Mineral Ridge High School - Ridge Yearbook (Mineral Ridge, OH)

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VL1928 - THE RIDGE MIRROR - 1928 We started on our last year's journey with Mr. Taylor as pilot. Mary Louise Pearsall was selected class president. This year we organized our first foot-ball squad. Henry Young who was the only Senior on the squad, was also captain. Being the first Senior Class we wanted a record of our high school memories, so we organized an Annual Staff. We have at last reached our destination, the joys of happy commencement week. Since our Freshman year vast changes have taken place. Many of our classmates have dropped from our ranks, much to our regret, and have already taken up various lines of work. Although they will not be able to share the finished yet beginning on the eve of Commencement we shall always remember them as members of the class of twenty- eight. Now the time has come, when the members of the class have finished their high school careers and are considering different vocations. We leave the never to be forgot- ten school. which has sheltered and instructed us for four short years, regretfully, yet eagerly, with firm determinations in our minds to have Ridge High School ever proud of the Class of '28. Twenly-lhree

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ll-1928 THE RIDGE MIRROR 19 8llil lL 1-lll AN AEROPLANE FLIGHT T WAS a bright September day when we hopped off on our four years journey through High School in our newly constructed Plane, Mineral Ridge High School. There were twenty-eight passengers boarded the Plane, which was flying blue and white colors. Our first few days were very dull until Mrs. Hall suggested that we organizea Girl's Glee Club. All the girls took part in this and our journey was brightened. The boys had nothing to do. not being interested in the Glee Club. so Mr. Wohlgamuth suggested basket-ball lo them. The girls, too, were interested in basket-ball so Mrs. Webb and Mr. Wohlgamuth organized the girls and boys basket-ball teams. We were successful in both glee club and basket-ball. When the basket-hall season drew to a close, the girls organized a volley-ball team and the boys a base-ball team. We again proved that we had stars in our class. Now it was time to give our movie stars a show, by giving our class play The Little Politician, under the direction of Mrs. Hall. We have been the only class to present a Freshman Class play. in the four years of high school. We being the only class in the high school no one except our teachers knew how Green we were. As seven of our passengers wished to leave us we landed at the Sophomore field, in the spring of 1925. We remained here for three months. Much to our regret our pilot, Mrs. Hall, left us. ln September 1925 we again entered our Plane. Mineral Ridge High School, with our new pilot. Mr. Stuckert. This year Marion Lynn was elected class president. We again organized our basket-ball teams. We had a record of which very few classes can boast. The basket-ball teams were made up entirely of Sophomores. Again several of our gi1'ls were stars in volley-ball. The boys enjoyed baseball. We landed in the Junior field in the Spring of 1926 where we remained for three months. We all enjoyed our vacation very much. The following September 1926, when our Plane was ready. we hopped off' againi, with seventeen passengers. Again we had a new pilot, Mr. Taylor. Mary Daley was selected president. Mr. Evans was selected as our class advisor and soon became our friend. Our journey was rather dull until Mr. Taylor suggested that we organize two liter- ary societies. Mary Daley and Marion Lynn were chosen captains of these societies. The programs were given in the form of contests. Our movie stars again showed their ability when they presented the class play 'Tickle Fortune. At last we reached our long looked-forward-to-landing-the Senior field. After three months of leisure we again returned to our good Plane which was still flying blue and white colors. Twenly-lwo

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O O iOiOO'rHs RIDGE MIRROR' ' 192816 SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY NE evening in June, 1938, after a hard day's work in our designer's shop in New York, we thought of taking a coast to coast trip to see the many sights which were not yet unfolded to our eyes. Before we left we went to see our old high school friend, Erla Chittock, who is opera- ting a beauty parlor on Fifth Avenue. Her helper, Mary Louise Pearsall, is soon to become the wife of a wealthy New York banker. On our trip westward we stopped at Ohltown to find none other than Gladys Phillips teaching Latin in the Vniversity of that city. While in that neighborhood, we learned that Agnes Stuhldreher was a quiet capable nurse in the St. Elizabeth's Hospital. At Fort Wayne. Indiana, whom did we meet butour old class mate. Bernice MeMahan. During our conversation we learned that she had erected a millinery shop on Jackson Street. Leaving this state. the next place of importance was our stop in Chicago. While there we espied a familiar face at the wheel of one of the recently invented Armored taxies. The driver turned out to be our old school mate John Rose. After a few minutes of consulation we learned that he had. after four years of risky driving in Chicago, made himself the inventor of this new taxi, and was at the head of the company. While in St. Louis. we stopped at a theater and heard to our surprise, the well-cul- lured voice of Bernice Williams, with Claire Simpson at the piano. We certainly were amazed at the wonderful accomplishment they had made with their grand opera interests. Wandering on thru Omaha, Nebraska,we met Marion Lynn enroute to Des Moines as representative of the May-Tag Washer, with Olive Heeter as demonstrator. In Hollywood we paid a visit to the studio, where, to our surprise we found our talk- ative friend Esther Matthews preparing for a noted picture. After learning that Mary Daley was located in Dallas.Texas we stopped there on our return trip to call on her. She had taken up public speaking at various club meetings. We found Lou Rene Laramey in Jackson. Mississippi, with her husband as an evangelist. Going through a fertile valley along the Mississippi river we passed a large farm which we afterwards learned was owned and managed by Henry Young. Back to our starting point at New York, we will resume our work, having had the pleasure of meeting our old friends again. Jeanette Anderson Arrnia Lejfingwell Tuienlyifour