery Tor The plays, and iT wishes To Thank Miss Baldwin Tor her able assisTance in The arT of acTing. Adviser, Miss Baldwin. Back Row: Dorofhy Coasf, Arlene Washburn, Lucille Causer, Helen Washburn, Milford Irons, Earl Hughes, Floyd ST. Clair, Delwood Lang. FronT Row: Dorbfhy O'DelI, Bonnie Balsiger, Imogene Williams, BeTTy Shirey, Jean Miller, FaTricia Snow, Shirley PalmaTier. 54 Junior Dramafic Club The Junior Dramalic Club has been quire acfive fhis year. I+ was necessary ro divide +he club inlo +wo groups because 'rhere were so many people inferesled. Each group pul on an assembly program. The firsf group gave a one-acl play enlilled The Ghosl' Thai' Giggled for rhe assembly program on December I5+h. This play was well suifed To 'rhe age group, as if was aboul' people in The same school grade as 'rhose who were in if. The officers for Group One were: Marilyn Monroe, presidenf: Carlron Regis, vice president Jane Maxson, secrerary-Treasurer. The second group gave a series of 'rhree shorf playlefs in assembly on February l6+h. These plays, which were all comedies, were: The Driving Lesson, Auni' Beisy and Vic+ory and Johnny's Long Pan+s. Several of 'rhe people in rhese plays showed promise in acling abilily. The officers of Group Two were: Roberi' Yale, president James McKenzie, vice presidenf: Leonard Brigger, secrefary-+reasurer. Miss Elizaberh Rowland, who is adviser and direcfor of +He Junior Drama+ic Club. has aroused a greal deal of inleresl' in fhe various angles of arnaleur play producrion. Adviser, Miss Rowland. Back Row lsfandinglz Beverly Maxson, Esther Kahle, Donna App, Marilyn Monroe, Winnie Beseclzer, Jane Maxson. Doro- fhy EvereH', Lucille Freer, Josephine Holly, Phyllis Blair, Mary Aulf, Phyllis Whifman. Cenrer: Margare? Elas, Gerry Dunham, Delores Payne, Monica Monroe, Jennie Lou Cauvel, Viola? Miller, Palricia Hosrner, Jane Monroe. Front: James McKenzie, Leonard Brigger. Roberi Irons, Dale Causer, Carlron Regis, Clarke Sfaley, Wayne Waller, Harold Pierce, Alvin Palmer, Kennefh Bacha, Rober+ Yale, Allan Hosmer. 55 Spanish Club Sfanding: Doris Sprague, EsTher Holcomb, Donnes Wright Sealed: Barbara Proper, Glenn Cauvel, Harold Dorrion, Irwin Angevins, Jo Ann Engman. Aqui se habla espanol! . . . Buenos alias. seiores y seiorifas. gComo esfan usTedes hoy? . . . Muy bien, gracias. LY usTed? . . . gl'lablan usTedes espanol? . . . Un poco, senorifa, no mucho. ThaT was Tamiliar conversaTion heard in The Spanish Club which meT Three Times a week wiTh The purpose oT learning To read and To speak a Ii++Ie Spanish. AlThough our progress was slow, we Teel ThaT we have been iniTiaTed, aT leasT, inTo The secreTs oT ThaT language which is spoken in rnosT oT The counTries souTh of us and which is gain- ing place in The commerce and culTure of The world. We pracTiced various Torms OT greeTings, remarks abouT The weaTher lan almosT inexhausTible subiecTl, names oT monThs and days oT The week, ways QT Telling Time, names oT Toods, names of rooms in a house and many oTher pracTical, every-day iTems. We dare noT even menTion The ever-presenT regular and irregular verbs, The pronouns and Their mysTerious locaTion in The senTence, and oTher oddiTies devised by The Spaniard To baTFle The American Trying To learn his language. We are looking Torward To using our language as a Tool which will make Travel more enioyable and inTernaTional undersTanding more nearly possible. Adviser, M iss STewa rT. 56 School Boy Palrol Lefl lo Righl: Raymond Brown, Harry Thomas, Leslie McKee, Mark Bacha, Donald Kerr, James McKenzie. James Chase, Eugene Henlon, Mary Aull, Roberl Rodgers, Richard Kahle, James DuBois, Roberl Fosler, Eugene Ware- ham, Alvin Palmer, Ernesl Hanlon, Orris Robinson. A big, orange school bus draws up lo lhe side ol lhe road. The door swings open and oul iumps a boy wearing over his iaclcel a while bell wilh a silver badge pinned lo lhe lronl. Taking his sland in lhe middle of lhe road, he signals a warning lo oncom- ing lraflic lhal children are leaving lhe bus and are crossing lhe road. This boy is a member ol lhe School Boy Palrol, made up ol a group ol hand- picked boys chosen lor lheir abilily lo lhink clearly and lo keep order. The record ol Ollo's School Boy Palrol has been excellenl. ln lhe len years ol ils exislence. lhere has nol been an accidenl lo any sludenl lalcen lo or from school. A producl ol lhe American Aulomobile Associalion, lhe School Boy Palrol it sponsored locally by lhe McKean Counly Molor Club and lhe P. T. A. These organiza- lions lurnish lhe equipmenl used and provide lor an annual parly al which awards are given. ln spile ol lhis year's cancellalion ol lhe usual Washinglon visil and camping lrip, lhe Ollo Palrol gave ils besl allenlion lo ils work and lived up lo ils mollo: Salely - firsl. lasl and always. Adviser, Mr. Gerber. 57 CLARINETS Jaclc Huselsfein Belly Vaughn Eileen Piper Gloria Jean Hare Emrnagean Wealcland Pauline Bidwell Millicenf Turner Beriha Ewing Louise Carier Mariorie Slarr Pafricia Sfevens Fred Schwab BASS CLARINETS Ruby Langliff Glenn Piper ALTO CLARI NETS Faye Schwab Virginia Brockirr FLUTES Emily Angevine Virginia Hulse ENGLISH HORN Winifred Besecker Senior Band SAXOPHONES Francis Spencer Roberf Rodgers William Herberf Sylvia Weakland Kennefh Siearns Lewis Loop FRENCH HORNS Jean Miller Carl Robinson Doris Slciver Parricia Ful+on Janifa Van Scorer TRUMPETS Norman Causer James Williams Faye Blauser Almeda Kelley Roberr Hakes Merle Flanders Beffy Cooper TROMBONES Pauline Brown Richard Sullivan Carolyn McCord Marilyn Gill Direcfor, Norman C. Mohn. BARITONES Barbara Anderson Palricia Payne BASSES Donald Schwab Delberf Lord Bernadefle Rodgers STRING BASS Marjorie Pa rlcer DRUMS John 'Blair Gordon Cooper Richard McCandless Paul Everly Harold Oesrreich Richard Ausrin Richard Sanderson Thomas Wes? BELL LYRES Edna Blair Eleanor Brown 58 CLARINETS Emmagean Weakland Mariorie Srarr Berfha Ewing Pafricia Sfevens Louise Carfer Millicenl' Turner Irene Sanderson Thelma Swiff Bel'+y Semelsberger Joan Ezzolo Bernice Sherwood Jenny Lou Cauvel Jacqueline Nearing Berry Boyer BASS CLARINETS Ruby Langfifr Glenn Piper ALTO CLARINET Virginia Broclciff FLUTES Emily Angevine Virginia Hulse BASSOON Richard Hosmer Junior Band SAXOPHONES Roberr Fosfer William Herberl' Sylvia Wealrland FRENCH HORNS Pafricia Fulfon Junifa Van Scoler TRUMPETS Fay Blauser Roberf Halces Merle Flanders Belly Cooper Kafhleen Shevalier Doris Skiver Bonnie Balsiqer Sally Blair Phyllis Whilman TROMBONES Marilyn Gill Carolyn McCord BARITONES Pafricia Payne Harry Thomas Direclor, Mr. Norman C. Mohn. BASSES Delberf Lord Bernadeffe Rodgers Donald Schwab DRUMS John Blair Richard McCandless Harold Oesfreich Richard Austin Harry Coleberl Thomas Wesf Paul Everly BELL LYRE Gloria Jean Hare Dorofhy lddinqs STRING BASS Marjorie Parker JR. DRUM MAJORETTES Madeline McKenzie Erma Hiqley Mary Jane Head Jane Maxson Joan Coleberl Louella Barfon Marilyn Monroe Shirley Chase 59 Mixed Chorus Every Friday 'rhe members of lhe mixed chorus mel in Room IOS wifh 'rheir direc- lor, Mrs. Richmond, ro blend +heir voices info beaufiiul songs. Mrs. Richmond's un- liring efiorfs and beauliiul voice gave lhem much inspirarion. The reperroire consisrecl oi classical composilions and negro spiriiuals. Slage lrighi' was an obsolele expression wiih 'lhese choris+ers. They appeared in assembly and were so enlhusiaslically received by 'lhe sludenls fha? Mr. Sweilzer gave 'rhem an invilalion for a relurn performance. Some wen? To lhe All-Counly-Chorus ai Smelhporl on May 5. I+ is 'rhrough +his organiza+ion lhal +he vocal ,inieresf in The school is increasing. Long may if sing! GIRLS Isabelle Childs Paffy Sfevens Ruby Langliff Ardena Coleberf Eileen Langdon lris Clyde Millicenf Turner Shirley Douglas Pafly Fullon Berfha Ewing Jean Miller Fred Melzer Franlxlyn Vaughn Carl Robinson John l-lolleran Roberf Yale Lorraine Coleman Gene Smilh Richard l-losmer Imogene Williams Bernice Sherwood Kalherine Reclinglon Pafricia Snow Doro+hy Harris Lois Shirey Virginia Broclciff Maxine Wareham Erma l-ligley Carolyn McCord BOYS Alvin Palmer Roberl' Fosler Eugene l-lenfon Keifh Ludwig Lewis Loop Harley l-ligley James Williams Marilyn Gill Doroihy l-ladden Bel+y Broclci++ Margarel' Elcas Margarel Morrison Bef+y Shirey Carolyn l-louclc Pauline Bidwell Doris Slriver Elizabelh Ralhbun Emma l-libbard l-larold Oeslreich Donald Schwab James Turner Bruce Wilcox Laurence Rose James DuBois Roberf McCord Richard lddings Accompanisl, Barbara Anderson. Adviser, Mrs. Richmond 60 Girls' Ensemble - Girls' Chorus ' FIRST SOPRANO Katherine Redinqron Ruth McDowell Shirley Douglas Bernice Slwerwood Emma Hadden Eileen Langdon Audrey Palmer Pafricia Snow Jean Williams Joan Coleltverf Maxine Balmer Dorolhy Wilson Beverly Davis Elsie Monroe Ruby Langfill Befly Broclrilf Louella Barlon Maxine Helden Belfy Shirey Delores Miller Barbara Anderson Pafricia Fulfon Dorofliy l-larris Mary Kerr June Sclnuelrum Irene Sanderson SECOND SOPRANO June Sprague Karlwleen Shevalier Jennie Wollord Rurlw Warlers ALTO Gloria Jean Hare Lois Shirey Virginia Larson Sara Head Ada Marie Moyer Celia Mafson Marqaref Wilcox Isabelle Childs Donna O'DeIl Shirley Chase Millicenf Turner Mary Grace S'ni+l'1 Dorollwy O'Dell Ardena Coleberf Eileen Piper Violel Miller Maxine Warelvam Berrie Schwab Shirley Palmarier Jean Miller Mary Aulf Doro+hy lddinqs Pauline Brown. ol STring Ensemble - Dance Band ln The spring oT 1943 a STring Ensemble was organized Tor The TirsT Time in The hisfory oT OTTo I-ligh School. Since ThaT Time The number of players has grown from 5 To II. The Ensembles engagemenlrs included boTh The Rixford and Duke CenTer P. T. A.'s and a performance in one of OTTo's assembly programs. lTs progress was a sure sign of genuine inTeresT and conTinued developmenT. The OTTO Tops under The guidance oT Mr. Mohn made sensaTional progress. They increased Their insTrumenTaTion, developed a Tine sense of rhyThmic sfyle, enhanced Their repuTaTion by playing Tor nine home dances, a dance in Eldred, Two in BradTord. The P. T. A. Halloween Dance and The Senior and Junior plays. The OTTo Tops have made a permanenT niche in The school's exTra curricular acTiviTies. Allan Hosmer, Louise CarTer, Mary Carfer, Shirley Curfin, Eleanor Brown, Madeline McKenzie, Delores Payne, Marie Sherman, Mariorie Parlrer. Accompanisf-Norman C. Mohn. Baci: Row: Leon Bunlrer. Second Row: Bernadeite Rodgers, Fay Blauser, Merle Flanders, RoberT Hakes, Norman Causer, James Williams, Caro- lyn McCord, Richard Sullivan, Pauline Brown, Mariorie Parker, Mr. Mohn. Fronf Row: MillicenT Turner, Mariorie Loop, Emily Angevine, Sylvia Wealrland, Jael: Huselsiein, KenneTh STearns, Francis Spencer, William HerberT, Roberf Rodgers, Dorofhy Harris, Ruby LangfiTT. 62 Drum MaioreH'es June Van Sco+er Doroihy Harris Harley Higley Lucille Bliss Ardena Coleberi Brass Ensemble Trumpef Trio Woodwind Ensemble Back Row: Pauline Brown, Bernadelie Rodgers, Merle Flanders, Roberf Hakes, Fay Blauser. Baci: Row: Glenn Piper, Ruby Richard Sumvanl Langfiff, Virginia Brockiff. Froni Row: Jean Miller, Carl Robinson, Nor- Fr::JeRii'lfwag'I o 'Hia H G re man Causef. James Williams, Almeda Kel- Eileen pgpen Befgy Vaughn: ley, Barbara Anderson. Jack Huselsfein. 63 'fi PHOTOGRAPHIC BRIEFS Top Row: Seniors have a coke-Ushereffes: Ella May Smifll, Florence Curfis, Virginia Oesfreiclw- Now consider Huis problem- Fiffh Row: Carriers-Florence Curfis sells Mr. Sweiher-laie bus. Fourfh Row: Mrs. Sandburg, e bil' shy- Mrs. Gumberl-All aboardl -Miss Rowland - Miss Mazza. Third Row: Mr. and Mrs. Mohn -School's oufl-Sludy ill hall. Second Row: Soda ierk Milford Irons- Mr. and Mrs. Molm-Firsl Mess Call. Firsf Row: Floyd S+. Clair, Lewis Sfraighh Milford lrons- Us On a Bus' -Mr. Cummings fakes over. 64 1 l Cheerleaders I II Come on Blue Hand carl, push car+, Come on Sold, Engine full of s+eam, Come on Team, OTTO HIGH SCHOOL Le+'s go! Team, Team, Team! lll A T wI+h an E wifh a T-E-R Wilh a T-E-R-R-O An O wifh an Wi+h an O-R-S Wi+h a T-ER-R-O-R-5 TERRORS! ce Teuscher, Belly Schwab, Palricia Snow, Doroihy Harris, Belly Shirey, Jean Mille 65 FooTball Review Baclr: Leon' Bunker, Milford Irons, Sidney STerr, Donald Regis. Froni Edward Silvis, Basil Marvin, Eugene Henfon, Leon Robinson, KeiTh Wilcox, Fred Melzer, Everifl' Erickson Coach Kunkle's TirsT year as TooTball coach proved To be a successful one. He worked The fellows hard and long and They deserved The success They aTTained. In rain or shine The boys were ouT There doing Their parf. A biT oT hard luck sTruclc The OTTo Team early in The year when Two ouTsTanding players, Lewis Loop and Allen Fowler, were benched Tor The season by injuries. I SepTember 25, I943 The OTTo Terrors opened The season on SepTember 25Th aT PorT Allegany, de- TeaTing Them 6 To O. Loop caughT a Torwarcl pass and ran iT down close To The goal line. Leon Bunker Took iT across Tor The Touchdown. The exTra poinT was missed. OcTober 2, l943 The boys' second game was played aT OTTO The following SaTurday, againsf SmeThporT. The Terrors won Their second vicTory by a score oT I4 To 6. Irons scored I3 oT The I4 poinTs. IT seems ThaT Milford played beTTer againsT SmeThporT borh in baslceTball and 'fooTball Than againsT any oTher Team. Ociober 9, I943 The nexT SaTurday, The Team played aT Coudersport and won iTs Third vicTory in a row wiTh a score of 26 To 6. Mosr of The squad saw acTion ThaT clay. 66 Ocfober Ib, i943 This was fhe boys' lirsl deleal of 'lhe season. They played Porf Allegany af home on fheir refurn game. Mosl of 'rhe game was played in a downpour of rain. A safefy by Porl' early in +he game neHed +wo poinfs. A 'rouchdown lafer on in lhe game made fhe score 8 fo O. Odober 23, I 943 The ream, much improved and very delermined afler fhe lasl Sa+urday's defear, was ouf +o figh+ and win 'rhis game. Coudersporr came here on a refurn game. They 'fried hard +o upsel' 'rhe boys, buf affer much pracfice and one clefeal' OHO was alert Wi+h a wef field and The score 7 'ro 6 a+ lhe half in favor of Coudy, OHO came Through in lriumph when anofher fouchdown and an exfra poinl' made +he score I3 fo 7, in our favor. Ociober 30, I943 When Porf Allegany losl lo Couderspor+ al Porf Allegany by a score of I9 lo Y, we were ou'r 'ro win 'rhe championship. We played Smefhporl' a+ Smefhporl' on a wel field. OHO had rwo fouchdowns brough+ back because of violalions by O++o players. Thus 'rhe game ended O 'ro O. This gave Offo 'lheir 'Final sfandingz four games won, one game losf and one game fied. Their nearesr opponent Porl' Allegany, won four games and los+ +wo. The OH'o feam became 'rhe mylhical champs. Coach, Mr. Kunlcle. Back: Glenn Piper, Erie Maxson, Ronald Aulf, Ray Layfield. Fronf: Clark Minnich, Roberi' Glover, Bill Wilcox, James DuBois, James Turner, Harry Kiffer, Rex Layfield 67 Varsify Baslcelball Review Lewis Shaighi, Leon Bunker, Eugene Role. Sidney Sfarr, EveriH' Erickson, Lewis Loop, Ronald Auli, Duane Piper, Leon Rob- inson, Floyd Sf. Clair, Milford Irons, Harley Higley, manager. Offo expecled a rosy fuiure fhis year because Milford lrons, EveriH Ericlcson, Lewis Loop, Lewis Sfraighf and Floyd S+, Clair were experienced men from lasl year. Alfhough l'he season siarfed ai almosf The same fime as in preceeding years, if closed lafer fhan usual because of rhe eliminafion of many Tuesday nigh+ games. The firsi game of +he year was an alumni game. Because so many boys were away serving wifh The armed forces, ihe alumni was greafly weakened. The Varsiiy won 28 'ro l8. The second game. a filf wi+h Allegany, was played on December 3rd because no olher game was available. The coach realized +ha+ Allegany was 'foo sirong for Offo 'fo meel' 1'ha+ early in 'rhe season and we losi 40 lo 2l. O'H'o defealed ihem lafer in a refurn game. On January I4+h, O'l l'O mel Ml. JeweH for l'he firsf fime in +he year. The OHO Terrors los+ by 5 poinfs, alfhough fhey cu? 'rhe lead from I3 'fo 3 poinfs la're in 'rhe las+ quarfer of 'rhe game. OHo's firsf real vicfory was over Coudersporf in January. We whipped Coudy. who had a s+ring of eighl siraighf vicfories +o Their credit 30 +o 25. Anofher high-lighf of fhe season was -ihe vicfory over S+. Bernard's ai Bradford. The Bernies had won fiiieen games ou+ of sixieen-'rhirfeen consecufive wins. Again fhe Terrors came from behind To win by one point 68 A vicfory for which OH'o had long been waifing came when we played MI. Jewell af OHO. The OHO 'ream held 'rhe Moun+ies scoreless For +hir+een and a half minufes, Io deIea+ +he arch rivals handily 33 'Io I9. Tha'r was a grea+ momenrl Affer years of sfruggle. OHO had come Through. As +he winners of fhe McKean Counry Class B Baslce+ball League, O+I'o Town- ship represenfed Sec+ion 2 in +he clislricf playoff and mer Washinglon Township IBeechwoodsl af Brookville. Coming home wi+h a 52- I 5 vic+ory, +he Terrors also broughi along 'Ihe Disrricf 9, Class B, baskelball championship. The besl' of luclc 'Io nex+ year's Ieam! DATE November 26 December 3 December IO December I4 December I 7 January 7 January I4 January 2 I January 28 February 4 February I I February I8 February 22 February 25 March 3 March I0 March I7 March '23 ' Championship g GYYUB. TEAM OHO CHO Offo O'H'o OHO O+'ro OHO OHO O'H'o Offo OHO O++o OHO OHO OHO O'H'o OHO O+'ro C VARSITY SCHEDULE SCORE OPPONENT 28-I8 Alumni 2 I -40 Allegany 44-26 Por+ Allegany 27-I9 S+. Bernard 45-23 Smelhporl' 50-I 5 Shinglehouse 25-30 Mr. Jewe++ 27-22 Coudersporf 45-9 Eldred 32-3l Por+ Allegany 4I-26 Smefhporf 29-28 S+. Bernard I 34-26 Allegany 48-20 Shinglehouse 33-I9 Mt JeweH 34-28 Couderspor+ 44-2I Eldred 52- I 5 Beechwoods Coach, Mr. Kunlile. 69 PLACE Home-Won Away-Losf Home-Won Home-Won Away-Won Home-Won Away-Los+. Away-Won Home-Won Away-Won Home-Won Away-Won Home-Won Away-Won Home Home -Won -Won Away-Won Away-Won DATE December December December December January January January February February February February February February March March March 3 IO I4 I7 7 2I 28 4 II I6 I8 Z2 25 3 IO I7 Junior Varsily Baslce+ball TEAM O+'ro Olrlo OHO Offo OHO O'r+o CHO Offo OHO O++o O'r+o Offo O++o OI'+o OI'+o CHO SCORE I4 4 I8 23 I7 35 IO II II I4 -28 -9 I 9 -5 34-28 3I I8 I9 3I 35 32 I3 32 IO -2I -23 -34 I 5 -33 I 2 -8 OPPONENT Allegany Porl Allegany Bradford Freshmen Smelhporl Shinqlehouse Coudersporl Eldred Por? Allegany Smelhporf Limesfone Bradford Freshmen Alumni Shinglehouse Limeslone Couderspor+ Eldrecl Coach, Mr. Emelau. 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CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHES For +he I944 Graduaiing Class of OTTO JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL as you embark upon li'Fe's highways we hope you will be favored wiih good healih, good luclc and prosperily, and fhal wherever you may go, you will cherish in your memory McKean Counry, iis fine people and Hs good producfs. ,,,,-.- -. 2909 ml! GDDIL E IDAU BH KENDALL REFINING COMPANY 76 Complimenfs of BROWN'S BOOT SHOP Complimenfs of CLAYMAN JEWELERS O SHOES AND HOSIERY . FOR ALL THE FAMILY Excelleni' Repair Work , 0 57 Magn Sheer. B,.ad.fo,.dl p 53 Main S+ree+ Bradford, Pa. c I ' f THE om imenfs o P H. C. BEMIS COMPANY NORTHEASTERN o WHEN lT'S LUMBER CALL OUR NUMBER CORPORATION , PA. Coal, Painf, Builders' Supplies, Too Bradford, Pa. Phone 6I0b Complimenfs of CIe+rac Crawler Tracfors BRADFORD sow by FILLING STATION J. F. BRITTAIN Main at Congress Bradford. P 405 E. Main S+. Bradford, Pa. 'll l I l M' I DAVIS BAKERY 20 MECHANIC ST. Bradford, Pa. Phone 75I6 . ' ' ' 4 M ' s 1' Freeborn Equlpmeni' Co., Inc. If Youre ' k:4 g.R:'AT We uppws O l C A S E Y S INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY N. Y. O O N. UNION B+ Main Olean, N. Y. OLEAN PHONE 4I29 Across From fhe Ciiy Building Compliments of I. W. MILLER 81 SON OLEAN, N. Y. PLAY FOR KEEPS AND KEEP YOUR PAY- BUY U. S. WAR BONDS AND STAMPS Ma+son Elecrric Corp. Olean, N. Y. FURNITURE AND APPLIANCES sm-su, N. Fmsr sr. PHONE me ron amen roorwmz ur-s ALwAYs Hannifan 8: Co. Olean's Besi Shoe Siore Since i900 I47 N. Union Sf. Dial 6367 Lesier Shoe Sfore Olean, N. Y. The Home of Good Shoes and Rubbers of ihe Lowes+ Price Oppenheim's Olean Flowers Plus A. E. EWING CO. OLEAN, N. Y. Complirnenfs of B E G G ' S JEWELERS I66 N. Union S+. Olean, N. Y. PRODUCERS BANK AND TRUST COMPANY Capifal and Surplus S400,000.00 BRADFORD, PENNSYLVANIA 4 MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION -,,,..,,-'l,' sl D T Il 9 :T-1 'Z HA: 7:3 15 il Ii: 'fav-I f n.g. 1, g4 f ' . A. Miller 8: Son Lumber Co. BRADFORD, PA. The Largesi and Mosi Complefe Sfoclc of Lumber, Millwork, and Building Maferials in McKean Couniy I PHONE 4I56 Complimenls of EMERY HARDWARE CO. O THE MODERN HARDWARE DEPARTMENT STORE O 45-47 Main Sl. Bradford, Pa THE PICTURE SHOP O KODAKS AND SUPPLIES Developing, Prin+ing, Enlarging Piciure Framing -- Cine Home Movies Miniafure Cameras - Amaleur Supplies I4 Chambers' S+. Bradford, Pa. H. R. ROGALSKY 0 BracIford's Mosi Reliable Jeweler O WHEN THE BEST COSTS NO MORE DON'T YOU THINK YOU OWE IT TO YOURSELF TO GET THE BEST 141.1 MM sw God gives us lighi by day and man's ingenuiiy gives us lighi by night The sun shines for all aboui' half ihe fime, and elec+rici+y dispells darkness all the lime. PENNSYLVANIA ELECTRIC COMPANY 80 DON'T PUT IT OFF ANOTHER MINUTE SA . . . For safeiy againsi' aggression . . . The enemy oufsicle our gafes SA . . For safefy againsi' inflafion . . . The enemy inside our ga+es SA . . . For Ihe safeiy of your fufure The Firsf Nafional Bank of Porf Allegany Member Federal DeposI+ Insurance Corporafion D. A. HUGHES RIXFORD, PA. WILLIAMS STORE COMPLETE FOOD SERVICE 0 Phone Rew 733 Rixford, Pa. BILL'S GARAGE GENERAL REPAIRING AND WELDING RIXFORD, PA. Phone Rew 73I H. L. C A R T E R DUKE CENTER, PENNA. Groceries - Meais - Frui'I's - Vege+abIes Baked Goods - Raw and Pas+eurized Milk Qualify ls Remembered Long Affer Price Is Forgo+'I'en Q Phone I3 THE PHOTOGRAPHIC WORK FOR THE OTTOCRAT Was Done by COULTER STUDIO RIDGWAY, PA. GULNAC'S DAIRY JOE KALUZA 8: SON 0 O MILK AND CREAM TRUCKING AND TRACTOR SERVICE 0 0 Duke Cerner, Pa. Phone 89-R-2 RIXFQRDI PA, 82 CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHES FOR THE I944 GRADUATING CLASS OF OTTO HIGH SCHOOL Qumxsn MOTOR OIL QUAKER STATE OIL REFINING CORP. McKEAN PLANT BRADFORD, PENNA 83 Compllmenfs of PARK FURNITURE STORE o ' OIL WELL SUPPLIES Where You Will Always Find 0 S h' N d DTI mel 'ng ew an ' mn' Bradford, Pa. Dial 3163 General Hardware and Sporfing Goods Bodine Hardware Co. Il-I3 Mechanic Sfreei' PHONE 6I29 BRADFORD, PA. CompIimen+s of BRADFORD NATIONAL BANK BRADFORD, PA. MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 84 OTTO MEN'S STORE Andrew Slcolc Rose J. McCready Baldwin 0 T LADIES' DRESSES AND SHOES SHOES AND MEN'S FURNISHINGS DRY GQODSI SQHQOL SUPPLIES ' o DUKE CENTER' pa, Duke Cenler, Pa. Phone Sl-R-3 S. E. McCREADY GARAGE O FENDER AND BODY WORK 0 DUKE CENTER, PA. Burdic Sales Agency GAS. OIL AND REPAIRS PAINTS AND HARDWARE RIXFORD, PA. Sullivan's Service S+a+ion RIXFORD, PA. EVERYTHING FOR THE HOME Joseph Marks Furnifure Siore 24 Main Sf. Phone 43I5 BRADFORD. PA. Complimenis of Beclcwi'l'h Machinery Co. 36l Congress S+. Bradford, Pa. CORRECT CLOTHING AND FURNISHINGS FOR MEN AND BOYS The JAMES R. EVANS Co., Inc. BRADFORD, PA. STAR GARAGE CO. TUNA MANUFACTURING o COMPANY PONTIAC DEALER 0 ' LUMBER DEALERS WE SERVICE ALL MAKES OF CARS 0 ' General Building Con+rac+ors Bradford, Pa. Phone 3I2I Planing Mill- Builders' Supplies Complimenfs of BRADFORD SUPPLY CO CORPORATION ' 0 OIL WELL SUPPLIES . Bradford, Pa. Eldred, P CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK OF BRADFORD Surplus and Capifal S400,000.00 g I SAVINGS ACCOUNTS CHECKING ACCOUNTS TRUST ACCOUNTS O MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 86 OTTO TORPEDO CO. DUKE CENTER, PA OIL AND GAS WELL SHOOTING . , SERVICE AND OUALITY IS OUR MOTTO 8 7 I GQJQED arns dau Printing Company Printers and Stationers Bradford, Pa. 4' A . an . n . , i-M 53.14 A . g-:x,,gQ1 , , , ,. Y e.- - V .A 1,:x,,,' t ,-5, -, ' ' '- 'w!?:.:-,- s- NA A fi . . f ' i Q1 1 . -'41 :+A ' 'ima V 5, 'wld Qztvi , 3.- V , ,, 'f , -s 45' 5:5--' 3, ,V ,, A, -1. gk gb we 6, 1. H. ,2 '- ui, 'z 3: Y 5 3553- if -Ye- . ' 454 ,.. -aw , ' - YC -s9'r mv. :I 'nge' 5-Q J. g 'fi 1 X.. ,Q nk., ,Wei f' 4-pkg., Y , r if A 2 E .,5 11. .. W. .GV X. 2 , ,x .L fn' 1 , A I., ,-f fix Q3 Fifaw 4 W ' -'Wr -:B , g1Vf?f , ,I .. V 'I-1.2! Vifigl ' Ti 'Lg 5. .,. ,Q-.F V.. 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