Belfast High School - Memoirs Yearbook (Belfast, OH)

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Prophecy, Class of 1947-48 - Continued. The following morning I left for the home of Mrs. Richard Quickle, better known to me as Alberta Storer. She has two children, a son in college and a daughter yet in high school. Bert has given up the idea of working out and has a nice home and fa.mily which keeps her busy. After leaving Alberta's home I went uptown to buy a Hillsboro paper. In the Belfast news I read that Anna Lou Myers had been back in Ohio visiting her fa.mily. It seems that after graduation she had married an ex-sailor from New Jersey, and had been living there since that time. I was sorry that I had not arrived in Hillsboro sooner because she had just left a few days before. As I was on my way to the train station in Hillsboro, I recognized another from my class. It was Ed Palmer, and as I talked with him, I found that he was running his own farm near Belfast. I was sorry that he did not have his family with him but as I was leaving on the train for Middletown in a few minutes I did not have tirne to visit his home. I inquired about Robert Ernst and was told that he was employed with the Hillsboro Transportation Company. He had obtained a very high position with the company and traveled extensively throughout the United States. Ed had seen him quite often when he was back in Hillsboro on business. After talking awhile I hurried on to the train station. My next stop was to be Middletown where'I had learned Jack Roberson had a large electrical shop of his own. After spending a few hours with Jack and his wife they offered to fly me to Cincinnati in their private helicopter. There I was going to catch a plane for Chicago, where I was going to visit Elma Lois and Gerald Newman: As we neared the edge of the city I noticed a large, outstanding building, which, I ack informed me, was owned by our old classmate, Charles Jackson. He also told me that it was one of the better known filling stations in Cincinnati. When I reached the Chicago airport, I phoned Susie and Gerald and asked them to meet me there. It wasn't long until we were comfortably settled in their modern apartment near the Great Lakes Naval Station. They now have three children, all of which are still in their teens. Since graduation from high school, Gerald has been in the Navy and just a few months ago, received his commission of Lieutenant. Leaving Chicago, I went back to my home and fa.mily in New York. I had lived there since I left Wilmington College, where I had received my training as an elementary teacher. I was now teaching at the Eaton Elementary School in New York City. The day I arrived home concluded the most treasured vacation since my school days at Belfast. Katherine McClure

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CLASS WILL AND TESTAMENT We, the class of '48 extendito our dearly beloved teachers, who have cra.mmed our minds with the wisdom of the ages, a sweet succession of peaceful nights and dreamless sleeps. No longer need they spend the dreary hours of darkness wondering whether their dear pupils are pouring over their lessons or foolishly wasting time. To the Superintendent and the Board of Education, who have taken keen interest in our welfare, we bequeath our deepest gratitude. The heavy debts which we owe them can only be paid by our future usefulness. To these creditors we pledge our future service, loyalty, and labor. To the Freshmen, we leave our pale green freshma.n complexion left over from when we were freshmen. To the Sophomores, we leave our ability to crawl out of tight situations. To the Juniors, we leave our classroom. To BILLY WILLIAMSON, we leave the bashfulness of ED PALMER. I, ROBERT ERNST, leave my title as SLEEPY to LOUISE HELTERBRAND I hope you wake up' before you graduate, LOUISE. I, JEAN WARNOCK leave my typewriter in the back row to JOAN TENER, I hope you reach the 60 mark, JOAN. I, MARY KATHERINE MC CLURE leave my dislike for chewing chewing gum to CARL FREEMAN. I, ELLIS GENE WEST leave my ability to keep out of trouble to JEAN CHAMBERS. I, LUCILLE WEST leave my ability of laughing and giggling to LARRY THORMAN. I, ANNA LOU MYERS leave my ability not to go out on school nights to WAHNITA MC KEE. I, CHARLES GOOLSBY leave a case of palmolive soap to MARY ALICE FIELDS, so she can keep that school girl complexion. I, MARY CATHERINE BARNEY leave my ability with men to WANDALEE WYLIE. I, JACK ROBERSON leave my ability to play basketball to the future tea.ms of Belfast. I, GERALD NEWMAN leave my cold windy seat to JAY FREEMAN and also the ability to make basketball fouls. I, CLARENCE SHOEMAKER leave my ability to ask for dates to ROGER CHAMBERS. I, CHARLES JACKSON do here bequeath my ability of flirting with the girls to DELANO RILEY. I, ALBERTA STORER do here bequeath my ability to go steady with the boys to ROBINETTE HOTTINGER. I, HUGH HART leave my ability to get along with the junior girls to the sophomore boys. I, ELMA LOIS FRAZER leave my faithfulness to one boy to DONNA WALKER BY Catherine Barney