Leo High School - Oracle Yearbook (Leo, IN)

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IUNIOR HISTORY In the fall of 19.38 thirty six freshmen Nended the1r way toward Leo High School Evervone was happv as it was the first day of their high school career They plucked up courage and went upstalrs and took the first vacant seats in the assembly After a few davs of getting acquainted they elected class officers Lester Smith was chosen president Maxine Halter x1Ce president Wilma Wolfe secretary treasurer and Mr Crate Beck class sponsor The social act1v1t1es of the year were two class part1es the first one was held at the home of 1 Cora Shears 1n October the last one vxas March 24 ln the gymnasium Five members of the freshman class were basketball plavers on the second team In the fall of 1939 the class entered as sophomores and continued the Journey New officers were elected MISS Audrev Beerbower and Mr Omer Fisher were the captalns Wllma Wolfe was the gulde her assistant was Lester Smith and Gavlord Widner was secretary treasurer A few members thought the oasis much n1cer than Journeylng through the desert so they decided to dlscontlnue their schoollng Four new members l0ll'16d the band making a company of thirty seven The first class party was held at the home of Norma and Maynard Savage in October and a vuener roast was the b1g feature of the evening The sophomore class was represented in all tx pes of act1v1t1es Gavlord Wldner and Richard Melchi play ed basketball on the first team and helped win the county tourney Lester Smlth entered the Golden Gloves Tournament and advanced to the semi finals where he lost Two plavs were presented for the Farmers Institute by the sophomores The girls gave the plav M1SCh1GXOUS Mattie and A Fat Chance To Get Th1n was presented bi the boys A kids partv was held in the spring The class of 42 returned after x acatlon prlmed for a successful Junior year and ready to start the th1rd incessant battle against the obstacles of knowledge Nommatlons open for class officers and sponsors' This remark was heard durlng the first week of school Results of the election were Lester Smith presldent Gavlord Widner vlce president Helen Parker secretarv treasurer Miss Frances Ream and Mr Hubert Davis were selected class sponsors A scax enger hunt was the outstanding feature of the first class party held at Sav ages O tober 11 The girls wcn the softball tourney by defeating the seniors Gaylord Wldner Rlchard Melchl and Kenneth 'VIaxfield were three members from the jumor class vt ho were on the first team Lester Smith was in the Golden Gloves Tour nament again and was put out 1n the seml final round W1ll1am H Ho ler left our class in November and Joined the navy Junior Lantz moved to Harlan and later Robert Dehnert mox ed to Hoagland Dottx and Daffy was the Junior plav which was presented February 4 and 5 under the direction of Miss Ream Sldes vsere chosen to sell tickets and the los1ng side enter talned the winners A repeat performance of the play was glven at St Joseph Central School February 19 The last events of the year were a class party and a receptlon honoring the sen1ors The Juniors haxe one more year in which to make their work and efforts stand out Upon their retu n nest fall much success is wlshed upon them everyone of them A patriotic receptlon honoring the seniors was given at the Y W C A 1n Ft Wayne on Thursday ex emng May 1 Teachers and school Of'DC18lS who appeared on the program were the Messrs Kelro Whiteman Jess Gerig Paul Harding Hubert Davis Robert Wahllg Lester Smith presldent of the Junior class acted as master of ceremonies '21 l ' ' - ' X ' r , 7 7 - V . D . A - , - . . . 7. . l - D 1 - 1 1 v 7 . , . . . . . Y . . A , . 7 . . 1 , , . . , . . . U . , 1 s . 7 . . . . . 5 ' I ' - I . 7 . . . . ' nl . gy , . , . , . ' at - - , - av 44 ' as Cl ' Y 7, ' ' U . , . . . . 7 7 9 as - ' F 71 ' ' - - a s - a 7 v ., ' ' ' ' ,L 7 - 7 fa , x. . . . v 9 1 . r . . '- - 7 . ,- , , . . -.J . , I , . as Y ,sv ' - , - ' . . .1 n v - - y V 5 U ' F , . . . . V . . . . - Y . . . - , 1 . . . . ., . , Y . , . - ' 7 7 7 7 ' K Q Y I A aj. lg. -

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OUR I UN IORS HELEN PARKER Secretary GAYLORD WIDNER Vlce Presldent LESTER SMITH Presldent Fzrst Row E11een Bartle Cora Bucher Mary Cooper A1109 COZ1k Second Rom Robert Dehnert EIOISG Deventer Ex elxn Deventer Betty Freeman Thzrd Rou, Rlchard Gamble Maxme Halter John Lee Fourth Rou, Kenneth Maxtield Lauretta Mav Juanlta McDuffee Rose O Gradv Fzfth Row Ex elyn Pontlus W1111s M111er Rlchard M61Ch1 Robert ROb1HSOH Szxth Rove Mary Jane Reed Maynard Sax age Norma Sax age Wendeldean Roth Last Row R1chard Schwartz Robert Smead Clavton Stuckey Wllma Wolfe Erma Grlswold was absent when p1ctures were taken 1 7 7 7 7 7 7 Ruth Hines ! . v 7

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OUR SOPHOMORES Left to rtght group Lots Wltmer VICE Presldcnt Edxx ard Soud Presldent and 1VI1ry Ann K1pfe1 Sec Fzrst Rott B1 tty Alxey C1111 Arnold L1ur1ne Bob IV Eugene Butler and Carol Ch 1St11I1 Second Rou l1y Ctllllfld W1111dean Gerlg Ptul GQTIQ Hoxx 1rd Kryder llld Helen H111 Thtrrl Rott R1ch rd L1ntz El1z1beth Knlselx Luella L1echty K1thrvn Lcde1m1n Myrl L1echty M1e Irene ' lechtv LalVIar 1Vl1chae1 and Dor1s Pail' Fourth Row Don'11d Porter Pattx Rob1nson Peggy Robmson N11a Je tn Romlclx Florence Smetd Robert Stohlm 1nn Lorene Stelner and Donald Th'1rp Last R011 lV1arguer1te Sumney lxllldred Tracy N1om1 Thompson Fxelvn Walbolt Dale Walker Paul Wltte Arlene XOd61 ard lV111w I-Ielen Zlmmerman Florence Eash R0b61f Coz1k and My1t1e XVIITDQT xx ere absent xx hen D1CtLl1CS were t1ken SOPHOMORE HISTORY On the openmg of school Ill the 1111 of 1920 1ITlOIlg the members of h gh school could be seen a group of forty SIX d1Sh1Ilg f11sh1ng 216011 f1esh1es The x1x 1d green of these 1YTlb1l.1ULl9 lfld TINSCIIIGXOIIS p1lgr1ms soon faded '1xx 1y Ulldel the QLIDCIXISIOH of lllss Ruth Paxk and Mr Hubert Dax lb cl 1Sb sponsors the class elected Edxx 11d Souder hetd of the1r cl ISE Lo1s Wltmer sub he 1d and M1rv Ann Kxpfer secret1rx tleasurer 27 1939 xx h1ch was held at Va11Z1le s grove At the Apr1lC T W A the f eshman home econom1cs cl1ss modeled the garments made dllfllig the second semester After negotlatlng one 9L1CCGS5fI1D1I'lW the freshmen p11nned another xxh1ch xx 1s held Apr11 19 1940 and 1ce c1eam 1nd cake xx e1e the refreshments serx ed Afte1 1 lapse of fou1 months th15 cl ISE composed of forty three puplls entered lb sophomores Although the sophomore year 19 sud to be r1thcr dull th1s cl1ss xx 1snt content xxlth the usu 11 bcc1use they be11eved IlUt1'l11'1g xx IQ too h'1rd or dltllcult In ordc1 to handle thclr IIIHIIS 1 c 1ss mcetlng xx IQ held to elect class oflicers The officers VKhlCh helped to steer t11e class through the prexlous vear xx cre re elected They wc1e Edward Souder pres1dent Loxs W1tmer XICL presldent XI1rx Ann Klpfer sec1et1ry treasurer M1ss Ruth Park and Mr Floyd White tools. pos1t1ons IS cl ISS sponsors Two 1nterest1ng PIFLIQQ x ere glx cn dll1'1112 the year l'he tlxst pnty xx1s 1 xx tener roast at Cedarvxlle Park Octobu 9 The 111111 party of the class xx 1s held IH th ,,vmnas1um Members of th1s UIOUD of sophomxnes xx e1c to be found 111 nearly ex erx 'lCt1X1Iy of the school They have txxo VCIFS yet It Leo duung xhtch tlme they expect thelr pep or1g1n1l1ty and speclal ab111t1es xx111 brlng fame to them IS 1 cl 1ss -1122 1 , ' . -f ' ' , ' .' 3 1' er. 1 1 2 ' '. . ' '- 2 ' Hz . z ' tu. . . r' 2 . f- .z ' L . ' Q ' , 1 f . 'z , z a . ' ' - ' 21 z . ' 2 A ' ' . z , 1 ' 2 . A , z 1-1 , . ' I . ' ' . - L . j ' , ' . , ' a ' ', 2 . L , 7 ' , L 1 . fm h , I h Q .'. E ' . 4 ' N . . . , 7 1 7. v v ' . . . V . 1 I 1 ' vl . , . ' - - A ' Q Z f I ' . - ' 'a .t. 1 1 1 .' . ' A . s g vi I . A . 5 ' Ak ' .. . 1 . . Q .. R . - k Q 'L' L ' 2 ., f. ' - lk .. 1A ' 2 j- ' . Let's have a xx'1ener roast! That was exactly what the freshmen did at their tlrst class party, September 1 Q V ' 4 C ' I .A . 1 ' ' ' , ' L 2 . a ' ' '11 ' . 1 ' L ' ' K . ' . ' 1 ' , ' z 1. . - ' . 2 ' 5 . . , J '. .1' 1 . ' z . fa ' 2 . L 1, . ' N . 1 1' 1 ' ' - 1 1' - vs ' U 1 ' ' . . r k . . . - l , ,- : . ' I 'I ' . - ' 1 1 z 3 ' . A 2 - , ' ' . ' ' ' ' . 1 z . . 1' . ' z L ' 'ag ' e GN ' ' . I H' . ' . ' ' ' 1 '1 j C ' ' . ' ' 2 z 2 .. -. .,