Concord High School - Concordian Yearbook (Elkhart, IN)

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UI' 131' Have you ever looked back on t1me'P Well let s take a l1tt1e ISVIGW Gee d1d that hap pen to me? Well you never can tell Anyway 1t s rn Corcord s Dmary of 48 and 49 Sept 7 F1rst day at school There have been some changes made Its a shock that halls and assembly are decked out 1n brlght colors but look at our new Chorr and Chemrstry teachers Sept 18 As I walked 1nto Mrs Frshers typ1ng class I heard a tap tap tap tap tap Thats the Woody Woodpecker s Song Sept 29 Extra' Extra' Head all about rt Only three cents for your Concord H1 T1mes Oct l Roy Yoder paternally took h1s clean wh1te handkerchref and dned Gmgers tears thls morn1ng Oct 10 Anythmg can happen at Senror play rehearsals Dor1s McCreary was do1ng her best when 1t came t1me to pucker up she closed her eyes and was all ready Smack Fred Detwller made the connectlon Oct 14 The Semors were all 1n a drther because Along Came Ktlroy Oct 20 The lournall m Class defeated Drck Hurtle 1n a tr1a1 today that w1l1 never be forgotten lt all started wlth mrsspellrng Hurtle s name rn the H1 Trmes He tr1ed to get even by makrng a profrt off of a newspaper The jury found the pnsoner gurlty as charged and he was compelled to pay a S 02 f1ne plus the three cents for the paper D1cks only comment was a muttered Cnme Does Not Pay Oct 30 The race IS on Do you know Mr McCuen s mlddle name? That was the con test the H1 Tlmes sponsored lake Hoffman won the 25c so now we know Olxn Nov 4 Mrss Garlzers Home Ec Class has added a new student It seems that Icha bod Flamlon llked the company of the freshmen g1rls Nov 19 All the younger g1rls hearts began to flutter when they heard the new fresh man boy was look1ng around but 1t seems the boys dldnt have a chance wxth hrs cousrn Chuck Hurtle had the Jump on them Nov 30 Dav1d Str1ckler started lrfe over by enrolhng rn the pnmary room He says he IS gorng to be a better boy Dec 8 Rex Berger exerclsed the femlmne pr1v1lege of changrng one s mmd School Jsnt so bad IS rt Rex? Dec 17 lake Hoffman has decrded to make h1s frrst resolut1on for the commg New Year Not to sleep ln Mr Myers s assembly It seems lake was fast asleep when Mr Myers dropped a book on top of h1s desk BANG' lake stood up wlth h1s hands 1n the a1r lake 1t wasnt a hold up Dec 24 at 3 35 Tomorrow IS Chnstmas' Oh what fun' Gxfts turkey and vacatron No more drary unt11 next year . H I 1 . . . A , . . , D .S . . . . Page Sixteen The 1949 CONCORDIAN

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Class Flower afloat IAMES PERKINS Perk True ment ltke a rtver the deeper It 15 the less H015 1t makes Basketball 2 3 4 Baseball 2 3 4 Track 2 3 4 Class pres 2 3 4 Annua staff EVELYN SPEICHER Eve A woman IS changeable and capr1c1ous I-I1 Trmes Annual staff Cho1r 4 ROBERT ST UTSMAN Shorty Thrs IS the long and short of H1 Txmes Annual Staff Ed1tor Y l PI-IYLLIS TI-IARP Tharple As 1nnocent as a new la1d egg B nd 1 2 3 4 Ir class play Sr class play L1brar1an 2 Annual staff DONALD WHITT WhlISkY I had a thmq to say B nd 1 Z 3 4 H 8 4 Qr class play H1T1mes Annual taff BEVERLEY RAPP Bev It IS a womans pr1v1lege to get marr1ed Ir class play Annual staff MARCEIL STEED Marcetl Amb1t1on should be made of sterner stuff Annual staff ROBERT SWEAZY The 1ron tongue told twelve Y 2 3 Class offrcer 3 Baseball 2 3 4 Basketball 2 Track 3 4 Annual staff D1mples of m1dn1ght hath GENE WARFEL Zeke Be moderate be moderate Ir class play Sr class play Bookstore H Y 3 4 Annual staff LYLE WILLIAMS W1l11e O bed' O bed' O d9llClOUS bed Ir class play Annual staff Tm we DEAN REPLOGLE Rep There IS hlstory ln all men s l1ves B nd 1 2 3 4 Sw1ng band Annual staff ALICE STULL AllC9 Who ever loved that loved not at IIISI s1ght3 B nd l 2 3 4 Band offrcer 3 Class offrcer 2 Cheer leader 4 Ir class play Sr class play Annual staff WALTER SWEAZY Walt Th1s IS the th1ng that I was born to do Baseball 3 4 Basketball 4 Track 3 4 Annual staff MARION WENGER I P Morgan Young 1n l1mbs 1n ludgment old H 2 3 4 Bookstore Annual staff e 1949 CONCORDIAN P092 Flffeen I , 1 , . I I 3 . . G V ' 3 A Hi 4 Hi 2 3 4 ' 4 3 4 Q , ir . . i Cl . iY 1

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I the nc! 0 the Tm!! On a dark rainy night rn a basement flat there IS a th1n man with long unkept ha1r work 1ng 1n a makeshift workshop He IS about to put the fvmshrng touches on a discovery which will astound the world He works feverishly mutterrng to himself Here a bolt there a bolt everywhere a bolt Then Eureka lt s frrnshed my sight seemg rocket sh1p And his face turns a brilliant red Suddenly he turns thoughtful realizing he has no one who will invest 1n h1s drscovery The frrst person who comes to his m1nd IS the soph1st1cated millionaire Mrs Ray Hellman Then he sees her and recelves her consent prov1ded that his first v1s1t w1ll be to Mars with the Concord Class of 49 as passengers Mrs Hellman has been told there 1S a great deposrt of gold there After discussing the details of the rocket sh1p they f1nd that the seatzng capacity rs 40 As there were 44 1n the class aisle seats will be installed Now is the task of finding all of the Forty nmers The most logrcal place for Mrs Hell man to go IS back to Concord High School There she finds the cutstand1ng ccach of basket ball in the United States Dave Martxn Hrs team of last eason won the State tourney He is also coaching a professional team which 1ncludes the famous Sweazy brothers Walt and Bob also lack Nelson who has finally grown up and 1 now the tallest man in the basket ball world Playing forward positron IS Gayle Flamion who IS faithfully following h1s diet and steam baths At center IS Irm Perkxns who is still a star as he was rn 49 These boys tell her lack Neff IS a Representatwe in Washington D C He IS the founder of the Coon Party wh1ch IS trying to clean up the government When Mrs Hellman and the boys reach Washington they visit the most elaborate and expensive night club Chief Willys Wigwam They are met by the hostess Mrs Williams formerly Shirley Herrlr Lyle Williams IS the distinguished owner They are seated by the hos show starts they see the very popular band of Dean Replogle But who IS that beautrful blond at the piano? 'P Is 1t no 1t cant be but 1t 1S Ioan Cobb who 1S now Mrs Replogle As they play their first number Ella Mae Nelson the can can queen leads the chorus line onto the runway It1ncludes Beverley Bubbles Rapp Mary Queen1e Hutchison and Betty Grable DeMetz As they leave the Wigwam they f1nd they re confused in the1r directions Seeing a mounted ooliceman gallopmg down the street on his horse they stop him and find its none other than the Captain of the Mounted Police Ierry Kissinger After 1nv1t1ng him to come along and asking d1rect1ons to the hotel they call a cab As it comes to a screeching halt they realize th driver IS Phyllis Tharp As it IS too late to call another cab they all get in and have an exciting trip to the hotel Upon entering the hotel they look for the hat check girl They see she IS Norma Moore After registering they get into the elevator and lo and behold the opera tor IS none other than Donna Dean She IS well known because her lifts are yust like riding on a Cloud After getting settled 1n her room Mrs Hellman hears strange noises coming from down the hall Thinking someone mlght be 1ll sh decides to 1nvest1gate and f1nds its only the famous Lucky Strike quartet Know 3 ir' numberl pract1c1ng for the1r next perform ance The members of this tr1o are Fred Earnhart Marvin Mmegar and I1m Eldridge In qu1r1ng as to what happened to the fourth member she f1nds Fred Detw1ler got so good he decrded to start out on h1S own Retiring to her suite her sleep IS d1sturbed by a leaking faucet dnp drop drip Looking through the phone book she f1nds the Elite Plumbing Co When the plumber arrives she f1nds xt 1S Gene Warfel 1C t do Pqe47 . . . . S I . tess and when the waitress brings the order they find she is Ruth Cockerel. When the floor on inue n a 7 The l.949 Pqge Seventegn