Chillicothe High School - Arrow Yearbook (Chillicothe, OH)

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'7 v, J Q- CORWYN HOBENSACK . . . . Vice-president IACKIE MILLER . . . . . Secretary EDWIN DUFEU . . . President ln September of 1939, three hundred eight yardbirds were sent to officers' training school at Camp C.H.S under the command of Colonel Smith, who re- ceives his orders indirectly from General Andrew lackson. Approaching the camp, we took a good look at the place where we were to spend so many days. Every minute, we knew, would count. lf we should use all this precious time to the best of our abili- ty, surely someday we would receive our commissions. The awe and admiration we felt for the higher-ups is still vivid- ly engraved on our memories. Abraham Lincoln greeted us at the entrance-way, reminding us again of the task before us. Immediately we began studying high school tactics, and before long we were first class buck privates, duly initiated into the mysteries of K. P. in room 207. Much of our time was spent in trying to find the mysterious and elusive X of algebra and in learning Latin or French :I QHX i -' llll 'L QI -1 At 5-, E: ,. qs .. vocabularies. We found in general sci- ence that what we had supposed was pure water was in reality a strange sub- stance known as hydrogen oxide. This, along with many other startling facts, we learned in the strange world of which we were now a part. Soon we gave evidence of our intelli- gence by almost always leading the camp honor roll, not even being daunted by maneuvers, that procedure notorious- ly known as mid-year exams. We showed our worth in other fields, too. We were especially proud when, after a glorious football season, one of our athletic heroes, Rod Wilhelm, re- ceived a medal in the form of a large white And we found that we were literally saturated with musical talent, having representatives in the camp band, orchestra, and both glee clubs. Some of our classmates showed an aptitude for journalism and were drafted to help with the camp paper. 5 nh

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GDNFIDENTIALY APPRDAGH NEW IIORIZUNS Remember how thrilled We all were at the first G. R. dance at the U. S. Of? And how can we forget the first two big affairs held in our canteen, the Athletic Revue and the operetta, in both of which a few of our number participated? We still remember the surge of pride we felt when the curtain opened to reveal our fellow classmates acting like profession- als. When we had selected our class offi- cers, Charles Wurster, lohn I-lerlihy, and lackie Miller, there was another one of the many exams which we have grown to love with the passing of time. After this ordeal had been survived tor notl all of us, with the exception of a few desert- ers, became P. F. C.'s fprivates First Classl. Can we ever forget the pride we felt when Patti Thompson was chosen to help lead the camp band, and Alice Steele joined our other two representatives, Pat- ti Story and Nancy Robbins as a morale builder-upper tcheerleader, to youl? Af- ter our new officers in the persons of Don Kear, Corwyn Hobensack, and lackie Miller had been elected, we rushed mad- ly on, and soon found ourselves proudly wearing two stripes. At this point we be- gan to realize more than ever before, our responsibility in setting an admirable ex- ample for the green rookies that had joined our ranks. We shouldered this responsibility with enthusiasm by con- tributing stars and experts to every field of activity and by maintaining our scho- lastic record. We cheered especially for lohn Richardson, Bernard Kathe, Rod Wil- helm, loe Wallingford, Glen Valentine, and lohn Herlihy in football, and during basketball season for Bob Brandle, Art lones, Bill Brandle, and Harold Ahrendt, all of whom won letters. This time, be- sides the regular activities, we presented our own class play, and quite a hit it was, and later we honored the seniors at the lunior-Senior Banquet. We elected lim Iones, Ed Dulfeu and lackie Miller as our officers, and before long there was another stripe on each of our sleeves, and we were all crusty sergeants on the last lap. We continued to grumble about homework, but we looked to graduation with a sense of reluctance. lt was all over before we knew it: the Senior Class Play, and our last and most important election. This time we chose Edwin DuFeu, president: Corwyn Hoben- sack, vice president: and lackie Miller, secretary. Then came baccalaureate and com- mencement, when each member of the largest graduating class in the history of Camp C. H. S. received his commis- sion and a pair of gold bars. We were finally lieutenantsp we knew that all our work had been worth while, and that we were well prepared for the battle ahead of us. NANCY ROBBINS Page Eleven