McClure High School - McClurean Yearbook (McClure, OH)

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RAi'MoNo STAUB Ray Annual Staff: Basketball 4: Vice Presi- dent of Class l: Salutatorian: Pageant 2-'J-4: The Spanish Onion 3: The XVild Oats Boy 4. lVlARClEll. SllANliYl:l2l.'l' HNIIICH Annual Staff: Dramatics Club 4: Debate Club 4: Readers Club -l: Basketball 4: The NVild. Oats Boy 4. PAUL STRAYER Pele Annual Staff: Basketball l-2-3-4: Presi- dent of Class 1 tGrand Rapidsl: Secre- tary-Treasurer Z iGrand Rapidsl: Page- ant 4: The Wild Oats Boy 4: The l.ucky Fool -4. to begin the year. However Paul Strayer moved in from Grand Rapids school 'district and Ma:- ceil Shaneyfelt came here from Illinois, so we managed to finish the year with nine members. The officers elected for this Hnal year were: president, Herman Ballmer: vice president. John Chambrlin: and secretary-treasurer, Junior Connolly. Junior has the distinction of hold- ing a class oflice during each of his four years in high school. Herman. John. and lrene received letters in basketball. Herman was valedictorian of the class and Raymond Staub was salutatorian. The senior class play The Wild Oats Boy was presented by the class on May 8. the proceeds being used to defray commencement expenses. Commencement exercises were held at the Memorial Building on May 29. .ii-T ClClSS FOP QCIJ In early spring of 1976, I was working as a reporter of the 'Louisville Times when a large 120 passenger transport plane cracked up in the hills of southern Kentucky. l was assigned to cover the accident and got a good story out of it-but l also ran into a peculiar incident that LLL

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AAA .JUNIOR CONNOLLY Hpercym .lor iN L'iiAMBi2R1.1N Reverend Assistant Editor of Annual: Basketball l-2-3-4: The Spanish Onion 3: Glee Club l: Baseball 4: Pageant 2-3-4: Treasurer of Student Body 3: Vice Pres- ident of Class 4: Secretary-Treasurer of Class 3: Arts and Crafts Club 3: The Wild Oats Boy 4: Hanging Uncl- Hcnryn 4. MARGUERITE CONN i'Murge Annual Staff: Glee Club 1-2-3-4: Or- chestra 2-3: Band 3-45 Oh What Shall I Wear 2: Finer Shades of Honor 2: A String of Pearls 3: Quartette 4: Pageant 3-4: Indoor Ball lf2-3: The Spanish Onion 3: The Wild Qats Boy 4. Annual Staff: Basketball 3: Baseball 2: Orchestra 1-2-3: Vice President of Class 3: SecretaryfTreasurer of Class l-2-4: Pageant 2-3-4: The Spanish Onion 3: The Wild Oats Boy 4. comfort. However, no one was permanently injured and later we enjoyed several freshmen- sophomore parties. Athletics at McClure had been declining for some time. and this year it reached its lowest ebb. Although our class members participated in some sports. they could hardly have been re- ferred to as making the team for such an organization hardly existed. B The spring and summer of 1934 proved the undoing of fifty percent of our members, as we only had ten enrolled when school began in the fall. Cnce again Irene Johnson was el- ected president of the class. Junior Connolly was elected vice president. and John Chamberlin elected secretary-treasurer. John was also elected treasurer of the newrly organized Student Body. This year marked another milestone. as we revived the practice of producing a Junior Class Play in order to raise money to finance the Junior-Senior Banquet. This play was called the Spanish Onion . The banquet was held at the Memorial Building and it proved to be quit: an elaborate affair. During this year athletics staged a come-back and our members were active in baseball and basketball. playing a full season for the first time in three years. The new impetus given music instruction during this year struck a responsive chord in the class so that practically all mem- bers were in at least one of the musical organizations. ln between the Junior and Senior years we lost three more members--all fzirls-Jean Fiser. Bonita Brown and Anna Sells. They were married during the summer. This left a bare seven

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ALA B QSSQ VQI'llf Lookeef l.ookeeI Vklhat do we have here. Nine excellent bits of personality and charm. Who would ever believe that these are the Senior's baby pictures? The first pic- ture is-No. it isn't Arthur Smith, it's Marguerite Conn. You can tell from the look in her eyes that she will become an ac' complished piano player. The second below and on the left is none other than Herman Ballmer. our noted scholar at the tender age of something less than one. Just below Her- man. we find a sweet little girl. Marceil Shaneyfelt. otherwise known as Mac. She wandered around over Indiana and Illinois before she discovered that McClure was the proper place for high school graduation. A.nd then in the lower left corner. Would you believe it! None other than Paul Strayer. He sure must have been a delicate baby, look at those cushions. Back at the top again we see a young gentleman who appears to be thumbing a ride. It is Chancy Connolly. Jr., or to you and me, just Junior. Arthur Smith has grown a bit since this picture was taken of him on the lawn-but he still likes to sit down. Just below Arthur we find a boy holding down a large rocking chair: .lohn Chamberlin trying to look cheerful- nrobably thinking about the new radio transmitter that he is going to start building next week. The little boy in front of the shed can easily be recognized. It's Raymond Staub with a lot of whim. wigor and whi- tality. And now, last but by no means least. we have lrene Gayle Johnson. doll and al . As a group of babies wasn't this some class? We ask you. has never been written or published. This incident I shall now tell as accurately as it was re- lated to me by a well educated mountaineer. This mountaineer, John Chamberlin, had established his home in the hills of southgn Kentucky and was quite successful with his farming and livestock raising. One day in late winter February 13. 1976 to be exact. the rain was coming down in torrents and John was busy with his evening chores. He was interrupted by his hired man. Paul Strayer. who came up the drive accompanied by an old poorly dressed man who was seeking a night's lodging. John's wife ob- jected at first, but relented when she saw how cold and hungry he appeared to be. They decided to permit him to stay in the kitchen. As the old man said. Oh, thank you. mister . John was dumfounded. for he recognized his old school chum. Junior Connolly. This discovery naturally changed the arrangements that had been made for the night and they spent the evening remin- iscing of other days. Late that night as the household was about to retire there came a frightful pounding on the door. John hurried to the door and threw it wide open. There in the shaft of light that streamed from the doorway was a short' funny looking fellow. Behind him could be seen a group of people. and in the driveway dimly outlined in the background was a combination autohouse trailer bearing the legend Bingley-Pet Circus . Suddenly it flashed through John's mind that this was a part of the circus. expected in town about a week ago. By this time the group had gathered around the door and were asking for the privilege to spend the night as it was raining and they were lost. After a few moments of hesitation John permitted them to enter and soon all were seated about the fireplace. Suddenly the little fat man who seemed to be the leader jumped to his feet and turning to John said. Now, my friend.