Salem Liberty High School - Stars Yearbook (Lower Salem, OH)

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CLASS HISTORY fCont from page 131 10TH ln 1952 we became what some people often call wtse fools or Sophomores Mrs Ullmann agarn was our sponsor Our class tncreased tn number by havrng Ruth Warner and Paul Rothensteln enroll 1n our school Thrs gatn drd not last long before school was out we had lost Darlene Secrest George Krdd Paul Rothen stten Jeamnne Stark John Schtlltng Charles Barlow Larry Mankrns and Russell Dtllehay Two of our after school actrvttres rncluded a game booth tn the carnrval the Juntors sponsored ln the town hall at Lower Salem and a skatrng party held at the Marretta Roller Rtnk The Calamrty that struck us rn the sprrng of 1953 was an eprdemrc of scarletra that closed our doors for well over a week 11TH Durrng thrs grade wrth Mrs Ullmann as our sponsor once agarn Fred Gessel Frank Farnese Dale Lauer and Drck Cutlrp tncreased our ranks But durtng the same year we lost Helen Clegg Lester Ullmann Edgar Wrlson Dean Rummer and Drck Cutltp leavtng a total of 26 1n our class We recelved our class rrngs a few weeks after school began Perhaps the hlgh l1ght ot th1s year was the Juntor Senror Banquet whtch was held May 8th at the Betsey Mtlls Club rn Marretta followed by a movte at the Colony Theater We drd not get to go to the county wtde track meet rn Marretta th1s year rt was postponed because of ram Some of the fund rarsrng act1v1t1es we partrcrpated LD were a bake sale at the close of a P T A meet1ng entttled Frardy Cat on Aprrl 2 1954 Some of our class members extended therr actrvrtres beyond school hours by attendtng summer meettngs ,hm Hockenberry our class presrdent represented us at Buckeye Boy s State Camp at Camp Perry on Lake Erre where he won a trophy tn a Safety Slogan Contest Sue Hall represented the F H A at F H A State Camp near New Phrladelphxa for one week 1n August 12TH Thrs was the b1g year' Thrngs happened so fast to us 'that we almost could not evaluate the senror months well enough to wrtte about them In nrne short months we crammed tn the essentrals leadrng to graduauon credtts made up at the last mrnute prctures taken at Ftscher s Studro the Year Book comprled and shrpped off to the prrnters tnvrtatrons and name cards ordered and dtstrrbuted among frrends and the baccalaureate and graduatton exerctses planned and rehearsed We dtd stop long enough to let Mrs Ullmann our sponsor count noses the ftrst week of school only to ftnd Roy Cunntngham had come from Harrtetsvrlle to push our enrollment up to 27 Jean Schoeppner began her fourth year as cheerleader Donna Stauch for her second year Shtrley Orr was majorette for her fourth year Realrztng that our mam extra currtcular job of the year was to ratse money to defray graduatton and senror tr1p expenses we started the frnancral dr1ve wrth a successful carntval held for the ftrst t1me tn the school butldrng In December we presented a three act farce l-Llllbrlly Courtshrp We sold pop at the basketball games, and all occasron cards among frtends and netghbors In the sprrng we held a bake sale tn Martetta a turkey raffle, a sale of sweatshirts, and the serving of school lunches. We also put on the Junior class play

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CLASS HISTORY QCon t from page 14D In the fall Jean Schoeppner Sue Hall Donna Stauch and Shrrley Orr attended a one day conference of Journalrsm Assoctauon of Oh1o Schools held rn the Student Umon Burldtng of Oh1o State Unrverstty at Columbus Oh1o to drscuss the prmtmg of yearbooks and school papers Some of our classmates rmpressed by Census Bureau statrsucs that there are more marrrages tn the teen age group than um any other age group dec1ded to complete thetr school year marrled On Novem ber 13 1954 Mary Lewrs was marrred to B111 Franks On February 19 1955 Ruth Warner and Dorus Decker walked down the arsle The Jumors entertarned us at the Jumor Seruor Banquet May 7 1955 rn the h1gh school gymnasrum We completed Our h1gh school years by havmg Baccalaureate on May 1 and Commencement on May CLASS SONG Adleu my frrends the trme IS here When we must part w1th frrends so dear And soon across hfe s drearlest wake Our separate ways we ll sadly take But ere we part from Salem s halls tomght A song we ll smg for school and beauty brrght Then here s to our parents and here s to our frrends so true Who wrll thmk of us when lugh school days are through Chorus Rowrng rowrng over l1fe s stormy mam Many a trral shall come to us As we go on our way Rowtng rowrng over hfe s stormy mam Whenever our thoughts are homeward bound Then we ll return agam Our h1gh school ltfe was pleasant and free Our work now done should pleastng be And ne er a class has left these walls But tts happy days rt has recalled Then as we go rn other parts to roam Wrth happy thoughts we ll turn agam to home Then here s to our school and here s to our frlends so true Who w1ll be wrth us though h1gh school days are through Repeat chorus CLA SS MOTTO Rowmg, Not Drrfttng CLASS FLOWER Pmk Carnatton CLASS COLORS Pmk and Stone Gray I I D . - I U I I . ' ' - . I . . . . - l I I I Q I I I . . . - . , ' ' . . . . 11. Our speakers were Robert Myers, valedictorian, and Delores Brooks, salutatorian. I . I ' ' . , . . ' . - 1 D . ' D . . . , . I , ' . I . , . I I '