Charlottesville High School - Eagle Yearbook (Charlottesville, IN)

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CLASS WILL We thc L harlottcsvrllc scntor class of 1955 do hereby declare thts to be our last wtll and testament hercby revoktng any wtll or wtlls heretofore made by us Ph1lApple wtll my abtltty to keep out of trouble to Leroy Rtchardson Roger Beyers wtll my trrp to Chttago to anyone who ts as lucky as 1 Ketth Brown wtll my Butck to my brother Jack tf he an keep rt away from trees Kenneth Buschcr wtll my bashful ways to Leon Seely Davtd Cook wrll my 52 Chevrolet to anyone who thinks that he can do anythtng for rt Robert Cooper wtll my abtlrty to get along wtth the teachers to Judy Carmany Marlene Deck wrll my short hatr to Arlene Davts Everett Delhagen wtll my abtltty to sleep ID Englrsh and not get thrown out of class to Lloyd Young Larry Fox wtll my sertous mtnd to George Mtller Thomas Freeman wrll my locker wluch I have had for three years to anyone who wants tt Charlene Garrett wtll my abrltty to get along wtth Mrs Curry to Jenny Hughes wtllram Grrffrth wtll my car to anyone who can drtve tt away from school wtthout getttng run over James Hartzell wrll my car to Dtck Matttx Charlotte Hudson wrll my athlettc abrltty to my brother Don. Mary Hughes wtll my norsy ways to Julta Holltday Ruth lsgrtgg wtll my left over odd blue patnt to Mtss Ratnes for her room Delorts Johnson wrll my typewrtter to anyone who can type on tt Paul Johnson wtll my fast walk to John Beyers Jean Ktdwell wtll my abrltty to go steady for a year to Shuley Oneal Charles Low wrll my Ford to anyone who can keep otl tn tt Norma Meredtth wtll my beat up locker to Joe Beyers Davtd Mtller wtll my ctvtcs grades to Fred Muegge Martha Mtller wtll my abrltty to teach advanced algebra to Ken Grtffrth Donald Nrcely wtll my abtltty to stay away from grrls to Bob Oakes Please use tt Bob Davtd Scott wtll my abtlrty to get candy the fourth pertod to Gene Holltday Ruth Sttne wrll my habtt of betng happy one mtnute and sad the next to Barbara Hudson Dorothy Wtllard wtll my abtltty to sktp school and not get expelled to Ltnda Watts Lauralee Woods wtll my pm up collectton of gtrls that I have drawn tn study halls to Don Grtfftth I Ruth Wyse wtll my untalkatlve ways to John Rasor I' , . , . , C . Q . 1, 2 s -, . 1, . ' t . 1, J , ' - . I' I . , - . . . . '.' .

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CLASS HI TORY In September 194.3 Charlottesvrlle School welcomed a new r lass of wlde eyed fxrst graders taklng the r f1rst gllmpse of school l1fe We had no way of knowtng of the joys and sorrows that would come our way before that Bxg Day May 6 1955 Among that wxde eyed group were lrttle Phlllp Apple Bob Cooper Larry Fox Charlotte Hudson Paul Johnson Jean Krdwell Charlene Garrett Lauralee Woods Ruth Wyse Arlene Sxmmons and Janlce McClarnon Our teacher was Mrs Btnford Sandra Arnold Jo ned us th1s year Our second grade teacher was Iulla MeC1arnon Whrle we were rn the second grade one of our students Jamce McClarnon was kllled by a truck whlle returnlng home from school In the thrrd grade we had as our teacher Mrs Emlly Wllson Martha Mlller from Westland and Don Nrcely of Greenfreld Jomed us thrs vear When we were 1n the fourth grade Delorrs Johnson and Charles Low Jorned the class Our teacher was Mrs Hazel Wlllrams James Hartzell from Wllkrnson and Davld M1ller from Terre Haute also jolned our class durlng thrs year In the frfth grade we had as our teacher Mrs Ruth Vestal We were Jolned by several students from Westland School Wh1Ch had burned the wrnter before Among them were Daytd Cook Dorothy Wrllard Paul Easton and Joe Wrlson In the srxth grade we were Jorned by Kenreth Buscher from Carmel Indlana and Brll Gr1ff1th from Our seventh grade sponsor was Mr Smrth We were Jorned by some more Blue Rrver Townshrp students who had been attendrng Brandywme School They were Roger Beyers Kelth Brown Marlene Deck Tom Freeman and La Donna Radclrff We were also Jomed by Davld Scott from Indranapolrs In the elghth grade we had Mr Cox as our sponsor As freshmen Mr Cox agam was our sponsor We were Jomed by Ruth lsgrrgg from Huntlngton Indtana and Carolyn Plank from Wrlkxnson In our sophomore year we were jolned by our sponsor Mr Joe Douthltt At the end of thls year Paul Easton moved to Greenfleld and Joe Wrlson moved to Sp1ce1and In our Jumor year we were Jorned by Ruth Strne from Greenfreld Everett Delhagen from Maxwell and Norma Meredxth from McCroy Arkansas and re Jomed by Mary Hughes from Sloux Cxty Iowa Mary had attended here ln earller years Early rn our jumor year La Donna Radclrff wrthdrew from school to be marrled As Jumors we worked hard to make money We presented our Jumor play The Ghost of Roarrng Prnes At the end of the year Carolyn Plank moved to Mays Indrana Then came the greatest year of all At the begmmng of the year Sandra Arnold wrthdrew to be marrred We had our senlor pxctures taken and started work on our senror play Then a black cloud fell over our class when Arlene Simmons one of our classmates was kxlled rn an automobrle accrdent We later pre sented the play No Boys Allowed whrch had been postponed We worked on our annuals and sold subscrrptrons for them We ordered our caps and gowns and commencement and baccalaureate rnvrtatxons We also worked pretty hard at our lessons to be sure we would graduate Now as a class of twenty nme we are lookrng forward to graduatmg takxng our tnp and Jommg the Charlottesvtlle Alumnr to be remembered as the Class of 55 Martha Miller Hlstorlan . ' . ' 1 ' 1 H ' - ' W Y 1 I - I xl I V I X I 1 1 n I - 1 n Y 1 3 A . I I I . ' A 3 ' 1 ' y , ' ' s , ' ' . , . Greenfield. Our sixth grade teacher was Mrs. Doris Bell. y a U Q I U ' I I V D I I 4 ' ' -. 4 . . y y U n - ' 1 . I 1 I I .

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May 6 1965 Dear Mr Douthrtt lt seems that the ambrtrous class of 1955 has turned out to be a huge success Each of thc members rs noted for at least one outstandrng achrexement Davrd Cook rs Lrberace s personal prano tuner and candle lrghter He rs now wrrtrng a book trtled LIFE WITH LIBBIE Marlene Deck rs a taxr drrver She recently chauffeured Everett Delhagen Marrlyn Monroe s head servant to hrs 97 room mansron Beyers and Woods the famous dance team has been performrng at Bob Cooper s Plug Nrckel an exclusrve nrght club Roger types rn hrs spare trme Hrs average speed rs 168 words per mrnute Bob and Lauralec drg worms They recently captured a 38 rnch Cooperrna Charlene Garrett rs the only woman rn hrstory to qualrfy for the 500 mrle race Kerth Brown rs an lnternatronal Harvester dealer He has changed a lot srnce graduatron Ken Buscher plays background musrc for MGM He rs known as the only toothprck who plays a coronet Two of the class members are rn forergn countrres Paul Johnson rs a dress desrgner rn Parrs and Larry Fox rs Prrnce Charles wrestlrng rnstrucror Mary Hughes and Davrd Scott are rn Hollywood Mary rs manager of the Bowery Boys and Davrd rs Francrs the Talkrng Mule s rub down man Delorrs Iohnson and Jean Krdwell are televrsron stars Jean makes regular appearances on Garry Moore s show with her trarned mrce and Delorrs baby srLs for Art Lrnkletter s chrldren Ruth Isgrrgg sells Whrte Castles to the lrttle prnk men rn flyrng saucers Ruth Wyse has become a successful wrndow washer of a prng pong factory Charles Low rs a wrg desrgner He recently desrgned a blue wrg for Martha Mrller a cowgrrl of the7'7'R2 ranch Tom Freeman has replaced Prnky Lee Mr Lee recognrzed Tom s talent and qurt show busrness Jrm Hartzell the snake charmer recently appeared on the Prnky Freeman Show Brll Grrffrth rs Presrdent Ersenhower s caddy Brll runs a hot dog stand on the Whrte House lawn rn hrs spare trme Davrd Mrller the famous frgure skater recently burlt a skatrng rrnk rn the lrvrng room of hrs penthouse Dorothy Wrllard a cover grrl for Popular Mechanrcs was the frrst to skate rn Davrd s lrvrng room Norma Meredrth rs presrdent of the Lucky Strrke factory Don Nrcely rs the elevator operator rn Washrngton Monument He brags about helprng so many rmportant people reach the top Phrl Apple rs a school bus drrver He rs known for havrng the least accrdents of any bus drrver rn the state Charlotte Hudson and I turned out to be the adventurers of the class Charlotte rs the prlot ofa submarrne and I am a rocketshrp tester We are plannrng to leave our professrons soon and become basketball coaches Good luck on your new job sellrng prnk and black rgloos to Afrrcan lndrans Srncerely Ruth Strne r ' 1 ' 1 . , . . . , . . V , , ..... , , , . r r - . .... U . ,, , , . . . . . , . .... . . . . , , . , - ,. , . , . ' .. .... .... . r . . . , - 1 , , - I v . r