Deshler High School - Orange and Black Yearbook (Deshler, OH)

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For some of us this room had a sentimental value, for it was the room where we began our school career In the first grade. Our class advisors were Mr. Meyer and Mr. Burke. Bill Steele left that summer and went back to Detroit, Michigan. Karen Reese moved to Napoleon, Ohio. Our class officers were: President....................Gary Grlbbell Secretary..............Royetta Beamand Vice President...................Jim Burkey Treasurer................Rob Leiendecker In the Halloween parade our float, Known But To God,” won second prize. This year the attendants from our class were chosen to be the royalty of the parade. King was Lester Drewes and Queen was Darla Rauch. October 17 and 18 were the days we ventured over to Fostorla to have our pictures taken. They ar- rived December 9, we sure were a good-looking bunch of Seniors. October 28, was the day chosen for our Senior class play. We presented Harvey” and the lead rolls were had by Marianne Wensink and Dave Papoi. Mr. Boyer was our director. Five boys made Varsity, namely; Howard Powell, John Watson, Lester Drewes, Steve Price, and Jim Burkey. April 8 thru 13 were the days of our Senior class trip to Washington D. C. We all had a very good time and wish we could take the trip again, only have a longer stay. May 6, 1961, was the date of the Junior-Senior Prom. The Juniors gave us a very nice prom and we appreciated it very much. May 16, today, is Senior Day. It is a day that will be remembered by most of us. It is really the last day of school we will have. May 21, 1961, is the long-waited-for day. Baccalaureate and Commencement will soon be here. It should be a happy day for us, but inside we will all be sad. There are many of our classmates we will never see again. As they all say, I wish I were a Freshman and had it all to do over again.” Will and Testament Friends, teachers, and fellow members of this excellent establishment for personal betterment and heirs of the Senior Class of 1961, city of Deshler, county of Henry, state of Ohio. In these last few minutes left in Deshler HI, we the Seniors have taken upon ourselves the task of willing our better qual- ities and intellectual knowledge. We the Seniors declare this our last and final Will and Testament. We the Seniors will to: Mr. Jones, this school. Now that the controling interest of the School Board is graduating, we hope you can still run it! Mr. Burke, the entire Junior class. Be brave, next year you will have the Sophomores! Mr. Meyer, one large bottle of tranquilizers, that's the least we can do! Remaining Faculty, our sympathy. Just think, you will never have another class as well-behaved, honest, studious, polite, well-mannered, good-looking, modest, kind, courteous, friendly, and intelligent as we were. I, John Watson, being of sound mind and body, do not will anything to anybody. I like what I have and I'm going to keep it. I, Donna Rickenberg, will my red dohinkes with green whatchmacallits to Eva Prowant. I, Rena Gerken, will my nickname Reno” to Carol Schwiebert. Let's hope you can find a good use for it. I, Steve Price, will my training rules to Dan Parratt. Now your dad won't have to look so far. Remem- ber, A pack a day keeps the coach gray. I, Joyce Phillips, will my ability to get along with the teachers to Brenda Watson. Now everyone will love you. I, Rob Leiendecker, will to Bob Rutter my--------wait a minute, I can't afford to give up anything! I, Lester Drewes, will my build to Pam Holder. There must be some way to even it up. I, Ralph Pendleton, will my nickname Judge to Mary Lou Seedorf. I don't know how legal it is, but you can have it. I, Jerry Meyer, will my driving ability to Carolyn Dingledine. Now we can at least cross the street. I, Hartwell Pelton, will my position as manager of the Deshler Pirates to Leslie Spangler. Now Mr. Pace has height at last. I, Ron Panning, will my hot Bulck to Dave Maas. Now you don't have to hook Ron's car to drag a little. I, Gene Rader, will my surplus height to Rosy Mansfield. The way I see it, you owe me a pair of high heels, at least.

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1957-1958 High School History Do you remember our Freshman year? We began the year with 66 members. Our class advisors were Mr. DuVall and Mr. Stockman, and our home room was the study hall. We gained 12 members from Westhope, namely; Darla Rauch, Herb Behrman, Wilma Sunderman, Lois Rettig, Carolyn Von Deylen, Wayne Mohring, Jerry Meyer, Jim Sunderman, Philip Hahn, Dale Conklin, Robert Knapp, and Mary Kay Meyer. Robert Mason also joined our class from New Castle, Pennsylvania. We lost two members, namely; Bill Sherman, who moved to East Jordan, Michigan; and Romaine Breece, who moved to Me Comb, Ohio. Our class officers were: President....................Lester Drewes Secretary.................Bill Sherman Vice President.................Ron Panning Treasurer.................Herb Behrman Our float, Pray For Peace, won first prize in the Halloween parade. The attendants from our class were Darla Rauch and Herb Behrman. February 9, 1958, was the date of the finals of the Freshman Henry County Tournament. Our fresh- men team edged past Holgate 41-39 in an overtime and brought home the trophy. The cheerleaders were Darlene Steffen, Nonnie Blue, Mary Jane Gerschutz, and Sharon Bishop. 1958- 1959 Our Sophomore year began with a total of 64 members. Our home room was the study hall, and our class advisors were Mr. Meyer and Mr. Stockman. This year we gained three new members. Bill Steele came from Detroit, Michigan; Sue Marchal from Defiance, Ohio; and Patti Friesel from Me Clure, Ohio. Our class officers were: President.....................Ron Panning Secretary................ Herb Behrman Vice President............Royetta Beamand Treasurer...............Rob Leiendecker In the Halloween parade our float won second prize. The attendants from our class this year were Sue Marchal and Leonard Rutter. Three boys made Varsity, namely; Howard Powell, John Watson, Lester Drewes. In the spring we ordered our class rings. We were all very happy and thought ours were the prettiest of any yet. 1959- 1960 At last we were Juniors I Again this year we had 64 members, and, as in the other two years, our home room was the study hall, and our advisors were Mr. Meyer and Mr. Leatherman. During summer vacation that year Robert Mason moved back to New Castle, Pennsylvania. Our class officers were: President Dave Papoi Secretary Jim Burkey Vice President Lester Drewes Treasurer Darlene Steffen On September 12, 1959, our class rings finally arrived. They were everything we thought they would be. Our float, The Spirit Of 1776, won first prize in the Halloween parade. The attendants from our class were Mary Jane Gerschutz and Gary Gribbell. Five boys made Varsity, namely; Howard Powell, John Watson, Lester Drewes, Jim Burkey, and Steve Price. Royetta Beamand was chosen to represent our class as a Varsity cheerleader for the coming basketball season. April 8, 1960, was the date chosen for our Junior class play. We chose, We Shook The Family Tree, and Marianne Wensink and John Watson had the lead rolls. Mrs. Schwiebert was our director. May 7, 1960, was the date of the Junior-Senior Prom. We chose Bali Hai” as our theme and deco- rated the gym in a tropical atmosphere. It really looked sharp! 1960- 1961 Our Senior year—it was hard to believe that it had finally arrived. We began the year with 58 mem- bers. We finally achieved a new home room, Room 24, which is considered to be the Senior home room.

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I, Karen Rosebrook, will my position as President of Polkateer's Inc. to Mary Lee Fintel. Go, man, go. go, go, go, gonel I, Barbara Gerdeman, will my Naturally Red” hair to Anita Brooks. Could Deshler Hi stand another shock? I, Dave Ruskey, will my nickname Nate to Kenny Tusslng. Now you can be good, not sloppy. I, Royetta Beamand, will my cheerleading ability to Phyllis Wagner. Maybe now we will have a better cheering section. I, Dale Conklin, will my one-man ways to Joan Sunderman. Maybe this is a step toward Peace in Deshler. I, Nonnie Blue, will my title of DDH to Karen Croninger. Which door, I don’t know! I, Calvin Massman, will my overhead V-8 engine to Mike Jackson, If you can't use it, I’m sure Dave Swinehart could! I, Herb Behrman, will to Bob Rutter my Little boy gets one, girls are better than basketball any day. I, Sharon Bishop, will my Chemistry ability to Nan Van Scoyoc. This school will never know what hit it. I, Jim Burkey, will my frequent trips to Bowling Green to Ron Johnson. Now Mr. Pace will have someone else to look after instead of me. I, Ron Casteel, will my car and its reputation to Mike Jackson. Now see all the girls run-the other way! I, Tom Cain, will my quiet attitude to Pat Frasher. Peace at Last I, Patti Friesel, will my long black hair to Gloria Medely. Now you won't have to dye it for me. I, Robert Gerdeman, will my name Gerdeman to, strangely enough, Judy Gerdeman. I, Gary Gribbell, will my theme song Poncho Lopez to Doug Van Horn. It gets the girls! I, Jim Goller, will my flying ability to Jim Hawkins. Now you can fly by night. I, Don Jackson, will my Ford experience to Robert Neiling. May you never get caught. I, Dolores Hogrefe, will my Napoleon trips to Priscilla Stoepfel. Now you will have a new Hunting Ground. I, Martin Hogrefe, will my approach to women to Jack Clayton. Now we’ll have some welcomed peace. I, Darrell Knepper, will my nickname Flip to Leon Petersen. May he rest in peace. I, Wayne Mohring, will a new clock to Larry Basselman. Now you can see 2:30 a.m. approaching, I hope! I, Brenda Miller, will my convertible, but you can find your own chauffeur. I, David Papoi, will my unabridged, multilingual, illible, serotinous, proliferate vocabulary to Homer The Poet” Budd. And a syzyay to you too! I, Howard Powell, will my nicknames, Fuzz, Krout,” Howie, and others to John Juice Prowant. All you need is a few more nicknames. I, Cookie Steffen, will my nickname POOPSIE and my bag of green apples to Phyllis Vance. Think you can manage it? I, Marianne Wensink, will my '52 Plymouth to Paul Henrichs. It runs on bubble gum, bailing wire, and money. I, Darla Rauch, will to Diane King my outward ways and big smile. Remember, Seniors can do any- thing, live it up! I, Kathie Hagen, will my turkey farming experiences to Leon Petersen. It's for sure that you aren't no chicken. I, Tom Yamell, will my nickname Colonel to Captain Dewey (Steve) Powell. This is an advancement? I, Jim Sunderman, will my nickname Sundy to Don Collier, in memory of Saturday night. I, Don Wagner, will my dancing ability to Leslie Spangler. You too can have three left feet. It takes time and practice. I, Mary Jane Gerschutz, will dimples to Susan Romaker. Now you won’t have any problems on Saturday nights? I, Dave Willler, will my Chemistry experiences to Jack Clayton. Boy what I learned!!! I I, Wilma Sunderman, will my position as Editor of the Loyal D to Sandy Pendleton. Let's hope you can do half as well as we did. We, Lois Rettig and Carolyn Von Deylen will our Senioritis to Pat Frasher and Carolyn Newell. Senior - itis usually lasts only one year but is incurable during that one year. We, Leonard Rutter and Jeanne Scharf, will our togetherness to the entire Junior class. We hear you need it so you can get enough money to get to Washington. We, Sue Marchal and Judy Van De Bussche, will our heights to Orville Tussing and Ron Johnson. Now Mr. Pace will have two bi£ men next year instead of none. We, Calvin Massmann, Howard Romaker, and Fred Panning, will our liquored dispositions to Don Collier, Robert Budd, and John Sharpe. We, Fred Crouch, Robert Knapp, and Ron Wink, will our card playing talent to Burr Pelton and Dennis Overmeyer. This could be expensive! Senior Class of 1961