Versailles High School - Portal Yearbook (Versailles, OH)

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JAUNTY JUNIORS JUNIOR CLASS OFFICERS President.............Verl Keller Vice-President .... John Gillette Secy.-Treas........Betty Jane Hole Student Senate .... Shirley Martino Howard Shumaker After a seemingly short but pleasant vacation, the members of the Junior Class assembled in the line of march of “Back to School” and began their third term at V. H. S. in September. Happily our friendships were renewed with fellow students and teachers. Being resolved to give our best in the moulding of this year’s link in our chain of accomplishments, everyone earnestly started to work. It was a privilege to present our class play, “Superstitious Sadie”. The entire cast and director were highly complimented upon their grand success and fine display of talent. One of our early problems was the selection of our class rings. We can be justly proud of our choice. Our first social event was the Junior Jamboree held in the auditorium, which was quite welcome after weeks of serious study. As time passed,we discovered ourselves honorably represented in every activity of the school. Under the splendid directions of our intructors, our class gradually neared its goal. Another link added. Just a final touch needed—this the Junior-Senior Reception supplied. With tears of joy in our eyes, we saw the Senior Class of 1940 march away—down the “Road of Life”. Our farewell words were those of gratitude and best wishes to the graduates, the Faculty, and all who made possible this splendid school year. Be the task great or be it small, Something fought for and won. Something begun and gloriously done, Do it well, or not at all. MARY HEINS, ’41

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FIFTY-SECOND ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT VERSAILLES HIGH SCHOOL Tuesday, May 21, 1940 8:00 P. M. Processional—“Coronation March” ................Meyerbeer ORCHESTRA Invocation REV. JOHN J. BRINKER Music—“Vesper Hymn”, Russian Air................. RAYMOND ALTHOFF CHARLES GRAVES WILBUR THOMAS LOWELL PITTSENBARGER Salutatory ESTHER WIMMERS Music—“Angelus” ......................................J. Messenet ORCHESTRA Valedictory HELEN MILLER Music—“Homing” ................... RAYMOND ALTHOFF Address .................................................... DR. E. J. ASHBAUGH Dean, The School of Education, Miami University President of the Ohio Education Association Oxford, Ohio Presentation of Class ................. SUPT. W. F. HOERNER Presentation of Diplomas ............................. DR. J. E. GILLETTE President, Versailles Board of Education Music—“Alma Mater” .............. SENIOR CHORUS Benediction REV. PAUL W. DOWTY CLASS ROLL

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Class Adviser—Miss Nichols First Row—Dick Rismiller, Betty Fine, Dolores Dabe. Myrna Goudy, Bernadette Berger, Marybelle Magoto, Ruth Mary Goubeaux, Betty Treon, June Kissinger, Bob Rhoades, Doris Simon. Second Row—Wayne Roll, Alice Brandt, Ruth Simons, Lois Rhoades, Bill Kissinger, Annabel Kley, Martha Mangen, Clara Magoto, Jeanette Simon, Arthur Martin, Harold Rhoades. Third Row—Verl Keller, George Buxton, John Gillette. Dick Cohee, Homer Schieltz, Robert Miller. Shirley Martino, Virginia Subler. Betty Gutermuth, Ivolyn Bergman. Mary Heins, James Hopkins, Ernest Hemmelgam, Betty Overholser, Miriam Shank, Howard Shumaker. Fourth Row—Bob Wogoman, Zane Hartle. Marion Elson, Miss Nichols, Lynn Hole, Kenneth Bader, Robert York, David Etter.