Bryan High School - Bryannual Yearbook (Yellow Springs, OH)

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Sophomore Class History We came to Bryan in September 1941, very green butwith a firm determina- tion to drive as many teachers to in- sanity as possible. The first teacher to try to curb these desires was Mrs. Grace Lacey. She made little headway as we were strong minded, so we moved on to the eighth grade with Miss Elizabeth Seufer as adviser. Miss Seufer worked hard on us with a little more success, and alter passing our eighth grade tests we became Freshmen. Fearing it would be dangerous to put us in a room with old and not too stable desks they gave us the newly furnished laboratory for our home room and Mr. A. E. Black for our teacher. By this time we had learned to look down on causing trouble and running around, so we merely in- dulged in mild hysteria occasionally over Maurice Pemberton and Don Rib- let. Fearing a change in atmosphere would be too great a shock for our sen- sitive dispositions, we again have the laboratory for home room. This year we have Mrs. Cochran for our home room teacher and with her help we gave a very successful Halloween Dance at the beginning of the year. Mrs. Cochran has been so nice to us that we have given up trying to drive teachers crazy, and lace the future with a desire to make the best ol' our opportunities. -CAROLINE WINGFIELD SOPI-IOMORES First Row: Eugene Hamilton, President: Richard Anderson, Vice President, Marjorie Semler, Secretary, Barbara Henn, Treasurer. Second Row: Alberta Abels, Lawrence Bailey, Ida Bent, Michael Bent, Alice Fink. . Third Row: Edwin Forbeck, Mary Grinnell, Bob Holly, Ioyce Huston, Florence lenkins. Fourth Row: Aline lohnson, Carl Knoedel, Marilyn Lieberman. Iuanita McKnight, Ann Nickoson. Fifth Row: Maurice Pemberton, Ann Stewart, Howard Trollinger, Caroline Wingfield, Mary Williams.

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i l i i i IUNIORS First Row: Fred Schaub, Presidentg lim Ark, Vice President: Barbara llamilton, Secretary: Don Amon, Treasurer. Second Row: Marie Adams, Elaine Bahnsen, Ed. Blackman, Mary Brannum, Richard Cordell, Eugene Demmy. Third Row: Charme DeVine, Bob Dewine, Iames Fulton, Bernard Hamil- ton, Cecil Hassar, Sam Kakehashi. Fourth Row: Harry Morgan, Dorothy Mundy, Bob Pitstick, Bill Pitstick, Beulah Purdin, Ann Reed. Fifth Row: Frank Riley, Hilda Ricciardi, Doris Shellhaas, Donna Sheridan, Pat Shook, Helen Squires. Sixth Row: Betty Tibbs, Wallace Townsend, Iames Williams. I unior Class History 1 944-4 5 The bright and cheerful summer faded away and again school became a reality. September saw the Iuniors trudging back to school. They arrived and were greeted by the smiling faces of eight new teachers. Two of them were to leave only a few months later, and one of the two being their lovable, laughable, home room teacher, Mrs. Stone, who knew them as they actually were and not as they seemed. They began their prospective career of entertainment with a hayride which proved to be very interesting to the casual onlooker. They Finally convinced the keeper of the park to let them stay beyond hours in order to eat. By the way, it was on this occasion that they IHCI Chuck. Twice the Iuniors fused their talents together and came forth with more vim and vitality than even the best comedian could offer in their assemblies. The firsl of these was of the vaudeville type and was strongly censored by their advisors The second was Dickens' Christmas Carol in which lim Ark held the lead ing role as Scrooge. The typical junior superiority wa: displayed when Doris Shellhaas cap tured the county award in the Prince of Peace Declamation Contest. Tha Iuniors, too, contributed five of the ter varsity players to Bryan's successful ant ellicient ball club. As to the building of the financia system of their little organization, pol corn, coke and potato chips rolled ix several dollars, and the fifty-fifty danci was not to be forgotten. Following twi of the basketball games, dances wer given, proceeds of one was given to th Infantile Paralysis Fund. Last but nc least, we added a goodly sum to ou bank account by selling magazine which gives added zest for promotiny the annual Spring Prom.

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F RESHMEN First Row: Hamish Bennett, President, Buddy Grinnell, Vice President, David Funderburg, Secretary, Marvin Trollinger, Treasurer. Second Row: Patty Anderson, Ann Amon, Betsy Baldwin, Yvonne Ben- ning, Shelly Blackman, Neal Benning. Third Row: Delores Cordell, Nancy Fess, Robert Fink, Dorothy Fisher, Barbara Fluke, Don Fulton. Fourth Row: lack Grote, Philip Henderson, Howard Henrichsen, Harold Henrichsen, Iack Hosket, Ted Leuba. Fifth Row: Myrtle Lewis, Carolyn Loe, Barbara Fluke, Virginia Morgan, Eloise Myers, Ianice McGladrey. Sixth Row: Don Paul, Paul Pettiford, Max Pitstick, Wilma Sheridan, Patty West. Freshman Class History Having passed through eight years ol' elementary work, We are now pre- pared to select and pursue some specified course. This was our first challenge in high school and we had many Worries before a decision was made lest we start cn the wrong foot, and be ill prepared for the future. Une of the hrst things we did to join in school activities was to give an as- sembly. lt was entitled HA Gay Ninety Review. lt was very well received con- sidering that this was the Hrst time we had ever endeavored to participate in such programs. We furthered our chance for advancement when we pre- sented the Turkey Trot dance, fea- turing a thirteen-piece orchestra. Then came another assembly with our guest speaker Mr. Bennett, formerly of Wright Field but now residing in Eng- land. His topic was the Helicopter,', on which he is an expert. His son, Hamish, was our class president until a few weeks ago, when they returned to England. Looking back over the year we feel that it has been very profitable and we are sincerely looking forward to our future years at Bryan. -NANCY Fess