Gorham Fayette High School - Eagle Hi Life Yearbook (Fayette, OH)

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CLASS PROPHECY On a dark gloomy night a middle-aged man slightly bent with the cares of the world traveled down a lonely, wierd street in New York City. He pauses uncertainly, then glances up at a sign: FORTUNE TELLER, MADAM OGA LAGONIA. He enters the door and is met by Maria Wieland, who introduces herself as a rumba teacher. He tells her he must see Ma lam Lagonia. Maria leads him into a room; behind a small table sits Madam Lagonia, alias Ardith Schaffner. In front of her is a crystal ball. Noting a queer expression upon the man’s face before her she was sure that there was something un usual in his being there. “What is it that has brought you here at such a late hour?” she asks. “My desire is to know the fate of the Class of ‘45 I have never believed in fortune telling but if you can tell me my name and what has happened to that small class that I was sponsor of twenty years ago I shall never again condemn fortune telling in my sociology classes.” “I shall begin: You are Dr. Glenn Rich.” “Please proceed?” “This class is a queer one. The members have careers that are many and exciting. If you will gaze into the crystal ball and never once leave your eyes wander and if you will listen carefully I shall grant your wish. It will be relatively easy to give you a quick glance at each of them. The World’s Fair is being held at Chicago and your old students are there either professionally or as spectators.” Eagerly Mr. Rich leans forward to see the wonder that lies before him. Slowly a mist forms. As it clears away he beholds an exciting scene in a huge auditorium. The world’s most famous lion tamer is entering the cage of some of the fiercest lions from Africa That brave, dashing figure is none other than Beetle Brasher! Cheering Beetle from the sidelines are Lucille Bernath, his bride-to-be, a newspaper woman; Lillian Aeschliman, a noted movie star, and Milton Schaffner, who is a chef in a small French restaurant in Reno. As Brasher’s act closes our attention is taken to the roof of this huge building which is 350 feet high. The drums roll and the announcer, Lavon Laser, shouts: “Miss Doris Hale, trapeze artist, will now attempt to turn four summersaults in mid-air and then be caught by her partner, Don Hills.” This scene fades and now we see a distinguished looking gentleman, the Vice President of the United States, Oeland Everingham. He is looking at the scientific experiments which the world has marveled at for the past few years; experiments performed by the eminent scientist, E. M. Borton. Standing near the Vice President we see two figures. One is shabbily dressed, the other is neat but very queerly garbed. Upon close inspection we see that the shabbily dressed figure is the former Patti Canfield, now a street cleaner’s wife, and the queerly garbed one is Jane Clark, an old maid. As this scene fades we see a miniature night club. A beautiful girl, Dottie Dull, is sin ging a torch song and a sailor, Earl D., with a girl on both sides, sits at a ring-side table listening. At another table we see a famous columnist. Jack Lester. His column is called the “Lonely Heart’s Club,” and the celebrated poet laureate of England, Ann Bloomington (Annadelle Treat), is with him. Miss Bloomington is the first poet laureate of England to be born in another country. After Dottie finishes her number E. E. Frame, famous producer and director of chorus girls, steps into the spotlight and announces the next number: “A new specialty called the Dee Grable Sisters.” It consists of three girls. They are: Joy Dee (Graf), Doris Lauren (Wallace), and Barbara Grable (Goble). As this act gets under way we see another famous man, Wayne Williams, now called the Second Bach, for his wonderful piano playing. Behind him is James Elwood (Schaffner), the movie idol of millions. This fades away and the last scene slowly appears. It is a large field and we see something strange floating down from the sky. It is Ruth (lightning) Hall, woman parachute jumper. Among those watching are Wilma Bush (Ledyard), elevator operator of the Empire State Building in New York: Ada Goldsmith, opera singer at the Met: and the former Paula Robison, now known as Robbie the Wig Maker. The crystal becomes black. The middle-aged man reaches in his pocket and gives the fortune teller some bills. As he passes through the door into the street a queer smile comes to his face. He chuckles and shakes his head as if to say: What a funny class, what funny things they have accomplished in twenty years. Oh! Well, it wasn’t any more than I expected and I shall now have to change my theory of fortune telling in teaching sociology. Finis

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CLASS HISTORY One beautiful morning in September 1934 there was a mighty rustle and a buzz of excitement heard all over the school. Our class, nineteen in number, had begun our long climb up the ladder of knowledge.. Among those enrolled in the beginner’s class were Patty Canfield, Max Borton, Doris Hale, Lillian Aeschliman, Eldred Frame, Earl D’Lamater and Jack Lester. Doris Wallace entered in the second semester. We are proud to mention that these nine have remained faithful through all the twelve years of school. Miss Young was our teacher the first year. Lavon Laser and Wayne Williams both started with us in the first grade but left only to join us again in Junior-Hi and accompany us through high school. We entered the second grade with a new teacher, Miss Stowell. This year we were glad to have Leonard Morr, Alice Frutchey, Phyllis Best, Carmen Divert, Richard Herzog and Jane Seigel join our ranks. The big event of the year was the operetta, “Cinderella.” The next year found twenty-four third graders under the direction of Miss Tule. This year we welcomed two new students, Wilma Ledyard and Lavoyd Ebersole. We were greeted into the fourth grade the next fall by Miss Longbrake. This year Hal Page, Marjorie Leister, Billy Blake, Eddie Cannon, Gloria Prickett, Barbara Goble, and Jean Cheesbro joined us. For the first time we chose class officers, electing Pat Canfield, Anna-delle Treat, Wilma Ledyard and Earl D’Lamater. One of our dreams came to life the next year as we ascended the stairs to the fifth grade. At this time some of the rural schools were discontinued and we were happy to have James Schaffner, Milton Schaffner, Nina May Ledyard, Paula Robison, Mary Kathryn Wieland, Ar-dith Schaffner, Marvin Nofziger, Dale Opdycke and Harold Cadderette bring the enrollment to a grand total of twenty-two students. Miss Rainsberger was our instructor this year and Doris Hale was our president. The following fall we all met again in the sixth grade with Mr. Stowell as our room teach er. Our new pupils for this year were Mary Ann Baum, Jane Clark, Wilbur Givin, Doyle Brehm, Marvel Russell, Ollie Ryan, Billy VanValkenburg and Clair Sowers. Our president was Paula Robison. Under Mr. Stowell we started a small class newspaper, which we enjoyed very much. The next year was very exciting for it was our first year in Junior High school. It meant changing classes when the bell rang, the privilege to attend assembly programs, and to be in the study hall with the “bigger kids,” besides many other activities. We were thirty-eight strong and in the seventh grade. Our sponsor, Mr. Cummins, helped us through this first year. We remained about the same during the eighth grade. Mr. Reed was our sponsor. Nothing spectacular happened during these two years. At last the next year we were really in Senior High school. The Green Freshies, they called us We felt very sophisticated being able to join the G. R. or the Hi-Y, and felt more at ease with our upper classmen. We had many new friends this year. Lucille Bernath, Ruth Hall, Ada Goldsmith, Joy Graf, Clyde Brasher, and Donald Hills were the ones remaining with us through high school. Our president was Doris Wallace and our sponsor Mr. Gallaway. Next year we took on our new title, Sophomores- Things were kept moving with Mr. Maxwell as our sponsor and Barbara Goble, Jane Clark, Annadelle Treat and Ruth Hall as our class officers. In our Junior year we selected Mrs. Caulkins as our sponsor and Jane Clark, Ardith Schaffner, Annadelle Treat and Barbara Goble as our officers. This year we assembled with thirty-three students. With the help of Mrs. Caulkins we put on the play, “Aunt Tillie Goes To Town.” We were all pleased with the success of it. In the spring we entertained the Seniors to a banquet and dance, the annual highlight of the year. Next fall we assembled for the last time. Only twenty-seven of us but we were eager to make this last year our best. Wayne Williams. Joy Graf, Annadelle Treat, and Lucille Bernath were chosen as class officers. We had the privilege of having Mr. Rich as our advisor and sponsor. The two big events of the year were again our class play, “Poor Dear Edgar,” directed by Mr. Rich, and the Junior-Senior banquet. The banquet this year was different from the usual yearly event. It was a coronation with Paula Robison chosen by the Juniors as queen and James Schaffner as king of the festival. In the late fall Milton Schaffner withdrew to join the Navy. We were both sorry and yet proud to see him go. We also have two other former members of our class in the armed forces, Hal Page and Wilbur Givin. And thus ends our brief twelve years of school and now we are just beginning to realize our motto: “We have reached the hill tops, the mountains are in view.”

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CLASS WILL We, the most honorable members of the Senior Class of 1945, do hereby make our last will and testament, being of superior intelligence and in soundness of body; in the presence of these witnesses, X, Y, Z. Lillian Aeschliman wills her home economic interests to Jean Thompson and her roller skates to Jerry Shmidt. Lucille Bernath wills her sweet smile to Wendell Sutton and her pretty hair to Evelyn Ford. Clyde Brasher wills his deep interest in girls to Dale Knisely and his intelligence to Mildred Double. Max Borton wills his happy-go-lucky ways to Marjorie Fisher and his broad shoulders to John Funk. Patti Canfield wills her dimples to Viola Quillet and her Buick to Les Schaffner. Jane Clark wills her admiration for the Navy to Mary Marks and her eyes to Geraldine Woll-ters. Earl D’Lamater wills his hair style to Cloyce Storrs and his “wolfing” ability to Garald Fether. Dorothy Dull wills her keen sense of humor to Donna Jean Martin and her speaking ability to Luella Raker. Oeland Everingham wills his admiration for the Junior girls to Charles Baker and his singing ability to Arlen Schaffner. Eldered Frame wills his short stature to Hubert Schilt and his curly hair to Jim Rice. Barbara Goble wills her sunny disposition to Helen Borton and her clarinet to Howard Dennis. Ada Goldsmith wills her pretty eyes to James Winzeler and her coyness to Sharon Whaley. Joy Graf wills her red hair to Margaret Krohn and her cheer leading suit to Barbara Garling. Doris Hale wills her little feet to Susan Glover and her dancing ability to Douglas Lichten-wald. Ruth Hall wills her singing ability to Bob Whaley and her slenderness to Mary Lou Graf. Donald Hills wills his Hudson girl friends to James Stewart and his shyness to Richard Alle-man. Lavon Laser wills his giggle to Joan Beaverson and his “wooing” ability to Kenneth Paison. Wilma Ledyard wills her many boy friends to Betty Stockburger and her love for perfume to Ruth Lumbardo. Jack Lester wills his ability to go to sleep in class to Vernon Wolfe and his “noon-hour” chats to Marion Ford. Paula Robison wills her baby smiles to Evelyn Taylor and her deep interest in a steady to Rena Belle Cline. Ardith Schaffner wills her disposition to Imogene Link and her dark hair to Doris Beaverson. James Schaffner wills his love for sports to Frank Sedlar and his smiles to Lowell Thomas. Milton Schaffner wills his arguing ability to Jean Potter and his guitar toRobert Krohn. Annadelle Treat wills her graceful hands to Wanda Borton and her ability to burn the midnight oil to LaVonna Wallace. Doris Wallace wills her flirting ability to Delores Beaverson and her shorthand ability to Lore Taylor. Mary Wieland wills her snappy eyes to Herby Schaffner and her fingernails to Ned Everingham. Wayne Williams wills his waistline to Claire Leininger and his deep interest in girls to Dick Seeley. The Senior Class wills to the Juniors the study hall seats and also the proud honor of being a senior. Done this 23rd day of May, 1645 Room 310, Fayette High School