Spencerville High School - Echoes Yearbook (Spencerville, OH)

Text from Pages 1 - 84 of the 1940 volume:

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'W 217' kr J,x ,yu ,W ,rn v , .,x.,,-.,- -xgmtl QQ, 1 .:f, ,: --1 .rg A-,Q5-. , I x H .4 K 1 ' 4-v :Nu , f 'f: !v,14 1 -. vUC,.115eavm'3i?A'Z' ---P:----:A : -- 2- 2 -- : iiiiuiu'ECHOES '? 1'1'Zi :-- :--: 1 Board of Education First Row: R. Jarvis, R. Sunderland, C. Clantz, J. Beerman. Sem-ond How: C. Wright, E. C. Branstetter, Supt., 4Absent, H. B. Sunderland Our School .. . Q g 'T . A 4 v'-' ' 101010101111 11,11 1 1110101411: Page 2 1-1 1 1 1 1 111 1 1 1 1 1 Editorial ACHIEVEMENTS When a student graduates from high school, one of the first ques- tions he is asked is: What have you achieved in your four years of high school? One of the most important things achieved in high school is the social contacts made there. When a student graduates from high school, he has been brought up among human beings like himself. He has had some hardships no matter how trivial-they may have stumped him. The high school student has had to get along with people of his own age or be ostraciz-ed from their groups. He has learned through experience that he must live with his fellowman and associate with him. This has been aided by activities such as intramural sports, interscholastic sports, noon dancing, and various county, district, and state contests. Another thing the student should accomplish is individuality. He must learn to think for himself and not have others think for him. This has been shown in the accomplishments made in sports where a player must be able to think quickly. The Senior class has shown its individuality in the desire for a dif- ferent annual, commencement pro-gram, a useful memoriam, and in its representation in sports, music, scholastic and musical contests. Our class, the Seniors of 1940, have shown that they are higfh in scholastic abil- ity as well as sports. The Seniors, you will find, are trying to be efficient in everything they do. I believe a Senior can be foundi that can learnl, fill, and wofrk in and at any position, for many students have already shown their ability by holding down jobs in and around this town of Spen- cerville. Last but not least of our achievements are our developments in personality and friendship. A finer friend or companion can no-t be found than with at Senior. A Senior ought to know how to be a friend and I believe that our Seniorsl have developed personalities which will enable them to become popular wherever they roam. They make friends easily and can sell themselves which is an achievement in itself. Remember, we Seniors have not been sitting still all four years but have been achieving things whiclhf we, the Seniors of 1940, challenge any future classes to equal, for we believe we have lived up to our motto, READY, WILLING, AND ABLE. -Quinton Morris. P319 3 o1o1o1v1n1o11:iar11r1cn11r3o11v1sr:o1cn1o1sQ nzoxoxozozozuxf 10101011 Pggg 4 u1u1u1f1n1o1010:o:01o:a vicvioioioioioilriirivioivd E C H O E S 9010201024 101010201024 Dedication We, the Seniors of the Graduating Class of 1940, do dedicate the Sixteenth Volume of our Annual, the Echoes, to the Community of Spencerville. We feel that it has been through the Community support and efforts that our goals 'have been reached. You have had faith in us and have boosted our organizations through thick and thin making possible the editing of this Annual. Contents Faculty Seniors Documents Classes Staffs Activities .. , Athletics Jokes , Advertisements '.N. A 1 jp 2 bzovioioimxioiniuioix 1030201030101 E C H O E S 9oi0irv11r10i1r11ri1ri1r1014ni1vioZ1ri1l11bZao:0 Faculty . . 1 Eugene Branstetter, B. S., M. A. Justine Enss, A. B. Ohio Northern University Goshen College Ohio State University Music, Art Government Mfr X y Weldon Shackelford, A. B. al' H USSGI' -. - A- om mn niversi Bald n c llege ' tat 5' X f la. University IC I f t 1 UCS yff if hGm3iiCS, Science Physical Education, Soci Science I Bonnie Deemer, A. B. E e Millis , f Ohio Northern University 'o ' 1 y Ohio University ysical Ed cation, Coach of Girls' English, Social Science Athletics Marion Rule, B. S. Wilkin Teegarden, B. S. Cincinnati University Ohio State University Economics Agriculture 5 oc ozorzuxvzuiw 1 icing: 1 111: 2 3 1 1 :xnxx Pgge ui in 1 vii 1 121131 is 3031114 if if 31111 1 t X Faculty X. , . John Collins, A B., B. S. Bowling Green University Physical and Biological Science Mildred Becker, A. B. Ohio Northern University English, Social Science Charles Mossman, A. B., M. C., D. C. Rio Grande College Ohio State University Commercial Esther Long, B. S Bowling Green University World History, English LU Marie Zuber Secretary William Pees, B. S. Ohio Northern University Mathematics ,VX Pearl Fritz, B. S Bowling Green University French, Latin, English James Baker, A. B. Ohio Northern University Music rxoxasioxozoxozanzozuzutoxarza Page 6 n:1r1o:o:er:o:o14v1fn101o1o11r:er:o11ri4b:vQ ' 775.62241 .g.,...,-,.....:.,:..:..:..--1:i-,-::.-.,:..:.,- EC H 0 ES -,::,-::3:-..:..:.,-..:.,:......:.......-.,:..-..g. Views 1 ? .5 :SS X WN ' -. A x'.. .j..g..:...p0:u:..:4,:.-:U-N:nzozuznqpoqpuzgq- Paga '10:01014-101014f1n1u:u1u1n14fznxnxuingmzo Senior Class History Half-Past eight-and we're off to school has been foremost in our minds for twelve years. Always on our way, we are as free as thier wind, eager only as youths can be-to see, to hear, to understand and to accomplish. Eighty-three of us enrolled as Freshman back in '36, President Bill Hooker led us through that perilous year. We shall never forget the first great victory which proved that we were really Ready, Willing' and Able when Captain Henry Miller and his team brought home the Junior High Basketball trophy. Sixty-nine of us returned as Sophomores. Our new superintendent, Mr. Branstetter, greeted us. Soon new organizations and activities sprung up all around-there was something for each one of us to do. Orville Lauer was elected president. Then we were Juniors with ten less members. Orville Lauer was re-elected president. The members of olur class were well represented in every organization of our school. Junior Meihls won high honors in the Peace Declamation Contest. The Junior Class play, The Ready Made Family, was successfully coached by Mr. Mossman and Miss Milli- sor. Several of our girls helped to win the Allen County Girls' Basket- ball Tournament. Martha Kennedy had the leading role in the operetta, Sonia. We labored long and late to give our departing Senior friends a Circus or a Reception. All too soon we were Seniors. It hadn't seemed long-those three past years. A so-rt of seriovusness fell upon us. It was necessary to draft President Lauer for a third term. During these years there were many things accomplished: Rosemary Dillon, Mary Watson, and Joan Roberts won high honors in Biology and French Elimination Contests-3 Junior Meihls repeated his honors in the Peace Declamation Contest: our Senior boys helped to win the Volleyball 'Tournamentg and Norma Moor- man gave our school the trophy of all trophies by winning the Tubercu- losis Oratorical Contest. Don Hampshire, Henry Miller, Bill Hooker, Bill Kennedy, and Doyle Jacks played the major role in winning the Basketball Tournament as well as being the Col-Champions of the County League. Hampshire and Miller were chosen for the All County Team. Henry Miller was chosen for the All Sectional Second Team and Don Hampshire was chosen for the All State Third Team. The Senior Class play Father Goes Domestic was a great success. We wish to thank our teachers, especially Miss Deemer, for their un- tiring efforts in our behalf. We feel they have helped us to accomplish a lot as students. We 'hope to meet Life and its Challenge as they would have us meet it. . Quin Ditbioioiclioioioisbioioioiilicxii Pqge 8 nifrioifrioifnioicriibioitbirrievicric wining 0:0111x2txio1oZ1xi1xi4ni0io11r14rioio1axiax1sri4n E C H O E S 1vialioioioioicricncbfvienifnioioioisrifiifxilozo I r Seniors . . . Orville Lauer-' d Orchestra: F. I-'. A.: Glee Club: County Elimination Tests: Class President: Honor Banquet: Operetta: Mixed Chorus: Class Play. Jane Cochrun String' Ensemble: Orchestra: Glee Club: County Elimination Tests: Op- eretta: Sextette: Honor Banquet: llis- trict Elimination Tests: Pianist Mixed Chorus: Valcdictorian: Soloist District Contest: llistrict Ensemble: Senior Scholarship Test, QM? WMM? Quinton Morris Mama Orchestra: Glee Club: County Elim- ination Tests: Hand: Class Play: llra- nmtics Club: Annual Staff: Boys' Quar- tet.: llonor Banquet: Operettu: Boys' Basketball Team: Mixed Chorus: Clase Reporter: Wee Echoes Staff: District Soloist, X ,f Norma Moorman County Elimination Tests: District Elimination 'l't-sts: Class Vice-President: Glee Club: Operetta: VV1-e Echoes Staff: Mixed Chorus: Annual Staff: Honor Banquet: Winner of the Allen County Tuberculosis Oratorical and Essay Con- test. William Hooker- Bill . Class l'rt-sitlcnt: Jr. Hi. County -Bas- .t j ketbull 'l'euiu: Glee Club: County Elimin- : E.: ation Tests: Student Council: Varsity , Basketball: Wee Echoes Staff: Class Play: Varsity Volleyball: Honor Ban- ' quot, B ' qzoioioioioxoioioiaiocnoioi ioloiognzoq .omffwl Dean Reed- Joey Glee Club: County Elimination Tests: Band: Orchestra: Uperetta: Varsity Baseball: Honor Banquet: Class Vice- President: Mixed Chorus: Varsity V01- leyball: Senior Scholastic Test, f U If r I Don Hampshire- Red .Ir, lli. County Basketball Team: Glee Club: Varsity Basketball: Varsity Vol- leyball: Varsity Baseball: Wee Echoes Staff: All-County Basketball Team: All-State 'l'hird Basketball Team: An- nual Staff: Class Secretary: Operetta, Rosemary Dillon- Rosie Class Reporter: District Elimination: State Rating: Annual Staff: Glee Club: County Elimination Tests: Student Council: Varsity Basketball: Orchestra: Band: Operetta: Sextette: Honor Bart- t1U9l: llramatics Club: Wei- Echoes Staff: Senior Scholarship Test: Saluta- lorian. Harmon Meihls- Peck .lr, Hi, County Basketball Team: Brass Sextette: County Elimination Tests: Orchestra: Band: German Band: Glee Club: Class Secretary: Class Play: Varsity Volleyball: Operettag Annual Staff: Mixed Chorus: NVinner of local, county and district l'rince of Peace Con- test. Lauretta Goodwin- Ret Glee Club: Orchestra: Band: Varsity llasketballg Opt-retta: Wee Echoes Staff: .Xnnual Staff: Student Council: Mixed Chorus: Sextette. ,f ff',c0,. ,- 1, .J V 1 7' Page 0 poioxoxoxozozoznqpozozoxoiozozoioioiaozo izjfylf 020,11414.-N14.qwlg-.11mpllquguznzoznzluplunnzn E C H O E S 4lilPi0i0i0i4'10if'C3fPi4'i i4'i4Yi'Pi0i 30?4Q Leonard Rothe-- Ditty F. F. A, 1. 2: Ura-lwstru 2, 3, 4: Band 2. 3. 4: Uperettu 3: Orchestra 4: Coun- ty liliniinalion T1-sts 3, 4. Mary Walther- Jo Wuhi-lu Ululv 1: Band 1: Glen Club 2: lbrulnnlivs Ululn 3: If. ll, A, 3, 4: Varsity 4 Baslwllmll . Robert Dicus- Bob l-'. l-', A, 1. 2. 3, 43 Glee Club 1, 3. 4: Class lu-porter 2: Annual Stuff 2: Wee l-Ivlmvs Stuff 2. 4: Art Editor: Iiramu- N xii-s Club R: Om-reml 3. 4: Mix:-cl Chorus Al: lvistrivt Ensemble 4, ll wmv f filffffx ' 'AJ C u 17 ary Becker- Judy Glee Cluh 1. 2. 3: Orchestra 2, 3, 4 iLi- lnrairiunbz Band 2. 3, 4: Operetta Orches- lrn 4: Second Place llovul Tuberculosis lissaiy Pontvst 4. Raymond Seibert Jake K 4 im'-cu-t J G ei Cluh 1. 2, 3 4' Orvlxestru 2' Class Treas urer -1 a alms 3' ettzi X luhlu Hpexking, tontest 3 4 Mixed nrus -4 1 gf ai Donna McNeal- Sally Glev Club I. 2. 3. 4: Dpi-rettu 3. 4 Mixed Chorus 4: Sextette 4. Bill Kennedy- Bizz Glee Cluh 1. 2, 4: Varsity Bn:-ketlmll 2 3, 41 varsity Volleyball 2, 3. 4: wed Echoes Staff 2, 3, 4 lBusiness Manu- gerjg Band Drum Major 3. 4: Annual Staff 4: llrnmntics Club 4: nperettzi 4. ZZ .IGNNSJ L Vera Rohrbach- Shorty Glee Club 1. 2: Orchestra 3: Class Play 3: Annual Stuff 4: llruinutirs Clulx 4. Paul Schindel- Whimpy Buckland 1. 23 Orchestra 3, 4: Band 3, 4: lf. F, .-X, 3, 4: Oneretta Orchestral , -lg German Band 3. 4: Clarinet Quartet 1 Class Play 4: County I . F. Av. Coun- cil 4, 0 4 Mary Watson Lizzy f7I'C'hfStI'l1 2 3 4 Clarinet Quartet 1 4 Glee Club 1 2 mounts Fllmmation 'lest 1 2 District llimmntlon 'Feet 2 Bfmd 2 3 4 Varfsity Bmkethflll fe ini 4 1Secre-tarwy Whnxger Girle Bwwketball Team 4 Operetta Orchestra 4 -'gg ' 45 1 yy ' -.H if. F, lx, 1, 2, :, - ary : 1 - f J Z . -'Z -',t:.f- - 5' 'f L . ,U 'fn 1 ' . r' fmerv 3- ft: If- F- 1 Q- 2: Drarhufics' Clulg 3, 4:K ,Mixed Chorus ' ' ' ' ' C , lf: '.' .. t'li ' l: Cliiss Play 4, , I Z ' ' L. 0:4v144:01014vioxxl1o1o1oqnfn11v2o1u:o11:3o3nc Page 10 yicx21c1av2 :a14v11v:1e1o:o:o Jr, Hi, County Buske-tlmll 'I'l-nm 1: ozoiioioiiiiozoicxioioioc nningoz-1101010111 E C H O oinioioioioifnz'vc9o1o1u1ozo1n2oi:n3o1e0:4 Mary Elizabeth Colgan- Lizzy Pianist Girls' Gloe 2: Orchestra 2, 3: Um-reltu 3: llraunulics 3: F, H. A. 4: Ac- vordisln Hzind 4. . Betty Hiler- Jo llrumutit-s Club 3. 4: Wee- Echoes Staff 4, Joan Roberts- Jo Give Club 1, 2. 3, 43 Orchestra 2, 3, 4: out-rettu 2. 3, 4: County Elimination 'Pests 2, 3, 4: District Elimination Tests 3: Class Play 3: Honor Banquet 3. 4: Mixed Chorus 4 thibrarianj: Sextette 4: Trio 4: Senior Scholarship Test 4: Iiistrivt Ensemble 4, 'f 710 ' r-nil! 'l Hifi 'j . ,I l Jf nf , n M rjorietFike-f'Mar1 Glee Club 1. 2: Class Reporter 3: An- nuul Stuff 3. 4: XYee Echoes Staff 3. 4: lirnmntics Club 4 tVicc Presidenty' Class Play 4. Clayton Protsman- Protsy F. l-', A. 1, 2, 3 4: Glee Club 1. 2, 3 tLi- brairiunj 4: Operettu 3, 4: Mixed Chorus 4. Waneta Graessle- Sweetie Give Club 1. 2. 3: Annual Staff 3. 4: Wee Echoes Stuff 3: Varsity Basketball 3, 4: I-', H. .-X. 3 tlteporterj, 4 tTrf-zLs- urerpg lmnuutics Club 4: Class Play 4. Roger Gossard- Gizz F. I , A. 1, 2, 3 tSergeant-at-armsj, 4. Mary Wilson- Shirley Wohelo Club 1: Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 4: Band l, 2, 3, 4: Glen Club 1, 2, 3, 4: Op- ere-tm 2. 3. 4: Mixed Chorus, 4: Clar- inet Quartet 4, X . ' gi. ,V.C' GNN.-N. ifxx Ora Miller- Johnny Jr, Hi County Basketball Tvum 1: l-I I . A. 1, 2, 4 tlteporterj: Band 2, 3, 4: Ort-lwstrn 2, 3, 4: Glee Club 3: liramatics Club 3: Germain Band 3. 4: Operetta 3, 4: Annual Stuff 4. llilue-zine:-as Munugerj: Mixed Chorus 4, tljresidentl, Norma Seibert- Shorty lrrmnutics Club 3: Mixed Chorus 4: Uperettu 4. 9:4iz14:14:1nzogozozuzogoiozozoioziiziriuixnxcPage 11 91vzri11i11v:o:o1o1ocbo2:r1o:an21v11r1o14v1cv1v0:0 o:ox1o1oioioi1r11ri1rioi1ri4rio11x11xi1ri1r24ri41 E C H O E S 031vitlitrirrifnifxituczfuiwricritvirjtriitvivitog E Doyle Jacks- Grampa York 1. 2: Middle Point 3: llramatics Club 4: Varsity Basketball 4: Glee Club 4: Mixed Chorus 4: Class Play 4: Oper- vtta 4: Varsity Bass-lvall 4. MMM. 011 County Elimination 'Pests 1, 2, 3: Or- t-lu-stra l. 2, 3 lllilirarianl, 4: Glee Club 1. 2. 3: liand 2. 3 lllibrarianj, 4: Varsity Basketball 2 3. 4: Ulveretta Orchestra 2, 3, 4: String linsemble 2, 3, 4: Annual Tlaff 4, flflusiness IVl2lhilI.1't'I'lI Class Play Eugene Fenneman- Finny ltlanager .lr, Ili. County Basketball Team l: Glue Club 2: Manager Volley- ball Team 3: Manager Baseball Team 3: Manage-r Basketball 'Ft-am 3: VVee Ech- ues Staff 4. Jean Evans- Bump Glt-e t'lub 1. 2. 3: Band 2, 3, 4 tSecre- taryl: Ura-lu-stra 2. 3 tlieporterj, 4: An- nual Staff 3, 4: Wee lduhoes Staff 3: Class Play 3: Hiwretta 3: I . H, A. 3 lVit-v-l'rs-sitlontl. 4: llramatics Club 4: Varsity Basketball 4. I o ' on Mart a Kennedy- Polly Glu- t'lub 1, 2. 3, 4 tVice Prvsidentj: County l-Elimination 'Pests 1, 2, 3, 4: Or- chestra 23 Uperetta IZ. 3, 4: Class Treas- urer 3: Sextette 3. 4: Annual Staff bloke Edltorj 4: XVee lduhovs Staff bloke Edi- torl 4: 'l'rio 4: Soloist District Contest 4: Mix:-d Chorus 4, X 4 2 5 A ozsviozozoxoxevxuiozoifriivztnicxzcvitvioxoioq Pggg 12 311021 Bette Miller- Butch Wohelo Club 1, 2. flleportery: Glee tflub 1. 2, 3 qhibrarlanl: Band 2. 3, 4: urchestra 2. 3 tllibrarianl. 4 tBusiness Manager-lleportt-ri: Uperetta 32 I , H. A, 3, 4: Class Play 3. 4: Varsity Basketball ., . 4: llramatics Club 4 481-cretary and Treasurerb: A nnual Staff 4: Wee lflehoes Staff 4. Carl Goodwin- Gooch .Ir. Hi. County Basketball Team 1: Band 2, 3. 4: llramatics Club 3: VVeQ- l'It-hoes Staff 3. 4: Annual Stan' 4. Jane Eisley- Duma t'Zass Secretary and Treasurer 1: Glee Club 1. 2: County Pllimination Tests 1. V, 3: Class Secretary 2: Orchestra 2, 3. 3 1Vice-Pm-sitlentjg Varsity Basketball Z. Il. 4: Hperetta 2. 3: Class Play 3: An- nual Staff 4. fa-M'W! 1 Ray ner- Wagner .lr, Hi. County Bziskatlmallclifam 1,: I . I . A, 1. 2. 3. 4: ee u . L. 3. 4: State and County Judging Team 1, 2. 4: lbramatics Club 3: XYee Echoes 3: Varsity Volleyball 3: Varsity Baseball 3, 45 uperetta 3. 4: Mixed Chorus 4: Class Play 4. Eloise Barnes W i thdrawn. ilvltiltbllillliibllbltlllifllilxl o:oi1oio:1v1o1o:o14r14n1oi4v:cv:4v:cn14v1cr14r21x H O oioioicsiozoicrzcrcbcxzcnicrienzcvxozcrifmxozaozo Martha Whyman Handicapped throughout the years, But yet success-Commencement nears And Marthsts courage has passed the test- Now she's graduating with the rest. gg? Bowersock- Bob .lr, Hi. County Basketball Team 1: F. I . A. 1. 2, 3, 4: Varsity Baseball 2, 3, 4: llrunmtics Club 4: Secretary County l+', l , A. Council -l: Glee Club 4: Mixed Chorus 4: Wee Echoes Staff 4 tBoys' Sports lflditorj: Operetta 4, ' Freda Miller- Freedie Glee Club 1, 2: llramatics Club 4. Van Myers- Venus Glee Club 1, 2. 3, 4 fllibrarianj: Var- sity Volleyball 3: Operetta 3, 4. Jean Becker Glee Club 1. 2, 3, 4: Operetta 2, 3. 4: Class Play 3: Mixed Chorus 4: VVee Echoes Staff 4 tGrade Editorj, 5 Norman Rohrbach- Norm F, F. A. 1, 2: Glee Club 2, 3, 4: Oper- etta 3, 4. Beulah Rupert Nellfllflv, 1: St. Marys 2: Dramatics Club 4: Mixed Chorus 4: Opert-tta 4, Kenneth Kill- Windy Varsity Baseball 'l'eam 1. 2, 3, 4: Coun- ty Elimination Tests 3: Glee Club 3, 4 lStudent Directory: Operetta 3, 4: Mixed Chorus 4: Class Play 4: Varsity Volley- ball -l. Q f IVY! fr A, '-PLO-ff, Lx, --Q--'k,'l-Lt, ' Dorothy Ba tt- Dot woimio Club 1, Clee Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Operetta 3. 4: Wee Echoes Staff 3' Mixed Chorus 4 fllibrarianjz Annual Staff 4: Class Play 4. dem Hf2Fk Wm. r- n Captain Jr, Hi. County Basketball Team 1: State Judging Contest 1, 2: lf. F. A, 1, 2, 3 tViCe Presidentj, 4 1Preside-ntl: Glee Club 1, 2. 3, 4: Coun- ty Elimination Tests 2. 3. 4: Varsity Basketball 2 3. 4 fCaptainJ: Varsity Baseball 2, 3, 4: Opt-retta 3: Dramatlcs Club 4: Annual Staff 4 tBuslness Man- agerl: All-County Basketball Team 4: All-Sectional Second Basketball Team 4: Varsity Volleyball 4. ozoxxogoznxoxxxzoiauzozaximrzmxzcsiozoiozcnxoc Page 13 soiozogcvzozozozavcoozixzozozaninxqngoxarznozo 0:0ri:vi4vioio1oi:nioicbZ1ri1r11ximx14r:n11r1ni1r E C H O E S ntoioioii Mark Burnett- J. T. l-', lf, A, 1. 2, 3, 43 Band 2, 3, 4' Class l'lay 33 Orvhestra 3. 4. Virginia Kuhns- Tuffy Wapalfzoneta 1: Glen- Club 2, 33 Oper 7 Pita E.. .. Howard Johnson Bobbie NX ee I choea Nuff 1 2 Gloe Llub 1 2 X xralty Babebxll 3 4 Opereltl Varsity Volleyball 4 kv AKAL, ,J-I' rf Mary Hilty-- Lou Ura-lwstra 1. 2, 3, 43 String Iflnsflmblo 1, 2. 3, -l: Banml 1, 2, 3, 43 Soloist District Conte-st 1, 2, 3, 4: Brass Sf-xtettv 13 Glea Club 1. 2. 3: Varsity Basketball 2. 3, 43 Operetta Uri-hestra 2, 3, 47' Sextctte 23 Class Play 4. ' ' 1 L 1 f f ', xv V J I fj lu' VI -1 , , ' x Richard Grassley- Mike .lr. Hi, County Basketball Team 1: Glu-e Club 1. 2, 3, 4: Varsity Basketball 23 XVQ-e lic-hoes Staff 43 Operf-tta 4. 0:01v11v1cni1v1o:n1o1in1ivio1av1ir3o1ir1oiarinc aio: rioqzoioioi niixsvgaqriiiiozo Betty Gaberdiel- Betz l . H. A, 3, 4 fPresidentb3 Dramatlcs Club 3, 4: XXVGFF Echoes Staff 3. 43 An- nual Staff 43 Accordian Band 4, Bw? . Marion Glasco- Inkie I . l-'. .L 1, 2, 3, 43 Varsity Baseball 3. 4: Uperr-tta 43 Glec Club 4. x i 1 1 N 1'X'X .N , w to u Ethel Fronk- Briar Wohelo Club 13 Glee Club 1. 2, 3: Oper- e-tta 3: F. H, A. 3. 4: Dramatic:-: Cluh 4. in vp ' i -fl Dick Kelly- Dick urclwstra 1, 2. 3: Band 1. 23 Glee Club 1, 2, Mary Point- Tip Glee Club 1, 23 Oporetta 23 Dramatlcs Club 3, -i. M PM y -------------M ECH o ES ----f----------W Documents. . . Senior Class Will We, the Senior Class of 1940, known as the wise crackers , do here- by will, and bequeath to our teachers and future trouble makers, the fol- lowing: Mr. Branstetter: a pair of gloves to prevent callouses on his hands when trying to knock out misbehaviors. Mr. Hausser: the ability to see two sides of a question. Miss Deemer: the menu of a strict diet for streamlined ages. Miss Millisor: the girls' basketball suits to keep as souvenirs. Mr. Pees: the chance to get leaped foru by the fairer sex. Mr. Mossman: the privilege to discard his Willys Miss Rule: the Senior memories of her first year of teaching. Miss Long: the well behaved study halls and classrooms. Miss Fritz: all the boys' sling shots. Mr. Shackelford: the ability to agree with referees. Mr. Collins: the chance to grow up. Mr. Baker: his radio program to- last for a whole hour instead of thirty minutes. Miss Becker: the tact of making kids act like kids. Miss Enss: th-e same artistic ability for which we have always known her. Mr. Tleegarden: the ambition to become a real farmer. Dorothy Hassett wills her pretty hair to Carol Lanning. Bette Miller wills her vim, vigor, and vitality to Mary Purdy. Kenny Kill wills his height to Jack Roth. Vera Rohrbach wills her love for jitterbuggingn to Mary Fenneman. Bill Hooker wills his Chieftain ability to Bruce Hanley. Betty Gaberdiel wills her whispl willolwnessn to Margeme Crow. Bob Bowersock wills his baseball ability to Frank Mueller. Lauretta Goodwin wills her way of being aware of men to Laurabelle Wright. Dan Hampshire wills his sports ability to Eugene Greer. Mary Wilson wills her way with men to- Joerdis G-rifiin. Dean Reed wills :his warbling ability to Clarence Zimmerman. Jane Cochrun wills her intelligence to Cole Imler. Henry Miller wills his winning personality to Bill Steiger. Jane Eisley wills her bashfulness to Ruth Jones. Clayton Protsman wills his cave-man appearance to Bob Mullenhour. Rosemary Dillon wills her originality and personality to Carolyn Place. Raymond Seibert wills his quick innocent blush to Tom Dillon. Jean Evans wills her romantic eyes to Vera Paglow. Dick Kelly wills his ability to be the life of the party to Vernon Metzger. rioioicvicvicvloioioioioi 101011 Pig! 15 o1o1o:o14x:cs14s1oi4ri1r1fri1rioicvic 92? SENIOR CLASS WILL CCon'd.J Joan Roberts wills her winning smile to Mary Flssel. Doyle Jacks wills his determinedness to George Armstrong. Martha Kennedy wills .her method of getting dates to Anna Stonehill. Van Myers wills his mousy way to Paul Snider. Marjorie Fike wills her like for hair styling to Helen Metzger. Gene Fenneman wills that certain look to Mary Plikerd. Mary Hilty wills her ability of talking teachers into what she wants to Pauline Kill. Quinton Morris wills his all around manner and likability to Harold Carr. Waneta Graessle wills her ability to hold her boy friends to Ruth Shaffer. Howard Johnson wills his fascinating dimples to Albert Miller. Mary Watson wills her senioristic air to Grace Miller. Bill Kennedy wills :his taste for clothes to Sneezy Snider. Jean Becker wills her typing ability to 'hier brother, Ray Becker. Junior Meihls wills his great oratoriesn to Preston Davis. Doyle Jacks wills his like for speakers in Assembly to Robert Hampshire. Virginia Kuhns wills her boy friends to Irene Schwartz. Paul Schindel wills hi-s reckless driving to Donald Monfort. Mary Walth-ers will her low voice to Ruth Clark. Donna McNeal will her Buckland Boy lwhen she's done with himl to Wanda Angel. Betty Hiler wills her Alma Mater to Margaret Koenig. Roger Gossard wills his F. A. ability to Fred Miller. Norman Rohrbach wills his everlasting study to Hilary Youngpeter. Mary Point and Ethel Fronk will their Saturday nite rounds to the Slentz Twins. Freda Miller wills her Home Ee? ability to Mary Schwartz. Beulah Rupert wills just a few pounds to Margie DeCamp. Ora Miller wills his ability to hurt people's feelings to Gordon Roberts. Elizabeth Colgan wills her appendix to Mary Coffman. Richard Grassley wills his peaceful sleep in study halls to Clarence Coffman. Mary Becker wills her book worm to Clara Clark. Robert Dicus wills his crazy ways of amusing people to Melvin Trent- man. Ray Wagner wills l1is heart stopping abilityi' to James Wierwille. Mark Burnett wills his future Hollywood Career to Robert Fisher. Norma Moorman wills her success as a student to Stanley Youngpeter. Helen Sutton wills her high pitched voice to Joerdis Griffin. Norma Seibert wills her 'shortness to Ruth Clark. Orville Lauer wills his innocent look to Bill Wienken. Leonard Rothe wills his chemistry ability to Mary Purdy. Marion Glaseo wills his twinkling eyes to Santa Claus. Carl Goodwin wills his devilishness to Bonniebelle Wright. Bill Hooker wills his volleyball ability to Kenny Sawmiller. vim: 101:11 vin: ri 11 :moz 11:34:11 Page 16 uzozuxoiozozavzcvzogozoxavioiavxa Valedictory THE COMMUNITY AND ITS SCHOOL Nearly two centuries ago the leaves were turning red, gold and brown. Some had drifted into the peaceful waters of the Auglaize River. Once again Indian Summer had come to this community in all its splendor. With the aid of a soft wind the moon made dancing shadows across the somber bronze faces of Indian braves and their chief. Here the braves were learning the important lessons of the day. This was the begin- ning of the first school. Legion of thrilling legends have been carried from generation to generation. This was a peaceful village of Shawnee Indians lying in the quiet shadows of the Auglaize River. Here, the sun saw, as it made its daily journey across a vast uncivilized continent, Indian braves hunting in the forests and fishing in the quiet waters of the Auglaize River. Also the sun noticed the squaws tilling the soil. But one day the sun no longer saw the villagers working in the great out-of-doors. One by one the people died until the city was gone. Small- pox had entered this community leaving only a legend and a few tomb- stones. Time is a great healer of many wounds. In 1812, the sun, which had seen vast quantities of land and people, then watched the: construc- tion of Fort Amanda. Pioneers, adventurous and hardworking, had come and constructed a naval base and an important mail center. Time- marched on. Again as the sun took a last fleeting glance he was amazed at the progress of the tiny community. Seventeen thousand men, working by the sweat of their brow, were digging a new road to pro- gress, the Miami and Erie Canal. The necessity for two locks at this point in the canal built two industries and thus the village of Spencerville, then known as Acadia, was started. Prior to the year 1848, what is now the Spencerville school district, found but a fe-w scattered schools in Jennings township, Salem township, Logan township, and the township that came later-Spencer township. These scattered schools were mostly subscription schools. Many conveniences were lacking in the early schools. Ordinary clapboards were used as seats and desksg these were double. However, the boys were not allowed to sit with the girls. Winters were long and cold. Teachers, when they were paid, which was seldom, received sal- aries from five to twenty dollars per month. The residents of the school district took turns boarding the teacher. One set of books was sufficient to educate the entire family, and families were large in the early days. A fight on the way home promised a whipping by the teacher the follow- ing morning. Not infrequently the school day was ended by a fight be- tween the teacher and one of the larger pupils. Rarely, if ever, does this happen now, for school activities are creating many new and varied interests. xiaxzoicvioioznicxioioziriozfricrif Page 1'I o101o1o:o1o14v:o21x1o1o1o:4n1o14 VALEDICTORY QCon'd.J The first school house to be built in Spencerville was constructed on the west side of the canal and was taught by Mr. and, Mrs. Ditto. Later a school house was erected on alot at the corner of Fourth and Pearl streets. This was used until the year 1876 when the prosperity of the Spencerville community demanded a larger school. Thus the sun found the people broadening their visions. For now they had a four room brick school building, which, with many additions, forms our grade school. Time marches on. How often has the sun smiled down on the face of North America., watched over the United States as it built itself into a prominent nation, respected by all the world, visited each picturesque spot, making it into a fairy-land of beauty? The sun remembers, as well as do many of you tonight, the day of February 4th, 1927, when this building in which we have gathered was dedicated. Our community has not sat idly with hands folded but has accepted the challenge of the modern world to keep pace with it. The school and the community must grow together. For its part, the school is furnish- ing a place in which you may come and learn. Friends, the school is not only a place for boys and girls from six to eighteen to come and learn, but also for you. Short courses are held here both in the summer and also the winter months. The community and school grow together. Fellow classmates, we are leaving this building, dear to our hearts, to make for ourselves a plac-el in the world. We have worked togefther and we shall continue to work together thus proving that we are worthy of the sacrifices made for us. The sun, as it set this evening, lingered for just a moment to see this tribute to higher education. It found a grand group of teachers-our faculty. It stopped and gazed at the Board of Education that has given its best that we boys and girls may make better citizens. It also shone on this community of people, you peofple in this audience, and you who are taxpayers, who, in the way of progress and encouragement are cheer- ing us on to higher roads of learning and better citizenship. This is a community not excelled by any in this entire nation. Classmates, let's accept the challenge of the world, and as friends, make our community proud of this graduating class of 1940. Friends are works of art that all may leave behind, Friendship a greatness all may win. Friends are the axis the old world turns upon And friendship the power that makes it spin. r3r211n11111111:1n21i1r2nirs: Pgfj 18 n2oir2l1i1 n:1v: vjoIcQ E C H O E S Duioiuvioiwrisvinicrmoiozcvqoisvie r1oI1Q so 1111131 -1- -.-----..---.---.---.,---- - -0- ECHOES ---2---,202 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2-'2-----z. Classes. . . First Raw: P. Kill, L. Wright, B. Wright, M. Plikerd, J. Griffin, M. Purdy, R. Shaffer, P. Snider, B. Steiger, C. Imler, M. Slentz, M. Slentz, R. Clark. Seq-ond Row: Miss Millisor, M. Coffman, M. Koenig, W. Angel, V. Paglow, M. Fenneman, C. Clark, I. Schwartz, C. Place, M. Schwartz, G. Miller, A. Stonehill, M. Crow, Mr. Hausser. Third Row: M, Fissel, R. Jones, C. Coffman, T. Dillon, V. Metzger, J. Wierwille, H. Youngpeter, B. Mullen- hour, G. Armstrong, R. Fisher, K. Sawmiller, H. Metzger. Fuurth Row: S. Youngpeter, B. Hanley, R, Becker, G. Roberts, A. Miller, B. Wienken, M. Trentman, P. Davis, I. Good, C. Lanning. Fifth Row: F. Miller, D. Monfort, C. Zimmerman, F. Mueller, J. Roth, E. Grear, H. Carr, R. Hampshire, lAb- sent, M. DeCampl. l Junior Class Al.AltlS'l' 'l'lllCRlC! Z ! I September 5th found 59 .luniors returning to the old sc-hool for an- other year of work and pleasure. This being our next to last year in Spen- eerville lligh, we ean proudly say we were well represented in many lliuh Sehool aetiyities, ln the field of sports, inany basketball and volleybiill suits were lilled by .luniors. The Hand, tlrehestra, and tllre Clubs also found niany inelnbers of our c-lass present. tin September 15, the .luniors and Seniors thoroughly enjoyed their Annual Wiener lioast.. 'Phe following Monday found only a few with a eolfee hang-over. After seys'ral days of hard hunting, the boys brought ehiekens and a rabbit for our Annual Rabbit Supper. The seareity of rabbits failed to make it a dull party. An evening of daneing was enjoyed by all. ln the latter part of Al2l.l'C'il the .luniors enjoyed a roller skating party. With only a few broken bones and sore spots eaused from trying to go two ways at the sanie tinie on our skates, we l'ound we were very good tat least we thought sol. On May Sl, the Annual .lunior-Senior l,l'01ll took top honors for the soeial event of the year. As we near our goal we wish to thank our elass advisors for helping us through our .lunior year. We are proud to say NYE Alilfl ALMOST 'l'llERlG. newlx.-10101.vznxnzoqnuxuxnznztPage 19 1:4110:ti:uxtiznznquxuzoznz01014-an-zuqnoza 1516111 1 1 1 1 1 1: 1 :l11llQECHOES1lV1l1 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 11111 1114 Sophomore Class Last fall when school opened, sixty-four Sophoinores were present. As the year rolled by old members dropped out and new ones Came in. We organized ourselves with Margaret Sawmiller, president: Robe-rt Sc-Eirolucke, vice-president, .lane Mark, secretary and treasurer: Rose- mary Sutton, reporterg .lane Spyker and Thomas Wagner, student coun- cil members. Ruthida Severns was cheer-leader for the year. One of our largest events of the year was the Freshmen and Soph- omore Wiener Roast which took place 'on September twenty-second. Un March twenty-fifth, our class held a roller skating party at St. Marys. We had a pleasant time at both. Our class was well represented in Musical organizations, Dramatic Ulubs, sports, etc. As the school year comes to an end, the Sophomores take this oppor- tunity to wish the Seniors the best of luck out in the business world. First Row: E. Gaberdiel, D. Bevard, D. Bowers, R. Schrolucke, R. Sutton, J. Spyker, J. Mark, M. Sawmiller, T. VVag'ner, R. Roberts, H. Sarka, L. Johnson. Second Row: A. Roberts, K. Kraft, M. Dicus, R. Severns, F. Reed, J. Davis, M. Becker, M. Hamby, D. DeLong, R. Wein, D. Moorman, B. Mechling, C. Gaberdiel, Miss Long. Third Row: J. Eley, P. Sever, J. Gaskill, N. Fronk, F. Protsman, P. Estep, D. Kelly, M. Oehlhof, L. Shobe, R. Wierwille, R. VVierwille, M. Whetstone. Fourth Row: Mr. Shackleford, P. Shively, J. Young, C. Zimmerman, R, Becker, O. Miller, K. Hawk, K Mitchell, D. Miller, R. Place, C, Stanford. Fifth Row: B. Wood, R. Kennedy, H. Wilkin, C. Briggs, J. Hilty, E. Graham, T. Morrison, H. Morris, M Bowersock. A. Whyman. -111: :1:1:-: 11: : : :1 :1::: 10:1 Pagg 20 n:r: gn :.:1:::::1: 1 :,:1:-:A: :Lit ' -------------2-2 --:-V: : : -1- Z'1 'ECHOES 'i'1 : : : 2 2 1: : : 2 21: :i-.. I First Row: V. George, M. Hash, R. Moorrnan, L. Imler, R. Leis, B. Wienken, R. Patrick, N. Sutton, G. McElroy, H. Beerman, B. Gaskill, M. Mcorman. Second Row: L. Youngpeter, R. Angel, B. Stonehill, B. Slentz, D. Coffman, M. Hindelang, B. Haller, B. Wolfe, A. Sutton, C. Barnes, V. Coil, E. Proffitt, E. Shaffer, Miss Long. Third Row: Mr. Pees, R. Becker, J. Medaugh, G. Eley, R. Starkey, T. Evans, M. Jones, L. Brubaker, R. Steiger, R. Koenig, V. Smithley, M. Miller, B. Miller, J. Davis. Fourth Row: V. Good, B. Horvath, B. Kelly, C. Coil, P. Armstrong, M. Kuhns, D. Rothe, L. Brown, D. Potts, B. McKinley, R. Brandyberry, P. Walthers, L. Bowsher. Fifth Row: E. Graessle, J. Cook, R. Mulholland, L. Mulholland, R. Miller, B. Haller, D. Thomas, S. Kohli, G. Crider, B. Place, R. Croft, S. Rockhcld, R. Goetz. lAbsent, M. Eustler, A. Hodapp, H. Jones, L. Metz- ger. I Freshman Class ln September, when wo started to seliool. there were 655 of us, but in Novenilmer one ol' our nienibers, Carol Goodwin, left us. Now there are 458 of us. In September, the l4'l'0'Slllll0ll and Soplioniores had a Wiener roast at wliieli all enjoyed themselves eating and playing games. In lleeeniber, we put on an Amateur llour for assenilmly in wllieh various iueinlmers of the elass took part.. On March IS, we had a skating party which was held at St. Marys. Our Class eolors are blue and white: our flower is a red earnation. The following oliieers were our guides for the year: l'resident, ,L....L,..,L..,...-.,L.....,., Ruth Lies Vice President LL..,,..,L...L,....,,L. Lester Iniler Seeretary and Treasurer L....,L.,... Betty Wieuken Reporter L.. ..,L,g...LLLLL.....,LeL,L. Ruth I'atriek Student Council ..e.. Nauey Sutton - George Melfllroy 1,1--zifpvzlgp-1-1.11114:1-1,1 unix-Page 21 1.1.1.1 2 1 : : 1 1 .: .: 1 1 1 1- 1- 1 ' ......,-..-..-. -.,-.,-.,-.,.. .-..-..-..-.,-. -. -.,. E C H 0 ES -...........-..-. -. - -. -.,- .-..-.... .-..-.,-.,....g Eighth Grade One of the first things of iniportanee is: the whole Sth grade had their usseinhly progrzini, which was their version of Chase and Sanhzzru 1ll'tlfl'l'2llll. lt went ovtr very good. The boys have been playing some very good ganies ot' basketball this yer. They have won 6 games and lost 3. The N-A group put on an assembly proerzini w it-h was their version of Vliailes llickens' great uClll'lSt.l112IS Carol. We registered for the courses that we are going to take next year. The nizijority of the pupils t,:ok the Avzuleinic' Uourse the girls taking two years of llonic- lic-ouoinies and two yours ot' foreign langiuigts replac-ing the four years of foreign lziu- guages. The class oilit-ers were: President N- s,,,, . i,,i....,,s, llonier Nlonfort Vive l'rc'sident ,,.., -,--. ,s,...,,,, Dorothy I,Zlit0l'S0ll 5llf'l'0tEll'y s.n,ss,,,....,.....s,,. La llouna Szividge Reporter s.i,s ..,-.. ..si,...,.i,i. -. ..s, Alyee Iiidrr Student Council H lf'ranc-es Wort.hing.:ton - Leo Paglow First Row: M. Wood, L. Kuhns, L. Paglow, D. Patterson, L. Savidge, A. Rider, F. VVGl'thlI'tg'tOI't, M. Mon fort, D. Kennedy. Sec-ond Row: Mr. Baker, M. Moorman, B. Bruner, R. Miller, M. Rhodes, W. Rupert, H. Rhodes, R. I-Iodapp M, Morris, G. Moornian. Third Row: Il. Meduugh, M. Oehlhof, L, Hiles, H. Schirnmoeller, J. Core, VV. States, E. States, J. Roberts R. Gziixll, Miss Becker. Fourth Row: F. Bell, R. Briggs, R. Briggs, R. Seibert, M. Suever, A. Sandkuhl, T. McCray, B. Mitchell. Fifth Row: G. Glzisco, M. Reynolds, VV. Savidge, D. Koenig, W. Reed, D. Bruner, M. Snider, V. Rohrbach. o:ot:..1o1o1u1ogo:4-1010:0:-I-zoqpnxozuznzt Pagg 22 t10:tt:ozo1--101014-io:o1o:o:o1o1t-:tt its 0 ' 1431 1 1 11,1 141.1 1,111 :ar -ECHOES -0- : - : : - :-: 2 -'I-I First Row: J. Koenig, B. Strayer, A. Zimmerman, H. Wagner, P. Imler, D. Dillon, M. Kraft, R. Metzger Second Row: Mr. Collins, D. Gaberdiel, B. Crcft, N. Young, L. Bowers, B. Reynolds, V. Fronk, D Culver P. Wood, N. Bell, Miss Fritz. Third Row: R. Fowler, R. Boyer, L. I-Iodapp, R. Potts, C. Hamby, C. Armitage, R. Arthur, J. Bowers S Mack, V. Harulf. Fourth Row: B. Metzger, M. Sales, M. Davies, E. Robinson, B. Wierwille, M. Wells, V. Blank, M Wein J Moornniu, C. Oehlhof. Fifth Row: R. Brooks. C. Coil, J. Evans, G. Reynolds, R. Haruff, C. Smith, R. Avery, S. Jones H Gas kill, B. Pickering, iAhsent R. Rigdon, M. Wienkenj. Seventh Grade President - ,.....e..., --- - ,,u,.M. --- Secretary .- --------- V W Harry Wagner ----------------1 Peggy Iniler I l'f'Z1Slll'9l' ---1.. .1........ ...... f X Illla Zill1ll16l'lll'lll Student Council .----- School Reporter Annual Reporter Dorothy Dillon - .lim Koenig Betty Strayer --------------------- Maxine Kraft We started to school this year with 52 pupils. Rosella Rigdon and .lack Coon are the only new pupils this year. Donald Foster, George Vincent, and .lack Coon have moved away. It. took us some time to get used to the new system at lligh School, hut. now we like it very niuch. We all enjoyed our Wiener In Social Science class, Mr. program. We also took a trip Municipal Light Plant. We are looking forward to 14:14 roast. Shaekelford helped us put on an assembly with Mr. Shaekelford to the Spenierville the eighth grade next year. Pag'8 23 121: 1 Liza: :nz 11: as 1 1 ',:gi2Qi3Z1g 'iQ 2 W' ' Ov. MH' fgffffiig gg, 99547 7cM:,p N51 W ha n11x2i1:1:4:ur: Pggg 24u:ozo:u1o11 rioxoxozoxozeozo .ne A '22 vcmvzoxmnoxonoxoxoxe 1011110104 E C H O E S no1ocno1ocbo11 zotoxocwvzoxor 11 Appreciation 'X X s This page is given in appreciation of the organizations and students that ihave helped to boost the prestige of the school and Senior class to higher levels. Norman Moorman: Winner of the County Tuberculosis Essay and Oratorical Contest. Boys' Basketball Team: Allen County Tournament Champions and County League Co-Champs. Boys' Volleyball Team: Allen County Tournament Champions. Girls, Basketball Team: Hard IightersHdid not win league or tourna- ment but fought to the finish. This was the last Girls' Varsity team. p1 v1o1m:1::1:v14:1:r1o11:1:x1: 1 1011 Pgge 25 m1101014 14 1o1o1o1o1o10in14v1o11 I-I -- --1----------U---t------.- - -0- EC H o ES ---- -- ----- -- -.--0---- .--.-------------- Staffs . . . Echoes Staff lflditor-in-eliiof D ,. .,.,,,........g, - Quinton Morris Assistant -.- ,.... ,.. ,.- ..,., A.A... I 3 i ll Kennedy Literary Editor ,-- R- , .....Arv.r..,, Norma Moornian Assistant ...r......rA. ......A..................r.. A Iarjorie Fike Business Managers .n,.. .... I toseinary Dillon - Helen Sutton Ilenry Miller - Ora Miller .loko Editor ,..., - o.o.ooo, ......o. A Iartlia Kennedy Assistant .,...,o.. M, ..,. ow... ..o,oA.-.. o,..... I 3 e tte Miller Girls' Athletic Editor D- D -- ...o.. - -- Lauretta Goodwin lloys' Athletic- lflditor D-, oo,, D Don Ilanipsliiro Art liditor o-o,.,.,,,-..h H --- -- .Iunior Meilils Assistant ......,.,..,,..... ....o...... .... - - .lean EVHIIS Assistant Senior Reporter -- ,......o ., .o..... Jane Eisley .lunior Reporter --- ....... ..... ....... t ' ole Iniler Soplionioro Reporter -H D. .Ao,,... D-- Rosemary Sutton Freshman Reporter -D .... ..o.......o - - ......... Ruth Patrick lflighth Grade Reporter ...........o.....,.............. Alyee Rider Seventh Grade Reporter --- .......... ....... - .--- Maxine Kraft Student Count-il Reporter o.,.o -. .o.e. ---M V- Thomas Wagntr Orvliestra Reporter ..........o,...... .e.o. ..... B e tte Miller Rand Reporter ,.....o......... ....... A... - , - Mary Purdy Future Farmers of America .e.... ........ ..... O r a Miller Future lloniemakers of America ..........e........., Betty Gaberdiel 'Fypists ..o.o....oo,. Dorothy Bassett - Vera Ro-lirbach - Carl Goodwin Advisors v..,o,,,............ o..... I Bonnie Deenier - E. C .Branstetter First Row: J. Meihls, D. Bassett, L. Goodwin, D. Hampshire, H. Sutton, R. Dillon, N. Moorman, Q. Morris, B. Kennedy, H. Miller, O. Miller, M. Kennedy, C. Goodwin, V. Rohrbach. Sm-ond Row: M. Kraft, J. Evans, C. Imler, B. Gaberdiel, J. Cochrun, M. Purdy. Mr, Branstetter, W. Graessle. M. Fike, A. Rider, Miss Deerner, R. Patrick, R. Sutton, J. Eisley, B. Miller. N1-1--1i,1-I1--1-1-1 1 111.111 1 1 1014 Page 26 1141 1 4.1-1 1 1 1 1 1 1i1i-1010131105 -- ---- -- ------ -1- - - - - - -0- EC Hoes --- --- ------- -- - -- -- - First Row: J. Becker, J. Davis, M. Davies, R. Dicus, B. Hanley, B. Hooker, B. Kennedy, C. Goodwin B Bow ersock, M. Fike, S. Youngpeter. Second Row: V. Rohrbach, J. Eisley, L. Wright, R. Dillon, O Miller, M. Kennedy, D. Hampshire B Gaber diel, T. Wagner, B. Miller, M. Purdy, N. Moorman, Mr. Mossrnan. Third Row: J. Meihls, G. Fenneman, D. Kelley, J. Cochrun, A. Rider, R. Patrick, R. Sutton, Q. Morris C Imler, R. Grassley, M. Becker, W. Graessle, B. H ler, B. Strayer. Editor-in-Chief -- Assistant ,-,...... Manager Editor U- Assistant ,,..... Art Editor ,....,. Assistants .......... Boys' Sport Editor U- Assistant ---,,,,--,.. Girls' Sport Editor Assistant ........... Grade Editor .,.... Joke Editor ,-- Assistant --- F. F. A. .... F. H. A. ..., --- Mixed Chorus H, Student Council , Society ,,...... Assistant .... Orchestra .,.... Band ,,..-.,... - Boys' Glee Club ,, Girls' Glee Club Wee Echoes Staff -U Mary Da ,U Bill Hooker -H Bruce Hanley Bill Kennedy nn Carl Goodwin un, Robert Dicus vies - Jesslyn Davis Robert Bowersock Stanley Youngpeter ---,-- Mary Becker U, Stanley Youngpeter Seventh Grade REf,5EEQE Eighth Grade Reporter ,-,- Ninth Grade Reporter ,U Tenth Grade Reporter ,-,.,,, Eleventh Grade Reporter Twelfth Grade Reporter Typists .,.,,,,,-,,,,,,,--., un Jean Becker - Marjorie Fik Jean Becker Martha Kennedy ----- Betty Hiler ------- Ora Miller U Betty Gaberdiel Rosemary Dillon ----, Tom Wagner Rosemary Dillon Laurabelle Wright Bette Miller Mary Purdy Junior Meihls ,N Jane Cochrun -M Betty Strayer - Alyce Rider ---H Ruth Patrick Rosemary Sutton Cole Imler Quinton Morris e - Norma Moorman nz Pggg 27 1110101:vzanzerxqrifszwmiariirztmxaxxirie 1 it to r -111 111: 1111-1-1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 11,1 no11qn 1 un 1 1 111-1 1111 1111111111011 0 Student-Teacher Council Uno of tho most important avcoinplishnients of the student Founcil this year was tho nioinbership pins for the Musical organizations nndvr tho SlllJi'l'ViSi0l1 of Mr. Peas, Miss Deenier, and Mr. Ilaussvr. President ..v....1...,.....,.....V...., Bill Hooker Vivo President, H......... ............. A Iary Plikvrd S01-rotary 1...1A...,........ ..M. I ,auretta Goodwin Reporter ..,......................Y 1 Tom Wagner First Row: Miss Deemer, F. Worthington, M. Piikerd, B. Hooker, L. Goodwin, T. Wagner, J. Koenig, Mr Pees. S01-ond Row: G. McElroy, L. Paglow, P. Snider, Mr. Hausscr, J. Spyker, N. Sutton, D. Dillon. 0111111101 111111 1 11111 11 1 1 1 11011 Pggg 28 o1o11r1o1o1o1o1c 11 10101 1 11 11 111111 1 20113 142 1 1101 11141 311:11 Activities . . -- Ecu-loss ---,- --l Orchestra News President ......................... .loerdis Griffin Vice President .............. .... . lane Eisley Secretary and Treasurer ............... .lean Evans Business Manager - Reporter .......... Bette Miller Librarians ............ Mary Becker - Mark Burnett Student Director ..............,......, Mary Hilty The orchestra, for the school year of 1939-40, proved its progress to the large audiences at the various activities given throughout the year. It played for class plays, Chapel programs, and the Community Institute. In addition to this, the Annual Fall Musical was presented in the High School Auditorium on November 3, 1939. Following this on November 31, the Mid-Winter Musical was given in the school auditorium. Mr. Baker chose members from the regular orchestra to play for the High School Operetta, which was presented before a large audience on April 5, 1940. There are a total of forty-six members. Violins Mary Plikerd Mary Purdy Carolyn Place Mary Hilty Ruth Clark Fern Reed .lay Young .loe Ililty Orville Lauer Robert Place liichard Place Gladys Eley Margaret Sawmiller Norma Fronk Trornbones .lunior Meihls Leonard Rothe Stanley Rockhold Piano Carol Lanning Viola .loan Roberts Drums Ruth Shaffer Preston Davis Basses Mark Burnett Don Koenig ozorioxoioioixi 1:1zizizmioioioioi 14:11 Pagg 29 11.010101-111 Celli .loerdis Griffin .lane Eisley .lane Cochrun Clarinets Mary Watson Mary Wilson Mary Becker Paul Schindel Bill Steiger Ora Miller String Basses Helen Sutton Alyce Rider Cornets Paul Snider Quinton Morris Ben Kelly Paul Walthers Oboe Rosemary Dillon Saxophones Dean Reed Bette Miller Lauretta Goodwin Jean Evans Gene Grear Donald Rothe 1011111 ioinxiozozniuioznz Mary Hilty 11- 1111111-111-iv: at in 11111111101 H D0141I1'i'4ll'1'1'1'1 1'1 1'1 1'i 1'' Band GFFICERS President ,M -,WV-,,,,A, YY,,,,,,,,,. A -- Vice President vv,,,,,,,, ev, Secretary and Treasurer -,,YV Reporter, Business Manager ,- Librarians Yv,,,,,,,,, ,, ,,,,,,,...vv,,,,,, - , . Student Director H, ,,,,,,,,..... -.. ,.,,..,,,,,,,,,,..,,..,,,,,,,.,, ,- At the beginning' of the school term, the school band consisted of forty-nine members. This number was maintained throughout the year. The band made one of its first appearances by lmroadeasting.f over WLOK, Lima, at the beginning of the school year. Basketball fans and players were entertained with marches at the home games. They participated in the Fall Musical and the Mid- Vlarincts Comets Quinton Morris Paul Snider Helen Sutton Ben Kelly Mary Plikerd Mary VVatson Mary XVilson Eugene Grear Ben Kelly Mary Plikerd Mary Purdy ----,--, Paul Schindel - Jesslyn Davis Junior Meihis Xvinter Musical. Short concerts were given at the Community Institutes at Spencerville and Kossuth. The organization paraded last summer in the Van Wfert Peony Festival and in October at the Spen- ccrville Halloween Celebration. Under the direction of Mr. Baker, the band en- tered into the band contest which was held at Ada, March 29. Saxaphones Obzie Lauretta Goodwin Rosemary Dillon Eugene Grear Baritone-s Jean Evans Donald Rothe Mary Becker Paul Schindel Bruce Hanley Ora Miller Harold Wilkin Helen Beerman .Ioan Moorman Dorothy Dillon Phyllis McCray Bill Steiger Joe Hilty Paul Walther Donald Monfort Clarence Zimmerman John Evans Junior Seewer Billy Ramsey 'Tromhones Junior Meihls Leonard Rothe Stanley Rockhold Kenneth Mitchell Dean Reed Bette Miller Basses Mark Burnett Carl Goodwin Jay Young Don Koenig Alyce Rider Bells Mary Purdy Flute Tom Dillon Richard Place Percussion Section Ruth Shaffer Jesslyn Davis Carolyn Place Mark Snider Preston Davis Drum Major Hill Kennedy Director J anzes Baker ozvlagnzozogo-o-o-0-n-o-u-0-Ar-0-n-fu-1 Page 30 .iza:u:4::1-znznze:o:u:--:a:a:..:..:.-:neu 1 1111111111 -11 11110101011 1 1 1110100 E C H O Do1o1o11r1o1o11x11r1o1o11 11 1010101011020 First Row: M. Slentz, M. Kennedy, R. Shaffer, M. Purdy, B. Wright, M. Fissel, I. Schwartz, D. McNeal, R. Clark, E. Gaberdiel, M. Becker, C. Lanning lPianistJ. Second Row: Mr. Baker, J. Coffman, L. Wright, G. Miller, M. Plikerd, C. Place, M. Hamby, L. Goodwin, D. Moorman, J. Becker, J. Roberts, M. Wilson, J. Cochrun, J. Griffin, M. Slentz. Third Row: H. Sarka, K. Kraft, N. Moorman, B. Mechling, J. Mark, H. Metzger, M. Oehlhof, D. Bassett, R. Jones. M. Dicus, F. Reed, R. Sutton, J. Davis, N. Fronk. Girls' Glee Club The Girls' Glee Club, composed of forty girls, started this year in the study of modern music and vocal technique, including intonation and pronunciation, under the direction of James Baker. The girls participated i11 the Fall and the Mid-Winter Musicals. In the District contest at Bluffton, March 15, they sang Chl Jesu So Sweet and Lift Thine Eyes. The Girls' Sextette sang the Cradle Song at Bowling Green Dis- trict Contest, April 12. Tihe soprano and the alto solos were sung at Bowling Green District Contest, April 12, by Martha Kennedy and .lane Uochrun, respectively. The following oflicers we1'e chosen: President ...,...-.. ,........... I Jauretta Goodwin Vice President .................... Martha Kennedy Secretary and Treasurer .........e.... Ruth Shaffer Business Manager and Reporter ...... .lane Cochrun Librarians ........ .loan Roberts - Bonniebelle Wright Student Director .................... .lane Cochrun Pianist ............................ Carol Lanning 111 1 1 1 1 1 1 1:11 1 1 1o1n1-11Pa,g'e 31 1141111111111 1114 111 1 1 1 10101011020 I ' 111101 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11111114101 ECHOESD0141:11101virioivivivivinioioimze Boys' Glee Club ' President .......................... Robert Dicus Vice President .............,........,.. Dean Reed Secretary ......................... Quinton Morris Reporter - Business Manager ......,. .lunior Meihls Librarians ...... Vernon Metzger - Clayton Protsman Cole Imler - Van Myers Student Director ..................... Kenneth Kill Pianist ............................ Carol Lanning Our organization has improved during the school year of '39 and '40. New music was introduced following the few introductory weeks of school and gradually o-ur vocal talent increased in quantity and quality. More modern music was selected by Mr. Baker and new interest in the club was quickly aroused. On November 3 we sang several numbers in the Fall Musical given in the High School Auditorium. All musical organizations, quartets, sex- tettes, and trios participated in this event. On Friday, March i, at 2:30, the club gave a fifteen minute broadcast from WLO K, Lima. First Row: C. Protsman, J. Young, R. Seiber, K. Kill, R. Wierwille, K. Mitchell., P. Davis, B. Steiger, B. Ken nedy, B. Bowersick, C. Lanning lPianisLJ. Second Row: V, Myers, E. Grear, R. Wagner, C. Imler, R. Becker, C. immerman, R. Place, J. I-Iilty, T. Wagner, Q. Morris, Mr. Baker. Third Row: .J. Meihls, H. Johnsen. B. Wood, P. Shive'y, M. Glaseo, E. Graham, D, Hampshire, R. Dicus R. Grassley, D. Monfort, H. Wilkin, R. Becker, C. Zimmerman. Z' N. Rohrbach, R. Fisher 1121111111111::11i11rP3,g'e 32s1111111111:111:o:1 1111 11 111 -1 101 vin: 1111r11r1o11n11vc E C H O D1'11vi:r11r1o11u11v11r11v11v11111 11111111020 First Row: M. Kuhns, B. Bowersock, R. Wagner, R. Seibert, O. Lauer, O. Miller, T. Dillon, H. Miller, V. Metz- ger, R. Mullenhour, D. Rothe, C. Coil. Second Row: M. Glasco, R. Dicus, C. Zimmerman, R. Gossard, R. Fisher, D. Monfort, P. Schindel, A. Why- man, T. Wagner, K. Sawmiller, R. Place, Mr. Teegarclen. Third Row: L. Bowsher, C. Protsman, J. Cook, D. Miller, P. Shively. G. Armstrong, F. Mille1', L. Mulholland, B. Miller, C. Stanford. Fourth Row: P. Armstrong, J. Eley, E. Graessle, R. Becker, J. Roth, C. Briggs, H. Wilkin, E. Thomas, C. Zimmerman, B. Horvath. Future Farmers of America President L LL., .. L,.,.L,,,,,,L,,,,..,, Ilenry Miller Viee President. ,.,......L,. L. .LL,.,.,,w. Tom Dillon Seeretary - LsLLLLLvL...,,,LL,.... Raymond Seibert Treasurer L.......L.LLL..,.LL...L-.,. Orville Lauer Reporter L,,. ML.. L,L.-.L,...,,..,,... Ora .l. Miller Sergeant at Arms .,.,,,..,,,,,,.. Vernon Metzger AdVlS0l' sv...gg .v.. . ..L.L.v,Lv,L L W. Il. Teegarden The ehzipter is divided into various Committees, with a C'il2lil'lllElll of eau-h group in eharge of several other members. To dats' we have progressed rather well. Two broadezists have been produeed by our own ehapter over VVLOK, Lima, Ohio. Five other ehzip- ters in the eounty are also producing broadeasts. Two trips of major importance have been taken sinee our last sc-hool year. The summer trip to Indian River, Michigan, whieh consisted of six days whieh were spent in fishing and sightseeing. The winter trip whieh was taken to The International Livestoek Exposition at Chic-ago, Illinois, was composed of nineteen members from our ehapter together with nine members from other schools in the county. Other projects of importance were: Thrift, bank, eashiers being Tom llillon and Paul Sehindelg Allen County Couneil, delegates being Bob Bow- ersoek, Bob Fisher, Rob Dieus, Paul Sehindel, and George Armstrong: and Annual Fzither and Son Banquet. 111-11n11v11-1111111111011111-11,11v11,11,11,11 Page 33111 111 11111 1 1 1 1 1 111111111n1u11o:o 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 I 2 :1: :f--ECHOES-0:-: : : : : : : : : : :xr- Future Home-makers of America I'l'0SlllPllf ,W.,,f. .. .,,, .- ...s..W, .-- livtty Galwiwlivl Vivv l'1'c-sicli-lit , ,,g,..,A...,.,.., MH.. lfauliiw Kill S00l'f'faI'y .... ..H,g .. ....v.. Margaret Sawmillvr Tl'l'2lSlll'l'l' YH..- .,..,,,, .- .,,v,,,,,, XV21lll't21 Gravsslv Sponsor .. w.. ........,.g Marian Rule- 'l'l1v purposv of the FllIl1I'P IIOlllCll12lk9I'S Assovizitioii is: to svt up an 1-rlilmiliolial llI'UQQI'illll whim-l1 pluvvs emphasis on dvvelopniviit of tliv high svlioul girl's ability to usa' livr home Pcoiiuinic-s instrur-tion in nwvtiiig livr limnv, scliool, and c'o11n1n1111ity problems: to provide 111021118 for setting up 1'm-owls for present and future use in lllllllelllilklllgl to strviigtlimi conti- rlvnvv in liorse-lf and her workg to show evidence of sua-c-ess in limnvs in whivli vvoiioiiiics trained girls have helped to establisli: to give l'0l'0fllll- tion to girls who have' made consistent and superior progress. First Row: B. Miller, M. Sawmiller, B. Gabercliel, P. Kill, W. Graessle, J. Evans. Sm-oml Row: B. Hallcr, M. Fenneman, D. Bevard, T. Evans, D. Coffman, Miss Rule. Third Row: C. Gabe-rdiel, E. Fronk, M. Walthers, F. Protsman, M. Colgan. o:.,1n::1p1:::::::: :: :.::::::::::.:1 1111121914 Pgggg 34 4111.11.1111:2.:::,qp04pf.::::::::.::,4n0: O 10101 vi vioiotozozozozerznwzozozaxicxq E C H O E S 901011 :o:o:o:1n1o::nzo1rn:4v1o1o10:4n10'q First Row: M. Kennedy, L. Wright, G. Miller, B. Wright, R. Dillon, M. Watson, L. Goodwin, D. Bassett, J. Becker, C. Lanning, M. Wilson, J. Roberts, J. Cochrun. Second Row: M. Becker, C. Place, N. Moorman, N. Seibert, B. Rupert, A. Roberts, M. Sawmiller, M. Slentz, A Stonehill, I. Schwartz, D. McNeal, R. Clark, E. Gaberdiel, M. Slentz, M. Hilty. Third Row: K. Kill, R. Seibert, R. Wagner, C. Protsrnan, P. Shively, C. Zimmerman, O. Lauer, R. Place, H. Wilkin, R. Becker, T. Wagner, Mr. Baker. Fourth Row: J. Meihls, O. Miller, B. Bowersock, G. Armstrong, E. Grear, Q. Morris, R. Dicus, D. Monfort, R. Fisher. Mixed Chorus OFFICERS President ........................ Ora. John Miller Secretary and Treasurer ............. Mary Watson Business Manager-Reporter ........ Rosemary Dillon Student Director .................. Quinton Morris Librarians .......... Carolyn Place - Carol Lanning Dorothy Bassett The Mixed Chorus, an organization new to Spencerville High School this year, was founded under the direction of Mr. Baker primarily to fos- ter the training together of the various male and female voices in an effort to make a more practical contribution to community life. The Chorus, composed of forty-nine members, participated active- ly in both the Fall and the Mid-Winter Musicals, and also in the Mixedt Chorus Contest at Bluffton. The members were prominent in the oper- etta, Hollywood Extra. Toward the close of the school year the club which met once a week, successfully innovated the A Cappella style of singing, a manner which is growing more and more popular throughout musical circles. The members wish to thank Jane Cochrun for her work as pianist, and the community for their interest and help in making this organization a vital part of the school. o:eriar11rto1o14x1o:oio:o14v1o1:21n11v:nxi1v11 Page 35 o14nio1o:1n1fri1rio11vi4s1oi4n14x1-o:1ri1r1o!c0:o ' 20101 10203 finish: livin: ui ii :S wind O Do: ri 1 1 1 ni 1 1 vi if 101011111011 0 Cartha Dramatics Club President ,,.Y........... ......... R osemary Dillon Vice President, .................g.A.. Marjorie Fike Secretary and Treasurer ..,........... Bette Miller Reporter .............A..K....,.. Waneta Graessle On September 21, 1930, a group of boys and girls from all classes, with Miss Deemer as advisor, organized the Cartha Dramatic-s Club. The club was named after a certain picture house in Hollywood where the pictures are first shown. The members of the club throughout. the school term have worked on plays, monologues, dialogues, and one member gave a few magic tricks. The club started with twenty-five members and at the end of the year had thirty-two members. 'Phe purposes of the club are: 1-To learn to cooperate. 2-To help develop talent. 0 7 eTo arouse interest in others. 4--To entertain. First Row: R. Patrick, R. Moorman, V. Rohrbach, W. Graessle, M. Fike, R. Dillon, B. Miller, E. Fronk, B. Kennedy, Miss Deemer. Sc-cund Row: B. Rupert, B. Hiler, F. Miller, M. Schwartz, M. Point R. Angel, V. Paglow, B. Gaberdiel, M. Watson, J. Evans. Third Row: K. Mitchell, T. Dillon, L. Mulholland, R. Mullenhour, G. Armstrong, F. Miller, D. Jacks, R. Bow- ersock, H. Miller, R. Mulholland, V. Metzger, J. Young, ' -1 1010: :oi 1 10101 rioioiogoiozuii Pggg 36 03010101 101024 14 10301030202 1 iw: : :....-. .-.-..-..:..-.,-. .: :.-,:.: 2 :..- E01-10E3-,: : 2 I : -..-.,:0:1:.,-.,:.,:..-..:..-..,. First Row: P. Kill, V. Metzger, M. Schwartz, J. Rothe, V. Paglow, B. Wienken. S1'l'lIlld Row: Miss Long, H. Metzger, C, Zimmerman T. Dillon, G. Miller, M12 Mossman. Junior Class Play I'LL EXPLAIN EVERYTHING IIUIIIX llevkei' - t'11sl1i1'.1' of l1'a1'111e1's' State liaiik ...,,E,,,,. .- .lzwk Rothm- Villlllllillti Svrtt - lle111'y's f1'ie111l 111111 21ClViSOl' E..,....E,v... 'l'o111 Dillon Aliilltgllllltxlf' Walsh - l'1'es. of l1'e1le1'11l 'l'1'11st Fo., C'hi1'11go ,E,,, , .,,,. . ,,Ek.,E 1-.- ..,,,,,,,.. C1111-1-111-11 Zi111111i11'1111111 W11lt1-1' Dow - 1111 11cive1'tisi11g 1111111 fl'01l1 Los AIIQCIUS ill love with Ada ....EE,...,.E,EE...... Vi-Yl'll0ll Metzger .l11111es li111'hy - illl l+l11glisl11111111, dllllvt you know, l111sh11111l of lIe111'y's sister, .lflklll EE....,...,,,,,,..,, llill Wieiikeu Gl'l'tl'l1dl' lleekei' - lljtfllfy liec-ke1 s wife ..,,...... .--H Mary Sl'llVV2l1'tZ A1111 Ht'l'kt'l' - lIf'llI'y lleel1e1 s l'0llSill - ,E,,E,, .. .. ...N l'1111li111- Kill .ltlilll l5lll'llj' - lll'll1'y lg0l'1i0l S sister, 111:11'1'i111l .I11111es lJ111'hy YVl'l'21 l'11glow ll1'. l3l11i1' - ll 1l111'to1', so to speak .,.. ., ...,.E,EE,., . .,.,E ll1'11c'e Miller f'2ll'yl t'111'1'oll - 21 gi1'l l'1'o111 f'llil'i1g0 ,E,,E,,E H..- ,nw llels'11 Blvtzgm' .XIl1lllIi0llS ll0lll'y llec-koi' VVZIIIYS 1-o11t1'ol of his ow11 h1111l1 VN'lll'l'lx lie 1'le1'ks. To get 1'o11t1'ol he must lJUl'l't1W 21 1'o11side1'11hle Slllll fltllll 21 11111111111- f1'ie111i, 3lo11tgo111e1'y Walsh, of Chi1'11go. fill the 1-1'e11i11g of his getting the Slllll lie is put 011 p1'oh11lio11, 11111l' l'o1' 1'el11x11tio11 lie 111ist11kes 21 q11estio1111hle l11111g-out for 21 1'est11111'1111t. Allllllgtlllltllj' Walsh also gets illltl the s11111e pluve 111111 tries to f11.h1'i1'11te RL plzuisihle story 111'o1111d why he was t'o1111d ill tl1e1'e also. Y11le11ti11e Seott, lle111'y's f1'iGlld, tells lie 11fte1' lie to get lle111-y out of l1is p1'edi1-11111e11tswonly to 11111ke tl1e111 worse than they were by 21 111111- tiple of ten. lJ1'. l3l11i1', C111'yl l'111'1'oll, 111111 James llarhy Ollly 1'o111plic'11te the plot 111111 lllllklx Ile111'y's b0l'l'OVVil1g his needed c-ash to fulfill l1is life's a111hitio11, 111ise1'able. G9I'tl'lld6 Becker, lle111'y's wife, stands by himefor 11 while. 'l'oo1111111y t21lt?Stlll'l1 ll0l'll021d. All ends well when people tell the truth. l'11blisl1ed hy the D1'a1111atic- Pllhlisliing i'o111pa11y Uliieago, Illi11ois 0:0mn:-crux'111-111111:1111111viwhvdbvrvrvdbvrviv Page 37111-11-11-it--11111111vrwvrvcsvxozvzozuus-110:14 ioiviiiiililiuxri 2 1 2 :oi 211110 ECHOESD1vi4v1 3111211 Zivifiviwivi 112 Senior Class Play FATHER GOES DOMESTIC or A HENPECKED HUSBAND Roffer 'Falcott - a henpeckod husband E,....... W-.- ..,.. Kixllllftiil Kill s .lennie 'Falcott - his wife ,,.WE....EE., ....E N larjorie Fikv Betty 'Falcott - a grown-up daughter -- .-.. Dorothy Bassett Anne 'Falcott - a grown-up daughter E..E,., . .E,,,. Bette Miiil'l' Neil 'Fair-ott - their only son ..vA............- M- Raymond Svibwt Mrs. Phelps - the traditional mother-in-law ,-- ..,- llelen Sutton Bill Phelps - the apple of her eye ,...E...., --- Doyle .lacks Russell Rowland - in love with Betty f...,Y A U Paul Schindel Rosalind Cummins - Anne's friend -- ..,..,. Mary llilty llorothea Flett-lier - Anne's friend ,..E......,..EEEE... Waneta Graessle Carl Cunimins - in love with Anne ...,e...E......e...... Ray Wagner Al Rohn - a mysterious person who brings luck to the henpecked husband ........ . ....,..... Orville Dale Lauer Roger Talcott is the proverbial worm who not only turns but turns double flipflops, and backwards at that. When a man's family hounds him too much, he is apt to do anything in desperationeewhich Roger does. He comes home tired and discouraged and his wife's wrangling does not soothe his tired nerves a bit. Roger proposed she run the Ketchup plant-and he will take over the home. She does as a dare, gets 5000 shoe polish labels on the ketchup bottles, finds mink furs in the factory, sells them, and lifts the family fortune. Mrs. Phelps, mother-in-law, does not make life any sweeter for Roger or other members of the family including her own son. 30-year-old Bill, who, in her eye has never grown up. Roger cooks a beautiful blue dishgbluing accidentally drops in the soup-from that point on, everything gets down on Roger, including the stove pipe on the kitchen stove. .lust when he gets his daughters and son trained to home duties, they get married. First Row: P. Schindel, D. Basset. K. Kill, M. Fike, R. Seibert, W. Graessle. Second Row: Mr, Mossman, B. Miller, R. Wagner, H. Sutton, D. Jacks, M. Hilty, O. Lauer, Miss Long x1o:oio:111i424n:o1o: 1:1 1 111411414 Pagg 38o2o: 1 it 1 1 ininit:.-:ozzeixzoiozozt 101010: 1010101 lainie 101 sic Pagg 39 110101014 1011 1oioioioio1oi4 ini Z ri 30201 ri ni 1,101 101 H O pu: 1 1 ni 1 ni 1 ri- 1 rio? 1014 Hollywood Extra By George Murray Brown and Charles Wakefield Cadman Uncle Abner Maynard, postmaster of Hopetown, Maine, has a ward, Irene, who wins a Talkie Competition sponsored by the Goldenrod Picture Corporation, of Holly- wood, California. Almost upon the instant of Irene's departure for Hollywood to ap- pear in the movies, she is pushed headlong into a. maze of plotting and counterplotting by the sudden arrival of Rita Lupa, a prominent Hollywood glamour girl, and hand- some Corporal Benson, of the Northwest Mounted Police. From then on the going is swift, and to the swift--Rita Lupa sets out to protect her own career by keeping Irene from taking an honest-to-goodness movie test, for Rita knows that with Irene's youth, charm and sincerity, she wou1dn't stand a chance with her already waning box ofhce appeal. There is a startling turn of events in Hollywood, Act 2, when all seems lost, and Irene and Debby, her teen age friend, are wishing they could be back in dear old Hopetown again. And, surprise of surprises, everything turns out all right! Irene gets her chance for fame and fortune in the moviesg Bob Wilcox, her Hopetown Romeo, gets his song accepted by the movie producerg Uncle Abner and his fiancee, Hannah Hilltop, get their bid for cinema gloryg and everyone is happy, including pompous, good-natured Isaac Goldem'od, himself, who, at the close of the operetta, looks forward to a triple wedding. Members of the cast, choruses and orchestra follow: Uncle Abner Maynard --M-MAxrx---,,,Y-------,--xY----- ----- B ob Dicus Irene ..,....,,,.,..-,,,- Q- Carolyn Place Bob Wilcox ----,-v-YY -U Gene Grear Hanna Hilltop ,,A,- -cc c,Car0l Lanning Corporal Benson -U A,w,- Donald Monfort Debby ,,,,.c,,,,, U Laurabelle Wright Marty --,,-,,,,- ------ T om Wagner Rita Lupa ,c,.,,c ,-V- R uth Shaffer Isaac Goldenrod ---- ,----,,-- O ra Miller Harold DeBunker --,-x , -,--------------,A,------Yw--V---,-,------- Carl Zimmerman 4.------zzu:U-U:-,Z--:--I-----y:-,I--- EC Hoes -1-.--.---1.-.--------.-----.r-.--1--------z. usic Ensembles 0:0nzoznxnxvzuz-'14f101n1u1n101110101014 Page 40 .101020:-.:0:.::4::0:0:.-01-fznznzuzvzoqfyp 0.0-11riozoifrioioiasioioiivxoinrznrimxia :oc E C H O E S 90201114r3uv:o:1v1cn:o:o1o:evZoio14vi4r1nozo Grade School Operetta The story of Pinocchio is Italian in origin and re- lates the adventure of a little wooden puppet of that same name. Geppetto, the old carpenter, registered great sur- prise and consternation when his Marionette sud- denly came to life, and such a time as he had! Pinocchio seemed to bring him only trouble. First, he became the dunce of his class in school because he preferred the cool refreshing glades to the stuffy school roogn. One night he burned off his feet. Next, he lost the little money he had because the cat and fox outsrnarted him, and then he prompt- ly lost himself in the woods, barely escaped from being eaten by a dragon and nearly got buried alive by four black rabbits. When his fairy god-mother who had been so good to him died, he suddenly re- alized how foolish and selfish he had been and through sound advice from the birds and beasts of the woods and the fairies themselves, he developed into a real boy and was restored to his long lost father. ACT I-Story Children-Grade One: Janet Koenig, Ann Mack, Ruth Barnett, Louise Sawmiller, Con- stance Hiles, Alice Bowersock, Betty Roeder, Phylsis Seibert, Dolores Leis, Anne Clay, Vonne Parkison. Narrator - Ruth Fritz, Geppetto - Harold Moorman, Pinocchio - Joe Eisley, Antonio - Wayne McElroy. Flowers-Grade Three: Anna Briggs, Susan Graessle, Lois Reeder, Helen Alspaugh, Jeannette Seewer, LaVonne Strayer, Edna Mae Sheets, Janice Bowers. Guards-Grade Two: Jimmie Shosker, Captain of Guards, Bobby Hance, Joe Schwartz, Kenneth Mulhol- land, Billy Mauri, Teddy Croft, Wayne Bowers, Roy Albert Line, Charles Sale, Jimmy Leis. Cricket - Pat- ty McKinley, Chick - Gordon Branstetter. School Children-Grade Three: Dorothy Place, Betty Roberts, Ruthela Wagner, Ruth Ann Barnes, Eve lyn Whitney, Nancy Albaugh, Patsy Medaugh, Jean Metzger. ACT II-Native - Gerald Kohli, Old Clothes Man - Stephen Lanning, Balloon Man - Ted Koenig, Can- dy Woman - Joann Metzger, Flower Girl - Peggy Davis, Fruit Man - Bobby Jo Mitchell, News Boy - Loy Sheets, Columbine - Janet Plikerd, Punchinello - Tommy Arthur. Clowns-Grade Three: Bernard Deerhake, Bobby Leis, Dick Roberts, Dick Oehlof, Mark Linton, John Rider, Billy Gaberdiel, Loren Jarvis, Max McMichael, Bobby Rupert, Jackie Huber, Carl Starkey. General Public-Viola Fryer, LaVerne Gales, Merle Kohli, John Keller, Phyllis Eley, Thomas McDon- ald, Nell Jean Gollif, Norman Hager, Richard Rohr-bach, Lavonne Thomas. Fire Eeater - Dwaine Gre ar, Fox - Joe Dale Becker, Cat - Joe Neidhart, Dra-gon - Earl Gehron, Fairy Queen - Rosemary Son. Fairies-Grade Two: Lynnie Mark, Adryce Draft, Anna Mae Patterson, June Shepler, Lavena David- son, Ethel Wallace, Loretta Bigelow, Doris Moorman, Barbara Neitermayer, Janet Pickering, Corrine Patte erson, Dolores Stout. Crow - Junior Seewer, Owl -Billy Ramsey. Rabbits-Grade Four: .Wilbur McDorman, Wayne Denniston, Leoland Wierwille, Dick Pickering. ACT II-Coalman - Irvin Strayer, Bricklayer - Bob Brooks, Carpenter - Virgil Paglow, Water Woman - Frances Wilges. Sailors-Blaine Place, Richard Strayer, Jerry Gossard, Jimmie Brooks, John Deerhake, Max Wood. Director-Miss Justine Enns Pianist-Mrs. James H. Baker 411021 iuzoinqn:::1::i:n:o1e::x:i 10311014 Pggg 41 :nio1o1oicri011r11r14r14r1oioiav1o1an11v11i11 :Q - --A - -----,- ,------------.- l- -.---..-..- EC H o ES --. ---. . -. -.,-t.-..-.--..-------.--4 Sigma Delta Chi The Sigma Delta Chi llrainaties Club was organized this year. Olli- vers were eleetetl every second month. There were dues of one-half vent a meeting or one c-ent. a week. We gave c'l1a.rat-ter plays as well as eoinedies. We presented two plays this year. One in November, Stuffed Owls with .lane Mark, Doris Aloorman, lierthaniae Met-hling, Phyllis Estep, Ruthida Severns, and Louetts Johnson: the other, The Birthday Present with Mary Becker, .lane Spyker. Madonna llit-us, and Helen Sarka. Madonna llieus and Ruthida Severns gave the play, Their First Quarreln at. the Kossuth Institute on February 21. We also traded an assembly program with Huvkland on Nlareh 27. April the l7th the 4-lub gave its last. program of the year with many mein- bers taking part. First Row: J. Mark, L. Shobe, M. Becker, D. Moorman, M. Dicus, Miss Deemer. Second Row: L. Johnson, H. Sarka, R. Severns, P. Estep, F. Protsman, D. Bevartl, B. Mechling, J. Spyker Tlnrcl Row: B. Hcrvath, M. Kuhns, E. Graessle, J. Eley, P. Armstrong. :m1o3a-viole::vl:ni:n14:1:i:luioiu14:iol4vi4 Pagg 42 iz-rzuzozt zoztmpoqpnz-:zz : :az zz :::::u...:. Q BABIES I 1 XM ,Q,, , .W-.M Athletics . . . First Row: W. Graessle, L. Goodwin, H. Sutton, J. Eisley, B. Wright, B. Miller, M. Hilty, M. Walthers. so-4-ond Row: Miss Millisor, M. Fissel, B. Mechling, J. Evans, A. Stonehill, F. Reed, M. Becker, R. Severns M. Watson, lManager.l Girls' Basketball Our team of 1939-1940 started the year off with four letter men and several new players. The offense consisted of Bonniebelle Wright, Jane Eisley, Better Miller, Mary Hilty, Mary Becker, Mary Fissel, and Mary Walthers. The defense was made up of Waneta Graessle, Helen Sutton, Lauretta Goodwin, L- ern Reed, Anna Stonehill, Jean Evans, and Berthamae Mechling. This being Miss Millisorks second year with us, we are very grateful to her, and to the Manager, Mary Watson, for their helpfulness in maintaininr courage, coopera- tion. and true sportsmanship throughout the whole season. Our team had a splendid start in the tournament by drawing Lafayette and win- ning from them by a score of 27-18, but we were defeated in the semi-finals by Shawnee by 4 points. The state ruled girls' basketball out after this year. As recognition of this fact, every girl on the team was presented with a gold basketball. SCHEDULE FOR 1939-1940 Gomer ,, -- Spencerville Gomer Y,---,',-'-- Spencerville Spencerville Lafayette ,,--, ,,4- S pencerville Lafayette A Spencerville Shawnee Y,-, U Spencerville Elida HUM Spencerville Beaverdarn Spencerville Shawnee - - Spencerville Harrod ,-A,-,------ Spencerville Beaverdam Spencerville Elida wAA----A,vAv, Spencerville Harrod A,,v COUNTY TOU RNAMENT Spencerville --,,---- 27 Lafayette ,.-- Spencerville ----,,-- 20 Shawnee ---,,--,,- 24 ------i-sqm: :: x14:1:PQ,g'g 44 nizrizizlxi:i::i:n14:l::l:vi4:i::1 api .g..-..-4..-.:.:::.:..:.::1.....-..-.-. ' 1oi1li0i1v34vi1vZ4vicvZ1rio11rivri0Z0Z1rioC E C H O D0i1vi1r1o21r10Z0Z1vZ1ri0i0Zcv24vi0i4 in 1: Basketball Lettermen JANE EISLEY Jane was outstanding in ability. She was good on foul shots and field goals. She has given three years of service to our basketball teams. HELEN SUTTON She was the fighting teammate. Her fast and quick thinking made her one of Spencervi1le's best guards. She also has given three years of service to our basketball teams. WAN ETA GRAESSLE She was a loyal and determined player who could always be relied upon. BONNIEBELLE WRIGHT She was center forward who always tried to do her best no matter how diiiicult the competition was. MARY I-IILTY She was one of the fastest, hard fighting forwards of the team. BE'l'l'E MILLER She was a forward with plenty of pep. Your ser- iousness in wanting to do your best was always greatly appreciated. ' LAURETTA GOODWIN A guard who tried to do her best in every game. She has played for the past three years. HENRY HANK MILLER Height, 5 feet 9 inches: Weight, 145 pounds. Hank has served two years on the Varsity, and has received two letters, including a reward for his accurate foul shooting in his first year. The team depended on his clever passing, speed, and quick thinking. For this he was placed as a forward on the All-County and All-Sectional Team for this year. Henry was also elected as our Honorary Captain for this season. DON RED HAMPSHIRE Height, 6 feet, 314 inches, weight 193 pounds. Red has played center on the varsity for three years, receiving three letters. This year he won a. reward for his foul shooting ability. The team relied upon Red for his high jump- ing, rebound work, and accurate shooting. This found him a position as center on the All-County team two straight years and also a berth on the All-State team this season. Red never missed a practice in his entire basketball career. BILL HOOK HOOKER Height, 6 feet, 1 inch, weight, 143 pounds. Bill has been on the Varsity for two years, re- ceiving two letters. Bill was forward or guard-he could play excellent ball wherever he was placed. The team relied upon Bill for his fine ball hand- ling, excellent passing, and arousing spirit. Bill has fooled many a player by his being able to use both his left and right hands. Bill also never missed a practice this season. BILL BIZZ KENNEDY Height, 6 feet, BQ inch, Weight, 185 pounds. 4'Bizz has received two letters but has played on the Varsity three years. Bill was a boy who could play wherever you place him. He played both for- ward and guard this year. The team relied upon Bill for his good defensive playing. When he got serious he could tight and steal the ball away from any player. DOYLE 'GRANDPA JACKS Height, 6 feet, Weight, 165 pounds. Doyle has only been with us one year. We only wish that we could have had him with us all four years. He played with us only one year on the Varsity and received one letter. He never appeared in the line up, but Doyle saw action in every game. The team relied upon him very much for his clever passing and fighting spirit. It never failed to happen-the team always started clicking when he came in the game. GENE GERBER GREAR Height, 6 feet, 21,5 inchesg Weight, 168 pounds. Gene is the only letterman this year that will be back next year. Gerber has played on the Var- sity two years and received one letter. Gene was known for his cool headedness easy come, easy go . The team relied upon Gene for his good defensive work, and slapping down shots. The team of 41 expects very much out of Gene during the next year. Qon1o14s:o:u:o:4v14ri1u1ev14u1o11n:o1er:o1cs11 Pgrg 45:v1o1o1o1o:o1o11v2o:o1an11v1o11n1co1o1o1sQ .2..2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2.,2.,-.,2..2..-.,2.,. ECHOES-,2..2.,-.,...,2.,2.....,2.,2 2,2 2 2 2.,2.-..g. First Row: IC. Grear, D. Hampshire, H. Miller, B. Kennedy, B. Hooker, Set-:ml Row: Q. Morris, R. Mullenhour, A. Miller, D. Jacks, C, Iniler, V. Metzger, J. XVierwille. Third Row: li. Wierwille, B. NVooil, R, Schrolucke, R. Wierwille, Mr. Shackelford, Boys' Basketball 1939-40 Allen County Tournament Champs. Allen County League Co-Champs. 'l'his year the lieareatS crashed through to Sei, a ret-ord-ln'eaking' season. After losing' only a meage ' two games, the local quintet ascended to the Cf Championship throne of the Allen County League for the iirst time in our school history. Vl'ith unmatched oiteiisive and defensive play- ing' eoupleil with the deadly accuracy of the forwards and the pivot-man, and the Speedy and Superb passing: ol' the guards, the boys rang' up a seasonal avei'age exceeding' one point per minute. Iiuring' the Allen County Tournament this year the boys got their revenge in the opening game against llarrod hy a one-point win, for the similar defeat they sul't'ered at the hands of the I-larrod lads Gomer 15, Spencerville 49 Gomer 37 Lafayette 26, Speneerville 20 Lafayette 34 Shawnee ll, Spencerville 30 Fllida 28 lit-averilani 32, Spencerville 30 Shawnee 26 Harrod 35, Spencerville 41 Beaverdani 20 Rockford 45, Spencerville 41 Buckland 17 Elida 31, Speneerville 49 I-larrod 17 Speneerville Average , , W 2, 37.6 per game .jp-1.qapo-n..:..-.,.-.i-.4Q-1.-.Q 1.1-igaqaqpa-M Page in last year's tournament. After capturing the Allen County Tournament honors for the first time in school history, the boys then entered the sectional eontest played at Shaw' nee. With a dazzling' display of basketball performance the Bearcat Cag'ers vanquished the Auglaize Coun- ty Champions, New Knoxville, by a seore of 35 to 25. Despite their eourageous resistance, the home lads lost the second sectional game to the Mer- cer County Champions, St. Henry, by a two-point inargjin scored in the last 15 Seconds ct' play hy a score of 38 to 36. We sincerely hope that this loss will he compen- sated by an equally good, or better showing' hy the next year's team, Spencerville 52 COUNTY TOURNAMENT Spencerville 31 Harrod 30, Speneerville 31 Spgngervillg 31 Elida 24, Spencerville 44 Spencervilie 38 Shawnee 28, Speneerville 37 Spencerville 31 SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT Spence-rville 31 N. Knox' 25, Speneerville 35 Spencerville 48 St. Henry 38, Speneerville 36 Qpponents Average 2,2 ,,,,,,,, H 2 27.3 per game 46 - .....-.,-..-.,-..g. 1 PiillilZiilliiliiiilliillliii 2101 lil If-Ill Illlliiiillliliil Ti 121 Sl Allen County Volleyball Champs The 1939 Allen County Volleyball Tournament was played at Elida on October 231'd. Thirty-five boys reported for the first practice, showing that Spen- cerville High School is much interested in Volleyball. Many hard prac- tices followed. From the ability and hard work displayed, Mr. Shackelford was able to pick twelve boys from the original thirty-five to represent' Spencerville High School in the County Tournament. The starting line- up was Captain Eugene Grear, Don Hampshire, Bill Hooker, Henry Miller, Bill Kennedy and Kenneth Kill. These boys averaged more than six feet in height. The other boys who made up the squad were Cole Imler, Vernon Metzger, Dean Reed, Howard Jolhnson, Robert Mullenhour, and Albert Miller. The boys entered the Tournament very confident of victory. They had very little trouble disposing of Perry by the lop-sided scores of 15-2 and 15-3 in the first match. The second match against Shawnee was still easier, the boys winning by scores 15-1 and 15-0. Lafayette, after eliminating Gomer and Beaverdam, emerged to play Spencervile in the final match. For some reason the B'EARCATS were slow starting and thus lost their first game 15-11. After this first defeat, the boys began clicking again and won the next games by a score of 15-6 and 15-2 and thus the Volleyball Championship of the County. This was the first time Spencerville had wo11 this Championship. La- fayette had won it the three years previous. fn consideration of the statistics, we find Spencerville scored 101 points to their opponents 29. The complete squad saw action in tlhe' first two matches. The team wishes the team of 1940 much luck and hopes they will be successful in adding another trophy to the case. First Row K. Kill, B. Kennedy, E. Grear lCaptainJ, D. Hampshire, B. Hookers, H. Miller. Sound Row: J. Wierwille, V. Metzger, H. Johnson, A. Miller, Q. Morris, B. Mullenhour, C. Imlei M Shackelford, Coach. 1Absent, Dean Reedl. ::::f:::1::::::::,:.::4.:::t-10:1 Page 47 u:.:fzezczuzoxogfz1-::o11::.:::,,:.:: :-2-:zz 21:11 :::1: 2 : :1::::-ECHOES-1:-:'-0:1--::::::-f:f:x:1:.: :ez First Row: R. VVagner, M. Glasco, R. Becker, K .Kill, H. Johnson, R. Bowersock, B. Mullenhour. Sc-cond Row: J. Flley, M. Bowersock, H. Miller, D. Hampshire, F. Mueller, R. Schrolucke, V. Metzger, C Protsman. Third Row: C. Briggs, Q. Morris, J. Wierwille, Mr. Shackelford. lAbsent, Dean Reedl. Baseball 1940 VJlien Coach Shackelford called together his boys for the first practice, there were approximately thirty boys that showed their interest in this sport. Mr. Shackelforcl found he had five lettermen back, Frank Mueller, 1Captainl, Don Hampshire, Kenneth Kill, Robert Bowersock, and Robert Mullenhour. This should make our team very determined to Win the league trophy. This season Mr. Shackelford does not know for certain who will receive suits, hut he believes that the following boys will see plenty of action this spring. INFIELDERS OUTFIELDERS PITCHERS Capt. F. Mueller M. Glasco H. Johnson K. Kill R. Becker D. Hampshire R. Mullenhcur R. Wagner R. Bowersock H. Miller C. Protsman D, Reed M. Bowersock T. Dillon ' 101-1011-1,1 101- 11 1.1145 'xmas aa.-11P3,g'e 48 ,111 1 1 1 v1 1 :1 1 1 -'14 111 up -141 ' 91110: as-anemia: 1:1111-izniozsioc ECHoESnu::::3 3 1 1 1:11:22 1 2 junior High Basketball, 1939-40 Coat-h John Collins, brought the Jr. Hfigh team through a very sue- cessful season this year. Brilliant pass work and excellent team work c-oupled with height, speed, and accurate shooting, brought down seven vit-tories out of ten starts by the local boys. The c-limax of the season was the game our boys played and gave Lima Central a good tramping by a score of 23 to 10. Tire principal brawn of the team was furnished by Louis Metzger, Capt. Bob Miller, Wayne Reed, Gail Crider, and Bob Croft. Their bas- ketball stamina, however, did not Cease with these five, for they were sup- ported by such dependable substitutes as: .lr. Goetz, Don Thomas, Bob llaller, Mark Snider, and Leo Paglow. Spent-erville High School is depending upon these boys to up-hold the honor prevedented by their predecessors. Good luck boys, there is still plenty of room left in the trophy ease. First How: L. Iinler, R. Croft, B. Haller, G. Crider, L. Paglow. Second Row: L. Brown, VV. Reed, M. Snider, R. Gee Z, R, Miller, D. Thomas, Mr. Collins. 1:1111-ii-11:11:11.:i:iPa,g'g 49u:o:::::::::::::: '----'-0--- :-:--- :-:-: : : : :--:f-ECHOES-i:-1:-: :-21:-21:1-:-:4-20:-:-: Students Qv1o:oi1n:oi4r14v1o14::ar11v1oi1s1o:1s14si1n1c PLKB 50 iii Ei?-5 5101010101 vicrioitlioioioioioicbitlitld O D021 vioievioioioicvioioifviivifsiflilrieob Salutatory OUR AIMS AND PURPOSES It is the aim of this 1940 graduating class to extend a. sincere- and he-arty welcome tor the friends, relatives, and neighbors who are assem- bled here for these Commencement exercises. We are pleased to have you with us on this momentous occasion. This IS a momentous occasion for us, because not only does it signify that we have completed the necessary amount of work required for graduation from this high school, but it means that we are on the threshold of a new type of citizenship. In this new type we shall not be as dependent as we have been in the past. We shall have a bigger responsibility in commun- ity and falmily affairs, and we shall eventually have a definite and mean- ingful voice in the government of our country. Bigger things will be expected! of us as time goes on. This is only just. With olur many advantages-twelve years of formal education, dur- ing which we thad the splendid cooperation and interest of the community, the aid and encouragement of the faculty, the Board of Education, and the unceasing care and sacrifice of our parents-we should be able to live up- right, useful lives, which would satisfy us and our associates. The churches have helped us since early childhood. The various community organiza- tions have benefited us too, and the newspapers, the radio, and the movies are still other phases of our development. We are the products of this community. They have sent us to school for twelve years for a definite purpose - to become acquainted with such experiences and knowledge as would be 'useful to us wihlen we enter into the social, economical, and political world of tomorrow. It is now our purpose to make use of this kno-wledgel in such a way that we will be intelligent and understanding citizens, cooperative and de- sirable neighbors and self-supporting, progressive individuals in the mod- ern business world. More than that, we aim to be successful, efficient homemakers and industrious, dependable wives and husbands. We hope to live happy lives, lives that contribute to, rather than detract fbrovm, society today. Thus we think because our home, our ohlurch and our schools have so trained us. We, each one of us want to live up to the thought expressed in Edgar A. Guest's famous poem Myself . - MYSELF I have to live with myself, and so I want to go out with head erect, I want to be fit for myself to know, I want to deserve all men's respect, I want to be able as days go by But here in the struggle for fame and pelth Always to look myself straight in the eye: I want to be able to like myself 3 I don't want to stand with the setting sun, I don't want to look at myself and know And hate myself for the things I've done. That I'm bluster and bluff-and empty show. I don't want to keep on a closet shelf I never can hide myself from me, A lot of secrets about myself, I see what others may never see: And fool myself, as I come and go I know what others may never know, Into thinking that nobody else will know, I never can fool myself, and so The kind of a man I really am, Whatever happens, I want to be I don't want to dress myself in sham. Self-respecting and conscience free. Edgar A. Guest. nzozoxoxoxox v11u11u11n:4r:an11s11r11r1cxz:r1: Pas! 51 oxoxozoz r2o:cx1ozo:o1oznr:o1o:1n:evIo:1Q Programs. . . junior-Senior Prom Toast Mistress -- .........................,....... -- Marimba Duet Welcome ...... ................. Ruth Shaffer --- --- Mary Purdy - Joerdis Griiiin Bill Steiger Response .... .............. 0 rvrlle Lauer Music ......... --- Junior Girls' Sextette Monologue ...... ........... T om Dillon Saxaphone Solo --- ......... Eugene Grear Remarks ........ .......... M r. Branstetter Vocal Solo .... ......... ............ C a rol Lanning Playlet ..... ............ - - Be Home by Midnight Dancing Commencement Program Selections - Il Trovatore -By Verdi ............... --- Orchestra Hlntermezzo Sinfonica -by Mascagni Processional Grand March -By Tours Processional Invocation ...................................... Rev. P. L. Curtis Address- The Meaning of Our Commencement ........ Orville Lauer Salutatory- Our Aim and Purpose ................ Rosemary Dillon Vocal Solo - Ave Maria -By Bach-Gounod ........ Martha Kennedy Address- Our School, A Laboratory of Citizenship .... Joan Roberts Address- High School Pupil Chooses His Vocation ...... Junior Meihls Sextet- Cradle Song -By Daggett .......... J. Becker - D. Bassett L. Goodwin - D. McNeal - M. Wilson - J. Roberts Address- Honors We Have Earned ................ Norma Moorman Valedictory- Our Community and Its School ........ Jane Cochrun Quartet- Drink To Me Only With Thine Eyes ............ By Pitcher D. Reed - R. Seibert - Q. Morris - R. Dicus Germa-n Band- Hal-Lie, Hal-Lo .... D. Reed - J. Meihls - O. Miller Chaser March P. Schindel - Q. Morris - M. Burnett Remarks ......................................... Cloyd T. Clantz President of Board of Education Presentation of Diplomas -- .......... Supt. E. C. Branstetter Benediction ...................................... Rev. E. O. Linton Baccalaureate Program Orchestra- Victory Overture .......................... By Taylor Processional .................. Freslhrmen and Sophomore Girls' Chorus -'H01y, Holly, Holy -By Heber-Dykes Invocation --- ................................. Rev. I. F. Andrews Scripture ........................................ Rev. Fara. Laman Sermon ............................... .... R ev. M. W. Lemunyon Freshmen and Sophomore Girls' Chorus .......... Now Thank We All -By Cru ger Benediction ................................. Rev. George Matheson Recessional ................ Freshmen and Sophomore Girls' Chorus Lead On, O King Eternal -By Shurtleff-Smart Orchestra ............................. March Royal -By Smetsky 11 1clr111c:1n:1a Pggg 52 r11:aisi1:1n: x:o1o3lQ Calendar SEPTEMBER- 5. School opened with an enrollment of 740. 15 Junior and Senior Wiener Roast. O! My! 21. Cartha Dramatic Club organized by Miss Deemer. 22. Freshman and Sophomore Wiener Roast. 22. Sigma Delta C!hli organized by Miss Deemer. 27. Last but not least, Seventh and Eighth Grades had a Wiener Roast. 29. Flash! Flash! First Issue of Wee Echoes. OCTOB E R- 2. Seniors interviewed photographers. Selected Camp Publishing Company from Ypsilanti, Michigan. 4. Assembly Program, an interesting talk by Reverend Curtiss. 7. Football game at Columbus. 10. Boys' first basketball practice. 13. Girls' first basketball practice. 20. Junior Class Play, I'll Explain Everything. 23. Volleyball Tournament at Elida. Our Boys brought home the cup! 27. School dismissed because teachers attend N. W. O. T. A. 30. Junior Ring Committee interviewed salesmen. 30. Never realized untill today what good looking Seniors we Ihad. They had their pictures taken. NOVEMBER- 1. Seniors had business meeting to select Annual Staff. 3. High School Fall Musical. 7. Varsity Players Medical Exams. 13. Junior and Senior Rabbit Supper or was it a chicken supper? 15. Library Benefit by Parent Teacher Association. 16. Music Clinic at Shawnee. 17. Basketball game. Gomer here. 21. Lafayette there. 23. Thanksgiving vacation. 24. Thanksgiving vacation. DECEMBER- 1. Shawnee, basketball here. 6. Every-Pupil Tests. 7. Every-Pupil Tests. 8. Beaverdam there-basketball game. 14. F. F. A. Father and Son Banquet. 19. Basketball game - Harrod. here. 23. Uhrristmas vacation. JANUARY- 1. Happy New Year! 3. Rockford here - basketball game. 5. Basketball game - Elida here. 8. Farmers' Institute. 9. Farmers' Institute. 10. Mid-year Exams. 11. Another day of ? ? ? Mid-ye-ar Exams. 12. What a basketball game at Gomer. e,s:n: v:1cn:n:1a11 Pggg 53 01010101011 CALENDAR 1Con'd.J Lima News. Mr. Louthian 19. Basketball game at Lafayette. 23. Basketball game - Elida here. 25. P. T. A. Benefit Supper. 26. Shawnee there - basketball game. 31. High School presents Mid-Winter Concert. FEBRUARY- 2. Beaverdam here - basketball game. 3. Allen County Teachers' Meeting. 7. Ohio State Presentation of Plaque. 8. Junior High Tourname-nt. 9. Boys' teams played Buckland there. 13. Girls' Tournament at Shawnee. 16. Two thrilling games at Harrod. 22. Boys' Tournament at Shawnee. 23. Boys' Tournament at Shawnee. Win over Elida. 24. Tournament games. Girls lose but boys win. 29. Boys' Glee Broadcast. Wlhat? No contract? MARCH- 8. Grade School presents Operetta. Wonderful success. 11. Senior skating party. 14. Freshman class visited the Westinghouse and 15. Vocal contests at Bluffton. 16. Basketball teams journey to Columbus to see final games. 25. Sophomore skating party. 26. Daughter and Mother Banquet KF. H. AJ 29. Band Contest at Ada. 30. Senior Scholarship Contest. APRIL- 3. Every-Pupil tests. - - High School Supervisor - 4. Every-pupil tests. 5. High School presents Hollywood Extra. 6. County Elimination Test. 8. Junior skating party. 9. Baseball game at Beaverdam. 12. Solo and Ensemble Groups at Bowling Green. 16. Baseball game with Shawnee, here. 19. Seniors present play, Father Goes Domestic 22. Music Dance. 23. County Teachers' Association Banquet 25. Baseball game at Gomer. MAY- 3. Junior and Senior Reception. 4. District Scholarship Test at Bowling Green. 10. Honorary Society Banquet. 19. Baccalaureate. 20. Commencement. vzoxozoxoxozozois P880 54 nzoioioxoxm Jokes Bill Hooker: Cover telephonel Say, Mabel, may I come over tonight? Female Voice: Sure, George, come on over. Bill Hooker: But, this isn't George! Female Voice: This isn't Mabel, either, but come on over. Mildred Eustlerz Do you believe that perfectly awful story they're telling about Jean? 4 Edith Proffitt: Ye-s! What is it? Howard Johnson: Now there is a, genuine antique. My family album. This dates back to the time of Queen Elizabeth and Sir Walter Ra- leigh. Hank Miller: You mean that guy that threw his coat in the mud? Howard: That's right. Do you know what Sir Walter said to Queen Elizabeth when he threw fhiis coat in the mud? Hank: Sure He said, 'step on it kid.' Mr. Branstetter: fGovt. classj What is a. bank? Jane Eisley: A place where people put their money so it will be handy when other people want it. Strange they call money dlough. Dough sticks to your fingers. Classroom Definitions- Goethals was the man who digged the alimentary canal. Edison was the inventor of the phonograph and the indecent lamp. Artificial perspiration is the way to make a person alive when they are only just dead. The moon is more important than the sun because it shines at night when it i-s needed. Magna Carta provided that no free man should be hanged twice for the same crime. The wife of a prime minister is called a primate. Four animals of the cat family are: Mother cat, father cat and two little kittens. A millenium is an insect with more legs than a centennial. The epistles were the wives of the apostles. A vacuum is an empty space in Rome where the Pope lives. Nitrogen is not found in the free state. It has been discovered in England but not in Ireland. Seats of Congressmen are vaccinated every two years. Example of Modern Newlyweds- She: Let's get a divorce. He: Not this year. We haven't our engagement ring paid for yet. :loin PIII 551 Compliments of L. E. BRANDT DR- D- M- SPICER ooooz-PLYMOUTH DENTIST Dealer Phvne R-2-98 110 E. Auglaize st. Spencerville, Ohio Wapakoneta, Ohio THE DETJ EN GRAIN COMPANY Moulton - New Knoxville Wapakoneta Dealers in Grain - Farm Equipment Feeds-Coal-Fence-Hogs Ask your dealer for Lock Two best Bread Flour and Self-Rising Flours - - Ahead of all pastry flour The Lock Two Grain andl Milling Co. Lock Two, Ohio McMANAMON'S The Old Reliable Store St. Marys, Ohio WAPAK HATCHERY Blood Tested Baby Chicks Custom Hatching Poultry Supplies Conkey's Feeds Wapakoneta, Ohio 119 E. Auglaize H. F. Roinshe, Mgr. NEUHAUSER HATCHERY GOOD LUCK Quality Chicks Are Profitable for You Wapakoneta Main 1929 LOIS BEAUTY SHOP The Fisher Dairy and Cheese 'Co. Wapakoneta, Ohio AMERICAN CREAM CHEESE 136 W. Spring St. Beauty With a Smile Phone 4252 , St. Marys, Ohio CREAMERY BUTTER ICE CREAM We Pay Highest Market Prices - - for - - - Milk and Cream Compliments of ROBERT B. HAHN INSURANCE Northwestern School of Commerce Lima, Ohio WIERWILLE Furniture Factory Buy Direct from Factory Open Evenings Spencerville, Ohio Diamonds - Wedding Rings K A Y ' S Jewelry Store Silverware - Watch Repairing 129 N. Main - Lima, Ohio Gruen - Bulova - Elgin Benrus and Hamilton Watches Why take a chance when buying a musical instrument? We sell nationally adver- tised mercliandise with money-back guarantee. We havr everything in music. ' 'Z E N D E R S ' ' 302 N. Main ---- Lima Phone M1402 aa. It Pays - - to - - Shop First - .. at - - Chic Frocks 224 N. Main St. LYRIC THEATRE BLDG. Lima, Ohio H. B. SUNDERLAND 205 E. 4th St. Spencerville, Ohio Insurance Agency Farm Loans Trade in Spencerville Then attend the OHIO THEATRE Where Fair Prices Meet Quality Entertainment Motion Pictures are Your Best Entertainment With Best Wishes of the Citizens and Farmers Bank of Spencerville, Ohio Organized 1883 Incorporated 1934 Member Federal Deposit and Insurance Corporation We Cannot Make All of the Bread So We Just Make the Best of lt Ei - Sold by Your Local lndependent Grocer Enjoyed by Everyone LESTER F. PLIKERD Compliments Compliments Electrical Appliances of of of All Kinds NATIONAL FLOOR LONE ELM DAIRY AND TILE Spencerville, Ohio Quality Mint J. J. Dillon Corner Spring and Union Lima, Ohio F E L D M A N ' S Lima's Store of Specialty Shops Always Shop at Feldman's for MEN'S, WOMEN'S, BOYS', AND GIRLS' APPAREL AND ACCESSORIES Best Quality - - Correct Style - - Moderate Prices We need More of that good Cream to Make MEADOW GOLD BUTTER The White Mountain Creamery Co. Agents - J. Ed. Leis, Walter Fenneman L. W. Wolfe and Son Plumbing and Heating 402 South Broadway Spencerville, Ohio Chelsea 15-Jewels - Yellow Gold Filled Case - - 324.75 x 1 i s . :ini fi' H HUGHE W son Jewelers Lima - 55 Public Sq. - O. Headquarters for Graduation Gifts Bring Your Car Above Standard Use Texaco KOZY CORNER Service Station C. C. Briggs, Prop. . jokes EMBARRASSING MOMENTS OF SENIORS Joan Roberts-Jo was terribly embarrassed when she called Miss Fritz Mother in French class. Jane Cochrun-The time she! gave Mr. Collins her formula for liquid tooth powder. Johnnie Miller-Embarrassed to tears when girls start prying into his personal affairs. Rosie Dillon-Her greatest embarrassment was the wooing by her iirst Romeo at the age of 8! Polly Kennedy-She's always opening wrong doors at the wrong time! Orville Lauer-Deep sea diving in Lake St. Marys, searching for his swimming trunks. Jane Eisley, Bill Hooker, Mark Burnett, Peck Meihls-Moving the little yellow house? ? ? Kenneth Kill-Called to the office. For what? '? Only Kenneth knows. Dot Bassett-Going to the movies and sitting on strange men's laps. Well, there should be lights in the movies. Quinton Morris-Being compared to Donald Duck. Mary Watson-Her two best boy friends called on her at thelsame time! ! Vera Rohrbach-Playing basketball on the auditorium floor, a button popped from her trunks and-well, so what! ! Marjorie Fike-Interrupted by Mr. Hausser while in the act of mak- ing love-er-huggin Bruce Hanley! Inquire of Bruce! ! Red Hampshire-Red was terribly embarrassed when he drank the water from his finger bowl. Norma Moorman-Norma remembers the time she opened the door and said Boo! to the Fuller brush man, whom she trhought to be her mother. Raymond Seibert-Ray's pride was completely ruined when he fell in a mud hole and spent the rest of the noon hour in seclusion. Jean Evans--What a day of agony for Jean when she went horseback riding in the rain, and those terrible road men looking on. Bette Miller-She lost Pher little pink panties in the upper hall. DAUGHERTY'S Market Groceries, Meats ,and Fruits Main 60 Spencerville, Ohio GEORGE HENNE Everything for the Horse Spencerville, Ohio Compliments of ROY WELLER The Spencerville F armers' Union Co. GRAIN, SEED, FLOUR, WAYNE FEEDS, TWINE, SALT, GAS, OIL, MURPHY'S FEEDS AND MINERALS Coals to Fit Your Particular Need l hone 150 - - Spencerville, Ohio SALES VARIETY STORE Syndicate Values Spencerville, Ohio Compliments of DR. F. S. GOSS Dentist Phone 191 Spenoerville, Ohio R. T. GREGG AND CO. CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 1940 Lima, Ohio Ba.singer's Jewelry Store Diamonds and Watches 140 N. Main St. Lima, Ohio W. W. RIDER SPENCERVILLE, OHIO GENERAL INSURANCE SURETY BONDS REAL ESTATE OUR MOTTO: WE SAVE CR OFT 'S MEAT MARKET Retail and Processing Main 45 Compliments of Hooker 8a Kennedy Barbers AND SERVE Spencerville, Ohio Spencerville, Ohio V. E. CROW G-ABERDIEL BROS Groceries and Fresh A. J. Suever Stone Go. Dealers in Meats Coal, Cement, and Phone 42 - - - We Deliver Spencerville, Ohio Crushed Rock Products Delphos, Ohio, R. D. 1 Building Materials Phone 120J Spencerville, Ohio S UPERIO R Coaches SCHOOL BUS and MOTOR COACHES FUNERAL COACHES and ANIBULANCES Superior Coach Corporation Formerly Superior Body Company LIMA, OHIO Every Class C Record on half-mile track won by Indian Motorcycle cl-IAS. M. ROUSCULP 209 S. Main - Lima, Ohio Compliments of THE CONSOLIDATED BOTTLING CO. LIMA. OHIO Limafs Leading Men's Turner Implement Co. C0H1D1i:ne11tS 0 Store McCormick - Deering ETLING, HATS ---- CLOTHING HARRY'S MEN'S WEAR Dealers FURNITURE CO. 3 W r st. 13 a er 227 South Main Phone Main 4146 Lima, Ohio Lima, Ohio Compliments Compliments of DR. J. R. WELCH Phone 91 Spencerville, Ohio ARTWIL DRESS SHHOP Compliments of DR. R. D. DOUGHTY LIMA. OHIO Phone M. 7873 - Office - Phone 44 Residence- Phone 105 - 227 Main St. Spencerville, Ohio Autographs Jokes NIT'S WIT Paul Schindel: Why are there more auto accidents than train wrecks? Raymond Seibert: The engineer isnit always hugging the fireman. Bill Steiger: How about your oil? Mark Burnett: Got a quart yesterday. Bill S.: Need any water? Mark B.: The radiator is full. Bill S.: Shall I check your tires? Mark B.: They're all right. Bill S.: Is there any other service we can render you? We aim to: please. Mark B.: O, K. Bud, bend over, I want to strike a match. Rose Dillon: Oh, Dick, I certainly like your new dance step. Dick Kelly: New step my eye. I'm losing my garter. Lady: While you are begging, young man, you might at least be ener- getic enough to remove your hands from your pockets. Gene Grear: To tell the truth lady, I'm beggin' a beltf' Miss Long: Tell me what Paul Revere said when he arrived at Lexington after his midnight ride? Cole Imler: Whoa Vera Rohrbach: Spell stove-pipe. Marge Fike: S-'T-O-V-E, wiggle, wiggle, P-I-P-E. Vera R.: What's the wiggle, wiggle for? Marge F.: That's for the wrinkles in the elbow. He: Aren't you going to kiss me? She: -i- I-Le: Well? She: -- l He: Say, are you deaf? She: No, are you paralyzed? Wouldn't we be shocked to find- Kenny Kill in a quiet state of mind? Norma Moorman in a rage? Mr. Mossman becoming carnivorous? Sneezy Snider a dignified lady? .Ioan Roberts not having her lessons? Mary Point without a class ring of former years? Bill Hooker with small feet? Mr. Collins playing with jack-knives? ' 4 ,,., R. E. MILLER AND SONS , ' John Deere Tractors-F arm Machinery FIRESTONE TIRES - GAS - OIL AND COAL -' MINNESOTA PAINT - AUTO WRECKING Telephone M. 14 - - West North Street Spencerville Mieh1's Restaurant Compliments D-AVIES GARAGE f Good Foods - Efficient 0 Service General Repair Work C. B. MILLER AND SON Come in for Auto and Electric Breakfast-Dinner-Supper Spence-rvillo, Ohio Compliments of GOOD SERVICE CENTRAL OHIO LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY LOW RATES The Friendly People Compliments of The Davis-Hydaher Company Spencerville, Ohio POHLMAN HARDWARE Established 1887 FARM STORE Lowe Bros. Paint EVERYTHING IN ELECTRICAL Cooos Foods, Meats and ZENITH RADIOS - - HOT POINT REFRIGERATORS AND STOVES Vegetables In Season FULL LINE OF HARDWARE C l'x , t. BROADWAY CIGAR STORE Ompflilen Q , , DR. HOMER G-. soFT DRINLS - -ICE CREAM DEERHAKE TOBACCOS AND CIGARETTES CANDIES - - - LUNCH Phone 97 128 N. Broadway - - Spencerville, O. - - Stanley Ferrell Spencerville, Ohio All Good Wishes to the Class of 1940 SPENCERVILLE HATCHERY Bernard Brorein, Mgr. High Quality Baby Chicks - Custom Hatching Poultry Suplies - Remedies and Feeds Bill the Tailor My Tailor Since 1908 Spencerville, Ohio Call No. 78 BEIDERMAN LUMBER COMPANY For All Kinds of Lumber, Paint and Building Hardware Spencerville, Ohio Compliments of WRIGHT'S BAKERY AND GROCERY Charles Wright, Mgr. Spenoerville, Ohio When You Think of Insurance Think of the A GOOD NEWSPAPER Published Every Thursday in a GOOD Town HIRN INSURANCE SPENCERVILLE JoURNAL-1vEws AGENCY Spencerville, Ohio Spencerville, Ohio Sixty-One Years of Faithful Service Compliments Compliments of Of THE LEADER Lima's Greatest Department Store ERIE R. R. Spencerville, Ohio Complignents Compliments WM. MILLER 0 of THE BROADWAY LIVESTOCK and HORSES See me before selling Residence Phone Main 146 Yard Phone 32 Candies - - - Sandwiches Cigars - - Soft Drinks Ice Cream Cigarettes - - - Tobaccos A. J. Sutton, Prop. 118 N. Broadway Baby Chicks Brooder Supplies Feeds and Medicines 6 K R O G E R G R 0 C R Y Congratulations to Class of 40 LIVE BETTER FOR LESS Compliments of the Meats and Groceries PURE OIL STATION Kenneth Shinn, Mgr. 3Pel1Ce VIIIe, Ohio Mgr, W. Leatherman LOWRY CIGAR STORE Ice Cream - Candy Sandwiches - Soft Drinks Cigarettes and Tobaccos 132 North Broadway Spencerville, Ohio SEALTS' CLEANING CO. WHERE YOUR WORK IS GUARANTEED Modern Far Storage - Hand Blocked Knits Compliments of U. S. POST OFFICE The Blue Heron Corner DIIIOIS Welding shop Gas' OIIS and Grocenes First Class Electric and Acetylene Welding David Biederman, Prop. . , Syndicate Values I Spencerville, Ohio Phone 14 West N. Maln ORA ADAMS EDGE WA TER ROLLER RINK GARAGE Tuesday Night - - School Night-20cg General Repair Work Acetylene and Electric Welding Phone 18-J 320 S. Main Friday Night - - Ladies' Night Saturday Night - - Park Plan Skate -10c per hour Night Owl Parties - Every other Saturday Night 10:30 to 3:00 a. m. Sunday Edgewater Park Celina, Ohio Harry E. Bowman, Mgr. . vw ' -sa . tr. .- DAVIS BEAUTY SALON You have Tried the Rest, Now Try the Best Open evenings by appointment Phone 35 We have all makes of used cars at reasonable prices Trade in your old car on one of these later models Ol' 0I'l 8. l'l6W- MCCOY MOTOR SALES FoRD DEALER The Modern Dress and Gift Shop 116 N. Broadway Spencerville, Ohio BABY CHICKS - - - STARTER CHICKS YOUNGPETERZS HATCHERY Home of Quality Chicks Phone Spencerville 516-F-2 Delphos Suburban 6331 CUSTOM HATCHERY - - BROODER STOVES Paradise Roller Rink Compumems of Skating every evening - - 7:30 to 10:30 Sunday afternoon -A 2:30 to 4530 I OHIO G . Ada t th ammond onso e eo ms a el ASSOCIATED See Management for Private Parties Phone 4533 - R. E. Davey, Manager TELEPHONE OO. FOREST CROFT Mobile Gas Goodrich Tires Naphtha - Mobiloil and Pennzoil Auto and Tractor Repairing PHILIP MAURER Let us do your grinding and mixing of feeds. All Kinds of Feeds Grain, Flour, Seeds and Salt Spencerville, Ohio Ye Olde Mill Oldsmobile Sales and Service McCray Garage Spencerville, Ohio If you are going to buy Baby Chicks in 1940, then buy Hi Grade Baby Chicks because Blue Ribbon Hi Grade Baby Chicks are sure to make you money. Blue Ribbon will sell you these chicks at a very Reasonable Price 11 HII16-X HARDWARE Q QQ? Write for Our Price List and Folders 1 QWAPAKONETA l Ol-nO Blue Ribbon Hatchery, Inc. 4' New Knoxville, Ohio - - Beaverdam, Ohio Katterheinrich Bros. lieviout I T Sales - Service 203 N. MAIN ST. DELPHOS, OHIO MAIN 1889 Your Credit is Good at Crede's Delco Batteries Firestone Tires Phone 2-70 Furniture - Paint - Electric Appliances New Knoxville, Ohio Frigidaire ' Philfll ' ' N. P. WHITE MOTOR SALES Dodge - Plymouth - Dodge Trucks Walnut at Central Ave. Telephone No. 2094 - - - Van Wert, Ohio THE GLA SS BLOCK COMPANY Dependable House Furnishings St. Marys, Ohio THE HAMAN C0mD1i111eHtS SCHROLUCKE'S AUTO Co- of the STORE CHEVROLET AND Meats - Groceries OLDSMOBILE THOMAS JEWELRY Lawn Mower and Plow COMPANY Guaranteed Used Cars Wapakoneta, Ohio Van Wert, Ohio Share Sharpening Phone 502-F-4 The Standard in Photography in Van Wert and Vicinity for more than 40 years THE AGLER STUDIO Van Wert,Ohio MACK CAMERA STORE Everything Photographic 124 West Market St. Lima, Ohio WORTMAN BROS. NEW IDEA DUNHAIVI ALLIS-CHALIVIERS Power Farming Equipment The Erie Stock Yards Solicits Your Patronage in Selling Hogs - Calves - Lambs - Fat Cattle ALL KINDS OF LIVE STOCK AND WOOL POST Sz VONDER WELL Van Wert , Ohio Eli Albright, Mgr. l RUSSELL DIBERT U AN-D SON- COIIIDIIHIQHLS MYERS of Nlinneapolis Moline A CLEANERS EqU'Pme'1f BUscH BROS. and Goodyear Tires Delphos' Ohio S t W k Delphos. Ohio po or Loy - Creps and Hall CRUSHED STONE Wm. E. Steveley, Representative Buckland, O. - - - Phone No. 55-18 or 20 Location of Plants - Westminster, O., Phone 524 THE BUCKLAND COOPERATIVE CO. Buckland, Ohio General Hardware Elevator Electrical Appliances Wiring Contractors Nlfg. Good Luck Feeds T The New Delphos Manufacturing Company GALVANIZMED ROOFING Delphos, Ohio THE DELPHOS BODY WORKS A. R. Rupert Delphos, Ohio Compliments Our Service is Measured not by Gold, of but by the Golden Rlule RAABE MOTOR SALES THE UMBAUGH FUNERAL HOME J. H. Umbaugh, Phone 63 W. E. Bayliff, Phone 56 Cridersville, Ohio Delphos, Ohio Harold E. Mechling, Owner Successor to Wm. J. Taylor Sunnyside Gardens and Greenhouse Plants, Vegetables and Flowers for All Occasions Monuments - - Nlarkers - - Mausoleums Since 1874, Scherger's Memorials FRYEIVS Have Been Esteemed for Lasting Beauty PHARMACY and Craftsmanship Phone 244 C. SCHERGER'S SONS 507-511 N. Main St. - - lVlain 1794 - - Delphos, Ohio Spencerville, Ohio Compliments of A FAILOR'S CUT R STORE Phone 92.1 Spencerville, Ohio TE The Delphos Printing and Publishing Co Delphos, Ohio Compliments Compggnents of W E G E R S ' J. S. HOWE Spencerville, Ohio Dry Goodls - - Ready-to-Wear We invite you to make Our Store Your Headquarters Meet Your Friends at Wegers' Delphos, Ohio LION CLOTHING STORE MOSER'S Smart Clothes for IVIen, Young Men JEWELRY STORE and Boys Wapakoneta, Ohio Delphos, Ohio It's2To1 You'II Like THE CAPITOL Theatre The Tops in Real Entertainment DELPHOS, OHIO Bie1fe1d's Hatchery New Knoxville, Ohio English White Leghorns Our Specialty Our Special Grade 2-3 year Old Hens Custom Hatching Compliments Scott Miller Kr Son Construction lCo. GENERAL CONTRACTING AND EXCAVATING Res. - 8722 St. Marys, Ohio Office - 4215 We Serve All Flavors Tof-. Sundaes and Milk-Shakes Short Orders Soups and Sandwiches Tempting Salads J ean's Sandwich Shop Jean Mack, Robert S. Mack Congratulations to Class of 40 Compliments of MACK 8a EVANS Automotive Super Service First and Broadway Spencerville, Ohio SAWMILLER FURNITURE STORE Where Good Furniture is Not Expensive Free Delivery Tel. 12 Spencerville, hio Fenner's Tonsorial Parlor Hair cut while youiwaitn CornerlBroadway and West Fourth Spencerville, Ohio ' Ql ld I Ai , F YS . I .3f 'zezis' yr if . O Compliments of J OE OLDI-IAM Decorator .Phone 510-F-2 Spencerville, Ohio Mr. Mossman: fRecently married and addressing new maidj Mary, why did you tell your mistress what time I got in last night when I told you not to? Mary Walthers: fCapable maidj I didn't. She asked me what time you came home and I said I was too busy getting breakfast to look at the clock. 005 5. mf A : ,W Q . A ,Wi wg, is 'HN Y 1 :Img-2f'rr.w g.H-' . ' :Q.vffjEgej 2' ' 1'f g'g'y:k'g I 2- 1 ' fm by .' if 1 W 1 4 A Autographs . 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