York Township High School - Talisman Yearbook (Van Wert, OH)

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Clorss History Observers on the first morning of school, 1934, could not fail to notice the group of 18 ill-assorted youngsters who shyly entered their classroom to absorb some knowledge under the direction of Miss Burgett. In our second year, under Miss Williams' guidance, Robert Bolton began making plans for the future by promising Ethel Jane Lloyd and Betty Couts a trip to California on his Minneapolis Moline when they got bigf' During this year Marjorie Ringwald and Dean Crone entered our class as permanent classmates. Our failure to achieve success was made public during our third year when Miss Alspaugh gave several of us our first introduction to the paddle. We were joined by Rose Ann Patrick and Bill Evans this year. Miss Evans took over the job of instructing us in our fourth year providing a firm foundation and we began to really enjoy read1n', writ1n', and 'rithmetic. As We entered our fifth and sixth grades we changed sex of teacher for we had become so unruly that it was necessary for a man to control us. Our new teacher was Mr. Jones. It was during our fifth year that Marjorie Ringwald received a lesson on pouting resulting in having her face slapped. In the seventh grade. Fred Neiford entertained us on Hallowe'en by giving a party, which proved to be a success. This year we found Mr. Correll, our sponsor, was a very good target for our paper wads. We began our eighth grade year with Mr. Van Eman as our instructor. After he was called by Uncle Sam, we were guided for a few weeks by Mrs. Forest Lewis, who classified us as nothing but Hardened Criminals. Miss Jones then took over the leadership. After a three months vacation, the great day came when we became Freshmen in High School with Miss Breese as our sponsor. Our first election for class officers was held with Warren Morris President, Wilbur Krugh Vice President, Janette Taylor Secretary, Dean Crone Treasurer, and Betty Couts Reporter. as victors. At the beginning of our Sophomore year, we discovered that we had passed through the blundering stage and could laugh with the other students at the oncoming green Freshmen. This year the class had a Christmas party at the home of Janette Taylor. Dorothy Reese became a permanent member of our class this year. Our Junior year consisted of many pleasant, long-to-be-remembered events. Mr. McDonel was our sponsor this year. Under his guidance we chose our graduation rings in September and received them November 16. After this happy event we began work on our class play, The Wild Oats Boy and presented it before a large audience May 4, 1945. We entertained the Seniors May 15 at the Whitehall Inn for the Prom, which was informal and were quite proud of the event we had planned for them. Doe Perez entered the class this year. We began our Senior year by maintaining a superior attitude toward our under-classmen and trying our teachers' patience with a mouse. We soon found that our sponsor, Mrs. Morris, could still keep us in line so we gave up our pedestals and began digging After a few weeks of intensive studying, we began work on our ,class play which demanded much of our time and found ourselves very busy. Due to a flu epidemic we postponed our play from December to January and presented it before a very apprecia- tive audience January 14, 1946. The name of the play was For Pete's Sake with Wilbur Krugh in the leading role. 25

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Do You Remember When? Top Row: Janette Taylor. Gluria Williams, Robert Bolton, Dorothy Reese, Inset, Rose Ann Patrick. Second Row: Dean Ci-une, Ethel Jane Llnycl, Bill Evans, Edwin Emans, Betty Couts. Third Row: Katherine Mihm, Haydn Owens, Marjorie Ringwald. Inset. Due Perez, Mary Rachael Roberts, Wilbur Krugh 24

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Class Will We, the 1946 Senior Class of York High School being of sound mind and physical structure and having been acknowledged as such by all persons except the worthyffaculty and being about to leave the school we have all loved dearly, do hereby make our last will and testament. First: To the Junior Class we will our studious attitude and superiority in athletics. Second: To the Sophomores we will our remarkable way of skipping school and attending classes regularly. Third: We bequeath to the Freshmen our ability to get along with the faculty and our excellent behavior. Fourth: To the faculty we will the erasers that we borrowed during their years of service to us, the chewing gum that is to be found under all desks, and our way of disciplining the underclassmen. We also will to you all the noise your future pupils can make in study hall. VVe bequeath to you all the talent that we have shown in the last twelve years of school. Fifth: Bill Evans wills his ability to skip school to Johnny Schwartz. Sixth: Katherine Mihm wills her position as President of the Girl Reserves to any Junior girl. Seventh: Dorothy Reese wills her ability to get along with people to Ettamay Patrick. Eighth: Doe Perez wills his late hours at night, and ability in athletics to Paul Davies. Ninth: Edwin Emans wills his job as basketball manager to anyone who wants it. Tenth: Wilbur Krugh wills six inches of his superior height to Johnny Brenneman. Eleventh: Haydn Owens wills his tiny figure to Marcia Painter. Twelfth: Marjorie Ringwald wills her dislike for men to Joan Beving- ton. Thirteenth: Janette Taylor wills her ability to get in early at nights to Ida Thomas. Fourteenth: Betty Couts wills her dislike for Latin to Maxine Crone. Fifteenth: Gloria Williams wills all her happy hours that she has spent here to all newcomers. Sixteenth: Mary Roberts wills her ability to stay slim to Margaret Ries. Seventeenth: Robert Bolton wills his good conduct and grades to Lloyd Miller. Eighteenth: Rose Ann Patrick wills her job as class reporter to anyone that wants it. - Nineteenth: Ethel Jane Lloyd wills her position as Editor of the Talis- man to any Junior. Twentieth: Dean Crone wills his curly hair and his way with the grade school girls to Clarence Wallick. In witness whereof, we, the undersigned have hereunto set our hand and seal this twenty-third day of May in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty-six. The Senior Class of '46 26