Versailles High School - Portal Yearbook (Versailles, OH)

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CAN YOU IMAGINE? John Barge without a good excuse? Tom Baughman without a book? Alice Berger not liking boys? Duane Berger with his mouth closed? Jim Bigham without Pat? John Brandt not owning any hogs? Shirley Clark not going to Russia? Delores Coons not writing letters? Delores Didier not sleepy second period? Margaret Drees being tall and dark? Ina Dunwoody not interested in O. S. U.? Nancy Fields without a class x'ing? Virginia Ford without her diamond? Dick Frantz not talking to Marianne in math? Delaine Gehle without a smile? Marjorie Grisez being a blonde? Bernice Hemmelgarn inactive? Marian Hilgefort without Marianne? Earl Holsapple without a red convertible? Esther Kramer dumb? Howard Kremer not going to McCartyville? Bob Kruckeberg without an answer to everything? Marianne Langenkamp without Marian? Evan Leichty being a wolf? Pauline Mangen being a trouble maker? Josie Marchal making noise? June Matthieu without glasses? Jeanette McEldowney not receiving valentines? Jane Miller an old maid? Barbara Millet not going to a dance? Jim Monnier without red hair? Charles Parmenter being slim? Jim Paulus without a girl? Dick Paulus with straight hair? Pat Pepiot not giggling? Wanda Pepiot without her summer ambitions? Jane Pequignot not talking? Gail Pitsenbarger refusing a game of football? Bob Plessinger being on time? Evelyn Pohl back on time at noon? Barbara Rindler speechless? Vada Scherer not going steady? Paul Shimp dating girls? Phyllis Shoffner yelling? Lurene Simon with short hair? Thelma Speelman without her lessons? Gene Strome without his chickens? John Stuck failing a subject? Joyce Swallow driving slow? Nina Tegtmeyer bashful? Nancy Trittschuh having any more dates? Bob Urquhart working? Joan Winner being fat? Edith Wright ugly? —Nancy Trittschuh and Gail Pitsenbarger. —25—

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SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY As we left our homes on our way to the Great Darke County Fair to be held at Versailles this year, we decided to take a round-a-bout way and stop off to see some of our old classmates that graduated with us way back in ’52. While passing through Ansonia we saw Mrs. Jane Miller Steed trying to get all of her eleven children into the car so they could get to the fair early enough to get a good seat in the grandstand. Continuing on we stopped by a truck with a flat tire and were surprised to find it was Bob Plessinger still single and trying to get home in time to get dressed for his big date. After helping him we drove on into Brock territory and who do you suppose the first people we saw were? Nancy and John Brandt out taking care of their prize hogs. We discovered that they wouldn’t be able to attend the fair that evening because they were having company from upstate, Mrs. Vada Fisher and her husband, and since they had eight children between the two families all agreed that it would be too nerve racking to go to the fair that night. Dick Frantz lived next door to the Brandt’s but we were disappointed in finding that he had gone to Europe for the week-end taking his secretary, Nina Tegtmeyer, with him. Traveling on towards North Star we were distracted by a car making a lot of noise to pass us and when it finally succeeded we found that it was our old classmate, Barbara Rindler, now owner of the Rindler Moeller grocery. She was rushing home to get supper but when she recognized us she stopped for a very few minutes and told us some of the news from her vicinity. It seems that John Stuck has been called to Washington to help the government officials on some new scientific experiments. Pat Pepiot has moved to North Star and now is managing a large Thrift E market all by herself while Delores Coons is the head clerk and Ina Dunwoody is the advertising manager. All three are happily married but prefer to follow the popular style of career women by sticking to their maiden names. Delores Didier has now become the head nurse at Monarch in the city of Sidney while Virginia Ford-Selan-der has just been elected the first woman mayor of North Star. As we sat watching Barbara speed home we decided that it would be useless to continue on to North Star as we already knew the news and would undoubtedly see some of these people at Versailles. Thus retracing a few miles we found ourselves in the thriving metropolis of French-town. As it was not 3:30 p. m. we were suddenly surprised to see all the pupils from the large, new, and quite modern Frenchtown school come racing down the steps of the school house, followed by Paul Shimp, their principal, rushing toward the subway station to take the 3:00 o’clock train to Versailles. While watching the few lower grade pupils that did not take the train we saw two little girls that resembled Bernice Hemmel-garn and Esther Kramer very closely. Following them to the cars they entered we had a pleasant chat with the two mothers who were in no hurry at all because they had to wait for their husbands to do the evening chores before they could start out to see the County Fair’s sights. Before too long we headed north toward Yorkshire and long before we entered it a large sign was visible—“Kremer’s Feeds, Yorkshire and McCartyville”. Entering the city limits we saw a little boy, who later turned out to be John Barge, building a very complicated bridge over the gutter of Main Street. He said that he wanted to be a big engineer like his daddy and build bridges across the Grand Canyon. After the boy had directed us to Kremer’s Feed Store and Elevator we were overjoyed to find that Howard, our classmate, was the sole owner and operator. As he took us on a personal tour through the buildings we saw that (Continued on page 77) —24—

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CLASS WILL JOHN BARGE: Leaves with a smile. TOM BAUGHMAN: Wills his ability to get along with teachers to Gene Mills. ALICE BERGER: Bequeaths her love for chatter to Mary Angela Paul us. DUANE BERGER: Bequeaths his ability to be a shiek to Earl Hollinger. JIM BIGHAM: Leaves his daily locker sessions to John Weaver. SHIRLEY CLARK: Will always be Shirley, but not alwavs Clark. DELORES COONS: Leaves her chewing gum under the second seat, first row, Senior room. DELORES DIDIER: Bequeaths her love for candy to Gin Schulze. MARGARET DREES: Bequeaths her quietness in study hall to Melvin Stucke. INA DUNWOODY: Wills her typing ability to Ramona Lanich. NANCY FIELDS AND JOHN BRANDT: Do bequeath our senior roman- ce to Pat Baltes and Bill Pepiot. MARY FINFROCK: Bequeaths her love for art to Joan Rethman. VIRGINIA FORD: Bequeaths her ability to write service men to Janet Berger. RICHARD FRANTZ: Leaves his shyness with girls to Ronnie Hennessy. DELAINE GEHLE: Wills his blonde hair to some unsatisfied brunette. MARJORIE GRISEZ: Wills her black hair to June Hixson. BERNICE HEMMELGARN: Bequeaths her Frenchtown spirit to Mar- lene Baltes. MARIAN HILGEFORT: Wills her happy go lucky ways to Louella Hart- zell. EARL HOLSAPPLE: Bequeaths his ability to acquire fancy cars to Mar- ilyn Grisez. ESTHER KRAMER: Bequeaths her ability to have assignments done to Bob Berger. HOWARD KREMER: Leaves his ability to charm the girls to Benny Bernholt. ROBERT KRUCKEBERG: Wills his love for school to Joanne Bulcher. MARIANNE LANGENKAMP: Bequeaths her blonde hair to Delores Knapke. EVAN LEICHTY: Bequeaths his love of work to Bob Gantt. PAULINE MANGEN: Wills her ability to write songs to Catherine May. JOSIE MARCHAL: Bequeaths her position at the Ten Cent Store to Rita Bey. JUNE MATTHIEU: Bequeaths her ability to acquire constituents to Jane Evinger. JEANETTE McELDOWNEY: Wills her ability to play basketball to An- nie Shimp. • « ( JANE STEED: Leaves her cheer leading ability to Jackie Pittsenbarger. (Continued on page 80) —26—