Clay High School - Minuteman Yearbook (South Bend, IN)

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HISTORY Or THE '49hRS Back in the year of '57 we seniors started our great adven ture of going to chool Our number varied through grade school, but we had approximately twelve tuderts in each grade Only three girl , Gervase Arderson, Karen Sh'vely, and Phyllis Cagley who oegan here in the first grade graduated in Clay's class twelve years later When we reached Jlnior High we organized our class for the first time Since we were growing up we decided it wa time we had some small responsibility Our yell leaders were Betty Childers, karen Shively and Phyllis Cagley in the 7th grade, and Bettie Exmyer, Karen Shively and Phyllis Cegley in the 8th Then came a great day in '45 when we took our places in the tudy hall as Freshmen what a thrill that was! We saw a lot of new faces from Harrison and Deer Creek Townships there were 19 of us in all We held ar Election Day and selected Don Hulllnger as our president, Karen Shively, vice president and Darlton Sommers as ecretary and trea urer Mr House was our sponsor year on October 25, we had a hay ride and party at June Walker's It was quite an exciting night Then on July lf, 1946 we had a swimming party at Lantz's Pit KNO ONB WAS DFONNEDJ We, also had our initiation, which wasn't too severe In our Sophomore year we elected Don Hullinger again as president, Paul Lavengood, vice pre ident, and Merrill Waters, secretary and treasurer and Miss Bond was appointed as our spon sor to serve through our remaining high school years On Dec ember 12, 1946 we had a Roller Skating Party at Russo'e Roller Rink in Peru The next day evervone came to school with sore mu cles and bruises, but nothing serious Our Junior Year was a little more business like Again we chose Don Hullinger for president, Bob Boles was vice president, Phyllis Cagley was elected secretary and Karen Shively was treas ure We gave 'Keep Movingn on October 21, 1947 as our Junior play Our Junior Senior Reception was held at Duke's Resturant in Kokomo on April 23, 1948 and we had a skating party at Russo's Roller Rink at Peru in March, 1948 August 28, 1948 we began our mighty senior year with four teen students We elected Wayne Rhinebarger as president, Judy Aaron, vice president, Carol Glassburn, secretary, and Phyllis Cagley, treasurer We held a joint rollerskating party with the Juniors on October 6, 1948 at Skaters Delight in Kokomo sponsored a Carnival this year It was a success, after spending much of our time on it We had to neglect our studies, but of course we agreed to that Then came the big tourney on February 13, 14, and We had 5 out of our class who played Our Junior Senior Reception was on April 22 The annual was in the making during our other activities so we were rather busy Our play was the next thing that took work, but it was a pleasure to get to give one so we felt it was an honor to do it All during this time we seniors were looking forward to our trip to Washing ton and surrounding cities Our Baccalaureate was held on May 1 n . 1 - S . . ' S A 1 V 0 A 0' S a.. , . 5.1 4. , . s s h - L . L Q s. . - . . , . .. .Q 0 A sf s. ' 8. S 1 S . , L, a. g Don resigned as president, so Karen took over. In this green 1 I . . ' . ' 3 s, Q 5 V L Y u . I ' I . ' - s K p . V - S . L - . I O I O . We . . , I 15. . ' e O . 5 ' I 0

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Then on lay 4 the evert to which we had been looking for ward for l2 year r d ar lved Commencement We were all decked out in gray caps ard gowns and we each wore a pink carnatlon Nh'rh was fur clas flower D John Benson from Indianapolis was our oeaker Recelvirg our diplomas was the most important part of the even1ng's activities, however At last we go 'Onward p ard to Cuccess H we, spirits, te tamen all will Fir assembly the ture use econd, to Mr Gurtner we leave the privilege of filling places with new faces To Eddie Lippold some color baknfor the gray hairs we've given him To Miss Bond, our sponser, of our success we've attained through high school to her when goes back to college To Mrs Anderson, our ability to keep CQKISS43 QW YK the senior class of 1949, being of sound mind and good hereby make and declare this to be our la t will and the following manner, and do hereby, revoke any, and us heretofore made t in s by t to the junior class we leave all our desks in e and all the chalk and erasers we didn't get to throw S phomore's we leave all our old tests and exams for fu and to the freshmen all our sophisticated ways our all all she our minds on what we are saying To Mr Coyle all the musical comed ies that have never been given To Mr Zehring our reserve and quietness at the basketball games fespecially tourreysy and to Viss Mcbabb all the old play books we got and never used Third to the Trustee we bequeath all the varnish we've worn off the floors and furniture in the last four years To the jan itor all our old paper ard books to help him build fires lr witness thereof, we the Senior Class have set our hands and eal hereto this twenty fourth dav of February in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and forty nine. M C?Zf44fcsea1x l A Ll , 4 A ' 3 ' S .Ei ' I' -- . , l P ' 1, N J A S a ru 5. ' . SA . , . c L A - rv V 1 V - lf W .. . . . - 1 do s S I A S .... th 5' 1 To , o - C C Q O n - . . I . L l l 0 o .. . . A I A . AA . O . - S A u , .. C - l V .