Oakwood High School - Acorn Yearbook (Dayton, OH)

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Thus have we followed the fortunes of the people we will now have to call Harmonians, for Harmon School, to dis- tinguish them from a new tribe which first made its appearance in what they called The Cottages located on Shafor Boule- vard. The initial members of this tribe endured many hard- ships while their superior institute for learning was being erected. We shall call this tribe Shaforites, for Shafor School. It is well to remember that they were to become a rival, in later years, with the Harmonians for the superiority of all elementary schools. The foremost of the Shaforites were Cecile Fischbein, Helen Ankeney, Bob Ede, Wilbur Hall, jack Wolfe, Frances Slade, Lois Cornell, Lillian Feinerer, Dorothy Headington, Martha Wilson, Marianna Will, Eugenie Weber, and last but not least, Doris Van Patten. Thus ends the review of one of our most important and eventful chapters in our entire history. IV. The Middle Ages-Part 3 This year, the last of the Middle Ages, witnessed the many bouts at Harmon to determine who was the more skilled in the art of self-defense in spelling bees, arithmetic races, etc. It was here that Milly Hostetter joined us and first attracted every- one's attention by her blue and red checked dress. Bob Baker, Wilbur Deuser, Dot Pritchard, and Iim Kuhns came to help make the class even noisier, although the teachers had thought this an impossibility. The Shafor clan was increased not so much in quantity as guality this year by none other than Harry Burnett, Kenny itt, Alger Broadstone, Clarence Schuster, and Ieanne Moore. Ianet Gates and Austin Young decided to become Shaforites instead of Harmonians. At the same time Eugenie Weber left Shafor for Harmon. Could there possibly be any connection there, Austin? To sum up the events briefly, we came through the Middle Ages, The Critical Period, when the principal powers were wondering just what we were made of, with great success and no need for any Reconstruction, V. The Revolutionary Era 'Twas in this period, entitled the Revolutionary Era, that we revolted against the society which proclaimed us as its children. We were no longer infants! We now went to dancing-school and had love affairs just like grown-ups. Fran Slade and jackie Wolfe had the most prominent affair at Shaforg Ianie Ohmer and Laurence were the best pair at Harmon. It was during this Romantic Period that Steve Gilman joined our class. Perhaps that accounts for his bashfulness in spite of all Marge can do. Steve Smith came at this time, too. But it took Ianie Kiefaber quite a few more years to make him give in, after his first shock. George Nicholas was another new- comer during this chapter of our history. The Shafor group celebrated its entrance into their new school this year by presenting an Egyptian play written by the latest edition to the class, lane Liming. Other new members of the class were Solomon Maeder, Bill Nash, Charlie Thrasher, Mary Lewis, Iean Snyder, Marjorie Kennett, and Eileen Cornell. They all helped with the play, the costumes and scenery being made by the class members. The play was a gala affair. Even the Harmonians were invited. Cecile Fischbein did a toe-dance for Ianet Gates, the Egyptian queen, and Bob Ede, her king. Maribel Adkins left Harmon for Shafor this year. At the end of the year Lucy Ann Rice left us to return in the twelfth year. ln the spring the Shaforites held a Lawn Fete to dedicate the Kathryn Wright Park. VI. The Conservation of Energy Problem Here our teachers tried hard to make us do homework. On the other hand, we exhausted ourselves learning how to conserve energy. There were many royal football and basketball battles fought between the two tribes. Three new girls entered

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1 ali ' vi 'ISA ff' ' 1 FOREWORD The history we are here reviewing is more important than most histories. The eminent people mentioned have done and will, in the future, do more important things than any group of men and women ever assembled. We have just time to skim through this chronicle and get the most important names and events in every period. INTRODUCTION - The Dark Ages The introduction deals with The Dark Ages or kindergarten days. During this Stone tBlockD Age many prominent people, whose names appear with those ot' the graduating class today, were introduced into civilization. They are Charles Blank, Bud Gray tfrom whom the class gets its business abilityj, Phil Huffman and Elise Biechler ffrom whom the class gets its stump-speakersl, Betty Clement, Sherman Shonk, Dwight Prugh, also Iulian Lange and lack Storms fthe originators ofthe momentous intellectual powers ofthe elassl, Mary Louise Matthews, Charles Walter, Tom and john Ferneding twhom no one could possibly tell apartl, Sue Eichel- berger, Bill Siebenthaler, and the flirting three, even then, Marianna Rehling, Charles CBunnyj Nleyers, and Ianie Ohmer. Thus the tribe originated at what is now the Harmon Avenue School. I. The Age of Discovery and Exploration Lucy Ann Rice and Phyllis Eiehelberger, deciding that they would start exploration in the first grade, appeared in this period. Martha Lou Nlunday, the little girl with the big hair- ribbons, joined us as soon as they found her too smart for the kinder arten. Later on in the year, the author of this review, even then on the lookout for epoch-making material, decided to join us. Here in the Age of Discovery and Exploration, we discovered there is such a thing as learning. Ever since we have been trying to make use of this discovery. II. The Middle Ages-Part 1 Many prominent people joined our already worthy class in the second period. This Critical Period was destined either to make a class which would have lasting influence on the genera- tions to follow or be lost to posterity. The latter fate was not for this class! Ray Mack, Austin Young, Maliel Evans, and Maribel Adkins added their respective talents to those already possessed by the class, and Dane Prugh came to give lack Storms competition and to earn for the class the reputation of having the two most all-round boys in Oakwood history. III. The Middle Ages-Part 2 There was very much of historical importance in the third chapter. Therefore, more time will he taken in reviewing it. We met for the first time: Dick Lott, Laurence Nlorier, David Paull, Marge Davis, Nancy Levis, Mernie Arnold, Rosemary Lindeman, and Mary lane Boyles. Nancy Ohmer joined our class, having been held back a year because of illness. Tom and lohn Ferneding and Phil Eichelherger left the first of the year to return in the ninth grade. We must note that this year ended the annual Spring Festivals which had always been given on Talbots' lawn. We had been fairies and elves the preceding years. This year they ended the festivals with a big International Pa eant. We represented Dutchmen in the pageant. Yah, Tat is so !ll I Qi 9 il-t ci f' r M- JN. Q Baa M 7 4 -to li .,,7.-:fc l I i i l l

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Harmon this year: Iane Kiefaber, jean Miller, and Betty Gallaher. The main event in this period was The Knave of Hearts play. We, the Harmonians, revealed that histrionic ability which has made the class of '36 so famous. The Knave himself was none other than Dane Prugh. The King was Dick Lott. The part of the Queen was played by Ianie Ohmer, who was then, in her innocence, not jitterized by audiences as she is today. Marianna Rehling was close runner-up for the part of the Queen. We remember that jane was so excited when she was going up to Dick's throne, that she slipped and fell down the steps, much to the audience's amusement. Other main parts were taken by Mary lane Boyles, Sherman Shonk, Phil Huffman Cacting natural as the court jesterj, jack Storms, Polly and Laurence. At Shafor many new classmates came to help produce another good drama. They were Harold, Bob Stein, Peg y Bossard, Mary Kay Burns, and Virginia Sonnanstine. Tie Shaforites wrote their own play, The Poor Count's Christ- gasu and Mary Kay was the Countess, Walter Hoefer the ount. During recesses this year in the winter we went coasting on the hills beside the school, and the girls played jacks in the lower hall. The sprin gave birth to that most novel game, the Ma gies versus tie Iiggs. The Empire, with us as its leaders, Tad been built during the past five years. We ended our elementary school days with a regular grown-up gradua- tion. VII. Disruption of the Empire Our advent into the seventh period of our history was a won- derful event. The Harmonians came into the High School, while the Shaforites stayed in their own building for just this year. Soon we were made to realize that we were only the pests of the school and our Empire was disrupted. We were now just another group strug ling for a lace in the sun. The new members who joined us at this lliectic time of our lives were Don Eckhardt, Fran Canada, and lean Hyre. Those who appeared with the Shafor group for the first time this year were Glen Maxon and Dave Altick. Walter Worman joined us this year, too. VIII. The Immigration Problem This eighth year experienced the fusion of Shaforites and Harmonians and their immigration to the new Oakwood junior High School. This immi ration brought many hard- ships to everyone. The new building was still in the construc- tion stage. Classes were interrupted by painters, men with blow-torches, foul-smelling paint which made those with weaker constitutions sick, men climbing step-ladders to fix the lights, etc. The new people who were so unfortunate as to come at this time were Glen Callander, Barbara Beem, Virginia Hopper, our Editor Betty Knoll, and Gladys Manney. Herb Rollins came the last semester, went to Chicago, decided he'd give us a break, and returned in the tenth grade. IX. The Labor Problem It was at the beginnin of the ninth year that the Labor Problem commenced. Tie teachers repeatedly told us that we should start working hard, that every grade counted and would be sent to college, and that we would be sorry later on if we hadn't taken their advice and begun to study. Thus it was that the Labor Problem first presented itself to us. l'm sorry to say that we found no solution for it at that time, and not many of us heeded the advice of our worthy teachers. We met uite a few new people at this period: Dale Allen, Bill Byrd, gharles Farler, Charles Leyes, Bob Burkhardt, Venita Strain, and lim Gibbons, who came the second semester. Virginia Hollinger, who had been with the class ahead since kinder- garten, then joined us so that she could play tennis in the afternoons.