Waverly High School - Novel Yearbook (Waverly, OH)

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CLASS PROPHECY Miss Vallery's daily quiz being over. we sat back relaxed as she directed us to open our books to read a scene from Macbeth. The witches chorus had the effect ot a lullaby for all at once the page became blurred. and my classmates were going round and round chanting: Double, double toil and troublef Fire bum and caldron bubble. The class, or was it the witches, faded out as I winged upward. Yes, there sat Iohn McCoy at the controls. Suddenly I remembered that I was an international correspondent for the New York Times on my way to London to cover the coronation of Elizabeth II. Catherine Wittkugle, my secretary, and the nattily dressed Pat Moore. my camera man, were sitting opposite me. I overheard Catherine say, lust think, it has been twelve years since we graduated from Waverly High. l'm getting quite anxious to see Mr. and Mrs. Swiger and their three red-headed sons. When we arrived, sure enough, there were Donna lean and Morris eagerly waiting for us. Morris had been recently appointed ambassador to England. They graciously invited me to be their quest during my stay. We could hardly wait to exchange news items. I had just left the Lake White Colony, the Hollywood oi Ohio. where I had seen several of the old gang. For three whole days I had been resting at White Villa, the swanky resort club, managed by Hobie Helman and his beautiful wife, the former Betty Castle. Marriage had rescued her from a stage career. During my stay I had met again and talked with Robert Stanley. movie producer, and his wife, Ruby McReynoldsg lim McGowan, sound technician: Betty Ann Downing, glamour girly Mary Wood, novelist: and gentleman Iack Kinney and his socialite wife, Eunice Pfeiier. lack had struck oil. I learned from Hobie that the Lake White City boom was due to Robert West, realtor and business promoter. The story seemed almost fantastic. A helicopter manufacturer, Mr. Copter. had crashed into his Nonarne farm- house, and consequently, had met and liked Robert and his wiie, Namoi. He had invested a cool ten million in West's initial project. Donald Hammond was one of his foremost contractors, and the beautiful homes extending on the hillside from Waverly to the lake is the result of their special work. Furthermore, Mr. Copter had built one of his maior plants in Waverly in which he placed Herman Harris as supervisor. As I lett White-Wave Airport, I discovered Ruthie Snyder at the ticket window and Thelma Tackett at the information Desk. Ruthie called to Iames Oyer, weather man, to meet an old classmate. At the same time Mayor Rhodes stepped up to greet me. He was indeed proud of the new city and asked me to be sure to include it somehow or other in a special report in my paper. Before I could get away, up came Lois Cool and Doris Brown as chic as if they had come directly from Paris-instead, they had come directly from their class rooms in Waverly high. Lois was dramatic director. and Doris, art instructor. Superintendent Robert Steiner had sent his best regards, as had Charlotte West in charge of Home Economics. I W

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I, MARGERY MILLER, will my stubbornness to Mary Lou Leeth. I, PAT MOORE, do hereby bequeath my hunting skill to Bill Arrowood. I, HAROLD MORRIS, will my art talent to Mickey lose. I, DORIS ONEY, bequeath my recipe for making Mr. Smith talk to Carolyn Rhoads. I, IAMES OYER, will my lack of ambition to Barbara Martin. I. I I, to my I, I. I. I, ROBERT STEINER, will my technique of being a one-girl man to Mar- gcm Shrader. I, NAOMI STRICLAND, do hereby will my black tresses to Marilyn Watters. I, MILDRED STRONG, will my neatness to Muriel Carey. 'L I, MORRIS SWIGER, do hereby leave my flashy neckties and sweaters l to Francis Hoffman. I. I, CHARLOTTE WEST, will my ability to get acquainted easily to Edith Howard. I, BOB WEST, do hereby will my ilirtatious ways to Bob Dyke. I. I, I. DOLLY ZONNER. bequeath my chewing gum to Margaret Collins. We, the SENIOR CLASS, do hereby appoint our adviser, Miss Vallery, executrix of this, our Last Will and Testament. We direct that she not be required to give bond or security tor the performance of her duties as executrix. In Witness Whereof, we have hereunto set our hands, this Fourteenth day of May, 1948. Fi. EUNICE PFEIFER, willingly bequeath my camera to Mr. Perry. IOE RI-IOADS, will my superman physique to Leo Foster. NORMA IEAN SCOTT, do hereby will my way of doing things wrong brother, Bill. I-IESTER SIMMONS, will my love for typing to Wilma Harris, 1 RUTH SNYDER, do hereby bequeath my friendly ways to Ruby Eblin. ROBERT STANLEY, will my timidness to Ierry Brown. . if f QW THELMA TACKEIT, bequeath my nickname Windy to Pearl Andre. WELLS WEST, will my art of driving a truck to Dick McFerren. DOLORES WHALEY, will my love of shorthand to Ieanne McGowan. rf THE SENIOR CLASS OF '48. ,gg ,,ls I yn X 0, Air NM . V35 ' -Q. 1. QI :sf 'S Q... H, U' x JD' 'if' fl? lfl'

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When l asked Lois and Doris about some of the other girls of our class, they told me that Mildred Strong Cateral and Dolores Whaley Fyffe had really stayed married and that they and their husbands had set up a chain of furniture stores in southern Ohio with Waverly as headquarters. Mildred and Dolores gave invaluable aid to the business as interior decorators. The girls also told me that Wells West and his third wife, Doris Oney, were firmly established on a big cattle ranch in Brazil. They hoped that Wells had really settled down. And now, Donna lean, it is your turn. She had been dying to tell me that Hester Simmons was Mistress of the Wardrobe for Princess Elizabeth, and that l would be able to see her. Among the American guests invited to the coronation were Norma lean Scott and Larry Hoffman, who had so success- fully filled the gap vacated by Lynn Fontanne and Alfred Luntg the comedy team of Lazar and Zonner, and movie actor, handsome Curtis Kordel. After our gab fest, Donna's three sons and their red-headed governess, whom I dis- covered to be none other than Amagean Walters. were introduced to me. From London l flew directly to Spain to cover the 1960 Olympics. l knew in advance that I should find some of Waverly's former athletic satellites there: Melvin lones, speed dernonp Chuck Harris, Javelin tosserp the vibrant Margie Miller, figure ice skater: and mermaid Annetta Armbruster. Upon arrival at the huge stadium, l bumped into the famous globe trotters, Kathleen Anderson and Ann Beninger. Yes, they were married, but they usually left their husbands to keep the home fires burning. They re- ported their last news item from home was the elaborate wedding of Harold Morris and Betty Fulscher. Bishop Robert Deacon had tied the knot. lust then I saw Melvin Tones take his place on the line. What a thrill as we waited for the whistle to sound to watch him spring forward! But what was that awful buzzing-surely not a signal? Where did it come from? I looked again. There directly in front of me sat Melvin closing his book. The next instant the buzzer sounded again, and the class was changing. Why, I must have been -------- . By IUANITA KEECHLE. 1'5 ' QW' R, M 'fbfl' -'fl 11, v M i x 1 7 ' ' X .,, f Ql's 1 I1 luke! if . E' til, , xx t t X so W fl'-9. X fi ,.,,,, nfl 3 X 1 Q if gm 9, ll! , if V- , l't lt 2 ft 7. :fi ff 5 Q 1 f' 'W , UV. l I X i-.. f .2 filo fl M f f - t L, f . y . f 115 'x l ,f D f ,l . ,IZ ,e he xg, x XX ' Nh, X' llllwx, 5 ,X -XR ' IV :Qtr X-, XX 2, 3 X To , 19 Xxx., f