English High School - Englishman Yearbook (English, IN)

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Sen :or Class Wzll We the Semor Class of 1951 xn trurty two lndxvzdual and d1stmct parts bemg about to pass out mto the world of men havxng possession of a crammed mxnd well tramed memory and almost superhuman understandmg do make and publxsn th1s our last wxll and testament hereby revokmg and makmg voxd all former wmlls or promxses by us at any t1me neretofore made or mayhap carelessly spoken one to the other as the thoughtless wxsh of an xdle hour ITEM I To the Faculty we bequeath our slncere affectxon our deepest reverence our heartxest gratxtude and the unlzmxted wealth of our memorxes We also gxve and be queath all tne amazmg knowledge and startlxng xnformatxon that we have furnnshed tnem from tame to t1me In our varmous examxnatxon papers dunng the past four years To tne Junxor Class we bequeath our d1gn1ty hopxng they wxll uphold zt forever w1th all serlousness and gravxty and endeavor to realxze xts vast xmportance To tne Sopnomore Class we bequeath part of our serlousness and dxgmty so tnat they w1ll not be mnchned to take tne dutxes of thexr Jumor year too lzgntly To the Freshman Class we bequeath our abxllty to St1Ck together so that tney can ITEM II 1 Ralph Hammond bequeatn my ab1l1ty to get along wxtn all blondes to Merrlll Stephenson I Edgar R L.1nton bequeath my ab1l1ty to get good look1ng g1rls to Jackxe Patton hop1ng he w1ll prof1t by lt ID future years I Vern1a Patton bequeath my job of helpxng serve lunches to Esther Murpny prov1d1ng she w1ll always glve extra servxngs wlth a smxle to the boys I Marg1e Lee Enlow bequeath my lngn c1t1zensh1p grades to Mary Joyce Danner prov1d1ng she w1ll never get them lowered by tallung to nandsome boys 1n study nall I Howard Ray Goldman bequeath my abxhty to keep one gxrl fr1end forever to any boy of Engl1sh Hlgh School I Jonn Mar1on Hubbard bequeath my abxlxty to argue w1th the teachers to Roll1e Goldsmltn prov1ded he wlll make good use of lt I Joyce Goss bequeath my he1ght to Della Mae Starr and to my sister V1v1an I leave my strlct dxet prov1ded she wxll follow It carefully I Carrxe Mae Brmles bequeath my ab1l1ty to talk too mucn to anyone who doesn't talk enough and also my Government book to anyone who w1ll cla1m xt IZ I l ' . ' . . . - . . . . . , . . ' . . . U . ' . ' . . . I . ' . . . . . . . ' I , , . . . , , 1 ' ' , . steer themselves through the gates of Commencement. I I ' i ' . . . . , . , . , , . . . I D ' I I I I . . . , ' . . . I I I I I I I . D I I . . I . . , ' . . . D

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Class H :story On the day of September l 1947 the followmg students enrolled at the Englxsh Sterlmg School Trlllxs Atkxns James Atluns Ollxe Atkxns Ivan Ray Beals John Henry Beasley Chester Belcher Carrxe Mae Brxles Hazel Buford Roger Cook Justus Crawford Margaret Crews James Daxly Charles Joe Eastrxdge Margxe Lee Enlow Vxolet Eastrldge Wayne G1ll1att Howard Ray Goldman John Gorman Mary Jo Hammons Ralph Hammond Bally Gene I-lollxs Donna Jean Hxnkle Betty Lou Hubbard John Marxon Hubbard Bonme Marshall Delorxs McBr1de Vxrglma Mosson Norman Murray Verma Elsxe Patton Roy Howard Pavey John Pxnmck Mzldred Mane Real Mary VIFSIDIB Reasor Carol Joyce Roberson Vxolet May Smzth Jlmmy Allen Sh1elds Bxlly E Smxth Curtxs Lee Stephenson Faye Stroud Seth Thomas Gloria Valdlvxa Ronald Valdxv1a Arnold Vogelsong Crystal Pearl Way and Jacob Zehr The members of the class who faxled to complete the fxrst year were V1olet Eastrxdge now Mrs Cec1l Sturgeor lxvxng near Grantsburg Bonme Marshall now Mrs Glen Barnett l1v1ng xn New Albany Crystal Pearl Way who 15 l1v1ng w1th her parents near Taswell Delorxs McBrxde now Mrs Chance and lxvmg at Valparaxso lndxana Junxor Plnnlck who 15 l1v1ng at New Albany with hzs mother and Bxlly Sm1th who 15 now servxng 1n the U S Army Although we lost these members we gamed Edgar Lmton who was a former student of Leavenworth Hxgh School Crews who came from lndxanapolxs but wxthdrew before the end of the year Delorxs McBr1de re entered but also wxthdrew the same year Dorxs Ann Dycus from Kentucky who stayed w1th us untll she completed the sophomore year Sidney Oehman from Jeffersonv1lle joined us but dxdn t contxnue wxth us after completlng the sopho more year Mary Lou Stroud entered our class but moved to Washxngton before she completed the year We also lost fxve other members who were Donna Hxnkle who moved to Salem and wzll graduate from Salem I-hgh School thzs year Ronald and Glorla Vald1v1a who moved to Valparalso Roger Cook who IS helpzng h1s father on the farm and Norman Murray who moved to another school When we returned for our Junxor year 1n '49 we had gaxned Curtxs Sm1th from Newrnan Illxnols and Joyce Goss from Mxlltown l-hgh School Through thxs year w had thlrty three members but after complet1ng the JUDIOI' year Mildred Real be came the wxfe of Estel Lee Parks and now lxves 1n Corydon lndxana Durxng our senxor year we gaxned a new member Ronald Valdxvxa who has declded to graduate from h1s home school Although we gained a new member we lost Mary Reasor who 15 now Mrs Edward Furcslk and lxves at Barberton Ohmo The thirty two members of the graduatxng class are James Atkins Ollxe Atklns Ivan Ray Beals John Henry Beasley Chester Belcher Carrle Brlles Hazel Buford Justus Crawford Margaret Crews James Daxly Charles Joe Eastrxdge Margxe Lee Enlow Joyce Goss Wayne G1ll1att Howard Goldman John Gorman Ralph Hammond Mary Jo Hammons Bxlly Gene Hollms Betty Lou Hubbard John Marlon Hubbard Edgar Lxnton Verma Patton Roy Howard Pavey Joyce Roberson Jxmmy Shxelds Curtxs Srmth Vxolet Smxth Curtls Stephenson Ronald Valdxvxa Arnold Vogelsong and Jake Zehr Edga r Linton ll . : . . . ' . ' . . ' ' I I I l I I I I I I I I I . I . . I I I I I I I I I I . I I I I . I . . ' . . . ' , . . , , . ' . . . ' . , i I I I I At the beginning of our sophomore year the following members joined us: June . . . , . . . - I . . ' . , . . e

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I Curtxs Smlth bexng of sound m1nd and body bequeatn my abxllty to go w1th the Freshman gxrls to Bobby Gxlhand I B1lly Gene Hollxs bequeath my posxtlon as President of the Semor Class to Eugene McMahel provlded he wxll serve ms class as fa1thful as I have dur1ng the past year I Ronald Valdxvxa bequeatn my C1v1cs book to Donald Conrad prov1d1ng ne wxll keep xt In as good condxt1on as I have I Justus Crawford bequeath my Patrol Job to Dwxght Kmng 1f ne 15 lucky enough to get lt 1 James Da1ly bequeath my hxgh C1t1ZehSh1P grades to Dave Seele because he needs them I leave my boots to Merr1ll Stephenson so ne can have more we1ght on the brakes of h1s Ford I Jake Zehr bequeath my pos1t1on as center of the basketball team to Gene Cunmngham prov1ded he takes care of the b1g boys as I nave the past four years I CUFt15 Lee Stephenson be1ng of sound m1nd and body bequeath my red na1r and the ab1l1ty to leave gxrls alone 1f necessary to the Sophomore boys provlded they please the gxrls one way or another I Ivan Ray Beals bequeath my Job of takxng up txckets at the ball games to Gene Zehr I Jxm Smelds bequeath my typewrlter to Mmke Flan1gan prov1d1ng he doesn' use xt any more than I have the last two years I Wayne G1ll1att havxng real mxnd and muscles bequeath my ab1l1ty to go w1th just one glrl to Gene G1ll1att so he may follow ln the steps of a bygone Semor I Howard Pavey bequeath my books and desk 1n Room 20 to Ronald Denbo pro vlded ne takes as good care of them and doesn t open the books any more than I d1d I Mary Jo Hammons hereby bequeath my ab1lxty to have dates every mght and st1ll make good grades to Mary Edxth Brown who has shown much promlse xn that d1rect1on I James Atklns bequeath my ab1l1ty to get good grades wlthout studyxng to Novy Crawford I Bettylu Hubbard bequeath my typewrzter and typxng paper to Harold Cunnxngham ln hopes he w1ll make a professional typxst IH the near future and to my brother Novy I leave my glasses ln hopes he can see farther xnto the future than I can 13 P . P li I . 'f' .-f. Q. .I ,h I . .. . . . ' . ' . . , .. . , . . . ., ,. . . . .. t n , . ,no . I s . . 1. v . I . i' . . , I .I .. . . I I l I '