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L. SA ' O 1,9 5 Og SHIP: O.F.S. '50 UNDER MANAGEMENT OF: Olmsted Falls Institute of Erudition DESTINATION: Isle of Graduation DATE OF DEPARTURE: September 6, 1937 TIME OF DEPARTURE: Two bells ESTIMATED LENGTH OF VOYAGE: Twelve years. The maiden voyage of the -'O.F.S. '50 began in September, 1937, with 57 crew members aboard. Little did they realize that only 13 of their original number: Mary Lou Campbell, Bill Hall, Carol Jones, Joan Kaskey, Bill Kolo- dey, Nadine Lingruen, Betty Moyer, Anita Pretko, Ann Schmied, Bill Thomp- son, Lee Usher, Bob Wendt, and Nancy Woodman, would reach their predestined goal. With Miss Bonar as captain and Miss Cook as first mate, the struggling crew grew accustomed to the life ahead of them. After one year, still a long way from its goal, but with a definite course raving been plotted, the ship was put into dry dock for major repairs and the crew was given a three month's shore leave. The second season was pepped up with two new additions to the bunch, Betty Brazie and June DeVore. This year they were exposed' to the dreaded disease, 'reading, 'riting' and 'rithmetic. Unfortunately for Captain Bonar and the new first mate, Miss Bonsey, the crew seemed immune to such pitfalls. - The third year, Cap Bonar and Mate Bonsey lthey got to know them pretty well by nowj, still thinking they could outlast the crew, tried another trip. Four new workers were shanghaied on board. They were: Anthony Alterici, Shirley Canant, Paul Floreske and Bill Rutz. They were unable to dock the next year, so, under the supervision of Cap Bonsey QMiss Bonar gave upj and First Mate Ballou, they continued without reinforcements, until Allan Guenther, sole survivor of another ship, was taken on board. This lmppened in the middle of the season. The fifth year was marked by the boarding of the ship of the famous pirate, Bud Burchard. After keeping him in chains for awhile, he was finally freed and tamed down to routine. Miss Baesel and Mrs. Cherry were co-captains. As they hoisted the anchor to begin their sixth year's voyage, who should they find hanging of the anchor but Bob Uhle. As there was no alternative but to pull him in, the stowaway was drafted into the crew. Plotting the course that year were Mrs. Williams and Mrs. Cherry. Well, you must give them credit! They have now semi-circumnavigated Qget that wordj their course in erudition. Beginning the second half of the expedition with revived spirits and another hand to polish brass KCarol Agnewl, besides being a bit more familiar with the routine of larnin , they were able to lighten the load of their captains, Miss Baker and Mrs. Williams, by electing Charles Hickey their seventh grade class president. He was formally named Assistant Captain . During the eighth season three new map-holders were acquired. They were Honey Klein, Carol McRae, and Ruth Yorkavitz. Mrs. Blake handled the charts this year: she was aided by Bud Burchard.
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P 1 In the ninth year the old ship, no longer sea-worthy, was abandoned in favor of a new, more streamlined craft that was designed to take them to the Isle of Graduation. The salesman, giving them a good t?l bargain, threw Don Flore- ske, Chuck Nagy, and Dale Riedel in with the deal. This craft was christened the O.F.H.S. CLUB 50 by Miss Schoen and Mrs. Blake. This year's As- sistant Captain was Ruth Yorkavitz. Man Overboard! The season ended with the tragic loss of Bob Uhle. By the tenth year, the crew was getting rather tired so Jean Schreiber, Bob Smetana, and John Wray had to be hired to take the oars for them. If it hadn't been for Mrs. Klinger and Mr. Miller, as co-captains, and Carol Agnew, as president cracking the whip, they would have run aground that year. By the time they had left port, starting the eleventh season, two new fire- men, Rex Asten and Ella Kelling, had been signed on board. A rather peaceful trip was expected until one day when Bill Kolodey, the navigator, while up in the crow's nest looking for whales, sighted their long-lost fand pretty well water-loggedl companion, Bob Uhle. By means of real Knot artificial, nothing but the best! respiration, he was revived in time to take part in the great stage production Tattletale . He was also well enough to attend the Junior-Senior Prom held in Port Cleveland at the Masonic Temple. Realizing what a good job she had done in the tenth grade, the crew re-elected Carol Agnew to be captain and then promoted her to the rank of admiral. Under the extremely capable supervision of Miss Harding, the ship really began to operate on a profitable basis. The main attraction which had people beating a path to their gangplank were the very successful Club 50 dances. One of the highlights of the final docking ceremonies of the O. F.H.S. CLUB 50 was the prom given by the rival shipping line 51 . But the climax of their expedition in erudition was the graduation ceremony which took place on Friday, June 2, 1950, in the Olmsted Falls High School Auditorium. There they met for the last time as a crew before each member set out to form his own company for the purpose of seeking his own goal in life .
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