Clay Township High School - Geronimo Yearbook (Peru, IN)

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Class History In the fall of 1958, 38 eager freshmen entered the hallowed halls of Clay Township anxious to begin their journey through high school. For our leaders we chose Roger Oldham, President; John Rickard, Vice-President; DiAnne Childers, Secretary; Anita Miles, Treasurer; and Mr. Max Brewer was our sponsor. That year Gene Hedrick and Eddie Crocker were our king and queen candidates for the Halloween Festival. The following September we resumed our studies again. This year we elected DiAnne Childers, President; Roger Oldham, Vice-President; Janellyn Hahn, Secretary; Eileen Bowman, Treasurer; Becky Russell, Reporter; and John Rickard, Student Council Rep- resentative. Mr. Ray Wagner and Mrs. Carol Bargerhuff were our sponsors. We found that we lost Eddie Crocker, Jerry Glassburn, Vera Margarette Hahn, Bob Hawkins and Glenn Hershberger; but we gained Bill Baker and Steve Strange. This year our king and queen candidates for the Halloween Festival were Roger Oldham and Janellyn Hahn. Janellyn Hahn was elected varsity cheerleader. The highlight of our sophomore year was receiving our class sweaters and jackets. They were black with red lettering. The first week of September found us once more beginning another year as supposedly older and wiser juniors. This year our sponsors were Miss Evangeline Thomas, Mr. Ray Wagner, and Mr. Don Bodager. Our officers were: President, Clarence Medlen; Vice-President, Anita Miles; Secretary, Becky Russell; Treasurer, Jeanie Martin; Reporter, Nancy Herrell; Business Manager, John Rickard; and Student Council Representative, Roger Oldham. We lost Bill Baker, Herschel Crain, James LaFerney, John McMasters, Phillip Miller, Helen Phillipy, and Steve Strange; but we gained Mary Gannon. Our king and queen candidates for the Halloween Festival were Dick Wood and Judy Watson. One of the special events of our junior year was receiving our class rings. To make money we sold concessions at the ball games. We also presented our first play, Maybe You ' re Wrong. Our biggest social event of the year was when we entertained the seniors at Honeywell Memorial in Wabash. After the reception our parents sponsored a party at the Miami gym. September 5, 1961, we began our long-awaited senior year at Clay Township deter- mined to make it the best possible. We were sorry to find that we had lost Beverly Strange and Linda Bowling, but we gained Gary Brankle. This left us with twenty-seven mem- bers. Under the leadership of Miss Evangeline Thomas and Mr. Max Brewer we chose: Roger Oldham, President; John Rickard, Vice-President; Becky Russell, Secretary; and Nancy Herrell, Treasurer; Dave Minor, Reporter; and Eileen Bowman, Student Council Representative. Roger Oldham was elected Student Council President, and Janellyn Hahn was once again re-elected varsity cheerleader. To our delight Bill Newman and Carol Riley reigned as king and queen over the Halloween Festival. October 13 and 14 we presented the Senior play, The Birds and the Boys. The year ended with the traditional festivities honoring the Seniors: Junior-Senior Reception, May 18; Baccalaureate, May 20; and Commencement, May 21. The final climax of our four years at Clay ended with the long-awaited Senior trip to Washington, D.C., and New York City. 19

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I, Darl Glassburn, being of oversized body and under- sized mind, will my rusty Belvedere to anyone who can keep oil in it, and my S ' s and U ' s in citizenship to anyone who wants them. I, Janellyn Hahn, will my ability to be cheerleader dur- ing my last three years in high school to my sister Phyllis, my seat on the bus with Dean Bontrager to anyone who is brave enough to take. the consequences, and my position as president of the National Honor Society to Charlotte Bowman. I, Gene Raymond Hedrick, being of weak ankles, knees, and disturbed mind, do hereby will my ability to catch colds to Phyllis Hahn, my ability to argue to Janet Rickard, and all my many talents and brilliance to Tom Agness. I, Doug Heinmiller, being of weak body and weaker mind, will my ability to get along with Mr. Brewer to Leon Hawkins, and my senior cords to Donald Lape. I, Nancy Herrell, bequeath my ability to ascend and descend the stairs of Clay to Mary Ellen Waters, my mathematical genius to next year ' s senior treasurer, she ' ll need it! and my ability to meet tall boys to my Lil sis, Becky. I, John Lamb, bequeath my school books to the town- ship for safe keeping, my ability to do my homework to all students making below average grades, my ability to be silent and listen to the teacher to Karen Jenkins, and I will everything else to Jim Wilson; which is absolutely nothing. I, Jeanie Martin, do hereby will my National Honor Society pin to Dean Bontrager, my size 5 shoes to David Hostetler, and my position as editor of the Geronimo to Mike Fye. I, Clarence Medlen, being of ruined mind and body, will my hot ' 50 Ford Custom to my brother, Rex, so he can drive to school, my senior cords to Ralph Feller, my position as president of the Waupecong Hot Rodders to David Mast, and my ability to get along with Mr. Brewer to anyone who can find it. I, Anita Miles, bequeath my ability to collect all the precious nicknames I have collected over my four years at Cla to Janet Rickard. To all the shroodloos at Clay I bequeath all the good luck they will need to keep out of trouble. I, Dave Minor, by weak mind and strong body, be- queath my height to the Miller twins and my senior cords to Jim Wilson. I also will my ability to play basketball to Don Lape. I, William Newman, being of strong ba ck and weak mind, hereby will my ' 55 Olds Convertible to Connie Sharp in hopes she will have more money to spend on it than I did, my position to be king of the Halloween Festi- val to my younger generation, and my ability to keep my senior cords clean to the boys next year. I, Roger Oldham, being of long legs and a short brain, do hereby will my No. 21 basketball shirt and the ability to play first five on the varsity for 3 years to my brother, Steve, my loud senior cords to Terry Fye in hopes that the 12l 2 mc h drape doesn ' t cut off circulation in his feet and the waist isn ' t too tight around his chest, my three Student Council pins to Connie Zehring, and the ability to get along with Mrs. Wolf in 5th period study hall to Connie Miller. I, John Rickard, being of unsound mind and weak body, will my ' 49 Dodge Wayfarer Convertible to Joe Bucher, and my ability to place in the last ten in Cross Country to Baldy Zody. I, Carol Riley, being of no mind, will my quietness to Charlie Barnett, my unwanted clothes to Sherry Whaley, and to Mike Putterbaugh, my skating ability. I, Becky Russell, being of weak back and unstable mind, will my position as Drum Major to Becky Herrell, and my towering height to David Hostetler. I, Margarette Sharp, being of small mind and large over- grown body, bequeath my height to the Miller twins, my position of vice president of the Waupecong Hot Rod- ders to Paula Helton, and my trips to the office with Mr. Wagner to anyone who wants a good bawling out. I, Joyce Smith, will to Nona Rickard my ability to go steady for four years. To Betty Cooley I will my ability to finish school. I, Judy Watson, do hereby will my long hair to anyone that wants to take care of it, and to Sherry Whaley, my ability not to sleep in study hall. I, Dick Wood, being of strong resistance to feminine traps, am a full fledged misogynist, and I will this quality to Tom Agness, my Hot ' 57 Chevy to Mr. Sullivan so he may drive in luxury, and my senior cords to Mike Puterbaugh. I, Carl Zody, do hereby will my ability to run cross country to anyone who is fool enough to run it like I did, and my backbreaking pole vaulting form, and I do mean backbreaking, to Steve Oldham. And to Connie Dyar I will my seat in 3rd period study hall so she can find some- one to talk to. Sponsored by HUFFER BEAUTY COLLEGE Kokomo, Indiana

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Agnes Wood Janellyn Hahn Perry Wood Roger Oldham Wheezer Wood John Lamb Mary Wood Jeanie Martin Miriam Smith Eileen Bowman Bill Pendleton Dick Wood Marie Nancy Herreli Dr. Strong David Minor Beatrice Strong DiAnne Childers Sue Ellen Strong Becky Russell Windy Coogan John Rickard Bromwood Fletcher Gene Hedrick Reverend Seagrove Clarence Medlen Conway Elliot Carl Zody Bill Newman Kate Thorolon Anita Miles Ann Winthrop Linda Bowling Prompters - Margarette Sharp Judy Watson Director Mr. Ray Wagner Maybe you ' re Wrong Zke Birds and the Boys Adam Martin Roger Oldham Cricket Martin Janellyn Hahn Tex Gene Hedrick Eyes Clarence Medlen Soapy Dick Wood Debbie Eileen Bowman Mrs. Barker Jeanie Martin Mrs. Kluckholm Nancy Herreli Mibs Becky Russell Hank Anita Miles Margarette Sharp Jim Kluckholm John Lamb Leslie Chatterton DiAnne Childers Hobart Worlhen John Rickard Gene Mike Fox Charlie Dave Minor Max Carl Zody Sooner Beanie ' s puppy Beanie Carol Riley Director Mr. Ray Wagner 20