Avilla High School - Panther Yearbook (Avilla, IN)

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We chose as our flower the pink carnation and as our motto, We Build for Character, Not for Fame. As our money-making projects we sold magazines, had concessions at ball games, sold greeting cards (we set an all high record with $1053 worth sold), and onMarch 31 and April 1 presenteda very successful play, Prize Pigs. During the year we staged two very delightful parties, the one in the form of a dinner at the school house and the other as a wiener roast at the town park. Alas! Forty-one seniors returned in September, 1949, vi ' ith Mrs. Sisson and Mr. Helmer as our guides. Among our group we missed the faces of Rita Koenig and Tommy Tompkins. For our class executives we selected Allen Owen, presi- dent; Floyd Butler, vice president; Ann Pepple, secretary; and Doris Castator, treasurer. Under the direction of Mrs. Sisson we presented the play, Don ' t Darken My Door, October 20 and 21. On October 25 we journeyed to the Fort- meyer Studio in Fort Wayne to have our pictures taken; on December 15 we received our photographs. The local P.T.A. honored us with a supper party April 18. This event along with two class parties completed our social activities for the year. During the second week of May we traveled on the B. and O. Columbian to Washington, D.C. where we spent three very full and delightful days. This event proved both educational and recreational. At last the two long awaited days approached--Baccalaureate Service May 14 and Commencement May 17--when forty-one seniors proudly donned their caps and gowns and marched sedately up the aisle to receive their diplomas. LOIS BANEY-VOCATIONAL-COMMERC I AL F.H.A. 2,3,!+; Panther Pause k. CHARLES bowers-General Softball h; Panther Pause. FLOYD butler-Vocational Pres. 2; Vice Pres. t-; Panther Staff 3, ; F.F.A, 1,2,3,4; Sec. 2; Vice Pres. 3; Pres. k; Veg. Judging l,2,3,lf; Diary Judging 2, 3, It. DORIS CASTATOR-Vocational-Commerc i al Treasurer k; Sec. 3; Panther Staff h; Panther Pause k; Girls ' Chorus 1,2,3; Mixed Chorus 2,3,4. 10

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SOIORS . . . . ' The Wheels That Kept Us Rolling ' DIARY It was a proud and happy group of green horns that Septem- ber morning when 48 students officially became highschoolers at last. Whenwe finally all became acquainted with each other, we elected Hugh Reynolds, president; Tommy Tompkins, vice president; Retha Fischer, secretary; Barbara Klinger, treas- urer. We were glad to have Mr. Robert Miller as our sponsor. During the year we had two parties. Margaret Parr of Angola became a member of our class, Whenwe were Sophomores we again were fortunate to have Mr. Miller as our sponsor. This year there were only 42 of us as we lost Maxine and Irene Barker, John Clevenger, Barbara Klinger, Doris Marti, Carolyn and Phyllis King, Russell Frey, and gained DorthaRimmel. Floyd Butler was elected president, ably assisted by Forrest Parks, vice president; Dortha Rim- mel, secretary; and Ruth Uhl, treasurer. Representatives showed us rings and sweaters. We decided on Stardust rings and black sweaters with gold letters which were also to be our class colors. We had a party each semester; the last one in- cluded seeing the show, The Jolson Story , at Kendallville. In our Junior year, 40 students, eager to build their char- acter, again returned. We regretfully lost Mr. Miller as our sponsor, butgainedMrs.Sisson. This year we lost Helen Con- rad and Agnes Herron, but gained Betty Horstman, Bob Crace, Sam Shank, and Katy Harter. Tommy Tompkins was elected president; Allen Owen, vice president; Doris Castator, sec- retary; and Ruth Uhl, treasurer.

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CARL CHRISTENSEN-VocATiONAU Panther Pause; Class Play 3,4; Basket- ball 1, 2, 3, If; Track 1,2; Softball 3; F.F. A. 1,2,3. ' +; Dairy Judging 3 ' Poultry Judging 2; Veg. Judging 2,3,1+; Boys ' Cho- rus. ROBERT CRACE -General HUNTERTOWN 1,2,3; Track k. MERRILEE DEBES-VocAT I ONAL Panther Pause; F.H.A. 2,3,1+; Treasurer; Chorus 2. RETHA FISCHER-VocATiONAL-CoMMERC ial Sec. I; Panther Staff; Band 2, 3, It; Mixed Chorus k. MARJORIE freeman-Vocational F.H.A. 2,3,4; Girls ' Chorus 1,2,3; Mixed Chorus 2 ,3 . MARTHA freeman-Vocational Panther Pause; F.H.A. 2,3,4; Vice Pres. 3; Sec. 4; Girls ' Chorus 1,2,3; Mixed Chorus 2,3. MARY foster-Academic Panther Staff; Class Play 3- ' - Latin Contest 2; Band I; Girls ' Chorus 2,3; Mixed Chorus 2,3,4; Trio; Clarinet Quar- tet 1 . JOHN GADOMSKI -General Panther Pause; Class Play 3 ' ' Basket- ball 1,2,3,4; Softball 3,4. 11