Holmes Liberty High School - Oriole Yearbook (Bucyrus, OH)

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Leavxng Marlon we saw ourselves travellng through the brg town of Oceola Ohlo As we dr1ve through Oceola we not1ced a famlllar narne on a mall box Robert Franklln Cress We stopped and as we wamted for someone to answer the door we saw four llttle chlldren wxth red ha1r and two wxth black halr lookxng out the wrndow The door opened and there stood Polly McFarland now Mrs Cress she proudly mformed us that the six chxldren all boys were her famxly She always had sazd she loved chxl dren Polly told us that Bob was manager of the sectlon crew on the Pennsylvama Rall road at Bucyrus We soon left Polly s home to look up Robert Lyons another classmate qulte a success at farmmg We found Bob 1n the barn busy teachlng h1s small son ho ff to do chores As he recounted to us some of h1s past experlences we came to the con clus1on that he was quzte interested 1n church affazrs I-le was stlll a member of the Male Chorus m Bucyrus Learnxng from Bob where John Johnson was located we went calllng on hu John had become a preacher at the E U B Church He also was drxvxng race horses something he had wanted to do slnce a small boy The crystal seemed to be growmg very cloudy and after a last hasty glance we declded we had better get out of the fortune teller s off1ce before he returned We felt qulte sat1sf1ed and happy after lookmg at the futures of the class of 1949 Z3 As we drove up to the Lyon's big farm, we could see that he must have made

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PROPHECY Last summer durmg a trlp to Calxforma my frzend and I stayed one mght rn a small Mxd Western town To pass away the evenmg we bought a local paper and ln found the advertzsement of a fortune teller Being eager for unusual excxtement we declded to mvestmgate Arr1v1ng at the fortune teller we found a notxce on the door whlch read Out for the evemng Our cur1os1ty however overruled our cautlon and we trled the door lt was open and there on a table ln the mlddle of the room was the crystal ball We couldn t help taklng a long look into 1ts clear depths As we gazed mto the mysterlous ball we saw many thxngs pass before our eyes Gradually we realzzed we were lookmg 1nto the futures of the members of Holmes Lxberty Class of 49 Lookmg deeper we saw that the year 1959 was just commg m and a party was m full swmg at Graham s Restaurant located on Euclld Avenue Cleveland Oluo We saw ourselves bemg greeted at the door wzth a hearty handshake of Chuck Graham the proprietor He 1nv1ted us to stay for the New Year s Party Among the guests were some of our old classmates who had become very famous One of these was Joel F Sponseller president of the Cleveland Indians After chatting a whlle we found places at a table and whale lookmg at the menu an othe of our fellow classmates came to walt on us lt was none other than Dolores Mrller She told us that she was now the head hostess at Graham s Restaurant Gazmg farther into the crystal ball we saw another classmate Lors Stetzer also 11v1ng ln Cleveland She had recently been promoted to the posmtlon of head nurse m the Cleveland Veteran s hospxtal and seemed to enjoy very much takmg care of the veterans We next saw ourselves leavmg the hospital and catchmg a tra1n to New York We left the tram at Grand Central Statxon and were lookmg for a taxx when we heard a famll 1ar voxce call1ng our names Turmng around we saw our fr1end Helen Scheffler who offered us a r1de We gladly accepted and as we rode down F1fth Avenue she told us that she was now a receptlomst xn New York s fmest mterxor decoratxng company She said she had a surprxse for us and asked us to go along to her place of busmess We gladly accepted the 1nv1tat1on As she stopped her car we saw on the store front Steiner Inter1or Decoratmg Company lnsxde we were really surprxsed for there we found Vlolet actually domg the tlnng she had always spoken of wantmg to do while ln hxgh school Vlolet xnvlted us to dmner at the Waldorf Astor1a Durxng the style show we had an portunlty to greet Arbutus McCall1ster who was modelmg a gorgeous weddmg gown The crystal was changing agam and as the vxsxon cleared we seemed to be entering the B1g Pup Dog Food Corporat1on Company What a name We thought our eyes were playxng trlcks for on the door mt read Charles Yaussy Owner It couldn t possibly be our Chuck owner of thxs company mn Marlon Ohxo but mt was As We entered the off1ce we were greeted by the prlvate secretary Leona Kalb It was the same frlendly Leona we had known back m school she hadn t changed a brt Whxle talking to Charles we found that he had dec1ded that bemg the owner of thls company was more profxtable than belng a math teacher Whxle we were ln Marxon we found ourselves gomg roller skatmg As we entered the skatmg rmk we saw Lofs Sch1eber doxng a fancy back skate routme Chattlng w1th Loxs we found that she was the xnstructor here and had made quxte a success of it ZZ I - - it . . l . . . C . . -, ' :A ' Il ' ' - 7 ' I I , . . . I u . , . . , . . . . . I I I . . . , . , . I . i . U I I , . . . . ' ' I I ' I . . . .. . , . , , s . . ,, . . ' I . op- en ' ' ll I . . . -t n u . I I I ' an so ' ' ' ' . ' V 1 u I - I I ' . . . . . . I ' I . , .

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SENIOR CLASS WILL We the underslgned the members of the Class of 1949 of Holmes Llberty I-hgh School Township of Holmes County of Crawford State of Ohxo mn the Umted States of Arnerxca bemg mn good health of body and sound state of mmd and memory we hopej and belng desxrous of settlmg our worldly affalrs whlle we have yet the strength and capacxty do make and pubhsh thxs our last will and testament hereby revokmg and makmg vo1d all former wxlls by us at any tlme heretofore made ARTICLE I Fxrstly We do glve and bequeath unto our worthy underclassmates the Jumors the respects due to Semors and all our worldly possesslons mcludxng some heated d1s cussxons ln Soczal Lzie the actmg out and trying to read and understand Shakespeare and the back seats of the audxtormum Secondly We do gwe to the oncomzng Jumors our insatiable appetlte for eatmg ice crearn and makmg any mlstakes they wxsh the brains to plan a good banquet also per mlsslon to make whatever they want to In the Chemistry Laboratory Thxrdly We leave to the dear Freshxes thas motto whxch they probably have prac tlced alreadyj Never allow your studylng to interfere wlth your pleasures you can get a better education by havmg one date than by reading three books Fourthly We leave to the Exghth Graders thzs sound advice next year you may be able to rlde right through Latin but don t try to do it on a pony an automoblle IS more modern Fzfthly We bestow upon the Seventh Graders the honor of almost but not qulte bemg members of Holmes Liberty Hlgh School Sxxthly We w11l to the school board members of Holmes Llberty School Dlstrlct the promlse of a new school wzth an msxde playground for the lower grades a ra1se m salary and all our good nature fPut It to good use as It costs money too Seventhly To the bus drlvers new jet propelled busses that have no gears to str1p and whxch are guaranteed not to back down hill They will be completely equipped w1t.h a radio heaters that produce heat and a hand that automatlcally Jurnps out and grabs any car that mxght go past whxle the bus IS stopped ARTICLE II To the members of the Faculty we will as follows Mr Gettys New Soclal Llie books equxpped with funny books to keep the students wxde eyed and awake Mr Heft An answer book wlth the rlght answers new blackboards and a good supply of chalk Mr Donnenwxrth A box of aspxrm new names for possible Commencement speakers and another Semor Class as good as this year s xf posszble F1nally a dozen basketballs quaranteed never to mlss the basket 24 1 1 ' 1 ' 1 1 . 1 1 1 . . . -.. ' , 1 1 ' . . . . . . 1 1 1 1 ' u gg 1 'Q n K s . H . . . 1 . . . ,, 1 ' ' -.. : . - - ' g 1 1 1 1 I -- , , . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 ' I ,- . . . -- . . . . . . 1 p I ' -- ' - I -- , I -.. ' , . , c. . yy .