Oberlin High School - O High Yearbook (Oberlin, OH)

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Ewen the custodians have 1 share in school ad- ministration because besides their manifold duties in keeping our building in good shape they often help superx 1se the conduct of students w hen out side activities irc going on in the cxening You may see the pictures of these three loy al workers on page 78 BERI IN HIGH SCHOOI h is seen many changes this ycar in thc teaching staff in the offices and in the physicil education department Miss Norma Hammond who had 1 wonderful gift for knowing each student s taste for books has left our library after about fifteen years The English department suH'ered a double loss with the depar ture of both M1 Muntz and Miss Prettyman Mr Fairchild deserted his sltde rule last summer for the Naxy but returned to us this year at the be grnnmg of the second semester We hope he s glad to be back again in his math classes With the leaving of old teachers comes the at rival of new Miss May our new librarian hails from Ashtabula where she was city librarian for nine years Mr Shaw has taken over Mr Muntzs classes 1n the English department Both Miss May and Mr Shaw have done a splendid lob of stepping into the empty places Mr Shaw came just before the six weeks grades were due and he straightened everything out. Miss May took over Mr. Muntzs book reports along with the book reports of Mrsl Kelly s seventh and Mrs Warner s ninth grade classes This explains w hy we alw ay s find her whis pering rn 1 corner of the library with some boy or ll Mrs Leahy has joined our group of math ex perts along with Mr Leahy who is now teaching math instead of gym Miss Grundman taking over Miss Prettymans place immediately got her classes immersed in Tf61lfIl7L Itlmzd Miss Grills mtroduced somcthing new this year practice teachers in the gym classes S1x of them too' Hockey games football games some honest to goodness studying nine week s exams Thanksgiv mg vacatron three months came and went Who would have thought when school started that the flu was going to hit us' Came December Class room attendance grew smaller and smaller Ab sence lists grew longer and longer until finally school was closed one week early for Christmas va cation This closing oddly enough didnt bring the eatpected Joy The Christmas program planned by the girls glee club the speech class and orchestra had to be called off The gorgeous stained glass window Cplctured on page 775 that the art classes had made for the program could not be used It was placed in the lobby of the Oberlin Inn during the Christmas holidays where many people saw it The Fine Arts Christmas program was also called BOARD or EDUCATION OID AND Ntw MEMBERS W-ul Readn tlmlezuu Ira L Porter Carl C NW Nicol kenneth F Worcester Carl F Spitler Lharles F Wrgttun Robert Barr Evangeline lxofskx Helen Steiner l6l 4 ' 4 4 4 I 4 ' L V s 1 4 V YV , . 4 , , 4 V' - V V . - ' , ' V V Q V V ' , 4 . 4 4 ' , ' ' ' . 4 ' ' ,V ' ' ' , . ' , V' 4 ' 4 - 4 4 ' ' ' ' 'K ' 91 4 . - . . 4 4 ' 4 . 4 , ' ' . 4 , 'XI IX' :Xi . , . . 4 4 , ' . . 1 , 1 h ,'1 k , ' 4 L l'4 ' 'Z 4 , 1 ' 4 1 4 , 2 'Z 'Z 4 . , , , , 4 4 2 ' 1 1 - - 7 7 3 V- - . . , . ' V 1 ' 9 ' L - I . L - r V - A - ' 4 . 4 . ' 1 4 4 ' 4 4 4 . ' 4 ' ', ' ' 1 1 ' , Y , 4 ' . '4 ' 4 4 ' . - . . , . . . , . 4 4 4 . , , , 4 ' , ' . . i . V . . . , . 4 , , , , ' - - VV - V1 4 4, 4 4 , - . 4 . . 4 . . 4 4 . 4 - 4 4 - 1 4 . ' . 4 4 4 . . 1 4 4 ' 4 . . V , . . V 1 A X A 1 v 1 A , Y A - rf 4411, kyfh v ' ' Eaav1fV,-- ,V ,V,, , ' ' 1 .qffz -A ' ftf' - . 4 -ff. ,,,f., , V. -, wk- .7 ' I - Q- 7 ' lar fl s , 1 . . . .. I , ax, . N. 5 1 a ' I 'S . . ,. , . 'rr - - .- lg , . . . . . . ,. , . . . . . , . V , V V .- , . .. .

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THE Tl CRY X lx if XZ? H SC HOOI AGAIN Yes Susxe yes ohnny school 1g.11n 1 school 1ll re1dy for you The bl1IlLlll'lgS 1re repaxred the re1chers are hlred the text books the best 1v11l1ble 1re wzurmg for you Dld you ever stop to thxnk who plans your CClLlLlIl0l'1 strnmg to m1ke the best use of mx money ' The bo1rd of CClLlLlfl0l'1 Superlntendent C Il WlgIOD, 1nd Mr Alter, our PI'll'lLlP1l constntute the admnnrstrmye force of our school Thus ye 1r 1 new member Mr Kenneth Wcmrcester yomed the Board wlth the retxrement of Mr Im Porter Mr Porter h1d been 1 yulued member for s1xteen ymrs two of whleh he w IS ch11rman Mr Sp1tler had been the futhful clerk slnce 1978 Mrs Or1 Bllss has succeeded Mr Spltler as clerk Vfe get our schedules go to basketb1ll g1mes and Qssemblles 1nd neyer re11l1ze th1t hours of work haue been spent by the board 1nd Mr V115 ton, Mr Alter, 1nd thelr secretarxes ln phnmng the school program H es there IS 1 green de 11 more to school them the red brzck bulldmg F CLR YE Lxcryonc h1s notnced the 1bsence of Mrs Mur s Mr Alters oil Our fut u yellow or perh1ps plnk shp gnerouter deserted us hrst to 1sslst IU Mr XYAIITDIOUS olilec 1nd then to become Mr S1mple s secretary VlfglHll Hurst IS mxsslng from tl1e book room llso Ioxs Tucker 1 is 1 utte of l1st ye1r took oyer Mrs Murr1y s dutles only to be tr msferred to Mr Wfngton s ofhce to help Mrs lillss frnestlne B1re one of our own senlors ns now IH Mr Alters ofllce l1st but y no me 1ns le 1st IS our new honor lfy member of the oH1ec sttfl Bonny Kty Bliss We 1ll exy ect her to follow Ill her mothers foot steps The entxre lLlIT1lITlSU'lIlVL force of course ID cludcs te1cl1ers too TS they supervise thexr own cltssrooms 1nd student 1ct1y1tles B t dxc mu re 1l1ze th II the students of Obcrlxn Hlgill School 1lsoh11c 1 p1rt IH school lLllTllIIlSII'lIl0H' A sm 1ll 1 rt 1ts ue ut X1 one Our p1rt rn school 1dm1n1str1t1on 18 c1rr1ed on by the Student Sen 1te the unlor cOLll'lLll 1nd the urxous cl1ss 1nd TL t111ty orgtntuuons Under the gutd mee of Mr Alter 1nd the le1der shlp of Pete C r ug the presxdent the Student Semte the XV lf Bond Drne, the Red Cross L tmpugn 1nd the Communnty Chest Drlve 1ll of whlch went ox er the top Iohn Prestx Don Scott Nick lx1s1no 11ch 1nd Robert Smlth h 1ye undoubtedly sued mtny 1 reckless student from 1 hc1d on colltslon II the nortl1 lI1Ll south Lll'lVCVS 1ys We h 1ye the Senite to thank for the new system of 1ssembl1es by w hlch e1ch org 1n1L1t1on sponsors one 1SSCI'I'lbly progr 1m 1year Its 1gr 1r1d lllel cmd h1s worked sexy well The lilgll llfjllf of the yectr w lb tl1e OLIIZ bee D l Cruy, 1nd hxs lhciye 1l1dy Doctor TS s1st1nts pro1ed th 1t the senlors 1ren t so smwrt 1fter 1ll 'I es the ILIIHOFS c1me out on top Thoueh 1 PIII of the Student Sen1te the Iunlor Councxl h1s 1 meetnng of 1ts own once 1 month Lnder the ch11rm1nsh1p of Edwln T1ylor 1nd the suy ery 1s1on of Mrs W arner, they 1lso sponsored 1 ser1es of ILIIIIOI' hugh 1ssembl1es lneludlng 1 quxz bee 1nd 1 1 1r1ety show They Llfflfd the W 'tr Bond Red Cross 1nd Communxty Chest drnes ln the lLlI'llOI' high 1nd dnd thelr sh1re 1n m1k1ng them 1ll go ox er the top lil '1 U l r11y'A' face in . ' Aice. 1 A hf l +l -7 Y 'A A . el A: 1 AN A A A. 1 . E' '? 1 in - 'I'iLl 1 ' 11' 1 1 11' .i x' 42 . .k' A - 1 v A 1 g 4 vw. . 1 y . 1' 1' -1 ' ' 1 1 A 1 1 A 2 A 1 -.N 1 nf 1, A , - .,- ,Q 1 x-Q Y ix- . A- 1 1 1' 1 A . 1' 1 ' ' u Al y't .L Af 1 A 1 pf - . A A y + ' l L 1 .' 1 1 1 A 1 A A, 1 1 1 1 ,X , y Rl . tr 1 b Ll ' t11l -1 1 A 1 A 1 A A1 A' ' ' A 1 . ' 6 A 1 'A,1 ' '1A 1' 1 1'- I A I 1 1 I . W - - 1 ' ' 1 ' 1 ',1 ' 1 - 1 fxg-J ll ' , V ,.' 1 . K 4 y I 7 L' h11s done 11 grand yob th1s y'e11r. They' sponsored S 1 '1 '11 ' A ' A1 1A ,1 cc 1 3 - 1 1, wg f 3' ',1 1 , 1 A - 1 , A ' A ' 71 1 , 1 ' -1 1 '1 A ' . P 1 . 1 1 - . A A 1 A g ' 1 ' ' 1 1 ' A 1 'A ' ' 1 ' 1 A g 1 , 11A1 ,1 A 1 '1 ' 1 '1- -' 1 'I A y k A YA l J A A A k V1 1 K 1 A 1 1 1 V N 7 1 'f 1 1 ' ' A' 1 1 A'1 A 1 ' 1 A2 A , A ' Q. '. 11' A 1' 1 1 . A 1 1 A 1,1 A 1 . A 'A 1 , A 1 A A 1 ' ' A' 'A . AA 1A' . A '11 ' Ag' A' 1 '1' A' 1 ' , 1 ' ,AA ' r1.Q.f1A'.1 1'11', ' ' 'A A , 1 A. . A 1 1 A 1 A 1 1 1 1 ' A' '1 ' 1 A 1 . A A 1 ' 1 1 ' 1 ', 'b A 1A ' A ' - , 1, 1 A' 'A 11 1 A V ' 'J 1 . A T 4 A - , A , 1 V VA f y 1 e 1 1 , ,'.' 7 V 1 , 1 , 1 e 1 K L 1 ' I Y X , 2 .A 1 . .K i . v . K . 1 1 Y 1 1 K . 'r' L y 1 I ,L ' 1 ,y 1, .R ' tk . A , A 1 1 1 A A A' ,1 A A 1 A 1 A

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off and the H1 Y Flne Arts formal was postponed unnl Valent1nes Day All rn all the flu affected the school a great deal Not only were the classes put behmd schedule, but basketball games had to be called oft' Class work IS always a grmd but lf does have brrght spots and some classes are a blt on the U 51511 J lrghter snde Flowers go to Mr Slmpson and M1ss Grrlls for showlng between the two of them more movmg pnctures IU one year, than the hugh school has probably seen ln the last five' Whenever we v1s1t the fine arts department we sngh envxously and wrsh that more semor hrgh stu dents ourselves especlally-could be enrolled there Never a dull moment we re told The elghth grade classes have done stenc1ll1ng finger pamtmg and antlque decoratrve maps thus year We are sure old ohn Sllver would have gladly traded hls wooden leg for almost any one of the maps of Treasure Island The advanced cl 1sses have done a mural, fashlon deslgns dry brush and scratch board lllustratlons, and sllk screen prmntmg Wouldn t you l1ke your own personally deslgned textlle prmt for an after noon gown, madame' Indeed Mlss Dice s studcnts won recognmon for themselves ln the regnonal art exhxbltlon for yumor and semor hrgh school students at the Halle Brothers Company thrs sprmg Seven of them won erght top prrzes Frrsts went to Betty Ann ohnson for a stencllled apron to Patrlcxa W1lson for a blue wool sult deslgn and to Duck Stofan for a colored mk 1llustr1t1on of The Owl and the Pussy Cat Second and thlrd place wmners mcludecl Albert Holloway for colored :nk drawlngs Re1t1 Cole for 1 su1t deslgn Genevleve Smith for 1 stencllled apron and a sxlk screen decoratlon and Marre Klenz for a sports fashlon Can any one doubt that Ober l1n students are fashlon conscious' Thls year, Mrs Kolbe s students have gone ln for servlng drnners to the board of educatlon The drnners have grown better and better, board mem bers say In splte of the materral shortage fresh men made attractne dresses of varxous styles That professlonal look has been ew. ery gxrl s arm Mr Walter has a new class studylng house plan nlng Hxs department now features blue prrnt readmg mechanrcal drawmg woodworkrng and auto mechanrcs Have you seen any of the chalrs made by h1s students' If not look ID Mr W1gIOU s or Mr Alter s office Mrs Hannon s speech class drd many thmgs thrs year Wfhen the dlscusslon of war memorrals arose the class presented a panel drscusslon before the semor h1gh poxntmg out the advantages and pos s1b1l1t1es of each suggestnon Another proyect was the teachmg of parllamentary procedure to the yun lor hrgh The class also parnclpated ln the ex change assemblies, and contrxbuted variety to our own assemblies w1th four one act plays The Pass mg of Chow Chow Glorla Mund1 The Drcky Brrd and Young Amerxca S USUAI. the senlors are probably the IDLISICSI students ln school They certamly know all about themselves after takmg vocatlonal, personal :ty readmg vocabulary, andI Q tests The senlor hayrrde ln the fall was a great success, endlng wrth cocoa for which we had mne gallons sandwxches, dancmg rn the hall, and a movle ln Mrs Hannons room Everyone went home wlth straw ln hrs halr and 1 full stomach In mld wmter a few people thought the senlors were crackmg 11nder the strarn for a whnle After they had studied Matbeffv about all anyone could M 1 get out of them was Out, damned spot Out I Srl I Ol' Tomorrow 'Ind to ITIOIITOYN 'Ind I0 ITIOI' IOVN Has any semor ever seen a snght comparable to the one when he walked mto homeroom one Mon day and saw 57 brlght green SWCIICIS starmg n1m m the face' The teachers of semor classes were l7l Y ' r I . K , I 1 ' 1 4 I a I I v , , y K I , 5 K . , . , 1 . 4 If Pr I ' 1 4 A - . ,, A - my D . l , . - 1 4 . I K ' y 4 . . . .1 - - - . 4 . ,. K 5 : . . . . 4 I- I I - , ' v .. I if we Ik ' - r . . . 4 - A I I , 7 - 4 - - ' 4 1 4 ' , . K - 4 4 4 L 7 I I 4 4 . , - of mllk-wall any of 11s ever forget all that m1lkf- - Q - v v ' . 4 I . I I K ' ' . . . - - - 4 I 4 4 2 . A C ' I . v , - y 5 I ' ' - - ' 4 4 . , . . , . . . . . C ' - ' 1 4 . . . . . f' Q . g . 1 . . 4 I 4 I 4 X C , - 7'- I X y A . 1 4 4 . 5 y C K 1' 4 4 g 2 dk Q 4 g 1 . . I . .. , 4 4 4 , 4 4 Ir 1 - - l 4 . I . 4 I 4 I I l I Y 7 I Q 4 . K I ' S S I , K