New Haven High School - Yellow Jacket Yearbook (New Haven, OH)

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60444 Qfwzmq' One September morning, in the fall of 1939, twenty three members of our original class set sail in search for the Golden Fleece of Knowledge with Mrs. Marguerite Wilcox as our Captain. In our first grade there were the following: Carolyn Arnold, Roger Babcok, Lloyd Buckingham, Margene Buckingham, Phyllis Coleman, Janice Danhoff, Ruth Farnwalt, Gilbert Mathews, Michael McKown, Glen Penrose, Wanda Penwell, Henry Phillips, Gordon Roe, Cleopus Row, Thelma VanNauler, and Kenneth Wilson. ' In our second year we were quick in picking up the tactics of learning from our same teacher, Mrs. Wilcox. We passed on to the third grade, and, as school started this year, Margaret Ritz joined our crew, and Glen Penrose left. We were under the leader- ship of Mrs. Hermina Osborn. In the fourth year, joining our staff, under the command of Mrs. Aleda Peck was Reuben Turner. We cruised on down stream with Mrs. McCullough as our pilot in the fifth grade. Keeping the same pilot we sailed on to the sixth grade. Entering Junior High with Mr. Townsend, as Captain, the fol- lowing passengers joined us: Glen Penrose, Gene Ritz and Lee Kale. Gliding on to the Eighth Grade with Mr. Duffy as our Navigator, we acquired two new members, Pauline Kok and Joe Teglovic. Drifting into High School with Russell Heisler as our Captain, we were joined by Herman Newmeyer, and Allan Cok. Mrs. Slessman piloted us on down stream in our Sophomore year. P Our number remaining the same. Navigating on to our Junior Year with Mrs. Weaver and Mr. Sackett as our co-pilots we worked hard and earnest to put on a