South High School - Pot O Gold Yearbook (Lima, OH)

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FOI? 1934 Students Enjoy Assorted Activities i i OUTH HIGH in Winter . . . The Year Book stafl' gather on the lawn . . . Earnestly absorbed in the Rainbow, the members of the journalism class look over the papers . . . Behind the megaphone are cheerleaders Pauline Parlette, Frances Crumrine, Loyal Niles, Margaret Nunemaker, and Ada June N ulf. Mr. Gaskins and his Wife, nee Miss Elizabeth Harter, are ready to go home after a busy day . . . Next is a romantic scene which pictures Richard Allen and Eleanor Pool, hero and heroine of the operetta, Pickles . . . The four girls on the stump by the lake are Beulah Klingler, Ada June Nulf, Valeria Clapper, and Eugenia Kinstle . . . And below them with open mouths and vehement gestures are the fervent debaters, Jack Youmans, Leafy Fern Coates, Harold Musselman, and Betty Bathtel . . . Drum Major Orville Young halts . . . What Water is to a fish, Robert Mowry is to our moving picture machine. The leads of the junior play are scrambled with the hero and heroine of the senior play as Leo Swick stands over Harold Henry and Margaret Nunemaker perches on Louise Hudson's knee . . . South's band is Marching Along . . . The orchestra pauses while Mr. Parks takes a few notes . . . Out doors, Captain John Curry, star fullback, is shown in line stance. The laughing group in the lower left hand corner belong to Ye Merries Dramatic Organ- ization . . . The regal rulers of the Carnival, Queen Fern Cripe and King Jack Wetherill, pose in private life . . . There is George Countryman, representative of the Y Jolly Steno Club, seated at a typewriter . . . And another club, Senior Hi-Y, is representgl by Everett Good- Win, Robert Hilty, Leigh Sweeny, and Richard Allen.

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POT CD' GOLD A pictorial panorama Tells All OUTH HIGH SCHOOL . . . The Chevy, Bob Mowry and Paul Williams, comes from Canada and points West . . . South's human pretzeltwistsacouple . . . The inset is Harold Biddinger . . . Because of Hobo Day these six boys went exploring in the rag bags . . . George Bowerman would play a banjo serenade . . . Leroy Jackson with fiddle and grin. A startling contrast to such present doings is the flashback of twelve years ago. The first grade class at Washington School contained such promising boys as Paul Karrick. fthe fourth from the left in the back rowj, Everett Goodwin, Cjust in front of himj, and Paul Williams ffirst in the front seat! . . . Among the girls were Ruth Lincoln, Lucile Clark, Ruth Cupp fin the back rowj, and Zilpha Werking Cin the second rowb . . . The pyramid of older girls above them was snapped a few years ago . . . Eight Southerners with a car just couldn't resist that No Parking sign . . . On the steps is a trio composed of George Wilson, a dog and Marion Burnett . . . Next to them are two little girls, Genevieve and Ruth Kohl, remem- ber? . .. Yea, South! Our team goes into action . . .A group of girls rest-and who wouldn't -after the Senior Scholarship Tests given at Central . . . The boy who looks cross-eyed isn't, he's only fooling you . . . In this informal picture of Catherine Ferguson, she has that holiday smile . . . Dorothy Bowsher and Jane Gillespie suggest Easter morning. Everett Goodwin looks as if he owned that loan company behind him. Brother, could you spare a dime? . . . Against the icy background is Jack Youmans . . . Another exciting scene takes place on the football field . . . But the Ottawa River flows tranquilly on.. . Back to school . . . and then the book-burdened walk home.

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POT O' GOLD Work and play Are Combined EVENTH GRADE-After several hectic weeks of becoming adjust- ed to the customs of South, the two hundred and five seventh graders held their first election. They chose Bernard Sibert, president, Thomas Craig, vice president, Mabel Hill, secretary and treasurer: Betty Schneider and Roylee Miller, reporters. The general supervisor of the class was Miss Ethel Asher. EIGHTH GRADE-Three hundred twenty-eight pupils organized with the following officers: president, Carl Evans: vice president, Sarah Miller: secretary, Juanita Rumerg treasurer, Warren Cremeang reporter, Robert Tussing. Mrs. C. E. Gaskins and Miss Frances Bowyer were the supervisors of the class. FRESHMEN-The two hundred seventy-five Freshmen, under the direction of Miss Helen Shanahan, elected the following ofiicers: president, Robert Workman, vice president, Margaret Mulbargerg secretary and treasurer, Gail Young: reporter, Mac Sargent. SOPHOMORES-Under the supervision of Mr. Sinclair, the two hundred and fifty-three sophomores elected the following oiiicers: president, Charles Fesslerg vice president, Raymond Aures, secretary and treasurer, Beatrice Johnsong reporter, Edna Oswald. JUNIORS-The Junior Class, supervised by Miss Marie Bowlus, played an important part in school activities. Rcse of the Southland, a three act comedy by Marion Short, was presented as the annual class play with Louise Hudson and Leo Swick portraying the leading roles. On May 11, the Junior-Senior Prom, sponsored by the Junior Class, was held. Class offcers were elected as follows: president, George Flagerg secretary, Frederick Dresher: and reporter, Eleanor Ream. YEAR BOOK-The Pot O' Gold, senior year book, was sponsored by the Senior Class. The staff was made up of the following: Eugene Anderson, editor-in-chief g Beulah Verbryke, Frances Burnette, Iris Schwartz, literary editors: Paul Poole, business and advertising manager: Bess Standiford, Lavina Harmon, Frederick Dresher, Norman Buckmaster, Valeria Clapper, Arloene Smith, Mary Shearman, solicitors. Junior editor was Sidney Porter. Typists were Pauline Roof and Thelma DeRemer. The faculty adviser was Miss Genevieve Marvin and the faculty business manager, Mr. E. B. Freshwater. THE RAINBOW--South's school paper was edited by the journalism class, supervised by Miss Genevieve Marvin. Margaret Nunemaker as editor-in-chief headed the seniors on the editorial staff, which included Ada June Nulf, Richard Allen, Beulah Verbryke, Harold Nutt, Harold Musselman, Betty Hamilton, Alice Harter, Annabell Chamberlain, Catherine Ferguson, Iris Schwartz, Lucile Clark, Joe Stahl, and Margaret Hurlow. Eleven junior members of the class acted as reporters. The circulation staff was managed by Frances Burnette. Paul Poole, business manager, and Eugene Gossard, advertising manager, topped the business staff under the direction of Mr. E. B. Freshwater. YE MERRIES-The senior high dramatic club composed of fifty members presented And Billy Disappearedf' by Walter Ben Hare, as its annual play. The cast consisted of Catherine Ferguson, Orville Young, Louise Hudson, Beulah Verbryke, Sidney Porter, Ada June Nulf, Helen Newman, Donald Brown, Wilbur Hopkins, Harold Henry, Jamsie Harris. Officers of the organization were the following: Beulah Verbryke, president: Loyal Niles, vice president, Wilbur Hopkins, secretary and treasurer, Evelyn Byerly, reporter. Mrs. C. E. Gaskins, nee Miss Eliza- beth Harter, was supervisor the first semester: Miss Thelma Glassford, second semester.