Middletown High School - Optimist Yearbook (Middletown, OH)

Text from Pages 1 - 192 of the 1945 volume:

F: -V 1. 1 , g.:.g,m Sh Wgxgsk A Qgiiz Q 4S'gay,e f? if 3 1 M2-QW 1x:..4,,5w . 2: . K I gggwg- ., , f- my ,,,. - -,,. yi-, -X, Q , tr at 14 ' N 'W ' f K L ,. ,NZM Z., y mgh . . .Y A xii: , . V71 ,Q .fy ' K . fix-'ggi i 5 Q. ,- ,. X 35 W ,X . ,. A 5 1 il '7lze E59-WJ94 me P ' All over the world leaders of industry, education, and religion are planning for the future. Looking into this future through our crystal ball, we see huge peacetime production lines: beau- tiful stately buildings towering higher and higher into the heavens: rocket and iet-propelled airships soaring through the skies with hundreds of passengers ..... ...IN WASHINGTON . .. ff 1 In our Nation's Capital leaders of gov High School we prepare to I ...IN MIDDLETOWN . .. at plan for the future . :e and further tlwese plans. .gf - -3 X . K A .v , pt 41,4 I: kr' I I .5 . f lk 4 . lx' , , 'fl-sf rfllgx - . At Middletown MIDDLETOWN, OHIO H RE WE LEARN Yes, she's our school! She seems to belong to each one, and we to her! We enter as wide-eyed sophomores wondering at the mysteries inside this new realm. We leave as stately seniors ready to defy the world, although our inner selves quake at the greatness of this universe we must meet. Here we learn to live, not only that we may attain personal success, but to be of greater benefit to the future of all mankind. The memories we cherish are many and need little prompting: but we give you this book in remembrance of our school. THREE STUDENT BIG-WIGS ortimer, omer and ampson TAKE US FOR A PEAK INTO THE FUTURE 5 . T16 4 A 951231 ::-:: 'f - .. LQ' 3 W 3 A 6 E -ww ,fr 6 4 1' 4 4 .- f 4 Q 1 lr VI,a4,'2,Yafi:sf S ie, 4 1 A i as P - Q 9 4 4 ' j'f'f '1fG'f f-ff.. J- gy u Q 16 S' V Q 1- i K ,555 :iv f U f , QM , ,fi ?, fM :iw -fx mf K ' R iw Ms Ls at Q4 A 5 2 . 4 , :fx WH 1, Q , W' S ' We '-'- w llfydfylq of Xff' '7 3 X 3 ' 1' ' K 1 , . . , Q E f-' Ht' W The future s Bug-Wigs, who are now In the making, will find it possible to daily conduct their vital affairs of business in our great capital, yet still reside in the fair city of Middletown, home of Aeronca Aircraft. The future speed of the Wright Brothers' brain- child as it makes its way through the crowded skyways is past imagina- tion. 4,65 4 fl., .1:: 000 QXE3 Not only will we achieve Victory Through Air Power, but that victory will be preserved by the very same power. .II ' ta Ily QQ I ' ' of 5 ' Zfze ,ff Z., nude . I 4 af? ' ..... 5.32 bf v, , . The towering structures of tomorrow will be capably built by these boys. Already they have begun to build upon their store of knowledge with the planning and erecting of this three room house. It is only a small scale be- ginning for the detailed structures for the home and business world of the days to come. WMM 1 if rf 1 I. fw wa ffm, gifs. Lmm, 2 -vm :Q-gm ' .:' St ,,,, 'U' ...QQ .13 5-f Q J ' f , fy ll Q L A Q, ' 0 , 1 U at '1-Ni Q Art plays an increasingly greater part in the home of today and to- morrow. Color and design, both inside and out, will make the home a true kingdom. The crea- tion of beauty through art all over the universe and in all walks of life will add to the ioys and satisfactions of lite. ze ellame Some of our far-sighted stu- dents are already visioning the day when we will hurriedly swallow a capsule for dinner. After one glance at our Home Ec girls doing the cooking the real thing seems preferable. When the clay of capsules comes these girls will certainly make sure they contain the necessary ingredients for vim, vigor, and vitality. ,K i if S , 1. . Af Q, , FL , 12,,N 4 1 4 ,. 'Hi ... ' kv' ' A g,..c Y M ig, , Vfqlgggw X naw y Q ' - f :MSS 5'U::is.7! ' S' ' ' M f F f i 1 i 2 is A ' -uf 5 :M 4 h W-, x . 2' A,LmL.. W A ,url L' 3 z 'Q 'G' W ' , If X 2 m r M Q ' N ' K P '- ..,. .. HBS. MW ,.q,..,,-av ,fl ix! if we how... Through the study of bookkeeping the student learns to interpret business facts correctly. Habits of order, clear thinking, and responsibility are developed by an appreciation of the usefulness of the practices of busi- ness. These students will not only be successful in the business world but will be assured a place in the social world of tomorrow. A o ' ? fb 2? J s 1. .leg 53? Q nf W m -A: Lffk We vassal A --,s Ig M Q I f f gsm' 'Q -f3flif22?i1- X ziiffilf fl-7 as It is a far cry from the days of Horace Mann, the Father of the American Public School System, to the days of our years. So many great changes have been wrought that a student of today's schools can find but a small resemblance to the schools of yesterday. The immediate future holds in store for us just as many changes, and they may be just as great. The democratic way of life is now winning the warg a war that has challenged its very existence. As the progress of the war brings victory closer, people are becoming increasingly aware of the fact that the preservation of all that we gained in this war, yes, even of the democratic way of life itself, will depend upon education. As teachers, we have passed the period of postwar planning and are now endeavoring to plan educa- tion for an enduring peace. Our aim will be to plan for a world order, and to teach the youth in this new order a sense of responsibility for the prevention of further war and the establishment of peace on earth among men of good will. The teaching of tomorrow will not be the teaching of a subject for the subject's salxeg nor will it be the teaching of democracy and its high ideals. We have talked much about them. As the educators of tomorrow, we must now practice these ideals. The stu- dents must be trained for usefulness in various fields. They must be taught a mastery of skills that will enable them to earn an honest living, and at the same time develop a phil- osophy of life for themselves, which will enable them to appreciate clean, healthy living together with others. The teachers in the public schools are largely responsible for the way the citizens of tomorrow will accept the inevitable changes that come with the post- war world. Such acceptance would be a victory for education and that Victory would mean the end of wars. ' Q' -'1 M 5 Ng ii J :ze ll nik? 0 f 31,45 lvl? QA! WW If an --- Y' - I X K .I,'.,. I ...,-. , :V 5 h if ,..,., I XX :I .-1 i... . fy '--,-.,,,: E..E'l : 'i' A ' A ',:. ..., ....' .. 'nv ' r a ' ' 2 'Q I ff A N , 'f If Q gr xr gm I l'-N 1 ,if q A 1 gg bail E E TEACHERS SCOLD, CULPRITS ARE SENT TO THE OFFICE, MR. BAKER FROWNS, THE STUDENTS REPENT, AND ALL IS PEACEFUL AT M. H. S. D. R. BAKER A. B., Miami: M. A., University of Cincinnati Reliably holding the reins of our school this year is one of our former faculty members, Mr. D. R. Baker, now principal. He has made an excellent start in carrying out the duties of his newly appointed position. Mr. Baker's career began at Martins Ferry, where he coached and taught mathematics. When he later moved to Anderson, Indiana, he taught these same subjects along with physics. Then in succession he became teach- er, principal, and superintendent of the Ham- ilton schools. His final position, before ar- riving in Middletown as Supervisor of In- dustrial Education, was as Supervisor of the U. S. W. P. W. program in Cincinnati. PRINCIPAL A stranger entering the halls of M. H. S. and meeting Mr, B a k e r would immediately think, Here is a man of chiv- alry, indeed . Our new prin- cipal certainly has the ability of smoothing out the roughest situation. His kindly advice has made many erring students mend their ways. Although Mr. Baker was new to most students at the beginning of the year, he is now not only known to all, but is liked by each and everyone. l SUPERINTENIJENT If that same stranger should see our Mr. Miller moving around the school, he would certainly arrive at the conclu- sion, and rightly so, that here is a man who gets things done. If our Superintendent's mid- dle name were Energy or Enthusiasm , it would seem justly deserved. QWe wonder just what that E does stand forj. Although we don't see Mr. Miller quite so often now, there is always definite evi- dence of his good work and his personal interest in each of us. ,.4v,a-sd., wAnE E. MILLER U73 A. B.. Heidelberg: M. A., Ohio State We've seen this familiar face around school for several years as principal, but this year Mr. Miller has taken on the responsibilities of Superintendent of thc Middletown Schools. Already he has begun to lay the groundwork for a bigger and better school system which will benefit the future genera- tions of Middletown. Starting out in a modest way, he taught in a rural school near Barberton. Ambitious as ever, after a few years' of teaching, he went to Heidelberg College to renew his studies. Returning again to his profession, he accept- ed a position in Fostoria as a history teacher. which position he held until he came to Mid- dletown as principal. F A C U L William King Baldridge University of Cincinnati, Ohio State Shop Mathematics, Mechanical Drawing, Machinist Trade Kathleen Banker B. A., Western College Mathematics Helen L. Barkley B. s. in Ed., Miami History UBI E. 0. Barr A. B., Antioch: M. A., Ohio State Printing, Pre-flight Aeronautics Amy E. Compton B. S. in Ed., Miami Shorthand, Typing Herman J. Copp College of Music, Indianapolis Conservatory B. S. in Ed., Miami Music T Y S' - 5' 1 . ze 4 04' F A C U L T Harold Draut B. S., Denison: M. A., Columbia Chemistry, Physics Ellen Easton B. A., Wittenberg: M. A., University of Michigan English Mabel E. Eldridge, DEAN or GIRLS B. S. in Ed., Miami, M. of Ed., University of Cincinnati French, English U91 Glenn Ellison A. B., Denison History, Physical Education Harold H. Figley B. S. in Ed., M. E., Ohio University Patternmoking, Carpentry Clarence N. Gingerich A. B., Wabash: M. A., Miami Geography, Current Literature, Commercial Law, Business Methods Social Problems, English mfr., , F A C U l. Royner Greene Bess Hoover B. S., University of lllinois A. B., Miami History, Coaching English Helen J. Hartman Dorothy Johnson A. B. H 'd lb i . ' ei Q ferg . , . B. A., Ohio Wesleyan M. E., University ol Cincinnati History, Vocations, Hygiene English Eleanor Huueisen Lawrence Johnson 3. A., 5. 5. in Ed., Ohio gage, A. B., Central Normal College B. L. S., Western Reserve M- 5-I indiana U 'lVe 5lfY Librarian Biolo9Y H, ,V . T Y 8 ,are E. T. Kern B. C., Miami-Jacobs College: B. S. in Ed., M. A.. Wittenberg History, Bookkeeping E. B. Kreider A. B., Findlay College Stenography, Typing Mary Lamphier B. S., College of Mount St. Joseph: M. A., Miami Shorthand, Typing, Office Practice F A C U Herman H. Lawrence A. B., De Pauw: A. M., University of Pennsylvania Government, History Evangeline Spahr Lee A. B., Otterbein College History, English Elmo lingrel A. B., Otterbein Physical Education L T 4a-,H 'hr ,az 10-vu F A C U L T Y E. H. McCandlish A. B., Wooster Physics, Radio Veda McCray A. B., Heidelberg Latin, Algebra Maynard R. McDaniel A. B., Ohio University Electricity 4221 Templyn P. Maffett B. S. in Ed., Miami Shorthand, Typing W. C. Neel B. S. in Ed., University of Cinrinnati Bookkeeping Florence Powell 3. S. in Ed., Ohio State Speech, English Gertrude Price n. s. in Ed., Ohio snare Mathematics 0. R. Raberding B. S. in Ed., Bowling Green: M. A., Ohio State Supervisor of Industrial Training Christine Rish B. S. in Ed., Miami Physical Education Ernestine Roudebush A. B. Miami: M. in Ed., University of Cincinnati English, Latin .lerome C. Schulz, DEAN or gays Pll. B., Heidelberg Bible Anna Marie Shuman A. B., Heidelberg: M. E., University of Cincinnati Biology F A C U L T Y v' ,.. fjif., if 46- . 'Sieve x- :l. ..,. ,. ' . ' Ky, 3-B A X Edrie Thomas B. S., M. A., Ohio State Home Economirs Fay C. Welker B. A., B. S. in Ed., Ohio State Spanish, Biology Dorothy Elizabeth Wilson B. S. in Ed., Ohio University Art, English Elizabeth K. Wilson B. S., Ohio State Home Economics, English J. F. Winkelman B. S. in Ed., Miami Sociology, Economics, History ikiki? F A C U L T Y - 4 71, is tv 1. 5 L s N. XX k 'S' XX 5. Qhgfffw kt A A- MW V gt pq? , --.f Q15 I . A O pi GMM... The High School. of the Future A more flexible program with short intensified training courses will be a feature of the high school of the futurel More attention will be given to a testing program to guide students inselecting their life work. Teachers will have at hand films, charts, models, maps, etc. to assist them in their work. Men and women beyond compulsory school age will take advantage of our adult education program. More attention will be given to corrective measures in our health program and the handicapped child will be given every opportunity to prepare himself for a useful life. . Refinement in heating, Ventilating, lighting, arrangement of rooms, intercommunicating systems, and the use of radio will add much to the physical plant. The curriculum will change with the demands of the post-war era, but in spite of improvements and new techniques there will be no substitute for study. The acquisition of an education is gained only through effort. 4 x Y -r A ' -R AX 'N' -vig' I vvr fi' lqgrfg JV if 's Q X fi C' Q X Q 1 -- A .... .. was BOOKS, BOOKS, AND MORE BOOKS! OUR SOPHS CARRY MOST: OUR IUNIORS LESS: AND, OF COURSE, OUR SMART SENIORS NEED NONE g , r i SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS GPN-7 Robert Ellison, President Baseball, Basketball, Football, M Club. Phil Pierson, Vice President Chr: J : Basketball, Buckeye Boys' State, Hi-Y, Junior Class nv. .9 Play, National Honor Society, Optimist, Purple Mas- quers, Socc and Buskin, Speech Bureau, Stamps and M Bonds, Student Council, Variety Show, Ye Merrie Q rn.nnnu J.' . Jesters. ,vii ' 5 rx iw fig? .luck Reck, Treasurer H l v K ,K 9 Baseball, Buckeye Boys' State, Football, Glee Club, , I Adil cv :Mig Hi-Y, M Club, National Honor Society, Speech Bureau, Variety Show. 57 'N I ' . ,M .loy Gustin, Secretary 'img 'll 1.f:iL'.- Charm Club, Girl Reserves, Junior Class Secretary, ee Optimist, Student Council. l23l S E N I CX. .X5 CATHERINE JANE ABNER Glee Club, Purple Masquers. BETTY .IO ACRA Charm Club, Girl Reserves. RALPH ADAMS Hi-Y. EE CARL ADKINS Football, Hi-Y, M Club LOUIS AGOSTON ELLEN ALDRIDGE S E ERMA ALDRIDGE Glee Club. MARIE ALDRIDGE Girl Reserves Middletonian Pu'r le Mas- ! ' 9 p quers, Ye Merrie Jesters. JACK ALFORD Buckeye Boys' State, Cheer Leader, Ex Tempore, First Aid, Glee Club, Hi- Y, Junior Class Play, Middletonian, Minute Men, National Honor Society, Optimist, Purple Masquers, Socc and Buskin, Sophomore Class Play, Speech Bureau, Student Council, Variety Show, Ye Merrie Jesters. BEE VOM ALLYN H1 Y Variety Show. DONALD E. ALTSTAETTER Hi Y, Stamps and Bonds. IRENE AMATULLI Glee Club, Girl Reserves, Home Nurs- ing, Junior Class Play, Purple Mas- quers, Sandwich Girls, Socc and Bus- kin, Ye Merrie Jesters. SE ION R ANDERSON H1 Y Stamps and Bonds. LOUISE MARGARETTE ANDERSON Girl Reserves, Glee Club. HAROLD DAVID BAILEY Hi-Y, Minute Men, Student Council, Track. 129 S E N I 301 O R S EVELYN BAIRD ' Charm Club. Girl Reserves, Glee Club, Junior Class Play, Middletonian, Optimist, Purple Mas- quers, Sandwich Girls, Socc and Buskin, Speech Bureau, Student Council, Variety Show, Ye Merrie Jesters. DOROTHY MAE BAKER Glee Club, Speech Bureau, Variety Show. FRANCEOUS BANFORD Charm Club, Purple Masquers, Socc and Buskin. EFS. HELEN BARNETTE Orchestra. THOMAS J. BARTON Hi-Y, Optimist, Student Council. HARRIETT BELTZ ' Charm Club, Girl Reserves, Middle- tonian, Optimist, Purple Masquers, Sandwich Girls, Socc and Buskin, Speech Bureau, Stamps and Bonds, Student Council, Variety Show, Ye Merrie Jesters. S S WILSON BENNETT Glee Club, Hi-Y, Robeson Dramatic Club, Student Council. INEZ BLACK Glee Club, Socc and Buskin. THOMAS CLINTON BLAKE Football, Hi-Y, M Club, Stamps and Bonds, Student Council, Track. EE ETHEL BLEVINS Glee Club, Stamps and Bonds. KENNETH EARLE BLIVEN Band, Buckeye Boys' State, Ex Tempore, Hi-Y, Junior Class Play, Middletonian, Op- timist, Purple Masquers, Socc and Buskin, Sophomore Class Play, Speech Bureau, Stu- dent Council, Variety Show, Ye Merrie Jesters. MARCELLA BOELLKE Purple Masquers, Socc and Buskin, Ye Merrie Jesters. EE BENNY BOTTS Optimist, Socc and Buskin, Speech Bureau, Student Council, Variety Show. MARY CATHERINE BRAUN n Glee Club. THOMAS N. BRAUN Hi-Y, Optimist. S E WILLIAM F. BROWN Football, Student Council. JOHNNIE BRYANT Baseball, Football, Glee Club, Hi-Y, M Club, Track. ANNE M. BUSBY Charm Club, Glee Club. S E N RUTH BUSENLECHNER Variety Show. MICHAEL C. CAIN First Aid, Glee Club, H -Y, Mididletonian, Robeson Dramatic Club, Speech Bureau, Variety Show. 'coRA cAiRNs Charm Club, Girl Reserves, Glee Club. EB PAUL CHIFOS Chemistry Club, Hi-Y, Ushers' Club. JULIA CHILDS Charm Club, Chemistry Club, Purple Mas- quers, Ushers' Club. ANDREW CHUPKA B E MARY CHURCHMAN Glee Club. BETTY JANE CLARK l Charm Club, Girl Reserves, Middletonian, Optimist, Purple Masquers, Sandwich Girls, Socc and Buskin, Student Council, Ye Merrie Jesters. KATHERINE CLARKE Girl Reserves. EE EVA AILEEN CLEMENTS Band, Chemistry Club, Girl Reserves, Orchestra, Robeson Dramatic Club. DAVID CLICK Hi-Y, Minute Men. CHARLES CLICKNER Baseball, Basketball, Hi-Y, M Club. GWENN CONN Charm Club, Girl Reserves, Middletonian, Op- timist, Purple Masquers, Socc and Buskin, Sopho- more Class Play, Speech Bureau, Stamps and Bonds, Student Council, Variety Show, Ye Merrie Jesters. LOIS CAROL CONN Charm Club, Glee Club, Home Nursing. RITA ANN CONRAD E E EMMETT EUGENE CORNWELL Basketball, Hi-Y, Socc and Buskin, Stamps and Bonds, Student Council, Track. JOHN EDWARD COTTMEYER Hi-Y, Track. DONNA FAYE COULTER Girl Reserves, Purple Masquers, Sand- wich Girls, Socc and Buskin, Stamps and Bonds, Student Council, Variety Show, Ye Merrie Jesters. S E N I . 5' ,wig I at 132D It O R S ROBERT GAYLE CRAIG Football, Hi-Y, M Club, Track. MARY CATHERINE CREEKBAUM VIRGINIA CRETORS Girl Reserves, Purple Masquers, Sand- wich Girls, Socc and Buskin, Speech Bureau, Ye Merrie Jesters. EE JERRY DALY Hi-Y. BARBARA DAVIES Charm Club, Girl Reserves, Junior Class Play, Middletonian, National Honor Society, Optimist, Purple Masquers, Socc and Buskin, Speech Bureau, Stamps and Bonds, Student Council, Variety Show, Ye Merrie Jesters. IRA W. DEEP Football, Track. E E EILEEN SYLVIA DENNIS Charm Club, Chemistry Club, Ex Tempore, First Aid, Middletonian, Optimist, Purple Masquers, Socc and Buskin, Speech Bureau, Variety Show, Ye Merrie Jesters. WANDA LEE DENSMORE Girl Reserves, Glee Club, Stamps and Bonds. DON DILLMAN Hi-Y. EE WANDA SHIRLEY DIVER Glee Club, Socc and Buskin. JAMES DOKAS, JR. Chemistry Club, Hi-Y, Middletonian, Purple Masquers, Stamps and Bonds, Student Council. JOAN DORING ' Charm Club, Girl Reserves, Middle- tonian, National Honor Society, Op- timist, Purple Masquers, Sandwich Girls, Socc and Buskin, Speech Bureau, Stamps and Bonds, Student Council, Variety Show, Ye Merrie Jesters. ES FLORENCE DOWNS MARGARET F. DUNCAN Glee Club. LENA DUVALL Glee Club. S Ei PATRICIA DYNES Charm Club, Ex Tempore, Girl Reserves, Junior Class Play, Middletonian, National Honor Society, Optimist, Purple Masquers, Socc and Buskin, Sophomore Class Play, Speech Bureau, Stamps and Bonds, Student Council, Variety Show, Ye Merrie Jesters. MARILYN EASTERLING Charm Club, Girl Reserves, Purple Masquers, Socc and Buskin, Sophomore Class Play, Ye Merrie Jesters. BETTY LOUISE ECK S E N I O R S MARY LOUISE EGELSTON BETTY EGGLESTON Charm Club, Girl Reserves, Optimist, Sopho- more Class Play, Student Council, Variety Show, Ye Merrie Jesters. JACQUELINE JEAN EICHORN Charm Cub, Girl Reserves, Sandwich Girls, Sophomore Class Play, Ushers' Club, Ye Merrie Jesters. Elf E2 NORMA ELAM Chemistry Club, Girl Reserves, Socc and Buskin, Speech Bureau, Ye Merrie Jesters. MARYANN ELIEFF Charm Club, Stamps and Bonds, Student Council. NINA ELIOPOULOS Charm Club, Socc and Buskin, Stamps and Bonds. JUANITA ELLIS . Girl Reserves, Stamps and Bonds. HELEN LOUISE ELLISON Charm Club, Girl Reserves, Glee Club, Home Nursing, Sandwich Girls. BILL EMERICK Band, Orchestra. DOROTHY EVANS PHYLLIS EVERS Girl Reserves, Purple Masquers, Ye Merrie Jesters. DON FAIRBURN Football, Hi-Y, Junior Class Play, Middletonian, Optimist, Purple Mas- quers, Socc and Buskin, Speech Bu- reau, Ye Merrie Jesters. 1 l WALTER FARQUIS Q Hi-Y, Baseball. J JEAN FAULKNER 3 Band. BARBARA J. FERGUSON Ye Merrie Jesters. 3 CARRIE LEE FORES BARBARA FRISBY Charm Club, Ex Tempore, Girl Reserves, Optimist. Purple Masquers, Socc and Bus- kin, Speech Bureau, Stamps and Bonds, Student Council, Variety Show, Ye Merrie Jesters. BOB FUGETT Baseball, Football, Hi-Y. C331 S FTISVTFX l34l O R S FRANCIS FULLER ' GILBERT GABLE Hi-Y, Middletonian, Purple Masquers, Socc and Buskin, Sophomore Class Play, Speech Bureau, Stamps and Bonds, Ye Merrie Jesters. KENNETH GANDEE Hi-Y. E E MARJORIE GARDNER Glee Club. NICK GAROFALOS ' Chemistry Club, Hi-Y, Ushers' Club, Ye Merrie Jesters. SARAH GARY Glee Club. S E WILBERT BILLY GATES Glee Club, Middletonian, National Honor Society, Robeson Dramatic Club, Student Council. MARVIN GERARD Chemistry Club, Purple Masquers, Ye Merrie J esters. MILDRED GIBBS Glee Club, Purple Masquers, Socc and Buskin, Student Council. SE PHYLLIS GIBSON Charm Club, Ex Tempore, Girl Reserves, Junior Class Play, Middletonian, Optimist, Purple Mas- quers, Socc and Buskin, Sophomore Class Play, Speech Bureau, Stamps and Bonds, Student Coun- cil, Ushers' Club, Variety Show, Ye Merrie Jesters. JOHN LESTER GILMORE Hi-Y, Optimist. LAWRENCE GLASS Football, Hi-Y. E E BOB GLOECKLER Band, Hi-Y, Optimist, Socc and Buskin, M. BRUCE GOLDFLIES Band, Junior Class Play, Variety Show. JEAN GRAY First Aid, Girl Reserves,AGlee Club. E. E DICK GREATHOUSE ' Band, Baseball, Buckeye Boys' State, National Honor Society, Student Council. LUVENGIA GRESI-IAM First Aid, Glee Club, Robeson Dramatic Club. CLARABEL GRIER Charm Club, First Aid, Girl Reserves, Junior Class Play, Middletonian, Na- tional Honor Society, Optimist, Purple Masquers, Socc and Buskin, Speech Bureau, Stamps and Bonds, Student Council, Ushers' Club, Variety Show, Ye Merrie Jesters. S E N I O R S MARGARET GRIEST X MARJORIE GRIEST KENNETH E. GRIFFIS Band. SE PEGGY GRIMES Girl Reserves, Glee Club, Junior Class Play, Na- tional Honor Society, Purple Masquers, Sandwich Girls, Socc and Buskin, Speech Bureau, Ye Merrie Jesters. GLADYS GRISS Charm Club, Chemistry Club, Ex Tempore, First Aid, Girl Reserves, Home Nursing, Optimist, Purple Masquers, Sandwich Girls, Socc and Buskin, Speech Bureau, Stamps and' Bonds, Student Council, Ushers' Club, Variety Show, Ye Merrie Jesters. LINDY GUNDERSON SS LAWRENCE ALBERT HACKNEY Chemistry Club, Football, Hi-Y, Optimist, Purple Masquers, Socc and Buskin, Variety Show. DICK HAGAN . Hi-Y. ROBERT E. HAINES SE SUSIE CATHERINE HALEY Girl Reserves, Glee Club. MARIE HALL Glee Club. RICHARD HANEY Chemistry Club, Football, Hi-Y, Op- timist, Purple Masquers, Speech Bu- reau, Variety Show. NI LBUR HANNAH Baseball, Basketball. WILLIAM HANNAH Baseball, Basketball, Hi-Y, M Club. LEXIE HARDIN EE ZDWIN S. HARRIS Glee Club, Hi-Y, Purple Masquers, Speech Bureau, Ushers' Club, Variety Show, Ye Merrie Jesters. HARRY HARRIS Hi-Y. PAULINE HART C35 S E N I O R S 36l FRED HATCHER CATHERINE HAWKINS Robeson Dramatic Club. IRENE V. HAWKINS Girl Reserves, Middletonian, Optimist. EE. CLIFFORD W. HEIL Hi-Y, Socc and Buskin, Speech Bureau, Variety Show. SANFORD HENDERSON Glee Club, Hi-Y. VIVIAN HENRY' Charm Club, Girl Reserves, National Honor Society, Optimist, Student Council, Variety Show, Ye Merrie Jesters. E E DORIS THELMA HIGDON Girl Reserves, Glee Club, Robeson Dramatic Club. HAROLD HILEMAN Band, Hi-Y, Orchestra, Variety Show. CHARLOTTE HILLENBRAND Glee Club. S E ALBERT HOLTHENRICHS Hi-Y. RUBY HON Speech Bureau. MARY CATHERINE HUGHES Charm Club, Chemistry Club, Girl Re- serves, National Honor Society, Op- timist, Purple Masquers, Speech Bu- reau, Stamps and Bonds, Ye- Merrie Jesters. EE DAN HUMPHREYS Basketball Manager, Football, Football Manager, Hi-Y, M Club, Optimist, Purple Masquers, Speech Bureau, Track, Variety Show. IMOGENE IGO Student Council, Ye Merrie Jesters. S. E. INGWERSEN Hi-Y. EE DUDLEY INWOOD Buckeye Boys' State, Chemistry Club, Football, Hi-Y, Junior Class Play, Middletonian, Optimist, Purple Masquers, Socc and Buskin, Speech Bu- reau, Variety Show. wu.LiAM JACKSON Glee Club, Hi-Y. MARILYN JOHNSON Charm Club, Middletonian, Purple Masquers, Stamps and Bonds, Student Council. S E N I O R S MARY E. JOHNSON Girl Reserves, Glee Club. A. CROZIER JONES Band, Chemistry Club, First Aid, Hi-Y, Or- chestra, Purple Masquers, Speech Bureau. FORREST JONES Chemistry Club, Hi-Y. EE MARJORIE JONES Chemistry Club, Girl Reserves, Junior Class Play, Middletonian, Purple Masquers, Socc and Buskin, Variety Show. TONI JONES Charm Club, Girl Reserves, Optimist, Purple Masquers, Stamps and Bonds, Ye Merrie Jesters. WARREN BENNETT JONES Hi-Y, Minute Men. SE BILL KASH Band, Hi-Y, Orchestra, Variety Show. BARBARA KEISER X Charm Club, Girl Reserve-s, Junior Class Play, Midrdletonian, Optimist, Purple Mas- quers, Sandwich Girls, Socc and Buskin, Speech Bureau, Student Council, Variety Show, Ye Merrie Jesters. WILLIAM LEON KEMPLIN Football, Hi-Y. EE SUZANNE KINDER Girl Reserves. PAT KINDLE JOSEPH C. KINDRED Band, Purple Masquers, Variety Show. E E ANDY KLAMO A Hi-Y. MARY FRANCES KRAFT Charm Club, Girl Reserves, Middletonian, Purple Masquers, Socc and Buskin, Ye Merrie Jesters. VIRGINIA LEE KRAFT Charm Club, Girl Reserves, Middle- tonian, Purple Masquers, Socc and Buskin, Ushers' Club, Ye Merrie Jesters. S S JOE KRAMER Band, Hi-Y, Orchestra. WILLIAM KREAGER Hi-Y. DOLORES LACEY Optimist. lm a O R S ARLENE LACKEY Chemistry Club, Ex Tempore, Girl Reserves, Junior Class Play, National Honor Society, Op- timist, Purple Masquers, Socc and Buskin, Sopho- more Class Play, Speech Bureau, Variety Show, Ye Merrie Jesters. LOIS LAMBERT Junior Class Play, Purple Masquers, Socc and Buskin, Variety Show, Ye Merrie Jesters. JOY LOUISE LAMPE Charm Club, First Aid, Girl Reserves, Socc and Buskin, Stamps and Bonds, Student Council, Ushers' Club, Ye Merrie Jesters. BOB LAUBACI-I THOMAS LAY Hi-Y, Stamps and Bonds, Student Council. ANNA MARIE LEDFORD Charm Club, Girl Reserves, Purple Masquers, Stamps and Bonds. ES. OPAL LEE Glee Club, Stamps and Bonds. VIRGINIA LEE Charm Club, Girl Reserves, Glee Club, Home Nursing, Student Council. BETTY LOUISE LEFFERSON 1 Charm Club, Girl Reserves, Home Nursing, Ye Merrie Jesters. SE JEANNE LEHMAN Stamps and Bonds. MARY LENGYEL Home Nursing, Glee Club, Stamps and Bonds, Student Council. MARY ALICE LEWIS Girl Reserves, Purple Masquers, Mid- dletonian. S E RALPH E. LEWIS RICHARD LEWIS Basketball Manager, Chemistry Club, Hi-Y, Junior Class President, M Club, Middle- tonian, National Honor Society, Optimist, Purple Masquers, Socc and Buskin, Speech Bureau, Student Council, Variety Show. VIRGINIA LEWIS Student Council. ES CAROLINE LIGGETT First Aid, Glee Club, Home Nursing, Purple Masquers, Student Council. PHYLLIS LINDSAY ROBERT GLENN LINVILLE Hi-Y, Minute Men, Ushers' Club. S E N I O R S ROY LONG Football, Glee Club, Track. STELLA LONG WILLIAM LOWE Hi-Y, Socc and Buskin, Variety Show, Ye Merrie Jesters. BARBARA ANN LUTES Band, Charm Club, Girl Reserves, Ye Merrie Jesters. MARTHA ANN LYONS Charm Club, Girl Reserves, Optimist, Ye Merrie Jesters. PHILIP LYTLE ' Hi-Y, Optimist, Purple Masquers, Speech Bureau, Ushers' Club, Variety Show. E E ROBERT DONALD McCANDLESS Hi-Y. WILLIAM ROBERT McCLAIN Band, Baseball Manager, Football, Hi-Y, Ushers' Club, Ye Merrie Jesters. JIM McCUTCHEON Band, Hi-Y, Minute Men, Orchestra. JOHN McDERMOTT Hi-Y, Junior Class Play, Middletonian, Purple Masquers, Socc and Buskin, Variety Show, Ye Merrie Jesters. MARTHA McFARLAND Ye Merrie Jesters. HAROLD McGRAW Basketball, M Club. ROBERT EUGENE MANNING ANN WALLACE MARLETTE Purple Masquers, Speech Bureau. PAUL MARTIN Chemistry Club. DOUGLAS MERWIN MEEHAN Basketball, Hi-Y. HELEN MARIE MILLION Band, Girl Reserves, Glee Club. MARGARET ANN MINOR Charm Club, Girl Reserves, Glee Club, Home Nursing, Sandwich Girls. I39 S E N I C401 O R S PATTY MITCHELL Charm Club, Girl Reserves, Glee Club, Socc and Buskin, Student Council, Variety Show, Ye Merrie Jesters. RICHARD MONROE ' Baseball, Ex Tempore, Glee Club, Hi-Y, Junior Class Play, Middletonian, National Honor Society, Optimist, Purple Masquers, Socc and Buskin, Speech Bureau, Ushers' Club, Variety Show. FRAZIER MOORE Glee Club, Hi-Y. ERMA RUTH MORGAN Chemistry Club, Variety Show. BETTY JEAN MULL Chemistry Club, Home Nursing, Purple Masquers, Student Council. JACK MYERS WELBY NASH Band, Hi-Y, Orchestra, Student Council. BARBARA NEAL Middletonian, Purple Masquers, Socc and Buskin, Speech Bureau, Variety Show, Ye Merrie Jesters. MARY MORRIS Purple Masquers, Socc and Buskin, Ye Merrie Jesters. ROBERT L. OAKLEY Hi-Y, Junior Class Play, Purple Masquers, Socc and Buskin, Sophomore Class Play, Ye Merrie Jesters. PATRICIA O'CONNER ' Girl Reserves. CHARLES ORTMAN Chemistry Club, Hi-Y, Middletonian, Optimist, Purple Masquers, Socc and Buskin, Variety Show. EE WENDELL OSWALT Optimist, Speech Bureau, Student Council. WILLIAM OTTE RUDOLPH PATE E E LOUISE ANN PATRICK First Ai-d. MARGARET ELLEN PAULLIN Band, Girl Reserves, Optimist, Purple Masquers, Speech Bureau, Variety Show. DOLORES JEANNE PEARCE Charm Club, First Aid, Girl Reserves, Purple Masquers. S E N I O R S BETTY LOUISE PECK CARRIE MAXINE PENNINGTON Band, Charm Club, First Aid, Girl Reserves. Glee Club, Home Nursing. CLARA PERGRAM Ex Tempore, Girl Reserves, Purple Masquers, Speech Bureau, Ye Merrie Jesters, Variety Show. VIOLET PERRY Glee Club. FREDERICK HARRISON POE Band, Baseball Manager, Chemistry Club, Junior Class Play, Minute Men, Orchestra, Purple Masquers, Socc and Buskin, Sopho- more Class Play, Ushers' Club, Variety Show, Ye Merrie Jesters. JOAN POTTER Charm Club, Chemistry Club, Girl Re- serves, Junior Class Play, Optimist, Purple Masquers, Socc and Buskin, Ye Merrie Jesters. NAOMI PROFITT Girl Reserves, Glee Club, Socc and Buskin, Ye Merrie Jesters. BOB RADABAUGH Chemistry Club, Hi-Y. FRED RAU Hi-Y. BARBARA REED Girl Reserves, Middletonian, Purple Masquers, Socc and Buskin, Ye Merrie Jesters. THEODORE REPPER Chemistry Club, Hi-Y, Speech Bureau, Student Council. LORAN D. RICHARDSON SE JOYCE RILEY Glee Club, Speech Bureau. TOM RITTER Hi-Y, Student Council. BILL ROCHE Band, Ex Tempore, First Aid, Glee Club, Hi-Y, Junior Class Play, Middle- tonian, Optimist, Purple Masquers, Socc and Buskin, Speech Bureau, Variety Show, Ye Merrie Jesters. E S PAUL RODGERS JANET MIRIAM ROEHLL Charm Club, Girl Reserves, Junior Class Play, Optimist, Purple Masquers, Socc and Buskin, Stamps and Bonds, Student Council, Variety Show, Ye Merrie Jesters. LORAINE E. ROWE Charm Club, Girl Reserves, Purple Masquers, Ye Merrie Jesters. M 421 O R S JOHN D. RUDD Hi-Y, Minute Men, Optimist. Purple Masquers. NAYDEAN RUDICIL Girl Reserves, Middletonian, Purple Mas- quers, Sandwich Girls, Socc and Buskin, Ye Merrie Jesters. MARILYN RUSSELL Charm Club, Girl Reserves, Purple Masquers, Socc and Buskin, Speech Bu- reau, Stamps and Bonds, Ye Merrie Jesters. EE HAROLD SARVER Chemistry Club, Football, Hi-Y, Junior Class Play, M Club. BETTY FRANCES SAYLOR Glee Club, Home Nursing. DOROTHY SCEARSE Charm Club, Chemistry Club, First Aid, Girl Reserves, Speech Bureau, Ye Merrie Jesters. SE BETTY SCHOPPELREI Stamps and Bonds. DICK SCHRAMM Baseball, Hi-Y. RICHARD sci-mocx Band, Hi-Y, Optimist. SE DOLORES SCHULTZ Charm Club, Girl Reserves, Purple Masquers. MARILYN SCHWALL Charm Club, Purple Masquers, Socc and Buskin, Variety Show, Ye Merrie Jesters. DOROTHY SCOTT Charm Club, First Aid, Girl Reserves, Middletonian, Purple Masquers, Socc and Buskin, Student Council, Variety Show, Ye Merrie Jesters. EE JESSE ARTHUR SCOTT Ex' Tempore, Glee Club, Hi-Y, Optimist, Socc and Buskin, Variety Show, Robeson Dramatic Club. HERBERT SEBASTIAN Hi-Y. EMMA LOUISE SEEGER S E THOMAS 0. SELBY JJIM SHACKELFORD Band, Hi-Y, Junior Class Play, Orchestra, Socc and Buskin, Speech Bureau, Student Council, Variety Show. JEAN SHUMATE Glee Club. S E N I O R S WILL SMETHERS Band, Basketball. Hi-Y, M Club, Orchestra, Speech Bureau. CLARA SMILEY Band, Charm Club, Middletonian, Orchestra, Purple Masquers, Socc and Buskin, Sopho- more Class Play, Student Council, Variety Show, Ye Merrie Jesters. CLAIR SMITH Chemistry Club, Student Council. DOUGLAS SMITH Basketball, Chemistry Club, Football, Hi-Y, Pur- ple Masquers, Speech Bureau, Track, Variety Show. EARL SMITH HALE SMITH Minute Men. sl 3 1- 5 my f t N ix s . Qtr. X X-if NS . X A2 fllxl. liz! ERMA JEAN SNODGRASS First Aid, Glee Club, Socc and Buskin. JERRY SNOOK Chemistry Club, Football, Track. BETTY ANN SORRELL Charm Club, Girl Reserves, Home Nursing, Middletonian, Student Coun- cil. ETTA SORRELL AUDREY SOUTH GLENN SPENCER Student Council. WILLIAM STABLER Band, Hi-Y MARGIE STALLS , Band Charm Club, Girl Reserves, Optimist Purple Masquers, Socc and Buskin, Stamps and Bonds Ye Merrie Jesters s l I , . -Z' in Optimist, Purple Masquers. . i . RUTH STANFILL QEWIS STEELE Baseball, Basketball, Hi-Y, Student Council, A Ushers' Club. VIRGINIA STETHEM Glee Club. ' DONALD LEE STIBBS Xa. K.- I43l IMI O R S BETTY STOVER Home Nursing', Stamps and Bonds. BILL STUBBS CHARLES SULLIVAN Basketball, Football, Track, Hi-Y, M Club. THOMAS J. SWAIM Glee Club, Hi-Y. ADELAIDE TEMMEN Girl Reserves, Junior Class Treasurer, Junior Class Play, Purple Masquers, Sand- wich Girls, Socc and Buskin, Student Coun- cil, Ye Merrie Jesters. JUNE LEA THOMAS Charm Club, Chemistry Club, Girl Re- serves, Variety Show, Ye Merrie Jesters. S S R. THOMPSON Band, Hi-Y, Orchestra, Speech Bureau, Student Council. MACLYN TOBIAS Hi-Y, Junior Class Play, Middletonian, Min- ute Men, Optimist, Purple Masquers, Socc and Buskin, Sophomore Class Play, Speech Bureau, Variety Show, Ye Merrie Jesters. ROBERT C. TREADWAY Glee Club. SE MAMIF, TURNER Girl Reserves, Glee Club, Robeson Dramatic Club. THOMAS TURNER Band, Baseball, Basketball, Buckeye Boys' State, Hi-Y, Junior Class Vice President, M Club, National Honor Society, Orchestra., Speech Bureau, Student Council. CATHERINE ANN ULRICH Band, Charm Club, Girl Reserves, Pur- ple Masquers, Socc and Buskin. S S RUTH MERILYN VAIL Band, Charm Club, Girl Reserves, Orchestra, Socc and Buskin, Variety Show, Ye Merrie Jesters. CORDELIA VALANDINGHAM DON VENNEMAN Glee Club, Hi-Y, Junior Class Play, Middiletonian, Purple Masquers, Socc and Buskin, Student Council. EE ANTHONY VRADELIS Hi-Y, Orchestra, Student Council. LOIS JEAN WALKE Charm Club, Cheer Leader, First Aid, Girl Reserves, Junior Class Play, Middletonian, Optimist, Purple Masquers, Socc and Bus- kin, Speech Bureau, Stamps and Bonds, Ushers' Club, Ye Merrie Jesters. ELEANOR ELIZA WASHINGTON Glee Club. S E N CLARENCE WATSON Band, Glee Club, Hi-Y. PAT WEATHERWAX Charm Club, First Aid, Girl Reserves, Mid- dletonian, Purple Masquers, Socc and Bus- kin, Speech Bureau, Stamps and Bonds, Variety Show, Ye Merrie Jesters. ROBERT WESSELMAN JUNE ELLEN WETZEL Chemistry Club, Optimist, Purple Masquers, Stamps and Bonds, Variety Show. JOHN WHITLOCK Chemistry Club, Football Manager, Hi-Y, M Club, Middletonian, Optimist, Purple Masquers, Socc and Buskin, Sophomore Class Play, Speech Bureau. Variety Show, Ye Merrie Jesters. CHARLES WILEY Junior Class Play, Middletonian, Opti- mist, Orchestra, Purple Masquers. JEAN WILKINSON Charm Club, Chemistry Club, Girl Reserves, Junior Class Play, Optimist, Ye Merrie Jesters. JUANITA WILLIAMS Girl Reserves, Glee Club. MINNIE LUCILLE WILLS WILLIAM EDWARD WILSON Glee Club, Hi-Y, Student Council. ALFRED WITHROW Football. MARY LOU WOOD Charm Club, Cheer Leader, Girl Re- serves, Purple Masquers, Socc and Buskin, Sophomore Class Play, Stamps and Bonds, Ye Merrie Jesters. HAROLD WRAY GLADYS WRIGHT Girl Reserves, Glee Club, Junior Class Play, Purple Masquers, Socc and Buskin, Ye Merrie Jesters. JAMES YEARY Eg s ROBERT YOST Hi-Y. LOIS R. YOUNGER Charm Club, Girl Reserves, Junior Class Play, Purple Masquers, Socc and Buskin, Sophomore Class Play, Stamps and Bonds, Ye Merrie Jesters. PHYLLIS ZIMMERMAN Glee Club. l O R S I45l it SEIIJDB 81.515353 PBIJPHEBY 044 Hfzianlf fel' dui! Jfwfzfzen lo Wan One clear spring morning a shining silver transoceanic airliner came gliding onto the runway of La Guardia Field in New York. From within, Stewardess Mary Frances Kraft swung open the door. Miss Patricia Dynes, foreign serv- ice official returning from overseas duty, paid her respects to Pilot Harold Bailey and stepped out. Immediately Mac Tobias, news photographer for The New York Times, rushed up to snap Miss Dynes' picture. Much to Mac's delight, as he then looked to see who else might be on the plane, he spied Tom Blake, heavyweight champion of the world, his trainer, Bill Hannah, and his manager, jack Cott- meyer. fWhat a scooplj just behind him Vivian Henry, who had gone to Europe on a Goodwill Speaking Tour, smiled happily up at Ted Repper, Am- bassador to Great Britain. At that mo- ment New York's Official Receiving Committee composed of Robert Oakley, chairman, Ruth Stanfill, and Don Fair- burn, rushed up in a seven passenger car, driven by Lawrence Glass, to give Tom and Ted the keys to the city , not knowing that Pat was to be on this airliner. Just then Joan Doring, translator, and her boss, Harold McGraw, president of Pan American Railways, Inc., drove up to take Pat to the Waldorf Astoria to meet a group of friends for a luncheon engagement. Gathered there were Bar- bara Davies, buyer for Saks, Toni Jones and Marilyn Russell, Power's Models, Irene Amatulli, physical director of N. Y. U., Dr. Marjorie Jones of Johns Hop- kins, Dick Schrock, president of Schrock, Snook, and Steele Airways, Inc., Fred Poe, city electrician, District Attorney Tom O. Selby, Clifford Heil, manager of rentals in The Empire State Building, and Bob McClain, broker. While they dined they were enter- tained by Jim Shackelford's Orchestra featuring Margie Stalls, vocalist, Bill Kash, drummer, and Bruce Goldflies, clarinetist. That afternoon the ladies went to Car- negie Hall to hear a concert by William Roche and his all-girl orchestra. Charles Wiley was playing as guest violinist and several members of the orchestra in- cluded Ruth Vail, Helen Barnette. and Patty Mitchell. Upon arriving back in Middletown the next day, Pat was met at the station by Clarabel Grier who was running for Con- gress. The two girls spent the after- noon visiting many former classmates among whom were Virginia and Carl Adkins, Louise Ellison, now a public health nurse, Dr. Tom Barton, whose office is next to Dick Schramm, the un- dertaker, Bill Lowe and Don Alstaetter, co-owners of a used-car garage, and Bob First Amer- with Bob in look out of rival, Bob the street, Thompson, president of the ican Bank. While chatting his office, he happened to the window and saw his Gloeckler, running down yelling, Help! Police! Stop that thief. fContinued on Next Pagej l47l SEIIIUB BLESS PBUPHEBY qcommued from preceding Pagep John McDermott, policeman, rushed over to the scene and discovered that someone had robbed the Oglesby-Barnitz Bank. just then Bob Craig, a state-high- way patrolman, came by in his Ford, and john jumped in and said, They went thatta way! After this thrilling episode, Pat and Clarabel strolled through the business section of the city viewing the new and modern buildings, many of which were now operated by former high school cronies. Dudley Inwood was the new manager of the Office-Outfittersg Dick Lewis was running the Rathman-Lewis Drugstore, where Ed Harris was Phar- macistg and Phil Pierson and Clair Smith owned a men's clothing store. They recently hired a new window dec- orator, John Rudd. In the evening Pat and Clarabel wit- nessed one of the outstanding social events of the season when Janet Roehll and Kenny Bliven were married at the First Methodist Church. Mary Kath- erine Hughes played the marital music and Evelyn Baird sang. jack Alford, well-known commercial artist, had flown all the way from San Francisco in his heliocopter to be Kenny's best man. Janet wore an exquisite gown designed by Harriett Beltz, and her attendants were Joy Lampe, Barbara Frisby, Ann Marlette, and Betty Clark. A reception was held later at the Ho- tel Manchester, where a wedding dinner was served under the supervision of Headwaiter M. C. Cain, by Tom Allyn, William Wilson, William jackson, and Wilson Bennett. Harold Hileman's or- chestra supplied the music for the occa- sion featuring Lois Lambert, who had just returned from Hollywood. The following day the girls decided to return to their Alma Mater, M. H. S. While walking down the long corridors, they stopped to pay their respects to Dick Greathouse, principall He was busily dictating a letter to his secretary, Betty Lefferson, but gladly jumped up and offered to show them around the school. First they went to Dick Mon- roe's math class where several sopho- mores were struggling with geometry. Then they visited a Virgil class taught by Richard Haney, and as they walked in, Bob Radabaugh, jr., was reciting the lesson. After talking with gym teachers, Lois Walke, Harold Sarver, Charles Sullivan, and Will Smethers, Pat and Clarabel went to watch a play rehearsal under the direction of Arlene Lackey. Plans for remodeling the auditorium had just been made by Lois Younger, architect, and Benny Botts, interior decorator. Several other faculty members included Ruby Hon, Joy Gustin, Betty Eggleston, and Joe Kindred. In concluding their visit Pat and Clarabel dropped in at the office of the Board of Education where Mary Ann Elieff was busily typing. She told them that John Whitlock, Crozier jones, Bill Stabler, Dorothy Scearse, and Bob Lin- ville were now the members of the Board and were all prosperous in business. As the two bade Mr. Greathouse fare- well and were walking down the steps, Pat stumbled and fell. Alfred Withrow, who was passing by at the time, gallant- ly picked her up and rushed her to the hospital. In the waiting room Bob Yost was also waiting, since he had just burn- ed his hand trying to pick up a cigar- ette butt. Soon Headnurse Gladys Griss came in and took Pat to the emergency ward where she was feeling as good as new in a jiffy, due to the expert services of Dr. Thomas R. Turner, assisted by Nurse Clara Pergram. CContinued on Page 1045 l48l , P- . 1 at fl 9A,,QiMl CLASS .4 Miki -f fi 5 . if is l orncsns Bob Keller, Vice President: Joanne Day, Secretary: Paul Lansaw, President We, the class of '45, leave to you, the class of '46, the future of our school. In tracing over our footsteps, we leave you the high points to top, and the lower levels to raise. Your record thus far justifies our confidence in you. and we trust that you will continue your fine achievements. The many fields open to students will offer numerous opportunities to excel and to uphold the honor of our school. As the next senior class, upon your shoulders will rest the respon- sibility for the conduct of the other classes. They consider you almost a paragon and are swift to follow your lead. If you are contemptuous of the high ideals we have tried to uphold, the future of our school is in jeopardy: but we are relying on your innate fineness to come through with flying colors. Remember, we're cheering for you, and though we won't be here to applaud, we shall recognize and appreciate your accomplishments. 1491 v ll JUNIOR ,na it ,, z Q, ..i V, E W Nqfgi? ' E J W 5 s ae in M 'Qi' , , Q JUNIORS lst Row-Dan Abner, Bob Adams, Jacquelyn Adams, Marilyn Adams, Curt Adkins. 3 ' M 2nd Row-Gordon Aldridge, Mildred Alexander, Danny Amatulli, Esther Anderson, Bernard Annen- berg. 3rd Row-Charles Atkinson, Sammy Back, Allie Baird, Eileen Baird, Peggy Baird. 4th Row-Houston Bales, Helen Balser, Margaret Banks, John Barker, Phyllis Barker. 5th Row-Dorsey Barnett, Ruth Beckman, Norma Jean Bellamy, Jean Bennington, Harold Berry. 6th Row-Barbara Bigby, Jim Blanton, Wayne Blashock, Omer Blevins, Don Bolton, Susan Botos, Bette Bramel, Patti Brent, Lowell Brewer, Margie Brewer. 7th Row-Muriel Brewer, Joey Brooks, Donna Broughton, Elizabeth Brown, Glen Brumagen, Junior Burgher, Juanita Busby, Joanne Butter- field, Jack Cahill, Mae Cain. M Sth Row-Dick Caldwell, Tony Capozzi, Jean Case, Joan Catchingg. Shebra Caudill, Jim Chappell, Josephine Clark, Betty Mae Click, Kathleen Cold- iron, Rosabelle Coleman. 9th Row-Edward Collins, Charles Combs, Terry Comminos, Eleanor Commodore, Donald Conrad, Elizabeth Conrad, Connie Ann Converse, Frances Cook, Gerry Cottle, Gerry Cottle, 10th Row-Jacqueline Cox, Lester Creekbaum, Mildred Creekbaum, Bob Croake, Bill Crout. 11th Row-Ruth Marie Crout, Freda Cundiff, Bob Dallas, Louise Daniel, Mildred Darrell. 12th Row-Bob Davies, Joanne Day, Tony De- Biasi, Pat Dees, Bob DeHaven. 13th Row--Gloria Dell, Irene Dennis, Rhoda Did- lick, Bette Dingess, Mary Ann Dobrozsi. 1- , L srr ,, , A , fa 5, ,,, W I K : lfy i ef? ' V i501 JUNIORS 1st Row-Bill Dollinger, Harry Duane, Mary Ed- wards, Ernest Egelston, Willodine Egelston. 2nd Row-Philip Egert, Jack Elam, Marie Elieff, Paul Faries, Bob Farquer. 3rd Row-Charles Farquer, James Fay, Robert Lee Fitzgerald, Bob Flesher, Harry Flisher. 4th Row-Kenny Fox, John Franklin, Paul Frisby, Joan Frye, Joy Fugett. 5th Row-Jeanne Galeese, Richard Gall, James Gardner, John Garofalos, Jane Garvin. 6th Row-Mary Lou Geran, Margaret Gibbons, Kelly Gibson, Donald Ginn, Bernie Gividen, Dar- lice Glass, Joy Goldschmidt, Charles Gomia, Lois Jean Goodman, Patricia Ann Gordon. 7th Row-Lois Eileen Gravenstein, Myrna Gray, Harold Green, Genevieve Gregory, Margie Leen Gresham, Dick Griest, Jr., Constance Grimes, Carl Hall, Pat Hall, Roland Hamilton. - ,.. ,Q 'ilk' ti V . W if 8th Row-Marilyn Hamm, Tom Haney, Dorothy Hanna, Louise Hart, Mary Louise Harvey, Dolly Hatfield, Eddie Hatfield, Phyllis Hatfield, Clyde Hayes, Dona Hayes. 9th Row-Leda Henderson, Mary Lou Henry, Donald Hensley, Robert Hillard, Merritt Hinkle, Irene Hocz, Lois Holland, Hazel Hollon, Eddie Hooks, Frank Hopper. 10th Row-Ralph Horne, Norman Hoskins, Carl Huehn, Jeanette Hughes, Marie Hunter. 11th Row-Phyllis Huntzinger, Peggy Hydler, Mary Ingwersen, Marilyn Jacoby, Fred Johnson. 12th Row-Patti Jones, Rosie Mae Jones, Bob Keller, Connie Lisle Keller, Dick Keller. 13th Row-Shirley Clay Keller, Jr., Tom Kemp, Margie Kendig, Richard Kenyon, Gus Kiniyalocts. 1511 7th Row-Richard Allen Mears, Margaret Mehl, Pat Mellon, Jack Merritt, Dorothy Miles, Bob Mil- lard, Pat Miller, Rose Marie Miller, Virginia Mil- ler, Bob Minch. 8th Row-Peggy Lou Mitchell, Winifred Moor- head, Paul Mullendore, Ed Mulligan, Dick Muraski, Barbara Murray, Betty Lee Neal, Howard Neer, Lois Newkirk, Carl Newland. 9th Row-Renee Newman, Barbara Nickell, Jean Nickell, Josephine Nickell, Herb Osborne. 10th Row-Okley Owens, Norma Palmer, Mar- jorie Parker, Thomas Payne, William Payne. 11th Row-Dick Peck, Elaine Pegg, Warren Pence, Paul Pergram, Don Perkins. 12th Row-Eunice Perkins, Catherine Perrin, Dorothy Petry, Delores Piersall, Rose Powers. 13th Row-Minnie Pringle, Howard Puckett, Gloria Pyle, Joyce Ramsey, Mary Jo Ransdell. 1521 JUNIORS lst Row--John Kinley, Stanley Knabel, Ruthie Mae Knox, Peggy Koeppel, B. Don Korros. 2nd Row-Joe Kovacs, Laurence Lackey, Pauline LaFayette, Don Lampe, Margie Lansaw. 3rd Row-Paul Lansaw. Nancy Latimer, Rose- mary Lawson, Jane Ann Leasure, Charles Anna Lee. 4th Row-Tom Vail Lefferson, Barbara Ligctt, Helen Linkins, Ruth Lipfert, Arnita Lovelace. 5th Row-Dale Lukens, Bob Lund, Frank McCul- lough, Bertha Mae McCurdy, Dorothy McGuire, 6th Row-Ada McIntosh, Dwight McKenzie, Tim McLaughlin, Carolyn Mail, Charlene Margerum, Rosemary Marlett, Eugene Mathis, Joe Mato, Marie Rose Mato, Mildred Mayabb. JUNIORS 1st Row-Richard Reed, Gladys Reese, Jackl Rep- per, Mary Revelos, Phyllis Rhoads. 2nd Row-Walter Rigdon, Manford Riley, Dorothy Roberts, Dorice Robinson, Eugene Robinson. 3rd Row-Kitty Robinson, Dorothy Rodefer, Mabel Rodgers, Betty Roehll, Arnold Romans. 4th Row-Pat Sample, Joan Sarchet, Ruth Eleanor Schrock, Dottie Jo Seamon, Betty Sebald. 5th Row-Bill Sebald, Tom Selby, Marilyn Shackelford, Eleanor Shartle, Gerald Skinner. 6th Row-Bob Smathers, Beverly Smith, Dick Smith, Helen Smith, Tom Smith, Virginia Sorrell, D'Nel Spangler, Nancy Stabler, Marvin Stahley, Doris Stamp. 7th Row-Caleb Boyd Standafer, Jim Stork, Julia Straws, Barbara Stremmel, Barbara Stubbs, Glen Taylor, Lois Pauline Taylor, Troy Taylor, Art ,iq Quz, , , my 4 J F 13 Q ., , N ,Q ,S -' . Q 1'15 i:2 3 . 't- -' t , I Q I 6 A l53l Thatcher, Lois Theodore. 8th Row-Kathleen Thomas, Judy Turlukis, Don Turner, Betty Wagner, Ginny Walters, Phyllis Ward, Glen Warmoth, Phyllis Jeanne Wasson, Doris Watson, Joyce Weatherwax. 9th Row-Arnold Webb, Lois Weikel, Lillian Wells, Milton Wells, Bob Wendt. 10th Row-Mary Kay Wenzel, Bill Wetzel, Bob Wetzel, Marchita Wheeler, June White. Wikel, Marcia Wilch, Williams, Myrtle Wil- 11th Row-Mae Arlene Cleopatra Williams, Edna liams. 12th Row-Betty Louise Wilson, Harry Wilson, Sarah Wilson, Don Winglewich, Imogene Withers. 13th Row-Anna Margaret Wright, Betty Wright. Helen Yenser, Ben Yocom, Bill Young. C. A. P. C. Meeting every Tuesday night from 7:30 to 9:30 in the M. I-1. gym, the Civil Air Patrol Cadets. who number almost 100, are the alert youth of today and will become the peace-loving leaders of tomorrow. These boys and girls receive train- ing in civil aeronaulics, pre-flight, meteorology, and drill. Much in- terest has been aroused in the C. A. P. C. because of their occasional reviews at our local airport. STATION W. M. O. H. Yes, a scene like this one took place at W. M. O. H., Hamilton, every Tuesday at 4:30 P. M. ln November it was announced that the Middletown schools would have their own weekly radio pro- gram. Miss Florence Powell was placed in charge. There have been plays, forums, informative, and muscial broadcasts. The junior highs and grade schools have also taken part. YES AND NO STAMPS AND BONDS More than 535,000 was invested in stamps and bonds at M. H. S. this year. The sale was capably carried on by home-room representatives every Monday as well as at basket- ball games and the Variety Show. Monthly meetings of the represen- tatives were held with Miss Hoover as adviser, and officers were elect- ed as follows: President, Sue Botosg Secretary, Phyllis Gibson, and Treasurer, Dona Hayes. A very lively and lovable comedy entitled uYes and No was presented by the class of 74-6 for its class play in April. The first act of this performance portrayed what would happen if pretty Jo Jarrow tfiuth Schroekr should accept the proposal of ardent young Adrian lTom Haneylg the second act brought out what would happen if she should refuse, the final act revealed what actually did happen when he proposed. The Reverend Jarrow tJack Merrittl, hoplessly forgetful, Mrs. Jarrow lMary Louise Harveyl, the well- meaning but tactless Wifeg Jo's younger sister Sally fMary Lou Henryl, good-tempered and kindly, Mrs. Webb 4Betty Wriglitl, the lovable house-woman, Mr. Bagshott or HBags,' fBob Daviesl, the good-looking assistant to Mr. Jarrow-all added to the evening's enjoyment. x 'S -1, X. N 1' 5 Y x S mi x X JE 1 X . K ki. is M , Q ' Q .uf V 25 wk .1 If ' 1 X x X Y K W R '--., t '55 -QS , -1' 45 , K Q-.s O. . nu s yi, if Q.. 5 .,A, x ..,.. P Wsltimw me 2 XP Q ff ak if :sw ,x 1' -. .z ...,-v, xx ,. n i M ' F: 512512, q, y X ,,:,m-mv A , , SE if H as f ' Q ' 2+ .. U. xl E-.5 wi, W. Wim, MM , 1 41. .1 fx K ,Xi 'Ns-Y Skxwvmx , ,six wigs ?N,iixL . 'Z ' M X .Q F 'R Ji 2.5 ,, A A -:gui 'F ii 1-f Q +3 'yi ' 1 P 1? sg. at Elf f ?fE?R+ A 5 i i, g4fig x X Q! hiv' 5 s. X1 1 ' n SQKQ :l,'f.1xN 1 ' 'N-N 1 c i XS R V r S. uf xf M f , 5 1 g u 5 ' 'ek sf A J nr S O P H O M O R 1 , , B I , - e , we V a 1 5 V 'gi 1, X, i 'lst Row-Elwood Abney, Laurel Abney, Milton Acra, David Adams, Patricia Adams, Philmore Adams, Charlene Ann Alex- ander, John Alexander, Harold Allen, Kay Allen, Andy Amyx. 2nd RowgCl1arles Ashcraft, Bob Asher, James Ashton, Stella Axiotes, Jack Ayers, Alfred Back, Donald Bailey, Fred Baker, Leroy Baker, Adehert Baldwin, Wallare Baldwin. 3rd Row-Myron Balon, Robert Richard Banker, Eleanor Bar- nett, Lois Basford, Mary Geraldine Bayes, Gale Edwin Beatty, Chuck Belknap, Rufus Bennett. Gay Bevis, Doris Blackmore, Ronald Roy Blalack. Dick Bowlin, Pat Bowling, Mildred Chal Brewer, Onda Brewer, Betty Burley, Don Butts. 4th Row-Elinora Blanton, Brandenburg, Jeanine Brate, Brown, Lloyd Brumley, John 5th Row-lsham Byrd, Joe E. Byrne, Jean Cain, Vernon Cal- houn, Bill Carpenter, Wilma Dale Center, Esther Chaney, Jean Cassidy, Raymond Caudill, Pauline Rae Chaney, Mary Ellen Chippendale. s I l56J 6th Row-Bill Cisco, Barbara Clevenger, Paul Clifton, Buddy Cobb, Richard Coddington, Phyllis Coleman, Charles Collins, Betty Coyler, Jimmy Combs, David William Commodore, Martha Conley. 7th Row-Robert Conrad, Phyllis Cook, Bob Cornele, Dick Cornele, Chester Cottengin, Betty Cowgill, Ramona Cox, Rosalie Cox, William Eugene Coyle, Ralph E. Creech, Yolando Cris- toforo. Sth Row-Emma Lee Crowe, Tom David Crowley, Robert Louis Cunningham, Verlin Curtis, Dick Davidson, Elvin Davidson, .loan Davies, Delores Day, Betty Jane Dearth, Lois Jean DeHart, Nick Demetrion. 9th Row-Steve Demetrion, Eugene Dennis, Harlan Dennis, Peggy Denny, David Dickerson, Dick Diefenbach, Wilma Dite myers, Glenn Doebler, Joan Donisi, Hazel Downey, Robert Downing. E S Q -. A is , .,, Q, if 25 Z. 5-. . W S O P H O M O R E S , HUA: 9 gi Q is L A iw-Q F 1' -' ee Que F. . W T -' ' , El L f Rf 1 VI, X Q . -- :' Q, -Q, 'Xl i K .6 Q i ' , , Q - 1 :I ' . K. ,k .: i N' X y L V ' . 1 1, 7 'egg i- ' , . A ' , V .V A 4,3 Ez. h 3 V my g D ' , . ' ' .- ' I .4 4 - K f ':, M h lx 1 ,, ,L , V:1- , . j 1 :- Rum ... . - '1f '. L J ... .. ',AQ B a X J' - i -f: Zf: 5 , kd,. . F ' he A so All S a lst Row-Paul Drake, Daisy Duff, Betty Dunlap, Bob Dunn, Mariorie Eisele, Patsy Elliott, Donald Ellis, Pat Ellison, Johnie Erb, Frances Evans, Dick Faeta. 2nd Row-Jeanine Fagan, Lois Farquer, Bob Faulkner, Albert Fee, Betty Feerer, Marian Feldmann, Donald Ferguson, Lawrence Ferguson, Eugene Ferrell, Dorothy Fiessinger, Bob Finney. 3rd Row-Dolores Fiscus, Jack Fisher, Henry Fores, Sterlin Douglas Fares, Bill Fouts, Herbert Frazier, Myron Fugate, Dara- thy Fultz, Patricia Schenk Gade, William Guritson, George Lee Geary. 4th Row-Lenora Mae Gentry, Dolores Gibbons, Victor Gil- bert, lohn Gill, Marr Gillespie, lean Gillum, Martha Joan Gividen, Wanda Gleason, Nathaniel Glover, Shirley Virginia Goetz, Mariorie Goldschmidt. 5th Row-Mary Jane Goodknight, Danna M. Goodman, Law- rence Edward Gosmeyer, Carroll Gossett, Margaret Elizabeth Graham, Marilyn Griffin, Richard Griss, Jimmy Hackney, Done ald Hadley, Dolores Hall, Bob Hannah. l57l oth Row-Robert Harris, Anna Marie Hart, Dirtress Haynes, Doris Elaine Heller, Bob Helmers, Catherine Henderson, Pat Henderson, Betty Jean Henry, Tom Hensey, Victoria May Higham, Kenneth Highley. 7th Row-Anna Marie Hogan, Joe Holton, Ella Mae Hoover, Jack Hoover, Paul Hoover, Sally Hope, Delbert Horn, Hobert Horne, Fred Howard, Leroy Hudson, Betty Hughes. 8th Row-Don Hunt, Caroline Alice Hursh, Kathryn June Hyde, Harold Ingram, Renee Johnson, Pat Johnson, Bill Jones, Bob Jones, Caro! Jones, Noida Jean Jones, Tom Jones. 9th Row-Wanda Lee Jones, Mary Jordan, Paul Jordan, Ray Joslin, George Kampschaefer, Jenny Karovich, Donna Mae Kaurich, George Kavouras, Alan Kay, Imogene Keyser, Ber- neice Kilbane. S O P H O M O R E S 3 P W A sol lf Sli t i:' Q. . 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' ' 5 'lst Row-Bonnie King, Gene King, Don Kiss, William Klopp, Louise Knox, Albert Kocsis, George Koeppel, Larry Kolodzik, Thelma Kring, Pat Kuiken, Shirley Kurth. 2nd Row-Jane Lacy, Walter Edward Lakoff, Bob Lambert, Mary Ann Lane, Wanda Jane Longsworthy, Carl Joseph Lansaw, John Laricchuita, Betty Jane Lawson, Gordon Lawson, Betty Ruth Lay, Edward Webster Layer. 3rd Row-'Martha Jane Leight, Mary Lou Leight, June Streit Leighton, Merritt Mark Lenear, Joseph Lewis, Lois Jean Lindsay, Phyllis Irene Little, Louise Marie Lolli, Marie Antonetta Lolli, Gerald Hiram Long, Rudolph Looney. 4th Row-Oneida Lowe, Wanda Katherine Lowe, Edith Ann McFeeter, Zola Mae McGuire, Essie McKenzie, William Kenneth Mallory, Howard Merle Manker, Mariorie Delores Manning, Juanita Marilyn Markland, Martha Mae Martin, Peggy Ann Martin. 5th Row-Evelyn Teresa Matthers, Henry Mays, Joann Meacham, Marilynn Meehan, Marilyn Meeker, Diane Meeks, C583 Vernon Melton, Jim Mills, Carol Minch, Geraldine Mize, Riggs Monfort. 6th Row-Lois Moore, Marie Moore, Mary Ann Moore, Richard Moore, Vernal Moore, William P. Moore, Madonna Morningstar, Virginia Morris, Nathaniel Mosly, Barbara Jean Myers, Bill Naudin. 7th Row-Juanita Neal, Chester Nelson, Barbara Newcomb, Jeanne Newton, Virginia Rose Nickell, Charles William O'dolI, Don Oldfield, Don Oswalt, Frank Parson, Kathaleen Peck, Minnie Ellen Pence. 8th Row-Tom Pennington, Loretta Perqrom, James Perkins, Thelma Marie Peters, Catherine Phillips, Virginia Phillips, Paul M. Pieratt, Chester Poff, Joan Popp, Don Lee Porter, Betty Ann Poynter. 9th Row-Bea Profitt, Shirley Proft, Helen June Puckett, Eu- gene Purdy, Margaret Quinn, Floyd Raberding, Richard Reck, Ruth Joyce Reeve, Doris Regensburg, Yvonne Reichter, Jimmy Rempe. S O P H O M O R E S I ..,. Q . lst Row-Alvin Richardson, Norma Riddle, Charlene Ring, Nicholas Ringer, Geneva Robinson, Walter Roehll, Bobby Rogers, Lucy Rothgeb, Mariorie Rothwell, Carolyn Roush, Betty Rusk. 2nd Row-Mary Ryan, Bob Sabo, William John Saunders, Margaret Saylor, Bernice Anne Scearse, Nickie Schaeffer, Bob Schiering, Dick Schirm, Fred Schmidt, Earl George Schnieder, Audrey Scroggins. 3rd Row+Joe Seaman, Billie Mae Sears, Frances Ann Sedge, Sexton, Lillie May Seymore, Chester Shephercl, Shepherd, Beulah Mae Sherard, Shirley Marie Shumate, Don Sixt. Aretta Belle Edith Marie Shields, Jim 4th Row-Isabelle Sloan, Janet Slough, Jimmy Small, Pat Smith, June Joan Smith, Leah Smith, Reva Mae Smiley, Jim Snodgrass, Joe Snaok, Phil Snyder, Phyllis Snyder. l59l 5th Row-Mattie Sorrell, Buford South, Lucille South, Janet Specht, Tom Spisak, Betty Sprinkles, Donald Stacy, Bob Stamper, Christine Staton, Juanita Stevens, Bill Stewart. 6th RowhRobert Stoutenborough, Arthur Stringer, Lacy Stur- giel, Bob Tankersley, Jack Tankersley, Harold Tanner, Beatrice Taylor, Bill Taylor, Pat Thinnes, Harold Thomas, Patricia Thompson. 7th Row-Delores Thorn, Wanda Tolson, Kathleen Trammell, Eileen Tucker, Bill Tuttle, Mary Ulrich, Paul Van Ostrond, Addie Veal, Eve Walsh, Peggy Walton, Lois Weed. 8th Row-Lois Jean Wells, Nadine Wesselman, Jane West, Louise West, Gene Whitley, Jane Wiley, Elizabeth Wilhight, Betty Williams, Florence Williams, Gary Williams, Pauline Williams. 9th Row-Kelly Wills, Jackie Wilmore, Louise Wilson, Lula Wilson, Jewell Woods, Max Wright, Wallace Wright, Edward Yenser, Betty Young, Jean Anne Young, Evelyn Zimmerman, f x Earnest participation by M. H. S. students in its activities develops the characteristics of leadership and cooperation which are so important for living in the world of tomorrow. The students spend round-the-clock hours working so that our school might attain per- fection in its enterprises. Of course, there is plenty of fun and good times along with that work. The after- school activities are a pleasant way of making friends and having fun along with the task at hand. The students are learning that present discouragements develop into future ac- complishments and successes. Although the old adage When it rains, it pours has some- times seemed to be the motto, the students have found that Every cloud has a silver lining fits the M. H. S. spirit for activities much better. Both students and their capable leaders have given their time and effort throughout the year willingly. The active members of our many well chosen activities deserve much credit not only for the entertainment they may have provided, but also for the numerous beneficial projects they have carried out. An energetic student of M. H. S. need never complain that his was not a well-round- ed education because of the lack of opportunities to develop his social interests. HANEY DAVIES THE 194. In October when rumors of uno Optimistv were the loud- est, the major Optimist staff was announced. This staff and lVliss McCray then chose the minor staff. Choosing a theme was the first big item. The staff and a representative from the Indianapolis Engraving Company worked on the theme, which is of the future. This future is a modern future filled with peace and prosperity. Barbara Davies and Richard Haney ably headed the staff as co-editors, working tirelessly in their efforts to make a successful Optimist. Barbara wrote the opening pages which established the theme for the book. The literary staff, headed by ,loan Doring, wrote the class prophecy and' other literary items. Cwenn Conn, Phyllis Gibson, June Ellen Wetzel, and Eileen Dennis assisted her. ,lohn Whitlcmck, sports editor, and Dick Monroe com- piled the section with details of all the major events in school sports. Bill Roche and his humor staff made outstanding and original humor which shall long be remembered around M. H. S. balls. INWOOD GRIER LEWIS WHITLOCK DORING TOBIAS ROCHE JPT MIST Arlene Lackey. class editor, Ruth Stanfill, Gladys Criss. joy Custin. and Jean Wilkerson worked many late hours arranging the pictures of the students in alphabetical se- quence and also in naming the activities in which each has participated. This year the art staff was given a bigger chance to display its skill as art took a major position in the book. Benny Botts modeled the clay figuresg Jack Alford, the art editor. arranged the pictures and made the back- ground with Nlac Tobias assisting. The news of all school activities outside of sports, were written by Clarabel Crier, editor. Pat Dynes. Peggy Grimes. Betty Eggleston. Barbara Frisby, lVlargaret lfllen Paullin. and Phil Pierson. Dudley Inwood, with the assistance of the home room representatives, got subscriptions for the Optimist and balanced the budget. And last. but not least, the advertising staff, headed by Dick Lewis. made a new record in soliciting adver- tisers and in gaining bigger and better ads for a better Optimist. Some ofthe loyal workers were Tom Braun, Bob Cloeckler, Doug Smith, Dan Humphreys, Lester Gilmore, Vivian Henry, Charles Ortman, Evelyn Baird. Lawrence Hackney. and Harold Hilenian. LACKEY ALFORD WILKINSON LYTLE GILMORE BOTTS STANFILL DYNES HUMPHREYS GRISS '91 THE MID The 6'lXliddIetonian'7 has had its most successful year this year. The paper has been made more attractive by more pictures, better heads, and paper of the news type. There has been lx more enthusiastic staff headed by ,lack Alford, editor and cartoonist. and Mary lngwersen, assistant editor. Regular meetings were held every other Friday morning at 7:45. A drive was made at the first of the year to obtain IOUW subscription to the paper by all the students. They have been constantly reminded of the paper by the many clever posters., made chiefly by Charles Wiley. The price of the paper had to be raised from five cents to six cents, but everyone agreed that the many improve- ments nierited the raise in price. Since the staff held regular meetings, they formed a club called the lVliddIetonian Press Club. The officers were: Jack Alford, Presidentg Barbara Davies, Secretaryg and ,Ioan During, Treasurer. nw? SCHROCK GIBSON TOBIAS ROCHE HAWKINS GRIER WILEY DORING CONN ETONIAN One ol' the big stieeessea sponsored by the Middletown Press Club was the Sock Hop . Sinee daneing on the gym floor in shoes was prohibited. the idea for the Sm-lg ' Hopi- was originated. The students. eheelied their shoes at the gym doors and dzmeed in their brightest socks. 'the dunee was hailed il big sueeees. The baby eontest wus another NlJl'HillSt0I'IH.u Students submitted baby pictures of themselves or their friends. whit-h the :tall judged. The ten best pictures were then displayed on the bulletin lmiml. and the sc-Imul ehose their l'ux'ul'ites. Another event of the year was the Hwang Hop at which the pin-up girl and boy of M. H. S. were erowne.l queen and king. They were eleeted by the Students. Nlisf. lfldridge has been the adviser this year and can eertainly be proud of the hliddletonian and its achieve- ments. The future elasses are ehullengerl by its aecotn- , SAUNDERS MONROE p l lSllIIlPIltS. . rvet- 5. ff i 'Na t lvdffwv Q ,I 5. 7 Q-Q Y I J -'rr va su x xx xt imma 'vu xx x x x xx gm! ann xx ' eww- Wt DYNES DAVIES DELL MCDERMOTT BOTOS DAY HA The Charm Club was again resumed this year, after being disbanded in 1942 due to the war. and played an even more active part in M. H. S. club activities. Miss Mabel Eldridge served as adviser to the group. Delores Thorn served as Presi- dentg Carolyn Roush, Vice-Presidentg Jeanne Newton, Secretary, Doris Heller, Treasurerg and Marjorie Gold- schmidt, Program Chairman. Many interesting programs were given, demonstrating correct make- up, manners, and clothes for different occasions. Skits dramatized these points on how to be a charming girl. The club held a tea for their mothers and gave a party, thus prac- ticing what they had learned. Miss Hartman and Miss Powell were guest speakers on different oc- casions. Miss Hartman stressed the importance of an aim in life, and Miss Powell told the girls how to cultivate a pleasing voice. At the end of the year the girls are anticipating a party. These girls have combined work and fun to make them- selves more charming and to develop poise and personality, great assets for anyone now and in the future. RM CL 1663 'lst Row-Peggy Grimes, Arlene Lackey, Jack Alford, Pat Dynes, Tom Turner, Clarabel Grier Mary Kay Hughes. 2nd Row-Jack Reck, Billy Gates, Richard Monroe, Phil Pierson, Dick Greathouse, Dick Lewis Vlvlan Henry Joan Doring, Barbara Davies. December 13 was a very eventful day for the sixteen seniors who were honored by being chosen members in the National Honor Society. Being made a member of the Society was one of the main ambitions of each of the members, and consequently there were sixteen very happy seniors when a letter of membership was received during the sixth period. In order to become a member of the National Honor Society, a student has to attain a scholastic record within the first third of his class. Besides this scholarship achievement, members are chosen on the basis of leader- ship, character. and service. Only five percent of the seniors were taken into the society in De- cember. The officers elected were President, Tom Turner, Vice Presi- dent, jack Alfordg and Secretary, Clarabel Grier. An additional ten per- cent of the senior class was added to the roll in April. Students who were taken into the society at that time were Irene Amatulli, Evelyn Baird, Helen Barnette, Harriet Beltz, Kenneth Bliven, Gwenn Conn, I. W. Deep, Eileen Dennis, Phyllis Gibson, Gladys Griss, Joy Gustin, Dick Haney, Irene Hawkins, Welby Nash, Margaret Ellen Paullin, Ted Repper, Bill Roche, Janet Roehll, Doug Smith, Bob Thompson, Mac Tobias, Lois Walke, john Whitlock, and Charles Wiley. The members purchased the jewelry of the National Honor Society and later received their official membership cards. C671 W , f'WmW,,,,,,, .M KNEELING-Pauline Chaney, Dick Smith, Paul Faries, Howard Neer, Eugene Wood- ward, Bill Crout, Kenneth Griffis, Marc Gillespie, Frank Parson. FIRST ROW--Barbara Murray, Stella Axiotes, Pat Kuiken, Pat Smiley, Geneva Robinson, Dick Greathouse, Merritt Hinkle, Bob Tankersley, Jack Tankersley, George Kavouras, Fred Schmidt, Jim Rempe, Kenneth Bliven, Bob Gloeckler. SECOND ROW-Berneice Kilbane, Harold Hileman, Jim Shackelford, Jim Smith, Joe Kramer, Floyd Raberding, Jacquelyn Adams, Mr. Copp, Renee Johnson, Dorothy McGuire, Bruce Goldflies. THIRD ROW-Leroy Baker, Herbert Frazier, Bill Stewart, Chester Cottongim, Tom Smith, Jim McCutcheon, Shirley Keller, Walter Rigdon, Andy Amyx, Jack Hoover, Jim Mills, Bob Stoutenborough. FOURTH ROW-Sterlin Fores, Verlin Curtis, Paul Drake, Bertha McCurdy, Aileen Clements, Carl Newland, Caleb Standafer, Gene Whitley, Joe Kindred, Dick Banker, Paul Mullendore, Fred Poe, Jim Small. FIFTH ROW-Tom Turner, Bill Roche. Welby Nash. DRUM MAJORETTES FIRST ROW-Carrie Pennington, Catherine Ulrich, Betty Hughes. SECOND ROW'-Diane Meeks, Ella Mae Hoover. 1681 BAND The M. H. S. Band is always eager to play and has served at many activities throughout the year. The band marches through all kinds of weather to play at the football games. It has cheered us on to victory at every basket- ball game played on the home floor. It has played at rallies and other per- formances and always marches in the civic parades. Their one out of town trip in these war days was to Hamilton to play with their school band at the Butler Bowl Football Game. The two bands, marching and playing together, show that the two schools, in spite of their rivalry, can and do work harmoniously and loyally. The music room was sound-proofed and given a new coat of paint this year. This makes more pleasant surroundings for them to practice some of their favorite songs, such as: On the Ma1l g ja-da 3 White and Pur- ple g and other popular numbers. 1691 0 RCHESTRA.H The lVl. H. S. Orchestra was able to attain new musical heights this year through the combination of hard practice and many talented members. Practicing first period each day, the orchestra learned to appreciate and interpret the best melodies and classics in the music world. The orchestra played for all the plays, the Variety Show, the Clare Tree Major productions, and other performances with a fine quality of music. A reed ensemble, composed of several members from the orchestra, played for the annual Worldas Day of Prayer services. All of the members., along with other lVl. H. S. students, were able to hear Krylis Symphony Orchestra and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra when they gave performances here in our auditorium. Front-Dottie Seaman, Lucy Rothgeb, Helen Barnette. 'lst Row-Henry Mays, Dick Kenyon, Esther Chaney, Charles Wiley, Joanne Day, Mr. Copp, Eleanor Shartle, Bob Thompson, Renee Johnson, Charles Logan, Jane Wiley. 2nd Row-Joe Kramer, Jim McCu?cheon, Crozier Jones, Harold Hileman, Jim Shackelford, Donald Porter, Will Smethers. 3rd Row-Howard Neer, Bob Tankersley, Tom Turner, Bill Crout. BOYS' GLEE CLUB If you would like to see husky football players and highly intelligent scholars in their lighter mo- ments, visit the Boys, Clee Club. They are always ready to sing your favorite songs, as. well as their own favorites, which include: There is a Tavern in the Town , 4'Sailing, Sailingng and Only the Sad of Heart. Mr. Copp also plays records. of famous musicians and tells stories of his many musical experiences. The Boys' Glee Club presented a musical program for chapel and has made many public appearances this year. ilrilrilr' Front-Mr. Copp, Bill Roche Ist Row-Bob Jones, Marc Gillespie, Richard Monroe, Jack Alford, Bob Dal- las, M. C. Cain, Bill Wetzel, Bill Coyle, Jack Reck, Robert Cunningham. 2nd Row-Steve Demetrion, Nick Rin- ger, Sanford Henderson, Tom Haney, Joe Lewis, Larry Kolodzik, Tom Swaim, Bob Treadway, Dick Reck. 3rd Row-William Jackson, William Wilson, Jesse Scott, Billy Gates, Frazier Moore, Johnny Bryant, Dick Banker, Jimmy Shumate, Wilson Bennett. iltilti? 1101 GIRLS' GLEE CLUB 'lihis year the Girls' Glee Club has an enrollment of eilfhtv-five 1 2 I. X I - I ,, mm It is tic arffest membership mor This club is macle up entirely of junior and senior girls.. but only the senior girls appear in this pivture. The Girls' Glee Club was unable to present any outside ll6l'l.0l'IllilItl'l'S lwvztllse ol' its size. but tha Lrirls mlifl present the 'ifiarols of Christmas. for a chapel prograni, whivh WHS UNC ol' IIN' 0lIi9l'lIN i . . F Inv' features of the school year and also sang for an assonibly' in April. Their lillV0l'lIt' numbvr is When thc' Bonnie Heather is Blooming. iirilrir Front-Eleanor Sharfle, Mr. Copp. Ist Row-Cora Cairns, Inez Black, Car- rie Pennington, Jane Abner, Gladys Wright, Charlotte Hillenbrand, Ann Busby, Erma Snodgrass, Ethel Blevins, Peggy Grimes, Caroline Liggett, Mar- garet Anderson, Doris Higdan. 2nd Row - Sarah Gary, Luvengia Gresham, Mary Churchman, Phyllis Zimmerman, Lois lambert, Betty Saylor, Erma Aldridge, Pauline Hart, Siusie Haley, Mary Johnson. 3rd Row-Eliza Washington, Violet Perry, Marie Hall, Lena Duvall, Mildred Gibbs, Virginia Stethem, VVanda Dens- more, Mary Braun, Wanda Diver. 4th Row-Evelyn Baird, Naomi Profitt, Margaret Duncan, Marjorie Gardner, Dorothy Baker, Irene Amatulli, Virginia Lee, Opal Lee. ikiflrir l71l VARIETY SHOW OF 19 The Variety Show of 1945 broke all records. Between 100 and 150 students took part in this big production of melody and fun, and thus were able to give the Red Cross a check for S300. The show played two nights to more people than had ever before witnessed an M. H. S. performance, An original plot, slender though it Was, ran through the entire play, rendering the show a more creative affair than ever before. Act I of the Variety Showboat first showed the Robeson Chorus waitin' for the Showboat on the wharf. The chorus sang Swing Low, Sweet Chariot , Deep River , and Waitin' for the Showboat. jesse Scott sang Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child. The Hometown Band and the Barker, Doug Smith, then came on the stage and called for the people to come on the wharf. The lovers, Carolyn Roush and Tom Haney, came on stage and sang the Trolley Song with the Hometown Chorus. The policeman, Dick Banker, took over and the chorus then sang Here Comes the Showboat. C721 THE SHOWBOAT hung The second act took place inside the Showboat and consisted of novelty dances, num- bers by the orchestra, comedians, a mellerdrammer, a comedy dance, They Always Pick on Me, by Lois Lambert, and Embraceable You featuring Peggy Grimes and a back- ground chorus. The Tankersley brothers did a novelty number at the intermission of the Showboat. There was also another short mellerdrammer and a barbershop quartet. In the second scene of Act II the main feature was the boys Can-Can Dance. Soon after that scene came the startling news by the Master of Ceremonies, Jack Alford, that the Maine had been sunk. The third Act opened on the top deck of the boat immediately after, with Carolyn Roush and Tom Haney singing I'l1 See You Again. A stirring patriotic speech was made by the Captain, Kenny Bliven, after which the entire cast sang The Battle Hymn of the Republic as the grand finale to the 1945 Show. 732 SENIOR CLASS lANIE Hlanie, right from the start - - Janie, you stole my heart - - 3, And that is just what Janie did to about 30 seniors and their audience. as the senior play of 1044. Though not Shakespeare, it was timely, true to life. and fun to do. Seniors of 19-14, from literal- ly all parts of the world, have written back home wistfully, nl shall never forget the fun we had and the close friendships we made when we put on Janie , alt re- mains a garden spot in my memoriesn, One of the happiest things in my lifef, Two weeks after the play, many were in the uniforms they wore that nights-but this time for keeps. A year after, all but two or three of the boys and several of the girls were in service. Let us hope they found a 'tlaniew as hospitable as the one in the play. Janie, llivelyn l.ansawl, a daughter of the owner of a newspaper in a town not too far from a new air base, was a fresh young chit of 17, more generous of heart than shrewd of mind. PLAY She was blessed with a father lhltltly Hodgel. who rantedg a mother lPhyllis Mason D. who Concealed an able organiz- ing system under a strietly feminine ex- teriorg and a Kid Sis lBea Hoskinsl, all the name implies. There were also a managing editor lllon Tuttlg a wily widow lRuth Sbaperolg her son lBob Stamperl, a most engaging l.othario in uniform: a butler black Cummingsl, and his wife. the cook lDo1'othy Daf- noslg to say nothing of a boy friend lBill Applet who would do or die for her. and a mob of young friends and half the air Corps from vamp. And what a party they threwg A party to end all parties! But, eventually. everything turned out well and fs everyone had waffles for breakfast at 2:0U A. lVl. The world needs more Janies. SOPHOMORE CLASS PLAY QUIET EVERYBODY! 'LQuiet. lfveryhodylu was presented by the sophomore class, Decemher l4. under the direction of Miss ltlary Lamphier. The cast included the father. Tom Crowleyg the mother, Doris Hellerg the son, Walter lioehll, the daughter, Phyllis Little: the younger daughter. Jeanne Newtong their daughters' friends. Nickie Schaeffer, Ella Nlae Hoover, and Marilyn Meekerg the pro- fessor, Dick Banker: his neighbor-friend, Naida ,lean ,Ionesg the maid, Doris Regens- hurgg the zoo keeper, Ronald Blalackg the Grocers' Association representative, Cale Beattyg and the sonis friends. Jack Ayers and John Alexander. The story took place on the lawn of the home of Edward Homey, who resided in a small mid-western fity. Father, returning home after a hard dayis work at his grocery store, demanded peace ind quiet and expected his wife to get it if she had to uhog-tiew the kids to do it. He was ex- pecting a hig-shot of the Cro- cers' Association to visit him o see his plans for his new plastic method of canning. The representative was reported to he eccentric, with a phobia against hugs. insects, and ani- mals of all kinds. Plans were upset when the older daughteris pretty friend, who had an extra dash of style, arrived for a weekis visit. The son and his pals had a particu- lar ahomination against 6'girls , but circumstances changed their minds. Already disorderly situations hecame complicated hy Patty and Mary Jane, thorns in the side of hoth father and son. The professor and his hug-collect- ing paraphernalia did not help matters. His lady neighhor was always hringing him banana cream pie. and dressing to catch his eye. Added to all these com- plications were a moon-faced Italian zoo keeper, an escaped lion. and a maid who would just as soon live in an ant hillf, a party. and father's phohia ahout spring and wishing he were twenty-five years. youngerug however, just short of wrecking the fathcr's in- vention and his mind. the mix-up turn- ed out amicahly enough. l lllln e e l CLOCKWISE FROM POINT: Lois Walke, Vivian Henry, Betty Lefferson, Clarabel Grier, Ruth Eleanor Schrock, Marilyn Jacoby, Gloria Pyle, Phyllis Gibso-n, Joanne Butterfield, Rosemary Marlett, Pat Dynes, Gladys Griss, Joanne Day, Irene Amatulli, Barbara Davies, Joan Doring, Nancy Latimer, Gwenn Conn, Phyllis Huntzinger, Renee Newman, Harriett Beltz. A new group of Girl Reserves was initiated in a beautifully impressive candle-light serv- ice at the Presbyterian Church in January. This made the membership of the five triangles 220 girls. The Girl Reserve theme for the year was Swinging on a Star. This was capably carried out in many ways by the five triangles Gamma, Iota, Rho, Lambda, and Sigma. Each triangle had a membership of seniors, juniors, and sophomores. The first project undertaken by the enthusiastic membership was the Fall Festival, which proved to be one of the outstanding events of the school year, and taught all who participated friendliness and cooperation. The Gym was beautifully decorated in pastel colors with glistening stars everywhere. Gaily decorated booths containing foods and novelties kept the patrons busy until the Big 7 Act Show. The drill, the stunts, and the chorus with its Grand Finale of Lois really swinging from a star, and the illuminated ani- mals will remain forever in the memories of all present. Because the Festival was such a success financially, the Girl Reserves gave S100 to the Orphan's Home in Hamilton for toys and 200 candy canes, S25 to the Red Crossg S25 to the Near East Relief Fundg decorated the Christmas Tree in the lobby, besides getting some new materials needed for their groups, and a balance in the bank to help when needed. Cabinet meetings, composed of the presidents and program chairman of each triangle, were held regularly throughout the year to make plans so that all might have the same ad- vantages. Fine discussions, speakers, song fests, World Fellowship Program, and covered dish suppers held the interests of the girls and made variety is the spice of life their watchword. The girls sold forget-me-nots, poppies, stamp and bond corsages, visited the shut- ins, and knitted afghan blocks. Socially they were also busy with the Senior Formal, Tea for Mothers, and other informal dances and parties. C763 l'his G. R. Symbol made of 125 girls not only represented hours of long practice, but the ideals of every loyal member. Lois Walke made a pretty picture swinging on a star. Always planning ahead the G. R, Cabinet was composed of Presidents fsittingj Toni Jones, Barbara Davies, Lois Walke, Gladys Criss, Betty Leffersong and Program Chairmen fstandingj Virgnia Kraft, feda McCray, adviserg Pat Dynes, Evelyn Baird, Ruth Eleanor Schrock, and Joanne Day. 477D lil J. I fi. I r' I' -ll fl X 1 V rl H -I N H J J V 'l'l fat F uv-0-1 M- ila it The Initiation is always an impressive service which gives the boys a feeling of unity not felt in other organizations. The Hi-Y Council was composed of Presidents fsittingj Will Smethers, Bill Roche, Sam lngwersen, Jack Reck, Tom Turnerg and Council Members fstandingl Eel Harris, Bob Raclabaugh, Bob Flesher, Mr. Kiester, aclviserg Dick Haney, and Bob Yost. 1781 HI- J The World Day of Prayer meeting for all high school students was again a Red Letter Day in the Hi-Y calendar. It was held at the First Methodist Church with Reverend Turner, as the guest speaker. The Hi-Y this year as usual was divided into five clubs: Triangle, Torch, Miami, Croix, and Circle with a membership of 196 members. The guiding light of the five clubs was found in the Hi-Y purpose: To create, maintain, and extend throughout the school and community high standards of Christian character . This code was practiced by the Hi-Y's and, preceding the individual club meetings each week, there was a joint worship service in which it was stressed. A new form of meetings was initiated with the five clubs meeting together once a month. At these meetings, planned by the Hi-Y Council, talks and discussions by prom- inent men were enjoyed. One long to be remembered by all the boys was the one by Roy Dickerson, of Cincinnati. In April a very special series of meetings was held for five weeks during which the same five speakers rotated until each club had had the privilege of hearing all of them. They were Why We Believe in God by Reverend Pieters, Labor and Management by P. F. Johnson, Race Relations by William Lewis, Vocations by D. R. Baker, and Mil- itary Training by Arthur Stitt. Both football and basketball leagues proved to be centers of interest among the ac- tivities. Triangle won the football championship and Miami won the first round in bas- ketball. Social events were not lacking either. There were hayrides in the Fall, a Valen- tine Day Dance in the Y Gym, and a Spring Formal in addition to many club parties and dances. One of the most successful projects of the year was the after the game dances . Each club in turn took care of checking coats and other small details which made the dances successful. Always helpful to worthy causes, the Hi-Y's contributed generously to the World Emergency Service, Red Cross, and other deserving organizations. All in all it was a record breaking year. 1793 Have you taken a look at our new trophy case? We have many very nice trophies. How did we get those trophies? What has been the force in our Athletic program that has en- abled our teams to be so numerously rewarded? A good Athletic program embraces the idea that there first must be love and loyalty to the schoolg second, respect for the rules of the gameg and third, enthusiasm and self- sacrifice on the part of the individual player. You boys, who have represented M. H, S. on our various teams, have the commenda- tion and congratulations of the Athletic Department for your fine cooperative spirit. For many years you have played the part of real champions. The standards and tradi- tions you have established in our schools are excellent, and we know they will be an inspira- tion to the boys who follow. Your coaches have always been ready and willing to aid and assist any boy to greater achievement. In fact, our reward has been in watching you boys develop in your various efforts. As to the future, may we strive toward the idea that the Music, the Academic, the Athletic, and all other departments are an integral part of our school system, and that any one department will grow stronger with the cooperation of the others. Ever keeping in mind that it is the duty of teachers and coaches to have a school of which all of us can be proud, to encourage boys and girls to seek academic merit, and to win games by con- scientious effort, we shall reach our goal, based on the idea that character and honesty are the foundations of all things good. K '24,-i yt J 3 YV? .g I 1 .5465 ' Afrai d? .1 . . P O W C'g-'f3Lsrc:,Q .1 - X ' -- A -V 'I-:f 1 -r M , 'T-' ' N ihlz 2 elf' .,., .. 5 if 53445 1f-- L Z2 J , . 4 ' 'I 1' H , x y ff ,JH R- mn qi X , X f if K J L N ef' IE f' C t A , N ,M J, rl T X Q , i in 5 Fall Sears-23,1 1 I af X 'J 'Nt r il-Af Kb' f u ' ui 45,1 A ix A Y , I V . .-t.. le.: 0 '-7x 1 NN ,- .. ,.,, . N p X Q , --- N - 54g3'J2 'Q ,, r , 'JA WM .,..,:,,:t:ea - - -uw fcfzqrri- 1:4423-fl , 1301 'Nd'X F 'YW f -.A W wx Q... A STUDENTS, ATHLETES, CHEER LEADERS, AND COACHES LOOK AT OUR MANY TROPHIES WITH PRIDE, AND WORK TOGETHER FOR NEW HONORS C811 if Glenn Ellison Football Line Basketball Reserves Track Royner Greene Basketball Baseball Elmo Lingrel Football These are the men who not only produce championship teams, but mold men of sterling character. Congratulations to the finest coaching staff in the world. Middletown is proud to claim you! FINDLAY For the first time in many years the lVliddies were forced to play their opening game in foreign territory. Elmo Lingrelis 1944 gridders did themselves proud, however, and took their first game from a strong Findlay team by the score of 12-0. Our boys scored early in the game, but then the Findlay lads clamped down until late in the game when Captain cflaken Ellison intercepted a Findlay pass and started a Middie drive for another six points. The Lingrelites exhibited a strong deceptive back- field. and a powerful stone-wall line both defensively and offensively. l32l CHEERLEADERS . . . Once again the cheerleaders, Danny Amatulli, Dona Hayes, Mary Lou Wood, Lois Walke, Charles Collins, Bill Apple, Daisy Duff, and Jack Alford, have cheered our champion- ship teams on to victory. With their newer, snappier cheers combined with extra acrobatic antics, they made f X I an all-round hit with the onlookers. K 9 s ...f E ' yy' COLUMBUS CENTRAL Out for their second win of the year, the Middies took it from Columbus Central to the tune of 26-2. ln their first exhibition before the hometown fans, the Middies showed a weaker team than the one that took Findlay the week before. The Middies scored a touchdown in the first period, and two in the second. The third touchdown came after a fumble by Central when Bryant outdistanced all pur- suers. Columbus scored their two lone points during this period by a safety. The last half was lighted by attempted passes by Central, but they brought no serious threat. Late in the game our fourth and last touchdown was made from the I-yard line. Siriiofiri? DANNY AMATULLI DONA HAYES MARY LOU WOOD LOlS WALKE BILL APPLE DAISY DUFF 'iirvfiofkilr - 1831 V w Q C X X f X 9 A XX N ea ' 4 A is 3 A .QE 0 li' g 1? 3 ..'- 1 is-.3 S ii' ,. . LIMA CENTRAL The first half of the Lima Central game was a reil thriller, with the Mighty Middies plunging and passing their way to a touchdown in the first quarter. Lima came back in the second quarter with the same brand of ball, and the score at the end of the half stood 7-6. Early in the third quarter each team made another touchdown. Then the fireworks started with the Middies making three touchdowns through a series of brilliant passes and drives by Bolton. Hunter. and Bryant. FAIRVIEW Continuing on their winning way, the lVliddies slammed Dayton Fairview by the score of 25-0. With the score 7-0 at the half, the Middies had held the Dayton boys to only 13-scrimmage-gained yards in the first half. The Purple warriors really got rolling in the third stanza with brilliant runs by Bolton, Hunter, and Bryant. Big Don Bolton came through with a beautiful 32-yard run from an off-tackle slant good for a score, as well as plunging over from the two for another jack pot. Al- though the lVliddies lost 35 yards on penalties to 5 for Fairview. they gained 322 yards to 51 for the Dayton lads. VARSITY lst Row--Gene Dennis, Doug Smith, Don Bolton, Bob Craig, Charles Sullivan, Jake Ellison, Jack Reick, Curt Adkins, Tom Blake, Harold Sarver, Carl Adkins. 2nd Row-Bob Croake, Dudley Inwood, Dan Humphreys, Bob Fuggett, Don Lampe, I. W. Deep, Leon Kemplin, Dick Miltenberger, Johnny Bryant, Lawrence Glass, Cecil Hunter. 3-rd Row-Coach Ellison, Tom Hensey, Dick Reck, Omer Blevins, Bob Millard, John Barker, Coach Lingrel. Xl FOOTBALL HAMILTON CATHOLIC Coming through with their fifth win of the season the Middies downed the tough, determined Hamil- ton Catholic team 20-7. The greenclad Rams proved much stiffer than expected, but they were met by a solid llne and a fleet backfield. The Lingrelites seemed to have trouble holding the ball and lost it 6 times through fumbles. All the scoring was earned on a yard by yard basis and fleet Johnny Bryant pushed across two and Bolton crashed the pay gate with the third. b LIMA SOUTH On their second trip of the year, the Purple warriors downed a highly-touted Lima aggregation to the tune of 38-7. Being on foreign soil didn't seem to bother the Middies, for after five minutes of play, Hunter made the first touchdown. Another followed before Johnny reeled off a beautiful 7-1- yard run. Lima's lone score came at the end of the first half on a recovered fumble and hard drives by the Lima boys. The passing combination of Bryant to Dennis, long runs, and a strong defensive line made possible another victory. SPRINGFIELD The unmerciful Middies trampled the Springfield lads by a score of 4-8-7. Substitute Dan Humph- reys really did himself proud when he was sent in to fill the shoes of Don Bolton, who was injured early in the game. 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A FOQTBALL RESERVES lst Row-Bill Coyle, Nick Ringer, Bill Sebald, Bud Baldwin, Gale Beatty, Joe Seaman, Lawrence Ferguson, Joe Lewis, Bob Sehiering, Bill Moore, Marc Gillespie, Dick Schirm, Dick Reck. 2nd Row-Coach Mason, John Burley, Lester Creekbaum, Chuck Belknap, Jack Cahill, Warren Pence, Charles Asher-aft, Howard Neer, Buddy Cobb, Dick Bowlin, John Erla. RESERVES This year our Reserves gave their all every Friday night before their Big Brothers stepped on the field. They displayed their pugnacious arts against Oxford Stewart, Hamilton Public Reserves, Seven Mile, McKinley Junior High, and Roosevelt Junior High. This team worked all Fall under the able leadership of Coach Mason, imported from Roosevelt. They showed outstanding ability, endurance, and good sportsmanship whether they won or lost. These fellows are our future varsity who will continue to bring fame and glory to M. H. S. PORTSMOUTH In a game that was a real heart-breaker, the Mighty Middies fought a tough Portsmouth eleven to a 0-0 tie. Sub Dan Humphreys again turned in an excellent game, but the power and experience of Big Don Bolton were missed. One of the main factors of Portsmouth's play was the brilliant punting of Fullback Elliott. In the second quarter he pushed the Middies back on their heels with a boot that went out of bounds on the 1 yard line. On several occasions Johnny Bryant broke loose and ap- peared headed for a touchdown, only to have one of the Trojans block his path. In this quarter also the Trojans were downed on the 1 yard line. On the next play the ball was fumbled and Reck recovered. In the second half the Middies opened a drive that took them to the Portsmouth 5 but the Trojans fought back bitterly and threw the Middies for a 12 yard loss. Many more thrilling plays such as these kept the crowd in suspense until the final gun. 081 C391 MANAGERS . . RALPH HORNE JOHN WHITLOCK BERNIE. GIVIDEN OKLEY OWENS HAMILTON Playing their last game of the 1944 season, Coach Elmo Lingrel's Mighty Middies took a highly vaunted Ham- ilton team by the score of 38-14. Things looked had for the Middies in the first quarter when the County- Seaters took to the air and completely baffled our lads. At the end of the first quarter, the score stood 7-0 in favor of Hamilton and the Purwhites were forced to come from behind. Changing their defense our lads soon gained possession of the ball and really began to roll. Outstanding in the game were the long runs by Bol- ton, Bryant and Sullivan and the aerial attack of the Big Blue. Play- ing his last game for the Purple and White, Johnny Bryant came through with a beautiful 92-yard touchdown run. This was the first time since 1936 that the Middies have been able to take the County-Seaters on their home field. Here you see an unusual shot of the 1945 Basketball Team taken at the Dayton Tournament with their coach, Royner Greene. These boys have really run up an enviable record for they are League Champs, District Champs, Regional Champs, State runnersup, and have a string of 43 consecutive victories. So great and good was their state-wide reputation that the gym at M. H. S. was packed to its capacity every Friday night, and they attracted much attention whenever they played on foreign hardboards. With their own inimitable style of playing it is little wonder that the team brought fame and honor to their school and ours. With this same perseverance and with their background of skill and team-play, these boys are sure to make a success of their after school years and continue to bring honor to themselves and their school. C901 LANSAW CLICKNER TURNER BOLTON ' SMETHERS FRANKLIN The Middies opened their season by beating Franklin 42 to 19 before a capacity crowd. The Cats excelled in hitting the hoop from the free throw line but were unable to stop Smethers or Bolton, who came out of the game with 10 points each. Clickner, Lansaw, and Turner, the other three starters, scored six points each before the Reserves rushed in to finish the game for the Middies. The Franklin boys just could not solve the Middie defense, so the Middletown boys shot almost at will. SIXT KELLER BLEVINS WELLS HANNAH 1911 DAYTON STIVERS Dayton Stivers, the next Middletown foe, was snowed underan avalanche of baskets. Tom Turner was the outstanding player of the evening with a fine show of passing and defensive work. Stivers tried to hold the ball as long as possible after the first quarter in an attempt to keep the Middies from going wild in the scoring column. Charles Clickner and Will Smethers shared scoring honors with 12 points apiece to make the final score 51 to 25. The Re- serves again played most of the last half. EATON The smallest crowd of the season was on hand to see the Middies, off form, beat Eaton 54--28. Gus Clickner was the big gun of the evening with 19 points. Gus always seemed to be just in place to bat the ball in after a fellow player missed a shot. The Eaton team was lost in the first half on the big floor but found them- selves during the last part of the game. The remaining four starters each connect- ed with six points and the Reserves, play- ing the last quarter, added 12 points to the final score. DAYTON ROOSEVELT Although the Middies got a big scare when they could only get a two point lead in the first quarter, they outscored the Teddies 18 to 5 in the second. Gus Clickner and Don Bolton divided the scoring honors with 13 points each, but it was Will Smethers who started the scoring in the second quar- ter with two brilliant one handed shots that sparked the Middies to victory. Turner also came through with some championship passing that brought no doubt to the minds of the fans of the outcome. The final score was 50 to 23. XENIA The Middies chalked up their fifth consecutive win in Xenia by overpowering the Buccaneers by a 49 to 19 score. The Purple team racked up 6 points before the game was a minute old. Bill Hannah was singled out for praise by dint of his fine passing. Through fine work he set up five shots in the last half, and his receiver connected on each one. Middletown had their best average of the season thus far by connecting 22 out of 59 shots for a per cent of 37. Charles Clickner was again high point man of the evening with 15 points to his credit. MIAMISBURG A scrappy, well-drilled Miamisburg High School team pushed the Middies to the limit on the local court before the Purple came out on top 4-2 to 29. The Vikings presented a fast team, which ex- celled in ball handling. The Middies bettered their shooting mark of the week before with a mark of 413 percent. Tom Turner came through to be high point man of the evening with 10 points to his credit. Tom didn't make a point the first half but showed his ability in the second half. Lansaw had nine, Smethers and Bolton had eight apiece, and Charles Clickner seven. C921 DAYTON FAIRVIEW Middletown High School registered its seventh consecutive victory by the score of 33 to 15. It wasn't until the last quarter that the Purple was able -to pull away decisively. Paul Lansaw came into the spotlight with his guarding of Frank Patak, ace of the Fairview team. Patak was able to shoot only two field goals, making one and a foul shot. Don Bolton led in the scoring honors for the Middies with five field goals and two fouls for 12 points. Charles Clickner followed with eight points, and Bill Hannah came through with some sleight-of-hand passing. SPRINGFIELD ' Springfield brought the toughest. opposition thus far in the season. As late as the fourth quarter the best the Purple could boast was a three-point lead, although they never trailed throughout the game. In the closing minutes Middletown players connected with several shots which permitted them to pull out with an 11-point advantage at the final gun. Paul Lansaw, suffering with a sprained ankle, not only played stellar defensive ball, but also led in the scoring column with 10 points. Tom Turner was a close second with 9'points. LIMA CENTRAL The Middies made it nine in a row in Lima by toppling the Central aggregation by a 36 to 26 count. It was the first time this season the Central quintet was held to less than 39 points. The game was one of the roughest played in the season. Lansaw, in particular, was a target for the enemy, but the local boy held his own and retaliated in kind until he was forced from the game in the fourth quarter on five personals. Clickner was also waved to the showers before Lansaw. Lansaw was high point man, even though he didn't play the whole game, with 10 points and Bolton came in second with 9. cl-IAMINADE Playing before a packed house, the Middies had a real scare thrown into them by Chaminade. The score was tied at 13-13 at the half. The Dayton team presented a rangy team and such good ball- handlers that the Middies had a real test on their hands. Gus Clickner was high point man with 8 to his credit, and Smethers helped Middletown along with 7. As the gun sounded the final score was 31-22. PORTSMOUTH The Middies gave the Portsmouth fans a brilliant performance in basketball by beating the Trojans 57 to 13. The Middies worked the ball down the floor with uncanny precision and hit from close and far out with consistency. The regulars played less than three quarters of the game or the point- scoring probably would have reached a new high. Every player cashed in on points with Smethers being high point man. Smethers had 16 and Clickner followed closely with 15. The Middies as a whole came out of the game with an average of 40 percent of their baskets. HAMILTON The Purple romped over their county seat rivals by the score of 4-7 to 20. There was an overflowing crowd, with many persons turned away, to witness the champs sail to victory. Tom Turner turned in the best defensive performance by holding Harlan Smith. Hamilton scoring ace, to two fielders. Charles Clickner led the scoring with 14 points followed by Smethers and 'Paul Lansaw with 10 apiece and Don Bolton with 11. Again the Middie defense was unbreakable and though Hamilton fought hard all the way, they were only able to score one field goal from close in, the rest being fouls and long shots. ' LIMA SOUTH The number 13 had no ill luck for the Middies as they romped to an easy victory over Lima South by the score of 51 to 26. A crowd of nearly 1,200 watched the Middies hike their lead from 13 to 8 at the first quarter to 27 to 13 at the half. Don Bolton was hot', and came out of the game with 20 points to his credit. Don had the honor of making 11 of the 13 points made in the first quarter. Bob Howard, leading scorer in the Greater Ohio League, was held to two field goals by Paul Lansaw in a neat bit of defensive work. 4931 PORTSMOUTH Nlnlmlletown High raekeil up their lvl-th eonsoeutive wm of the season antl the ,NNI in a row hy fle- lieating a fighting l'ortsmouth aggregation. alll to 30 at Portsmouth. The Trojans put up a heroie battle anal in the thirtl quarter eame within four points of overtaking the Purple. The game was very rough anil Paul l.ansaw anrl Tom Turner were ejeetetl from the game in the thirrl quarter be- eause of personal fouls. liven though he left early, Paul was the high point man with 15 for the evening. CINCINNATI VVITHROVV With the Hegulars playing little more than a half anll the Reserves carrying on the rest ol' the way, the Nliilclies erushecl Withrow under a barrage of baskets on the home floor hy the seore of 62 to IT. A eapaeity erowcl saw the Mirltlies chalk up a 6 to 0 leatl before the game was a minute olml. Milton Wells only playecl a half yet he sharetl seoring honors with Gus Cickner. eaeh having I2 points at the linal gun. Again as in weeks before. the en'my eouhl not tlent the Nlitltlie ilelense so that the Hegulars were in the showers before the final gun stoppeml play. SPRINGFIELD The Mitlclies tumhleml Springfield on their own floor for the seeoncl time this season by the score of ,LO to 29. The game was another rough encounter with both teams seeming to try to out-tlo the other. Paul Lansaw had three fouls callecl on him in the first quarter. but he managed to go the route. Don Bolton took scoring honors with 11 points. Cliekner aml Smethers eame in seeontl with 9 apiece. Charles Cliekner swished five consecutive free throws through without a miss. making the best per- eentage ol' any Nlitlxlie player this season. HAMILTON Nliclrlletown High rang tlown the curtain on the regular season with a blaze of glory by mlefeating the '4Big Bluei' 23 to 13. A jam-packed Crowtl, estimated at 13.500, filletl every available nook ancl eorner in the gym to see the Mitltlies chalk up 17 in a row anrl 36 for two seasons. The Hamilton team fought hartl, but it was not able to erack the Nlitlclie ilefense. Gus Cliekner. high point man with 9, was eommemlerl for his guarfling of Memullen, Hamiltonis scoring aee. Four minutes of the game passetl before W'ill Smethers clentetl the bucket for the Miclclies antl startecl them rolling. BASKETBALL RESERVES These are the boys of future Middie teams who have turned in an enviable record in pre- liminary games this year. Here is a record of their games: Reserves 22 Reserves 26 Reserves 26 Reserves 36 Reserves 18 Reserves 22 Reserves 28 Reserves 33 Reserves 18 Reserves 25 Reserves 28 Reserves 26 Reserves 25 Reserves 30 Reserves 28 Reserves 2 419 Franklin Reserves Stivers Reserves Eaton Reserves Roosevelt Reserves Xenia Reserves Miamisburg Reserves Fairview Reserves Springfield Reserves Mason Chaminade Reserves Lima Central Reserves Hamilton Reserves Armco Withrow Reserves Springfield Reserves Hamilton Reserves FIRST ROW-Dick Schirm, Richard Reck, Arnold Romans, Dick Keller, Tom Hensey, Jack Hoover. SECOND ROW-Carl Lansaw, Jack Asher, Bob Stoutenborough, Don Oldfield, Chuck Belknap, Chal Brewer. THIRD ROW-Coach Tiger Ellison, David Adams, Dick Diefenbach, Bill Barker, Marc Gillespie, Tom Crowley. all .. Hg A. 1 e L QV ww z X 2 y Xx QW? M iw? 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Mir V 5 l L . f A , I 'I if ' , fx V., m 759 1' the sixth straight year lllentoi' Royner Greene racked up a suite ul it e ia -ta on i nnm xeven games and losing only four. ,lim Gihlions took pitching honoi x inning two ll inf in however, Tom Turner pin-lwfl almost twice as many innings. .lohnnx Bryant lu in tie hit cle ant ment with a .HU average. and Captain Clarence Clayton, who gradu lied into the loml cluh the led Sox. was the all-round star performer with I3 runs. lll stolen hases intl 1 iittnw uerage o M Here are the scores for the l9-all baseball team: Middletown Middletown Middletown Middletown Middletown Middletown Middletown Middletown Middletown Middletown Middletown Hamilton Catholic Dayton Chammade Franklin Springfield Springfield Hamilton Withrow Withrow Dayton Chaminade Hamilton Catholic Hamilton FIRST ROW-Fred Poe, managerg Clarence Clayton, Chick Boxwell Harold McGraw Jack Reck, Jake Ellison, Bill Hannah, Johnny Bryant, Jim Gibbons Bob McClain manager. SECOND ROW--Coach Greene, Dick Greathouse, Bob Fugett Richard Reck Bob Asher, Gus Clickner, Dick Monroe, Paul Lansaw, Milton Wells Dick Schramm John Garofalos, manager. 11001 TRACK Picking up the Mitlalie Traek Banner after many years. the I7 hoys helow turnecl in a gootl reeorcl in spite of many hanflicaps. Starting slowly the lllimltlie thinelafls gained profieienoy with each meet. With Coaclies Ellison and Lingrel at the heacl, the Nlitltlies tlicl well eonsitlering that they haul only niuke-shift equipment. More practice anal the necessary equipment were szully laeking. hut the eouehes promise lmetter in the future. The Miflclies fell twiee to l ramklin. once eueh to Dayton l'ttll'IIlllllIll zinml Hamilton Puhlie. zunl conqueretl lx-hunon High in I9 ll. .lunior 'liom Blake was the only reeorrl-setter with ll la feel lille ineh tliseus throw. This wus lll int-hes lvetter than the olcl Wlitltlie reeorfl. 'l'1'aelisterf who ezune near al record were l'ete linnl-as zlnal . ,, .. loin lllltlty in the lnotul jump. Banks ln the high jump. uml l.eona1rtl 'l'urner in the flushes. Turner wus the highest Purple seorer with S3078 points to his eretlit. Blake was seeonml with Illl points. FIRST ROW-Cecil Wray, Eugene Cornwell, Leonard Turner, Pete Banks, Oakley Owens, Coach Ellison. SECOND ROW-Ramon Adams, Bob Craig, Tom Blake, Herschel McNabb, Charley Sullivan, I. W. Deep. THIRD ROW-Dan Humphreys, Tom Druley, Cecil Hunter, Harold Bailey, Jack Cott- meyer, Carl Newland. HOU We have built beautiful castles in our dream world of tomorrow, but those dreams might burst like the soap bubbles of childhood if it were not for a touch of reality. That touch is given to us by the advertising world of today and tomorrow. Through advertisement we learn of the concrete plans of industry that will make our dreams come true. Perhaps some of our castles in the air seem like mere fantasies belonging to a child's fairyland, but when those same castles are placed on paper for the world to see they cease to be fantasies. Advertising has kept before our eyes the luxuries we have so willingly done without in this time of stress and strain. Soon again these products will be on the market and will be remembered well because of the continued work of the advertisers. We would like to extend a word of appreciation and gratitude to each of our advertisers for helping to make our dream of a 1945 Optimist a reality. pp ppg 'mf ii ii iiiii iiiit Q? QQ gV yyyy A s f Sr. ..,.. ..., . in t 11021 Nun MSW WMO' line. ffgTUB5 Hu Rl Dlllpoafl' I lnyvfflisyil- BUY Qs 53? llfanf Tilt' x AIIDDIITDIIMN IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE, THEREFORE, OUR BULLETIN BOARDS POST SUCH EYECATCHING SIGNS AS THESE AND OUR SALES MOUNT HIGH H031 SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY CContinued from Page 483 Before leaving the hospital ,the girls went up to see Mary Alice Lewis, super- intendent of nurses. On duty were De- lores Pearce, Violet Perry, Martha Mc- Farland, Anna Marie Ledford, and Betty Mull. At the information desk was Vir- ginia Lewis, and Betty Ann Sorrell was bookkeeper. That night Doug Smith sponsored a political rally in an effort to solicit votes for Clarabel's election to Congress. The main speakers were Lawrence Hack- ney, Andy Klamo, Catherine Ulrich, and Tom Ritter. jack Reck and his Barber Shop Quartet, including Robert Wessel- man, Kenneth Griffis, Paul Chifos, and jack, provided the music for the pro- gram. For further entertainment Fra- zier Moore and Forrest Jones put on a boxing exhibition. Many outstanding personalities were present, including Dan Humphreys, radio sports announcer, and his wife, Phyllisg Dr. June Wetzelg Professor jesse Scottg Charles Clickner, Big Ten basketball coachg Ira Deep and Paul Martin, Armco engineersg Peggy Grimes, Metropolitan Opera starg Rev- erend Bill Gatesg Marvin Gerard and Jim Dokas, science wizards, Eileen Dennis, portrait painterg Attorney Tony Vradelisg and John Lester Gilmore, edi- tor of the Middletown Journal. After the rally Pat and Clarabel ven- tured over to Middletown's newly estab- lished radio station M E O W, and heard jake El1ison's broadcast, Advice to the Love1orn. jackie Eichorn was jake's private secretary. The next pro- gram was a radio play written by julia Childs and presented by Middletown's Little Theater of the Air. The sponsor of the program was Don McCand1ess and the announcer was Philip Lytle. The stars appearing in the play were Gwenn Conn, Naomi Profitt, Barbara Keiser, Joyce Riley, Welby Nash, Erma Mor- gan, and Don Anderson. As Pat had to go to Armco the next day on business, Clarabel decided to go along. When they entered they were graciously greeted by receptionist Betty jo Acra. Betty offered to show Clara- bel around the office while Pat went into a conference with executives Joe Kramer, jim McCutcheon, and Bob Man- ning. On the door to the Transcribing De- partment was a sign: Please Do Not Disturb, but as all the partitions were of glass, Clarabel could see Joan Potter, Betty Saylor, jean Shumate, Emma Louise Seeger, Erma Snodgrass, and Betty Stover QArmco's finest typistsj busily at work. In the engineering department of which Fred Rau was the head, they found stenographers Betty Peck, Opal Lee, Naydean Rudicil, and Virginia Stethem. Clarabel was informed that their bosses, Bill Stubbs, Glen Spencer, Walter Farquis, and Bob Laubach were out to lunch at the time, so they walked down to the laboratory. Chemists David Click, Don Venneman, Hale Smith, and Rudolph Pate were working on an im- portant new experiment. just then Fore- man Bennett Jones came in and asked Clarabel if she would like to take a look around his mill to see how steel was made. Working there were Albert Holthen- richs, Johnnie Bryant, Louis Agoston, Francis Fuller, William Otte, Tom Lay, jerry Daly, Bill Emerick, Paul Rodgers, and Harold Wray. By that time Pat had finished her business, so she and Clarabel stopped at Nick Garofalos' Diner for a repast of cokes and hamburgers. Imogene 'Igo and Mary Lengyel cheerfully served them. That evening escorted by Bill Krea- ger and Tom Braun, Pat and Clarabel attended the premier of the latest movie, An Acorn Grows in Manhattan. It was taken from a recent best-seller by Marilyn Schwall, directed by Ralph Lewis, and produced by Andrew Chupka. When they walked into the lobby they saw the Theater Managers, Dick Hagan and Ralph Adams waiting for the movie to begin with celebrities Barbara Neal and Dorothy Scott. Among innumerable theater parties was one given by Pat CCo'ntinued on Page 1135 C1041 The urge to get-up-and-go, to tackle the impos- sible with a grin, is in the air we breathe. These teen-age boys and girls are members of a Junior Achievement company. They are using their spare time to learn the essentials of business by operating their own company-financing, manufacturing, selling. And they are learning that the American system is based upon freedom of choice . . . the right to choose their field of work . . . the right of customers to choose the products they know and trust. In our own city of Middletown, various Junior Achievement companies are doing a fine job of small business. And there are hundreds of others like these throughout the United States M . .. .ti ,ma -many making products useful to the war effort. Every boy and girl in High School can help to shape the America of the future. In the years ahead many of you will have important jobs in peacetime industry. You may help to produce refrigerators, ranges, bathtubs, cooking-ware and other products for homes and for industry. Many of these will be made of ARMCO Special-Purpose Sheet Steels. They will be light and strong, dur- able, attractive, and easy to keep clean and new- looking. Sheet steel is the ideal material for many of tomorrow's better products. The American Rolling Mill Company, 1 10 1 Curtis Street, Middletown, Ohio. SPECIAL PURPOSE STEELS FOR TOMORROW'S PRODUCTS Armco Ad N ll0 D. MIDDLETOWN HIGH-SCIYICOL OPTIMIST ........ 1945 WATCH, CLOCK, AND JEWELRY REPAIRING lf W if Y Reeves Watch Shop 1003 Central Avenue - Phone 2-7181 MIDDLETOWN, OHIO Service Is Our Motto WEIKEUS Service Station BERTHA MILLER, Prop. Tires, Tubes, Accessories, Oils and Greases 2 1841 West Middlefown, 5 O3cffLaJknQajefz Qi W61 DIAL 2-5486 50 SOUTH MAIN 11061 Mill Established 1865 The Harding-Jones Paper Co. Excello, Ohio MANUFACTURERS OF Bond, Linen and Ledger Papers PAPERS OF DISTINCTION Made From the Finest Materials Hornet Linen Bond Hillside Bond National Linen Bond American Bond Hillside Ledger All-American Bond Treasury Ledger National Linen Ledger 0 Ei I Sl E N -' E 2 2: A f Ill I 5' M I I- g we 0 14 L 1' 2 O U 1106 Central Ave. NATIONALLY FAMOUS SHOES IVIERIT Cleaners Sir ik' For Better DRY CLEANING itil? Corner First and Clinton Dial 2-6851 H071 ikvk Thomas-Andrew COUIPHUY Williamson-Ziegler Furnace Co. Fred Ziegler, Engineer PRINTERS - ENGRAVERS 233 2272 P- 0- BOX 365 Phone 2-7871 SAYREI PENNSYLVANIA 2216 Arlington Avenue Middletown, Ohio THE BEST IN HOME-KILLED MEATS The MAYER MEAT Co. STORE 1031 Central Avenue Dial 2-6358 PACKING HOUSE Michigan and Walnut Dial 2-9021 l J vilrsiv 'ik il? SCHRAIVIM Compliments of Funeral Home V S. J. Schramm, Sr. - n Thomas D. lVlcLaughl1n I S. Joseph Schrumm, .Ir. and c 42 usAAcp ly f lass ' - 4... i I n N. Richard Schrcmm Member 1945 Clues I Phone 2-8711 Ambulance Service if il? h wiki? 11091 FOR ENERGY AND STEPS SO AIRY PATRONIZE YOUR LEADING DAIRY Stokes Dairy Branch of Himes Bros. Dairy Co. 402 Clark Sfreef MORE TRUTH -THAN POETRY He said, We'11 have a happy home But was he man or mouse? He asked his wife to live for life, In someone e1se's house. LET US HELP YOU SELECT OR BUILD YOUR FUTURE HOME Harry A. F inkelman DIAL 2-839I 1305 Central Avenue Phone 2-3541 ' T' I 'ik ik' . Roy A. White Co Union Sanitary Laundries Inc u o'e m 7 ' Imperial Wall Paper DIAL 2-6181 Dean 81 Barry Paints Window Shades 1357 CENTRAL DIAL 2-7501 ik ik 1214 CENTRAL AVENUE C1101 9 The Sorg Paper' Company rfffaf2uf2zcfar'er'.s- of paper New rem emu . cave:-oo on-wc: :vo Lsxmovon Avenue 5 'gr'-Q ,A noo w. Munson sv. ' ... ........,.W Middle town, Ohio cAsL: Aoonss SORG Mnom.r:rowN, owe March 13, 1916. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF 'HE GRADUATING STUDENTS OF MIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL You have, for many years, been preparing yourselves for your life's work. The selection of that work is a most important decision. Although many of you will enter military service, we believe that this is an opportune time to present briefly for your consideration certain facts regarding our industry and Company. Our rating as an industry highly essential to the war effort means that our employees have the opportunity of doing their part in providing umximum :Ln- dustrial production so urgently needed by our armed forces. A recent local survey shows that postwar employment in Middletown will be 2011 over the 1940 level and 911 over the present wartime level. Because of anticipated general business activity :In the postwar period, the many new uses of paper developed during the war period and the substantial increase in per capita use of paper :Ln the United States prior to the war, it is generally believed that the paper industry, as a whole, can look forward to many years of activity following the war, and cannot possibly expect to satisfy the demand for paper for several years. Because of our diversified paper production and our planning now for maximum production after the war, it is reasonable to expect that our percentage of operation and success will compare very favorably with that of the industry as a whole. The fact that we own a pulp mill that produces half of our pulp requirements places us in an ideal position as compared to both the wholly integrated and the converter mills. We believe that, if you take all factors into consideration, you will determine that it is to your interest to consider employment with our Company. We feel that we have just reason to be proud of our Organization. Our Industrial Re- lations Department will welcome the opportunity of giving you more information. On behalf of The Sorg Paper Company, I extend best wishes for success and happiness in whatever work you select. Sincerely yours, THE SORG PAPER COMPANY D. G. Driscoll President um BETTER PLUMBING if: if THE ekifr BE rrnn HEATING B nrre n smvuce ii ii CUMPANY ii ii 920-24 Central Avenue Dial 2-5661 RECORDS We carry the largest and latest popular and classical record stock in town. ,E Popular Music and Musical Supplies Middletown Music Store 1330 Central Dial 2-7261 In Peace as well as in War Dayton is a Great Employment Center Train for Every Type of Office Work Af MIAMI-IACUBS 00llEGE sscouo AND Lunlow stains DAYTON, OHIO Free Catalog on Application 11121 SENIOR CLASS PRCJPHECY CCo'ntinue'.i from Page 1043 Weatherwax which was attended by Marilyn Easterling, Margaret Ann Minor, Martha Lyons, Loraine Rowe, Barbara Reed, Sam Ingwersen, Bob Fu- gett, Don Dillman, Merwin Meehan, Earl Smith, and Don Stibbs. Seated in front of Pat, Clarabel, Tom, and Bill in the theater were Senator Roy Long, Marilyn Johnson, Dr. Jack Myers, and Phyllis Lindsay. They all talked over old times until the houselights grew dim and the movie began. The stars appearing in it were Ade- laide Temmen, Barbara Lutes, Gilbert Gable, Carrie Pennington, Eugene Corn- well, Bob Treadway, Mary Lou Wood, Donna Fay Coulter, the Griest twins. and Wendell Oswalt. Costumes were designed by Margaret Ellen Paullin, and Herbert Sebastian had charge of makeup. After the movie Dolores Schultz en- tertained at the exclusive Mid-Niters Club with a party in honor of Pat's and Clarabel's return to Middletown. james Yeary, Lois Conn, Leon Kemplin, Etta Sorrell, Lindy Gunderson, Catherine Abner, Robert Haines, and Wilbur Han- nah were among those present. Entering the club they recognized Doorman Harry Harris in a snappy uni- form. Ginger Cretors and Marjorie Gardner cheerfully greeted them as they checked their hats. Headwaiter Tom Swain told them they were just in time for the floor show and took them to their table. Immediately a ravishing colored chorus, under the di- rection of Fred Hatcher, came dancing out on the stage. Susie Haley, Eleanor Washington, Catherine and Irene Haw- CContinued on Page 1201 PHONE 2-5791 Res. Phone 2-5580 Paul E. Clark Tytus and Verify Parkway Middletown, Ohio H131 Roberson' s Sporting Goods 1 MIDDLETOWN, OHIO 1724 CENTRAL AVE. DIAL 2-419 Congratulations and Best Wishes to the Class of 1945 From Moore Plumbing Co. Harry K. Moore 43 South Main St. Middletown, N W There Are Happier Days Ahead- Let's Keep Wishing and Hoping Our Best Wishes To The CLASS OF 1945 SNIDER-ROSS MOTORS Main St. Phone 2-3624 11141 1 . I Efverytl1mg Com lime I I . P n S I Photographic O EQUIPMENT - SUPPLIES Kemp Electrlc ACCESSORIES Supply Co. 1 DEVELOPING - PRINTING ' I We Do Our Own Work l 1905 Mancheste A ' N ol d WHOLESALE 1033 Central -- Opposite Grants Sf? J. Thomas Sebald Realty Co. Savings and Loan Building l J RALSTON Paint Store, Inc. , PAINTS, OILS and VARNISHES For Every Purpose ARTIST SUPPLIES 11 North Broad Street MOKRY 8z SONS Welding Shop 404 N. Verify Parkway Phone 2-2081 7f?7fl7 COMMERCIAL WELDING ALL TYPE TRUCKS FARM MACHINERY DIAL 2-8761 vii? 71? C. 81 L. E. BUS TICKETS I ron me smlus or I S CONTENTMENT 1 Patronize I 'ik if? MAGAZINES The SMILE CANDY Restaurant sort mumcs 1912 Tyfus Avenue ik Sf? DIAL 2-0262 1001 Central Avenue -ik ik MIDDLETOWN, OHIO 11161 coNeRATul.AnoNs A T t wil D T C S S CLASS OF 'I945 I CUNSULIDATED Printers and Stationers 1626 CENTRAL AVENUE Shop 1104 Central Avenue Phone 2-4761 ikil? We Aim to Please With The Best for the Least A Full Measure of Success and Happiness ls Our Wish For The CLASS OF '45 XQSML T ie' XV-ff .I-T-- fZQi'Eisslms THE CRYSTAL TISSUE COMPANY Middletown, Ohio 11171 Watches Jewelry THOMSON Radio Service ig is ii ik FREEMAN' S Public Address Service Jewelry 1225 Central Avenue il? fl? Sf? Sk 808 Maryetta Dial 2-4621 Diamonds Gifts CAL Gm Martin L. Bauer Of The Connecticut Mutual Life Ins. Co. Suggests You buy Life Insurance and plan to have an income with which to retire Construction Company MILL WORK 1909 Manchester Avenue DIAL 2-1021 11181 THE E B. THIRKIELD 8g SONS CO. FRANKLIN, OHIO p Tuesday and Saturday Evenings A Symbol Of Quality Since 1833 ESTABLISHED 1833 I I SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY Quontznuent from 1-'age 1139. kins, Mamie Turner, Pauline Hart, Lu- vengia Gresham, Carrie Fores, Sarah Gary, Margaret Anderson, Katherine Clarke, Mary Johnson, Juanita Wil- liams, Ellen and Erma Aldridge, Helen Million, and Aileen Clements danced to the devastating tune of I'm Con- fessin', while Doris Higdon and San- ford Henderson's melodious harmony thrilled the hearts of their former class- mates. Then as soon as Clarence Watson came up and took their order, Wanda Diver and Dorothy Baker came by sell- ing cigarettes. Loran Richardson's or- chestra began to play and the remainder of the evening was spent dancing. The following day Clarabel and Pat were taken to New York in an Aeronca Arrow piloted by Charles Ortman. Sev- eral days were spent in shopping before Pat's return to Europe. First they visit- ed Audrey South's Sport Shoppe. Here they were surprised to find June Thomas, Phyllis Zimmerman, Franceous Banford, and Norma Elam as salesladies. Schoppelrei Smart Shoppe was next visited for evening clothes. The girls were delighted to find here another old friend, Mary Norris, to take care of their needs. As they walked back toward the Wal- dorf Astoria they passed Blevins, Black, and Busenlechner, New York's newest and finest department store. There in charge of various departments they found Marie Aldridge, Mary Braun, Marcella Boellke, Cora Cairns, Rita Con- rad, Mary Catherine Creekbaum, Flor- ence Downs, juanita Ellis, Barbara Fer- guson, Mildred Gibbs, Lexie Hardin, and Pat Kindle. In the credit department CC'o'ntinued on Page 1405 Compliments of The ORTMAN - STEWART Transportation Co. Our Policy SERVICE, SAFETY AND COURTESY To Save Time, Please Have Fare Ready H201 Protect Perishable Foods. . . . -an The Modern Way . Ice Refrigeration Saves More Food 5 For Longer Periods less food waste in the home. That's why so many home- ' makers prefer an Ice Conditioned Refrigerator, for it sup- plies the pure, washed, chilled air that makes it possible for foods to preserve their natural flavors and freshness. We .rf- Middletown Ice And Cool Co. Star Brand - Packard Weyenberg Men BEE HIVE Poll Parrot Children Lunch Hog Tight - Fashion Bilt Women 1334 Central Avenue il? it BEST FOR LESS C. T. Dagenbach 1759 Central Ave. - Phone 2-7091 ll-lI'lCh6S Sdlldwirhes Soups MIDDLETOWN, OHIO H213 Modern Ice Refrigeration means better food protection - - - JY 1 X! sa' Let Nxgfgg kim Us ,-!3s wfn,fgc,.? ' 9 Tx' 1 Schroeder Paper Qin e Specialty Co. ff l Blames ' Out of Your Car Bring it in now for radiator, gene- rator, starter, brakes and general tune- up repairs. Our experienced me- chanics are available at your conveni- BOYKIN BROS. Your Dependable Dodge and Plymouth Dealer 1619 Central Ave. Dial 2-3694 ence ! 220 East Third Street CINCINNATI, OHIO sir ii? The MUSIC SHOP 1237 Central Ave. Phone 2-3841 . Sol A. Fmkelman 'I Realtor ik ik 1 K Complete Service Band Instruments To Sheet Music Records BETTER HOMES ik sf? 32 S. Main St. Dial 2 2311 Every Musical Desire Satisfied il? ik 11221 We Delivery . . Phone Us 2-5241 Open Daily 8 A. M. to 8 P. M. OPEN SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS REEDY'S F ODDS Micldleamwnk Largest Independent Market 46 South Broad Street il? Si? U lg 0 Compliments H E 5 Q S' 3 M. J. Gibbons :T 53 Supply Co. gd 3 Q. 1103 woooLAwN AVENUE pn E S' rv .2 E- nml. 2-6367 8- 3 3 Q O Si? il? ' LOOK ABOVE THE AVERAGE BY Having Your Suits Tailor Made Clothes Made to the Highest Standard at the Lowest Cost Selections of any kind you desire- Ensembles, Sports of all kinds, as well as Conservative. Convince yourself by inspecting the fabrics. Abe - r o s 5 Im. iiii 1338 Central Avenue Congratulations Seniors HORSE SHOE BAR Compliments of The Massasoit Chemical Co CINCINNATI, OHIO Q L s aoooooooo oooo oooooooooooo WRAPPING PAPER WAX PAPER TWINI ENVELOPES PAPER BAOI MIMEOGRAPH PAPER WRITING PAPER TISSUE PAPER PAPER TOWELS PAPER BOXES BUCKEYE PAPER PRODUCTS CO. MIDDLETOWN, OHIO Corner Girard and Verity Parkway H241 Congratulations Class of 1945 W HEL 0 PARAMOUNT STRAND SORG Theatres O MAY E O AKE THE OS O THRUSHER - KAY 1131 CENTRAL AVENUE DIAL 2-2842 GEM SMOKERY The Hatfield NEWSPAPERS MAGAZINES PIPES HUNTING LICENSES GUNS AND AMMUNITION SPORT RESULTS 1700 C f IA DIAL 2 4261 Coal Company Coal and Builders Supplies DIAL 2 6386 2 6387 Middletown Ohio il? ik General Insurance C. E. lVlcCune Packard and Pontiac A MiddIetown's Finest Service St t o Agency 307 C tell Building - Pho 2 4122 Ph 1 d lph d L b if ii? DIAL 2-0641 COMPLIMENTS OF MIANII CABINET DIVISION Tum PHILIP CAREY MFG. Co. MIDDLETOWN, OHIO I I McGRAW Construction Co., Inc. Veterinarians DR. LOUIS H. BREMER Middletown-Franklin Road Engineers and Constructors N Phone 243615 1 il? il? The First-American Bank and Trust Co. Building DR. E. C. PECK 204 S. Main Street Phone 2-4181 MIDDLETOWN, OHIO I SHOP AT SEARS AND SAVE SEARS, RUEBUBK AND CUMPANY MIDDLETOWN. OHIO Best Wishes to the CLASS OF '45 Webster Coffee Company Hamilton, Ohio H281 l l 9 . f WMM quneaal .Jlame 210 SOUTH MAIN STREET E-IAI. 2-2661 Grade A Dairy Prcducts THOMAS H. WILSON fToMl Class of 1928 lf l!'s Borden's, lt's Got To Be Good HOWARD A- WILSON' Jr fPatJ 1 Class of 1923 f U. S. Army Dial 2-7041 1106 Second Avenue 1 l To Every Student THAT YOU MAY SEE -Less of war and more of peace -Less of hate and more of love -Less of dcstructicn and more of builcfng -Less of difference and more of understanding -Less of clouds and more of the sun-and -Less of failure and more of success. THESE ARE OUR 1945 WISHES FOR YOU The Middletown Journal l'l2'?J Sebalcl Grain and Coal Co. Sebald Oil Co. If II' Is Anything In the Line of BAKERY GOODS the Problem is Easy SULFSTED'S Is the Solution DIAL 2 0601 WHOLESALE AND RETAIL Our Truk t A1lP t fth Cty STUDENTS of MIDDLETOWN HIGH SCHOOL Meet Your Friends and Continue Your Fellowship With Them Through the Years at the MIIJDIETUWN Y. M. C. A. Complimenfs of Vradelis Bros., Inc. FURNITURE AND APPLIANCE STORE Everything for the Home 50 S Broad Street 11301 77 Taxi Company PROMPT COURTEOUS SERVICE All PASSENGERS INSURED ir DIAL DIAL 2-3677 2-3677 MIDDLETOWN MIDDLETOWN 3 NORTH VERITY PARKWAY nan A N N E X BARBER SHUP Six Barbers to give you the best in Barber Service 24 North Broad Next to Paramount LICENSED CEST? Sanitone Makes Clothes CLEANER . . . . BRIGHTER .... WEAR LONGER! Qaaqln .Zami CLEANERS 907 CHARLES DIAL 2-5431 TeRa Compliments of mond Ba Co. 1132! Thrushefs Jewelry Store WATCHES - DIAMONDS - JEWELRY LUGGAGE - LEATHER GOODS Gifts For All Occasions 'I318-20 CENTRAL AVENUE PHONE 2-7541 YOUR TIME HAS COME WEHEN YOU Johnny Franklin study. Betty Clark when she isn't talking. Janet Roehll without Kenny. Buck Ritter get serious. Jack Alford with his hair ruffled. T. C. Jones when he doesn't owe someone money. Paul Lansaw when he isn't singing. Bob Croake jitterbug. Eddie Mulligan stay home just once. Charles Wiley get a D. THINGS TO WORRY ABOUT Will Don Dillman ever be as smart as Charles Wiley? Will Charles Collins ever be as tall as Tom Braun? Will Jake Ellison ever talk as much as Margie Stalls? Will Tiger ever be as bald as Mr. Baker? Will Bill Lowe ever dance as well as Lois Lambert? Will Joe Kramer ever be as punctual as Arlene Lackey? SEE: Carl Lansaw behaving in study hall. Jake Ellison dating girls. Vivian Henry without her lesson. Don Lampe being on time. Miss Eldridge cut-a-rug! Jack Reck singing soprano. Lois Walke lose her temper. fAhem!J Lucy Rothgeb without gum in her mouth. Isham Byrd when he isn't reading notes. Bob Thompson being impolite. Will Briar Tankersley ever be as good a singer as Peggy Grimes? Will Ted Repper ever be as much in love as Roy Lord? Will Gwenn Conn ever eat as much as Bo Abner? Will Phil Pierson ever walk as fast as Doug Smith? Will Bob Yost ever have as large a vo- cabulary as Gilbert Gable? H331 Harry Walburg INSURANCE DIAL 2-3761 ROOM 602 First-American Bank Building Compliments of LAMNECK PRODUCTS Inc KYLEXS Shoe Store Distinctly Fine Footwear For the Occasion The DENNY Lumber Company LUMBER AND MILL WORK Furnaces and Furnace Repair PAINTS YA? ik INSULATION ROCFING STRAND THEATER BUILDING First Avenue at Grimes 1349 Central Avenue Dial 2-6791 DIAL 2-6391 11341 -Hfllways Try Cappel's F irst7'--- YES! Always Try CappeI's First For - - - Dependable W 1 I i 4 L i 4 V Furniture Rugs Draperies Stoves CAPPEIJS if fi-1 I 1 'f Y ii I ELITE I i C0NFfCT'0Nf Y Greene SL Brock Middletown's Popular Confectionery ,I Members New York Stock Exchange Lucious Delicious I and Ofher 510100901 Sandwiches Sundaes and Sodas ' DAYTON PLATE LUNCH i NEW YORK SPRINGFIELD MEET - GREET - TREAT M'DDm0WN YOUR FRIENDS I Ai' the ELITE DIAL 2-4571 'I236 Cenfral Avenue 11351 3 I 361 The Gardner-Richardson Company MIDDLETOWN, OHIO The Gardner-Richardson Company's Roster of Middletown N A M E Y E A R Leroy Alfrey .. .. 1936 Edna Allen ,. ,. , ,,..,,.,... 1942 Mariorie lMulloyJ Allison 1939 Evelyn lRudicilJ Amburgey 1939 'Edwin F. Anderson . ,,.,... 1940 Russell Anness ,.... 1935 Martha Jean Apple 1943 Helen CRowe1 Baker 1938 'Douglas Ball . , 1937 Glenn Barker .,..,. 1943 Francis Beedle . 1934 Ruth lSelbyJ Behrens ......,,.... 1919 Doris fBogart1 Bennett ,......... 1933 Harold Bennett ,,,..,...... 1913 'Charles Berry ...., ..,..,............ 1 938 Helen lThompson1 Berry .,..., 1942 'Robert Billman ....... ,..., , 1937 Mark O. Bigby .. 1943 Mildred Booker ..,...,..r.,....,..... 1929 Margaret Ann Boyer ....,....... 1941 'Fred Bowman ...,,......... 1934 Hugh Brelsfoard ,..... 1911 Frank Brumley ..,... 1923 'Mark Brewer ....... 1937 William Burton ..... 1930 John Carmody .... ,. 1932 'Robert Carmody ...,.. 1937 'Ed Cogan .. ,,.. . 1934 'Calvin Cole .......r,....,,,........., 1939 Mildred Combs .,,......... . 1944 Virginia lDowrey1 Conger 1935 Aulcie Mae Craft .....,.,...,...... 1939 'William Cretors ....,..... .... . ., 1935 Lafayette Curtis .. 1925 Paul Davis .,.. ,, ,. 1924 Mildred Davidson , 1944 Mayola Deger , 1941 Hazel Denniston 1936 'Elmer Dietz ...,... ..., ...... 1 9 40 'Joseph Dineen . .,......r,......... 1938 Helen fWeberD Ditmyer ...,.. 1938 'Thomas Downs ......,,,..,.,. 1940 Peggy Druley ...., ..........,..... 1 941 Jean Ann lSextonJ Duncan .... 1942 Melba DuVall . ...,..,....,...... 1931 'Robert Enright f ..,.....i,.ll.. 1938 Betty Merle Evans v......,........ 1943 Ada Mae lWeikel1 Faries 1933 'Hillard Fausnaugh .............,.. 1938 'Clement Fink ,. ., ,, 1933 Richard Fink ,. . 1933 Jeanne Funk 1943 Mary Gailey . .,... 1937 'Ballard Garrett ..,... 1938 High School Graduates March 21 , 1945 NAME YEAR NAME YEAR Ed Geran , 1918 'Thomas Mulligan .. 1923 Ralph Gilbert 1935 Webster Newton ...., 1940 Frank Gray . 1931 August Oglesby .,r.,.. 1926 Wilbur Gregory . 1934 'Nate Otterbein . 1932 Webster Griest ...,.. 1922 Helen Marie Patterson 1939 Ella Griffin . . . ,.... 1933 Juanita Patterson , 1944 Helen Grimes .r.. .. .. 1920 Claire Porter ., 1934 Ruth Gunderson ,.., ,. 1944 Noah Powers . 1936 Harry Hadley , ,. ,, 1922 Eileen Pressler , . 1942 'Fenton J. Hall , . . 1926 'Mildred Price .. 1941 'Ruth Hampel . ,,.,, 1941 Mariorie Puckett ,.... .. 1943 Juanita Hartman ..,. 1941 Betty Puthoff .,....., 1940 Treva Hartman ,...... ,... , 1944 Marie Puthoff ..,.,. 1936 'John Hasselbach, Jr. ..,......... 1938 Edward F. Quinn ...... 1933 Lorine lHampton1 Heer ...,..,. 1943 Charles Rankin ., 1940 Ruth Henderson ..,.. . 1937 Betty Rathbun 1941 John C. Herr . . ,..... . 1923 James W. Reed 1937 Mary R. lHornbackJ Houston 1943 Eugene Reichter ...... 1941 Kathleen Horton .,,....,..........., 1943 Ruth Rempe .............., 1943 Charles Howell ., ..... 1934 'Fred M. Ridge ......... . 1935 Wilbur Huffman .. .. .,... 1922 'Charles Wm. Ridge ............ 1941 'Gerald Huntsbarger ,, . 1943 'Harlan Romans ........,,. .... , 1932 'Ralph Jackson ,....,,,.. ,,... 1 937 'Jack Rupp .....,...,.....,.,, ,..,.. 1 942 'Thomas Jackson ., . 1939 Lloyd Schlotterbeck ,, 1937 Geraldine Jenkins ...... ..... 1 943 Ruth Schneider .,..... ....,. 1 931 Edna Johnson ..... 1936 'Jerold Schuyler .... . ,, 1923 Mary Kappel . .... .. ., 1930 Harold Sebald ,..... 1917 Mark Kelly .,.. . , ..,.. 1929 Alice Seeger ....,. 1942 'Mark Kerschbaum .... .,... 1 931 'Thomas Shotts, Jr. ..,... 1939 Robert Kimble . ,..... 1931 Norma Sintz . 1944 Mary Knepshield .,..............,. 1932 Betty Smith ,..,... 1931 Ruth Louise Knepshield ...... 1932 Jack Smith, Jr. ...,.. 1918 Helen Kunz .......... ....,.,....., 1 907 'James Snow ....... .... 1 937 'Dan Lawson ., .,.. ..... 1942 'Christy Snyder 1929 'Herbert Lawson ,..., ,. , 1943 !Killed in Actionl 'John Lickert .. .. ,. 1939 lrene Stahl .. ...,........., 1937 'Calvin Lloyd . ., . ., 1930 Joseph Stahley .......,..... .. 1937 June Lloyd . .. .,,,. 1937 Ohmer E. Stewart ..,,.. 1917 Floyd Lockard .,.. ..,.. 1 921 Elzera Terrell ,........,.. 1935 Clarence Long .,.. .. ...,. 1923 'Sherley Thomas ,...,.. 1937 Joseph A. Long ....,............... 1936 'Allen Treadway .. 1937 Marguerite Martin ........,..... 1942 'Earle Turvey ......., 1930 Dorothy lBusseerJ McCane . 1937 Gloria Van Horn .. ....., ..,,.. 1 943 'Omer McClanahan ................ 1940 Harold J. Voorhis ,. 1923 'Dwight Meehan ...,,,............,, 1936 Helen Waites ,..,........ 1936 Margaret lWeyman1 Miles .. 1936 Orville Walker ....,. 1922 'James L. Miller . ,........,....,,.... 1935 Eileen Weidle ..... 1943 'Robert Minor . ........ ..... 1 940 Russell Weidle ...,.. 1933 Sophia Mitsoff ...... ..... 1 941 Charles Weidner ...... 1934 Norman Mohn .....,,.....,. .. .. 1929 Martell Wills ......., 1942 'George Montgomery , 1940 Alpheus Worman .. 1937 'Arthur Moon ......,.. ,.., . ,.... 1 928 'Donald Worman , . 1939 Richard Moon ,.,...,..... , 1936 Edna lSmithJ Moore . ,..,, .. 1940 'Graduates in the United States Military Service as o f March 21, 1945. 11371 Compliments of I 1 6 , -3 eff MASON S y PIPE MIXTURE SHELL Q Service Station ' I I Crawford and Woodlawn 1 X X G'-E' I' ' 1 M. SHELLUBRICATION 1 Shell Gasoline WH EN A FELLER N EEDS A FR I END Good luck to Middletown High and B F 8 its teachers. By the way, we invite ' ' you to our comfortable reading room where you can examine Realtors Plays of All Publishers Dependable Service -And- Entertainment Materials of All Kinds A Complete Service to You On Free Catalog HOUSES -4 FARMS - LOTS I Eldrldge Entertalnment 1203 Central Avenue I House, Inc. DIAL 2-1461 FRANKLIN, OHIO H381 Congratulations and Best Wishes To the CLASS OF 1945 Aeronca Aircraft Corporation MIDDLETOWN, OHIO Central Meat Th Market e A. ASHWORTH 'I206 Central Avenue Coal Company OUR MEATS ARE FRESH KILLED DAILY mm, 2 9071 W treat you lj the Year Around FtA nueandBigF RR DIAL 2-4021 I J SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY qconfmued from Page 1205 they found Tag Brown as Manager, while Nina Eliopoulos, Phyllis Evers, and Dolores Lacy took care of the many charge accounts. Leaving the store the girls went to Churchman's Chili Cafe where they found many old classmates eating a quick lunch before they must return to their jobs. Among them were Pat O'Con- nor, Anne Busby, Ethel Blevins, Wanda Densmore, Margaret Duncan, Lena Du- vall, Mary Egelston, Dorothy Evans, Jean Faulkner, Jean Gray, Marie Hall, Charlotte Hillenbrand, Suzanne Kinder, Virginia Lee, Caroline Ligett, Stella Long, Louise Patrick, Betty Peck, Cor- delia Vanlandingham, Minnie Wells, and Gladys Wright. All of these girls had made a place for themselves in New York's busy business world, but time prevented details. Upon their return to the hotel, they received the message that Kenneth Gan- dee and Jean Wilkinson would be sent officially by the city to put the girls on their respective planes. Weary, but happy, the girls threw themselves upon the bed, and agreed that every one of their classmates had made good and they were proud that they had grad- uated in 1945 from good old M. H. S. 9, A I a l 0 1 i elet 00 F enzel-McDonough an 0 r C Oli- . al' Established 1880 CD 1 b ' rfiznefzaf :mme Watches ' Clocks WALTER N. Mccov Diamonds President and Fine Jewelry HOMER D. ramen Secretary-Treasurer sterhng sllver Featuring Broad Street at First Avenue Hamilton, Longine, omega, G'-uen, MIDDLETOWN, OHIO Elgin and Bulova Watches 20 North Main Street H403 I n. H wx N MAX H. STAMPER BURNETT'S COMPLETE i Exclusive Dealers In FOOD STORES nolus nonsou nnsssss 1926 Yankee Road f Vanity Fair Undergarments DIAL 2-7861 DORSA onsssss 536 Baltimore Street 1008-1010 CENTRAL AVENUE DIAL 2-1331 MiddIefown's Finest Fashions CONGRATULATIONS The Hauselman Transportation Co. 'fOver A Quarter Century of Service Hlll iirilr Preamble to The Constitution ol the American legion For God and Country, Nfhfgv, - 52,-f.y4g.v5. we associate ourselves P541 of together for the follow- 'lf,,f3'On4 If pn- ' , mg purposes: To uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States of America, Ta maintain law and order, To foster and perpetuate a one hundred per cent Americanismp To preserve the memories and incidents of our Association in the Great War, To inculcate a sense of individual obligation to the Community, State and Nation, To combat the autocracy of both the classes and the masses: To make right the master of mighty To promote peace and good will on earth, To safeguard and transmit to posterity the prin- ciples of Justice, Freedom and Democracy, To consecrate and sanctify our comradeship by our devotion to mutual helpfulness. The Bake Shop 1109 CENTRAL AVENUE We Specialize In WEDDING BIRTHDAY And PARTY CAKES DIAL 2-6021 Open Till 6 P. M. DENTISTS C. T. Bartholomai, D. D. C. G. Barton, D. D. S. C. F. Deller, D. D. S. H. T. Derivan, D. D. S. H. H. Douglas, D. D. w. B. Ligen, o. D. S. S. John D. Sarchet, D. D. S. H. A. Sebald, D. D. S. 4142, Enioy Security - Own A Farm J. R. ALLEN, Realtor MIAMI VALLEY'S LEADING FARM BROKER CITY AND SUBURBAN PROPERTIES 503 Savings 8: Loan Building Office Phone 2-0676 Residence Phone 114R2, Franklin, Ohio WHAT EDUCATION IS 'R ik' TO success complimems of MILK IS TO PERFECT HEALTH is is The Fairbanks DRINK Fiber Box Co. AVMON M'lK DAILY is as AVALON DAIRY 1143, BAUER Service Station Compliments of 24 HOUR WRECKING SERVICE A I Phone 2-0151 - 2-8846 Dry Cleaning Tires - Batteries - Accessorles we Give S A H Green stamps BRAKE SERVICE Corner Central and Clinton Wheel Alignment - Auto Laundry Yankee Road and Michigan Avenue PHONE 2-4001 1 E. K. SPARROW Compliments of Florist THE PARROT it it lt Speaks For Itself mm. 2-ons 1024 Central Avenue Quality - Value - Service il? wi? 710 Sixth Avenue DIAL 2-2272 We Telegraph Flowers uuy ik OH, OH! Something To Blow About? YES, WE HAVE! We've been outfitting Middletown's young set for many a year. It keeps us on our toes knowing and getting up nifty young clothes . . . But witness for yourself .. . see our up and coming junior and student ap- parel . . . ik AT PRICES TO FIT YOUNG BUDGETS! ik The CENTRAL STO RE 11451 OUR NEW LOCATION IS Corner First and Clinton Streets .IEWELER 9 NORTH BROAD Gift Headquarters DIAMONDS CLOCKS WATCHES JEWELRY SILVERWARE Phone 2-1531 Your Continued Patronage ls Solicited MEEKER Plumbing Co. 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 No Extra Charge for Delivering Mathews Renovating Shop 1009 Central Avenue Dial 2-7551 J. E. JACKSON Business Service and Special Investigator 22 South Clinton Street Phone 2-4851 1146! EDUCATION for a Better World in the Future ELECTRICITY for a More Comfortable Life Middletown Gas 8: Electric Service VALLEY SHEET METAL WORKS, INC. All Types of Sheet Metol Work R00 GS Built-Up Roofing - Bonded Roofs Corner of Sutphin and Howard Phone Middletown 2-'I I95 The W. T. Harrison Insurance Agency, Inc. All Kinds of INSURANCE 25 North Main Street DIAL 2-5406 H471 COMPLIMENTS OF The Middletown Bankers Association The First-American Bank 81 Trust Co. The Oglesby-Barnitz Bunk 81 Trust Co. A Good Place to Eat SWEETLAND Confectionery 1364 Central Avenue HOME COOKING SODAS - SUNDAES SANDWICI-IES Compliments of People's Clothing Store Clothing for the Entire Family On Easy Terms 1118 Central Avenue 11481 THE .IUKE BOX OF M. H. S. Together -Mac Tobias and Evelyn Baird. 'A1ways -Jim Stork in Mr. Baker's Office. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes -Any day at the Parrot. just a Fellow on a Fur1ough -The Boys in Service visiting M. H. S. What a Difference a Day Makes --Friday and Saturday. There Goes That Song Again -Mr. Baker to students making excuses. Too Much In Love -Gwenn Conn and Dick Lewis. Why Don't We Do This More Often -The Christmas Holiday at M. H I Can't Get Started With You -Paul Faries trying to start his car. O, You Beautiful Doll -Betty Sebald. Accentuate the Positive -Miss Banker to Geometry Students. Let Me Love You Tonight -Bill Kreager to Pat Dynes. So Little Time -Between Periods. Scatterbrainu-Dick Hagan. I Dream of You -Jack Cahill of Doris Stamp. Night and Day -Dick Monroe dreaming of Girls! Girls!! Girls!!! My Ideal -Tom Turner. Don't Fence Me In -Detention. Saturday Night -Mrs. Lee. Embraceable You -Clarabel Grier. it sir Compliments of The Wrenn Paper Company I il? H491 FOR BETTER Congratulations to the Class of 1945 SPORTSWEARH We wish you success in every way. Sh Part of your success will be measured op I by the degree of security you can build for yourselves. To help you Af I accumulate, and protect the property , you do accumulate, is our business. S For insurance of any kind consult First The Long Insurance Agency AND SEE FOR YOURSELF 503 Savings and Loan Bldg. csnnuu. AT anon DIAL 2-6032 COMPLIMENTS OF VISIT THE STORE KNOWN FOR ITS QUALITY Sherwin-Williams Co. AND VALUE To The Class of 1945 I if? Sir Decorative Material Paints - Wallpaper Gifts for Every Occasion 1310 Central Avenue W. T. GRANT CO. 1028-1036 CENTRAL AVENUE MIDDLETOWN, OHIO 11501 ski? Complimenfs of Dave F inkelman l are ik MOM'S RIGHT When she says: DOT FOODS, finest quality canned Eruits and vegetables, are GOOD for you. Sold af Your Individually Owned DOT FOOD Sfores The Janszen Company 2nd and Walnut St. - Main 0832 Cincinnati 2, Ohio Dohn Hardware and Paint Co. 20 N. BROAD DIAL 2-4591 C1511 Compliments of L. A. Griest Fresh ond Smoked Meats West Middletown Coal and Feed Co. STRODTBECK BROS. GROCERIES We Are Not Members of the Middletown Coal Dea1er's Association 427 Baltimore DIAL 2-3011 DIAL 2-5561 vi? ik A. J. Ryan Q S COMPLIMENTS OF - 011 WILSON BROS. MEN'S FURNISHINGS HATS AND CUSTOM TAILORING 1725 Central Avenue MIDDLETOWN, OHIO Drug Store MiddIetown's Fastest Growing Drug Store 1005 CENTRAL AVENUE NEXT TO DIXIE NEWS vfifiir H521 You've spent 12 years a learnin' things You yearn for graduations, To leave behind all regimen, Books and their botherations. In your ears - the siren sings No more examinations! But look what liberation brings- Life's trials and tribulations. Five years from now you'll realize The things you learned in school Are needed things to meet life's stings No exception-But the rule. So tuck away in memory's chest Nuggets of wisdom learned, Add each day another thought Until success you've earned. Each day in school provides a tool To carve a place for you, Take care then - and add to them, Commence - then see it through. Shurtle Brothers Machine Company Middletown, Ohio H531 IIIILLIIIEBY Osteopathic Physicians QF DISTINCTIQN R. E. semen, D. o. Claradon Hat C. A. l.yl'lCh, D. O. A. O. Spinney, D. 0. V. C. Thompson, D. 0. 1219 Central Avenue Middlefown's leading Millinery Store ii? ik ik ik Compliments of ROGERS Middlefown's Leading Jewelers 1038 CENTRAL AVENUE PHONE 2-2391 41541 THE EXPERT PRINTERS and PRESSMEN of MIDDLETOWN . . . Are Members of the Allied Printing Trades Council WHEN ORDERING PRINTING Please Request This Label Nusa Dmwmvc if Q TRADES U '0 ' COUNCIL 0 LABEL il WHICH HAS MADE THESE BENEFITS POSSIBLE QA wage for workers that permits of happy and corn- fortable homes. QHours of labor which give leisure for recreation and education. QConditions which have increased the average age at death of its members from 38 to 65.4 years. .The removal of one of the worst spectres of old age by creating a system for the payment of old age pensions. QA respectful memory to its members by paying at death a mortuary benefit. QThe establishment and maintenance for half a century of a home for the aged and a sanitorium for care of those who suffer from disease. Below is o list of printing firms that can supply the UNION LABEL on your printed mutter. COMMERCIAL PRINTING CO. NAEGELE-AUER PRINTING CO. CONSOLIDATED PRINTING CO. QUALITY PRESS Middletown Typographical Union No. 487 Middletown Pressmen Union No. 235 Affiliated with AMERICAN FEDERATION of LABOR l'l55I -ik il? Service ls Our Motto C. N. Stemper Co. ROBERT M AUCH INSTITUTIONAL FOOD DISTRIBUTORS 999 EAST FIRST STREET DAYTON OHIO Washing - Polishing - Accessories ik ily 1710 TYTUS TO OUR FUTURE I ik Sir MIDDLETUWN CITIZENS just a word at the beginning of your - career. Dr. Johnson said, Prosperity's comphments of right hand is Industryg her left hand is Frugality, and the solid ground she stands on is Safe Investment. C Resolve to OWN YOUR HOME ' ' Folding Box Co. Realtors ' confiaemiul se.-vice-nie: 2-5419 ik iff AMERICAN must BUILDING l 1156, EOR THE 36fI'l YEAR WE WISH YOU SUCCESS The Elite Ice Cream Company x X V V I ' 1' h I r e a -ie s ICE CREAM AND ICES -ALL KINDS- THE VERY BEST IN THE CITY WHOLESALE 1804 Central Avenue DIAL 2-3121 Middletown, Ohio WOUl.DN'T IT BE FUNNY IF IT WERE 1 Eugene Beanwell instead of Cornwell. Joan Windowing instead of Doring. Hariett Sashes instead of Beltz. Lois Pro instead of Conn. Jack Bedmeyer instead of Cottmeyer. -I-he Favorhe store Jerry Weekly instead of Daly. Imogene Yougo instead of Igo. Franceous Banbuick instead of Banford. For Young Fellows Betty Bushel instead of Peck. Phil Piersdaughter instead of Pierson. Jane Dryzel instead of Wetzel. Lois Run instead of Walke. Bill Check instead of Kash. Lawrence Hackfoot instead of Hackney. X THE NEW Roy Short instead of Long. Margaret Major instead of Minor. I Lewis Iron instead of Steele. ll Audrey North instead of South. . W Willie Termite instead of Roche. Jack Collision instead of Reck. . I Margaret Soldier instead of Saylor. Arnold Greeks instead of Romans. h Charlene Bracelet instead of Ring. Aretta Janitor instead of Sexton. ll 22a.Hai.3:5e2,?..1i3iff-M... if Home of H-mf Sch'-ffm and Mw- Joanne Night instead of Day. V Sammy Front instead of Back. 5, Joy River instead of Brooks. li Charles Brush instead of Combs. 'Q Anna Liver instead of Hart. I H 11571 Tires Batteries Gas Recapping Vulcanizing Road Service Wendy's Service, Inc. Central at Big 4 R. R. Middletown's Largest Independent Tire Station 5: l ik if ' S. Rizzo 62 Sons Compliments of Wholesale and Retail Wm Sebald FRUITS AND VEGETABLES Realty Co. Dial 2-3683 1352 Central Avenue ik' il? 1 H581 OPTOMETRISTS HARRY BRAKEMAN I3 'I 7 Central Avenue Compliments of THE DELICIA pig' 2-3031 CONFECTIONERY c. E. .IURGENSEN HSWEETS ' EATSH 28 South Main Street Luscious Creamy D. I 2 4'7I Sandwiches Milk Shakes IC - PLATE LUNCH C' C' MARLETT 1019 Central Avenue Schomer Building Div' 2-8801 mm. 2-0222 The Middletown Lumber Company 5122555 lumber and Mill Work ik 75, FRESH mom oun DEALERS IN GREENHOUSE Johns-Monville Asphalt Asbestos Roofing and Enterprise Points if ik il? ik ' INVESTIGATE OUR The Starr Floral Co. CONVENIENT PAYMENT PLAN ON ROOFING 2515 South Main Phone 2-3231 AND REMODELING ll I H591 See Polly and Keep .lolly POLlSlNl'S FOOD MARKET Quality Foods We Deliver 31 Crawford Street PHONE 2-3431 iii? Timmons' Insurance Protection Life - Automobile - Fire 14 Years of Public Service ROOM 701 DIAL 2-4631 First American Bank Bldg. 1 as 1 ilriir M SW Ladies' Apparel Catering to The Junior Miss ii? il? 11601 BURTGN SERVICE STATION 1870 Cenfrul Avenue Phone 2 3201 ooooovooo oooovooooooQooQoooooooo00o 00000ooooooooooeoooeoveeofoo4oooovooooov oooev Q Flying Red Horse Service Station 22 30 Minute Battery Recharging WILLARD BATTERIES CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHES To The Class of 1945 ik 717 lnland Container Corp. Middletown, Olwio llbll I r n H Savings Invested In Real Estate sk sk Are Well Invested 5' Buy cs Lot at ONEIDA So Different H 5Ui'd U HO'-'Se 1 'I Become CI Home Owner H - i I Improved Properties for Sale Q On Easy Terms B ' B THE CRIST We Solicit Your Patronage C. G. CRIST, President and Treasurer ii? ix? STANLEY A. CRIST. Associate 404 First-American Bunk Building Dial 2-971 1 24 HOUR SERVICE DIAL 2-4527 COURTEOUS DRIVERS 1162, SENIORS THE GIRL I'D LIKE MOST To To To To To To To To To To be my big sister-Jackie Eichorn. look at all day-Mary Lou Wood. have as a blind date-Barbara Davies. be with on a lonely isle-Dorothy Scott. be my girl-Phyllis Gibson. tell my troubles to-Barbara Frisby. help me get my home work-Vivian Henry take to a dance-Barbara Keiser. cook my meals for me-Catherine Ulrich. be my pin-up girl-Adelaide Temmen. TH To To To To To To To To To To E BOY I'D LIKE MOST defend me in a fight-Tom Blake. tell my troubles to-Dick Monroe. be with on a desert isle-Ted Repper. brighten my spirits-Kenneth Bliven. get my home work-Dick Greathouse. meet on a blind date-Phil Pierson. be my boy friend-Dud Inwood. have eat my meals-Harold Sarver. take me to a dance-Bill Stabler. be my pin-up boy-Charles Clickner. .IUNIORS THE GIRL I'D LIKE MOST THE BOY I'D LIKE MOST To be my twin sister-Mary Ingwersen. To defend me in a fight-Eugene Dennis To look at all day-Betty Sebald. To tell my troubles to-Bob Davies. To have as a blind date-Dona Hayes. To be with on a desert isle-Paul Lansaw. To be with on a lonely is1ePKatie Coldiron. To brighten my spirits-Don Lampe. To be my girl-Marilyn Shackelford. To get my homework-Jack Merritt. To tell my troubles to-Joanne Butterfield. To meet on a blind date-Don Bolton. To help get my homework-Mary Lou Geran. To be my boy friend-Tom Haney. To To To take to a dance+Mary Lou Henry. cook my meals for me-Ruth Schrock. be my pin-up girl-Betty Neal. To To To have eat my meals-Curt Adkins. take me to a dancwDanny Amatulli be my pin-up boy- Middie Wells. SOPHOMORES THE GIRL I'D LIKE MOST THE BOY I'D LIKE MOST To be my little sister-Pat Johnston. To defend me in a fight-Harold Tanner. To look at all day-Martha Martin. To tell my troubles to-Tom Crowley. To have on a blind date-Pat Gade. To be with on a desert isle-Chal Brewer. To be with on a lonely isle-Jackie Wilmore. To brighten my spirits-Carl Lansaw. To be my girl-Ella Mae Hoover. To To To To To To cook my meals for me-Betty Colyer. take to a dance-Patsy Elliott. be my pin-up girl-Joan Davies. tell my troubles to-Margie Goldschmidt. help get my homework-Victoria Higham. To To To To To get my homework-Jim Rempe. meet on a blind date-Marc Gillespie. be my boy friend-Dick Schirm. have eat my meals-Chuck Belknapp take me to a dance-Walt Lakoff. be my pin-up boy-Phil Snyder. tl63l EXPERT ADVICE ON YOUR DECORATING PROBLEMS NATIONALLY ADVERTISED WALLPAPER Paints - Decorator Supplies - Steamers to Rent i' Main Wall Paper and Paint Co. DIAL 2-6481 1385 CENTRAL AVENUE ik' Si? J. W. Singer Compliments of CHAS. IVICGEE SHEET METAL Grocery WORKS 2202 CENTRAL AVENUE 1903 MANCHESTER Quality and Servi DIAL 2 3501 ii? Si? lbl PHYSICIANS Charles T. Atkinson, M. D. D. M. Blizzard, M. D. Fred Brosius, M. D. E. Norwood Clark, M. D. Mildred White Gardiner, M. D Mabel E. Gardner, M. D. David F. Gerber, M. D. William H. Henry, M. D. Ross A. Hill, M. D. E. McCall Morris, M. D. Frank C. 0'Neil, M. D. R. M. Pierson, M. D. Walter H. Roehll, M. D. K. M. Smith, M. D. Mildred Law Snyder, M. D. E. T. Storer, M. D. J. C. Stratton, M. D. W. H. Williams, M. D. 1 - H651 wiki? COMPLIMENTS OF May Stern Co. 'I6 S. MAIN ST. ikiiv Gillen-Crow Pharmacies COMPLIMENTS OF Middletown Sand 8: Gravel Co. ski? DUMP TRUCK SERVICE - - EXCAVATING READY MIX CONCRETE itil? DIAL 2-3781 2100 S. MAIN STREET HAIR EYES NosE LIPS TEETH SMILE PROFILE COMPLEXION DIMPLES DISPOSITION PERSONALITY PHYSIQUE WIT INTELLIGENCE COSMOPOLITAN GIRLS SENIOR Clarabel Grier Gwenn Conn Mary Lou Wood Naydean Rudicil Toni Jones Dorothy Scott Phyllis Gibson Joy Lampe Vivian Henry Peggy Grimes Barbara Davies JUNIOR Connie Converse Betty Lee Neal Dorothy Rodefer Ruthie Schrock Joanne Butterfield Rosemary Marlett Mary Revelos Phyllis Huntzinger Barbara Ligett Mary Ingwersen Dona Hayes Adelaide Temmen Betty Sebald Pat Dynes Betty R0eI'1ll Mary Katherine Hughes Marilyn Jacoby SOPHOMORE Marilyn Meeker Helen Puckett Joan Davies Mary Ann Lane Jackie Wilmore Bonnie Reichter Imogene Keyser Pat Johnston Ella Mae Hoover Caroline Hursh Jeanne Newton Martha Martin Chris Staton Doris Heller l167I PUBLIC AUCTIONS GENERAL AUCTIONEER 'I702 Columbia Avenue PHONE MIDDLETOWN 2-7401 Olympic Restaurant and Soda Fountain Try Our Sunday Chicken and Steak Dinners it ii? Air Conditioned Kennedy's Groceries FISH - OYSTERS Un Season! 21 South Broad Street Phone 2-841 1 WE DELIVER ll 633 How About Your FUTURE? JOB PRIORITIES . . . FOR YOU AT NO COST A two-year plan of learning by doing which leads to Junior Executive and Executive Awards in business management. Thru one night a week operating your own miniature corporation with your pals and buddies you can get experiences in production, sales, accounting, costs, and management. Here is your opportunity to get that business experience which every em- ployer demands. For complete information call upon- The Middletown Junior Achievement, Inc. CIVIC ASSOCIATION BUILDING Middletown, Ohio C1691 artinps Beaut erfuice We Specialize In HELENE CURTIS COLD WAVES AND BRECK SCALP TREATMENTS 320-23 CASTELL BLDG. I DIAL 2-9142 THE COVER SHOP Mr. and Mrs. Fred jones, Props. FURNITURE - SLIP COVERS Draperies and Alterations I744 CENTRAL AVENUE DIAL 2-9122 G0 TO GALLAHER'S For Your Every Day Drug Store Needs PRESCRIPTIONS - DRUGS TOILETRIES - CANDY - CIGARS Films and Photo Finishing Broad Street at Central Avenue any FOR GOOD HOME FURNISHINGS AT REASONABLE PRICES Rathman - Troup Furniture Shop, Inc 1049 CENTRAL AVENUE REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE TOM BAIRD Dial 2-8001 WIN - MIL Beauty Salon 1617 CENTRAL AVE. PHONE 2-7271 1 11711 CASTELL DRUG C0 we CWNTRAL AVE Quality Drugs ENGRAVINGS PRODUCED BY Indianapolis Engraving Co., Inc. INDIANAPOLIS 6, INDIANA Where fo Buy OFFICE FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT TYPEWRITERS - ADDING MACHINES DUPLICATORS - STATIONERY MIMEOGRAPH SUPPLIES THE UFFICE UUTFITTERS C1721 Castell Bldg. - Rooms 220, 221, 222 EL 'F LORA SHOP PHONE 2-8600 Tailoring Individual Altering Designing and Relining Remodeling of Hats Le y More Hull Compliments T0 THE CLASS OF '45 Cincinnati Athletic Goods Co. 641 MAIN STREET CINCINNATI, OHIO iid? SPENCER'S JEWELRY 1047 Central Avenue 2:-0:73 I l CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLASS OF 1945 esults! It takes an extra something to make your printing and advertising stand out in competition. You can get favor- able attention for any printing assignments placed with us, making your messages have that certain sparkle which is sure to attract. The NAEGELE-A UER PRINTING Company Lithographers As Well As Letterpress Printers The TOBIAS Studio HAYDEN S. TOBIAS OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHER FOR THE Optimist 30 South Main Street Dial 2-1171 11741 1 C. E. GREATHOUSE 82 SON, INC. Where each season for sixty years young men have congregated to buy the latest in sportswear. griffcln spors gzT2ts,TMc1Gregord Sportgwoiar, Jantzen swim trunks, Dobbs sport hats, Wilson slax-socks IC o spor e s, ay or-ma e spo s oes. 1 tops MOORMAN L 'N H Sand and Gravel Co. 9 The it it it COMMUNITY i 5 Store New Ready Mix Concrete Plant ij RICHMOND STREET FOUNTAIN SERVICE - MAGAZINES NOVELTIES il? ik Meet Your Friends Here New Gravel Plant POASTTOWN BRIDGE DIAL 2-0201 l fl 2325 Central Avenue lI75J W. S. CLEVENGER az? asf I l I SHEET METAL WORK Compliments of I .E AIR coNomoNlNG ROOFING - FURNACES 542 Crawford 1210 Vail Avenue as is 1 DIAL 2-7511 COSMOPOLITAN BOYS SENIOR JUNIOR SOPHOMORE HAIR EYES NosE LIPS TEETH SMILE PROFILE COMPLEXION DIMPLES DISPOSITION PERSONALITY PHYSIQUE WIT INTELLIGENCE Dudley Inwood Don Anderson Bob Treadway Tom Braun Mac Tobias Don Alstaetter Phil Pierson Dick Lewis Doug Smith Bob Gloeckler Tom Turner Johnny Bryant Bill Roche Dick Greathouse Bob Tankersley Walter Rigdon Jack Repper Eugene Dennis Houston Bales Don Bolton Don Lampe Bob Smathers Harry Duane Jack Cahill Bob Davies Paul Lansaw Tim McLaughlin Dick Griest Lloyd Brumley George Kavouras Dick Diefenbach Fred Schmidt Tom Crowley Bob Harris Phil Snyder Marc Gillespie Bud Baldwin Richard Reck Walt Lakoff Chal Brewer Fred Howard Paul Hoover 11761 I ICE CREAM CONGRATULATIONS, SENIORS! 412 CLARK STREET First Mortgage Home Loans il? ii? To BUILD, BUY OR REPAIR YOUR HOME C0mP'ime'1fS sl-Q 'Q INTEREST To The Repay with low monthly CLASS OF '45 payments like rent. THE MIAMI SALES C0 li MlDlllETOWN FEDERM ' SAVINGS 81 l0AN ASSUCIATIUN ik' Sk g S E. Corner Main and Centr l H771 Phone Dial 2-4545 Invalid Coach Service J. D. Riggs 61: Son Healfhful Air Cooled and Winter Conditioned Funeral Home J. D. RIGGS PETER B. SEEI., Army Air Corps GEORGE J. SCHWARDERER, Army Parafroops ROBERT EVANS, Navy DIX RIGGS, Army Air Corps 3 l- U1 5 In gl l' ? U 0 2' O 0 C? J . , 3 4 I: E ffrhzfz if Qneddzu :fanf I L 1:4 3 lll .2 al 76' Wind: P I6 5 Ill hl 5 g m 2 ll- 1 I 11183 SEE YOU IN THE FUNNY PAPERS! Blondie-Dolores Pearce. Dagwood-Ted Repper. Baby Dumpling-Clifford Heil. Lil' Abner-Tom Blake. W. Daisy Mae-Betty Clark. Smilin' Jack-Jack Cottmeyer. H JUST INSURANCE Red Ryder-Bob McClain. Boots-Mary Lou Wood. M de t Maide -Griestt ins. , , , 0 S ns W Savings 8. Loon Building Maggie-Marjorie Jones. Jiggs-Fred Poe. Flat Top-Tom Selby. 2 Katzenjammer Kids-Merwin Meehan and Jerry Snook. Captain Easy-Jim Chappell. Tillie the Toiler-Vivian Henry. Little Iodine-Ginger Cretors. F.. ,Q Lwxmmv H Celebrating Our Twenty-Eighth Year of Selling Dependable Furniture In Middletown and Surrounding Territory 11791 THE MANCHESTER THE CENTER OF ALL SOCIAL AND CIVIC ACTIVITIES IN MIDDLETOWN D. W. Snider Wm. T. Snider INSURANCE AND BONDS C mpliment of The United Welding Co Middletown, Ohio il? 'ik ik il? F- Mmerican Bank B ld g sim PLATE AND SHEET rAslucAroRs DIAL 2 4461 ik it? H801 i Hempstead Coal Co. Coal, Coke and Builders' Supplies 1235 Girard Avenue Phone 2-2061 SEXTON FRENCH DRESSING Another in the parade of great food products from Sexlan'x famous aww five? MIDDl.ETOWN'S POPULAR CLOTHING STQRE For Young Men and Men Who Want To Stay Young 11811 EE 54071 Rm' for Clothes to Wear Under the Sun 7een149e... Ghdhw... The JCHN RUSS Store ADVERTISER PAGE Aeronca Aircraft Corporation ..........., 139 Allen, J. R. ....,, .,,,.,.,, ,.......4.... ...... 1 4 3 Allied Trades and Labor ,....... ...... 1 55 American Legion .. ..... . . .... 142 American Rolling Mill Co. ..., .,,... 1 05 Annex Barbers ..... ..............,., ...,.. 1 3 2 Arpp, The John Co. .......,.. .,.... 1 12 Artwil .,....,.,,...... .. .,.. ....,. 1 17 Ashworth Coal Co. ..., .... . 139 Avalon Dairy ...., , ,..... 143 Baird, Thomas ......,, ...... 1 71 Bake Shop ...... ..... .... ....., 1 4 2 Bauer, Martin L. ,..,, ....., 1 18 Bauer Service Station .. ,,..,. 144 Beehive Lunch .......,.. ,... 1 21 Blair's . .,.......,,.,. ..... . . ..... 178 Borden's ...... ,.............., ..v....... . ..,.,. 1 2 9 Boykin Bros. .. ,.........,........ .... ...... 1 2 2 Buckeye Paper Products Co. ....,..... 124 Burnett's ,..,., ..,,. ...,.....,.,...., ,..., ...... 1 4 1 Burton Service Station . ,...,., ...... 1 61 Cappel's ....4,..,.,...., ..... ,..... 1 3 5 Carter's Beverages 178 Castell Drug Co. . ....,, . ,. .,.. ., 172 Central Meat Market ..,.,.... ,...., 1 39 Central Store .... .4.. . .. ......., ..... , 145 Cincinnati Athletic Goods .... 4...., 1 73 Claradon Hat Shoppe ...,....... ..,,.. 1 54 Clark, Paul ...........,.......... , ....,. 113 Clevenger, W. S. , .........,.. ,,..,....... ,...,.., 1 7 6 Community Store ...,........,................, 175 Consolidated Printers and Stationers 117 Cover Shop, The .........,.,.,,.......,,.......... 170 Crist Realty Co. ,,......... ,......,.. ,..........,. 1 6 2 Crystal Tissue Co. 117 Dagenbach, C. T. .... .. 121 Delicia, The .....,,,..... ...... I 59 Denny Lumber Co. .,,. ..,... 1 34 Dentists .....,,......... ...,.. 1 42 Diver Coal ..........., , ,,,.,. 123 Dixie News Co. .,,.. .. ,... 116 Dohn Hardware .......... ....,.....,.... ...... 1 5 1 Eldridge Entertainment House .,...... 138 El-Flora Shoppe .... ..............,,.....,..,.... 1 73 Elite Confectionery ........ .....,.,,. .... 1 3 5 Elite Ice Cream Co. .... .. 157 Ervin Drug Co. ..,..,., . . ..,... 152 Fairbanks Fiber Box Co. ,... .. 143 Fenzel-2McDonough ,..,.,.., . ...... 140 Filson's ..., . .............,...... ....,. 1 50 Finkclman, Dave ........, .... ...... 1 5 1 Finkelman, Harry A. 110 Finkelman, Sol . ,,......... ..... 1 22 Freeman's Jewelry ,.... , 118 Gallaher Drug Co. . ... 170 Gardner-Richardson Co. .... ..., 1 36-137 Gem City Ice Cream Co. .... 177 Gem Smokery .......,..,........, ...... 1 26 Gibbons Supply Co. .,.. .. 123 Gillen-Crow Pharmacies ...,. .... 1 66 Gough-Lamb Cleaners ,......,.... ...... 1 32 Grant, W. T. Co ....,.,,.... ..... . ,. ..... , 150 Greathouse, C. E. 8: Sons Inc ...,........ 175 Greene A Brock ..... ,...,...... ...... ..., 1 3 5 Grier, Cal ........ ...,. .....,........ . . . ..... . 118 Griest, L. A. ..... ...,. . .... 152 Grimes Insurance Agency .... 127 Harding-Jones Paper Co .,... ,..,.. 1 07 Harrison, W. T. ,............, .......... ,..... 1 4 7 Hatfield Coal Co. ., .....,.... ....,. . ...,.. . 126 Hauselman Transportation Co. ...,.,., 141 Index to Advertisers ADVERTISER PAGE Hempstead Coal Co. ,. ...... 181 Horse Shoe Bar ,.,.........,...,. ...... 1 24 Indianapolis Engraving Co. ..... ...... 1 72 Inland Container , ,.........,...,... ...... 1 61 Interstate Folding Box Co. .,.. ,..... 1 56 Jackson, J. E. ..........,...,,.. ...... 1 46 Janszeu Co. ..,....,..... . ...,,. 151 Jones, Harold W. ..... ...... 1 79 Joy Shop ...... , ...,,....... ,..... 1 60 Junior Achievement .... ..,.,. 1 69 Kemp Electric ........., ..., .,.. . 1 15 Kennedy's Grocery ........., ...... 1 68 Kitchen 81 Sheets, Inc. ,..,. ,.,... 1 56 Korros, Abe .........,...,........ .... 1 24 Kyle's Shoe Store ,,..,,, ...... 1 34 Lambesis ,,.., ..,.,.,.... ...,. ....,. 1 6 2 Lan-meek Products, Inc. .. ...,.. 134 Lansaw's .......,.....,....,. .,,..,. ,..,,. 1 6 8 Long Insurance Agency .,,,... ...... 1 50 Lorillard, P. Co. ,,........... ,.,.,... .,.... 1 3 8 McCoy-Leffler Funeral Home .......... 140 McCune, C. E. ........,.......,.,,......... .,.... 1 27 McGee Grocery ..........,.,..,....., ...... 1 64 McGraw Construction Co. ....... ....,, 1 28 McLaughlin, Thomas D. .................. 109 Main Wall Paper 8: Paint Co. . 164 Manchester Hotel ...,................... 180 Martin's Beauty Service .,.,..... ...... I 70 Mason's Shell Service Station . 138 Massasoit Chemical Co. ........... ....., 1 24 Mathews Renovating Shop .... , ..... 146 Mauck's Service Station .,... ...... 1 56 May Stern Furniture Co. ..... ..,... 1 66 Mayer Meat Co. ..........,..,.. ....., 1 08 Meeker Plumbing Co. ,,.. .. 146 Merit Cleaners ..,.......,. ...... 1 07 Miami Cabinet ,..,...,...,.. ..,,.. 1 27 Miami-Jacobs College ...,............ ,,.. ..,,. 1 1 2 Miami Sales Co. .....................,..........,, 177 Middletown Bankers Association ,,,, 148 Middletown Federal Savings lg Loan 177 Middletown Gas G Electric Service 147 Middletown Ice Q Coal Co. ....,,........ 121 Middletown Journal .,..........,........,...,.. 129 Middletown Lumber Co. .,.... .,..,. 1 59 Middletown Music Store ......,.,,. ...... 1 12 Middletown Sand G Gravel Co. ,.,,....,. 167 Miller's Jewelry ..,...................... ...... 1 46 Mokry Q Sons Welding Shop .... .. ,... 116 Moore Plumbing Co. ............... ..,... 1 14 Moorman Sand 81 Gravel Co. .... .. 175 Music Shop, The .......,.,............ ...... 1 22 Naegele-Auer Printing Co. . ...... 174 Neighbour's Men's Shop ..,.. ....,. 1 81 Noland .....,..............,,...,...,.. ...... 1 15 Office Outfitters .....,,. ...... 1 72 Olympic Restaurant ,.,,. ,.....,.. , .... ,,...,,.. 1 6 8 Optometrists .......,..........,,..,..........,,..... 159 Ortman-Stewart Transportation Co. 120 Osteopathic Physicians ...................... 154 Paramount Theater ....... .,,... 1 25 Parrot, The .,......,.......,..,..... ...,.. 1 44 People's Clothing Store ..... ...... 1 48 Physicians ......................,.... ...... 1 65 Polisini's Food Market .,... . 160 Pratt's Market . ..... ...... ...... 1 7 6 Ralston Paint Store ..........,... ,........... 1 16 Rathman-Lewis Drugs, Inc. ..... ....,.. 1 09 Rathman-Troup Furniture Shop ..,. . 171 Raymond Bag Co. ...... ...........,........... l 32 ADVERTISER Reed-Klopp Co. ....,, . Reecly's Foods . .. Reeve's Watch Shop Riggs, J. D. 8: Son . ...., Rizzo, S. 81 Sons .,.,,. Roberson's Sporting Goods ,... Rogers Jewelers . ,. Ross, The John Store ,.,..... Ryan, A. J. 8: Son .. Sawyer, B. F. 8: Son ..,..,. Schraffenberger's ...... ....,......., Schramm Funeral Home Schroeder Paper Specialty Co. ........... . Sears Q Roebuck ......,...... ,........ Sebald, J. Thomas Realty Co. Sebald, William Realty Co. ..... ..... . Sebald Grain In Coal Co. ...... . Seven-Seven Tazi ......,.......... Sexton, John Co. ..,..,..,.,..,.....,.. Shartle Bros. Machine Co. Sherwin-Williams Co. .. ..... . .. Singer Sheet Metal Works .,.. Smile, The ..,......,.........,,...... Snider, D. W. .........,., .. Snider-Ross Motors .... So Different .,....,...,.. Sorg Paper Co. ,,.,.. . Sparrow, E. K. .....,,.. . Spencer Jewelry Co. .... . Stamper Groceries .,.... Starr Floral Co. .,... . Stemper, C. N. ...,. . Stokes Dairy .......,,,........, Strodtbeck Coal Co. ,.,....,. . Sulfsted Bakery ...,...... .....,.. Sweetland Confectionery Thirkield's .......,....,.......,,. . Thomas-Andrew Co. ..,,..,..... . PAGE .. 179 123 106 178 158 114 154 182 152 138 106 109 122 128 115 158 130 131 181 153 150 164 116 180 114 162 111 144 173 141 159 156 ......110 152 130 148 119 108 Thomson Radio Service ..,.. 118 Thrusher Jewelry Store ,..,... 133 Thrusher-Kay ................,.,. .... 1 26 Timmon's Insurance ...,,.. 160 Tobias Studio ..,.,...... .. 174 Two-Seven Taxi ..,........,. 162 Ulrich Dry Cleaning Co. .,..,...,... ,..., 1 44 Union Sanitary Laundries, Inc. ,,..., 110 United Welding Co. ,..... ............. , 180 Valley Sheet Metal Works .... , ..... 147 Veterinarians ..,.................... .... . 128 Vradelis Bros. Inc. .......,.... ..., 1 30 Walburg, Harry ......,, , 134 Walker's Shoe Store ..... 107 Webster Coffee Co. .,..,....,.. 128 Weikel's Service Station ......., 106 Wendy's Service, Inc. . ....,.,.,. 158 White, Roy A. Co. . ................ ,,,, . . 110 Williamson-Ziegler Furnace Co. ..,..... 108 Wilson Funeral Home .................. 129 Win-Mil Beauty Salon .........,...., 171 Worthmore Clothes Shop .. 157 Wrenn Paper Co. ...............,.... 149 Y. M. C. A. ..... 130 C1831 FIIIIS fwf A 2,31