The Plains High School - Yearbook (The Plains, OH)

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Our History-The Class of 1951 Charles Beard - Darrell Andrews In the year 1947, the Freshman Tribe entered the wigwam of Miss Louise Diver to smoke the peace pipe of knowledge. Mr. David Davis was heap big chief that year. The council, with Miss Louise Diver, Miss Beryl Cone, Mrs. Adda Maccombs, Mrs. Anna Rose, Mrs. Betty Smith, and Mr. Ross Smith helped us to put another feather on our bon- nets as we advanced in age. That was the year we had a picnic at Nice’s Park. We elected Arthur Brooks the head brave. With his help the class earned much wampum. Carl West and Vern Stage made the varsity team in basketball. On the first string on the football squad were braves Arthur Brooks, Bob Poston, and Roger Tinkham. Then, the next September (1948), we entered the wigwam of Mr. Edward Zednick. We elected Roger Tinkham the head brave, with squaw, Wanda Lovs'ey, to assist him. This was a rather uneventful year for us. At the end of the term we looked toward the horizon and waited anxiously for our card to pass on to being Junior braves, then things would really begin to happen. 1949-We tromped back to Miss Diver’s wigwam. We decided that we should really get down to work that year because we had much money to raise. A heap big pile of money was needed for the Junior-Senior Stomp. So we sponsored a radio show and we sold magazines. We elected Wanda Lovsey for our leader and Roger Tinkham for her assistant. Roger Tinkham was elected Vice-President of student body that year. It was the first year we had a boys’ double quartet. In the month of March, we gave a whooping big dance in honor of the Senior class. Miss Diver said grace before we sat down for our banquet. Head squaw, Wanda Lovsey, welcomed the Seniors. The big speech was given by our big chief, Mr. H. W. Humphrey. Songs were sung by the six well-known squaws, the Girls’ Sextette. From our Junior Tribe, there was Norma McHarg singing with this group. More songs were presented by the Senior Boys’ Quartette. The dinner with three courses was served by Sophomore squaws. After dinner we had a big shindig in the auditorium. The Chauncey tribe sent their band to provide the music for dancing. Our tribe had decorated the auditorium with tepees and Indian designs. For the first time in many a moon we entered a track team in the Athens County track meet. Our school took fourth place in the county. Some of the boys from our Junior Tribe were entered. Dick Shrieves captured second place in the mile run. Tom Slater was in the iOO yard dash. Vern Stage won first place in the 440 yard dash. Bad weather plagued us during baseball season. We defeated Shade, 25-6, in a snowstorm, then we squeezed out a 3-2 victory over Buchtel. When we traveled to Waterloo, we were soundly beat 10-0. At the Athens County Baseball Tournament, we beat Ames-Bern, 6-5. But the next day Buchtel brought the hatchet down, 8-4. After the tournament JT tromped over to play us, but the rain put an end to the game. When we got to Rome, we could not get enough players to play against us. At Albany we were victorious, 21-8, in the last game of the season. When the smoke was cleared, we ranked second in the county. Carl West of our Junior Tribe played first base, and Vern Stage of our tribe played third base. 14

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1, Carl West, will my basketball ability and ability to get along with the roach to Jerry Bussdieker. I, Joan Call, leave my headache pills to Donna Carr, hoping you get to school more often than 1. 1, Virginia Cochran, will my ability to work to Wayne Williams. 1, Lulu Mae Guess, bequeath my good nature and kindness to the Junior Class. 1, Virginia Hughes, leave to Martha Lee one lock of red hair. I, Jo Ann Huseman, present my job of ringing the bell on time to Patricia Leake. 1, Norma McHarg, bequeath one band uniform and my tattered music to Mary Jane Powell. 1, Mary Lou Metcalf, hand down my sewing ability to Barbara Talbert. 1, Dolores Novotni, give my office as student body president to Allen Yates. 1, Iona Platt, will my crown to Elaine Swank. I, Janet Tedrow, transmit to Jeanne Gabriel my quiet and graceful manner. I, Millie Vessalo, give one copy of “Manners For Moderns to Janet Stalnaker. We, the Seniors, leave Vaughn Howard one slightly used copy of “Prose and Poetry of England. ’ Signed: Richard Shrieves, Miss Diver, Superman. 13

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Senior Tribe Council President..........................Dick Shrieves Vice-President..............................Jack McDonald Secretary.............................Lula Guess Treasurer................................Dolores Novotni News Reporter..............................Roger Tinkham i950-We entered Miss Diver ’s wigwam for the last time. Being members of a Senior Tribe brought certain responsibilities. We felt more determined in our school work. On our Honor Roll we found the names of Jack McDonald, Darrell Andrews, Charles Beard, Arthur Brooks, Harold Brooks, Harold Oliver, Bill Vessalo, Norma McHarg, Lula Guess, Iona Platt, and Millie Vessalo. Earning money for our Senior trip was a main project. We sent our tribe out to sell stationery, dish cloths, Christmas cards, and yearbook subscriptions. Chiefs for the Student Body are nominated at an officers meeting which was held at such a time and place as the high chiefs designated. Those nominated for office must have the approval of the faculty for their grades must be average or above. When nominations are approved by the faculty, a vote of the whole high school is taken. Our Student Body officers this year were the following: Roger Tinkham..........................President Shirley McGee................Secretary-Treasurer Shirley Tinkham....................News Reporter The Senior Tribe was represented in every phase of school life, even in the princi- pal’s office. Here JoAnn Huseman takes care of attendance records, answers the phone, and keeps the office tidy. Jean Gabriel works along with JoAnn on these duties. Our present tribe has twenty-four members. There are thirteen braves and eleven squaws. Of this number there were only Bill Vessalo, Millie Vessalo, Iona Platt, Dolores Novotni, Norma McHarg, JoAnn Huseman, and Virginia Cochran present in the first grade tepee. Two members, Jim Radcliff and Harold Oliver, did not join our tribe until this past year. We have lost some members; we have gained others. But we can all look with happy eyes back on the days at The Plains Settlement. YEARBOOK EDITORIAL STAFF Editor-in-Chief.........................Jack McDonald Business Manager.....................Darrell Andrews Page Make-Up...................Arthur Brooks Rewrite Staff..................Charles Beard Norma McHarg Carl West JoAnn Huseman 15 Chief Typist