Miamisburg High School - Mirus Yearbook (Miamisburg, OH)

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Says Goodbye Robert, a second Henry Aldrich, was having trouble raising money enough to take his best girl to the Senior Prom. A new girl came to Central High and made Robert forget the speech contest he had entered as a means of raising his money. When he recovered from this shock, he had just enough time to get into other predicaments. Now comes the final year which is always the best. It was, as are all Senior years, packed full of fun. Iohn Becker was our leader this year: Lewis Cluxton, vice president, Milton Good, treasurer, and Shirley Friermood, secretary. The outstanding people of the class of 43 in grades were: Barbara Arend, Herbert Brawn, Iohn Becker, Allen Eagle, Lee Emert, Shirley Friermood, Cather- ine Haley, Miriam Kaylor, Dick Koch, Dorothy Lahman, Wanetta Leiter, Carolyn Lenz, Bob Lightcap, Georgia Page, Marie Powell, Ernest Hockey and Ierry Schott. Our sponsors for this year were Miss Reed and Mr. Heistand. We chose for our class colors Navy blue and gold. Fight til Victory was our patriotic Motto and the Talisman rose was the Class Flower. Various tests and contests were taken throughout the year. First came the Senior Intelligence Tests. These were held Ianuary 15th. On April 2nd the Senior boys took Army and Navy, V-12 tests. Five girls were chosen from the class to take part in the D. A. Ft. citizenship contest. Marie Powell was high. Next were the Senior Scholarship Tests. Herb Brawn and Allen Eagle both were high in this. The class of 43 is very proud of some of the members of its class that have joined Uncle Sam's armed forces. They are: Grayson Conway, George Ribarian, Iesse Sams, Lowell Shaiiord, Vernon Simonton, Fred Switzer, William Walker, Milton Weidle, and lim Doughty. A Senior Assembly was held May l8th. The Senior Class then cut up and showed oft in front of the student body. The last week was just crammed full of excitement. It started out with the Iunior-Senior Reception which was on Friday night, May 2lst. It was held at the Wishing Well in Centerville. Sunday, May 23rd was Baccalaureate. The Senior Prom was held on Monday night, Tuesday night was Class Night, Wednesday was the Picnic and then Commencement where we received our diplomas. Our exercises were held at Harmon Field on Thursday night, May 27th. On Friday night we became members of the alumni. Now we are out to help this war-torn world and to improve ourselves.

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e Class of 1943 As we look back over our four years of high school, we first think of our freshman year. Our leaders that year were: lohn Wagner, president: Bill Bennet, vice president, and Miriam Kaylor, secretary-treasurer. We presented on March 4, 1940 a one-act play called A Laugh in the Dark. The cast consisted of Iohn Becker as lasper Morley: Donald Rhodes as Lawyer Fitzhugh: Bill Van Zant as Phillip Morley: Dick Koch as Iobias Noggle: Virginia Graham as Becky Noggle: Betty Reed as Clarabelle: Shirley Friermood as Agatha: Virginia Haven as Abigail: Wilbur Wead as Magnolia and as stage manager, was Iohn Vtfagner. The scene was the home of Iasper Morley with the Morley family gathered to hear the reading of the will. All were present, but Phillip: although he enters before the will is read. After the will is read, the Lawyer tries to give away the picture of Iasper Morley tbelieyed deadl. No one will take it but Phillip, and he finds stocks and bonds of great value hidden in it. The lights go out. When they are turned on lasper Morley appears. He gives the money to Phillip for being a dutiful son. In the sophomore year we felt a little more at home. Our leaders for this year were: lohn Becker, president: Allen Eagle, vice president: Dorothy Lahman, secretary-treasurer. We chose for our play this year Dates Incorporated. Theyrnembers of this production were: Virginia Graham, Miriam Kaylor, Donald Rhodes, Dorothy Lahman, Charlotte Whitman, Red Gebhart, Lewis Cluxton, Iohn Becker, and Bill Van Zant. Iohn Powell was stage manager, and Marie Powell was prompter. Two down, two to go! We started out in the usual junior fashion selling pencils and stickers. Iohnny Powell had the big job of president this year while Bill Walker was vice president and Phyllis Weidner, secretary-treasurer. Our big thrill came when we presented our three-act play, Ignorance is Bliss. Virginia was portrayed by Virginia Graham: Robert, Lewis Cluxton: Henry, Earl Van Ho: Ernest, Iohn Becker: Bonny, Virginia Haven: Kenneth, Richard Koch: Stuart, lim Coyner: Tiny, Wilbur Wead: Amelia, Marilyn Kerrick: Phyllis, lerry Schott: Carolyn, Miriam Kaylor: Miss Marshall, Dorothy Lahman: Miss Larson, Marie Powell and Louise, Vivian Wead. Publicity was handled by Bob Barleit, Frances Thomas, Betty Reed, Georgia Page. Kenny Early, Shirley Friermood, Bud Yarnell, and Carolyn Lenz took care of properties.

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