Elberfeld High School - Elite Yearbook (Elberfeld, IN)

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Senior Class Play The Senior Class presented their play, X Marks The Spot , April 4, 1952, in the school gym. Their sponsor was Mr. Robert Ahrens. The cast of characters were as follows: Achilles .................................................................................... James Anderson Serpentina ........ Q ...................,.......................................... Dolores Niederhaus Ophelia Coots ................ ............ B arbara Holmes Madame Berteaux ......... ............. S haron Trible Gabby Garson ................ ........ J ames Miller Joe ....,. ............. ,,..,............ ........,... D o n ald Sellers Deedee Daniels ........ .......... B arbara Arendell Nila Berteaux ............... .............. D 'oris Walker Arthur Doloman .......... ..........., J ess Butcher Dan Carpenter ........ ........ C lyde Stratman La Barbe ................. ........... D ewey Colbert Buck Lafferty .......... .......... R onald Oster JUNIOR - SENIOR RECEPTION The annual Junior - Senior Reception was held on May 2, 1952. BACCALAUREATE The Baccalaureate services were held in the Zions Evangelical and Reformed Church, on May 4, 1952. The speaker was Rev. A. A. Susott. COMMENCEMENT The Commencement Exercises were held in the school gymnasium on May 8, 1952. The speaker was Dr. Mearl P. -Culver. The awards were given for the best scholar in high school and for the best sportsmanship in basketball.

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Can You Imagine Elberfeld, Indiana with a new high school building. Elberfeld, with a new fire truck. Mr. Baker not making a speech every morning. Mr. Blesch not teaching school. Mr. Cain without a grin on his face. Mr. Ahrens teaching a driving trainer course at E. H. S. Mr. Kifer not talking about a better school. Mrs. Ketcham without an idea in her head. Mrs. Holtz not talking on the phone. All the teachers being perfectly satisfied with their students Ronald Oster with a new Dodge. James Anderson not being serious. Barbara Holmes not talking about her feller. Doris Walker not making straight A's. Sharon Trible not being full of meanness. Dewey Colbert acting like he had a brain in his head. James Miller not driving like Barney Oldfield. Barbara Arendell not talking about boys. Dolores Niederhaus without Gilbert. Gerald Thene not delivering the newspaper. Donald Sellers not playing basketball. Gyneath Gwaltney with short hair. Clyde Stratman not going with Rosemary. Eddie McDaniel not being engaged. Jess Butcher with a bald head. Eugene Green not talking to Norma Jean. Class Song of '52 fTune of Slowpokeb We kept the teachers waiting 'Till they got aggravated We were slowpokes. They taught and scolded, But it never seemed to molded In our brains, here. Why should they keep trying to change us, It wasn't the thing to do, Cause we were just naturally slowpokes, too. Seniors speaking - iBut we finally made it.J

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Junior Class History We entered E. H. S. September 6, 1949 with fourteen Green Freshies . They were: Angella Aigner, Janice Kost, Donnie Thene, Nigra Lea Roberts, Bonnie Whitsell, Sharon Poiles, Gilbert Humphrey, Edward Kiegel, Doris Skelton, Darrell Skelton, Roy Voyles, Eugene Wheaton, Clenneth Besing and Warren Roettger. We received one new student, James Cheshire, who came to us from Memorial. During the year we lost one member, Gilbert Humphrey, who moved to Evansville, and is now attending Central. We started to school September 3, 1950, with fourteen Silly Sophomores . They were: Angella Aigner, Janice Kost, Donnie Thene, Sharon Poiles, Bonnie Whitsell, Nigra Lea Roberts, Edward Kiegel, Doris Skelton, Darrell Skelton, 'Roy Voyles, Eugene Wheaton, Clenneth Besing, James Cheshire and Warren Roettger. We received one new member, Bonnilee Besing, from Central. We received our class rings this year. This, our Junior year, we have thirteen students. We lost Warren Roettger, who quit. The activities of this year were: the class play, The Ready Made Family , the magazine sales and the Junior and Senior Ban- quet. We also received our blue and gray class sweaters. Junior Class Play The Junior class gave their play, A Ready Made Family , in the school gym, on the night of October 30, 1951. Their sponsor was Mr. Martin Blesch. The cast of characters were as follows: Nicodemus .................................................................................,, Roy Voyles Begonia ........... .......... S haron Poiles Gracie ......................... ........ B onnie Whitsell Marilee ............................ .....,.... A ngella Aigner Henery Turner ............ ............ C lenneth Besing Bob ........... - ...................... . ......... Eugene Wheaton Agnes ......................... .........., B onnilee Besing Aunt Lydia ........ -. .......................... Nigra Lea Roberts Doris ................................. .... . ................... . ....................... J anice Kost Samlmie ............................... ...........................,................. D arrell Skelton Stage Managers ........... ........... D onnie Thene, Doris Skelton