Fillmore High School - Echoes Yearbook (Fillmore, IN)

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Sl NIR MASS HISTIIRY As school began 1n September 1949 twenty f1ve freshmen took thelr places 1n F1llmore Hlgh School Enrolled ln the class were Jack1e Arn old Kenneth Ames M1ldred G1rton Anna Bryan Barbara Fra1zer Jerry Watson Donald Bu1s J B McKamey R1chard Stewart Roy Har court Rachel Cooper Darrell Storm Edwm N1chols Melba Zarmg RussellCash Cllfford Tmcher R1chard Gorham Mary Jo Brown Jerry Broadstreet Patr1c1a Masten W1ll1am Newklrk Larry M1ller Jackle Cl1fford Ga1l Hall and Helen Sutherhn Before the year was over B111 Wllson came from Amo to Jom the class Under the gu1dance of Mr Sm1th a class elect1on named Patty as pres1dent She was ass1sted by Jackxe C as v1ce pres1dent Roy took care of the correspondence wh1le J B recelved class dues M1ddy was reporter ln the fall of 1950 the class enrollment had grown to twenty e1ght Barbara Chadd who had attended Manual 1n Ind1anapol1s rejomed her class 1n F1llmore I-hgh Fred Goodmght and Fred F1sher became new members of the class Before the year ended however Cllfford T1n cher qu1t school to get marr1ed Mr McC1eerey as class sponsor a1ded 1n the elect1on of class of f1cers Barbara was made pres1dent wh1le Fred G became v1ce presl dent Rachel was named secretary Russell served as treasurer and Patty became reporter for the school paper THE COMRADE The flrst b1g pI'fJbl6l'T1 confront1ng the class was the 1n1t1at1on of the freshmen on September 15 The sophomores had not forgotten the1r 1n 1t1at1on so they proceeded to scare the fresh1es half to death' On December 20 the class sponsored a very successful Chmstmas dance to wh1ch the ent1re h1gh school was 1nv1ted Many famous person al1t1es were present at the dance Patty Masten L1ttle Lula Don Ruark Frank Smatra Llnda Sh1pman fBetty Huttonl Roy Harcourt fEdd1e Arnold Jerry Broadstreet and Edw1n Nlchols Rudolph Dav1d Gr1mes Frank1e Carle and B111 Newk1rk Santa Claus' helper helped to make the occaslon a most memorable one Several boys 1n the class part1c1pated 1n the athlet1c program Ed w1n was a member of the softball team whlch won the county charnp1on sh1p Russell Jack1e C Fred F B111 W Roy J B and Jerry were members of the B team 1n basketball Fred G was selected to be one of the yell leaders Only twenty one answered the roll call as Jumors Helen and Ga1l had transferred to New W1nchester Fred G to Lebanon Fred F to Amo and Jackle C to Ba1nbr1dge Barbara F qu1t school and before the end of the year B1ll W re entered the Amo school MISS Molter class sponsor a1ded 1n the class organ1zat1on J B became pres1dent w1th Roy v1ce pres1dent Rachel was reelected sec retary Anna became the treasurer wh1le Patty was named reporter 'Oh what pretty class r1ngs was an often heard statement on that day 1n early September when class r1ngs arr1ved On September 4 w1th a goal set at S1200 the class began a cam pa1gn to sell magazmes The total sales S1303 60 surpassed the goal so a turkey d1nner was enJoyed at the school bu1ld1ng on December ll 4 f, - 7 . . c ,

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The next project also a successful one was that of sell1ngChr1st mas cards October 19 was a most 1mportant occas1on for It was then under the d1rect1on of Paul Pru1tt that the class play SEVENTEEN IS TER RIFIC was presented B111 N J B Roy Jerry and Russell Jomed the vars1ty th1s year Jackle A was student manager To clxmax a year of successful endeavors the Jumor semor prom was held on Aprll 19 at Skyland Lodge near Spencer After a de11c1ous fr1ed ch1cken d1nner and usual toasts and responses the evemng was spent danc1ng playlng cards or 1n talk1ng on the old southern plantat1on 1nto whxch the Lodge had been transferred Seven g1rls and th1rteen boys beoan the1r sen1or year on August Z7 1952 an eventful vear and a short one Roy was selected to lead th1s d1gn1f1ed group 1n meetmg the many problems confrontlng a senlor class Kenneth became v1ce pres1dent wh1le Rachel and Anna were re elected to the pos1t1ons they held as Jumors Jack1e became reporter Wlth M1ss Joseph as sponsor the class undertook many projects to help flnance thelr sprrng tr1p to Wash1ngton D C Ph1ladelph1a and At lantxc Clty On December 6 some of the class p1cked up corn g1ven them by Kenneth Ames and h1s father Another group helped complete the task from whlch the class reallzed S107 Z5 Bookstore sales of school suppl1es and candy axded the f1nanc1alcon Wh1te sweatshlrts and card1nal socks sold by the class were very pretty at the ball games Hlstory repeats 1tself' On December 23 the senlors agaln sponsored the h1gh school Chr1stmas dance wh1ch they had orlgmated as sopho mores A VlS1t to lnd1anapol1s on February 10 was an 1mportant occas1on It was then that the Jun1ors and semors vlsxted the lndmana General Assem bly where they were 1ntroduced 1n the House by Representatlve Grxmes and 1n the Senate b, Senator R1st1ne Central Busmess College the World War Memor1al and the natlonal headquarters of the Amer1can Legxon were also v1s1ted on February lO The school publ1cat1ons THE COMRADE and the yearbook ECHOES were also projects of the class Thls has been a busy year much too short for most of the senlors A real1zat1on that the tlme for graduat1on1s approachlng 1s seen 1n many ways Honor sweaters were awarded to Russell J B Jerry B111 Roy and Jack1e on March 3 A letter was awarded Rlchard S Pract1ce on the class play w1ll begm before long and from now unt1l May l the class w1ll be qu1te busy wlth clos1ng school act1v1t1es The prom on Apr1l 18 15 eagerly awa1ted s1nce the senlors recall last year when the semors of 52 were the1r guests Baccalaureate se rv1ces wxll be held at the Method1st Church on Apr1l 26 The coveted d1plomas w1ll be rece1ved ln commencement excerc1ses at the Chr1st1an Church on Apr1l 30 The cl1max of the year and maybe of more than the one year IS the seven day semor trmp beg1nn1ng May Z dition of the class, also. Home made candy was always quickly sold. . , .