Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1962-06-21

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Mrs. Myrtle Hall Pelton, Pen
insula, Ohio. 1t was reported
that Mrs. Florence Mall Cald-
well of the class of 1913 was
seriously i'll.
Coming from the greatest
distance was Mrs. Jeanette
Pratt Babcock, class '48
from Nebraska. Mrs. Janis
Johnson wn, Class ~
came from Tennessee.
Many came from different
places in Ohio, probably the
fathereSt was Mr.. and Mrs.
Steve Simon from Orders
vile. Two teachers were pre-
sent, M S. Blanche Russell
and Mrs. Iona Patterson. A
message was read from Mrs.
Pearl Bickle Knapp.
A high spot of the program
was m a d e possible by ar
rangementS made by Frank
Evans. He persuaded the 1894
Barbershop quartette r o m
Euclid to entertain. Included
were Lead, Lou Yane, Tenor
Ed. Becker; Baritone, Chest
er Campana; Bass, Walter
Karl. They were appropriat-
ely dressed and each wore an
unusual hat and carried a
cane. The program was Vari-
ed with the much enjoyed old
songs. In many the audience
joined in, verses were sung
and the audience asked to
guess and then sing the Choir
us.
Elmer Pierce, president,
was i'll and not able to be pre-
sent. The vice president, the
Rev. Harry Banfield ably pre-
sided. Reports were read by
the second treasurer, Mrs.
Doris KaSky Hall. Mrs. Hall
thanked all who had assisted
in bringing the address list up
to date.
Mrs. Lennah B. Bond re-
ported the deaths of two stu
dents, Miss Evelyn Parr, 81
and Lewis E. WickS, %. Two
teachers, Mrs. Dolores Kap-
pos Post and Leland L. Whit
ney. IA. Post, the oldest stu
dent present, spoke briefly, as
did Mr.. McNaughton, of the
West Geauga Sponsors club.
He talked on the project of the
lighting of the baseball field
Three classes were honored
1912 = so year class; 1887 the
25 year class and 1947 the Is
year class. There was no one
present who graduated SO
years ago. Mrs. Cora Os-
mond Hill sent a letter to Mrs
b o n d, assistant secretary,
which SHE a d. Mrs. Hill,
who lives in Albany, N e W
York, sent greetings to all
and expressed regret that be-
cause of illness she was not
able to make the trip to Ohio.
Representing the 1887 class
were Bert Hearn and Mar
tha Hall who spoke, James
Gum, E t h e | Painter Mat
news, Lawrence Roseum
Arthur Elder, Jean Denniston
Moss and Stella Klatka But
Ter. Above their tale thew had
on display the handpainted
class motto, "Out of the Har.
Dor, l n 90 Deep Channels
which had been used at their
graduation. They also had on
display many interesting pic.
lures OF their school days.
Jean Lincks Inghram had
arranged a program for the
class on 1947. She used the
year book, The Evergreen.
IhlS was dedicated to Harold
Roseum whose untim e ly
death came when a senior
Ray Burt read the class his.
tory, Mrs. Inghram, the class
Will. She also told the where.
abouts of each class member
Joanne Pendleton Paterson
read a tribute to their high
school and Thelma Nelson
Maltry read the class poem
which she had write n Is
years ago. Also present were
Dolores Voros DeGreen and
Stanley Klatka. Mrs. Russell
was their class advisor.
Officers for 1868:
President, William Banfield
George mkster, vice presid.
ent; Mrs. Alice Jeanette Jac.
obs Hearn, secretary and tre.
aurer; assistants, the retir.
ing secretary, Mrs. Doris
Hall a o Mrs. Geraldine
Bond Laws. Obituary com.
mlttee, Mrs. Lennah B. Bond
Among the group were sew.
eral second generation grad