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

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Class Prophecy WESTERN UNION CLASS OF '49 BERNE HIGH SCHOOL BERNE, INDIANA 'Washington, D. C. Operator, I want long distance, please. I would like to speak to Miss Emma Jane Nuss- baum at Patterson. 'iThis is she speaking. Who is calling, please? This is Anna Jane Habegger. I was just going to call and ask if you heard about the gold rush in California. 'QNo, I didn't. 'Tm leaving in my husbandis private plane tomorrow and I thought you might like to come alongf, Sure, that would be a lot of fun. Then you can meet me at the airport to- morrow morning. That will be fine. Thanks for calling. Next morning- i'Hi, Emma Jane, are you all set for the big day? I guess so. Do you see who I see coming over there? It's none other than Fritz Sprung- er. Why what are you doing here? RI-Iello, girls, I'm a pilot in that transport over there. By the way, Phyllis is a stewardess on one of the other planes now, roof' How interesting, it's a lot of fun to hear about our classmates, but we must be on our way now. Goodbye. Eighteen SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA JUNE 29, 1967 DISCOVERED GOLD STOP COME IMMEDIATELY STOP A 49ER HARRY ECKROTE JR. GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA This is really a big thrill for me, Anna Jane. This is my first plane ride. Oh, it is! This is a common thing for me. B the wa , have ou heard what an of our Y Y Y Y classmates have been doing? Yes, I just had a letter today from Sharon. She and Roselyn are now working in a big beauty house in New York. She also men- tioned that Claudette is now the secretary to the President of the famous Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. That's all very interesting, but it seems that we're at Chicago already and since it's time to eat, we'll land here. That's a good idea, but where shall we eat? That 'Dan's Hash House' across the street looks like a nice place. Let's go in. Here comes the proprietor Johnny Eichenberger himself. Hi, Johnny. How is everything since you left Berne?,' Just fine. Did you know that two of our former classmates who are now married are working for me? They are none other than Jack and Carol who are playing in my orches- tra here. Oh, yes, the old sweethearts of our class. Well it's time that we start on our way again. Goodbye.

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JACK LEHMAN Bancl 1, 2, 3, 45 Orchestra 3, 45 Baseball 1, 2, 3, 45 Class Secretary 15 Class Presi- clent 3, 45 Latin Club 1, 25 Booster Club 1, 35 Class Play 45 Brass Quartette 4. DAVID NUSSBAUM Baseball 1, 2, 3, 45 Track 3, 45 Booster Club 35 A Cappella 2, 3, 45 Bancl 3, 45 Boys, Quartette 45 Operetta 35 Class Play 3, 45 Annual Staff 45 Intramurals 1, 3, 45 Boys' Glee Club 45 Vocal Solo 4. MARVIN AMSTUTZ Baseball 25 Booster Club 1, 2, 35 Annual Staff 4. HARRY ECKROTE, JR. Baseball 3, 45 Class Play 3, 45 Track 3, -45 Scoreboard Keeper at Basketball games 3, 4. MILTON LEHMAN Baseball 45 Track 45 Boys, Glee Club 4. PALMER HEARE A Cappella 2, 3, 45 Training Chorus 15 Glee Club 45 Baseball 3, 45 Track 3, 45 Annual Staff 4. Seventeen

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Say, Emma Jane, did you hear about the new scientific discovery made by Richard I-lirschy? He invented a rocket which goes to the sun without human control. I read about it in the paper the other day. NI think I did hear something about it. Speaking about discoveries reminds me of Ruth's discovery-a husband. I have heard that he is a great singer traveling with an evangelistic party and she has now joined him. It sounds like our classmates have all gone at things in a big way, doesn't it? This must be California already. This trip has certainly seemed short.- Maybe we had better head for the Governor's mansion to see what the gold rush is all about. i'That's a good idea. My, look at all the people around the capital. Something must really be going on. How strange, but the peo- ple all seem to be from the class of '49. This has turned out to be a gold rush of the class of '49. Over there is Delora Graber who is traveling from coast to coast with her husband who is a nationally known evangelist. Arlene I-labegger is also happily married but she and Vaughn are finding that a ministerls life is not such an easy one. Maggie has been married to her old flame who is now a history profes- sor at a midwestern University. Have you talked to any of the boys in our class, Anna Jane? Yes, and the boys haven't done bad for themselves either. Marvin now owns the largest garage in Los Angeles where he is do- ing big business, I hear. Somebody just now told me that Palmer I-leare has chosen the Army as his career and has done very well, too. l'le's now a captain. Merlin Lehman told me a little while ago that he has completed his fourth tour across the country as concert vi- olinist. Milton Lehman and Merlin Steiner seem to be having an interesting discussion on farming prospects for this year. They have both been very successful farmers for quite a David Nussbaum is telling Jumbo Liechty, who is now Vice President of the famous Liechty Construction Company, about the time he got his foot caught in a few years now. customer's door when he was selling products from the exclusive Nussbaum, Inc., in down- town Berne. Say, Emma Jane, what's going on in that group over there? Larry Rich is entertaining again by telling some of his tall stories as usual. Larry is al- most as famous as Bunyon himself for fall stories. Alice seems to be having trouble with her little brood and Merlie can't seem to do much about it. Marjorie and Areta are right on the spot, though, to diagnos their case. These girls, besides being registered nurses have families of their own. It looks like Paul Weller has turned out to be the big business man in our class. Not only is he in big busi- ness, but he also teaches school on the side. I think our entire class has been represented here, hasnit it, Anna Jane? Yes, with the exception of two members who are both abroad. Tom Zehr is now di- rector of a famous choral group which is touring Europe at this time. The other mem- ber absent is Donna Mae Sprunger who de- cided that she liked her name well enough to keep it after she was married. She and her husband are serving as missionaries in South America. Our class has certainly lived up to its name of 49ers. Each member of our class has really dug for character rather than for gold. Anna Jane Habegger Emma Jane Nussbaum his Pk PF Pk Mule in the farmyard, lazy and sick Boy with pin on the end of a stick Boy jabbed the mule, mule gave a lurch, fServices Sunday at M. E. Churcl'1.J Pk Pk bk Pk They reached the gate in silence, he lifted down the bars, They walked the lane together, the sky was covered with stars, She raised her brown eyes to him, thereis nothing between them now, For he was just a farmer's boy, and she-a Jersey cowl as Pk as Pk There was an old man of Blackheath Who sat on his set of false teeth, I-le cried, with a start Oh, Lord bless my heart! I,ve bitten myself underneath! Nineteen