Versailles High School - Portal Yearbook (Versailles, OH)

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Page Sixteen THE SWASTIKIAN 19 2 8 Top Row— Herbert Boomershine Activities—Glee Club. Dramatics, Orchestra, Literary. A mbit ion—Salesman. Jennie Fackler Activities—Glee Club. Ambition—Saleslady. Norman Ward. Glee Club, Football Manager. Ambition—To Be On Time. Geraldine Brcvvn Activities—Basketball, Literary. Ambition—Latin Teacher. Norman Trion Activities—Football. Ambition—Poultryman. Second Row— Dale Bavman Activities—Literary. Ambition—Electrical Engineer. John Paul Swinehart Activities—Glee Club half year Ambition—Musician. Bessie Martin Activities— Dramatics, Glee Club, Librarian. Ambition—School Teacher. Harold Rismiller Activities—Football, Basketball. A.mbition—Own Dairy. Loui3 Francis Ambition—Teacher. ed everyone, for it was a musical cog! Surely the stars swayed in the heavens; the moon smiled for pure joy and pride, at the beauty of those melodies, which laughed to the moon and sobbed to the stars during the recital. Thus simply terminates the cruise of the “Class of ’28”. Those landed look back with moist eyes, thinking of the experiences so happy and helpful. A velvet valance above the stage in the auditorium, and a large picture in the corridor, purchased with the proceeds of the 1927 Swas-tikian, stand as material monuments tc the first class graduated from the new Versailles High School. —Mary Etter, ’28.

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19 2 8 THE SWASTIKIAN Page Fifteen I control of the craft. On January 8, 1928, the chart was changed from Lemoine Hall to new V. H. S. The dedication took place January 27, 1928. Never was our sky more beautiful, the stars more companionable, nor the water more peaceful than they were that night. That memory will be treasured in the heart of “The Class of ’28” until its “Walls shall crumble to ruin, and moulder in dust away”. On the night of February 21st, one cog surprised many and pleas- Top Row— Emmett Grillot Activities—Glee Club, Librarian. Ambition—Own Garage. Ruth Nischwitz Activities—Glee Club, Literary. Ambition—Secretary. Joe Guillozet Activities—Dramatics, Literary, Glee Club. Ambition—Artist. Gertrude Fritz Activities—Glee Club. Ambition—Bookkeeper. Harry Banks Activities—Literary, Librarian. Ambition—Civil Engineer. Second Row— Elson Spraley Activities—Literary, Dramatics, Glee Club, Librarian. Ambition—Doctor. Lucille Sherry Activities---Glee Club. Ambition—Stenographer. Herman Marchal Activities—Literary, Dramatics. Ambition—Husband. Bridget Boomershine Activities—Literary, Dramatics. Ambition—To Become the First Woman President. Carl Harman Activities—Football, Basketball, Glee Club, Literary. Ambition—President.

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19 2 8 THE SWAST1K1AN Page Seventeen ■XX pi r CLASS OF 1929 Lowell Apple Jeanette Ash Edna Baltes Mary Beal Edwin Begin Gertrude Boomershine Chalmer E. Burns Gladys Byrd Kenneth Coffield Raphael Dapore Arlene Daugherty V’ctor Dunkel Virginia Falknor Paul Foy Leona Gerlach Albert Goubeaux Leona Grillot Esther Hanna Esther Hardman Rollin Hile Virginia Houser Burl Marker Lillian Meyers Lucille Meyer Norman Trittschuh Thomas B. Smith Harold Pearson Wilma Paulus Cyril Paulus Hazel Oehrtman Helen Nickol Dorothy Miller Genevieve Michael Edward Monnin George Ward Harriet Watson Joe Williams Mildred Zeller JUNIOR CLASS LOG Sept 8, 1925—Today, we, the Class of 1929 of Versailles High School, embarked in an airship, Spirit of Versailles High”, to cross the Sea of Education to the distant port of Good Citizenship. Sept. 17—Officers of our ’plane were elected, and the class captain assumed immediate command of the ship. Nov. 25—Observed Thanksgiving aboard ’plane. Dec. 25—We landed on Pleasure Island and enjoyed ten days’ relief. The crew is becoming decidedly inefficient, due to the demoralising effect of this vacation.