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

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Glafu P Melitta Graser has moved back to Germany and now has become a great orator on world affairs. II. YV. Kelley and Richard Hook have retired after being in business for one year. They had been selling used cars and had to leave town before people brought the jalopys back. Harold Iles is employed at the Clarksfield Electric Shop, and has now been promot- ed to Chief Electrician. Rosanne Cole has become a veterinarian and specializes in cats. Poor Rosanne looks a little scratched these days. Edward Ganz is en a ed in farmin and is raisin tobacco for the Luck Strike ro- 8 S S S Y P gram and is becoming known as one of the fastest auctioneers. Mason Randleman and Raymond Caldwell are now a duet singing team and can be heard over New London's Radio Station WWW. Their theme song is 'Don't Touch that Dial! We'll Get Better By and By. Nancy Dauch, after completing four years of college in one year, is now one of the leading scientists in a secret laboratory for developing the latest discoveries in atomic en- efgy. We see that Dick Brown is running competition with his former boss. He now has his own dry cleaning store in New London. His prices are a nickle lower than his compe- titor's. Harry Sawdey has become mayor of New London. He is pretty strict on fines -- es- pecially reckless driving. Let's not forget your dodging in and around cars, Harry. Ralph Fleming is a great help to the mayor as Water Commissioner. He carries the mayor his drinking water each day. Louis Kovacs is head sales manager at the C. E. Ward Company. Louis is having a hard time keeping his sales straight. Joan Sengstock Bandy is helping her husband run the Comfort Farms near Bellevue, Ohio. Marylin Hess is married and we hear she is a very good cook after her experience in the restaurant. Her favorite equipment is a can opener and a cook book. Robert Atkinson, better known as Alibi Ike is a captain in the Army, where he is listening to a lot of alibis, Warren Lucal, who was known as the great actor in his school days, is now out in Hollywood taking Hopalong Cassidy's place. Bonita Ritchey has become a dress designer and is in Paris designing clothes for famous models. Mary jane Ward and Edith Westfall are two of Bonita's helpers who do the dress making. We hear that after several trys they can now put a pattem together. This is a complete picture of what has happened to the graduating class of 1951. We now must close our magic view and say good-bye from channel 113. joan Sengstock

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peladdpfzopftecq... It is the year 1961, and we now find New London, Ohio, one of the largest tele- vision centers of the world. The class of 1951 from New London High are very happy to be invited to appear on one of the programs which is on channel 113. .The object of this program is to see what happens to a graduate ten years after graduation. Let's look in to see what has happened to the class of 1951. .We find that Sterling Franklin is Editor of the New London Times, one of the largest newspapers in the city. 'Don johnson and Richard Weekley, who like to experiment with different things, have ,made a rocketship, and were last seen on a trip to the moon. Maybe they got there, who knows? The class of 1951 had several students who chose the teaching profession. We see that Carole Evans is an elementary teacher in Cnadenhutten Schools. She is having a hardtime keeping bubble gum from her students, as their favorite pastime is throwing it on the ceiling. Nancy Herr is a kindergarten teacher in California, She thought she would teach' kindergarten so the students wouldn't know more than she. Ruth Motter, fomierly Ruth' Burner, is an art instructor in the New London Schools. Her students are now able to draw Mickey Moose after one year of training. We see that Shirley Patchen is head nurse at the Toledo State Hospital. The report is she has all her patients in straight jackets. All is quiet for the time being. Patty Lash, also a nurse there is helping Shirley keep it that way. Poor Patty is really busy. DeLee Hileman has become an opera singer and has now joined ludy Canova on her radio program. Nancy Harrod, who is slill resolving to be an old maid, is head librarian at Oxford, Ohio. Mary Kay Sengstock and Sandy Schafer have taken over the program of ':lrma Sandy is playing the part of Irmai' and Mary Kay is playing the part of Jane. The pro- gram is as crazy as ever. Dwight Sackett, a well known photographer in his high school days, is now operat- ing Sackett Studio in New York City. He is taking pictures of Powers and Conovers models. Some one told us Dwight enjoys his work very much. Wesley Ritchey is an All American Professional football player. He 'plays tackle for for the Cleveland Browns, he also plays back, WAY BACK . Wayne Perkins, another star football player is now football coach at Ashland. By this time he has lost the nick- name of ,'Grumpy and after a season of no losses, is called Smiley by his friends. Don Ross, better known as Barney Oldfield, is now still five car lengths ahead of the State Patrol, and was last seen flying through Ruggles. Betty Goldsmith and Virginia Shuman are now employed at the Fitchville General Store as bookkeepers. We hear that they are very efficient, as they have time to check their work often. Eu ene Youn married his hi h school sweetheart and the are now livin in Ru - 8 S 8 Y 8 S gles. Eugene is raising minks, the report is that it takes several minks to make a fur coat, but maybe his wife will have one someday Cor some yearj.

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Waledicioaq As we Seniors complete this first phase of our education, it is quite natural for us to wonder what the future holds for us. The pessimists paint a very gloomy picture of the road ahead. They see the end of our high standard of livingg -- even the ruin of Cixiliza- tion itself. Some say America will soon become a bankrupt nation -- one devoid of its natural resources. This feeling of insecurity and fear for the future is evidenced by the decline in college enrollment and the adoption by young people of a futile what's the useu attitude. Such dismal predictions, while understandable in these troubled times, are neverthe- less unworthy of the spirit of courage and confidence which has made America great. Our Ship of State has sailed through troubled waters before. The precious freedoms which we enjoy today were not purchased cheaply. To preserve them for our own and for future generations, we should be willing to make some sacrifices. VVhat we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightlyg it is dearness only that gives everything its value . . . and it would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as Freedom should not be highly rated. These words from The American Crisis are as true today as when they were written. If man will use his reason, he must understand that no nation can emerge the victor in modern warfare, VVhen the Almighty breathed life into the first bit of protoplasm, He also implanted the strongest of all instincts -- the will to survive -- to perpetuate the spe- cies. It is our fervent hope that this inherent natural impulse will enable Man to make a useful Servant rather than a fearsome Master of Atomic Power. As to exhausting our natural resources, Science and Industry are eager to accept the challenge this problem presents. Steel and iron are being replaced by aluminum, which we have learned to make from clay and low-grade bauxite. An interesting new substitute, strong, light, and rustproof has been found in titanium, obtained from ores abundant in several of our states. Magnesium can be pumped from the sea. Soon it will be as cheap to manufacture as to refine oil products from coal, natural gas, and oil shale, which we have in vast quantities. A famous chemist has said that if the available scientific knowledge together with nitrogen compounds taken from the air, were applied to the soil of the world, the increas- ed output of food would be comparable to the discovery of a new continent. The sea teems with microscopic life rich in protein with which it may be practical, eventually, to enrich our food. Fine textiles for clothing and homes are being made from water, air, and coal or from such waste products as corn cobs, pea pods, and peanut shucks. Exciting new drugs have been found in the soil of the earth. We have just begun to learn a few secrets in the great field of Electronics. Never have there been so many opportunities or such a need for highly trained Youth. Our Ship of State must steer clear of dangerous shoals in our own home waters. The reefs of False Ideologies, Corrupt Government, Waste, and the overdeveloped Welfare State must be avoided. First, we must do everything in our power to make our good ship America seaworthy as we set our course toward the ports of Better Living, Christian Ideals and World Fellow- ship. Our hearts are filled with gratitude for the understanding parents and teachers who have stood by to wish us Bon Voyage into the Land of Tomorrow. With them we join in saying: Sail on, nor fear to breast the sea! Our hearts, our hopes are all with thee, Our hearts, our hopes, our prayers, our tears, Our faith, triumphant 0'er our fears, Are all with thee, -- are all with thee! Rosanne Cole