Jefferson High School - Jeffersonian Yearbook (Goshen, IN)

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CLASS HISTORY Since life is constantly moving, we, the Class of 1936, have boarded an Airplane, the good ship, Knowledge, Upon boarding the ship, with fourteen passengers aboard, in the year 1932, known as Freshman, we took for ourselves the motto, Our Ship is Launched, Where Shall We Anchor? During this year, while passing over the large town of Bristol, Indiana, we added to our passengers a pair of twins, Cora and Dora Covert. Still later in the year, as we were sailing over the scenic countryside near the town of Millersburg, we gathered in the pieces of a young man bearing the name of Charles Thwaits. After much work we tinally got most of the pieces together where they belonged and made a fairly good basketball player out of him, so that he is a member of the famous Jefferson Five. While still wondering of the why's and wherefore's of our high school career, we gave as our Freshman play, Where's Grandpa? directed by Miss Stambaugh, our class sponsor. We then sailed over the summer vacation with few historical events and little men- tal exercise. Upon starting our Sophomore year we paused long enough in the city of Goshen, Indiana, to gather up school books, school teachers and such trash as would be needed during the coming year. While there we picked up some much needed mental material condned in a young man known as Richard Holderman, Several months later, passing over the same city, another young man by the name of Burl Lepird was added to the class. Being of a very sentimental nature we gave as our Sophomore play, The Romance Hunters, under the direction of Mr. Trump, class sponsor of ,33 and '34. After a good rest from our strenuous activities, we were now ready to begin the shady side of our High School career. Upon re-assembly, when the pilot had called the hated words, All Aboard, and the ship had been started, everyone began to look around to see all the familiar faces. The general question seemed to be, Any new people unluckv enough to get wrapped up in this sort of thing? Yes, a young lady was aboard bearing the name of Edith Gallay, who said her home town was Elkhart, Indiana. Perhaps this person realized her mistake as she very often deserted us when our most trying classes were in progress. In the early part of 1935, upon passing the old home of Mr. Richard Holderman, we decided to allow him a short visit with his paf81ltS, but he liked ll S0 Well lllat he never joined us again. Page 12

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ITEM V. To the school building, we do hereby bequeath the memories of the long loved place. We also wish to bequeath to the school at large a new roost for our love birds. Speak- ing of love birds, we bequeath a new shute for the sparrows to nest in and furnish mu- sical accompaniment for future classes. ITEM VI. Personal Sec. 1. John Berkey bequeaths his love for a certain Sophomore girl with a pug nose to Raymond Fields. See. 2. William Berkey hereby bequeaths his modesty to Madeline Dunfee. Sec. 3. Vera Dull bequeaths her ability to take Physics to Helen Jarvis. I Sec. 4. Lester Easlx wishes to make Ruby Swinehart sole heiress of his extreme inferiority complex. Sec. 5. Ruth Everest leaves her girlish giggles to Hazel Mahr. Sec. 6. Horace Fairfield bequeaths his loving ways to Dale Swihart. Sec. 7. Roy Gardner wishes to make the Nagle Twins sole heirs of his position as student manager. Sec. 8. Audrey Harrington bequeaths her large mouth and position 35 Cheer leader to Mary Heffner. Sec. 9. Betty Kitson bequeaths her typing skill to Harold Berkey. Sec. ro. Christine Logan bequeaths her charming personality and ability to get on with others to Carol Marks. Sec, r r, Violet Mather wishes to leave her remarkably firm belief in leap year to Carolyn Rogers. Sec. 12. Maynard Mills bequeaths his egotism to Ira Yoder. Sec. 13. Esther Morse wills her skill as a good basketball player to Eloise Angle myer, in hopes that she may make the team. Sec. 14. Robert Nusbaum bequeaths his position as ladies man to Lloyd Coyle. Sec. x 5. LaVonne Smetzer wishes to rid herself of a very hot temper, but cannot de cide who to burden it with, unless it would be red-headed Billy Sapp. Sec. r6. Mary Stark bequeaths her dimples to her beloved Gale Swihart. Sec. 17. Charles Thwaits bequeaths his good sportsmanship to Gerald Miller, Signed, C. A. WEsLooANsxr L. ZAMSMETZERVITZ Page 11

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The fever of homesickness must have been very catching as not more than a month after Mr. Holderman left us, Miss Edith Gallay received a letter from home saving that an Old sweetheart of hers, thought ,to have been lost at sea, had returned. Instantly she pack- ed her trunk and next morning had already left the ship without even saying Good-bye, We hear she is happily married and living at South Bend at the present time. In our Iunior year we gave as our class play, Attorney for the Defense, directed by Miss Stambaugh. We, the Class of IQ36, were honored by giving the first Junior-Senior banquet to be given at jefferson. The banquet was given in the school Gymnasium, which was decorated With a combination of the Senior colors, rose and silver, and the Iunior colors, green and silver. The guests were served by the Alumni girls. After enjoying a real sunnner vacation we came back to school in the fall of 1935, but were surprized to see hoxv many had dropped out during the summer. First, there was Ruby l-loldread, who had married anice little boy and was living in Elkhart. The Covert twins, Cora and Dora, had gone to live in Middlebury, Indiana. Now we hear they are living near Scott. ' Burl Lepird went to live in Ligonier. These were the last to escape the clutches of this class, Not having enough problems, to solve during our four years in High School, we gave as our Senior play, The Black Ace, a murder mystery, directed by Mr. Trump, We feel this was one of tiie most successful plays ever given at jefferson. On April 27, I936, after some nords of advice from Mr. I. O. Winger, our trip as a class was completed. From this point we are to travel separate roads, which we hope will occasionally meet, and which will lead to success and happiness. Jil J Page 13