Smithville High School - Fabrica Yearbook (Smithville, OH)

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Now your summer vacation is over and back to school. This year you are Sophomores, another year older and another year wiser. You now have two home rooms with Mrs. Ramseyer as the other advisor. You were real lucky, Class of 56 , to get these two advisors which you will realize in the years to come if you don't now. You hold your first meeting in your Sophomore year and pick your class officers again. You pick Ward Mumaw as class president, Janet Schrock as Vice President and Wanda Boreman as Secretary. Ellen Weygandt as treasurer and Don Nolt and Fonda Pfouts as Student Council representatives. Richard King was your royal sergeant-at-arms. One of the highlights for this year was the selecting of your class colors. Black and white were the colors you picked and later flashed these colors around on the new sweaters you purchased from Freelanders. Yes, they were pretty sweaters and were the first things you had to prove that you were one group belonging together. Your dues were again five dollars and also you held a bake sale at Freelanders to help boost your treasury. Yes, another year in your life is past Conly memories nowh but all looking forward to next year when you will be Juniors and upperclass men. Again your happy smiling faces fill the halls of Smithville High School but not as an underclass man but as Juniors. Your first meeting was held on Sep- tember 28, 1954, to elect officers. This year you pick Janet Schrock as President and Vice President, Tom Gerig. Our secretary is again Wanda Boreman and Doris Zook is treasurer. Your sturdy sergeants-at-arms were Beverly Edwards and Rich- ard King and the Student Council representatives were Ellen Weygandt and Ward Mumaw. The social chairmen were Wanda Pfouts and Charles Fetter. Quite a number of officers and a well selected group. Your dues were raised to 58.00 this year. Another important thing happens to you. You get your class rings. Every- one is betting who keeps theirs the longest but they all lose sooner or later.

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lass Histor THIS IS YOUR LIFE! Senior Class of 56 In the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and fifty-two, you the Senior Class now, enter the halls of Smithville high school as Freshmen. Every thing seems so big with other boys and girls hurrying here and there. Then you all get assigned a home room which is the study hall, with Cguess whoj as your advisor, yes, the one and only Mr. Berkey. You don't know for sure if this will work but if you do your best and Mr. Berkey his it will probably turn out all right which of course it did. You hold your first meeting on September 30, 1952, to elect officers and a Well picked group you selected too. Ward Mumaw for president, a Worthy man for a very worthy job. Then you choose Richard King for Vice President and Wanda Boreman for Secretary-Treasurer. Don Nolt and Doris Zook for Stu- dent Council and Robert Starn and Tom Gerig and Phyllis Dilyard for class re- porters. As you probably know the kids did a fine job for the first year. Your next meeting was very important too. If you can remember back it was about your dues. It seems to me they were around 55.00, weren't they? Then you discussed the class color but then decided to let it wait till next year. The last meeting you held in your Freshman year was to sponsor a program. The All Girl Negro Chorus which was well received. The first year you spent in High School came to close much :Easter than you expected and you leave the famous halls of Smithville High School.

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Another important event in your life as a Junior is about to happen. The play Those Webster's is put on by the talented actors of your class. It was a good play and was very well presented. Next you probably have the biggest event in your high school life thus far. The Junior-Senior banquet is to be held May 7, 1955. Everybody is busy doing something either on committees or getting ready. Yes, your Junior year is a big one but you have the real test ahead of you. The biggest year of your life. On September 7, 1955, you the class of 56,' enters the high school as Seniors. You now have the feeling of superiority as all the lower classes look up' to you. A class meeting is held September 14, 1955, to choose officers. Tom Gerig is elect- ed president for your final year. The other oiicers were Vice President, Janet Schrockg Secretary, Doris Zook, Treasurer, Jackie Graber, Student Council, Elvelyn Wertz and Dale Weinmang Social Chairmen, Wanda Boreman and Rich- ard Kingg Sergeant-at-arms, Ronald Besancon. Ward Mumaw was elected by the student body as the new Student Council President. This year is a Very busy one but a very memorable one. You have served quite a number of banquets from which you made nice profits. The Senior class play Midnight also proved quite a success. Other memorable events are Senior Day and Senior Skip. Then the final events are bacculauret and commencement after which you will officially bcome an alumni. Then last but not least is the biggest thrill of your life. The trip to the nation's capital, Washington, D. C. This gives you the satisfaction of knowing that all your hard work was not in vain. Yes, this was the biggest four years of your life, Class of 56 . We all hope that you have enjoyed them and that you will lead a happy and a prosperous life in the future. CLASS OF 56 , THIS IS YOUR LIFE! . Doris Zook Gwen Thut Charles Fetter Clarence Miller