Amity High School - Echoes Yearbook (Amity, OH)

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nation has its beginning and basic development in the schools of the country. The exact kind of work which is to be done by the individuals of the Class of '51 is not as important as the attitudes we hold and continue to hold with regard to that which we so often refer to as Our Way of Life . The most important things are the way people think, the characteristics they strive to develop, the ultimate goals they set for their lives and how much they are willing to put into our way of life rather than how much they can take out of it for themselves. We are sure that our years in school have done much to establish these most important things as a part of our lives. The formal closing of our years in high school would be incomplete without an expression of gratitude to you who have provided it for us. We are grateful for a birthright in a great nation, we thank you, our parents, teachers and friends, for you are the particular ones who did it for us. You can be as- sured that we who graduate today will ever strive to increase,our wisdom and usefulness. We want to be stronger and more able so we can give more to our country when it is needed. Beyond these things we want to have an opportunity for just plain living, 13

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Class Prophecy We have come to the time of graduation from high school at a time when the world is full of work to do. There are many interesting things before us. Some must enter military service immediately and have no choice in the matter Others face many and varied possibilities, but it is very important that every- one get to work at something useful right away. My assignment is to discuss the possible and probable future careers of the members of the Class of '51, No one can say exactly just which will have to go directly to military service so l shall discuss my fellowclassmen with re- gard to their interests and capabilities in enterprises connect up directly or in- directly with military service. Lois Ann Talbott is rising to stardom through her dancing. She is very busy with stage plays and television, Betty Cunningham is a very efficient secretary for a Mt. Vernon busi- ness firm. Most of the time though, she is dreaming of her approaching wed-- ding. Pat is busy operating her beauty shop in Florida. She and her husband are enjoying the Florida sunshine. Mary is happily married and has one .chi1d. She and her husband own a large farm near Fredrictown. Joyce is attending Ohio State University. She is taking a course in Busi- ness Administration and hopes to become a fashion buyer. Milford is now a captain in the Navy and is the idol of all girls who see him in his starchy uniform. He's really very handsome or was the last time I saw him. E Dick Herndon is busy with his Buick garage in Mt. Vernon. He has just completed a trip through the West with his new wife and Buick. Chick Doup is running his farm outside Amity, when he's not up in Canada hunting and fishing. Dick Ransom is the new owner of the Merchants Delivery and has two brand new trucks. I,Paul Daniels, am working on my farm near Amity, but I expect to be called into service soon. Leaving high school in such a time as today, it is important that every single person make the most out of life, Certainly the spiritual climate of the IZ

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10th Grade 11th Grade 9th Grade 8th Grade 7th Grade F. H A. Seated: Left to Right: Donna Ashcraft, Marcia Staats, Bulah Butler, Mona Wells, Sarah Hartsook, Dorothy Loney. Second Row: Bob Miller, Ken Harmon, Barbara Daniels, Mrs. Ulrey, Betty Griffith, Janice Pealer, Harold Snively, Carroll Gleason. Seated: Left to Right: Dick Carpenter, Elaine Armstrong, Pauline Swendal, Edith Spellman, Arlene McDonald, Janet Griggs, Mr. Welker. Second Row: Tom Tanner, Carroll Spellman, Philip Grubaugh, Gene Yarman, Paul Brooks, Paul Ashcraft, Seated: Left to Right: Yvonne Carpenter, Dorothy Fletcher, Mrs. Ulrey, Elaine Swendal, Delores Fravel. Second Row: Charles Miller, Jack Wantland, Lawence Huffman, Jerry Welsh, Jimmy Doup. Seated: Left to Right: Dolores Horn, Rosalie Yarman, Shirley Brooks, Betty Doyle, Patty Ransom, Martha Scott, Phyllis O'Dell. Second Row: Bobby Huffman, Myron Harsock, Jim Moxley, Mr. Shell, Jim Pealer, Dick Tanner, Buddy Harwell. Third Row: John I-Iuffrnan, Dick Daily, Bob Barton, Bill Perry, Melvin Hoar, Seated: Left to Right: Betty Hass, Iiene Rogers, Donna Baker, Nancy Charlton, Joyce Ransom, Mary Doup, Lois Pealer, Second Row: Mrs. Genre, Sue Styers, Betty Barton, Audry Grubaugh, Joan Lockhart, Rosalie Griffith, Adrian Laurence, Barbara Harding. Third Row: Dick Doup, Gary Yoakum, Stanley Grubaugh, Arthur Bowling, Keith Armstrong, Tommy Burson, Junior Baker, Dick Pealer Seated: Left to Right: Yvonne Carpenter, Elaine Swendal, Delores Fravel, Elaine Armstrong, Mrs. Genre, Pat Ransom, Betty Cunningham, Barbara Daniels, Joyce McKay, Pauline Swendal. Standing: Betty Griffith, Janice Pealer, Betty Scott, Marcia Staats, Beulah Butler, Sarah Hartsook, Mona Wells, Dorothy Fletcher, Donna Ashcraft, Mary Daniels. 14