Versailles High School - Portal Yearbook (Versailles, OH)

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ing to us was Wavelene Tegtmeyer, his stewardess. They landed on a field near by and soon joined us. They also brought several of our classmates as passengers. The first we saw was Dorothy Finfrock who is now the secretary to the president of the United States. She told us the president, Robert Pitsen-barger, would not be able to come because of an important meeing with the Postmaster-General, Gene Brown. Treva Apple and Martha Kam-man are also working in Washington D. C. Treva is the first woman to be at the head of the F. B. I. and is doing a fine job. Martha is in charge of excursions to the Washington Monument. Another passenger was Mildred Winner, the famous hat designer, who was a little nervous from her flight in an airplane, but Yvonne Treon R. N. came to the rescue with a new kind of pill called the Kamman-Sure-Cure. These pills were invented by Janet Kamman. Yvonne who lives in Chicago informed us that another friend, Frances Copeland was on her way from New York, where she had just won first prize on her drawing “The Perfect English Class.” Everyone knew she had used the first and eighth period English classes of “48” for her model. In a few minutes another carload arrived and we soon learned that the class of “48” was well represented the world around. Alma York, a housewife had came all the way from England to attend the picnic. On the way she met Priscilla Simon and Neva Cain who are both secretaries for the World Transit Airline Company. Mary Jane Moorman is a Home Economics Teacher in Alaska. John Simon and Don Kremer are in business together: John being the doctor and Don the grave digger. Gale Blakeley soon arrived and was sporting a nice sun tan that he had gotten while in baseball practice this winter in Florida. He also brought along two other sportsmen. Shorty Keller, and Pete Price, who have become famous on the Michigan and Notre Dame football teams. We saw a cloud of dust down the road and as the car came to a stop we saw Vera Schulze behind the wheel. She is now president of the “Willowdell Sewing Club.” She had several classmates in the back seat. Barbar Subler has opened a cafeteria in North Star which is called “The World’s Largest Cafeteria.” You can always get good service here because Ruth Neargardner is the waitress and Florence Klopfer is the cashier. We began to inquire about the rest of our classmates because we wanted to get started to the picnic and there were still a few missing. Just as we were talking, Ruth Mumaw hopped out of a car that had West Milton license plates. She is now a housewife and lives in West Milton. Fritzie Peschke is also married and is teaching a class at Ohio State and as usual she was late for the party. John Subler, who now owns the largest trucking lines in the United States had driven one of his new trucks to the picnic to serve as a bus. At last everyone was present, so the Seniors of “48” started out for a day of fun and enjoyment that would be remembered for years. —Nelda Jo Scherer —Mary Jane Simon Page Twenty-three

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CLASS PROPHECY Every senior was urged to be present at the annual class party of the “48” class. The party was being held at the Gime-Norheg (Spelled backwards Emig-Gehron) which is owned by Jean Emig and Corda Geh-ron. We, Mary Jane Simon and Nelda Jo Scherer had just closed our “Frog and Turtle Hospital”, which is now located in Greenville. We were on our way to meet our classmates at Versailles High School. On the way we passed through the town of Beamsville and saw the “Warrick Experiment Farm,” which is managed by Harvey Warrick. We found his secretary Doris Warner typing material to send to Glenn Kueterman, now president of the Darke County Agriculture Association. We asked about Harold Swallow and were happy to hear that he is now head of the Music Union and is having records made. We talked them into going with us and then proceeded on our way. In Dawn we had to stop for a train and found that the engineer was Jim Miles and his brakeman Lester Grote. They were arguing over which one would get to leave his job and go to the party. While we were waiting on the train, a streamlined car kept blowing its horn at us and the train, when we turned to see who it was we saw Gladys Rhoades and Joan Cross who were on their way to the party. They are now in charge of the “Happy Old Maid Home.” Within a few minutes we arrived at good old V. H. S. and were greeted by the superintendent, Joe Baltes, who had earned his Ph. D. at Frenchtown University. We also saw the Principal, Francis McEldow-ney, busy trying to make the students “clear the halls!” He was also having trouble making several students get out from behind the study hall door. It seems they are following in the footsteps of one of our classmates, Carl Trittschuh. We noticed that in the Physics lab Opal Grooms was still the only girl in fifth period class and she was still giving the answers to Phil Ridenour. We then heard a loud and hilarious giggle at the end of the hall and saw Anna Grilliot and her son, Eddie Jr. Time was speeding on so we dashed madly down the steps and as we passed through the front door we bumped into Dave and Mary Barga (nee Magoteaux) who were bringing their three children to the school nursery which is managed by Joann Meyer. Once outside the building we saw that many of our old classmates were gathered to leave for the picnic. Among them were Paul Barga and Glen Mangen who were in partnership raising guinea pigs with tails. We also saw Elsie Schulze who is a model at “Luiclle’s Exclusive Shoppee” for women which is owned by Lucille Cunningham. As we were talking to Dr. Donald Young, most important veterinary in New York City, we were interrupted by a housewife, Mary Jane Parmenter. It seems she had lost her billfold that had her shopping-list in. It was soon found by a keen detective, Paul Francis, who is head of Scotland Yards. His private secretary, Velma Bergman, also helped to solve this case. We began talking to him about the good times that we used to have in study hall when an airplane flew over so low that we could see that the pilot was Glen Blakeley. Leaning out of the back window wav- Page Twenty-two

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SENIOR WILL We the seniors of the class of 1948 of the Versailles High School, County of Darke, State of Ohio, being of sound minds and realizing that our day of departure from Versailles High is near, do hereby declare and publish this our last will and testament. I, Treva Apple, do bequeath my big blue eyes to Shirley Stoner. I, Joe Baltes, do bequeath my height to Floyd Pitsenbarger. I, David Barga, do bequeath my ambition to study to Eddie Manier. I, Paul Barge, do bequeath my hunting ability (coon that is) to Raymond Schlecty. I, Velma Bergman, do bequeath my typing ability to Bud Tipple. I, Gale Blakeley, do bequeath my short hair to Ronnie Poling. I, Glen Blakeley, do bequeath my airplanes to Bob Zeller. I, Gene Brown, do bequeath my football technique to Karl Schmitt. I, Phyllis Cain, do bequeath my quietness to Henrietta Grilliot. I, Francis Copeland, do bequeath my artistic ability to Norma Jean Smith. I, Joan Cross, do bequeath my basketball enthusiasm to Joan Smith. I, Lucille Cunningham, do bequeath my black hair to Eileen Drees. I, Jean Emig, do bequeath my ability to stay awake in school to Alice Kremer. I, Dorothy Finfrock, do bequeath my natural curls to Martha Bren-neman. I, Paul Francis, do bequeath my “flirting” to Joe Parmenter. I, Corda Gehron, do bequeath my dimples to Kate Schulze. I, Anna Grilliot, do bequeath my giggles to Virginia Groff. I, Opal Grooms, do bequeath my ability to get along with the boys in Physics Class to Phyllis Knight. I, Lester Grote, do bequeath my “Football Managership” to John Mills. I, Jeanette Kamman, do bequeath my shyness to Laura Kruckeberg. I, Martha Kamman, do bequeath my cute smile to La Dona Mumaw. I, Donald Keller, do bequeath my “crew cut” to James Grisez. I, Florence Klopfer, do bequeath my dancing ability to Phyllis Fackler. I, Donald Kremer, do bequeath my seat in the office to Dick Parin. I, Glen Kueterman, do bequeath my knowledge to “Ag” to Hubie Magoteaux. I, Mary Louise Magoteaux, do bequeath my male acquaintances to Patsy Zeller. I, Glen Mangen, do bequeath my muscles to Charles Bergman. I, Joann Meyer, do bequeath my cooking ability to Barbara Jane Goodall. I, James Miles, do bequeath my masculine handsomeness to William Nisonger. Page Twenty-four