Portland High School - Tifoon Yearbook (Portland, IN)

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SENIORS Thomas E. Smith-Car racing can be said to be Tom's hobby. He works at the Boston Store and his ambition is to be manager. Tom's main aversion is hot weather. His pet expression is Hi-boy. Glenn Eugene Sockrider-One of our twins, Glen makes hunting his hobby. He likes almost every- thing but English. Sockey works at a gas station and he's always saying, Yes, I suppose so. Luther Sockrider- Luke, the other twin, has a swell ambition, the Marines. He likes sports and his hobby is bowling. His pet expression is L'Rodgcr Dodger. Suzanne Kathryn Spade-Blonde and blue-eyed Suzi has an enviable sense of humor which has won her many friends. She has an unusual talent for imitating a seal. Music is her top interest. To graduate from Earlham is Suzi's ambition. Irma Louise Spillman-A friendly brown-haired busy gal with a pleasing personality, Irma has many interests-a Senior beau, sports, school activities, flowers, and traveling. After graduating from Ball State, she hopes to make teaching her profession. Everett Dean Steen- Ike's sparkling wit and bounc- ing walk keep his friends and classmates in stitches. Lively and energetic, he led yells this past year. His top interests are ice skating and traveling. College is his destination. Mary Ann Stipp-Friendly Stippie enjoys not only sports and music but also reading and knitting. She has a secret desire to become an opera star, but will settle for nursing as her profession after graduating from Ft. Wayne Lutheran School of Nursing. Marjorie Joan Stults-We missed tall, blond and blue- eyed Jo after mid-term. She is now employed at the People's Bank but someday hopes to the Presi- dent of the U. S. A. Her favorite food is apples. Frances Marie Swank- Fanny is a girl with many interests: mainly, dancing, skating, and stamp col- lecting. She works part of the time as a waitress, Put hopes to be a housewife in Terre Haute before ong. Grace Carolyn Whitacre- Gracie is the possessor of two twinkling eyes and a very pleasing voice. She enjoys reading, picnics, swimming, and the snow. She hopes some day to give up her job in the grocery to become a housewife. lralee White-Iraleels hobby is model building, but his chief interests is P. H. S. He hates cold weather, and he is a clerk at Portland Office Supply Company. He plans to be an engineer. Jean Louise Whiteman-Cokes and Dale Hummer are her likes, and boots are what she hates. She has worked in a drug store and will be her father's secretary. She is always saying, 'tSee ya!

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SENIORS Betty Joan Pensinger-A quiet and unassuming lassie, Betty enjoys reading, movies, and fishing. Howdy- do-deel' is her pet expression. She hopes to be a telephone operator next year after graduating. Myrtle Ruth Pfeifer- Myrt is going to the Wayne University of Beauty Culture next year and study to be a beauty operator. She works at her hobby, keeping a scrapbook, when not busy at McLellan's. June Marie Platt-Tinting pictures is one of June Marie's talents. She enjoys most sports-especially roller skating. After completing the necessary college training, she hopes to be employed as a beauty operator. John William Ray-Tall and good natured Johnnie is the outstanding athlete of our class collecting six major letters in two years. He can also slide a sweet trombone. When asked his ambition, Hus- band was his replyl George David Reichard, Jr.- Harley, a smooth dancer, definitely dislikes girls who shuffle their feet. He astonished us with his t'short crew cut this spring. Clerking now at Imel's, he hopes to join the Navy soon. Charles Z. Rhodehamel-Handsome Chuck has a smile that has won him many friends since coming to P. H. S. from New Castle. His hobby is automobiles. After working at the local green house, he has de- cided to become a Horist. Ramona Jean Richer-Her hobby is keeping track of Jim. One who enjoys and shows clean sportsman- ship at games, Mo has taken her stand against booing. She is planning to graduate from Stephens College in Missouri. Naomi Ruth Runyon-Clerking at McLel1an's after school and on Saturdays, Naomi still finds time to work on her hobby-collecting snapshots. Her chief interest is held by an ex-sailor. Muscle's ambition is to live in Massachusetts. Virginia Anne Sager-Ginny came to P. H. S. this year from Gray. Working now as a nurse's aid, she will attend the Ft. Wayne Lutheran School of Nurs- ing for her necessary training before earning her Heap. Music, reading, and sewing occupy her spare moments. Max Levine Sanders-Big theatre man is Max, work- ing as usher at the Hines and later managing the Princess. After graduating at mid-term, he went to Detroit where he is Working in a paper office. Kermit Wayne Shaneyfeltf-While earning letters in both basketball and football, handsome Kermit still found time for Dan t'Irma Cupid. While he now works at the Boston Store on Saturdays, his ambition is to retire early in life. Mary Ellen Shreeve-Next year will find tall and friendly Mary Ellen studying to become a beauty operator. At the present she is employed at Mc- Lellan's. Sleeping and bicycling are her favorite pastimes.

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Honors and Awards THE Typhoon ,goes to press too early to be able to announce all the honors and awards that were achieved by members of the Class of 1947. However, those that were already known by the first of April are enumerated below. By scholastic ranking, the first ten in the the Senior Class were as follows: . 11 Ruth Callahan, 21 Mary Jane Delau- A ter and Janeane Bosworth Qtie1, 41 Ra- mona Richer, 51 Irma Spillman, 61 Dale Hummer, 71 Robert North, 81 George Morrison, 91 Joan Stultz, 101 Bonnie Bailey. The Herff-Jones Scholarship Award and the American Legion Award were both won by Ruth Callahan, highest ranking student in the class.. For doingthe most outstanding work in science, George Morrison was given the Bausch and Lomb Science Award. The winner of the Y-Teen Trophy, based on personality, activity, character, and schol- arship, was J aneane Bosworth. The DeKalb Agricultural Accomplishment Award for Senior members of the Future Farmers of America was won this year by Jerry Macklin. The D. A. R. Citizenship Medal was won by Janeane Bosworth. George Morrison won the local American Legion Oratorical Contest, and Robert North won the local Rotary Speech Contest. Several scholarship tests to colleges were held but results from only one have been received. Irma Spillman was awarded the Ball State Scholarship, with Robert Myers serving as alternate. Ellen Miller, Sophomore, won honorable mention in the state-wide Constitution Day Essay Contest. 20 SENIORS Gordon A. Yaeger- Jack's favorite sport is football. He made the ronor roll several times during his high school career. Ushering at the Hines Theater keeps him busy after school hours. His future will be in the clouds with the Army Air Corps. Jack L. Zerkel-Jack completed his work at the end of the Hrst semester so he got the jump on the rest of us by earning money with a full time job at Shell- er's. G. I. News WE were glad to welcome back several alumni of Portland High School who had been serving Uncle Sam for the last few years. Lewis Grimm, Verner Badger, and Harold Smith enrolled for a short time, and Robert Burk, Joseph Fox, and James Val- entine took a full year's post graduate course. These boys intend to go to college next year and were glad of the chance for a refresher course at their old school before undertaking college work. The United States Armed Forces Institute again issued high school diplomas by special examinations to G. I.'s whose high school education had been interrupted. The list of boys receiving diplomas in this manner Cas of April 1, 19471 were as follows: Vaughn Bailey, William Boxell, Leslie Feigel, Robert Haviland, Jack McLaughlin, John Frederick Muich, Calvin Roseberry, Eldon Sanders, Harvey Smith, and Frederick Wilkinson. Another way in which P. H. S. aided the veteran was through its participation in the G. I. Department of Vocational Agriculture fsee page 401. V ru . 5 ., - 0 u Nin- i n V J YU! ' A ,?