Nappanee High School - Napanet Yearbook (Nappanee, IN)

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ipl ma Ji usi There are fifty-five students in the class of 1942. Twenty-seven are boys: twenty-eight are girls. During the past nineteen years, including the present year, 459 boys and 480 girls have graduated from N. H. S. The Valedictorian has been a girl thirteen times. The Salutatorian has been a girl eleven times. The boys have carried away both honors last year and this. Since the high school was organized in 1894. there have been a total of 1377 graduates. Birthdays are not evenly distributed throughout the year. There are eleven birthdays in August and ten in September. In 1941, there were ten birthdays in both July and August. Only two birthdays occur in July and two in August. The re- maining 30 birthdays are well scattered throughout the other eight months. There are twins on January 16, June 10, July 30, August 2. August 9, and August 15. One unlucky boy celebrates February 29. Six of these graduates celebrate birthdays from August 15 to August 23. Paul Clouse is the baby of the class. His age is 17 years, 5 months, and 16 days. He is closely crowded by Julia George and Willard Hoover. Paul is 3 days younger than Julia and 7 days younger than Willard. This is the second time in 19 years that the youngest graduate has been a boy. The average age of the boys is 17 years, 11 month and 25.4 days. The average age of the girls is 18 years. months, and 9 1 7 days. This is the youngest boys ' class during the past 18 years. No average age of boys has been under 18 years. hen school opened in September, 1930. seventy children enrolled in the first grade. Of those seventy thirty-one are on this stage tonight. Nineteen have moved, sixteen have dropped out and four are still undergraduates. Strange as it may seem, Richard Counts, Pat Doyle, Maryann Fox, Lowell Gardner, and Robert Geyer as well as, Carol Hahn. Maxine Hershberger, Georgia Hoffer. Cassel Hoke, and Earl Holder- man, appear in the register of 1930-31 in the same order as they are now enrolled as seniors. Can you beat it? Of the fifty-five graduates, five entered in 1929, thirty-one in 1930, seven from the second to eighth grade, and twelve entered as freshmen or later. The following have excelled in attendance. Those who have missed 5 days or less are: Mary Edith Dumph, Maryann Fox, Julia George, David Johnson, Lisle Roose, Francis Weldy. Cassel Hoke, and Annamae Reed. Of these Cassel Hoke and Anna- mae Reed had perfect attendance. — . A. Abell, Superintendent

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GLu Will I. Raymond Kern, do bequeath my ability to rush every new girl that conies to school to Zeke Curtis to be used only in his own neighborhood. I, Norma Kring. do bequeath my jet black hair to Jean Sechrist in case she and her boy- friends tire of her blond locks. I. Maxine Jensen, do bequeath my shy and bashful ways to Pegge Shively to be used with her many one and onlys. I. David Johnson, do bequeath all my love for a Neter(er) girl in the junior class to someone with more luck. I, Hobert Johnston, do bequeath my girl- in-every-port to Dally Gardner with emphasis on Goshen. I, Millard Losee, do bequeath my weakness for sleeping in class to Max Hollar. I. Eileen Madlem. do bequeath my sweet smile to Janice Huff to be used as lavishly as mine was. I, James Martin, do bequeath my many out- of-town girl-friends to Ed Price, who. I am sure will be able to handle them. I. Joan Mellinger, do bequeath my nightly trips to West ' s to Mary Alice Pletcher. I. Betty Miller, do bequeath my ability to keep my temper in any crisis to Jean Rens- berger. I. Raymond Miller, do bequeath my ability to stay behind in bookkeeping to Olen Stutz- man providing he takes the wonderful subject next year. I. Mae Muntz, do bequeath my nursing am- bitions to Pegge Stahly hoping it will help her settle down. I. Josephine Mullett, do bequeath my senior boy-friend to any girl who thinks she can take him by storm quicker than I did. I, Wilma Nettrouer. do bequeath my numer- ous boy-friends to Marge Sechrist in case she ever tires of going steady. I. Jean Oyler. do bequeath my Oldsmobile and chauffeur to John Maust so that he won ' t have to ride his bike in from the country. I. Eleanor Phend. do bequeath my worn out and mutilated gum to Beef so that he will know what he has been missing during school hours. E Vivian Postma, do bequeath my ability to start new fads and cause sensations to the girls of the junior class in hopes that they will have as good luck as the girls of the senior class have had concerning matrimonial affairs. I, Annamae Reed, do bequeath my useful home-making knowledge to Mary Ellen Ne- terer to be used with her best prospect. I. alter Reed, do bequeath my ability to make small ice cream cones to Hennie Pippen so that she too will know how to work in a drug store. I, Marilyn Richmond, do bequeath my ex- hausting long walks to and from school to Joan Nunemaker to be taken in very small quantitites. I. Lisle Wade Roose, do bequeath my 8th grade heart-throb to Merton Dillabaugh. hop- ing that he will pick a girl-friend younger than himself - - - - as a new experience. I. Willis Roose, do bequeath my many ex- periences in love and romance to Elmer Mish- ler and from past experiences, suggest that he do it more quietly. I. Jeanette Slabaugh. do bequeath my popu- larity to Frannie Neterer — not that she needs it! I. Norma Sechrist. do bequeath my ability to break new records (concerning low grades) to Goon Miller, although I doubt if he needs it. I, Charlotte Shaum. do bequeath my inex- haustible number of steadies to Mary Wal- ters, hoping that she will be able to narrow it down to one by the time she is as old as I am. E Marilyn Stahly, do bequeath all my snow-storm episodes to anyone who can use them to a better advantage than I did. E Ora Stout, do bequeath my dry wit to Miles Fairchild hoping that he will think twice before cracking a joke ( ? ) . I. Theda Tyndall, do bequeath my innocent ways to Bette Tobias, being pretty sure that she could use a little bit of my innocence and that I could use a little bit of her technique. E Bill Webster, do bequeath my salesman- ship ability to anyone who thinks they can sell more than 99 annuals next year. E Francis eldy, do bequeath my ability not to spend much more than fifteen cents on a date to Jim Carl Miller - - - so that he can save more money and get ahead in double quick time. Witnesses: Mr. A bell Mr. Roose Jean Oyler

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' PUU Sl ClaM President James Carl Miller Vice President John Regenos Secretary and Treasurer Jane McFall Like a great musician easing into the last movement of a symphony we, the class of 1943, are nearing the end of our school days. For this year we selected James Carl Miller for our conductor with John Regenos as assistant conductor. We were given two very competent instructors this year, Miss Barnard and Mr. Busche. When we entered Nappanee High as freshmen we had 81 members but that membership has dwindled to 65. Our members participate in basketball, chorus, band, Hi-Y, G. R., G. A. A., and many other activities. The Junior-Senior Reception is the major chord of the finale for this year. — Jane McFall