Geneva High School - Legend Yearbook (Geneva, IN)

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Prophecy 110 YEARS LATER? It was a warm August day in 1958 that we decided to see whether Madame Sultana tap pearing at the Geneva World's Fairl could tell us where the members of the 1948 graduating class of Geneva High School were now. When we were settled inside her tent. Sultana gazed into her crystal ball. Eek! she cried. A mouse! Gopher! Eek! To our surprise it was only Dick Clapp, who. in trying to slip into a side show, had acci- dently entered Sultana's tent. He told us that he was an announcer for radio station WACKY, Geneva and, although he was well paid, he still enjoyed slipping into side shows. After Dick had gone fthe same way he had enteredl Sultana returned to her crystal ball. I see a basketball game. she said. The Redheads are playing at Ft. Wayne. The score is 39-38, Ft. Wayne leading. With less than a minute left to play, Barbara Robinson. Redheads' star player, shoots from near the center of the floor. The ball zips through the net as the gun cracks. Robinson has won the game for the Reds. By the way, Barbara had to dye her hair when she joined the team. Next Sultana told us that Betty Doherty had married one of the Jones boys. Betty and Larry are living in Hartford City and have two Jones boys of their own now. Stanley Teeters is the friendly undertakerw in Geneva and from all appearances is doing quite well. His customers never complain. We were not surprised when Sultana told us that Bill Bauman lived on a one hundred eighty acre farm located near Berne. Bill has the largest Boxer kennels in Indiana. Bauman's Boxers are nationally known. He has given up farming to devote his time to the Boxers. Yes, Bill has gone to the dogs. We were surprised, though, to learn that Mary Lou Hofstetter was now wife of the manager Of G6Y19V3'S 13I'g9St reSOI't hotel, LirIiberlost Haven. Mary Lou acts as hostess at the hotel's many fashionable parties. Jane Van Emon became a secretary after graduation but she gave the job up when she married her boss. Now she's the boss. Max Mattax is now a math teacher at Porter Memorial High School in Geneva. The school was erected on North Main treet when Wabash, Jefferson. and Hartford 'Townships consolidated their schools. The old high school building is used for a consolidated Junior High. Norma Wright is the owner-manager of a smart dress shop, The Sub-Deb. located in Bluff- t0H- Norma m3keS at least TOUI' bllyiflg tI'iDS H year to the fashion centers of America Her fastest moving fashions are usually those created by Phyllis Riggin. Phyllis. whose creations are shown in all leading fashion magazines, has her office in St. Louis. After gfadllatien Phyllis H0fS'fe'iT6'I' Went to Kansas City where she took six months training for a flight stewardess. She then became a TWA stewardess on the flight between Chicago and W3ShiHSt0Uv D- C- She kept this job until she married the co-pilot. who, says Phyllis. 100kS m0I'e like GUY Madison than HHYOHG I've seen yet. They reside in Oak Park, a suburb of Chicago. David Shepherd. according to Sultana. is a successful criminal lawyer in Chicago. He's Won beth Of his Cases. Dave graduated from Indiana University's School of Law in June, 1955. Norman Zurcher, after attending Ft. Wayne Bible Institute, became a missionary to China. There he met and married another missionary. They will soon return to the States on furlough. One of our Cardinal stars, Bill Pyle, now plays for the Zollner Pistons. We understand he made an average of 21 points a game last year. Dwight Moser is busy caring for the aches and pains of many Geneva residents. Dwight has his naprapathic office in the building that Dr. Price formerly occupied. Our classmate, Esther Miesse, is Madame Schumann-Fink of Met fame. She has sung leads in several well known operas since making her debut three years ago in New York City. Professors William Kamman and D. F. Shoemaker have their rocket ship on display here at the Fair, Sultana informed us. They are now making plans to take Walter Bailey and his wife, the former Esther Stucky, with them on their next good will flight to Mars. Bobby Miller is conductor of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra and Enid Sprunger is the featured pianist. When the season closes Enid plans to go on a concert tour. The pro- ceeds will go toward founding the Sprunger Conservatory of Music in Indianapolis. Your sponsor, Mrs. Van Matre, has settled down on the farm with Chip, we were told. They have a little 'Chip off the old block' now. What became of Betty Dailey? we asked, only to have Sultana reply, Why, I'm Bettyf' Then she explained that she had taken the job when the real Sultana became ill and that she had found most of her information in the 1958 Legend of the Limberlost. Betty's real job is keeping house for her family. SEBVGIIICEII

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Last Will and Testament We, the Senior Class of 1948, of Geneva High School, being of sound minds, broad- ened by the four years of education in the aforesaid high school, and realizing that the day of departure is near at hand, do declare and publish our last will and testament, which is as follows: I, Walter Bailey, do hereby will my ability to get out of the assembly to anyone who can think of as many excuses as I could. I, Bill Bauman. will my good behavior in Miss Jackson's assembly period, to Ray- mond Mathys. I, Dick Clapp, will my ability to :-:tay up late and still come to school the next day, to Roscoe Purdy. I, Betty Dailey, will by ability not to talk too much to Helen Everhart and my desk to any member of the Junior Class who will promise not to write on it. I, Betty Doherty, being of sound mind a id body. do hereby will my ability to be the first girl in my class to get a diamond to Betty Farlow. I, Mary Lou Hofstetter, being of sound mind and body. do hereby will my beloved health book to Evelyn Snow, on the condition that she will cherish it as much as I have in the past year. I, Phyllis Hofstetter, do hereby will my naturally curly hair to Jeannine Reasoner, also, my ability to cut up and not get caught to Dorothy Farlow. I, William Kamman, do hereby and herewith will my fast and accurate typing abil- ity, which is fifteen words per minute, to Bob Farrar. I, Max Mattax, being of sound body and not so sound mind, will my ability to go with the same girl as many as three times in succession to Ambitous Ambrose, tBob Farrarl. I, Esther Miesse, being of sound mind and body f?l, do hereby will my ability to get into mischief and get out to anyone who can get away with it. I, Bob Miller, will my ability to enjoy classical music to Cap Nevil, and my ability to stay dateless throughout high school to Bob Farrar. I, Dwight Moser, being of sound body but weak mind, hereby will my quiet disposi- tion to whomever can best use it. I, Bill Pyle, being of sound mind f I hopel, will by intelligent actions in my high school days to Tom Robinson and Carrnania Fields, and my ability as a star basketball player to John Reasoner. I, Phyllis Riggin, do hereby will my ability to get along with Miss Jackson to Joe Potter twho needs it badlyl. I, Barbara Robinson, will the extra books in my desk to anyone who does not pass his exams this last semester. I, David Maurice Shepherd, of sound mind, do hereby will by ability to heckle Miss Jackson to Bob Farrar and my position as a bench-warmer in basketball to John Stan- ley and Harold Smith to help Geneva win ball games next year. I, Duane Shoemaker, being of sound mind and body, do hereby and herewith will my ability to stay clear of the girls to Bob Farrar. I, Enid Sprunger, being of sound mind and body C'?l, do hereby bequeath my ability to chew gum in class without getting caught to Carmania Fields. I, Esther Stucky, will my ability to get along with Miss tTressieJ Glendening to Marjorie Affolder. I, Stanley Teeter, of almost sound mind, do hereby will my ability to hold my tem- per to a very bright junior, Sherry Potter. Since my fellow classmates are leaving their priceless possessions, I, Jane Van Emon, leave. I, Norma Wright, do hereby will my chewing gum to the waste paper basket! I, Norma Zurcher, do hereby will my quiet disposition to Vernon Nevil. The foregoing instrument was signed by the said Senior Class as their last will and testament in our presence, and, at their request and in the presence of each other, we subscribe hereunto our names as witnesses, this fourth day of May, 1948. Enid Sprunger Betty Dailey Esther Stucky Betty Doherty

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Senior Poem A is for alphabet, so famous in our day, With C. I. O. and E. R. P., B. O, and A. A. A. So we would like to use it for our also, famous class By naming a letter to describe each lad and each lass B is for Bill Bauman of Geneva High. Down the halls he strolls leisurely by. Nothing excites him, he never hurries, Speeding production is the least of his worries. C is for Clapp who's good at skipping school. And always ready to play a game of pool, Everyone recognizes Dick by his walk, And he s nevei been known to miss a chance to talk D is for Betty Doherty, a very pretty girl, With her ready smile and her soft brown curl, Betty's sky was gray, when along came Larry, And now her heart is as light as a fairy. E is for Esther Stucky, a glamourous gal, Who is said to be a very jolly pal, Blond and pretty, and quite petite, Walter Bailey thinks she's very sweet. F is for fun, that describes Bob Miller. When he starts in he's just a killer, He has a host of friends and very few foes. And we know He'll make music wherever he goes. G stands for a very pretty, dark-eyed girl, Who's a very good citizen, never known to quarrel Just give Phyllis Riggin a friendly smile or two. And she's almost sure to smile right back at you. H is for Hofstctter, a girl of girls. One with a multitude of tiny black curls, To most even' disease Phyllis is immune, But GUESS WHO simply leaves her in a swoon. I is for an ideal Senior Class. Right down to every lad and lass, There're eleven girls and twelve boys, Who've gained their share of knowledge and poise, J is for Jane Van Emon. who laughs a lot, Once she starts. she'll never stop, She's really the fun and frolic of our gang, When she's around things go with a bang! K is for Kamman, a classroom sage, Reads his Caesar quickly page by page, Dark and handsome, slim and tall. Bill really is the leader of us all. L is for a loyal pal of the Class of '48, Her name is Betty Dailey and her ranking is first-rate, She's rather tall and has eyes of blue, She's a real friend both tried and true, M is for Mary Lou Hofstetter with soft blue eyes, Who seems to rate A-1 with all the handsome guys, She generally has an innocent look, But prefers love stories to any text book. N is for our yell leader named Norma, And Wow! you should see her form-ah! Shes very gay and loves to tease, And hardly ever fails to please. Eighteen 0 is for organizer, at which Duane rates high, We won't worry about him, because he'll get by, He's the President of our class and has a friendly grin, Which helps him many a friend to win. P is for Pyle, Bill, our smiling carrot-top, In basketball he'll never falter nor flop, He's the captain of our mighty Cardinal team, And with the rest of them he has a lot of steam. Q is for the quiet one in our class. Yes, Dwight Moser is scared of every lass, In the classroom he is studious but shy, But he could get a girl if he'd try. R is for Robinson, who is rather tall, A right good sport, Barbara, who plays basketball, Not too serious, she takes life with a grin, Even when it gives her a sock on the chin. S stands for Sprunger, who has talent in the musical ine. At playingthe piano Enid really does fine. Besides being slender and pretty, too. She has a personality that helps carry her through. T stands for Teeter, Stanley, the friendlv undertaker, Who smiles at everyone from butcher to baker, Chuckles out loud when he hears a sneeze or cough, Hoping some microbe will cause you to upop off. U is for understanding, of which Esther Miesse has some. But most of the time she's cracking her gum. Over toward Celina. she often wends her way, Though just why, we cannot say. V is for Van Matre-the apple of our eye. The one we'll remember by and by, She tackles things with never a fear, This teacher whom we hold so dear, W is for Walter Bailey, who just staved and stayed, For some unknown reason he was being delayed, Esther just told me the reason right now, He wanted to propose and didn't know how, X is for X-ray. to examine David Shepherd. One dav he's a lamb and the next he's a leopard, Up the ladder of success he should go with a bound. For F mgre aggressive member in our class cannot be oun . Y is for a youth. who has a lot of knowledge. Max Mattax knows more than some who've been to college, With a lot of common sense within those brains, His world of business should have many gains. Z is for Zurcher-silent and strong. On a farm he just naturally seems to belong' Norman has a roguish grin that he'l1 display, Whenever you chance to smile his way. NowAwf'v42 said our Senior Alphabet from letters o . We hope you'll not forget us wherever we may be: Although we've had our share of frivolity and fun, We hope to show some Msterner stuff before our lives are done.