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

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 Well, here it is 1949 and we’re in Junior High. There are 56 of us in this 7th grade and we are all together with the library as our homeroom. Mrs. Corwin and Miss Robinett are our homeroom teachers. We chose Eric Melkerson as president and Per-sis Frey as secretary and treasurer. There are quite a few new kids coming into our class and more leaving, Gerald Farmiloc came here last year from England, Nancy Brigleb moved here from Ku-clid, Ray Deming found his way out of the woods of Thompson to come here, Russel Stutzman came flying out here from Willoughby, and AI Szaho found his way here from Middlefield. All of them are staying with us to graduate. It’s now 1950 and there are 58 of us in the 8th grade. Miss Few is our homeroom teacher, and room 25 is our homeroom. We chose Rernie Trubisky as president, Rob Tcnkku as vice-president, Russel Stutzman as secretary, and Dean New as treasurer. We put all boys in office just to show the girls who was boss. We gained Caroline Vaeca, Shirley Davis, Roger Hoffman, and James Billy. Charlotte Rittig was sent to the hospital with T.B. In 1951 we headed into our first year of high school. Our number was 47. Mr. Inscho was our homeroom teacher and room 27 was our homeroom. We voted in Richard Drews as president, James Rockow as vice-president, and Jeanette Brown as secretary and treasurer . We chose our class colors this year, which are green and white, and our class flower, which is the white carnation. We started making money for our prom by sponsoring a Jinx’s Dance on Friday the 18th, which netted us $26 profit. We gained Sandra Bently, Don and Mildred Saunders, and Tom Toppari. Here is 1952 and we’re sophomores now. Mr. Stanlelv and Miss Nelson have us in rooms 27 and 28. There are now only 44 of us. Our officers this year were, Rernie Trubisky as president, Russel Stutzman as vice-president, and Nancy Harley as secretary and treasurer until she moved to Painesville, and then IYrsis Frev took over. W e worked for more money for our prom by sponsoring a paper drive which went into a lot of work and left a lot of paper in Lang-shaw’s shed, but we made $45 on it. We then had a dance which added $40 to our bank account. In the spring we had a faculty basketball game which was enjoyed by spec- tators and players alike. This brought us $88, which we liked very much. This year Phyllis Rickel, Nancy Klliott, and Alice McKinney came in. The big year of 1958 finds 41 of us as Juniors. Mr. Stanley has to put up with us another year. We have the study hall as our homeroom. Russel Stutzman was president, Rav Deming was vice-president, and Jessie (’lark was secretary and treasurer. We are all working like mad to have the best prom we can. We sold license plate tags for $28 income. Some of us became ambitious and took the paper from Lang-shaw’s shed and sold it for $50. Then we took the school for a hayride which accounts for $45 more. We return to a faculty basketball game which again brings us $80. It's now spring and time is running short, so we put on a play, “You’ll Die Laughing”. After a few mistakes the play is a howling success and there is $125 more for our treasury. Prom time, and all our work has been well worth while, after this long hoped-for event. It was held at Pine Ridge Country (’lub in Wickliffe. Everyone was happy and proud that he had been part of it. We gained June Hughes and Max Hissam from West Virginia. Now comes the year of ’54. The Seniors started the year with much enthusiasm. Kric Melkerson was elected president, Ray Deming, vice-president, and June Hughes, secretary-treasurer. Our class was made up of 42 Seniors. Our first undertaking was a paper drive. Despite bad weather, we earned over one hundred dollars. Our next big profit was the Senior Play in April, which was called, “Cheaper By The Dozen”. During that time the Seniors were working endlessly over the Annual and proving that the ’54 Treasure Chest” was to be the best ever. The Prom, and Graduation then filled the minds of all Seniors. First came the Prom, which was to honor the Seniors in their last year. The Prom was held at Lake Shore Country (’lub and everyone enjoyed a wonderful evening and left with many memories to cherish forever. Graduation, which is every Senior’s goal, came and went, with all its splendor, sadness of leaving a grand school, and the prospect of an exciting future with every hope of reaching our goals and dreams.

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