Polk High School - Memorabilia Yearbook (Polk, OH)

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C ASS PRIIPIIECY One room was occupted by LARRY THOMPSON He had been a soda Jerk tn Los Angeles unul hrs boss found htm sleepmg on the Job ln another room we dtscovered the remalns ofwhat appeared to be an explorauon party from Afrtca ADALOU OLDERMAN had penetrated darkest Afrtca and brought back many remaxns About a quarter of a mmle further I found a rad1o statron It had been owned and operated by none other than JOHN PINSKI Hts statton was the best tn the country so the records sa1d and he had m h1s employ the top d1sk Jockey of all mme JANE MC QUATE Jane had a program every afternoon from 4 til 6 on whxch she played records and taught an anc1entdanoe the Jltter bug to all the teen agers Her asststant tn th1s f1e1d was MIKE SWEET Dancmg had always been h1s hobby He owned Mxke s Muscle Bound Gymnaslum Hrs prtze student was so strong that by grasptng h1s ankles he could hft htmself four feet off the floor Thts muscle bound Atlas was NEVIN BOWERS He attrtbuted hrs great strength to eat1ngCheer1os Krx Corn Flakes and Wheatles All these reltcs w1ll be on d1splay at Butches Boney Museum Thts ftnd has helped greatly rn deterrmmng the extent of the ctvtltzatton 1n 1956 WHAT THE 55 GRADUATES ARE DOING Marlene Spotts attendtng Ashland College Dorls Stgrtst attendmg Hetdleberg College at T1ff1n Ethel Crossen marrted to Robert Gunder Shtrley Mack attendlng Wooster Busmess College Joan McFadden tn Nurses Tralmng Joan Herr marrted to Roger Shopbell Betty Lewis attendtng Beauttctans School tn Akron Charles Turk worktng at Fluke Meats lnc Btll Reed loafing Ronald Crossen attending Ashland College Jtm Campbell workmg at Myers. . I - o 9 n . , . . .. - n l ' . . . . , - . . . . . - I I I . . . , . . 1 ---- . ---- . ---- , . ---- . ---- .

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CLASS PIHIPIIECY l had recelved word that workmen on the planet earth had Just uncovered a building in the ancrent v1llage of Polk I boarded the f1rst avarlable rocket there and landed at New York I traveled to Polk by way of an antique vehicle called a Ford When I arrived I learned that the bu1ld1ng had been called a school. The anc1ent c1v111zat1ons used th1s bu11dmg to hold classes to teach their offspring the knowledge of the day At the site of the excavation I entered through the main door picked my way through the debris on the steps and discovered the office There I found evrdence of a great mov1e star DONNA WELTMER The records told of her start in the Semor Class Play She then declded to conttnue her career and became the star in the film series The Adventures of Dusty Donna Further research drsclosed that EDDIE HAUN ongtnated and cnrected this f1lm series His w1fe CORA FRYMAN owned the company Wh1Ch fllmed 1I Eddle started out playmg basketball for the Globe Trotters but upon his marriage to Cora he had to g1ve ll up Cora it seems wanted her husband at home and at work with her She had qu1te a b1t of money and so bought the movmg plcture company and bribed him by offerlng h1m the Job of dlrector Wandering arotmd the buildlng I chanced upon the music flles Here I d1SC0Vel'9d HCWSDBPSI' and CAROLYN KUCHENBECKER who accompamed her on the piano They had done qu1te well for themselves Thetr motto was Sooner or later almost everyone turns to the h1lls Of course we were bound to find some record of PATSY OXENDER Even people on Mars have tasted her famous P1cad1l1y Pickles We found that she had a part m the Semor Class Play but decided that there was no future in II so she turned to plckle p1ck.1ng and processing As the workmen dug further they dlscovered a newer addition to the school. The sign over the entrance was Kramer s Krappy Kornor Beauty School Tlus I discovered had been owned and operated by DAVID KRAMER One of his classmates RALPH HOWELL was teaching the art of marucurmg As they excavated the school yard they d1scovered a railroad track Decidmg to follow it I hlred six strong workmen to d1g it out About half a m11e down the track we found the remains of an express tra1n wh1ch bore the Flcklebottom Express Much to my surprise I discovered that the conductor was one of my ancestors BOB ROSEBOROUGH He had married CAROLYN ARNOLD who worked as an entertatner m the club car At home Bob was chief cook and bottle washer while Carolyn took care of their four duldren Dtggmg stlll further we discovered a beautiful farm house with a large stable This upon entermg I dlscovered belonged at one ume to JERRY SIGRIST He had become a famous jockey and had many troplues to prove it Upon ret1r1ng, he bought this farm and opened a rest home for members of his Semor Class to whom he taugmt horseback nding. clippings about a great hillbilly band. It was headed by ANN HOOTMAN, who played the fiddle,

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CLASS WILL We the Seruor Class of Polk Hlgh School of 1956 being of unsound Judgment insane thoughts and unused mmds do declare this to be our last will and testament First we bequeath our seats 1n study hall to the J umors Next our love for one another to the Sophomores Our four years of all play and no work to the Freshmen Our deepest sympathy to the faculty And last our own personal wills as follows Carolyn Arnold will my driving ability to Joyce Strett Nevin Bowers will my crewcut to Jerry Hartley Cora Fryman will my old driver hcense to Marlene Oxender Eddie Haun will my basketball trunks to Phil Crossen Ann Hootman will my violin to Diane Turk Ralph Howell will my General Science seat to anyone who is smart enough to keep it for four years Carolyn Kuchenbecker will my Ma Sptnks wig to Gladys Johnson Jane Mc Quate will my ablhty to stay thin to Dorothy Z.eh Adalou Olderman will my Senior Headaches to Sue Olderman Patsy Oxender will my quietness to Bonny Wlley John Pinski will my many girl friends to Dean Gast Jerry Signst will my height to B111 Richerts Bob Roseborough will my blond curls to Bob Honce Mike Sweet will my car to anyone who has enough courage to drive it Larry Thompson will my perfect attendance record to Charhe Campbell. I Donna Weltmer will my ab1l1ty never to fight to Pat Sweet L ' . . . . . . . I, ' , ' . I, , . . , . L . I . . i I, ' . . . . . I' ' . . . . I, David Kramer, will my acting ability to David Holland. I' ' . . . D L ' . . . . . I, . ' ' . I' ' . . . . I' . ., , . . v L . . ' . . . . . I, , ' . I. . . . . , c I, ' . .