Bluffton High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Bluffton, IN)

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Boys interested in manual labor enjoy the Industrial Arts course, which offers Work in wood, metal, and electricity. Economics, along with civ- ics, is important to all of us because it helps us prepare for governmental and econom- ics problems which will one day confront us. Our future home-makers get their training early in our Home Ec classes. This year, in addition to the regular courses in cooking and sew- ing, the girls took a course in child development. Everyone Will agree that English is definitely a must to all students. Study of grammar and literature helps us carry on intelligent con- versation and get a solid cul- tural background. Page Twelve

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- Y Our class ofHcers have covered a lot of territory during this last year-here they prove our point! Rex Scott, Ath- letic Council, Don Scharlach, President, Bobbie Brown, Treasurer, Francile Worthman, Secretary, and 'Forrest Woodward, Vice President, have pri- ority on a flashy little coupe. CLASS HISTORY We may not have been greeted by a fanfare, a roll of drums, a ten-gun salute, or a flower-strewn carpet, but we'll have them all when we graduate. And behind us we'll leave four years packed with fun, frolic, friendship, and facts. Those upper-classmen 'twolves at once tried to take over our freshmen gals- walked them to class, wrote them notes, and squealed up to them on Goodyear tires Qnow on display at the Field Museumj. But they met with little response! Our first evening out turned into a picnic and a dancing class at the State Park and gave us a better opportunity to get acquainted. And besides being social-minded, we were also study-minded, just to prove it, Mildred Nickel and Buzzy Watrous took part in the state algebra contest. As Sophs, we began the year with an uproarious shindig in the gym. We gobbled up hot dogs, drank cokes, romped through games, danced, and gathered laughingly around Mary and Joe. Our first financial venture was definitely a success, and people crowded into our rummage sale to buy up the bargains. We climaxed our second year with another trip to the state forest-transportation being furnished by the use of Ervin Zink's tractor and wagon. We were also accompanied by a nice little drizzle, but de- spite rain-soaked clothes and drooping hair, we had a lot of fun. We began our Junior year with starry-eyed anticipation, and outlined a number of future events. Our mothers pitched in with angel-food cakes and all sorts of delicious things to put over our first bake sale. Then the hectic preparations for our class play began. 'tPlane-Crazy had a superb cast, efficient stage workers, and enormous ticket sales. We admit our heads grew somewhat larger! In February Mary Lou Hamilton, Bobbie Brown, Mildred Nickel, Don Scharlach, and Leon Schlotzhauer were elected to the National Honor Society. Not to be outdone were the Supermen of the class, our athletes. Major letters were awarded to Jim Zoll, Frosty Woodward, Jim Harnish, Max Harris, Smokey Baller, and Rex Cofiield. Many of us joined the Victory Corps and helped back the attack by volunteering service to the ration board, by issuing ration books, and by helping in War Loan and Red Cross drives. The closing event of the year was our wonderful Junior-Senior reception. We transformed the gym into a Parisian night club, complete with sandwich bar, fioor-show, and ring-side tables. Remember what a riot was caused by the comedy 'tdog shown put on by Zoll, Buroker, and Woodward? Our senior activities began with the announcing of the Retrospect staff-did you notice the manpower shortage? Needing some additional finances, we presented the hilarious comedy, Western Union, Please. We broke all ticket sale records and again proved our versatility. One of the important events of the-year was the opening of El Canteeno. Everyone grabbed up the paint brushes and dust mops to .make the Elks basement into a hangout all our own, where we could stuff ourselves and dance away the QContinued on Page 225 Page Fourteen