Mohawk High School - Mighty Mohawk Yearbook (Sycamore, OH)

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CLASS PROPHECY In J une of 1984, my annual vacation came up again, andI returned to my home to decide what to do with my three weeks leave. As I was leafing through some travel folders which I had obtained at a nearby travel agency, Icame upon a pamphlet entitled Visit Camp Mohawk. This set me remembering, a.nd I went up into the attic to go through some of my old things and reminisce a bit. In a trunk in the corner, I came across a n old and battered yearbook which was covered with dust. I cleaned it up and started through it. The yellowing pages brought fond memories of high school days, and suddenlyl knew what I was going to do with my vacation. I would look up all my old classmates and see what had become of them after twenty-five years away from Mohawk High School. The first few were easy to find. I just went through my New York telephone directory and found their addresses. BILL SOWERS was a tree surgeon, and his chief surgical nurse was DAVID SIGLER. LARRY VON BLON was President of the First National Bank of New York, while DICK BROWN was a lawyer, currently representing building contractor LOWELL VARNEY in a case involving something over a million dollars. Dick's legal secretary was JANE PINE. In talking to Lowell, I located two more of the class of '59. DUANE GOSHE and RONALD HUFFORD were both working on construction jobs in Baltimore. I took the train to Baltimore to see these two. They were working on adding a wing to a hospital. The staff of the hospital, to my surprise, was composed mostly of graduates of Mohawk. LYLE BELL and DON SHOOK were laboratory technicians. fThe lab by the way was in shambles.J CONNIE BEASLEY and JANICE TANNER were on the nursing staff, and CAROL PANCOST was head of the newly created department of food technology. Also working at the hospital, but not there at the time, were MAXINE SMITH, Occupational therapist, and RITA MAE ARBOGAST, dental Hygienist. Rita Mae, I was told, spent most of her time out of town, teaching little children the correct procedure of brushing their teeth. Having no further leads, I decided to travel to Mohawk itself and take up the search there. I went to the airport to buy a ticket, and who should the ticket agent be but I UNIOR SEIFERT. While on the plane, I noticed a wealthy-looking man wearing a ten gallon hat. He looked familiar, andl asked his name. It was BOB SHERMAN, he had made his million on the farm and now was out to live it up. The stewardess on the plane was CARRIE RINGLE. When I arrived at Mohawk High, I found that a large percentage of the faculty was members of the class of '59. Teaching first grade were MARILYN BURKS and GLORIA GINGERY. MARTHA GREGG and ROMA BARE were also teaching in the elementary department. Roma was dividing her time be- tween teaching and being a farm wife. DON ROSZMAN and BARBARA OSBORN were teaching in the high school. Barbara's field was commercial subjects, while Don was teaching mathematics. One of the prize pupils in the school, Don told me, was the son of JOYCE and ROBERT MOREHART. LYNN ADAMS, who cou1dn't make up his mind between teaching and engineering had solved his problem and was teaching engineering. In a small room downstairs marked Guidance Office I found CAROL BROUSE and ELLIE ROMANKO, who were quite happy as guidance counselors. 1Who'd have ever thought?j CAROL BROWN was the music teacher, and when I made inquiry about other class members, she put a record on the phonograph. It was the golden voice of NEIL HARTSCHUH,backedbythe big-Band soundof EDSON SMITH and his Disloyal Canadians. Industry, it seemed, had grown up near Mohawk. In v8ri0LlS OffiC6S in the area. Ifound SUZANNE SCI-IRYER, J' ANE GRIFFIN, ,TOANNE MC DERMOTT, SUE TAYLOR, PHYLLIS STONE, SHIRLEY WALTERS, LOUISE MILLER, and JEAN MASKEY working as secretaries. Jean Walker, too, was a secretary, but I was informed that she did little work. She spent most of her time sitting on the boss's lap. VIRGINIA MELROY, IRENE BREYLEY, and DARLENE RANSOM had recently given up their sec- retarial jobs to devote all their time to married life. 25

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WILL CONTINUED I, DAVE SIGLER, will my love for water skiing to Ned Ramsour who needs the sun. 1, EDSON SMITH, will my ability to get A plus in band to Philip Honsberger who needs them. I, BILL SOWERS, will my ability to stay out of trouble to Don Secoy and Jerry Clinger who can't seem to. I, LYNN STILLBERGER, will my '59 Chevy to Lester Benner whose been wanting one for the last year. l, LOWELL VARNEY, will my dislike for studies to Delbert Johnson who studies too much. I, LARRY VON BLON, will my ability to stay out of the boiler room to Mr. Morrone who is often down there. I, RITA MAE ARBOGAST, will my green eyes to Barney Martin who could probably make good use of the extra color. A I, KAREN BACHER, will my abilities in bookkeeping to anyone who can understand it. I, ROMA BARE, will my school spirit to any student who can watch a baseball game, a basketball game or a track meet without yelling for our team. I, CONNIE BEASLEY, will my strong forehead to any underclassman who can stand the jolt of getting hit in gym class. I, IRENE BREYLEY, will my long distance conversations in study hall to Cleone Riedel, who seems to be having difficulty. I, CAROL BROUSE, will all my wonderful times I've had in high school to Jackie Miller in hopes she will take care of a certain junior boy for me next year. I, CAROL BROWN, will my ability to get stuck with accompanying people on the piano to Peggy Staib, who will have to do it next year. I, MARILYN BURKS, will my techniques in volley ball to Virginia Hufford who can't seem to get her mind on the game. I, GLORIA GINGERY, will my bashfulness to Sue Bell who could do with some. I, MARTHA GREGG, will my record of going steady to anyone who thinks he can beat ir. I, JANE GRIFFIN, will my seat in the 5th period study hall to anyone who can keep a gab session going with Jean Shellhouse. I, VERNICE HARRIS, will my liking to ride with Virginia Melroy to anyone who likes to go through stop signs. I, JOANNE MC DERMOTT, will my love for physical education to Mary Lou Hess who doesn't seem to care for it. I, JEAN MASKEY, will my tallness to DaLee Honsberger who might be able to use a few inches. I, WANDA MAY, will my fondness for high school to Sue Litton who is also quite fond of it. I, VIRGINIA MELROY, will my ability to go with Lynn to Cleone Riedel who would sure like the chance I, LOUISE MILLER, will my fun on double dates with Jean Walker to Marcia Honsberger. I, BARBARA OSBORN, will my good grades in bookkeeping to Don Secoy who can't keep his books in order. I, CAROL PANCOST, will my height to Jim Bishop so all the girls can go for him. I, JANE PINE, will my volleyball game to Judy K. Hufford who seems to have an unexplained way to play. I, DARLENE RANSOM, will my ability to have a steady guy to Sue Bell who might like a change. I, CARRIE RINGLE, will my fondness for older fellows to any girl who can do as welL I, ELLIE ROMANKO, will my fondness for tall boys and hot rods to any girl who likes excitement. I, SUZANNE SCHRYER, will my long hair to any sweet old fashioned girl that happens to beleft. I, MAXINE SMITH, will to Sandra McQuistion my membership in the Nobody's club. I, PHYLLIS STONE, will my love for Sycamore to Peggy May ir Hopes she'll prosper from it. I, J ANICE TANNER, will my purple bubble gum, short pencils, and paper scraps to Norman Adams. I, SUE TAYLOR, will my aptness in drivers' training to Sue Bell who is always washing windows. I, JOANNA VAUGlN, will my childish behavior and ideas to anyone who is young at heart and likes to have fun. I, JEAN WALKER, will my jerseys to any person who raises Holsteins and who certainly deserves a change. I, SHIRLEY WALTER, will some certain boys from Upper to Sandy Maskey who seems to be still looking. 24

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CLASS PROPHECY CUNTINUED When I heard that many of my ex-classmates had taken up farming, I decided to rent a car and go out to see for myself. The car broke down almost at once, and had to be towed in for repairs. The repair job did not take long, however, for auto mechanics BOB PALMER, TOM CORFMAN, and BART LUDWIG really knew their business. Finally, I got out in the country and looked up many of the class of '59. NEIL DININGER, MONROE DILLON, GARY GOTTFRIED, LYNN STILLBERGER, DAVID KING- SEED, and DARYL CAMPBELL all owned prosperous farms in the area. ED LININGER, who was raising registered Herefords, told me that KAREN BACHER had a large ranch nearby, but that she was showing her horses in all the big horse shows around the country and was not home. Ed also told me that quite a few of our ex-classmates had their homes in Detroit, but beforel left Mohawk, I decided to get a hair cut. I had this done at a fine barber shop near the schooL It was owned and operated by DALE MC CARLEY and GERRY BOOKMEYER. In Detroit, I found that BILL CURLIS was head of the drafting department at General Motors. qBill always was pretty good at creating a draftj. BOB ADELSPERGER was also working at G.M.C. as an automotive engineer. He had recently come up with a sensational idea in automotive design, and now all the General Motors cars on the road had one white fender. DAVE MERCER, electrical engineer, was also working in the Detroit area. Head electrician on his staff was RICHARD BEARD. Working for the same firm were mechanical engineers DAVE BLOOM and CARL GEARY. While driving to the airport, I turned on my car radio to listen to the Tiger-Yankee game. The sportscaster was TOM HALL. Once more back in New York, tryint to decide where to look next, I received a phone call from my good friend JULIAN BABCOCK. J ulianhad just returned from abroad where he had been gathering informa- tion for a new noveL His last, Sycamore Place, had caused a national scandal. While in Paris, Julian told me, he had run into J O AN NA VAUG HN , who was a well-known dress designer. Working for her was seamstress WANDA MAY. Also in Paris, he had met VERNICE HARRIS, who was working as a beauti- cian. Julian said that two more of the class of '59 were in the army in Germany. RONALD BIDDLE and RICHARD BARDON were both stationed in Elvisville, previously known as Berlin. There were now only two class members to be traced. My problem was solved when I reached my office. JERRY IIOHMAN had heard of my search and had written me a letter. Jerry was the warden of Alcatraz, and the remaining member of my class, DON KING was his guest. Don had been making money quite successfully until the police found his press. My search and my vacation now over, I, RANDY MAWER, managing editor of the New York times, decided to put my experiences of the last three weeks into story form, and here it is. Here's hoping all the members of the class of '59 reach levels of success to surpass their highest dreams. 26