Ben Davis High School - Keyhole Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Dreams Coming True Nancy Woolsey — With sparkling Richard Worth — One picture is eyes and auburn hair, seldom worth more than a thousand does she have a care. Sunshine, words. Spotlight. Spotlight, Boosters. Leroy Wyckoff — Men of few words leave their impression in sands of time. R. O. T. C. Betty Sweeney — Betty ' s cheerful smile grew more cheerful than ever when she found at the last moment she had enough credits for graduation. Spotlight, Band (Majorette), Sunshine. Tom Yeftich — When the band be- gins to play, hear Tom ' s clarinet . Hi-Y, Band. Eugene Yeley — When it ' s rainy and the day is drear, Gene can always bring us cheer. Reserve and Varsity Football, Track. t l t l t s i History of the Class of ’49 By ANNA BODIMER The hour draws nearer and the excitement in- creases as we wait patiently for the last part of our journey when our names will be called and each one of us will stand proudly with a diploma in his hands. As we start to reminisce, happenings are recalled that make us think how worth-while all the patient waiting and hard work have been. How our knees trembled that first day, when we walked up the steps to the Ben Davis freshman building. It didn ' t take us long to understand that there were rules which we had to follow. Soon we got into the swing of things, held our elections, and planned our freshman party. The 9B ' s elected Bill Dunn, president; Veronica Pacala, vice-president; Ruth Barton, secretary; Norman Miller, treasurer; and Mr. Gerald DeWitt, sponsor. The 9A officers were: Jim Warriner, president; Barbara Southard, vice-president; Thelma Kiefer, secretary; Robert Todd, treasurer; and Mr. Ralph Crock, sponsor. Then came the freshman party. Remember how Betty Lou Kernodle, Norman Miller, Pat Maguire, Bill Dunn, and Veronica Pacala gave a short play entitled, Not Such a Goose ? After the program all the students trouped to the gymnasium, which was gaily decorated, and danced to Bill Harris ' s band. The evening was climaxed by a grand march, and ended in the cafeteria where ice cream was served. Oh! the fun we had that night, and then time seemed to fly. The big day really came when we didn ' t get off the bus and hear the old familiar cry, Hurry up, greenies! Now we were sophomores and were attending classes in the senior building. We all felt a little proud; who wouldn ' t be? Weren ' t we upperclassmen and pretty important? Anyway that ' s what we thought. Seems funny how we walked up and down the halls, looking for our classes and trying so hard not to be late. Running to Mr. Mills, we ' d pour out our mournful story of how we couldn ' t work the combination on our new lockers. Then with his familiar keys he would obligingly open them for us. How honored the students felt who were elected as class officers in our sophomore year! Norman Miller was elected president of the lOB ' s; Betty Lou Kernodle, vice-president; Ruth Barton, secre- tary; Bob Skaggs, treasurer; and Mr. Howard Wood, sponsor. The lOA ' s elected Jim Warriner, president; Barbara Southard, vice-president; Char- leen Edwards, secretary; Robert Todd, treasurer; and Mr. Omar Rybolt, sponsor. We recall when the senior play, Death Takes a Holiday, was announced and how we waited to see it. It turned out to be something well worth waiting for. Comments were made for days after- ward on the splendid performance and fhe hard work of Mrs. Ball, the director. The dance — oh, yes, it must not be forgotten. How smooth we thought Bill Dunn ' s band was and how we danced, not only the evening away, but, so to speak, into another year — our junior year. We were settled down and getting used to the regular routine of high school. We didn ' t rush to our classes. Junior officers elected for the llB ' s were: Dick Edwards, president; Ruth Barton, vice- president; Betty Lou Kernodle, secretary; Fred Kraft, treasurer; and Mr. Bernard De Witt, sponsor. (Continued on Page 64) Congratulations to the Seniors from Copeland ' s Flower Shop 28

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All Their Hopes and Shirley Swick— Modest and sweet LeRoy Thomas — Anchors away, is the daisy. Sunshine, Dramatic my boy. Reserve Basketball. Club, Thespian, Trialge, S. P. Q. R., Freshman Cline, Boosters. Ima Jean Thompson — Cheerful- ness is a sign of good nature. Joseph Ticen — There ' s one thing Joe will never pass — that, you may guess, is a pretty lass. Re- serve and Varsity Basketball, Re- serve and Varsity Football. Track Jo Timberman — Light of heart for- ever, sad and worried never. Sunshine, Trialge, S. P. Q. R., Library. Anna Turner- -Better to be small and shine than to be large and cast a shadow. F. H. A. Earl Vaughn — Individuality is Henrietta Von Wilier — Her sunny everywhere to be guarded and disposition drives all cares away, honored as the root of all good. Sunshine, Library. June Ward — A modest girl in words and ways, she justly earns her classmates ' praise. Sunshine, Spotlight, Keyhole, Freshman Library. Paul Weakly -I ' m looking for the Veva Whitaker — Her friendly guy who invented work. Choir, ways have gained her many R. O. T. C., Boosters. friends. Velma Whitis — If blushes are a sign of innocence, Velma is an angel. Sunshine, Keyhole Ed- itor, Spotlight, Library, Bi-Phy- Chembo, Boosters. Bill Williams — Bill is famous for Rosemary Williams — A pleasing his Buick and his smile. countenance is no small advan- tage. Sunshine, Spotlight. Richard Williamson — Stop! Look! and listen while Apollo walks down the hall. Hi-Y, R. O. T. C„ Keyhole, Spotlight, S. P. 0. R., Ben Davis Sports Correspondent. Allen Wilson — Not afraid of work but not in sympathy with it. Tri- alge, El Revezo. Ned Wilson — There is always time for courtesy with this boy. Hi-Y, R. O. T. C., Keyhole, Trialge, S. P. Q. R., Boosters, Senior Play Production. Delores Winter — Being honest sincere makes Delores just a dear. Sunshine, Boosters. 27

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Underclass Officers 12B — David Henderson, president; Faye Shof- ner, vice-president; Patrick Pinkston, treasurer; Lorene Fine, secretary. (Spon- sor, Mrs. Shaw.) 11A — Walter Andrews, president; Helen Stegemoller, vice - president; Dean Toombs, treasurer; Pat Cloud, secretary. (Sponsor, Mr. Cottingham.) 1 IB — James Backer, president; Ruth Ramsey, vice-president; William Underwood, treasurer; Marillyn Hastings, secretary. (Sponsor, Mr. Peterson.) 10A — Bill Day, president; Lucille Wilson, vice- president; Bill Arnold, treasurer; Martha Miller, secretary. (Sponsor, Miss Mc- Lane.) 10B — Larry Moon, president; Barbara East- ridge, vice-president; Howard Ping, treasurer; Margaret Froelich, secretary. (Sponsor, Mrs. Campbell.) 9A — David Marksbary, president; Kathleen Adkins, vice-president; Bob Kurtz, treas- urer; Sara Ritter, secretary. (Sponsor, Mr. Gerald DeWitt.) 9B — Jack McClain, president; Ann Thomas, vice-president; Robert Mitchell, treas- urer; Betty O ' Key, secretary. (Sponsor, Mrs. Wampler.) 29