Francesville High School - Francillian Yearbook (Francesville, IN)

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THE FRANCILLIAN SENIOR CLASS PROPI-IECY THE long-looked-for month of June arrived and with it -the much need- ed vaciation. The Get Well Hospital had been filled to capacity for the last six months during an epidemic of flu. After such an ordeal we, Head Nurse, Melba Lindsey, Surgical Nurse, Mil- dred Wuethrich, and Doctor, Donna Jeanne Topp, le.aving three capable assistants in our places, left Chicago -one bright morning in our house trailer. We had decided to make a tour of Canada, since we were seek.ing cool-er weather. We left Chicago on Road 54, and were rolling along at a rapid gait, when a detour sign loomed up in front of' us. So taking the flvyroad as a detour, we were soon tired out for you know pulling a houseciar over a rough corduroy road isn'-t any fun. We were all getting very hungry and seeking a quiet place to park, we saw nice looking farm buildings ahead. VVe stopped and Mildred went to ask if we might park in their barnlot for a short time. She soon returned with the news that we were welcome -to stop. She told us that a small girl came to the door and said her mother wasn't home just then. 'but she knew it would be alri-ght anyway. We were just sitting down to a lunch when a car drove in. A young lady that also Was they and a gentleman got out. My man looked familiar! The lady walked with a familiar stride. it? No, it couldn't be. Soon came to see our housecar, for y-ou know, ours was quite unusual. Sure enough, our suspicions were correct. It was none other than Mr. and Mrs. Jun-ior Wuethrich. They weren't any more surprised than we were, for Mrs. Wuethrich was our state fair, and had been friend of High School days, Dorothy Apostal! During our stay in their home that afternoon, we learned that Junior had won state honors with his pigs at the Michigan elect-ed to go to Washington as a representative for the State's Agri- culture Association. Dorothy was feeling badly because she did.n't want to stay home, and she hated to go wgth four small children to take care o . After a very interesting afternoon, we again started on our way as dusk was fast approaching and we wished to find a tourist camp before dark. We drove many miles before the welcomed sign Cozy Camp ground met our eyes. We parked under a big shady weeping willow. While Mildred and I opened the 'windows and freshened up a bit, Melba went to seek the manager to have him plug in the electricity. She was gone quite a while, and when she returned a lady was with her. Melba called to us to see .if we should 'recognize the lady. I-t was indeed a 'great sur- prise when we came face to face with Margaret Wolf. Of course questions flowed fluently in Ab-oth directions. We asked if she was the owner of this nice up-to-date tourist camp, and were informed it ibelonged to her .and her husband. We boldly asked who the husb.and might be. Could you believe -it? She and her schoolday sweetheart, Elmer Lash- hroo-ke were now happily married. Margaret was still the same cheerful girl of high school days. They were doing quzite well, as their camzp was the last before crossing the border. Therefore, they had a full camp every night. The next morning, we bade Mar- garet and Elmer goodbye, and started on our journey a-gain. We reached Detroit about noon. If any one ever traveled through Detroit's traffic, you knfow what it is, not alone pulling a house car behind you! We were slowly progressing down Elmwood Street, when CRASH!-a taxicab had collided with our tra-iler. We stopped immediately and three very disgusted young ladies were prepared to give tho young man a piece of advice. But beholdelook who he was. Our friend and schoolmate, Ralph Steffel. Ralph was still practicing reckless driving! Of course, when we saw it was Ralph, our frowns changed to smiles. We went to a garage for repairs and. 'while waiting for them to he completed, we had a nice chat with Ralph. He told us he was still a bachelor, but by the twinkle in his eye, we knew wedding bells would soon be ringing for him. He later told us the news--.it was one of h-is acquaintances 'during his work in Detroi-t. She was a school teacher, and Ralph seemed to think the world of her. The ,gairageman had now com- pleted the work so, bidding Ralph goodbye and wishing him happiness during his married l-ife, we arrived at the Customs Bureau. Because we had a house car, it took the officers qu-ite a while to search 1937

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THE FRANCILLIAN Florence Kruger 'passes -that old come and get me look on to poor, heartbroken, timid Nancy Wuethrich. Joseph Manion leaves his skill in love making to Merl Anders-on. Mildred Wuethrich, M.argaret Wolf is leaving you a mind of iigures for use in next year's bookkeeping. P. S. Don't get the giggles. Dorothea Severns leaves her danc- ing ability to Charles Walls, the Fred Astaire of the Junior Class. Lookout! Here comes a chevy- Toot Toot-now w.hat does that mean? What? Who said anything about Perry Long and Toots Fitz- patrick? Although Glendoris Tillett hates to part with her w-ork sheets and trial balances, she now announces that she is leaving one practice set and two work books for checking and double check-ing the work of the prospective bookkeeper, Mary Long. Doris Kopka ibequeaths her long practiced talent of calling cows in the m-oonlight to the prize winning agricultural student of the Junior Class, Mary Margaret Surber. Eugene Page, Ruth Gutwein im- poses upon you to suggest at every class meeting next year a roller skat- ing party. To any Junior girl already having plans for the future, Mardella Eide leaves her winning way, and ever- lasting smile. Don't you think sfo? In next year's typing class Ralph Steffel leaves best wishes to Ray Render. And here's another generous be- quea-thal-Streamlined Sue, alias Hilda Gutwein, leaves her body by Fisher to Miss Esther Cords. A bookkeeping student has been quoted as saying, I c-an't see the cause of so much expense for veter- inarian service, although Mr. Long says Dr. Byrd's charges are very reasonable. Lenora Kelley wills one of her winning smiles to Paul Graves so he'll have something to encourage him to live. Herald Bailey leaves his ambition to Paul Farney. Junior Wuethrich wills Dorothy Arpostol a box of chocolates, because it's the last time he'll have a c.hance to give her a gift before the assembly. Jimmy Hamlblin hereby signifies that he is leaving his straight S's to Jean Lehmann. He says -that with this support Jean sh-ould ibe able to raise her grades to at least F's dur- ing her Senior Year. Mardella Eide leaves her ability to o-btain a diamond to Donna Jeanne Topp. Keith Jackson, the out-going speed demon of the Senior class, leaves Vernon Pelsy the right to drive over any road, in any town, at any speed. Keith brags that he has f-our pieces of blue cloth belonging formerly to four different policemen's uniforms on the front bumper of his chevy. Odetta Kesler leaves her quietness to Melba Lindsey. And to Mildred Wuethrich and Joe Fritz two distinguished Seniors leave the right to entertain any boy or girl at all hours of the night. Signed -Wilma Koebcke and Johnny Han- cock. . Our darling, dainty, dalfy, dandy dancer, Alice Hill, who can round dance. square dance, straight dance, and tap dance, bestows this enjoyable asset on Joe Fritz. Practice makes perfect, Joe. Maybe you'll win a Marathon, some day. The latin ability of Lucille Schlat- ter is left to the master-mind, of the Juni-or class. H-e speaks eight filler- en-t languages-Jack Alkire-yes slr, that's the fellow. Having had as much experience as I have, I personally wish to encour- age the Junior class as a whole and Mary Long, in particular-to empha- size our prayer for driving safety? Rememfa-er it still depends upon 9. pair of hands on the wheel. Advice given by Maru Reish. Quit blushing. We, the Class of '37 are leaving you with the realization that no mat- ter into what walk of life we go, we will always look back on our high school days as those in which we were happiest. We hope our good spirit, our sportsmanship, and schol- arship are among the best. Friend- ships created here are lasting and deep, so remember that the friend- ships between us will be one which we shall carry with us for the rest of our lives. By Mardella Eide, Glendoris Tillett, Wilhite Foster. In m.aking decisions from conclus- ions drawn from past experiences it is necessary to leave out fancy and personal interest. He that knoweth not, and knoweth not that he knoweth not is a fool, but- He that knoweth not and knoweth that he knoweth noft is wise. 1937

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f -.l,,F, . t . THE FIEANCILLIAN all our belongings. So rather than bother them, we decided to get our lu.nch at the small restaurant near by. We were met at the door by a nice looking lady, 'who greeted us, and showed us to a table. Surprise! It was our schoolmate, Patricia Kear- ney. She 'told uns -she was the owner of this lovely restaurant. She seemed to be sitting on top of the world, as she 'had many customers and enjoyed her work very much. As we were anxious to get started, we hurried through our lunch. We crossed over into Canada throuigh the Windsor Tunnel. We visited many places of interest during the next few days. On Satur- day we arrived in Montreal, Canada. Seekinlg more exciting adventure. we decided -to board a steamer and sail down to Niagara Falls instead of trudging along with our trailer. We drove on the boat and parked our car and trailer. For the next few days our minds would be at rest. The voyage was certainly peaceful and entirely different from our days in the trailer. One morning we were walking on deck, when we heard the Captain say to a sailor, Gain speed as we have just received an S. O. S. from a small yacht in distress. After a short time, we sighted the stated vessel. When the rescued occupants were on board, we received the great- est surprise oif all-for who should it be but Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Weltzin. The Mrs. Weltzin we had known in school days as Glendoris Tillett. She was carried to our stateroom to rest after su-ch a narrow escape. Mean- while, Gerald told -the experience to the officers of our ship out on deck. When Glendoris was again breathing norlmally, she told us that she and Gerald had just been married and were taking this yacht trip as part of their honeymoon. That evening, they joined us at dinner, and it was through Glendoris that we learned about Joe Manion. Glendoris and Gerald had come through Washing- ton, D. C., on their trip. Consequent- ly she related the following: Quote: One evening we were sitting in a hotel lobby, waiting for a friend to arrive. A bell-hop came through pag- ing Amibassador Manio-n. Everyone rose to his feet, and many men in uniform stood at attention. As Glendoris further stated: I won- dered greatly if he 'm-ight be my old classmate, Joe. So I -worked my way through the crowd to catch a glimpse of him and sure enough, it was he. Rushinig up to him, I was so excited by this time, that instead of address- ing him in respect to his position, I blurted out-Hi-Ya, Joe! Everyone gasped in amazement, to think that I would so rudely address an ambas- sador. Joe was glad to -see us and taking each of us by the arm, he escorted us into a secluded reading room, where he at once began ques- tioning us about homefolks, and in doing so mentioned that his wife, the former Mary Long, was quite home- sick to see some old familiar faces. We girls were speechless, to think that one of our former schoolmates had risen to such a high and d-ig- nifled position. In return for this startling piece of news we told her of the other .classmates we had en- countered. When we arrived at Niagara Falls, we parked our trailer at Clifton Tourist Camp. We hurried d-own to glimpse the falls and on the way was a huge neon sign on the dome of The Royal Palace Ballroom, stating that the LONG-BYRD dancing team was appearing here for a six-weeks en- gagement. We were curious and lost all interest in the falls when we saw these names. We must say that the Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers' team would have to take a back seat now. After the wo-nderful performance, we hurried ihack stage to see if Perry and Rosemary would remember usf They told us that -they had 'been tour- ing the country and had met several old classmates. They had met many of them dolwn in Fl-orida, where they had made pulblic appearances the previous winter. An idea flashed into our minds. We would dispose of our troublesome trailer, and car, and 'take a plane to Florida. Since we had discovered -the where-abouts of so many of the Sen- ior Class of '37, we were inspired bo hunt up the rest of the old gang. We decided to go up to New York, to see if 'we might find any of the old class there. We arrived in New York City about eight o'clock. Hungry and seeking excitement, we sought out the El Ham,bl.i-n Night Club. We wondered if the name could be con- nected with one of our class. As we entered, a beautiful blond girl was singing. The voice sounded familiar, and as we came closer, we found the soloist to be Eleanor Gitzlaff. She came -to our table -for a brief chat. During the conversation, she told us 1937