Spencerville High School - Echoes Yearbook (Spencerville, OH)

Text from Pages 1 - 82 of the 1941 volume:

The Echoes X olume XX II Pubhshed by Class of 1941 of the Thg Spgmervllle Hlgh School IINLI I XII II HHH? ' 4 W X 1 - .. x x ' y L 1 S'C. 'Ii' Board of Educatlon left to Right Mr Sunderland Mr Beerman Mr Wrlght Mr Jarvxs Mr Sunder land Mr Clantz Mx Ralph E Jarvls Presldent has been a member of the board for four vears He farms IS master of the local Grange and IS a member of the County Board of Educatlon He takes an actlve part ln other organ 1zat1ons of thls communlty Mr John A Beerman has been a member of the board for seven years He farms THISES poultry and has always taken a great lnterest ln th1s communltys farm orgamzatlons He IS the chalrman of the Spencer Townshlp Agrlcultural AdJustment Admlnlstratlon Commlttee Mr Cloyd T Clantz has been a member of the board for four years and has served as presldent for one year He owns and operates a farm but llves 1n Spencervllle He also serves m the County Audltor s offlce Mr Robert Sunderland has been a member of the board for two years In the short tlme that he has been a member he has proven to be a frlend to the school He IS employed by the local Davls Hydaker Company Mr Charles Wrlght has been a member of the board for two years He operates a bakery and grocery through whlch he serves the pubhc as well as he serves the commumty through the school board Mr H B Sunderland has served the board as clerk for seven years He keeps a record of the board meetmgs and IS ready at any t1me to g1Ve the board a report on thelr financlal standlng Page 2 0 . . , . , . , . , . 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W Y . . r s 1 . , . . . . . . . . . , 1 l , - 10103411 vioioianxoioioiqrioicvz- rio1o10g03o1o11s:an31v34v1o11nzog4 rioio:oi0icnioi4rioi4rio1oi4li1nC E C H O E S Doicrioifrisnioioilwioioifrioieriirioioiox Our School Our present school was dedlcated on February 4 1927 The budding was completed at a cost of 3590 000 Through the efforts of the Board of Educatlon and the W P A four new rooms were added to the mam bu1ld1ng 1n 1937 Because of the crowded condltlons ln the grade bulldmg thls addltlon became necessary to brlng the seventh and eighth grades to the hlgh school buxldlng Th1s add1t1on cost S9 000 The Board of Edu catlon has also remodeled our bus garage to make another shop room ln the south end of the bu1ld1ng It has one thousand square feet of floor space and when equlpped w1l1 be used for courses ln mechanical arts and woodworklng Our present school system was chartered Aprll 14 1905 from the Commlssloner of Common Schools of Ohlo On March 1 1941 our school recelved membershlp ln the North Central Assoclatlon of Colleges and Secondary Schools In order to be accepted as a member m thls assocla tlon lt IS necessary for the varlous departments of the hlgh school mclud mg the admlnlstratlon lnstructlon llbrary program of studles rooms and equlpment bu1ld1ngs and grounds to be xnspected by thelr state super v1sor The assoclatlon w11l unhesltatmgly commend students from these schools to any college or umverslty 1n the terrltory of the North Central Assoclatlon Under thls system we have at our dlsposal dlfferent depart ments that offer us many opportunltles We contmually have been addlng new equlpment to these departments we are sure that through the co operation of the teachers and puplls they wlll contlnue to be lmproved H1 the future We the Class of 41 feel that It has been through the efforts and co operation of our teachers and the Board of Educatlon that have made lt posslble for us to complete our hlgh school educatlon P886 3 , . , . 1 . . . , - . . . ' V . . . - - - Q . . . . . . ' . , ' . , l L Y Y I ' Y Y , 5 , .. a 2 : 1 I 7 - . . . . . . D ' x 9 . , ' , - c A r 1 ' n s '- , FQCDCUQCQHIQDIQHHUQ QCQCQCQC-CDQQCQUQUHH 1 111 1 1 1 1 1 1 11:1 10141111411ECl'lOESDo1o1o1o1o1o1c11cr11r1o1o14x1cr1o1c1o:c: Dedication We, the Class of 1941, to show our ap- preciation of the invaluable service rendered in our school, dedicate this seventeenth edi- perintendent, Mr. Branstetter. and To our advlsor Nllss Bonnle Deemer who have been our constant guides 111 pre parmg us for the years ahead of us Onlx through thelr honest efforts have we been able to complete our high school education s A 9 . Y Y 420101411 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 e1 1 1 14:11 Page 4 1:11 1 1 1 1 1111 1 1 1,1 v1 111014 tion of our Annual, The Echoes, to our Su- ---- -0- -Ecu-foes -V: V: - :- CONTENTS Faculty Seniors Documents Classes Staffs Aetlvltles Athletlcs Programs Jokes Advertlsements Faculty Eugene Branstetter, M A Ohio Northern University Ohio State University Superintendent Edward Hausser, M. A. Columbia University Principal Bonnie Deemer, A. B. Ohio Northern University Ohio University English, History Mildred Becker, A. B., B. Ohio Northern University Ohio State University English, Social Science Sc. in Ed. Pearl Fritz, B S Bowhng Green University French, Latin, English Justine Enss, A. B. Goshen College Music, Art Charles Mossman, A. B., D.C Rio Grande College Ohio State University Commercial William Peles, B. S. Ohio Northern University Mathematics M ,N.D riozoiogv Page 6 :oz ioxozozozuzozozozoxf 101400 foviozozozozogoiozozfvioioicricrierzrvicu E C H O E S pozozoioiarienxozozoiozcvioioiotoioicozo 0014 Faculty ser' Waldon Shackelford A B Ohio Northern Umverslty Boys Athletic Coach if John Collms, A B B S Bowling Green University Physlcal and Biological Science Physical Education Social Science Pearl Crosby B S Ohio University Home Economics Ellen Mllllsor, B Sc Ohio State Umverslty Physical Education English Paul Eley, B S Ohio Northern University Ohio State University Music Marne Zuber Secretary Wnlkm Teegarden, B Sc Ohio State University Agnculture Robert Ringer, B S Bowling Green University Industrial Arts Mathematlcs 14 Page 7 12014 vi: 110105 X B 4.3 Q s , . . . ., . . Ohio State University Ohio State University . y l . . ECHOES Ain-gh H 4- Semor Class I-Ilstory CLASS OFFICERS Presldent Paul Sn1der V1ce Presldent Gene Grear Secretary Ruth Shaffer Treasurer Mary Flssel Class Reporter Franklm Mueller Annual Reporter Iaurabelle Wrlght Student Councll Bonnlebelle Wrlght and Tom Dlllon Colors Blue and Gold Motto Llfe Is A Plctuxe Palnt It Well Freshmen XX 1th an enrollment of 72 we commenced our hlgh school career under the leadelshlp of Frankhn Mueller who was elected presldent Tom Dlllon represented our class bemg selected as one of the schools cheerleaders Early IH September Mr Branstetter and we re celved a guerrllla 1n1t1at1on by the Semors No casualtles occurred just embarrassmg moments Durlng the vear 12 members w1thdrevs from our class leavmg only 60 to face the perplexmg problems of the forthcommg wears Sophomores Seventy one eager and Joyful ex fresh1es suppressed unbounded enthuslasm at the prospect of domg for th1s year s Freshmen vshat had been done to us ln the precedlng year Rav Becker proved to be a werv satlsfactorx leader after bemg chosen presldent for the year -Xgaln we had the honor of havlng one of our group Paul Sn1der chosen as cheerleader Jumors Almost there' Many of our 59 classmates were now actlve 111 sports and muslcal organlzatlons The first soclal event of our Jumor year vxas the Rabblt Supper follovx ed by the .Iun1or Senlor Receptlon at vshuh t1me we royallv entertamed the Graduatlng Class of 1940 and vshlch we belleved a complete success SIX Iumors had parts ln the Oper etta Hollywood Extra The Jumor C lass Play was presented on October 70 1939 We felt that our class had greatly profited by the experxences en tountered thlS year and appreclated the help and guldance of our Presl dent B111 Stelger Semors We re here at last' We started off our last year Wlth first the Jumor Sen1or Wlener Roast and then the Rabblt Supper But all was not play We worked hard to complete our Annual and to plan and pre pare the Commencement The Receptlon glven us by the .Tumors was a new er to be forgotten occasion Great dramat1c talent was agam dlsplayed vshen we presented our class play Lena Rlvers Remember future Se n1ors a happy class IS one 1n vshlch everyone does h1S share of work Now that our school days are over we look back on the past year wlth much pleasure We feel that we were lndeed fortunate to have had as our Pres 1dent Paul Sn1der who contlnually kept before us our beautlful motto Lxfe Is A Plcture, Pamt It Well ll li i l i l I i i 1 i lllrillf Zlllllltlivilllii il i Ii it iiilfli C D -- ..... - ................ -..-..- . ----------------.. 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I v ' Y v . 5 . .I ' 1 1 1 1 11 'J ozorioioimriniugoioioioicnifrioifxicxicricrl E C H O E S D1r1oio11ricri1ri4x14r1o:ani1r1c:3o2o:o:1r1w:o ' IA 1 A- , ll .1 IA . . 1 Carclyn Place Shes lQ fI'lQUl1ly as they make em -Xnd shes xerv prettx too B1ll thinks that shes wonderful So It surelx must be true Band and Orchestra 1 2 3 4 Intramural Basketball 1 2 3 4 Il1m1nat1on Test 2 Glee Club 2 3 4 Omer etta 2 3 4 Stung Quartette 3 Mlxed Chorus 3 4 Strmg Octette 4 Xnnual Staff 4 VS ee hchoes Staff 4 Mary Purdy Purdy e a gxggle a chavs of her gum But er grades shovs that she alnt so dumb R Jorter 1 Glee Club 1 2 3 Or h tra 1 2 3 4 Band 2 3 4 Operetta 'P 3 4 Treasurer 3 Honor Ban quet 3 4 senlor Class H111 4 Class Pl y 4 Hlstor lan 4 jx Y f Fran klm Mueller Congressman Frankle a very gallant lad VV1ll tackle anything asslgned 4 better all round athlete Vlould lndeed be hard to find Ellmlnatlon test 1 Class Presldent 1 Baseball 1 2 3 4 fCaptD Class Reporter 2 4 Intramurll Basketball 2 3 Annual Staff 2 4 Honor Banquet 3 4 Basketball 4 Volleyball 4 Class P135 4 Kenneth Sawmlller Kenny Kenneth 15 a qulet fellow And as often IS the case He Hmshes ere most of us Vernon Metzger Turney VVe hear that he IS fond of ,,1rls And do not doubt lt s true But g1rls beware for whertver he IS 'lhere mxschlef starts to brevs Basketball 1 P 3 4 Glee Club 2 Receptlon lscrvej 2 3 4 Llass Plax 3 Vollex Bal 3 4 Ba l 3 4 Gordon Roberts Porky An am ful tease A peck of fun -X l0Sal frlend 4 Jollv chum Class PIM 4 G ace Muller Blondle ' Prettw and sweet vuth golden half' In all the school there s none more falr Glee Club 1 2 3 Intramural Basketball 1 Treasurer 2 Student Councll 2 Operetta 2 3 4 Re C9Df1OH COnllUlItQG 3 Class P1213 3 Mlxed Chorus 3 4 Clara Mae Clark Johnnie' Heres to Lltrx VR hos rather shx GIVE her a task Have s'arted ln the rice and shes vsllllng to trx I Glee Club 1 o.ov1cxicicm1m14v11v:4xi1x:cr:4si 3024110103014 Page 12 103014r1o1o14x1o1o:4r1cri1ni4x1oi4r14r14'n110.O If 1 . ,JA - 2 ' ' '.: 1 ' . ll , FT F. 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L D ' . 2, 3. 4 - u n ac ' 1 F. 7, A. l. 2, 3, 4. . , D I U ' o:ov:o1cv1lv:sr:o:o:o14lzll24r14l14r1o:4l:o:cve E C H O E S pozoxoioiozoze lioixozo HiiI'0ld Carl' Marjorie DeCamp Shorty Llttle IS our NIHFJOTIS Xnd IIICIPPII very cute We re absolutely posltlve Most my boy shell sult Dr lm ltle Llub 2 3 Preston Davls Boob Anna Stonehlll Ann Dark md handsome Brown hllr md llght blue ey es Vglth Curly hllck han- Good lt everythlng she trles Happy go lutky galifthter she s sfuil CQII1 Wheithlerdshe shblueh Vglth new, lou-, l secln smle ew oe ly t roug Vlrslty Blsketb lll 2 3 Operetta 3 4 MlX8d Chorus Intramural Blsketbdll 1 2 Crlec Club 1 2 3 Band Mid ?rC?eStm4 42 3 4 Operettd 3 4 Gtrmdn ind 4 3 4 Wee lchots staff 4 G A A 4 Annual Staff 4 e L lx K 'Omg Robert Flsher C A Robert towers up 'tbove us Helen Nletlger In fl way thlt qulte am mes A student rare lndeed IS he Who keeps thlngs hummlng ln every cl-lss ee Club 1 9 3 I 1, A 1 2 3 4 Ehmmatwn T Glee Club l 2 3 Intramural Basketball 1 2 3 4 w 2 Ovffretta 2 3 4 ellen F F4 A C0unC113 4 Mlxed eretta 2 3 4 Class Play 3 NIIXBG Chorus 4 Chorus 3 4 CUSS Play 4 Clarence Zimmerman RuffIes Wanda Angel Nubbln Clarence IS a handsome youth NI h I k She s fortver full of laughter Hgclq ICESCEY CfgwmTS5fffef Especrllly ln the midst of a class ind ms opponent ,llways vexes I know that we ll remember years after N ThlS1ltIl8 dark eyed lass ee Uub 1 2 A 1 2 3 4 State Judgl Teaml E A 2 Band and Orchestra 'P 3 4 Operetta. Glee Club 1 XX ee hchoes staff 4 Annu ll staff 4 C ass 2 3 4 Nilxed Chorus 3 4 Boys Quartette 3 4 Gel- Play 4 rllln Blnd 4 La, .L 2' 'I 1- 0.011vioxxr14lioioioio14x10ioi1l14li1ri4r14ri4 Page 13 910101 0103 rioioicfo ' - Sl 1, - ' A , fl H A v , . .V ' ' Q 1 ' V' ' ' , 2 2 ' . . ' ii 11 ' il ii ,1 1 2 5 ' z' z ' ' Y. i I . ' v 2 ,- ' , l Y- r , n v . ' 1 ' , Q k .Q ' 1 , z ' . . . V , . N , , i -' ' if 1 w , 2 1 1 , : ' K u 1 v v 1 ' ' 11 x- 1 , I w , ' Q 1 ' , Z x ' I 1 . . I ,.., , . ' - ' n I7 L , wrt t ' I ' 2 . I Small and dainty, is this lass C Whom study' never fazes, ' ' ' Gil , -. 3 - '. 4. , , , 1 'Q ' ' -est ..: D K ..,':Ol- ' - A- -Z ', , I C A - ' ' - - u ll ' Y! . ' ' , 1 V' A ' u n 1 . 'C v ' ' ' ' , Y , . . . - - f N, .A Gl 1 Q , . 3: F. F. . , , , 'g 'ng ' H U I 1 ' .. I. .. . I .., , , C 1 ' ' , A 1 N , 1 f - , , I , Q ' V : - .' - 2 2 .4 L-f ., , ... Q ' k , 4. ,.,f . , A 0 Q 0:03r1oiax14xio1cx1111oio14x:0:u1411o1o11nc E C H O E S 39101010111103021nznzoioiogoiozoioxaozo rffllfafizo Manfrfbp unutp '-1 'Ke J7- Margne Slentz Ellen Alwaxs hxppy 'always gay She goes smgmg on her vxaw On her mmd a bouthworth gux Although she goes to Spencer Hlgh ee Clubl 2 3 Opertttt 2 3 4 B1lX9d rus Martha Slentz Twln His t reulx tongue mtl vunnlng vs n Gee Clubl 2 3 Operettt 2 3 4 NIlXQd C rus George Armstrong Georgie He cle serves 't lot of crmdlt For the work thtt hes clone htre But th xt hls helrt h ts vt mderetl elsewhnrc It IS all too clear et Club 1 2 oun x COUHCII 3 4 MIXSII Chorus 3 4 Intramural Basketball 3 4 Operetta 3 4 Cltss Play 4 ar James Wlerwllle Jnm He oft has burned the mldnlght Oll But vm re vsell lVS ire twas not ln toll Basketball 1 Glee Club 1 2 Basketball Manager 3 Baseball N anager 3 4 nf Jack Roth Randolp X gentleman from he td to toe VX 1th smiles the lathes he doth greet The girls all s1,,h ts he goes ln He furlx sweeps them off thelr feet l F A l 2 3 Intramural Basketball 1 2 3 ll'l'1IlOI1 Tests 2 Class Plag 3 Elmm Mary Jane Coffman Janey Our pletstnt llttle Nl an ls htppy ull the ay She never sus an uglv word But smlles mtl goes her way Glee Club 1 2 3 Intramural Basketball 1 2 3 4 Op eretta 2 3 4 Band 2 4 Mixed Chorus 4 Class Play 4 o.orioio14ri0i4xiaxi1rio11n101oio11li1xi1x11n14 Page 14 rioioloirixzrini 10i0Zoioi0i01o1o14b 5 me 'xl' , , we 4 ' , x Y ,em X, ' 4 , LX .1 'X fmt f v .1 I K . 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J X , if ogorioxoioioifr1oio1q1u:u3o:o1o1o1n3axq E C H O E S o?oin1o1u1ogax1o:mricn1cx11xioio14o:o ffhfmflb 17 Vx , 1 rf' ,I Z .rf flflfffyf '-'lf 4 N V, f ' lim or Mary Allce Schwartz S anley Youngpeter Stan Another one of those reserved W hose finger be trs 1 rmg Mary deserves the hl1JIJlI1Q':-S We know It s bound to brlng Drtmltlcs Club 1 3 Lllss P115 3 Howard Bowsher Sugar Sugar ls hls nlcknlme We thlnk lt s proper Or because hes such 1 whopper Buckland Hxgh 1 7 3 bmtl md Orthestri 1 ay 3 14 Q wt Margaret Koenlg Pewee ' Qulet and SIUGIOUS Is this lass Keeps her grades Among the best ln cltss Glee Club 1 Cllss Plxg 4 3 C1155 He s 1 m1ghty SOTIOUS thmker Xnd tn etrnest student too But he ketps 1 Jolly laugh on hxnd To help on hls Wly through Bowling Green Scholarship 1 Fl1m1nat1on Tests 3 Intramurxl Basketball 1 9 3 4 Wee Echoes Staff 3 4 Spellmg Contest 3 4 Llass Pl n 4 Honor Ban quet 4 -Xnnutl Sttff 4 Decllmttlon Contest 4 Ruth Jones Jonesue' lhls pctlte mud IS lox tl md swtet Nlenlon Hugh 1 Varslts Basketbtll 1 Glee Club 1 2 3 Operetta 3 4 lntramur Ll Btsketbtll 3 4 Annual bttff 4 G X -X 4 'Xllxed Chorus Bull Steiger Speed Bull did the ed1t1ng of thlS book If you vw mt to ste L mee hmdsome fellow Iook Clxss Secret xry and Freasurer 1 Band and Orchestra 1 3 4 Glee Club 2 3 Operetta 2 3 4 Class Presldent 3 Honor Banquet 4 Clarmet Quartette 4 'Vhxed Chorus 4 Xnnual Staff 4 German Band 4 o.ox:4r:o1o11r::n:o:ogo301o1o1n1oz4r14r:1ri1 Page 15 vxozozozfszo:u:o1o:o:o1o:zr1o1o:1r1o14o'o ' fa- ,lf i ' t L6 ' 2 ' t f. 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' 0 rioioioioioi rioioioioioioinc E C H O E S Doilrioizrioiaxioicvicbioiarioicrioit In Memoriam The Semor Class WlSh6S to pay tr1bute to the memory of Harold Carr one of 1tS membels wro was taken by death on Aprll 24 1941 Durmg h1s llfe spent wlth us h1s pleasant smlle and frxendly manner won for h1m a host of frxends H1s school career was one of achlevement Wh1Ch portrays a pletule of a llfe well llved Hls hlgh ldeals and olean hvmg represented the 1d93.11S1'I1 of youth In all our hearts the memory of hlm wlll be Cherlshed forever Page 16 1 s A 1 9 ' Y - Y 7 . Y . N . . v . . . ,Di M D1 Q1 QPQUQO, ,Ni Q M4 YQ0.0a QUQO, 1, PQI -UQUQOQ D, .C Documents - - - Senlor Class Wlll For twelxe years weve been students At Spencerv1lle Grade and H1gh All ready to make our testaments Our w1ll we now subscrlbe To Superlntendent Branstetter The drlver of our car We leave pleasant memorles Of our travels thus far To the followmg We g1VC devlse and bequeath M1ss Becker blgger and better plays Mr Pees many more years of wedded bhss Mxss MIIIISOF a perfect attendance 1n Physlcal Educatlon Mr Teegarden the pr1v1lege to buy a farm Mr Rmger a pretty blonde Mr Colhns a more hberal gradlng system M1ss Crosby a modern kltchen wlth a hubby M1ss Deemer an operatlc VOICE Mr Shackelford a w1nn1ng team MISS Frltz French class memorles Mr Eley a new baton to wave on h1gh M1ss Enss blgger and better art and muslc classes Mr Mossman some new storles Mr Hausser the ab1l1ty to change the subject Marle Zuber less troubles ln the odice Vernon Metzger w1lls h1s new car to Margaret Sawm1ller Wanda Angel w1lls her shorthand ab1l1ty to Dor othy Delong Margene Crow w1lls her fr1endl1ness to Bertha mae Mechhng B111 Wlenken w1lls h1s dev1l1shness to Paul Shlvely Mary Schwartz w1lls her career Louetta Johnson Gordon Roberts w1lls just a llttle welght to Rod ney Abram Joerdls Grlflin w1lls her curly halr to Charles Brlggs Robert F1sher w1lls the amb1t1on to be a good farmer to Don M1ller Albert M1ller w1lls hrs love for cherrles t Roger Wlerwllle Mary Fenneman w1lls her charm to Jane Mark Ruth Jones w1lls her posture to Louella Ross Grace M1ller w1lls her blonde ha1r to Norma Fronk Bonnle Wr1ght w1lls her art1st1c ab1l1ty to Jess lyn Dav1s Carol Lannlng w1lls her scholastrc ab1l1ty to Carl Z1mmerman James Wlerwllle W111S hlS Saturday nlght merry maklng to Ernest Green Howard Bowsher w1lls h1s reckless dr1v1ng to Robert Becker Robert Hampshlre w1lls hlS Spanish to Robert Patterson Bruce Hanley w1lls his b1g brown eyes to Dorothy Bowers Ray Becker w1lls h1s bashful ways to Carolyn Gaberdxel Donald Monfort w1lls hlS way Wlth blondes to Jay Young Franklln Mueller w1lls his basketball floor burns to Robert Wlerwllle B111 Ste1ger w1lls h1s weakness for redheads to Tom Wagner Mary Frssel w1lls her mtramural basketball ab1l 1ty to Mary Becker Martha Slentz w1lls one of her Delphos boy fr1eI1dS to Ruthrda Severns Paul Sn1der w1lls h1s talkmg bug to Mary Oehlhof Clarence Zlmmer man w1lls h1S nrckname iRuff1esl to Herbert Morrls Kenneth Sawmlller W111S h1s tlmldness to Koneta Kraft Carolyn Place w1lls her qulck mnocent blush to Rosemary Sutton Eugene Grear w1lls h1s muslcal ab1l1ty to Jane Spyker Clara Clark w1lls her bookworm to Mary Gar wood Helen Metzger w1lls her ab1l1ty to fake on the p1ano to Ruth W1en Preston Davls w1lls h1s Jmx to Charles Stanford Jack Roth w1lls h1S James Stewart ways to Har old W1lk1n Ruth Shaffer w1lls her cute drmple to Luclle Shobe Stanley Yot ngpeter w1lls thc Wee Echoes edltor shlp to Bernard Wood Laurabelle Wr1ght w1lls that mnocent look Robert Schrolucke Mary Coffman w1lls her appendlx to Dor1s Moor man Margorle Decamp w1lls her sm1le to Vlrglnla G1rod Margaret Koenlg w1lls her sportsmanshlp to Mxr lam Hamby Melvm Trentman w1lls h1s mathemat1cal ab1l1ty to Kenneth Mltchell Marv Purdy w1lls her vxm v1gor and vltalxty to Evon Gaberdlel Margxe Slentz Wills her Southworth attachments to Anna Roberts Ruth Clark w1lls her small stature to Ruth Roberts George Armstrong w1lls h1s Metcalf Avenue fr1endsh1ps to Joe Hllty Paulme K1ll w1lls her Home Economlcs ab1l1ty to Dorothy Kelly Cole Imler w1lls h1s boxlng ab1l1ty to Eugene Graham Irene Schwartz w1lls her glggle to Helen Sarka Tom Dillon w1lls the Instltute Cha1rmansh1p t Rlchard Place Anna Stonehlll w1lls her he1ght to Mauuce VVhetstone Mary Pllkerd w1lls her Jltterbuggang t Fern Reed Bob Mullenhour w1lls his love of sports to Max Bowersock Mary Fenneman w1lls her sewlng ab llty to Francls Protsman Paul Smder w1lls h1s photograph1c ab1l1ty to Tom Morrrson Bonnle Wrlght w1lls her appearance to Madonna D1cus Class of 41 Slgned Mary J Purdy 0 Page 17 ozvzuioioiozoioifriarioicxioi 11011 Doioir 4 1101011 1:1011 1011 1192, I 0 , 1 . . . 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ECHOES 1-,.. 1941 Telev1s1on 1951 VVhen the Senlors of 1941 graduated they left to the1r sponsors MISS Deemer and Mr Branstet ter a telev1s1on set Whlch was not to be used un t1l May 26 1951 On that very evemng MISS Deemer was llsten 1ng to the rad1o The announcer was speak1ng Th1s IS your announcel Albert M1ller speakmg brlng 1ng to you each day at th1s same t1me Laurabelle Wr1ght The Slnging Secretary The program IS sponsored by the The Three Mesqu1tters 1Stan1ey Youngpeter Ray Becker and Frankhn Mueller1 For your sports equlpment be sure to buy those W1th the 3M label cn them MISS Wrlght s guest for thlS even1ng IS M1ss Carol Lannmg a noted p1an1sL At the mentlonlng of these names MISS Deemer remembered what day It was She called M1 Bran stetter and told h1m to come 1mmed1ately Upon h1s arr1va1 she hooked up the telev1s1on set F1g ures began to appear The first scene was the ma1n street of Spencerv1lle To the left was B111 W1en ken s Hardware Someone lS putt1ng a new coat of palnt on lt Its Bruce Hanley Down the street comes the Lone Elm Da1ry truck dr1ven by Tom D1llon He stops 1n front of W1erw1lle s Meat Mar ket and goes 1n Across the street IS a new store The slgn above lt reads Tw1n Dress Shop run by Martha and Marg1e Slentz A late ed1t1on of the Journal News now hashes across the screen Some art1cles ID lt read l1ke th1s Jack Roth the Veterlnaflah of L1ma 1S 1n Wash1ngton D C on buslness th1s week Helen Metzger and Mary Fen neman are Settlng up a new beauty shop here It looks l1ke some compet1t1on for Mary Allce Schwartz Donald Monfort IS mov1ng to Cleveland He bought a dalry there Vernon Metzger bought h1s farm and Robert Flsher bought hlS horses and cattle Cole Imler was made manager of the Kroger Store here 1n Spencerv1lle Gene Grear was appo1nt ed manager of one 1n Cleveland He IS leavlng next week and w1ll be met by Grace M1ller who IS a stewardess on the T W A planes out of Cleveland Another Spencervllle g1rl MarJor1e DeCamp IS also there Now our scene changes to a hosp1tal 1n Cleve land Two nurses are comlng down the hall One IS Mary FISSEI and the other Ruth Clark L1sten' They are talklng A couple of old school frlends of ours are 1n my ward sa1d Ruth Who are they? asked Mary Preston Dav1s and Robert Hampshlre a swered Ruth Preston wrecked h1s plane Whl16 do 1ng some fancy fly1ng and Robert who dr1ves a taXl here 1n Cleveland wrecked h1s car wh1le domg some fancy dr1v1ng That rem1nds m sa1d Mary I saw 1n the paper that both Paul1ne K1ll and Clara Mae Clark are marrled Gee It seems Just yesterday that we graduated remarked Ruth The screen leaves them w1th the1r reverles and goes to a new place a beaut1ful home ln Beverly H1lls Hollywood Cal1forn1a It lS even1ng a party IS golng on 1ns1de The host Clarence Zlmmerman IS standmg at the door rece1v1ng h1s guests Wlth h1m IS Hedy Lamarr looklng as young and beaut1 ful as ever Over ln the corner a group of glrls are ta1k1ng Three of them are 1941 graduates Mar garet Koemg Ruth Jones and Mary Jane Coffman They are pr1vate secretar1es to some of the mov1e stars Margaret speaks flrst Here c mes Mary Pllkerd Whos that handsome man Wlth her Thats her husband Boss sa1d Jane I mean she marr1ed her boss Her fr1end Joerdls G11ff1n IS golng to marry h1s brother remarked another g1r1 There comes Carolyn Place and B111 Stelger Has sloe declded to marry h1m yet asked Mar garet I don t know rephed Ruth but she better pretty so n before someone else grabs h1m now that he IS presldent of the Standard O11 Company Say dont look now but here comes the football coach of the UHlV6FS1ty of Cal1forn1a Paul Snlder W1th h1S fiancee Ruth Shaffer Sald Jane and be hxnd them IS Mary Purdy Wlth her Professor Some say they are marr1ed Look who IS com1ng now Sald Margaret the stars deslgner Bonn1ebelle th1ng Whos that llttle girl w1th her asked the newcomer Margene Crow her secretary and fr1end replled Jane Beh1nd them are Melv1n Trentman b1g te1ev1s1on execut1ve Wlth h1s two secretar1es Wanda Angel and Anna Stoneh1l1 As the party b6g1HS the scene changes to an other place It 1S Hlghway 117 between Spencer v111e and L1ma A b1g truck 1S speedxng towards Spencerv111e Up ahead 1S a h1tchh1ker As the truck draws near It stops and the h1tch h1ker gets 1n Llsten to the1r conversatlon' Why Sugar Bow sher excla1med the h1tchh1ker 1n amazement Gordon Roberts I d1dn t recogn1ze you VVhere are you go1ng'7 the drlver asked Oh back to V1S1t the old home town answered Gordon I have a lot of t1me now that my aunt left me some money when she dled By the way have you seen any of the gang lately he contlnued Sure answered Sugar Irene Schwartz has a new sewlng shop 1n Spencervllle Bob Mullenhour 1S wanted by the Cm c1nnat1 Reds to play th1rd base George Armstrong and Kenneth Sawm1l1er went West back ln 1945 They have ranches now Well here we are home aga1n Sald Sugar Thanks a lot sa1d Gordon W1th th1S MISS Deemer SW1tCh6d off the set Well that IS all of them What a. marvelous 1nven t1on IS telev1s1on' Q Page 18 : 0101 111111111 1101011111 1 110:01 501011 1301010101011 if 1113 111111111 'Q l I 1 v - ' J V - I Y ' Y 1 - - , 1 , - . . . ,- - - A 11 ' 1 I 1 - ' 1 . , . . 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Fr r 1 . .ra i ga 1 L Y 5 ' 'U 1 3 . !' - 1 E i Q . 9:q:1:x14:1:r1::1:v14:1n11:1::1o14:1:r14:1:x:o1o1- Page 19 xioioioioioioix xioioioioioioicrieoy ECHOES Valedlctory THE NEEDS OF OUR SCHOOLS School IS what the communlty makes It It can e1the1 be a school w1th only a small number of subjects to choose from hnnted equlpment to vyork wlth and the attltude of not caung yyhether or not thue IS a school Ol lt can have a numerous dlX9lS1f'l6d amount of subJects sufh Clellt materlalg wlth whlch to vyork and the attltude of wantmg to make the best better The C'OI1dltl0I1 of a school hes entlrely vylth the wlshes of the communlty as a whole There are txmes when the faculty and students yyho attend school ey ery day see the need for changes addltlonal mater lals and subjects but w1thout the help of the people supportlng and financlng the schools they are absolutely powexless The future mamtenance and CO1ld1UOl1 of a nat1on IS largely deter mlned by the progress of 1tS schools When th1s country was first founded the goyernmental leadels foresaw that 6dLlC2:Lt1Ol1 would play an lmport ant part ln helpxng to make our country successful Therefore they helped support a program furtherlng the need for educatxon Today there seems to be a tendency to belleve that the schools need no further lmproyement Th1s IS not true that schools need no mole lmprovements for each year not only makes l1fe a llttle more comphcated than lt was the year before but also br1ngs forth new ldeas and methods to help meet these comph CHUOIIS There are many schools Wh1Ch have a large number of needs Un fortunately Spencelyllle IS lncluded vylth these schools A sufliclent amount of books encyclopedlas dlctlonarles and other 1eference materlal IS essentlal for the good of the student In classes questlons HFISQ that cannot always be answered by the teacher because teachers no longer are tramed m general subjects but SDGCIHIIZS m only one or two fields They of course are unable to answer many of the ques tlons because of the newness of thens Invarlably the textbooks do not conta1n the necessary knovsledge e1the1 Th1s IS only one of the many ln stances vyhere further reference mateual would be profitable Physlcal educatlon equlpment IS cons1dered one of the most 1mport ant needs OI an educatlonal lHSt1tl.1t1011 Large substantlal basketball floors faClllt1GS for showers and prlvate lockels 1n whlch the proper clothmg for physlcal culture classes can be kept are some of the thmgs vyh1ch are sorely needed 1n many of our schools These lockers would be apart from the regular ones wh1ch contam books and street clothmg The shops Wh1Ch are qulte beneficlal 1n furthermg manual arts are sometxmes almost V01d of the 1nach1ne1v needed to tram the students and to help them carry on thelr yyork Whlfll Illlghf, enable them to earn a l1v mg after they graduate Page 20 r1o1o1o1o14 101011 1o1o1n1o1oc bo101o1o1o1o1o1o1 14 101 11: 1 n . . . . 1 , ' s , v' ' .' , . 1 1 1 . 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U . . - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 111 1 11191. l1n1::1::1 1 1:1:1:x1n1::1::1 1 14 ECHOES VALEDICTORY Contlnued An eastern college once had a professor who each year told h1s grad uatlng class that he hoped nothlng he had taught them would ever enable them to earn a slngle penny We of late years have gone to the other extreme conslderlng educatlon of no value unless lt does enable us to earn a l1v1ng Educatlon IS a very definlte and worthwh1le factor 1n help mg us to take our place rn acceptlng our respons1b1l1ty 1n the world Yet that IS not the end and all of learnmg knowledge should contrlbute a deeper finer character a keener appreclatlon of the worthwhlle thlngs of l1fe should make us more conslderate of the hopes and asplratlons of others Appreclatlon support and promotlon of the finer arts are several of the thlngs that are lackmg ln the attrtude of many of the communltles towards the1r schools Lrfe would become rather dull 1f prctures to behold no sculpturlng to admlre no poetry n1us1c to hear Thus the fine arts have a deflnlte place ln Even though our schools are much better than the people IH thls audlence attended there lS st1ll room, for ments The students themselves are almost useless when to put an rdea or plan across for the betterment of the there were no to read or no our schools ones the older many lmprove It comes to try school We of course can talk about lt but lt IS you who can take the necessarv actlon One of the more modern advantages offered the schools IS vrsual educatlon Plctures form a more lastlng and lmpresslve 1mpr1nt upon the mmd than does readmg talkmg or wr1t1ng These plctures could com pare the l1ves of other people wlth ours could show the contrast of our envlronment to that of other v1c1n1t1es and could brlng to us lndustrles and the1r functlons that many people would never be able to see or un derstand wlthout the use of Hlms I am sure that 1f we could see a one room School ID actlon we would more fully apprec1ate the pr1v1leges that our school llfe presents to us The onlv way we could see a one room school perform would be by the use of p1CtLlI'QS It IS not only for the good of the student that he should have all of the advantages posslble but also for the good of the comn1un1tv After a person graduates from school everythlng he has learned 1S contrlbuted to the communltv 1n whlch he llves to help to ralse the standard of that communlty To those who are graduatmg I wlsh to say that we should set for our selves h1gher standards and pledge ourselves to greater efforts for the contlnuance and betterment of educatlon We w1ll 1n good t1me reach our goal Page 21 1 P101 li i i0i0l 710201 Dl0i010C ffilfbifilillillill Dlftltritbl iivltfl ' 3 ! 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Q 7 1 . 1 X X ' 7 S D1 1 bl I D1 I1 101 itil i 1010i bltli 51010 010111 Pl Pliblibl l 1 H--- --f-0-0-0-1----- - ECHOES----- - - - - Classes-H rit Row 1 1 1nf1111l lx NI I l ell 1 11 's 11 1 11 I NX le lt 111 1 e s XX hxm econd Row I 1 l 1 een :rx ls uttun 1 ne Nl All-1 L 111111111-1 1111 'Nl Iluus 'Nl Fouersmk I Spxker n ll ony, lx 1 Nhnelx li Xbrlm Nllss Nhllxsm Fourth Bow L Sholn L Iohnson X Gll'Otl A Roberts XI Suwmxller P instep N1 Hlmbx F heed N lronk 1, Gaber1l1e1 H Slrkx R holwxts F Glberdlel B Nlethlmg I'1fthRow B Vxood T NCll10lULk9 1 Nlorrzson R Betlvr 1XhsentI Gmhun I Irotsmm junlor Class On September 3 58 Junlors returned to school of these 55 191113111 Our class was vt ell represented 1n sports, orchestra, nuxed Chorus, and band On September 13 we enjoyed our annual Tumor Senlor Wlener Roast Ow1ng to the boys good marksmanshlp and the glrls cookmg abll 1ty the JUHIOYS and SGHIOTS got together for our Rabblt Supper on Now em ber 18 Our skatlng party was held at Cellna, Aprll 14, everyone had a very good tune On May 16 the Junlors entertalned the SSHIOTS wlth the annual Junlor Senlor Prom The followmg class officers were our guldes for the year Presldent Tom Wagner Vlce Presldent Herbert Morrls Secretary Treasurer Jesslyn Davls Wee Echoes Reporter Ernest Green Echoes Reporter Jane Mark Student Councll Rosemary Sutton Carl Zunmerrnan 9311010101011 1 1:1 101011 rioioioioi rx Page 22 111 11 3 1:01011 2 111 101 1 2 ri 2101100 I1 1 010 1: 1 1 0 1: 1 11111 11101 11 11 o 11 1:0111 1111119111 11:11 11111 :::o'o ri 1 K s1 ' - . 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Y -- 3 . r 1 1 bil 1 1 111 1 1 1 r 1 xii 11 11 1 1 : fvioioi rirrioioioioioiarioloitrioioioc E C H O E S 3 10101011102 1o1o:o1oio1o10iui011o'o Sophomore Class When school opened 58 Sophomores enrolled Durlng the year We were sorry to have five of our group Dorothy Coffman, Carl and V1v1an Coll Don Thomas and Reneta Stelger leave our class Betty Wolfe moved away and Helen Glrod and Mlldred Rayburn en tered our class from other schools On September 21 we enjoyed our Freshman Sophomore Wlener Roast Another hlghhght of our SOClal events was the skatmg party held at Cehna on Apr1l 28 We were proud of our Assembly Programs, 1n whlch every Sopho more took part Our class officers were as follows Presldent Lewls Metzger Vlce Presldent Robert Miller Secretary Ben Kelly Treasurer Betty Haller Echoes Reporter Raymond Goetz Wee Echoes Reporter Twyla Evans Student Counc11 Ruth Patrlck Robert Croft I'11'st Row B Hnller B NICKlHl9X B Nlrller B hells R Becker G Nltl lrox B Horxxlh A Hodm D Potts Second Bow X Sutton 'N Sutton G Llex I Nledfmugh R Patrlck R Goetz 'I Vvmns L Metzger B Haller Mlller R Croft H Beerman NI Jones L Xoungpeler R Moormtn Third Row NI Nloormfxn Y Geor e NI Hxsh E Koenlg B Stonehlll B Slentz NI Hlndenllng WI Mlller Gasklll R Stzrkew D Cawender B Wunken NI Fustler T' Proriitt P Shifter Fourth Row Hr S-hukelford NI Huburn R Lexs L Brown B Plue l Imler S Hockhold l Grdessle Kohll H Jones G Lrldrr I Look IJ hothe H Grrod R Angel Nllss Crosby ilbsent R Nlulholltndj 0 010101011 rioioioioioioz ri rioioioi- Page 23 rioioioioioilrioioi rioioioioinioioiw I , 1 . 0 , 7 3 7 ' , . . 1 - n ' D a v - ------- ! 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D klntner 'XI Fourth Bow XX States M Suever H bchlmmoeller P Smmllllr L barkl 'll bmder ID Bruner IJ kotnlg, R shmmlledecker I klaus R 'selbert I Bell I Paglovs lxbsent H Mulaugh NX Reed I BTlg,f.,SD Freshman Class Presldent La Donna Savldge VICE Presldent Frances Worthmgton Secretary and Treasurer Alyce Rlder Reporter Hllda Medaugh Student COUHC11 Betty Bruner, Jay Roberts At our first class meetmg thls year, we declded on paymg five cents per month dues In September, We all enjoyed ourselves at the annual Freshman Sophomore wlener roast We had a skatlng party on May 12 at Cellna We were gu1ded through the year by our class sponsors Mr Pees and Mr Rlnger b.oxioicvioi4xio11rZcri4r11xioi1xi1xioicri0icr:4 P881 24 pioicriclioioioicxzoicrioif 1101010101105 g 0 0:1 2 : .. Q j . ', z ' , . z . ' Tffs, , . ' , . I 'a . ' , 1. za' . , . ' .I 1. ' . , ' , I ' 'J , '-. A 'ii . :.'. 2 , .. ' . V. ' . '. 1 2 , . ' z ,.. I , .. ' . 4. l H , . Y - ' l ' s . . 1 ' - . Morris, I., Hiles, G. Moorman. 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Q, - . 1 A ' - v . l 'frq Q P11 . 043 2014101 iririoioioinioioixi 11 1 ioioioirioioioirriaioioi 1 in Elghth Grade Presldent Sam Nlaek Vlce Presrdent Betty Strayer Secretary Treasurer YVIZIXIIIQ Kraft XX ee Echoes Reporter Peggy lmler Echoes Reporter Dorothy Dlllon Student C ounrrl Betty Nletzger Raymond Metzger Both 8 A and 6 B presented Assembly programs vshu h were very successful They COl1SlQt9d of two One act plays and a Truth or Conse quenee Program We also enjoyed tvxo trlps to the IHOVICS and two wrener roasts We had several new members They were Colleen Carey Beryl Pat ter on Mlldred Stultz Raymond B1 ooks and LOUISE Longsworth We are now looklng forward to four 9XClt1llg years of hlgh school rst Bow I X elx n rn s Il his Second Row C1 leXr1olclH R B ooks ll lJ1llUIl B Nletfger P Imltr X1 Ixrltt N Nlltk B HK 1 I Bovwt s R Metzger I Bowers I Nloormm Th1rd Bow Nlr Flu B Texnolds NI stultz I Glberdlel R loxler X Bell B Lrort Nl Nile Nl Wlenktn -X Armmermin P Rlgdon F Robmson X Ironk N Sount, Nllss Eftler Fourth Row B Prtterson L Xrmrtxge L 1 3 NI XXEI T lfvms XI Wells h Huuff G Xmeent 1. bml h D Culvar I blmmons P Hood R Arthur NI I IVILQ B Xlrervulle lxbsent L Iongsvxorthj rioioioioioiozc :ta if 1101011 Page 25 10201 rio: 10101 vit :if livin, 1, 0 .. . . . . 0 .. 0 1. . , 0.0 0 .3 I ------------------------------ . . . 4 1 V A f-1 h .- N N' 4. v w Y , r L , f f-7.4 N A m, , U A 4 - v- A v ' , 1 1 , i ' - Y - M . 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IXOQIIH., I sruer B rue: I NIL 1 I s x NI NXIISOH I Becker R Son I Culver I Gosslrd B Mthlnlew NI Roberts NI Roedtr Third Row N'I1ssIr1t7 B 11tterson VR Bovsers 'NI Arthur NI 'selbert G Armstrong D Ixolter J Lexs J XX hetstone J Bovursock B Hell R schlmmoeller 'NI loster R Frltz L 'lhomas Nlr Collms d l J Xnzgtl I H1u horst N Hager It Carr R Brooks G Ixohlx D Grear M Carnes R 'NIeDonald fxbsen ry smger 'XI Mar I Rlder I Whetstonej Seventh Grade Presldent Joe Elsley V106 Presldent Joe Becker Secretary Marcele WIISOH Reporter Phyllls McCray Student COUHCII Betty Strayer llvln Strayer We started to school thls year Wlth 67 pup1ls Delphene Kolter Rob ert Zuber and Darrel Welsh entered late so It lnoreased the number to 70 We were sorry to have Gwendolyn Armstrong Robert Fowler, Robert Rlg don, Charles Kuhn .I o Ann Metzger and Joe Watson move away We had 64 at the close of school It took us some tlme to get used to the system at the Hlgh School but now we l1ke It very much We all enjoved our w1ener roast Wh1Ch we had last fall noi 3 1 101111311 Page 26w11o141o11ioi11o 110: inline , I.. 2 I I ,. ,,,,, I : z T fa . 2' I 2 ' 'z' . 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ROW I Q1 een X1 er ue er c tl e 1 drug., Page 28 1101411011 :Quia 3011 3 1 1034 1010101 vi PlD,llUQ l 1 l iii i T ill l C 1lli4l0Q11Clll011Q0i D01 lll0lil0Ql . C -' - ' , ......................... . . , .......................... - ' S - ........................................................... ' .................,,........................ Dorothy Dillon F' I ', . n fe-. ', Sn'l l'. 'lf llilloll. J. Griilln. M, I'lilivI'1l, G, l7QI't2lI', , ,' 'g'0l'. l' 1 ', li, I 1 ' I 12101-, li, .I ls. U. ' ' ' '. Se :. . . z ' '. I, -' , . . 'lll'llX. M, Fen vm: 11. B, XY g'hI, A. Stonehill, H, Boermnn, ll. 'llm , l., Q Miller, l', Mot' 'zly. Miss ', Thi 3 5- 'Y' - T- W '2 Rn , li. BI0l'I'lS, I . M ll . ll, B1-'k l'. lfuvis, ll. Go lz, r.Xlv:4f-In-ll. Me' z 'hy 520111 ivioiviuioioirioi ioioioioq zoixirioini :1 1 xi :zxi zi zi 103:11 0 First Row XI Pllkercl L XX rlght L llxce G Grelr N Xoungpeter I Grlffln I Shlffer Xlr Xlossmln XX Xngel Second Row L1 Xloormln Ib R ss l I- s I Nhrk 1 lmler NI lennemxn Nl Dxvles P Wrxght -X Stonehlll R Sutton B Bruner I XX orthmgzton N Thtolnlml H B ern ln Nldr Th1rd Row R Becker l Bell P Sc-hrolucke T XX er I Green l Xlumller lr koenlg, P Benker l D1llon NIOIFIS I Dlx Q Wee Echoes Staff Edltor 1n Ch1ef Assxstant Managmg Ed1tor Asslstant Art Edlt0P Asslstant Boys Sport Edltor Assistant G1r1s Sport Ed1tor Grade Edltor Asslstant Joke Edltor Soc1ety Edltor Asslstant F F A F H A Student Councll M1xed Chorus Orchestra Band Seventh Grade Reporter Elghth Grade Reporter Freshman Reporter Sophomore Reporter Junlor Reporter Senlor Reporter Typlsts Assemblymen Stanley Youngpeter Joerdxs Grlffin Gene Grear Carolyn Place Bonn1ebel1e Wr1ght Mary Davles Ray Becker Robert Schrolucke Anna StOneh1l1 Rlchard Becker Preston Davls Torn D111 n Ruth Shaffer Laurabelle Wrxght Tom Wagner Mary Fenneman Rosemary Sutton Herbert Morus Jane Mark Helen Beerman Phylhs McCray Peggy Imler Hllda Medaugh Twyla Evans Ernest Green Franklln Mueller Mary Phkerd Wanda Angel Joerdls Grlffin Junlor Busxness Tramlng Class n ' ' ' X 3. , . 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Mary Plikerd :axles 1 101-1 gnu: 1,11 xlgozoxlz- Page 29,101 : zz: 1 1 :,:::::: : 1 1 001110311222 i11iixii0ECHOES3oi4i4ir11 1 3111404 Student Teacher Counc1l The Student Teacher councll IS an orgamzatlon composed of two puplls from each grade and three teachers The Councll trles to solve the problems whlch arlse 1n the student body Our alm thls year was to complete a Student Hand Book The Advlsors of the orgamzauon are MISS Deemer Mr Hausser and Mr Pees Presldent Tom Dlllon Secretary and Reporter Rosemary Sutton Second Row I Strayer I Roberts R 'vletrger Mr Hausser R Idtrlc-k B Metzger B Bruner B Strayer Ukbsent R Croftj 05101410201 2 3 iii 1 I Page 30 2 1 3 3 3 3 1 3 1 g . 0 0 0 ., 0 0-0 ., ., ., .. 1 ., .. , , . , 0-.----.,-., .. . g D - Z , . , Firlt Row: Mr, Revs, C. Zimmerman, R. Sutton, T. Dillon, B, YVI'ight. Miss Deemer. :,.. ,, , ,jf ,.. .. ,. . W , 3 l Hilti!! 0 0 1 ll 0 Iliihl itll lil! 0 0 0 0 H101 ill!! U U illlliu 020.0 EC H O ES Parent Teacher Assocratron The Spencervrlle Parent Teacher Assocratron was organrfed Nlay 1 1090 but began its real program 111 the fall of 1040 Nlrs Ora Lers was rts first president Its second presrdent 11 rs been Mrs XX alter Nerdhardt The Spenceryrlle chapter belongs to tl1e natronal organrzatron and accordingly has tl1e same objectives viz C11 To promote the wr elfare of children and youth rn home school church and communrty C23 To raise the standards ot home lrfe C35 To secure adequate laws for tl1e care and home and the school tl1at parents and teachers may cooperate lI1t6lll gently 1r1 the trarnrng of tl1e child 155 To develop between educators and the general public such unrted efforts as wrll secure for ewery child the highest advantages IH physrcal mental socral and sprrrtual educatron The Grange has been most oooperatrve W1th the P T A At the be grnnlng this organlzatron agreed to sacrlfice one Grange meeting each month to be used by the P T A This practice has prevailed throughout the exrstence of the assoc1at1on The work of the first year consrsted rn formulatmg a program ac quarntrng the local organization wrth tl1e a1ms of the rratronal P T A and Working together rn the rnterest of tl1e ehrldr en For the past year a definite procedure and plan came rnto being when the grade children presented each mo11th somethrng orrginal rn the form of drama In this Way and manner no monthly meeting lacked mterest srnce much of the Work dealt with the outstanding holrday of that month Attendance increased thls year wrth each meeting It started with 110 members and finallv reached over 150 members rn splte of the fact that there was much srckness rn the communrty The local chapter rs not confined to rnembershrp of teachers and par ents only but anyone rnterested rn ch1ldren and education may belong Page 31 i1lllPll101llllPi0l010C 101 i0lDlDl0l1i1l!l11H1li0l4 I O , S - - ' , 2 - 1 - - 1' ' ' . 'ff 1 ' ', 1 v' - - 0- f ' -r ' ' ' a ' V7 ' 3 'Y 7 ' ! Y L, ' ' ' . : 'A '- f protection of children and youth, C45 To bring into closer relation tl1e ' ' ' ' U ' ' . . 1 ' . T . V Y . i h. j e . i 1 , ! 7 L Y K ' 1 1 n . . . -1 .cr I L I f , v -I 1 7 . . . , - ' 7 vY9 . ' ' 0 . ' 1 i i l 1 l 1 1 i I ill itil' lllli i l i iblil I I lblll i 0:0114rioioioiuiuvimnixrzsrinrimmisrz11030101 E C H O E S Qs1101:'11wi'1111:10:01:siningnguznzoieozo ki?5??f N ' g' 01021 n 4 nm vim 9 P A , . F I ff . v . f A 0:03014 r1o11ri0i4vi0io1011b10icrio1o1-Pa, e 32 yzuznzuza-:fa101010: :z 11111: -.1 : rioioioinioia -' ECHOES f- -1 -1 - - -1 Orchestra Under the leadershlp of our dlrector Mr Paul Eley our orchestra has made much progress Durlng the year 1940 41 we played for assem b11es plays operettas, muslcals, and many other programs On March 28 we went to Bluffton to the dlstrlct contest earnlng a ratrng of excellent and the prlvxlege of golng to the state contest On Aprll 4 we partlclpated 1n our Annual Mus1c Fest1val Vlollns Mary Purdy Mary Plxkerd Carolyn Place Jay Young Robert Place Fern Reed Ruth Clark Rlchard Place Joe Hllty Jane Mark Amamlla Sutton Joan Medaugh Gladys Eley Jane Spyker Martha Oehlhof Nancy Sutton Ethel Abram Norma Fronk Ruth Moorman Dorothy Patterson Ladonna Youngpeter Ruth Frltz Vlolas Marcella W1enken Mary Dav1es Cello Joerdls Gr1fTin Betty Bruner Ladonna Savage LOIS Hxles Strung Bass Alyce Rider Francis Worthlngton Flute Tom Dillon Clarmets Blll Stelger Harold Wllkm Helen Beerman Dorothy Dillon Joan Moorman Oboe Mary Foster Bassoon Jesslyn Davis French Horn Clarence Z1mmerman Saxophones Gene Grear Donald Rothe Twyla Evans Cornets Paul Snider Ben Kelly Paul Walthers John Evans Trombones Stanley Rockhold Kenneth Mntchell Jack Cook Raymond Metzger Basses Donald Monfort Don Koemg Percussuon Ruth Shaffer Preston Davls Ernest Green Bells and Plano Marjorle Sale 1 Page 33 xicnioioioiaxioioicxioioioifiriqxia Activities - - - Band When school opened in September the band consisted of apprcxi mately 35 members New members hawe been added throughout the yeai to make the membel ship 46 The band made its first appeal ance by parading to the Erie Depot to give the militia a grand farevs ell to Mississippi. It also took an active pait in the Spencerville Halloween Celebration. This organization also participated in the Allen County Music Festi- val which was held at Shawnee High School. The band played short concerts at the Hillbilly Wedding Spencer- ville Community Institute Niusical and in several Assembly programs. The band is under the very capable direction of Paul Fley. Clarinets Mary Plikerd Bill Steiger Bruce Hanley Harold Wilkin Helen Beerman Dorothy Dillon Joan Moorrnan Phyllis McCray Ruth Leis Betty Strayer Marcele Wilson Homer Monfort Cornets Paul Snider Joe Hilty Ben Kelly Paul Walthers John Evans Sam Mack Mary Coffman Bill Miller Junior Seewer Bill Ramsey Trcmbones Stanley Rockhold Kenneth Mitchell Jack Cook Raymond Metzger Laytcn Bowsher Saxophones Gene Grear Donald Rothe Twyla Evans 1 1 1 1 Page Bassoon Jesslyn Davis F uts Tom Dillon Alto Horn Dorothy Kelly French Horns Clarence Zimmerman Dw aine Grear Baritone Richard Place Basses Donald Monfort Don Koenig Jay Young Oboe Mary Foster Percussion Ruth Shaffer Carolyn Place Ernest Green Preston Davis 'Vlark Snider Be s Mary Purdy D r u m M aj o r Alyce Rider Twirlers Jane Spyker Mad nna Dicus f--f f 0 ECHOES I . ' 1 ' Y ' , , , L A . v Y . . . . Y . . . . . 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ECI-1055 - ,-.,-,-.-,- ---.,-I-.,- - - - - -.. 1XCd Chorus Our orgamzauon has made great progress dur mg the school year of 40 and 41 under the d1rec tlon of Mr Eley The Chorus started Wlth an enrollment of n1nety persons Wlth the ablhty and amb1t1on to smg Last fall we presented the operetta Cherry blossom We sang at the annual Farmers Instl tute, and have partlclpated 1n one of the school as sembly programs In the mlddle of the year we dlV1d6d ourselves mtg another group Th1s group conslsted of th1rty SIX members The past few months found the orgamzatwn deeply mterested 1n preparmg many numbers whlch were used 1n the Musxc Festwal Aprll 4 The orgamzatlon promises many p0SSlb111t16S 1n the commg years rst Row I hllueullel 'Nl Iusller n II L1 I BL II Iones I Hluve 1 e s. un,.,u Ir X :mmm X Robe s Second Row B Nleehlmf, 'XI llovx S Itorkholml 1 Lrldtr ml 1 s Ilshrr T' Fl m I Nlo FIS N lronk N1 '-Ivxmlller 'NI Slenf Third Row Nl H sh NI I nnemm I 'Xlrrk I Um-Irony., I Nletlger l XX1,,ner H xxlllxlll L Llmmermln A ler Ii Blckrr Ii er BQ sr 'X Ilsse Fourth Row' NI Iones 1, Plxee NI Uehlhof l Snuler I 'Xllller G Grelr I Ilxwxs I Hllthers L Bowsher B btelger It Pitruk B Wrlght I Grlffin I'1fth Row N1 Nloormxn 'N button 'VI Pllklfil NI Purdx R Roberts I HIIIX R Place C Llmmerman D Nlonfort G Armstrong I- Gaberdxel L Ross I bvs irtg Sxxth Row I IJHVIQ R Shxffer I Xlrlght NI Hlmbw J Nhlllugh B Glslull L Johnson H Glrod 'NI Ihxcus H Nletzger R Qllrk L Koenlg R Lels Seventh Row B Slentz R Stirkex G Llu R Jones G Xlxllu' H xtrlu X Georbe K Kraft B Stonehlll D Xloorman X Stonelull A button '1 Exxns Elghth Bow I-l Beerman P K1ll P Fstop 4xbsent L Lmnnmc, NI slentzj Dlrector Nlr Flex 5:9 I 010 o I I 1:10 o 0:0 01010 Page 35 rioqsoiuicnz:1101411114rioioioiuiuioicxicozo I' H 1 H 0 0 1 I I I .I I I I . I. .I I, .I I: I ' v 1 - - - - - - . U l I . I y . I ,, l , .- . I . . . . I Fi : ', 'z ' ' , I I G s , Ii. Vrollitt, G, Mvlrllnj, B, Ilorvznlh, 'I 'oetz, l', fc-km-r, I . ', I' ' ly, li. I'1 Il rson, II. Yo ---5 -t- , I-L Ilm ' I , I I rts, : I. I - ' I I ', ' ' . 1, ' ' - , .XI II II pp, 'I'. Ililllh, C, Brigf.r.'. R. PZ' - , aI G 1- hu , 1. I r I', 4' 'I I I I'a ' A . I I I' K'II : I I up , I , We I , ., I 1 ', 'I I ' I' I, I 'If , 'z -f I I , I, z , I Mil , I I 1 , If. e I, M, I--kk I III II : I , . T 1 - I I I ' , ', J ' , , i. I ' , . 1 , ', 1 .I 'z 1 I , . ' - V :I A 1 I , Y i. . I , . 1 Y v 1 I A v K 'A t 1: :I J' Q If h ' 5' ' - ' . . I ' - , Si 'I ' 0' I . I I ' . 0 orioioioioixrioioic :if xi rioioioioc E C H O E S 9010101011 rioiotcrioze rioielo First Bow H Coffman C btanforcl H XX 1lk1n L Zimmerman T XX xgner Q Br: gs t Zxmmerman 1' Dlllon R Place D 'kionfort G Armstrong X NIct7ger Second Row 'VII' Teegarden X Hocllpp H Shlmmofller R Brlggs H Selhert R Backer I Nlullenhour R sher I uxmlller I Xalthe-rs K Nrvlmnler G Gllsgovs ll lmrmls l 'X er L M1 nr '.l.' rd Bow It C lull P Xrmstrong ll Rothe lx BTI!-.L,S o lt Crle-.sa l ShlV8 x l ltterson 3 holl md J Future Farmers of Amer1ca Presldent Tom Dlllon Vlce Presldent Rlchard Place Secretary Charles Brlggs Treasurer Clarence Zlmmerman Reporter Tom Wagner Sergeant at Arms Carl Zlmmerman Advlsor W H Teegarden The F F A has an enrollment of forty flxe members wlth elght alumm members Thls year the F F A has accomphshed manv projects The most lmportant project was the State Leadershlp Conference where SIX of the local boys, attended The orgamzatlon IS proud of the quartette Wh1Ch was made up of boys selected from our chapter The group was on the same program wlth Governor B1lCkeI' at the Conference The Annual Father and Son Banquet was held 1n December wlth more than one hundred attendmg The 'F F A 1S proud to say that the County Corn Huskmg Contest has been won two years 1n successlon by Spencervllle bovs Agam last summer the orgamzatlon journeyed to Indlan Rlver Mlch lgan for then' summer trlp are 3 101011 30111 1 1 nit Pgge 36 10:4 1011 10101011 202010101 rx: vioxxfo 2 ,pf ,pf . .1 , 2. ,. 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Mul- O ------------------- Y , - l f ,ruquqoqu-0 0 0.0-0 4 , . l 1 ,pl , loxozozozoxozuxoxozoz rioioioioioioq E C H O E S Doilrioicxicrifxioimvicxioioicricnicvioixnimoo Future Home Makers of menca Our club meets once every Illfllth Uurlng the Qchool vear we served at the annual Father and bon Banquet we held our Mother and Daughtel Banquet on May 6 DUFIHQ the Chrlstrnas Holidays our club made some extra money by Illaklllg and Qelhng home made candy On Aprll 21, we all enjoyed 0u1 selw es at our skatlng party Wh1Ch was held at the Luna Roller Rlllk Preeldent Paullne K1ll Vlce Presldent Alyce Ruler beeretary Nlary Fenneman Treasurer Hllda Vledaugh Advlsor Pearl Crosby Second Row N Bell IJ lnllon P YK ood B Nlftager NI Nloormm ll Gtberdul ll Rhodes Huw Lrosby Thlrd Row L Bowers NI Oehlhot lf Xbr nm XI hhodex NI XX ood XX ltupert B Rhodes I Hlles l Brlggs 1-Xbeent H Nled lugh l lrotsm 1nJ o.oir1oioi4 ririfirioioi 1110101011 Page 37 :Q 1 2 2 2 ioioi1riri01xi4rioio1n1011oo o ' : I U' . . ' K 7 V ' W . V . Y , s., . - . . . 1 Y t . . Fx -- ------- --------------A - ..... - .......... ...... - , First Row: B, XVienken, T, Evans, A. Rider, P. Kill, M. lfennernun, I., Sfmviclge, C. Guberdiel. 1 ' ' ' ' , f y- . l '. 4 'v N 4 v . . - ,- 2 ', P. ' J 2 . m . ,.. . , . 0-0 . ., .. ., .. .. . . 3 . - - - - - .,.,- ,-k,,.l-A,-.,- -.,-.,-.,....,-.,:.,-.,:..-.,:... EC HOES -, -,-,l:.,:.,:.,...,:.,:.,:.,:.,:K,:,,.. ,...,-A,-.g. A, f' Autographs .9 I .1 .1 1 'r o'm:xygu:u34,1.,:,,cnwinqn-xiwzuzuzf-4:4Lzuzmg cr .5-rmn.f-p--inn.:-qpwguq-puiwyl,qswqnx up- cv ,:f'qs1v1w'o 4 1 D o 1111151 P2411 ii 11111 1010! Dozccbcioiuiozwm 3:1 111 101010101494 Left to Blghf J Nlark H NIOTFIS NI Oehlhof I bmker R Place E Graham 'NI Sawmlller IX 'Nhtchell P Vherwxlle I Xoung Nlr Nlossman R button R ichrolucke Oo 1024 Iumor Class Play PLEASED TA MEETCHA Jane Mark Herbert Morrxs Rosemary Sutton Kenneth Mltchell Margaret Sawm11ler Robert Schrolucke Martha Blxby the mother Henry B1xby the father Betty Blxby thelr daughter B1nks the butler Marle the mald Elmer Hlcks fresh from the country Jav Young Robert W1erw1lle Jane Spyker Mary Lou Oehlhof R1chard Place Arch1e Pomeroy-one of Bettys boy fr1ends Andrew Grlmes who clalms to be a d6tSCt1V6 Helen Maxwell glrl frlend of Betty s Ruth Adams another glrl frlend Howard W1lls a boy frlend Mr B1xby had hved all h1s l1fe m a country town just recently he has come 1nto a conslderable amount of money and has moved wxth h1s Wlfe and daughter mto the c1ty As the play opens all 1S 1n readlness for Bettys blrthday party and Mrs Blxby havlng soclal asp1rat1ons has 1nv1ted Archxe Pomeroy because h1s fam1ly has money and soclal standing Th1s fact 1rks Betty but It 1S turn about when Mrs Blxby learns that Betty has 1nv1ted Elmer H1cks one of her ChlldhOOd fr1ends and a typlcal c un try rube to her party Elmer arrlves early and Betty attempts to pol1sh hlm up a blt preparatory to meetlng and greetlng her c1ty fr1ends Betty gets fam1ly Elmer and fr1ends to play Murder wh1ch results finally ln gettlng two people hlt on the head Mr Bxxby and B1nks the Butler But Mr Beevy a pla1n clothes man traps not one but two cr1m1nals wlth the help of Elmer Elmer and Beevy help to brmg the play to a happy endlng for all concerned ex cept Betty who IS mortliied at the very end by the gross stup1d1ty of none other than Elmer H1CkS Page 39 xzoioxie l vu. 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AUNT MILLY a colored servant ECHOES -0-M Semor Class Play LENA RIVERS our adorable hero1ne GRANNY NICHOLS her beloved grandmother JOHN LIVINGSTONE Lenas uncle MRS LIVINGSTONE h1S Wlfe who has soclal ambltlons CAROLINE LIVINGSTONE who IS an echo of her mother ANNA LIVINGSTONE her slster warm hearted and slncere JOHN JUNIOR who IS add1cted to slang FRANK GRAHAM a Southern gentleman MRS GRAHAM h1S Jealous Wlfe DURWARD BELLMONT her son by a former marr1age MALCOLM EVERETT a tutor ln the Lxvmgstone home Mary FISSGI Wanda Angel Robert F1sher Ruth Clark Mary Fenneman Mary Coffman Stanley Youngpeter Frankl1n Mueller Mary Purdy George Armstrong MQIVIH Trentman OLD CAESAR a colored man servant who IS always flxln to do Gordon Roberts Lena R1vers deals wlth the pllght of young Lena RIVBFS and her beloved Granny N1chols who are compelled to leave the1r New England home to seek refuge wlth Granny Nlchols son John who has changed the family name of lN1cho1s to L1v1ng stone because of the soc1al asp1rat1ons of hlS dommatlng w1fe Matllda Arr1v1ng a the L1v1ngstones large p1antat1on Lena and Granny are subject to the sort of treat ment that IS usually handed out to poor relat1ons Mrs Llvlngstone 1ns1sts that they l1ve IH a small room whlch formerly housed servants Durward Bellmont whom Mrs L1v1ngstone plans to marry to her daughter Carol1ne becomes enamoured wlth Lena and starts to pay her attentlons Young Anna Lwmgstone and her brother John Jun1or become Lenas Hrm fr1ends and champ1on her cause When It looks as though Lena were gomg to lose Durward Fate steps 1n to prove our hero1ne s sterl1ng worth The outcome of the s1tuat1on at the end of the play IS startlmg 1ndeed First Bow XI toffmm N1 lennemm NI lurdx R Lllrk XI Flssel NK Xngel NI koenlg strong, 'XI Frentnun O 1711111 11111 11111 1 1uG 301 irilillfliilllltbioiliil O , ................................ , .............. , .... . , . , ................................ , , , .............. , ....... , , - ........ , .............l........ , ..................,.,. . , .....,............................. , ........ , ' ....... . . .. , ....,......................... 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Roberts, lf, Mm-ller, R. lfislu-r,'4li, Becker G Arm 111414 1 1 1:1 111 11010101014 Page 40 y101010i0i41x1r10zr1x111r1 1 ri 1 11112 irioixi 11101101 point ioioioioioioioiaicif HIGH SCHOOL OPERETTA M155 Cherry Bloss PRINCIPALS Cherryblossom brought up as the daughter of Kokemo ln reahty Evelyn Barnes of New York U S A Mary Phkerd Kokemo a proprletor of a Tea Garden 1n Tokyo Japan comedy part Carl Zlmmerman John Henry Sm1th a New Yorker on a VlS1t to Japan as a guest of Mr Worthmgton known as Jack Tom Wagner Henry Foster Jones Jacks pal ln love w1th Jesslca Paul smder Horace Worth1ngton a New York stock broker who IS entertaxn mg a party of frlends wlth a trlp to Japan on h1s yacht Clarence Z1mmerman Jess1ca Vanderpool Worthlngtons n1ece Bonnlebelle Wr1ght Togo a Japanese pol1t1c1an of hlgh. rank Donald Monfort M1ss Evelyn Barns an Amerlcan g1rl born 1n Japan and whose parents d1e of fever IS brought up as a Japanese malden Her fathers secretary uses her property for h1s own ends VVhen Evelyn who IS known as Cherryblossom IS about e1ghteen Worth1ngton fthe secretaryl returns to Japan on h1s yacht wxth a party of Amerxcan frxends One of them John Henry Sm1th falls 1n love w1th Cherry and w1shes to marry her but Kokemo who has brought her up as h1s own daughter wants her to marry Togo a rlch pol1t1c1an The act1on of the p1ece centers around Jack s effort to outwlt Togo and Kokemo Eventually Cherry learns her true ldentlty comes lnto her own property marrles Jack and all ends happlly Page 41 1010.0 1 64 ' Om!! James Young, Worthington's private secretary .................... George McElroy Music Ensembles German Band Mixed Quartette Boys Quartette Brass Sextette Clarinet Quartett Trumpet Trlo Y 1 Y i , . e . rioioioiri irinioioioioioicwioixuioiv Page 42 rioiozoioioicricvioic Grade School Operetta WITH SEVEN LEAGUE BOOTS XX 1th bex en League Bcots IS so called because wou had to put these on and do some tall stalkm., to keep up vllth them The pageant took us on a Journew th1Ollgh the past centur1es and brought us back home aga1n 1nto the present safe and sou11d Tvplcal 1llustrat1ons ln the form of plavlets mtexspersed vuth IHUSIC of the varlous perlods of anclent and modern S1gI11flCaI1C9 to our eXmer1can hfe were gathered to make the performance a real help to the chlldren and an enjow able t1me for thelr pal ents and frlends The actual colormg atmosphere costummg twpe of language archl tecture muslc and emotlonal experlence peculiar to each perlod were very vsell portraw ed There were ten dlfferent scenes 1n the follovs 1ng older Cawe Egwp t1an Greclan Early Church and Crusades Indlan Purltan Colonlal Fron tler Southern and Western All stage propertles and costumes vsele made 1n art classes Exery grade had some part ln makmg somethmg for the performance Page 43 n H an v- N , of as - - i A , c ' ' .1 . of T . . 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ECHOES -- Varslty Basketball 1940 41 The basketball team of 1940 41 was finally se lected from forty boys who reported for practice at the beglnnlng of the season With only one letter man back the team was inexperienced at the begm mng of the season but after playlng several games together the boys settled down and developed into a hard fightmg outfit The season s record showed six wins and eight de feats but several of the games which were lost were very close and exc1t1ng The team always played 1ts best and fought until the last signal sounded Spencerv1l1e entered the County Tournament at Shawnee and lost the first game to Ellda However thls belng a double elimination tournament the team was given another chance Lafayette was then defeated by the score of 43 to 17 This was bf far the best game of the season Spencervllle then played Gomer In the S61711 finals of the consolatlon bracket and was defeated by the score of 42 to 29 At the close of the season Gene Grear was elect ed Honorary Captaln In a special assembly March 20 the followlng boys recelved letters as an avx ard for their year s play Gene Grear Paul Snld r Ver non Metzger Albert Mlller Frank Mueller Howard Bovx shel Robert Schrolucke and Robert VV16IW116 James W1e1vx1lle and Ben Kelly recelyed letters as awards f r then Work as managers On March 22 Third Row l ll ex X the teams traveled to Columbus to see the finals in the Class B and Class A State Tournament Even though the team dld not wln any trophies it felt that th1s season had been hlghly successful and beneficial The cheerlng as led by Tom Dillon Ruth Shaf fer and Bonniebelle Wrlght was outstanding All three recelved combinatlon letter and megaphone awards Record of he season s schedule follows Lafayette Shawnee Spencervllle Spencerville Spencerville Spencerville Spencervllle Spencerville Spencervllle Spencervllle Spencervllle Spencerv1lle Spencerv1lle Spencervllle Spencerv1lle Spencerv1lle Gomer Beaverdam Harrod Ellda Lafayette Shawnee Beaverdam Buckland Delphos Jefferson Harrod Ehda Gomer ALLEN COI NTY TOURNAMENT Spencervllle 23 Ellda Spencer vllle 43 Lafayette Spencervllle 29 Gomer St no un L ller X Nlell cond Row lk e x m Xl 1 run ell Xiltrx 1 H Page 46 z Q14 101014 rioioioioioioc 10:1 ninioicxioioioioioioioi 1024020 . v y v 1 . , , . 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Fl: H ', 'l'. lllllull, B, X'l'lg'llI, : 101014rioicrisrioioinioioioiuiuzu:init y1o1u1u1o2ozo1oi4n14+102 Basketball Lettermen Gene Grear Bob Schrolucke Vernon Metzger Paul Snider Frank Mueller Bob Wlerwllle Sugar Bowsher Albert Muller 10141101 11 10101 Q: 101010: Q1 10202 Pigs 47 1: vioifrioifxicriaxioioioifrioicricricrix .11 21 1:1121 1 1 1 1 1 1 1ucECHOESpc11111111x11ri4r1vis1114x1111r11 1101100 First Row R xxl9I'WA1ll8 I Nlueller N Metzger G Grelr L 'Wetzger I Schroluckm Nlr shackelford Second Row B kelly B NIChlI1lLX K Nlltchell B Wood l- Green R Xllerwllle J Xllersulle lXlJSE'IlI R Lroftj Volleyball Tournament On October 15 1941 exght teams met at the Beaverdam Hlgh School to part1c1 pate 1n the Allen County Volleyball Tournament Spencervllle showlng the best team work emerged v1ctor1ous The startlng hneup for Spencervllle conslsted of Captaln Gene Grear Lewls Metzger Frank Mueller Vernon Metzger Robert Schrolucke and Robert W1erw1lle The reserves were Bernard Wood B111 McK1nley Robert Croft Roger W1erw1lle Ernest Green and Kenneth Mltchell Several weeks of hard practlce put our team 1n fine condxtlon The set up men worked perfectly and the spxkers showed the1r ab1l1ty by dr1v1ng the ball down hard on one occasxon and the next tlme placlng an easy lob to some unprotected spot The serv1ng was excellent and the defense allowed very few balls to pass through xt Spencervllle beat Shawnee and Beaverdam 1n four stralght games and then lost the flrst game of the finals to Lafayette But then that fightmg Splrlt for whlch Spencerv1lle teams are so famous came to the rescue and the boys proceeded to w1n the last two games by the scores of 15 1 and 154 gwlng Spencerv1lle the Champ1on shlp for the second stralght year A record of the games 1S as follows Gov1ER GOMER HARROD l LAFAYETTE 15 1 4 LAFAY FTTE 1 LAFAYFTTE ELUNA bPENCLRNILLE BEAVERDAM lBEAvFRDAw1 10 S PERRY Q sPENCERVILLE 8 15 15 SPENCERVILLE 15 15 1bPENCFRX ILLE 15 15 l SHAVVNEE 2 2 Page 48 . -1 .- . 1 1, ., .. .',. ... 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V. ., v. -. ,. .1 ,, .1 ., . 1. , . ,, . 1 I X A - 1 , . 1 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 , . 1 - 1 1 . .Y . 1 1 , l J J J A ' i 11 - w 1 J - :-:::::::.:...:,:1---, ,-,,..-------- NON LEAGUE GAMES DISTRICT TOLRINAMENT AT DEFIANCE -0-f-ECHOES -0- Baseball 1940 For the first time in the history of the school Spencerville won the Allen County Championshlp We were victorious in all sm league games Then we entered the District Tournament at Defiance The team Won 1ts first three games but we were defeated 1n the finals by Kahda 5 to 2 The team was very well balanced having good fielding steady h1tt1ng and a battery second to none Every player fitted 1nto his position perfect ly and this brought about excellent teamwork The boys were full of pep and always on their toes They had that fighting sp1r1t that enabled them to come from behind to turn defeat mtg victory Spencerville Spencerville Spencervllle Spencervllle Spencervllle Spencerville Spencerville Spencerville Spencerville York Ridge York LEAGUE GAMES Beaverdam Ehda Gomer Lafayette Shawnee Harrod The lineup and battmg order follows Kenneth Kill catcher Robert Mullenhour 3B Henry M1ller S S Capt Frank Mueller 1B Donald Hampshire R F Robert Bowersock C F MGYIOH Glasco, L F Dean Reed 2B and Howard Johnson pitcher Other boys who saw action were Doyle Jacks Ora M1ller Vernon Metzger Tom Dillon and Max Bow ersock Although only one letterman will be back the prospects for another fine team are very good for much talent was shown by the boys who turned out for practice A record of the games played follows Spencervflle 11 Grover H111 Spencervllle 8 Holland Spencerville 1 Farmer Spencerville 2 Kahda I'1rstBoW S ioun pun R Xiurxulle Q Brig s X lutke B XX ood R U16-rullle Second Row I Xiiervulln l-3 Horxxth NI Snider R Betkfr l Hlltx H Bowsher R Xbrim B Hiller R N111 ler R Gocm B lxellx Third Row Q1 NILIIIOY L Pm lou R shlndledecker G nrlder TJ Bruner H Nlonfort B Ihodes T NIet7ger Hr 'wh inks ltorrl l l P8126 49 1104 O QlQOQ0l0l4 E01 QC Q4 QCDQ4PQ1 QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ l0Q0Q0j0Q0Q1QQ Q . 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Schro- ozorioio: 3 111 ni 121 3111 3 1 10111 10:1 fir: ioioivivioi 1010101 10101014 : 1rd Bow N11 l ltl I xx tr 111 lXl1 ent ECHOES 1rst Row I l tt Second Row B l ll 1 Boys Basketball Reserves Owlng to a ballot of the members of the State 111011 School Athletn ASSOCIELUOII g1rls basketball was 6llI11lI1EitQd at the end of the 1939 40 season as a g1rls mterscholastlc sport The boys Reserve Team was subst1 tuted 1n lts place Thls team eonslsted onlx of Freshmen Sophomores and IIIHIOTS Vlany boys trled out and all reeelved a chance to show thelr ablllty Several of the boys gave notlce that thev w1ll proude plentw of competltlon for a warsltx po lt1011 next vear Although mam of these plavers were 1116XpG1l6llC6d ln team plat the team won fiwe whlle IOSIHD sex en games Host of the games lost wer by a wery few po1nts and 111 several games Speneervllle ran up hrgh scores Thls shows that the team had not only a good defense but also a strong offense as well A record of the games follows Spencerx 1lle Speneervllle Spencervllle Spencervllle Spencervllle Spencervllle Speneerx 1lle Lafavette Shawnee Gomer Beav erdam Harrod Blhda Lafayette Spencerw 1lle Spencerw 1lle Spencerx 1lle Spencen 1lle Spencerw 1lle Speneerx 1lle Spencerx 1lle Page 50 Shawnee Beav erdam Buckland Delphos Jefferson Harrod Ehda Gomer ,grit 1 1 1,111 1411 1,1 1,101 30101113 io: 11141111141 1 10130 F' : 1. 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' Y' . . , ' 19 U 23 14 ' 17 .s 21 18 ' ' 27 13 K ' 9 ' , ' 12 ' 21 ' , ' 18 1 - ' ' 25 ' 9 41 ' 16 ' ' 8 13 ' Y' 15 Y' 34 ECHOES Iumor I-hgh Basketball Under the excellent coachmg of Mr John Colhns the Jun1or Hlgh team enJoyed a very successful season The team entered the Junlor Hlgh Tournament w1th a record of seven WIDS and four defeats and there won four stralght games to brmg home the trophy The boys were enjoymg an e1ght game wmnlng streak when the season ended The team was noted for 1ts hlgh scormg ablllty and clever ball handllng Helght was one of the most xmportant factors 1n the Buckland Perry Shawnee Spencervllle Ehda Spencerv1lle Spencerv1lle Ellda Perry Delph os Jefferson Spencervllle Spencervllle Spencervllle Buckland Spencervllle Spencervllle teams success A well balanced defense usually held the opponents to a low score and on the offense a fast break proved very successful Dw1ght Bruner Mark Snlder Vernon Har uff Leo Paglow Jay Roberts and John Evans were the regulars and they were as S1St6d by Allen Sandkuhl Charles Armltage Robert Arthur Russell Mulholland and Dwa1ne Grear The managers Job was handled by Sam Mack A record of the games follows Spencervllle Delphos-Jefferson Spencervllle York Spencervllle York TO U R NAM E NT Spencervllle Shawnee Spencervllle Bath Spencervllle Fllda Spencervllle Perry Second Row Nl l wk u n G R r IJ G ear I Bovs Page 51 ' 11 16 ' 19 13 ' 15 16 ' 21 17 ' 47 12 ' 14 8 ' 30 ' 19 ' 15 20 ' 33 11 ' 23 ' 11 ' 42 26 ' 8 24 ' 1 27 J ' 7 ' 25 - 22 ' 28 22 Piflt Bow: lr. Bruner, A, Snmlkuhl. .l, Roberts, V. Haruff. ll, Paglow. .l. Evans. M. Snider. : . r, Co lins. S. Ma ', li. M lhollzx xl, C. Arnmituge, . Vincent, A Arthu , . r . . . . 'ers. ECHOES Salutatory The Value of Basketball to the Pup1ls to tl1e School and the Com mun1ty We the Senlor Class of Spencervule H1gh smcerelv welcome each and everyone to tl11S great occas1on tl1e Commencement To us th1s IS the greatest occaslon of our ln es 'llus w1ll be well remembered by the QQDIOTS of 41 Other great ex ents that w1ll be lemembered by a great number IS the men1orv of the basketball gan1es of the school It g1ves me great pleasure to talk o11 The Value of Basketball to the Pup1ls to the School and the Commumty Belllg a 1eat Wllltel sport basketball keeps school work from gettmg dry and creates a lelsure for both the players tl1e students and tl1e C0fIlI11llllltW Although there are only a few from each school who partlclpate 111 tl11s S1J0ll all cf us are 1n fluenced by the acqualntanc-es made vslth people of tl1e opposlng com mun1t1es Accordlng to ou1 phllosophx that vse are a palt of all We meet basketball fans are at a great gam 111 attendmg games aw ay f1OD1 home Both the fans and players sl1ould haxe qualltles sucl1 as sportsmansh1p leade1sh1p 1n1t1at1ye sense of cooperatlon and sense of co1npet1t1 n bportsmanshlp IS a good quahty to have Wltlllll the school Tlns alds 111 gnmg color to a school and helps p1 oduce a school sp1r1t wh1cl1 IQ 1n dl penslble IH ew ely school W hen good sportsmanshlp lS lackmg w1tl11n tl1e school the school has a CGlf3,lI1 tendencv to be dlscourteou to the spectators and tl lS lack of courtesy lS very dlfficult to abol1sl1 unless there 1S a fr1endlx attltude among the alum111 and students of the school NX hen a player makes an er1 or he feels as bad about lt as tl1e fan W hen a team loses tl1e players and fa11s sl1ould be ,ood enough spo1ts to take defeat as well as a vlctory Defeat sl1ould 11ot be frowned upo11 because the team learns certam facts about tl1e opposlng tea111 that are helpful ln future games Leadersh1p alld 1n1t1at1xe a1e the e sentlals 1n laung a good team Tl1e Whole team should have 1111t1at1ve or the tendency to push ahead Usually the player W1tl1 the most 1n1t1at1ve becomes the leader The leader IS known as the honorary captam Qulck th1nk1ng 111 UIHGS of need and a h1g,,hly dew eloped sklll 111 scorlng baskets glV9S not only support to the team but an opportunlty to the player a good poss1b1l1ty of belng offered a scholarsh1p from some college Cooperatlon IS Work1ng together as a whole tean1 sucl1 as the fast breakmg offense and the defense of a tean1 The fans can a1d the co op eratlon of a team by not mak111g fun or Jeerlng the players who make poor plays or not goss1pp1ng about hllll or her as mxght be the case For a losxng team the communlty sl1ould lend support by rootlng thus en courag1ng the boys on When the team and fans are cooperat1ng tl1e team wlns more games therefore the games are enjoy ed more by both groups Compet1t1on 1n basketball betw een d1fferent schools IS s1m1lar to that of d1fferent people and companles IH bus1ness 1n the mode1n trend of llfe Competltlon w1th1n the team and among the Cllffefellt schools should be frlendly If a person learns the sense of con1pet1t1on wh1le he IS young he wlll stand a better chance ln llfe at a11 olde1 age Llfe conslsts entlrely of compet1t1on I th1nk that the value of basketball to a school l1es 1n the morale of the boys fans and the spectators of the commun1ty Page 52 1i11:1oi11cm r11n:c C K ' 1 Q - 1 1 1 1 ,, 1 Y Y O4 . 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Y . - 1 cr - . 1 1 1 ' 110111111111:411f114r:4r:s1i111111cyif11- 1311411131211 11 11 1 1 1:4 31 if if ECHOES Mary Purdy Wright Twms Helen Metzger Snapshots Charles and Family 7th Grade Basketball Team Class of 41 IH 2nd Grade Page ss Programs - - ECHOES JUNIOR SENIOR PROM Welcome Jun1or President Tom Wagner Response Semor Presldent Paul Smder Vocal Selectlon G1rls Tr1o Dlalogue Ruthlda Severns Gene Graham Mus1ca1 R6C1tatlOH Evon Gaberdlel Jay Young Playlet Max Bowersock Margaret Sawmlller Louella Ross Jane Spyker Frances Protsman Roger Wlerwllle Bernard Wood Vocal Selectlon Boys Quartette Muslcal Recltatlon Carl Zlmrnerman Instrumental MUSIC German Band COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM Selectlons Cavalier Overture Isaac Orchestra Trlumphal March trom Alda Verd1 Invocatlon Rev P L Curtlss Address Value of Our Commencement Paul Smder Salutatory Value of Basketball to a School Albert Vllller Clarlnet Trlo Llebestraum L1SZt Mary Phkerd B111 Stelger Bruce Hanley Sextet Invictus Brumo Hahn Grace 'Vhller Margene Crow Ruth Jones Ruth Clark Carolyn Place and Joerdls Grlflin Address Value of the School to Pupll Paullne K111 Senlor Boys Band New Colonlal March Hall Gene Grear Bruce Hlanley B111 Stelger Donald Monfort Clarence Zrmmerman Preston Dans Paul Snlder Address Value of the School to Parent Ruth Shaffer Nlarnnba Solo Barcarolle Offenbach Vlarv Purdy Solo Tommy Lad Margetson Robert Flsher Address Value of School to Lommunlty Franklm Mueller Duet Beaut1ful Dreamer Foster Laurabelle and Bonnlebelle Wrlght Address Value of School to Church Mary Flssel Boys Quartet The EY8111I1g Dusk IS Falllng Cadman Tom D1l1on Donald Xlonfort Clal ence Llmmerman Gene Grear Valedlctory The Needs of Our Schools Carol Lannmg' Remarks and Presentatlon of C lass Glft Robert Flsher Presentatlon of D1p1Ol112lS Supt E C Branstetter Benedlctlon Rev Fltch BACCALAU REATE PROGRAM Selectlon Nlornlng Llght March Arr by Qrosbv Orchestra Angelus Massenet Processlonal Crusader s Hymn Cl1orus Invocatlon Rer VV S Abram Selectlon Lo a VOICE to Heaven Soundmg Bortmnsky Chorus Sermon Rev Fara Laman Select1on Green Pastures Sander son Chorus Benedlctlon Rev Good Recesslonal Day IS Dymg 1n the West Sherwm Chorus Page 54 x1ojoQ 0 rio: vioioinzuioia 303010304 9010101011 rzfpawrzmriozog 14 I . . , . ---- ---- -- ------ ------------ , - .... ----..-----....----,. , ---------- r 9 1 2 s ! 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H Y . . . ,, . 1 y ------------ vioioioifrzqviqnz yzoiqyzozozozoi 101011 1:0103 1: 30:01 ,101 1101010101014 P011 101011 o Calendar SEPTEMBER The Hrst day of school was more or less spent rn gettrng re acquarnted and rn try mg to flgure out our class schedules A senror class meetrng was called to elect our ofhcers We elected Paul Smder as presrdent to carry us through our last and most rmportant year A class meetrng was held to drscuss the selectron of photographers and a memor ral B111 Sterger was unanrmously voted Edrtor of the Annual The Wee Echoes staff was cast Wrth Stanley Youngpeter as Ye Edrtor The Junror Senror wrener roast The evenmg was spent ln games and dancmg OCTOBER First rssue of Wee Echoes A grorp went to the football game at Columbus between Ohro State and Purdue Senrors rntervrewed three photographers Aglers of Wan Wert Camp Publrshmg Company from Mrchlgan and Boles Dandurand from Trffin Classes were short so that everybody could hear the frnal game of the World Serres between Detrort and Crncrnnatr We d1d lrsten to the radro when Mr Mossman wasnt huggm rt Volleyball Tournament at Beaverdam Spencer trok champronshrp and trophy for the second successlve year The operetta Cherry Blossom was presented The leadrng part as Cherryblos som was grven to Mary Phkerd Bonnrebelle Wrrght Paul Smder Donald Mon fort and Clarence Zrmmerman had supportrng r les A class meetmg was held to decrde upon a memor ral NOVEMBER Every Semor had hrs prcture taken at Aglers We recerved the proofs three days later Some had therr prctures taken over but everyone was entrrely satrsfied wrth hrs fmal photo We held a class meetrng the memorral commrttee reported We drscussed our prctures and decrded to have the Rabbrt Supper on November 18 The cheerlead ers were chosen and consrsted of our Senror mates Tom Drllon Ruth Shaffer and Bonnrebelle Wrrght Jumor Class Play Pleased Ta Meetcha 1How do you doo Some remark rn generallj The Rabbrt Supper Our first basketball game we won from Lafayette The Senror boys who played were Cole Imler Albert Mrller Paul Smder Vernon Metzger and Gene Grear Sugar Bowsher' and Frank Mueller drdn t start untrl later rn the season 21 22 Thanksgrvrng Vacatron The Band Orchestra and Mrxed Chorus went to the County Musrc Festrval at Shawnee Basketball game wrth Shawnee They took a bus for ball fans to every game thls year DECEMBER 3 Basketball game at Gomer 4 5-Every Puprl Tests 6-Basketball game wrth Beaverdam 12 F F A Father and Son Banquet 13 Basketball game at Harrod 20-Elrda here Basketball game 22 We were rewarded for the months of hard work by havrng a two weeks Chrlst mas vacatron o Page 55 D1 11 1 4- . . 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I . . 29- ' . - ' 20110101 v1 1 1 :1 1 1 1 1 1 1 14 1 1 n1- 11 1 11111014 4 0101010 01411410105 Ozvioioioioioioioioioioia E C H O E S 0010: ri ri01oioioi01oioio14 JANUARY Basketball game at Lafayette M1d year exams Basketball game here Shawnee Another exc1t1ng basketball game at Beaverdam Buckland here-Basketball game Basketball game at Delphos Jefferson A class meetmg to plan our annual work Harrod here Basketball game FEBRUARY 1 County Teachers Meet1ng 56 Commumty Instxtute Commencement comm1ttee met 7 Basketball game at El1da 10 Class meetmg memonal comm1ttee reported Carol Lannlng was selected as Valedlctorlan and Albert Mxller as Salutator1an The Sen1or play comm1ttee was chosen 11-Group plctures were taken outslde to be presented at the local theater on Feb ruary 19 20 Valentlne s Day and a basketball game w1th Gomer What a bhzzard' ' Tournament at Shawnee We played our Hrst game wlth Ellda and lost We won our second game of the tournament from Lafayette Tournament We lost our game wxth Gomer MARCH 1 Junlor Hlgh wms County Tourney by wlnnlng from Perry fAn0ther moe trophy for the casej 10 11 The Characters selected for the Sen1or play Lena RIVQFS were chosen Mary Flssell Stanlev Youngpeter Mary Purdy Mary Fenneman Frank Mueller Mar garet Koemg Wanda Angel Gordon Roberts Robert F1sher George Armstrong Marv Jane Coffman Ruth Clark and Melv1n Trentman recelved the parts We had a talk and a motxon pxcture demonstratlon on tuberculosls It was very mterestmg A talk by Mr Bray on the harm of alcohol The commerclal cl1n1c was held at Gomer Mr John Cllftcn talked to the assembly on Jobs He then talked to the SCHIOI Class and many 1nterest1ng qt esflons were Ll1SCl1SS6d Our orchestra went to the D1str1ct contest at Bluffton and won a ratlng of 2 APRl D1StI1Ct Contest at Ada We held our muslcal concert vuth all organlzatlons par tlclpatmg Baseball game wlth York Baseball game at Beaverdam Lafayette here Baseball Junlor Skatlng Party at Celma Baseball game at Shawnee Orchestra went to State Contest and agam emerged Wlth a 2 rat1ng F F A and F H A Skatxng Party Wapak here Baseball Ellda here Baseball 25 26 Seven League Boots IS presented by Grade School 28 Baseball game at Gomer 29 County Teachers Assoc1at1on Banquet MAY Baseball Harrod here Sen1or Class Play Lena Rlvers IS great success Honor Banquet IS held at Bath Townsh1p School Semcrs take tmp to Columbus Jumor Sen1or Receptlon Baccalaureate Commencement 09 Page 56 10- . 13- ' - . 14-' - . 17- ' ' . 21- . 24- - . 30- ' . 31- - . 14- ' ' ' . 17- ' . . 21- . 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A . . . 25- . 26- . okes THOSE WOMEN XX hen fllst the xxolld xxas hexxn It came out lather vxell Hoxxex 61 one mlstake xx as made VXlllC'l1 I shall sholtlx tell The fn st man made xxas Adam He enjox ed h1s hfe T1l1 God lemox ed Ins llb And changed It to a vxlfe And then hls troubles all began Gleat solroxx xx as hls lot -Xnd just because Ixxe ate some 1u1t Was dr1x en fl om the spot So Adam suffex ed a great deal Through no fault of hls ovxn cause Exe bx uxme, to be ,ood XX ould not let l111n alone -Xnd so lt goes thloughout the xears Eer smte the xxorld began It s alxxaxs been tladltlonal Fox xxoman tc plague man -Xlltllill I nknoxx n Great II11I1dS run 111 the same t1 ack at the sound of a dmnex bell NIelv1n Trentman I1n xelx sox rx to heal cf xoux partnel s death XVould xou hke for me to take hls place I A soft heart doesn t HGCGSSHTIIX produce a soft head Clara Clark Do xou selxe Crabs he1e VVa1ter Slt doxxn vxe serxe ex erx bodx Carolyn Place Surclx xou IQ not gomg to leaxe that blonde steal Vour boy fr1end'7 Mary Puldx 'Nlexer' Ill dxe fh st' You can t keep a good man doxxn but xou can klck the stuffens out of hun before he gets up agaln Irene Schxxartz Xou should plate xoul hand oxer vom mouth vxhen you vawn Howard BOVSSllf-31 XR hat and get b1t'? Mr Pees Behexe me lf my VNlfQ saxs anx thmg about me conung home late I m gomg to tell her a thmg or tvxo' Nlr Collms Don t do lt' Tell he1 one thmg and Stlflx to lt' NIar11age IS the onlx l1fe sentence that IS commuted for bad behav1or Doctor fexamlnmg Robelt s throatj Sax ah Robert Hampshlre No splcka da Inghsh . YY A . h M , Y M fY . y ' 5 I ' ' ' 0' 0- ' 1 Y . j ' ' - ' v v Y - Y - w - . J V . .K ' ,-' ' Gordon Roberts:-Very much, if you can arrange it with the undertaker. y ' Y :i ' Y y v v v vv -Y. I :+C .Y N. Y . ' of Y N . ex, , 9 , . A t :W . Y , . Y Y. M LY . h . 3 , l O4 Y ' g.f I '. ' Q 'O' '. 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Bob Place Xes sll Stanlex XX ell IOIIIOIIOXX stand a llttle 110361 to the lazol Teacllel Call allx ot X011 gllls tell lne vxhat a nlandate lS9 Laulabelle XXll,,llt It s an ADDOIIIUIIQIIK VXltll a box fllelltl Iesslxn Daxls I tlllllk xoll 19 the finest l0Okll15 111311 I ex Sl saxv F0111 DIHOII QOIIX I can t 18fllIl1 a COIIIDIIIHGIIIL Jesslxn Xou tould lf xoll told as bla, a lle as I dld A SJ Q ' ' I ' ' - . . ' ,IF g - k' .V ,, -In .- ,- - . A ' -:V ' . . U- 'K - ' ' ,-' 2 . .I-in 0- 4 ' v V I ' 1' of 1 ' ' C ' ' ' ' ' ff ' . . . . ,Y . vt' ' ' ' f Cr , y Ml: Bl'anstettel':-Did they give you anything to eat? x . N N ' . .T - g ' - Y ,. . A ' N? . ' . Y ,- . . . ' - S ,kg ' , . . . ' . K . . .- ' , ,U ji 5 I fr ' . Y. Y ,. ' 7 t ' . v v v . N 7 - . ' Til, 5 , 1 M Y : - I . V .uh . . . XX 1th Best Xhsh of the C1t1zens and Farmers Bank of SIJQIICGIXIHQ Ohlo Organ lzed 1883 Incorporated 1 934 NIGIHDPI Fedel al DQDOSIL We Cannot Make All of the Bread So We Just Make the Best Of It PIL? 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' -' . . 7 'L L' w ' 1 1 1 9 . 1 9 I , - N v 1 l K , N ' - 9 I. v , 4 1, Daugherty's Market Groceries, Meats and Fruits Main 60 Spexlcerville Ohio THE BLUE CIRCLE Dining and Dancing i Always a Good Time i For You 2 Miles South of Lima ou Route 95 Compliments of Coombs Shoe Store Phone 98J The Spencervllle Farmers Union Co GRAIN SEED FLOUR WAYNE FEEDS TWINE SALT GAS OIL MURPHYS FEEDS AND MINERALS COALS TO FIT YOUR PARTICULAR NEED Phone 150 Spencerville Ohio Sales Varlety Store Syndicate Values Spence-iville Ohio Con1p11n1e11ts DR F S GOSS DENTIST Phone 191 bpencerw 1lle Ohio Basmgers Jewelry J' R T GREGG AND CO CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 1941 Lima Ohio 0'IVf3 I Ii I Diamonds and Watches 140 N Ham St Llma Ohio IL , . ...Q 0 , u W O , , . . L y I V ! 7 Y Y 1 1 I 1 v ' i of X . W. N ', , 1 f , f 4 I I L 0 o I o 'gill-A wi 'H f, ' ' co ' , r I 's-T'-df! , E ' 1' ' . D Autographs PANGLE S MASTER MARKET CROFT S MEAT MARKET Largest Market of Porcelain Construction IH the Umted States Retail and Processing 011191 Central Aw euue Nlaln 45 and C ircular St RALPH S Hamburgers Steaks Malted Mllks Baked Ham Sandwiches Ilomevx ood and Ellda Road Co111p11111e11ts of R F EVANS Manager of Marathon SUPERIOR SERVICE Corner of Broadway and Third GABERDIEL BROS Dealers ln Coal Cement and Building Materials Phone 120.1 Spencerville Ohio SUPERHH? ALL STEEL SAFETY SCHOOL BUS BODIES SAFETY HEALTH COMFORT APPEARANCE ECONOMY HER ULES DUMP BODIES-HOISTS WINCHES POWER TAKEOFFS SADDLE TANKS Distributed By Hercules Body Sales Company 580 Hamlet Street, Columbus, Ohio , f f c' 1 - V l Al ' l. c c I Y. 1 N K n Lima, Ohio Spe11ce1'ville, Ohio Lima, Ohio . . Y D - . N . . 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Clay Proprietor GRAIN, FLOUR FEED AND COAL Compliments THE CONSOLIDATED BOTTLING CO LIIVIA OHIO Yenedocia Phone Q4 R R F D No 2 Home of The FREEMAN SHOES CARPENTER WORK AND PAINTING INSIDE OR OUTSIDE LARGE OR SMALL WEINS SHOE STORE Irvm R Prctsman and Son COIHDIIIHQHIS ARTWIL DRESS SHOP LIIVIA OHIO Phone NI 7873 227 Nlaln Sfreei C OIHDIIIHQIIIS DR J R WELCH Phone 91 Spencervllle Ohlo C OIHDIIIHQHKS DR R D DOUGHTY Office Phone 44 R sldence Phone 105 Spencervllle Ohio 7 , O 1 - . '3- f - I I . I of of 1 T of 7 I ' v I R E MILLER AND SONS fpxgixaw ff' f I ?:,wI'W 'rii JOHN DEERE TRACTORS FARM MACHINERY Minnesota Paint Auto Wrecking aawmli 'gydbl 'cw V fb! 6 X ?Qf-f ef I qwxfagifkwfw S www ffaxwfeg., Telephone M 14 West No1th Street Spencervllle Ohlo MEIHLS RESTAURANT Comphments he C B MILLER Home of Good AND SON Complete Fountain Service DAVIES GARAGE General Repair Work Auto and Electric Spencervllle Ohlo J Q1 GOOD SERVICE K QCENTRAL OHIO LIGHT 8 POWER COMPANY KI 35l'?5! 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Nolth Bloadvsax bpencelwllle Ohlo KROGER GROCERY Llve Better for Less MEATS AND GROCERIES Kenneth Slllllll Mg! Spence-rv1lle Ohlo ORA ADAMS GARAGE General Repair Work Acetylene and Electrlc Welding Phone 18 I 390 S Ham H. , I I I ! I D S , v - o 1 1 ' '75 s w v - Q.. N uv' ' 1 -3' 1 , 1 . I ' ' as '1 ' 7 -I fa.. 5,14 Bill The Tailor My Tailor Since 1908 Spenc-erville Ohio Call No. 78 BEIDERMAN Lumber Company For All Kinds of Lumber Paint and Building Hardware Spencerville Ohio Coniplinients WRIGHT S BAKERY AND GROCERY Charles Wri 'ht. - ,., . Spenc-erville Ohio When You Think of Insurance Think of the WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OF SCHOOL PRINTING HIRN INSURANCE Spencervllle Journal News AGENCY Spencerville Ohio Spenceiwille Ohio Sixty two Years of Faithful Service Compliments C oinplnnents ERIE R R THE LEADER Npenc eu llle Ohio Limas Greatest Department Store WM MILLER Dealei in All Kinds of Livestock and Horses See me befoie selling Residence Phone Hain 146 Xaid Phone 3? A J SUEVER CO Ciushed Rock Iioducts Delphos Ohio R D 1 C oniphinents 0 FRITZ HATCHERY Baby Chmks Brooder Supplies Feeds and Medicines ot I 7 ' 5:1 Nllfr . K 5 . S , L , O - Y w l 1, . H - - ' H LE , ' . ' ' of of . . ' 1 , 'v. . L '. , , . f ' . A ' - . , '1 .- lv . I . Ls 1 u ' s s ' ' ' -, L . - .- DAVIS BEAUTY SALON You Have Trled the R st Now Try the Best Open ex ennm s In appoint ment l one Baby Chucks Start r Chucks YO UNGPETER S HATCHERY H me of Quality Chucks Phone Spenc e1w11le 516 F P Delphos Suburban F4 l Custom Hatchery Brooder Stoves FOREST CROFT OLDSMOBILE Moblle Gas Sales and Service Goodrich Tires Naphtha Moblloll and Mccray Garage Pennzoll Auto and Tractor Spencervllle Ohlo Repalrlnof THE GLASS BLOCK COMPANY Dependable House Furnishings St Nlary s 01110 N P White Motor Sales DODGE PLYMOUTH DODGE TRUCKS Walnut at Central Ave Telephone No 2094 a Wert Ohlo Isea 15 Jewels Yel low Gold Filled Case S24 75 HUGHES 86 SON JEWELERS Llllla '55 Publlo Sq O Headquarters f0l Cl3.dl13t1011 Clfts FURNITURE Trade ll1 Your Old for New On Our Easy Payment Plan Frlofldalre Philco Z mth Maytag Crede Supply Store PO N XIHIH St Nlaln 1889 Delphos 0110 SCHROLUCKE S STORE MEATS GROCERIES Lawn Mower and Plow Share Sharpening Phone 501 F 4 1 A , bl I F C V n 1 Y' II V Y , .vl S - . 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A L, 1 1' D 5- -, , . . - lf You are Going to Buy Baby Chucks an 1941 Then Buy Blood Tested Baby Chucks Because Blue Ribbon H Grade Baby Chicks are Sure to Make You Money Blue Ribbon wlll Sell You These Chucks at a Very Reasonable Price Wrlte for Our Prlce Lust and Folders Blue Ribbon Hatchery, Inc New Knoxville Ohlo Beaverdarn Ohlo Qgxuufc I 4' HARDWARE 'Zi' 474509 SENIORS We Congratulate You on Your Graduation and Wish You an Equal Measure of Success In Your Future Lufe Work THE AGLER STUDIO Van Wert Ohlo C L BLAKE Compllments BUSCH BROS Delphos Ohlo The Erle Stock Yards Sollclts Your Patronge In Sellmg HOGS CALVES LAMBS FAT CATTLE All Kinds of Llvestock and Wool POST 8: VONDERWELL El: Albright Mgr Compliments of J S I-IOWE Spencervllle Ohlo THE SHOWPLACE OF NORTH WEST OHIO CAPITOL THEATRE DELPHOS, OHIO Extends its best wishes to the graduating class of 1941. . I I I i Q1 . . . . f -me Qf . . . L E--145 . 9 sg I ' I ' l v i A of THE NEW DELPHOS MANUFACTURING COMPANY GALVANIZED ROOFING Delphos Ohio Compliments ' of RAABE MOTOR SALES Get the Facts and Youl Get a Ford Delphos Oh10 Our Servlce IS Measured Not by Gold But by the Golden Rule THE UIVIBAUGH FUNERAL HOME J H Umbaugh Phone 63 W E Bayllff Phone Crldersvllle Ohio V E CROW Grocerles and Fresh Meats Phone 42 We Dehver Spencervdle Ohxo Harold E Mechlmg Owner Successor to Wm J Taylor Sunnys1de Gardens and Greenhouse Plants Vegetables and Flowers for All Occaslons MONUMENTS MARKERS MAUSOLEUMS Since 1874 Schergers Memorlals Have Been Esteemed for Lastlng Beauty and Craftsmanshnp C SCHERGER'S SONS 507 511 N Mann St Mann 1794 Delphos Ohlo FRYER S PHARMACY Phone 244 Spencervllle Ohlo 'I v Y , . . - . 1 s . . y .- . . , . . ', 56 9 V 7 . , . 1 u . - . Q , I - . .'-' -'- , Comphments FAILOR S CUT RATE STORE Phone 92J Spencervllle Ohno The Delphos Prlntlng and Publzslung Co DELPHOS OHIO LION CLOTHING STORE Smart Clothes for Men Young Mm and Boys Delphos Ohuo Martha Carole Kung Manning Comphrneuts Frocks Frocks WEGERS DRY GOODS READY TO WEAR We Invite You to Make Our Store Your Headquarters Meet Your Frlends at Wegers Delphos Ohlo JEAN S KITCHENLESS DINING ROOM Exclusive Dealer For Sealtest Ice Cream Spencervllle Ohlo FURNITURE STORE Where Good Furnnture as Not Expensive Free Delivery Te 12 Spencervllle Compllments Scott Muller 31 Son Construction Co GENERAL CONTRACTING AND EXCAVATING Res 8722 St Marys O Office 4215 FENNER S Tonsorlal Parlor Halr Cut While You Walt Corner Broadway and West Fourth Spencervllle Ohlo of , 0 'U of I f GO MODERN! STOP! AT SAWMILLER , I . . . In . ,O- . 9 ,,.-mfg. H ,vw --,wi .-:, ,Y S!.':'if- Ix xJ,:f5s'r'1 J if I' , r Wy, V. ,1 if ff' Z. 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