Gratis High School - Blue Gold Yearbook (Gratis, OH)

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'cuass HISTORY, Q, In 1936, five of the graduating fifteen started in the first grade under the supervision of Miss Bourne. These were Eileen Burnett, Patsy Heller,Janet Blone,Robert Boomershine, and Peggy Swartz. After the first semester we acquired a new pupil, James Buehner, who had come here from Lewisburg. We had a fine Toy Band--well, at least we thought so. Mrs. Fulkerson was our second grade teacher. Did she give us a tough time! Jo Ann Elkenberry, Charlotte Hayes, and Kay Pombles, shared our hardships starting with the third grade. The same year that carefree lad, Clifford Elam, made it hot for the teachers. While we were in the fourth grade, we participated in a May Day program which was given in the Town Hall. The next year we were all very happy when Miss Ada took us down to watch the new gym that was being con- structed. To celebrate its completion, an operetta was given by the first six grades. The fifth graders were 'windmills' Cin spirit onlyi. That was the year that Berle Howard en- tered to make our class the largest in the school. Mr. Lucas made the time pass quickly by telling about his college ex- perlences. In the sixth grade, Miss Kurtz tried to improve our character. Whether she succeeded or not is still doubt- ful. By the time we arrived in the seventh grade, Irma Dun- cll, Juanita O'Ban1on, and Earl Sloan had joined our clan. We had so many teachers in the eighth grade that we couldn't count them. First, there was Miss VanHorne, who decided lafter a few months with usl that a life of a Wave would be easier. Next, came Mrs. Bushong, Mr. Thompson, and nearly a dozen more that we can't recall. what cocky freshmen we were! But we soon realized that being in high school wasn't as dazzling as we thought it would be. For some reason or other, hardly anything was accomplished that year, all we did was write descriptions of every type of airplane imaginable. Tlme flies, and we soon advanced to be sophomores of the highest caliber. We got the bralny idea of checking hats and coats at the Farm Bureau banquet. About five hundred hangers were gathered, and only two coats were checked the whole evening. lncidentally, one of the coats belonged to that renowned poet, Barton Reese Pogue, who tipped us a quarter. A dejectsd group of pupils came to school the next morning and resolved never to check coats and hats again. when school began in our junior year, Wilma Wilson joined our class to make a total of fourteen. Speaking of hard work, we soon learned what the definition was. We served at basketball games, gave a play entitled 'Come Rain or Sh1ne', and worked like dogs to put over the Junior-Senior reception at the Miami Hotel in Dayton. At the time it seemed like work, but now we look back and laugh about the problems that confronted us. Gordon Jones and Jerry Johnson came in the senior year to raise the male por- tion. Our senior Halloween party was held about a week be- fore the appropriate time, but everyone had a fine time any- way. We all tustled with 'The Tragedy of Macbeth' ln Shakes- peare, wrote autobiographies, gave speeches, wrote essays, and we gave a senior class play. We also endeavored to out- do our predecessors with our work on the school paper .and the Blue-Gold Annual. Commencement was the most important event of the year, and we made great plans for the occasion. Quite an argument was waged over our attire, but finally we agreed on the cos- tumes that you now see. At one time, we thought we would have to appear in coveralls. The class officers of our B - icr Class were as follows: Janet Slone, Pres., Patsy Heller, Vice-Pres., Gordon Jones, Sec., Eileen Burnett, Tres. p Now that the termination of our school life is close at hand,we are anxiously looking forward to making our own liv- ings and acquiring new friends. But wherever we may go, we will never forget the teachers, friends, and classmates that made our school experiences the richest that we shall ever have the opportunity to enjoy.

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