Bluffton High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Bluffton, IN)

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Mr. Blair seems to be getting his agriculture boys ready for spring plowing . . . Spring is here! “Temp” dons a whistle instead of a coat . . . Mr. Willey relaxes after scanning the blue prints . . . Are they learning, Miss Powers? . . . Music and art, together, plan the operetta . . . Don’t work too hard, Ernestine . . . From the looks of Mr. Ratliff’s frown, it isn’t an easy job to grade papers . . . What are you making, Bess? It surely smells good . . . Safety teachers but one would never know it from the way they hug the middle line . . . Not our home economics teacher, just Miss Monger coming from class play practice . . . How’s their posture, Millie? . . . What’s the verdict, Judge Bennett? . . . Why all the frowns, Parks? . . . Miss Shively, are you going some place or just traveling? ... Is anyone absent, Mrs. Ratliff? . . . Well, hello Joe, what’da’ya know? . . . This “pu- ella pulchra” happens to be Miss Karns . . . From the looks of Kate, one would think there was no school today . . . Weather Prophet McNown must think it’s going to rain, by the looks of his hat . . Mary doesn’t have pets, but every teacher welcomes a pupil with an apple occasionally. 14

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Jessie Mae Weist, See’y; Bill Fritz, Pres.; Jessie Reiff, Athletic Coun¬ cil; Bernard Roush, Vice-Pres¬ ident; Justine Liechty, Treasurer. OUR STARS We, the class of ’40, have attained the ever-desired place in our lives as “dignified” seniors, but before reaching this place we have had to put forth much effort and enthusiasm in the previous years. As the so-called “green freshies,” we entered P. A. Allen High School. Dick Bender was chosen as president; Joe Poff, vice president; Mary Tonner, secretary; Nina Jane Eversole, treasurer; and Jesse Reiff, representative on the Athletic Council. During this year our party was held at the Central gym. The entertainment was furnished by the gifted members of the class. We might have been “green,” but we surely had a swell party! By September 7, of the following year most of the “green” had worn away. We were now looked upon by the upperclassmen as “soft” sophomores. The officers of the class this year were Everett Faulkner, president; Bill Fritz, vice-president; Mary Tonner, secretary; Rosy Rector, treasurer; and Jesse Reiff, representative on the Athletic Council. This was a very successful year for the “softies.” Things were started off with a bang! A class party was held October 26 at the Boy Scout Cabin—and what great fun everyone had, going to and from the party on the chartered school bus. Later in this same year we began to feel the need of a financial backing; hence, it w ' as decided to sponsor the moving picture, “Navy, Blue, and Gold.” A total of $46.20 was cleared from this movie. Mary Tonner brought our class into prominence by competing in the State Geometry contest. Pushing on, we entered school again in the fall of the year. Juniors. We were no longer underclassmen—and did we love it! As president of the class, we chose Bernard Roush. To aid him through a most active year were Fred Shumm, vice-president; Mary Tonner, secretary; Mary Frances Rose, treasurer; and Jesse Reiff, representative on the Athletic Council. It was December 22 of this year that we received our class rings—an honor long waited for by all underclassmen. Again we came out with flying colors with our class play, “Lena Rivers,” pre¬ sented at the Community Building. Jessie Mae Weist placed second in a shorthand contest con¬ ducted by Ball State Teachers College and Mary Neusbaum won honorable mention in a state voice contest held at Indiana University. Our Junior year was then brought to a close with the Junior-Senior Reception which we gave in honor of the seniors—it was really “tops.” After three eventful years, we become the seniors of 1940. Our officers through our last year were Bill Fritz, president; Bernard Roush, vice-president; Justine Liechty, secretary; Jessie Mae Weist, treasurer; and Jessie Reiff, senior representative on the Athletic Council. Our senior play, “Spring Fever,” was full of tense moments and kept the audience in an up-roar. Many other activities, such as the high school dances and editing of the Retrospect, were carried on during this time. On May 12, we were honored at a lovely reception given by the juniors. It was May 24—-it was good-bye to those “good old days in school”—we were graduates of the P. A. Allen High School. As graduates of B. H. S., we want to express our gratitude to our conscientious and persever¬ ing sponsors, Miss Sale, Miss Shafer, and Mr. Larmore, and to our other teachers for the guidance we have received from them. 16