Loogootee High School - Black Gold Yearbook (Loogootee, IN)

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Tony Bledsoe received his official diploma as a first-class lover from the House of Lovers, Inc. From Chicago I traveled down to Puerto Rico to visit Darrell Smith on his gigantic banana plantation. I can see now why Darrell has such a big smile. He's the only person I know that can eat a banana sideways! In Alaska, Bob Neideffer is running for governor of that state. Bob usually doesn't have any luck with politics but he does have a pretty little Eskimo girl named One Tooth. I don't know the name of the other tooth. I was reading in the paper this morning where Bob Hinkle built a three mile high construction job and stepped back to admire his work, too bad he was on top of the building. In Indianapolis I attended a banquet in honor of James Ziegler; James is a State Trooper now and doing a great job. He was being honored for capturing ten of the Least Wanted Criminals in the nation. Gerald Frye was a successful tree surgeon in the Hawaiian Islands, until he fell out of one of his patients. Wonder if the tree was hurt? Margaret Hoffman and Vickie Jeffers are old maids now living together in their 44 room mansion in Atlanta, Georgia. We still wonder how they made their fortunes. Their hobby is exchanging gifts. It seems Marg ex- changes the ones Vickie buys her and Vickie exchanges the ones Marg buys her. John Simmons, a successful big game hunter has just returned from South America where he just shot and stuffed his first elephant ear. Alice Lingenfelter and Diane Wagner are just out of this world, they being the women astronauts were put into orbit around Venus. It is reported that they don't want to come back. Wonder what's up there? Terry Hall is now teaching English in foreign countries but we still wonder where he learned his. To see the last of my classmates I had to travel back to Loogootee. When I arrived, I was amused to hear that Betty Lukens had just been crowned Grandmother of Martin County 1984. Amusingly yours, Rick Coget 23

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May 31, 1985 Dear Sputniks In the past year and a half I have done some extensive traveling all over the world to visit my fonner class- mates of my dear high school days at L.H.S. Being that it had been nearly twenty-five years since I had last seen some of them I was amazed at how little my friends had changed. I first talked with Larry Hotz at the National Guard Armory in Richmond, Virginia. He is the Commanding Officer of the National Guard. I asked him what he thought of the President's latest military moves and of the war problems we now face in America. Larry said he thought Mr. Lincoln was hasty in signing the Eman- cipation Proclamation, and commented that he thought Grant might take Richmond by next week. From Virginia I traveled to Vincennes, Indiana to visit the University there, and to my surprise I saw Cheryl Martin and Barbara Richardson walking towards the library on the campus. Yes, they are beginning their eighteenth year there. It seems they have a crush on one of the professors. While I was in the Loogootee area once again I went to visit Paula Divine in the Old Folks Home near Loogootee. She wouldn't speak to me for some odd reason. Oh, yes, Gene Chanley still had his problems, and has voiced them very well in his new hit record entitled Hey, Paula. It is a shame Gene is going to retire from show business, but he decided it would be best for him and the business. In Antarctica, Phil Gowins almost became water skiing champion of the world but was disqualified when the officials found out that his skis were really shoes, and that his shoes were really canoes. In Washington D.C. people are still asking themselves how Karla Greene became the first woman President, and then managed to appoint Danny Williams as Ambassador to Siberia. I talked to Junior Gee in Boston and he has declined from basketball to bake beans being that he owns one of the largest baked bean plants in Boston. I finally made it to Europe. My first stop was in Pisa, France where the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa once stood. Bob Sinnot was commissioned by a Mr. Larkin to prove his worth as a salesman. You guessed it! Bob sold the Leaning Tower of Pisa to the Gary Norris Construction Company just last week. The sale shocked the whole world but Bob proved he was the world's best salesman. His trial should be coming up very shortly. From Pisa I traveled to Paris. Mickie Perkins and Lynn Drew are doing very well as models and Can Can girls. When I traveled to Rome I was surprised to see Phyllis Survance down at the Forum. She is still looking for some of the people who haven't paid for their Senior pins or keys. My last stop in Europe before returning to the States found me in London, England. To my surprise I found many of my former classmates there. Jeanne Swartzentruber, Judy Seals, and Shirley McCrary are royal cooks at Buckingham Palace. Norma Lannan and Margaret Wenzel were also in London, but for a different reason. They are starring in a new movie entitled, On the Bleach. I think the movie has something to do with fallout (hair, that is). After I got back to the States, I headed straight to the Rocky Mountains area where Tom Medina was hunt- ing for the porcupine that eloped with one of his prize cactus plants. Tom is a cactus breeder for the govern- ment and is beginning to look like a cactus himself. The only difference is that Tom wears shoes. Mick Smith became the heir of Smith Brother's Cough Drops. Yes, he told me that the founder of the firm is the nephew of his father's uncle's brother's cousin's grandmother. So naturally Mick became the heir. Pat Harper is in New York City making final arrangements to take over the reins as the editor of Harper's Magazine. I moved out to California for the winter months only to find out that Bob Enlow was the latest movie sen- sation. He is doing a fine job taking up where Boris Karloff left off in the Dracula series. Pat Duncan is still a senior in high school but things are looking up for her. In five more years she can graduate, then retire and collect old-age insurance. Actually she is the only person to make education a career. Brenda Truelove and Brenda Gillick made history, in that they were the first women to ever get a job at Cape Canaveral and if I may say so, the last. Too bad! They pushed the wrong button. Nancy Seals and Lee Arvin are still together. I remember when they met in a revolving door and started running around together. In Chicago I ran into Bob Arvin one day on Maxwell Street. He told me he runs the world's most prosperous organ grinding business. I can remember when he just started out in business, he owned only one hand organ and a small monkey, he still owns the same hand organ but has added a gorilla. He says he has no trouble getting people to put money in the cup now. Z2

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Class Will I, Lee Arvin, bequeath my temper to Terry Sutton. I, Robert Arvin, bequeath my disposition to anyone who wants it. I, Tony Bledsoe, bequeath my grey goose to Dale Baker. I, Gene Chanley, bequeath my false teeth to anyone who wants them. I, Rick Coget, being of sound mind and body, don't will anything-l can't afford it! I, Paula Divine, bequeath my blonde hair to Mr. Page. I, Lynn Drew, bequeath my rosy complexion to any pale face who wants it. I, Patti Duncan, bequeath my ability to get along with Mike Harbison to Carolyn C. I, Robert Enlow, bequeath my height to Eddie Fullerton. I, Gerald Frye, bequeath my ability to drive a car to Martha Hoffman. I, Junior Gee, bequeath my athletic ability to Roger Wildman. I, Brenda Gil lick, bequeath my fun at the strip pits to Sharon Waggoner. I, Phil Gowins, bequeath my intelligence to Mr. Jones. I, Karla Greene, bequeath my complexion to Sharon Hoffman. I, Terry Hall, bequeath my nickname Sach to anyone that has a nose to fit it. I, Patti Harper, bequeath my ability to stay slim to Rose Hembree. I, Robert Hinkle, bequeath my position in the Senior Class to anyone brave enough to take it. I, Margaret Hoffman, bequeath my ability to get along with my sister to Mike B. I, Larry Hotz, bequeath my quietness to anyone who needs it. I, Vicki Jeffers, bequeath the song, Home on the Range, to Mr. Williams. I, Norma Lannan, bequeath my short skirts to Pam Harrison. I, Alice Lingenfelter, bequeath my ability to get along with Richard to Carolyn C. I, Betty Lukens, bequeath my height to Mickie Coget. I, Shirley McCrary, bequeath my place in the cafeteria to Nancy Arvin. I, Cheryl Martin, bequeath all my fun at the Calumet to Norma Arvin. I, Tom Medina, bequeath all my dates with Mickie to Herb. I, Robert Neideffer, bequeath all my crib notes to Gary Lett. I, Gary Norris, bequeath my Princess razor to Barbara DeWeese. I, Mickie Perkins, bequeath my curly hair to Judy Hite. I, Barbara Richardson, bequeath my ability to be in a car wreck with neat boys to Jean Duncan. I, Judi Seals, bequeath my good grades and sophistication to Sue McCrary. I, Nancy Seals, bequeath my ability to get along with my boy friend to Linda Strawn. I, John Simmons, bequeath my seat in civics to Doug Ziegler. I, Robert Sinnott, bequeath my ability to have a good Ford to Jack Inman. I, Mick Smith, bequeath my seat in bookkeeping to anyone who wants to commit suicide. I, Darrell Smith, bequeath my comb to the basketball boys. I, Phyllis Survance, bequeath my bowling average to Jimmy Nigg. I, Jean Swartzentruber, bequeath my place in the cafeteria to Lorene Swartzentruber. I, Brenda Truelove, bequeath my position as senior yell-leader to Penny Mattingly. I, Dianne Wagonner, bequeath my red hair to Mr. Williams. I, Margaret Wenzel, bequeath my brother Skip to Penny Mattingly. I, Danny Williams, bequeath all my troubles except girls to George Cochran. I, Jim Ziegler, bequeath my disposition to Mr. Jones. I, Mrs. Lucas, bequeath my position as Senior Class sponsor to Mr. Holland.