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

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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

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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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JUNIOR CLASS PLAY April 6 and 7 Helen — Connie Dyar Miss Hawkins — Darlene Wood Marilyn — Sandy Helm Pam — Joyce Mast Dr. Pearson — Mike Fye Miss Bannister — Karen Jenkins John Alexander — David Cagley Diane Hughson — Barbara Greeson Dr. Howard — Joe Clester Dr. Susan Shawcross — Judy Stites Dr. O ' Donnell — John Clester Dr. Lucy Grainger — Judy Martin Dr. Margaret Brown — Connie Jo Sharp Dr. Rufus— Jerry Miller Harry Lorenzo — Jim Yoars Dr. Coleman — Connie Zehring Elizabeth — Cindy Newton Dr. Anne Harvey — Paula Helton Student Nurses — Betty Cooley, Phyllis Ramsey, Mary Stout, Verba Marie Bontrager Lighting — Bob Runyan flo Deadly Medicine Two different types of plays were produced by the Class of ' 63. Our Junior Play, No Deadly Medicine, was a drama centering around the activities and events of a hospital. Our second at- tempt at acting was a story of a more humorous nature concerning a minister ' s family, One Foot In Heaven. Many weeks of hard work proceeded each performance, but there was also time for lots of fun and food at every practice. The casts enjoyed their short acting careers very much and appreciated the patience and expert guidance of the director, Mr. Ray Wagner. Sponsored by Bell Dry Cleaners Peru, Indiana ' One 3oot in Heaven SENIOR CLASS PLAY October 12 and 13 Rev. William H. Spence — David Cagley Hope Spence — Connie Zehring Hartzell— Mike Fye Eileen — Karen Jenkins Dr. Romer — John Clester Louise — Connie Dyar Maria — Judy Martin Molly— Mary Ellen Waters Ronny — Jerry Miller Letty — Judy Stites Mrs. Sandow — Barbara Greeson Mrs. Digby — Darlene Wood Georgie — John Shrock Mrs. Cambridge — Verba Marie Bontrager Mrs. Jellison — Cindy Newton Major Cooper Frank Whitered Bishop Sherwood — Ray Wagner Rev. Fraser Spence — Jim Yoars Lighting — Bob Runyan 23