Wapakoneta High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Wapakoneta, OH)

Text from Pages 1 - 100 of the 1953 volume:

THE RETROSPECT of 1953 “JUST WHAT IS BLUME HIGH. ANYWAY?” “Well, it’s the chorus of voices joined in singing the Alma Mater . . . . the bustle of students to and from classes .... the lines of print read, the hundreds of words heard .... the chatter, the small talk, friends laughing together in the halls .... But wait .... let us picture it for you . . , (Published by students of) BLUME HIGH SCHOOL Wapakoncta, Ohio 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS FORWARD___________________________________________________________H ADMINISTRATION______________________________________________ 5-10 SENIORS_____________________________________________________ u'21 History_________________________-.... Prophecy_____________________________________________23, 24, 0 Will ---------------------------------------------- 79-80 UNDERCLASSMEN_________________________________________________25-46 Juniors------------------------------------------------ 25-29 Sophomores _____________________________________________ 31-34 Freshmen_________________________________________________35-39 Jr. Hi............................................. 41-46 Eighth Grade---------------------------------------42-43 Seventh Grade -------------------------------------44-46 ACTIVITIES____________________________________________________47-66 Inter Nos Red Feather----------------------------------48-49 School Council______________________________________________50 Retrospect__________________________________________________51 Jr. Class Play______________________________________________52 Secretarial Staff and Future Business Leaders of America —. 53 Lantern .....--------------------- —-------------------- 54 Band-------------------------------------------------- 55-57 Sr. Class Play ................... —....—...........-.— 58 Girl’s Chorus_______________________________________________59 Freshmen Chorus Mixed Ensemble ----------------------- 60 FHA FFA___________________________________________________61 Sr. Hi-Y Sr. Y-Teens______________________________________62 Jr. Hi-Y Jr. Y-Teens____________________________________ 63 GAA______________________________________________________64-65 Cheerleaders _____________________________________________ 66 Prom________________________________________________________40 Homecoming________________________________________________ 22 Wigwam Swimming Pool______________________________________81 Snaps .............................. 30, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 82 SPORTS________________________________________________________67-74 Football_________________________________________________68-69 Basketball___________________________________________ — 72-74 Baseball Athletic Board___________________________________70 INDEXES Teachers Seniors Underclassmen 2 ADVERTISEMENTS ALMA MATER There’s a high school in Ohio Near the banks of the Auglaize, And to her we each say, I owe Thee a heartfelt song of praise. Hail to thee, dear Alma Mater, Temple reared by God’s own hand. Our gratitude we offer though we roam through many lands. Refrain— Dear Blume High School, we adore thee, And we’ll guard thy sanctity. May the noble thought that bore thee Live through all eternity. 3 O. E. Srultz Row Row Dan Brown. Marlene Loegel, Byron Schumaker, Mr. Gross, i:—Mary Ann Fledderjohann, Melvin Bobb. Roberta Berry. STAFF Marlene Loegel - Editor-in-Chief Mary Ann Fledderjohann - Business Manager Roberta Berry - Literary Editor Dan Brown - Sports Editor Melvin Bobb - Art Editor Byron Schumaker - Photographer Jeannine Naus Mary Wrigley Sharon Hoegner Dean Agner Marlene Shaw Nancy Stroh Dolores Fisher Jeanie Webb Shirley Kuck Jo Ann Lunz Dorothy Barth Shirley Shelmadine Nancy Headapohl Anna Schroer Evelyn Kantner Phyllis Schaub Jo Ann Stahler Karen Werner Sue Koch Cindy Brookhart Carolyn Pruitt Susan Schierholt Kay Myers Mary Rausch Valery Glaser Marilyn Weber 4 I r ■ ' J • ' ■ ■ w • '• • 4 ; • w v r . 5 ALICE BAEUMEL MR. R. E. AUGSPURGER ’Tis not enough to help the feeble up, but to support him after. Sometimes a man comes along and just “rings a belle”. Commanders and their Assistants MR. F. E. PUDERBAUGH ALICE (HAPPY) BECHER The friend of him who has no friend. Her face is her fortune, and it draws a lot of interest. 6 DEANS MR. FERD W. GROSS MRS. CHARLES B. MILLER Not in the role of common men. A friend is one who knows all about you, but likes you anyway. SCHOOL BOARD Left to Right:—A. B. Musser, Sr., President; Mrs. Mary L. Davis, Past President; Edwin J. Stroh, Clerk-Treasurer; R. E. Augspurger, Superintendent; Dr. D. G. Gott; Robert W. Seitz; Robert M. Schumann, Vice-President. 7 MRS. BERTHA BAMBAUER Man was made when Nature was but an apprentice; but woman, when she was a skillful mistress of her art. MR. WALLACE BARR The vocation of everyone is to serve others. MR. H. C. BECKWITH He has half the deed done who has made a beginning. MR. JACK C. BIGELOW His music has the charm to sooth the savage. MR. LUDWELL BINKLEY On every thorn delightful wisdom grows; In every rill a sweet instruction flows. MR. VICTOR BLANKS The highest of distinctions is service to others. MISS LUCILLE BUSHONC The wise, for cure, on exercise depend. MR. JOHN G. CRITES Wisdom of many, and the wit of one. MRS. HELEN HARTUP All words are pegs to hang ideas on. MISS SHIRLEY 1IINDALI. Music—her key to happiness. 8 MISS RUTH HOLL Women are wiser than men because they Know less and understand more. MISS ADA HUNT Sophisticated Lady. MR. CARL HUTCHENS The rule of my life is to make business a pleasure, and pleasure my business. MR. JACK E. KREBS He from whose lips divine persuasion flows. MISS GENEURA LANNING The saying that beauty is skin-deep, is but a skin-deep saying. MISS RUTH LEISENHOFF No beauty is like the l euuty of the mind. MR. DARVIN LUGINBUHL l he touch of an artist. MRS. LOUISE SAYRE She lets her light shine without turning the spot on herself. MR. ED GREN A man of many inches, and every inch a Il) ih mr. don McMillan I know I’m not good-looking, hut what’s my opinion against millions of others. MR. STANLEY WELLER Good nature and good sense must ever join. 9 NELLE KOHLER � Our nurse comes (once a week on Tuesdays) to see that everyone passes inspection. She was very busy this year with an epidemic of measles. As usual, Dan Brown led the class by get-dug them first. LEFT TO RIGHT:—MRS. ALMA PRES A R. MRS. KATHRYN AUGSPUGER. MRS. BETTY PITTHAN, MISS RUTH SONNEDECKER. MISS LOUISE MILLER. The librarians keep the pupils well supplied with the latest scientific information as well as thrilling space stories for their entertainment. LEFT TO RIGHT: —MRS. HARRYETTE JACKSON. MRS. RUTH BAILEY, MRS. EVELYN SCHAUB, MRS. RUTH SHULER. MRS. ALMA PRUITT. It is important that a spaceman have a good diet, so Mrs. Jackson and the cooks plan and prepare appetizing and healthful meals daily for our crew. LEFT TO RIGHT:—ALFRED LUNZ. ISADORE RUCK. FRITZ SCHOFFNER, CLIFF MeCARTY, PAUL KANTNER, CLAY MYERS, WILLIAM KAECK, GUS NEIMEYER, NELSON RUCK. JOHN CUNNINGHAM. The bus drivers fly the students from the far corners of the universe to school in supersonic busses. LEFT TO RIGHT:—HOWARD ZERKLE, ESTILL HARMON. ISADORE RUCK. The janitors keep the rockets clean and neat, as well as in good working condition. 10 rr HISTORY When we first entered the “Solar” school from the elementary grades, we looked forward to two years of apprenticeship on the ground. We watched the older students and longed for the day when we would receive our wings. In our freshman year we added several new students from surrounding country schools and at last were allowed to leave the earth behind and explore the universe. We will always remember the Freshman-sophomore dance that the sophomores gave us. It was a great time when our boys organized their freshman basketball squad, and by our second year we felt like old hands. But we had a lot to learn. In our sophomore year, we searched deeper into the fields of learning, electing more subjects to our own person al interests. That year we chose Nancy Metzger as sophomore attendant to the homecoming queen. We were now working lower deck on first class rocket ships. Our junior year we took our first trip to the milky way when we entertained the seniors at our prom, “Heavenly Daze.” We presented our class play, “Clementine”, in the fall, and elected Shirley Brading as homecoming attendant. Sometimes along the way, the hours seemed rather slow, and we wondered whether we’d ever become full-fledged pilots. But when we returned in the fall of '52, we took over the cockpit, and with Dan Brown as chief pilot, and Dick Veit as co-pilot, we made a complete journey through space. We touched upon all occupations in the universe by means of Career Day, and we visited many universities on College Day. Our lovely queen, Miriam Prieser, reigned at our homecoming game with stars in her eyes. As leaders, we gained a new sense of responsibility which we intend to carry with us through life. Yes, Blume High, as we stand here with our wings in our hands, we shed a tear, knowing we must leave you behind as we go OUT OF THIS WORLD, your world, and into the future ......... 12 EMMA JANE ABE Charming, poised, and so petite. CURTISS DEANE AC.NER He gets a big charge out of his car— if he can. JONNIE MASON ANSPAUGH A ditch in time saves nine out of ten drivers. Standing:—Dolores Fisher, Service Director; Dick Veit, Vice President; Miriam Fric:cr, Secretary. Seated:—Dan Brown, President. DEAN ALAN ARMSTRONG There’s rhythm in his dancing feet. DOROTHY JANE BARTH I love men, not because they’re men, but because they’re not women. MARY JANE BEHM She’s a good “skate.” 13 WILLIAM ARTHUR BENZING Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Benzing. ROBERTA ANN BERRY A world of words at her fingertips. ELECTA MAE BOTKIN The secret of life is not to do what you like, but to like what you do. ROBERTA MAE BRACKNEY CHARLES RICHARD BRADING It is the wise head that makes the He’ll always l e in the “Sport” light, still tongue. 14 WANDA LUCILLE BICE She speaks not when there is nothing to be said. EARL WESLEY BOWERSOCK To me women are just members of the opposite sex. FLORENCE ELNORA BRENNENIAN The way to multiply happiness is to divide it. 'yjfrr- VERNON D. BRENTLINGER He's little, he's wise; he's a terror fcr his size. JAMES LEE DELONG He’s a Jim dandy! IDALOUJOYCE EARL The best way to keep your friends b r' not to give them away. MARILYN ANN ELSASS With malice toward none. DOLORES LUCILLE FISHER Her charming smile and easy way win her many a friend. MARY ANN FLEDDERJOHANN If you want to will time, try working it to death. 15 MARGARET FRAME A pretty senorita with dark and flashing eyes. DONNA JEAN FRANK non't expect to crash newspaper headlines unless you are of a bold type. SHARON ANN HOEGNER Sweeter than springtime is she. ROGER HAMAN Four score and seven women ago. . . . EVELYN MARIE KANTNER It’s nice to be natural if your’re nat urally nice. SANDRA JOAN FREEMAN Beauty is its own excure for being. NANCY LEE HEADAPOHL She's our wild Irish rorc. BARBARA JEAN KNOCH I believe in the incomprehensibility pf learning. 16 SUE ELAINE KOCH She has H.S.V.P. eyes. SHIRLEY ANN KUCK A fair exterior is a good recommendation. MARLENE ELIZABETH LOEGEL I never wait to be cranked—I’m a self-starter. JOANNE LOUISE LUNZ Never put off enjoyment, ’cause there’s no time like the pleasant. PHYLLIS JEAN LUTHER Little said, much accomplished. JOHN ANTHONY MARKER Criticism is something you can avoid JOHN MARION LUNZ Well timed silence hath more eloquence than speech. RICHARD MERLE MCCORMICK Time tells on a man, especially a good time. JEAN CLAIRE MCDONALD Rarely do we meet in one combined, a pretty girl and a brilliant mind. WARREN CLYDE MUSSER He always puts his best foot forward, then trips. ) BRUCE RIDGEWAY NEIDEMIRE He’s as likable as he is lookable. LEROY MCFARLAND The happiest miser on earth; he saves up every’ friend he makes. NANCY METZGER An echo is the only thing that can cheat a woman out of the last word. CHARLES KENNETH ORCHARD JR. The hardest thing to learn about farming is getting up at 5 A. M. BARABARA JEAN OTT A woman who trusts her man everywhere is one who goes everywhere with him. 18 MIRIAM ANN PRIESER A small girl wtih a big personality. RUTH ANN ROEDICER There shall be music wherever she PHYLLIS JEAN SCHAUB To err is human, to forgive, divine. ROBERT LEE SCHILLING I can resist anything hut temptation. TOM C. SCHNELL After man came woman, and she’s been after him ever since. 19 ANNA LOUISE SCHROER If variety is the spice of life, I’m well seasoned. JAMES LEWIS SCHUMANN Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you. BYRON EUGENE SCHUMAKER The height is the measure M the man. CARL RAYMOND SCHUMANN lie’s always busy, day in and night JACK SELOYER Fifty-one more of him would make a full deck. MARLENE KAY SHAW She’s pretty, she's neat, she’s power ful sweet. SHIRLEY JOANN SHELMADINE She’s as buzy as a hive full of bees, and sweeter than all their honey. JOAN VIVIAN STAHLER Some girls pursue learning, while others learn pursuing. NANCY ANN STROH Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax. % 20 RICHARD ARLEN VEIT BOBBY LEE WALLACE I have so much more than Gregory, All’s fair in love and football, why should I fight it? ALBERT CLIFFORD WEBB I don’t want to be a millionaire, just live like one. JOHN WEBB His only crime is killing time. MARILYN JEANNE WEBB A ring on the finger is worth two on the phone. MELVIN EUGENE WERLING The man who waits for things to turn up has his eyes on his shoes. BARBARA ANN WOLFE MARY SOPHIA WRIGLEY Contentment is the greatest blessing She can play to beat the band! ?f the human race. NORMA JANE ZWIEBEL Those who talk least work the best. n 3. The Queen Speaks 5. The Queen’s Court HOMECOMING 1 2 Sitting on “Top of the World” 4. Approaching the Throne 6. The Grand Entrance 22 OUT OF THIS WORLD Let us climb into our supersonic rocket ship in this year, 1973, and make a visit to some of the graduates of the class of 1953. Progress has been rapid in the past twenty years, and most of the class now live on the nearby planets. First we will visit Venus which is nearest the earth, and continue on our way to Mercury. As you would expect, Venus is known for her pretty girls and most of these are secretaries. As we descend our rocket ship which is piloted by Warren Musser, Anna Schroer and Ruth Roediger assist us. They are what is known as spaceship stewardesses. At the hotel we check our bags and chat with Shirley Kuck who is a secretary here. Our first trip of course will be to the F.arth Consulate, where we find Dick Veit, Ambassador to Venus. His private secretary is Sharon Hoegner. Dick offers to take us on a tour of the capital city, Venisia. At the high school we are surprised to find Mert Copeland is principal and Bob Schilling is superintendent. While we are chatting over old times with Bob and Mert, Nancy Headapohl and Emma Jane Abe appear and inform us that they are secretaries here. As we are leaving we meet Roberta Brackney and Marilyn Elsass on their way to work. They also play in the Venus all-girl orchestra. Dick says this is his favorite. It is getting late now and we must leave Venus. Ruth and Anna strap our safety belts, and we are off for Mercury. Mercury is a very hot planet, being only 36,000,000 miles from the sun. Because of this, she has seasons which last only three weeks. It happens that we arrive in winter. Winter here is much like that in Florida, and we find quite a few businessmen vacationing. Earth Consul on Mercury is Dan Brown, who used to be class president. His secretary is Nancy Metzger. Nancy advises us to go to the beach where we find Jon Anspaugh, a big business executive, sunning on the sand. With him are Tom Schnell and Carl Schumann who are partners in a mechanical engineering project. Bill Benz-ing and Earl Bowersock come out of the water to greet us. They are both successful chemical engineers. Mercury Beach is a lovely resort, but we must leave now as we promised to stop and visit with Gene Tippie, another mechanical engineer, at the Hotel Solar. Then Ruth informs us that we must get back to our space ship if we want to make Mars by spring on that planet. Mars w’as the first planet to be settled by earthlings, and so many of our classmates have been here quite awhile. Since Mars is very light, and an athlete here can easily leap a twelve foot wall, it is not surprising that this planet serves as sort of a training camp for sportsmen. Of coure the Earth Consul is Charles Brading and he tells us all about his favorite baseball team, the Marsian Reds. In Marshville, as the capital city is named, it seems there are two rival football teams playing this day. One, the Comets, is coached by Deane Agner. The other, the Meteors, has Vernon Brentlinger as its coach. Head cheerleader for the Comets is Miriam Prieser, and since Mim is an old classmate, too, we decide to root for that team. The game ends in a tie, however. Marshville has a new roller rink which is owned and operated by Mary Jane Behm. Across the street is Bob Wallace’s “School of Football Techniques.” We have to stop and chat with Bob and we find that his secretary is another classmate, Dorothy Barth. We’d certainly like to stay longer on this Sportsman’s Paradise, but Anna tells us that we must be leaving for Jupiter. Jupiter is 1200 timec as large as our home planet, Earth, and therefore has a lot of surface. Jupiter’s seasons are three years long and so for a span of about seven years her climate is ideal for farming. When we arrive, she has just finished three years of summer and her farmers are very prosperous. Earth Consul here is Jack Selover, whose secretary is Dolores Fisher. Because of the vastness of the planet, in order to visit our classmates, we must charter a private air rocket. The first plantation at which we stop is Melvin Werling’s. He calls his place MELabar Farm. As we make our tour of the beautiful countryside, we come upon an estate which is partially farmed and partially covered with basketball courts. Jack explains that this is the home of Leroy McFarland, retired professional basketball star. He used to live on Mars, where he now spends his winters. The next farm at which we stop is Ken Orchard's. Ken specializes in growing straw for hay rides. On our way back, we stop and chat with F rank Rostorfer. He is head of FFA on Jupiter. We thank Jack for the nice trip and again ascend our rocket ship. As we near the next planet which we are to visit in our travels, we find ourselves in a deep and mysterious fog. Of course we are nearing Saturn, which is noted for its ‘halo’. On Saturn there is a new solar clinic and medical practicioners come here from all parts of the universe. Earth Con- 33 sul here is Jim Schumann. Jim is president of the Pharmacists’ Association, and a successful druggist besides. Jim’s secretary is Carol Rurgoon, who directs us to the Stellar Clinic. This is a beautiful modern building built entirely of unbreakable glass and plastic. On the first floor we meet Head Nurse Mary Ann Fledderjohann who offers to show us around the hospital. The first door to the right opens into Doctor Margaret Frame's office where Peggy is looking over an X-ray of a patient. Her nurse is Kay Myers. We chat for a while with Kay and Peg and then Mary Ann shows us down the corridor to Doctor Roger Haman’s office. Roger is a specialist in pediatrics. His nurse is Marlene Shaw. In the hall we meet Idalou Earl who is floor nurse here. Now Mary Ann conducts us up the elevator to the twelfth floor psycho ward. Here we enter the office of Doctor Roberta Berry, who is a psychiatrist. From her office we can see a great distance over Saturn’s lovely countryside. We also see our stewardesses waving for us to return to our ship and so we reluctantly leave this beautiful hospital. We are excited to learn that the next planet we will visit is the entertainment center of the solar world. It is the planet Uranus, whose capital city is Ureno. At the space port we are met by Byron Schumaker who snaps our picture and offers to conduct us on a tour of ‘Reno’. Byron is Earth Consul here and his secretary is Electa Botkin. It is late afternoon and the nightclubs are just opening. We meet Wanda Bice who invites us to dine and dance at the Eagles Club, which she owns. We accept the invitation and are surprised to find Valery Glaser is top vocalist here. Across the street in neon lights we see the name of another classmate, Jean McDonald. Jean is the star of a musical comedy called “Skys and Dolls”. Leaving Jean’s dressing room, we hear two familiar voices sounding forth in a beautiful duet. Turning the corner, we find that the music is coming from the opera house where Dean Armstrong and Jeannine Naus are singing their tenth encore. Dean also owns a dancing studio where he gives private professional lessons. In the opera house we encounter Phyllis Schaub who is an accountant, and helps keep Ureno’s accounts in order. We couldn’t leave Uranus without stopping at Norma Zwiebel’s Bingo Club for a game or two. Then, post haste, we board our rocket ship once more, and are off to Neptune. Neptune was named for the Roman god of the sea, and so naturally we would expect to find the Navy on this planet. Bruce Neidemire is the Earth Consul here and a great naval commander besides. His secretary is Barbara Knoch, a lieutenant in the WAVES. Bruce shows us around the docks where we meet mechanics, John Marker, Jim DcLong and John Lunz. They inform us that they get their tools from the McCormick Tool and Dye Co., which is owned by another classmate, Dick McCormick. Of course, we must take a tour of one of the ships and so we pick the U. S. Luna, which has made fifteen trips to different moons. The admiral on this ship is Bert Webb. His chief gunner’s mate is Bud Webb. After stopping in to see Dick McCormick, we again return to our space ship and put flight for Pluto. Pluto is the farthest planet from the sun and has only recently been inhabited by earthlings. The pacemakers to the planet have been missionaries, as in most new and foreign lands. We arrive in the early morning on a stretch of lantl which has been cleared into a forest. We are cordially met by Shirley Shelmadine and several of her Plutan friends. As yet there is no Earth Consulate on Pluto, so Shirley shows us around the exotic village where she lives. They are about to begin their church service and we are invited. Phyllis Luther is chaplain and Elnora Brenneman is the evangelist who leads the singing. Deaconess for the parish is another old friend, Mary Wrigley. After church, we chat with these classmates awhile and then leave for home. Sailing back through space, we feel we have had a pretty enjoyable vacation reviewing old friendships from the class of 1953. But something seems to be lacking. In our travels we have overlooked a very important planet, Earth! Since Earth is frequently referred to as the “Mother Planet”, it is there that children and students are educated for their work in the universe. Naturally, then, we find here most of the schools of the solar system, The children of classmates, Joan Stahler and Jeanne Webb, who were first to marry, and Sue Koch, who has musical ideas for her offspring, are privileged to have a number of excellent schools and teachers. Two of the best elementary teachers which these children might have are Miss Sandra Freeman and Miss Martha Ruck. In high school, Miss Nancy Stroh is a capable music teacher, and home economics are taught to future homemakers by Misses Barbara Wolfe and Barbara Ott. Joanne and Evelyn now operate the Lunz Business College. Car- 24 Continued On Page 80 JUNIOR OFFICERS Standing:—Becky Lament, Secretary; Jeffrey Telljohn, Service Director. Seated:—Jay Koenig, President; George Niemeyer, Vice President. 25 HOMEROOM 4 Aftcn., I ('TiTtrtih AtateriflL Oetmat lift ■■■— . Quote Arnrarrmfc. Bcte® Bate- , ILanrj liJMNtek Itew- i-.—ftef lAlteom Wklfs Marat Rroian. Itemxui R.'W'am, Scrnim fcwiu, Quurk idtt. Item i-Omif Bwwdtibiet. Surtewi. M«r« fturbir, Tear Cmnp«- fftet GoptAuA, Stoteon fc m CWndlL Dti«. fb Etewits, BmkMI I ns. Oi:« iDo« tffc� Jffdm Etatv. • .—Exvtetn GbKBWL J« R Edk. TV® Gxw.oum, Draw Ate ttrtt Marina, Ouwikl $ftrtite Ebigfti HOMEROOM cwmers ILwfft IKgftfrr—'IPniTi (DnqNK, Viej Efaf iBrott. Quote Arm-rr int. ff w ui� mi: Murat Bbfllbm. Sfwrtum Stefa C.njirhin:. $ot. D . 36 HOMEROOM 5 ,, ow 1:—Judy Gilbert. Giimy Gregg, Esther Gross, Ronnie Gross, Shirley Harshbarger. How 2:-Cathy Hartman, Dwain Headapohl, Elizabeth HeadapohL Phyllis Hengstler. Shirley Hem. Row 3:—Ned Hobler. Marcia Howe, Margaret Hunton, Wade Jung. Jim Katter- henry. Row 4: —Rollin Kennedy. Ray Kerst. Marilyn Kinstle. Jay Koenig. Becky Lament. Row 5:-Pat Lee. Norma Liston. Carol Lunz, Dorothy Lunz, George Marker. Row 6:—Everett Welch. Absent:—Carol Johnson. 27 HOMEROOM 6 Row 1:—Max Maxson, Barbara Metzger, Connie Miller, Barbara Minnich, Richard Morningstar. Row 2:—George Nietneyer, Byron Parlette, Martha Petty, Connie Phillips, Jean Poien. Row 3:-Bert Presar, Dorothy Pruitt, Mary Rausch, Marilyn Rcnieke, Celia Richardson. Row 4:—Betty Roberts, Susan Schierholt, Lee Shroyer, Dennis Singleton, Dick Smallwood. Row 5:—Ruth Snyder, Shirley Stevenson, David Stoll, Emily Strohm, Bob T abler. Row 6:—Jeffrey Telljohn. HOMEROOM 6 OFFICERS Left to Right:—George Niemeyer, Ser. Dir.; Celia Richardson, Vice President; Max Maxson, President; Connie Phillips, Secretary'. 28 HOMEROOM 16 Row 1 .—Larry Thuman. Jan is Tobias. Jim Webb, Marilyn Weber. Row 2:—Karen Werner, Torn Wills, Kathleen Wolfe, Rose Wrigley. Row 3:—Betty Wynegar, Laura Yost, Bill Zerkel, Ralph Zorn HOMEROOM 16 OFFICERS Standing:—Bill Zerkel, Vice President; Laura Yost, Secretary; Ralph Zorn, Ser. Dir. Seated: Karen Werner, President. 5 6 Y-Teen rough initiation SNAPS 1 2 “Out of this World” 3 4 Pep meetings—Yea, team! HOMEROOM 23 Row 1:— Don Abbey, Milo Ajmer, Tom Baker, Sandra Banghart, Robert Behm, Edgar Bohb. Row 2: Rose Mario Bowden, Barbara Bowersock, Freda Bowersock, Shirley Bowersock, Carol Bruns, Rose Marie Bryan. Row 3:—Harry Burkhart. Lyle Copeland. Mary Cunningham, Barbara Dresher, Marilyn Earl. Rita Etgen. Row 4:—Jim Frey, Jack Gierhart, Jim Gott, Ronnie Gross, John Haynes, Pat Hutchens. Row 5:—Bob Johnson, Elvin Jones, Carol Kaeck, Kurt kah, Eileen Kattcr, Shirley Katterheinrich. Row 6:—Myrna Kennedy. Gene Knoch, Tom Knoch, Dwain Welch. Absent:—Roland Burk, Warren Keller. HOMEROOM 23 OFFICERS Standing:—Barbara Dresher, Secretary; Gene Knoch, Ser. Dir.; Ro ie Bryan. Vice. Pres. Seated:—Put Hutchens, President. Sophomore Class Officers on preceding page. Seated:—Aaron Thrush, Pres.; Barbara Dresher. Sec'y-Standing:—Rosie Bryan, Ser. Dir.; Kurt Kah. Vice-Pres. 32 HOMEROOM 31 HOMEROOM 31 OFFICERS Standing.'-Don Malueg, Vice President; Tom Kuck, Ser. Dir.; Meredith Plummer. Secretary. Seated:—Jean Keineke, President. Naylor. Row 1:—Ronnie Kohler, Tom Kuck. Row 2:—Jim LaMarr, Joe Lamhorne, Sue Leffel, Merlene Louth, Kenneth Lunz. Row 3:—Dick Luther, Don Muleug, Charles Metz, Larry Metzger, Sally Metzger. Row 4:—Kathleen Miller. Mary Lou Miller, Larry Musser, Doris Myers, Jim Roberts. Row 5:—Marlene Oak man, Fred Parish, Douglas Parlette, Mary Jane Parlette. Row 6:—Lois Rausch, Douglas Reed, Jean Reineke. Noel Ritchie, Shirley 33 HOMEROOM 32 HOMEROOM 32 OFFICERS Standing:—Carolyn Romshe, Secretary; Jim Specs, Vice President; Bill Schilling, Ser. Dir. Seatcd: Aaron Thrush, President. Row 1:—Shirley Rinehart, Carolyn Romshe, William Schcblo, Bill Schilling, Barbara Seitz. Row 2:—Shirley Setty, Doris Shoffstall, Tom Smith, Ruth South, Jim Specs. Row 3:—Don Stabler, Aaron Thrush, Donna Thrush, Sharon Thrush, Larry Timmerman. Row 4: —Kenneth Tobias, Willis Vetters, Ferd Vorhees, Mac Walker, Carol Webb. Row 5:—Bill Weber, Joann Wibbeler, Jerry Wolfe, Pbyllis Wright, Doyle Yost. 34 wmi'mm HOMEROOM 34 Row 1:—Lois Alley. Sue Antrum, Don Armer, Lynn Augspurger, Arthur Bailey. Row 2:— Jennine Bailey, Marion Bailey, Shelby Bailey, Virginia Barth, Nancy Bell. Row- 3:—Bob Bell, Norma Jean Bmdele, Carolyn Botkins, Sally Brading, Billy Brauer. Row 4:—Marge Brown, Jack Burden, Cliff Butler, Charles Comer, Dennis Cory. Row 5:—Robert Crow, Larry Dardio, Connie Dill, Shirley Elsass, Jim Fogt. Row 6:—John Gosnell, Joyce Holt, Larry Brown. HOMEROOM 34 OFFICERS Standing:—Nancy Bell, Secretary; Denny Cory, Vice President; Virginia Barth, Sen-ice Director. Seated:—Arthur Bailey, President. ?s HOMEROOM 24 H°w 1 !“Diaiuw Hansen, Jon Hardacre, James Heinrich, Don Hcngstler, Pat Hern, Linda Herndon. How 2:—Maurice Herron, Terry Herwig, Stan Hoegner, Susan Huebner, Myrna Huffcr, Bud Hunton. � .. w, ?:“Warren J°nt s Karen Kah, Emma Lou Kantner, Larry Kantner, Kenneth King, Arthur Khpfel. ROW 4:“Gary Klopfenstein, Lewis Knoch, Dean Koch, Edwin Koch, Virgil Kinstle, Terry i t Ho ' 5:“Angela Kuck, Nancy Lament, Charles Lee, Marilyn Leffel, Frank Lenhart, Larry Louth. Row 6:—Sharon Lunz, Janet Lusk, Janet Matthews, Carmen McCormick, Susan McElroy. Absent:—Georganna Koch. HOMEROOM 24 OFFICERS I eft to Right:—Teriy Koenig. Vice President; Gcorgianna Koch, Secretary; Jon Hardacre, Service Director; Nancy Lament, President. 37 HOMEROOM 21 Row 1Drusilda Meier, Vera Mertz, Sylvia Naurice, Jack Naylor. Beverly Neuman Row 2:—Jerry Ott, Doris Phillips, Don Presar, James Presar, Barbara Puderbaugh. Row 3:—Paul Rausch, Beverly Reed. John Richardson. Donald Ruck. Juanita Ruck. Row 4:—Don Eversman, Wayne Schultz, Donald Schumann, Boh Shaffer. Larry Sheiplme. Don Steinke. Absent:—Mary Myers, Connie Sheipline. HOMEROOM 21 OFFICERS Standing:—Beverly Neuman, Secretary; John Richardson, Ser. Dir.; Barbara Puderbaugh, Vice President. Seated:—Don Presar, President. 38 HOMEROOM 17 Row 1:—Clifford Webb, Harold Bennett, Kathryn Smith, Bernard Tuttle. Row 2:—Janet Walls, Richard Watt, Francis Webb, Gary Webb. Row 3:—Jerry Wenning, Joan Winklcman, Helen Winter, Betty Young. HOMEROOM 17 OFFICERS Loft to Right:—Betty Young, Service Director; Jerry Wenning, Secretary; Richard Watt, Vice President; Helen Winter, President. 1952 JR. SR. PROM “Heavenly Daze” was the theme chosen by the class of 1953. Juniors and seniors literally danced under the stars to the music of Karl Beach’s Orchestra. Wall paintings depicting celestial scenes adorned the walls, and silver stars twinkled from the ceiling of the gymnasium as students turned out for the biggest social event of the year. Following the dance, the movie, “Belle of New York” was shown at the Wapa Theater. A breakfast was served and vaudeville enter-lainmcnt was provided by parents of the classes of 1952 and 1953. It was a gala evening as the class of 1952 prepared to graduate, and the class of 1953 looked forward to another year at Blume High. 40 HOMEROOM 13 Row 1:—Judy Accuntius, Charlene Addington, Bill Bailey, Marvin Brandehoff, Tom Burden, Roger Craft. Row 2:—Don Elsass. David Erh, Victoria Frey, Frank Herron, Mary Jean Hines, Earnest Hollenbacher. Row 3:—Jean Howell, Dale Huffer, Betty Jones, Ralph Kaeck, Howard Kelley, Ronald King. Row 4: -Myron Koch, Frieda Klima, Larry Marker, Sylvia Market, Gerald Metzger, Sandra Miller. Row 5:—Larry Osborne, Jim Petty, Fred Pitthan, Paul Plummer, Mary Jane Polen, Wayne Quellhorst. Row 6:—Patricia Schaub, Richard South, Betty Stevenson, Barbara Welch, Larry Wright. HOMEROOM 13 OFFICERS Left to Right: Donald Elsass, Ser. Dir.; Howard Kelly, Vice Pre idcnt; Bill Bailey, President; Ronald King, Secretary. 42 HOMEROOM 14 Row 1: Carol Bobb, Becky Brading, Gloria Burden, Wayne Burden, Jim Cole, Charlotte Copeland. Row 2: -Ned Delong, Richard Fell, Mark Gesler, Mary Hardy, Richard Henderson, Sharon Hutt. Row 3:—Hyla Jung, Rosemary Jung, Nancy Katterheinrich, Jack Knoch, Kenneth Leffel, Carolyn Leonard. Row 4:—Charles Lunz, Bettianne Moore, Michael McBeth, Marsha Ritchie, Barbara Schumann, Marjorie Schumann. Row 5:— Nancy Seitz. Karen Schuler, Martha Sholler, Arlyne Stein, Bill Ufer. Absent:—Sonja Lot-hard. HOMEROOM 14 OFFICERS Left to Right:—Nancy Katterheinrich, Secretary; Margv Schumann, Vice President; Billy Ufer, Ser. Dir.; Richard Fell, President. 43 HOMEROOM 7 Row 1 .-—Carol Burden. Jackie Burgoon, Carolyn Clark. George Coil. John Conklc. Row 2: Kent Copeland, Judy Davis, Sonja Davis, Bill Dill, Regina Ebert. Row 3:—Norma Elsass, Wayne Fisher. Bill Gott. Betty Grimes, Jack Griner. Row I: Catherine Haynes, Richard Headapohl, Julia lierbst, Paul Herring, Pauline Herring. Row 5:—Roger Hines. Rita Hollenbacher, Shirley House. Absent:—Dale Burden HOMEROOM 7 OFFICERS Left to Right:—Julia Herbst. President; Jackie Burgoon, Vice President; Carol Burden, Ser. Dir.; Jack Griner. Secretary. 44 Row 1Barbara Adams, James Adams. Dan Stump. Row 2:—Mary Lou Antram, Roln-rl Augipurger, Larry Bauemel, Tom Baucmel, Joan Battles, Clyde Berry. Row 3:— Bobby Bice, Wesley Blizzard, Jack Brewer, Jon Brewer, Sharon Campbell, Sharon Camper. Row 4:—Barbara Chiles, Susan Cornell, Sam Davidson, Allen Harshharger, Jim Howe, Judy Kauper. Row 5:—Richard Kennedy, Dianne Keifer, Suzanne Kolter, Jerry Lee Kuck, Linda Lament, Sally Martin. Row 6:—Lester Orchard, Cora Pester, Leon Rausch, Randall Richardson, LeArdye Ritter Peggy' Schlenker. _ Row 7Marilyn Seitz, Gary Sheipline, Bill Smallwood, Judy Telljohn, Melanie Werner. Rex Wolfe. HOMEROOM 9 OFFICERS Standing:—Melanie Werner, Secretary: Sharon Camper, Ser. Dir.; Linda Lament, Vice President. 45 Seated:—Robert Augspurger, President. HOMEROOM HOMEROOM 11 OFFICERS Standing:—Maeva Keller, Secretary; Damans Schilling, Vice President; Denny Metzger, Ser. Dir. Seated:—Junior Koch, President. Row 1:—Chester Fisher, Barbara Katterheinrich, Maeva Keller, Ellen Kerst. Marvin Klop-fenstein. Junior Koch. Row 2:—Jerry John Kuck, Linda Leffel, Paul Leonard, Jim Lucas, Lura Mae Lunz, Janice Marker. Row 3:—Joyce Marker, Joyce McCulloch, Dennis Metzger, Bob Miller, Jerry Neuman, David Myers. Row 4:—Judy Parish, Bob Parlette, George Petty, Carol Rohrbaugh, Leonard Schumann, Wesley Seitz. Row 5:—Dennis Simon, Sonny Stiles, Damaris Schilling, Larry Stolzenberg. Darlene Tobias, Judy Wenning. Row 6:—Jerry Werner, Marjorie Winkleman, Raymond Sheipline, Linda Zeits, Danny Zerkt I, Kiank Yost, Sally Hunton. INTER NOS OFFICERS Standing:—Ruth Joan Snyder, Vice President; Jean McDonald, Corresponding Secretary; Shirley Shelmadine. Secretary. Seated:—Miss Holl. Advisor; Peggy Frame, President. The purpose of the Inter Nos Club is to give the students an understanding of the value of studying languages and an understanding of the cultural history of foreign peoples and close neighbors. The Red Feather is the service club of our solar system. They hold a big drive at the beginning of the year which takes care of all charity organizations. Social activities at Blume cover such fields as Red Feather, Language club, Student Council, yearbook, class plays, business organizations, school newspaper, band, choral groups, agriculture association, YMCA, YWCA, and athletic clubs. Every student has an opportunity to associate with others who have similar tastes. These groups are all organized for the betterment of the student body, and are ably supervised by members of the faculty. These organizations together present a School Carnival each spring. Without the interest and enthusiasm of the students for these social activities, this would not be possible.. RED FEATHER OFFICERS Standing:—Marilyn Remcke, Vice President; Lsrry Baldwin, Treasurer; Susan Schierholt, Secretary. Seated:—M a r g e Botkin, President; Mr. Gren, Advisor. 48 RED FEATHER INTER NOS How 1:—Larry Baldwin. Susan Reineke, Margie Botkins, Susan Schierholt, Jeanne Webb, Mr. Cren. Row 2:—Sharon Hoegner, Dianna Hangen. Esther Cross, Betty Wagner. Karen Werner, Sandra Banghart, Barbara Schumann, Shirley Hern. How 3:—Elnora Brennemen, Byron Schumaker. Ronnie Kohler, Kurt Kali. Douglas Parlette, Willis Vetters, Michael McBeth, William Bcnzing. How 1: Jay Koenig, Marcia Howe, Ruth Snyder, Peg Frame, Shirley Shelmadine, Jean McDonald, Elnora Brenncman, Rose Wrigley, Miss Holl. Row 2: —Marilyn Rieneke, Judy Cornell, Doris Phillips, Beverly Neuman. Jean Rieneke, Barbara Dresher, Mrcdith Plummer, Sharon Thmsh, Sue Antram, Lois Alliev. Row 3:—Jim Heinrich, John Gosnell, James Presar, Terry Herwig, Wyman Haskins, Larry Sheipline, Georganna Koch, Nancy Lament, Janet Matthews, Angela Kuck, Carmen McCormick. Row 4:—Jim Schumann, Kenneth Tobias, Jerry Wolf, Larry Timmerman, Art Klipfel, Lynn Augsperger, Edgar Bobb, Jon Hardacre. 49 STUDENT COUNCIL Row 1:—Dolores Fisher, Mr. Puderbaugh, Becky Lament. Bruce Xeidemire, Jay Koenig, Mi.s Holl. Row 2:—Eileen Katter. George Niemeyer, Charles Armstrong, Bert Prerar, Dean Armstrong, Tom Schnell, Charles Brading, Marlene Loegel, Evelyn Kantner. Row 3:—Elizabeth Headapohl, Cindy Brookhart, Peg Davis, Jerry Wolf, Tom Kuck, Aaron Thrush, Meredith Plummer, Barbara Seitz, Phyllis Schaub. Student Council is the student body's voice in school affairs. Members are chosen by the students, and speak for them. STUDENT COUNCIL OFFICERS Standing:—Miss Holl, Advisor; Jay Koenig, Vice President; Mr. Puderbaugh, Advisor. Seated:—Bruce Neideniire, President; Becky Lament, Secretary-Treasurer. 50 Advbor:—Mr. Cross. How 1:—Dan Brown, Marlene Loegel, Roberta Berry, Mary Ann Fledderjohann. Melvin Bobb, Byron Schumaker. Row 2:—Jo Ann Lunz, Jeannme Nans, Evelyn Kantner, Cindy Brookhart, Valery Glaser, Nancy Stroh, Dorothy Barth, Anna Schroer. Row 3:—Carolyn Pruitt Sue Koch, Deane Agner, Susan Schierholt, Shirley Shelniadme, Marilyn Weber, Nancy Headapohl, Kay Myers. Row 4:—Mary Rausch. Phyllis Schauh, Sharon Hoegncr, Jo Ann Stabler, Karen Werner. Jean Webb, Marlene Shaw. Shirley Kuck, Dolores Fisher, Mary Wrigley. The Retrosjx-ct staff works all year long to record for students lasting memories of their high school days. 51 JUNIOR CLASS PLAY CAST Row 1: — Lee Schroyer, Either Gross. Celia Richard:on, Martha Petty. Judy Cornell, Susan Schierholt, Marcia Howe, Peg Davis, Larry Baldwin, George Niemeyer. Row 2:—Jay Koenig, Ralph Zorn, Dorothy Pruitt, Barbara Metzger, Mary Rausch, Pat Bell, Donna Bowden, Shirley Harshbarger, Elizabeth Headapohl. Row 3:—Becky Lament, Judy Gilbert, Karen Werner, Barbara Minnich, Margaret llunton, Carol Lunz, Ginny Gregg. Cathy Hartman, Marilyn Kinstle. Row 4:—Cindy Brookhart, Norma Liston, Shirley Hern, Wade Jung, Helen Bailey, Betty Wvnegar, Pat Copeland. A bit of drama is found when junior class play time rolls around. Dr. Allenby ..................... Lee Shroyer Mrs. Wagner Susan Schierholt Hannah Hawks Esther Gross Chuck Allenby ................... George Niemeyer Barbie Allenby .................. Judy Cornell Billie Allenby .................. Ralph Zorn Tanie Allenby Peggy Jo Davis Patsy Gardner Celia Richardson Nancy Pomeroy .............. Marcia Howe Hugo Jarvis Larry Baldwin George Bennet Jay Koenig Ginny Grant ................ Martha Petty The rest of the members served on such committees as: Tickets and Publicity, Programs, Costume and Properties Crew, Make-Up, Book Holders, Curtain and Lights, and Usherettes. There would have been no play if not for their assistance. 52 SECRETARIAL STATE How 1Shirley Shelmadine. Jean McDonald, Kay Myers, Jeannie Webb, Anna Schroer, Elizabeth Ileadapohl, Emma Abe. Row 2:—Joanne Lunz, Sharon Hoegner, Nancy Metzger. Jean nine Nans, Evelyn Lunz, Alice Doseck, Mr. Hutchens. Row 3:—Dorothy Barth, Phyllis Schaub, Marilyn Elsass, Nancy Ileadapohl, Dolores Fisher, Jay Koenig. FUTURE It US IN ESS LEADERS OF AMERICA Standing: —Mr. Hutchens, Advisor; Marlene Loe-gel. Secretary; Emma Jane Abe, Treasurer. Seated:—Nancy Metzger, Vice President; Byron Schumaker, President. Row 1:—Evelyn Kantner, Phyllis Schaub, Emma Jane Abe, Byron Schumaker, Nancy Metzger, Marlene Loegel, Mr. Hutchens. Row 2:—Pat Copeland, Betty Wynegar, Electa Botkins, Dolores Fisher, Sandra Freeman, Shirley Kuck, Nancy Stroh, Evelyn Engel, Evelyn Lunz. Row 3:—Marilyn Kinstle, Carol Lunz, Esther Gross, Jean Polen, Barbara Metzger. Pat Bell, Valery Glaser. Roberta Brackney, Shirley Harshbarger. Row 4:—Gene Tippie. Lee Shroyer, Ralph Zorn, Helen Bailey, Rose Marie Bowden, Margaret Hunton, Shirley Engel Joanne Lunz, Sue Koch. ’ 53 Donna Frank Mary Kausch Carolyn Pruitt Sue Koch LANTERN STAFF Editor-in-chief: ......... Associate Editor: Make-Up-Editor: ............... Page Editors: ................ Literary Editor: Sports Editor: Feature Editor: Music Editor: Club and Society Editor: Business Manager: Circulation and Exchange Editor Faculty Advisor. ........ Donna Jean Frank ... Mary Rausch Carolyn Pruitt Sue Koch Marlene Shaw Shirley Shelmadine Evelyn Lunz Roberta Berry ... Dorothy Barth Jean McDonald Ruth Ann Roediger Ruth Joann Snyder ... Phyllis Schaub Pat Lee ... Mrs. Sayre Marlene Shaw A group of journalists put their heads together and come up every two weeks with an edition of the Lantern. In this way, students are informed of up-to-the-minute news about their school. Shirley Shelmadine Evelyn Lunz Bottom Row:—Roberta Berry, Dorothy Barth, Jean McDonald, Ruth Roediger, Ruth Snyder, Phvllis Schaub. Patricia Lee. 54 BAND OFFICERS Standing:-Nancy Metzger, Treasurer; Nancy Headapohl, Reporter; Emma Jane Abe, Secretary; Mr. Bigelow, Director. Seated:-Charles Brading, Vice President; Dean Armstrong, President. LAST NIGHT FOR SENIORS ! BAND Row 1:—M. Werner, M. Shaw, R. Rocdigcr, R. Bryan, C. Johnson, J. Ott, M. Botkin, N. Metzger, K. Myers, M. Huffer, M. Pett '. Row 2:—N. Bell, S. Cornell, W. Jung, M. Plummer, J. Reineke, C. Brookhart, J. Knoch, J. Schumann, C. Brading, R. Jung, H. Burkhart, B. Bower sock. Row 3:—P. Bell, M. Eisert, A. Schroer, D. Myers, L. Shrover, M. Wrigley, S. Katterhenrv, M. Kennedy, L. Lament, B. Ott. Row 4:—C. Phillips, M. Hardy, B. Dresher, B. Seitz, B. Wolfe, B. Parlette, M, Ruck, S. Kuck, C. Romslle. Row 5:—E. Ahe, S. Hutt, J. Naus, D. Fisher, L. Rausch, P. Hutchens, D. Frank. Row 6:—J. Haynes, N. Gesler, X. Headapold, S. Kuck, M. Elsass, M. Agnew, R. Brackney, C. Richard-on, D. Armstrong. Row 7:—S. Elsass, M. Howe, S. Metzger. X. Seitz, T. Hcrwig, J. Stahler, K. Kah, C. Knoch. Row 8:—L. Sheipline, W. Schehlo, R. Augspurger, S. Camper, K. Werner, H. Jung, K. Lefficl, E. Katter, L. Kantner, J. Richardson, W. Ufer, B. Kattcrheinrich, M. Rausch, M. Schumann. Participating in various contests, playing for football games and pep meetings, and presenting concerts keep the members of the Blume High Band busy. 56 The members of the band had a very busy program this year. They started off the year giving very fine and enjoyable programs at the football games. They made a very fine showing during the presidential campaign when Senator Nixon (now V-P) came to Wapakoneta. During the Halloween season they did more marching by leading the pet parade and the masqueraders. The spring concert, given yearly by the band, was one of the most beautiful in Blume’s history. They entered the State contest on Saturday, April 18. They then closed the year with the band banquet at which time each senior member was given a seat of honor. 57 SR. CLASS PL A Y Row 1:—Shirley Kuck, Peg Frame, Mary Ann Flcdderjohann, Shirley Shehnadine, Jeaimine Naus, Anna Schroer. Row 2:—Mary W'rigley, Tom Schnell, Charles Brading, Dean Armstrong, Bill Ben .ing. Row 3:—Deane Agner, LeRoy MacFarland, Melvin Bobb, Dan Brown. Absent:—Carolyn Pruitt, Jean McDonald. Once more drama takes the limelight when the seniors give their class play. Mrs. Clendenning Carolyn Pruitt Mr. Ames Charles Brading Miss Dill Mary Ann Fledderjohann Buzz .......................... Dean Armstrong Miss Goodin Anna Schroer Coach Tom Schnell Midge Jeannine Naus Faversham Leroy McFarland Miss Ogilvie Shirley Shelmadine Mr. Harper Dean Agner Pamela Peg Frame Mr. Lundquist Melvin Bobb Mrs. Ratchet Mary Wrigley Ronald Sasson Dan Brown Shalimar Shirley Kuck Tick-Tok William Benzing Tullulah .............. Jean McDonald 58 GIRLS’ CHORUS Row 1:—Phyllis Schauh, Shirley Harshharger, Connie Phillips, Marlene Loegel, Carolyn Pruitt, Jeannine Nans, Phyllis Hengstler, Alice Doseck. Row 2:—Emma Abe, Sharon Hoegner, Nancy Metzger, Miriam Prieser, Ruth Roediger, Jean McDonald, Shirley Shelmadine. Judy Cornell, Esther Gross, Connie Ankerman. Row 3:—Donna Frank, Valery Glaser, Pat Copeland. Sandra Banghart, Pat Hutchens, Marilyn Eisert, Susie Reineke, Celia Richardson, Martha Petty, Mary Rausch. Row 4:—Roberta Brackney. Shirley Bowersock, Susan Schierholt. Barbara Metzger, Dorothy Pruitt, Margaret Hutton. Barbara Minnich, Becky Lament, Elizabeth Headapohl. Blume choral groups include Girls’ Chorus, Freshman Chorus, anil Mixed Ensemble................. FRESHMAN CHORES MIXED ENSEMBLE How 1:—Jennine Bailey, Barbara Puderbaugh. Helen Winter, Denny Cory, Donald Ruck, Bob Shaffer, Beverly Neuman, Marilyn Leffel, Sharon Lunz. Row 2:—Emma Lou Kantnr, Jon Hardacre, Larry Brown. Art Klipfel, Frank Lenhart, Alvin Jones, Jack Burden, Vera Mertz. Row 3:—Bud Hunton, Sue Antram, Shelby Bailey. Juanita Ruck, Ruth South, Carmen McCormick, Angela Kuck, Janet Matthews, Georganna Koch, Janet Walls. GIRLS’ CHORUS OFFICERS Standing: Marlene Loegel, Vice Presi- dent; Jeannine Nau.% Secretary-Treasurer; Shirley Harshbarger, Librarian; Carolyn 1 rvitt, Pre i .lent. Seated: Miss Hindall, Advisor. FRESHMEN CHORUS OFFICERS Standing: —Miss Hindall, advisor; Denny Cory, Librarian; Bob Shaffer, Secretary-Irca.urcr; Don Ruck, President; Beverly Neuman, Librarian; Helen Winter, Vice-Treruient. Seated:—Barbara Puderbaugh, Pianist. These organizations also present concerts and sing for holiday assemblies. Row 1: —Marion Bailey, Shirley Harshbarger, Phyllis Schaub, Art Bailey, Pat Hutchens, Sandra Banghart, Cliff Butler. Row 2:—'Terry Herwig, Shirley Bowersock, Judy Cornell. Becky Lament, Marilyn Eisert, Ruth Roediger, Margaret Hunton, Robert Behm. Row 3:—Wade Jung, Dean Armstrong, Phyllis Hengstler, Esther Gross, D’nna Frank, Valery Glaser, Roberta Brackney, leannine Naus, Barbara Minnich. 60 F. H. A F. F. A How 1Alice Doeck, Jarice Tobias, Donna Thrush, Barbara Puderbaugh, Donna Frank, Barbara Wolfe. Mary Wrigley, Ror.e Wrlgley. How 2:—Belly Davis, Betty Y'oung, Barbara Minnich, Jcnninc Bailey, Bcvtrly Neuman, Myma Kennedy, Wanda Bice, Janet Lusk. Doris Shoffstall. How 3:-Freda Bowersock, Betty Winegar, Pat Copeland, Shirley Bowersock, Kathy Miller, Phyllis Wright, Shirley Hem. Norma Liston. F. H. A. OFFICERS Standing:—Miss Lanning, Advisor; Janice Tobias. 1 reasurer. Seated:-Donna Jean Frank, President; Barbara Wolfe, Vice President; Mary Wrigley, Secretary. F. F. A. OFFICERS Standing: Byron Parlette, Reporter; George Niemeyer, Secretary; Melvin Werl-ing. Sentinel; Neb Hobler, Treasurer; Mr. Barr, Advisor. Seated: Franklin Rostorfer, Vice Presi- dent; Bert Presar, President. Future farmers and homemakers acquire additional training for their prospective roles by being members of the F.F.A. and F.H.A., respectively. Row 1:—Byron Parlette, Melvin Werling, Ned Hobler, Bert Presar, George Neimeyer, Franklin Rostorfer, Vernon Brentlinger. Row 2:—James Frey, Charles Metz, Noel Ritchie, Gary Klopfenstein, Dean Koch, Roland Burk, Jim DeLong, Elvin Jones, Mr. Barr. Row 3:—Don Schumann. Donald Ruck, Marion Bailey. Dick Momingstar, Kenneth Orchard, Art Bailey, Dwain Headapohl. Row 4:—Virgil Kinstle. Don Presar, John Richardson. Willis Vetters, Lewis Knoch, Cliff Butler, Kenneth Lunz, Jim LaMarr, Don Abbey. 61 SR. Hi-Y SENIOR Row 1:—Mr. Binkley. Bill Benzing. Charles Brading. Dan Brown. Dean Armstrong. Row 2:—Charles Armstrong. George Xeimeycr, Bert Prcsar, Dick Smallwood, Dwain Headnpohl, Roger Haman, Carl Schumann, Tom Schnell. Row 3:—Vernon Brentlinger. Kurt Kah. Harry Burkhart, Larry Baldwin. Dean Agner. Jon Albers. Jonnie Anspaugh, Dick Veit, Richard Behm. SENIOR HI-Y OFFICERS Standing:-Bill Benzing, Secretary-Treasurer; Dan Brown, Vice President. Seated:—Mr. Binkley, Advisor; Charles Brading. President. SENIOR Y-TEENS OFFICERS Standing:-Carolyn Pruitt, Treasurer; Emma Jane Abe. Secretary; Miss Leisenhoff, Advisor. Seated:—Nancy Metzger. Vice President; Miriam Preiser, President. The Young Mens' Christian Association as well as the Young Women s Christian Association is well represented at Blume .... —Mil n i In IB Row 1:—Ruth Ann Roediger. Shirley Shelmadine, Marlene Loegel, Sharon Hoegner, Carolyn Pruitt. Emma Jane Abe. Nancy Metzger. Miriam Prieser, Ann Schroer, Ida Lou Earl, Kay Myers. Jeanne Webb, Miss Leisenhoff. Row 2:—Dolores Fisher. Martha Ruck. Evelyn Lunz. Carol Burgoon. Sandra Freeman, Peggy Frame. Valery Glaser, Jean McDonald, Roberta Brackney, Nancy Stroh, Wanda Bice. Barbara Ott. Row 3:—Cynthia Brookhart, Judy Gilbert. Ginnv Gregg, Celia Richardson. Martha Petty, Peggy Jo Davis, Judy Cornell, Connie Phillips. Shirley Rinehart, Carol Lunz. Marilyn Weber, Kathleen Wolfe, Catherine Hartman, Pat Bell. Row 4:—Marcia Howe, Becky Lament, Carol Johnson, Marge Botkin. Karen Werner, Helen Bailey. Evelyn Engel, Margaret Hunton, Susan Reineke, Shirley Hern, Jean Erb, Phyllis Hengstler. Laura Yost, Susan Schierholt. 93 jr. m-Y JR. Y-TEENS Row 1:—Jon Hardacre. James Heinrich. Gary Webb. Douglas Reed, Aaron Thrush, Jerry Wolf. Don Schumann. Edwin Koch, Mr. Kreb.. Row 2:—Jerry Wenning, John Gosnell, Don Rue!:. Don Pre ar. I any Sheipline, Lynn Augspnrgcr, Charles Lee, Lany Louth. John Richard on. Row 3:—Bob Bell, Don Armer. Warren Jones. Bob Crow, Stan Hoegner, Jim Fogt. Dennie Cory. Art Klipfel, Bob Shaffer. JUNIOR H-Y OFFICERS Standing:—Jerry Wolf, Vice-President; Wyman Haskins, Chaplain; Mr. Krebs, advisor. Seated:—Aaron Tlmish, President; Jim Specs, Secretary-Treasurer. JUNIOR Y-TEENS OFFICERS Standing:—Mrs. Hartup, Advi or; Jean Reineke. Reporter; Sandra Banghart. Secretary-Treasurer; Barbara Seitz, Vice President. Seated:—Eileen Katter, Pre ident. Row 1: —Meredith Plummer, Barbara Seitz, Eileen Katter, Sandra Banghart, Jean Reineke. Mrs. Hartup. Row 2:—Barbara Bowersock, Shirley Roberts, Joanne Wibbeler, Carolyn Romshe, Myra Kennedy, Mary Cunningham, Rita Etgen. Row 3:—Sally Metzger, Patty Hutchens, Shirley Katterhenry. Barbara Dresher, Mary Jane Parlette, Rosie Bryan, Donna Thrush. The platform of these clubs is clean speech, clean sports, clean scholarship, and clean living. Their motto is to create, maintain, and extend throughout the home, school, and community high standards of Christian character. 63 G. A. A How 1 -Martha Pettv, Carolyn Pruitt. Rosie Bryan, Barbara Seitz. Mary Jane Parlette, Ruth Ann Roedigor. Evelyn Kantner, Miriam Prieser. Carolyn Romshe, Eileen Katter, Jeannine Naus, Mary Ann Fledderjohann. Row 2:—Meredith Plummer, Carol Johnson, Peggy Jo Davis, Peggy Frame, Martha Ruck, Sandra Freeman, Sharon Hoegner, Shirley Shelmadine, Joan Stabler, Jean Webb, Janet Matthews, Myrna Hutter. Row 3—Evelyn Engel. Marcia Howe, Judy Gilbert. Ginny Gregg, Judy Cornell, Becky Lament, Karen Werner, Margie Botkin. Marilyn Weber, Angela Kuck, Connie Phillips. Marilyn Eisert. Row 4:—Celia Richardson. Barbara Metzger. Laura Yost. Kathleen Miller. Sally Metzger. Doris Myers, Carolyn Botkin. Georganna Koch, Sharon Lunz, Marilyn Kinstle, Susan Reineke. Standing:—Jeannine Naus, Secretary; Eileen Katter, Social Chairman; Cindy Brookhart, Intramural Chairman; Susan Schierholt, Treasurer. Seated: Elizabeth Headnpohl, Vice President; Mary Ann Fledderjohann, President; Miss Busbong, Advisor; Carolyn Romshe, Reporter. 64 G. A. A Row 1:—Elizabeth Hcadapohl, Susan Schierholt, Cynthia Brookhart, Kay Myt r , Ida Lou Earl, Kol erta Berry, Sue Koch. Joanne Lunz, Miss Bushong. Row 2:—Barbara Ott, Anna Sehroer, Doris Phillips, Beverly Neuman, Barbara Puderbaugh, Myrna Kennedy, Jean Erb, Betty Roberts, Patty Bell, Barbara Dresher, Shirley Katterhenry, Nancy Bell. Row 3:—Kathleen Wolfe. Catherine Hartman, Patty Hutchens, Sandra Banghart, Jean Marie Reineke, Shirley Roberts. Joanne Wibbeler, Rita Etgen, Mary Myers, Sylvia Maurice, Susan Huebner, Emma Lou Kantncr. Row 4:-Carmen McCormick, Connie Dill, Karen Kah, Sally Brading, Dianne Haugen. Marjorie Brown. Nancy Lament, Drusilda Myers, Beverly Reed, Vera Mertz, I inda Hern den, Helen Winters. Athletic girls are offered extra curricular activities such as bowling, hiking, biking, skating, basketball, volleyball, kickball, badminton, and ping-pong as members of the Girls’ Athletic Association. The GAA also finances various worthwhile athletic projects. As extra projects for this year, the GAA has bought shower curtains and sold corsages at the homecoming game. In basketball and kickball tournaments the senior girls were champions. Girls having bowling scores above 125 are Kathleen Wolfe-136, Susan Schierholt-134, Pat Bcll-133, Pat Hutchens-132, and Jean Erb-125. At the end of the first semester Mary Ann Fledderjohann, Evelyn Kantner, Ruth Roediger, Anna Sehroer, Pat Bell , Cindy Brookhart , Judy Cornell , Peg Davis , Ginny Gregg , Becky Lament, Martha Petty , Connie Phillips , Marilyn Reineke , Susan Schierholt, and Karen Werner received iheir letters. Letters are received when 1000 points are earned. 65 CHEERLEADERS Reserve:-Dianna Hangen. Carolyn Bot’ in. Sandra Banghart, Captain, Marge Brown. Varsity:-Mary Ann Fledderjohann, Miriam Prieser, Captain. Marilyn Reineke, Peg Davii, Miss Bushong. Advisor. Associated with the GAA, but also an organization in itself, is that of the cheerleaders. It is they who must continually provide the team and student body with school spirit. SPOR TS 67 M. Copeland B. Schilling Blume had a new football coach this year, Mr. McMillan, from Montpelier. The season was not outstanding due to the fact that the Redskins were inexperienced. We had a reserve team composed of Freshmen, and Sophomores which will help the building of better teams in the future. H. Kerst W. Mus.Ncr I). Brown C. Marker T. SchneU Team Score They We Ada 33 0 Piqua 21 6 Celina 20 0 Bellefontainc 46 6 Kenton 35 12 Van Wert 34 0 Bluffton 25 14 Shawnee 26 20 St. Marys 45 14 ’52 BASEBALL TEAM Bolton Row:—Tom Knoch. Ralph 7orn, Bud Knoch, Larry Thuman. Dick Neil. Row 2:—Charles Brad mg, Norman Erb, Bruce Neidemire, Dan Brown, Bob Cunningham. Row 3:—John Frazier. Jim Ernrick, Don Schicrholt. Dale Schicrholt, Eob Wallace. Row 4:—Jack Parlette, Mr. McCormick, Ralph Webb. ATHLETIC BOARD Left to right:—Mr. MacMillan. Mr. Gren, Mr. Weller, Mr. Robert M. Schumann, Mr. Augspurger, Mr. Hutchens, Mr. Puderbaugh. 70 1. Santa’s Helpers 2. Intramurals 3. Boxers ? 4. Beat St. Marys ! 5 6 Intramurals .71 BASKETBALL Row 1:—B. Neidemire, D. Brown, R. Kerst, N. Holder, L. MacFarland. Row 2:-D. McCormick, T. Schnell, I). Armstrong, J. Koenig, M. Maxson. Row 3:-J. Telljohn, D. Singleton. D. Smallwood. Blume had a new basketball coach this year, Mr. Gren from Fostoria. Although the season was not an outstanding one, we won a few important games. The team was inexperienced and lacked height. The reserve squad won quite a few victories, and the coaches have a program lined up which will produce better cms in the future. Wow 1: Konnie Kohler, Toni Kuck, Mao Walker, Jerr ’ Wolf, Doyle Yost, Larry Timmerman. Bill Schilling. Row 2:—Donald Mnleug, Willis Vetters, Jim Gott, Kurt Kah, Jim SpMs, Mr. McMillan. Reserve Basketball Team BASKETBALL SCORES B. H. S. 67 Spencerville Opponents 66 52 Bluffton 56 50 Ada 62 54 St. Marys 59 66 Delphos Jefferson 81 57 (Holiday Carnival) Celina 75 47 Van Wert 67 69 Alumni 59 57 Upper Sandusky 74 48 Lima St. Rose 86 38 Bellefontaine 69 51 Coldwater 45 65 Van Wert 61 67 Kenton 85 71 Celina 88 62 Lima Shawnee 79 68 Bryan 66 37 Tournament Lima Shawnee 64 Dan Brown, Basketball Captain Dick Veit and Bob Wallace, Co-Captains in Football. Mr. Weller, Mr. MacMillan, and Mr. Cren, our Coaches. 73 JR. Ill and FRESHMAN BASKETBALL low 1:—Mr. Weller, Larry uartuo, non anaiier, aian rioejuier, jnn nw. iy. nu ow 2:—Don Ruck, Terry Koenig, Gary Klopfenstein, Harold Bennett, Bob Crow, low 3:—Jon Hardacrc, Jerry Wenning, Art Klipfel. The Junior High and Freshmen were coached by Mr. Wcllar, from Cridersville. Both teams won quite a few games this year. The Freshmen were runners up in a tournament held at Celina. They lost in the finals to Van Wert. This makes the future look brighter for Blume in basketball. _________________________________ Row 1:-Clyde Berry. Bill Bailey, Don Elsass, Jim Petty. Robert Augspurger, Mr. Weller. Row 2:— Rex Wolf. Kenneth Leffel, Larry Osborn, Jim Petty, Ned Delong. Row 3:-Bill Smallwood, Dale Huffer, Marvin Brandehoff, Jerry Kuck, Howard Kelly. 74 SNAPS 1. All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth 2. Water Carnival 75 3 4 Assembles 5 6 1952 Senior Class Play STUDENTS AT WORK? 1-2. Santa’s helpers 3. The weaker sex? 76 4. Do these typewriters make errors? 5-6. At least we know how. ASSEMBLIES 1. Duh-h, Martins and McCoys 4. I’m an ole’ cowhand . 2. The man behind the fued 5. Snake charmer! 3. Music! Music! Music! 6. Explain this! 77 RIGHT AROUND SCHOOL 1. Come and get it! 2. Is it digestible? 3. We parked! 4. Christinas is over 5. Feudin’, Fussin’, and a Fightin’ 6. Pop com for sale 7. Ili-V Forma] Initiation 8. And it's only $3.00 9. I won first prize! 10. Hayride Chaps! 11. There goes the profit! 12. Retro saleswomen! 13. The Royal Party 14. The Grand Entrance 15. Where’s Martha? 73 CLASS WILL We, the class of 1953, being of sound m ind and student body do hereby declare that the following statements are in accordance with our wishes: To the next president of Senior H-Y, Charles Brading gladly leaves all the headaches and glories that accompany that position. Dolores Fisher willingly bequeaths all her lists, pencils, and slips to the next attendance taker in senior home room. Mary Ann Fledderjohann leaves her headaches as business manager of the Retro and president of GAA to the next two people who are favored with these positions. To the next editor of the Lantern, Donna Jean Frank hereby bequeaths all left-over time copy and a few old jokes. Peggy Frame wills her vim, vigor, and vitality to Rosie Bryan, who already has an abundance. Dorothy Barth, for the sake of argument, wishes more democratcs to Mrs. Miller’s senior American Problems classes. Mary Jane Behm hereby bequeaths her ability anti grace on roller skates to Marilyn Gould. Phyllis Schaub takes this opportunity to leave her laugh to anyone who will have it. Melvin Bobb wills his artistic ability and all his excellent sketches for the Retro to Jim Gott. Jonnie Anspaugh and Bob Schilling leave their ability to skip school successfully to Mac Walker, Jim Specs, and Bill Schilling. Earl Bowersock leaves his quiet unassuming way to Nancy Seitz. Byron Schumaker wills all his old flash bulbs to the next photography editor of the Retro. Elnora Brenneman, feeling she has grown tall enough, gladly wills her height to Shirley Bowersock. To Myrna Kennedy goes Idalou Earl’s ability to get hit in the head with bowling balls. Dan Brown reluctantly leaves behind his position as senior class president in the hope that the next one will enjoy it as much as he. Norma Zwiebel leaves a few old bingo cards and a handful of corn to the ag department. Roger Haman bequeathes his curly black hair to Larry Timmerman. Sandra freeman wills her position as Chatterbox of the Senior Class to Ginny Gregg, knowing that she will competently fill it. Marilyn F.lsass bequeathes her sweet disposition to David Stoll. To the cards of the under classes, Bert Webb leaves all his old jokes. Nancy Headapohl reluctantly leaves her love for football players to Margie Brown. To the sophomore class, Mert Copeland leaves his brother, Lyle. To Charles Armstrong, Tom Schnell leaves two rattles and a bang that he found in his car. Sue Koch would like to bequeath all the books she’s read second period to next years chemistry assistant. Kenny Orchard leaves his hay wagon to next year’s senior class for their hay ride, hoping they’ll leave some hay on it. To the next president of Student Council go Bruce Nicdemire’s headaches and sympathies. Jim Schumann leaves a few unsolved math equations to Mr. Crites’ algebra class. Anna Schroer will her peroxided bangs to Myrna Kennedy. Martha Ruck wills her aquatic ability to Karen Werner. To the candy machines, Joan Stahler bequeathes a few “slightly damaged” candy bars. Marlene Shaw, Ruth Roediger, and Kay Myers bequeath their high steps and whirling ability to Melanie Werner, Martha Petty, and Myrna Huffer. Carl Schumann leaves a few dull comments to the senior civics class. To the next Homecoming Queen, Miriam Prieser leaves her crown, hoping that she will have as nice weather for her coronation. In addition, Tom Rickert bequeathes his position as Queen’s Escort. Warren Musser and Dick McCormick leave behind their famous grins. Carolyn Pruitt bequeathes her love for Wittenberg College and urges all academic students to consider Wittenberg for their future alma mater. Phyllis Luther smiles sweetly and leaves without a word. Carol Burgoon bequeathes her goldenlocks to Sharon Thrush. 79 Roberta Brackncy wills her meaness to the faculty’s supply. Vernon Brcntlinger leaves his white bucks to be polished. Evelyn Lunz leaves her record for perfect attendance to Connie Sheipline. Gene Tippie bequeathes his scientific mind to the chemistry lab for study and research. Barbara Knoch, John Lunz, and John Marker will their stature to Marvin Brandehoff, Larry Baldwin, and Jeff Telljohn, respectively. Wanda Bice leaves her little brother to “grow up.” Jean McDonald leaves her love for big brown eyes to all the girls in the class of '55. Deane Agner bequeaths his original ability to make noise to Denny Singleton. To the State Athletic Commission, Leroy McFarland wills all his basketball points. Bill Benzing leaves Mr. Crites to peace at long last. Mary Wriglcy bequeathes to Carolyn Romshe her ability to sprain her ankles in band. Evelyn Kantner’s sense of humor is hereby conferred upon Betty Roberts. To the underclassmen Roberta Berry leaves her love for men teachers. To the first girl in the next senior class to become engaged, Jeannie Webb bequeathes her title as such and her congratulations. Emma Jane Abe leaves a few sour notes to the next secretary of the band. Melvin Werling leaves behind to Ned Hobler his ability to torment. Electa Botkin wills her ability as a woman driver to Mr. Blanke’s driver training class. Dean Armstrong bequeathes his marching ability to the Blume High School Band. Jim Delong gladly leaves Blume High to the underclassmen. Dick Veit and Bob Wallace leave their joint rank as co-captains, as well as their honorable mentions in football to the next captains and the new team. Barbara Wolfe bequeathes her golden silence to the junior class treasury. Sharon Hocgner leaves her early morning secretarial work at Centennial school to the commercial club. Joanne Lunz leaves the office a few used attendance slips. Valery Glaser wills her soprano voice to the soprano section of Girls’ Chorus. Jeannine Naus bequeathes her long fingernails to the typing classes. Nancy Stroll leaves her position as pianist for chorus to Conine Phillips. Frank Rostorfer just leaves. Marlene Loegcl wills all her sketches, bills, and left over snapshots to the next editor of the Retro. Buddy Webb leaves his driving techniques to the A.A.A. Nancy Metzger leaves her drum to Rosie Bryan who will know what to do with it. Barbara Ott leaves her unceasing ability to be late. Shirley Shelmadine bequeathes her fantastic giggle to Susan Schierholt. Jack Sclover bequeathes his ability to get kicked out of American Problems to George Niemeyer. In witness whereof on this the twenty-second day of May, 1953, signed, Roberta Berry, Lt. Ed. Marlene Loegel, Ed. in Chief Ferd W. Gross, Adviser CLASS PROPHECY - CONT’D olyn Pruitt has her own art school, at which Melvin Bobb is professor of areonautical drawing. These mothers and teachers know the importance of the PTA and have elected Evelyn Kantner as PTA Universal President. Yes, we are proud of our class of 1953. They’ve done very well. We are sorry that in our travels we missed seeing Marlene Loegel and Donna Jean Frank. It seems that there was a new planet discovered recently which is supposedly a Haven for Editors, and they went off in search of it. Perhaps we’ll meet them again in another twenty years. 80 WIGWAM SWIMMING POOL 1. Shall we dance? 3. The game room. 6. The swimming pool. ° (Not Pictured) M. Kelley, C. Pruitt, S. Hoegner, B Reineke, B. Schumaker, M. Kmstle, M. Petty. 81 Koening, M. 2. B.c Governing Board • Seated: B. Lament, J. Cornell, N. Head-apohl, D. Frank, P. Schaub. Standmg:-L. Manger, P. Manger, B. Neidemire, M. Maxson, Nellie Kohler. 4. The Chiefs - Mrs. Walter Harrod. Mrs. Adrian Kah. Mrs. Carl Kohler, Sr., Mr. Elwood McLean. 5. Martha on guard. 1. Basketball Managers 4. An old Sea Captain 7. La Senora Bechcr 10. Our up-and-coming team 13. Get busy, Kids! 2. Football managers 5. Lantern members at work? 8. Frosh-Soph Dance 11. The Tip-off 14. Career day. 3. Intramural Champs 6. A poem recited! 9. “Goodnight Sweetheart” 12. Oh, for a stadium like this! 15. Future teachers? 82 TEACHERS INDEX R. E. Augspurger, Superintendent ............................ 6 Bluffton College B. A.; Ohio State University M. A. Mrs. Leonard Bamhnuer ....................................... 8 Shorthand I, II; Typing I; General Business; School Treasurer; Bliss College B. S.; Bluffton College. Mr. Wallace Barr ............................................... 8 Vocational Agriculture; Future Fanners of America Advisor; Ohio State University B. S. Mr. H. C. Beckwith ............................................ 8 Auto Mechanics; Metal Work; Drawing; Printing; Indiana State Teachers College B. S.; Ohio State University; General Motors Technical Institute. Flint, Michigan. Mr. Jack C. Bigelow .......................................... 8 Elementary and High School Instrumental Music; Ohio Northern University B. S. Mr. Ludwell Binkley .......................................... 8 General Science; Biology; Senior Hi-Y Advisor; Freshman Class Advisor; Ohio Northern University B. S.; Ohio State University M. A. Mr. Victor Blanke ............................................. 8 Algebra; Plane Geometry; Director of Audio-Visual Education; Student Driving Course Instructor; Shelby County Normal School; Miami University B. S.; Ohio State University M. A. Miss Lucille Bushong ............................................ 8 English III; Girls Physical Education; Girls’ Athletic Association Advisor; Cheerleaders Advisor; Ohio Northern University B. S. Mr. John G. Crites ........................................... 8 Chemistry; Physics; Advanced Algebra; Solid Geometry; Head of the Science Department; Sophomore Class Advisor; Defiance College A. B.; Ohio State University M. A. Mr. Ed Grcn ................................................... 9 American History; World History; Seventh Grade Science; Assistant Football Coach; Red Feather Advisor; Basketball Coach; Ohio Northern University B. S. Mr. Ferd W. Gross ........................................... 7 Junior High Mathematics; General Mathematics; Retrospect Advisor; Ohio University B. A.; Ohio Northern University, Summer Term; Bowling Green State University M. A. Mrs. Helen Hartup .............................................. 8 English III; Social Studies, 7,8; Junior Y-Teens Advisor; Adrian College, Michigan A. B. Miss Shirley Hindall ........................................... 8 Elementary and High School Vocal Music; Ohio Northern B. S.; Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. 83 Miss Ruth Holl .................................................. 9 Spanish I, II; Latin I, II; English II; Inter Nos Advisor; Bluffton College A. B.; University of Tours; National University of Mexico; Summer Tour in Guatemala; Indiana University; American Academy in Rome. Mbs Ada Hunt ............................................ 9 English I, IV; Chairman of English Department; Chairman of Dramatic Department; Ohio Wesleyan University A. B.; Ohio State University M. A. Mr. Carl Hutchens .............................................. 9 Bookkeeping; Typing I, II; Selling; Business Law; Faculty Manager of Athletics; Commercial Club Advisor; Indiana State B. S.; University of Pittsburgh. Mr. Jack E. Krebs ....................................... 9 Woodworking; Advanced Drawing; Jr. Hi-Y Advisor; Ohio State University B. S. Miss Geneura Lanning .......................................... 9 Home Economics II, III, IV; Future Homemakers of America Advisor; Junior Class Advisor; Wittenburg College B. S.; Ohio State University. Miss Ruth Leisenhoff ......................................... 9 Jr. High and Freshman Home Economics; Science I; Miami University Mr. Darvin Luginhuhl ........................................... 9 Elementary and High School Art. Prom Advisor; Bluffton College A. B.; Ohio State University, Summer Term. Mr. Don McMillan ................................................ 9 Eighth Grade History; Phys. Ed. Instructor; Football Coach; Asst. Basketball Coach; Baseball Coach; University of Cincinnati. Mrs. Charles B. Miller ...................................... 7 American Problems; American History; Dean of Girls; Head of the Social Science Department; Miami University A. B.; Ohio State University M. A. Mr. F. E. Puderbaugh, Principal .............................. 6 Student Council Advisor; Otterbeln College B. A.; Ohio State University M. A. Mrs. Russel Sayre .............................................. 9 Jr. High English; Journalism; Lantern Advisor; Western Reserve University A. B.; Ohio Wesleyan University. Mr. Stanley Weller ................................................ 9 Seventh Grade Science; Eighth Grade Math; Jr. Hi and Freshman Basketball Coach; Jr. Hi and Freshman Football Coach; Rio Grande College B. S.; Ohio Northern University. Alice Bauemel .............. Secretary to Superintendent Alice (Happy) Becher .. Secretary to Principal 6 6 SENIOR Emma Jane Abe “Emmie” Business Course .................... 13 Bund, 1, 2, 3, Sec., 4; Spanish Club, 1, Sec. 2 3; Y-Teens, 2, 3, Sec., 4; Commercial Club, 3, Treas., 4; Sec., Homeroom, 3; Prom Committee, 3; Chorus 4; Secretarial Staff, 4. Deane Curtiss Agner “Dizzy” Business Course .............. 13 Football. Mgr.. 1, 2. 3, 4; Band, 1; Photography Club, 2; Hi- , 3, 4; Class Play, 3; Prom Committee, 3; Retrospect, 4; Announcer, 4. Jonnie Mason Anspaugh “Jonnie” Business Course ........... 13 Basketball, 1, 3; Hi-Y, 3, 4; Mechanical Corps, 3; Prom Committee, 3. Dean Alan Armstrong “Dean” Science Course ................ 13 Hi-Y, 1. 2, Chaplain, 3, Sergeant-at-arms, 4; Chorus, 1, 2, 3. 4; Band, 1, 2, 3, Pres., 4; Basketball. 1, 3, 4; Football 1; Baseball. 4; Student Council. 2, 3, 4; Boys’ Quartett, 3; Class Play, 3. Dorothy Jane Barth “Dort Business Course ................ 13 Elida High School, 1. 2; Y-tcens, 3, 4; Class Play, 3; Prom Committee, 3; Retrospect, 4; Secretarial Staff, 4; Lantern, Sports Editor, 4; Announcer. 4. Mary Jane Behm “Janie” Home Economics Course ............... 13 Prom Committee, 3. William Arthur Benzing “Bill” Industrial Arts Course ... 14 Hi-Y, 1, 2, 3, Sec.-Treas.. 4; Ada Scholarship Tests, algebra, 1; geometry. 2; Band, Mgr., 2; Red Feather, 3, 4; Class Play, 3. Roberta Ann Berry “Bobbie” Academic Course ................. 14 Wooster High School. 1. 2; Pres., Homeroom. 3; Lantern, co- editor, 3, Literary Editor, 4; Ada Scholarship tests, English, 3; GAA, 3, 4; Chorus, 3; Spanish Club, 3; Retrospect, Literary Editor, 4. Wanda Lucille Bice “Wan” Business Course ........................ 14 FHA, 1. 2, 3. 4; Y-teens, 3, 4. Melvin Arthur Bobb “Unc Science Course ......................... 14 Photography Club, 2; Football. 3, Coach, 4; Retrospect, Art Editor, 4. INDEX Idalou Joyce Earl “Louie Business Course ........... 15 Y-teens, 2. 3, 4; Red Feather, 2; GAA, 3, 4. Marilyn Anne Elsass Elsie” Business Course ......... 15 Band. 1, 2, 3, 4; Y-teens, 3, 4; Chorus. 3; Secretarial Staff, 4. Dolores Lucille Fisher “Dee” Business Course ........ 15 Student Council. 1, 2, 3, 4; Y-teens, 2, 3, 4; Band, 2, 3, 4; Commercial Club, 3, 4; Chorus, 3; Secretarial Staff, 4; Retrospect, 4; Service Director, Class, 4. Mary Ann Olga Fledderjohann “Flip” Nursing Course ... 15 GAA, 1, 2, Intramural Chrm., 3, Pres., 4; Cheerleader, 2. 3, 4; Chorus, 3, 4; Sendee Director, Homeroom, 3. .. Ada Scholarship Tests, American History, 3; Retrospect, Business Mgr., 4; Announcer, 4. Margaret Frame “Peggy” Academic Course ........................ 16 GAA, 1, 2, 3, 4; Band, 1, 2, 3, 4; Pres., Homeroom, 1; Y-teens, 2, 3. 4; Student Council. 2; Spanish Club, Vice-Pros., 3, Pres., 4; Prom Committee, 3; Lantern, 3; Class Play, 3; Ada Scholarship Tests, Spanish, 3. Donna Jean Frank Frankie” Home Economics Course . . 16 Lantern, 1, 2, 3, Editor-in-chief, 4; FHA, 1, Sec., 2, Vice-Pros., 3, Pres., 4; Band, 1, 2, 3, 4; Class Play, 3; Secretarial Staff, 3; Chorus, 4; Y-teens, 2; Announcer, 4; Ret Governing Board, 3, 4. Sandra Joan Freeman “Joanie” Business Course ................ 16 GAA, 1, 2. 3, 4; Y-teens, 2, 3, 4; Prom Committee, 3; Commercial Club, 4. Valery Jane Glaser “Val Academic Course .................... 16 Y-teens, 2, 3, 4; Chorus, 2. 3. 4; Girls’ Trio, 4; Prom Committee, 3; Retrospect, 4; Commercial Club, 4. Roger Haman “Rog” Business Course ........................... 16 Basketball, 1; Football, 3; Service Director, Homeroom, 2; Hi-Y, 3. 4. Nancy Lee Headapohl “Hedy” Business Course .................. 16 Band, 1. 2, 3, Reporter, 4; Y-teens, 2; Lantern, 2, 3; Prom Committee, 3; Secretarial Staff. 4; Rec Governing Board, 4. Electa Mae Botkin “Butch” Business Course ............... 14 Y-teens, 3; Commercial Cluh, 3, 4. Earl Wesley Bowersock “Earl Science Course ............. 14 Roberta Mae Brackney “Bobbie” Business Course ........... 14 Spanish Club. 1. Reporter, 2. 3; Band. 1, 2, 3. 4; Chorus, 2, 3, 4; Y-teens, 3, 4; Commercial Club, 4. Charles Richard Brading “Hank Academic Course .......... 14 Band, 1, 2, 3, Vice-Pros., 4; Chorus, 1, 2, 3; Student Council, 1, 3. 4; Sec., Homeroom. 1; Pres., Homeroom, 2; Vice-Pres., Homeroom, 3; Baseball, 2, 3, 4; Prom Committee, 3; Lantern, Sports Editor, 3; Class Play, 3; Announcer, 4. Florence Elnora Brenneman “Elnora” Home Economics Course 14 FHA, 1; Y-teens, 2; Red Feather, 3; Spanish Club, 3, 4. Vernon D. Brentlinger “Vernie” Agriculture Course ............... 15 Hi-Y 1, 2, 3, 4; FFA 1. 2, 3. 4; Football Mgr., 1, 2, 3, 4; Sec.-Treas., Homeroom, 1; Basketball, 1; Student Council, 3. Daniel II. Brown “Danny” Business Course ........................ 15 Basketball, 1, 2, 3, Captain, 4; Hi-Y, 2, 3, Vice-Pres., 4; Vice-Pres.. Homeroom, 2; Pres., Class, 4; Football. 3, 4; Baseball, 3, 4; Prom Committee, 3; Retrospect, Sports Editor, 4. Carol Fay Burgoon “Carol Business Course ....................... 15 Y-teens, 2, 3, 4; Service Director. Homeroom, 2; Prom Committee, 3. Merlin Dwight Copeland “Mert” Business Course ................... 15 Shawnee High School, 1, 2, 3; Football, 4. James Lee Delong “J.D.” Industrial Arts Course ...............•. 15 Hi-Y, 2; Chorus, 2; FFA, 4. - ........ Sharon Ann Hoegner “Sharon” Business Course ................. 16 GAA. 1. 2. 3. 4; Band. 1; Y-teens, 2. 3, 4; Red Feather, 2, Treas., 3; Prom Committee, 3; Chorus, 4; Secretarial Staff, 4; Retrospect, 4; Rec Governing Board, 3, 4. Evelyn Marie Kantner “Lyn” Business Course .................. 16 GAA. 1. 2, 3. 4; Spanish Club, 1. Vice-Pres., 2; Red Feather, 1; Ada Scholarship Tests. Spanish, 1. 2; Sec.. Homeroom, 1; Y-teens, 2, 4; Commercial Club, 2, 4; Chorus, 2; Student Council, 3. 4; Secretarial Staff, 3; Prom Committee, 3; Class Play, 3; Retrospect, 4. Barbara Jean Enoch “Knochie” Business Course ................ 16 GAA, 1, 2. Sue Elaine Koch “Susie” Academic Course ..................... 17 GAA. 1. 2. 3. 4; Ada Scholarship Tests, English, 1, 2, Chemistry, 3; Band, 2, 3, 4; Y-teens, 2; Chorus, 2; Pres., Homeroom, 3; Lantern, Page Editor, 4; Retrospect, 4; Commercial Club, 4; Announcer, 4. Shirley Ami Kuck “Kuckie” Business Course ..................... 17 Band, 2, 3, 4; Y-teens, 3, 4; Commercial Club, 3, 4; Vice-Pres., Homeroom, 3; Prom Committee, 3; Retrospect, 4. Marlene Elizabeth Loegel Marlene” Business Course ... 17 Y-teens, Sec’y- 2, 3, 4; Inter Nos, Sec’y., 1, Pres., 2; Student Council, 2, 3, 4; Chorus 3. Vice-Pres.. 4; Commercial Club, 3, Sec’y., 4; Secretarial Staff, 3; Sec’y. Class, 3; Prom Committee, 3; Retro Editor, 4; Buckeye Girls’ State, 3; Ada Scholarship Tests, Spanish, 1, 2. Evelyn Frances Elizabeth Lunz “Evie” Business Course . . 17 Spanish Club, 1, 2; Y-teens, 2, 4; Chorus, 2; Class’ Play, 3; Lantern 3, Page Editor. 4; Secretarial S.taff, .4; .Commercial GKib, • 4.- • •••• ■ • • • ......... 84 Joanne Louise Lunz “Jo” Business Course ........................... 17 GAA, 1, 2, 3, 4; Chorus, 1, 2; Retrospect, 4; Secretarial Staff, 4. John Marion Lunz “Jack” Industrial Arts Course .................... 17 Phyllis Jean Schaub “Phil” Business Course ........................ 19 Student Council, 1, 2, 3, 4; Spanish Club. 1, 2; FHA, 1; Chorus, 3, 4; Girls’ Trio, 4; Lantern, Business Mgr.. 3, 4; Y-teens, 2; Prom Committee, 3; Vice-Pres., Homeroom, 3; Retrospect, 4; Announcer, 4; Rec Governing Board, 2. 3, 4. Phyllis Jean Luther “Phyllis” Home Economics .................. 17 FHA, 1, 2, 4; Y-teens, 4. John Anthony Marker “John” Industrial Arts Course............. 17 Hi-Y, 2. Richard Merle McCormick “Dick” Industrial Arts Course . 17 Basketball, 1, 2, 3, 4; Baseball, 1, 2. 3, 4; Hi-Y, 2; Football, 4. Jean Claire McDonald “Jeanie” Academic Course.................. 18 Chorus, 1. 2, 3, 4; Girls Trio, 2. 4; Lantern, 1, 2. Feature Edi- or L Y-teens, 2, Reporter, 3, 4; Ada Scholarship Tests, Latin, -• English, 3; Sec.. Homeroom, 2; Spanish Club, 3; Corresponding Sec., 4; Prom Committee, 3; Class Play, 3; Secretarial Staff, 4; Commercial Club, 4. Robert Lee Schilling “Bob” Business Course ......................... 19 Linsly Military Institute. 1; Basketball, 2; Baseball. 3; Football, 3, 4; Spanish Club, Sec.-Treas., 3. Tom C. Schnell “Tex” Academic Course ...................... 19 Band 1 2, 3, 4; Hi-Y. 1, 4; Chorus. 1; Football, 2. 3, 4; Basketball, 2, 3; Class Play, 3; Student Council, 4. Anna Louise Schroer “Proxy” Business Course ........................ 20 GAA, 1, 3, 4; Band, 2, 3, 4; Chorus, 3; Secretarial Staff, 4; Retrospect, 4. nyron raigene bchumaker ocience v.ourse Red Feather, 1 2, 3; Photography Club, 1, 2; Ada Scholarship lests, biology, 2; Mechanical Corp. 3. 4; Retrospect. Photography tdJtor 4; Lantern, Photography Editor, 4; Commercial Club. J res., 4; Rec Governing Board, 4. Leroy McFarland “Roy” Agriculture Course ......................... 18 Cridersville High School. 1. 2, 3; FFA. 4; Basketball. 4. Nancy Lee Metzger “Nanc” Business Course.......................... 18 Pres.. Homeroom 1; Vice-Pres., Homeroom, 2; Chorus, 2, 3, 4; Y-Teens, 2, 3. ice-Pres., 4; Band, 3, Treas., 4; Commercial Club, 3, Treas.. 3. Vice-Pres.. 4; Secretarial Staff, 4; Homecoming Attendant, 2, 4. Warren Clyde Musser “Warren Industrial Arts................... 18 Football, 2, 3. 4. Sally Kay Myers “Kay” Business Course .......................... 18 GAA, 1, 2. 3, 4; Chorus, 1, 2; Ada Scholarship Tests. English 1; Student Council, 1; Band, 3, 4; Secretarial Staff. 4; Y-teens, 3, 4, Retrospect, 4. Janice Jeannine Naus “Jeanie” Business Course ................. 18 GAA, 1, 2, 3, Sec., 4; Band 1. 2, 3, 4; Ada Scholarship Tests, Latin. 2; Chorus, 3, 4; Sec. and Treas. of Girls' Chorus, 4; Girls’ Trio, 3: Mixed Ensemble, 4; Secretarial Staff, 4; Retrospect 4. Bruce Ridgeway Neidemire “Percy” Science Course............... 18 Basketball, 1, 2. 3, 4; Student Council, 1, 3, Pres.. 4; Band, 1, 2; Red Feather, 1, 2; Football, 3, 4; Rec Governing Board, 3, 4; Hi-Y, 3; Prom Committee, 3; Service Director, Homeroom, 3; Vice-Pres., Class, 3. Charles Kenneth Orchard Jr. “Ken” Agriculture Course . . 18 FFA, 1, 2, 3, 4. Barbara Jean Ott “Babs” Home Economics Course............ 18 GAA, 1, 2, 3, 4; Band. 1, 2, 3, 4; Y-teens 2, 3, 4; Class Play 3. Miriam Ann Prieser “Mim” Nursing Course .......................... 19 GAA, 1, 2, 3, 4; Cheerleader, 1, 2, 3, Captain, 4; Band, 1 2; Service Director. Homeroom, 1; Pres., Homeroom, 2; Sec.. Homeroom, 3; Sec., Class, 4; Y-teens, 2, 3, Pres., 4; Chorus. 2, 3, 4; Girls’ Trio, 3; Prom Committee, 3; Homecoming Queen. 4. Carolyn May Pruitt “Cally” Academic Course .................. 19 GAA, 1,2, Reporter, 3, 4; Rec Governing Board, 1, 2, 3. 4; FHA, 1; Y-teens, Reporter, 2, 3, Treas., 4; Chorus, 2. 3. Pres.. Girls’ Chorus, 4; Lantern. Circulation Mgr., 2, Makeup Editor, 4; Ada Scholarship Tests, plane Geometry, 2, Advanced alegebra, 3; Class Play, 3; Prom Committee, 3; Retrospect, 4; Announcer, 4. Thomas Eugene Rickert “Tom” Business Course..................... 19 Ruth Ann Roediger Ruth” Nursing Course ........................ 19 Band, 1, 2, 3, 4; GAA. 1, Reporter 2, 3, 4; Chorus 2. 3, 4; Y-teens, 2, 3. 4; Lantern, Business Mgr.. 2. Music Editor, 4; FHA, Historian, 2; Announcer, 4; Red Feather 4. Carl Raymond Schumann Raymond” Industrial Arts Course 20 Band. 1, 2, 3; Chorus, 1, 2; Prom Committee, 3; Pres.. Homeroom, 2. 3; Hi- , 4. James Lewis Schumann Jim” Academic Band 1 2, 3. 4; Chorus, 1, 2; Basketball, room. 2; Spanish Club, Reporter, 3, 4. Course ............ 20 1; Vice-Pres., Home- Jack Selover “Jack” Industrial Arts Baseball, 2, 3; Football, 3, 4. wuricnc nut .711.1 ieiie Diismess course Band, 1. 2 3, 4; Pres Homeroom 1; Sec., Homeroom. 3; GAA. 3’ een � 2, 3, 4; Red heather, 2, 3; Lantern Page Editor, 4; Retrospect, 4; Homecoming Attendant, 4. oniriey Joann Miolmadim orniir scaaemic v ,oursc Lima Central High 1; GAA. 2, Vice-Pres.. 3. 4; Ada Scholar-EdSo7e4tS Katln’ Spanish, 3; Lantern, 2, Co-editor. 3. Page t’ ?-UlrV!Y ; Corresponding Sec., 3, Sec- Cla?sNl:rW pTn°’ vPr°m CTm,tteC‘ 3: Service Director, '-'eenS 41 R ,,rOSpeC'- «� Secretarial Joan Vivian Stahler “Josie” Home Economics Course ... 20 GAA, 1, 2, 3, 4; Band, 1, 2, 3, 4; Retrospect, 4. Nancy Ann Stroh “Nan” Business Course Band. 1; Chorus, 2. 3; Y-teens, 2, Cabinet, Retrospect, 4; Commercial Club, 4. 3, 4; Lantern, 20 4; Gene James Tippie “Gene” Science Course ...................... 21 Ada Scholarship Testa, Alegebra, 1, American History, 3; Hi-Y 2; Commercial Club, 4. nicnarci arien veil miMucss v.ourse Pres., Class, 3; Vice-Pres., Class, 4; Basketball. 1. 2. 3; Football, 2. 3, Co-Captain Football 4; Hi-Y, 3, 4; Prom Committee. Bobby Lee Wallace “Bob” Industrial Arts Course .................. 21 Football, 1, 2, 3, Co-Captain Football, 4; Hi-Y, 1, 2; Baseball 3. 4. Albert Clifford Webb “Bert” Industrial Arts Course .... 21 Chorus. 1. 2; Hi-Y, 1; Football, 2, 4; Baseball. 3, 4; Class Play, 3; Red Feather, 4. John Webb “Buddy” Industrial Arts Course ....................... 21 Marilyn Jeanne Webb “Peanuts” Business Course .................. 21 GAA, 2 3’ 4; Red FVath ‘r 1; Reporter, 3, 4; Spanish Club, 1; Sec.-Treas., Homeroom, 1; Y-teens 3, 4; Commercial Club. 3; Prom Committee, 3; Secretarial Staff, 4; Retrospect, 4. Melvin Eugene Werlmg “Mel” Agriculture Course .................. 21 EFA, 1, 2, 3, 4; Chorus. 1, 2, 3; Hi-Y, 1, 2; Red Feather, 4. Franklin Roy Rostorfer “Frankie” Agriculture Course .... 19 Barbara Ann Wolfe “Barb” Home Economics Course..........21 Band. 1, 2, 3, 4; FHA. 2, 3, 4. Martha Ruth Ruck “Mert” Academic Course ................... 19 GAA 1, 2, 3, 4; Band. 1. 2. 3, 4; Red Feather, 1, 2; Service Director. Homeroom, 1, 3; Ada Scholarship Tests, Science. 1, World History. 2; Y-teens, 2. 3. 4: Chorus, 2; Prom Committee, 3; Class Play, 3. Mary Sophia Wriglev “Mary” Nursing Course .................. 21 Band, 1, 2, 3, 4; FHA, 2, 3, 4; Retrospect, 4. Norma Jane Zwiebel “Janie” Home Economics Course . . 21 FHA, 1. 85 UNDERCLASS INDEX JUNIORS Albers, Jon ........................................ 26 Althoff, Kenneth ................................... 26 Ankerman, Connie ................................... 26 Armstrong. Charles ................................. 26 Bailey, Helen ...................................... 26 Baldwin, Larry ..................................... 26 Bell. Pat .......................................... 26 Bendele, LaDonna ................................... 26 Botkin. Marge ...................................... 26 Bowden, Donna ...................................... 26 Brewer, Ronnie ..................................... 26 Britt, Claude ...................................... 26 Brookhart, Cynthia ................................. 26 Burden, Doneta ..................................... 26 Butler, Mary ....................................... 26 Camper, Tom ........................................ 26 Copeland, Pat ...................................... 26 Copeland, Robert ................................... 26 Cornell, Judy ...................................... 26 Davis, Betty ....................................... 26 Davis, Peggy Jo .................................... 26 Dicus, Everett ..................................... 26 Doseek, Alice ...................................... 26 Doty, John ......................................... 26 Eiscrt, Marilyn ................................ absent Engel, Evelyn ...................................... 26 Engel, Shirley ................................. absent Erb, Jean .......................................... 26 Eversman, Don ...................................... 26 Gilbert, Judy ...................................... 27 Goodwin, Bruce ..................................... 27 Gregg, Gmny ........................................ 27 Gross, Esther ...................................... 27 Gross, Ronnie ...................................... 27 Harshbarger, Shirley ............................... 27 Hartman, Catherine ................................. 27 Headapohl, Dwain ................................... 27 Headapohl, Elizabeth ............................... 27 Hengstler, Phyllis ................................. 27 Hern, Shirley ...................................... 27 Holder, Ned ........................................ 27 Howe, Marcia ....................................... 27 Hunton, Margaret ................................... 27 Johnson. Carol ................................. absent Jung, Wade ......................................... 27 Katterhenrich, Jim ................................. 27 Kennedy, Rolin ..................................... 27 Kerst, Ray ......................................... 27 Kinstle, Marilyn ................................... 27 Koenig, Jay ........................................ 27 Lament. Becky ...................................... 27 Lee, Pat ........................................... 27 Liston, Norma ...................................... 27 Lunz, Carol ........................................ 27 Lunz, Dorothy ...................................... 27 Marker, George ..................................... 27 Maxson, Max ........................................ 28 Metzger. Barbara ................................... 28 Miller, Connie ..................................... 28 Minnich, Barbara ................................... 28 Momingstar, Richard ................................ 28 Neimeyer, George ................................... 28 Parlette, Byron .................................... 28 Petty, Martha ...................................... 28 Phillips, Connie ................................... 28 Polen, Jean ........................................ 28 Presar, Bert ....................................... 28 Pruitt, Dorothy .................................... 28 Rausch, Mary ....................................... 28 Reineke, Marilyn ................................... 28 Richardson, Celia .................................. 28 Roberts, Betty ..................................... 28 Schierholt, Susan .................................. 28 Shroyer, Lee ....................................... 28 Singleton, Denny ................................... 28 Smallwood, Dick .................................... 28 Snyder, Ruth ..................................... 28 Stevenson, Shirley ............................... 28 Stoll, David ..................................... 28 Strohm, Emily .................................. 28 Tabler, Bob ..................................... 28 Telljohn, Jeffrey ................................ 28 Thuman, Larry .................................... 29 Tobias, Janis .................................... 29 Webb. Jim ........................................ 29 Weber, Marilyn ................................... 29 Werner, Karen .................................. 29 Wills, Tom ....................................... 29 Wolfe, Kathleen ................................ 29 Welch, Everett ................................. 27 Wrigley, Rose .................................... 29 Wynegar, Betty ................................... 29 Yost, Laura ...................................... 29 Zerkel, Bill ..................................... 29 Zorn, Ralph ...................................... 29 SOPHOMORES Abbey, Don ..................................... 32 Agnew, Milo ................................... 32 Baker, Tom ....................................... 32 Banghart, Sandra ................................. 32 Behm, Robert ..................................... 32 Bobb, Edgar ...................................... 32 Bowden, Rose Marie ............................... 32 Bowersock, Barbara ............................... 32 Bowersock, Freda ................................. 32 Bowersock, Shirley ............................... 32 Bmns, Carl ....................................... 32 Bryan, Rose ...................................... 32 Burk, Roland ................................. Absent Burkhart, Harry .................................. 32 Copeland, Lyle ................................... 32 Cunningham, Mary ................................. 32 Dresher, Barbara ................................. 32 Earl, Marilyn .................................... 32 Etgen, Rita ...................................... 32 Frey, James ...................................... 32 Gierhart, Jack ................................... 32 Gott, Jim ........................................ 32 Gross, Ronald .................................... 32 Haynes, John ................................... 32 Hutchens, Patty .................................. 32 Johnson, Robert ................................ 32 Jones, Elvin ..................................... 32 Kaeck, Carol ..................................... 32 Kah, Kurt ........................................ 32 Katter, Eileen ................................... 32 Katterheinrich, Shirley .......................... 32 Keller, Warren ................................... 32 Kennedy, Myrna Joyce ............................. 32 Knoch, Gene ...................................... 32 Knoch, Tom ....................................... 32 Kohler, Ronnie ................................... 33 Kuck, Tom ........................................ 33 LaMarr, Jim ...................................... 33 Lambome, Joe ..................................... 33 Leffel, Sue ..................................... 33 Louth, Merlene ................................. 33 Lunz, Kenneth .................................... 33 Luther, Dick ..................................... 33 Malueg, Don .................................... 33 Metz, Charles .................................... 33 Metzger, Larry ................................. 33 Metzger, Sally ................................. 33 Miller, Kathleen ................................ 33 Miller, Mary .................................... 33 Musser, Larry .................................... 33 Myers, Doris ..................................... 33 Naylor, Jim ...................................... 33 Oakman, Marlene .................................. 33 Parish, Fred .................................... 33 Parlette, Douglas ................................ 33 Parlette, Mary Jane .............................. 33 Plummer, Meredith ................................ 33 86 Rausch, Lois ..................................... 33 Reed, Dougin ..................................... 33 Reineke, Jean .................................... 33 Ritchie, Noel ..................................... 33 Roberts, Shirley ................................. 33 Rinehart, Shirley ................................. 34 Romshe, Carolyn ................................. 34 Scheblo, Wm....................................... 34 Schilling, Bill ................................... 34 Seitz, Barbara .................................... 34 Setty, Shirley .................................... 34 Shoffstall, Doris ................................. 34 Smith, Tom ...................................... 34 South, Ruth ..................................... 34 Specs, Jim ........................................ 34 Stabler, Don ...................................... 34 Thrush, Aaron .................................... 34 Thrush, Donna .................................... 34 Thrush, Sharon .................................... 34 Timmerman, Larry .................................. 34 Tobins, Kenneth .................................. 34 Vetters, Willis ................................... 34 Vorhees, Fcrd .................................... 34 Walker, Mac ....................................... 34 Webb, Carol .................................... 34 Weber, Billy .................................... 34 Wibbeler, Joanne .................................. 34 Wolfe, Jerry ...................................... 34 Wright, Phyllis ................................... 34 Yost, Doyle ....................................... 34 Welch, Duane ...................................... 32 FRESHMEN Alliey, Lois ...................................... 36 Antram, Sue ....................................... 36 Armer, Don ........................................ 36 Augspurger, Lynn .................................. 36 Bailey, Arthur .................................... 36 Bailey, Jcnninc ................................... 36 Bailey, Marion .................................... 36 Bailey, Shelby .................................... 36 Bell, Nancy ....................................... 36 Bell, Robert ...................................... 36 Bendele, Norma Jean ............................... 36 Bennett, Harold ................................... 39 Botkins, Carolyn .................................. 36 Brading, Sally .................................... 36 Brauer, William ................................... 36 Brown, Larry ...................................... 36 Brown, Margy ...................................... 36 Burden, Jack ...................................... 36 Butler, Cliff ..................................... 36 Comer, Charles .................................... 36 Cory, Denny ....................................... 36 Crow, Bob ......................................... 36 Dardio, Larry ..................................... 36 Dill, Connie ...................................... 36 Elsass, Shirley ................................... 36 Fogt, Jim ......................................... 36 Gosnell, John ..................................... 36 Hangen, Dianna .................................... 37 liardacre, Jon .................................... 37 Hawkey, Nancy ..................................... 39 Heinrich, James ................................... 37 Hengstler, Don .................................... 37 Hem, Pat .......................................... 37 Herndon, Linda .................................... 37 Herron, Maurice ................................... 37 Herwig, Terry ..................................... 37 Hoegner, Stan ..................................... 37 Holt, Joyce ....................................... 36 Huebner, Susan .................................... 37 Huffer, Myma ...................................... 37 Hunton, Bud ....................................... 37 Jones, Warren ..................................... 37 Kah, Karen ........................................ 37 Kantner. Emma Lou ................................. 37 Kantner, Larry .................................... 37 King, Kenneth ..................................... 37 Kinstlc, Virgil ................................... 37 Klipfel, Arthur ................................... 37 Klopfenstein, Carry .............................. 37 Knoch, Lewis ..................................... 37 Koch, Dean ....................................... 37 Koch, Edwin ...................................... 37 Koch, Gcorgaimu .................................. 37 Koenig, Terry .................................... 37 Kuck, Angela ..................................... 37 Lament, Nancy .................................... 37 Lee, Charles ..................................... 37 Leffel, Marilyn .................................. 37 Lenhart, Frank ................................... 37 Louth, Larry ..................................... 37 Lunz, Sharon ..................................... 37 Lusk, Janet ...................................... 37 Mathews, Janet ................................... 37 8th GRADE McCormick, Carmen ................................ 37 McElroy, Susan ................................... 37 Meier, Drusilda .................................. 38 Mertz, Vera ...................................... 38 Myers, Mary .................................. Absent Naurice, Sylvia ................................ 38 Naylor, Jack ..................................... 38 Neuman, Beverly .................................. 38 Ott, Jerry ....................................... 38 Phillips, Doris .................................. 38 Presar, Don ...................................... 33 Presar, James .................................... 38 Puderbaugh, Barbara .............................. 38 Rausch, Paul ..................................... 38 Reed, Beverly .................................... 38 Richardson, John ................................. 38 Ruck, Don ........................................ 38 Ruck, Juanita .................................... 38 Schroer, Robert .................................. 38 Schultz, Wayne ................................... 38 Schumann, Don .................................... 38 Shaffer, Bob ..................................... 38 Sheipline, Connie ............................ Absent Sheipline, Larry ................................. 38 Smith, Kathryn ................................... 39 Steinke, Don ..................................... 38 Tuttle, Bernard .................................. 39 Walls, Janet ..................................... 39 Watt, Richard .................................... 39 Webb, Cliff ...................................... 39 Webb, Francis .................................... 39 Webb, Gary ....................................... 39 Wenning, Jerry ................................... 39 Winkleman, Joanne ................................ 39 Winter, Helen .................................... 39 Young, Betty ..................................... 39 Bennett, Harold .................................. 39 Accuntius, Judy .................................. 42 Addington, Charlene .............................. 42 Bailey, Bill ..................................... 42 Bobb, Carol ...................................... 43 Brading, Becky ................................... 43 Brandehoff, Marvin ............................... 42 Burden. Gloria ................................... 43 Burden, Tom ...................................... 42 Burden, Wayne .................................... 43 Cole, Jim ....................................... 43 Copeland, Charlotte .............................. 43 Craft, Roger ..................................... 42 Delong, Ned ...................................... 43 Elsass, Don ...................................... 42 Erb, David ....................................... 42 Feil, Richard ................................... 43 Frey, Vickie .................................... 42 Gcsler, Mark ..................................... 43 Hardy, Mary ...................................... 43 Henderson, Richard ............................... 43 Herron, Frank .................................... 42 Hines, Mary Jane ................................. 42 Hollenbacher, Ernest ............................. 42 Howell, Jean ..................................... 42 Huffer, Dale ..................................... 42 Hutt, Sharon ..................................... 43 Jones, Betty ..................................... 42 87 Jung, Hvla ........................................ 43 Jung, Rosemary .................................... 43 Kaeck, Ralph ...................................... 42 Katterheinrich, Nancy ............................. 43 Kelley, Howard ................................... 42 King, Roland ...................................... 42 Kliina, Frieda ................................... 42 Knoch, Jack ..................................... 43 Koch, Myron ....................................... 42 Leffel, Kenneth .................................. 43 Leonard, Carolyn .................................. 43 Lochard, Sonja ................................ Absent Lunz, Charles ..................................... 43 McBeth, Michael ................................... 43 Marker, Larry ..................................... 42 Market, Sylvia .................................... 42 Metzger, Jerald ................................... 42 Miller, Sandra .................................... 42 Moore, Bettianne .................................. 43 Osborne, Larry .................................... 42 Fetty, James ...................................... 42 Fitthan, Frederick ................................ 42 Flumnur, Paul ..................................... 42 Polen, Mary Jane .................................. 42 Quellhorst, Wayne ................................. 42 Ritchie, Marsha ................................... 43 Schaub, Pat ...................................... 421 Schuler, Karen .................................... 43 Schumann, Barbara ................................. 43 Schumann, Marjorie ................................ 43 Seitz, Nancy ...................................... 43 Sholler, Martha ................................... 43 South, Richard .................................... 42 Stein, Arlyene .................................... 43 Stevenson, Betty .................................. 42 Ufer, William ..................................... 43 Welch, Barbara .................................... 42 Wright, Larry ..................................... 42 7th GRADE Adams, Barbara .................................... 45 Adams, James ...................................... 45 Antram, Mary Lou .................................. 45 Augspurger, Robert ................................ 45 Bacumel, Larry .................................... 45 Baeumel, Tom ...................................... 45 Battles, Joan ..................................... 45 Berry, Clyde ...................................... 45 Bice, Bobby ....................................... 45 Blizzard, Wesley .................................. 45 Brewer, Jack ...................................... 45 Brewer, Jon ....................................... 45 Burden, Carol ..................................... 44 Burden, Dale .................................. Absent Burgoon, Jackie ................................... 44 Campbell, Sharon .................................. 45 Camper, Sharon .................................... 45 Chiles, Barbara ................................... 45 Clark, Carolyn .................................... 44 Coil, George ...................................... 44 Conkle, John ...................................... 44 Copeland, Kent .................................... 44 Cornell, Susan .................................... 45 Davidson, Sam ..................................... 45 Davis, Judy ....................................... 44 Davis, Sonja ...................................... 44 Dill, Bill ........................................ 44 Eisert, Regina ................................... 44 Elsass, Norma ..................................... 44 Fisher, Chester .................................. 46 Fisher, Wayne ..................................... 44 Gott, Bill ........................................ 44 Grimes, Betty ................................... 44 Griner, Jack ..................................... 44 Harshbarger, Allen ................................ 45 Haynes, Catherine .................................. 44 Headapohl, Richard ................................. 44 Herbst, Julia ...................................... 44 Herring, Paul ...................................... 44 Herring, Pauline ................................... 44 Ilollenbacher, Rita ................................ 44 Hines, Roger ....................................... 44 House, Shirley ...................... .............. 44 Howe, James ........................................ 45 Hunton, Sally ...................................... 46 Katterheinrich, Barbara ............................ 46 Kauper, Judy ....................................... 45 Keller, Maeva ...................................... 46 Kennedy, Richard ................................... 45 Kerst, Ellen ....................................... 46 Kiefer, Dianne ..................................... 45 Klopfenstein, Marvin ............................... 46 Koch, Junior ....................................... 46 Koch, Jerry ........................................ 46 Kolter, Suzanne .................................... 45 Kuck, Jerry Lee .................................... 45 Lament, Linda ...................................... 45 Leffel, Linda ...................................... 46 Leonard, Paul ...................................... 46 Lucas, James ....................................... 46 Lunz, Laura ........................................ 46 Marker, Janis ...................................... 46 Marker, Joyce ...................................... 46 Martin, Sally ...................................... 45 McCullough, Joyce .................................. 46 Metzger, Denny ..................................... 46 Miller, Robert ..................................... 46 Myers, David ....................................... 46 Neuman, Jerry ...................................... 46 Orchard, Lestei .................................... 45 Pari;h, Judy ....................................... 46 Parlette, Robert ................................... 46 Pester, Cora ....................................... 45 Petty, George ...................................... 46 Rausch, Leon ....................................... 45 Richardson, Randall................................. 45 Ritter, LeArtyce ................................... 45 Rohrbaugh, Carol ................................... 46 Scheblo, Bobby ................................. Ab ent Schlenker, Peggy ................................... 45 Schumann, Leonard .................................. 46 Seitz, Marilyn ..................................... 45 Seitz, Wesley ...................................... 45 Sheipline, Gary .................................... 45 Simon, Dennis ...................................... 45 Smallwood, Bill .................................... 45 Stiles, Leo ........................................ 45 Stump, Daniel ...................................... 45 Schilling, Demans .................................. 46 Stolzenburg, Larry ................................. 46 Telljohn, Judy ..................................... 45 Tobias, Darlene .................................... 46 Wenning, Judy ...................................... 46 Werner, Jerry ...................................... 46 Werner, Melanie .................................... 45 Winkleman, Marjorie ................................ 46 Wolfe, Rex ......................................... 45 Sheipline, Raymond ................................. 46 Yost, Frank ........................................ 46 Zeitz, Linda ....................................... 46 Zerkle, Danny ...................................... 4$ 88 Abbot’s Shoe Store 22 East Auglaize Carl A. 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