Luce Township High School - Reflector Yearbook (Richland City, IN)

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CLASS HISTORY In the early fall of 1956 forty five ngreen freshles' entered the unfamlllar halls of LTHS to begin their high school education Although we did not know many of our classmates, we chose as class officers Roger Richards, president, Charlie Welnbach, vice president, Ruth Warner, treasurer and Bill Young, secretary We elected Mr Pattie and Mr Bohleber sponsors ln order to boost our freshman team, we chose Sunny Goodman, Judy Ferguson, Judie West, and Mary Yelland Ruth Warner was our varsity cheerleader ln order to start earning money toward our senior trip, we sold soft drinks as a class project Freshman royalty consisted of Sunny Goodman as football queen candidate and Allene Gunn as basketball queen candidate lt seemed that we had only begun to be come acquainted when lt was time for summer vacation Forty two of us returned to be called 'silly sophs ln organizing our class, we chose Mlke Jones, president, Sunny Goodman, vice pres! dent, Mary Yelland, treasurer, and Donna Nash, secretary For sponsors we selected Mrs Thurman and Mr Thomas This year our contribution to the varslty cheerleaders was Sunny Goodman On the hottest day of the fall, our class Jackets arrived We chose Donna Nash as basketball queen candidate with Judy Ferguson as her attendant, and Mary Yelland was football queen candidate For this yearls class project, we sold Christmas cards and novelties Thlrty five of us came back the following year and found ourselves in the position of upperclassmen Our sponsors were Miss Emma Waters and Mr Thomas Mike Jones, Eddie Hornback, Glenna Mclntlre, and Roger Richards were chosen as president, vice president, secretary, and treas urer, respectively Sunny Goodman was again our varsity cheerleader It wasn't long until we were running around with a gleam on our fingers as well as ln our eyes We were very proud of our class rings Donna Nash and Glenna Mclntlre were chosen to represent us as football queen candidate and attendant Our basketball queen candidate was Anna Joyce Harrell and her attendant was Sharon Krantz 'Be Happy, Go Wacky' was of April we be an working on the prom and banquet which was held ln May Our theme was Oriental Gardens There were thlrty four of us who returned the following fall to be come the 'Sophisticated Seniors of Sixty We chose Miss Mattlngley and Mr Harris to lead us through the many actlvltles of our senior year For class officers, we elected Carolyn Wilson, president, Judy Ferguson, vice president, Donna Nash, secretary, and Anna Joyce Herrell, treas urer We worked very hard selling football season tickets and we were rewarded by having our candidate, Judie West, crowned queen Venda Woodson served as her maid of honor Our basketball queen candidate was Donna Nash and Judy Ferguson was her attendant Sunny Goodman was again varsity cheerleader 'Stop the Wedding was the title of our senior play This three act comedy, by Frank Magary, had the following cast Bob Alverson, Rex Crowder, Judy Ferguson, Edward Gaesser, Sunny Goodman, Anna Joyce Herrell, Eddie Hornback, Sharon Krantz, Glenna Mclntlre, Donna Nash, Ronnie Pope, Jerry Scales, Phillip Schmidt, Ruth Warner, Charlie Welnbach, Carolyn Wilson, Carolyn Yeager, Judy Yeager, Wayne Yeager, and Bill Young To finance the annual senior trip, we had a car wash, sold popcorn, held bake sales, gleaned corn, and last but not least, had the annual chicken supper We enjoyed seeing many very interesting sights on our long awaited trlp to Washington, D C , and New York City When we returned, we found that the juniors were pre parlng for the annual prom and banquet which was held on May 13 On May 15 Rev Ohanlan delivered our baccalaureate address Graduation was held on May 17 for our class of thirty one members Mr Robert Rowland was the speaker White for the girls and blue for the boys were the colors of our caps and gowns We selected the rose as our class flower and 'Today We Follow, Tomorrow We Lead' as our motto As we bld fare well to LTHS, we realize that this will be the last time our class will be together for many years , - 3 . . . - .n our class play. Our project for the year was a magazine sale. The last 2 ,n - - .U - O n . 9 0 '

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CLASS PROPHECY On June 10, 1975, we boarded the Queen Elizabeth, one of the largest ocean liners in the world, for London Immediately after we boarded the liner we met the owners of the ship, none other than Rod y and Robert Varble Talking to them, we discovered that Sherry Rober was singing as an entertainer on the ship After getting off the ship, we decided to rent a used car and see the sights of London The used car dealers were two of our old class mates, Ronnie Hurle and Wa ne Yea er Wayne told us that he had mar ried Ju ea er f ve years ago e then headed for the hotel that Wayne l us Ronnie Po e owned On the way to the hotel we were stopped for speeding an e policeman, much to our Joy, was Charlie Weinbach We were so glad to see each other that he forgot the tick U n arriving at the hotel, we noticed a good looking barber in the hotel lobby It was Rex Crowder After we had rested, we went to the Picadilly, which ls considered the nightlife of London We bumped into two of our old classmates, Glenna Mclntlre and Venda Woodson, on our way They told us that they H 5 come private secretaries for big business firms After talking for a while, they invited us to see a command performance We were surprised to find among the entertainers a new dancing star, Je y Scales, who had been dancing professionally for the past two years I vlng Glenna and Venda, we boarded a plane for Paris While seated on the plane, we noticed a couple of nice looking gentlemen sitting across from us They were Bob Alverson and Ronnie West They informed us that they had become construction engineers and were on their way to straighten the Leaning Tower of Pisa They also told us that they had been talking to the pilot of the plane and he was Jerald Fortune Arriving in Paris, we decided we needed some new clothes so we stopped at the leading dress shop To our surprise, the famous dress designer we had heard so much about was Ruth Warner, and her top model e remem ere t at we had promised to meet Ronnie and Bob at one of the famous sidewalk cafes Here we discovered that the delicious food we were eating was prepared by the famous chef, Philli Schmidt The next place on our schedule was Italy We noticed e paper that this year's Olympics were being held in Rome Two of the American particl pants were Eddie Hornback and Wa ne Davis We were very thrilled when they took time from their Busy sc e u e o talk to us After tourzng Italy, we decided to stop ln Singapore When we arrived, we went to the American Embassy to find that our classmate, Donna Nash, was teaching ln the grade school of Chiang Kai shek She E I3 us that Leara Kelley was working as a secretary at the Embassy W read in the newspaper that Mrs Allen Robertson, the former Sharon Carter, and her husband were touring Singapore After spending all our money and seeing most of the world, we boarded the ship for the States There we met another of our class mates, Edward Gaesser He informed us that he was making a career of the Army and now Held the rank of major Arriving ln Hollywood, we met the rising new actress, Sunn Goodman Talking to her we learned that Mr and Mrs James Meece an r an Mrs Dennis Herrell were touring Hollywood ln celebration of their tenth wedding anniversary Mrs Meece and Mrs Herrell formerly were Anna Jo ce Herrell and Sharon Krantz Taking a plane to New York we note we ad oun al our classmat 5 E one By accident we picked up the newspaper and the headlines read, 'Miss Kay Carpenter, first woman to run for president ' We were very glad to find all our classmates doing so well If you haven't guessed it already, we are Jud Per uson and Carol n Wilson One reason our close friendship of high sc oo ays has en ure s t t our husbands, Bill Youn and Tom Decker, have joint ownership of an engineering firm n ew ork I . ts o . . I et! P0 ' ad e . . . rr ea . . was Carol n Yea er--a couple of old buddies. Concluding our shopping, W . n . o .. e . es u. a.