Akron High School - Golden Haze Yearbook (Akron, IN)

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SENIUHS AX l x ggvi'-'gk 45. Y'lNd'l'?' Class Ulliciers CAROL SKll.l.EITl Q 'a'1-'ity IOHN GILBERT Rox Lee Exler O wer Powell HAY 2 3 4, Cie'-iw H.-Y 2 3 4, Hfwris Sic.. init' S, Aer: Sffff' 4, 4, Bjwiil I 2 3 4, Chi- ,ah l-lin? Sift 4, Chime Z 'Qs 2 3, Fl' A 4, T'N1fK Q 3 4, lvlixfi C5371 1 '3 l, 2, Bin'-lull 1 2 3 4 4, PHX' CSS' 4 S?f'b'1ll l, Z, A 4 Norma Szcks Donna Rose Clark 4, l,1b i ,' Sift 4, AW: gif. 4, H125 f-- , ,N A lim 246 --me 1956 -1957 TON KUI-lil l3'951fffk' Blll WAHU V1:v Ptcfszdcrql Tfefrszirdz

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SENIUHS Carol Skillen Helen Louise Wood Class Sec. 6. Trees. 2, Suishine 2, 3, 4 His- Sec. 4, Haze Sfcll 4, forzzzn 3, Cheer Leader Play Cast 4, Sfudertf l, Aero Stcfl 4, Haze Council l V Pres 3. Staff 41 B375 l' Z! 3x 4: 2511i Lieuf 4, Chcfus l 2 3 4, lflxed Chsrus 2. 3 4, Play C5151 3, 4, Blue Ncfas 3, -1, Carn- rzmfricrneit Uslmfr 7 Mlke Colbert Paul Leonard Murphy Class Officer V. Pres, HPY 2' 3' 41 A975 5lUll 2, Haze sagff 4, Band 2, 42 FF-A 31 4 Tffvs 4: 3' 4? Ccpmm 4 Stcxcze Mgr. 3, 4, Slu- Iocelyn Moore Genavee COX butiinzie Z, 3, 4, A-:ro Aer- sw 4, H129 Sfalf gffff llvlilgllifd fl , T20 4: Plav Cast 4, Baci. '-WA ' W ' 24' Usher 3 Cilcrus l, 2 3, -1, Mix- ed Chorus 2 3, 4, Play Cast 3, 4, Blue Notes 11

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4'T'T'l'Fi.' . 'f 7' ff H 1 . Q -- HMUMENTS T0 llEMEMllEll The story of the graduating class of 1957 is really some- thing. .As years have gone by, people have watched us do everything from performing in those famous operettas to having a mock election in our senior year. Now these same spectators are watching us as we venture out into this big world. Twenty-two of us have been togetfher for the full twelve years. These are as follows: Bill Ward, Iohn Ramsey, Oliver Powell, Paul Murphy, Helen Wood, Marcia Meredith, Barbara Shriver, Carol Skillen, Helen Huppert, lill Ault, Donna Clark, Genavee Cox, Charles Saner, Don Fellers, Bob Hattery, Ronnie Kuhn, Iohn Gilbert, Larry Krieg, Rex Eiler, Horace Barnes, Ron Iones, and Leroy Kirk. To go back to the very beginning, wihich started in 1945, there were 48 little angels under the watchful eyes of Mrs. Sisulak -and Miss Heltzel. lt was all very new and 'te qui lfiascgnoting to us but we soon settled down and tried very ar o remember those ABC s. Aflef Sl'-ldtfiflg our ABC's quite hard, in 1946, we found ourselves confronted with another new adventure, the second grade. Under the leadership of Miss Swick and Mrs. Bevington, we continued learning our three r's. Say, do you remember the days when we went over to Mary Beik's and bought candy with our precious pennies? All ready we were in our third year wit-h Miss Showalter and Miss Swick at the head of our classes. Do you all re member those terrible multiplication tables that were drilled into us for so long? At last we were upstairs and what a thrill! The fourth grade teachers were Miss Swick and Mr. Brewer with 45 future seniors in the classes. Say, one question to you sen- iors, did you ever have the urge to slide down that big long banister? I did! The fifth year of our schooling was really a big one! After Christmas vacation, we moved over into the brand new grade school. Miss Rose, Mrs. Becktelheimer, and Mrk Brewer helped us to become accustomed to our new build- ing. Mrs. Brewer prepared us for moving over into the high -school in our sixth year. Another big event in our lives that year, 1950, was the annual operetta, In The Land Of Dreams Come True. Steve Krieg, Ron Kuhn, Helen Huppert, and Marcia Meredith were four of the main characters, with the rest of the class backing them up. Remember the magic- berries ? Seventh grade and were we lost! All those rooms and stairs. man, we were in a dither! Our sponsor for that year was Mr. McCarter. There were 40 of us roaming around the high school building tryng our best to get to classes on time. Our eight years of school weren't much more than a pre- paratory course for the four years of high school. Our big moment in that year was our eighth grade graduation. Miss Mavis and Mr. McCarter gave us our diplomas. At last the big and wonderful high school and there we were as greenies! Our sponsors were Miss Mavis and Mr. McCarter who helped us through our first year of high school. Our class officers for our Freshman year were the following: President, Larry Krieg, Vice-President, Bob Hat- tery: Secretary-Treasurer, Ron lones. Koleen Yimeigh, Bill Iones, Steve Krieg, Charles Martin, Rose Flohr, and Pat Kelly lefft us in this year. Thirty-seven of us stumbled through our first year Latin and Algebra. S.S.S. and Hi-Y came to us in ou' Sophomore year includ- ing those horrible initicrtions. Our :lass officers for that year were the following: President, Larry Krieg: Vice-President, Ron Jones: Secret-ary-Treasurer, Carol Skillen.'Kay Landis, Betty Parker, and Gene Harper left us in this year. We had our first of many money-making projects, an all-school skat- ing party. It was a huge success despite the many falls and spills that occurred. At last to our own amazement we were juniors and having Miss Mavis and Mr. Parker as sponsors. Early in the year we elected class officers which were the following: Presi- dent, Bob Hatteryg Vice-President, Mike Colbertg Secretary, Ron Kuihng Treasurer, Bill Ward. Class rings to choose, magazines to sell, and selling att the canteen during the ballgames took up a lot of our time. To entertain the community, we chose three one act plays: Be- ware the Bear , T-he Storm , and The Trystring Place , with Mr. Parker to dire-ct them. Putting aside the first night jitters, we all had a good time doing the plays and also at the party afterwards. Remember the bets that were on dur- ing the plays! Another big event was the Iunior-Senior Re- ception at the Key Hotel art which we all seemed to have a good time. Sue Tilden left us in that year and two new mem- bers, Mike Colbert and Dick Shamp, joined our class. Our eagerness to become seniors soon came to an end as we entered this, the twelfth year of schoo1..lt isn'ft as much fun to be a senior as our underclassmen might think it is. For, now, you hold memories of bygone years and think of all the things you'll have to face in the years to come. Oh, yes, don't think it isn'ft fun to be a senior, but being one is far better than having been one. The becoming of seniors came under the guidance of Miss Mavis and Mr. Heltzel as sponsors with Mr. Deaton as Prin- cipal. As we glanced over our list of seniors, we found that there had been a slight change in the number, from thirty- four in our lunior year to twenty-eight in our Senior year. About our first class meeting we elected our officers for our final year. They are as follows: President, Ron Kuhn: Vice-President, Iohn Gilbertg Treasurer, Bill Wardg and Secretary, Carol Skillen. Marilyn Fenstermaker, Bonnie Wentzel, Charlene Iunhin, and Dick S-hamp left us in our Senior year and Ernie Smoker returned. It wasn't too long after school had started until play prac- tice began with Mr. Heltzel directing the plays. Again we gave three one-act plays and again there were the first night jitters. The names of the plays were Station YYYY7, The Ieweled Hand', and Goodnight Please. Our play practices at times were a little hectic, but we managed-to put on the plays with proceeds running into a very nice figure. Out of our class, we have had the honor to have spon- sored several Basketball Kings and Queens. They have been Horace Barnes, Larry Krieg, Iohn Gilbert, Barbara Shriver, and Erma I-lartzler. 4 Trimming the Christmas tree and assembly, producing an annual, lunior-Senior Reception, and the annual Senior Trip were also very big operations in our last year. On May 17, 1957, there were 23 diplomas handed out to us and we knew that this was it! We were now on our ow-n to make the best of our lives in what ever career we had chosen. X The class colors - Royal Bluie and White Flower - Carnation Motto - What we are is a gift from God. - What we are to be is a gift to God. This concludes the history of the Class of 1957. We, the Seniors, hope that you will gain as much pleasure out of reading this as we have in making it. 1 H I 1 ' 1 1 '