McClure High School - McClurean Yearbook (McClure, OH)

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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,

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The Ropes Of The Past ICont'd1 three of our thirty members dropped out, and one moved to another school, thus, leaving us twenty-six members for the remainder of the year. One day at the very beginning of the year we were quite excited because our symbol of unity , the class rings, had arrived. Of course we were quite proud as everybody said, My, how pretty they are! During the year we sold refreshments at the basketball games and in the noon hour to increase our class treasury. In November the Seniors entertained us with the annual game supper, after which they took us to the theater in Bowling Green. We all enjoyed the evening very much and appreciated the efforts of the Senior Class. ln May after many hours of practice, we gave our first play, Almost Summer , which was very successful. In return for the Game Supper, we gave the Seniors a Junior-Senior Banquet and Prom. Much interest was mani- fested in the Banquet and Prom, and it certainly met all expectations. This year, again, our class was quite outstanding in athletics especially intramural basketball. Both the girls and the boys won first place in the class tournament. A few of us had the honor of serving on the McClurean staff as assistant editors. We took part in many activities this year such as the following: sports, F.H.A., musical organization, Latin Club, G.A.A., Prince of Peace Con- test, and student council. Exams over, the usual number of flunkers and quitters and we are Seniors. Twenty-five grand old seniors came back to the dear old M.H.S. to finish their last year. As our officers we elected: President, Virginia Johnson, Vice President, Jane Alspaugh, Sec- retary, Georgean Titusg Treasurer, LaVonda Reimund, Historian, Marilyn Jennings, News Re- porter, Donna Shaffer and Advisor, Mr. Neiderhiser. We started our year by working on our McClurean and we hope to have a good publication. We also chose our school paper staff and have already published a number of issues of the Indian Legends . We have a good start and hope to carry on as well throughout the year. On November ninth we pre- sented our class play Papa Says No! Although it took many hours of practice, it was a big hit and we had a good time along with the work. We gave the Juniors a Game Sup- per November twenty-eighth. We only hope they enioyed it as much as we enioyed plan- ning it for them. We are now looking forward to a grand Junior-Senior Banquet in May. Many of our boys played on the basketball teams this year and although our school wasn't very successful our players were always good sports. We had our Senior pictures taken in October and have received the outcome. Most of us were quite well satisfied. POSTLUDE Now we are looking forward to Baccalaureate, May fourteenth and Commencement, gladness or sadness , a three day trip on a May nineteenth, either with this year. We are planning traveling on the Great Lakes one of the highlights of our anticipation. those others behind the To all our teachers and sincere thankfulness for everything they have done to education. The days of our High School Life are numbered few years when we look backward on those happy Our class is planning something new ship leaving the dock at Detroit and to Niagara Falls and back to Detroit. We think this will be high school career and are looking forward to it with much scenes, we wish to extend our most make it possible for us to receive our and soon they will be history. In a days we shall see that it was then that we laid the foundation upon which we will rear our structure of fame and fortune. Shall we fail? No, we shall not fail. With our motto With the ropes of the past, we will ring the bells of the future, ever before us, we shall hurl aside all obstacles that lie in the way of true happiness and reach our ideal -success in noble living. MARILYN JENNINGS Class Historian