Mansfield High School - Manhigan Yearbook (Mansfield, OH)

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(Top Row) ADAMS, BEVERLY JEAN: Commercial; Ambition, Secretary; Red Cross Rep., 2, 3, 4; Cafeteria, 2, 3, 4. ADAMS, SUZANNE JEAN: Commercial; Blue Tri, 2, 3, 4. ALEXANDER, WILLIAM RECTOR: General; Ambition, Butcher; Choir, 2, 3, 4. AMMONS. RICHARD LEE: Vocational; Ambition, Salesman; Voc. Club. ANDERSON, JAMES W.: General; Ambition, College; M Association, 3, 4; Hi-Y, 2; German Club, 3, 4; Boxing, 2; Basketball, 2, 3, 4; Baseball, 2; Tumbling Club, 3; Pep Club, 2. (Bottom Row) AMSBAUGH, MARIAN FAIRY: Com- mercial; Ambition, Secretary. ANGELINI, MAGDALINE: Commercial; Ambition, Secretary. AUGUSTINE, STANLEY EUGENE: General; Band; Orchestra. BARGAHISER, KENNETH JACK: Academic; Ambition, College; German Club, 3, 4; M Association, 4; Hi-Y, 2; Football, 2, 3, 4; Basketball, 2, 3. BARNES, RUSSELL HENRY: Academic; Ambition, Engineer; German Club, 4; Hi-Y, 3, 4; S. 0. P. C., 4; Boxing, 2; S. R. C.. 3. 23

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SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS PRESIDENT ..................... Phil Bolin VICE-PRESIDENT ........ Robert Ward SECRETARY .......... Barbara Staples TREASURER ..............John Wakeley HISTORY OF CLASS OF 1950 All colors, creeds, and nationalities combined in forming the graduating class of 1950. It was a class that had to be discovered before it could be really appreciated by the people with which it came in contact. It came a long way from that inconspicuous beginning twelve years before when its members entered the first grade and thus began their long trek which culminated with their graduation in 1950. Originally the class numbered many more than the 355 which graduated. Some moved away and some dropped out for reasons of their own. These early members of the Half Century Class entered into their first six years of school life with all the vigor and vitality that young Americans can possess. After the elementary stage of their school career had been successfully passed, the Half Century Class-to-be was narrowed down into two groups: one at Johnny Appleseed and the other at John Simpson. To them, as it was to countless others, this was at last the “Golden Age” of their lives and truly nothing could be finer or more enjoyable than Junior High School. This feeling probably consumed their naive minds because of the many new experiences that met them at almost every turn. In their ninth year these two groups elected officers who were to lead them through their last year before the “big time”. Ed Demyan was chosen by his classmates to lead them at John Simpson; the ninth graders at Johnny Appleseed elected Duane Getz as their President. Perhaps the greatest interest of all that occupied the minds and energies of these future members of the class of 1950 was the inter-city athletic rivalry between the two schools. Along with the playing of the annual football game between the two schools, each participating Junior High elected and displayed its own queen and her court. Betsy Clark did the honors for John Simpson, while Janet Hardin represented Johnny Apple-seed. On the playing field there was practically no contest as Simpson shelleacked Appleseed, 38-0. September of 1947 saw these two groups unite into what became the class of 1950. By this time the number of class members had shrunk to 450 from the five hundred and eight that had entered the two Junior High Schools. The class did not start off too successfully, but established itself as a group early in its sophomore year by electing officers and by sponsoring a few activities. They elected the following officers to lead them through their first school year: Phil Bolin, president; John Bricker, vice-president; Jean Hathaway, secretary; and Mary Ellen Ross, treasurer. As the school years passed by, the Half Century class began to make its mark. Its feats in the athletic world will never be forgotten. The football team’s victory over Massillon, the winning of the state football championship, and the basketball team going to the state finals were memorable events of its senior year. Such names as A. C. Jenkins, Tommy Tucker, Ed Demyan, Wimp Miller, Tom Weaver, and othei-s will be long remembered in the annals of sport at M. H. S. In its senior year this class made remarkable progress. One of the true highlights was the election of the senior officers afer a campaign that probably never had an equal at M. H. S. Phil Bolin was elected resident for the third consecutive time. The class members chose Bob Ward as vice-president, Barbara taples as secretary, and John Wakeley as treasurer. Carrying on as they had for the preceding two years with dances, projects such as the sale of Christmas wrappings and Tyger banks, they also initiated another way to defray their graduation expenses with their presentation of Varsity Varieties. Its success proved that they had found one of the best means possible for a class to employ, to meet its expenses. They also sponsored such projects as the annual Christmas Sing and the Easter Sunrise Service. Many honors came to this group of students. They contributed much to the school as well as the community in which they lived. Their graduation on June 7, 1950, marked the end of their high school life. It marked the beginning of the greatest struggle that man must face—life. Mrs. Ruth Whiting Advisor 22

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(Top Row) BEATTY, MARY KATHARINE: Aca- demic; Ambition, Go to college, write and be happy; G. A. A., 2, 3, 4; Swan Club, 2, 3, 4; Blue Tri, 2, 3, 4; German Club, 3, 4; S. O. P. C., 4; Manhigan, 4; Pep Club, 2; Choir, 2, 3, 4; Leaders, 3, 4; Pres., 4; Modern Dance Club, 4. BEAU FORI), BARBARA ELIZABETH: General; Ambition, Nurse; Archery Club, 2; Dance Club, 3. BECKER, DONALD GENE: Commercial; Ambition, Engineer; Choir, 2, 3, 4. BEECHLER, EDWARD EVERETT: Vo- cational; Ambition, Tool maker; Vocational; Boxing. BELL, MARTHA ANN: Academic; Ambition, College; G. A. A., 2, 3, 4; Swan Club, 2, 3, 4; Hypho, 3, 4; Girls’ Sport Ed., 4; S. 0. P. C., 4; Blue Tri, 2, 3, 4; Pep Club, 2; Choir, 2, 4; Modern Dance Club, 4. (Bottom Roto) BENDER. DOROTHY LOREE: Commer- cial; Ambition, Secretary; Blue Tri, 3; Pep Club, 2. BERNHARDT, CHRISTINE CATHERINE: Commercial; Ambition, Success in business; German, 2, 3; Bowling, 3. BERTOCH, JANET ARLENE: General; Ambition, To travel; German Club, 2; G. A. A., 3; Softball, 3. BETHEL, JANICE, MARIE: General; Spanish Club, 3, 4; Blue Tri, 4; I-R. Y. F., 3. 4; Crescendo Club, 4; Hypho, 4; S. O. P. C., 4. BIGLER, REV A JOAN: General; Am- bition, Secretary; G. A. A., 3, 4; Pep Club, 2. 24