Borden High School - Echoes Yearbook (Borden, IN)

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100 F339 faculty adviser chose the staff and each of us undertook our special task of organizing material for the different sections of the book which would take several months to outline each detail carefully. In order to have something different from other Senior Classes, we organized the Senior Quartet which consisted of Donna Mbney, Anna lhry Coats, lhrilyn MCKinley, and Ramona Nicholson. we were asked to sing at several occasionsuthe Junior Class Play in December, an Aleshembly Program, and at Christmas time. When the Christmas holidays grew near, we were all filled with the Yuletide Spirit. On Thursday, December 23 we were invited to attend the Grade School Christmas Program again this year. Then on Friday the high school had their gift exchange and a short program after which school was dismissed for a week. Returning to school from our weekB festivities was uninteresting and dull for a few days; that is, to all of us except Donne who had received an engagement ring ta very pretty one, tool on Christmas Eve. Everyone was excited and was wondering when the wedding bells would ring--prdbably next June. During the remaining months we studied but enjoyed an equal amount' of play. In March we completed our annual and anxiously awaited for the finished copies to be assembled. Also we began to practice for our Senior Class Play, Grandad Steps Out , a comedy, which was given on April 21. The plot consisted of Grandad, an eccentric old man, who resents all the restraining factors placed upon him by his declinkg health and protective care of his daughter. The maid, a coy old neighbor, and a set of triplets added many complications to the household. Into this already perturbed situation comes his niece and his nephew. To add more to the hilarious setting, Grandad's old friend returned from the west and planned to stage a supper for his boyhood pals. Grandad does a disappearance act incognito so perfectly thatxuather the detective nor the enraged wife of a fellow cronie can discover their whereabouts. How they returned to nonmalacy created an atmosphere of intense interest interspersed with tons of laughter. Hrs. Patton, the English instructor, directed the evening's performance. On the evening of April 28, the Junior Class entertained us with a Junior-Senior Reception Dinner held at the Nicholson Hotel, Fern Creek, Kentucky. Everyone looked very nice in spring suits of various colors. After enjoying a luscious dinner, we went to nonisville for the evening's entertainment. Everyone enjoyed himself immensely. Hany early spring flowers began to spread their petals and display their beautiful array of colors; the green buds peeped forth to greet the new green grass; and the bright blue skies were quite often filled with

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105 0339 --..-- V. - -i - -. -- . . . .i.-e - .l -, ,e- ,- 7- . , - .-o When we returned at the beginning of the new year, we had ,our Semester Exams which brought us closer to the finish of another year's werk on our inward Tower of Knowledge. Since we were Juniors this year, we were looking forward to planning an evening of gaiety for the Seniors. Several weeks before this event we worked with enthusiasm to make'place cards, memory books, and invitations. At last, on the evening of April 8, 1919, we met at the French Village in Louisville, for our Junior-Senior Reception Dinner. Jerry Weterfill gave the welcome to which Regina Hash responded. The Senior Class Will and Praphecy were read, and a farewell song we sung by the Junior Trio. Then everyone assembled at the Loew's Theatre to see Take lie Out To The Ballgame. This climaxed an evening which was thoroughly enjoyed by 3.11, and 'one which will long be remembered by the Juniors. The day following the recession of school on April 29, was the one set aside for our annual school picnic. We were very glad when this day came; but, as usual, it was a gloomy and rainy day. Dressed in reineoets and boots, we skipped gaily through the telling rein to the buses which took us to Spring Hill State Park. Since it was raining, we had to build a. fire in the shelter house where we ate our picnic dinners. Everyone seemed to enjoy the day in spite of all its glooninese. ' The sumer vacation was filled with happy times for 0.11 of us, end. the warm, sunny days came to a close much too soon. Mounting the stone steps and entering the portals of Borden High School, in the fall of 191:9, still presented the same thrill that it had four years ego when we first pushed the heavy doors open and walked shyly down the unfamiliar hall to seek further knowledge. This year when we reached the Assembly Hall, we not only found that we were the proud possessore 01' the Sophisticated Senior Row; but also eighteen new desks had been purchased for the room. Since we were Saint's, we were given the new desks and were seated alphabetically as follows: Vivian Balmer, Bobby Bibb, Teresa Book, Anna liary Coats, Islets Grim, Barry Hill, Vera Jackson, Edward Kirchgessner, Emil Kirchgessner, Judith lsrrs, Marilyn McKinley, Donna Money, Richard Stepro, Ramona Nicholson, Jerry Waterfill, Nettie Watson, and Ottis Wright. After a few weeks, however, Richard Stepro left our class. Ir. Howard Clsshnan, our new principal and sponsor, helped us plan s skating party to which we invited our pals, the Junior Class. We hsd s very enjoyable evening st the Salem Skating Rink; end for a few days after the party, everyone seemed to be semewhet stiff. But school was not all play because we had to study herd on our advanced subjects. Also we began to plan and work on our school annual in our extra time. Ire. Hale, the

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G339r warm spring showers. All of these changes reminded us that the close of school was bringing us nearer to graduation. We loved our school, studies, and teachers. We worked fervently to complete our Tower of Knowledge, and we knew that within the next few days we would be parting from this school where we had sought and found the knowledge that we wanted and needed to become better citizens of our community, state, and country. On Friday night, Mhy 12, 1950, we marched proudly, with our heads held high, down the aisle of the gymnasium and ascended the steps of the stage. The girls appeared angelic in their caps and gowns of white; the boys, sedate in contrasting gowns of royal blue. we were privileged to have as our speaker, Hr. Deane E. walker, State Superintendent of Public Schools, who delivered a very inspiring address. Then as our names were called by Supt. W. E. Wilson, we arrogantly stepped forward, received our diplomas, and reversed our tassels with the feeling that we had achieved something which could never be taken from us. To our family and friends werevealed only the happiness and joy that filled our hearts because we were graduating from William W; Borden High School. But for many of us there was a struggle to keep back the tears because we were leaving the school which had been the source from which we had built our inward Tower of Knowledge. This school had been the guiding hand which was to embark us upon a life, either happy or forlorn, just as we chose to make it. Our class motto thoroughly discloses this thought- In ourselves our future lies. '1' tolerance T wa 77747 604124297 0 obedience O W'watchfulness W E endurance E R responsibility R O originality O F fidelity - faithfulness F K kindness - knowledge K N nobility - naturalness N O optimism - observation 0 'W work - worthiness - wisdom W L loyalty - language - leadership L E enthusiasm - earnestness - effort E D dependability - determination D G generosity - geniality - gratitude G E eagerness - enjoyment - expediency E ,