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

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SENIOR CLASS WILL We the Semors of the Class of 1956 bemg of sound mmd and body do make thls to be our Last Will and Testament We bequeath to you the Semors of the Class of 1957 a most enJoyable last year ln workmg with one of the fmest groups of teachers IH Oh1o I Chuck Anderson do bequeath to B111 Black my ablllty to memorize thlngs qulckly and easlly Youll fmd you have an advantage over the other boys when lt comes to remembermg those glrls telephone numbers I Leeta Atkms do bequeath to Beverly Brown my reclpe for flamxng red halr plenty of food drmk work fun and especlally some red hot arguments I June Bagnall leave Nancy Bennett my qulet and unobtruslve ways Remember Sllence IS golden We Pat Cole and Janet Stack do wxll to Ruby Courtney and Sue Qumn our posltlons as Mlss Welrs rlght hand ald8S To quallfy for th1s dxs tmctlon rum four or flVe stencnls Jam the tvpe writer and speak mtelllglble Engllsh ln short hand class I Robert Punkar do wlll mv 1950 Packard convert1ble pleasure crulser to Larry Walla It has padded sprlng seats dual carburetors and the most astoundmg feature of all IS an engme capable of domg thlrty mlles per hour on the stralght of way I Don Schxavone do leave to Larry Beers my fourth seat ln the fourth row of the chemistry lab In the drawer youll fmd my broken test tubes my gunpowder my guncotton and some wonder ful smellmg sulfur My last words to you are Be careful as I was' I Sally Kasto do wlll to MarJor1e Stevens my llterary mmd Youll fmd boys flocking around you askxng such mterestlng questlons as Dld Caesar really meet Cleopatra at the Sph1nx Was the raven really Poes beautlful lost love and Who saxd If wmter comes can sprlng be far beh1nd '7 We Bertha BFISIOI and Nancy Ceeder do leave our envlable requtatlon of bemg the most talkatlve duo ln the hlstory of Rowe Hlgh School to Lorlnda Gray and Judy Curtis We dellght ln flllmg the halls with meadermg steps and enllghtenmg ch1t chat I Opal Bennett do leave my wmmng sm1le and C0l'lVlnClDg ways wlth a teacher to Peggy Chlpps Wxth this bequest you may charm the unrelentmg teacher into g1v1ng you the beneflt of the doubt on certam controverslal test questlons I Kate Whltford bequeath to Kay Calklns my wonderful new song entltled Grace Charm and Dxgmty The complete lyrics are Grace Charm and Dlgnlty Thats the way to llve successfully How do I know A certam someone told me so To J lm Horwood I John Watson leave my old worn out automoblle txres which now have the llfe expectancy of three weeks P S If you wxsh to know why they are so smooth look for certam slzeable rubber deposlts ID front of the school and on sharp corners I Blddlana Hell leave my glggles to Barbara Hale It never falls to dxstract the already worn out teacher rlght up to the moment that Joyous bell rmgs and he has to announce No test today' I Jlm Specht that sleek shelk do bequeath my exqulslte Date Balt Halr Straightener to Walt Remke Its guaranteed to lav each and every ha1r IH ltS exact place and to cast a very pleasmg spell on that certam person I B111 Lynch do leave to George Gee my melo dxous barltone VOICE How the girls w1ll swoon when those nector sweet tones fall from your ever romantlc lips' I Judy Wh1tney leave to Joan Balrd by trusty can of Judy s Slushpump Sllder Glider O11 One drop of th1s speclally concocted trombone o1l w1ll make that droopmg slldlng tube stralghten up and pay attentlon to the commandmg touch of your qulckly movmg hand I Sandra Wells wlll to Judy Dlckson my French chppmgs and cartoons wlth varlous sub Jects to brlng up ln class for mstance Have you heard what IS happenlng ln French Morroco'7 and of the premlers of France The last I heard they lost another one' We Dolors Strong and June F11ck do leave to Genelle Roberts and Gayle Moyer our tltle Those Two Femme Fatales We hold these truths to be self evldent on the gym floor Remember ln gxrls basketball you can klck bite or scratch your op ponent provlded that the referee s attentlon IS dwerted elsewhere I Dot Rolland do w1ll to Aletha Bennett my Job as student lxbrarlan Look stern and sophls t1C8t9d when those smart alec boys come stormmg mto the llbrary but laugh w1th them when you meet them outslde I Jeanette Reets better known as Madmox selle Jeanette do leave my speclally deslgned hats for such extreme co1ffures as pony talls and that eve catchmg Italian skunk lock to Judy Nlckels The pony tall hat IS slmply cut w1th a gapmg por tlon left open for the bobbmg taxl to protrude and the Itallan hat IS made of genume skunk fur guar anteed not to shrlnk or fade I John Rosaa leave to that tall sophisticated youth of the eleventh grade Francis Chrxstopher my book on How to Stay Young 1n Hlgh School Show an eagerness ln all scholastlc 3CtlVltl6S and especially m that llttle game Rmg the Bell Run for the Door I l I I 7 Y I . 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SHVIOR CLASS HISTORY hlS eagerness to blow It on JUNE CHRISTOPHER he mhaled the entlre contents of the box Ill bet that was the worst attack of hayfever hls doctor ever treated The freshman year went only too soon and we once agam found ourselves promoted thls t1me we were sophomores How wonderful lt sounded to hear someone call out Sophomores' and know you were part of the class We were now under the wlng of Mr Townsley who was our home room sponsor Electlon day came and went and ROB ERT DODGE took the tltle of presldent wlth JIM SPECHT as v1ce presldent PAT LITWILER was chosen secretary and SALLY KASTO treasurer Our representation on the basketball court re malned the same whlch was fme because the boys were dolng very well The sophomore year was hlghllghted w1th skatlng parties dances and the magazme sales subscrxptlon dr1ve and wxth the exceptlon of a few squabbles wlth student lxbrarlans fwe always lostl the year was very mterestmg and passed very qulckly School months pass fast but vacatlon months pass faster We were now Junlors but lt seemed almost llke yesterday that we were freshman We were now under the watchful eye of Mrs Lynch and the lron hand of Mr Dawson who we pro claimed to be our sponsors The offlce of presldent was lmmedlately fxlled by JIM SPECHT w1th RUSSELL HUMPHREY as v1ce presldent SALLY KASTO as treasurer and PAT LITWILER as secretary Our basketball squad stlll remalned the same as ln DYEVIOUS years Immedlately upon beglnmng our Jumor year the flrst lssue brought forth was the Jumor Play We presented the roarlng comedy Flnders Creepers DOROTHY ROLLAND ROBERT PUNKAR GEORGE HOGLE GEORGE MALLORIE SALLY SKINNER KATE WHITFORD DON SCHI AVONE PHILIP HUMALAINEN PAT LITWIL ER DOLORS STRONG BILL LYNCH SANDRA WELLS JEANETTE REETS RUSSELL HUM PHREY and JIM SPECHT portrayed the charac ters as dlrected by Mr Dawson In the tradxtlonal contest of tlcket sales between the two rooms Mr Dawson roo'n came out vlctorlous as always As soon as the Junior play had been completed we began our settxng for the annual Jun1or Semor Prom Thls was a very festlve occaslon wlth the theme Spring Time Thus was the long anticipated prom wlth the hlghllght of the evenmg the crown mg of the kmg and queen DICK HILL and DE LORES SEBETICH after a tempt1ng chlcken banquet 1n the brlghtly decorated cafeterla Another hlghllght of the Jumor class was the Natlonal Honor Soclety 1n1t1at1on We gave three members ROBERT DODGE JUNE CHRISTO PHER and PAT LITWILER Almost before we reallzed we were paradmg lnto Room 313 Yes thls was the senior room but we dldnt feel as though we were that old smce no one had really changed smce our freshman class When electlon tlme came RUSSELL HUM PHREY was elected presldent BILL LYNCH v1ce presldent ROBERT DODGE treasurer and KATE WHITFORD class secretary We 1mmed1 ately began to f1nd ways to ralse money for our tlonery pop and many other proJects were to be our source of revenue The Saga Staff was soon announced wlth ROBERT DODGE as Edltor 1n Chlef Our dra mat1c presentatlon for the year was For Pops Sake w1th the outstandmg cast mcludlng JUDY WHITNEY JUNE CHRISTOPHER PAT LITWI LER SALLY KASTO KATE WHITFORD MARI AN SPECHT GEORGE HOGLE BILL LYNCH DOT ROLLAND JIM SPECHT PHIL HUMA LAINEN ROBERT PUNKAR JOHN ROSAA and dlrected by Mrs Kltchen who helped to make lt a wonderful productlon Tlme passed qulckly and before one could reallze nt the year was over and graduatlon was upon us Now the tlme had come to say So long to the unforgettable years at Rowe Yes graduatxon brmgs to us the cllmax of the pages of our formal educatlon We have been vlctonous ln th1S battle of learnmg and now we look upon the world lt self to conquer We know that the educatlon we have acqulred here at Rowe w11l be the steppmg stone for our tomorrow's adult llfe , . 1 . . , , . , . . - . , - . Ll H . , . 1 1 ' . , , 1 - , . , . , . . . . . 1 ' Y ! - . , . 1 - 1 7 , . v . . . l . ' . I Y - 1 1 ' - 1 1 ' - ' - - . . 1 I I . . 1 ' . l' 1 1 ' ' ' much discussed class trip. Sale of magazines, sta- ! 7 I , .. ' - . ' . . Y . . Z 1 1 ' . 1 1 1 - - . , Y 1 9 ' 1 1 , , - I ' 1 1 1 Q . . . . ' Y I - 1 . . Q , ' 1 ' AA ' HY . Y 3 , , - ' u 11 I 1 ' 1 ' . , ' ' 1 1 . 4 1 ' . ' - 1, . . ' D 1 - .

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SENIUR CLASS WILL I George Hogle do bequeath to Larry Slmpson my run down sneaky sneaker shoes better known to the general public as tennis shoes Th1s palr of sad looklng shoes after a long hard year of bas ketball I have dubbed The Battle Worn Remnants of Rowe Hxgh I Russell Humphrey of the Polka Dots leave to that prospectlve televlslon announcer Dlck York a Job on our new T V program advertlsmg our sponsors great product w1th thls slogan On a Diet Drlnk no calorle but energy hxgh Hepsl Cola We June Chrlstopher and Pat Lltwxler do be queath to Judy Dlckson and Charleen Spauldmg our sxgn language and wlreless telegraph m the class room Theres one poxnt 1n nts favor lts a sllent means of communlcatlon I Bob Dalrymple do leave to Dean Thompson my pamphlet on How Not to Do It 1n a Hurry that was especlally wrltten for Chemlstry Work book procrastmators It contams a llst of slmple rules to follow borrow someone elses pen clear your foggy brain and have someone stand1ng over your shoulder dxctatmg the answers as you wrlte I John Johnson leave to Glen Kobermk my new three week d1et Starve the fxrst week con centrate on dlstractmg ltems l1ke glrls and dates the next week The only defect ln my system IS that youll double up on food mtake the thlrd I DIXIC Jones do leave to Arxs Anderson my snappy lookmg green Ford so she can learn to drlve However remember The gas pedal fre quently IS stubborn you Just sklp second gear and last of all 1n an emergency a bobby p1n w1ll open the door locks To Leona Nlne I Joyce Jackson do bequeath my animated rythym stlcks Remember for the martlal axrs to beat those drums wlth all your strength Beat em hlgh low hard soft snappy and maybe above thls teenage dm marchmg down the street youll hear Mr Dull shoutmg across ranks Drummers get on the beat' I George Mallorle do leave to James Mooney my plans for an effxclent henhouse There are chutes leadlng from the nests to the kltchen and as the eggs roll down the chutes 1nto the pan on the stove the lmpact breaks the egg and It starts to fry You re wondermg about the egg shells I m a v1tam1n flend I Sally Sklnner leave to Janlce Grxffey my patent on cheerleadxng blouses lmprmted wlth suggestlons for teachlng rouslng yells to the cheer lng sectlon There IS also an autograph sectlon for your favorlte basketball players scrawlmg sxgna ture I Marlan Specht leave to Elsle Brewster my cherlshed souvenlrs of hlgh school days tooth marked pencxls and work worn erasers These pen cll fragments are the result of worrymg over long tedious tasks asslgned by all lovlng teachers I Russell Beeman do leave to Richard Gars tenschlager my book on How to Be a Home Run King youll need a man slzed bat and an unsur mountable d1sl1ke for pltchers Step up to the plate look the pltcher square ln the eye and try to use hls grmmng face as an imaginary target I Frank Yusko do bequeath to Dale Webb mv envled anlmal magnetlsm that glrls cant reslst It could be our wonderful physlques or the soft smooth eye arrestmg appearance of our well groomed halr In elther case I dont care for lt produces the deslred effect We Faye Barnard and Janlce Walla leave to Shella Kobermk and Sandra Smlth our Job on the Rowe Hlgh Corrldor Patrol There s never a dull moment when we re around I Eugene Mook leave to Fred Green my Schylers Curler Twlrler Whlz Home Permanent Kit In lt youll f1nd dllute sulfurxc acld for those curls that play hard to get a medlum lotlon for those wlth average hair and the very gentle Schylers Curler Twxrler Whlz for those wlth fraglle locks I Mary Parker do will to LOIS Bort my Parker System of Handwrltlng Everyone admlres those long sweepmg letters that multltudes have trled 1n vam to master I Paul Rlng leave to my brother Mllton the artful task of catch1ng a greased p1g All Ill glve you IS some resm P S Now youll have the Job of catchlng those l1ttle wlry rascals runmng around the barnyard and perhaps at the county falr and Just thmk of the valuable tra1n1ng for basketball and track I Nancy Bartlett do bequeath my new eye drop sspecxally made for people who occaslonally stare blankly mto space These Bartlett Eye Perkers will make that dreamy tlred blankness vanlsh I John Colver that Semor Mark Anthony of the Semor Class do bequeath my unsurpassed ease and self possesslon manners whlle makmg a speech to Tommy Hall Its perfectly natural Tom, to say Thank you Sally John or Pop after belng mtroduced We could all use some more of the same To Sandy Roblnson I Phll Humala1nen wlll my knack of sweepmg sawdust mto the convemently located lockers below the work tables If only Mr Hopper would mlslay hls glasses I Robert Dodge leave to the next prlvlleged character the Job of wr1t1ng the Semor Class W1ll My advlce to you IS locate headquarters ln the cellar lay your supplles consxstlng of nlne note books of paper elghteen cans of Hawauan Punch, and then start concentrating on the weaknesses and ldlosyncrasles of your beloved classmates Re member classmates You forced me 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