Sullivan High School - Spotlight Yearbook (Sullivan, OH)

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Q EIGHTH HOUR: 'Being able to smile at the blunders of the seventh graders, we were now a little surer of ourselves. Mr. Kilchenman was our home room teacher this year. Shirley Bryan ioined our class at this time. NINTH HOUR: At long last we were in high school. We felt quite grown up now. John Laborie and Ernest Weiler ioined us this year. Our advisor was Mr., Prokop. TENTH HOUR: With the addition of Rose Marie Free, Pat Lamb, Annabelle Leininger, Dorothy Ouerin, Mary Lou Regal, and Margaret Tahya to our class ranks we were well on the way to being the largest class ever to graduate from Sullivan, our number now being 25. Mrs. Frances McNeel was our advisor this year. Some of our members ventured into the field of dramatics by helping the iunior class produce Hillbilly Wedding. ELEVENTH HOUR: We devoted the entire year to earning money for the annual Junior-Senior Prom for which we decorated to resemble an Old Fashioned Flower Garden, wishing well and all. Our class play Its Great To Be Crazy under the direction of Mr. Larabee was a howling success. Our class increased by one more this year when Don Rhoades ioined our ranks. TWELFTH HOUR: This year we were on the last mile in our search for knowledge. This was a busy year for us. We published the annual, had our pictures taken, picked out invitations and were guests at the Junior-Senior Prom. We became travelers for the first time by taking our senior class trip to Washington D. C., and New York City. JoAnn Sutton and Carole Weyer ioined our class. The biggest event of our life to date took place at our commencement exercises on the evening of May 25, T955 in the High School Auditorium when 30 members received their high school diplomas. flu: ptopiecy Samaritan Hospital Ashland, Ohio May 25, l965 Dear Mona: I have iust returned from my vacation trip during which time I saw all of the members of our graduating class in l955. You will be surprised to hear what some of them are doing. You remember Betty Allgire, don't you? She is a teacher on an Indian Reservation in Oklahoma. I spent a delightful day visiting withShirley Bryan on her dairy farm in Wisconsin. She has as her neighbor Emma Jean Thompson who o cademv. I flew to Washington D.C. and the pleasant air line stewardess was Alice Foster. While in Washington I had lunch with Ohio's new Senator Rose Marie Free. From Washington I went to New York City where I discovered Lyle Freyman' was the chef at the Waldorf Astoria. While shopping at Macy's in New York, I ran into Helen Grum who is a receptionist. She told me that Janet Hawley is now gray haired from tryin'g toTe-dahbiher people's children. I had my hair done at the new Gay Paree Beauty Salon owned and operated by Juqnifq Hawley. It sure is a swanky place. 1'-' When I left my hotel, I took a taxi to Grand Central Station and who should be the driver but Lyle Hoffman. He is married to Pauline Hubler who is giving piano lessons hoping to dis- cover another Liberace. I7

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I, Carl Pay, leave my place on the football team to Justin Jones. Dorothy Ouerin, leave my .ability to argue about bookkeeping to Tom McConnell. Mary Lou Regal, leave my red hair to Edrie Nichols. I, Bud Stark, leave my good grades in Science to the Thompson boys. I, JoAnn Sutton, leave my Texas accent to Edith Ringler. l, Margie Tahya, leave my ability to go steady for three years while in school to Anna Hastings. I, Bob Taylor, leave my ability to get all the girls to Ronnie Sprinkle and hope that he can keep them I, Ernest Weiler, leave my ability to bite the girls to Bob Humphrey. I, Emma Jean Thompson, leave my cheerleading ability to Mary Ann Marshall. I. Dave Welch, leave my ability to draw cartoons to Dick Foster. I, David Welch, leave my place as best dressed boy to Chuck Swope. I, Pauline Hubler, leave my ability to play the piano to Franklin Allgire. I, Carole Weyer, leave my ability to write letters in school during study hall to Glenda Keefer. I, Charlene Pointer, leave my seat on the basketball bus to Della Hawley. I, I I Signed and sealed this 25th day of May nineteen hundred and Fifty-five. The Class of i955 61444 -ffl'.4to'cy FIRST HOUR: We began our ascent on the path of knowledge in September I943 with the following charter members: Betty Allgire, Alice Foster, Lyle Freyman, Helen Grum, Janet Hawley, Pauline Hubler, Joyce Keener, Robert Taylor, and Emma Jean Thompson. Mrs. Draper was our teacher for the year. SECOND HOUR: During our second grade we continued our campaign against the evils of ignorance still under the guidance of Mrs. Draper. Our class was increased by One with the addition of Royal Stark, Jr. THIRD HOUR: During our third grade we were under the guidance of Mrs. Soka, who introduced us into the realm of human relations by the study of geography For the first time . David Lee Welch ioined our group that year. FOURTH HOUR: The same old gang was back this year and we were joined by Juanita Hawley and Mona Howe. Mrs. Zacharias helped us along in our search For knowledge. FIFTH HOUR: During this year our class was divided into two separate classes. One class under the guidance of Mrs. Zacharias and the other half under the guidance of Miss Long. David Cunningham and Lyle Hoffman ioined our ranks. SIXTH HOUR: Being the oldest on the playground, we felt quite proud of ourselves this year. We had finally reached the medium on our voyage for knowledge. Mrs. Zacharias Baker was still our teacher. SEVENTH HOUR: A milestone in our young lives was our entrance into Junior High this year. For the first time we were to have more than one teacher to help us in our search for knowledge. We felt quite big being allowed to pass from one room to another room for our classes. Carl Pay ioined our class this year. Mrs. Rank was our advisor for this year. I6

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'1 xl Quite a few ofthe old gang have settled ih or near Sullivan. Jo ce Keener is married but still works at the dime store in Ashland during the rush seasons. John La orie went to Ohio State and now manages a big farm near Huntington. Bob Taylor has his own machine shop in Sullivan. Carl Pay runs a big construction company and has as his secretary and part-time company nurse, Margaret Tahya . His head accountant is Annabelle Leininger. Dave Lee Welch is still cm bachelor and has his own gun shop. -' ' Have you seen the latest issue of Famous People ? It is iust full of pictures of some of our classmates who have made names for themselves. On the cover is a picture of JoAnn Sutton who is now a famous Powers model. I regd in the women's section where Mary Lou Regal has been chosen Mother of the Year . She has six red-headed sons. Dorothy Querin was alsoselected Nurse of the Month. There is also an article written by the famous Nuclear Chemists Bud Stark and David Cunningham. Seems they have found a new atom or something like that. While shopping in Cleveland the other day, I saw Ernie Weiler taking his family of five children through the toy department in Higbees. He is a science instructor at Case. I had lunch with Charlene Pointer who is now private secretary to the president of the May Company. She gets all her nice clothes at a discount. Did you know that Carole Weyer has settled in Pennsylvania on a large mink ranch. I had a letter from her several weeks ago and she told me that David Lester Welch has a large beef-cattle farm near her home. I have a dinner engagement next week with Don Rhoades who runs his own art school in Ashland. I was so glad, Mona Howe, to hear of your a as chief operator for the Ohio Bell Telephone Company. I really must close for this time. Duty calls me. I have a new title now, Pat Lamb Head Nurse of Instruction and with the new position goes a lot of extra work to keep me busy. Write soon. As ever, your classmate , Pat P.S. l almost forgot, Mr. Larabee is still at Sullivan and looking for a quiet and well-behaved class. I8