Pettisville High School - Lariat Yearbook (Pettisville, OH)

Text from Pages 1 - 90 of the 1946 volume:

' Pettisville School N T Xe 5 xl ' ' of Tomcbrrsw L ' sg Q2'2s4gw - nEw:'f Q QS bv the fgwfigifif QM i i-'MI of Pettisvlle I-H911 SCHOOI T--J M fW,f l . .,,+ . , Pcttlsvmlle, 01110 Q l I . l ' Q'lIllllI!fl.ll!i! QIjJggqEF,ig35b H . l!iiEglXQ :si :TWN I I -l -Fyw yypvgluvrun-.ff-vw-Ugg-'pq Inqm 'v.q rp-nn-v-A Y:-gg.---ff - ga -up - ..' V 1 I -- vu, 1 'V Q- mga- -, -ywggvf--v-f-.-1 mfg-+ 3-.-wg rg.,-Y X- W wwf l. , , 1 1 I ,C . , , I . . r. . , . .gif , f H Y N ' i Y i . ' ' LBJ ' T' PQREWQRD The Pettisville School was built seventeen you-s ago. Lt that time it was the pride and joy of the community. It seemed quite adequate st first, but after years of use we find it has deficiencies-s perfectly normal situation, for needs change with time. Because of that fact we decided to plan what we consider an ideal Pettlsville School and show it to the community through the 1946 Lariat. We are calling it tho Pettisville School of Tonorroyr. and we must acknow- ledge that we borrowed the idea from the Toledo B1s.de's now famous Toledo of Tomorrow. In the pages that follow you will find this plan worked out in considerable detail. The Mess included are the result of suggestions made by both teachers and studentsg and they present, we think, an almost ldesl school plant. le seniors hope that by bringing to the attention of the comlullty the fact that our school plant does need improving we shell arouse an interest in the community in bringing that improvement to pass. 1' l'lP'I'I'Il'l '-1' 'l 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ,l, all t lx ul I' .,.,, M., W. , ' r 'r -- -1.0 . ,. .T z r-,.m,.,.,,,,..., ?,.,..,,,,, .w,.n.,.-..-W, , , , . . ,K ,' 9 f ' . - 'E F A , L a 1 V x 4 L - C 5 I ,, I ' Y . ' ' z ,1 ' . 2' 5. - ' . 3, D+ - 1 3, , , w - . 1 1,5 , . ..,' A - 4- .f - . ,Y - 41 +.1.A, V ,A 0 ,. M , , ' ,, - , ,,. . 5 ' , - - A, . - 1.1 u i' . ' 1 r. J., ,. Y. . , -- - . I 8' ' f f - ' ' . , 'f'- 1' - ,. I, .MM-U. 1 , t 1 ., ' ' - - ' V , . , , THE LARU-XT Torole of Contents Foreword Seniors Pettisville School of Tomorrow Colendor index d Advertisements AML, , , , ,, ..,,,,,,,, ,,,,- ,,, ,,,,,, -1-- ,,,e ,,,,,,, ,,- ,,,,- I - M 1 - '1 ' ' A' ' ' 4 ig- ,g .,,, ., , H- , ,n r , ,MMM A SQIUOYS fi N an s-af' 'fh 'T Je' 1 A ffm' Sf ' 3 X X 4 ..,5- X P :fag-1 V29 , . C hw, 4 4 g. ,H W..-E.-T,.. wg , 5 'A '5-' .. 2. 1- up 'f '1- . Nha., lll. 'A . If wi '. 5: . ?'f??g' V r .F 1-f',.,-qv,n!7,-qw--if-v -- .- F, 1 I xl v 1 v v x s 1 ' v 5 Y ,' l ,n..., A .- ,l -I , ,.,. .- '.L. A, w .. ,, L ,. 1 1. ,l Senior History Sixteen more. of us seniorss have reached the end o f our school days here at Pettisville High School. While we all look forward to beginning careers of our own, we also look back over these years with pleasure. All the activities we have partici- pated in together, such as class p l a y s, class programs, a n d parties, helped make friendships that will last a long timeg we hope all our lives. In these y e a r s, besides learning among other things each other's faults, we h e v e dis- covered many ,things about our school that we doh't like. So in this Lariat we are sponsoring the HPettisville School of Tomorrown what we to show our communitv would like to see happen at Pet- tisville. So far as we are concerned we will seniors not be directly s part of the school any longer, but to keep our theme k e y e d to the future we will attempt to tell you what time hold for us seniors when we get out of school. Judging from the past years. our futures should not be un- eventful. W e have discovered the senior class of '46 lacks no enthusiesum whfn once stirred up. The Lariat, 1946 We got off to a good start bv being properly initiated when w e entered ss Ugreenies.U As u s u a l though, we got even by initiating t h e Ngreeniesn our- selves the next year. All through high school we h a v e h a d active intramural basketball teams. 0 u r girls' team won the intramural tournap ment when we were eighth graders and again when we were seniors. The boys did as well and both our teams came out on top in the 1946 tourney here at school. Highlights of our junior end senior years, of course, were the class plays. nListen to Leon,' was our Junior production and uGabriel, Blow your Hornlu our senior play. We still declare we couldn't h e v e found e better character for Gabriel anywhere than we had in James Zook. Our class had a number of parties this year. At Halloween time w e enjoyed a masquerade party at Ilva Rupp's home. Doris Liechty gave us a Christmas party at her h o u s e, and we had a Valentine party in the music hell basement. The fact that almost everyone from the class attends all the parties makes our class exceptional. In the March of Dimes Con- test sponsored by the school the senior class in a lest minute contribution gave almost as much as the entire other side gave. One of us, Marvin Grieser, showed o u tstanding scholastic ability and placed fifth in the county in the state tests. In the history section of the test he placed first in the county. Four of us girls,Betty Rupp, I l v a Rupp. Doris Liechty. and LeAnna Sauder. participated in a county glee club which sang at the county music festival. at Delta March 12. Commencement activli t 1 e s crowded our last school days. The juniors gave us a banquet to begin them. The Rev. Andrew Rupp gave our of Upland, Indiana, baccalaureate sermon and the Rev. the Epworth Sidney A. Mayer of Methodist church in Toledo ad- dressed us at commencement. On class night we gave a circus which was Quito different from any previous senior program. The class has been active in all phases of school life: scholastic. athletic. so c 1 a l, musical. and dramatic. As we leave we honestly hope we will be remembered and missed next year. 1 MLRVIN GRIESER plans to go to college. He becsle salutatorien of the senior class running s close seo- ond to Doris I-iechty. He also re- celved high honors in the county ln the s t n t e scholarship test. He ranked fifth ln the county. He will probably muy in the fields of oeso- slatics and science since these were his particular interests it. h 1 g h school. His msthematicol mind was of great value in doing s o n e of the planning of our Pettlsvllle School of Tomorrow for the Lariat, and also as business manager on the annual staff. lieriin always took sn active part ln intramural sports. especially horseshoe. badminton, end ping pong. Re would sonedey like to operate a school for juvenile dellnquents to give then e. higher sim ln life. ILYA HIP? would some day like to own a restaurant of her own. She not only loves to cook. but she .loves to eat ne well. She has acquired. her ability as a g o o d cook fron her mother, and her skill at cooking was enjoyed. by the journalism students. lhen the newspaper staff worked on Pet Echoes on llondny night. I -1 I I cooked supper f o r then and no one ever felt ill from her mesls. Ilve. has alsqs had a very lssginatlve sind, and has imagined all sorts of things for her future. Some day Ilva will be a good housekeeper and a busy housewife. She w 1 1 l probably be supplying several of the guplls for our Pettisville School of Tomorrow. 2 JOAN' LEININGEHIll1 prob s b 1 y work in s store or in s factory after s h e graduates fron hgh school. Since she took hone eeoncslcs all four years we think she planned for some time to be e housewife. probably the wife of s dairy farmer. Joan played sn active part in sports by being cheerleader for four years. She is likely to Isnt to keep this in the Yaully, and will probably send someone to the Pettisvllle School of Tomorrow to take hor place. Joan seemed to be quite interested in intramural sports. especially Badmin- ton. She shosod her ability as s ndneoscope operator while working on the annual. Joan may even be a circus performer judging fron her acrobntlc ability. She likes to turn csrtwheels and lf properly dressed would pass for a clown. DEIICLR G-LUTSCBI almost seesed to be condemned by his classmates to be s farmer. In the survey that res made in the senior class. everyone agreed that Delmar would b e the farmer of the group. He prepared for this in school in the snsll way that he could by taking agriculture. He will probably be a good farmer since he has lived on a farm all his life. Delmar agrees that he will likely 'oe a farmer. specializing 1 n either tomatoes or carrots. Delmar played o n the teal that lon the class chalplonshlp in bhketbsll. He also took part in lost of the intramural sports during his senior year. Marvin Griegsero Class salutatorian Student Council 9. 10. 11. 12 President 12 Class rice president 12 Chorus 9, 10 'Lariat' staff Business manager Library staff 10. ll. 12 Ilvo Rupp Bild 9, 10. 11. 12 Chorus 10 Girls' glee club 10. 12 County glee club 12 Girls' sextette l2 Cheerleader ll. 12 Booster 10. ll. 12 Chairman 12 U Class play ll, 12 Pet Echoes staff 10. ll, 12 Editor l2 Class officer Vice-president ll Treasurer 10. 12 Library staff 12 The Lariat. 1946 loam Leininger Chorus 9, 10 Girls' glee club 10. 12 Class play 12 Cheerleader 9. 10. 11. 12 Booster ll, 12 Chairman 11 Band 9 Class gfficer , President 9, 12 Secretary 11 ' De Ima r Gczutsche Chorus 9 The Lariat. 1946 .I 5 DGRIS LIECHTY receiyed valedlc- torisn honors of the senior class. Although the race between Doris and Marvin Grieser was very close. Doris Won. She plans to attend college to be a high school teacher, and probab- ly w1ll major in home exonomlcs. She would be the ideal d1et1t1an in our future cafeteria. Dor1s loves t o eat. She was always Ilva's assistant cook on Monday nights to cook supper for the newspaper staff. Doris w1ll also teach some physical education classes. She always took fn active part 1n intramural sports during her h1gh school days, especially in bas- ketball and p1ng pong. She was the ever busy editor of the ULrr1at,n and worked very faithfully to the end of the Job. DALE ROBINSON thinks that after he graduates Uncle Sam w1ll have a job for him. He keeps tl1s 1n the back of his m1nd. but says that he may be a part-t1me truck driver. He drove a m1lk truck once in a while during his senior year and he might have a m1lk route of his own some day. S o m e of Da1e's classmates thought that he might be a salesmen because he always seems to be able to dig up some new argument for anything he thinks is right. Since he was always active 1 n sports he w111 probably not become disinterested 1n them as soon as he is through high school. He w11l l1kely have several sons as sport champions in o u r Psttlsville School of Tomorrow. 4 JAY KRAUSS, tlh e Farm Bureau supporter of the senior class. will probably continue his support of it, not only through words, but through actions. His classmates felt sure t h a t he would be connected with farmlng 1n some way. They said if Jay wasn't a farmer he would probably work for the Farm Bureau or drive a truck for it. Jay took part 1 n sports by being manager so maybe he could even manage the Farm Bureau some day. Jay was a member of the student council all four of h1s high school years. Hs was vice president of the organization 1n his senior year. Jay says that he would like to be a trenscontinental airways pilot, but lt looks as though he has made other plans f o r his l1fe after he graduates. LOIS MILLER will probably some day b e a secretary for someone. Since her father works for a Pyrofsx gas dealer in Napoleon. 1t would seem logical that she would be a secretPry there. She prepared herself somewhat for secretarial work while in school. She took shorthand and typing 1n her junior year. In her senior year she took typing and she also was assigned one period each day for off1ce work. Some of her fellow students thought she might some day be a teacher, We think 1t looks as though there is someone in her future, but she says it 1 s undecided except that she planned to send her chlldren to the new Pettlsville School of Tomorrow. Doris Liechty Class vsledictorisn WLar1atN staff, editor Student council ll, 12 Secretary 12 Chorus 9, 10 Special chorus 9 Girls' glee club 10. 12 Countv glee club 12 Girls' sextette 12 Class play 11, 12 Library staff 9. 10. 11, 12 Head Librarian 12 Pet Echoes staff 10. 11, 12 Editor ll Class president 9 Dole Robinson Chorus 9, 10 Class plays ll, 12 Basketball 9, 10, 11, 12 Track 10, 11. 12 Baseball 9, 10 The Lariat. 1946 Joy Krauss Student council 9, 10. Vice-president 12 Band 10. 11. 12 Track 10 Manager 12 Class play 11. 12 Class president 11 Librarian 11 Booster 12 LOiS Miller Girls' glee club 10. 12 Pet Echoes staff 11 Chorus 10 The Lariat 1946 11. 12 1 fx X R MARJORIE MILLER has her heart set on being a factory worker. at least for a period of time. While taking a survey of what the other members of the senior class thought Marjorie would d o after her high school days were past, nearly every- one decided that she might work in a factory. because she is a conscien- tious person who minds her own busi- ness. She has had some experience at factory work, since she worked at the Sheridan factory in Wauseon last summer. Marjorie was never especial- ly active in sports, but she usually took part in other class activities. Marjorie was on the cast of the sen- ior class play WGabriel. Blow your Horn.' MYRL WAID LICH would like to be a mechanic a f t e r he is through school. He was on the track team in his senior year. He got rid of his extra energy there and by taking part in m o s t of the intramural sport activities. He was especially active in horseshoe a n d badminton. Myrl was also one of- the players on the basketball team that won the inter- class basketball tournament. Being an implement dealer or working for one is a job that appeals to Myrl. He also seems to be quite interested in the new Kaiser-Frazer cars that are on the market, maybe enough to help sell them. Myrl says his future is undecided but we think it looks as though there may be another person connected with it. 6 LOYBL RUPR has always b e e n interested 1 n sports. He-not only enjoyed playing the games but was also interested in the working out of the theory. This interest may lead to a larger study in the field of Sports after his high school days are past. E e may attend college and become the c o a c h of our future School. Several of Loyal's brothers have had milk routes and Loyal will probably rave a route of his own too some day. Of course, we cannot make a definite outline of the future of the boys in our class because we know that boys often change their minds. Maybe if the boys don't change their minds Uncle Sem will change them for them, and they may not have anything to say about lt. BETTY RUPP'S c a 1 1 1 n g I do believe is to be a typlst. She is a fest typist and proved her skill in typing for the Lariat and newspaper when she was a senior. She will make a good private secretary for someone unless she decides to teach other high school students to type as she does. She won't b e one- sided though. At school she took part in music and sports too. We always needed Betty's speed as a guard on the basketball floor. She would be efficient in almost any field. even as a housekeeper. And her possibilities of being one some- day look big right now, too. Maybe she will be her husband's secretary someday. Moriorie Miller Chorus 10 Girls' glee club 10, 12 Pet Echoes staff 12 Class play 12 Myrl Wcxiclelich Chorus 9 , 10 Class play 12 Track 12 The Lariat. 1946 Loyal Rupp Bhsketball 9, 10. ll. 12 Track 9, 10, ll, 12 Class plavs 11, 12 Band 9 Chorus 9 Baseball 11 Betty Rupp nLar1atN staff Associate editor Girls' glee club 10, Chorus 10 Special chorus 9 County glee club 12 Girls' sextette 12 Pet Echoes staff ll, Librarian ll. 12 The Lariat 1946 1 1 The Boys in the senior class say that DONALD lALDFOGEL's nchief cropn is chickens. They think that -Donald will some day be a farmer special- izing in chickens. He may have to hire several men to work for him in order that he may keep up his daily d 1 e t of sleeping between ,jiha- Donald took on active part ln sports during his high school days. He was on the track team several years and olso played on the basketball teams. He played on the varsity team his senior year. Donald was a member of the band all four of his high school years. H e played an French horn. Donald will probably be the busy father of several students of our Pettlsville School of Tomorrow. He would also like to be a truck driver. A willing helper does not wait until h o is askei.' MARTHA SHGRT will always be one of these willing helpers. She has proved true to this statement, especially in hor senior year while spending a period each day doing office work. Since she took bookkeeping in her Junior year she was given the Job of doing some of the book work in the office. She was also an especially accurate worker and will always be a good worker where accuracy counts. She might be a good private secretary for a law firm. She was responsible for typing the stencils for the annual and was very dependable. Martha would be on excellent secretory for our Pettis- ville School of Tomorrow. 8 LEANNA SKUD R Will. always be a busy person. When a senior in high school she was a substitute teacher in the third grade for a period each day, while Miss Peters taught music to the other grade pupils. Because of this contact with small children she has decided that she would some day like to do something to benefit them. LeAnna w 1 l 1 probably be a grade teacher or she 'might even be interested in smaller children and be a kindergarten teacher. In order to be arteacher one needs a good supply of patience, and LeArna has that. especially with children. She has taken an active part in sports, both intramural sports and basketball. JAMES ZOOK says he will probably enlist in the Merchant Marine after he is through school and wants to stay there for a long time. Some of the other members of the senior class thought naybe James would work at the condensory at Wauseon since he worked there lest summer, but he doesn't seem to think that he wants to. He was nlwoys interested in sports, at least managing t h e m. so he will no doubt be a manager of something in t h e future, probably a home. He showed his great ability as a manager in the senior class play, HGebriel, Blow Your Horn.H Gabe was not only able to boss 'his own home but every- one around him. There is likely to be a woman in his future since he seemed rather concerned about them in his school days. Donald Woldiogel Band 9. 10. 11, 12 Basketball 9. 10, 11, 12 Track 9, 12 Class play 12 Martha Short Girls' glee club 10, 12 Chorus 10 Pet Echoes staff 12 Miss Ruth K.Wyse Senior sponsor The Lariat. 1946 LSAHDC1 Scxucler -Girls' glee club 10, 12 Chorus 9, 10 County glee club 12 Girls' sextette 12 ' Pet Echoes staff 12 Class pleys 11, 12 James 20014 Chorus 9 Baseball 10 Basketball 9, 10, 11. 12 Manager 11 Track 10 Class plays 11, 12 hiiiiilll-imma., W ., ye, as ef? Sway? ' 1 ee f K? e i?J 5??m4 .f 'Wy an lbx aw'-vunnn-1 44 I rv-77 .V--wg 7- 1 u V I u 1 ' i sl 1 w -1.-X--n - , , ,-yy--r . , , Pottisvillo School of Tomorrow Lok N , 11 ' , , Y w I 1 , u L T E u ' I wi 4 fl X fo' o P Q! CQ l an r 7 ' - N s x ' M .5 , ,X y N ff if V7 vw + 1 f Y -7 i 1! 3, ' W ' 1 ,sAV VIV YYY ,V 4 . Ich-1 Pettisville School The biggest single item 1 n our new school plan will be a new auditorium-gymnasium to be built south of the present building. The two buildings will be con- nected by a passageway extending south from the east corridor. Besides an auditorium 1 a r g e enough to accommodate crowds that attend productions here, the new building will also contain the ff of mx f Jr X p . hx N3 10 ' home economics and music depart- ments. The home economics de- partment will consist of several model rooms, sewing and cooking laboratories, and a class room. A room large enough for band and voc l groups to meet wlll be given to the music department. A considerable amount of re- the modeling will be done to present building. The f i r B t the grade will be moved into present industrial arts r o o m. Grades two, three, and four will be put into rooms one, two, and three respectively. T h e home economics department 1 s being moved to the new building so that room will be turned into offices and workrooms. There will be a private office for the superin- tendent besides an outer room for routine office business. T h e 'Srkroom 1 s t o have running water and plenty of room and equipment f o r newspaper and bookmendlng work. The fourth and fifth ,grade rooms will be combined to form e cafeteria w 1 t h dining room and kitchen. The kitchen will be at the south end and a door will open into the 1all near the west entrance. The kindergart- eners will have a room of their own where the office, workroom and vestible a r e now. .There t h e children will be by them- selves and c a n leave without disturbing the r e s t of the school. - A part of the present gym- nasium will be converted into a farm shop. It will have space for woodworking, metal wnrk, and automobile e n d farm machinery repair work. A part ,of t h 1 s auditorium will be made into playrooms for the grade chil- dren. The boys' dressing room will be turned into a hospital room. T h e fifth grade will be moved upstairs into the sixth grade room with grade six in 'the mathematics room. The lEnglish and history classrooms will not be changed. The music room 'till become t h e mathematics classd room. The commercial rooms will become the library, which will open into the study hall. The study hall will stay where it now ls. A pr1ncipal's office will occupy what is now the west rest room where it will be easy to check absences a u d 'i s s u e 'The Lariat. 1946 w I of Tomorrow excuses. ' Rooms will be built on the second floor which is now the upper part of the present audi- torium. Plans include a science lecture room east of the labore- tory, which will remain as it is except for four additional lab- oratory tables. The remaining space on the south side of the building will contain the commercial depart- ment divided into three rooms: typing, bookkeeping and short- h a n d. and business machines. T h s n e w crowded com srcial classes will then have plenty of room. A large recreation room for the high school will occupy m o s t of the remaining space. There will be space however, for a teachers' rest room and s special activities room with a small stage for class produc- tions, projection equipment for movies, radio. phonograph. and supplies for a limited amount of art work. The boys' and girls' ' rest rooms will be interchanged be- cause t h e general opinion is that the girls need more room to prinp than they have new and the boys' room is considerably the The Lariat. 1946 larger of the two. A clock is needed Lin Ovary classroom, so one will be sup- plied in the new school plan. In that way, all question about what time it is and what bells have rung will be eliminated. Another thing that is elmo.. a necessity here, especially in the high school classrooms, is glass-covered bulletin boa r d s. where materials can be placed without being disturbed. T h e y to be locked, sometimes ab- sometlmes in- and s p o 1 1 should be built because students ssntmindedly and tentlonally mark posted papers that should not be spoiled. Still another essential for s l 1 classrooms is adjustable seats and desks to accommodate s 1 z e s. They children of all do not all grow at the same rate and often in one class there are sizes. In such pupils of many cases adjustable desks are very desirable. so these things are included in our new plan. Grade teachers h s v e all complained about lack of storage space so a large cupboard will be built into the back of each room, where supplies 'of all kinds can be stored. It will be apprgxi- mately msntel height. so that the materials in the cupboard will be easily available. The top can be used to display ornaments or cb- jects to illustrate class work. We h a v e worked out all these changes with teachers and other pupils, and we hope that someday they will be more than plans--an actuality. a KX XA x, , .-'Z . ,,.-.-. YNN f YL!! 11 New Building 1 59. l l l ll .2 fl W :dream lkif-I-f-llalfjli' Y2 l . VBed- Bed' Wm! ' . is u,,2f N Um .E-he 1 foffn 1 Rest omg H A , ' io 'R ' ' 4- Q ' ,rg ome Economccs 29 -W 9 Ni W . H fi ll Clfu Sfovm , ef koom 3 8 -'li 7 ' ig Living V gf ' Gam ll RO,!'u-ff ': ' 0 : -1' ft' Q' V ' ' ' f 1' V 1 Telescoping wall C2 - A !'.l'?2E: E X 03 . . Q li 'H-::..-zz 5:5 P Bleachers ' K' ' ' I g. P Audironum l, r n I 1 U' L Q 1 ,., ,, - D S lg Q L Us -1 A-in 'Ns lv--' -- --L ruQgg. Qmllrll lmnsggfg' 5 . QQ- ll-E50 ,g'7:,'- Scale: 1inch'2Gieet an 'C f. - 1' Bleachers' :ag . T223 .VUUT I :tu 58 ff? Q l Lower I-'lcor New Building r -..., ,,- --rv--.,.. .,..,..r......--rv,--.-.4--,---- -- 'V i if' . . , , H, Y - 1' - - -Y V -H gill? Music Room -U Home' D j ' 'Room Instrumental and Vocal EC0 '?m 75 PJ Sewrng o A no W W o o oo o. Room W-Q o 1 2-E U sfmge if rgamza-Pj ,I 4' gf 1 fiOfq1J ,9' j , , .-iEQoQTA!-f,Room, A A ' ff517'. -,f'fH U r u , Eg 5 E pperfpar Upper V 0 Part -U , :: . .5z:i' o gf . A d. . WUWISI ,Tonu m S tage I V H , ' 1, 'Qrgani2u-1 . . 3 - o fiqrqf 3 Scale. lmch 2Ofeet , Room M Upper F loor o i S torageV , 1 ,- ., Vi V 4 W , , 1 j F299 1 W ,-4 - 1-1 'pug' U' ' lkvjf . H , Q At Q lifg CE lil N t 1 l l Iilul N ors1.y o., e oo seem Jay Krauss-mgr., L. Schmitz. D. Waldfogcl, D. Robinson, R. Weber. L. Rupp, G. Lentz, C. Kinney-coach. The local versity team had a fairly successful year en d i n g with fifteen wins and five loss- es. including tournament games. The team reached the finals in the Fulton county tournament but was defeated there by Archbold and in the runner-up g a m e by Swanton. A record of all the basketball games played this year follows: Nov Nov Dec Dec Dec Docs Dec Dec Jen Jan Jan 'Fulton 24 Chesterfield Stryker 33 'Metamora 31 Fulton 31 Fayette 28 'Lyons 23 'Archbold 41 'Swanton 56 Lyons 28 Archbold 27 Jan Jan Jon Feb Feb Feb Feb Feb Feb. Ridgeville se P.fH.'s.ss 'Chesterfield l8 P.H.s.33 'Delta 24 . P. s. s. 31 1 frayetue se P. H. s. 45 5 Ridgeville 26 P. H. s.34 County Tournament Fulton 28 P H S. 38 Swanton 25 P. S. 28 Archbold 17 P. S. 15 Swanton 31 P. S, 20 ' League games Six high school boys played on the reserve basketball team. These players did a good Job of substituting on the varsity team during the season. How- ever they did not make such a good rec- ord for themselves as a team, as they won only one game. The fact that most of them had very little previous bas- ketball experience partially accounts for this record. Jay Krauss-mgr., James Zook. G s 1 e n Waldfogel, Harold Stout, Junior Lantz. Louis Haskell, Donald Wenner, C 1 y d e Kinney-coach. Junior high team Reserve teem The six junior high basket- ball players had little practice and little success. They played only a few games during the year and were always defeated. During the second sem ster Mr. Springer took over the condu- ing of the team and they held several practices but the season was over before they got Win 'the swing.H They have high hopes for next year. Jay Krauss-mgr., Dick Rupp. John Miley, J a m e s Grleser, Roger Gilson, Glenn D e v 1 s, Kenneth Nofziger, Mr. Springer-coach. 15 LQHQITDQII Every year some boys who take part in athle tics are sufficiently outstanding to deserve let- ters of recognition. When these boys earn letters they also earn a seat among the lettermen This year seven boys earned letters. Standing: Clyde Kinney-coach, Jay Krauss. Donald Waldfogel. Louis Schmitz. Seated: Gene Lantz, Robert Weber, Dale Robinson, Loyal Rupp. New Auditorium--Gymnasium For our future athletes ve have planned a new auditorium- gymnasium in which to play those star basketball games. It will occupy most of the new building and the actual playing floor will be seventy-eight feet by forty- five feet. The new auditorium-gymnasium as planned is arranged very much like the present one but on a larger scale. Spectators at games will be seated in bleachers at the west end. These bleachers will I e larger than the present ones :nd will seat any crowd likely to 1t- tend a game here--even a Pettis- 19 ville-Archbold crowd. Two athletic dressing rooms will be built below the stage at the east end of the room. These will be provided with showers and will be used only to change into or from gym clothes. Especially et the commence- ment activites the present audi- torium has often overflowed and those who could not get in simply have had to go home. In our new plan. if there is an overflow, it will be seated in the north cor- ridor which will open into the auditorium with a telesco p 1 n g wall. In case the crowd is even larger than can be accommodated by this extra space, the will gt the b a c k above-the permanent seats will telescope also so that Spectators can be taken care of in the room above the lobby. The west entrance to the building will open into a spa- cious lobby. The ticket booth will be in this room. The lobby will be closed off from the rest of the corridor by gates. New stage facilities a r e discussed on page nineteen. This new auditoriumigymna- sium. which is the biggest item in our new school plan, has been carefully planned and we feel it will really be ideal. The Lariat, 1946 C hQ-QIlQCldQTS They didn't shoot the baskets. but they were in there plugginl Yes. the cheerleaders stoody by the basketball t e a m e again this year through thick'n thin. In addition to the three senior high cheerleaders this year. junior high cheerleaders were elected again since a junior high team was organized. The five certainly did what they could to make our team's good record. Barbara First, Joan Leininger. Ilva Rupp, Betty Burkholder. Marilyn Haskell. Boosters The booster committee helped k e e p the team's spirits high by making clever favors for them for each game. Besides that, whenever them heard someone suggest giving t h e boys e feed they were always on the Job to prepare the food and decorate the tables. They share our teem's success in e very definite way. Standing: Marilyn Haskell, Jay Krauss, Barbara Firstt Stated: Betty Raker. Betty Burkholder. I l v a Rxpp. Joan Lelninger, Stanley Zeigler. T7 Stage and Urge nizotsiens O n e of the improvements which the new building will bring to Pettisville is improved stage facilities. The present stage is too small to allow for adequate lspace behind the scenes for Lmov- ing about and for arranging off- s t a g e effects of scenes and lighting. The new stage. 50 by 20 feet. will be entirely ade- quate. Equip ent f o r special lighting effects will add greatly to stage productions. Another improvement we have planned is stage dressing rooms lwhich will not be used for aths letlc events- These rooms will 19 have storage space for make-up and s m a 1 l stage properties, dressing tsbles,adequate mirrors, and closets for hanging costumes. Our community is organizing into more and more groups all the time: and many of these groups. such as the Mothers' Group, Amer- ican Legion, and 4-H Clubs, find it convenient to have their meet- ings in the school building. In our present building we do not hrve a very convenient place to have these groups meet, so we have planned rooms for them in our idevl system. The space above the lobby on Track A track team was organized this spring. The team was fairly successful and won several local meets. They placed third in the county meet. The team entered the Devil- biss and Bowling Green meets in addition to local meets. Standing: Clyde J. Kinney-coach, Donald Wanner, Hsrold S t o u t, Robert Weber, Jay Krauss-mgr., Stanley Zeigler, Edward Grime, Louis Haskell. Seated: Donalda Waldfogel, Gene Lantz. Junior Lantz, Myrl Weide- llch. Dale Robinson, Loyal Rupp. t h e second floor of the new building has been reserved for these rooms. The space wiill be divided by a telescoping wall so that two groups may meet at once if necessary, or it can be thrown into one room for a large group. Another advantage of this room is the fact that it can be opened when school is not in ses- sion without opening the rest of the building. The room will be available for any club or group from the community who wishes to use it either during school months or during the summer. The Lariat, 1946 Hollis E C 0110 mic? S In this community most girls get much practical training in home economics at home from their mothers. However, most of them seem to want n o r e scientific training in home economics. Since it is so popular with the girls and since our present home economics department is much too crowded a n d inadequately equipped, we have planned an en- tirely new department in our new plan. It will be located in the new building. The hone economics sewing room will be on the second floor of the building in the ex- treme northeast corner. Here we h a v e planned a modern sewing room. It will be equipped with modern electric sewing machines and all other necessary sewing gadgets. M u ohh cupboard space will be needed to store supplies so cupboards will be built along one entire side. Sewing s t u- dents will need mirrors to see themselves in what they make so sets of mirrors will be built in- to each three of these cupboard doors. the two outer ones opening to form a U with the third. A fitting room, essential to a sew- ing department, will be built in- to one corner of the storage room The Lariat, 1946 and opening into the sewing room. CTh1s is not shown on the floor p1an.j We consider these plans ideal for future seamstresses. The cooking laboratory will be on the first floor elong the north wall. Four kitchen units will be installed along the south side o f' the room. They will give cooking students definite kitchen experience since e a c h will actually be a small kitchen. The home economics classroom will be in this room opposite the kitchen units. Another big item in this de- partment will be a model home le- the cated on the first floor in northeast corner of. this build- ing. These rooms will be equipped just like a home, and it will give girls a chance to l e a r n every phase of housekeeping, even cleaning. Two girls will be as- signed to live in this model home for possibly a week at a t 1 m e with their teacher and do all the cleaning, laundry, and cooking for themselves. , A kitchen and laundry and a dining room will be built in the space next to the cooking labora- tory. The kitchen and laundry unit will be built in an L-shape around t h e dining room. The kitchen will have all the modern kitchen devices for efficiency and practical training. The laundry will h a v e a washer, flatiron. ironer, dryer, and built-in ironing board. The rest of the model home will also be on the first floor across the corridor and below the sewing room. There will be a large living room. two bedrooms, and a bathrosm. One of the beds rooms is smell and will have a single bed for the use of the teacher. The larger bedroom will have twin beds and will be used by the girls during the week they are living in the h o m e. A linen closet will open into the small hall and be easily access- albe to bedrooms and bath. The entire model home will be furnished in modern furniture of the functional variety because it is easier to clean. The home economics depart- ment as planned is considerably more extensive than the present one, but we feel that in a rural community such as this,homemaking is very important and needs much attention. So in our ideal sys. tem we have carefully planned this department and we hope to see it realized soi tlme. 19 Bo 'Cl Clio Top Row: Egzward Grime. Lowell Rupp, Robert-Miller, Robert Weber, Norman Riegsecker, Walter Pfund Middle Rows Miss Stockburger-director, Ivan Beck, Galen Waldfogel, Stanley Zeigler, Louis Haskell, Delmar Miller, Russel Liechty, Dale Schrock. Bottom Row: Edward Short, Marlin Rufenacht. Donrld Wanner. Richard Schmitz, Harry Bruner, Richard Grieser Wayne S chro ck . Only two vocal music classes were held for high schowl pupils this year, a boys' and a girls' glee club. At the middle of the year the boys' glee club was dis- continued. The girls' club sang 'Prayer Perfectn at the beccalauf reate service. Miss Stockburger taught the vocal music and Mr. Kunkle directed a community band. 20 The band played for Memorial Day services. A girls' sextette ar- ranged by Mies' Stockburger sang at several meetings this year. The music classes have al- ways met in the music room, which will be used as a mathematics room in our future school. There was almost no storage space in this room for music supplies. In planning our School of Tomorrow, a sound-proof room has been set aside in the new build- ing where both vocal and instruf menatel music classes would meet. It will be on the upper floor, the north wall. Storage along space will be provided for music books, instruments, and band uni- forms ln this room. The Lariat, 1946 Girls, Glee Club Top Row: Lucille Lein1nger,5Doris Waidelich, Doris Leininger, Patty Nofziger. Ojetta Stout. Helen Roth, Amelia Gasche, Nellie Ann Mininger, Helen Blosser, Deloris Short, Evelyn Merillat. Second Row: Pauline Beck, Irene Beck, Arlene Frey, Joan Leininger, Virginia Nofziger, Alice Gautsche, Valetta Beck, Geneva Rupp, Ila Mae Zimmerman, Mary Overmyer, Geneva Grieser, Doris Bruner, LeAnna Sauder. Third Row: Miss Stockburger, Ilva Rupp, Martha Short, Virginia Rupp, Florence Roth, Colleen Grieser Arvada scnpntz, Myrtle Wentz, Betty Rupp, Doris Short, Betty Baker, Edna Kline, Lois Gisel, Martha Miller: Lois Peters. Bottom Row: Ada Miller, Donna Sauder, Marjorie Miller, Clara Ann Frey, Lois Miller, Shirley Frey, Ruth Frey, Doris Liechty, Edith Rychener, Maxine Aeschliman, Nancy First. The Lariat, 1946 21 4 2 I Grade Home Economics Grade Boys'I Grade Four Three rest- Two I room 1 kj? I r r q'n'7 '? Grrls' f r r G d 1 ' CF 3: I Ffa ' - ?g'Qgj'1Sg Grade r ive '- , r I Chai! Sears I-T 4 One . f-- rr 4 ri Stora I d ' I H I I, , 1 . Auditorium 3 ' J ' 1 ni e . L- fr l l I r I E V d I 1 Shop i I . ' I ' ' ,. 5 Offrce Rig: Seats ' ' r 0m r r:...'-:'-....l A ,QQ r ' Work l Boys' C: ' ' a 1 I Room Dressrngn, r -I I I I A ,Room ,,. 9 rr I r r ree , rm r, 5 er Le, e 4 --.. V ' Pre sem rBui1ding+Q1d Plan-Lower Plocbr II Kindergarten f-W, 1, Bn db Bf1ys'f D .n W If Lkuoezfm Q G' flde Rest- L ang 'or room,-, ,, A ---T V Four Room Grade ROOM I-SU9tx5'C7uter Q lOff1c6Office 5 Three F, f . - i, 8 .W l- ' Z 1 jfinishing Sick Grade , Cqfgfefjg ,IV U ROOM Q Room I l ' G d ' Kitchen ta 8 1: - Two T ' QU Pfayroom Q: ..............: lndustnal ' x u Arts 4 gl A ' . Grade ,, , ads one Farm ' ' K H - ' - Y ' 1 ' , H '1 I i , + Tbnlrof--m Q op H' Clas f 5h0P '7brhe New Present Building-New Plcm-First fgufldinilg P loor First Grmde Thirty-eight first graders entered school last fall and be- came a pert of school life. Dur- ing the year they had several parties which were big events to them. Their class helped enter- tain grades two. four, and six for winning the March of Dimes contest. At t h e Christmas program ...W 7- - Z-. , A, ' ,ff 5 p X X n v ,..........3f in I - ..r.-.-.,. xx T' ..-,..,,e. Q. .o.-M I X' IVNWWN' 1 .Mimi I X y lx 1f'-Pt!-.-. . , -1 :. -it ff 'U s - ,rx lf' Q' Jef l fJQnfr m- , , X 24 they helped grades two and throes g i v e e little operetta,Hggyg Come to Llfe.U One of the highlights 'for their grade this year was n cir- cus party given to then by the junior and senior hone economics class. Their invitation was a big clown face. For place cards they had clown faces just like t h e invitation, only smaller. Joan Leininger, who so ably act- ed the clown at the senior class night program, entertained the children at their party by dis- guising herself as s clown. The entertainers served animal cook- ies a n d chocolate milk. With Joe: as the clown and with the fooi and games, the first graders had a very happy party. The first grade had e new teacher this year, Miss Jane King of Wsuseon. It was her first year of teaching experience. She attended Wheaton College in Il- linois for two years and Bowling Green State University one year. In the Pettisvllle School of Tororrow the first graders will be put into a new room. They will occupy the present industri- al arts room. since that depart- ment will be moved into the pre- sert auditorium. In this new location they will have more room for equipment suitable to first graders such es building blocks, easels. e n d wooden puzzles. Also more much- needed locker specs will be pro- vided so their coats will not have to hang in double-deck fash- ion as in their present lockers. The room will be made more attractive to the small children with interesting chlldren's pic- tures o n the wells. Children like very much to see their work on display, so more and substan- t 1 a l bulletin boards will be placed around the room. There their art work and other pepers will be hung. One of the first things the first grade needs to learn is how to tell time, so e clock is not out of place in our ideal first grade plan. Thev will also have the radio available for use some- times a 1 o n g with the other classes. This room will he made very pleasant with e hig window to the south where the double doors are in the present industrlil arts room. With windows to the south and east sunlight will stream ln- to the room almost all day. fcont. on next page? The Lariat, 1946 I 921, F sift., Top Row: Ronald Frey, Kenneth Rufenacht, Robert Burkholder, Lowell Schultz. Joey Rychener,Lowell'Gi1eon, Lamar Miller, James Taylor, Deryl Nofziger, Michael Andrews. Middle Row: William Rupp, Roger Vonier, Lowell Nofziger, Kenneth Peters, Bonnie Gearlg, Rosemary Miller, Eunice Frey, Dotty Baker, Lonnie Juilliard. Lois Gasche, Carolyn Nefziger. Bottom Row: Marillyn Zimmerman, Carolyn Zimmerman, J o e n Williams, Louise Frielen, Janice Nefziger Verlene Nofziger, Sharon Nofziger, Marlene Short, Geraldine Short, Shirley Reynolds, Evelyn Kauffmen, Suzann Beck. Not on picture: Delores Avlna, Fern Beck, Vern Beck, David Blosser, Robert Ieusch, Merrill Short. In the present room there are two small storage rooms where shop students keep supplies. In the new plan one of these rooms will be left as it now is to store first grade supplies such The Lariat. 1946 as building blocks end eesels. The some blackboard that is in the room now will be used in the new plan. It will be low- ered. however, t o accommodate children of first grade size. All these su gestions plus e new desk for teacher will make e first grade that all of us would like to enter. fRe-member that if you can't enjoy such a room. your children c9n.H 25 Second Grade Thirty-o n e second graders have gained a second year of knowledge at Pettisville. The fact that this class had only nine girls to its twenty-two b o y s makes it a bit unusual Cespecially when one considers the critical man shortage o f todayll They entered school last fall feeling quite important be- cause they were no longer first graders. There were smaller peo- Sy xx . j -xfiwqwv' ..fx, , lehx 'jgiigEiRjQg .,x - ' 4' LL.. 'tg 7 .ff , 11 J '4 . AZ P' 'L-1-r gfm ,Eiga yy w gd k-imdb? ,e if I 26 ple in school this year. During this year they did all they could to enjoy school life. At Christmas they helped give the charming little oper- etta. UToys Come to Life.N They became little clowns, turtles. dolls. and angels to show an in- side view of Toyland to the stu! dents and the large number of friends who came to the program. At the March of Dimes party grade 2 did not help entertain. No sir! They were entertained! They dished out pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters. and even dollars to help grades four and six win the contest and then they could enjoy the party. ice cream cones. and 811: The second graders got the UWeek1y Readern all year and al- ways enjoyed reading the stories in it. They liked very much to sing the songs Miss Peters taught them during the year. Mrs. Clifford Lindley from Wauseon taught the second graders again this year. I t was her second year at Pettisvllle This grade will be moved too in our new school plan. It will occupy the present first grade room. No changes in the arrange- ment of the room itself will be made except for a new cupboard as in the other grade rooms. Boys and girls of second grade age al- ways delight in bringing pretty bouquets to teacher or pets to show the class or really almost any prlz d possession to show teacher. In the future, teacher will have a roomy ledge above the cupboard in her room on which to display these things. T h e second graders along with the other grade children will be given more room to run off excess energy in the new plan. They will certainly appre- ciate not being trampled on as they have been in our present auditorium. They will share the playroom on the first floor with grades one, three, and four. Incidently, the first close of second graders to enjoy 'o u r new school plan will stay in the same room two years in succession since grade three will be moved into the present second grade. These improvements have all been suggested with the hope that they will make school days more pleasant and more profitable for grade two. In the ten years that they have ahead of them here. the plans listed in this book will be realized. we hope. 4 The Lariat, 1946 Top Row: James Reynolds, Larry Grieser, Robert Robinson, Dean Nofziger, Burdell Nofziger, Ray Schrock Denver Nofziger, Paul Gil-on, Leon Nafziger. Second Row: Neil Weber, LaMar Gisel, Glenden Rupp, Paul Short, Roger Zimmerman, Garold Beck, Roger Grip ser, Larry Rychener, Dale Miller. Third Row: Berneda Grieser, Joyce Grieser, Marilyn Wyse, Loretta Rupp. Kathryn Krieger, Helen Rufenacht Carolyn Rufenacht, Mary Ellen Short, Janeth Nefziger. Bottom Row: Lyle Friesen. Charles Yoder, John Gasche, Dale Davis, Ronald Nofziger. Not on picture: Janice Nofziger. The Lariat, 1946 2' Third Grade Grade three started the year w 1 t h thirty-two' pupils, but Howard Snyder enrolled 1 a t e r making the total thirty-three. The members of this class have had a busy year along with the rest of the school. They learned to multiply and divide for the first time. During the year they got some new chairs for their room, which they thought 0 5 .el IKE : sg :fm,Sh ' xx- 3744447 hi Y. xg '3 :li .X. 355 ig V do w 1042 S Y dnl Q 14 'ox 453 1. at 75? 64 28 made their reading a li t til e easter since they were 'more com- fortsble while doing it. The class had several par- ties during the yearg one of them w a s a t Halloween time. A t Christmas, they were among the participants 1 n the Christmas program. They and grades one and t w o Joined forces to give a charming little operetta 'T o y s Come to Life.H They had another exciting day when they helped grades one and five give the Merch of Dimes party to the other grades who won the contest. Miss Mary Peters of Mon- clova, Ohio, taught t h e third g r a d e again this year. The school h n d no regular music teacher again this year since the teacher shortage was still so acute, but Miss Peters helped out the situation for the grades by teaching music to them one perl- od every day. During this peri- o d, LeAnna Sauder, a senior. taught the grade. Miss Peters will not be a part of our new school plan as she has decided against a life of school teaching and recently announced the fact that she is to be married in Junes In the new plan grade three will be moved into the present second grade room. By moving all these grades back one room and grade five upstairs. rooms four and five will be made available for the cafeteria and kitchen. In the new location the third graders will be supplied with modern grade school equipment. More and better bulletin boards will be provided on which to post art work or other pictures. A roomy cupboard like the ones sug- gested for the other grade rooms will be built at the back of this room. Some of the things which have been stored in their lockers can be placed in this new cup- board thus giving them more lock- er space. The grade needs more book shelves. They have o n e 'small one now, but it does not give enough room for all their books, so in the ideal plan e new one will be provided. These improvements, if. done will make another ideal room in our new school plan. We hope that those boys and girls in the third grade now will be among those to graduate in our new sud- itorlum-gymnasium, leaving behind them this ideal school plan as suggested in this 1946 edition of the Lariat. The Lariat, 1946 Top Row: Harold Schultz, Howard Snyder, Charles Schmucker, William Beck, Glenn Kauffman, John Elden Merillat, Jimmy Gasche, Jimmy Rupp. Second Row: Roger Krieger, Richard Nafziger, Roger Schmitz, Janette Geerig, Louise Schultz, Judith Weber Phyllis Miller, Anne Campbell. Third Row: Lovina Grieser, Arlene Grieser, Donna Burkholder, Nancy Jane Nafziger, Shirley Short, Mabel Ann Rupp, Elaine Rupp, Irene King, Mary Alice King, Virginia Grieser. Bottom Row: Junior Beck, Roger Lee Roth, Donald Beck, Johnnie Pfund, Carl Frey, Gene Weber, Charles Rupp. The Lariat 1946 29 PQUFHI Grade four was the smallest of the first six grades this year w 1 t h only twenty-one pupils. They were kept very busy even lf they were few in number. This year they took their first lessons in history and ge- ography. Their geography lessons were made easy and interesting by . ' 1 ff 9,105 'THQ 1 l I 1 1 f rdf 30 inode en imaginary t r 1 p across the United States. By making stops in all the various sections of the country, they learned its geog- raphy thoroughly. At the Thanksgiving program, grade f o u r presented a little plrylet entitled NTales of Free- dom.N A fairy, played by Margaret RuPP. brought a vision to a little girl showing her the value of freedom a n d h o w freedom was obatined. At t h e February mothers' meeting. grade four presented a little dialog called Uhemorles of Lincoln.N The class celebrated Christ- mas by making Christmas posters. listening to Christmas stories. singing epproprlote songs, and de- corating a Christmas tree. They year. had some parties during the At Halloween they were the guests cf the sixth grade at a party. They seemed always to be on the receiving end of treats because they were also among the guests at the March of Dimes party. Another thing which has be- come almost an annual occurrence happened in the fourth grade this year. Miss Miller read to the class the interesting book. nThe Secret Gerden.U b y Frances H- Burnett. The fourth graders will be the oldest people downstairs in our new school plan. They will be moved into the present third grade room in order to vacate their pre- sent room to make way for the cef- eteria. They will have a big cup- board at the back of their room like the other grades to give more storage space. They need m o r e shelves for books, too, so they will be provided for in the ideal plan. Illustrated study is always more interesting and easier than just bare facts. For this reason more maps will be provided in the new plan--maps suitable for work in ancient history and some for geography work. Adjustable desk chairs will be provided for the pupils in this room. The chair at the teacher's desk has been used e good many years and is not all modern, so e new one will be pro- vided in our ideal room. The room has a reading table now but lt needs more chairs around it so they will be provided. All these improvements and additions will make not only a pleasant room but also a room where future fourth graders will learn their lessons well. The Lariat. 1946 ,I ' I, Tdp Rot: hiss killer, Marlin Grieser, L. J. Burkholder, Jean Beck, Cdarles Davis. Herbert Peters Eugene Richer. ' Middle Row: Leon Waidelich, Kenneth Miller. Billy Gasche, Donnabelle Riegsecker, Elaine Rychener Shirle Wanner, Rachel Frey. ' y Bottom Row: Mabel Ann Roth, Betty Jane Beck, Mary Louise Rufenacht, Iergaret Ru , B tt J R T Nofziger, Dorothy Beck. Shari Weber. pp e y ana upp' Lorna The Lariat, 1946 31 Teachers Standing: Clyde J. Kinney-principal and coach. David Springer-history and junior high coach, Mildred Stockburger-hone economics and vocal music, Ada Weber-school secretary and typing. Sadie M111er-f0urth grade, Alta Spiess-fifth grade. bark Ray-history, S. M. Gottschalk-superintendent and science. Seated: QMrs.fFlorence Lindley-second grade, Ruth K. Wyse-English, CMrs.D Mildred Rychener-sixth grade, Jane King-first grade, CMrs.j Eelen Springer-kindergarten, CMrs.l Lenna Gottschalk-mathematics, Mary Peters-third grade, Miss Dinke, sixth grade. Two of the most important elements of a sdhool set-up arm the faculty and the administra- tion. Two new faculty members were added to t h e staff this year. Miss Jane King of Wauseon, and Miss Mildred Stockburger of Fayette. Mrs. David Springer who had resigned at the end of last 32 year began teaching the kinder- garten cless at the beginning of the second semester. Mr. David Springer also resumed teaching the second semester after having served i n the U. S. Army for several years. No commercial teacher was available, so the school secre- t e r y, Ada Weber, taught the typing classes and no other com- mercial subjects were offered to The school Miss Stock- music since students this year. was pleased to have burger teach vocal there had been n o n e the year before. At t h e beginning of the The Lariat, 1946 supz. s. M. Gottschalk school y e a r, the classes chose their sponsors. Whenev e r a class had a party, usually the sponsor and sometimes another teacher was present to share the fun. Pla s.i d es the class parties during the 'school year, the teachers had one par- ty each month. Miss The I-'Brig-tg Board of Educot ion Russel Schultz-vice-pres., Fred Gilson, Ada Weber-clerk, R u s s e 1 Gasche-pres., S. M. Gottschalk-supt., Lloyd Hull, Lawrence Schroeder D 1 m k e, Miss Stockburger, and Mrs. Lindley were chosen as the social committee for their par- ties during the year. The teachers had a picnic at Independence Dam on May 27, as their last party of the year. A shower was held for Miss Peters who plans to be married in June. Near Christmas time the fac- ulty gave a n assembly program. The entire program was given in candlelight. Mr. Ray and Miss Wyse spon- s o r e d the junior and senior classes respectively and there- fore also directed the c 1 a s s plays of the year. , November 4 was a big day for the history teacher,Mr. Mark Ray. Arthur Gene, a baby son, was born to the Rays o n that day. They have another son, James. It seems evident that at least one of the teachers,.Miss Peters, will not teach next year. Two new members were elected to the Boarl of Education on No- vember 6. T h e y were Lawrence Schroeder, a n d Russel Gasche. Lloyd Hull was reelected. The two new members have an unusual great interest in t h e school, since Mrs. Schroeder was formerly a teacher here, and be- sides Mr. Gasche4s being a former board member he has grandchildren now attending school at Pettis- ville. His own children also re- ceived all their schooling here. The board had many meetings which were of great benefit to the school as a whole. To the faculty as well as to the school board, we seniors wish to say a big thank you for help- ing us through our school days. Although several of us did not spend all twelve years here in school, we certainly have appre- ciated and enjoyed the years we have been here. M o s t of the l Prin. Clyde J. Kinney teachers gave us some ideas for our 'School of Tomorrow and sev- eral helped us .pla the bigger changes in it. We feel certain that some of these teachers and school board members will have a very definite part in our Pettis- v i l l e School of Tomorrow. 33 Qffices A very essential part of any school system 1 s the offices where records are kept, inter- views are held, and the necessary business of running a school is done. The superintendent and principal need office space their own individual business. the for In our present school ar- rangement the general office and the superintendent's and princi- pal's offices are all thrown to- gether into one room which is far too small. The room is often turned into a workroom, besides all the other office activity, for lack of a better place ln which to work. We have-hbardlthe superintendent trying to inter- view salesmen or students when the office was so full and noisy that they could scarcely hear what was being said, let alone having the least bit of privacy. We students a n d teachers have seen that these office con- ditions certainly are not ideal. So in our new school plan we have arranged to give the principeJ a n d superintendent private of- fices where they can do their work away from the noise and com- motion in the main office. The princ1pal'e office will be located on the second floor of 34 the present building above the west entrance and will occupy the present eickroom. This room is discussei in more detail on an- other page in this book. The rest of the offices will be moved bodily into the east end of the present home economics room. Fare they will be easily accessible from the north instead of the west entrance and will be more ideally located since t h e north is really the front en- trance. There will be t h r e e rooms--e general office, a pri- vate supfr1ntendent's office, and a school board room. The busiest of t h e three rooms will be the general office w h e r e attendances will b e checked, bills paid, a n d the school secretarial work d o n e. Some of the files will be kept in this room and much more storage space will be provided. than in the present office. It will be much easier to keep the room tidy if more storage space is sup- plied. The new office will very definitely need a new desk. One of the former graduating classes left money to the school for a new desk but d e s k s were not available at the time. a n d it still has n o t been purchased. other new equipment would be de- sirable. For example. a noise- less typewriter would be a b1g improvement even to our prggent office. The superintendent's office will be small. It will be furn. ished with a desk a n d Chairs, This will definitely be a private office and no pupils will enter it except for special interviews. The school board room will be. as the name implies, a room where the school board will hgld its meetings. However, since the board meets only once a month, it seemed almost a waste of space to reserve this room only for them. Then we thought of t h e faculty and t h e poor Student Council that has chased around all these years hunting a sult- able place to meet without being interrupted. Both of t h e s e gT0uPs will also meet in this room. It will be furnished with a table and sufficient chairs for all these meetings. All these suggestions to- gather will make an office system ideally located and equipped. We think our school is very well managed right now. Just imagine how good it could be with this new plan! - The Lariat, 1946 Student Council Standing: Sarah Jane Robinson. Pauline Beck, Betty Burkholder. Lowell Rupp, Helen Roth, Bernice Rupp, Shirley Frey. Betty Baker, Martha Miller, Arleta Miller. Seated: James Grieser, Doris Bruner, Doris Liechty-sec, and trees.. iarvin Grieser-pres., Jay Krauss- vice-pres., Mr. Gottschalk-faculty adviser. The Student Council, as the lawmaking body of the school. was busy again this year. Marvin Grieser had been elected presi- dent of the body the previous year and under his leadership the group mdde suggestions by which the school could be improved. The suggestion to h a v e class The Lariat, 1946 meetings e definite period every week was followed with consider- able success. The group met in the office this year until they were tired of being constantly interrupted and decided that room w e s en- tirely too busy during the noon hour. They met in t h e music room the rest of the year. In our new school plan the offices have been enlarged and n room has been reserved for school board meetings. This room will also be used for Student Council meetings. Here the group will have privacy and can do their work more efficiently, we hope. 35 We I 1iTlQQITl ' Students of the Journalism class, the booknenders, and the Lariat publishers have kept their fingers crossed for many years in the hope that a larger and more modern workroon night some day become a part of our Pettisville school. We have now planned for a workroon 1 n o u r Pettieville School of Tomorrow which we are sure will be a great 'improvement over the present one. It would be large enough for many students to work in, and would make 1 t possible for Pet Echoes and the Lariat publishers to do a great deal more of their work in definite place- The workroom which we have T! ' ' , in ,A ' , f Q t T holri f w ff . ush er i .-:l w . 1.-?g1.'+ ' -P --J , T iflzlxr E71 t 's..,1J:z1l-'ZA .LTR-bn: :h lb :sbt T' , 0 f X, 25 in 36 planted for our future school will make use of a part of the present hone economics room, the remainder being used for t h e offices. It will be a much larg- er room than the present one. In the past reporters have been scattered in all cornerst of the school building, trying to get done with their work in a hurry. but losing much time hdnt- ing for someone else who is con- nected wlth their job. There are many things that are missing in our present work- room which we consider necessary to make it ideal. In this room there will be typewriters which will be used only for work on the Lariat and Pet Echoes. A much desired feature for t h e workroom is a typewriter with an illuminated roller to be used for typing stencils. It would make typing stencils for the Lariat and Pet Echoes a much easier chore. Running water is essen- tial in any workroon. This would eliminate running to the rest roon to wash our hands or to get water whenever it is needed. Durlng the past year. the school board decided to order a n e w nlmeograph machine since repairs for the old one were very expensive. They had not expected its delivery until sometime dur- ing late summer. and were very much surprised when the machine was delivered to the school the first part of May. It has many improvements over the old ma- chine. and the Journalism class had the privilege of using it for several issues of Pet Echoes. We Lariat publishers also found that we could run pages for our annual with more accurate results than with the other machine. Many times during the school year it seemed as though the workroom was the only room in the school house because it was so jammed. The bookmenders will not be using this room, as arrangements have been made for a room off the new library for all library sup- plies and booknending. We ere certain that since we have made a summary of all the lacking features in our present workrcom, you agree that it needs many improvements. W e seniors will keep our fingers crossed in hope that yearbook publishers, P e t Echoes staffs, and book- menders w 1 l l soon have ideal workrooms in o u r Pettisville School of Tomorrow. The Lariat. 1946 Pet Echoes SMH Books always tear and need repairing. So bookmenders are on the job every day repairing books and marking new ones. In the new plan the bookmenders will not the large workroom but will have one of their next to the library. This is described in some tail on page 61 with the description of the library. Standing: Doris Liechty, Pa 5-t 5 'N,9'f Z 1 g Virginia Nofziger. Seated: Martha Miller, Lois Gisel The Lariat, 1946 the old use own de- new GX' - The Pet Echoes staff. composed of girls this year. publishediothd school paper again every week during t h e school year, the last issue appearing on the very last day of school. They published several special is- sues this year, a colored issue at Christmas and a difinitely April Fool issue on April 1. Standing: Martha Short, Marilyn Burk- holder, Betty Rupp, Marjorie Miller, Doris Liechty, Joan Leininger, Edith Rychener. Seated: LeAnna Sauder, Clara Ann Frey, Ilva Rupp, Miss Wyse-advisor. Bookmenders r G rode Pla room Did you ever know that chil- dren need a place to play, and something to play with? During the past year, after we decided upon the Pettisville School of Tomorrow theme for our Lariat, we seniors took special notice of the grade children and the ways they play. While making this observa- tion, we noticed that the games of the small children were often interrupted by the older pupils. Older students teased them by taking away their balls or chas- ing them around. This was es- pecially true during the winter months and on rainy days when the weather wasn't suitable for the children to play out-of-doors. Inter-class basketball games were played during the first part of the noon hour and after the '7fc 4. , we 'Z . :F ,-: Q22 5? fin.- ,..1fr45y g::: T - pehmgn. A use Ov . ,l - c- 11, ,, ,Pg f-., .. - 4 . - ,db igii' PC ju: :ff -at Y . p .La . -N 5, '2,.g,A . 'N ' .i .- A'-:J-ES' X ff?f?q15?g o5E,g,31Q awwiuwmu iNfWUQ93W frnyeg -' .ss-f,..:':ge ' 'C-fffftlzt, if 5'-: .4..,,s :'-.LA.'.-13247: ff .el f 5fleuf?iQz'-aeief efiee-:fxt?fffff::.o:fff5? 1?:efg?'ff ifi'1iiifhtf. .Y game was over, pupils from grades one to twelve flooded the audi- torium floor. To onlookers it seemed to be a very dangerous place, and it often was. When some pupil d1dn't complain of a bumped herd. a sore foot. or a sprained finger, it was a very u n u s u z l noon hour. If you weren't in the midst of the crowd on the floor, you h e 1 d your breath mang times when you saw two pupils or maybe more almost collide. o r some small child dodge around between the legs of high school boys. We thought of having our Lariat photograph- ers take a picture of the audi- torium and its occupants at the noon hour for the Lariat. but we decided it would probably inter- rupt their playing and then it wouldn't be a natural scene. The teachers remarked many times that it was'r wonder that no one was injured seriously during the noon hour in tle auditorium. The main floor of the-audi- torium wss often so full that small children had to play tag in the bleachers, or -else in the auditorium entrance, which w a s usually filled to caplclty. Any- one who .risked walking through the mass of playing children from one side of the room to the other was almost risking his life. To give the pupils more room to Play. we have planned for a playroom which will be used only by grades one, two, three, and four, the grades on the first floor, by utilizing most of the northwest section of the present auditorium for the purpose. The seats on the north side of the entrance will be taken cut, and this space plus a small portion of the main floor will be set aside for the grade playroom. It will probably also be used by the klndergarteners for the recess period in the winter. This room will be equipped with different kinds of enter- tainment which is suitable for children of their ages. It will also be a suitable place for the grades to have parties. and thus eliminate using their home rooms for social functions. We seniors think this is a very desirable feature of our Pettisvllle School of Tomorrow. We hope that our plan for this playroom for the grade pupils can some day be brought to life, and thus it will be possible for them to play separately from the high school pupils. J 1 Cclfelerio For years students have been asking Uihy doesn't our school have a cafeteria?n It seems they get tired of carrying lunches and would like hot meals at noon. At one time a cafeteria was organ- ized to be run by the home eco- nomics department here at school: but the plan was abandoned be- cause lt made too much Work for the hone economics teacher and classes, as proper facilities for such service were lacking. How- ever, in our ideal school plan we have arranged for a cafeteria dining hall and kitchen entirely separate from the home economics department. Q This much-needed cafeteria will occupy the space now used by the fourth and fifth grades. All and approximately of grade four the north half of the fifth grade room will be dining section. combined into the This will give plenty of room for serving hot lunches at noon and for banquets and special dinners. It will be equipped with appropriate tables and chairs. The cafeteria kitchen will occupy the rest of grade five room. Between the kitchen and dining room will be a counter from which the hot lunches will The Lariat. 1946 be served cafeteria style to the students. Sometimes it is desirable to close off the kitchen entirely during a banquet or dinner when the food is being served from the kitchen. So this space will be provided with shutters of the roll down variety to make pos- sible the complete separation of the two rooms. The kitchen will be provided with ample cupboard and working space, since that is very essen- tial when preparing large amounts of food. Many groceries and sup- plies will need to be brought in- to the kitchen to prepare the large amounts of food. To make it possible for them to be taken directly into the kitchen without disturbing classes, a door will be built opening into the south corridor adjacent to the west en- trance. There is plenty of room between the basement and entrance doors for this one. The present doors into the two rooms will be left as they are. Having two doors opening into the dining hall will prevent much congestion at noon when the room is busy and students are rushing in and out. One will be used for students to 'enter and the other for them to leave. Now the ideal r o o m is planned. and some tasty food plus a good cook is all we need to make a cafeteria students o f tomorrow will be proud to use. 1 O P ,N N I :X ' Marx. . T v-QKQ! i i 'X'?gk yxxil ! 41,1915 ' C Q E my gfLm,,,,,, 1 i --XJ g-ffiqi Q szflhbk f'rrs-5 ffhp .1 g , L --1 '. A , L2 . -- ,an g??,2r!Nfqi'? s MLQEQ 7 :refers : 4 5 e 'E EQLfMQl?SliEE?i:i::f2g-?jg 'ff F - Qi, gf M T it em R i HC--i , k l 4... '! Q11 'Q I fi nY?2Qb4i 5 ,I Wlqii was sg 'f 2 Nl N U! fi ix r ' . ?HNQ' 39 Kirlclerq Since many of the people 1 the com unity made a suggestion that the school have a kinder- garten, it was started at the be- ginning of the second semester. Mrs. David Springer, t h e former first grade teacher. was hired by the school board to be the teacher for the kindergarten. It was decided by the board that the former music building was the ideal place for them to meet since it had to be heated anyway. and there was no avail- able room in the school building f o r another class. There the kindergarteners would be a l 1 alone, and c o u l d make much I GHG noise without bothering anyone. The walls of t h e kinder- garten were already covered with wall board, which was suitable to use a s a bulletin board. Mrs. Springer tacked the pictures and other paper work of the children on the walls. She also mounted the different colors on the wall so that the children would learn them together. The kindergarteners were en- tertained at a party on May l5, given to them by the home econom- ics 3 class. For ffvors t h e y were each given a basket filled with popcorn and cerdy. Thev had cookies and chocolate milk for refreshments. The girls told them a story and they plzyed games. The seniors hive tried to replan the present school build- 'X 1? ing to make it possible for the gggm 6- ts-I. kindergarteners to meet in the mi-.3 ff building with the other students. In the Pettisville School of ' Tomorrow t h e present office ' JP ,!4d3Rr?Z I -' x workroom, and vestibule will be f' - combined into one room, for the kindergarteners. In the present '55r TL office there is a fireplace which - is usually one of the features wanted in a kindergarten. These 40 three rooms will provide enough room to accommodate a l 1 the pupils normally in the class. The location of the room in the school building seems ideal since it will be near the en- trance of t h e building. The children may leave the building S without disturbin other grades on cause their room from all the other There is q u amount of cupboard rooms which seems any of the the floor, be- is separated classrooms. 1 t e a large space in these to be lacking in mggg 0f'ghe other rooms in th! building at the present time. The room faces the south and usually is one of the most pleasant rooms in the building- It receives the early morning sunlight and always is a cherry place in the after- noon too. o Since the kindergarten was started this year I think that most people will agree that it is a verv worthwhile feature in the school system because it helps children to become adjusted to a school situation before they need to concentrate on book learning and to g e t along harmoniously with other children of their age. The Lariat. 1946 l is 'H Top Row: Paul Wagner, Mervin Beck, Marlin Britsch, Jan Weber, Paul Avina fvisitorj, Conchitn A V 1 n a Phyllis Graber, Mary Svuder, Nadine Gisel, Marilyn Nofziger, Mona Nofziger. Middle Row: Rachel Nafziger, Rosemary Gerrig, Margaret Miller, Janet Schmucker, Charlene King, Delores Nofziger. Shirley Buerge, Betty Moll, Marlene Rufenacht, Geneva Rufenacht. Bottom Row: Virgil Miller, Everett Short, Cristy Edward Gesrig, Gregory RUPP. LaRue S h o r t, Lvnwood Mininger, Corwin Nofziger. James Schrock, Kennard Grieser, Larry Grieser. ' Absent: Wauneta Grieser and Ronald Beck- The Lariat. 1945 3 ' ' 41 lmdustricll AHS Our present industrial arts department is very small and the equipment is limited. The school owns very few power tools, so shop students have been able to do only small woodworking jobs. Since the equipment is so limited no advanced industrial a r t s training for junior and senior boys has ever been given at this school. In our ideal School of Tomorrow we have planned a much larger and more fully equipped industrial arts department. Although most of the boys in school cone from farms and re- ceive some practical experience repairing machinery. 1 t would seem advantageous to have e shop in school where such work could supervised. There- be done and fore our new school plan will in- clude a farm shop with'the'lnduse trial arts department. This shop will be situated on the pert of the present audi- adjecent t o the the south well of One of the doors torium floor bleachers end the building. on this side will need to be wid- ened so machinery can be brought into the building for the class. The farm shop will be e- quipped to give the boys some practlcrl training especially in the repairing of farm implements. The room will contain tools for this purpose. The remainderlof the present auditorium floor. with the excep- tion of space taken for the grade playroom. and the stage will con- tain the industrial arts depart- ment. However there will be no wall between the farm shop and the industrial arts section. The T liiiiumlxu lik W Y 7 fc!! L Qnvl ,,,' ' Xxx K1 6, -If La!! xcff XT- .... -..,, rs,e-I ssxh'ssxx ff f - rxxxu XXX vxff fxff h ,. 'E xv ? T X f Af-'x,.. . -'Til jx J 7 Q 42- stege floor will be lowered so it will be level w i t h the other floor e The hammers, planes. screw- drlvers for the industrial arts department and the wrenches and other tools for farm shop will be kept in the toolroom which will be located in the present boys' dressing room. The specs between the grade plsyroom e n d sickroom will be used as a finishing room in which the products of the industrial arts classes will b e painted, waxed, or vernlshed. This will need to be shut off from the shop room by e wall to keep the dust from the power tools from spoil- ing the finishing job. The industrial ert classes will need to do some bookkeeping a n d drawing so we arranged e class room on the south bleachers where such work can be done. This is quite a change from our present school p 1 e n. It calls for the complete revision of the industrial arts department and the addition, of the farm shop. However we feel the pre- sent conditions warrant t h 1 s change since t h s shop classes have always been popular among the boys. Urns Lariat. 1943 Sickloom No matter how careful one is or h o w healthful the circum- stances. it seems that children sometimes get sick or have acci- dents. An ideal school system has arrangements to take ce-re of emergency illnesses or accidents. In our present school system we have two small sickrooms fur- nished with Cots. One of them has a small amount of first aid equipment. These two sickrooms, if larger a n d more completely equipped, would adequately fill the needs for the school in an ideal plan. However, a s we mentioned be- fore, we are converting the west sickroom into fice since it 1 cated for that too small for a So we have second room in girls' dressing be larger than a principal's of- s conveniently lo- and it is almost sickroom. planned to put a what is now the room. This will either of the pre- sent sickrooms. Since it will be located on the first floor, it will be primarily for g r e d e school students. It will he fur- nished with cots and easy chairs. It already h a s lavatory and toilet. The old as well as fthe new slckroon will be equipped with The Lariat, 1946 hospital beds that will be used only for that one purpose. The cots in the present rooms are v e r y uncomfortable and inade- quate. The new beds will have good, firm mattresses. Since the room does not open to the outside it will be entire- ly air conditioned since a sick- room must be kept free from foul odors. It will also need to be srtifically lighted since it does not open to the outside. We have planned carefully for sick studentsg we hope how- ever we will not have to use the room very often. Both sickrooms will be e- quipped with nore a n d better first aid supplies to be used in case cof accidents. These will i n'cIude antlseptlcs. adhesive tape, sterile bandages, and band- ages for spradns. Cupboards to store these vepy essential sup- plies will he provided. In the general write-up of the new school plan, we mentioned the fact that the new and dld buildings will he connected by a passageway between the two build- ings. The corridor of the old building will be extended at the south entrance and will open into the corridor of the new building. Hith this passageway pupils will not have to do out-of-doors when they go to classes in the new building. T h e passageway will have doors to the outside on both sides. These will make deliver- ies of food and supplies into the home economics department in the new building possible. Delivery trucks will come to the back of the building and will not need to mar the beautiful ap- pearance o f o u r Pettisville School of Tomorgpw. vp pp fn, p,., , QR .N ,Q W-Jfgbi j:w12,3'T A 1 21:7 1 -. N! R. - . ' WW ' - '--- liw NTL f :NT'Tf AGE?--We we 411' lf C f W 1 WI I Aft J 1 1 ESM 114,- Rag!! :HJ 'J APE Ili v , ' ' - L u gn: , V , - T ' H 45 Boys . 'llTyp- Boolrlreepin History Music Toilet English 1 ing ,L l sway fl U l+ z-'D'- --i L I e 4 i , e e ee fi 'V Hall ip ' e , , s.1 F ' 51 Girls' i ' i Toilet Mathematics Upper Part l Upper L of Part , 9 9 ' Res' I Auditorium f V R l Stage l i i Grade Laboratory Six ! N Boys --- i l Dressing Rest t lu Room Room . , W, . 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They also h a v e added their bit to school life during the year. At Thanksgiving their class gave for the school a little playlet entitled UGrand- ll dEE:' x 0 N j f. , 5 o - ' ,47, QV' 4 X WJ I H .P-of xx I fffikmg T 'xxxsxsnu-Siu 46 mother's Surprise Party.U A s part of the losing side in the March of Dimes contest. t h e y helped give the winners, grades two, four, and six, a party in the tuditorium. During the year Miss Spiess. their teacher, read the book Little Womenvby Louisa M. Alcott to them. During the year the fifth grade supplemented their study in science and health by looking through the microscope at various things. such as blood. hair. and parts of flies. They found il- lustrated study more interesting. In history they recognize a 1 1 the place them on the United States. The fifth graders will be part of the Pettisville School of Tonorrow. From watching them on tke playground during noon and recess. we think we can make some rather definite predictions as to their futures. Several of the girls already show marked ability at cheerleading and seem to have their ambitions at present cen- tered on being cheerleaders when they reach the proper age. Grade five will be moved bodily upstairs into the present s 1 x t h grade room in our new learned to states and map of the school plan. In their new room the fifth graders will h a ve plenty of blackboard space since one side of the room will not be used for lockers, as ls the case in their present room. They will thus enjoy m o r e room at the blackboard for arithmetic Prob- lems and contests. The pupils who move upstairs with the fifth grade will be pro- vided with indivldual lockers. which will be installed on either side of the new corridor to be built over the present auditor- ium. This will be a novelty to the students since they have el- ways had. their lockers right in their room. and it will also make a less congested condition. More maps and books will be put into this room too to make studying easier. This new fifth grade room will have a cupboard built along the north wall. Into this cup- board the class will be able to put workbooks. textbooks not in use, or anything else they went to store. Yes. fifth graders w 1 1 1 continue to learn their lessons at 'Pettisville. only in a new atmosphere a n d with some new equipment. - The Lariat, 1946 Top Row: Miss Spices. Laura Jane Genrig. Dortha Jane Zeigler, Marlin Beck, Janes Davis, Lowell Ayers, Richard Nofziger, Paul Grieaer, Harlan Gearig. Glenn Wyse. Second Row: Erma Campbell, Jueldine Nofziger, Marilyn Nofziger, Shirley Meyers, Mary Jo Miley. Marilouise Miller, Lelah Raker, Phyllis Schnueker, Nancy Porter. Doris Rufenacht. Third Row: Elaine Rupp, Lavonne Gisel, Arlene Schultz, Marilyn Miller, Mary Ellen Nofziger, Delight Grieser. Pauline Grieser. Cerol Vonier, Claudette Rupp, Doris Beck. Bottom Row: Waldo Aeschliman, Donald Burkholder. Paul Wyse, Junior Grieser. Gary Nofziger, Merrill Nofziger. James Beck. The Lariat, 1946 47 Sixth Grcixde Thirty-o n e pupils 6Ht0T9d the sixth grade at the beginning of this school year. During the second semester N 1 n a Kretzler moved into the district and now thirty-two students have reached a goal. They are ready to enter the seventh grade next fall as part of the high school. The class chose three libra- rians to take care of the books in their library. Evelyn Short was elected h e a d librariang new-aes' n ef f 45: Preamble n We the people of thel United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domest1c tranquil l 1 t y, provide for the common de- fence, promote the general elfare, and secure the T less1ngs of liberty to purselves and our poster- ty, do ordaln and estab- ish this Constitution for h e United States 0 f merica. T 48 Glenda Frey and Hazel Ayers. as- sistant librarians. On November 21, the sixth graders relped give a Thanksgiv- ing program to t h e Mothers' Group, teachers. and students. They gave a play in five acts en- titled UPilgrim Days.U It told a b o u t the Pilgrims and what brought them to America. and how the first Thanksgiving Day was celebratei. Miss Peters led the sixth graders in a song, WDay is Going Like aiRose.U Miss Dimke taught this class the first semester and several weeks of the second semester. The later part of January she be- came ill vith s sinus infection. and spent the rest of the year in the hospital and at her home con- valescing. During the first few days of hiss Dimke's illness the high school faculty members and several students arranged a make- shift schedule for teaching the class. It later became evident that Miss Dimke would not be able to resume teaching, so Mrs. Wil- liam H. Rychener took over the class for the remainder of the year. The sixth graders as well as the other students missed Miss D 1 m k e, especially high school students who had had Miss Dimke as their teacher in the ssttlh grade. The class h a d a :card shower for Miss Dimke and also bought her some flowers. The class had several part- ies during the school year, one of them being at Miss D1mke's house on May 22. They were o n the winning side of the grades' March of Dimes contest, and were treated with ice cream at a party given them by the losing side. The class learned the Pream- ble to the Constitution. At the close of the year they elected two students to represent their class on the lawmaking body of the school for next year. They are Glenda Frey and Harold Burge. The present sixth grade room will become the fifth grads room, and the sixth graders will occupy the present mathematics room as a result of the shift in rooms in the lower floor of the building. The world for the students of this class will continually grow bigger a n d bigger. They will have greater responsibili- ties as they enter high school than they have had in the past. We know that this class will have a definite part in our future school, we hope in our Pattis- ville School of Tomorrow. The Lariat, 1946 Top Row: Gerald Nofziger, John Rychener, Malvin Nofziger, Ralph Gasche, James Waidelich. Orval Sauder Darold Riegsecker, Marlin Miller. Second Row: Glemma 'Roth, Rosetta.5chruck,.Annbgene Miller, Phyllis Erey.fHazel'Mar Ayers, Mary Alia, Leupp, June Gilson. Gladys Spangler. Third Row: Loueen Short. Erma King, Evelyn Short. Glenda Frey, Marilyn Frey. Edith Haskell, Marcile Rupp, Shirley Nofziger, Lois Friesen. Bottom Row: Merle Frey, Ralph Bruner, Ervin Miller. Colenzo Short, Harold Buergo. Not on picture: Nina Mae Kretzer. Ellyn Gearig. The Lariat, 1946 49 Severn The seventh graders hlee new completed their first year as s junior high class. At the beginning o f the school y e a-r they chose their class officers. Fern Mull was elected presldentg Sarah J a n e Robinson. v 1 c e presidentg and Barbara First. secretary-treasure er. They chose Mrs. Gottschalk as their class sponsor. At the beginning of the second semester Mr. Springer came back from the service and began teaching again. Since Mrs. Gottschalk taught only afternoons. it was decided that Mr. Springer would sponsor this class for the rest of the year. The class had several inter- s s t 1 n ge activities this year l QP 9: Lb , e.- - 57 31399 T ag 40 cn C9 0, so -o as dF19 cp Q Q0 QP has wap aw 4105 cF d?n 670 up iw k 'W W4f1't1ww uu...vvvW1VW h Grade Early in the fall the class, made l e a f notebooks in science. The girls made stuffed leather toys in h o m e economics for Christmas gifts. In the spring of the school year Mr. Kinney took the seventh grade shop class to watch Mr. Phil Lever hive a swarm of bees. Bernice Rupp and Sarah Jane Robinson were chosen by the class as representatives to the student lawmaking b o d y. the - Student Council. Barbara First. a member of the seventh grade, was one of the Junior high cheerleaders t h 1 s year. Several of the boys--Roger Gilson, John hiley. Richard Rupp, and Glenn Davis plsysdn on the junior high bisketball team. Since tts seventh graders were on the losing side in the March o f Dimes contest, they helped give the entertaining pro- gram to the winners. They also gave a very enter- taining assembly program on May 17. It w e s especially inter- esting to the grade pupils. The story of nThe Three Bearsn was acted out by Dale Pfund, Margie Burkholder. Donald Grieser, and Martha Mae'Zimnerman while Bern- ice Rupp read the storyg and a radio broadcast was given, with Lester King as the annou n e e r. say1ng.UThe show must go on,W'wes practiced when the announcer took the places of some of the unpre- pared speakersf As e climax to the program. students from a 1 l the grades and Mr. Rey w e r e called up on the stage to play VFarmer in the Dell.n The class also had several parties during the school year. They had e Halloween party in the home economics room, and a Valen- tine party at the school too. Barbers First. Sarah Jane Robinson, Marilyn Gesrig. a n d Richard Rupp are the only seventh grade students that were 4-H Club members. Sarah Jane 1 s vice- presdient. Barbara is one of the news reporters, and Marilyn 1 s one of the recreation leaders for the girls' club. Richard is -53 4-H Club. a n d he is n e w s reporter. The class had a picnic .o n the last day of school 'gL ll!!! Weber's woods. As the class of 1946, w e sincerely hope that by 'the time these present seventh graders be- oone seniors. they will have been benefited from our plans for the future of Pettisville high. The Lariat, 1946 Top Row: Mr. Springer, John Miley, Roger Gilson, Alvin Nofziger, Dale Pfund, Glenn Davis, Lester King. Second Row: Arlene Beck, Margie Burkholder, Emmogene Zimmerman, Bernice Rupp, Rosa Waidelich, Marilyn Gearig. - Third Row: Anna Nofziger, Shirley Grime, Sarah Jane Robinson, Barbara Tirst, Martha Mae Zimmerman, Fern Moll, Ila Mae Krauss. Bottom Row: Richard Rupp, Rolland Beck, Donald Grieser, Willard Grieser. The Lariat, Eighth GIUJQ Twenty-three pupils h a v e reached a goal. The eighth grad- ers have just completed anethlr school year. and will be ready to be freshmen next fall. Marilyn Haskell was elected class president at the heginning Marvin Prey Honorojofe Men! ion I 'NA-fQAf . f X591 'ff -1X! 'l l 5 w T A va- -5-lf6'1a'fZ'ilf: !2 N 5: ' Q, X S Q? - 4, ' i..... 'ff-Q t L Zac-f Q X Q 9, xg 'A' 5 'O Vx l L '!XL F n VV Vx 4. JXNX w 52 of t h e yeorg Lois Beck, vice- presidentg a n d James Grieser, secretary-treasurer. Mr. Kinney has chosen sponsor of the class. The class president, Marilyn Haskell. was also elected presi- dent of the girls' 4-H Club. She has the only girl from her class to Join this organization. She also was one of the junior-high cheerleaders this year. She was one of the most active members in the class, in connection with school activities: however, Ken- neth Nofziger is the most active physically. Marvin Frey received honor- able mention in the state, in the eighth grade tests which were taken on Apri1W24. vlarvin re- ceived the highest score in our schoolg William Nofzlger, econdg and Arleta Miller and Glen Miller ltied for the third highest score. Arlets Mllltsrr'd n'dr Usneq Grieser rep r e s e n t e d the eighth grade in the Student Gaun- cil. The class gave an interests ing assembly program on February 8. A playlet entitled0The Opening Day of Schooln was given, and Arlets Miller. a darkie mammy, recited a poem to her love, who was Joan Rupp disguised as a mens Several contests were held with participants from the audience. The boys in the class sang two songs and dedicated them to Miss Stockburger. The class had only one party this year, that being n Christmas party which was held a t the school. The elfhth graders 'were on the winning side in the March of Dimes contest. so they were among the listeners t o the program given by the losing side. The toys and girls of the class both had inter-class bas- ketball teams. Two boys of the class, James Grieser and Kenneth Nofziger, played on the junior high basketball team this year. They will probably help to make up the varsity team during their high school days, and we hope they will have a chance to play in the new gymnasium of our Pet- tisville School of Tomorrow. This class as a whole will have a definite part to play in the future of Pettisville ichool since they will Just be entering the freshman class next year. So we hope that they will be bene- fited by our plans. ' The Lariat. 1946 Top Row: Marlin Rupp, Marvin Frey, William Nafziger, James Grieser, Marvin King, Ellis Aeschliman. Second Row: Mr. Kinney. Charles Beck, Glen Miller. Carol Burkholder, Lois Merillet, Emogene Beck, Velma Sauder. Third Row: Mary Alice Nofziger, Bueta Yoder, Joan Rupp, Marilyn Haskell, Ilva Peters, Arleta Miller, Lois Beck. Bottom Row: Vincent Frey, Clarence Bruner, Gail Weber, Kenneth Nofziger. Absent: Ruth Gisel 53 The Lariat, 1946 Freshmen Thirty-eight freshmen start- ed to school last fall as ngreen- ies.u The freshmen. as well as Miss Stockburger. their sponsor, were very thorou hly initiated by the sophomore class on October 5. and also at the party which was given to the class that evening. G reeniesl' are V A GP E AT 1 t ,WEN w v PM N Q' Q Q Rue H 1 1, ,gg HERE 3 mix ,vw 54 Four studentsg OJetta Stout Arvrda Schantz, Myrtle Wentz, and Mary Overmyer. entered the fresh- man class from the Tedrow school: and Alice Gautsche came from the Franklin Township school. At the beginning of t h e year, Ojetta Stout was elected president of the class: Martha Miller. vice-presidentg Wal t e r Pfund, secretary-treasurer: and Miss Stockburger as t h e class sponsor. During the last semes- ter of the school year. two of t h e s e officers resigned, and new ones were elected to t a k e their places. Martha Miller be- came president: Donna Sauder was chosen as vice-presidentg a n d Lowell Rupp, secretary-treasurer. On March 21, the freshmen gave a return party to the sopho- mores with both class sponsors present. The class also had sev- eral other parties during t h e year. On May 24, after school, they had to give up plans to go to Harrison Lake for a picnic be- cavse of a thunder storm- They held their party at school The freshmen, because they were on the losing side in the March of Dimes contest, partici- pated in the program which was given to the winning side. In an entirely different kind of con- test. Lueen Grieser, a member of the class, won first prize for selling 53 annusls. She received a cash prize and a free annual. The class gave an assembly program on April 12. T h e main feature of this program was a mock wedding. Thev also gave a one-act play entitled UTen Per- cent Tomm ,n with Donald Wanner playing the part of Tommy. The freshman girls w e r e divided into two teams, A and B, f o r basketball, because there were too many who wished to par- ticipate in this sport to have only o n e team. Quite a large number of the freshman girls took part in the intramural sports. Lueen Grieser played in the final game of badminton w 1 t h Doris Liechty and in a close third game became the winner. The freshmen have probably made plans for the initiation of next year's ugroenissn which will far exceed their own. We hope that before this class graduates it will be a part of t h e Pettisville School of Tomorrow that we have planned, and that it will have a chance to enjoy t h e improved facilities that we plan for the future. ihe Lariat, 1946 Top Row: Harry Bruner, Donald Wanner, Wayne Schrock, Richard Grieser, Walter Pfund, Robert. M.i l l e r, Lowell Rupp, Edward Grime, Ivan Beck, Edward Short. Middle Row: Miss Stockburger, Gjetta Stout, A ad S he rv a c .ntz, Lucille Leininger, Maxine Aeschliman, Nellie Ann Mininger, Lois Peters, Lueen Grieser, Donna Sauder, Patty Nofziger. 4. l Bottom Row: Nancy First, Myrtie Wentz, Lois Gisel, Martha Miller, Alice Gautsche, Colleen Gr v ieser, Mary Overmeyer, Geneva Grieser, Valetta Beck. Geneva Rupp. The Lariat, 1946 55 Qphczmeres Twenty-t pupils enrolled in the sophomore clnss at the be- ginning of the school year. They elected Louis Haskell president of the classg Psuline Beck, vice-presidentg a n d Vir- ginia Nofziger, secretary-treas- urer. They chose Mr. Gottschalk to sponsor the class. The sophomores initiated the freshmen at the beginning of the year, and later on during the year they were given a return ,ff-1-.I f . KN ga-1 y V' like is ,fix ,W Af A 56 party by the freshmen. This was the only party the class had dur- ing the year. although they vis- ited the art museum in Toledo on January 12. The class gave an unusually entertaining assembly program on March 22. A one-act p1ny,WSenti- mental Scarecrow,W was the main feature of the programg and Doris Leininger played several numbers on her scoordian. A pantomime, UThe Young M a n Wa1ted,U was dramatized by Dale Schrock and Amelia Gesche. while I 1 a Mae Zimmerman read the explanations. Several members of the class took part in important activities during the school year. Virginia Nofziger and Helen Roth both had roles in the Junior class play, which was given April 24. Louis Haskell played in the band. and Edith Rychener sang in the girls' glee club at the county music festival at D s let a, Merch 15. Edith also sang in the girls' sextette at school for several different occasions. Ietty Raker was the only girl from her class in the 4-H Club. Russel Llechty and Edith Rycherer were among the students of our school who went to Bowling Green to compete in the district- state scholarship tests. Edith Rychener won S4 :for having the best essay in her class in the tuberculosis essay contest: end Helen R-mth won S2 for her essay. Edith Rychener was the only soph- Pet Echoes staffg Rupp, Helen Roth, onore on the and Virginia Edith Rychener. Virginia Nofzig- er. and Russel Liechty were li- Virginia Nofziger was brarians. also one of the bookmenders. class as a whole played The quite an active part in sports. Louis Haskell played on the re- serve basketball team this year. Both boys and girls participated in most of the intramural sports, and they both had class basket- ball teams. The sophomores were a 1 s e part of the winning team in the en- Msrch of Dimes contest and Joyed the radip program which was given by the losing team. Pauline Beck. Helen Roth, and Betty Raker were chosen to represent the class in the Stu- dent Council last year. Although the class has only two years more of school life at Pettisville, we would wish for them the opportunity of enjoying the Pettisvllle 'S c.h.o o 1 o f Tomorrow. The Lariat. 1946 Top Row: Mr. Gottschalk, Richard Schmitz, Russel Liechty. Louis Haskell, Dale Schrock, Norman Riegseoker Delmar Miller, Marlin Rufenacht. Middle Row: Edith R chener, Evel Me i11.t H Betty Baker. y yn r a . elen Roth, Amelia Gasche. Doris Leininger, Doris Waidelich Bottom Row: Virginia Nofziger, Pauline Be k Edna K1 Ada Miller. c . ine, Ila Mae Zimmerman, Florence Roth, Virginia Rupp The Lariat, 1946 57 Juniors The Junior class started the school year with nineteen stu- dents. Several weeks a f t e r school began Thelma Kline dropped out. and during the second se- mester Louls Schmitz left them and entered the Army on April 19. Eugene Lantz w a s elected president of the Junior cltssg Stanley Zeigler, vice-president: B e t t y Burkholder, secrettry- treasurerg and Mr. Ray was chosen as the class sponsor. The main highlight of the year for the Juniors was their class play. nThe Great Ben Al- a 1 0 A 0 0 0 4 a A 0 0 6 ,,., A d 4' ya b -i2,',9 ' b ' r as I, , o AW ' 6' . 6 ' K by yxshllffr I --, ........,, x-Wagga is -N ,bd thu! 'X ' 1 bo Au.. 58 1 leh.' which they presented on April 23. The Juniors who had roles in the class play were Eun gene Lentz, Shirley Frey, Stanley Zeigler, Doris Bruner, Robert We- ber. Betty Burkholder, Marilyn Burkholder. and Harold Stout. It was necessary for two sophomore g 1 r l s. Virginia Nofziger and Helen Roth. to fill two to the roles in the play. The play-wee well attended and received. They gave an assembly pro- gram the same dey as their play. It consisted of several musical numbers. a recitation, besides skits of the play. Although the Juniors contri- buted a rather large amount of money to the March of Dimes fund. they were still on the losing side in the contest. A very en- tertaining program was given by the losers, grades seven, nine, and eleven. to the winner grades eight, ten, and twelve. Another of the main fea- tures in the school year for' the Juniors w a s the Junior-senior banquet which was given on Sat- urday evening. May 11- A rainbow scene was used ss the theme for the banquet. 'Yit- ginia Nofziger and Helen Roth, the two sophomore girls who had roles in the Junior play' were invited to the banquet. The rest of the sophomores who wanted to help serve were given this priv- ilege. A very entertaining pro- gram was given by several Juniors seniors, a n d Mr. Gottschelk. Eugene Lantz was toastmester for this part of the evening. The Juniors said they hoped everyone enJoyed themselves, especially because they had put a great deal of work on lt. The entire ban- quet was a complete success. ind everyone enJoyed lt. is a climax to this year's activities, the Juniors m a d e themselves useful 1 n getting flowers a n d ushering for the graduation exercises. On class night. since the seniors gave a circus program. f o u r Juniors ushered, disguised in clown cos- tumes. These four ushers were Betty Burkholder, Doris Bruner. Stanley Zeigler, and Eugene Lantz All but two of the Junior girls sang in the girls' glee club st the baccalaureate service. Unfortunately, the Juniors. as well as the seniors. will not be eble to enJoy the Pettlsville School of Tomorrow, but we hope that some senior class will some day appreciate it. The Lhrratg 1946 Tap Row: Eugene Lantz, William Lantz Jr., Robert Weber, Everett Natziger, Galen Waldfogel. Harold Stout Middle Row: Helen Blosser, Ruth Frey, Delorle Short, Louie Schmitz. Stanley Zeigler, Mr. Ray. Bottom Row: Clara Ann Frey, Doris Short, Shirley Frey, Arlene Frey, Betty Burkholder, Doris Bruner, Marilyn Burkholder. The Lariat, 1946 59 Clessreorns-Study HGH In plsnnlng our Pettisvllle School of Tomorrow we have made changes on the upper floor as well as on the lower floor. How- ever. we have planned that some of the rooms will remain the some as they are at the present. O n e of these fboms, the English room will remain where it ls now, and will be used for the same purpose as 1 t has been previously. We planned for the mathema- tics room to be where the music room is now. The math classes have usually met in the seventh grade room, but now will have a special room to meet ln. It will be necessary for this room to have quite e great deal more blackboard space and a desirahle feature for this room would ke a storage place for math tools. We also planned that the room will be the same history room in our ro-planned building. Maps and other history material will be kept in this room. Mr. Ray, t h e history teacher made one suggestion for improvement in the history room. and that is more storage space so cupbbards will be built for that purpose in the back of the room. When we think of the study 60 hall in our school, we think of one of the busiest places in Pet- tisville school. I think we can truthfully say that this should be one of the busiest places in the school as far as high school pupils ere concerned. However. we should also agree that it isn't necessarily the noisiest place in school. This is the room which is set aside for t h e upper six grades to study their assignments when they don't have classes. A certain teacher is assigned to he an overseer over the pupils for et least one period each dey, and sometimes more. Unusual as it may seen, whenever the teacher leaves, the room sounds like n bee hive. The school librarv is also a part of our present study hall. It contains a great deal of read- ing materiel, and many books used to collect information for out- s l d e class activites. It is fairly well equipped with dic- tionaries snd encyclopedias and other reference books- The megs- zlnes are also kept in a rack at the front of the room. Students must have their work finished.end must get permission from t h e study hall librarian to read the magazines. -This year a table and chairs were kept at the front of the study hall, and were used by those reading magazines and doing reference work. A desk was also kept at the front of the room for the period librarian. There are two bulletin boards and t h e blackboard at the front of the room which are used to notify pupils of coming activities and o t h e r important things. The desks in the study hall are simis lor to those used in the other rooms. In the plan of our future school the study hell will remsin at the some place as it has el- ways been. However, the library will be moved into the two rooms now used by the commercial de- partment. It will be separated from the study hall by a glass partition. More modern desks ls our aim for the study hell. The windows of this room as well as those in the rest of the building will have venetian blinds. The prlnc1pal's office will be in what is now e rest room just off the studv hall above the west stairway landing. This room will also be used as a place for the men teachers to relax, when they have a little spare time. The Lariat, 1946 Library Standing: Doris LlechtY' head librarian, Marry lin Grieser, Edith Rychenefr. Joan Leinlnger. Ilva Rupp. virginia Rupp, Helen Roth. Seated: Russel Liechty. Betty Rupp. Shirley Frey Virginia Nofziger, Ruth Frey, Clara Ann Frey. Not on picture: Patty Nef- ziger. Martha Miller, Lois Gisel. In our present school bulld- ing the library has been a part of the study hall. This has been a n unsatisfactory arrangement, because it is impossible to keep an accurate check on books that are available to anyone at any- time. When we replanned t h e building, we decided to use the present typing and bookkeeping rooms for the library. These rooms both have large windows along the north side, and are thus well lighted. The two rooms will be combined into one room, and sufficient shelf space will be provided for the books and other library material. There will be a rack for the The Lariat, 1946 9' magazines in this room. The li- brary will also be supplied with chairs and tables for students using it. There would be a desk to be used only by librarians. and the head librarian would keep checking supplies in it. Doris Liechty was head librarian this year. Although not shown in the revised floor plan, a supply room and workroom will be built into the northeast corner of the new library. Cupbosrds for all gen- eral library and mending supplies will be provided. and a table for booknending will be placed in this room. The above arrangement will eliminate all the present library difficulties--the great distance between the workroom and the library, and the necessity of having scattered l i b r a r y supplies. In our present library sys- tem. a librarian and an assistant had charge of the library for one period each day. Not only do we wish to hove n larger place for the library in our future school, but we also want to add new books to it. If a large number of new books are added to the library it will be possible for students to make a wider study of their subjects in our Pettlsville S c h o o l 0 f Tomorrow. 61 Commercml Room S In our Pettisville School of Tomorrow we have planned that the present typing and bookkeeping rooms be combined into a library. The rooms at present a r e too small to accommodate some of the classes which use them. Because of the limited room and equip- ment, it was necessary to divide the first year typists into two classes. Of the eighteen stu- dents in the Junior class, seven- teen of them took a course in typing-all of the boys and all but one of the girls. Also one senior girl and boy took begin- ning typing, making a total num- ber of nineteen f 1 r s t year typists this year. At the pre- sent there are eleven typewriters fff-m '.N Tnwqfbs w 7 my no - ' ' -s X I ll s XA Q I A gx rf' e f s c 62 in this root and all the possible space available is already in use. However, we will say that this has been an exceptionally large class. I n order t o accommodate emergency or unusually 1 a r g e classes of this sort, we have de- cided to arrange f o r a larger room in the space above the pre- sent auditorium. Miss Weber, who was both the typing teacher and school secre- tary this year, has sugge s t s d that the new typing room contain noiseless typewriters, end enough of them to supply all the typ- ists. It probably would h a v e been a good idea for her to Bug' gest the acquisition of noiseless students at certain times. Since the present bookkeep- ing room will also be part of the future library, these quarters will be moved next to the new typing room. This room will be used for ell commercial subjects such as bookkeeping, shorthand, and Junior business. The o l d double desks inherited from some of the one-room schools which were closed at the time of the consolidation of this district. will be replaced with more modern tables and chairs for adequate working space. Another room h a s b e e n planned which will be used for various types o f business na- chines to give students practical training in their use and so bet- ter prepare them for actual work- ing conditions. Some of the ma- chines Mlss Weber suggested for the room are a dictophone, add- l n g machine, calculators, a n electric typewriter. comptometer. a billing machine, and a type- writer with an illuminated roller w h 1 c h would greatly simplify typing stencils, one thing that will especially please stencil editors for both Pet Echoes and the Lariat. These rooms will be along the south side of the sec- ond floor of the building. Adequate cupboard space for all small supplies will be pro- vided in each of these rooms. When t h e calnsreial rooms and the equipment in them are im- proved by replacing the old with modern machines, the commercial department will probably continue to g r o w larger in the school system, more than would ever be possible under the p r e s e n t conditions with t h e limited amount of equipment that w a s available. The Lariat, 1946 S C ienc e Miscelleneou S The new science laboratory will use all the space where the science laboratory and ,o18SBP00m are now. Four more laboratory tables fully equipped with waters gas, reagent bottles and other necessary experimental supplies will be installed to give room for more students to experiment at the same time. This can be done at very little expense since the pipes are already installed for these additional tables. A high school laborat o r y should be equipped to give stu- dents a general view of any sci- ence, since high school is the place where students usually de- cide what subjects interest them most and what their life work will be. For this reason our new laboratory will have equipment for chemistry experiments. phys- ics machines, biological appara- tus, and possibly some astronom- ical and geological equipment- Besldes more equipment, the laboratory will have more storage room in which to keep all these things, A laboratory with too little storage space becomes a vegy messy place so we plan to install the necessary cupboards. In addition to this labora- tory, the science department'will The Lariat, 1946 have a lecture or classroom dl- rectly east of the llboratory. Here enough seats will be in- stalled to accommodate any ordin- ary science class, such as chem- istry, physics, biology, or gen- eral science. Most of the central part of the building on the second floor, which is now the upper part of the auditorium. will be made into a recreation room where h 1 g h school students can spend their n o o n s in winter and on rainy days. In the p a s t they have added their bit to t h e awful noise and congestion during the noon hour in t h e auditorium. Very little actually organized play has been possible because so many people used so little space. For the future a recreation room equipped for games suitable for has students of high school age b e e n planned. This room will ullt have shuffleboard courts b into the floor, ping pong tables, checkers, jacks, quoits, Jig saw puzzles, and other games. Another room to be made from this s p a c e will be used for special class work. A s m s l l stage will be built at one end where plays can be given to small groups and other speech activi- ties arranged. It will a l s o serve as a dark room for educa- tional class movies. A r a d 1 o and phonograph will be available here. Frequently teachers like to have t h e 1 r classes hear special programs lor records in connection with their work, and these facilities will make .them possible. Since the room will not be u s e d all the '.t1ns. probably the a r-t classes will have their supplies and classes there. too. The rest of the space will be made into e teachers' r e s t room, a room where they can relax in I r e e time. Now they have absolutely no place w 1 t h the least bit of privacy, but a rest room as planned would correct that situation. Additional locker space for the students who will have moved upstairs w 1 l l be provided on either side of the new corridor. V 1ev6RvTHLsq I Adel si'- P1C1YQ1AOL11'ld. -Y .. ' . ft, -g,,,,4f-.,-,V Bus Drivers Harry Hull. David Huber, Dwight Porter. Mrs. Glen Rychener, John Waidelich, Chester Sperry. Absent-Oscar Yoder. The school had two new bus drivers this year--Mrs. Glen resigned before the Rychener and David Huber. The latter year was over and teachers took his place. The Tedrow bus still brought students from the Tedrow area. ' . FTW Bible leech-ers Yack Row: 'Ralph Nofziger, Rev. Leonard Yarlott, Rev. R. B. Frey , Rev. D. L. Sommers, Rev. Olen Nofziger. Front Row: M r s. Orlo R u p p Mrs. Edwin Lantz. Mrs. Jesse Wyse Mrs. Dwight Porter, Roselle Baer, Martha Leupp, Mrs. Ervin Miller. Not on picture: Rev. R u e b e n Short, Mrs. Noah Frey. Bible classes were held all year again with several denomina- tions represented. They w e r e held the last period c v e r y X Thursdbw afternoon. MI. LC1mZ The school custodian, Mr. Lantz. with the help of h 1 s wife and son Junior, a junior in high school. was always on the job keeping the school clean and neat. His work was facilitated this year by the installation of new stokers in the furnaces. The Lariat, 1946 N Celendor Sept. 10-School b e g 1 n S- Miss Jane King and Miss Mildred Stockburger are new faculty mem- bers. Ada Weber teaches typing classes. Oct. 4-Religious educati o n classes begin. Oct. 5-HGreen1esu initiated. Oct. l6-Trustee meeting is held in school auditorium. Doris Liechty is chosen Lariat editor: Betty R u p p, associate editor: Marvin Grieser, business manager: Miss Wyse, advisor. Oct. 19-Juniors re c e 1 v e rings and pins. Oct. 20-Seniors have gradua- tion pictures taken. Oct. 29-Senior proofs a r- r1ve. Cheerleaders are chosen. Nov. 4-A son, Arthur Gene, is born to Mr. and Mrs. Mark nay. Nov. 5-Juniors begin 1 c e cream sales. Nov. 13-Boosters are chosen. Nov. 19-Christmas seals sale starts. 1 Nov. 21-Thanksgiving program is given by grades 4.5, and 6. Nov. 28-Senior class play, WGabr1e1, Blow Your Horn.u 1 s given to large crowd. . Dec. 5-Fulton County Teach- ers' meeting is held at Metamora. Dec. 7-Bangle Pin Day. The Lariat, 1946 Dec. 21-Annual Chris t m a s program is given by grades 1.2, and 3. Christmas vacation b e- gins. Seniors receive graduation pictures. Jan. 7-Annual sales contest starts. Mr. and Mrs. D a v 1 d Springer a r e hired to resume teaching. School board elects Russel Gasche as new b o a r d president. Jan. 16-Free X-ray service given at Archbold school for T.B. Jan. 17, 18-Semester exams. Jan. 21-Kindergarten starts. Feb. 1-Grades 2'4-6,8-10-12. win March of Dimes contest. Feb. 18-Seniors choose blue and white as class colors a n d for-get-me-not, class flower. Feb. 23-Archbold basketball team receives county championship trophy. Feb. 28-Annual pic t u r e s taken. ' March 9-Doris Liechty a n d Marvin Grieser take annual senior scholarship tests at Wauseon. March l2-Local students par- ticipate in county music festival at Delta. March 20-Kindergarteners en- tertain Mothers' Group at program March 27-Fulton C 0 u n t y Teachers' meeting held at Wauseon high school. April laApr11 Fool issue of Pet Echoes published. I April 3-Concert given b y students of Bluffton college. April 19-Reb. Herman Wagner, of the local Missionary church. gives G o o d Friday sermon at school. Doris Liechty, valedic- toriang Mar v 1 n G r 1 e s e r, salutatorian. April 22-Seniors rec e 1 v e name cards and invitations. April 24-Juniors give class play, nThe Great Ben Allah.n .May 3-Track team enters De- Vilbiss relays. May 4-Students compete 1 n district-state scholarship tests at Bowling Green. May 7-Students take Mau ee River valley tour. May ll-Junior-senior banquet May 17-Rev. Andrew Rupp pre- sents baccalaureate sermon. 1 May 30-Seniors give' circus at class night program. - Hay 22aRev. Sidney Mayer of Toledo brings com encement ads dress. Doris Liechty, valedic- torlan, receives annual Resder's Digest award. May 23. 24-Final exams. May 28-Classes have picnics. School ends. 65 Index Lrt,E3 Auditorium. 15 Basketball. 1-2-1? Boosters. 1? Cheerleaders, 17 Junior high teaw. 15 Letterman, 15 Reserve teen. 15 Scores of games, 14 Varsity tean, 14 Bible teachers, 54 Pooknsnders, 37 Toasters, I7 Fus drivers. 54 Cafeteria, 39 Cheerleaders, 17 Classes, 24-31.40-41.46-59 Eichth grade, 52,53 Fifth grade, 45.47 .firstrgj1dcT 24.25 Fourth grade, 30.31 Freshmen. 54.55 Juniors, 58.59 Kiniergarten, 40.41 Second grade, 26.27 Seniors. 1-3 Seventh grade, 50-51 Sixth grade, 48,49 Sophonores. 56,57 Third grade 28,23 Claosroms. 60.43 Commercial dspartzsnt. 62 Community room, 18 Custodian. 64 Eighth grade 52.53 Famlty, 32 Farm shop, 42 Fifth grrde. 46.47 First grade, 24,25 Fourth grade, 30.31 Freshmen, 54.55 Glee club lboys'Q, 20 G-lee clui K.rgir1s'l, 21 Gymnasium, 15 Home economics, 19 Industrixl arts, 42 Finishing room, 42 Lecture room, 42 Tool room, 42 Junior high team, 15 Juniors. 58.53 Kindergarten, 40.41 Lettermer, 16 Librariaxs, 61 Library, 61 Music. 21 .21 New Building, 12-21 Auditorium, 16 community room, 18 Dressing rowms. 16.18 Gymnvxium, 16 Ross economics, 19 Lobby, 16 Model Tome, 19 Music. 20.21 Plans, 12,13 1 Stage 18 Telescoping we 1s, 16 offices: 34 Pet Echoes staff, 37 Pettisville School of Tomorrow write-up, 10,11 Playrooms, 38,63 Present building, 22,23,44,45 First floor Cues plsnl, 23 First floor fold Se-cond floor Knee Second floor fold Principa1's office, Projection room, 63 Reserve team, 15 Restroom ffacultyl, School board, 33 School officials, 33 Science, 63 Classrooms, 63 Laboratory, 63 Scores of games, 14 Second grade, 26,27 uldnf, 22 p1anD, 45 pled. 44 60 63 Senior class history, 1 Senior pictures, 3.5.7.9 Senior write-ups, 2,4,6.8 Seventh grade, 50.51 Sickrooms, 43 Sixth grade, 48,49 Sophomores, 56 . 57 Special activities room, 63 Student cou cil, 35 Study hall, 60 Third grade, 28,29 Track team, 18 varsity, 14 Workrooms, 36,51 General, 36 Library, 61 .-?!---P ,- -efW.W-an vwnn-oou.lun.uon-ann:Wanna-Donnrvvlvvouwnucfosc- v oe 1 nv-.4g1neo-on1-un-a.1nwnunout1-anouns-notlunntvauonavvlmnuumunnuuuounucuunuaMelton-nauuno0ONnunsun-uoouususulluaoounluoanunnnusvvuunnnu Compliments of Scum H. 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