Avilla High School - Panther Yearbook (Avilla, IN)

Text from Pages 1 - 88 of the 1948 volume:

G fl ' il l lirSS ' iiriT,y, ' VJBLICLIBRAR 3 1833 01821 8195 • ' Ike Ctfei. o tke. WviM ate llfum l i. rr o mth Edition Published by the Senior Class of 1948— AviUa High School Executive Staff: Editor-in-Chief and Photographer Dick Helmkamp Business Manager Loyal Perlich Circulation Manager Merton Buehrer DEDICATION This, the 10th edition of our high school annual, is hereby dedicated to the many persons whose efforts have made pos- sible the steady improvement in the educational facilities avail- able in this community. The ' 48 Panther staff pre- sents, this, the tenth edition of the A. H. S. Yearbook, on the sixtieth anniversary of the school. To students, alumni, and friends, it is our sincere hope that this book will recall to mind fond memories of the pro- gram and personnel of the AviUa Public School during the 1947-48 term. rCDEWCDD TACLE CP CCNTCNTS Teachers 5 Administration 6 Faculty 7-8 Students 9-26 Seniors 10-18 History 10 Class Will 11 Senior Pictures 12-17 Prophecy 18 Calendar 19 Juniors 20 Sophomores ..21 Freshmen 22 Grades 8 7 23 Grades 6 5 24 Grades 4 3 25 Grades 2 1 26 Activities 27-38 Band 28 Twirlers, Boys Chorus ....29 Girls Chorus 30 Senior Play 3 1 Junior Play ....32 F. F. A 33 F. H. A ........34 4-H Clubs : 35 Panther ' s Pause Staff 36 Panther Staff 37 Speech Class 38 Athletics 39-45 Varsity 40-41 Cubs, Student Managers 42 Yell Leaders 43 Cublets 43 Softball Team 44 Alumni ; 47-52 Statistics 47 Graduates ; 48-52 Autographs 53 Advertising ....55-80 - -.-w - . ,.— -, : J£y - Ji: ' f -ti i ' ' ' — ADMINISTRATION KENNETH HELMER Prill ipal of The Avilla Public School. B;ill State Teachers College, Tri-State, Manchester College, B.S., Indiana Uni- versity, M. S. Biology and Senior Co-sponsor. JOSl PH N. ADAIR Superintendent of Noble County Schools. Ball State Teachers College, B.S., Indi- ana University, M.S., Columbia Uni- versity. JOHN CLARK Trustee of Allen Township. University of Michigan, Tri-State. OOROTHY M. FINNEY Indiana State Teachers College, B. S, Vocational Home Economics, 4-H Club girls. Adult Education Classes, Fresh- man Sponsor, F.H.A. EILEEN IRONS Indiana State Teachers College. Grades 3 and 4. LEONARD D. FREED Manchester College A.B., Indiana Uni- versity. Commercial, School Paper and Annual. DORIS GENE Le COUNT Manchester College, B.S. Grad- 1. ROBERT FULLER Washington University, University of Pennsylvania, Manchester College, A.B. History and Literature. WALTER L. LUNG Manc ' iester College. Grad s 5 and 6. VELMA GUTHRIE Tri-State, Ball State, Manchester College. Grades 2 and 3. PACLLXy 1 MAL RICE A. MARSHALL University of Illinois, B.S. Vocational Agriculture and Part-time Veteran I nstruction, F.F.A., Boys 4-H. FERN MILLER Tri-State, Manchester, A.B., University of Iowa, University of Wisconsin. English, Social Studies, Library, Sponsor Junior Class, Junior Play. MARJORIE STEPHENS Ball State, Indiana University. 7th and 8th Grades Arithmetic English and Health; School Treasurer and Attendance Recorder, Eighth Grade Sponsor. ROBERT M. MILLER Manchester College, A.B. M2ih-;matics and S:ience, Sophomore Sponsor. WAYNE STRYCKER Manchester College, A.B. Health Education and Commercial. Coach: Basketball, Softball, Track. ROBERT NEEDHAM Indiana State Teachers College, A.B. Instrumental and Vocal Music. ODF.YNE WARNER Wii ona, Tri-State,_ F9r diana University. •ftistitu Art and English, Seventh Grade Spansor. WILMA HENNEY SISSON Manchester, Ball State Teachers College, Indiana University, DePauw University, A.B. E.iglish, Latin, Girls Physical Education, Senior Co-Sponsor and Senior Play. THELMA WHITCOMB Tri-State, Manchester CoUe.rje. Grades 4 and 5. $€ THE DIACy ecE$ . . . rour short years ago the eyes of this old world were focused on a new Freshman class brought fonh in ihis nign school dedicated to the pursuit of learnini ( sou.ciliuig ; , a..d the proposition that all men (and most women) are created equal. How well tnese ideals are carried out only time can tell. In our first year in the big time, we had an enrollment of forty pupils. Under the sponsorship of Miss Lamm, the usual struggle between our presuming selves and the superior upperclassmen took place, with the usual results. We chose as our leaders: Ellen Parks, President; Jim Bianski, Vice-President; Pat Crothers, Secretary; and Roger Harrod was left holding the bag (of money). ' Uur recreation for the year consisted of two class parties, both of which were held at the school gym ' The following year we entered school as sophisticated Sophomores with far more confidence and wisdom than the preceding year (we thought). We were, this year, placed under the capable sponsorship of Miss Kurtz and Miss Lamm. We elected Dick Helmkamp, one of our newcomers. President; D ' Maris Uhl, Vice-President; and Jean Imler to do double duty as Secretary and Treasurer! A class party was held at the school gym the f.rst semester and a skating party, to which the entire school was invited, was given in the second semester. Our class colors were cardinal red and black and class flower was a white rose. But ihe high point of the year came when we were confronted with the problem of selecting our class rings and sweaters. This problem was solved only after many better debates and arguments. Our Junior year seemed like the busiest year in school. Three members failed to follow in our footsteps which left an enrollment of thirty-two. We were overjoyed by the early arrival of our shiny rings and cardinal red sweaters. The annual election of class ofl icers resulted in Roger Harrod being elected President, followed by Loyal Perlich as Vice-President; D ' Maris Uhl, Secretary and Betty McBride as our financial scorekeeper. Our sponsor was that brilliant English instructor ' Mrs Sisson. ' ' Members of the faculty selected our Junior Play cast of ten from a large number of hopeful applicants and after several weeks of hard work China Boy was presented on a two nisht stand to capacity audiences. Our first semester class party consisted of refreshments and games at the schoolhouse and afterwards, traveling to Kendallville to see the movie Night and Day. We worked hard at the selling of magazines and Christmas cards in an attempt to break all existing sales records. Also the selling of refreshments at basketball games gave an enormous moral support to our class treasury. w ' ' Junior-Senior Class Party was inaugurated this year to replace the Junior-Senior Banquet We were the hosts and the Seniors our guests. In the way of recreation there were various games a monologue, and a radio program through our own facilities. Later we danced to strains of soft music by many famous orchestras (via victrola) in a dimly lighted Egyptian ballroom— the gym- nasmm. After which we all met in the dining hall for dinner. The final important step in our Junior year, besides finding out whether we had passed or tailed, was in preparing the stage and gym for the Seniors ' Commencement exercises. Seniors at last!! From now on we don ' t take no back talk from nobody. Beginning our final and most important year m school were all our classmates of the previ ous year plus one addition Harold hnglert, making a total of thirty-three Seniors. Our first step was to elect class officers. The results of this election were: William Elev Presi- dent; Roger H .rrod Vice-President; Jean Imler. Secretary; and D ' Maris Uhl, for the third consecu- tive year an official was treasurer. The inevitable task of sponsoring us in our farewell year was given to, or rather forced upon, Mrs. Sisson and Mr. Helmer. of Rom p nrv H ' h Tk ' , , ' T V invitation to a skating party given by the Senior Class ot Rome City High Shool. It was there that we received our first hard knocks of the year. A second invita ion was received from our classmate, Lillian Myers, who very graciously invited us to hold nn Mv ' m ' class party at her home. Her invitation was accepted and we experienced a thor- After the T ' fh ' ' ' T , Werners over a bonfire and completing our meal in candle li.ht. dancing GAMBLING ALLOWED), piano playing, and sqi are ,h lu lV ' ' T ' ' f ? ° ' ? P ' P° ' °f ' ' S Yearbook staff. This staff, with Ir wir L V Hz PANTHER. In order to make our motto coincide with the annual theme It was changed to The Eyes of the World Are Upon Us. We selected and ordered name cards and holders which were received during the second ofnlcterXn Tr k f ' ° ' - ™ - ° S ' - ' f° - to havrthe s -uor pictures taken. The break from school routine was enjoyed by everyone The pictures were delivered m late December and everybody was well pleased. everyone, ine pictures were for ' ' [ ' S fi ' ' semester a special Senior committee met with Mr. Helmer to discuss prosoects we J ii i ' — -?— rrr s s Stid ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' - ' -- - ' -- nightf o ' f ADdril Jn H f ru ' ' ' ' ™r ' t° ' ' ' S ' ' ° overflowing crowds on the nights ot April 21 and 22. The cast was chosen by the dramatic instructors of the faculty from a Continued on Page 46 10 CLASS VILL We, the passing Senior Class of AviUa High School, being of allegedly sound minds, in spite cf the burden of twelve years of education, do hereby make our last will ai.d testament, thereby revoking all previous wills made by us. ARTICLE I We beaueath and render unto our successors, the Juniors, our superior wisdom, exalted posi- tion, and illustrious dignity. ARTICLE II We furthermore decree that all broken test tubes, worn-out physics equipment, junk type- writers, misplaced chewing gum, and unpaid bills be left to the honorable faculty of the Avilla Hiji School. ARTICLE III I, Dick Helmkamp, will my job, editor-in-chief of the PANTHER, to Tom Angel, Dick Bender, and Ivan Potter on the grounds that the job requires at least three sane men. I, Jack Moore, will my unrewarded hopes for a passing grade in Physics to Robert Kugler and Kenny Douglas. I, Pat Walt, will my New Look to Ruth Lash and Joan Marti in case they have anything to hide. I, Dorothy McCoy, will my faithful glasses to Georgia Schlupp so that she can see the boys better. I, Roger Harrod, will nothing to nobody, I only have one thing and I need her. I, Loyal Perlich, will my undying love for Latin and Solid Geometry to Maxine Jarrett and Maynard Campbell. Heed the voice of experience, kids, and don ' t take em. I, Lucille Hampshire, will my ability to giggle at the wrong time when the wrong teacher is looking to Bob Beckberger. . „ , „ , t, ■ i. j I, Donna Blotkamp, will my embarrassing moments in Professor Freed s classes to Richard Marti and Mary Gienger in hopes that they can restrain their spontaneous emotions better than I, Jerry Mueller, will all my old Ohio road maps to Max Sneary and Fred Ritter. Don ' t let ' em catch you, boys. , r , , 1, Dolores Grimm, will my last six engagement rings to Bett ' Grocock, it she can make any better use of them than I did. , tt • j I, Merton Buehrer, ' will my uncanny accuracy m aiming paper wads to Bernard Haines and Bernard Rhodes. A bit of caution fellows; watch out for Mr. Helmer. I, Francis Ley, will my reputation as a big game hunter to Charles Fordyce as long as he steers clear of all game wardens . , , ■ , r. l c ui I, Donnabelle Miller, will my intentions of not becoming an old maid to Robert Schlotter and Eugene Duehmig. We can ' t miss fellows. I, Ellen Parks, will my long list of suitors, all of whom are second-hand, to Velma ' Weimer. Take my advice and pass them on to some other sucker, ' Velma. I, Paul Uhl, will my uncontrollable, irresistible attraction for the weaker sex to Irvin Croy and Raymond Bell. Be sure to find out just who the weaker sex is before you use it boys. I, Wayne Tarlton, will my super-deluxe, fast-growing, razor dulling mustache to Bertha Schrader and Sally Schauweker because I ' ve heard that they are interested in real he-men. I, D ' Maris Uhl, will my abilirj ' to find, catch, and hold onto a man whom I could keep flat broke for four years of high school to Mary Gadomski. I, Harold Engkrt, will my entire supply of undercover magazines to Richird Braun to be used as supplements to economic workbooks. I, Pat Crothers, will my ability to produce those ear-splitting blasts on my French horn to Georgia Schlupp, if she has nerve enough to try to hit the notes 1 have tried to hit- I, Betty McBride, will my magic power over all unsuspecting boys to Chloe Peters. l ' Jean Imler, will all my troubles and woes to Alene Scheurich and Barbara Schlotter if they th ' nk that they can talk more about them than I did. I, Lois Traxler, will my intense hatred and general dislike of all men or boys in any fhape or form, except live ones, to Janet Debes. „.,,,ti li j I. William Eley, will my knack for loafing in Doctor Millers class to Bill Huelserbeck and Willard leitch in hopes that they can get away with it oftener than I did. I, Ethel Bohnenberger, will my talents for cracking bubble gum the loudest to Pat DeWitt in ho es that ' he will attempt to outcrack anyone in school, at least until Mr. Helmer cracks back. I, Jim Bianski. will mv crew hair cut, glass eyes, store teeth, and wooden legs to Norman Simon sn rhit h= will be noticed. I. Alice Wright, will my demure sweetness and pleasing personality to Joan leders, to h-lp her catch, or rather attract, the man of her choice. I, Alber ' a Fis-her, will all my old athletic boy friends to Pat Helmer to be handled accord ' n-lv. I, ' Ivan Dressier, will my perpetually empty rocketbook to Wayne Diehm, hoping that the .- irls won ' t be as hard on his as thev were on mine. 1. Paul Gei-Jer, will my genius with a pin ball machine to Frank Knach on the condition that he will bee. borrow, or steal as many nickels as I did. I, Marilyn Gienger, will my habit of never accepting more than three engagement rings a week Tc ' I ' r i C irt P3i_ix I, Lillian Mevers, will mv record as the school ' s best behaved girl to Connie DePew as long as she can keep the wool pulled over the faculties ' eyes. Continued on Page 46 CLA$§ C r 194S MOTTO The Eyes of the World Are Upon Us FLOWER White Rose COLORS Cardinal Red and Black WILLIAM ELEY Academic Junior Play; Panther Staff; Essey Contest State Winner; 4-H Club, 2, 3, 4; Basketball 1, 2, 3; President 4. ROGER HARROD General iK Chorus 3, 4; President 3; Treasurs k i|e Presi- dent 4; Art Contest 3; Pantheir feaff; (Panther ' s Pause; Softball 3; Basketball 2; Junior Play; Senior Play. Vj . JEAN IMLER Commercial Panther Staff; Panther ' s Pause; Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Chorus 1, 2, 3, 4; Speech; Secretary and Trea- surer 2; Secretary 4; Home Economics Club 2; Senior Play. D ' MARIS UHL Commercial Panther ' s Pause; Panther Staff; Band 1, 2, 3, 4: Chorus 1, 2, 3, 4; Secretary 3; Vice President 2 Treasurer 4; Home Economics Club 2; Speech: Junior Play; Senior Play. ■ H O JIM BIANSKI General Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4; Panther Staff; Panther ' s Pause; Chorus 3, 4; Softball 1, 2, 3, 4; Art Con- test 3; Vice President 1. DONNA BLOTKAMP General Speech; Panther ' s Pause; Chorus 2. ETHEL BOHNENBERGER Vocational-Commercial Chorus 2, 3, 4; Home Economics Club 2. PAT CROTHERS Commercial ' Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Panther Staff; Pa ' nther ' s Pause; Chorus 1, 2, 3, 4; Secretary 1; Speech; Junior Play; Home Economics Club 2; Senior Play. MERTON BUEHRER General Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Chorus 3, 4; Panther Staff; Panther ' s Pause; Art Contest 3; Speech. IVAN DRESSLER Vocational Judging Contest 3, 4; 4-H 3, 4; Panther Staff. X3 HAROLD ENGLERT General Basketball 2, 3, 4; Chorus 4; Softball 4. ALBERTA FISCHER Vocational — Commercial Panther Sta3; Band 1, 2, 3, 4. PAUL GEIGER General Panther ' s Pause; Chorus 4; Softball 4; Speech. MARILYN GIENGER Vocational — Commercial Chorus 1. My . ' ' s w DELORES GRIMM Vocational — Commercial Chorus 1, 2, 3, 4; Home Ec. Club 2. LUCILE HAMPSHIRE Commercial Chorus 1, 2, 3, 4; Home Ec. Club 2, 3; F.H.A. RICHARD HELMKAMP Academic Glandorf, Ohio 1; Panther Staff; President 2 Art Contest 3; Chorus 4; Speech; Junior Play Senior Play. FRANCIS LEY General Panther ' s Pause; Speech. , J .■r ' - ' ■ n f Xf , ' BETTY McBRIDE ' yf Commercial Chorus 1, 2, 3, 4; Panther Staff; F.H.A.; Trea- surer 3; Junior Play; Senior Play. DOROTHY McCOY Vocational-Commercial ' ' Office Secretary 4; Speech; Panther ' s Pause; Pan- ther Staff. LILLIAN MYERS Commercial S:udent Librarian; F.H.A.; Chorus 1, 2, 3, 4. DONNA MILLER Commercial F H.A.; Chorus 1, 2, 3, 4; Junior Play. A JACK MOORE General Panther ' s Pause; Basketball 1, 2; Softball 3, 4; 4-H 1, 2, 3; Chorus 3, 4; Speech. . ; ,V JERRY MUELLER General Basketball 1, 2, 4; Panther ' s Pause; Softball 3, 4; Chorus 3, 4; Speech. ELLEN PARKS Vocational-Commercial Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Chorus 1, 2, 3, 4; President 1; F.H.A.; Student Lib., 2; H. E. Club 2; Cheer Leader 2; 4-H 1, 2; Senior Play. LOYAL PERLICH Academic Panther Staff; Essay Contest 3; Vice President 3; 4-H Club 1, 2, 3; Speech; Junior Play; Senior Play. yjM ■WAYNE TARLTON General Panther ' s Pause; Panther Staff; Chorus 4; Speech; Senior Play. THERESA TEDERS Vocational — Commercial LOIS TRAXLER ' Vocational — Commercial Chorus 2, 3, 4; Junior Play, Senior Play. v- Ky n A PAUL UHL VW w Vocational yf!M Qb--test 3, 4; t.t.A. : 3, 4; Sotrball 3. PAT WALT General Chorus 1, 2, 6f ; Speech; Panther ' s Pause, s ro Y hp is 3, JOHN WEIMER General i; Junior Play; Speech. ALICE WRIGHT Vocational — Commercial ' ' Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Chorus 2, 3, 4; F.H.A., Home Ec. Club 2. 17 VI$I€N$ Cr THE rUTLCE A stranger has just come through the doors of A. H. S. He is short in stature and timid by nature. His head is very round and completely bald. He gives to us a strange instrument somewhat resembling a telescope. We look into this device and see an enormous pair of eyes which slowly fade into the background and a number of familiar faces appear. First we see a sideshow at the Avilla World ' s Fair featuring the world ' s fatest woman, Lucille Hampshire. Here is crooner Johnny Weimer, idol of millions of women, picking on the freshmen girls as usual. Delores Grimm and Betty McBride, now woJrld famous magicians, are better known as the Female Fakes. Jerry Mueller has now taken up permanent residence at Alcatraz for running off with Professor Helmer ' s beautiful secretary. Donna Blotkamp, chief wardeness, says Jerry is her favorite boarder. Now we are looking at Jim Bianski, the Olympics swimming champion, who has just established another milestone in the sport of swimming by making a transatlantic swim across the Pacific Ocean. Now we are switched to Africa where we see Marilyn Geinger, of the F.B.I. , leading the search for Doctor Loyal Perlich, who has been missing in darkest Africa for several years. Back in civilization we find that D ' Maris Uhl is the women ' s wrestling champion of the universe. Dick Helmkamp is the overworked editor of the Police Gazette. We have reason to believe that Dick enjoys his job. Pat Crothers is now the first lady of the land. She seems to have made a lucky matrimonial catch. Jean Imler has seen fit to change her name to Mrs. Uhl and is now the eleventh vice president of the Uhl Petroleum Products. She is in charge of the president, Mr. Jr. Uhl. The recent revolution in Mexico has ended with Ellen Parks, leader of the revolutionists, crowned queen. Queen Parks has declared war on any and all nations who refuse to recognize her government. Harold Englext, president of the United States Senate, is engaged in a terrific fight to get congress to lower the voting age to four. Harold says, Anyone who is man enough to chew the new super-deluxe bubble gum is man enough to vote. Alberta Fischer is the leading attraction on Broadway again this year. Her superb performances as a fan dancer has been packing theaters for the last three years. Now we see that a sure cure for hay fever has finally been discovered. The person responsible for this cure is Dorothy McCoy. Thersa Teders and Lois Traxler have teamed up to make the popular singing duo known as the Puddlejumpers. Wayne Tarlton, the secretary of the treasury in the President ' s Cabinet has suddenly disappeared. By a strange coincidence ten billion dollars also disappeared at the same time. That nationally known deep sea diver, William Eley, has made another record breaking dive. Three weeks aso he went down off the coast of Florida on a search for Mermaids. As far as anyone knows he is still searching, or maybe he caught un with one. Donna Bell M ' ller has just been chosen Miss America of the 20th Century. Miss Miller is now attemtiring to decide whether she will accept movie contracts from Hollywood, dramatic con- tracts from Broadway, or marriage contracts from Avilla. Merton Buehrer, the enersetic president of General Motors, has acquired a monopoly on the automotive industry. Mr. Bu ' -hr r issued a bulletin stating that only n odel A Fords will be made from now on because, as Mr. Buehrer says, You can ' t be killed on a highway, as long as you ' re in a Model A. Ivan Dressier has followed his bovhood occupation and become a common everyday farmer, although his f rm is a bit out of the ordinary in that it rovers the entire Midwest United States. Mr. Dressier, furthermor-;, says that if taxes don ' t come dov T he will recede from the Un ' on. Roger Harrod is the modi-rn vcrsif ! of the ancient Romeo. Ro ' er is n ' the head of a larse firm that specializes in giving advice to the lovelorn. Ethel Bohnenberger, the famous woman explorer. h?s discovered that the North Pole ■ ' ; lost. She is conducting an extensive se-fh for the Lost Pole. Pat Walt is the nation ' s leadintr a- ' -iatr ' x, who h s iust set a new speed record between Earth and the moon by the way of Mars. Lillian Myers, who started working -as a salesgirl in Woolworth ' s five and ten cent store, has been promoted. Sh= row holds the controlling interests in Woolworth ' s and Myers ' five and ten dollar stores. The ' 4S class picked Paul Uhl as the one most likely to succeed. Paul lived uo to his billing by turnini a professional tramp and is now k ' nT of the American Federation cf Respectable Hobos. Police in ■jS states have been alerted to watch for the notorious bandit. Paul Geiger. Gruesome Gei-cr h s just held up the Communitv Sind Band at Avilla and made off with several million dollars in counterfeit checks. Alice Wri ht has finally proven that she is a direct descendent of the famous ■Wright br ' hers. The Supreme Court has ruled that Miss Wright is riehtful owner o{ the epf ' re airplane industry. Working d v« are now a thinT of the past because that great in-enror, Frarcis Lev. has worked out a formi-Iti for roetual mof ' oi Now as we are still lookin-r i- ' o this strange machine, we see a siffn massing by. The sign reads; It is not advisable to place much stock in the truth of the things vou have iust seen. It is m.y duty to inform you that this instrument was invented by Jack Moore who is now residing at the institute for the insane. Signed, The World. Whether the things we saw are true or not is up to Father Time. But these are visions of the future of the class of 1948, as seen through the eyes of the world. IS SEPTEMBER Principal Helmer sweeps off the steps and decides to start school again — Mad scramble for books. i„oach Strycker starts Softball practice. Softball team travels to Albion to try their wings which are promptly clipped 14-5. Another Softball game, this time with Ligon- ier. Panthers lose 14-2. Sof;ball Panthers again outscored. Hunter- town wins 17-12. 14. Students take ten-minute break from class- es. (Weekend). KendallviUe tangles with Panthers on Avilla ' s diamond and wins easily 15-2. You can ' t keep a good team down forever! Panthers swamp Wolcottville 12-5. Soflball team ' s winning streak broken by Cromwell 9-6. Blue Monday. Team and fans steel them- selves for three straight Softball wins this week. Wolf Lake shatters the glass ball by win- ning a close one 5-3; first call to basketball- ball practice; the Panthers staff selected by i: ' opular vote to edit the tenth school year- book. Hooray! Magnificent last inning rally gives Panthers sweet revenge over Huntertown 12- 11. Individual pictures taken; Panthers wind up their Softball season by losing a 10-3 de- cision to Wawaka. Eighth grade tries to forget the horrible past by staging a class party. OCTOBER Agriculture meeting at KendallviUe. Organization and first meeting of PTA held at scho olhouse. Miss Miller ' s hair turning white as Junior Play deadline draws closer. Last day to apply for cheer-leader. Freshman Class Party. Juniors have their black and gold class sweaters on order. 16-17. Juniors present their class play which was a dramatic, financial, and educational success, or so we are told. 23-25. May the man be praised who invented teachers conventions. Senior Class travels to Crone-Leon Studios to be shot — by the camera. Band leads Halloween Parade through city of Avilla. NOVEMBER Panthers get a good start in basketball by edging Ligonier 28-27. Game was played at KendallviUe as our gym was being repaired. Seniors receive proofs of their pictures. Com- plaint department working overtime. P.T.A. ' s Auction starts their treasury off to another good year. Tape Recording machine demonstrated to the Senior Class. New gym floor completed and ready for action. What ' s this?? Harold Englert, basketball player, ineligible?? Incredible, outrageous, prepostrous, impossible — we hope. Albion drubs Panthers by 41-36. Avilla misses chance to win Old Oaken Bucket. Continued 1. • 2. V. U. 12. 1 16. 17. U. 22. 23. 24. 26. 29. 10. 13. 14. 29. 31. 1. 5. 6. 6. 7. . . . CALENDAR 10. Speech Class and Music Department, with help from the grades, present play written by the noted playwright, Robert Needham, at PTA meeting. 14. Fremont Eagles wing their way past Panthers 39-34. 15. Moans and wails prevail all over the school as Harold Englert is ruled ineligible until December 1. AviUa has yet to win an ath- letic contest this year. 17. Demonstration by the Anti-Saloon League. 18. Senior party held at home of Lillian Myers. 19. Mr. and Mrs. Myers stiU picking up the pieces. Wire recorder demonstrated to Senior Class. 21. Churubusco journeys to Avilla with blood in the eye and leaves with black in the eye. We won 44-39. Pepsi-Cola Scholarships given. 25. Wildcats from Waterloo decision Panthers 58-41. 27. Thanksgiving vacation. Please pass the turkey. 28. Please pass the medicine. 29. Last call for cold turkey. 30. FFA boys make tour to Chicago. DECEMBER 1. PANTHER selling campaign starts. 4. Faculty edges out the strong FFA quintet 44-21. 5. Panthers gain possession of the victory bell by overpowering the Ashley Aces 35-21. 9. Avilla 7th-8th grade team loses 37-10 game to York Center. 10. PTA meets in another attempt to solve school problems. 1 1 . Home Economics class organizes the Future Homemakers of America. County Tourney starts. Panthers go after Wolf Lake with a vengence but find Wolves have even more vengence and lose 42-36. 13. Albion cops County tourney by beating Ken- dallviUe. 16. Huntertown Wildcats trip over dope bucket as Panthers win a hard one 27-22. 19. Panthers subdue the Cromwell Spartons 46- 35. 21. Mr. Needham marries, (no further com- ment) . 23. Speech class presents Christmas program to student body. Revengful Panthers mrn the tables on Wolf Lake by trimming the Wolves 32-31. 24. Christmas ' Vacation begins. 25. Santa Claus was here!!!!! 27. Miss Hawbaker leaves the classrooms to marry. 31. New stokers installed in school house. JANUARY 1. New Years resolutions made. 2. New Years resolutions broken. 6. Panthers travel to Wolcotrville nursing a three-game winning streak which is promptly nioped by the Bulldogs 56-41. 8. FFA basketball game with Angola; Angola won 24-23. 9. Rome City has never beaten Avilla and this year is no exception as Panthers win 44-32. 10. Avilla FFA sponsors a scrap paper drive. 11. Mrs. Sisson recovers from flu and returns to her teaching duties. 13. KendallviUe Comets wallop Panthers 42-26. on Page 46 19 JLNICI S The Juniors started under the capable sponsorship of Miss Miller, with the following officers: Richard Bender, President; Max Sneary, Vice President; Max Robart, Secretary; Raymond Bell, Treasurer. They have taken part in the following activities to increase their treasury fund: Selling candy and ice cream during noon and at home basketball games; selling headscarfs, blue and white beanies, magazines and Christmas cards. With great enthusiasm they received their gold and black class sweaters in the early part of November and their class rings the 9th of September.  Tom Angel Esther Baney Bob Beckberger I :i,n y 3td Campbell Teresa Carteaux Irvin Croy ■B Kenneth Douglas ' - Pat DeWitt Wayne Diehm I -| Mary Gienger - J Betty Grocock Bernard Haines . Frank Knach Robert Kugler Ruth Lash Ivan Potter Bernard Rhodes Fred Ritter Barbara Schlotter Robert Schlotter Georgia Schlupp Max Sneary Joan Teders Withdrawn Raymond Bell Richard Bender Richard Braun Janet Debes Imogene DeLong Connie DePew Eugene Duehmig Charles Fordyce Mary Gadomski Pat Helmer Bill Huelsenbeck Maxine Jarrett Toan Marti Richird Msrti Max Robart Chloe Peters Sally Schauweker Alene Scheurich Bertha Schraeder Ethel Sch iefpr Norman Simon Velma Weimer Willard Leitch 20 $€PH€M€CE§ There were 42 pupils enrolled in the Sophomore Class this year. Their number hasn ' t changed throughout the year. Under the sponsorship of Robert Miller the following officers were elected; President, Floyd Butler; Vice President, Forrest Parks; Secretary, Dorothy Rimmel; Treasurer, Ruth Uhl. On November 10, the Sophomores traveled to Kendallville to see Welcome Stranger at the Strand Theater. Refreshments were served later in the school gym. r ' a. f ( i Lois Baney Charles Bowers Floyd Butler Merilee Debes Mary Foster Retha Fischer Doris Castator Carl Christenson Helen Conrad Martha Freeman Marjcrie Freeman John Gadomski Guy Grocock Agnes Herron Maxine Householder Patty Jackson Rita Keonig Lillian Juengal Ronald Offord Allen Owen Forrest Parks Donna Pfafman Hu ' h Reynolds Dorothy Rimmel Jack Traxler Ruth Uhl Bob Walt Emma Huff George Iddings Ruth Iddings Donald Ley Lee Ott Donald Offord Margaret Parr Ann Pepple Byron Pfafman Gale Schaeffer Lavon Rhodes Tom Tompkins Pauline Weimer Janis Whan Paul Wolf 21 PCE$HMEN The Freshman Class of 47-48 started their school year with enrollment of 47 pupils. During the year Richard Smart and Lynn Kurtz withdrew. The sponsor appointed to the Freshman Class was Miss Finney. The officers were as follows: President, Madonna Ley; Vice President, Billy Miller; Secretary, Marilyn Scheurich; Treasurer, Wretha Stice. On October 6, the Freshmen enjoyed a pot-luck supper in the school gym and then attended a show at Kendallville. Luella Anderson Winona Angel Connie Beckberger Robert Coil Dale Crist Betty DeLong Donald Bell Audrey Buehrer Boyd Campbell George Diehm Eleanor Dressier Joe Duehmig Mary Lou Edwards Donna Frederick Ann Garman Donald Gienger Lynn Halferty LeRoy Halsey Jim Helmer Mary Helmkamp Marilyn Hippenhammer Donna Ley Billy Miller Phyllis Miller George Probst Wanda Robart Alberta Sayles LaVera Knach Lynn Kurtz Gene Lash Barbara Moore Jeanne Moore John Noffze Evelyn Scheurich Marilyn Scheurich Thomas Schlotter Rose Mary Sheets Neil Simon Carol Smith Marilyn Walker Lester Winslow Don Snell Wretha Stice Beverly Uhl Richard Worman Robert Wright 9 B a ' ' !ii t 1 sy n 22 GRADE 8 Delia Mae Davis Phyllis Decker Charles DeLong Stanley Freed June Freeman Lorene Genda ig 8k Robert Hickman Walter Kern ' l David Klopfenstein ' Gloria Lehman Rosalyn Miller Jean Ott Daisy Owen Lee Owen Jack Parker Janet Pierce Ellen Jane Ritter Richard Ross Sandra Schauweker Kieth Thomas Edith Uhl Esther Winebrenner ilHHBIHHl GRADE 7 Barbara Anderson Gloria Baker Richard Bogas Linda Buckles Ranee Buehrer Margaret Cleland Sharon Coe Earl DeWitt Donald Dressier Shirley Douglas Paul Gunder Shirley Hickman Donald Householder Donald Iddings Wanda Iddings Betty Keller Earl Kelham Shiela Lash Carolyn Miller Joy Miller Merle Morr Eva Belle Owen Carl Petrie Bob Randol DeMaris Rhodes Elvia Rimmel Juanita Sayles Norma Thomas Jeannie Todd Maxine Truelove Deloris Uhl Betty Whitman ii A ■Hbh Ji k 1 ' f (N ' -i r ' ' irr Mij i ' GRADE 6 Nancv AUread Jimmie Camobell Carl Diehm Martha Dressier Jane Garman Russell Hippenhammer Edna Lee Iddings Mary Lou Kostielney Leon Mever Alda Miller Robert Morr Barbara Prcbst Sandra Ross Floyd Schwartzengraber Robert Smart Deloris Tuckers Mary Alice VanGordcr Jack Wright Gerald Byrd GRADE Lf John Allread Paul Baney Nelda Jean Berkes Carev Coe Joanne Cole Rosemary Donley Arnold Edwards Clair Faux Shirley Freeman Arden Frey Marjorie Giengcr Patricia Gieseking Ronald Gillian Alton Grimm Elenora- Hampshire Larry Herrendeen Devon Hewitt Blanch Iddings Phillip Juengal Robert Kugler Larry Kurtz Lavinn Sue Lash David McCraw Joyce McCraw Wayne Middleton Arsula Miller Audra Miller Patricia Miller WiUard Miller Barbara Nichols Paul Ott Phillip Owen f ; f CS h fjZ A A , Floyd Rimmel Rosanne Shipper Gloria Smart David Snook Eugene Sorg Gayle Stamper Elmer Sutton Floyd Uhl Larry Walker Jack Wetzel 4 ' im. •? ll ' ; y f cx 11 fl GRADE 4 Robert AUread Scott Becker Marv Campbell Kav Downing Elsa Drenning Norma Dressier Jick Engle Rex Freeman Lucille Genda Richard Gunder DsWavne Halsev Judith Henry Ronald Hewitt Chirles Herron R.0S3 Hoot rrinklin Iddinss Joan Leslie J;rry Middleton Nancy Miller Ronald Miller Keith Moore Suzanne NoJz.; Sharon Petrie Keith Rhodes Natalie Ross Elizabeth Sage Rob.rt Sayles Larry Sibert Billy Smart Michael Sweet Wayne Truelove Lloyd Uhl Keith Weimer David Krapp ei ADE J Richard Krapp Janet Bergstrom Marylan Bruce Janice Cleland Kenneth Cramer Paul Cramer Thomas Decker Shirley DeLon Larry Edwards Larrv Forker Janice Freeman Kent Garman Sandra Glass Dora Herron Shirley Herron Shirley Hewitt Richard Hippenhammer William Iddings Mrrilyn Kistler Robert Leatherman James Lehman Gail Mever Patty Miller Kay Moore June Ott Larry Reeves Sandra Rhodes limes Rodman Roslyn Rogers Sandra Workman Sally Yarde Becky Zimmerman 25 v a: 4i ,, amm Nedra Ann Anderson Robert Drenning James Engle Robert Gien er Sandra Herendeen Phil Hollingsworth Arlene Kern Terry Knafel Francis Kugler Hubert Kugler Richard Moore Victor Newman Berna rd Owen Max Pfaffman Lotta Rodman Harold Sale Beverly Sibert Ronald Smart Norma Sorg Edith Stringfellow Donna Kay Williamson Lee Yard Robert Zimmerman Eu:5ene Brum.bauch Bryon Cole Jean Dewitt Larry Dominy Carl Donky Mary Alice Dressier Tona Edwards Janice Engle Jerry Freeman Carl Gienger Russell Gienger Sandra Herron Glenn Hewitt Janet Hipoenhammcr Maynard Householder Sindra Iddings Grrald Klopfenstein Sharon Kurtz Ira Leslie Tames Noffze Jerry Royer Darlene Sayles Harvey Smart Kay Stout Patty Striech Nancy Summers Barbara Sweet Glenn Weimer Sharon Wolf Duane Wright Withdrawn 26 i -=i3; ; « «St . iS :i g5iftS B««s TWiMlifc-V CAND FIRST ROW: Alberta Fischer, 1st clarinet; Patty Jackson, 2nd clarinet; Donna Pfafman, 2nd clarinet; Retha Fischer, 2nd clarinet; Emma Huff, 3rd clarinet; Mary Lou Kostielney, 3rd clarinet; Marilyn Walker, 3rd clarinet; Georgia Schlupp, base clarinet. SECOND ROW: Beverly Uhl, mellophone; Pat Crothers, alto horn; Edith Uhl, oboe; Alice Wright, alto saxophone; Lavon Rhodes alto saxophone; Ruth Uhl, tenor saxophone; Ann Garman, tenor saxophone; Maxine Jarrett, bassoon. THIRD ROW: Jane Garman, 3rd cornet; Eva Belle Owen, 3rd cornet; Sandra Schauweker, 2nd cornet; Ellen Parks, 2nd cornet; D ' Maris Uhl, 1st cornet; Stanley Freed, trombone; Helen Conrad, baritone. BACK ROW: Merton Buehrer, snare drum; John Noffze, cymbols; Betty Grocock, bass drum; Charles Fordyce, sousophone; Jean Imler, sousophone; Mr. Needham, director. The band, as a concert unit, has participated in many events this year. It has been under the competent leadership of Mr. Robert Needham. The band consists of 28 mem- bers, of which 11 are beginning students. The band ' s activities of the year include: Marching in a Halloween Parade at Avilla, playing for all the home basketball games, participating in the Noble County Festival, entering the contest at Nappanee on April 3, giving a Spring concert, and playing for graduation activities. Five members formed the ensemble which took part in the December P.T.A. pro- g ' aTi. They are as follows: Alice Wright (Saxophone), Ruth Uhl, (Saxophone), D ' Maris Uhl (Cornet), Ellen Parks (Cornet), and Georgia Schlupp (Piano). The following members entered the Solo and Ensemble Contest at Fort Wayne on February 21; Merton Buehrer (Drum), Alberta Fischer (Clarinet), and D ' Maris Uhl ( Cornet ) . TWICLECS The following twirling exhibitions were presented by Marilyn Hippenhammer, Drum Majorette, Connie Beck- berger and Esther Winebrenner throughout the year: a flag raising ceremony and twirling at home basketball ga .es. leading the band at the Halloween Parade in Avilla, enter- ing Michiana Twirling contest in which Marilyn Hippen- hammer was rated Superior, and entering the contest at New Troy, Michigan. FIRST ROW: Jerry Mueller, Charles Fordyce, Allen Owen, Jim Bianski, Merton Buehrer, Wayne Tarlton, Maynard Campbell. SECOND ROW: Mr. Ncedham, Kenny Douglas, Paul Wolf, Roger Harrod, Paul Geiger, Jack Moore, Dick Hclmka.-ip. BOYS CHORUS This year the boys chorus was organized by Mr. Robert Need- ham. Sixteen boys made up the chorus. They sang at the County Festival and the Spring Concert. 29 GIRLS CUCCUS FIRST ROW: Patiy Jackson, D ' Maris Uhl, Bertha Schraeder, Maxine Jarrett, Janis Whan, Pauline Weimer, Merilee Debes, Ruth Iddings. SECOND ROW: Wretha Stice, Rita Keonig, Margaret Parr, Ruth Lash, Lavon Rhodes, Ellen Parks, Helen Conrad, Mary Foster, Beverly Uhl, Velma Weimer. THIRD ROW: Dolores Grimm, Lillian Myers, Donna Bell Miller, Lois Traxler, LaVera Knach, Martha Freeman, Marjorie Freeman, Chloe Peters, Joan Teders, Doris Castator. .FOURTH ROW: Lillian Juengal, Betty Grocock, Maxine Householder, Donna Pfafman, Alice Wright, Lucille Hampshire, Jean Imler, Georgia Schlupp, Pat Crothers, Pat Walt, Betty McBride. The girls chorus has been under the leadership of Mr. Robert Needham the past year. The chorus consists of 41 voices who participated in the following programs dur- ing the year: The Junior play, County Festival, Commencement and Baccalaureate exer- cises, and the Spring Concert. The following girls made up the Twelve Girl Ensemble: Maxine Jarret, Rita Koenig, Helen Conrad. Ellen Parks, D ' Maris Uhl, Patty Jackson, Lavonne Rhodes, Alice Wright, Pat Crothers, Betty McBride, Beverly Uhl, and Georgia Schlupp. The ensemble filled several engagements after its organization. They were: singing for the Junior play. Spring Concert, ta ' ring part in Good Friday services, and entering the Contest at Fort Wayne on February 21. Three soprano soloists entered the contest at Fort Wayne: Maxine Jarrett, Rita Koenig and Ellen Parks. 30 «6 THE GREEN LIGHT ' The Green Light, an exciting mystery play was presented by the Senior Play Cast on April 15 and 16 under the direction of Mrs. Sisson. The author, P.obert St. Clair, brought thrills, chills, suspense and romance in many varied ways throughout the play. Miss Mattie ( Betty McBride ) slept for a solid year. When aroused she solved the questions which arose by many mysterious happenings such as: a green light floating thru the air, letters written by a dead person, a victrola suddenly playing, and the mystery of her murdered sister. CHARACTERS: Miss Mattie, the sleeper Betty McBride Doctor Spaulding, her physician Dick Helmkamp Mary Marston, her niece Pat Crothcrs Jerome Forrester, her nephew Loy al Perlich Trinka Anderson, a Norwegian maid D ' Maris Uhl Aesop, the caretaker Wayne Tarlton Donald Rhodes, a newspaper reporter Roger Harrod Kitty Corey, a novelist Ellen Parks Madame Zenda, a mystic Lois Traxler 31 66 TWI TEEN ' Twixteen, a three-act comedy play, was presented by the Junior class on October 16 and 17 under the direction of Miss Miller. Rodney Wells, Jr. (Fred Ritter) suddenly discovered muscles, girls, and prestige, and the combination had him and his family no little confused. CHARACTERS: Rodney Wells, serious, confused, but likeable Fred Ritter Frances Wells, had author ambition Maxine Jarrctt Pete, ambitious friend of Rodney ' s .:. JVfax Sneary Specks, dignified friend of Rodney ' s Richard Bender Elizabeth, Rodney ' s older sister Pat DeWitt Mr. Wells, a very serious father Max Robart Gwendolyn, a girl with disarming frankness Chloe Peters Doris, Rodney ' s girlfriend .....Mary Geinger Mrs. Wells, a tolerant mother Constance DePew r. r. A. The Avilla Chapter of the Future Farmers of America had another active year with 33 members. The Chapter met September 11th and installed new officers. The new officers were Richard Bender, president; Raymond Bell, vice-president; Floyd Butler, secretary; Ronald Offord, treasurer; Ivan Potter, reporter; and Paul Uhl, watch dog. The Chapter activities for the year consisted of a pencil sale; a scrap paper drive; a pest contest with the Albion Chapter, which we won; a basketball team, which played Garrett and Angola; and a father and son banquet on March 11th. Richard Albaugh and Richard Bender were elected representatives to attend the State F. F. A. convention at Purdue on April 1, 2, and 3. FIRST ROW: Billy Miller, Don Snell, Donald Gienger, Donald Bell. SECOND ROW: Floyd Butler, George Iddings, Boyd Campbell, Gale Schaefer, Donald Offord, George Diehm, Lee Ott, Dale Crist. THIRD ROW: Allen Owen, Mr. Marshall, George Probst, Carl Christensen, LeRoy Halsey, Hugh Reynolds, Dick Worman, Ronald Offord. FOURTH ROW; Robert Kugler, Jack Traxler, Byron Pfafman, Wayne Diehm, Ivan Potter, Dick Bender, Paul Uhl, Bernard Rhodes. FIFTH ROW ; Richard Braun, Neil Simon, Raymond Bell, Frank Knach, Robert Beckberger. F ti A FIRST ROW: Patty Jackson, Bertha Schraeder, Ruth Uhl, Pauline Wiemer, Merilee Debes. SECOND ROW: Lavon Rhodes, Ellen Parks, Rita Koenig, Emma Huff, Lois Baney, Janis Whan. THIRD ROW: Matjorie Freeman, Lillian Myers, Maxine Householder, Mary Gadomski, Martha Freeman, Beverly Uhl, Donna Miller. FOURTH ROW: Miss Finney, Lillian Juengal, Alice Wright, Donna Pfafman, Pat DeWitt, Lucille Hampshire, Betty McBride. The F. H. A., a new club, was organized at the beginning of the school term. It was supervised by Miss Dorothy Finney, the Home Economics Instructor. Twenty-four high school girls made up this club and Mrs. Howard Parks served as their chapter mother. They held a party on April 6 and served for the F. F. A. banquet. The officers were: President — Ellen Parks; Vice-President — Betty McBride; Secretary — Alice Wright; Trea- surer — Ruth Uhl. Miss Finney and the girls plan to continue their meetings throughout the summer months. 34 c€y$ 4-ii FIRST ROW: Lloyd Uhl, Floyd Uhl. SECOND ROW: Mr. Marshall, Eve Belle Owen, Willard Leitch, John Nofifze, Walter Kern, Donald Dressier. THIRD ROW : Hugh Reynolds, Lee Owen, George iddings, William Eley, Allen Owen, Ivan Dressier. The Allen Township Boys 4-H Club has been increasing in en- rollment the past years and is expected to reach a higher peak this year. It is under the capable leadership of Mr. Maurice Mar- shall. The 1947 officers are: President — Kermit Fischer; Vice- President — William Eley; and Secretary-Treasurer — Eva Belle Owen. GIRLS 4-H SEATED: Sandra Ross, Patty Giesieking, Daisy Owens, Deletes Uhl, Nelda Berkes, Joyce McGraw. STANDING: Miss Finney, June Freeman, Edith Uhl, Theresa Carteaux, Shirley Freeman, Eva Belle Owens. At the beginning of the year 18 members enrolled in the Girl ' s 4-H Club. The following officers were elected : President — Teresa Carteaux; Vice-President — Sandra Schauweker; Secretary-Treasurer — Daisy Owen; Recreational lead- er — Edith Uhl; Song Leader — Esther Winebrenner; Health and Safety Leader — Rosalyn Miller; Junior Leader — Teresa Carteaux and Adult Leader — Miss Dorothy Finney. A picnic was held at the park for the 11 girls who completed their work. 35 PANTHER ' S PAUSE STAPP SEATED: Roger Harrod, Wayne Tarlton, Merton Buehrer. STANDING: Mr. Len Freed, Dorothy McCoy, D ' Maris Uhl, Donna Blotkamp, Jean Imler, Pat Crothers, Pat Walt, Francis Ley, Jack Moore, Paul Geiger, Jim Bianski, Jerry Mueller. The Panther ' s Pause was published bi-monthly this school term by a very industrious staff. It was under the capable supervision of Mr. Leonard Freed. They also printed tests and forms; and duplicated seat and driU work for the grades. The staff feels that it has done a creditable job of publishing the program of the AviUa Public Schools. Editor D ' Maris Uhl Assistant Editor Pat Crothers Reporter Jean Imler Sports Jim Bianski, Jack Moore Humor Donna Blotkamp, Pat Walt Printers Paul Gieger, Jerry Mueller Circulation Manager Francis Ley Proof Reader Dorothy McCoy Stencil Artist Roger Harrod Typists Merton Buehrer, Wayne Tarlton Advisor Leonard Freed 36 PANTHER STArr The 1948 Panther Staff was chosen early last fall. Mr. Freed was to be the faculty advisor. The theme for this annual is The Eyes of the World Are Upon Us. We have tried to bring you a true picture of school life in A. H. S. Our sponsor, faculty advisor, and the Senior Class wish to thank everyone who has in any way contributed to the success of this Annual. Editor-in-Chief and Photographer Dick Helmkamp Business Manager Loyal Perlich Circulation Manager Merton Buehrer Art Editor Roger Harrod Class Editor Jean Imler Feature and Alumni Editor William Eley Activities and Organizations D ' Maris Uhl Sports Editor Jim Bianski Typists Wayne Tarlton, Ivan Dressier Proof Readers Pat Crothers, Alberta Fischer, Betty McBride, Dorothy McCoy Advisor and Faculty Editor Mr. Leonard Freed SEATED: Roger Harrod, Dick Helmkamp, Wayne Tarlton, Loyal Perlich. STANDING; Alberta Fischer, Dorothy McCoy, D ' Maris Uhl, Betty McBride, Pat Crothers, Jean Imler, William Eley, Ivan Dressier, Jim Bianski, Merton Buehrer, Mr. Len Freed. 37 SPEECH CLA§$ At the beginning of the year 1 5 pupils gathered in the library room to undertake the task of public speaking. Mrs. Sisson was their very capable director. Readings and monologues kept the class busy preparing for their first public ap- pearance which was presented in front of the study hall. In between times they kept a scrap-book of their favorite readings, monologues, etc. Then Christmas time rolled around and the class lost one of their members leaving only 14 to carry on. The entire Speech class presented many plays throughout the year and part of the cast for the Senior Play, The Green Light, was chosen from the Speech class. SEATED: Jean Imler, D ' Maris Uhl, Jack Moore, Paul Geiger, Jerry Mueller, Merton Buehrer, Dorothy McCoy. STANDING; Mrs. Sisson, Loyal Perlich, Dick Helmkamp, Wayne Tarlton, Donna Blotkamp, Pat Crothers, Pat Walt. ABSENT: John Weimer, Francis Ley. 38 PANTHERS LEFT TO RIGHT: Coach Wayne Strycker, Guy Grocock, Jerry Mueller, Norman Simon, Jim Bianski, Fred Ritter, Richard Bender, Max Sneary, Irvin Croy, Harold Englert, Max Robart, Student Manager: Maynard Campbell. The first call for tryouts for the A. H. S. basketball team was issued late in September. From among the hopefuls Coach Strycker picked the boys who were to make up the varsity for this season. The team entered the schedule in high gear only to find that one of the players was ineligible for a short time. After this was cleared up the boys went on to finish the season with a slate of 11 wins; 10 losses and 1 forfeit, (including tournament games). Statistics on the team reveal the average weight as 153.4 lbs.; average height — 5 ' 10V2 ; total offensive points — 741; average points per game — 34.1; total defensive points — 799; average op- ponents points — 36.3. In the Corner Conference the Panthers turned in a record of two victories and three losses. The County Tourney found the team eliminated in first game by Wolf Lake. In the Sectional the Panthers came from behind in two games to eliminate Rome City and Ligonier. This pitted a greatly encouraged Avilla team against a determined Albion quintet who finally came out on top to end the ' 48 season for the Panthers. SCHEDULE Avilla Opponent 27 Ligonier 28 — Forfiet 36 Albion 41 34 Fremont 39 44 Churubusco 39 41 Waterloo 58 35 Ashley 21 27 Huntertown 22 46 Cromwell 35 32 Wolf Lake 31 41 WolcottviUe 56 44 Rome City 32 26 Kendallville 42 44 Butler 34 35 Lagrange 68 38 Roanoke 36 33 Garrett 32 35 Huntertown 43 Tournaments : County — Avilla 36, Wolf Lake 42. Sectional — Avilla 31, Rome City 27. Avilla 36, Ligonier 35. Avilla 26, Albion 46. 41 CUES MM M r- ■ ' V lU ' M W r ' T ' n H 111 1 lUm It B plK B JB m Hb ' 1 I ' K ' . bH B jV ' f B £lw w ' JPh M hM P 3a ■I VfJf E I t hI F ' HM E i!i | N V  l B ff i H m |Hm1ui K l 1 11 M M 1% .• I ' j HH In 1 1 [W iH ii jifl H 1 I Im mi ■ Hi FRONT ROW: Coach Wayne Strycker, Billy Miller, Floyd Butler, Tom Tompkins, Dale Crist, Donald Gienger, Allen Owen, Student Manager. BACK ROW: John Gadomski, George Iddings, LeRoy Halsey, Byron Pfafman, Dick Worman, Forrest Parks, Donald Of ford. Absent: Ronald Offord, Carl Christensen. The boys making up the sec- ond team for the 1947-48 Bas- ketball season had a slate of six victories and 12 defeats in the regular season. Their Schedule is as follows: We They Li onier 20 38 Albion 21 36 Fremont 22 38 Churubusco 20 21 Wat-rloo 21 22 Ashley 19 16 Hiintertown 13 34 Cromwell 26 24 Wolf Lake 17 32 Wolcottville 30 23 Rome City 29 19 KendallviUe 21 32 Butler 25 35 Lagrange 22 43 Wawaka 43 24 Roanoke 22 20 Garrett 25 33 Huntertown 25 -38 ■ County Tournament — Wawaka 13 25 STLDENT MANAGERS The two boys appointed this year to care for uniforms, keep score, and keep the general equipment for the teams in tip-top condition were Maynard Campbell and Allen Owen. 42 TELL LEADEI S The job of leading the cheers to help the basketball team on to their victories fell to Betty Grocock and Chloe Peters. The girls are to be complimented on their work in organizing the Avilla cheering section select- ing new yells, and reviving old ones. cue LETS FRONT ROW: Jack Parker, Gene Petrie, Walter Kern, Stan Freed, Ranee Buehrer. BACK ROW: Coach Wayne Strycker, Lee Owen, Dick Ross, Keith Thomas, Donald Householder. The 7th and 8th grade Cublets turned in a record of four wins and five defeats. In a tourna- ment held in the Avilla gym the boys were defeated by York Cen- ter, but took the consolation tilt from Rome City. SOrXEALL FRONT ROW: Guy Grocock, Jim Bianski, Max Sneary, Tom Tompkins. BACK ROW: Jack Moore, Paul Geiger, Max Robart, Byron Pfafraan, Jerry Mueller, Bernard Haines. Absent: Irvin Croy, Harold Englert, Fred Ritter. PLAYER POSITION BATTING AVG. Bianski 3rd 417 Croy 1st 333 Robart P 333 Grocock F 333 Tompkins F 318 Pfafman P 286 Sneary 2nd 273 Englert F 227 Mueller SS 219 Ritter C ....176 Moore F ....125 Gieger F ...125 Haines 2nd 125 THE SCHEDULE: We They 5 Albion 14 2 Ligonier 14 14 Huntertown 17 2 Kendallville 15 12 Wolcottville 5 6 Cromwell 9 3 Wolf Lake 5 3 Wawaka 10 12..... Huntertown ........11 •Forfeit 44 1. Hard Work; 2 Interested?; 3. Going Over!!; 4. Wolf Lake ball game; 5. How ' s the weather up there?; 6. Rome City Tip-o£f; 7. Mueller, broad jump; 8. On your mark!!; 9- It ' s a hit; 10. Knack is up in the air; 11. Victory Bell; 12. Our Alma Mater; 13. That ' s one way of getting over; 14. Robatt brings in a run; 15. Pep Session; 16. Skeet comes in at second. 45 so THE DIARY GOES - - continued from page 10 large number of would-be-actors. The highlight of our entire high school course was a six day bus trip to Washington, D. C. The trip was made by way of Pittsburgh, Gettysburg, and Wheeling on May 1 to 6. It was a fitting tribute to the thirty-three members of our class who had worked and toiled to make this event possible. Baccalaureate services were held on May 9 and that long awaited event. Commencement Day, finally arrived on the l4th. We were off to face our unpredictable future and to see what results our twelve years of school would bring. CLASS WILL - - continued from page 11 I, Theresa Teders, will my brisk and business-like attitude to boys to Ethel Schaefer, as if she needed it. I, John Weimer, will all of my out-of-town girl friends to Max Robart, not that Max needs any more but because I ' m turning over a new leaf and going straight. ARTICLE IV In testimony thereof, we have hereunto set our hands and caused the Great Seal of the Avilla High School to be affixed thereon. Given at the City of Avilla, County of Noble, State of Indiana, in the year of our Lord one million, nine thousand, forty-eight hundred, on the fifty-second day of February. (SEAL) Signed: CLASS OF ' 48 BILL ELEY, President CALENDAR - - continued from page 19 16. Panthers rack up their second win in five conference games beating Butler 44-34. End of first semester. Students relax from exams. 22. Avilla and Albion FFA Clubs stage a pest contest which Avilla wins by a considerable margin. FFA beats Garrett FFA 34-21. 23. Group pictures taken. Everybody going around in circles. Lagrange ' s high scoring Lions are disastrous to Avilla as they overpower our Panthers 68-35. 28-29. County nurse checks all students for flat feet, falling hair, and hollow heads. 30. Panthers faltered in final moments at Wawaka and dropped a heart breaker 45-39. FEBRUARY 3. Panthers clear the Stonewalls from Roanoke by narrow margin 38-36. 5. Group pictures received from studio. Junior Class Party. 7. Even teachers going to school now. Teachers ' Institute at Albion. 8. Speech class play hooky from school and at- tend Passion Play. Faculty upsets FFA 63-21. State Scholarships tests given. Garrett FFA evens things up with Avilla, 34-23. Juniors and Seniors go to Kendallville for X-Rays. Avilla loses to York Center 41-16 in 7th and 8th grade tournament. Members of music department participate in District Music Contest. Panthers stop Rome City 31-27 for the right to meet Ligonier. Avilla stages a brilliant rally to nose the Red Raiders 36-35. Albion smothers Panthers 46-26 in a dis- aster to end all disasters and Avilla ' s 1947-48 basketball season. Wawaka is sectional champ by beating Albion. 11. 12. 17. 21. 21. 25. 28. 10. 11. 18. 19. MARCH Class tourney begins today. Final games in class tourney. Seniors won over Juniors 37-36. Junior High Tournament. Speech class presents assembly program. Feb- ruary meeting of PTA entertained by Girl Scouts and Speech class. What a combination. The annual FFA Father-Son Banquet held at To prove that there is still a little good left in the school the Seniors invite their parents to a party at the gym. schoolhouse. The members of the recently organized FHA acted in the capacity of chief cooks and bottlewashers. Noble County Music Festival held at Albion. APRIL 3. Band Contest at Nappanee. 6. PTA meets after one month lapse. School exhibits draw large cro wd. 9. Spring Concert given by the Music Depart- ment of the Avilla High School. 15-16. Screams and shrieks of horror fill the air as the Senior Class presents the mystery play The Green Light. 27. Home Economics department hold dress review. MAY 1. Seniors leave on six day trip to Washington, D. C. 4. Last PTA. 7. School life returns to normal again as Seniors return from trip. 9. The beginning of the end arrives with Bac- calaureate. 12-13. The third degree (final exams) is admin- istered to all Seniors. Commencement night. Seniors receive their freedom — except those who failed their exams and were shot at sunrise. Last day of school! Schoolhouse put back in mothballs until next year. 14. 19. 4« SlXXy TEAR REVIEW In 1888 when the first graduating class of the Avilla High School filed from their classrooms for the last time they probably gave little thought as to how far or how rapidly their alma mater would advance in the future. But as time passed on perhaps they, and the classes following them, wondered a Httle now and then just what kind of a place their school has become. It is a well-known fact that the best way to judge any institution is by its products, in this case senior boys arid girls. We, the sixtieth graduating class of the Avilla High School, will endeavor to present some statistics on the previous graduating classes in order to show in what direction the Avilla High School of 1948 is moving. The following figures, some of which may not be entirely accurate, nevenheless, are authentic enough for all practical purposes. The largest graduating class was the one of 1947 and had an enrollment of forty-nine. The smallest class was in 1891 and consisted of only one student. There were three years in which there were no graduating classes. The average enrollment of all the senior classes has consisted of slightly more than fourteen students. A total of 799 pupils have received diplomas, 393 boys and 406 girls. The girls have out- numbered the boys in 24 of the classes while the boys were predominant in 22 of the classes with 10 ties. This ought to settle for all time all questions as to which sex is more intelligent. In the last 27 years starting with 1921 there have been twenty girl valedictorians to only seven boy valedic- torians, a ratio of almost three to one. Only once in the history of the school was there a tie for valedictory honors when three pupils, all girls of course, had identical averages. Does this mean that girls have more brains than boys, work harder, or get by on their good looks? Of the 406 female alumni, 268, or about 66 percent, have married and become housewives. The other 34 percent, though, are still engaged in running down and trapping a prospective hus- band so don ' t give up hope on their behalf. The most common vocation among the male graduates seems to be some form of industry. One hundred fifty-two, or nearly 39 percent, of the male seniors chose this line of work. Agriculture took only 17 percent into its fold. This may seem like an extremely small number but in recent years the enticements of urban life have been so great that only a small percentage of the graduates have taken up farming as a permanent occupation. Close behind agriculture comes the number of students going to college. Sixty-six of the graduates have chosen to continue their education in some institution of higher learning. An even sixty alumni are engaged in some type of business for them- selves. A fairly high percentage of Avilla graduates have taken extensive training of some type and entered the professional fields. Nearly 10 percent of the male alumni have taken up occupations that require long training such as doctors, dentists, and engineers. It is interesting to note that 20 teachers have emerged from the Avilla High School. Five of these 20 teachers are women. Included among the remaining educators are three college professors, two school principals, and one county superintendent. There are 57 graduates working at miscellaneous jobs that range from plant bac- teriologists to governesses. A much grimmer note is evidenced by the fact that 54 members of the Avilla High School Alumni have died. As proof that the alumni are still interested in our school is that more than a third of the information requesting notices were returned. In addition to this the alumni who purchased PANTHERS had b een out of school for an average of fourteen and one-half years. Furthermore, Avilla has no alumni in insane asylums, poorhouses, county farms, reform schools, or congress. 47 ALUHNI CLASS OF 1888. Frank H. Hersh— Banker, Avilla. Maude Hooper — ( Sutton I — Wolcottville. Birdie Ramston lDolanl — Deceased. Lola Ramston — (Hersh) — Avilla. CLASS OF 1889. Harriet Baker — (Robinson) — Dover, N. H. Elton King — Deceased. Dollie Kline— Deceased. R. S. Maloney — Deceased. Lydia Teegarten— (Martin) — Bryan, Ohio. 3 CLASS OF 1890— NO GRADUATES. CLASS OF 1901. Lloyd Clear — Minister — Peru. Phoeba Fulk— (Mallon) — Deceased. Guy Hart — Post Office employee — Fort Wayne. Carrie Henry — (Carver) — Deceased. Frank Kelham — Retired — Avilla. Herman Lash Retired — Avilla. Clifton Schutt — Electrical Engineer — Wheaton, 111. Sidney Stewart — Retired — Salt Lake City, Utah. CLASS OF 1902. Walter Bodenhafer Washington Univ.- Ray Carver — Deceased. Frank Dolan— Railroad — Fort Wayne. Lottie Ramston — (Henney) — Avilla. -St. Louis. CLASS OF 1891. Alfred King — Farmer — Avilla. CLASS OF 1892— NO GRADUATES. CLASS OF 1893. Carl E. Baum — Retired Postmaster — Avilla. Weir Carver — Deceased. Herbert Craig — Deceased. Arthur Haines — Carpenter — Missoula, Mont. Clinton Hersh — Deceased. Lloyd King — Chemist — Berwyn, 111. CLASS OF 1903. Almeda Beckley — (Moore) — Indianapolis. Arthur DeCamp — Mail Clerk — Kendallville. Claude Knauer — State Fire Marshall — -Avilla. Otta Long — -(Bolman) — Ligonier. Rolland Schutt— Unknown. Forest Stahl — Deceased. CLASS OF 1904. Mary DeHoff—(McKee)— Avilla. Albert Hinkley— Oakwood Park. Alcy Kinney — Railroad— Grand Rapids, Mich. Edna Randall— (DeCamp)— Kendallville. CLASS OF 1894. Clarence Bricker — Deceased. Harry Hunt — Deceased. Blanch Sullivan — (Lockwood)- -Indianapolis. CLASS OF 1895. Fred Bodenhafer— Judge of Cir. Court — Kendallville. Agnes Fairbanks — (Shermon)— Kendallville. Edna Fairbanks — (Shanline) — Avilla. Melvin Renkenberger — Retired — Joliet, 111. Herbert Whetzel — Deceased. Maude Williams — (Butz I — Kendallville. CLASS OF 1905. Bertha Good— (Whetzel)— Kendallville. Clyde Halferty — Farmer — Hudson. Fred Kelham Deceased. Ethel Kinney — Deceased. Charles Peiper — Professor — New York City. Verne S. Stewart — Deceased, Carrie Truelove — (Truelove) — Avilla. CLASS OF 1906. Lena Allman — (Dolan) — Fort Wayne. Zella Truelove — (Miller)— Yoder, Indiana. CLASS OF 1896. Radie Dolan —(Hart)— Garrett. Amie Randall— (Thomas)— Fort Wayne. John Stahl Deceased. LeRoy Zellers — Deceased. CLASS OF 1897. Allie Bodenhafer— (King) — Avilla. Harry Bodenhafer — Insurance — Kendallville. Howard Bricker — Deceased. Dottie Damond — Farmer — Avilla. Charles Fulk — Teacher — Hagerstown, Maryland. William F. Shirley — County Supt. of Schools, Tipton, Iowa. Allan Veazey — Deceased. CLASS OF 1898. John Crone — Deceased. Alda Kelham— (Zellers)— Brea, Calif. Merle Fennel — Farmer — Avilla. Luetta Stahl — (Crone) — Richmond, Va. Bertha Stanley — (Sundermann)— Fort Wayne. CLASS OF 1899. Frank Baker- Deceased. Lucy Baker — ( Whetzel ) — Deceased. Louis Damond — Furnace Repair — LaGrange, Indiana Arlo Fryer— Deceased. Blanche Renkenberger — (Smith) — Stroh. CLASS OF 1900. Bertha Baker — Deceased. Edna Goren (Kramer) — Chicago. Ralph Halferty — -Deceased. Verne Halferty — (Reike)— Avilla. Carl Hudson — Trucking Co. Employee— Elkhart. Mary Randall — (Beckman) — Kendallville. Blaine Stahl — Railroad Clerk — South Bend. Jesse Teegarden — Farmer — Avilla. Lloyd Yeiser — Farmer — Butler. CLASS OF 1907— NO GRADUATES. CLASS OF 1908. Ella Clark — (Downing) — Sturgis, Mich. John Clark— Furniture — Avilla. Clara DeCamp — Teacher — Springfield, Mass. Regina Grosswege — Deceased. Roy Good — Deceased. Ed I ' th Hudson— (Brooks ) — Postmistress — Kingston, N. J. Mabel Kinney — (Gottschalk)— Fort Wayne. Jessie Popejoy— (Smith) — Deceased. Bessie Stewart— Teacher — Fort Wayne. Roy Weimer — Plant Pathologist, Griffin, Ga. CLASS OF 1909. Vita Allman Deceased. GoHie Coil— Governess — Cleveland. Merle DeCamp — Electrical Engineer — Kansas City, Mo. Harry Hess — Electrical Engineer New York City. Pearl Hinkley — (Potter) — Avilla. Vera Knauer — (Parker) — Deceased. Lulu Kokenge — (McGill) — Deceased. Mabel Krieger— (Crothers) — Albion. C ' eon Pilgrim — B O — Chicago. Madge Stewart — (Walker) — Danville, IlL Rena Truelove — (Hess) — Avilla. Theresa Ueber — (Knauer) — Avilla. Ella Weimer — (Cramer) — Avilla. Bessie Yeiser — (Golden) — Avilla. CLASS OF 1910. Lee Allman — B O Auditor — Garrett. Minnie Crothers — (Pepple)— Postmistress — Avilla. Walter Crothers — Production Credit — Albion. Fern Dolan — Avilla. Lawrence Helmer — -Retail Business — Kendallville. Merle Henney — Deceased. Jay Hersh — Salesman — Avilla. Stacia Hess— (Kunsman) — Wilmington, Del. Welcome Krieger — (Clark) — Avilla. Zoe Stewart — (Stewart) — Canton, Ohio. Glenn Thrapp — Lawyer — Kendallville. Jennie Stellhorn — (Pilgrim) — Chicago. 48 CLASS OF 1911. Jennie Halferty — (Faux) — Welfare Dept.— Albion. Lesta Henny — -(Nealj — Teacher — Albion. Mai-jorie Kinney— (Stephenson) — South Bend. Bertha Shanline — Deceased. Mabel VanGorder — Avilia. Lottie Veazey — -Teacher — Cincinnati, Ohio. Ruth Yeiser — (Thrapp) — Kendallville. CLASS OF 1921. Don Bair — Fort Wayne. Lewis Dolan — Auditor I.H.C. — Fort Wayne. Kenneth Hersh — Deceased. Beulah Hess — Stenographer — Avilla. Helen Knox — (Wilkinson) — Nappanee. Ruth Miller — Stenographer — Indianapolis. Basil Offord- — Deceased. CLASS OF 1912. Gladys Hersh— (McKinley) — Terre Haute. Ethel Hinkley— (Brace)— Spencerville. Ruth Hudson — iGarmire) — Kalamazoo. John Kelham — -Deceased. Everett Padgitt — Railroad — Avilla. Flaurence Schlotter— Railroad Official Villa Park, 111. Flossie Truelove- — (Vanderbosch) — Avilla. Henry Ueber- — Retired, Fla. Gertrude Weller — (Kelham) — Avilla. George Woodruff B O— Akron, Ohio. Hazel Yeiser — (O ' Brien) — Braford, Pa. CLASS OF 1913. George Hess — Farmer — Huntertown. Jess Macklin — (Padgitt) — Avilia. Mildred Miller — (Sheets) — Avilla. George Pilgrim — Deceased. Glenn Stewart — Deceased. Lelia Veazey — Teacher — Chicago Heights, 111. F. S. Worman — Dentist— Dayton. CLASS OF 1922, Robert Adams — Toolmaker — Kendallville. Ralph Cope — California. Harry Dolan — Coal Company Office— Chicago. Ralph Eley — Deceased. Fern Guthrie — (Van Gorder) — Avilla. Iden Halferty — Machinest— Avilla. l- ' lorence Lemper — G. E. Foreman — Fort Wayne. Max Moree — Ohio Power Co. — Portsmouth, Ohio. Opal Pflightner — (Bennett) — Fort Wayne. Harold Pilgrim — Sears Roebuck — Chicago. ±ierman Schmenk — Salesman — Avilla. Pearl Simon — (Scheuweker) — Avilla. Paul Van Gorder — Clerk — Avi lla. Gladys Weller — (Bigelow) — Deceased. Eva L. Veazey— (Irons) — Port Huron, Michigan. CLASS OF 1923. Alberta Bozor — (Koons) — Avilla. Leroy Crego — Railroad — Kalamazoo. John Diehm- — Farmer — Avilla. Genevieve Lobdell- (MooreJ — Avilla. -Huntertown. CLASS OF 1914. Glenn Crowell — Penn. Railroad- Frank Lockhart — Deceased. Lucille Pilgrim — Stenographer — Chicago. Delia Sheets — (Gibson) — Garrett. Doratha Stewart — Nurse — Fort Wayne. Grace Yeiser — (Sneary) — Avilla. Claude Stephenson Garrett. CLASS OF 1915. Earl Busch — Paper Hanger — Fort Wayne. Oscar Diehm — Teacher —Poneto, Indiana. Gordon Hersh — Branch Mgr. G. M. C. — Kansas City, Mo. Mabel Stewart— (Stephenson) — Garrett. May Thrapp — (Rogers) — Avilla. CLASS OF 1916. Rollie Crothers — Freight Auditor — Toledo. Lois Dolan — (Wiley) — Auburn. Cliffton Engle — Factory— Elkhart. Lucille Fairbanks — (Imes) — Albion. Wallace Hersh — Mail Carrier — -Auburn. Antoinette Myers — (Shilts) South Bend. Bertha Phillips— (Truelove) — Avilla. Harry Smith— Filling Station — Elkhart. CLASS OF 1917. Rachael Cloud — (Pond) — Denver, Colo. Herbert Eley Farmer — Avilla. Anita Hooper — (Potter) — Deceased. Acella Kokenge— (Vose) — Lincoln, Neb. Howard Lockhart — Plasterer — -Detroit. Grace Miller — (Poyser) — Elkhart. Marion Veazey— Chemist — Rutherford, N. CLASS OF 1924. Harry Adams — Radio Technician — Indianapolis. ji.aitn Bly — (Calhoun;— Kewana, Indiana, iviiiared Cornell— (Adams) — Indianapolis. Wilbur 1 ryer — Farmer- — Avilla. Vvinston King — Minister — Lebanon, Vt. Howard Marti— Brush Co. — Kendallville. Crystal Offord — ( Potterfield) — Columbus Grove, Lucille Pflighter — (Martin)— Fort Wayne. Ralph Shanline— Flint Walling— Kendallville. Ohi( CLASS OF 1925. John Cope — Unknown. Maurice Diehm Chemist — Plymouth, Wis. Marjorie Graham (Stephens) — Teacher — Kendallville. Kenneth Helmer — Principal — Avilla. Helen Kelham — (Weaver)— Brea, California. Virginia Rieter — (McCue) — East Mansfield, Ohio. Robert Zimmerman — Deceased. CLASS OF 192G. Allen Ihrie — Salesman — Fort Wayne. Earl Layman — Postal Employee — Fort Wayne. rieverly McKee — (Grubej — South Bend. Esther Miller — Stenographer — Indianapolis. Wendell Offord San Diego, California. Marjorie Pennel — (Meyers) — Avilla. Garnet Ross— (Mapes) Kendallville. Wade Smith — Draftsman — Fort Wayne. CLASS OF 1927. Ada Koenig — Wagner) — Kendallville. Vera Liawshe (Ninde) — Reading, Mass. Herroii Ross- Mechanic — Avilla. Alma Weimer — (Ott) — Avilla. CLASS OF 1918. Raymond Foster — Retired — Avilla. Mary Kokenge — (Lockhart) — Chicago. Agnes Meyer — Teacher — South Bend. Margaret Miller— (Eraser) — Madison, Wis. Carrie Wheeler— (Holcomb)— Teacher— Albion. CLASS OF 1919. Carleton Baum — -Fireman — Jackson, Mich. Lawrence Hess — I. U. Lecturer- — Fort Wayne. Orr Lockhart — Contractor — Detroit. Marie Ueber — (Daniels) — Columbus, South Carolina Bernice Van Ferson — Deceased. Garnet Yeiser — (Sneary — Vaughnsville, Ohio. CLASS OF 1920. Wallace Adams — Warner Gear — Auburn. Purnell Carpenter — Farmer— Fremont. Myrth Faux — (Smith) — Tucson, Arizona. Lauren King — Professor — Wheaton, 111. CLASS OF 1928. Herman Bauman — Deceased. Hilda. Berkes — (Layman) — Fort Wayne. Nevei n Boszor Stenographer Avilla. Dorotia Downing— (McLaughlin ) — Sturgis, Mich. Noraii.n Gillian — Machinist— Avilla. Roberr, Ihrie— L. C. Meixantile Co. — New Haven. iviary Layman (Axel) — Kendallville. Gertri.de Sucher — (Thompson) — Garrett. Louis Vogtman Bendix — South Bend. Howard Weimer — B O — Deshler, Ohio. Walter Yeiser — Fort Wayne. CLASS OF 1929. Ruby Barhan—( Jackson) — Albion. Ruth Barhan ( Pf af man ) — Kendallville. Robert Henney — Teacher — Fremont. Robert Keck— G.E.— LaOtto. Elwood Nickell — Foreman — Chicago. Horace Phillips — Truck Driver — Fort Wayne. 49 CLASS OF 1930. Winifred Clark — Teacher — Miami, Fla. Martha Crothers l Rhodes) — Avilla. Willette Dove — (Nessel)— Fort Wayne. Isabelle Ihrie — -Secretary- — Dayton, Ohio. Lawrence Kelham — Farmer — -Kendall ville. Helen Lauer — (Starner) — Battle Creek, Mich. Mae Martin — (Kelham I Kendallville. Mildred Rex— (Snyder)— Dekalb, 111. Mary Ross — (Hoon) — Rensselaer, Ind. Candice Stafford — (Muhn) — Detroit. Robert Zimmerman — Real Estate — Avilla. CLASS OF 1931. Clara Bauman— (Bushong) — Syracuse. Katherine Brany an— (Ihrie) — Corunna. Biliy DeHoff— Factory— Portland, Ind. Marjorie Faux — (Eshleman) — Kendallville. Allen Fordeek — -Electrician — Kendallville. Ronald Gehring— Sinclair Dealer — Fort Wayne. Eugene Harmon — Retail Business — Fort Wayne. Harry Henney — Principal — Woodburn. Ruth Kemerly— (Miller) — Dundee, 111. Georgia Koenig — Deceased. Ellen Layman— (Lash) — Kendallville. Evelyn Lash— (Evers) — Kendallville. Darewood Yeiser — Salesman- — Garrett. CLASS OF 1932. Lucille Berkes — (Kinney) — Detroit. Paul Dove — Factory — Fort Wayne. Loyal Frederick — Farmer Kendall ville. Lucille Keck — (Shepherd) —Detroit. David Kinney — Detroit. liernard Lemper — Fort Wayne. Ruth Menzel— I.H.C. — Fort Wayne. Rosa Miller — (Ginrieh)— Auburn. Ella Osborne — Richmond. Velma Wolf— (Shultz)— Kendallville. CLASS OF 1933. Hilda Cramer (Glass)— Avilla. Kenneth Crothers — Deceased. Jack Downing — Foundry — Avilla. Hilda Fisher— (Brown)— Buffalo, N. Y. La Koma Helmer — (Slater) — Fort Wayne. Kathryn Hoot — (Starner) — Wolcottville. Katherine Keck — (Nalters) — Markle. Frances Kemerly— (Winkler) — Fort Wayne. Roger Knauer — O.I.M. — Auburn. James Koons— Grocer — Avilla. Elmo McKee — (Zimmerman)— Avilla. Thelma Miller — (John) — Albion, Mich. Richard Myers — Electrician — -Avilla. Donald Neal— Railroad — Muskegon, Mich. My ion Richards — Printer — Garrett. Dorothy Rittermeyer— (Gerding) — -Fort Wayne. Josephine Sheets — Beauty Operator — Garrett. Katherine Smith— (Bishop) — Kendallville. Kathryn Stafford — (Anderson) — Avilla. Shirley Tompkins — ( Keck) — LaOtto. Evelyn Yeiser — (Ridlen) — Indianapolis. Floyd Keck — Farmer Avilla. Teresa Lash — (Frederickson) — LaPorte. Marion Myers — Deceased. Gerald Parks — Kendallville. J ' ayean Renkenberger — (Mock) — Chicago. Raymond Simon — Electrical Engineer — Chicago. Uaisy Snell — (Kugler) — Garrett. Robert ' i ' hompson News-Sentinel — Fort Wayne. Luella Warble — (Harp) — Wolcottville. Charleen Wilson — (Lash) — Avilla. Ruth Zinn — (Donley) — Brimfield. CLASS OF 1936. Uunaid i auman — Maryland, iiucepmne r.erKes — (baorosKy) — Detroit. ij.eitn i iLzei- — (.oneecs) — Inaianapolis. ivuiene uiancnaiu— (Koutsong)— JUagrange. i.i.a.x. uastator — Texas, jjv naiu Ciipe— 1 armer — Kendallville. j.ntima r ortman — -(Gass) — KenaaliviUe. ifitii aret uenring — (lompkins) — -tort Wayne, warren Hersn — liurlingcon, iowa. aiaroiu xiueisenbecK — i,i= tar Man) — Kendallville. v iinam ivnauer — i.H.C. — Fort Wayne, iviary J-iyncn — (Stangerj — Fort Wayne. Carl ivi c IV ee— Mortician — Garrett, ijeo ivieyer — Electrician — !Fort Wayne. JJonaiu c neeis — Internal Revenue Dept. — Indianapolis. oainet tjneets — (Eckerly) — Toledo, jxooert tjtieets — Pastime Club — Lagrange. ti une tocepnenson — (McKee)— Garrett, jvauiiiyn tiurius — (Cattell) — Avilla. vv iiiicim imdall — U. S. Navy. i uaries voll — Tinnaan— Avilla. T.(iwrence Wolf — Machinist — Avilla. Roger W oodcock — Railroad — Garrett. CLASS OF 1937. iviarie liiuule — (Leins) — Corunna. Howard Blackman — Deceased. ijuciiie Cogan — (Hawkins) — Kendallville. i eiL-y Cripe— Fort Wayne. ±iarry Downing — Sturgis, Mich. Virgil Helmer — Banker — -Avilla. liiveiyn J:iouseholder- (Rovi e) — Avilla. iviaxine Imler — (i emeriy) — Avilla. Pniiip Kammerer — Athletic Director — Manchester College. Geraiuine Keck (Snell) — Avilla. ixaipii Kemerly — Sturgis, Mich, rnyiiis Ijasn — (Heffner) — Elkhart, jiai old O wen — Railroad — Garrett, xieien Parks — ( isiackman) — IN urse — Avilla. tienevieve Parr— (Menzel) — Corunna. KoDert Pynchon — G. E. — Fort Wayne, iviaxine bcnwab — (Wilson)- — Kendallville. iidward Shutta — factory — Elkhart. Virgmia Shutta — (Howerton) Fort Wayne. Jane Simon — Bank — Avilla. iNelson Snell — Bookkeeper — Avilla. Delores ireesh — -(Diehm) — Beautician — Auburn. Arthur Woodcock — Railroad — Auburn. CLASS OF 1934. Ernest Bauman — Auburn Rubber Co. — -Auburn. June Bertsch — (Stockton) — Kendallville. Mariannii Bertsch — (Hay nes)— Kendallville. Evelyn Bolton — (Neal) — Kendallville. Kenneth Diggins— Watchmaker — Sturgis, Mich. Alousius Eichman — Machinist— Fort Wayne. Ruth Haines — (Fensler) — Indianapolis. Lucille Ihrie — (Greaves)— Louisville, Ky. Elsie Keck— (Sweet)— Avilla. Paul Kemerly — Electrician— Kendallville. Betty Kling— Fort Wayne. Albert Lash — Mail Clerk — Avilla. Catherine Lynch — (Cramer)— Fort Wayne. Irene Pfafman — (Dove) — Fort Wayne. Mary C. Phillips— Sister— Freeport, 111. Ruth Thomas — (Bauman I Kendallville. Glenice Tindall— U. S. Navy. Esther Weimer ( Lincoln ) — Churubusco. Mildred Weimer — (Johnson) — Coldwater, Mich. Cleo Zinn— Farmer — LaOtto. CLASS OF 1935 Wilbur Cramer — Factory — Fort Wayne. William Fordeek— Magnavox — Fort Wayne. Gilbert Geiger— U. S. Navy. Violet Geiger — (Shinn)— Fort Wayne. Dale Helmer — (Mail Carrier R R) — Avilla. Lavon Hess — (McVou) — New Haven. Mary Hess- — (Atkins) — Garrett. Phyllis Hoot— (Noffze) — Avilla. Lorene Imler — (Downing) — Avilla. CLASS OF 1938. Eugene Balliet— International Harvester — Fort Wayne. Jams Busch — Deceased. Louise Castator — -(Whan) — Avilla. Robert Croy — Well Driller — Auburn. Mildred Diehm — (Beltz) — Fort Wayne. George Febles — Welder — Toledo. Gleta Fisher — (Gibons) — Buffalo, New York. Paul Gray— LaOtto. Bonnie Gorrell — (Grawcock) — LaOtto. Dorothy Harrod — -(Sampson) — Circleville, Ohio. Hershel Huelsenbeck — Stonebreaker — Avilla. Richard Kemerly — Coop- Kendallville. June Landgraff — (Gay) — Elkhart. Bert Leiter — General Electric — Fort Wayne. Teresa Ley— (Glasgow)— Helmer. Samuel Myers — Auburn Airport — Auburn. Ted Owen — Farmer — Avilla. Jeanett Parks — (Henny) — Woodburn. Alice Schutt — (Freeman) — Avilla. Kenneth Shanline- — Moulder— Kendallville. Ruth Shenk — (Moore) — Cleveland, Ohio. Violet Sherman— (Robinson) — Bryan, Ohio. Max Sparks — I. U. Extension — Fort Wayne. Phyllis Stephenson — (Thorne) — Garrett. Mayland Warble — Deceased. Donald Wilson — Farmer — Kendallville. Hilda Wolf— (Croy) — Auburn. La Verne Wolf — (Bowman) — Auburn. Charles Yeiser — Engineer — Chicago. Claribel Zimmerman — (Kirkpatrick ) — Kendallville. 50 CLASS OF 1939. i vejyn Aibertson — (Harlan) — Albion. rt.iiita uauman — Kenuallville. o a.n lieiLz t, Wappesj — LaOtto. vuin lirauley — l? ' oit Wayne. oeiaia liiictter— i? armei — Churubusco. i avi urindle — Mecnanic — LaOtto. i uia Kjnii — Ueauty uperaior — ivushawaka. cinaia Campbell — tjroc. JVlgr. — LaOtto. i-zuu ias Cartwright — Reliable Gas Co. — LaOtto. t miord Crothers — Farmer — Avilla. ii.tiiei Dancer — (.Balliet)— Avilia. ttooert. i reeman — Deceased. j aLiier Jr ' rey — (tiarp} — South Milford. ivenneth t ulk, — California. ivennem Gillian — Indiana Tech. — Fort Wayne. iDert Grawcock — LaOtto — Farmer. ii iwood Waines — G. E. — Fort Wayne. niLa iielmer — (Pera) — Chicago. rtnna Hershbarger — (Shenk) — LaOtto. i orma tlersn — (.fcitryckerj — Avilla. Koger liess — Teacher — Huntington. jiu varu Householder— G. K.— Avilla. raui Houaenolder Salesman — Fort Wayne. rtiion Jarrett — U. S. Army, i ennecn Jordan — Herber Green — LaOtto. Cnaries Ley — Wheel Works — Kendallviile. j-itiwrence Lung — Machinist — Kendallviile. Hiveriu I ' adgitt — G. E. Fort Wayne. f lurence Pynchon — (Shaeffer; — Fort Wayne. tiinest Khodes — Fort Wayne. KoDert bcnenner — -Machinist — LaOtto. u wight Sheets — Purdue. JacK btonestreet— Jr ' ennsylvania Railroad — LaOtto. is.ennetn btuart — Civil Service— Washington D. C. 1 1 ancis Teders — Deceased. Vincent iraxler- — Fort Wayne. Marcile Troyer— G, E.— LaOtto. (Jarl wagnei — Pennsylvania Railroad — Fort Wayne. i!.veiyn Wineland— (Sayer) — Chicago. CLASS OF 1940. iviary Jane Crothers — (.Brand) — Avilla. iviaxine Denoff — (Suits) — Avilla. J. C. i-isher— Farmer — Avilla. Kosellen iii ' ischer — (.Howe) — Hudson. Auieiia ' ortman — (Johoski) Garrett. uapnne Harrod — (.Richards) — Avilla. iuiess Hoot— (Miller) — Auburn. l ois Hueisenback — ( Pf af man ) — Stroh. (Jatnerine Huff — (Truelove) — LaOtto. Louis Lash — Farmer — Avilla. James Meyer— Uncertain. Cliiiord l-arks — Farmer — Avilla. oienn Kienm — iNeunan Foundry — Kendallviile. Catherine Rice (Paukop)— Kendallviile. James Koss lnter ' national Harvester — Avilla. oetty Schaefer (Jackson) — Avilla. iviarily n Southef-n— ( Fulk ) —LaOtto. Dolores Stoneatreet — (Arnold) Avilla. Raymond SylVester — Fort Wayne. Vera Teders— (Slictameyer)—Helmer. Kathleen Walt— (Redmond) — Garrett. Michael Walt, Jr. — Coca Cola Co. — LaPorte. Leona Weller— Fort Wayne. Ruth Whonsetler—(Royer)— Avilla. Lucille Wolf — (Keister) — Albion. CLASS OF 1941. Betty Acker— (Smith)— Kendallviile. Lorene Barrett— ( Chadburn ) —Kendallviile. Martha Beitz — (Horn) — Fort Wayne. Warren Blackman Ball State — Muncie. Richard Blotkamp — Mechanic — Avilla. Glenn Bradley — Elkhart. Violet Busch — (Casper) South Bend. Christine Call— G. E.— Fort Wayne. Lester Campbell — Toolmaker — LaOtto. Russell Carteaux—Studebaker— South Bend. Argle Cristlieb — Fort Wayne. Eugene Cogan — Merchant — Kendallviile. Luella Conrad— G. E.— Fort Wayne. Dean Cramer— Farmer — Avilla. Jack Febles— Rieke Co.— Auburn. Luella Gehring— Fort Wayne. Beverly Herberger— ( Rickel ) —Teacher— Indianapolis. Pauline Imler— (Rice)— Rome City. Martha Kemerly— (Taggart)— Fort Wayne. Claude Kennel — Deceased. Donna Kistler—McCray— Kendallviile. Patricia Knauer- Avilla. Phyllis Linville— South Bend. William Lobdell— Advanced Machinery Co. — Fort Wayne. Dorothy Myers— G. E. — Avilla. Stanley Pepple — Coach— Butler. Harvey Preston — Farmer — Avilla. — Fern Rhodes (Sage) — Fort Wayne. Gertrude Rynearson- — ( Burgi) — Avilla. Gerald Sayles — Wheel Works— Kendallviile. Raymond Scheurich — Wheel Works — Avilla. Annabelle Schlupp — Nurse — Kendallviile, Warren Sheets — Manchester College. Ralph Simon — Farmer — Avilla. Doris Stephenson— (Shank) Grinnell, Iowa. Paul Teders— Milk Hauler— Garrett. Roberta Wineland — Chicago. CLASS OF 1942. Allen Anderson Truck Driver — Kendallviile. Kathleen Berker — (Harold)— Fort Wayne. Martha Blotkamp — (Gause) LaOtto. Wilma Brown — ( Bruce ) — Brimfield. Lavon Carteaux—fJansen)— Indianapolis. John Clark — University of Michigan. Mary Ann Cogan — (Coffelt I Kendallviile. Virginia Conrad — (Scheurich)— Albion. Cleo Crothers — (Mark) Avilla. Stanley Frodeck — Kendallviile. James Frankenberg Farmer — Kendallviile. Marie Frey — (Hartman) — South Milford. Richard Frey — Farmer — Avilla. Loella Grawcock — ( Pepple ) — Butler. Cletus Grocock (McNally) — Fort Wayne. Warren Harding — (Mechanic) — Kendallviile. Philip Helmer — Farmer — Avilla. Donald Helmkamp — Milk Hauler — Avilla. Nancy Hersh — ( Radclif fe ) — Huntington. Betty Householder — (Keck)— Avilla. Loretta Householder — -Telephone Co. — Fort Wayne. Leila Kugler — (Jordan) — LaOtto. Joan Lash — (Myers) Kendallville. John Ley — Farmer — Avilla. William Martin — Kendallviile Feed Mills — Avilla. James Miller — Farmer — Avilla. Donald Newman — Farmer — Kendallviile. Merle Pepple — Printer — LaOtto. Raymond Pfleidner — Farmer — Avilla. Beatrice Riehm — Kendallviile. Walter Schauweker— Sherman White Co. — Avilla. Richard Shafer — Farmer — Kendallviile. Betty Schutta— G. E.— Kendallviile. Jacqueine Spacy — -G. E.- — Avilla. Eulalia Traxler— ( Ellert 1 —Waterloo. Omer Traxler — Plumber — Avilla. Lois Troyer — Marion College — Marion. Dorothy Wagner — Fort Wayne. Marjorie Walters— Deceased. Mary Warble — (Helmer I — South Milford. Veryl Weimer — Zollner Pistons — Kendallviile. Delores Wolf — ( Martin I —Kendallviile. Betty Yarian — (Pearson ) — Nurse— Avilla. Arthur Zolman — Kendallviile Hardware — Kendallviile. CLASS OF 1943. Robert Beltz — Salesman — California. Phyllis Bertsch— Flint Walling— Kendallviile. Alice Call— G. E.— Fort Wayne. Richard Carpenter — Fort Wayne. Vera Christlieb — Ossian. Vern Christlieb — G. E.— Fort Wayne. Dorothy Fike Garrett. Dale Fischer — Farmer — Avilla. Hazel Fisher — (Bowers)- — Fort Wayne. Robert Frost— I. H. C— Avilla. Roseanna Keck — (Kock)— Avilla. June Keller- — (Newman) — Kendallviile. Thomas Knauer — Indiana University. Ellen Kreinbrink ( Helmkamp) Avilla. Archie Kugler — LaOtto. Dorotha Landgraff — G. E. — Fort Wayne. Donald Leitch — Levin ' s — Kendallviile. Ronald Leitch — Levin ' s — Kendallviile. John Lobdell — Inca— Avilla. Alice Lung — (Dannenberg)— Garrett. Eleanor Marti — (Teders) — Garrett. Carl Meyer— G. E. — Fort Wayne. Max Newman — Farmer — Kendallviile. Harold Pepple — -City Service — Kendallviile. Bobby Renkenberger — Farmer — Avilla. Calvin Rynearson — MeCrays — Avilla. Keith Sheets— I. H. C— Avilla. Lavon Simon — ( Hague J— Kendallviile. Betty Sneary — Nurses Training — Indianapolis. Gwendolyn Southern — (Sheets) — Avilla. Phillip Stout — I. U. Extension. Barbara Stonestreet — G. E. — Fort Wayne. Brunetta Teders — Wolf Dessauer — Fort Wayne. Robert VanGorder — Bookkeeper — Fort Wayne. Eilene Weidler — Kendallviile. Charles Wineland— I. H. C— Kendallviile. Mary L. Wolf— G. E.— Fort Wayne. Lois Wright — Wayne Knitting Mills — ' K ' vt Wayne. CLASS OF 1944. Bill Barrett — Crane Operator — Kendallville. Robert Blotkamp — Harvester — -Avilla. Bernice Butler — License Bureau — Kendallville. Robert Carteaux— Business — Avilla. Donald Castator — Purdue University. Esther Clevenger — Wayne Knitting Mills — Fort Wayne. Sam Clevenger — Farmer — Avilla. Martha Crothers — (Martin) — Avilla. Donna DeHof f — ( Murphy) — Stenographer — Fort Wayne. Betty Fischer — Fort Wayne Tailoring Co. — Avilla. Harold Frey — Norwalk— Fort Wayne. Carl Hess— Seagley ' s — Kendallville. Paul Gienger — Purdue University. Ralph Housholder — Avilla Feed Mills — Avilla. Myrtle Huff— (Barrett)— Kendallville. Dorothy Jarrett — (Van Gorder) — Fort Wayne. Arthur Jordan — Avilla. Vernon Kemerly — I. H. C. — Avilla. Vaughn Kostielney — University of Nebraska. Margaret Marti — (Ley) — Avilla. Donald Martin— Kendallville Feed Mills — Kendallville. Francis Meyer — Meyers Garage — Avilla. Joseph Mueller — Krafts — Garrett. Donald Myers— Kendallville. Barbara Preston — Indiana University- Richard Stuart — Mechanic — Kendallville. Thelma Traxler — (Buchs) — Waterloo. Joseph Wineland— -Harvester — Kendallville. Glenn Wolf— Avilla. Bonnie Worman — Harvester — Avilla. Donald Wright— G. E.— Kendallville. Althea Zinn — ( Knapp ) — Kendallville. CLASS OF 1945. Keith Barhan — Farmer — Avilla. Doris Billman — Avilla. Bina Busch — Sears Roebuck— Avilla. Beverly Carteaux — (Floyd) — Hawaii. Dolores DePew — (Mueller) — Garrett. Floyd Englert— I. S. C— Fort Way ie. Robert Eiler — Purdue. James Fischer — Mechanic— Avilla. Martha Garman — (Price) — Huntertown. Robert Gorrell — Harvester — Fort Wayne. Bernadean Grocock — (Miller) — LaOtto. Brenda Harrod — ( Hamblin ) — LaPorte. Karl Housholder— Farmer — Avilla. Ronald Kistler — Farmer — Avilla. Mary Jane Ley— Clerk — Avilla. Robert Meyers — Salisbury Axle Works — Auburn. Marjorie Probst — (Miller) — Kendallville. Roy Potter — Farmer- — Avilla. Donna Schaefer— Harvester — LaOtto. Pat Schauweker— (Bailey) — Nurses Training — Indianapolis. Mary Simon — (Kemerly) — Fort Wayne. Marilyn Simon— Harvester Fort Wayne. Robert Smurr — Farmer — Avilla. Martha Jean Teders — Natures Rival — Garrett. Arthur Troyer — Farmer — Avilla. Agatha Truelove — (Fischer) — Avilla. Marie Weimer — (Cripe) — Sturgis, Mich. Marietha Weimer — (Frey) — Avilla. Guy Whan — Farmer — Avilla. Doris Wolf — (Myers) — Auburn. Shirley Zinn — Methodist Hospital — Fort Wayne. Luella Zolman — (Pepple) — Fort Wayne. Clarence Riehm — Farmer — Avilla. CLASS OP 1946. Lawrence Balliet — Army. Lucille Butler — At Home. James Duehmig — American Steel Dredge Co. — Avilla. Helen Eley— (Parks)— Kendallville. Lois Fischer— (Teders) -Avilla. Kenneth Frey — Albion. Joan Helmer — Lincoln Life — Avilla. Edward Hindenlang — Phelps-Dodge — Avilla. Elmo Householder — (Edwards ) — Kendallville. Marcile Keller — (Hess) — Avilla. Ernest Kuckuck — Community State Bank — Avilla. Joyce La Fever — Harvester — LaOtto. Mary Jean Lash — Avilla. Bob Linville — Farmer — Kendallville, Rose Mary Lobdell — Avilla. Norma Frost — ( Rogers ) — Kendallville. Anna May McCoy — Wagners Insurance — Kendallville. Jeanne Padgitt— Harvester — Avilla. Donald Parks — Foundry— Kendallville. Kenneth Pfafman U. S. Navy — -Corpus Christi. Richard Renkenberger — -Los Angeles, Calif. Barbara Riccius — Magnavox — LaOtto. Marion Rogers— Neunan Foundry — Kendallville. Jack Schauweker — Neunan Foundry — Avilla. Mary Ruth Scaffer — North Manchester. Marion Scheurich — Farmer — Avilla. Veda Scheurich — Avilla Lumber Co. — Avilla. David Stout — Farmer — Avilla. Richard Weimer — Kendallville Feed Mills — Avilla. Marjorie Wolf — Wolf Grocery — Avilla. Clyde Wright— Neunan Foundry — Kendallville. Gerald Helmkamp — International Harvester — Avilla. Richard Thomas — Kendallville — Electrician. CLASS OF 1947. Dick Albaugh — Farmer — Avilla. Bob Bertsch — Carpenter— Kendallville. Tom Bice— I. H. C— Fort Wayne. Harold Blotkamp— I. H. C— Avilla. Tom Carteaux — Construction Work — Avilla. Alice Conrad (Whan) — Avilla. Jean Cooley — (Wierick) — Kendallville. Patty Cox— I. U. Bill DeMint— U. S. Navy. Naomi DePew — Secretary — Garrett. Dorothy Diehm — Avilla. Bill Douglas — Avilla. Don Duehmig Farmer Avilia. Wilma Fischer — Litchfield — Avilla. Velma Fischer — Int. Business College — Fort Wayne. Donna Fischer — Warner Beauty College — Fort Wayne. Kermit Fisher — Farmer — Avilla. Edith Fordyce — (Leatherman) — Fort Wayne. Dolores Griteer — (Inks ) — Kendallville. Sally Garman — Avilla. Jim Harris — Valpo. University. Vivian Half erty — (Handy) — California. Marion Halferty — Avilla. Dora Jordan — Avilla. Richard Jackson — Farmer — LaOtto. Victor Ley — Wheel Works — Avilla. Betty Ley — Koons Grocery — Avilla. Bernard Meyer — A. B. Strouse — Avilla. Herbert Myers— Salisbury Axle — Avilla. Dorothy Owen — Avilla. Betty Lue Ritter— (Green)— Flint Walling— Kendallville. Joan Roger s Warners — Avilla. Tom Reed— Flint Walling— Avilla. Joan Rink— G. E.— Fort Wayne. Jean Rink — G. E.— Fort Wayne. Shirley Renkenberger — Kendallville. Junior Sayles — Kendallville. Marcella Scheurich — Avilla. Rosemary Smith— (Dietrich) — Aublarn. Stanley Schopf — Uncertain. Lee Shenk — Garrett. Robert Simon — Farmer — Avilla. Jed Schlotter — Avilla. Helen Tarlton — (Mowery) — G. E. — Fort Wayne. Bill Todd— Int. Business College— Avilla. Ann Van Gorder — Int. Business College — Avilla. Bob Waldron — Foundry — Kendallville. Beverly Zinn — Uncertain. Bob Uhl — Farmer — Avilla. 52 ) ,. ' - ip ' Im 2 • ,x a srccciE srcAPPs FLOWERS Mr. Helmer: Now, children, there are flowers beginning with the prefix dog. For example, dog roses and dog daisies. Can you tell me another? Lester W. ; ' Please mister, ' collie flowers ' . THE LITTLE THINGS It ' s the little things that bother And put us on the rack; You can sit upon a mountain But you can ' t sit on a tack. RECKLESS RECIPE A nut at the wheel, a peach in his arms, the car makes a turn — fruit salad GOOD REASON Mr. Englert: Harry, were you quiet at school today? Harold: Til say so! I went to sleep as soon as I got there, and the teacher said she ' d punish anyone who woke me up. HEAVY JOB Bob, dear, said the bride, let us try to make the people think we ' ve been married a long time. All right, honey, replied Mr. Needham. But do you think you can carry both suit- cases? TRUE H. William Eley upon entering a harness shop asked for a single spur. What good is one spur? asked the clerk. Well, replied Bill, if I can get one side of the horse to go, the other side will have to come with it. NEEDED QUALITY An old maid was asked what she desired most in a husband — brains, wealth, or appear- ance. She snapped back: Appearance, and the sooner the better. CONFUSING A Frenchman was relating his experience in studying the English language. He said: When I first discovered that if I was quick, I was fast; that if I was tied, I was fast; if I spent too freely, I was fast; and that not to eat was to fast, I was discouraged. But when I came across the sentence, The first one one-dollar prize, I gave up trying. The new women ' s styles have fixed it so that figures can lie a little bit. Avilla Feed Mills and KendallviUe Feed Mills Dealers in Feed, Coal, Seed, Grain, Salt, Fertilizer Prompt Delivery KendaLlville Avilla Phone 210 Phone 27 55 AvilBa Town House A Good Place to Eat Candy Cigarettes — Cold Drinks Phone 5 1 Aville Indi lana American Brass Aluminum Foundry, Inc. Non Ferrous Castings Permanent Molds Aville AVILLA LUMBER COI¥iPAI4Y Phone 21 Headquarters for BUILDING MATERIALS AND LUMBER FENCE AND FENCE POSTS CEMENT, ROOFING, MILLWORK GLASS, DRAINTILE AND SEWERTILE Indi lana 56 —MEET ME AT— DeLUCE? AY ' S CORNER SHOP Fountain Service — and — Aville Sund ries Ind lana E. W. WOLF General Store, Groceries, Notions, Norge Appliances, Bendix Radios Phone 118 Avilla, Indiana THE AVILLA HARDWARE General Hardware and Gifts Plumbing, Heating and Electrical Wiring Phone 29 Avilla, Ind lana AVILLA GULF SERVICE WASHING and GREASING AUTO ACCESSORIES Phone 14 Avilla, Indiana Your Patronage Appreciated BROCK and SONS Dry Goods • Notions • Shoes Wall Paper • Variety Merchan- dise Ph one Aville Indiana Theodore Roosevelt, at the height of his prominence in American public life, was once approached by a man on the street who tipped his hat and said, Mr. Brown, I believe? Roosevelt looked at the man and replied bluntly, Sir, if you believe that, you will be- lieve anything. COMMUNITY STATE BANK AVILLA, INDIANA AVILLA NEWS LITCHFIELD FARM APPLIANCE STORE Phone 22 All Kinds of Plumbing and Heating Avilla, Indiana Phone 91 Avilla, Ind. Modern Funeral Home Ambulance Service Day or Night — We Are at Your Service McKEE CLARK Carl P. Keplinger — Embalmer FUNERAL DIRECTORS — FURNITURE Avillc PHONE 46 - 47 Frigidaire Refrigerators Linoleums Electric Washers • Carpets Electric Ranges Rugs Ind lana 5E CROGHAN NAME CARDS A Complete Line — Superior in Quality and Craftsmanship THE CROGHAN ENG. PTG. COMPANY Fremont, Ohio CRON - LEONE STUDIOS PORTRAIT AND SCHOOL PHOTOGRAPHERS 1 32 East Washington Street Fort Wayne 2, Indiana Where Quality Counts COUNTY LINE CHEESE CO. HERFF- JONES COMPANY Designers and Manufacturers of SCHOOL AND COLLEGE JEWELRY, GRADUATION ANNOUNCEMENTS, MEDALS, CUPS AND TROPHIES Indianapolis, Indiana Jewelers to Avilla High School M. J. Vogel Representative DeKALB COUNTY FAHIVI BUREAU CO-OP. ASS ' N, Inc. FARM SUPPLIES GRAIN MARKETING COMPLETE FEED SERVICE Auburn Butler Garrett Funerals of Beauty At Prices No Higher ZEEVIMERIViAN FUNERAL HOME PHONE 3 1 — GARRETT, INDIANA Mr. and Mrs. Forrest D. Zimmerman Licensed Funeral Directors AMBULANCE SERVICE DAY OR NIGHT — Phone Garrett 310 BETTER PLANNED HOMES FOR LESS MONEY Gerig Furniture Corporation Phone 25 Garrett, Indiana 61 CHAS. ORT CO. JEWELERS Masonic Building Garrett, Ind lana Stern Value Better Clothes for Every Man DRINK STERN Qi£l e CLOTHING CO. maXyt Mi Garrett INBOl ILES Delicious and Refreshing BABY ' S WONDERLAND FORT WAYNE COCA-COLA BOTTLING WORKS, Inc. Better Children ' s Wear Phone 492 1631 East Pontiac Street State Bank Bldg. Auburn Fort Wayne 5, Indiana Say It With Flowers Latest In Designing Phone Ill-W Res. Ill-R TEN EYCK ' S — FLORAL ARTISTS WE DELIVER ANYWHERE Sherb Ten Eyck Edna Ten Eyck Jack Ten Eyck AUBURN, INDIANA YOUNG ' S HOME STORE Groceries 9 Dry Goods LaOTTO, INDIANA Athletic Goods THE VIM Sporting Goods — Equipment for All Sports — Fort Wayne ' s Exclusive Sporting Goods Store Locally Owned and Operated 1027 South Calhoun Phone A-6375 HARLAN ' S MARKET AND HARDWARE Gas Service Anjrwhere — with — DRI-GAS The Bottled Cooking Gas LaOTTO, INDIANA TIRES BATTERIES TURNER TEXACO SERVICE Crosley Home Appliances LaOTTO, INDIANA HARRY M. WARD Educational Publications and Equipment Library Books, Magazines BRYAN, OHIO Electric Welding HALPH SOUTHERN Phone A130-L LaOtto Indiana All Kinds of Beauty Work and Cosmetics HAZEL BALLIET, owner and operator Phone Avilla B130W LaOtto LaOTTO ELEVATOR CO. Grain — Feed — Seed — Coal Satisfaction Guaranteed Try Us Phone Avilla B126M LaOtto Ind lana Allis-Chalmers Sales and Service S W Farm Wagons Phone Avilla A-126RA LaOtto, Indiana 64 The Famous F W Bullet Centrifugal Ejector System — Manufactured by — FLINT WALLING MFG. CO.; Inc. Kendallville, Indiana Pumps of All Kinds and Sizes For Deep or Shallow Wells — WATER SUPPLY EQUIPMENT SINCE 1866 — 65 EAT AND ENJOY PURITAN ICE CREAM PURITAN ICE CREAM COMPANY Kendallville, Indiana One night in New Yorlc friends of Mark Twain, remembering that it was the author ' s birthday, decided to send him a letter of con- gratulation. But no one knew in what corner of the globe he happened to be, so they ad- dressed it: Mark Twain, God Knows Where. Several weeks later they received a note from Italy which consisted of two words: He did. Pasteurized Clarified MILK Homogenized MAIN DAIRY 812-J Kendallville LeRoy Wolf Proprietor CLOVERLEAF Everett B. Kline, Mgr. Buyer of CREAM and EGGS Phone 480 Kendallville Indiana HUDSON TAYLOR ALDRICH SALES SERVICE Complete Garage Service Kendallville, Indiana WILLYS BOB ' S 2 GOOD THEATRES ICE CREAM BAR — in — KENDALLVILLE SANDWICHES More of the Best for Less at the Phone 183 Kendallville STRAND PRINCESS ORDER STECKLEY ' S GOOD CHICKS NOW We Hatch Year Round. They Live and Grow and Produce. Every Breeder is Tested for Pullorum by Dr. F. A. Hall of Garrett in His Laboratory. U. S. Certified White Leghorns All Males Are Pedigreed U. S. Approved Heavy Breeds Oil and Electric Brooders, Poultry Equipment, Master Mix Feeds WE BUY GRAINS AT THE ELEVATOR STECKLEY ' S MILL AND HATCHERY «7 THE MILLER -LYNCH COMPANY Hardware, Plumbing, Heating and Sheet Metal Work Phone 626 Kendallvilk KENDALLVILLE MARION D. POTTS MORTUARY Jeweler ASSOCIATION, Inc. HOWARD M. HITE, Mgr. Kendallville Indiana Ambulance Service CONEY-LONGNECKER BUICK PONTIAC GMC TRUCKS Phone 160 403 S. Main St. Kendallville 211 S. Main St. Phone 61 Kendallville ROMAN MOTOR SALES Your FORD Dealer Corner Main Drake Road Phones 1 78, 1 79 Kendallvilk Ind lana B8 LEVIN SONS INCORPORATED Junk and Wrecking Yard Dealers in Scrap Iron and Other Metals 529 So. Main St. Phone 201 Kendallville Indiana EVERGREEN FLORIST Flowers for All Occasions West on Road 6 Telegraph Delivery Service Phone 818 Kendallville CHAS. THOMAS H. S. HOSSINGER KENDALL FROZEN LOCKER SERVICE LOCKERS FOR RENT Processing a Specialty Wholesale Service Phone 318 552 South Main St. Kendallville, Indiana BUSINESS SERVICE CO. Dependable Office Equipment Kendallville, Ind lana CARROL FRISKNEY SALES AND SERVICE M. M. Farm Equipment Iron Age Implements Conde Milkers - U. S. Tires Martins Yeast Feeds Phone 237 514 Krueger St. Kendallville SEAGLY BROS. Farm and Home Equipment SKELGAS SALES AND SERVICE Kendallville Ind lana KENDALLVILLE LAUNDRY DRY CLEANING CO. McKee Clark, Agent Phone 314 1892 1948 THE JOHNSON FLORAL CO. Kendallville Indiana Say it with Johnson ' s Flowers Phone 95-day— 495-night Member of F. T. D. Flowers Telegraphed Ansrwhere «i..-ili ' f 9 m. Ladv Dri e « ' ATZ FURNITURE CO. Kendallville Ligonier Goshen 70 DINNER BELL CAFE Phone 601 ' We specialize in home cooking Short Orders — Dinners Home Made Pies Kendallville, Indiana ' OLYMPIA FIFER SHOE STORE CONFECTIONERY Shoes for the Entire Family Fountain Service and Kendallville Indiana Sandwiches Kendallville Indiana STOCKTON ' S THE TOGGERY SHOP STANDARD SERVICE For Your Downtown Dealer Men ' s and Young Men ' s Main at Rush Clothing, Furnishings, and Shoes Kendallville Indiana Kendallville C J TRACTOR SALES Allis-Chalmers New Idea Farm Tools 311 West Rush St. Phone 699 Kendallville, Indiana 71 IRONS SALES COMPANY INTERNATIONAL TRACTORS— TRUCKS— IMPLEMENTS PACKARD CARS Phone 117 Kendallville RIMMEL HAT SHOP HATS AND BAGS STROUSE KRAMER COSTUME JEWELRY Kendallville Indiana Kendallville Indiana TRENTON GARMENT CO. Kendallville, Indiana ya HILKERT and PANKOP, Inc. Dodge Plymouth Dodge Commercial Cars and Trucks Phone Kendallville 900 LISBON FARM MARKET AND GROCERY Phone Kendallville 528-1 Open Every Day Until 9 : 30 p.m. PALACE OF SWEETS FOUNTAINSERVICE— SANDWICHES— CANDY Friendly Service r A Good Place to Meet Your Friends Phone 494 Kendallville, Indiana KENDALLVILLE AUTO SALES GENUINE PARTS APPROVED ACCESSORIES Studebaker Sales and Service West Ninth St. Phone 155 Kendallville, Indiana SWARTZLANDER ' S Registered Jeweler — American Gem Society Kendallville, Indiana BARKER ' S FBRESTONE STORE Firestone Home and Auto Supplies Kendallville UHL OIL COMPANY Diamond T Trucks Wholesale and Retail PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, TIRES AND ACCESSORIES Phone 63-J— 63-M Kendallville, Indiana 74 McCray Refrigerator Company Aerial View of Factory Kendallville, Indiana KRAFT FOODS COMPANY Home of Dairy Fresh Caramels Kendallville Indiana Chiicote Kitt Mfg. C®. Custcm-built Truck Bodies and Kitchen Cupboards Phone 63 Albion Indi lana HALFERTY ' S THE REXALL STORE Alb: ion Indi lana Laurence Truelove Vaughn Truelove TRUELOVE BROS. ALL IS CHALMERS and NEW IDEA Equipment Sales and Service Phone 263 Albion, Indiana ALBION LUMBER COMPANY, Inc. Phone 38 AIbi ion Indiana 76 NOBLE CO. CO-OPERATIVE ASS ' N., INC. — Building Supplies — Lumber — Coal — Petroleum Products — Seeds — Feeds — Electric Appliances — Plumbing Phones: Albion 231; Ligonier 67; Kendallville 704 Devoted to Better Farm Life through co-operation GARNS COMPANY Food Distributors Auburn Indiana THE INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING MANUFACTURING CO., Inc. of Brimfield, Indiana Meinufacturers of the Universal Elevator Phone 54-R BOB ZIMIVIERIVIAN Real Estate Broker Farms — City — Lake Property Real Estate Bought and Sold Avilla, Indiana Brand Bros. Garage TEXACO Gas and Oil Auto Accessories Phone 9 Avilla, Indiana FORD Tractors DEARBORN Farm Equipment MEYER BROS. Phone 20 Avillc Indiana Lash Garage South Main Street Avilla, Ind. GENERAL REPAIRING 24-Hour Wrecking Service Electric and Acetylene Welding Kaiser and Frazer Agent Phone: Residence 88-R Garage 1 l-R Robert Moore Save Every Day Thru the I. G. A. Groceries Meats Vegetables Phone 1 9 Avilla, Indiana RAY ' S GARAGE CHEVROLET Sal es Service Phone 1 1 5 Avilla Ind lana Local Long Distance Hauling C. W. Richards Sons Fort — Phones — Huntertown 2133 Wayne A-99315 Livestock — Household Goods or What-Have-You Burlch Printing Company Garrett, Indiana Printers of the Panther Be ever loyal . . . ... to your high school. Show your appreciation for the many benefits you have received from your capable con- scientious teachers by maintaining in your daily living the high principles ex- emplified by your high school. INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE School of Co7nmerce Fort Wayne, Indiana FHILLIPS SERVICE STATION Sinclair Products Tires and Accessories Pop — Candy — Cigars Phone Main 32 Avilla, Indiana 79 Koons Market and Grocery Try the Power of Cash Our Hobby ' Popular Foods at Popular Prices Avilla, Indiana Complete Locker Service 400 Modern Lockers James L. Koons Owner Phone 65 so ■H