Leesburg High School - Blazer Yearbook (Leesburg, IN)

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Patty Middleton came ln next wlth a handsome man whom she introduces as her husband They recently returned from thelr honeymoon ln South Airlca where her husband owns quzte a few dlamond mmes Next to arrxve was Dean Wlldman Dean IS now a blg fruit grower from Cahforma He had gone to VlS1t Vlorxs and llked the chmate so well that he made h1s home there The Honorable Robert Staddon Mayor of Detrolt was the next to Jom our party He Informed us that he was runnmg for Congress next year Then Maxine Randall came ln wlth her producer She has her own radio program Songs You Love To Hear Wayne Wlley the noted deslgner of Men s Sportswear made hrs way across the floor I-Ie was modelxng hls latest creatlon Mary Abbott was next to arrxve She studled art xn Europe and her famous et '-mg Then we notxced Kezth Sutton the famous sc1ent1st standing ln the doorway We beckoned him over to our table He IS now expenmentmg wxth Atomic Energy Iune Gomar was next to arrlve She IS the charming owner of a Skung Lodge 1n the Adxrondack Mountazns Pat Shzvely was the last to arrwe She and her husband 11ve zn Kentucky where they ralse thoroughbreds We took count and found one of our slxteen mrssmg just then the llghts dlmmed and there was our mlssmg member Mary Davzs m the spotlxght She was smglng wxth the famous Stork Club orchestra We spent a lovely evening remlnlsclng about our school days at L I-I S Ithen vlted everyone to my Palm Beach home for our reunion 1n 1969 joan Vanator 1 7 is now hanging in the Metropolitan Art Gallery. ' ' ' ' . . . in'

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I Robert Staddon will my ab1l1ty to make good c1t1zensh1p grades to anyone who needs them Kelth Sutton, w1ll my typmg ablllty to Gene Rosbrugh Dean W1ldman will my assembly seat to any faxthful junlor who can flll xt Wayne Wlley w11l my old Ford to Max Noel in hopes lt w11l run for hxm We the class of '49 , name as executor of the wxll Prmclpal Glen Longenecker Sa1d property to be allotted to saxd helrs at the beginnlng of the following school year Sxgned Signed TEN YEARS HEN CE The mornmg of May 8 1959 dawned bright and clear It was a glorious day here ln New York City Thzs was the day that had been set aside as ' 49 Homecommg Day wh1ch was to be held at the Stork Club take care of the last mmute details The txme came for the guests to arrwe and lwondered who would be first Sudden ly there was a great commotion as none other than Fred Lursen made a grand entrance mto the ballroom He had brought hls court wxth hlm It seems he had Jomed the Navy and had been statloned on a South Sea Island where he had ma rrzed the Klng s daughter Now he IS Kmg and IS lwmg 1n splendor on his xsland kingdom Next to arrive was jackie Surguy She had become a famous ballet dancer aml now nn Hollywood With her was her handsome partner Peggy Kammerer swept ln flashmg her famous smxle as she made her way to our table She had just returned from a modeling trxp to Mlamx Next came Leroy Lehman He is the owner of a large dairy farm near Leesburg With h1m was his old nelghbor Vlorxs Noel Vlorls has become a famous golf player He now lives ln Los Angeles where he gxves lessons to all the movle stars 16 ' , . . . . . . II . . . . . . I, . , . . . . . . I, . , . . . . . I 9 . . . 1 , . . ' , . , . . Ol - . I arrived yesterday afternoon to see that all the arrangements were made and to I ' . . . I ' ' . is . , . . . . . . ,

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ICAN! He sald to hxmself I can' And he did help bear a weaker one s load Though hxs burdens at flrst seemed great They llghter became as strength he dxd gam When he sald to hxmself I can' She sald to her elf I can! And she dld relxeve pam xnflncted by war Though a task e en the strong feared to o She found that by saymg I can' Her ablhty was great to a1d vlctxms of hate When she saxd to herself I can' I-le saxd to hmmself I can' And he dld cllmb the steep way to the top Though a cabln was the place of h1s blrth He found that by say1ng I can' That a power d1v1ne helped hlm ln the cllmb She sa1d to her elf I can' And she dld become a blessmg to many about Though he was deaf bllnd unable to speak She found that by saylng I can' Other ways d1d she fmd by the power of mmd When she sald to herself I can' He sald to hlmself I can' And he d1d fmd the talent entrusted to h1m Though black and once sold as a low slave He found that by saylng I can' He lncreased has worth helped many of earth When he sald to htmself I can' He sald to hlmself I can' And he d1d cast out deadly hatred and fear Though they had ruled earth for so long He found that by saymg I can' Each fled far away lxvmg agaxn became gay When he sald to hlmself I can' ames W Cory 18 . . D 7 1 ' . , . ' . d . , . I , . , . , , . . . . . . ' When he said to himself, I can! . S , I . . ' S I . I ' , . l , . , . Y , . , . , , , . , . I . , ' , . . . V . . , .