West Carrollton High School - Piratan Yearbook (West Carrollton, OH)

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Reception Goes Spanish-American OUR JUNIOR-SENIOR RECEPTION WAS PRESENTED AS A SPANISH-AMERICAN FIESTA. Swaths of red, green, yellow, and blue covered the walls of the gym. Atmosphere was gained by sombreros, painted gourds, tapestries, Mexican figures, and red-checked table cloths. Wandering street players —Gladys Rogers, Jeanine Chamberlain, Martha Ann Lawrence — livened the scene with their accordian music. Vendors Kathryn Bomhorst and Weldon Tilton cried their wares—clever lapel favors fcr all. Six Juniors and Seniors — Mary Jean Blackburn, Lurline Thielman, Reva Oliver, Eddie Throckmorton, Charles Ross, Gerald Hurley — entertained with a Mexican Hat Dance and a Tango. Waitresses in costumes sang the traditional Mexican air, La Paloma. Phyllis Howland gave a novelty Spanish dance. Dinner was served at small tables in an alcove. Menus were in Spanish, and the food was delicious and beautiful to behold. Later Michael Hauer's Orchestra played for dancing. This reception was the main project of our Junior year, and was held May 15, 1942, too late for recognition in last year's PIRATAN. Page Eighteen

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We Take the Credit . . . and the Blame Piratan Staff Victor Pfeiffer...........................................................Editor-in-Chief Gerald Hurley.........................................................Business Manager Betty Wadsworth, Alma Wells.............................................Assistant Editors Robert Manning, Eddie Throckmorton............................................Circulation Cora Dodds........................................................................Seniors Mildred Moore, Doris Jolliff................................................Underclassmen Betty Williams..............................................................Organizations Wanda Kline....................................................................Activities Russell Seabold.................................................................Athletics Dorsey Creeger................................................................Photographs lames Greene......................................................................Layouts Mary Miller, Dorothy Critzer, Margie Myers, William Wickline........................Diary Mattie Barnes, Juanita Cason, Ernest Harp, Florence Raulerson, Frances Scarborough, Betty Thomas, and others of Staff..................................Typists Miss Dean.........................................................................Adviser OUR BIGGEST WORRIES IN PUBLISHING THIS ANNUAL WERE FINANCIAL. Usually over half the cost is met by advertising. This year selling advertising was forbidden. Instead the Seniors earned money in a variety of ways and asked individual classes and organizations to pay for their own cuts. Later it was deemed necessary to eliminate the leather covers and sewed binding. However we are proud of the fact that within the covers of this small book is a very complete record of one year at W. C. H. S. STAFF WORKERS WILL NOT SOON FORGET: Working after school every night for a month till 5:00 or 6:00. Returning money when the price of the book was cut. Getting our fingers gooey with rubber cement as we mounted pictures. Reading answers to questionairres to gain information for write-ups. NOT taking staff members out of class to work. Row 1 — Barnes. McElwee. Raulerson. Myers. Critzer. Thomas. Row 2 — Dodds, Creeger, Wells, Wadsworth, Cason, Miller, Kline. Row 3 — Dean. Greene, Hurley, Manning. Pfeiffer. Seabold, Williams. Page Seventeen

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Juniors Near the Top JUNIOR OFFICERS Harry Coatney...........President Robert Myers - - - Vice-President Doris JolliH............Secretary Paul Spaite • - - Asst. Secretary Jean Brockman .... Treasurer Miss Arnold..............Adviser Row 1 — Spaite, Myers, Coatney, Brockman Row 2 — Jolliff, Arnold. LOOKING BACK THROUGH THE PAST NINE MONTHS, WE JUNIORS RECOLLECT: The promptness with which Juniors pay their class dues. Every week, the treasurer is just swamped with payments. (Am I kiddin'?) Our highly successful basketball season, in which Junior boys figured so prominently; namely, Coatney. at center, Furnas at forward, and Stevenson at forward, center, guard, and what-have-you? The work, trouble, and fun we had trying to give the Junior Play. First, Bill Russell had the flu; then, Moses got sick, leaving the role of the Professor unfilled; and last, but certainly not least, Spaite endeavored to learn the Prof's lines at the last minute. He just got by, for he had appendicitis the next day. Miss Arnold's clever idea for play announcements. Each cast member signed his name. You might know the Seniors would copy the idea for their play. The very fashionable style parade, including the latest Paris creations (plaid flannel shirts and overalls) worn by the Junior Play Cast one night to rehearsal. The Junior Play Cast devouring their gift to Miss Marsh. Not much was left of that four-pound box of Maud Muller's. Our vain attempts to make 30 words a minute in that !!$..!? !! typing class. Schell's gang. We wonder what Bill and the rest would do with themselves if they got back to school earlier than one o'clock. Jack Stevenson's version of the Strip Polka at a Hi-Y dance. Bob Myers going all-out on Serenade in Blue (accompanied by Chuck Chastain and orchestra) at another Hi-Y dance. The thrilling day on which our class rings arrived. We really hit the jack pot; but isn't it too bad a lot of the boys didn't get to keep theirs? Our miserable efforts to draw maps in history class. How did Mr. Stockton expect us to draw a map of the world without a round piece of jxiper? Our Junior-Senior Reception with Chastain swinging it out again. The decorations followed a patriotic theme with the gym gay with flags of the United Nations. Page Nineteen