Ashley High School - Ace Yearbook (Ashley, IN)

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CLASS HISTORY A noisy but nervous gang of forty-nine wide-eyed Freshmen assembled in the Assembly on September 5, 1945. It was the largest class, even taking up some of the Sophomores’ seats. We seemed to get along all right in registering and as- signments. After we became acquainted with good old Ashley High and the faculty our Freshman year proved to be a busy one. Miss Cook became our class sponsor and the elected officers were: Dick Harmes, President; Ruth Ann Hoffelder, Vice- President; Troas Orwig, Secretary; Bill Wilson, Reporter. There were two parties that year, one a great hay ride with two tractor-drawn wagons to the farm of our sponsor's father at Garrett. Who could forget the wieners? The second class party was held at the Community Building at Fairfield Center with games and food for all. In March Herman Lehman from Kendallville joined us and Marilyn Deetz moved to Huntertown. April found our Freshman work finished and us eager for vacation. In the following September we began our Sophomore year with three new students; Margaret Redmon, Helen Stout, June Hart. Helen Altimus, Maxine Carroll, Robert Farver, Faye Franze, Pauline Royer, Paul Stoy, Nelda Strauser and Juanita Voges had not come back to join us. Dolly Arney was our sponsor and elected officers were: Dean Stoy, President; Fred Rose, Vice-President; Clarice Whysong, Secretary; Bill Wilson, Reporter. Two exciting parties were held that year. The first was a skating party at Silver Moon. We had a large group and were refunded some money to begin the funds for our Junior and Senior Trip. The second party was a picnic supper at Pokagon. A treasure hunt lead us all over the park and ended up at the animal pens. A softball game, girls against the boys, proved the boys to be the win- ners. The evening grew cool and we were glad to have our picnic supper ciose to a fireplace. The cold early spring wind nipped at everyone. After we cleared things away, we left for a show at Angola. Some of the class was to be found in each theater. In January three students, June Hart, Harley Pankop, and Jean Smith left us and in February James Hovarter decided to discontinue his work. This was the most important year for us because we ordered and received our class rings and sweaters. We also chose our class color, blue and white, and class flower, the American Beauty Rose. We were honored by having in our class that year the queen of Ashley High, Troas Orwig. The school year ended with a party for the whole high school at Hamilton Lake. We returned in the fall, beaming with pride and big plans to be as busy as little beavers! Right away we chose our old stand-by, Dolly, as class sponsor and the elected officers were: Fred Rose, President; Mona June Strite, Vice-President; Ruth Ann Hoffelder, Secretary; Joann Miller, Treasurer; and Bill Wilson, Reporter. Before the year had hardly started, we were working and planning on the Junior play,

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LARRY STOMM Corky ’ Track 3,4 Student Manager 4 No ambition ‘‘Manners make the man.’ DEAN STOY Rastus’’ FF. F. A, 1,3,4 4H 1,2,3,4 Band 1,3 Class President 2,3 Junior play Flyer Good to the last drop. ’ CLARICE WHYSONG F. H, A. 1,2,3,4 Reporter 2 Glee Club 1,2,3 Pianist 4 Class Secretary and Treasurer 2 Secretary ‘Be sure you're right, then go ahead. JOHN WILHELM Satch ’ F,F,A, 4 4-H 1,3 Junior Play Cartoonist ‘ All things come to him who waits,’’ HELEN STOUT FH, Al 2,3 Glee Club 1,2,3,4 Nurse ‘Time to retire. MONA JUNE STRITE ‘Junie’ F,H, A. 1,2,3 Glee Club 1,3 Secretary 3 Class Vice-President 2 Class Secretary 4 Junior play Nurse ‘‘Goes a long way to make a friend. ’ BERDENA E, WILER ‘ ‘Denie’’ F,H. A, 1,2,3,4 Glee Club 1,2,3,4 Housewife ‘“ Eventually, why not now?'’ WILLIAM WILSON Bill’ Basketball 3,4 FE. P.Aal 4H 1 Red Blue Reporter 3,4 Band 4 Junior play ‘“Thriller-Diller: ’

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‘ The Adorable Imp.’' It was ready by November and the cast that gave it so well were: Joyce Leply, Mona June Strite, Margaret Redmon, Ruth Kreischer, Elaine Lehmar, Ruth Ann Hoffelder, Fred Rose, John Wilhelm, Dean Stoy, John Miller, and Bill Wilson. We were busily engaged in selling ice cream and candy at school and at games. Then we added a new pencil dispenser, so everyone could have a new pencil to use and we could make money for our Junior and Senior trip to Chicago. On a bright morning in May, sixty excited Juniors and Seniors proceeded on their trip to Chicago. We went sight-seeing and visited many interesting places of im- portance, After numerous little mishaps and much fun, we arrived home all tired and ready for sleep. In January, Bill Prather joined us from Kansas and in March we lost Floyd and Loyd Becker to Salem. We had only one party that year which was a potluck Christmas Party. At the end of the term we lost Elaine Lehmar who moved to Portland, Oregon and Bill Prather went back to Kansas. Our Senior year opened with four classmates displaying diamonds: Phyllis Chrisman, Berdena Wiler, Ruth Kreischer, and Beverly Deetz. The class had a’ noted air of distinction about them. Our first class meeting ended with Dean Stoy, President; Dick Harmes, Vice-President; Mona June Strite, Secretary; Joann Miller, Treasurer; Bill Wilson, Reporter; Mr. Frederick, our sponsor, Paul Conrad from Hamilton High and Louise Becker from Kendallville joined our class. Soon, however, Harold Jacobs, Louise Becker, and Ruth Kreischer discon- tinued their work. Our Senior pictures were taken before Christmas and we chose our Motto; ‘ Not at the Top, but Climbing.’ Our class has been active in many activities in all four years and has been very successful and happy group. As the annual goes to press, there are thirty-two students left in our class to carry through the tradition of the Junior-Senior Banquet or Trip, Class Night, Baccalaureate, and the. . . graduation! Crystal Shipe Mona June Strite Clarice Whysong Troas Orwig Peggy Kissinger OK OK Lawrence Wiler (at riding academy): ‘‘I wish to rent a horse, Groom: ‘How long?’’ Lawrence Wiler: ‘tThe longest you've got. There will be five of us going.’’ Ok 10