Ottawa High School - On Ottawa Yearbook (Ottawa, OH)

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CLASS HISTURY The numerals, 1948, will be written into the records as just another graduating class, but to those who were in school with its members and to the class itself, these num- erals will be symbols of good comradeship, loyalty, unity, and originality. Way back in the year 1936 we started on a trip that was to endure twelve long years. Miss McDowell and Miss Martha taught us the fundamentals of readin', 'ritin', and 'rith- metic in our first two years of school. Looking at an old class picture, we find that our class looked quite a bit different when we all got together in the third grade. Included in the picture are only six members of the present graduating class - Allan, Eddy, Margaret, Mae Beth, Pat, and Grace. From the third grade to the seventh, school was rather uneventful with each year's new subjects holding our attention. In about the middle of the fourth grade Ianell Groll came into our class. Then came the seventh and eighth grades -junior High School! At last we were at the East Building, getting closer to high school all the time. Don' McGinnis was added to the class of '48 in the eighth grade. Finally we got our diplomas and were in high school at last. Our freshman and sophomore years passed and our heads were still swimming with basketball, initiation, music, operettas and hundreds of other things, not to mention studying a little on the side. During these two years our class picked up four new members-Lydia, Mary, lack, and Ierry. And then our class was greatly grieved by the death of Tommy Maidlow, a willing worker and a swell fellow. We will always remember Tom and as we look back on this book we will think of Tom as one of us. 1947-upper classrnen at last! Miss Stauf- fer was our advisor and under her careful planning and direction things began to take shape. Allan Gulker was elected class presi- dent and the work began. The Iunior play, 'Sing for Your Supper , was presented and went over big-We think. And then the big event we had all dreamed about for years- our junior prom . The theme was based on a night club with Bones l:'rey's band enter- taining us. From there we looked forward with ioy to our senior year. We had gained another member this year in the person of Iarnes Howard. ln September of l947 fourteen young men and women came trudging up the steps and into Miss Frey's room. Seniors at last! Were we dreaming? No, it was true. Iohn Wil- loughby had joined our class and now our big Utopia was graduation. The endless repertoire of activities came in full force: but, through it all, emerged fourteen persons ready to go out and try to find their places in life. And so we go out into life thinking of many memories fathered throughout the years. This closely-knit class of 1948 came to school to learn, and they found one of the things that the whole world needs, true and lasting faith in their fellow workers.

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CLASS It's been 15 years since that eventful day in May when the class of '48 received their diplomas and said farewell to the old Alma Mater for the last time. What became of that class? What changes have taken place in their lives since those careful school days of long ago? Let's look in on them- Remernber lack Nusbaum? Iack's a plum- ber now, carrying on his father's trade with flying colors. Back in '49, he wanted to join the navy, but l guess laying gas and sewage pipes got the better of him. If you ever need those pipes cleaned out, remember our boy. He's a champ. Then there's Mae Beth Winkler. Twerp's president of the Last National Bank now. She's still as active as ever, and still enjoys playing a piano. You'll find her at most of the social events around Ottawa, playing anything from B to the latest in Be-bop. Iohn Willoughby! Our class was always proud of his ability to out talk the teachers, but we never dreamed that some day the fate of the world would be in his hands. He will deliver his historic speech, Iuly 17, 1963, at a United Nations Conference. Iohn is also publishing his 33rd edition of Anchitheruim on Astrakhan or The Worms of Russia are Descending. Let's move on- Grace Lighthill has been married thirteen years now and has a very charming family. She and her husband do quite a bit of enter- taining, so I hear from distinguished men and women from the bar or pool room across the street. After fifteen attempts at college, Eddy Kersh has finally succeeded in getting his diploma and is taking over Kersh's Insurance Agency. Rumors are flying that he put in three hours of hard work, not over a week ago. Oh, but that's just Eddy for you-a playboy at heart. By the way, he carries insurance for life, accidents, blondes, red- heads, and brunettes-not to mention broken hearts. Look him up sometime. ' Lydia Warkentin has started a chain of meat markets recently and has been doing very well for herself. lt seems as if her hard work and stiff upper lip have made her wild- est dreams come true at last. Her private swimming pool is actually the talk of the town. PH UPHEEY Oh, yes! lim Howard! Iim's been driving a truck for the Zatzo Trucking Co. He's still the same old Iim. Plenty of fun, lots of laughs, never a dull moment! He's married now, you know. He has really an adorable wife. Margaret Anspach has gone far in this modern business world. She types on an average of 250 words per minute and takes dictation faster than her boss can speak the words. She always finishes first. Margaret is also the owner of a drug store and cat farm. Between the two, her time is pretty well filled. She is living in New York, now. Mary Now married a saucy little redhead shortly after graduation and she and her husband are the owners of fifteen different restaurants. Mary's spare time is filled with different types of social work and she is an active member of most of the organizations in Ottawa. If you ever get hungry for some- thing different from the regular line of food, stop at one of her famous restaurants. Be- lieve me, her special Spaghetti in the Bucket will really bowl you over. Donn McGinnis has been flying high late- ly!! He's a flight instructor at Smash Up Field, a school for defective Chas-been? flyers. He enjoys his work immensely. Don is also working on a new type of machine. You can drive it and enjoy an afternoon drive in the comfort of your own home. Great lad! Ierry Salisbury has been promoted to Ad- miral in the U.S. Navy. Admiral Salisbury, we salute you. Allan Gulker and Ianell Groll are in Cali- fomia working in one of the hospitals. Allan is a very brilliant doctor and Ianell is work- ing as his assistant. Iay, however, will soon be replaced by Lana Turner, because of a little accident, and because lay got a good look at the patient. She met her future under very romantic circumstances-a brok- en leg, two broken arms and black eyes, four broken ribs-l As for myself, Pat Maidlow, l'm working in an office in Chicago, head floor sweeper, that isp and at night, chief dish washer in one of the better hotels. But at night, when I climb into bed and listen to my ace trumpet man, I like to imagine myself back in '48, among my classmates and friends. There are none like them.