Benton Township High School - Scenic Yearbook (South Bloomingville, OH)

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CLASS HISTORY-CONTINUED Our loyal school board employed another splendid teacher, Robert Sheskey, who taught American Government, General Science, and coached our basketball team. We were proud of his team. Mr Sheskey was a good coach, differing from other teachers in that he didn't tell the boys to Do As I Say. But he showed them how and guided them in practice until they could do it. The girls of our class shared in the Christmas Cantata which was presented at Murray City and we participated in the Spring Festival which was held at Rockbridge. We sold pop, chewing gum, potato chips, and candy bars in the concessions booth at all ball games. We also sold Christmas cards, birthday greetings, and Easter cards, published a yearbook, sold magazine subscriptions, presented a play, Sunbonnet Jane Of Sycamore Lane, in April, and celebrated class night in May. This was a time set aside for student frivolitites appropriately celebrated by diverse forms of jollification, and profuse thanks to the faculty members, to the honorable Board of Education and the school district who supplied us the privileges of Benton I-li. The high light of our Senior year was graduation, next in importance was the edu- cational tour of Washington D. C. in May. Toward these goals the class had saved ap- proximately SZ65.00 by the middle of February. An Alumni Banquet at the gymnasium by members of the alumni and the community was greatly appreciated and enjoyed by all. ---June Unger--- Class Prophecy A few days ago the class sponsor of 1950 began thinking about old friends, the good times, and dear old Benton Scenic School. The more she thought about the members of that graduating class, the more determined she became to contact each one. This is 1970 and since most people travel by air, Miss Smith ventured an extended vacation by plane to obtain the following information: Mrs. Loring Thompson fMaxine Johnsonl lives in Columbus, Ohio: she is the governor's private secretary. Her duties vary from baby sitting to campaign speeches. Last week the governor gave her the hon- or of dedicating a new public library in South Bloomingville, Ohio, where Martha Hoy is librarian. A few months after graduation George Culp purchased a big dry cleaning estab- lishment in Panama, but he carried the thing too farg he was completely cleaned out! So he came back to Laurelville, Ohio and made good as a plumber, he can retire anytime now. Mr. and Mrs. George Dean flune Unger, are part of the backbone of the country, for if good farmers are not the country's backbone tell me what is. Yes, I thoroughly enjoyed .Tune's dinner of backbones and sauerkraut. George and June operate a large dairy farm near Boston, Massachusetts. Our Mrs. Jackson Ford lVyonne Amerinel is Superintendent of Nurses at St. Francis Hospital, New York City. She met Jack, a surgeon, while in training. lt was love at first sight. Do you remember her charming blonde hair? It has changed to a beautiful red. l wonder! Anas Wine just completed a tour of the world, to forget her husband, the poor man, died. Upon her return she found that the trustees of Rio Grande College had appointed her conductor of dramatics. Anas has written several outstanding novels and her famous book of poems is just off the press. We remember Anas as our class poet. The Reverend and Mrs. John Hope fNora Hartl are missionaries in India. They own their little plane and both hold a pilot's license. lf you see a plane gliding through the air with no one in it, please do not be alarmed, it's Nora: she's behind the controls. Nora has not grown an inch taller, still four feet and eleven inches. ---Vaughna Amerine--- ---Nora Har,t---- ll

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Class History On September 3, 1946, under the Superintendency of Fred Good, a smiling and bright group of boys and girls entered Benton High School. We were quite Green Freshies and in a very few days realized we had much to learn during our four years of high school. Our class consisted of: Anas Wine, Dana Rheinscheld, Maxine Johnson, June Unger, Nora Hart, Florence Eveland, Lowell Huffman, Donald Lockard, Derrill Weaver, George Culp, John Hoy, and Elmer Martin, Elmer joined our group late in the year. In the beginning of the year we learned the importance of organization and leader- ship and proceeded to elect the following class officers: Nora, President: June, Vice- President: Florence, Secretary, and Maxine, Treasurer. George became a member of the basketball team which made us very happy. June and Florence made good with their violins, and Maxine made us proud with her baritone. All the girls participated in the Christmas Cantata at Union Furnace, December 15th, and Laurelville, December 17th. We accepted a part in the Spring Festival which was held at Rockbridge in May. ln the fall of 1947 after a much needed and enjoyable vacation, we assembled as Sophomores, under Fred Good as Superintendent. This year we elected Florence, Presi- entg Anas, Vice-President: and Maxine, Secretary-Treasurer. We were sorry to lose four of our beloved classmates. John withdrew because of ill health, Dana sought employment, Derrill and Elmer moved away. But we were delight- ed over the addition of two charming new members to our class, Vyonne Amerine and Jean Amerine. We were gratified by the addition of a very efficient teacher to the teaching staff, Miss Sayre, who taught English and History. During this Sophomore year Anas and Florence were chosen cheerleaders: June and Maxine accepted parts in the Senior Class play entitled, Henpecked Henry. Play practice periods after school were enjoyable events with occasional interludes accom- panied by hot soup and crackers. June, Maxine, and Florence entered orchestra. The girls of our class participated in the Christmas Cantata presented at South Bloomingville, December 14th, and the Spring Festival which was held at Murray City in May. Mr. Good gave us the privilege of selling tablets, pencils, notebook filler, etc. as a means of earning money for our class fund. At the close of the year we had a balance of 318.00 in the Laurelville Bank. In the fall of 1948 we returned to school as jubilant Juniors. Our superintendent was Fred Good. Again our class had decreased. Florence decided to change her name to Mrs. Neil Brown, Donald moved away, and Lowell quit school to seek employment. Officers elected this yearawerez Maxine, President: Anas, Vice-Presidentg June, Secretary: and Nora, Treasurer. A representative from Herff-Jones Company interview- ed us early in the year and we purchased our class rings. - November 19th, we gave our class play, Mystery At Midnight. After the tax was deducted the sale of tickets amounted to 52255. Our activities in music included the Christmas Cantata presented at Union Furnace, December 19th, and Rockbridge, December Zlstg the Spring Festival which was presented at Murray City in May, and rendition of baritone solos by Maxine at various school pro- grams. Mr. Good gave all classes permission to sell candy bars and chewing gum as a means of earning money, each class had approximately nine weeks. We continued selling pencils tablets, etc. and by the end of the year our Treasurer had given Mr. Good 5160.00 to de- posit in the bank at Laurelville. Honorable Seniorsl At last we had reached the top. The year for which we had all been working and waiting. Our class numbered six this year. We lost Jean to Richland High School due to a new state ruling. Frederick Good was again superintendent. 10

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Class Will We, the class of 1950, in sound mind and healthy physique, do make this our last will and testament. Our memories of high school we take with us, to cherish forever and forever. To the faculty, we bestow our regular habits and the excuses we are so good about bringing from home. To the Freshmen and Sophomores, collectively and individually, we convey our power of saying the wrong thing in the right place, or the right thing in the wrong place. Just how this is accomplished we are not able to say. Each one will need to work the matter out for himself or herself. There is no doubt that much benefit will result from the effort. To the Juniors, who will soon become the Seniors, we bestow all the mistakes, blunders, inaccuracies, and lapses committed by us during the last exciting year of our most exciting lives. Mistakes seem to be the natural portion of youth, and by acquir- ing the mistakes of others, which never hurt so much as our own, the recipient may be spared making so many himself. To Mr. Good, the unfailing good will of the entire class, we are certain he will need this in dealing with the Seniors who succeed us. To Miss Sayre, who seems too much wedded to her work as a teacher, we leave the book belonging to the girls of this class How To Win A Husband. Eventually, Heavy , why not now? To Mr. Shesky, we leave all the gewgaws that have collected in our desks. These were used for diversion from study, remember? Have fun Chessy. To Mrs. Paxton, we leave the ability and continuous success in persuading her first and second graders to eat all the balanced meal served in the lunch room. Please don't mind the few extra pounds you have gained in setting the example, Golda. To Mrs. Kruger, we bequeath all worn out sheet music, sour notes, and squeaky instruments. We enjoyed our music periods, Ma . To Miss Smith, we bequeath a snap clothespin to hold her glasses in place. We hope this keeps them from sliding off your nose, Smitty, Wonder why you didn't sug- gest tying them up with six foot shoe lace? Where's Maxine and her pal? To Mrs. Earnhart, we leave the office paddle to keep all her little Joes in line. This will save frequent trips to the office, Bea. To Mr. Johnson, we leave the empty grapefruit bags for the collection of marbles, toys, etc. These will make cool dunce caps too. To our good cooks, Ethel Shaw and Ella Eveland, we leave all the slightly used gum under the table in the lunch room. To Mr. Justice, our janitor, we leave our broken pencils, old tablets, wads of gum, and empty dixie cups. We hope you will find them all before next September, big Fred. To Donna Hampshire is left Maxine's ability to paddle her own canoe. Maxine Johnson has selected someone to paddler hers for her. To Delbert Lindsey, we bequeath George Culp's habit of spending two hours a day on his government lesson, by sitting on the book while he reads a comic magazine. To Elsie Wine, we bequeath June Unger's false teeth. This should help you chew the rag, Ding. lZ