Allen Township Centralized School - Dixie Yearbook (Van Buren, OH)

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,-,,-,-, -.-.-.-.-.n..-.-. .-.-.-.-.-.-.-.n.n.-u.-.-.-.-.-.H-m.-.-.-.--m FRESHMEN CLASS Top row: Woodrow Zeigler, Thelma Dayringer, Robert Barnhouse, Prudence Poole, Donald DeRodes, Kathleen Abbott, George Yeager Bernice Dufiield, Dwight Burkam, Mildred Billingsly, Irene Vermillion Arthur Brinkman. I ! Center row: Wilson Newcomer, Gertrude Deter, Avery Trout, Florence Duflield, Darrell Teatsorth, Don Swisher, Kathryn Dove, Robert Trout, Hilda Daniels, Dallas Smith, Miss Hekathorn. Lower row: Robert Morris, Hazel Silveus, Delbert Denhoff, Bertha Perkins, Richard Sloop, Grace Stump, Robert DeBouver, Eloise Trout- man, John Benedict. CLASS OFFICERS Dwight Burkam C u so u oeoeu ,, do euooee President Arthur Brinkman Vice President Kathleen Abbott u us,.. . I so,e .. ,. Secretary Donald DeRodes u do Treasurer Miss Isabelle Heckathorn ,e..., Sponsor 1928 -171-

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THE DIXIE .-.-.-. f '-, SOPHOMORE HISTORY In September of 1926, thirty-two Freshies walked into the gates of Van Buren High School. Although the class has dwindled down to twenty-two, we are still an ambitious group, striving for the higher places. The football season opened last fall with seven members of our class ready for training: Daniel Cornwell, Earl Neuman, John Brandeberry, Herald Neeland, George Pearson, Charles Swab, and Everett Fagan. During the basketball season our class had two girls who played their best in the county games: Lois Reamsnyder and Rosanna Huntington. A few of the class are now training for track. Our class play entitled The Touchdown was very much liked by every one, which proves that we will be in the dramatic circle in the future. The class is well represented in the Glee Club, and we are proud to say that one member of the male quartet comes from our class. Two members of our class have main parts in the coming operetta. Others are in the chorus. March twenty-eighth Lloyd Chavis who represented A. T. H. S. in the Instrumental Contest at Mt. Cory received second place with his selection on the saxaphone. We have a few members participating in the inter-class contest. Ada Williams has written the short story. Last year she tied for the first place, and we hope she will win it this year. The other contestants are: Earl Neuman, Orationg Lois Reamsnyder, Readingg Rosanna Hunt- ington, Piano Solo. All are working hard. There are only two short terms before us yet in which we will do our best to live up ti our motto EXcelsior. -Flossie Norris ---1928l-

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---- --------H----1 THE DIXIE ---- ------------ FRESHMEN CLASS HISTORY Peep! Peep! out of our way! We, the Freshmen class of '28 have advanced almost one milestone across the sea of A. T. H. S. and we hope that in 1931 we shall reach harbor safe and sound upon life's way. We have started our journey with thirty-three passengers which were all initiated into high school membership a few weeks after school began. When the football season opened we sent five representatives to the field from the Freshman class, they were: Avery Trout, Don Swisher, Darrell Teatsorth, Robert Trout, and Lawrence Zinser. Lawrence re- ceived a first team letter at the end of the season. Nine of the Freshmen girls went out for basketball, although none made the first team, we hope the future promises us better rewards. We are well represented in the orchestra with five members from our class taking part: Donald DeRodes, Arthur Brinkman, Dwight Burkam, Wilson Newcomer and Richard Sloop. We have thirty Freshmen in the Glee Club and are proud to say that our latin class with seventeen students is the largest that has ever been enrolled at Van Buren. We are now looking forward to the Inter Class contest hoping to carry off high honors. We feel that we have made a good beginning and are now looking toward the future hoping to reach our goal successfully and we will, if we cling to our motto Never Turn Back. -Kathleen Abbott 1928