Washington High School - Sunburst Yearbook (Washington Court House, OH)

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XtlfffW Ufrfl B U R ?.I. lulW,f Class Histor Old Father Time with a flourish ot' his pen slowly wrote Finis to that section ot' his Book of Time dedicated to the high school ca1'eer of the Class of ,355 then with a sigh he turned baek four huge pages until he came to that one headed Fresh- man Year, Class ot' '35.'l Here he stopped and slowly began to review his handi- work of the past four years. PAGE l. On the morning ot' September 8th, 1931, a new class, as timid and as truly the proverbial 'tgreenl' as any Freshman Class that had gone before-or any Freshman Class yet to come--entered Wlashington High School for the tirst time a member of the student body. Although on that memorable morning it was a, timid lot, it didn't take long for this new class to become accustomed to the routine of high school life and to become active members of different organizations-social, athletic., and musical. The scholarship standing of the class was very high. On May 10th this class thinking of Freshman classes yet to come and desiring to leave something for them to look forward to, instigated the class picnic as an annual event to be enjoyed by the Freshman Class. Under the able leadership of Philip Sheets, Presi- dent, Elizabeth Godfrey, Vice-President, Margaret Roberts, Secretary-Treasurer, and Miss Kathleen Davis, a very efficient and understanding class adviser, the Class of '35 came to the end of its Freshman year with its one hundred and forty-live members a page further in the Book of Time. PAGE 2. Swiftly the page is turned, and this one is found to be headed Sophomore Year. As all Sophomore Classes do, so did this class show its feeling of super- iority over the incoming Freshman Class through condescending smiles and helpful- ness in aiding the t'greenies find their class rooms. lt wasn't long before the Class of '35 was Well started on the second year of its high sehool career. A successful football season came and went with the Sophomore Class more than well repre- sented. During this time, the Magazine Drive was held, and the race came to an end with a Sophomore room winning out. Next came basketball. ln this sport, as in football, the class did its part to make the season successful. The Sophomore Carnival, inaugurated by the Class of '34, was repeated with success. As in the Freshman year, so in the Sophomore year, was the Class of '35 Well represented in the different social, dramatic, athletic, and musical organizations, and through the guidance of the class oflieers, Alan Fite, President, Philip Sheets, Vice-President, Jack Hicks, Secretary-Treasurer, and the faculty adviser, Mrs. Coffman, this class attained in its Sophomore year an env.able record in both scholastic and athletic events. PAGE 3. Quickly, all too quickly, is the page turned to the beginning of the last half of this adventure in the land of knowledge. Now that enviable stage of upperelass- men hadibcen reached. At the beginning of the year class elections were held, and at this time Bryan Leasure was elected l'res'dentg John Focke, Yice President, and Margaret Roberts, Secretary-Treasurer. lindei' the capable leadership of these of- ficers and Mrs. Fite, 'faculty adviser, the class got off to a good, start in its Junior year by running a. close second to the Seniors in the annual season football ticket drive. The class helped to make a sueeess ot' the football season this year by again supplying its share of good players. As in the previous contests so this year Was the race in the Magazine Drive won by a home room ot' this class. Basketball and the many organizations of the high school were all well represented in the Ulass of Page Twenty-four

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x QQll 'fW5s U1 B U R E . SwllHlw4 FLORA HAYS EVELYN SCHMITT MARY A. STETHEM Ellen H. Richards Club O. G. A. Office Staff O. G. A. C. T. C. T. O, A, T, Ellen H. Richards Club O, G, A, Chorus Senior Party Com. Journalism Staff Girl Reserves Spanish Club Sonia fStaffJ Lucky Jade fStaffJ HELEN MANKER C. T. Chorus 0. G. A. Spanish Club Girls' Glee Club Lucky Jade MIRIAM LEE BROWNE Girl Reserves Girls' Athletic Ass'n. Ellen H. Richards Club Junior Party Com. Senior Party Program The Millionaire LStaffJ Motto Committee Chorus Lucky Jade The Millionaire CStaffJ JOSEPHINE HEARD Journalism Staff C. T. Chorus Ellen H. Richards Club Girls' Athletic Ass'n. KATHLEEN WOODSON Chorus IN MEMORIAM JACK SCHOONOVER .l1l Page Twenty-three

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. QQll'f'fW5s ui B u R ?r Wf '35, On February 14th the gaily and appropriately decorated gymnasium was the scene of the much-talked-about Junior party. On March 22nd and 23rd, an eX- cellent cast selected from the Junior Class successfully presented The Heathers At Home as the annual class play, as is the custom, the money obtained from this was used to banquet the Senior Class at the Junior-Senior Banquet. As the year drew to a close, the whole Junior Class gave a sigh of regret as it realized that the following September it would set forth on the final stage of this ser-tion of the jour- ney to education. PAGE 4. With the flip of a finger Old Father Time turned the page. This one is found to be headed Senior Year-AClass of l35. September ith saw eighty-three of the original one hundred and forty-live members of the class of '35 return for the final stage of the journey. At the first class meeting Jack Hicks was elected President, Martha Farrell, Vice President, and Anna McConnaughey, Secretary-Treasurer. These officers with the aid of Miss Conn, who asf adviser, in spite of the many trials endured by this class as well as by those in the past, have led the Class of '35 successfully through a most enjoyable, and yet, in same ways, a difficult year. En- joyable, because the Seniors this year through participating in different activities and organizations have made an elfort to get the most possible out of their last year. Ditlicult, because there have been disappointments and misfortunes such as accompany all new ventures. There were several changes made in the high school program this year, among them being the use of an activities ticket throughout the year. Each of the Iinal activities was brought to a close, and as the caps and gowns were donned for the linal event, each Senior could not help wondering: What does the future offer nie? P--1-Q Thus was 'tFinis written to that portion in the search for knowledge entitled High School Career-Class of '35,'l and Old Father Time with a sigh of satisfac- tion closed forever those pages in his Book of Time. Class Will Wie, the Class of 1935, have gathered here in the Auditorium of Wlashington High School, in the City of Washington Court House, County of Fayette, State of Ohio, in order to draw our last will and testament. We have been riding in the air- plane School-Daysl' and have glided into a three-point landing long enough to make this will and to graduate. TVe are now ready to board a plane to travel Lifels Airway either to soar into the heights of success or tail-spin into the depths of failure. We bequeath in the matter of personal property, real or imaginary, in the fol- lowing manner: ltem l-We do hereby will and bequeath to our beloved Alma Mater a book Schoolday Memories of the Class of '35. Item Tl-We do hereby will and bequeath to the faculty, our teachers and friends, our undying thanks for the kindness shown to us during our four short years of High School. Item IH-lVe do hereby will and bequeath to the Freshmen the title of t'Sophomore, and the task of putting on a Carnival such as we put on. ltem IV-We do hereby will and bequeath to the Sophomore Class the fun and the Work of putting on a Junior play and the task of setting a good example as 'slipper Classmen for the ninth and tenth grades. Page Twenty-five