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

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Senior jProjjh eet We, the class of 1952, as we look ahead ten years, find our class has really toured the country. Janet Stalnaker and Jack McBride are happily married and living In Texas She Is working to support their family as the Air Torce doesn't seem to pay enough While we are down this far let's take a trip over to California. We stop at a trailer camp and here we see a beautiful trailer This is the home of Mr and Mrs John Michael The former Elizabeth Johnson. Let's make a quick trip back to Athens and stop to have something to eat Who Is our waitress? It is Alice Tates who is not only waiting tables, but waiting for Bob Prazee to come back so they can get hitched B We might as well drive on out to The Plains and see who we can find Who is that walking down the street? It is Anita Glass still looking for her Henery. I guess the one in the operetta evidently wasn't the correct one Oeel Whose mansion is that across the street? It is the home of THl J P Tipton It looks as though the Clover farm Store really put him in the upper clase of life. We might as well stop at the school house and see how much it has changed Say, they're having basketball practice Who is the coach? Well, it is Joe Chamey He always said he wanted to stay at dear old Plains High and I guess he got his wish Bose Phillips is working as a telephone operator She always enjoyed calling up people. Since Haney Douglas and Tom Crossen have got married. The Poston Station has been com- plaining because he is always late for work Haney wants him to stay home from work and keep her company Let'8 drop by the hospital to see who is new We hear that Dean Croce is a. medical tech- nician and is doing a very nice Job Who is this coming hurriedly down the hall? Why, it's no one else but Betty Brown She has studied hard and has finally succeeded in becoming a nurse. This training will help Betty take care of her own family better. We Just heard that Bruce Humphrey has finally made something of his voice He is now a professional hog caller You have really used your voice to a great advantage, Bruce Let's Journey on toward Akron, Ohio and visit the Ohio Edison Electric Company offices Here we find Jeanne Cabriel as the switch-board operator Here is your chance to meet more men, Jeanne While driving down the street we passed the East Main-Drive In. Wayne Busty Williams is now the manager of this business Whose car is this? Wow, the women, and Busty right in the center of things! We might as well go on to Hew York. Let's visit the Empire State Building Who is that oiling the elevators? Well, if it isn't Quinton Meek. How, that is a nice Job! We always said Mary Jane Powell would make some use of her Physical build. Well, she dldJ She is now a model in a large department store in Hew York Everything is fine until Mary starts eating her favorite, a butterscotch sundae Since Roger Dean wasn't running things to suit Lloyd Thompson he decided to take over He is now the proprietor of this business r Pat Leake has gone out West where she is living on a large ranch and is very contented wit! her horse8 We always did think Shirley McGee was a beautiful singer and she always could make popular music sound Just right How she is with the Metropolitan Opera Company. Let'8 see, is this everyone? Oh nol What happened to Bob Michael and Vaughn Howard. We Just found out that Bob has been made captain of his troop in the U. S Army, and Vaughn is president of a Glass Manufacturing Company.

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Cias Wxstoro, A group of vide eyed and rather frightened children, ve were assembled in September 1940 in the first grade class room of The Plains Schools Under the guidance of our teacher. Miss Gochnaner, ve conquered our first scholastic barrier—learning to read. We made flover boxes, carefully selected the seeds to be planted, and then spent many hours caring for the flovers and veeds that grev Ve vere then ready for second grade: and after a brief vacation ve re- ported to Miss Sproul It vas this year that ve visited Mrs. Luckado to see some of her Indian products Under the sponsorship of Miss Sproul ve gave our ovn imitation of The Hev York Philharmonic, vhich sounded more like Spike Jones. Our final year in the primary department began vith Miss Walstrom taking us on an excursion trip to the city of Athens Ve constructed a post office and sold defense stamps to add our bit to the defense effort Ve also built a doll house and took it to the Children1 s Home, vhere ve exchanged it for the mmps Our fourth year of school found us facing the questionable privilege of tramping up and dovn the grade school steps several times daily This year, after Miss Alta Cooper had in- structed us in Parlimentary Procedures, ve elected officers. And by the end of the year ve had added multiplication tables to our growing list of scholastic accomplishments The follow- ing year ve met vith Miss Elliott, who helped us make shadov puppets vith vhich to entertain the other students Also we gave a play and read stories to those who could read even less ablely than ve Miss Siva Cooper took us under her wings in the sixth grade. Ve added a large sum of money to the reoreation fund through a paper drive. Christmas time found us ng part in the Christmas pageant. Ve concluded our elementary school life vith a commencement exercise When ve crossed the street to assume the dignity and obligations of Junior high school, ve were met by Mrs. Maccombs, who was succeeded by Mr. Smith in the seventh grade. Mr Calvin introduced us to shop, and Mr. Swearingen presented the physical education to us Though noisy in the assemblies ve vere honored scholastically Ve vere also honored when Vaughn Howard and Janet Stalnaker vere elected Prince and Princess at the Tall festival. Miss Cone held the reins during our eighth year, vith Mr. Davis over all of us In spite of all the activities, the parties, the outings, and the problems, ve came to graduation day Mr Haynes, superin- tendent of the Athens County Schools, vas our guest speaker. During our first year as high school students, ve became acquainted vith Mrs Skaith, our advisor, who was later replaced by Mrs. Eddy. Mr Zednick, a former collegiate wrestler. Join- ed the faculty as coach and shop teacher Mr Evans began an instrumental music program vith vonderful ideas for a band Ve concluded the year vith a velner roast Mr Stauffer stepped upon the scene as our advisor in the tenth grade Miss Baker Joined the staff to teach vocal music and Mr. Humphrey assumed the duties as the school head We were taught banking and effi- ciency by Mrs Hose In the eleventh grade, Mr Stauffer helped us sell emblem tags, sponser programs, and a dance to replenish our fund Jon Tipton Elaine Swank vere elected King and Queen. Mr Wood Joined us this year as physical education instructor This vas a busy year as ve participated in assemblies, programs, a minstrel, and ve sponsored a Junior-Senior banquet and dance And now ve have reached our senior year of school Mr Evans surprised and pleased us by becoming our class advisor. This year, Mr Shoemaker Joined the faculty as a social science teacher, Ve started the year vith a big bang by getting into many activities, particularly the band shows and an operetta Before Christmas we sold cards and stationery. Quinton Meek and Janet Stalnaker were elected Prince and Princess at the Tall festival