Fillmore High School - Echoes Yearbook (Fillmore, IN)

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I , Stanley Smith, do hereby and forever bequeath to Herschel Percy Snith my student manager ability. I, Jeanne Tharp, do hereby and forever bequeath to Shirley Merritt my abil- ity to cheer loud and long at ball games. To the entire student body we the seniors of the class of Sl , do hereby and forever bequeath our love for Fillmore High School. , Daw. ' 184,122 CZMLWJ- 46 ' in WMMJ Bm 2 4 : . MM jvc Muzfw any F A Ala H2514-is-Jew The undersigned, having duJ.y witnes ed the affixing of the above signatures, do hereby affix their names on this eighth day of February, nineteen hundred and fifty one. k . i 3 K U v tg.. gm at 4 K Kxkg I ILT., R . ji, Lf i ,IN 4. AM -fi 15

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CLASS WILL We the Clase of 1951 of Fillmore High School, Fillmore, Indiana, being of sound mind, do hereby bequeath on this eighth day of February, the following worldly possessions: We, the seniors in Fhglish, do hereby and forever bequeath to lliss Joseph a class that has the ability to stay awake and listen to IIACBETH. le the seniors in Latin I , do hereby and forever bequeath to lr. Craig a Utraishg A class. We, the seniors in plane geometry, do hereby and forever bequeath to Hr. Johnson a class that loves to draw circles. We, the seniors in chanistry, do hereby and forever bequeath to lies Holter a class that can understand straight weight problems. le, the seniors in sociology, do hereby and forever bequeath to Kiss Joseph a class that doesn't have s cultural lag. le, the seniors in shorthand, do hereby and forever bequeath to lr. Speer a class which can remember to fill their pens before class time. We, the seniors in government, do hereby and forever bequeath to lliss Joseph a voting machine to use for class demonstration. We, the seniors in typing class, do hereby and forever bequeath to lr. Speer typelritere that don't make mistakes. We, the seniors in advanced math, do hereby and forever bequeath to Mr. Johnson a class that can do less-if possible. We, the seniors in bookkeeping, do hereby and forever bequeath to ltr. Speer a class that can add and subtract. le, the seniors :Ln welding, do hereby and forever bequeath to lr. Pruitt a class that has the ability to run a straight bead. le, the seniors in chorus, do hereby and forever bequeath to llrs. llilhon a class that can pronounce words. We, the senior ball boys, do hereby and forever bequeath to llr. Craig a team that can win the state championship. le, the senior ball boys, do hereby and forever bequeath to lr. llcCleery a bottle of nerve pills for use in keeping score. Individually we will as follows: I, DeVona Henderson, do hereby and forever bequeath to Letitia Nichols my brown eyes. I, llary Ann Cash, do hereby and forever bequeath to Martha Iilliemson my love for blonde. I, Norris lobster, do hereby and forever bequeath to J. B. llcKaney my nas- culine looks. I, Freda Smith, do hereby and forever bequeath to Joyce Arnold my freckles. I , David Grimes , do hereby and forever bequeath to lax Zaring my love for music. I, Donald Ruark, do hereby and forever bequeath to Billy Crawley sq curly hair. I, Gerald Carpenter, do hereby and forever bequeath to Anna Bryan my ability to make straight A's throughout high school. I, Fdsin Jackson, do hereby and forever bequeath to Kenneth Ames my light hair. I, Preston lebster, do hereby and forever bequeath to Donald Tharp my curly hair. I, Gilbert Duncan, do hereby and forever bequeath to Bill Sibbitt my ability to keep my shoes shined. I, Jean Selsor, do hereby and forever bequeath to Revenna Singleton IU height. Charles Phillips, do hereby and forever bequeath to Danny Arnold sq curly I. hair. I, Bob Broadstreet, do hereby and forever bequeath to Joyce Sibbitt nv coon- hunting ability. ' I, Joyce Boatright, do hereby and forever bequeath to Joe Anderson one of my nicknames, Gabby. I, Bette Chestnut, do hereby and forever bequeath to Caroline Bridges iw changeable moods. 14

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CLASS HISTORY In the fall of 191.5 twenty ecxcited youngsters entered Fillmore junior high. It was their real start on the way to the big year when they would be seniors. llenbers of the group were Preston Webster, Charles Phillips, Donald Ruark, David Grimes, Norris Webster, Earnest Kendall, Stanley Smith, Bette Chestnut, Joyce Boatright, Jeanne Tharp, Jean Selsor, Virginia DeVaney, llary Ann Cash, Amy Foley, Freda Smith, Bobby Broadstreet, Gerald Carpenter, Paul Estridge, Edwin Jackson and Gilbert Duncan. Hrs. Esther Quick, their sponsor , helped them elect their class officers who were as follows: president-Don Ruark, vice president-Stanley Smith, secretary-Gerald Carpenter, treasurer-Charles Phillips , and reporter-Joyce Boat- The following year when they entered the eighth grade Bob Broadstreet, Bette Chestnut and Paul Estridge were missing. Bob had gone to Floyd Township, while Bette had gone to Texas. Bob and Bette came back in the middle of the year along with DeVona Henderson from Floyd Township. Their sponsor, who was the new coach, llr. Craig, helped than in selecting their class officers who were as follows: president-Freda Smith, vice president, -Joyce Boatright, secretary-Virginia Devaney, treasurer-Jeanne Tharp, and reporter-Jean Selsor. llr. Craig brought this class much happiness since they won the junior high basketball tourney and were awarded a trophy. Those on the team were David Grimes, Don Ruark, Gerald Carpenter, Gibby Duncan, Norris Webster , Charles Phillips , Stanley Smith and Bob Broadstreet plus some seventh graders. They were also proud to have two manbers of their class, Joyce Boatright and Mary Ann Cash, as yell leaders. September 191.7 saw eighteen members as green freshies. They were minus Vir- ginia DeVaney and Aw Foley. In October Barbara Briggeman joined the group. lr. Smith was their sponsor and with his able assistance they elected the following class officers: president-David Grimes, vice president-Don Ruark, secretary- Gerald Carpenter, treasurer-Norris Webster, and reporter-Preston Webster. Septem- ber l9, the long awaited day, found barefoot girls, and boys clad in their noth- ere' dresses and carrying dol.l.s. The day of fun ended with a party in the gymnas- ium. This started their high school career off with a bang. On December 2 they had their first high school party. Games and refreshments were enjoyed by all, the teachers included. The class was proud of their basketball mabersg one of tha, David Grimes, played on the varsity. Gerald Carpenter, Don Ruark, Bob Broadstreet, Gibby Duncan and Charles Phillips were menbers of the B team. Norris Webster was also a member during the first of the year but was forced to discon- tinue due to an operation. Stanley Smith was student manager. Eighteen entered the class in the fall of l9I.8. Barbara Briggeman had gone to Bainbridge. The 13th of September Dorothy Everroad from lluncie entered the group but stayed only until January. It was on September 10th that they, as sophomores, got a chance to treat others as they had been treated. Initiation was climaxed by a party in the gymnasium. Their class sponsor, Hr. Davidson, aided than in electing as class officers: president-Don Ruark, vice president-Stanley Smith, secretary-Jeanne Tharp, treasurer-Norris Webster, and reporter-Joyce Boat- right. Near the first of the school year, a skating party was sponsored at Basel- wood by the sophomores. Their class party was held on January ll.. February lst was the date when they selected their class ringsg all looked forward to the fol- lowing year when they would arrive. The class was proud of the fact that three members, David Grimes , Don Ruark and Gerald Carpenter, who helped win the softball championship, also aided in winning both the Wabash Valley preliminary and the sectional. School started August 26. This would be a very active year for the sixteen juniors. DeVona Henderson left to enter Bainbridgeywhile Earnest Kendall quit school. Class officers were elected with the help of their sponsor, Miss Holter. Don Ruark, was named president, Jeanne Tharp, vice presidentg Jean Selsor, secre- taryg Bette Chestnut, treasurer and Stanley Smith, reporter. There were some ex.- cited juniors September 9 when class rings arrived. September 21 they began their magazine campaign. Their goal was 8600. They surpassed their goal by 8216. Dec- 16