Cortland High School - Echo Yearbook (Seymour, IN)

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Freshmen In the first week of the semester we held our first class meeting in which the following officers were elected: President, Ervin Newkirkg Vice-President, Herschel Matlockg Secretary, Carol Helwigg Treasurer, Jean Findleyg Reporters, Patty Burrell and Jack Clark. Our sponsor was Harlan Dringenburg at the first of school, but news came that Uncle Sam wanted him for the armed forces. Three days later the new teacher arrived. She was Mrs. Hall from Scottsburg, Indiana. After we had been in school about a week, Dickie Roberts left our class and went to work. We gained two new members, Mary Cochran and Carol Schlehuser, who entered from White Creek Parochial School. Bertha Miller thought it would be a happier life to get married than to go to school. Mary Cochran soon moved to Heltonville. A farewell party for Mr. Dringenburg was held at the home of Carol Helwig, We had a Halloween Party at the home of Patty Burrell, a Christmas Party at the home of Jeannie Findley, and a chili supper at the schoolhouse. We had our pictures taken on January 125 all turned out very well. Sophomores In the first week of school we held our first class meeting in which the following offi- cers were elected: President and Vice-President, Ervin Otteg Secretary and Treas- urer, Donny Ray and Reporter, Archie Sanders. Our class sponsor for this year is Earl Sewell. At the first of the year two members answered the roll call, Richard Hercamp, from Seymour, and Dwayne Brown, from Bellafontanina, Ohio, making the total of thirty-four members in our class. To get the ball rolling, we held a skating party at the Rok-Sey Roller Rink in late September. Then the month of October when all things can happen, two of our class members left the class. One of them, Joan Scott, quit school and the other, Bill Gay, moved to Ohio. On the first of October there was a Halloween Party, which was a wiener roast, at the home of Beulah Meyers. The individual pictures were taken about the second week of Octoberg they turned out fair to the majority. In December we held our first school party, on January 12, the class pictures were taken as a group, on January 17, we held our second skating party of the school year. Juniors ln the first week of September we held our first class meeting in which the fol- lowing officers were elected: President, Jewel Fleetwoodg Vice-President, Marvin McKaing Secretary, Ronnie Baurleg Treasurer, One Mae McKaing Reporters, Larna Kuehn and Billy Lynch. Our sponsor for this year is Miss Kasting. At the first of the year the roll call was answered by the same number as last year, with twenty members. During the middle of the semester Bill Pitts left C.H.S. to go to Remington High School in St. Louis, Missouri. The first interesting thing was when the class rings arrived on September 18, 1950, which made things interesting because we had our first party, a skating party, in which to show the appreciation of our new rings. 22

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gifs O E..'wr'- Freshmen ROW ONE: J. Findley, B. Wright, K. Runge, J. Clark, J. lVlcKain, A. Hattabaugh, T. Wooldridge. ROW TWO: Sponsor, Mrs. Hall, B. Lmlay. W. Fish, H. Matlock, B. Burbrink, B. Corn, G. Bode, R. Stilwell, M. Schnitker, L. Bertsch. E. Otte, ROW THREE: R. Kelly, D. Ritz, C. Schlehuser, B. Thompson, P. Burrell, E. Newkirk, C. Von!-loene. S. S. S. Society t A Hattabaugh H Naffe M. Franke, L. Kuehn, M. White, C.: Bell, ROW ONE: I. Gran , . . . , D. Darlage, G. Plummer, T. Wooldridge, D. Klosterman. ROW TWO: M. Abell, P. Burrell, M. Frederick, S. Mellenbruch, I. Kelley, M. Schnitker, S. Wright, J. Corn, W. Fish, C. Lewis, C. Schlekuser, O. NlcKain, J. Findley, Sponsor, Miss Quebbeman. ROW THREE: C. Allman, B. Meyer, S. Kreinhagen, V. Burns, C. Helwig, N. Wright, E. Otte ' k B. Wright, C. Fleetwood. J. Robertson, I... I-lehman, N. Reichenbac er, 21

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The last of September and the first of October passed quickly because we were busy practicing our play, Quit Your Kidding . We presented it Octobe r Z4. Next we had our Christmas party at the home of Laretha Hehman, and all members were present except Joan Robertson, Marvin and Thelma Mc Kain, Carl Hooker and Nellie Wright. Senior High School Calendar We were glad to begin the last year of our school career at C,H,S, with the new principal, Arthur Glaze. During the first week of school we held our class meeting. The following officers were elected: President, Mary Lee, Vice -President, Lesterg Secretary, Velma, Treasurer, Louisg Reporter, Shirley. Our sponsor is Ralph McKain, whom we had during our junior year, too. During the first week of October, we elected our officers for the Cortland Broadcast, our school paper. They were as follows: Editor-in-Chief, Lester Kuehng Assistant Editor, Mary White, Sports Editor, Louis Fleetwoodg Art Editor, Bill Prewittg Sunshine Reporter, Delores Klostermang Senior Spotlight, Shirley Kreinhageng Joke Editors, Imogene Grant and Joe Wineinger Dream Boy and Girl, Coleen Fleetwood. Later in the month another meeting was held in which we elected officers for the annual staff: Editor-in-Chief ....................... . . . . . . Assistant Editor-in-Chief. . . , , Business Manager . , . , , , , , , , , Assistant Business Manager. . . . . . Advertising Manager. . , , , . , , ,, FeatureEditor.........., ArtEditor............... .. Typist and Upper Grade Editor . . . , , Assistant Typist and Lower Grade, , , , Sports Editor ,,,,,,, Assistant Sports Editor Senior Class Editor, . . Junior Class Editor . . . Sophomore Class Editor. . . , , Freshman Class Editor. Junior High Editor .... Calendar Editor. . . Velma Burns Mary White Lester Kuehn Louis Fleetwood Chester Rust Delores Klosterrnan Jewell Corn Shirley Kreinhagen Lmogene Grant Bill Prewitt Bill Bell Coleen Fleetwood Sonny Hendershot Gene Fleetwood Walter Darlage, Jr. Francis Mellencamp Joe Neal Wineinger 1 Bad news came that Harlan Dringenburg, our commercial teacher, who had been with us during our first three years in high school, had to go to the army. Three days later our new commercial teacher, Mrs. Hall, arrived. We had several parties during September and October. Pictures were taken for the annual of the entire school on January lZth. We had our individual pictures taken Monday, October Znd. Our yell leaders, Imogene and Delores, were elected in October. On January lst there were sweaters presented to seven senior boys after they had won the tournament at Vallonia on December 30th. The boys that received honor sweaters were Bill Bell with three stripesg Gene Fleetwood with one stripeg Louis Fleetwood with two stripes, Sonny Hendershot with four stripesg Lester Kuehn with three stripesg Bill Prewitt with three stripesg and Joe Wineinger with two stripes. We were out of school for several days on account of high water and muddy roads. Several of the children were unable to get to school for these reasons, and not only the children, but also some of the teachers were unable to get to school. We have arrangements made for our senior trip to Washington, D.C. The baccalaureate will be held on Sunday night, April 22nd, and our commencement will be held on Thursday night, April 26th. We seniors, the boys espe- cially are looking forward to a very nice basketball banquet given by the Sunshine girls of our school. This will be held on March 15th. We seniors are looking forward to the reception which the juniors are planning in our honor, April 19th. Joe Wineinger Z3