Bluffton High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Bluffton, IN)

Text from Pages 1 - 72 of the 1943 volume:

' . -0 ' J OUNTY PUBLIC LI li 111 [t If i I IT ' ' M -X 3 1833 03585 7785 X Go 977. ?02 B64ret 1 943 Retrospect Editor-in-Chief— Richard A. Brickley Associate Editor — Eleanor M. Shafer Business Manager — William L. Cline PUBLISHED BY— THE SENIOR CLASS OF 1943 ALLEN HIGH SCHOOL BLUFFTON, INDIANA « c ope ed to us io T - °° « ' « « lose on - e fl.-sl   = ; , „„« ey do oi t V and good tira ° thliard work ana « Page Three Mr. L. R. Willey, our superintendent, with his sympathetic and understanding ways in- spires the students of Bluff ton High School. Page Four Mr. S. M. Woodruff, our principal, has helped us discover our talents and has en- coiu ' aged us to continue our education. Page Five BOARD OF EDUCATION .f We students perhaps do not realize the work that the Board of Education does to see that our school runs smooth- ly and efficiently. The members of our present board have been anxious to adopt improve- ments which will bring the standard of our school up to the needs of modern ed- ucation. These three men have been particularly successful in procuring the finances necessary to secure the latest equipment and best possible teaching force. 1 Hr 1 Top to Bottom: Dr. H. D- Brickley, Treasurer John H. Gallman, President R. N. Fitzpatrick, Secretary Page Six Top row — left to right: Robert N. Bennett — Commerce and Band . . . Martha Cross — Librarian . . . Hubert DuBois — Mathematics and Athletics • . . Olive M. Grimsley— Glee Club . . . Carol Harvey — Secretary to Mr. Willey. The teachers join the witches and gob- lins on Hallowe ' en in a game of Bingo. Bottom row — left to right: Erma Hewitt — Health-Education and English . . . Blanche Karns — Foreign Lan- guage and Engli.sh . . . Joseph F. Larmore — Industrial Arts, Related Science, Mathe- matics, and Athletics . . . Edwin R. Mc- Nown — English and Speech . . . Frederick F. Park — Mathematics, Physics, Aeronau- tics, and Athletics. Marcia McNown isn ' t on the faculty, but she enjoyed the Christmas Party. Page Eight Top row — left to right: Margaret Powers — English, Foreign Lan- guage, and Typewriting . . . W. C. Ratliff — Biologj ' and Chemistry . . . Welthy S. Ratliff — Social Science . . . Phebe Rogers — Secretary to Mr. Woodruff . . . Bessie K. Sale — Home Economics and Biology. Mr. Willey is explaining our new pro- gram to Mrs. Ratlift ' and Miss Powers. Bottom row — left to right: Mary Shafer — Shorthand and Typewriting . . . Marie Swisher — Art . . . L. E. Templin — Industrial Arts, Health-Education, and Athletics . . . Lloyd A. Ulmer — Social Science and Safety . . . Ralph Wentz — Agriculture, Mathematics, and Science. The Senior sponsors take time out during the reception — cute date Miss Sale has on her lap. Page Nine SCHOOL Lively round-table discussions and thorough reading of the Read- er ' s Digest supple,mented the study of Shakespeare ' s Macbeth in our Junior English classes this year. Students find the library a valuable asset, not only for those welcomed study periods, but also for much-needed reference material. Physics reveals the facts, laws, and principles of the many phe- nomena which surround us. Chem- istry and biology, sciences just as important as physics, deal with the elements and with life- Typewriting and shorthand are musts for those planning to enter the business world. They are also helpful and practical as time savers for the academic students. Page Ten SCENES Last fall the boys taking agricul- ture toured a tomato-buying sta- tion, a pickle plant, and several hybrid seed-corn houses. They par- ticipated in vegetable judging at Purdue University and Albion, In- diana. This spring they judged dairy cows and pigs. Our industrial arts program offers three semesters in each of the following units: shop sketching, wood-work, general metal work, electricity, pattern-making, mill-work, print- ing, and drafting. We learn from our study of U. S. history, economics, and civics how to solve some of the problems of life and government in present day democracy. How to obtain health and vital- ity are learned in a class in nu- trition, a special course started as a civilian defense project of the home economics department. Twenty- three girls completed the twelve- week course and received Red Cross certificates. Page Eleven SCHOOL SCENES In home nursing we acquire a practical knowledge of home and personal hygiene, the principles of sanitation, and the first steps in nursing. This class was added to the regular health-education course as another contribution to our war effort. A Spanish class was organized the second six-weeks period for those students who had some Latin and wished to study a romance language. Patriotic and historical dolls and war posters were special projects of the art class this year. The course in blueprint reading, which began the second six weeks, was planned to teach the language of designers and draftsmen. Work- men and mechanics, to be efficient, must be able to read the prints as readily as they read a book. Page Twelve Front seat: ° ck S charlach— president; Marilyn Masterson— secretary; Bill Kunkel— vice- Back seat: Esther Heiniger— treasurer; Paul White— athletic council. CLASS OF 1943 Do you remember how much fun we had our Freshman year, how the gals wore bright green sweaters, and how the guys dashed around in those loud green and black plaid cords? We even surprised ourselves when we made $41.10 on our Easter bake sale and won Joe ' s $25.00, a performance which we carried out for the three years of the contest. Who could forget those wonderful parties we dreamed-up ? As Sophomores we were really in the headlines when Cline, Dresser, and Kunkel were put on the varsity basketball team, when G. Grove played on the football team, when Bnckley and Heiniger went to the State Geometry contest, when White won the County Latin contest in Division II, and when D. Jackson, J. Moon, M. Foster, M. Anderson, H. Brown, and G. Swisher were on the Comet staff. In October of our Junior year we selected our class rings, which made grand Christ- mas presents. In March we presented Sixteen in August , our first attempt at dra- matics. Just ask those who saw it and they ' ll tell you it was a success! Brickley, Cline, Heiniger, Kunkel, Masterson, and Shafer were taken into the National Honor Society in April. In May we did a little transforming and moved the gym to South America for the Junior-Senior Reception. We placed the most intriguing monkeys in the student- made palm trees! At the end of the year the major staff of the Retrospect was an- nounced. (Continued on Page 24) Page Fourteen EARL ANDERSON . . . General Course . . Hi-Y . . . Intramural. MARCENE ANDERSON . . . Academic Course . . . Girl Reserve . . Speech Club . . . Comet . . . Glee Club . . . G. A. A. . . . Victory Corps . . . Mince Pie and Pickles. BOB ANDERSON . . . Academic Course . . . Hi-Y . . . Intramural . . . Band Award. MONA JEAN BALLER . . . Commercial Course. JOAN BIBERSTINE . . . Academic Course . . . Girl Reserve . . . Band Award . . . 4-H Award . . Victory Corps . . . Brother Goose. ROSELLA BIDDLE . General Course. BILL BOOHER Intramural. General Course Hi-Y DICK BRICKLEY . . . Academic Course . . . Class President . . . National Honor Society .... Quill and Scroll . . . Bob Hannie Me- morial . . . Mathematics Award . . . Retro- spect Editor-in-Chief . . . Varsity Football . . . Sixteen in August . . . Mince Pie and Pickles. BERTHA JEAN BROWN Commercial Course. HARRIETT BROWN . . . Academic Course . . . Girl Reserve . . . Quill and Scroll . . . Comet Art Club . . . Latin Award . . . National Honor Society . . . Retrospect Literary Editor . . . Sixteen in August. Page Fifteen VERNON BROWN 4-H Award. Agricultural Course ED BUCKNER . . . Academic Course . . . Hi-Y . . . Football and Basketball Numerals . . . Var- sity Track . . . Intramural . . . Retrospect Sports Editor . . . Mince Pie and Pickles. JERRY LOU BUCKNER . . . Academic Course . . . Glee Club President and Vice-President . . . Girl Reserve Vice-President . . . Glee Award . . . National Honor Society . . . Retrospect Literary Editor . . . Victory Corps .... Mince Pie and Pickles. BOB CAPTAIN . . , Industrial Arts Course . . . Hi-Y . . . Comet . . . Band Award ... 4-H Award . . . Intramural. FAITH CARNES . . . Retrospect Typist. Commercial Course PAT CAYLOR . . . Academic Course . . . Girl Reserve . . . Band Award . . . Brother Goose. BILL CLINE . . . Academic Course . . . Class Treasurer . . . Hi-Y . . . National Honor So- ciety . . . Varsity Basketball Captain . . . Quill and Scroll . . . Retrospect Business Manager. KAY CONNER . . . Vocational Industrial Course . . . Varsity Baseball . . . Intramural. MARCEILLE CURRY . . . Girl Reserve . Pie and Pickles. . Commercial Course Glee Club . . . Mince BETTY DEAM . . . Academic Course . . . Girl Reserve . . . Speech Club . . . Comet . . . Glee Award . . . G. A. A. . . . Victory Corps . . . Mince Pie and Pickles, Page Sixteen RUTH DE RUYSCHKR . . . Commercial Course. JIM DRESSER . . . Vocational Industrial Course .... Varsity Basketball. ROSE ELLA FAIR . . . Academic Course . . . Girl Reserve . . . G. A. A. . . . Glee Award . . . National Honor Society . . . Retrospect Circu- lation Manager . . . Victory Corps . . . Dress Rehearsal . . . Mince Pie and Pickles. MARIAN FOSTER . . , Commercial Course . . . Girl Reserve . . . Comet . . . Glee Club . . . Mince Pie and Pickles . . . Brother Goose. JIM FRANCIS . . . General Course . . . Class Vice-President . . . Band . . . Intramural . . . Varsity Football. DICK GARRETT . . . Academic Course . . . Hi-Y . . . Speech Award . . . Basketball Manager . . . Intramural . . . Varsity Football. GLENN GOSHORN . . . Entered as a Junior from Clay City, Indiana . . . Academic Course . . . Hi-Y Treasurer . . . Victory Corps . . . Brother Goose. KENNY GRANDLIENARD . . , Agricultural Course . . . Class Treasurer . . . Hi-Y Treasurer . . . Victory Corps. BOB GREEN . . , General Course . . . Hi-Y . . . Band Award . . . Intramural . . . Victory Corps. BILL GROVE . . . General Course . . . Hi-Y Varsity Football . . . Intramural. Page Seventeen GENE GROVE . . . General Course . . . Varsity Football and Baseball . . . Intramural . . . Basketball Reserves. BILL HAMILTON . . . Academic Course . . . Hi-Y. DOROTHY HAMJE Commercial Course. PHIL HARVEY . . . General Course . . . Hi-Y . . . Intramural . . . Yours Truly Willie . . . Mince Pie and Piciiles . . . Brother Goose. ESTHER HEINIGER . . . Academic Course . . . Class Treasurer and Secretary . . . Girl Re- serve Secretary . . . National Honor Society . . . Mathematics Award . . . Glee Award . . . Victory Corps . . . Sixteen in August . . . Mince Pie and Pickles. DON HELLER . . . General Course . . . Hi-Y . . Band . . . Intramural. FRANCIS HOLMES Course. Vocational Industrial DORINE HOWARD . . . Entered as a Junior from Pendleton, Indiana . . . General Course . . . Victory Corps. MARGARET ANN HUNT . . . Commercial Course. EVELYN KEAN . . . Commercial Course. Page Eighteen BOB KERSHNER . ball Manager . General Course . . . Foot- Intramural. BILL KUNKEL . . . Academic Course . . . Class Vice-President . . . National Honor Society . . . Varsity Basketball, Football, Track, and Baseball. MAXINE LANTZ . . . Commercial Course Girl Reserve . . . Glee Club ... G. A. A. BILL LAUTZENHEISER . . . Vocational Indus- trial Course . . . Hi-Y . . . Victory Corps. JOSEPHINE LIECHTY . . . Commercial Course . . . Girl Reserve . . . Glee Club. DOT LOUDEN . . . Academic Course . . . Girl Reserve . . . Speech Club . . . Comet . . . Glee Club . . . Retrospect Feature Editor . . . Mince Pie and Pickles. ' ' BILL MALLERS . . . General Course . . . Athletic Council . . . Hi-Y . . . Band Award . . . Intra- mural . . . ' Mince Pie and Pickles . . . Brother Goose. ELLEN MARKLEY . . . General Course . . . Girl Reserve . . . Glee Club . . . Ai ' t Club . . . G. A. A. . . . Mince Pie and Pickles. MARILYN MASTERSON . . . Academic Course . . . Class Secretary . . . Girl Reserve President . . . National Honor Society . . . Glee Club . . . Psi Iota Xi Ring . . . Victory Corps . . . Mince Pie and Pickles . . . Brother Goose. ARETTA MENDENHALL . . . Commercial Course. Page Nineteen BETTY MERTZ . . . Commercial Course . . . Glee Award . . . Brother Goose. HAROLD MEYER . Albion Contest Agricultural Course . Purdue Contest. CAROL MILLER Glee Club. Commercial Course JACK MOON . . . Academic Course . . . Hi-Y Comet . . . Art Club . . . Victory Corps. WANDA RIOSER . . . Commercial Course . Glee Award . . . Mince Pie and Pickles. ' ' CLAUDE MOSSBURG Course. Vocational Industrial RUTH MOSSBURG . . . Commercial Course . . . Glee Club . . . Girl Reserve ... G. A. A. JOYCE MOUNSEY . . . Academic Course . . . Girl Reserve . . . Glee Award . . . National Honor Society . . . Victory Corps . . . Mince Pie and Pickles . . . Brother Goose. BILL MURRAY . . . General Course . . . Hi-Y Secretary . . . Band Award. ANNA LOUISE McAFEE . . . Academic Course . . Gi rl Reserve . . . Latin Award . . . Glee Award . . . National Honor Society . . . Retrospect Literary Editor . . . Victory Corps . . . Mince Pie and Pickles . . . Sixteen in August. Page Twenty JOAN McBRIDE . . . Academic Course . . . Girl Reserve . . . Speech Award . . . Comet . . . Glee Club . . . Victory Corps . . . Brother Goose. ROGER NEFF . . . Industrial Arts Course . . . Hi-Y Sergeant-at-Arms . . . Varsity Football and Baseball . . . Intramural . . . Victory Corps. BETTY NEUSBAUM . . . Academic Course . . . Glee Club Vice-President . . . Girl Reserve . . . Speech Club . . . Band . . . Glee Award . . . National Honor Society . . . Retrospect Feature Editor . . . Victory Corps . . Dress Rehearsal . . . Yours Truly Willie . . . Sixteen in August . . . Mince Pie and Pickles. ERMA PACE Typist. General Course Retrospect MARIE PATE Club. General Course . Speech JOHN PEASE . . . Entered as a Senior from Lancaster Center . . . General Course. MARY ANN PRICE . . . General Course . . . Girl Reserve Candy Chairman . . . Glee Award . . . G. A. A. . . . Retrospect Feature Editor . . . Victory Corps . . . Mince Pie and Pickles ROMANEL REID . . . General Course . . . Class Secretary . . . Girl Reserve . . . Glee Club . . . National Honor Society . . . Sixteen in August . . . Mince Pie and Pickles . . . Victory Corps. FRANCES REIDLINGER , . . Academic Course . . . Girl Reserve . . . G. A. A. . . . Glee Club . . . Retrospect Calendar Editor . . . Victory Corps . . . Mince Pie and Pickles. BOB REIFF . . . Academic Course . . . Hi-Y . . . Varsity Football and Baseball . . . Basketball Reserves . . . Intramural. Page Twenty-one BOB ROBINSON . . . General Course . . . Hi-Y . . . Student Electrician. BONNIE ROOF . Girl Reserve . . Commercial Course . Glee Award. CLIFFORD RUSH Course. Vocational Industrial DICK SCHARLACH . . . General Course . . . Class President . . . Class Treasurer . . . Hi-Y President . . . National Honor Society . . . Victory Corps . . . Yours Truly Willie. JUAT; SCHLAGENHAUF . . . General Course . . . Girl Reserve . . . Band Award . . . 4-H Awards. ANN SCHLOTZHAUER . . . Commercial Course . Girl Reserve . . . Glee Award . . . Dress Rehearsal . . . Sixteen in August . . . Mince Pie and Pickles. BUD SCHMOLL . . . General Course . . . Hi-Y . Varsity Football. Basketball, and Track . ' . . Intramural . . . Yours Truly Willie. JOHN SEABOLD . . . . Intramural. General Course Hi-Y ELEANOR SHAFER . . . Academic Course . . . Girl P tserve . . . National Honor Society . . . Glee Club . . . G. A. A. . . . Retrospect As- sociate Editor . . . Quill and Scroll . . . Victory Corps . . . Sixteen in August . . . Mince Pie and Pickles. BILL SHELLEY . . . General Course . . . Hi-Y . . . Varsity Baseball and Basketball . . . Varsity Football Captain . . . Intramural . . . Victory Corps. Page Twenty-two PAT SMITH . . . Academic Course . . . Glee Club Treasurer . . . Speech Club . . . Girl Reserve Treasurer . . . Comet . . . Glee Award . . . G. A. A. . . . National Honor Society . . . Victory Corps . . . Dress Rehearsal . . . Sixteen in August. PHYLLIS ANN SPAKE . . . Girl Reserve . . . . . G. A. A. . . . Victory Corps. . . Commercial Course . Band . . . Art Award Retrospect Typist . . . ANN SPEHEGER . . . General Course . . . Girl Reserve . . . Glee Club . . . G. A. A. . . . Retrospect Calendar Editor . , . Victory Corps .... Mince Pie and Pickles . . . Sixteen in August . . . Brother Goose. BETTY STUDEBAKER . Course . . . 4-H Club. . Home Economics DICK SWISHER . . . General Course . . . Hi-Y Vice-President . . . Intramural . . . Varsity Baseball . . . Victory Corps . . . Sixteen in August GLORIA SWISHER . , . General Course . . . Girl Reserve . . . Comet . . . Glee Club . . . Art Club . . . G. A. A. . . . Retrospect Art Editor . . . Speech Club. MARY THORNBURG . . . General Course . . . Girl Reserve . . . Glee Award . . . Victory Corps. HOWARD ULLMAN . . . General Course . . . Hi-Y . . . Intramural . . . Retrospect Sports Editor . . . Varsity Football. MARY FRANCES VANNATTA . . . Entered as a Junior from New Castle. Indiana . . . General Course . . . Girl Reserve . . . Art Club. ROSE ANN WAHMAN . . . Academic Course . . . Girl Reserve . . . Glee Club . . . G. A. A. . . . Latin Award . . . Victory Corps . . . Mince Pie and Pickles. Page Twenty-three s. T %. KENNETH WALTER . . . Vocational Industrial Course . . . Victory Corps. PAUL WHITE . . . Academic Course . . . Athletic Council . . . Hi-Y . . . Latin Award . . . 4-H Award . . . Intramural . . . Retrospect Assistant Business Manager. JUNIOR WHITMAN Speech Club . . . , . . General Course Band . . . Art Club. JOAN WITZEMAN . . . Commercial Course . . . Girl Reserve . . . Glee Award . . . Retrospect Typist . . . Mince Pie and Pickles. ' ' ' ' CLASS OF 1943 (Continued from Page 14) It isn ' t so hard to look back on the happenings of our Senior year. Didn ' t we have fun at the dances? Well, Git It could be voted the most popular record of the year. The class play, Brother Goose, was a complete sell-out, a super-production. Who will ever be able to forget Harvey behind that sewing machine? It was also very elevat- ing at last to have seats on the front row at the basketball games. What a thrill to win the sectional tourney, but such a let-down to lose the regional! In January the fellows started leaving for colleges or for the armed forces. It was a pretty tough pill to swallow — seeing our fellows zooming off before we wore those caps and gowns together. But we made the best of it and carried on. February brought an addition of ten Seniors to the National Honor Society: Harriett Brown, Jerry Buckner, Rosie Fair, Kenny Grandlienard, Joyce Mounsey, Anna Louise McAfee, Betty Neusbaum, Romanel Reid, Dick Scharlach, and Pat Smith. About the middle of March we began counting the weeks until we should leave for the last time. We worked on the Retrospect, planned our Kid Day, and worried about how we ' d look under those dignified mortar boards. It ended as we wanted it; we h ave had a perfect four years of high school. Now we ' ll go on, not as a class, but as a new generation — anxious to help straighten out this world of ours- Page Twenty-four Left to Right:— Now you tell us all about that thing, Tony! . . . s. o. s.: s. o. s.: . . . That ' s Smith all tied- up ' . Juke Box Fri- day Night . . . The Short- Haired Brotherhood check on Senior ballot casters . . . — Right in der Fiihrer ' s Face . . . Senior girls crunch crackers . . . Fair and Moon must think they ' d look well on slabs . . . 3:25 Seabold takes his heart medicine . . . What ' s new on the famed Toro Board? . . . F. F. ' s private rationing board . . . Cut-up Kunkel, he was known — as! . . . Cafe Cabana, May 15. 1942 . . . The femme fatale is Dick Swisher . . . Senor Har- vey y Tangerine Mailers . . . Cologna Lautzen- heiser and that Carmen ' Swisher, again. Page T venty-five CLASS JUNIOR CLASS OFFICERS — Don Scharlach — president; Austin Watrous — vice-president: Francile Worthman — secretary; Bobbie Brown — treasurer; Rex Scott — atliletic council. Charleen Arnold, Thelma Bailey, Gale Bailer, Doris Biberstine. John Books, Barbara Brown, Harold Buroker, Bertha Cobbum, Rex Coffield. Betty Conner, Paul Dotterer, Elizabeth Dunwiddie, Merlin Dunwiddie, Lois Elzey. Glen Falk. Alberta Fate. Bill Gearhart, Wanda Goshorn, Worden Green. Richard Grove, Mary Lou Hamilton, Jim Harnish. Max Harris, Jim Higgins. Howard Hill. Duane Holmes, Paul Huff- man, Harold Ivins, Don Jacobs. mm ' ;- mk (r f f Barbara Johnson, Mildred Johnson, Wil- ma Kiefer, Evelyn Knox, Doris Kyle. Page Twenty-six OF 1944 Norma Lehman, Marjorie Mailer, Gloria Mangus. J. Howard Markley, Dorothy Meyer. Justine Meyer, Dick Miller, Mary Mitchell, Charles Mossburg, Dick Mc- Clain. Bob McFarren, Mildred Nickel, Leon Oliver, Mary K. Randol, Dale Reineck. Esther Ripple, Don Scharlach, Leon Schlotzhauer. Rex Scott, Doris Sheets. Betty Shelley, Robert Shepard, Jane Shields, Harriet Simmons, Jocelyn Sli- ger. U h dP i ' mmk . Wanda Sliger. Dean Sloderbeck, Jean Sloderbeck. Bob Stout. Bill Strain. Patricia Strain, Janet Swaim. Wayne Sturgeon, Sidney Trivus, Delia Tschannen. Betty Van Skyock. Donna Vaughn, Joe Wahman, Eileen Walter, Dick Wasson. Austin Watrous, Dott Webber. Norma Jean Williams, Forrest Woodward, Joan Worman. Francile Worthman, Chad Yates, Betty Yocum, Ervin Zink, Jim Zoll. Page Twenty-seven CLASS SOPHOMORE CL. SS OFFICERS — Wanda Blair — treasurer; Dick McEl- derry — vice-president: Harry Brickley — president; Lela Minger — secretary. Charles Ault. Bob Baker, Bob Barnes, Bill Barton, Martin Bauman, Garl Baumgartner. Mabel Baumgartner, Margaret Bay, Wanda Blair, Jack Bouse, Forace Brewer. Harry Brickley, Marvin Brown, Melva Brown, Beverly Buckner, Judy Buckner. Tom Byrd, Iverne Carnes, Gene Clanin, Mar- garet Ann Cobbum, Elaine Culver. George Davis, Frances Davis, Betty Davison, Jim Edington, Jack Edris. Midge Ellison, Don Freeman, Joan Fritz, Su- zanne Garrett, Jim Gaunt. Jack Gilliom, Pat Grove, Claude Harvey, Mar- jorie Hill. Anna Lee Hook. Page Twenty-eight OF 1945 Barbara Huffman. Jim Inskeep, Wanda Kiefer, George King, Kay Kleinknight. Betty Langel, George Lautzenheiser, Jane Maddux, Bob Magley, Maxine Mertz. Wanda Mertz, Gene Miller, Lela Ming- er, Dorothy Moser, Kenny Moser. Dick McElderry. LaVonna Oliver, Bob Ormsby, Mildred Pace, Dale Penning- ton. Patt Price, Charles Reber. Claire Red- ding, Barbara Roof, Avis Ross. sse ' i f TS m Don Sands. Bob Schaefer. Alberta Schenkel, Rene Schmoll, Alice Shepard. Dot Simmons. Bob Skilos. Peggy Slane, Bob Smith. Lillian Steffen. Bob Stewart. Norma Stout, Paul Sutton, Doris Swaim, Junior Swartz. Mm Jean Terhune. Doris Tonner, Max Ulmer, Joan Unger. Edna Walters. Bob Welsh. Raymond Witzeman. Roland Wolf- cale, Dick Worster, Martha Worster. Page Twenty-nine CLASS ' iiM4d Romola Cooper. Bob Covault, Pat Crum, Bob DeArmond, Barbara Downs, Pat Duff. Marceile Elzey. Bill Fate, Lorene Fos- naugh, Phyllis Foster, Mary Lou Fuller, Dick Garr. Nelson Garringer. Doris Gearhart, Jim Gilliom, Martin Goshorn, Joe Grandlie- nard, Mary Ann Grove. Max Grove, Betty Grover, Evelyn Haflich, Alyce Ann Hedges, Bob Hedges, Kenny Helms, Pat Holmes. Claudine Hook, Bonnie Howard, Edson Ivins, Phyllis Johnson, Leroy Kindle- sparger, Jerry King, Louise King. FRESHMAN CLASS OFFICERS — Gloria Markley — treasurer; Don Sliger — athletic council; Ted Biberstine — president; Jean Spade — secretary; Joe Grandlienard — vice-president. Oscar Andrews, Charles Armstrong, Doris Athey. Betty Bailey, Bill Bales, Bonnie Bailer. Jakie Bailer, Marjorie Baumgartner, John Buckler. Carolyn Bennett, Gene Betts, Ted Bib- erstine, Paul Books, Ines Brewer, Dor- othy Brown. Pat Carpenter, Connie Caylor, Bill Christman, Joan Christman, Eugene Clifton, Betty Coffield. Page Thirty OF 1946 Betty Kreig, Tom Krill, Wayne Kurn- mer. Bud Kyle, Jim Lakey, Rosie Lautzenheiser. Jackie Littlefield, Dale Mailer, Gloria Markley, Judy Markley, Bill Master- son, Bill Meeks. Kenneth Meeks, Kenny Meyer, Pauline Mever, Wilma Meyer, Doyle Miller, Pat Mitchell. Jean Moore, Joyce Moser, Carolyn Motz, Wayne Mowery, Carolyn Murry, Max Mygrant, Norman McFarren. Jo Ann McNown, Joan Nash, Phyllis Neff, Charles Neuenschwander, Wen- dell Oman, Max Osborn, Betty Lou Pate. Charles Peek, Herschell Penrod, Dick Poff, Junior Ratliff, Shirley Rowe. Jim Sands. Marjorie Schaffter, Evelyn Schell, Maxine Shively, Naomi Simerman, Don Sliger, Marilvn Sliger. Norman Smith, Carolyn Souder, Jean Spade, Vaughn Sprunger, Wava Steffen, Willis Steflon, Betty Stout. Janet Swisher, Mary Tonner, Paul Ten- ner, Crystal Tuttle, Bob Vardaman. Berniece Walter, Huston Watters. Wanda Wiggins, Ruth Ann Wilson, Bob Witzeman, Bill Wolfcale, Norma Jean Young, Joan Zimmerman, Mark Zook. Page Thirty-one HIGH SCHOOL SEPTEMBER 8 We Seniors start our last year and are thrilled to see each other after our summer ' s vacation. SEPTEMBER 11 Football season starts; Bluffton loses — but just wait, Decatur! SEPTEMBER 18 We feel sentimental as we watch the friendly cannons go into the scrap for Uncle Sam. SEPTEMBER 20 We Senior girls groan and sigh after our first work- out in the gym. SEPTEMBER 22 The G. R. initiates look like Brendas at school today. Shine on, greasy faces! SEPTEMBER 29 The civics classes oversee the class elections. Aren ' t those booths intriguing? OCTOBER 9 Two victories: the first dance is a success, and we de- feated Columbia City, 12 to 7. OCTOBER 12 Free shines today. The Hi-Y initiates kneel and shine the old members ' shoes. OCTOBER 15 We learn of our new physical fitness program: we now have eight periods a day with many new subjects offered. OCTOBER 16 Another win. We defeated Portland, 19 to 0. OCTOBER 21 Students out for Teachers ' yesterday ' s report cards. OCTOBER 28 The suspense is on! Seniors try out for the class play. OCTOBER 30 We scramble to find our new auditorium seats at the Navy Day program. NOVEMBER 13 Brother Goose, the Senior class play, laughs. Isn ' t Munse terrific? Earlier in the day Miss Karns says Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition on the operating table. NOVEMBER 14 In our first basketball game. Dresser takes scoring honors. Blufiton 33, Portland 26. NOVEMBER 20 The new yell leaders cheer us on to victory in our first N. E. I. C. game: Bluffton 34, Auburn 23. NOVEMBER 25 Kunkel receives a knee injury at Columbia City which will put him on the bench for awhile. DECEMBER 1 Another rationing day — this time, gasoline. DECEMBER 3 Harvey, Mailers, and White make fun of the Three Don ' ts of Democracy at the opening of the Retrospect campaign. Heil, Hitler! DECEMBER 4 Oh, I can ' t stand this! Another overtime game, and with Southside, too! They win. Institute — a rest after is filled with Page Thirty-two HIGH LIGHTS DECEMBER 13 The Girls ' Glee Club present a novel program at the annual Christmas Cantata. DECEMBER 23 Christmas vacation starts. JANUARY 4 No minute bells! I ' ll never get to classes on time — something different, something new: we go back to our old six periods today. JANUARY 15 We laugh ourselves sillier at the G. R. Corn radio skit given at the G. R. Banquet tonight. JANUARY 22 Maybe Decatur can down us in football, but we shine in basketball! We win over the Yellow Jackets. JvVNUAKY 29 We see Shelley. Kunkel, and Cline out there fighting for the Tigers for the last time — Berne wins by one point. FEBRUARY 5 The last of our Joe Colleges leave today. Cline. Buckner. Scharlach, Anderson, and Ullman are at Purdue: Francis and Mailers at Butler: Brickley, Kunkel. Shelley, and Hamilton at I. U. So far. the Gobs of B. H. S. ai-e Schmoll and Holmes. We win the N. E. I. C. Trophy by beating Kendallville. FEBRUARY 22, 23. and 24 No school in the afternoons while the teachers and the ' Victory Corps issue ration book two. ' Who says B. H. S. isn ' t doing its share? FEBRUARY 27 What a game! What a tourney! There are happy faces galore after the Tigers win the sectional tourney. MARCH 1 Wish we could win a tourney every day! To celebrate our victory we dance in the gym all morning! Feature doing the Conga during economics period! MARCH 6 It is like getting kicked in the stomach to see that Monroe player sink the winning basket in the last seconds of play at the regional tourney. To think that again we lose by one point! MARCH 26 The Junior class play, Plane Crazy , brings out many new personalities. Juniors, you are superb! APRIL 20 Five weeks of work and then we ' re finished! We can ' t believe it! APRIL 30 The Music Department puts on another original pro- gram. They always surprise us! MAY 20 No more work for the Seniors. We ' re out to rest up for the coming festivities. MAY 21 The Juniors honor us with a War Reception — a dignified ending to an undignified Kid Day. MAY 23 Golly, it seems odd for us to be in robes at Bacca- laureate Services — but it ' s so. We ' re on the very last lap now. MAY 27 Imagine us at Class Day! It ' s unbelievable! Schar- lach gives the key to Scharlach. MAY 28 Commencement. So long, kids! Page Thirty-three Left to Right:— Uncle Sam takes an- other bond from B. H. S. . . . Come on, Mc- Nown, the last bell ' s gonna ring . . . Lon- nie and Shelley mak- ing it hot for us . . . Students spilling from the Cross Emporium . . . Not her telephone number, sailor — just a Retro sale . . . Watch out, Peggy! He may sock ya ' ! . . . Francis (Anchors Aweigh) Holmes subs for Joe . . . That ominous ar- rangement of chairs . . . Harvey is STILL waiting . . . Odeur de Rathffe . . . Rationing brings problems, even to the Freshies! . . . Junior gals compare notes . . . Does Bahn- esy know he ' s grab- bing a post? . . . The hustle — BUS-tle for home . . . Heavy date, Carol? Page Thirty-four r . COACHES L. E. Templin, our stand-by in all athletics, is the coach of our varsity football team. His own courage, sportsmanship, and spirit show up in the boys he coaches. Temp is always with his boys, either to help them celebrate in victory or to cheer them in de- feat. No B. H. S. boy will ever forget L. E. Templin. We only wish that we could express ade- quately the tribute which he de- serves. L. E. Templin, football coach. Joe Larmore, our assistant foot- ball coach, prepares the second team for its varsity play. Since Joe not only loves the game of football, but also has the natural qualities of a coach, he turns out some very fine material every year. Doc Blackman, the team ' s trainer and physician, has been on the job for over fifteen years. Everyone ' s friend, he patches up the boys with bandages, and with kind, friendly words. The boys will always remember the sight of him running out to help some injured player. Joe Larmore, Bob Kershner, Doc Blackman Page Thirty-six FOOTBALL The Bluffton Tigers found lean pickings in their gridiron wars of the 1942 season; they won three and lost five of their games. The team showed spirit by defeating a strong Columbia City eleven after having dropped four games in a row by large margins. The Tigers then won over Portland and Decatur before losing a hard fought game to the Huntington Vikings. The victory over Deca- tur was the first win over the Yellow Jackets in five seasons. The Tiger team was made up of a group of clean, hard-fighting boys. Both as individuals and as a team they were good sports whether they won or lost. To all the boys in the football squad and to Temp we Seniors wish to say that we were proud to be in the rooting section for the Bluffton Tigers. Yea! Rah! Tigers! First row: D. Brickley. Edington, Coffield, Garrett, Gregg, Wolf- cale. Baker, and Harnish. Second row: Kunkel, B. Grove, Schmoll, Neff, McElderry, Ulmer, Skiles, and Woodward, Third row: Slielley, Byrd. Ullman, Zoll, Moser, H, Brickley. and Captain, Fourth row: M. Grove, Sprunger. Fate, G, Grove, Kershner, Swartz, Worster, and Reineck. They We Decatur 13 Warsaw 37 South Side 26 Auburn 46 Columbia City ■ 7 12 Portland 19 Decatur 6 Huntington 12 Page Thirty-seven FOOTBALL VARSITY SQUAD Baker halfback D. Bricklev end Bvrd center Cbffield guard Garrett guard Francis center B. Grove end G. Grove halfback Harnish halfback Kunkel quarterback McElderrv end Neff fullback Reiif halfback SchmoU guard SheUey halfback Skiles fullback UlLman tackle Ulmer quarterback Woodward guard Zinc end ZoU tackle An all-Senior team lines up before the camera. Left to right they are: D. Brickley, Gregg, Garrett, Francis, Schmoll, UUman, and B. Grove. The backfield is Shelley, Neff, and G. Grove. a Temp shows Garrett and ZoU a new block. Seen from left to right are: McElderry, Ullman, Schmoll, Byrd, Temp , Garrett, Zoll, and B. Grove. Page Thirty-eight SECOND TEAM Biberstine tackle H. Brickley end Edington guard Fate tackle M. Grove halfback Moser tackle Reineck halfback Sprunger end Swartz halfback K. Welsh guard Worster tackle R. Wolfacle center Shelley hits off left tackle, but Zink brings him down. Seen in the picture are: D- Brickley, Mc- Elderry, Coffield, Garrett, B. Grove, Schmoll, Zoll, Shelley, and Zink. YELL LEADERS Twirl my turban, man alive. Here comes Bluffton s fighting five. ' ' This is only one of the many new yells which our yell leaders introduced the past season. Alice Ann Hedges, Dot Webber, and Gloria Markley gave pep to the school spirit in every game we played. We are grateful to them for having boosted our teams on to victory the past season. Page Thirty-nine TOP ROW LEFT TO RIGHT: Charles Ault— Baseball— a peppy catcher . . . Bob Baker— Football— a tricky back . . . Gale Bailer — Basketball — a clever ball handler . . , Garl Baumgartner — Ti-ack — a fast, dependable miler . . . Dick Brickley — Football — a reliable end . . . Tom Byrd — Football, Basketball — a fighting center . . . Bill Cline — Basketbal — the brains of the basketball team. BOTTOM ROW LEFT TO RIGHT: Rex Coffield— Football— a determined blocker . . . Kenneth Con- ner — Baseball — a pitcher with control . . . Jim Dresser — Basketball — a high-scoring center . . . Mn-lin Dunwiddie — Basketball — a tricky dribbler . . . Jim Francis — Football — a smart center with a love for the game . . . Dick Garrett — Football — an alert linesman . . . Kenneth Grandlienard — Base- ball — a heavy hitter and shortstop . . . Bill Grove — Football — a lanky end. a m  • LETTERMEN NOT PICTURED: Ed Buckner — Track — a high vaulter . . . Gene Grove — Football, Baseball — good in a pinch. Page Forty NOT PICTURED; Bob Reifif— Baseball, Football— a pitcher with a mean curve Basketball, Football, Track — the spark of the team. Bud Schmoll- LETTERMEN D.O ' TOP ROW LEFT TO RIGHT: Jim Harnish— Football, Basketball, Track— an all-round athlete . . . Max Harris — Basketball — an able pivotman . . . Bob Kershner — Football Manager — the slave of the squad . . . Bill Kunkel — Football, Basketball, Track, Baseball — our only four-letter athlete . . Dick McElderry — Football — a lively end . . . Roger Neff — Football, Baseball — a slugging fielder . . . Bill Shelley — Basketball, Football — a cool-headed player in any sport. BOTTOM ROW LEFT TO RIGHT: Bob Skiles— Football— a heavy fullback . . . Bob Smith— Bas- ketball — a good one-handed shot . . . Dick Swisher — Baseball — a prize first baseman . . . Howard Ullman — Football — a tackier with an iron grip . . . Max Ulmer — Football — a stocky quarterback . . . Forrest Woodward — Football, Basketball — a persistent guard . . . Ervin Zink — Football — a husky linesman . . . Jim Zoll — Football, Basketball — a fighting guard. Page Forty-one They We Portland 26 33 Auburn 23 34 Columbia City 42 27 Hartford City 26 38 South Side 34 32 Decatur 32 45 Burris 37 28 Ossian 26 33 Huntington 34 48 Garrett 26 36 Lancaster 25 66 Chester Center 35 45 Berne 32 31 Kendallville 31 43 Montpelier 40 36 Central Catholic 26 37 Hubert DuBois, a former member of Manchester ' s varsity basketball five, though new to our school has upset the basketball records for us by developing one of the most success- ful teams in our basketball history. He has accomplished the surprising feat of develop- ing sectional winners from a broken team. Besides being basketball coach, Mr. DuBois aided in the training of our football team. VARSITY SQUAD Kneeling: Merlin Dunwiddie, Bill Shelley, Bob Baker, Manager, Jim Harnish, and Gale Bailer. Second row: Bill Kunkel. Third row: Bill Cline, Max Harris, Jim Dresser, Jim Zoll, and Forrest Woodward. Page Forty-two SECOND TEAM Sitting: Roland Wolfcale, Max Ulmer, and Charles Ault. Kneeling: Junior Swartz. Bob Smith, Tom Byrd, and Bob Skiles. Standing: Bob Baker, manager. BASKETBALL Coach DuBois conducted the Tigers through one of their most successful seasons by winning thirteen of eighteen games. The Tigers won the Northeastern Indiana Conference trophy; they won six of the seven conference games, the only defeat being an upset by the Columbia City Eagles. It was feared by many fans that the departure of three regulars would cause the complete downfall of the team. However, three boys from the second team filled the positions of the absent players so creditably that we succeeded in winning the sectional tournament. The Tigers were defeated at Huntington in the regional tournament by the Monroe Bearkatz by a one point margin. Dresser was the high-point man for the year with 233 points. The fighting second team also had a successful season, winning ten out of seventeen games. They will be a valuable group of boj ' s for next year ' s varsity squad. Page Forty-three Second row: G. Grove, Conner, B. Grove, Kershner. First row: Neff, Grandlienard, Swisher. STANDINGS Team First Round Second Round Swisher — .571 .871 Grandlienard — 1.000 .571 Bill Grove— .429 .571 Neff— .571 .288 Conner — .143 .714 Kershner — .429 .571 Zink— .714 .286 Gene Grove — .143 .143 INTRAMURAL Under the direction of Mr. Templin, in ant part in the lives of about sixty B. H. S. ular season, and the winners of the rounds Swisher ' s team, winner of the second round, round winner. At the beginning of the intra lers, Bud Schmoll, Howard Ullman, Bill Gr ner, and Kenneth Grandlienard; but after Schmoll enlisted in the Navy, Ervin Zink, as captains of their teams. When the regul tourney was held in which varsity boys were tramural basketball again played an import- boys. Two rounds were played in the reg- played off the championship. In this game defeated Grandlienard ' s team, the first- mural contests, the captains were Bill Mal- ove, Roger Neff, Dick Swisher, Kenneth Con- Mailers and Ullm.an entered college and Bob Kershner, and Gene Grove were chosen ar basketball season was over, an interclass allowed to compete. Page Forty-four SPRING SPORTS Schmoll, Baumgartner, Harnish. and Summers, who took the mile relay to give us tlie Montpelier meet, practice passing the baton. John Ulmcr, N. E. I. C. shotput champion and our lead- ing miler, is beaten to the tape by Bud Schmoll, who ' s in the Navy now! Pete White, diminutive hurdler, skims the high sticks. George Reusser, last year ' s baseball captain and a heavy hitter, is safe on a low throw to first. Ed Buckner, a reliable point-getter in the pole vault, goes up and over in perfect form. Page Forty-five Left to Right:— Zink, Zoll, Woodward, and Byrd ready to charge . . . Shelley car- ries it for a big gain . . . One of Temp ' s work-outs . . . Neff lugs it through mid- dle . . . He came up in one piece . . . Our little darhngs of the gridiron . . . Jump ball — of course we got it! . . . Second team proves tough competi- tion in scrimmage . . . Shelley teases them . . . Harnish on his feet — in practice! . . . Dresser in the act of sinking one of his many! Page Forty-six BROTHER Picture One: Jeff Adams, a typical Brother Goose, upon the death of his parents became guard- ian of his younger brother and two younger sisters. He had to keep Wes out of love and eat Wheat Puffies so that Carol could enter enough box tops to win a contest. Furthermore, the household was continually disrupted by Hy ' s passion for playing foot- ball and by quarrels about who was to do the dishes. Picture Two: Helen, the last of a long line of maids in the Adams house, resigned from her posi- tion because she couldn ' t stand the constant uproar. It was, to use her words, a job you ' d have to be married to . And she definitely was not. Picture Three: In the midst of all this chaos came Peggy Winkle, a hosiery saleswoman. Jeff mis- took her for the new maid from the employment agency, and was shocked beyond words when she displayed her wares. He finally convinced her that the work as a maid in the Adams home was much easier than door-to-door canvassing. SENIOR Page Forty-eight GOOSE Picture Four: All girls on Wes ' s long list went into oblivion when he saw Eve, the Southern charmer, who moved into the house next door. Imagine his embarrassment at being clad as a dishwasher when he was first introduced to her. fpifjiTTrrii-rn jmhwih ' m . ' i m- Picture Five: Jeff ' s architectural business had a sudden zoom when two very strong-willed wo- men wanted to build on the same lot and at the same time. One was Mrs. Ti ' immer. an owner of Wee Blue Inns , and the other was Lenore Hudson, his fiancee, who had recently inherited a million dollars. And worse yet, the desired lot was the football field of Hy ' s team, and there was a big game planned for the day that they were to start breaking the ground for the house! Eve ' s maid, Sarah, offered to help with the plans for the ground-breaking party held in honor of Lenore, the temporary victor. Picture Six: Meanwhile, Hy and Peggy, with the aid of Mrs. Trimmer, teamed together against Lenore, and the three of them succeeded in ridding the family of an unwanted sister- in-law, Lenore. The troubles ended in the Adams home after Peggy made JefT realize how impoi-tant she was to him, Mrs. Trimmer built her new Wee Blue Inn. Carol won her cherished contest, Hy ' s team defeated its opponents, and Wes took Eve to a party on his substitute car-motorcycle. Even the furious truck driver forgave Hy for putting Wheat Puffies in the gasoline tank of his truck. CLASS PLAY fage Forty-nine ' li NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY That long awaited day finally arrived! The Seniors and Juniors, with caught breaths, found their auditorium seats and waited for the curtain to be drawn. There was a sudden hush, a swishing of curtain, and before them were I ' evealed last year ' s members of the National Honor Society. After Eleanor Shafer and Esther Heiniger stated the purposes and ideals of the Society, Bill Cline read the names of the ten Seniors and the five Juniors who had just been elected by a majority vote of the entire faculty. These students were chosen on the basis of character, scholarship, leadership, and service to the school. Only those boys and girls who were in the upper third of their class scholastically were eligible for membership. The number of students selected is limited to five per cent during the Junior year and ten per cent during the Senior year. The initiatory service was closed with words of welcome by Marilyn Masterson. In March Miss Powers, the sponsor, called a meeting of the society for the election of officers. Pat Smith was chosen president and Leon Schlotzhauer, vice-president. This year the Society fulfilled one of its objectives, service, by managing the sale of War Bonds and Stamps, by issuing program cards at the beginning of the year, and by selling the basketball toui ' nament tickets. At present twenty-one students wear the National Honor pins stamped with the symbolic toixhes. Top row: Dick Brickley, Bill Cline, Esther Heiniger, Bill Kunkel, Marilyn Masterson, Eleanor Shafer, Harriett Brown. Middle row: Jerry Lou Buckner, Rosie Fair, Kenneth Grandlienard, Joyce Mounsey, Anna Louise McAfee, Betty Neusbaum, Romanel Reid. Bottom row: Dick Scharlach, Pat Smith, Bobbie Brown, Mary Lou Hamilton, Mildred Nickel, Leon Schlotzhauer, Don Scharlach. Page Fifty QUILL AND SCROLL Since most of you are not acquainted with the rules and reg- lations of Quill and Scroll, we are including them in order that you maj know for what the organization stands. Quill and Scroll, the international honorary society for high school journahsts, numbers over twenty-five hundred chapters. These are located in nearly every state in the Union, in Hawaii, Alaska, Canada, England, New Zealand, and China. There are fifty thousand high-school students who are members of the society. To be eligible for a chapter of Quill and Scroll a high school must publish either a newspaper, an annual, or a magazine which is considered of sufficient merit by the ex- ecutive council. Until this year we have had both a newspaper and an annual. From the Retrospect staff and from the past Comet staff we have four students chosen to Quill and Scroll. These students have fulfilled the required qualifications which are: (1) They must be of at least Junior standing. (2) They must be in the upper third of their class in gen- eral scholastic standing. (3) They must have done superior work in some phase of journalistic or creative endeavor. Eleanor Shafer. Bill Cline, Harriett Brown, and Dick Brickley. Page Fifty-one Left around to right: Dick Scharlach. Roger Neff. Dale Reineck. Leon Schlotzhauer, Don Sands. Joe Wahman. Jim Harnish, Jack Moon. Forrest Woodward. Forace Brewer. Bob Green. Bill Shelley. Bob Skiles. Dick Wasson, Howard Hill. Howard Ullman. Harry Brickley. Dick Swisher. Bill Kunkel. Ervin Zink. Austin Watrous. Jim ZoU. Harold Buroker. Kenny Grandlienard. Bill Grove. Mr. Ulmer. Bob Robinson. Bill Gearhart, Bill Cline. Phil Harvey. Bill Strain. Dick McElderry, Dick Worster. Bob Anderson. J. Howard Markley. Harold Ivans. Claire Redding. Bob Captain. Sidney Trivus, Dick Miller. Jim Higgins. Bill Lautzenheiser. Rex Coffield. Earl Anderson, Raymond Witzeman. Bob Barnes. George Lautzenheiser, Jack Edris. Glen Goshom. Bill Murray. Bill Mailers, Paul Huffman. Dick McClain. Max Ulmer. We. the members of the Hi-Y Club, have again lived up to the standards set forth in our motto by carrying out the regular program of charitable deeds. We sent flowers to the sick, and baskets to the needy at Christmas time; we bought a Tuberculosis bond and have been saving for a War Bond. We earned the money for these activities by sell- ing refreshments at the basketball games. The oi icers for the year were Dick Scharlach, president; Dick Swisher, vice-president; Glen Goshom, treasurer; Bill Murray, secretary; and Roger Neff, sergeant-at-arms. We have a smaller enrollment this year because some of our boys left school to en- ter different colleges, while others enlisted in our country ' s armed forces. Dick Swisher is performing the duties of president in the absence of Dick Scharlach, who is at Purdue. Our annual Hi-Y initiation took place on October 12. After this formal initiation in the gymnasium, we old members took the new ones out into the country and made them walk back to town. On the following day as part of their rough initiation, the new members had to shine the shoes of us regulars and also had to forego the pleasure of speaking to their girl-friends. Hi-y Page Fifty-two GIRL RESERVES Doesn ' t her hair look terrible? How can she walk with a pump on one foot and a sport shoe on the other? These are the remarks we heard on initiation day for the twenty-nine new members admitted to the Girl Reserve Club. To make money for the Treasury, we sold candy and pop corn at the basketball games. Our programs for the year included a talk on the Army Air Corps by Arthur Free- land, a book review by Mrs. John Waid on Ramparts of the Pacific, and several clever readings by Miss Cross. We entertained our best boj ' friends at the Good Fellowship Banquet which was held on January 15 in the high school gymnasium. An original radio skit entitled G. R. Corn completed our evening of entertainment. We were glad to have a gab fest with our former members at the annual Alumnae tea which we held on April 23. As this year ' s Retrospect goes to press, our G. R. Mother-Daughter Banquet is scheduled for May, 7, but on account of the food rationing, there is some doubt as to whether we shall be able to have this banquet. First row: Phyllis Spake, Peggy Jo Slane. Barbara Huffman. Dot Simmons, Patt Price, Doris Biberstine, Doris Swaim, Rene SchmoU, Mary Thornburg, Lela Minger. Anna Lee Hook, Ivlarjorie Hill. Second row: Joan Witzeman. Janet Swaim, Ellen Markley, Harriet Simmons, Dot Louden, Betty Neusbaum, Bonnie Roof, Ann Schlotzhauer, Barbara Roof, Marilyn Masterson, Beverly Buckner, Ann Speheger, Joan Fritz, Judy Buckner, E ' elyn Knox, Esther Ripple, Margaret B:iy, Donna Vaughn, Mildred Johnson, Betty Shelley, Maxine Mertz, Martha Worster, Violet Booher. Third row: Miss Hewitt, Eleanor Shafer, Joyce Mounsey, Mary Lou Hamilton, Romanel Reid, Joan McBride, Betty Van Skyock, Doris Kyle, Norma Lehman, Lois Elzey, Jean Terhune, Iveme Carnes, Fourth row: Harriett Brown, Mary Ann Price, Pat Strain. Rose Ann Wahman, Jen-y Buckner, Esther Heiniger, Ann Mc- Afee, Rosie Fair, Barbara Johnson, Suzanne Garrett, Charleen Arnold, Justine Meyer, Jean Sloderbeck, Francis Reidlinger, Pat Smith. Fifth row: Marcene Anderson, June Schlagenhauf, Joan Biberstine, Betty Deam, Ma.xine Lantz, Mary Mitchell, Justine Liechty, Elaine Culver, Jane Shields, Jane Maddox. Ruth Mossburg, Wanda Goshorn. Sixth row: Gloria Swisher, Mildred Nickel, Bobbie Brown, Marian Foster, Dott Webber, Francile Worthman, Mai-y F. Vanatta, Marceile Curry, Marjoi-ie Mailer, Page Fifty-three First row fiont to back: Pat Crum. Criss Mankey. Bob Witzeman. Harold Ivans. Mr. Bennett, Kay Kleinknight. Don Jacobs, Ronald Ulmer. John Kennedy. Rex Scott, Neil Harris, Paul Huffman. Second row front to back: Bob Stuart. Vaughn Sprunger, Garl Baumgartner. Jim Inskeep, Ted Biberstine, Peggy Jo Slane, Baibara Pettyjohn. Betty Neff, Barbara Downs, Justine Meyers. Third row front to back: Alice Shepherd, Wanda Keifer, Romola Cooper, Bob Green, Carolyn Motz, Marceile Elzey, June Schlagenhauf. Doris Gearhsrt, Wilma Keifer. Fourth row front to back: Rosie Lautzenheiser, Bud Kyle, Janet Lamson, Jr. Whitman, Bob Hedges. Bill Murray. Judy Markley, Elaine Culver, Joan Biberstine, Doris Biberstine, Bob Captain. BAND Strike up the music! With Mr. Bennett behind the baton we band members be- gan our activities at the football games and played for all athletic events of the year. Because of gasoline rationing we were not able to participate in such activities as the Music Festival at Muncie, out of town basketball games, or to attend a symphony concert. This year we lost some outstanding members; some left high school to attend college and others were obliged to give up band on account of a necessary change in program. Some of their positions, however, were filled by the incoming Freshmen. We joined with the Glee Club in presenting the Kryl Symphony Orchestra, thus al- lowing the people of Bluffton to enjoy an orchestra of renown. Military marches were featured when we played at the Scrap Metal Drive, the Victory Sing, the sectional tournament, the regional tournament, and in the music de- partment program with the Glee Club. The crowds were most enthusiastic whenever we played Right in Der Fiihrer ' s Face. Page Fifty-four First row: Alberta Fate. Phyllis Neff, PhyHis Johnson. Joan Worman. Doris Swaim. Rene Schmoll. Dot Simmons. Dott Webber. Second row: Pat Grove, Maxine Shively, Wanda Blair. Joyce Moser. Mildred Johnson. Louise King. Mary Ann Grove, Wava Steffen. Third row: Joan McNown. Betty Shelley. Norma Jean Young, Marilyn Sliger, Phyllis Foster. Ines Brewer. Jackie Littlefield. Lois Elzey. Josephine Liechty, Joan Zimmennan. Marcene Anderson. Ellen Markley, Betty Langel. Fourth row: Charleen Arnold. Wanda Moser. Carolyn Murray. Evelyn Haflich. Jerry Buckner. Shirley Rowe. Jane Maddux, Suzy Garrett, Frances Keidlinger. Jean Spade. Wanda Mertz, Mary Thornburg. Fifth row: Pat Carpenter. Jane Shields. Alyce Ann Hedges. Betty Deam, Connie Caylor. Betty Van Skyock. Gloria Swisher, Janet Swaim. Gloria Markley. Pat Smith. Carolyn Bennett. Betty Neusbaum. Evelyn Knox, Dot Louden. Sixth row: Pat Duff. E ' elyn Schell. Janet Swisher, Marjorie Mailer, Joan Witzeman. Barbara Johnson, Margaret Bay. Seventh row: Joan linger. Edna Walters. Alice Shepherd. Francile Worthman. Mrs. Grimsley. Betty Conner. Carolyn Souder. GIRLS GLEE CLUB Sopranos, you are off key, advises Mrs. glee club. Our Girls ' Glee Club, consisting programs throughout the year for school and On November 5, with the aid of the chestra to Bluffton. It was the first time in Dresented to the people of Bluffton. On December 13 we gave our annual by Richard Kountz at the Methodist Church. In coordination with our national patri munity s Victory Sing and on April 30 we Salute to the Service. Again this year the Symphonettes, a group of twelve members of the club, furnished music for outside organizations. Grimsley, the director of our high school of sixty-eight members, has furnished many ci ' ic activities. Band, we brought the Kryl Symphony Or- many years that an orchestra of fame was Christmas cantata, The Wondrous Story, This presentation was effectively given. otic feeling we girls participated in our com- and the Band presented an original program. Page Fifty-five RETROSPECT STAFF Top Picture: Calendar and Literary Editors receive excellent advice from Miss Karns. Frances Reidlinger, Calendar; Anna Louise Mc- Afee, Literai-y; Ann Speheger, Calendar; Miss Karns, Editorial Adviser; Harriett Brown, Literary; Jerry Lou Buckner, Literary. Middle Picture: Editor-in-chief and his assistant, along with Business and Circulation Managers look over the Retrospect sales. Dick Brickley, Editor-in-chief; Eleanor Shafer, Associate Editor; Bill Cline, Business Man- ager; Rosie Fair, Circulation Manager; Paul White, Assistant Business Manager. Bottom Picture: Sports, Feature, and Art editors get together to plan material for the Retro- spect. Howard Ullman, Sports; Dot Lou- den, Feature; Gloria Swisher, Art; Mary Ann Price, Feature; Betty Neusbaum, Feature. Page Fifty-six SPEECH CLUB We, the speechmakers of B. H. S., continued the activities of the Order of Demos- thenes for another year. At our first meeting this year we registered in our O. of D. secretary ' s book 11 members. We also elected the following officers: Pat Smith, president; Gloria Swisher, vice-president; Francile Worthman, secretary; and Junior Whitman, sergeant-at-arms. We presented the speeches concerning the different phases of Navy life at the Navy Day program held in the auditorium on October 30. During the last year representatives from the club participated in the annual speech meet held at South Side High School, Fort Wayne. Those who entered in the different divisions and returned with ratings were: Dick Garrett, extemporaneous; Pat Smith, original oratory; and Joan McBride, humorous reading. For being placed third in the final round in this meet Joan McBride will receive a minor B. Dick Garrett, who placed second in the American Legion Oratorical Con- test, will receive a minor B. Mr. McNown, our high-school director of dramatics and speech, was our sponsor and gave our representatives constructive drill on their speeches. I eft to right: Mr. Betty Neusbaum. McNown, Francile Joan McBride. Pat Smith. Patt Price, Marcene Anderson. Marie Pate. Worthman. Wanda Goshorn. Gloria Swisher. Junior Whitman. Page Fifty-seven With the war came a need for organiza- tion of defense work in the high schools, and to meet this need the High-School Victory Corps was established. B. H. S. first became aware of such an organization at a convocation in which speeches were given to inform us of the purpose and qualifications for membership. The two objectives of the Victory Corps are: (1) The training of youth for that war service which will come after they leave school; and (2) the active participa- tion of youth in the community ' s war ef- fort while they are yet in school. Physical fitness, mathematics, and science are stressed as qualifications. Freshmen and Sophomores are restricted to general membership only; whereas Jun- iors and Seniors may qualify for one of the five special divisions: (1) Community Service, (2) Air Service, (3) Land Service, (4) Sea Service, or (5) Production Service. The Community Service division was especially active in working at the O. P. A. office, in issuing the second ration books, and in conducting the Red Cross cam- paign throughout the city. Mr. Park, Mr. Larmore, and Mr. Rathff, the Victory Corps Advisory Committee, approved the admittance of seventy mem- bers. Top Picture: Jim Francis sends semaphore to Bob Robinson and Dick Swisher. Middle Picture: Jane Shields. Betty Shelley, and Dorine Howard help with the ration board files. Bottom Picture: J. Howard Markley. Buzzy Watrous. and Bill Shelley examine a B. H. S.-made glider. VICTORY CORPS Page Fifty-eight GIRLS ' ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION Top Picture: Wanda Kiefer, Alberta Fate, and Wanda Sliger con- serve gasoline. Middle Picture: Rosie Fair watches Beulah gutter her ball. Bottom Picture: G. A. A. Contortionists : Wanda Moser. Doris Sheets. Mildred Johnson, Esther Heiniger, and Dorothy Moser. This is the third year for G. A. A. in Bluffton High School. To become mem- bers we girls must earn at least fifty points in exercises and competitive sports. To receive our monograms we must earn one hundred fifty points. The object of our organization is to stimulate interest in girls ' health and phys- ical activities and to promote good sports- manship. This year the girls went in for tumbling in a big way. Many of us were suprised at the feats we performed and the latent ability we discovered. The other sports we participated in were basketball, softball, bowling, bicycling, hiking, horseback riding, skating, and ten- nis. Our G. A. A. officers were: Pat Smith, President; Marcene Anderson, Vice-Pres- ident; Ann Speheger, Secretary; Frances Reidlinger, Treasurer. Miss Hewitt, our G. A. A. sponsor, spurred us on by her en- thusiastic participation in our games and by her inspiring leadership. Page Fifty-nine A WHIRL OF ACTIVITIES Feeding the kitty at the Corner . . . Buck Wahman rides again . . . Who ' s the monkey in the middle? . . . Max is a Hi-Y member — NOW . . . ' Member the delush food they served at Cafe Cabana? . . . Bessie K ' s kitchen kids go stir-crazy ... A couple of Hewitt ' s Herculesians . . . Where is 6-dribble Price? . . . Oh, Buckner and his planes — must be contagious! . . . Evidently, this is how it works . . . No doubt, it ' s In- diana, My Indiana . . . Sampson and Delilah . . . Blow, Gabriels! ... It collapsed after the picture was taken . . . The Retro was typed by these gals . . . How does the world look to you, Captain? . . . Daisy June, Clem, and Elwert . . . Bill Snuff bucket cornered by Brickley and Little Lautzie ' . . . Harry and his harem at the local hang-out. CLASS DAY AWARDS Joe Emshwiller Award Presented in 1943 to Kiwanis Merit Award Presented in 1943 to Signii Phi Gamma Merit Award Presented in 1943 to Psi Iota Xi Ring Presented in 1943 to Tri Kappa Scholarship Award Presented in 1943 to Psi Iota Xi Plaque Presented in 1943 to Psi Iota Xi Scholarship Award Presented in 1943 to Boh Hannie Memorial Presented in 1943 to Quill and Scroll Presented in 1943 to L. E. Means Trophy Presented in 1943 to Joe Larmore Foothall Triumph Trophy Presented in 1943 to National Athletic Scholarship Society Presented in 1943 to Page Sixty-two BLUFFTON HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES SERVING IN THE ARMED FORCES ON APRIL 1, 1943 Aeschliman. Walter Ake, Carl Armantrout. Elmer Arnold, Charles Arnold. Roger Baker, Charles Barnthouse, Robert Betz. Robert Bishop, Ellis Bowman, Don Brinneman, Ralph Bulger, Roger Burroughs. John Butcher, Bob Captain, Earl Captain, Lewis Carnes, Max Chalfant, Senior Colen. Robert Colen, Wilbur, Jr. Colen. William Cossairt. Joy Courtney. Roger Day, Charles Dental, Robert De Vore, Glen Eicher, Carl Eicher, Howard Eichorn. Joseph EUenberger. Donald Faulkner, E -erett Faulkner. Shelby Fishbaugh, Clarence Fishbaugh, Isaac GitJin. Max Gitlin. William Green. Chester Green, Robert Grove, Ellis, Jr. HaiTiish, Bob Hart. Gordon (H.D.) Heller. Gerald Hesher. Wilbur Hiatt. June (WAAC) Higgins, Joe Higgins. Roger Howdyshell, Albert Huffman, Richard Joray, Philip Julian. Kenneth (H.D.) Karnes. Gerald Kelley, Robert K emper, Ralph Kensey, Laurel Kleinknight. Wid Krill. George Krill, Robert Kumpf. SheiTnan Langel, John Lantis. Clarence Lantis. Gale Lindsey. Leon Lindsey. Theron Liby, Robert Little, Dwight Lockwood. Cecil, Jr. Mailer, Eugene Mailer, Wayne Mangus, Robert McAfee, Daniel McCague, Dwight McCray, William McFanen. Robert McFarren, Charles Mettler. Robert Meyers. Orlando Miller, Robert Miller. Wayne Mitchell. Robert Monticue, James Moore. Forrest Motz. Robert Neff. Richard Nicholas, Max Nute, James Oswalt, Dale Overholtz. Carl Overla, Glen Perry, Morton Pett. Harold Pond. Ralph Potts. Ralph Rector. Robert Redd. Robert Reiddle. Elmo Reiff. Jack Reineck, Homer Reineck, Raymond Rix, Robert Roudebush. Tom Sawyer. Bill Sawyer. Roger Shaw, Charles Shelley. Robert Shields. Ralph Shumm. Fred Smith, Clyde Sowards. Dale Spain. Robert Sprunger. Fred Strain, Richard Stout. Charles Sturgis. Don K. Sturgis, Jack Swai ' tz, Frank Swigert, Dale Switzer. Robert Taber, Alden Thomas, Howard Tonner, Mai-tin Ti-avis, Vaughn Tuttle, Charles Walmer, Hillard Walter, Charles Weisell. WiUiam Wilkins, George Zook. Myrval NAVy Archbold, Brooks Archbold, Russell Baker. Junior •Baumgartner. Bob a c Baxter, Neal Biberstine. Joe a c Brinkman. Ed, Jr. Edington. Eugene Gaidinour, Farrell Gilbert. Dan Gilliom. Donald Gregg. Linn Grimes. Julian Grove, Emerson Heller. Donald Hiatt. Bill Hiatt. Tom Holmes. Francis Huffman. Fred Huffman, John Huffman. Max Johnson, Donald Lewis. Roger Littlefield. Albert Lockwood. Roger Manning. Kenneth Markley. Bob Markley. Roderick Masterson. Bob McAfee. Glade McBride. James McClain. Donald McCray. Jack a c Murray. James Noonan. Harold. Jr. Paxson. Fred Paxson, Wendall Petzel. Bob Pyle, Kenneth Redd. Neal Reineck, Kenneth Reineck. Richard a c Richey. Robert Rose, Max Roush, Bernard Roush, Robert Rowe. Jack Schmoll. Charles Shepherd, Lois (WAVE) Smith, James Smith. Max Snyder. Medrith Tewell. Arthur Wahman, Bernard Wetrick. Charles AIR CORPS Ball. Warren Barringer Marion Chalfant. J. C. Captain Ralph Covault. Richard Deam. Earl Edington. William Farling. Cloid, Jr. Fritz, Robert Garrett. Robert Gi-andlienard. Fred Heiniger, Wayne Maddus, Arthur McAdams. Benton MuiTay, Jordon Murray, Homer (RCAF) McCray. Philip Mounsey, Claude, Jr. Murray, Fred Neff, James M. Norris. Duight Parker. James Poff. Joe Robbins. William. Jr. Russell. William Reiff. Jessie Schlotzhauer. Emerson Schwartz. Raymond Spake, Robert Spade. William Speheger. James Watters. Earl. Jr. Whaley. Eugene Denman. William Fuller, Eugene Gilliom. Lloyd Lantz. Harry Lewis. Robert (H.D. Neff. Ned Redding. Dwight Richey, Roger Shead. George Smith. Richard Stogdill, William Templin, Robert Waugh. Robert Yates, William Page Sixty-three LET ME FORGET? Let me forget the coziness of desks and school on rainy days, The smell of coats and scarfs and rubbers new; Remind me not of library in the spring, of study hall, of basketball. There ' s so much left — my whole life ' s span — But, oh dear God, just one glance more Before I turn and finally close the door. Page Sixty-four