Ottawa Hills High School - Mesasa Yearbook (Ottawa Hills, OH)

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When the senlors got together the other rught at one of the1r notor1ous Tuesday partles before very long they fell to rem1n1sc1ng Remember the t1me when opened every sentence for almost everyone could enter 1nto the conversatlon w1th a cherlshed memory or two of h1s own Remember the t1me 1n the slxth grade when Iohn n1e Balley rlgged up that water bomb ln a wlndow on the second floor and scored a dlrect h1t on Mrs Harr? By the tlme she arr1ved upstalrs to punlsh h1m however all l1fe had dlsappeared and the culprxt was never apprehended Remember the tunes 1n the lower grades when we used to play socker at noon after school and 1n fact any trme we could? Remember when Ilnny and Dottle used to f1ght over Dave Shaffer and would cry brtter tears 1f they weren t chosen on h1s team? The dog used to take turns one day hnny would be the chosen the next day Dottle Remember 1n the seventh grade when the gxrls and do you remember how mad she was when she came back 1n the room and found everyone yelllng at everyone else? In kmdergarten 1t always seemed that Buddy Stevens and Ronny F1sher were always be1ng put 1n the corner because of conduct unbecomlng two young gentlemen Remember our nap tlmes fthe only t1me when the glrls could gossip wlthout too much 1nterference from the boysl how we loved Mrs Thompson to play the DIQTIOIP Who w1ll ever forget our Pubhc Speakrng As sembly g1ven the year after we h1t the h1gh school? Don Colenback Dave Shaffer and Dave Mebane dressed 1n those I'1d1C1llOUS outf1ts danc 1ng and struttmg around as the Andrew Slsters Clark Freddle and Ioe were W1lly and Lemon and the1r shapely g1rl fnend Pansy I1mmy Ham way was Gorgeous George and Fraser was a bal lerma' Remember Sld and h1s beaut1ful p1ece of sculpture? And Bob Scher as a news commen Y had Just dlscovered how to knock out each other? Mr Ater never knew why Iudy was late to class The answer was slmple We had knocked her out m the lavatory the bell had rung and we had all hurrted back to the room leavlng Iudy qulte alone on the cold t1le floor Remember 1n the thtrd grade when Mrs Ander son went to M9XlCO and brought back for her llttle cherubs Cusl C?l some httle ptggy banks to save our pennles 1n She was our favorlte teacher but MISS Smtth ran a very close second Remember when we had that class party out at Walbndge Park whlch was ln realxty a shower for her s1nce she was to get marrled very soon? Remember how happy she was? We used to get Mrs W1ll1GIHS to make her come up to the oftlce so that she wouldn t 'n the room when we dtscussed our plans for Jarty The meetmgs always ended 1n bedlam tator and how Corky Meckler carr1ed along the show as M C ? Poor Mr Fontatne W1ll he ever recover from our French class? We were the class IH whlch the red F s were trled out land successfully l mrght add? for the flrst tlme No one haa ever been thrown out of h1s class for f1ve years untll he h1t the class of 52 We regret be1ng so much trouble but we know that we shall remember la classe de Francals pour un longue vez to come fl seem to have forgotten the language alreadyl When the semors get QOIHQ they are l1kely to talk all mght and these few tales are but a wee part of those that have been told over and over agaln P1ty they aren t all pnntable We have had a complete though trymg career at Ottawa Hrlls Oh I almost forgot Remember when . . ' . H . - J. 1 1 1 , ' ' 1 ' I I I I 1 ' , , 1 , . . I 9 7 -v P' 1 5 X 5 : J . L' tt, , A ' 1 .- V 'fr 'H' S P ,V , ,. A - . . iff' I , y 1 f ' - fv f, y 1 , ,. v .. Q 3 . 1 L 4 , , AL: . i ,T ,A ,z . . ,, ., . , 1 I I . . , . v - ' 1 . , , . 1 - . . 1 ' , , ' 1

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Fi M QA I A-, .tt-+ fl .A OFFICERS Ioe Duifey sergeant at arms Bob Fraser treasurer Rocky lurst prestdent Imny Beck vtce presxdent Sally Ashley secretary E IOR CLASS The graduatmg class of Ottawa Htlls nas completed rts last year wrth hrglr scholasttc achtevement and fme school Splfll Under the able leadersh1p of 1ts presrdent Rocky Furst the class undertook the tmal busmess and detarls that sen1ors encounter rn the1r last year The senlor play was chosen and was brrlllantly cast wlth Don Colenback and Sally Ashley playmg the trtle rol s The play was well recelved by the publlc of Gttawa Hrlls and all agreed that 1t was one of the best The Mesasa publxcatlon was by far the largest prolect undertaken by the senlor class Headed by tts edrtor Corky Meckler and hnanced by the busmess accomphshment ot the book The class as a whole has left the soctal t v tres ber Busy Nt work at school and at home the class dld not have an abundan e o a tre though there were many get togethers The socral calendar b came qurte a brg thmg nearrng the end ot the year There were many large graauat and oronr partles sponsored by some of the parents of the class Slmple frrends and smcerrty marked the year as the class roug t tfrrougr the months Truly they worked and played as one havmg more 'un domg 1' than many of those before them ,kg - ' , ' f ' j P X - E , 5 , , staff headed by Sid Davis, nearly every member had work to do in the . - ' . ac.i 1' Hmd. Y nh ' ' , T c fo r cs, ' . i l . . 9 T , ' ' . ' ICYL . ' ' -hip ' ' . . M ' f h 1 A

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The Last Will And Testament Of The Class Of 1952 We the sen1or class of Ottawa H1lls I-hgh School belng of unsound mznds and bodles and possess 1ng an unreasonable amount of 1ll1teracy do or da1n and estabhsh th1s our last w1ll and testament We have wrttten 1t upon our departure from the antlquated halls of our 1nst1tut1on of leam1ng DIC turesquely sltuated amtd the absence of evergreen trees on Evergreen Road Here for four years we have to1led and strazned never losmg s1ght of the goal so prom1nently placed 1n front of us our graduatlon For the dramat1c product1ons 1n the future Sally Ashley has consented to leave her dramat1c tastes and g1ft for m1m1cry After much d1scuss1on and del1berat1on Frank N1colI has bequeathed h1s fab ulous collectlon of used l1ght bulbs and colored lenses to future l1ght1ng commlttees Plays w1ll be better than ever Slnce the Class of 1052 has always lxked to argue we have found many members of th1s 1llus tr1ous group who are w11l1ng to leave the1r respec t1ve debatrng talents to future Publ1c Speakers Donald Patr1ck Henry Heydt has found several of h1s res1gnat1ons from var1ous student organ1zat1ons and also h1s powerful speak1ng VOICG wh1ch have both been left 1n the care of Mr Brown who has promlsed not to damage them Wlth a tear 1n h1s eye Don Colenback has turned over h1s We Want Wllkle p1n to h1s brother 1n hopes that the Colenback trad1t1on w1ll be carr1ed through to a To any future Robert Brownmgs 1n our school Bob Wh1tman Scher leaves h1s poet1c l1cense and sl1ghtly chewed penc1l For even more future prom1se 1n the f1eld of creat1ve Wflllnq Terry Bolles morbtd but fasc1nat1ng allegor1es have been hldden 1n a cupboard 1n room 211 May the r1ght person fmd them Hank Morrls Bones Hamway and B111 Mercer have pooled the1r resources and have come up w1th two sl1ghtly used barney nobs several DIGCGS of chrome one rather dented but st1ll usable fen der and seventeen spotl1ghts An assorted collecnon of shoulder pads knee guards and old football Jerseys has been left 1n the locker room for future Green Arrows Ioe Duffey Bob Fraser and Tom DGV1lb1SS are the ma1n donators of these wondrous oblects It 1S fervently hoped that these 1tems w1ll be used as effect1vely 1n the future as they have been pre v1ously Ronny Means and Buddy Stevens the posses sors of natural look1ng waves and curls have been preva1led upon to leave the1r shghtly used TOH1 Home Permanent Sets and var1ous wave set solu t1ons IH the care of Mr Barber It has been rumored that Mr Barber 1S plann1ng to conduct a hatr beaut1fy1ng course for future stra1ghtha1red Junrors The reputat1on of the Class of 1952 1n mat ters of romance has been taken care of by Clark Ashley and a few other sen1or boys who prefer to rema1n anonymous Clarks lxttle black book and famous l1ne have been left for safe keep1ng IH locker 2000 Thrs wellf1lled locker also con ta1ns Rocky Fursts Rudolph Valent1ne prof1le and knowrng look a few of B1lly Blacks old PhYS1CS papers and h1s loud and contagious laugh Bob Frasers West Po1nt strut also h1s Twenty Lessons m French Pronunclcmon S1d Dav1s southern accent and well remembered remarks and the Ford 1n Freddre Reese s future Patty Adams has left several cashmeres and var1ous other art1cles of clothmg ID the closet 1n the home ec room to be used by anyone else who wants to look as 1f she has Just stepped out of the pages of Vogue To th1s cause Pat Felt1s has donated several W1d9 leather belts S129 18 Pat has also left her well remembered g1ggle to Mr Fonta1ne who knows what to do wlth 1t An old f1l1ng cab1net has been placed 1n the offlce for the use of any struggl1ng underclass men For the benef1t of these pathet1c 1nd1v1duals Nanc1e Howe has g1ven a collect1on of shghtly used French and Latln papers Under Old Core Themes and Book Reports Corky Meckler has left h1s 1n hopes that other hard work1ng sen1ors may procure A s from Mr Sattler Although future part1es w1ll lack the spark onlv the sen1or class has been able to QIVG off Dott1e Marks Iudy Churchman and PGQCJY Fuller have left the1r h1lar1ous stones and contaglous laughs to anyone w1sh1ng to have a successful party K1rk Cole and Sue Pope pooled the1r assets one able to spare a pa1r of Jodphurs a pa1r of r1d1ng boots and one saddle e1ther Enghsh or Western style W1th th1s outstand1ng beg1nn1ng 1t 1S hoped some sort of r1d1ng group w1ll be establ1shed someday SUZ19 Holtzman Dee Lau Sally Husted and llnny Beck have left the1r Saturday morn1ng treks over to the Colony d1str1ct and downtown to anyone else who doesnt l1ke to sleep late Saturdays poor souls For the wardrobes of future Ottawa H1lls men Dave Shaffer has g1ven seven pa1rs of h1s most beaut1fully patterned argyle socks W1lbur Brown has left those famous glow pants and Ronny Flsher b queathed a few cashmeres Take 1t easy men Gtve the ladles a chance MGICIG Scott has thought her w1ll over and has f1nally dec1ded to leave her ach1ng feet and sales lady sm1le to any other person who wants to make some easy money A word to the wlse 1t 1snt that easy' As a whole the Class of 1952 leaves her zest for hav1ng fun her sparkle her love for l1fe and l1berty her Tuesday part1es her fun lovzng and frrendly nature to Ottawa H1115 H1gh School When you galn that coveted pr1v1lege of walkmg upon that Arrowhead ID the lower hall remem ber who has walked there before Remember the1r faces laugh1ng at part1es or stra1n1ng for Mr Me1er 1n an echo1ng empty gym or remember the1r serlous faces lost 1n thought as they pursue an adult subJect m one of the1r bull SGSSIOHS But remember them they ll not forget you' I ' I I dramatic finish at Ottawa Hills. early morn in the stable, and have both 'been , , ' I I ' : ' , ' , . 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