Wapakoneta High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Wapakoneta, OH)

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SECOND YEAR STUDENTS TOP ROW—C. Stein. C. Kuhns. V. Tester. K. Smith. K. Naylor. M. Rinehart. D. Shaw. J. Rohrbaugh. J. Idle. R. Hiner. W. Martin. SECOND ROW-J. Davis. F. Lucas. R. Beery. E. Zerkel. F. Howard. P. McCullough. D. Hengstler. G. Rostor-fer. J. Musset . W. Crawford. P. Snyder THIRD ROW—N. Young, A. Lott. O. Snyder. P. Brack-ney. B. Bowsher. C. Bowsher. L. Brown. B. Martin. M. Burden. J. Orphal. FOURTH ROW—M. Kinstle. N. Zweibel. M. Eckenweiler. L. Walker. V. Wilkins. H. Tester. M. Jacobs. A. Blank. W. Bishop. J. Swink. F. Lanning FIFTH ROW-Z. Koons. Clark. J. Meier. H. Els Koch. W. Jeanneret, E. TOP ROW—W. Smith. L. Rankin. B. Slattery. L. Mills. C. Steman. B. Howell. C. Rinehart. F. Wisener. H. Claflin. B. Idle. R. Ewing. SECOND ROW—O. Cannon. II. Boone. L. Wilgus. M. Lanning. M. Shaw. V. Veit. E. Bachman. C. Koch. F. Koch. R. Gehrlich. H. Pohlabeln. THIRD ROW—S. Seitz A. Schweitzer. K. Green. N. Long. Z. Hermann, V. Bowman. O. Selover. H. Heil. C. Taylor. H. Hittepole. R. Jeanneret FOURTH ROW—E. Langhorst. V. Keysor. M. Kantner. M. L. Carter. E. Lusk. R. Kennedy. B. Varner. E. Garretson. V. Lehning. B. Kohler. J. Berg. R. Gesler Kohler. H. Brackney. B. ass. E. Hodges. V. Veit. J. Crawford. In September nineteen hundred thirty-one we embarked upon our high school career. Our first enrollment consisted of one hundred fourteen pupils. Our first official act, as a class, was the election of officers for the year. William Martin was chos-2n for our president: Billy Martin, vice-president; Helen Heil, secretary; and Waldo Smith, treasurer. Our first social activity was a Freshmen party held at the high school gym. This proving a great success we were then privileged to have another social gathering which happened to be just another party near the close of our Freshman school year. This met with success and we were ready to bring our social affairs to a dignified close. With the beginning of our Sopr.omore year we felt ourselves to be full-fledged students of Blume High School. Knowing the rules and regulations concerning a group of students embarking upon their second year of their high school career, we felt at ease as we stepped into cur assigned places. Our officers for the year were chosen and as a result William Martin was again chcsen president; Orva Cannon, vice-president: Helen Heil, secretary; and Jack Davis, treasurer. Our social activities for the year have been confined to one party. After this followed weeks and months of consecutive study broken by assembly programs in which we had a chance to test our abilities in a literary way. We as Sophomores had our chance to show cur oratorical talents before our Upper and Under classmate friends, while paying tribute to two of our world’s greatest men, Washington and Lincoln, by giving a special program in their memory during the month of February. Being Sophomores we were now eligible to inter and take part in the Girls Reserve and Hi-Y organizations. We have contributed a number of athletes to the school who have in many ways helped to gain and uphold the honor and good sportsmanship of our own Blume High School. Several of our number were chosen for the cast in the high school underclass play which to us seems a rather great achievement. Our social activities have helped to create in us a fine and lasting spirit of cooperation and friendliness toward one another. When fall comes, we shall be looking forward with great anticipation to another successful year as Juniors of Blume High School.

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NEXT YEAR’S GRADUATES TOP ROW—J. Moser. J. Taylor. C. Phillips. E. Mayer. D. Woolf. C. Kistner. M. Thrush. E. Tieben SECOND ROW—J. Sintz, H. Nelson. F. S. Kantner. K. Wolf. L. Metzger. E. Stroebel. R. Lusk. H. Lanning. W. Zweibel. L. Lynch THIRD ROW—E. Stroh. D. Ruck. M. R. Smith. C. Loew. M. A. Schragle. P. Zuber. G. Spees. R. Lambert. A. Milter. J. Smallwood FOURTH ROW—B. Miller. A. King. D. Kauffman. R. Underwood. A. Roode. L. A. Youngs. L. Wehner. R. Market. R. Morris. D. Seitz. L. Weber. FIFTH ROW—B. Wenning. I. Mann. L. Ruppert. M. Neidemire. H. Wisener. I. Smith. F. M. Kantner. V. McCormick. M. Naylor. G. Williams, W. Wellington. H. Kinstle. The fall of 1930 brought a call for volunteers for an army that was to represent Blume Hi school. An unusually large and willing number of people responded to the call. After they were shown the camp and had been informed of the rules of a well-disciplined army, they formed themselves into battalions. This young group of soldiers elected as their commander-in-chief for the year, Frederick Jacobs. The commanding officers who had been chosen for their remarkable ability organized the various companies, which were trained and drilled by the officials in charge. Together they went over the daily routine of the daily drills and sham battles. They met with many uncomfortable circumstances, but faced them all with undaunted courage. But along with this incessant training was the recreation period. There were those who made themselves outstanding in athletics and others who were prominent in music. Later on they were admitted to the “Y organizations in which they showed their true spirit and loyalty, gaining the respect and friendship of the soldiers who had been in training for a longer time. This drilling has continued for three years with each soldier becoming more and more enthused over the training of the day. A few became dis- TOP ROW—T. Cornell, F. Jacobs. V. Feil. C. Fleming. C. Copeland. L. Koch. J. Hess. W. Brackney. F. Hamilton SECOND ROW—C. Graham. B. Davis. P. Feisal. E. J. Abe. M. M. Fullerton. W. Copeland. R. Herrmann. E. Cornell. D. Goetz, H. Haman. J. Kuck. THIRD ROW—R. Burden. H. Distelrath. H. Duckro. D. Gutmann. G. Jarvis, M. Bimstein. M. Carter. P. Duer. G. Klopfenstein, R. Kantner. D. Kohler. FOURTH ROW—D. Jackson. J. Diegel. J. Hodges. M. Headapohl, L. Disney. M. Bowman. L. Boltz. E. Boogher. D. Hern. W. Baemell. R. Gierhart couraged during this period of time and have fallen by the wayside preferring to remain in insignificance all their lives rather than face the guns after going over the top. They leave their tasks to their fellowmen. Three years have passed and they look forward with great anticipation to a fourth year which will end their days of training. It will be an exciting day at the end of the four years as they wonder if they can stand the test of facing the cannon fire on the front. They see medals being conferred on their friends who have worked and who have done noble and unforgettable deeds during their four short years of service. There will be some who will continue on in the drilling and training, learning how to fight new battles and obstacles of different types. They will probably become leaders and commanders who will carry on the tasks of the future. Others will perhaps feel they have the necessary training and will try to use this training to their best advantage. They will regret leaving but their regret will become blotted out as they think of the many delightful memories they will have to carry with them and which are bound to linger throughout their lives.

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THE NEWCOMERS TOP ROW—H. Bailey. A. Howell. P. Comer. L. Russell. Ned Haywood, D. Miller. F. Kolter. V. Kruse. C. Long. K. Shannon. M. Ilibner. M. Russell. J. Pfenning. I. Crow. L. Garrison. M. Slusser. P. Metzger. M. E. Brunn. M. Market. C. Hughes SECOND ROW—B. Spees. R. Schneider. R. Kantner. M Rostorfer. E. Trego. L. Hoopingarner. M. Schuler. C. Smith. D. Fritz. B. Dieringer. THLjRD ROW -B. Bibler. R. Schaub. H. Martin. M. Thrush. M. J Slattery. P. Gierhart. E. Steman. C. Abraham. M. Roode. G. Knoch. R. Mertz FOURTH ROW—R. Market. C. Combs. L. Wolf. C. Wellington. D. Dubois. C. Shaw, D. Truesdale. R. Burden. W. Mesarvev. B. Harpest. E. Cornell. N. Rader. FIFTH ROW—L. Wise. E. Schultz. I. May. L. Davis. O. Copeland. P. Lusk. R. Stultz. M. Perkins. H. Emrick. F. Miller, J. Wehner. D. Diegel. P. Dearbaugh. W. Shaw. On September 6, 1932, a new ship was launched on Blume Hi’s stormy waters. The name of this mighty vessel was Freshman 1932—1936. Being such a new ship, they didn’t have any officers so after a few days sailing over strange waters, they elected the ship’s officers for the rest of the year. Following officers were elected for the mighty ship, Freshman 1932—1936. The Captain elected was James Shaw. The First Lieutenant was Billy Bibler. The Second Lieutenant, Leola Vorhees and Third Lieutenant, Leona Beckwith. After sailing over oily waters for a period, they decided that it was high time to celebrate. So, they called a meeting on the poop deck and decided to hold a big party. Since this was in October, they decided to turn it into a Halloween party. Various committees were appointed to distribute the hard-tack and to clean and wax the decks so they would be suitable for dancing. Other sailors were to chain the tables and chairs to the floor and to tie strings to the cards, so they wouldn’t get lost if the ship should come into a storm. A stowaway on the ship was found. He was the leader of an orchestra and so he was to furnish the TOP ROW—F. Botkin. H. Fisher. H. Shoup. J. Swink. J. Ramge. M. Edwards. E. Weitz. G. Gutmann. P. Stech. B. Stinebaugh. G. Gibbs SECOND ROW -N. Jackson. H. Brackney, J. Case. W. Zweibel. E. Neuman. E. Schumann. H. Shappell. V. Lucas. Don Yinger. D. Metzger. C. Elsass. THIRD ROW—E. Neuman. W. Prueter. R. Johnson. H. Stroh. R. Burden. R. Spees. L. Presar. C. Myers. L. Nuss. A. Smith. B. Taylor. E. Shappell. D. Saddler. W. Fite. M. Walls. V. Fite. G. Vorhees. B. Fisher. R. Heintz. B. Krapf. H. Bryan. H. Delong. J. Shaw. N. Schnell. FOURTH ROW—D. Evans. Seitz. W. Shaw. L. Vorhees. Z. Hodges. R. Telljohn. J. Winterman. B. Bowsher. L. Beckwith. D. Cannon. J. Hangen. R. McLean. H. Krapf music for this big party. This was Dean Kohler. The decorations were to be of good old black and orange, the colors so prominent at this time of year. The committee appointment had no more then been finished when the watch in the crow’s nest called out “Ship to the Starboard.” All the passengers ran to that side of the ship and almost upset it. The captain of the Freshmen sent a telegram inviting them to come alongside. The Captain of the Sophomores signaled back and said “Coming at once.” When the good ship Sophomore pulled alongside the Freshman, much greeting was found evident because the crews and passengers of each ship found that their old friends were members of the other ship. Promptly an invitation was given to the members of the Sophomore ship to join the Freshman in her activities and so a great party was held. The good Ship Freshman is nearing port. The ship has to be repaired before it can resume its journey, so they’ll take leave of her now.