Rowe High School - Viking Saga Yearbook (Lakeville, OH)

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Senior Class History It seems only a few short years ago that this Class of '51 took its first big step toward these days just before graduation. Here we stand at the top of those twelve steps-ready to start out into an dult life of our own choosing-industry. college. or the armed forces. Let's go back to that first momentous step. 1t's a sunny day in September 1939: thirty-three clean outfits are donned. thirty-three heads of hair are combed and thirty three shining faces enter the first grade at Rowe School This sane thrng was happening at Farnham and Amboy too I know the thought of our forming the Graduating Class of 11 never entered our heads though we know rt was the fondest hope of each of our parents Permit me to mention a few of the amusing incidents Believe it or not r the first grade at Amboy Gary Evans had to be paid before he would kiss Shirley Redding when they were principals in a mock wedding Joyce Spencer was Shir ley s bride s maid Shirley and Joyce have always been fond of each other Could you ever imagine Tom Picard s being too coy to ask to leave the room Well he was the result was rather embarrassing Tom did win honors for himself howes er when the teacher asked him to count for her He had to be stopped when he reached one hundred After all the rest of us wanted our turn Also Ronnie Punkar enJowed a chat with Mommle and a glass of milk at re cess Its convenient living close to the school sometimes I cant see where thit glass of milk made him grow any can you Can you imagine Al Gee and Gordon Griffey in knickers Bonnie Nlckels and Sally Shuster in knee socks or Greta Bristol in high laced shoes Maybe not now but back in the good old days that was the style The next few years skipped rapidly along but they were by no means vxast ed We spent our time learning multiplication studying history making n xx friends and also fsad to tellh taking turns occupying isolated corners when we so ualrzed too much with our neighbors There are a few more humorous incidents which occured from time to tim before we entered high school Do you remember when Tom Picard and Dayton Greenfield tripped while carrying a big kettle of chocolate destined to be part of our fifth grade party refreshments' Instead the boys christened the lower hall vtrth Do you remember how scared we were xx hen it was rumored during the sum mer of 46 that we were going to have a male home room teacher I think now we can really appreciate Mr Woods strict teaching and guidance It was during this year that we took our I Q test before entering high school and met a fevx stranger from Amboy who were to be our classmates rn the years to follow Soon after thr we received our diplomas and bade elementary school good bye Besides the students who came from Amboy and Farnham Pat Hale rorred our clas from Conneaut Lois lNelson from Cleveland Mary Ann Bukr from St 'tlarys Shirley Redding from Conneaut Bob Horwood from Amboy Jim Whitman from West Virginia James Bayer from St Nlary s Jim King from Alrqurpna ar 'l Tom King from West Springfield In September 1947 forts tuo scared boss and girls took another br step to ward graduation This step was toward the freshman room To our amazement xx nad no home room teacher X15 gosh Hate we been so bad that no teacher would urally the high light of this xear was the rnrtratron And did tle boss look rl with baby bottles and bonnets ar d rrdtng xx ooden hr bbs horses and the Lirls xx ea rig dresses fue inches above their ' nees F rghtened as we were ue re ll drd e rox exery minute of the ordeal xx that ue were full fledged freshman xt l cted I'orn Picard rr L Ponnie Punkar xrce pre ide rt Xcrnon -Xtkrn s retarx ela Lrtxxrlcr e were well represcnttd rn sport x cr on r ex t Bob Horxxood Nlarrx more ol u rorrrcd tht thrrr L ior se c x it L ' - . r , . . . V . . . . . . ' .n , 4 y - . ' - . . . , . 6, Y 3 . . . . . . V v Y - l . , J . . . - Q . 0 . . , . ' gt ' uv - l , . - . . Y V T - s -' . v s 1 Y V it. b - v ' - ' - , Y . ,, . Q ' ' ' . 's. Y . . - S ' ' ' v ' N A . Y bv . l A -if' . '. A I . . ik . .- . - ,- . ' . . . 'U , - ' -1 s P: . ' . ' . , . . 1 . . . 1,-3 be responsible for us? No. Mr. Nesha soon came as our advisor and teachers Nat- . ' - ' ' 1 - v - ' ' ' ' I A ' -I v . '.v. H V 5 X .' ' . I , .. S. . b ,' . L. . . I- : ' ' ' 'nc 1 1 1 .5 ' 'a y ' vt- ' v v 1 Y b . - No' ' ' '1 - 1 1' 5 1 . X ee' ' ' . -r'-sifiexri I. '. ' ' - S at 1 ' ' ' . s. iec ' r N ' 1 tr'L-asurer W ' ' ' ' It '1 ' 5 's bj Grd Gr'ffL'. Al Gee. Lrs ljslrcr. ani! ' ' . 1 j ' s f ' - 1 - 1' 1 rl -uns. ani 'ar' Jus -lubs.

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JO! CE .IOANNE I INNE1 Faxr of halr and falr of thought She alwaws does just what she ought Saga a f i 4 Glrls Home co mics C lub 1 3 4 f0I'lllTlGI'Lld 4 lub J Junior Prom I ommlttee I JOHN WILLIANI SIECHT A llttle work a llttle play This keeps hlm going every day Boss Home Economus Club .3 Boys Industrxal Arts 2 I Intra urals 2 3 C 01r 4 B0 s Chorus 1 2 Band 1 Hlram Scholar shlp Tests 2 Preliminary Scholar shlp Test 1 2 .5 BIOIOZY 2 Junxor Prom Commlttee 3 .lumor Play COIllIl'lltl69 Basketball Track Baseball Wianager 4 Y ERONICA SALLY SHUSTER A qulet maiden a llttle shy Hmr share of the work IS not passed by Saga Staff 3 4 Dramatlts Club .3 CITIS Home FLOIIODIICS Llub 1 2 I txrls lndustru Ars Clu C0llllll8l'CIdI Club 5 4 Junlor P115 Committee 3 Junior Prom Commit tee .3 Semor Plax COTl'llllltt69 4 RON ALD EARNEST PLNKAR W hat eer he dld was done with so much ease In htm alone twas natural to please Qlass Offlcer 1 .lumor Play 3 Blseball team 4 Basketball team 2 3 4 Biology flub 2 Intrtmurals 1 Junlm Prom Committee 3 Prellmln ary Scholarship Test 1 Senlor Play SHIRLEY JEAN REDIJINI As merry as the day IS long, unlor Play 3 Chomr 1 2 Pxlot Llght 2 .5 4 Dramatlcs Club 2 3 Commerual Club 3 4 In ra muralsl 2 'X 4 Prellmlnary Schol a s IP Test J LITIS Chorus 1 2 I Home Inconomlcs Club 1 2 Saga Staff .3 4 Sextet 4 'Vllxed Octet 4 COI'lll'll9!'Ll3I Secretary Senior Scholarshlp Test 4 Senlor P115 4 LESTER ELI EYE USHER So much one man can do That does both act and know flass Offlcer 3 Baseball team .5 Basketball team S 4 Track team .3 Latm Club 1 2 3 Bots I-lome loco I'I0l'l'llCS Club .5 Bows Chorus 3 Stu dent Councll 3 JAMES .ALI EN WHITMAN If ever a man on earth was free .And independent it was he. Track team 2 .5 4' Baseball team L., 3, ' umu 'x s - ' - y K' uh 2' Boys Industri'1 . r s Vlub ,,- nera ' u 3' BUYS Home Economics Club 3' Junior Pl'lY Committee 3.

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Pop Saarl helped f1l1 our Sophomore year wlth fun and flops The flops x ere taken when we sponsored a skatmg party for the hxgh school Thls was the fxrst xear for all classes to take a trlp and we enjoxed a Slghl seeing trlp to Clexe land Tom P1card was re elected presldent Greta Brlstol VICE presldent NI1r1am kulttl secretary and Gordon Grlffey treasurer Our sophomore partlclpants rn sports were J1m Whltman Bob Horwood Bob Moyer Les Usher Al Gee Gordon Grlffey Gary Evans and Ronnie Punkar Nllrlam Kulttl was elected as reserwe cheerleader I thlnk we wlll all agree that our Junlor and senlor vears are the most fllled w 1th 8011211195 Shortly after school began we elected Al Gee presldent Les Usher llC6 presxdent Joyce Spencer secretary and Mary Ann Bukl trasurer The next exent of thls memorlous vear was the jumor play We Shook the Famxly Tree w hlch was presented to a C8D8C1lX audlence They play w as a huge success thanks to the careful lnstructlon of our teacher Mrs Lynch and the co operatlon of the Ju mor class and cast whlch conslsted of Greta Bristol Mary Ann Bukl Bonme Nlck Lls L01 Nelson Veryl Colby Shlrley Redding Nela Lxtwller Tom Plcard Ronnie Punka1 Bob Horwood Al Gee and Bob Moyer A flnanclally successful play meant an equally successful prom and this we had We chose a Chmese theme and green yellow Xvllle and red as the color chemc Durmg our Junlor year also Tom Plcard and Bob Moyer were selected for the One act Play Pearls Joyce Spencer and Nela L1tw1ler were elected to the Honox SOCIGTQ M1r1am Kulttl was elected as varslts cheerleader Al Gee and Les Usher were members of the Student Councll Gary Evans Les Usher Jlm Whltman Bob Fllck Tom Kmg Bob Moyer Al Gee Bob Horwood Gordon Grlffey Tom P1 card Ronnle Punkar represented the Junlors ln sports Gordon Grlffey Bob Moyer and Al Gee attended Buckeye Boys State where they learned more about Ohio Govrnment On to our sennor year and our last year of bemg together as a class Al Gee wa re elected presldent Gordon Grlffey v1ce oresldent Joyce Spencer secretary 'Vela Lxtwller treasurer Thxs year llke the one before was jammed Wlth bxg act1v1t1es Our f1rst proJect was to put the freshmen through their paces 1n Sep tembel We were successful ln 1n1t1at1ng slxty four good natured freshmen Al Gee Gordon Grlffey and Nela Lltwller were elected to the Student Coun cml and Mlrlam Kulttl and Vernon Atkms were varslty cheerleaders From our freshman year to our semor year Al Gee Tom Klng Bob Hor wood Gary Evans Gordon Grlffey Les Usher Tom Plcard Ronnie Punkar Jlm Whltman Jack Specht Bob Moyer and Bob FllCk nut forth thexr effort IH the felld of sports Llke our freshmen year we had a blg snow storm whlch prolonged our Thanksgnmg vacatlon a week We looked forward to our class trlp to Nlagara Falls and the Junlor Senlor Prom 1t whlch we were guests thxs year The Jumors certalnly showed us a wonder 'ul tlme Preparatlon for our senlor play Turn Back the Clock starrmg Shlrley Red 'mg L01 Nelson Mlrlam Kulttl, Bonme Nlckels Veryl Colby Mary Ann Buk1 Joyce Spencer Nela L1tw1ler Bob Moyer Bob Horwood Al Gee Tom Pxcard Ron uc Punkar James Bayer and Ilene Olson Vernon Atklns Gary Evans and Jack Specht as extras thls IS another pleasant memory to add to our anthology Also the sen1o1 gear w1ll be a memorable one to Mlrlam Kulttl LOIS Nelson nd Al Gee who were chosen as members of the Natlonal Honor Soclety Up through our glorlous years of hlgh school we had all been about average n braln and brawn Then one dav the truth came forth Thls was the day we were measured for our graduation caps and gowns Some had blggel heads longer arms ome were tall some short Prevlous to thls we had carefully selected and ex hanged cards and 1nx1tat1ons -X11 too oon we were rehearslng for Class Nlght ln 'z few short days we wlll be takxng another blg steo l1ke the one taken 1n nd Baccallaureate Serxlce and Commencement 930 We shall start agaln 1n another world but we wlll not forget the 1deal rules ot behaxlor lnstzlled 1n us at our Alma Hater and ou fxlends and faculty will re nam w1th us 1n memory Y V Y . . . . V - ., I .. . ' I L' . . . Y . . l . , . . - . 7 . . . . ' V . Q S 3 1 .' - ' . ,. ' . . . , - v . . Y . . U . , Y ' ' 7 ' Y P Y v - A .Q . . . Q b Y V 4 7 ' . . , . . . . . Y A . a V. w S 4. th 71, I ' ' ' V . - - . , v . . ' Y 7 ' 5 1 - , Y - , , v , - V F - . I . . - . U . U 7 Y A v A 3 9 . . . . V H. ,, . . - . - v y I . . . . . . H ,, . . . Y - , . 9 y v - 7 v . . . - . 1 - - , . . y . 4 . . . - v A - . l . - - .. I N - - L Y -' , A .il . . . . . . o . -1 , . , l , 1 , . . , , . . . . . . . .. . , . H ' . . y I v , : - , . - , l . . ' .. s ' ' ' t K , . I. 7 . L U. ' ' ' Y . V. . Y