Troy High School - Trojan Yearbook (Troy, OH)

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G P Troy High School Class ot i944 May l2 - Senior Class Play, The Importance of Being Earnest . May I9 - Junior-Senior Dance. May 24 - Senior Dinner. May 26 - Senior Farewell Chapel. May 28 - Baccalaureate Sermon, Rev. Glen McFadden. June l - Commenccment Exercises. Speaker, Carl V. Weygandt, Chief Justice of the Ohio State Supreme Court. Pre- sentation of diplomas by Mr. F. C. Montross, President ot Board of Education. Jfanaa Slacfenlft First Honors - Mione Martin Second Honors - Marilyn Kiser Third Honors - Barbara Hansford Fourth Honors - Olive Snedclcer Fifth Honors - Val Paul Shellenbarger Sixth Honors - Virginia Herman '7fne fmffz of gazing, gazed! By Oscar Wilde C3St of Ch3,I'2'lCt6l'S John Worthing, J. P. ........ ...................... ..... L e e Hartman Algernon Moncrieff ............. .... H arley Drake Rcv. Canon Chasuble, D. D. .,... ........ D ale Vesper Merriman, Butler ............. ..... D avid Galbreath Lane, Manservant ....... ..... D ouglas Campbell Lady Bracknell ............ ..... E milie Wagamon Hon. Gwendolen Fairfax .... ..... L eila Bancroft Cecily Cardew ............. ..... M artha Holder Miss Prism, Governess ..... ..... D orothy Gantz Stage Manager ........ ........ M urray Dalton Prompter ......... ........... B etty Ashman Directors ..... ..... M iss Dorothy Thomas C. W. Walters Plot of the Play As a means of escaping from social obligations, Jack Worthing invented a younger brother Ernest, a young man reputed to be wild. His ward, Cecily imagines herself in love with the hypothetical brother, and when Jack's friend, Algernon. presents him'elf to Cecilv as the mythical brother, confusion results. Lady Bracknell's insistence that Algernon provide him- self with at least one parent before he may hope to marry her daughter Gwendclen, and Miss Prism's romance with Dr. Chasuble help to complicate the plot which resolves itself when it is established that there really is an Ernest after all.

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C u. X , Zelma Ma ry Wright Girl Reserve 3, 4 , 1 f.A. .Ll Marguerite Aline Zechar Gigi Reserve 2, 3, 4 'rensurer 4 ' ' ci n. Ring Club 4 Patricia Ann Zerkel ggudengcnuml 4 l y Jurv um icpmw 2. zz, 1 -. H . - ls. la. ning vim, 4 'and 3' 3' 4 iz. .x. .x. 2 Ilrzunutic' Club fl, 4 Vim- l'l'1-sldenl 4 t':inn-rn Club Il Sec-rc-talry 3 Spanish Club 3 .lournullsm Club 3 Girls' Casting Club 2 Girls' lllfe Club 2 Chimes nf Normandy 23.12121 l1'f'Ef 5'f'4 Cora Ethel Hawkins HHTN1 T 4 llium Majors-tie 1, 2, 3. 4 Entered Senior Year Yun View Vanities 1, 2 Girl Re-SQ,-ve 4 l Journalism Club 1 James Whitman Agna bP '9'a Y 4 lli-Y 2. 3 Culxinft 31 llrny -Y Presille-nt l Pr:-sldent nf Junior Class 3 Eugene Siudem Ulunvil l, 2 . Y Tl'92lSlll'lt'l' 2 ?.fi?i'41 ll:-serve Bziskfrilmznll 1, 2 Tennis l. 2. 3 Varsity T l Nature Club 2, 3 Q 'l'rojm1 Stuff 3 Vanities Committee 2, 3 Miami SL-hul:u'ship Tests, 1, 2, 3 ..Seniod.eaA4Jl12lf0 In September of 1940, the class of '44 entered the hallowed halls of old T. H. S. more than 150 strong, or so we thought until we were put in our place by the dignified seniors of that year. During the course of the year, several of the frosh went to Miami to participate in the Scholarship Tests while others won honors in the American Legion Essay Contest. As sophomores. we were formally introduced to high school society, and many of our members were active in the Girl Reserves, Hi-Y, and other extra-curricular activities. Again, several o-f our students won honors in the Miami Scholarship Tests, and oth- ers assumed leading roles in the Van Cleve Vanities and the operetta, Oh Doctor! Our junior year was even more eventful than the others had been. Under the leadership of James Agna, David Galbreath. Mione Martin, and Paul Hildebrand, we not only completed successfully all the junior activities, but also set a fine example of patriotism for the entire student body by instituting Junior Bond Week, a war activity, novel in the history of the school. As seniors, we looked with greatest pride upon our contributions to the war effort. Our greatest pride, naturally, rested with those of our class who had been called to the service of our countryg but at school the members of the class were busy buying war bonds and stamps, helping in various scrap drives, working after school in war plants, and taking part in the dedication of the school service flag. However, we also excelled in other fields. For example, in schdarship, six of our students, Barbara Hansford, Mione Martin, Marilyn Klser, Elizabeth Edminson, Virginia Herman, and Olive Snedeker became members of the National Honor Society and fifteen of our number took the Senior Scholarship Test: in sport, the football team, composed largely of seniors, had a highly successful season, and the basketball team with three senior regulars won the Miami Valley League co-championship and ad- vanced to the finals of the district tournament at Daytong in music, several of us appeared in the annual operetta, Tune In. As class officers. we chose Murray Dalton, David Galbreath, Mione Martin, and Desmond Wolfe. They led us through all our class projects and the senior activities including the senior play, The Importance of Being Earnest , the senior dinner, the Junior-Senior Prom, Baccalaureate, and finally Commencement itself. As the 107 members of the class of '44 go forward to the days of the future, they join together in saying, WHAT WE ARE TO BE, WE ARE NOW BECOMING.

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Name Dale Leslie Vesper Byron Martin Shepard David Keith Galbreath Richard Ray Guenther Walter Bowyer Meeker Lee Dale Hartman Val Paul Shellenbarger Arthur Allen Armstrong Douglas Allen Campbell Forrest Chaney Ralph Murray Dalton Harley Marcellus Drake Robert Lloyd Drake Sylvester Alvin Herrmann Paul Herman Hildebrand Richard Douglas Jackson James Russell Johnston Carleton E. Jones Allen Richard Koenltzer Kenneth Elvin Kropp John Thomas Lowry Vernon Edward McKinley George Willard Might Benjamin F Morgan Jack Curtis Beck Dick Kenneth Ovenshire Jerry D. Pllflster Richard Norman Roney Herbert Junior Schmidt Glen Adln Shump James 0. Stafford John Samuel Starry Edmund Ross Taylor Desmond Lewis Wolfe Jack Lowell Wright Harry Richardson Nelson Smallenbarger Shirley Estella Tresslar Mary Isabel Sundrup Emilie Louise Wagamon Evelyn Dorothy Meyer Dorothy Alice Gantz Elizabeth Emily Edminson Carol Jean Covault Virginia M. Herman Helen Bernice Cramer Chrystal Ellen Wert Iris Iddings Mary Louise Smlck Amanda Redmon Mary Alice Cusac Zelma Mary Wright Mary Jean Ormes -. '7!me.-9' Nickname lsvesn Shep Hraaven Dick .QBOH Ribs Shelly Art Soup Chaney Stinky Dynamo' John Babe Hilde Dick Ollie Jonesle Dick HHH-ty-, Sn00kie uMackn Tommy Benny Beckie Blimpo nYobbyn Dick HI-Ierbl! Shumpy' ..Dopey,. Johnny .,Ed.. Des Yogi Harry Nellie Tress ulsu Pinky ..Ev,, Gantzy Eddie Teed Herman' .Bean uchrysn Shorty aiHappyyv 4sMandy,l Tusacks Wiggles uB0otsn 1 1 Ambition To get married Sextuplets More work, less effort Flying Baby specialist A good Marine Housewife To be lazy Marines Coach Advertising To understand women President lack of ambition President Engineer Army Officer Flyer Navy To vote None Army None Flying Navy V-6 Navy Aeronautical Engineer Cnemlstry Engineer Poker expert Poker expert A good car Lack of ambition Flying Traveler Flying Naval Officer To grow tall Genius Meet Humphrey Bogart Nurse Social Service work Man of the house Dog Kennels Technician Nurse Typist To be a Christian To live in California Traveling To see him again She won't tell To get married Weakness D Mercer Michigan Brunettes Women Cincinnati Viola Michigan Wine, women and Peggy Football U. S. Lunch Beverly Pork Chops Blondes Knees Food Plum St. Women Alta Dishpan hands Ella Raines Fried chicken Susan Peters Jane Russell Carolyn Cosley Hamburgers Muscles Women Women Pat Women Women Women Fishing Air WAC's Air Corps Barbara Van Johnson Annuals Football Players Navy Flyer Sports Work Ralph Harrison Doctors Drawing Paul A sailor Eating Sailors Sleeping Georgia peaches song