Ashley High School - Ashlian Yearbook (Ashley, OH)

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CLASS HISTORY Would you care to turn back the pages of time to 1937? Yes? Well, it would be terribly difficult to recognize the small, wide-eyed children of the First Grade as members of the present Senior Class. Of these thirty-two children only five are completing their twelve years of school in Ashley. They are Dale Benedict, Jean Carper, Martha Lang, Maxine Kanniard and David Thurston. Mrs. Alice Wigton was our first teacher. In her room we learned to read and write. In the Second Grade we were met by Miss Parilee Fry, who helped us learn how to tell time. Miss Heimlich, our Third Grade teacher, taught us to do division problems. Jane McClish from Mt. Gilead joined our class during the year. The Fourth and Fifth Grade went by very quickly and we gained one new student, Helen Buchanan. In the Sixth Grade, under Mrs. Roberson's watchful eye, we learned how to divide fractions and do many tasks which formerly had seemed impossible. In the Seventh Grade we were thrilled by the fact that we changed rooms for our classes. We had our first school parties this year. John Corwin joined our ranks. The next year we gained another new student, Richard Boring, who came to us from North Carolina. Two members of our class, Richard Boring and Dale Benedict, took first and second places respectively in the Eighth Grade test. ln our Freshman year we began to realize the responsibility that comes with being in high school. In addition to keeping up a high scholastic record, our class was active in all the extra activities such as band, chorus, orchestra, F. F. A., speech and sports. In the Sophomore year we continued with our activities but never lost sight of our scholastic ambitions. Although class work in the Junior year kept us busy, we found time to produce our Junior class play We Shook The Family Tree, under the direction of Miss Toby. We were also kept busy raising money to make a trip to Washington, D. C. Finally after selling writing paper, greeting cards, wrapping paper and refreshments at ball games, we raised enough money to make our much longed for trip to the nation's capital. During the year we welcomed two new members to our class -- Donn Maples and Dick Cummins. As a climax to the year's activities we entertained the Seniors and Faculty at a Junior-Senior Prom rather than the usual banquet. fOur party was different because our guests stayed long enough to enjoy the entertainment we had planned for theml. Our last year in school will probably be the most memorable of the whole twelve years because of the many things we have accomplished. There was the class play, Her Step Husband, the Senior scholarship tests and many other achievements. One of the most important of these is the publishing of this number of the Ashlian. Although our class has been active in the various activities of the school, we feel that we have made our most notable contribution in the field of scholarship. Four members of this class have been re- commended for membership in the newly formed Delaware County Chapter of the National Honor Society. All of these students have taken district and state honors in the State Scholarship tests. The highest rankings made were as follows: Dale Benedict ranked fifth in the state in English 105 David Thurston ranked third in the state in General Science: Richard Boring ranked second in the state in World Historyg and Jean Carper ranked second in-the state in Latin II. Now, even though we are the smallest class to graduate, we are justly proud of our record in Ashley High School. Ne have high hopes for the future, but we shall always look back with fond memories upon our school days and cherish our friendships with our fellow students and our teachers. 8