Whitehouse High School - Whitonian Yearbook (Whitehouse, OH)

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in...-..., WHERE WE LEARNED oUR ABC's Twelve Shori' Years Twelve years-it's a very long time, especially when it's spent in one place! It is quite difficult to make the Senior believe that, for the last twelve years have been so lilled with adventure that time seemed to fly like magic and twelve years was really no time at all. It's a glorius thing, being together for twelve years, and growing up together. We were timid and sorta scared in our first year, but we managed to get through all right. The class was so big that it was divided into two groups, so we didn't have much of a chance of getting acquainted then. Our teachers were Miss Serelda Slimp and Miss Gladys Knarr. Our third grade teacher, Miss Geneveive Coulon, gave us our first examinations, and oh, what examinations! In the fourth grade, when Miss Mildred Long taught us, we had our try at dramatics in the operetta, JACK AND THE BEANSTALK. After we had been told of our success in this operetta we considered ourselve old troupers along' this line and many plays followed. Now that we are on top of the hill and looking down, we can think back with fond memories of the days we spent on the stage. Following JACK AND THE BEANSTALK came THE KING SNEEZES, THE GALLOPING GHOST, CHERRYBLOSSOMS, CHISELING CHISLERS, OH DOCTOR, and GIRL SHY, which was presented as our Senior play. Our fifth grade teacher was Miss Dorothy Keener. The sixth grade was an exciting- year because it was the last year before we becare full- fledged members of the High School. Again we had two teachers, Miss Ethel Neitz and Miss Nettie Belle Clayton, who taught us the fundamentals of being young ladies and gentlemen. Catchinglon quickly to these lessons fwith a few slips here and therej we became quite dignified and stately in our doings and less dependent on teacher. Because of our developing independence, Miss Jane Libbe, our seventh grade teacher, became merely our advisor in the class meetings which we held. By this time Roland Studer and Vemor Bucher displayed their ability as leaders of the flock, and 'were elected president and vice-president respectively. CLASS OF 1942 AS FOURTH GRADERS

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RUTH STEINBRECHER Ruthie General G. A, A. 1, 2, 3, 43 Glee Club 1, 2, 3g Whitehouse Scholarship Team 1, 2, 3, 4: County Scholarship Team 2, 3, Senior Scholarship Team 4. ' DEWEY TALMADGE 0ttie Bell! General i B. A. A. 1, 2, 3, 4: Basketball 1, 2, 33 Baseball 1, 2, 3, 45 Football 1 2, 3, 43 Intramurals 1, 45 Glee Club 4. sri. Q as ..,f ' -' Q '59 MILDRED WI-IALEN Millie ' General G. A. A. 1, 2, 3, 4. Gt JOSEPHINE STRUTH NIO.. General Burham High School, Sylvania, lg G. A. A. 2, 3, 43 F.H. A. 3, 4: Glee Club 3: Dramatic! 35 Hi- Lights 4. GERALDINE TOWNSEND ..Jen,,,. General G.A.A.l,2,3,4gF.H.A.2,3 45 Librarian 1, 2, County Scholar ship Team 35 Hi-Lights 3, 4.

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The eighth grade, the grade which brought us close to Senior High, made us still more inde- pendent and again we elected class oEicers, the leaders that year being Willis Finical and Vernor Bucher, who became the president and vice-president. This was an especially good year for higher education because we were invited to attend the trials promoted by T. W. Thomas, our eighth grade teacher. Not only were these trials educational in teaching us to obey the laws made by our fellow citizens, but also we learned how to make them, thus relieving the teachers of ome of their burdens. We, the graduates of 1942, have always admired the high school, and were eager to become a part of it. This we did eventually, becoming Freshmen in 1938 with Mr. Daniels as our sponsor. Several students showed talent in leadership and were elected class officers. The president was again Rolland Studer and Vernor Bucher was elected vice-president. Mary Bucher learned to take notes by being elected secretary, and June Cochenour learned the meaning of the word money, by col- lecting it-she was the treasurer. junior Heller ably represented the class in Student Council. The Sophomore, junior and Senior grades were whirlwinds of excitement that never subsided throughout the entire three years. Ball games, plays, operettas, dances, scholarship tests flook below and see the beauty, brown, and brains of our Senior Scholarship teamlj, religious programs movies that we made ourselves, candy sales and numerous other things kept us dashing here and there-never an idle moment. The excitement that accompanies the coming of the class rings, banquets-especially the very formal junior-Senior Banquet-were all a part of becoming a Senior in Whitehouse High School. Oh, yes, twelve years is rather a long time from a chronological viewpoint, but it hasu't seemed long at all to us, the Seniors. And what of the future? Of course, that remains to be seen: but we can say that three of the girls in our class, June Cochenour, Roberta Sprink, and Geraldine Townsend, have already said Yes to the important question, an dare now wearing engagement rings. Our only hope and wish is that our future be as bright and as full as our past has been. Sincerely, THE CLASS OF 1942. OUR BRAIN TRUST l.