Middletown High School - Optimist Yearbook (Middletown, OH)

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Senior Class History S the Class of '39 glances through its notebook, it realizes that three happy, well- filled years at M. H. S. are drawing to a close. Having advanced from green little sophomores to dignified seniors, we are about to bid adieu. Lealing through the notes on dramatics, we come across the Sophomore Class Play. The Patsy . The following year as juniors we presented that complicated mystery, The Night of January 16th. This year that hilarious comedy of the depression, Shirtsleeves , was given. The proceeds were used to buy the cyclorama now adorning our stage. Many of our classmates have been outstanding in art and music. Much of the work of this book is due to the artistic talent of a few seniors. Last year several students won the rating of excellent in the musical contest at Oxford, while Glen Russell was graded superior for his saxophone solo. He was then privileged to enter the state contest at Oberlin. Glancing farther through our notebook, we turn to the social notes. Last year we inaugurated the evening dances held in the gym. Also as juniors, we had the honor of holding the first Junior-Senior Prom in the new ballroom of the Manchester Hotel. This year the Senior Girl Reserves were hostesses at a formal Valentine dance at the Armco Auditorium. ' Scanning the athletic notes we see that our record is very good. Hamilton won the football games the last two years, but our team got its revenge in basketball. Spec McGraw captained the football team, while the basketball captain was Joe Cornella. The track and golf teams upheld the reputation of M. H. S. Now our debate notes come into view. Jim Stubbs, David Scheibert, and Florence Freeze have done excellent work on the debate team. We tied with Withrow for second place in all the debates held. The outstanding page of our notebook concerns ' our scholastic standing. Many seniors have always been on the honor rollg while David Scheibert, Alice Hawkins, Lucille Crosbie, Richard Koeppel, Helen Whitaker, Betty Bernstein, jean Fanning, and Florence Freeze have brought us recognition by winninghigh honors in the scholarship tests at Oxford. ' Thus our scliool days will soon be brought to a close. We are 'going forth into the world, but we shall often recall the pleasant experiences at Middletown High School. l24l l L.

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GRACE T. ACHBERGER Clive-rful lass-flikos to sw- more of Mfmreffattractivv. ART-CLCB. BIOLOGY CLUB, GERMAN CLUB, GIRL RESERVES. HOME ECONOMICS CLUB. MARTHA JANE ACRA Vi-ry sin-1-tf vt-ry shy - stuilious, quit-t. and vtlis-it-nt. AVA ADAMS I'vrsvvvrzir1v1' wuars vutv ulothvs from! scnsu of humor l'I'Il'IMIS'I'RY CLUB, IIISTORY CLUB. HOME ECONOMA ICS CLUB. EUGENIE ADAMS Sparkling' 1-yes classy lass-r always gray with Gail:-y. CHEMISTRY CLUB. GIRL RESERVES, HISTORY CLUB. HOME ECONOMICS CLUB, PURPLE MASQUERS. VALENTINE AKERS l'ar:imol1nt uslwr sunny Alispositivn - sflunvcy swim- ming, lslonrlvs. WILLIAM ALFREY Long John I-lass cut-up --rarlio his holvhy. HISTORY CLUB. VIVIAN ALLEN Proud lips-- Dayton hound V vharacter in her voivo. BIOLOGY CLUB, CHEMISTRY CLUB, GIRL RESERVES, HOME ECONOMICS CLUB. HILDA ALLSPAW Our in I-I laursato inoxhallstihla- vlwmry f profossors protvuo. BIOLOGY CLUB, CHEMISTRY CLUB, GIRI: RESERVES, HISTORY CLUB, HOME ECONOMICS CLUB. HONOR SL 'lE'l'Y. OI'TlMIS'I'. - GRACE AMATULLI A 5 ' Na-vor shirl-as workf- athlt-tics. mlancinyz. chattering five- fvot of lovelinn-ss. GIRL RESERVES. HOME ECONOMICS CLUB, SAND- WICH GIRLS. . FRED ANDERSON Mist-hii-vous madcap short. snappy f-passion for gum. BOB ARKILL Carrot top -rvvvnt rural rm-sirlenti-aeronautically minded. JEAN ARMITAGE Rm-tin-ont reliability- lirains without hallyhoo -rt-ady for work or play. GLEE CLUB. STUDENT COUNCIL. CHARLES F. ARMSTRONG In love- with re-stf irroprvssihle fun-- affections lavisheml on swimz. HI-Y. ROSETTA ARNOLD Zi-t w clicking: personality-rconcfocts tt-mptimz dishes. HI-Y, PERSONALITY CLUB. VIRGINIA AUGSPURGER Jima an able uclitorr- all kinds of popularity. BIOLOGY CLUB. GIRL RESERVES. GLEE CLUB. HONOR SOCIETY, JUNIOR CLASS PLAY, MIDDLETONIAN. MUSIC CLUB. OPTIMIST, PURPLE MASQUERS. SAND- VVICH GIRLS, SHIRTSLEEVES. SOCC AND BUSKIN, SOI-'HOMORE CLASS PLAY. STUDENT COUNCIL. YE M ERRIE JESTERS, SENIORS L25 sf ,b fi 3