Corning High School - Corhian Yearbook (Corning, OH)

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A TRIP ON THE C. H. S. NO. 49 In the fall of 1945 the 49ER (a very good train) departed from depot C. H. S. with destination Graduation. The conductor for the first part of the journey was Mr. Stephen Benedict, who announced all stops and “punched our tickets. The passengers on board elected officers to supervise our activities for the first part of the trip, and we had a very pleasant journey with Randall Mayes as pres- ident, Louise Love as v. president, Margaret Barrett, secretary, and Margie Hillis, treasurer. Mrs. Jeanette Apple announced all im- portant calls and acted as our home-room teacher while the train traveled with great speed. We paused for a brief rest in the spring of 1946 and started rolling again in September; Many passengers became “travel sick and got off the train, discontinuing the journey, while Mildred Watts boarded and rode with us until the end of the trip. Floyd Brown acted as our home-room teacher while our new conductor, Mr. William Forshey, who was to guide our 49ER to its final stop, called all stations in a loud, clear voice. Our class officers for this time were: Charlene Levering, president, Gene Matthews, v. president, Betty Grannon, treasurer, and Martha Fisher, secretary. We had a Student Council this year and chose our class president, together with Randall Mayes and Margie Hillis to represent us. The annual Junior-Senior Banquet was a big affair, and from our crew the Junior Class elected C. Levering, M. Hillis, M. Fisher, E. Fouts, D. Jones, D. Bryson, G. Matthews, B. Wright, D. Thomas, R. Mayes, B. Har- mon, and K. Rodgers to act as servers. This was a big moment in our voyage and surely one we will never forget. May came quickly and so we paused for the summer, eagerly anticipating the third lap of our journey. This year we rode in a car marked “Juniors. ’ Again, when we boarded in September, we found that many of our former passengers were not to return so we bade them a sad farewell and continued our trip with Mrs. Gladys Forshey as class advisor, Margie Hillis as president, Louise Love, v. president, Gene Matthews, treasurer, and Jpan Morris as secretary. We sponsored the Homecoming Dance, and Martha Fisher, of our own class, was elected queen. We raised

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 EDDIE OWREY Latin Club 1. 2, 3, 4; Rail- roader Staff 4; Corhian Staff 4; Class Play 3. KEITH RODGERS Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Prom Server 2; Class Play 3; Spanish Club 4. V ROSEMARIE SIEMER Corhian Staff 4; Railroad' . Staff 4; Latin Club 4. DICK THOMAS Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball Co-Manager 3, 4; Prom Ser- ver 2; Spanish 2; Railroader Staff 4; Corhian Staff 4; School Patrol 1; Basketball 1. HARRY WADE Basketball 2, 3; School Patrol 2, 3, 4; Railroader Staff 3, 4; Corhian Staff 4. FREDA WOODRUFF Glee Club 1; Commercial Club 3; Railroader Staff 4. MILDRED WATTS Home Ec. Club 2; Commercial Club 3; Spanish Club 4; Rail- roader Staff 4. CORHIAN

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our financial standing by selling Christmas cards, T-shirts, and magazine subscriptions. We were proud of our class play, “Grandad Steps Out, which proved to be a huge success under the direction of Mrs. Forshey, with Bill Wright as Grandad. Near the end of the trip, we became hungry, so went to the dining car for a hamburger fry. Finally the big moment in this part of our tour had arrived—our Prom. We will never forget it. We decorated in a Dutch theme and the kids looked wonderful in swanky gowns and corsages. However, there was a certain air of sadness toward the end of the evening, be- cause we heard the engineer blow the whistle to signal the train was coming to a stop. Yes, this was to be the last stop, after which we would be permitted to get on board again. The next stop would be the last--Graduation--when we would all part, never to be allowed on the train C. H. S. again. In the fall of 1948 we assembled at the station and eagerly awaited the arrival of the train. We were so eager to get rolling again after a summer of rest from our travels. Some new travelers joined us for this last part of the trip: Rosemarie Siemer, Bill Mc- Cabe, and Rita Clifford. Soon after getting on board, we organized under the strict guidance of Mr. Rodgers. Bill Wright became presi- dent, Martha Fisher v. president, Donna Bryson secretary, and Gene Matthews treasurer. We made early plans for our Yearbook and focused our aim on a trip to Washington after school was out. We sold potato-chips at basketball games and netted a neat sum at the Halloween Carnival, which we split with the Juniors. We published our newspaper each month under the direction of Mr. Rodgers and finally won recognition by Quill and Scroll, International Journalism Honorary. We picked our class play which was entitled “One Wild Night, planned for our May Day, took a field trip to Columbus and made plans for Baccalaureate, Commencement, and our trip, which have not come to pass at this writing. We know we shall soon get off at the end of the line, but the trip has been fun as well as a most educational one, even though the way has been long and rugged. We thank all the teachers who have done so much for us and we thank all those who helped to make this journey possible. We are grateful, and in the spring flood of memories, we will always remember those happy hours we spent together.