Bluffton High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Bluffton, IN)

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Above — Mortimer Frothingham (Earl Harford) Purity Dean (Beverly Slawson) Leander Longfellow (Forrest Moore). Upper right — Jed Lunn (Horace Knox) Letty Barber (Pat Davison) Faith Hogue (Rosemary Lucas). Lower right — Nellie Morris (Alice Ann Arnold) Jonathan Logan (Raymond Rei- neck) Mortimer Frothingham (Earl Har- ford). Mortimer Frothingham did all he could to win the affection of Purity Dean, but he found he had lost the upper hand when Leander appeared on the scene. Faith Hogue and Letty Barber arrived at the home of the Logans in the search of Faith ' s baby. Letty recognized Jed Lunn as the one who took the child and immedi ately made it known. As the final touch Nellie Morris arrived claiming to be the wife of the villain. Leander made quick riddance of Frothingham and won the love of Purity Dean. Twenty-seven

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Upper left — Mrs. Logan (Joan Farrell) Mr. Jonathan Logan (Raymond Reineck). At left— E. Z. Pickens (Paul Baumgart- ner) Alison Hewlitt (Connie Clowser) Mrs. Hewlitt (Betty Schocke). Above — Imogene Pickens (Suzy Ulmer) Leander Longfellow (Forrest Moore) E. Z. Pickens (Paul Baumgartner) Purity Dean (Beverly Slawson) Alison Hewlitt (Connie Clowser) Jonathan Logan (Ray- mond Reineck) Mrs. Logan (Joan Far- rell). Senior Class Pure As the Mrs. Logan was the typical nagging wife as she ordered her husband to go do the dishes, causing many a laugh by their bickering back and forth. What a shock it was for Purity to find a baby in Mr. and Mrs. Logan ' s barn. Purity begged Mrs. Logan for sym- pathy for the little foundling while Imogene Pickens did all she could to discourage t he idea. E. Z. Pickens and Alison Hewlitt nearly caused the latter ' s mother to have hysteria when she found her daughter in love with none other than Pickens, the son of a pickle dealer. Twenty-six

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Juniors Love to Act 16 in August (1) Gusty Goodrich (Harriett Brown on the stepladder) is compelled to stay put in her own home all summer for wrecking the new car of her father. Dr. Goodrich (Dick Brickley, right). Arthur Peterson (Dick Swisher, seated), her side-kick, uses his psychological talents to persuade Dr. Goodrich that Gusty should be allowed to attend her cher- ished camp for the summer. But Dr. Goodrich only piles more housework on Gusty. (2) Duke Weatherby (Chad Caylor, left) the glamor pants of Gusty ' s gang, be- comes very much interested in Miss James (Ann Speheger, right). Dr. Good- rich ' s efficient office nurse, while Cyn- thia Thornton (Romanel Reid, seated), who has an eye on Duke herself, at- tempts to look amused. Olga Dean (Pat Smith, standing right, in black) comes to consult Dr. Goodrich about her para- lyzed sister-in-law. who is the age of Gusty. (3) Effie McCann (Ann Schlotzhauer, left) and Lil Stone (Eleanor Shafer, right), youthful friends of Gusty, do the hated housework for their idol in exchange for tennis lessons. Carol Dean (Betty Neusbaum, in white) proves a problem to Gusty when Dr. Goodrich puts her in Gusty ' s care for the summer. But Asia May (Esther Heiniger, in maid ' s costume), the Goodrich ' s devoted maid, reads Carol ' s palm, saying. I see you out of your wheelchair — gittin ' around real spry. (4) The outcome of it all is a party planned by Arthur and Mrs. Goodrich (Anna Louise McAfee, center, dancing with Dr. Goodrich). Joan McBride. and Bill Mailers (seated left) and Betty Mertz (standing left) are guests at the party. During the evening Carol persuades Gusty to take her father ' s car to get her lucky ring. On the return trip they are forced off the road, and Carol, forgetting her invalidism, goes for help. Duke sees Carol in a new light and thinks she is swell ! Gusty admits to Arthur that she ' s known ever since she was twelve she would marry him some- day. Twenty-eight