Milford High School - Droflim Yearbook (Milford, OH)

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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

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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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Bob Smith was a prominent surgeon. Owing to no fault of his, he had lost only one patient on the operating table. He had left his patient only for a moment and had forgotten to return for some reason that he had also forgotten. Could this death have been prevented? Mr. Caudill has left his reader to decide, Jack Carpenter was a captain in the Navy and Joe Davis was still hanging around town, showering kindnesses on his senile aunt, who was almost ready for her departure, and who was leaving to Joe 0 great fortune. Joyce Ferguson, Colleen Denahy, and Barbara Henderson had all become nurses. Mallie McCarty had given up a basketball career to go on the stage. He was appearing in The Last of the Amazons. Sam Andrew and Charles Diekmeyer, whose courageous hearts had always ached for adventure, were in the wilds of bloody Africa in search of a unicorn. A prominent New England writer had iust written a book concerning their hunt, and it was called Two Against the World. Doris Pschesang, a dental hygienist, and Sandra Shinkle, owner of The Shinkle Modeling Schools, were soon to be led into matrimony. Lenora Marksbery and Mary Lou Wyatt were listed on the tiles of missing persons. I gasped with horror at this last statement, but as I read on I discovered that the rumor was that they had eloped with the mayor's sons. Ronnie Birkle and Bob Conley were in the insurance business and were doing quite well with the aid of their many, many secre- taries: Charlotte Watkins, Margaret Berryman, Pat Taylor, and Betty Keith Larry Hayes, the well-known philanthropist, was making a goad-will tour in The southern part of the country to see what he could do for the poverty stricken families. Bill Funston was a tightrope performer in King Brothers' Circus, and Joe Siddens, Bert Cutler, and Bill Snell were all traveling salesmen Thelma Board was Professor of Anthropology at Chicago University, and Mary Kemmeter owned the Miami Valley News. Clarice Meyers, Marlene Hayes, and Peggy Raidt, whose spouses have jobs away from home, were all taking up mountain climbing to occupy themselves in their husbands' absence. Bill Ludlow and Ronald Herclt- ner were in the South Sect Islands, living hand in hand with nature and enjoying the peace and quiet. Peggy Hickey had replaced Clare Boothe Luce as Ambassador to Italy, and was most happy with her important position. Jimmy Combs was a portrait painter and becoming quite rich. But what of Charles Staigle, and George Guenthner: Well, they are studying really hard and when they get out they hope to find a life of leisure awaiting them. And Glenna Neace is . . . I suddenly iumped to my feet and a pang of sorrow overcame me, for my classmate was not to be seen. The bookshop was empty except for an elderly lady, who was preparing to clase the shops The street lights and the quietness led me to know that darkness had descended; so, wishing the old lady good-night, I entered the street once again, carrying under my arm the book, which had awakened fond memories of my classmates of '56, memories which time had so gently been erasing. Glenna Neace 29