English High School - Englishman Yearbook (English, IN)

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CLASS MOTTO 4 1 . We, the Senior Class of 1953, have chosen as our motto, 'Forward Every Backward Never'. We have looked forward with anxiety for twelve years to this moment when we shall take the great step out into this big, wide world alone. nFor- ward Everg Backward Never' is an undying symbol of what we must achieve. It has in the past and shall in the future guide us on to bigger and better goals. It has urged us on, aspa class, when we have become discouraged. Now that our high schoolmdays are near an end and we go our separate ways, it wgll help us as individuals. lQ1Ithough the way has not always been easy, through faith ful work 'y..s and patient perserverance we have at last achieved the'gQl1jforWwhich,we have so long been striving. Now that we have reached this goal we must set our aims higher. We must not look back at our mistakes-but forward to our accomplishments.'h j We are on the threshold of another and a greater ex- istence. 'He are placing our aim high, remembering that success is the birthright of every human soul. we have passed one of the stepping stones on the road of life. Although we are saddened to leave our high school days behind and step out into a world of responsibilities, we also feel excitment at the prospect of beginning a new life. We hope that it will be a prosperous and happy one. However, we realize that we get out of life only what we put into it. Thus in the-new phase of life, just as be- fore, we will have to work hard and faithfully. ,The world holds many opportunities for us, if we only take advantage of them. Many of us will enter into broad- er fields of knowledge. No matter what course we take in the next step forward, each member of the class of '53 is grateful that he put forth the effort to achieve his goal- graduation hour. We realize that this effort has not been in vain, and we are now ready to exert our fullest energy toward another goal. We are ready and willing to press onward and upward. Deep down in our hearts lies the ambition to become great. his cannot be accomplished by our own selfishness and greed in the past. To obtain our goal we must always go 'Forward Every Backward Nevern. Doris Jean Miller and Doris Bea Ferguson

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I, Norma Lee Mullen, hereby bequeath my job in the school kitchen to Faye Wright with the understanding that she will take it only if she can't possibly get another one, I, Clyde Monroe Roberts, bequeath my ability to attract girls to Jin Moss so he will never be without a date in the futu e, I leave my position as president of the Senior class to some lucky juniorg and to my sister, Marilyn, I leave my car keys so she might never be late for school next year, I, Kay Ann Satterfield, bequeath my speech book to Sandra Scoudan, hoping that she will obtain more speaking knowledge from it than I have. To anyone willing to have a ringside seat, I leave mine in Room 20 during civics class, provided he gets as much pleasure from listening to Mr. Wiggs as I have, I, David Seele, bequeath my ability to make passing grades in English without giving speeches to Ernie Scoudan. To Donnie Owens I leave my ability to 'play the field' and go with all the girls. I, Sybil Irene Smith, bequeath my books and my ability to go steady with one boy as long as I have to my sister, Edna. I, Edward Ray Stroud, bequeath my height to Carroll Enlow, To Max Owens I leave my ability to always drive carefully. I, Merrill Lee Stephenson, bequeath m ability to 'feed all the girls a line' to Jim Moss so he will take an interest in girls. To Basil Belcher I leave my citizenship grades, believing they will at least be a small improvement over his. I, Joann Treadway, bequeath my precious speech book to my little sister, Coleen, hoping she will make more A's than I have, I, Joseph Oliver Tyler, bequeath my position on the basketball team to Dode Bennett, in hopes that he will try as hard to win as I have, To Bud Ingle I leave my civics book so that in the future he may become a great government teacher, I, Ernest Gene Zehr, bequeath my ability to win all the arguments on Lonnie's bus to David Mock hoping that he will live through it. I leave my physics book to any poor unfortunate soul who will take it. Donna Gaither

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Class Colors y We, the Senior Class of 1953, chose blue and white as our class colors. In adopting as our class colors these two colors which we have carried over from our Freshman year, and which are so conspicuous in our national flag, we have a two-fold symbol- ism: First the blue of truth for our foundation--true and high as the blue of the the ocean. sky and as deep and unresting as the blue in To this blue we join the white that symbolizes purity. Pu- rity means not only cleanliness of action, but cleanliness of word and thought. We want to prove to the world what great men and women we can be if we are given the chance to put to use the lessons we have so faithfully and patiently been taught. We must concentrate upon purity--the pursuit that ranks so high in the goal of a students depend upon purity Knowing this, may become closely mastery and success. So many of our actions and cleanliness of our life. we hope that the purity which white symbolizes inculcated into our personal principles, and that, by blending it with the blue of truth, we may be guided in- to the fundamentals of honor, integrity, and nobility--the foun- dations of all true manhood and womanhood. We now step forward to put our symbolic colors of blue and white to practice to lead us into a true, honest, and happy life. Norma Lee Mullen Class Flower The Seniors of nineteen hundred and fifty-three have chosen as their class flower, the beautiful white carnation. It is with a full realization of the sweet, deep power in the subtile voice of the flower that we have chosen it as a resemblance to ourselves, by graduating from high school, we, like this flower, have gained a power within ourselves, ' It was only a with a great and noble upon the coat lapel of few years ago that the carnation was associated man. Every morning of the year, it smiled the Nation's president, and breathed forth its fragrance in sweet, sincere greeting to all who came into his presence. We, too, are ready to greet the wide world before us. The carnatlon is also sweet and attractive.- When we pass a bouquet of flowers, we at once lift and smell the carnation, be- cause it is free from thorns which might scratch those that enjoy its fragrance. The scent of the carnation lingers with us, in much the same way that the best educated people make their value felt in every community. The carnation finds a place among the grandest bouquets, as the educated person fits the best position in his com- munity. With these thoughts in mind, we promise to use the carnation as our example throughout our lives. We Seniors, like this flower, will turn only sweet and smiling faces upon the world, and will al- ways try to influence all who are drawn to us by the sweet scent of our atmosphere, and brighten every corner where destiny may place us. Berdie Joyce Baker