Lima Central High School - Annual Mirror Yearbook (Lima, OH)

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eighteen lchabod!! lf Findlay didn't beat us! Vlhich just Hshows to go we can't be too careful. All's quiet on the Western front -we hope. Armistice Day assemblies, and no school in the afternoon. The Turkey Hop-school dance to you. Did we ever get ritzy! An out-of- town orchestra from Bluffton-and a girl singer. Was there ever a big turnout to hear the duo-pianists, Vera Ciillett and Vin- cent Micari! You can't say Centralites don't appreciate good music! Senior Psychology Test-to find out how much those dignified Seniors real- ly didn't know. CAnd were they ever on the spot! lj Guess Again but don't rack your brains, as that was the Junior Class Y Play. Those Juniors have acting ability. Thanksgiving Assembly-egood will speeches by 'dose students from da Southg' that is, South Lima. Cheers-more cheers-and to top it Off- singing. Alas! We lost to South, as you've probably heard. 'Here we had it all doped out to beat those Tigers. lt shore beats all! Just wait 'til next year, Orrrrr!! DECEMBER Major Louis H, Baker. lllustrated lecture on Kipling's '!Burma , The Road to Mandalay. He sounded like Baron Munchausen, but his stories, Cl mean the lVlajor'sj are really authentic. Senior Assembly-closing of the football season. All the lettermen got their pretty green letters. Nice work, fellows! First basketball game, a doubleheader. Delphos Jefferson took us l7-l5, but did we whip Cridersville! Champions in action! The Eleventh Olympiad, a lecture and motion pic- tures of the Berlin Olympics, by C. R. Bearmore. Uncle Sam seemed to do O, K. by himself. And so did Jessie! Jessie who? Owens, you dope!! Another school dance. The Holly Hop. Christmas spirit prevailed. Those Toledo schools surely do put out the teams. This time Woodward beat us, but it wasn't such a bad defeat. Christmas assemblies. Carol singing-Those colored slides are quite the tops! And what we couldn't do with that sound system! Central vs. Findlay. Did you notice their center? l don't see how you could help it, as he's only about 6'5 . Not even he could stop our boys though, and we won-16-12. Q

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Calendar 1936-193 7 SEPTEMBER Eirst gridiron game of the season. A night game at Hamilton, With a score of 20-6, in their favor. A very unexpected assembly-starring the Salvation Army Sextette of Cin- cinnati. They really were good! OCTOBER Dedication assembly Cof the auditoriumy, in charge of Superintendent Of- fenhauer. Didn't the auditorium look neat? Let's keep it that Way. 'iln Union There is Strength. Yousahl Thait's Why our football squad was able to take Bryan, 14-6. See what teamwork does? Skinni-mi Rink e dink, e dink: Skinni-mi Rink et do. HoW'd you guess it? The Rink Quartet, our first lyceum number. We shore didn'it let Bowling Green put anything over on us, did We? In fact, we held them to a scoreless tie. And by the Way, did it ever pour!! Another lyceum number, George Elias, the 'lMan Without a Country, What a lifel I guess he's had his share of hair raising experiences. Tall, dark, and handsome. No girls, not Robert Taylor, Remember Billy Bentz, the squeeze-box player? And did you notice how members of the fair sex prettied up during the Bible reading? Tut! Tut! Annual scramble with Defiance High. Did our team give them a licking! Oh well, all's fair in War and football! -That Evening- Kick-off Dance, in honor of our football heroes, My, aren't they shy at times? You'd think they were afraid the girls would bite them, or 'Asumpin'! It's getting to be a habitl Another defeat. suffered from Toledo Libbey. 33-O. OW! NOVEMBER Ughl Heap big Injun! Charles Eagle Plume. Blackfoot from out Montana Way. Not a bad dancer, Was he? I bet he'd make any squaw happy. SCUEVHGCTI

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The big social event of the holiday season. The Hi-Y Dance in the Crystal Room of Hotel Argonne. What is this younger generation thinking of? Mistletoe at a Hi-Y Dance! JANUARY Bryan handed our quintette a loss with a score of 21-20. ln their opening tilt, our adirmative debate team defeated Bluffton negative with no trouble at all. Did our basketball squad pile up the points on Dayton Kiser? Yore telling I! The score was 29-16. Think of that! Personality Pointers by Jill Edwards. A fascinating talk on what can be done to help oneself. That means you-you-you-and you! Not to be outdone by our aflirmative debaters, the negative team talked the leg off Sylvania High. South cagers scored a victory of 30-15 over us, on the Tiger Court. Deah. deah! What's come over our lads? Mid-year Exams. They speak for themselves! After making a trio way down to Piqua, our basketeers had to go and lose the fracas, 25 to 24. What a heartbreaker! The mid-year graduates had a party. Dinner and -Movies Mid-year Commencement or the final appearance of the Jones Boys. How cruel it is to be turned out in this mad world! Our third straight basketball defeat, this time handed us by Bowling Green's squad. The score was 30-17. The old meanies!! Triumph at last!! The Varsity beat Van Wert, on their court, 32-17, The reserves were O. K. too. They beat the Van Wert subs, 23-16. FEBRUARY The Dragons met Kenton's veteran five and triumphed. Lyceum, The Eureka Jubilee Singers. Another excellent program! South waged a counter attack, and again came out victorious. Never fear three trials is a charm! Radio Review, sponsored by the P. T. A. What talent, ho! Where have those kids been hiding? 20, 21, Three successive defeats by Bellefontaine, Dayton Steele, and Bluff- ton, respectively, nineteen