Cortland High School - Echo Yearbook (Seymour, IN)

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On September 5 1952 twenty three freshmen enrolled tn Cortland Htgh School Mr Drmgenburg was our sponsor The members of the class were F reddxe Allman Shtrley Allman Em1he Alwes Emma Lou Anderson W1lmaBrowmng RosemarteCarpenter Dor1sDar1age Ruth Franke Marhs Hercamp Anna Belle Hurt Dxck Isaacs Patty Oathout Wanda Rucker Don Robertson Thelma Rust Carolyn Retchenba Lourse Stxlwell Patty Sterlxng JoAnn Schafstall Raymond Thompson Lorretta Trueblood Charlotte Von Hoene and Kathleen W1ll1ams Durmg our freshman year B1l1y Lee came to Jotn us At the beglnrung of our sophomore year we enrolled w1th 22 members and wtth Mr Drmgenburg as our sponsor Rosemarte Carpenter and Btlly Lee d1d not return that year but we gamed Sharon Pettay from Clearsprmg Betty Spurgeon from Freetown also came to be our classmate Dur1ng the year we had several skating parttes at Rok sey and a hayrtde and wlener roast at the home of Enulte Alwes We also sold hot dogs at school We recelved our class rlngs tn March of that year Wtth Mr Drtngenburg as our sponsor we started out J un1or year wlth the same persons except Betty Spurgeon who dec1ded she hked Freetown School better Dur1ng the year we had skanng parues and a hayrtde at Charlotte s We had a paper dr1ve and sold stattonary and napktns durmg the year The class play Call Me Darlmg was gtven and was a grand success Dur1ng the month of March we began planmng for our Jumor and Semor Recepnon the theme was Aprll Showers The gymnastum was ga1ly decorated wxth crepe paper raxndrops a large rambow across one end of the gymnaslum and wtth m1n1ature umbrellas and flowers on the tables Durmg the dxnner speeches were gtven by students and faculty members After the dlnner there was a dance whxch was attended by Jumors and semors faculty members and some of the Jumors parents who helped wtth refreshments We began our semor year wtth only twenty students Patty Oathout had moved to Indlanapohs and Kathleen Wtlhams moved to Mxclugan We were all pleased to have Mr Drtngenburg as our sponsor because he IS so he1pfuL Dur1ng the year we have been busy wrth a paper dr1ve prepar1ng our annual and prmtmg the school paper We have had several surprtse btrthday partles through out the year We have chosen blue caps and gowns for the commencement Our colors are blue and whtte and the flower ts a red carnatton Our class motto xs L1fe Is What We Make It We have dec1ded to go to Washmgton D C and New York on our semor tr1p We are all loolung forward to the tr1p 5' One day tn the early fall of 1966 Wtlma and I Patrtcta dec1ded to VlSlI our former classmates Havtng recetved letters from most of them we ftgured tt would be qulte easy to locate them So leavxng our husbands John Frlsche and Randy Guffey behlnd we started on our way Our ftrst stop was 1n Danvtlle Kentucky There we saw Fred h1s wtfe Vtrgtnta and thetr four boys Fred ts a hxgh school coach at Danvtlle Our next stop was tn Memphls Tennessee We learned that Em1l1e Alwes IS teach1ng tn a small school We wtll tnform you that Emlhe IS very happy and successful 1n her work there U 1 ' . 1 . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 1 1 1 l 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 . - 1 - 1 . . 1 0 1 . . , . . . . 1 CO ' ll ' ' v 1 1 1 . . . . . U . 1 H . . . . . ' 0 0 , . 1 1 . . . . . . , I 1 1 . 1 I 1 ' . . . . U . N 1 1 1 . 1 1 1 1 1 - , . 1 1 1 v 1 1 1 1 , . . 1

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Sharon s rn band and chorus and such In all of these she s the magrc touch She s always wrllrng to do her part And her ambrtron rs a nurse wrth a great brg heart Carolyn a writer of our class wrll Is from Seymour but our frrend strll She says she ll remarn an old mard for lrfe But we re sure someone wrll frnd her for hrs wrfe Don rs the flrrt of all the guys Seerng a grrl makes stars rn hrs eyes He says he may be presrdent someday And we re hoprng that rt wrll be that way Wanda rs tops rn our class of twenty lf she were gone we d mrss her plenty Wrth her pretty smile and pleasant face It would take a good grrl to run her a race Thelma has her 4 H work as a tool Thrs summer she attended state farr school Wrth a grrn on her face and never a frown She drrves her Pontrac all around town JoAnn wrth a drmple rn her cheek Can make you happy anyday rn the week She doesn t lrke chrckens they cause her alarm She chases them wrth eggs all over the farm Patty Jo our classmate and very good frrend Wrll strck with Randy to the brtter end Her neat appearance and very nrce clothes Wrll wrn her prarse where ever she goes Lorretta our blond rs really snappy We guess her blond harr makes her happy She lrkes to prrmp and does rt well But the srght of a mouse can make her yell Raymond our presrdent for the past two years Is dorng quite well as our graduatron nears Of course he is a great basketball star And rf he were a coach hrs team would go far Charlotte can skate when she s rn the mood She d rather do that than eat her food She lrkes all the boys but none of them best In fact she consrders some of them pests To Harlan Drrngenburg we extend our thanks Also our apologres for our many pranks He s helped us all of our hrgh school years And we know that when we leave there ll be many tears Agaru we d lrke to say a sorrowful farewell To Harlan our sponsor who has helped us so well ' . Q , Q 9 , Q . 1 Q I I , Q , . . . 1 ' . Q . . Q Q Q 1 ' . . . - , . Q 1 1 Q Q f I Q Q , . . . , Q Q . Q I I ' o I a 9 9 Q 1 Q Q I ' , I I u , . Q ' Q 1 Q , Q 9 I l . ' . 1 1 1

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T ravehng through South Carol1na we stopped 1n Charleston There we saw Slurley and her husband Eddxe Re1chenbacker They are owners of a hotel Eddte and Sh1rley have three boys and two glrls GOIUQ through Florlda we saw the former Anna Belle Hurt She IS owner of a motel l.l'l Lake C1ty Travehng to MISSISSIPPI we stopped 1n Jackson to get some gas We were very surpr1sed when D1Ck Isaacs told us he owned the servxce stat1on In Lou1s1ana we made our stop 1n Lafayette to eat We were glad that we chose Ray s Restaurant because we learned that Sharon Pettay IS a waltress there Gomg through Texas we heard that Raymond Thompson owns a ranch He has about f1ve thousand cattle and h1s home IS a very expenslve southern manslon After leav1ng Texas we went to New Mexlco where we had heard that Marl1s Hercamp now Mrs Delbert K1lgas 1s l1v1ng Her husband Delbert IS the head of a road constructton company GOUIQ through Arlzona we found Don Robertson He IS lfl the Army and stat1oned at Davts F1eld In Utah we decxded to stop and try to locate Charlotte and Lorretta To our surprtse they are operatmg a Beauty Salon together Go1ng from Utah to Colorado our car shd off mto a d1tch We went to the nearest farm house stall s husband They owned a 220 acre farm and seemed to be very happy Travehng on to Wyommg we learned that Thelma Rust now Mrs Joe Jaskey IS operat1ng a soda founta1n Golng on our way to Montana we stopped to VISII one of the h1gh schools and who should be thetr home econorrucs teacher but Emma Lou Anderson Emma Lou mformed us that Carolyn Re1chenba IS attendmg a beaut1c1an school 1n Montana So we declded to stop to see her as we went on our way to South Dakota In South Dakota we learned that Ruth Franke IS secretary to the governor of that state Of course we d1dn t belxeve It at f1rst nevertheless ll IS true Travehng from South Dakota to Iowa we learned that Wanda Rucker 1S teachlng school Wanda IS happ1ly marr1ed and has three ch1ldren On our way back to Ind1ana we stopped 1n ll11no1s to see 1f we could locate Dor1s Darlage Dor1s IS a pr1vate secretary After leavtng ll11no1s we returned to Ind1ana We enjoyed our tr1p very much but we were glad to get back After we got back we went to report our tr1p to Mr. Harlan Dr1ngenburg who was our class sponsor Mr Drmgenburg IS very happy 11V1Ilg w1th h1S wtfe and four ch1ldren He was very glad to hear that h1s former pup1ls were very successful 1n hfe . . l . ' . I , . . . . , . , U . ' . . . . . . ' . . ' . . . . . . . ' I . . . . . . . ' . . . . to get some man to come with his tractor to pull us out. This man was the former JoAnn Schaf- . I I I I I . l I I , . , . . . . '