Dalton High School - Luanna Yearbook (Dalton, OH)

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Melvin Ault now owns a large ranch Raising champion steers gave the boy his chance. Jim Brillhart has turned all his skill and might Unto a plan by vfciich the world will not have to fight. IN SPRING THE SAP The Play Cast J. Oliver Twibbly ------------ Marion Moser Russell Baer, a worker of high degree, Is managing his father ' s farm with glee. Alice Domer has a job in a large concern She ' s now a secretary in her father ' s firm. Melville Kadenza Tom McParren Mrs. Mince ------------- Mildred Withrich Violet Mince ------------- Maryrose Sommer June Domer had to scrub and mop To earn enough money for a beauty shop. Charles Etling Is a scientific farmer But around the ladies he is quite a charmer. Junior Fetter has risen to fame Professional basketball is his game. Emma Gable is doing all right Making a husband happy is her delight. Harry Gerber who has earned his C. P. A. Thinks his job is really 0. K. Jean Hammer from business school has come And landed a job that pays a nice sum. Vickie Wickerson - -- -- -- -- Hazeljean Sprunger Pam Broomwell x is Hranko Philip Dill ------------ Donovan Hunsberg er Rockhead McGuire ----------- Charles Etling Professor Squintin Glower -------- Kenneth Leisy Josephine Skibutski --------- Lela Hochstetler Mrs. Gertrude Hawley Stickney ------- June Domer Prudence Prim j ean Hammer Henry Graves -------------- Jim Brillhart Abie Hofstetter, always short and small. Really gets on the ball when he hears his wife call. Lela Hochstetler is waiting her recall To play a concert in Carnegie Hall. Wayne Hostetler now lives on a very large farm With his wife, Eileen, all beauty and charm. Dwight Horst is driving a semi-truck But has never had an accident because of luck. Susie-Mae Younghope ----------- Maxine Werntz Dr. Matilda Guppie --------- Waneta Showalter The Production Staff Business Managers ---------- Jeannette Miller Harry Gerber Prompters --------------- Barbara Winkler Alice Domer Raymond Horst now butchers on request Is always known to do his best. Lois Hranko is thriving on carrots and potatoes She has become a vegetarian raising tomatoes. Ralph Huff has reached a position of fame Because of his paintings simple and plain. Donovan Hunsberger with his scientific mind Is now in a research lab doing fine. Pearl Lehman now works in a department store And helps to keep shopping from being a bore. Olen Lehman is not forgotten He runs a factory which makes textiles of cotton Kenneth Leisy is now in the gravy Because he is an Admiral in the Navy. Eleanor Martin is now in white Comforting all who are in pain and fright. Tom McFarren ' s name no one shames For he plays a saxophone for Harry James. Bill Merriman off in the high blue yonder Is flying a Corsair or Navy bomber. Jeannette Miller has won her goal She has married Bob and sends the kids to school Stage Manager -------------- Jim Thompson Stage Crew -------------- Wayne Hostetler Bill Merriman Bob Sword Programs Eleanor Martin Ushers- -------- Abie Hostetter Gladys Saurer Raymond Horst Rita Tyrrell Pearl Lehman Donna Shane Class History Cont ' d. Secretary - Russell Baer; Treasurer - Ralph Huff; Stu¬ dent Senate: Jeannette Miller, Waneta Showalter, and Kenneth Leisy. Our adviser was Miss Mildred Santschi. Achievements in the field of athletics ranked high among our passengers for thirteen members were on the football squad and seven people were active participants on the basketball floor. Some of the traditions which we held to were as follows: name cards, pictures, caps and gowns, announcements, senior play, school paper, publishing an annual, and baccalaureate. For Commence¬ ment we were highly honored to have as our speaker, Mr. Simon M. Davidian, world traveler, lecturer, and student of world affairs. Marion Moser is now a member of the Bach Bros, firm Pumping gas and greasing cars in their turn. Frances Nolt to China went To teach the gospel and explain what it meant. Howard Nussbaum gets people over their ills You see he ' s a salesman for Carter ' s Little Liver Pills Cont ' d. on p. 41 As the year drew to a close we found that each one of our passengers had received from the gold of knowl¬ edge, according to the effort which he put forth in helping to uncover the vein. As the Forty-niners we wish to leave this statement with those who follow us: If you put your shoulder to the wheel and keep driv¬ ing, you, too, will obtain the ' gold of knowledge ' . 16

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1 1 amt We, the people of the Senior Class of Dalton High School, Village of Dalton, Township of Sugar Creek, County of Wayne, State of Ohio, being of sound mind and open heart, and re¬ alizing the innumerable benefits derived from the many talents and gifts heretofore bestowed upon us, do hereby bequeath these same talents and gifts to the following underclassmen. We assume the gifts will be duly acknowledged and used to the best advantage by the recipients. Thus do we hereby ordain and establish this to be the last will and testament of the To the Faculty we leave the hope that all the future classeswill have our winning ways, pleasing personality, and happy and cheerful cooperation. To the Juniors we leave the opportunity to develop an abundant reasoning power so that they may cope with the problems that will soon face them. To the Sophomores we leave the gaiety and humor we demonstrated in study halls. To the Freshmen we leave the art of appearing innocent when some mischief had been perpetrated. To our class adviser. Miss Mildred Santschi, we leave our appreciation for her unfailing patience with the Forty-niners. The members of the Class of ' 49 individually and separately make the fol¬ lowing bequests: Senior Class of : Article I Article II Article III Article IV Article V Article VI Melvin Ault wills his ability to raise baby beeves to Donald Shaffer, fius.ell Baer wills his wavy hair to Bill Bodager. Jim Brillhart wills his manly chest to Clark Weygandt. Alice Domer wills her cheerful smile to Carol Sommer. June Domer wills her typing ability to Nancy Warnock. Charles Etling wills hi s seat in English class to Richard Stevie. Junior Fetter wills his way with the girls to Wendell Douglass. Emma Gable wills her quiet ways to Patricia Lavering. Harry Gerber wills his big feet to Jim Weisgarber. Jean Hammer wills her ambition to work hard to Jackie Kick. Lela Hochstetler wills her piano accompanist position to Janice Douglas. Abie Hofstetter wills his ambition to grow tall to Curtis Sprunger. Dwight Horst wills his ability to sleep during school to Clark Gerber. Raymond Horst wills his arguing ways to Franklin Stockham. Wayne Hostetler wills his taste for Marshallville girls to Russell Gerber. Lois Hranko wills her liking for the boys to JoAnn Groff. Ralph Huff wills his artistic ability to Tom Merriman. Donovan Hunsberger wills his beard to Tom Hammer. Pearl Lehman wills her ability to play the accordian to Dolores Snyder. Olen Lehman wills his brown corduroy hat to Eddie Herr. Kenneth Leisy wills his ability to tell tall stories to Jim Tinsler. Eleanor Martin wills her cheerful ways to Wanda McCoy. Tom McFarren wills his last name to Donna Graber. Jeannette Miller wills her crepe-soled shoes to Susie Smucker. Marion Moser wills his brilliant intellect to Peter Huebner. Bill Merriman wills his interest in Canal Fulton girls to David Monbarren. Frances Nolt wills her church habits to Norma McGovern. Howard Nussbaum wills his Kidron ways to Roger Lee Keiner. 15

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SERVICE CLUBS MUSIC The High School Library Staff completed an enormous task this year - the recording and cataloguing of some 6,000 volumes according to the Dewey Decimal System. Miss Campbell supervised this work and both she and the librarians deserve a great deal of credit for giving so unsparingly of their time and efforts to this technical proje ct. The girls who assisted this year were: Mildred Withrich, Jean Hammer, Ruth Nussbaum, Mary Alice Baer June Gerber, Laura Miller, Patricia Lavering, Eleanor Burkhart, Carolyn Horst, Marjorie Ott, Wanda Shane, Barbara Tinsler, Marilyn Weygandt. Girls who assisted the County Bookmobile on their regular visits were: Hazeljean Sprunger, Mildred With¬ rich, and Edith Nussbaum. • The Commercial Club is under the supervision of Miss Sants chi and Is composed ordinarily of advanced students in Shorthand and Typing. This year a suffi¬ cient number of pupils were interested to form a class in advanced bookkeeping, so these students were invited to become members of the Club. The secretarial students have all helped with the preparation of the Barker and the Luanna. w They work hard for this privilege and give unsparingly of their time and effort to these two preparations. The class work is concerned with the development of a marketable skill for a beginning worker in any one or more of these vocational fields. Desirable person¬ ality traits and general office behavior are highly stressed. Student Council was the name formally adopted by the organization previously known as the Student “Senate. It has a membership roll of 18 members elected by the homerooms, each homeroom having 3 representatives, in¬ cluding the Seventh and Eighth Grades. The following officers were elected: President ---------- Eddie Herr Vice-President- ----- -Susie Smucker Sec ' y-Treas.- ----- Jeannette Miller Faculty Adviser -------- Mr. Berg The general purpose of the Student Council is to promote a feeling of democracy by permitting the stud¬ ents to have a voice in the operation of the school, and to make worth while suggestions for improvement in the school. The Student Council directed the Thanksgiving and Christmas Programs for the school, helped plan the Thursday assemblies,and assistedwith intramural basket¬ ball and volleyball games being held in tine gym at noon. THE LATIN CLUB The Latin Club is composed of 23 members who are enrolled in Latin I and II classes. The club is under the direction of Mrs. Chovan. The purpose of the club is to study Caesar ' s Gallic and Civil Wars, Roman cus¬ toms, mythology, and the Latin language. ART PROGRAM This year a new program of art was introduced into the school. It provides instruction for all grades. Art is planned as a minor course in high school and as an elective course for all students. The purpose of the art program is to aid the stu¬ dents to express themselves, to develop a cultural knowl¬ edge to intelligent, enjoyable, and profitable use of their leisure time. It is planned to develop a love and appreciation of beauty and as an exploratory experience for those students who have exceptional ability and wish to continue their study along this line. The All-Girl Band has progressed in number and in ability during the second year of its organization. The purpose of tine band is to furnish music at the half¬ time football shows. Their first appearance of the year was at the Doylestown Football Field Dedication. Major¬ ette try-outs were held and five were selected with Marlene McKee as Drum Majorette. The Band Mothers ' Club presented the majorettes with new uniforms. The band also appeared at the Dalton Halloween celebration and the Massillon Chamber of Commerce Christmas Parade. The Pep Band has done an excellent job In playing snappy marches, and keeping the spirit up at the games. This small band plays during ttie pep meetings and at all home games. The Mixed Chorus Is a group of very ambitious stu¬ dents who do a grand job of singing. They have put forth excellent performances at Thanksgiving, Christmas, at W W S T radio station in Wooster, and also in the high school operetta. The mixed chorus is composed of mostly Juniors and Seniors with a few Freshman and Sophomore boys. The Girls ' Glee Club ,comprised of the Freshman and Sophomore girls, with Janice Douglas as pianist, was late getting organized this year. They made several public appearances throughout the year including the Christmas program and the operetta. The Mixed Quartet is a newly organized group. They have sung at several different programs this year, such as: assembly. Thanksgiving, and Christmas,and numer¬ ous church services. The quartet is composed of: Ben¬ jamin Eberlv - Tenor, Ruth Nussbaum- Soprano, June Dom- er - Alto, and Marion Moser - Bass. The Junior Band and Orchestra are composed of ele¬ mentary school children from the fourth to the eighth grades. They are very ambitious and promising boys and girls, who some day will take our places in the high school groups. They have played for assembly and the Thanksgiving and Christmas programs, and also the grade school operetta. PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB President ----------- Marion Moser Vice-President --------- Eddie Herr Secretary ---------- Gerald Hackett Treasurer ----------- Grant Egley Dark Room Chairman ------- Tom McFarren The Photography Club was organized under the spon¬ sorship of Mr. Gonter a year ago and continued its sec¬ ond year with a membership of 51. The purpose of the club as stated in the Constitution is: 1. To promote appreciation of the joys and satisfaction of photography. 2. To instruct members in the different phases of photography and discuss the same. Members may be any student who is interested in photography, able to attend meetings, and abide by the rules of the club. After the club has been organized, a new member may be added only by athree-fourth affirma¬ tive vote of a quorum of the members. Any person who was a member in good standingwhile in high school, may, upon graduation, continue his membership in the club. THE SPEECH CLUB The Speech Club this year is under the supervision of Miss Marian Dorff. It is composed of twenty-two mem¬ bers from the Junior and Senior classes. On February 24, there was a Declamation Contest held in the school auditorium with teachers as judges to elect the two members from our school to represent us in Humorous Declamations. Those chosen were: Mar¬ lene McKee,Mildred Nolt, alternate - Franklin StockhamJ Dramatic Declamations, Marjorie Steiner, and Carl Sho- walter; Orations, Harry Gerber, Don Shaffer, and Mary Alice Baer; Poetry Reading, Tom McFarren, Donna Graber and Bob Snyder. Cont ' d. on p. 41 17