Portland High School - Tifoon Yearbook (Portland, IN)

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'Fi SIXIAPS QF SCI-IQQI. Of the several pieces of new equipment acquired by the school this year, nothing was used so often or by so many pupils as the tape recorder. Shown in the picture in the upper left corner are the members of the speech class: Barbara Bodle, who won district honors in the American Legion Contest with her address on A New Citizen Looks at the Constitution , Mary Helen Fetters, who with Kenneth Black Knot picturedl represented P.H.S. on the Junior Town Meeting of the Air, speaking on the topic, Do Crimes Movies Have a Bad Effect on Youth? g Jack Imel, who with Barbara also appeared on Junior Town Meeting, discussing ls Radio Fulfilling Its Responsibility? g Richard Jonesg Richard May, and Carolyn Huey, who Won the County Rotary Speech Contest using as her topic, The Church Is for Us. In the upper right, Mr. Macklin lines up the ushers before Commencement last year to give them final instructions. The first picture at the bottom shows Richard Bibler and Bobbie Mumah studying in the library. Next, Mr. Brown, Ray Reichard thiddenj, Jim Pitzer, and John Young engage in some barbershop harmony. The people shown in the lower right hand corner are members of the choir, sitting in the balcony during an assembly program.

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NADINE MAY SWETNAM . . . Sweet personality, full of rascality . . . blithe and merry . . . likes music . . . wants to be a private secretary LEWIS D. VANMATRE . . . Louie . . . likes little women . . . tall, joking, loves a good time . . . Wants a business of his own . . . NORMAN L. WEAVER . . . Norm . . . Hash! flash! goes his camera . . . wants always to be able to get along with everyone . . . plans to enter the ministry . . . HELEN JOAN WEHRLY . . . quiet, sweet, thought- ful . . . reads and writes as a hobby . . . likes dis- cussions on debatable subjects . . . has a Way with words . . . might become an author some day . . . BETTY JEAN WHITE . . . Pudgy . . . brisk and bustling . . . adores dancing . . . a gooddpal . . . wants to become a hard Working girl MARTHA SUE WHITEMAN . . . vivacious and sprightly . . . full of tall stories . . . a very peppy cheerleader . . . pet peeve is people without a sense of humor . . . GENE VVILKINSON . . . Wilkie . . . congenial and enthusiastic worker for the Youth Center . . . a very pleasing speaking voice . . . likes to sing . . . dislikes poor sportsmen . . . took a commercial course . . . LEORIS JAY WILLIAMSON . . . likes to fly . . . aims to be an airplane pilot . . , dislikes quick- tempered people . . . friendly . . . MELVIN J. WOOD . . . JH . . . friendly, especially with girls . . . doesn't appreciate people who make fun of others . . . would like a million dollars to come his Way . . . going to college . . . WANDA LOU WRIGHT . . . cheerful little blonde . . . often seen in a handsome green convertible . . . aims to be a housewife J

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SNAPS QF SCI-DOI. Upper left: Students and faculty members are guests at a Christmas dinner served by members of the foods classes. Upper right: The Seniors present The Pampered Darling at the Christ- mas program. Left insert: Barbara Bodle admires her speech trophy isee op- posite pagelg Right insert: Mr. Wallace frightj proudly accepts the football trophy after the Bluffton-P.H.S. game. At the right are shown the officers of the Junior Closs: Robert lsenhart, Vice-Presi- dentg William Strohl, Presidentg Kathleen Blank, Sec1'etary-Treas- urerg and lVlrs. Ralph Gibble, Sponsor. Shown among his photographic equipment in the bottom pic- ture on the left is David Peters, who is responsible for some of the school life pictures in this book. The students in the two pictures in the lower right hand cor- ner are Juniors, members of the ring committee. Admiring the choice of the class are Janice Puckett, Ralph Ray. Mary Alice Spill- man, Jack Schoeff, and Doug Bright. .-1' A . xy'-'ff lk-'5 i .... P f r M. , F' . .i:. C M . . X. . .' Vi , ,, V i ' 5 'P T . :U L 'A' X+L.g,, wi M 2..- .fa N Q