Swanton High School - Pioneer Yearbook (Swanton, OH)

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ulldogs Set Gr'd Record FIRST ROW: Robert Saxer, James Mroczkowski, Karl Koepfer, Carl Buehrer, Jerry Perkins, James Mason SECOND ROW: Richard Runnels, Louie Pilliod, Howard Badgett, James Pennarnon, Robert Blayz Bruce Vaughan, Robert Carroll. THIRD ROW: Kent Welch, Bill Koepfer, Tom Urban, Lloyd Raker, Larry Dunbar James Pethe, Marion Alleman, Gary Hallett, FOURTH ROW: Coach Ellis Dunrneyer, Keith Berkebile Donald Coutcher, Paul Longlott, Allen Hall, Hezkiah Thompson, Jerry Thomas, Jerry Thoma FIFTH ROW Robert Stoup, Steve Geer, Robert Bloomer. Hicksville Holland Malunee Ottawa Hills Anthony Wayne Wauseon Bedford Rural Montpelier Delta THEY 0 7 12 7 O 7 13 0 0 Coach Dunmeyer

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lIBIlAIlY llllili .-'Y 0 . '. gg? igswu I Aa 'i 45 ? T fi x mdeflfs' ambitious S Mrs. B.G. Mom-man what Librarian The Library Club was organized in 1940, The Club was organized at the request of pupils who desired an intellectual activity and one that would promote their scholastic rating in college. They receive 1f2 credit a year in high school for assisting in the library three periods a week. They are prepared for college and to work in the college library. The pupils become accomplished at desk Work, checking in and out books helping pupils, shelv. ing, filing, building up picture collections, research, and library supervision. Officers for the club for the vear were: Donna Franklin, presidentg Warren Roehrig, vice-presidentg and Kay Dham- berlain, secretary and treasurer. l 3 V, , , , , Y D Y, V, -.-..- -.s. .... - --...--.

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The 1952-53 Bulldog football team was one of the outstanding organizations of Swanton High School. Their record shows that much hard practicing and fine coaching went into those few weeks. Never before in the history of this high school has a re- cord been made to top Coach Dunmeyer's Eleven. Eight wins and one loss will be hard to surpass in the years to come. The Swanton Bulldogs opened their football season with an impressive 65-0 victory over Hicksville, The team went all out on a scoring spree, tallying 10 touchdowns . The Holland gridders nipped Swanton's M. V. L. hopes witha 7 -6 victory over the Bulldogs . Swan- ton's only score came when Lloyd Raker intercept- ted a Holland pas s . Contention over the extra point kick continued for long after the final whistle. In the next game, S, H, S, trampled a confident Maumee team, 34-12. Touchdowns were made by Raker, Dunbar, Mason, and Hallett's passing. The Bulldog's went touch-dovm crazy for the sec- ond time in four starts to whip Ottawa Hill'sElev- en 51-7 on the Hill's gridiron. One of the high- lights of the game was Jim Mason's 70 yard punt return, anda similar play by Captain Bruce Vau- ghan of 65 yards. Anthony Wayne's defeat 20-0 was the Dun- meyer Eleven's third win in four starts. Dun- bar and Mason tallied the TD s. During the half Bonnie Myers was crowned as the Homecoming Queen. Her attendents were: Deanie Jascur,sen- iorg Joyce Brodbeck, juniorg Marcella Zientek, sophomore: and Barbara Perkins, freshrnan. Swanton racked up its fourth win of the season by defeating the under -rated Wauseon team. Raker and Mason did the honors in the scoring field. Dim- bar connected for three extra points. ws X bf ff X 1 'JC Y x xix ,hx ?z N, fl: X 7 7x ii 4 Kick 'em high! Pass 'em low! In what many considered the top game of the sea son Swanton's Varsity Eleven edged Bedford Rura of Michigan 14-13. The Bulldogs took the lead i the second period on a 27 yard sprintby Lloyd Rak er. Dunbar's PAT was good to give the S, H. S. boys a 7-0 half-time advantage. Bedfordbounder- back in the third period with two quick tallies t plunge ahead 13- . Swanton recovered in the las quarter, however, on a three yard plunge TD an the extra point, both being registered by Larry Dunbar. It was Bedford's second defeat in 19 starts, and Swanton's fifth straight victory. The Bulldogs racked up their sixth straight victor and third shut-out of the season as they soundly trou.nced Montpelier's High School Locomotives Z7-O. Dunbar, Mason,and Hallett were given cre dit for the touchdowns. .I X I , xx MV Am. 16 IW,