Versailles High School - Portal Yearbook (Versailles, OH)

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THE VERSAILLES Page Eleven CLASS OFFICERS President...... Vice-President Secretary .... Walter Rhoades ...Harry Frantz ..Lucille Bennett Class History The bugles blew! The curtain rose! That was in September— 1928. The actors were the students who enrolled as the Freshman Class. The school building was the stage and the other classes were the audience. Miss Barnhart was the stage dix ector for the first act. There were sixty-one actors in all. What a cheery group of faces! There were a few off stage actions; for example, a sociable evening at Seman’s Farm. Then the curtain dropped with this entertaining act. After a short intermission, the curtain again rose. We were then Sophomores. A few actors were no longer in the cast, and other new faces entered. The plot was quickly woven. We enjoyed a Halloween party at Lemoine’s Hall. Our class was represented in the class tournament. We made a fine showing, but did not “bring home the bacon”. At the close of this act, the class enjoyed a picnic at Gordon State Park. The noise stops; a group of boys and girls file onto the stage. They are now Juniors. Who is that person leading them ? It is Mr. Williams. Another interclass tournament was held. After defeating the Seniors, we met honorable defeat at the hands of the Sophomores. Oh ! I almost forgot to tell you the most important things. The students of the class published “The Versailles”, a concise history of the school for the year 1930-31. Also the Senior Reception was a fitting honor to the Seniors and an example of class ambition on the part of the Juniors. The party

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Page Ten THE VERSAILLES SPECIAL MENTION SCHOLASTIC STANDING FOR YEAR: Seniors: 1. Harold Oehrtman 1. Gerald Grillot 2. Marjorie Harn Juniors: 1. Myron Loxley 2. Helen Schellhase Sophomores: 1. Berniece Roosa 2. Esther Schutz Freshmen: 1. Lenore Webster 2. Esther Gerlach COUNTY SPELLING HONORS: Delma Trautman has won First Place in Spelling for three con secutive years. DISTRICT COMMERCIAL MEET: Gladys Johnston won Second in Shorthand. Delma Trautman won Second in Typing. Esther Schutz won Third in Bookkeeping. GENERAL SCHOLARSHIP TEST FOR SENIORS—DARKE COUNTY Gerald Grillot won Second Honors. Edwin Brandon won Third Honors.

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Page Twelve THE VERSAILLES at Spring Hill tripped the curtain for the third act. Now comes the climax—the LAST ACT. There are only forty-five actors on the stage, as a marriage during the year lost us two members. The Seniors invited the Juniors to a party at Brandon’s Farm, which was a wonderful success. Two interclass tournaments wrere held. The girls went through with flying colors, while the boys were less fortunate. Then comes a hustle and a bustle, preparing for Graduation Week. The climax, Graduation Week, is here at last. Then the curtain drops with a crash, and we ponder in our minds: “Whither do we drift?” —GERALD GRILLOT.