Middletown High School - Optimist Yearbook (Middletown, OH)

Text from Pages 1 - 220 of the 1940 volume:

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M ,Q Y .il sw Wal Wi Aw M g sfe ff xii 152:25 U it X. 1, 7. 5 6 J ,si 4 ! . 1 2 2 i 1 i J 3 i i a i . , l'756iH55?EiafZiff'-Tkfi2lf?l5u !9E4'H' -xx i255ll:'3 S:i:i- Yiwu' H 'Nw f 15321 s. 29'-3354 Qkdwllissxms ! xr3 5iQ3vV 2 Qi mM0 ? The School MABEL E. ELDRIDGE Dean of Girls B. S. in Ed., Miami A FRENCH JEROME C. SCHULZ Dean of Boys Ph. B., Heidelberg BIBLE The Record of R. W. SOLOMON Superintendent . R. W. SOLOMON, Superintendent of the Middletown Public Schools, graduated from Ohio Northern University where he received both his B. A. and M. A. degrees. Later he continued his studies at the University of Chicago where he received the degree of bachelor of philosophy. He began his teaching career at West Mansfield, Ohio. Before coming to Middletown he also taught at Cuyahoga Falls and was superintendent of the Fostoria schools. He has served as a member of the Board of Control of the Ohio Teachers' and Pupils' Reading Circle, as a member of the Executive Committee of the Ohio Education Association, as President of the Northwestern Ohio Association, the President of the Southwestern Ohio Association, and President of the Ohio Education Association. At the present time he is an active member of the Southwestern Ohio Education Association, the Ohio Education Association, the National Education Association, the American Association of School Administrators, and the Cincinnati School Masters' Club. He is an active member of the Middletown Rotary Club and is a trustee of the Broadway Methodist Episcopal Church. The Record of WADE E. MILLER Principal WADE E. MILLER, Principal of Middletown Senior High School, was a teacher in the country schools of Medina and Summit counties. After receiving his, Bachelor's degree at Heidelberg College he taught in the Fostoria High School. He received his Master's degree from Ohio State University and then came to Middletown with Mr. Solomon as principal of the High School here. He has served as President of the Ohio Principals' Association, President of the Southwestern Ohio Teachers' Association, and President of the Middletown Rotary Club. He is a Past Master of Lincoln Lodge, and a Past Commander of Knights Templar. For years he has served as an Elder in the First Presbyterian Church. He is also a member of the National Educational Association, the National Historical Society, the Ohio Educational Association, the Southwestern Ohio Education Association, the Ohio Principals' Association, and the International Lyceum Associations. In addition to his scholastic record, Mr. Miller is known throughout the Valley as a speaker of note and the efficient General Manager of the Miami Valley Chautauqua Association. KATHLEEN BANKER HELEN BARKLEY EUGENE 0. BARR B. A., Western B. S. in Ed., Miami A. B., Antioch Matllewlatics History A., State F A.C. 1,5 L T Y fl . f fiidan if Vfff MARTHA B. JACOBY EVERETT B. KREIDER HERMAN H. LAWRENCE B. S. in Ed., Miami A. B., Findlay College A. B., De Pauw Home Economics, English Shorthand, Typing A.l I., University of Penn. Government, History I 11 l JOHN C. BEACHAM A. B., Wittenberg English, Public Speaking MINNIE CHALFIN - A. B., John B. Stetson M. A., Columbia History if FAY CLARK B. A., B. S. in Ed., Ohio State Spanish, Biology HERMAN J. COPP B. S. in Ed., Miami Certificate in Public School Music College of Music, Cincinnati Music HAROLD DRAUT B. S., Denison M. A., Columbia Chemistry ELLEN EASTON 0 A. B., Wittenberg ' English GLENN ELLISON A. B., Denison Physical Education, Commerce and Industry, English RUSSELL F. EVANS A. B., Wittenberg History, Social Science HAYDEN F OUTS A. B., Findlay College English, Physical Education ROYNER GREENE B. S., University of Illinois History HELEN J. HARTMAN A. B., Heidelberg M. in Ed., University of Cincinnati Vocational Guidance, History, Hygiene. ELEANOR H. HAUEISEN B. A., B. S. in Ed., Ohio State B. L. S., Western Reserve Librarian BESS MARIE HOOVER B. A., Miami English MARIAN LINDSEY B. S. in Ed., Miami English ,r., ELMO LINGREL .li EMPLYN P. MAFFETT LILLIE C. MAIER E H MCCANDLISH A. B., Otterbein N vB. S. in Ed., Miami B. S. in Ed Ohio State A B Wooster Physical Education i X Shorthand, Commerce Latin, Commerce Physics Biology 4 Y -,JMC and Industryl and Industry VEDA MCCRAY aff' 'X V V .X A T, J - if A. EJ ,E ,. P. A .. . F AA c U L T Y Latin gs 7 f I W jf -ci, MVA' f .Qi 3 'V ' 4 ELIZABETH MCDERMOTT- jf ' . B. S. in Ed., Bliss College J ,,.f' M. A., University of Cincinnati Shorthand, Ofice Practice MARK MCMILLAN B. S., Wilmington M. A., Ohio state Biology WILMA MILLER B. S., Ohio State Physical Education, Health, Safety WILBUR C. NEEL B. S. in Ed., Univ. of Cincinnati Bookkeeping FRIEDA 0sRoRN B. S. in Ed., Miami Home Economics CLYDE D. PIERSON B. S., Miami Mechanical Drawing, Auto Mechanics FLORENCE POWELL B. S. in Ed., Ohio State Public Speaking, Dramatics, English GERTRUDE PRICE B. S. in Ed., Ohio State Mathematics O. R. RABERDING B. S. in Ed., Bowling Green M. A., Ohio State Manual Arts ERNESTINE ROUDEBUSII A. B., Miami M. in Ed., University of Cincinnati English, German, Latin H. D. SHAW A. B., Heidelberg M. A., Ohio State Bookkeeping ANNA MARIE SHUMAN A. B., Heidelberg Biology EVANGELINE SPAHR DOROTHY E. WILSON J F WINKELMAN A. B., Otterbein B. S. in Ed. Ohio University B S In Ed Miami English I: 12 Cincinnati Art Academy History Social Science Art, English Faculty Smile, Darn You Smile How to Win Friends and Influence People GNOND Nya, Nya, You Can't Catch Me! GWO I Had to Call You on the Phone College Swing ln My little Red Book Moments like This Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag 13 'It Can Happen Here Okay, So I Ain't Neat? 'Palsy-walsy Always Room for One More 'Darn That Dream 1 Debutantes in Gorgeous Clothes 'Believe It or Not S e n I 0 Mingle with Their Romeos 'Try a Lollipop Over Somebody Else's Shoulder' 'ls the Nail Polish Coming Ott? Gulp! U41 n YIPQ-xii . r XXIXN , xxx X , l 4 1 xx I v '59 P CD'SQJ'f UN X ff 3 , 1 ' 1 X ' ffml N 6' 'fry X a+ ..... 3 X H 2 X fx , ff! X xl XX f ff' i F 5' 1 f W5 d,,,.ma, '0mr'r I f.,.1 F , , 5, f ff7Z! f A A U' eniors -,111--1-11i Senior Class Officers Lawrence Da Rif, President Bob Heil, Vice President Margie Amiof, Secretary Bob Nickell, Treasurer SENIOR CLASS HISTORY On the record for the Class of '40 is a series of events and activities of which we may well be proud. Scholastic endeavor occupies the First groove of our class record. We have competed with other scholarship teams at Oxford, Ohio and have received honors in the district and in the entire state. The activities in speech deserve special mention in the next groove. Our debate teams have worked diligently, winning second place in the district. jim Sheets and Bob Heil, the negative team, have made an extraordinary record. Bob Heil has also placed high in the extemporaneous speech contests which have been held in the last two years. This year he was voted the best speaker in the district. On the record for dramatics are the splendid presentations of Green Stockings, our Sophomore Class Play, and The Trail of the Lonesome Pine, given the following year. A number of our classmates have been outstanding in art and music. Bonnie Murray and Bob Burkhardt placed high in the national music contest held at Anderson, Indiana. Our band is elated over the invitation extended to them to play at the World's Fair in New York City this summer. . By no means can we omit from our class record the many social activities which filled our school life. The Junior-Senior Prom of 1939 held in the spacious ballroom of the Hotel Manchester was a never-to-be-forgotten affair. Among the leap year dances given this year was the formal given by the Senior Girl Reserves, the first group of Girl Reserves to be organized in Middletown. We were also the iirst to initiate the plan of having the same home room for three years and introduced a new design for our senior class rings. Our football squad with Lawrence Da Rif as captain won every game but one. Captain Carl Daniel led the basketball team in establishing a record surpassed only by the team of 1927. What is to be recorded in future years by the members of the Class of '40 we do not know, but if they continue at their present pace, the record of this class will not fall into oblivion. It is with hearts full of sincere appreciation and deep regret that we bid fare- well to dear old M. H. S. E161 AMANDA EUNICE ADAMS You're seen and not heard. RUTH ALDERTON Boots and saddles. Girl Reserves. HARLAND ALEXANDER Strike up the band. Band, German Club, Hi-Y, Orchestra. LAWRENCE ALEXANDER Throw away your music and just swing. German Club, Hi-Y. LONNIE ALEXANDER Alexander's ragtime band. Band, Biology Club, Camera Club, Debate Club, Football, Glee Club, History Club, Hi-Y, Optimist, Orchestra, Track, Tempo Club. STANLEY ALLEN l'm dependable. SENIORS MARGARET AMATULLI Mama, I want to make rhythm. Glee Club, Sandwich Girls. MARGIE M. AMIOT Three cheers. Charm Club, Cheerleaderr, Class Secretary, Glee Club, Home Ec Club, National Honor Society, Middletonian Optimist, Purple Masquers, Student Council. EDWIN ANDERSON Born to dance. MARY E. APPLE An apple for the teacher. Charm Club, Optimist. CHRISTINE ASHCRAFT Rendezvous with a dream. Girl Reserves, Purple Masquers. BRUNETTA BAGGETT Sunshine of your smile. Girl Reserves, Home Ec Club, Personality Club, Tempo Club. THOMAS BAIRD, JR. Go it while you're young. Band, Camera Club, Chemistry Club, Hi-Y, Student Council. LAURA BAKER I live the life I love. Art Club, Charm Club, Girl Reserves, Purple Masquers. BOB BALES Footloose and fancy free. Biology Club, Glee Club, Hi-Y, Spanish Club, Student Council. Q J :Ml Ebb We' the classy of 171 i t if , I f- ViyViL Q'q,.l11g.l JJ! for? ty , En-tered 18 GRACE BALLARD You took me over in your own quiet way. Purple Masquers. HELEN ALOHA BALLARD Don't ever change. Girl Reserves, Junior Class Play, Optimist, National Honor Society, Purple Masquers, Sandwich Girls, Socc and Buskin, Sophomore Class Play, Ye Merrie Jesters. GOLDIE BALSER Sweet like you. Girl Reserves. LEATHA BANKS TerribIy attractive. Girl Reserves, Glee Club, Home Ec Club, Optimist, Personality Club, Student Council, Tempo Club, ESSIE BARBER I got a poclcetful of dreams. Girl Reserves. LAWRENCE BARKER Dreamer of dreams. SENICRS GLORIA BARNES Good morning, Glory. Biology Club, Charm Club, Girl Reserves, Middletonian. JACK BARRETT The sheik of Araby. Art Club, Hi-Y, Track. CHARLES BARTON Af your beck and call. Chemistry Club, Hi-Y, Minute Men. JUNE R. BAUER I can go wherever I please. Camera Club, Chemistry Club, Girl Reserves, Purple Masquers. ROBERT BAUSMAN I laugh at Mr. Art Club. i BECKETT dance. 11 worry high and dry. Girl Reserves. LARA MAE BELLE -4 Smile the clougzls away. Girl Reserves. R 1 - . , .i dl Ric:-:Arlo c.'.mgNDEL V his glluitar played a tune. Band, Football, Purple Masquers, Tempo Club, Track. CLAIRE BENNINGTON You grow sweeter as the years go by. Charm Club. TOMMIESENE BIGBY Got no cares, feel light and airy. Girl Reserves, Home Ec Club, Personality Club. VIRGINIA BLANKENSHlP Start the day with a smile. Charm Club. MILDRED BLOSSOM l am blithe and gay. Biology Club, Girl Reserves, Student Council. ROBERT BOLLlNG Most gentlemen clon't like love. JOE BOTOS Ragtime cowboy Joe. Biology Club, History Club, Purple Masquers. SENIORS RAYMOND BOXWELL Big wig in the Wigwam. Football. ,l LOUISE BOYD N 95 Charlie is my darling. 13 Biology Club, Girl Reserves, History Club, Hortlepc Club, Student Council. is HOWARD BRANDON Deep in a dream. Midclletonian, Orchestra. - CAROL sRELsroARD lf' l'll see you in my dreams. Charm Club, Girl Reserves, Mioldletonian, Optimist, Purple Masquers, Spanish Club, Student Council. PAULINE BREWER Filled to the brim with girlish glee. Glee Club, History Club, Home Ec Club. MlRlAM BRYANT lf it's good, then I want it. French Club, Glee Club, Home Ec Club, Personality Club, Tempo Club. RUSSELL BURGESS Livin' easy, gettin' a kick out of life. Baseball, Football, Minute Men. BOB BURKHARDT I poured my heart into a song. Glee Club, Hi-Y, National Honor Society, Orchestra, Purple Masquers, Socc and Buskin, Sophomore Class Play, Ye Merrie Jesters. JAMES BURTON One sweetly solemn thought. BiologyClub,Camera Club,Chemistry Club,Physics Club. S 1- if r' I JMJQ1 Se -' nicr Al 'ligl1 19 CHARLES BUSH Stop beating around the mulberry bush. French Club, Glee Club, History Club, Hi-Y, Purple Masquers, Tempo Club. MARY ALICE BYRUM Fantasy on the keyboard. Chemistry Club, Girl Reserves, Optimist, Student Council, Tempo Club. MARY LEOTA CANNOY I got rhythm. Charm Club, Optimist. ALBERT DAVID CANTER We want Cantor. LUCILLE CARTER The little things in life. Girl Reserves, Charm Club, Home Ec Club, Purple Masquers. JOHN CASE I only want a buddy, not a sweetheart. Band, Orchestra. ffl fl sENloRs Then u - ni - ted 20 ALVIN CHAMBERS C, M. T. C. follow on. Art Club, Football, Hi-Y, Purple Masquers, Track. CHARLES CHARLES Laugh your troubles away. l'liAY. BILL CHIFOS Are you having any fun? Art Club, Biology Club, German Club. GEORGIANNA CHILDS Little Skipper. Girl Reserves, Glee Club, Personality Club. BILL CLASS A man and his dream. Hi-Y, Football, Student Council. NORMAN COLE I dream of Jeanie with the light brown hair. Chemistry Club, Football, Hi-Y, Student Council. JlM COLVIN l'm on my merry way. Basketball, Minute Men. GEORGE COMMINOS Man about town. Band, History Club. BARBARA LOUISE CONRAD You can depend on me. Art Club, Charm Club, Girl Reserves, History Club. JOE CONRAD I hit a new high. Debate, Hi-Y, Optimist. VIVIAN CORLTON Am I in love? Girl Reserves, Home Ec Club. ETHEL MARIE CORNWELL You're an eyeful of heaven. GEORGE COSTON Over the sea, Iet's go, men. French Club. LUCY COTTRELL Your smile is so delightful. Girl Reserves, Personality Club. 11 HELEN COWAN There's so little time and so much to do. Biology Club, Charm Club, Girl Reserves, Optimist, Student Council. SENIORS JEANNE CRAIG Sugar and spice and everything nice Girl Reserves. BILL CROAKE Awake or asleep. Baseball, Basketball, Football, Junior Class Vice- President, Track. BILL CROSS l bet you tell that to all the girIs. Chemistry Club, French Club, Junior Class Play, Purple Masquers, Socc and Buskin. MABEL CROUT You're as pretty as a picture, Charm Club,,Girl Reserves, Home Ec Club. BOB CURLIS I'm forever blowing bubbles. Football, Minute Men, Track. MARY DAFNOS Danny Boy. Art Club, Charm Club, Girl Reserves. BOB DALY Curly top. Football, Student Council. JACK DALY June, I am pining for you. Football, Optimist, Student Council, Track. CARL DANIEL To Mary-with love. Basketball, Football, Track. l 4 ii 4 bfi r Solved the f21 by J 2 F r har- dest tasks to VHA 7 dm J 4 1 idx S pgs-11 ??' Ny E221 LAWRENCE DA RIF You're dreaming ot someone. Class President, Football, Junior Class President, National Honor Society, Optimist, Track. DOROTHY E. DAVIES l'm just wild about Harry. Charm Club, French Club, Girl Reserves, Micldletonian National Honor Society, Optimist, Purple Masquers Socc and Buskin, Student Council, Ye Merrie Jesters. CLYDE DAVIS Small try. Basketball Manager, Football, Track. OSCAR ELDRlDGE DAY, Jr. lt's a hap, hap, happy day. A. J. DEATON, Jr. lt's the gypsy in me. Airplane Club, French Club. JANET ADA DEATON A merry heart. Charm Club, Girl Reserves, Optimist. SENIORS CLARENCE DEGER Jeep-ers creepers. Optimist. OPAL MAE DE HART Five toot two, eyes of blue. French Club. MARY DE HAVEN ln thy dark eyes splendor. Charm Club, Girl Reserves, Home Ec Club. DICK DELL Little Sir Echo. Airplane Club, Biology Club, Chemistry Club, Debate Club, Hi-Y, Spanish Club. ELLA DENNY Ready, willing, and able. Charm Club, Spanish Club, Tempo Club. EARL DICKERSON A heart that is tree. Hi-Y, Junior Class Play, Middletonian, Minute Men, National Honor Society, Optimist, Purple Masquers, Socc and Buskin, JAMES DlCKERSON Afraid ot love. Hi-Y. ELMER DlETZ l'm just a country boy at heart. JOE DILLON I buy all my papers from a kid named .loe. Art Club, Hi-Y, Optimist, Purple Masquers, ROBERT COURTNEY DIXON l love the girls, girls, girls. Baseball, Chemistry, Football Manager, French Club, Hi-Y, Optimist, Purple Masquers, Student Council. WILLIAM DIXON Lite begins when you're in love. Chemistry Club, Hi-Y, Middletonian, National Honor Society, Optimist, Purple Masquers, Socc and Buskin, Ye Merrie Jesters. JEAN DODDS , l'm in a happy trame of mind. Charm Club, Girl Reserves, Glee Club, Optimist, Purple Masquers, Sandwich Girls, Socc and Buskin, Tempo Club. JOHN DOMINECK Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny, Oh! French Club, Glee Club, Hi-Y, Tempo Club. THOMAS RICHARD DOWNS Stop, look, and listen! Here's a scoop. Biology Club, History Club, Purple Masquers, Tempo Club. RUTH DRAKE l thought about you. SE Nicks 5 if OL-lil' lflgl try. Ma- ny JOE DUERR The butcher boy. Hi-Y. HARRY DUNCAN Junior, making an awful to do. Student Council. DORIS JANE DUVALL She's somebody's old-fashioned sweetheart. Girl Reserves, Glee Club, Purple Masquers. HAZEL DUVALL l'You find joy in the things you do. Biology Club, French Club, Girl Reserves, Glee Club, Purple Masquers, Tempo Club. RUTH EGELSTON Sing, baby, sing. Charm Club, Glee Club, Tempo Club. PEARL EGGLESTON Her voice is low and sweet. Girl Reserves. ALMA ELAM Pale cheeks, so soft and white. Charm Club, Girl Reserves, Home Ec Club DlANA ELIOPOULOS Drink to me only with thine eyes. Girl Reserves, Optimist, Student Council, Tempo Club. DOROTHY EMBRY l'm in a dancing mood. Girl Reserves, Personality Club. L23J PAURZINE ESPY Sweet as u song. Girl Reserves, Home Ec Club, Personality Club. THOMAS FENTON lt's raining sunbeamS. Airplane Club. JOHN DOUGLAS FERGUSON 'tlet me day dream. Football. JOHNNY FERGUSON Gettin' some tun out of lite? Biology Club, French Club, Hi-Y, Optimist, Purple Masquers. HAROLD FINKELMAN 'iMe and my shadow. MELVIN FINKELMAN Double or nothin'. -1 I. L ' R A x ' ' . if-.N b Jlflld-l,,,sEwNloRs 1 sf., - x ,Q ,I xx are the sub-jects A A A HELEN FINNEY Just look at that style. Biology Club, Girl Reserves, Home Ec Club, Student Council. 'N FRANK FISHER Love affairs are secondary. GLORIA FISHER You're o sweetheart. Girl Reserves. JAMES HOLLOWAY FORD Everything's in rhythm with my heart. Hi-Y. RUSSELL R. FRASER I want a girl. Art Club, Biology Club, Chemistry Club, Physics Club TREVA FUGATE There's a sunny side to everything. Girl Reserves, Optimist. BARBARA ELLEN FULMER Look into the eyes of a true romancer. Biology Club, Girl Reserves, Home Ec Club, History Club ALBERT GANZ l love life. Airplane Club, Chemistry Club, Hi-Y, Spanish Club. WANETA GARRETT The right somebody to love. Charm Club. E241 NELSON GATES Forward ever, backward never. KATHRYN GAYNOR Beautiful Katie. LUCY GIBSON Music in my heart. Home Ec Club, Personality Club. EMMETT GILBERT Show the blues you're busy. JANE GILL The little things you do. Chemistry Club, Girl Reserves, Home Ec Club, Spanish Club. LAURINE GILLESPIE She shall have music wherever she goes. Charm Club, Girl Reserves, Glee Club, Home Ec Club, National Honor Society, Optimist, Tempo Club. ZQUJ5 Cs-fic SENIOJLRQI WWfM'TVf'Jl JEAN CLAIRE GLASS Lovely lady. Camera Club, Charm Club, Girl Reserves, Optimist, Purple Masquers. MARGARET ELLOUISE GLORE Every day's a holiday. Girl Reserves, Middletonian, Purple Masquers, Tempo Club, Ye Merrie Jesters. CHARLES GOFORTH I love Louisa. Baseball, Basketball, Football. WANDA GOFORTH You couldn't be cuter. Charm Club, Chemistry Club, Girl Reserves, Glee Club, Home Ec Club, Sandwich Girls, Tempo Club. BETTY GOMIA Busy keepin' my world in rhyme. Charm Club. BETTY GORDON With hair so soft and golden. Charm Club. BETTY GRAY There's no substitute for you. Biology Club, Charm Club, Girl Reserves, History Club, Home Ec Club, Purple Masquers, Tempo Club. CATHERINE GREGORY I'll be gentle, sweet, and kind. Biology Club, Girl Reserves, History Club, Spanish Club. CLARENCE GREGORY Singin' my way to glory. Glee Club, Hi-Y. We have Stud-led 25 Q91 J,lKJ.1 fri here. We 've had .-.. . A 3 A ?? eip 5 Q Y X K. L26J LEAH MAY GRIEST The girl with the flaxen hair. Girl Reserves. MILDRED GRlFl:EY Are you having any laughs? MARY KAY HAASS Did you ever see a dream walking? Biology Club, Charm Club, Chemistry Club, Girl Re serves, Home Ec Club, Middletonian, Purple Masquers Spanish Club, Tempo Club. JOHN HAKER See the foeman disappear. Basketball, Football, Track. JACK HALL l'lI get along somehow. Art Club, Biology Club. RUBY HALL Keep a smile on your lips. Charm Club, Tempo Club. SENIORS RUTH HAMM I like to make music. Charm Club, Girl Reserves, History Club, Orchestra, Student Council, Tempo Club. JAMES ISRAEL HARRIS Life is a joke that's just begun. Chemistry Club, French Club, Hi-Y, Socc and Buskin. MARJORIE MAYE HARTE Margie, l'm always thinking of you. Girl Reserves, Glee Club, Home Ec Club, Personality Club. JEWELL HAUSELMAN She's the tops from head to toes. Band, Charm Club, Cheerleader, Junior Class Secre- tary, Girl Reserves, Glee Club, Junior Class Play, National Honor Society, Optimist, Purple Masquers, Socc ancl Buskin, Sophomore Class Play, Tempo Club, Ye Merrie Jesters. MARGARET HECHT What shall I say? Girl Reserves. ROBERT HEIL They might even make you President. Baseball, Class Vice-President, Debate Club, Debate Team, Optimist, Student Council. LEONARD HENDERSON Got no time to sit and worry. Hi-Y, Spanish Club. HARRY C. HENRY l'm having myself a time. Art Club, Camera Club, Middletonian, Optimist, Purple Masquers, Ye Merrie Jesters. MARJEAN HOLMAN She's so adorable and so sweet. French Club, Girl Reserves, Optimist, Student Council, Ye Merrie Jesters. BOB HOPPE l'm livin' in a great big way. NELSON HORN I go where honor calls. Student Council. ALMEDA HOSKINS You smile so discreetly. Girl Reserves. HERMAN HOSKINS The girls all gathered 'round me. Basketball, Football, Hi-Y, Junior Class Play, Purple Masquers, Socc and Buskin, Sophomore Class Play, Student Council, Ye Merrie Jesters. PAUL L. HOSKINS Take me out to the ball game. JOHN HOWARD The farmer in the dell. SENIORS lPl3VQlOll.l Jl ANTHONY HURR You're a nice little fellow. Football. HELEN HURST ln your smile there's sunlight. Charm Club, German Club, Girl Reserves. CARMELLA IEZZONI Your eyes have told me so. Art Club, Biology Club, Chemistry Club, History Club, Home Ec Club, Tempo Club. BARBARA LOU IVINS Dark eyes. Biology Club, Student Council. DOROTHY MAE JACKSON Happy young heart. Girl Reserves, Glee Club, Home Ec Club, Personality Club, Tempo Club. SALLY JACKSON My gal Sal. Girl Reserves, Home Ec Club. BILL JOHNSON Just plain Bill. Hi-Y, Track. STANLEY JOHNSON Play ball with me. Baseball, Basketball, Football, Student Council. BILL JONES Casey Jones. Biology Club, Football Manager, Golf Manager, Hi-Y, Optimist, Purple Masquers. l l27l KENNETH JONES l'll never tail. ORWEN JONES For he's a jolly good fellow. Baseball Manager, Biology Club, Football Manager, Hi-Y, Minute Men, Optimist. ROBERT JONES The big boss singer. Football, Glee Club, Hi-Y, Junior Class Play, National Honor Society, Optimist, Purple Masquers, Socc and Buskin, Sophomore Class Play, Ye Merrie Jesters. RUSSELL JONES lt's a pity that you're such a scatterbrain. Airplane Club, Biology Club, Camera Club, Chemistry Club, French Club. BILL KASH l'm well acquainted too with matters mathematical. Biology Club, Student Council. JOHN KAUFMAN It's all so new to me. Airplane Club. sENloRs do our best each year E281 HESTER KELLER You're the lite of the party. Biology Club, Girl Reserves, Spanish Club, Student Council. EDWARD KELLY Has anybody here seen Kelly? RAYMOND KINCAID l'm sittin' high on a hill top. HELEN KING Neat, ah, ah, fleet, ah, ah! Biology Club, Girl Reserves, Tempo Club. MARY KING l'You're always right in the swing. Girl Reserves, Personality Club. DORIS KRONBORG ln my own quiet way. Biology Club, Charm Club, French Club, Girl Reserves, History Club, National Honor Society, Optimist, Sand- wich Girls, Student Council. BILL KYLE l'm living and l'm loving. Biology Club, Cheerleader, Hi-Y, Spanish Club. WANDA PATRICIA LASH Lost, a heart as good as new. Girl Reserves, Home Ec Club. WILLIE PERCY LATIMER Laugh your woy through life. Glee Club, Hi-Y, Home Ec Club, Optimist, Personality Club, Tempo Club. JUNIOR LAWSON When I grow up. RUTH ROSE LAWSON Rhythm in my heart. Band, Debate Club, Debate Team, Orchestra, Tempo Club. CECILIA LAY Hearts are never blue. BETTY RUTH LAYER The lass with the delicate air. Charm Club, Girl Reserves, Student Council. TOMMY LAZARON I say I'm a lucky fellow. Camera Club, Optimist. ANGELA LEFTHERIS You're lovely, Madame. Charm Club, Girl Reserves, Home Ec Club, Optimist, Tempo Club. SENIORS EVELYN LENHARR You're as pleasant as the morning. Chemistry Club, Spanish Club. BILL LICKERT I'm looking for an angel. Art Club, Baseball, Basketball, Football, Hi-Y, Purple Masquers, Spanish Club. JIM LINDSAY Jimmy had a nickel. PAUL LITSAKOS That South American way. KENNETH C. LONGMAN HThe tra, la, la and oom, pah, pah. Bond, Orchestra, Physics Club, Student Council, Tempo Club. BOB LUBBERGER Ten pretty girls. Hi-Y, Sophomore Class Play, Ye Merrie Jesters. RUTH MCCANDLISH All American Girl. Camera Club, Charm Club, French Club, Girl Reserves, Junior Class Play, National Honor Society, Optimist, Purple Masquers, Sandwich Girls, Socc and Buskin, Sophomore Class Play, Student Council, Ye Merrie Jesters. ART McCANN You can't pull the wool over my eyes. German Club, History Club. JAMES MCCARTHY I hope Gabriel likes my music. Band, Hi-Y. 29 M1414 be for-4 .ty Now must E301 OMER MCCLANAHAN He flies through the air with the greatest of ease. Basketball, Football, Hi-Y, Track. JOHN MCCLUSKEY l'm with the right girl now. Football, Glee Club. MARY JANE McCULLOUGH You leave me breathless. Camera Club, Charm Club, Cheerleader, Girl Reserves, Junior ,Class Play, Middletonian, Optimist, Purple Masquers, Sandwich Girls, Socc and Buskin, Ye Merrie Jesters. WARREN MCFARLAND The glory of love. RUTH MCGRAW Welcome, stranger. JEAN MclNTlRE Are there any more at home like you? Girl Reserves, Socc and Buskin, Sophomore Class Play, Ye Merrie Jesters. SENIORS BlLL MCMULLEN Oh! the Jilterbugf' Band, Hi-Y, History Club, Orchestra, Spanish Club. LOUlSE MCNAIR That candid camera addict. Camera Club, Girl Reserves, Glee Club, Optimist, Physics Club, Purple Masquers, Student Council. MARY ALICE MACK ln 'my solitude. Girl Reserves. LILLIAN MARIE MARSHALL Faithful forever. NATHAN JOE MARTIN Step up and shake my hand. Hi-Y. WlLLIE MATTHERS On the sunny side of the street. Girl Reserves. EDITH MAYNARD Love walked in. Charm Club, Girl Reserves, Glee Club, Purple Masquers, Sandwich Girls, Tempo Club. SIDNEY MEDLEY There's a far away look in your eye. Biology Club, Student Council. LOUISE J. MEHL I'll follow my secret heart. Biology Club, Charm Club, Chemistry Club, Girl Reserves. SYLVIA FAYE MEIZLISH Sylvic's hair is like the night. Debate Team, French Club, Purple Masquers, RAY MELAMPY That sentimental gentleman. Art Club, Hi-Y, Optimist, Student Council. DORIS L. MENDENHALL Sweet and lovely. Charm Club, Girl Reserves, Glee Club, Optimist, Student Council, Tempo Club. CLARENCE CONRAD MERS Me and my candid camera. Camera Club, Debate Team, Optimist. PHYLLIS METHVEN My heart at thy sweet voice. Charm Club, Cheerleader, German Club, Girl Reserves, Glee Club, Junior Class Play, National Honor Society, Purple Masquers, Socc and Buskin, Tempo Club, Ye Merrie Jesters. MARGUERITE MILES My Marguerita, you're so inviting! Biology Club, Charm Club, Chemistry Club, French Club, Girl Reserves, Purple Masquers. SENIORS ALICE MILLER Give this little girl a great big hand. Charm Club, Girl Reserves, Junior Class Play, Middle- tonian, National Honor Society, Optimist, Purple Masquers, Sandwich Girls, Socc and Buskin, Sophomore Class Play, Ye Merrie Jesters. DON MILLER We're going to fight, fight, fight for every yard! Baseball, Football, Hi-Y, Student Council. FRANCES ANNE MILLER A maiden fair to see. Charm Club, French Club, Girl Reserves, Optimist, Student Council, Tempo Club. JOHN MILLER There's something about a soldier. Hi-Y. ROBERT MINOR High, wide, and handsome. Football, Glee Club. MIKE MITSOFF I've hitched my wagon to a star. Student Council. GUS MITTERHOLZER As staunch and true as the old oak tree. GEORGE MONTGOMERY ln the mood. Football. TOM MOON Moon love. Art Club, Biology Club, Hi-Y, Optimist, Socc and Buskin. 6fwri,J..J.wl E311 DALE MOORE Smoke gels in your eyes. Art Club, Biology Club, Hi-Y, Optimist. JANE MOORE Bur fill dreams come frue. Charm Club. .IO MARIE MOORE Marie, my hear! is aching. Biology Club, French Club, Home Ec Club. MARK MOORE Swim, if you can. LEE MOREN A hunling I would go. Hi-Y. BETTY MORRIS Heaven can wail. Art Club, Biology Club, Charm Club, Girl Reserves Siudent Council. bf Vlfl Fl SENIORS Deep-ly Cher- ished 159- L32I LILLIE GRACE MOSS You're con1enfed. Glee Club, Girl Reserves, Personality Club. HELEN MURPHY You seelhe sunny side of everyfhingf' Biology Club, Girl Reserves. MILDRED MURPHY FiddIin' the fiddle. Biology Club, Girl Reserves, Hislory Club, Orchestra, Purple Masquers, Tempo Club. BONNIE KATHRYN MURRAY Sing me a song. French Club, Girl Reserves, Glee Club, Purple Masquers, Socc and Buskin, Student Council, Tempo Club. STEVE NEMCIC Love's gof me down again. Baseball, Football. WEBSTER C. NEWTON Like I love my Josephinef BOB NICKELL Thar sly old genflemanf' Class Treasurer, Hi-Y, Track. IDA MAE NOLAN Ida, sweef as apple cider. RUTH JEAN NULL Pardon my soufhern accent Charm Club, French Club, Girl Reserves, Glee Club, Tempo Club. BILL O'CONNOR 'iWhen Irish hearts are happy. TOM O'FLYNN l'm happy as a lark. JESSIE MAE OLIVER You have the right looks. Girl Reserves, Personality Club. VIRGIL WALDO OLIVER lt must be Iove. LESTER PAGE You'll always find me faithful. Airplane Club, Biology Club, Physics Club. BOB PANCOAST People always love a iolly gent. Band, Biology Club, Chemistry Club, French Club, Hi-Y, Midclletonian, Optimist, Orchestra, Purple Masquers, Student Council. SENIORS JOHN PATRICK For there's something in you Irish. History Club, Hi-Y. PATRICIA PATTON One in Cl million Girl Reserves, Home Ec Club, Middletonian, National Honor Society, Optimist, Purple Masquers, Sandwich Girls, Student Council. CEDELL PEARSON You always know the answers before others do. Hi-Y. CURTIS PECK, Jr. ln my merry Oldsmobile. HARWEDA PENDERGRASS What have you got that gets me? Girl Reserves, History Club, Personality Club. LILLIAN PERRIN Everything is a source ot fun. Glee Club, Girl Reserves, Personality Club. BETTE LEE PHENICE Ain't she sweet? Art Club, Biology Club, Camera Club, Charm Club, Girl Reserves. LOUIE PLESKA Have you got any castles that you want built? Football. BETTE JANE POHLABLE Class will tell. Art Club, Debate Club, French Club, Girl Reserves, History Club, Purple Masquers, Sandwich Girls. We -as Ju Ji merh-o- ries, Well always I33 HARRY PRATT The lady's in love with you. Band, Basketball, Football, Hi-Y, Junior Class Play, Middletonian, National Honor Society, Optimist, Or- chestra, Purple Masquers, Student Council, Tempo Club. LORAN PRATT My time is your time. Hi-Y, Junior Class Treasurer, Optimist, Purple Masquers, Socc and Buskin, Sophomore Class Play, Ye Merrie Jesters. MILTON PROCTOR Hey, good lookin'. BETTY PUTHOFF In a little Dutch garden. French Club History Club, Girl Reserves, Purple Masquers ORA ELIZABETH QUINN With a smile and a song. Girl Re erves Glee Club, Home Ec Club, Personality Club Tempo Club ARCHlE EDWARD RAGER I love to roam out yonder. bf 144.4 EN F s loks love to tell E34 ROBERT RAMEY What goes on here in my heart? Biology Club, Chemistry Club, French Club, Hi-Y, Physics Club. CHARLES ENOS RANKIN l'm in love with a charming young lady. Football, Hi-Y. JEANNE REED Good looks and good nature. Airplane Club, Girl Reserves, History Club, Home Ec Club. HELEN REINARTZ The fairest ot the fair. Camera Club, Charm Club, French Club, Girl Reserves, Junior Class Play, Optimist, Purple Masquers, Socc and Buskin, Sophomore Class Play, Ye Merrie Jesters. DON REVELLE Talking all day long. GEORGE REVELOS The dishes pile up everywhere. History Club, Optimist. SAM RICHARDSON Got my gun to shoot a hawk with. DONALD RIGG ls there not one maiden? Basketball, Baseball, Football, Track. GUSSIE RIZZO There's a little bit of mischief in your eyes. Tempo Club. WILLIAM ROBERTS There he goes with his trumpet tootin' high, tootin' low. Band, Hi-Y. LUCIEN ROE His actions are graceful, all girls he does please. Airplane Club, Football, Middletonian. GENEVA ROSE You're still smiling through. OPAL MAE ROSE Mighty like a rose. Glee Club, Tempo Club. JIM ROSS And what are you gonna do next? Airplane Club, Biology Club, Camera Club, French Club, Optimist. MIRIAM ROTHGEB Kitten on the keys. Band, Glee Club, Orchestra, Purple Masquers, Socc and Buskin, Tempo Club. SENIORS EUGENE RUSH Whistle a happy refrain. Art Club, Hi-Y, Purple Masquers. LESLIE SABO Never speaks hasty or rude. COULUS SANDUSKY Two sides to every story. WlLBUR SCHEIDING You can count on my work. Chemistry Club, Spanish Club. vi PAUL SCHMIDT Natural kind of wit. Airplane Club, History Club, Optimist, Student Council. .lANlCE SCHULZ Little genius, you're so smart. Debate Club, Girl Reserves, Glee Club, Junior Class Play, National Honor Society, Optimist, Purple Masquers, Socc and Buskin, Sophomore Class Play, Student Council, Tempo Club, Ye Merrie Jesters. VERNON SCHWlNG At a little hot dog stand. Football, Hi-Y. ANGELO VITUS SCIANNAMBLO With your coal black eyes. Airplane Club, Hi-Y. LYNN SCOTT Wanta run around where there's fun around. Glee Club, Hi-Y. 6+ be Jil MM From these halls of learn-ing l35l 5 bfilf rlfgell will soon de-part Re Semen I , 1 A PGH., C'-f . I i . L36J ,Bl 'fi ISABEL SHARTLE All I remember is you. German Club. JIM SHEETS l'm full ot pep and full of ambition. Camera Club, Debate Team, Hi-Y, Junior Class Play, Optimist, Purple Masquers, Socc and Buskin, Sopho- more Class Play, Ye Merrie Jesters. MILDRED SHEPARD Play, fiddle, play. Charm Club, Chemistry Club, Girl Reserves, Orchestra Spanish Club, Tempo Club. ALBERT SHERMAN You're sunny as a politician. Camera Club, Glee Club, Hi-Y, Junior Class Play, Optimist, Purple Masquers, Socc and Buskin, Sopho- more Class Play, Student Council, Ye Merrie Jesters. BILL SMITH Music, maestro, please. Band, Hi-Y, Football, Orchestra. CARL SMITH A fine romance. Band, Hi-Y, Track. 1 SENIORS CLIFF SMITH The little man who wasn't there. EARL SMITH I'm good for nothin' but love. EDNA SMITH Whose honey are you? Charm Club, Chemistry Club, Girl Reserves, Sandwich Girls. GRACE MARIE SMITH With one heart to give. Glee Club, Hi-Y, Home Ec Club, Personality Club, Tempo Club. MARIANN SMITH And one was a saucy little redhead. Biology Club, Charm Club, Chemistry Club, Girl Re- serves, Midclletonian, Spanish Club, Purple Masquers. RUTH SORRELL She is a pretty miss. Home Ec Club. ETHEL LOUISE SOUTH I like to ski and I like to skate. Glee Club, History Club, Optimist, Tempo Club. JERRY SOUTH Let the rest of the world go by. DONALD SPINDLER You're an education. Biology Club, Camera Club, German Club, Hi-Y,Junior Class Play, Middletonian, Optimist, Purple Masquers, Socc and Buskin. RAY SPONSEL At the old ball game. Baseball. GENEVA STALLS I always dream ot Billy. Art Club, Chemistry Club, Girl Reserves, History Club, Purple Masquers, Sandwich Girls, Socc and Buskin, Student Council, Ye Merrie Jesters. MAX STAMPER I teel like a feather in a breeze. Baseball, Football, Hi-Y, Optimist, Purple Masquers, Spanish Club, Ye Merrie Jesters. HAZEL MARIE STEPHENSON Feelin' high and happy. Girl Reserves. LETHA STEWART I got a guy. Biology Club, Charm Club. RAYMOND STIDHAM There's music in the air. Art Club, Hi-Y, Optimist, Spanish Club. t o SENIQRS l F' VIRGINIA STODDARD A pretty girl is like a melody. Charm Club, Chemistry Club, Girl Reserves, Purple Masquers. ALICE STONE Do you remember sweet Alice? Charm Club, Girl Reserves, Student Council. ALICE ANITA STOREY l like to cook and I like to sew. Girl Reserves, Glee Club, Personality Club. DEAN STOUTENBOROUGH Gotta get some shuteye. Hi-Y, Purple Masquers, Student Council. ERNEST ENGLE STREIFTHAU Speed up, start hitting sixty. RALPH THEOTAS SUDDUTH Soul tull of rhythm. Hi-Y, Spanish Club, Track. CLARENCE TAYLOR I would be friend ot aIl. Hi-Y. JEANNE THIEL Sophisticated lady. Camera Club, Charm Club, Girl Reserves, Optimist, Purple Masquers, Student Council, Ye Merrie Jesters. CURTIS LEON THOMAS I can see a smile upon his face. 37 THOMAS PARKER THRESS l'm content forever to linger and dream. Chemistry Club, German Club, Hi-Y. WENDALL TRUITT lf you would carve your name in the hall of fame. Band, Camera Club, Physics Club. THEDA WALKER Chatterbox Girl Reserves, Purple Masquers. R. L. WALLACE Gone with the wind. Minute Men, Optimist, Student Council. ALLEN WARNER Keep on working with a smile. Baseball. MARY JANE WARNER You look good to me. Girl Reserves, Tempo Club. bill!-lfl ,ll sENloRs class-mates. We are L38l NORA LOU WARNER ln my own little innocent way. Charm Club. BILL WATKINS I wish I were a clown. Glee Club, Hi-Y. JAMES WATTS You gotta be a football hero. Football, Track. JOHN WEBER How you can love! Camera Club, Chemistry Club, Hi-Y, Purple Masquers, Sophomore Class Play, Ye Merrie Jesters. CARTER C. A. WELLS Out of this world. Camera Club, Chemistry Club, Physics Club, Purple Masquers, Spanish Club. CARROLL WHITAKER Oh, how l hate to get up in the morning. Camera Club, French Club, Hi-Y. CHARLIE WHITE Swing, Mister Charlie. Track. ROBERT WHITEHURST You'll always be away up on top. Chemistry Club, Hi-Y, Optimist, Student Council, Track. GERTRUDE WHITEMAN Tender ancl true. Biology Club, German Club, Home Ec Club. KATHLEEN ELLEN WHITLEY My Kathleen will ever be true. Girl Reserves, Student Council. ROBERT WILCOX Honors he has talcen on track and with the ball. Track. PATRICIA WILKS You're so desirable. Camera Club, Charm Club, French Club, Girl Reserves, Junior Class Play, National Honor Society, Optimist, Purple Masquers, Socc and Buskin, Student Council, Ye Merrie Jesters. BETTE WILLIAMS I know it, I know it, this time it's real. Charm Club, Girl Reserves, Glee Club, Optimist, Stu- dent Council, Tempo Club. BOB WILSON Anchors oweigh. History Club. JAMES EDWARD WILSON Putting on your clay pipe. Hi-Y, Junior Class Play, Purple Masquers, Socc and Buskin, Sophomore Class Play, Spanish Club, Student Council, Ye Merrie Jesters. SENIORS CHARLES LESTER WINKLE l'm teeming with a lot ot news. JOSEPHINE WOLFE Our love. Girl Reserves, Middlefonian. JEAN DOROTHY WOMACK You con't stop me trom dreomin'. Girl Reserves, Glee Club, Personality Club, Tempo Club. ESTEL WOMBOLD Work is such a lot of bother. CATHERINE WRIGHT Redheods on parade. Art Club, Charm Club, Girl Reserves, Optimist, Purple Masquers. MARY D. YANTIS Here's to you. Charm Club, French Club, Girl Reserves, Junior Class Play, Optimist, Purple Masquers, Socc and Buskin. VIRGINIA YENSER Waitin' to grow. Girl Reserves. DONNE YOUNG Joyous and ever loyal. Art Club, Hi-Y, Purple Masquers, Socc and Buskin, Sophomore Class Play, Student Council, Ye Merrie Jesters. JACK ZUIDERHOEK I know our mystic history. Football Manager. I ef Jlqljgl sad at heart. if ,A F39 LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT Know ye all persons who in this land do dwell: That we the Class of 1940, knowing that our days are numbered, being of sound mind CD and accountable age do hereby make, publish, and declare this to be our last will and testament, revoking all others and former wills, testaments, and codicils whatsoever by us made, and do hereby will and bequeath the following cherished possessions: To the School: We leave these battle-scarred desks and a blank space around the bulletin board where we were accustomed to stand. To the Faculty: We leave our gratitude to those who have wisely counseled us and our forgiveness to those who haven't, To the Juniors: We leave our grim determination to beat Hamilton in football. May they have more than just determination! To the Sophomores: We leave our grimy, slightly used textbooks in the hope that they will get more out of them than we did. I, Lawrence Da Rif, do hereby will and bequeath by position as Senior Class President to Ted Davis and my skill at making touchdowns to anyone who can follow interference. I, Bob Heil, do hereby will and bequeath my position as Senior Class Vice President to Marjorie Day and my adroitness in reading Latin to any Cicero student who is a glutton for punishment. I, Margie Amiot, do hereby will and bequeath my position as Senior Class Secretary to Bill Hasselbach and my cheerleading ability to Lucille Dodds. I, Bob Nickell, do hereby will and bequeath my position as Senior Class Treasurer to Marilyn Eld- ridge and my agility as track star to Dick Fromm. I, Jim Harris, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to amuse all classes of which I am a member Cor am I'?J to Jimmy Bevenger. I, Con Mers, do hereby will and bequeath my enthusiasm for cameras to David Simon. I, Johnny Ferguson, do hereby will and bequeath my towering height to Richard Stephenson. I, Art McCann, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to be late for school to Robert Powell. I, Bud Anderson, do hereby will and bequeath my twinkling feet to Donnie Douglas. I, Dick Dell, do hereby will and bequeath my title of carrot top to Bob Vanderveer. E401 I, Helen Cowan, do hereby will and bequeath my friendly ways to Patty Barnhart. I, Doris Kronborg, do hereby will and bequeath my quiet manners to Mary Louise Blair. I, Helen Ballard, do hereby will and bequeath my energy and efficiency to Mary Helen Compton. I, Helen Reinartz, do hereby will and bequeath my smart clothes to Janet McEvoy. I, Donald Spindler, do hereby will and bequeath by capacity to acquire knowledge to my kleine Schwester Marjorie. I' We, Harold and Melvin Finkelman, do hereby will and bequeath our faculty to keep the faculty guessing to Stella and Marcella John. I, Claire Bennington, do hereby will and bequeath my golden tresses to Charline Robinson. I, Miriam Rothgeb, do hereby will and bequeath my position as chapel pianist to anyone who likes a front seat. I, Mary Jane McCullough, do hereby will and be- queath my ability to rattle off a conversation to Florence Bleecker. I, Dorothy Davies, do hereby will and bequeath my contagious smile to Kathleen McKenzie. I, Bob Whitehurst, do hereby will and bequeath my hammer swinging ability to anyone with a strong muscle and a willing mind. I, Bob Jones, do hereby will and bequeath my number 12 shoes to Jim Clay. I, Lynn Scott, do hereby will and bequeath my curly locks to Arthur Wayne Schultz. I, Betty Pohlable, do hereby will and bequeath my swinging stride to Betty Salyer. I, Janice Schulz, do hereby will and bequeath my position as editor of the Optimist to anyone who can bear up under the strain. I, R. L. Wallace, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to skip out of meetings and to condemn all suggestions made by the Optimist staff to next year's editor. I, Marjean Holman, do hereby will and bequeath my dignity and fun to Barbara Greathouse. I, Jewell Hauselman, do hereby will and bequeath my pep and vitality to Peggy Jo Myers. I, Ruth McCandlish, do hereby will and bequeath my sweet disposition to Betty Jane Bevis. I, Pat Wilks, do hereby will and bequeath my poise and personality to Martha Steed. I, Kenneth Longman, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to explain chemistry problems to Howard Leighton. I, Bob Pancoast, do hereby will and bequeath my girlish figure to Burton Rossfeld. We, Treva Fugate, Mary Cannoy, and Diana Eliopoulos, do hereby will and bequeath our jobs as typists for the Optimist to anyone who likes long hours and no pay. I, James Watts, do hereby will and bequeath my speed on the football field to Howard Hollis. I, Earl Dickerson, do hereby will and bequeath my puns and quips to Dick Pieratt. I, Phyllis Methven, do hereby will and bequeath my giggle to Patty Smith. I, Alice Miller, do hereby will and bequeath my worn-out song sheets to next year's literary editor. I, Bill Chifos, do hereby will and bequeath my sleepiness to my little brother, Joe. We, Bonnie Murray and Bob Burkhardt, do hereby will and bequeath our national music honors to Florabel Hain and Emil Kolodzik. I, Carter Wells, do hereby will and bequeath my brief case to Junior Creona. We, the Dixons, do hereby will and bequeath our ancient jallopy to Fred Gorman. I, Mary K. Haass, do hereby will and bequeath my Latin beauty to Myrna Allen. I, Laurine Gillespie, do hereby will and bequeath my juvenile ways to Opal Warmouth. 41 I, Bob Minor, do hereby will and bequeath my all state honors in football to Roosevelt Gregory. We, Pat Patton and Catherine Wright, do hereby will and bequeath our Titian locks to Doris Wells and Evelyn Hodgdon. I, Max Stamper, do hereby will and bequeath my excess tonnage to Bob Click. I, Jim Sheets, do hereby will and bequeath my dynamic oratory to Don Howard. I, George Revelos, do hereby will and bequeath my efficiency as a soda jerker to Bob Grey. I, Harry Pratt, do hereby will and bequeath my position as editor of the Middletonian to Alice Hinkle. We the Smiths-Bill, Carl, Cliff, Earl, Edna, Grace, Marianng and the Joneses-Bill, Kenneth, Orwen, Robert, Russell-do hereby will and bequeath our space in the school directory to the younger Smiths -Jack, Jean, Patricia, Robert, Dick, Frank, Fred, Mary Frances, Louella, Rosie, and the little Joneses -Dorothy, Hazel, Janice, Cherie, Cleo, Geneva, and Kathleen. We, the Optimist Staff, do hereby will and be- queath our loyalty and admiration for Miss McCray to all juniors who will serve in this capacity in 1941. We do hereby appoint Ernestine Roudebush and Wilbur Neel joint executors of this our last will and testament and express the desire that no bond be required of them. We, the class of 1940 have to this signed our names and alfixed our seals, this twelfth day of February, in the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and forty. Signed, sealed, and delivered by f THE SENIOR CLASS OF 1940. The foregoing instrument was signed, acknow- ledged and published by the said Senior Class as and for their last will and testament in our joint presence and by us signed as attesting witnesses at their request and in their presence and in the presence of each other this twelfth day of February, nineteen hundred and forty. Edna Savage Residing at 116 Harrison Street. 1 Robert Smiley Residing at 806 Fourteenth Avenue. -A we-.,,afv3' K fg 5 , my 2 ' 4 ,f 4' pak Mn' , fl : 5 . ' my A V M Ks., f ' - M -,, A. I lx lr' U1 W , .ff F24 , wwf, A E X . 4 - qi 2 . 4 fgl ,, n Q 1 s a o o A M 1 4: , VLf-- 1 , 3 5 Biff- seeing! j , ffm.. QLQSJQG A A Tw-Yr ' i s J E ,V,,lL, J, l M J gm , S ' 0445810 17 ,f ' gil Q: , Q Juniors V ..1.1i.ll Q umu- Q 5ENnoQv1LLE .-., X j fl I-bl-'Ol-HA I: X A A ii ...- 7' ' T 7,1 ..,V fa ' I W1 xf Sophomores EJ A RECORD OF IMPORTANT DATES September 5-O unhappy day! School again. September Wow!! 6-A sophie finds 209 in two minutes! September singing of God Bless America in chapel. Where have we heard that before? 13-Mr. Copp inaugurates the weekly September 14-Prospective dramatic club members are freed from the agony of saying Little Miss Muffetu backwards. Only their John Hancock is necessary. September 15-First football game. Lots of precipi- tation on new fall clothes. September 26--Pop! Bang! Blooey! Budding chem- ists are exploding hydrogen in the lab. -October 4-Ju Jitsu artist, Earl Conrad, ties several boys in knots for chapel program. Jim Harris is still recovering. October 5-Jewell Hauselman forgets her Bible verse at the first Senior Girl Reserve meeting. October 6-Optimist office comes to life-eleven gluttons for punishment move in. 'October 10-Thrills and Heart Throbs! Seniors smile as fifty-five members are chosen for the minor Optimist staff. October 11-Purple Masquers race home from Ger- mantown Dam after a delightful picnic. October 13-Student body rushes out of building in two minutes. What's the hurry? Just a fire drill. October 18-Quote: Oh, yes, I know there's some- thing more, something more than gold, unquote. The evangelist in chapel. October 20-Eighteen letters of importance received by seniors. The Honor Society, no doubt. October 24-Dirty politics! National Honor Society members elect officers by flipping a coin Ca half- dollar at thatlj. October 26-New Girl Reserves are initiated at an impressive candlelight service. October 31-Boys complain louder than girls after making chlorine in lab. November 1-Drag out the powder puffs and lip sticks! The juniors are having pictures taken for the Optimist. November 7-Girl Reserves' efforts rewarded. Bige- low Amendment defeated! November 14-Boys on major staff declare there are no beautiful girls in M. H. S.! It's just the old story of the grass in the other pasture and all that blah! November 15-The girls think the same thing about the boys. So there! November 18-Sobs and sniffies and gnashing of teeth! Hamilton conquers the invincible Mid- dies 20 to 13. I 44 November 19-Marjean Holman wins Prince of Peace contest. November 23-First of a series of Thanksgivings, sometimes called Franksgiving. November 30-The second of the Thanksgivings. Turkey again! December 4-Some people are dumb! Janice and Pat paste 112 Optimist pictures upside-down. December 5-Nuts go to see nutty play The Nutt Family and return nuttier than ever. December 8-Speaking of absent-minded professors -Miss Wilma Miller parks in front of No Park- ing sign. December 15-R. L., our editor, comes to his first Optimist meeting. Discovers staff has already mailed 40 pages of pictures to the engraver. December 26-The first heavy snow comes which lasts till February 11. January 2--Back to school Cphysically but not mentallyj. January 5-These girls arenlt slow. A leap year dance already. January 8-Courtesy week begins. January 10-Girl faints when Jim Harris gallantly opens door for her. ' January 11-Great news! M. H. S. Band is invited to the New York World's Fair. January 15-Woe is us! Exams! January 30-Optimist staff has heart failure when R. L. shows up for the second time. January 31-Girls' hearts flutter! Tall, dark, hand- some man from India, friend of the Maharajah, speaks in chapel. February 5-Lonnie Alexander interrupts the ex- tremely busy CU Optimist staff to read his love letters from Lulu. February 9-Louise Murbach becomes extraordi- narily popular. Reason-she has just won S32.00. February 10-Somebody mistakes the chandelier for a balloon and yanks it down at the Girl Reserve formal. February 17-The great classic Hamlet is pre- sented in Cincinnati. Half of Middletown turns out. February 18-Several willing Girl Reserves solicit contributions for Finnish relief in the lobbies of the theaters. Contributions are insignificant, but the movies certainly are good! February 19-Poor Inertia gets a flat tire. Very sad. February 21-Several persons mashed and mangled in crowd at Middletown-Hamilton basketball game. It was a tough fight, Ma, and we didn't even win. 1 Continued on Page 153 2 I J u n I o r j Bill Hasselbach, Secrefary Class Officers Ted Davis, President Mariorie Day, Vice President Marilyn Eldridge, Treasurer As we turn over our record, we find the Class of '41 filling their grooves with various accomplishments. Among these we find dramatic achievements. The Leavenworth Casey, an absorbing mystery play, was the presentation of this class in their sophomore year, and the delightful comedy June Mad was given this year. The music from the athletic groove tells of the success of the juniors in basketball and football. With the basketball stars being all juniors except Captain Carl Daniel and one sophomore, we are looking forward to a perfect record in ,41. Not only have the juniors on the varsity been outstanding but also those on the reserve squad. They, too, have had a successful season and have added another beautiful trophy to our collection, in addition to the one awarded to the varsity. This class has also had an outstanding record in scholarship. They have brought honor to the school in the annual tests at Oxford, several members of the class Winning high ratings in the state. This year's recording of debate has been an excellent one and even greater things are expected next year. Don Howard, Jay johnson, David Simon, George Palmer, and Jack Lewis were the juniors participating on the squad. As the needle grows blunt we see the juniors and seniors eagerly anticipating the annual Junior-Senior Prom. This is always a gala occasion. Will the boys take the girls or the girls take the boys this year? After all it is Leap Year! From the inner ridges of the record we hear the music of the junior Class at the Baccalaureate services bidding farewell to the Seniors. This occasion draws the year to a close and the record of the class of '41 is placed in the iiles until fall begins to play a most eventful record of their senior year. E451 46 Dorothy Abner, lnez Adams, Georgetta Adkins, James Alfrey, Charlene Allen, Claud Allen, Inez Allen, Myrna Allen. Elizabeth Anderson, Evelyn Anness, Betty Arkill, Jack Ashcratt, Roy Ashton, lnez Bach, Verna Mae Bach, Fred Boehm. Opal Baird, Dewey Baker, Jim Bales, Mary Louise Ballard, Kathleen Banks, Edison Barker, Tom Bar- nett, Jim Barrett. Eileen Bausman, Louise Beatty, Marion Beatty, Mary Rose Beatty, Wanda Beckner, Wanda Beekman, Alvin Bell, Caroline Bender. Pam Bennett, Mildred Berry, Betty Jane Bevis. Wilbur Bewley, Rita Bierman, Irene Binnix. .IUNIORS Robert Birch, Freda Black, Paul Blackburn. Mary Blair, Tom Blair, Phyllis Blankenship. Florence Bleecker, Henry Blevins, Jim Blevins, Olivia Blevins, Ballard Blount, Calvin Blount, Juanita Bowlin, Mary Anne Boxwell. Forest Boyer, Margaret Boyer, Art Braun, William Brice, lrene Brosius, Bill Brumfield, Burton Bryant, Choice Bryant. James Bryant, Ollie Mae Bryant, Titus Bryant, Willie Bryant, James Buchanan, lsabelle Burg, Bill Burton, Florence Byrd. Jack Callahan, George Canfield, Sam Carozza, Carrie Carpenter, Glenn Carpenter, Mildred Car- penter, Nancy Carter, Rodney Caudill. Jacob Chamberlain, Herbert Chandler, Virginia Chester, Mildred Chippendale, Millie Clements, Bill Click, Lee Click, Wendell Clifton. Jack Coddington, Charlotte Cohen, Shirley Cole, Jewel Collins, Margie Combs, Mary Etta Combs, Mary Helen Compton, Billie Conn. Evelyn Conover, Elinor Conway, Corinne Cooney, James Coquillard, Mike Cornele, Eunice Creech, Junior Creona, James Crowe. Paul Curry, Tom Dafnos, Bob Daley, Ted Davis, James Day, Mariorie Day, Betty Jane Deem, Hobart Deep. Mayola Frances Deger, William De Hart, Lucille Dodds, Don Douglas, Marian Downs, Robert Downs, Mary Jane Dredge, Peggy Druley. Cecil Duvall, Chuck Duvall, James Duvall, Marie Duvall, Ruth Edwards, Don Egelston, Jane Egelston, Margaret Egelston. Marvin Egelston, Marilyn Eldridge, James Eliopou- los, Dina Eliopulos, Betty Ellis, Margaret Erb, Sam Faeta, Ray Flisher. Bill Flynn, John Flynn, Albert Foreman, Paul Fox Wilbur Franklin, Dick Fromm, Carl Frye, Paul Fugate. Fred Fuller, Ben Gebhart, Marian Gebhart, Lois Gibson, Anna Marie Gill, Charlotte Gill, Ruth Gillespie, Robert Glass. Virginia Glore, Eddie Glover, Marilyn Goetz, Marian Goldflies, Bill Goldschmidt, Dora Gomia, Ella Gonde, Mary Lou Gordon. Fred Gorman, Mary Jane Graft, Barbara Great- house, Irene Gregory, Leon Gregory, Ida Bell Gresham, Mary Eiien Sresslc, Julia Gunderson. Robert Gutshall, Ova Haddix, Florabel Hain, Ken- neth Hall, La Verne Hall, Betty Jean Hamlin, Ruth Hompel, Stanley Hanks. Kathleen Hannah, Jim Harding, Helen Harris, Bill Harrison, Juanita Hartman, Bill Hassel- bach. J ll hll CJ R S George Hasselbach, William Hausman, Patty .s Ann Hayes. 'ff' 'Ps Y-. fi ig? 'Q' N' uiu, i- J, , ,,... .,........ - .4 --1-:-- i-Q , , - ww: . -i+??', , ' -- -- Bolo Heck, Mary Dell Hedger, Charles Heer. Leatha Hettlin, Etheline Heflin, Robert Heilman, Alice Hinkle, Bob Hixson, Elizabeth Hocz, Betty Jean Hodson, Donald Hollcroft, Betty Hollenbaugh, Howard Hollis, Dorothy Hollon, John Hopper, Charlene Howard, Don Howard, Ruth Howard, Jim Howerton. Burton Hughes, Chalmer Hughes,Jack Huntsbarger, John lngwersen, Lucille Jackson, Herbert Johnson, Jay Johnson, Mary Alma Johnson. Robert Johnson, Ruth Marie Johnson, Dorothy Jones, Hazel Jones, Janice Jones, Arthur Jordan, Ethel Karovich, Bill Kent. J, Wh! , .iz ' '- . 161 -ws, - ,f.M:ef-r- ' '.'-er.,-,,M,.,f .vs-us l47J Bill Kesling, Eileen Kinder, J. W. King, Thaspena Kiniyalocts, Charles Kling, Warren Klitz, Julia Kocsis, Emil Kolodzik. Bill Kraft, Raymond Kring, Katherine Lattimore, Richard Laut, Yvonne Lawson, Charlotte Leighton, Howard Leighton, Donna Lenharr. Jack Leonard, Donald Lewellyn, Anne Lewis, Jack Lewis, Pauline Lewis, Helen Likiarthis, Anne Lin- dauer, Albert Lolli. Jack Long, Mary Lord, Donald Lowe, Betty Louise McCarthy, Jim McClain, Russell McClanahan, Dick McClellan, Robert McCroskey. Janet McEvoy, Esther McLaughlin, Bill Mac Lean. p '-if y Elsie McMurray, Lola McNabb, Berneice .25 - 7? McQuitty. y ,. ' is- lie. .ff -- 6 A- .., JuNloRs A N..-M . .J 5 if .2 5 A ff' iliffg- 3 'iii . . .EQ-',-4 , Y .glsgg , 3 James McWilliams, Bertha Malott, Earl Man- -. 'fi it as , - , 'sin , y gwj f 'P 3 ? ning. V K L ' -,E - Pauline Manning, Phyllis Lou Manning, Kelly -'g,,,, ,ufjf.,:-1','L ' ' f--, ,. .,.. ff,-, ' JS-as Murcheffir Us J Mike Margerum, Mildred Marklancl, Charles Martin, Angela Martina, Elizabeth Jean Miles, Bob Miller, Henry Million, Martha Miltenberger. Calvin Milton, Gerry Mincher, John Mitchell, Sophie Mitsoft, Pauline Mitterholzer, Judy Mokry, Jose- phine Moody, Carolyn Moore. Janet Morgan, Maxiene Morrison, Mary Ann Mul- ford, Louise Murbach, Betty Jane Murphy, Eugene Murphy, Audrey Myers, Peggy Myers. David Naegelen, Meredith Nelson, Louie Nemcic, Arthur Neu, Jim Neuenswander, Margaret Newton, Mary Alma Nickell, Virgil Nickell . Mitzi Nolte, Bob Nunley, Mary Jane O'Connor, Lyle Oliver, Luke Oswald, Helen Otte, George Palmer, Janet Pancoast. Annabelle Patton, Eldon Pence, Ruth Peters, Helen Petroglou, Mildred Phillips, James Pleak, Dick Pieratt, Joe Pleska. Nanna Plummer, Jim Polisini, Charles Porterfield, George Porterfielcl, Wade Pratt, Bertha Pressler, Charles Pressler, Mildred Price. Ruth Radabaugh, Harold Rager,Junior Razor, Gene Reichter, Jean Rettig, Margaret Rettig, Carroll Rhamey, Charles Rhoads. Elizabeih Rice, Elsie Rice, John Ridenour, Bill Ridge, Reuben Rigg, Lillie Ringer, Frances Rivers, Phar- beana Roberts. Charline Robinson, Walter Romans, Bob Root, Herb Root, Ruth Ruckman, Virginia Rupp, Fred Ruscher, Mary Ryan. Betty Salyer, Ed Sandusky, Mildred Schmidt, Eddie Schooley, Arthur Schultz, John Schwall, Roberta Scott, Ruth Scott. Helen Seamon, Bill Sebald, Jack Seloald, Wanda Seeger, Glenn Selby, Bill Sexton, Donald Shaffer, Hilda Shatter. Jean Sheets, Ruey Shetter, Gordon Shockley, Orville Short, William Shumate, Arthur Siebert, David Simon, Elsa Simpson. Aff is six I- lt, Ayyi 3' t f-r .-. ee. , M Nt Ski x gil W9 to 'S . tv 1 vs- X . 1-,t S F Ji' Q ff t FIPS E ts 1 7?-.4 . :Z Vc qi ik Uv A - 35.37 ill Eugene Simrell, John Singhotifer, Mariorie Sintz, V i ,Q K L I N S- Robert Skeens, Eugene Slaughter, Robert Slough, ' 'Q UQ .r J ,Q A. we Jack Smith, Jean Smith. ,- I Tig-,mg jk if P 'A - . - W .Q , it. J 4 A , Patricia Smith, Robert Smith, Boyd Snyder, Harold -, Q K 1 ' ' ' Sorrell, Mary Southard, Dick Sparks, Margery gl:-if K 3 Spindler, Mllareci Siuuey. N V I J A 7 V. My t Zuda Stomper, Martha Steed, Kenneth Steele, I L ' gt Eleanore Stewart, Jean Sticklen, Bill Stillwaugh, V fr: ff- I A- Q: nr Q it J W, Mary Strack, Don Streifthau. il 5.3 Z 'i ,W . ' . fi T B . ie'i - .. t , S f Louise Strickland, Ida Stringer, Jean Stubbs, Y ' Roberta sums. , ' it l, l i by F '-.ts -U .Qi 1 : il' Evelyn Swank, James Sweeney, Earlene Tay- :rm 1 , , . - , lor, George Taylor. gg' 7 , .A 4 J V ' V 'wily f .OI f .8 . 2' rt.. , t 'W-Q ig: to 5, V, A, ,ina ,T - - , - A . f f ,ly Vi,- jfff' X. a i 5 f 9 5 W y I ' ' 4 f1f'ef'i' x' 'r 1' , V ' f Glen Taylor, Lawnie Taylor, Louis Thier, , T144 tif 1 I 'h'i ii ' if Jack Thomas. J 5 - E- f, Q i . .Q-ff X. - Q 1 L - - t 'Z-Q fork- -7-1 - ' l ., ., ------ sv ' .,-- , . 1 V f Marvin Thomas, Wilbur Tipton, Irene Torok, ,QLMQ H ec , .V it . . ' -i'-Q-x 'Eval-k'wT'-1- H 5 S' E , 1,9515 Ai ' V . Ramona Tutt. . ,., 5 J Mary Valandingham, Peggy Van Atta, Robert Van- derveer, Byron Veidt, Evelyn Veidt, Henry Vogel- sang, Betty Lou Voglesong, Jack Walburg. Dorothy Waldner, Mabel Walters, Tom Ware, James Watson, Vivian Watson, Mary Watts, Kath- ryn Weatherwax, Robert Weatherwax. Bob Weiss, Doris Wells, Francis Wetzel, Anita Wheeler, Margaret Whiteman, Nancy Whitlock, Chester Widger, George Wilkinson. Don Williams, Grover Wills, Constance Wilmer, Sarah Withers, Art Wood, Clarence Wright, Mary Ann Wright, Dennie Yocum. if .1 1, X ,. . wt. ii M . . M . ...f - ,. . .H -. . we t s - . , , - N 3 W are .33- l lk . W. Qt .leak uw -'al' M .r . 1.x . - r- Y ' is eg, 1 ..' 1 1' ,H if if L49J u I '.Z'2 i ' A as . , ti ak, WJ ,f ,,,., V 32. df, wi JM' Q :if ' 1 V A T . -a . '03 1. ' .- fi , N -M es . 'N , it- A Miss.: l-Jgitnev 9 L R Elwood Abrams James Acra Dewey Adams Peggy Adams, Rxssle Adams Marguerite Adkins Leonard Alderton Edna Allen Thelma Allen Marvin Amburgey Betty Amyx Cecil Ardery Luella Armstrong. Don Asbury, Bert Bailey, Bob Bailey, Marcella Bailey, Jennie Mae Baker, Joe Baker, Mary Lee Bales, Richard Balser, Lois ' mf' 5152-' 50 Jean Banta, Jane Barnes, Patricia Barnhart, Andy Barnickle, Betty Barrow. Margorie Beard, Margurite Beard, Flora Behrens, Minerva Berry, Jimmy Bevenger, Mary Bigby, Claudia Black, Mildred Blankenship, Helen Blanton, Chas. Bolton, Lorraine Booth, Frank Botos, Bob Bowman. Thelma Jane Boxwell, Freda Boyd, Betty Brate, George Brown, Hale Brown, Jeannie Brown, Mildred Bublic, Donald Burdge. Hobart Burnett, Jane Byrum. Vanoise Calhoun, Charles Carter. SOPHOMORES James Carter, Ruth Case, Jack Cassidy, lla Caudill, Charles Chaney, Robert Chapman. Jeanne Chappell, Joe Chifos, Florence Childs, John Cimprich, Jim Clay, Bob Click. Louise Clifton, Estella Cochran, Viris Cochran, Helen Cohen, Howard Cohen, Juanita Coleman. Dorothy Colwell, Harold Comb, Wayne Commodore, Calvin Conley, Frances Conrad, James Conrad, Betty Conway, John Cooney, John Cornele, Bob Carnella, Jerry Cottle, Warren Cottrell. ' Annie Ruth Cox, Douglas Cox, Jim Cracraft, Ethel Craft, Marilyn Crane, Ivan Crawford. Arthur Creech, Ross Crim, Florence Crockett, Mary Kay Crout, Fred- erick Cummings, Russell Cunditf. Shirley Danner, Elsie Mae Darr, Buddy Davis, Hattie Davis, Joe Day, Sabina De Biasi, - f Edwin Decker, Betty Dennis, Don Dennis, Jose Diaz, Edith Dickerson, Ruth Dietz. David Dillon, Frank Diver, Dwight Donnewald, John Dooley, Donna Dofson, Janet Dotson. J Annetta Downs, Elsie Drake, Lois Drake, Betty Lou Duff, Hugh Earhart, ,A Patricia Easterling. A A- J 1, - , '7 i 7: Dan Easton, Charles Elam, Georgia Eliopulos, Charles Ellis, Laura , L5 . 'V Fahrenholz, Bob Farmer. gif. ff , Clem Faulkner, Dick Fitzgerald, Ruth Flanders, Mary Fortune, Melvin y , J .4 Franklin, Ralph Frisch. ,I - ing P 3,5 ' 1 .if-f. , K Betty Fry, Joe Fryman, Vera Fugate, Elisabeth Fugett, Margie Gallop, MY v--. f Paul Gates. J Gloria Gayle, Edith Gibson, Mark Gibson, Bill Gillespie, Helen 1, . - , GOING, Pe99Y Goodman. '7':, - ' 7 -J , J . 'z -a s Bob Gorrell, Jerry Gorrell, Bob Graham, Betty Jean Grant, Bob Gray, I , I Q - 1. Tom Greene. Q Q. M V K f 1 259 .. I wg t V H A : J ' ' ii' A 2 f ames Greenfield, Marilyn Greenfield, Halsey Gregory, Roosevelt - p l. Gre9orYf Betty Gressle, Dortha Mae Griggs. W W .1 - I+ B ' i f ---: . , Josephine Grimes, Lela Gustin, Bill Hadley, Billie Hadley, Ernest ft ii 5 J ' Haines, Bob Hall. E i f 5 i f I, T' fg, 2 f to l Charlie Hall, Peggy Hall, Helen Hampton, Leroy Hardeman, James C' K ' iii' 'P Hartman, Clarence Hartness. Derald Hatton, Robert Hauselman, Ted Hayes, Walter Hees, Venie V Helton, Harold Henderson. A 5 hi 9 , A fiat , J is it 5 0 P H O M 0 R E 5 n-me Dale Hensey, Mary Hiatt. tw V L Jean Himmelright, Evelyn Hoclgdon. i l , K . . 9 1 5 Eva Hodge, Norma Mae Hogan, Wilbur Holt, Marian Hoover, Mary b 1, -255, N i t Hoppe, Joe Hopper, Dorothy Horne, Mason Hornbeck. A f 3232245 ' Bob Hoskins, Ova Dee Howard, Warren Howard, Bill Howe, David of Q, K , N Hubbard, Juanita Hughes, Benton Hunt, Pauline Hunter, Edward k9??wig5g,, fg - my A - Hydler, Jeanette lezzoni, Mable Frances lgo, Betty Jean Irvine, Ellen 5. - , LG, ,gif if i Ann lvanoff. Q Y gf J A YT' ii -- - ' ' F Betty Jackson, Bill Jennings, Marcella John, Stella John, Beat- V, t rice Johnson, Dorothy Johnson, Ellis Johnson, Nora Johnson, J , V- V15-'W Ora Johnson, Prentis Johnson, Roberta Johnson, Logan John- A 'Na , ston, Cherie Jones. 'i'.'1 -if a. -A,, .7 is , , iv1,1,i L, Cleo Jones, Geneva Jones, Kathleen Jones, Jane Kash, Jean ' ' X, N Kash, Jack Keever, Jack Keiser, Marguerite Keith, Betty Keller, .ow- 'f'A 'A f -- , may Elwood Keller, Pauline Kelly, Lois Kendig, Margaret Kiesewetter. ' Q C X B 4, , ,. to t ei 'WLM ' j V- ' 'Z ' 'A on H A Q 3 be V , -J - B -V . J ' - . , '- . . QW , , e t 21 . g sstt ' - Z K I I I , . 21 7 ,t-.as J , , ,or , -ef ff 2 . new f in . .: ' K f - - , . 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' - - - rv fem., ' L Frank Lolli, Alvena Long, Betty Jean Long, Vernon Looney, Garwood Lovelace, Harold Lowe, Betty McAninch, William McCluskey, Earl McFarland, Nellie McGill, Julius Mclntosh, Y A A Vg Kathleen McKenzie, Eleanor McLain. - I H K ' . Am . Joe McLaughlin, Bob McMullen, Edith McNair, Elsie Mack, Lavonia fa ,ryg 4 Q M' gli Magby, Paul Maier, Charles Martin, June Martin, Marguerite Martin, I 7' ' if 'ig Q2 i ' f Ted Martin, Pete Martinek, Dorothy Mason, Paul Mayer. 5' ' A ' ae 3Ti',ifsz' 'fest my L Paul Medley, Catherine Meehan, Roland Mehl, Virginia Melkus, Lee X , V E? K' ' -y, Mendenhall, James Michael, Audrey Miller, Ferol Miller. ' .1 fr N- - , gs- 'K J' 1 TEH John Mills, Raymond Mills. Q ' E Ebbie Minor, Jane Minton. ,, Q' if y S O P H O M 0 R E S ' ' 221 f 2. Q H' ' F . , - . Q aeii ...A ' Z E Q K I . V . J ' Bill Monk, Bill Montgomery, Eva Moore, Jack Moore, Jack Moore, Jr., - ' I ,.. I. ' i William Moore. K ' .I Q.: .. fr 1 Miriam Morris, James Moss, James Moultrie, Ralph Mount, Lois A J , ' b A ' Q Mulberry, Dorothy Multorcl. J .. ii . Patrick Mulholland, Betty Murphy, James Murphy, Roger Murphy, V1 fy- ' I, .E Fred Myers, Pauline Myers. Q .V ESA' A 4 ' L , Joe Newton, Daisy Nixon, Helen Louise Nock, Betty Q'Neill, Roberta V fig' A ... A , Owens, Edythe Palmer. f ' . LI' . Bill Patterson, Bob Patterson, Edwina Lee Patton, Jimmy Patton, Paul ' ts. f P -. 12 1 -I 1 Pa ne Margaret Pearson. , t s he ' , . - -A - Y ' E A Lrsi Dorothy Peck, Loretta Pennington, Bert Perkins, Walter Perry, Helen ' , ' 3 ' i . . H ,A J Pinkerton, Mary Pleasant. , fi.. . - :Qst . - I A ' t B Lileka Politz, Loretta Powell, Robert Powell, Eileen Pressler, James , I iA it . Price, Earl Puckett. Charles Ramey, Virginia Ratlitfe, Tommy Reed, Phyllis Reid, Jane : ' ' 37 ' f Q' Renick Elizabeth Reynolds. : V .5 , f f ' 555 - J - . 5 ' P . . . . ' V g . if , ' Dorothy Rhoads, Lawrence Rhoads, R. C. Rice, Wmlfred Richardson, I ' Wt - 1 Betty Richmond, Harry Rish. 2 1-' . .... vi' . P W ' .41 .. , -. , 3 2 P' ffl R it' 5- , Gilbert Rivers, Philip Rizzo, Darlene Roberts, Geraldine Robinson, K Q . Q- ' I' ' R - 7 Laura Mae Robinson, Robin Robinson. E52 J Jim Roney, Bill Rose, Thelma Rose, Burton Rossteld, Earle Rothwell, Jack Rupp. Johnny Sabo, Joe Salter, Gilson Sanderson, Fred Saylor, Preston Scaggs, Rose Scheiding. Bob Scheurer, Dorothy Schmidt, Jo Berta Schultz, Carl Schweitzer, Ruth Schweitzer, Esther Scott. Alice Seeger, Jane Seeman, Jean Ann Sexton, Jacky Shaffer, Mary Shator, Lionel Sharpe. Lillian Sherard, Charleen Shetter, Joe Simon, Edward Sintz, Dick Smith, Frank Smith. Fred Smith, Mary Frances Smith, Louella Smith, Rosie Smith, Eleanor Snell, Bing Snider. Bill Snow, Albert Sorrell, Bernice Sorrell, Helen Sorrell, Rodney Sorrell, Victor Sorrell. Donall Spears, Dorothy Specht, lda Spisak, Theresa Stahl, J. W. Stalls, Arthur Stedclom. Treva Dell Steele, Richard Stephenson, Robert Stevens, Sylvia Strava, Jerry Sutton, Mary Taylor. Ruth Taylor, Junior Teasdale, Fay Tewart, Le Roy Theodore, Lester Theodore, Betty Jane Thoelking. SQPHQMORES Christine Thomas, Edith Mae Thomas. Helen Thompson, William Treadway. Ruth Ticker, Pete Turlukis, Eugene Turner, Louise Turvey, Marion Tutt, Bette Upton, Harriet Upton, Pauline Van Cleve. Bob Vandervoort, Bill Van Guelpen, John Velkas, Maxine Wagner, Evelyn Wallace, May Lou Walter, Harold Walters, Bob Walton, Opal Warmouth, Albert Watkins, Alvin Watson, Ella Mae Weathers, George Wedekind. Marianne Wenzel, Olive Wetzel, Pauline Whaley, George Whisman, Juanita Whisman, George Whitaker, Curtis White, Ralph Whitehead, Goldie Whitt, Dorothy Wilburn, Eliza Wil- hight, Bob Wilkinson, Della Mae Williams. Evelyn Williams, Nellie Williams, Orville Williams, Wayne Willis, Everett Wills, Martell Wills, Irene Willsey, Bill Wilmer, Earl Worthington, Bob Yarber, Bob Yeggy, Don Yenser, Mabel Young. I Clubs 1. Yiiif ff? ' 'Egg ' W f as R .Q ..,: wb. . A ,TWP A M3 f if , ,. . Q . N Q3 if- M-Ssiif, 1if7'fi'3W6a?fFz:ri gif .1gfmz,e2fgaQi'evQ -1 www 'G was-24, ::.gisSQ9fF2, 'liiifif v Li- .- 'f kzisgwgggy N' 557625 555: M mkgkwsy, L zf'z2g1a.fgwe,'1 .' 5,14 ,, A. ,M A.vA .L I-iawg. ' ' A'063'hwMffLv1fJ'ffLSaf2a1f9f29K - z5:f,4,fg23.ggW M,MMQ,LQ,,,,m4g f :-sjg Nj'ffyflmggsgagygmgvw' Az, W. :gif ff M ,,,,3A:gff:2 wk -4 Af,iw1,5 .f.v . , ,Y . Wzqv. nl, MM S 'ELSE W gm WSVLFEX Kf'?i5- 'i sw: 'mf' W-25921, if , S y K 1 ,M v,h,,, -.,. . AMS' an 'lil lx ,jx w N, , 1 a . ,A E ' 5, 3' J sf-Y c M . k. 1 ' A :ies .gsm-: 5 . T315 V x ,, X AE ' ssiw in ww 'UWM Q 3 1 lit Maior Optimist Staff STANDING: Con Mers, Photography, Lawrence Do Rif, AII1- SITTING: Alice Miller, Literary, R. L. Wallace, Editor, Patricia Iefics, Bob Jones, Advertising, Earl Dickerson, Humor, Vedo Wilks, Art, Patricia Patton, Activities, Janice Schulz, Editor. McCroy, Adviser, Robert Whitehurst, Circulation. NOT IN PICTURE: Dorothy Davies, Class. THE OPTIMIST When the major Optimist staff met for the first time, they selected the members of the minor staff. Their next big task was to choose the theme of the annual. Patricia Wilks reported the suggestions of her art committee to the major staff, but the members could not make a definite decision at once. Everyone had ideas which inspired Jim Sheets to develop and produce the theme which We hope that you have discovered by now-that of On The Record. Victrola dances and recorded radio programs have been so popular during the year that we thought the events of the school year could be reviewed by means of a record. The pages of this book depict the record of Middletown High School for the year 1940 as seen through the eyes of the Optimist staff. The editors, Janice Schulz and R. L. Wallace, were called upon to do many types of Work on the book. Janice particularly can be recommended as an expert hand picture cutter and picture arranger and paster, as well as a first rate journalist. R. L. came to the rescue of the advertising staff by helping them get advertisements. One could seldom tell that Patricia Wilks was the art chairman by observing her in the Optimist ' office. Don't misinterpret us. Pat made many of the sketches in this book, and also ably assisted in pasting the pictures and helping wherever needed. Catherine Wright and Bob Jones are to be especially commended for their I r artistic efforts. Robert Whitehurst, the circulation chairman, was dubbed producing the jokes and amusing the staff, Earl Dickerson invariably was the person called upon to make the layouts and to assist Mr. Tobias. One M hundred dollars Worth of advertisements were obtained by each of the following: Clarence Deger, Loran Pratt, Harry Pratt, Jewell Hauselman, f . fe v . . . . . . . W QL the oflicial picture cutter in addition to making a record in sales. Besides at QW f d :4 l53l George Revelos, and Jean Dodds. Their chairman, Bob Jones, was very efficient in assign- ing territories, collecting copy, and arranging advertisements in the dummy. To Alice Miller and her literary staff goes the credit for the clever titles under each senior's name, with special mention to Frances Miller and Bob Heil. The class staff, headed by Dorothy Davies, secured all the names of the student body and made a permanent alpha- betical record. Con Mers not only took many candid shots around school but also gets credit for several of the pictures on the division pages. The unusual arrangement of the athletic section is credited to Lawrence Da Rif, who was aided by Bill Dixon in the write ups. Patricia Patton and her activities committee dashed hither, thither, and yon accumu- lating pictures and write ups of the various clubs and organizations. Last but by far not least is our adviser, Miss Veda McCray. It was her helpful suggestions, executive ability, and sense of humor that kept all running smoothly and enabled this book to be published. 0 1 4 Optimist Agents 100-Dorothy Colwell 101-Leah Griest 102-Tom Barnett 103-Ellen Ann Ivanoff 104-Opal Warmouth 115-Louise Murbach 116-Ruth Edwards 117-Albert Lickliter 119-Frances Anne Miller 201-Burton Rossfeld 209-Sidney Medley 210- 212-Elsie Mack 213-J, W. Stalls 214-Mary Smith Charles Kling 205-Mary Shafor 105-Charles Heer -Edith Maynard -Eleanor Stewart -Bill Hadley -Etheline Heiiin 202-Paul Schmidt 203-James Lindsay 204-Donald Spindler 215-Paul Payne 216-Ada Deaton 217-Bud Siebert 219-Evelyn Hodgdon 301-J im Barrett 302-Patty Barnhart 304-Jewell Hanselman 305-Earl Manning 306-Burton Hughes 310-Betty Puthoff 312-Ruth Howard 313-Robert Johnson 316-Ross Crim 317-Angela Leftheris 206-Robert McCroskey 4 A A Minor Optimist Staff A n A FIRST ROVJ: Rama Williams, Mary Apple, Laurine Gillespie, Henry, Lonnie Alexander, Angela Lettheris, Ethel South, Doris - Krnnhora, Leatha Banks, Willie Latimer, Jewell Hauselman, Helen Cowan, Doris Mendenhaii. Mary Cannoy, Treva Fugate, Marjean Holman, jean Dodds, Mary Jane McCullough, Helen Reinartz, Jean Claire Glass, Mary Yantis, Jeanne Thiel, Frances Anne Miller, Margie Amiot, Carol Brelsfoordl Louise McNair. THIRD ROW: Jim Sheets, Clarence Deger, Dale Moore, George Revelos, Johnny Ferguson, Bob Dixon, Paul Schmidt, Bill Jones, Joe Conrad, Donald Spindler, Loran Pratt, Harry Pratt, Ray Melampy, Joe Dillon, Bill Dixon, Bob Heil, Tom Lazaron. SECOND ROW: Diana Eliopoulos, Helen Ballard, Albert Sher- man, Bob Hoppe, Max Stamper, Raymond Stidham, Harry On city newspapers it is usually said that the reporters do all of the dirty work without any praise. The Middle- tonian reporters work hard without much praise, but in the case of our school paper, we feel that the major staff does most of the dirty work . Harry Pratt, the editor-in-chief, and his assistant, Alice Hinkle, are each expected to write an editorial per issue of the paper, but after the editorials have been written the real work begins. Miss Evangeline Spahr, Middletonian adviser, and Harry Pratt do the initial proofreading of the material before it is sent to the print- ing company. William Dixon, sports editor, has complete charge of the sports page. These three editors are responsible for seeing that the ma- i terial reaches the printer. There it is set upon the linotype machine. It is the editors' job to correct any errors in the set up. After this, a dummy of the paper must be made. This consists of pasting the articles on a page with regard to balance and interest. The editors then write head- lines for the articles. These are written in various types such as large, small, italic, or capitals. Before their work is finished, the editors must proofread the final proof before it is printed. EDITORS The other two members of the major staff are Charlotte Cohen, the exchange editor, and Howard Brandon, the advertising editor. Charlotte receives other high school news- papers, which she reads, to find articles worth quoting in the Middletonian. The paper could not be printed without the funds collected by Howard Brandon and his advertising staff: Thaspena Kiniyalocts, Mary Jane O'Connor, Junior Creona, Mary Kay Haass, Mariann Smith, and Carol Brelsfoard. The unusual features found in the 1940 Middletonian were due to the efforts of Donald Spindler, Harry Henry, Martha Steed, and Dorothy Davies. Chatterella tattled everything she knew in her column, Tittle Tattleu. Then Muff's column was captioned For Girls Only , while DeDe Wrote The Fashions . Who's Laughing Now by Hank was always a popular column. Elinor Conway, Patricia Patton, Anna Lindauer, Janet Pancoast, Marjorie Day, Frances Rivers, Wilbur Tipton, Paul Payne, Ellouise Glore, Mary Louise Ballard, Mildred Phillips, Earl Dickerson, Donne Douglas, and Bill Harrison were the reporters who furnished the news and sports every two weeks. After all the articles were in, the typists, Gloria Barnes, Margie Amiot, and Josephine Wolfe typed it for the printers. After the printers were through with it the circulation staff composed of Lucien Roe, Dorothy Schmidt, and Helen Thompson took care of the home room agents, and thus we received the finished product of the Middletonian. E601 Alice Hinkle, Assistant Editorg Harry Pratt, Ediiory Bill Dixon, Sports Edllor FIRST ROW: Carol Brelsfoarol, Mariann Smith, Marjorie Day, SECOND ROW: Earl Dickerson, Wilbur Tipton, Don Douglas, Martha Sieecl, Frances Rivers, Mary Kathryn Haass, Mary Junior Creona, Paul Payne, Donald Spincller, Harry Henry, Louise Ballard, Dorothy Davies, Mariorie Amiof, Gloria Barnes, Ellouise Glore, .loner Pancocxsi, Elinor Conway, Helen Thomp- Thaspeno Kiniyalocfs, Mary .lane O'Connor, Mildred Phillips. son, Dorothy Schmidt, Patricia Patton. THE MIDDLETONIAN FORTY YEARS AGO Would the Middletonian look peculiar to you if the front page were covered with advertisements and no news? Such was the case of the High School journal which was published November 11, 1879. At the top, in a small box, is the following statement: For Editorials, Telegraph Dispatches, and late news items, see second, third and fourth pages. The advertisements were very clever to attract the attention of the readers. There was no such place as Central Avenue. At that time the main thoroughfare of our beautiful striving hamlet was called Third Street. Do you need a new harness or else some repairs on the old one? Does your horse need new shoes? Could you afford a new buggy, surrey, or phaeton? A new style buggy is now being shown in one of the blacksmith shops. Adver- tisements of that type in our paper would seem ridiculous, however, they were right in place in that paper. There were two thousand copies which were printed at the Middletown journal Steam Printing Officef' Middletown, Ohio. The subscription was free. It was delivered by carriers to every family in Middletown, Monroe, Amanda, Madison, and Poasttown. The paper contained seven columns of reading matter. It was edited by George Marshall and Clara Dart. The proprietors were the class of 80.,' There was a total of 625 children in the schools. We also note that this memory of an ancient era also had an account of a murder. Latest news dispatch! A donkey killed a lion in the Cincinnati Zoological Garden. Believe it or not, but football was introduced in ,79, and it was really ,going over big-well, it is still the highlight of our major sports. Some of the boys at that time were known' to arise from their downy beds and start kicking the pillows around. A few of the boys were kept in at recess for using the bell rope as an elevator. The following is a direct quotation from the paper: The atmosphere of the halls is rather chilly. Would it not be improved by a few large stoves? Here is another interesting note. The sponges and bright red rags attached to the sides of our desks are quite an interesting feature to the children, and they don't mean 'auction' either, but they do mean clean slatesf' liill 1 I, : ' 1 , , x l X , Q ou' If NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY W ' I' I xx l l X FIRST ROW: Jewell Hauselman, Phyllis Methven, Janice Schulz, 'I S Dorothy Davies, Margie Amiot, Patricia Wilks, Alice Miller, XX Patricia Patton. f SECOND Row: Laurine Gillespie, Lawrence Da Rif, Bill Dixon, Harry Pratt, Robert Jones, Robert Burkhardt, Earl Dickerson, Helen Ballard. PURPOSES 1 To To To To encourage the development of character. create an enthusiasm for scholarship. promote Worthy leadership. stimulate a desire to render service. The Five percent of the graduating class, who were elected to membership in October, are pictured here. Another ten percent will be elected before Commencement. STUDENT COUNCIL DELEGATES FIRST Row: Betty Jean Grant, Carrie Carpenter, Bette Williams, Bonnie Murray, Betty Ruth Layer, Ruth Hamm, Sophie Mitsoff, Mary Etta Combs, Lois Gibson, Marjorie Day, Martha Steed, Frances Rivers. SECOND Row: Peggy Adams, Gerry Robinson, Goldie Whitt, Bob Heil, R. L. Wallace, George Palmer, Earl McFarland, Elwood Keller, Junior Stalls, Donne Young, Ralph Whitehead. THIRD Row: Tom Barnett, Chuck Duvall, Robert Heilman, Rodney Caudill, Paul Schmidt, Mike Mitsoif, Tom Baird, Eugene Turner, Bob Cornella, Bill Kash, Ted Hayes, Charles Porterfield. STUDENT COUNCIL ALTERNATES FIRST Row: Betty Salyer, Elsa Simpson, Janice Schulz, Pam Bennett, Mabel Walters, Louise McNair, Ruth Rose Lawson, Diana Eliopoulos, Mary Helen Compton, Harriet Upton, Alice Stone, Patricia Wilks, Frances Anne Miller. SECOND Row: Esther Scott, Annabelle Patton, George Whisrnan, Virginia Melkus, Mary Kay Crout, John Mitchell, Albert Sherman, Bob Pancoast, Ray Melampy, Dean Stoutenborough, Fred Fuller, Opal Warmouth. THIRD Row: Arthur Steddom, Calvin Conley, John Mills, Derald Hatton. E621 55 in Qcrwaq'-1 77 rug E D-C- +fDz FU In F' ..-.CB obj Q, 9-In-AQ-I O B-I '-1Q,,mf'Dn-U U, L11 5 B ':s3 'RFU 3 :H-r-nw Pj fb 5 U1 9 q'E'2 5m3 E-'C1.gP-+1 H gr-1 I-fl D' C4506 O SW m 1-r'1,:5,-'fu FD r1-- 4 O---any 0 -. 53mm ' 'DO 3 mm? ff P1 -I ,U f-1,-... m O23 - Odmgm m 30 Cf' anime' E' mg 2 QFD. 'D WEE' 'T Om rm arm 0cf ':::1 o :Tm :3 'f-r 4 ff- Oofiif-f 0, Fm IIB ,-.I3 m I-4 O 21 or U QS a,,.o:gm!D ,-- mal 303933 E. 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FIRST ROW: Edith Maynard, Geneva Stalls, Betty Puthoff, Mildred Murphy, Janice Schulz, Alice Miller, Mary Jane McCullough, Sylvia Meizlish, Louise McNair, Mariann Smith, Jeanne Thiel, Mary Yantis, Phyllis Methven. SECOND ROW: Albert Sherman, Donald Spindler, Catherine Wright, Bette Jane Pohlable, Patricia Patton, Marguerite Miles, Bonnie Murray, Miriam Rothgeb, Virginia Stoddard, Patricia Wilks, Helen Reinartz, Dean Stoutenborough, Harry Pratt. THIRD ROW: Bob Pancoast, Jim Sheets, Ed Wilson, Loran Pratt, Donne Young, Max Stamper, John Weber, Carter Wells. SOCC AND BUSKIN FIRST ROW: Julia Kocsis, Donna Lenharr, Charlene Allen, Evelyn Anness, Kathleen Hannah, Jewel Collins, Mildred Carpenter, Ruth Hampel, Ruth Edwards, Inez Allen, Louise Beatty, Betty Jean Hodson, Ruth Howard, Billie Conn, Elinor Conway, Ella Gonde, Florence Byrd. SECOND ROW: Lucile Dodds, Myrna Allen, Marilyn Eldridge, Betty Jane Deem, Marilyn Goetz, Charlotte Leighton, Charlene Howard, Yvonne Lawson, Opal Baird, Dorothy Hollon, Alice Hinkle, Mary Helen Compton, Mary Anne Boxwell, Pam Bennett, Marjorie Day, Margaret Boyer, Patty Hayes, Florabel Hain, Olivia Blevins, Mary Louise Blair, Janice Jones, Mary Rose Beatty, Mary Lou Gordon. THIRD ROW: Virginia Glore, Betty Jean Hamlin, Juanita Bowlin, Leatha Heftlin, Junior Creona, Albert Foreman, Jay Johnson, Jim Barrett, J. W. King, George Canfield, Jack Coddington, James Altrey, Jack Lewis, Robert Glass, Bill Harrison, Paul Curry, Bob Heck, Chuck Duvall, Bob Heilman, Don Howard, Jim Duvall, Tom Barnett, Inez Bach. FIRST ROW: Mary Ann Wright, Roberta Stults, Jean Sheets, Louise Murbach, Sophie Mitsoff, Ruth Ruckman,Janet McEvoy, Judy Mokry, Janet Pancoast, Mary Strack, Anne Lewis, Elizabeth Miles, Patty Smith, Nancy Whitlock, Martha Steed, Zuda Stamper. SECOND ROW: Irene Brosius, Lois Gibson, Barbara Greathouse, Jean Sticklen, Elsa Simpson, Mildred Price, Marjorie Sintz, Helen Petroglou, Margery Spindler, Mildred Schmidt, Carolyn Moore, Frances Rivers, Charline Robinson, Martha Milten- berger, Ruth Scott, Betty Salyer, Mildred Phillips. THIRD ROW: Eugene Simrell, Bob Root, Art Neu, Jim Neuenswander, Dick Pieratt, George Palmer, Audrey Myers, Jean Smith, Ruth Radabaugh, Lola McNabb, Mitzi Nolte, Louis Thier, David Simon, Bob Vanderveer. PURPLE MASQUERS ALL THE RIVERSH by Mary Pyle was given before the senior dramatic club and before the speech section of the Southwestern Ohio Teachers' Association. Setting: Tennessee mountaineer district. Theme: No one can decide another's life for him. Cast: Bill Cross, Dorothy Davies, Mary Jane McCullough, Alice Miller, Albert Sherman. Staff: Helen Ballard, Bill Lickert, Donald Spindler, Dean Stoutenborough, Ed Wilson. CHRISTMAS CAROL, arranged by Walter Baker from Charles Dickens, story, was presented in chapel before Christmas. Theme: The spirits of Christmas past, present, and future make Scrooge realize that he has been wrong in not believing in Christmas. Cast: Seventy-two members of all three dramatic clubs. THE HAPPY JOURNEYU by Thornton Wilder was used for the Ohio Speech League Contest and the Thespian National Honorary Dramatic Society contest. Setting: In an automobile on the way to a married daughteris house. Theme: The beautiful philosophy of a happy-go-lucky family. Cast: Mary Jane McCullough, Albert Sherman, Alice Miller, Bill Cross, Dorothy Davies, Eugene Simrell, Helen Reinartz, Phyllis Methven, Wilbur Tipton, Tom Downs, Bob Jones, Jewell Hauselman. UDUSKY SINGING was the First radio play of the year. Theme: Stephen F'oster's songs and life. Cast: Bob Burkhardt, Dick Bendel, Alvin Chambers, Jewell Hauselrnan, Bonnie Murray. SOCC AND BUSKIN IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE by Mary Helen Steed was presented at assembly at Thanksgiving time and at the Epworth League at the First Methodist Church. Theme: A quarreling rich family lose their money at Thanksgiving time and realize that there still is a lot to be thankful for. Cast: Mary Strack, Martha Steed, Nancy Whitlock, Virginia Glore, Jack Coddington, Jim Barrett, Jim Neuenswander, Eugene Simrell, Anne Lewis, Marjorie Day, Bill Heilman. THE ROMANCERSH by Edmund Rostand was given before the club January 17 and again February 12 before the Teachers' Club. Setting: France-18th Century. Theme: Two fathers try to get their two children married without the children knowing that it is the fathers' wish. Cast: Marjorie Day, Alice Hinkle, Jim Duvall, James Alfrey, Jim Neuenswander, Dick Pieratt, Art Neu, Jay Johnson, Pam Bennett, Jean Smith, Carolyn Moore, Mildred Price, Betty Jean Hamlin, Janice Jones, George Canfield, Wilbur Tipton, Eugene Simrell. Staff: Bob Heilman, George Canfield, Pam Bennett, Janice Jones, Mildred Price, Sophie Mitsoff, Mildred Phillips. JUNE MAD -Junior Class Play-March 28 Theme: Every adolescent must go through a period of uncertainty during which they do not know the real thing from sham. Cast: Alice Hinkle, Dick Pieratt, Elsa Simpson, James Alfrey, George Garlinger, Pam Bennett, Judy Mokry, Tom Barnett, George Palmer, Jim Neuenswander, Lucile Dodds, Don Howard, Florabel Hain, Mary Ann Wright, Dick Laut, Charline Robinson, Nancy Whitlock, Margery Spindler. I63l .CD- D E B A T E FIRST ROW: Joe Conrad Jack Lewis Ruth Rose Lawson Bob Heil David Simon SECOND ROW: Don Howard Jim Sheets George Palmer Con Mers Joy Johnson This year the debate squad debated a question closely attached to present public affairs: Resolved: That the Federal Government Should Own and Operate the Railroads. Of the entire squad, only one member had had any experience. The remaining nine were beginners in the Held of debate. Yet these same people united into a hard Working squad and gave every opponent a tremendous amount of opposition. On December 16, 1939, the group went to Hamilton for a tournament. The members participated in sixteen debates that dayg all with class A schools. When the decisions were counted it was found that their record was eleven wins and five losses. Next, on February 24, 1940, the squad went to Cincinnati Withrow for the league tournament. Their opponents were Cincinnati Andersen, Cincinnati Withrow, Hamilton Public, and Columbus North High. After debating four times the decisions showed that Columbus North and Middletown had each three wins and one loss. This tie was debated off in the afternoon with Columbus judged the victor. However, earlier in the day the Middie negative had beaten the Columbus affirmative so we did not feel they had gotten off completely unscathed even though they were last year's state champions. This yearis outstanding team was composed of Jim Sheets and Bob Heil. These two boys had a record of Hve wins and one loss. With Jim opening each debate with a clear concise case for the team and with Bob ending each debate with dry, cold logic their opponents were found wanting many more times than not. For the sake of practice, debates without decisions were held with Monroe, Washing- ton Courthouse, Fairfield Township, Trenton, and Cincinnati Hughes. A back-glance over the debate season shows twenty-nine debates, twenty-one of which were judged and fourteen of which were won, but most interesting to the squad was the winning of the first debate in years with Hamilton. l69l ' ART CLUBS gi F, FIRST Row: Betty Jackson, Marcella John, Stella John, Betty Morris, Catherine Wright, 0 Ol Martha Miltenberger, Judy Mokry, Carmella Iezzoni, Barbara Conrad, Georgetta Adkins, so no o Ruth Tucker, Ora Johnson, Georgia Eliopulos. SECOND ROW: Fay Tewart, Pam Bennett, Elsa Simpson, Mary Lord, Laura Baker, Bette Ng' Robert Bausman. I, THIRD Row: Pete Turlukis, Raymond Melarnpy, Alvin Chambers, Bob McCroskey, Joe Dillon, Eugene Rush, Jack Hall. Q Phenice, Phyllis Manning, Donne Young, Harry Henry, Calvin Blount, Bill Sexton, Mi The Junior-Senior Art Club adopted a plan to make sketching its project for the year. The members enjoyed one out-of-door sketching party in the fall, and several members made very creditable sketches of industrial scenes from Verity Parkway. A museum trip to Cincinnati and many more opportunities for sketching were enjoyed in the spring. The Sophomore Art Club has tried a little of everything which is entertaining in art: modeling clay, drawing from the model, making pipe-cleaner toys, and potato prints-even painting valentines! Pete Turlukis and Ora Johnson won the prizes for the best drawings from the model. YE MERRY JESTERS FIRST ROW: Edith Dickerson, Betty Jackson, Jane Kash, Lois Jean Banta, Ruth Flanders, Betty Fry, Mary Lee Bales, Jean Kash, Mary Kay Crout, Lela Gustin, Betty Jean Long, Jean Himmelright, Jeanne Chappell, Betty Jean Grant, Edna Allen, Rissie Adams. SECOND Row: Patricia Easterling, Betty Arnyx, Alvena Long, Geneva Jones, Betty Kraft, Betty Keller, Shirley Danner, Dorothy Colwell, Josephine Grimes, Betty Brate, Annetta Downs, Margaret Kiesewetter, Betty Barrow, Betty Conway. THIRD ROW: Buddy Davis, Robert Hanselman, Howard Cohen, Derald Hatton, Bill Hadley, Jack Keiser, Calvin Conley, Jerry Gorrell, Jerry Cottle, Robert Koehler, Ivan Crawford, James Conrad, Robert Gorrell, Melvin Franklin. FIRST Row: Kathleen McKenzie, Mary Shafor, Jane Seeman, Ruth Schweitzer, Jean Ann Sexton, Betty Thoelking, Louella Smith, Maxine Wagner, Mary F. Smith, Catherine Meehan, Marianne Wenzel. SECOND ROW: Helen Louise Nock, Jerry Sutton, Evelyn Wallace, Opal Warmouth, Edith McNair, Ida Spizak, Dorothy Mason, Treva Dell Steele, Della Mae Williams, Eleanor Snell, Geraldine Robinson, Dorothy Wilburn. THIRD Row: Bob Walton, Harry Rish, Dick Smith, Edward Sintz, James Price, Gilson Sanderson, Joe Simon, Bob Yeggy. WHO SAYS CAN'T Theme: Adolescent life. Cast: Calvin Conley, Buddy Davis, Derald Hatton, Jean Kash, Catherine Meehan. LIFE AS IT AIN'T Type: A one rehearsal play. .C S Theme: Depicts life as it ain't. Tells about a man kindly teaching a woman to drive, 3' tells about persons nicely offering others their seats. X- I . I i ABOUT CANDLELIGHT TIME I '? Y? Theme: George Washington comes back to attend the wedding of one of his admirers. Cast: Jeanne Chappell, Calvin Conley, Mary Kay Crout, Melvin Franklin, Bob K , Gorrell, Jean Himmelright, Marianne Wenzel. l ,J I X '- hifi XV X XX , X Q1 Nm! xg If70l ' Q s w X .agp qgwgf , A ,aw , ,V k MQ, lf ff Yvr ms? .ii 3, H - . Q, ,. 2 Q rv . Q Ygii.1?, A 2- 9? I 1335 ,g, K ' f we 5, 1 52 ly ws: ww-w,5 -W ,Q MS, fax an V5 , ,, is S4 . VJ ,W . ,yn I , 7 :Q V if i i 1 V rj vv Q 1 2 2 Shia- f ,, , ,Q L E NW is Sir Wa LL df mm my Ei 'HSV 53 5-J V 4 z4 lvl MRL! .Qt 059, 'YW' BAND DRUM MAJORS: June Martin, Tom Ware, Jewell Hauselman, Gilbert Didlick, Mildred Price. FIRST ROW: Pat Mulholland, William Gillespie, Charles Ramey, Charles Kling, Walter Perry, Jay Johnson, Anne Lewis, Ross Crim, Dale Hensey, Bob Vandervoort, Dan Lawson, Gilson Sanderson, Eugene Simrell, John Case, Edward Sandusky, Donald Hollcroft, Jim Barrett, John Ingwersen. SECOND ROW: Clem Faulkner, James Murphy, Lawnie Taylor, Bert Perkins, James Moss, Joe Simon, Jimmy Neuenswander, Yvonne Lawson, George Comminos, Bill Van Guelpen, Wilbur Tipton, Bill Smith, Ruth Rose Lawson, Jim Duvall, Junior Creona, Alice Hinkle, Betty McCarthy, Eddie Glover, Harland Alexander, Lonnie Alexander. THIRD ROW: Tom Baird, Olive Wetzel, Ted Martin, Helen Esther Seamon, Ruth Gillespie, Flora Behrens, Marian Gebhart, Bob Patterson, Wendall Truitt, Don Lewellyn, Frank Smith, Betty Amyx, Patty Easterling, Dick Bendel, Roberta Stults, Ferol Miller, Bob Hall, Wayne Commodore, Don Skinner, James McCarthy. FOURTH Row: Jim Roney, George Wedekind, Kenneth Longman. HIGHLIGHTS OF YEAR: Band was invited to play at the New York World's Fair. Band played at every home football game. R Band gave a concert March 12 to raise funds for trip to New York. Band sponsored concert given by Frank Simon's famous help raise money for trip to World's Fair. ORCHESTRA FIRST ROW: Josephine Grimes, Cello, Julius McIntosh, Violin, Mildred Murphy, Violin, Ruth Hamm, Violin, Mildred Shepard, Violin, Lee Click, Violin, Yvonne Lawson, Cymbals, Bells, Janice Jones, Drums, Lois Drake, Violin, Mildred Stacey, Violin, Eleanor Snell, Violin, Jean Stubbs, Violin, Ellis Johnson, Violin. SECOND ROW: Lonnie Alexander, Bass Viol, Eugene Turner, Bass Viol, Harry Pratt, Bari- tone, Bob Pancoast, Trumpet, John Case, Trumpet, Wade Pratt, Cornet, Robert Koehler, Flute, Dan Lawson, Clarinet, Betty Jane Bevis, Saxophone, Mary Ann Mulford, Accordion, Miriam Rothgeb, T ympani, PUBLIC APPEARANCES: Orchestra played at sophomore, junior, and Senior class plays. Armco Band on April 23 to Orchestra presented a chapel program March 6. The program included Golden Dragon Overture , Blossom Timen, Your Land and My Land , In a Persian Market , and On the Mall . Orchestra played entre act music for Pocahontas , play presented by the Clare T. Majors Co. from New York. Orchestra played at Baccalaureate and Commencement. BOYS'GLEECLUB FIRST Row: Boyd Snyder, Bob Bales, Charles Bush, Robert Johnson, Jack Coddington, Bob Minor, Burton Hughes, Bill Watkins. SECOND ROW: Emil Kolodzik, Robert Burkhardt, Albert Sherman, Robert Jones, Clarence Gregory, John McCluskey, John Domineck. Favorite Song: The Rosary . Presentations: Chi1de Jesus in chapel at Christmas time. This Cantata consists of the carols of many nations. The Wreck of the Hesperus based on the famous poem by Longfellow. The Club will sing with the junior Choir at Baccalaureate. These programs have all been presented in conjunction with Girls' Glee Club. l72l BAND ORCHESTRA V GLEE cnus GIRLS' GLEE CLUB FIRST Row: Ethel South, Pauline Brewer, Ruth Egelston, Phyllis Methven, Marjorie Day, Jewell Hauselman, Jean Dodds, Wanda Goforth, Edith Maynard, Bette Williams, Bonnie Murray, Marjorie Amiot, Grace Smith, Helen Harris, Lillian Perrin. SECOND Row: Janice Schulz, Evelyn Conover, Alice Storey, Ora Quinn, Marjorie Harte, Willie Latimer, Dorothy Womack, Ida Stringer, Millie Clements, Dorothy Jackson, Miriam Byrant, Miriam Rothgeb, Louise McNair, Pam Bennett, Doris Mendenhall, Doris Duvall, Margaret Amatulli. THIRD Row: Ida Bell Gresham, Katherine Lattimore, Frances Ringer, Elizabeth Anderson, Elsie Rice, Evelyn Swank, Esther McLaughlin, Mary Ann Mulford, Hazel Duvall, Marian Gebhart. Favorite Songs: God of All Naturei' and Sanctus . Presentations: Childe jesus in chapel at Christmas time. This Cantata consist of the carols of many nations. 'KThe Wreck of the Hesperus based on the famous poem by Longfellow. The Club will sing with the junior Choir at Baccalaureate. On Wednesdays and Thursdays the Girls' Glee Club and the Boys' Glee Club met together and thus presented the above programs. TEMPO CLUB FIRST Row: Mary Lee Bales, Betty Fry, Mary Kay Haass, Leatha Banks, Willie Latimer, Miriam Bryant, Millie Clements, Hazel Duvall, Marian Gebhart, Marjorie Day, Jean Dodds, Wanda Goforth, Betty Gray, Josephine Grimes. SECOND ROW: Ruth Hamm, Ruby Hall, Ellouise Glore, Ella Denny, Carmella Iezzoni, Jeanette Iezzoni, Shirley Danner, Dorothy Colwell, Betty Amyx, Mary Alice Byrum, Betty Jean Hodson, Mary Louise Blair, Mary Louise Ballard, Angela Leftheris, Helen King. THIRD Row: Tom Downs, Dick Bendel, Bob Hall, Lonnie Alexander, John Domineck, Clarence Hartness, George Canfield, Frank Botos, Charles Bush, Robert Koehler. FIRST Row: Betty Murphy, Helen Louise Nock, Carolyn Moore, Doris Mendenhall, Miriam Rothgeb, Mildred Shepard, Bette Williams, Frances Anne Miller, Ruth Jean Null, Marianne Wenzel, Charleen Shetter, Betty McAninch, Nellie Williams, Mildred Stacey. SECOND Row: Mildred Murphy, Opal Rose, Mildred Phillips, Dorothy Womack, Ora Quinn, Mary Jane Warner, Gussie Rizzo, Dorothy Rhoads, Marguerite Martin, Edith Thomas, Opal Warmouth, Elsie Rice, Elizabeth Anderson, Esther McLaughlin, Jean Stubbs. THIRD Row: Betty Thoelking, Darlene Roberts, Jean Ann Sexton, Louise Turvey, Ralph Mount, Arthur Steddom, Wilbur Tipton. H. J. Copp, Adviser. Membership: Any student interested in music. Purposes, To give musicians a chance to display their ability before an audience, and to give music lovers a chance to enjoy good music. Programs: Quiz program about music, musical contests, musical programs by talented members. f74l WM l A- - gf 1 Q- 5 , Q.,. W S , E E A K rig 'R Qi 93 Q 5 Q it , ff E Q 5' ' R ' :ff , , g g 5 ' ff ,, . n fir? . Y 2 if 1 . X as X M .V Q f. s sf, ff makbit 5. V A ia., 'Wg ' k 'I Q 1'fl'P1 fl 1 Q '?ig.iij'g 1, . .,f' K VV, 3333? f 3 wgfw W Q, MQ' . A' f M t W ff 7 ,X 5 ' , i mu A A 1 -nn Z . 'EQ in-igl f m M M f W- mv ku M1 S21 F as Z :Shu wiv ?f?'i-2 . em ' ez rg fm, 5 - 5+ 1 By JULIET W. THDMPKINS SENIOR CLASS PLAY Once There Was cs Princess . SCENES Prologue-'Castle of Prince Alfredo, Delatorre, Italy, April, 1938. Act I Living room of Boyd Home, 8:00 A M., Millertown, Indiana, late May, 1933. Act II Same, 11:00 A. M. the same day. Act III Scene One: Same, the next night about 11:30. Scene Two: Phil's study in the barng midnight of same night. DIRECTOR: FLORENCE POWELL CProduced by Special Arrangement with Samuel Frenchj THE CHARACTERS The Princess . . Virginia Augspurger Signor Moroni ...... Dean Flanders The Old Princess ...... Kay Singer Servants . . Gordon Hughes, John Freeman Hazel Boyd ...... Barbara Mayes Ruby Boyd Aunt Meta . Joe Boyd . Jennie . . Ada . . Mrs. Boyd CKateJ . . . Helen Patterson Phil Lennox Mrs. Purrington . . Dorothy Hauselman Milton D'Arcy Mrs. Seaver . . . . Florence Freeze Josephine . PRODUCTION STAFF Carroll Wright Carroll Holschuh Robert Hatton Robert Highley Marian Keiser Ann Flanagan THE SOP!-EOMORE CLASS PLAY The Nuff Family By YVALTER BLAKE Mildred Taylor . Mary Maurer James Stubbs Ann Flanagan Marian Keiser Albert Osborne . Charles Day Christine Spears June Jurgensen June Goldschmidt Carroll Lewis SYNOPSIS Act I Crestdale in the White Mountains. Once a sanatorium, now a private home. Late afternoon in lune, 1939. 4 A A ct II A fevv seconds later. Act III The next morning. THE CHARACTERS Orestus . . Derald Hatton Lila , . . . Jean Kash Bea Wise . . . Josephine Grimes Ima Nutt . . Kathleen McKenzie Sylvia Gaylord . . Geraldine Robinson Wall Nutt . . . Jerry Gorrell CGHSG . - - - . . 58116 Kash Vivian Tepper . Betty Keller Larry Smart . . . Harry Rish Charlotte Neal . . Ruth Schweitzer Dr. PhiT193S Nutt - - Robert Koehler Miss Shelton . Ruth Elaine Flanders Mrs. Meta Nutt . . Betty Conway PRODUCTION STAFF Helen Ballard Jack Keiser Jean Himmelright Leslie Th90d01'9 Calvin Conley Howard Cohen Jeanne Chappell Betty Frye l77l Jean Ann Sexton Geraldine Sutton Joe Simon .. ll 3 5 'Xtfx 1 , we I , 2 s - 3 5 T , , Z A A f - L. Qgfi-Q., W5- alafs M X! 5 -, Q 4 -- gk iig w- X 1 f X -X . , f ww e -' , ' , Q' t- fligmaw-r-+ x f' ,fi f , A-ew. . A ihmf v f .113 3 x 9 Wm V ,QQSQQ .J 12 '35 lg Q is ff . f.f4'fSa 2'3-125, :kiwf 9 'R , xi E f ,M ., ,W 2 N 1 1 Qin L 4'?1hnnqg.mN.F-,N . A f 1 I S 3 wwwmwr A-we 2 ..,A 11? P , , 5, ..,,.- f-:gf H ' Ql , ' A L 2 4 ' . , M l Amkl ,Q , L2 wi 5 - . 5 f mm 1+ 4 -1' .2 3, , m w ' -an e S S ,WML 52 Q 1 Likwi il 1 Q, gwffgr , T1 Ks- 6' 1'- ww .Q LOS AMIGOS FIRST Row: Evelyn Lenharr, Jane Gill, Mary Louise Blair, Ella Denny, Mildred Phillips, Virginia Glore, Charlotte Gill, Charlotte Cohen, Ruth Howard. SECOND ROW: Ed Wilson, Joe Simon, Fred Smith, Betty Jean Hodson, Betty Salyer, Anita Wheeler, Howard Leighton, Wade Pratt. Fay Clark, Adviser. . 3 Purpose: To get the students better acquainted with the Spanish language and to learn the opportunities for it in the World. Features: Answered roll call with a Spanish proverb, conducted - 1 meeting in Spanish, played Spanish games, sang Spanish songs, worked Spanish cross-word puzzles. i , Discussions: Life, customs, habits, and dress of the Spanish peo- Membership: Any student enrolled' in Spanish classes. f 1.1115 ple, Spanish holidays, vocational opportunities for Spanish students, commercial value of Spanish. J V 4 1 DEUTCHER VEREIN FQRST Row: Phyllis Methven, Helen Hurst, Margery Spindler, Helen Cohen, Marjorie Sintz, Donna Lenharr, Dorothy Specht, Millie Clements, Mary Lord, Roberta Stults, Mary Ann Wright. SECOND ROW: Florabel Hain, Pauline Mitterholzer, Derald Hatton, Edward Sintz, Lawrence Alexander, Tony Kiniyalocts, Bill Burton, Rodney Caudill, Dorothy Waldner, Mary Etta Combs. Ernestine Roudebush, Adviser. Membership: Any student enrolled in German classes. Purpose: To study German and kindred subjects for which no time can be found in regular class periods. Project: Bought fifty German song books. Program: German plays, songs, rounds, games and riddles, travel talks on scenic beauty of Germany. LE CERCLE FRANCAIS FIRST Row: Myrna Allen, Mary Rose Beatty, Elizabeth Miles, Bonnie Murray, Dorothy Davies. Marguerite Miles, Frances Anne Miller, Hazel Duvall, Marjean Holman, Betty Puthoff, Mary Strack. SECOND Row: Anne Lewis, Ruth Jean Null, Jeanette Iezzoni, Nancy Whitlock, Marilyn Goetz, Bob Dixon, Bill Cross, Charles Bush, Juanita Fuller, Ruth fi Gillespie, Peggy Jo Myers, Martha Steed. Mabel Eldridge, Adviser. ' r Membership: Any student enrolled in classes in French. A Purpose: To learn the customs of France and to utilize French by - giving French plays and conducting meetings in French. I' Program: French plays, games, contests, and songs, French play presented by students from Miami University. xx HISTORY CLUB 'WM FIRST ROW: Elsie McMurray, Margaret Newton, Elizabeth Rice, Ruth Ruckman, Olivia Blevins, Mary Jane Dredge, Evelyn Conover, Ethel South, Carmella Iezzoni, Lois Lenharr, Jane Byrum, Mary Anne Boxwell, Marian Downs, Doris Kronborg, Pauline Mitterholzer. SECOND Row: Bertha Malott, Maxiene Morrison, Louise Strickland, Jean Smith, Elinor Conway, Ruth Hamm, Jean Sticklen, Betty Jane Deem, Dorothy Hollon, Opal Baird, Carolyn Moore, Mildred Murphy, Mary Southard, Mary Lou Gordon, Wanda Beckner. THIRD Row: Don Douglas, James Duvall, Thomas Downs, Junior Creona, George Revelos, Paul Schmidt, Richard Sparks, Paul Payne, Charles Ramey, Mike Margerum, Tony Kiniya- locts, George Comminos, Joe Botos, Robert Wilson. Minnie Challin, Adviser. Membership: Any person interested in history. Purpose: To further the student's interest in history. Program: Current events contest, old customs, talk on Germany by Mathilda Reinartz, moving pictures of Cuba, Haiti, and the Canal Zone. li0l LOS AMIGOS DEUTCHER VEREIN LE CERCLE FRANCAIS HISTORY CLUB ,fl W CHEMISTRY CLUB FIRST Row: Jane Gill, Virginia Stoddard, Wanda Goforth, June Bauer, Edna Smith, Mariann Smith, Evelyn Lenharr, Carmella Iezzoni, Mary Alice Byrum, Louise Mehl, Marguerite Miles, Mary Kay Haass. SECOND ROW: Bob Pancoast, Bob Whitehurst, Norman Cole, John Weber, Charles Barton, Bill Cross, Tom Baird, James Harris, Albert Ganz, Bill Dixon, Bob Dixon, Wilbur Scheiding. Robert Ramey. Harold Draut, Adviser. Membership: Any student enrolled in chemistry classes. Purpose: To give students an opportunity to discuss and demonstrate sub- jects of a chemical nature, for which there is no time in regular class room work. Programs: Films on scientific subjects from the State Department of Education, trips to various industries of Middletown, demonstrations and experiments. BOYS' BIOLOGY CLUB FIRST Row: Ebbie Minor, John Mills, Ross Crim, Richard Balser, Walter Perry, Prentis Johnson, Bill Patterson, Lee Mendenhall, Donald Burdge. SECOND ROW: Leonard Alderton, Howard Larsen, Tom Latimer, Robert Koehler, Bill Monk, Bill Hadley, J. W. Stalls, Dale Hensey, Ralph Whitehead. Mark McMillan, Adviser. Membership: Any boy enrolled in biology classes. A Purpose: To study trees, flowers, birds, and smaller animal 'D life by means of interesting meetings, held trips, and excursions. -Q Projects: Microscopic study, aquarium made and cared for, 1 waterless plants grown, bird platform built, Arbor Day exhibit arranged for display case, flowers planted in greenhouse. Trips: Slaughter house, Cincinnati zoo, museum and greenhouse, bird trip and breakfast at Armco Park, all day excursion to Fort Ancient. Awards: For best bird pictures taken, for most unusual pet, insect and flower collections. GIRLS' BIOLOGY CLUB FIRST ROW: Sylvia Strava, Betty Keller, Dorothy Horne, Thelma Allen, Peggy Adams, Peggy Hall, Fay Tewart, Juanita Bowlin, Mary Strack, La Verne Hall, Betty Murphy, Jane Kash, Lois Jean Banta, Betty Amyx, Carroll Rhamey, Peggy Goodman. SECOND Row: Betty Kraft, Helen Sorrell, Shirley Danner, Jeanette Iezzoni, Edythe Palmer, Eleanor Snell, Lela Gustin, Betty Fry, Imogene Lawson, Mary Shafor, Jane Seeman, Mary Lee Bales, Marianne Wenzel, Irene Willsey, Esther Scott, Mabel Young, Lillian Beatty, Eva Moore, Marguerite Martin, Dorothy Colwell, Laura Fahrenholz. THIRD Row: Betty Jean Long, Betty Brate, Mary Kay Crout, ,Rose Scheiding, Ruth Schweit- zer, Mabel Igo, Juanita Hughes, Rose Kinder, Lois Mulberry, Betty Conway, Geneva Jones, Betty O'Neil, Ellen Ann Ivanoif, Betty Jackson, Catherine Meehan, Audrey Miller, Lois Drake, Dorothy Johnson, Elsie Drake, Elsie McMurray, Miriam Morris, Helen Cohen, Virginia Melkus, Kathleen Jones, Marguerite Adkins, Mildred Chippendale. Anna Marie Shuman, Adviser. Membership: Any girl enrolled in biology classes. Purpose: To make trips to various places which are directly related to the work in biology. Trips: Niderdale Farms, Middletown, Natural History Museum, Dayton, Coca Cola Bottling Works, Dayton Art Museum, Cincinnati Botanical Garden. l82l ,.-gf x 7 1 . gn. -W Y aa ,M ig, ,sm S5 Sm? - E95 - f fl -K 52 . ,X H M Qi W is A' J, f gf -5,1111 Nw, . Q' Wei -1 Q, HK -my ff- ! 1- ,,5s1,4aa2s?' we gd - Q1 f -my M Q55 QV PHYSICS CLUB FIRST ROW: Tom Blair, Fred Ruscher, Louise Murbach, Irene Brosius, Margery Spindler, Mary Helen Compton, Carolyn Moore, Janet Pancoast, Betty Jane Deem, Boyd Snyder, Don Douglas. SECOND ROW: Robert Smith, Robert McCroskey, Robert Johnson, Emil Kolodzik, Jack Coddington, Charles Porteriield, Ben Gebhart, Albert Foreman, George Canfield. E. H. McCandlish, Adviser. Membership: Any student enrolled in physics classes. Purpose: To discuss current scientific subjects and demonstrate advanced experiments. Discussions: How cold is ice? Will mercury freeze? Can one rear Wheel of an automobile travel faster than the other? Gears and gear ratios: horse power and how it is measured. AVIATION CLUB FIRST Row: Don Egelston, Charles Porterfield, Ben Gebhart, Bob Yeggy, Lucian Oswald, Bill Brice, Margaret Erb, Jeanne Reed, Pat Mulholland, Dick Dell, Bill Howe, Lee Mendenhall. SECOND ROW: Charles Martin, Dwight Donnewald, Lucien Roe, Russell Buchanan, Jack Cassidy, Dick Fitzgerald, George Wedekind, Bill Van Guelpen, Robert Danzey, Bill Wilmer, Fred Myers, Dennie Yocum, Joe Newton. Clyde Pierson, Adviser. Membership: Any student interested in any phase of aviation. Purpose: To encourage students to take up aviation either as a vocation or a hobby. Activities: Some kind of aviation or airplane building contest each week. Trip: Lunken Airport. Award: An airplane ride to one with the highest average in weekly contests. . FIRST Row: Prentis Johnson, Dewey Adams, Lucian Oswald, Dorothy Rhoads, Edith Thomas, Julia Kocsis, Ella Gonde, Mary Southard, Mary Ellen Gressle, David Simon, Arthur Steddom, John Mills. SECOND Row: Carter Wells, Jerry Gorrell, Calvin Conley, William Tread- way, Burton Rossfeld, James Roney, Harry Henry, Tom Lazaron, George , Canfield, Albert Sherman, Con Mers. E. H. McCandlish, Adviser. WL CAMERA CLUB il 'fi Membership: Any student interested in taking and developing pictures. Purpose: To help amateur photographers develop a worthwhile hobby. Discussions: Use of various types and kinds of cameras: proper use of exposure meter under extreme lighting conditions: how to get best results in taking Hashlight pictures: proper procedure for correct printing. Feature: Contests for different types of pictures. Awards were given. HOME EC CLUB FIRST ROW: Dorothy Jackson, Willie Latimer, Lillian Sherard, Mabel Crout, Wanda Lash, Bette Upton, Nellie Williams, Mary De Haven, Marie Moore, Alma Elam, Miriam Bryant, Grace Smith, Paurzine Espy. SECOND Row: Virginia Chester, Julia Gunderson, Leatha Banks, Marjorie Harte, Lucy Gibson, Barbara Fulmer, Louise Boyd, Laurine Gillespie, Carmella Iezzoni, Charline Robinson, Charlene Allen, Mary Kay Haass, Brunetta Baggett, Ora Quinn, Ida Bell Gresham. THIRD ROW: Caroline Bender, Mary Jane Graft, Virginia Glore, Betty Gressle, Betty Long, Jane Renick, Alice Seeger, Jean Himmelright, Ruth Radabaugh, Zuda Stamper, Tommie- sene Bigby, Margaret Pearson, Mary Bigby, Daisy Nixon. Frieda Osborn, Adviser. Membership: Any student interested in Home Economics. Purpose: To study manners and proper methods of planning and serving food for various social functions. Projects: Valentine party: tea dance: camp cookery: Board of Educa- tion dinner. E341 5 QW' my -. ., 0 'YQ Q T VA 1, .7 A5 7 Q' V 'I ss Q Q, A Mgm- x Wi :gg N Q6 ravi 45 if - Q 1 we if 'H'-E 5 .aff f if m L 0' A v M, A Lr W if aff ' w SENIOR GIRL RESERVES FIRST Row: Alice Miller, Mary Jane McCullough, June Bauer, Mary Yantis, Dorothy Davies, Frances Anne Miller, Edna Smith, Louise Mehl, Christine Ashcraft, Sally Jackson, Carol Brelsfoard, Mariann Smith. SECOND Row: Jewell Hauselman, Jean Dodds, Wanda Goforth, Edith Maynard, Phyllis Methven, Jane Gill, Patricia Patton, Mary Kay Haass, Marguerite Miles, Patricia Wilks, Helen Reinartz. Veda McCray, Adviser. FIRST ROW: Hester Keller, Catherine Wright, Ruth Jean Null, Mildred Murphy, Ruth Hamm, Gloria Barnes, Mildred Blossom, Betty Gray, Margaret Hecht, Helen Finney, Helen Hurst, Betty Layer. SECOND ROW: Betty Pohlable, Barbara Fulmer, Louise Boyd, Leah May Griest, Mary Dafnos, Ruth Alderton, Goldie Balser, Josephine Wolfe, Betty Puthoff, Virginia Stoddard, Louise McNair. Mabel Eldridge, Adviser. FIRST ROW: Virginia Yenser, Bette Williams, Janice Schulz, Helen Cowan, Catherine Gregory, Mildred Shepard, Bonnie Murray, Lucille Carter, Helen King, Angela Leftheris, Mary Jane Warner, Diana Eliopoulos, Pearl Eggleston, Alma Elam. SECOND ROW: Doris Mendenhall, Laurine Gillespie, Ellouise Glore, Laura Baker, Bette Phenice, Ada Deaton, Treva Fugate, Jeanne Craig, Kathleen Whitley, Helen Ballard, Doris Kronborg, Mary Alice Byrum, Hazel Duvall, Doris Duvall, Marjean Holman, Geneva Stalls. Dorothy E. Wilson, Adviser. The program of Girl Reserves this year has included two P99 discussion groups a month, one class group meeting when an 1' interesting speaker was secured, and one service week. Dur- ing this week the girls made bandages for the hospital, visited shut-ins, and were always ready to help whenever any - local organization called on them. SW 3 Q03 ' ' There were 283 Girl Reserves in Middletown this year C divided into ten groups or triangles. A high school teacher was in charge of each group. The Women's Council, com- posed of twelve prominent women of the city, carried out the plans of the National Y. W. C. A. and helped to build the local program. The senior Girl Reserves held their formal Valentine dance at the Armco Auditorium on February 11. About 60 couples danced to the strains of El Rat1iff's orchestra and declared it a perfect evening. On March 29 the High School Gym was the scene of the first informal dance for all Girl Reserves. It was in the nature of a leap year party and was such a success that the girls are looking forward to several informal dances next year. SOPHOMORE GIRL RESERVES FIRST Row: Pauline Van Cleve, Margie Gallop, Darlene Roberts, Louise Clifton, Esther Scott, Nellie Williams, Thelma Boxwell, Harriet Upton, Irene Willsey, Edith Dickerson, Patricia Barnhart, Miriam Morris, Laura Mae Robinson. SECOND Row: Jane Renick, Betty Murphy, Jeanne Chappell, Bette Upton, Freda Boyd, Dorothy Colwell, Shirley Danner, Mary Smith, Charleen Shetter, Dorothy Wilburn, Betty Jean Grant, Helen Gomia, Flora Behrens, Lois Jean Banta. THIRD Row: Maxine Wagner, Olive Wetzel, Elizabeth Fugett, Ruth Elaine Flanders, Robin Robinson, Lileka Politz, Gerry Robinson. Ernestine Roudebush and Bess Hoover, Advisers. f33l E 'iewf' YM P , sf 1 Sl S' Q 5' 5 it 'L if ix X Y 'X Q E 2 3 Q Q Q 2 Q W' - -YM :Wi M ,Ng Ai g K ' W X Q F fi! 'W if HE if is Q15 g . A JUNIOR GIRL RESERVES r' ' i FIRST ROW: Georgetta Adkins, Elizabeth Rice, Dora Gomia, Frances Rivers, Lola McNabb, Ruth Radabaugh, Anne Lewis, Charline Robinson, Florabel Hain, Evelyn Anness, Pauline Manning, Zuda Stamper. ' SECOND ROW: Nanna Plummer, Jean Sticklen, Patty Smith, Barbara Greathouse, Peggy Jo Myers, Audrey Myers, Mary Etta Combs, Charlotte Gill, Marilyn Goetz, Nancy Whitlock, Marilyn Eldridge, Florence Bleecker. Lillie Maier, Adviser. I FIRST ROW: Elsie McMurray, Kathleen Hannah, Jewell Collins, La Verne Hall, Betty Murphy, Mary Jane OlConnor, Leatha Hefllin, Juanita Bowlin, Thaspena Kiniyalocts, Mary Louise Ballard, Peggy Van Atta, Helen Petroglou, Janet Pancoast. SECOND ROW: Esther McLaughlin, Mary Valandingham, Roberta Scott, Olivia Blevins, Ruth Ruckman, Opal Baird, Marjorie Sintz, Dorothy Hollon, Ella Gonde, Mary Helen Compton, Margery Spindler, Elinor Conway, Billie Conn, Donna Lenharr. Evangeline Spahr, Adviser. FIRST Row: Dorothy Jones, Judy Mokry, Janet McEvoy, Mary Rose Beatty, Mary Anne Boxwell, Elizabeth Miles, Mary Graft, Inez Bach, Maxiene Morrison, Louise Strickland, Ramona Tutt, Mary Ann Wright, Lucille Jackson. SECOND ROW: Helen Esther Seamon, Jean Smith, Mildred Price, Elsa Simpson, Betty Salyer, Mary Lou Gordon, Ruth Gillespie, Freda Black, Marian Gebhart, Ruth Scott, Martha Milten- berger, Betty Jean Hodson, Betty Jane Deem. Ellen Easton, Adviser. FIRST ROW: Patty Ann Hayes, Louise Murbach, Jean Sheets, Lois Gibson, Marie Duvall, Betty Ellis, Bertha Malott, Mary Jane Dredge, Ruth Edwards, Marjorie Day, Alice Hinkle, Mary Southard. SECOND Row: Charlene Howard, Virginia Glore, Mary Lord, Evelyn Conover, Gerry Mincher, Dorothy Waldner, Mitzi Nolte, Lucile Dodds, Pam Bennett, Margaret Boyer, Peggy Druley, Myrna Allen, Margaret Rettig, Janice Jones. Gertrude Price, Adviser. GIRL RESERVE WEEK Girl Reserve week was celebrated from February 23 until March 1. Friday was Publicity Day, so each girl wore an armband on which was the Girl Reserve emblem, and posters appeared on various bulletin boards. The local and school papers carried stories of Girl Reserves. During the Week the code was printed on the board in every class room in the building. On Saturday, which was at homev day, each girl spent one hour or more with her mother, doing the things they enjoyed most together. On Sunday the girls, as a group, attended the church where they held their weekly meet- ings. Thursday Was the grand climax When 276 girls had supper together in the High School Cafeteria and the Women's Council furnished the dessert. While tables were cleared Jewell Hauselman led the group in singing popular songs and Girl Reserve songs. Our basketball team was playing the tirst game of the tournament in Dayton. Cheers and school songs Were sung with the result that our loyal cheering brought the team to victory in the last half. Ten stunts Were presented, one by each group. Those particularly funny and clever were Oh, you can't go to Heaven , The Mellerdrarnmerv, The mock trialn, The cooking of the prunes , Are there any trains today? , and Lord Ullen's daughter . All went home declaring that it had been lots of fun. l90l 91 l Jumon GIRL nessnvss i TRIANGLE HI-Y FIRST ROW: Tom Baird, Dale Hensey, Ted Whitaker, Charles Barton, Jim Harris, Bob Jones, Bill Goldschmidt, Albert Sherman, Herman Hoskins, Bob Hoskins, James Aera. SECOND ROW: Bob Vandervoort, Bill Patterson, Jack Keiser, George Palmer, Norman Cole, Bob Burkhardt, Bob Whitehurst, Leonard Henderson, Burton Rossfeld, Don Douglas, Bob Cornelia. Bill Wilson, Adviser. CIRCLE HI-Y FIRST Row: Robert McCroskey, Jack Lewis, Don Williams, John lngwersen, Bill Harrison, Albert Foreman, Boyd Snyder, Bob Glass, Bob Vanderveer, Dick Dell, Joe Baker. SECOND ROW: Robert Smith, Jay Johnson, George Canfield, Ted Martin, Julius McIntosh, Arthur Steddom, Tom Moon, Jim Polisini, Bob Walton, Elwood Keller, Don Dennis. THIRD ROW: Jim Sheets, John Weber, Dick Pieratt, David Simon, Frank Smith, Charles Ramey, Ted Hayes, John Ferguson. Harold Draut, Adviser. MIAMI HI-Y FIRST ROW: Bill Smith, Robert Ramey, Bob Bales, Bill McMullen, Robert Johnson, Donne Young, Harry Pratt, Jack Coddington, Chuck Duvall, Charles Kling, Gilson Sanderson, Lee Mendenhall, Earl Dickerson, Jack Huntsbarger. SECOND ROW: Dick Laut, Bill Kent, Tom Blair, Bob Pancoast, Ray Melampy, Jim Barrett, J. W. King, Ross Crim, Loran Pratt, Carl Smith, Bill Johnson, Bill Gillespie, Bob McMullen, Wade Pratt, Douglas Cox, Eugene Simrell. Fred Maurer, Adviser. renew The Boys' Hi-Y Clubs, which are af!-iliated with the State and National Hi-Y Fellowship of the Y. M. C. A., are true forms of the democratic system. Each club is a separate autonomous group, for each of the clubs carry out its own programs and activities entirely separate from the other clubs. There is, however, much cooperative work between the clubs. This work is 'planned by the Hi-Y Council, a group consisting of the presidents and one representative of each club. E921 YT vi A? mf wh , V' WM 7 ,W ,A , gg , ,Q ,H L A 5 ' Q5 S g 1 q 1 W if ax? Q Wfiiiigigsifg we - 9 l .. K , in 5 f X 4, fx Q' Aki? 'E Xi sy 'Sk wgm ESQ if w ff' M W W- Aw ,Q THE BOYS' HI-Y CLUBS The Hi-Y Clubs plan their activities and programs to aid H -y each member to more clearly understand the purpose of the 7 organization, which is, To create, maintain and extend W 'K S, T throughout the school and community high standards of W Christian character as exemplified in clean speech, clean scholarship, clean athletics, clean living, and contagious Christian character. Thirty-two of the Hi-Y members attended the County Hi-Y Conference at Oxford on November 5th, and twelve attended the State Hi-Y Conference in Youngstown last December. These conferences were inspirational and valuable to all that attended, for there they discussed problems pertaining to the I-li-Y and life itself. During the Christmas Holidays, the Hi-Y Council sponsored the four- teenth Annual Hi-Y Alumni Banquet at the Manchester Hotel. At the banquet six of the Hi-Y members presented a candle light ceremony that paid recognition to the fifty years of the Hi-Y work in the United States. Incidenially, the Hi-Y in Middletown is twenty-two years old. A basketball league was held during the winter with each club partici- pating. This was followed with a tournament. The fine spirit of fellowship that was portrayed by the members, even in the heated moments of the games, showed greatly the value of Hi-Y to all the participants. As has been the custom for several years, the Hi-Y again promoted the Holy Week Services at the United Presbyterian Church each morning before school took up. These meetings, which were very well attended, Were open to all high school students desiring to spend a few minutes in Worship before starting their school work for the day. The clubs again contributed generously to the Thanksgiving and Christmas baskets of the various relief organizations. The annual Hi-Y Hilltop Meeting, the last meeting of the school year, always attracts the members of Hi-Y who are eager and desirous to be challenged to higher Christian living in the development of mankind. l94l CROIX HI-Y FIRST Row: Fred Smith, Jim Duvall, Mike Margerum, Bill Burton, Emil Kolodzik, Ed Wilson, David Dillon, Bill Flynn, Bill Kesling, Richard Stephenson. SECOND ROW: Torn Barnett, Clarence Deger, Lynn Scott, Junior Creona, Ivan Crawford, Dewey Adams, Arthur Wood, Fred Saylor, Jose Diaz, Junior Razor. John Beacham, Adviser. TORCH HI-Y FIRST Row: Leonard Alderton, Robert Birch, Jim McClain, Bill Hasselbach, Joe Duerr, Joe Conrad, Ben Gebhart, Jack Ashcraft, Charles Bush, Dean Stoutenborough. SECOND ROW: Jack Barrett, Dale Moore, Lee Moren, Jim Dickerson, Bill Van Guelpen, Don Miller, Bob Graham, Robert Weatherwax, Vernon Schwing, Don Lewellyn. I 95 l COLORED GIRL RESERVES FIRST ROW: Florence Childs, Vanoise Calhoun, Elizabeth Anderson, Alice Storey, Mary King, Ollie Mae Bryant, Helen Harris, Georgianna Childs, Ora Quinn, Brunetta Baggett, Leatha Banks, Dorothy Jackson, Tommiesene Bigby. SECOND ROW: Annie Ruth Cox, Ella Weathers, Evelyn Williams, Clara Belle, Luella Arm- strong, Lavonia Magby, Elsie Rice, Paurzine Espy, Dorothy Embry, Vivian Watson, Lillian Perrin, Lucy Cottrell, Cecile Lewis, Margorie Beard, Marguerite Beard. THIRD ROW: Mary Watts, Helen Hampton, Katherine Lattimore, Betty McCarthy, Frances Ringer, Alice Mack, Jessie Oliver, Harweda Pendergrass, Pauline Hunter, Marcella Bailey, Dorothy Womack. Mrs. Paul Redden, Adviser. In February this group of girls became affiliated With the National Girl Reserves and from that time began conducting its program in the same manner as the other Girl Reserve groups. Discussion meetings were held every Wednesday. Other special activities of the group were as follows: a tea for the mothers, the donation of three Thanksgiving baskets, flowers sent to the sick, a Christmas party, and buffet supper for the fathers. They also sponsored a Negro History week and held a popularity contest. COLORED BOYS' HI-Y FIRST ROW: Joe Martin, Wayne Commodore, John Domineck, James Ford, Charles Rankin, Lonnie Alexander, John Mitchell, Ralph Sudduth, Eddie Glover, Fred Fuller, William Moore. SECOND ROW: Calvin Milton, Clem Reed Faulkner, Lawrence Alexander, Lawnie Taylor, Arthur Jordan, Clarence Gregory, James Bryant, Ellis Johnson, James Moss, William Roberts. Kenny Rice, Adviser. The Colored Boys' Hi-Y is a part of the Y. M. C. A. and conducts its meetings and discussions in the same Way as the other five groups. They have as their very own the motto: Forever Helpful. In addition to the regular Hi-Y activities, they have helped in their churches and tried to stimulate religious ideals in their neighborhoods. Their big social function was a dance held at community center. PERSONALITY CLUB FIRST ROW: Elizabeth Anderson, Daisy Nixon, Margaret Pearson, Ida Bell Gresham, Leatha Banks, Marjorie Harte, Willie Latimer, Dorothy Jackson, Brunetta Baggett, Ora Quinn, Tommiesene Bigby, Mary Bigby, Jessie Oliver. SECOND Row: Ella Mae Weathers, Lucy Cottrell, Vanoise Calhoun, Millie Clements, Lucy Gibson, Miriam Bryant, Ida Stringer, Isabelle Burg, Edith Gibson, Grace Smith, Georgianna Childs, Helen Harris, Paurzine Espy, Eleanor Stewart, Cecile Lewis. THIRD Row: Rose Smith, Mary Pleasant, Evelyn Williams, Mary King, Alice Storey, Ollie Mae Bryant, Katherine Lattimore, Elsie Rice, Frances Ringer, Lillian Perrin, Harweda Pendergrass, Dorothy Womack, Dorothy Ernbry, Florence Childs, Florence Crockett. Mabel Eldridge, Adviser. The Personality Club has been interested in personality development. Programs have dealt with suggestions for improving personality traits, with the speaking voice, with ques- tions of courtesy and social practice, and correct table setting. An instructive talk on qualities employers expect in employees was given by Miss Hartman. There was also a debate on Whether girls or boys in M. H. S. are more courteous. A Christmas party gave the girls an opportunity to put their knowledge into practice and was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone. E961 97 GIRL RESERVES HI-Y PERSONALITY CLUB CHARM CLUB In Charm Club the girls try to see themselves as others see them. Manners at home and in public, voice, appearance, personality development have all been topics under consideration. An interesting talk by Mrs. Tom Wilson gave many helpful pointers on the art of meeting people. A play on manners. a party, and a Valentine tea dance were especially enjoyable. REMEMBER: A courteous manner is quiet and unaffected. A courteous person is sincere and modest. A courteous person is kind. A courteous person is polite to everyone, not just to a select few. A courteous person is generous with thank-you's . 7 ,f ,H f X i Q l Courtesy Rules Use gentle, quiet tones in speaking. Never make remarks embarrassing to another. Women should remove hats in theaters. Boys and men should remove their caps or hats in buildings. Don't comb your hair in publicg your neighbor doesn't like your falling locks. Be cheerful in doing favors. Boys, don't make the girls stand on the porch at nightg either go in, or leave. In crowded public vehicles boys and men should give seats to women and girls. Girls and Women should show appreciation by saying Thank you for little courtesies shown to them. In a theater do not discuss the picture or play for your neighbor's benefit. Remember that other members of the family besides you have favorite radio programs and enjoy the funnies . Introduce your friends to your parents. l98l FIRST Row: Elizabeth Fugett, Peggy Adams, Jeanne Chappell, Jean Himnielright, Rose Kinder, Ellen Ann Ivanoff, Thelma Boxwell, Mary Lee Bales, Mary Kay Crout, Jean Kash, Lela Gustin, Mable Igo, Juanita Hughes, Jane Kash, Mary Fortune, Evelyn Hodgdon. SECOND Row: Freda Boyd, Ruth Case, Betty Conway, Nora Johnson, Frances Conrad, Peggy Goodman, Jane Byrum, Marilyn Greenfield, Dorothy Horne, Thelma Allen, Betty Jean Grant, Ruth Elaine Flanders, Billie Hadley, Betty Dennis, Betty Gressle, Josephine Grimes. Shirley Danner, Cherie Jones, Dorothy Colwell. THIRD Row: Beatrice Johnson, Annetta Downs, Lois Lenharr, Ora Johnson, Laura Fahren- holz, Geneva Jones, Kathleen Jones, Loretta Pennington, Helen Cohen, Edith Dickerson. Louise Clifton, Imogene Lawson, Lois Kendig, Patty Easterling, Betty Kraft, Alvena Long, Mary Hoppe, Margie Gallop, Margaret Kiesewetter, Betty Barrow. 39 FIRST ROW: Phyllis Reid, Mary Shafor, Jane Seeman, Gerry Robinson, Maxine Wagner, Edith McNair, Eleanor Snell, Catherine Meehan, Irene Willsey, Evelyn Wallace, Dorothy Wilburn, Louella Smith, Ruth Schweitzer. SECOND Row: Bette Upton, Nellie Williams, Dorothy Schmidt, Harriet Upton, Jean Ann Sexton, Darlene Roberts, Marianne Wenzel, Dorothy Mason, Lileka Politz, Robin Robinson, Virginia Melkus, Sylvia Strava, Jane Minton, Miriam Morris. THIRD Row: Esther Scott, Pauline Van Cleve, Dorothy Rhoads, Marguerite Martin, Edith Thomas, Betty Thoelking, Treva Dell Steele, Della Mae Williams, Kathleen McKenzie. Jane Renick, Goldie Whitt, Theresa Stahl, Laura Robinson, Betty O,Neill. l95l CHARM CLUB A Sports Coach Fouts Coach Lingrel Coach Greene Coach Ellison FOOTBALL VARSITY FIRST ROW: Coach Ellison, Bill Croake, Don Lowe, Bob Downs, Dick Bendel, John Haker, Lawrence Da Rif, Steve Nemcic, Alvin Chambers, Carl Frye, Don Miller, Coach Lingrel. SECOND ROW: Coach Fouts, James Watts, J. W. King, Bill Burton, John Singhoffer, Wilbur Bewley, Bob Jones, Don Rigg, Max Stamper, Omer McClanahan, Albert Watkins, John F erguson. THIRD ROW: George Montgomery, Anthony Hurr, Bill Brumfield, Bob Daly, Roosevelt Gregory, Bob Minor, John McCluskey, Louie Pleska, Bill Class. Reserve Record Middletown 13 Franklin Varsity 13 Middletown 27 Trenton Varsity 12 Middletown 25 Franklin Varsity 20 Middletown 6 Monroe Seconds O Middletown 0 Withrow Reserves 13 E E FOOTBALL RESERVES FIRST ROW: Coach Lingrel, Joe McLaughlin, Louis Thier, Bud Egelston, Bert Bailey, Jack Moore, Jr., Eugene Murphy, Bill Mills, Jim Hartman, John Hopper. SECOND Row: Bing Snider, R. C. Rice, Bob McMullen, Charles Martin, Dick Fromm, Bill Wilmer, Paul Maier, Douglas Cox, Bob Hoskins, Bob Yarber. THIRD Row: Howard Cohen, Jim Bales, Bob Cornella, Tom Dafnos, Chester Widger, Reuben Rigg, Lawrence Rhoads, Alvin Watson, Charles Carter, Joe Hopper, James Eliopoulos. 51021 g1,fg,fEgQ Q V 559911-5 Wsffggf p22f,1 W. - 6 , -' 1 -5, , Q ima ' 1 44, f f , . ,Mr-,:. , -I ' t r .1 - , 3 -111 i l Q- f as 64 53 5 S 4 48 fm 4. Q ' 37 A q QQ L ' - f ' 7i' f M .Y Q V f EW r 'A ix 2 +4 ,V v if ' ' 1 1 Q F.-2 Q- .ff f fl ar 5- L.,.f,..m A , I 5 N ,gift D fk 1 W ffqhi. , Y 'am X we ffm 7 ,k.Q . , , Q ' : I K I ' . :Z fx ' ' ' 'KSN f Q fhf.W. QQ V PM . 1 Lf I 1, f T V ' f A .V A ,K W ,fx -ns., Q ,,,,fg- ' 7 , -f A 2 , f '. YW? 'V' , ' m K mf M -7'-i ' L ! 9 E I:104fI wav We .3 Q w ,QQ Q A -. Wg 'sf . ' gb A. , ,aw ,pw A. 2 2 R 9 I E n X Q S QQ if Z MQ,Wigm-35-xii-Q, f WSW - K ',3s422wiZ- ' ' , -K FOOTBALL RECORD Columbus Eosf With five veterans, Da Rif, Watts, Nemcic, Hollis, and Stamper, forming the nucleus of the '39 tor- nado, the Middies defeated the Black and Red 12 to 7 in the opening game. The visitors drew first blood on a combined 20 yard pass and 40 yard run. Shortly after the second quarter opened, the Middies applied that well known power which they pos- sessed, and soon the score was knotted. A pass from Da Rif to Ferguson, our flashy new fullback, accounted for the first touchdown. A few plays later the Middies pulled a triple lateral, with Daly, Nemcic and Da Rif executing the play. Daly crossed the goal line on this exciting play, but it was called back. In the last quarter a series of off-tackle thrusts and end runs resulted in the second Middie counter, as Watts, the power driver, took the ball over. Toledo Scott For the second consecutive year, the Middies and the Bulldogs battled to a tie score, last year 13 to 13 at homeg this year 6 to 6 at Toledo. In the second quarter the Middies got possession of the ball in the Bulldogs' territory. An attempted pass of Da Rif's failed, on the next play Watts whirled through tackle, reversed his field, cut through the astonished Scott secondary, and scam- pered for the one and only Middie touchdown. Not to be denied, the Bulldogs scored on Da Rif's blocked punt that rolled crazily over the line where a Scott player downed it for their only counter. Haker, Nemcic, McClanahan, and Hollis were out- standing for their stellar defensive game. Elyria The avenging Purple Warriors retaliated for a last year's 19 to 6 defeat by trouncing Elyria 20 to 0. The Middies kicked off and Da Rif recovered Elyria's fumble on the Red and White 30 yard line. Watts fought his way to the five yard line where Nemcic, half back, scored the first touchdown. Hollis, the Middies' hard smashing end, blocked a punt, and on the next play Da Rif added another touchdown and kicked the extra point. In the last quarter Da Rif flipped a pass that landed in the outstretched arms of Hollis for their last touchdown. Again Da Rif's placement was good. Stamper, Minor, Frye, and Croake, all line- men, were the outstanding defensive players for the Middies. Dayton Roosevelt In the first quarter Jim Watts, known for his sensational long runs, hiked around right end for 72 yards that netted a touchdown for the Middies. Nemcic and Da Rif each added a touchdown in the second quarter. Haker, on his toes as usual, intercepted a Dayton pass and through the fine blocking of Croake and Stamper was able to cross the goal line for the fourth counter. Shortly after this Da Rif broke through tackle on Rooseveltfs 19 yard line and snake-hipped across the goal line. Class and Rigg each added another touchdown in the last quarter and the game ended with the Middies on the long end of a 44 to 0 score. Every man that saw action in this game deserved a lot of praise, because they all starred. Ironfon During the first half it seemed that the Middies were headed for their first defeat of the season. Their plays would not work, their blocking was under par, and that old determination was lacking. Ironton scored in the second quarter by completing a 50 yard pass. We never found out what Lingrel said to the boys between halves, but it surely added the spark that was needed. Shortly after the kick-off of the second half, Da Rif scored from the twenty on a spinner play. With Ferguson, Haker, and Stamper making a hole, Nemcic plowed through for the second touch- down. In the last quarter Watts came through with one of his spectacular runs, with Ferguson and Haker paving the way for the last touchdown. Again the Middies were victorious with the score 18 to 7 in their favor. Withrow The Tigers traveled to the Middies' home field with an unbeaten, unscored on record. The Purple Tornado put forth a brand of ball that had not been witnessed by the Middie fans in a number of years, such as, the hocus pocus plays by Da Rif, Nemcic, Watts, and Ferguson. The two outstanding plays were made by the Middies' halfback, Watts. Led by l:108:I Da Rif's Statue of Liberty play, Watts traveled 85 yards to mar the Tigers' perfect record. He repeated this with a 97 yard dash, once more led by Da Rif's fake punt. The Middies displayed unusual fighting spirit. The scoring spree did not end here. Da Rif snapped a pass to Hollis on the receiving end to score another touchdown. Nemcic, a fighting, power-driving bulldog, gave his all to cross the goal with Haker and Ferguson leading the way. Once more Da Rif, the Middie quarter back, smashed and drove his way for two more touchdowns, one resulting in a fifty-yard dash to end the game in a surprising victory 38 to 0. Portsmouth The Purple Tornado traveled to meet the Trojans in hopes of keeping their slate clean. The Middies were met with a heavy rain, and an ankle deep field of mud, where only hard driving power could determine win or defeat. While such driving was exhibited by Da Rif and Nemcic, the Trojans also repeated the same driving constantly. The game continued through the second half, with each team pounding at each other. With the rain continuing throughout the game, punting seemed almost impossible. Here Da Rif showed his real punting ability by bringing forth a college average of 44 yards. Such a display as this kept our record undefeated to hold the game to a 0 to 0 tie. Springfield The Middies returned home to take on a stubborn Wildcat team, but the Wildcats bowed to defeat and left Middletown as tame as Housecats. The Middies scored almost at will piling up four touchdowns and three extra points. The Purple and White displayed a superb defense, their blocking was of the highest order, and they were overflowing with the old fight- ing spirit. Steve Nemcic and Tony Haker provided Da Rif and Watts all the interference and blocking they needed for crossing the goal line. Again we saw that. outstanding passing combination in working order as Da Rif Hipped one of his well aimed passes to Hollis, who took care of the receiving end, which netted them their last touchdown. The Middies limited the Wildcats to one marker and the game ended 27 to 7 with the Middies on top. Hamilton In the last game of the 1939 football season the Middies fell victim to the Big Blue of Hamilton by a score of 20 to 13. Both teams entered the fray, keyed up to a high pitch. After the kick-off Ham- ilton made a first down and on the fifth play of the game called upon Sarringhaus, who came through with a twisting, dodging, 60 yard touchdown run and added the extra point by a drop-kick. However, on the return kick-off the Purple Tornado lifted the hopes of the fans by pushing up to the 40 yard line. After an exchange of punts the Mid- dies started a Blitzkrieg drive, aided by Watts. Two perfect passes and the home team was on the three yard line. Then Da Rif, our flashing, swiveled- hipped quarterback, climaxed the push by going into the end zone for a touchdown. In the second quarter Sarringhaus 8: Company again crossed the Purple goal and also kicked the extra point home. Again in the third quarter Sarringhaus took off for an 80 yard touchdown jaunt. Despite this fact the Lingrelites retaliated and Steve Nemcic went over the goal for a Middie touchdown. The Middies staged a futile passing attempt in the last minutes, but the defense was too strong and the game ended with the Purple Tornado losing by a single touch- down. The Middies consisted of nine seniors playing their last and final high school gameg namely, Stamper, Croake, Minor, Haker, McClanahan, Nem- cic, Da Rif, Watts, and Ferguson. Each and every boy gave his all to conquer his rivals. Da Rif's passing proved a constant threat throughout the game, completing seven out of eleven attempted passes. Throughout the whole game, the sports- manship of both teams was of the highest caliber. Varsity Record Middletown Columbus East 7 Middletown Toledo Scott 6 Middletown Elyria 0 Middletown Roosevelt Dayton 0 Middletown Ironton 7 L1o9J Middletown Withrow Middletown Portsmouth Middletown Springfield Middletown Hamilton SITTING: Bob Curlis, Titus Bryant, Roosevelt Gregory, Clarence Barnette, Harold Shaffer, Bob Keffer, John Haker, Dick Fromm, Bob Nickell, Clyde Davis. STANDING: Coach Ellison, Mike Margerum, Bill Miller, Jimmy Eliopoulos, Eddie Glover, Bob Wilcox, Wilbur Bewley, Lewis Carter, Donald Cox, Don Rigg. 1939 TRACK RECORD Triangle Meet Dual Meets Middletown 51 415 Middletown 63 2! 3 Franklin 36 3! 5 Kings Mills 31 1f3 Monroe 18 3X 5 Middletown 50 Hamilton 55 The track team of '39 Finished their successful season at the district meet in Cincinnati. This team, under the direction of Coach Ellison, placed second in the Conference Meet at Springfield and fourth in the District Meet at Cincinnati. The outstanding seniors, Bob Keffer, Don Cox, and Ballard Garrett, received trophies. Bob Keffer set two new records for the discus and shot put, and Eddie Glover did the same on the low hurdles. Titus Bryant was district champ for the half-mile. Although each year the track team has made a splendid record, the student body knows little of their activities. They and their managers, Clyde Davis and Robert Whitehurst, are the unsung heroes of Middletown High School. l11Oj Cox Rigg Shaffer Hclker Nickell Barnefte Linkins Glover Keffer Fromm Bryant Carter Shaffer Miller Gregory Wilcox flllj FIRST Row: Lawrence Da Rif, Bill Hasselbach, Bob Minor, Bob Daly, Bob Nickell, Tony Haker, Bill Jones, Tony Hurr. SECOND Row: Don Miller, Carl Frye, Don Rigg, Alvin Chambers, Charles Goforth, Steve Nemcic. THIRD Row: Ray Boxwell, George Montgomery, Glenn Selby, Dick Bendel, Bob Whitehurst, Bob Jones, Bill Croake. FOURTH ROW: Bill Class, Ted Davis, Jack Zuiderhoek, Rodney Caudill, Ray Sponsel. FIFTH Row: Leroy Hardeman, Max Stamper. Club The M Club is composed of all letter men in the school. It is an honorary organization and has no regular meetings. The Minute Men line the Held before each football game, take care of all score board and Held phone equipment, distribute posters, and keep scores at football and basketball games. The Student Managers have charge of all equipment and take care of physical needs of the athletes. The Sandwich Girls buy, prepare, and sell sandwiches, ice cream, candy, popcorn, and chewing gum at each football game. The Cheerleaders lead the cheers at all athletic contests and try to arouse the enthusiasm and pep of the crowd. 51121 Baskefball Managers Glenn Selby, Clyde Davis. Football Managers Bill Jones, Jack Zuiderhoek, Orwen Jones, Bob Dixon. Sandwich Girls STANDING: Mary Jane McCullough, Jean Dodds, Wanda Goforth, Doris Kronborg, Edith Maynard, Edna Smith, Geneva Stalls, Margaret Amatulli. - SITTING: Patricia Patton, Alice Miller, Helen Ballard. ' . Minute Men FIRST Row: Jim Duvall, Ova Haddix Henry Blevins, Victor Sorrell, Bob Curlis, Gordon Shockley. SECOND Row: Jim Bales, R. L. Wallace Bob Heilman, Russell Burgess, Mike Cori nele, Tom Barnett, Earl Dickerson. Score Keepers Jim Duvall, Earl Dickerson. Cheerleaders Art Neu, Lucile Dodds, Margie Arniot Junior Stalls. f1l3J FIRST ROW: Ted Davis, Dick Fromm, Carl Daniel, Leroy Hardeman, Rodney Caudill. SECOND ROW: Donald Rigg, Omer McClanahan, John Haker, Bill Hasselbach. THIRD ROW: Coach Greene, Clyde Davis, Glenn Selby. Middletown Middletown Middletown Middletown Middletown Middletown Middletown Middletown Middletown BasketbaH Record Franklin Steele Roosevelt Withrow Bellevue Miamisburg Chaminade Springlield Portsmouth 25 16 26 17 17 20 31 33 26 Middletown Middletown Middletown Middletown Middletown Middletown Middletown Middletown Middletown y ,Journument at Dayton Middletown 27 Chaminade Middletown 29 Fairview f114j Roosevelt Norwood Hamilton Springiield Hughes Western Hills Portsmouth Hamilton Norwood BASKETBALL VARSITY 24 30 24 25 12 18 25 30 26 THE TOURNAMENT For the fourth consecutive year, Middletownls championship hopes were crushed by a two-point margin. This year Dayton Fairview scored the vital goal that spelled doom to the Purple. The first tourney contest was won by the Greenemen over Dayton Chaminade 27 to 22. The Middies played spiritless ball until Har-deman's late scoring spree pulled the game from the Fire. Hardeman led the scoring with 12 points. In the second and final game Fairview triumphed over Middletown, 31 to 29. The highlight for Purple fans was Daniel's 12 points which kept the Middies up with the Bulldogs. A late rally failed to tie the score, and another year of basketball for Midddletown High was closed. 51151 U1 . 1 ,Q A a X Q EL S f' 15, is 16 ,Jgfiy 1 , E21 W gy v,g., -if W , - , K K 56 figggg sf A ' g f , -. ,QQ Q ,, p ,Lai ' 5fL5i9iL,,-2:52 .f ' MQ 2 ifi fqf- www - - iw, 'f 531-3 . l f 513594 ' .L E 7 A n .L 3 .. S 4+ 8 351 37 :ei-213 M V -5:5 ' 1:1 ,iff gm , M- NWS 2. ., :rw I 1 g g , , i ii V ff J 2i'r?fa.A ' ' .f x ASN Q -. 'L -. 52 Wikia - 1 ' Q' A ' 1 T - '- I- . ' ,.,, W, , ,G 1 X Q -, I lik' L, A 5- ,fs 'ls11i'5' ' wiv , 1 , 4359: Z .f .Zak :gl gg gig. fl fx L r f K QI , RWM M . :Ei,.,d7WI ..VV ti-I 75 Kms? Shri.. U ,M . 1- ' V . 43.1, Q- . W :DSW AWA, - W W., , W- . Fwmwfl-'H , . -.pm ,Aw-gf, ' -f tr, Q :Ku Duma v 9 'W Slibwwf N52 gglmimvcfg, V V2 My W f H W? 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THIRD Row: Clyde Davis, Jimmy Patton, Roland Mehl R C Rice Glenn Selby Reserves Record Middletown Middletown Middletown Middletown Middletown Middletown Middletown Middletown Middletown Middletown Middletown Middletown Middletown Middletown Middletown Middletown Middletown Middletown 17 Franklin 14 23 Dayton Steele 14 31 Dayton Roosevelt 13 45 Withrow 11 25 Seven Mile 8 26 Miamisburg 19 31 Chaminade 14 22 Springfield 27 25 Portsmouth 26 21 Dayton Roosevelt 8 36 Norwood Z5 23 Hamilton 14 31 Springfield 30 22 Armco Ingots 18 40 Western Hills 15 30 Portsmouth 24 22 Hamilton 24 Covertimej 25 Norwood 31 51181 BASKETBALL RECORD Franklin The Middie cage team won their first game from Franklin by a score of 35 to 25, displaying good form throughout most of the contest. Fromm, junior center, was high-point man for the Purple with 12 points, followed by Davis with 10 markers. After the Greenemen gained a 26 to 7 half lead, the Franklin squad rallied but failed to overcome the lead rolled up by the powerful Middie squad. Daniel, veteran guard, starred defensively. Dayton Steele The Middies added their second triumph to their list by a win over Steele, the score being 27 to 16. Davis and Caudill led the Greenemen with six points apiece, while Daniel garnered five and starred defensively. The Purple Tornado looked little like one in the first quarter but then commenced to hit the hoop and look like a team with championship ability. Dayton Roosevelt The Purple Tornado scored its third victory of the season over Dayton Roosevelt by a 47 to 26 score. Caudill and Daniel each garnered eleven points to lead the Middie attack, which rolled up an early lead and never was threatened by the Roose- velt quintet. Even with substitutes in the game, the fConti'nued on Page 1202 If119fI Middie precision never faltered as they made the hoop rustle with neatly-placed shots. Withrow ' The Middies trimmed the Withrow Tigers by a score of 38 to 17 for their fourth straight win. Caudill and Daniel again led the Purple cagers with eight points apiece. Both on offense and defense the Greenemen played a brilliant game. Caudill made six straight points in the first quarter to put the Middies ahead by a comfortable margin, which the rampaging locals never relinquished. Bellevue Surprised by a rangy Bellevue team that led at the half, the Purple Tornado came back to stage a rally and win 27 to 17. Davis led the Middie scoring with eight points, followed by Hardeman, sophomore guard, with seven. After a poor first half, the locals returned to the fray and scored twenty points to put the game on ice. Miumisburg Facing a highly-touted Viking quintet in a tough contest, the Greenemen trimmed Miamisburg 32 to 20. Three Middies-Davis, Hardeman, and Daniel -shared scoring honors with eight markers each. Holding a 16 to 12 lead at the half, the Middies stopped a Viking threat in the final quarter by a strong defense which spelled doom for the previ- ously undefeated foes. Chaminude The Purple added victory number seven by de- feating Chaminade 47 to 31. Hardeman was high scorer with a total of eleven points while Davis made nine. After a sluggish first half, Hasselbach entered the game and scored eight points to cinch the game for the Middie cause as the rest of the team collected an additional twenty-two points. Springfield Hardeman's steady hand spelled defeat for the Springfield Wildcats as he sank a last-minute foul that won the game, 34 to 33. Caudill and Fromm led the Middie cause with nine points each, and the defense star was Captain Daniel, who turned in a brilliant game. The win made eight straight for the Greenemen. Portsmouth The PurplelTornado trimmed the Portsmouth Trojans by a 35 to 26 score for their ninth straight victory. Hardeman, sophomore guard, again led the Middie scoring with ten points, while Davis and Daniel collected seven each. The Trojans held a first period lead which was overcome by a deter- mined Middie attack, the half ending 18 to 12. Fine defensive play marked the third quarter with a Trojan rally in the final period which failed to over- come the Purple's lead. Dayton Roosevelt The Middies lengthened their winning streak to ten games at the expense of Dayton Roosevelt by a score of 33 to 24. Hardeman led the Greenemen's scoring with twelve points, Caudill marking up ten. A good first period and a bad second gave the Purple a half-lead of 16 to 13. Hardeman and Fromm led the locals in the third with a combina- tion of ten points. In the final quarter the Middies outscored the Teddies again to win by a fair margin. Norwood The Greenemen journeyed to Norwood for their eleventh win, defeating the Indians 41 to 30. Harde- man scored sixteen points for the Middies and Davis made ten markers, while the Norwood scoring was led by Mason with a seventeen point total. After the Indians gained a quarter lead of 6 to 0, the Middies turned on the power and led at the half 17 to 12. The usual third quarter rally gave the Middies nine tallies, which they combined with twelve in the fourth to end the fray. Hamilton The Purple Tornado won a thriller from Hamilton by a score of 26 to 24 and added win number twelve. Hardeman paced the Purple with nine tallies and Davis garnered six. After an easy first quarter lead of 9 to 1, the Middies ran into difliculty but stayed on top at the half, 15 to 11. Hardeman made all the Middies' score in the third period. A thrilling Hamilton rally in the final canto fell short as the game ended with the ball in Middletown's possession. Springfield Middletown High again won a close game over Springfield, defeating them 27 to 25. Behind at the half, the Middies battled out of a hole to a thrilling finish. Lanky Dick Fromm paced the local attack by marking up twelve points. The Wildcats gained a first quarter lead of 8 to 2 and held their lead at the half. The Greenemen tied the score at 19 all in the third stanza and forged ahead at the end. Hughes The Middies copped their fourteenth straight win by triumphing over Cincinnati Hughes to the tune of 35 to 12. As seen by the quarter Scores 8 to 4, 21 to 7, 29 to 11, the game was a walk-away for the strong Purple quintet. No individual star could be 51201 named, since each member of our team turned in a fine performance. The Greenemen showed excellent defense at several times and a fine spirit. Western Hills The Purple Tornado ran rough-shod over a weak Western Hills quintet, winning by a score of 40 to 18. Hardeman paced the Greenemen with 8 points as Fromm and Hasselbach marked up 7 each. The first half turned into a power drive as the Middies gained a 21 to 10 lead. In the third quarter, both teams played fine defensive ball, with the Purple scoring only 4 points. Coach Greene sent in his second string to clean up which they did by making 15 points. Portsmouth Davis and Fromm shared the laurels as the Middies defeated Portsmouth 27 to 25. Davis gained his honor by making 13 points to lead the Middie attack, While Fromm scored the all-important goal that broke the last-quarter tie and gave the Greene- men a close margin of victory. Though behind at the half, the Trojans tied it by a desperate rally which Fromm cut short by his rebound shot. Hamilton The Purple Tornado's winning streak of 16 games was Finally cut short by I-Iamilton's Big Blue at the Hamilton gym by a score of 30 to 27. Behind at every period, the Middies forged ahead in the final quarter 27 to 26 but their lead was short-lived, as Hamilton added two more baskets to win. Fromm led with seven markers, and with Hasselbach he provided the only spark for a Middie team suffering from a bad case of jitters. Norwood Playing with no spirit, the Middies barely eked out a win over the Norwood Indians by a 27 to 26 score. The Purple was behind almost all the time, but in the final period two goals by Hasselbach and one by Fromm provided the Greenemen with their one point margin of victory. Fromm and Daniel led the scoring with nine and eight points respec- tively to end the regular season. Home Room Basketball Tournament On March 11 each home room chose a basketball team to represent it in the annual tournament. The eleven senior home rooms were in one bracket, the fourteen junior rooms in another, and the sophomores had fourteen teams in their bracket. Every night exciting games Were played and after about three weeks of heated competition the following teams were declared the winners: Seniors-Room 204 represented by Carl Smith, captaing Lynn Scott, Jack Zuiderhoek, Alvin Chambers, Bob Jones, Mark Moore, and Donald Spindler. juniors-Room 305 represented by Bill Stillwaugh, captaing Bill Kraft, Tom Blair, Chuck Duvall, Fred Fuller, james Pleak, and Earl Manning. Sophomores-Room 213 represented by james Hartman, captain, Alvin Watson, Vernon Looney, Tom Greene, and Robert Stevens. Frank Latimer, Melvin Franklin, Q ail' I Q1 9 g 3 ' .Jig L1213 Y O C U M Shortstop B AMSTEYB Ali. i. - R E c 0-R b l Middletown 3 Mom-oej, 4 1 Middletown V Seven Mile ' 2 Middletown 3 I Withrow 10 0 Middletown L6 M Springfield f Middletown 5 Springfield L3 Middletown '8 Monroe 1 Middletown L5 'Hughes 7 Middletown 7 l Lockland, 1 District Tournament VCWON. BY .MIDDLETOWNJ Middletown 16 ' Roosevelt 0 Middletown 4 Springfield is Middletown 6 , Gneenfield '3 State CWON BY CANTON Middletown 5 Lima Central Middletown 9 Columbus West Middletown 0 Canton McKinley I P U G H W O R M A N Ist Basemcm 2nd Baseman I:1221 GOFORTH MCGRAW, Captain BURNETT CORNELLA KERSCHBAUM Outtielder Catcher Outfielder 3rd Basemcm, Pitcher 2nd Basemun .M VIL CAUDILL KOEPPEL SPONSEL SATTERFIELD ANNES5 3rd Baseman Outfielder Pitcher Outtielder, Pitcher Pitcher 51231 Girls' Athletics A wide variety of girls' gym activities were held this year under the direc- tion of a newcomer to Middletown, Miss Wilma Miller. Unusual enthusiasm was shown in the tournaments, and a large number signed up. Tournaments were held in four different sports: deck tennis, basketball, baseball, and tennis. This is the Hrst season that tennis has been played by the girls, and it was a welcome addition. Volleyball was used as an introduction to deck tennis because of the similarity between the two games. Side-line basket- ball, a modified form of regulation basketball, preceded the regular basket- ball season. In the basketball tournament thirteen teams were entered. These were divided into two leagues: League I with six teams and League II with seven. The winner of League I, the Rebels Cjuniorsj, and the winner of League II, Middie Hot Shots, defending champions, played for the cham- pionship. At the end of the regular playoff the juniors had four wins and one loss and the seniors had six wins and no losses. Living up to their name, the Hot Shots defeated the Rebels 23 to 4 in the championship game. Fine teamwork and excellent spirit featured in the Winning team's play throughout the season. Members of the championship team are: Mary Alice Byrum, captain, Gloria Barnes, Bette Phenice, and Ruth McGraw, forwards, and Treva Fugate, Kathleen Whitley, Ellouise Glore, and jean Craig, guards. Members of the Rebels are Diana Eliopoulus, captain, Mary Hedger, Carrie Carpenter, Roberta Stultz, Mary Johnson, Ruth Gillespie, and Wanda Beckman. Stunts, tumbling, and games of low organization were used at various times throughout the season. Baseball and tennis were played during the latter part of the year and the tournaments in each closed a year of suc- cessful gym activities. f124j ,Q 1 053 3? ? 5 K. if is F -:L 556 , 5 Q, 92415 L is 1 sm-'J NM il, Q pg: ,Q fi, Humor and Ads P H., P f P ww Mi Poetry by Precocious Poets PURE GOLD The day's at a close, And I'm tired of dreaming. There's dew on the rose, And a million stars gleaming. The moon's rising high, And the fairies are creeping. Did I hear one sigh? No, itis the front gate creaking. The one l'm waiting for comes at last, And sinks beside me in the grass. You say- Nice weather. The spring came fast. I say- Hm-m, look, the moon's made of brass. You laugh- Everyone knows it's only green cheese. I shake my head, No, brass, can't you see? The fairies are polishing it with the wings of the breeze. You say-'4Have it your way, but I still think you're wrong. Silence reigns and then is broken, As a whip-poor-will sings his evening song. You donit like silence and so you say: '4Won't be long 'fore we can take in hay. I donit hear the words, but I notice CAs I always dob the way your mouth puckers into a smile, As you think of the things you consider worthwhile. I know, to a farmer crops are a big thing, And rain, sun, seed and soil Play a large part in your life and mine, But there are other things in the spring. There's a large yellow moon-big as your hat, And the roses are blooming as never before, While you wonder- Is that thing just a bird or really a bat? I don't know, but I know you're a boref' Why, whatis the matter? What have I done?,' I begin to cry and you ask why. Oh, go away-let me alone. Then I almost tell, but instead- You've disputed everything I've said. I said the new horse was bay, you said roan. I said the moon was brass, you said cheeseli' Your hand covers mine Crny, you're getting boldj We were both wrong,', you say, 4'it's pure gold. -Barbara Ivins. THE DESERT TREE The hill is long, at last I reach the lee. The trackless desert stretches o'er the land, The gleaming, shifting, yellow mass of sand Is creeping, creeping, far as I can see. In all the desert blooms one lonely tree That carries on its twisted boughs the brand That sand and wind have carved on every hand, But still it stands, in all the desert, free. And like the lonely desert tree, a man Must stand apart, invincible and strong, And never follow paths that evil trod. This man must Hght the wrong where e'er he can, Until at last he wins the battle long, And joyfully his soul ascends to God. -William Dixon A SONNET A pebble basked in golden beams of sung 'Twas not a jewel of great and precious worth, For from an ugly rock it had its birth, But, to a little maiden seeking fun One day, it was a treasure magic-spun, She clapped her hands in childish joy and mirth, Of all the costly stones and gems on earth A sun-flecked pebble was the richest one. The world seeks high and low for wealth and gold, A fortune, fame or palace is its goal. Misguided lusts for riches ne'er will end, And rare is found a sheep of God's great fold Who sees the beauty in a lowly soul, And humbly treads the path that too few wend. -M arjean Holman A SONNET We hear so much concerning what is right, And more than that concerning what is wrong. Most men have known as long as time is long, That as we climb life's stairs, flight after flight, To get the fullest, richest life, their iight To shield that life from worldly demons strong Must always constant be, or else along, With those who weakened, they join their plight. If we might all our conscience follow true And never let its warning voice in vain Convenient but unhearing ears pass through, But always aid it with our might and main, Until with help, all wrong it will subdue, We shall obtain the right if God ordain. -Doime Young. I 128 :I Cappel's Distinctive Furniture N9 cw Beautiful Draperies Satisjed Customers HAPPY LANDINGS TO THE CLASS OF 'I940 I 1 I SEQ l x ig EA 5 f ff, ' ' ,. , , I ii Yeti? ,I 1q W1 D XXX y E Business I I I If lu ifflff i fo it I 3, jig COIICgB OP ens Every Door .X 4 1, K Q HANK P I v -3 ix. V -,W GUR thorough course makes X, you eligible for the position you desire. Not a long drawn WWW out course, but one that's short -direct to the point-one that Sf I keeps you interested, anxious X A I X ef to learn. Not complicated, yet I X MLW X W X lt XQN Six it's complete. Time is money- Qx don't Waste it-register now. MIDDLETOWN BUSINESS COLLEGE Learn More and Earn More SORG MANSION SOUTH MAIN STREET l130fI Visit MiddIetown's COMPARE THIS EDUCA Modern College TIONAL PROGRAM WITH OTHERS BEFORE ENROLLING if 3 Q . Vi 2 ' 1 t All ii SPECIAL SIX WEEKS COURSE STARTING JUNE 24 For Those Going Away To College In September BUSINESS BUYS---ABILITY! If you would acquire the ability to satisfy exacting employers, enroll now for one of our Business Training Courses. Business firms today demand trained work- ers, familiar With the routine of modern business. TIME SPENT HERE, OBTAINING ACCREDITED BUSINESS TRAINING, PAYS DIVIDENDS IN BETTER POSI- TIONS, BETTER PAY. MIDDLETOWN BUSINESS 206 South Main Street MIDDLETOWN, OHIO f1311 COLLEGE PI1one286 Max H. Stamper Complefe FOOD STORES 1926 Yankee R ad Compliments of B. F. SAWYER 81 SUN Dependable Service' PHONE 3707 400 Crawford Street A Complete service To You On HOUSES - FARMS - LOTS PHONE 1572 532 Baltimore St t 1203 Central Avenue PHONE 3025 PHONES 326 - 3992W L55 l Xl of We X i 777 ' 1 X 'P b fe e 0 0OSlOl'lEl BAROQUE Complete Line Displayed at Dohn Hardware 8. Paint Co. 1017 Central Avenue I PHONE 174 Eleanor and ,lack Hose Flower Shop 1385 Cenfral Avenue PHONE 3963 I1321 A I til E A LY! S Fred B. Greathouse FOR IMPORTER AND MAKER OF ICE CREAM sf rf Fine Clothes ff ff igifilaligf Middletown Deposit Building PHONE 115 til Honors and Prizes, 1939 ELECTION The Honors have been arranged in the order of preferred groups. A student winning Honors in one group is ineligible to receive Honors in another, except' in the groups won by contest and election. CHARLES R. HOOK-Foundation in Citizenship: First Honor for Girls-315.00 .................................................. Virginia M. Augspurger Second Honor for Girls-310.00 ........ .... ........ H e len Marie Patterson Honorable Mention ......,.................... ...................,. J ean Fanning First Honor for Boys-515.00 ........... ....... C . David Scheibert Second Honor for Boys-310.00 ............................. ........ - ............ Cecil E. Ballard Honorable Mention .............,......... .... ............................................. R o bert Harlan Keffer DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION-Excellence in American History: A Gold Medal ...,.............,...........................................................,.... Arthur P. Kerschbaum BAUSCH AND LOMB-Excellence in Scientific Research: f A Bronze Medal .............................................................. ............. C ecil E. Ballard MRS. E. C. WOODWARD-Excellence in Bible Study: A Scofield Bible ......... , .................................................................... Mary Lucille Crosbie GENERAL SCHOLARSHIP-ALL GRADES CONSIDERED GEORGE M. VERITY-Foundation in College Preparatory Course: First Honor for Girls-Gold Medal ................................ Dorothy Jane Hauselman Second Honor for Girls-Silver Medal ............................................,..... Jean Fanning First Honor for Boys-Gold Medal ............... ............................. C . David Scheibert Second Honor for Boys-Silver Medal ................................ Ewell Lacy Satterfield BARNITZ FOUNDATION-Foundation in Office Training Course: First Honor-510.00 .................................................................... Mildred Grayce Taylor Second Honor-55.00 ................................ ....... ............................................... R u by Howell VANCE E. CRIBBS-Foundation in Industrial Training Course: First Honor-510.00 ................................................................... ...... I ris Lucille Stalls Second Honor-5155.00 ............................................................. ...... D onald S. Jordan fConti'n,ued on Page 1381 f133l Beal-cps Dair HIGH QUALITY DAIRY PRODUCTS It Pleases Us To Please You 1106 Second Avenue PHONE 2168 Gillen-Crow PHARMACIES Central at Crawford Central at Monroe Yankee Road at Fourth Avenue We Know That You Know These, But Just To Help You Remember: 1. What one toe said to the other. 2. What one hat said to the other. 3. What one rheumatism said to the other. 4. Why the mouse left home. 5. Why the little cracker was crying. 6. Why the tomato turned red when it was put into the refrigerator. 7. Who that fellow was that they couldnit straighten out. 8. Why the raspberry cried. 9. What the second toe said to the third one. 10. Why the ink spots cried. 11. What Hitler is making sauerkraut out of since the war started. 12. What the little man who wasn't there had for breakfast. 13. What the end of the peacock story is. 14. What a bustle is. 15. What a drizzle is. 16. What a mirage is. 17. What the one biscuit said to the other biscuit. 18. What the big rose said to the little rose. 19. What one eye said to the other eye. 20. What the scarf said to the hat. 21. Why they made lensless glasses without frames. Answers page 188 Compliments of The Sorg Paper Co. t is our pleasure to extend to the graduating class of 1940 our sincere best Wishes for happiness and prosperity through the coming years 0 2 C7 . KD . I 164012 flll AC!!! 0?fC2fZG'60lZ gf LIZQZICCZ MIDDLETOWN, OHIO SPENCER'S Middletownls Oldest Credit Jewelers COMPLIMENTS OF Home of Blue White and Perfect Diamonds C N E WATCHES DIAMONDS CLOCKS 35195133 SILVERWARE HOWARD DYE RADIOS 'roM BARRY All Nationally Advertised Merchandise Sold GROVER SOUTH at Cash Prices. No Interest or Carrying Charge Spencefs Is Locally Owned 503 Crawford Phone 2281 Spencer Jewelry Co. 1047 CENTRAL AVENUE f135fI KYLE'S Boot Shop Distinctively Fine Footwear For the Occasion -11-it-'ff STRAND THEATRE BUILDING 1349 Central Avenue PHONE 1436 LAKESIDE TEXACO SERVICE 1720 Tytus Avenue Middletown, Ohio FIRE CHIEF AND SKY CHIEF GASOLINE TIRES GREASE TEXACO TIRE REPAIR WASHING ACCESSORIES POLISHING NEW BATTERIES I 4 LUBRICATION RECHARGE BATTERIES GENERAL SERVICE We Call For and Deliver Your Car GUY A. SMETHERS - AL DAVIS The F. H. Mcliraw Company Engineers and Constructors The First-American Bank and Trust Co. Building MIDDLETOWN, OHIO Jeanne Thiel, one of the prettiest girls in town, was blessed with a father who snubbed all young men who came to see her. One evening Dick Dell, a bashful young man, called. Mr. Thiel and young Dick's father were close friends, but Mr. Thiel did not recognize the visitor. It looks as if it might rain, ventured the young man. Taint going to rain, was the gruif response. For about a quarter of an hour they sat in silence. Finally Thiel's curiosity got the better him. of Who did you say you are? he growled. Dick Dell, sir. What! You're not Harry Dell's son? Yes, sir. Well, well, thawed Mr. Thiel, It may rain. It may rain. Miss Easton: Give the principal parts of the verb swim . Albert Foreman: Swim, swam, swum. Operators Miss Easton: Good. Now give the principal PHONE 2262 parts of the verb dirn . Albert Foreman: Aw, quit your kiddin'! 51361 YEAR NAME YEAR COMPLIMENTS OF The GARDNER-RICHARDSCN COMPANY MIDDLETOWN, OHIO The Gardner-Richardson Compuny's Rosier of Middletown High School NAME Leroy Alfrey ........ Harold Anness .................. Russell Anness, Jr. ......... . Douglas Ball .. Francis Beedle ....... .....,. Harold Bennett ....... ....... Charles Berry ...,.. Jean Boggs ............ Mildred Booker .............. 1. William Botts ..........,........... Doris CWarnerj Bowlin .. Willard Bowling .........,...... Fred Bowman ......,............. Naomi Braun ........... ....... Hugh Brelsfoard ...... ....... Mark Brewer ........ Betty Brown ........ Frank Brumley ....... ....... William Burton ........ ....... John Carmody .......... ....... Robert Carmody ................ Paul Clark .......................... Ed Cogan .............................. Virginia CDowreyD Conger Dorothy Crauder .............. William Cretors ................ N ella CMorrisonJ Culbertson ........,...,....... Myra J. Cunningham ...... Lafayette Curtis ................ Paul Davis ............,............. Hazel Denniston ...... ....... Joseph Dineen ...... William Drake .................... Margaret Eagle .................. Ada Mae CWeikelD Faries Hillard Fausnaugh Richard Fink ...................... Jean F1nkbone .......... ...... Ed Geran .................... ....... Richard Gerber ........ ....... Ralph Gilbert ........ Frank Gray .......... Wilbur Gregory ...... ....... Webster Griest ....... ....... Ella Gritlin ............ Virgil Gullette ...... 1936 1939 1935 1937 1934 1913 1938 1936 1929 1931 1934 1938 1934 1936 1911 1937 1933 1923 1930 1932 1937 1936 1934 1935 1930 1935 1929 1932 1925 1924 1936 1933 1930 1932 1933 1933 1933 1934 1918 1938 1935 1931 1934 1922 1933 1936 Graduates-March 15, 1940 Harry Hadley ....... Fenton J . Hall ,................... Herbert F. Harris .............. Ruth Henderson ................ John C. Herr ...,.................. Arta Lee CWellsJ Hogg .. Charles Howell .................. Delpha Howland ................ Lillian CBeierj Huber .... Wilbur Huffman ................ Ralph Jackson ...,.... Edna Johnson ........ Mary Kappel .......... Mark Kelly ............,............. Mark Kerschbaum ............ Robert Kimble .................... Mary Knepshield .......,.,.... Ruth Louise Knepshield .. Helen Kunz .............,.......... Calvin Lloyd ,..................... June Lloyd .....,..... Floyd Lockard ...... Clarence Long .... ................ Fred McIntosh .............,.... Wilburt L. McIntosh Betty Jane Maze .............. Donald Metcalf .................. James Miller ....... Norman Mohn .................,.. Arthur Moon .... .................. Nina M. fSheleyJ Moon Richard Moon .....,.............. Thomas Mulligan .............. August H. Oglesby .......... Nate Otterbein ......... , .......... Frank Page, Jr. ..... . Clyde Peck .......................... Ethel Petrocy .................... Vera CWillsJ Petrocy ...... Claire Porter ...................... Noah Powers ...... Maxine Pugh ' .......... Marie Puthoff ........ Ed Quinn ....... . ................,..... Helen Radabaugh .............. James W. Reed ................ Fred 1a.rudge ...... 1922 1926 1929 1937 1923 1933 1934 1929 1929 1922 1937 1936 1930 1929 1931 1931 1932 1932 1907 1930 1937 1921 1923 1933 1931 1938 1939 1935 1929 1928 1916 1936 1923 1926 1932 1936 1929 1939 1930 1934 1936 1935 1936 1933 1936 1937 1935 NAME YEAR Harlen Romans ........ 1932 Helen Rowe ...,........,........... 1938 Vance Russello ......,........... 1936 Mildred CSaulj Sargent.. 1938 Lacy Satterfield .................. 1939 Lysle Savage ...................... 1928 Frank Saylor ..,................... 1932 Lloyd Schlotterbeck 1937 Marcella Schneider .......... 1938 Ruth Schneider ........ 1931 Jerold Schuyler ...... 1923 Harold Sebald. .......... 1917 Thomas Shotts, Jr. .......... 1939 Robert Simmons ...... 1939 Jack Smith, Jr. ...... 1918 James Snow ........... 1937 Christy Snyder ........ 1929 Ida Snyder ......... 1927 Irene Stahl ............. 1937 Joseph Stahley ..,..... 1937 Ohmer E. Stewart ............ 1917 James Stiles .............. 1923 Mildred Taylor ........ 1939 Elzera Terrell ....... 1935 William Tickel ........ 1926 Sherley Thomas ...... 1937 Frank Troutvine ...... 1936 Earle Turvey ......... 1930 Lenore Upton ,...... 1936 Esther Veidt ......... 1934 Harold Voorhis ........ 1923 Helen Waites ............ 1936 Orville B. Walker ............ 1922 Alma Weaver .......... 1937 Helen Weber ......... 1938 Russell Weidle ....... 1933 Charles Weidner ...... 1934 Eugene Wells ......... 1937 Garwood Wells ........ 1936 Margaret Weyman ............ 1936 Victor Wilson .......... 1933 Helen Wombold ...... 1935 Alpheus Worman .... 1937 Donald W'orman ...... 1939 Ruth Yeggy ........... 1938 fl371 I Continued SPECIAL SCHOLARSHIP THE WOMAN'S CLUB-Foundation in English: First Honor-310.00 ............... ...... H ilda Allspaw Second Honor-35.00 .............................. Mina J acot ERNESTINE E. ROUDEBUSH-Foundation in Latin: First Honor-310.00 ............ Alice Ruth Hawkins Second Honor-55.00 .................. Helen Whitaker COLIN GARDNER, Jr.-Foundation in Mathematics: First Honor-Gold Medal ............ June Schmidt Second Honor-Silver Medal ........,............... Augspurger A FRIEND 0F THE SCHOOL-Foundation in Science: First Honor-510.00 ........................ Charles R. Day Second Honor-585.00 ................ James A. Stubbs MRS. GEORGE M. VERITY--Foundation in History: First Honor-310.00 .................... John A. Sticklen Second Honor-55.00 .....,........ Tony Kiniyalocts DELTA THETA TAU SORORITY-- from Page 1331 -THREE YEARS OF WORK MUSIC CLUB-Foundation in Music flnstrumentalb: First Honor-310.00 .......... Carroll Louise Wright Second Honor-S5.00 ............ Glen Leroy Russell BETA SIGMA PHI SORORITY- Foundation in Music Nocalj: First Honor-310.00 .............. Florence W. Freeze Second Honor-S500 .... Helen Marie Patterson DELTA CHI SIGMA SORORITY- Foundation in Home Economics: First Honor-S10.00 .............. Laura M. Plummer Second Honor-35.00 .............. Harriet M. Hinkle BARNITZ FOUNDATION-Foundation in Shop Work: First Honor-310.00 ...............,........ Mack C. Davis Second Honor-55.00 ............. .. ....... Bill J. Cox JOHN KUNZ-Foundation in Art: First Honor-Oil Painting by the Donor ...... F0 'I IIo ' in 5I'o II 'd 'md TYPI 9i .......................................................... Nina Thomas First Honor-510.00 .............. Lillian Lucille Jay Second Honor-Oil Painting by the Donor .... Second Honor-35.00 .,.... ....,.... M ary Christman .............................................. Frederick J. McNabb CCo'ntinued on Page 1472 Compliments of INTERSTATE FOLDING BOX CO. TO OUR FUTURE MIDDLETOWN CITIZENS just a word at the beginning of your career. Dr. Johnson said, Prosperity's right hand is Industryg her left hand is Frugality, and the solid ground she stands on is Safe Investment. Resolve to OWN YOUR HOME Kitchen 8: Sheets, Inc. REALTORS Confidential Service-Phone 191 AMERICAN TRUST BUILDING f138J WHAT EDUCATION IS ELECTRGLUX T0 SUCCESS THE GAS REFRIGERATQR MILK IS TQ pERl:EC1' HEALTH Operates For Less Than lic Per Day -ml 1. No moving parts. Q 2 No belts or pulleys. DRINK 3 No greasing or oiling, M N AVALON 4. No noise or vibration. I D 5 Nothing to wear out. 6 Won't cut in on your t lm- radio. 7 Not an on-and-off V - J N-.vcd proposition. 3 THE AVALGN vnnnfus DAIRY Co. - H0- 29 South Broad Phone 1213 Middletown's Largest Electrolux Dealer OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS Dora Dietz, D. 0. W. D. Jacoby, D. 0. P. K. Jones, D. 0. c. A. Lynch, D. o. A. 0. Spinney, D. O. V. C. Thompson, D. 0. If139:I N x Compliments of P I APPLIANCES THE A. ASHWORTH COAL COMPANY Refrigerators Washers Ranges CQAI' Radios BUILDING MATERIALS N -Enamel Phllgas Agen'l' . Telephone 1133 MIDDLETOWN, OHIO First Ave and Bigifiour R. R 1379 CENTRAL AVE. PHONE 167 R, fff The Fay Drug Co. If140:I Compliments of I... A. Griest Fresh and Smoked Meats GROCERIES 1514 Fairmount Avenue PHONE 139 A young lady had completed her purchases, and the clerk, in filling out the sales slip, asked: What is the name, please? Gaynor, replied our heroine. Painter? No, Gaynor. Sixteen twenty-one West-i' Your first initial, please. uoh, K-71 O. K. Gaynor. Excuse me, it isn't O. K. You didn't under- standg I said 'Oh'.', HO. Gaynor. No. Rub out the O. and let the K. stand. The clerk began to look haggard. Will you please give me your initials again? QI said K. Pardon, you said O. K. I said 'Ohf- Just now you said K. Allow me to finish. I said 'Oh', because I didnit understand what you were asking me. I didn't mean it was my initial. My name is Kathryn Gaynor. Gloh 77 H ca 4: ca 4: as 4'No. Not O., but K. Here, give me the pencil, and I'll write it myself. There, I guess it,s O. K. now. THE ONLY PLACE IN TOWN Where You Get a Complete I-HOUR Head-to-Toe Service Dry Cleaning Pressing Hat Cleaning Hat Reblocking Shoe Repairing Shoe Shine Alterations N o Extra Charge For Delivering Mathews Renovating Shop 1009 Central Avenue Phone 121 Compliments of The Ohio Corrugated Culvert Co. Manufacturers of ARMCO PAVED INVERT PIPE AND DRAINAGE PRODUCTS li141j Compliments of THE PARROT It Spealcs For itself PHONE 2680 1024 Central Avenue .-eJn?3?-La. Bailey-Howell CLEANERS iivg-WI Oddities ln Names In Summit county, Ohio, Jim FLOWER is running against Ray POTTS for sheriff-so says Otto SMELLER. Boston papers report that Will WOODBURY is an undertaker at Londonderry, N. H., but they forgot to add that he once had a house- keeper named Abby COFFIN. Fire Chief TRIPP of the Newton CMass.j fire department broke a leg when he did that at a blaze. The DOOM brothers are in the under- taking business at New Carlisle, Ohio. Miss POND lives at the corner of SPRING and BROOK streets, Corry, Pa. E. I. RUST is a North Arlington, Mass., plumber. John Q. LAWLESS is the city attorney at Mt. Sterling, Illinois. Mrs. STORMS, Mr. WIND, Mr. I-IALE, Mr. SNOW, and Mr. RAINS are all residents of Falconer, N. Y. ROYAL WELCOM was recently born at Crookston, Minn. C. A. POWDER is a chemist in a New York City drug store. A. L. MILKS is a director of the dairymen's League of Syracuse, N. Y. Miss SALT and Mr. PEPPER of SHAKER, Canada, were students at the Montana State college last year. George BLUE, a BLACK man, lives on WHITE Avenue, in GREENmont, W. Va. Tony DRINKWATER operates a soft drink establishment in Chelsea, Mass. I. N. WHEAT is a farmer at WI-IEATLAND, Wyoming. FORD HORN was elected chairman of the trafiic committee of the fall festival at Stoughton, Wis., in 1933. The new president of the LIONS club of St. Ansgar, Ia., is Charles LAMM. Robert FRY is the proprietor of a restaurant in Jasper, Ind. LAW 81 LAW are attorneys at law in Clear Lake, S. Dakota. Dr. C. A. DEADMAN was a candidate for sheriff in Wisconsin. A. BRIMM is a cap and hat manufacturer in Rochester, N. Y. R. L. BOOZE is a pastor of the Lutheran Church at Bland, Va. I Continued on Page 1452 51421 Eagle-eyed connoisseurs of style will spot these gabs instantly as 1940's best. You can't miss such originality . . . you can't overlook such woven magic . . . you can't help but know that Varsity- Town is the style origina- tor of Cavalry Twill . . . and that Cavalry Tvvilln is the gab that style lead- ers will gab about this year. All of Which, We hope will bring you in to see these smartest ,40 gabs! fmuiqjmm names 1940'S tsmnmsr mm most onlelm ann.. If U M . Q1 i i - --:: 2,55 l'..' V1 4 'i 1'r' A l e -.- -: r ,.:e ..4'-' lllr :Eliza '.'A ',-.. P -'.1 . 352 A fi? ff' ii' 3 A 1'i iff -': i 31- E39 '.5 .. .-13:52, -1' 7: 115:23 2 I-14? .'.-if ': ' El ' .' 'I .' Sf? yayt u it ' rlieii Q , W ,i.. .,.,.,i i .iisiiiiizlalzi '1 QV i,-V 515 ietr saies la i i wma IT AS A sun ff 5 ' Q l 'fiil' .ii....i.., l a .1.i,, ,, gagfl .... i ,.,. ' - t-, - ,i e 5 If .if 553: .,.i4 ,pp t y 1- ' I. 'g,f AS ll JACKET 14:2 ,if , f G 52552 2251225 f'i's2f'--ll'-gLff f Iil 'i.i4f4 tie y ns A sum 'iwlfii' 1 jff' 1551 f'if'f' ..Qf'i giffnff '..- . - QP i H THIRKIELDS' 51431 Congratulations cmd Best Wishes To the Class of I940 Iluality Family laundry mn. Come on, boys, let's Win our 1940 football and basketball games. You won't miss if you use the same power and speed that goes with BLUE SUNOCO GAS AND OIL SPECIALIZING IN LUBRICATION Agency For Willard Batteries Goodrich Tires Pharis Road Gripper Tires Guaranteed Tire Retreading Fay Oil Company CHARLES R. FAY, Proprietor Central and Sutpllin MIDDLETOWN, OHIO Washed Sand and Gravel EXCAVATING Ready Mixed Concrete O The Middletown Sand and Gravel Company PHONE 3320 BETTER SERVICE BETTER PLUMBING THE JUHN AHPP CUMPANY 920-24 Central Avenue PHONE 84 9NI.I.VlH 831139 51441 1 -D l J O IT TAKES MORE THAN Strength TO DO A GOOD JOB OF Moving 141 , f f , 1 jute' A ii H x WE KNUW HUW! It isn't bragging to say we know how to move your furniture safely and efliciently. You'll agree, too, when you see how expert and accommodat- ing our men are--how fine our equip- ment is. Whether you are moving 'cross town or 'cross country, you can rely on us to transport your goods quickly and carefully. Let us give you full details-without obligation. The Hauseiman Transportation Co. Modern Moving Facilities - Packing - Fireproof Storage Warehouse Agents For AERO MAYFLOWER TRANSIT CO.-America's Greatest Long Distance Motor Moving System 110 South Verity Parkway PHONE 3100 fContinued from Page 1422 Dr. WILL SLAUGHTER is medical ex- aminer for Darien, Conn. O. U. DEERE runs an oil station in Corning, Iowa. I. M. BRIEF is a shorthand teacher in the schools of Muskegon, Mich. So Di erent IDA MAY JUMP operates the HJUMP INN at Hamilton, Ohio. A. DEADMAN is a doctor at Madison, Wis. GRIMM and MAYBEE are undertakers in St. Albans, W. Va. Their competitor is O. HECK. l MJ. ERAVES is an undertaker at Miles City, Bundy Block on . C. WISE is president of the board of educa- tion in Pitching, Ohio. Fannie ROUNDS lives in CIRCLE, Mont. Oscar BIDWELL is an auctioneer near Union, Mont. EVERLASTINGLYATIT PUT lives in Ben- nett county, South Dakota. M. T. WOODHEAD is a practicing physi- cian in Amsterdam, N. Y. A. SNOW sells oil heaters in Boston, Mass. Roy DRYBREAD Works in HURT'S BAK- ERY at Boulder, Colo. OKLA and HOMA STORM are twins living at Custer, Okla. --The Pathfinder. l:145j ' 99 i Lambesis Bros We Solicit Your Patronuge Compliments of Ohio Grocery LOUIS NICK, Proprietor 223 Clark Street O Dot Food Store O Groceries, Fresh Meats, Vegetables Phone 2363 Quick Service The Middletown Lumber Company LUMBER AND MILL WORK DEALERS IN Johns-Manville Asphalt Asbestos Roofing and Enterprise Paints INVESTIGATE OUR CONVENIENT PAYMENT PLAN ON ROOFING AND REMODELING I. W. Holman Company J. W. HOLMAN, Manager Tile and Mantel Contractors Commercial and Residential Lighting Fixtures Omces In MIDDLETOWN AND HAMILTON, OHIO A. J. RYAN MENS FURNISHINGS Hats and Custom Tailoring 1725 Central Avenue MIDDLETOWN, OHIO f146j CContinued from Page 1382 SPECIAL SCHOLARSHIP-TWO YEARS OF WORK PHI BETA PSI SORORITY-Foundation in French: First Honor-5510.00 ..,... Amy Elizabeth Compton Second Honor-35.00 .............,.. Laura Mae Crout ANNA E. METZLER-Foundation in German: First Honor-S10.00 .................. Grace Ruthe Mull Second Honor-35,00 ................................ Lois Ober ALTRUSA CLUB OF MIDDLETOWN- Foundation in Spanish: First Honor-310.00 ...................... Betty Bernstein Second Honor-35.60 .......,.. Juanita Kay Stayton J. DIX RIGGS-Foundation in Social Science: First Honor-divided-555.00 ..........,... Ava Adams 35.00 .... Howard Perkins Second Honor-35.00 .... Katherine Jane Singer Honorable Mention ...................... Eugenie Adams MRS. E. C. WOODWARD-Foundation in Bible: First Honor-510.00 ............ Robert Harlan Keffer Second Honor--35.00 Arthur Edward Linkins BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL WONIEN'S CLUB- Foundafion in Bookkeeping and Accounting: First Honor-510.00 .............. J. William McGuire Second Honor-35.00 ......,..,.... Doris Lee Pramer H. W. NAEGELE-Foundation in Printing: First Honor-510.00 ............ Robert John Tawney Second Honor-55.00 ...... Jasper Clayton Blevins SPECIAL HONOR Rank in the upper twenty-five but do not receive any other Honor: Martha Chamberlain Irene Middleton Ethel Marie Petrocy Marabelle Harvey CO B. F. HARWITZ-Foundation in Public Speaking: First Honor-Lord's Beacon Lights of History ...............................,.. James A. Stubbs Second Honor-Van Doren's Benjamin Franklin ....,............... Ewell Lacy Satterfield RANCK FOUNDATION-Foundation in Spelling: First Honor-510.00 ........ Joseph L. McCullough Second Honor-55.00 ...... Carroll Louise Wright LADIES AUXILIARY TO SONS OF UNION VETERANS- Pafriofic Contest: First Honor for Girls-52.50 ......., Hilda Allspaw Christine E. Rish NTESTS Second Honor for Girls-31.00 ...... Barbara Ford Honorable Mention ...................... Helen Whitaker First Honor for Boys-52.50 .... Robert B. Hatton Second Honor for Boys-51.00 ........................ Arthur P. Kerschbaum Honorable Mention .............. Donald D. McKillop ESSAY CONTEST- The Teachings of Jesus : First Honor-310.00 ............ Carroll H. Lewis, Jr. Second Honor-57.50 .... Margaret Thelma Baird Third Honor-S5.00 .................... Rexill C. Lawson Fourth Honor-32.50 ...........,.... Doris Lee Pramer ffmlk Fon THE SMILE or CONTENTMENT Patronize The Smile RESTAURANT 1912 Tyfus Avenue PHONE 541 Xwmiuiif' Compliments of lVIASON'S Service Station Crawford and Woodlawn 'AL 1'- 71- SHELLUBRICATION KSUPER SHELL! GASOLINE l f1471 L Sourdsville Lake Miami Valley's Chosen Playground RIDE THAT NEW CYCLONE Larger Than the Roller Coaster at the World's Fair I like men. They stride about, They reach in their pockets And pull things outg . I They look important, They rock on their toes, They lose all the buttons I Off of their clothesg The throw awa i es, Lczundnes, Inc. Jhey and thehii Z5...,. Men are queer creatures, I like men. . --az- Hesitatingly, hardly daring to look, George Tl , S Q Canfield paused and scanned every inch of the space before him. As far as the eye could see, there was just the same drab bareness. Nothing. With sinking heart he turned sadly away. . Again and again he had come to search, and had returned despondent, There were days of 14 . O . 98C , renewed hope, followed by deep despair, and 1 as the days passed and there was still no sign, he began to lose faith. PHONE 2580 Then, at long last, came the incredible, un- forgettable morning when they linally ap- peared-the first two shoots from the four seeds he had planted in his bedroom window , Hower box. 51431 I Are You Fussy About Your Foods? Compliments of so ARE WE KENNETT'S FURNITURE RElNER'S MARKET FRANKLIN, OHIO 1732 Central Avenue PHONE 2100 HOMEIQ LUNG The W. T. Harrison lnsurance Agency, lnc. Drugs PRESCRIPTIONS All Kinds of Hospital Supplies I N S U R A N C E Trusses sodas and Lunch 25 North Main Street 1346 CENTRAL AVENUE PHONE 202 l:1491 .gg TO THE 'I940 CLASS: Our Congratulations and Best Wishes . . . The A R M C 0 International Corporation WHAT'S BENEATH YOUR GRADUATION CAP? Your future success depends a lot on the sturdy body beneath your graduation cap. Beneath another kind of cap, the cap on the Niderdale milk bottle, is a sure source of brimming energy and robust health. Niderdale milk is clean and fresh and pure . . . . . rich in nourishing butterfat for vitamins and strength. uk 'lr 'lr NIDERDALE FARMS MIDDLETOWN, OHIO Telephone 1060 for Creamline Raw Jersey Milk . . . Creamline Pasteurized Jersey Milk . . . Approved Pasteurized Ayrshire Milk THEJUG Hopes that your cup of life will be Hlled with good cheer and that between the dull spots there will be sandwiched unbounded joys and blessings. Thanks for giving us this chance to say, Congratulations ! T H E .I U G Richard Stephenson had obtained a job at the American Rolling Mill. At the end of the first week, however, he gave notice. The fore- man expressed his surprise. Well, you see, sir,'l explained Dick, one of the first questions my mates asked me was how tall I am. I told them AI was exactly three feet high. t'Well,l' returned the forernan, Hwhy should you want to leave us? Didn't you like the question? Oh, I didn't mind that, came the response, 'ibut I do object to being picked up every five minutes and used as a yard rulef' Some time ago a young Irish farmer in the County Kilkenny was very much in love. He wanted to marry the girl, but being a shy lad, he could not for the life of him ask her outright to marry him. He felt he would choke if he tried to men- tion the words marry or marriage to her. So, after taking muc'h earnest, shrewd thought on the problem, he asked her in a whisper one evening: Julia, how would you like to be buried with my people? Lisoj There's Been A Revolution In Your Own Bock Yard! During the years you have been in school an industrial revolution has been taking place in Middletown and other steel producing centers. ARMCO's perfection of the continuous process for rolling iron and steel sheets has brought about a tremendous change, not only in the steel business, but in the lives of millions of people. How was this done? Engineering ingenuity made it possible to trans- form a 17,000-pound slab of white-hot steel into a 900-foot ribbon of metal in less than 3 minutes by one continuous operation. Not only does this method produce steel more economically, but improves its quality as Well. This smooth--running machinery also has lightened the heavy load that for years had been the labor of brawny arms and strong backs. Now the men who control the spinning rolls have more energy for recreation and self-improvement. And more men are employed in steel mills today than before the continuous process Was invented. The continuous process further improved the nation's economy by making great coils of iron and steel available to manufacturers. In this way it has speeded the adoption of straight-line production methods in thousands of fabricating plants. This in turn has brought streamlining to your automobile . . . made possible gleaming refrigerators, ranges and other products at prices that millions of families like yours could afford. All of which will enable you to live a better, happier, more useful life in the years to come. THE AMERICAN ROLLING MILL COMPANY 1151 CURTIS srnssr MIDDLETOWN,0HlO f151j UPTOMETRISTS HARRY BRAKEMAN 1317 Central Avenue Phone 1038 'E 5 Z i i i i Z' C. E. .IURGENSEN 28 South Main Street Phone 1904 FRANK HOLLOWAY 1906 Tytus Avenue Phone 274 v Q 4 Q Q o 5.4403 Qsvf... C. C. MARLETT Schomer Building Phone 138 COMPLIMENTS OF TOQM'S Glass and Paint Shop 9 Pratt S Market PAINTS AND GLASS 542 CRAWFORD SAFETY GLASS 1913 Central Avenue PHONE 1960 51521 KContimLecl from Page 44j February 28-Many people gaze at stars Cno fights, thoughb. Unusual phenomenon in sky-five of the planets in this solar sys- tem can be seen at night. February 29-Mr. Miller becomes '4Grandpa Milleru! Triangle Hi-Y throws bean- ghetti-burger dinner. Beans, spaghetti, and hamburgers all cooked in same pot. Some stuifl March 1-First Warm day-looks as if spring might come after all. March 2-Sir Andrew, Sir Toby, and Malvolio create much laughter in Twelfth Night at Oxford. Albert Sherman decides he is just Sir Andrewts type. March 5--R. L. is actually hustling around getting ads-and lots of them, too. March 12-Lonnie again entertains Optimist staff with more love-letters-this time from Dorothy and a few others. Such a popular fellow! March 21-Trainload of merry-makers off to Washington for four full days. fContinued on Page 1602 A Full Measure of Success and Happiness Is Our Wish For the A cl.Ass or 1940 X izifsrixl X NW -5 iSS-IJ E WMS The Crystal Tissue Company MIDDLETOWN, OHIO Compliments ' of MIAMI CABINET' DIVISION THE PHILIP CAREY CO. Mlnm.ErowN, ol-no 51531 1 3 WE INVITE YOU TO STOP AND SEE THE NEW FTSKL SAF11 - FLIGHTS America's Safest, Most Efficient Stopping, and Fastest Selling Tires .J H Iain' ll JI E ' 'Ill Q fusing: 0 .131 I ' iii 1, .. ..... . -3551211515 RALSTON'S E. I. Polisini GROCERIES AND MEATS 31 Crawford Street PHONE 1860 Graduation ts SELECT YOUR Hamilton and Elgin Watches FROM I I .J Evv E 1. IER I I 1328 CENTRAL AVENUE PHONE 1112 You May Know More, But Just To Remind You That 1940 Was the Year That Confucius Say: Absence make heart grow fonder but pres- ents bring better results. Some give all to love and others love to all. Man who put fence around sweetheart get gate. Amazing how cold cash warm girl's heart. Old-fashioned wife preserve fruit, modern one can husbands. Can always draw Queens if have Jack. Girl who looks like million dollars just as hard to get. Man who drive with one hand sometime run into church. Women find many laps in race to altar. Censor is person who know more than he think he ought to. Honeymoon over when man who whispered sweet nothings now say nothing sweet. When man of hour make love, girl better watch every second. Young man who is like open book will soon be on shelf. Girl can often live on love if he is wealthy. Upkeep of women is downfall of man. Man laugh up sleeve because funny bone there. 51541 Start a Savings Account WITH US Accounts insured up to 35000.00 by the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation Do You Want To Buy, Build Or Remodel a Home? Let Us Finance You Middletown Federal Savings and loan Associutiun 1000 CENTRAL AVENUE MIDDLETOWN, OHIO The Empire Exclusive Dealers In Archer Hosiery Vanity Fair Undergarments Lynbrook Frocks 1008-1010 Central Avenue Sensible, Digniiied Credit To A11 Go To GALLAI-IER'S MODERN DRUG STORE For Your Every Day Drug Store Needs PRESCRIPTIONS - DRUGS TOILETRIES - CANDY - clGARs Films and Photo Finishing The Denny Lumber C0 LUMBER AND MILL WORK Furnaces and Furnace Repair PAINTS ROOFING INSULATION First Avenue at Grimes PHONE 94 Cheer up, Grandpa, don't you cry! You'll wear diamonds by and by. Uncle Sam has money mills Made to grind out brand new bills. He will help you in your cause With his old age pension laws. No more worry over bills- Complimenfs Butcher's duns or doctor's pillsg T th No more worry over rent- O e Leave that to the Government. Dine on squab and caviar, class of Sport a stream-line motor car. When the blizzards bliz a bit, Off to Palm Beach gaily flit. mg Lead a life on pleasure bent- But you must spend every cent! Whoopee, Grandpa, stay alive! Life begins at sixty-five. ' --wr- Take your age- Multiply by 2- B Add 5- eaut hoppe Multiply by 50- Subtract 365- Add the loose change in your pocket under a dollar- Add 115- And the first two figures in the answer are your age and the last two the change in your pocket. Robert E. Harrison Compliments of E N C Y C. N. Stemper Co. LIFE 'NSURANCE AND ANNUITIES Manufacturers' Distributors ROBERT Q. MMAN TOM REGENSBURG HIGH GRADE rooo PRODUCTS r WAN, ,,,,,,,, 999 East First Street 605 First-American Bank Building PHONE 2568 DAYTON, OHIO Union Central Life Insurance Co. I:156:l INLAND BOXE Build Good Wfill Rr-ivf if Igbifs f INLAND CONTAINER CORPORATION MIDDLETOWN, OHIO -k E OH' INDIANAPOLIS INDIANA -k I I l A R T W I L Sebald Grain and Coal Co. NEW MERCHANDISE CONTINUALLY PHONE 109 1055 Central Avenue PHONE 1299 Sebald Oil Co. May every High School Student graduate into a world of peace wherein your labor and education may be applied to the beautiful things in life, so that your every thought and act may be constructive ones The llliddletown, Journal f158j AXI PEL.5?.3f,,E 7 7 PRHHHE SEVENTY-SEVEN TAXI CO. All Passengers Insured Called on for an impromptu speech at a dinner one night, a Yale graduate bethought himself of his Alma Mater and lauded her by showing that the HY stood for youth when all might enjoy the benefits of collegeg HAM for the appreciation of fine things which the college makes possibleg ULU for loyalty, the stem of all endeavor. After about an hour of this he ended with E which he said stood for the efiiciency of a graduate. Three seats down a drowsing listener mur- mured to his neighbor: 'iWe can at least be thankful that he didn't attend the Massachusetts Institute of Tech- nology. 'Ski The one-ring circus was visiting a town in the hills. The folks there recognized all the instruments of the band except the slide trombone. One old settler Watched the player for quite some time, then said: t'There7s a trick to itg he ainit really swallerin' itfi QQ. Mr. Beacham: Why are the works of Chau- cer and Dickens called classics? John Weber: Because they are enough to make any class sick. Ask For I ' i i I The Better Made GHAIIKERS - UUIIKIES - PIIETZELS THE CINCINNATI CAKE AND SPECIALTY CO. 208 Race Street Cincinnati, Ohio 51591 D. W. SNIDER WM. T. SNIDER INSURANCE AND BONDS ll O O First-American Bank Building PHONE 379 The Diver House ROUTE 73 Formerly the Klyd Inn Is Open to the Public We Specialize ln Chicken and Steak Dinners VVe Cater to Parties and Weddings PHONE 3201 Meals 50c to 51.25 West Middletown Coal and Feed Co. STRODTBECK BROS. We Are Not Members of the Middletown Coal Dealers' Association PHONE 393 IContinuecl from Page 1532 March 25-Trainload of bedraggled-looking droops returns from Washington. March 28-Juniors entertain with class play June Madw. March 29-Girl Reserves throw informal leap- year dance. March 30-Brainstorms of M. H. S. compete in Hamilton tests for seniors. Should we tell the results? April 1-April Fool's Day-M. H. S. furnishes plenty of talent. April 23-Frank Simon and his Armco Band give three delightful concerts to help send the M. H. S. band to New York. May 10-Optimists are distributed to ye read- ers. CWe hope, we hope, we hopelb MQ.-- The primary teacher was helping the chil- dren to tell the difference between the letters d and Hb . Johnnie, how can we tell these letters apart? asked the instructor. 'SWell, answered the lad, one has its stomach in the front and the other has it in the back. I:1601 Compliments of The Castell Drug me Quality Drugs fmfl f l.'A ll B 907 CHARLES STREET Sanitone Makes Garments Cleaner - Brighter - Wear Longer Central Meat Market 1206 Central Avenue OUR MEATS ARE FRESH KILLED DAILY We Treat You E the Year Around PHONE 'I946 Mill Established 1865 The Harding-Innes Paper Co Excello, Ohio MANUFACTURERS OF High Grade Loft Dried Bond, Linen and Ledger Papers u znssn SANH-owls ' Papers of Distinction Cesare' Note me Difference Made From the Finest Materials Hornet Linen Bond All-American Bond P HONE 818 National Linen Bond Treasury Ledger American Bond Parchment Ledger National Linen Ledger If161j West Disinfecting Company Largest Manufacturers in America -OF- DISINFECTANTS Liquid Soap and Dispensers Paper Towels SOLE DISTRIBUTORS Kotex Vending Machines 722 MAIN STREET CINCINNATI, OHIO VERN ALBAUGH gl SUN Vern Albaugh - Art Albaugh AUCTION LIQUIDATION REAL ESTATE STOCKS FARMS FURNITURE Real Estate Brokers General Auctioneers 320 CHARLES STREET PHONE 12 Good Luck to Middletown High and its teachers. By the Way, we invite you to our comfortable reading room where you can examine Plays of All Publishers - AND - Entertainment Materials of All Kinds Free Catalog Eldridge Entertainment House, Inc. FRANKLIN, OHIO 51621 Congratulations to the Class of 1940 We wish you success in every Way. Part of your success will be measured by the degree of security you can build for yourselves. To help you accumulate, and protect the property you do accumulate, is our business. For insurance of any kind consult ne long Insurance Agency Bill G.: Ain't people funny? Chas. R.: Yes. If you tell a man that there are 270,678,934,341 stars in the universe he'll believe you-but if a sign says Fresh Paint that same man has to make a personal inves- tigation. --Zil- Clerk Cshowing customer golf stockingsj: Wonderful value, sir. Worth double the rnoney. Latest pattern, fast colors, hole-proof, won't shrink, and it's a good yarn. Mr. Lingrel: Yes, and very well told. Head Clerk: I am very sorry to hear of your partner's death. Would you like me to take his place? Manager: Very much, if you can get the undertaker to arrange it. ,Kim '4Daddy, is today tomor1'ow7', Certainly, it isn't.', But you said it was. 'iWhen did I ever say today was tomorrow? 4: Well, today was tomorrow yesterday but today is today just as yesterday was today yesterday but yesterday today and tomorrow will be today tomorrow which makes today yesterday and tomorrow all at oncef' Compliments of JOS. STAGGE PAINTS - HARDWARE Furnaces, Roofing and Sheet Metal Work 'I745 CENTRAL AVENUE PHONE 187 See Joe and Save Dough G R O C E R I E S Fruits - Vegetables J. D. Flynn 8a Sons 700 CHARLES STREET PHONE 289 51631 FOR BETTER CLOTHES SEE ABE KORROS Selections of any kind you desire, importeds and domestics, ensemble sport outfits as well as Palm Beaches of all colors at the lowest price. Come in and convince yourself and compare by inspecting our high grade merchandise. A15 r o s 1338 Central Avenue Compliments of Thomas D. McLaughlin and Associates Jim Roney: What is college bred? Mr. Roney: My boy, they make college bread from the Hour of youth and the dough of old age! Mr. Schulz: Lot was warned to take his wife and daughter and Hee out of the city. Lot and his wife and daughter got safely away. Omer M: What happened to the Hea, sir? Bob Jones: I am never happy unless I am breaking into song. Earl D.: Well, why don't you get the right key? Then you wouldnlt need to break in. gg. A census-taker asked the woman at the door: How many in your family?', Five,l' snapped the answer. Me, the old man, kid, cow and cat. And the politics of your family? Mixed. I'm a Republican, the old man's a Democrat, the kid's wet, the cow's dry, and the cat's a Populistf, Jim Sheets: So your new job makes you independent? Albert Sherman: Absolutely, I get here any time I want before eight, and leave any time I like after five. BEEHI E Lunch 1334 Central Avenue BEST FOR LESS We Make Our Own Ice Cream Fresh Daily Lunches Sandwiches Soups f164j Life is simple after all! It's simply a matter of confidence. Have confidence in yourself. Develop that confidence, but not to the point of egotism. Choose associates in whom you can have confidence. Merit theirs in return. Select merchandise in which you have con- fidence. Your economic structure will be sound. Just as paper makers all over the world have confidence in the ability of SHARTLE BROTHERS MACHINE COMPANY to design and deliver required paper making equip- ment, so do we have confidence in the Class of 1940 to plan and deliver a life of successful endeavor. Shartle Brothers Machine Company f165:l 1 E li . 1 1 Ni . i i E :, 3 I .V ,m COOLERATOR Protects Your Foods and Keeps Them Fresh MIDDLETOWN ICE 81 COAL CO. PHONE 264 eos CURTIS smear Compliments of The nited Weldin Co. Middletown, Ohio Tom Moon: The same tornado that blew away my fatherls wagon dumped an automo- bile in the front yard. Carl Smith: Huh, that's no tornado. That was a trade Wind. ,S Bob Bales: What kinda guy is Donald Spindler? Bill McMullen: Well, last night he barked his shins on a chair, and said, Oh, the per- versity of inanimate objects. A class in English was given the task of writing four lines of dramatic poetry. The results were various, and selecting the verse of a bright boy, Miss Hoover read: A boy was walking down the track, The train was coming fastg The boy stepped off the railroad track To let the train go pastf, This verse is very well done, said Miss Hoover, but it lacks the dramatic. Try again, Donne, and make it more dramatic. Whereupon Donne produced the following in a short time: A boy was walking down the track, The train was coming fast, The train jumped off the railroad track To let the boy go past. Compliments of Harry A. Finlcelman INSURANCE AGENCY 57 South Main Street srlslal. PLATE AND SHEET PHONE 343 FABRICATORS If1661 Hi her Education FOR THOSE WHO CANNOT PLAN FOUR YEARS OF COLLEGE Miami-Jacobs College offers streamlined training for business careers to high school graduates who cannot Wait four years to start earning a living. Our Secretarial, Accounting and Business Administration courses can be completed in from nine to eighteen months. A free Placement Service is conducted in the interests of our graduates. Several hundred positions Were Filled in 1939. College-grade student body. Experienced, understand- ing teachers. Write for free bulletin, explaining how soon, and at what cost, you can qualify for a business career. Mail a, post- card, telephone, or visit the office for further information. MIAMI-JACOBS COLLEGE Second and Ludlow Streets - Dayton, Ohio W. E. HARBOTTLE, President STREIFTHAU BRUS. Himes Dairy QUALITY Radlos SERVICE Refrlgerators Maytag Washers L - Sporting Goods Hardware Phone 840 Motorcycles Bicycles If167:I SUCCESS Success in life does not consist in the solution of one major problem-but rather a series of major problems. Before a man or woman can be an all-round success, they must be a success in their business, in their homes, in their communities-and in their finances. To these great major problems, you must devote all your life to enjoy the well-rounded success to which you aspire. E. A. BADGER , General Agent The Ohio National Life Ins. Company 701 First-American Bank Bldg. PHONE 222 AUER Service Station 24 HOUR WRECKING SERVICE Call 482 - Night 2173-R Tires - Batteries - Accessories BRAKE SERVICE Wheel Alignment - Auto Laundry Yankee Road and Michigan Avenue 2 Rathman-Lewis DRUGS 1051 Central Avenue PHONE 69 Lowest Cut Prices Every Day Beaut Bar 'rjy - Ngo: as J E' i ff? - ,gs '. s 4 S 9 x. X73 PERMANENTS 52.00 AND UP MACHINELESS PERMANENTS 56.00 We Specialize In Scalp Treatments and Facials 'I002 Auburn Street PHONE 60 H681 PHYSICIA Charles T. Atkinson, E. 0. Bauer, M. D. D. M. Blizzard, M. D. Fred Brosius, M. D. NS M. D. MD. E. Norwood Clark, . Martin Decker, M. D. Mildred White Gardiner, M. D Mabel E. Gardner, M. D. David F. Gerber, M. D. H. Helfman, M. D. Ross A. Hill, M. D. E. McCall Morris, M. D. Frank C. O'Neil, M. D. R. M. Pierson, M. D. Walter A. Reese, M. D. Walter H. Roehll, M. D. Louis H Skimming . , M. Mildred Law Snyder, M. D. E. T. Storer, M. D. J. C. Stratton, M. D. Willis A. Whitman, M. D. W. H. Williams, M. D. I:169:I 66 Compliments of LIBERTY FINE FOODS Open Day and Night 'I2'I2 Central Avenue Mary Kay: Sakes alive, I donit believe any woman could ever be so fat. Lela G.: What y' reading now, Mary Kay? Mary Kay: Why this paper tells about an English woman that lost two thousand pounds. Sgt:- The high school band practice was in full swing, but something had gone wrong. Mr. Copp glared at the cornet player. Why on earth did you leave off playing just as we got to the chorus?,' 4'We11, retorted John Case, on my music it says, 'Refrain', so I did. Mr. Pancake always went home from work on the street car. On one certain evening he had with him a gallon of maple syrup. When he arrived home he discovered that he had left the syrup on the street car. Knowing the number of the street car, he called the Rail- way office and said, This is Mr. Pancake. I left a gallon of maple syrup on street car 45f' The employee hung up the receiver and would not believe it. Several days later Mr. Pan- cake iinally recovered his maple syrup. gg Tramp: Could you spare me something for a cup of coffee? Scotsman: Hoot, mon! Die think I carry lumps o' sugar around in my pockets? 24-HOUR SERVICE COURTEOUS DRIVERS Be Sure to Look For PHONE With the THE CAB RED CIRCLE 7 NORTH CANAL STREET MIDDLETOWN, OHIO l:1701 To the Class of 940 CONGRATULATIONS GOOD LUCK AND GOOD CHEER TO YOU ALL IN THE COMING YEARS From the Entire Stuff of the A RA MOU N GORDON STRAND SORG Theatres I J Harry Walburg All Kinds of INSURANCE PHONE 213 ROOM 602 Fenzel-Mc Donouglw Established 1880 Watches Clocks Diamonds and Fine Jewelry Sterling Silver Featuring Hamilton L g ne, Omega, Gr GJ D a 4 2 F' t-Am ican Bank B ld g Elgin d Bulova Watches 20 North Main Street Z 3 sl-lop AT suns Q LJ 5 AND SAVE Z 53 AAA 5 5 3 5 sums, nofsucn :E 2 5 3 AND COMPANY 0 5 G U E 2 IE gl as lg www 3 .z -L Q 2 Mlonuztowu, onlo I1721 THE MANCHESTER The Center of All Social and Civic Activities In Middletown Charmingly DH-ferent Compliments of Frank Blaine Beauty Service , MARIE DONISI 24 Hour Service SHELL PRODUCT Contour Specialist e Give S. 8: H. Green Stamps 2200 Central Avenue PHONE 1638 f173:I .W. SINGER SHEET METAL WORKS 35 South Main Street PHONE 478 Plain Dresses S U I T S Spring Coats Cleaned and Pressed 50C Each ARROW CLEANERS 45 North Broad Phone 905 Robert Jones: Boy, I had the screwiest dream last night. I dreamed I was driving a Packard convertible down a cowpath back- wards. Jim Harris: Did it have a brown top, white sidewall tires, and red wire wheels? Robert: Yes. Jim: I saw you. Did you hear about Mr. Fox taking his family to the Zoo? At the end of the day the children were tired, so he decided to call a taxi. He called every taxi in town and asked them to send a taxi to the Zoo for Mr. Fox and his family. None would come. Finally in desperation he called up and used his wife's maiden name. -415.- Big-Game Hunter: Oh, yes, Iive been nearly eaten by lions many times, but life without a little risk would be very tame. Little Man: I agree! Many times when the weather has seemed doubtful, I have deliber- ately gone without my umbrella. -ea- Your mother-in-law needs a blood trans- fusion, but we havenit been able to find blood to match hers. UI-Iave you tried a tige-r's? EIGHBO R'S Men '5 Slzop SPECIAL COURTESY To Graduates 1070 Discount On Your Graduation Suit L1741 J. Thomas Sehald HAROLD wr. GOETZ Architgct Everything in Real Estate Qi!! VINGS AND THE BEST IN HOME-KILLED MEATS The Mayer Meat Co. STORE 1031 C IA Ph 2105 2106 PACKING HOUSE Michigan and Walnut Ph 1066 I I Compliments of the Middletown Gas and Electric Service TempIe's DELICATESSEN AND GROCERY 415 Baltimore Street PHONE 412 CAL GRIER THE CONNECTICUT MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY SAVINGS AND LOAN BUILDING A New York traffic expert says that London drivers and chauffeurs enliven many occasions by their wit and sarcasm. One London driver drew up when he saw a pedestrian directly in his way, leaned over and very politely inquired: I say, sir, may I ask, what are your plans? 'tAnd what is the child's name? asked the minister. Shirley,,' replied the mother. Shirley? Yes, sir, after the famous Shirley Temple? '4Yes, yes, of course, said the minister. t'Let me see, who preaches there now? -see Old Lady Cas husband fails to help her up the steps of a railroad coachjz Henry, you ain't as gallant as when I was a gal. Husband: No, Settie, and you ain't as buoyant as when I was a boy. ,M A little girl, attending church for the first time, was amazed to see all the people sud- denly kneel, and asked her mother why they were doing it. Hush, the mother replied, utheyire going to say their prayers. 'tWhat! With all their clothes on? l176J BURTON 8: SMALL Pure Oil Products Tiolene Motor Oil Kendall, the 2000 Mile Oil DAYTON AND YALE TIRES Delco, Remy and Auto Lite Ignition Parts Delco Batteries Battery Recharging MOORMAN Sand and Gravel Co. ICI Ready Mix Concrete HAULING - EXCAVATING lil West Columbia Avenue PHONE 506 The Ralston Paint Store, Inc PAINTS, OILS . and VARNISHES For Every Purpose ARTIST SUPPLIES I1 North Broad Street PHONE 136 F1773 GROCERIES AND MEATS FRUITS AND VEGETABLES BALES 8g BALES 233 South Broad PHONE 5'l'l Compliments To the Class of 1940 GYO Doellman - Kurry Co. THE K 1940 . fzxn 4. J, Nd' ' co ' I QVLV -X W T 1 -5 ?e - -.sA ' 3 X ei-JW 3: , - f sage 1 A sf-7' A A-Detetsso - ie?1?fefQeG?'ej9 ' 57629111116 CORONAS The UFFICE UUTFITTERS MIDDLETOWN, ol-no Courtesy Service - Quality CONGRATULATIONS M. H. S. 1940 THE BOND FURNITURE COMPANY Complete Home Furnishers 16 South Main Street FURNITURE RUGS - STOVES L17sJ 1-BIG MQKN 0N CAMPUS W d l E, .......,. g , ' n xx:-..... tem If-we s as IF I WERE an editor Pd lnake sure of two things-first, that my editorial experience would not lnake me lead a dog's life, and second, I'd not be consistently in the dog house with every one including my instructors because of my yearbook activity. Bly way would be to choose an outfit that does more than put their feet on my desk and pat me on the back. Pd call for Indeco service because it is colnplete and the best help an editor can get in producing an unusual annual within his budget. Ask the staff on this book if Pm not right. if I Xl MCCUY UI COMPANY Pepper Gas and Oils Clinton Street and First Avenue Central Avenue and Sutphin Street :lin 'T' Compliments of ine Massasoit Chemical Co. CINCINNATI, OHIO 6 ff if PIPE MIXTURE I . 1 f l X x X ,sg We WHEN A FELLER NEEDS A FRIEND Dick S.: Do you know Why the Pacific doesn't run into the Atlantic at Panama? Jimmy P.: Spring it. Dick S.: It's locked out. HI hang my head in shame every time I see the family wash in the yardf' ffoh, do they? -ga- 4 'Since I bought a car I don't have to walk to the bank to make my depositsf' 'LAh, you ride there?,' ventured a friend. HNO, I don't make anyff -si- 'LPardon me, professor, but last night your daughter accepted my proposal of marriage. I have called this morning to ask if there is any insanity in your family. L'There must bef, fa:- Mr., Missg Meet, kiss. More kissesg Mr., Mrs. 'gWhat is that deaf-mute carpenter so frantic about'?,' MI-Ie just hit his thumb with a hammer, and he canlt find his pad and pencilf, Lisol C. E. Greathouse and Son, Inc. 55 Years In Middletown Featuring Griffon Clothes Dobbs Hats Smith Shoes Jarman Shoes McGregor Sportswear Arrow Shirts Compliments of Dave Finkelman ICE CREAM CONGRATULATIONS, SENIORS! 412 CLARK STREET f18l1 f millii lli'l!'lS A . 4ADEQ!!!vw-fillllollelvihW- o L '- AHF filmif-Q.:'Y'jafW!!'Wi!, XX ron ENERGY AND steps so AIRY Q To PAmoNlzE YOUR LEADING DAIRY E E 3 H Stokes Dai1'Y A Company 402 Clark Street PHONE 3722 When You Want the Best In Sandwiches, Soups and Chili STOP AT SMITTIE'S TRY OUR NOON DINNERS Everything Home Cooked Best ln Coffee We Do Not Have Liquors of Any Kind Smittie's Sandwich Shop 1751 Central Phone 3416 Open Daily, 5:30 A. M. to 10:00 P. M. Except Sundays and Legal Holidays Celebrating Our 22nd Anniversary of Selling Dependable FURNITURE A Lane Cedar Chest ls the Ideal Graduation Gift Sold only in Middletown at this Store S A P ' Compliments of WALKER'S Complete Family Shoe Store SHOES - BAGS - HOSIERY 1106 Central Avenue 51823 . Rizzo SI ons Wholesale and Retail F RUITS AND VEGETABLES 1352 Central Avenue Phone 1626 The New Fisheries Co. Distributors of Everything That's Best ln Fresh - FISH - Frozen The Hatfield Coal Company N. E. Corner Central Avenue and Big F ou Railroad Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Coal and Builders sEAFoons SL1ppliCS PHONE 1100 Middletown, Ohio L1s3J i IDEAL Beauty Salon Q81 65 South Main Street PHONE 3591 Greene 81 Brock Members New York Stock Exchange and Other Exchanges DAYTON NEW YORK SPRINGFIELD MIDDLETOWN The Optimist Alphabet A's for advertisements-please take a look! B's for the brainstorms that made up this book C's for the clubs and the camera, toog Dis for the dopes who worked with the glue E's for the F's for the eating we did after school, fun that We had as a rule. G's for our goal, All American fame, H is for hope that our book wins acclaim. I's for ideas, unused and for saleg J 's for our jokes, exceedingly stale. K is for kodak to make you all laugh, L's for the loyalty found in our staff. M is for money, itis so hard to raise! is for nonsense describing our Ways. for Optimist, book of our pride, for poetry--wrong name applied! N O is P is Q is for quality-this requires nerve! R is for Record, our theme youill observe. S is for sports, which appeal to the throng, T's for the typists, who worked hard and long U's for upstairs where our office is foundg V is for Veda, who gave advice sound. W is for work of which there was muchg X is for-there just ain't no such! Y is for you, the poor reader, who paidg Z is for zinc of which etchings are made. This is our alphabet, lousy but new, It really hurts us a lot more than you! -Janice Schulz and Patricia Wilks. COMPLIMENTS OF The Kroger Grocery and Baking Co. f1841 Eli CE TR L TUBE Central Avenue at Canal Street MlDDLETOWN'S HOME OWNED DEPARTMENT STORE .... FIRST WITH NEW AND YOUTHFUL FASHIONS AT THE VERY LOWEST POSSIBLE CASH PRICES. To the Class of 940 MAY WE EXTEND OUR HEARTIEST CONGRATULATIONS AND WISHES FOR A LONG AND FRUITFUL CAREER 51851 C ,. , STUDENTS omplmenfso of The Nunnusrown Ortman-Stewart G ' SCHOOL Transportation Co. Meet Your Friends and Continue Your Fellowship With Them - - - - - Through the Years Our Policy at the SERVICE, SAFETY AND COURTESY MIDDLETUWN Y. M. C. A Unanimously Chosen Most Likely to Succeed A Fine ELGIN WATCH from Rogers Use Our Budget Plan No Carrying Charges 213123221452 Rogers Middlefown's Leading .I E W E L E R S 1038 Cenfrul Avenue I:186j DENTI STS C. T. Barfholomai, D. D. S. C. G. Barton, D. D. S. H. T. Derivan, D. D. S. H. H. Douglas, D. D. S w. B. Ligeff, o. D. s. S. F. Maurer, D. D. S. M. S. Mills, D. D. S. John D. Sarchef, D. D. H. A. Sebald, D. D. S. S. English Agent: Now there is a house with- out a Haw! Customer: My gosh, what do you walk on? 4321 Are you the celebrated lion tamer? UNO. I only comb the lions and clean their teethf' 135.-. Lonnie: Say, barber, have you got another razor? Wh Barber: Yes, sir! Why? Lonnie: If this keeps up, I'd like to defend myself. ig-E-. Kathleen: Don't drive so quickly around the corners. It makes me frightened. R. L.: Do what I do-shut your eyes when we come to a corner. -KE- When a duck lays an egg, She waddles off as if nothing had happened, When a hen lays one, There is a heck of a noise. The hen advertises, Hence, the demand for hen's eggs-not duck's. ..Z-,E-. Mary S.: That is a pretty dress you have on. Charleen: Yes. I only wear it to teas. Mary: Whom? Stylish cion-imc and runulsl-nNes For Young Men o Want To Be In Style O UNITED CLDTHIERS 1234 Central Avenue Next to Electric Shop f187:I Compliments of Wm. Sebald Realty Co. -I 9 6 G G' 0 an es Q I-3 6 1759 Central Avenue W 126- ONE PH STAR BRAND SHOES Answers To Page 134 1. Don't look now but I think thereis a heel following us. 2. You stay here, I'm going on a head. 3. Let's get out of this joint. 4. Because his father was a rat. 5. Because its mother had been a wa-fer so long. 6. Because it saw the salad dressing. 7. The Hunchback of Notre Dame. 8. Because its mother was in the jam. 9. Pass the corn. 10. Because their father was in the pen. 11. Cabbage same as usual. 12. Ghost toasties and chopped up doughnut holes. 13. It's a beautiful tale. 14. A deceitful little seat full. 15. A drip that goes steady. 16. The place where the little man who Wasnit there keeps his car. 17. I need a little oven. 18. Hi, Bud. 19. Between you and me there is something that smells. 20. You go on ahead, I'm going to stay around an' neck. 21. So the little man who wasn't there could read between the lines of the unwritten laws. The Mokry Xi Tesmer Machine Bu. Engineering Designers and Builders of Special Machinery Forging and Welding 1811 CLAYTON AVENUE MIDDLETOWN, OHIO L1ssJ THE ELITE ICE IIIIEI-IM IIIIMPANY 1' .- ' f, '-1 5, -fy ,- Tyr--air? f 'O ' Qxfll '.LT' - -' X Q' T 1!iY . I I v f ...a - :H -- n '-:Is A vs' 'I 6+ -Q. INIIKMQX N 5:1 M II X' Ns -I -Li. ' .S MIP ,,,, ,Vzf4I'f I' A X, if -. fw-1,i' ,I - I M521-M -1: .yrs-:Q xg I I ,:n.'q-mI..w,. SS :gf 4 , , , ,Q ,921 'AF ,,.-1, 1,4 -VY: -.g'2-QAQKQJ-F4112-Nr U ICE CREAM AND ICES - ALL KINDS -- THE VERY BEST IN THE CITY WHOLESALE 1804 and 1236 Central Ave. PHONE 1810 and 516 Middletown, Ohio Thomas-Andrew MARTIN L. BAUER Company Construction Company PRINTERS - ENGRAVERS -'Ll' MILL WORK P. O. BOX 365 Sayre, Pennsylvania Mal1CI'leSTeI AVeI1Ue PHONE 579 I:189fI The Ra Ba Co. The Favorite Store For Young Fellows THE NEW orthmore Clothes Shop Home of Hart, Schaffner and Marx The Frenchman did not like the looks of the barking dog barring his way. It's all right, said the host, don,t you know the proverb, tBarking dogs never bitey?', Ah, yes, said the Frenchman, I know ze proverb, you know ze proverb, but ze dog- does he know ze proverb? ,xii It is my belief, and I venture to assert it, declared the lecturer, raising his voice, there isn,t a man in this audience who has ever done anything to prevent the destruction of our vast forests. A rather timid looking man quietly arose in the rear of the hall and said: 4'I've shot woodpeckersf' 7,93-. The small boy had fallen into the stream, but had been rescued. How did you come to fall in?', asked a bystander. I didn't come to fall in, the boy explained. I come to fish. ,K-5... Yassah, said the little colored boy. 'Tse named for my parents. Daddy's name was Ferdinand and Mammy's name was Liza. What's your name, then? Ferdiliza! I:1901 AT GRADUATION TIME An exchange of photographs with classmates creates bonds of friendship you will treasure through the years. Make An Appointment Today THE USBURNE STUDIO SORG MANSION Phone 3836 EXPERT INSTRUCTION Piano Saxophone Guitar 5 ..,. r ..,. .... eisisf 'E A Z it A4.- I t' I Awanda Music Store 1006 Central Avenue Phone 1872 Kone Kavern For Those Delicious Malted Milks and Taste Tested Sandwiches CCI FIRST AND MOORE AT CENTRAL E. K. Sparrow o 0 Florist O o Quality - Value - Service 710 Sixth Avenue Phone 1748 We Telegraph Flowers I:191fI l COMPLIMENTS OF The Carmelcrisp Shop MI L LIN E R Y Makersoffhaf Delicious Pop Corn Confection 1033 CENTRAL AVENUE CN Clarudon Hut Shoppe ' Potato chips 1219 Central Avenue - Home Made Candies - Nuts and Peanuts u , . Bunered Pop corn Mlddlefown's Leading Millinery Store chrajfenbergeras Flower Shop PHONE 888 50 S. MAIN I:192J REMEMBER THE NAME To b i a s for the best in Photographs Let us make your photograph by our new fluorescent light. No glare: no heat: no noise. We are continually keeping pace with the newest improvements in photography. That is why we know you will be more than pleased if your photographs bear the name- Portrait by Tobias OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHER FOR THE OPTlMIST The Tobias Studio HAYDEN S. TOBIAS Photographer 30 South Main Street Middletown, Ohio f193:I COMPLIMENTS OF lVlulloy's Market Groceries and Fresh Meats FRUITS AND VEGETABLES Complete Food Market Self-Service with Service 14 North Main Street PHONES 29 - 2526 COMPLIMENTS OF Howe Motor Co YOUR CHEVROLET DEALER Central and Leibee COMPLIMENTS OF P E 0 P L E ' S Credit Clothing Company 'I'I23 Central Avenue Middletown, Ohio Savings Invested In Real Estate Are Well Invested Buy a Lot at ONEIDA Build a House Become a Home Owner Improved Properties For Sale On Easy Terms 1 THE CRIST REALTY COMPANY C. G. CRIST, Secretary and Treasurer STANLEY A. CRIST, Associate 404 First-American Bank Building PHONE 1615 1:1941 COMPLIMENTS OF The Wrenn Paper Company MIDDLETOWN, OHIO Mr. Draut: Every day we breathe oxygen. Jim, what do we breathe at night? Jim Harris: Nitrogen. .QQ- The corpulent self-complacent Irishman sank into his most comfortable chair and remarked to his wife, Well, Kate, me dear, life to me seems to have been one long run of prosperity. First I was plain I-Iooleyg then I married you and became Mr. Hooley. Then I was made Councillor Hooley, and later Alder- man Hooley. To cap the lot, as I wint into church yisterday all the congregation with one accord rose and sang Hooley, Hooley, Hooley! Asked to write a brief essay on the life of Benjamin Franklin, Pat Patton wrote this gem of a paragraph: NHe was born in Boston, traveled to Phila- delphia, rnet a lady on the street, she laughed at him, he married her, and discovered elec- tricityf' Pat Cwho has three childrenj: Oi don,t want anny more kids. Mike: Why not? Pat: Oi jusht read that iviry fourth child is a Chinyman. STICK TO BRICK E. L. F RISCH Brick Contractor PHONE 2324-W Residence 231 Yankee Road L1951 Bastian Bros. Co Manufacturing Jewelers and Engravers ROCHESTER, N. Y. Write For Catalog of Emblems For High School Clubs GEORGE O. SWEETMAN 317 Fernwood Drive DAYTON, OHIO Ohio District Manager FOR GRADUATION . . . FOR EVERY EVENT You will find this store filled with all the lovelier apparel and accessories to make your closing school days happy and pleasant ones. We congratu- late you and extend to you all service at our command. Loughran's me L. G. Andersnn's Sons Co. ESTABLISHED 1876 LUMBER MILL WORK GLASS Paini' and Builders' Hardware TELEPHONE 57 FRANKLIN, OHIO SWITCH TO DODGE AND SAVE MONEY Courfeous and Efficient Service BOYKIN, Inc. 1619 Central Avenue PHONE 527 DODGE - PLYMOUTH - TRUCKS H1961 FEATURING FINE SHOES for Men and Women INOR3' ENSHOES IOO4 CENTRAL AVE. FORMERLY ZIMMERIS Associated with MINORS SHOES D yt Oh MINORS SHOES C I b Oh Compliments of Elite Restaurant EAST END 1806 Central Avenue PHONE 485 :iii-ilu: WRAPPING PAPER WAX PAPER TWINE ENVELOPES PAPER BAGS MIMEOGRAPH PAPER PAPER TOWELS WRITING PAPER PAPER BOXES TISSUE PAPER BUCKEYE PAPER PRODUCTS CO. MIDDLETOWN, OHIO PHONE 881 Corner Girard and Verity Parkway To the Class of 1940 52:22:12 GOOD LUCK and GOOD WISHES 55:52:35 Family Theater 51971 4 , Ulympie Restaurant and Soda Fountain Try Our Sunday Chicken and Steak Dinners Air Conditioned An old southern Negro was asked by the proprietor of a store how he happened to need credit when he'd such a good cotton crop. 'tDe ducts got ,bout all dat cotton, sah, was the mournful reply. What do you mean the ducks got it? Well, you see, explained the old man, I sent dat cotton up to Memphis an' dey deducts the freight, an' dey deducts the storage charges, an' dey deducts the commission, an' dey deducts the taxes-yes, sah, de ducts got ,bout all dat cotton an, datis Why I'm here. -ez- ulsut-n n w No- Just- HNOJ7 Once- u H N 0- t'Please' - HNJ 12 if H xxx: u Henry, why don't you shave?,' ngqm Howard Leighton: Poppa, does the Chaplain pray for the Senators? Poppa: No, son, he looks at the Senators and prays for the country. Le ' Flower arden 'I368 CENTRAL AVENUE Flowers For WEDDINGS - FUNERALS TABLE DECORATIONS CORSAGES We Telegraph Flowers PHONE 585 RESIDENCE 3506-W MIDDLETOWN, OHIO in-281 W. T. Grant Co. 'IO28 Central Avenue DEPARTMENT STORE Merchandise From lc to 51.00 W. S. Clevenger SHEET METAL WORK Air Conditioning ROOFING - FURNACES 1210 Vail Avenue PHONE 448 Congratulations To the Class of 1940 W Snider - Ross Motors, Inc. Smdff cc cc, w s Furniture Reasonably Priced The Furniture Sluop 1049 Central Avenue H1991 Tom Baird EVERYTHING IN INSURANCE OFFICE 202 American Trust Building Phones RESIDENCE 1650 OFFICE 303 WEBBY'S Gem Smokery NEWSPAPERS MAGAZINES 1700 Central Avenue PHONES 213 - 63 Wholesalers In Candy THE MIAMI SALES CO Greulell eS?icluwl of 1 . 3915 KWH or s 050 '-35 -5 . N EW 15 - J EW E L EHGUN 324.75 up THRUSHEIUS Your Largest Jewelry Store 1318-20 CENTRAL AVENUE f200:l PRINTING ls the Gateway To New Business You will find distinction and individuality in every iob of Printing we do for you-whether it be Modern Offset Lithography or Letterpress, and we strive continuously to improve each separate iob of printing that works through our plant, without losing the identity of your own individual business ....... The Naegele Auer Printing Co. PHONE 88 Flrst Avenue at Verity Parkway Compliments of THE DELICIA SWEETS - EATS MlDDLETOWN'S POPULAR CONFECTIONERY Luscious Creamy Sandwiches Milk Shakes PLATE LUNCH 1019 Central Avenue PHONE 562 NASH LAFAYETTE QLQ-:L CENTRAL GARAGE W. S. WILMER USED CARS REPAIRING 1943 Cenfral Avenue PHONE 2991 FOR THE CLASS OF '40 . . . SUCCESS . . For Your Dancing Pleasure Eddie Chrisfman and His Orchestra The teacher was teaching a kindergarten class and was making her pupils finish each sentence to show that they understood her. The idol had eyes,', she said, 'ibut it could not-i' Seef' cried the children. t'It had ears but it could not- Hearf, was the answer. It had lips but it could not- 4'Speak, once more replied the children. 'ilt had a nose but it could not- i'Wipe it, shouted an enthusiastic pupil. an u Jack A.: What's the best way to teach a girl to swim? Carl: Well, you want to take her gently down to the water, put your arm ,round her waist, and- Jack: Oh, cut it, you. Itis my sister. Carl: Oh, push her off the dock. Z? Say, Pa. Well, my son. 'AI took a walk through the cemetery today and read all of the inscriptions on the diHer- ent tombstonesf' Well, what of it? 'tWhere are all of the wicked people buried? fzozl COMPLIMENTS OF The Middletown Bankers Association The First-American Bunk 81 Trust Co. The Oglesby-Burnitz Bank 81 Trust Co. Helenis Gift Shoppe ,.il - 1.l.l1- Unusual Gifts l. l-T. 1003 Central Avenue PHONE 1596 ROB ERSON'S Sporting Goods Complete Line of SPORTING GOODS .lohnson's Outboard Motors Columbia Bicycles Hunting and Fishing Licenses 1724 CENTRAL AVENUE PHONE 3366 f203:I HEADQUARTERS FOR Graduation Gifts co i MILLER'S 9 North Broad Street Middletown, Ohio Bob Cornella: This is a wonderful suit of clothes lim wearing. George Whitaker: It looks like an ordinary piece of goods to me. Bob: What I mean is, the wool was grown in Australia, the cloth woven in New England, the thread was made in Britain, the suit was made in New York, and the merchant I pur- chased it from was in a store in Peoria, Illinois. George: What's strange about that? Bob: Why, isn't it remarkable that so many people can make a living out of something that I've never paid for? -Q- Barber: Was your tie red when you came in here? Mr. Miller: No, it wasn't! Barber: Gosh, I must have cut your throat. 4724 The teacher had forbidden the eating of candy and chewing of gum during school time. One day she became suspicious of a lump in Jimmie's cheek. Jimmie, are you eating candy or chewing gum? she asked. No,', replied Jimmie. 'Tm just soaking a prune to eat at recessf' C. 8z L. E. Bus, Ride ln Comfort Tickets To Any Town Let Us Arrange Your Vacation Tour in Canada, or Mexico the United States, Dixie News Central and Main Phone 2898 If It Is Anything In the Line of BAKERY GOODS the Problem Is Easy Sulfsted's Is the Solution PHONE 'I WHOLESALE AND RETAIL Our Trucks To All Parts of the City f204j ELITE Confectionery M ,WM Y E ,E 5.5551 YOUR FRIENDS At Our Soda Fountain 1236 Central Avenue E. L. Hawkins Munson The Car To SEE With the Other Three 1921 Central Avenue Phone 803 Butler County's Foremost School of Business COLLEGE-GRADE COMMERCIAL COURSES College-Trained Instructors Hamilton Business College Rentschler Building - Hamilton This College Is Fully Accreclitecl by THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ACCREDITED COMMERCIAL SCHOOLS z llAL X sE6fPQ2lATl2 ll ,l so es 'mvfhnblem .1130 'Elllclcnl School MEMBER Ohio Business Schools Association Compliments of S. S. Kresge Co. 'l'l10 CENTRAL AVENUE R E. DIXON, Manager f205:I WE SPECIALIZE IN PERMANENT WAVING Permanenfs Complete 51.50 fo S Beauty Culture In All Hs Branches 404 Crawford Street PHONE 285 5.00 24 Hour Towing Service Fender and Body Repairing Duco Refinishing 1208 Second Avenue PHONE 903 Meef Your Friends AT Murph y's THE FRIENDLY 5 AND 101: STORE G. C. MURPHY CO. 1044 Central Avenue Middletown, Ohio Foods styled to the particular needs of Hotels, Restaurants and Institu- tions. Patterned to merit public favor, and to be served with profit. John Sefton 8a Co.-Chieugo-Brooklyn -...'i 'iitez 'l'l -i'i 5 ::i ii IIIEE E Q EEAI. -v- i 2f'f fti f206j Paul S: I got a cold in the theatre last night. Mr. Mallet: How come? Paul: I sat in Z row. Cherie Jones: Does this lipstick come oE easily? Cosmetic Clerk: Not if you put up a fight! ,aim Jean Smith: What does davenport suggest to you? James Alfrey: A city in Iowa. ,Qi The farmer had given permission to an Irishman to sleep in the barn. That night the farmer went 'round to the barn to see that the man was comfortable, and found him lying on a heap of straw, with a drainpipe for a pillow. Don't you find that pipe hard? asked the farmer. No, said Pat, 'Tve filled it with straw. A chap was arraigned for assault and brought before the judge. Judge: What is your name, occupation, and what are you charged with? Prisoner: My name is Sparks: I am an elec- trician, and I'm charged with battery. Judge Cafter recovering his equilibriumjz Officer, put this guy in a dry cell. Compliments of Henry Preufenborbeck CAFE - RESTAURANT 1224 Girard Ave. Phone 599 MIDDLETOWN COMPLIMENTS OF The Fairbanks Fiber Box Co. Lzovj The Grill 1820 Central Avenue PAUL H. DINGESS, Proprietor Delicious Food at All Times ...Kg-. SPECIAL LUNCH DAILY 251: Chicken - Steaks - Chops Vir ie Lou Gift hoppe Jewelry Compacts Glass Ware Pictures 31 North Broad Telephone 215 C. E. cCune PACKARD 6 AND 8 Prices Start at S895 PONTIAC 6 AND 8 Prices Start at S5795 As Snappy and Smart As the 1940 Graduate 1636 Central Avenue PHONE 324 MiddIetown's Finest Service Station Philadelphia and Leibee PHONE 242 A squirrel is in a cage a yard long, with openings at both ends large enough for him to stick his head through. When he first begins to exercise, one second elapses from the time his head disappears from the hole in one end of the cage to the time his head appears in the opposite hole. On the approach of a human being, the squirrel becomes ex- cited and covers the distance in one-half the time, each successive run. How long does it take until he has his head sticking out both ends of the cage at the same time? -sae Eight-year-old Sadie was frequently sent home from school for forgetting to bring writ- ten excuses for tardiness or absence from classes. One day she was sent home to bring an important document, the birth certificate of her little brother, Joey, who was just start- ing to school. Her mother cautioned her to take great care of the document. Sadie turned up at school crying. c'What's the matter now? asked the teacher. I've lost Joey's excuse for being bornlv she wailed. -12-. '4See if you can laugh that off, said the fat man's wife as she wired a button on his vest. fl ll Compliments of Middletown Funeral Directors M. J. CRISTEE W. N. MCCOY S. J. SCHRAMM JOSEPH R. BAKER J. D. RIGGS 8. SON HOWARD A. WILSON SONS ll 52091 Q- CONGRATULATIONS and a HEARTY WELCOME from .... lVllDDLETOWN,S GREATEST DEPARTMENT STORE ..... You'll find The John Ross Store to be the leading exponent of Style and Quality in Middletown. A Store in Which We Want you to feel free to come and shop for advance fashions . . . budget meet- ing prices and friendly service. The John Ross Store 52101 Mathews Renovating Shop .,.. .... ADVERTISER PAGE Aeronautical Corporation of America 135 Albaugh, Vern 8: Son .... .,..........,,...... 1 62 Anderson, L. G. 8: Sons .... .............. . , 196 Armco ,.....,..... .,.. .....,.... . . - 151 Armco International ,.... - - 150 Arpp, John Company ...., 144 Arrow Cleaners .,........,.. ,...,- 1 74 Artwil Dress Shop .... .. ...A-- 153 Ashworth Coal Co. ..... 140 Avalon Dairy .. .,......,., .,---- 1 39 Awenda Music Store .. 191 Badger, E. A. ......,..... 163 Bailey-Howell ,... -A---- 1 42 Baird, Thomas ..,. 200 Bales 8: Bales ..........,,... ........ 1 73 Bastian Brothers .... ..,. .... . . . 196 Bauer Construction Co. Bauer Service Station .. Beauty Bar .....,,,.,......... Beck's Dairy .... ..... ...... Beehive Lunch . .... Blaine's Service Station ..,. Bond Furniture Company .. Boykin, Inc. .... .. .... Buck:-ye Paper Products ...... Burton and Small ..., ,.... ..., Cappel Furniture Company .,,. . Carmelcrisp Shop ....,,.......... .. Castell Drug Co. ..,....,.. . Central Garage .... ,.... . .. Central Meat Market ...... Central Store . .,...., .,..,............ ...., . Christn-ran's Orchestra .. Cincinnati Cake 8: Specialty Co. .... . Claradon Hat Shoppe ................ ...... Cieveline Beauty Shoppe ........... .. Clevenger, W. S. .....,....... . Crist Realty Co. ...,............ , Crystal Tissue Company ,...,. Dagenbach, C. T. .......,..,...., . Delicia, The ..,. ............,... .,... Denny Lumber Company ..,... Dentists ,... ..........,.....,.,....... Diver Coal 8: Feed ...,...... Diver House . ..,.......,.. Dixie News ..,,.......,.......,.......,.. Doellman-Kurry ..... ........ ......., 189 168 168 134 164 173 178 196 197 177 129 192 161 202 161 185 202 159 .. 192 156 199 194 153 188 202 155 187 172 160 204 178 Dohn Hardware 8: Paint Co. .,.,. ...... 1 32 Early's Ice Cream .........., .....,..... . .. Eldridge Entertainment House Elite Confectionery ................,.. . Elite Ice Cream Co. .....,......,.... Elite Restaurant ............ Empire Clothing ..... ,,,. ..,,.. Fairbanks Fiber Box Co. Family Theatre ......,....,.,.. Fay Drug Co. .....,.,....,, . Fay Oil Company ....,.. Fenzel-McDonough ..... Finkelman, Dave .,.... Finkelman, Harry .... Flynn 8: Sons ,...... 133 162 205 189 197 155 207 197 140 144 172 181 166 163 Frisch, E. L. ,.,...... .4---- 1 95 Funeral Directors ......... 209 Furniture Shop ...,.........,,. ...... v 199 Gallaher Drug Company ..., .,.... ...... 1 5 5 Gardner-Richardson ,.,,,.......,..,... ,..... 1 37 Gem City Ice Cream Company ,...,..... 181 Gem Smokery ..........,.,..,........,... ..,... 2 00 Gillen-Crow ................. -4 -- 1 34 Goetz, Harold W. .... ,.... ...... 1 7 5 Gough-Lamb Cleaners ,...,. 151 Grant Department Store 199 INDEX T0 ADVERTISERS ADVERTISER PAGE Greathouse, C. E. 8: Son ...,. Greathouse, Fred B. ....,,... . Greene 8: Brock ..,,.,......... Grier, Cal ,.....,.... ..., Griest, L. A. .... ..,............. , Grill, The .,.............. ,..,.... , .,,...... , Hamilton Business College ....,...... Harding-Jones Paper Company ...,,, Harrison, Robert E., Agency .....,.. Harrison, W. T., Insurance Agency .. Hatfield Coal Co. ,... ,.,,....... .,..,.,...., . Hauselman Transportation Hawkins, E. L. ..,....... , Helen's Gift Shoppe ..... .... Himes Dairy ...., ..... Holman, J. W. ..,...,... , Hose, Jack .... .. . Housh Jewelry Store Howe Motor Co. . .,,... ..,.. ,....,., . , Ideal Beauty Salon .... . . ...,. ....,,. . . Indianapolis Engraving Company .. Inland Container ..., ..,... .,.. .,...,.... . Interstate Folding Box ,,...,,...,..... Jug, The ..,. ..,.......,,..,... Kennett, L. G. ,......... . Kitchen 8: Sheets ,.... Kone Kavern ........,.. . . Korres, Abe ,, .,..............,......,.,,... Kresge, S. S. Ce. . Kroger Grocery and Baking Co. Kyle Boot Shop ....... ...,..........,.... Lakeside Texaco Service ..... LeSourdsville Lake ........,... Lewis Flower Garden .,... Liberty Restaurant .......,.. . Lin's Appliances ................,.. Long Insurance Agency Long's Drug Store ,...., ...,.. Lorillard, P. Company ...,.. y Loughran 5 ...............,,.,.... McCoy Oil Co. .............. ,,......,... . . McCune, C. E. ............. ,,....,.,........ . McGraw Construction Company .... McLaughlin, Thomas D. .....,...,,... . Manchester Hotel .,,,,... Marie's Beauty Service ......... Mason's Service Station ,,..... , ..,... . Massasoit Chemical Company ..... Mayer Miami Meat Company ,...,.... ....... .... Cabinet .. ...,.......,.. ....,.......,. . Miami-Jacobs Business College ........, . Miami Middle Middle Middle Sales Company ..........,.........,,.. town Bankers' Association .... . town Business College ...... 130- town Federal Savings 8: Loan Association ......... .,.,.. . ....,...,, Middletown Gas 8: Electric ....,..,........ Middletown Ice 8: Coal ...,,.,,...... ..., Middletown Journal .,..,................ Middletown Lumber Company ..,,...... Middletown Sand 8: Gravel .... ,..,, ,... Miller's ................,...,...,,...,,.......,. .... Minor's Shoes ....,...,.,......,.... ........,. ,... Mokry 8: Tesmer Machine Co. Moorman Sand 8: Gravel Co. Mulloy's Market , ..,.........,.......,,.,,. Murphy's . ,,...... ............. .............,...,..,,, Naegele-Auer Printing Company ..,,.. Neighbcur's Men's Shop .,............,..,.... New Fisheries , ...........,..,,....,,...,.,.. Niderdale Farms ......,....., .... 181 133 184 176 141 208 205 161 156 149 183 145 205 203 167 146 132 154 194 184 179 157 138 150 149 138 191 164 205 184 136 136 148 198 170 140 163 149 180 196 180 208 136 164 173 173 147 180 141 175 153 167 200 203 131 155 176 166 158 146 144 204 197 185 177 194 206 201 174 183 150 ADVERTISER Office Outfitters , .... ......,,...., , Ohio Corrugated Culvert Co. Ohio Grocery ....,.............,,....,. Olympic Restaurant ,......... Optometrists ,..,........ Ortman-Stewart Osborne Studio .......,...,.. Osteopathic Physicians Paramount Theatre ...,,,.. Parrot, The ............. ..,....... People's Clothing Store ,,... Physicians ,....................... Polisini, E. J. ..,........ ,. ., Pratt's Market ,... ,..,......... Preutenborbeck, Henry .... Quality Family Laundry ...... Ralston Paint Store .....,, Ralston Petroleum Service , Rathman-Lewis Drugs ....... Raymond Bag Co. ....,,,........ Reed-Klopp ...,,.,.... .... Reiner's Market ........ PAGE 178 141 146 198 152 186 191 139 171 142 194 169 154 152 207 144 177 154 168 190 182 149 Reliable Cleaners ............,.. ..... 1 35 Rizzo, S. 8: Sons ......,.. ,,..,,. . . ...,. 183 Roberson's Sporting Goods 203 Rogers' Jewelry .....,......,.....,,., 186 Ross, The John Store ..... ,. ..... 210 Ryan, A. J. ........,., ,...,........... . . 146 Sawyer, B. F. 8: Son ......,........... ..... 1 32 Schraffenberger's Flower Shop ,,.... .,.. 1 92 Sears 8: Roebuck ......,,........ ...,,. ..... 1 7 2 Sebald, J. Thomas ..,..,.,,....,.,......,. ,.... 1 75 Sebald Grain 8: Coal Company ........., 158 Sebald, Wm., Realty Company ..,...,,.. 188 Seven-Seven Taxi 177 Taxij ...,.. ...... 1 59 Sexton, John 8: Co. .......,..........,,. ,,,,,. , .. 206 Shartle Bros. Machine Company ......., 165 Singer, J. W. ........,,,..,,..,.........,..,, ..... 1 74 Smile, The .........,...... ............. ...,, 1 4 7 Smittie's Sandwich Shop . .,.. . Snider, D. W. ..........,..... ..... . Snider-Ross Motors Inc. .... . So Different ....,....,..,,,........ Sorg Paper Company Sparrow, E. K. ......,,..., . Spencer's . ,.......... . ,....,, .. Stagge, Jos. .....,..,.......... . Stamper's Groceries ,...., Stemper, C. N. ...,...... , Stokes Dairy ....,...,,.. Streifthau Brothers ..... Sulfsted's Bakery ..,..,. Superior Auto, Inc. ...,.., . Temple's Delicatessen ...,... Thirkields' .,,.,.............. Thomas-Andrew Co. Thornbery's ....,........, Thrusher's ,.,,.....,....,,..,,.....,. Tobias Studio ....... ............ ,...... . Tom's Glass 8: Paint Shop ...... 182 160 199 145 134 191 135 163 132 156 182 167 204 206 176 143 189 . .,,. 206 200 ., ...,.. 193 152 Two-Seven Taxi Co. Q27 Taxil ....,..... 170 United Clothiers .,,..,.... .,... .,..... ., 187 Union Sanitary Laundries, Inc. ..... 148 United Welding Co. ...,................ .,.... 1 66 Virgie Lou Gift Shoppe ...,....... Vradelis Brothers ,,....,..... Walburg, Harry .,,....,,,.... Walker's ,,.....,...,,..................,...... 208 139 172 .. .,... 182 West Disinfecting Company ..,,,......,., 162 West Middletown Coal 8: Feed Worthmore Clothes Shop ......... Wrenn Paper Co. . ,,..,... ....... . Y. M. C. A. , ....,...,........, 160 190 195 186 L211j Autographs xii W .v L2121 f 'i 'N K Autographs I 1 , l,. l. MW WM Q0 dz QM C Egg, MW, 3 M . 5 ff, .. 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