Elberfeld High School - Elite Yearbook (Elberfeld, IN)

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Biographies Cont'd. Irma Gene Oeth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Oeth, was born February 29, 1932, at Evansville, Indiana. Her parents then moved to a farm 1 mile south of Elber- feld. At the age of 6, Irma began her school career at Elberfeld where she completed all 12 years of her schooling. Irma Gene has been a member of the orchestra for 6 years, and of the Girls Glee Club for 4 years. She took part in the operettas, Red Candles , Beauty Contest and minstrel Georgia Jubilee . She was Mrs. Carr in the Junior play, Dear Papa , and Jane Jasper in the Senior play Sunbonnet Jane of Sycamore Lane . Irma has also been a member of the Sunshine Society for 4 years. During her Senior year she was Secretary, and typist for the Voice , She was awarded the Kiwanis Scholarship Award in her Freshman and Junior years. 'll lil if if il If ll Janice Irene Duffy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James H. Duffy, was born at Buckskin, Indiana on January 16, 1933. She began her school career at the age of five, and completed three and a half years of grade school at Buckskin. She enrolled at Elberfeld in the latter part of her fourth year and has completed her last eight years of education here at Elberfeld. Janice has been a member of the Sunshine Society for four years. In her Senior year she held the office of Treasurer. She was also Secretary of her class in her Junior year and Treasurer of her class in her Senior year. She has been a member of the Glee Club for four years and she was in the Girls Sextette her Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior years. Janice took part in the Operetta Beauty Contest and the Georgia Jubilee minstrel . She played the part of Carol Ruth Carr in the Junior class play Dear Papa and she had one of the leading roles as Miranda Jasper in the Senior play Sunbonnet Jane of Sycamore Lane . Janice has been Cheer Leader for three years, one year in grade school, and two in high school and she was also typist for the Voice . lk lk Ik IF Sk Bk lk Robert D. Voyles, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Voyles, was born on January 21, 1933 in Cairo, Illinois. He started to school at the age of five at the St. Paul School in Cairo.. His second year of school was spent in a small country school 13 miles south of Cairo. He later moved back to Cairo and went to Salford School for two years. After the end of his fourth year of school he moved to Mt. Vernon, Indiana for one year of school. After two and a half years of school in Evansville he moved 6 miles east of Elberfeld to finish the last semester of the Eighth grade and all of his high school there. In his high school years at Elberfeld he participated in two class plays, Dear Papa and Sunbonnet Jane of Sycamore Lane . Bob played basketball for two years on the second team and he was also printer for the Voice .

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Biographies, Cont'd. Norma Jane Vaught, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Vaught, was born at Evans- ville, Indiana on July 1, 1932. Janie attended Emma Roach, Columbia, White and Wheeler grade schools in Evansville. She enrolled at Elberfeld in the last half of the eighth grade, completing her grade school and high school here at Elberfeld. Janie has been a member of the S. S. Society for four years. She served as President of the S. S. S. in her Senior year. Janie was Secretary off her class in her Freshman year, and President of her class in her Sophomore year. Janie has been in the Glee Club for 4 years. She played the drums in her Sophomore year. She played the role of Janet Roden in the Junior Class play, Dear Papa , and also played the role of Crystal Cluett in the Senior play, Sunbonnet Jane of Sycamore Lane . She also took part in the Georgia Jubilee minstrel, and the operetta The Beauty Contest. She was Humor Editor of the Voice during her Senior year. She was in the Girls Sextette in her Freshman, Sophomore and Junior, years. She was also Cheer Leader for the school in her Sophomore, Junior, and Senior years. Ill li lk lk lk ik lk Charles Poiles, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Poiles, was horned on February 7, 1931 at Evansville, Indiana. Charles has received his entire twelve years of education here at Elberfeld. He has been active in sports for six years. He played basketball two years on the grade school team and was a member of the first tive in his Junior and Senior years. Charlie has been a member of the Glee Club for two years, during this time he took part in the operetta Top Of The World , and the minstrel Georgia Jubilee . He also took part in the Junior play, Dear Papa , and the Senior play, Sunbonnet Jane of Sycamore Lane . Charlie was President of his class in his Freshman year, and Editor of the Voice during his Senior year. 'lf if lk li 4' lk lk Patsy Jean Thompson, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Thompson, was born near Princeton, Kentucky on September 4, 1932. She started to school in Detroit, Michigan, but since then she has gone to school in Evansville, Indiana and Princeton, Kentucky. Most of her high school was spent at Elberfeld, since she came here as a Sophomore. She was Secretary of her class in her Sophomore year, Treasurer of her class in her Junior year, and Vice President of the Sunshine Society in her Senior year. Pat has taken Glee Club for 4 years, and has taken part in Georgia Jubilee , Beauty Contest , and took part in the Junior play, Dear Papa , and also the Senior play, Sunbonnet Jane of Sycamore Lane . She was a typist of the Voice during her Senior year, and Society Editor of the annual.

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Class Prophecy It had been a very busy day at school and I was exhausted. The whole senior class as well as myself can hardly find' time anymore to even catch our breath. These last few weeks of school activities really keep us on our tocs. There is the annual to get ready for printing, pictures to be taken, a senior play to be given, a Junior-Senior banquet to attend, planning the baccalaureate and commencement exercises, and numerous other things that come to seniors at graduation time. I came home from school with the intention of getting my lessons for the next day, but sitting by the warm fire in a comfortable chair it was easy to fall fast asleep. I found myself dreaming about my own class, the seniors of 1950, only I visualized what they would be doing in the year of 1960. This is the dream I had and I would like to tell all of you readers about it. First, I was in New York City at Carnegie Hall. There was beautiful piano music being played. I wonder who the pretty young lady is that is playing such wonderful music? Now she is taking her bow and I find myself going backstage to congratulate her. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw it was one of my classmates Pat Thompson. Her husband, Kermit Miles, was there giving her a beautiful spray of roses. It was wonderful to see that Pat was making a success of being a wife as well as a great concert pianist. Then I dreamed I was speeding down the highway in one of those new 1960 Rocket cars. There seems to be something wrong with the motor so I'll just stop at this big garage up ahead. Now that mechanic sure looks very familiar. No wonder he does, that's Royce Speicher another of my classmates. I remember reading a few years back where he was one of the star basketball players on the Evansville College team and was taking a course in mechanics. As I chat with Royce he tells me after graduating from college, he was lucky enough to get to buy his own garage and start right into business. It was sure nice to see Royce was getting to fulfill his desire of being a mechanic, and a good one too, he has my car fixed already. Then I was on my way again and because it was such a hot day I kept getting thirstier by the mile. I finally decided to stop at a big farnr house just up ahead and ask for a cold drink of water. The sign in front tells me it's a turkey farm and such a nice big one. As I see the young lady coming out of the house to greet me I notice how familiar her walk is. When she gets closer I see it's Patsy Vaught, of all people. I knew she was married to Vernon Tevault, but I had no idea: they owned a turkey farm. As she gives me a glass of water she tells me she likes the farm very much and she gives me a good sales talk on buying a turkey. I cart see she is very happy and I'm glad to see her eyes light up when she talks about Vernon and the turkeys. As I whizzed on down the highway again, I turned on the radio to listen to some music and I heard one of the most mellow and smoothest voices I had ever heard. When the announcer gave the name Charles fEddy Arnoldl Poiles the bobby sockers Idol of the air waves, I knew right away it was another of my classmates Charlie Poiles. Just listen to the bobby sockers swoon. He sure deserves' all the clapping and praise, for he sure can do things with his voice. ,