Eaton High School - Norseman Yearbook (Eaton, IN)

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e X L Seniors VELL 1 L r By Wanda Lowry and Clara Ccmnught - We, the Senior Class. of Eaton High School, of Eaton, county of 'Delaware, and state of Indiana, being of sound mind and memory, do hereby make, and declare this to be our last will and testament hereby revoking any will or wills heretofore made by ue. ,IN HE PROBATE OF THE WILL of the 1945 Senior class, late of Eaton, Indiana, having graduated from said High School and Grant of Letters of Administration, cum testamento annexo. REGISTER'S orrics - ss DELAWARE COUITY ' First, I, Ilah Addington, will my sophietocation to . Barbara Dudelston. Second, I, Evelyn Baker, offer my desire. to get ,married a day before graduation to Alma 'and Jacks Third, I, Floyd Blake, wish my ambition to be a minister to Ron- 1ld.Rearick. A Fourth, I, lilma Brinson, will my ability to go mmady to 'Queen- le' Lambert. - Fifth, I, Barbara Cochran, offer my Underwood typewriter in the commercial room to Barbara Zlgler. ' Sixth, I, Margaret Collins, will my speed and position as yell leader to Alice Younte. ' Seventh, I, Clara Rae Conk- right, give Dane Cruea to Gloria Rench only'on the condition that I get him back the day he grad- uates. , Eighth, I, Helen Cooley, a s mit my graceful walk to Norma Aehcraft. Ninth, I, Mary Jane Cox, will my snug fitting sweater to Bar- bara Nixon. Tenth, I, Mary Cronkhite, will my ability to stay out of trouble to Joan McKinley and my good dis- position to Miss Kercheval. A Eleventh, I Mary Dickson, canes my 1-1gnz'to put my feet on? Home Ec. tables to Mrs. Buggy. Twelfth, I, Karl Dix, devise Margaret C. and my flat feet to Gurvis Conner and my desire for arguing to anyone who wants lt. Thirteenth, I, Norma Fisher, will my acting ability to the Juniors, and my 'two-way-stretch' to Amelia Rose. I Fourteenth, I, Ben Holdren, bequeath my lucky number N play- ing Post Office to Ed Springer. Fifteenth, I, Rosemary Hollo- well, offer my sailor boy to any- one---who thinks she can take him away from me. ' , Sixteenth, I, Richard Johnson, give my goldilocks to Earl House, and my husky voice to Harry Witty Seventeenth, I, Jane Joslin, commit my excellent Health grades and notebooks to Betty Avxcochran and my very careful driving, my beet set of tires, and all my gas to Kathleen Wall. - Eighteenth, I, Keith Kegerreig won't will my Reba to anyone,but I would like to give my nicely finished Ford to Denby lllscn. Nineteenth, I, Lavon Lewellen, offer my alarm clock to Gene Pre- wett in order that he can get to school on time. Twentieth, I, Wanda .Lowry, commit my continuous giggling ln- Chorus to Patty Butterfield. Twenty-first, I, Ralph ledsken do bequeath a few feet of my, height to Herbert Wescott and my rating as 'ladies dream man' to Marvin Shuttleworth. Twenty-second, I, Martha Meyer will my ability to stay out of trouble and my sweet smile to my little brother, Homer. ,Twenty-third, I, Cash Mills- paulhv llll my 'Crosby crooning ab1l1ty', and my 'Sinatra swoon- lng power' to Hr. Hall. Tlenty-fourth, I, Jane Norrich will the right to 'drool' at Bill through the glass partitions in the Commercial rooms next year to lsrthadel Fisher., . Twenty-fifth, I, David Richel- lng, commit my -ability to give speeches to Mr. Gibson and my popularity with Selma 'chicks' to Skip layers. . Twenty-sixth, I, Jane Rarick, offer my ability to stay out of the office for six years to Non- des quirk. Twenty-seventh, I, Howard Rob- erts, bequeath my well groomed hair toggllga Jackson ln return for ale Foo!-lick-H Twenty-eighth, I, Mary Etta Simmons, will my swaying skirts to Mary-Ketterman. twenty-ninth. 1. Flare Simmons ,will my 'boisterous' voice and my inclination to talk to Hrs. East- man. Thlrtieth, I, John Thomas, give myself to Clara Dean Hartz. ' Thirty-first, I, John Turner, offer my loving cup ears to Clark Gable and my romantic technique to Reid Virgin. ,U- Thirty-second, I, Bob Walters, will my industrious nature, to EVBFGTJ. PRPKB and my HQOKIJIQ ThiVtY'thifd, I, Frances Vance will my lone blonde hair to Nel- lie Johnston. Thirty-fourth, I, John Venablq do bequeath my Tarzan' h 1 ue to Robert Van Felt. P ys q In Witness whereof, we, the Senior class, the testators, have set our hand and seal hereto this slxth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand nine-hun- dred and forty-five. A V 1 Q,fg a f 4 wfff, fn .f ,fy gf-3,2 jjj ' . - o '.- 'fy - ,R , . ,c.u as .,e.,,-4 V 'Wag' is ml-M J J 4 or--Es M df, yin f Www?-gn? .sw ,QMQSVW twain? Signed, sealed, published and declared ,as and -for their last wlll and testament by the senior class, the above-named testators, in the presence of us, who,' at their request and in the presence of them and of each other, have subscribed our names hereto as witnesses on the day and year? last aforesaid. o 7 cf Clara Conkrig ZZ! de ee wr .

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Q C'ifQ2 f b fdfflllllli, ae?-Q, f .xfkfw 0 Y x ' -S mm.. By Ilah Addington, Karl Dlx and Richard Johnson As thevdnd moaned and-whistled through the deserted streets of Podunk, Tennessee, the huge clock on the square struck twelve on August 7, I954.. Simultaneously a loud resounding knock was heard at the somber locking house on the corner of Thistle and Acorn Avenues. The door was opened some, 25 seconds later by an aud- acious looking member of the weaker sex, with two precocious gentlemen peering over her shou- lder at-their visitor. He came briefly to the point wlth a re- qulsition of their services, they being world renown, and the pride and joy of the F. B. I. They graciously accepted this assign- ment which was locating a missing hair, and rushed to the local airport where they took off for New, York. They had been given a l1st of suspects' upon which to check. , Q' 3'Ambl1ng, almlessly down Fifth Avenue trying to pick up a clue they saw the first name of their listi .Mary Etta Simmons, working as. a hair stylist at Faneen's Salon. - - The secondf name took them to Times Square to 'check on' Keith Kegerreis, a human gunla pig fo: the National Safety Association, 'where he was showing the gaping 'crowds the technique of wrecking cars. All they could learn there was that with Miss Duke as his inspiration ,he always managed to remain in the world of the living. Hearing a volume: of clapping from Madison Square Garden they stopped to investigate and saw Mary Jane Cox presenting an ex- hibition of fancy roller skating with Gene McKinley looking proud- ly on. Cn the billboard of com- ing attractions they saw another name on the list of suspects. Howard Roberts, -a millionaire ball champion, was to play in a star performance there the fol- lowlng evening. Continuing down Broadway they playboy andwlnternatfonallbasket: ing actress' Helen Cooley, star- ing in a current hit play made famous by the tcp hit tune of the play written by the composer, Jane Joslin. Popular socialites were also in attendance, among them-- Gloria' Vanderbullt accom- panied by her personal maid, Norma Fisher. V Coming out of the dim interior of the theater lnto the late af- ternoon sun they hailed a taxi to New York.T1mes news room and read the latest news bulletins. One item catching their attention was Karl Dlx and Snpokums cam- paigning for, the presidency of the F1511 Republic,-slnce due to circumstances beyond their con- trol, Roosevelt and Fala were still in the Whlte House. Anoth- er bulletln hot from the wires announced the arrival of the U.B. Foreign Ambassador to Utopla, John Thomas,. on a short leave in this country for a conference with the President. , , Exhaustlng the resources of New York the trio caught the Mid- n1ght'F1yer, to Chicago. At one of the smaller towns enroute the traln was stopped, by government orders, to plck up Wilma Brlneon, a slnger Just back from an over- seas unlt and Margaret Collins, Fangel of mercy' ln A the Pacific where she had been treating s swab jockey for a serious heart ailment. The conductor, Ralph Medsker, announced there would be a N lay-over ,of ten A mlnutes. Allghtlng from the train the reps resentatlves of the F. B. I. saw Coach Huffman's wife, the former Jane Norrick, at the corner drug store operated by Mary Dlcksoh, conversing w1th the tw1ns' teach- er Barbara Cochran, who teaches all the little Casey Jones' 1n- Mudvllle. Rosemary Smocts, the former Miss Hollcwell, bringing the eggs fromgthe fhrm Joined the lgroup for a soda. ' V Just then the trsln began to gain momemtum and the three were forced to run to catch it.--Next stop, Chicago. ' . As the Flyer, with a magnif- 1c1ent last grinding of wheels pulled to a stop at the Union Station, flash bulbs flashed and camera's clicked for. Click Mags. zine as three Conover Models, Evelyn Baker, Mary Cronkhlte, and Flora Simmons stepped from the train. Rather bored w1th it all by this time the weary sleuths strolled into the Parisian Room and were given a rlngslde table by the hostess, Martha Meyers. The floor show was featuring that smooth-swoonable, John' Venable, crconlng a resume of popular h1t tunes. Upon leaving, the trio paid the check to the cashier, Jane Rarlck. jf'Check1ng on the next name, the Magenta discovered Ilah Addington of Marshall Fleld and Company. At the conclusion of this inter- view they hopped a trolley to the Palladium to witness the precl- sion performance of Richard John- son's million dollar flea circus. Noticing a few nondescript fleas dropping dead and an excruciating odor accompanying, they rushed next door to discover the orgin and found Lavon Lewellen stirring -a huge vat of formaldehyde, being suddenly forced to duck a flat iron thrown by his enraged wife, Wanda Lowry., gg A Seeing a large crowd.gather1ng in the next block the trio inves- tigated and saw the. star half- back of.Burdue ,University foot: ball team, David Reibeling sell- ing war bonds and awarding each purchaser of a 3100 bond with a kisso ' ' ' At last giving full sway to the desire to see the Ringley Bros. Circus the F. B. I. Repre- senatives hailed a cruising cab piloted by Ben Holdren and were taken to the huge arena. Walking down the midway they heard the circus barker, Floyd.Blake, ana nouncing the fight between Killer Clara Ccnkright 'and Muscles ,Frances Vance with Bob Walters .offic1ating. n recarlously to tho HBH 8 P r0pee,g1worsh1p1ng1y was the ob- ject of thelr extensive hunt--- Fala's bride, who unoeremonlously left him on the1r honeymoon! c.H.s. PRESENTED s wma sms-ca Teal Younce, president of the 1944 graduating class, presented an honor roll purchased by the members of his class to Eaton High School at an assembly con- vocation on March 27, 1945. Names of Eaton graduates now ln the anmed forces will appear on the plaque. A gold star 1s to be placed following the nsmes of those who have died in service for their country. Flowers may be contributed by anyone in honor of their relatives and may be placed on a low stand ln front of the 'Plaques Eaton High School students and faculty appreciate this memorable gift from the Class of '44. . 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A By Margaret Collins Short Hair! Big Hair Bows! Blue Overalls! Hope Skipping! Marble Playing! Yes, we all were a bunch of little klds with these characteristics. Taking class roll ln September, 195 , of the first grades taught by Miss Ruby- Boyd and Mrs. Genva Reynolds, Jane Joslin, Wanda Lowry, Evelyn Baker, Floyd Blake, Mary Cron- khlte, Keith Kegerrels, Margaret Collins, Lavon Lewellen, Rosemary Hollowell, John Venable, Ralph Medsker, Mary Jane Cox, Frances Vance.Ben Holdren,Hcward Roberts, Jane Rarlck Martha Meyer, Norma Fisher, and 'John Thomas, all shyly answered 'present.' Time elapsed and we found our- selves in the fourth grade. To the roster of the first grade were added a few names that year. Barbara Cochran and Richard John- son Jolned us from Muncie. Wllma Brlnson came from Gaston, Jane Norrlck from Harrison, andDavld Riebeling from Blackford Co. Joining us in our fifth year were Ilah Addington from Mlllgrove and Cash Mlllspaugh from Gaston. As we successfully entered the sixth grade, again fate brought us some welcome newcomers. Clara Conk- right and Karl Dlx came from Mun- cle and John Turner from Cowan. This ls it! Flnally after six years of building a flrm founda- tion we found ourselves walking down the big hallto the assembly. Bells!! Bells!! Teachers! More Teachers! All was very confusing! We were practically lost. Some little zremllns appeared to tor- ment us and made us get into the wrong classes at the wrong time. All the upper classmen thought we were 'silly but they forgot that they, too, were in the seventh grade once! Mary Etta and Flora Mae Simmons joined us to make us a 'larger problem group.' . CREENNESSI SILLINESSI DATES! All these'Freshy' characteristics holded us all together ln our flrst year of high school for a common purpose--to be different yet successful! We had skating and class parties. With Miss Learid distributing the bad Grem- lin-polscn, we selected our of- ficers as follows: president, David Rlebellngg vice-president, John Turnerg secretary and treas- urer, Lavon Lewellen. The good gremlins being on our slde, we successfully pulled through the final exams. In our sophomore year, the little gremlins were still both- ering usg yet, determlnedly, we stumbled over them! who knows??? We recall Mrs. Eastman swattlng the 'pests' which surrounded us Iv... nnbnuqnnp tn nn1lnnn1 nnamnnl - Our student leaders were Lavon Lewellen, presldentg Floyd Blake, vice-presidentg Jane Norrlok, 'secretaryfdand David Rlebe1ing,. treasurer. Mary Dickson from Stoney Creek, and Bob Walters, from Muncie Joined us. As someone has sa1d,'Ths Third Time Is A Charm.' Well, there we were in September, 1945, going into our Junior year and lt sure- ly proved very exciting and thrilling. Maybe after this third attempt, we' would be more suc- cessful and maybe CHARMERS--not snake-charmers--but Greml1n-char- mers. Helping us to do this was our sponsor, Mrs. Wallace. We David Mar- choose for our president, Rlebellngg vice-president, garet Cclllnsg secretary Rosemary Hollowellg and treasurer, Ilah Add.1ngt0ne We received our class rings which added to the thrills of the year. After working very lndus- trlously for s month our class play, 'Little Women,' was given with much pride and Joy on Decem- berlo, 1944. It was our firstbig success. The cast wasg Jo, Mar- garet Colllnsg Amy, Jane Norrlckg Beth, Rosemary Hollowellg Marmee, Barbara Cochran' the Professor Karl Dlx: Laurie: Davld Rlebellng. John Brooks, Howard Hobertsg and Hennlhrmgid., Horns Hflsherzg had Mr. Lawrence, John Turner. Final- ly the most long-awaited event of the year, the Senior-Junior dance and banquet was April 21, 1944, Helen Cooley transfered her name School to from Montpelier High our Junior register in E.H.S. What! onnlORS1?1? possible? Yes, sure Can it be enough it was true. Things were started this year with the election of -offlcersg president, David Riebe- llngg vice-president, Karl Dlxg Jane Norrlckg and Wands Lowry. Mr. Gib- tc be a very faithful as he followed secretary, treasurer, son proved chaperone, us along through the year. The first edition of our new school paper by the advanced typing class which was composed of seniors Ewith the much needed and helpful guidance of Mrs. Eastman! was re- leased. We were all glad to see that it was a success yet we strived to better it each month! The next big event on our calen- dar for the year was the class play. Mrs. Wallace again coached us through the class play,'SINIS- TER STATION' which was given Jan- nary 31, 1945. The cast consist- ed of Myra-gChese. Jano.Norr1ck3 Ben Chase, John Thomasg Charlotte Henry, Margaret Collins: Deborha Henry, Qrances Vance, Annie, the maid, Norma Fishery Celeste Chat- taln, Ilah Addingtong ArnoldCcle, Keith Kegerrelsg Hank, the bag- gage mang David Riebellngg the Bum, Howard Roberts: Professor Sohultzer, Karl Dix, and the Lion Tm. inar- Ben Holdren. Choosing our caps and'gowns, name cards, invitations, getting our senior pictures, the yearbook suscrlptiongdrlye and the count- ing or -creams aTl'1na1casea than we had reached out and pulled ourselves up to the level of S E N I 0 R S for 'Senior Week.' As cud senior year drew to a clase, we felt that the bad grem- lins had given us to the good gremllns because we had overcome the 'after-all minor' obstacles that had been put before us dur- ing those past. twelve years. After withdrawing ln his soph- omore year to attend Upland High School, Floyd Blake came back to re-enter'cur class. Some of us are serving Uncle Sas. Cash Millspaugh left us in November for the Navy, John Turn- en ln January, for the Army, and Ben Holdren Zig- March for the Army. But, as class-day, bacca- laureate, and commencement, came 110118, U8 USPS OIIQQMYW united, not literally--but 'men- tally and spiritually. ' The yearbook is out! The last 'Lens' is published! Senior parties and class trip are past! Baccalaureate and commencement are history! School days are over! School's out! We've enter- ed into the great passing parade of adults. SEEDUSINESS, STUDENTS J TAKE IQIVEIE SERVICE EX, E. G. Keesllng, representative of the Sixth U. S. Clvll Service region, recently explained to the senior girls about governmental positions as which are avail- able to high school graduates through civil service examination channels. As a result of the discussion, fourteen individuals took the test in the typing room on Tues- day mornlng, March 27, under the supervision of E. G. Keesllng of the Cincinnati office. The typlst and clerical tests were given. The former consisted of a ten-minute q md and accuracy test. The latter was an aptitude test of a clerical nature, which tested one's ability to follow directions, to alphabetlze, to file, and to see figures and words accurately and concisely. Vital civil service positions are available throughout Chic, Indiana, Kentucky, mlwashlngton, D. C. ,Each applicant wnl be notified by mall concerning the results of her test. Those who pass will be given an opportunity to select a place where they should like to work or lf they wish to work this tvne of Job at all.