Maumee Valley Country Day High School - Weather Vane Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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US Since the class of '43 are reluctant about revealing their pasts and since they all have exceptional talent for malicious slanderings, they decided to use them in descriptions of one another. For obvious reasons the name of the author of each paragraph will not be revealed. Step out of the way, people, there's a storm coming up. CHARLIE For the more obvious details: Charles Ashley is about five feet ten inches tall, a husky boy, has light-brown hair, a pleasant smile, and a laugh that comes out in punctuated bursts. For the more important characteristics: he is intelligent, very well-mannered, and congenial company, he loves to have a good time Cdates or stagl , and makes an excellent host. Charlie likes all sports. His good build and knowledge of wrestling make him one of the best I have seen in the unlimited weight class. As for football, an oHensive backfield-man might find a brick wall if he happened to hit Charlie's slot in the defensive line. In addition, he is a fairly good field-event man in track, with regard to the shot-put. Charlie's fun to be with at a party, because, among other things, he takes to almost any suggestion and makes a good time of it. He likes to dance, especially to Waltz. He is often heard singing arias from Gilbert and Sullivan -some people protest, others enjoy it immensely. All in all, Charlie's a good man. DIANA Dee is about five feet two, very pretty, has a tiny figure and long black hair. She has a mind of her own and is not afraid to use it, as her arguments with C.A. prove. Her playful moods are hilariously funny. Her maternal side is shown by her defiant affection for the most troublesome little demons on the school bus. Dee, or Dracula, as Dee is sometimes lovingly called, has a distinct aver- sion to studying in first hour study hall. She prefers to burrow into a blanket and go to sleep on the couch. This procedure is altered in class only by the absence of the blanket. Dee makes an intelligent remark and then rests on her laurels and spends the remainder of the period staring into space. Dee has a Persian cat who looks a little like Dee with its mysterious changing eyes. Napoleon is given to racing madly about the room hurdling obstacles in his path, and acting a bit demented. But, as Dee says, He's such a sweet cat. We're all going to miss you next year, Dee, when youlre in Arizona. CThe army camps out there couldn't have influenced you, could they?J We'll miss your unfailing sense of humor and your cheerful banging on the piano. COLETTE For a person of a seemingly conservative nature, Colette has certainly experienced plenty of adventure-from careening down Reynolds Road during a test drive, to returning home from Paris alone just before the bomb- shell in Europe. She is forever attempting new things. During the Christmas holidays she sold sweaters fto fickle women, in LaSalle and Koch's main aisle. 26

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SENIOR CLASS POLL Best Student . . . .... 1. Colette Most Athletic. . Jamie 2. Joanie Harry Best Natured ..... .... 1 . Colette Most Agreeable ..., .... J oanie 2. Meg Jamie Best Dressed ........... giqegant Marys Lady. D I p Joanie ' Y Phyllis Most Argumentative .... 1. Charlie 2- Diana Most Versatile. Harry Best Dancer ............ 1. Phyllis Joame 2. Bryant Most Likely to Succeed. .1. Colette Most courteous gl refant 2. Harry' , Lady's Man. . . .... 1. Charlie Wittiest .... Diana 2. Jamie Charlie Last Will and Testament of the Class of 1943 We, the Class of One Thousand Nine Hundred and Forty-Three of the Maumee Valley Country Day School in the City of Maumee, the County of Lucas, the State of Ohio, being of more or less fmostly lessl sound mind, memory, and understanding, and after years of readin', writin', and 'rith- metic, being about to depart from this our dearly beloved school, and to make our way into the world of joy, do hereby make our last will and testament in the manner and form following: First: To the junior class, we leave the senior boys. Second: To the sophomores, we leave our psychology books. Third: To the freshmen, we leave our exemption from study hall. Fourth: As individuals we give, devise, and bequeath the following: To Paula Secor, J oanie Whalen's figure To Billy Clark, Charlie Ashley's boisterous romping To Martha Wolfe, D. Bartley's crutch ffor physical assistance on the morning afterj To Mr. Johnson and Mr. Coryell, Jamie Secorls crew cut and waistline respectively To Jim Hendrickson, Bryant Wo0d's receding hair-line To anyone who is slightly corpulent, Phyl Gould's unfinished diets To M.V. in general, Colette Geary's appetite, to raise Mary's morale To all who need it, Meg Grubb's speedy reading To Mme. Geary, Harry Wieting's numerous UD pencils 25

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i She is an excellent student and an ambitious school supporter. In 1941- 42 she was business manager for the Weather Vane and was chosen in her senior year for class representative to the Student Council and became president upon Harry's departure. She has a fondness for Writing and a weakness for flowery descriptions. There are traces of temper and stub- bornness hidden beneath but these are well under control. If ever a true friend is to be had, Colette will fill the bill. She is headed for Wellesley College where her talents will bring glory to M.V.C.D.S. PHYL Whenever the seniors get together, where do they meet? At Phyl's of course, in the recreation room. We wonder whether she doesn't get tired of picking up coke bottles after us. What about that birthday dinner at which we ate ourselves sick! Hospitality is her motto. Jeepers! is a favorite expression of Phyl's and her rhumba is a class legend. She shines in history and is forever carrying around huge tomes which she bravely struggles through, such as Tolstoy's War and Peace. However her spelling is--- uncertain, and we expect that Miss P's red pencil will not get worn down so quickly when Phyl leaves. In many projects, the reputation of the senior class has been saved by her original ideas and unbounding enthusiasm. She has a fondness for children and is always raving about J ane's baby. We can easily picture her at Devil's Lake, swimming, sailing, or bleaching her baby hair-cut. It seems there are other interests there, too. What about it, Phyl? MEG Please, call me Meg! Marie Edgerton Grubb is known to all intimates as Meg, Grubber, or anything else handy. Her long uncurled hair and blue eyes are a familiar sight about the halls which she has graced for three and a half years. These years were marked by such things as Meg's portrayal of the Wyf of Bath with a non-existent waistline and buck teeth, and her stir-uggles over the memoir for the Weather Vaneis calendar. Every summer Marie deserts us for the South where she teaches riflery for Camp Grey- stone, and a crack shot she is, too. Meg is preparing to be a lab. technician and a long hard struggle it will be. But she will succeed, we know, if she isn't led astray by a certain dark handsome Beau Brummel working for Uncle Sam. Whatever way you choose, Meg, we're with you. J.J. Jamie is a tall boy with sparkling brown eyes, a ready smile and a good word for every one. His hair recently suffered a severe shock when he and Charlie got crew cuts. He can always be found either emerging from the furnace room or shooting buckets in the gym. Jake is usually a riot to be with, but on occasion he can be very serious. An excellent athlete, J .J . excels in basketball, bowling, badminton, and especially baseball, where he plays first. On a date or at a party he is lots of fun and adds greatly to everyone's good time. J .J . is hard-working and serious. The faculty feels 'that Jamie has a lot of potential energy, and that he shows a great degree of fairness. Maumee Valley feels the loss of it, as J .J . is at the University in V-l. We all wish him the best of luck, and hope that he'll get along well at T.U. 27