Jefferson Township High School - Criterion Yearbook (New Paris, OH)

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Class I-Iistory,....... The first Tuesday in September, 1938 was an all important day in the lives of forty-five small and somewhat frightened boys and girls, who were on that day to start up the ladder of elementary and higher learning. We were greeted on that bright September morn by our smiling, first grade teacher, Miss Pleasant. From those original forty-five the following fourteen have been able to weather the storms and emerge victorious: Lowell Smith, Norman Mull, Norman Watts, Gordon Arnold, Jeanne Moore, Philip Nelson, Melvin Diggs, Joan Williams. Mary Banks, Beryl Wesler, Dorothy Frech, Dick Murray, Maurice Burden, and Duane Arnett. Patty Stemple also started and finished school with us, but at- tended another school from grade three to six. Feeling somewhat braver, grade two and pleasant Miss Barney, was our next objective. We carried on with the same pupils into grade three, taught by likeable Miss Renz. To our great surprise, when entering grade four, we were again greeted by that brave soul, Miss Barney. How she ever survived two encounters'with our wild and wooly gang will always be a mystery to us. Grade five taught by quiet Miss Harris brought us two new girls, Deborah Jurgens from Richmond and Doris Johnson from Jackson. Miss Holsinger and her kind but firm methods kept us under control during our months spent in grade six. We were re-joined by Patty Stemple and Barbara Cail who became one of us, coming to our school from Jackson. Junior High, our half way. mark up the ladder, held no terrors for us. Having conquered all fears we ever possessed, we stepped bravely forward. Studies were sometirnes pushed aside in our eagerness for fun, but onward we trudged, being joined in our seventh year by Dona Wallen, a former student at New Castle. We entered grade eight and with high school just around the corner, our thoughts and ambitions, began to change. We realized that maybe someday we would really reach our goal of being Seniors . Louise Fussner joined our battered ranks when we were Freshmen and in the Sophomore year we welcomed Lillian Bonnett from Utah. By now we were really acquiring a reputation -- liked by some and disliked by others. But never ones to worry, upward we climbed. Two more steps remained on our ladder to reach the top. The beginning of our Junior year brought us Jackie Hopkins from Richmond. She had been with us for a few weeks when we were Freshmen, but moved away. Money was our all important -problem, so we began working like mad: selling at basketball garnes, producing our very successful class play This Night Beware , giving a 50-50 Dance and finally our most important event of the year,'the Junior-Senior Re- ception, which was held at the Winchester Country Club. Now as Seniors, our goal has been reached. The top step on our ladder is occu- pied by twenty-four young men and fwomen, including Roma Franklin who joined us from Texas. What the future holds in store for us no one knows, but a backward glance shows us a picture of times spent in study, fun-making and learning to live with each other. As we review the past twelve years we remember the good times we have had as individuals and as a class. May we humbly ask our lower classmates and our teachers to remember us as we truly are -- the Class of 1950. To all concerned, we express our deepest and most heartfelt appreciation. 18

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........Picture Day., Wednesday, September 28, the long awaited Senior picture trip to Howard Knoll's Studio at Dayton, dawned cloudy and rainy. Nervously every boy and girl had been preparing for hours to look their very best. As the all important hour grew nearer, cars began leaving New Paris, filled with a total of twenty- four very excited Seniors. Appointments were scheduled to begin at nine o'clock and continued at half hour intervals, until all had been shot . Mr. Knoll proved to be very amus- ing and quickly put everyone at ease. After the usual hair combing and primp- ing, we were posed and 'shot one by one. Picture posing had been very strenuous exercise, so the next thing every- one did was eat. Cne group ate at the exclusive Howard J'ohnson's restaurant: others at various restaurants downtown. After lunch several went shopping or to the movies. Several saw the vaudeville show at Keith's Theater. One group visited our former teacher, Mr. Allen at Fairmont High School. Early in the evening, we all returned to our home town, tired and thankful that one of the most important days of our final year had been taken care of most successfully. NOTE: Our pictures were received early in December and were very sat- isfactory. We are very proud to be leaving the school a large tinted picture of our class, instead of the usual black and white. 19