Owensville High School - View Yearbook (Owensville, OH)

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History of Senior Class of 1951 It was September and a particularly eventful dayg the first day of school for June Marcus, Betty Brunner, Vera Mae Snider, Mary Jean Schill, Vernon Rapp, Charles Sovereign, Charles Rogers, and a set of twins, Betty and Bob Evans. These pioneer members of the class of '51 made an auspicious beginning. They proved themselves eager students and happy groups of noisy youngsters at re- cess. The school routine was broken by several excursions. One was an outing to the Cincinnati Zoo, another a visit to Fort Ancient. As the class added to its store of knowledge members were added too. Betty Lou Shepherd joined in the fourth grade and Mary Jean Schill left, then Joe Scott joined the class in the fifth grade. Ray Holland, Roy Keenan and Lenny Part- in came in the sixthg Vernon Wagner, Donald Ramsey, Robert Breving and Don Rumpke in the eighth. When the class completed the first lap of its educational journey and entered the first year of high school, Sylvia Sch- wemberger, Clara Heikenfeld, Virginia Carpenter, Donald Werring, and Robert Hawk became members and we were all initiated in a hilarious evening soon after. It seemed only a short time until mid- year exams lent a solemn finish to the half year of work and play in the fresh- man room, It was soon spring and the end of that eventful year. The following September, 1948, all these same students returned and also- a newcomer, Jeanne lmbus. Everyone arranged his schedule and was sobn in the swing of school life again. It was in this year that we sponsored a dance, 'The Snowflake Whirl' and also gave an assembly skit under the efficient super- vision of Mrs. Corbett. As we saw and heard the juniors and seniors busily mak- ing plans for Commencement and for the Junior-Senior Prom, we realized more fully that the following years were to be the most eventful ones. In the fall of 1949 all these students were the juniors and ready to start the year. We all studied U, S. History this year under Mr. Evans and learned how this country was founded and grew into the most productive nation that it is, and what great men shaped its destiny. In this year we sold refreshments at the basketball games. Under the expert di- rection of Mrs. Lohrer we presented our C1855 Play 'Quiet Everybody which kept us very busy for a while and the proceed: of which were our main income. We se- lected our class rings too. It was the year of 1949 and 1950 that Owensville Basket- ball Team advanced to third place in the county. The climax of the year was reach- ed at the Junior-Senior Banquet in the spring and formal dance that evening in our new auditorium. In the senior year we came to school with a new feeling of importance and proudly took possession of the senior class-room, It was then that we were happy to welcome Mary Jean Schill back to our class. This year we went Shakespearean and Mrs. Lohrer took us to 'Macbeth' and then to Haxnlet after we studied them in Literature. Along with our new senior confidence ca.rne added responsibilities, such as the preparation of our annual and the editing of our monthly school paper under the able di- rection of Mrs. Geddes, and the prepa- ration of the class play. The memory of our high school days will ever revert to our Thursday Folk Dances when under Mr. Lemon's skill- ful guidance many of us were taught the fundamentals of square dancing. This foundation will stand us in good stead, and to Mr. Lemon we say sincerely, Thank you ll As June approaches our feelings are mixed. Our carefree happy school days will be behind us. These golden days replete with memories of teachers and classmates have brought us a deeper understanding of life, coupled witha will- ingness and the ability to share our treasures, School days, dear old golden rule days! And the goal of all our en- deavors--commencement, the beginning of future glories for the Class of 1951.

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VERA MAE SNIDER 0sca.r Activities: Glee Club I,2,3g Chorus 1,2,3g F.H.A. 3,4g Class Play 3g Hawk Staff 4g Annual Staff 4gReporter for newspaper 4. CHARLES SOVEREIGN Charlie Activities: Basketball I g Volleyball 3: Track 3g F.F.A. 1,z,3,4g Class Play 35 Chorus I, 2.3: Class Officer 2: An- nual staff 4. VERNON WAGNER Fuzz Activities: Class Officer 2: Chorus I, 2g F.F.A. 1,23 Track 1,2,3,4g Base- b all I , 2, 3, 4: Basketball I, 2, 3,43 Class Play 35 Hawk Staff 3,4g Annual staff 45 O. Club 3,4. DONALD WERRING NDOH.. Activities: Chorus I,2,3g Basketball 1,2,3g Baseball 3,45 F.F.A. I,2,4i Class Play 3. 11

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S., .v 1- 01. 4' X , 1 ,,, - J-,A - xx E: A Q t i H ' lv'-13 L ' A 4 k at -T-'Eg 'g-Q.-23 li ' 'df A Glimpse Into The Crystal Ball One day as I was sitting reminiscing about my school days, which I loved truly, I thought since I hadn't seen my school mates for five years that I would take a glimpse into the crystal ball and see a few of my friends. My first look took me to Cincinnati, where I saw a few of my school mates. First I saw Virginia Carpenter and her husband, They are very happily married. As I go alittle deeper into the crystal ball it takes me to the University of Cincinnati in the boys locker room where I see Coach Donald Werring telling one of his star players, Robert Breving, some new plays in basketball. As we come closer to our home town we hit Batavia, where I see BettyBrunner is working as a secretary for Vernon Wagner, Attorney of Law. Finally I see Owensville appearing be- fore my eyes and it takes me to the Owens- ville Fair Grounds, where Vernon Rapp is riding as the world's greatest daredevil, and .Tune Marcus is selling tickets for the Merry-Go-Round. While I was trying to find some more of my friends in the crystal ball, I heard a knock on the door. As I opened the door it was the postman, but it was not the same one that usually delivers. To my amaze- ment it was my old school mate Joe Scott. I asked him in for a while and we started reminiscing about a few of our friends, He told me that Donald Ramsey was pastor of the Baptist Church in Owensville. He also said that Vera Mae Snider and Lenny Partin were singing as a duet team on the Milton Berle Show. After he left I went back to my crystal ball and I saw that we had finally come to Hollywood where Don- ald Rumpke was now taking Eddie Cantor's place on television, After the broadcast we followed Donald to the control room where he metRoy Keenan, one of the con- trol engineers. While in California we stopped at San Francisco's Naval Base, where we saw Admiral Robert Evans, training a group of recruits. As my attention rolled toward home once more we stopped at Kansas City, to see the sign saying 'Schwemberger Slaughtering Houses. We went in to find Sylvia as the president of the company. While talking to her I was told that in Illinois there was one of the largest coon farms in the United States, managed by Raymond Holland. After leaving this part of Illinois, we went to Chicago to the State Fair where Charles Rogers was starring as Champ- ion Bicycle Rider in the United States, During our stay at the fair we heard a great deal of noise and seeing a sign that read Head of Baby Sitters Union, I started in to investigage. Much to my sur- prise there sat Clara Heikenfeld with a group of children sitting around her. While in Chicago the Opera, Carmen, was playing at the Music Hall starring Jeanne Ixnbus. Drifting back home we went to the Cincinnati Gardens where the main event was the ladies championship wrestling match with Mary Jean Schill against Betty Shepherd. As the crystal ball was making its last trip around, it brought us back to the Owensville School where Betty Evans was presiding as principal and Charles Sover- eign taking over as the coach. Now we shall put the crystal ball away for another five years until we can take an- other glimpse into the years to come.