York Township High School - Talisman Yearbook (Van Wert, OH)

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Class Will We, the Senior class of 1944, of York High School, having been acknowledged mentally superior and physically perfect by the dear fac- ulty and devoted underclassmen, do hereby make cur last will and testa- ment. First: To the Juniors we will our new democracy books and trust that they will keep them in said condition. Also, we will to them the excellent manner in which we prepare our daily lessons. Second: To the Sophomores we bequeath our excellent grades and our remarkable way of getting along with the faculty. Third: To the Freshmen, we will our quiet dispositions and excellent behavior, which we feel they can use. Fourth: To our beloved faculty, we will all our pencils, chewing gum, and other facilities which might have helped us in securing the excellent knowledge which we possess. We also realize that such talent aS we possess can never be replaced. We leave you hoping that you will keep your courage and face the next year’s class with a new hope, left to you by the Seniors of 1944. Realizing that some members of our class are especially gifted we wish to make the following personal bequeaths: Fifth: I, James Lauck, will my literary virtuosity and genuine appre- ciation of the fine arts to Donald Crone. Sixth: I, Norma Jones, will my ability to stay “tiny” to Joy Lininger. Seventh: I, Earl Ward, will my athletic ability to Edwin Emans. Eighth: I, Dorothy Rauch, will my position as office secretary to Maxine Wallick. Ninth: I, Lee Boley, will my technique to meet all the Van Wert girls to Wilbur Krugh. Tenth: I, Clara Schwartz, will my quick temper to Mary R. Roberts. Eleventh: I, Betty Hughes, leave to Dorothy Reese my ability to be seen and not heard. Twelfth: I, Anna Wilkin, will my ability to write long letters to soldiers to Helen Hiller. Thirteenth: I, Patricia Painter, will my. cud of chewing gum to Miss Hessenberger. Fourteenth: [f, Eugene Boley, will my ability to “go steady” to Dick Gamble. Fifteenth: I, Donald Morris, will my curly hair and my broad shoulders to Ray Couts. By— Dorothy Rauch

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Class History In September, 1932, twenty-five big-eyed youngsters walked into the school building for the first time. When that first day we came to order, we learned that Miss Persis Alspaugh was our teacher. Of the twenty-five pupils that originally started with us, only seven remain. They are: Patricia Painter, Anna Wilkin, Betty Hughes, Norma Jones, Clara Schwartz, Dorothy Rauch, and Donald Morris. Our second year was under the direction of Miss Helen Waltz. We welcomed Ralph Taylor to our class that year. We proceeded to learn the three R’s and were elevated to the third grade. During our third and fourth years we were again guided by Miss Alspaugh. James Lauck joined our class that year. By the time we started the fifth year we were so unruly, a man had to instruct us. He was Mr. D. E. Jones. This year James Lauck proved his romantic abilities by writing love letters to the girls. He soon learned that he was unlucky in love for he received no answers. This year we welcomed Lee and Eugene Boley and Everett Evans to our class. Cur sixta) year we were under the direction of Mr. D. E. Jones and Mr. R. P. Jones. We were sponsored by Mr. Merlin Correll during our seventh year. We began to feel quite grown up. because we were now considered Junior Hi students. We welcomed another boy, Harl Ward, to our class that year. Mr. Everett Koenig was our sponsor in the eighth grade. We held our first class party at the home of Joan Harp. Later in the year she moved to Indiana. The following year we entered high school as “green” freshmen. After fearfully awaiting the dreaded initiation, it came. After it was over we felt as if we could enjoy the rest of the year. Miss Hessen- berger was our sponsor that year. in the spring, the class went to Edgewater Park at Celina for a picnic. After we got there, we discov- ered that our ice cream was still at the school, so the boys returned and got it for us. We all went roller skating in the evening. Conse- quenty the next day we were glad to stand up as much as possible. Our Sophomore year, we elected officers and Mr. Frederick Fisher was our sponsor. This year was very uneventful. The last day of school we went to Fort Brown for the day. Many of us had blisters when we returned from rowing. In our Junior year, Miss Hessenberger was our sponsor. Every- thing became astir when it was rumored that we were giving a class play. Miss Breese, the director, was very patient with us and we suc- ceeded in giving ‘‘Pleased Ta Meetcha” successfully. We presented it again at Jennings School the following week. Another event was the Penny Fair which we sponsored... It was well attended by everyone, We bid the Seniors of ’48 good-bye at a formal reception at White- hall Inn in Van Wert. Our Senior year, we were soon to find was our biggest and busiest year of all. We elected officers a few weeks after school started. They are as ‘follows: Lee Boley, President; Dorothy Rauch, Vice Pres.; James Lauck, Sec. and Treas. and Mrs. Morris and Mr. McDonel, sponsors. On Dec. 14 we presented our class play, “Mystery at Midnight.” Soon after this we began work on our annual. Two of the boys from our class went into the service. They are Robert Crow, in the Army Air Force and Ralph Taylor also in the Army Air Force. On May 11, the Juniors held a reception for us at Whitehall Inn at Van Wert. It was a formal reception, so we all were quite ‘“duded up”. Our Baccalaureate Service was held on May 21. Rev. Johnson gave the address. The Commencement Exercise was held on May 25. Mr. John Grierson was the speaker.

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Prophecy Speech Delivered on May 1, 1960 My friends, I feel greatly honored that you have asked me to speak at this year’s alumni banquet. Since Mrs. Morris, the chairman, did not designate what subject she wished me to discuss, I have chosen my own: “The Class of ’44’s Voyage to Success.” It took a great deal of research to prepare this speech; but I am sure that it is accurate to the minutest detail. One scholar of the Class of ’44, Dorothy Rauch, now sits in the Con- | gress of the United States. Her recent speech demanding pensions for old maids will no doubt gain for her the nomination for the Presidency. Anna Wilkin’s life history appears in the May issue of “‘Etude” maga- zine, along with full color pictures of her recent piano concert in Carnegie Hall. I had always known that Gene Boley was the domestic type of per- son; so it is not at all surprising that he is happily married, and the father of two sets of twins. We were all surprised when M. G. M. offered Earl Ward a $75,000 moving picture contract; but none of us will be surprised if he wins an academy award for his brilliant portrayal of Joseph Priestley in a “A New World” which was premiered on New Year’s Eve at the Schine’s Van Wert Theater. Clara Schwartz is taking a beautician’s course at a famous New York college. As soon as she graduates, she plans to establish her own beauty salon in Venedocia. Norma Jones’ name was in the Society column of the Venedocia G azette yesterday. The article said that she is engaged to————— But I’m sure there must be some mistake; I have sworn to remain a bachelor! While visiting school a few days before Christmas vacation, I saw that two of my classmates have embarked up pedagogical careers. I came upon Patricia Painter teaching Junior English in Room 8. She seemed to be doing a good job of it, too; but she assured me that her brood is no more brilliant than we were when we took Junior English. Down in the gymnasium, I saw Lee Boley teaching the basketball boys some new plays. When I asked him why the boys were practicing so vehemently, he told me that they were going to play Middlepoint in the evening, and that the Dukes had a fine chance of winning. Last night I had my radio-television set tuned in to station V. W. O., Van Wert’s new broadcasting station,, to see and hear Donald Morris take his fourth inaugural oath. After he pledged his allegiance to democratic law, order, and principles, the Governor of Ohio: officially named him Mayor of Venedocia. Betty Hughes is now a department head at the Van Wert County Hospital, and I hear that she is soon to be transferred to a large hospital in Chicago. I feel that I really ought to talk a little longer; but the tantalizing aromas wafting their way up from the cafeteria, compel me to shorten my resume; for I’m sure that you are just as anxious as I to attack the sumptuous feast which the Girl Reserves have prepared for us. Before taking my seat, however, I would like to put in a plug for Yours Truly. As you probably know, my latest novel, ‘““The Cloak,’ has won the Nobel Prize for literature, and was proclaimed the outstanding best seller of 1959. Autographed copies may be purchased from me for $3.50 at the conclusion of this glorious re- union. I thank you! —James Lauck Page 23