Roseville High School - Rosette Yearbook (Roseville, OH)

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CLASS WILL We, the members of the Senior Class of 1953 of Roseville High School, being of sound minds, do hereby make public and declare this last will and testament. Article 1 To the class of '56, we leave three more years in solitary confinement, To the class of '55, we leave our ability to talk so much and to find so much to talk about. To the class of '54, we leave Mrs. Mace, may Heaven help you. Article 2 To Mr. Regula and Mr. Buck we will the song You'1l Never Get Away. To Dean White we will him a championship team in basketball for next year. To Miss Basnett and Miss Clark we leave the class of '55 in hopes they can do more with them than Mr. Russell. To Mrs. Mace we leave a brand new, genuine leather little black book to put those unruly Senior's names in. To Mrs. Kerchner we leave the left overs from the Home Economics classes of this year. To Mr. Russell we leave hundreds of bright students for his Physics Class hoping they can do just as good as his Chemistry students. To Mr. Leuck we leave the memories of his first year as head football coach of Roseville High School. Here's hop- ing you'll be here for a long time, you're a great guy. To Mr. Curl we leave a whole crop of new jokes to tell, and also a new gaspipe. To Mr. Wolfe we leave next years Government Class hoping that he won't have to throw as many of them out of class as he did this year. To Mrs. Worthington we leave the old beat up typewriters and next year's typing class who can make just as much confusion as the eight period class did. To Vern King we leave the paper and chewing gum wads we so ably distributed in the halls and under the bleachers. Article 3 To the school we leave a few more black marks on the rest room walls. Our portrait in the big study hall. A few more worn out books that enabled us to graduate as the smartest class from R. H. S. Article 4 I, Bernard Anderson, will my ability to keep quiet in study halls to Alan Combs. I, Mary Axline, will my athletic ability to Nathalie Nebinger. I, Shirley Barker, will my ability to go steady with a McLuney boy to Betty Law. I, Kenny Bagent, will my ability to be the slowest and last boy to get out of the locker room, after football and basket- ball practice to Donnie Fleming in hopes that he won't keep everyone waiting like I did, I, Bernie Baldwin, will my ability to make a three point Stance with no hands to Bill Stuck. I, Herb Chambers, will my ability to go steady with a girl for two years to Vic Duff. I, Loren Carr, will my ability to get book reports on time to Jimmie Wilson. I, Charles Cassady, will my ability to get along without girls to Jim Cresente. I, Mary Chesser, will my ability to hold boys without tripping them to Mary Tatman. I, Marlene Carson, will my ability to get along with kids in school to Judy Eversole. I, Ronald Chrisley, will my Buck Rogers spacemens beanie to Jack Harlan. I, Creta DeMent, will a pair of nylon hose to Mrs. Worthington so she won't have to wear anklets. I, Meris Drake, will my glasses to Larry Bishop in hopes he can see better than I can. I, Merlyn Elson, will my title as sweater girl to Betty Law in hopes she can fill it out as well as I did. I, Bill Evans, will my ability to keep old cars running to Ronnie Lynn in hopes he won't have to walk as much as I did. I, Richard Emory, will my job of being football manager for four years to Ted Ford. I, Gletta Ferguson, will my patience to next year's typist manager and hope she can get the typist to type when they're su osed to. ' I, Larryibllileming, will Sonny Duff my sister, he better take good care of her too. I, John Fogelsong, will my false teeth to George Spring in hopes he can use them as well as I did. I, Virginia Gallis, will my long hair to Martha Tignor. I, Zola Gheen, will my fiery red hair to Joy Cannon. I, Larry Karns, will my ability to get detentions from Mr. Curl to anyone stupid enough to get them. I, Doug Kinnan, will my ability to get my Chevy off the school grounds before anyone else to Bill Stuck. I, Larry Lenhart, will my motorcycle to Vic Duff in hopes he does not scare the girls as much as I did. I, Guy McConnell, will my bookkeeping book to any crazy enough to take it. I, Roger Miller, will my book report material to anyone who needs it. I, Shirley Mock, will Paula Cassady a pair of scissors in hopes she will use them on her hair. I, John McLaughlin, will my chemistry book to anyone smart enough to take it. I, Ted Moody, will my ability to train wild steers to Sharon Heckel. I, Jeannine Moore, will my makeup to Joan Brumage. I, Tom Neff, will my bookkeeping book to anyone who will study it as hard as I did. I, Gene Probasco, will my ability to remain a bachelor to Don Fleming. li.

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CLASS PINIPHECY On May 29 1967 the Senior Class of 1953 found themselves together once again and oddly enough this class reunion took place at The Greatest Show on Earth the Ringling Brothers Baldwin and Bagent Circus Now the whole rdea of the reunion was thought of by the two circus partners formerly of Roseville Mr Baldwin and Mr Bagent who wrth the approval of john Ringling North arranged for the seats and other surprises for their former schoolmates To show their appreciation the entire class showed up one way or anotner before rt was over We took our ring side seats as soon as we arrived and renewed our friendships wrth our old classmates Sitting beside us were Ted Moody Gene Swrngle and john McLaughlin whom wc now read much about on the sports page of any newspaper rn the U S These three men have led the Cleveland Indians to five straight pennants and World Series wrns Each of these players can play any positron on the team Behind us sat one of the most celebrated music lovers of the day the well known Bernardo Anderson President of the Metropolitan Opera Company At his side sat David Laughlin the Mets foremost singing star Before the circus got underway we met several more old friends These included Edward Smith and Marvrs Thompson an up and coming dance team Winfield Miller the noted women s hair stylist Shrrley Barker the wrld woman comedrenne who does regular shows at the Cocacabanna Club and Frank Reed who now desrgns the latest evening gowns for women of course Finally the Kenny Bagent Circus Band struck up a circus march and the grand entry began The parade was very colorful and efccrtrng and when the elephants paraded past we were surprised to see that the circus queens rrdrng the elephants were none other than Betty Yahn Vrrgrnra Gallrs and Glctta Ferguson Right after the parade a commotion started rn the aisle and much to our surprise we saw the singing cowboy Monty West srgnrng autographs for a few of hrs friends W1 h Monty was hrs publicity agent Tommy Wrllrams who also had a Used Car business on the srde A few others had drrfted rn whrle the parade was go rng on Among them were Merrs Drake and Darlene Spears They had just come from abroad where they had become the champion tennis team of the world Meanwhile the mam show had gotten underway and the ring master Bernie Baldwin had already introduced some of the acts Several of these acts as we had been told beforehand featured a lew of our former classmates for Bet me and Kenny had hired those of the 1953 Senior Class who had chosen circus work for their career Among these per formers were the three daring trapeze artists Martha Truax Grant Woods and Richard Emory who thrilled the entire audience wrth therr long leaps from one trapeze to another Marlene Carson also a circus performer got the crowds ap plause when she walked a tight rope which led from one end of the tent to the other and was 50 feet high Just as Larry Karns the lron tamer for the Ringling Bros Baldwin and Bagent Circus had begun his act We came across Larry Lenhart the middle weight boxing champion of the world and Creta DeMent who rs a model for Zola Gheen the famous American painter Moving down the midway we hear a voice that sounds rather familiar As we come closer we see that rt rs none other than Charles Cassady the barker of the circus He wants us to come in and see the three bearded ladres Thelma Tharp Jeannine Moore and Mary Chesser What we see just across the midway makes us qurv r Mary jane Rrdenour the snake charmer is trying to get her pet away from Ronnie Pembertons neck Ronnie rs a sword thrower with Mary Axlrne as hrs assrstant Doug Krnnan and Ronnie Chrrsley have invented a new hart tonic which the clowns Herb Chambers Larry Fleming and Gene Probasco are experimenting with They never have to worry about their hair now rt stays well rn place john Fogelsong our srngrng and roprng cowboy is ropmg the two bare back riders today Merlyn Elson and Art Henry john mrght become as good as Will Rogers someday Bill Evans rs sellrng trckets to see the Dare Devils Shrrley Mocl Betty Wrlson Carl Taylor and Gene Shipley Therr hot rods are really tn good shape Maybe rts because Guy McConnell and Tom Neff are the mechanics Guess who rs sellrng peanuts and pop corn Kay Savage and Bill Good They tell me they love therr work rand I thrnl.. they both wergh a tony 1 1 1 1 . ,, ,, . . 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CLASS WILL I, Ronnie Pemberton, will my car and ability to take care of Zanesville girls to Bill Stuck. I, Frank Reed, will my ability to play basketball to jack Beall. I, Mary jane Ridenour, will my sun tan and ability to get a lot of nicknames to Dixie Short. I, Kay Savage, will my tights to next year's cheerleader in hopes she can fill them as well as I did. I, Gene Shipley, will my good-behavior in study hall to Ronnie Cookson. I, Edward Smith, will my bookkeeping book to anyone dumb enough to take it. I, Gene Swingle, will my Economics book to anybody crazy enough to take it. I, Darlene Spears, will my shorthand book to Luada Snyder. I, Pat Stephenson, will my ability to have my chance to ride in a new Henry I to Kay Carroll. I, Thelma Tharp, will a sewing machine to Mr. Leuck so he can fix football pants. I, Martha Truax, will my ability to run into something along the road to anyone in drivers training class. I, Marvis Thompson, will my natural curly hair to Nathalie Nebinger. I, Carl Taylor, will my car to Jim Crecente to ride the good looking females around at noon. I, Monty West, will my ability to break traffic laws to Bill Stuck. I, Art Henry, will my chance to go with a stock car Queen to Tommy Shipley. I, Tom Williams, will to Don Fleming my ability to speed and not smash up Dad's car. We, Rhonda Williams and Betty Wilson, will our shorthand books to Nancy Sindledecker and Edith Launder in hopes that they get along better than we did. I, Grant Woods, will a spark plug from my car to junior Shiplett. I, Betty Yahn, will my ability to go steady to Mary Jane Veno. We, Dave Laughlin and Bill Good, after writing this, just leave. Here's hoping we make it. Article 5 This has been signed, published, and declared by the above, Senior Class as its last will and testament, in the presence of the portraits, the books and about 15 study hall teachers and we heretofor sign our names as witnesses. Bill Good and David Laughlin MOTTO Cooperation -l- Effort I Success QVQ COLORS E S Gold and Blue FLOWER White Carnation .ht