Ostrander High School - O Hi Yearbook (Ostrander, OH)

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ab Junior F. F. A. L to R Prontltow: T. Howlson, J. Borlng, C. Flnks, L. Mltchell, B. Crago. Second Row: A. Pittman, L. Augensteln, C. Edleblute, A. Stevens, T. Snyder, T. Smart, K. Caudlll. Third Row: F. Stults, W. Gay, D. Mclntire, J. Herriott, D. Dean, G. Llggett, D. Boring. Fourth Row: E. Shank, K. Hardin, L. Kramer, B. Heavlln, Advisor--W. Frantom. Absent: M. Atherton, D. Holben, 1. Moore. Cur Trap to Mexlco First Day. . . At flve- thlrty ln the momlng on July 27, 1951, thirty-one boys began to drag themselves to the Ostrander School Building. They stored their gear in tl1e bus and patiently awalted the arrival of Mr. Frantom and the key to the school bulldlng. We packed the kitchen utensils loaned to us by the school cafeteria. At 9:15we were ready to pull out on the flrst leg of our joumey. Second Day. . . In the momlng, we met some Texan boys who were taking a trip similar to ours. We left Mammoth Cave Park about 10:00 a.m. , ate lunch ln Tennessee, and arrived ln Memphis about 5:00. We were supposed to camp just across the Arkansas border, but we were forced to hunt more peaceful sleeping grounds due to the mosqultos. We camped at Llttle Rock, Arkansas, at 2:00 a.m. Oh, for a few hours rest! Thlrd Day. . . At 10:00 a. m. , we had radlator trouble ln Gerdln. We enjoyed our swim ln a dammed up stream which was 90 feet deep ln some places. After our relaxlng swim we motored to Texarcanna where we spent the nlght. Fourth Day. . . We had tlre trouble just mslse of Austin, Texas. lt took Mr. Frantom exactly two hours to get a tire. Dale Taylor almost lost his life to a copperhead, but just ln time we intervened and killed the snake. ln San Antonio, Texas, we bought a gasoline stove on which to cook our meals as the orlglnal one was much too small. We camped at Rockville, Texas Flfth Day. . . We reachd Lorado which can be seen at a distance of two hundred mlles. We camped beslde a lake and went swlmmlng. That nlght some of us slept on a dike around the lake. Next day before we left some of us took a sall boat and sailed on the lake. 25

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L to R Front Row: Second Row: Third Row: Absent: F. F. A. Senior F. F. A. T. Robinson, R. Stovall, I. Smart, D. Ufferman, E. Chapman, B. Schrader D. Neason, R. Graham, R. Augensteln, I. Mitchell, T. VanGundy, B. Hayes D. Smart, K. Aldrich, I. Walters, G. Reed, M. Mitchell, C. Gregory I Fink: F. F. A Officers President ........ .... ...... ....... ........ . B 111 S tone Vice President. .... . . . Jim Mltchell Secretary ........ ..... M arvln Mitchell Treasurer ...... ..... I lm Smart Reporter ......... .... E arl Chapman Student Advisor .... . . . Bud Wllgu: Sentinel. ...... . . .Doug Smart 24

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Sixth Day. . . We were delayed rwo hours at the Mexlcan customs, but we reached Monteney, Mexico, where the carburetor became vapor- locked. We pushed the bus all over the city that night. When we finished our breakfast, we gave the scraps to the Mexicans who ate like plgs. Seventh Day. . . We arrlved in Cufdad Victoria with generator trouble, We camped just south of the clty after a two hour delay. We crossed the Tropic of Cancer that day. Eighth Day. . . We stopped to gas up and at the station we saw a pair of bears, one of which tried to eat Bob Hayes. The owner of the bears gave them beer and they drank lt like people. We also had a blow out on the lnslde tlre of the bus. Ninth Day. . . what a disastrous day. . . Froggy Graham lost his camera.. . Freddy Stults hit Dizzy Dean with a stone and knocked his teeth Gul. . . Freddy also knocked over the beans much to everyone's disgust. We only made 74 miles that day. Tenth Day. . . We arrived in time to eat dlrmer ln Mexico City. By 2:00 we were ln the down- town area, the Plaza de Mejlco. The spot ls called the Natlonal Museum on top of which we could see all of Mexico Clty. We went to the bull- fighting rlng where the movie 'The Bullflghter and the Lady' had been made. Eleventh Day. . . We went back into the city to give the boys a chance to plck up some souvenirs. Some of us saw a movie being made. Almost everyone vlslted Market Street where lr is easy to pick up articles at a very low prlce. We then moved out and started the long journey home. We camped at the edge of the mountains, but were forced to leave because of the bltlng jungle insects. Twelfth Day. . . The radiator was leaking agaln, but we made lt to the highest point of the High Slerra Mountains before we camped. We encotmtered a Scorplan. Thirteenth Day. . . We drove all night and reached the flat land on the northem edge of the mountains. Sheldon Ross then looked oler the wheel and discovered that we had covered 140 miles ln three hours. Mr. Frantom was asleep. Fourteenth Day. . . We turned off the Pan American Highway and croled the river on a ferry boat. We crossed the bader at Brownsville and camped on a beach by the Gulf of Mexico. We met two cowboys from Florida and Michigan who entertained us with some muslc. Fifteenth Day. . .Sixteenth Day. . . We drlve straight through New Orleans with only stops for something to eat and gasoline. We camped at a beach near New Orleans. Seventeenth Day. . . The boys spent the day ln any way they wanted to. Many of them hit the sack. Eighteenth Day. . . We left New Orleans at 1500 and camped ln Mississippi at a road-slde park. Nineteenth Day. . . We arrlved ln Tanner, Alabama where Mr. A. King, a farmer ln the area, had a supper prepared for us. lt was the best meal we had eaten slce we had left good old Ohio. We were then taken to Tanner High School where we took a shower and slept in the building. lrl the morning, we ate dinner ln the cafeteria. Twentieth Day. . . We left Alabama for Cave City, Kennsclry. We were ln Loulsvllle, Ken. by nightfall, but the bean wagon got ahead of us and we had the police nylng to find the car. After finding them, we drove to Cincinnati where we parked ln a school yard. Twenty- first Day. . . We drove straight through to Plain City where the boys tried to spend the money they had left. We arrived home ln Osnander about 11:30. We were certainly glad to be home, although we shall never forget the wonderful time we had travellng through om country to Mexico. 26