Springfield High School - Spartana Yearbook (Akron, OH)

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Unfortunately the ship developed engine trouble and we were forced to anchor off the coast of Borneo. The wild-looking tribe which greeted us almost frightened us to death until we realized that they were all red heads led by Pinky Morgan. They, Pat Burley. Gordon Miller. Robert Wood, and Angie Copley, were rehearsing for a Broadway show entitled Pinky's Pagans and had had to go there to find peace and quiet. They gladly took time to take us into the in- terior where we watched two of our famous game hunters, Bob Iacobs and Bill Apitz, still trying to shoot something. Since we had lost several days in Borneo, the captain decided to omit our stop at Calcutta where we had hoped to attend a Soap Box Derby sponsored by Fred Derks. As our ship entered the Suez Canal, the cus- toms inspectors, lim Leiser and Iacob Schmidt, stopped us for a few hours because repairs were being made on the lock. Among the many work- men leaning on shovels were Warren Davidson and Bob Davis. After many delays we were final- ly on our way to Cairo. We tried, but unsucess- fully, to visit a harem. We did hear it rumored that Ieannie Bohrer was employed there as a hair stylist. We were allowed to visit Ralph Menden- hall excavating a tomb. Two of his helpers were Kathryn Bond and lean Miller. It was only a short hop from Egypt to Italy. Many of my former classmates have settled there. Connie Mondello spends her days eating spaghetti with Ruth Kovacs. Running a reducing salon for spaghetti eaters, are Dolores Lollar, Doris Weimer, and Iudy Scott. 'Tired of traveling by ship I went to the Rome airport to charter a plane for a trip to Paris and Hamburg. The only pilot available was Herb Steet. I decided to take a chance since his host- esses were Veda Fortney and Barbara Stamey. To pick up the latest fashions I stopped in several shops in Paris. Clothes for a cruise were modeled by Betty Lipscomb and IoAnn Waldrop. When I sought evening clothes, I found Nona Livingston and Roberta Ray. Through a record shop window I spied Marion Meredith, Ellen Theodore, and Ianet Price. Papers on the corner newstand proclaimed that Helen Ruffener had swum the English Channel after eighteen at- temps, and Kenny Colling had finally succeeded in perfecting wireless television. Singing in a Paris Cafe where I stopped for refreshments after my shopping spree were our favorite singers, Mary lane Mihaly, Dorothy Weiss, and Donna Ott. The next evening at a concert I heard Iollnn Slevin accompanied by Nancy Webb. They were received well by the audience which included Betty Spidle, Cathleen Robinson, and Virginia Putnam. I never did find out what they were doing in Paris, but I found that Pat Parsons was the editor of the Paris Gazette. We stopped on our round about way to London to visit our friend Hans who has a model farm near Hamburg, Germany. His children's gover- ness was Dolores Large. In London we were shown around by Sir Walter Fricke. By this time I was so homesick for my old home town that I hurried back to the ship which was headed for New York. At Grand Central as I boarded the train I met Nadine Austin, Loudine Clark, and Ioyce Mathis return- ing for a visit to their Alma Mater. Arriving back at good old S.I'I.S. I saw attend- ing a football game Iune Higginbotham and Carolyn Manhart. Perhaps they'll help me plan a reunion for the class of '51 in the near future. Spirit of '51 The annual staff expresses appreciation to Tomei Studio for its representative who so graciously attended many social events of the year and made numerous visits to the school in order that we might have this pictorial record of our school year.

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CLASS OF 1952 President , ,,,, is Ioe Reed Vice President ,ii. r ,,,, Nancy Kelly Secretary Thelma Iohnson Treasurer Advisers Mrs, Gingrich Miss Van l-lyning Mrs. Farsi Mr. K. O, Myers Gene Anderson