Van Wert High School - Excalibur Yearbook (Van Wert, OH)

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V w i 16 THE EXCALIBUR MANAG NG DIRECTORS HOLMES STooPs C. W. W1LLllI.AN President, Mr. Williman is thc senior Mr. Stoops is associated Illeltibfbl' Of the firm. with his father in the ululmafl sl SONS, MHP- Stoops Packing Company. kct. E. B. KING JOHN H. KARR Vice-President. Mr. Karr is the President Mr. King owns and operates of the Karr Business Uni- the King's Grocery. versity. HARRY BOWERS Clerkfreasurer. Mr. Bowers Owns and Oper- ates the Bowers Drug Company. F. EARL SHAFFER Pupils' Adjustment Officer l i - X Li I

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HE TOP THE EXCALIBUB FOREMEN FRANKLIN M. DIPPERY EUGENE FEIGERT, Kimi rffltmiw Four years the President of our class, On the football field he was tops, . We llmt'f want to make him l'07'll'6lll'd, So right here is where this verse stops. Hi-Y, Chorus 1. 2. 4. H. M. S. Pinafore. Student Council 1, 2. 3. rt, National Honor So- ciety. the Govern0r's Daugh- ter, Intcrclass Basketball 3. Football 3. 4. Class President 1, 2, 3, 4. V Club. Class Motto and Color Committee. Invita- tion Connnittee, Senior Class Play Committee. TANLEY Ross, Goof A jack of hearts, But a queen has token him. 4. Basketball 1. Secretary It. Class Play As editor of the Scarlet Quill, He cart never be beat. Arid as a Senior class officer. He hfld the Vice-Presidents sea . Hi-Y, Chorus 2, 3, Band 1, 2, 3. 4. Prom Committee, Student Council -t. Scarlet Quill Staff 3. 4, EXCALIBUR Staff. Vice- President '38, Cheerleader 2. 3. 4. V Club. Golf. 't'1'he Fan. MARION FEIGERT, Sol A would-be admiral by desire Arid a ladies' man by thence, Hc'll be commodore of the U. S. N., If l1e'Il only ditch, romance. Hi-Y. Hi-Y Cabinet. Chorus 1. 2, 3. Band 1. 2, 3, 4, Orches- tra 4, Enchanted Isle, the Mas- querader. Prom Committee, National Honor Society. Scar- let Quill Staff 3, ExcAl.1Ht'k Staff. Interclass Basketball 3. Football 3. 4. Treasurer '38, Senior Class Play Committee. Going once, going twice, going three times, gone! Sold to Father Time. Thus events that are news one minute become history with the addition of more minutes, minutes that make hours, hours that add up to days and days that drop off one by one to be known as years. The History of the Class of '38 is now wrapped and stored away for future use in four of these years. In the fall of '34 the pupils who had been pro- moted from the eighth grade entered Van Wert High School. That day marked the beginning of the Class of '38, which was known then as the ufreshmen class. Maybe we pulled a few boners like getting into the wrong class but after all why should we spoil the traditions built up by genera- tions of green freshmen. For the first time we elected class leaders. The word elected may be a little misleading be- cause the so-called election was more like a stab in the dark. Our president was Franklin Dippery who in latter years was called Hank during election time by everyone but the leaders of the onuosition. Most of us survived the exams and test to be- come Sophomores, a welcome title after being Freshmen for a year. To almost every organization and activity our class contributed its share of participants. ln our Junior year we won first prize for selling band tickets closely followed by the Seniors who presented some very stiff competition. Six Juniors were elected to the National Honor Society: .lane Bowers, Carol Frericks, Anna Jor- dan, Dennis Kinkle, Lois Presler, and Katherine Young ...... The Junior Class Play called the 'LMasquerade was acclaimed by all as an outstanding success. As the year drew to a close we entertained the departing Seniors al the annual Junior-Senior Prom, an event looked for- ward to by many since they were Freshmen. The last year got off to a bang-up start with the nominations of candidates for the class offices. lt seemed at first that Franklin Dippery, seeking his fourth consecutive year in the presidential office, would be elected without competition. Then the rising sun of opposition appeared on the political horizon with Robert Baxter as its star candidate. This called for a campaign which soon was under way. Under the guiding genius of Sammy Fitz- simmons was formulated a political machine known as Sammany Hall. Sammany Hall backed up Dippery and his party with printed circulars. colored signs, campaign speeches and ballyboo. The Baxterites, being more conservative, used a campaign which consisted mostly of lobbying. When the votes were tallied it was found that all the Sammany Hall candidates had won and ac- cordingly they were installed in ofhce. The Class of '38 again appropriated the 355 prize for selling the most band tickets. This brought our score up to three out of four. The Senior class play entitled The Fan was enjoyed by all. With the arrival of spring every one looked forward to the Junior-Senior Prom which was a very successful affair and deserved the thanks of our class. As the last few days slipped away we prepared for graduation. As the long line of Seniors moved slowly forward receiving their sheepskins it was remarked that it looked like a line of cans on a conveyer belt going through a labeling machine. Maybe so. but that label contains one of the best trade marks in the world, the trade mark of Van Wert High School. As the last Senior received his diploma the class of '38, according to its motto, passed Out of Life's School into the School of Life. MAURICE TOLAN, '38. BIS