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

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Nr Miss Imogene Mavis 307 West l2t'h Street Auburn, lndiana B.S. in Music Manchester College Taught 12 years Band and Chorus Mr. Allred F. Mathiesen Mr Ted Dunn Akron, Indiana Purdue University Taught 2 years Akron, Indiana Wisconsin State College Purdue University BE. Taught 19 years lndustrial Arts and Agriculture Health, Physical Education and Drivers Training Mr. Brad Moore Rapid City, South Dakota Taylor University First year History and Physical Education Mrs. Mary Myers Howard Chili, Indiana Indiana University Winona College Purdue University Manchester College BS. 35 years English 8, Elementary Music, and Physical Education Mr. Wayne Gilbert Yager RR. l Craigsville, lncliana Manchester College Taught llfg years English and Speech COMPLIMENTS OF VALENTINE ELEVATOR, MENTONE PAGE 'IS

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Mr. Roy E. Meredith RB, 2, Akron, Indiana Indiana University AB. and MS. Taught 27 years plus 3 in Army Histo-ry and Mafhernatics Miss Mable Bevington 3610 Raymond Avenue Fort Wayne, Indiana BB. in Education ,Manchester College Tauglht I3 years Art and English Mrs. Grace Waechter Akron, Indiana Manchester College Butler University AB. Taught 22 years Latin and Mathematics Mr. Lawrence Zachary 508 Binford Street Crawfordsville, Indiana Central College AB. Taght 3 years English Mr. Lawrence Cushman Akron, Indian: Ball State BS. Taught 6 years Biology, Science and Psychology Miss Donna Colbert RB. 2 Taylor University BS. in Business Adrnini and Music Taught 3 years Business Courses Mrs. Martha Shireman Akron, Indiana Purdue University BS. Taught 3 years Home Economics Mr. Gordon Heltzel Akron, Indiana Manchester College B.S. Taught 8 years Library, Physics and Eng PAGE 12 stration lish

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.Mafory of Cfaaa of 1958 We, the Seniors of '58, began our academic career when forty-six of us entered the first grade in September, 1946. The teachers who helped to push us over the rough spots in the three r's were Mrs. Irlan, Mrs. Mathiesen, and Mrs. Hodson. Our fourth 'year in school was highlighted by moving to the new grade building in mid-term. Say, do you re- member the many art projects we had under the supervision af Mrs. Yager. Our enthusiasm knew no bounds, -but Mrs. Yager had to draw the line when we started applying drawings to the new building with rocks. Another memory of the grade Zyears is the paddlings administered by +Miss Rose, our fifth grade teacher, for failure to learn our multi- pl-ication tables. Many will remember the operetta Season of Happiness presented when we were big sixth graders. Channing Utter, janet Hammond, Steve Harris, and Ruth Mohler starred as the sea- sons. Also in the sixth grade, five black marks on Williamsons citizenship chart meant a trip through the paddling machine unless you had them irased by doing good deeds such as Washing the ' lacleboard. -, 'Among those who passed through our class in the grade years are Ben Salyers, joe Dale Miller, Sandra Saggers, jo Ann Fites, Sandra Van Lue, jim Reed, Carol Smith, Lester Howard, Gloria McCloug- han Patty Floor, Wilma Ruff, Gloria Creveston, Vera Auker Larry Arvin, Larry Leininger, and jo Ann Ameigh. The year 1952, we entered the high school build- ing as little seventh graders. Mr. Mathiesen and Miss Bevington were there to guide us, as our sponsors, throughout the junior high school years. Sports was one of the main interests and with the coaching of Mr. Buzzard, our boys were able to win the county junior high softball tournament. The basketball record was six wins and six losses. On May 14, 1954, forty-three boys and girls, with shining faces, and wearing their new suits and dresses, filled the front row of chairs and anxiously waited for the awarding of diplomas. Little did we realize how short the time would seem until we would be occupying the chairs on stage. It was 1954 and we found ourselves as Freshmen, class officers were elected, they were: President, Charles Millerp Vice-Presidnt, Paul Hltzelg Secretary- Treasurer, janet Hammond. lMr. Meredith joined us as sponsor. During this year, Sandra VanLue, a member of the freshman class, became Akron's first queen of the lvfentone Egg Show. Overcoming our greenness, we found ourselves as sophomores and in the real swing of high school activities such as Sunshine, Hi-Y, and the All-School Skate. Class officers were: President, Paul Heltzelp Vice-President, Mary Newcome, Secretary-Treasurer, Sharon Royer. juniors! A big sounding word: our school days were limited. At the start of our next to the biggest year, jim Reed was elected Presidentg Ross Burdg, Vice-President, Sharon Royer, Secretary, and janet Hammond, Treasurer. janet Hammond was also selected as our yearbook editor and Terry Wal- gamuth was selected to manage the canteen for us. Magazine sales was a big project of the year and Carol Whittenberger's team proved to be the best salesmen. Channing Utter was top salesman of our class and received a watch for his efforts. The tur- key supper and class party were combinedp the losing sales team headed the serving of the food and also the dish-washing. Class rings of the New Twist style were selected and after what seemed like years, we rushed up to Groninger's jewelry Store and traded our hard-earned money for shiny new class rings. lln April, 1957, we presented our first big dramatic production entitled The Brain- storm. As zero hour approached, many of us wished we had put away our water pistols at prac- tice and paid more attention to the directions of our sponsor, Miss Bevington. We were hampered by inclement weather on opening night, but, neverthe- less, it was highly successful. In May, we took a sizable portion of our project money and entertained the Seniors at the Culver 'Inn on Lake Mafxinkuckee. This, as well as the Sunshine-Hi-Y banquet, was part of a memorable and successful year. Speaking of memories, how about the ice-skating party at Rock Lake and the operating of the canteen, all parts of our next to the last high school year. The days sped by and suddenly we realized we were in our last year of high school. Class officers for the final chapter were: jim Reed, President: Char- les Miller, Vice-Presidentg Karen Thompson, Secre- taryy Carol Whittenberger, Treasurer. Our dramatic efforts went into the showing of Rest Assured which dealt with a money-mad tycoon and his dream. One night after play lpractice we held a sur- prise birthday party for Miss Bevington, with plenty of ice cream and cake for refreshments. At the end of the semester we reluctantly turned the canteen over to the junior class. Our great expectations were finally fulfilled! The time of the trip for which wie had been scrimping and saving for the past six years had finally arrived. At the Akron depot we 'bid good-bye to our families and friends and left the juniors as the big shots of A.H.S. for a week. Returning, a week later, we had many tales of bustling New York and historic Wash- ington to tell the underclassmen. Not many days after the junior-Senior reception we found ourselves with a diploma in one hand and a Bible in the other. lf we were to name some memories that are not so important, but nevertheless, all part of our school years, we would start with our first day of school. Channing started his first day with a -bang by turn- ing -on the fire alarm, putting gravel in the drinking fountain and getting into a fight with Steve Harris. from which he received a bloody nose. By the way. Con, do you remember the second grade music class? Especially the time you were chewing gum and Mrs. Rader was going to make you put it on your nose, but you ran out of the building and clirribed a tree and later went home. I hear you had to apologize or take the consequences. Don't laugh. Roy Lee, because you cried and hid behind the door when you were supposed to have make-up applied for the zoperetta. ' Thus the history of the class was closed and this group no longer was as one-The Seniors of 19-58. PAGE 1 4