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

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D. PATRICIA SAYER FASHION EDITOR MADEMOISELLE MAGAZINE 575 MADISON AVENUE NEW YORK 22, NEW YORK March 10, 1964 Dear Mom and Dad, ' You'll have to excuse my using the official stationery. I'm here at my of- fice before closing time of a strenuous and exciting day. This morninglwas assigned to cover a fashion show by some of the young designers here on the coast and was surprised to find that some of the best new fashions were done by Marian Wingfield whose trade name is Mari . She suggested that we lunch together at the 21 Club, where one of our former Bryan classmates, Portia Robb, is appearing as guest pianist for this week. After Portia finished her smooth music, she came over and talked with us for a while. We learned that Sonia Louden is now head child psychologist at Fels Institute in Yellow Springs and that Luise Rothemund holds one of the top positions with the Kettering Research Foundation. After lunch as we were driving back to my office in my See Special, lYou remember - I told you that Leonard designed this jet-propelled car for mel we turned on the television set and caught the last of New York's most popu- lar disc jockey program, Joyce the Voice Clark. Someone flew over pretty low in a helicopter and if it hadn't been for the excellent traffic plan drawn up by Dr. Walter Knecht, we would have crashed into the wall of a nearby theater. I thought that the picture on the poster we brushed by looked familiar, and Marian said, Oh, yes, that's Joan Shoemaker. Her modern dance group is here for a six-week's booking. By the way, Marian, I asked, what is Tom Fess doing nowadays? QI think I wrote you that he was appointed ambassador to Lower Slobbovia.j Oh, he's started a. Shakespearean theater group in his adopted country. Guess he's got grease paint in his blood. We whizzed by a. chartered plane which had landed on the Broadway air strip. On the side was written Lightning Lingo's Lankies. Oh, that was the famous basketball team which is the sequel to the Har- lem Globetrotters. You know, we have some pretty famous people who were classmates of ours. We surely do - look at Jim Bridgett, top sports announcer, and Diantha Whitmore, whose art work is on exhibit at the Museum of Ultra-Modern Art now. Say, Pat, whatever happened to those people who stayed in and around Yellow Springs? Marian asked. Well, let's see. I answered. Bill Mefferd is president of N. C. R. in Dayton. Harold Blackwood and Al Hoffman are both ministers in Ohio. Harold married Nancy Acton after he finished college. By the way, did you read about her winning the Goose Down baking contest? No, I didn't. What happened to Pat Alexander and Avanell Gibbs? she inquired. Pat has a. music school in Dayton and Avanell is head stenographer at the Morris Bean Company, I told her. And what about Sue DeWine's being elected state senator from her dis- triCt? By this time we were outside Marian's apartment building, so I dropped her off and came back to the office. When I walked in I was handed two interviews to cover for our Interest- ing People section. One was a young man from California who operates a camp-type school on the west coast for children who wish to become cartoonists - Daniel Michael O'Gara. The next name I saw was that ofXarifa Sallume, who - the statistics claim - lives on an island in the middle of the Seine. Even the Left Bank is too con- ventional for her! This young woman owns half of Europe's wine industries. Well, folks, it's closing time, so I'll sign off for now. Much love, Pat I Sponsored by A. C. SERVICE 17

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF THE CLASS OF 1954 I, Nancy Acton, do hereby will and bequeath my entrance in the State Apple Pie Dessert Contest to Linda Anderson. I, Patty Alexander, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to get along with teachers to anybody who wants it. I, Harold Blackwood, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to run the 440- yard dash to Keith Sheridan. I, Jim Bridgett, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to compose book re- ports to Jack Bittner. I, Joyce B. Clark, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to get along with Mr. Halchin and the teachers of Bryan High School to Don Munday. Also my baby blue capeskin jacket to Miss Phillips, to match her blue eyes. I, Sue DeWine, do hereby will and bequeath my love of life to David and Jerry DeWine to be equally divided between them. ' I, Thomas Mitchakel Simeon Davidson Fess, do hereby will and bequeath my nickname of Senator to Mr. Judd. A I, Avanell Gibbs, do hereby will and bequeath my typing ability to Jerry Schmidt. I, Allan Hoffman, do hereby will and bequeath my good intentions and bad hab- its to Earl Batdorf. I, Walter Knecht, do hereby will and bequeath all of my musical QU ability to the Bryan music department. May it be used with discretion. I, Ronnie Lingo, do hereby will and bequeath my yellow convertible to Rose. I, Sonia Louden, do hereby will and bequeath my vitamin pills to Narva Schooler and Dave Champney for' the purpose of giving them the strength needed to carry those heavy Senior text books. I, Bill Mefferd, do hereby will and bequeath my address book to Jerry DeWine. May he use it with discretion. I, Dan O'Gara, do hereby will and bequeath my collection of knick-knacks to Mrs. Cochran. I, Portia Robb, do hereby will and bequeath the plush job of accompanying the chorus under Mr. McGill to any patient soul who so desires it. I, Luise Rothemund, do hereby will and bequeath my job at the cafeteria to anyone with undying interest in excellent food. I, Xarifa Sallume, do hereby will and bequeath my pseudo-sophistication to Julie Couillard. I, Pat Sayer, do hereby will and bequeath my column in The Yellow Springs News to anyone who can meet the deadlines and the use of the mimeograph machine to Jack Cochran, next year's editor of The Hi Tale. I, Leonard See, am taking everything with me, including my love for Liz. I, Joan Shoemaker, do hereby will and bequeath my pony-tail to any short- haired girl who wants it. I, Diantha Whitmore, do hereby will and bequeath my red leotard to Martha Shoemaker fatter I'm through using itj. I, Marian Wingfield, do hereby will and bequeath all of my hand-knit sweaters. excluding my olive green cardigan, to Narva Schooler. Written at Yellow Springs, Ohio, this 16th day of February, A. D., 1954 Senior Class of Bryan High School Witnesses: Mrs. Gladyce- Barry Mr. Vernon Morrow Sponsored by VIE DESIGN 16

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