Bay High School - Bay Blue Yearbook (Bay Village, OH)

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Class History When school opened that memorable September day of 1927, expectancy and wonderment filled the eyes of all the new first graders. Of the original number, sixteen have re- mained to graduate. The roll call then included, among others, Norma Andersen, Donald Asher, Josephine Dogg, Stanley Easty, Carol Erwin, Vladimir Grachanin, John Griffiths, Peggy Hursh, Kenneth Kittinger, Thelma Mains, Jane Myers, Ray- mond Seitz, Merle Siebenhaar, Frank Stumpf, Sara Lou Whit- num, and Bert Willison. The first roll call af the senior class still included these names. The beginning of the year was spent mostly in getting oc- quainted with our classmates. Then about the first of Decem- ber, Forest View School was opened. This divided our class, sending more than half of our pupils to the new school with Miss Gladys Weinbroer. The rest remained in Miss Mary Bolon's class at Parkview. The second grades, under Miss Sara May Loomis and Miss Gertrude Trudel, sow o decrease in pupils with the departure of John Griffiths. During this year we started to cultivate our social instincts by attending several birthday parties. Do you remember Jane Myers' party when Jane had the mumps and the class had the party? The third grades, under Miss Clara Jones and Miss Esma Riley, showed no increase in pupils possessed of the adherent qualities of the original sixteen. This proved to be a rather uneventful year. Miss Martha Brown and Miss Riley had charge of our pioneering in the fourth grades. Stanley Easty left us. ln his place we welcomed at Parkview twins, Jeannette and Tom Treter, and Richard Horton. The fifth grade brought all of us together again at For- est View. Our class was so large that we again had to be divided, but only temporarily, under Mrs. Mary Hitchings and Mrs. Cleverdon. Stalwart Nora Korsgaard and illustrious Ed- ward Studney joined us. Edward left for a while in the middle of the year but returned before the school year was over. Our histrionic abilities cropped forth in the form of Alice in Wonderland this year. We wonder if they still believe all they see. Miss Viola Walker took charge of our class in the sixth grade when we welcomed Virginia Hill and Alan Orvis, and brought John Griffiths back to us. This year we developed our athletic talents. lt seems that girls, as well as boys, were interested in baseball, track, and numerous other sports. Here we are, in 1933, back at Parkview again. With the addition of Susan Briggs, Arthur Karcher, and Peggy Pickin, we now have twenty-five in number. Mrs. Hannah Bartz, a new teacher, took charge of our class after Miss Marguerite Lorentz's death during the Christmas vacation. Mrs. Bartz survived as our home room teacher in the sev- enth grade ond continued in that capacity in the eighth. Frances Case and Henry Osterman were welcomed as our new classmates. Mrs. Bartz coached us in presenting o minstrel show, a new form of entertainment in the school. We don't like to brag or anything like that, but after our astounding success ot school, we were reauested to perform at both the Methodist and Presbyterian Churches. The ninth grade brought us eleven new members: Russell Beck, Aubrey DeWitt, .lames DeWitt, Stanley Easty, Eugene Goerke, Louise Hagedorn, Margaret Hagedorn, Robert Hayden, Dorothy Meilander, Raymond Scherler, and John Walsh. Miss Hayes had charge of our motley throng this year. The high- and-mighty freshmen undertook o class dinner dance-swing orchestra, formals, and all the trimmings! Some Class! Four new students ioined Miss Marvel Sebert's tenth grade. They were Anthony Bisceglia, Ed Harris, Edmund Smith, and Muriel Woodson. With the applause of the eighth grade min- strel show still ringing in our ears, we decided to favor our clamoring public with another production. As Mr. William Battrick's juniors, we welcomed Jeanne Evans, Lee Lehecko, Robert Tennyson, Leonard Weber, and Jean Wehrle. Now, this was THE year! Jackets, rings, dinner dance, parties, and the junior play. Again we introduced something new, having four one-oct plays instead of the usual three-act play. The applause proved the success of the idea. At lost we are seniors and back again in Mrs. Bortz's care. Still we ore increasing and have been joined by Rowena Galbraith, Ralph Talas and David Conn. We started off suc- cessfully by having one of the first activities, our Senior Play. As usual we have had various class parties, the high light of course being the Senior Prom. We are naw looking forward to the Junior-Senior Dinner Dance, and then finally to Commence- ment. On May 31, l939, we will all graduate, and afterward trod many different paths, but we shall always cherish our happy associations with our classmates and teachers, and trust that that bond of friendship may never be broken. 41 'PWENTY

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about me, and it ran right into my milkwagon. When I had picked up my legs and arms and got my head out of a tree, I went over to see who had hit me. Well, doggone, if it wasn't Ed Smith and Jeannette Treter, who were just out riding in his new black convertible. You know he always was noted for his swell cars. It seems that they get around quite a bit now since he got that swell job working for Goerke's big Lost Cr Found Bureau. They specialize in finding poor little lost bun- nies, and showing them the way back home. IThat's silly, isn't it?l No, Beck, I don't think soy Goerke always did have an affinity for rabbits. And thank you, Beck, you can go now. Who's doing all the shouting? Guard, bring forward this un- ruly person and let him explain. You vant to know? Should I tell 'heem'? Sir, I am Thomaski G. Treterski, the vun and only 'MAD CHEMIST'. I am ze voroId's greatest scientist. Could you stand there and say you have not heard of my very own 'painless vindows'? Do you mean it? Yes-I mean it. Ah--but perhaps you have heard more about my newest invention-yes? My deflated football vich has made famous my very good friend, Coach Bert Willison. You must have heard of hees famous one-girl football team, Mees Susan Briggs. Of course Mees Briggs's dynamic person- ality is vat really mows down ze other teams, but you must admit my feet-er-football is something, if you get vat I mean? And I think I do! Thank you, Mr. Treter, Mr. Asher, next please. l'll only keep you a minute, Don, because I know you must get back to work, but do tell these other people how you are spending your time. I'm lion tamer for the circus which is now in town, and let me tell you it is one swell circus. You ought to come and see it because there are some other people you know working there. There's Peggy Hursh, she's the woman who hangs from a rope with her teeth. She certainly is in her glory because she always loved to act. Ray Seitz works there too. You should see him! He's the funniest clown we have. He has them roll- ing in the aisles at every performance. ....WeIl, if you'II excuse me now, I must be getting back to my Iions. IMUCH COMMOTION GOING ON? Order, order in the court raom, please. What is the idea of all this disturbance? Pardonnez-moi Monsieur, but I was trying to tell that young lady that her dress was too long, and she was saying to me that I didn't know how long women's dresses are. Me- Monsieur Weber, the world's greatest designer of women's clothes! I just came back from Paree where we were iust dis- cussing that same subject. I promise you this disturbance will not happen again as I am leaving now. Boniour, Judge, and boniour to you, Madame. WiII Virginia Hill please take the stand? Miss Hill, what have you been doing since you graduated from high school? Why, hadn't you heard? I'm chief manicurist for Rich- ard Horton's Beauty Salon. Come in some time and let me do your nails, and maybe Dick will give you one of his special 'Curly-curl Permanents' for that crop on your head. Mr. Osterman, next please. My time, Mr. Orvis, is spent as a newspaper reporter for the Bay Window. And may I say that this case will certainly make a good story for our readers. Mr. Bob Tennyson, next please. How have you been spending the last couple of years? Well, l'll tell you, I'm an usher at the Ritz Theater, and not long ago I had a little accident. I was showing somebody to his seat when the battery in my flashlight burned out. I NINBTEEN tripped and fell on my nose and broke it. It certainly was worth it though when I think back and remember that swell nurse I had, Dorothy MeiIander. Thank you very much, Bob. And now, Miss Sara Whitnum, kindly come to the stand. Well, howdy, Judge! Guess you want to know how I'm gettin' along on my chicken farm. Well, at present I get about 2,000 eggs a week, IOO of which I let go for chickens. I keep the baby chicks in my house because it's a lot easier to keep them warm, and they do make lovely cushions to sit on and such- Cackle, cackle!! Frank Stumpf, will you come to the stand and give us a blow by blow description of your fight against time? Frankly Ipunl, your honor, Henry Osterman and I do much the same thing. We both work on the newspaper, but I write the 'Advice to the Lovelorn' column, and Hank writes the 'Dirty Dirt Spot'. If I'm not mistaken you wrote to me yourself for love advice a short while back didn't you? Ahem-I really don't remember. Billy Conant next please. Mr. Orvis, I really don't know what I would have done without time. I've been in Africa for three years as an archeo- Iogist, and I've already brought back many valuable prehistoric animals' bones. Thank you, Bill. Jeanne Evans, please. How have you spent your time, Miss Evans? Jean Wehrle and I run an exclusive dress shop for wom- en. It is called 'The Scotchmen's Paradise' an Fifth Avenue, New York. I simply must stop in some time. Ladies and gentle- men-present with us today is a girl who has done something very admirable with her time. I know, because the other day I saw her working hard at ner task. But I will call on Miss Muriel Woodson now to explain to you herself what her iob is. Thank you tho much, Mither Orvith. You're juth too thweet. You know ever thince our Thenior Play I never did quite get over my lithping. But ath to my work, I am the LEADER of our dear group which is beth known to you oth the 'God Bleth Our Happy Home Organization'. I iuth love to be doing thingth for people. And a most charitable job that is. Thank you Miss Woodson. Do I hear the sound of horses' hoofs-here in our big city? Why yes-and it sounds as if they are coming in here. Why it is a horse-and in the courtroom-Heavens! lt's Merle Siehenhaar. Merle, would you mind telling us about time and yourself? Yippee!!! Not on your life, pardner, 'less ah can bring ma hoss, Nellie, up thar with me. Oh, very well, anything to pIease. Clap, clop, clop. . . . . Thet's the hoss making all thet noise. It ain't me. Well, anyhow, seems as if I always did want to dern near live on a hoss, so thet's jest about what I been doing ever since I grad- gyaged from high school. Boys, I got myself the cosiest little ranch out West. You wanna be sure and come on out some time. Gid-dap, Nellie! CIop, clop, clap. WeIl, doggone! Judge Kittinger, I'm through examining my witnesses for today. May I ask your permission to post- pone this case until the same time ten years from now? Mr. Orvis, I grant your request. COURT DlSMISSED. WelI, Kenny, we've certainly learned some astounding things today haven't we? AI, I've never in my life had so many surprises at once. But say, come on. Snap into it. We've only got ten minutes to get to that BURLESQUE SHOW!

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Senior Graduation Wednesday evening, May 31, at the high school auditorium fifty-one seniors will participate in their last and most important school activity- their graduation. Mr. David G. Jaeger, president of the Board of Educa- tion, will present the diplomas. It is with regret that the Class of '39 brings to a close twelve years of congenial associations. They know that although they will enter diverse fields, the originality and ingenuity shown by them as a class will not cease with their graduation. ln addition to an address by Dr. F. H. McNutt, Assistant Director of Education of Ohio, short talks will be given by four members of the class. The speakers were chosen because of their scholastic standing. PROGRAM March of the Peers from lolanthe ...... . . .Sullivan Processional Invocation . . . ........... Rev. Ralph Taylor Alton Ave Maria .............................. Schubert Parkview Mixed Chorus Violin obligato by Alan Orvis Guidance in Bay Village High School Introduction to Guidance .............. Kenneth Kittinger Child Study Through Tests and Records .... Margaret Hursh Individual Counseling ...................... Alan Orvis Guidance and the Community .......... Sara Lou Whitnum Pilgrims' Chorus from Tannhauser ............ Wagner Parkview Mixed Chorus Address ............................ Dr. F. H. McNutt Presentation of Gift to School . . . .... Kenneth Kittinger Class President Acceptance Presentation of Class .... .......... B arton R. Griffith Superintendent of Schools Presentation of Diplomas ............... David G, Jaeger President of Board of Education Benediction ................... Dr, Franklin P. Reinhold March from Aida ................. .... V erdi Recessional TWENTY-ONE