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CL» P, oem The ticking clock beats out the time And marks the measures loud and clear— Those faithful clocks that have withstood So many glances through the year. Sage seniors now, we look behind And peer into the distant past. We hardly see our freshman year— We’ve changed so much; we’re grown at last. Its outlines slowly are discerned: Quite lost we were and half afraid, But soon we felt that we belonged” And with our fears o’ercome, we stayed. As sophomores, dissatisfied, We catered to the upper class; We jumped at every beck and call. In awe we humbly watched them pass. And then, last year, that blissful dream We had of upper-classmen ceased. We felt no different than before; What dignity we had, decreased. But suddenly we realize That soon our school days will be o’er; And, serious, we face it now— We are the ones that fight this war. Now we depart with seeming joy. Oh, yes, we’re glad we’re through,” we say; But in our hearts we shed a tear, Then brush it hastily away. And soon we’ll step out through the doors Of L.H.S-, our Mater dear. With memories of years well spent, We meet our future without fear. —Betty Jeanne Nichols
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CLASS HISTORY When we, the Class of '45, entered a strange, new auditorium the morning of September 6, 1941, to receive significant instructions before starting out on our daily course of study, we had no con- ception of the irregularities that would loom before us during our four years of higher learning. In fact we had hardly enough time to get acguainted with the routine of school life, when we again found ourselves as- sembled in the auditorium on the event- ful morning of December 8, 1941, listen- ing to President Roosevelt's Declaration of War with Japan. In an endeavor to further the war effort, the Honor Society originated the sale of war bonds and stamps soon after our country's declaration of war. and we, as freshmen, helped sell hundreds of dol- lars worth of stamps before the close of the school year. To guide us through our first year in high school, we chose Bill Thompson, president; Paul Miller, vice president; Marilyn Brain, secretary; and Patty Sells, treasurer. This was an eventful year for us in sports. Under the leadership of Esco Sarkkinen, the football team made con- tact with the Central Ohio League cham- pionship. The following year found us more ac- customed to high school work, and we proceeded to make a name for ourselves in high school annals. This was an exceptionally good year in the way of assembly programs. We will never forget our sophomore all-star as- sembly program. This Is The Army, which proved to the upperclassmen that we could rival anything they might do to entertain the students. On September 14, we elected Fritz, Plinke president of the sophomore class, with Dick Altman, vice president, Barbara Mettler, secretary, and Bob Nance, treas- urer. On January 13, our assistant principal, Mr. Neff, died suddenly of a heart attack at his home. After the death of Mr. Neff, Mr. Pratl assumed the duties of assistant prin- cipal, with mounting school absenteeism attributed to the manpower shortage. We will always remember this year as one which featured a variety of novelty dances. It was also our last year under the guid ance of our principal, Mr. Porter, whc resigned to accept a position as Person nel Director of the Anchor Hocking Glass Corporation. On September 8, 1943, we entered the portals of Lancaster High School as juniors, and soon found that our new principal, Mr. Schaaf, had won our loya support and friendship in his untirinc efforts to improve every phase of ou: school life. This year Tom Kaumeyer held the reins of the junior class assisted by Fritz Plinke vice president; Patty Selis, secretary; anc Dick Dunnington, treasurer. We were disappointed this year tc learn that there would be no Purple Pep per because not enough interested indi viduals turned out for the staff. But this year the school concentratec its efforts on the national war emergency and went over the top of its $100,000.01 goal for bond sales early in January, sue ceeding in doubling the amount by the close of the school year. It was also this winter that the openinc of school after Christmas vacation wa; delayed two weeks because of an influ enza epidemic, and for the first time then were neither mid-year nor final exams The student council led the students ii drives for the Junior Red Cross, th March of Dimes, wastepaper salvage, anc the collection of sales tax stamps. Thi organization also sponsored noon anc after-school dances, renting a juke bo: with their stamp collections. Nineteen hundred and forty-three wa also a year for enlistment of many of ou teachers in the armed forces. Amon them were Mr. Esco Sarkkinen, our coach Mr. Frank W. Ferguson, our industria arts instructor; Mr. Robert O. Davis, cc
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