Linlawn High School - Treasure Chest Yearbook (Wabash, IN)

Text from Pages 1 - 52 of the 1949 volume:

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' ' l Annual Staff First Row, Lett to Right: Connie Clark, Activity Editorg Dolores Roser, Photo- graphy Editorg loan Burwell, Editor-in-Chietg IoAnn Krott, Business Manager. Second Row, Lett to Right: Larry Curless, Associate Editorg Eugene Spitler, Composition Editorg Rex Nielsen, Sports Editorg Fred Aukerrnan, Art Editor. Student Council Left to Riaht Seated Emily Kirkpatrick Dick Pickett Pat Truss Mr Shana Lett to Riaht Standing Edwin Landis Larry Curless Edrnond Kina lack Widup PQS han, Iollnn Krolt, Llela Eppley, Dick Hobbs. A I I Librarians Left to Right: loAnn Kroft, loinet Woiyrnire, Ann Rish, Christine Wilson, Mcxrilou Vroornon, Ionet Stoufier, Charlene Votow, Ncxnette Reynolds, Lorene Iom- erson, loon Keel, Connie Clorlc, Beverly Wolfrurn, Mrs. Myers. Office Assistants First Row Leif to Rioht Connie Clark Mr Slicinoihoin Corol Denney bpitler Mor lone Potte f Lelcx Epoley s Second Row, Left to Right: Ioan Burwell, leon Mowrer, Rex Neilsen, Eugene bags eve' HIGH SCHOOL GRADE SCHOOL Mrs. Ted Woltrum Mrs. Aubrey lacobs Mrs. Von Williams Mrs. Ralph Webster Mrs. Coe Carpenter Miss Clara Schmidt H S Custodrcm G S Custodmn VV1ll1am Basse Rrchard Flora BUS DRIVERS Roy Krott Sam Palrrer Mark l-lanstna Charles Votaw Ovrd Tyner Ira Wl1son l-lowa d Boardman Egh Nl to Z B S S f f 9, , X U HW ' OW ff 1' J f f n SENI ORS f - , say E ,K ff P X lxfxxxx W W ,N 9 X : X E xl .lr A! X X f g 4 fy I 5.1.-.sq f J g ' f ff f x l g? X f Q 2' Semor Class Offlcers Larry Curless es dent 4 Stud f Co s de 1 4 A n Staff s s stent Ed to J 4 Bask lball a fa Basketball l 2 ck So ball 2 u e l Ma age I A ss Annual Staff 3 Seno Play 4 mo Pl y 3 B nd l 2 loan Carol Burwell Sec etary Treasure ual Staff lEd torl 4 Off: Ass sta l 3 4 Ass sted A S 3 Se or Play 4 3 Ba d Eugene Sprtle e P es de l e t 3 l ent Co al Staff ICO pesto Edt ce 'la elball 2 3 o Pla o o Class Motto So Ltttle Done So Much To Do Class Colors Gold and Blue Class Flower Yellow Rose The Boom Year Of The 49ers We 49ers proudly took our seats m the row at the east stde of the assembly For eleven struggl1n ears over the long tra1l we had dreamed opefully of one day when we would be the occupants of that row You see those seats meant somethlng They mdtcated we were near1ng our golden goal be1ng declared honorably graduated after complet1ng twelve tull years ot the gold rush tor knowledge Yes We Weriemors We made Larry our Pres1dent and unclr h1s capable lead ersh1p entered upon our boom year Mr Shanahan and Mrs Haupert were our sponsors but soon Mrs Haupert had to take l of absence because ot srckness Mrs longs took her place Early m t school year we put on an 1ce cream soc1a tn connectron W1th a lawn band concert Our hrst class party was a Halloween party at the Wites Instttute lodge Every one came masked and we enloyed games refreshments and ghost stor1es On November ll we had a theater party the class went to Manchester College to see Margaret Webster s celebrated play ers 1n Hamlet Our Semor play was ent1tled Let Me Out of Here tn whlch everybody seemed to be wearmg everybody elses clothes It was an excellent productlon Cont1nu1ng our theatrtcal bustness we gave a Chr1stmas play ent1tled Pop Reads The Chrlstmas Carol For our Senlor program 1n March we ve another play ent1tled Be Home By dn1ght Meanwhlle dur1ng Ianuary and February Ioan Burwell Edxtor ID Ch1et and her assts tants worked steadlly on our Annual I March we had a treasure hunt party and 1n Aprtl we had the Carmval under the dtrectlon of Mr Howard Then 1n late Aprll we made our trrp to Wash1ngton D C was one ot the h1ghl1ghts of our Senlor ear and We enyoyed 1t 1mmensely The Iuntors ,ve us a very mce Banquet at the Hotel Spencer 1n Marlon lor another hrghhght And then came our last week ol school Bacculaureate Class Day and Commence ment As We recerved our dtplomas we realrzed that we had reached our golden goal we had become graduates of Lm lawn' Page Ten n o Pr i 5 en uncil Vic - r I n I, 45 Presi- Prel n 5 n ual lA - d n 5 S ud uncil 35 An- i I r 5 e -, nu m 'i n I- C p in 45 , , 3, 'I 7 orl 45 Offi Assis nt 45 45 Tre 3, 45 ff , 3, 45 Bdsk . : Sen? r Y 4: Sl d n n r 5 sited Juni r Play 35 Band I, 2, 3, 45 5 lr 5 Ch rus I, 3, 4. Ju ' r a 5 a , , 3, 45 Chorus 2, 3, 45 4-H Club I, Z, 3, 4. l . r - r 45 An- f1 I 5 i e f I fl , 5 i nnual IGH I rll 3 Junior PIHY I h I, 2, 3, 45 Chorus I, 2, 3,3 4-H Club I, 2. U C I - . - lx A are I . ' ' ' , n 4,50 ' ' 4 - - ' GGQT, . . L ' . ' , is Fred Aukermon Annual Slalf lArI Edllorl 43 Senior Play 4: Office Assislanl I. Anno lo Axe A nual Staff 4 Chrnslmas Play 4 Junxor Play 3 Enlered from Gary In I947 lsooc Bmkerd rlsfmas Ply 4 Junuor 3 d X onstome Mo we olork or 4 Secrelary Treasurerl 3 P esndenf 2 Sludenl Councll 2 Offrce Ass1sIan'f4 Llbrarr 3 4 Assnsled Annual S I 2 Sensor Play 4 Juno 3 u Club Junnor Leader 2 Band Pace Elewen Phyllis Crull Chvislmas Play 43 Enlered from Wabash in I947. Donolcl Dole Baskelball Sfudenl Manager 4 Sollball 4 Annual Slaff Sensor Play 4 Jun or Play Enlered from Roann I 46 Donald Dermey Annual Sfaff 4 Baslrefball 2 3 4 Sludenf Manager r ck 3 offball 3 4 Bar 4 Junior Play 3 Ralph Dyson n g ' 1 ' 1 I Z 4. ' A ' : ' 3: 'n I9 . Ch ' - ' ' a ' I. . , : I: Pl ' I 2 3 4. ay ' Ban ' ' ' Ta 3 S , 5 d I, 2, 3, 3 ' . 'fx I' Y'- A , Annual Slafl lAcIivlly Edll- 4.5-I Club lx 2. 3' 4- I : - I 2 an I, 2, , 3 ' l laf 3 ' 3 i r Play Q 4-H Cl b l, 21 4-H l, 2, 3, 41 Chorus I, 2, 3, 4. Mcrrllyn GGTIISOH n I 2 4 Ch us 3 Twurler 3 4 Gnrls Bas ef ball Team I Prompfer-Jun nor Play Donald Hcxrmsh Baskefball I 2 3 4 Softball 4 Tra It Cub I 2 lune Kncrble Jumor Pla 3 Chorus 2 4 Assusfed Annual Sfaff 2 Glrls Baskefball Team I Page Twelxe lo Arm Kroft Sfudenl Councll 3 4 Pres: den? I Vlce Presldenl 3 An nual Sfaff IBus1ness Managerl aruan ub I 23 4H Junior e nd 4 Chor 4 Sen Pla 4 Jun r Pla 3 B lhe MCGIHHIS Chrlsfmas Play 4 Baskelball 2 Soffbal lecm Mowrer Offrce Assusfanl 3 4 Chrlsf mas Play 4 Assusfed Annual Sfaf 2 Rex Nlelser Sludenl Councnl 2 Ofhce Assnsfanl' 4 Annual af ISporfs Ednforl 4 Chrusimas Play 4 Jumor Play 3 Baskef B 34 Tack 3 4 Chorus2 3 l-lcrrrlet Peebles Secrelary Treasurer 2 Yell Leade 3 Annual Staff 4 Sen nor Play 4 Junror Play 3 Band Girls Baslrefball Team l loom Potterf Senior Play 4 Junior Play 3 Chorus 4 Enfered from Wa bas In 47 Eorl Rover Secrelary Treasurer 2 A nual Slaff 4 Assusfed Annua f 3 enuor ay ub I, ,Ban . Dolores Roser Annual Slaif lPholoqraphy Edilorl 4, Junior Play 3' Promprer-Senior Play, Band I, 2 ,3, 43 Chorus I, 2, 3, 4. ge Tfrleen Robert Von Comp Chrusrmas Play 4 Soffball 4 as efball I n C orus I 2 lolfm Wlnlers mor Play Chorus I 2 Inlermural So lball 4 Arnafeur Show Robert Wrnters ball I 2 Ba C orus l I Trall of the 49ers Most crystal balls foretell the future but the one we looked 1nto the other day show ed us a b1t of the past hfe of the l949 Sen rors Lookrng mto thls rather backward crystal ball here IS what we saw All over the country 1n September l937 many l1ttle boys and g1rls who were des tmed to become 49ers were beglnnrng a gold rush for knowledge Of th1s vast group ten of us began at L1nlawn Grade School where we were to cont1nue and to become members of the L1nlawn l-hgh School Class of 1949 We consrsted of Isaac B1nkerd Constance Clark Larry Curless Donald Denney Ralph Dyson Marllyn Garrlson Donald l-larmsh IoAnn Kroft Earl Raver and Robert Van Camp Each day at grade school was a new adventure for us We learned many th1ngs both from books and from experlence Blll Sp1tler from Frankfort Jolned our group 1n the thrrd grade and Rex Nrelsen from Wa bash I-larrtet Peebles from Marron and Delores Roser from Texas came to us rn grade f1ve Ftnally the great day arr1ved We were at last el1g1ble to go to the BIG Hlgh School for we were seventh graders loan Burwell lune Knable and Ioan Mowrer entered from Wabash and loan Potterf entered from LaFonta1ne Mr Wllllarns was our teacher and he d1d a wonderful 1ob 1n helprng to get us started off on the r1ght foot fn he e1ghth grade Fred Aukerman from Wabash and Bob W1nters from Som rset became members of the class One of t e thr1lls was havfng permanent seats 1n the hxgh school assembly At long last we found ourselves Freshmen green but h1gh school students just the same We had a good Freshman basket ball team Among the memorxes of our Fresh man year was a rrp roarmg party at Wh1te s lnstltute Soon we became sophlstrcated Sophomores Many of our boys were on the second team and Rex made the f1rst team We had an excellent party thrs year Larry took us on a hayrlde and then to nts house for games and refreshments When we showed up for school for our lumor year we found a new pr1nc1pal Mr Shanahan wa1t1ng for us lt took us no tune to become hard worktng lumors prepanng the money for our lun1or Senlor expenses We really got 1nto blg bus1ness when we started sellrng magazlne subscr1pt1ons Drv1d1ng 1nto two teams we took IH over one thousand dollars' makmg a generous proht Larry was the captaln of the w1nn1ng team and the 1nd1v1dual leader as well We had a turkey supper at the school rn celebratlon of our success Frve of our boys made the f1rst team 1n basketball two Larry and Rex playmg regularly Durrng th1s lun1or year we had a ducky swunmmg party at the YMCA rn l-luntmgton tak1ng 1n a show afterwards Early 1n the year we got our sparkhng new class rlngs Our class pres ented Baby Srtter for the trad1t1onal Iunlor play It was well recemved ln the spr1ng our class gave a banquet rn honor of the 48 Sentors At thls pornt our crystal ball glows x 1th the beauhful formals and new su1ts whrch the young ladles and young gentle men respectrvely were weartng AND NOW lets throw the crystal ball away and come from the past to the pres ent' WE HAVE BECOME THE 49 SENIORS' Pag Fo teen ' 4 . - 1 . . t I - . . 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AY- - I v . , I ' e UI' 1' ' 1 5 5 , 2- if 4 Items from the 1969 Lmlawn Alumnr News, as reported by The Senrors of 1950 Eugene Sprtler world famous trumpet player 15 makrng a personal appearance tour appear1ng at the state and county farrs callrng the horses to the post to start the races Isaac Brnkerd a graduate of Monkey town lnstrtute of Scrence has perfected a devrce whrch wrll enable man to smell un der water Tune Knable IS a mrstress of ceremony on a radro grve away program The thous ands of dollars worth of prrzes grven away each nrght rnclude flat rrons wrth detach able handles bubble gum flowers and used peanut butter Jars Ioan Burwell the lrttle woman wrth the mrghty vocal chords has Just won natronal d1st1nct1on by wrnnrng the hog callrng con test held at Sweester lndrana Earl Raver has also achreved drstrnctron cs water boy for the Fort Wayne Darsres Softball team Rex Nrelsen and hrs pet monkey have been gorng around the streets of Wabash sellrng popcorn and peanuts He garned hrs knowledge of these b1g busrness ven tures from hrs experrence rn the L H S book store Donald Dale the Drzzy QUIZ Master over statron LHS has a specral attractron durrng lnternatronal Brotherhood week He 1S grv rng as prrzes on hrs program two trckets to last weeks productron of hrs program and boxes of Mrlky Way wrappers Robert Wrnters M D rs the chref surgeon at the Rrch Valley Munrcrpal Hosprtal Re turnrng from a huntrng trrp up at Spercher vrlle he completed hrs frrst major operatron sk1nnrng a rabbrt Wrllram MCGIHDIS presrdent of the Chrc ago Mrnrsterral Assocratron Wrll be the guest speaker at the assembly program at L H S thrs week Hrs toprc Some of the Strangest People Become Mrnrsters Fred Aukerman has a successful under takrng busrness ID Servra lndrana Freds motto IS When you are rn drre need drop dead l ll be the last one to let you down Phyllrs Crull another of the 1949 gradu ates rs runnrng a cable car up and down the Wabash Street hrll Mr and Mrs Merr1ll Hobbs were honored recently by the Dora Chamber of Commerce for havrng the largest famrly rn the com munrty Thev have th1rteen ch1ldren Mrs Hobbs rs the former loAnn Kroft Ralph Dyson sherrff of the Rrch Valley Bad Lands has been out Wrth hrs posse huntrng a desperate gang of watermelon threves belreved to be 1U thrs vrcrnrty loan Potterf toreador w1ll next appear at the large amphrtheater rn Treaty lndr ana Marrlyn Garrrson known 1n her hrgh school days as a frrend to all rs contrnurng her acts of good wrll by takrng care of all stray cats and dogs rn the nerghborhood Robert Van Camp an eccentr1c m1ll1on arre reported recently that hrs prrvate own ed luxury lrner Seablazer underwent m1nor reparrs for damage resultrng from a collr son w1th the bathtub faucet Captarn Larry Curless of the Choke Crty Polrce Precrnct l3 has just frnrshed arrest rng a desperate crrmrnal The crrme knrfrng a loaf of bread Harr1et Curless the former Harrret Peeb les runs a boardrng house for broken down and run over reformed crrmrnals Dolores Roser s now the chref cook and bottle washer for the Choketown Country Club They serve the best hash drnners 1n town lean Mower has Just srgned a contract wrth the Chrcago Bears Professronal Foot ball team They hope to wrn the champron shrp w1th therr new team member Constance Story formerly Connre Clark rs resrdrng rn her penthouse on the Salaifo nre Rrver where she spends her spare trme frshrng CShe barts her own hook tool Anna Io Axe physrcal educatron teacher at her alma mater was chosen the World s Champron all around athlete Donald Harnrsh provrdes the chrldren w1th many Wrld adventures vra the radro H reads the latest comrc books every after noon from two to three on the L H S School of the Arr lohn W1nters the warblrng garbage col lector of Rrch Valley IS the favorrte of all the housewrves He serenades them as he col lects therr rubbrsh Donald Denney has ret1red to the home of hrs hrgh Qhool sweetheart Marrlyn Gar rrson and lS ass1strng her rn ph1lanthrop1cal enterprrses He made a fortune from a patent on a new blrnd dr1v1ng devrce Whrch enables man to drrve wrthout usrng erther hand on the steerrng Wheel l-le got the rdea for thrwewce durrng hrs hrgh school courtrn days' Page F tteen ' o 0 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 ' , ' , . 1 ' 1 , - , - 1 1 1 1 1 . , . 1 1 ' 1 - - . , - . , - 'I iz . . 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' - 1- - 1 , . 1 11 . 1 ' 1 ' 1 1 . . , . . 1 l en we Semors entertamed at the 1948 Iuruor Sen1or Banquet 49 ers G0 East The Semors left school Thursday morn mg Aprll 21 to catch the tram at Claypool for Cleveland After a bus tour of Cleve land we Were on our way aga1n We spent the nrght on the tram and arrrved 1n Wash lngton D C the next mornlng Frrday We V1S1t8d the Bureau of Prrntrng and Engrav mg and the Sm1thson1an lnstrtute ln the afternoon We toured the Capltal Burldmg House of Representatlves Senate Supreme Court Congress1onal L1brary and FBI Burldrng Brrght and early Saturday mormng We went for a glrmpse of the Washmgton Monument a look at the Whrte House and v1s1ted other mterestrng parts of the c1ty fn cludmg the L1ncoln Memor1al Iefferson Memorxal Arhngton Cemetery Lee Man sron the Tomb of the Unknown Soldrer Mount Vernon the Natronal A1r Port and Alexandrra After supper at the Hotel Plaza our headquarters we went to the stat1on and soon we were on our Way home We spent another nrght on the tram and arrrved ln Claypool Sunday noon We feel We were very fortunate 1n gomg to Washtngton Seelng the s1ghts and the many h1stor1cal places we have read about so often was a tremendous thr1ll l - I - 1 1 1 ' - I I - - 1 1 - I I , . ., . . - I I 1 . 1 1 . 1 1 1 1 Page Sixteen Q vs ,f X 7 v ER LAS R xx S, S QE lick Q15 .Ls-:gQg5, E65 S ,, J X x if y i W- w'-7 If K 24 N 1 1- Q X If K, W hx I g XJ ... . I Q U X ,N f A X X 'QI Jumor Class 'K-us mA The Iunlor class thls year has th1rty one members Mr Bechtold and Mrs Myers the class sponsors are dolng a Wonderful IO Drck Puckett IS Pres1dent Lorene Iamer son 1S Vlce Presrdent and M1r1am Eppley IS Secretary Treasurer Pat Truss IS our Stu dent Councrl represerrtahve They have all proved very capable of handhng therr Barbara Barlow Gall Baublef Joan Bender Jonnuebul Boardman Jean Brown Curhs Carpdhler Vuola Curhs John Dale Carol Denney Nllrlam EpPl9Y Morris Ford Wally Hunt Lorene Jamerson Marvm Nuccum Alan Oswall Norma Pottenger Rlchard Prlckeh' Merrill Wilson Fred Reed oe Schlndle Julle Shulllnger John Thompson Pat Truss Janice Va ndeqrlfl Harold Walters Janet Waymlre Ralph Whltaker Clara Wulson Merle ay Barnette Wolfrum Jerry Young posltrons The r1ngs were ordered from the Hert Iones Company 1n lndlanapohs We thmk they are pretty mce Durlng the year the Iumors sold penclls and T shlrts and had charge of the concessron stands at the ball games In the sprmg, we presented the play, The Funny Bratsf' under the dlrec t1or1 ot Mrs Myers Page Elohleen p r 2' , b ' V 4 ' , ' Wil b H M tg 5' -. - EL T . p T A V . :.5 I mrlha Keel A Y H ,.:,:, ' Q 5 Ai W .1-. . 5, .fs , rr. f ,Q f.: V. . ' ,I ' -1 Q X. . J , T my yr T : an ' . ' '-r.r T ti . I . A I ' I Sophomore Class Mary Lou Allegree Patty Baer George Barlow Peggy Boardman Harold Bredenkamp Jean Crull Bonnre Cunmngham Delorrs DeArmond Robert Dyson Lela Eppley ons Eppley Louls Goodwin Thomas Hales ffm, Otto Hamm Lllllan Harnlsh Duck Hobbs rm Hoy 1 Huddleston Joan Keel Lawrence Krrby Carma Mrddleton Danny Paul Joe Pemberton Mary Jane Potter? Barbara Ray Mark Reed Nr a Ru e Meredith Snyder Jnmmy Spelcher Alma Sfoops Betty Tart Lols Tyner Johnny Van Buslurk Charlene Votaw Marulou Vrooman Our Class cons1sts of th1rtys1x students thrs year Mr Howard IS our class sponsor On October 13, l948, We had a Splash Party at Bunker H111 A1r Base We all had a swell tune, and are looklng forward to hav mg many more as emoyable as that one Our class offlcers are Presrdent, Lela Eppley, Vlce Presldent, Danny Paul, Secret ary Treasurer, Charlene Votaw The Stu dent Counc1l representdtrve for our class 1S D1Ck Hobbs Page Nsneteen i l I C h e vnvl m , Y I , W 'ea ' .E inf. I I ,.'. A A L . . Evelyn Hales ' ,, 'Q -at ,... y y iz: y J' y 'tru y I A is ,K .. . J LQ 'If' .I .f r N.,, , I fl . . W l 7 V A , Y, is I ' Freshmen Class 41? The Freshman class consrsts of thlrty four students We are very proud ot the Fresh man boys who played on the basketball second team We elected the tollowlng class ottrcers thrs year Ernrly Krrkpatrrck, Presrdent, Law rence Marks, Vrce Presrdent, and Robert Hubert Baker James Baldwm Duck Bmkerd Patsy Browr- Carolyn Clark Leo DeArmond Ilean Elzroih Barbara Heath Larry Hoover Rosa Horner Judy H Bob Hunt Mary eppler Bob Klefaber Edmond Kung Emily Kirkpatrick Neal Kolkman Duane Lawson Joan Lacy Bob LundqulSt Lawrence Marks June Muller lvalene Prcdreft Nanefte Reynolds Joe Rldenour Shrrley Rndenour Ann Rush George Roser Rebecca Schuster Donald Slouffer Duane Truss Joe Votaw Becky Weesner Duckue Workung Hunt, Secretary Treasurer Our Student COUHCII representatrve IS Edmond Krng On December 7, 1948, we had a skatmg party at the Idyll Wyld 1n Mar1on We have had a good trrne Wrth Mrs Hedrn as our sponsor thrs year Page Twenty up .,., V if-rr-I 1' 1 V ' ' r it t 1 ' . oy K . ' 2 . Hs 4 Erghrh Grade Bnllue Allegree Barbara Baker Q Verlun Barlow Mary Ball Thomas Beaver Glen Brown Julia Cooper Max Denney Thomas Dunfee Barbara Easierday Rebecca Elllofl Dean Eppley Perry Garrison Donald Keel Mazle Kung Lesfer Kirby Von Dean Kuldau Eddne Landns Anlfa Lawson Dons Mullncan xx Keufh Morohew Mary Morrow Dorwm Ogan Bruce Oswalf Dean Parson Joyce Parson Evelyn Peas Howes Persley Jennie Prlckeff Norma Snders James Smlih Ernesf Sommers Barbara Sfouffer Robert Waymure aa.. Chrushne Wulson ld- 'F lf' Beverly Wolfrum The E1ghth Grade class started the year w1th 36 students enrolled 1n the Iun1or Hlgh School We have our or1g1nal group w1th us thls year except for Cathenne Campbell who moved to Lagro We have two new members th1s year Thomas Dunfee from Lagro and Anlta Lawson from Wabash Ed Page W J X 1. W1n Landls 1S our Presldent Max Denney V1ce Pres1de-nt and Chnsnne W11son Sec retary In October Barbara Stoulfer gave a Hallo we en party for us We en1oyed 1t very much Twenrv One - I4 A, , Ayyy I, ' ex f rg . ,rr l ' J. 15? .fa rr , . 1 . - ,.:. l -, fi, A- 1 :Q H - r 6 an . I ' . az- ' .,,.. Q 'F ,f Af, H ' . 'l . ' , .'l.l if '- . . . f ' 51 'A X B A J 1 . .TV S 9 K 1 , - - , . Seventh Grade Phyllis Baer Ted Baer Sharon Boardman 1-J' 1:9 Buddy Brown Amta Lourse Coldren James Coldren Jlm Cunnlngham Jean Eubank 5-'H-rf Charlotte Farley Harold Garrett 1... Olnver Garrison Blll Hales Joan Hanslng Kathleen Horner Mary Hoy Oval Kung Kay Mc6unms Bonme Moore Bobby Pond Sharon Potter! Sandra a Rachel Schuster Janet Stouffer Mary Lou Thompson John Tyner Hugh Waymnre Jack Wldup Lyman Wlllnams -Q. Our class ottrcers are lack Wldup PTGS1 The hrst ot the year We Were amazed at dent lanet Stoufler Vrce Presrdent and all the drfferent rooms m Whrch We had our Hugh Waymrre Secretary Treasurer M classes We soon became used to 1t and Wade 15 our sponsor hke rt much better than the grade school Page Thlrty Two 4 3. 1 V-,,, ' uuv I . AV n r V r l y gm , yyy ry y M wullyy - K ..,. . l 1 V X A a 5, . 51 A eil J V 1 , R Y Vik, .nia 4 -, ' .,, I f-QQ' ' V' ff- ' n .V ,VL -t - x ,, X. W If , ' , - . r. . ' 'al -af o 1 Lmlawn Grade School Slxth Grade ' Carlton Stoddard Row I Larry Rogers Nlclry Graves Jon Hoy Ralph Prlclzeff Tom Kuefaber Jerry Jacobs Row 2 John Brane Carolyn Knable Jarolyn Clark Susan Carter Carol Parson Vera Brown Mary Ellen Rldenour Shirley Hall Beverly Pefry Dale Kroff Row 3 Mr Stoddard Robert Sfubblefueld James Snpe Harold Afkunson Bertha Hales Fern Wvllnams Josephmo Blevlns Erneif Baublef James Kung Larry Mulleft Lawrence Porter 44. Flfth Grade Eunlce Wlles R w I Susle Coldren Phyllns Welsenberger Sandra Pugh Pafrncla Persley Beffy Huddleslon Rulh Ann Klrby Thelma Hansnng Peggy Sommers Barbara Morphew Row 2 Rebecca Thompson Beverly Moore Sharon Brlqhr Bertie Lee Hanslng Mary Jane Peebles Lucille Wlllnams Beverley Weusenberger Sharon Putnam Row 3 Davud Rnd nour Rex Hobbs Joe Daugherty Lawrence Garrett Larry Pahon James Kaufman Phuhp Stout Jnmmy Huddleslon Edwm Bever Gary Rudenour Lee Schoff Richard Bracken Waller Crull Miss Wnles - A Fourth Grade Kathryn Bracken Row I Jimmy Holley Myron Ridgeway Zelberf Wlllnams Reggie G arrlson Katy Fleck Veda McDonald Deema Hall Karen Wldup Jack Pence Lewis Horner Stanley Lawrence Charles Brnkerd M,-5 Bracken Row 2 Marilyn Manning Phyllis Thompson Sherlalne Graves Dorls Hales Ruth Ann Truss Theonn Sloan Belle Jo S r Patty Best Kay Rldenour Denms Krammer Row 3 Bobby Smith Jamce Hobbs Ellzabefh Rldenour Mona Han sung Bonme Boardman Shirley Oqan Martha Kung Lmda McCloud Chrrshne Beyer Davrd Wolfrum Page Thnrty Three O I i I I 0 5 ' I - I . s - - Q - I O Z . I . . I Sharon Miller, Teresa Bin-I. V I I I I I 'W' ' A 7 Third Grade Rosemary Hayes Row I: Jimmy Ridenour, John Nalhan Unger, Charles Porler, Judy Waymire, Shirley Binkerd, Elizabelh PeHif, Becky Sue Alexander, Nancy Weisenberger, Todd Baer, Jan Bailey. Row 2: David Denney, Larry Allegree, Eugene Middlefon, Ann Websler, Verle Lee Sloan, Ann Daughlery, Ernie Peas, Judy Jacobs, Rosalie Worsing, Vada Rogers, Novadean Ridenour, Joe Paffon. Row 3: Mrs. Hays, Elberf King, Tom Hunf, Janice Oswall, Billy Moo re, Max Ridgeway, Charles Davis, Billy Schoby, Bobby Boardman. I John Carler, Carolyn Afkinson, Darlene Van Camp, Joyce Whiflaker, Sondra Lawrence, Ted Eubank. 0- Second Grade Mildred Stoops Row l Vuclu Boardman Nancy Rogers Larry Owen John Cunningham Tommie Bailey Sandra Welsenberger Margrel Sommers Lora Mae Belvins Sherry Graxes Carol Sloul Row 2 Diana Clark Sue Ann Frlkenblnder Jerry Somers Dick Richardson Joanna Campbell Nancy Pugh Sandra Smifh Carolyn Manning Palricia Hollery Bredna Curless Larry Campbell Row 3 Sue Hall David Schuster Pally Flora Rex Raver Judy Wudup Todd Muller Annalou Aukerman Treva Windbrgler Sherman Ogan Ronnie Peebles Rolla Prickefl Francis Tullle Row Row Row Row First Grade Vivian Crawford l Charles Hall Slephen Shambaugh Wayne Ailunson David Brnghl David Pugh Clelus Webb Dennis Cunningham Aushn Price 2 Beverly Reed Gall Pence Louise HlaH Elizabefh Wlndblqler Sharon Kay Tyner Loran Sloan Bobby Alexander Jimmy Rldenour Bobby Benbow Sharon Peas 3 Maureen Tomlinson Marilyn Ridgeway Harluss Burl Beih Miller Janice Sue Johnson Jimmy Moore 4 Phillip Rrdenour Mrs Crawford Merlin Ridgeway Diana Kirby Belly Lou Blevins Roger Garreh David Daugherfy Johnny Paffon Rufh McGinnis Bobby Marks Raymond Hall Jackson Hamillon Page Tuveniy Four s . . . - . . . . . 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Q Q nnsn svsnu. 1- kr Id 5 GI BO RLS a 0 x ss' 0 X x. 1Q7 eu 1948 1949 Basketball Season The Prrates opened the season by w1n nmg easrly over Lagro 57 33 They led all the way burldrng up a twelve po1nt lead by the end of the frrst per1od Faltenng rn the last quarter the Prrates lost to Chester 38 to 38 rn a game played at the Wabash Hrgh School gymnasrum Lrnlawn turned rn the1r second wm by rollrng over Chrppewa by a 8l to 35 score Rex Nrelsen playmg hrs frrst game after a weeks s1ckness led the vrctors w1th 19 polnts Lrnlawn kept thelr w1nn1ng ways by defeatrng Lrncolnvrlle 59 to 22 They out scored the Goldbugs 3l to 8 rn the f1rst half The Prrates won the1r th1rd strarght game and therr fourth m frve games by beatmg Laketon 40 32 Thrs game proved to be qurte a battle and Lmlawn led by only 3 pornts at the end of the th1rd perrod They extended therr wrnnlng streak b trrumphmg over favored Roann 47 to 37 at Roann The Plrates played one of therr best games of the season and held the lead all the way Lrnlawn lost the1r second game of the season to a tough Swayzee crew by a 38 to 34 score Llnlawn played good ball grv mg Swayzee a good frght The prrates won easlly over therr Alumnr by a 58 3l score The game was clean and only 7 fouls were called aga1nst the wrn ners Lrnlawn squeezed out a wm over Urbana 34 33 on 2 free throws by Nlelsen rn the closrng seconds Thrs game was a real thrrller and both teams played the1r hearts ou Lrnlawn won the Four Way Tourney at Converse by defeatmg Sharpsvrlle 44 32 IH the afternoon and then trrumphmg over Converse at mght 5149 1n an overtrme Nrelsen was the b1g gun rn the Converse game hrttmg from every angle and rackrng up 34 polnts A very nrce trophy was presented to the Prrates Lrnlawn contmued to wrn by puttmg 543 down Somerset 55 to 4l the P1rates record showed 12 wms and 2 losses as they stretched therr wrnnmg streak to 6 stralght by defeatmg Lagro 1n the County Tourney 52 to 39 L1nlawn had con srderable trouble dur1ng the early portrons of th1s game Lrnlawn farled to advance rn the Tourney cs they were beaten by Roann 40 32 1n the erm Frnal round The Prrates had trouble l1tt1ng the basket The Prrates got back on the wrnnmg led ger agam by trounc1ng Laketon 47 to 3l They pulled away rn the second quarter after a close lrrst per1od Lrnlawn was checked by the Lafontarne county champs 45 42 at the Cossack s goalry Thrs game was hard fought all the way and a Pxrate rally rn the last quarter almost saw them through to vrctory Lrnlawn trred from the Lafontame russle Q farled to grve North Manchester Central much of a frght as the Tro1ans won easrly 39 24 The Prrates regalned therr pohsh and overwhelmed Lagro 54 4l The team play was excellent as each player contnbuted hrs share to make the game a success Lrnlawn lost a thrrller drller to Urbana by one small po1nt 40 39 1n a game played at the Speedkrngs gym The P1rates led all the way but an Urbana rally got them flat footed 1n the last quarter Lmlawn f1n1shed thelr regular play1ng season by r1pp1ng through Chlppewa 53 to 39 at the Wabash H S gym The Prrates started out well and never faltered ln the Sectlonal Tourney Lrnlawn lost to Lafontarne 32 27 Both teams seemed very cold untrl the last quarter when the Cos sacks Young tossed rn 12 pornts to sew up the game Lmlawns fmal record for the season rn cludmg all tournament games showed l4 wms agalnst 7 losses Thls IS undoubtedly one of the best records ever comprled by a Lmlawn Prrate crew Y .' 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W Q.. ww ,I W ,A IH Wm: E 'vw,. ,Af N U: L N Lmlawn Lmeup Larry Cu less La ry one of the bra boys on the Lmlawn team played the prvot spot capably and efttcmentlx Hrs shoes w1ll be hard to hll next wear Donald Denney Don was an excellent guard and floor man l-hs mtury tn mtd season hurt the team tremendously Donald Harmsh Ntsh a hard worklna forward played a constderable amount ot ball for the team thrs year Rex Ntelsen Btg Rex was the hrgh scor1ng man ol the team We wxll always remember htm as a good scorer and a team man Morrts Ford Curly was the playmaker of the team and a great passer Watch htm spark the team next vear Name Pos fron Denney Donald Harntsh Donald Ntelsen Rex Carpente Cfirt Dale loh Ford Mo Ntccum Ma Reed Fred au Dar P T Fred Reed F eddre hrgh Scortna play maker and floor man w1ll bear vxatchtna next year after 3 years ot expertencel Iohn Dale Iohn a capable sub show ed much promtse and played aood ball thrs year Next year lohn w1ll be rn there pluCI gmg all the t1me Marvtn Nrccum Ntck a smooth and fluent player was a sub thts year but next year he can be counted on for some good ball playmg Curt Carpenter Curt another bra boy drdn t play much th1s year but next xear he IS gomg to try to ftll Larry s shoes Dan Paul Danny playmg both sec ond and hrst team ball durrna the past Sea son wtll be ttahttna hard next year Yrs on t and No Pomte a L oooh I - - - W. 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' - Cl ss 22 Curless, Larry C 4 135 Sr. 44 , C1 4 35 Sr. 33 , F 3 74 Sr. 66 ' , ' F 4 233 Sr, oo J, ' C 2 8 tr. ll , n F-G 3 59 Ir. 77 , rris F-G 3 17' Ir, 55 ' ' , rvin F-G S 44 tr, 99 , n G 3 l7C lr. 88 Pt 1 F G l 6 A A . , Second Team The second team was made up mostly of Freshmen th1s year Dlck Hobbs Dan Paul and George Barlow were the only Sopho Llnlawn Lrnlawn Lmlawn Llnlawn Lrnlawn Lmlawn Lmlawn Lagro Chester 34 Chrppewa Llncolnvllle Laketon Swayzee Wh1te s lnstltute mares They Won only 5 of 15 games but were very plucky and showed great pro H1156 for followrng years Lmlawn L1n1awn L1n1aWn Lmlawn Lmlawn Lmlawn INTRAMURAL WINNERS Urbana Laketon Lalontame North Manchester Lagro Clhppewa N ' 31 47 ' 22 ' 12 ' 30 ' 27 ' 20 ' 22 ' ' 16 ' ' 30 ' 13 ' 22 21 ' 20 Linlawn 26 Roann 28 Linlawn 20 Urbana ' 10 62 ' 19 ' ' 32 ' ' ' 23 Basketball 4 Way Toumey Wlnners Back Rov Dale Ford Curless Caroenter I-larnrsh Nrelsen Coach Howard Front Nrccurn Beed Dale Woltrurn Paul Denney Cheer Leaders 6 Student Managers Barnette Woltrum Carrna Mrd dleton Patty Baer Donald Dae Ir Hxgh Basketball Team Back Kelth Morphew Lester Duntee Verhn Barlow Bob by Pond Front llrn Srruth Don Keel Max Denney Eddre Landrs Bru e Oswalt Jumor Hrgh Basketball The turnout for lun1or Hrgh basketball was great thrs year Of those out Coach Howard selected a hne team and we had a good year The sparkplugs ot the team were P Th Verhn Barlow and Tom Dunlee Loolung over the prosp cts we see a great future Llnlawn l-hah School team lS rnaklng , fi , , , l , , '. 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Kirby, Von Kuldau, Tom ,- I U ' . , e , ' . ity Soft Ball Team Back Don Denney Don Dale Larry Curless Curt1ss Car penter Iohn Dale Bob Hunt Front Ioe Votaw Bob K1efa ber Ioe Pemberton Barnette Wollrurn Marvm Nrccum 11m Baldwln Hlgh School Intramural Softball Champs QW' Back 11m Splecher Lawrence Marks lohn Wlnters Ionrue b1l Boardman Front Bob Van Camp Ierry Young Tom Hales Alan Oswa1t Iunlor Hlgh Wlnners Back B111 Hales Tom Duntee Dean Parson Lester Klrby 11m Smlth Front Iohn Tyner hm Cur nlngham Ted Baer Max Denney Don Keel Th1s was not a banner year for the Soft ball team as we won two games out of e1ght We lose three Senxors th1s year so Lmlawn Lmlawn Lmlawn Lmlawn 7 Urbana 8 12 Laketon 11 7 Lafontalne 12 5 Somerset 8 Thnrt Season Record from the holdovers and from the mtramural tra1n1na L1n1aWn should have a fa1r club next year Lmlawn Lmlawn L1n1aWn Lmlawn y One N Manchester 12 Lmcolnvxlle 2 N Manchester 14 Lagro 6 Girls Intramural Champions SOPHOMOBE VOLLEY BALL Bow l: Barbara Bay, Carma Middleton, Marilou Vrooman, Alma Stoops, Patty Baer, Nila Bile, Evelyn l-lales. Bow Ili loann Keel, Bonnie Cunningham, Lillian Harnish, Mary Lou Allegree, Deloris De Armand, Lois Tyner, Betty Tait. FRESHMAN KICK BALL Bom l Bosa Lee Horner Nanette Reynolds Patsy Brown Becky Schuster Becky Weesener loan Lacy lun Miller Marilyn Decker Bow ll llean Elzroth Ann Bish Barbara Heath Carolxn Clark ludy l-lay Shirley Bidenour 7th CS 8th BASEBALL Bow l loan l-lansina Marv Ball Beverly Wolfram Christine Wilson Norma Siders Row ll Sharon Potterl Sandra Bay Bonnie Moore Mattie Horner Anita Coldren Phyllis Baer P Th yl l f I , , , , . , +2 A , ' . I , A I , v . . Diana Lawson, lvalene Pricket, Emily Kirkpatrick. X V . . . 4 . 4 ir' Y wo W ACTIVITIES Pl D FFWIK VN AVI H15 4 K I W-Q X554 QI ,N-sy X T2 I ' I 1 1 . ' ix ,F 1-. 3, I x ' ,QQ I GX I H rd 7 1 Q X K ,Wil 9. I I I 9 I f x I A I ig XV x xiii? gil .K an s ' X 1 X I M J .51 an A A A V A J - S snr. S A -Q: 'II ll A , F' ' IX , 4 ' K YY X 3 ,, I If X I I E , KL XI 1' O K ZZ WX t- x , Y fin X. Calender Aug 22 Enrollment begrns for the new school year Aug 27 School starts There are three new teachers Mrs Myers Mrs Hed1n and Mr Wade Sept l In the f1rst softball game L1nlawn loses to Urbana by one po1nt 8 7 Sept 2 Intramural softball organ1zed Dodgers and Cubs draw f1rst game Sept 3 Class ofhcers elected Larry Cur less IS elected Sen1or pres1dent L1n lawn beats Laketon 12 ll Sept 6 Labor Day marks the frrst hohdax of the new school year Sept 7 Lafontalne defeats L1n1awn 1n a softball game at LaFonta1ne I2 7 Sept I0 Somerset beats Lmlawn 8 5 Sept 14 Sen1or Annual Staff decrdes on Ruth Stouffer to do Annual p1ctures Sept 15 Central 12 Lmlawn 7 Well we tr1ed' Sept I6 Lawn band concert and ICG cream soc1al sponsored by Sen1ors Sept 17 L1nlawn wallops L1ncolnv1lle 3 2 Sept 22 Lmlawn loses to Central aga1n Sept 23 Bears w1n to become Intramural Softball champs Iohn W1nters 1S the capta1n of the team Sept 24 Lmlawn w1nds up 1ts softball sea Sept 27 Intramural Football orgamzed Sept 30 Iunrors choose class r1ngs Eenre meen1e m1n1e mo' Oct l Teeth checked b f school dent1sts W1der please F1rst basketball pract1ce 4 Mr I W LEWIS promotes an ama teur show for Lmlawn the follow1ng Monday Sorry Mr Howard amateurs the man SQ1d 5 Mrs Haupert takes leave of absence Get well soon 8 Sen1or play chosen ll Amateur show' Long Iohn W1nters proves to be new matmee 1dol Good luck Iohn Mrs Iones IS the new Eng l1sh and Speech teacher 12 Columbus Day-ask Don I'Iarn1sh for further 1nformat1on 13 Sophomores have a class swlm m1ng party at Bunker H111 The chem 1stry students and Mr Bechtold are bat fled by a new result to an exper1ment' Kmdly stop shakrng the l1ttle bottle Ga1l' 14 Grade cards of f1rst per1od taken home Its all r1ght l always eat my d1nner off the mantle 15 Cheer leader tryouts New cheer leaders 48 and 49 Carma Mxddleton and Pat Baer Only one ballot to a customer Mr Wade' I8 Schedule changed Confus1on' 20 Four whole days vacatron Q Oct Oct Oct Oct Oct Oct Oct Oct Oct Oct TY teachers conventlon Yeah Rah' Oct 26 Annual p1ctures d1str1buted N comment Oct 28 Sen1or class Halloween party at lnst1tute lodge Stop tak1ng pot shots at Foby Eugene Nov 2 Sen1or class goes Repubhcan What smart aleck voted for Wallace? Nov 3 L1nlaWn romps over Lagro 59 to 35 1n the f1rst basketball game of the 48 49 season Nov 4 Mr Howard becomes sllghtly re conc1led to Trumans v1ctory lust wa1t 52:11 Nov 5 Chester slrps by Lmlawn ln a very close game 38 36 The game WGS played at Wabash H S gym before l200 fans Nov I0 County Amateur f1nal at Honey well Center N1ce try Iohn' Lafontarne takes top honors Nov ll Sentors go to N Manchester tc see Margaret Websters Players Hamlet P1Ck Mrs lones out of the a1sle she s obstruct1ng traff1c Nov 12 L1nlawn Ch1ppeWa game L1n lawn w1nn1ng 61 35 but natch' Nov I5 Annual p1ctures arr1ve Sen1or play 1S glven at Whlte s Inst1tute Nov I6 Sernors present Let me Out Ot Raver are among other characters ID the laugh product1on Nov 19 Bob VanCamp had hrs f1rst date Too bad Don Harnlsh was along Nov 22 Speech Students g1ve three m1nute talks S1t down Earl shell call on you next Nov 23 Harr1et Peebles executes lk11lsl an 1m1tat1on of Mr Howard om1tt1ng to tackle Larry Curless to 1llustrate a new football play Nov 24 Thanksglvmg vacat1on Four days work Cant wa1t t1ll we get back to school to rest 1n fourth per1od study Lmlawn beats l.1ncolnv1lle 59 22 for 2nd stralght w1n Nov 30 Band and Chorus g1ve Negro Sp1r1tual program Dec I Agrlculture students go to Chrcago to Nat1onal L1vestock Show Dec 2 Evangehsts entertaln the assembly w1th a sax tr1o s1ng1ng and mus1cal saw Mr Shanahan loses h1s vo1ce Dec 3 Laketon game 40 32 Plrates wm n1ng Dec 6 Iumor H1gh enterta1ns the assemb ly w1th a few mus1cal select1ons Dec 8 Mrs Rhoads subsntutes for Mrs Iones classes Mrs Iones IS 1n north ern part of State lecturmg on Contem porary Amerxcan L1terature Dec 9 Students en1oy a mov1e Mystery of the Deep brought by Rev Nangle F 4 r ' , Q 11' , A Y u mf 4 , 0 - , ' ' ' . o A - D A till ' ' ' . 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Baggy Aukerman and You-All Pa e Thlr - our H Calender and shown by Mr Sm1th Dec 10 Lmlawn trounces Roann 47 38 Dec ll Swayzee beats Lmlawn 38 34 tn a tough game at the Wabash Hrgh gymnas1um Dec 14 SSDIOTS select 1nv1tat1ons and name cards CLets not rush thtsl Dec 16 Mrs Iones gets htp boots for the proposed bhzzard Dec 17 Lmlawn beats Alumnt 58 31 Second team beats Whmte s lnstxtute Dec 20 Mr E E Spltler Esq takes h1gh honors tn a typ1ng contest Reward candy Dec 21 Presentatton of the long awa1ted Sen1or Chrrstmas play Chrtstmas party and g1ft exchange Lmlawn beats Ur bana m a thrtller 35 34 Second team loses a tough one 1n overt1me 1949 Ian 1 L1n1awn wtns the 4 Way Tourna ment at Converse by beatmg Sharps vxlle 1n the afternoon and then 1n the even1ng overcom1ng Converse 1n an overt1me 5149 Lafontame was the team partrcrpatmg Oh Boy' Look at that trophy' C111 C111 CIT1 CIT1 CII1 C111 C111 C111 C111 CII1 C111 C111 C111 CII1 3 Chem lab gets face l1ft1ng rede corated tn a snazzy two tone green 4 No snow 7th grade threatens strrke 1f ra1n contlnues 5 Mr Shanahan t1ptoes around a qulet absorbed assembly Concentrat tng camp he calls 1t F1na1s772'? 6 7 Lets Sklp thts and go on to some th1ng pleasant fexams go1ng onl 10 Iuntors present an assembly pro gram featur1ng a read1ng by Lorene lamerson a novel play and two num bers by the sw1ng band 12 Mrs Stouffer takes group p1ctures for the annual County tourney starts 13 Lmlawn quallftes for the Sem1 Fmals of the Wabash County tourney by defeatmg Lagro 52 39 Good Work boys' 15 Fmal day of County tourney Ro ann beats Lmlawn ln afternoon 40 31 Lafontame wms tourney 17 Annual p1ctures of band chorus 4 H student counc1l and Annual Staff taken 18 Ioe M1ller of the Wabash Gun Club and a conservatron off1cer come to school to present p1ctures to those who part1c1pated 1n the shoot last fall Another one IS planned 20 The Iun1ors ISCSIVS therr long awatted class r1ngs My look at all the beauttful Jewlry lt almost bhnds a person 21 Lmlawn defeats Laketon 47 31 24 Earl Raver gets new set of false teeth Let go of my f1nger Earl 25 T B X rays for Semors and Iuntors Pace rr? Put those tools back Isaac Ian 28 Student Counctl sponsors a come dy movte at noon Lafontame beats L1nlawn 1n a close and hard fought battle 45 42 an 29 Central rolls over Lmlawn 39 24 an 31 Brrr' lts cold Feb 2 Ground Hog s Day Nuts' It s sunny Feb 4 Ftrst chapter of movte ser1al 1S shown at noon H1 Ho Slrver' Lmlawn runs over Lagro 54 41 Feb 9 Second chapter of movle ser1al thr111s students Feb 11 Urbana beats Lmlawn by one teente ween1e polnt 40 39 Second team won Abbott and Costello run a race wtth lndxans tn noon plcture show Feb 14 Basketball boys get p1ctures taken for annual Feb 16 E1ectr1c1ty goes off rn the mtddle of harr ratsmg act1on tn the movle ser1al Feb 18 Tun and Irene act up before the packed theater assembly Feb 19 Lmlawn defeats Chrppewa 53 39 to complete the1r regular playmg sea son Feb 22 Rev Brown gtves a com1ca1 chalk talk to a dehghted assembly Feb 24 Secttonal tourney begtns Lafon ta1ne defeats Lmlawn 32 27 Our boys have completed one of the most suc cessful years tn Ltnlawns basketball htstory Feb 25 Students thnll to the darrng of Mrghty Mouse Feb 26 Wabash defeats Lafontame 62 32 to w1n the 1949 Wabash County Sec t1onal Tournament March 1 All County Chorus practxces at Communlty Center 1n afternoon March 4 All County Band practlces morn1ng March 6 County Festxval program leatur mg All County Band and Chorus 15 gtven at Commumty Center L1n1awn 1S well represented March 15 SSHIOIS have treasure hunt party March 25 The Iumors present a very well named play The Funny Brats Nxce go1ng krds Apr1l 8 Everyone has fun at the Carntval d1rected by Mr Howard and the Semor Class Apr1l 21 Sen1ors leave on thetr long awatted tr1p to Washmgton DC Apr1l 22 Howdy Harry Apr1l 24 Senlors t1red but sat1sf1ed re turn to Hoos1er1and Apr1l 29 Iunxor Sen1or Banquet at Spencer Hotel 1n Manon May 1 Baccalaureate May 4 Class Day Annuals honors fun May 6 Commencement IV 1, 1 Q. ' I 1. H' M- - .4 .U ' ' I-. . .W I I- I . :I - I--V , ,' .... - I . . - 111 In . . . I I . 11- ,,-. In D I I - I. I I .- II q 7. .I 1 - ' .I .I .... J. w , I Th' y-F' e Left Row Row Row Row Shill Band fo Right: I: C. Clark, D. Rosef, C. Cwafk, L. Epp!ey, J. Burwell. 2: J. Dale, B. Wolfrum L. EppNey J Hansing, B. Alleqree, L Tyner, M. GarrTso'v E. KT'kpavr?ck C, Farley D Miwicdny L Denney, M. Eopiey. 3: B. Sfouffer, B. WoNn.rn, J, Hoy, R. EHIQH, J. Sfoufier, J. Eubank L. Curless, E, Sphlerv I Binkerdy H Peebieg M Vrooman J. Vendeqrlff, J Hoy E. Landis, J Tyner, D. Eppley, C. Wilson, M. A!legree R. Winfers. 4: Miss Baumqarfnef, A. Sfoops, R. Schusfer, J. Thompson, J. Kroff, C Vofawy B Baker D Denney H Baker M Denney, J Inger. S. Ridenour, L. Jame'son4 H. Persley, C. Wilson. Left Row Row Chorus Rlqhf a awson .5 mzre russ en er ee snef wson Tss aum ar ne L Eppley er A Sfoops C Denney J Kro oser nArmo'wd N ppley e Ale fee C C r 3 J Rr enouf o um T aer a ers ese ur s er 1 WT son Carpenfe J Thompson To ' 1 I: B. T H, D. L ,J W y ' , P. T ,J. B d l B. W , C W'l M' B g f ' I. Prfckefv L Eppxey . Tyne' L. , J Mm , , . , . H. Row 2: J Pofferf E Kirkpafdck C Clark S. Ridenoury R. Schuifer, J. Lacy J Hoy N Poffenqer L Hamish P B-own H Peeb!es D. R D D. T 4. E , J. Knabl , M. l CJ , . Na k. : . 4d ,B. W lf' R W'n?ers, H Bk ,H, W I? R, N7I n L C xeg E Spifl J Whfefs M 'I C Band The band gave an outdoor concert at the Semors 1ce cream socral September 16 948 Cn November 30 l948 the band and chorus yorned together to grve a program ot Negro Sprrttuals There were spectal num bers grven by the cornets clarmets saxo phones French horn and bar1tone The band members tak1ng part ln these speclal numbers were Larry Curless Eugene Sprt ler Harrret Peebles Dolores Roser Lela Eppley Connre Clark Mrnarn Eppley Carol Denney Lorene lamerson lulle Shrllrnger Clara Wrlson and Lo1s Tyner The County Festtval of Mustc teaturtng the bands and choruses of all schools 1n the county was held March 6 l949 Thrs year we wrll lose several members ot our band many who have served durlng therr hrgh school Juntor hrgh and grade school careers Those who entered IH grade school are Larry Curless Dolores Roser and Isaac Blnkerd 1un1or htgh Connte Clark Eugene Spttler loAnn Krott Donald Denney Robert Wrnters and loan Burwell hlgh school Harnet Peebles and Marrlyn Garnson The band entered the D1str1ct Contest th1s year and plans to enter the State Contest We also have several entered rn the con test tor solos tr1os quartets etc They are Em1ly Krrkpatrtck Charlotte Farley Lorene Iamerson M1r1am Eppley Clara Wllson l-lansmg Iuhe Sh1ll1nger Carol Denney Eugene Sprtler and Larry Curless Chorus We also had a part 1n the program ot Negro Sptrrtuals and had several members take part rn the specral numbers These were Larry Curless Eugene Sp1tler Clara W1lson Carol Denn y Mrrtam Eppley Iohn Wrnters Robert Wtnters and Lots Tyner March 6 1949 We Jorned wrth choruses ot the other schools rn the county tor the County Festtval of Musrc We have several semors rn the group who w1ll graduate th1s year They have been tatthtul and loyal members ot the chorus We Wtll mtss you Larry Curless Eugene Spltler Iohn Wlnters Rex Ntelsen Robert Wrnters Conme Clark IoAnn Kroft loan Pottert Iune Knable Harrlet Peebles and Dolores Roser Thrs year we ertered the Drstnct Contest for the trrst ttrne On behalf ot the band and chorus we wrsh to thank Mrss Baumgartner our drrec tor tor the Wonde ful guldance and coach mg she has g1ven us during the year Dql' S J. l I I I 1 1 ' l 1 . l A 1 l . t ' l A I l - 1 A 1 1 1 I . V - , ' , I , , Lois Tyner, Dean Eppley, Lois Eppley, loAnn , , . , A . . , 4 I I . - .3 e 'VM' e.e1 H Girls Firsl Row: Mrs. Hedin, Anifa Coldren, Jane! Sroullery Mary Lou Thompson, Bonnie Moore, Phyllis Baer, Rachel Schusler, Barbara Sloulfer, Barbara Baker, Charlofle Farley, Beverly Wollrurn, Chrisfine Wilson. Second Row: Nanefle Reynolds, Palsy Brown, Rebecca Schuslery Becky Weesner, Joan Lacy, June Miller, Marilyn Decker. lvalene Prickefl, Ann Rish, Carolyn Clark, Emily Kirkpalrick. Third Row: Mary Hoy, Viola Curliss, Joan Burwell, Jean Mowrer, June Knable, Connie Clark, Joan Pofferf, Judy Hoy, Shirley Ridenourl Diana Lawson, Rosa Lee Horner, Barbara Healh. Fourlh Row: Eileen Ellrolh, Jean Erowny Miriam Eppley, Clara Wilson, Carol Denney, Mary Lou Vrooman, Pal Baer, Lois Epoley, l-213 Eppley, Evelyn Hales. 4H Bo s Fnrsl Row Bob Hun? Dick Hobbs Ralph Dyson Dean Epoley Wally Hunl Roberl Kellaber Mr Lawson Second Row Joe Vofaw Joseph Rndenour Ernest Sornmers Edmond Kung Bull Huddleslon Leo DeArmond Robert Dyson Neil Kershner Third Row Billie McGinnis Earl Raver Barnefle Wollrum Jlrn Hoy Don Slouffer Huber? Baker Tommy Hales Dickie Working Neil Kolkman Fourfh Row Rober1VanCarnp lsaac Blnkerd John Dale Donald Harnush Larry Curless Jimmy Spelcher Dick Binkerd Jim Baldwin Roberl Lundqulsl D T y Q ,Y 'H - ' . ' few-q t f A 4:1351 tt ' Ja. A. I Q QA! , I V rl-i 4 tr 6 9' 1 . W . . e' as , Q .v Q, . Q. 1 Senior 'Play f .r 'L two V' Bona Lynn CIoAnn Kroftl and Eve Boyd Goan Burwelll worked together as typrsts and shared a httle two room apartment Bona had a handsome brother whom Eve wanted to meet Eve s wealthy aunt wanted Eve to marry Grfford Morton CDonald Dalel an eccentr1c poet and wr1ter of chrldrens stor1es Eve wanted to be rndependent and she led her aunt to belreve that she was attend1ng an excluslve grrls school when she was really earn1ng a salary But Aunt Angela CConn1e Clarkl and G1f ford came to pay Eve a v1s1t' Eve wasnt ready to be found out yet so she and Bona asked a fnend of the1rs to pretend to be Eve s teacher so the aunt would not ask too many questrons Whrle they are out Gar ret Bona s brother CEugene Sprtlerl a lessl who came to town to close an rmport ant bus1ness deal for h1s father Wh1le wart mg for the glrls V1ctor tore h1s trousers and Garret took them to have them mended not real1z1ng that 1t was a hohday The snoopy landlady Bessre Rhodes lHarr1et Peeblesl almost drscovered Vlctor but he chased her out by Wear1ng a krmono and headscarf and pretendrng to be one of the g1rls wrth a bad cold Then Aunt Angela and G1fford came 1n saw Vrctor and thought they were 1n the wrong apartment They told the landlady she thought Vrctor was a burglar V1ctor frrghtened the comedy ma1d Hazel Mlles Cloan Pottterfl rnto a farnt Garret was forced by V1ctor to change clothes w1th h1m V1ctor left to keep h1s apporntment leav1ng Garret 1n the same f1x Vrctor was ln' Then Vrctor s father CFred Aukermanb arr1ved drrty from changrng a t1re Whxle he was cleanlng up Garret stole h1s clothes to get even wrth Vrctor' Then Stevre Cobb CEarl Raverl the superstltrous colored elevator boy became 1nvolved 1n the tangle whrch got worse and Worse Eventually everyth1ng was strarghtened out when xt was d1scovered that nerther Eve or G1fford loved each other Wh1le. Eve l1ed to Aunt Angela Aunty l1ed to Eve and Grfford Thls made 1t even they made up and the story ended happ1ly for Here we w1sh to thank Mrs Iones our dxrector and the class for the1r splendrd co operatron and espec1ally the comm1ttees who drd so much to make thrs play pos s1ble The comnuttees consrsted of Prompt er Dolores Roser Stage Managers B111 MCGIHHIS and Robert VanCarnp Proper t1es Donald Denney Robert W1nters and Mar1yn Garnson Make up-Anna Io Axe and Phylhs Crull T1ckets Iune Knable Ralph Dyson Rex Nxelsen Don Harnrsh and Iohn Wrnters Programs lean Mowrer Pag Th tv N , , . . - . . I . r 1 1 T' h rived with a friend, Victor Ward fl..arry Cur- everyoney I ' . 1 . . 4 I I ' A - , I I I : - . - 2 - . Q ' l '1 1 I 1 . 5 - e if - ine Junior Play I One ot the most emoyable events ot the 1949 Sprrng was the lunror Class Play The Funny Brats As a matter ol fact the Sen lors admrt those funny brats the Iunrors were rdeal rn thrs part1cular play Drck and Harrret Gresham were tnlurrat ed because the1r NV1ClOW9d mother Mrs Sylvra Gresham allowed the1r oldest bro ther Tom to become the drctator ot the tamrly They secretly sent Tom s prcture to a wealthy wrdow Mrs Gwynette Gadwood whose advertrsement tor a husband ap peared 1n a paper D1ck and Harrret hoped Mrs Gadwood would marry Tom and take h1m lar away so they could run the1r mother to surt themselves Sylvra t1red ot her chrldrens constant brckerrng decrded they needed a father Smce Loren Gresham her bachelor brother rn law whom she loved was too bashtul to propose she became engaged to old Whaley McWhorter Mr McWhorter bel lleved rn trarnrng chrldren as he tramed mules Drck and Harnet thought Whaley would prove even a worse drctator than l-larr1et Gresham Aurora Borealrs Plke Mrs Sylv1a Gresham Drck Gresham Tom Gresham Lauralee Lynde Loren Gresham Gwynette Gadwood Aunt Hett1e Hlggrnbotham Whaley McWhorter Boogertace Boggs Tom so they decrded to get nd of htm They played all manner ot trrcks upon h1m They led h1m to belreve the1r mother mten tronally po1soned h1m alter he gave her a huge dramond r1ng Harrret annoyed h1m wrth her s1ng1ng untrl he stutted cotton 1n hrs ears and later thought he had gone deaf Mrs Gadwood arrlved ln search of Tom Drck and Harrret told her Tom was engaged to the dumb mard Aurora Plke Boogertace Boggs an amateur wrestler who was Aurora s boy trtend threatened to murder Tom The youngsters told Boggs that Whaley was Tom he promptly jumped Whaley and tw1sted h1m all out of shape' Drck and l-larr1et frnally got the1r bashtul uncle to propose to Sylvra th1nk1ng 1t he became the1r stepfather he would allow them to do exactly as they pleased How Uncle Loren turned the tables on them was the surprrse endlng of th1s srde spllttrng play Thrs play was produced under the cap able drrectron ot Mrs Myers the lunror Class sponsor Clara Wllson lamce Vandegrltt Norma Pottenger Iohn Thompson loan Bender Alan Cswalt Iuhe Sh1ll1nger lanet Wcrymrre Ierry Young Morrrs Ford Pc Foty , . f - I , , ' .................... - .................. 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Patrons' Day Wrse men say The way to a rnan s heart IS through h1s stomach but after see 1ng the happy and cheerful faces at the Blg D1nner we d say th1s applres to women and chrldren as well as men Frlday Apnl l 1949 was really mans paradlse w1th rows of tables loaded w1th all krnds of food tTh1s was no Apr1l Fool s joke J After a short buslness meetmg IU the afternoon the h1gh school band entertamed us w1th a short concert Next on the pro gram was a one act play presented by the Senlor Class ent1tled Be Home By M1d mght The members of the cast were Eugene Sp1tler Tune Knable Iohn Wmters Marmlyn Garrrson and Donald Denney Then 1t was ttme to go home and as we Nalked out we began dreammg of next year s Blg Dmner The Carmval Well have to hurry Dont waste any t1me for 1ts Apnl the 8th 1949 and 7 pm Oh' excuse me but lm sure you under stand Yes thats rrght we re QOIDQ to the btg Lmlawn Carnlval We enter and buy our trckets from Mr W1ll1ams and Mr Lawson then we check our coats Our flrst stop IS at the fortune tellers booth where two dark harred gypsy glrls tell our past present and future From there we try our luck at wtnnrng a cake free throws bowhng Daxsy Dodgers sp1ll the rnrlk bottle and the dart games Gettmg hungry we head for the lunchroon havmg our werght and age guessed and attendmg the show we go to see the Folhes Yes s1r Sp1ke Sp1tler and h1s P1e eyed P1r ates are very entertarnlng Now comes the coronatlon of the Kmg and Queen Havtng spent an evenlng of fun and entertarnment we rearet to leave th1s flne carn1val We thank all responstble classes teachers and patrons Therr excellent co operat1on has made the Carnlval a success a FotyTo . . , Y . U I l l f - ' where really good food is served. Then after . , ' l - I - 1 ' ' ' I I - ' P ge ' - w DONORS A1rgood s Grocery Amencan Rock Wool G C Baber Motor Supply Ira Barcus Beacon Lunch Bextman 6. Wolf Dept Store Dr F M Bent Boston Store Bnckers Serv1ce Statxon Butch s Mens Store 20th Century Bowlmg Chevaller s Clty Meat Market Contamer Corporahon oi Amer1ca Cross Sales and Serv1ce Culllgan Soft Water Serv1ce Frank K Daugherty Gram Elevator Denney Motor Sales G M Drehl Machme Works Inc D1cks Mens Wear Dumbaughs Hardware D X Serv1ce Statlon Eagle Prcher Company Fashlon Shoe Store Fasnacht s Iewelery Store Fedewa Appllance Store Fzshbacks Auto Electnc Serv1ce F1l'Sl Natlonal Bank Ford Meter Box Dr G B Fultz D D Gambles General Credlt Corp General Electrlc Company Geyers Motor Sales Glo Gas O11 Co F F Gurtner H and M Auto Sales Hendersons Farm Equxpment Store Herald Press C N Hetzner Iewelry Store Anne Huber Hutchens Laundry and Dry Cleamng Isch Iohnson Hardware Lewts Iamerson Ieffersons Downtown Newstand Iohn Rxchards T1re Co Iones and Son Iones Funeral Home Iones Shell Statxon Klng Hxpsland Lew1s Pamt Shop Louzo s Sweet Shop Lutz s Fumxture Store Mahaney Motors Inc Mrs Bert Martm Oihce Supphes Mary s Beauty Shop Mauds Comer Sandwmch Shop Maurer s Pure O11 Serv1ce McNamey Brothers Mmmcus Realgas Statxon Mohr s Fumxture Store I C Penney Co Petes Standard Serv1ce Dr H A Pfelier O D P K Department Store Plam Dealer Blanch Pottert Pratt Studmos Pubhc Serv1ce Co of Indzana Inc Lawrence Purdy Realgas Statxon Renbarger s Market F I Rethg and Son Rowans Texaco Serv1ce Russel s Grocery Scotts 5 and 10 Store Sears Roebuck and Co Shaw Tractor Sales Shellhamer Implement Smlth Fruxt Market Spencer Cardmal Standard Food Market Standard Foundry Co Inc Sterlmg s Fumlture Co Steven s and Beck Stoops Brothers Talbert Brothers Thompsons D1st1nct1ve Appare W1lma Tyner Wabash Caietena Wabash County Farm Bureau Wabash Sweet Shop Wassman s W1les and Tomhnson W1lk1nson Lumber Co F W Woolworth Yarnelle Lumber and Coal Co for Women Acknowledgments The Annual Staff ln the name of the Semor Class w1shes to extend the1r thanks to The contnbutors Bob M1ll1ner ol the Herald Press Mrs Ruth Stouffer The M1d Central Engravmg Co for then aenerous help 1n rnakm th1s Annual poss1ble PFtT I I 1 1 . - - - - Scheerer Bottling Co. , . . . 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