Smithville High School - Fabrica Yearbook (Smithville, OH)

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Senior Class History QCont'd.j The following fall we found we were trav- eling second class and were a part of the group called the upper classmenf' Some of our crew changed this year. We chose Morrene Musser, President, William Hutchison, Vice President, Betty Boreman, Secretary, Doris Zimmerly, Treasurer, Gene Stuckey, Sergeant at Armsg Paula Feusier and Jim Singer as Student Council Represen- tativesg Bernice Lytle and Fritz Bland, So- cial Chairmen. Our eyes were attracted by golden rings and our class rings arrived in December. On March 21, the passengers gave a play, You Can't Take It With You, to a large audience. On April 26 we banqueted the Seniors at the annual J unior-Senior Banquet. Our Captain, Mr. Watkins, retired from the service and was given a farewell party. This, our last year on ship board was very enjoyable, for we were traveling first class with two new Co-Captains, Mrs. Becker and Mr. Rowe. We retained our same officers with the exception of Vice President, Fritz Bland, Sergeant at Arms, Darrel Indermuh- leg Student Council Representatives, Paula Feusier and Dale Shampg Social Chairmen, Bernice Lytle and William Hutchison. William Hutchison was elected Admiral of the fleet around the harbor of Smithville High School. 16 On November 14 we gave a play, Cheaper by the Dozen, to an even larger audience. On May 16, we were feted at a banquet by the Juniors. Baccalaureate Services were held in the ship's auditorium, Sunday evening, May 24. Sports played an important part in ship life. The following list of passengers received one or more letters for sports activities: Bill Buchwalter, Fritz Bland, Gene Stuckey, Dar- rel Indermuhle, Jim Singer, John Bupp, and Harold Conrad. It has been a wonderful voyage and while the billows of examination questions have sometimes tried their best to overwhelm us they have not succeeded. On May 28, 40 members received their de- grees of acquired knowledge and were given a 4-day shore leave to our Nation's Capital. Although our shore leave was short we must start on a new voyage of Real Life, and we realize as our motto states, Tonight we sail, where shall we anchor? we will al- ways try to keep sailing ahead. Written by Betty Boreman Doris Zimmerly Harold Conrad Willis Troyer

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Senior Class History It was a bright, calm autumnal day in September 1949, that the good ship, Smith- ville High School, stood at anchor at the wharf of a new school year. Many people gazed upon it in wonder as they watched 54 girls and boys step aboard and wondered what misfortunes would overtake them on their voyage into new and untried water. We were naturally very enthusiastic and asked many eager questions of our Captain, Mr. Watkins. We were young and socially inclined, so it did not take us long to get acquainted with our fellow passengers. There were cases of seasickness and various ones were tempted to throw such disagreeable dishes as algebra and sci'ence over-board, but calmer waters were soon reached. But the ship life is unattractive without social events, so after a few weeks we elected our officers to take charge of these events. We elected Fritz Bland, President, Jim Sing- er, Vice President, Carole Lonier, Secretary, Doris Zimmerly, Treasurer, Paula Feusier and Dale Shamp, Stud'ent Council Repre- sentatives, Darrel Indermuhle, Sergeant at Arms, William Hutchison, News Reporter, and Mr. Watkins as Class Sponsor. We had to travel fourth class, but the third class passengers, generally called Sophomores, gave us a reception that thor- oughly initiated us into the mysteries of ship life. In November, Karen Berkey gave us a Hallowe'en Party in her cabin. A good time was had by all. So ended our voyage on the Freshmen seas. In September we started on a voyage over the Sophomore sea. We were experienced travelers now and so felt more at ease. We tried our wiles upon the fourth class pas- sengers, the Freshmen, this voyage and had a fine time. The crew hands changed again with Mor- rene Musser as first mate and the rest of the crew as follows: Fritz Bland, Vice Presi- dentg Betty Boreman, Secretary, Doris Zim- merly, Treasurer, Denny Litman, Sergeant at Arms, Carole Lonier, News Reporter, Paula Feusier and Jim Singer, Student Coun- cil Representatives. Betty Boreman gave us a party during the year. We adopted black and gold as our class colors and bought sweaters which added a bit of color to the decks of the ship. We felt that more social life was needed so we ended th'e year with a party in Gerald Elliott's State Room. 15

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Senior Class Will My friends, I have called you to assemble here as a solemn duty, that you, the heirs of my respected client, the class of 1953, may hear her last will and testament. May I entreat that you receive your lega- cies in the spirit of friendship. I shall now appreciate your courteous attention. We, the class of 1953, in the town of Smith- ville, county of Wayne, and the state of Ohio, being in good mental condition, do hereby make this, our last will and testament. ARTICLE I We fe'el that our brilliant record and our unusual achievement will live after us, but, not willing to take any chances, we suggest that a tablet be inscribed with our names and a few of our outstanding deeds. This should be purchased and placed in the audi- torium where all can see it. ARTICLE II In the following way do we dispose of our possessions: We give and bequeath to the Junior Class our most important properties, our self-satis- faction and our wisdom. Both of these we have in large quantities. We also leave to the Juniors our good luck. It should more than satisfy them because of what it has made us. They may also have our right and privileges as Seniors in the study hall, as well as notebooks, fountain pens, apple-cores, and any other articles we left behind in our haste. We also bequeath to the Junior Class our well known n'erve. I am sure that this will be very useful to them. We gladly give them our examination questions that have been given us in the past year. We believe that, like history, an examination repeats itself. We are very sorry that we cannot supply the correct answers at this time. To the Sophomore Class we leave our patience. They will need it to endure the Juniors. To the future Freshmen we leave our time, our talents, and our ambitions. With these they shall not remain green very long. Only the Freshman Class has been omitted in this will. We have left them nothing be- cause they will soon be Sophomores. By that time their self-evaluation will reach such heights that nothing in our possession would be regarded by them as useful. To our Superintendent, Mr. Burkholder, we bequeath the relief that we have finally graduated. We have spent four years to- gether. Any great deeds or achievements that our future contains will be the result of his 'example and counsel. To our Principal, Mr. McCay, we leave, in trust, our sense of humor. Without it, school life would have been painful. This should make all future classes more pleas- ant for both instructors and pupils. To our teachers, the faculty of Smithville High School, we give our kindest regards and our sincere gratitude for their helping aid. We bequeath them our entire store of knowledge and any other information which we have picked up during the past four years. 17