Garfield High School - Benedictus Yearbook (Terre Haute, IN)

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WILLIAM JD. BLEBSDE, PRUMINENT WALL STREET MABNATE, AIBEB BY CHIEF INSPECTUR FUNCANNUN UF E. B. I. IN REIINITINB 125 MEMBERS UF HIGH SCHUUL CLASS AT BUST UF S25ll,lllJlI.Ull UNE 16, 1949-Together for the first time since June, 1939, when they graduated from Garfield High School, Terre Haute, Indiana, the one hundred and twenty-five members of William D. Bledsoe's high school class sailed today on Bledsoe's yacht, the Sylvia , for the Caribbean Sea with plans to touch port at Playow, Chico, Panama, and ports south. The reunion was made possible by the efforts of Chief Inspector Robert Fun- cannon, of' the Federal Bureau of In- vestigation, also a member of the class and a close friend of Bledsoe. I found members of that class in every state from New York to California, declared Inspector Funcannon to members of the press today. The whole thing grew out of a pipe dream of Bill's and mine, and it cost us two years and two hundred and fifty thousand dollars to make it real. Celebrities Included Outstanding among the group which sailed at 10:30 from New York Harbor this morning were Paul Kipp, who sails for Madras, India, this November to as- sume the American consulate there: Wayne Loving, youngest justice of the Supreme Court, Muriel Westrup, nation- ally known young star of the Metropo- litan Operag Lewis Hudson of Holly- wood, and Bill Hayward, America's larg- est dealer in tinsel butterflies. Kipp was quoted as having said, It's great to be back with the old bunch again! , while Justice Loving shed his dignity to stand on his head for the press cameraman. The same exuberance seemed to be felt by every member of the gay party, and the Sylvia slipped away from dock to the stirring tune of the Garfield school song, played by Will Woodard's nationally known orchestra, also aboard. The Sylvia herself was quite brave and gay for the voyage. The managers of the Belle Maison firm, New York's most exclusive decorators, were also members of the class, and Virginia As- bury, Jane Alexander, and Patty Pre- witt directed the complete redecoration of the yacht. The impressive murals on the walls of the main lounge were executed by Marianne David, outstand- ing young American artist whose can- vas, Basque Fishergirl , took first place at the Paris Salon last spring. Lieutenant Harlan Nicoson of the navy, who obtained leave to direct the crew of the Sylvia , reported that the yacht's powerful engines, built especial- ly for Bledsoe by master engineers John Padwojski and Herman Prust, were in beautiful shape and well ready for the trip . Lieutenant Nicoson's crew in- cludes Dr. Robert Cox, who left his doc- tor's office in the navy to make the tripg Ernest Boatman and Fred Hill, starred team of the Ballet Russe g and Frank- lin King, Charles Hungerford, and Bill Beatty, owners of the Hungerford- Beatty-King Day Nursery for Small Children. Yacht Compared to Floating City When members of the press asked Miss Helen Marie Thompson, brilliant young Terre Haute socialite, her opin- ion of the yacht and the trip, she an- swered, Oh, the trip is going to bc wonderful, and the yacht is just like a fioating city. Complete from its modern, well- equipped beauty shop to its tiny dress shop, the yacht is just like a fioating city . Its tables are served by none other than Ralph Detrick and Richard Forsythe, who, if you remember, are the authors of Second Helpingsn, the recipe book published last year by the Robert Needham Publishing Company, for the housewives of America. Assist.- ant chefs who are also doing big work in the field of cullinarv accomplishments are Howard Beck, Donnie McDaniel, Frank Weinbrecht, and John Hammer- ling. Baking will be supervised by Sam Charleck, who, leaving his bakery in Terre Haute, brought on the c1'uise Mrs. Charleck, formerly Helen Marie Riggs, and their small son, Marion F. Entertainment Well Provided For In the entertainment room, the fun- seeking class members found Tom Cun- diff and Kenny Gooding, the famous radio comedians, ready to keep things moving. Assistant funsters are Jack Sullivan and John Bailey, proprietors of Terre Haute's largest sporting gwoods store. The amusement hall is complete even to a small skating rink, which is managed by Jacquelyne Abel, Evelyn tContinued on next pagej 15011611 fvwt

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1 TEWART FAYETTA PETTIFORD INETTA S Semper Paratus Club. Semper Paratus Club. JOANNA WASHINGTON Semper Paratus Club, A Nlht in Harlem . ZOLA MAE WALKER HELEN OWENS Semper Paratus Club. Semper Paratus Club. Students Not In Pictures ROY GRIFFITH Cooking Club, basketball '38. JOHN QUINCY SUTTON Track '38. DELBERT JONES DOROTHY VAN HORN Blue Tri, Business Club. Sixteen DON MCDANIEL Football '37, '38. JACK SULLIVAN WILLIAM WOODARD Band, orchestra. BILLIE JACKMAN

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Class Prophecy Kontinuedl Latta, and Bette Bond, who own a large rink in Evansville, Indiana. Fun. Forecast One of the highlights of the cruise will be the Chinese Checker tournament between the two outstanding teams of the United States. The game between the Chang-fu team, Roberta Atkinson, Marjorie Connerly, Susanne Engles, Vir- ginia Fcuquay, Greta Fisher, and Edna House, and the Wang-hi girls, Betty Loudermilk, Juanita McMasters, Rose Mahalek, Rosemary Schimmel, Evelyn Rea, and Ruth Needham, will take place on June 20, when the cruisers will be four days out at sea. Entertainers aboard are Will Wood- ard and his orchestra, two well-known members of which are Bob Woodard and John McCoy, Bill Donald, popular ma- gician, Bob Sisson, singer and come- dian, Agnes Ann Ely, dancing star of New York's stage hit, Swing It, Sis- ter! , and Bob Pirtle and Leo Pfister, the masters of ceremonies, who are so popular as they appear on the Bosco Oatmeal radio program, sponsored by the Paul-Bosc-Jack Coats Cereal Com- pany. The harmony trio composed of Joanna Washington, Inetta Stewart, and John Sutton, has been very popular in the night spots around New York, and they had already sung many request numbers when the Sylvia sailed this morning. Much by way of entertainment is also expected from fViolaJ Muriel Westrup Reed, young .star of the Metropolitan Opera, Paul Roman, of opera, stage, screen, and radio fame, and Dorothy Carnes, concert violinist and singer. Bil- lie Jackman, dancer who has appeared in several Hollywood musicals, has promised to entertain the group with a specialty program. Cruisers Given Chance to Keep Up On Costumes and Coiffures The tiny millinery shop, managed by Mary Lou McGregor, Jane Gullett, Mil- dred Morris, and Sara Wilkie, had al- ready done considerable business when the Sylvia left port, according to Miss Morris, who is a buyer for the Petit Chapeau Shop on New York's Fifth Avenue, which is managed by Miss Mc- Gregor, Miss Gullett, and Miss Wilkie. Another popular shop is the tiny dress shop managed by Mary Ann Thomas, Wilma Dorraugh, Helen Pirtle, Margaret Rozgony, and Dorothy Rothrock, all stockholders and co-managers of one of the larger dress stores in San Francisco. The men's haberdashery, under the very capable management of Widge Yoder and William Gano, has already made several sales, acording to the pair, who are in actual life head engi- neers in the Beatty-Chernay Construc- tion Company of Seattle, Washington. Sport wear is to be sold by Bill Reed, basketball coach of Lane Tech, Chicago, Illinciis, which is the world's largest high school. rrobably the busiest shop aboard the Sylvia is the large, modern, perfectly appointed beauty parlor, which is pre- sided over by Martha Harrah, head of the Harrah College of Beauty Culture, Washington Avenue, New York, and whose skilled operators include Rosa Lee Chaney, Dorothy Dowen, Helen Feiler, and Helen Owens. Ship Complete with Chapel, School, and Library Don Adolfs, who drafted the plans for the Sylvia's construction, even provid- ed for a small and very lovely chapel, and the Reverend Mr. Bob Modglin, of Terre Haute, Delbert Jones, of Indian- apolis, and Jim Dodson, of Wakeegan, Michigan, aided by Judith Thomas and Sara Saberton, noted missionaries, had consented to perform the ecclesiastical duties of the trip. One of the duties planned is the wedding which will change the cruise to a honeymoon for Margie Burton and Jack Warrick, Terre Haute bank president. A schoolroom for the children aboard the yacht boasts a staff of teachers in- cluding Winifred Roberts, teacher of social studies in a Nashville, Tennessee, high school, Maxine White, who is to be married in the fall to a former Garfield student, and Marjorie Bartholome, out- standing in Terre Haute Community dramatic productions. The small library is very expertly managed by librarians, Leatha Call and Jean Crawford. Plans to have classes in physical edu- cation have been made by Mary Jane Burt, teacher of physical education in Terre Haute grade schools, Viola Butts, gym instructor at Garfield High School, Betty Loser, rising young amateur ten- nis champion, George Mitchell, who was recently awarded the marble champion- ship in Vigo county, Paul Sabonya, as- CContinued on page 8-lj lL'igfcfc'cn