Portland High School - Tifoon Yearbook (Portland, IN)

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seniors were swamped the last few weeks as ' Being a senior meant being busy from morning till night. We no sooner got through with one big proiect than another was wait- ing for us. During the second semester we all struggled under the weight of writing research papers. Those of us working on the yearbook 'Forgot what it was like to have a free eve- ning. Just as soon as basketball ended, most of the boys got involved in track and baseball practice. And then came the class play. We chose A Dance With Our Miss Brooks, and the dates set for it were May 5 and 6. Mr. Goshert, our sponsor, directed it, and the cast was as follows: Our Miss Brooks .. . . Lora Lee Puterbaugh Miss Marlowe .. . . . . Marlene Mendenhall Hugo Longacre .. Mr. Wadsworth . . Miss Audubon .. . Karen ........ Audrey ...... Diane . . . Bonnie .. Lise .. . Sally . . Milly . . Sue .... Woody . . . Freddy . . Charles . . . Bill Linder . . . John Porter . . Kay Bodle ... Pat Hanlin . . . . . Carol Smith .. Martha Smitley . . . . Sandra Farber .. Ruth Ann Weaver . . . . Sondra Hilfiker . . . Janie Yaeger . . Carol Rousculp . . . . . Larry Yeager . . . Sam Shoemaker . . . Allen Spencer Senior meeting in the auditoriuml was the announcement that always summoned us to our class meetings. Here we ali are at the meeting where plans for our class ploy were discussed. . . . E I. v 9 -' Bob . ..... 1 Spencer Whittington Mrs. Lewis . . . . .... Bonnie Steed Mrs. Smith . . . . ....., Sue Wright Mrs. Bentley .... .... S haron Longenecker For our Christmas play we had given Bang Goes Christmas. We'lI never 'forget how Sam Shoemaker nearly stopped the show when his Santa Claus disguise began slipping lower and lower! Others in the cast were Katharine Bodle, Allen Spencer, Lowell Strohl, Sue Wright, Phyl- lis Pensinger, Sid Lay, Sharon Longenecker, Janie Yaeger, Bill Stevens, Sandra Farber, Larry Yeager, Doug Milligan, Sondra Hilfiker, and Max Chenoweth. Early in March we began to think about awards and scholarships, and when class day committees were announced, we realized that graduation time wasn't tar away. Marlene Mendenhall was chosen general chairman, Bon- nie Steed was in charge of writing the will, and Bill Linder, the prophecy. We went shop- ping tor our graduation clothes and invited our dates for the iunior-senior reception. ln our beautiful blue caps and gowns, we were to attend the closing programs of our year. The Rev. Ewart Talley was chosen to be our baccalaureate speaker, and Mr. J. R. Mitchell, Associate Professor of Education at Purdue, was to deliver our commencement address. - A . we 2 , BA.-

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fit New-tribe' JUNIOR PLAY CAST-Standing: Browne, Carlson, Logan, Kochersperger, Fry, Freeman, Linder, and Rathbun. Seated: Ware, Meeker, LeMaster, Starr, Bragg, and Strohl. Front row: Warnozk, Young, and Butcher. Junior Thespians presented One Wilcl Night . . . C A S 'I' Doris Winthrope, the pretty obiect of Ned's attention . . Priscilla Warnock Rodney Dodd, a healthy young man Hawkinsl . lChuck Bragg who thinks he is an invalid . .. Dick Meeker Dickens lmovmg men 'i 1Hugh Strohl Henrietta, the housekeeper ,..... Barbara Ware Marybeil, Doris's roommate . .. Sharon Butcher Jodwillow, the inventive butler ..... John Logan Mrs. Rooly, President of Dexiter Aunt Myra Opal Dodd, School for girls ,......... . . . Sarah Fry Rodney's aunt ......... .. Elizabeth Starr Mrs. Batsom, a public-spirited Charlotte Allen, Aunt Myra's townsbody ........... Myra Jane Freeman young companion ........ Juanita LeMaster Jade Darnelli, a nightclub singer .... Ann Linder Dr. Bell, the family doctor ........ John Browne James Scorpio, the town's leading Nurse Trent, Dr. Bell's assistant .. . Donna Carlson gangster ................. David Rathbun Ned Steerwell, a young Officer Brayder, a self-made hero ,....... ,. Phil Young policeman .... .. Keith Kochersperger BEHIND THE SCENES A Stage Helpers-Fred Pensinger, Lee V Bone, Charles Ashcraft, Preston J- Grider Student Directors - Kay Sue Frakes, A Y Clara Gillette Make Up - Nancy McFarland, Sandra Smiley, Thelma Thompson Ushers - Armstrong, Conway, B i s el, Boles, Champ, E d w a r d s, Finch, Frogge, Gagle, Gibson, Glassburn, Grider, Hatfner, Hafner, Laux, Lykins, Price, Rhodehamel, Rice, Schabacker, Stevens, Teeters, Vold, Zuber. Play Director-Ralph D. Settle Business Manager-C. R. Bair Upper: .lodwillow's criminal catcher really works. Lower: The other was a bomb, sir! says Jod- willow, the butler. 26 S-

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0- Abave, slaves lDavid Schramm and Ida Brownl serve wine lfruit iuicel to the patrician guests attired in their best togas and reclining in approved Roman style. At left, Marilyn Jack, Brenda Waitley, Beth Sherman, Melinda Kessler, David Schramm, and Ida Brown are the lucky ones who solicited the most pennies for the prvilege of being slaves. JCL staged banquet The fall program in JCL started with a get acquainted wiener roast. Regular monthly meetings opened with the Roman custom of discovering whether the gods were favorable for such a meeting and then proceed to a business meeting, fol- lowed by games and contests planned by a program committee. During the Christmas season, the club prepared a basket for a needy family. Latin and Spanish students held a ioint Christmas party, and also sang carols for us in the corridors in their respective lan- guages. The most anticipated event is always the annual Roman banquet held in the spring. JCL Officers: standing, Shirley Braun llst sem. prae- torl, Dixie Heniser l2nd sem. praetorl, Ruth Ann Theurer l2nd sem. aedilel, Beth Ann Bright llst sem. quaesttorl, Brenda Woitley llst sem. consull, Me- linda Kessler l2nd sem. quaestorl, Sally Naas llst sem. aedile, 2nd sem. consult.