Wapakoneta High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Wapakoneta, OH)

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JUNIORS TOP ROW: M. Taylor, W, Lotridge. M. Rickert. E. Knatz, E. Minnich, B. Zerkle, B. Elsass, M. Spees, R. Sheipline. SECOND ROW: M. Merkle, E. Jackson, J. Jones. R. Burden. R. Campbell, M. Graham. S. Arnett. F. Pfenning THIRD ROW: A. Schuman. B. Bechdolt. M. Dill V. Davis. F. Jacobs, M. Underwood. D. LeMar, E. Helmlinger, N. Strobel, M. Van Skiver. FOURTH ROW: V. Bahr, S. Shaw. H. Kantner. G. Lanning, C. Kuhns, M. Krieger. M. Botkin. FIFTH ROW: H. Shannon, D. Knereim. J. Lanning, B. Howell. V. Metzger. M. Barber, B. Nauss. H. Stech. M. Cook B. Johnson. In September, 1934, a large group of Freshmen entered Blume High School. Although it is not recorded what their thoughts were, it's not hard to guess. Passing from the eighth grade into high school was a notable land mark in their educational journey. As eighth graders they had been the most important pupils in school but their pride suffered a severe shock when the upperclassmen designated them with the humiliating name of greenies . But still feeling wise as owls and as important as Congressmen, they tried to take things by storm. Soon they discovered that even four subjects were a trifle overwhelming and that, no matter how hard they tried, algebra was harder than it looked and that their General Science notebooks were usually not acceptable. By the next year those who remained in school found it best for their own good to settle down into a well-ordered Sophomore year. A large group then passed on to the Junior year. A great many of the class have made noteworthy achievements for Blume High and deserve recognition. Those who played on the football team this year were: Geno Maus, Bill Van Schoyck, Herb Howard, Roy Raines, Vernon Wildermuth, Herschel Kemper, Harold Kantner, Bill Smith, Roland Harshbarger and Orval Lieberick.

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CLASS PROPHECY our bus broke down at Five Points, and Dale Metzger, who operated a garage there repaired the break. From him I learned that Marjorie Scott and Irene Rankin taught Heme Economics in the nearby school. In San Francisco while visiting a radio station, I was conducted personally by the manager, Bruce Riley. On my way out I saw Mary Shockey working in one of the offices. That evening I went to a style show and Marjorie Shappell, the famous radio star, was there in person. I was amazed and, to add to that, I found that Mildred Shappell had designed all the dresses. After we had left San Francisco for Hollywood, we stopped to admire huge orange groves. Beside the road stood the owner, who turned out to be Daivd Shaffer. He told me that Pauline Presar was married and was living in the farm across the road and that Virginia Bailey, married to a wealthy rancher, was living on a ranch in Arizona. As we neared Hollywood, we saw a terrible automobile accident. The two trucks which were involved had their lawyers on the scene. The one lawyer spied me and walked over. It was Harold Chrismer. We went on our way and at one time detoured for the building of a huge bridge. We stopped to watch them put a huge beam in place. Fred Idle and Kermit Frische were the machinists on the project, Melvin Botkin was one of the laborers and Maurice Bryan was the contractor. The electrical work on the bridge was being done by George Dickas. As we entered the city limits of Hollywood we saw a huge plate on the side of which was printed, ANDREW BAILEY—TOOL MANUFACTURER, and I found out that the owner was a veritable millionaire. Most of the tools were made for the building of the large movie sets. While looking through the phone book in quest of a good hotel, I saw the following: WISENER RUESE—MECHANICAL AND CHEMICAL ENGINEERS. I finally made reservations in a good hotel; and as I stepped from the drug store whose phone I had been using, I ran into a large man who proved to be Bob Parish. He told me he was in a good business and promised to show me around. Some time later, I visited several dress shops to find that many dresses were designed by Gaynell Barber and Marianna George. My trip proved very, very interesting, and I think it's very amazing how many of our friends I contacted. Yours truly, Francis P. S. When I went into the hotel lobby to get a stamp for this letter, they were remodeling, and who do you think the interior decorator was? Thelma Wentz.

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TOP ROW: H. Kantner. W. Ritchie, F. Knauss, W. Hines. A. Smith. C. Stimmel. D. McAdams. F. Weimert. R. Truesdalc. SECOND ROW: R. Brautigam. H. Kemper. R. Smith. W. Bowsher, W. Bechdolt. L. Stroh. J. Howeil, T. Elder. P. Ankerman. THIRD ROW: A. Harrison, M. Daum. R. Combs. V. Mesarvey. H. Howard. G. Maus, W. Van Schoyk. W. Smith. O. Leibrick. FOURTH ROW: L. Gessler. R. Rains. W. Koons. V. Wilder-muth, V. Rhodes, R. Shaw. R. Harshbarger, W. Zwiebel. Some of the juniors who had leads in the Piiates of Penzance,'' the operetta, were: Helen Stech, Kathryn Ochsner, Blanche Naus and Clayton Stimmel. The Juniors also contributed many stalwart basketball players. Among them are: Geno Maus, Bill Van Schoyck, Herb Howa d and Orval Liebrick. A number of the Junior class were chosen to take charge of the weekly organ of Blume High, the Lantern. They were Mildred Underwood, Editor, William Hines, Asst. Editor and the following reporters; Eleanor Bowsher, Beulah Howell, Mary Louise Cook, Tyson Elder, Frances Jacobs, Betty Johnson, Helen Kantner, Eugene Parlette, Faye Pfenning, Roberta Burden, Sandra Shaw, Clayton Stimmel, Nellie Jane Strobel and Mary Jane Taylor. They have done splendid work and deserve commendation. Bill Van Schoyck, Orval Lieberick, Geno Maus, Harold Kantner, Herb Howard, Virgil Mesarvey, William Hines and Leland Stroh, did splendid work on the new baseball team. Many other Juniors are worthy of mention for their efforts toward bettering different organizations. So, all things considered, we feel that they are quite worthy of taking their places as Seniors of Blume High School for 1938. JUNIORS