Greensburg High School - Hi Lites Yearbook (Greensburg, OH)

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CLASS PROPHECY Most class prophets proJect themselves lnto the future by way of happy dreams, crystal balls, rocket shlps, or spllt atoms, but we prefer reallsm so It IS now June 1, 1974 On the twentleth annlversary of the graduatlon of the Class of '54, Pm spendlng the evenlng ln the Cork Stub, hoplng some of the other graduates are celebratmg there also I see that Pm not dlsappolnted for here IS Phil Stone, owner of the club And trylng to keep upwlth hlm IS Norma Keener hls prlvate secretary Seated wlth them are Chlqulta Starkey and Jerry Domokur, who are responslble for the unlque lnterlor decoratlon ln the Cork Stub They have comblned thelr talents and formed an Interlor Dec Qratlon Buslness for themselves When I recelved my program I notlced that top bllllng for tonlght IS the currently popular dance master, Bob Baltrlnlc and Toby Scott, a well known yodeler Toby has Just recently retlred from professlonal baseball As the head walter takes me to my table, I see on the other slde of the room a couple of characters lookmg llke Sherlock Holmes, but lo and behold lt's Dawn LEMOIDC and Ruth Gelb stlll looklng for THE MAN As I follow the walter through the maze of tables I spy Mr and Mrs Gene Clemons She IS the former Diane Roklch Gene IS now Presldent of the Goodyear Tlre and Rubber Co and very proud of hls Wlfe who recentlywon the tltle of Mrs Amerl ca for the second stralght year They were just bubbllng with news about some of the other graduates They say that Phyllls Mlller IS marrled to a Lutheran mlnlster Her And can you lmaglne' Yvonne Klmmel IS Professor of psycho analysls at the Massachusetts Instltute of Tech nology It would be hard to flnd a more imposlng title than that, but Roxana Klttle has come close She just won world recognltion for her dress deslgning Bob Boettler IS busy bendlng pretzels at the Boettler Bends Best Pretzel Co , whlle Jack Bloom IS a research man ln a llpstlck factory I hurrled to my table as the flrst act came on It was the Rolllcklng Rambllng Rollerskaters, featurlng MaryAnn McCortney There goes LOIS Lovelace m buslness for herself I hear Deslgners the world over go to her model mg agency to get models She must be treatlng her top model thls evenlng for wlth her 13 Wllma Johnson Is that Dale Carr I see over there? Why, yes, and lmaglne I was just readlng about hlm ln the paper He won the Indlan apolls Speedway Race ln the atomlc powered car whlch he, hlmself, dBS1gIlEd Wlth hlm are Bob Begert and John Beese lndustrlal englneers They, too, were in the news last week And lt's no wonder' They stralghtened the Leanlng Tower of Plsa The Master of Ceremonles also has hls eyes open for personalltles ln the news He has just lntroduced from among the guests the famed Olymplc star, who just swam the Atlantlc Ocean Why, It s Barbara Hughes, another graduate of our class As the spotllght shlfts to the other side of the room, I see Grace Moore, whose VOICE has raised her to stardom in the Metropolltan At a near by table I see Dlck Wme, now Presldent of the Unlted States, and slttlng wlth hlm are other polltlcal dlgnltarles Fred Neldert, the German lnterpreter to the Unlted Natlons,and Eugene Beane, Secretary of the Treas ury lt's lntermlsslon, so I'll go lnto the lobby Perhaps there'll be someone out there I know Oh, here's someone else out looklng for news Frances Cowger Women's So clety Edltor of the New York Trlbune, taklng advantage of the mtermlsslon to dlscover what the more ellte ln society IS wearlng She shouldn't be dlsappolnted, for there IS Loretta Olenlck, one of the ten best dressed women of the year Accompanylng her IS Shlrley Magrell, who has Just returned from England where she dld all the flower ar rangements for the Coronation Intermlsslon IS over, and Pd better get back to my table As I m worklng my way back who should I meet but Jo Ann Sample, now marrled to Pldge Stevens and stlll worklng as a reglstered nurse She tells me that Emma Morrlson IS head X Ray technlclan at the hospltal She achleved thls posltlon by discovering the vltal lmportance of the appendlx to the abdomlnal area Dean Stewart, a doctor at the same hospltal, has been maklng money rlght and left replaclng the appendlx at half prlce Another of hls patlents IS Patty Overholt, a mllllonalress, who IS al lerglc to money An addltlonal member of the hospltal staff IS Dlck Foxx, who ln hls prlvate 0ff1CB relgns su preme puttlng cotton ln asplrln bottles Our conversatlon was lnterrupted by a commotlon over ln the corner It looks llke the Walters are havlng trouble No, lt's men m whlte coats carrylng off Barry Callesen As we resumed her courageous effort to save the passengers on her plane after lt crashed Across the room I see a table wlth qulte a few of the boys, who were ln our class I belleve I'll go take roll call and see what they are domg these days One of them IS Hayes Austln Our class prophet certalnly made a mls take on Hayes Of all the professlons, he chose sky wrltlng Of course, hls head always was up ln the clouds Hayes' hlgh school buddy, Jack Hefner, surely made a name for hlmself, when he lnvented a new football WhlCh IS easler to klck NECGSSIW was the Mother of thls lnventlon Jack always dld fmd It hard to make the extra polnts dur lng lus hlgh school days Bob Delaney has Just recently returned from an expedltlon ul the Hlmalaya Mountalns, where he dlscovered and captured a dlnosaur I-le's now wrltmg a book about hlS explolts Jack Graves IS on the Mllky Way developmg a new breed of cattle On the slde he ralsed horses and employs hls own prlvate horse den tlst, Gordon Smlth Wllllam Walter IS a d8t8Ct1V6 for Scotland Yard Dave Galley IS a mattress tester ln the Summers Slumbers Softly Mattress Co owned and opera ted by Dan Summers Jack Wylle LS an auctloneer now worklng ln Baghdad As l was leavulg I ran 1Ilt0 Marlene Dorst and Carol Sclmelder, the only two members of the class I hadn't heard about yet Marlene told me that she was the pro prletor of The Dorst Dellcatessen ,and Carol IS worklng at a Jellybean factory pollshmg jellybeans Thus each had found hls place ln the world Twenty three . . 5 . . . 1 . 1 Z l , - y . . . 1 . 1 - Q ., . . - ' ' . ! , - . 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CLASS HISTORY I am the Txger, symbol of the Class of '54 I have fol lowed them through four years of hlgh school, watchmg over them, sharmg thelr Joys, honors, and embarrass ments In 1950 when they were Freshles, I was fed and watered by thelr Advlsors, Mr Ayres and Mr Bolin I plcked Dlck Foxx as Presldent, Dave Galley as Veep Dawn LeMome as Secretary, and Joe Moore as Treasurer At Homecommg I hopped mto atuba and peeked over the rxm so I could see what a cute palr of attendants Dawn LeMome and Tom Mellmger were I was also around glving mstruct1ons when Gene Clemons cast the Freshman vote on Student Councxl Strange thmgs happened that year Durmg a scrlmmage wlth Spr1ngf1eld,some of the Freshmen played, even though they hadn't enough helmets to go around A John Beese started on the field, the person, whom he was replacing, threw him hls helmet Instead of catchmg lt, our valiant Johnny stood there watching it come hurlmg towards hlm Result Johxmy spent the rest of the year slngmg, All IWant For Chrlstmas Is My Two Front Teeth Also that year, Mr Kleckner caught Ruth Gelb and Dawn LeMo1ne m the Library half dressed One mght after school before cheerleading tryouts, they were practlcmg some cheers, and as they were both wearmg rather tlght slurts, they locked the door and belng sensxble gxrls off came the sklrts However, Mr Kleckner curlous about the strange sounds lssumg forth, got h1s key and unlocked the door Result three of the reddest faces ever seen around G H S As a perfect endmg for the year, Mary Ann McCortney was nommated for Strawberry Queen, and to the great Joy of the Class, was chosen Queen Durmg the summer the Class held ap1cn1c at Lake O'Spr1ngs Park After a summer's rest, I was brlght and fresh to steer my Class through its Sophomore year I was helped by the Advlsors, Mr Pence and Mr Vandever Dlck Groves served them well as Presldent, wlth Dave Galley as Veep agam Dawn LeMome wrote the letters and the purse strlngs were turned over to Mary Ann McCortney The Homecommg Queen and Kmgwere attended by two dazzlmg Sophomores, Loretta Olemck and Tom Randall The b1g gest event of the year was the recelving of sweaters and Jackets After much controversy, they chose scarlet and gray as Class colors, and selected the Txger lthat's mel, deslgned by John Rxemenschnelder, as emblem The ayes and nays on the Student Councxl were given by Ruth Gelb and Gene Clemons They chose Norma Keener as Straw berry Queen candxdate, and she, too, was elected Queen The Jumor year started out wlth a bang John Beese was the hard working flrst c1t1zen Ruth Gexb served as h1s understudy, wlth Dawn LeMome keeping the mmutes and Phyllis Mlller d01I'lg the banking Norma Keener, Mary Ann McCortney, and Phyll1s M1ller were hxgh stepping majorettes Homecommg Attendants were two of the most popular Junlors, Ruth Gexb and Bob Begert The rlngs which arrlved on December 4, made fine Christmas pres ents The1r play, That's Our Boy , was presented on May 5 Bob Boettler had the male lead with Ruth Geib Just per fect Ill the part of hls mean little slster The play was dl rected by Mr Pence and Mr Kohler, wlth Carol Schnelder as Student Dlrector Thelr big money makmg prolects were the sale of Frxendshlp Books, a scrap drive, and the sale of OhioSesqu1centenn1a1 llcense plates Several of the boys were mducted mto H1 Y Winner of the d1str1ct Prince of Peace Contest was Ruth Gelb That May was decldedly the most excltmg month of the year To start lt off, three glrls, Velma Barbour,Yvonne Klmmel, and Phyllls Mxller, were xnducted mto the Natlonal Honor Socxety Wxlma Johnson made a stunnmg Strawberry Queen Attendant The Jumor Semor Banquet and Prom was held at Twln Lakes on May 29 Many boys recelved letters 1n varlous sports All m all, It was a very busy year, Just packed w1th fun and good tlmes, thanks to the1rOff1cers, to Loretta Olemck, Dawn LeMo1ne, and Hayes Austm, the Student Councll Rep resentatxves, and to the Advlsors, Mrs Garman, and Mr Vandever A Class p1cn1c was held durlng the summer at Monroe Falls The f1rst week of the Semor year, they chose Dlck Foxx as the fxrst wheel and Jerry Domokur as the second wheel Dawn LeMome kept wrxtmg the mmutes and Phyllis Miller banked more money They also selected Ruth Geib as edltor of the yearbook and Yvonne Kxmmel as her asslst ant The1r Advisors were Mlss Patrlck and Mr Kleckner The Student Counc1lRepresentat1ves were Carol Schnelder, Phyllxs M1ller, Jerry Domokur, and Jack Bloom Passmg the p1gsk1n were Hayes Austm, Bob Begert, and Jack Bloom, fCapta1nsJ, Bob Baltrmlc, Gene Beane, John Beese, Gene Clemons, Jerry Domokur, Dlck Fon, Dave Galley, Jack Hefner, Gordon Smlth, Ph1l Stone, and Jack Wylle The three CRPCRIIIS along wlth Jack Hefner and Gene Beane made the All County Team Jack Hefner recexved the most valuable player award Phyll1s Mlller was Drum Majorette whlle Norma Keener and Mary Ann McCortney were the stars of the lme Thelr Homecommg Queen was Chxqulta Starkey and the Kmg was Gene Clemons They were crowned by Mary Ann Mc Cortney and Jerry Domokur, and attended by Loretta Olemck and Hayes Austm The Semor Play was Meet Corl1ss Archer Ruth Ge1b played Corl1ss w1th John Beese as the young man wxth the volce , Dexter Franklm Mr Guess dlrected the play Afterward the class attended a party gxven by Barbara Hughes The H1 Y elected Ruth Gelb as thelr Queen for the All C1ty H1 Y Dance held on November 24 Busy makmg baskets for the team were Jack Bloom and Dean Stewart, fCapta1nsl, Gene Clemons, Dave Galley, Fred Neldert, Ph1l Stone, and Dlck W1ne Jack Bloom made the All County Team and was the highest scorer 1n Summit County The Class held a Sweet heart Dance on February 12 The ent1re school voted for the most popular boy and glrl from a 11st selected by the Seniors The wmners were Ruth Gexb and Jack Bloom H1 L1te Queen was RuthGe1b Dawn LeMome was Crowner and Norma Keener was Crown Bearer The Attendants W e re Mary Ann McCortney, Frances Cowger, Wllma Johnson and Dxane Roluch Escorts were Hayes Austm, Bob Begert, Gene Clemons, Jack Hefner, Ph1l Stone,D1ck Wme, and Jack Wylle The dance was held on March 13 Commencement speakers were John Beese, Dawn LeMo1ne, and Yvonne Klmmel Runmng and h1gh1umping were Hayes Austm, Gene Beane, Bob Begert, Jack Bloom, Jerry Domokur, Dick Foxx, Jack Hefner, and Dick Wme Pltch ing and battlng were Bob Baltrinxc, Barry Callesen, Bob Delaney, Toby Scott, Gordon Smith, Dean Stewart, Ph1l Stone, and Dlck Wme Baccalaureate services were held on May 30, and on June 1, the Class met for the last time to present their Commencement Program I wiped a large tear from my eye as Iwatched each member go h1s individual way, but I reallzed that as the emblem of the Class of '54, Iwould ever be remembered Twenty two 0 - 0 ' Q - . . . . . . 9 . . . . . . . . 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last will anh Testament Artlcle I Sectxon I We the Class of 54 bemg of strong mmd and sound body who have achxeved our ultxmate goal graduatxon do declare thls to be our last w1ll and testament Sectxon II We bequeath to the Jumors our Baccalaureate and Commencement programs and our Sen1or year w1th all the fun and hard work that comes wxth lt To the Sophomores we bequeath our bramstorms for makmg money a.nd all our left over crepe paper from our dances To the Freshmen we bequeath all our records m athlettcs and otherw1se w1th the thought that they st1ll have three years Ll'1 wh1ch to attempt to break them To our advlsors we bequeath the hope that the attendance record w1ll be easler to check next year And to the other members of the faculty we bequeath the severe homework asslgnments that they gave us ln the flrst place Artlcle Il Loretta Olemck bequeaths her good tlme m hlgh school to anyone who can have as much fun as she dxd Dean Stewart bequeaths hxs 41 Chevy to Dxck Stevens and hopes he wxll take good care of It Patty Overholt bequeaths her ablllty to be absent all the t1me to anyone who thxnks they can f11l the b1ll Hayes Austm bequeaths h1s football ab1l1ty to Dave Topper Velma Barbour and Wtlma Johnson bequeath the task of workmg m the stockroom to a.nyone who can stand the stram Jack Bloom bequeaths the ab1l1ty not to have a date m four years of h1gh school to someone who IS ln telhgent enough to accomplxsh the feat Jack Wylie bequeaths h1s Plymouth to anyone who can drxve xt wlthout wreckmg lt Shirley Magrell bequeaths her gxggles especxally ln study hall to Ethel Goodman Dxck Fon says he has nothmg to leave and wxshes someone would leave htm somethmg Lols Lovelace bequeaths her seat m study hall 8th perxod to a.nyone who can have as much fmm as she d1d Mary Ann McCort.ney and Norma Keener bequeath thelr sxx years of frxendshxp a.nd two years bemg mayor ettes to June Sockwell and Pat Newcomb and hope they w1ll have as much fun ln those years as they d1d Dlck Wme bequeaths h1s ' 39 Chrysler to anyone who can afford to buy msurance for It Fred Neldert and Jack Graves bequeath thelr mxllung cows, to Sleepy Romesburg 1f he can get up that early Chxqulta Starkey bequeaths the thnll of bemg I-Iomecomxng Queen to the next lucky gxrl Roxana Kxttle bequeaths to anyone the posltxon of stockroom glrl and suggests that they have a good mem ory, a pau' of boxmg gloves a.nd a hearmg a1d to asslst them Barry Callesen bequeaths h1s 37 Buick to B111 Landalls U1 hopes that he can afford to put 011 and gas 1n It Marlene Dorst bequeaths her ab1l1ty to be present every day of school 1n her Sen1or year to any unlucky v1ct1m who can stand lt and stxll rema1n at least half sane Gene Beane bequeaths all of Mr Clarke s classes to anyone who ll take em and hup em Yvonne Kxmmel bequeaths the art to aggravate Mr Guess to whomever 13 brave enough to try xt Dan Summers bequeaths hxs ducktall halrcut to Wmdy Keller and Larry Loan Carol Schneider wants to keep everythmg worth w1ll1ng and anyone can have what's left Dale Carr bequeaths to Tom York lus ab1l1ty to get expelled and miss more school than he does rum, four . , . . . . ' 1 7 1 1 9 ' , - 1 y . , . . . 7 1 ' , . . . . . H H . , - , . . , . . . . . . n u I v