Killbuck High School - Antler Yearbook (Killbuck, OH)

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Q ontluuedb GRADUATIOL Tlh space does not permit us to record all the fun and fellowship we TT'?TTE5I tRe noi y hay rides and parties, the lively discussions in class meetings the persistent way our treasurer always got his money, the wonderful guidance and cooperation of Nrs Weltmer our parents and friends Yes, to you, our public, we have just presented nThe Bear Factsn but to the members of the Class of '51 we hope we have aroused a world of memories Our Colors Poyal Blue and White our Flower The American Beauty Rose 'x ur Motto Forward Ever, Backward Never Q1 Our Destiny Nobody knows ON X05 LL IQC x ,LUU At the request of the class of 1951, I draw up its last will and testament prior to our passing into the world of experience Nay you receive your legacies the spirit of unselfishness with which they are given We, the class of 1951, of the Klllbuck 'Bralnfactory,' located in the village of Killbuck,county of Holmes,state of Oh1o,be1ng neither idiots, persons of unsound mind or infants, even though at times we have been doubted, do make this our last will and estament,making any prior wills, which nay have been made in a fit of madness void ARTICLE ARTICLE ARTICLE ARTICLE ARTICLE ARTICLE ARTICLE ARTICLE H : .- l ,nth h'vn. K gkuaol ke K xx N ' .-31: II VII VIII its-'Q 1' To the school, we leave the thought of not seeing our smiling faces in the classrooms and halls next year To Mr Weltmer, superintendent of K H S we leave Nay he always have government classes as brilliant as we did To Mrs Weltmer, our beloved adviser, we leave our and sincere thanks for all she has done for us Ve leave the Juniors our most valuable possession, tance of being 'Seniors N May they use it as much to an advantage did To the Sophomore class, we leave then our patience and ability to our sincere gratitude and who study as hard deepest appreciation the honor and imporqg as we OV6 I' look trifles This will be useful in putting up with the Seniors' portance next year To the Freshman class, we leave our ability to hold orderly class ings and get something accomplished meet To the Seventh and Eighth grades and all oncoming classes, we leave the very much worn desks with our identification carvings Also, we leave all the old text books May they study as hard as we always did To all the Faculty members, thanks for all you have done for us We, the seniors of 1951 do will and bequeath our private possessions as follows I,Harold Tidball,do will and bequeath one of my best bow ties to Jim TayIor May Ee wear it always I,Yvonne McDowell do will and bequeath my ability to wear size five shoes to Denver Teeling. I,Pauline Carpenter,do will and bequeath a lock of my curly hair to Mr. Weltmer. I,Janet Cole,do will and bequeath to Richard Zachman my ability to read my own handwriting in Physics tests. I,Ruth A. Gessmann,do will and bequeath my ability to wget a mann to Beatrice Moore. I,Denver Conner,do will and bequeath my cow to Gary Allen, hoping he w1II get a EIcE out of it. I,Janis Reed,do will and bequeath my ability to ugraduaten to Parky McDowell. I,Shir1e Br11lhart,do will and bequeath my love of hillbilly music to V1rgInIa SmIEK. I,Wil1iam Leckrone,do will and bequeath my ability to play a trumpet to BOBWTII1 s on . I,Don Grenert,do will and bequeath my ability to wget along with glrlsn to Fr. Cupp. 13 lOur legacy continued on the following page, av 3 A s - I ' ' 3 N 'V A . A O V , l ' 9 fo -- o . ' ' . ff N, - Q Q2 - XX mg Xi. 4' ss, jd tp , Q yi Q . A in I I t M ll .ll Q I. II. . O. . ., . I. . ' y . fl Iv. W1 , A I v. ' - . im- VI. - 1 Q . 9 aff? 'K

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1929 Twelve short years ago, thlrtv six scared first graders started the trail of EJ The Bear Factsn for the Class of 'Sl o 7 8 The years went quickly and on September 6 19 7, twenty ore of these scared s entered high school as green freshmen Nrs Helen Leltmer met us at the door of the Freshmen homeroom and successfully led us through a year of learring We welcomed two new members, Grace Pahoundis from Akron, and Esther Moore from Doylestown After getting acquainted, we elected officers president,Denver Conner, vice president Esther hoore, secretary,Mary Catherine Brumne, treasurer,Farold Tidoall, social chairman Janet Cole Of course, the Sophomores had to initiate these new Freshmen Initiation day was lots of fun The girls in pigtails and the boys made brave attempts to get their hair tied with ribbons In the evenlng, tue Sophomores gave us a swell party to make up for the way they had abused us all day In December we presented our chapel program, a one act play titled, 'His First Shave ' Some of the boys thought they were a bit too old for that but we girls knew that some of then had never felt the smooth gliding motion of a razor This was our first successful play in high school Four of our boys were or the reserve basketball team Cand were we proud of theml Five members of our class took part in the Prince of Peace contest,and seven were members of the high school band 19 8 9 we embarked on an exciting year with new experiences Mrs Veltner again I6 us at the door During the year,we gained from W Vlrginia,and Janet Layland from Warsaw but Eugene Philli s Eileen Harford CMrs Xir il Small two new members Yvonne McDowell we lost four Roo Fraellch and Ethel Proper Cmrs R Erwinl secretary,Edna Young, treasurer,Farolc Tidball social chairman,Janet Cole I September,we planned a day of initiation and an eveninr party for the Freshmen Befo Christmas, we had a turkey supper The Faculty were guests and after a bountiful feed, we danced and played games For our chapel program in Narch,we prepared an original binstrel The boys were negro clowns and the girls were sunbonnet cuties N End men were Don Grenert and Eugene Phillips Two of our members were on the reserve basketball team,and a1so,they got to be subs for the varsity, one member was a cheerleader, three bers took part in the Prince of Peace contest, two participated in the county ch contest,and eight were members of the band 1959 Q0 The good book fofflce files! said we were juniors fl9 strongl A year,c::55,5 iBBBh everyone knew, carried many responsibilities Shortly after school started, we 5 lost Esther Noore CMrs B111 Finley! Later in the year,we lost Gertrude Matheny lMrs Geo Erwlnl Officers elected president,Janet Cole vice pres1dent,Denver Conner, secretary,Edna Young, treasurer,Harold Tidball, social cha1rman,Betty Mullet Our first project was the Halloween Carnival After careful planning,we decided to introduce some new ideas such as door pr1ges,a money prize for the best decorated room,and pony rides, plus all the old ideas of selling food,games of chance,cake wa1k,and dancing Every member of our class did his part and with the splendid support of all the classes and the community, the night was declared a grand success In October,we ordered our class rings and when they arrived in November,we were mighty honored to wear them In December,we presented two one act plays for our chapel program Titles nThe Crazy Vio1et,n and nwho Gets The Car Tonight ' We sold food at all the baske ball games and candy at noon during the year On April 12,we presented our class play,a three act comedy t1tled,nHow Green Was Her Boy Friend W Grace Pahoundis,Denver Conner, John Selders,Don Grenert,Harold Tidball,Yvonne McDowell,Bever1y Jackson,Betty Mu1let,Nary Catherine Brum e,Edna Young,and Janet Cole were in the cast william Schonauer and William Leckrone were stage managers Mrs Weltner was director It was very well re ceived by the audience On May 6,we entertained the Seniors and Faculty at the annual Junior Senior banquet at the schoolhouse A mid century theme was carried out in the decorations and program Various shades of orange and yellow along with green and white lSenior colors! made a beautiful setting in the Music Room Chicken with all the trim mings, served country style, was the menu After such a busy year,seventeen juniors felt they were ready to assume Senior class activities P0 19 O l when we assembled in the Senior homeroom,we saw two new faces Vary Faler an a 'uren had joined us from Glenmont High All of the officers who served so well in the Junior year were reelected. Kspeaks pretty well for you,chums1J. Mrs. Weltmer was in her usual post as adviser. Our senior year has been a busy and happy one rly in October,we started practice on our class play titled,nTake Your Medicine Khoping it would be as good or better than our Junior playl. On November 8,we presented it to the public. It was a smashing success! Toward the latter part of October, we had our Senior pictures taken. During the year,two of our members were in the Prince of Peace contest,two were on the varsity basketball team,three participated in the county declamation contest,three were members of the one-act play cast,and seven were members of the band, 12 fCont1nued on the following pagel ' n A - .vi 9 r , fa 0 , Q10 11 2 ' , 1.4 - A M! 4 . 0 A . 'ly A 4 A 1 0 y i Q ' I. - , . . J A , I . I ,. 1 . . I g -- , P g 1 a S A J, 0 - o Officers elected were president,Denver Connery vice-pres1dent,Bever1y Jacksong ' - ' 3 . n N, I . II . 7' A N . Q 9,1 ' - : . 1 , 1 0 sq lf a a : I ' . 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CContlnuedj I Beverl Jackson do Vlrginla NevIII I John R Selders,do Mr Rlllgrove Now, he'll have a good one to tell will and bequeath my willowy figure to will and bequeath one of my best joke books to I,Bill Schonauer,do will and bequeath ny quiet manner to Lou Henri Feight I,Urace Pahoundfs do will and bequeath my crush on Harold Tidball to Seah y er I,Edna Youn ,do will and bequeath my good disposition to Harold Haun I Mary FaIer,do will and bequeath my quiet and lady like manner to Mar yn Krndt I,Mary Catherine Pahoundis do will and bequeath my calmness to Joanne Denman I,Ida Buren,do will and bequeath my ability to ask questions to Eileen Kafti I,Bett Mullet,do will and bequeath some of my liveliness to Larry Leonar May these personal wills not be held against us IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, as legal adviser to the Class of 1951 have hereunto subscribed my name at KILLBUCK, OHIO,the eleventh day of May, in the year of our Lord, One thousand nine hundred and fifty 0116 SIGNED gf 7ZaZ5ff pfwffwf ,T 'rms ag, O O PLACE Q -24-46' 12 midnight Sixth floor Hotel Waldorf Astoria New York City MONTH YEAR 19 1 Every day is a big day in e biggest television show is morning at six a m showl He insisted that the life of nJolly Johnny Selders, master of ceremonies on earth titled Had a call from Johnnyln But tonight I had a call from the president of my companylthe sponsor I get out on the streets of New York early in the morning and mingle with people Said I was losing my nfriendly touchn on television As I pressed the button to summon an elevator,I thought about where I had really learned the nfriendly been such and spoke senior in chance to touchn a small school,a small town,Kil1buck High School Killbuck,Oh1o It has a long time since I have been back to that town As I stepped into the elevator to the operator,I noticed his youth just about eighteen,I would say, and a some New York City high school I doubted very much if he had ever had a get any of the so called ufriendly touchn in his class With this flood of thoughts,I had a ntouch of homesickness as I stepped out of the elevator and into the main lobby of the hotel I made my usual survey of this busy room and I saw three trim figures in uniform hurrying toward one of the dining rooms There was something familiar about then and as I hurried toward them,one of the girls turned her head enough so that I could catch a glimpse of her face Sure!I knew her It was Yvonne ucDowell They dis appeared into the dining room before I could catch them Quickly I motioned to a bellhop and asked him to page Miss Yvonne McDowell In a few minutes,she stepped through the doors from the dining room with a frightened look on her face, but when she began to laugh and sa1d,nJohn Selders, up to your old tr1cks,always That bellhop told Don and Ida and I you too famous to es9' NI shou me that I was wanted by the New York police,and was I were just talking about you last night We saw you on come into a public dining room and eat breakfast with I stepped forward playing jokes ever scared television Are your old class say not Let's go,'I quickly answered I followed her back to the din ing room As we reached the table where Don and Ida were s1tting,they looked a little scared That police gag had really worked As I shook hands with Don,he sa1d,NWell, Had a Call Johnny,what goes Ida grinned and said,'John,1t's good to see you n Soon we were busy talking about old times Ida and Yvonne had been home for a short vacation at Easter and had all the news It was a regular quiz show I asked the questions and they knew the answers As for themselves Ida and Yvonne were graduate nurses, employed as airline hostesses for TWA Don was na igator and co pilot on one of the co pany's biggest ships,NThe Flying Flop ' I soon learned that Denver Conner was due in New York City tonight on a business trip,and that he now owns a trucking company Good old Denver,always did like to drive a truck nwhat about Shirley Brillhart, Pauline rpenter,Ruth Ann Gessmann,Jan1s Reed,hary Pahoundis,Mary Faler ' alt a minute, interrupted Yvonne,nlet's take them one at a time Pauline married her nscottyn and they live over by Glenmont Don't they have three chi1dren,Ida9HnThat's right, replied Ida nThree little Scotties,not bad,eh'nI exclaimed 'After that orack,I can see you are e CCont1nued on the following pagel i 3 . e. , A 0 . . ll ll . , - V 9 D rg :S 0 1 ff- -X? 'Te 'Z ' H 0 . n - Ns.-i alt. ..3 , -Ma n -N g ,vw - - , as ver the events of today, this has certainly been a special day. of , . ., A -- , , I II - . 1 mat .' ld . ' . - 0 0. Y .' . ' . a 0 . 1 - .I Ca E --'w A . ' ll - ' th lb