Milford High School - Droflim Yearbook (Milford, OH)

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TO OMEGA was presented on November 19 to the public. Who will forget the clinches of Jack and Doris, or of Sonny and Glenna? Yes, the class play was one of the great productions behind the coaching of Miss Nielcmder. Everyone pitched in to sell magazines, to sell baked goods, and to gather paper to earn money for the Junior-Senior From Mrs. Moore and Mr. McKnight heaved a sigh of relief when the night of April 29 saw the Terrace Pork Country Club greet the Upper ciossmen of Milford High. That unforgettable evening led to Milford's Masonic Temple for breakfast and finally to home. Seniors, Seniors! We made it! We are Seniors at last! We ask each other, Where has the time 3 gone? Ronnie Wiley as President, Lorry Hayes 05 Vice-President, Clarice Meyers as Secretary, and Peggy Roidt as Treasurer, guided the Class of '56 in its last year. The number that Mrsl Dickens and Mr. Moser watch over has dwindled to Httyiour, half of our Freshman class. Gail Harrison was chosen 05 Fall Festival Queen and Peggy Roidt was chosen as the Homecoming Queen. Half the class went to New York in February and the time flew until the class play. The Prom 0nd Graduation put the and touches on t thirteen unforgettable years at Milford SchooL t t

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ALPHA Fran! Row: M. McCarty, R. Huff, B, Siddens, S. Shinkle, J. Ferguson, .1. McDermotr, P. Hickey, R. Wiley. Second Row: B Ludlow, C. Meyers, M. Kemmefer, H. Howell, 1 Davis, L. Hayes, C. Coudill. It was ?hirfeen years ago when the doors of Milford School were opened by The Class of '56. Although we were scared and bewildered by This strange pTuce, Mrs. Harper, our kindergorren teacher, soon reas- sured us That the long Tourney Through Milford School would have many ioys. During the next eight years we lost 01d friends and gained new ones along The way The arrival of many new friends from Newtonsville, Miomiville, and Mulberry made our Freshman class 0 group of over one hundred sTudents. The newcomers soon became fast friends and the entire group elected Jack Ccrpenfer, Charles Cuudill, and Margie Westmeyer as class ofFIcers. Gienna Neoce was our Homecoming attendant and our sponsors were Mr, McDermoH and Miss Jacobs. Miss Nielunder, Mrs. Shriver, and Mr. Hume greeted us CT the door of our Sophomore year. Our big event of The year was The sponsoring of The Homecoming Parade in which Arlene Mowrey participated as our attendant choice. A roller skaiing parry was our hrs? closs-outing-on outing of 0 class of seventy- Tour sfudents who chose Jim MCGOW, Gail Harrison, Arlene Mowrey, and Merlene Hayes as officers. The year 1955 arrived and we were Juniors, Big Wheels of lost! The class oFFicers, Charles Caudill, Barbara Gaefz, and Peggy Raid? were led by President Kenny Buxton, Lights Out was the sensation That 26

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THE CLASS PROPHECY OF 56 The day was one at boredom, and the whole afternoon I had been content waiting for something to occur which would deliver me from my idleness. I felt a sudden annoyance at the silence and was stitred with the desire to create some great noise; or to visit a place where I might find some. I began my promenade down through the busiest section of the city, and turning the corner, I was thrown into the midst of a most vicious body of persons, united by a common cause. They wished to enter the door of a small bookshop. Seeing thatany attempt to escape this wild tumult would be rendered useless, I allowed myself to be pushed directly through the door into a welleknown face. It was Charles Cauclill, my old classmate of '56, and he was autographing a book entitled, The Importance of Being Charles, Before I could utter a word I was pushed to the other side of the shop by the same force which had shoved me through the doorway, but my classmate had vanished among them. Deciding that I would buy a copy of his book, I waited until the crowd departed before I made my greetings. I found a Chair, settled myself, and opened the book. As I scanned the pages some familiar names caught my eye. I turned back to the page of introduction and observed the following imprint: To My Classmates ot I956. Reading further, I found that he had given each of our classmates a part in his book. Joann McDermott, Barbara Gaetz, and Gail Harrison were all teaching grade school, The latter had lust turned down an engagement to marry a Duke A5 I continued to read I discovered that Marshall Berry- man, Herbie Howell, Kenny Buxton, and Sam Potts had formed a singing quartet. They had called them- selves The Four Joys, and were now touring the states with Ronnie Wiley's great band. Gayle Walker, whose screen name was Tilda Tracy, had made herself famous in the role of Lady Macbeth in the great Shakespearean play. I had heard her performance was spectacular. I was astonished to hear that John Cox owned the whole chain of A 8t P Markets and that his father and mother were working for him. Stanley Norman, after his sixth unsuccessful marriage, was living a quiet bachelor's life away from all woes. I could not suppress a giggle when I read that Dick Brand was spending all of his spare time learning to speak French 50 that he might communicate with his French wile. Donna Adamson, Alma Moore, and Arlene Balash had all married into wealth. Arlene had convinced her husband that he should buy South Milford to convert into a playground for their children. Margie Westmeyer, Rosenna Hutt, and Marilyn Dardeen owned a charm school. The sign had been quoted which hung in front of the school: It youlre ugly, don't feel blue, There is sympathy awaiting you, Come in and we will do A little patching up for you. 28