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

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I, Cindy Newton, do hereby will my ability to keep quiet in study hall to Barbara Hersh- berger; my long bus ride home to Toots Bontrager, Rodney Alsbaugh, and Don Weeks; and my fun at play practice to all the up and coming professionals. I, Mike Puterbaugh, being of overworked body and undernourished mind, do hereby leave the following: my height to Terry Fye; my senior cords to David Mast; and to Jeanne Rooksberry, I leave a book on the art of Feeding and Caring for Pigs Without Killing Them All. I, Nancy Puterbaugh, feeling very tired and weak, do hereby give to anyone my enjoy- ment at the Car Hop and at Clay; my sense of humor to Sherry Lorenz in hopes she will smile more; and to Terry Fye, I leave all my hopes that he will grow. I, Phyllis Ramsey, being of sound mind, do hereby will my seat on the bus to Jan Hos- teller and my non-curly hair to Terry Gaunt. I also will my seat in General Math to Deryl Johnson in hopes that he will put it to better use than I did. I, Junior Riley, will my ability to be a hard worker in first period study hall to Tom Agness and my ability to pick fights with Frank Whiterd in Art class to his sister, Mary. I, Bob Runyan, being questionable in most all aspects, ain ' t not gonna will nothin ' to no- body cause I like things just the way they are! I, John Shrock, bequeath my superior driving ability to Ronnie Stites, my ' 62 Chevy Con- vert to Janet Powell in hopes that she can take as good of care of it as I did, and my great ability to play the cymbals to anybody who wants the darn things. I, Judy Stites, being of no mind, will my nickname, Stitsie, to Ronnie Stites; my senior skirt to Jane Ann Berglan; all of my height to Jerry Honeysuckle; my becoming looks to Barbara Hershberger; and all of my good study habits to the Freshmen. I, Mary Stout, do hereby will to my younger sister, Kay, who will be entering high school next year, my ability to talk; my job as plate scrapper to who ever has four hands and feels they are fast at what they set out to accomplish; and my senior skirt to Paulette Malott hoping she will wear it in friendship. I, Russell Troyer, being of large oversized body and a scrambled brain, do hereby will the following things: to Tom Glassburn, my ability to get into all kinds of and to all the Romeos here at school I will all my personal problems, if they can find any, I ' m numb. I, Mary Ellen Waters, being of oversized body and undeveloped mind, will my responsi- bilities during my high school days to anyone who is crazy enough to take them, and the good times I ' ve had to anyone who enjoys life. I, Frank Whiterd, being of sound body and unsound mind, will my senior cords to Ralph Feller in hopes that he might fit into the 32 waist some day and my hot ' 53 Chevy to anyone who can keep it running. I, Larry Eugene Wilson, being of sound body and undisturbed mind, do hereby will the following things: my studying, my senior troubles, and the teachers unsuspected tempers to the next unprivileged characters. I, Darlene Wood, being of unsound mind and questionable body, bequeath to Janet Powell a pair of jamacas that are guaranteed not to rip on the bouncieville ; to Vicky Miller I leave Dickie, (she can have him); to Connie Miller I leave all the confidence I never have had; and to all students at Clay I leave my best wishes in their future at Maconaquah. I, James Yoars, being of weak mind and sound body, do hereby will my ability to get passing grades in Geometry with the least amount of effort, to Wayne Overman; my seat in agriculture to David Mast; my senior cords to Jim Bontrager; and my part in the senior play to Tom Agness in hopes that he might become a preacher. I, Connie Zehring, will my position as Student Council president to Jim Wilson, my time spent at speech contests to Charlotte Bowman, and the fun I ' ve had at Clay to my little brother and sister Larry and Linda- Sponsored by Hirschberg Store Kokomo, Indiana 21

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Class Wills ?0 I, Verba Bontrager, being of sound mind and able body, do hereby will my seat on the bus for the next two years to my brother, Jim, my natural curly hair to Connie Einselen in hopes that she can do something with it, all the fun I had in my senior year to anyone who likes to have a ball, and my laps around the Kar Hop to anyone who can afford the gas. I, Dave Cagley, will my ability to be nominated for everything and elected to very little to anyone who is willing to be unpopular, my scholarship to Phyllis Hahn, my best wishes for their future years in Maconaquah High School to all underclassmen, and to the next class that may have Friar for a sponsor, I leave my sympathy. I, Joe Clester, being of unsound body and no brain, will my position in the band to anyone who wants to sit under a tuba and my ability to tear down a ' 49 Chevy to all prospective mechanics. I, John Clester, being of full body and empty mind, do hereby will my ability to be president of the senior class to anyone who likes to be griped at, and my senior cords to Mr. Friar ' s baby. I, Rita Dangerfield, do hereby will my senior skirt to Jane Ann Berglan, my seat on the bus to Jim Hager so he may enjoy Beverly Bailey ' s sweet company, and my natural color of hair to Terry Gaunt. I, Connie Dyar, being of weak mind and sound body, do hereby will my position as cheer- leader for four years to Phyllis Hahn and Janet Powell and my ability to snap my fingers to Mr. Wagner. I, Mike Fye, being of small stature and smaller mind, do hereby bequeath my senior cords to Dave Hostetler, so that he may wear them as bermuda shorts; my questionable art ability to anyone who enjoys drawing hot rods and weirdos during all classes; and the ability to spell M-A-C-O-N-A-Q-U-A-H to all future Maconaquahians, who will certainly need it. I, Barbara Greeson, being of overnourished body and undernourished mind, do hereby leave my resistance to the male sex to my cousin, Carol, my senior skirt to Cynthia Glass- burn, and my used-up ink eraser to any person planning to enroll in Bookkeeping, Typing II — Office Practice. I, Paula Helton, being of undersized mind and oversized body, do hereby will my position as Vice President of the Waupecong Hot Rodder ' s Club to my sister, Bonnie. Also to my sister I leave my senior skirt in hopes she will grow into it. And last but not least, I leave to my cousin Cynthia Glassburn my most prized possession, my 1962 Baby Blue Imperial. (yo-yo). I, Karen Jenkins, bequeath my quiet reserved manner to Tom Agness, my state 4-H dem- onstration experience to Kathy Maple, and my happy memories of high school to all under- classmen. I, Jack Klein, being of strong body and bewildered mind, do hereby will my disability to get along with my fellow classmates to no one, and my Big Bad Olds to Jim in hopes he has better luck with it than I have had. I, Judy Martin, being of sound mind and able body, do hereby will my senior skirt to Barbara Ann Bontrager in hopes that she will grow into it someday, and my enjoyable experiences at Clay to all underclassmen. I, Joyce Mast, being of sound body and weak mind, do hereby will my seat on the bus to Sherry Lorenz in hopes that she finds a new partner; and to my cousin, David Mast, I leave my big mouth in hopes that he will put it to better use. I, Jerry Miller, being of weak stature and weaker mind, do hereby will my ability to pop gum in study hall to anyone who wants to get into trouble; my great drumming ability which comes from many hours of no practice to my sister, Vickie; and my senior cords to my other sister, Connie, who I am sure will never wear them. Sponsored by Twelve Mile State Bank Galveston Branch

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Class Mist or y In the fall of 1959, — 41 freshmen entered the doors of Clay Township for a journey to- ward our destination — graduation. To lead us were Mr. Robert Friar and Mrs. Inez Brune- graff, sponsors; Mary Ellen Waters, president; Connie Dyar, vice-president; Connie Sharp, secretary and treasurer; Judy Stites, reporter; and Connie Zehring, student council repre- sentative. The class was delighted to have Connie Dyar elected varsity cheerleader. That year we chose Jerry Miller and Connie Sharp as king and queen candidates for the Halloween Festival. We were sorry to see Millie Miller, leave us, but Trudy Garrard came to join us. In September of ' 60, 39 sophomores were led by Mr. Robert Friar and Mr. Ronald Sullivan, sponsors; Connie Zehring, president; Dave Cagley, vice-president; Connie Dyar, secretary; Mike Fye, treasurer; Trudy Garrard, reporter; and Karen Jenkins, student council repre- sentative. Connie Dyar was re-elected varsity cheerleader. Mike Fye and Connie Dyar were our nominees for king and queen of the Halloween Festival. This year we got our charcoal sweaters and jackets with red and white emblems. We lost several students this year; Bobby Lane, Pat Phillipy, Jerry Glassburn, Sandy Bowland, Verbeta Osborne, Joan Glassburn, Vera Margaret Hahn, Bob Hawkins, David Miller, and Nelson Miller. We gained Cindy Newton, Mike and Nancy Puterbaugh, Mary Lou Smith, Bill Willis, and Bill Gaunt. Frank Riddle stayed for a short while. Thirty-five juniors began in September, 1961. Mr. Friar and Mr. Sullivan were again our sponsors; Jerry Miller, president; Connie Dyar, vice-president; Karen Jenkins, secretary; Verb Bontrager, treasurer; Mike Fye, reporter; Connie Zehring, business manager; Dave Cagley, assistant business manager; and Mary Ellen Waters, student council representative. Connie Dyar was chosen cheerleader for the third consecutive year. As a money making project, we sold concessions at the ballgames. Our king and queen candidates, Larry Wilson and Karen Jenkins, were runners-up at the Halloween Festival. During this year, we re- ceived our long awaited rings and tried our hand in dramatics. We presented a 3-act drama entitled No Deadly Medicine, directed by Mr. Ray Wagner. On May 18, we entertained the seniors at Honeywell Memorial in Wabash and after the reception our parents sponsored a dance at the Converse City Hall. During this year, we lost Sandy Helm and Glenn Hershberger. In the fall of 1962, our fourth and final year, 31 seniors were led by our sponsors Mr. Friar and Miss Susan Feller. Upon Miss Feller ' s leaving in December, Mrs. Olga Breaux replaced her as sponsor. The officers were: John Clester, president; Connie Dyar, vice-presi- dent; Barbara Greeson, secretary; Connie Zehring, treasurer; Mary Ellen Waters, reporter; and Cindy Newton, student Council representative. The class was honored to have Connie Dyar elected cheerleader for the fourth year. This year Jim Yoars and Cindy Newton, our king and queen candidates, took high honors at the Halloween Festival. On November 21, Mary Ellen Waters was crowned the first Homecoming Queen. Again this year we tried our hand in dramatics, but this year we gave a 3-act comedy entitled One Foot In Heaven, di- rected by Mr. Wagner. We lost Betty Cooley, Connie Sharp, Sherry Whaley, Bill Gaunt, and Rita Dangerfield; but gained John Shrock. Our money making projects included the selling of candy, key chains and bracelets. We also had skating parties, car washes, and a dance after the 4-Way Tourney. Other highlights of the year included the Junior-Senior Reception on May 17, Baccalaure- ate on May 19, the Commencement on May 21, and the nine day trip to Gettysburg, Washing- ton, D.C., New York, and Niagara Falls. 22