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

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CLASS OFFICERS SECRETARY VICE PRESIDENT PRESIDENT TREASURER JOYCE GULKER SUSIE MQCLURE JO-ANN PARGEON KARIN FREY 1. Joyce Culker, 2. Karin Frey. 3. Jo Ann Pargeon, 4. john Howe, 5. Sue Pierman, 6. Lucia Wootton, 7. Shirley Frey, 8. Ronnie Fessler, 9. LaVilla McLaughlin, 10. Susie McClure, 11. Robert Agner. -18-

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CLASS HISTORY On a September morning of 1942 several timid children strolled slowly up the long walk in front of the East School Building on their way to their first day of school. VVhen we arrived that morning Miss McDowell calmed our fears. She guided us for the Erst two years of the adventure in school. Of the group that took that walk only Sue Pierman, Joyce Culker, Karin Frey, Shirley Frey, Susie McClure, and Ronnie Fessler spent their twelve school years at Ottawa Public. jo-Ann Pargeon joined our class in the second grade. The third grade was just as exciting as the first two. This year these boys and girls, two years older now, attended the West Building. Here we learned such useful things as writing, reading, multiplication, history, English, and geography. Our third grade teacher was Mrs. Koehl. In the fourth grade our class was divided for the first and last time. Part remained in Mrs. Koehl's room while part went into Miss Hitchcock,s room. That year Bob Agner and La Villa McLaughlin joined our ranks. The next year we were together again. Mrs. Gulker taught us in the fifth grade. That was also the year Lucia Wootton became a member of our class. By 1948 we were sixth graders. This was the year we moved from the West Building to the East Building. At the halfway point in our school lives we numbered twenty. Mrs. Schaefer was our home room teacher while Miss Thrapp taught us two subjects. That year we got our first taste of study halls and moving from class to class. From this time on we were treated more or less as high school students. In the seventh grade our home room teacher was Miss Thrapp. From this point on we had several teachers each year and I will only record the home room teacher. This year our curriculum broadened. Some of the boys played on the junior high basketball team. In the eigth grade our teacher was Mr. Wheaton and our home room was the study hall. That year john Howe added his name to our class roll. This year too, members of the class sang in the junior high boys', girls' and mixed choruses. At the end of that year we numbered twenty-one. Eleven remained with us to be graduated. The year 1951 we were finally greenies . Now we chose our subjects and branched out into the various fields of leaming. In high school our class entered the various fields of activity such as speech and dramatics, vocal music and band, the school newspaper, athletics, the student council, and clubs. We were outstanding, if we may boast a little, in speech, dramatics and music. Our home room teacher was Miss Fitzgerald. In our sophomore year some of us served on the annual staff. The experience gained there helped us this year. The home room teacher was Mr. Quaintance. Our junior year was one of our biggest. That year we had charge of the concession stand at the basketball games. Our class play, Three Blind Dates , was a big success. This year we worked on our prom. Its theme was Deep Purple . The orchestra was that of Hank Armentrout of Lima. Our teacher was Miss Stauffer. The big year finally arrived. We're seniors now and it's like sitting on top of the world. Although no annual was published in 1953 we are cpublishing one now. Again this year as in the past three, the seniors are con ucting an Easter chapel. We also presented a class play entitled Drums of Death . Our home room teachers are Miss Stauffer and Mr. Quaintance. I think the day I'll remember longest is commencement day. As I received my diploma, my mind drifted back to the September day when the shy first graders filed into school. These twelve years have gone fast for us seniors- too fast maybe-but they have been twelve happy ones. For this we seniors wish to thank our parents, our teachers, and our friends. C0mPlim9f't-9 vf Compliments of GILIQA GARAGE - - HARRY WEAVER Gilboa, 0hi0