:-..-.• • ^^^^m 1923 1962 FOREWORD Westerville High School, its faculty, administration, and students have this year been characterized by an atmosphere of transition and progress. Of the students, the Seniors are perhaps most aware of the changes, having spent two years in the old school and two in the new. We now have a guidance counselor, a psychologist, an assistant principal, as well as other additions to the staff. Last year Mr. Mowder stepped in as new principal, and this year Mr. Biggs as new Superintendent of Schools. A special speed-reading course has been set up for selected Juniors and Seniors which is duplicated in no other high school in the country. An experimental system of honors work in the form of seminars has been put into effect in Senior English. A new student constitution was drawn up and voted in, and a new Student Council was elected. The members of the staff and the students at Westerville High are gradually growing into their new surroundings. A high school year is a mixture of depressions and elations. The examples are familiar to most. Coming to school in the morning bleary-eyed after studying until 1:00 A.M. ... Or com­ ing to school worried after NOT staying up to study . Being nervous and shaky because of an oral report due next period, all of those people watching, waiting for a slip . Needing a new pair of shoes . Seeing that one girl (or boy) smiling warmly at someone else . And the common feeling that there are 14,000 things that must be done by tomorrow. But how many things there are to offset this darker side of high school life! The elation of an A, a job well done . the proud feeling of physical skill on a football field, a basketball court, or even at a pool table . The incomparable emotions of young love . And the great free feeling when all obligations have been fulfilled, and one's time is his own. Whether the times be good or bad, it is impossible to for­ get the years of high school. On some future day, when you come upon your 1962 Searchlight in a dark corner, blow the dust from its cover, leaf through its drying pages, and enjoy the awareness and nostalgia that comes from the remembrance of things past. WESTERVILLE •JWr»<L ft L- * K \ *^« 1962 HIGH SCHOOL SEARCHLIGHT TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD 1 ADMINISTRATION AND FACULTY 5 ACTIVITIES 21 SPORTS 39 UNDERCLASSES 66 SENIORS 77 ADVERTISEMENTS 100 ADMINISTRATION AND FACULTY A MEMBER OF OUR OVERWORKED STAFF TOILING AT HIS JOB ADMINISTRATION The heading "Administration" covers a wide area; from the Superintendent's office to the sec­ retaries. Among its many duties are the untan­ gling of car formations in the student parking lot, and assisting the custodians in every possible way. This is Carroll Biggs' first year as superinten­ dent of Westerville Schools. He has shown him­ self already to be competent and devoted to his job. Many innovations were evident this year as proof of his grasp of the problems in the high school. The class of 1962 gives Mr. Biggs its stamp of approval. John Mowder, principal of Westerville High School, has the back-breaking task of coordinating all facets of school activity. Mr. Mowder is to be commended on being a strong principal and one who does his job as he sees it - best in the long run for all concerned. Mr. Arthur Wright's position of assistant principal gives him various responsibilities. The one he is best known for among the students is that of Chief Altendance Police­ man. Mr. Morris draws upon his years of experience to func­ The expanding curriculum at W.H.S. is a tion ably as Assistant Superintendent of Schools. direct result of the efficiency of T. V. Ban­ croft, our curriculum director. As guidance counselor, Mr. Hanny is re­ Mrs. O'Keefe, the school nurse, is burdened A new member of the W.H.S. administra­ sponsible for giving aptitude tests and help­ with the real and imagined ills of the tion, Mr. Alvarado, is the school psychologist, ing in the decision of colleges. student body. which here is a decidedly full-time job. Miss Zora Yoemans at her position behind Secretaries of Board of Education: Mrs. Grace Shelly. Mrs. Joan Gould. the front office desk is usually the recipient Mrs. Gertrude Drewes, Mrs. Marjorie Meyer. of the various complaints brought to the office. ENGLISH AND FOREIGN LANGUAGES LATIN, FRENCH, AND SPANISH Mr. Stallings supplements his English courses A new teacher, Mrs. Johnston, is saddled with perceptive tales of his experiences with with the responsibility of shaping the un­ human nature. developed freshmen minds in her English classes. English and Social Studies classes keep Mrs- Mrs. Tobias is doing an exceptional job of Ray busy during the school year. impressing on Senior English students the problems of transition from high school to college. As we arrive in the world of nouns and pronouns, adjectives and adverbs, we see the freshmen brow beat­ ers, Mrs. Johnston and Mrs. Wadley, performing the excit­ ing whims of English. Our next stop is at an interjection! We find sophomore tribunes to Julius Caesar with Mr. Stallings and Mr. Lotz. You say you don't know what a preposition is? Well, Mrs. Ray can explain the whole or­ deal to you juniors. Finally, we reach the co-ordinate con­ junction of the English language to English literature. Who else could connect these two but Mrs. Tobias? Ask any freshman or sophomore taking Latin what his favorite subject is. If he or she is taking Latin, one will invariably get the same answer . lunch! Mrs. Kempshall guides the declension-blinded students through the laby­ rinths of Latin. Monsieur Lotz dictates to the class. "N'ecrivez pas dans ce livre." The French 2 students are naturally very exper­ ienced and can translate this incredibly complicated exam­ ple of French syntax in a little under an hour. One of the high points of the year was the student plot to destroy the school's tape recorder. "Please, ma'am, we didn't mean to do that . You aren't really going to give us a test!" This is a typical plea of the studious rowdies in Mrs. Near's Spanish class. The most frequent sentence spoken in class by Mrs. Near is: "listed es impossible!" Mrs. Kempshall teaches Latin, the so-called "dead" language, which is still very alive in its English derivatives. Mr. Lotz is using his experience of years in Senorita Near has charge of all the Spanish- France to pound the language into the heads speaking aspiring youths in Westerville. of his pupils. SCIENCES Attention all Science teachers! Repeat this handy phrase at least five times a day: "If I am enthusiastic, I have nothing to fear from my students; I have nothing to fear; I have nothing to fear!" Mr. Ralston grimaces painfully as another beaker crashes to the floor. Mr. Detrick watches suspiciously in order to discour­ age the plans of his students to detonate the whole school. The female students in Biology gaze at Mrs. Lipton in wonder that she is not only willing but able to touch those horrid old frogs. Mr. Starr patiently teaches the rudiments of science to his freshman General Science classes. The Science Department has become adjusted to the new labs and equipment. The beautifully smooth, bright green lab tables are now beginning to look acid stained and corroded. The once clean and shining glass instru­ ments are now chemically encrusted. These labs, which have expanded the science program at W.H.S., are looking "lived in." Mr. Joseph Ralston quizzes his physics stu­ dents; "Miss Mar, what is the coefficient of linear expansion of a piece of arn war?" Mrs. Paula Lipton instructs the biology The chemistry instructor, Mr. Ronald De- classes in the social significance of the birds trich, presides over the chaos resulting from and the buzzin' insects. a batch of students turned locse with a batch of chemicals. 10 Ed Cunningham astounds the physics class with his knowledge of the principles of flight. Mr. Starr tries to prepare his General Sci­ ence pupils for the rigors of laboratory work. ART Mrs. Marilyn Miller is a welcome newcomer to Wes­ terville High School's faculty this year, and her subject, Art, an equally welcome and significant addition to the curriculum. Artistic minded students are taught the ba­ sics in color, shape, and design. Experiments in various media took place — tempera, ink, water color, and clay. Along with regular projects, the Art Department helped with signs and decorations for pep rallies, assemblies, dances and other school functions. Pop into the art room sometime and observe Mrs. Miller, pigment dripping from her fingers, bellowing, "You boys, get out of the back room and PAINT!" 11 SOCIAL STUDIES London is in England, not Germany. Versail­ les is in Switzerland, oops, France. Sorry, Mr. Hively and Mrs. Ott. We'll try harder the next time. When was the American Revolution? the War of 1812? the Civil War? You don't know. Read the book, do you hear me? Yes, Mr. Shade, right away. Oh no! Mr. Guckert - not another new way of taking a test! I know it will be easier on you, but it's going to be harder for us. There are 50 States. No, Texas is not the WHOLE United States; it's only half, or part. Yes, Frazier, Colorado does get to 30 below. It doesn't always rain in California, it snows some­ times.