Lyons High School - Lions Den Yearbook (Lyons, IN)

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The class officers were Phulnp Mercer, presudent Jnm Duffey, vuce presndent Sharon Mutchell, secretary treasurer and Loretta Steele, news reporter Mrs Allce Randolph Bailey was class sponsor The lunxor class raised money by conducting a magaznne drlve The highest salesman was Delorns Cooper The class sold Chrustmas cards and also pop corn hot dogs, and :ce cream at the basketball games A wlener roast was held un the Lyons Local Park the first semester The second semester the class enloyed a trlp to Sprung Mull State Park At the close of the year the IUDIOFS entertained the semors wuth a reception at the Amerucan Legnon Hall of Lyons on May 8 T953 On August 27 1953 slxteen semors returned to Lyons Hugh School Franklin Flynn returned to Lyons Hugh School after spendxng has sophomore and lunnor years at Swltz Cnty Hugh School Carolyn Page had marrned durung the summer and by special permlsslon as takmg only one subgect so that she may graduate wlth the class Class offlcers selected were Patsy Vaughn, presudent Jam Duffey, vlce president Loretta Steele, secretary treasurer Lula Lambrught, assustant secretary treasurer The class sponsor ns Mr D H Vass The semors sponsored the Halloween carnnval and also had the concessuon stand at the home basketball games The class enloyed a Chrnstmas party on December 2I, at the home of Mr The class as looknng forward to the Baccalaureate services on May I6 and the Commencement exercises on May I8 We are also Iookmg forward to the reception held on May I4 Can You lmagnne RAY BEDWELL not goung to Bloomfield or the Lnghthouse BINNIE BOSELL not having the navy well represented PHYLLIS FLOYD belng In classes on time LORETTA STEELE not bemg nn a duther over sensor money and Paul SHARON MITCHELL with short, blond haur, and belng chubby JACK SUMMERVILLE not wearmg hus Ievns and boots D H VASS getting up on the rught svde ofthe bed ED KETCHEM rooting for the Dodgers PHIL MERCER not golng home third period In the mormng PATSY VAUGHN belng able to hold order at a senlor class meetlng LULA LAMBRIGHT not huntmg for the pop case keys DELORIS COOPER not going with a certam Dugger boy AVERY PADGETT not hndmg the pop keys from Lula and Delorls FRANKLIN FLYNN not talking about has lady frnends KAY LACE without her bleached halr JIM DUFFEY wlthout a Tom? PATTI NICHOLS with long, curly hair I7 : .. . I . . . I - 5 . . ' ' I , . I I . . . . . . : . P . . . 7 - I - . . . . . and Mrs. D. H. Vass. . . . I . . O C O 1 . . . . : . . E 0

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Senuor Class Hustory At the begunnung of the l95O Sl school year, thurty pupuls enrolled un the freshman class, ten of whom came from Newberry The thurty are as follows Those from Lyons Bunnue Bosell, Ray Bedwell Delorus Cooper Jum Duffey, Pattue Nuchols, Loretta Steele, Lula Lambrught, Avery Padgett Franlclun Flynn Sue Lancaster, Ed Ketchem, Sue West, Carolyn Page, Kay Lace, Joan Rowe Phyllus Floyd, Phyllus Prentuce, Gulbert Flynn Mary Belle Frye, and Eva Perlcuns Those from Newberry Tom Martun, Joe DeVune, Newton Guthery Bull Garrett, Margaret Autrey, Vurgunua Norrus, Carolyn Moore, Naomu Fancher, Sally Hughes, and Jeanette Lee The second semester two new members were added to the class They were Patsy Vaughn from Terre Haute and Charles Smuth from Greencastle Later un the term Carolyn Moore Phyllus Prentuce Naomu Fancher and Gulbert Flynn wuthdrew from the class The class offucers selected were Tom Martun presudent Carolyn Page vuce presudent, .lum Duffey, secretary treasurer and Sue West, news reporter The class sponsor was Mr Heclcman The class enloyed two partues durung the furst semester, a Halloween party and a Chrustmas party, both of whuch were held at the school buuldung The class enuoyed a trup to Sprung Mull State Park the second semester The sophomore year, l95l 52 found only seventeen pupuls enrolled un the class Newberry Hugh School was transferred to Swutz Cuty Hugh School thus year There was only one new member the group, Sharon Mutchell from Loogootee Hugh School We lost four puplls dururug the summer They enrolled un the dufferent hugh schools They are as follows Franklun Flynn to Swutz Cuty Hugh School, Sue West to Plaunvulle Hugh School Sue Lancaster to Mutchell Hugh School, and Charles Smuth to Greencastle Hugh School Later un the term Mary Belle Frye moved to Bloomfueld where she entered school Officers selected for the year were Eddue Ketchem, presudent Loretta Steele vuce presudent Lula Lambrught, secretary treasurer, and Carolyn Page, news reporter The class sponsor was Mr Heckman The furst semester a wuener roast was held on Doyle Pages s property The second semester the class enloyed a trup to Sprung Mull State Park ln 1952, suxteen lunuors were enrolled at Lyons Hugh School The class lost two Students They were Joan Rowe, who entered Swutz Cuty Hugh School and Eva Perkuns, who moved to lnduanapolus to enter hugh school There were two new members of the class They were Jack Summervulle from Aruzona, who had attended Chandler Hugh School and Phulup Mercer, who attended Quuncy Hugh School 16 I C . : : I I I I , . ' I . . ' I I , . I n ' 0 I . . ,. . ' I I I - 5 . . . . . -I . , un . . . : I . . Q. .1 . '. ' I I I . - . . . . . . , . . ' I . . I U A .

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Class Prophecy My dear Mr Vass Are you enloying your position as Speaker of the House? I was very glad to hear that you have changed your polntucsl I? I lust came back from a delayed and much wanted vacation I was down around the old community and school where we had so many good times I ran into some of the old classmates who have not ventured somewhere else for their fortune, and I thought you might be interested in their whereabouts While shopping in Bloomfield one day, I met none other than the used to be Blnnne Bosell She told me she married Hugh Branson and they have a little Branson She told me that Edward Ketchem was in New York We had quite a laugh You know what a Yankee fan Eddie was He now owns the Yankees He was married to the daughter of the Brooklyn Dodgers manager, but their marriage failed when he caught her drilling holes In his team s bats I also chanced to meet Ray Bedwell and Jack Summerville They were telling me about their new Diesel Trucking Lines They have set a new record for safety and speed in coast to coast freight hauling They told me about Snr Frank Flynn He IS planning an expedition to Africa to bring back some animals for the Lyons Zoo which is owned by his former classmate, Avery Padgett Avery is planning eventually to make the Lyons Zoo, which IS the third one he has organized, the world s largest while I WGS In Newberry, Indiana, on business, I met Lula Lambrlght, who IS now Swrtz Cnty has consolidated with Newberry Newberry is now a prosperous community, since the addition of an atom bomb plant to the fair city Phil Mercer is manager over the plant He is making S200 O00 a year H s 'ob takes him all over the world Phil is not married as yet, but IS stall hoping He rs one ofthe country s most eligible bachelors, and this year was voted the best-dressed man for I960 I was window shopping when I bumped into Kay Lace She told me that she was living on a farm west of Worthington and is very happy and that Phyllls Floyd and Patsy Vaughn were operatmg a glamorous night club in Hollywood, Callfomla Phyllis rs gettmq manned on the fifth of June and gomg to Paris on her honeymoon, and, as usual, no one knows who the guy is Patsy rs still unmarried, but not for long, from what I hear I stopped in Bloomfield on my way home I ran into Pattle Nichols Edwards and since she IS a money making fashion designer, she bought me a cup of coffee I learned from her that Loretta Steele as secretary for the President of the United States She is now married to the president of Purdue University I had lust gotten home and settled myself in an easy chalr, when the doorbell rang When I opened the door who should be standing there but .llm Duffey He IS now playing ball with the New York Kmckerbockers I8 . , . . . . . . . , . , . . . l l I I I I I O O ' I principal of the Newberry High School. Lula has charge over quite a few pupils, since . . I . . 0 . . I . i , . . . . . . . I . 7 I . . . . -