Wapakoneta High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Wapakoneta, OH)

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Leaders Next Years As a reporter for “Life magazine, I was sent to get a story about an average class, in an average high school, in an average American town, so I looked in on Blume High School. Somehow, I'd heard that the junior class was the busiest in school, so I made a study of them for my story, and they are busy. I found juniors editing the school paper, The Lantern.” That looked like a full time job in itself. This year they had co-editors, and I was amazed at the close cooperation possible. They made that paper click. The co-editors were two girls, June Elaine Presar and Donna Lee Parlette. Mary Moyer. Glenna Benzing, Irene Berg, Geraldine Brown, Maralyn Herd, Mary Ellen Kauper, Bill Howell. Betty Meeker, Bob Rockwell, Charles Seitz, Edith Sherer, and Martha Wisener were writing copy and earning inches toward a letter. They were the reporters and wrote the news, features, and editorials. Seme of those same juniors who sent the Lantern to press were in the class play. They presented a comedy in three acts. The Mummy and The Mumps.” It was a note-worthy production in the realm of class plays. The cast included Charles Seitz, a candidate for footlight fame as a female impersonator Betty Meeker, Dorothy Brautigam, Mary Ellen Kauper, Martha Wisener. Homer Carter, Bill Dobie, and Alpheus Bishop. Mary Meyer and Gunther Christian assisted the director in production. Result: a highly entertaining shew produced by the talented juniors. The box-office receipts from the two-night run of the play were used to sponsor the annual Junior-Senior Prom in honor of the seniors. The Prom is no small contributing factor to the busy lives of the juniors. They start planning for the Prom months in advance and work up till the last minute to make it a success. I talked with the chairmen of the commit-‘ees, and they were so enthusiastic about it that I'd like to stick around for it myself. Martha Wisener, Betty June Chris-mer, Mary Moyer, John Schumann, Geraldine Brown, Bill Dobie, Laurene Miller, and Shirley Abbott have been working to make it something to remember. Besides these special junior responsibilties there are all the regular school activities that the juniors participate in wholeheartedly. They're indispensible members of the band, orchestra, the glee clubs, choir, athletics, Booster's Club, school government and many of the other activities at school. The juniors are organized in homeroom groups and as a class as well. The class officers are responsible for the Prom and other class activities. Bob Parlette is class president, Bert Urich, vice-president, and Mary Ellen Kauper is secretary. Each homeroom elects its own officers, who act in their capacities within the homeroom. They are for homeroom 5, president, Gunther Christian, service director, Mary Moyer, secretary, May Ellen Kauper; room 16, president, Bill Ferguson, secretary, Paul Cunnningham, vice-president, Laurene Miller, service, director, Bill Dobie; room 6, president, Bob Parlette, service director, Anita Schwer, secretary, Ella Mae Ruck; room 4, president, Don Weitz, service director, Everett Snavely, secretary, Elaine Rypkema. Each homeroom elects a representative to School Council. The junior representatives are Margaret Hall, John Schumann, Koneta Jacobs, and Bob Parlette. Bob is vice-president of School Council and John is secretary. Add it all up and instead of being an average class it seems to be an exceptional

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Juniors In the vocal department too we find many juniors. In choir we see Maralyn Herd. Margaret Hall. Bert Urich, Max Schlatter. Elmer Rinehart, Roland Fride-gar, Charles Seitz. John Schumann, Edith Sherer. Harold Gierhart. Marvin Miller. Paul Cunningham, and Nelson Rothaar. They vocalize as a group in the choral club and from that large group, quartets and soloists are found. Margaret Hall is well-known for her singing and is a definite asset to the junior class. The junior class has the best. Music is not the only interest of the juniors by any means. They enter into many other activities. Most of the girls join the Girl Reserves. Bob Rockwell, Charles Seitz, Don Weitz, William Miller, Gunther Christian, Bob Parlette, Bill Ferguson, Paul Butcher, Bob Keiber, Marvin Miller, and John Schumann were chosen to become members of the Hi-Y. The boys have several outstanding athletes among their number, in football, basketball, and baseball. Widdie Miller and Bert Urich have gone out for all three. 1st Row— C. Mot . I . Metier. J Miller. M. Miller W. Miller. M. Moyer. L. Myers. D. Parlette. J. Pre-sar. M. Rader. E. Rinehart 2nd Row— H. Ritter. B. Rockwell. N. Rothaar. E Ruck. R. Ruck. E. Kypkema. L. Schlcrholt. M. Schlatter. E Schneider. J. Schumann. A. Schwer, C. Seitz. E. Seitz 3rd Row— M. Sheipllne. E. Sherer. E. Suavely. P. Snavely. J. Tab-ler. C. Taylor. G. Tester. M. Tester. D. Thunian. R. Truesdale. B. Urich. D. Walker. G. Waltz 4th Row— D. Welt . B, Wellington. E Wlldermuth. P Williams. M. Wisener. I,. Wright. F. Weissling. C. Zwiebel.

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Home Room 7 A. Erb — Vice-President S. Maxson — President M. Bahler — Service Director J. Dill — Secretary Home Room 8 G. Orphal — Service Director C. New land — President S. Davis Secretary-Treasurer Home Room 14 M. Jackson — President N. Garrett — Service Director L. Knatz — Vice-President Home Room 13 V. Malueg — Sec'y-Treasurer S. Shaw — Service Director J. Shaw — President