Silvercreek High School - Vikonian Yearbook (Jamestown, OH)

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CLASS HI TORY In September of 1937, the present graduating class started to school in the new building. Of this class a small number of boys and girls started together. They are: Ruth L. Bryan, Betty Crothers, Mary Jane Glass, Richard Pettit, Ruth Anna Roberts, Francis Tidd, Norma Lee Troute and Mary Lou Fox. In the second year we welcomed Dick Arment from Southwood Grade School, Columbus, and Ersia Perkins. There were no more changes in our class until the fourth grade when Paul Graham came to join us from Old Town Run. Robert Chaney joined us in the fifth grade from New Jasper Grade School. Mable Applegate entered the sixth grade with us and later moved to Mount Orab. She rejoined us in our Junior Year. Bill Evans, too, joined us in the sixth grade from White Oak Rural School in Highland County. In the seventh grade we welcomed Eddie Brill from Beavercreek School, Joyce Gustin from Ross, and Ida Roden from Irving School in Dayton. After attending the first four years with us, Mary Lou Fox rejoined us in the seventh grade from Charles L. Loos School in Dayton. Our class remained the same until the Sophomore year, when Violet Conkel came from Ross and Alice Stillwell from Beavercreek School. Our Sophomore Class Plays were given in March, 1947. They were three one- act plays entitled Who Murdered Who, Wildcat Willie Gets Brain Fever and The Farmer's Daughter. Our Junior Class Play, At The End of the Rainbow, was given on October 23, 1947. Our Junior-Senior Banquet was held at the school building on April 30, 1948. The following menu was served: Fruit Cock tail Steak Escalloped Potatoes Battered Peas Individual Salad Plate Rolls and Butter Hot Chocolate Cherry Pie and Ice Cream After dinner the program was presented: Toastmaster . ,.................,...,.. .... ..... R i chard Pettit Welcome ...... ........... E ddie Brill Response ...... ...,.. K enneth Dennis Shirley Mossman Mary Jane Glass Alice Stillwell Ruth Bryan Tea Talking .... Dinner Music After dinner we went to the Biltmore Hotel for the remainder of the evening.

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CLASS ILL We, the Senior Class of 1949 of Silvercreek High School, being of strong body and sound mind, do hereby make this our last will and testament which shall take the place of all other documents hereto- fore made. T0 THE FACULTY we will all the knowledge that they can get out of us. T0 THE JUNIORS we will our ability to solicit money for the annual. T0 THE SOPHOMORES we will our over supply of mental ability so that they may become an ideal class such as we. TO THE FRESHMEN we will our ability to advance from their green stage to sedate sopho- HIOTCS. T0 THE JUNIOR HIGH we will our places in High School and hope that someday they will be capable of filling them. I, Mabel Applegate, do hereby will my ability to act silly to Midge Tidd. I, Dick Arment, do hereby leave my ability to dirt with Jane Wiseman to Jim Ryan. I, Eddie Brill, do hereby will my ability to be clean-shaven to Bill Allbright. I, Ruth Bryan, do hereby leave my wonderful cheesecloth gym suit to Miss Hyland, who needs it worse than I do. I, Bob Chaney, being a nicotine liend, will my cigarette butts to David Swearingen. I, Betty Crothers, do hereby will my ability to giggle to Mary Suttles. l, Violet Conkel, do hereby will my ability to go steady to Norma Brown. I, Bill Evans, do hereby will my ability to play first base to Shorty Stephens. I, Mary Lou Fox, do hereby leave my continuous complaining and griping to Janis St. John. I, Mary Jane Glass, do hereby will the puddle- I, Paul Graham, do hereby leave to Leila Faulk- ner my ability to skip Spanish class. I, Joyce Gustin, do hereby leave my up-tumed nose to Bessie Clark. I, Ersia Perkins, do hereby will my ability to keep slim and trim to Jane Thuma. I, Richard Pettit, do hereby will my ability to argue with Leila Faulkner in government class to Paul Edwards. I, Ruth Anna Roberts, do hereby will my ability to hx fancy hair-dos to Nancy Sanders. I. Ida Roden, do hereby leave my wonderful per- sonality to Clayton Wiseman. I, Alice Stillwell, do hereby leave my vivid blonde hair to Marcia Moorman. I, Moe Tidd, do hereby will my ability to get fun out of school and give teachers a rough time to Kent Smith. I, Norma Troute, do hereby leave my ability to type to Russell Newton. jumper to Robert Baker. NAME Mable Applegate Dick Arment Eddie Brill Ruth Bryan Robert Chaney Violet Conkel Betty Crothers Bill Evans Mary Lou Fox Mary Jane Glass Paul Graham Joyce Gustin Ersia Perkins Dick Pettit Ruth Anna Roberts Ida Rhoden Alice Stillwell Francis M. Tidd Norma Lee Troute NICK- PET CAUSE OF NAME HOBBY PEEVE AMBITION DEA TH Myrt Collecting Pictures Boys Beautician Tripped over a shoestring Dutch Blondes Pettit's stinginess Buy a '41 Buick Got a date with Jane W. Hooch-Slim Sleeping Chemistry To be 7 feet tall Over taxation on School work Bryan Talking Eaves-dropping neighbors To get a Studebaker Health Class Slick Brunettes Moe Tidd Army General Women Susie Junior Gossip Housewife Too many dates Becky Jane Bill Work Telephone Operator Drinking Cokes Bill Sleeping in English Bookkeeping Playing Big League Late hours Class baseball Lou Complaining Spike Heels Reporter on New Pettit's Griping York Times Jayne Driving Oysters To travel Ate too much Amo Skipping Spanish Class Women Test Pilot Old age Jers Going to Dayton with Not enough clothes Famous Model Men Perk, Rodney, and Ida to wear Perk Reading Etiquette Books Big Time Operator Modeling Editor Dropsy and heart trouble Richie' Driving around Arment, Edwards, and To have a car Going to Springfield . Ryan's bumming on Saturday night Rodney Hoppel School To travel Ersia's parties Idabern Keeping late hours Not enough money Cosmetic buyer Jack Allie The Famous Teasing Secretary An A in Shorthand Moe Horse-back riding Mr. Creamer Big time operator Date with Ida Roden Troute Eating Studying Shorthand Secretary Mary Lou

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E IOR CLASS PROPHECY Well, here it is the summer of 1959. We have just celebrated our reunion, ten years after our graduation. Everyone who graduated in our class was able to attend, and it was indeed a pleasure to see them all again. We had our reunion at Silvercreek School. It was really quite interesting to hear of all of the different professions that are now being practiced by members of our class. One of the first persons to arrive was Ida Roden, who finally has become a cosmetic buyer at Marshall-Field in Chicago after attending Kosta Beauty School in Dayton and working at various typing jobs. Next to arrive were Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Allen, Jr., formerly Violet Conkel. Violet tells us she really enjoys being a housewife and taking care of their two children. Other guests were Alice Stillwell, who now is an air stewardess employed by T. W. A. after taking three years nurses' training in Dayton. She is now on the flight from Nanking, China, to San Francisco. Ruth Bryan tells us that she is ex- tremely contented owning her own exclusive dress salon in Cincinnati. Her fashions are entirely original and are designed for her by the famous French designer, Christian Dior. Paul Graham is now employed at Wright Field in a very daring position as a test pilot. He re- cently tested out the latest thing in jet planes. Richard Arment has gone into Canada and is very good at his job as a forest ranger. Due to his alertness Dick recently saved from fire many acres of' timber, which was very valuable to the U. S. government. Eddie Brill is in Washington, D. C. working for the government as an F. B. l. agent. Eddie tells us he has had many interesting and valuable experiences in his work. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Evans were among the next to arrive. With Evelyn's inspiration and encour- agement Bill has done very well in the last ten years. He owns his own farm near Jamestown as well as 3,000 acres in Northern Ohio. One of the persons who are helping to keep law and order in our state is Francis Tidd, who is now a State Highway Patrolman. Francis is one of the patrolmen who were responsible for the recent capture of a very dangerous criminal. Richard Pettit tells us that if we are ever in Palm Beach to be sure to visit his exclusive night club, the Club Bermuda, on Sunrise Boulevard. The leading socialites and debutantes of the coun- try enjoy patronizing Dick's club as they say it is the smartest and most luxurious club in the South. Joyce Gustin is a famous photographic model having most of her assignments in New York, but occasionally she goes to Paris or Buenos Aires for fashion shows. You will often see her pictures throughout leading magazines. Ruth Anna Roberts attended U. C. L. A. for two years and is now a Captain in the women's forces in the Army Air Corps stationed in Berlin. Ruth Anna is married to Col. Philip Leiser, who is also stationed in Berlin. Mary Lou Fox has become a well-known pro- fessor at the University of Colorado. She is an instructor of psychology. Mary Lou recently fin- ished writing a textbook on psychology, which will soon be widely used throughout the country. After attending Traphagan Fashion School in New York, Ersia Perkins has become fashion edi- tor for Vogue Magazine. She is also married to the French opera star, Pierre Boyer. Ersia Ann and Pierre have a beautiful home in the East Sixties. t Norma Troute has settled down in sunny Cal- ifornia. She is Elizabeth Taylor's private secre- tary. Norma tells us that Elizabeth is a very fine person to work for, and that they have a lot of fun together even though she is kept quite busy with the star's enormous amount of fan mail. Robert Chaney attended the Virginia Military Institute and is now a major stationed at Elgin Field, Florida. He is an instructor in OHJCCIW Training Candidate School and is very successful in his work. Mabel Applegate is the owner of an exclusive beauty salon in Portland, Oregon. As you probab- ly all know, Mabel is the originator of a new type of permanent wave. Betty Crothers tells us that her clothing fac- tory is quite successful. Betty's factory is located in Dallas, Texas, and she is very busy keeping the factory in running order. Mary Jane Glass is a receptionist at Mayo Clinic. Besides this position she is kept busy help- ing a very well-known heart specialist with some very important experiments. The rest of the afternoon was spent reminisc- ing of school days. Plans were also completed for another reunion to be held in 1969 at the beautiful farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Evans. 'W it 0 'L uf' 9