Olney High School - Olnette Yearbook (Northwood, OH)

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i JUNIOR-SENIOR BANQUETJ AND PROM The evening of May 12, 1945, the Juniors, class of '46 , gave the Senior banquet and prom at the Secor Hotel. The Juniors and Seniors met in the ballroom at 6:00 p.m. Saturday, May 12, 1945, for our banquet. After the wonderful dinner, a short program was presented. Miss Herman, Junior sponsor, gave a speech -not too long and not too short. The next speaker was Rudy Hirzel, class president, who gave the speech of welcome! Esther Miller, the Senior president, the response. Next was Helen Riha, who sang Just A Prayer Away. The prophecy was read by Bob Kurfis and will by Frances Walter. The last song on the program was Let the Rest of the World Go By, sung by Betty Latta, Rose Marcinek, and Mary Meadows. The program was concluded with a toast given by Jack Brunt, the Toastmaster. At 9:00 p.m. the guests of the Juniors and Seniors began to arrive. Our prom was held in the main ballroom, a very attractive and exclusive-looking room. Pretz Russell's orchestra furnished the danceable music. We were happy and honored to be the class to give the class of '45 cs banquet and prom. We hope they liked it as much as we liked giving it for them. JUNIOR AND SENIOR PROM The very deserving seniors have earned a Prom such as the one the Juniors hope to give them at the Maumee Yacht Club, May 4, 1946. The ballroom will be beautifully decorated in pastel paper-mache, and the dining room will be gorgeously decorated following a soft Heaven Theme. Little place cards of angels will give the heavenly air, and little harps sprinkled here and there on the banquet table will add the suggestion of beautiful music.. The flowers will be arranged in a pastel variety to suggest the presence of Heaven itself. A delicious full course dinner will be served amidst this beauty. A program based upon the theme will follow the dinner. Toastmaster Bob Ames will raise the toast to the Seniors and give a little speech saying his presence is accounted for because of St. Peter's absence. A Welcome speech will be given by Patsy Nagy, president of the Junior class, and the responding speech will be given by Rudy Hirzel, president of the Senior class. A duet will be sung by Rosie Marcinek and Willanna Ruckman. One of the faculty will speak. The Class Prophecy will be read by Ruth Dunmeyer. Pat Allred will sing, in her beautiful soprano voice, Here Comes Heaven Again. The Class Will will be read by Mel Richardson. A piano solo will be played by Mary Swartz. She will play When They Begin the Bigine. ' A Ball will follow the program. Marty Steele's Orchestra will play for the affair. A beautiful scene should be displayed by the young girls in their formals of different contrasts, and the floating balloons and the colored paper that will drift from the ceiling. 21

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PROPHECY-THE SENIORS OF 1946 IN 1956 About eight years ago the old Olney School building, which was located on the north side of Wood- ville road, fell into a mass of ruins and in its place was erected the new Olney School, at the corner of Airport and Eggleston roads. Now these ruins were very interesting and were often visited by the curious. One day, an archaeologist, one Robert Kurfis, was digging among the ruins and struck upon a large concrete body. He began to unearth it and when he attempted to pry it from the ground, one end broke off and revealed to his astonished gaze, two human feet. He raised this obiect from the ground, in spite of his great terror. ' Just as it came to the surface it broke into several pieces and there, enclosed in this concrete mass, he beheld a mummy wrapped in an immense blue and gold banner with Olney High written across it and tied with blue and gold ribbon. The mummy arose, gasping for its newly found breath. The archaeologist became too terrified to stand up, and dropped upon a stone nearby. Don't be frightened, said the mummy in weird tones. 'I am the ghost of a renowned fortune teller. I am going to predict to you the future of the class of 1946. There are twenty-eight of you--sixteen girls and twelve boys. Behold! The stars foretell your class in 1956. 1. Violet Koluch is about to graduate from the student nurses' school. 2. Rosie Marcinek is hunting - for a husband. ' 3. Millie Bartosek is milking cows for a local dairy. 4. Floyd Weiland is raising preserved turnips. 5. Rudy Hirzel is also on the farm, still raising cane. 6. Mary Ann Dacey is a lady politician. 7. Jack Brunt is studying to be an electrician. He has gotten to the stage where he can replace burnt- out light bulbs now. 8. Angela and Viola Wasserman are holding down the farm - so it doesnit blow away. 9. .lack Bieber is an old married man now. 10. Mary Rideout is a designer of doll dresses. 11. Mel Richardson is a musician-he plays the radio. 12. Mary Meadows is the traditional old maid. . 13. Mary Stumbo works in the Commodore Perry. She scrubs floors. 14. June Spencer is doing fine as a nurse in a small animal hospital. 15. Tom Selmek is still breaking his back at the mill. 16. Lorin Mohn is a welder in the shipyards. He makes rowboats. 17. Willanna Ruckman is touring with the USO. 18. Bob Kurfis makes a good horse doctor. 19. Betty Skidmore stays home all the time with her family. 20. Bea Eckert is still going with AI Hall. 21. Margaret McLaughlin is a gemoIogist hunting for a diamond. 22. Ron Black is a guest at the MSHFTT CMissouri State Home for the Talll. 23. Helen Good has a good iob. She blows up blimps. 24. Keith Cramer is an end-guard for Ohio State football team. He sits on the end of the Dench and guards the water pail. 25. Frank Marcinek is a carpenter. He is always making a bolt for the door. 26. Dean Schultz is a mechanic specializing in 1932 DeSotos. 27. Delores Tippey is keeping her figure young and shapely by skating at the Roller-cade. ROBERT KURFIS. 20

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1 l i i - V SCHOOL DOOR CANTEEN The Juniors this year presented the School Door Canteen, a record dance, September 28, 1945, from 8 p. m. till 11:30 p. m. A great many alumni attended. The auditorium was decorated with Hep-Chick pictures, drawn by Pat Nagy, the artist of the Junior class. Everyone had such a grand time that we hope the Juniors will be able to hold a couple more dances this year. V HARD TIME DANCE The Hard Times Dance at Thanksgiving was sponsored by the Junior class on November 28, 1945. Two baskets of groceries and a turkey were raffled off on this evening, during the celebration of the Thanksgiving greatest Junior activities of the school year. The members of the committees were as follows: Raffle Committee-Bill Moulton, Bob King. Food Committee-Ruth Dunmeyer, Mary Swartz. Orchestra Committee-Olis Sutter, Howard Adkins. Ticket Committee-Phyllis Felhaver, Patricia Stanger. Decoration Committe-Patricia Nagy, Virginia Woicinski, Barbara Balusek. Poster Committee-Betty Taylor. Clarence Bracht's orchestra furnished the music for this grand evening of fun and dancing. CUPID'S KICK The main attraction of the Juniors' activities for the year 1945 was the Cupid's Kick Valentine Dance, sponsored by the Juniors, on February 13, 1945. The auditorium was decorated with pretty hearts made of crepe paper. The staff was as follows: Jack Bieber, chairman, Melvin Richardson, Viola Wasserman, Beatrice Eck- ert, Margaret McLaughlin. Velliquettes' orchestra played for round and square dancing. Refreshments were sold and served. The Senior class sponsored a Hallowe'en Dance, October 22, 1945, from 8 to 11:30 p. m. Music was furnished by Velliquette's Orchestra and round and square dancing was enjoyed by all. The auditorium was decorated with crepe paper of typical Hallowe'en colors, orange and black. Donuts and cider were sold in the cafeteria. Beatrice Eckert, Margaret McLaughlin, Jack Beiber, and Viola Wasserman were in charge of arrange- ments for the dance. A subcommittee for decorations consisted of Beatrice Eckert, Margaret McLaughlin, Viola Wasserman, Jack Bieber, Jack Brunt, and Angela Wasserman. JUKE JUMPS Part of the Juniors, activity in the years 1944-1945 were the series of Juke Jump Dances. Our Juke Jumps were given at intervals all during the year with recordings of the most popular orchestras being played for round and square dancing. Refreshments of soft drinks, hot clogs, potato chips, and candy bars were sold and served. Our Juke Jumps were very enjoyable entertainment for everyone and a great financial success. 22 Y Y Y, ,,,,, . ------H