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

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Jaunty Juniors James Sprunger, President John Smith, Vice President Flossie Beer, Secretary Vera Habegger, Treasurer In September thirty-two new juniors came bounding back to school to start a new year and display their vast amount of wisdom. After a short period of readjusting ourselves for the long grind until May, we had the election of officers. The officers were as follows: President, James Sprunger; Vice President, John Smith; Secretary, Flossie Beer; and Treasurer, Vera Habegger. Our class sponsor is Miss Hirschy. In February we presented the three-act comedy “Don’t Keep Him Waiting.” The play was under the direction of Miss Stone. At various times throughout the year we trotted gailv back to school to attend the high school parties. We maintained a fairly high morale throughout the year amid the grade cards and demerits in history class. May caught us playing host to the seniors at the junior-senior reception. Boy, did we dress up! It also found us leaving the school for the summer. We would return as seniors! Juniors First Row: Mary Amstutz. Paul Baumgartner. Flossie Beer, Roger Beitler. Rosemary Beitler. Robert Burley. Beth Centz Second Row: Brice Fennig. Dessie Habegger. Max Habegger. Vera Habegger. Mildred Hartman. Mary Hewitt, Howard Hirschy Third Row: Mona Sue Lantz. Alice Lehman. Larry Lehman. Stanley Luginbill. Colvin Mc-Whirter. Altie Moyer. Mary Nussbaum Fourth Row: Dorothy Rutledge. Coleen Schindler. John Smith. Evelyn Sprunger. James Sprunger. Julia Sprung-ger. Samuel Sprunger Fifth Row: Alverda Steiner. Jerry Stucky. Margaret Webb. Barbara Yoder Twenty-three

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Last Will and Testament The Senior Class of Berne, Indiana, having been informed on May 20, 1946. she must die due to a very serious case of knowledgitis. has commissioned us. as her attorneys, to draw up a will, bestowing a few earthly effects, which she now has in her possession, upon her nearest and dearest friends and relatives. Listen then to the reading of the Last Will and Testament of the Class of 1946. THE WILL We. the class of 1946. being of sound mind and memory, and knowing the uncertainty of this frail and fleeting life, do make, ordain, publish, and declare this to be our last will and testament. First, we order and direct that our executor hereinafter named carry out all our bequests mentioned as conveniently as possible. To our beloved school and teachers we would give our sincere affection, our greatest reverence, our heartiest gratitude, and the whole unlimited wealth of our eternal memory. To the Junior boys we will the right to amuse the girls in the hall, providing that they get the permission of the superintendent. This right is at present held in our memories. To the underclassmen, who are following our footsteps in the quest of knowledge, we bequeath our seats in the assembly. Maynard Rich wills his riches to the one he marries. Howard Ellenberger leaves his ability to fluster the young ladies to Paul L. Baumgartner. Mary Lou Fox bequeaths her contagious giggle to Alverda Steiner. John Zehr leaves his luscious dimples to anyone interested in them. Darlene Bowman and Gloria Ricsen bequeath their manner of entertaining friends to Jerry Stucky and John Smith. (These boys have been well schooled in this, and they ought to acquire this art in a short time.) Roger Amstutz bestows his small stature and great mind to Herman Balsiger. Pauline Michaud wills her talkative manner and flirtatious eyes to Evelyn Sprunger. Norman Lehman bequeaths his shyness to Kent Sprunger. Miriam Wiederkehr wills her ability to tickle the ivories to anyone who wants it. Charles Nussbaum bequeaths his past and future speeding fines to his brother. David. Cathcr ne Musser wills her poetic ability to Mr. Spurgeon. (He'll need it next year for his “gum-chewers ). Eloise Soldner. Yvonne Reusser, Paul Amstutz, and Loren Sprunger bestow their diligence in studying upon the struggling Freshmen. Mary Gilliom bequeaths her slender waist-line to Earline Bollenbacher. Merlin Habegger and DeWayne Folbcr bequeath their wit to Roger Beitler and James Sprunger. Irene Graber leaves all her business, except her army business, to Vera Habegger. Eugene Crosby Lehman leaves his version of Chickery Chick to Robert Sinatra Schindler. Phyllis Wittwer wills her tearful laughs to Pauline Gerber. Marjorie Moser and LeRoy Neuenschwander bequeath their ability to reach great heights to Cosctta Steiner and Robert “Jumbo” Liechty. Carl Muselman bestows his ability of beating the tardy bell upon anyone who is smart and graceful enough to do it. Pat Reusser is willing her curly eye-lashes to Sally Baglcy. so she can sweep men off their feet. Warren Habegger leaves his poise and personality to anyone who is willing to work for it. Marilyn Wiederkehr wills her quiet nature to Maiilyn Smith. Stuart Lehmann and Hugh David Sprunger bequea’.h their studying hours to Robert Sauder and Richard Feasel. Ellenora Mertz wills her charming smile to Colvin McWhirter. James Burdg bequeaths his Portland attractions to Robert Wittwer. Burl Sprunger bestows upon Walter Graber his mechanical ability. Beverly Krehbiel wills her receptive and understanding heart to anyone who feels entitled to it. Robert Baumgartner and Robert Isch will their athletic ability to Georgie Hewitt and Chester Habegger. Frederick Liechty bestows his pitching technique upon some underclassman. Duane Ellenberger. maybe. Lena Eicher and Delores Sprunger will their love for horse-back riding to Julia Sprunger and Tommy Zehr. Meredith Sprunger bequeaths his Model-B to any Junior Romeo who thinks he can handle it. Loren Liechty leaves his wavy hair to Stanley Luginbill. Lou Smith wills her ability to play the accordion to Arlene Habegger. Robert Reynolds wills his great experimental mind to some young Sophomore scientist. We do hereby constitute and appoint Mr. James Sprunger. president of the Junior Class, the sole executor of our last will and testament. In Witness Whereof. We. the Class of 1946. the testators, have to this will, set our hands and seal this 20th day of May. Anno Domini. One Thousand and Nine Hundred and Forty-six. (Signed) Treva Habegcer Charles Abraham Twenty-two

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Those In-betweens David Schwartz, President Larry Liechty, Vice President Chester Habegger, Secretary Sally Bagley, Treasurer Tempered a bit bv responsibility, early in September, 1945, the new Sophomore class of Berne High School assembled in their home room. It was the beginning of another year of school. Soon after that, the sophomores held their first class meeting, at which they elected their officers for the year. They were as follows: President. David Schwartz; Vice President, Larry Liechty; Secretary, Chester Habegger; Treasurer, Sally Bagley. These officers served well and faithfully throughout the year. The high spot of the year was a party held in the school gymnasium in the middle of December. This class of ’48 leaves good wishes for those that will follow and lcoks forward to more happy and successful years. Next year we'll be upperclassmen! Sophomores First Row: Ruth Allspaw, Valier Amstutz, Sally Bagley. Herman Balsiger, Lanetta Bertsch, Roger Bixler. Willo-dean Bollcnbacher Second Row: Duane Ellen-berger. Richard Feasel. Wallace Flueckiger, Pauline Gerber. Elaine Gilliom. Walter Gra-ber. Chester Habegger Third Row: Loren Heare. Robert Huffman, Jane Kehrn. Gerald Lehman. Larry Liechty. Charles McCrory. Arthur Muselman Fourth Rcw: Conrad Nagel. Waneta Nussbaum. Robert Schindler. Betty Schug, Cora-belle Schug. David Schwartz:, James Shoemaker Fifth Row: Marilyn Smith, Beverly Sprunger, Kent Sprunger. Fredrick Stauffer, Cosetta Steiner, Robert Wit-twer Twenty-four