Approximately 182 Alumni and friends gath~red at T811madge High Schoolon Saturday June 8, 1996 for the l17th annual hanquet and meeting.

We began with a social hour at 5:45 P. M. followed by a chicken andbeef buffet dinner served by Mel's Catering of Kent, Ohio.

The decorations were the traditional Blue and Gold. The arrangementcommittee was chaired by James Werner.

President Karl Starks welcomed the alumni and their guests.

The invocation was given by Faith Wagner Hause.

After dinner and a brief intermission we moved to the Les Bennettroom for our meeting and program.

President Starks called the meeting to order at 7:30 P. M.

President Starks introduced all the officers and committees andthanked them for their work.

A special thanks was given John a~d Daisy 1lg Scalia of A-A Blueprintfor donating all of our printing services.

The secretary's report of the l16th meeting was read and approved.

The Treasurer's Report was read and approved.

The Treasurer's Books were audited by Wilma Crites Newlon (1933)and found to be accurate and in order.

We were fortunate to have the new Superintendent Robert G. Lovegive us a report on the school.On Sunday June 2, 1996 184 seniors graduated from TallmadgeHigh School.69% will attend a 4 year college, 6% a 2 year college7% will attend a trade, technical college, 2% will enter themilitary and 10% will enter the Labor Market.

Tallmadge is a four-year comprehensive high school. There were796 students in grades 9-12 and 2,665 students in the district.

A minimum of 18 credits are required for graduation. Fifty-twopercent of the faculty have Master's degrees or more.

Locally funded scholarships totaling more than $22,000.00 wereawarded to graduating seniors.

The High school will convert to block scheduling for the 1996-97school year. This means they will have longer classes and lessstudy hall time.

A Student Information Council was created this year to coincidewith our shared mnnagement and leadership process. They met bi-weekly through the year. A Parent Information Council was formedand met through the school year to provide ideas and share concerns.

Tallmadge High School P~.A continues to be strong at the High Schoollevel assisting in many functions. Selling poinsettias at Christmashost the 50's Dance, assist with Distinguished Scholars and theAwards Assembly and 8th Grade Orientation. They also sponsoredthe 40th annual art show.

Our government students this year learned to surf the internetthanks to a grant received.

CRE classes raised moneyat Children's Hospital.and attached articles ofHexican border.

to buy stuffed animals for the childrenSpanish IV classes made Christmas craftsclothing. These items were sent to the

American Legion sponsored another Oratorical Contest our winneralso won the regional competition. The Optimist Club of GreaterAkron slso offered an Oratorical contest where our winner went onto win regional competition. Our Youth Leadership representativewas chosen to go on the international Youth Leadership conference.

The Tallmadge Dynamics Community Theater presented "Father KnowsBest" in Narch.

Athletic Accomplishments

Tennis (girls)GolfGirls C.C.Boys C.A.FootballSoccer (Boys)Soccer (GirlsVolleyballBasketball (boys)Basketball (girls)HrestlingTennis (Boys)Track (boys)

finished 4thfinished 7thfinished 7thfinished 5thfinished 4th tiefinished 3thfinished 6thfinished 1stfinished 8thfinished 5thfinished 7thfinished 5thfinished 3rd

SoftballBasebAllTrack (girls)

finished 1stfinished 2ndfinished 4th

Extra-Curricular Activities

Dramatic Productions

3 made all-suburban team

1 all suburban1 all suburban1 all-suburban1 all suburban 2 eventsAll District Regional ChampState qualifier

1 all-suburban 2 events6 State Qualifiers

The exciting productions of 1995-96 were "The HOUG2 that Roared"and "Li' 1 Abner". The drama department was also involved w i th thecommuni ty in ter- gene rational production of "Fa the r :~nm.;rsRes t" .

Extra Curricular Activities (Continued)

Our drama program is an excellent and enjoyable way to fulfillthe college entrance reqdirement for fine arts. It's excitingto be on the cutting edge of high school drama which is thefastest growing program in the United States.

Industrial Technology Club

Among the many fine projects this year at the Showcase of Excellencewere model house frames, cloc~s, coatraclcs, mass produced Periscopescastings, metal works of art and technical drawings.

Music Programs

Vocal Music - 32 members of the choir were very active this yearin performances in the community and here at school. Concerts includedHoliday Tree Festival, High School Holiday Concert, District tourand the Middle School and Dunbar, Ohio Music Educators DistrictContest at Wooster High School and Spring Choral Concert. Theyreceived excellent ratings at contest.

A Cappella Choir grew to 28 singers this year bringing the totalin choir at THS to 60. They performed at the Homecoming FootballPre-game, Holiday Tree Festival and the Teacher Recognition Dinneras well as school concerts District Contest and Commencement.

Marching Band - The marching band began its outstanding seasonwith performances at Kent Roosevelt and Cuyahoga Falls Band shows.The band had competition performances at Cloverleaf, Nordoniaand Brunswick High Schools. The band received an excellent rating~ot all three. TheBand also performed in the Classic MusicFestival Parade Competition in Williamsburg Virgin"a and wasrated excellent.

Concert Band - The Concert Band again had an outstperformances and an increase in membership from 75The band competed in a more difficult classificatiyear and received excellent ratings from all judgeMusic Educators District Contest at Wooster High Salso received an excellent rating at Williamsburg.seniors will be studying music in college and threscholarships.

Jazz Combo - Jazz Band is open to all band studentlearn to perforci the different style~ of jazz nushow to create music through solo improvisation. Tperformed at all the band concerts and the Showcas

nding season ofto 83.n of music this

at the Ohiohool. The band

Several bandreceived

who wish toc and learne band

of Excellence.

FIFTY YEAR CLASS CLASS OF 1946

Donald Richa~ds gave the 50 yea~ ~epo~t - sevecal membe~s of theclass gathe~ed info~mation and p~epa~ed the ~epo~t.

Jean Atwood g~aduated f~om Kent State taught school and ma~~iedclassmate Donald Cully who graduated f~om Ak~on U and and wo~kedin enginee~ing at Goodyear Ae~ospace. They have 4 child~en3 daughters and one son and 8 g~andchild~en - 5 boys and 3 gi~ls.They like to t~avel, baby sit g~andchild~en and ga~dening.

Ronnie Blair came to Tallmadge as a F~eshman - Attended Akron U -Ran hu~dles a~inst the Olympian Ha~rison Dilla~d. Part owner andmanager of Titan Industries in California. Has 3 child~en 2 gi~lsand 1 son.

Robe~t L. Booth - B & W D~afting and Technology p~ogram - servedin U. S. Army -wo~ked at Babcock and Wilcox Barberton, Ohio40 yearss~rvice - mar~ied to Shi~ley Sanfo~d 48 years (1947)they have 4 child~en 3 boys and 1 girl and 14 grandchildren 9 boysand 5 girls. They like to travel and spend winters in Deland, Fla.

Viola Bloom Mecke - received a PHD from Case Western Reserve.Professo~ Ememta Clinical Child Psychology Califo~nia State IT.~inical Assoc. P~ofesso~ Department of Psychiatry, StanfordUnive~sity School of Medicine - Private Practice ClinicalPsychology - Palo Alto ,Ca. Married to Gunter Mecke, PhDLikes to ~ravel and work abroad.

Douglas Carmack - worked at Goodyear Aerospace 36 years MarriedShirley Bible (1955) have 2 daughters and 3 granddaughters. Livein Myrtle Beach S. C. - likes gardening.

Bruce Detweiler graduated from Akron U with a degree in Accounting.Worked at MO'Neil Department Store and Internal Revenue Serviceauditing tax returns. Marri~Catherine Cate (1948) have 3 children1 boy and 2 girls and 2 grand children 2 step grandchildren1 step great grandchild. Very active in Church work.

Dayton Ford - 2 years Akron U. Employed several places the lastbeingTeledyne - Monarch - has 4 children and 5 grandchildren.Wife deceased 5~ years oldest son and daughter deceased. He isa private pilot likesto restore old cars and is a stained glasscraftsman.

Bessie Fleming Fritz -came to Tallmadge in 7th G~ade. She isa widow has 5 children all College G~aduates. Tries to live=nutritionaly. Travelled 49 states - ~ European countries - Takingup painting.

FIFTY YEAR CLASS (Cont)

Paul Haney - Assumption College, Windsor OntArio - Journa1isimDegree KentState Georgetown University Law School.U. S. Navy Reserve - Newspaper Reporter and Editor - Voice ofMiss ion Con tr olfor NASA TV colo r co rresponden t, Broad cast Exec.Writer, Lecturer - Publisher/Owner/Editor qomesteader News,Horizon City, Tx. FARMER, Consultant, Free-lance Writer. MarriedJanet in 1967 - no children. - four children from previous marriage.Live wire with lot of ideas for things to do and places to go.

Bob Harmon - U. S. Navy 2 years retir~in 1990 from Goodyear Tireafter 42 years .. 3 children 6 step children and 12 grandchildren.Retired to Fla in 1990 - woodcrafts and Golf are hobbies.

HargadLt Ilg Mi tan - reti rEd from Norton Company has 2 children"and ~M/9 grandchildren - Li.k es sports softball and football andher grandchildren.

Jim Kinney - Goodyear Tire Management Training Program - Workedfor Goodyear and Lee Tire. Commercial and Industrial REal Estatemanaging real estate properties. Married in 1949 has two daughters.Retired in 1991 - now a professional retiree!!

Shirley LeCount Kalbaugh - IBM School - worked at Firestone Tire& Rubber Co. - married one daughter three grandchildren - 1 girland 2 boys. We have vacationed allover US - keeping up with whois doing what, when and where.

John Orr - was unable to attend dE to ill health - AttendedKent State and A~ron IJ - Civil Engineering. Was in U. S. Navysubmarine service - Hiway Heavy construction - Certified Generalcontractor for State of Florida. Married 47 years to Polly Deemer(1948) have 5 children and 7 grandchildren. Likes fishing, boatingscuha diving and travel.Donald Richards - Degree from Duk e University - worked GoodyearAerospace and Nationwide Insurance C .. married 3 children and 5grandchildren. Interests - Atlantic Coast Conference BasketballOptimists Club - Card Club and travel.

Art Schmidt - graduated Kent State University - U. S. Army -Worked in convenient food Industry - Married Ruth Davis (1948)three children - married Helen Vi1d who had 4 children - havetwelve ~randchildren from 1 to 22. Now living in Sun City,ArizonaPlay golf, bridge euchre and drinks a little Bud - enjoy sSouthwestern food.

Theodora Scott Urban - graduated from Kent State - worked RoadwayExpress as an accountant. Married Albin Urhan in 1953 - widowed in1991.

Wilma Sheppard Beatty- married Bill Beatty and had 7 childrenfive ~ir1s and 2 boys - have 22 grandchildren and 14 GreatGrand children.

Clyde Smith - received 3 degrees from Xent State and was inU. S. Army - worked at Goodyear Aerospace, Taught at NortonHigh School 13 years and was a Professor at Kent State for 21years retiring in 1991. He authored 2 books and many articleson the Soviet Union. Marriedto Europe Panteli for 34 yearshas 2 sons and was a widower in 1990.

Margaret Snyder Cassmire- worked at Alsco and Summit CountyBoard of Elections - married Tony Cassmire in 1960 has oneson f rxm previous marriage. Likes travel- cruises and visitingson in San Diego.

Geraldine "Ge rry"Thomas Ridenour - wo rked at Tw i.nCoachin Kent for 5 years - married Neal Ridenour in 1950 hasa son and a daughter - 4 grandchildren 3 boys and 1 girl.Likes airplanes, bowling, square dancing, traveling - have beenaround the world.

Delmar Gene Tisdale - U. S. Army - Akron U Accounting MajorWorked at Herman Machine, Babcox and Wilcox, ~ Akron Uand than was a self-employed accounting and payroll.Marri~ Betty in 1950 bAve 1 daughter llve in Jacksonville, FlaA do it yourself man Gardening, Fishing and Walking.

Alice WadeGallo - attended Akron U - worked Goodyear Aerospace.marriedin 1950 - settled in La Jolla, Ca. Like traveling andtouring, camping, family newspaper, swimming racketball, concertsby the Bay.

Wilda Weese Buckbee - Tallmadge School Lunchroom Supervisor.Married Virgil Buckbee «1944) in 1946 have a son and a daughter,Retired to Thomasville, Ga in Southwest Georgia.

At this time the Association presentaipins to the women and tietacks to the men.TWENTY FIVE YEAR CLASS - ,Class of 1971 - This report was givenby John Wray -,it was very informative an unique as they hada video of various things that happened during their 12 yearsat Tallmadge High. We saw a picture of Mr.McCobb and Mr. Morganwho many alumni r.emembe rca'hose at t end i ng we re William Nei tz, FredBochert, John and Denise Wray, Judy Wood Brandon, Jean LongstrethAndrick and Kevin Thompson - We~re very happy to have them withus.

Class of 1996 - Robertinto the Association.of her accomplishmentsof THS.

Freed welcom~ his daughter and the classChristian Freed a Valedictorian toli usand that she was proud to be a graduate

I'-lEMORIAL

I HAVE A PLACE IN HEAVEN

Ple~se don't sing sad songs for me,Forget your grief and fearsiFor I am in a perfect place,Away from pain and tears .....I'm far away from hungerAnd hurt and want and pride.I have a place in HeavenWith the Master at my side.My life on Earth was very good'As earthly lives can go'But Para dise is so much moreThan anyone can know ....•.My heart is filled with ha9pinessAnd sweet rejoicing, too.To walk with God is perfect peace,A joy foever new.

Since the Alumni Banquet in 1995 we have lost fromour midst:

Class Name Age Date of Death

1912 F. E. Lawrence 101 July 6, 19951923 Francis Hright 90 July 22,19951928 Lucius V. Bierce 86 Jan.10, 19961930 Dorothy Sy1vestet:"Clapper 32 Sept. 6,19951931 Hazel May Hickle 82 July 26,19951932 Dorothy Nicodemus Hoffman 81 Dec. 26,19951934 Blanche Clayton Stanley 79 Nov. 20,19951937 Richard A. Ripley 76 June 20,19951941 Edythe Dodge ThoT!1ison 72 Apr 8,19961945 Edwa r d Crislip 69 Jan. 4,19961947 Bruce G. Halcott 66 Sept. 21,19951949 Thomas R. Orr 64 Nov. 23, 19951956 Blaine A. }-1c~1ann 57 Oct. 2, 19951959 Clifford A. Herho1z 54 Sept. 3,19951959 Dennis L. Price 5tl Ha r • 21,19961960 Ronald Hi11iams 53 Feb. 4,19961963 Karen Kendall Blasia 50 June 15,19951966 Bradley R. Ruth 47 Feb. 20,19961971 Richard P. Reichart 43 Hal'. 22,19961991 David 1:;' Fouts 24 Feb. 17,19961. •

It has been re~orted that:

19461971

Geraldine Cate DrayerJames R. Nockengost

6339

Feh 17,1992Oct. 10,1992

pass~ away. We also had a teacher Louada Morgan passaway.

May these folks remain in our memories.JoAnn Stem Wood, Class of 1948

TREASURER'S REPORT

1995

Balance brought forward on January 1, 1995

Receipts for 1995:

DinnersDuesDonations

Expenditures for 1995:

CatererTallmadge High School

ScholatshipArrnngement CommitteePostage & Supplies50 Year Class Awa rdsNametags-App1esRefundsSecretary Fee

Balance on hand December 31, 1995

$1,379.34

$1,528.00494.00199.00

$2,221.00

$3,600.3l+

$1,475.25

L~OO. 0022.90

251.6390.9523.7238.0050.00

$2,352.46

Sl,247.88

JoAnn M. Wood, Treasurer

NOMINATING COMMITTEE qEPORT

PresidentFirst Vice PresidentSecond Vice PresidentSecretaryAssistant SecretaryTreasurerAssistant Treasurer

Faith Wagner Hause, 1943Chris Rauch, 1971

James Werner, 1943Margaret Acken Boggess, 1951Ileana Crites Williams, 1944

JoAnn Stem Wood, 1948Donald Williams, 1948

Nominating Committee 1996 Richard N. Wood, 1948LaDema Youngen Gatten, 1938

Wilma Crites Newlon, 1933H. A. "Chuck" Steiner, 1940

Submitted this 8th day of June 1995

As there were no nominations from the floor the officers weredeclared elected.

Under new business - it was announced that the receipentof the Alumni Scholarship was Ann Marie Divac.

We than all sang the Alma Mater.

At this time President Starks turned the gavel over toincoming President Faith Wagner Hause.

The meeting was than adjourned.

Next year's meetin~ will be June 7, 1997.

Margaret Acken Boggess Sec51 Linda StreetTallmadge, Ohio 44278

Telephone (330) 633-7890

ALUMNr MEMBERS P~ESENT

1928 - Pauline Brandau Bierce1930 - Margaret Acken Dunlavy1932 - Ernest H. Walters1933 - Elverna Kramer Beach1934 - June King Marsh

Alice Scherer Crites1935 - Wilburn Crites1936 - Robert M. Johnson

James M. StaufferRobert LutzRachel Yount HortonMildred Nicodemus Guest

1937 - June Kromer Gulbranson1938 - LaDema Youngen Gatten

Leona Parbel VanceAdria Hoisington SaxePaul RagleEmma C. HolmesHelen Wade Knowles

1939 - Virginia Miller VilesFlora Steiner Rahb

1940 - Mary Haney Wilson"Jo" rIg PattersonH. A. "Chuck" SteinerSally Yount EnerickMarguerite Kolar YoungElva Hinton HayMargaret Mast Hay

1941 - Mary Diese BurtonBetty Thomas EmeryDorothy Metcalf GarritanoAlberta Crossen BauchHo wa rd GregoryHelen Black ThomnsonDolores L. RichardsRobert RipleyHarry Bost

1942 - Carroll JonesGeraldine Newlon JonesWilma Thomas PavkovBea King Hoore

1943 Faith Wagner HauseJames 11. ~-JernerJames L. HenningeMarjorie Lawrence HenningeJohn D. HaneyJuanit~ McMillan DonaldDonald A. Jones.J n c I( t1a g1eKay Holt R.agleWillaburt "Billie" Orr Hart

1944 - Karl StarksIleana Crites WilliamsDonald M. DeanGertrude M. SchererM. Bernice King PletcherDolores Coontz HineFrances Parks RipleyMargaret Orr BumpasDerwin 'Richards

1945 - Donald A. WilliamsBetty Heiser Dean:Barbgra Shuman Richards

1946 - Jean Atwood CullyDonald CullyRonnie nlairViola Bloom HeckeRobert BoothDouBl~s CarmackBruce DetweilerBessie Fleming FritzDayton FordPaul HaneyBob HarmonMargaret rIg MitanJim KinneyShirley LeCount KalbaughDonald RichardsArt SchmidtTheodora Scott UrbanWilma Sheppard :BeattyClyde SmithMa~garet Snyder CassmireGene TisdaleGeraldine Thom3s RinenourAlice ~.]adeGalloWilda Weese Buckbee

GuestsRuth Bible McKinneyDolores Senglar SharerDorothy Senglar Wilson

1947 Shirley Sanford BoothVirgil BuckheeBob HickeyJoanne Zurschmit YoungMelvin R. Metcalf

1948 - Richard N. WoodJoA.nn Stem HoodGene 'RiddleCatherine Cate DetwilerH. Maxine Metcalf

ALm'lNI ~lpmBl~sPllF,SENT(Con tLnu e d )

1948 - Bill Witmyer1lich8.rdHughesBllen Ba~er Hughes

1949 Carolyn Atwood Mackey~0ris Jones Eagan

1950 MHry Ledgerwood RiddleMarcene Riddle ScyocJerry J. Taylor

1951 - Mary Metcalf BennettTom Hut sonJoan SmithSarah Jones BennettMargaret A. BoggessDonna Zurschmit BeardGeraldine Duke Talley

1954 - Charles McGallJoanne Hershberger Lewis

1955 - Harriett Bierce PerdueCharles Hells

1955 - Shirley Bible CarmackB3rbara Scherer Horvath

1956 - Patricia Kin~ McGa111957 - S3ndra F. Taylor1953 - Alice Stephen Jacobsen1967 - Bruce Ilun si cke r1962 - Mary Black Overholt1967 - K~thleen Bauch Maddox1971 - William Neit~

Fred BochertJohn HrayDenise Frank~ WrayJudy Wood BrandonJean Long~treth AndrickKevi n 'I'hotnp son

1978 - Deanna Robbins Loll1996 - Christian Freed

Rotert Love Supt.

ALUMNI MEMBERS PAYING DUES BUT UNABLE TO ATTEND1911 - Geneva W. Atwood1923 - Frances Scherer Lantz1926 - F. E. Barnes1930 - Martha A. Lanterman1931 - Ruth S'tunro Fe Ll.rae t h

Charles W. Neubert1932 - Lawrence Huber

Charles W. EdmistonCarl N. HagemanWillia~ M. Grizer

1933 - Wilma Crites NewlonMarie Carney DeHartDorothy Johnson ~nightKathryn Huber Cannizzaro

1934 - ~. James Metcalf .Caroline B. AckenMyrtle H. Tenney

1935 - C. Leonard BloomViola Walters Bartlett

1936 - Lillian V. KomoroskiDorothy Stone SlusserJean Uhl SylvesterRichard Emmitt

1937 - Ruth Pyett WestCharles M. SackettMinnie Scherer Phoenix

1938 - Beatrice Watts AckenLeora King ZemorodtKathryn E. EmmittGertrurle Galla~her Kearney

1939 - Naomi Beam PoeRichard K. EverhartLouise CunninghamEllis R. King

1940 - Hilda Crites KingJean Rob,=rtsArlin Cosner

1941 - William W. BaumJohn CrossenIrene Clemo Gra~esAnn Micheli CriswellHilliam Gearh!1r'tDavid H. KingIrene lHlliams HurphyE. H. RungeHarie Hindsar HubbardRosalene A. CosnerBarbara H. AdamsonRobert L. Richards

1942 - Jean Jones CockrellBetty Miller GearhartRobert Powe rsJean Miller Power'sPhyllis Watt3 Jensen

1943 - Eli DrawkulichJuanita Sanford HullinsRuth Dod:se KerrJames Vance Ec~ert1'1• L • r,'T 8. gnerHarriet Schlup MaynardReverly Pyett Chadwic~Harriet A. Gomoll

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1944 - Ma~ie Ha~mon Gei3inge~Dorothy Root ParksRichard SmithJohn A. Sperry"HardA. C'LeriraoRobe~t M. Coch~anMarjo~ie Fric~ GalliganF~anci3 E. SalmonsDo~othy Sengla~ Schrod~l-WilsonRowena Forshey Oligney

1945 - Jean Mallory BrooksLeslie E. PletcherLois Stevenson HudecRobe~t F. Jones

19l~6 - John Or r1947 - David Porter

~. L. HickeyMarian W. CharlesNorma Smith Richards

1948 - LeRoy BellPolly OrrEmily F. OdornRichard Vyr daKenneth D. HendersonNatalia O. RzewnickiE. T..Ja 11ace t,'IO 0 dPaul E. Thorn

1948 - Robert E. CrislipHel~n R. ButlerVince Hoffman

1950 - Barba~a Qagle LucakMarian Park~s SchopperIrma Shephard Zema" .Gerald D. GelvinJoan Carmack MorganNorma Oxford Shaffer

1951 - Margaret Priest LeRg1953 - Dorothy Acken Hic~s

Shirley Mille~ Clark1954 - Janis Seckman Winter

Hichael Hersek1956 - Jerry Walters

~oger CrislipKarl H. Luttich

1959 - Joyce Wilson Vercamen1961 - Leslie Sackett1964 - Carolyn PattersonHall1967 - Theodore Rershb2rge~1968 - Nina Eliopoulas1971 - Christoph~r Bauch1973 - Suz nnne t;i.\~f) 'f\auch1974 - Mary a. GU8~ing1983 - Eil~~n j-Ior.o,an Ar-rington1991 - J~nnifer Labay McElhan1992 - Dana R. Scherer

'I'e ach= r - Rea trice Ilawk i nspassed away July 1, 1996

CONNUNICATIONS

I will be unable to attend this year. Please express my b8st ~Tis~esto Tallmadge Hi - F. E. Barnes 1926

Sorry we won't be able to attend this year due to previous engagements.We are both doing well and finally found out we are getting older.Sincerely hope that you all have a wonderful evening - will tryand make it ne~year - William Grizer 1932.Hi - I had hope to attend THS Alumni this year but I won't beable to make it. Will be in Scotland and than drive to Londonfor a few weeks. I write to Tony Edmiston and Marie CarneyDeHart. Would like to see Lawrence Huber and Ernie Walters.Good Luck - Carl Hageman 1932

I'm sorry I'm unable to make it this year. My wife and I will beenroute to our mountain home above Dillard, Ga. ~ha3 W. (Tony)Edmiston - 1932.

Although we cannot be w i t h you in person at the l17th -neet Lrig ofthe Alumni Association, we will be with you in spirit. As alwayswe will be looking forward to reading the minutes of the meeting.Cha~les M. Sackett 1937

COMMUNICATIONS (cont.)

Sorry I can't make the annual neeting, but I made my annual tripEast last month to be w ith Deverly Chadw i ck wh i Le she had acomplete knee replacement. She did very well. N~xt year will bethe 60th anniversary of my graduation so I plan to come for that.My best wish~s for a sti~ul~ting and successful meeting4Rut, Pyett Uest 1937.

Home has sold and I'll ~e Qoving to Las Vegas on June 6, 1996.Hape you all have a great gathering. Trudy Gallagher Xea~ney 1938

So sorry that none of the Beam girls will make the reunion. OurMother is having her lOath birthday on June 11th. We are havinga weekend celebration in Athens, Tenn and expect 100 guests.I wish the class28 of 38 and 39 my best. Congratulations to theclass of 46 celebrating their 50th ~lave a great meeting Naomi Bea~Poe - 1939

Again, you will be cOFling together in June for your Reunion and Ia~ really sorry that I will not he there this year. Life has beengood to ~e, I ~ill work thre~ days a wee~. I travel severaltimes a year, mostly to the south~est. At present I am planninga brief trip to New York City. I know you will have a marveloustime together this year, and I will have you in my thoughts.Harie Hindsor Hu1)hard - 1941

Sorry ~ut we leav~ June 7th for Muskoka Canada for 10 days. Bettywill he speaking at a 90men's Uetreat -our regards to all foranother enjoyable b~nquet - Dave King - 1941 .Bill just returned home from the hospital. He had a lung infectionan neuroiogicql pro~lems. He regrets that he will not be ableto attend this yeqr. He sends his regards to all Rill BnUQ - 1941

Bob and I Gend our best wishes to the graduates of 1996 Rhdgreetings to all the Alumni. We are sorry to have conflictin~dates 33ain this year - h~ve a family weddin~ and #1 Grandsongraduation - we hope that we may be free to j6in you a~ain somefuture date. Bob; Jean Miller Powers 1942.

Conz ratula tiona on yOUL:'50 years - w i sh we could be there. Juani t aSanford Mullins - 19~3

This is just a note of grateful appreciation for your effortsthrough the years.· T~le time and energy each year to "produce "the "show" are not insignificant. Hope the Inc rease in dueswill fill the coffers - use the enclosed as needed. James andMarjorie Lawrence Henning - 1943 .

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COMMUNICATIONS (Cont)Sorry I cannot attend this year. Too nany other things going on.I hope to see everyone again at another time. Frances (Fenn) Salmons 1944

I'm sorry I can't make it this year. nave a "good" one. LoisStevenson Hudec 1945Sorry I can't make it this year. T-{~rl a great time last year, bu thave to be in Georgia at the time of Alumni - Jean Mallory Brooks 1945.

Sorry can't make it this year - Beat Wishes to the graduating classand h~llo to the alumni - Les Pletcher 1945

Cannot attend because will be traveling for Little League Baseball.Best wishes to all alumni and Class of 96 - Irm8 Shep~ard Zema 1950.

Dear Alumni - really sorry I'm unable to make Alumni Banquet - I'mhaving out of town guests from Texas - My best to 1996 grads and Alumni.Marian Parks Schopper - 1950

I am unable to attend this year a$ ~y husband just had by-passsurgery and will get home the day before Alumni. Ho?e to be therenext year - Norma Oxford Shaffer - 1950.

AUlA HAT~R

We praise thee Tallmadge HighTo thee our hearts are trueEver we honor thee with Faith and LoyaltyTallmadge, Devotion is our pledge.

Your standards we hold high,Memories will never die.Our school days we hold dear and years

at Tallmadge High,Tallmadge, Devotion is our pledge.

Class of 1952