Converse Jackson High School - Borderlite Yearbook (Converse, IN)

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eachfa gfcblazq We were frlled wrth Joy and anxrety as seven of us walked through the door of C H S for the frrst trme rn 1940 There was Ralph Davis Paul Boesrng Darnell Clevenger I1m Howard Krrk Mlller George DeW1tt and a little red headed krd with freckles named Douglas Mylet George was late the flrst mormng and made xt a habrt the followrng twelve years At the beginnmg of our second year a llttle blonde girl entered our class from Marion She was Marguente Brookshire When we were all settled down to work a small g1.rl wlth stratght brown hair and long brown socks walked rn We learned that her name was Betty Sue Sears from Vandozer Missoun In the thtrd grade we had one new student Rosemary Williams from Unron Crty Do you recall the day one of the boys decrded to put her long curls rn an rnkbottle? '7 '7 ln the stxth grade Bill Green entered our class from Roseburgh makmg rt an even ten We were really proud when we were promoted to the seventh grade We were 1n Junror Hlgh School Y Doyou remember when we got to go into the Study Hall for the fust ume Wlth all the brg SCIIIOIS7 'P Our class consisted of twelve that year Joe Danforth from Marlon and Iudrth Kelsay from North Grove became members Iudy was elected one of the Jr Hxgh cheer 1eade.s lt was an unforgettable day when we enrolled rn the n1nth grade as freshmen New students were Norman Horner from North Grove Lourse McCracken Clayton Mrller Cloyd Mast Mark Graham Mtnam Renbarger and Leonard Barker all from Mrer Remember how our hearts went pxtty pat when the Mler sxght Louise McCracken was our track queen attendant During our sophomore year Donna Burgener enrolled from Sweetser and Pat Eltzroth from Marlon Judy Kelsay and Minam Renbarger were elected cheereladers Judy was track queen wrth Pat for her attendant Ioan Wagoner enrolled at the beginmng of our Junror year and Rosemary Wxlliams moved to Kentland Mlnam was cheer leader again and also track queen attendant We received our class rrngs and sweaters Most of us were pretty proud but others lost thelrs quickly We presented the Iumor play The Perfect Idrot with Kirk and Paul as mam characters It was dtrected by Mrs Barbara Swrngle Frnally we are senxors Rosemary Just couldn tstay away from her old classmates so she moved back tlus year Fred Boeslng enrolled ln our class after previously berng discharged from the Navy making our twenty four Seniors Clayton Miller was elected Presxdent B111 Green Vice President Louise McCracken Secretary and Ioan Wagoner Treasurer We publrshed The Porcupxne and edrted The Borderllte We presented the Senior play They Gave l-hm a Co Ed starnng George Dew1tt Mr Smith was our director Miriam was cheer leader for the thud time Now we look back through twelve years of happmess and remember when we were llttle tots just walking to school We feel that our happiness IS complete Our Semor Class of 52 boys walked in? ? ? Rosemary fell for Mark right away, and Betty and Cloyd thought it was love at first

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0:44270 I Mrrram Renbarger w11l my nrckname Mrstreated Mrsty to Shrrley Mrller she deserves ll To Frankxe Bly I leave my posrtton as yell leader I Judy Kelsay wrll my name of Rabbrt to my brother Fred I wlll to Slurley Myers my abrlrty to go wtth at least three boys rn one mght I Norman Horner wrll my rosy cheeks to George Torre and to Roy Oyler I wrll my desrre to wear b1b overalls I Cloyd Mast w11l my positron on the basketball team to Max Fraley to Jerry Arnck I w1ll my ab1l1ty to get a new car for graduatron I Mark Graham do hereby wrll my pos1t1on as Edrtor to Ruthanna Klntner and my place on t bench to Jerry Fager I Leonard Barker do hereby w1l1 my curly harr to George Torre and my careful drlvrng to Ray Welch l Ioan Wagoner wtll and bequeath my pos1t1on on the paper and annual staffs to Ruthanna Klntner and my pos1t1on as Treasurer to Max Fraley I Marguerrte Brookshrre w111 my cell frrst row fourth seat to anyone too large for the others and to Donna Ohnger my socxety column I Joe Danforth hereby w11l my herght to Jerry Arnck and my ab1l1ty to get along wxth Mrss I-lamrlton to Ronald Reese I B111 Green do hereby wrll my posltxon on the staffs to George Torre and my mckname of Turtle to hm Wmkte Slusher I Pat Eltzroth w1ll my posruon as Scandal Edrtor to Donna Olrnger and my posrtlon as presrdent of the Booster Club to anyone not nervous I Clayton Mrller bequeath my posrnon as Presrdent to Jerry Fager and my posmon as Senator for my good looks and personalrty to Max Fraley l Betty Sears w1l1 to Shrrley Myers my broken desk and to Chrrsttne Coppock my ab1l1ty to keep I Lourse McCracken wrll to Delores Grlm my ab1l1ty to frmsh school just engaged To anyone who wants ll I wxll my job as Feature Edrtor I Rosemary Wllliams w1ll the followrng my posrtron on the staff to Donald Denmson and my posmon rn the band for erght years to Judy Garber I Kirk Prffle Mrller wrll to Drck Malott my ab1l1ty to be sarcastrc at the wrong trme and to Ned Mrddlesworth my ab1l1ty to be pleasmgly plump I Fred Boesmg w1ll my pos1t1on on the basketball team to John Blake and my ab1l1ty to g1ve the rrght answers 1n govemment to any poor Junror I George DeW1tt wrll my herght to Ned Mrddlesworth, and to Bonzo Neal I wrll my ab1l1ty to keep away from grrls I Doug Mylet w1ll to Max Fraley the task of s1gn1ng Bub Chang up for all acuvrties and to any fughj lucky boy wantmg ll my posluon as manager I Darnell Clevenger w1ll my ab1l1ty to have the school s worst mcknames to Gene Bowman and to Ierry Arnck my POSIIIOD on the basketball team I Paul Boesmg bestow upon George Torre my low forehead and to Drck Malott I g1ve my ab1l1ty for rnterpretlng Bop I Donna Burgener w11l to Wrlma Harlan my dark hair and to Grandma Ballinger my ab1l1ty to go steady a year before becommg engaged I Jxm Howard w1l1 my abtlrty to play basketball to Bob Brown and to all Juruors my ab1l1ty to never argue at class meetmgs I Ralph Davis w11l my posrtron as best dressed boy to Iohn Blake and my pool playmg abrlrty to anyone who can get rn the pool room We the Semors w1l1 to all students the good trmes fun and hard work we ve put rn at C H S o 0 ' ' . . . . . , he from buying typing paper for a whole year, . . . , .