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

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Junior-Senior banquet. Our theme was based on a circus. As we pulled into dock in our Senior year, the following students still remained in our crew: Roger Babcock, LLoyd Buckingham, Margene Buckingham, Allan Cok, Pauline Kok, Lee Kale, Herman Newmyer, Glen Penrose, Gene Ritz, Margaret Ritz, Joe Teg- lovic and Reuben Turner. During this year we worked toward a trip. We, the Senior Class of 1951, wish to say as our parting words, that we have greatly enjoyed these twelve years of school life. We wish to thank those teachers who have willingly and untiringly helped us through our four years of High School. They are Mr. Sackett, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Slessman, Mr. Townsend, Mr. Carrick, Mr. Bednarczuk, Mrs. Conley, Miss Arce, Mrs. Weaver, Mr. Goldsbury, Mr. Leininger, Miss Welly, Miss Kinnear, Mrs. Blair, Mr. Meyers, Mr. Heisler. NGood-byen to vou, our teachers and schoolmates. 6544470411 We, the Senior Class of New Haven High School, City of New Haven, County of Huron, Commonwealth of Ohio, being of sound mind C?D and memory, do make, publish, and declare this to be our last will and testimony, in manner and form as follows: Item: To Mr. Townsend, our Superintendent, we do hereby give and bequeath all the noise we made during the past four years, all future sneak trips to the photographer, and all unnecessary excuses to go home. Item: To Mr. Sackett, our home room teacher and Class Advisor, we give and bequeath all headaches with future class plays, our per- fect attendance at play practice and all broken seats in Room 6. Item: To Mrs. Smith, our Commercial teacher, we leave all future Shorthand students, the power to keep students in the room until the bell rings, and the ability to watch students sneak to the store and restaurant. Item: To Mrs. Conley, our music teacher, we leave our faithful attention and singing during music period, all musical instruments and their players, and the old beat up piano.