Elkhart Community High School - Echo Yearbook (Elkhart, IL)

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67Jw,tzh.ecy, cc-mon PHYLLIS ANN OLSON, a private secretary to Samuel Goldwyn in Hollywood. CLIFFORD OLTMANNS in the unusual oc- cupation of testing mattresses for the Slumber Long Spring Company. ERMA PICKETT as another famous career woman operating a 'tcharm school for sub-debs. JOHN RADTKE, Elkhart's friendly under- taker has just embalmed his fifth cadaver in five years. Kind of a dead business, John. LAWRENCE STOLTZ becoming fabulously wealthy overnight by discovering oil on his small farm near Elkhart. DAVID TURNER, World-famous sharpshoot- er doing big game hunting in South Africa for the rare and almost extinct unicorn. PHYLLIS WALSH directing her play, Yes- terday's Tomorrowj, a smash hit on Broadway for three months. FRANCES WEATHERBY, as editor of a pop- ular woman's magazine, Tasty Trifles for Todd- lers. After such a heavy occult experience of en- visioning the other sixteen members I relax by writing a poem called, Doomed to Despair. BARBARA IRISH. 'kti' gm wut We, the class of 1949, being of sound body, well-crammed brain and excellent memory, do herby make and publish our last will and testament. To the School-We, the seniors, leave all the badly worn typewriters. Ii A To the Faculty-We, the seniors, leave hope that there will be many more well- behaved, brilliant, and lovable classes like ours. To the Juniors-We, the seniors, leave our desks in the assembly. We also leave them any outstanding debts for popcorn, coke or candy. To the Sophomores-We, the sophisticated seniors, leave our clear-mindedness and our leadership. To the Freshmen-We, the seniors, leave our good behavior in study hall. Personal Bequests: I, DONALD BALL, will my ability to get into mischief to William Weidhuner. I, JACK BAUMGARDNER, will my position as president in F. F. A. to Bill Yard. I, JOE BUSHELL, will my brains to Ray Mercker. You surely will need them in physics. I, DOROTHY DAMARIN, will my seat in the study hall to Bill Davis. I, DONALD GLEASON, will my ability to pick women to Larry Wilham. I, BARBARA IRISH, will my long hair to Mary Ann Olson. I, DICK LANTERMAN, will my singing ability to James Ward. I, MARY MILLER, will my good nature to Mary Tierney. You certainly will need it to meet the troubles in your senior year. E LEVE I, PHYLLIS OLSON, will my ability to get A's to Lester Carter. I, CLIFFORD OLTMANNS, will my ability to make good grades to Bob Hahn. I, JOE OTT, will my pinching ability to Paul Awe. I, ERMA PICKETT, will my errorless typ- ing to Wayne Stoltz. I, JOHN RADTKE, will my position as school photographer to Henry Lanterman. I, LAWRENCE STOLTZ, will my trim figure to Vernelle Dennison. I, DAVID TURNER, will my height to Jack Pickett. I, PHYLLIS WALSH, leave my ability to get the car whenever I want to my sister. I, FRANCES WEATHERBY, will the head- aches of setting up the Echoette dummy to Char- lene Parks. N

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6'luu,J!1bfo In September of 1945, twenty-six lively Small Fries came to live at E. C. H. S. for the next four years. The first highlight of their high school career was initiation. Electing Marian Burns, Pat Gleason and Phyllis Walsh to carry on the activities of the town, the class, with the help of their sponsor, Mr. Stumn, gave an all-school party which was one of the most outstanding parties of the year. As Teen Agers the town chose Clifford Oltmanns, Jackie Baumgardner and John Radtke as their leaders. Miss Margaret Neill, class sponsor, and twenty-three mem- bers of the class enjoyed a lovely spring day at the Art Museum and Forest Park in St. Louis. In September of 1947, twenty-three pupils returned to E. C. H. S. after a short recess to become Young Voters. With Joe Bushell as president, Joe Ott, vice-president, and Clifford Oltmanns, secretary-treasurer, and Miss Faye Kern, class sponsor, the class held a prom in honor of the seniors, faculty and board members. One of the big events of the year was the three-act play, If This Be Bliss. Entering their last year as sophisticated dignitaries, the class had a final enroll- ment of seventeen. Frances Weatherby was chosen as mayor, with Phyllis Walsh head councilor and Phyllis Olson, secretary-treasurer. Members of the class worked faithfully on the Echoette, which was published bi-monthly, the ECHO, selling popcorn, candy and coke, The seniors thank Miss Lucy Giger, class sponsor, who has been very helpful throughout their four years of living at E. C. H. S. iii Ffwlvhwf- I am a master of the Occult Sciences and because of this, I am able to show you the future. Ten years from now I see: DONALD BALL laying the cornerstone of his huge hospital dedicated to scientific research on the rabbit. JACKIE BAUMGARDNER, owner of a ser- ies of Jack, Be Nimble, Cash and Carry Markets which have practicaly run the A8zP out of busi- ness. JOE BUS!-IELL, a comedian on his own radio show, Try to Stop Me, sponsored by the Priceless Pickle Packing Co. TEN DOROTHY DAMARIN celebrating her ninth wedding anniversary at the Edgewater Beach Hotel in Chicago. She left her eight children home with the maid. DONALD GLEASON, a wealthy western ranch owner, selling 20,000 head of Angora goats annually to Swift and Co. DICK LANTERMAN and JOE OTT, partners in raising shmoos in the desert. MARY MILLER, now a famous nurse lecture ing at various high schools to get new recruits.

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First Row: G. King, R. Neavill, M. Fields, C. Parks, L. Brennan, M. Tierney. Second Row: J. Gruhovsky, W. Payne, G. Suttory, K. Svenson, G. Van Fossan. J, Rall. R. Memlcer, R. F. Lant- el-man. Third Row: B. Davis, YV. Stolz. L. Carter, L. Hanner, B. Yard, R. Hahn. JUNIORS WUDIUZQ- Uvtefmf' Nineteen young voters were on hand to begin their junior year with a bang, These nineteen high-spirited, young people met with Mr. Grohovsky, their spon- sor, to elect their council for the coming activities. Bill Davis was elected to the honored office of president, Larry Hanner, appointed to assist him as vice-president, and Mary. Tierney, a new acquaintance to our town, acquired the title of secretary and treasurer. The first big job in which everyone of the class participated was the sale of sta- tionery. This resulted in a deposit of S80 to the young voters' treasury. As Christmas neared, the active young voters sold Christmas cards and netted a profit of 35170. A Christmas party and program sponsored by the group was enjoyed by the faculty and students. After the program and the exchange of gifts and cards, refresh- ments of Christmas cookies, candy canes, ani apples were served. One of the most outstanding events was Mother Does the Talking, a three-act comedy which proved exciting and profitable to the class. As you may have guessed, most of the class funds were to go towards the big event of the year, the junior-senior prom, given by the class in honor of the senior class, faculty and members of the school board. TWELVE