Martins Ferry High School - Ferrian Yearbook (Martins Ferry, OH)

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SENICJRS Motto Thrnk the truth speak the truth act the truth Colors Scarlet and Gray Flower Yellow Rose Donna Secrest Soctal Charrrnan Duck Hodge Pxesrdent Wally Creamer Vrce Presrdent Janet Brown Secretary Treasurer HISTORY OF 56 On May 31 170 boys and glrls w1ll be dresslng for the frnal step rn therr hrgh school career thetr graduatton As you dress you may be thtnktng back to September l952 when you frrst entered htgh school scared and green as chlorophyll After a few weeks we got settled and elected Jlm Blackford as presldent of the class We were the last class to experrence the assemblres rn the old gym the portable and the band room down at the shop Then too came the thrtll of our ftrst record dances and dancmg to Nrght Tram and Mockrngbrrd Thrs was also the year that the basketball team went to Youngs town and how could anyone forget the terrtfrc send off we gave them on Hanover Street and the whlte shtrted cheerxng sectron at the games Then we were Sophomores wrth Ron Martln as presldent We came back to a completely new school new cafeterra audrtorlum new home economrcs room and band room Our TV sets were prcktng up a new flgure m the entertarnment world Ltberace and hrs brother George Now we had rtdes to tormals Instead of havrng to walk Flnally our 1un1or year came and we were upper classmen wrth Kent Craver as class prestdent Thts was the year we looked for the Andy Btrd and got all our facts from Sgt Frtday Now we felt tmportant because we sported beautlful class rrngs and were allowed to go to the prom Then before we knew rt we were Senlors wtth Dlck Hodge as presldent The theme song of manl of us was Benme Dreters and for recreattor we turned to slumber partres and tag partres We started prepanng for graduanon by buytng name cards mvrtatxons and bemg measured for caps and gowns So here we are, dressed and ready to go the last trme we wtll be together We have had four wonderful years We have had a class that excelled ln scholastlcs athletlcs and soc1al lrfe Yes weve had fun but we also had to work We had our good ttmes and our bad tlmes but one thlng ts certatn no one wrll forget these four happy years that we have spent here as the Class of 56 James Blackford ISALYS DAIRY SPECIALISTS 1' I I . r 1 i I I I f I ' ' I I ' I I I , . ' I I ' I I fr - - If It V - .1 - I I I ' I , , . It - If - v . , . . . X I I ' If - - t n - - F - n .1 . I I ' I . . . . . . , ' I I ' I I ' I I I I

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'ug' ...- Ackerman, Robert Baggott, Sara Bair, Audrey Bashore, Donald Bassa, Joseph Beavers, Jerry Bell, Merle Bennett, Dayle L' Bennett, Fred Berwinkle, Edward Blackford, James l Blatchley, Larry fv- Blinco, Patricia Broome, Vivian