Whetstone Township High School - Whetstonian Yearbook (Bucyrus, OH)

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FRONT ROW Left to Rxght Barbara Carter Mary Groves Beverly Cotsamxre Donxta Douce Ella Kelly Sandra Fauler Judy Gunther SECOND ROW Fxrman Luchau Jerry Groves Mllton Patterson Leona Bender Stevxe Cllne Rxchard Cotsamxre Mus lV'oore THIRD ROW Ray Johnson Charles Fxsher Roy Johnson Donald Pfexfer Eddxe Snyder Fourth Grade On September 12th e1ghteen seats 1n our room were fllled by an eager group of fourth graders Here follows an account of our work and fun ln geography we 1mmed1ate1y began to learn about ch1ldren of other lands Amthrnetxc well you know the usual Flrst we revlewed some of the more xmportant fa ts and methods we had learned the prevlous year and then took up the new and more advanced ones As for read1ng Englxsh wrxtmg and spell1ng we re try1ng to learn new wor and how to use spell and wrmte them Oh yes 1n health we ve been attemptmg to form and keep good habxts Th1s explams our contests you may have heard about Occasxonally we have wrltten re ports on eyes ears etc and dlscussed them wxth each other ln class On the soclal smde we remember the Thanksgxvmg party we had All of us brought food to pass around VS hat a feast Then along came Chxxstmas Vie made decorat1ons for the room and set up a tx ee ln one corner The day before vacatlon there was a g1ft exchange mn our home room and later a program 1n the audltorxum Followmg Chrxstmas vacatlon we returned to school to greet our fnends on the second day of the New Year Z4 ' ' I 1 r 1 : . . . , ' . 2 . I 1 . . D . . I I ' . P . ' U . . . , ds l I ' , . . . .. . , . - . , . .

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FRONT ROW Left to Rxght Kathleen Pensmger Paulme Corwm Carol Morrow Joan Johnson Norma Lee Wexland Sharon Fauser Sandra Roston Vxrgxma Garret Mary Lou Luchau Conme Shzfley SECOND ROW Bllly Thatcher Ralph Gxfford Chrxstxne Charlton Joyce Brxegel Karen Crlll Joan Tate Mary Auck Ronald Benedxct Mxss Crall THIRD ROV! Phxlxp Tate John Wmgert Jr Hurrell Tommze Crokxe Davxd Ream Howard Rawlxns Tommy Piexfer Nxcky Ireland ABSENTEES Vxolet Swxck 3rd Grade Whetstone s future class of 59 entered the thmrd Grade for the school year 1949 50 wxth twenty exght pup11s They were ass1gned the new lass room, made from the play court, wluch was equ1pped w1th movable type seats Thls room proved to be both comfortable and cheerful Durmg the second week of school the1r parents were mvlted to v1s1t a regular sess1on of school work For Commumty Fa1r the class project was a Good Enghsh poster They also part1c1pated ln the operetta The Land of Dreams Come True A Chrxstmas exchange was enjoyed of all on December 83rd when school was d1sm1ssed for the hohdays Z3 ' ' r , . , . . . . . . ' . . . , . . . , . I . . . . . , - , . o - . - . . . A nc u - '

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Frfth and Szxth Grades At the beg1nn1ng of the school year 1949 1950 the f1fth grade had an enrollment of mneteen eleven g1rls and exght boys Two of the g1rls were new entrants Mary Lou Kennedy came from Gahon and Ruth Perry from Bucyrus Durmg the flrst semester Carl Colgroves and Betty Heckert wxthdrew but the nurnber of boys was agam mcreased to ezght when Carl Moury from Marxon enrolled after the hol1day vacatlon The s1xth grade began wnth a total enrollment of sxxteen eleven g1rls and f1ve boys After havmg attended Gal1on School for a year J'ud1th Pensmger aga1n became a student 1n the Whetstone School and enrolled 1n the slxth grade On October the elglrteenth we were saddened by the death of Paul Lowm1ller who had been able to attend school for a few weeks only Although unable to be m class he was contxnulng h1s school work 1n h1s home and was domg very satxsfactory work Our class now numbers eleven g1rls and four boys At the Commumty Famr held ln November,the f1fth grade exh1b1ted map books for whxch Syb1l P1erson was gxven fxrst prxze Carolyn Carr second prlze and Rlchard Elcher th1rd prxze The smxth grade was awarded pnzes for health posters Joyce Corw1n recewed f1rst prmze Judlth Pens1nger second pnze Joyce MacDonald th1rd pnze Thxs year we have adopted a plan whereby the work of the flfth and s1x th grade has been lessened somewhat The f1fth grade spends the afternoon of each day 1n the fourth grade room where they study hygxene Enghsh wr1t1ng and spelhng w1th Mlss Moore The h1story geography arlthmetxc and readmg are had 1n the fxfth and sxxth grade room each forenoon We are a small group of normal happy Amerlcan boys and g1r1s mov1ng onward with Txme Some moments are happy some are sad Somet1mes we feel exalted and sometlmes we feel down trodden But nevertheless we are always golng forward eventually to take our places 1n 11fe where others who have gone on have left off We hope that we may assurne our full share of res ponslbxhtxes and fulfxll our dutles as true Chr1st1an Amer1can c1t1zens Z5 0 o ' 1 I . 1 1 1 1 - 1 . , . . . . . . . . . ' I ' I I 0 1 . . . . l . . . . . 1 1 1 1 . . 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 . Q . ' . 1 .