Larwill High School - Reflector Yearbook (Larwill, IN)

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HISTORY OF THE FOHTY-NINER'S i 'l n the year of '45 we started our long trek across the mountains and deserts to our goal, California. We had heard whispered rumors that there was gold in them 'thar hills. There were people in our party from all parts of the county when we started our Freshman year. From Richland Township there was, Harold Blanchard, Betty Bohnstedt, Martha Cramer, Dean Eberly, Phyllis Eley, Vera Fritz, Betty Gable, Charles Heintzelman, Jr., Rex King, Barbara Kistler, Melvin Kistler, Lester Mena zie, Harold Mitchell, Richard Mitchell, Mary Musselman, Lois Myers, Richard Pichard, Thelma Ray, Richard Schuman, Mary Schrader, Marlouise Schuh, Connie Smith, Robert Shook, Flos- sie Stidham, Linda Stidham, Grace Strattan, Betty Waldeck, and Gene Souder. From Troy came sixteen more people, Neva Bills, Albert Bohnstedt, Dwight Deeter, Garnet Hearn, Norene Hull, Sheldon Marrs, Lynn Klingaman, Margaret Marker,,Lavon Kitson, James Folk, Donna McCullough, Noel Medley, Gloria Myers, Phyllis Rose, Lola Western, and Robert Watson. One man from Columbia Township was James Creager. Befbre we started our long journey through high school, we held ameet- ing to elect officers to govern this Larwill caravan. As President we elected Lavon Kitsong Vice-President,.ReX.K1ngg Sec't-Treasurer, Lois M ersg and Miss Arnold, Sponsor. We were sorry to lose six of our party the first year. Richf ard Pichard, Mary Musselman, James Folk, Donna McCullough, Phyllis Rose, and Melvin Kistler moved to other schools or found work. V As Freshman, the girls won the inter-class tourney, the first Freshman girls ever to win this title in Larvrlll H1ghSchool. This ended the first year of our journey. So far the trip had been fairly easy, but now we are after a higher educa- tion as Sophomores. Three new men joined our party for the Sophomore year. Robert White came from Indianapolis, Robert Bridges from Fort Wayne and George Klingaman from Elkhart. Our group had several people interested in sports. Dwight Deeter won the Local Cross Country Run and Robert Shook was awarded the free-throw medal. Charles Heintzelman, Jr. re- presented Larwill in the Dramatic Reading Contest in Colum- bia City. Near Christmas, George Klingaman moved back to Elkhart and Robert Bridges went back to Fort Wayne. We chose Miss Pittenger as our Sponsor. In September of '47 we crossed a broad river and were engaged in Junior activities. We were down to 52 students in our class. Betty Gable, Garnet Hearn, Martha Cramer, and Linda Stldham decided to leave the caravan to marry and remain in the old home town. Thelma Ray moved to Mount Morris, Illinf oisg Flossie Stidham left for Atwood to attend schoolg

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Last Will and Testament and we do hereby revoke and annul any former testament. In Witness, whereof, we have subscribed our names and af- fixed our official seal this twentyesecond day cf April, in she year of our Lord, One Thousand Nine HundreS and Forty- 'T24 ,J f faa:J'L4Lf 2..l..iTQ.....-.......4g7....-- .J SEAL, , SIX' K f V f viff.,17'L6 -if Cf I SEAL? CLASS POEM he times run out the works all done ' 1 We've teased and laughed and had our fun. We've worried the teachers beyond repair 4 ' And hazed the Freshmen without thought or care. We've been taught to fight for what we believe We've been taught to climb, our goal to achieve. And on this ladder that leads to success ' We'll remember each failure and happiness, We are leaving the game, far better than before And adding to the 'Graduatesn 29 more. Our time well spent, we'1l ne're want to revise i For indeed, these have been the best years of our lives Grace Strattan NAS the twig is bent, so is the tree inclined.U

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Dean Eberly, Robert Watson, Harold Mitchell, and Neva Bills found work. Robert Bridges returned again from Fort Wayne and Ronald Wolfe joined us from Wolfe Lake. Harold Blanchard won'the Local Cross Country Run, the girls and boys were runners up in the inter-class tourney. The boys won. Phyllis Eley represented Larwill at the Dramatic Reading Contest. Charles Heintzelman, Jr., Albert Bohnstedt and Betty Bohnstedt learned speeches, also. On October 22, a three-act, mystery-comedy, WThe Green Mid- night,W was presented. It was directed by Miss Fowler, our Junior Sponsor. On April 26, we presented a big shin-dig for the Seniors in the gymnasium. We used as our theme, WLife On a Southern Plantation.N This ended our Junior year and we were ready for the last year of journey. At last, in the fall of V48 we were ready to cross the last of the barriers, and gold was not far off. We had left a lot of members back along the trail, but only success and riches lay before us. Rex King left us to settle on a farm: Robert White was elected to replace Rex as our Vicea-PPesi+ dent. After a few weeks of school, Harold Blanchard a d Robert Shook left us to work. Mary Schrader was married during the summer. Flossie Stidhamu decided to return from Atwood and finish school at Larwill. Near Christmas, Lyle Lynch came from Elmhurst. Lester Menzie did not have enough credits to graduate with us this year. Early in October it was decided to again publish an annual. The sales campaign took place in January, which totaled 150 subscriptions, and work on the annual was begun. Mr. Brem- mercamp of Robert's Studio took the Senior's pictures, Oct- ober 15. Group pictures and grade class pictures were taken in January. In November a magazine sale was sponsored to earn money for the trip in the spring. An all-school dance was held April 8. Thirteen members of the class rehearsed and presented the class play, WYou'll Die Laughing,U on March 31, and April l. It was a huge success. We cleared 390. on it. Marzh ll found both DCff and girls playingiiithe inter-class tourney. For the first time in years the second team de- feated the first team, but by a very close score. Dwight Deeter, Sheldon Marrs, Gene Souder, and Lavon Kitson were presented with gold honor sweaters, each having four blue stripes, indicating the number of years played on the'varsity eam. The Junior-Senior Reception was given April SO. The gym- nasiu was transformed into a Dutch scene to comply with the theme, Uwindmills of Holland.n Class Night was on Friday, May 6, in the assembly. The theme was the California Gold Rush. Every member of the class was a forty-niner--Eighteen Forty-Niner, that is.