Westerville High School - Searchlight Yearbook (Westerville, OH)

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i 1, 1: ,,, c 4 -44' tl Q . 3 l C7 Page Eighteen HONOR STUDENTS Eight members ol the Class of l95l have attained the rank ol honor students by maintaining a scholastic standing ot or above throughout their high school careers. To these eight girls-Mary Lou Fichtelman, Martha Watlcins, Alvercla Graft, Carolyn Rhoten, Jane Scatterclay, Norma Schott, Gloria Howard, and Joyce Bow- man-the SEARCHLIGHT stall extends its sincerest congratulations.

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CRAIG GIFFORD V i-- Aj , It seems titting that the editor ot the I95I Searchlight should quality tor member- ship in an exclusive journalistic society. In March, Craig Gittord was admitted into The Big Inch Club. To be eligible one must be a high school student with at least I0,000 inches ot printed material to his credit, To most people. this would seem to be an almost impossible thing to accomplish, but not to Craig. His journalistic career began 'way back in the titth grade when he was editor and publisher ot The Grape-Vine News. Craig's writing ability was next evidenced when he became a member ot the high school journalism class in his sophomore year. He was sports editor at that time, and in his junior year, served as editor-in-chiet ot the Flashlight, also continuing as sports editor. At the close at his junior year, he was elected editor tor the l95I Searchlight and was awarded membership in Quill and Scroll, an honorary journalistic society tor high school journalists. Quill and Scroll, organized in I926, has 4,62I chapters throughout most ot the English-speaking world. Craig's journalistic abilities have long since Iett the contines ot WHS. For the past two years, he has been sports rep-orter tor The Columbus Dispatch, Ohio State Journal, and WBNS. Many have heard him during his guest appearances on High School Hualdlef' One ot his articles appeared in the December I, I95O, issue ot First and Ten Magazine. Since last summer. Craig has held a responsible position at the Public Opinion. All ol this, obviously, is quite an accomplishment tor anyone. So, Craig applied tor admission to The Big Inch Club , which was organized in I947 by Quill and Scroll as the highest honor given to journalistic students. Jitt is the sixth high school journalist to quality tor the club and is the tirst and charter member in Ohio. At the time ot application he counted approximately I5,000 inches ot printed copy. Page Seventeen

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THE HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF 51 Long. long ago, way back in the f93O's-the fall of '39 to be exact- many mamas were leading their little darlings to the tirst-grade rooms at Vine Street and Longfellow. Those eager. excited-and maybe just a little bit frightened-cherubs were to become the Class of '5l. The tirst day went tine until our mothers left. Then several of us began to get teartully lonesome. Bob Bancroft drowned his sorrows by proposing to Patty Noble and Pat accepted. Before long we began our studies. At Vine Street Les Foor was receiving high praises from his fellow classmates as the best reader because he read by tar the loudest. Our musical talents found expression in the toy band under the direction of Miss Mills. Marilyn f-fartsook, Bob Shultz, and Larry Green made fine student directors in their red capes and waving batons. During the second grade. the boys' interest turned to sports while the girls en- gaged in gymnastics by whirling round and round the bars. Martha Watkins and Carol Tracy left Vine Street to gain their knowledge at Longfellow, but the arrival of Don McPherson made up for the loss-although he was quite provoked with the teacher for the first week because he failed a spelling test. Harold Baker was envied bv the boys and admired by the girls for his square dancing ability. Bob Billman had claimed Nancy Edwards as his one and only. This true love was destined to last two years. The highlight of the year at Vine Street was the churning of butter which all of us ate on delicious gingerbread made by Pat Jo.hnson's mother. How- ever, the year had its sad events, t-oo, for most at us were paddled in the cloakroom for forgetting to keep our heads down in rest period. Third grade brought us little Donna Ruckmanf' whom Craig Gitford carefully looked after all year. At Longfellow a post otfice had been established. Everyone was madly writing letters, while the mailmen were scurrying around the room in order to keep up with business. Before we realized it, we were fourth graders and changing classes iust like high school! This year many of us were privileged to take tonette lessons from Mr. Jordan. By the end of the course everyone but Bob Hall had mastered the scales: he iust couldn't keep those keys covered. Carolyn Rhoten arrived at Vine Street and fascinat- ed us all with her long, l-ang pigtails. With the fifth grade came the Ohio Story which made quite an imprint on our minds, for every day we marched down to the auditorium to listen to the radio. Once during the winter a tragedy occurred. Lois Noble got her tongue frozen on the steel bar on the fence of the playground. When she pulled away, part of her tongue remained. , Surely one of us have forgotten the geography lspefled George Elliot's Old Grandmother Rode A Pig Home Yesterdayl that we learned this year. John Zerky made a marvelous blast furnace whom Miss Moses stoked with workbooks represents ing coke and limestone. Norma Schott portrayed a fruit tree while Miss Moses was the warm lake breeze. Dickie Bishop, and Howard Nafzger spent the year drawing airplanes. Page Nineteen