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

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SENIOR PROPHECY One cold wrnter evenrng ln 1976 Mr Carbaugh sat before hrs warm co7y frresrde Out srde the snow drrfted gentlv down and softly splashed agarnst the wrndow pane On hr knee sat lrttle three year old Blair asking for bedtrme stories 999 What krnd tonrght Sonnv The real krnd Grandpa you know Tell about some of those thrngs that happened when you were teachrng school Smrhng down at the round faced lrttle bov Mr Carbaugh replred Oh you mean when I taught at Converse That was a long trme ago rndeed Well let me thlnk a but One year I remember especrally well the wrnter of 1955 '36 when I was the senror class sponsor I really learned to love those krds that year Well tell me about them What were therr names' What d1d they do? Where are they now 7 Lrttle Blair looked up for an answer but he rw that hrs grandfrther had fallen asleep so he trptoed out of the room le avrng the old man to hrs dreams Rrdrng through the streets of Conver e 'Vlr Carbaugh notreed that rn twenty years the town hadnt changed much But wart a rnmute Whats thxs' As he l rked rr he w s amazed to see a large new burldrng wrth a neon srgn whreh read Coombs and Yrmrnerman Frsh Mrrket lwnterrng. he found Cleatus and Jame proudly ex rrnrnrng, a ten pound north ern prke whrch had just arrrved The bov explarned to hrrn th'1t they had opened the rr verv profrtable business after drscovermg the great demand for fr lr rn f onverse Interested rn frndrng or contactrng more of the former enrors Mr Carbaugh was told bv t Joys not to ml s vlsrtlng tte new eroo Wllll tae rn ent rnent o rye thousan Whe n he re ache d and entered the prrde and joy of f onverse he was mue h surprrsed to frnd on the frrst door a srgn re adrng Mr 'Nlerval Berglan prrne rp rl X thrrtv rn nute ehat w tl Merval revealed that after graduatrng from Columbra I nrversrtv he had returned to hrs old alma mater to assume the heavy responslbrlrtres whrch hal now been placed upon the see the rnterror of the burldmg Ena Clevenger was dorng a splendid job tn the home eco nomlcs department Her grrls had won several state coolerng contests Also Ina was rn charge of the hot lunch plan whrch was now berng served cafeterra style Phil Darley takrng over for Mr Green was helprng hrs agrrculture boys to manage a 160 acre farm whrch had been purchased by the school After teachrng at several drfferent schools l'hrl had returned to Converse and concluded that there was no place lrke home On the play ground he met Mr Mrddlesworth formerly Kav Overman wrth her seventy frve lrttle lxllltlffgdlltll gurls and boys Kay when not teaching school was travelrng wrth her husband lNed rn llorrda and thrrllrng thousands of spect rtors wrth therr water krrn, show Arrrvrng at Wabash Mr Carbaugh met Donald who was now the well known owner of the Artherhults Locomotrve and Automobrle Museum Hrs prrae possessrons elated hack I0 1900 Don rnvrted Mr Carbaugh to vrsrt hrs museum He revealed to Mr Carbaugh that near Wabash, Phrl Harts was holdrng an auctron sale to drspose of hrs farm and hvestocle Phrl s ambrtron was to be a mrllronarre therefore he planned on movrng to Texas to try hrs luck at becornrng a rrch orlman Recervrng drrectrons from Don he arrrved shortly to fund Larry Mefrav as the auctroneer Larry had become a very successful busrnessman rn the real estate busrness rn Chrcago However berng a good frrend and former classmate of Phrlfs he had consented to be the auctroncer for hrs sale Also rn the crowd were three other classmates drscussrng old trmes together ,lack was tellmg Vrrgrnra and Beth Ann that after all these years he was strll unattached but he drdnt rnrnd because hrs career rn Brrd land as a jazz drummer left hrm hardly any free trme Jack had a strong behef that al though drums drdn t make the best muslc they eertarnlv made good money Vlrgmra wasnt dorng badly for herself these davs elther Besrdes berng marrred she was a model for Coty cosmetrcs Her face had appeared on magazrne covers hrllboards, and rn newspapers all over the Unrted States, so maybe her long hours of prrmpmg were not rn yarn after all Beth, who had hstened patrently, could wart no longer to tell them what the past years had done fOr her She shocked them by telhng of her elopement wrth Hugh on the nrght of graduatron from Ball State They were now travehng over the country as the Landrs Dance Team After leaving the auctron Mr Carbaugh traveled for some time wrthout seerng anythrng ,, . . .. - . . , . e L ' . 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Feb 8 1955 We fmlshed our magazme campaxgn today makmg about 3500 proflt YVe re getting clos er to that trip all the time' March 25 1955 Tonight we gave the last performance of our plty The l'unny Brats dlrected by Mr Carbaugh It took a lot of time 'Ind htrd work on everyone s p trt but we had lots of fun glvlng lt after the nervousness wore off' Watch 30 1955 The class had a meetlng and voted for Paglow Studio of 'Vlarron to take the senror plc tures Thev w1l1 be taken thls summer Instead of thrs fall Aprzl 23 1955 LaMerle Wales had the prettxest yellow formal for the Bordermen Relay today' She was the attendant from the junlor tlas and her dress really eomphmrntfd her big brown ewes' MIIV 13 1955 What a nlghtl Hitch Your Wagtrn to 1 Star was the theme of thf jumor Sensor Recep tl n held at the Hotel Frances ln Kokomo l'hc ballroom was slmply litdllllflll with the sparkllng tars set agalnst a maroon background all over the room' We had a dance after the dellcrous meal We were the flrst Class who has had 1 dance for qulte awhlle 1 hope the QCHIOFQ enjoyed lt as much as we enjoyed glvmg lt for them 5epI 12 1955 Dear Dzarj 1 took part ln the last htgh school class electron todav larry 'VleCray who was president ln our freshman wear was elected president 1 hope that he wlll do a good job as thls ls the most lmportant year of all' OC! 3 1955 Beth Ann Rllew edltor of the Borderllte really his thmps rolling and we are doing just fme on our yearbook Mary lo Bowman and Roxanna Hyman sold approximately 3800 worth of adyertlsmg and 1 thlnk they should be commended for lt Oct 14 1955 Ho Hum' 1 surely am tlred but 1ve had so much fun tonlght Thrs was the last mght for our play Oh' Promxse Me It went off pretty well CUll'slt16I'lI'lg a few sllght boo boos Mr Carbaugh directed the play and lf rt was a success II was because of hrs pa tlent work wlth us Afterwird we went to hrs hou c for a party and Mrs Carbaugh served us some dC1lClUll's refreshments 1 still dont et how tht 1r two httlf bows eould sleep through all the confusion' Not 1 955 1ust returned from the flrst basketball game Those well leaders were dauhng ln their red and whlte costumes l'oo bad ludy C dislocated her knee about 1 week before the game that leaves Kay O the onlv senior cheerleader Oh yes the Bordermen won from Whlte s 65 25' Dec 17 1955 Our Chrlstmas party was trulv a grand one we had so much fun Twas a blt sad though 1 kept remembermg It was our last Chrlstmas party together and we ve had such good tlmes Maw' 1956 1 have worked harder this wear than all the other year put tofethcr I believe Ive had so much fun domg rt thoug.,h with my classmates and lt just doesnt seem posslble that lt will oon be over and each of us will go hls own way Thls month rs really gorng to be a busv one' The annual semor frsh fry w1ll be our last money maklng project 1m reallv looking forward the .1un1or5enlor Reception also Everythxng about 1t IS always kept secret untrl the very last but rt s more fun that way The two most rmportant eyents of eyery semor s year are baccalaureate and commence ment Every day we come nearer to them Some are lookmg forward to rt wrth much anxiety whlle some are not o happy about leavmv Flght of the twenty frve seniors have attended Converse School all twelve years They are Don Artherhults Vrrgmra Blake .lean Carey Ena Clevenger ,ludv larber Janet Hod on Twlla Rich and Beth Ann Riley Whoopee' Only two more days untll the class trlp My clothes have been packed for days' New York' Be prepared' The bemors of 56 are coming, ' ' 1 . , 1 . .- - 1 1 1 11 ' , 1 as - 1 . , , . c . f 1 - 1 4 . I 1 ' 1, - 1 1 1 . 1. c 1 - 4 1 A -,-, ' A 1 -1 ' 15 , . , . ,S .G . I v 1 .vhs 1 u I 1 1 . ,, . . .. . . . 'U K 1 . ks ' V ' ' s 1 . H. 1. ' ' A ' S K. K. I kr 1 1 1 5 I 1 1 1 1 I 1 . . ., ' ' .' ' i . , . '. . . 1 ' 1 u YI ' , Q ' ' L 1 1 ' - . . , . . . L, . .. 1, . 1 . H 97 . I Y . . . V 1 . . , .1 Q .'. . S ,f ' ' '.' ' .' . ' . . - . , ' . . ,. , . 1 a 1 . , , ' ' ' , . 1 . . . . ' 7 . . . , . . ' . , . 1 , . - , , ' 7 . 1 , 5 ,., . . 1 . ' . ' ' ..'. 1 1 .' .' .' U 1 S 1 1 s . 'ls 1 . . , . . s . ' . . . . 1 . . , t 1 c , . s ,,. . - x ' 9 I 9 9 , - nv 1 A .1 ' 1. 1 T 1 . 1 1 I Y 1 1 n

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that looked famlhar Stopping at a farmhouse to inquire wht rt ln was he noticed the name on the mailbox C Bowman There Jeanie greeted him at the dot r Visiting with her for some time he learned that she and f ene were very happily m irried and the parents of two children Telling of her career prompted leanle into showing him her small beauty salon There he was surprised to find Twlla sitting under the dryer l lvlng close to Ieanle Twila had consented to be her model for the new hair styles of the coming year before trying them on someone else After finishing her business course at Ball State Twlla had married and accepted the position of receptlonist for Dr Janet Hodson who was now the leading dentist of Marion serylng five thousand patients each year lanet had never married but deyoted her hfe to dentistry and looking down in the mouth The girls went ahead to tell Mr Car baugh that seyeral of the remaining classmates were living and working near Indianapolis Determined to see them Mr Carbaugh started on the road toward his destination listen mg to the radio while riding along he suddenly heard a very farmhar voice singing Wdll mg impatiently for the ending he heard the announcer say The selection you just heard was sung by La'ylerle Alexander fformerly Wales! and accompanied by Roxanna Hvman at the organ They he knew had reached the peak of success m the music world Shh Shh Shh Shh Yes a tire was low but fortunately there was a filling station wlthln a few rods Driving in he was greeted by H1 there Mr Carbaugh And who should be standing in the doorway but lim Malone wearing the umform of a filling station attendant For his vocation jim had chosen that of a dry cleaner and had his establishment in Indian apolis In the meantime though he was plnchhlttlng for Ronnie 'Vlygrant who was in Alaska trapping His side line was selling lceboxes to the ESklmltS Ronnie s hobby had al ways been trapping. and Mr Carbaugh learned from ,lim that he had been verv successful in organizing several hunting expeditions into the Arctic region ,llm had kept In contact with only two of llls former elassmates time to helping the children at the hospital she was married and the mother 1 f three elul dren Also she had a children s program on television once a week Donal Ben Nliller had always enjoyed farming but apparently the tall to the coachmg world was greater for he was the head coach of Teclunal High School His boys had won the state tournament last year and rated among the top ten in the United btates A glance at his watch told Vlr Carbaugh that it was almost noon Upon asking where he might find a good place to eat he was told of Mary los Terr al Inn Situated at the air port thousands of people from all over the world enjoyed Mary ,lo s delicious home cooked meals while waiting between planes Xlthough Mr Carbauffh found the inn quite crowded Mary ,lo immediately recognized him and showed him to a quiet corner table where he might enjoy a meal in peace While eating someone in a huge white fur piece brushed past him Looking up to flnd a very charming lady and handsome man standing above him Mr Carbaugh recognized them to be none other than Marilyn Owen and Jan Arrick These two had won the academy award for appearing in the Martlyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio Story and were now enroute to New York to appear on Broadway At sight of their former teacher and sponsor Jan and Marilyn insisted that he accompany them on their trip After bemg dragged across the runway Mr Carbaugh found himself sitting in a large TWA Constella tron plane Suddenly a sweet voice said Fasten your safety belts please We are now leaving the ground After hearing the voice Mr Carbaugh called for the stewardess and was amazed to find a very neatly dressed Judy C arber After graduating from Indiana Um versity Judy had completed her lifetime desire of becoming an airline stewardess Mr Car baugh sat back in his seat and smiled because he had seen or heard of each member of the class of 56 Suddenly there was a jolt By the tone of Judy s voice as she rushed from seat to seat ln an effort to quiet the passengers Mr Carbaugh reahaed that something was wrong Down down down' The plane crashed to the ground Grandpa grandpa wake up wake up When Mr Carbaugh opened his eyes he found himself tn the floor with little Blair be side him Grandpa you must have had a nightmare' 'Nightmare' No indeed' Twas a very pleasant dream ,, ' N . . , . ' , . . ' . . L. Anna Lou was serving as a physical therapist at Riley' Hospital. Besides devoting her ' ' 3 - ' s . X- ' . L. 1. -. . ' . 1 , . ' A s s 4 ' ,- 's' - 1 s v 1 1 1 I l I T 1 . ' ' . , 1 4. . . i. . '.. ' -Hin, U K . . ' - .. . . , ' . '. ' ' . - I- ' - ' ' . V, t 1 1 , - 3 ' ' V L C h . a l T 1 r r - l -1 ' 65 1 -1 V 1 . , I ,, - lx 1 1 . sv . , , , . ' . .. 9 ' 7 ' 1 - - , l . 'f . s ' X. . ., , . ' Q . 55 ' '71 . . . . . .' J, i .' r l ' - ' . if G ' YV , . 5 I I ' Y 1 - 1 1 v 1 'Q