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

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Class History In the fall of 1938, we began our first year of school at Holmes-Liberty. The beginning of the year was sad for some of us who cried because we were homesick. However, our teacher, Miss Jessie Shoaf, soon helped us to overcome this. Our second year of school was more fun, especially when all the girls crawled out of the second grade windows. If only some of us hadn't been caught by our teacher, Liss Doris Greenf In the third grade it seemed as though our teacher, Miss Belva Clary, was always catching some of us cheating in spelling. Ah, yes, we had a hard life!! As we proceeded into the fourth, fifth, and sixth grades, thinking that now we were :much bigger since we had some new subjects to take and three teachers for those subjects. Our instructors were Miss Jean Kinney, Miss Catherine Dodds, and Mr. I. W. Ulrner, When we entered junior high school, we found many new and exciting things to observe. We especially enjoyed the parties which were held after school. Few of us wanted to study very ha rd when the re were so many inte resting things to watch and do. Stepping up into the freshrnan class was thrilling. Suffering torture at the hands of the seniors during initiation was the only bad thing we had to endure this year. We stepped out and enjoyed ourselves thoroughly at the Sweetheart Party and other high school parties that we were now permitted to attend. A year later, we were sophomores. This year we could laugh at the freshmen. With the help of our advisor, Mr, Donnenwirth, we sponsored a Sophomore Hop , the one' sime -formal dance of the year. This year three girls from our class were made rnembers of the girls' triple trio. A During our junior year, we were as busy as bees selling ice creamgand greeting cards to make enough money to give the seniors a banquet. After some arguing over style, we chose our class rings: a few of these rings are still being worn by the people who purchased them! We thought it was fun to present the class play, Don't Take My Penny. This provided us with the wxperience of being actors for a short while. In April the Junior-Senior Banquet was held at the Harding Hotel in Marion, Ohio. According to custom, the girls wore formals: this provided a colorful and dressed- up atmosphere for the dinner and dance. At last weare at the end of our school journey. Last fall we were kept busy pre- paring for the senior class play, Seventeen is Terrific which was presented on Nov- ember l8. Another big event of the year was the trip to Tiffin to have individual pictures taken. The year also brought forth a long and loud discussion about the selection of commencement speakers and announcements, but eventually we came to a decition. The annual banquet for juniors and seniors permitted the girls to don their formals once again, and we regretted that this was our last function of this nature.V Now that we have ended our twelve years of schooling, we are sad to leave H.L.H.S. but there are so rnany happy times that we shall never be able to erase from our minds. 17

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RANDALL SPIEGEL He ,wants us to think he is awfully shy. But he's really not, wanna know why? Glee Club - l, Z President - 3, 4 Choir - Z, 3, 4 Reserve Basketball - l Varsity - Z, 3. 4 Varsity H - Z, 3 President - 4 Baseball - 2, 3, 4 LESTER sn,-,E Band - 1' Z- 4 ARTHUR STEIGER native. quid and an I il he: T1'6Ck - 3. 4 Backward and cautious, kind and serene with H sem, d hunml, as une as an be .- student Council ' 2 A finer gentleman will never be seen, F' F' A. , I ' Class President - 3 F. F. AL - 1, z, 3 'rriasurer - 4 Buehu - 3. 4 Class Play - 3- 4 Glu Club - 1.2, 3, 4 Library-4 A F. F. A. -1.2.3.4 Book Rqnir .4 varsity H - 3 4 4-H - l, Z President - 3 Baseball M,,m,ger . 4 ' 0053202 ' 3. 4 Class President - I, 4 Ammnl SMH ' 4 Stage hhnager - 4 Brass Quartette - 4 HEIEN TSCHANEN MISL CHARLES SPIEGEL W Che who likes arguments great and small: Class Advisor Students and teachers !ill them all. F,H.A.-l,Z,3,4 G. A. A. - 1, Z President - 3 Student Council - 4 Softball Team - 2, 3, 4 Glee Club -1, Z, 3, 4 Track - Z Cheerleader - 3, 4 Class Play - 3, 4 I6

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Class Prophecy After twenty -five years just about anything can be changed, I have found that out. The other day was the reunion of the Class of 1950 of Holmes-Liberty. It was held at Lake Spore, just beyond the rapidly growing town of Holmes -Liberty. As I was bringing my picnic basket to the table, I heard the familiar laugh of ---- well, it sounded like Gene Rumery. I turned around to find him entertaining the small ones. Being quite surprised to find him playing with children, I asked what he had been doing in the past years. I-Ie replied that he was working with the NBC radio as a comedian, and that he was going to sponsor a Chi1dren's Hour wlth himself as star. Looking at the small children, I saw a little glrl about eleven years old hanging on to her mother's hand. I walked over to the woman and tapped her on the shoulder. Peggy Fisher is the proud mother of the little black-haired girl. Peggy ls married to Ronald Bear now, and they have a son that is entering college this fall. Speaking of college, Peggy also told me that Ronnie Jr. is entering Yale.and wants to be an athletic instructor like the famous Helen Tschanen. Helen has been there for some years now. She has taken her football team to the Orange Bowl for several years. We always knew she had it in her. By some chance, Helen has been taking her team to the games by airplane. In her many flights, she has had Arthur Steiger for the pilot. I-Ie is the head pilot for the American Airlines. After talking to Peggy for awhile. I left her. as I saw another one of our happy-go-lucky classmates. It seems he had just told one of his best corny jokes. Carl Farrow looked the san: afttrBl Intl! years of teaching history at Vassar College for Women. He has grown a mustache and has the attractive goatee which he started when he was a senior in high school. From the conversation with Carl, I found that his old Brandywine neighbor, Joyce Pfleiderer, is run- ning a soda parlor next to the Graetz In Foulk Drug Store. He tells me, also, that she has her two oldest daughters as the lovely waitresses. I walked away from Carl, and as I did so, Ihad to blink my eyes to see if I was 'seeing what Ithought I saw. The small group in my vision showed the three girls that seemed to like to have fun under any condition when in school. Yes, it was Janet Gossman, Joyce Hawkins, and Patti Damschroder, They were, as usual, laughing. Joyce was telling her experiences as chief riding instructor at the Kennedy Riding Academy. She and her husband have done well for themselves, and are well known all over the country for their beautiful horses. Ianet and Patti stood quietly by as Joyce told of her doings. As I turned to them, I noticed that they were wearing the latest hair arrangements. Seeing that reminded me that the two girls were going to be hair stylists, and I asked if they had gone on with the plans that they had made when In school. They told me that these girls were with the Powers Modeling Agency as hair stylists. and that they were soon to go to Paris to do some work there. During our huge but delightful picnic dinner, Jerry I-Iatcher's voice boomed above the others ln hilarious laughter. Asking Jerry where he had been hiding, he replied that he was Assistant Coimty Agent in Marion County. He is living in the Mt. Zion district with his wife and two children, both the very image of Jerry, Jerry told me that his buddy of school days, Randy Spiegel, was now with the Metropolitan Opera Company. He is now starring in his own creation, Lovely Woman. Sitting across the table was the class's big business woman. Donna Frost ls now the sixth vice - president of the I. I. Newberry Company. Donna started working at the store in Bucyrus when she was a sophomore in school. Her husband ls the first vice-president of the store. As we pushed ourselves away from the table and gathered into the familiar circle, as we did in our socal life class years ago. I saw the class's girl of giggles , Marilyn Aurand. She was busy talking. as usual, but It was business this time. From the conversation, I gather that Marilyn is successfully operating a driving school. and Is campaigning for the state safety director. I wonder how she'll make out? Her driving school is located in the building owned and operated by the Sipe boys. Gerald and Lester seem to be doing very well for themselves. Their specialty appears to be body repairs. Glancing around the huge circle, I saw another old friend, Mary Helen Linn, and a charming little black haired girl. Mary Helen and her granddaughter are on a television show these days. In fact, lt seems they star on several programs a week. Nice going, you twof Mary's husband is retiring this year, at least Mary says that plans have been made to that effect. ILet's all go on television.j The subject of good movies was brought up. Movies, I say. Does anyone know if Bob McDowell ever reached the starring role in any of the westerns? He had an ambition to take up Roy Rogers' job. The last Bob had written tc anyone was when he had a small part in a cowboy thriller. It seems that ne must be making good, or he wouldn't be buying huge ranches. Or maybe he thinks that will win him fame. Speaking of ranches, they tell me that Bob Sand has bought a lovely ranch in the midwest. He ls the typical farmer with his jet-propelled tractor and his beautiful gold airplane. He hasn't driven a car since about eight years ago when they went out of style. A stranger, tall and lanky, came over to the group. It was Glenn Cobb. He still is the same laughing Glenn. only he is now the preacher at the Harmony Church. He told us he has been there for about fifteen years, and is doing fine. A roar of a truck took our attention away from our gay conversation. The truck belonged to the Daily Dozen Twenty-Four Hour Dry Cleaning Service. The door opened, and who should step out but Myron Campbell. He is the delivery boy there. We all were accounted for now except Evelyn Miller. Wondering where our shy. brilliant classmate was, I asked the group. They replied that she is running a general store at Spore. l-ler business is boom- ing and it is very obvious, as she is spending her spare time in Texas. It has been rumored that she has a big interest down there. Now that I've located all my dear classmates. I may go back to my iob at the Bureau of Vital Statls' tics and feel at rest. It's my job to know where people are and what they are ooing, but I slipped up ox. these people. And was my face red when Mrs. Charles Spiegel wrote to find out where her old class had disappeared.to, and I dldn't have the goods. But my conscience is clear now since I have found my old classmates of l950. I8