Ashley High School - Ace Yearbook (Ashley, IN)

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History In the fall of '55 we as Freshmen walked into the assembly hall of Ashley High School and began to in- spect our new environment. We held a class meeting to elect as officers: Julia Zonker, President; Jim Weilbaker, Vice President; Gene Noll, Secretary; Ronald Stahl, Treasurer; Elaine Sprankle and Mike Healey, Reporters; Larry Ulrich, Historian; and Harold Arney, Sponsor. On November 9th we ordered our class sweaters, and when they arrived on December 5th, everyone was eager to receive his. We held two skating parties at the Silver Moon Skating Rink, and also had a party with the Sophomores at the Ashley Town Hall. About the last of the year we began to hear some rumors about the possibilities of a new school building. We were interested, of course, but more interesting was the fact that we were soon to become Sophomores. When we came back that fall, we were quite surprised to see that work had begun on the new school build= ing. As the year passed the building began to grow and take shape; life went on as usual in the school. In election that year we elected Dale Mertz, President; Dixie Phillips, Vice President; Gene Noll, Secretary; Sharon Forrest, Treasurer; Joyce Albright and Paul Ankney, Reporters; Larry Ulrich, Historian; and Paul Everitt, Sponsor. We ordered our class rings on October 12th. No one could have been prouder than we were when they arrived on November 4th. We defeated the Freshmen, but were beaten by the Juniors in the class tourney. We held two skating parties at the Silver Moon, and sold name labels to help our treasury along. Inthe spring we went to Pokagon State Park for a wiener roast., By this time we were all looking forward to the day when school would be let out for the summer. The new school building was progressing. Getting back to school again after the summer vacation and getting in line ready for this hectic year was a job. Election time rolled around again and we elected Jim Weilbaker, President; Paul Ankney Vice President; Dixie Phillips, Secretary; Lina Hamman, Treasurer; Barbara Chavez and Joyce Albright, Reporters; and Dollie Arney, Sponsor. We began our campaign to raise money for our Senior Trip in full spirit. We sold magazines, Christmas cards, Christmas candy; and sold candy, ice cream, and popcorn at school and at the basketball games. We also had bake sales, record hops, and skating parties. Several weeks after school started, we were allowed to start in the new building, and we all helped to move the chemistry lab, agriculture room, typing room, and music room into their respective places. The home economics room was not quite ready. After the basketball season was Over, we started to work on the Junior play, “Too Young, Too Old. We had a lot of fun, even though Dollie had to bawl us out several times. We presented the play on April 18th, and everything seemed to go along smoothly. After the play we went to Leonard's home for a party. Later that year in the class tourney, we won over the Sophomore class and then defeated the Seniors. When.we came back this year, in all of our minds was the question; Where has the time gone? It seemed such a short time ago that we were just Freshmen. Now we will be going out into the world instead of into high school. Later we held our class election and elected Jim Weil baker, President; Dale Rinehold, Vice President; Lina Hamman, Secretary; Larry Ulrich, Treasurer; Martha Dilley, Historian; and Fred Frederick, Sponsor. We have had a record hop and bake sale to help raise money for our Senior Trip Fund. We presented our Senior play, I Was a Teen-Age Dracula, on November 21. It was received very well. Now we are compiling our annual. Jerry Brand gave a party for the class, and it was enjoyed by all. We are looking forward with enthusiasm to events yet to come, such as Senior Trip, Class Night, Commencement, and Baccalaureate Services. nt ee ete cata ye en denen uh aa er eae ee Ca

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Sigal Larry It is a Pink Elephant! Wanna play post office? Gene I forgot to mail the invitations. Barb S. I don't like her looks. Jim Boy! He makes me mad. Joyce Barb C. She told me it was an original! Certainly Not! Martha S. Just say that again. Charles S. I am not going to. Patty Are you sure it's only ginger ale. Charles D. Daze Jerry Do I have to wear a tux! I think I lost a filling! Mike Here he comes! Carol I wonder if we'd better include the boss! Lina Bob Sharon I've had it! Me and my big mouth! Julia Boy! She's pretty enough to be my wife! Fred Is that your wife? Darrell Some party, I'll say. Norma

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ASP LAME ROT MAE STEN S TERS PAOLA. DEOL Senior Class Prophecy JOYCE ALBRIGHT is employed by the Ayds Company. She poses for Before arid After pictures. PAUL ANKNEY has just broken the sound barrier--in his old green Chevy truck, that is. He figures with slight modifications such as wings and a tail; he'll be able to orbit soon. CYNTHIA ALLEN was last seen sitting in the schoolyard in her cap and gown. She didn't receive her diploma because she was expelled from commencement exercises for doing the Dirty Boogie down the aisle. : o CAROL BAIRD is unemployed. Her accordion business folded up. JERRY BRAND, Indiana Representative, has set the House on fire with his heated debates. Representative Brand is trying to do away with farm expenses. DEANA BUCHS is on a world Se ie he tour. -Her topic is Ten Good Reasons for Not Wearing Bermuda Shorts with Holes in Them, BARBARA CHAVEZ is giving parking ékets at Lovers' Lane. CHARLES DENMAN, who won second place in the Best Dressed Man of the Year contest last year, thinks he will, win first this year because he is planning to curl his sideburns. MARTHA DILLEY is in Timbuctu teaching the natives how to teach their chimpanzees how to spin the Hoola eile 3 FRED DODGE has just resigned as national president of the B. P. A. (Bachelors' Protective Association.) He just got hooked, SHARON FORREST now owns and operates a beauty shop on Sputnik II. She curls the dog's hair. BILL GAETZ is a pillow tester. His maid brings him drinks every now and then so that he will sleep tight. uy NANCY GRATE is chief cook and bottle washer at Belly Acres. .LINA MAE HAMMAN spends all of her time sitting on the hillsides of Gitchiegeomi sketching her nags and picking | daisies. ‘ MIKE HEALEY, after completing a barber course, is now in the undertaking business. — NORMA JOHNSON has just become the world's fastest bed pan emptier (5631 in 12 hours and 34 minutes.) Whew!!! LINDA LEAS is now employed as a bubble dancer in a famous New York night club, Arthur Murray, her predecessor, was fired for breaking too many bubbles, | JUDY LEPLEY opened a Coney Island stand on the moon, but closed it because none of the moonsters were hep on pickles. ARTHUR McCLISH, who has taken-+the nickname, Rudolph Valentino, was given the Nobel Peace Prize for his expert ability to handle his wife. LYNETTE MAIS is now working for the Ashley Department of Sanitation. She was just promoted to a higher job, one above the ground. She now hauls garbage. ‘ DALE MERTZ has been the most unsuccessful member of our class. He is a joke tester for Ed Sullivan. DARREL MYERS is the present champion flag pole sitter. LEONARD MYERS has laryngitis from filibustering four straight days on the subject, “Why We Should Not Monopolize Conver- sation. ial GENE NOLL is ‘now making records. His latest, “Racing at the Dragstrip, was a smash. DIXIE PHILLIPS, after five years in this contest, has finally been crowned Queen Knocked Knees of 1969. She was awarded a pair of gold-sequinned Bermuda shorts to show off her prize possessions. EUGENE POTTS is a great research scientist at Purdue., He is working on a way to eon little brothers out of the livine room during a date. hes DALE RINEHOLD is the president of the ©. H. A. (Coon Hunters' Association.) His hobby is making Davy Crockett hats. .MARTHA SCHIfFLI was recently arrested .or Typing 150 words a minute in a 90 word zone. She is now cooling offin music school — (Sing Sing.) ia veh CHARLES SCHUMAN is manager of a dog pound. Recently one of the greyhounds got loose, caught a foreign-made sports car, and buried ‘it in the back yard. is RUTH SMITH models grass, skirts on Hula Hula Beach. ELAINE SPRANKLE has just retired as a used furniture auctioneer. She is planning to take up hog calling as a future occupation. , BOB STRITE, the new sheriff of Ashley, has declared war on the speedsters! Sheriff Strite says, WhenI was a boy, this sort of thing was unheard of!!! — ° BARBARA SWEET models non-slip girdles. : ROSALIE TREESH has been drifting in the Mediterranean Sea in an inner tube yelling, Why, oh why, did they dredge our back yard? LARRY ULRICH is a sports announcer on radio station W-IND. His favorite basketball team is the Red Headey PATTI YOUNG is executive secretary to JAMES BERESFORD WEILBAKER, who is now principal of Ashley High School. We under- stand that Jim also teaches Health. JULIA ZONKER just won an Oscar for her performance in I Was a Teen-Age Grandmother. ‘