Belmont High School - Bel San Yearbook (Belmont, OH)

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Class Wzll ARTIC LE I WE the SENIOR CLASS of 1951 of Belmont I-hgh School at Belmont Oh1o be1ng of sound m1nd and memory do make and declare thls docurnent to be our last w1ll and testament as follows e wxll and bequeath to Mr Stonebraker a government class that w1l1 get then' qaestlons 1n on txme e w1l1 and bequeath to Mr Bauman a basketball team equal to the one we had th1s year e w1l1 and bequeath to Mrs Mellott a home economlcs class that can fxmsh on txme what they start and a physxcal educatxon class that can be qulet when they hxde from you e wzll and bequeath to Mrs Shepherd a glee club that can h1t the notes on Snow Legend and a band t lat can do formatxons as well as we d1d e w11l and bequeath to Mzss Groves a llterature class that w11l behave themselves as well as we d1d e w11l and bequeath to Mr Kemp a new Ford for next years drxver s classes The one we used th1s year 1sn t 1n such good condxtxon e w1l1 and bequeath to Mr Chustman a shorter d1stance to dr1ve between Belmont I-hgh School and home PUT ARTIC LE Il To the student body we w11l and bequeath our wxshes for great success and happl ness 1n the future as we have had 1n the past To the JUNIOR CLASS we w1ll and bequeath our ab1l1ty to sell candy bars but please kxds make a 11ttle profxt To the SOPHOMORE CLASS we wxll and bequeath our abxlxty to put on plays Remember There s no business l1ke show busxness To the FRESHMAN CLASS we w1ll and bequeath the ab1l1ty to acquire the reputat1on we have achmex ed ln the last four years We do w1l1 and bequeath our varlous personal abxlxtxes and talents as follows I BONNIE BLAKE leave to Marlene D1m1tro my ab1l1ty to get moved everyday m hterature class I EDISON BLON leave to Charles Bumgardner my place as student manager of the basketball team I SAM BURKHART leave to Wayne Blake my alarm clock T1me marCheS OH Dltty 11 Q W lv . . , . l I ' W . o . W l. l . . I . W . 0 'I 0 . ,, W . . L . n W I . G . , . . . I ' . We will and'bequeath to Mrs. Mitchell a study hall where the students will stay

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Hlstory We the Class of 1951 can now reallze what It 15 to be Senxors mn hlgh school Before we descend the stalrway of dear Old Belmont I-hgh let us pause for a mom ent to look over a few of the many memorles dear to the hearts of all As a Freshman Class of twenty slx students we entered hlgh school 1n 1947 Twenty three of us were formerly e1ghth graders of Belmont The other three Wxlma Johnson Clarence R1emenschne1der and Bob Orr1son completed grade school at Morrxstown After a few months Mary Lomse Sa.ffel1 qxut school leavlng a total of twenty fmve On Apnl 1 we presented our class play K1cked Out of College under the d1rect1on of Mrs Mztchell We also enjoyed a class party The greatest event of the year for the glrls was servxng at the Iumor Semor Banquet We wore wlute dresses and red aprons wxth szlver stars glltterxng ln our ha1r The fall of 48 found us gay young Sophomores Duane Underwood Jolned us from Barnesvxlle We presented the play The Sweetheart of U Baka P1 under the d1rect1on of Mrs Mxtchell December 31 we enterta1ned our xnvlted guests w1th a New Year s Eve Party We also had a square dance and cake walk The gxrls agam served at the annual .Tunlor Sen1or Banquet We wore pastel colored dresses When our summer vacat1on had ended we went back to school as Jolly .Tumors We were very sorry to see that we had lost three of our classmates Wzlma Johnson Sylv1a Huntsman and Kathleen Gregg Duvall We presented the play The W'1ld Oats Boy under the dmrectlon of M1ss Groves We also had more months we were sorry to lose Mary Holland who qult school At the begxnnmg of the second semester Betty Orrlson Joxned our class makmg a grand total of twenty three In March we had a Farewell Party for Frances Wzlson who moved to Flush1ng Then came the event we had all dreamed about our .Tumor Sen1or Banquet The theme was 1-lawau Wayne D Parker acted as Master of Ceremomes After three years of fun and hard work we entered B H S on a brxght September day as d1gn1f1ed'P well Semors anyway September 15 we were very sorry to lose another classmate Duane Underwood He IS now 1n the Army A1r Corps On October 19 we presented the play Dotty and Daffy under the dxrectlon of Mr Baurnan We were kept busy ordermg 1nv1tat1ons caps and gowns havxng graduatlon p1ctures taken and plannmg commencement We soon forgot how sad we would be as we descended the stalrway of dear old Belmont Hxgh We selected our motto Cmward Ever Backward Never the colors Blue and Whlte and the flower Whxte Carnatlon We found several ways of raxsmg money for the tmp we plan to take ln the sprmng Some of these methods were concessxons at basketball games sellmg Chrxstmas Cards etc In May we were honored by the JUHIOTS at a beautlfully planned banquet As we brlng to a close this hxstory of the Class of 51 let us strlve to re member the teachers, parents and frlends and may we always look to our hxgh school days as our happlest days with pleasant memories and a heart fxlled wlth prxde and gratltude 0 0 , , . . . . . . U 1 - . . . . Q U , , . , . . ' . . . . . . . - . . ,, . ' 9 ,, . . . . , . . . , . . ' ll ' il ' I D ' v ' ll l ' II ' D . I . l ' ,, , . ,, . . . , . some concessions at basketball games in order to raise money. After a few , . y n 0 Q 1 . ' I ' l 1 1 ll II U 1 I I . . , . .... , , , . . . ' . . ' o 5' Q . . . . , , . z : . . . . , . . , . . . . , . - l I . D ' 1

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EVELYN CAIN leave to Mar xon Palmer my hexght and my place xn typxng class to Nancy Shepherd BILL DUVALL leave my seat on the bus to anyone lucky enough to get xt NANCY HALL leave my place as cheerleader to anyone who can fxll the place and I hope you wxll have a team to be proud of as I dxd DORTHA HART leave my letters to Pat Hayes and hope that yours wxll be xnterestxng as mxne were ROYCE KINNEY leave my frequent drxve toward Morrxstown to Gary Hoover DEAN KNAPP leave my key to the candy box to any poor sap that wxll take xt CARROL LOY leave my quxet ways to Bob Shxrbxsh and to the Iunxor gxrls m abxhty to make a candy box FRANCES MASTERS leave my hearty laugh and abxlxty to get along wxth every body to Marlene Masters JIM MC KEEN leave my hexght to Jxm Wxlson and my basketball abxlxty to Allen Gatten ALLEN MILHOAN leave my track to Betty Gxlham You sorta lxke xt don you? HERBERT MILLER leave my books to anyone that wxll be as xnterested 1n them as I was Ugh RAYMOND MOTTER leave my place at good old Belmont Hxgh to anyone xnter ested xn havxng a good txme BOB ORRISON leave to Tom Thompson my posxtxon as center on the basketball team BETTY ORRISON leave my abxlxty to say the rxght thxng at the wrong txme and then talk myself out of xt to anyone that can use xt WAYNE PARKER leave my tennxs shoes to anyone wxth feet bxg enough to 1 them CLARENCE RIEMENSCHNEIDER leave my good natured ways to anyone that may need them xn the future CHARLES YOE leave my front seat xn government class to Bob McFarland You ll love xt I do hereby set my hand and seal thxs twenty second day of May one thousand nxne hundred and fxfty one SIGNED WITNESSES IZ I' Y J. . , .. . I, , ' . I' ' . . N I, 3 , i ' as I, , ' ' . I, , ' ' . I, Q . , . . . , . . y I, , , . . - L , . . . . . I, H , f 6 . ' ' , 't 1, HH 1 . . . I' . . ' . I - - L , . . I, , h . . . I . . l ,, ' f'll I, n , , - I, H ' ,i H ' . I Q