Oakwood High School - Acorn Yearbook (Dayton, OH)

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FAREWELL T0 THE INDIANS CLASS HISTORY ROLOGUE .... Back in lhe year I925 came a call lor lalenl lo lry lor lhe show, The Lasl ol lhe Mohicans or Farewell lo lhe Indians. Velerans al lhe game were Josiah Wilson Bill and Geor- gie Greene, who had lried lo ioin a show in I924 by allending pre-kindergarlen. Twenly-lwo lillle aclors and aclresses responded lo lhe call. This casl included Louise Canny, Rila Geis, Bill Oliver, Charles Whalen, a budding public speaker, Bob Schaeller, Bob McSherry, Bob Slorms, Jean Bar- ringer, Marlha Jane Heilz, lhe lhree Mary Kalherines-Reemelin, Shroyer, and Lange-Bud Egberl, Don Connell, Izzy Kunlz, Frances Smilh, Belly Van Horne, David Cowden, Wilmah Lane, Bob Howland, Evie Hullman, and Billie Filzgibbons. Barely speaking English, lhis illuslrious casl learned lhe French dilly, Frere Jacques. ACT I .... In Seplember ol lhe year I926 lhe show opened. Talenl scoul, Frances Ross, discov- ered lhe following lo acl in lhe Shalorile Company: Nina Palmer, lhe lillle girl wilh lhe huge hair rib- bons, Norma Anderson, Arlie Heilmann, Willie Eichenberger, Richards Kerr and Renner, Kay Sev- erin, Tom Richards, Gerry Graeler, piglails and all, Bob Evans, Belly Benz, Mary Dressler, and Pally Caslor. These aclors and aclresses were shown in a scene wilh numerous beaulilul green collages scallered aboul, while Grelchen Smalley selecled lor lhe Harmonile Company Belly and Dick Kim- mel, Sue Laulenslager, Ted Howell, Bud Crawlord, Bob Franlz, and Bob Gravell. These people were in a Chinese kile llying scene al lhe side ol lhe school. A combined chorus ol bolh companies, disguised as Chinese and Norwegians, mel lor lhe lirsl lime in a gay pageanl on lhe Talboll lawn. ACT II .... Making lheir enlrance in lhis acl lor lhe Shalorile Company were Earline Claunch, Scoop Binkley, and Dollie Weaver. These cherubs made demure lillle bullercups, violels, and lilies in lhe scene direcled by Binkley. Appearing in lhis acl lrom lhe Harmonile Company were Bruce Brower, Jeannelle Killredge, whose braids were a lemplalion lo players Slorms and Schaeller, Bill Condil, God's gill lo lhe Harmonile aclresses, and Sebe Anne Smilh, who iusl arrived lrom a company in Troy, Ohio. The curlain lell while lhe Harmonile Company enioyed a picnic al Sue Laulenslager's larm. ACT III .... Only lour new laces appeared in lhis scene. Loudly singing America, lhe BeauliluI, Arlhur Schnacke and Freddie Reichelderler came lo help lhe Shalorile Company dedicale lheir lem- ple ol Arl, as Warren Busby Eslabrook, lhe arilh- melic experl, and Joan Grelher represenled lhe Harmoniles. As lhe curlain fell, lhe Harmonile aclors were shown pulling on a panlomime show. ACT IV ..,, As lhe lourlh acl arrived lor lhe Shalorile Company, Louise Canny, who had been bribed by lhis company lo deserl lhe Harmoniles and join lhem, Doyle Paddock, lhal lwo-man gang Quenlin Shank and Roland Kyle, Bob Boyd, Wild Willie Gailher, and Audrey Reeves joined up. The only new lace represenlalive ol lhe Harmonile Company was Anne Munger, whose abilily prob- ably made up lor lhe olhers who did nol appear. In lhis acl lhe Harmoniles conlinued lo cullivale lhe higher arls by ioining lhe French chorus and slarling lhe Troubadour, which was made up ol blank verse and piclures. The prevailing lheme ol lhe whole scene was lhal ol a group ol he-man boys chasing silly lillle girls in lhe lamous game ol Boys Chase GirIs. lNow il's Girls Chase Boys. l ACT V .... New lalenl was added lo lhe Shalor- ile Company by lhe addilion ol Trucking Tracy Geiger, Hasly Howell Gano, Reserved Richard Moore, and Celebraled Cecil Slevenson, lhe I. Q. girl. Al lhe Harmonile lhealer Mari Hyre pul in her appearance lo see lhe excellenl demonslra- lion ol how lo make peep shows oul ol old boxes. ACT VI .... Shaloriles Irma Walling and Janel Denlerlein made lheir enlrance in lhis acl. Scene I showed The Quesl ol lhe Bell, presenled by Ye Olde Shalor Acl Company, slarring lhe year's mosl magnilicenl malinee idols, Tracy Geiger and Max Binkley. Arlie Heilmann was lhe big, bad, bold villain and Nina Palmer, lhe heroine. Phillip Palrick

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'A' 'lr 'Ir 'Ir 'A' i' 'lr ir 2 3 4 5. 6 FRANCES MAY WILCKE Fran Stivers High School-2, 3: Girls' League-3, 47 Girl Re- serves-4g chorus-45 Spring Fes+ivaI-4. Lily tongue 'witlziu my lips I l'f'llI,' for who talks much must talk iii 7't1ilI.,' NANCY WOLFE Nance Honor roll-I, 2, 3, 4, Acorn -3, 4, advertising manager-4: Forensic League-3, 4: Quill and Scroll--41 basketball--I, 3, 43 hockey-I, 3, 4. Tho hand that hath made you fair hath made you good MARY LOUISE WOLFRUM Seton Hi h School, Cincinnati, O.-I, 2, 3: senior lay-41 Girls' 9 P League-43 Girl Reserves-4, glee club-I, 2: school paper-3. A littlo worlr, a littlc play, to hoop its going. ROBERT E. WORTHINGTON Wid Most Valuable Player Trophy-4: tootball-I, 2, 3, 4, captain-43 track-I, 2, 3, 4: basketball-I, 2, 3, 4, captain: golf-I, 2, 3, 4, captain-4: baseball-I, 2. A framc of adamant, a soul of fro, no danger.: fritalzt him, and no labornxv tim. JANE ELIZABETH YOST Basketball-Ig club skit-I: Girls' League-2, 3, 4: Girl Reserves- 2, 3, 4, program chairman-2. Hoods, not words. LOIS JEANNETTE ZURLINDEN Skeeny Horace Mann Junior High School, Lakewood, O.- Ig Acorn -43 Girls' League-2, 3, 4: honor roll-2, 3, 4: O. S. A.-4: Quill and Scroll- 4g glee club-2, 3. Ito not dolay, do not delay, thc golden 1Il0H1!'lll.V fax.: away. :ver these pages many years from now? if AND SO, FAREWELL On September I3 Iunlucky dayl the atore-pic- tured pupils deiectedly dragged their vacation- wearied bones into this Temple of Learning to complete their education. Soon these young lives, disguised as dignified seniors, were tilled with thoughts of football, hockey, and lastly, studies. Their crowning achievement came on Thanksgiving day with the decisive victory over the Fairmont Dragon. We got some tree publicity when Wid Worthington won the HERALD trophy tor being the best all-round 'football player in the city. In December Big-Hearted Herbert was pre- sented by the budding actors ot the class, Heitz, Cowden, and Shroyer. Exams came next and, atter passing them with a VERY low average, the seniors decided to turn over the much-spoken-ot new leaf. Never were there such energetic workers as were seen during the tirst week ot the second semester. The Girls' League gave the girls one last fling when it sponsored the Sweetheart Dance. This presentation made wall tlowers ot several ot the boys, and purses as poor as the proverbial church mice tor all the girls. The coming ot spring created a million and one things to do-Steele and Miami tests, a variety ot sports-tennis, golt, baseball, and track-tor the athletically inclined, Forensic League bright-lights' participation in the several speech contests: 'the Spring Festival and the Band Contest tor the mem- bers ot the music department: the cry, ACORN'S going to press g and, tinally, graduation. Graduation! It hardly seems possible. Yes, it's here. The humor ot class day, the tun at the pic- nics, the thrill ot the tarewell, the lump in one's throat as the AIma Mater is played tor the last time, the long, long walk up the aisle with diplomas in our hands and tears in our eyes-is it not all a dream? We are the graduates ot the class ot I938. Mary Dressler. i' if 'Ir 8 if ir

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Joseph Sheridan Ill, who was desfined immediafely upon arrival fo be nicknamed General, came in during Scene Il, which was furfher marked by fhe play of Dickens' Chrisfmas Carol by fhe Harmon- ife Company. This acl' was concluded wifh fhe sfarfling announcemenf fhaf one of fhe mosf pros- perous men abouf fown, Allan Zook, by name, had boughf ouf fhe sfock and combined fhe fwo com- panies under fhe name of 'lhe Junior High Haf- fers. ACT VII ..,. The sweef, smiling face of Paffy Lamberf rejoined 'lhe casf. Ofher new faces were Jane Yosf, Joan Mansur, Rifa Sfichf, Charles Con- over, Helen Jean Brown and Beffy Ann Cox. Sue Curl arrived fo provide some serious quesfioning from several members of fhe casf, for she had al- ready plucked her eyebrowsl! The performers, feel- ing very imporfanf, elecfed sfars for fhe firsf fime. Head-sfar Grave'H shared honors wifh Treasurer Emkay Shroyer and Assisfanf Greene. The sophis- ficafes of fhe casf were fo be found every Friday nighf af fhe Easf Oakwood club house under 'lhe 'lufelage of Mrs. Baker and her dancing school. ACT VIII ..,. To sfeal fhe Eighfh Ac'l came fhe Iiffle Hoosier Hof-shof, Miss Nancy Wolfe. An- ofher surprise was fhe refurn of The Cenferville FIash, Joan Grefherl! Jack Kamp, Georgefla Mann, Harold Grunewald, and fhe fwo Weavers, Winnie and Jeanne, also unloaded 'lheir falenfs upon us. Gravelf did a repeaf performance as fhe chief execufive while Esfy reigned supreme as fhe secrefary-freasurer. The acf was concluded by a dance given by fhe enfire casf af Moraine Counfry Helen Harfzell, Glen Hendrix, Ed Sheeran, Club. ACT IX .... New faces in fhis acf were Bob Hubler, Mildred Sfeiner, pe'life Marfha Schad, Rosalie Smifh, Lenora Jollay, Jim Alfalfa Fifz- pafrick, and Dale Andrew. Marian Burger ioined our com- pany fo give fhe boys a break. The Fernedings refurned for fhe firsf 'lime since 'lhe 'lhird acfg Wid Worfhingfon and fhe Heidkamp fwins, acfors in 'lhe former year's producfion, hooked on. The High Haffers' baskefball 'leam won fhe Disfricf Baskefball Championship. The company came info view as fhe originafors, publishers, edifors, and subscribers of fhe Oakleafle'l, our newesf liferary efforf. Mr. Zook, discovering in fhis shorl' fime 'lhaf 'lhe fask was 'loo greaf for him, gave his sfock fo his senior parfner, Mr. A. E. Claggeff, who renamed 'lhe show fhe Senior High Ha'r'lers. ACT X ,... A Wrighf Field bus, piled high wifh, among ofher fhings, Madeline Umsfead and Myra Margaref Greene, already famous for her Hawaiian Hula Dance, mef Izzy Kunfz, back again fo be near Schaeff, Lois Zurlinden, Norma Ander- son, and Jane Carlson, who along wifh fhe ofher players was 'lipfoeing in fo meef fhe new producer. One scene showed end men Condif and Connell, cracking sfale jokes af each ofher during fhe pre- senfafion of 'lhe Minsfrel Show. ACT XI ..., Six new members appeared fo give new life fo our drama-Jane McGraw, Bob Henze, Harold Hipsher, who immediafely capfured Mr. Crum's hearf, Babe Johnson, Anne Keyes, Frances Wilcke, and Pauline Gilman.. Life began af sixfeen when fhe Secref Seven presenfed 'lheir offering. Reemy, Freddie, Gaifher, and Sheridan gave 'lhe players fheir repufafion for having one of 'lhe besf groups ever known. Scenes nofed for fheir money- making abilify were fhe Thanksgiving Swea'l'er Hop, fhe Junior Prom, and several skafing parfies. ACT XII .... The lasf and mosf famous acf of 'lhis play infroduced Mary Louise Wolfrum, Rose Mary Hudson, Dick Warner, billed as fhe Freeporl' Fasfie, and Jim Kaser. Many scenes were enacfed wifh ufmosf finesse, such as fhe celebrafed friumph over 'lhe Fairmonf Dragon: Wid's elecfion as fhe mosf valuable foofball player of all 'lhe cify: Presi- denf Chuck Whalen's and his assisfanfs'-Heifz, Palmer, and Crawford-able conducfion of 'lhe Dead-End Drag , Anne Munger's winning of firsf place in fhe Sfeele fesfsg fhe excellence of arf work and phofography for 'lhe Acorn , David Cowden and Marfha Heifz as sfars of Big-Hearfed Her- ber+ g and lasfly, 'lhe afore-menfioned players' giff, fhe elecfric scoreboard, 'lo our pafienf audience and advisers. The finale of 'lhis drama includes fhe enfire casf, sadly singing fhe Alma Mafer. EPILOGUE .... The players realize 'lhaf no liffle parf of our presenf presfige is due 'lo our splendid direcfors, especially fhose who have been nearesf us, Miss Baker, Miss Hadeler, Mr. Marsh, and Mr. Sanders. Af fhis fime may we express our appre- ciafion for all fhey have done for us, and may fhis casf be as successful in fhe following acfs of fheir lives as fhey have been all during fhe acfs of 'lhis play. Billie Fifzgibbons Paffy Casfor Mary Dressler