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

Page 22 text:

They Claimed The Laurels Dear Seniors, Do you remember one unforgettable day in September, four years ago, when this class first entered the portals of Central high school? We stood wide-eyed and open-mouthed, awed by the dignity of the seniors, the boldness of the juniors, and the feigned nonchalance of the sophomores. In ignorance we followed the upper classmen up the front steps, but woe unto us. this was the moment the sophomores were waiting for. Quickly and very rudely wc were escorted to the side door. We chose as our leaders for the freshman year Eugene Snyder, president: Dorothy Ben- nett, vice president: Marjorie Ripley, secretary: Mary Ellen Bid well, treasurer. Representatives to the Student council were Gerald Clark and Harrison Hughes. Colors for the year were scarlet and white. We appreciated the kind- ness rendered by Miss Ruth Reed, class super- visor. After a somewhat hectic but successful year as freshman, we entered early in September as sophomores. Quickly dispensing with the formalties, we selected our class officers. Bob Brentlinger. president: Donna Gene Miller, vice president; Mary Ellen Bidwell. secretary; and Harrison Hughes, treasurer. Four members, Roy Blodgett, Charles Stilgenbauer, Marjorie Ripley and Bob Richards, were chosen as representatives of the sophomores to the Student council. To a most capable supervisor. Miss Gayle Howey, we express our thanks and gratitude for her ever helpful advice and kindness. With two years of achievement behind us, we returned to dear old Central as upperdassmen and once more chose Bob Brentlinger, president: Shirley Mere- ness, vice president: Mary Ellen Bidwell, secretary: and Harrison Hughes, treas- urer. As our Student council representatives we elected Gerald Clark, Bob Richards. Thelma Von Almen, Charles Stilgenbauer. Roy Blodgett, and Mar- jorie Ripley, who helped to plan our school activities. Considerable talent was displayed in our junior play, Apron String Re- volt. Members of the cast were Zell Sandifer. Nadine Corson, Ann Blattenberg. Marjorie Ripley. Howard Bayles, Shirl ey Mereness, Jerry McWilliams, Jerry Clark. Marjorie Botkin, Paul Downs, Quentin Maxfield, Joe Sells, Betty Dav- ies, and Orrie Barr: Dorothy Becher acted as publicity manager: Mary Mu- SENIOll CLASS OFFICERS Row 1 — Dick Cheney. Jerry Clark, Miss Ethel Stiles. Row 2 — Mr. Stanton Steiner, Miss Grace McClurg. Row 3 — Harrison Hughes, Mary Ellen Bidwell. cuihtiTn

Page 21 text:

seventeen

Page 23 text:

maugh, as property manager: and Betty Creps, as business manager. With the guidance of Miss Mary Jones, supervisor, we finished our junior year ready for the responsibilities of the coming year. We entered the senior year with vim. In the first meeting of the year wc followed the precedent we had established and elected Richard Cheney, president. who was equally at home in a C meeting or on the football field, and had an amiable personality, and a straight-forward manner that contributed to his powers as a leader: Gerald Clark , vice president, who put a hole through the line on the football field and was an inspiring actor in The Howling Dog and The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come : Mary Ellen Bidwell. secretary, whose sense of humor and friendly nature crept into the minutes of the Blue Triangle meetings: and Harrison Hughes, treasurer, who flashed a big smile and displayed a fine set of ivory teeth and had a likeable manner and a strong will. Naturally it takes more than officers to rule a class: it also takes students. Out of the several hundred in the senior home room, a group of students were elected to serve on the Student council. Say, kiddo. pipe da guy. Wasn ' t he the one. though i For gosh sakes look what we have been missing. That was Bob Richards, student council president, a talented orator of the debate team, and chairman of the senior memorial committee. Dignified and courteous best describes Marcella Roberts. Besides being asso ciate editor of the Annual, she was chairman of the senior announcement com- mittee, secretary of the G. A. A., council secretary of the Blue Triangle, a Stu- dent council member, and rated high scholastically. Ever smiling, that expression might have been created to describe Zell Sandifer. She was a superb cheerleader, an active Student council member, and a clever Annual writer. With plenty of versatility and wit you have none other than red-haired Tom Evans. He was interested in football and baseball and held the position of vice president in the Hi-Y and on the Student council. Wit, good looks, and horse sense attracted many admirers to this friendly, blond senior, Thclma Von Almen. With all her activities as G. A. A. president, Student council representative, and study hall monitor, she found time to be an honor student. Tall, shy, and friendly were words to describe George Vucovich. He com- bined football, baseball, and Student council with studies and was outstanding in all. You could usually find him working on the graduation attire committee. Another outstanding senior was tall and attractive Nadine Corson. She was active on the Student council, wrote for the Annual, was chairman of the senior party committee, and displayed acting ability in The Howling Dog. For plenty of smile and chat see this girl. Although by nature quiet, he liked basketball and baseball. We were speaking of Tom Stump. Sometimes he surprised us by an outburst of talkative- ness in a Student council meeting, but as secretary of the Hi-Y he was very serene. No use to mention her name. Everyone knew about her being editor-in- chief of the Annual Mirror and everyone knew she was a whiz on the dance floor. Why even her pen wielding in the radio script contest was old news. You guessed it — June Schulte. Head of the G.A.A. basketball board. Annual staff typist, member of the Blue Triangle, and a possessor of big brown eyes and brunette hair introduced another senior girl. Helen Mallett. When it came to bowling she beat them all. Picture a quiet, friendly senior with brown curly hair and blue eyes. She nineteen