Middlebranch High School - Memoir Yearbook (Middlebranch, OH)

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FACULTY AWARD The faculty medal for general excellence for the year 1-941 is awarded to Dortha Kohr. This award, given annually by the faculty of Middlebrcmch High School, is the highest honor v hich a pupil can receive at the school; it is award- ed only after due deliberation by the faculty aided by a vote of the entire student body. To receive the award the student must give evidence of high ideals, scholarship, pleasing per- sonality, ood citizenship, versatility, and the will- ingness and desire to be of service to his com- munity. Excellence never granted to man but as the reward of lahni. . - 3Tgues no small strength of mind to pers ere m habits of industry without the pleasure of procuring those advances, which, like the hands of a clock, whilst they make hourly ap- proach to their point, yet proceed so slowly as to escape cJbservation. — REYNOLDS. t f rf ■ - JiA r .. ' :: SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD This year on the basis of Sportmanship, the laculty awarded to a member of the Senior Class, through the courtesy of Nusbaum ' s Jewelry Store, a Bulova wrist watch. The student body was given the opportunity of voting (or the Senior they thought rated highest in the traits of sportsmanship. The qualities upon which the selection was made were fairmindedness, consideration, loyalty, r pect, sincerity, courtesy, dependability, and the ability to get along with others. A written test on sports- manship was given to the six Seniors receiving the highest number of votes. Then, taking into con- sideration the student vote and the test grades, the faculty selected Victor Lombardi as the student who came nearest to fulfilling the requirements of sportsmanship set up by the students and faculty. — 17

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WEBB STOCKBURGER uay uith the irii m i) l hoys uaiit to copy. He has glamour became of his old Fcrd jalopy. Band 3-4; Hi-V :!-4: clce fluli 3-4: School Play 1-2-4; . loci»-l Huikler :] ; Monitor 2; UasUetNall :j ; Mu.«ic Frstival ?,-i. lioo ii-r ciui :i-4. MARTHA WALTHOUR S jf l:.as the nicest ilmil l, in her chin. Ill all thinx she attempts, may she Glee Clnli l-2-: ' .-4; iiiciestra 4: Band 2-:!-4: i.Jirl K st-rve 4; rUuss Volleyball 1-2-3-4: Indoor 1-2-3-4; Monitor 3-4; Teacher ' s .Sec ' v. 4. 1. ETHEL WEST she tides her best on n.ller skates; Any air of Jij iuty she jafe . I-ouisville 1; lloos ' .e: ( lub :;-4; .Monitor 3; Librarian 3; Class ria 3: Te-acher ' s Sec ' y. 4; ria-s Uasket- ball 2-3-4; Volleyball 2 3-4; liub.or 2-3-4: All-star Teams 2-3-4; Cirl Keser e 4. fijib im PAULINE WISE ;( A,;,!; ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ■ ' . ahoi e tin n si hi alt ihnixs Jie tries to , ; her best. 111,.,. (-|nb l-2-:;-t; Musi,- Keslival 2-3-4; Class I ' l.iy ll ' r-.Tiiiil er ) 3; Monitor 2-4; Cii-I Scout 1-2. HELEN TAYLOR Ihliii IS y in.tl. ami solid, and sure: ill I 1) 1 .K ' lKf ' lie III sioiieone like h, r. i;lee Cluii 1-2 3-4; .Mi.uitor 2-3-4; Music Festival 2. Teacher ' s Sec ' y. 4. (iirl K.-ser es 4; I ' roirerty Mana- ger 3. HENRY WASIK ' ' e ' re siiri Henry uill he a success, W ( thill ; n ' s a sj, ,11 .i; l »r must confess. Mus;c Festi al 3-4; ln-che ti-a 2-3-4; .TiiilKe I; . liii-H: 4; Cla-s I ' lay 3; lUolic. I ' la. 4; Ti ' ache; ' s Se ' y. 4. FRANK WIRTH ; loafs and n, ] , r .v;i things done Hut tns I (mnlenance is as bri irt as tin sun. Lebni;in 1; Hi-Y 4; liooster Clnb 3; I ' he.r Leader :: ; Cla-s Basketball 2-3-4: Indoor 2-3-4. Q-cx oL-v yi 16

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CLASS HISTOHY In 1337 a group of wondering, bewildered Fresh- men, sixty-seven in number, appeared on the Mid- diebranch set. They had all been given a contract by the Middlebranch Motion Picture Co. more for their brains than their acting ability. Some were, however, proficient in acting the monkey. Green- ness was the characteristic color. It was tough going for a while as they were given only the stand-in ports and received the customory bumps in initiation. The director, Mr. Hickman, directed the would-be actors and managed to take some rough spots off by ranting, raging, and smiling. The executive department was in the able hands of Dorothy Chok as President, Victor Lombard!, Vice President, and Josephine Evans, Secretary and Treasurer. The only business venture undertaken was a roller skating party, which was very suc- cessful. At the end of the year the Freshies took their share of the honors with five scholarship medals and letters for athletics. That was not bad for the first venture in the role of high school student. They vacationed the three summer months of 1933 without pay but it helped to revive the pep and vim of the previous fall. September 10, 1938 vacation ended for the young stars and sixty-six of them returned to continue this business of acting the role of student. Their acting ability had greatly improved. They were now a necessary part of every production in the school. Miss Mary Roess was th-? director of the promising young group. They chose Twyla Sch- mucker as President for that year. She was ably assisted by Vice President Dorothy Chok, Secretary Dortha Kohr, and Treasurer Josephine Evans. Out of this uncanny jumble of minds came the idea of a hay ride. The idea proved very successful when il was carried out. The traditional roller skating party was held at Land O ' Dance because the chief recreation of the stars is skating. The front of the study hall was brighter than usual at the end of that year. After a polishing bv Miss Roess the stars shone hke suns. All their activities were arooming them for their debut in the Junior and Senior production. Besides their regular parts in English, History, Biology, etc. the Sophomores found time to debate and take part in athletics, orchestra, band, and Literary Contest. Josephine Evans, Dortha Kohr, and Twyla Schmucker won Scholarship medals again show- ina that th class ' s not comorised cf only beauty and brawn. They gracefully bowed out of the Sophomore class to take their positions as Juniors when the curtain went up in the fall of 1939. In the fall of 1939 fifty-one anxious, ambitious Juniors resumed their places in the stream of activi- ty which accompanies the reopeninq of the show for its third successive year on the Middlebranch set. This year they rated, or needed, two directors. Miss Florence Smith and Mr. Melvin Carpenter as- sumed these responsible positions. Theodore Stuhl was voted into the President ' s chair with a co-staff consisting of Josephine Evans, Vice Presi- dent, Margaret Ladley, Secretary, and Robert Lesh, Treasurer. The class met the problem that year of financing their undertakings and the Junior-Senior Prom. They organized their salesmen and sold candy, hot dogs, sweet cider, and coffee at the football games. The candy project was carried on during basketball games and noon hours. At Christmas they sponsored a delightful Hop in the gym. Around February 14 they decided to help cupid out and turned Room 30 into a Valentine Counter to the joy of the underclassmen. In May the Juniors appropriated the auditorium and con- verted it into a penthouse and garden on Park Avenue with towering skyscrapers and the friend- ly moon. Everyone had a good time and enjoyed ihe music of the Debutantes. Four scholarship medals were awarded to the Juniors that year. Dortha Kohr, Helen Lichty, Twyla Schmucker, and Josephine Evans were winners of the awards. The Juniors attended the Seniors through their last week on the set of Middlebranch. All told it was an ex- citing, hectic, and thoroughly enjoyable year. In the fall of 1940, forty-seven of these persistent actors reappeared. Miss Wathan was given the group to polish into accomplished stars. The class selected Twyla Schmucker as their executive head to be aided by Theodore Stuhl, Vice President, Margaret Ladley, Secretary, and Dorothy Chok, Treasurer. Money-making was uppermost in their minds. This was because of the necessity of finan- cing their production of the Memoir. The class played the roles of salesmen. First they sold roller skating tickets, then car reflectors, next Christmas cards, and following that, tickets for Pie Plant Show. Intermingled with these appeared tickets for the Joy Bell Ringer, Albert Fish, and personal station- ery. Everyone became aware of the high pressure salesmanship and to protect his money bags re- mained aloof of the persuasive Seniors toward the end of the year. Nevertheless, in the bustle Jose- phine Evans, Dortha Kohr, Twyla Schmucker, Helen Lichty, and Victor Lombardi found time to acquire scholarship medals. The gigantic task of engineer- ing the production of the Memoir was entrusted to Dortha Kohr as Editor-in-Chief. Twlya Schmucker struggled beside her as Literary Editor. Jack Hoff- man and Richard Danner ran the business end of the enterprise. Snapshots were ably handled by Marlon Feller and his assistant, Robert Hardie. Agnes Shaw and Dorothy Greer capably took over the sports edition. The finished product appeared in a blue and silver cover, the class colors. The motto of the group was, Knowledge is Power. The grand finale for this group of stars began June 1 at Baccalaureate, proceeded through Class Night on June 2, and the curtain fell on the evening of Commencement, June 4. Thus ended the con- tract for these actors who had persevered and found success in their roles at Middlebranch High School. — 18 —