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

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IUNIOR-SENIOR PROM The junior-senior prom was held in the auditorium on May 11, 1951. In the months preceding the prom, the seniors tried hard to guess our theme. They would walk into our room while we were having a meeting or else they just accidentally stayed after school while we were making flowers. The juniors, how- ever, kept their secret pretty well until the invitations were sent out. They gave our theme away because they had a little Dutch boy and girl on them. Yes, the juniors had chosen the Dutch theme. After many weeks of planning, ordering our invitations and favors, the big night arrived. Though it was not one of those balmy, spring evenings, one could not help but be excited. The dance started at 9:00 and the grand march began our wonderful evening. There were many ohs and abs as the couples walked onto the floor. The band was playing the theme song, The Little Dutch Mill. In front of the band was a wood- en shoe covered with flowers. The floor was divided by a lattice work decorated with yellow roses, the senior's class flower. The sky was a deep blue and the walls were a bright yellow. Pass- ing to the other side of the floor, the couples saw a huge wind- mill where the refreshments were served. On the table were memory books and wooden shoes filled with colorful tulips. The wonderful evening ended at 12:00, but the memory will always linger in our minds. -24-

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COMMENCEMENT Processional Invocation ........................................ ........ Salutatory - Creative Thinking ..... Quartette - Findlandia Sibeliusv ..... Valedictory - Our Place .... Solo - The Lord's Prayerv Class Address ....................... Class Song - Alma Mater Presentation of Class .......... Presentation of Diplomas ...... Acceptance of the Diplomas ...... Benediction - .............................. Recessional ,,,... Marshals of the Day ...... Rev. George W. Abernethy ........Mary Io Smith ...........David Core Mary Io Smith John Schimmoller Mary Weisenberger ........Mary Anne Weisenberger Core .........Dusty Miller A. VVheaton H. Ganger President of the Board ...........Iohn Schimmoller .........Rev. P. E. Crabill ..........Annbeth Sommers Pianist ...........Dorothy Neal Norbert Drum l -23-

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