Fairmount High School - Black and Gold Yearbook (Fairmount, IN)

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Bottom row, let! to right: Melvin Rust, Ralph Rvbolt. Miriam Salisbury, Jo Ann Sauder, Nolan Spence, Betty Titus, Paul Van Ness, Josephine Velasquez, Max Wa ker, Mary Whitenack, Lola Wiqner. Joan Winslow, John Winslow. Second row: Doris Miller, Don Moon, Junior Mount, Gene Murphy, Wade Murray, Joan Nicholson, Robert Owen, Audra Mae Parks, Harold Pernod, Norma Pernod, Annae belle Porter, Margaret Pulley, busy Reynolds. Third row: Esther Huffman, Geneva Hughes, Ethel In- qram, Frances Kesler, Ronald Kinch. George Kind. Col- leen Kirkpatrick, Howard Lewis, John McCombs, Mar- INTRODUCING jcrie McCormick, Charles McCracken, Phyllis McMan- aman. Fourth row: Stanley Felton, Betty Florea, Marilyn Gad dis, Stanton Galey, Margaret Gerstorft, Janet Gibson, E'izal:eth Gwynn. Herbert Harrold, Hubert Harrold, Betty Henry, Leah Hiday, Phyllis Hoggatt. Ton row: Lilburn Adamson, Betty Askren, Margaret Bright. Bar'ara Brown, Bernard Butcher, Joe Carroll, Eva Jean Cassell. Milton Decker, Joan Dickerson, Carrie Dra- per, Lawrence Draper. Gladys Ewen. Members whose pictures do not appear are Ruthanna Davidson, Louise McManis, and John Small. The Sophomore Class OFFICERS Milton Decker . ...... President Margaret Pulley ...., Vice-president Ralph Rybolt .... Se:retary-treasurer Max Walker .,..... Social chairman Above are pictured the sophomores who first entered this high school in September. 1940. At that time there were 68 of them. In September of this year 65 of these Studi nts came back to the halls of F. H. S, and elected their officers as shown above, During the year the class members took a hay ride to the Log Cabin on the Muncie Pike. where they had a Wiener roast. I1 order to raise money the sophomore class presented a movie. Riding on Air. starring Joe E. Brown and Guy Kibbee. A oneercel comedy. Gra'd Opera, was also shown. Those appointed on the committee to select the show were Max Walker. Leah Hiday. Stanton Galcy, and Barlinara Erown. Hand-in-hand the sophomores and seniors won the iiter-class track meet held on Frefhmai ilag clay in April by defeating the frelhmen and jun- iors 56 to 29. Because of the shortage of wool and feared un- predictable price levels next year. the sophomores ordered their elafs sweaters in late spring instead of waiting until their jufior year as has been cus- tomary in the past. The sweaters are bright green and white. On their last party this year the sophomores took a hike to the Adams' Dutch Mill where they played games and had another wi:-ner roast. The class sponsors are James Monahan and Mifs Lorene Robinson.

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Top row, left to right: Pauline Bowers, Maurice Briles, Carol Buck, Bill Butler, Donna Carey, Merrill Cooper, Charline Craw, June Craw, Phil Davis. James Eastburn Vera Eastburn, Joan Elliott, Marvin Gaither. Fourth row: Virginia Gizson, Eric Harvey, Mary Harvey Mescal Havens, Robert Hill, Barbara Hinthorn, Mavis Ho 3 lenback, Dorothy Holloway, Harry Holloway, Joe Hollo- way, George Ice, Kathleen Jones, Robert Jones. Third row: Louise Kempher, Loren Lawson, Lorene Law- son, Bob Leach, Betty Lee, Martha Leer, Kathleen Lyn:h. INTRODUCING Orville Mason, Norma Mattson, James McCormick, Marie Mitchener, Clyde Mittank, Leroy Moon. Second row: Charles Nesbitt, Hildred 0'Dell, Eugene Owen, Evelyn Owen, Marabelle Painter, Charlene Perry, Willie Peterson, Fred Powell, Ada Quearry, Vera Ruth Ratlitf, Bob Ribble, O. H. Rigsbee, Thelma Jo Rorerts. I First row, left to right: Junior Scott, I-'red Shane, Max- me Shockey, Maxine Spence, .Tack Spitzmesser, Betty Street, Jeff Titus, Betty Todd, Bob Trader, Bob Trindle, Bob Webster, Charles Wesco, Shirley Winslow. Ernest Carey's picture does not appear. The Junior Class OFFICERS Marvin Gaither . . .. ..,... President O. H. Rigsbec .......... Vice-president Vera Ruth Ratliff..Secretary-treasurer Bob Ribble ...... .... S ocial chairman Norma Mattson .. .... Breeze reporter Going into one of the hardest years of school life the sophomore class of 1940-41 advanced to the rank of junior class members during this last year. After working diligently for some weeks the class called a meeting for the purpose of planning a party which turned out to be held in the gym- nasium, Games were played. refreshments were served, and dancing concluded the evening. After a few weeks more it came time for the annual junior class play. Students taking part in the play, i'Mad March Heirs given on November 6. were Bob Ribble, Norma Mattson. Martha Leer. Kath- leen Jones. Clyde Mittank. James Eastburn. Char- line Craw. Merrill Cooper, Grville Mason. Shirley Winslow. O. H. Rigsbee, Kathleen Lynch. Doina Carey, Marvin Gaither, Jane Jones and Junior Scott. Adeline Mart Nall was director. Then the matter of junior class sweaters. rings and pins was brought up in another class gather- ing. All juniors who so desired. ordered a class sweater and a ring or class pin. During the closing weeks of school a second and fiial party was held at the home of Willie Peter- son. This party included a hay ride and Wiener roast. As a conclusion to their junior year the class members entertained the seniors at a banquet held in Marion at the Hotel Spencer on May 15. Be- cause of world conditions the annual junior and senior trip had to be canceled,

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INTRODUCING OFFICERS Virgil Kirkpatrick ......., President Alice Richardson. ..,.. Vice-president Doi Reeves .. .... ....... S ecretary Ijaul Haynes .........,... Treasurer Doris Dgeter ....... .Social chairman Oi Tuesday. September 2. almost one-hunched freshmen started tneir high school careers. At fir,-t they were contigually underioot and running around not knowing what to do or where to go. but after a while tnev became accustomed to their surroundiigs and began to belong, On September ll. these freshmen were properly initiated into high school life by the seniors. Throughout the day the Ire-hmei could be seen ru'ning around with lipstick on their faces. their clothes on wrong-side-beiorc. and doing just as the seniors would have them do. After this initia- tion. they became lull-fledged members of Fair- mount high school. In October tlie freshmen decided to have a cia-s party. A vote was takei and a Halloween paity was held in the gym on October 17. The Citizenship and Vocations classes. one of which evcry fre-hman is a member. wrote one-act plays on The Importance of Home Life. The three best were presented before the student body on January 23. and i'cluded: Who Wouldn't Obey by Treva Davis: The Problem Child by Top row, left to rifihtz Eugene Armes, Lyle Baker, George Beck, Harold Biven, Russell Blessing, Pal Brewer, Francis Bright, Norma Bright, Betty Briles, Mary Brown, Martha Cadwell, Mar- tha Jeanne Compton, Merrill Compton, James Curtis. Fifth row: Mi tord Daily, Jimmy Davis, Marion Davis. Treva Davis, Doris Deeter, Wanita Dickerson, Bill Dow- ling, Donald Duling, Evelyn Elliott, John Ewen, Robert Fleener, Vera Belle Floyd, Rolland Florea, Irene Gaddis. Fourth row: Sarah Gardner, John Gerstortt, Don Grind e, Kei'h Haisley, Betty Harshman, Shirley Mae Harvey, Joyce Havens, Paul Haynes, Arthur Henderson, Dorothy Hodson. Hansel Hollenback, Jack Homrighous, Edwin Hoover, Kenneth Howard. Third row: Ellen Hughes, Hu.ert Hughes, Billy Huston. Freshman Class Barbara Murray: and The Importance ot' Home Life. by Betty Pattison. In March the freshmen decided it was time for their last party of the year. The result was that a chili supper and a party were held in the gym on March 27. As the basketball team had won the Seetional. the first team and the student manag- er were special guests invited to the party. On April 2, the green and white freshman flag went up signifying the day for the annual inter- clas- track meet. This proud banter was made by Norma Bright. Barbara Winans. Catherine Turn- er. and Phyllis Wigner, The seniors and sopho- mores won ox er the juniors and freshmen. taking all but two firsts, After the meet there was much scrambling and running to get a piece of the bad- ly battered ilag. Mrs. Myrtle E. Giloieath has had personal in- terviews with all members ot' the freshman class. With each -he discussed vocational ideas and as- pirations. Also. as is the custom for every fresh- man elass. each person made a career book con- taining an outline ol' a chosen career and informa- tion about it. With this activity. ninety-two freshmen closed a most successful year. Class sponsors were Adeline Mart Nall and Ev- erett Chapman. resigned. and Forre.-t G. Witsman. Emerson Jones, Richard Jones, Virgil Kirkpatrick, Francis Lamb, Junior Lee. Bill McClintock, Galen Mahoney, Har- old Miler, Bob Mitchener, Carolyn Moon. Philip Moon. Se:ond row: Thurman Mott, Barbara Murray, Marylou O'De1l, Norma Painter, Betty Pattison, Dorothy Powell, Mildred Pratt, Don Reeves, Charles Reismiller, John Rey- nolzis, Charles Rhoads, Alice Richardson, Merrill Royal, Charles Scott. First row: Violet Scott, Adrian Seifert, Arthur Shields, Dale Shrontz, Dorothy Smith, Clair Street, Catherine Turner, Jim Wagner, Harold Walker, Betty Weaver, Bob Wilkinson, Wayne Williams, Phyllis Wigner, Barbara Winans. Ray Yafe. Members whose pictures do not appear are Walter Fer- guson, Paul Kemmer, and Robert Roe. Q aw. ' 5: .. Y 'R de ,tg A my A xl A . ,F 34 -'. . ' ii L: '