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

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SENIORS OF 1956 Oh frrends wed lrke for you to hear thrs story we relate We re rntroducrng now to you some folks who really rate There d be no matter how you trred you couldn t hold us down Because we re always on our toes the lrvest bunch rn town We have a group of 25 all eager and ahve To frll some good and worthy place we earnestly wrll strrve Our bunch you know rs far too smart to get rnto a frx So here we are the Senror class of nrneteen frfty srx McCray rs our class presrdent and Larry trres to please They say he worrres over hrs responsrbrlrtres ut then when Frrday nrght rolls round he doesnt mrnd at all For he qurte forgets hrs troubles rn a game of basketball Our Janet Hodson, blonde and neat says typrng rs her lrne ut then we know at other thrngs shes dorng mrghty frne or rnstance, she made qurte a hrt at actrng too you het Or rf she qulte prefers rt she can play her clarlnet We have a husky Mrller boy hrs name rs Donal Ben In looks and manners he compares rrght well wrth other men When hrgh school days are over Donal Ben srncerely vows He wrll marry some nrce country grrl and mrlk a lot of cows Jan Arrrck rs a mrghty man wrth muscles strong as steel Its really qurte a problem what hrs future wrll reveal But rn hrs mmd rt s all arranged rf we could only know He means to be an acrobat wrth Rrnglrng Brothers show That Owens grrl rts Marrlyn so blonde and full of grace Could charm the wrldest savages rf they but saw her face Her asprratron rs the stage She loves to act you know And wrth a lrttle frxrng shed he Manlyn Monroe For real downrrght rntellrgence Kay Overmans the grrl e comes up wrth all the answers she keeps us rn a whrrl e also toots a clarrnet and we have heard rt sard e sometrmes dreams of Florrda another date wrth Ned have a lad named Jrm Malone and ,Irm rs qurte a chap or all thrs hrfalutrn stuff he doesnt care a rap He has the urge to go out west wrth a gun that really shoots Dressed up rn denrm trousers and motorcycle boots Now Twrla Rrch, so blonde and neat rs busy you can tell Wrth all her other labors she works rn at Blys as well She has a secret she won't tell twould farrly make you groan She wants to Jorn a snazzy band and play her barrtone Then, there s that charmrng Bowman grrl, her name rs Mary ,Io She loves to tease the other krds they tease her back you know And at the games she has such fun she yells her very best, In fact we sometrmes thrnk that we can hear her bove the rest Athletrc Ronnre Mygrant says the farm s the place for hrm, Hell plant and tend and harvest crops wrth vrgor and wrth vrm But frrst he has another chore ere he gets rn a Jam And that s a more rmportant one A date wrth Uncle Sam There rs a grrl we all admrre her name rs Anna Lou She always trres her best to do the thrngs she ought to do She lrkes to parnt, and so some day rf fate but vulls rt so She may be a famous artrst and take rn a lot of dough ,lack Barton really has some class our .lack rs qurte a guy The way he plays the tenor drum would qurte put out your eye He s shy of girls He says to hrm they aren't even funny Besrdes, for every date you have, rt takes a lot of money Beth Ann Rrley has a hope whrch she rs not revealrng She s splendrd on her clarrnet, but strll we have a feelrng That at Ball State she hopes to do much more than study book She d lrke to frnd a fellow who has cash as well as looks Phrl Harts, now there s a merry lad wrth lots of wrt and charm He hopes that some day he can own a thousand acre farm For cows and sheep and even prgs he holds an admrratron And as a farmer he wrll be the best rn all the natron For classy style Vrrgrnra Blake qurle puts us on the shelf She spends her wakrng hours just rn dollrng up herself Why all thrs constant prrmprng every nrght trll ten or levrn She hopes to be the Beauty Queen of nrneteen frfty seven For really classy musrc Judy Garber rs our mrss She keeps our hearts a flutter and our souls rn purest blrss In fact, rf Judy knew rt she rs really rn tall clover For Lrberace s sent the word Be ready to take over There rs a lad called Cleatus Coombs He s happy wrth hrs He says he has no wrsh for wealth he s glad for what he s got There s Just one thrng he seems to thrnk would better hrs con drtron A lrttle date wrth our I.aMerle that rs hrs sole amlutron Don Artherhults rn musrc we must rate as number one He toots hrs horn for all he s worth and has a lot of fun He gets a feelrng now and then that Convtrse rs too small So takes a trrp to Wabash whrch he thrnk r hc st of all All full of fun and playfulness rs lrttle ,Irannrt Carey She cl lrke to do a lot of thrngs hut wc bet shr wrll marry And so whrle Gene rs wartrng trll she qurte makes up her mrnd She says she ll play around a brt and see what she can frnd Now Zrmmerman s a funny lad and jolly as can be But when rt comes to grrls ,lrnr says A batchelor s lrfe for m These grrls are nothmg but a fraud and aggravatrng very I ll just stay srngle all my lrfe unless I up and marry Roxanna Hyman our nrce blonde who loves to srng and dance Is also keen for other sports whene er she has the chance, She s also very musrcal, and wrth all thrs attractron, She ll frnd a Job where she wrll grve the best of satrsfactron Phrl Darley loves hrs basketball He drops them rn wrth ease You d never dream he wants to be a farmer rf you please So whrle he s wartrng for the day when thrs wrll come to pass In a downtown frllrng statron he passes out the gas Now Ena Clevenger we know, has looks as well as brarns But Gee' She has to work so hard she oftentrmes complarns What I would really lrke to frnd says Ena lrght and gay Is some real soft and easy Job wrth super duper pay 'Nlerval Berglan rs a guy who loves to hunt and frsh To some day shoot a grrzzly bear, thrs rs hrs fondest wrsh We wrsh hrm luck but meantrme he has other thrngs to do Lrke drrve hrs Chevvy round the block and have a date or two Now there s a grrl wrth lots of class Her name LaMerle Wales She loves to model pretty clothes and do her frnger narls, She also swrms and plays some games wrth typrng on the srde And when the proper trme arrrves, be someone s happy bride And so, good folks, thrs rs our group our schooldays now are o er, Another chapter we must wrrte, pass through another door, But nonetheless as we go on to meet lrfe's drzzy pace Wrthrn our hearts old Converse Hrgh wrll hold a specral place By Mrs Ovrd Doan . 1 - - . 1 . . . . 1 7 ' 7 ' ' u Q 1 .. 1 - 1 , . . 3 ' 1 v - ' , . , . , . . 7 9 ' 1 . , . 1 1 , , ' . 1 . - , . e , , 2 1 . . . . . . . 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