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

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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—

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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—

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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—