Bluffton High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Bluffton, IN)

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Stars ROBERT WAYNE BAUMGARTNER (Jovial) “ Strange, to the world he wore a bashful look.” North Side, Ft. Wayne 2 yrs. . . . Hi-Y 3, 4. . . . Hi-Y V. Pres. 4. . . . “Girl Shy” 3. . . . “Whole Town’s Talking” 4. . . . Football 3, 4. . . . Intra¬ mural basket ball 4.Bookkeeping Contest 3. NEIL BEATTY (Witty) “No woman will ‘boss’ me.” Ossian 2 yrs. . . . Basket ball 3, 4. . . . Track 3, 4. VIOLET ASCHLIMAN (Reserved) “A brunette fair to look upon, Who doesn’t have much to say. But if you notice closely, She’s busy the live long day.” Retrospect Staff 4. . . . Commercial Dep’t. BONNIE BAKER (Flirtatious) “Be thine own self and thou art lovable.” Glee 2, 3, 4. . . . Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 4. . . . Band 1, 2, 4. . . . G. R. 2, 3, 4. . . . Squabblers 3. . . . “Girl Shy” 3. “Count and Coed” 3. . . . “Old Spanish Custom” 4. . . . “Flower of Venizia” 2. . . . Retrospect Staff 4. ROY CAPTAIN (Reserved) “O Romeo! O Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?” Hi-Y 2, 3, 4. . . . Football 4. JAMES WESLEY CLARK (Comical) “Some people say that the clown is the whole circus.” Vernon, Ala. 2 yrs. . . . Intramural basket ball. DORIS ELAINE BAKER (Piquant) “What a spendthrift of her tongue.” G. R. 2, 3, 4 Glee 1, 2, 3, 4 Fresh. Sec’y. . . . Glee Sec’y. 2, 3, 4. . . . G. R. Treas. 3. . . . Retrospect Staff 4. . . . “Girl Shy” 3. . . . “Lucky Jade” 1. . . . “Flower of Venizia” 2. . . . “Count and Coed” 3. . . . “Old Spanish Custom” 4. . . . Nat’l. Honor Society 3, 4. ROSEMARY BARONI (Dates, dates) “Oh, for a perfect man.” G. R. 2, 3, 4. . . . Academic Dep’t. DICK DENTEL (Willing Worker) “Spunk and good nature go hand in hand.” Hi-Y 2, 3, 4. . . . Industrial Arts. . . . Comet Staff 4. LUZERNE FISHBAUGH (Sober) “He speaketh not; and yet there lies a conversation in his eyes.” Hi-Y 3, 4. . . . Basket ball B-team 3. NOBLE VENITA BREWER (Peppy) “She finds a joy in living.” G. R. 2, 3, 4. . . . Glee 2, 3, 4. Girl’s Recreation 4. MARY BRUNSON (Eyes! Eyes!) “So sweet, so gentle, and so kind, Her like are always hard to find.” G-. R. 2, 3, 4. . . . Glee 1, 2, 3, 4. ' . . . “Girl Shy” 3. . . . “Whole Town’s Talking” 4. GEORGE WILLIAM GARRETT (Jovial) “Happy-go-lucky, free from care, He rambles along with a jovial air.” Hi-Y 3, 4. . . . Soph. Treas. , . . Football 3, 4. . . . Baseball 3, 4. Basketball B-team 3. Page Seventeen

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Casting-Directors Vice President, Bob Baumgartner; Secretary, Dorothea Neuhauser; President, Ralph Higman. Athletic Council, Sherman Kumpf: Treasurer, Sarah Fair. SYNOPSIS OF CLASS ’37 Four years ago the graduating class first appeared on the stage of B. H. S. The leaders were Ralph Higman (Pres.), Bob Templin (Vice-Pres.), Dick Smith (Treas.), Doris Baker (Sec’y), and Roger Higgins (Athletic Board). The directors who guided them through this, their first and most difficult year, were Mr. Ratliff, Miss Irene Wilson, and Miss Madge Warren. To lighten their duties through the year they had two parties, one at the Gym and one at Audrey Rudy’s. New leaders were chosen for the second year. They were Sarah Fair (Pres.), Gene Kain (Vice-Pres.), Bill Garrett (Treas.), Dorothy Maddux (Sec’y), and Lawrence Schlagenhauf (Athletic Board). Social affairs this year were a weiner roast at Kathleen Hannie’s, a penny supper at the high school, and a theater party. The third year they were raised to the position of understudies with Miss McComb, Miss Dorothy Ayres, and Mr. Fred Park as directors, assisted by Ralph Higman (Pres.), Bob Baumgartner (Vice-Pres.), Bob Templin (Treas.), Genevieve Houser (Sec’y), and Bob Motz (Athletic Board). In the fall “Girl Shy,” a delightful comedy and a big success was presented by this class. The cast was well chosen and well adapted to their roles. The following spring, the Junior-Senior Reception was given by this class at the Community Building. It was a charming affair, with the community building decorated like a Dutch garden with windmills in all four corners and huge tulips on the walls. During the past year, now that the class of ’37 has reached the status of stars, they have been under the leadership of Ralph Higman (Pres.), Bob Baumgartner (Vice-Pres.), Sarah Fair (Treas.), Dorothea Neuhauser (Sec’y), and Sherman Kumpf (Athletic Board). For winning the Comet race for three successive semesters, the class was presented with a silver trophy. A short story contest sponsored by the Psi Iota Xi sorority was won by Betty Harsh (first prize), Sarah Fair (second prize), and Bonnie Baker (third prize). In the spring the class was entertained at a lovely reception given by the understudies (Juniors). On May 21, this group of talented stars retired from the stage of B. H. S. to go on to face a higher stage of the world. Page Sixteen

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Stars GERALD HELLER (Masculine) “I might be better if I would, but it’s awful lone¬ some being good.” Hi-Y 2, 3, 4. . . . Football 4. . . . Basket ball 4. ROGER HIGGINS (Loquacious) “His ready speech flow’d fair and free In phrase of gentlest courtesy.” Athletic board 1. . . . “Girl Shy” 3. . . . “Whole Town’s Talking” 4. . . . Intramural basket ball 4. . . . Retro¬ spect Staff 4. ELIZABETH CAMPBELL (Sociable) “Her friends who knew her well, The sweetness of her heart could tell.” Decatur 1st year. . . . G. R. 2, 3, 4. . . . Yell Leader 4. . . . Retrospect Staff 4. MARJORIE MARY DOTTERER (Jolly) “A jolly lass chuck full of fun She’s always nice to everyone.” Glee 1. . . . Retrospect Staff 4. . . . Bookkeeping Contest 3. RALPH HIGMAN (Good-natured) “For he’s a jolly good fellow” Hi-Y 2, 3, 4. . . . Fresh., Jr., and Sr. Pres. . . . Hi-Y Sergeant-at-arms 4. . . . Retrospect Staff 4. . . . Football 3, 4. . . . Basket ball Mgr. 4. . . . “Girl Shy” 3. . . . Whole Town’s Talking” 4. EMMETT HUPP (Independent) “When joy and duty clash, Let duty go to smash.” Commercial Dept. ANNA MARIE ELICK (Industrious) “A pleasing countenance is a silent recom¬ mendation.” Home Economics. . . . 4-H Club. . . . Glee 3. SARAH CATHERINE FAIR (Popular) “Happy, courteous, zealous, and a leader.” Glee 1, 3, 4. . . . Squabblers 3. . . . G. R. 2, 3, 4. . . . Honor Society 3, 4. . . . Soph. Pres. . . . Sr. Treas. . . . G. R. Candy Chr. 2. . . . Glee V. Pres. 4. . . . “Whole Town’s Talking” 4. . . . Girl’s Recreation 4. . . . Retro¬ spect Staff 4. VIRGIL JACOBS (Happy) “As innocent as a new-laid egg.” 4-H Club. . . . Intramural Basket ball 4. EUGENE KAIN (Noisy) “A comrade blithe and full of glee, Who dares to laugh out loud and free.” Hi-Y 2, 3, 4. . . . Retrospect Staff 4. . . . Soph. V. Pres. . . . Football 3, 4 Baseball 2, 3, 4. . . . Basket ball 4. . . . Intramural Basket ball 2. VIVIAN GOODWIN (Jovial) “She always has her lessons well, A classmate whom we’re proud to tell.” Comet Staff 4. . . . Glee 2, 3. . . . Retrospect Staff 4. . . . Girl’s Recreation 4. . . . Shorthand Contest 3, 4. HELEN HAMJE (Candid) “An open hearted maiden true and pure.” Comet Staff 4. . . . Girl’s Recreation. . . . Academic Dep’t. GEORGE KRILL (Easy Going) “He leadeth a merry life.” Hi-Y 2, 3. . . . Vocational Industrial. Page Eighteen