Bluffton High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Bluffton, IN)

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Nancy Sowards Nancy is the relief switch- board operator at the CUnic, but hasn t decided whether she ' ll go to college. If she does, a will probably be Ball State. Comet, 3, 4; Y- Teens, 2, 3, 4, vice-pres, 3; Band, 1, 2, 3, 4. Richard Stog:dilI His name is really Clyde, and everybody knows about his little red truck. Hobby - fishing, but we all know our teams couldn t get along without him. Clyde want.s to be a mechanic. General course. Hi-Y, 2, 3, 4; Ath- letic Council, 3; Basketball Mgr.. 1, 2, 3, 4; FootbiU Mgr., 1, 2, 3, 4; Intramural basketball, 4. Rosemary Stuck Rosie is going to be a nurse, and she ' s been get- ting a lot of practice. Rosie has been working at the Wells County Hospi- tal for several months, so after graduation she ' ll be all prepared for nurse ' s training. General course. Comet, 3, 4; Latin Club, 2; Science Club, 3; Y-Teens, 2, 3. 4; Glee Club, 1, 2, 3, 4, treas., 4; Cheer Block, 2, 3, 4; 4-H, 1; G. A. A., 1, 2, 3, 4. Patricia Vore Pat will be looking for sec- retarial work after she finishes high school. She has been very busy typing the Retrospect copy, and she did a fine job. General course. Retro typist, 4; Na- tional Honor Society, 4; Cheer Block, 2, 3, 4; Comet, 4; G. A. A., 3, 4. Donna Wolfcale Donna ' s hobby really souli- s like a good one. She says hers is going to and having wonderful parties. She plans to continue working at Carter ' s after graduation. General course. Y-Teens, 4; Glee Club, 1, 2, 3, 4; Mixed Chorus, 4; Cheer Block 3, 4. Harriet Sprague Harri ' s hobbies are no secret. Everybody knows she loves records and sports. Known for the Green Hor- net, Harri plans to at- tend Hanover and become a health ed. teacher. General course. Retro activities Edi- tor; Comet, 4; Latin Club, 2; Science Club, 2; Senior play; Y-Teens, 2, 3, 4, sec, 2; Student Council, 4; Band, 1, 2, 3, 4, vice-pres., 4; Dra- matics Playhouse, 3, 4; Thespian Society, 4; G. A. A., 1, 2, 3, 4, vice-pres., 3, pres., 4. Theresa Strain Sis likes bowling, skating, and parties. She s another one who doesn ' t seem like the nurse type, but she too is going to St. Joseph ' s in Fort Wayne. Sissy is a little absent-minded, but she ' ll make a fine nurse. General course. Comet, 2, 3, 4; Y-Teens, 2, 3, 4; Band, 2, 3, 4; Glee Club, 1; Cheer Block, 2, 3, 4; Dramatics Playhouse, 4; Thespians, 4; G. A. A., 1, 2, 3, 4. Rosella Van Emon Rosella says that she ' s al- ways ready to yell for our basketball team. Aren t we all? Rosella would like to get a job in Fort Wayne after graduation. She likes to play basketball and ten nis for sports. Commercial course. ' Y-Teens, 2, 3, 4; Cheer Block, 2, 3, 4; G. A A., 2, 3, 4; Art Club, 4. Betty Wenger Betty, who is a star in Miss Power ' s classes, plans to work at the clinic or the Wells County Hospital after graduation. Betty is a faith- ful member of Y-Teens, and she rarely misses a meeting. General course. Y-Teens, 2, 3, 4. Fred Zingsheim Fred is the No. 1 boy at the Kroger store, but he ' s not going to be a grocer. He has decided to be an X-ray technologist. General Indus- trial Arts Course. Hi-Y, 2, 3, 4; Football, 1; Track, 1, 2, 3, 4; Intramural Basketball, 2, 4. 23

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Joan Noonan Joan likes music and sports. She plays the saxaphone in the band and has been in the solo contests every year. As far as sports are con- cerned, she likes basketball best. General course. Band, 1, 2, 3, 4, librarian, 2, 3, 4. Richard Pingry Ping is one guy who takes his CAP seriously. After graduation he ' s going into the air force for four years, and then he ' ll be doing con- servation work. His hobby is painting. Academic course. Senior play; Glee Club, 1, 2, 3, 4; Mixed Chorus, 3, 4; Intramural Basketball, 4; Dramatics Playhouse, 4. Thomas Reiff Tom ' s No. 1 job is taking care of the scoreboard for basketball games. He says he really enjoys it. He also likes woodworking. Tom is another senior headed for the air force. General In- dustrial Arts Course. Hi-Y, 2, 3, 4; Intramural Basket- ball, 4. Charles Rhodes A forest ranger career is just the thing for Cecil. His hobbies are conserva- tion and Indians. Chuck ' s going to Montana State Uni- versity. Academic course. Retro Assistant Business Manager; Science Club, 4; Hi-Y, 2, 3, 4, vice-pres., 4; Student Council, 4; Basket- ball, 1, 2, 3, 4, honorary captain, 4; Football, 1, 2, 3, 4; Baseball, 1, 2, 3, 4. Roberta Rumple Bert is her nickname. Her job — working in the office at the Rosehill dairy. After high school she wants to get a secretarial job. General course. Latin Club, 2; Y- Teens, 2, 3, 4; Glee Club, 1; Cheer Block, 2, 3, 4. 22 Harry Oliver, Jr. Dude is heading for the army. Civil engineering is his ambition and after the army he would like to go into construction work. Sounds like a great career! Harry ' s hobbies are guns and riding a motorcycle. Maybe some of you know Harry better as Haddie. General course. Basketball Manager, 1; Football, 1; In- tramural Basketball, 4. William Reiff Dad ' s hobbies are hunt- ing and fishing as well as taking pictures of that cute little son of his. After graduation he plans to go into construction work with his father. General course. Comet, 1; Hi-Y, 2, 3, sec, 3; Athletic Council, 2; Basket- ball, 1; Football, 1, 2, 3; Track, 1, 2; Intramural Bas- ketball, 2, 3, 4, captain, 4. ■ Richard Reimschisel Chisel works in a filling station after school. He says his hobby is girls. We be- lieve him, too. General course. Junior play; Hi-Y, 2, 3. 4; Mixed Chorus, 2, 3, 4; Football, 3, 4; Track, 3, 4; In- tramural Basketball, 2, 3, 4, captain, 4. Kay Robbins Kay wants to be a nurse. She likes to cook and sew and has had three years of home ec. She ' ll be a nurse ' s aide until she goes into training next fall. General course. Retro Faculty Edi- tor; Comet, 2, 3, 4; Latin Club, 2; Y-Teens, 2, 3, 4, pres., 4; Student Council 4, sec; Glee Club, 1, 2; Class sec, 3; Cheer Block, 2,3,4, Captain, 4; G. A. A., 1, 2; Na- tional Honor Society, 4. Norman Rush Norm says everybody calls him Lefty. He ' s been working at Kroger ' s for sev- eral months, and next fall he thinks maybe he will join the air force. General In- dustrial Arts Course. Bas- ketball, 1; Football, 1; In- tramural Basketball, 2, 3, 4.

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Senior History The class of ' 54 started its last year with a bang as the Retro staff and the class play cast were announced. At Christmas the seniors decorated the business district. In the spring they saw their last basketball game, their last pep session, their last dance. On May 26, with one last backward look, the Class of 1954 joined the ranks of B. H. S. alumni. TOP LEFT: Senior officers Jean Munson, treasurer; Ronnie Fryback, vice-president; Vernon Meyer, president; Jerry Fetters, ath- letic councilman, Carol Armey, secretary, count pennies. BOTTOM LEFT: Senior spon- sors, Mr. Bennett, Miss Powers, and Mr. McNown, chaperon a dance. B.H.S. Calendar Sept. 8 — The school bell rang and we an- swered; the seniors, for the last time. Sept. 22 — We had two days of freedom to see our fabulous Street Fair. f Oct. 20 — Our Tigers retained the silver tro- phy by beating Portland 38-19. Nov. 6 — The girls turned the tables and took the guys on board the Y-Teen Show- boat for a gay banquet. Nov. 11 — Representatives of eleven different schools of higher learning extolled the advantages of their own school to all sophomores, juniors, and seniors who planned to go to college. FIRST LEFT: We learn to vote by voting. SECOND LEFT: The freshman girls present the entertainment for the Y-Teen Banquet. 21 24