Perry High School - Treasure Chest Yearbook (Perry, OH)

Text from Pages 1 - 56 of the 1944 volume:

SOUVENIR W44 Published by THE SENIOR CLASS of PERRY HIGH SCHOOL Perry, Ohio DEDICATION We, the seniors, are thankful for the hoys in the uniform of our country—thankful that there are Americans who are willing to give up their homes to fight so that classes like ours may continue to graduate and to take their places in a democratic society. To these, we, the class of 1944 dedicate this Souvenir. BACK ROW: Mr. Sahli, supervisor; Beverly Morse, Marian Vanderveer, Dolly Johnson, Mary Spiesman. FRONT ROW: Lawrence Brewster, Maxine Bittles, Wayland Tenkku. NOT PICTURED: Ruth Tribby. SOUVENIR) STAFF In the past years it has been a custom for the senior class of P.H.S. to publish an annual. Last year the senior class thought they would not be able to sponsor an annual because.of the conditions of the times. However, the '44 seniors assume the responsibility of publishing the best one conditions will permit. Editor............ Assistant Editor.. Business Manager Sales Publicity.. Advertisements Photography....... Sports............. Typist............. W ay land Tenkku ......Dolly Johnson .......Ruth Tribby Beverly Morse Mary Spiesman Maxine Bittles Lawrence Brewster Marian Vanderveer The rest of the class is distributed among these different committees. --------o-------- May this book, like a friend, become more valuable as the years go by. BACK ROW: Mr. Grafton Patterson, Mr. Sam Nixon, Mr. Harvey Poulson. FRONT ROW: Mr. John R. Williams, Mrs. Gladys Coppock, Mrs. Aliene Jones Mr. R. G. Few. BOAED OF EDUCATION The Board of Education has spent many hours working for a better place in which we may receive our school training. They take care of the business and approve the management of the school program. They seldom receive the thanks they deserve for their services to us and to the community as a whole. R. G. FEW PRINCIPAL Throughout our high school experiences Mr. Few has guided our thoughts and our actions with kindly advise. His quiet, sympathetic, and understanding ways have won for him much respect from the entire student body. —4— BACK ROW: Mr. Yant, Mr. Stirm, Mrs. Freed, Mr. Hawkins, Mr. Sahli. FRONT ROW: Miss Skidmore, Mrs. Corwin, Mrs. Hawkins, Mr. Few, principal, Mrs. Few, Miss Ganschow. Mrs. Morton. FACULTY Mr. Sahli Aeronautics Geometry Advanced Math. World History Mr. Stirm Science Biology Chemistry Mrs. Hawkins Music Mrs. Morton Eighth Grade Am. History Am. Government Sociology Miss Ganschow Home Economics Mr. Yant Agriculture Mr. Hawkins Manual Training Physical Education Athletics Mrs. Corwin Seventh Eighth Grades Mrs. Freed Physical Education Miss Skidmore English I II Am. Literature Eng. Literature Latin I II Mrs. Few Commercial Speech Mr. Few Superintendent The faculty has guided us through the problems of our school life with words of wisdom and concern. They have helped us correct our mistakes and attain our achievements in molding the characters which will soon make up a part of the citizenry of our country. We wish to take this opportunity to thank them for the patient and skillful guidance they have shown us. o Schoolhouses are the Republican line of fortifications. —Horace Mann. -5- TIME MARCHES ON September 7—Students anxiously enter the school to see if the war has made a shortage of teachers. October 22—New decorations, new ideas displayed as sophomores sponsor the first dance of the year. October 29—N.E.O.T.A.—Ask any junior if it wasn't a good night for post-office. November 11—Speech class play— Let Me Come Back. November 12—Good food—good speeches—as the annual football banquet is held. November 18—Teachers have business meeting in Mentor—afternoon off. November 19—Popular Lloyd Averill brings Rita Hayworth to the junior dance. November 23—Thanks to the literature class—we have a school paper. November 24—Thanksgiving Assembly. November 25—Thanksgiving Day—Everyone stuffed including the turkey. November 29— Topper Takes a Trip —Even our entertainment is affected by the war. December 17—Senior class sponsors White Christmas dance—lots of fun for everyone. December 23—Last big event of 1943. Some seemed to find the meat of the Christmas Luncheon none too tender; however, it really was a swell meal. January 12—Gym is the scene of the junior party. Mr. Stirm displays great athletic ability. February 10—Honor and remembrances of great men bom in February was presented by the lower floor under the direction of Mr. and Mrs. Hawkins. February 10—Howard Kroener, who recently left for the Air Corps is guest of honor at class party. February 16—Scholarship Banquet—Case President speaks. February 18—Juanita Helmkee crowned queen of the Firemen's Ball February 22—Thanks to Washington, no school. March 3—Speech class sponsors play— The Doctor Has a Daughter. March 10—Bruised knees and sore joints displayed as result of senior skating party. March 11— Scholarship tests given at Harvey—and they were far from easy. March 18—Senior girls and sophomore boys walk away with basketball trophies as the result of two evenings' play. March 24—Ambitious eighth graders sponsor March Hop—clever ideas and decorations. March 31—Speech class has party at Jerry and Bert's. March 31—Boxing show. April 7-11—Spring fever is in the air as school closes for its annual spring vacation. April 21—Mrs. Hawkins presents to the onlookers a real spring festival_with each grade doing its part. April 28—Spring dance is given by the seventh grade. May 13—Junior-senior prom—good crowd even if the men have gone to war. May 19—Class night—change from usual—minstrel show. May 24—Exams swing into position—last attempt for final victory. May 26—Commencement—final victory. —6— SENIORS WAYLAND TENKKU “Good looks, a will and a way.” Football 4, basketball 4, baseball 4 (captain), varsity club 3 (president), scholarship club 8 (v. president), student council 2 (secretary), class president 1, glee club 1. RUTH TRIBBY “The future lies ahead.” Scholarship club 2, silver P, glee club 3, class treasure 1, class v. president 1. LUCILLE BREWSTER “A little play along with work.” Scholarship club 2, student council 1 (secretary), class secretary 1. AVELDA JOHNSON “Step by step to reach her goal.” Scholarship club 2, silver P, national honor 2, glee club 2, student council 1 (president), class president 1, class v. president 2. MAXINE BITTLES “A little bit independent.” Student council 1 (secretary), band 3, orchestra 3, glee club 4. BEVERLY MORSE Her smile is like a sunny day.” Glee club 1, student council 1. LAWRENCE BREWSTER A man is his own master.” Football 3 (captain), basketball 4, baseball 4, glee club 1, varsity club 2. JUANITA IIELMKEE “A truly worth-while girl.” Queen of the Firemen’s Ball, glee club 3. MARY SPIESMAN “I was born to talk, so talk I must.” MATTIE BROWN “She’s everybody’s friend.” Glee club 2. —8— SENIORS ROGER SEITH “One who believes in himself.” Football 4, basketball 4, baseball 4, varsity club 3, silver P, band 3, orchestra 3, glee club 1, student council 1. CATHERINE SWEET “I’m not as bashful as I look.” Glee club 4, class treasurer 1. SHIRLEY JONES “A certain quiet sweetness.” Glee club 2. JEAN HAUSCH “She loves to live and lives to love.” Glee club 4, class secretary 2. EDITH KING “Life is short, but so am I.” Orchestra 3, glee club 4. JAMES SECOR “Jollity and fair play makes a good sport.” Football 1, basketball 4 (captain), baseball 4, glee club 1, varsity club 2. LORETTA JONES “Tis the quiet people who do the work.” Glee club 1. HERTHA POHTO “On wings of song.” Scholarship club 1, glee club 4, student council 1. RICHARD ROATH “School would be all right if it weren’t for the work.” Glee club 1, class president 1, silver P, student council 2. MARIAN VANDERVEER “Her frankness is an asset.” —9— SENIORS PATRICIA BROWN “Wishing will make it so.” Scholarship club 1, glee club 2, student council 1, class v. president 1. ROBERT ROBINSON “The Army got a good man.” Class treasurer 1, football 1. MILLIE BEACH “The mildest manner, the gentlest heart.” HOWARD KROENER “He’s flying high.” Football 2, varsity club 1. PHYLLIS HULL “Nothing is achieved without enthusiasm.” ALWAYS A WAY There is always a way to rise, my lad, Always a way to advance, But the road that leads to Mount Success Does not pass by the way of Chance; It goes through the stations Work and Strife, Through the valley of Persevere, And the man that succeeds while others fail Must be willing to pay most dear. For there's always a way to fail, my lad, Always a way to slide, And the men you find at the foot of the hill All sought for an easy ride. So on and up, though the road be rough, And the storms come thick and fast; There is room at the top for the fellow who tries, And victory comes at last. —Richard Burton —10— SENIOPo CLASS HISTOEY As May draws near and we stand ready to complete our high school education, we look back over the years we have spent at P.H.S. and memories come to us. In September '32 ,we were just beginning the twelve years that now are almost over. That first year we were guided and taught our A, B, C's by Miss Helen. Then came Miss Margaret, whom we had in the second and fourth. She taught us our reading, writing, and arithmetic. The Jones sisters joined us in the fourth grade. After we had learned the work of the primary grades, we went on to Mrs. Champion's room for more education. This was the year that Richard Roath came to our class from Leroy. Our sixth grade year brought out above other things our talent in music, for this was the year our girls' sextet got its start, thanks to Mrs. Fisher. Three of our classmates came during this year, Edith, Patty, and Hertha. Our first half of school was over; so it was on to junior high. This was a real change for us. The teachers were numerous, the schedule looked like a checker board and our class was the largest it had ever been. Everyone of us was roaming about with books in one hand and schedule in the other. We can thank Mrs. Corwin for helping us learn how to behave on the upper floor, but this confusion only lasted a few weeks. Millie Beach came to Perry to join us that year. In the eighth grade Juanita came to our class to add to our number. Our boys were becoming great athletes by playing on the junior high team. During our freshman year we became really well known. Everybody blamed the freshmen for everything. But we didn't mind because we were winning more fame—the boys in sports, the girls in music. Mickey was our new member that year. The girls journeyed to Columbus and really showed they could sing. Remember girls, that trip sponsored by Mr. Porsch? In our sophomore year almost the only thing for which we received recognition was that we published Perry Highlights, and we still kept up our standards in sports, music, and scholarship. Our junior year really was full of fun and excitement of all kinds. That year our girls won the trophy for the inter-class tournament. We got our class rings with the letter P in the center and 1944 on the side, which became the symbol of our class. Then came our junior-senior prom, which was held on that beautiful evening in May. It was a real success we think. This marked the end of a memorable year, too. And then we were ready for our senior year. At last our senior year that we had looked for from the day we started twelve years ago! Certainly it has been a busy year with our annual, school paper, the Peri-Scope, commencement, and graduation, but we have enjoyed it. Our girls won the trophy again this year and we are justly proud of it. Now that the time has come it is hard to leave P.H.S. All of us in the senior class of '44 can say that we have sincerely enjoyed school and hope that we maintained the high standard of Perry school. —11— BACK ROW: Mr. Stirm, Ralph Breniser, Leonard Felix. SECOND ROW: Lois Green, Kenneth Sanders, Ralph Pohto, Lloyd Averill, Ray Covell, Peggy Hevesy. FRONT ROW: Joyce Coppock, Harriet Burkholder, Erma Norris, Ann Lefeloc, Nina Stinchcomb, Phyllis Frye, Emma Lou Spiesman. NOT PICTURED: Gordon Densmore. JUNIORS Most junior classes are rather active because of the necessity for raising money to arrange the junior-senior prom, and this year's juniors have been as active as any of the others for they have sponsored a sweater hop and a few dances after basketball games. They also have sold peanuts at some of the football and basketball games, and as usual have had movies at the noon hour. The junior class has lost a few students this year. Those who have withdrawn are Rudy Kobza, Robert Clark, Reed Clark, Sara Burnett, and Leonard Felix. Felix has been drafted since the picture was taken. If this continues, there will only be a few girls to graduate next year. Junior officers are: President...................................... Lloyd Averill Vice-president........................................... Ann Lefeloc Secretary.................................Nina Stinchcomb Treasurer ...................................Joyce Coppock Student Council ..................................Ray Covell Leonard Felix, Peggy Hevesy, Emma Lou Spiesman —12— BACK ROW: William Orosz, Richard Warren, Dean Christian, Robert Cone, Robert Brewster, Norman Droese, Clifford Bunnell, Jack Carter. SECOND ROW: Steve Ach, Martha Szaniszlo, Lenora Coveil, Rosmary Giffen, LaVern Gedeon, Mary Christian, Norma Long, Charles Robinson. FRONT ROW: Mary Bown, Ruth Frary, Janet Densmore, Mrs. Few, Elizabeth Horvath, Betty Murray. SOPHOMOEES The sophomores were successful on the basketball floor in the interclass tournament by beating the seniors by a fairly good margin. They have added to the social life of the school by sponsoring a bam dance and the Missouri Fox Hunters. The officers of the 1943-44 sophomores are: President....................... Richard Warren Vice-president....................Martha Szaniszlo Secretary and Treasurer.........Clifford Bunnell Student Council............Norma Long, Jack Carter -------o-------- Farmer Droese: 'Tve got a freak on my farm. It's a two legged calf. Mr. McCormack: Yes, I know. He came over to call on my daughter last night. Miss Skidmore: Write a sentence using 'Notwithstanding'. Jack Carter: Dad wore out the seat of his pants, but not with standing. —13— BACK ROW: Stanley Harris, Raymond Tenkku, Alfred Safick, David Brown, Richard Neubert, Michael Spiesman, Manley Pierce, Roy Breniser. THIRD ROW: Donald King, Ray Shears, James Ernst, Irene McCormick, Marian Chapman, Randall Brewster, Larry Havlick, Richard Elliott. SECOND ROW: Fraulyn Proctor, Nancy Haas, Florence Goske, Gene Lawrence, Carol Green, Jessie Johnson, Shirley Lutz. FRONT ROW: Fannie Caudell, Evelyn Bittig, Delpha Taylor, Mrs. Freed, Dora Frary, Gertrude Bittig, Jacqueline Brewster. NOT PICTURED: Tom Tribby, Robert Densmore, Peter Burkholder, Betty Ed- wards, Richard Bunnell. FRESHMEN The ninth graders in trying to adjust themselves to the faster pace of senior high school activities have found little time to sponsor activities of their own. Names of the Officers are: President Alfred Safick Vice-president Florence Goske Secretary Nancy Haas Student Council Marian Chapman, Manley Pierce --------o------ The senses of animals and birds, explained Mr. Stirm in science class, are usually more fully developed than in man. Can you, Alfred, name a creature which sees better than a man? An eagle, sir. Quite right. And now Randy, name something that smells better than man. A rose, sir. —14— BACK ROW: Alex Horvath, Vernon Morse, Robert Frey, Donald Vanderveer, Gilbert Smith, James Lemon, Ramon Taft, Bert Edwards, Edward Drews, John Neylon, Robert Barto, Roger Smith. THIRD ROW: Donald Carter, James Long, William Hyde, Eloise Tikka, Mrs. Morton, Lois Urso, Cherry VonLehmdon, David Hahlen, Arthur Kangas, Howard Acker. SECOND ROW: Barbara Peterson, Virginia Harding, Marie Brindza, Joan Breniser, Betty Taylor, Patricia Maki, Inez Shook, Cynthia Casler, Clara Heath, Jean Few. FRONT ROW: Corinne Noskoski, Donna Sanders, Anna Mae Mattice, Joyce Lutz. Marjorie Sweet, Pauline Steele, Aleene Haines, Nancy Craine, Anna Mae Kucera. NOT PICTURED: John McQueary, Alonzo Nichols. EIGHTH GRADE The eighth grade has been striving all year to be first in anything that is of a competitive nature, and have done so in almost everything. They have received a globe for having the highest percentage of parents in the P.T.A.; they were the first class to attain their stamp and bond goal, and they have contributed the most to the Junior Red Cross. Besides all this, they sponsored a dance in March. Names of • officers are President........ Vice-president... Secretary Student Council.. Gilbert Smith Joan Breniser Jean Few Donald Carter Joan Breniser --------o------- Mrs .Morton: What inspired the old time pioneers to set forth in their covered wagons?, Jim Lemons: Maybe they didn't want to wait thirty years for a train. —15— BACK ROW: Robert Brown, Robert Rought, Howard Frye, Forrest Parker, Robert Hilborn, Bernie Smith, Gail King, Robert Watson, Willard Jones, Roy Burkholder, Fred Booth, Lee Ross, Randall Smith, Walter Brown, John Pierce, Mervin Crofoot. THIRD ROW: Charles Jones, Frederick Helmkee, Lloyd LeBaron, Cele Copperman, Aletha Taft, Mary Ilardi, Alverda Kurtz, Vera Winters, Susanne Coffman, Mary Williams, Lila Skinner, Denver Raines, William Nichols, Keith Thompson. SECOND ROW: Grace Bittig, Grace Hulett, Charlotte Rigby, Charlotte Bunnell, Lorraine Robinson, Evelyn Shaffer, Mary Heath, Marjorie Shepard, Franklin Brewster, William Gleason, Duane Pier, Douglas Gedeon, David Spiesman. FRONT ROW: Elaine Simmons, June Brown, Norma Arnet, Mrs. Corwin, Pearl Szekely, Pauline Harris, Berdina Kangas, Pauline Bollus. SEVENTH GRADE We congratulate the Seventh Grade for the activities they have contributed to the social life of Perry High School. They have sponsored a very fine dance and should receive much credit for sponsoring the Red Cross drive. In the study hall which is their home room they have worked steadfastly and heartily decorating the blackboards with illustrations from the books, The Shadow of the Pine and The Secret Garden. Names of the officers are: President............................................ Mary Williams Vice-president.................................John Pierce Secretary-Treasurer...................... Berdina Kangas Student Council Robert Hilborn, Cele Copperman —16— Dolly Johnson, seated, and Mrs. Morton, the advisor, standing. NATIONAL HONOR. SOCIETY The National Honor Society is a honorary organization taking no active part in the social life of the school. The members are chosen by the teachers who have to take into consideration, leadership, scholarship, character, and service. Virginia Hietenan was also chosen as a member of the society last year but has moved to Madison since then. The names of the students who are to be new members this year will be announced at the awards assembly at the close of the school year. --------o--------- Character building begins in our infancy and continues until death—Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt. --------o--------- What is becoming in behavior is honorable, and what is honorable is becom ing.—Cicero. --------o-------- To seek for the truth, for the sake of knowing the truth, is one of the noblest objects a man can live for.—Dean Inge. —19— BACK ROW: Wayland Tenkku, Lucille Brewster, Dolly Johnson, Dean Christian. FRONT ROW: Mrs. Morton, Gene Lawrence, Joyce Coppock, Martha Szaniszlo. SCHOLARSHIP CLUB This year's Scholarship Club is unusually small with only eight members. Last year's club which was much larger had Joyce Coppock as president and Wayland Tenkku as vice-president. Each mid-semester the club is reorganized. In the first semester, last year's Scholarship Club reorganized and began a program to encourage enthusiasm of more study among the students. They sponsored an assembly and pointed out the necessity of study for the postschool life, and also to encourage the students to become qualified for the Scholarship Club. Only the pupils with B-|- or higher average are admitted to the club. An improvement roll was created to promote more interest and a plaque was made for the class with the highest scholastic average to make competition for better grades. The Scholarship Club of this year attended the annual Lake County Scholarship Banquet whch was held in Mentor. The club has reorganized and has elected Martha Szaniszlo as president and Gene Lawrence as secretary and treasurer. They have planned regular meetings every Wednesday noon and have purchased pins for the National Honor Society. ■o- Learning is wealth to the poor, honor to the rich, and aid to the young, and a support and comfort to the aged.'' —20— BACK ROW: Manley Pierce, Ray Coveil, Wayland Tenkku, Richard Roath, Jack Carter. SECOND ROW: Don Carter, Joan Breniser, Peggy Hevesy, Dolly Johnson, Lucille Brewster, Robert Hilborn. FRONT ROW: Norma Long, Marian Chapman, Mrs. Few, Cele Copperman, Emma Lou Spiesman. STUDENT COUNCIL The Student Council is composed of two members from each home room in the high school except the junior and senior classes from which four members are chosen. This organization is for the purpose of representing the pupils and in working for the interest of the school as a whole. This year the Student Council has been very active. They undertook the planning of the Christmas Luncheon, sponsored a stamp and bond assembly, and set up a program of week-end entertainment for the high school. The organization was under the direction of Mrs. Few. The officers for the first semester were President........................ Vice-president................... Secretary-treasurer.............. The officers for the second semester President........................ Vice-president................... Secretary-treasurer ---------o— Few consider how much we are indebted to government because few can represent how wretched mankind would be without it. —Addison. .............Dolly Johnson ................Ray Coveil Wayland Tenkku are: .............Dolly Johnson ...............Jack Carter Lucille Brewster —21 STRENUOUS COOKING Mrs. Hawkins asked Coach to copy a radio recipe. He did his best and this is what he got: Hands on hips, place one cup of flour on shoulder, raise knees and depress toes; mix thoroughly in one-half teaspoon of baking powder, lower the legs and mash two hardboiled eggs in a sieve; exhale breath naturally and sift in a bowl. Attention! Lie flat on the floor and roll in the whites of two eggs backward and forward until it comes to a boil. In ten minutes remove from fire and rub smartly with a rough towel. Breathe naturally, dress in warm flannels and serve with tomato soup. ------------o--- An old lady kept a parrot which was always swearing. She could put up with this 'till Saturday, but on Sunday, she kept a cover over the cage— removing it on Monday morning. This prevented the parrot from swearing on Sunday. One Monday afternoon, she saw her minister coming toward the house, so she again placed the cover over the cage. As the reverend gentleman was about to step into the parlor, the parrot remarked: This has been a damn short week! ------------o--- Edith: (at LaFrayn's) May I help you with the soup? Dave: What do you mean, help me? I don't need any help. Edith: Sorry, from the sound I thought you might wish to be dragged ashore. -------o—-----—- Mrs. Stirm: (to absent-minded professor) Your hat is on the wrong way, dear. Mr. Stirm: How do you know which way I'm going? ------------o--- Bob said: Hello, Jim! Are you fishing? Jim replied: No, I'm drowning worms. ------------o--- Mrs. Sahli: I'm sure I heard a mouse squeak. Mr. Sahli: Well, do you want me to get up and oil it? ------------o--- Lloyd: How can I avoid falling hair? Charlie: Jump out of the way. ------------o--- Pat: Do men like talkative women or the other kind? Skip: What other kind? —22— BACK ROW: Mr. Sahli, Richard Warren, Richard Elliott, Roger Smith, John Pierce. FRONT ROW: Mrs. Morton, Mary Spiesman, LaVern Gedeon, Harriet Burkholder. BOND CAPTAINS In the purchase of war stamps and bonds this year, each room was given a definite goal to attain before the year ended. A goal of $30,000.00 was set for the entire school. We attained that goal a few weeks after the fourth War Loan Drive, with the lower floor purchasing a greater amount than the upper floor. Mr. Sahli has done very well as leader of the lower floor, with Mrs. Morton doing nearly as well as leader of the bond captains on the upper floor. The bond captains were elected by the members of their classes and helped to put the drive over. In order to encourage enthusiasm among the students to buy more bonds, an assembly was held each Tuesday under the direction of different teachers. During the assembly each bond captain reported the total of their room for that day, causing a greater enthusiasm for competition. Money for bonds and stamps was collected each Tuesday throughout the year. We hope that if it is necessary to buy bonds and stamps next year that we can do as well. -------o------- Our country's welfare is our first concern and who promotes that best, best proves his duty.—Havard. —23— MUSICAL PERSONALITIES How Sweet You Are......................................Juanita Helmkee Close to You..............................Jean Few and Richard Bunnell Marizy Doats . Wulvesull Date Boogie Woogie.............................................Jean Hausch He's My Guy..............................................Shirley Lutz No Love, No Nothing........................................Beverly Morse Besa Me Mucho........................................................Bob Brewster Song of the Islands...................................Rosemary Giffin Ice Cold Katie.................................................Catherine Sweet A Sleepy Lagoon..............................................Jim Secor You've Got to be a Football Hero Skip Brewster Holiday For Strings.................................... Martha Szaniszlo Perry For You........................................The Student Body WANTED: MAN WHO HAS DOG-TAGS Hair of Norman Droese ''Lo, honey. .............Florence Goske Physique of Wayland Tenkku I don't see why! ...............Beverly Morse Height of Bob Cone Boy, am I mad at him . Irene McCormack Eyes of Richard Roath Got your math done ....Peggy Hevesy Clothes of Jack Carter Oh, shut up! .......................Jim Secor Car of Roger Seith Oh, but I like that! Leonard Felix EVERY DAY OCCASIONS Miss Skidmore in search of books and purse. Tom Tribby being ushered into study hall from a class. Roger Seith bothering the girl in front of him. Anna Mae Kucera and Margery Sweet not on speaking terms. Carol Green combing her hair. Jean Hausch and Ralph Breniser together. Dolly Johnson studying. High school boys talking to Miss Vagnozzi. NO ONE KNOWS WHY Coach objects to girl-friends. Miss Skidmore hesitates in signing study hall passes. Freshmen run the length of the hall. Mrs. Corwin uses sweet, if-you-please disciplinary measures, and is obeyed. Mr. Sahli has a most adept eye where figures are concerned. Mr. Stirm constantly reminds us that conservation should be an every day issue. The Junior class cannot maintain a normal supply of members. Mr. Few understands our most difficult situations. Senior boys were born to tease, torment, but not lament. —24— GLEE CLUBS BACK ROW: Erma Norris, Patty Brown, Hertha Pohto, Juanita Helmkee, Peggy Hevesy, Betty Murray, Carol Green, Marian Chapman, Phyllis Frye, Nina Stinch-comb. THIRD ROW: Delpha Taylor, Dora Frary, Fraulyn Proctor, Lois Green, Nancy Haas, Gene Lawrence, Irene McCormack, Jean Hausch, Mickey Bittles. SECOND ROW: Rosemary Giffen, Lenora Covell, Ann Lefeloc, Joyce Coppock, Florence Goske, LaVern Gedeon, Shirley Lutz, Jacqueline Brewster. FIRST ROW: Norma Long, Martha Szaniszlo, Loretta Jones, Mrs. Hawkins, Edith King, Emma Lou Spiesman, Harriet Burkholder. BACK ROW: Robert Cone, Robert Brewster, Richard Roath. SECOND ROW: Lloyd Averill, Norman Droese, Randall Brewster, Ray Coveil, Clifford Bunnell. FRONT ROW: Roger Seith, Jack Carter, Mrs. Hawkins, Lawrence Brewster, Way land Tenkku. —25— SENIOFb CLASS WILL We, the Senior class, hereby do fulfill our Last Will and Testament to those we leave behind to carry on where we left off: I, Edith King, will my stately walk and manner to Lois Urso. I, Hertha Pohto, will my Veronica Lake hair-do to Ruth Frary. I, Millie Beach, leave my ability to flag down trucks to Mary Heath. I, Mickey Bittles, will share my Egyptian Henna with Anna Mae Kucera. I, Lucy Brewster, will my technique to capture men in the dark—and keep them, to Peggy Hevesy. I, Beverly Morse, have nothing to leave; the Navy came first. I, Mary Spiesman, will my giggle to Cele Copperman. I, Katie Sweet, leave my phone number to anyone who wants to call—it's 2173. I, Dolly Johnson, will my ability to do three things at once to Mary Brown. I, Wayland Tenkku, leave Lois Green to the only man I trust—Mr. Stirm. I, Juanita Helmkee, will my quiet and serene personality to Lizzy Horvath. I, Shirley Jones, will my ability to blush to Lloyd Averill. I, Patty Brown, leave my Ty Power pin-ups to the next owner of locker 229. I, Phyllis Hull, will one pack of Beeman's chewing gum to Mr. Sahli. I, Ruth Tribby, relinquish four-year science to Bobby Densmore. I, Jeanne Hausch, leave my mischievous and wandering ways to Martha Szaniszlo. I, Roger Seith, leave my fourth period study hall seat surrounded by freshman girls to Ray Covell. I, Skip Brewster, will my athletic ability to Kenny Sanders. I, Richard Roath, will my bashful (?) blue eyes and blonde wavy hair to Charlie Robinson. I, Jim Secor, bequeath my way with the girls of P.H.S. to Stanley Harris. I, Loretta Jones, will my good poetic ability to Richard Warren. I, Mattie Brown, will my long pig-tails to LaVem Gedeon. I, Marian Vanderveer, leave my post-office romance to Nina Stinchcomb. o Once a freshman boy began To climb the ladder of success. The sophomore perch seemed high indeed, But listen, son—you're still a mess! The junior room—his goal in sight. A spank, a spatter—a little light. Perfection reached, his goal he attains, Bend down lowerclassmen, the senior reigns! —26— BACK ROW: Coach Hawkins, Ray Coveil, Alfred Safick, Robert Brewster, Richard Warren, Jack Carter. SECOND ROW: Charles Robinson, Norman Droese, Clifford Bunnell, Raymond Tenkku, Manley Pierce. FIRST ROW: Wayland Tenkku, James Secor, the tackling dummy, Lawrence Brewster, Roger Seith. NOT PICTURED: Richard Bunnell, Robert Clark, Reed Clark, Howard Kroener. FOOTBALL This year was a success even though the boys didn't win so many games. As usual Perry had the disadvantage of lack of weight and and extra disadvantage of lack of experience with only four lettermen back from last year. The boys who earned their letters this year are: James Secor, Howard Kroener, Robert Clark, Reed Clark, Robert Brewster, Jack Carter, Norman Droese, Clifford Bunnell. Scores and schedule of 1943-44 football season: Sept. 17 Perry 7 Geneva 19 Sept 22 Perry 24 Painesville JV's 13 Oct. 1 Perry 19 Madison 13 Oct. 8 Perry 6 Fairport 19 Oct. 13 Perry 12 Ashtabula 19 Oct. 22 Perry 0 Wickliffe 0 Oct. 28 Perry 6 Chagrin Falls 9 Nov. 5 Perry 13 Chardon 13 The captain of the football team this year was Lawrence Brewster. Lawrence was an excellent captain and the boys voted him the most valuable player. He also made the All-Star team of the Western Reserve League as half-back. Others who made the All-Star team are Wayland Tenkku as right end and Howard Kroener as tackle. On the second team, Robert and Reed Clark were also chosen. —28— BACK ROW: Coach Hawkins, Randall Brewster, William Orosz, Robert Cone, Clifford Bunnell, Raymond Tenkku, Charles Robinson, Vernon Morse. FRONT ROW: Norman Droese, Roger Seith, Lawrence Brewster, James Secor, Robert Brewster, Way land Tenkku, Jack Carter. NOT PICTURED: Leonard Felix. FOOTBALL Again the Perry Pirates on the basketball floor had the handicap of height and an additional disadvantage of inexperience. As a whole the season was a success, not looking at the number of games won but at the experience and knowledge gained. The schedule and scores of the 1943-44 season are as follows: Nov. 30 Perry 23 Geneva 44 Dec. 7 Perry 20 Kirtland 25 Dec. 10 Perry 24 Chardon 29 Dec. 21 Perry 26 Fairport 49 Jan. 7 Perry 38 Chagrin Falls 37 Jan. 8 Perry 29 Austinburg 25 Jan. 14 Perry 16 Chardon 20 Jar 18 Perry • 29 Austinburg 31 Jan. 21 Perry 27 Wickliffe 60 Jan. 28 Perry 26 Madison 25 Feb. 1 Perry 34 Fairport 39 Feb. 4 Perry 32 Kirtland 40 Feb. 11 Perry 50 Thompson 13 Feb. 25 Perry 49 Madison 27 March 3 All-Stars 39 Wickliffe 49 James Secor was an excellent captain leading the team in scoring and in making a percentage of foul shots. In practice he didn't say much, but in a game he directed the boys well. Jim made six points in the All-Star game as forward. —29— BACK ROW: Ray Coveil, Leonard Felix, Peter Burkholder, Norman Droese, Raymond Tenkku, Alfred Safick, Coach Hawkins. SECOND ROW: Richard Neubert, William Orosz, Randall Brewster, Charles Robinson, Clifford Bunnell. FRONT ROW: Jack Carter, Roger Seith, Jim Secor, Wayland Tenkku, Lawrence Brewster. NOT PICTURED: Robert Brewster. BASEBALL The season this year is very promising for Perry has a good team. The lineup is as follows: Bob Brewster at first base; Jack Carter at second base; Lawrence Brewster at shortstop position, and Norman Droese at third base. In the outfield, we have Jim Secor and Clifford Bunnell alternating as left fielder and pitcher; Captain Wayland Tenkku as center fielder, and Roger Seith and Alfred Safick alternating as right fielder and catcher. The 1944 baseball schedule is as follows: April 17 April 21 April 25 .. April 28 May 2 .. May 9 . May 16 .Euclid ...............................here . Chardon ............................here .Kirtland ........................... there Wickliffe .............................here .Chardon .............................there Kirtland ..............................here Wickliffe ............................there May 23 ........................Spencer there o You can't win ball games without hits.—Coach Hawkins —30— HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SPORTS PARADE The annual boxing show was sponsored by the Varsity club on March 31. Interspersed among the featherweight windmill style matches were feature bouts between Perry heavies and Kirtland high school boxers. The Varsity club also sponsored the annual interclass basketball tournament. After two nights of lively competition the sophomore boys and the senior girls walked off the floor with the trophies. In football the spotlight fell on the game against Chagrin Falls. This game determined the league championship. In a thrilling, hard fought game, Chagrin won 9 to 6. The game with our traditional rivals, Madison, provided its full share of thrills, the greatest of which was the last play of the game. With score tied thirteen all, Perry controlling the ball on Madison's 10 yard line, and only time remaining for one play, Bob Brewster was asked to do his stuff. He smashed through center carrying the ball and a fair share of the Madison team went across the goal. In basketball it was again Chagrin that rivaled Perry in the important game. Perry's one point victory canceled Chagrin's chances for league championship. Both the football and basketball seasons were closed by banquets. The first by the P.T.A., the second by the basketball boys’ mothers. Both were highly successful and provided much enjoyment for all. The spring season brings baseball with it and Perry is confident of making a good record for itself in this field. Track sports are very popular this spring because Pery plays host to two meets. There are good evdences that Perry will do well in this competition and it is probable that some longstanding school records will fall. -a 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Thou shalt not quit. Thou shalt not alibi. Thou shalt not gloat over winning. Thou shalt not be a rotten loser. Thou shalt not take unfair advantages. Thou shalt not ask odds thou art unwilling to give. Thou shalt always be ready to give thine opponent the shade. Thou shalt not under-estimate an opponent, nor over-estimate thyself. Remember that the game is the thing, and that he who thinketh otherwise is a mucker and no true sportsman. Honor the game thou playest, for he who playeth the game straight and hard wins even when he loses. —31— —Hugh S. Fullerton. BACK ROW: Coach Hawkins, Ray Coveil, Clifford Bunnell, Robert Brewster, Norman Droese, Jack Carter. FRONT ROW: Lawrence Brewster, Jim Secor, Wayland Tenkku, Roger Seith. VARSITY CLUB Any boy is automatically in the Varsity Club when he has earned a letter in any of the sports. In football the boys have to play in 24 quarters before they get a letter; in basketball, 32 quarters; in baseball, 56 innings; and in track they must win 15 points. The president of the Varsity Club is Wayland Tenkku and the secretary-treasurer is Norman Droese. The annual boxing show was again sponsored by the Varsity Club. The boys are to be congratulated for having produced the best boxing show for quite some time. ---------o--------- One afternoon last fall during football practice, Coach noticed Raymond Tenkku was having some difficulty in standing on his head. So Coach asked, Ray, can't you stand on your head? Said Ray, No, it's too high. -------o-------- Grand are the battles which you have to fight, Be not downhearted, but valiant for right; Hope, and press forward, your face to the light. —Anonymous. —32— Lois Green, Mickey Bittles, Jean Hausch, Dolly Johnson. CHEERLEADERS These girls were chosen by a group of teachers at the beginning of the school year, and Mrs. Morton has acted as their sponsor. Sara Burnett was also chosen but in the middle of the basketball season she moved to Paines-ville. Jean Hausch was chosen as a substitute, and when Sara moved Jean took her place. Almost all these girls were inexperienced, but they worked hard and have done an excellent job of cheerleading throughout the year. They well deserve credit. PATRONS DOCTOR JUDD C. F. HAUSCH VICTOR SALKELD FRANZ TIRE STATION HOOVER'S BOOT SHOP H. and B. JEWELERS —33— CLARENCE J. HATCH CLARENCE J. HATCH Compliments of GAS—OIL—TIRES STYLE TEX and R.F.D. 3 U. S. Route 20 Dry Cleaning Madison, Ohio 16 So. State Street Painesville, Ohio Compliment of House Furnishings THE GENEVA TELEPHONE Electrical Appliances COMPANY KASTEN ELECTRIC Geneva, Ohio Best Wishes Compliments of to the Class of '44 QUALITY CLEANERS Your Photographer 31 N. 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