Polk High School - Memorabilia Yearbook (Polk, OH)

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CLASS WILL We, the enormous Semor Class of 55 from the Metropohs of Polk Ashland County State of Oh1o bemg of unsound rrund and poor memory do hereby measure m1x up and brtng forth th1s our last w1Ll and testament whtch should be a lastmg example of our good faxth and generostty to our fellow schoolmates and teachers FIRST we glve dev1se and bequeath unto the oncommg Semors our manners and mtelhgence for wluch we used to the fullest extent SECOND to the ,Tumors we bequeath you the opportun1ty to dlsplay your acung abthty 1n your fxrst product1on THIRD to the Sophomores we bequeath our love and respect for the faculty FOURTH, to the Freshmen we bequeath you the honor of becomtng upperclassmen FIFTH to the faculty, we bequeath one pa1r of brass knuckles one ball and cha1n and one tommy gun so that you can keep the best of order tn Polk Hlgh Last but not least we the class of 55 bequeath our most prec1ous possesslons as follows of the team to Janet Kelth I Joan Herr bequeath my workmg abxhty at Lyn Way to Donna Weltmer espectally washmg dxshes I J 1m Campbell bequeath my many d1fferent haxr styles to Mxke Sweet Shlrley Mack, bequeath my qutetness to Patsy Oxender Marlene Spotts bequeath my old drxvmg permlts and 110611369 to Carolyn Arnold B111 Reed bequeath my perfect attendance to Larry Thompson Chuck Turk bequeath my dr1ver s l1cense to Charhe Campbell Ethel Crossen, bequeath my abthty to sk1p school to Cora Fryman Betty Lew1s bequeath my ab1hty to speak French so well to John Pll'lSk1 Joan McFadden, bequeath my seven k1ds to Ann Hootman Ronald Crossen, bequeath my ab1l1ty to stay thm to Jane McQt1ate NATIONAL LATEX COMPANY Ashland, C1110 I7 H ,, l . . I I, Doris Sigrist, bequeath my faithful attendance at all the basketball games and rabid support , . . . . . . I, ' ' . I' ' . . . . I ' I, ' , , I. ' . . , . . . I, . . . u I, . , .. . .- I, ' . I. . . . i

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D0 WN MEMORY LANE Let us look back to the year 1943 Twelve small boys and gxrls started to Polk School The students were Marlene Sports Joan McFadden Ronald Crossen Charles Crossen Ethel Crossen Shlrley Mack Dons Sxgrtst B111 Reed Kenny Workman Joan Garver Harry Hartsel and Emma Lmdsey Our f1rst and second grade teacher was Mrs Fox At the end of the f1rst grade we lost Kenny Workman but had two addmons tn the second grade who were Tommy Repp and Freda Scherlff In the thxrd grade we had a brand newteacher Mrs Baxter Charles Turk and Glenn Love Jomed our class tlus year At the end of the thrrd grade we lost Joan Garver Betty Lewls came when we were tn the fourth grade We also had another new teacher thrs year Mrs Hammon Mrs As1re was our flfth and slxth grade teacher Mane Kane Harley Knowlton Joan Herr Arlene West and Shelby P1att came whlle we were tn the fnfth grade Joan Blgelow B111 Roseborough and Carohne MacIntosh 1o1ned us ln the s1xth grade Our homeroom teacher 1n the seventh grade was Mrs Moffett Tlus year Harrlet Johnston Buford Hileman, and Donald Ralston Jomed our class We lost Tom Repp Joan B1ge1ow Marte Kane and Fredla Scherxff dns year Durmg the exghth grade several members of our class left They were Shelby Pxatt Bill Roseborough Arlene West Carol Owens EmmaL1ndsey Glenn Love Harley Knowlton Buford Hrleman and Donald Ralston Mrs Moffett was our home room teacher th1s year also ln 1951 there were thtrteen members 1n the Freshman class We felt very grown up thls year as thts was our f1rst year of htgh school We choose as our class advxsor Mr Wohlgamuth Our class officers were as follows Presxdent Ronald Crossen V1ce President Joan McFadden th1s year we lost Charles Crossen At the beg1nmng of our Sophomore year we chose as our leaders Presxdent Ronald Cros sen Treasurer, Joan McFadden Secretary Marlene Spotts Tfus year Harry Hartsel left and Carohne Maclntosh moved to Caltforma We had several parttes thxs year and sold cakes at basketball games to razse money Mr Marley was chosen as our class advxsor As we started our .Tumor year we gatned a new member who was Ralph Chamberlam Mr Marley was chosen agam as our class advlsor Presrdent, Ralph Chamberlam Vtce Prestdent Charles Turk Secretary Joan McFadden Treasurer Marlene Spotts We had bake sales and sponsored a Jamboree to ra1se funds for our tr1p Th.1s year we presented our class play Mama s Baby Boy whlch was under the dlrecnon of Mr Wohlgamuth As westarted our Senlor and final year we were sorry to ftnd that we had lost another member of our class Ralph Chamberlain but happy to ftnd that we had a new addxtion Jtm Campbell We chose as our leaders Presxdent Ronald Crossen V1oe Pres1dent Charles Turk Secretary Dons Sigrist Treasurer Shxrley Mack We have chosen as our advisor Mr Crumrme This year we wtll present our Semor class play Belles ll'l Wamng ' under the dxrectton of Mrs Loyd The members of the Senior class are as follows Joan Herr Betty Lewxs Joan McFadden Dor1s Stgrtst Ethel Crossen Ronald Crossen, Charles Turk Marlene Spotts Shirley Mack B111 Reed and Jim Campbell At thls tune we are lookmg forward to our .Tumor Semor Banquet and ftnally Graduauon 16 I I I I I I I I I I I . . . . . , , . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . ' . 0 ' I I I I . I I I ' I 0 U - Secretary, Caroline Maclntoshp Treasurer, Joan Herr: News Reporter, Ethel Crossen. During . . ' . ' - 2 I o 0 . 5 f I n - . . . . . ' il I 'I ' ' ' . . . . . i 0 . 9 P I ' . l I p : . ' . . ' . . D .. . . . , . . ' . , . I I I I I . . . . . . . - .

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As we look 1nto the future we see the faces of the Class of 55 Some are happy, others are sad but none of them can ever forget the happy days they put 1n at P H S Less easily forgotten are the1r recent appearances in the world of fame fortune, and failure The1r efforts to make this a better world will never be forgotten As we look at this great land of ours we find P H S Alurnn1 in all corners What are they do1ng'P BILL REED was always determined to promote law and order After graduation, B111 Jomed the P01106 foroe He found he didn t get along well w1th Joe F r1day so he IS now try1ng to invent a gadget to stop speedmg cars Wh1le we were v1s1t1ng Bill who should he stop but MAR LENE SPOTTS He couldn t charge Marlene for speeding because she was only going 20 miles an hour He placed her m Ja1l for reckless driving but she soon got out because she called her boss CHUCK TURK You see Chuck IS CluefExecut1ve of Repubhc SIUd1OS where Marlene IS starring 1n a Dare Devil Movie Chuck recelved his DOSIUOII when a talent scout recogruzed his ab1ht1es He was on a tractor west of Polk wearing a beaut1ful wh1te sh1rt and pmk t1e As we travel farther west we stopped at Walter Reed HOSPIIR1 JOAN HERR IS now holding the position of Head Nurse She was successful from the very start of her career which started at Safnar1tan Hospital She developed a 3 D aIOITl1C typewriter so Samar1tan Hospital lost her to Walter Reed Hospltal ln the great state of Nevada we found .T IM CAMPBELL J 1m was dr1v1ng a 1975 Rocket auto mob11e He must have done pretty well selhng the automatic diaper changer that he developed He IS now workmg at the atom1c exper1menta1 grounds We could not tour the Ufllted States w1thoutv1s1t1ng Texas Here we found ETHEL CROSSEN Ethel IS employed as a gu1de on the El Polko Rancho She had gone west on a vacation when she discovered she had a talent for breakmg broncos She almost ended Rodeos because broncs Wh1Ch she trained stopped buckmg Polk also produced a letter 1ntheacadern1cf1eld At UCLA we learned tl1at RONALD CROS SEN IS college president Ron got tus job wh1le headmg a college survey on Carters Little Liver P11ls Also 111 the teaclnng f1eld is DORIS SIGRIST Doris 1s teaching at Wiggletown U S A She enjoys lettmg out school on election day so her first graders can vote She 1S now offermg Saxophone lessons to anyone who can learn the alphabet to G Boys Town bemg the h1gh11ght of Nebraska was also of interest to us Here we found JOAN MCFADDEN Joan had sung to the boys 1n the army wh11e traveling with the George Gobel Show She liked it so much she signed up to serenade the boys at Boys Town At last we went to Florida, the dream place of every Polker SHIRLEY MACK is residing there Her husband owns the famous Alligator Farm and Shirley does an exhibition wrestling match every afternoon Of course with the alligators. As we prooeeded up the continent we stopped for a short visit inKentucky Here we saw BETTY LEWIS at her still where she produces the World famous Polk-A-Dot Brand Of course she insisted to our taking a free sample My but that was e - . S0 THERE YOU ARE TOURING THE U. . . IN l975