Wapakoneta High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Wapakoneta, OH)

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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.

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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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THE RETROSPECT AND ITS MAKING TOP ROW—F. Stroh. B. Sheets. W. Bachman. R. Koch. C. Graham. E. Cartmell. M. Lander. C. Shaw. A. Emerson. SECOND ROW—L. Perkins. M. Youngs. R. Hiner. R. Swonguer. THIRD ROW—B. Chesbrough. K. Wentz. M. Rinehart. Miss Blankenbaker. M. Seitz. R. Hell. B. Botkin. The Retrospect Staff of the 1933 publication has been planning faithfully all year in order to make this year’s annual the best ever. The staff was elected in the early part of the year and the members have been'working hard to turn out a superior product. The staf: this year has been working under rather serious handicaps. In the first place, subscriptions were difficult to get because of the economic condition in which the country is at the present time. The school was canvassed several times in an effort to get the required number of subscribers to be able to publish an annual. The price also had to be reduced so that it would be within the price range of a sufficient number to make the publication possible. Although the price was cut, at the same time the quality of the book was to be maintained and made better. However, the staff has been working very hard and are awaiting some expression of appreciation for their labor. Ever since the selection of the staff was made, the staff has been working to get the book ready for sale at the end of the year. Work has been going on continuously on the part of the staff members in order to live up to expectations. The first publication of the Retrospect was made in 1908, and ever since that time the townspeople and pupils of Blume High have looked forward with great eagerness to seeing the new annual. Each class has tried to make their book the best or to surpass that of the previous years. The class of 1933 has the same purpose in mind and it wishes to hold to the old tradition. The senior class wishes this book to be their work and act as a remembrance for time to come. It is not to be thought of as the work of a few individuals, but rather as that of the work of the class done through representatives. Especially is great praise due the editors, Margaret Seitz and Mildred Rinehart, for their extensive work in planning the book and taking care of the details of publication. Honor is also due Roland Swonguer, business manager, for his splendid work in getting advertisements. Appreciation is also due Miss Blankenbaker, adviser, for her help. Last, but not least, the departmental reporters deserve great credit for the work in their respective assignments. The staff members have enjoyed working together this year and wish to present this book as that of the Senior Class of 1933.