Larwill High School - Reflector Yearbook (Larwill, IN)

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Baccalaureate Services were held Sunday afternoon May 2. The graduation class was in charge of the services, with a program presented by members of the class. It was held on Sunday afternoon. The choir sang and Commencement exercises were held Friday evening, May 7, in the school assembly. Lee Eve was the speaker of the evening. Seniors presented the program except for the speaker and presentation of Diplomas. On Monday May 3, the clan began its trip. The class vilitod the Soldiers and Sa11or's Monument, the State House and the World War Uomorial at Indianapolis, the goldfish hatchery at Martinsville, the Art Huseum at Bloomington, and spent the night at Spring Mill State Park. Thuesday, French Lick Springs, Lincoln Park and Santa Claus, and Wyandotte Cave., Wednesday! Louisville, Gold Depository at Fort Knox, Abraham Lincoln Park at Hodginsville, Kentucky, My Old Kentucky Home at Bardstown 4 Kentucky state capital at Frankfort. Thursday at Cincinnatig Union Station, Rockwood Pottery, Restaurant Conteniental in Hotel Netherlands Plaza, and zoological gardens. Janice Ward swag

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. 4f ff ' L ' - - , -Q . ',, Jeanne Gebert and Joan Werstler entered an Algdra Contest and Janice Ward a Geometry contest at Fort Wayne: Jeanne Gebert and Bonnie Kile entered a Latin I contest, also held at Fort Wayne. ' During the summer months Huletta Jackson and Richard Michael lebt to attend Columbia City. Keith Felty came from Bellville, Illinois. Thus we started the Junior year with twenty-seven members. At the beginning of the second se- mester Keith Felty left to go to the Navy. ' The class party was a chili supper at the school house and later in the evening we attended a football game at War- saw. Mr. Fredrick was the sponsor. The second party was a nKidn party held in the gym. Martha Leutz was one of the cheer leaders. To raise money our class sold.concessions at the Basket Ball Games and held a Cake Walk. 'The reception was held in the gym 'on April 26. A south sea island theme was used. The fall of '47 found the Senior class with twenty-six members. Paul Hearn entered from Central Fort Wayne at the -nnlr end of the first semester. Elaine Esarey was elected sponxux Our first parfy, was a pot luck at the school house. After supper there was square and round dancing. The Senior started their money making campaigns with a magaiihe subscription sale. Later pencils with the basket- ball schedule were sold. A pencil dispensor was rented and placed in the commercial room. L. H. S. pins with gradual tion years were sold. In December a paper drive was held. In January the Seniors held a cake walk and sponsored a Bingo Party with entertainment. Group pictures for the an- nual were taken the last of January, and in February the an- nual staff started really working. In March members of the class spent .much time and energy rehearsing for the play NTwixteenN which was present- ed April 2 and 3. The' reception was given in honor of the Seniors on April 24, at the Larwill gym. The theme was centered around plantation. The gym was transformed into a scene which fit- ted the theme. Class night was held April 30 in the assembly. The scene was the attic. An old trunk held souvenirs which recalled class and individual activities. e I Vins:

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IUVQCD-DI-1 EC H While headingfbr'destinations unknown carrying sealed secret orders, our plane crashed into the middle of nowhere. Lucky for us the three of us survived, with one drawback: We didn't know who we were, where we were, and why we were there. In other words, amnesia. We walked to a nearby cabin which belonged to a Genevieve and Phil. She stated that she was the former Genevieve Banning and that she had been married to Phil for some time. They acted as though they knew us, but we didn't recognize them. we asked to use their telephone and the operator started talking to me and told me her name was Phyllis Vandersaul, just like she expected me to know her. We called the neighborhood mechanic to come and work on our plane. He turned out to be Gene Bohnstedt, whoever that is. He said that our plane was damaged too badly to be re- paired and that we would have to walk to the nearest town. He said that we could stop at a farmhouse for the night. The first place we stopped was a chicken ranch owned and operated by Eberly and his wife. night. Lee It was nice but the chickens made noise all About noon the next day, a jeep carrying a nurse and her supplies met us on the road. It had on it, Joan Weybright, RN. She also talked as if-she knew us. She said she was going to the next farmhouse to set a man's broken arm. we hopped in and went along. The injured man was Robert Smith, who has a large stock farm. The man from the next farm was helping him with his work. He was Hal Schuman and'we learned that he operated a grain farm. They started talking about our school days at somewhere called Larwill.' We tried to keep our mouths shut and not act too dumb. As we started to leave a talkative traveling salesman forced his way into the house. He was selling permanent wave kits named after himself, Harold Van Voorst. Around dusk we were getting close toa city but we thought we would stay in a tourist cabin overnight. As we didn't look very well after being on whether to let us in she said, HWhy girls We looked at her in over the door read, nothing to us then. foot two days, the proprietor didn't .know or not. After she got .a good look at us I didn't know it was you, come right on in.U a dumbfounded way and walked in. The sign UEvelyn Marrs Tourist Cabins,0 which .meant Just as we entered, a large limousine drove up. The well known traveller and author, William Phend, stepped from the car and directed his chauffeur to take it to the garage. He came inside and greeted Evelyn and we three alike. It was beginning to get monotonous running into people who knew us but we didn't know them.