Hamilton High School - Review Yearbook (Hamilton, OH)

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Class History Just about three years ago we, the class of 1941, first entered the halls of Hamilton High School. We were a pretty terrified lot, what with being afraid of the upperclassmen and wonder- ing what high school was all about. For a short while our devotion was still mainly to the junior high schools from which we had come, but in less than a month we all realized that now we were really senior highschool students and were glad of it. That autumn we witnessed our first football game as bonifide members of H. H. S. Also we were inducted by our superiors, l?J the juniors andseniors fvia the water fountain and walking-- down--High--Street--in--stocking feet methodsl . Well it seemed that classes must have officers, so we decided that we wanted to be led by Glen Kessler. Bill Shank was our vice-president and Bob Kuenzel our secretary-treasurer. In April we corralled the gang in the gym and had a swell time at our first class project, the sophomore party. Came spring and then summer. We packed away our textbooks, bade the seniors of '39 sad adieu and merrily set offforC600Jindividualvacations. Three months later we returned to take on the important title of juniors. It was hard to believe we were no longer sophomores, but we were glad to be back at the old institution again, and besides, as juniors, we had gained additional prestige. Saddened by the news that war had broken out across the ocean, we all sang with renewed vigor 'God Bless America.' An innova- tion in our routine was the introduc- tion of the supervised study plan which meant staying until three o'clock. We were also saying 'Good Morning' to anew chief, for our biology teacher, Mr. Fry, had risen to the position of principal, our former principal, Mr. White, having been promoted to the of'- fice of superintendent. In our second election we moved Bill Shank up to the presidency. We brought in the feminine influence by electing Mary Morris Taylor vice president and Mary Elwell secreta.ry. Bob Kuenzel was again made chief guard of finances. Junior year meant more football and basketball games along with the junior dance ------ the junior play, 'The Late Christopher Bean.' In the merry month of May, all the lads andlasses donned frills and flowers to make the junior formal a great success. Remember how proud we were that year to be able to hear the First Lady of the Land, Mrs. Roosevelt, when she lectured at H. H. S.? In September, we returned for our final nine months of being educated-- and a deluge of campaign literature. By October, most of the sun tans had bleached, freckles were disappearing, and U. S. History books were becoming familiar objects. Portable radios abounded as we tuned in to hear the Cincinnati Reds win the World Series. We celebrated by having one grand time at the senior dance. In November the Honor Society donned overalls and straw hats and went rustic at the hay ride at Handle Bar Ranch. After laughing heartily at the junior play, we staged our own, 'The Whole Town's Talking. Several of our members also displayed histrionic ability in the Student Council opus 'June Mad. In April, the History Club presented Mlle. Eve Curie, who proved a rare treat. Now in May we are thinking seriously about this business of being graduated. Along with all the gaiety of Class Night, Commencement, and Baccalaureate, there may be a tinge of the sad, because going out into the world is different than carrying books about the halls of H.H.S. We may never be all together again as a class, but we shall always have these grand memories of the wonder- ful three years spent at Hamilton High School.

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. SENIOR SENATE lst Row-Elaine Seegers, Dorothy Reece, Vivian Case, Dorothada McGuire, Ruth Glindmeier, Eileen Stevenson, Dorothy Bieman, Joan Ott, Pauline Hurm, Jeanne Dilg, Karol Pugh. 2nd Row-Helen Montgomery, Mary Elwell, Dorothy Leyrer, Mildred Hoskins, Jean Wood, Bob Harding, Bob Burns, 3rd Row-Don Barger, Don Vorhis, Clif Kern, Bob Lacker, Alvie Cornett, Bob Furginson, Bob Kuenzel, Joe Marcum, Jack Howard, Les Koehler. Not in picture ---- Jack Carr, Mary Dolf, John Stone, Eileen Stevenson, Marian Swart, Frieda Weaver. Senior Class Play- NTHE WHOLE TOWN'S TALKING' Class of A 19 4 l Class Colors--Green k Gold Senior Class Officers President lst Semester-Bob Furginson 2nd Semester---Bob Kuenzel Secretary ------- Joe Marcum Treasurer- ---Les Koehler Class Advisers Miss Fleeta Rawling Mr. Christ Geckeler Mr- John Holden Miss Mary Heck Annie --------- Hattie Simmons Taxi Driver--- Henry Simmons- Ethel Simmons- Roger Shields- Chester Binney ---Sarah Dister Cora C. Jameson Eugene Campbell --Joseph Marcum Betty Jane Kern ----Ray Colwell --Alvie Cornett Sally Otis ------ Lila Wilson ----- Ruth ------------ Jane ------------ Mrs. Jackson ---- Donald Swift ---- Lettie Lythe ---- Lola Verle Inloes -----Pauline Hurm -------Zella Bond ---Mary Lou Ellis --Eleanor Parsons ------David Sloan -Jeanne Henninger STAFF Business Manager ---- Arlie Melton Tickets ....... Dorothy Leyrer Stage Manager ' B0b Skillman Electrician---Aaron Loughead PPOPQFCY MEP---Walter Leadhettef Prompters ---- Maribel Andrews Program -------------- Earl Bruner Mary Lou Leist Publicity --------- Kenneth Wilder Head Usher -------- Ivo Binder Director--Miss Mary E. Stephenson

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With showering sparks , Class Prophecy and a mighty urge, the rocket ship .T'...'T'. took off from Fitz- patrick field, but we -- relaxed nonchalantly in our seats for this was ti 000 Q S lg!! 4' ...W the year of 1960 and we were quite used to such a revolutionary mode of transportation. Besides, it was the month we had chosen to contact again all our old school- mates and our minds were occupied with the problem. It didn't take long to rediscover these chums, for the de- lightful custom of air hostesses was still prevalent and petite Irene Landis and Marjorie Dedrick came rushing up to greet us. 'But have you seen' the control men? they asked gleefully. We hadn't, although Marc Welliver and Ray Blevins didn't surprise us--much! Seeing that we were settled comfort- ably in Petty's Plush Seats, the hostesses left us to our television set X' l, which Aaron Loughead ' and Hilmur Saffell f ,117 had recently improved. Hunting old grads didn't seem hard at all, for before us flashed the vision of Bob Furginson reading the announcement for Zink's 'Real-Test Dairy Pro- ducts . Then actors W Paul Myron, Lola 1111095 ll' Murilyn Custer, Mary ' Dolf, Bill Winn, andJoan Smith took over, presenting a serial by Warren Cornett called 'Poor Butter- fly or They Clipped her Wings. Dave Sloan was master of ceremonies for the Burinskas' Melody Horn starring Bob Burns and his Wahooka, a very weird Q Jeanne Sprain l'l, lr ins trument. and Marian Cook made television a def- inite improvement, too. The news broadcast fr. by Bob Owen brought the informa- 5 tion that the Antenen-Hahn ex- pedi- tion had reached Mars. As g Larry Hynes, and George Young, Hist- orians on theexpedition put it, 'This is the greatest moment since Columbus discovered America! -un..un.-uniun...uu1.m-uu-.m..nn.-m..- 1 1 1 -. 1 .. 1 -. --- Switching our dial for variety, we picked up Ira Gould's orche- stra starring suchhome tal- Z ent as Elmer Weiss, Jay Gil- X more, Jack Carr, Jennings 4 f Hacker,Lester Koehler, Bill ' Jones, EdwardHoltzc1aw, and Jim Stewart. This was surely Hamilton night on the radio. Next, the newspaper furnished addi- tional information. Grad hunting was good, for in Schuler's 'Journal' we foundNancy Iske's Broadway column, Pauline Hurm's recipe page, and Dorothy Walke's column on hair styles. Patty Holiday's art review discussed Alice Watson's latest piece of sculpture, a bust of Mary Elwell, Dean of Patrica Smi'th's Seminary for Women. The rel- ative merits of Eugene Campbell and Elaine York as commercial illustrators were also taken up. In John Spangler's Washington Column we found the record -of a Denham- Asher debate 3 which had taken place in Congress. Speaker of Shank could it. As the election was the House not quell coming up, Jeanne O'Brien and Freida Weaver took the opportunity to point out how superior their party's candi- dates, Mary Taylor and Joan Parker would be as they combined beauty and intelligence. Senator Vorhis, a misogynist, testily complained that women EE were taking over the government. Even in his home town, he de- clared, Anna Benson and Vivian Gase sat on the council, though Clif Kern was still mayor. On the sport's page, Rudell Fugate was rhapsodizing over the Red's new rookie pitchers, Bill Patter- son and Don Kersteiner, and their prospective catchers, Waford Smith and Carlos Standa- fer. Tennis stars, Dick Hardin 9 and Dorothy Leyrer, also made headlines, but Lois Scott chose to swim to glory in the National Aquatic meet.