Jefferson High School - Jeffersonian Yearbook (Goshen, IN)

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PROPHECY Sh1p ahoy mates' We're crossmng the great Sea of L1fe 1n our good sh1p the S S T1ger and 1n my m1ghty telescope I look back across the waves I see me old sh1p mates splash1n' around Yes lt was Just ten years ago that they drlfted from our port to other sea farm' dest1nat1ons As I stand lookmg through my glass out across the w1de spaces I see me old Sh1p mates l1v1n' up to the1r expectat1ons Here take a look for yourself Carol B1rky Marr1ed and not be1ng able to bo1l water wlthout burn1ng lt Fred Brock Dr1ver 1n the Internat1onal Speedway 1n a car he des1gned Jeannette Butts F1rst woman to c11mb Mount Everest Nancy Butts St1ll work1ng for her M R S degree Bob Canen Mak1ng the world go around In the automob1le 1ndustry DeVere D1ener Nom1nated th1s year as one of the ten best dressed women 1n Ame r1ca Bob Grewe Owner of the Grewe sharp Penc1l Co 1n Cuba Max Hartman Se111ng flower seeds 1n the Sahara Desert Carl H1ckey Owner of a l1nger1e factory Lyd1a Mae Hochstetler Dressmaker 1n Hollywood Derald Mann Playlng professlonal basketball Janell N1sen Pr1vate secretary for Carl H1ckey Larry Overholser Mak1ng appearances all over the world w1th h1s cornet Ehzabeth Shrock Occup1es Cha1r 30 1n the New York Symphony Orchestra Colleen Ste1m1e Renowned arch1tect Duane Stoner Sa111ng the Seven Seas w1th a g1rl at every port Kathlene Tubbs Modelmg latest fashxons for Lord and Taylor of New York Max Weldy Marr1ed and try1ng to support h1S w1.fe and ten k1ds Lavon Yoder Famous comed1an on a C B S TV show Howard Ga1ser St1ll at old Jeff trymg to fmd a Basketball team that can reslst the g1rls 12 ll . - ' ' , . . 1 1 u . n .: . ' . c f . ,' Norval Eash: Owner of The I-Iot Rod Manufacturing Co. in New Paris.

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CLASS HISTORY In ourselves ou future he ' As eager hopeful freshmen we began to put together the ladder by whrch to reach our goal graduatron as the class of 1954 The frrst rung was the electron of our freshmen officers presrdent Douglas Feldman vrce presr dent Max Weldy secretary treasurer Jrm Beaupre hrstorran Colleen Stermle For a lrttle added enyoyment we decrded on a hayrrde and Halloween party held at Colleen Stermle s home Soon rt was trme to add our second step We presented the play A Week s Trral and had a box socral The summer flew by and soon we were sophomores We began to burld agarn when we elected our new offrcers presrdent Marty Bassett vrce presrdent DeVere Drener secretary treasurer Carol Brrky reporter Douglas Feld man We worked hard on the fourth step of our steadrly growrng ladder sweatshrrts bake sales and movres were our money makrng proyects In November we recerved our class rrngs whrch proclarmed to all that the proud possessors were gettrng nearer to therr goal At Chrrstmas trme we had a party at DeVere Drener s home These along wrth the play Hrs Name was Aunt Nellre comprrsed the frfth srxth and seventh rungs Iunrors at last and how fast our ladder was to be extended thrs year Our erghth step was the electron of of frcers They were presrdent Lavon Yoder vrce presrdent Marty Bassett secretary Carol Brrky treasurer Janell ,Nrsen sergeant at arms Carl Hrckey We sold concessrons and prcked apples that added to our growrng ladder The nrnth shrnrng and brrght rung was added rn May when we gave our first formal banquet held rn the Emprre Room at Hotel Elkhart The last step of our Iumor year but not the least by far was added when we presented our play The Inner Wrlly The completron of our ladder was rn srght, and we worked steadrly toward our goal We constructed our eleventh rung wrth the electron of offrcers for our senror year presrdent Lavon Yoder vrce presrdent Elrzabeth Shrock secretary Carol Brrky treasurer Janell Nrsen hrstorran Devere Drener reporter Colleen Stermle The twelfth step was formed wrth the sale of magazrne subscrrptrons The freshmen have loved us ever srnce the day they were rnrtrated by the beloved hands of the senrors The thrrteenth step strll vrbrates the laughter and fun whrch marked our Semor Halloween Carmval We were honored to have the Senror candrdate Elrzabeth Shrock rergn over the carnrval Trme was runnrng short and strll more steps were needed before we reached our goal The next one number fourteen was smeared a lrttle wrth grease parnt as we drsplayed our talents wrth another play a comedy called The Hrllbrlly Weddrng Then wrth pen and pencrl rn hand we set forth to draw up an annual whrch we called The Jeffersonran of 1954 Rung number frfteen sparkling wrth stardust and brrght musrc marked our second and last formal banquet grven by the class of 55 To add to our bulgrng treasury we sold sweatshrrts to the students of Jefferson Our goal was one step further the end of our four years of study work and pleasure, we took our accumulated assets and as a class made a trrp to Washrngton D C and New York Then came baccalaureate class nrght and finally our goal graduatron But as we recerved our d rplomas and stood wrth them rn hand we realrzed that although we had reached our goal the extensron of our ladders should not stop Thrs was Just the begrnnrng there would be more goals to reach as trme went by and rt would be up to us to work toward them and achreve them wrth suc cess So armed wrth the knowledge and the frrendshrp we acqurred durrng the last four years wrth confrdence rn our selves and trust rn God we the Semor Class of 1954 brd goodby to our carefree schooldays and set out to ac complrsh our arms rn lrfe ll all I. ' Sl , . . 1 I 1 2 ' ' 1 1 ' 1 1 1 ' . . . , . . . . II I ' II ' 1 I . , . . . O . 3 . - 0 0 ' o s I I I I I I I . -- ' ' - I I . . . . . , , ,, . . ,, . . . 1 1 1 - I ' - - 1 . n I - . I n ' 0 ' U I l I I I I I I ' ' 1 . . I - 1 1 II ' II 1 . . . . . . . . ' . - . . . 1 1 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 v . . . . 3 . . 1 1 - 1 l I I . . . . ,, . . . ,, I I I . . . . N , ,, , . I I , . . ' I I I I I . . . , , . . . . . . . . , 1 . Q ' - ' - 1 1 1 ' .

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WILL We the Seniors of 1954 of Jefferson Township Elkhart County and the State of Indiana after leaving our port of call to embark on the voyage of life and berng of farrly sound mind and memory do make publish and declare this to be our last wrll and testament hereby revoking and annulrng any and all wills made by us heretofore 1 To the classes To the Juniors Our good and co operative spirit To the Sophomores Some rnherrted money because you ll need rt when you go on your class trtp To the Freshmen: Hang on kids there are Just three more hard and trying years ahead To the teachers Mr Bowers A physics class that knows a little something about algebra Mr Gatser A basketball team that can stay away from girls Mrs Htll Enough stamina to lrve through shorthand classes rf she ever has another one lrke us Mr Yoder A more orderly last perrod study hall Miss Boardman More strength so she can handle that ornery 7th grade class Miss Markel A school wrth some mature individuals rn it Mr Hensley A patr of roller skates and binoculars so he can get around faster and see more he busdrrvers Mr Strckel and Mr Swrhart Souped up buses to make their race to school more exciting Mr Miller More control over the small fries Mr Stark Let up a little on the kids they aren t that mean Mr Brant A great big happy smile Mr Aust Some Semors next year that will take rt easier on him To the cooks Speed' Just speedl for that great brg long line Our rndrvtdual wrlls Carol Brrky wrll my effecrency tn commercial subjects to Peter Hoffman Fred Brock will my brains and height to Fred Krergbaum Jeannette Butts will my energy nick name and srze to Carol Hammon Nancy Butts will my great love for letters incoming that rs to anyone that writes as many as do Bob Canen will my ability to keep my mouthshut at the rrght time to Ellrs Brock DeVere Drener will my bottle of peroxide to Helen Nagy Norval Eash w1ll my fishy stories to Donald Getz Robert Grewe will my nickname of Rastus to my brother Ronald Max Hartman will my superior abtlrty ofberng able to race to the front of the lunch line to Joyce Lan mer Carl Htckey will my artisuc abrlrty to Lyle Wrlson Lydia Hochstetler will my ability to take a lot of kiddrng to Rita Reddrng Derald Mann will my giggle to Nancy Stmgle Janell Nrsen will my way of always sticking my foot in my mouth to Frank Holdeman Larry Overholser will my butch harrcut to Jack Sprllett Elrzabeth Shrock will my interest in an underclassman to no one Colleen Stermle will my slender dtmensrons to Edward Yoder Duane Stoner w1ll my weakness for girls to Don Lantz Kathlene Tubbs will my yell leading abrlrty to my sister Edna Max Weldy will my good nature to Charles LeMond Lavon Yoder will my pitching arm to Leon Zimmerman 13 2. : To . 1 ' ' ' . T0 . ' : ' . To . ' : ' ' , ' ' . To . : ' . To ' : . To . : . . . . . . . To . : ' ' . 3. To t ' : T0 . ' . ' : - ' ' ' . To . ' : - ' . T0 . : ' ' , ' . To . : ' ' . To . : ' ' ' ' ' . 4. To the janitor: Some Vigere to feed to his two sons so they can help him with his work sooner. 5. : . ' ' . 6. . . . . : I, . . . . . . I I' . . . . . I, . I . - , . . I. . ' . . . 1 . I ' I' . , . . . . i L . . . ' I, . . . . I. ' ' . - I, . . . . . . .- L . . . . . . . . L . . . . . . . . ' I, . . . . L . . . . . . I, . . . . I' . . . . . I, . . . . . I. ' . I' . . . . . D u I. ' . I' . . . . .