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

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611155 WI!! Jackae Carey wall my abalaty to make boy fraends quackly to Anna Lee and my posataon on the annual staff to Sharley Hogan Arlene Fenstermaker wall my abalaty to go steady to Eunace McBay my seat an the study hall to Landa Lake and my gaggles to Sue Moore Sharley Fansler wall my paper staff posataon to Frankae Bly and my few freckles to Landa Lake Jerry Arrack wall my heaght to Ned Maddlesworth and my posatton on the basket ball team to Bob Hullanger John Blake wall my posataon on the basketball team to Bob Neal and my brown haar to Landa Lake Gene Bowman wall my posataon on the Porcupane Staff to Dale Wolfe and my wavy haar to Shonnae Francas June Crandall wall my band chaar to Jean Carey and my abalaty to get along wath all teachers to Bob Tucker Norma Clevenger wall my abalaty to date at least three boys samultaneously to Jean Carey and my curly haar to Anna Hamblen Reta Klang wall my band chatr to Kay Overman and my posataon on the annual staff to Frankae Bly Carolyn Durkes wall my posataon on the Porcupane Staff to Landa Lake and my abalaty to say the wrong thangs at the wrong tame to Merval Berglan Pat Ballanger wall my long fangernaals to Varganaa Blake and my nacknames to Donal Ben Maller Ray Weach wall my basketball abalaty to Thresa Pager Dack Malott wall my dravang abalaty to Cleatus Coombs my paano playang abalaty to Bob Neal and my abalaty to sang to Merval Berglan Ltnda Hyman wall my abalaty to make passang grades wath lattle work and to thangs l shouldnt wathout gettang caught to anyone who can do the same Cecal Hyman wall my abalaty to be an constant hot water to Ronnae Braght Patty Stepler wall my curly haar to Joyce Shook and my abalaty to go steady my senaor year to Ottsae McBay Joyce Rogers wall my natural curly haar to Thresa Fager and my abalaty to e along wath people to Alace Johnson Gene Cunnangham wall my posataon on the basketball team to Bruce Kelsay Sharley Maller wall my posataon as drum mayor to Wannafred Johnson and m abalaty to play baratone sax to Mary Jo Bowman Varganaa Haynes wall my posataon an band to Bruce Kelsay and my paper staff posataon to Bonnae Anderson Chrastane Coppock wall my posataon as cheerleader to Frankae Bly and my abalaty not to go steady to Shonnae Francas Jeannette Clatr wall my band chaar to Dale Wolfe and the annual edatorshap to Bonnae Anderson Dean Rogers wall my posataon on the track team to Ronald Braght and my habat of beang late to Bob Tucker Gerald Hall wall my false teeth to Mr Doan Raymond Stepler wall my curly haar to the freshman garls Ronald Rees wall my abalaty to get along wath all teachers to Varganaa Blake Lynn McClaan wall my art abalaty to Bruce Kelsay Nancy Douglass wall my abalaty to wrate themes for Mass Evans to Dale Wolfe and my band chaar to Rachard Klang Q , I I , . I I - , I , , , I , I ' . , . , , , . , do , . I , gt , . f Y I I I I , . . , . I 1 , . I

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Shirley Fansler by the way Bob Hunter Raymond Stepler Lynn McClain Loves to lltterbug they say These three boys with courage rare Fine exercise to keep the waistline slim For Uncle Sam have done their share There is neat Virginia Haynes And we are glad to have them back again She has looks as well as brains Now our high school days are over -ligrfenglljgyeileslqagri ::2i?EHl1he Shelf And although we ve been in clover Slings the hash at Bessie s Inn She s really quite a tasty dish herself And 'rl OU' hearls a lender leelmg Will forevermore come stealing Three more boys we re glad to tell When we think about our school days that are Are on our Senior list as well past By Mrs Ovid Doan Glass flzstary On August 28 1950 twenty nine students became known as Green Freshmen at CHS They were Jerry Arrick Pat Ballinger John Blake Gene Bowman Jackie Carey Jeannette Clair Norma Clevenger Louise Collins June Crandall Gene Cunmngham Rosemary Desisto Nancy Douglass Carolyn Durkes Shirley Fansler Tom Gray Maxine Grabow Virginia Haynes Joyce Hale Shirlev Hogan June Roy Oyler Joyce Rogers Virginia Scott and Ray Welch Pat Ballinger was an at tendant to the Bordermen Relay s Queen At the beginning of our sophomore year Louise Collins June Hulbert Joyce Hale and Virginia Scott withdrew Christine Coppock Arlene Fenstermaker Nor eda Marr Linda Hyman and Cecil Hyman enrolled during the year bringing our number to thirty Christine Coppock was an attendant to the Bordermen Relays Queen she was also elected cheerleader Our lunlor year finally rolled around and we entered it with high spirits Mova line Johnson Roy Oyler Shirley Hogan and Maxine Grabow withdrew from the class Noreda Marr moved to Kentucky later in the year Pat Ballinger was elected President Jeannette Clair Vice President Virginia Haynes Secretary and Nancy Douglass Treasurer Our sponsor was Miss Jean Hoover Our prolects included selling ice cream and refreshments at the ball games- a magazine drive an ice cream social and a scrap drive. We sponsored several skating parties Our class play The Boy Who Could See was under the direction of Mrs Kesler This pro- vided much fun and stage experience for us. The big thrill of the year was the arrival of our class rings Shirley Fansler Reta Kling and Shirley Miller were elected cheerleaders. Jeannette Clair was chosen Bordermen Relays Queen and Joyce Rogers was one of her attendants. The iunior-senior reception was held in the Honeywell Memorial building in Wabash. At the beginning of our senior year Noreda Marr was back Shortly after school opened however she moved to Kentucky. Ronald Rees Lynn McClain and Ray- mond Stepler re-entered school and became members of our class. John Miller was elected President- Gene Bowman Vice President- Virginia Haynes Secretary- and Shirley Fansler Treasurer. Chrsitine Coppock was elected one of the cheer- leaders We chose The Antics of Andrew for our class play. lt was directed by Mr. Smith. Our graduation pictures were taken in November at the Waltz Studio in Peru. Jackie Carey was hostess for our Christmas party Jerry Arrick Pat Bal- linger Jackie Carey Jeannette Clair Norma Clevenger Gene Cunningham Caro- lyn Durkes Shirley Fansler Virginia Haynes Reta Kling John Miller John Blake Joyce Rogers and June Crandall completed twelve years in Converse-Jackson Township School Bob Hunter and Dean Rogers were also members of the 1954 graduating class. I I I I I 1 I 1 I 1 l . I I I ' Y Q 1 1 . 1 ' I - 1 I We realize that we re on our own at ast I . ' O I - . . I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Hulbert, Movaline Johnson, Reta Kling, Dick Malott, John Miller, Shirley Miller, 1 1 1 ' ' D . I l . I I 1 - 1 1 ' I I I s n 4 I 1 . . I I . I . . . 5 . I . . I . . . I I , . . I I , . II ll 1 1 ' ' ' I I I I I I I I I I I I I II Il ' 1 1 I 1 1 , I 1 1 1 , , I

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611155 Praphecy The future? We wonder what It has In store No one can tell exactly but we would lIke to at tempt a predIctIon Let us take the year l975 by then automobIles wIll be atomIc powered TV Wlll have changed to 3 D schools wIll have es calators and our haIr wIll have changed to gray or none at all FIFST Jerry ArrIck He excelled at basketball and sInce he IS tall he wIll become Bevo FrancIs un derstudy Second IS Pat BallInger As a small gurl she wore pIgl6llS but now she wears glasses she wIll go to Hollywood to desIgn 3 D glasses for plQS John Blake IS the slow type Someday he wIll go South where he can lIve a lazy old lIfe You can never tell he mIght settle In Kentucky wIth our former classmate Noreda Marr Gene Bowman IS always ready wIth a clever remark And have you heard hIs versIons of popular songs? Then you wIll agree that one day he wIll wrIte lyrIcs for Homer and Jethro JackIe Carey IS so Interested ID Gene that we are sure she wIll become a professIonal apple polIsh er at Haunlens orchard Jeannette seems to be wIll be a corporatIon known as ClaIr and Wolfe whIch wIll sell real estate to all the Wolfes Reta KlIng lIves next door She wIll InherIt an Insurance agency and sell polIcIes to all the Wolfes In case they get skmned by the cor poratIon ClaIr and Wolfe June Crandall s favonte color must be green sInce she IS datIng BIII Her future wIll undoubtedly be that of IronIng lIttle Green shIrts Norma Clevenger IS often seen Wlfh Dean WIllIts They wIll marry and f6IS6 a large famIly Gene CunnInghams Interest lIes In automobIles He IS expected to wIn the IndIan apolIs 500 In 1960 Nancy Douglass IS ambItIous to play In LIberace s orchestra She wIlI soon appear on televIsIon Carolyn Durkes has a scheme for makIng money There IS a great future In desIgnIng womens hats She wIIl no doubt have a shop on FIfth Avenue ShIrley Fansler loves to cook She wIll make a good mother and a nIce housekeeper If she ever funds the rIght fellow Next IS Arlene Fenstermaker She wIll marry her soldIer and settle down In Oregon They wIll probably ranse prunes Gerald Hall has a bIt of dIffIculty keep Ing hIs teeth where they belong Someday he wIll be presIdent of the POlIGTIp company ChrIstIne Coppock wIll contInue IerkIng sodas untIl Gene Owungs comes back from the MarInes They wIll settle down and raIse a famuly LInda Hyman because of her experIence at the Converse Journal OTTICE wIll own a newspaper By the way she and BIII wIll stIll be golng to gether VIrgInIa Haynes has always been the tom boy of the class Now she wants to be a labora tory technIcIan Shell have to decIde whether she wants to catch baseballs or throw pIlls CecIl Hyman whIle In the AIr Force In Texas became Interested In the oIl busIness SInce then he has become one of the world s wealthnest oIl tycoons ShIrley MIller wIll form a partnershIp wIth RonnIe BrIght and manufacture BrIght LIght Bulbs John MIller has always been a farm boy however he wIll take a Iob modelIng overalls for the LevI company Lynn McClaIn had a desIre to be a state cop whIle stIll In school He has now taken over for Muc as the town marshal of Converse senIor play and also lIkes to beat the drums We thInk he wIll become one of the IIVISST preachers of our tIme Ronald Rees the true blonde of our class wIll dye hIs haIr black and play the part of the vIllaIn In Hollywood fIlms Joyce Rogers has had experuence workIng In a restaurant and wIll become head WSITYESS at BessIes Inn Patty Step ler wIll become a teacher at the UnIversIty of MIer Ray Welch wIll comblne hIs muslcal and mathematIcal abIlIty and TIQUFE out how to get more notes on a pIano usIng fewer keys Bob Hunter wIll operate the Hunter Locker SSFVICE after graduatmg wIth the class of 1954 Dean Rogers wIll decIde he llkes workIng for Uncle Sam and make the Army hIS career Last but not least IS Raymond Stepler We cant ImagIne hIm doIng anythIng other than that whlch hIs name lmplI6S We thInk he wIll manufacture step ladders These are the futures that we predIct Most of them are fantastIc and unllkely to happen but we really hope the future has somethIng good IU store for all the members of our class. ' ' - - 11 - - 11 I , . - , . I . . . I I ' - , . . , I - ll ll more than interested in LaVerneg someday there Dick Malott played the part of a preacher in our 0 D . ' I , , , . . . I ' I I Q Q . ' ' I - I n ' ll ll ' . u Q . . . ' ' I ' I 0 I ' u . , ' . . , . . . . 1 , I - I . l A . . I