Rossford High School - R Pride Yearbook (Rossford, OH)

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THE MAROON AND GRAY The Revival of Education Oh! XYhat were my feelings predicting? Something queer, for I never felt so close to having something unusual happen as I did now :Qs I completed instructing the in- itiates of the state hospital about the problem of VVheeling VVest Virginia around on her daify morning ride. You see through my ability in making the inmates more de- pressed in their moral ideas merely by following the wonderful example set forth by myself, I had earned a well-deserved vacation. l made up my mind to hunt up my classmates during that time. Hardly had I emerged from my premises when I saw a familiar figure enter the street from a neighboring building. It was none other than Viola Schings. She proudly displayed a medal pinned to her dress. VVhat an honor indeed! She had been given this for being the oldest member of the Old Maids In- stitute and had recently been crowned queen of the club known as One Look and Die organized for men too tender to shoot themselves. As we passed gracefully along, stopping now and then to straighten out our parentheses to exclamation points fthis is Shakespearean language for bow-legsl, we came to the public Auditorium. Behold! What was that black and blue object approaching us as irregular as the coast of Southwestern Europe? Upon close observation it turned ott to be Vivian Fitzgerald, the world's famous blue singer? Blue? Yes! Black and blue! The coma bination of color and irregularities were the result of grapefruit, tomatoes and thc like thrown at her as applause Cnot applesaucel for her wonderful vibration. VVC stopped to chat a moment. VVhat was that Vivian was saying? Anna jasinski? President of the Stamp Licking Company? No! Yes, I understand it did away with all meals. Hut Anna always was economical. ll-inm-min--a-m! That accounted for an- other human derelict. Our next victims were Rossford's own Lincoln-llouglas debaters. Bob Thornton CHIUC to us adjusting his monocle and swinging his gold top walking cane. Flreida, solemnly surveying us, emitted a most cordial greeting, her demure, graceful figure swaying in the breeze. I hope I am not too inquisitive, but what is the question? were my first words. Hob replied. That big men were born i11 Rossfordf' which was the affirmative. Freida on the other hand, upheld the negative by contending that only small babies were born as in any other town. XYQ then made up the day's plan. It was to consist of a country ride, dinner. movie and opera and then to the park. As we were riding along in the city's ash can. we came to Lime City. There we were welcomed by the mayor, who was none other than the mi'lionaire. joe jarosi. He presented up with the golden key to the city, which was a can opener, for his millions were the foundation of his mansion, The City Dump Yard. After having eaten a dinner fit to kill prepared by the minister's wife, Odessa Stallings, we de- cided to take in a movie and opera. just as we entered the lobby whom should we meet but Anthony Vavrik with his better half. Had he any children? Yes, six. Uh! VVell, he said, we had three last night but when I left for the office this morn- ing there were six! fourteen

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THE MAROON AND GR AY ln September, 1927, seventy-one eager green Freshmen strutted proudly into Room 25. In that year Helen lX'lcl.aughl1n was elected President and old rose and silver were selected as the class colors and the sweet pea for the tlower. XYheu they Sophomore year began there were fifty-three enrolled out of the seventy- one, Rachel Conn took 11elen's place as President, lileanor Lee, .Xgnes Gregor. Vivian Fitzgerald, Helen McLaughlin, Freida lickert and lithel Hahn played on the Basket- ball Squad. VVith the begiiming of the junior year thirty-one loyal students remained. Bob Thorton was elected President. Steve Veer and Steve Losonsky both juniors, were stars on the Varsity Basketball tea111. This team was the champion team of XYood County and Northwestern District of Ohio. The ,lunior boys also won the inter-class tournament. The debating: team was composed of tive juniors. The annual ,lunior l'lay Fiftv-Fit'tv was a huge success. The Junior-Senior Banquet was held at the Cham- ' by ber of Commerce Club in Toledo. llhus another happy year rolled Now we reach the end of our High School days and we sadly leave our dear old Alina Mater, in presence but never in memory, alter tour happy years ot work and play. Twenty-one members remain. How many will go on up the ladder ol success? Goodbye to you, dear old Rossford lli. .W ,WZCOO ,W -E. I.. '31 llsastt Will and Testament of Class ol 9311 the Seniors of 1931, being sound in mind and body and all that, do bequeath the tollowiug to our worthy successors. hoping they will continue to hold up the honor of Rossford High. 1. Lincoln, a peaceful resting place on the shell. 2. Somebody else the front seats of Rachel and llob. 3. The Juniors, our ability as debaters. 4. Lester XYalters, a megaphone to catch the grapefruit. 5. Cork's basket-ball ability to tlembus. 1le'll need it. 0. joe .larosi's ability at end to Bobby Falls. 7. Billy Schings, Freddie's mania for wide trousers and other loud wearing apparel. 8. To --?4-, Tony's artistic ability, Nobody in sight yet, 9. Everybody, a shift in chapel seats. Seniors in front. Closed, signed and countersigned by the following, this 50th day of February, 1931 A. IJ., hoping it's for the best. CLASS OF 1931. thirteen

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THE MAROON AND GRAY XYhy, Anthony. we exclaimed, Surely you don't mean that three more arrived during the night! No, no, you see last night before they went to sleep they ate green apples and doubled up during the night. So Mr. Vavrik had succeeded in becoming an artist also! VVe certainly picked the wrong place for a movie. A contest was held to see who could operate the films the quickest and come to the end before any one else could. Our expert, Freddie Richards, won for he started backwards and therefore got to the end first. VVell, Freddie always was backwards in school. He was also the creator of men's present day styles. Even more disappointing was the opera starring the great soprano, Theresa Mathis. I wonder if her voice is a result of her fondness for fried frog legs. Any- way it was bad enough. VVe returned home again before going to the park. I picked up the Mouth Organ the Rossford paper, and read where Bob Burdo was a gob in the U. S. Navy. His popularity was due to his new idea of schooling without teachers and discipline. This policy was adopted the world over. Now our football player, Harold Pringle attended military school but he was constantly mixing his football rules with military rules. One day he caught a flying bomb and tried to carry it over the goal but in the end it carried him more than over the goal. A little chat disclosed that Ethel Hahn was director of the Tin Pan Alley Orchestra. Her violin screeches brought her this posi- tion. Also that Helen McLaughlin was directing the play called The Rossford High Faculty given by the feeble-minded home in order to give the public some idea of the efficient means of education employed. Our old friend, the former Miss Rachel Conn, approached us. I was surprised to hear of her marriage to that youngster. How old? Oh, just thirteen years. And Rachel the Second and Cookie jr. were just as clever as their parents. They now occupied a suite at the Family Squabblesl' hotel. As we made our way to the park, our hearts grew lighter. Secretly there was a firm known as the Lasonsky, Pringle S: Podiak, Incorporated, but publicly there were three firms. No one knew of the relation of the three. Mr. Podiak, of the first party, had, by his mechanical ability, devised the Jiggle, Crack and Half-Alive machine as a new way of entertainment. As I removed what parts of me remained from this riding mechanism, I saw Mr. Podiak wink at a porter who conveyed me to a near-by building, On the door was marked Ernest Pringle, Surgeon. So this was Mr. Pringle of the second party. XNhat a feeling in my insides as they operated on me. I felt inside out as they carried 1ne to the third building marked Lasonsky Mortuary. Now I came in contact with Mr. Lasonsky of the third party. Slowly all signs of life ebbed away as I was placed in the coffin. I could see Qwith my eyes closedJ all three of them who had just finished putting to eternal rest one of the world's greatest pests, smiling at each other. As I was being lowered in 1ny grave I felt a tug on my shoulder. I was then hoisted in the air and then with a sinking feeling set upon firm ground. I looked up in the eyes of the person standing near me who had just manipulated her senses of initiative. There she was, all that the world claimed her to be. Eleanor Lee, the girl who brought back your breath in short pants. Ah, what a Renaissance! She now handed me my breath in longer pants. Now the Revival of Education had been completed by the class of '3l. -A. VV. '31 fiftccn