Lima Central Catholic High School - Flame Yearbook (Lima, OH)

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Class of 1942 There are so many fascinating ways to look at it. Twelve years of toil and study: twelve years of fun and laughter. To the romantic idealist these have been years of joyful learning, a collecting of knowledge. To the hard-fisted realist these have been days of studious poring over the lore of the centuries under the supervision of numerous pedagogeus. Days of toil and danger .... , nights of coking with the gang, dancing with that girl, football games and basketball games, Central vs. South, lights, action, curtain, study with the midnight oil-all these and many more bring and will bring in days yet to come fond memories of our alma mater. How often have we heard someone say that school is preparation for life? No, no, a million times no! 'Tis living at its fullest. XVhere in fame or fancy can be found the carefree. irresponsible hours of pure human living that our life exemplines? In fondest caprice We reminisce over days gone by and dream of years to come. We live life for the moment happily and construct in our fancies glamorous castles-in-the-air. We learn what life is and what life holds: we embark upon our mission-living a life that will produce self-satisfaction and an ideal for others. 'Tis not the life of Reilly: 'tis not the life of Augustine. Every individual has his own life and his own manner of living it. It is democracy maternalized. Therein lies the difference. From this day hence we will live the life we have begun within these years but free from the guiding hands of our superiors. It is the great game Disraeli livedg the great game we live. Our success and progress, our failure and retrogression lie within our souls. Our inspiration is dependent upon our sensitiveness to beauty and inspiration. XVithin our individual selves lie inert our potentialitiesg it is for us to do and live or to do and die. We face the future with hearts alive and souls awake. We look at the past with fond memories, but are unshackled by it. We are the future of America: we are the future of man- kind: we are the future of art, literature, music, culture, and civilization. Upon the foundation laid for us it becomes ours to preserve and buildi The world, its good and its bad, is ours for improvement or degradation, success or failure. But we shall live! It is for us to determine the method-the product. There are monsters standing maliciously ready to destroy us and our happiness. With the fire and the brimstone of hate, perfidious jealousy, and ubiquitous bias they are prepared to reek havoc with our ideals and our spirit. The black curse of universal distrust, the system of class-conscious aristocracy, and the jealousy of individuals are rampant, lurking behind our portals prepared to fall upon us. Only through intelligent application of those principles we have learned during these years can we hope to live victoriously and honorably. We can and must! We must and shall!! E. DON SNOW 134-

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T 0 TWELFTH GRADE CLASS OFFICERS President ----- Wayne Wells Vice President - Betty Reese Secretary - - Ruth Alice Miller Treasurer - - Pete Newland Advisor - - Miss Grace McClurg ...3 3...

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WILLIAM FRANK ALEXANDER GENERAL COURSE I-lobby-Music JOHN DAVID ALTSTETTER . COLLEGE PREPARATORY COURSE--Hi-Y 4, 3, 2, 13 Bachelor's 2: Music club 4, 35 band 4, 3, 2, 1.3 orchestra 4, 3, 2, Ig A Cappella 23 Student council 3, 2: Jr. Red Cross council 4, president 4. MARY ANNA AMSTUTZ COMMERCIAL COURSEfSouth High School IZ Foreign Correspondence club 2, 43 Blue' Triangle 4, 3, 2, Ig Skating club 4, chorus 3, I. CLAIRE LOUISE ANGELL COMMERCIAL COURSE-Foreign Corresoondence club 4, 2: treasurer 45 Camera club 15 Blue Tri- angle 3g G. A. A. 1. Hobbies-reading, collecting postcards and records. LAURA JANE ASH FOREIGN LANGUAGE COURSE-Masqueraders 2, lg Troubadours 4: French club 35 Blue Triangle 3, 2: Sweethearts 33 A Cappella 4, 3, 2, I: Jr. Red Cross council 3. Hobbies-singing and talking ROBERT ASHBA COLLEGE PREPARATORY C0URISESMasC1uer- aders Ig Senate 4, 3, 25 president 43 treasurer 3: Hi-Y 4, 3, 2, Ig treasurer 43 Science club 43 class treasurer 1 3 Annual Mirror 4, 3 5 business manager 43 Student council 43 vice-chairman 43 varsity debate 43 president N. F. L. 4, Jr, Red Cross council 4: honor study hall monitor 4: Who's Who 4, A Voice in the Darku 43 scholarship test 4, Quill and Scroll 4. Hobbies-reading and talking. BARBARA ANNE ASHBROOK HOME ECONOMICS COURSEfForeign corre- srondence club 4, 3, 1, Fine Arts club 23 Blue Triangle 4, 2, 1, G. A. A. 2, I. Hobbies-chewing gum and talking. DANA WALDON AUKERMAN GENERAL COURSE-Dragons A. C. 4, 3, 2, 13 president 23 vice president 33 basketball lg base- ball 4. 3, 2, lg intramural basketball 4, 3, 2, Ig interclass basketball 4, 3, 2, 1. KENNETH R. BABER INDUSTRIAL ARTS COURSE IVIARILYN ROSE BAKER FOREIGN LANGUAGE COURSE---Camera club 1: secretary-treasurer lg Foreign Correspondence club 4, 3. 2: president 4: treasurer 3: Blue Tri- angle 4, 3, 2, 1: vice president, secretary 4, An- nual Mirror 4, 35 band 4, 3, 23 scholarship test 4. Hobbies-sports. JIM BALES INDUSTRIAL ARTS COURSE-Dragons A. C. 4. 3. 2. 13 football 23 track 3, 2, wrestling 3, 1g boxing 3. PAUL EUGENE BALLINGER COMMERCIAL COURSE4boWling 4, 3. EDITH IZORA BARCLAY COMMERCIAL COURSE A. DALE BARTLETT COLLEGE PREQPARATORY COURSE-Norwood Hicfh School, Cincinnati I, 2, 33 Senate 4, Science club 4. 33 Latin club 2. 1: Silhouette Annual 3, 2, 1: band 3. 2, 1: Student council 3, 25 Hi-Y 4, 3: Annual Mirror 4. Hobby-photography. EARL E. BENSON GENERAL COURSEfArt club 33 Bachelors club 3gIHi-Y 43 Jr. Red Cross council 3, band 2. Hobby-drawing. ' -.35-