Epsom High School - Epsodian Yearbook (Epsom, IN)

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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

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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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Cx. A5 1 -, , 1 1 A FW so -nv S QF 957 BETTY LOU ARNEY 4-H 7-9: FFA Sweet- heart: Minstrel 11: Glee- club 7-11: Vice-pres. 9: Sexette 10, ll: Salt Shak- er Staff: Junior Class Play: Orchestra: Enter- tainment in Senior Play DAVID LEE BAKER JAMES F. WADE Basketball 7, 8, 9: Junior Class play: FFA 9, 10, ll: Pres. of Junior Class BARBARA BURKHART Salt Shaker Staff: Treas. 8: Vice-pres, 9: Chorus 7, 8, 9: Junior Class Play: 4-H 7, 8, 10 Basketball 7, 8, 9, 11 Q 3 FFA 9: Annual Asst. Ed- . . itor: President 9, Secre- gg t Mfr. tar 11: Class plays 9, Y 10, ll: Glee-Club 7, 8 9: 4-H recreation leader KAREN ALVENA BROWNING 4-I-1 7, 8, 9: Glee-Club 7, 8, 9, 10: Junior Class play: Orchestra 7, 8, 9, 10 SHARON ELDENA BROWNING 4-H 7-10: Glee-Club 7- 10: Junior Class Play: Orchestra 7-10 up LARRY DUCHARME 4-H 7, 9: Jr.Play: FFA 9, 10, ll: Glee-Club 7-9: Jr, Vice-president: Minstrel JEANIE FERGUSON 4-H 7, 8: Glee-Club 7, 8: Gossip Editor 10, 11' cheer-leader 9, 10, 11: Pres. 10 ROBERTA HART 4-H 7-11: Treas. 9: Glee- Club 7-11: Orchestra 7- 11: Junior Play: Annual Staff: Minstrel ll: 4-H Junior leader RUSSELL HOLSTINE 4-H 7-11: FFA 9, 10. ll: Ed. of Epsodian: Junior Class play: Jr. leader: Treas. ll: Glee- Club 7-8: Salt Shaker Staff: Pres, 7, 8. 9 NELDA MAY MYERS 4-H 7: Sec. id Treas. 7, 8, 9: Librarian 7-11: Salt Shaker Staff: Junior Class play: Feature Writ- er ll JANET J. SCHULTZ Junior Class play: Sex- tette Glee-Club 8, 9, 10, 11: Minstrel: Class Rc- porter ll