The TrailTecumseh High School

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New Carlisle, Ohio

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A year at Tecumseh offers many doors to open.The choice is the individual's. In the 1968 Trail wehave tried to portray these doors and what lies behindthem--the impossibility of final exams, the excitementof a tournament game, the camaraderie of the halls,the poignance of graduation. We hope you find someof the doors you opened in 1968 preserved here.

The Staff

1968

Table of Contents~ll~ltltJV 1lJ

Special Events 3lJ

Orgllnizlltions 54Sports 98

Classes 134

Ads 2lJlJ

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Dedication

Dean R. CraycraftTo thank him for the understanding and appreciation of the world,

and especially our own nation, that he has given us in his six years as asocial studies teacher, the staff wishes to dedicate the 1968 Trail to DeanR. Craycraft.

In Memoryof

w. J. Reynolds33 Years of Service

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Classesopen theway to manynew skills.

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The lighter sideof life at

Tecumseh.

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_ FACULTY

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Left -Assistant Superintendent:MR. COCHRAN

Right -Business Manager:MR. STEELE

BOARDOF EDUCATION MEMBERS.SEATED: Betty Styer, Clerk of the Board; JamesBrannan, Roger Kadel, Paul Cochran. STANDING:Lawrence Pflaumer, Frank Long, R. O. Cunningham,Fred McDonald, James Gorman, Howard Steele.

Superintendent: MR. PFLAUMER

MAURICE YOUNGB. S .• Michigan StateUniversity; M. A .• OhioState University; Principal.

RICHARD WENGERB. A .• Blufton College;M. Ed .• Ohio State Uni-versity; Assistant Principal.

Board of Educationand Administration

Secretaries:JEANNE WHITE

MARTY STORM

BETTY MILLER

ALICE HUGHESBETTY STYER

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Their Task Is To Serve

CUSTODIANS,Joe Bookter, James Davis,Charles Flannery

SCHOOL SECRETARYRuth Helentjaris

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COOKS: ROW 1: Esta Slauter, Erna Schiller, Reva Moore, Frances Carder. ROW 2:Virginia Ross, Doris Hoover, Anita Alexander, JoAnn Estes, Marion Jewett, Ruth Eben.

MARJORIE D. HlVEL YB.S .. in Ed .. Central StateCollege; Future Nurses Advisor.

CLARA GEBAUERB. A .• Wittenburg U.; Librarian.

AUDIOVI S UAl

JEAN K. RASCHEN Audio-Visuals

"Quiet Please!"

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GuidanceAids

StudentPlanning

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PAUL HUFFMANB. A.• Shepherd College;M. A.• West Virginia University;Guidance.

ROBERTA HAGMAIERB. S.• Ohio University; M. A.,Northeast Missouri StateTeachers College; Guidance.

UNDA DURKEEB. A., Olivet Nazarene Col-lege; English 10; Annual Ad-visor; Guidance.

MARILYN KITCHE.NGuidance Secretary

Foreign Languages -Way to Communication

Latin can be a frightening experienceat times!

ANDREA COLYERB. A •• Miami University;Spanish I. II.

FORD JENKINSB.A .• Vanderbilt Univer-sity; Latin I.lI.

GAIL CUNNINGHAMB. A., University of Detroit; FrenchI. II.

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C. ROBERT CONSTABLEB. S., Wilmington College; M. A.,Ohio State U.; English 12; Musical.

EUZABETH PINARB.S., B.A., M.S., OhioState U.; English 12; Develop-mental Reading; Literary Club.

Withoutno doorsopened.

MARY PEABODYB. S., Kent State; English 11,12.

MARTHA BUDDB. A., State U. of Iowa;Literature; English 11.

GLENN GREENWOODNorth Park College, B. A.,Th. B.; Cedarville College;English 11.

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ROSEMARY KElFERB. A •• Bluffton College; English10.

languagecan be

SALLY GOODB. S •• Ohio State U. ; English10.

FRANCIS BARNHARTB.A •• Wittenburg U.; English10; National Honor Society.

Miss Good escapes into hercloset.

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NORINE SCHLUMPB. S•• Wittenberg University;Algebra II. III; Prom.

MARY STEELEB. S•• Miami University;General Math; Advanced Sen-ior Math.

Math -Solving All

Problems

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HOWARD STUDEBAKERB. A •• Manchester Col-lege; M. A .• ColumbiaUniversity; Geometry;Algebra; General Math 2;Head of Math Department.

RUTH P. CRAIGB. A •• Berea College;Unified Geometry; Com-mercial Arithmetic;School Newspaper.

LAWRENCE SCHULB. S •• Benidji State College;Biology; Head of Science Depart-ment.

RICHARD NEAFIEB. S .• Mount Union College;M. A. T •• University of NorthCarolina; Chemistry; FTA advisor.

Science

PffiLLIP STEELEB. S •• Ohio State University;Physics; Advanced General Science.

Mr. Schul crams for first periodclass.

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HICHA EL NEDEFFB.S .• West Virginia U.; WorldHistory; Assistant FootballCoach; Wrestling Coach.

WILBUR PRESTONB. S •• Pikeville College; Amer-ican History; Student Council.

MARVIN CURRYB. S •• Rio Grande College;American History; World His-tory; Reserve Basketball Coach.

Social Studies -Door to Understanding

"Recruiting Energy"Mr. Massie and Mr. Steele atlunch.

DEAN CRAYCRAFTB. S •• University of Dayton;American History; JCOWA.

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DOUGLAS CHAFFINSB.S.• Pikeville College;Civics; Basketball Coach.

"Civics teacher casts a giantshadow .••

PAUL CRAFTB.S •• Ohio Northern U.; WorldGeography; Drivers' Education.

WILLIAMMASSIEB.S.• Olivet Nazarene College;Social Living; World Geography.

TED GORDONB. A •• University of Kentucky;Civics; Assistant Coach - Foot-ball. 23

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JAMES CHANDLERB. S•• Eastern Kentucky U. ; Book-keeping; Business Law; Economics;Yearbook Business Manager.

KEN FULLERB. S.• Manchester College;Clerical and Secretarial OfficePractice; Typing II; Student Secre-tary Advisor.

BIRDELLLOVETTB. S.. Ohio Northern U. ; ShorthandII; Transcription; Business English;Typing IIj Head of Business Depart-ment; Campus Life Club Advisor.

Vocational CoursesOpen the Wayto Business.

JANE COCHRANB\ A., ~est Liberty State College;Personal Typing; General Business;Typing I; Block T Club.

MRS. ANNA RUTH RUNYANB. S., Education, Miami Uni-versity; Typing I; Shorthand I;Cheerleaders Advisor.

VIRGINIA GRIFFITHSB. _A., Marco University; Busi-ness Education; Career Prep;Typing I.

YUMMY! I!

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DAVE ABBOTTB. S•• Ohio State University;Vocational Agriculture; Agri-culture Business; FFA.

VIRGIL STUDEBAKERB. S•• Ohio State University;Vocational Agriculture; FFA.

CHRISTINE MILLERB. S,. Miami University; HomeEconomics; Home EconomicsClub.

.sANDRA FINLEYB. S,. Ohio State University;Home Economics; Home Eco-nomics Club.

Molding ofVocational Skills

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"Wait till I change my glasses. "

LESLIE ACKERMANB.S., Ohio Northern U.;Mechanical Drawing; StudentCartoonists.

ROBERT DAVISB.S •• Miami U.;M.A .• Ohio StateU. ; MechanicalDrawing; IndustrialArts; Athletic Direc-tor; Baseball Coach.

MARVIN ROGERSB. S.. SouthernMissionary College;Industrial Arts 2.3,4.

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STAN ELYB. S•• Wittenberg U. ; Health;Head Football Coach; AssistantTrack Coach.

LOIS PRITCHARDB. A .• Morehead State Uni-versity; Health; Physical Edu-cation; G. A. A. Advisor.

ROGER McLEANB. S•• WittenbergU.; Health; PhysicalEd.; Head TrackCoach; AssistantFootball Coach.

Keysto

Fitness

"1 think 1 have change for a quarter!"

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andCreativity.

JOHN SIPEB. S•• Miami University;M. M .• Indiana University;Music Appreciation; Choir;Chorus; Musical.

ALLAN FETHEROLFB. S .• M. Ed .• WittenbergUniversity; Instrumental Music;Pep Band.

LYNNE SHARPB. S•• Miami University;Speech; Dramatics; Geog-raphy; Junior Class Play;Drama Club; Debate Club.

AILEEN ACTONB. F. A .• University ofNebraska; Art; Art Club.

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