Berea High School - Berean Yearbook (Berea, OH)

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V5-I-i,M,TL.5vv-,LI J .-.-ii V . H L a ft, 53' -2 ft. -W I- . v,Ai -Y i, A A ' U - . JI l . lk, 1 iv ag,-,,. - v!v , Y , - Q. t l .-,Je .. . -5.3, . :- '-A or-1 - '- . . l -- .ff-'-,' '- - When September of '28 came around, it was insisted that all formerly in the first grade should proceed to the second-if they were worthy. Here we encountered Robert Rosbaugh, Ruth Kadow, Doris Dellinger, Carol Puls, Jean Ware, Violet Alexander, and Carolyn Washelesky. It was at this time that we recognized the recess for its true value and a jumping rope was a necessary article-socially. Grace Hammon, Esther Donville, and Florence Fedurek became part of our little group as we entered the third grade. The boys were just beginning to realize that girls can be teased very easily and very successfully. Hugo Blish and Evelyn Marcinski joined us in the fourth year. The teachers at this time repeatedly reminded us that we were in the fourth grade and we should act like fourth graders-We did. Donald Clarke from Cleveland and Flora Guest from Lancaster, New York, were introduced to us in the fifth grade with the exciting sport of baseball-which we continued and played with all our hearts in the sixth. At last the sixth year made us supreme ruler over the playground and every- thing in it. A blonde and a red head-Helen Walker and Kathleen Parsons C respec- tivelyb and Robert Slutz .joined us to add color to an already colorful class. As we reached the high school and the seventh grade we were made a much larger group by the students from Fair Street School: Robert Gutzman, 'Carolyn Kujanek, Beatrice Gehrke, Marie Duktig, and Arthur Vetter-and Brookpark School: Edith Ody, Fred Whitker, Ray Botsch, Deo Dean, Josephine Peselc, Daniel Ody, Henri Rigo, Joan Deex, Lois Oppenlander, Richard Erman, and Adeline Botch. Here we met also Herbert Loomis and Geraldine Klink-Alfred Wilchek and Bob Gehring. As Seventh Graders we gave a program in Assembly on Washington's Birthday depicting George and Martha Washington coming to life in this present day. Jane Stull and Rene Merrill very ably portrayed these historical personages. For a stunt on Stunt Night we Wowed them with'Mr. Mucklo as our sponsor and leader. 1934 brought three new lovelies into our class-Robert Peeples, Quentin Lerch, and Margaret Kyle. Our class party was a Valentine party and we were over- whelmed with a profit of 55.05. Our Stunt nite stunt was created by several graphic scenes of American History such as the most memorable scene of Washington crossing the Delaware-surrounded by several enterprising students under their mother's clean white sheets as realistic ice cakes-and the Battle of Bunker Hill as described by a radio announcer. Twelve girls and three boys met us as Freshman-they were-Ellen Batteurs, Page Thirteen

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yi ':11fj::a-7 f g 1 ' rn ' Q, J 5 1 Q'Q?Lf.F I . rye J-5. Senior Class Qfiicers VVADE SQUIRE . . . President HELEN SMITH . . . Vice President MARY 10 WHITMAN . Treasurer ROBERT SLUTZ . . . Secretary Page Twelve Class History WHILE glancing at my history book and noting that most things have a beginning and a history, it occurred to me that the class of '39 had a history and it was -naturally-a most remarkable one, filled with the exploits of a very talented class. When we first began as a class, Berea was a mere village-that was in '27. In the course of our schooling some of us left Central School where we began and returned at some time or another to finish in High School. Some of us at this early date were beginning our first schooling at four other schools in Berea-Brook- park-Fair Street-the little red schoolhouse on Bagley road, St. Adelbert's and St. Mary's, while a good number of us also were scattered all over the United States in the first grade. As we grow older we seem to form the theory that those school days were days of great bliss and joy-no worries-nothing to prohibit us from enjoying ourselves. But if we think back over our twelve years of school life, we will remember that the little troubles and tasks that we had to surmount were just as large to us then as our so-called greatest hardships of today. During that first year the first 27 members of the class of '39 met and decided whom they would like and whom they would dislike. If I remember correctly the first ones were: Wade Squire, Norman Farnsworth, Melvin Wedell, George Barker, George Shane, Rene Merrill, Nelson Offenberg, Doris Del Corso, Emmajean McRae, Dorothy Ruder, Alvina Leinweber, Norman Miller, Madeline Guenther, Elizabeth Lindsey, Jean Bruce, Louise Lampman, Ethel Bedford, Marian Berry, Clara Dozier, Lizzie Belle Payne, Grace Heineman, Helen Smith, jean Unnewehr, Jane Stull, Elaine Foxx, Betty Eckert, and myself.

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2 . , 1 a x , ,S ,r f f Page Fourteen Shirley Crooke, June Manning, Mary Smeltzer, Marjorie Turton, Frances Wosicki, Frances Novak, Margaret Schneider, Margaret Conrad, Geraldine and Ursuline Boone-our first and only twins, Ralph Vrana, Geraldine Skora, Donald Skortz, and Sylvester Bobinski. Our first evening party was dominated by the shyness-ele- ment-but that was overcome before long and we took the evening in our stride. As a stunt that year we portrayed Julius Caesar and his death in modern times-it was very convincing. Nick Andrews, Ruth McCoy, and Marion Andrews entered Berea as Sopho- mores. One of our girls-Jean Unnewehr carried off the lead in the Operetta with honors and the supporting cast was 5075 Soph. We began to take our place in athletics this year. In every field we had some interest and some outstanding Sopho- more. The school life had awakened the best in us and we were rising to take our place in the school. Our Medicine Show for stuntunite was amazing--no queerer animals- more peculiar music--or sicker people were ever seen or heard. Mary jo Whitman, Esther Marting, Doris Henkes, Marie Fisher, Florence Drake, and Vincent Sisson became Juniors with us. Soon afterischool started in '37 our blue and white Junior Jackets with their emblems-an old English B-were seen everywhere and on every Junior. As our stunt was Censored, we did a preview of the rest of the stunts. Our Junior Play Murdered Alive was a horrible mystery in which nobody was killed but people fell in and out of clocks and eerie noises were heard all over. Lee Hall who left us for Montana in our Senior year took the un- forgettable part of a very earnest but dumb detective. The parts were all cast well and and it was as great a financial enterprise as it was a dramatic enterprise, although I have heard other comments as to the last-personal comments-purely prejudice- naturally. This year as seniors we have taken over the field as we did in the sixth grade of our learning. Our Seniors who held presidencies and their clubs should be remembered -not that we haven't had presidencies before but these are Seniors-Rene Merrill, Science Club, Helen Smith, G. A. A., Ruth McCoy, Friendship Club, Robert Slutz, Hi-Y, Jane Stull, Masquers, Louise Lampman, Girls League, Norma Miller, Library Guild, Florence Fedurek, Home Ee. Club, and last but not least our student council President, Henri Rigo. Alfred Wells, Ethel Minear, and Lester Berger joined us to finish with us. Our stunt nite was our best yet and the best seen for some time- being a television scene of a nite club built around the theme of the song Deep Purple by Peter De Rose. The orchestra, the trios and the dances were unlike any seen before as to their excellence and positive brilliancy. Our class has been one to be proud of and has never lacked in any of the many good qualities to be found in this world. Helen King J