Hoagland High School - Ships Log Yearbook (Hoagland, IN)

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The Shilfs Log t PROPHECY One evening in the year of 1950 as we were roaming around in our specially designed glass bottom rocket ship, we found below us the class of '42 in their present activities of life. , We seemed to be looking into a dress shop and- found Emily modelling a gorgeous evening gown on a graceful and attractive model, Dorcas Klinker. 'As we continued- our journey we saw in Disney Studio, Robert Barkley, who has finally reached his goal in the movies. We later learned he had been hired by Disney to disguise his voice as Pluto. Our next view was Ham Guenin's Beauty Shop, in which we found Alberta polishing Luman's toe nails. Passing over a desolate spot, we saw a demolished plane. lt seems that George Saal- frank stood his pretty hostess, Mary Iane Corville, on her head while attempting to make a belly landing after he had lost his landing gears on Bingen Beacon. At this stage of our journey we landed long enough to hear a broadcast by Louena over station S. A, P. She was giving gymnastic lessons for plump young spinsters. Ori Monday she gets her clients all tangled up and it takes all the rest of the week to straighten them out. One of her regular clients is Rowena Barkley. Before taking off we visited the Clayton College which was founded by Miss Hazel Clayton in 1947. This college, formerly noted for fine basketball, has been going on the down grade since hiring Mr. Charles Weilbaker as head coach. After resuming our journey we gazed into the Toy Department of Wolf 6. Dessauer and found Betty Bumgardner who had just bought a miniature train for Iames, Ir. As we were passing over the Boston Stadium we heard the tremendous roaring of the fans as Boston captured the World Series, with Minnie Scherer holding down the short stop position and Slugger Hisner slugging the winning home run. After a short hop to New York we found in a swanky district Bob Dehnert punch drunk and broken hearted. Bob retired from the amateur ring to be ruled around in a cozy home run by a ruling Landlady Georganna. Continuing our flight, we found in a laboratory Madam Ioan Sorg who has just dis- covered a new vitamin, namely vitamin U+, which she claims gives will power to students on the down grade. - As we pass over the Hall of Fame we see the portraits of Dow Counterman and Gertrude Mailand, who were honored for their cure of bedbugs. Their formula was as follows: two tablespoons of arsenic to one teaspoon of strychnine, followed by a glass of water. After this you should be bothered no more by bedbugs. While flying over a certain army camp, not to be mentioned because of military secrets, we heard Reveille played by our great Luman Whittern, who gained fame in our Brass Section at Hoagland. While the ship was taking its own course we glided over into Europe and found Frances Griebel and Edna Rorick in their Red Cross uniforms bending over some Iap, with o. slug in his head. As Frances bravely removed the slug, we heard Edna exclaim: Make him stop bleeding before I faintl From the battlefields of Europe we traveled to the Islands of Hawaii to find an en- thusiastic farmer, Donald Bohnke, busily plowing with his jitterbug tractor in the mountains of Honolulu. ' Then we continued over the deepest and darkest Africa to find Glenn Flora and Harold Gerardot hunting d-e-afr. Returning to Hoagland we find Alice Hoffman leading the Glee Club and Irene M-inich who liked Hoagland school too well to leave it. She is employed as Chambermaid. We next came to a small village. All at once a crowd of young folks came out of a school building, followed by a young teacher. When we saw her more closely we found her to be Ruth Mae Hile. What a surprise to find that Herb Uffelman had started through the grades again. ' I 15

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The Ship's Log ' one had been, we were waiting for the fruits of the future. We welcomed the return of Miss Brown as our sponsor and the election of Harry Houk, presi- dent, Robert Scherer, vice-president, and Georganna Dinger, secretary. To make our voyage more eventful, Donald Bohnke invited us to his home for a weiner bake, and in the spring Betty loan Bumgardner was hostess to our class. The sophomores began to show their enthusiasm in scholastic activities when Frances Griebel entered the State Latin Contest and came home the victorious winner. Our class role was diminished by the loss of Dorothy Bogard, Harry Houk, Frieda I-lederhorst, Loretta Knipstine, and Alvera Scheu- mann, but this loss was partially recompensed by the addition of Edna Rorick At last we heard the call to become upper-classmen. We returned- thirty-three high-spirited Iuniors-who were so full of vim and vigor that nothing could prevent our advancing. Irene Shive failed to return, and during the year Cupid captured Betty lean Springer. Parks Holt moved away, but later Robert Dehnert and Rachel Iohnson joined our troop. Mrs. Sheehan was given the honor of becoming our helpful leader. The election returns pro- claimed Gordon Hisner, president, Dow Counterman, vice-president, and Evelyn Kleine, secretary-treasurer of our class. One day in September, a visitor called at school and said, Could you arrange with the Iuniors to select class rings? This question gave the Iuniors a thrill. Iust think! Class rings! Having selected our rings, we waited several extra long weeks for their arrival, Other high-lights included two class parties -the first at Hazel Clayton's with a treasure hunt as the main feature, the other party was held at school. The Iuniors gave a banquet at the Y. W. C. A. in honor of the Seniors. Soon we received our passports to enter' the class of privileged Seniors. As the tide advanced, thirty sophisticated Seniors returned to cast their efforts toward the door of opportunity. Again we were given the pleasure of having Mrs. Sheehan appointed our sponsor. We chose the following officers: Charles Weilbaker, president, George Saalfrank, vice-president, and Ruth Mae Hile, secretary. This year our class role seemed to be minus a few co-eds. Evelyn Kleine and Luella Rexroth failed to return, Betty Wiswell and Rachel Iohnson moved away, but Cupid took a toll when he captured De Vona Kleine. Nevertheless we gained another likable student, Glenn l. Flora. Our activity map included two class parties and two plays. Growing Up was given in October, and The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come was presented in March. Both plays proved to be a success, and we hope the community has enjoyed them. These Senior days are surely fleeting away, and now we are brought to the County Tourney. The boys certainly showed their skill, endurance, and patience in those trying battles. We are very proud of the players and also of the student manager, we know these experiences have taught them to look forward to adventure in everyday life. Charles Weilbaker has served three years as student manager, Dow Counterman has played on the hardwood four years while Gordon Hisner and Robert Scherer have been active on the team three years, Herman Guenin and Herbert Uffelman have served two years, whereas Robert Dehnert and George Saalfrank each served a year on the team. As graduation time nears, many of us feel our happy school days an- choring at the shore only to begin on our way of life. Many are hoping to make history in this fast advancing world to replace this mere class history. EMILY BACON, HAZEL CLAYTON. 14

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The Ship'l Log CLASS WILL Since it has become necessary for us to pack our bag and baggage, and our trunks are overflowing, we wish to leave with our faculty and undergraduates some of our out- standing but now useless possessions. We, the Senior class, will back to the teachers all the superior knowledge which they imparted to us. We, the Senior class, will our ability to lose classmates through marriage to the Iunior class. We, the Senior class, will our ability to stand ununited at times to the Sophomores. We, the Senior class, will to the Freshmen the brightest sunshine to ripen the green spots. I, Emily Bacon, hereby will my shyness to Calvin Smith. I, Rowena Barkley, hereby will my lacy eyes to Erwin Wiegrnan. I, Robert Barkley, hereby will my hypnotic eyes to Ralph Franke. I, Donald Bohnke, hereby will my abundance of muscles to Richard Witwer. I, Betty Ioan Bumgardner, hereby will my tea-for-two voice to Madonna Gerardot. I, Hazel Clayton, hereby will my caught-in-the-draft sneeze to Merlyn Crabill. I, Dow Counterman, hereby will my amusingly dumb answers in class to Evelyn Hockemeyer. I, Mary Iane Corville, hereby will my high-heeled shoes to Ioe Smith in order to add a little to his height. I, Bob Dehnert, hereby will my car that automatically stops when it turns in Dinger's lane to Robert Hegerfeld. I, Georgie Dinger, hereby will my mushing ability and winking knee caps to Harvey Bacon. I, Glenn Flora, hereby will my ancestorial baldheadedness to Delores Stahlbaum. I, Babe Gerardot, hereby will my coffee-nerves to Norman Saalfrank, I, Frances Griebel, hereby will my quickly-read but overdue library books to Mar- jorie Youse. , I, Herman Guenin, hereby will a piece of excess ham to Irene Bultemeier. I, Ruth Mae Hile, hereby will my cornet-blowing wind to Benny Ruhl. I, Alice Hoffman, hereby will my ability to leave blond hair on coat lapels to Dorothy Emenhiser. I, Gordon Hisner, hereby will my six feet and six-foot whiskers to Lambert Kraft. I, Dorcas Klinker, hereby will my long finger nails to Robert Marquardt. I, Gertrude Mailand, hereby will my short, quick steps to Dick Tucker. I, Irene Minich, hereby will my long shanks and bawling laugh to Grace Guenin. I, Edna Rorick, hereby will my popping eyebrows and big feet to Erwin Fuhrman. I, Alberta Saalfrank, hereby will my bobbing motions to Howard Hawkins: I, George Saalfrank, hereby will my protruding adams-apple to Leola Wiehe. I, Louena Scharpenberg, hereby will my Pekin tpeekin'l ducks to whoever gets home late at night. I, Robert Scherer, hereby will my scalp-wiggling ability to Carolyn Fredrick. I, Ioan Sorg, hereby will my glamgur to Bill Zimmerman. I, Herbert Uffelman, hereby will my improved but still crooked nose to Leslie Voirol. I, Charles Weilbaker, hereby will my shaven locks iwonder whether he had pedicul- osisl to Wanda Hockemeyer. I, Luman Whittern, hereby will my red flannels that I wear on the outside upper half to Howard Dale Emenhiser. 16