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

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C cin Ljou muaine ? The annual staff of Our Yesterdays 1951 has decided to write a new page in the annual this year. We hope you will enjoy reading this page as much as the other features in this book. Can you imagine Richard Allspaw dating every night? Can you imagine Edward Amstutz being rough and rowdy? Can you imagine Marlene Amstutz without Arlene? Can you imagine Arlene Balsiger not having an engagement — an accordion one, that is? Can you imagine George Balsiger taking twirling lessons? Can you imagine Godfrey Bertsch talented on the tuba? Can you imagine Ardus Jean Beaty being a school marm? Can you imagine Carolyn Bixler not liking Pontiacs? Especially grey ones? Can you imagine Mary Mae Chrisman failing her classes? Can you imagine Mary Jane Fiechter being quiet natured? Can you imagine Shirley Flueckiger teasing Mr. Hedges instead of visa-versa as always is the case? Can you imagine Robert Gilliom studying when he's supposed to instead of drawing? Can you imagine James Hedges without his vast knowledge of the social sciences? I wonder why. Can you imagine Roger Hirschy saying the right things at the right time? Can you imagine Kenneth Isch liking bookkeeping? Can you imagine Anita Kennel being able to keep her mind on her studies instead of down at the Chevrolet Garage? Can you imagine Joe Lehman basking at Miami Beach? Can you imagine Nancy Lehman living in a house without hedges around it? Can you imagine Roderick Liechty liking a rose instead of a Daisy? Can you imagine Romayne Litwiller enjoying herself in physics with an all-boy class? Can you imagine Millard Moser in knickers and long stockings? Can you imagine Charles Nagel being early to class? Can you imagine Jack Nussbaum not being the most all ’round student in school? Can you imagine Lena Nussbaum not emptying stationery boxes? Can you imagine John Parr without curly hair—not a permanent either, as you might guess? Can you imagine Tom Riesen willing to write themes for Miss Blue? Can you imagine Bill Sipe being tame and dull? Can you imagine Janean Sprunger not reading a book? Can you imagine Kenyon Sprunger alone? Without the boys, that is. Can you imagine Virgil Strahm telling a joke? Can you imagine Billie Stucky willing to drive a Plymouth? Can you imagine Ruth Welty not being her natural sweet self? Can you imagine Mr. Spurgeon betting orange pop instead of coke? Can you imagine Mr. Renner going on a diet? Can you imagine Miss Blue’s senior English class not arguing and winning as usually is the case? Can you imagine Miss Stone not blushing? Can you imagine Miss Hirschy without her quiet sense of humor? Can you imagine Mr. Burkhalter having plenty of leisure time? Can you imagine Dannv Liechty and Arne Liechty singing wholeheartedly in A Cap-pella? Can you imagine Ardena Hirschy working multiplication problems for Mr. Hedges just for the fun of it? Can you imagine Jerry Zerkel, Jimmy Gerber, and Roger Strahm studying in study hall, or any class, for that matter? Twenty

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Long Island City July 22, 1966 Dear Mary Mae, It certainly was nice to hear from you once again. I hadn’t known that so many of our classmates were abroad. One sort of loses track of them after so long a time. You might see JOHN and Norma in Paris. They are on vacation now and I believe John is trying to interest a big executive there to start a branch of Dunbar Furniture. ROGER is owner of the “Tidey Didey” Laundry in Fort Wayne. Isn’t that just like Roger? SHIRLEY is still working for Lehman. Lehman, Lehman, and Lehman, Inc. You know she always was a neat typist. Remember how she used to be able to type without errors any time she wished in Mr. Renner’s class and how peeved we used to get because it always gave the rest of the class lower grades? On Easter Sunday REV. EDWARD AMSTUTZ of the Park Avenue Presbyterian Church was the guest speaker at our church. He certainly has a big congregation there. The doctor and I were certainly surprised the other day when PROFESSOR RICHARD ALLSPAW came walking into the office. He is now head professor of anthropology at New York University. He told us that BILL SIPE has invented a sure cure for talking women. The name of it is Sipacilieidi Solicitate and is guaranteed to either kill or cure. Probably kill, if we know Bill! The Professor also said that BOB. MILLARD, and KENYON are owners of the “Gute Knaben” Body Trucking Company down in Berne. They make everything from cars, trucks, to kiddie cars. ARDUS JEAN is the head therapist at one of San Francisco’s newest hospitals. She has discovered a new treatment that is called the Sister Ardus Gallbladerium used for massaging aching gall bladders. KENNY ISCH is a Certified Public Accountant now working down in Washington, D. C. He checks the books of our government and seems to like his job very well. You know he always did like bookkeeping! VIRGIL has formed a new club by the name of the Push-Pull Club near the area of Berne. It is restricted to professional accordionists alone. GODFREY has a farm which the research chemists use for experimental hybrid corn planting. I hear he makes quite a profit on this. CAROLYN and ANITA have been taken in as members of the Mother’s Club. They won the contest for the most number of offspring. Have you heard about JANEAN? She has now married a wealthy doctor whom she met during her nursing career. I hear they fell in love over an appendectomy. I’ll stop now as I’ve got an appointment in about five minutes. Come in and see us at our Long Island City home when you get back, and we’ll talk more about all our classmates. Your friend, Nancy Anne Nineteen

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