Findlay High School - Trojan Yearbook (Findlay, OH)

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We have been TFOj3HS,, fl!z'ad Whatever their task, they can be victorious, mused the Trojan as he watched the recessional of the class of '44. I have faith in their future because of the record of their past which I have seen enacted in the three years I have known them. Together we have done a lot of work and had a lot of fun. We began our high school career just as confusedly as all sophomore classes have since time immemorial. As we 'wondered' around the maze-like halls, we mentally drew up plans for a more logical building. We emerged from the fog long enough to elect Frankie Lyons president of the class-those of us who could find the auditorium. Acquaintance Night was held for our parents, who were enlightened about their offsprings' abilities by the pageant, 'We Hold These Truths' The football team won second' place in the Buckeye League and the basketball team did well. It became evident that the Sophomores would one day form a championship team. First-aid was inaugurated in the health classes. However, our health was not greatly improved by the course, nor our morale, for the girls were wearing slacks. Egad! The opening of the Hi-Hat provided a new source of gossip for the 'Teen Tattler' on the new local radio station WFIN. PEARL HARBOR C'So sorry'DAbrought defense stamps and bonds, scrap drives, air raid drills, increased activity of Red Cross and patriotic fervor to the school. The dramatic enterprises were especially successful in the production of the three one-act plays, the Iunior Play, 'The Sunshine Twins,' the Senior Play, 'Old Doc, several minor plays, and the operetta, 'The Red Mill.' In some of these we took party in all we found enjoyment. A About this time we began frantically to pursue the subject of the Pan-American essay, 'What Inter-American Cooperation Means to My Country.' After exhausting our limited supply of grey matter, we turned our wandering attention to the scholarship tests, in which we ranked high. An intensive campaign for tax stamps was rewarded by the purchase of the chime and echo unit for the organ. The prom in the beautifully decorated gym was a success, and the senior chapel, the baccalaureate and com- mencement tearfully came and went, while we patiently waited our turn in these glorious affairs. This year we lost two very faithful members of the faculty, Miss Kiefer, dean of girls, and Mr. Sanderson, music teacher and supervisor. Miss Kiefer had become a tradition of Findlay Senior High School, having served it for thirty-five years, and her resignation practically marked the passing of an era, In our junior Year we were old enough to know what was expected of us and young enough not to care. We didn't realize the full significance of being in our last years of high school, even though we were taking on more and more responsibilities. Heading the class were Ed Rooney, 'Red' Roether, and Dick Garbett. Our football team under the guidance of Coach Bachman, who ,A -., filled the vacancy left by 'Pinky' Wilson, came through with four wins, one tie, and I , four losses. The basketball team under Bachman was victorious as Buckeye League A champion. 'l 'Iune Mad,' the junior play, was a huge success. The play will be remembered for the startling appearance of 'Louie' in a red strapless. Tradition was defied by the production of a pageant, 'Free Men,' in which all , the schools of Findlay took part, rather than the usual operetta. 1 t . P -. W7 X x ff f A! Our students led a double life of scholar and patriot, for they were equally I N' active in winning awards in a national art contest, joining the Victory corps, taking X air raid warden courses, and being elected to the National Honor Society. Because of an inconvenient whim of the government, commonly known as Ll gas rationing, it was impossible to journey to 'Ye Faire Bowling Green' to take the district scholarship tests. However, the students seemed to thrive in the homey atmosphere of the cafeteria Cwhat's cookin'?D, for they ranked high in the state. The year and the students were finished by the grueling two-hour tests in each subject. Again the cafeteria was the scene of the slaughter. ' Baccalaureate, the Prom, and Commencement came and went in unusually fine style and a few of us sud- denly became aware that we were Seniors at last. This is the year of VICTORY! We at old F. H, S. have waged more than one fight and made more than one conquest .... Our Trojans have met the opponent and the battle is ours .... Our mental wizards have kept up Findlay's enviable reputation .... We've gone to town in athletics .... And for the final victory we've licked those two-hour exams. . . l This year started beautifully with a sudden plunge into schoolwork which gave us such a shock, we couldn't think for weeks .... For the first week everyone industriously lugged a stack of books home .... Then began the exciting and well-advertised contest for class officers, Those successful were: President, Iack Moore: Vice President, lack Thomas: Secretary, Dick Sink. Our homeroom officers have found that their jobs include some work at times: counting tax stamps, for instance .... The Student Council has been the proving ground for some really fine orators .... Twenty