New London High School - Wildcat Yearbook (New London, OH)

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Glauauuiaaq The Class of Fifty-one has successfully accomplished one of the most important phas- es of life. In other words we have gone through twelve years of school. Here are some of the more important events and cherished memories. On September 5, 1939, we got our first glimpse of school life. There are thirteen of the original class of 1939 still with us! Richard Weekley, Sandra Schafer, Dwight Sack- ett, Mason Randleman, Patricia Lash, Dc Lee Hileman, Richard Brown, Ruth Burner, Carole Evans, Sterling Franklin, Richard Hook, Rosanne Cole and Mary Kay Sengstock. Miss Hibbard, our first teacher, patiently taught us the three R's. In the third grade besides doing our school work, we were carpenters, for we made a library for our room. Miss Teets was the instructor for both. Raymond Caldwell and Nancy Herr entered our class in the fourth grade. Miss Burke gave us our first exams, but most of us were able to get out of taking them. In 1944 Hartland School was destroyed by a tornado, a disaster which increased our class by five pupils. They were WVarren Lucal, Shirley Patchen, Wayne Perkins, Joan Sengstock, and Mary ,lane Ward, Harry Sawdey and Marylin Hess were new members of our class this year. Our teacher was Mrs. Philippi. Mrs. Wisler taught us in our sixth year. Nancy Harrod enrolled in the class. We were proud of ourselves, because we were now the oldest in the elementary building. The seventh grade was new and exciting. We were now in the big building and par- ticipating in classes much the same way as the upperclassmen, J. W. Kelley and Louis Kovacs added to our class roll. Eighth Grade Graduation was the big event the next year, we also had a few class parties. Many students from Fitchville strengthened the class roll in our first year of high school. They were Robert Atkinson, Edward Ganz, Betty Goldsmith, Ronald Marett, Donald Sengstock, Bonita Ritchey, Virginia Shuman, Edith Westfall, and Wesley Rit- chey. This year we were able to take part in many school activities, Donald Ross was the only new student in our Sophomore year. We found many ways to make money for Junior and Senior Prom. During our Freshman and Sophomore years, most of the boys participated in the various sports, such as football, basketball, and track. Many of the students joined the marching band, orchestra, choir and glee club. We were now able to have two represen- tatives on the Student Council and some students worked on the Tattler staff. We gave our first play, The Baby Sitter in our Junior year. It was a three act com- edy and turned out to be a great success. The Iunior year really kept us busy for we were hosts to the Seniors at Prom. Our theme was a garden on a Southern Plantation. We were very proud of our decorations and thought it was one of the best proms ever. In our Senior year we were happy to have Melitta Craser, a Cerman girl in our class. Harold Iles also joined our class this year. One Foot in Heaven, our Senior play, was about a preacher, his family, and their troubles. On May 12 we were guests of the Juniors at the Junior and Senior Prom, The following day, May 13, Baccalaureate was held in the Methodist Church. May 18 was our last day of school and we left on May 19 for our Senior trip. We graduated from High School, Wednesday evening, May 23. We wish to thank our parents and teachers who patiently and understandingly have given us the opportunity to obtain knowledge which will help us in the new world out- side, still unknown to us. Mary Kay Sengstock

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MARY KAY MARY KATHRYN SENGSTOCK August 6 Student Council I, 2, treaz. I, secy. Z, C'ass Play Technical Statt 3, 4, Tattler Staff I,2, 3,4, Annual Staff, Office Ass't, 4, Choir I, 2, Girls' Glee Club I, Va.sity Cheerleader 2, 3, 4, Girl Reserves 3, 4, Football Queen Atten- dant 2 RICHARD E. WEEKLEY December IO Basictball I, Tattler 4, State Scholar- ship Test I, 2, 3, Marching Band I, 2, Concert Band I, Z, Orchestra I, 2, Choir I, Z, Boys' Glec Club I, Buck- eye Boys' State 3 GlNNlE VIRGINIA MAE SHUMAN September 27 Class Play Technical Staff 4, Girls' Glee Club I, F.l-l.A. I, 2, 3, 4 EDlE EDITH MAE WESTFALL June I9 Girls' Glce Club I, Girl Reserves 3, 4 F.l-l.A, l, 2, 3, 4 1 M, J. MARY JANE WARD January 3I Oltice Ass't. 4, F.H.A. I, Z, 3, 4 ,IGENEH VIRGIL EUGENE YOUNG August ZI Basketball I, 2, Orchestra I, 2, Choir I, 2, Boys' Glce Club I, 2, F.F.A. 3, 4, Parliamentary Procedure Contest 4.

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Gem Will. .. We, the Senior Class of 1951, being of questionable state of mind, do hereby make, publish and declare our last will and testament. We bequeath to the faculty and stu- dent body some of our most invaluable possessions which we no longer need. ARTICLE I To the board of education we leave our fond hopes that in the fall of 1951 they will be able to view with satisfaction the completed addition to the school. To Mr. DeGood we leave a portable FM radio with the hope that he will be able to hear the 1951 world series much more clearly than he did this year. To Mr. Bender we leave an assistant who will do his work for him as capably as Carole Evans has done. To Mr. Brownson we leave winning football, basketball and track teams, and a few orderly gym classes. To Mr. Sobers we leave a Senior Class as intelligent as our but not quite so dead after the Christmas holidays. To Mr. Clinger we leave a second year typing class larger than ours so he can get twice as much work done for the office. To Mr. Simpson we leave a contract with Spike jones for the summer and he is to be paid for hissinging, too. To Mr. Coles we leave an automatic study hall checker so people can get out of his study halls quicker. To Miss Murphy we give our permission to leave for Spain on May 25th and if she finds a Caballero that suits her she has our permission to stay in Spain indefinitely. To Mr. Carson we leave a marching band bigger, better, and more noisy than the fine one he produced this year. To Mr. Maynard we leave a special two - way radio for communication with his family. To Mr. Knutsen we leave classes of English students who of their own accord will so well acquaint themselves with the day's assignments that they will be able to take part in each day's discussions -- at least be able to comprehend the discussions of their fellow students. To Mr. Semilia we leave a half dozen new belts and a superbly brilliant chemistry class. To Mr. Wicks we leave a completely furnished home for use when he returns from his hitch in the Navy. To Mrs. Harrod we leave a Senior in Home Ec. class that will have a few inspira- tions for the style show. To Mrs. Rumbaugh we leave our hopes that before school starts next fall she will get the automatic bell system she asked for. To the busdrivers we leave buses especially equipped with snow plows for use in winter driving. To thc cooks we leave our thanks for feeding us so well during the last year in spite of inflation. To the janitors we leave a nine months supply of delinquent children to scrape the gum from the bottom of the study hall chairs. ARTICLE ll I, Melitta Graser, will to La Donna Snyder the ambition to sew as well as I did. I, Richard I-look, will to Rodney Brown my vigor and nerve on the football field. 1, Louis Kovacs, will my love of heading the Senior Class concessions to anyone that wants it. I, Raymond Caldwell, will to Bobby Haynes my so tired ways. 1, Ralph Flemming, will to Harold Smith the right to go with any girl of his choice. I, Virginia Shuman, will my ability in typing to Mary Jane Maier.