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

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PROM Medley in Fantasy was selected as the theme of the Junior-Senior Prom of 1954. The music was provided by Hal Kern and his orchestra. The stage was in a foil shell effect with Hoodlights of different colors shining on it. The ceiling was entwined with pink and aqua crepe paperg the black walls were decorated with objects of modern art. Situated in various places on the floor were three diamond disks, wrapped in foil, which were made to sparkle by Hoodlights. Dick Giessler acted as our master of ceremonies. junior class president, Danny Murphy, welcomed the Seniorsg and Dick Packer, Senior president, responded. The Girls' Barbershop Sextetten, consisting of Betty Lou Bolinger, Karen Brockert, Elaine Fast, Laurie Gold, Jean Purdy, and Shirley Zinsmeister, sang several novelty songsg and Marianne Edwards and Karen Brockert played two piano duets. The grand march was led by Danny Murphy and Kay Brown. 712151 ills zmh eslztmenls --., , , , .H 116

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COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM Van Wert High School MAY 28, 1954 - 6:50 P.M. STADIUM P R O G R A M Processional, Pomp and Circumstancen ...................... ........ E lcar Van Wert High School Band National Anthem by the Audience ............................ Directed by Herbert jones Accompanied by Van Wert High School Band Invocation ............... .... ...... ....... R e v . Burt Bussard, Wesley Church Ours Is The Wforldn .................................................,. ....... M organ Van Wert High School Choir Rock of My Soul ...............................,................... ......... C ain Van Wert High School Choir Class Address ............. ........ D r. Homer Vanderpool, Dayton, Ohio Presentation of Class ..........................................,......................... Robert Baker Principal of Van Wert High School Presentation of Diplomas: Hazel Gleason, Pres., Board of Education Donald White, V-Pres., Board of Education Presentation of Awards: Mary C. Wisener, Memorial Award ......... ........ R obert Baker Black Inc., Award ....................................... ....... C . F. Ross The Wayland, Purmort, Berger Award ....... ......................... C . F. Ross America, by the Audience ............,......................... Directed by Herbert Jones Accompanied by Van Wert High School Band Benediction ................................... ...... ...... R e v. J. Miller Gold Recessional, March from Scipio ................................... ............ H andel Van Wert High School Band 115

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SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY Time: 2000 A.D., all the Seniors of '54 are lined up in front of the Pearly Gates after a long, well-lived CH life. They are anxiously giving an account of themselves to St. Peter, who is taking it down in his Book of Life. Fearless Fosdick Agler had been hired by Martha Brown to find her husband who went out for a glass of milk l?J and had never returned. -lack Aurand was Lex Barker's chief competitor for Tarzan movies. Kay Bagley had a fashion shop in Middlepoint. Her most outstanding creation was a space suit that was out of this world. Colleen Baird was head gal on the Sunday night program Johns Other Head. The name of the business of Vangie and Ric Bar- rientos' was How to Improve your Figure or Physique. Ric took care of the figures, while Vangie handled the physiques. john Blake was the big wheel of Van Wert's Y.M.C.A. His total membership was 57. Half of these were his own. Poor Marcia was all worn out-after washing all those Y towels. Elaine Bollenbacher Blair was in business with her husband hatching little Green Beetles. jim Bowersock's biggest supermarket was Bowersock, Bowersock. Bowersock, and Bowersock. It was opened and operated by Bowersock, Bowersock, and Bower- sock. Ooops! and Bowersock. Carolyn Bradford's laugh was in great demand, so she was hired by comedian Kenny Hope Knittle to sit in his audiences and giggle. Karen Brockert's new recording of Come Under the Bridge passed the million mark. Kay Brown was voted the nearest lapful in Ohio. Gail Burger was a good-will ambassador between Van Wert and Rockford. Richard Carter was married and raising a lot of Carter's little pills. Bev Case had the honor of being the only girl sax player in Billy May's orchestra. She really enjoyed her work. Shirley Collins had fulfilled her lifelong ambition of being a physical education instructor. She taught at West Point. Yvonne Copeland was still puckering on her horn called Frenchie. Ron Crowe was head designer at General Motors. He designed cars, not heads. Maurice Dempsey never fully recovered from the shock of being selected as Miss Armstrong's favorite pupil. Bill Atlas Dias carried the weight of the world on his shoulders, since he graduated from joan Shaw's Modern Institute of Muscle Technology. Dig this! Gerry Dierks was owner of Dierks' Diggers of Dirty Dirt. Carol Doner had her own flower shop, Poesie's Posiesf' She had quite a number of little Poesies. Lewie Dustman and Tom Kiggins had patented a new hair tonic. Their motto is Curley Mops for Baldy Tops. Marianne Edwards was on the famous T.V. program, My Friend, Peachief' Reha Elston gave driving lessons. Her specialty was parking. Carol Unterbrink was working for the famous jan Farlow Dancing School as an instructor. Elaine Fast was top scorer for Larry McDaniel's all girl basketball team, The Petunias , who had just won their second straight game, defeating Cavett 316 to 11. Clara Furrell was water-boy? Dick Giessler had just written a sequel to the Lost Week-end. It was slightly longer, and titled The Mis- placed Month. Writing ran in the family as Fred Giessler published a book on The Proper and Safe Methods of Driving. Gale Gilliland had been piloting his 1925 hot rod in the Indiana Speedway. Bill Gingrich rose from the position of chief cook and bottle washer to chief botrlewasher and cook. Bill Gipe, better known as Cueball , was well known as a creator of men's hair styles. Jane Good had been helping Uncle Sam by raising a crop of little Marines. Jim Hall was back in the saddle again, taking Gene Autry's place. Kay Halliwill perfected a medicine which she called Kay's Kure for Krazy Kats. Shirley Height and Sally Worthington were famous historians touring the country just looking for the facts. Ann Helman had established a new Starr Common- wealth Home for Boys. Mary Lou Herminghuysen was extremely busy trying to find an easier way to do nothing.