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

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KAYE SUDDETH RUBY VELEZ CAMERON WEBB As good as gold. Kind and neat, gentle and sweet, to Very baghfull so Im fold so mcg appella 3 4 G ,ISI glee Club 1, 2: know her is really a treat. boy should be more bold Spanish Club 3 Latin Club l, Art Club l, 2, 3: Spanish Baseball 4, Intramurals 3 A Art Club 3 Club 3, 4, Masque and Gavel 4, CLASS HISTORY On the fourth day of September four years ago, fifty-seven newcomers entered B.F.l-l.S. As in preceding years, we had trouble finding lockers and getting to the right classes at the proper time. After the preliminary hardships, we finally began to find our places in the whirl of high school life. Our first taste of this new life was our election of class officers. We chose Alan Eichenberger, president, Ben sprunger, vice president, Charles Fiechter, secretary, and John Kirchhofer, treasurer. In the spring of our first year every- one had a wonderful time at a party at the State Forest. We moved into our sophomore year by electing Ben Sprunger, president, Otto Schug, vice president, Evelyn Pfister, secretary, and Norma lnniger, treasurer. We made our presence very obvious by winning the yelling contest and being the first class to hold the plaque that goes with this title. To show that next year we would be of Junior level we chose our class rings in the spring of 1953. We tried the novel experience for our class party of having a scavenger hunt, which proved to be rather tiring but very interesting. As we entered our third year of high school, we began to feel the responsibility of in' creased activity. Charles Fiechter, Ben Sprunger, Ramona Starffer, and Norma lnniger were elected class officers. The first really big event of our school life was the staging of our junior class play Room for One More. We had our annual spring party in the form of a variety show followed by a box social. We completed our junior year by entertaining the seniors at the traditional Junior-Senior Reception, the theme being Count Every Star. ln the fall of l955 there were mixed emotions as we began to realize that we were nearing the end of our high school days. Of the fifty-seven who originally composed the class of '55, fifty remained, ln order to make the most of our final year we elected the following officers: Charles Fiechter, president, Ben Sprunger, vice president, Theda Heller, secretary, and Norma lnniger, treasurer. ln March we presented our senior class play Papa Was a Preacher. Living up to our reputation of doing things out of the ordinary, we had a Backwards Party as our final class get-together, Finally came the Junior-Senior Reception, the excitement of Senior Week, Baccalaureate, and Commencement. As we are graduating, we do not forget those who have departed-Marvin Graber and Hazel Balsiger.

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ANNE STAH LY Big brown eyes and curly hair, Drive the he-man to despair. A Cappella 3, 45 Girls' Glee Club 'l, 25 Mad- rigal Club 45 Band l, 2, 3, 45 Pep Band l, 2, 45 Orchestra I, 2, 3, 45 Piano Solo I5 Vocal Solo 45 Vocal Ensemble 45 Instrumental En- semble 35 Latin Club l, 25 Masque and Gavel 45 GAA l, 2, 35 Class Play 3, 4. RAMONA STAUFFER Love is woman's inspiration, May I ever be inspired. A Cappella 2, 3, 45 Girls' Glee Club T, 2, Vocal Solo l, 2, 3, 45 Vocal Ensemble 45 GAA l, 2, 3, 45 Speech Club 35 Art Club 25 Latin Club 15 Class Secretary 35 Annual Staff 45 Class Play 3. BEN SPRUNGER After we've named the man, Need we say more? A Cappella 2, 3, 45 Madrigal Club 45 Orches tra 2, 3, 45 Band l, 2, 3, 45 Pep Bancl 25 Class President 25 Class Vice President l, 3, 45 Boys' Glee Club l, 25 Masque and Gavel 45 Class Play 45 Track 3, 45 Cross-Country 45 Basket- ball 2, 3, 4. OMER SPRUNGER At all times a good sport is he, Distinguished in persistencyf' Baseball l, 2, 3, 45 Intramurals 3, 4. ZENITH STRAHM Zenith is the quiet kind whose nature never varies. A Cappella 45 Spanish Club 45 Art Club 45 Class Play 3. BILL STUCKY Not too tall, but . . . Oh, so strong. A Cappella 3, 45 Poultry and Egg Team 15 Leaf Identification Team 25 Class Play 35 Annual Staff 45 Masque and Gavel 4.

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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT Appeared before me this first day of May, I955, the 54th graduating class of Berne-French High School. They have acknowledged before me, this to be their last will and testament. To the faculty-the wisdom to continue. To the juniors-honor. To the sophomores-integrity. To the freshmen-courage. I, KEITH AMSTUTZ, will my interest in Geneva to LEON GOULD. I, ROBERT AMSTUTZ, will my ability to distract the female clerks when at work to POWELL SPRUNGER. I, LOIS BAUER, will my ability to get an enormous class ring to CONNIE VON GUNTEN. I, EILEEN BAUMGARTNER, will my tiny waistline to any girl who needs it. I, HELEN BAUMGARTNER, will my position as a study hall teacher to anyone who thinks they would be able to bear it. I, SALLY BEER, will my red hair to BETTE SMITH so she won't have to rinse hers. I, DUANE BLUHM, will my cheerleading ability to TOM KIRCHHOFER. I, DAVID CANEN, will my ability to talk in fourth period study hall without getting caught to JOHN NUSSBAUM. I, ALAN EICHENBERGER, will my love for chemistry to RUTH ANN ZIMMERMAN. I, CHARLES FIECHTER, will my initiative and leadership ability to STANLEY LEHMAN. I, DONNA HABEGGER, will my jolly ways to ROSE MARY MOSER. I, ELAINE HABEGGER, will my nicknames-Squeaky, Crushy, Habby, Louie-tr Grace Habegger. We, HARRY and LARRY GERBER, will all the troubles we've had as twins to BERN- ARD and BERDELL LEHMAN. I, LA VERNE HARTMAN, will my quiet ways to PETE SCHUG. I, JOHN HEARE, will my excess weight CPD to ERNIE LEHMAN. I, THEDA HELLER, will my extensive typing ability to PETER BRAUER. I, COLLEEN HENDRICKS, will myself and all my love to WES HERMAN. I, LINDA HEYERLY, will my old green fIizzer to NANCY JO LIECHTY. I, NEVA HIRSCHY, will my ambition to be a nurse to GEORGIA HAECKER. I, SHARLENE HUFFMAN, will my blond hair to whoever asks for it first. I, NORMA INNIGER, will my half of the locker to no one, absolutely no one! I, RAWLEY JONES, will my love for girls to DEAN HENDRICKS. I, JOHN KIRCHHOFER, will my dainty little feet to BUTCH ALLSPAW. I, CAROL LANTZ, will my empty stationery box to PAT FLUECKIGER. I, CHARLES LEHMAN, will my chair in the brass quartette to MELVILLE SPRUNGER. I, KAREN LEHMAN, will my ability to win prizes showing Guernsey cows to PATSY BAUSERMAN. I, MARIE LEHMAN, will my love for horses to SHERRILL FELBER. I, MARILYN LEHMAN, will my ability to get along with the town officials to KEITH WELCH. I, CONNIE LIECHTY, will my ability to get the can and blitz around to ANITA NUSSBAUM. I, KAREN LEHMAN, will my ability to win prizes showing Guernsey cows to PATSY to GUY GIVENS. I, CAROL MCCRORY, will my natural curly hair to JUDY YAGER. I, RONALD MYERS, will my boistrous laugh to anyone who wishes to annoy the teachers. I, JOAN NEUEN, after having spent four years in B.F.H.S. have nothing left to will. I, PAT NYFFLER, will my ability to attract customers to the City Lunch to PAT PATTERSON. .