Bluffton High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Bluffton, IN)

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JOHN ULMER Rock has decided on a career as a veterinarian. Michigan State University is his destination for next fall. Academic course. Retrospect scribe; Comet 2, 3, 4; Latin Club 2; Jr. play; Sr. plav; Hi-Y 2, 3, 4, sec. 4; Mixed Chorus 2, 3; Class ath. coun. 2; Basketball mgr. 1, 2, 3, 4; Football 1; Track mgr. 1; Tennis 2, 3, 4; Intramural Basketball 3, 4; Thespian 3, 4; Sr. Rotarian. SHIRLEY VAN EMON This pert little blond will make a cute secretary. This is what she plans to do after commencement. Her plans are not more definite than that, though. Commercial course. Comet 4; Y-Teens 2, 3, 4; Cheer Block 1, 2, 3, 4. BEVERLY WEAVER We find that Bev. collects records and she likes to dance. She intends to get work as a secretary, but she also tells us that she might settle down soon. Commercial course. Comet 3, 4; Y-Teens 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 1. 2, 3, 4, treas. 4; Cheer Block 1, 2, 3, 4; Thes- pian 3; G.A.A. 1, 2, 3. RICHARD UPTGRAFT It is well known that Char- lis ' s hobby is athletics. He plans to attend baseball school in Missouri and then play professionally. He says he thinks that he will miss school next year. General course. Hi-Y 2, 3, 4; Basket- ball 1, 2, 3, 4; Baseball 1, 2, 3, 4; Track 1, 2, 3, 4; Senior Rotarian. KAREN VENIS Karen will study in the field of home economics at Pur- due. She is not absolutely sure just what she wants to specialize in. General course. Retrospect literary editor; Comet 1, 2, 3, 4; Science Club 2; Senior plav; Y- Teens 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 1; Mixed Chorus 2, 3, treas. 3; Cheer Block 1, 2, 3, 4; Thes- pian 3, 4; G. A. A. 1, 2. PATRICIA WELLS Stretch is her nickname. She saj ' s her hobby is hav- ing fun — and she does, too. She is going on to school, but hasn ' t decided where. General course. Cheer Block 1, 2, 3, 4; Thespian 4; Art Club 1, 2. 4, vice-pres. 2, 4; Retrospect scribe 4; Comet 1, 2, 3, 4; Junior plav promp- ter; Y-Teens 2, 3, 4, sec. 4; Band twirler 3, 4. oitrselves for ciirjcycnt siirroiinaings. !jii the aavis to come Senior sponsors, Mr. Pettyjohn, Mrs. Bodkin, Mr. Templin, and Mr. Broman, ably guided the Class of 1956 through its last year. siDtuom 21

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JOHN SMEKENS The U. S. Navy will take care of John ' s career for the next few years. Maybe he will see the worldl He tells us that cars are his hobby. General course. Hi-Y 2, 3. 4: Class athletic councilman 3: Art Club 1: Intramural Bas- ketball 3. TOM SNIDER Tom is an enthusiastic mem- ber of the band. First he played a baritone, but now he ha5 temporarily switched to a sousaphone. His future plans are not yet definite. General Industrial Arts course. Hi-Y 2. 3. 4: Band 1. 2. 3. 4: Baseball 1. 2. 3: Wrestling 4: Intramural Basketball 1. 2: Rifle Club 3. JANICE SPROWL HARNISH Janice is a loyal Y-Teen member. She rarely misses a meeting. She is very inter- ested in commercial work and plans in the future to be a homemaker and later a secretary. Commercial course. Y-Teens 2, 3, 4: Glee Club 1: Cheer Block 1, 2, 3.4. MARTHA SUTTON She has several hobbies which lean toward the do- mestic side — cooking, sew- ing, and writing letters. Her plans after graduation are not difinite. She will prob- ably help on the farm or get a job as a typist. General course. JLjityi n d JERRY THOMPSON Jerry ' s hobby seems to be music. He enjoys singing and is especially talented with rhythm sticks. In the future he plans to obtain a factory job. General course. Glee Club 4; Mixed Chorus 1, 3, 4; Art Club 2. GEORGE TURMAIL After attending Purdue, George sees work as a can- ner in his future. He really likes all of those F.F.A, ac- tivities, especially the trip through the South. Academ- ic course. Retrospect scribe; Junior play; F.F.A. 4; Wrestling 3; Intramural Basketball 4; 4-H 1, 2, 3, 4, president 3. 1. BARBARA SMELTZER Barb has been preparing for secretarial work all dur- ing high school. After grad- uation she will begin work- ing along that line. She real- ly yells for Bluffton at all the ball games. Commercial course; Y-Teens 2, 3, 4; Glee Club 2, 3, 4; Mixed Chorus 1; Cheer Block 1, 2, 3, 4; ■WILMA SPENCER At the start of her senior year Wilma moved here from Monticello. She won the Betty Crocker Home- inaker of Tomorrow contest in our school. Her hobbies are piano, organ, and ball games. Commercial course. Glee Club accompanist 4; Cheer Block 4. DOROTHY STOGDILL Her nickname might be classed as unusual — Mog- gie. She will soon be found at Gale Institute, for she is interested in the field of airline communications. She collects records by the Four Freshmen. General course. Glee Club 1, 2; Cheer Block 1, 2, 3, 4; Thespian 3, 4; G.A.A. 1; Rotary Speech Contest 3; Y-Teens 2, 3, 4, sec. 4; Comet 1, 2, 3, 4; Ret- rospect scribe. ROSEMARY TAYLOR Rosy attended Lancaster Central, and then returned to Bluffton for her last two years of high school. In Sep- tember she will go to Inter- national Business College to be a secretary. General course. Comet 3, 4; Y-Teens 3, 4; Glee Club 4; Mixed Chorus 3; Cheer Block 3, 4; Thespian 3; G.A.A. 3. ucar we have been re par in prep d SAMUEL TILLETT Here is one more senior who will be enlisting in the armed forces. Sam plans to go into the navy in July and make it his career. He will be a twenty-year man. Dur- ing the last semester of his junior year he moved to Bluffton from Peru. General course. PHILLIP TYNDALL Phil ' s goal is to be a doctor. He will take pre-med at I. U. Academic course. Retrospect snapshot ed. Comet 1, 2, 3, 4; National Honor Society 4; Latin Club 2; Science Club 2; Jr. play; Sr. play; Hi-Y 2, 3, 4; Student Council 2, 4; Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Class ath. coun. 4; Basketball 1, mgr. 3, 4; Football 1; Tennis 1, 2, 3, 4; Intramural Basketball 2, 3, 4; Thespian 3, 4, pres. 4; Sr. Rotarian; National Merit Scholarship test 4; Rotary Speech Contest 4.

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Senior Officers Officers for a thrill-packed senior year were: Dave Flowers, presi- dent; Dick Schmidt, vice-president; Eleanor Scott, secretary; Dorothy Gass, treasurer; and Phil Tyndall, ath. coun. wmetney ra r or near, we will no Id in our hearts Senior History The 1955-1956 school year opened with a bang for the Seniors. The mighty Tigers were led to an undefeated season by the thirteen senior lettermen. The beginning work on the Retrospect and rehearsals for Double Door kept them busy in the fall. During the Christmas season, the seniors decorated the business district for the Cham- ber of Commerce. In the spring they saw their last basketball game, their last pep session, and their last dance as seniors. Amid term papers and final work on the Retrospect the seniors neared graduation. That last week in May, the seniors listened solemnly to the words of advice given them at Baccalaureate, applauded their classmates on Class Day as awards and scholarships were presented, and last, with mist in their eyes, they turned the tassels and became alumni of B. H. S. 22