Bluffton High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Bluffton, IN)

Text from Pages 1 - 72 of the 1951 volume:

■. -v V wa Ml ■’ ■ ' •A Ills ■ ' iv v ■ v ' ■ ' ■ K . ' .-.l ' •’ i i a. ' . ;■ ' k v •• ••. .,i ..• ......,:v,j A- • . • ,. £’i i §ti ihhu chanqinq. wtfiltL! Retrospect “51” Jay Kipfer P. A. Allen High School Joyce Tyndall Business Manager Bluffton, Indiana Editor-in-Chief Nt ill ; V Bit; ... � AT L jr. L ft ' - v4 ' MM ; tL ' .V ■WM fBg m I .9 ' ■ Sdwofou am.. Nineteen hundred and fifty-one . . . more than fifty memorable, history-making years have passed. But what changes they have wrought! The little one-room schoolhouse has been replaced by the modern brick structure. Students now pon¬ der not alone over the 3 R’s, but over more up-to-date problems such as vocational guidance, atomic re¬ search and analytical geometry. Slightly “beat-up” saddles supplant the very fashionable high button shoes, and feather bobs pronounce once popular pompadours as out¬ dated. B. H. S. athletes no longer “sink that ball” into the antiquated peach basket, but now “peg their shots” into the modern netted hoops. The psychologist of today frowns upon the use of the dreaded hickory stick. The Charleston stages a pop¬ ular comeback to prove that all changes aren’t new ones. The development, progress and advancement of the past half-cen¬ tury are featured as definite high¬ lights in this, the 1951 RETRO¬ SPECT. Left (top to bottom): Our summer va¬ cation drawing to an untimely close, we found it a decided effort to sit in one seat for an hour stretch during the autumn months. A virtual winter wonderland could often be observed from our school windows, since this was a year for record snow fall. Welcome always is spring greenery during the metamorphosis of the seasons. ACTIVITIES, pages 36 to 49 SPORTS, pages 50 to 61 j dutnqA, Jfoo! Right (top to bottom): Mr. Hamblen and Mrs. Wilkinson with the Street Fair Ex¬ hibit. Art Reed snaps graduates Jerry Cran¬ dall, Margaret Toms, Marilyn Harnish, John Meyer and Don Croy. Rem Johnston, Kay Earhart and Chuck Boltin learn the gentle art of bagpipe blowing from “Scotty” Mc¬ Lean. Bill Langel, manager, and diamond quintet, Joe Knoble, Fred Nickel, Chad High, Bill Kyle and Buddy Hay. ADMINISTRATION AND FACULTY, pages 10 to 17 CLASSES, pages 18 to 35 JhsL changing w iLcL atxswiA, wifiic, pLcu , Afouhj ... is THE s?lCE “VA Rl ' le ft) A p0! . (uPP er e c Mi OpP osite P jfght) Boo ' 5 ' ieeper (c , Wi pl « P and • ot ' n f x e p Todes her ' -jn Mrs- Beny ce nter ™ is (Baird)- ‘ ‘ -rrpUer and . , foms assists McBride, rhemistry u m . (lower Ch , phillabautn. • McC and JStogie N ' bl D ri- March- .ere- (u pper 1 1 aulge 1W S f® nd Marklev ««£, ,? Johnson a 4l p 0 es it n ■ lUP f®Uck, P earS °- n e r construct pish. Grover - pfister Mr- McNo«n ned to the , TropM rJ5 an d 0 and ’ubreri® 5tude (lower le£U • • • ' BriclA e ' � � “ forward rlg ,, Fetters- £2 expertt MU ' er, ' Z horseplay- 1 ochlatter q ue - Mr- Scn (center) V,Ue ' O’Brien, Bar _Miss « ra n 5t ormaUon ( ' ower ... .. o° wer 1 L, - • ♦ n f Moser, delight oi Bitzpatneh- J M 1 1 |« !, 1 ■ i Jh ifL Liu wiphoAiA, on. cl dstfliniisL 1 plan. fo L JthsL J ' JuIwisl .. HEALTHY, INFORMED CITIZENS Opposite page: (upper left) Jim Kip- fer, Ed Betz, K. O’Brien and T. Cobb enjoy shop class. . . . (upper right) R. Melton and J. Williams on K. P. duty. . . . (center left) Thompson, Mr. Ulmer and Ross study new U. N. flag . . . (cen¬ ter right) C. Smith and R. Somers write vocational themes, too! . . . (lower left) Mr. Tucker gives T. Pfister and A. Keller a few pointers on choosing a job. . . . (lower right) “Have I gained?” asks Steele of Sullivan. This page: (upper left) Grove and Gregg take audiometer test. . . . (upper right) Dunwiddie and Houchin drill on voting system. . . . (center) Nurse Fel¬ lows checks Bercot’s vision. . . . (lower left) McFarren and Osborn wait turns for chest X-rays. I III UJfL AlilL $wjL JtimsL fast- SCHOOL ISN’T ALL CLASS WORK This page: (upper left) Hi-Y initiates Sands and Roth at the mercy of Boltin, Moser and Meyer. . . . (upper right) Larry Denman seems amazed as Birch, the magician, produces a rabbit from un¬ suspecting Jerry Messick. . . . (lower right) As Marylou Johnson sews, N. E. I. C. banners are examined by Student Council members, M. Markley, Speheger, Bayless and Brewer. Opposite page: (upper left) Jr. play dramatists, J. Meyer, Warner, O’Brien and Fitzpatrick, display dance night at Pointer College. . . . (upper right) Weaver and Krinn, Y-Teen pledglings, accept the key of membership from Gro¬ ver, Miss Huffman and Reiff. . . . (center right) Micklitsch, V. Meyer, Heller and Deam purchase tickets from Mr. Ratliff. . . . (lower left) “Club 50” in the mak¬ ing—(seated) Baird, Maddux, Gleim, Bachelor and (standing) Boltin. . . . (lower right) Sr. play leads, Grover and Earhart. sxiJvoL oWijlojiIjcVl cudwiiisiA mm W[ 1111 mm Ocul tidmini iJurfu amt J ' cucjulh , jufL-io-datiL jh ihsL nih. dsuqMsL, AuppIcM nJL ojlUl pAoqMAA, jUl JthsL 3 (Ra, $ l cl AuJwl, (juU Jl fadwuL. - n u.V- 3r mm ■ . ,f 9 .•■] (2dmini tkcdwfL — Right, top: Dr. H. D. Brickley, one of Bluffton’s leading physicians, serves effi¬ ciently as the president of the board. Center: Mr. Homer Markley, employed in Ft. Wayne, performs the role of board secretary by keeping accurate B. H. S. records. Bottom: Mr. John Edris, a well-known Parlor City lawyer, capably fills the ex¬ acting position of board treasurer. Yes, our schools have changed! We have progressed from the one- room school of yesteryear to our spa¬ cious system of buildings today, and many changes are yet to come. Plans have been completed for a new gymnasium-auditorium, which will accommodate four thousand people. There will be modern dress¬ ing rooms and athletic offices. The building will also include classrooms for industrial arts, band, vocational home economics and agriculture. But these changes can be made only through expert leadership. We have this in our board of education. Dr. Brickley, through his everyday contact with the community, Mr. Markley, as a sports’ enthusiast, and Mr. Edris, as a civic-minded lawyer, realize that more and more space will be needed. Our school board has made many improvements in the past and all indications are that they will make many more in the future. % I plan tf L flutWisL chwiq A. Superintendent Willey discusses Y-Teen receipts and expenditures with Shirley Reiff. Pleasant and sympathetic, but au¬ thoritative and deliberate, he con¬ stantly works at promoting the best in education for the Bluffton stu¬ dents. Working with our school board, he enthusiastically advances any projects for the development of a better educational system. Much credit goes to our competent super¬ intendent, Mr. Willey, for helping plan and devise changes for progres¬ sive procedure in the future Principal Park supplies Jim Bachelor with sage advice and a wealth of career information. Friendly and helpful, yet stern and dynamic, he advises and counsels with us in our efforts to cope with the problems of today. He capab.y leads us through our dark moments and shares in our joys and happiness. Many thanks for the untiring efforts of our principal, Mr. Park, in help¬ ing us to build a sturdy foundation for a worthy life. Secretaries Sills and Dotterer smile, even though that stencil obviously spells work ahead. Whether signing pass slips or typ¬ ing reports, our secretaries always have time for personalized service. Mrs. Sills, secretary to the principal, maintains a record of absentees, tardiness, scholastic achievement and other student activities. Mrs. Dotter¬ er, the former Phyllis Gerber, who is secretary to the superintendent, keeps a detailed account of the finan¬ cial status of the schools and their organizations and orders all supplies. J ' jaailh — TlaqaL, Sullivan., Bennett, Robert N. B.M., Butler University; Com. Law, Bookkeeping, Com. Geog., Com. Arith.; Freshman Class Sponsor. Compton, Leroy B.S., Butler University; Head Basketball Coach; Head Baseball Coach; Foot¬ ball End Coach. Hamblen, John A.B., Indiana University; Gen. Math., Alg., Geom.; Sophomore Class Sponsor; Math Club Sponsor. Larmore, Joseph F. B.S., Ball State Teachers College; Woodshop, Gen. Shop, Shop Math.; Junior Class Sponsor; Football Line Coach. McNown, Edwin R. A.B., Indiana University; English; Freshman Class Sponsor; Director of Dra¬ matics. Park, Fred F. A.B., Ball State Teachers College, M.S., Indiana Uni¬ versity; Principal; Physics, Math.; Comet Adviser; Ret¬ rospect Business Adviser. Chamberlain, Harold L. B.M., Indiana University; Vocal Music; Director of the Girls’ Glee Club; Director of the Hi-Y Chorus. Dold, Leslie A. B.S., Butler University; Econ., Civics, Safety, Health Ed.; Sophomore Class Spon¬ sor; Head Football Coach; Head Track Coach; Asst. Basketball Coach. Huffman, Jacqueline B.S., Purdue University; Home Economics; Y-Teen Sponsor; Girls’ 4-H Sponsor. Luce, Marie (Swisher) A.B., Ball State Teachers College; Art; Married to Cleveland Luce this year. Nagel, Eileen B.S., Indiana University; Latin, English; Junior Class Sponsor; Latin Club Spon¬ sor; Asst. Director of Dra¬ matics. Powers, Margaret A.B.; DePauw University; Shorthand, Typing, Office Practice; Senior Class Spon¬ sor; National Honor Society Sponsor. 14 QhwmbohLodirL addsid to tsuadksJtid AoAieA. Ratliff, W. C. A.B., Indiana University; Biology, Chemistry; Senior Class Sponsor; Ticket Chair¬ man for School Activities. Sullivan, Ann A.B., Ball State Teachers College; Girls’ Health Ed., English; Freshman Class Sponsor; G. A A. Sponsor; Asst. Director of Dramatics. Ulmer, Lloyd A. B.S., Ball State Teachers College; History; Senior Class Sponsor; Hi-Y Spon¬ sor. Lower left: Mr. Chamber- lain at his 8 a.m. session. Lower right: Miss Nagel and Miss Sullivan give their undi¬ vided attention to our “Clem¬ entine” thespians. Schlatter, J. Robert B.M., Indiana University; Instrumental Music; Direc¬ tor of the Band; Member of the Ft. Wayne Philharmonic. Templin, L. E. B.S., Manchester; Printing, Drawing, Gen. Shop; Junior Class Sponsor; Director of Athletics; Intramural Spon¬ sor. Wentz, Ralph G. B.S., Purdue University; Agriculture, Safety, Biology; Sophomore Class Sponsor; F. F. A. Sponsor; Boys’ 4-H Sponsor. Wilkinson, Donna B.S., Ball State Teachers College; Library; Retrospect Editorial Adviser; Quill and Scroll Sponsor. QlaAAhJOOWL — pJwqMAAivsL pJwf duML Ll Hisl JuujjwtA This page: (upper left) Everett Elliott shows us all the angles. . . . (upper right) “Temp” oversees blueprint reading by Les Faus. . . . (lower left) Gymnastically known as an “Angel Balance,” Barbara Bracht (standing), Barbara Byrd and Marcia Jump (in air). . . . (lower right) Mart Warner and Jackie Somers pool their artistic talents. Opposite page: (upper left) “Latin Today” as studied by Rita Gass, Larry Garton and Eva Zook. . . . (upper right) Ted Johnson, Don Gerber and Bob Gleim make use of the agricul¬ ture library. . . . (center left) Treasure Island projects are inspected by Bud Bennett, Paul Osborn and Harriet Sprague. . . . (center right) ‘“Come out of your cage,” says Don Mey¬ er to shopster Glen Arnold. . . . (lower left) “Ah! Ahh! Ahhh!”—Glee Club “warms up”. . . . (lower right) Marlene Beer measures hem of prize winning dress as proud seamstress, Clara Jane Herrberg, displays her hat to Ninetta Barr. 16 tSSSlfct MMNMI JK J P? ' j • « 4 vf i5gi Owl ihimqh. jthsu Wul rnudv lahqsUL Jtha L ihsL “qootL oliL maksL Mul Ji qjuvuuL pJwqhsAA. curat advanj msuriL ( l cla pLnq JthaL covsdsaL dipJbmcL. c 5 l£ £ 60 A L — j duct o icsJiA,, phsAtwL “Ckm niinsL ' BETTIE ANDREWS General. Y-Teens; G.A.A.; Glee. G.A.A. Award. Queen of the Soph, party . . . has her major “B” in G.A.A. . . . make-up and wardrobe committeeman for the class plays . . . likes to design homes for a pastime. JAMES BACHELOR Academic. Hi-Y, Hi-Y Cho¬ rus; Math Club; Band 1, 2, 3; Football; Basketball Student Manager 1; Intra¬ mural. Forward for the “Fairies” intramural bas¬ ketball team. . . . Uncle Sam permitting, “Bach” wants to pursue an M.D. degree at I. U. EDWARD BETZ General. Softball; Baseball; Intramural. Enjoys hunt¬ ing and fishing . . . plans after graduation include truck driving . . . mech¬ anically inclined . . . his greatest ambition, we are proud to state, is simply to graduate. CHARLES BOLTIN General. Hi-Y, Hi-Y Cho¬ rus; Math Club; Band 1, 2, 3; Comet; Retrospect Sports Editor. Varsity; Football; Track; Basketball Student Manager; Intramural Cap¬ tain. Band Award. Jr. Play. Honorable mention as N.E.I.C. All-Conference football guard. JERRY BRAUN General. Student Council 3; Sr. Rotarian. Varsity; Basketball; Football; Base¬ ball; Intramural. Member of the intramural “Jig-A- Booz” . . . future plans include Ball State training .... “Rome” is a “pig¬ skin papa,” says he. TOMMY COBB General. Hi-Y, Hi-Y Cho¬ rus 2; Football 1; Basket¬ ball Student Manager 1, 2. Has had the dubitable hon¬ or of being both a patient and a worker at the clinic this year ...quite a philatelist . . . marine- bound. GLEN ARNOLD General. F.F.A. 1. Quite a radio enthusiast, which may account for his nickname of “Shocky” . . . would like to go to a radio tech¬ nician school . . . definite¬ ly not the boisterous or “girlsterous” type. NANCY BAIRD Academic. Class Vice-Pres. 2; Class Sec. 4. Y-Teens; Glee 1, 2; Quill and Scroll, Scribe 4; Retrospect Lit¬ erary Editor; Nat’n. Honor Soc., Sec. 4. Latin Award. Fr. Dance Queen. Jr. Play; Sr. Play. R S cover girl. HOMER BETZ General. Varsity; Softball; Baseball; Intramural. Guard for the intramural “Fairies” basketball team . . . “Zeke” came through with some badly needed diamond hits ... a fac¬ tory job, plus a little hunt¬ ing, will be his future. BARBARA BRACHT General. Y-Teens. Country gal ... a fourth and fifth period office practitioner . . . someday she’ll be somebody’s secretary . . . quite a gymnast . . . handy with a basketball . . . just call her “Barb.” BARBARA BYRD Commercial. Y-Teens; Ret¬ rospect Typist. Would like to work (for pay) for awhile before entering business college . . . has given generously of her free time to the Morris five and ten . . . sees “Retro” copy in her sleep. DUAYNE COBBUM Agriculture. F.F.A. Intra¬ mural. 4-H Awards. Guard for the intramural “Muck- ets” . . . likes nothing bet¬ ter than finding a mink in his traps on a cold morn¬ ing . . . his future will center around farming. 20 lo a. fmcksud Jwjuasl, p oas frfi, “(RqJUw” pJwjbqAapJwc • • • JAMES COSTELLO General. Hi-Y, Hi-Y Cho¬ rus 2, 3; Retrospect Sports’ Staff; Sr. Rotarian. Var¬ sity; Basketball; Football; Baseball; Intramural. The “Macs” intramural guard . . . plans include obtain¬ ing a Ball State degree . . . Retro staff driver. DONALD CROY Industrial Arts. Hi-Y, Hi-Y Chorus; Retrospect Report¬ er. Varsity; Track; Intra¬ mural. 4-H Awards. Jr. Play. Sr. Play. Intramural “B. B’s.” guard . . . mem¬ ber of record-breaking mile relay team . . . stole many a play scene. KAY EARHART General. Class Vice-Pres. 1; Pres. 2. Hi-Y, Hi-Y Cho¬ rus, Sec. 3; Math Club; Comet; Student Council 2; Sr. Rotarian. Varsity; Track; Basketball; Bas¬ ketball Student Manager; Football; Intramural. Jr. Play. Sr. Play. Jr. Town Meeting M. C. JAMES FITZPATRICK Academic. Class Pres. i. Hi-Y, Treas. 3; Math Club, Treas. 3; Latin Club, Treas. 3, Vice-Pres. 4; Comet; Retrospect Sports Staff; Student Council; Nat’n Honor Soc., Pres. 3. Sr. Rotarian. Varsity; Basket¬ ball; Football. Latin Con¬ tests. Jr. Play. Jr. Town Meeting. CAROLYN GROVER General. Y-Teens, Pres. 4; G.A.A.; Glee 1, 2, 3; Comet; Student Council 4. Jr. Play. Sr. Play. G.A.A. Award. Glee Award. Plans to at¬ tend International Busi¬ ness College . . . interpret¬ ed “Clementine” for dra¬ matic lovers. WILLIAM HARRIS Industrial Arts. Track Student Manager 1; Intra¬ mural. Utilized his height as center for the Intra¬ mural “Muckets” ... a thrilling “hot-rod” race is his idea of a day well spent . . . hopes to be a me¬ chanic. JERRY CRANDALL General. Hi-Y. Intramural. Guard for the intramural “T werps” . . . really an authority on model air¬ planes . . . post-graduate plans include working at the International Harvest¬ er in Ft. Wayne. GEORGE DUNWIDDIE Agriculture. F.F.A., Sen¬ tinel 3. 4-H and Judging Awards. Aspires to be a million-dollar ploughboy . . . likes nothing better than blue ribbon livestock . . . considers exhibiting it his chief hobby. KENNETH FETTERS General. Hi-Y. Intramural Captain. Fr. Dance King. Piloted the intramural “Geeks” ,to a championship . . . quite a checker fiend . . . sees that you get the news “hot off the press” . . . intramural forward. ROBERT GLEIM Agriculture. F.F.A. Intra¬ mural. 4-H Awards. Work¬ ed on stage crew for class plays . . . very handy with the buzz-saw . . . has a serious intention of becom¬ ing a truck-driver . . . not easily perturbed. MARILYN HARNISH General. Y-Teens; G.A.A. 1; Band, Librarian 4; Glee 1; Retrospect Typist; Nat’n Honor Soc. 4. 4-H Awards; Band Award. Came from Union Center as a soph¬ omore . . . reads much . . . wants to be a secre¬ tary. JAMES HARVEY Academic. Class Athletic Councilman 2. Hi-Y, Hi-Y Chorus; Math Club; Band; Comet. Track; Intramural; Football Student Manager 2. Band Awards. Guard for the “Fairies” intramu¬ ral team . . . headed for Purdue. 21 S moiA. OhdsA. namsL cahd and wnwumjccmonL KENNETH HEDGES General. Class Sec. 2. Hi- Y, Hi-Y Chorus,; Latin Club; Retrospect Reporter; Student Council 1, 2, 4; Sr. Rotarian. Varsity; Foot¬ ball; Baseball; Intramural Captain. Prowess as guard gave him berth on N.E.I.C. All-Conference football first team. JANICE HOUCHIN Commercial. Y-Teens; G.A.A.; Glee, Vice-Pres. 3: Comet. Came from Arch¬ bold, Ohio, as sophomore . . . pert drum majorette . . . office work is her choice for a career ... a slight brunette with dark, sparkling eyes. MARYLOU JOHNSON General. Y-Teens; Band, Librarian 3; Comet; Band Awards. Goal is to be a housewife . . . culinary artist and a snappy seam¬ stress . . . her hair is her crowning glory . . . plans to mix marriage with beau¬ ty school. REMINGTON JOHNSTON, III Academic. Class Pres. 3, 4. Hi-Y Chorus, Pres. 4; Math Club; Latin Club; Comet 1, 2, Ed. 3; Quill and Scroll, Vice-Pres. 3, Pres. 4; Ret¬ rospect; Student Council 1-4. Nat’n Hon. Soc. 4, Pres. 4. Sr. Rotarian. Varsity; Football; Baseball; Intra¬ mural. Jr. Play. ALBERTA KELLER Academic. Y-Teens; Latin Club, Vice-Pres. 3; Band 1, 2; Comet; Student Coun¬ cil 3. Band Award. It’s Franklin College for “Bert” . . . advertising committee chairman for Jr. and Sr. class plays . . . infant custodian. JAY KIPFER General. Class Athletic Councilman 3. F.F.A., Sec. 3; Quill and Scroll 4; Ret¬ rospect Business Manager. Student Council 4; Nat’n Honor Soc. 3, 4. Sr. Rotari¬ an. Intramural. Bob Han- nie Memorial Award; 4-H and Agriculture Awards; Math Award. DENISE HEFTY Commercial. Y-Teens; G.A.A.; Glee 3, 4; Retro¬ spect Reporter. Secretary for the Girls’ Bowling League . . . came to us in her sophomore year from Phoenix, Arizona . . . our Charleston lassie on page thirty-seven. CYNTHIA HUMPHREY General. Class Treas. 1. Y- Teens. Sr. Play. Cynthia Humphrey, R.N.—wishful thinking . . . oh, how she hates to get up in the morn¬ ing . . . modern grad on our end sheets . . . “Cin” to everyone, she knows no stranger. WILLIAM JOHNSON Academic. Class Vice-Pres. 4. Hi-Y, Treas. 4; Math Club; F.F.A.; Nat’n Honor Soc. 4; Sr. Rotarian. Foot¬ ball; Football Student Manager 4. 4-H Awards. Our old-timer on page fifty-one . . . “W i 11 i e Pierre” reads for a hobby. MARCIA JUMP General. Y-Teens; Glee. Jr. Play Prompter. Sr. Play Prompter. An office worker to be . . . wavy, midnight tresses . . . goes steady as a hobby . . . loves music, especially, the drums . . . always quiet and demure, we think. CHARLES KELLER General. Art contests. Out¬ standing art talent . . . likes; to dance . . . sporty dresser . . . plans to be an independent working boy . . . journeys often to the “hoop-happy” town . . . tall and dark. DONALD KNOX General. Varsity. Basket ball 1, 2, 3, 4; Football 1, 2; Baseball 2, 3, 4. Honorary basketball captain. N.E.I.C. basketball honorable men¬ tion. Our modern “hoop- ster” on page fifty-one . . . a set-shot artist, “Hopper’s” interest has always cen¬ tered around the “swish” of the nets. 22 invitaJtwm L, pwliiL at 3(id ' (bai . . . WILLIAM LANGEL General. F.F.A., Treas. 3; 4 year Jr. 4-H Leader. Var¬ sity; Baseball Student Manager; Intramural. Ag- griculture Awards. Room 9 is his second home . . . “Just Plain ‘Bill’ ” . . . motors undergrad sis to school. CAROLYN MADDUX General. Y-Teens; Glee. Jr. Play. Aspires to be a “lady in white” . . . quite an authentic old-timer, grasp¬ ing the sheepskin on our end sheets . . . always cut¬ ting her locks . . . prompt, fun-loving. JAMES MEYER Academic. Class Vice-Pres. 3. Hi-Y, Hi-Y Chorus; Math Club; Sr. Rotarian. Varsity; Track; Football; Basketball; Intramural. Guard for the intramural “Macs” . . . he’s “Mizzie” to everyone . . . energetic newspaperman . . . coin collector. ROBERT MILLER General. Class Athletic Councilman 1. Intramural. Forward for the “Fairies” intramural basketball team ... he wears the mortar board on our end sheets . . . wants to do construc¬ tion work . . . “Bob”, for short. JAMES R. NIBLICK Academic. Class Sec. 1. Hi- Y; Math Club; Band, Stu¬ dent Director 3, 4, Pres. 3, Drum Major 4; Retrospect Reporter; Student Council 2. Golf; Intramural Cap¬ tain. Band Awards. “Young Man With a Horn” . . . “Izzie” to barber college. CAROL O’BRIEN General. Class Sec. 3; Class Treas. 4. Y-Teens; G.A.A.; Glee; Cheerleader 4. Jr. Play. That’s Carol, plus pigtails, behind the stereo¬ scope on page nineteen . . . bound for business college . . . enjoys sketch¬ ing. ROBERT McCARTY General. Hi-Y, Hi-Y Cho¬ rus; Latin Club 3, 4. Intra¬ mural Captain; Football. Forward for the intra¬ mural team bearing his name, the “Macs” . . . hates for classes to deprive him of extra-curricular fun. DONALD MEYER General, 4-H 1, 2. Avid camera fan . . . seems to fall asleep easily . . . re¬ sides in Riverside . . . polite, quiet and consider¬ ate . . . has endeavored to combine after-school work with lessons. JOHN MEYER General. Class Athletic Councilman 4. Jr. Play; Sr. Play. “Gus” is his unof¬ ficial moniker . . . model building is his official hob¬ by ... a hardware busi¬ ness is his heart’s desire. WILLIAM MOSER Commercial. Hi-Y, Hi-Y Chorus; Sr. Rotarian; Var¬ sity; Basketball; Football; Track; Baseball; Golf. Honorable mention on the N. E. I. C. All-conference football and basketball teams . . . transferred from Ft. Wayne South Side as a sophomore. CAROLYN NOONAN General. Y-Teens; G.A.A., Glee; Retrospect Reporter. Loyal committee worker . . . hopes to become a very efficient rec eptionist . . . enjoys hobby of col¬ lecting what-nots . . . tall, slender, full of vitality. KELLY O’BRIEN General. Forward march to the army . . . “K. J.” to his business associates . . . his office—the “Sub¬ way” . . . had the thrill¬ ing experience of wrecking two Fords in a week’s span. 23 I S JWDAAl — aiiowL fiaxxaJbzjuAfuzJt Mjxlwsl hontfiA. NORMA PARK Academic. Class Treas. 3. Y-Teens; G.A.A.; Math Club, Reporter 4; Glee, Treas, 4; Comet; Quill and Scroll 4; Retrospect Asso¬ ciate Editor; Nat’n Honor Soc. 4. Glee Award. Math Award. G.A.A, Award. Jr. Play; Sr. Play Prompter. The “People’s” choice. THOMAS PFISTER General. Math Club, Pres. 4; F.F.A.; Retrospect Re¬ porter; Student Council 4; Nat’n Honor Soc. 4. Intra¬ mural. 4-H Award. Sr. Play. Center for the “Macs” intramural basketball team ... a sports loving son of of the soil. PATSY REBER General. Y-Teens. The slim and silent type . . . print¬ ed pages soothe her mind . . . plans to enter the clerical field . . . balance sheets hold no terrors for her . . . she’s known as Pat ... a willing com¬ mittee helper. SHIRLEY REIFF General. Y-Teens, Treas. 4; Glee. Nat’n Honor Soc. 4. Glee Award. Jr. Play; Sr. Play. Candidate for the title of “Jr. Miss Indiana” . . . aims to be a secretary . . . had the title role in “Mother is a Freshman.” RITA SOMERS Commercial. Y-Teens; G.A.A.; Glee. G.A.A. Award. Typewriter tick¬ ler and shorthand expert . . . has natural aspirations to be a secretary . . . an¬ other asset to Morris’s five and ten . . . she’s called “Reet” for short. FLOSSIE STOLLER General. Y-Teens; G.A.A.; Cheerleader 3. Made part of trousseau in home ec. class . . . honeymooned in Florida ... a farmer’s wife is she . . . luckily, loves to cook and sew . . . dainty and petite with big brown eyes. GERALDINE PERRY Commercial. Y-Teens; Glee 1; Retrospect Typist. Snapshot enthusiast . . . curly coiffure of her own, someday will be a beauty operator to help less for¬ tunate ones . . . “Gerrie” spends after-school hours at Morris’s. RACHEL RAMSEY Commercial. Y-Teens. Sr. Play. Transferred from Marion High School in her senior year . . . plans to return to Marion for busi¬ ness college training . . no one could match “Rae’s” enthusiasm as the Tiger five performed. ARTHUR REED Academic. Hi-Y; Math Club; Band, Vice-Pres. 3, Pres. 4; Retrospect Photog¬ rapher. Intramural. Band Awards. Music Contests. Sr. Play. More medals than a 4-star general . . . ardent lover of the ivory keys . . . I. U. for him. CHARLES SMITH, JR. General. Hi-Y. Varsity. Track Student Manager 4; Football 1; Intramural. Forward for the “Jig-A- Booz” intramural team . . . repairs soles . . . candidate for Uncle Sam’s navy . . . one of B. H. S.’s most pop¬ ular chauffeurs. CLARA LOU STEELE General. Y-Teens; G.A.A.; Band; Retrospect Report¬ er. Band Award. Give the lady a horse to ride . . . everybody calls her “Clar- ie” . . . wants to be a sec¬ retary . . . uses the first bell for her alarm clock. SHARON SUTTON Academic. Y-Teens; G.A.A., Pres. 4; Math Club; Glee, Pres. 4; Comet; Retrospect Reporter; Stu¬ dent Council, Sec. 4; Nat’n Honor Soc. 3, 4, Sec. 4. Latin Award; Glee Award; Psi Ote Ring; D. A. R. Award; G.A.A. Award. Jr. Town Meeting. Jr. Play Prompter. 24 jot tflctAA. (Day. ancL, ftuwlhf, fomm naim nL EVELYN SWEENY General. Retrospect Re¬ porter; Student Council 4. Member of Walter Zuerch- er’s Accordion Band . . . teaches the gentle art of accordion playing, also . . . sports new car . . . an apt home economist . . . giggles and giggles. JOYCE TYNDALL Academic. Y-Teens, Vice- Pres. 3; Latin Club, Pres. 4; Glee; Quill and Scroll 4; Retrospect Editor-in-Chief; Student Council 4; Nat’n Honor Soc. 3, 4, Sec. 3. Glee Award. Jr. Play; Sr. Play. Another “Retro” ed¬ itor De Pauw-bound. JERRY VAUGHN General. Football. Intra¬ mural Captain. Forward for his intramural “Muck- ets” . . . enjoys magazines with plenty of pictures ... a hunter’s life for him . . . wants to be a suc¬ cessful farmer. DONALD WENGER General. Hi-Y. F.F.A, Pres. 3; Student Council 1, 3, 4, Pres. 4; Sr. Rotari- an. Football; Intramural Captain; Basketball. Cap¬ tain-center for the “Fair¬ ies” intramural basketball team... an athletic farmer with brawn. DORIS WILSON General. Y-Teens; G.A.A.; Retrospect Typist. Spar¬ kling eyes that match the diamond on her third fin¬ ger, left hand . . . has worthy intention of b e¬ coming a good housewife . . . willowy “Willie.” MARGARET TOMS General. Y-Teens; G.A.A.; Glee; Comet. G.A.A. Award Jr. Play. Library Student Assistant. “Maggie” has an endless capacity for fun . . . clothes right out of “Ruth’s” (first choice) . . . demon on the dance floor. JACK UPTGRAFT General. Hi-Y 2, 3. Base¬ ball; Intramural Captain. Led the intramural “Twerps” through the fra¬ cas ... a happy hunter is he . . . never do today what you can put off until tomorrow . . . we call him “Upty.” MARTHA WARNER General. Y-Teens. Cheer¬ leader 4. Jr. Play; Sr. Play. Posed in her white strapless gown for our ac¬ tivities division page . . . I. U.-bound . . . commer¬ cial art, her aim . . . quite a convincing hatch¬ et face in “Clementine.” WILLIAM WILE Academic. Hi-Y, Vice-Pres. 4; Math Club; Band, Vice- Pres. 4; Retrospect Assist¬ ant Photographer; Student Council 4. Intramural. Band Awards. A chest full of ribbons and medals . . . vigorous cornet player . . . loves to dance fast. RICHARD WORTHMAN General. Hi-Y; Sr. Rotari- an. Varsity. Basketball; Football, Honorary Cap¬ tain 4. First team guard on the N.E.I.C. All-Conference basketball five . . . first team end on the N.E.I.C. All Conference grid squad; noted on those of A. P, U. P. and Clark. Graduates not pictured: Archie J. Shaffer, qualified on the basis of the G.E.D. test. 25 Dear Colleagues, , It’s been a busy year; (counterclockwise) Our class officers, Johnson, vice-pres.; Johnston, pres.; Meyer, ath¬ letic council; Baird, sec.; and O’Brien, treas., led our class play campaign . . . Don’t see how those ping pong fanatics, Crandall and E. Betz, ever found time to indulge with so much doing. . . . We had chest X-rays Oct. 24. Reiff stood in line two hours for hers. . . Some of the boys, (top to bottom) Wenger, Meyer, Earhart, Hedges, Moser, Kipfer, Johnson, Johnston, Costello and Fitzpatrick, were chosen as Sr. Ro- tarians. . . . Incidents seem to happen faster than our editors, Park, Tyndall and Baird, can record. OpAtL Jjltt L to £. H. $. (clockwise): Our untiring sponsors, Mr. Ratliff, Miss Pow¬ ers and Mr. Ulmer, coped with ticket sales and concession stands. . . . Remember that huge Christmas tree that Hi-Y’er’s Wile and Croy helped decorate? . . . Carolyn Noonan wasn ' t the only senior who puzzled over dance jingles! . . . Our school played host for the district Hi-Y and Tri-Y conference —Fitzpatrick and Johnston enjoyed the interesting “meetings” . . . And as history was being made, Art Reed was making a pictorial record of it (model-Carolyn Grover). Your doting classmates, Seniors as i4, 4 | H LvNiuTui V ' w ' ' M 28 QjLUUlflA. — fihSL smt fdcuf, fwceptiim. Row 9: N. Sprague, J. Stogdill, Terhune, V. Vore, Zook. Right, Top to Bottom: Nancy Sprague, treasurer, completes a three-year sale of booster buttons as she tags President Ned Speheger. Buddy Hay, vice-president, and Vic Vore, athletic councilman, super¬ vise while Barbara Pearson, secretary, is left “holding the bag” . . . “Romeo” Ger¬ ber escorts Joan Stogdill, Mary Ingmire and Jean Miller . . . Mr. Larmore, Miss Nagel and Mr Templin, junior sponsors, study class play prospects . . . Judy Irish, Chad Fornshell, Chad High and Mary Jane Minnich seem undecided over rings, but Nancy Sprague has made her choice. Left to Right Row 1: D. Athan, Bercot, Biberstein, Bos¬ well, Brickley, C. Brown, Bulger, Clan- in. Row 2: Cooper, Craven, J. Croy, S. Curry, M. Davis, D. DeArmond, Elliott, Elston. Row 3: D. Elzey, Fately, Faus, Joyce Fet¬ ters, Fornshel l, Gallman, M. Gerber, Gilliom. Row 4: Gregg, Grove, C. Hammond, R. Hay, K. Hefty, High, C. Herrberg, M. Holloway. Row 5: Holsinger, Ingmire, Irish, R. Johnson, H. Kahn, D. Keller, Kiefer, Jr. Kipfer. Row 6: Knoble, Kyle, Lakey, W. Mc¬ Bride, Betty McCarty, R. McFarren, McIntosh, McKee. Row 7: S. Markley, C. Miller, Jean Miller, Millington, Minnich, Nickel, B. Osborn, R. Osborn. Row 8: Pearson, Phillabaum, Shady, Sands, Santon, Shepard, A. Sowards, Speheger. 30 SophoJfWiCA. — join, y-jisw„ m-y Left to Right Row 1: B. Arnold, Barr, Beer, Esther Betz, Billingsley, Bowman, R. Bracht, Brewer, R. Brown. Row 2: J. Byrd, Carnall, Jim Cobb, Col¬ lier, Conklin, Cossairt, Courtney, Cupp, Deam. Row 3: Dobson, R. Ellenberger, Ferguson, French, C. Garrison, Garton, Gass, D. Gerber, Guldice. Row 4: D. Hammond, V. Harvey, Heller, Hook, David Irving, Darrell Irving, Kaehr, Kean, Jim Kipfer. Row 5: Joyce Krinn, Judy Krinn, Rum¬ mer, Lane, C. Langel, Lounsbury, Mc¬ Kinney, Manley, A. Markley. Row 6: Mead, Melton, Joan Messick, F. Meyer, M. Milholland, Norma Miller, Muster, B. Myers, K. Noonan. Row 7: Oman, J. Osborn, P. Perry, Reid, F. Reiff, Roth, Rothgeb, Sawyer, Schott. Row 8: J. Somers, T. Stogdill, Swagart, Tangeman, M. Taylor, Thoma, Thomp¬ son, Ulmer, B. Uptgraft. Row 9: V. Van Emon, Venis, D. Vore, Weaver, Welsh, Whitman, J. Williams, M. Williams, Woodard, Young. Right, top to bottom: Judy Krinn, treas.; Norma Reid, sec.; Fred Reiff, vice-pres.; Ray Brewer, pres.; Roger Roth, athletic council. . . . Gass, French, Billingsley and Hook take Y-Teen vows. . . . Meyer, Young, Carnall, Hammond, Stogdill and Irving talk over the affairs of the day. . . . Sophomore Sponsors Dold, Hamblen and Wentz post coming events. . . . “Day is done”—Oman and Collier. J ' AnAhnuin, — ds j± famininsL Left to Right Row 1: Armey, P. Arnold, R. Athan, Bar¬ ton, Bayless, Baylog, C. Bennett Bertsch, K. Boltin, Bowen. Row 2: Boyle, L. Brown, Jerry Cobb Collins, J. Curry, C. DeArmond, Dem- ing, Denman, Donnelly, C. Ellenberger Row 3: S. Ellenberger, Emshwiller, Far- ling, Jerry Fetters, Foster, J. Garrison Gebele, Geisel, G. Gerber, Harmon. Row 4: Morris Harnish, D. Hay, J. Herr- berg, Higgins, Hinesley, G. Holloway, Hovde, Hower, Hyde, P. Johnson. Row 5: T. Johnson, Justice, M. Kahn, R Keller, King, Kleinknight, M. Lar- more, Lee, Leimgruber, Lockwood. Row 6: McAdams E. McBride, C. Me Carty, J. McFarren, Mailers, M. Mark ley, E. Messick, Jerry Messick, V. Mey er, Micklitsch. Row 7: Joyce Miller, M. Miller, Neenah Miller, S. Miller, R. Milholland, Mit¬ chell, C. Moser, F. Moser, R. Moser, Munson. Row 8: Murray, P. Myers, My grant, J Noonan, M. O’Brien, Oliver, O’Rourke. P. Osborn, Reecer, T. Reiff. Row 9: W. Reiff, Rhodes, Robbins, Ross Rush, Schaefer, N. Sowards, H Sprague, R. Stogdill, Strain. Row 10: Stuck, K. Taylor, R. VanEmon, P. Vore, B. Wenger, White, S. William, Wolfcale, Zingsheim, Zoll. Right, top to bottom: Vice-President Munson, Secretary McFarren, President Markley, Treasurer O’Brien and Athletic Councilman Harnish. . . . “Come one, come all!” beckons Sprague, official bark¬ er of the “Y-Teen Bigtop”.Study! Study! Study? . . . Mr. Bennett, Mr. McNown, and Miss Sullivan discuss the trials and tribulations of freshman spon¬ sorship. . . . Trainer Bayless puts Bessie, the wonder horse, through her paces. WK ' W M W ' M m I I Tlothuu Aiatic. about LL@sl at (Bluffljixm, 2tigk.! This page: (upper left) Election time for Bulger, Sweeny, Reber, Fately and Holsinger . . .(upper right) Sign here! Brown and Hovde . . . (lower left) B. H S.’s version of Grand Central Station with Elzey, Osborn, Shepard and DeArmond . . . (lower right) Twenty-up and their serve? Croy has it, Cobbum; never free. Opposite page: (upper left) Hi-Y—Tri-Y officers dine at training conference . . . (upper right) B. H. S. beauty, Shirley Reiff . . . (cen¬ ter left) Election returns busy Uptgraft, Vaughn, Baird and Ramsey . . . (center right) Actives Hefty and Boswell examine the regalia of the Krinn sisters, Y-Teen pledges . . . (bot¬ tom left) Double trouble—Irving twins . . . (bottom right) A heated discussion involves Warner, O’Brien, Tyndall and Toms of “Mother Is a Freshman” fame. 34 dddjuiluLiu, floA. pUDM L thsL CjailVL MWlMp JClAcllLA OA kiukimp Jb siAu thsL pja L, kjpiftip iksL %a L, pxIL-msdL paxjL j ofj_ Li$SL in, ouA. iimsL. Jay Kipfer . . . efficient Joyce Tyndall . . . big Norma Park ... in Nancy Baird . . . much records, not chaos. decisions to be made. every picture, a story. ado about a deadline. jdsbadliruL mst, dhsuam. h alipixL “But where will we find a ‘flapper dress’?” Times have changed. Joyce Tyndall and Norma Park became more and more aware of this fact as the book progressed. Nancy Baird raced with time to get her copy in before press date. Play-by-play accounts of the “sports world” were related to us by our sports editor, Chuck Boltin, and his assistants, Jim Costello and Jim Fitzpatrick, while illegible copy was interpreted by Marilyn Harnish, Gerrie Perry, Barbara Byrd and Doris Wilson, typists. Our photographic editors, Art Reed and Bill Wile, furnished us with many on-the-spot snaps. In our effort to prepare for and meet the deadline, our editorial adviser, Mrs. Wilkinson, doggedly steered us. Jay Kipfer, under Mr. Park’s guidance, had more than his share of headaches manag¬ ing the many business details of our book. All our anxious moments were rewarded when our finished copper colored volume was in our hands. Back Row: Fitzpatrick, C. Boltin, Wilson, G. Perry, Reed, Costello, Wile. Front Row: Marilyn Harnish, Mrs. Wilkinson, B. Byrd. 38 Upper left: Loren Camp makes a big purchase from salesmen Joan Messick and Barbara Deam. Right: Mr. Park explains fundamentals to editorial staff members, Connie Miller, Jim Harvey and Bill Reiff. fojfUli — odiistd, wid AclaAAmsw-. An informed student body and faculty for Bluffton High School is the goal of the school paper, the “Comet.” The “Comet” affords those who are interested in the field of journalism a chance to experiment and learn. The editorial staff this year was made up largely of underclassmen who had had little experience in the ways of the press. This ob¬ stacle admirably overcome, a worthwhile selection of issues was published. The staff considers the traditional green and white Christmas edition and the sectional tourney copy, with the wealth of information on our foes, its finest publications. Ned Carnall, a sophomore, served as editor-in-chief while Joyce Fetters led the business staff. The unheralded financial workers are responsible for the circulation of the paper and the soliciting of ads. Mr. Park was the much needed adviser. Often it meant working overtime to make the deadline, but with all the hard work came a great amount of satisfaction and pride in seeing the finished articles in print. Ned Carnall . . . live news. Joyce Fetters . . . broad sales. 39 Upped left: (standing) Nickel, Sutton, S. Reiff, N. Sprague; (seated) Pfister, Fitzpatrick, Brickley, S. Markley. Upper right: Awaiting dinner, Nancy Sprague, Tom Pfister, Bill Johnson and Marilyn Harnish entertain themselves by a warm fire. Lower left: Jay Kipfer, Sue Markley, Miss Powers and Fred Nickel dine. Lower right: (standing) Marilyn Harnish, Miss Powers, Johnston; (seated) Jay Kipfer, W. Johnson, Baird, N. Park, Tyndall. TlcdwnaL KontA, Sarisdi — Mamma. MhoiaAAhifL, AsAvksi.. chaAcudtafilocukhAhifL Once again the students of B. H. S. made their way to the gymnasium. The air was tense; the audience became quiet quickly. Jim Fitzpatrick, president, gave the introduction. Sharon Sutton, the secretary, read the names of the newly-elected members. The students gave their clap of approval as Nancy Baird, Marilyn Harnish, William Johnson, Norma Park, Thomas Pfister, Shirley Reiff, Diann Brickley, Sue Markley, Fred Nickel and Nancy Sprague walked to the stage. Joyce Tyndall and Jay Kipfer, continuing with the ceremony, told that eligibility for the society is based upon four cardinal principles—scholarship, leadership, character and service; and that in order to be elected one has to be in the upper third of his class. The initiates stood and repeated the pledge. As the induction came to an end, membership certificates and pins were given to the new members. As the curtains closed, those present realized that the thrilling moment had come and gone. Newly-elected officers are Rem Johnston, president; Fred Nickel, vice-president; and Nancy Baird, secretary. The organization is excellently sponsored by Miss Powers. 40 ShuknL faunaL — jdsmochaJtk, gnvs mmant in, ths, malunq. “Quiet! The meeting will now come to order. Parliamentary procedure will prevail.” The Student Council functions in a legislative capacity to consider the welfare and prog¬ ress of the students of Allen High School, to try to create a better relationship between the students and the faculty and to sponsor worthwhile programs for the students. The council is composed of the presidents of the senior, junior, sophomore, and fresh¬ man classes; presidents of the Hi-Y, Future Farmers of America, Y-Teen, National Honor Society, Quill and Scroll, Band, Girls Glee Club, and Girls Athletic Association; the ed- itors-in-chief of both the Retrospect and Comet, and a representative from each home room. Officers for this year were Don Wenger, president, and Sharon Sutton, secretary. During the past year the council, under the guiding hand of Mr. Park, has set up com¬ mittees for selecting convocation programs for the year. The making of banners to rep¬ resent each of the Northeastern Indiana Conference teams, which were placed in the gym¬ nasium during the basketball season, was directed by a council committee. Many of the problems of the student groups were discussed, adjusted and improved. Bottom, upper left: (back row) Jay Kipfer, F. Meyer, Speheger. (front row) Carnall, Sweeny, Tyndall and Wenger presiding. Upper right: Student councilmen Brewer and Vore count the money which was contributed by B. H. S. students to the U. N. fountain fund. Lower left: (back row) K. Taylor, T. Stogdill, Jim Cobb, J. Croy. (front row) Bayless, M. Markley, Mailers and Sutton calling the roll. Lower right: (back row) V. Vore, High, W. McBride, Grover, (front row) Wile, Johnston, Fitz¬ patrick, Hedges and Mr. Park advising. r ! J ' UJtUhSL J ' OAmsAA. Quilt and, ScholL The forty acres of land which was farmed by Bluffton’s chapter of the F.F.A. not only replenished the treasury, but gave practical experience in farming as well. This affords an agricultural laboratory in which new farming methods are tested—learning by doing. Thirteen juniors and seniors of the chap¬ ter made a three-day trip to Chicago in De¬ cember. Ten members earned their Chapter Farmer Degrees and were presented F.F.A. jackets. The leadership, cooperation and citizen¬ ship which are developed in this training will make worth-while Future Farmers of America. The Peggy Goodin Chapter of Quill and Scroll is now our official title on the inter¬ national records of the society. The national prominence Miss Goodin has achieved in the field of writing made her an overwhelming choice. Juniors and seniors, in the upper third of their classes, who have done superior work in journalism are eligible for membership in Quill and Scroll. Rem Johnston served as host at an initia¬ tion banquet. Following the ceremony each new member was presented with a pin and membership card. Mrs. Wilkinson is our new adviser. This page, left to right: Sponsor Wilkin¬ son, Park, Jay Kipfer, Vice-Pres. Joyce Fetters, Pres. Johnston, Tyndall, Scribe Baird. Opposite page, left: (Back row) Sutton, Reporter Park. (Second row) Librarian Cooper, Brickley, Vice-Pres. S. Markley, Phillabaum. (Third row) Fitzpatrick, Sands, V. Vore, Muster, W. Johnson. (Front row) Elliott, Mc¬ Intosh, Nickel, Johnston, Pres. Pfister. Right: (Back row) Sponsor Hamblen. (Second row) Billingsley, Thoma, Sec. N. Sprague, Mead. (Third row) Treas. French, Reid, Venis, Tangeman. (Front row) McKee, F. Meyer, Gilliom, D. Hammond. Members not pictured: Da¬ vid and Darrel Irving, Young, T. Stog- dill. XcdirL Qlub The Sodalitas Latinae has as its purpose to extend Latin further into our social lives and to show how closely related Latin and Eng¬ lish really are. Having been organized in 1949, the club is still young. In the realization of its goal, the foreign language contingent has learned that both work and pleasure are useful. Although the membership was relatively small, it did little to dampen the enthusiasm for social gather¬ ings. A party at the State Forest and a sup¬ per and Christmas exchange at Joyce Tyn¬ dall’s home were ’50-51 highlights. Opposite page, left: (standing) Sec. D. Athan, Reporter Biberstein, Jay Kipfer, D. Wenger, Ferguson, Sponsor Wentez, Cobbum, R. Athan. (seated) Vice-Pres. Brewer, Pfister, Sentinel R. Ellenber- ger, Dunwiddie. Right: (standing) Treas. B. Langel, B. Myers, Guldice, Morris Harnish, Pres. Bercot, Lane, T. Johnson, (seated) Gleim, M. Milhol- land, D. Gerber, R. Milholland. This page, left to right: Johnston, Treas. W. McBride, Pres. Tyndall, A. Keller, Vice-Pres. Fitzpatrick, Sponsor Nagel, Bob McCarty, Sec. Brickley, Hedges. yyicdk. cm The Arc of Alpha, during its third year, has furthered its aims of increasing the knowledge of mathematics; learning to per¬ fect skills in geometry, algebra and other mathematics; giving service to the commu¬ nity and nation, and understanding the im¬ portance of mathematics in life. The members spent many hours working on a blackboard graph stencil which was the club project for ’50-51. The organization was divided into the fol¬ lowing committees: The Euclidean Rulers, The Archimedians, The Nupierian Twigs, The Pythagoranites, Hero’s Angels and Watt’s Chain Gang. c lL-‘JoSUnA,—QonJtJdbuisL QfaihdmaA. (Boxba, in nsmdif. The formal initiation of thirty-one new members marked the beginning of the Y-Teen activities for this year. Christmas boxes were giv¬ en to needy families. On Jan¬ uary 5, each member enter¬ tained her best beau at “The Circus.” The mothers were guests at the traditional Moth¬ er and Daughter party in the spring. The Y-Teen club has ex¬ perienced a successful year under the guidance of Caro¬ lyn Grover, president; Bar¬ bara Pearson, vice-president; Jane Thoma, secretary; Shir¬ ley Reiff, treasurer; and Miss Huffman, sponsor. Left (top to bottom), Back Row: Cupp, Joyce Fetters, Irish, C. Hammond, Hol¬ loway, Gass, Humphrey. Second Row: Craven, Elston, Heller, French, S. Curry, K. Hefty, Hook. Front Row: Ingmire, J. Somers, Lakey, C. Herr- b-rg, D. Hefty. Back Row: B. Byrd, S. Reiff, Thoma, Brickley, Venis, Mead. Second Row: Baird, Esther Betz, Billingsley, Tan- gcman, Boswell, Grover, C. Miller. Front Row: Park, C. Bennett, Tyn- dal ' , Courtney, Pe rson, Gallman, B. Bracht. Back Row: Sutton, N. Sprague, Wilson, Miss Huffman, Reid, A. Sowards, Re- ber. Second Row: Ramsey, M. Taylor, Swagart, Phillabaum, J. Stogdill, Toms, Zook. Front Row: Weaver, M. Williams, Whitman, M. VanEmon, R. Scmers, Warner, Terhune. Back Row: N. Miller, A. Markley, Kiefer, Joyce Krinn, Betty McCarty, S. Mark- ley, A. Keller, J. Messick. Second Row: Steele, C. Noonan, C. O’Brien, Maddux, Kummer, Jump, Kean, G. Perry. Front Row: H. Kahn, Judy Krinn, Minnich, McKinney, Houchin, C. Langel, Marilyn Harnish, M. John¬ son. UL-% JwaL (DiidAidL O jloiaa! Jhmmnc (fonfatenai The Bluffton Hi-Y club hosted the District Officers’ Training Conference in the fall. Christmas baskets for the needy and a tuberculosis drive were among the chari¬ table activities. The last fling of the year was the annual Best Girl Banquet. Here the ’50-51 off¬ icers, Rem Johnston, presi¬ dent; Bill Wile, vice-presi¬ dent; Chad Fornshell, secre¬ tary; Bill Johnson, treasurer; and Mr. Ulmer, sponsor, wel¬ comed next year’s officers. Each member strives to live according to the Hi-Y stand¬ ards: clean sports, clean schol¬ arship, clean speech and clean living. Right, (top to bottom). Back Row: Bob McCarty, T. Stogdill, Gilliom, Forn¬ shell, B. Uptgraft, Harvey. Second Row: Garton, Young, W. McBride, B. Johnson, R. Hay, Costello. Front Row: M. Gerber, Johnston, Jim Mey¬ er, Mr. Ulmer, Wile, Carnall. Back Row: D. Gerber, Gregg, Worthman, B. Moser, D. Wenger, Speheger. Sec¬ ond Row: McKee, Niblick, McIntosh, K. Fetters, Santon, F. Meyer. Front Row: Lounsbury, Darrel Irving, David Irving, Manley. Back Row: Brewer, Boltin, Earhart, Nick¬ el, D. Hammond, R. Brown, Reed. Second Row: D. Croy, Hedges, High, F. Reiff, C. Brown, Roth. Front Row: Jr. Kipfer, J. Croy, Bachelor, Sands. :■ «i m !■_ ' mu i— - - . ... rwwik.. ■ - 0 t-;,. •■ ' ' ' .■ • • ■■■{• ' ■•.. Counterclockwise: Happiness is shown with smiles and sobs by Cathy, Bertha and Clem . . . the cast takes another curtain call ... a look of surprise comes over the faces of Bertha, Mrs. Kelly, Ann and Mr. Kelly as Clem opens the door, unaware that Hank is about to enter. CAST Clementine Kelly . Carolyn Grover Mary Kelly ... Rachel Ramsey Gerald Kelly . Tom Pfister Bertha . Joyce Tyndall Abe . Don Croy Hank Mathews . Kay Earhart Pete . John Meyer Herby . Art Reed Cathy . Cynthia Humphrey Jane Ann . Nancy Baird Ann McNeil . Shirley Reiff Miss Prunella Pringle . Mart Warner Prompter . Norma Park Prompter . Marcia Jump ChwiswlbuL cujdh isuL Slu Jtoniu (psjqqi ' fyooduL Flash! “The novel, Clementine, by Peggy Goodin, receives national acclaim!” Flash! “Clementine is written in play form.” Flash! “B. H. S. seniors choose Clementine Flash! “Senior thespians receive rave notices from local paper!” Clem Kelly, an impish tomboy, would 46 rather play football than go to dances. When her beau is claimed by her best girlfriend, Clem decides something must be done. With the help and advice of her speech teacher, she transforms into a pretty, young lady. All ends well when Hank asks her to the Hi-Y banquet. Clockwise: Much attention is given the new freshman, Abigail Abbott, by Jack, Howie, Bill and Bobo, to the consternation of the younger co-eds on the campus ... a happy cast a fter a record-breaking play . . . the stern Dean Gilling¬ ham does not seem moved by Professor Michael’s argument. Abigail Abbot . Shirley Reiff Susan . Nancy Baird Mrs. Miller . Carolyn Maddux Sylvia . Joyce Tyndall Bunny . Carol O’Brien Helen . Martha Warner Carrie . Margaret Toms Clara . Carolyn Grover Marge . Norma Park Bobo . Chuck Boltin Jack . John Meyer Howie . Jim Fitzpatrick Bill . Don Croy Dean Gillingham . Rem Johnston Professor Michaels . Kay Earhart Prompter . Marcia Jump Prompter . Sharon Sutton yyioiJwt. jLl. cl J ' hcAkmmL — plcufdu h) A aAd-Amjci hinq crwwd “Operator! Operator! This call is a matter of life and death!” These words, desperately spoken by Susan Abbott, pro¬ vided the opening curtain cue. The audience was receptive as Susan and her mother vied for the aff ections of Professor Michaels. Further intrigue was added by gossipy Clara and stern Dean Gill¬ ingham, who almost succeeded in expelling Mother. Our efforts were well rewarded both by the breaking of the ticket sales record and by the loud ring of applause as the final curtain fell. 47 5 aIa.’5 pJwqhamA, capacity, caowcLa HI “Okay! Let’s go. Come on now, cut the talk. Let’s go!” —a familiar cry from room 31 at 10:30. An impressive Christmas Cantata and a varied Spring Festival were presented un¬ der the tutelage of Director Chamberlain, the tireless new vocal music instructor. Officers were Sharon Sutton, president; Nancy Sprague, vice-president; Betty Mc¬ Carty-Jane Thoma, secretar¬ ies; and Norma Park, treas¬ urer. Left (top to bottom), Back Row: M. Lar- more, Kiefer, K. Hefty, Lee, C. Heller, Irish, Jump, Harmon, French. Front Row: S. Curry, Holloway, C. Langel, R. Johnson, J. Garrison, Hinesley, Collins, D. Hefty, Emshwiller. Back Row: Mead, S. Markley, C. Noon¬ an, Joan Messick, E. McBride, Jean Miller, Betty McCarty, Munson, Mad¬ dux. Front Row: Leimgruber, J. Mc- Farren, Murray, McKinney, McAdams, C. Moser, E. Messick, S. Miller, P. Myers. Back Row: Director Chamberlain, Cupp, Armey, P. Arnold, Andrews, Billings¬ ley, Boswell, Barton, Craven. Front Row: Thoma, N. Sprague, Sutton, N. Park, Courtney, Bayless, C. Ben¬ nett, Bertsch, Baylog. Back Row: Stuck, Venis, Reid, Tange- man, S. Reiff, J. Stogdill, C. O ' Brien, Terhune, Zook. Front Row: Schaefer M. Taylor, Strain, Robbins, Whitman, Wolfcale, R. Somers, M. Van Emon, Rothgeb. 48 iBand. mw JuniflifimA, to tksL fwbUtL Fifty-one members, decked in new uniforms, performed at home games and the Port¬ land football tilt. Mr. Newell H. Long of I. U. was guest conductor at the winter concert when the new tympani, bass and snare drums were initiated and his “Lincoln Overture” was fea¬ tured. Other public appearances were at the district and state solo and band contests, the spring concert and com¬ mencement. Right (top to bottom), Back Row: Lock- wood, Pearson, J. Noonan, C. Ham¬ mond, Marilyn Harnish, C. Steele, M. Davis. Front Row: Norma Miller, K. Boltin, Darrel Irving, David Irving. Back Row: D. Vore, B. Davis, Jr. Kipfer, T. French, Morris Harnish, Hyde, M. Ulmer, Neenah Miller. Front Row: Niblick, Reed, Wile, Mailers, C. Mc¬ Carty, B. Steele, P. Perry. Back Row: Elliott, N. Sowards, A. Davis, C. Ellenberger, H. Sprague, Hovde, Gebele, Hower, Judy Krinn, Gallman, M. Johnson, C. Herrberg, Collins. Front Row: Joyce Fetters, S. Ellenberger, A. Sowards, Hook. Left to Right: McIntosh, J. Harvey, Mc¬ Kee, Director Schlatter, R. Brown, K. Noonan, J. Byrd, M. Markley, Young. mama Sp iltA., jthouqJv AJwwinq. dsuddod chanqsiAu m, Aiqlsi and siquipmsinL, aJjUL mainiauL ihsL AamsL qoaJL — whsdPuUi , xJuuMifruIi winning jPl biaJiftaUq, loAinq, quod Ap dbManApiifL idu aJJL ImpudanL, iii, ' . sl|a|pi|||p!S mh), •, ' - 1 • NMMBI (JaAAih — WSiaA JlA. JthsL mjCtjtfL “(B Left, Row 1: Betz, Homer—Baseball. Boltin, Chuck—Football, Basket¬ ball Student Manager. Braun, Jerry—Baseball, Foot¬ ball. Costello, Jim—Football. Croy, Don—Track. Row 2: „ , Earhart, Kay—Track, Basket¬ ball Student Manager. Fitzpatrick, Jim—Football, Bas¬ ketball. Fornshell, Chad—Track, Basket¬ ball. Gilliom, Dick—Football, Base¬ ball, Basketball. Gregg, Jim—Football. Row 3: „ , „ Grove, Jim—Football, Baseball, Track Hay, Russell—Basketball. Hedges, Kenny—Football. Johnston, Rem—Football. Keller, Doyle—Track. Row 4: Knox, Don—Basketball. Meyer, Fred—Track, Basketball. Meyer, Jim—Track. Moser, Bill—Football, Track, Basketball. Santon, Ted—Football, Baseball, Basketball, Track. Right, Top Row: Speheger, Ned—Football, Base¬ ball. Uptgraft, Bill—Football. Worthman, Dick—Football, Bas¬ ketball. Bottom Row: Johnston, Bill—Football Student Manager. Langel, Bill—Baseball Student Manager. Smith, Charles—Track Student Manager. Snaps on opposite page: (Left) Our All-Conference football team members reading the sports section. (Right) When the going got tough and spirits were low, a ray of hope would shine through as our able yell leaders, Judy Irish, Mart Warner, Carol O’Brien and Betty McCarty, led the fans in a rousing cheer. Right Top: The victorious Tigers. Right Bottom: “The Thing” — arms and legs galore, but no ball. Gilliom, aiding New Haven player, received the foul. Hum-m. Back Row Elzev, Ferguson, Speheger, W. Uptgraft, Worthman, Gilliom, Wenger, Santon, Gregg, T. Stodgill. Second Row: Mgr. ' Roth, Mgr. Johnson, Line Coach Larmore, F. Reiff, Moser, Brewer, Jim Cobb, R. Brown, Mc¬ Carty, Head Coach Dold, End Coach Compton. Front Row: Hedges, Vaughn, Bachelor, Fitzpatrick, Grove, Braun, Costello, Johnston, C. Boltin, Garton. JooibalL — JiqsXiL. fiiuAh, Asxrnid in. £onfa unaL (Rjcujl Finishing the ’50 football season with relatively few injuries, the Tigers recorded one of the most successful years in B. H. S. history, losing only to South Side, Warsaw and New Haven. With backfield and line play sparkling and superb aerial attacks, Bluffton won five games, three with tremendous punches in the last quarter to keep the fans on their feet till the final gun sounded. Six gridders received honors at the close of the season by gaining berths on the N. E. I. C. All Conference teams: first team, Guard Kenny Hedges, Fullback Ted Santon and End Dick Worthman; Second team, Quarterback Jim Fitzpatrick; and honorable mention, End Bill Moser and Guard Chuck Boltin. Worthman received even further acclaim by being chosen to several state wide teams. Of the major lettermen eight were seniors, but six of the varsity will return to don the black and crimson for the ’51 gridiron season. Lower Left: Coach Dold gives last second instructions to Grove before sending him into the Portland battle. Lower Right: Roger Roth and Bill Johnson, our faithful managers, have tasks to perform despite the tense¬ ness of the action. Upper Left: Santon (17), Moser (20) and Braun (8) clean up the interference, not knowing that Portland’s rear guard had Grove (2) from behind. Upper Right: The Tiger forward wall holds as Fitzpatrick (11), Santon (17) and Worthman (21) stop a Warsaw ball carrier. Hedges (19) closes in for the kill as Gregg (18) surveys the action. jAuidsAA, win, $lvsl qamsiA,, Idasl thtesL We They Decatur 12 6 South Side 6 26 Auburn 12 9 Columbia City 13 7 Warsaw 7 27 Garrett 7 6 Portland 14 7 New Haven 12 19 Lower Left: “Oh, my head!” moans Worthman (on ground) as he misses a pass by inches. Moser, the other Bluffton end, registers like disappointment. Lower Right: It’s the end of the line for this South Side back as Costello (back to camera) gets ready to “dump” him. Fitzpatrick (11), Boltin (15) and Worthman smash in. ow: Asst. Coach Dold, Speheger, F. Meyer, Fornshell, Gilliom, Worthman, Santon, Coach Compton. Front Fitzpatrick, Knox, B. Moser, Jim Cobb, Grove. Not Pictured: R. Hay. W 1 11 m A 1 [ M uk i w Elk r= 5 , ! I ' ' A x 4 Y fl m a m I 1 1 mJK o ' ) a ■i % ' V, 1 2 m ' At p J ■O 1 1 1 (BaAksdhalL — “KdoaIha, dioophL ' daimA mamp fanA I The “hoop-happy” Tigers and Mentor Dee Compton finished a very rugged season with an undisputed second place in the N. E. I. C., losing only two conference games. This year’s courtmen were a well-balanced crew with poise and natural teamwork, though they sometimes lacked the consistency to pull them through. There were those cold nights when our netters couldn’t seem to find the range. The season as a whole was one of the most thrilling to be seen in “Tiger Town ’ for many years. The cagers played five out of nine home games with less than four points as a final margin. Ironically, our hardwooders came through when the opposition was the stiff- est, e. g., South Side, Auburn, Kendallville, Decatur. Excitement was the word even to the end of the season in the Hoosier Sectional Classic. Rockcreek’s Hal Arnold sunk a twenty-five foot peg as the final gun sounded; the I bucket broke a tie which brought a sad climax to the thrilling rally of the Bluffton five. Dick Worthman was chosen first team guard and Don Knox and Bill Moser honorable mention on the N. E. I. C. All-Conference team. Left: A last second word from Coach Compton before Chad Fornshell enters the New Haven game. Center: “That’s it, brother, the old relaxation,” one of our “Doc” Blackman’s favorite phrases, becomes a reality to Dick Gilliom between halves. Right: The half-time scramble to balance score books and shot charts is on for our managers, Chuck Boltin, Kay Earhart and Ned Carnall. Upper Left: Fornshell (55) goes up after one with a New Havener as Fitzpatrick (35) stands ready. Center: Gilliom (33) snatches “candy from a baby.” Right: Mo3er (30) and Knox (40) aren’t going to lose this ball without a tussle. TbdJtsiAA, J’ini k, SJthonq $s£dwL in, 71. £. 9 . C- We They Berne (Holiday Tourney) 52 47 Portland 39 47 Rockcreek 38 51 Columbia City 37 41 New Haven 46 48 South Side 51 46 Garrett 65 53 Decatur 54 52 Ossian 52 51 Warren 33 43 Kendallville 50 48 Dunkirk 29 49 Warsaw 64 62 Huntington Catholic 40 42 Decatur 53 57 Berne 45 38 Central Catholic 32 48 Winchester 47 49 Auburn 48 44 Decatur (Holiday Tourney) 51 59 Rockcreek (Sectional) 37 39 Lower Left: “Curly” Santon (50) lays one ud and in for two. Center: Moser (30) tips as Knox (44) and San- ton (35) are ready to set up a play. Right: “The grace o f an athlete” is truly exemplified by Worthman as he out jumps Portland’s “Jumpin’-Jack” Sebring (44) for a thrilling rebound. Above left: “Kittens” Ned Speheger (50), Fred Nickel (45) and Jack Dobson (44) keep their eyes glued on the bail. Right (Back row) J. Osborn, Roth, Garton, Dobson, Sawyer, (front row) Brewer, Nickel, D. Hammond, (not pictured) B. Uptgraft. I • I “ B Jqmtl — {jjuJtjUAfL AJtaAd We They Portland 37 25 Columbia City 30 23 South Side 21 30 Decatur 30 26 Warren 32 26 Dunkirk 31 39 Huntington Catholic 34 25 Berne 39 17 Winchester 35 30 Rockcreek 36 35 New Haven 31 28 Garrett 32 29 Ossian 19 27 Kendallville 30 38 Warsaw 23 24 Decatur 36 30 Central Catholic 33 37 Auburn 24 49 QnihamjjuwL — jcjDmfMJtiJJwi The eight intramural teams finished in this order: 1. GEEKS—K. Fetters, Kyle, R. Brown, D. Athan, Ferguson, Oman, Shady. 2. MACS—McCarty, Jim Meyer, Pfister, F. Moser, K. Boltin, Conklin, Costello. 2 (tie). MUCKETS—Vaughn, E. Betz, Cobbum, Har¬ ris, Herrberg, High, Myers. 3. JIG-A-BOOZ—Hedges, Knoble, Jay Kipfer, Bul¬ ger, Smith, Bercot, Braun. 4. SNARFS —Niblick, Gregg, McKee, Wile, Biber- stein, Reiff. 4 (tie). TWERPS — J- Uptgraft, Earhart, J. Croy, Crandall, D. Gerber, Sands, Holsinger. 4 (tie). FAIRIES —Wenger, B. Miller, J. Harvey, H. Betz, Reed, Bachelor, J. Byrd. 5. B B’s —Boltin, D. Croy, Johnston, Messick, Ulmer, Schott. Bottom left: Niblick, C. Boltin, D. Wenger, Hedges, J. Uptgraft, Vaughn, Bob McCarty, (kneeling) K. Fetters. Right: Kenny Fetters, coach, manager and captain of the champion “Geeks”, relives the previous night’s game with Athletic Director L. E. Templin. The Tiger diamond nine won five out of ten games for Coach Compton and his “work-horse” hurlers. “Ro- mey” Braun pitched twenty- five and two-thirds innings with nineteen hits and won two games, one a two-hitter. “Yogi” Grove delivered twen¬ ty-four and one-third innings allowing only sixteen hits. He also won two games, one a two-hitter. The record is as follows: We They Berne 3 7 New Haven 7 14 Decatur 0 4 Berne 2 8 Huntington Catholic 6 2 Dunkirk 9 0 Decatur 6 4 Decatur Catholic 5 4 Huntington Catholic 7 3 Warsaw 2 8 Top: Speheger traps a hot grounder with “Zeke” Betz backing him. Middle Left: The unpredictable “Yogi” Grove burns one in the groove. Mid¬ dle Right: “Steal! Steal!” cries Jim Cobb as “Hopper” Knox heads for home. (Bottom) Back Row: Knoble, Coach Compton, High. Second Row: Kyle, Speheger, Gilliom, R. Hay, Jim Cobb. Front Row: Knox, H. Betz, Garton, Mgr. Langel. Not Pictured: Braun, Moser, Santon, Grove, Nickel. (BaA balL — Jiq AAu ft wnd ns.io duqmiLi. jAcudL jCUuL J ' bdjcL — CmdsMmsufL bh ak, hsxmdb L Only four trackster lettermen returned to begin the 1950 track and field season. Inex¬ perienced in most ranks, the track team won one meet and placed second in two three-way meets, amassing a total of 396 points. Dick Magley grasped third place in the half-mile run of the state finals and, upon graduation, left a record half-mile of 2:00.3, not soon to be eclipsed. Team work, agility and speed were in further evidence in the mile relay team composed of Kay Earhart, Don Croy, Stan Nash and Dick Magley. The afternoon of the Columbia City meet this fleetfooted quar¬ tet broke the existing Wilson Field record and set a new 3:41.2 mile relay time. Coach of the victorious 1950 thinlies was Mr. Leslie Dold, with Dave Park and Charles Smith student managers. We, 5914, Dunkirk 4914; We, 4614, Royerton 62%; We 48, Decatur 55, Berne 29; We 35, Columbia City 74; Marion R im-s 46; W« 47, Portland 39, Central Catholic 66; We 38, Ft. Wayne Central 3214, Huntington 4014; Conference 25. « ' • (Upper Left) Back Row: Coach Dold, Gregg, Earhart, Harvey, Mgr. Smith. Second Row: J. Osborn, F. Meyer, Fornshell, R. Brown, C. Boltin. Front Row: D. Croy, Jim Meyer, Dobson, Biberstein. Not Pictured: Grove, D. Keller, Moser, Santon, Speheger, Jim Cobb, High. Upper Right: Fornshell takes one more step before caking off on a long, long broad jump. Lower Left: Croy and Meyer “kick it” on the southwest turn and head for the tape. Lower Right: “Blackie” Meyer, frosh prodigy, steps over a high hurdle, a simple task for such a big lad. i 2 . CL. CL. — many, AtkivsL H l covtdsicL IcticAA. “Tumbling tonight? Oh, my aching back!”—quite a familiar phrase around the halls of B. H. S. come Wednesday evening. Even though every sport isn’t equally popular with every participant, the Girls’ Athletic Association has striven towards its goal of stimulat¬ ing good health, better sportsmanship and clean living among the weaker sex. Through the medium of soccer, stunts and tumbling, basketball and a host of other ac¬ tivities (see below), Miss Sullivan, sponsor, and the G. A. A. officers, President Sharon Sut¬ ton, Vice-President Kay Hefty, Secretary Diann Brickley and Treasurer Joan Stogdill, have tried and are succeeding in creating a rich, lucrative program. The bulk of the membership comes from the freshman class, which largely accounts for the unbridled enthusiasm. Collecting the autographs of ten boys on a raw egg, counting the windows in the school and obtaining a 1948 calendar were just a few items comprising the informal inita- tion. Having survived this, as well as the formal ceremony, and having climbed the ladder of the G. A. A. merit system, a girl is eligible for the coveted black major “B”. Left to Right: Judy Garrison, table tennis; Sue Bayless, softball; Harriet Sprague, tennis; Sharon Sutton, golf; Kay Robbins, badminton; Mary Markley, swimming; Judy Krinn, basketball; Doris Wilson, volleyball; Joyce Krinn, softball; Carolyn Noonan, bowling. UJhoA, (jJk hsL ? Andrews, Bettie - 20, 48 Armey, Carol - 32, 48 Arnold, Glen - — 17, 20 Arnold, Bill ...30 Arnold, Phyllis - 32, 48 Athan, Don _ 28, 42 Athan, Rex --- 32, 42 Bachelor, Jim_3, 13 , 20, 45 , 54 Baird, Nancy _ 4, 9, 20, 26, 35, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 47 Barr, Ninetta_ 17, 30 Barton, Mary___32, 48 Baylog, Roseanna _ 32, 48 Bay less, Sue- 22, 33 , 41, 48 , 61 Beer, Marlene ---- 17, 30 Bennett, Carolyn _ 32, 44, 48 Bennett, Robert N. 14, 33 Bercot, John _ 7, 28, 42 Bertsch, Mary _ 32, 48 Betz, Ed .... 6, 20, 26 Betz, Esther _ 30, 44 Betz, Homer - 20, 52, 59 Biberstein, Eugene . . 28, 42, 60 Billingsley, Ruth __ 30, 31, 43 , 44 , 48 Boltin, Charles 3, 8, 9, 20, 38, 45, 47, 52, 54, 55, 56, 58, 60 Boltin, Kay Boswell, Babette Bowen, Jerry_ Bowman, John _ Boyle, Mick _ Bracht, Barbara Bracht, Richard Braun, Jerry 32, 49 28, 35, 44, 48 __ 32 . 30 __ 30 _ 16. 20, 44 .. 30 20, 52, 54, 55 Brewer, Ray _ 8, 30, 31, 41, 42, 45, 54, 58 Brickley, Diann _ 4 , 28 , 40, 43 , 44 Brown, Carl _ 28, 45 Larry __ 32, 34 Richard .. . 3 45, 49, 54, 60 , Tom .. .. .. 28, 34 Barbara 16, 20, 38, 44 30, 49 39 l, Ned _ 30, 31, 39, 41, 45, 56 14. 15, 48 _ 28 _ 32 Byrd, Camp Carna Chamberlain, Harold Clanin, Helen _ Cobb, Jerry _ Cobb, Jim_ 30, 41, 54. 56, 59 Cobb, Tom __ 6, 20 Cobbum, Dua; Collier, Jerry Collins, Sue Compton, Ler Conklin, Tom Cooper, Garni Cossairt, Leet Costello, Jim _. 21, 26 , 38 , 45 , 52 , 54 , 55 Courtney, Phyllis __ 30, 44, 48 Crandall, Jerry _ 3, 21, 26 Craven, Margaret_ 28, 44, 48 Croy, Don .___ Duayne _ _20. 34, 42 Jerry . . 30, 31 Sue .... 32, 49 , Leroy _ - 14, 54, 56, 59 Tom . 30 Garnet .... -28, 43 Leeta .. 30 _ 3, 21, 27, 34, 45, 43, 47, 52, 60 Croy, Jerry _ 28, 41, 45 Cupp, Joyce _ 30, 44, 48 Curry, Jan _ 32 Curry, Sharon _ 28 , 44 , 48 Davis, Margaret ____28, 49 Deam, Barbara _ 9, 30, 39 DeArmond, Charles - 32 DeArmond, Dick__ 28, 34 Deming, James_32 Denman, Lawrence_ 8, 32 Dobson, Jack _ 30, 58, 60 Dold, Leslie A. _ 14, 31, 54, 56, GO Donnelly, Carolyn ___ 32, 43 Dunwiddie, George _ 7, 21, 42 Earhart, Kay ... 3, 9, 21, 36, 45, 46, 47, 52, 56, 60 Ellenberger, Char otte - 32, 49 Ellenberger, Dick _ 30, 42 Ellenberger, Shirley _ 32, 49 Elliott, Everett__ 16, 28, 43, 49 Elston, Ann . 28, 44 Elzey, Dorothy - 28, 34 Emshwiller, Ann . 32, 48 Farling, Larry_32 Fately, Phyllis ___— 28, 34 Faus, Lester___ 16, 28 Ferguson, Bill ._ 30, 42, 54 Fetters, Jerry - 32 Fetters, Joyce 4, 28, 39, 42, 44, 49 Fetters, Kenneth _ 21, 45, 58 Fitzpatrick, Jim __ 5, 9, 26, 27, 38, 40, 41, 43, 47, 52, 54, 55, 56, 57 Fornshell, Chad 28, 29, 45, 52, 56, 57, 60 Foster. Stephen . 32 French, Alice Ann __ _ _ 30, 31, 43 , 44, 48 Gallman, Susan _ 28, 44, 49 Garrison, Carolyn __—.. 30 Garrison, Judy _ 32, 48, G1 Garton, Larry 17, CO, 45, 54, 58, 59 Gass, Rita . 17, 30, 44 Gebele, Joan - 32, 49 Geisel, Lucille ......- 32 Gerber, Don _ 17, 30, 42, 45 Gerber, Gladys ---— 32 Gerber, Max _ 28, 29, 45 Gilliom, Dick ___ _ 28, 43, 45, 52, 53, 54, 56, 57, 59 Gleim, Bob ... 9, 17, 21, 42 Gregg, Jim _ 5 , 7 , 28 , 45 , 52, 54, 55, 60 Grove, Jim _ 7 , 23, 52, 54, 55 , 56, 59 Grover, Carolyn 5 , 9 , 21, 27 , 41, 44, 46, 47 Guldice, Carl_30, 42 Hamblen, John .... 3, 14, 31, 43 Hammond, Carolyn __ 28, 44, 49 Hammond, David _ 30, 31, 43, 45, 53 Harmon, Mary _ 32, 48 Harnish, Marilyn _ 3, 5, 21, 38, 40, 44, 49 Harnish, Morris 32, 33, 42, 49 Harris, Bill _ 4, 21 Harvey, Jim _ 21, 39, 45, 49, 60 Harvey, Vera .--- 30 Hay, Don __ 32 Hay, Russell_ 3, 23, 29, 45, 52, 59 Hedges, Kenny ._ 22, 26 , 41, 43 , 45 , 52 , 54 , 55, 58 Hefty, Deni _ 22, 44, 48 Hefty, Kay __ 28, 35, 44, 48 Heller, Carol .._ 9, 30, 44, 48 Herrberg, Clara J. 17, 28, 44, 49 Herrberg, John .. . _ _ 32 Higgins, Jerry . 32 High, Chad _ 3, 23, 29, 41, 45, 59 Hinesley. Constance 32, 48 Ho lcway, Gordon _ _ ... _ 32 Holloway, Marlene _ 28, 44, 48 Holsinger, Dick ... _ 28, 34 Hook, Armatha .. ....... 30, 31, 44, 49 Houchin, Janice .. .... 7, 22, 44, 64 Hovde, Susie ... _ 32, 34, 49 Hower, Mary Lou _ 32, 49 Huffman, Jacqueline ... . 5, 9, 14, 44 Humphrey, Cynthia .... .. 22, 44, 47, 64 Hyde, Richard _ 32, 49 Ingmire, M ry _ .. 23, 29, 44 Irish, Judy .... 23, 29, 44, 48, 52 Irving, Darrel _ 30, 31, 35, 45, 49 avid .... 30, 35, 45, 49 Bill .... 22, 26, 40, 43, 45, 54 Marylou ._. 8, 22, 48, 49 Paul . .. 32 Ruth .. 5, 28, 48 Ted __ 17, 32, 42 Johnston, Rem--- 3, 22, 26, 27, 40, 41, 42, 43, 45, 47, Jump, Marcia ____ 16, 22, Justice, Nora .— __ Kaehr, Bill ..... Kahn, Hilda_ Kahn, Marybelle .—__ Kean, Helen Jean ___ Keller, Alberta__ 6, 22, Keller, Charles _ Keller, Doyle _ Keller, Ralph ___ Kiefer, Pat _ 28, King, Howard _ Kipfer, Aaron, Jr_4, 28, Kipfer, Jay_ 22, 26, 38, 40, 41, Kipfer, Jim _ Kleinknight, Richard _ Knoble Joe ..... 3, Knox, Don _ 22, 52, 56, Krinn, Joyce _ 9, 30, 35, Krinn, Judy_ 30, 31, 35, 44, Kummer, Norma .... Kyle, Bill_3, Lakey, Janene _ Lane, Finley Langel, Bill ___ 3, 23, Langel, Carol _ Larmore, Joseph F. _ 14, Larmore, M. Suzon _ Lee, Eleanor_ Leimgruber, Rosem rie _ Lockwood, Shirley . .. Lounsbury, Tom _-___ Luce, Marie McAdams, Rose Ann _ McBride, Emmaline _ McBride, Warren 4, 28, 41, McCarty, Betty_ 28, 44, McCarty, Bob _ 23 , 43 , 45, McCarty, Carol _ 4, McFarren, Judy _32, McFarren, Richard _ McIntosh, Virgil _ 23, 43, McKee, Jerry .. 28, 43, McKinney, Pat _ 30, McNown, Edwin_5, Maddux, Carolyn _ 9, 23, 44, Mailers, Jim_32. Manley, Bud ___ Markley, Ann Markley, Mary Markley, Sue _ Mead, Pat _ Melton, Rancie Messick, Evelyn Messick, Jerry . Messick, Joan _ Meyer, Don _ 8, 32, 33, 41, 4, 5, 28, 40, 43, _ 30, 43, 30, 39, Meyer, Fred 30, 31, 41, 43, 45, 52, Meyer, Jim_ 8 , 23 , 26, 45, Meyer, John i_3, 4, 9, 23, 26 Meyer, Vernon ,___ Micklitsch, Max _ Milholland, Max --- Milholland, Ronald ---- Miller, Connie_28, Miller, Jean ... 5, 28, Miller, Joyce_ Miller, Martha - .—_ 52, 54 44, 48 _ 32 _ 30 28, 44 _ 32 30 , 44 43, 44 4, 22 28, 52 . 32 44, 48 ....... 32 45, 49 42, 64 6, 30 _ 32 28, 59 57, 59 44, 61 49, 61 30, 44 28, 59 28, 44 30, 42 42, 59 30, 48 29, 54 32, 48 32, 48 32, 48 32, 49 30, 45 _ 14 32, 48 32, 43 43, 45 48, 52 54, 58 49. 52 33, 48 7, 28 45, 49 45, 49 44 48 14, 33 47, 48 41, 49 30, 45 30, 44 49, 61 44, 48 44, 48 6, 30 32, 43 8, 32 44, 48 17, 23 56, 60 52, 60 , 46, 47 9, 32 9. 32 30, 42 32, 42 39, 44 29, 48 _ 32 ...... 32 G2 Miller, Neenah_32, 49 Miller, Norma ,_ 30, 44, 49 Miller, Robert . 23, G4 Miller, Shirley_32, 48 Millington, Lillian ._ Minnich, Mary J. _ 28, Mitchell, Jerry Moser, Bill _ 5, 8, 23, 26, 45, 52, 54, 55, 56, 57 Moser, Carolyn . _. 32, 48 Moser, Frank ____ 32 Moser, Ronald . 32 Munson, Jean ....__ 32, 33, 48 Murray, Connie Jo _ 32, 48 Muster, John _ 30, 43 Myers, Byron __ 30, 42 Myers, Phyllis 32, 48 Mygrant, Glen ._._32 Nagel, Eileen _ 14, 15, 29, 43 Niblick, Jim_ 4 , 5, 23 , 45 , 49 , 58 Nickel, Fred_ 3, 28, 40, 43, 45, 58 Noonan, Carolyn_23, 27, 44, 48 , 61 Noonan, Joan h _ 28, 32, 49 Noonan, Kenneth _ 30, 49 O ' Brien, Carol ____ _ 5, 9, 23. 26, 35, 44, 47, 48, 52 Pearson, Barbara_ 5, 28, 29, 44, 49 Perry, Gerrie __ 24, 38, 44 Perry, Paul ___ 30, 49 Pfister, Tom _. 4, 5, 6, 24, 40, 42, 43, 46 Phillabaum, Barbara _ 4, 28, 43, 44 Powers, Margaret _ 14, 27, 40 Ramsey, Rachel_ Ratliff, W. C. Reber, Patsy_ Reecer, Marjorie . Reed, Arthur 3, Reid, Norma _ Reiff, Bill - Reiff, Shirley _ _ 9, 13, 24, 26, Reiff, Tom Rhodes, Charles . Robbins, Kay.. Ross, Bill Roth, Roger _ 8, Rothgeb, Ruby _ Rush, Norman _ Sands, Joe _ Santon, Ted _ I_ 5, 28, 41 Sawyer, Tom _ Schaefer, Mary J. Schott, Terry _ Shady, K°nt _ Shepard, Bill _ Smith, Charles _ O’Brien, Kelly _ . . G, 23 Somers, Jacqueline O’Brien, Michael .. _ 32, 33 Somers, Rita ._ 32 Oman, Jim __ .30, 31 Sowards, Nancy O ' Rourke, Dennis 32 Speheger, Ned _ 28, 34 5. 8, 28, 29, Osborn, Jessie __ 30, 58, 60 Sprague, Harriet Osborn, Paul -. __ 17. 32 Sprague, Nancy _ 1 Osborn, Richard _ ... 7, 28 Steele, Clara Lou .. Park, Fred F. . 13, 14, 39, 41 Stogdill, Dick Park, Norma _ - Stogdill, Jo Ann _. _ 24, 26, 38, 40, 42, 43, 44, 47, 48 Stogdill, Tom_ Stoller, Flossie _ Strain, Theresa Stuck, Rosemary Sullivan, Ann Sutton, Sharon _ 24, Swagart, Jane Ann . 44, 46 15. 27 34, 44 32 46, 49 44, 48 32, 39 45, 54 , 47, 48 32 32 48, 61 6. 32 54, 58 30, 48 32 43. 45 56, 57 30, 58 32, 48 30 28 28, 34 24, GO 30, 44 44, 48 44, 49 32, 49 58, 59 49, 61 44, 48 44, 49 32 44, 48 45, 54 24 32, 48 32, 48 15, 33 1, 48, 61 30, 44 Sweeny, Evelyn _ Tangeman, Diane _ Taylor, Kenneth Taylor, Mary Jane Templin, L. E._ Terhune, Joan _ Thoma, Jane _ Thompson, Joy 25, 34, 41 . 30, 43, 44, 48 32, 41 30. 44. 48 15, 16, 29. 58 —-_ 28. 44. 48 _ 30, 43, 44, 48 ____ 6, 30 Toms, Margaret_ 3, 4, 25, 35, 44, 47 Tyndall. Joyce 25, 26, 35, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44 Ulmer, Lloyd A. 6, 15, Ulmer, Michael _ Uptgraft, Bill _ 30, 45, Uptgraft, Jack _ 25, Van Emon, Rosella Van Emon, Verna Vaughn, Jerry_ Venis, Donna_ Vore, Don __ Vore, Vic_ Vore, Pat _ Warner, Martha _ _ 4, 9, 16, 25, 35, 44, 46, 47, 52 Weaver, Barbara _ 9, 30, 44 Welsh, Tom __._ 30 Wenger, Betty —. 32 Wenger, Don .. 25 , 26, 41, 42 , 45 , 54, 58 White, Ronnie . 32 Whitman, Yvonne ... 30, 44, Wile, Bill _ 5, 25, 27, 38, 41. 45. Wilkinson, Donna .... 3, 14, 38, Williams, Johnette .... 0, Williams, Mary Lou 30. Williams, Sue - Wilson. Doris 25, 38, 44, Wolfcale, Donna .... . . 15, 38, Woodard, Tom Worthman, Dick _. 25, 45, 52, 54, 55, 56, Young, Michael 30, 31, 45, Zingsheim, Fred . _ Zoll, Kenny Zook, Eva _,_ _ 17, 28, 44, (Left) Mr. Shaffer and Mr. Burkett take time out from janitorial tasks. . . . (Center) Art and Bill arose early for this shot. . . . (Right) R and M of the RS and M Studio prove photogenic subjects. WE HOPE YOU LIKE YOUR ANNUAL— We’ve tried through its theme, “This Changing World”, to record for you an accurate picture of your school year 1950-51. We would like this book to live, not only now but in later years when you’ll want to turn the pages and remember . . . the classes . . . the dances and games . . . big and little events sports . . . teachers . . . our fashions. All of these will remain products of “This Chang¬ ing World.” We would like to make special acknowledgements to the following for their part in making our yearbook a realization: The R S Studio—for photography Mr. Tom Broom and The Ft. Wayne Engraving Co. — for personalized service. Mr. Jack Bundy and The S. K. Smith Co. — for covers The Berne Witness Co. — for printing and binding Mr. Rem Johnston — for end-sheet printing The Ft. Wayne Journal-Gazette — for South Side football action shots. To everyone who helped. The Editors. Now full fledged graduates, Janice Houchin, Cynthia Humphrey, Jay Kip- fer and Bob Miller, seem proud of their accomplishment.