Johnson St Paris High School - Parisian Yearbook (Saint Paris, OH)

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CHARTER MEMRERS OF CLASS OF ’54. Left to right: Sondra Brecount, Jayne Fueston, Shirley Current, Jean Anne Loudenback, Elcena Zerkle, Mary Cory, Wm. Pauly, Kermit Eaton, Donald Jones, Bob Neer, Mrs. Leffel and Roger Jenkins. Absent when this picture was taken was Gertrude Jackson. SENIOR CLASS HISTORY One sunny morning in September of 1942, Mrs. Leffel had the job of facing 37 first graders, which she did quite well. This year was spent with the usual methods of learning the three R's. Grade school was spent in the same manner as most of the classes before and after us. On entering junior high we were greeted by Mrs. Verda Putnam, who tried to make the big jump easier for us. From there we moved on to the eighth grade where, under the guidance of Miss Bertha McBeth, more than half of the class took top honors in the eighth grade tests. This was also the year of our first play, What No Angel Cake. The night of our play we received our diplomas and enjoyed a party at the Top Hat afterwards. The first big event in high school was our initiation by the class of 51” at Kizer Lake. We also took a class trip to Columbus. This year we held a dance at which we just broke even fi- nancially. Our sponsor that year was Mr. Chet LaBuda. The main events of our sophomore year were: a supper, a bake sale, and a trip to the Ohio Caverns. Our sponsor was Mrs. Valma Leonard. One of the high spots in our junior year was our class play, Men Are Like Streetcars. Other projects this year were two suppers, a scrap drive, and the privilege of selling candy during the noon hour and at ball games. On the social side, we had several class parties. In the spring we entertained the seniors with dinner and dancing at the Methodist Parish House in Urbana. For our class trip this year we visited the National Supply Company, of Springfield and Camp Clif- ton. Our sponsor was Mr. Robert Kleinfelder. Our senior year has been a very full one. We started off by having aHalloween carnival. The juniors shared in this project. Next came our senior class play No More Homework, which we gave two nights. This was very successful financially. The play was directed by our class spon- sor. Miss Dolly Steinberger. Selling greeting cards, and holding suppers and bake sales were al- so projects this year. Our major projects have been the Cooking School, sponsored by The Ap- pliance Shop, and the publication of our annual. The closing events of this year were the All-County Senior Banquet, senior chapel, the last class party, given by Shirley Current, and the senior breakfast, given by Jo Ann Taylor and Bill Pauly, at the Pauly home. For our junior-senior reception, we were the guests of the juniors at Suttmiller's in Dayton. The final events were baccalaureate and commencement. On May 30 we started on our tour of Washington, D. C. and New York. Needless to say, everybody enjoyed the trip. Our school career has been a very happy one. May our future careers be the same. Research by Shirley Current and Jayne Fueston. THIS PAGE IS SPONSORED BY SEXA UER'S BAKERY, SIDNEY, OHIO 11

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SENIORS Jo Ann Taylor Girl’s Glee Club 1,2,3,4; Mixed Chorus 1,2,3,4; Girl's Ensemble 4; Ope- retta 2; Class Plays 3,4; Class Officer 4; Cheer- leader 3,4; F.H.A. 1,2; F.T.A. 4; G.A.A. 3.4. Robert Thornton Boy's Glee Club 1,2,3,4; Mixed Ensemble 4; Mixed Chorus 2,3,4; Operetta 2; Prince of Peace Contest 4; Student Council Pres. 4; Class Play 3,4. Kathleen Vorpe Entered 1952; Girl's Glee Club 3,4; Mixed Chorus 3,4; Cheer- leaders ; Class Plays 3,4; Library3; G.A.A. 3,4; F.T.A. Pres. 4; Senior Scholarship Tests 4; Prince of Pea ce Contest 4; Yearbook Staff 4; Homecoming A ttend - ant 4. Elcena Zerkle Girls' Glee Club 1,2, 3,4; Mixed Chorus 1, 2,3,4; Girl's Ensemble 1,2,3,4; Mixed En- semble 2,4; Band 1,2, 3,4; Class Plays 3,4; C lass Officer3,4; Ope - retta 2; Cheerleader 1; Student Council 3; Yearbook Staff 4; F. H.A. 1,2; F.T.A. 4; G.A.A. 3,4; Senior Scholarship Tests 4; Prince of Peace Con- test 4; Library 3; Homecoming Attend- ant 3,4. CLASS OF ’54 Class Motto: Semper Paratus, always pre- paring. Class Colors: Red and White. Class Flower: Red Rose. This page is sponsored by VORPE AND VORPE OPTICIANS, TROY 10

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THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF THE CLASS OF 1954 We, the members of the Class of nineteen hundred and fifty-four of John- son-Saint Paris High School, do authorize this to be our last will and testa- ment, in the manner following: I, Sondra Brecount, will my love of chickens and birds to Carolyn Rushaw, I, Mary Cory, will my temper to Moyna Rickard. I, Joyce Cotterman, will my gym class shorts to Sandra Scott. I, Shirley Current, will the third period library to Mike Cook and Joe Fer- gus since they spend to much flying time there. I, Kermit Eaton, will my Plymouth to Don Brant. I, Kay Fergus, will my high soprano voice to Mike Cook who tries to sing soprano in Mixed Chorus. I, Robert Fitzgerald, will my ability to get a Rushaw to Ted Spriggs. I, Joyne Fueston, wish to will Kenneth Garver my naturally curly hair, so he can save money on permanents. I, Norman Hamilton, will my excess weight to Kenneth Meyers. I, Nyoma Hite, will my ability to turn corners to Loretta Rucker. I, Gertrude Jackson, am not going to will anything because I'm going to take it all with me. I, Roger Jenkins, will my BETTER jokes to Bruce Van Culin. I, Don Jones, will my cigarette lighter to Howard Leasure. I, Jean Ann Loudenback, will my driving ability to Beverly Spriggs. I, Neil Meyer, will riny ability to skip school and get away with it to Jim Wren. I, Robert Neer, will my small feet to Louis Jones. I, William Pauly, will my knowledge of Chemistry to Daryl Henderson. I, Ronald Rice, hereby will my Chevrolet to Ralph Stradling. I, Jo Ann Taylor, will my last name to Delores Boyd. I, Robert Thornton, will my nickname Rabbit to Rita Long. I, Kathleen Vorpe, will my outrageous giggle to Mr. Keinfelder and his next year's Chemistry Class. I, Elcena Zerkle, will my bottle of peroxide to Midge Stotler. We, the Seniors, will our nice clean room with private garbage disposal to the Juniors. To the faculty we will what's left of the Senior room after the Juniors get through with it. Lastly: We hereby appoint Mr. Dennis D. Miller executor of our Last Will and Testament hereby revoking all former wills made by us. The Class of 1954 Witnesses: Jo Ann Taylor; Sondra Brecount Sponsored by Clark's Drug Store St. Paris. Ohio 12