Versailles High School - Portal Yearbook (Versailles, OH)

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Page Twenty THE SWASTIKIAN 19 28 Gerlach was chosen as their president or chief pilot; for his helpers, George Berry, vice-president; Dorothy Schilling, secretary; and Evelyn Meyers, treasurer. Mrs. Leland Kemp was our chief mechanic. All preliminary plans were arranged, and we took off. On the lap of the first flight, the pupils were much enlightened upon worldly conditions. All time was spent in the best manner possible. Some of the pupils, becoming discouraged, decided to land and left our happy group. In the course of the first flight, at a certain stop, one of the beloved members, Leona Fritz, was transferred to a ’plane which carried her to a Home from whence no one ever returns. On other stops, a few ofthe athletes showed their ability and accuracy in football and basketball, thereby keeping our ’plane in the public eye. As $ was then May, and the pupils were in need of a vacation, the ’planes were all landed in safety, and parting words were exchanged; all hoping to meet again in September, 1927, to resume the second lap of our journey. The second great flight began September 12, 1927. Looking about, it was discovered that a few pupils had failed to appear, but several new ones joined our happy party. There were fifty-one in this group. The plans were made similar to last year’s, with George Berry as head pilot; Ethel Brandon, assistant; Amelia Simon, secretary and treasurer; Marion Trittschuh, social chairman; and Mrs. Leland Kemp again chief mechanic. On this lap of our journey, many clouds of hardship and trials appeared on the sky, but by careful guiding, we managed to survive. A Hallowe’en party was enjoyed. On the second flight, many great results were seen. In football and basketball, several of the stars were taken from this group, and much praise was given them. Our scholastic records are good. As the time for landing is scheduled for May, the record of the whole trip can not be published, but, nevertheless, the two flights have thus far been enjoyed, and we are looking forward to the next lap. We hope that none will be forced to land before the entire trip is made. —Ethel Brandon, ’30. X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

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19 2 8 THE SWASTIK1AN Page Nineteen CLASS OF 1930 Charline Begin Pthel Brandon Alma Bruns Nelle Coffield Bertha Cramer Eva Fiebiger Lucille Francis Marguerite Hickey I ucille Kissinger Evelyn Meyers Luella Petitjean Evelyn Printz Glenys Rhoades Do-othy Schilling Ccral Sebring Marthalee Seman Loia Harman Amelia Simon Anna Turner Marion TritFchuh Esther Worch Curtis Baltes G’en Bennett George Berry Carl Boyer Kenneth Bev Marcus Bornhorst Bernard Buxton Leroy Carnahan William Cost Fenry Eiter Melvin Fast Paul Gerlach Chalmer Hesson Donald Hile Norman Kley Ralph Labig Charles Lange R'chard Manning Verner Oehrtman Orlan Oliver Robert Routzohn William Scheffbuch Harold Shumacher Veatch Smith Joyce Stamm Paul Streib Werner Streib William Varner Alfred Wickard Lawrence Wimmers SOPHOMORE CLASS HISTORY On September 13, 1926, sixty-one eighth grade graduates of various townships wended their way to the “Old Versailles High School” building. It was a happy, intelligent, and energetic group which assembled there for the purpose of choosing a course which would aid them in their future life. A trip, lasting for four years, was finally planned. This trip, or Freshman year, was to be taken in airplanes. Paul

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19 2 8 THE SWAST1K1 AN Page Twenty-one Adolph Althoff John Apple Walter Apple Hubert Berger Dean Bigham Thomas Boomershine Emerson Brown Bernice Byrd La Rue Byrd Harry F. Frantz Wilfred Goubeaux Richard Grillot John Hannan Robert Hardman Robert Harn Holland Kissinger Ardath Marker Kenneth Medford Carl Hardman Harry Plessinger Carl Poly Elmer Rismiller Mary Hole Claribel Kimmel Alwanna Ley Emereda Liette Jeanette Miller Thelma Oliver Thelma Sargent Florence Schieltz Dorothea Simon Lova Spillers Martha Ullery Christina Swallow Ruth Smith Carl St. Myers Hugh Smith Paul Trittschuh James Weaver Donald Fields Gertrude Banks Mildred Barga Rosabelle Baymart Marguerite Begien Pauline Blakely Thelma Boomershine Virginia Brown Velma Brumbaugh Edith Deeter Etta Deeter Dorthabel Gerlach Evelyn Goubeaux Velma Hess Leona Hescon Floyd Lear Being attracted by a crowd gathering near two ’planes, Room 6 and Room 1, I strolled over, and was surprised to see a group of boys and girls boarding them. I asked a young lady, standing beside me, why the children were so eager to enter. She looked at me in astonish-