Mechanicsburg High School - Hilltopper Yearbook (Mechanicsburg, OH)

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CLASS PROPhECY Let us look into our crystal ball and find out what the Class of '54 will be doing twenty five years from now Nancy Amrine a lady jet pilot Gene Harris a Jet pilot Paul Miller basketball coach at Virginia Harvey English teacher Dorothy Bush g1rl's gym teacher Janet Hayes Home Economics teacher Keith Edwards - Master of Ceremonies the Big Top T V Show Harold Frost World's famous clown on Big Top Bill McConnaughey the second Arthur Godfrey Patty Conwell hula Hula girl on Arthur s show Connie Oyer Power s model in New York Anne Hitchcock Owner of Clemment Beauty Salon 1 N Y Mariam Bethel A star singer in a Broadway musical Geneva Fannin A successful secretary Clyde Riley W Bert Sherman 4 Richard Smith f 'The Stork Club's singing waiters Clarence Jones Q Gerald Edwards a mechanic Leona Williams Mother of five children Gene Marsh Made a career of the Air Corps John Wing A Senator from Ohio Sus Gregg Policewoman in Urbana Bill Davis President of the nNo Mistake Factory' that makes those mechanical people Helen Teets A WAF Qhaving a higher rank than Carey! Bill King Manager of the Farm Bureau Chuck Ream Owner of a huge turkey farm in Kentucky Bill Weaver Owner of a farm near Etna, Ohio Bill Donohoe Owner of a farm at Mechanicsburg Marvehl Eades Had the champion Aryshire cow at the Chicago Livestock Exposition Paul Fornof a veterinarian Frank Oyer has a winner in the Kentucky Derby Lloyd Arnett Owner of a fried chicken in the basket restaurant David Bullard The world's champion wrestler Ruthie Cushman runs a rest home Janet Henry manager of the telephone service in Mechanicsburg Phyllis Harris has a neat little home just outside the Urbana Corporation limits Maxine Baker skating at the roller derby Wayne hrl ht working in a factory Bob Kunkel working in a factory John Beedy owns a slaughter house in Milford Center Janet Cordell registered nurse Donna Butz registered nurse 17 ' . Mo Ho Su at Ha Ho So ' Mo Ho so X ' Me Ho So on e o o Z 3 N . . I ' . ' n 0 n Fred Oyer - Owner of the Stork Club. 0

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ln our Freshman year we had a chance to take part in more school activities The boys had a chance to go out for Varsity sports Our advisors were, Mr Dlley nd Ars Hawken we held a class party and the class attendant at Homecoming was Connle oyer we had five new tudents this year Phyllis harris, from Urbana Local, Ruth Cushman, from Monroe, and Leona williams, from bairborne Gene harris came from Columbus and Nancy amrlne from Ostrander class officers this year were Pres Paul bornof, V Pres Albert Sn der Sec bill Davis, lress Ruth Cushman S Senate sill weaver Reporter, Lloyd Arnett ln our Sophomore year, oar advisors were, Mr Stefano and Mrs Steinmetz e held a class party and elected Ruth Cushman class attendant at homecoming Janet Cordell entered this year Our cla s officers were Pres Lloyd Arnett V Pres David Bullard, Sec Ruth Cushman, Treas Cor ie Cye Reporter Jr Blakeman, S Senate Paul Fornof Our advisors in our Junior year vere, Mr and Mrs Spitzer Bill King entered from Milford center we had a chicken Supper and had a lot of fun putting on our Llass Play called 'The Ghost House Nancy Amrine vas Class attendant at Homecoming We also put on the lrom for the Seniors of '55 We received our class rings this year Cla s officers were Pres Lloyd Arnett V Pres Bill Donotoe, Sec David Bullard, Treas Janet Cordell, S Senate wayne srl ht Reporter, Paul Fornof e had ratter a ousy year in our last year Mr Kiraland then we had the job of planring the Homecomln Our Pomecoming Queen was Janet hayes, Maid of ho or w Leona williams, and nuth Cushman was the Serlor attendant we also Feld a chicken supper which w s f irly successful We put on our Senior Play ca led 'llllbllly neddin' e were also successful wit the fir t anrual of the school tries we made this ye r Class officers were Pres Lloyd Arnett, V Pres Paul Fornof, Sec David Pullard Treas rarold rost, Reporter nuth Cushman, S enate John Wins Lacntd fnsmnaaell Mrs Spitzer Home town, Columbus, Ohio, high school, Columbus North, college, Ohio State University, degree, B S subjects, General Business, Alegbra, General Math, and Geometry Mr Spitzer Home town Findlay,Oh1o, high school, Findlay, college, Findlay degree, B S , subjects, American History, American Problems, and Drivers Education Mr Sweet Home town, Urbana, Ohio, high school, Urbana Local, college, Ohio State University, degree, B S , subject Agriculture Miss wolf Home town, Clrcleville, Ohio, high school, Circleville, college, Capital University, subjects, Geography, Math English, degree, A B 16 T 0 Q ' 0 3 e . o I X . V ' s . ' 1, . . . - . U H - A 'QA - 1 ' ' Y J I ' ' 9 0 ' I , 0 I C R l '.- - ' Y I I S, : 0' , 9 0' 0' 1 0 an 1- , ' C S- gg I O I I ' . X . ' 'Q . I' l n 7 V f w u S -4 N : 9' , 0 o 1 , s 0 'is X x o u Y was our advisor. First off, we had our Senior pictures taken, 'Y X .u o L Y - '- ' S ' 3 'as ' t .Q l I ' I 'Q ' I A' 4 5: .3 0 H 1 lvl 'v ll gi A I . 3 A . I ln V S I , .I A ' E1 O L ' : 0' l 0 V 0' 0' ' 7 o l ' E 1 T-A I 'J 0 ' 0 . 2 U a 0 . .3 . i , O U : O l . U ' o o ' , O 9 . ' '

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CLASS WILL We, the Class of 54. school of Mechanicsburg, town of Mechanicsburg county of Champaign, and state of Ohio, being of sound mind, do hereby revoke all former wills, and testify that this is our final will, written on March 15, 1954 Nancy Amrlne her long black hair to Martha Pitzer Lloyd Arnett his tightest pair of levis to Sally Wing, and his 35 'Chevyn to the Spltzers Maxine Baker her love making ability to Mary Lee Spangler John Beedy his car to McVay to haul straw Marian Bethel her height to Charlotte Cordell David Bullard his ability to get good grades to Patty Moore Dorothy Bush her ability to go steady to Shirley Bogard Donna Butz her bell lyra to the teachers Patti Conwell her majorette suit to Bob Arnold Ruth Cushman her sex appeal???? to Ann Keller whom we hope will find the sex she appeals to Janet Cordell her sllmness to Faythe Tooker Bill Davis his ability to play basketball to Cork Welch B111 Donohoe his ability to play basketball and football to Howard Bay Marvhel Eades his money to Mr Spitzer Keith Edwards his maps of London and St Paris to Bob Arnold Gerald Edwards his wicked '39 NChevy' to Cork Welch Geneva Fannin American Problems to Mr Spitzer Paul Fornof Harold Frost the school to the buzzards Eugene Harris his height to Scotty and his basketball ability Sue Gregg her good driving habitsiespecially running STOP signal to the Drivers Ed Class Phyllis Harris her book of g1rl's basketball rules to McVay Janet Henry her ability to comb her hair once and be satisfied to Barbara Schriederer Clarence Jones his Model A Ford to David Boggs Virginia Harvey her coat to other short kids in Drivers Ed to sit on while they drive Bob Kunkel his ability to be to school on time to Jim Conwell Bill King his ability to get along with the teachers to Nigle Stanley Gene Marsh his ability to play ool to Jim Trainer Bill McConnaughey his nickname Slick' to Bob Arnold Paul Miller his basketball ability to Mr McVay and his height to Dwight Reid Connie Oyer Office Practice to Miss Porter Frank Oyer his race horses to Jim Diley Fred Oyer his football ability to Freeman Yates Chuck Ream his '41 Dodge truck to the sophomore girls for Haloweening and his short black hair to Miss Solt Clyde Riley His tattoo to Miss Porter and his duck tail to Sanford McVay Richard Smith his trapping ability to Howard Bay Bert Sherman his size to Cork Welch Helen Teets her ability to play and march in the band to Monte Douglas and Jim Syrus 18 I - I to Kenny. Q - R . 0