Bluffton High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Bluffton, IN)

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I1VDIAM— birthplace of worthy citizens Marilyn Maxwell (Ft. Wayne) . . . movie ac¬ tress . . . sang and starred on Bob Hope’s week¬ ly radio program . . . seen in The Champion, the Dr. Kildare series . . . traveled with Hope to entertain servicemen here and abroad . . . has contract with Universal Pictures. Phil Harris (Linton) . . . comedian, singer, band leader . . . with Jack Benny for many years . . . weekly radio comedy with wife Alice Faye and children . . . records for R. C. A. Vic¬ tor . . popularized That’s What I Like About the South, The Thing. Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey (Angola) . . . government . . . Director of the Selective Serv¬ ice System . . . holds eight honorary Doctor of Law degrees . . . awarded the Distinguished Service Medals by President Truman, the Navy, the National American Legion. Forrest Tucker (Plainfield) . . . actor . . . famed for his western, adventure and Irishman roles . . . Republic Pictures hold his contract . . . recently starred in Bugles in the Afternoon . . . his Flaming Feather has just been released. 12

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a, Shakespeare, theorems, Caesar, test tubes, Napoleon OPPOSITE PAGE, TOP LEFT: Such a busy phys¬ ics class! Mike Young works an equation for his project; Mr. Bugher explains the transmitter pow¬ er unit to Tom Stogdill and Suzon Larmore; Dick Hyde and David Hammond delve into the world of light. OPPOSITE, RIGHT: “This is Bob Steele, Janice Christianson and Jim Robbins bringing this pro¬ gram to you from Radio Station WOW.” OPPOSITE: BOTTOM: “While in Rome, do as the Romans do.” STANDING: Mary Butler, Susan Dorrance, Caroline Buckner, Mary Ann Decker, Shirley Gregg. SEATED (CLOCKWISE): Linda Arend, Ed Higgins, Bob Lee, Barbara Heller, Ron¬ ald Heller, Ronald Fryback, Garland Borne. TOP, LEFT: Larry Farling, Paul Johnson, Mr. Ratliff (back row), Jim Mailers, Kay Boltin, Max Micklitsch and Fred Reiff record their chemical findings. TOP, RIGHT: Mr. Ulmer unravels the tal° of western expansion for Jackie Davis, Gladys Ger¬ ber (standing) and other avid U. S. History listen¬ ers. Snappy posters depicting Latin in mod¬ ern day advertising . . . intricate geo¬ metric designs concocted with compass and protractor . . . future Einsteins dis¬ covering the mystery of the slide rule . . . visions of Robert Taylor emerging from Ivanhoe . . . aromas of hydrogen sulfide floating from the chemistry lab . . . television in the gym unfolding the inauguration pageant . . . book reports and term papers piling up on teachers’ desks . . . far away places being sought by ham radio operators.

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“To me, residence in the State of Indiana does not necessarily define a Hoosier. Being a Hoosier requires a special baptism, spontaneous and self-administered. Once it takes place, a Hoosier is forever a Hoosier, and he could not change that fact if he lived the rest of his life on an island in the Pacific. This kind of love and loyalty is more than geographical; it is a profound sense of belonging. A Hoosier heritage is a rich one, and its influence would seem to be as far-reaching as Hoo- siers have hearts and minds to use it. One of the best things about being a bona- fide, card-carrying Hoosier is the length of the membership. It never has to be re¬ newed.” —Peggy Goodin “The little red schoolhouse, the farm where I lived as a child and Indiana’s broad fields and teeming cities are memories I carry with me always. Though I have spent most of my life in the theater and in Hollywood, my Hoosier ‘roots’ remain firm and strong in the Indiana I love.” —Marjorie Main Marjorie Main (Acton) . . . character actress . . . portrays “Ma” in Ma and Pa Kettle series under contract to Metro Goldwyn Mayer . . . has made many personal appearance tours . . . featured in The Belle of New York, The Egg and I. Harry Von Zell (Indianapolis) . . . radio an¬ nouncer and actor . . . appeared with Bob Hope in Son of Paleface . . . featured on the Gracie Allen television show . . . with the Fred Allen radio program for many years . . . affiliated with the NBC network. 13