Mentor High School - Cardinal Notes Yearbook (Mentor, OH)

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The Development of our Masterpiece ln listening to the strains of the four page masterpiece of the senior class of '38, we found that the introduction had been marked lente, then, with an increasing tem- po, it rose to a great crescendo, and without sustenuto, it vibrated on to a finale as the years drew to a close. Led by James Jones and Henry Perry, the fledgling group of this present class began to make feeble efforts toward the beqinning of this school class- ical number, The first page of our master- piece was rather an inconspicuous composi- tion. lt had few crescendos or accented beats, but rather was a jumbled mass of sound, sung by a chorus of new-found voices, Miss Page and Mr. Wical were the singing mistress and the production man- ager in this, our prelude to the song of songs. Our sophomore year, under the leader- ship of Elizabeth Ann Teuscher and James Jones, began slowly to perfect the feeble efforts of the preceding year. There appear- ed such accented beats as the participation in the one-act play, Tea With the Wicked Lady , by one of our members. A scherzo measure was reached in our social life when we attended a gala Hallowe'en party. Other alegretto themes which served to lighten the intermezzo of our composition were provided by a picnic at Mentor Park. The gaiety of the movement may be noted by the fact that it was this year the class had three presidents. The group then began to make its efforts stronger and more unified. After the variations on the theme of our first two years, the third page of our man- uscript started to take the appearance of a real masterpiece. The feeble baby car- dinals had now grown to wholesome and thoughtful student cardinals. More ac- cented beats revealed the junior play, Craig's Wife , which was considered a worthy measure to place among the high- lights of our school career. Another accent- ed measure was the arrival of the class rings and pins which the proud wearers perhaps over-showed. Then came a series of events which con- stituted the last few bars before the excit- ing climax. There were the junior publica- tion of the Com-Mentor, several practice dances, and finally the last glorious event of our junior theme, the gay, yet dignified, Junior - Senior Promenade held at Pine Ridge Country Club on April 30. The grand march was led by Harmon Traxler, the Prom chairman, and his part- ner Betty Davis. Thus, the third page under the direction of class president, Henry Perry, and the faculty advisors, Miss Craig and Mr. Oswald, was brought to a thrilling close. The fourth and last page of our man- uscript opened in a maestoso mood, show- ing the senior class trying to appear sedate, wise, and dignified iunsuccessfullyl. A number of senior boys were members of the championship football team. Then, alas, a sour note was struck when Mentor's fine strong cardinals were defeated for the championship in basketball by Wickliffe. Feathers were preened again when Barbara Burton gave a fine performance in the Playmakers' production of Alice-Sit-by- the-Fire. In the last few strains of our composition, the seniors made notable ef- fort in different fields. They turned out in mass for the Freshman Strut held on March l2 and accepted the gracious invitation of the junior class to attend the Junior Prom. An undercurrent of sound and song burst forth into glorious arias when the Car- dinal Notes was published and was a high success. To leave unforgetable memories, the class put on a brilliant performance of the senior play The Ninth Guest, to top all their former dramatic productions. The last stanza showed the graduated class of '38 about to leave the portals of school, some never more to cross its threshold, but all to hold cherished mem- ories of their high school career. Thus our masterpiece ended, having been in a blaze of glory, the last page being directed by Norman Chase under the careful super- vision of Miss Jones and Miss Hanway. twenty-eight

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195' First row: FRED ANDERSON, Confidential, BETTY PETTERSSON, Tact- ful, JAMES BROOME, Good-looking, THELMA BRYSON, Intelligent, DOUGLAS PETTIT, Studious, PATRICIA CADLE, Artistic. Second row: VIRGINIA EVILLE, Kind, FORREST FOG, Quiet, VIRGINIA HAYWARD, Graceful, WILLIAM JACKSON, Generous, ELLA RUTH MALT- BY, Peaceable, HAROLD ROBINS, Gallant. Third row: JAMES MOORE, Humorous, ATHLEA MOORE, Modest, ARTHUR LEONARD, Friendly, BETTY MORRIS, Journolistic, ROBERT NOR- MAN, Jolly, GRACE NANK, Gay. Fourth row: EILEEN ONIONS, Demure, PHILIP PRENTICE, Capable, RUTH ANN STEVENS, Loquacious, CHARLES ROBERTSON, Calm, GAILE SODERBERG, Interesting, CHARLES JOHNSON, Rigorous. Not pictured: MARIE BRANDSTAITTER, Thoughtful, HENRY CAR- REL, Carefree, DOROTHY HAGER, Winsome, EUNICE HALE, Prudent, EMILY KELTTO, Pleasant, HELEN KEMP, Dainty. SELDON CALHOUN AMBITIOUS JANET BOOTH WITTY