Wapakoneta High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Wapakoneta, OH)

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Lookin Into The Future Time: A summer day in 19753 twenty years have passed since graduation day. Place: The midway of the Tingling Brothers Circus. Itls a perfect day for a circus. Everyone must have agreed to this fact as the midway is unusually crowded. Since we have tickets for the two o'eloek show, we'll have time to stroll along the midway. We pause at the first booth to watch a group of people trying their skill at dart-throwing. As one turns to leave, we realize he is one of our former classmates, Jim Lamarr. With him is Gene Knoch, another graduate of '55, Jim tells us he now has his own studio and gives guitar and vocal lessons. We are very pleased to see Gene as we are enthusiastic fans of his nationally famous dance orchestra. Behind us we hear a familiar voice and turn around to find Shirley Roberts calling to one of her children who is intrigued by the merry-go-round across the midway. We remember Shirley as the first girl in our graduating class to show off a sparkling diamond. She greets us warmly but must hurry off to catch her wandering child. At the next stand we are delighted to run into Jerry Wolf and Mac Walker. We have been hearing a lot about these two as Jerry is sport editor of the Big City Tribune, and Mac is head basketball coach of the nation's number one collegiate team. During our conversation we asked Mac about one of our former classmates, John Dotson, who is head football coach at the same university. After leaving Jerry and Mac, we come upon Carolyn Romshe, who tells us she has just been pro- moted to co-executive of the Chemical Engineering Department at Westinghouse, Inc. By coincidence Aaron Thrush shares this position with Carolyn. W We leave Carolyn and move on to the next stand where we recognize still another former classmate, Dick Luther. It seems Dick has taken up farming, but he informs us that in his spare time he drives tractors for hayrides. Dick thought we might be interested to know that Charlie Metz owns the farm adjoining his, and that Roland Burk, who has the state's largest apple orchards, lives near by. Burk's Old-Fashioned Cider is known the world over. As we say good-bye to Dick, we hear someone calling our names and are deighted to see Rosie Bryan and Barb Seitz coming toward us. In the midst of warm greetings Rosie tells us that she and Barb are nurses at the same hospital. While reminisicing Barb mentions that Babs Drcsher, Shirley Katterhenry, Meredith Plummer, and Norma Liston are nursing at a near by hospital. Rosie and Barb direct us to a stand on the far side of the midway where Don Malueg and Doug Reed are having a heated discussion. It seems Donnie thinks his mattress testing job is more important than Doug's job of demonstrating hammocks. Without voicing our opinion on this subject, we move on to a quieter and safer section of the midway. And here we find Shirley Setty, who, we learn, is now head Librarian at the Big City Memorial Li- brary. We notice a colorful poster across the midway, and as we make our way through the crowd toward it, we see Mary Jane Parlette. The main topic of our conversation with Janie is of her successful dance studio where only the latest dance steps are taught. Janie expressed her anticipation of the coming football season as three athletes from our high school class will be playing on the same professional team. Mary Jane in- forms us that not only will Don Stahler, Elvin Jones, and Tom Smith be on the squad but Ronnie Kohler will be their team manager this year. In addition to his football career, Elvin operates a dairy farm during the off-season. Our conversation with Janie is interrupted by loud peals of laughter. Following the sound, we find. Harry .Burkard and Kurt Kah enjoying one of THEIR jokes. Harry and Kurt inform us that they are author- ities on girls sports, and that their latest effort is in the form of a book entitled How Not To Play Kick- ball . After convincing them that we don't want to buy a copy, we continue our stroll down the circus midway. We pause at a basketball foul shooting game and immediately recognize among the contestants the vice-president of our graduating class, Willie Vetter. He doesn't notice us until he turns to leave after sink- ing ten straight baskets. Willie tells us he now is a conversation consultant with the State Agriculture De- partment. Sandra Banghart is his private secretary. We gain information about another one of our classmates as Willie says that Noel Ritchie was recently appointed County Agriculture Extension Agent. Also from Willie we learn that not too long algo Roland Burk won the State Amateur Plowing Contest. As time is flying, we leave Willie and proceed down the midway where we soon meet Donna Thrush, Rosie Bowden, and Carol Kaeek. While talking to this trio, we learn that they have all gone into the home economics field. Donna is head of the Home Economics Department at a state college, while Rose and Carol are both Home Demonstration Agents.

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J., , Cf-- X -,,.,-4' ALMA MA TER There's a high school in Ohio Near the banks of the Auglaize, Antl to hcr We each say, l owe Thee a heartfelt song of praise. Hail to thee, tlear Alina Mater, Temple rcarenl hy Gotl's own hand. Our gratitude we off though we roan through niany lands. Refrain-- Dear lilunie High School, We atlore thee, Anil wc'll guartl thy sanctity. May the nolmle thought that bore thee Live through all eternity. O. Stultz