McComb High School - Momento Yearbook (McComb, OH)

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CLASS WILL p We, the Senior Class of McComb High School, county of Hancock, State of Ohio, in the year ot our Lord, one thousand, nine hundred and fifty-three, being of weak mind, weak body, and totally incapable of concentration in accordance with the laws of M. H. S. do hereby make this our last will and testament. To the Junior Class we leave our ability to co-operate in everything we do to the fullest extent, our ability to talk teachers out of tests, and to skip study halls without getting caught. To the Sophomore Class we leave our noontime etiquette in the halls, knowing that they will keep up the good standard that we have set. To the Freshman Class we leave our sympathy and regret that they will have to struggle along somehow without the advice, direction, and help of a truly remarkable group of Seniors of 1953. To the Faculty we leave the fond memories of our class, of the jokes we pulled, and the scrapes we talked our way out of. I, Connie Basinger, hereby will my perfect attendance record to Dwain Augsburger, as I feel sure that he can use it. . I, Betty Borgelt, hereby will my ability to blush at the wrong time to Jackie Pingle providing Jackie doesn't overwork it too much. I, Doris Bryan, hereby will my sewing ability to Marilyn Fundum so she can get straight Ais in Home Ec. I, Wanda Buckmaster, hereby will my small stature to Roberta Wisterman so Roberta wonit have to look down on her fellow classmates. I, Joanne Bundy, hereby will my pet phrase I HATE BOYS', to Janice Swartz providing that Janice makes as much use of it as I did. I, Gerald Burris, hereby will the right hand side of the front seat of my car to anyone who feels that it is safe to ride with me. I, Leroy Butler, hereby will my thriftiness to Gene Routson if Gene promises not to spend more than 401: for his lunch. I, James Campbell, hereby will my false teeth to John Washburn so hc will have a complete set. Remem- ber, John, no hard candy! I, Joe Collingwood, hereby will my habit of wearing overalls when the rest of the boys wear dress pants to Bob Pickens. I, Ronald Courtright, hereby will my knowledge of agriculture to Bill Clevenger so he will be able to exercise his green thumb. I, Paul Davis, hereby will my quiet ways and pleasant disposition to Melvin Peterman if Melvin promises not to turn into too much of a perfect gentleman. I, Mary Donaldson, hereby will my ability to go to the library and not get kicked out to Bill Morrison if he will promise to be as careful as I was. I, Janice Eberly, hereby will my ability to say the wrong thing at the wrong time and in front of the wrong people to Joy Shank if Joy promises to be as good at it as I was. I, Doris Fogle, hereby will my ability to keep candy in my locker and have it taken to Joan Harper, pro- viding Joan can keep her locker well supplied. I, Ronald George, hereby will my Chrysler to Dwane Lambert so he can get Carol Sue home by the deadline. I, Shirlee Goddard, hereby will my ability to be seen and not heard to Marcella Ewing. I, Kay Donna Harden, hereby will my ability to crochet and knit to Helen Allen so she will have something to do in her spare time while Chuck is in college. I, Dolores Harden, hereby will my ability to play the piano with my feet to Norma Like so she and Shirlee can make sweet music together. 19

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CLASS HISTORY 1949-1950 Hi, everybody! Although this was only our freshman year in high school, we felt as though we already Hbelongedf, Thirty-six Freshmen returned to M. H. S. that fall to become an active part of the upper four. We were glad to have Raymond Crawfis as a new member of our class, but we were sorry to lose Rila Chamberlin, who moved away during the summer. We elected the following officers to lead us through the year: president, Tom Loy, vice president, Ronald George, secretary-treasurer, Freddie Metz, reporter, Jim Campbell, and historian, Doris Bryan. We chose Miss Frail as our class advisor. Blue and silver were selected as our class colors with the pink carnation as our class flower. As our motto we chose We'll Find A Way Or Make Onef, Our class held a Halloween party at the home of Lois Spitler. At the party we enjoyed a weiner roast and the Hall of Horrorsf, ln the spring we had another class party which was fun for all. 1950-1951 In September 1950, 34 boys and girls returned to school as Sophomores. We had come through our fresh- man year with flying colors and were well established as members of McComb High School. To guide us through our sophomore year we elected the following officers: president, Mary Donaldson, vice president, Fred Metz, secretary-treasurer, Joe Collingwood, historian, Durlene Kurtz, and reporter, Diane Mapes. We chose Mr. McVey as our class advisor. We had two class parties, both of which were held in the club room at the school house. A good time was had by all!!! All of us were proud of our class because we were well represented in school activities, especially music and sports. One important event in this, our second year of high school life, was the choosing of our class rings, which, of course, we think are the prettiest yetl We were sorry to lose Pat Martin, who moved to Rawson. But in February we welcomed Ray Lloyd into our class. 1951-1952 This year opened in September with our shiny new class rings waiting for us. The first day of school found us with 34 members in the Junior class. We were glad to receive Pat Martin, Shirlee Goddard, and Paul Davis, but regretted to lose Durlene Kurtz in January. Our elected officers were as follows: president, Durlene Kurtz, vice-president, Martha Sparroweg secretary- treasurer, Mary Donaldson, historian, Sharon Wilkinson, and reporter, Lois Spitler. We presented a comedy entitled uQuiet, Everybodyn on April 25. Although we didn't believe it would be, it was very successful. And we hoped everyone enjoyed seeing it as much as we enjoyed presenting it. Since we were badly in need of some capital, we sold popcorn at the basketball games, saved tax stamps. and held a bake sale during the year. May was a busy month for us as we served as ushers at Baccalaureate and at Commencement formed a Guard of Honor for the Seniors. To make the year complete and perfect, we entertained the Seniors with a banquet on May 24, using an Hawaiian theme. Our chapter of history was now very near an end. However, we looked forward to our Senior year with much anticipation for it held in store for us many activities. 1952-1953 We began our final year at M. H. S. with an enrollment of 35. We were very sorry to lose Dick Self and Ray Lloyd, but glad to welcome Jack Shiedler. To see us through this year we elected Joe Collingwood as our president. Other officers were: vice presi- dent, Tom Loy, secretary-treasurer, Fred Metzg historian, Mary Donaldson, and reporter, Janice Eberly. We chose Mr. Clapper as our advisor. We were very sorry to see him leave us early in November. Mrs. Welly then became our advisor. On October 7, we went to Greens in Findlay to have our pictures taken. We held a very successful class party in the club room at school. Everyone enjoyed square and round dancing and playing cards. We had wonderful food to eat and lots of it. We planned another party later on in the year. On November 7, we presented our play, uRest Assured,', under the able direction of Mr. Clapper. We were honored by the Junior class on May 23, when they entertained us with a banquet. The last events for us were Baccalaureate on May 24 and Commencement on May 25. We hope that we have left a good impression on McComb High School and that we have set an example for other students to follow. And now as we stand on the threshold of life, we are filled with a determination to umake good! 18

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I, Tom Loy, hereby will my ability to loaf and still get good grades to Julia Nigh so she can spend more time with Bill. I, Diane Mapes, hereby will my love for square dancing to Lois Carol Montague knowing how much she likes it. I, Pat Martin, hereby will my habit of listening in on the telephone calls to Thais Booth providing she cloesnit call up Jack too much. I, Fred Metz, hereby will my uncalled for remarks to Emmalue Bunnell providing she doesn,t overuse them in class. I, Gene Rehus, hereby will my watermelon patch to all the fellows so they won't have to work so hard to get them. I, Richard Ritter, hereby will my ability to chase the girls and still act bashful to Jim Sheidler, if Jim promises to get a new Ford and keep up my good work. I, Connie Saldana, hereby will my ability not to miss a game to Markie Deerwester if he is elected cheer- leader. . I, Jim Shank, hereby will my nickname TadpoIe', to Dick Pickens if he promises not to grow any more. I, Jack Sheidler, hereby will my ability to tell tall tales to Bud DeWeese so he wonit get in so much trouble with Florence. I, Alvin Shoop, hereby will my ability to read NLOVE MACAZINESV in law class to Betty Donaldson providing she doesnit get caught. I, Martha Sparrowe, hereby will my giggle to Ruth Ziessler providing Ruth uses it only when law class gets dull. I, Lois Spitler, hereby will my Chevrolet that runs once in a while to anyone who hates to walk. I, Janet Sterling, hereby will my excess height to Dan Shoop so Dan can make the varsity team. I, Jerry Thomas, hereby will my temper to Sandy Chapman if Sandy promises always to count to ten before she hits the ceiling. I, Sharon Wilkinson, hereby will my ability to sing tenor in Mixed Chorus to my sister Kayleen if Kay promises to lower her soprano voice. I, Jack Ziessler, hereby will my ability to make witty remarks to Bob Barker so that he can keep up with Dwain. I, Leonard Ziessler, hereby will my ability to pass out books in Ag Class for Mr. Jones to Jim Haughn providing Jim doesn't use it to influence his grades. Signed and sealed this the 25th of May, 1953. fSignedJ THE SENIOR CLASS Witnessed: Janice Eberly Joanne Bundy Mary Donaldson Fred Metz Sharon Wilkinson 20