Pettisville High School - Lariat Yearbook (Pettisville, OH)

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CLASS PROP!-IECY Ho. hum! My, lhis is a lonely evening. I guess l'll look al lhe old annual ol I937. Seems iusl like yeslerday, inslead ol lilly years ago, lhal we were planning lhis annual. How lime does llyl These piclures look so lunny now. How proud we were ol lhem lhenl Even lhe clolhes we wore look silly now. ll almosl makes me laugh. And here is my class. The seniors ol l937. ll has been so long since I've seen lhem. Why, lhey're lrying lo lalk lo mel Look, lhey're saying Hello, Helen, il's been a long lime Since we've seen you. loo. There is an almosl dealening noise as everyone lries lo lalk al once. Finally I ask lhem all lo slep oul ol lhe pages ol lhe book and come inlo my house lo have a parly iusl as we used lo have. There is much rushing and running aboul. Finally everyone is sealed in my home. Bul all are lrying lo lalk al lhe same lime. All are lelling whal lhey are now doing. To sellle lhis dillicully we decide lo lel everyone lell his or her slory in lhe order in which we are sealed. Paul Smilh, presidenl ol our senior class. nalurally is lirsl, so his slory lollows, wilh lhe olhers immedialely aller. He is. ol all lhings, a iuslice ol llhe peace and has iusl recenlly married Grace Taylor and her old llama lrom high school days. He also has laken up singing as a hobby. His slory doesn'l give Grace very much lo say excepl lhal lhey are very happy and will live on a larm near Wesl Unily. - Jesse Grieser is nexl. Jesse spends mosl of his lime lraveling and wriling aboul his lravels. He has been everywhere and knows all aboul lhe Eskimos and has wrillen many inleresling books. Gladys Rupp is a familiar figure lo everyone. She is noled lor being lhe besl woman newspaper reporler in lhe Uniled Slales and has many exciling advenlures. Her oulslanding conlribulion is LuIu's Lellers , a column she had wrillen lor our high school paper. Andrew Rupp nexl lells his slory. He has become lhe head ol lhe, grealesl lhree-ring circus in lhe world. He slarled oul as a lumbler and worked his way up. Helen Burkholder has surprised everyone by lurning oul lo be a school leacher. She maiored in English, a subiecl which she always haled. Bul she lells us lhal she doesn'l inland lo be a leacher very long any more. Harold Nolziger, who was one lime secrelary and lreasurer ol our class, has pul lhis experience inlo use and is privale secrelary lo Howard Nolziger, lhe presidenl ol lhe largesl chain of 5 8: I0c slores in lhe Uniled Slales. Harold says lhal Howard is a very good boss. They bolh are happily married and have many children lo look aller lhem. Marjorie Siegel, who is nexl in line. says lhal she has pul inlo praclice all lhe knowledge gained lrom a cook book given her when she was a senior and has become lhe head cook of a very famous holel in New York. Her lame is well known lo all who like a good home-cooked meal. Dorolhy Bernalh, who was known lor a number ol years as lhe lamous no girl, has linally said yes lo lhal cerlain millionaire lrom England. He is a counl and she lells us lhal lhey will reside in England. Carl Beck is slill lhe same quiel person he always was. In his slow carelul way he lells us lhal he is iusl a larmer. Bul he doesn'l lell us lhal he is a lamoui scienlisl and has made many a new discovery. Lorraine Liechly, who never was afraid lo lalk and slill' isn'l, says lhal she really look up nursing as she inlended lo, bul a slronger allraclion lhan nursing kepl her from ever finishing her career as a nurse. Richard Oyer, who speaks -up nexl, grins and says lhal he had always been bolhered wilh lhe ques- lion, Why doyhorses run away? and has laken up lhe sludy ol il. He has become well known lo larmers because ol his knowledge ol horses. Lloyd Huber now has lhe floor. Il seems he has become an ace llyer and is noled lor his slunl llying. He is slill flying alone lhrough lile, however. Waller Krieger, aller being quiel lor so long, inally gels a chance lo speak. He is a radio an- nouncer lor baseball games and is a very good one. loo. He always was inleresled in sporls. Now we come lo Sherman Taylor. He lells us lhal he is a greal surgeon. He also says il was his parenls' wish lhal he lake up lhal profession. He has lurned oul lo be a very lamous one. He sludied in Europe. Lasl in lhe line, bul cerlainly nol leasl, is Herberl Spangler. Herberl in high school was always noled lor his inabilily lo sil slill and now he has become a famous iuggler and perlorms before large crowds. And now lhal everyone has lold his slory, lhey all wanl lo know mine. I, Helen Rychener, am an old maid living alone in my old home place in Pellisville. I laughl school lor awhile bul I have been laking lile easy for many years now.

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CLASS HISTORY ln lhe lall ol I933 lwenly-nine ol us lell Porl Freshman as Greenies and headed 'lor Porl Sophomore. Blanchard Amslulz became our pilol and Miss Walker our lirsl male. The lirsl slorm we encounlered was lhal ol inilialion, bul we came oul all righl. Near lhe end of our firsl year we gave lhe sophomores a relurn parly. Only lwenly-one were aboard as we lell Porl Sophomore. bul we picked up lwo or lhree more on lhe way. Blanchard was in charge again, bul lhis lime Mr. Yeager wenl along lo advise us. ll was our lurn lor lhe lun and we losl no lime in inilialing lhe lreshmen. Ol course, we were well represenled in all ol lhe alhlelic aclivilies by lhis lime. A Helen Rychener was in charge as our small group ol sevenleen lell porl lhe lhird lime, and Mr. Babione was our lirsl male. We slarled work immedialely on lhe school paper wilh Carl Beck as eclilor. Then we presenled lhe play Back Again. Home Town wilh greal success. Shorlly before landing we look lhe seniors lo lhe Gypsy Tea Room where we sponsored lhe junior-senior banquel. Al lasl we look oll on lhe lasl lap ol our lrip. This lime eighleen were aboard. Paul Smilh became pilol and Miss Wyse lirsl male. ll wasn'l long unlil we were busily working on The Larial wilh Carl Beck as edilor. Then we presenled lhe play Slreamlined Sue . Now aller commencemenl is over we look aboul and wonder il il is aclually four years since we look oll. As we land lhis lime we slarl lhinking aboul 'filling our places in lhe world inslead ol our nexl shorl journey. - CLASS WILL We, lhe seniors of Pellisville High School, do. in lhe year ol our Lord nineleen hundred lhirly-seven. swear lo abide by lhe lollowing will: Carl Beck wills his blond hain lo Carl Schmucker. Dorolhy Bernalh wills her slender ligure lo Laura Merillal. Helen Burkholder wills her abilily lo gel boy lriends lo lva Balcom. Jesse Grieser wills his speclacles lo lhe mosl inlelligenl senior nexl year. Lloyd Huber wills his abilily lo make speeches lo Harold Liechly. Waller Krieger wills his abilily lo lhrow baseball curves lo Roberl Winegarden. Lorraine Liechly wills a lew Sunday nighl dales lo Vesla Miller. Harold Nolziger wills a couple ol his curls lo Waunela Wyse. Howard Nolziger wills his love lo Arlene Neidhardl. Richard Oyer wills his baskelball abilily lo Paul Rychener. Andrew Rupp will his heighl lo James Weber. Gladys Rupp wills her plump ligure lo June Canlield. Helen Rychener wills her lalkaliveness lo Lorena Morningslar. Marjorie Siegel wills her cook book lo lhe one who needs il mosl. Paul Smilh wills his greal leadership lo Maurice Frey. Herberlfspengler wills his wiggling lo Miss Wyse. Grace Taylor wills her lair complexion lo Freida Plund. Sherman Taylor wills his inlelligence lo Florence Grieser. Closed and sealed by lhe seniors wilh lheir hands on a slack ol Bibles.

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THE SENIOR CLASS Of PETTISVILLE HIGH SCHOOL Presenfs HSTREAMLINED SUE Thursday, December I7, I936 Casl' of Characlers Jenny Groves, who lives in Ihe village of Pine Grove - Helen Burkholder Lucille Babson, a prelfy neighbor ---- Grace Taylor Ben Grump, who direcls 'rhe affairs of 'rhe village - Andrew Rupp Charlie Boone, who re'rurns 'ro The village - - Sherman Taylor Clarence Elliot his friend, wifh a fondness for climbing 'frees ------- Howard Nofziger Sue Gray, S'freamIined Sue ---- Helen Rychener Mrs. Cornelia Cobb, head of 'rhe Women's Club of +he village ------- Gladys Rupp Jonalhan Boone, Ihe village banker - - - Harold Nofziger Oscar Schulfz, wilh a fondness for gumdrops - - Richard Oyer Bunny Barlels, a pre+'ry, buf embarrassing visi'ror - Dorolhy Bernalh THE JUNIOR CLASS Of PETTISVILLE HIGH SCHOOL Presenls THE STRANGE BEOUESTH Thursday. May 6, I937 Rober'r Owen. 'rhe nephew of Ihe deceased Andrew Owen, who falls in love wilh Jane+ Ben+on ---- Harmon Hess Jack Fenway, Jrhe crook ------ Herman Clair Ivlr. Long. Ihe lawyer ------ Virgil Sunday Rene Louvres, de'rec'rive, who impersonales a Frenchman - Maurice Frey Tilly, Ihe maid ------- Ru+h Burkholder Janel' Benlon, who changes Ihe crooks - - Arlene Neidhardl' Mrs. Cook, a cousin of Mr. Owen - - - Waunela Wyse Helen Cook. meek daughfer, who Ialer rebels againsf her mofher ------- Belly Rupp Marnie Drew, 'rhe aclress - Doris Lawrence