Aurora High School - Borealis Yearbook (Aurora, OH)

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P' JOPHE, J Tl1e Class of 1949 is having a big reunion this year tlfjtitlj and we drove down a few days early to visit some of our friends and former classmates and to look over the town before the crowd gets in. As we were nearing Aurora we noticed a big night club called Lllh'Clflf?ll'uv,' deciding to stop and have a coke we were greeted by none other than llave Scudder, the owner. He asked us to stay for the floor show, compliments of the house. The biggest surprise of the evening was the entertainment, that lovely torch- singer, Connie Scharf, who did a splendid dance routine. Then Dick lletmer, world-- famous comedian, kept us in a constant up- 1-oar of side-splitting laughter, with hilar- ious acts. Picking up T110 ldust 1'UfliIl'lllt' Yearly NIIII at the lb-X station owned and operated by llon Waldon and Kenneth Riddle, we find the editor to be none other than Lawrence Hillman. lleadlines are startling to read as we find -Ieanette Wesemann. the gay divor- cee, heading for Reno again. On the theater page we read where Donna liorgman is giv- ing a piano concert at Varnegie Hall. Turn- ing to the sports section we see that the Mud Center Wallowers are favored to take the state this year. t'oach Ed -lames is entirely responsible for the lVallowers' success. Was that a comet that just whizzed by? No, it was only playboy liill Hackman driv- Page Tnvfnty ing his swanky new Cadillac convertible. Hy his side was his gorgeous blonde wife, the former Vesta Peters. Un the outskirts of town we see the Den- nerline College for Girls, founded by Miss Charlotte llennerline. iWho's that they just threw out the door? Uh, l see, it's Don Fas- eltine. Hardly recognized him in the skirt and wig. As we enter the business district we pass the Hussung Dry Cleaning estab- lishment. owned and operated by George Hussung. Further up Main Street we come to Mai-ksberry and l'Ill6S1I12lIl'S Motorcycle Shop. Seeing Blanche Scholle, we stop her for some of the tow11 gossip. She finds out a lot of news by operating Blanche's Beauty Sa- lon. XVe hear that Vic Grieve and lllayton Bushman are all-star halfbacks at Indiana l'niversi'ty. But the biggest shock comes when we hear that Ed Nelson is the warden at Sing-Sing. Well. isn't that where every- body said he would end up? Norman Brown looks very contented sit- ting in front of his l'ool Hziom. Business must be good. Glam-ing through a magazine we purchas- ed at the lll'llQ Store owned by Floyd Lan- gon. we see some pictures of two very fa- mous models. Taking a closer look, we see that they are none other than Betty llilker -l m1r

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r THE LASJ RY Tl1e Senior Class of 1949 entered Aurora Iligh School, September, 1945. Like all oth- er freshmen heretofore, we were unacquain- ted with, what seemed to ns, a very large place. We were caught in wrong rooms, which was humiliating. The upperclassmen regarded us as greenies. However, we got off to a good start by electing our class of- ficers: president, Joe Hansclibachg vice- president, Don Marksberry: secretary, lion- na Borgman: and treasurer, Hill Hackman. After the initiations were over, we had a very successful year. We thought, Oh, -if cafe zrere just 'H1I1JCl'Clll88HlCll.lu But tl1e year sped by comparatively fast and good old summer vacation was l1ere before we knew it and we could forget school studies. In September, 1946, we were a little bit closer to our goal as we entered the sopho- more class. This year, much to our joy, even though we were not seniors nor even juni- ors, we were 11ot regarded as green fresh- men a11y longer. This year we elected our officers as follows: president, Bill Back- man, vice-president, David Scudderg secre- tary, Vesta Peters, treasurer, Donald Ha- ker. XVe had a float and entered it in the Aurora Farmer's Fair. lt won first prize which made us all very happy. It was t'The World of Peace. lVe had a very successful school dance and presented tl1e Christmas 1l1t'll.1J1'0g'1'2l1l1 which went over with 110 one missing lines or cues. Even though we were still underclassmen, we were a little more acquainted with Aurora High School, its faculty, and the various IICNV students. We left school that May with a most glorious feeling, Newt year :cc will be zlpperclass- men. .lt lustfu In September of 19-LT, when we came back we were saddened by tl1e death of our well- admired principal, Mr. Wegener. lVe, like all who had attended Aurora High School, 1nour11ed his death. This year Mr. Flick fill- ed this vacancy and was a successful prin- cipal. We were excited, from tl1e beginning about our class rings and the Junior-Senior l'rom. Class officers elected were president, Don Marksberry, vice-president, Bill Back- mang secretary, Charlotte llennerlineg and treasurer, Joe Ranschbach. lVe were thrill- ed whe11 we heard, Pay the rernzaining flue nnmuntt Ill!-ll you, may get your class 1'ings. ' XVe were now, not only upperclassmen, but sporting class 1-ings as well. The seniors all looked at ou1- rings, and our faces beamed with joy, for we thought our rings were the prettiest yet. lVe presented the Thanksgiv- ing program which went over quite well. XVith the assistance of our sponsors, Miss Coats, Mr. Abshire, and Mr. Gabbard, our Junior-Senior l'l'0lIl was superb. XVe decor- ated tl1e gymnasium to represent Stardust and had an excellent orchestra. A very ex- citing moment was when Hill Hackman crowned Martha Schmeltzer t,lucen of the Bull. This was a very successful year for everyone. We left school with a wonderful feeling. lVe came back for the last time in Sep- tember, 19-LS, with a total of sixty-four sen- iors. lVe were really a happy group, for we were seniors and turning the last leaf of a ftmrever-to-be-relnembered period in our lives. Ulass officers elected were: president, Dale Husseg vice-president, Joe B2lIlSl'lllltll'll, sec- retary, Floyd Langon, and treasurer, Ilon- na Borgman. Now that graduation is al- most here, the goal we have been striving to reach for four years is bet'o1-e us. We are happy, but we are also rather sad. For some seniors, school days are over: for others, college is ahead. lYhen we seniors saw- the last basketball game and football game, rea- lizing that it was tl1e last we would partici- pate in, we were rather sad. We felt quite grown up and proud when we had our senior photos taken, selected our Annual Board with Blanche Scholle heading the list, and most of all, when we ordered our announcements and our caps and gowns. The time is almost here and our advice to all underclassmen is 11ot to be too anxious, for some day you will be seniors. too. For us seniors, a career and the art of becoming really grown up and accepting real responsibility in life lies before us. Al- ready some of the senior girls have begun to accept responsibilities, as can well be seen by the tll2llll0lltlS which are being worn by Peggy Schofstoll, .loan Miller, Delores Lyons, Margie Hastings, Doris Boggs, and t'lara Long. Pcggy Sclzofstoll Francis rMf'I1fl'IlyllIill Page Twenty-T11-ree

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