Kouts High School - Kostang Yearbook (Kouts, IN)

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Senior Class Phnphecy It was six o’clock on an evening of 1962 I was very tired from a hard day’s work at the office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Washington, D. C. when I turned on the television set and settled down for a quiet evening at home. As always, I listen to a news broadcast. I was in luck to get Commentator Bill Tabler for today’s top news and headlines. Bill’s interpretation of the news is always very vivid and, upon the death of Drew Pearson, he has been predicting the news 91% accurate. “Good evening ladies and gentlemen, let’s go to press. . Here is a picture taken by one of T. V’s top photographers, Ted Hitz, on the recent exploration at the newly built atomic plant headed by James Cannon in Van Buren. Flash! I see that Marlene Rhynard, reporter at large, has been given the Hey- wood Broun Memorial Award for outstanding work in journalism during the past year. Also, Admiral Richard Miller has been promoted to a higher rank, head naval officer in the Pacific .... Flash! Republcan President John Robert Struve, made headlines today as he amazed the world by appointing Democratic Senator Kenneth Martin to head the old Kefauver investigating committee. Senator Martin’s first statement to the press was, and I quote, “I’m going to clean house,’’ unquote; probably referring to the White House .... Another Flash! Susie Young’s husband died and left her $20,000. It seems like Susie has her wish (To be rich). And now my first prediction—I predict that Lois Kraker will finally get married within the next year. She says she won’t but, well you know how it goes. I predict, too, that Shirley Reinhardt, who is the mother of five big girls, will finally get a boy the next time. Also, Dick Herring, bellboy at the Steven’s Hotel in Chicago, will quit. He had better; he’s getting fired next week anyway for disorderly conduct. Just a minute ladies and gentlemen, here is a bulletin just handed to m

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Class History Turning back the pages of our script to September, 1940, on our television screen, then six inches square, we spot Kouts High School with 33 sparkling little tots entering the first grade. There were fourteen girls: Velma Coyer, Doris Kerlinska, Lois Kraker, Eleanor Krug, Sara Maul, Anna Lou Minton, Lillian Olson, Jo Ann Reif, Marlene Rhynard, Betty Schumaker, Nancy Stanley, Elsie Van Dusen. Nancy Wise and Susie Young. The boys were Marston Birky, August Bums, Jim Cannon, Bryson Cummings, Roy Hefner, Dick Herring, Ted Hitz, Jim Jackson, Lambert Kneifel, Kenny Martin. Jack Nuest, George Taylor, Donald Tombinson, Tom Schultz Hayse Shoemaker, John Struve, Ronald Snow, Eugene Witt, and Virgil Wray. During the year Bonita Miller joined us; Donald Tombinson, Velma Coyer, and Jo Ann Reif left. In the second grade we lost four buddies, one of them being Jim Cannon. John Peterich joined us. We lost two in the third grade and our screen enlarged when we made a gain of five including Orrin DeWitt, Teddy Elliot, Mary Jane Cooper, Shirley Reinhardt, and Roland Good. During the fourth and fifth grades we felt proud when ten more joined us. These were Louise Dawson, Robert Good, Arthur and Beverly Hundt, Horace Hunter, Norma Taylor, Beverly Thomas, Phillip Fox, Jim Cannon, and Charlotte Hibbs Our proudness didn’t last long though when we realized we had lost eight. We didn’t do so well in the sixth grade; we lost four and gained two—Kenny Strong, and Florence Fitzgerald. In the seventh grade we stepped up one when we lost five and gained six. These were Roy Borth, Lillian Deli, Dick Miller, Norma Russell, Ruth Lansing, and Thelm Saulsgiver. By this time our scripts contained a good foundation and a larger screen to hold our abilities. In the eighth grade Florence Fitzgerald left but came back as a freshman with Joan Johnson. Three others left in our fresman year. We must have had enemies in our Junior year for Roland Good, Joan Johnson, Elsie Van Dusen, Louise Dawson, Florence Fitzgerald, and Anna Lou Minton left. We presented a very successful play with Mrs. Strassemeyer directing. The play was called “The Zoozah.” This year we entered school happily for no one left or entered. In October, we put on a popular play, “A Date With Judy.” Miss Dittmer helped to make it a great success.

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Senior Class Phophecy Norma Taylor, the girl who struck it rich up in Alaska several weeks ago, has just returned to the United States and has purchased a $20,000 acre cattle ranch in Texas. She has Melvin Wallace working for her. He is the foreman; he has spent most of his life in the West. Also working for her is Doris Kerlinska who chaperones the children of the cow hands in her spare time. Tefft must have gotten pretty rough for her. Well that’s all for now. Good-night folks.” After a brief intermission, have to eat once in a while you know, I returned to my easy chair. A new show, “It could happen to anybody” was next on T. V. It was sponsored by that world reknown horse trainer, Charlotte Hibbs. Starring was her wonder horse Reggirt, Trigger spelled backwards. The guest star of the night was the one and only Eleanor Krug, better known as “Dag Junior.” She is known as Dagmar’s successoi. Now the camera turns to the audience and in the spotlight one of George Taylor’s experiments just flew by. Ever since his Nash broke down, he’s been experi- menting on a new engine far more superior than that put out by the Nash Company. It seems like all the members of the fair sex are wearing the new hair-do created by the greatest beautician in the country, Lillian Olson. Ah, I see Roy Hefner in the audience. He seems to be enjoying himself. He ought to; he’s head of the Dairy Corporation back in Chicago. Evidently his dairy herd profited him. Sitting with him is Secretary of Agriculture Jack Nuest. Since Jack has been the head of that department, atomic energy has been developed for farm use. Yes, I think that’s Lillian Deli, the most famous modern artist in the world, watching the show. She married a French painter and their eight little artists are being chaperoned by Nancy Wise Well, what do you know, I’ve seen all the class of ’52 tonight. Yes sir, I sure enjoyed watching telivision.