Markleville High School - Arabian Yearbook (Markleville, IN)

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. H Y EllllllllllIIIIIIIIIIllllllllllllllllllllllllllIIllIllllllllllllllllllllIIIIIIII: I ' lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIllllltllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllw E E i , . E E ' E : nn CLASS PROPHECY One evening at twilight, I was sitting in my little cabi11, at the edge of the great Northern Woods of Maine, wondering what I could do to keep from being so lonely. My eyes traveled slowly over the room and at last rested on three frames. These three frames held the Diplolnasrof my school days.. My eyes rested the longest on my high school Diploma, for I was thinking of the good times that I had had when I was a stu- dent of the Markleville High School. I was startled to think that so many years had passed since I had graduated from the Markleville High School. It had been twenty- live years since I graduated. It was now the year 1952 and I had graduated in 1927. Suddenly a plan flashed through my mind. Instead of spending my vacation here in this little cabin, I would spend it in finding my classmates of the class of '27. I decided to go to Markleville, so the next morning I started for Milo which was about ten miles away. When I reached Milo I took a train to Bangor and there I caught the Northern Limited for Albany, New York. The next morning I took the Big Four to Anderson, Indiana. I arrived in Anderson about 5:00 o'clock Thursday morning, April 17, 1952. It was here that I met my first classmates of the class of '27. As I was going downthe sidewalk on Jackson street, I saw a beautiful dwelling. I decided to find out who owned it so I went to a restaurant and ate my breakfast. I asked one of the waiters who lived in that beautiful house on Jackson street. He told X me that it belonged to Rev. G. W. Earley. I WOlldGl'6Cl if it could be the G. W. Earley that graduated with the class of '27, I decided to find out so at 10 o'clock I rang the door bell. A servant came to tl1e door and I handed her my card. Instead of waiting to tell the servant to bring me in, George came rushing out to meet me. Behind him came a woman. As soon as I saw her I knew it was Luanne Justice. Right here before me stood two of my old schoolmates and they sure looked happy. They took me in the house and asked me how I happened to come, so I told them the story. They invited me to stay for dinner, and I cou1dn't refuse. After dinner I left for Markleville. A The first thing I saw when I got to Markleville was a sign with this printed on it, ROBERT I. REFCTOR, ARCHITEICNTX' I started for the building but before I got there, I met Fred Markle. He asked me where I was going in such a hurry. I told him that I had seen the name of Robert Rector on a sign board and had started to his oflice. Fred wouldnlt let me go until I went: to see his store. I asked him if he were married and he told me he was but: he wouldn't tell me who he had married until I had promised him that I would spend the evening with him. I promised him I would and then he told me that he had married Mildred Gale five years after he had grad- uated and five years after that he had bought C. N. Hardy's store. I went on to Robert's ofhce and there he sat. 'He told me that he was the person who had planned and helped build most of the city of Markleville. When he told me that there were three thousand people in Markleville, I wondered if I had been dream- ing. I was astonished to think that the little town of three hundred, twenty-five years ago, had increased to such a large population. After we had talked awhile, Robert sug- gested that we go to the aviation fields. We got in his Marmon and away we went. VVhen we were about two miles north of town, I saw a field covered with many buildings. Robert told me that was the airplane Iield and .that Olen Dudley was the owner. When we arrived, Olen was working with one of the airplanes. He took me a ride in one of them. Then we went to the house where we found his wife who was Esther Lewis. Across the road was a large dairy and poultry farm. Olen and Robert told me that I ought to go over there. They said that some more of our classmates owned the llllllllllllllllllllllllIIIllllllllllllllllllllllIllIIIIIIllllllllllllllllllllllllI 9 2 711IIlllllllllllllllllllllllllIIIIIIllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll E E E E E E E E E i lllllllllllllll

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n . ' ' lllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllIIllllIIllllIIIIIIlllllllllllllllIllllllllllllll , TIIIIIIIIIIIIllBIlIIIIIIIIIIIIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllillllllll SENIOR CLASS HISTORY On that eventful morning of September 1, 1923, twenty-four boys and girls knocked at the doors of knowledge and the doors of the Mar-kleville High School were opened to our entrance. As we went running into the assembly, our actions showed that we were in un- known territory. We, like other Freshmen, had the reputation of being green and we surely lived up to our reputation. NVe all labored diligently together under some foreign language that our upper clasrmen called Latin. But with the help of our faculty, Mr. Totten, Mr. Williams, Miss Mahoney, and Mrs, Olsen, we overcame the obstacles that came before us. During the year we elected President, George Collier, Vice President, Helen Lewis, Sccretary-Treasurer, Esther Lewis. lVe enjoyed very much a Halloween party given by the Sophomores. It was sup- posed to be a party to initiate us Freshies but they took pity on us and didn't carry out their plans. Q As this school year drew near the close and Mr. Totten was going to leave, the school, including us, gave a weiner roast at the home of George Earley. This was en- joyed very much. YVe also had the honor of being in an operetta called Yanki San which was given by the upper classmen. At the beginning of our Sophomore year twenty-one responded to the call of the school bell. Five of our members never returned but we were honored by getting Edith Haven from Middletown High School. She could help us in many of our diihcult studies. Also Ira Marsh came and he was the one who furnished the fun for all the classes. This year our President was Mildred Gale, Vice President, Fred Markle, Secretary- Troasurer, Helen Garris. ' A We had one party at Helen Lewis' that we will always remember for it was a fudge party and the boys helped make the candy. We enjoyed a weiner roast at the home of George Earley. Another great event was the Hallowe'en party given for the Freshmen class. This year we were represented in a play Once In a Blue Moon, which made us feel like we should be looked up to. The teachers that guided us through this year's journey were Mr. Nuzum, Mr. Arbuckle, Miss Hiatt, Miss Duncan, and Mrs. McCarty. At the beginning of our Junior year fifteen were present at the roll call. This year Kenneth Keesling came from Cadiz but he didn't stay long. Arthur Shelton, a long forgotten friend, also started back to finish his education. The teachers this year were somewhat changed, Mr. Noland, Mr. Ewing, Miss WVil- liams, and Mrs. McCarty. . Parties were given at George Earley's, Enid Rosenfeld's, and Thelma Williams. We also gave the Junior and Senior reception for the Seniors which was an hilarious affair. This year we were represented in a Minstrel Show given by the Senio1's. On the sixth of September we had to give up the name of Jolly Juniors and take the name of Dignif1ed Seniors. This we tried to live up to all through the year. This year our teachers are Mr. Noland, Mr. Ewing, Miss Pearson, Miss Stohler, and M1's. McCarty. We enjoyed a party at Gyneitha Seward's home and another one we shall never forget was our bob-sled ride to Idlewold. With four years of experience in the land of knowledge, we feel that we are able to withstand the knocks of the cruel, cruel world. THELMA WILLIAMS HIlllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIllIllHIIIllllIIllllIllIllIIlIllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllI 7IlllllllllllllllllIIIIlIIIIllIIIIIIIIlllllIllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllIIIllllllllllllllllllllll

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' ' Y llIIIIlllllllllllIllllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllll . V llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIIIllIIIIIIIIIllllllllllllllllllllll .,.- Q.. .... farm. After that, I had a good idea who they were. I went over to the farm and just as I had expected Arthur Shelton and his wife, formerly Thelma Williams, owned the farm. Arthur was as good hearted as ever and I had a nice little talk with him. Arthur said that he was running the dairy and Thelma was taking care of the poultry. Ihap- pened to think of my promise to Fred Markle so I bade them good-bye and left. On the way back to Markleville I happened to think that I hadn't found out whether Robert was married or not, so I asked him if he were. He said, Yes, I married Carrie Hartzell five years after I graduated. VVe are living on Home Avenue but it isn't the same street that you knew when you went to school at Marklevillef' By this time we had reached Markleville and I had just five minutes to get to Fred's home but I arrived just on time. After supper we talked over our school days and I told Fred that I had seen most of the class of '27 and would like to see the rest if possible. I asked him if he could tell me where Mildred Campbell, Enid Rosenfeld, Ruth I-Iilburt, and Helen Lewis were. Fred settled comfortably back in his chair and began: The last that I have heard of Mildred Campbell was last week. She came to An- derson with Ed Lewis and his Radio Girls. She is the most popular Charleston dancer in Indiana. Kreis1er is no longer regarded as the greatest violinist for I-Ielen Lewis and Enid Rosenfeld have taken his place away from him. They have made themselvs famous bloadcasting over the radio. When they sound the first note on their violins, the crowd becomes silent and re- mains almost breathless through the enti1'e programme. They can handle a crowd almost as they please. Ruth is in Chicago helping her husband in one of the largest hospitals there. She is a nurse and no mo1'e gentle or kind nurse can be found. X After Fred had finished I told him what I was doing. After I graduated from Markleville, I went to Franklin College and there I l1ad taken a Business Course and a Course in Electrical Engineering. After I graduated from Franklin I married, then moved to Buffalo, New York, where I got me a job as boss in a large factory. FOREST R. STICKLER. X llllllIllIlllllIIIIIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIIIllIllIlIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllI 7IIlIIlIIlIlllIllllIIllllIllIlllllllllIllIIIIIIIIIllIIIIIIIIIIIllIllIIIIlllllllllllllllllllllllll