Newark High School - Reveille Yearbook (Newark, OH)

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SENIOR CLASS PICNIC Class holds picnic Sunset Club on May 31 1954 COMMENCEMENT A period of heavy rain and a day of leaden clouds preceded June 3 the time when the Senior Class of l954 marched to its commencement The day of June 3 Itself was a hectic one weatherwise The sun ran in and out of clouds all morning Rain came early in the afternoon By three oclock the sun was out again Finally the decision was made to hold the exercises at White Field Consequently at six fifteen oclock the senrors filed to their places ushered by Nancy Danford and Carol Hornby while the band played Pomp and Circum length of the field The Reverend Dr Hoyt Kerr of the First Presbyterian Church uttered the invocation As the band whirled into the final bars of Hollywood Serenade Davis a brisk rain tumbled down onto the natily dressed musicians and Sent them scurrying to shelter Mean while the graduates sat stoically in place to hear the opening remarks of Dr Samuel D Marble president of Wilmington College Dr Marble entitled his address The Proper Employment of Your Enemy As he spoke the sun came out As Mr Paul B Edwards stepped forward to present the annual awards the band shuffled back to their places the winds continued and more black clouds gathered in the west ln ad dition to giving awards Mr Edwards recognized the usual groups who generally get very little recognition during the school year the Honor Society Student Council the Reveille staffs and students with perfect attendance records Stacy Conrad president of the Board of Education then presented the diplomas after which Dr Kerr gave the benediction The band then struck up Pomp and Circumstance again and Nancy Danford and Carol Hornby led the class from the scene of activity As the class left the field a beautiful rarnbow arched out of the south eastern sky The rains came while spectators lunged out of the stadium This was the ninety sixth commencement exercise l, r E i ' 'I '1v..m:-.nc .. Y- ...W , g -' fs Y If at stance, Elgar. Black clouds piled up in the western sky. A stiff wind puffed through the .11 U I ' !

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SENIOR CLASS PLAY On Friday, May 14, 1954, the senior class presented its play The late Christopher Bean, by Sidney Howard. It was staged in the school auditorium at 8:15 in the evening, Miss Dorothy K. McCord, faculty director, chose as her student assistant, Carol I I Knerr. The cast was as follows: Larry Green, Doctor Haggett, James Wince, Warren Creamer, John McDonald, Tallant, Frank lmhoff, Davenport, Jerry Bishop, Rosen, Lois Riggs, Ada Haggett, Fran- ces Radwell, Susan l-laggett, Sal- ly Willey, Mrs. Haggett, and ROSS Ann OUVS, Abbey. left to right: Rose Ann Ours, Lois Riggs, Sally Willey, Larry Green BACCALAUREATE The annual baccalaureate service was held in the high school auditorium on May 30, 1954, at two-thirty in the afternoon. The graduating class was escorted to reserved seats in the center section by Nancy Dantord and Carol Hornby while the Newark High School Instrumental En- semble, under the direction otMyron Pearce, played Huldigunsmarsch, Grieg. The Reverend Howard E. Dyer ot the Christian Apostolic Church gave the invocation. Selected members of the high school chorus, under the direction ot Wendell M. Jones, then sang How Lovely Are the Messengers, Men- delssohn. Men Against the Stars was the subiect of the ad- dress presented by the Rev- erend Dr. Hoyt Kerr, of the First Presbyterian Church. Dr. Kerr reminded the candidates for graduation that the only people who were truly inter- ested in them were in the au- ditorium at that moment. Fol- lowing the address, the choir sang Break Forth O Beaute- ous Heavenly Light, Bach. Mr. Dyer pronounced the benediction and the seniors filed from the room to the ac- companiment ot the Grieg march. Ushers were James Bair, Joseph Cunningham, David Bowden, John Jacobs, Paul Orr, Robert McGaughey, and Neal O'Brien. 17

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FINAL ASSEMBLY OF 1954 At one oclock on June 4 1954 the fnnal assembly of the school year 1953 1954 was held Proceedungs started wth a pledge to the flag Mr Multon Shearer then read passages from the Eplstles of St Peter after which he led the assem blage rn the Lords Prayer From this lnsplratlonal launching the program arrlved at the perlod of presenta tnon of awards A new award glven by the Veterans of Forelgn Wars was pre sented by Commander Paul Gales to Geof frey Ertksen for outstandlng sportsmanship on the fleld It was a magnlfucent trophy Next a years subscription to Reader's Digest was given Bev erly Chase as a re ward for her hnghest scholarshup percent age In the class A book award for ex cellence ID American h s ory g 1 v e n y John Fleek was pre sented t Thomas Hughes Followvng these presentations Garry Wharton gave a check from the senror class to Mr Dlckerson for use by the debate squad at the natlonal debate tournament un Greenborough Penn M Boyd Wharton presented from the nuor c sx c oc s W h a rto n then thanked M Bo un behalf of the class for has great contrnbutuon to wards theur educatnon and added that Mr Boyd was a fune prnncnpal Mr Boyd next called Tom Gaunder to the stage and pre sented hum wnth a gnft nn recognltton of hu excellent work as stage manager Mr Duckerson followed wlth the Reese Debate award gnven by Everett Reese to an outstandnng sophomore debater H presented the award to John Anderson And then came the presentatuon of let ters Mr Harlow began the proceednngs wnth has customary lokes He Introduced Mr Allen who presented letters to thnrteen members of the 1954 baseball team Cap tam Phll Wnlkuns an turn presented to Mr Boyd and the school the dnstruct Class A baseball trophy Mr Douglas next handed out the golf letters Dan Evans un turn pre sented Mr Boyd the COL golf trophy M Boyd commented that he belueved thus was the fnrst golf trophy to come to Newark Hugh Mr Harlow next Introduced has 880 relay team and mule relay team each of whlch took fourth In the state meet and presented letters to the track team I turn Geoffrey Enksen presented Mr Boyd the COL fleld and track trophy and Rob ert Cam presented the New Concord trophy Mr Harlow then showed the stu dent body the cake he had purchased for the COL wunnung golf team and track team whnch was to be con sumed nn the home economlcs room by the golfers and track sters after the lssu uance of report cards 1We wonder whether nn some anstances ap petltes were as keenl Callmg Mnss Myer to the stage Mr Harlow lauded her and her cheerleaders Saundra Culp then stepped forward and present ed Mlss Myer a guft from the cheerlead ers Nancy smlth fol lowed with the pre sentatuon of letters to gurls athletnc assocl atnon wunners Bo d Douglas and Mr Harlow all pralsed th the sensor class for nts superior characteristics Mr Boyd remarked that nt was one of the ftnest In hrs memory H then called for the student body to express In applause nts apprecnatlon of teachers and advusers of clubs whuch never get any recognntuon The response could be com pared somewhat to a fure suddenly an nonnted wlth a soaked blanket The assembly drew to a close wrth the presentatnon by James Cushman outgolng presndent of the gavel of the Student Coun cal to James Barr Incoming prexy The alma mater was not entoned Students sllthered to home rooms to get those fate ful luttle cardboard folders , . . . , , . ' i . ' - . . ' , . r. . . . . . , . . - A . I . . . n ' I . r ' . I l , . . l I ' - I ' I i t , ' b . I - O . . - I 1 ' . ' - sylvanna, in June. To . r. , . , . . se ' lass l f ' l ls- Mr. y , Mr. r. I . yd ' ' . e ' ' ' . . . U I , , , ' e .C n . . I I l I . ' . e . - I '