Lancaster High School - Mirage Yearbook (Lancaster, OH)

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FACULTY JOAN GESLING went to Ohio Northern. . . . teaches girls gym. . . . enjoys ettrective clothes, mystery books. . . . sponsors the G. A. C. . . . among sports, prefers tennis and basketball. . . . calls L. H. S. her Alma Mater. . . . taught in Logan two years. BETTY LOU GREGG teaches com- mercial subjects. ... is dark and pretty. . . . musical. . . . interested in religious education. . . . Ohio U. is her college. . . . coached The Thanksgiving Mystery. GRACE GRIFFITH, after Ohio Wes- leyan and Columbia, studied a sum- mer in Rome. . . . plays the organ at high school and church. . . . leads our choir. . . . also teaches Latin and English lit”. ... an en- thusiastic club woman. CASSIE HARRIS learned to be a librarian at Otterbein, Ohio State, and Chautauqua. . . . likes to work in the garden and cook. . . . reads as much as possible. . . . wishes to travel but says she will never find time. ESTHER HEOGES, Amanda resident, is our third commerciel teacher. . . . studied at Ohio U. ... is pretty, capable, and self-contained. . . . taught in Fairfield County before coming to L. H. S. this year. EARL I RICK teaches physics and avi- ation. . . . heads our staae crew .... is faculty manager of L. H. S. athletics. . . . likes to attend the theater and opera. . . . friendly and generous. ... M. A. at O. S. U. E. R. JENKINS is Smith • Hughes teacher of vocational agriculture. . . . a fisherman. . . . takes to baseball .... referees for Y. M. and high school. . . . plays practical jokes. . . . has one little pride and joy of the family. . . . Ohio State. GRACE JOHNSON spent last sum- mer under the blue skies of Old Meiico. . . . previously studied a year and a half in France. . . . teaches Spanish. . . . degrees from Hiram and Columbia. . . . sponsors Los Caballeros, Mirage. . . . keeps house for her parents. PAUL E. JOHNSON knows how to teach chemistry. . . . also specializes in coaching plays. ... is proud of his talented family. . . . son Dean was a lieutenant in the Army Air Corps. . . . went to Hiram and o. s. u. WILLIAM KELLEY teaches in the machine shop. . . . has spent seven- teen years in the machine indus- try. ... a fun-loving, good-looking Irishman with mischief in his eyes. ... an older edition of his son, Rob- ert. . . . University of Cincinnati.

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FACULTY PAUL ATEN it tall and distinguished looking ... is an expert rifle shot . . . likes athletics, food, and family life. . . . has two daughters in high school. ... is an excellent math teacher. . . . O. S. U. LURENE BROWN, on leave for the second semester, has an instructor ship in English at the University of Missouri. . . . erstwhile Purple Pep- per mentor. . . . M. A. from Ohio U. . . . fond of her dog Skippy and her car Junior. CATHERINE CARR made a change- over from civics to Enqlish second half. . . . kindly assumed advisership of school paper. . . . Mrs. Carr has two daughters in college and a son in high school. ... is interesting and clever. . . Ohio State. RAYMOND C. COLEMAN teaches civics and science. . . . used to star in L. H. S. basketball. ... a gridiron assistant now. . . . moved off his farm recently and disposed of his old truck. . . . has two boys. . . . M. A. from O. S. U. RALPH CROOK referees games. . . . has sometimes helped coach. . . . has a booming laugh, loved by stu- dents and faculty. . . . A. B. from O. U. and M. A. from O. S. U. . . . teaches general science. JACK D R U G G E R . all-American played left end on O. S. U.'s 1944 undefeated, untied football team. . . . became L. H. S. physical education teacher and coach this year. . . . is married. . . . likes records and steaks. MARY LOUISE EATON, graduate of Lancaster's St. Mary's, has her de- gree from Ohio University. . . . teaches commercial subjects. ... a sports fan, she enjoys swimming and tennis. . . . taught a year at Gar- rettsville. Ohio. C. R. ENOCH knows positively everything about history. . . . loves to sing. . . . went to Wittenberg .... got his M.A. from O. S. U. . . . once baked a cake in front of tho entire school. . . . has two children. DOROTHY ENT was artist in the window display department at Laza- rus in Columbus before becoming a Lancaster art teacher. . . . has her M. A. from Ohio State. . . . col- lects info about old Ohio houses .... has a talented Spitz dog. Bitsy. FRANK FERGUSON is back in the metal shop after three years in the Infantry—1 wo in the E. T. O. . . . an Ashtabula man who studied at O. S. U. . . . because of the hous- ing shortage the Fergusons and their little daughter. Becky, live at Horn’s Mill.

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FACULTY ANTHONY MARTIN is known to all as Tony . ... is basketball and baseball coach when not in metal or civics class . . . sells insurance and manages the swimming pool in his spare time. ... has three little youngsters. C. D. MclNTYRE has done an ex- cellent job with our band. . . . also plays violin and piano. . . . very quiet and self-possessed. . . . Mas- ter ' degree in music from North- w .tern. . . . has one small son, Douglas. PAUL J. MILLER likes to hold forth with the students. . . . fondly called P. J. . . . assists with coaching. . . . makes biology field trips popular. ... has two grown sons. . . . Otterbein and O. S. U. CLARA MOHLER is another foreign language enthusiast. . . . teaches Latin. . . . Ohio University. . . . went to Columbia last summer. . . . witty and keen. . . . loves to read .... at the age of thirteen won a national spelling contest. CLYDE MOORE teaches subjects re- lated to machine shop work. . . . used to own a grocery on the West Side. . . . proud of his baby grand piano and his baby grandson. . . . O. U. and University of Cincinnati. BERTHA NAFZGER initiates about 150 girls each year into the mys- teries of thimble and thread. . . . co-sponsor of F. H. A. . . . studied at O. S. U. . . . always patient and kind. JAMES C. PAPRITAN teaches math and science. . . . likes sports, farm- ing, and eating. ... is a Cleveland- born Czechoslovakian. . . . helps coach football and basketball. . . . B. S. at Ohio U. and M. A. at Co- lumbia. A. R. PEER is an artist at cabinet making. . . . teaches wood shop, naturally. . . . Dick and Bonnie's dad. . . . spent the flu holiday in Florida. . . . Ohio U. is his college. RUTH PLINKE, producer of pep meetings, is an L. H. S. grad. . . . studied at Valparaiso University. . . . teaches English and Spanish. . . . sponsors the cheerleaders and Span- ish Club. . . . likes all sports. . . . sister of Fritz and Tom. STANLEY PRATT has marvelous American history classes. ... is a friend to every student. . . . loves food, baseball, history, and good movies. . . . degrees from O. U. and O. S. U. . . . Lancaster High School's poet laureate.