Avilla High School - Panther Yearbook (Avilla, IN)

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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.

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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

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■ 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