Columbian High School - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Tiffin, OH)

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The underclassmen in 1914 desired to put out the first publi- cation of Columbian High School, but the project was opened to the entire school. However, several underclassmen were in- cluded on the first staff. They were: Ruth Wade, Paul D'Arcy, Kildow Murray, Helen McBride, Bernice Hoffman, Albert Franklin, Mildred Griffen, Hugh George, George Hoke, N. W. Waterbury, and K. Kuhn. The underclassmen whose pictures are above are: Ruth Wade, Florence Ehrhart, julia Sheidinger, Nina DuHey, Karl Klenk, Loyal DeWitt, Bruce Norris. Hmm? 33

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343 THELMA KLENK, JAMES BREYMAN, KATHLEEN HOWELL 9 Doizori-ry EGBERT During our freshman year we introduced a novel idea, Jnninr Lama FH ainrg In the course of our journey ascending the lofty steps of knowledge, we, the class of nineteen-forty, suddenly found ourselves amidst the freshmen year, the first day of which was probably one of the big events in the lives of young America. Proceeding through the year with an air of superiority that a class is certain to acquire upon becoming freshmen, we achieved for ourselves a myria of honors and awards. Included among these clsuch victories as at Bowling Green. james were Mumper ranked fourth in general scienceg Tom Stinchcomb took first place in algebra, and Alice Ryon took ninth, in Latin, Shirley Speed ranked first, and Eileen Rhoad, second. Bob Friedman took first place in English while Helena Smith took ninth. And, as if that were not enough, we came out with Hying colors, ranking high in the state with the following results general science, first place in algebra for Tom Stinch- comb, fourth place for Shirley Speed in Latin, and honorable mention for Eileen Rhoad. : honorable mention for James Mumper in lhat of noon dancing one day a week. The music was provided by The Melodiers, an orchestra which was then in its beginning but has gone a long way since. With the presentation of Huckleberry Finn o commencement night, the Class of '40 found themselves graduated from junior High and fully pr pared to enter Columbian High. Upon closing the doors of junior High behind us, we looked for ard to our entrance at Columbian High with impatience and anxiety. Sophomores' Battling our wa throu h the athomless remarks of sarcasm from upper- .. . .y g classmen, and the many complications inflicted upo persons in such circumstances, we found it more thrilling than being freshman. We elected Bill joseph as our class president, Wayne Bordner, I 2 vice-presidentg Lucy Ann Hasemeyer, secretary, jacks Jn Kimblll, treasurer. We chose as our motto, Deeds not Words , our class colors were aqua and old, with talisman rose as our flower. Again we brought home our share of merits fifth in plane geometry, Eileen Rhoad, seventh in Friedman, ninth in English. At last! the Sophomore Prom! On the night felicity at our party in the gymnasium which was successful sophomore year was finally brought to a 8 from Bowling Green: Tom Stinchcomb placed Latin, Maxine Camper, fifth in English, Bob cf May 13, 1938, we were on the heights of biautifully decorated in aqua and gold. A very lose. And now that the. Class of '40 was no longer referred to as underclassmen we assumed the duties and responsibilities of upperclassmen. james Breyman was elected president of the junior class, Dorothy Egbert, vice-presidentg Kathleen Howell, secretary, and Thelma Klenk, treasurer. The climax that we constantly strove toward now, was the junior-Senior Prom. For the purpose of hnancial aid we sponsored the junior vs. Senior, and Sophomore vs. junfor I-'Ljgh basketball games. Deeds not Words have taken us through a very successful year which was ended byifthe Junior-Senior Prom, the outstanding event of the year. -J. BREYMAN K. HOWELL