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

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Seadafadaaa Wdatcwq One eventful day in September 1940, thirty-four of us, scared, happy, or resigned, started our school days at Holmes-Liberty. Miss Jessie Shoaf had a big job teaching us not only the three R's but the beginnings of good citizenship. Miss Doris Green was our second grade advisor while Miss Belva Clary led us through our third year of school. In the fourth grade Mrs. Daryl Gatchell was our patient teacher, Mrs. Robert Cook was our fifth grade instructor, and in the sixth grade, we had our first man teacher, Mr. Ulmer. On reaching the seventh grade, our first thought was, Now half of our school years are over. With the added responsibilities of electing class officers and having class parties, we felt that we were really growing up. In the fall of '49 thirty-three members moved into the freshmen class. We had look- ed forward to the time when we could join the various clubs and participate in the dif- ferent sports, but one thing that we dreaded was initiation. Soon, however, this was over. and much to our surprise, it hadn't been so bad. We were now full-fledged members of the high school. As Sophomores we could look down on the freshmen and laugh at them. We now had a large number of our group represented in the different sports, band, choir, and other organizations. We had twenty-five members in our class and all helped plan the big event of the year, the Sophomore Hop. With twenty -five members and Mr. Opfer as advisor, we began our Junior year at H-L. We found many ways to earn money for our treasury: selling ice cream,Christmas cards and stationery, picking corn, and hauling away tin cans from school. We were asked to help publish the Annual and gladly co-operated in this big job. We were very happy and excited when the day came to choose our class rings. After receiving our rings, we felt one step closer to graduation. We gave our Junior Play Beauty and the Beef on March 16. One of our biggest problems was planning and sponsoring the Junior-Senior Banquet which was held at the Y.M.C.A. in Bucyrus and featured a completely new idea, a five piece orchestra. Now as Seniors, we know we have attained the highest plane in school, a level to which every student looks forward. We have many disagreements with the teachers, but the process of smoothing them out is also a most vital step for us. As a senior, each person should get all he can out of school for this will be his last chance to do his best with the group. On September 26, we went to Fostoria to the Dicken Studio to have our pictures ta- ken. Most of us feel that these pictures will be a life-long remembrance of our great- est year in school. On October 19, we presented our Senior play, a three-act comedy called Boarding House Reach . Every member of the class had a part in the play and thanks to Mrs, Schieber, it proved a success not only from the standpoint of acting but financially as well. On October 27, we went to Bowling Green, accompanied by some of the teachers, to see Bowling Green beat Ohio Wesleyan in football. What a day! Rain and sunshine! We still are busy with plans for commencement, class memorial and class trip to complete. We realize the training we have received will soon have to be put to a real test as we start out into the world completely on our own, and we hope that next year, as you look at our pictures hanging on the study hall wall, you will remember that we went through school to graduation, day by day, do ing our best. If our activities and achieve - ments remind you pleasantly of the class of'52 we will be completely satisfied. ll

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RUTH ELAINE HEFT A shy face is better than a forward heart. F.H.A.: 1, 2, 3, Parliamentarlan 4: G.A. A. l, 2: Latin Club: l, 2: Student Council: 2: Glee Club: l, 2, 3: Treasurer 4: Band 3: News Reporter 4: 4-H: l, 2, News Reporter 3, Vice President 4: Office Help: 4: Honor Society: 3: choir: l, 2, 3, 4: Class Play: 3, 4. ELLEN MAE SPIEGEL Patience is a necessary ingredient of genius. Class Offices: Parliamentarian l, President 2, Treasurer 3: F.H.A.: 1, Vice Pres. 2, Pre- sident 3, 4: G.A.A.: l, 2, 3, Treas. 4: Glee Club: Librarian 1, 2, Accornpanist 3, Presi- dent 4: Choir: l, Alt. S. Council 2, 3, 4: Band: 3, 4: Annual Staff: 3, 4: Class Play 3, 4: Honor Society: 3: Volleyball: 3: Basket- ball: 2, 3: Softball: Mgr. 1, 2, 3, 4: Library: 4: Latin Club: Sec.-Treas. l, Program Chr. 2, 3, 4: Octette: 4: Mixed Ensemble: 4. The only way to GALEN WHITMEYER Live, love and laugh For there may be a time when you can't. F,F.A.: 2, 3, News Report, 4: Varsity H: 4: Glee Club: l, 2, 3, 4: Choir: 2, News Report, 3, 4: Band: 1, 2, 3, St. Council 4: Student Council: Sec, 4: Annual Staff: 4:Class Play: 3, 4: Basketball Reserves: 1, 2, 3: Baseball: 4: Cheerleader: 4: Latin Club: 1: Quartet: 4: Mixed Ensemble: 4: Hall Monitor: 3. NORMA WHITMEYER Joy must always come in pairs. Class Offices: V. President l: F.H.A.: l, Par- liamentarian 2, News Report, 3, 4: G.G.A.: 1, 2, 3, 4: Glee Club: l, 2, 3, 4: Choir: 1, 2, 3, Pres, 4: Band: 1, Alt. S. Council2,3,Sec.- Treas. 4: Annual Staff: 3, 4: Class Play: 3, 4: Honor Society: 3: Softball: Mgr. 1: Library: 4: Latin Club: l: Office: 3: Octette:4:' School Paper: 4. IO STANLEY SIPE A little fun now and then, ls good for all burdened men. Class Offices: Alt. S. Council 3: F. F.A.: 1, 2, 3, 4: Varsity H: 2, Sec. 3, President 4: Basketball: Reserves Mgr. 2, 3, 4: Baseball: Mgr. 1, 3, 4: Library: 3, 4: Class Play : 3. Zlcwa Walla have a friend is to be one. MRS . RALPH SCHIEBER Advisor

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dem FDMMW It was 1967 and I was thinking about the good old days at Holmes-Liberty High School. First on the list of my memories were my classmates. I wondered how or where I might be able to find out about them. Then the idea occurred to me that the logical place to locate a few of them would be the Brandywine Unemployment Office, There the next day, to my surprise and delight I encountered quite a few of my old class mates! The first member to greet me was Ruth Butte, the receptionist. She informed me that eventually all ofour classmates' names had turned up in the unemployment files, She also said that she had been running a horse -riding academy in her spare time. The next surprise was the appearance of the president of the Unemployment Agency, none other than Chuck Crall. As if running the office didn't cause enough worry, he said that ne refereed basketball games for the local school on Friday evenings. After tel- ling him of my mission to the office. he very happily obliged and rang for his pri- vate secretary was? - - - youguessed it, the former Gale Bowen. The first name in the files to catch our eyes was that of Junior Anthony. We dis- covered that he had held several jobs. The first was as a photographer of the bathing beauties at Miami Beach. He soon gave this up, however, to serve as president of the Lonely Hearts Club which he had re- cently organized. The next name we found in the file was that of Janet Brinkman. Her name had been crossed off the list as a prospective employee and after inquiring about thisl discovered that she had plenty of work,at home without outside employment as she had achieved her ambition and wasa house- wife with six children. Justthen the door opened and who should walk in but Charles Cady, the local truant officer He was on the trail of some of the Crall children and stopped in at the office to see ifanyone there could give hima lead. I asked him ifhe had heard ofany of the old classmates and he informed us that his old pal Stanley Sipe had just been named pres- ident of the Gulf Oil Company and that he was still trying to help Junior get members for his Lonely Hearts Club so that he could achieve his ambition of being the youngest bachelor alive. I'd heard rumors that some of the gang had achieved some high awards in the field of Athletics so I asked to see the file on re- cent positions filled in that occupation Chuck again rang the buzzer and the file was brought in, this time by another class- mate, Dolores Ross. We asked her if she enjoyed working at the Unemployment Of- fice and in answer she assured us thatshe couldn't think of any better place to latch onto a new job. While leafing through the Athletic file we found that several of our members were listed. The first thing we noticed was that the Cleveland Indians were now owned by two Bobs - - - Hope and Koons. Another member, Barbara Gearhart, was listed as the official Women's baseball manager of the United States. She was awarded this position after having organized a world series for women which was rising in popu- larity day by day. Galen Whitmeyer had achieved fame in the Olympic Games, be- cause he was now a famous track star. Could it be that he had received his start in Mr. Cameron's backyard? Another mem- ber who had recently been active in athletics was Harley Chamber, Champion checker player of Crawford County. Looking out into the waiting room I no- ticed Richard Schiefer waiting for a better job. He told me he was tired of being office boy to the Swan Rubber Company. Chatting with him was another classmate, Peggy Shoe- maker. She was waiting to interest some mechanics to work in her husband's Stahled Car Garage. As we were sitting there the telephone rang and it turned out to be Grace Hawkins calling to inquire about SOH16 6mlJ10YCCS f0f the Jewelry Store which she operated. The store specialized in changing the size of class rings. Gale immediately began to check on possible employees in the file and while she was leafing through it I noted the names of several more classmates. Wayne Scheffler was listed as a profession - al judge of beauty contests. Donna Oberlan- der was also listed as a prospective employ- ee, for any 1095 Store except the Morris. Ruth Heft was listed as the head of the Oceola Boy Scouts. The next file we came across was listed Musical Occupations . Here we found Ellen Mae Spiegel's name filed asa concert pianist.