Fillmore High School - Echoes Yearbook (Fillmore, IN)

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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

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fl ff new Qqlunnfj- smuon uxsronr, continued Circulation manager, Gene Deweese and Kenneth Carpenter, mimeograph operators, Hrs. Good an, Sponsor. H Ethel Thompson was one of the Cardinal yell leaders and received a black yell sweater. On August 27, the Seniors were in an uproar. They were selling school supplies and books. The school children were coming in for all kinds of books. After the first of the tenm things quieted down and tablets, pencils, ink, erasers, etc., were sold. On September 3, class officers and sponsors were selected. Miss Jose h was their sponsor and to help her: Noble Tharp, fWho campaigned three days!g, president, Peggy Arnold, assistant, Vera Ross, secretary, Judith Pruitt, treasurer, Thomas McNeil, reporter. On October 13, the seniors had their individual pictures taken by Porters. Two girls wore jeans because of a fire drill. Each was sure the camera wmid break but nothing happened and it developed later that each had good pictures. October 20, Fillmore won the softball Championship. The final game was against Russellville. The senior boys were thrilled! Ethel Thompson again represented the class of seniors as a Cardinal yell leader. November l, the seniors began a magazine drive. The proceeds were about 8200, much to their delight. On December 13 the l9h9 'Echoes' staff was selected. Wilma Wilson, editor, Thomas McNeil, assistant editor, Anita Selsor, business manager,Rache1 Lisby, production manager, Kenneth Carpenter, sports editor, Pat Henderson, feature editor, Kathleen Kendall, department editor, Ethel and Don Thompson, art editors, Florence Pell and Roland Neier, subscription managers, Judith Pruitt and Gene Deweese, photographers, Vera Ross and Noble Tharp, advertising managers, Madonna Goss and Peggy Arnold, proofreaders were the members of the staff. Miss Joseph did the final proofreading and Mrs. Goodman was the faculty advisor. On December 23, the juniors and seniors sponsored a Christmas dance in the gym. The decorations were holly, mistletoe, streamers, and candles. Everyone danced on everyones' 'barking dogs' and had to say, 'Excuse me!' about every five minutes. Several learned to dance, though. Punch, cake and candy were served later. The orchestra had many pretty dance pieces and every one enjoyed it very much. January 22, the Fillmore Cards made history by winning the Wabash Valley preliminary fro Roachdale. Among the proud Cards were Noble Tharp, Gene Deweese, Kenneth Carpenter, Don Thompson, and Roland Heier. At the Terre Haute semi-finals they won their first game but lost their second. In the annual D.A.R. good citizenship selection Ethel Thompson was chosen as D.A.R. representative from Fillmmre High School. The class chose Ethel Thampr son, Judith Pruitt, and Rachel Lisby. From these three the faculty elected Ethel Thompson by a very close margin. The D.A.R. is chosen for dependabil- ity, service, leadership, and partiotism. Jeanette Tippin, from Bainbridge ff, - 327-CS F-ffffxpl v X