West Carrollton High School - Piratan Yearbook (West Carrollton, OH)

Text from Pages 1 - 52 of the 1945 volume:

THE PIRATAN Published and Edited by the SENIOR CLASS 4 19 4 5 WEST CARROLLTON HIGH SCHOOL West Carrollton, Ohio Editor Marian Pfeiffer Associate Editor Alberta Treon ■ DEDICATION This book is dedicated to the boys and girls of this class who are in the service their country. IN SERVICE - 1945 CHEERS FOR THE LIVING Fear not that ye have died for naught. The torch ye threw to us we caught. Ten million hands will hold it high. And Freedom's light shall never die! We've learned the lesson that ye taught In Flanders fields. TOP ROW — Richard Rockhold. Audra Mesarvey. Harvey Zennie. MIDDLE ROW — Charles O'Reilly. Joe Marsh. BOTTOM ROW — Morris Bellware. Ray Roberts. Donald Throckmorton. IN MEMORIAN TEARS FOR THE DEAD Take up our quarrel with the foe! To you from falling hands we throw The torch. Be yours to hold it high! If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields. TOP ROW — Vincent Dimatteo, Roger Oyler. Victor Pfeiffer. BOTTOM ROW — Vernon Thomas. George Hartzell, Oliver Weidner A School is neither Buildings nor Equipment but the Characters of Boys and Girls. The cornerstone of the structure of high school life is scholastic endeavor. In an era in which the virtues and culture of mankind are threatened, the functions of a high school are the pillars of youth’s hope and faith. Walter E. Shade. Superintendent Harry A. Russell, Principal rnm. FACULTY FIRST ROW — Mrs. Allen, Miss Sleller, Mrs. Huston. Miss Garringer, Miss Wellbaum. Miss Dean, Miss Throckmorton. SECOND ROW — Mr. Davies. Mr. Brown. Mrs. Carlson, Mrs. Plessinger. Miss Arnold, Miss Good man. Mrs. Graham. Miss Smelker, Miss Deacon, Miss Anstaett, Mr. Russell. Mr. Stockton. THIRD ROW —Mr. Cribley, Mr. Roberts. Mr. Eisele, Mrs. Combs. Miss Marsh. Miss Schindler, Mr Shade. Miss Greene. Mrs. Server. Mrs. Gaugh, Mr. Stephenson. Mr. Croy. Mr. Cavendar. Absent — Mrs. Bowie, Miss Woodman. BOARD OF EDUCATION Mr. Harley Werth.............................President Mr. William Foote Vice President Mr. C. F. Holliday ..........................Clerk Mr. John Clouse Mr. Robert Schuder We want to thank Mr. Miller for his many faithful years of service on the Board of Education. Due to extra war time duties he has resigned and Mr. Harley Werth has taken his place as president of the Board of Education. FIRST GRADE Girls FIRST ROW—V. Kabler. P. Fritz. C. Stockert, B. Maqgart. E. Roush. L. Kimmi k. P. Gephart, R. Johnson, S. Gray, J. Helfinestine, M. Sheppard, R. Grushon, L. Thomas. M. Straley, B. White, S. Coffey. SECOND ROW — D. Brixey, J. Cantrell, S. Eubank. J. Proffitt, S. High, D. Christie. N. Aulfuldish, C. Wright, D. Purnell, R. Gaugh, A. Weidle, D. Peffley. L. Gray, J. Barker, S. Dunaway, B. Carr, J. Andrews. S. Ward. THIRD ROW — S. Green, R. Johnson, N. Thomas, G. Humerkk, S. Hamner, P. Unger. P Melampy. B. Bennett, M. Ward, R. Arnett, W. Linville, M. McDaniel, W. Doss. F. Williams. G. Brodbeck, L. Mesarvey, J. Randall. FOURTH ROW — Mrs. Graham. Miss Steller. Miss Wellbaum. Boys FIRST ROW — C. Akers, D. Abell, R. Haines, C. Click, R. Wardlow, P. Kudelka, J. Randolph. R. Roberts, L. Kress, A. Williams, M. Ingram, T. Craig. P. Roddy. J. Coon, L. Peffley. SECOND ROW — T. Elliott, E. Treon, M. Morton, D. DeVilbiss, W. Pierce. J. McDaniel. C. McCoy. C. Tackett, T. Lemmings, C. Green, D. Clark, C. Brohas, B. Good. B. Richmond, K. Houchins, J. Bond. N. Bailey. K. Morgan, H. Fisher. THIRD ROW — Miss Steller, D. Erisman, J. Partlow, H. Weidner H. Hisey, J. Wilson. K. Lafferty, R. Brooks, J. Williams, J. Tilton, G. Saint, R. Elter, J. Fogle, T. Shope, D. Christie. H. Ogen, R. Burton, D. Powell, Mrs. Graham. FOURTH ROW — E. Grant. J. Leighty, B. Boyer. R. Rix, J. Harrold, J. Parlette. J. Forsyth. B. Harrison. B. Grushon, Miss Wellbaum. C. Smith. B. Finley, R. Burns, E. Hall, C. Kreitzer, R. Anders, A. Kitson, R. Stidham. SECOND GRADE Girls FIRST ROW — P. Tobias, G. Taggard, J. Leis, M. Yates, M. Maun, P. Kinney, J. Wentlender, S. Bowden, P. Harville, R. Roush, P. Jackson, P. Hatcher. SECOND ROW — K. Wilson, R. Kitson. B. Thomas. M. McDaniel, J. Clouse, J. Humphrey, J. Lem mings. M. Weldner, P. Bond, R. Bledsoe, L Leever, M. Chapman, D. Fields, F. Riddell, M. Cantrell. THIRD ROW — I. Wins ted, B. Rico. L. Cornett, S. Frost. S. Chance, N. High. P. Delph, H. Vickers, B. Share, J. Zechar, C. Shell, M. Moore. FOURTH ROW — Mrs. Carlson, Mrs. Allen, Miss Goodman. Boys FIRST ROW — D. Gibbons, R. Myers, B. Chambers, L. Butler, C. Rucker. R. Ris, H. Ertel, D. Snyder, B. Schuder. SECOND ROW — S. Raisch, D. Davies, D. Spowl, L. Howard, L. Fogle, V. Scarborough. J. Philabaum, G. Hall, B. Jump, R. Wilson, R. Ballard, J. Naylor. F. Carroll. THIRD ROW — Miss Goodman, H. Morgan, J. Wells, B. Stitz, B. Houchins, J. Lamphier, A. DeVilbiss, E. Bailey, C. Greene, B. Burton. G. Clover, B. Hisel, R. Duncan. FOURTH ROW — J. Blasingame, B. Cockran, R. Hurley, D. Potts, D Williams, G. Jackson. Mrs. Allen, J. Coon, N. Jackson, K. Rue, P. Weldy, C. Pettit. THIRD GRADE Girls FIRST ROW — S. Castle, P. Pence, B. Moler, I. Ingram, L .Stockert, B. Engle, R. Thompson, N. Schroeder, S. Gates, R. Kokot, M. Moyer, M. Clark. D. Shoemaker. SECOND ROW — Mrs. Plessinger, L. Scothorn, B. Butler, W. Jackson, J. Matter, C. Shepard, J. Gray, V. Vicroy, T. Everest, C. Fields, C. Rosener, J. Hammond, M. Culter, Mrs. Server. THIRD ROW — M. Bowie, J. Harding, N. Pope, C. Hall, F. Fletcher, D Hardinq, M. Lakins, L. Cox. B. Williams, C. Gillette, P. Gaugh, C. Towell. FOURTH ROW—■ J. Houseman, J. Jackson, L. Dunaway, S. Schindler, M. Givens, B. Zimmerman, Mrs. Bowie, S. Winner, E. George, B. Manning, M. Nation, S. Puls, I. Stidham. Boys FIRST ROW — F Jennings, J. Carr, J. Smith, B. Haught. R ' SECOND ROW — Mrs. Plessinger, T. Dill. J. Graham, B. McNabb, B. Logsdon, L. Randolph, B. Wood, P. Harrold, R. Melamphy, R. Boatman. C. Togle, D. Cleveland. A. Enyart. THIRD ROW — J. Kline, L. Krapf, B. Wood. J. Pummill, N. Curp, J. McCoy. G. Riddell, J. Croy, R. Aber, B. Payne, J. Hamilton. J. Hatcher, G. Baldwin, Mrs. Server. FOURTH ROW — J. Todd, B. Jones. R. Branner, A. Arnett. A. Collins. V. Boyer, Mrs. Bowie, L. Davis. B. Alexander, B. Lotridge, G. Chapman, D. Martin. B. McCarthy. FOURTH GRADE Girls FIRST ROW — M. Gabbard, P. Emig, T. Petry, S. Gilbert, G. Hippie. P. Weidner, S. Koppin, E. Jackson, V. Gilbert, D. Finley, B. Weldy, J. Craft, C. Smith. SECOND ROW —■ Mrs. Gaugh, G. Craig, K. Connelly, M. Warner, P. Smith, T. Cavender, C. Good. R. Simpson, D. Gregg, G. Stockert, M. Carroll. D. Ward, J. McNinch. Mrs. Huston. THIRD ROW — E. Haines, C. Saint, P. Henry, C. Parlette, M. Zehrung, J. Duncan, J. Rorh Bowden, E. Alexander, G. Toadvino, J. Chambers, B. Richey. FOURTH ROW - L. Michels, G. Winstead, P. Reese, O. West, F. Feeser, J. Hurst, D. Roehm, D. McDaniel, M. Thomas. Boys FIRST ROW — D. Meadows, A Burlord, R. Johnson. H. Rosener, D. Linville. J. Chance, B. McDaniel, R. Harville, J. Phillabaum. R. Collis, J. Throckmorton. D. Adkins, G. Fitz, B. Van Oss. SECOND ROW — K. Scarborough. K. Downs, L. McCarthy, D. Starnes. D. McKechnie, D. Gebhart, S. Green, B. Elliott, B. Akers, R. Vickers. E. Marriett, B. Jump, M. Treon. THIRD ROW — Mrs. Huston, B. McGhee, W. Wheeler, B. Fahrney, W. Harville, W. Hartman, F. Carr, L. Gray. R. Everetts. V. Carr, R. Pettit, J. Whitmer. B. McNabb, J. Harrold, Mrs. Gaugh. FOURTH ROW —G. Thomas, C. Brittain, C. Cornett, F. Manning, F. Smith, M. Houchins, L. Haines, R. Bozzell, N. Hall, C. Collins, G. Hunter, M. Chapman. FIFTH GRADE Girls FIRST ROW — M. Chambers. L. Scothom, J. Yordy, N. Bowden. B. Woods. J. Enyart, M. Wallace. B. Stone. G. Pence. L. Dechant, M. Morton. SECOND ROW — Miss Smelker, L. Greene, B. Bailey, I. McNinch. ). Lotridge, D. Smith, M. Bledsoe, L. Miller, J. Bodine, N. Snyder. Miss Throckmorton. THIRD ROW — I. Greer, M. Hilo, E. Chca ird, B. Groonc. S. Barlow, L McNabb, J. Cochran, S. Good, S. Dodds. Boys FIRST ROW —D. Brown. F. Lakins, D. Bond, R. Hendrickson, D. Burton. O. Lawman, R. Wilson, J. Ross. F. Blackburn. V. Treon, J. McCoy. SECOND ROW — D. Green, R. Brown, D. Ross, D. Grushon, R. Puls, J. Peffley, R. Link, J. Combs. J. Stockton, R. McNabb, D. Castle, P. Proffitt. J. Wilson. THIRD ROW—Miss Smelker. M. Logan, D. Richey. L. Whitworth, N Grice, L. Carter. R. Weller. B. Smith, M. Degler, P. Pauley. J. Roberts, M. Fogle, Miss Throckmorton. FOURTH ROW—C. Gabbard, J. Donovan, M. Wilson, K Lemmings. R. McNinch, R. Conley. E. Hymer, J. Adams, J. McNabb, G. Wells, D. Cole. ABSENT — J. Carpenter, B. Stuck, O. McCoy, J. Hoelscher. SIXTH GRADE Girls FIRST ROW — R. Clark, C. Parlett, J. Middleton. A. Garland. C. Curp, J. Brooks. S. Leever, A. Ward, M. Bond. A. Tackett, P. Frasure, H. Burton. B. Cantrell. E. Jackson, B. Baker, J. McDaniel. SECOND ROW — S. Starnes. C. Scothom, J. Clover. P. Holsinger. N. Duncan. B Farringer. R. Bel; ware. J. Yates, J. Burford, P. Pierce. D. Strader. B. Shade. J. Halsey. V. Willis. B. Weldy. THIRD ROW — F. L. Cavender, Prin., B. Glover. M. Kreitzer. I. Colvin. D. Zehrung, S. Peffly, B. Stout. D. Hicks. M. Tucker. F. Stockert. M. Linville. N. Locke. B. Prether, L. Badger, Miss Gar-ringer. ABSENT — D. Miracle. D. Warner. Boys FIRST ROW — D. Andrews, D. Harville. C. Applegate. M. Simon. D. Thompson. B. Cook, Jr.. D. Gar rison, E. Vest. E. Weidner, N. Taylor. D. Lonaker. R. McDaniel. B. Beane, W. Carroll, A. Sheppard, D. Parks, G. Edwards. SECOND ROW — E. Jackson. E. Powell, R. Barnes. M. Smith, R. Grushon. R. Adkins. C. Hurst. D. Stiver. P. Wright. K. Haught. G. Coder. J. McNabb. R. Mumma. THIRD ROW —F. L. Cavender. Prin., C. Winstead, J. Miracle. M. Haines, R. Monk. C. Cornett. J. Vickers. R. Smith. C. Wells. R. Senter. D. Hurst. Miss Garringer. ABSENT — C. Collis, B. Culter. Our Sixth Grade Graduates Approximately 85 graduates, appearing in scarlet caps and gowns, will receive diplomas when the sixth grade commencement exercises are held in the school auditorium May 23, 1945 at 8 o'clock. Several members of the class will present a program consisting of vocal and instrumental music, reading and welcome address. Following the class program Rev. Joseph Henry will be the speaker for this occasion. This is one of the largest sixth grade classes in the history of the West Carrollton School. Many of these students are active in various clubs and organizations of the school and community, including the Junior Red Cross, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, School Boy Patrol, High School Band and Orchestra, and the Junior Band. More than 50 of the class have spent their entire school life in West Carrollton. About 65 were bom in Ohio. They have gained much general experience through extensive travel from Canada to Mexico and from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The Army, the Navy, the Marines, and the Air Corps are well represented in this class. Around 35 have brothers Or fathers in some branch of the service. There are some very promising people who by their work are showing their talents and abilities. Some should and will study further along the lines of art, music, elocution, and mechanics. All will become very useful citizens to society. SEVENTH GRADE FIRST ROW—J. Louden. R. Beckett. R. Boatman, G. Dennis. M. Fite, J. Wickline, N. Gustin, T. Curp, D. Allen, G. Johnson. C. Frasure, G. Robinett. SECOND ROW — A. Moyer, J. Murphy, G. Rosell, M. Pierce, E. Ward. S. Mesarvey. M. Gregg. M. Bryan. D. Short, L. Williams. G. Morton. J. Zennie. B. Neuberg. N. Parks. B. Atkinson. THIRD ROW — Miss Arnold. S. Borger, H. Downs, B. Short, P. Hicks. S. Gilbert. P. McNinch. H. Morris, B. Humphrey, B. Faulkner, J. Westbrook, M. Chance. B. Johnson, D. Langford, M. Scot-horn, Mr. C. M. Stephenson. FOURTH ROW — G. Bowden. R. Freeman. B. Beckman. H. Brown, J. Brennan. P. Hamner. E. Howard, C. Wisehart, M. Lawrence, P. Todd, R. Strader, K. Bennett. FIFTH ROW — F. Mensick, R. Carr, C. Greer, W. Saint, W. Pippen, R. Lacy. D. Howland. W. Anders. J. Greene. EIGHTH GRADE FIRST ROW — G. Gregg, T. Bond, J. Burford, B. Johnston. J. Throckmorton. E. Wilson, C. Doolittle. R. Root, J. Michael, J. Brown, J. Combs, J. Prether. SECOND ROW—C. Greene, B. Brixey, J. Freed. P. Simon, R. Wickline. A. Wood. H. Thomas. M. Payne, J. Coder. W. Downard, J. Jonas, S. Weishampel. P. Rose. P. Howerton. R. Smith. THIRD ROW — Miss Dean, J. Stockert, P. Pinkerton. D. Tuttle. R. Harrold. R. Shell. B. Dill. G. Rosen berger, H. Enyart, E. Grushon. M. Grant. M. Johnson. N. Graham. C. Baker. Miss Anstaett. FOURTH ROW —G. Knight. G. Clark, J. Jordan. R. Clark. V. Moyer. E. Bowie. H. Foster. B. Adams. C. Cox. J. Hagwood, D. Parlett, C. Hamilton. C. Benge. J. Sheppard. FIFTH ROW — J. Brennan, E. Wells. H. Sigler. E. Thomas. R. Duncan. G. Cole. D. Treon. B. Recher. FIRST ROW — B. Neuberg, D. Rowland. N. Ric©, J. Dodds. M. Tucker, J. Wickline, W. Marshall. D. Garland. J. Frantz. A. Stockert, D. Starnes, P. Greene. SECOND ROW — M. Zennie, F. Morton, S. Givens. O. McCoy, J. Miller. B. Mulvaney. D. Farquer, P. Hymer, V. Baxter, P. Link, L. Bush. A. Olwine, J. Stevens, D. Ellis. THIRD ROW — Mr. Brown. R. Scarborough, B. Downs. J. Simon. J. Weldy. J. Young. M. Robinette, A. Shell. D. Borger, J. Critzer, D. Proffitt. R. Haines, Mr. Croy. FOURTH ROW — P. Shade, G. Stephenson, R. Hamilton. J. Parks, R. Bond. D. Robinette, C. Pear son, J. Todd, J. McGeath, R. Hicks, R. HoHman. FIFTH ROW — E. Baker, J. Stevens. J. Payne, M. McKee. M. Scothorn, H. Atkinson. R. Warner, D. Conley, J. Bush, C. Hagwood. SIXTH ROW — J. Strader, H. Pawley, L. Thornton, R. Garland, R. Pittinger, R. Swanson. M. Manning, C. Greene, J. Langford. FRESHMAN CLASS The Class of '48 has had very many interesting years. The first grade was under the direction of Miss Welbaum and Miss Steller. The first three years were about the same. We reached the fourth grade with all the excitement of changing classes, and did we ever think we were big! The sixth grade we graduated into junior high school, under the direction of Mr. Brown and Mr. Croy. The seventh and eighth grades were about the same, both preparing us for high school. We are in high school now enjoying the many activities that are before us. We have a star basketball team (ninth grade) which has defeated Miamis-burg and Franklin. Pat Link FIRST ROW — R. Wilson. E. Recher, C. Barger, B. Harmon. D. Williams, D. Pinkerton, M. Saint, N. Zohrung, R. Barringer, G. Rogers. SECOND ROW y in, B. Penwell, R. School. L. Stone, P. Brane. THIRD ROW — J. Morton, E. Smith, E. Seabold, C. Link, S. Heck. R. Lawhorn, R. Brown. FOURTH ROW -Mr. Cnbley, R. Wright, K. Hag wood, B. Brown, P. Myers, B. Case, E. Bond, C. Chambers, Mr. Davies. FIFTH ROW — C. Schumaker, J. McNabb, T. Castle. W. Rauch, M. Johnston, B. W’ickline. W. Smith. CLASS OF ’47 The class of '47 started to school ten long years ago. The first three years we acquainted ourselves with the school. In the fourth grade we began moving from room to room instead of staying in one room for all subjects. The sixth grade was exciting — getting ready for graduation, then walking down the aisle in our red caps and gowns. The seventh grade brought new teachers and new subjects. Junior High gave us a taste of what high school would be like. In 1943, we entered West Carrollton High School. We got a chance to take part in athletics and other high school activities. We now have a chance to make money towards our graduation. This year we have members of our class on the basketball team, football team, Hi-Y, Girl Reserves, and other high school activities. Our home room teachers are Mr. Cribley and Mr. Davies. We plan on leaving a record behind us so that the other classes will remember the class of '47. FIHST ROW—P. Boinhoisl, C. Zen me-, M. Clendenon, C. Roe, Miss Woodinun, H. Raulerson, G. Roe, M. Pressler, P. O’Dell, M. Hymer. SECOND ROW—E. Carlei, J. Lowman, P. Fierce, M. Pauley, E. Pfeiifer, N. Cleveland, B. Zink, P. Filer, C. Magee. THIRD ROW — M. Myers, W. Cantrell, P. Haynes, B. Adams, N. Kreitzer, J. Johnson, O. Givens, R. Allen. FOURTH ROW — G. Loesch, J. Werth, B. Andrews, L. Mesarvey, D. Hamilton, C. Vastbinder, B. Morris, R. Stephenson. FIFTH ROW — F. Moehring, R. Rose, L. Robinett, W. Wright, J. Coatney, D. Critzer. C. Fahmey. ABSENT — V. Critzer, A. Stevens, P. Scarborough. JUNIOR CLASS HISTORY We, the class of 1946, have enjoyed the eleven years of our school education more than words can express. Our class, although separated for many years, has a heart as one. We almost always agree on the same things, and that is a great accomplishment for a group of our size. We started school life with a larger group, but one by one, our membership has shrunk to its present size. With the loss of ten fellow classmates within the last year, we are hoping to keep the rest of the class together until after our graduation next year. This is the year in which many exciting things happened to us. First, we picked our class rings. We did have a rather hard time deciding on what we wanted, but we are all satisfied. Next came the Junior Play. We chose a comedy entitled ''Foot-Loose , which was given under the direction of Miss Woodman, our class advisor. The last important happening of our Junior year was the reception which we gave in honor of the seniors. Barbara Zink ClaAA Malta — Those having finished, are but beginning. ClaAA tflatueA. - Gardenia ClaAA. CaloAA — Green and White JOHN W. STOCKTON Class Advisor KATSUMI HOKODA V. Pres. Piratan Staff Hollywood, California 1-2 Canal, Arizona 3. PATSY SHADE Treasurer Band 1 -2-3-4. Orch. 1-2-3-4, Class Play 3 4, Chorus 1-2-4, Minstrel 4, Operetta 1-2, G. Reserves 3-4, S.S. Scouts 1-2 3-4, Latin Club 2, Pirates Log Staff 4. Piratan Staff, Music Contest 1, National Honor Society. MORRIS BELLWARE Roosevelt 1-2, Band 3, Chorus 3-4, Hi-Y 3-4, Baseball 3, Minstrel 3-4. DOLORES BORGER Wilbur Wright 1-2, G. Reserves 3-4, Piratan Staff. PAT O'DELL President Class Officer 2-3, Class Play 3-4, G. Reserves 3-4, G.A.A. 1, Li brary Asst. 4, Pirates Log Staff 4, Piratan Staff. BETTY HALL Secretary Roosevelt 1, Piratan Staff. HELEN ANDREWS Orch. 1-2 3 4. Chorus 12 4, G. Reserves 3-4, Operetta 1 -2, Min strel 3-4. Piratan Staff, Senior Play, S.S. Scouts 1-2-3 4. RUBY BLEDSOE Band 1-2-3, Chorus 1-2-3-4, Class Play 3-4, G.A.A. 2. Minstrel 3 4, Triple Trio 4. Operetta 1-2. NORMA BRANNER Chorus 1-2-3-4, Operetta 1, Min strel 3-4, G. Reserves 3-4, Class Play 3, Pirates Log Staff 3, Triple Trio 4. Home Ec. Club 4, Piratan Staff. norma jean brown Chorus 1-2-3-4, Band 1-2, Or chestra 1-2-3 4. G. Reserves 3-4. Oj ere!la 1-2. Minstrel 3-4. G.A.A. 2 Latin Club 2. Scholarship Team 1 Music Contest 1. National Hon . Society, Plratan Start. HELEN DOWNS Chorus 1, Scholarship Team 1. Piratan Start. Pirates Loq Start 4. Spanish Club 1. Library Asst. 1. JOAN DENNING Band 1-2-3, Orchestra 1-2-3. Pir ates Loq 1-2-3-4, Chorus 1-2-3-4, G.A.A. 2, S.S. Scouts 1 -2-3-4. Operetta 1-2, Minstrel 4. Plratan Start. Class Play 4, Class Officer 1. PHYLLIS FILER Junior Play. Band 1-2-3, Orchestra 1-2-3, Pirates Loq Staff 2, Chorus 1-2-3, Minstrel 2-3, Operetta 1, Library Asst. 2-3. BETTY ERTEL Chorus 1-2-4, Library Asst. 3. G. Reserves 3 4, S.S. Scouts 12-3-4, Operetta 1-2, Minstrel 4. Plratan Start DOTTY FOSKUHL Pirates Loq Start 2. Chorus 1. G. Reserves 3-4, G.A.A. 2, S.S. Scouts 1-2-3-4, Gym Asst. 3, Piratan Start, Senior Play. DAVID HADLEY Football 2-4, Chorus 1. MARY ALICE FITE Blue Creek, Ohio 1 Piratan Staff VIOLA GREWATZ Edqeley, North Dakota 1-2-3, Chorus 4. Minstrel 4, G.A.A. 4, G. Reserves 4. Home Ec. Club 4, Piratan Start. PHYLLIS HOWLAND Class officer 2-3, Class Play 3-4, Cheerleader 3-4, Chorus 1-2-3-4, G. Reserves 3-4. G.A.A. 2, Gym Asst. 3, Minstrel 3-4, Operetta 1-2, Piratan Staff. ROBERT KELLEY Football 1 -2-3-4. Basketball 2-3-4. Baseball 13-4. Hi-Y 3-4, Chorus 1-2-3-4. Minstrel 3-4, Piratan Staff. AUDRA MESARVEY Class Officer 1. Orchestra 1-2, G. Reserves 3-4, Library Asst. 2-3, S.S. Scouts 12-3-4. G.A.A. 1. NILA MILLER Moundsville, West Virginia 1, Centerville, Ohio 2, Library Asst. 1, G.A.A. 3-4, Operetta 2. Piratan Staff, Minstrel 4, G. Reserves 2-3, Band 2-3-4, Orchestra 4. Chorus 2-4, Class Play 3. JUANITA McCLAIN Class Officer 1. Pirates Log Staff 2 3-4, Band 1 -2-3-4, Orchestra 1- 2- 3-4, Chorus 1-2-3-4, Cheerleader 4. S.S. Scouts 1-2-3-4, G. Reserves 3- 4, G.A.A. 1-2-3-4, Class Play 3-4, Operetta 1-2, Minstrel 3-4, Piratan Staff. MARIAN PFEIFFER Orchestra 1-2-3-4, Chorus 1 -2-3-4, G. Reserves 3, G. Scouts 1-2, School Bookkeeper 4. Operetta 1-2, Minstrel 3-4, Pirates Log Staff 4, National Honor Socieiy. Editor Piratan Latin Club 2. PATSY KOKENGE Chorus 1, Library Asst. 3, G Reserves 3-4, S.S. Scouts 1-2 3 4, Piratan Staff, Latin Club. MARTHA MILLER Band 1-2-3-4, Orchestra 1-2-3, Chorus 1-2, G. Reserves 3. G.A.A. 2, Latin Club 2, Operetta 1-2. DORIS MOORE Band 1-2-3-4, Chorus 1-2-4, Or chestra 1-2-3-4, G. Reserves 3-4, S.S. Scouts 1-2-3-4, Piratan Staff, G.A.A. 2-3-4, Minstrel 4, Oper etta 1-2, Music Contest 1, Latin Club 2, National Honor Society. CHARLES McELWEE Basketball 2-3-4, Chorus 1-3, Piratan Staff. ) MARILYN PULSE Pirates Log Staff 1-2-3-4, Class Play 3, Library Asst. 3 4. G. Reserves 3 4, G.A.A. 2, Piratan Staff. RAY ROBERTS Baseball 1. School Reporter 3. } i � Officer 1-2-3, Class Play 3, Pirates Log Staff 3, Chorus 1, Minstrel 34. RICHARD ROWE Kiser 12-3. JERRY STEVENS Band 1-2-3 4, Orchestra 2-3-4, G. Reserves 3-4, G.A.A. 1-2-3-4, S.S. Scouts 1-2-3-4. Chorus 1. Home Ec. Club 4, Piratan Staff. PHYLLIS ROOT Band 2-3-4, Girl Scouts 1-2. ROBERT SNELL Lebanon High School 1-2, Foot ball 3-4, Basketball 3. Baseball 3-4, Hi-Y 3-4, Piratan Staff. MARGARET TACKETT Chorus 1, G.A.A. 1-2, Library Asst. 4, Piratan Staff. DON THROCKMORTON Football 3-4. Basketball 3-4, Track I. Hi Y 2-3 4, Band 1-2-3, Orches tra 1-2-3, Chorus 1-2-3. Minstrel 3, Operetta 1-2, Scholarship Team 1, Latin Club 2, Music Contest 1, National Honor Society, Piratan Stuff. ROSE MARIE WEHNER Pirates Log Staff 2. Band 1-2-3-4 Orchestra 4. Chorus 12-3-4, G Reserves 3 4, G.A.A. 1 -2-3-4, Li brary Asst. 3, Operetta 1-2 Minstrel 3 4, Class Play 4, Pir atan Staff. ALBERTA TREON Band 1-2-3-4. Orchestra 1-2-3-4. G. Reserves 3-4, S.S. Scouts 1-2-3-4. Chorus 1-2-4, Piratan Staff. Minstrel 4, Latin Club 2. Music Contest 1, Pirates Log Staff 4. G.A.A. 2. Operetta 1-2, National Honor Society. ROBERTA WILLIAMS Orchestra 1-2-3, Latin Club 2. Chorus 1-2, G. Reserves 3. G.A.A. 3, Operetta 1-2. CLASS CHRONICLE One morning, early in the fall of 1933, seventy-two little tots began their journey on the road of knowledge. Now, twelve years later, there are only thirteen of the original class left at good old W. C. H. S. During that time, of course, we have lost many classmates and added quite a few until we now have thirty-four members. We had some unique punishments given us in the first grades, such as: putting our noses on rings on the blackboard when we were naughty, being tied to our seats when we were restless, and having sticky paper put over our mouths when we whispered. When we entered the fourth grade we were allowed the privilege of changing classes — and were we thrilled! Our sixth grade commencement was another big event of our grammar school days. High school opened up a new world for us, with dances and clubs. Most of us began to take part in Hi-Y, Black Knights, Girl Scouts, Girl Reserves and G. A. A. We were the first class to initiate the Freshmen with a Freshmen reception. Remember kids? In our Junior year we presented the play Brother Goose which was a great success. Many of the Juniors took part in the Red and Black Minstrel, which was the first to be given at West Carrollton. In March 1944, the halls were filled with elated Juniors flashing beautiful works of art. Know what they were —? Sure — our class rings. The Junior Senior reception was loads of fun with chicken and strawberry shortcake for eats, and Earl Holderman's orchestra for dancing. This year three of our classmates had leading roles in the minstrel with many others in the supporting cast. On March 23 we presented our Senior play Nine Girls . Due to the fact that a few of the Senior boys were planning to leave at the half, we had our Senior prom on December 22 this year instead of in the spring. The gym was decorated with Christmas trees and all the trimmings, including mistletoe. During our high school years we have lost five boys to Uncle Sam, and we're very proud of all of them. We're looking forward to the day we'll graduate and be out on our own”. Yet, there's a certain reluctance in most of us to leave. After all, its been a lot of fun in spite of hard lessons and teachers; and, no use denying it, we’re gonna miss it. Class Poem of 1945 Our twelve short years are over, These paths we'll trod no more, And we will always remember The good old days of yore. As we travel up life's highway, Each our separate paths we'll take, Wishing all good luck — And happiness for old times' sake. First comes Helen Andrews, a cute little gal. And to eveyone she is a pal. Next comes Betty Hall, our little blonde lass Who is the secretary of our class. Now Katsumi Hokoda, our great artist Is undoubtedly our smartest. Morris Bellware, his school days o'er Has joined the Army Air Corps. Next on our list is Ruby Bledsoe And from what we hear she loves her Ned — so! Delores Borger is her name But in June there'll be a change. Norma Branner has a voice that's soft and tender. We are all glad when she has a song to render. Norma Jean Brown's sunny smile and light complexion. Has captured Don's heart and all his fond affection. Joan Denning is quite a beaute And we think she is plenty cute. Helen Downs is modest and sweet Our admiration for her is quite complete. Betty Ertel is next, you see A wonderful wife she is sure to be. Mary Alice Fite rates 1-A In other words she is O. K. Here is a girl whose name is Dotty She is surely liked by everybody. Viola Grewatz never has the blues And she can furnish you with the latest news. David Hadley is awfully shy But we'll all agree he is one swell guy. You never could find two girls sweeta Than our cheerleaders Phyllis and Nita. Bob Kelly has quite a line But with the girls he is never behind. Patsy Kokenge has a generous heart And she is always willing to do her part. Audra Mesarvey is very sweet As to her popularity she can't be beat. Martha Miller her goal attained Through her school life many friends she has gained. And now Nila Miller she is really O. K. She likes the boys in a sly sort of way. Doris Moore better practice her canning, For when she weds her Mr. Mann ingl Bay Roberts now a handsome sailor When he sees a girl he is sure to hail her. Jerry Stevens a coy little one When out with a crowd is lots of fun. Marian is as sweet as can be She is friendly with all as you can see. Dick Howe, a handsome guy When you look at him My-Oh-My! Here is our girl Margaret Tackett When there is anything good she is sure to back it. Alberta Treon in a typing race Is always sure to hold first place. Now we have Donnie and Bob When there is something to do they are on the job. Phyllis Root with her pretty eyes Can really roll them at the guys. Charles McElwee is next in line When he is in the crowd you're sure to have a good time. And as for Rosie she's one of the best. And when in a gang she's quite a jest. Patsy Shade, a girl that's smart Is always sure to win your heart. We think it's lime to end this com so we'll put in our say — We always save the best till last In a modest sort of way: I'm Marilyn--------------I'm Pat. Written by Marilyn Pulse and Patsy O'Dell CLASS WILL HELEN ANDREWS wills her ability to play the violin to Patty Bornhorst. RUBY BLEDSOE bequeaths her heckles and make up box to Ruth Wilson. JEAN BROWN wills the piano bench to Dorothy Jon Zehrung. NORMA BRANNER wills her ability to advise the love-lorn to Flora Mae Morton. DOLORES BORGER leaves her love for the Navy to Ginny Mae Critzer. JOAN DENNING wills her ability to change her hair-do every day to anyone who can make the grade. HELEN DOWNS bequeaths her dictation notes to Miss Arnold, hoping she can figure them out. Helen couldn't. BETTY ERTEL wills her magnetic charm with Dick to Esther Pfeiffer. MORRIS BELLWARE leaves the weather way up there to Carl Magee. DOTTY FOSKUHL wills her natural charm to Phyllis Filer. BOB KELLEY bequeaths his love of all the girls to Bob Garland. PATSY KOKENGE leaves her tremendous appetite to Rose Ann Barringer. PHYLLIS HOWLAND wills her charm and poise to Arlene Stevens. DAVID HADLEY wills his shyness to Olen Givens. JUANITA McCLAIN bequeaths her attractiveness to Minnie Saint. CHARLES McELWEE wills his ability to sit on the bench in basketball games to Paul Greene. PAT O'DELL wills her ability to get engaged several times a year to Phyllis Haines. MARILYN PULSE is perfectly satisfied with her Navy fellows. She doesn't want to will anything to anybody. JERRY STEVENS wills her Cello to Jean Stevens. Carry on, Jean. AUDRA MESARVEY bequeaths her place as The Most Popular Girl to anyone who can make it. BOB SNELL wills his ability as a high pressure salesman to Bobby Hoffman. MARIAN PFEIFFER gives her job as editor of the Piratan to anybody who has a strong enough will power to keep it. ALBERTA TREON refuses to loan her correspondence to Lima, Peru to anyone. DON THROCKMORTON wills his hot Republican ideas for Dewey in the election of 1948 to John, his brother. PATSY SHADE wills her ability to forget and mislay things to Donna Farquer. DORIS MOORE wills the ability to worry over the South Sea Islands and her boyfriend to Mary Lou Pressler. MARTHA MILLER and PHYLLIS ROOT will their ability to get along with each other to Jerry Lowman and Pat Bornhorst. KATZ HODOKA wills his ability to get all A's to Clarence Chambers. RAY ROBERTS wills his ability to go steady for two years to Charles Greene. Good luck, Chuck. ROSIE WEHNER bequeaths her regular attendance to Club Coed to Joe Dodds. MARGARET TACKETT wills her ability for good conduct to Bill Case. DICK ROWE wills his ability to get along with everyone and Joan to Mack Johnston. MARY ALICE FITE bequeaths her quiet and friendly manner to Blanche Penwell. VIOLA GREWATZ wills her chemistry genius to Bob Morris. BETTY HALL bequeaths her devotion to Chaminade to any smart high school girl. BOBBY WILLIAMS wills her adventurous spirit to anyone that can make California after their Junior year. PHYLLIS FILER bequeaths her poise and personality to Jerry Jo Freed. NILA MILLER wills her loquacity to Dorothy Borger. Rave on, Tillie. We, the Senior Class of Nineteen Hundred Forty-five, of West Carrollton High School; being of sound mind (?) and body, hereby bequeath this our last will and testament: To the School, we will the vacuum in the halls left by the demise. To the Junior Class, we bequeath its ability to talk in all classes but English. To the Sophomore Class, we will our zeal to study in each and every class. To the Freshman Class, we give our ability to pass notes without teachers seeing them, if they need it. CLASS PROPHECY I received a letter from Mr. Stockton last week and he was quite enthusiastic about his class that graduated in 1945. It is now 1955 and most of them seem to be settled down, although they are scattered far and wide. Mr. Stockton started looking for his pupils around home first. This is the first year he has been away from old West Carrollton High School. He is now a retired teacher. The first two he found were Norma Jean Brown Throckmorton and Don Throckmorton, maid and butler for Governor Cox. Dayton has quite a few of the old class, so it seems. Joan Denning is a beauty operator and Doris Moore is working at the Mayfair as chorus girl. She is in the first row, the third from the left end. Charles McElwee made quite a success it seems. He is sports commentator over WHIO. Bob Kelley is also very outstanding and having a wonderful time as the instructor for fat ladies at the reducing club. Still trudging away is Dolores Borger. She has started her third hope chest. Betty Ertel is very busy in the kitchen cooking beans for Dick and family. Dayton has a very good undertaker now. Morris Bellware is very good with the help of Viola Grewatz. Mr. Stockton flew in a plane, piloted by Martha Miller, to New York to see how many prodigies he could find there. He stopped at the New Yorker Hotel and who should be the owner but Margaret Tackett. Dick Rowe's Orchestra was playing at the hotel that night and he also ran into Patsy Kokenge there who is a dietician and a very efficient one, too. Pat O Dell and Alberta Treon are very prosperous women in the art of designing for Mademoiselle . Pat designs hats and Alberta, dresses. He then went to Powers Models to see Mary Alice Fite. She is one of the very best. The fact that Phyllis Root is an old maid school teacher, was very hard to believe. She also is in New York. Patsy Shade was on her vacation; she was taking it in New York and while she was there she saw Mr. Stockton. She is now playing the flute in Carnegie Hall. She is very famous. Marian Pfeiffer is now in Akron, Ohio working as head bookkeeper for Du Pont Inc. I guess Mr. Stockton had a swell time while he was in Akron. He then went to Chicago by train and stayed at the largest hotel in Chicago where Dottie Foskuhl is hostess. Norma Branner was here on her vacation staying at the same hotel. She is an Opera Star on Columbia Stage Show. An all girl orchestra was playing at the hotel in Chicago and Helen Downs was really making her fingers move over those piano keys. As you know Reno has many restful country ranches so Mr. Stockton decided to take a plane and fly there for a few quiet days but I'm not so sure they were quiet. Marilyn Pulse was the air hostess on the plane and she said her regular run was between New York and Reno. Well, anyhow, he then went to a very prominent ranch. Now, he thought, I'll get some rest, but Juanita McClain was there. She was getting her fourth divorce. Twice before I guess she had found a husband right there. After leaving Reno, Mr. Stockton went to San Francisco where he found Nila Miller struggling along with her Geometry. She is an engineer and has traveled a great many places. David Hadley was in San Francisco for a short vacation. He is the prominent Father oi Boys Town. Bob Snell is the warden of Alcatraz. He is really busy most of the time. Hollywood is full of the 1945 graduates. Kats Hokoda is a producer for RKO Studios. He is very prominent and very successful. Ruby Bledsoe is on the screen quite frequently. She is a stand-in for Joan Davis and Ray Roberts is Frankie Sinatra's successor while his wife, formerly Phyllis Howland, sits at home and nurses the twins. As the bathing beauty contest was not so long ago Mr. Stockton wondered who was Miss America. Well, she turned out to be none other than one of his students. She was Rosie Wehner. Betty Hall couldn t seem to be located so he asked Ruby where she was. It seemed she is a Chorine in Ziegfield Follies. Well, as Mr. Stockton was this far, why not go on to Los Angeles, and so he did. At the hotel where he stayed he ran into Jerry Stevens. She is waiting for Dick Jaechel to get a divorce so that she can marry him. He then went to the University of Los Angeles where Audra Mesarvey is a Home Economics Teacher. Mr. Stockton's next stop was in Florida at the Ringling Brothers Circus to see Helen Andrews. She is a very good acrobat on the flying trapeze. Now that he has seen most of them and knows where they all are, he is now back in West Carrollton, sometimes, I think, almost proud of that class that graduated with so few boys and so many girls. FIRST ROW — P. Howland. B. Hall, D. Borger, H. Andrews, N. Miller. M. Tackett, A. Treon, M. Pulse. SECOND ROW — M. Pfeiffer. N. Brown. D. Moore, M. Fite. R. Wehner, V. Grewatz. J. Stevens, D. Foskuhl. THIRD ROW—R. Snell, R. Kelley. P. Shade, J. McClain, P. Kokenge. Mr. Stockton, H. Downs, N. Branner, J. Denning, C. McElwee, D. Throckmorton. PIRATAN STAFF Almost ©very member of the Class of 1945 has had some part in the editing the Piratan. It has really been a cooperative project. Although there have been difficulties due to war conditions, thanks to Mr. Stockton and Mr. Shade, we have overcome many obstacles. We hardly expected our teachers to survive after the taking of the faculty picture. The photographer came on the very worst day of the year. Due to the expert salesmanship of Patsy Kokenge and Don Throckmorton our sales were unusually high. Our class can not boast a large number of men but we are proud of our salesmanship (after Mr. Stockton gives us one of his pep talks.) Editor ............... Associate Editor Circulation Manager Art Editor........... Business Manager MARIAN PFEIFFER ALBERTA TREON PATSY KOKENGE JERRY STEVENS PATSY SHADE PIRATES LOG The Pirates Log was written and edited by the High School English classes with Miss Green as the efficient advisor. FIRST ROW — M. Pfeiifer, D. Throckmorton, P. Shade. SECOND ROW — A. Treon, D. Moore, N. Brown. NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY In 1932, the West Carrollton Chapter of the National Honor Society was organized. Each year, those members of the graduating class who can meet the requirements of this organization are formally inducted in a high school assembly. The object of this society is, to create a desire for enthusiasm for scholarship, to stimulate a desire to render service, to promote worthwhile leadership, and to encourage the development of character in pupils of West Carrollton High School. Those who have been chosen this year are: Norma Jean Brown, Doris Moore, Marian Pfeiffer, Patsy Shade, Donald Throckmorton, and Alberta Treon. Pupils who are eligible must rank in the upper third of their respective classes and must have attended at least 2 years at West Carrollton. Not more than fifteen per cent of any one class may be chosen. From the pupils standing in the upper third of their class, elections are made on the basis of scholarship, service, leadership, and character. The following seniors ranked in the upper third of their class in scholarship: Martha Miller, Helen Downs, Nila Miller, Audra Mesarvey, Phyllis Howland, Bob Snell, and Ray Roberts. The assembly at which these new members were formally inducted was held on April fifth. Short talks on scholarship, service, leadership, and character were given by older members of the society, and the new members were presented with their pins. FIRST ROW — R. Bledsoe, D. Foskuhl, P. Howland, H. Andrews, N. Miller. SECOND ROW — R. Wehner, P. Shade, J. McClain. J. Denning. ABSENT — Patsy O'Dell. NINE GIRLS Our Senior Play, Nine Girls, was a humorous mystery portrayed by nine girls of the Senior Class: JUANITA McCLAIN JOAN DENNING PATSY O'DELL ROSIE WEHNER DOTTY FOSKUHL PHYLLIS HOWLAND PATSY SHADE RUBY BLEDSOE HELEN ANDREWS It takes place in a sorority cabin in the mountains of California. The nine sorority sisters are a combination of college girls, each from a different walk of life. Mary, the murderess, comes from the wrong side of the tracks; she gains a college scholarship at night school and lands a sorority bid. She falls in love with a blue blood and grows mad with jealousy of a wealthy sorority sister who takes this man away from her. The plot was suspenseful and humorous. It offered enjoyment for the entire family and was played before an appreciative audience. Eve...... Mary Sharon Shotput Tennessee Shirley Jane Alice Frieda FIRST ROW — M. Pauley. B. Zink, V. Critzer. P. O'Dell. G. Roe. E. Pfeiffer. N. Cleveland. P. Born-horst. SECOND ROW —L. Mesarvey. W. Andrews. L. Robinette, O. Givens. R. Morris. P. Scarborough. I. Werth. JUNIOR PLAY CAST Richard Early BILL ANDREWS Emily Early..........NADINE CLEVELAND Hope Early...........GLORIA ROE Dick Early......... .LEE ROBINETTE Mary Early......................PAT BORNHORST Bob Early OLEN GIVENS Delphie VIRGINIA CRITZER Randy Cunningham . LOWELL MESARVEY Jenny Malloy..........PHYLLIS FILER Buzz” Daily..........BOB MORRIS Mariam Walker..........ESTHER PFEIFFER Jack Milford JOHN WERTH Sanford Welles PAUL SCARBOROUGH Mrs. Forester...... PEGGY O'DELL Properties Programs SUPPORTING CAST BARBARA ZINK Tickets MARY PAULEY HAZEL RAULERSON Stage CAROLYN ROE MARY PRESSLER PAUL SCARBOROUGH CLARENCE CHAMBERS CARL SCHUMAKER The Juniors did an excellent job in presenting their play Foot-Loose . We shall long remember the scenes where: Bob scorched his shirt, Mrs. Forester brought Bob and Buzz home at one in the morning for running into the rear of her Lincoln and reported them for driving without a license. Mary told Jack she wasn't going to the college prom with him at the last minute. All of these things are memorable events of our first attempt at a play. We will have to admit we had a terrible hard time getting started, but with the constant urging of our coach, Miss Woodman, we finally obtained our goal — a successful play. Barbara Zink WEST CARROLLTON BAND This year the West Carrollton Band is under the direction of Mr. Roberts, a newcomer to our school, whom we all like. Mr. Roberts has done an excellent piece of work in handling the sixty-eight piece band. The type of music being played this year is somewhat like that played last year. The Band played Carl Fischer's Edition of the Finale from The New World Symphony, the Emperor Valse by Johann Strauss, the second American Symphonette, and El Relicario. a Spanish number. These numbers were played at the Spring Concert, which was April 20, and is an annual event. KNEELING — J. Stevens. M. Myers, I. Jonas. FIRST ROW — M. Gregg, J. Michael, J. McNabb, R. Mumma, V. Moyer, R. Wilson, B. Johnson, C Doolittle, J. Combs, R. HoHman, D. Garrison, G. Robinette, J. McNabb, J. Throckmorton, J Dodds, F. Faulkner. SECOND ROW — R. Wickline, B. Beckman, E. Pfeiffer, G. Stephenson, B. Downs, J. Stevens, D Moore. N. Miller. P. Shade, C. Hamilton, P. Simon, J. Westbrook. M. Grant. B. Zink. J. Low man, R. Scarborough. THIRD ROW — A. Treon, S. Weishampel, P. Shade, N. Cleveland. M. Lawrence, J. Jonas, J. M Clain. R. Rose. R. Warner. D. Robinette. M. Payne. W. Wright. B. Andrews. J. Werth. C. Vast binder. FOURTH ROW — Mr. Roberts. R. Wright. B. Adams, N. Critzer, J. Stevens, L. Robinette, N Gustin, J. McNabb. FIRST ROW — B. Andrews, B. Downs, J. Lowman, P. Bornhorsi. D, Jonas. J. Murphy, J. Stevens, b Beckman, M. Grant, D. Zehrunq, J. Westbrook, B. Faulkner, J. McClain. SECOND ROW — G. Stevenson, N. Miller, J. Brown, B. Harmon, J. Stevens, H. Andrews, M. Pieifler, S. Givens, J. Jonas, P. Rose, B. Johnson, J. Throckmorton. THIRD ROW — L. Robinette. S. Weishampel, D. Moore. P. Shade, B. Zink, A. Troon, N. Cleveland, R. Wright, M. Lawrence, B. Doolittle. J. Stevens. FOURTH ROW — W. Wright, P. Scarborough, P. Shade. D. Rose, C. Vastbinder, B. Adams, J. Mc-Nabb, J. Worth, B. Warner, M. Myers, J. Combs. Mr. Roberts. WEST CARROLLTON ORCHESTRA Stradavarie” This year's orchestra consists of fifty-two members, some carried over from previous years and several new members. All instruments are well represented; however, the string family predominates and the string players may be congratulated on making the orchestra as good as it is. There are several members who play some wind instruments in the band and also play a string instrument in the orchestra. For them, it means double work, both in practicing and playing. Our new director, Mr. Roberts, has cast aside several of the older arrangements and through long practice has achieved a goal that any high school woul be proud of. The new musical arrangements were played before the audiences of the Junior and Senior Plays, the Spring Concert, and the two graduation exercises. Mr. Roberts taught at Covington before coming to W. C. H. S. He plays and teaches all instruments, but his favorite is his violin. If the succeeding years find Mr. Roberts still with us. we can all look forward to a bigger and better orchestra. CHORUS CLASS Let’s Sing The combined chorus consists of 80 members made up of 34 sopranos, 23 altos, 12 tenors and 11 bases. At the beginning of the school year the chorus put on a minstrel show. It was given two nights and both nights the Auditorium was full. After the Minstrel show the chorus began working on music that was used for the spring festival and baccalaureate services. Its repertoire consisted of sacred, spirituals and secular music. Out of the chorus Mr. Roberts organized a girls triple trio which sang several times during the year for churches, clubs, and school programs; a boys glee club that was a big hit at the Minstrel Show; and a girls glee club which sang for the Spring Festival. The members of the chorus like to sing and feel it is an important organization in the school. R. Hoffman, M. Tucker, P. Throckmorton, D. Starnes, J. FIRST ROW — D. Rowland, J. Wickline, Parks, J. Graham. SECOMD R°W —R Blodsoo, P Johnson. H Andrews. V. Grewatz. D. ProHM. R. Haines. A. Shell F.' Morion ' °'Del1' 1 Youn ' 1 Weld I- Simon, J. Jonas, M. Zennio, MRpW|ISCn,RN v ‘il,ler' N, h?hrung' R Unk' B- Wrl'?hl- 5- Givens. J. Johnson, C. Row. Mk atn M P ®y' R- Wehner’ ■ Denning. P- Howland, N. Brown, D. Moore, A. Treon, J. FOURTH ROW — R. Barringer. B. Harmon, E. Pfeiffer. N. Cleveland, N. Branner. M. Pfoifier, B. Shade ’ S eVenS' P Plerco‘ R B°rnhorsl. R. Scarborough. A. Olwino, J. Millor, B. Mulvancy, P. FffTH ROW-P. Scarborough. L. Robinette. C. Vastbinder. P. O'Reilly, B. Kelley. L. Mesarvey, B. Garland, J. Werth, W. Wright, W. Andrews. D. Conley. E. Baker. Y President..................................................DORIS MOORE. AUDRA MESARVEY Secretary.................................................. DOTTY FOSKUHL Treasurer ................................................. ALBERTA TREON Program Chairman...........................................PATSY SHADE Devotional Chairman........................................NORMA BRANNER Service Chairman...........................................JUANITA McCLAIN Publicity Chairman.........................................PAT ODELL GIRL RESERVES The Girl Reserve Club is sponsored by the Y. W. C. A., and has as its purpose To face life squarely, to find and give the best.” This year we have 24 members, including Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors. We hold our meetings on alternate Tuesday nights. Again this year we had a very impressive induction service, held jointly with the Hi-Y at the Methodist Church. As part of our service work we sent boxes at Christmas time to the needy children at Caney Creek Community Center in Kentucky. Also at one of the basketball games we helped take up a collection for the Infantile Paralysis drive. Now we are planning to repair and dress dolls for child daycare centers in Dayton. We opened our year with a moonlight picnic at Tuttle's Cabin. We have had several parties with the Hi-Y. In our meetings we have had discussions on such interesting topics as boy and girl relations and etiquette. We have gone to Dayton to the Y. W. C. A. for several meetings among which were an Officers Training Conference, monthly Inter-Club Council Meetings, the Ring Teas and Dinner, and the Cupid's Eve Frolic. HI-Y CLUB The Hi-Y Club started the year with a membership of thirteen. At a joint induction service early in the school year, held in the Methodist Church under the direction of Leigh Soule, the club added eleven new members. In the fall a nice party was held on the hill in the Black Knight's Cabin. Swims, discussions, a study of the current Sunday School lesson, and good food filled the week end. During the remainder of the year the club shared in a number of activities and projects, had numerous discussions, and supervised the collection and distribution of Christmas baskets. The club did not escape the call of Uncle Sam to come help win the war, and responded. The club was host to one of the three Fellowship meetings held in the county, under the direction of our county secretary, who left the work in this zone for other Y work in eastern Ohio and West Virginia. FIRST ROW —R. Wright. L. Heck, R. Lawhorn, O. Givens, W. Cantrell, E. Seabold, C. Magee. SECOND ROW—Mr Brown, D. Throckmorton, P. Scarborough, R. Rose, L. Robinette, W. Wright M. Myers, R. Brown. THIRD ROW —C. Schumaker, J. Werth, B. Kelley. B. Stephenson. C. Vastbinder, R. Snell, C. Chambers, R. Wickline, W. Andrews. FIRST ROW — D. Pink©rton, N. Zehrung. G. Rogers, G. Seabold, R. Lawhom, T. Castle. D. Greene. C. Barger, B. Harmon. SECOND ROW —D. Garland, N. Rice. A. Olwine. S. Givens. J. Simon. M. Robinette. J. Young, V. Baxter. A. Stockert, R. Hoffman. THIRD ROW — R. Warner, J. Stevens. J. Bush. C. Pearson, J. Stevens. Miss Dean. B. Mulvaney. G. Stephenson, P. Shade, J. Wickline. LATIN CLUBS SOPHOMORE GROUP Consul CARL PEARSON Praetor........................BETTY MULVANEY Scriba.........................JEAN STEVENS Quaestor.......................JACK BUSH Censor MISS DEAN FRESHMAN GROUP BOB LAWHORN BETTY HARMON CLELIA BARGER GENE SEABOLD MISS DEAN This year there are two Latin Clubs, a freshman group and a sophomore group. Both are affiliated with the Junior Classical League, a national organization which covenants to hand on the torch of classical civilization in the modern world. Members are permitted to wear the J. C. L. key. Both clubs present for their members programs based on classical themes or customs, planned by groups of aediles. One of the most interesting was the freshman forum on compulsory military training. In addition there have been two social affairs, a Freshman Hallowe'en party at Black Knight Cabin, and a valentine party at which the sophomores entertained the freshmen. A picnic is now being planned for spring. The Freshman Club is preparing derivative posters for the Latin Classroom, and both groups are making plans to observe Latin week, March 11-17. HOME ECONOMICS CLUB The Home Economics Club, or the F. H. A., Future Homemakers' of America as the girls recently voted to call themselves, is a new club established in the school just this year. It is a club composed exclusively of girls who are taking or have taken home economics. The club is organized for the purpose of developing leadership, increasing interest in home economics, and as a means of students working effectively with each other and the teacher outside the class room. When the club first met early in tbe fall it elected temporary officers to carry on the business during the first semester, the trial period. Having safely weathered the trial period the club recently organized permanently by electing new officers, and by adopting a constitution, club name, song, yell, and motto. Two meetings are held each month. One of these is planned as a social affair. For instance, the club held a Christmas Party in December after which they went caroling. Square dancing was the event for January and a George Washington s Birthday Dance for February. Business, discussions, and other special projects are planned for the other meeting of the month. FIRST ROW — N. Branner, V. Grewatz, D. Borger, P. Link. R. Haines, J. Critzer. R. Scarborough. SECOND ROW —D. Proflit, A. Shell, M. Robinette, J. Weldy, P. O'Dell, J. Young, B. Allen F. Mor ton, M. Zennle. THIRD ROW —Miss Deacon, L. Bush, A. Olwine, J. Miller, B. Mulvaney, M. Pawley. J. Stevens. FIRST ROW — J. Jonas, D. Borger, B. Mulvaney. J. McClain, J. Stevens, J. Stevens, D. Langford, D. Tuttle, P. Simons, S. Borger. H. Downs, B. Beckman. N. Graham. M. Johnson, B. Short, B. Neu berg. SECOND ROW — D. Humphrey. M. Chance, R. Shell, B. Faulkner, Mrs. Combs. A. Moyer. J. Mur phy, M. Gregg, D. Robinson, M. Pierce. V. Saint, F. Morton, I. Zennie. THIRD ROW — V. Grewatz, R. Wehner, R. Scarborough. P. Link, D. Moore, N. Miller, J. Johnson. P. Rose, M. Lawrence, L. Bush, B. Harmon, P. Howerton. FOURTH ROW — P. Todd. D. Greene. P. Pinkerton, M. Payne, J. Coder. A. Wood. H. Thomas. R. Wickline, S. Givens, J. Miller, E. Howard, M. Pfeiffer. G. A. A. The purpose of our organization this year has been to stimulate more interest in athletic activities for the girls in West Carrollton Junior and Senior high schools. Our aim has been toward developing sufficient skill and sportsmanship to provide an enjoyment in physical activity which will carry over into our later life. Our object has been to arrange a program varied enough to suit individual interests and differences, so that each girl would find in this association a place for fun and relaxation. This year the G. A. A. has consisted of a Junior G. A. A. whose membership is made up of seventh and eighth grade girls, who have qualified for ai) intra-mural team, and a Senior G. A. A. made up of ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grade girls who have also qualified for an intra-mural team. Each group has its own officers and meetings. Letters are awarded to all girls earning one hundred points through participation in intra-mural games and individual competition. Our activities this year have been, soccer, basket ball, volley ball, badminton, hiking, track, dancing, tennis, and golf. We have enjoyed several parties during the year, held in the gym. Most important were the Christmas gift exchange, and the Big and Little sister party held on Valentine's Day. JUNIOR G.A.A. DESSIE LANGFORD President DORIS TUTTLE...........................V. President Secretary PATTY LOU SIMON ......................... and .... Treasurer JOANNE WESTBROOK Activities Chm SENIOR G.A.A. JERRY STEVENS JEAN STEVENS JUANITA McCLAIN BETTY MULVANEY FOOTBALL The West Carrollton Pirate gridders played through one of the worst seasons in the history of the school this year. Taking defeats they came back each week with renewed determination to gain a victory. Our line was heavy and we had several good backfield men, but the lack of experience handicapped our boys. The Pirates put up their best showing against the Versailles club. The team, which had tasted defeat only twice in three years, was held to six points. Most of our boys were underclassmen and the experience gained should go far in making a better team next year. However, the loss of Seniors such as Don Throckmorton, Bob Kelley, cocaptains, and Bob Snell will be seriously felt, as will the loss of Ted Bond to the Army and Murray McKee to work. Both of these boys were Sophomores and were counted on for next year's team. Ted Bond was elected first string end on the all Little Six Team, and Don Throckmorton placed in the second string backfield. Bond was highest on the scoring column for the Pirates this season. We hope to have a large turn out for next years team, so that when the lights go on again we will be prepared to break the string of losses that the Miamisburg eleven has inflicted on the Pirates. The Pirate cheerleaders, Phyllis Howland, and Juanita McClain, have ■ iw-a 00 keeping up the boys morale. Both of them are seniors and will be greatly missed next year. FIRSI ?OW K ! laqwood' )■ Strader, M. McKee, P. Scarborough, W. Cantrell, O. Givens R. Kelley R. Lawhom, R. Snell, L. Heck, D. Throckmorton, J. Payne, R. Rose. SECOND ROW — P. Greene, L. Thornton, W. Rauch, R. Brown, C. Chambers, L. Mesarvey R Wick-lme. R. Stephenson, R. Morris, R. Garland, E. Baker, J. Bush. THIRD ROW — Asst. Manager P. Shade, D. Garland, R. Bond, A. Stockert, J. Parks. N Rice, C. Pearson, Mgr. C. Shumaker, J. Morton. C. Hagwood, D. Starnes. J. Franz Coach A C Fisele ABSENT — E. Bond. W. Smith. FIRST ROW — P. Howland, D. Critzc-r. J. Morton, R. Wright. P. Shade. I. McClain. SECOND ROW — D. Thro kmorton, W. Wright, 1. McNabb, J. Strader, E. Smith. THIRD ROW — S, fleck, Mr. Li..- If. C. Schumukor. Mr. Uivku, J. I'tuit.c BASKETBALL TEAM The Pirate Courtmen finished their season holding on to third place in the Little Six League. They did this by defeating Osborn, O. S. S. O. and Lebanon, losing only to Franklin and district tournament champions — North-ridge — in league competition. The Pirates also defeated a favored Tipp City quintet as they finished up their season with two consecutive wins. The Pirates lost out in their first game of the tournament this year, bowing to Mason, Warren County Champions, on the Oakwood floor. Although this season wasn't too favorable, we expect to come back with a strong team next year. Of the eighteen players who were on the roster at the end of the season, all will be back next year with the exception of Captain Don Throckmorton, the only Senior. The first ten players, who went to the tournament, consisted of one senior, two juniors, five sophomores, and two freshmen. Along with the boys coming up, we shouldn’t have much trouble producing a good team for several years 10 C°mHigh scoring honors for the year belong to Lefty Wright, as he scored a total of 133 points. John McNabb ranked second with 83 points. He was followed by Amo Critzer, who tallied 70 points. lack Strader scored 35 points; Rusty Wright scored 26 points; Elmer Smith scored 25 points; Don Throckmorton scored 24 points; Jack Coatney scored 23 points; Paul Shade scored 5 points; Max Myers scored 4 points; and Jim Morton and Calvin Fahmey scored 2 points each. ,, . _ . . , Lefty Wright was placed on the first string all Little Six team at forward, and Don Throckmorton was placed on the second team at guard. The Pirate Reserve team came out on the top side of the Ledger with a record of eight wins and seven losses. This was good, considering that they played against teams having much more height and experience. BASEBALL The Pirate Baseball team finished up their 1944 baseball season with a record of seven wins and four losses. They were the Little Six League Champions and went to the finals in the tournament, only to be defeated by North-ridge. During their regular season, they had a record of five wins and three losses. On the win column were Mason, Franklin, Northridge, Lebanon, and Miamisburg. On the other side of the ledger was Miamisburg, and two losses to Fairmont. In the tournament, the Pirates first played Lena Conover at Kuhns field and defeated them 5-0. When they played Monroe at Duck Park, they defeated them 1-0. This put them in the finals at Soldiers field against Northridge. This time the Pirates were defeated 2-0. Most of the Pirates power was in the hands of the battery, Charles Creager, pitching, and Gene Furnas, catching. The Pirates totaled 45 runs on 46 hits against the opponents 26 runs on 39 hits. Of the 45 runs, Gene Furnas scored 10, Creager scored 6 runs Dick Rockhold and Lefty Wright each scored 5 runs; John McNabb and Pete Brane scored 4 runs apiece; Harry Coatney, Sam Heck, and Tommy Thomas scored o runs; and Bob Snell and Elmer Smith each made 1 run. Many of our players are back for this year's team, but the loss of the seniors of 1944 Charles Creager, Harry Coatney, Gene Furnas, and Tommy Thomas — will be severely felt. We hope that this year's team does even better than did last year's. We are out to hold the Little Six crown again this year. FIRST ROW — Coach A. C. Eisele. M. Myers. R. Wright, W. Wright, D. Critz6r, C. Magee. Asst. Coach R. Davies. SECOND ROW — L Heck, J. Strader. J. McNabb, E. Smith. P. Shade.