Troy Township High School - Trojan Yearbook (Coolville, OH)

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-TROJAN — The Senior Diary 1927- 28 SEPTliMBER.—Somebody said that green seems to be the predominating color for 1927-28. when they saw our thirty-seven infants arriving at T. H. S. today. OCTOBER.—We freshmen met today and elected Leo Baker as head man and Charlie Smith as vice head man of the class. Helen Brandeberry is going to act as secretary and Bettic Yagala as treasurer. Mr. Bane has consented to lead us. Our class flower is the American Beauty Rose: our colors are blue and gold: and our motto is We lead: others follow.” MAY.—We freshies held our wiener roast as Carleton s Cave. We all ate too much but we had a good time. Ada Gillilan. Omah Gaston and Wayne Sharp arc the students who won the Jenkins' Letter Contest prizes. We got Bettie Yagala on the debating team and we put Charlie and Leo on the basketball squad. By the time we reach the mature age of Sophs we are going to set the world on fire. 1928- 29 SEPTEMBER.—Thirty-five full flcldged Sophomore came back to Troy today, and these thirty-five are going to be the thirty-five wisest guys” in the building. OCTOBER.—We had the annual class meeting for election today. Leo was reelected as president and so was Charlie as vice-president. Omah is secretary and Helen Brandeberry is treasurer. Miss Knecht is going to be class advisor. DECEMBER.—The Zander-Gump Funny Paper Wedding could not have come off with a bang tonight if it hadn’t been for the Sophomores who were in the play. MAY.—Gee! School is out again and it has been another successful year. The same old bunch played basketball this year fairly well. too. We Sophs have had Jack and Bettie on the debating team, and some of the kids” were in the plays and other school acfTvities. Well. Sophs, we're Juniors now! One more year and we ll be full grown. 1929- 30 SEPTliMBER.—There are only thirty of us left in the class now Leo is president again and Omah is his second. Oscar is secretary and Helen is treasurer. Miss Apgcr is advisor this year. OCTOBER.—We had a wiener roast on the Hockingport Road. Everybody had a lots of fun. The Juniors surely do things right! Our Hobo party was marvelous. It was a social as well as a financial success. MAY.—The Junior Class successfully entertained the Seniors tonight with a three course dinner at six o’clock. Then we had a show. 'Mother’s Boy.” We all worked hard and it went over big—at least to us. School is out and the same old things are to our credit. In basketball, besides Charlie and Leo. we put Cecil. Clifton and Roger on the teams. Next term we are all going to be seniors, and are we happy? 1930- 31 SEPTEMBER.—We’re back and we re Seniors, the dignity of the institution, and we re all happy and ready to go with the faculty who will lead us to the door of graduation. OCTOBER.—We went down to Room 5 at Physical Education period and Leo was elected president for the fourth time. Omah was elected vice-president with Clifton and Josephine as secretary ar.d treasurer. Miss Knecht is class advisor, and Mr. Kin .ig is assistant. NOVEMBER.—The Hallowe’en Carnival! That’s something else that was fun. We made lots of money and we had lots of fun. It was awfully spooky and weird, and socially a success. FEBRUARY.— The Clay’s the Thing came off tonight without any more mistakes than we generally' make at our first public appearance. MARCH.—Every senior at Troy is proud of the fourteen classmates who represented the school in the County Basketball Tournament. The boys played at the Regional Tourney at Pomeroy, but why mention that? MAY.—Well, old Diary, something tells me we’re going to have a busy old time with the last few days of school—with Senior Day at Athens on May fourth: Class Day at Troy. May sixth: Baccalaureate. May tenth, and Commencement. May fourteenth. So good-bye. old School Diary wish us all good luck! ....................................... 19 3 1 Eighteen

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T R O 3 A N PAULINE RAMSBURG Track, 1-2. Music, 2. Senior Committees. 4. OSCAR PIERCE Secretary of Class. 3. Orchestra. 3-4. Class Play, 4. Vocal. 4. Annual Staff. 4. SENIORS 1931 VIRGINIA TANTHOREY Track. 1-2-4. Prince of Peace Contest. 2. Glee Club. 4. Operetta. 4. Annual Staff. 4. Akron West H. S.. 1. Senior Play. 4. ROGER CLARK T. T. A. S.. 1. F. F. A.. 2-3-4. School Play. 2. Apple Judging Team. 2. Basket Ball. 3-4. RAY DUNFEE Annual Staff. 4. 19 3 1 Seventeen

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R O J A N V In the Years to Come HIS is station T-r-o-y broadcasting. Listen, members of the class of '31! You are about to hear the fate of each fellow classmate. Here tis!“ So after five years wondering what had befallen each member of the graduating class of 1931, the following broadcast brought to my ears the facts that I had long wanted to hear: Leo Baker is the athletic coach at Notre Dame University. Charles Smith is one of O. U.'s basketball coaches. Josephine Wise, the most beautiful girl at Troy School during the year 1929-30. is in Hollywood as a movie star and Mildred Bond is also in Hollywood as a second Sophie Tucker. Jack Burdette is a Coolvillc merchant. Mary C. Booth is living in New York, clerking in a ten cent store and is a spinster. Paul Chase has become the mayor of Coolville and is doing fine in his work. Ralph Cole has obtained a very good job as successor to Mr. Pailet in the Vocational Building at Coolville. Ruth Green has become a dietitian and is assisted by Myrtle Calaway in her wrork. Perie Stout has a very lovely place in Clarksburg called The Cookie Shoppe. Roger Clark has become the wealthiest farmer in Ireland. Wendell Clark is on the staff of the New York Times and is one of the most successful journalists in New York. Ray Dunfee has made his home in Texas and is one of its best cowboys. Cecil Hornsby has obtained a job as a bus driver from coast to coast and has become very successful in his work. Ada Gillilan has finished her college education and is now teaching Latin in Columbia University. Omah Gaston is teaching English in Columbia University. Ada and Omah have a small apartment where they are enjoying themselves very much. Mary Gibbs is happily married and living on a large farm where she is tending several hundred chickens as her pleasure work. Blanche Murrey has a position in Akron where she is receiving a very large salary as basketball coach for a large group of girls. Orville Koehler has become a very successful man as a mechanic. Harold Medley has been accepted as an instructor in a New York dancing school and is receiving a very good salary teaching dancing lessons. Bethel McDaniel has a very good position as a private secretary for a large corporation in one of our neighboring states. Oscar Pierce is playing a saxophone in an Illinois orchestra. He is very happy in his work and is receiving a large salary. Pauline Ramsburg is holding a very good position in Athens taking care of an old married couple. Marquard Travis is now playing the part of a drummer boy in the Hawaii Islands. Virginia Tanthorey is doing fine work in a tailor shop, as she is very handy with a needle. Clifton Ward is working at Roosevelt Field and has become a great success as an aviator. Bettie Yagala has a small shop of her own where she does some pretty work as a designer and artist. Helen Brandeberry is still working and enjoying life Lester Doan is managing a large newspaper stand in Parkersburg and is doing well. The class advisors. Miss Knecht and Mr. Kinzig. as well as the other faculty members, are----- But—‘click-dick —static was all that could be heard—so I did not learn the fate of these teachers. Sorry for the interruption—it could not be helped. This is Station T-r-o-y signing off. Father Time announcing. Goodbye, listeners!!! 19 3 1- Nineteen a