Waynesfield Goshen High School - Reflections Yearbook (Waynesfield, OH)

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Class Histor In September of 1952, thirty-two students entered their freshman year in Waynesfield High School. There were five students who came from New Hampshire and two more from other schools. The freshman one act play, Wildcat Willie Gets the Woolies , was presented. The class elected officers as follows: President, Ioyce Block: Vice President, Donald Spencer: Secretary, Iean Gray: Treasurer, Gary Knotts: Student Council, Frances Ritchie and Lee Shobe: and Reporter, Lois Copeland. In the fall of 1953, thirty-four students returned to Wayne High to start another' hectic year of work. The sophomore one act play, The Neighbors , was presented. The class was well represented in sports. There were four new students added to our class, they were Sharlene Wallace, Linda Herndon, Ianis Hankie, and Harry Erwin. The class officers were as follows: President, Grace Beers: Vice President, Lee Shobe: Secretary, Martha Hunter: Treasurer, Io Ann Smith: Student Council, Sharon Williams and Gary Knotts. After a brief summer vacation thirty-three students returned to start their third year of high school at Waynesfield. There was one new student, Ron Bruno. The Junior class play, Shy Guy , was given. Our class chose and purchased class rings. Being Iuniors we had the job of producing the annual. Our Annual Staff was as follows: Editor, Ioyce Block: Assistant Editors, Loretta Howell and Gary Knotts: Sports Editor, Lee Shobe: Social Editor, Iean Gray: Picture Manager, Sharlene Wallace: and Advertising, Martha Hunter, Eugene Kaufman, and Harry Erwin. There was a lot of time and effort put into the decorating and planning for the Iunior-Senior Prom. The class officers were: President, Lee Shobe: Vice President, Eugene Kaufman: Secretary, Martha Hunter: Treasurer, Loretta Howell: and Student Council, Ianis Shaw and Harry Erwin. Fall of 1955, thirty-two students came rushing into Waynesfield School to finish their last year of education. With a lot of hard work enough money was raised for the class trip. There was one new student who joined the ranks of the Senior Class. His name is Larry Stauffer. The Senior class play, Terror at Black Oaks , was presented. At the beginning of the year we ordered our invitations, pictures, name-cards, and caps and gowns. The class officers were elected as follows: President, Ioyce Block: Vice President, Iean Gray: Secretary, Gary Knotts: Treasurer, Loretta Howell: Student Council, Rosalie Fowler and Larry Stauffer: Reporter, Sharlene Wallace: Business Manager, Lee Shobe and Assistant Business Manager, Larry Shaw. This is written in the hope that in the years to come, when this Class History is read it will bring back memories of our four years in Waynesfield High School. Harry Erwin Class Colors: Teal Blue and Silver Class Flower: Red-Rose Class Motto: Out of the harbor and into the deep.

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LARRY NICHOLS Nich General Course 1, 2, 3, 47 Tiger Type 45 Annual Staff: Basketball Manager 4: Chorus 1, 2. LORN WAITMAN El Tigre Chorus 1, 27 College Prep Cour- se 1, 2, 3, 4: Senior Class Play 42IL1l'1iO!' Class Play 35 One Act TOM BINKLEY Bink F.P.A..17 General Course 2, 3, 47 Vocational Agriculture Course 11 'lrack 4: Stage Man- ager for Class Play 4. Plays 1, 27 Library 1, 2, 3: Can- tata l', 2 . ROBERT MORRIS RONALD BRUNO lIBObIl nRonn Band 1, 2, 3: General Course F,F.A. 35 Annua1 Staff 3, 1, 2, 3, 4: Tiger Type 4: Annual Staff 3.

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Class Prophecy Having just arrived in Chicago for the coming Engineers' of America annual meeting, I decided to check into a hotel, incidentally the Hilton-Erwin. As I registered at the desk I was amazed to find Lois Copeland, an old classmate of mine, the desk clerk. We talked for a while and she told me her boss was Harry Erwin, owner of the hotel. Since the meeting wasn't until tomorrow I decided to take ln the town. As I started to leave the hotel I noticed a large group in one of the ballrooms. Vlfhen I investi- gated I found Robert Morris was still carrying on with his fine magician act. Among the group was Don Spencer. Don told me he was in town to see the Ohio State Buckeyes play for the National Championship. He told me Larry Shaw was head basketball coach for State and he headed the football department. We decided to go to the game together so we left the hotel for the game. As we hailed a taxi we noticed Tom Binkley driving the taxi. Tom told us he had just been named Taxi Driver of the Year. Tom said goodbye and dropped us off at the Chicago Gardens for the game. We found seats and watched Ohio State go on to victory behind Larry's fine coaching. After the game we met Larry and decided to get something to eat, so went to a very nice restaurant near the Gardens. After eating, we learned Martha Hunter was the hostess and owner. Martha told us about some of our other ex-classmates and how they were doing. She informed us that Linda Herndon was manager of one of her restaurants in New York. She also told us that Ioyce Block has just replaced Dinah Shore in the top singers' role on television. We asked Martha about Janis Shaw and she told us Ianls was running a beaut1cian's school and Shirley Guider was her chief instructor. We thanked Martha for the fine evening and returned to the hotel where I left Larry and Don. The next morning I attended the convention. The main speaker was,Loren Waitman. Loren was now head engineer at the General Electric Laboratories in Los Angles. After the convention and being inspired by meeting a few of my old grads, I decided to return to my alma mater for a short wait. I went to the airport and boarded a Super Constellation airliner. The ste- wardess for the flight was Rosalie Fowler. She led me to the pilot's compartment where Lee Pyles sat at the controls. Lee told me he had just completed four successful years in the Air Force as a jet pilot. He was now flying commercially. In a few hours we were landing in Lima since Waynesf1eld's airport wasn't quite completed. While circling the airport I noticed the airport had been converted for use by the armed forces as well as for civilian use. After landing I heard some soldiers drilling and found Larry Nichols to be the drill sergeant. He told me that Ioe Gay was now an aide to the President on military matters. I needed an automobile to drive to Waynesfleld so I went to a car lot where Larry Stauffer was the proprietor. He sold me one of his latest models the Kaufman Special manufactured by Eugene Kaufman. No sooner had I left the lot when I noticed a wreck in the street. Ron Bruno was one of the drivers. It seems as though he hasn't changed much since his high school days. I took Ron to the hospital for a check up where we were accommodated by Loretta Howell and Frances Ritchie, co-directors of nursing at Memorial Hospital. Leaving Ron in their adequate care, I traveled on to Wayne sfield. Entering Waynesfield I saw there the new ultra-modern school building. Since this was my alma mater I dropped in. The first thing to catch my eye was the new method of decorating the school. I met Gary Knotts, the superintendent, and he told me that Sharlene Wallace, who was now a counsel on interior decorating, had planned the school. He also told me Iean Gray was the physical education instructor for girls as well as principal. Iean told me Beverly Blodgett now ran a large strawberry farm. She also told me that Shirley Spencer owned a large fresh frozen food plant and was the chief consumer for Beverly's strawberries. Leaving the school and proceeding downtown I observed a large sign which read Home of Grace Beers . It seems as though, Grace under thelnstruction of Mrs. Gray, had brought fame to her home- town with her works in oil painting and portraits. In the downtown shopping center I saw Kaufman's Supermarket owned by Barbara Kaufman. I went in to see Barbara but met the former Lois Searfoss who was doing her family's shopping. She told me she was happily married and had two children. As I thought of all my old classmates there were only two of whom I hadn't heard. I asked Lois about Sharon Williams. She informed me that Sharon had become fashion, editor for the NEW YORK TIMES. The other classmate was Sonja Peikert. I wasn't long in finding out for Lois told me Sonja was Dr. Ne1lson's laboratory technician. Who was the greatest English writer during the Restoration Period? What? Darn I've fallen asleep in Mrs. Gosnell's English class! Oh well, Iwonder how true my hallucinations were. Lee Shobe and Larry Shaw