Forest High School - Log Yearbook (Forest, IN)

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CLASS HISTORY In September of 1944 a group of eighteen eager, though ne1 vous, children enrolled as Freshmen in good old Forest High School. Among the number were June Alder, lately of Applachia Va , Rosalie Creager, newly arrived from Galveston, Indiana, and the native born Norma Morris, Jack Johns, Estol Raney, Betty Terrell,Harold Moqulnn, Bruce Edwards Geraldine Dickey, Kenneth Parker, Wayne Mann, Lou Ella Graves, Mary Jane Miller, Virginia Kanable, Joyce Orem, John Kramer, Dor1s Evans, and Vanda Swem Having survived the unforgettable initiation ceremony,we settled down as full time teachers' treasures with Harold Mcguinn as class president At the end of theyear, believe it or not, the entire class, bolder and braver by how, was advanced to the larger and more deeply scarred seats designated for Sophomores During the sophomore year, Vanda and Doris, amid tears and for 1 adieus Ind1anapolis our gold and the buildlng through with in the study withdrew from our school to enrich the BCDOO1B of and Russlaville respectively The rest of us, black class sweaters, could be seen anywhere around Again President Harold Mcguinn brought his charges a creditable record to the diSD1f16dJUH1OT pOB1tlOD hall That Junior year, PHICDBBB of class rings and pins, a suc cessful class play, a trlp in a chartered bus to visit the State Legislature and the reception for the Senxors these and many other pleasant though pressing, experiences kept us out of mls chiei and in the swing of activlty John Kramer, as Pres1dent, with the help of h1s able vice, Doyle Gaylor, kept us in lmne while Secretary and Treasurer, Bruce Edwards held the purse strings in antlcipation of the big 'spree' yet to come in our Senior year Betty Lou Ella, Virginia and Estol quit school before the end of the year Mar1lyn Deweese entered the Jun1or class 1n 1946 Our class including Deane Beebe who came from Burlington Indiana took possess1on of tD6 slxteen seats nearest the 8Outh windows oi the Study Hall there to engoy the privileges and re sponsxoillties for which we had walted patlently, namely inltiate the freshmen wh1ch we d1d w1th much 'goo' and 'gusto', to march to lunch at the nea of the l1ne to ofier suggestlons to whicr students DG teachers alike would pay same heed, to set a good example for the under sraduates, and to make that 'pxle of money' needed for a tr1p in the sprlng The class play, 'Socially Amb1t1CuS' netted us a slzable sum, the magazine sub- scriptions added another nnunk , and the annual'f1n1shed us up' As we leave Forest High School, we can proudly say UTDSSG past four years have been the happlest ones of our lxves ., .- ' .v . . O 1 U D . H . in 1 , . 1n . , .. , a 3 ' D 1 . . I 1 I ' ' 1 , , . . . , . . I g to , 1 , - ' - . , - - v 1 8. ' , . . , .. . ol. - - - X ll . A , 1