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

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Sen1or Class Prophecy Thls has truly been as beautlful a day as any rn thrs year of 1961 As the now settmg sun sends forth lts last rays against the grayrng sky the dark and srlent ranch burldrngs seem to belle the fact that thrs very spot was a scene of merrrment a few short hours ago Who would thrnk that I have Just attended the reunron of the Class of 1951 whrch was held rrght here on SPENCER S DUDE RANCH fAfter havrng seen JOYCE drrve her old Chevvy Im not surprrsed that she has entered a busrness rnvolvrng no mechanrcal monstersj I frnd myself ln a remmrscrng mood as I qurckly and quretly board my Interplanetary Space Shrp an mventron by VERNON what makes rt trek ATKINS Yes lt certainly was rnterestrng and amus rng to drscover what had happened to the Class of 51 From the speech grven by our former class presldent AL GEE now the Mayor of Lakevrlle we would never recognrze the flourrshmg metropolrs AL made our home town unrque because he abolrshed crrme when he appomted RONNIE PUNKAR Sherlff RONNIE merely takes all wrong doers for a r1de rn hrs Jalopy the Blue Devll After that the very threat of another r1de enables RONNIE to see that all law vrolators follow a strarght and honorable lrfe That rs not the only change made by our capable Mayor hrs enforcement of Prohrbrtron rs a defrnrte as set to the busrness of LEON JONES LEON rs makrng a small fortune by the sale of Jones Jumper Jurce for Jaunty Juvenrles because after one drank nobody capable of complammg Many other classmates have chosen Lakevrlle as the site for their business xentures RALPH GORHAM now has an lnterestrng vocation After all how mans other stores cater only to mrdgets and speclalrze rn elevator shoes as RALPH does BOB FLICK and DAYTON GREENFIELD have establrshed a rather unusual busr ness also BOB serlously consldered all the old qurps hrs classmates made about the gas statron and BOB YECCIVCS a commlsslon for every automoblle he sells through hrs natron wlde organlzatron FLICKS TRICKS for SLICK BUICKS Lakevllle also has the model housewrves Mrs W1l11am Taylor and Mrs Bryce Blood the former PAT HALE and BONNIE NICKELS PATS four chlldren and BONNIE S five constrtute the one problem of a nelghborly communltv says SALLY SHUSTER Presrdent of the Sltters Union Local 403 We had all known that BOB HORWOOD was qurte a sportsman and loxed to hunt but lrttle drd we dream that he would found the HORWOOD HAVEN FOR HOMELESS HOUNDS vthrch rs supported by JOYCE PINNEYS organrza tron PINNEYS PENNIES FOR PITIFUL POOCHES Thrs rnstrtutron rs located where old Rowe School formerly stood Schools are now a thmg of the past sxnrc BOB MOYER has exoerrmented vtrth telexrsron The chlldren recerxe therr lessn by xrewrng Hopalong Cassrdv and Wlrlton Berle Of course thls may not be xerx educatronal but the chrldren arent complarnrng Thrs rdea has proxed detrrmenta' hough because NIIRI-XXI KULTTI the Phxsrcal Educatronal Instructor who as rounded the Nledrcal World by drscoxerrng ten new muscles to punrsh throug.,h ral I , . . , . . . v . . ,, . . ,, . . . . 1 - - . I s ' V V , . - , C . . . . . . . - , . . . V . . is Y - Buicks being gas-eaters so he and DAYTON made a deal. DAYTON now runs h. ,' ' ' - A ' . . ' ' by . B. ' ' ' . ' ' ' I ' ' V ' A L ' . - ' . . ' V . ' - , . -

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I Al Gee yyxll by ab1l1ty to touch the rlm duung basketball season to Jack Iurry If you sktn your elbows on the rtm you may Slt down To June Cole and June Goodenoyx I Sally Shuster yyxll my quiet alr 1n study hall It s a lot more fun to watch someone else go to the offlce I .hm Bay er yylth my many talents do bequeath to those tumor fun makers Qtanley Bartlett Chuck Vlaurer and Glenn Taylor mv modest qulet manner of operatlon with my home room teacher Xlrs Kttchen To Peg Whltman I Gordon Gr1ffey do bequeath my many axlments on t basketball court Also I w1ll to you about four rolls of adheslye tape You can use them lf you play as I do To Nlary Church I Lols Nelson yyxll 'ny lxkmg for dark rlm glasses Wlth our orettv eyes and our glasses yye could a tract anythlng I Le Usher w1ll my manly bulld to NIHUTICQ Wxtght It has done me no particular good but It mlght help you To Pat 'Vhller I Mlflam Kulttl bequeath my talent for belng on the wmmng Intramural glrls basketball team We Lois Nelson and Nela L1tw1ler yytll our luck In bemg asked to play the pxano for deyotzons at 8 45 a m to Joyce Barnard We were alyyavs yvlllmg to per torm To that ambltxous Junior John Emerson I Jlm Klng bequeath my abtllty to go back to bed lf you flgure you w1ll be a feyy mmutes taxdv It s much easter than explaxnmg why you were late I Ralph Gorham w1ll to Chuck Smith and Janet Downtng my ablllty tr rlde to school to gether as I do w1th Jovce For you and Janet lt mav only be a feyv hundred feet but lt w1ll brlghten up each aav I Shlrley Reddlng bequeath my gentle vo1ce to Beth Exgnmy and Elleen poken by someone To Chuck Olmstead I Dayton Greentleld bequeath by qu1et attttude By past experlence I have found that you should never be shy around glrls To Harry Bromfxeld I Leon Jones bequeath my talent for bemg called lnto the offlce each day after huntlng season opens No luck elther I Bonnle Nlckels w1ll my dreamlness to Mable Church You can make any thmg come true lf you only dream At least I have To that qulet Junlor Howard Wxllzams I Jack Specht bequeath my talent for commg up XVIUI at least one good remark each dav 1n P O D class Also I Jack Specht w1ll to Frank Cole my abxllty to be a star ln lntlalhlll als We may not make many pomts but yye alyvavs get a laugh To Lols Woodworth I Joyce Plnney yy1ll my tynlng 8bl1IIN Only remember you mlght break a flnger naxl lf you mlss a key on the tvpeyyrxter 1 Bob Horwood w1ll by ocean llner shape and a l1ttle yyelght to Dlck Sebltxch It helps a lot duung basketball season To Delton Fuller and John Gllmore I J1m Whltman yy1ll my memory Aft r I have been absent I forget to take my admlsslon sl1p back to the offlce It IS good publxclty when your name IS read oyer the loud speaker to report to the offlcc t one Dont let lt happen more than once though l Tom Plcard do bequeath to any teeble mmded 1un1ox yyho is not able to talk hls y ay out of lt the burden ot yy flllllg the Vlrlll of 02 All tha IS requued IS one yyorn out yoke book a slugglsh braln aud a good rub doyyn to pxeyent yyrttex s tramp Q gned Layyyer Ikttne s meal Q ' b- - w' v H v H v' t ' , Y C ,' . I . ,' , . CO- ' , , ' by ' Q' ' hw? I -1 . 1 . ..,. V . -x v O v ' t . -1 1 5 - - G . . . Q. . ' Y . ' v ' 7 . . - , - - . .Y Q Q y . l . . . . n . . J , . ' .. Y ' 'V I U . I . . . . Kantola. It helps to raxse your VOICE once In a whxle 1n the event you are belng out- C y y Q V . . I , y . U- . . I -. , . , . - . - , -.. . ' . ' 1 u y Y W D l . I ' 4' V Y J. v' . vb ' ' ' 'V' , Y - , . - ' , ' f T I . .. ' - at e. ' ' , , Y v .'. . V r. ,. 5, 'A 1 . .Q . is 1 'Q ' s

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I themes found herself unemplox ed The situatlon was soon solxed because GRETA BRISTOL and MARY ANN BUKI hlred her as an lnstructor for their BUKI BRISTOL BUSINESS SCHOOL FOR BACKWARD GIRLS There are manv members of our former class who haxe risen to renown af er leaxmg our fair city Have you heard of the successful bus1ness woman of our lass Yes 1lS NELA LITWILER who has created a perfume which IS sweeping America This aromatic wonder is a cross between Irrestible and Temptation The name Irritation NELA has had sexeral lawsults corcering this unusual trade nark but they have been ablv handled by her lawyel JIM WHITMAN who al xaws manages to win his cases by swaylng the women jurors with hls Southern orawl Speaking of creative talent we had all known that VERYL COLBY had a decided talent in the field of art but we had never dreamed that she would turn to sculpturmg She has wrltten a book about the lives of famous sculptors entitled THE CHISELERS Another person who has made a name for hlmself as a true ar tist is the celebrated Shakespearian actor TOM PICARD who is noted for his line Hy Dearest Love taken from Macbeth It seems impossible that merely read mg Ylacbeth in literature class was such an inspiration Our class IS also represented ln the field of sports You probably have heard of the much publicized football player GORDON GRIFFEY whose broken bones re personally keeping Johnson 'Sz Johnson ln bus1ness Then there IS the world famous wrestler JOVIAL JAMES FROM JERSEY who is none other than JAMES was exceptional JIM declded that he had all It takes to be a wrestler His manager LES USHER spends most of his time buying llniment for the bone crusher And to think that one of our class has actually gone to Hollvwoodl Its none cther than GARY EVANS You ve heard of the Body the Shape and the Voice' Well GARY is the Eyebrows His wardrobe designer JACK SPECHT whom we nemember in high school because of his loud shirts has done much to make GARY popular GARYS suits are usually created ln JACKS favorite colors shocking orange and chartreuse with accents ln lavender and scarlet I was really astounded when I heard about the achievements of some of mx colleagues in the Music world When the Music Department of Rowe High traveled to Springfield Ohio SHIRLEY REDDINGS caree1 was decided she would be come a dancer Her chubblness has gained for her the stage name of The Bouncing Ballerina IRENE OLSON has set some sort of record too she is the only concert 1Jlal'llSl who has toured the country with a hillbilly band I wonder lf you have heard the new song written by those fussy feminine experts JIM and TOM KING which promised to be another Mule Tram The t1tle of the song IS Id Rather Dance V ith The Dolly With A Nose Like A Polly Than Drag With A Hag With A Shape Like A Bag Oh well were entitled to our own idea of harmony and dissonnance Oh what excltment' what 'adxenture and what an enjovable day But now that I am at home agaln I must put aside the pleasant memories and return to ex erwday reality In the future we shall each travel our separate path through life, but wheres er we may go we shall always have a place in our hearts for our unfor aettable friends from Rowe High School is . ' ' . ,' , ' ' ' ' . . ' ' ' 1 - ,A ,, . , Y . . . c . , . g I ' . i- s ' 4 U l V .. ,, .. H - - - , , . . ,L ,, . . . . . - . . J Y 3 . . . ' . - . 7 , . .. BAYER. Upon discovering that his groaning ability while receiving assignments , ' . - , y - . ' . y , . , - - , , 1 , . . , . - , Y . 7 . . V . Y , I . - - I . . - U . . A,, y - . . . . - , . , ' u ' n - ' at 1 J. . . . . . . . ,. V , . 7 . , . . , . - ' v V ' v , . . . , . , . Y -. . r Y v ' I - , . 5 . ' ' ' S' .