Wapakoneta High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Wapakoneta, OH)

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 i p ♦ Courage When things aren’t running smoothly And you face disgust and fear, When the road looks rough and dangerous And the sky is far from clear; When you think you’re up against it, And it seems you’ve lost your luck, That’s the time to show your courage And to use your grit and pluck. There’s no thrill in easy sailing, When it’s clear and clouds are few, There’s no joy in doing things That any one can do; But there is a realization, That you know is not a fake, To know you’ve reached the goal. That you thought you’d never make. So when the world’s against you, Just smilingly sing a song, Don’t frown and wear a grouchy look, But just keep pushing on; Don’t give up and say “I can’t, Because I have no luck,” You’re not really down and out If you still have nerve and pluck! —FRANCES WINEMILLER

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The V.ehospecl Freshman Class History An air of mystery had pervaded the land for many days. The warm spring oreezes had seemed to bear encouragement to us tender flowers who had grown under the snow all winter. At last all danger of failure was past, and a feeling of peace and contentment was over all, for we had successfully finished the eighth grade, and were now ready for high school. Summer came, and as each month passed slowly—slowly to us—we became more beautiful, anticipating much in the near future, and wondering about the mysteries which lay ahead. On September 2, one hundred and twenty-three of us were transplanted from our natural home to Blume Hi. Here have we shown the result of tender care, of untiring patience, and of real culture, to which our participation in the glee clubs, band, and orchestra contributed no little. Physically we grew strong, the result of certain activities, namely,f ootball, basketball, track, and tumbling. We have been denied membership in Hi-Y and Girl Reserves, for we were only Freshmen, but we are looking forward to the time when we may enter this organization. We are sure that we shall be welcomed, for we have, indeed, proved our worth. But, as we have spent only one year in our new home, only the future can reveal our greatest beauty. —RUTH UNDERWOOD Freshman Class Poem Your start is fine, keep up the work, Just meet things squarely, never shirk. The climb is hard, up to the top, Keep pushing upward, never stop! Let “Ever Upward”, be your creed; And play the game; then you’ll succeed. Set good examples, for those to come, You’ve done your best, Freshman of Thirty-one. — FRANCES WINEMILLER Officers: Frederick Jacobs, President Cornelius Loew, Vice President Marie Naylor, Secretary Robert Miller, Treasurer

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The Retrospect ♦ •' • ♦••• ♦ •• ♦•••♦• • • ■••»• «•«•»•••»■•■ 0 ■ » » l l | ■» j Organizations j i Class Will WE, the Senior Chant of liltinie High School of W i ukonctn, Ohio, in the year of our departure, no inch 1 ! ■ !, do make and declare our last will and, testament: FIRST—M'e do hei ueafli the di gnity and honor of the Seniors to the Juniors. SECOND—We do bequeath Mona Lucas’s alii lit to day flasket hall to Martha Carter. THIRD—We do bequeath Her!ha Stoll's School (Sir! Complexion to Mr. Jones. FOURTH—We do bequeath to Cornelius Lowe the rosy cheeks of John Wa Id man. FIFTH—We do bequeath the sweetness amt reticence of Esther Land to Emily Swink. SIXTH—We do bequeath Merona .Meier’s St. Patrick outfit to William Kaeck. SEVENTH—We do bequeath Vernon Woolf’s literary ability to Barton Bowman. EIGHTH—We do bequeath the long tresses of Ira Carter to Donna ■Metzger. NINTH—We do bequeath Bob Warnings’ ability to get into and out of mischief to Lester Prueter. TENTH—We do bequeath the sarcasm of Dolores Dicgcl to Annabelle Bowsher. ELEVENTH—We do bequeath James Nagel’s hair to Roland Swonguer. TWELFTH—We do bequeath our .Map books to the coming Freshman Class so that they may look at the pretty maps. THIRTEEN!'II—We do bequeath all Freda .Mayer’s old chewing gum, and the ability to chew it, to Esther Urban. FOURTEENTH—We do bequeath to Marybelle Copeland the unusual charm to attract the other sex now assessed by Ruth Carter. (Signed) THE SENIOR CLASS