Pettisville High School - Lariat Yearbook (Pettisville, OH)

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TOP, Left: Rev. Mell T. Jennings shows his pictures from the Philippine Islands. TOP, Right: Rev. C. F. Derstine is pictured during the interesting assembly program he gave to the school. SECOND: Rev. William Nofziger gives the Easter address at the sunrise service at the school. THIRD, Left: Mrs. Glen Rychener, Freddie Rychener, and Delores Nofziger are eating at the FTA supper. Cooks and servers are Mrs. Ernest Frey, Margaret Rufenacht, Miss Marie Drennan, Loretta Friesen, Janette Rupp, Ida Mae King, Marnetta Rychener, Linda Baer, Arlene Sauder, Ron Leupp, and Sharon Miller. THIRD, Right: Roy Nofziger and Victor Rupp listen to the speaker at the Young and Adult Farmer program. BOTTOM, Left: Latin and English 10 stu- dents waiting to go into the flower show are Judy Baer, Judy King , Elaine Merillat, Janie Rufenacht, Linda Baer, Luann Gearig, Jan- ette Rupp, Kenny Disbrow, and Steve Rupp. BOTTOM, Right: Mr. Oscar Gautsche, Mrs. Glen Rychener, Mrs. Oscar Gautsche, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Rupp visit the English 12 class. The students are Glenda Gautsche, Carol Grieser, Jennie Henschen, and Rhoda Nafziger.

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Hard work, criticism, and hope combined to give the best of success to senior choir, ensembles, and soloists at District and State Music Auditions. Miss Cron and her students can be proud of the record they set in '59. Fourteen entries were made in the auditions. Of these, five won superior ratings at state--senior choir, the girls' sextet,the Off Beats, Kenneth Nafziger--tenor solo, and Eric Rupp- -corner solo. Waiting even two minutes --quite often longer--for ratings was the next thing to unbearable. Often, results were unbelievable to the contestants. Many times, the tense moments were broken by humorous happenings. For instance, at the State Choir Auditions in a crowded Mansfield High School, several boys came with the report that choir had got a I. A group of doubting Thomases left the auditorium--rushing to the bulletin board where ratings were posted! Halls on the way to the lobby were unusually crowded. The shocked crowd made a track for the milers to run through, and stood off and let them run! fThe runners found the report- to be truely The youngest music ensemble was the boys' quartet known as the Off Beats. The boys concluded their first fand lastj successful year together by having a big L-P record album pressed. , Eric Rupp, who is a fifth grader, has seven years to look forward to with his comet. Already at this age, he received a I rating in state competition. Good luck to him! Flashing smiles to the judge was all the girls' sextet seemed to remember after their state contest performance. This I-at-state group was the Quarter Notes plus two, because girls' quartets are barred from competition. McClure's band gave a concert to the local school that was very pleasing to the audience. This was one of the finest exchange concerts given at Pettisville in recent years. Mr. Frank Zurlo directed this band, which also received I ratings at state and district contests. Pettisville's senior choir gave a concert later in the year in return for the one McClure gave. The choir also sang at Melinta-Grelton High School the same day. The three ensembles sang in each concert. The girls' sextet was formed to enter music com- petition at BGSU. The members of the sextet are Suzy Frey, Elaine Merillat, Joan Weber, Karen Gearig, Karin Lantz, Judy Short. ABOVE: The Off Beats,the boys' quartet made up of LaMar Yoder, Ronnie Leupp, Kenneth Nafziger, and John Baer, are anew addition to the music groups this year. BELOW: Eric Rupp received a I rating at state com- petition with a cornet solo.

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Two II1iI1iStC1'S spoke at assemblies of the high school student body. The first speaker was Mr. Mell T. Jennings, who showed pictures from the Philippines. Mr. Jennings was an Army Chaplain during the Korean War. The second assembly was addressed by Bishop C. F. Derstine from Kitchener, Ontario. Rev. Derstine spoke to the students on the mental, physical, personality, and religious phases of life. The Community Chorus made its second appearance on Easter morning at the community sunrise service. Miss Grace E. Cron directed them again in several Easter numbers. Rev. William Nofziger, pastor of the West Clinton Mennonite Church and an alumnus of PHS, gave an Easter sermon An old-fashioned supper highlighted FTA activities this year, as the members donned gay nineties costumes and served the guests a fine, low-priced chicken supper. Jennie Henschen played her accordion and the Off Beats sang barbershop music during the meal. Profit from the supper was used to sponsor an overseas child. A lI1CCtiI1g for young and adult farm ers was held by the local agriculture department. A Standard Oil Company representative conducted a tractor maintenance school, demonstrating types of fuels and carburetor and ignition adjustments. Miss Wyse's Latin class sponsored a trip to the Toledo flower show ir1 the Civic Auditorium in March. Fifty students from the Latin and sophomore English classes went to Toledo. The annual visitation day brought the high school together in an evening session to allow parents to visit. The 2g1'iCl11tl11'C 2 C1285 of sophomore boys tore down and rebuilt small gasoline engines for their projects this year. A magazine sales drive was launched for the sixth, seventh, and eighth graders again this year. They did not quite reach their goal of 31000. Tom Rupp, a sixth grader, was high salesman and Artie Ray, an eighth grader, was second. ABOVE: These agriculture boys working on their gasoline motors are Duane Rychener, Amold Short, and Glenn Hartman. BELOW, Top: The awards shown to the sixth, seventh, and eighth graders urged them to sell many magazines. BELOW, Bottom: Mary Jane Rychener, Larry Rupp, John Nofziger, Tom Rupp, Max Rufenacht, and Ruth Liechty study the information for the magazine contest.