Huntingburg High School - Optimist Yearbook (Huntingburg, IN)

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Class Will We, the Seniors of Huntingburg High School, the class of 1952, being of sound mind and knowing that our time here will soon be finished, do hereby will the following to our successors, the class of 1954: Margaret Freson, will my love for short boys to Marjorie Oeding. Sharlene Goodwin, will my bashfulness to Paul Mehne. Beverly Chism, will my liking to go steady to Mary Beth Cunselman. Anna Mae Johnson, will my position of FHA President to Emerald Bruce. James Heitz, will the good times with the car and my love for 92,, to Charles McCormack. Sharon Kruger, will my position as Editor-in-Chief of the Seniorite to Carol Meurer. James Benken, will my love for cities lFallJ to Joe Dittmer and my ways of keeping out of trouble to Don Ferguson. Max Olinger, will my lovely curly hair to Dan Henderson and my short legs to Charles McCormack. James Franklin Powell, will my ability to love to Herschel Hoewener. Jerome Clarence Oser, will my football toe and my bookkeeping ability to Dan Henderson and Marion Altmeyer. Norma Jean Rauscher, will my job at the Palace to anyone who likes to stay up late and my ability to be a good waitress to Carol Jefferies. Shirley Mutchman, will my love for Fords to Jean Hanselman and my position as Mr. Masonls secretary to Norma Heitz. Jay Peters, will my talkativeness to Lois Trusty. Donald Ray Summers, will my flair for politics to David Eckert and my brain in literature to John Wirthwein. Carol Rauscher, will my ability to be a lousy clarinet player to Barbara Nahler. Betty Hoing, will my love for Fords and my ability to keep them on the road to Barbara Lett. Sue Lukemeyer, will my position as cheer leader to Helen Kays. Virginia Schipp, will my job as Feature Editor of the Shotgun and Advertising Manager of the Seniorite to Jeanette Reese. Eddie Roos, will my right ear to Charles Lasher. Margaret Ann Cox, will my place on the school bus to Armella Heitz and my slight temper to Mary Sickbert. Lawrence Cronin, will my place as first chair player in the band and my new horn to John Schurz. Jessie Ahrens, will my football crown to whomever it may concern. lWhat went with it, tool . Esther Gable, will my path along Main Street to school to Marilyn Osborne. Margaret Bernardi, will my ability to change the color of my hair to Carol Bauern- fiend. Shirley Frick, will my love of the Navy to Retta Hachmeister. Marjorie Kays, will my skill in shorthand to Jeanette Reese. Susan Frick, will my love for shorthand to my dear sister, Donna. Helen Hoffhaus, will my seat in government, which is the nearest the door, to Joyce Lehmkuhler. Shirley Bath, will my senior position in the bookstore to Barbara Nahler. Shirley Lemond, will my ability to love the captain of the football team to Jeanette Reese.

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I JUNIOR YEAR Now listen my children and you shall hear The tales of the ,53 .lunior Year. 'Twas the Fall of '51 when all 65 begun, Sponsors Tucker and Ritchey helped them in unison. Once again the majority voted for our Maxie, And a guy named Merle Lehman was voted as his proxy. Elizabeth Hemmerlein as secretary was assigned, Bob Heidorn, again as treasurer, his duties did not mind. The time has come, the Juniors said, to talk of many things: Class play, new gym, reception, sweaters, jackets, and rings. The class play was entitled We Shook the Family Tree, Tucker's cherubs sold the most tickets so they got a party free. As actresses and actors the Juniors were supreme, And the new gym turned into a beautiful-long-fulfilled dream. For rings of gold, sweaters of red and jackets red and black, Each one with an old English H, their pockets they did ransack. Junior musicians helped the marching band win first division, Mr. Fulk and Bert were very happy with this decision. All-in-all reception time was something to behold, The theme they had was, Dream Landf, The decorations were silver and gold. SENIOR YEAR Now you lads and lassies gather around and you shall hear Tales of the Class of '53 in their mighty Senior Year. The year was nineteen-fifty-two and the Class of '53 Came to school in early Autumn and looked pathetically At all the little underclassmen who yelled and ran around Not knowing or not caring they too would soon be outward-bound. These seniors, for the fourth straight year, chose Maxie as their man, And Pinky Powell, the ball of fire, as parliamentarian. Bob Heidorn was elected treasurer for his third straight term, And Liz Hemmerlein as secretary the seniors did affirm. The members of the class this year totaled sixty-nine, Short were the two who came from below the Mason-Dixon Line. The sponsors of the Senior Class helped make the last year fun, Their names were Miss McFadden and Mr. Richardson. The song they heard at football time was Hail the Happy Hunters, This team had blockers, runners, passers, and the best of all the punters A record of five and two and one is good for any team, But this record in H.H.S. makes this year's team supreme, The marching band at Salem was cheated out of first, They'll try again next year and make it, or they'll burst. Now this tale of the '53 class could go on and on, And tell of glories lost or could tell of glories won. But if this tale of the '53 class is any indication, Come joy or sorrow, win or lose, depression or inflation, We'll stick it out and when we get the prize of victory, They'll ask Why? and we'll say, Why, we're the Class of '53!

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Elsie Trobaugh, will my love for Jasper to Alice Meyerholtz. Allen Partenheimer, will my ability to get up early after being out late, to Rosie Mundy. John Warnsman, will my good charm with the fairer sex from across the creek to cousin Dave. Agnes Blessinger, will my brown eyes and similar luck in shorthand, to Pat Dedman. Shirley Riester, will my flirty ways to Dorothy Rademacher. Billie Jo Routt, will my Southern drawl to Don Robertson. Carolyn Abell, will my walk to the Dime Store after school to Connie Schnell. John Mason, will my love for beautiful women to Henry Alpers and my curly hair to Paul Reckelhoff. Merle Lehman, will the first chair in the trombone section to Dave Klosterman and the experience of having a brother in the Navy to Jeannene Carnahan. Francis Verkamp, will my height to Jerry Small and Ronnie Smith. Albert Wessel, will my love for baseball, the one thing we have in common, to David Singer. Ralph Bartly, will my manly voice to Jim Neuman. Bill Spengler, will my ability to argue with Mr. Loehr in government class to Bob Maxey. Bob Heidorn, will my sticky fingers in football to Jack Studer. Wilma Bruce, will my early morning walk to Mary Hauser. Carl Eble, will my ability to balance a chair in government class to Don Ferguson. Joe Kitten, will my Ferdinand accent to Don Gerlach. Elizabeth Hemmerlein, will my position in Mr. Loehr's office to Helen Henke. Mary Ann Seibert, will my ability to take dictation in shorthand to Virginia Junge and my long hair to Mary Ann Meyer. Marilyn Langebrake, will my love for a basketball player to Helen Henke, Donald Lee Reese, will all my football equipment to Jim Chism. Pete Soderling, will my safe driving to Roland Stone. .lohn Schutz, will my height to Bruce Warren. Robert Andrew Olinger, will my love for cars and the women in them to Dan Streigel. Chester Altman, will my bookkeeping skill to Gib Neuhoff. John Lee Boeglin, will my physics book to Francis Pfaff. Henry George Fisher, will my magic fingers in typing to Jack Harris. Thomas Earl Gerber, will my pitching ability to Jr. Sternberg. Myron Richard Fisher, will my scientific abilities to Alan Dittmer. Betty Leland, will my position as Coach Sharp's secretary to Alice Meyerholtz. Howard Thomas Phillip Bische, will my ability fperiodj to Charles McCormack. Geneva Kathryn Hanebutt, will my ability to write letters and to keep all my pen pals to Ruth Marie Hanebutt. Marvin Stapleton, will my ability to square a board to Jim Songer. Mariam Miller, will my shorthand books to Nancy Small. Paul Luker, will my ability to hunt birds to Gene Morgan. Casper Roy Hassfurther, will my seat in first-period typing class to Robert Chipley. George William Frederick Astrike Jr. II, will my good looks and my ability to get along with women to Don Robertson. Ray Beyke, will my ability to keep out of trouble to Allan Dittmer.