Jackson Liberty High School - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Amsden, OH)

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CLASS HISTUHY Here we go into the wild blue yonder climbing high into the field of knowledge. We landed at Jackson High School to begin our high school career' as green Freshies in Sep- tember, l939 with thirty-four aboard our plane. This year we elected Zola Huffman as our President, Don Smith as Vice-President, Evelyn Baker as Secretary, and Donald Flack as Treasurer. Miss Lee was our advisor and helped us get off to a flying start. Our class colors are blue and silver and our flower is the American Beauty Rose. Zola Huffman went out for the vocal solo contest, won first at the county and continued her flight on to Oberlin to try again. Six of our boys and two girls tried out for the basketball team. Racheal Flory and Russell Sours left us to continue their flight elsewhere. September, 1940 rolled around and we again landed at Jackson High School with only twenty-nine aboard. Martha Henderson, Harold French, Doris Shultz, Lawrence Hammer, and Catherine Applehans had left us. We, also, found some new faces which were Eugene Dooley and John Meszaros. We elected Shannon Snyder as President, Don Smith as Vice-President, Evelyn Wolf, as Secretary, and Evelyn Baker, as Treasurer. Mr. Thomas was our advisor and he made a very nice and cheerful pilot, Zola Huffman and Howard Weaver went out for the vocal solo contest. Eight boys tried out for basketball: three of them, Don Smith, Eugene Dooley, and Shannon Snyder, succeeded in flying right on to the varsity team. Richard Wilson succeeded in getting a part in the One-Act play, which was successful enough to continue its flight to Columbus. Shannon Snyder and Robert Kassing were in the school orchestra. We, also, had a iotnt skating party with the Freshmen at which every- one had much fun. Richard Hoover and Donald Coleman left us before school was out, so we continued our flight with two less aboard. We also picked up .an extra passen- ger in our flight. He was Max Hamm. Here it is September again, 1941, and we again land at Jackson High School with twenty-eight aboard. We elected Don Smith, as President, Evelyn Baker, as Vice-President, Zola Huffman as Secretary, and Evelyn Wolf as Treasurer. We had Mrs. Murphy, the first half of the year and Miss Krill, the second half, as advisors and they both helped us much in gaining altitude in our field for knowledge. Zola Huffman and Shannon Snyder went out for the vocal solo contest. They both came out first in the county and con- tinued their flight to Oberlin. Donald Flack was in the One- Act play. Our class was well represented in the Student Council play by Margaret Lanning, Donald Flack, Isabell Stull, Eugene Dooley, and Zola Huffman. The Junior class play entitled Professor, How Could You? turned out to be quite a success. The characters were Shannon Snyder, Evelyn Baker, Howard Weaver, Don Smith, Robert Kassing, Barbara Carter, Zola Huffman, Evelyn Wolf, Margaret Lan- ning, and Donald Flack. This helped us to get out of the red and to give the Seniors quite a nice banquet. Several of the Juniors were successful enough in their flight of knowledge to become members of the Honor Society. They were Geraldine Copsey, Donald Flack, Shannon Snyder, Don Smith, Frank Harrison, Evelyn Baker, Evelyn Wolf, Ro- bert Kassing, Zola Huffman, and Max Hamm. We were well represented on the basketball, track, and baseball teams. Those successful in their flight to become members of the varsity basketball team were: Don Smith, Bernard Fox, Eugene Dooley, and Doyle McHaffie. During the year Richard Wilson, June Wilson, Max Hamm, and Junior Hartley had contacted planes elsewhere and left us. Shannon Sny- der and Robert Kassing were in the trumpet trio, which succeeded in going to the state contest. InISeptember, 1942, we landed our plane at Jackson- Liberty High School with twenty-five aboard. We again called a class meeting and elected Don Smith, as President, Evelyn Baker as Vice-President, Isabell Stull as Secretary and Zola Huffman as Treasurer. Mr. Kettler was our advisor and our trip with him as pilot, seems to become murrh quieter. We elected Donald Flack as our editor and Don Smith as business manager of our Blue and Gold staff. In the Student Councilplay we were represented by Margaret Lanning, Donald Flack, Evelyn Baker and Eugene Dooley. In the one-act play, Evelyn Baker, Barbara Carter, Isabell Stull, and Donald Flack, had parts. Those successful this year in their flight to become members of the Honor Society were, Evelyn Baker, Geraldine Copsey, Barbara Carter. Donald Flack, Frank Harrison, Troas Hemminger, Zola Huff- man, Margaret Lanning, Shannon Snyder and Evelyn Wolf. We were also represented in debate by Barbara Carter and Howard Weaver. About mid-year one of our passengers, Donald Steward, decided to change planes and head else- where. Those boys successful in their flight to become members of the varsity basketball team were: Don Smith, Eugene Dooley, Bemard Fox, and Doyle McHaffie. So now with twenty-four passengers aboard, we go into the wild blue yonder not knowing what is ahead but always building the ladder by which we climb. -EVELYN WOLF. CLASS PHUPHEEY One evening not so long ago, I got to thinking what would' become of our class in the next ten years. In the midst of my thinking I fell asleep and started dreaming. I was in my car driving through Jackson and Liberty townships. The first place I remember coming to was the Harrison Homestead. I decided to stop and see who lived there. It was evening and I was greeted at the door by no other than Frank,E. Harrison, himself. He invited me in, and introduced'me to Mrs. Harrison, Frank, Ir., and little Julia Jeanne. Frank told me he was fanning about 600 acres and had four John Deere tractors with all the machinery he desired. He also said he was hiring three men. He took me out to the bunk house where these men stayed because he said that I would be surprised to see some of them. We walked tn and the first people I saw were Ralph Hemminger and Robert Yoder. Ralph had bought the first Jeep after the World War II and had saved his money to buy the new SS automobile that was put out by a new company that had sprung up since the war. Bob Yoder was going to trade his old P-38 in on a new Thunderbolt, I could hardly tell just who the other man was, though I thought it looked like Emerson Miller. I had never thought Robert Yoder would be a bachelor, but I had always thought Emerson would be. Was I surprised when Emerson told me he was engaged. Of course I was anxious to know just who she was. He was very bashful. He said she was a teacher of the accor- dion and also a secretary in New York. I couldn't figure out who it was, until finally I got him to say it was none other than our own Troas I-Iernrninger. I had a long,v'isit with them and finally had to leave to see just who else I could find. I didn't see anything until I came to the now much larger town of Kansas where upon inquiring about' the mayor I found that his wife was-' the former Juanita Hunt. I inquired where she lived and went directly to see her. When I arrived and knocked on the door, I was wel- comed by Juanita herselt. She invited me in and introduced me to all six of her children. She told me she had been living in Kansas since commencement day back in 43. I could not stay long as I was due in Illinois the following day. I decided to take the Greyhound. I boarded the bus in Fostoria and started on my joumey. The bus started very suddenly with little rubber saved. We went around the first comer so fast that I was thrown into the lap of the lady next to me. I begged the lady's pardon and was about to make my way to the driver, when I noticed that the lady looked familiar. Looking closely, I found her to be none other than our own Zola Huffman, who had been visiting her parents. She told me that she had been singing with Shannon Snyder's band. She said his band was con- sidered as good as Harry James had been in the days of 43. She had no sooner told me this than we went around another comer and I was thrown back into my own seat again. By this time I was getting a little angry, so I went up to give the driver cr little advice. I got to the front and was ready to say something when I noticed some red hair. I looked closely and saw that it wasi Eugene Dooley. He had only been driving the bus a few days. Previously he had been driving Jeeps which were still being made for farm use. We talked a little while and then I went back to my seat. The next stop was Chi- cago. I wanted to go to a little town not far from Chicago to see some friends so I stepped up to the ticket office to purchase my ticket and who was the clerk, but Robert Kassing. He was just using this as a fill in job. You see he was the manager of a large night club. I-Ie had been doing this for several years. He invited me to the club that evening to hear Shannon and his band. When we arrived we were ushered to tables where we were soon fi' t

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..,,,. '-4.1-.:a.-5'.V , .IJ :J ,F SENIUII IIIITIIIITIES ISABELI. STULL College Preparatory l,25 Vocational Home Economics 3,45 F.H.A. 3,45 F.H.A. Vice-president 45 Girl Reserve l,2,3,4, Cabinet 3,45 County One-Act Play 45 District One-Act Play 45 Girls Chorus 2,45 Girls Chorus Secretary 45 Mixed Chorus 25 Class Secretary 45 Volley Ball l,2,3,45 Librarian l,2,35 Blue and Gold Staff 45 Newshound Staff 3,45 Student Council Play 35 Basketball 15 Operetta 2,45 County Choral Festival 2. EVELYN BAKER Commercial Course l,2,3,45 Home Economics Course l,2,3,45 Class Treasurer l5 Class Secretary 25 Class Vice-President 3,45 F.H.A. l,2,3,45 F.H.A. Treasurer 35 F.H.A. President 45 Girl Reserve 2,3,45 Girl Reserve Secretary 35 Girl Reserve Treasurer 45 Girls Glee Club 1,45 Girls Glee Club Vice-Presi- dent 45 Operetta 15 County Choral Festival 15 Class Play 35 County One-Act Play 45 District One-Act Play 45 Student Council Play 45 Honor Society 3,45 Newshound Staff 3,45 Blue and Gold Staff 45 Volley Ball l,2,3,45 Scholastic Test 1,2535 Librarian. BARBARA CARTER Commercial Course l,2,3,45 Vocational Home Economics 25 Newshound Staff 3,45 Co-editor oi Newshound 45 Girl Reserve 3,45 Honor Society 3,45 Glee Club 45 Operetta 3,45 F.H.A. 25 Class Play 3,45 One Act Play 45 County One-Act Play 45 District One-Act Play 45 Debate 3,45 Prince of Peace 3,45 Blue and Gold Staff 45 Scholastic Tests l,2,3. ZOLA HUF!-'MAN Home Economics Course l,2,3,45 Commercial Course 3,45 Class President I5 Class Secretary 35 Class Treasurer 45 Local Solo Contest l,2,3,45 County Solo Contest l,2,35 Dis- trict Solo Contest l,2,35 Girls Glee Club l,2,45 Mixed 'Chorus l,2,35 Girls Sextet 2,35 Girls Trio 45 County Choral Festival l,2,35 Operetta l,2,45 F.H.A. l,2,3,45 F.H.A. Treasurer 25 Girl Reserve 2,3,4, Cabinet 35 Girl Reserve President 45 Newshound Stat! 2,45 Blue and Gold Stall 45 Honor Society 3,45 Student Council Play 35 Class Play 35 Volley Ball 3,45 County Scholastic Tests l,2,3. EVELYN WOLF Commercial Course l,2,3,45 Girl Reserve 3,45 Girls Glee Club 2.35 Operetta 25 County Choral Feltival 35 Scholastic Tests 1,2135 Honor Society 3,45 Local Honor Society Vice-President 45 Class Secretary 25 Class Treasurer 35 Student Council Treasurer 45 Newshound Staff 35 Class Play 3. SHANNON SNYDER Vocational Agriculture l,2,3,45 F.F.A, l,2,3,45 F.F.A. Vice- President 45 Mixed Chorus 35 Boys Chorus 3,45 Class Presi- dent 25 Class Play 35 One-Act Play 45 County Vocal Solo Contest 35 District Vocal Solo Contest 35 State Trumpet Trio Contest 25 District Trumpet Trio Contest 25 Orchestra Festi- val 2,35 Instrumental Solo Contest 25 County Choral Festival 3. FRANK HARRISON Vocational Agriculture l,2,3,45 F.F.A. l,2,3,45 Vice-President of F.F.A. 35 Secretary ot F.F.A. 45 Apple Iudging Team 35 Honor Society 3,45 Newshound l,2,3,45 Co-editor of News- hound 45 Blue and Gold Stall 45 Basketball 2. ROBERT KASSING Vocational Agriculture 1,25 General 3,45 F.F.A. l,25 Hi-Y 3,45 Class Play 35 Honor Society '35 Boys Glee Club 3,45 Trumpet Trio,25 District Trumpet Trio Contest 25 State Trumpet Trio Contest 25 Blue and Gold stati 45 County Orchestra Festival l,2. BETTY IANE KING Vocational Home Economics l,2,3,45 Girls Chorus 35 Girl Reserve l,2,3,45 Girl Reserve Cabinet 45 F.H.A. 3,45 Volley Ball 25 Librarian 35 4H Club l. IUANITA HUNT Commercial Course 3,45 Vocational Home Economics l,2,3,45 F.H.A. l,2,3,45 Girl Reserves 3,45 Volley Ball 3,45 Librarian 1.2. TROAS HEMMINGER Commercial Course l,2,3,45 Girls Glee Club 2,45 Girls Re- serve 45 Honor Society 45 Newshound Stall 45 Scholastic Tests 35 4H Club 2. DONALD FLACK College Prep. l,2,3,45 County One-Act Play Contest 3,45 District One-Act Play 3,45 Debate 25 Student Council Play '3,45 Class Play 35 Boys Glee Club 2,45 Operetta 25 Basket- ball l,2,3,45 Track 2,3,45 Baseball 3,45 Student Council Z,3,45 Student Council Vice-President 35 Student Council President 45 Class Treasurer 15 Hi-Y 2,3,45 Hi-Y Secretary-Treasurer 35 Hi-Y President 45 Hi-Y District President 45 Newshound Staff l,3,45 Blue and Gold Staff 45 Honor Society 3,45 County Scholastic Tests l,2,35 District Scholastic Tests l,2. DON SMITH General Course l,25 Commercial 3,45 Basketball l,2,3,45 Captain 45 Track 2,4, Captain '35 Baseball 3,45 Class Play 35 I-li-Y 45 Honor Society First Semester 3,45 Student Coun- cil Treasurer 35 Student Council Vice-President 45 Class President 3,45 Boys Chorus 2,4. LEONARD WATSON Vocational Agriculture l,2,35 F.F.A. l,2,35 Pre-Flight Aero- nautics 45 ludging Contest 1,25 Basketball 45 F.F.A. Baseball Team 25 Baseball 4. BERNARD FOX Commercial l,2,3,45 Vocational Agriculture 45 l-li-Y l,2,3,45 Hi-Y Secretary-Treasurer 45 Track 1,25 Baseball 3,45 Basket- ball Z,3,45 F.F.A. 45 Boys Glee Club l,2,4. HOWARD WEAVER Vocational Agriculture l,2,3,45 Boys Chorus 2,45 Mixed Chorus 2,35 F.F.A. l,2,3,45 F.F.A. Reporter 35 F.F.A. Treas- urer 45 Student Council 45 Class Play 35 Debate 45 Prince of Peace l,2,3,45 County Choral Festival 2,35 4H Club Leader 2,35 F.F.A. State Iudging Contest l. DOYLE McHAFFIE Vocational Agriculture l,2,35 Pre-Flight Aeronautics 45 F.F.A. l,2,35 F.F.A. Baseball 25 Basketball l,2,3,45 Baseball 3,4. EUGENE DOOLEY Vocational Agriculture l,2,3,45 F.F.A. l,2,3,45 F.F.A. Presi- dent 45 State Cattle Iudging Contest 35 State General Live- stock Contest '35 State Apple Judging 35 Music 15 Ht-Y 3,45 Track 3,45 Baseball 3,45 Basketball 2,3,45 Student Council Play 3,45 Class Play 35 Student Council 3. EMERSON MILLER Vocational Agriculture l,2,35 General 45 F.F.A. l,2,35 F.F.A. Judging Team 25 F .F .A. Softball Team 2. IOHN MESZAROS Commercial lg Vocational Agriculture 2,35 General 45 News- hound Staff 2,35 Basketball 2,3,45 Baseball 3,45 Track 2,45 Music 1,45 F.F.A. 2,35 Football 15 Art Club l. ROBERT YODER Vocational Agriculture l,2,35 General 45 F.F.A. l,2,35 Bas- ketball 45 Baseball 2,3,4. GERALDINE COPSEY Vocational Home Economics l,2,3,45 Glee Club 15 Girl Re- serves Z,3,45 F.l-l.A. l,2,3,45 Honor Society 3,45 Volley Ball l,2,3,45 Chorus Festival 15 Operetta 15 Librarian l,2,3. RALPH HEMMINGER Vocational Agriculture l,2,35 General 45 F.F.A. l,2,35 Dairy Cattle Judging Team 25 Blue and Gold Staff 45 F.F.A. Base- ball 2. MARGARET LANNING Commercial Course Z,3,45 Home Economics Course l,2,35 F.l-LA. l,2,3,45 Honor Society 45 Class Play 3,45 Student Council Play '3,45 Mixed Chorus 35 Choral Festival 1,35 Girls Glee Club 1,45 Solo Contest 35 Operetta 1,45 Girl Reserves 2,3,45 Girl Reserve Cabinet 45 Student Council 45 News- hound Staff 4.

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recognized by Shannon. He told us all about his life during the past years and invited me to lunch with him the next noon. I agreed to come, and so the evening went on till I thought I had better go to my room. The next day when I met Shannon for lunch he had a woman with him whom I discovered to be Margaret Lanning. We went on to lurlch in a cafeteria called The Baker. I remarked that the name reminded me of Evelyn Baker, and was very surprised to discover that she was the Evelyn Baker we all knew. However her name was no longer Baker. She and that the East Women's to be in- a lecture crowded. said she had been married since the war ended Pete and she were living comfortably over on Side. After lunch we left Evelyn and went to a Club meeting which Margaret said was going teresting even to us men because it was to be by Senator Carter of Illinois. The building was We were able to find a seat close to the front. When the Senator was introduced it tumed out to be none other than, Barbara Carter still telling everyone that a Federal World Govemment should be established. We listened and after she had finished, we went up and congratulated her. Then I told her that I still didn't believe some of the points she brought out and we had a short debate right there. I went back to my hotel and stayed till it was time for me to attend the convention I had come all the way to Illinois to attend. I got ready and left in plenty of time. I started across the street so as to be on the right side to board the street car, when all of a sudden I was hit very hard by something. I didn't know anything till I woke up in a hospital with Dr. Flack. Wes, the Donald Ray Flack of Iacksonl bending over me asking me how I was feeling. He then called the nurse to give her full instructions as to what I would need. When she opened the door, I knew at a glance that it was Geraldine Copsey. She recognized me, too. She told me that she had heard that I was hit by a bus driven by Eugene Dooley. When he dropped in a few days later and apologized, I decided I would net compel or even ask him to pay the cost, but he insisted, so was I to argue about this. Dr. Flack dropped in to see me everyday or so and with Gera1dine's help I was soon ready to leave the hospital. I then decided that I would leave this town and come back to Ohio, as I believed it much safer here. I got on a train this time because they usually followed the track and I didn't want to get thrown into anymore women's laps even though I was glad to see Zola. When I arrived back in Fostoria I heard a voice that sounded like one I had heard before. The man was yelling Taxi! Taxi! I soon recognized it was Doyle McI'Iaffie. He was now driving the taxi for the Hays Hotel. They had asked him because he had told them he had driven the same Ford for ten years. And surely enough when we got to the hotel there was the old Ford, the same one he had in 43. Doyle told me that Leonard Watson was still out on the farm. I decided right then I would go over and see him again. When I arrived in the neighborhood where he had lived, all I could see was a big airport. I stopped at the first farm and asked just where Leonard lived. The man told me the airport was his. Well, I could hardly wait to get back there. I went up and found no other than Evelyn Wolf as his secretary. The information she had gotten in aeronautics class had helped her very much. She told me to go back through the hangar, so I did. I saw a man bending over a motor that had been taken from a plane. I went up and tapped him on the shoulder to inquire where I could find Leonard. When he tumed around, to my surprise, it was Leonard Watson. There was a little restaurant out nearer the field. As I was hungry, I decided to go out and get something to eat. I stepped inside and who should I see behind the counter but Isabell Stull. Of course the last name was Greenlee now. She said that her husband was a mechanic in the Watson Airport. She had been in the Restaurant business only one year as she had been busy raising a family of twin girls that were a year and a half old. I congratulated her and ran out on the field to see a big transport come in. The first person to get off was a big boy, whom I didn't know at first. But as he came toward me I saw Don Smith, who was visiting his folks. For the past six years Don has been pitching for the Detroit Tigers, and they have won every game. Don likes his work very much. He got the job just to eam enough money to go to college to prepare to become a basketball coach. However they had persuad- ed him to keep pitching for the team. Also on the same plane was Captain Iohn Meszaros of the Coast Guard. He had remained in the Coast Guard until just today. Now he was back in Fostoria ,to stay. Then I got in my car and started home. My car began to get warm when I was about half way home, so I had to stop at a farm house and get some water. The man I found here was Bernard Fox. He was farming with his horses and had iust come in to do his milking. We went to the bam, as I had decided to stay at Bemard's request. When we got to the bam, Bernard's wife and boy already had the cows in and were milking. I visited for about an hour when I thought I had better be heading home. lust then I was awakened from this wonderful dream by Betty King who was hitting me on the arm asking me what I was doing on the floor. I told her about my dream and some- how it must have happened while I was hit by the bus. She asked me if I had the class prophecy written yet, and I was just ready to tell her no when I happened to think of my dream and how everybody appeared In it. She asked me what I had dreamed about her. I hadn't dreamed a thing. I told her that we would gaze into the crystal ball for her future. I saw the city of Iler a much, much bigger city. Betty's husband was nmning a big hotel, that had been the former Keller property. Helen Keller had built it and put Betty and her husband in charge. Betty was the Bookkeeper. I asked her how she came to be in my house. She said she saw me on the floor and thought I was dead, so she ran In to make sure. Howard Weaver CLASS WILL We, the members of the Senior Class of Iackson-Liberty High School, Seneca County, in the United States of America, realizing that the end of our school days are drawihg near, and that the time has come when we must make our last Will and Testament, do hereby bequeath to our many fellow students, as follows: ' First: We, of the Senior Class, will our ability to keep up with the teachers' patience to the Iunior Class. Second: We will our ability to get along with other classes to the Sophomores. Third: We will our ability of keeping up with the world and having a good time to the Freshmen. I, Evelyn Baker, will my ability to write love letters to anyone whose heart is in the Army. I, Barbara Carter, will my ability to make good speeches to Ioe Brickner. I, Geraldine Copsey, will my muscles to Donna Belle Chubb. I, Eugene Dooley. will my red hair to anyone who likes red hair. I, Donald Flack, will my ability to get good grades in hard subjects without studying to Gene Rieter. I, Bernard Fox, will my flivver to Iames Watson. I. Frank Harrison, will my ability to get along with the girls to any boy who uses my way. I, Ralph Hemminger, will my ability to keep quiet in class to Wilbur Master. I, Troas Hemminger, will my typing speed to lean Pankf hurst. I, Zola Huffman, will the mole on my nose to anyone who wants it, providing they wear it the very same place. I, Iuanita Hunt, will my many ways with the men to I-Iila Durst. I, Robert Kassing, will my ability to use the car during gas rationing to any person who has enough gasoline. I, Margaret Lanning, will my fwaysl to Carolyn Grove. I, Doyle McHaffie, will my teasing ability to Alvin Frankhart. I, Betty lane King, will my weight to Wilma Stump. I, Iohn Mezaros, will my ability to be popular with the girls to Wayne Brubaker. I, Emerson Miller, will my backward ways to Bob Hei- serman. I, Don Smith, will my good sportsmanship on the bas- ketball floor, to the boys who play basketball. I, Shannon Snyder, will my girl problems to George Stull. I, Isabell Stull, will my blue eyes to Ioyce Good. ' I, Leonard Watson, will my ability to see that the Senior Continued on page 41