Jackson Township School - Saxmuri Yearbook (Roanoke, IN)

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We were promoted to the second grade. Here Phyllis Henderson, now Mrs. Williams, was our teacher. We thought we were quite important because we had in- dividual desks. This year we had a miniature store and a doll show. Jane and Pat had quite an argument over the ribbon for the oldest doll. Miss Henderson finally straighten- ed that out by making another ribbon. This year we opened our door to Billy Davis, Howard Smith, Mary Lou Pitch, Patty Mattox, Barbara Diebold, Betty Wintrode, Joan Moser, Billy Fairchild, Tommy Piatt, Louise Mason, Shirley Cook, Dick Stiles, and Mar- garet Belle Ripley. The death of one of our classmates, Marilyn Peters, was a great shock to us. We lost Alice Buell, Betty Mae Ferrill, Barbara Jean Gates, Wayne Haggared, Don Light, Bobby McNally. With some push we made it to the third grade where Ina Pflieger taught us. This year we gained Jimmy Beltz and loGt Joan Moser, Ralph Saine, Evelyn Fulmer, Lyle Micheal, Austin Simons, Shirley Cook, Dick Stiles, Harold Dean Wilson, and Louise Mason. In the fourth grade Miss Ruth Wohlford was our teacher. We had a sand box in which were scenes from different countries which we were studying in geography. We took imaginary trips to all of these countries. Our room was the scene of a flower show which everyone enjoyed. Mary MulhoUen, Morris Swanson, Robert Shoemaker, Joan Walter, and Dean Endsley became our classmates. We lost Betty Wintrode, Billy Newell, and Paul Jay Rindchen. In the fifth grade we were under the direction of Kathryn Kaufman. This year we gained Betty Van Meter, Richard Weaver, Kenneth Bryan, and Bill Schnepp and lost Jimmy Beltz, Barbara Diebold, Eilly Fairchild, Ruth Anna Roth, Morris Swanson, and Joan Walters. At last we reached the high spot of our grade school career; we were the proud owners of the sixth grade room. Mr. Dinius was our teacher. This year we made salt and flour maps. The girls played the seventh grade in basketball for the first time and won. We were glad to receive Phil Augspurger, Irvin Carpenter, Carl Scott, Robert Herring, George Ness, and Thomas Hyser, but we lost Billy Davis, Patty Mattox, Ethel Yoquelet, and Mary MulhoUen. We finally arrived at the seventh grade. Elizabeth Roney was our sponsor. We plann ed two parties. The first one, a weiner roast, was held at Eldon Paul ' s. Everyone had a good time, but it seems that some of the boys got rather sick. Cigarettes and cider don ' t mix. The next party was a theatre party in Huntington. This year we added Jack Dinius, Robert Orr, Anna Jane Pequinot, Phyllis Sprinkle, Daniel Tucker, Glenn Wood, and Norma Miller to our midst. We lost Kenneth Bryan, Mary Lou Fitch, Mar- garet Belle Ripley, Robert Shoemaker, and Betty Van Meter. Our officers were Presi- dent, Donna Lee Redding; Vice-president, Eldon Paul; Secretary-treasurer, Dave Stump.

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Star Performers Oflficers Sponsor, Mrs. McCreery President, Eldon Paul Vice-President, George Pinney (unphotographed) Secretary, Donna Redding Treasurer, Patty Kelsey s. emord history In September of 1936, thirty-four little tots were scrambling around trying not to be late on the first really important day in their lives— the first day of school. Miss Glenna Kemp was our guiding light. The enrollment for the first grade was Mark .A.ugspurger, Margaret Bachman, Alice Buell, Betty Mae Ferrill, Evelyn Fulmer, Barbara Jean Gates, Elizabeth Hines, Wayne Haggared, Jeanette Johnson, Gordon Jones, Patty Kelsey, Don Light, Mildred Lewark, Milford Lambert, Lyle Micheal, Ervin McKinzie, Juanita McKinzie, Bobby McNally, Billy Newell, Marilyn Peters, Betty Lou Pratt, Eldon Paul, Ruth Anna Roth, Paul Jay Rindchen, Austin Simons, David Stump, Donna Lee Redding, Jane Shideler, Morris Striggle, Jerry Walter, Harold Dean Wilson, Ethel Yoquelet, Ralph Saine. We had a tragedy this year. Some clumsy ox ran a gymnasium door into poor Donna Lee ' s head. We survived the shock. Our favorite occupation was swinging on the merry-go-round poles. In this way, the startling fact that Margaret Ann wore black trousers was revealed to us.

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Paul Milam was our sponser in the eighth grade. Since hay-rides were the rage, we planned one, too. For our second party, a weiner roast was held at Chet Lahr ' s. Spin the milk bottle was our favorite game for some odd reason. Our officers for the year were: President, Eldon Paul; Vice-president, Pat Kelsey; Secretary -treasurer, David Stump. Chet Lahr, Gene Ruby and Jack Clark joined us while Mark Augspurger, Phil Augspurger, Irvin Carpenter, Dean Endsley, Robert Herring, Elizabeth Hine, Thomas Hyser, Milford Lambert, Ervin McKinzie, Anna Jane Pequinot, Howard Smith, Phyllis Sprinkle, Daniel Tucker, Richard Weaver, and Glenn Wood took their leave. At last we were in High School. We chose Floyd Davis for our Freshmen sponsor. Our first party was at Piatt ' s. The next one was a theatre party at Huntington. After we ate at Willy Winchester ' s, we piled into Mr. Davis ' car and went to the bus. Imagine nineteen kids in Davis ' car! Our officers were: President, Pat Kelsey; Vice- president, Eldon Paul; Secretary-treasurer, David Stump. We gained William Win- chester and Clara Jean Clark, and we lost Robert Orr and Juanita McKinzie. We gained the title of Sophomores. Again we chose Mr. Davis for our sponsor. This year we had several parties. The first on e was a sliding party at Jane Shideler ' s. Later we had a barn party at Jeanette Johnson ' s. Pat proved herself to be quite a driver that night. We gained Gene Strahm and lost Mildred Lewark, Norma Miller, Gene Ruby, Chester Lahr, and Jack Clark. Our officers this year were: President, Eldon Paul; Vice-president, Gene Ruby; Secretary-treasurer, Margaret Bachman. Our Junior year came and went very swiftly. Joan Mcturnan sponsored us through this activity-filled year. We sold candy and ice cream, had skating parties, and finally made enough money to take the Seniors of 1947 and ourselves to Chicago for a three-day trip. This was the first trip of this kind ever sponsored by a class in Roanoke High School. It was a very profitable experience for all of us. Another important event was the Junior play, Belles in Waiting, which was a huge success. It was directed by Mrs. McCreery. Our Christmas party was held at Redding ' s. From all reports, they are still wading around in cider. We went on a hay-ride which ended at George Ness ' where the girls danced and the boys played basketball. Another hay-ride was held for Gene Strahm when he was home on furlough from the service. This year we gained James Caston, Nedra Pence, and George Pinney. Our officers were President, Tommy Piatt; Vice-president, Eldon Paul; Secretary, Jeanette Johnson; and Treasurer, Pat Kelsey. In our last year at our beloved Alma Mater, we chose June McCreery for our sponsor. Our officers were: President, Eldon Paul; Vice-president, George Pinney, Sec- retary, Donna Redding; Treasurer, Pat Kelsey. Our first party was a picnic which was held at Long Lake. When the rabbit season came in, our able nimrods took to the woods and brought in eight sickly rabbits. We devoured these and the rest of our pot luck supper at Eldon Paul ' s.