Plainville High School - Plainsman Yearbook (Mariemont, OH)

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FRANCIS HUGH RUDDLE MAXINE RUTH SMITTLE JOHN H. SIMONS JOHN THOMAS BOWMAN ERNEST L. ELLIS, JR. 1947 Graduates whose photo- graphs do not appear: James A. Bolunger William Edward Busby Milton Collins Ted E. Kirk Kenneth Alfred Muldoon George Siorer Smith William E. TackeH John B. Thompson

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ELIZABETH FRANCES WHITE 'iShe has two eyes so soft and brown. Take careiit eLongfeiiow My name is Libby. If anyone calls me Elizabeth, I'll scream, said Libby on her arrival at Plainville in our freshman year. From that day on our fair- haired friend has been called Libby, because no one wants to be responsible for rufHI'ng that pleasant disposition. Libby throughout her four years here has given her support to many of P. H. 535 extra-curricular activities. A loyal member of the Y-Teens, she was elected secretary of that organization in her senior year. Both G. A. A. and the Blue Devil StaH have benefited from her en- thusiasm. A homeroom represen- tative for the latter, she certainly managed to work dimes out of the seventh grade. She was sec- retory of the town on Civic Days Libby claims that she likes just about everything except maybe sophisticated people. JAMES ROBERT WILKINSON HAS goodcnatured a soul as 8,67 trod in shoe of leatherN Jimmy is that boy with the mis- chievous twinkie in his eye. In his freshman year Jim was our class treasurer, and played on the win- ning intramural and track teams. In his iunior year Jim was active in both Hi-Y and football. He made an excellent catcher us well as a reliable hitter on the baseball team. However, he had the mis- fortune to break his arm, on occi- dent which prevented his piaying for the remainder of the year. Jim's senior yegr found him on the basketball team, and during this year he was elected Fireman for Civic Day. Jim is hoping to play baseball professionally and we expect that he will. He has a lot to bring to the game, and we confidently expect success for him. Get us c1 good seat for opening game, old pol! Remember, we knew you when! SARA JANE WH ITCOMB itNo gems, no gold she needs to wear; she shines intrinsically fair. iBedingjield Tall, graceful Sally is an asset to our class, for she has been one of the most loyal supporters of cail proiects. Her real athletic ability, coupled with her height and speed, make her a credit to any team, and her sportsmanship and teamwork have helped to win many a gameeor lose it groce- fully. She has been cs very active member of the G. A. A. for the past three years, and she espew cialiy enioys swimming, dancing, cmcl badminton. One of Sally's many assets is her sweet voice, which she displays in choir every Sunday morning. The envy of all P. H. 5. girls is Sally's wardrobe, which is an example of her excel- ient taste. Her skill in painting is quite apparent whenever Mrs. Fish has on art exhibit. Sully is looking forward to college, where she plans to maior in art.

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STUDENT'S PROGRESS During his iourney along the path of life, iust as Christian had to pass through Vanity Fair in order to reach the Celestial City, so must Student pass through H. S. to reach University City. a: :i: It: Now it so happened that this town of H. S. was divided into four separate sections: Fresh- mun, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior. While examining his map, Student found that in order to reach any of these sections, he must first pass through Freshman. Student started out the first day skipping down the street on his way to H. 5. When he came closer to the town, close enough to be able to see it, he began to run, and right in back of him he heard the foot- steps of Anxiety. Anxiety followed him that whole day. When his watch said that it was time to sit down and rest, he found Decision waiting for him. The first words of Decision were, llStudent, what courses do you wish to take through Freshman? Student thought and thought, and with Wisdom, Advice, and Guid- ance at his right hand, Student decided to fol- low Latin Avenue, Algebra Lane, English Street and Science Center. Student spent nine whole months in traveling through this first suburb toward University City. The trip was not easy, although Student ad- mitted he could have made it much easier if he had not made such good friends with Loafer, Mr. Put-Off-Work, and Study-hall Talker. How- ever, after the Freshman trip had been com- pleted, Student realized that he also had met some real, true friends whom he wished to keep with him through the rest of the iourney through H. 8. Among these were the street guards, called Profs. As Student crossed the street separating the Freshman and Sophomore suburbs, he enioyed the realization that he had only three more towns to pass through. Again he met Decision, and since he found that Latin Avenue was continued through this town, herdetermined to follow it to the end. Also, since Student had found Algebra Lane such an interesting place, he decided to take the road which seemed to resemble it a great deal, although it proved to be considerably rougher. This was Geometry Street and it was noted for its final dip at the end called Ex- aminer's Estimation. This was passed with great suffering and tail, but happiness was found on the other side. English Street was one con- tinuous road through all suburbs and was very pleasant from beginning to end, although it contained some tunnels which seemed endless. History House was a scheduled stop on the trips Quite a ioyous time was spent in Sopho- more. By the time Student entered the suburb of Junior, he was an experienced traveler. During the day he paced through the streets, and slept soundly at night after fulfilling the evening duties required of him by the Profs. Two great things happened in this suburb which Student resolved never to forget. Near the en- trance ot the community was a stage, and there was given a marvelous production which was enioyed by not only the people of Junior, but by all the people of the neighboring towns. Then, some months later, there was held a ban- quet by all the people of the suburb in order to extend good fellowship to that section near- est to the end of the iourney. Then came the last lap on the iourney toward University City, through the community of Sen- ior. Although this section had perhaps the roughest and longest roads, Student realized that he was enioying every minute of it. it had been the custom of all those who had gone before to leave a memory book behind them, and so with hard work and long hard hours, Student and his associates recorded their ac- complishments in a marvelous book that was to become a treasured souvenir of the iourney through Senior. After walking up the last sun- lit hill, which had always seemed so far away, Student received gratefully the certificate which would admit him to that gleaming, wondrous University City eM. P.