Fillmore High School - Echoes Yearbook (Fillmore, IN)

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W f e QM it Q 0MQk T -ad Way back in '37 a group of scared first graders started on a long Journey: Among the shining faces were Judith Pruitt, Peggy Arnold, Gene Deweese, Rachel Lisby, Vera Ross, Noble Tharp, and Kenneth Carpenter. This group, with the exception of Kenneth, who lived a few months in Quincy, continued through the twelve years of school in Fillmore school. Thomas McNeil, the wizard of Oz, joined the rowdy group in the fourth grade. That year Gene Deweese played Santa Claus, to the high school in a Christmas play. Gene made a fat, jolly Santa! In the fifth grade everyone seemed to be bad nkiddies.n Mr. Buis, the teacher, had his hands and corners full all the time. Wilma Wilson, and Ethel and Don Thompson joined the group and proved themselves ready to be in on all the mischief, they kept up with the rest of the group. The first class party was enjoyed by this group while they were in the sixth grade. Everyone felt grown-up, but they didn't act as if they were any- thing but brats! A treasure hunt climaxed the afternoon. The prize was a big bunch of oranges which the winning side enjoyed-much to the other side's regret. ' The next fall they took the dreaded, yet longed for, journey upstairs. After acting like chickens, who had lost their heads, for a couple of weeks, they learned the routine. Miss Meredith had the pleasure C?J of being the first to tame the class. As helpers the class chose: Thomas McNeil, president, Judith Pruitt, assis- tant, Vera Ross, secretary, Kenneth Carpenter, treasurer. On April 6 and 7, the home economics girls gave a tea for their mothers, senior girls, and women teachers. The boys drooled for a week! Then they advanced a tentative step into the eighth grade. Kathleen Kendall entered from Greencastle this year. Miss Thomas, who later became Mrs. Goodman, was the sponsor, and with her help were chosen: Ethel Thompson, president, Mike Alexander, assistant, Jud- ith Pruitt, secretary, Gene Deweese, treasurer, Thomas McNeil, reporter. Then the Wgreenn stage. There were thirty members of the class this year and from th m were chosen as officers: Marvin Miller, president, Gene Deweesq assistant, Wilma Arnold, secretary, Peggy Arnold, treasurer, and, last but not least, Anita Selsor, reporter. Mr. Smith had the honor C?J of taming th m during the year. ' On Sept mber 2l, the sophomores deciding the freshmen were du b, and wanting to get revenge, initiated them. That night they shook in their shoes and almost lost them! Later on, a weiner roast was really enjoyed. On the fateful day of November 27 they had their very first high school party. Most of the evening was spent in playing wink and by the members stuf- fing themselves on sandwiches and cokes. Noble Alexander, Wilma Arnold, Harry Custis, Madonna Goss, Pat Henderson, Roland Neier, and Florence Pell joined the ranks from Center, Anita Selsor, the redhead of the class, came from Spencer. CC-'E -9- QT gs-f-aff 'XX

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fl f F It T? Qum SENIOR HISTORY, Continued The Cardinals from the class were: Roland Neier, Gene Deweese, Don Thomp- son, Noble Tharp, and Kenneth Carpenter. Kenny played on the baseball team, too. My, they were proud to be on the team! Mrs. Davidson worried with the group their sophomore year. Roland Neier, president,. Lloyd Nichols, assistant, Bob Rigdon, secretary, Don Thompson, treasurer, led the class in their activities. On September 27, the sophomores get their revenge and showed the freshmen they were even 'greener' than they thought. On January b, they gathered in the gym to do justice to their sophomore class party. They did!!! In the county contest in algebra, Fillmore won first as a team, Wilma Wilson won first, Ethel Thompson, second, individually. Then the next Sept mber they grew a little more and were juniors. They breathlessly got their class rings. For days everyone held hands- the only really good chance, and the only good reason they ever had! Mrs. Goodman was stuck with them again while Roland Neier, president, Kenneth Carpenter, assistant, Judith Pruitt, secretary, Ethel Thompson,treas- urer, Thomas McNeil, reporter3gave her moral support. On Dec mber 19 they presented nStranger in the Night.n Judith Pruitt, Wilma Wilson, Kenneth Carpenter, Thomas McNeil, Pat Henderson, Roland Neier, Ethel Th mpson, Noble Tharp, Peggy Arnold, Noble Alexander, Anita Selsor, and Vera Ross were the characters. The plot centered around the bookstore in a hotel and the person who was to be murdered. No one knew who it was until Grant Terry, a young detective, solved the mystery. Mr. Paul Pruitt directed the play. Kenneth Carpenter, Roland Neier, Noble Tharp, and Don Thompson were the Cardinals from the class, they really 'shone' since there weren't any seniors on the team. The class was greatly saddened by the death of Marvin Miller. He and Dave Waltman were killed in an automobile accident in Coatesville. . The climax of the year came with the Junior and Senior reception, held in the Wabash Room of the Terre Haute House. The theme was that of a circus and it brought much fun in the course of the evening. The orchestra kept everyone dancing until midnight. In the county contests, Wilma Wilson tied for first with Betty Ratcliff of Bainbridge in typing, Rachel Lisby won first and Madonna Goss, second, in shorthand. As teams, Ethel Thompson and Wilma Wilson won third in mathematics, Vera Jean Ross, Ethel Thompson, and Wilma Wilson, second in beginning typing, Rachel Lisby and Madonna Goss, first in shorthand. In March the l9L8-A9 Comrade Staff was selected: Ethel Thompson, editor, Roland Neier, assistant, Noble Tharp, Business manager, Vera Ross and Kathleen Kendall, editorial writers, Judith Pruitt, advertising manager, Don Thompson, art editor, Harry Custis and Peggy Arnold, sports editors, Rachel Lisby,fea- tures, Anita Selsor, exchange editor, Florence Pell and Thomas McNeil, report- ers, Wilma Wilson, Madonna Goss, and Patty Henderson, typists, Wilma Arnold, CC'Af -2 Tx I ge-fe-so AT N EQ-mo