Bluffton High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Bluffton, IN)

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Wheels of education kept rolling forward Secretary Catherine R i x (left) flashes that beaming smile which greets comers to the Office of the Principal. As she poses before the huge steel safe, one feels the great responsibility assumed by the Secretary to the Su¬ perintendent, Phyllis Dotter- To the extent that you have taken part in activities arranged for your benefit, just so will be your ability to adjust to circumstanc¬ es which will confront you in the future. We are deeply appreciative of the oppor¬ tunity of working for and with you during these four fleeting years and we are sin¬ cerely hopeful that the future may con¬ tinue to hold for you joys and opportunities in great abundance. er. No longer is education considered wholly as preparation for life but instead as life itself. It therefore becomes true that young people must be provided with wholesome experiences in which they may live and work constructively together with the hope that they will continue to do so as adult citizens.

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Students of Allen High, Congratulations on the completion of another successful high school year, and may the publication of the 1953 Retrospect provide you with much pleasure and enjoyment as you periodically scan its pages. Today as you face the future it is our hope that your life has been enriched and that you will meet with success and happiness. This can only be accomplished through hard work and a willingness to be of service to others. We hope that you have discovered that education is a continuous process that does not end at graduation but that it is only the beginning of a new and happy experience that will be enriched by your Hoosier her¬ itage. Building plans beginning tu take shape School Board Secretary Ho¬ mer Markley is serving his seventh year as a member of that body. Dr. H. D. Brickley, with a ten¬ ure of twelve years, continues to hold the post of president of the board. Lawyer John Edris is per¬ forming the duties of treasur¬ er to the School City for his fifth year. 14

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Kitchen remodeled for teaching, learning pleasure LEROY COMPTON HAROLD L. CHAMBERLAIN W. K. BUGHER ROBERT N. BENNETT BELOW: Miss Gerke visits the office of the Allen County superintendent while she attends the Indiana State Teachers Convention in Ft. Wayne. HAROLD L. CHAMBERLAIN, B.M., Indiana University; Vocal Music; Director of the Concert Chorus. LEROY COMPTON, B.S., Butler University, M.S., Indiana University; Basketball Coach, Baseball Coach, Assistant Football Coach. ROBERT N. BENNETT, B.M., Butler Uni¬ versity; Commerce; Junior Class Sponsor. W. K. BUGHER, B.S., Huntington College, M. S., Indiana University; Mathematics, Sci¬ ence; Freshman Class Sponsor, Arc of Alpha Sponsor.