Wilkesville High School - Falcons Yearbook (Wilkesville, OH)

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CLASS HISTORY OF THE SENIOR CLASS Our class started out 1n the Freshman year wxth sxxteen puplls We had s1x glrls and ten boys Exght of the ten boys played basketball One boy played on the varsxty and the seven other boys were on the reserve team Marlene Strausbaugh and Bonnle DeVault were cheer leaders for the reserve team Several members of our class took part 1n the Muslc Festzval at McArthur The class got along fme and all our marks were good The Sophomore year we had the same number of puplls 1n our class All the boys that played basketball in the Freshman year played agam 1n the Sophomore year Marlene Strausbaugh was a cheerleader Our class had party and mvzted the Hlgh School pupils and the teachers to attend We had another party and each pupll 1nv1ted a guest At the end of the year the class went to Buckeye Lake We found that we were gettmg better accustomed to the way of the I-hgh School Classes We got along good wlth all our teachers and got good marks The Junlor year was to be our big year We found that we had lost s1x of our old class members and had gamed one The pupils that had left our class were .hm Mulholand Marlene Strausbaugh Ralph Whlte Earl Shaffer 14 two parties in the Sophomore year. We had a skating

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SALU TAT OR IAN ADDRESS How many many tmmes m l1fe we are forced to admxt the madequacy of mere words to express the deepest sentxrnents of the soul Our hearts fxll wlth emotxon and we learn when our tongues falter Tennyson had 1n h1s heart when he wrote I would that my tongue could utter The thoughts that anse 1n me Dear frlends one and all thxs occaswn 15 one of those txmes For after all our f1ne words our lofty sentlments and h1gh soundmg phrases how much more can we really put 1nto th1s greetmg to our frlends We hope you are well, we see you are come and we know you are welcome Dear frlends to you th1s may be mdeed a pleasant occas1on for we shall certamly do our best to make lt so but at the best at w1ll be only one of many many such occaslons m your l1fe whlch enjoyable as they may all be at the tune w111 be but fleetmg mn then' mfluence To us rt IS a great occas1on a red letter day one of the brxghtest spots ln all our hves and bound to hve forever m our memorxes To you It may be but a pleasant place to be amused for an hour and whxle the tzme away to us xt IS a gleamxng m1lestone along the Journey of l1fe, and the mterest you show 1n us by commg to b1d us God speed on the way IS most deeply and truly apprecxated To those of you who have a personal mterest ln us as course far more than to the chance guest to whom we appear but as strangers To those too who can remember themr own thoughts and emotxons of sxmllar occasxons 1n thexr own lzves It w1ll be a pleasant remmder of those early hopes and auns and w1ll enclte 1n them a deeper sympathy and understandmg of all that we are feelmg and dreammg as we enter 1nto the exerclses of the day To our parents and relat1ves xt IS an hour of prxde and affect1on, to our teachers an hour of m1ng1ed Joy ln our success and regret we trust over the necessary partmg So much you see depends upon the mdlvzdual pomt of v1ew As for us thls occaslon closes an epoch ln our hves the most lmportant perlod that we have yet known and one of the utmost value ln 1ts bearmg upon all our future career As we look back over the past few years we feel that we can truthfully say that we have done our best at all txmes and mn all places to make the most of every opportumty so far as our young m1nds were able to understand xt We mean to continue to do that same best all of the tlmes and 1n all the places where Fate may hereafter dlrect our paths And we are sure that at thls tune everyone must reahze somethmg of what It means to us and whxle gr1ev1ng w1th us at the sundermg of the dear class tzes that each year has helped to make stronger must at the same txme rejoice with us that we have been able to accompllsh as much as we have wh1le wzshmg for each of us greater trxumphs m whatever work may he ahead of us We hope that you may all feel that It has been good to be wxth us today and may see 1n all that we do and say some assurance of your welcome even wh1le reallzmg that as a class we cannot well ask you to Come agam 13 ' I . . . 5 , . ll ' ' Ill . y , . . . . I . , . Y . - . ' - . 9 , . . , . . . y . . S . . , . . . , . ' . . ' , . . . ' . . . . . , ' ' 3 the boys and girls you have seen grow up from infancy, it means, of Y I I l . S . . . . . , , . . . I 1 I . 9 1 , . , . . . . - l I . . ' . . , D 1 . . . . . , . . . . ' . , . . . ll ' DI' I I o

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Duane McLaughlin and Tommy Sprouse. Edith Pridemore came new to our class. We were sponsors of the Halloween Party and made some money for our class Three members of our class were 1n the one act play Trxfles that won second place 1n the county They were Vella Thacker Ronald Cornell and Floyd Sayre Our Junxor play Funny Brats brought much comment from our commumty They all agreed It was one of the best plays ever to be g1ven 1n our school We had fwe boys that played on the basketball team that won the county league and county tournament Three boys played regular on the vars1ty and the other two were substltutes for vars1ty Bonn1e DeVault and Vella Thacker were cheerleaders Most of the members of our class took part 1n the assemblles for all the schools 1n the county The Junxor Class took the Seruors of 48 on a trlp to Columbus Ohlo The Semor year found us w1th all of our class members back from the Junxor year After school started Nadme Denney and Bertha Smxth moved away but Dot Camp came new to our Class That left our Class vuth f1ve g1rls and f1Ve boys All flve of the Senlor boys played basketball all bemg regular players on the vars1ty Bonnle Devault and Vella Thacker were cheerleaders agaxn The Sen1ors pr pared the Chrmtmas party for the h1gh school C . 1 ca ' sv - , . 1 1 - - as , 11 1 1 . . . . , . , . . ,' . . l X . e .