Bluffton High School - Buccaneer Yearbook (Bluffton, OH)

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Reading: left to right—■ Back row—Augsburger, Pence, Weiss, L. Steiner, McGinnis, W. Steiner, Soash, Schumacher. Fifth row Habeggar, T. Griffith, Best, Lauby, Schaeublin, Zuercher, V. Baliner, H. Balmer, Good, Mrs. Geiger. Fourth row—Dillman, Niswander, J. Niswander, E. Marshall, M. Gratz, Blakesly, Neuenschwander, F. Reichenbach, E. Balmer, J. Burkholder, M. Steiner, M. Marshall, Barnes. Third row—O. Herr, H. Augsburger, B. Triplett, Berky, Koontz, Deppler, Hall, B. Basinger, M. Burkholder, D. Gratz, Holden. Hankisli, Kiefer, Stettier. Second row—S. Swank, Potee, Bronson, D. Luginbuhl, J. Coon, H. Schnegg, Holmes, H. Steiner, E. Luginbuhl, Criblez, Triplehorn, Triplett. First row- Kreider, E. Burkholder, Greding, Wilson, N. Hauenstein, Biery, Baumgartner, Smucker, Diller, Sommers. Eighth Grade Class History The 19th day of September dawned bright and fair. On that same fair day the portals of Bluffton-Richland opened to admit 69 members of the illustrious class of ’38. At our first class meeting we chose Roberta Biery, President; Bertram Smucker, Vice-president; Neil Baumgartner, Secretary; Nelson Hauenstein, Treasurer, and Mr. Geiger, Advisor. Early in January we held our first class party which was a great success. The class faithfully supported and contributed to the chapel programs, music and other school activities. Seventh Grade Class History On Sept., 1933, we entered Bluffton-Richland as Seventh graders. We numbered 60 students. The class organized itself by selecting the following officers: President, Herbert Oyer; Vice-President, Betty Patterson; Secretary-treasurer, Betty Lewis, and Mr. W. A. Amstutz for Class Advisor. In December we held a skating party. Reading left to right—- Back row—Burkholder, Holtkamp, Diefendeifer, Haas, Welty, King, Reichenbach, Mr. Amstutz. Fifth row—Gable, Clark, Schaeublin, Kimmel, Steiner, Reichenbach, Newlan, Gratz. McGinnis, Diller. Fourth row—Mumma, Lehman, Mumma, Scoles, Pence, Neuenschwander, Lugibihl, Basinger, Weaver. Tripplehorn. Third row—Triplehorn, Lugibihl, D. Luginbuhl. Shulaw, Gettles, Oyer, Nonnamaker, Schultz. Lape, Wenger, Agin, B. Huber. Second row—Huber, Vandemark, Lloyd, Clark, R. Luginbuhl. Coon, E. Luginbuhl, Lora, Haas, Clark, L. Augsburger, Augs¬ burger, Holden, Huber. First row Matter, Moser, Badertscher, Oyer, Lewis, Patterson, Moran, Root, Pennabecker.

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Reading left to right— Back row—Spangler, Ferguson, Steiner, M. Niswander, King, Herr, Schaeublin, Amstutz, Bish, Mr. White, K. Welty. Fifth row—Kiefer, Wilkins, Devier, Huber, Fisher, Gazette, Cookson, M. Klay, Ruggley, Crawford. Fourth row—-Hofer, Reichenbach, Hiestand, I. Miller, Ewing, Basinger, Eversole, Balmer, Holden, Stettler, Diller, Liechty, Amstutz. Third row—Jones, Welty, Welty, Matter, West, F. Klay, Hilty, E. Oyer, R. Oyer, N. Welty, Basinger, Lora, Sommer, Bucher. Second row—Wingate, Swank, N. Steiner, Luginbihl, I. Welty, Koontz, Hankish, R. Miller, B. Matter, Criblez, Bixel, Cristbaum, Birchnaugh, Hartman, Scoles. First row—Warren, Basinger, L. Badertscher, Schultz, Lugenbuhl, Tripplehorn, H. Badertscher, Burkholder, Gratz. Sophomores Abide by the N. R. A. Code In accord with Presid ent Roosevelt’s recovery program we set up a candy stand which is not only bringing in a small amount of capital to lay aside for a rainy day but also is giving employment to many of our class. As Freshies we chose for our executive force, James Basinger, President; Robert West, Vice-president; Lois Basinger, Secretary-treasurer, and Mr. Daymon as Advisor to help us over our difficulties. As Sophomores we feel slightly more dignified and important. To help us along in 1934 we gave the men something to do and chose, Karl Schultz, President; Del¬ bert Luginbuhl, Vice-president; Gerald Tripplehorn, Secretary-treasurer, and Mr. White, Advisor. No Longer the Only Greenhorns When we sixty freshmen started to school on Sept. 18, 1933, we had a harder time to find our way about than freshmen of other years because of the new building. However, after we had begun to feel at home we elected Wava Worthington president of the class and James Griffith as her assistant. Evan Amstutz was elected secretary-treasurer. Miss Slusser was chosen to guide us. Reading left to right— Back row—Zuercher, Steiner, Murray, Long, Henry, Habeggar, Luginbuhl. Kindle, Moore. Fifth row—Heckathorn, Peterson, Ewing, E. Amstutz, Corson, M. Zuercher, M. Amstutz, Klingler, H. Steiner, Badertscher, Reichenbach. Fourth row—Geiger, Crawford, Huber, Lora, E. Badertscher, Weaver, Vandemark, Hofer, Worthington. Third row—Schifferly, Weinhold, Patterson, Luginbuhl, Haas, Basinger, J. Klay, Geiser, Triplett, Fisher, Piper. Second row—D. Luginbuhl. Hartman, Burkhloder, Irwin, Moser, Jennings, Schumacher, Stonehill, Luginbuhl, Kliewer, Miss Slusser First row—E. Badertscher, Burkholder, Wilkins, E. Amstutz, Worthington, Griffith, Fett, Augsburger, T. Basinger.

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Grade School Faculty A. J. B. Longsdorf.Superintendent of Schools Mrs. Grace Cox.Principal—First Grade Meredith Stepleton.First and Second Grades Ruth Marquart.Second Grade Ladonna Lauby.Third Grade Marjorie Luginbuhl.Third and Fourth Grades Minerva Hilty.Fourth Grade Sylvia Biederman.Fifth Grade Adella Oyer.Fifth and Sixth Grades Margaret Louise Steiner.Sixth Grade Bluffton-Richland Grade School The Bluffton-Richland grade school has an average attendance of approximately four hundred students. This is the first year that the grades were confined to the first six classes as the six-year plan was inaugurated last fall. Overcrowded condi¬ tions in the past always necessitated hampered activities, but during the present term many new introductions were made in the curricular and extra-curricular schedule. Christmas pageants have always been the main achievement of the younger folk of the lower grades. The Nativity, presented the week preceding the Holidays, climaxed a long and tedious preparation. This was one of the finest productions ever staged before a local audience. During Art Week the Monday evening program was rendered by members interested in art. Talks, folk dancing, flag drills, and songs featured the enter¬ tainment. At Harmon Field Day the little lads and lassies enjoyed the supreme outing of the year in company with their parents and friends. Bluffton-Richland Transportation System From 1921 to 1929 the students of the high school were asked to provide their own means of transportation with a substantial reimbursement provided by the Board of Education. However, with the addition of the lower grades to the com¬ bine, it was found necessary to purchase buses. When the fall term opened in 1930, two vehicles were put into service. Later in the year another car was added to the fleet. So efficient and popular was this new mode of travel that two additional buses were put into operation in the fall of 1931. By the final addition the service was sufficient until the present year when Orange township contracted with the Dixie Motor Company for the transportation of the fifty tuition students from that district. Besides the above the average loads per day amount to two hundred and sixty-five pupils. Francis Basinger. Jerome Herr, Jesse Yoakam, Robert Amstutz, Chris Gratz, and Richard Bixcl, absent. School Bus Drivers