Creston High School - Annual Yearbook (Creston, OH)

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l IIQI44 ANNIUAIL lil CLASS HISTORY We contributed a number of boys to our successful basketball squad of that year. They were june Blough, Jim Slater, Arlo Plough, Junior Henry, Bob Giet, and Donald Irvin. We had several parties during our junior year. On October 14, a farewell party and hay ride was given for Mary Sacha. We did not like to lose her as she was one of the leaders of our class. In May, our class play, The Red Spider , which was directed by Miss Mcllvaine, was a real success. This was the first mystery play given for some years. Using the proceeds from this play, we gave the Seniors a banquet on May 14, at the high school building. Dancing was the activity of the evening. On September seventh, Nineteen Hundred and Fortyfthree, we assembled for our last and busiest year in high school. Our class had now decreased to twentyftwo members. Milton Blough, Jr. and James Slater had left us to join the Marines. Wallace Totten moved to Congress and Arlo Plough moved to Pennsylvania. We chose Donald Irvin as our captain and Donna Wright was elected vice president for the third consecutive time. Ena Dyck received the position of secretary while Louise Metsker handled our money, Marjorie Reese and Bob C-iet were on the Student Council. We unanimously elected Miss McIlvaine for our adviser. On December second we gave our Senior Class Play, A Lady to See You , which was directed by Miss McIlvaine. This was an acclaimed success. On December 23, we had a Christmas party and exchange at Helen Dunlap's home. We had several other parties, including some birthday celebrations for members of our class. January 5, we held Senior Day. Every member of our class was given a chance to teach or at least to assist in teaching. We gained valuable experience through this and appreciated the teachers more. As a part of our education, our Problems of American Democracy Class visited the Wayne County Courthouse at Wooster on February 24. We gave our main at' tention to the Common Pleas Court, which was then in session. We were scheduled to stay there for just a half day, but the case was so interesting that we stayed the whole day. We came back from Wooster much wiser students. During this year, we made money by our class play, by sponsoring bake sales, a rummage sale, and by collecting old rags. For our class flower we chose the blackfeyed Susan and for class motto, Be not simply good, but good for something. -Opal Fry MORRISON GIFFEN-Army JOHN HALEY-MNavy FRED GLIEM-Army RICHARD HOLDERBAUM-Navy JOHN GOEMBEL-Army WILLIAM HUFFMAN--Army ROBERT GRAFY-Navy BERNARD IEFFERS-Army Air Corps CARLYLE GRUNDER-Navy DONALD KELTZ-Army fPage Twelvej

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1lQll4l4l ANNIUAXIL l CLASS HISTORY On September second, Nineteen Hundred and Forty, our class suddenly grew up and became Freshmen. There were fortyftwo of us, twentyftwo girls and twenty boys. After much confusion on our part we finally settled down and elected our class officers. Arlo Plough guided us through that year with the assistance of Mary Sacha. Donald Irvin recorded our meetings and collected our money. Donna Wright and Leland Conn very ably represented us in the Student Council. Mr. Kinney made a very good class adviser. Our irst year in high school went with a bang. Our first party was a weiner roast held at Shaw's Woods on October 25. Even though we forgot knives which made it necessary for us to spread the mustard and split the buns with our fingers, we had a delightful time. It was during this year that, since many in our class played instruments, we organized a class orchestra. We were well represented in athletics in our Freshman year. Some of the boys were on the Varsity. We were also happy to have Donna Wright and Mary Zehner chosen from our class to be school cheerleaders. They held this position during our four years of high school. However, we lost nine members from our class. The months flew by and soon our first year in high school was ended. Along with this, we were looking forward to seats in study hall the next year. When our class assembled in Nineteen Hundred and Fortyfone we had two new members added to our class, namely, Stella Yoder and Esther Beyeler. We again gave the leadership of our class to Arlo Plough and Donna Wright was his assistant. This year, Lois Meyer took down the minutes and Donald Irvin collected our hardfearned money. Our representatives on the Student Council were Mary Sacha and Milton Blough, Jr, We again chose Mr. Kinney as our class adviser. During this year, with Mr. Kinney as director, we produced a play for Chapel. It was liked by almost everyone. Lois Meyer represented Creston in the Dramatic division at the County Declamation Contest. We were again well represented in basketball and baseball, Even though we lost some members during the year, we were eager to go on to achieve our goal 4 graduation. When we came back to school in the fall of Nineteen Hundred and Fortyftwo, we were glad to find a new member in our class, Lucille Evans. Thus we numbered thirty. We changed presidents this year by electing June Blough president, and Donna Wright as his very able assistant. Mary Zehner was our secretary and Marjorie Weigley took up the duties of the treasurer. Our Student Councilers this year were Arlo Plough and Marjorie Reese. As Mr. Kinney had left Creston, we chose Miss Koehlein to advise us. N We astounded the high school by ordering class sweaters of Old Gold with black emblems. We also ordered our class rings which we were to receive when we came back to school in September. N fPage Elevemj

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1-li-1 IIQII44 ANNUUAXIL CLASS WILL TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: We, the Senior Class of Nineteen Hundred and Fortyffour, about to depart from this our high school life, do hereby declare this to be our last will and testament. All such former documents we declare null and void. ARTICLE I To the Junior Class we will the back seats in study hall and the privilege of living up to the high standards of the class of 544. To the Sophomore Class we will all of our extra intelligence on the condition that they use it in history class. To the Freshman Class we will the front seats in study hall. Along with this, we give them the privilege of getting Mr. Martin's goat. To the Seventh and Eighth grades we will several years of hard work that they might achieve what we have achieved. ARTICLE II To Mr. Frey we leave a less noisy hall at noon. To Miss Bryan we leave students who do not want to skip school so often. To Miss McIlvaine we leave such angelic students that Detention Hall may be closed. To Mr. Martin we leave several eligible sixffoot basketball players. To Mrs. Romich we leave a F. A. D, class that will have their lessons studied before coming to class. To Miss Kalkas we leave Chemistry students who will not argue so much. To Mrs, Miller we leave more enthusiastic cooks and sewers. To Mr. Young we leave brighter prospects for a high school band. ARTICLE III I, Esther Beyeler, will my height to Bernice Dawson. I, Donna Beichler, will my speed in typing to Phyllis Means. I, Bernice Collins, will my fights with Henry to Margaret Yoder. I, Helen Dunlap, will my blonde hair to Jean Anshutz. I, Ena Dyck, will my artist's dreams to Donna Lewis. I, Lucille Evans, will all my brunette charms to Marian johnson. I, Howard Feeman, will my love letters from Cleveland to John Portwood. I, Opal Fry, will my engagement ring to Majora Kaufman. My only hope is that she might keep it longer than I did. I, Robert Ciet, will my ways with the women to Kenneth Bricker. I, Junior Henry, will my Cildersleeve laugh and my privilege of arguing with Miss Kalkas in chemistry to Dean Blough. I, Donald Irvin, will my Ford to Wayne Reese so he can take Majora out. I, Edith Means, will my giggles and my shortness to Elizabeth Beyeler. I, Louise Metsker, will my knowledge on Marine Technique to Betty Plants. I, Lois Meyer, will my ability for arguing to Dean Mumaw, I, Evelyn Reese, will my knack of riding horses to Evelyn West. I, Marjorie Reese, will my friendship with Helen to Roberta Rugh. I, Annette Sherwin, will my everfready smile to Althea Haley, I, Marjorie Weigley, will my l'1944 waistline to Delbert Casser. I, Donna Wright, will my sweaters to Evelyn Lance. I, Stella Yoder, will my quiet ways to Glenda Yoss. I Mary Zehner, will my extreme hairfdo's to Frances Haley to catch more men. ARTICLE IV We, the class of '44, extend to Creston High School our most sincere sympathies for the almost unbearable loss of 21 of its most talented pupils. Signed: Senior Class of 1944 Louise Metsker and Lois Meyer 9 fPage Thirteenzl