Epsom High School - Epsodian Yearbook (Epsom, IN)

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I, Marilyn Scott, will my position as school paper editor to Nelda Myers, my success in holdf ing the same boy since I was a sophomore to Sharon Slaven, my love for the name Dick to Nelda Myers: my seat in the study hall to Janet Schutz: James Wade the right to mess around next year and still make the honor roll: Marjorie Scott the right to use our old De Soto when the class wants to go some place providing it holds together that long. I, Jane Standley, will Jean Ferguson the right to be office assistant next year: Arthur Stand- ley the right to sit with Mary Ann Grove on the bus: Dorothy my seat in the study hall so that she can sit behind Arthur Standley: my love of shorthand to anyone who wants it: all my old boy friends to Maralene Petty: my interest in Jerry Adams to Darlene Dove. I, Wanda Stoll, will my nickname Slim to Mary Ann Grove: my shorthand ability to Pop providing he drops his Hpig latin : the height to Janet Schutz who greatly needs it: my love for history to anyone who will accept it. I, Sara Vowell, will my old maid part in the play to Barbara Burkhart: Reba Boyd my job as assistant editor of the school paper: Reba Boyd the right to go with Don Peachee providing Russell doesn't care: the senior girls of '57 the right to get out of school anytime they want to: my place in the orchestra to anyone who wants it. I, Mary Wade, will Pop some good, hard working seniors next year: my long hair to Mar- jorie Scott: Rosemarie Wade the right to run for yell leader next year: Maralene Petty the right to go with Dick Dove: my teen-age parts in the plays to Betty Arney. I, A'Woody Woodruff, will Bill Sellers the right to spit on the floor whenever he feels like it: David Baker, better known as Ludky, the right to go with Maudie: being mentally unat tached and weakminded will Betty Arney the right to play her squeeze box for everything that comes along next year: Collie Dog and Harry Dog the right to score all of the points next year in basketball: Grasshopper Uohn Pettyj the right to wear basketball shoes three sizes too big: Dick Dove the right to drive his car to school if he doesn't tear up the black top in front of the school: Mr. Hobson the right to leave his key in the school building providing the doors are already lockedl Jim Wade the right to take Mr. Hobson to Elnora to get his car keys if he already has them in his shirt pocket: George Rogers Clark the authority to flirt with all the girls next year: Mr, Dittman the right to teach Macbeth again next year: Whitey Ford the right to drive Old Satan to all the ball games next year,

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CLASS WILLS OF i656 We, the senior class of 1956, of the City of Epsom, County of Daviess, State of Indiana, being ot sound mind and memory do make, puolish, and declare this day our last will and testa- ment. I, Donald QBuckj Bratton, will Marjorie Scott the right to get married when she is sixteen: George Clark the right to go out with Mary .Jane Cox, providing Glenn Stuffel isn't around: Nina Dove the right to have any boy she pleases: D.ck Dove the right to race up and down in front of the school house next year: Rita Chestnut the right to take her beautician apprenticeship in my bar- bershop: David Baker the right to sit by Sara Xfowell in Norma Arney's car any time he Wants, to have a flat tire in front of the Browning girls' hOl1Se any time, tO drive N0rma Arney's car around, and the right to ruin his dad's tires any time he feels like it, providing he pays for them. I, Rita Chestnut will Betty Arney the right to play the snare drum: to anyone who has the pep to play it, my little kid part in the plays: to anyone who needs it my ability to get along with Bill Grove: to the junior class the right of all of them to sell ice cream next year every day so none of them will have to sit in the study hall as it takes tWelVe t0 sell ice Cream. I Will Marjorie Scott the right to be assistant editor of the Salt Shakernl GBOIEQ Clark the right to fight with Mary Jane Cox in the study hall since I wont be here: to the kids the right to hang around my desk next year no matter who sits there. I, Marilyn Cornelius, will Mary .lane Cox the right to sit behind George Clark in the study hall next year: Barbara Burkhart the right to laugh in class providing Mr. Dittman doesn't hear her: the juniors and seniors the right to argue all the time: Reba Boyd the right to put her feet in the seat of her desk when she sees a mouse, providing Pop doesn't see her. I, Darlene Dove, will my long hair to Jeanie Ferguson because a certain by named Steve liked long hair: Nelda Myers my brother Dick and his Chevy: Maralene Petty my interest in Amos Knepp: Carolyn McBride my nickname, Grissley : Slats the right to go with my cousin Beverly Burdsall: Jane Standley my interest in the Navy. I, Bill Grove, will Pop the right to get a new pair of glasses, Jim Wade to take my place next year in running around: Russell the right to be teachers pet: Jim Wade my seat in the study hall if he wants it: Rita the right to go with any boy she likes if Buck doesn't care: Mrs. Hum- baugh the right to have a boys choir if she wants it: Mr. I-Iobson the right to have all the boys in agriculture for one day: Dick Dove the right to drive his car up and down past the school when he gets mad at Pop: Dave Baker the right to go to the store at noon and smoke: Maralene Petty the right to go with Dick Dove if she chooses. I, Slats Osmon will John Shiloh Wagler the right to crawl around on the floor in Miss Chestnut's study hall: Glenn Daddy, O Stuffel the right to put his waste paper in anyone's desk who sits within ten feet of him: Dick Dove the right to come to school half the winter without shaving: Bill Sellers my laziness and hope that he uses it as well as I did when Crash Yoder willed it to me last year, I also will Bill the right to go it alone in the tormenting girls at school since I won't be there to help. I will XVhitey Stoll and Bill Sellers the right to fight in Study Hall anytime they want to: my basketball position on the first five to Larry Thomas and I know he can do more for it than I did: my right to go with a girl from another school to Dave Baker and also my ability to take four steps at a time going down the steps: my comedian ability to anyone who can pull a funny and has less sense than humour or more humour than sense: Whitey Stoll the right to bother anyone in study hall whom he sees is working: Harry Lengacher the right to tor- ment the boys and girls who are sitting together on the bus coming home from a ballgame. I, Jackie Petty, will my old maid parts in the class plays to anyone who wants it: Betsy to Barbara Burkhart since Barbara is the only one who can get along with her: to, anyone the right to wear Pop's best hat when they ride in his car: Pop the right to buy a new box of oyster crackers for the seniors next year when they want to take his car and go somewhere: to Carolyn McBride and Maralene Petty the right to go with all of the hoys that I have gone with, and it won't make me mad, girls: anyone has the right to drive Mabeline four carb who thinks they can. 12

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- - av.:-fLyv7 CLASS HISTORY We, the class of 1956, entered Epsom School in 1944 with a total of 30 members. We had as our teacher Mrs. Hermine Cornett, The members of the class were as follows: Donald Ray Brat- ton, Roy Burton, Rita Jo Chestnut, Marilyn Cornelius, Agatha Fern Ferguson, Rachel Graber, Lau- ra Jane Gray, Billy Don Grove, Ivan Lee Long, Darlene McAtee, Carolyn Sue McCullough, Lorene Padgett, Thomas Matthews, Betty June Myers, Ivan Riley Orender, Benson Jr. Osmon, Jacque- line Petty, Reed Jr. Rader CR. JJ, Donna June Roberts, Rena Rosenberry, Billy Karl Simmons. Jane Standley, Suzan Strickland, Sara Vowell, Mary Wade, Ivan Wagler, Orpha Wagler, Joe Witt- mer, and Dale Woodruff. Since we were in two different rooms in the second grade, we had two different teachers. They were Mrs. Hermine Cornett and Miss Mary Edwards. We had 32 members in the second grade. We lost Roy Burton, Rena Rosenberry, and Ivan Wagler, but we gained Evelyn Ruth Cor- nelius, Alice Darlene Dove, and Larry Osmon. In the third grade wewere all together again, Miss Mary Edwards was our teacher. At thc beginning of school we had lost Ivan Orender, Evelyn Ruth Cornelius, Laura Jane Gray, Billy Karl Simmons, and Lorene Padgett. Then in the middle of the school year, we lost Jacqueline Petty and Suzan Strickland. Mrs. Bertha Hamilton was our fourth grade teacher. We lost Darlene McAtee, R. J. Rader, and Donna June Roberts. We gained Delilah Jean Wagler, Joe Wagler, and Barbara Reel. In the fifth grade we had Mrs. Pauline Abram as our teacher. We lost Delilah Jean Wagler and gained Richard Craney and Darlene Slaubaugh. Mrs, Abram was our teacher in the sixth grade also. During this year we gained Wanda Stoll and Leroy Knepp and lost Darlene Slaubaugh. Our first year in the high school building, We chose Mr. Leo W. Arvin as our sponsor. Dur- ing this year Eva and Donald Smeltzer joined our class and we lost Joe Wagler. We had Miss Lula Chestnut as our sponor in the eighth grade. We lost Eva and Donald Smeltzer and Thomas Matthews. We gained Louella England, Jacqueline Petty, and Harold Wood- ruff. In the ninth grade we had Mrs, Leila D. Pate as our sponsor. We lost Carolyn McCullough, Harold Woodruff, Joe Wittmer, and Ivan Lee Long. In our sophomore year we again chose Mrs. Pate as our sponsor. We lost Rachel Graber, Le- roy Knepp, Betty June Myers, and Larry Osmon at the beginning of the year. Later in the year, we lost Louella England and Orpha Wagler. We gained Marilyn Sue Scott. Our junior year proved to be a very exciting one. It was this year that we got our class rings and put on our first play. Mrs. Pate was again our sponsor. In the fall of 1955 we found that we had at last become seniors, Mrs. Olive I-Iumbaugh was chosen as our sponsor. We gained Darlene Dove. This year was filled with many activities and a lot of fun. We have had many good times and have also worked hard in our years together. Class Reporters Jane Standley Darlene Dove is ,D A 33 s QI A F N if QQ A X