Concord High School - Concordian Yearbook (Elkhart, IN)

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W , H -d 7,-BDNCDRDIAN CLASS PROPHECY FOR THE CLASS OF 1940 One cold winter evening in the year of 1950, Mr. Kreider seats himself in a big easy chair before the fire. As he is looking into the fire, he begins wondering what has become of the class of 1940. Soon he hears a knock at the door and, to his surprise, it is Florence Kreider, selling automatic hair combers. Mr. Kreider doesn't have much hair left now, but he buys one to get rid of her. Look who's coming down the street nowl lt's Evelyn Shafer, that famous baton twirler, and her band, followed by a long parade. And last but not least, here comes Bob Scheidel, the street cleaner, on the job. There's a plane, seemingly having trouble, circling the city! lt crashesl Mr. Kreider hails a taxi driven by Max Kline. They hurry to the scene of the accident a few blocks away, to find that it is that noted aviator, Iack Loney, and his passengers, Iosephine Hoover and Mary lean Lieberenz, who have been touring Europe as concert violinist and pianist. Another passenger emerges. Why, it's that famous baby specialist, Robert Steward! After all of that excitement, Mr. Kreider decides to listen to the radio to soothe his nerves. He tunes in on Fred Forrest and his Seven Stumps and soloist Erma Clipp, who advertise for the Eckhart Doughnut Hole Manufacturing Company, owned by Lois, Robert and Richard Eckhart. After half an hour of very good music comes the news broadcast, sponsored by the Dixie Sandwich Shop, owned by Rosannah Immel. On the broadcast, he hears that Richard Lewallen, that big game hunter, has just shot a rabbit in Africa. Marian Gegax has recently made her debut as New York's leading glamour girl. The next program is sponsored by Iohn Crume, manager of Crume's Reducing School, with the comedian, Robert Wenger. Mr. Kreider finally decides to go to see how Ernest Hoover is getting along with his 500 acre farm of Hybrid Sweet Peas. As he is going home, he sees Bob Martin sitting in the yard, reading a book written by Betty Leist on How to Keep that School Girl Complexion, while he is doing his farming by radio. Mr. Kreider's car starts sputtering threateningly as he passes a two-by-four filling station. About a mile down the road, his car stops. So he starts walking back to the station. As he walks along, he hears an inhuman noise, he dis- covers that it is Max Chiddister, the champion hogcaller, calling his hogs. Mr. Kreider walks faster to get away from the noise and is relieved to see an auto coming down the rpad which he promptly thumbs . The driver is none other than Omar Swinehart, an Indianapolis speedway driver. When they arrive at the station, the owner turns out to be Marion Kile, Mr. Kreider is taken back to his Ford by Mr. and Mrs. Iohnny Pletcher. Mrs. Pletcher is the former Henrietta Oetting, who now occupies a large share of a Schult trailer. When Mr. Kreider gets home, his wife decides that she needs a new dress. ,She finally persuades him to take her uptown. After window shopping for an hour, they see a pretty dress designed by Lillian Lienhart in the window of lean Holderman's Classy Dress Shop. She falls in love with the dress immediately, so she drags him in and coaxes him into buying it for her. After Mrs. Kreider gets the new' dress, she decides she must have a new hairdress. They go to the Blue Ribbon Beauty Salon, operated by Norma Barwick and Iune Boyer. While waiting for his wife, Mr. Kreider decides to walk around town. While strolling down Main Street, he meets Miss Light, now the head of the local Y. W. C. A. Mr. Kreider tells Miss Light about his visit to Concord not long before. Some of the teachers that he saw there were: Marian Buzzard, first grade teacher, Irene Puterbaugh, Home Econo- mics teacher, and her assistant dietician, Barbara Neu. Richard Wenger is now the profes- sor of Physics and Bill Bowers is the Basketball Coach. Miss Light tells Mr. Kreider news of some of the other of the class. She says that Walter Snell is a lumberjack in Wisconsin. Iosephine Fulmer is the chief cook and bottle washer for the newly married Rumells. Mrs. Rumell was the former Dorothy Doty who created harmony between twins. Fred Schieber is a professional football player. Bill Shupert is a milkman, and Wayne Kundred is now the owner of the Kunderd Gladiolus farm with Phyllis Herrli as his secretary. Mr. Kreider finally decides it is time to meet his wife, so he bids Miss Light goodbye. As they are driving along, Mr. Kreider sees Bob Clindaniel, who is still a lazy man. He 'ries to attract Bob's attention and runs a red light while trying to do so. He is s. opped by a flat foot who is Victor Mansfield. While they are talking over old times, they notice a window-washer on a tall building. Victor says' it is Donald Wenger. Donald's motions be- come slower and slower and suddenly he goes limp. He falls! Mr. Kreider jumps from his chairl After all it was only a dream! Phyllis Herrli Bill Shupert Victor Mansfield 17

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CDNCDRDIAN , IF REAL CITIZENSHIP MEANS an unvarying eagerness to know more, do more, loe more, immovable purpose to be honest, unbiased, open-minded, unchangeable disposition toward friendliness, politeness, cheerfulness, CI1'1 an unalterable belief in loyalty, helpfulness, self-respect, then Concord High School rightfully and gladly presents the GH Citizenship Cup Award for l94U to: DOROTHY DOTY ROBERT MARTIN Believing that honor for outstanding scholarship should be given, the Conf cordian recognizes: FLORENCE KREIDER 96.79 ERNEST HOOVER 94,55 VALEDICTORIAN SALUTATORIAN 16

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CDNCDRDIAN R WHAT THE JUNIORS THINK Norma Barwick Bill Bowers Iune Boyer Marian Buzzard Max Chiddister Bob Clindaniel Erma Clipp Iohn Crume Dorothy Doty Lois Eckhart Dick and Bob Eckhart Iosephine Fulmer Fred Forrest Marian Gegax Phyllis Herrli lean Holderman Ernest Hoover losephine Hoover Rosannah Immel Marion Kile Max Kline Florence Kreider Wayne Kunderd Betty Leist Richard Lewallen Mary Lieberenz' Lillian Lienhart lohn Loney Victor Mansfield Robert Martin Barbara Neu Henrietta Oetting Irene Puterbaugh Robert Scheidel Fred Schieber Evelyn Shafer William Shupert Walter Snell Robert Steward Omar Swinehart Donald Wenger Richard Wenger Robert Wenger Won't you please tell us how you keep a slim figure? Get yourself a girl and leave the other fellows' girls alone. Do you take the words of those popular songs down in shorthand or do they come natural? Nice you are graduating, you won't have to walk to school. Do you really want to go south? Some say it was luck, personally, we don't think so, You seem to have him in your net, now don't let him fly over it. Be careful whom you try to bluff, you might run on to the wrong person. Katherine Cornell II. Why keep a closed shop against the boys? Your car is a sure attraction to the fair sex, isn't it? Don't be impatient, you might grow yet. Here's a boy with music talent. Silence is golden. There is a certain former graduate that wants a date with you. Fill your hope chest, you might need it. Don't study so much, it gets monotonous. Have you changed your mind about that fellow in Chicago? May you meet all life as calmly as you debate. You'd better slow down, the car won't last long if you don't. Bring her around sometime, we haven't seen her yet. Keep up the good grades and you will be amply awarded. Violin music is nice, isn't it, Wayne? Quiet people have their place in this world. Have they put any thing new in the book case, Dick? Be careful, he's a debater. Is there any book in the library you haven't read? Be careful or someone will run over you. Lead others out of school as well as you have in school. Keep up your class work, you are doing fine. A sunny disposition goes a long way in this world. Don't monopolize him, but give somebody else a chance. Don't always keep what you know to yourself. Couldn't be that you are a good friend of Dick because of his sister, could it? Don't be afraid, girls won't hurt you. Don't go to college, he has waited long enough Did you learn to drive in Mr. Myers' safety class? Stop growing, you won't play basketball forever. Stick to one way of spelling your last name. We're wondering how you got along in a Sophomore geometry class. Three letters in one year is good going. Admit you're the class president. It isn't so bad. Iust keep on working, you may beat your brother yet. 18