West High School - Rodeo Yearbook (Akron, OH)

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Class ARTICLE I Let it be known that we, the graduating class of Iune 1940 of West High School, Akron, Ohio, having survived four years of hard Work here, are of sound body and mind. Hereby we do proclaim, announce, and declare this to be our last will' and testament in manner following: ARTICLE H To the faculty we will our troubles, study halls, and exams, but not our lunch periods. To the l2B's we bequeath our intelligence and dignity. Our line we leave to anyone who wishes to hang out his bathing suit. We, as a class, leave with Coach Beichley wishing Mr. Scheidt the best of luck. To Mrs. Hanson and the Glee Clubs We wish suc- cess and many more trips to Columbus, thereby creating business for the Greyhound Buses. ARTICLE HI The following bequests are made by individual members of the class: Evelyn Temple and Harry Lee Severance leave their fashionable Wedding to next year's Stampede bride and groom. tWi1l it be the Wagner and Phipps combination'?l Charles Seitz leaves the Lariat Office still echoing with his whistle. Sally Brown and Rita McKenna leave to be with Ioe and Ieep respectively. Heidi Scott leaves her outdoor girl personality to Gail Austin. Big Chief Editor Ed Naher leaves the new West High hand book, the Roundup, to all the incoming freshmen. Audrey Shaver bequeaths her theatrical expres- sion and split infinitives to Miss Margaret Allen. Bob Graef leaves one half of his 6' 4 to Tommy Frisby in hopes that Tommy will some day grow up. 'Ieanne Lamb bequeaths her smoothness to Ianice Kennedy, Barbara Duncan leaves her sophistication to Lola Ieanne Albright. lim Mallen leaves - in time to get his social security. Lorraine Brodbeck leaves the Glee Clubs to worry about a pianist. Bill Self leaves Ruthie Ballard with regrets. Katie Buckingham leaves her chatter to Katie Meisner, and Phyllis Rubins leaves her giggles to Ierry McKenna. Chuck Griffin - leaves the freshy girls. Dave Heibert wills an alarm clock to arouse Mr. Miksch's physics class. To lean Glaze, Helen Conobre bequeaths her bright red lipstick. Page Twenty Will Iack Laraway leaves his gift of gab to the Girl Reserves. lackie Iackson leaves her sunny disposition to Patsy Matz. Margie Woodcock and Iohnnie Roose, Elizabeth Matz and Mike Kelly, Marilynn Ioseph and lim San- born leave with each other, but lim Gates leaves without lune Winters. La Rue Fretcher leaves her titian hair to Pat Bil- low and Nancy Swartz, while Mary Brandt wills her beautiful Winkers to Miss Murdock so she can catch Mr. Horst. Iosephine Barkman and Rosalie Borchert leave their friendship to 'Kathryn Smith and lean Scroggs. Don Selby leaves - breaking many hearts. Dick Ridle is left - in his red tights. To Pat Dunckley go Margie Wymer's pep and figure. Gus Polles leaves - forsaking his many girl friends for another. Betty Lou Hatch leaves her dancing ability to Katie Carnahan. To Mr. Donald Schoner for persuading his history classes to listen to Lord Haw Haw, Iohn Ballard be- queaths his oratorical abilities. Ieanne Bensley leaves her leadership to her sister Peggy. Pete Dallas leaves the Senior Glee Club for good! Betty Snyder leaves Miss Baer to worry about the next editor of the Rodeo and Irene Schwartz leaves the griefs of the Lariat to Lois Wagner and Percy Fleming. Eddie Held and Doug Richardson leave their squirt guns to some other youngsters. Bette Brobst leaves her maiden name to be re- membered. To Barbara Woodward, Gloria Walsh leaves her gay smile and pleasing personality. And last but not least, Herby Kravitz leaves to for- sake his friends, shut himself up in solitary con- finement, and discover the ever elusive fourth cli- mensionl ARTICLE IV To Mr. Flood we leave our remaining possessions including our afflictions and peculiarities. We hope he will long cherish us in his memory. ARTICLE V We hereby appoint YEHUDI as sole executor of this, our last will and testament. In Witness whereof, we hereby sign our name and set our seal this tenth day of May in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty. lean Swartz Class of Iune 1940 Attested by: Brenda and Cobina THE RODEO

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Class In the fall of 1936, we three hundred fledglings who had received our primary instruction at the ports of Perkins, Grace, King, Crosby, Portage Path, Crouse, and Lane came to West. At West we were to spend the next four years receiving our advanced training. As dodoes , or under classmen, we were determined to give our best efforts to make a name for ourselves at West. Immediately we were appor- tioned to those six great flight instructors: Murdock, Williams, Bockstahler, Snearline, Tucker and Culp. We soon became accustomed to our surroundings and helped cheer our football team to the city title. At Christmas a pageant, The Little Town of Beth- lehem , was presented. After a short rest we came back to take our first exams at West and to show the faculty our great proficiency in various maneuvers. Although a few were unable to hold up under the terrific strain, the majority of our squadron opened wide the throttle and came one semester nearer its goal. In the spring we received an inspiration for the future when the Glee Clubs, consisting of upper classmen, made ct perfect three point landing by presenting the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta, The Mikado. During the spring semester, our basketball team gave a fine aerial exhibition with its passing and shooting, and smoothly glided into the city cham- pionship. The track team took second place in its field. In the fall we took over the controls as sopho- mores, and the stalls and spins were fewer and farther between. The Dramatic Club gave a fine performance in The Curtain Rises. The football team, by defeating Central in a playoff game, again came through the Akron fog with the city title. A Christmas program, Christmas Carols through the Ages , heralded a short rest period. Upon our retum in Ianuary, while we were mak- ing a cross country flight, a terrific storm, alias exams, dealt a wrecking blow to a few of our mem- bers. However, the most of us, by reason of our skill, came roaring through. In April the Dramatic Club presented another successful one-act play The Trysting Place. Three days later the Glee Clubs traveled to Kent, Ohio, where the Girls' Glee Club won a superior rating. Going on to Columbus, they received a superior plus, thus becoming state champions and bringing great honor to our school. In the fall of '38 we returned as upper classmen. The Ghost Story was presented by the Dramatic Class with Betty Snyder as a member of the cast. The Glee Clubs set a terrific pace with the oper- etta Iolanthe. Its success was greatly enhanced by Harry Severance and Pete Mikalas in leading roles. At Christmas time, the play, Peace I Give Unto You was presented. In the spring Charles Seitz was chosen as chief pilot for our squadron with Iohn Ballard, Irene IUNE. 1940 History Schwartz, and Iim Gates to assist him. After qualifying at Kent, the Glee Clubs went to Columbus where the Girls' Glee Club won a su- perior rating and the Boys' Glee Club and Mixed Chorus received an excellent rating. As 12 B's, seventeen new members were admitted to the National Honor Society. They were Irene Schwartz, Iean Swartz, Lorraine Brodbeck, lean Lamb, Betty Snyder, Herbert Kravitz, Margie Wood- cock, Ieanne Bensley, Barbara Duncan, Audrey Shaver, Geraldine Dulaney, Edward Gustley, Cletus Gnau, and Iohn Ftoose. Edward Gustley was made flight commander of this group. About the middle of the fall semester, members of the Student Council were elected. Iohn Roose, Iohn Ballard, Elizabeth Matz, and Bill Self were elected President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer, respec.ively. For the first time in our high school career, mixers were given once a month. The Glee Clubs set an endurance record by pre- senting another Gilbert and Sullivan operetta, The Pirates of Penzance. Margie Woodcock, Gus Pol- les, Mark Lee, Harry Severance, Pete Mikalas, Betty Snyder, Evelyn Temple, Rose Panzner, Fannie Ver- laney, Vilma Franklin, and Flora Carpenter soared to' 'great heights as members of the cast. Lorraine Brodbeck was the accompanist. Irene Schwartz served as flight commander of the Lariat staff, and Betty Snyder served as flight com- mander of the Rodeo staff. In March, the Home and School League sponsored a dance at the Mayflower Hotel to raise money for band uniforms. During the spring semester seven more members were added to the National Honor Society. They were Iohn Ballard, Catherine Buckingham, Darleen Murphy, Helen Rawliuk, Charles Seitz, Iune Simon, and Fannie Verlaney. The Dramatic Class presented another one of their successful plays, Caleb Stone's Death Watch. Its success was in no small part due to the efforts of Gus Polles and Mark Lee. Iohn Ballard won a city-wide speech contest on Americanism. Having received an excellent rating at Kent, the Glee Clubs traveled to Columbus. The Boys' Glee Club won a superior rating and the Girls' Glee Club, an excellent rating. Gus Polles entered the state solo contest at Cberlin and won a superior rating. He is now attending the national contest at Spring- field, Illinois. Now, as Senior week draws to a close, there are only one hundred and eighty-nine remaining in our ranks. Some have moved and others have not been able to stand the pace. But it has not all been hard work. We have had many enjoyable times at West. We extend our thanks to Mr. Flood and to all the teachers for their assistance and guidance. As we are about to receive our Wings and go on through life, may each of our members attain success and happiness. Iohn Roose. Page Twenty-one