Spencerville High School - Echoes Yearbook (Spencerville, OH)

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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

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-------------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?

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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