Fritchton High School - Fritchtonian Yearbook (Fritchton, IN)

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CLASS HISTORY On a bright morning of August, 1942, in the small town of Fritchton, Indiana there came a sound of school bells and childrens voices. Among the children on the play- ground, there were twenty-six little first graders eager to learn their 1, 2, 3's and a, b, c, 's. This class consisted of Barbara Baldwin, Shirley Ann Carie, Marvin Cook, Donna Dossett, Cecil Durham, Alice Gilbert, Barbara Goodwin, Mary Ruth Hatton, Mar- jorie Hatton, Elsie Hedge, Loretta Kelly, Fern Maxwell, James Parker, Harold Lee Phillippe, Frieda Mae Roach, Catherine Ramsey, Larry Riggles, Charles Ruble, Jackie Schultz, Gary Tate, Barbara Theriac, John Wampler, Linda Welton, Wayne Welton, Virginia James, and Bobby McKibben. Miss Marie Powell, our patient and understand- ing teacher is still teaching here and is still as wonderful as ever. We finally struggled through our first grade, not knowing whether we liked school or not but gradually getting used to the idea of a little work and also getting tc know each other better. We then went to the second grade and there we were separated. Some of us were in Miss Marie's room and the rest in Mrs. Mildred Fossmeyer's room. During the year we had three newcomers. They were Anita Stewart, Robert Rout, and Donald Williams. We had, what we thought at that time, a large class, twenty-nine. We moved on to the third grade where we were all together again, with the exception of Barbara Baldwin, Donna Dossett, Jackie Schultz, James Parker, Harold Lee Phil- lippee, Frieda Mae Roach, Larry Riggles, Barbara Theriac, Wayne Welton, Virginia James, and Bobby McKibben. We gained three more newcomers which were Charlene Cardiau, Louise Vieke, and Joan Hanks. f In the fourth grade we all moved to Mrs. Mary Van Meter's room. Our newcomers, Veronica Barrett, Jo Ellen McCord, Nancy Sebring, Jimmy Shouss, Norman Snyder, Norman Lamkin, Phyllis Hatton, and Patty Venable, doubled our losses, who were, Cecil Durham, Alice Gilbert, Marjorie Hatton, and Loretta Kelly. In the fifth grade we had to be separated again, some of us stayed in Mrs. Van Meter's room and the rest went to Mrs. Helen Bobe's room. This year only three had left us, they were Jimmy Shouss, Joan Hanks and Norman Lamkin, with one newcomer, Patsy Roark. Then came the year when we moved to the sixth grade. We were all together again and our teacher was Mrs. Helen Bobe. We had five to leave, Charlene Cordiau, Fern Max- well, Jo Ellen McCord, Patty Veneable, and Nancy Sebring, so that just left seventeen in our class. Next was the year we moved to Junior High. Mrs. Burnett was our teacher, whom we all loved. That year we had five more to join our class. They were Charles Bates, Larry Carr, Lee Avonne Berry, Gary Shorter, and Clarence Wenkle. In the eighth grade Mrs. Burnett was still our wonderful and understanding teacher. That year we had just two to leave our class. They were Louise Vieke and Clarence Wenkle and only two entered our class and they were Donnie Hoffman and Jo Ellen McCord This year we made quite a lot of money. 17

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SENIOR POEMS Bob Rout is the tallest boy in our class He was captain of the basketball team He may join the Big Ten and we'll all be so proud As we watch him on TV, letting off steam. A boy who has done a lot of hard work To help the Eagles toward fame ls a fellow that everyone likes very much Charles Ruble, of course, is his name. Gary Shorter has quite a few talents He's musically inclined and can draw He's one of the nicest guys you could meet He'll always abide by the law. The Eagles have always had a good team But they were particularly good this season And Norman Snyder, co-captain of the team Of course, was partly the reason. Anita Stewart is another one of the bunch She's always been near the top of her class She plans to proceed with a college career And we all wish him much happiness. Another who's planning to becorne a nurse ls a girl who has lots of beauty If you become ill, you need not be worried If Linda Welton is the nurse on duty. And last but not least is a very fine fellow Who led many cheers with great speed Don Williams is the lad who has all the charm Quite a well person indeed. That's all of us seniors and may we say this To you each and everyone That when you become seniors may you enjoy The same amount of wonderful fun. And we want to thank you teachers For having done more than your part ln helping us to find the way To a bright and happy start. So now farewell to all of you We have to move along We're going into the world to do our share In helping to right the wrong. 16

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The next year was the big year when we became Freshmen. That year on Friday, September 15th, we were initiated by the Seniors in the presence of the entire school body. Some of the other big events in our lives at that time were, Saturday night, Oc- tober Zl, a Wiener roast at Lester Williams pond. Thursday, December 14th, when the girls entertained the boys with a dinner served in the Home Ec room. Wednesday morn- ing, February 14th, when the girls held a formal Valentine Tea, and Sunday afternoon, January 28th, when the class held a party at the Vincennes skating rink. Donnie Huffman left our class that year. Our officers were: Pre sident-Gary Tate, Vice-President-Charles Ruble, Secretary-Anita Stewart, Treasurer-Linda Welton, Student Councilman-Norman Snyder, and our sponsor-Mr. Mauck. On September 27th we had our first class party of that year. It was a wiener roast and a hayride at Lester Williams' pond. The next year we became Juniors and sold candy as a class activity. We also sold magazines and had a Junior-Senior Reception. ln 1954 we were seniors. On September 3rd, we elected officers. They were: Pres- ident-Gary Tate, Vice-President-Bob Rout, Secretary-Anita Stewart, Treasurer-Larry Carr, News Reporter-Elsie Hedge, and our sponsors were Mrs. Dollinger and Mr. Ar- cher. On September 18th, we had a class party. lt was a pot luck supper and dancing. Together, we put together the book which we called the Fritchtonian, had a successful play called, The Boarding House Reach , and out of our class treasuary we left the school a gift to help pay on a new scoreboard. During our High School years, we had made enough money to take a trip. On May Znd, we left for Washington D. C. Our sponsors and two other teachers went. They were Mrs. Dollinger, Mrs. Lee, Mr. Archer, and Mr. Mauck. Our class consisted of Char- les Bates, Lee Avonne Berry, Larry Carr, Marvin Cook, Barbara Goodwin, Myrna Hart, Elsie Hedge, Phyllis Hatton, Jo Ellen McCord, Patsy Roark, Bob Rout, Charles Ruble, Gary Shorter, Norman Snyder, Anita Stewart, Gary Tate, Donald Williams, and Linda Welton. . .-' U ,- g. F f i A N V 1 Q ? p A it ' . U' JI X x H . . Q 1 A el b hr .ti . 5 U , K -his ii 5. . ,K . ap. ,lg 1 5 xl 18