Wapakoneta High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Wapakoneta, OH)

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Willi ng To Learn On© decade ago, approximately one-hundred little children started to school. In fact these boys and girls were only five and six years old. One could say that they were still tied to their mother's apron strings. Nor was this the only poor quality that possessed them for these children were illiterate, and many could not even tie their own shoe strings. All of the darling little tots sat for hours, stringing beads or playing in the sand pile. And of course you will remember those tiny blunt scissors that were used to cut out pictures and especially paper dolls. To watch the slow progress of these boys and girls during the first few weeks, you would think they were a motley group of children. But wait, don't pass judgment upon these learners until you have observed them for a longer period of time. You skeptics will soon see that these typical American children learn very rapidly. They quickly pass through the first grade, and move on to the second, third, and fourth grades. No longer are they the timid pupils, who were so unlearned before entering the portals of education. And for a grand finale to their elementary grades, we now find our subjects leaving the eighth grade. Naturally, you know the next step in their progess: enrollment at Blume High School. Freshmen, upon entrance to Blume, are usually shy and timid, and this group is no exception. The first part of the freshman year they spend getting acquainted with new classmates and in surveying their new school building. After a careful scrutinizing by the sophomore boys many freshman males are asked to join the junior Hi-Y Club. Many attended their first dance, many joined the Blume High Boosters Club, or joined Blume's num- rous musical organizations; these and many more things inappened to this freshman class. In cased you haven't guessed, we have just related to you a brief history of the class of '44. At the present, we find the sophomores engaged in more activities than in their former years. And at last, the title of greenie is no longer directed at them. Daily, they are growing in stature, age. and wisdom. However, such mature humans as the sophomores need guidance. This is ably afforded them by two teachers. Miss Hunt and Mr. Roberts. With growing up comes more responsibility, and the sophomores have controlling interests in the girls' Red Rectangle Club, and the boys' Junior Hi-Y Club. This year they r are not merely members, but are the officers of the clubs. The Freshman-Sophomore Dance, the first and one of the largest dances of the entire school year, is sponsored by the freshman and sophomore classes. The sophomore, the elder of the two groups, shoulder a great portion of the responsibility of making it a successful dance. Pupils in the sophomore class are represented on the School Council, by four homeroom representatives; Home Room 7. Rose Marie Smith; Home Room 8, Betty Knauss; ‘ Home Room 13, Phama Wilkins; Home Room 14, Norman Garrett. No class would be complete without its participants in •athletics. These in the sophomore class are: Jack Werner, .Charles Newland, Jack Smith. Guy Davis. Carl Sawmiller, ; Eugene Schmaltz, and Carl Chiles. Thus, you can see that the sophomore class has improved rapidly in th9ir ten full years of educational development.

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Sophomores Of course the Sophomores have proven their worth in many fields of endeavor other than social clubs. We find that a young second year lass, Jane Dill, is a cheerleader. Then too, there are many sophomores enrolled in the orchestra and band: Jo Ann Shuster, Arthur Swink, Jo Ann Sidey, Carol Kentner, Jim Veit, La Donna Spurlock, Ruth Betty Wonser. Donald Dumm, Glenna Orphal, Elaine Metzger, Bob Colvin, Eleanor Killian, Joan Shaw, Carl Sawmiller, Lois Burden. Ruth Harshbarger. Marilyn Bah-ler. Naturally, too much strees must not be placed on the sophomores' extra-curricular activities, for many students are oustanding in their school subjects. There are Mar a Walls and Charles Newland. who are Latin scholars, Violet Malueg and June Whiteman, who lay claim to be mathematicians, and Betty Thatcher, a leader in the typing class. Mara Walls and Betty Knauss may someday be philosophers, due to their study in Communication classes. These and many more keep the sophomores high in scholastic standings. First Row— Q. Leffol. A. Lusk. V. Malweg. I. Murkley. P. Markley. J Marlin. S Maxson. R. Meeker. R Mertz. V. Metz. E. Metzger. R. Miller. H. Mlnnloh Second Row— C. Newland. G. Orphal. p. Ratcliff, c. Roatorfer. N. Ru k. J. Rvpkema. C. Sawmiller. C Schaub. E. Schmaltz. W. Schroer. R. Seitz. L. Seitz, C. Shaw Third Row— J. Shaw. A Shockey. J. Shunter. J. Sidey. J. Smith. R. Smith. D. Spurlock. R. Stevenson. A. Streight. A. Swink. R. Tange-man. B. Taylor. T. Taylor. Fourth Row— B. Thatcher. T. Trego. J Veit. M. Walls. R. Wchh. J Werner. J. Whiteman. M. Wilder-muth. P. Wilkins. R. Wonsor. D Zimmerman. F. Zwicbel.

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Home Room 23 Home Room 24 Home Room 32 Home Room 34 I. Comer — Secretary R. Gierhart — President W. Brown — Vice-President C. Copeland — Service Director J. Lament — Secretary J. Kent — President C. Maxson — Vice-President G. Ritchie Service Director M. Brown — President M. Shaw — Secretary-Treasurer M. Werner — Service Director M. Stroh — Secretary C. Hittepole — Service Director G. Ruck — President L. Schierholt Vice-President