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

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REMEMBRANCES a TREASURED GOLD JUNIORS TENDER IS THE NIGHT The Juniors and the Seniors will long remember the tender GLANCES, TWINKLIN6 EYES, ENJOYABLE TIME, AND COLORFUL DECORATIONS at the Junior-Senior Prom held Friday, April 23, in the auditorium. The Junior Class sponsors this entertainment in honor of the Seniors each spring. The girls in their pastel-coloreo evening gowns, ano the boys in ties ano suits danced in modern style—THe Bird, The Jerk, The Dog, ano The Swim. The five class officers, Allan Ervin, William Winner, Eliza- beth Scott, Constance Cain, and Ronald Lowe, plus Jane Coon, Sher- ry Wilson, and Ronald Thompson constituted the committee. The enthusiasm put forth in this endeavor was an example of the Jun- ior Class motto: Nothing Great is Ever Achieved Without En- thus i asum. 11

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TIME PASSES SENIOR CLASS HISTORY Most cf the Senior Class members were born in The Plains area in the years of I9I4.6 amo 19UV. During that phase of our first few years our parents loved ano guided us. As the time passeo, we grew MONTH BY MONTH AND SOON REACHED THE AGE OF SIX YEARS. WE HESITATIN6LY VENTURED FORTH to The Plains Elementary School. Some of US HAD OUR PARENTS ESCORT US TO STABILIZE US EMOTIONALLY. Of THE PRESENT THIRTY-THREE, JESSE BROOKS, GARY DoWLER, ROSE FOS- TER, Theodore Foster, Patrick Gabriel, Neil Hawk, Judy Knight, Diana Koon, Cather- ine Langel. Gregory Linscott, Julia Michael, Carolyn Riggs, and Robert Secoy were IN THE FIRST GRADE TOGETHER. WE PROGRESSED EDUCATIONALLY UNOER THE DIRECTION AND GUIDANCE OF MlSS IRENE Elliott, Mrs. Wilma Johnson, and Miss Blanche Long in the first grade; Mrs. Camil- la Weisenbach, and Mrs. Glenna Weatherby for the second grade; Mrs. Emma Beckley, thiro grade; Miss Alta Cooper, fourth grade; Miss Irene Elliott, fifth 6rade; and Miss Elva Cooper, sixth grade. They taught us reading, writing, geography, his- tory, arithmetic, spelling, art, and music. Among the various activities in which WE PARTICIPATED WERE MOTHERS1 DAY Tea, THE BAKING OF BREAO, HOBBY SHOWS, SCIENCE EXHIBITS, SHADOW SHOWS, A JOURNEY TO THE MARIETTA MUSEUM, A TOUR OF THE ATHENS Messenger, ano a tour of the Ohio University Library. To concluoe our years in the Elementary Graoes, we sponsored the sixth grade graduation services which WERE HELD IN THE SCHOOL AuOITORIUM. OuR PARENTS ATTENDED AND WERE AMAZED TO SEE HOW WE HAD DEVELOPED INTO JEWELS. Following the sixth graoe graduation, our class crossed the road to enter the High School Building. We soon realized that there we neeoed to study more to REACH THE HIGHEST GOALS IN OUR HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATIONAL CAREERS. FOR SIX YEARS OUR SUBJECTS INCLUDED SCIENCE, MATHEMATICS, ENGLISH, LANGUAGES, BUSINESS EDUCATION, INDUSTRIAL ARTS, HOME ECONOMICS, HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, GOVERNMENT, A NO EXTRA CURRI- CULAR SUBJECTS. The members of the class not only rated high academically, but adoed to THEIR EDUCATION WITH SUCH ACTIVITIES AS CONCERT AND MARCHING BAND, VOCAL MUSIC, CLASS PLAYS, VARIED ATHLETICS, MERIT AWARDS, LIBRARY SERVICE, LATIN CLUB, STUDENT COUN- CIL, Athens County Honor Society, Future Homemakers of America, the Silver Savings Bank, and year book publication. Implanted in our minds were important character traits such as responsibility, kindness, sincerity, honesty, and cooperation, so that we coulo adapt ourselves TOWARD BETTER LIVING IN THE NEW UNIVERSE AND MODERN SOCIETY. Those stuoents selected to lead us through the various years were seventh, Neil Hawk, Julia Michael, Gregory Linscott, and Sharon Culver; eighth grade, Sharon Culver, Julia Michael, Diana Koon, and Catherine Langel; ninth, Diana Koon, Julia Michael, Sharoh Culver, Ralph Wilson, and Catherine Langel; tenth grade, Julia Michael, Thomas Ziegler, Catherine Langel, Neil Hawk; eleventh grade, Thomas Zieg- ler, Marilyn Manda, Joseph Bolin, Ralph Wilson; twelfth grade, Thomas Ziegler, Neil Hawk, Gregory Linscott, Ralph Wilson, ano Robert Secoy. In concluding, we wish to recognize our parents, members of the present and previous Boards of Education; Mr. H. W. Humphrey, executive head; Mr. Marion Wood, principal, ano home room teacher; Mr. Herschel Burke Mr. Robert Burson, Miss Beryl Cone, Miss Louise Diver, Mrs. Marguerite Frank, Mrs. Vernah Gardner, Mr. Alfreo Gendernalik, Mrs. Grace Hoffman, Mr. E. G. Horsky, Mr. Gerald Inbody, our home room teacher the last year, Mr. Raymond Lee, Mr. Alexander Lewis, Mrs. Cherrye Lucas, Mrs. Adoa Maccombs, Mrs. Judith Mathews, Mrs. Glaoys Pierce, Mrs. Anna Rose, Mrs. Jane Russell, Mr. Richard Shoemaker, Mr. David Stricklin, and Mr. Thomas Stubbs, all of whom have so sincerely guioed us during our high school career . Historian’s Committee Julia Michael Catherine Langel

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LAUGHS AMD LAUGHS Sent or Pla y The Seniors participated in the class play which WAS A THREE ACT COMEDY THAT ALL ENJOYED IN ITS PREPARA- TION ANO PRESENTATION, In AODITION TO FUN, STUOENTS LEARNEO A GREAT DEAL PERTAINING TO SPEECH, POISE, AND PERSUASION, IT WAS A SUCCESS DRAMATICALLY AND FINAN- CIALLY, WASHINGTON-NEW YORK BY B AND 0 With Luggage Heave-Ho1. a Students strived to earn money by selling candy, GREETING CARDS, BLUE PENNANTS, GOLD BRACELETS, PLAY TICKETS, COZY SWEATERS, AND DANCE TICKETS. FINALLY SUFFICIENT MONEY WAS EARNEO TO FINANCE THE TRIP TO THE East. Everyone learned a great oeal ano had in- teresting EXPERIENCES FROM THE JOURNEY, SOME STUDENTS LOST ITEMS, SOME PURCHASED SOUVENIRS, SOME ASKED QUES- TIONS, BUT ALL RETURNED HOME COMPLETELY EXHAUSTED. COMMENCEMENT Parting is such sweet sorrow was stated in a poem by an English writer, but coulo have been applicable to the thoughts of the Seniors June 6, as they attentively LISTENED TO THE COMMENCEMENT TALK, THE SPEAKER TALKED TO THEM CONCERNING THE IMPORTANCE OF THE SPIRITUAL, MORAL, EDUCATIONAL VALUES IN LIFE; AND HE REMINDED THE SENIORS THAT THEY MUST GROW EACH STROKE OF THE PENDULUM.