Berne French Township High School - Our Yesterdays Yearbook (Berne, IN)

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At Evansville my train stopped for half an hour. I got out to rest myself and began walking toward the residential district. I saw two well dressed little girls being chaperoned on a walk by their nurse. As I came near. I lecognized the nurse to be Vera Neuen-schwander. She told me she was governess for the children of a wealthy family in the city. Mv train was leaving in ten minutes; there was just time enough to hurry in to the “Ratcliff Drug Store” to buy a paper. When I bought the paper from the proprietor, Mr. Ratcliff, his wife came walking toward us. At once I saw that she was the former Marjorie Gottschalk, who, I knew, had married a man from Evansville. I spoke to her for a few seconds and then ran for my tiain. When I was comfortably seated in the train again, I began to read my paper. As I turned to the third page, I found myself looking at a picture of Maxine Neuenschwander standing before a microphone. Seated at a piano near by was Julia Schmid. Quickly I began reading the article under the picture. It stated that Miss Neuenschwander and Miss Schmid, who had been traveling together on concert tours in the United States and Europe, were to broadcast a special program over a nation wide hook-up that evening. On another page, I read that Phyllis Zehr had accepted a position as air stewardess for TWA. When I arrived at Berne, the first person I met on the street was Evelyn Stucky. She was also home on a vacation from her work in Detroit, where she was stenographer in a large manufacturing concern. When I was going to call a friend of mine on the telephone. I immediately recognized the voice of the operator as belonging to Dorothy Liechtv. who was, by this time, the head operator in Berne. The next morning, Sunday, I went to church. The Rev. and Mrs. Arvian Habegger, missionaries among the American Indians, were the speakers of the morning. Mrs. Habegger was, of course, the former Helen Habegger. That afteinoon. when I turned on the radio, I heard the voice of Elizabeth Sprunger, who had become famous in radio by broadcasting, daily, the program, “World News as Seen Through the Eyes of the Women.” I was told that Florieda Sprunger had gained the distinction of being the best saleslady in Berne. She was now manager of her father's store. I decided to take the airplane from the Fort Wayne airport for home since I had to get back sooner than I had expected. I was not at all surprised to find Ted Schindler there, the chief mechanical engineer of the airport. We talked about the classmates I had met in the past week. Each one already climbed so high on the ladder to success that we could be justly proud of them. Phyllis Zehr Elizabeth Sprunger Page Twenty-one

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The White Sox were leading with a score of 2-0. With Neuenschwander at the plate, the Cards were up to bat. The bases were loaded, but already two men had struck out. The game depended on Neuenschwander—would he strike out or—? On the third pitch he hit a fast ball which kept going, going, and right over the top of the left field wall!!! This brought in the men on base, making the score 4-2 in favor of the Cards. I was jumping around excitedly, and with my hands waving violently, I shouted all sorts of encouragement to the team. Suddenly I heard someone exclaim something to me. When I looked at the lady in front of me, she was recovering her hat from the lap of the man beside her, where apparently my hand had sent it in mv excitement. Apologizing to her. I discovered she was none other than Emma Jane Liechty. The gentleman who was the hat rack victim was Harold Lehman! After a short conversation, I learned that Emma Jane was a child specialist, working in the same clinic as Dr. Lehman, surgeon, in a city about twenty miles from St. Louis. Between the exciting moments of the game we began talking about our classmates. They told me Ruth Soldner was Superintendent of Nurses in a Chicago hospital. Our class seemed interested in the medical field, for they said that Clara Lehman, too, was a nurse, working in her home town in Missouri. They called my attention to a distinguished looking gentleman with a high silk hat who was sitting in the first row of box seats with his wife, a former Berne girl. This gentleman could be none other than Senator Howard M. Luginbill. After several exciting plays, the ball game ended with the Cards winning with a score of 6-3. Burry, as pitcher, had won a great victory for the Cards! Passing by the lunch stand on the way to my car, I saw a lady buying candy for her dog. The affection she displayed for her dog reminded me of Mary Alyce Winteregg, who I discovered that it really was. Continuing my way through the crowd, I suddenly heard a masculine voice ask me if I cared for a ride uptown. I paid no attention, although I knew it was the well-dressed man to my left. As he headed for his Cadillac, he laughingly asked me if I remembered him or not. “I'm your old classmate, Waldo Stuckey,” he said. He told me that he was a business executive in California and had come east on his vacation. Just then a black curly head appeared at the car window. The little fellow stuck his tongue out at me, then shouted, “Hurry up, Pop.” It was late when I got home that night. The day had certainly been full of interesting events! Meeting so many of my former classmates had made me lonesome for my home town so I decided to take a trip to Berne. The next evening I caught the train bound for Berne. The conductor of the train happened to be Loris LeFever. What a coincidence that Carolyn “Muselman and her husband should be riding in the same car! They were returning from a series of evangelistic meetings to Detroit, where her husband was the minister in a prominent church. Page Twenty

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT We, the Senior Class of the year One Thousand Nine Hundred and Forty, being of sane mind and sound judgment, and possessing a certain degree of knowledge gained during our high school career, in leaving our beloved Berne High School, do hereby make, publish, and declare this our last will and testament. To our teachers, we will the knowledge we left in our textbooks. To the Juniors, we bequeath the affection the teachers have for us. and our dignity as Seniors. To the Sophomores, we bequeath our super-natural ability with books: also our secret signs and signals so they can communicate more easily. To the Freshmen, we will our positions as upper-classmen with the hopes that they may benefit by our example. 1. Emma Jane Liechty. will my ability to get along with Mr. Hetrick to Palmer Liechty. I. Vera Neuenschwander. will my daily reports on Dorothy Dix to Patsy Sprunger providing she doesn’t take the advice too seriously. I. Ted Schindler, will my photographic ability to Norbert NyfTeler providing he doesn't waste too many films on the fairer sex. I. Clarence Schindler, will to Jim Bixler all my unfinished tasks as manger to be completed. I. Frederick Schug. will my quiet and studious nature to “Moni” Neuenschwander. I. Henrietta Bixler. will my art of giggling to Evelyn Wittwer. I. Kenyon Nussbaum. will my straight black hair to Harry Luginbill. I. Walter Zuercher. will my managership of the concession stand to any honest and upright student who will be a good salesman. I. Arvian Habegger. will my ability to write romantic poetry to any young boy afflicted with the same malady as I. I. Loris LeFever, will my red hair to any girl who wants it in order to save the expense of dyeing her own. I. Julia Schmid, will my seat at the piano in the orchestra to Berdaline Gerig. I. Carolyn Muselman. will my violin and my ability to play it to next year’s orchestra. To any industrious typing student. I. Florieda Sprunger. will my job of typing other people’s themes. I. Ruth Soldner, will my position as class valedictorian to anyone who has the persistence to keep studying. I. Junior Burry, will my quick wit to Marion Smith providing he doesn’t overshadow my popularity. I. Waldo Stuckey, will my ability to catch up on sleep in school to Donnie Lehman providing he doesn’t snore. I. Maxine Moser, will my empty stationery box and my extra stamps to any Junior who will need them in the future. I. Claren Neuenschwander. will to next year's teams my worn-out basketball and baseball shoes providing they are kept in the trophy case in my remembrance. 1. Elizabeth Sprunger. will my businesslike and attentive manner to Deryll Sprunger. I. Clara Lehman, will my quiet and tender nature to Virginia Heller. I. Dorothy Liechty. will my front seat in Civics class to anyone else who Mr. Erne thinks needs watching. I. Maxine Neuenschwander, will to Ardythe Luginbill my ability to always find something to say when I'm not supposed to. I. Marjorie Gottschalk. will all my practically worn-out books to my sister Vivian to be used next year. I. Phyllis Zehr. will my inefficient alarm clock to Arthur Habegger providing he repairs the same so it will serve its purpose. I. Harold Lehman, will ny reputation as a heart smasher to Harold Nussbaum. I. Evelyn Stucky, will my enjoyment of Ohio country roads to anyone who can afford the gas to ride on them. I. Mary Alyce Winteregg. will my love for dogs to Jeanette Reusser. I. Helen Habegger, will my job in the library to anyone who can get such a constant and willing helper as I had. I. Howard Luginbill. will my daily visit with the office clerk to any next year’s senior boy who has an assembly period after dinner. If there should be any of our property remaining that we have not bequeathed, we leave it to anyone who wishes to possess the same. In testimony whereof we have affixed our seal to this our last will and testament at Berne, Indiana, on this twenty-second day of April in the year of our Lord Nineteen Hundred and Forty. The foregoing instrument was signed by the said Senior Class as their last will and testament in our presence, and at their request we now subscribe our names as witnesses. MARIE SCHWARTZ, ’41 PALMER LIECHTY, ’41 Page Twenty-two