McClure High School - McClurean Yearbook (McClure, OH)

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Teacher! What's 2 -1- 2? Did you say 4? Thank you, Teacher! Yes, that's a very, very small example of the great work our teachers are doing for the future parents and citizens of the world! They not only teach the basic courses such as reading, writing, arithmetic, Eng- lish, and history, but they teach their pupils how to be courteous, get along with one an- other, be happy, and become better educated. The students then try to follow the example their teachers set before them. Our school can boast the fact that we have the best teachers! Each teacher spends lots of time and energy so that his or her pupils can become better students, socially and aca- demically. Our teachers are of the most competent type. They take an active interest in all community affairs. We do not seem to realize that these teachers are busy people trying to help their pupils, give advice to parents as to little Johnny's arithmetic difficulties, en- courage backward students, perform in community and church activities, as well as school functions. A teacher's job is never done! Little credit do we give to these most worthy peo- ple-our teachers! MRS. SHEPARD -teaches arithmetic and reading to make first grade minds tick. MRS. NEIDERHISER uses thought For pupils who must be rightly taught. With the help of MRS. HERSHISER The fourth and fifth became much wiser. The fifth grade and sixth grade did soon find That MRS. RUDOLPH was very kind. MRS. BOKERMAN taught Junior Hi. So in intelligence they were high. Under MRS. HARMON take shorthand And a good iob you are sure to land. Learn to cook under MRS. McCLURE And a handsome husband you'll lure. Take singing lessons under MISS SMITH And that Van Johnson you'll be with. St. Louis Browns can boast Ned Garver But McClure brags of COACH CARVER. English is a regular catcher But it is well taught by MISS HATCHER. The man to whom everyone yells, Hi, Sir! ls well known MR. NEIDERHISER.

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The Ropes Of The Past After a long, long journey, we are all looking forward to our Graduation Day, but first let us take a look over the past twelve years. lt was in the fall of 'I939 that twenty-three excited little children entered the doors of M.H.S. for the beginning of their school career. We were welcomed and guided through our first year by Miss lrene Bruns. We soon left Miss Bruns behind and for the next two years Miss Evelyn Perry served as our guide and help- ing hand . Our fourth year we were under the careful guidance of Miss Margaret Welsh and Betty Sockman. Much to our regret, our class was divided the fifth year. Part of us were under the instruction of Mrs. Gladys Knight and the others were under Mrs. Helen Travis. As sixth graders we were all together again with Mrs. Helen Travis as our teacher. As we came to school the first day of our seventh year, we were quite excited because we were to be on the same floor as our upperclassmen. During our seventh and eighth years our instructors were: Mrs. Arlie Bokerman, Miss Woodward, Miss Spiess, and Mrs. McClure. Our number increased from twenty-three to twenty-seven members from our first to our eighth year. Although we enioyed our first eight years and we are very grateful to our teachers for all they did for us, we were very happy when we finished our eighth year, because that meant high school for us. On a glorious day in the month of September of the year 1946, thirty-five Freshmen slowly wended their way to the schoolbuilding, wondering as they went, what high school life would be like, whether they would enioy it, and if the studies would be so very, very hard. We soon learned that we were not considered anything but greenies until we were initiated into the role of Freshman. On October fourth, the sophomores gave us the annual initiation. After we were initiated we decided the proper thing to do would be to organize our class, so we elected as our leaders the following: President, George Kryder, Secretary, LaVonda Reimund, Treasurer, Tommy Good, and Advisor, Mr. Rotsel. On October thirtieth, we gave the Sophomores a party in return for the initiation. Many of our boys began their basketball training and played on the reserve team. One of our classmates played on the varsity team throughout the year. We were all very prominent in such activities as F.F.A., F.H.A., Latin Club, Glee Clubs and others. Thus did the nine months roll away and we were 'Freshies no more. We were away for a short vacation and back again the following Autumn with thirty- two of our same members, but possibly with different points of view. We were knowing Sophomores now, nothing worried us for a little pride had taken the place of fear. Again, we elected class officers. LaVonda Reimund was elected our class president, Lavonda Overy. Vice President, George Kryder, Secretary, Tommy Good, Treasurer, Donna Shaffer, News Re- porter, Marilyn Neiderhiser, Historian, and Mrs. McClure, Advisor. In October we gave the Freshmen the annual initiation party, and in return they entertained us with a sleigh ride party in December. During our Sophomore year we sponsored a program put on by Wilbur Fish, the Bell Ringer, in order to increase our class funds. We were glad for return of a music program at M.H.S. A few of us received the honor of singing in the County Music Festival. We, again, were well represented in the school curriculum. You could find some of us on the baseball field, on the basketball floor, as cheerleaders, or in such organiza- tions as F.H.A., F.F.A., Latin Club, etc. The summer gone, thirty iolly Juniors returned to take up their work with increased vigor. More difficult lessons were to be accomplished and more business to be performed as we were upperclassmen, but we easily passed through this ordeal. Again we thought we needed class leaders, so we elected the following for our officers: Marilyn Neiderhiser, President, Bob Wenig, Vice President, George Kryder, Secretary, Mary Ellen Myers, Treasurer, Albert Bell, Historian, Georgean Titus, News Reporter, Miss Hatcher, Advisor. We also chose our class flower, red and white carnations, class colors, maroon and white, and our class motto, With the ropes of the past, we will ring the bells of the future. During the year,