Central Vocational High School - Pendulum Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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IOHN THIEKEN Big john They all call him Big Iohn To shave he has never known, At basket and football games he was seen No matter what the weather he would go. DONALD EDWARD TILTON Tillie - Football - Track Tillie who hails from Mohawk, Played on the football team, He played enough to eam a letter, And in classes he's on the beam. IOHN ROBERT VETTEL Lover A speed king is our Vettel, He bums up the road with his car, We hope that with age he will settle, And not go quite so fast nor so far. CHARLES NELSON WILKIN Wilkie - Football - Student Council Charles is well liked by all the boys To watch him play football is a joy, This boy is never in a plight In his studies, is very bright. LEO ANTHONY WORTMAN Brains - Student Council Leo Wortman is a worker, That needeth not to be ashamed, He never can be called a shirker, If something's wrong he can't be blamed. MELVIN YEACER Curby - 214 Club This jolly little fella is full of talk And at a certain sport he's a pro At gym they call it the easy duck walk Only too well do most of us know. Page twenty-tive DONALD THOMAS Speed - 214 Club - News Staff - Annual Staff - Clee Club Mixing work with play is easy they say When it comes to this aeronautical youth, But come around any day and watch the way He has with tuming libs into truth. CECIL EDWARD TOTTEN Tot - Rifle Club - Football - News Staff At each task Tot will stick He's one lad who's hard to lick Of sports he's very fond of all But he prefers to play football. WILLIAM THOMAS WEGLAGE Big Bill - 334 Club Big Bill has won fame for his vigor, We dont think he can grow any bigger, His muscles have made him well known, And in his classes he has brilliantly shone. HORACE C. WILSON Scoop - News Staff - Editor '46 Craftsman Quite a record has been piled up By this lively young pup, In both paper and annual he does appear His buddies should give him many a cheer. CARL WUEST Mack - Band Carl Wuest is quite a student, At the top he rests sublime, It's all because he's prudent, He will reach the top in time.

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ROBERT SMITH Bob - News Staff A friend to all, a foe to none Bob is swell to everyone Because he works most of the time The success ladder he is sure to climb. ERNEST SPAULDING Beau Brummel - Annual Staff - Golf The next in line is Dapper Dan, Each day in the week he's out beauinf Tall, straight, debonair, looking out everywhere, For she who will soon do his sewin,' JEROME SPOHR ulenyn v , Spohr, we have heard the story before, How you keep your mind on your work, We know what really is in store, When the girls go by, how you shirk. WILLIAM GEORGE STEUER Bill They say that Steuer is a wolf, Of this we have no doubt, The girls all keep themselves aloof, When he is round about. EDWARD LEO STONE H670 Ed - Bowling Team Here,s a boy who loves to bowl, In it he puts his heart and soul, For the girls he does not care, He reminds of our boy Mayer. MILTON CARL TAUCHERT Cecil Milton's a boy of exuberant size Whose actions occasionally cause some surprise, With Fat's as his norm, He runs true to form. I FRANK SORTER Bud - Football - Baseball - Student Council - News Staff A backlield man was Sorter, In each game he gave his best, Of the enemy he asked no quarter, For he was equal to the test. CRAIG SPITZFADEN Spitz - Football - Band - 334 Club Spitz is a boy from Mt. Healthy town, All over Central, he has reknown, On the football team, He showed his steam No radio subject will get him down. RICHARD STAHL Skipper - Basketball Dick can really shoot basketball shots And at woodwork he's tops, We are certain that he will succeed For want of it, he'll never need. PAUL JOSEPH STOEHR Big Stoop - Basketball - Football - Track - Student Council Here we come to our Big Stoop, In football he knocks the foe for a loop, In basketball and track too, His ability has always shone through. THOMAS BERNARD SWEITZER Tom - Bowling Team - 334 Club Tom is a smart boy who knows his stulf You can easily tell he's no bluff, He likes all the sports, And has friends of all sorts, In Industry, heill get no rebuif. ROLAND HARRY TAYLOR Bugs - Annual Staff A loud shirt is Taylor's weakness, With good-looking waving blond hair, Perhaps this is to hide some meekness, When around the ladies fair.

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SENIOR CLASS HISTORY In the fall of 1942, we seniors began a new chapter in our lives. It was then that we began our high school career in the newly formed Central Voca- tional High School. We were surrounded by a maze of machinery which was foreign to the majority of us. It was not only new to us but new also tc the school. Never before had it been attempted to combine academic and vocational subjects in one school in the city of Cincinnati. A lusty group of 636, we started preparing ourselves for the future. Much of our first year was spent in organizing and setting up our classes and shops. The next two years saw us dwindling in number, since many left tc serve in the armed forces. I It did not take us long to become adjusted to our new environment, proven by the fact that large numbers of boys from our class began to appear on the athletic teams. Many of our boys constituted a large part of the start- ing line-ups in most of the sports from the sophomore through the senior year. This yearis graduating class contains 20 lettermen and a goodly number in the armed services. We began our senior year with our ranks thinned to a mere 107. As we prepare to leave the school, the first group to spend four years at Central, we are justly proud of the fine record we have made, and wish to pass it along as a challenge to other classes. The class was organized under the able leadership of Mr. Howard Wesley, officers were elected, and many social functions were enjoyed during the year. Although it is with regret that we leave, we shall always cherish in our hearts the memories of the years spent at Central Vocational High School. Page twenty-six