Jefferson Township High School - Jeffersonian Yearbook (Mexico, IN)

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Class History A Date With Yesterday Let's see, now, just how many ye ars has it been since we started to school in the Mexico and Denver Grade Schools. Oh yes, we remember, it was in September of 1941. Were we scared that day when we first went to school! There were twenty-six of us in grade one at Mexico and Denver. We never did exactly understand just how Mrs. Miller and Mrs. Tharp ever taught us to read and to write, but when the first term had come to a close we had learned enough to be pushed on into the second grade. Here again we started the year with twenty- six. As little tots, we can remember when we used to see the basketball boys play in the games, and we wondered if we would ever get to high school. We used to see Mr. Miller and Miss Fisher and wondered what it would be like to sit in high school classrooms and study high school subjects. Well, one day we found out. For one September morning found a bunch of us enrolled as Freshmen of the Jefferson High.School, and did' everyone make fun of us! As we think about it now, we must have been funny. We didn't know where to go and we didn't know what to do. For' a while we didn't even know how to study. It seemed queer to recite in one room, study in another, and then go to other rooms for other classes. The class records show that the following people were brave-enough to start to high school: Ardith Arnold, Bob Hillman, Sharon Flook, Doris Kline, Bette Winningham, Mary Staller, Patsy Raber, Hughie Leiby, Janet Benedict, Louise Hetzner, Su Nell Harrison, Margaret Shultz, Alvena Yoder, Byron Howell, Shirley Martin, Beatrice Howell, Bob Butler, Jim Stockdale, Nancy Cunningham, Jerry Ault, Jim Snyder, Enno Schmidt, Bob Allman, Delores Donaldson and Jack Holden. We were without a doubt the most wonderful Freshman Class ever to enter the portals of J. T. H.S. There was more intellectuality in the atmosphere of the institution that year than has ever been present at any time since the day of our graduation, or before the day of our entrance. Of course, we were shy and suffered many indignities from the Sophomores, but nevertheless, that was an important year for our class. We enjoyed several parties, the most im- portant of which was initiation. We were made to do many things against our better judgement. By the time the year was over we had really fallen in love with high school, and eagerly awaited the opening of the Sophomore year. Our class sponsor was Miss Curnutt. As Sophomores we passed the many indignities we had received as Fresh- men back to the incoming Freshmen. The year went all too fast. We felt we were now very experienced. Really, aside from our Senior year, we believe the Sophomore year was more exciting than any other year. That year Jim Stockdale, Jim Snyder, Byron Howell, Bob Allman, Jack Holden and Hughie Lieby made the high school basketball B-team. During the year we began to

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C la s s History Qcontinuecll think about what would be expected of us when we were Juniors. We also be- gan to plan what we would do to make money when we were Juniors. During the year we gained Ronald Wilson, and lost Louise Hetzner, Su Nell Harrison, and Bob Hillman. Mr. Howard Gaiser, our sponsor, also enjoyed our class parties. ' One for instance was a skating party at Rock Lake. Believe it or not, we didn't have any casualties. So when the fall of 1952 arrived, that first Monday in September found us all too eager to get started into high school. We wanted to organize our class right away. We knew that some of the fellows would be playing on the basketball team. Several of us were in the band. The whole school would be watching us--for weren't we Juniors? Didn't even the Seniors look at us long, for they knew that some day we would invite them to a party--that we would usher at commencement--that we would help out at graduation. Ah, yes, those gay and never-to-be-forgotten days of Juniors! We took care of the concessions at the ball games, and had fun doing it. A big event this year was the presentation of our play, Too Many Husbands under the direction of Miss Fisher. Several members of our class enjoyed being iii the operetta, Sunbonnet Sue . However, one of the outstanding events of the year was our Junior-Senior Reception. We chartered a bus and traveled to Beaver Dam to the Sportsman's Club for the banquet. Later we attended a movie. At last came our Senior year with all its dignity and its feeling of superiority over all other classes. Truly, we were the envy of all under- graduates, and the pride of our school. The year is almost gone. High school days are almost a thing of the past. It won't be long now until we'll all parade up on the stage and get that little scroll called a diploma. But even when we get that diploma, we will never forget the events of our Senior year. - Our first activity was the traditional Halloween Carnival, which was the biggest and most successful event of the year. Next came a party at the home of Byron and Beatrice Howell. Then came our play, and finally, preparations for graduation--selecting of the class motto, the flower. and all that enters into commencement plans. Yes, we are Seniors--and the time is not far off when we shall all dream over our work in college, at home, in a store or office--wherever we may be--in fancy our minds will roam-- It was only four short years, but each was crowded with many events. The memories of those four years will linger in the hearts of each and every- one of us, and as we think of our memories, we'll keep a date--a date with yesterday.