Mentone High School - Bulldog Yearbook (Mentone, IN)

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We cannot and we will not leave, Without revealing things you should know, The truth about each one of us, Our conscience wills it so. The sentences will be simple. Some of them compound, With adjectives and predicates, The subjects easily found. Madeleine Holt will head the class, Her school has been a lark, She excelled us in her schoolwork. We concede a special mark. Here we give honorable mention, To our beloved Phil, The backboard held no fears for him, He gave the fans a thrill. I'm sure she'll make a splendid nurse, This jolly Bonita Miner, If her patients don't obey the rules, She'll leave them with a shiner I No one can say we’re stingy; We give strictly free advice, It’s time for Phyllis to settle down, And become a buxome wifel Max Friesner, how we’ll miss him, A born athlete--Whiff! Boom I Bam! We always kept our eye on him, --so does Uncle Sam! Little Betty Witham, Dark eyes and curly hair; If she can cook and sweep the house. Some man she’ll surely snare. Speak softly--here comes another nurse! There's no better in the land. It’s Sally Hoffer, tall, serene, With a hypo in her hand. Mary Jane, blonde, petite, I'm sure it would seem, She'd have everything her heart could wish, If Mom would give her Gene. This girl has a future. I'm sure she will go far; We'll be proud to say we've known her-- Her name is Monna Darr. Everyone knows Jody, I'm sure it'll do no harm, To give her cows and chickens, And place her on a farm. jf oem Mr. David Romine, He's not a King, he’s not a Lord, He's just a regular fella, Who drives a brand new Ford! Ted Shull we haven't forgotten, With his red and shinny hair; You’re a great asset to our team, And we hope to keep you there! Hats off to Bonnie Emmons, We pause and heave a sigh; Because she's in there fighting, For the team and Mentone High! Jennie Hall is our idol. With her win-some cheery smile, To find grace in her favor, The boys would walk a mile! Martha Sullivan, a friend to all, As walks life’s weary mile, Gracious to all, especially the boys-- With her quick and win-some smile! Dale Molebash, What will we do? You should hang your head in shame! Some Juniors caught you necking, Down a quiet, shady lanel We're sure Donna will marry, As she journeys through the years; Then she can argue pro and con. Wile He Doth Hold His Ears! A compliment for Karen Clark, I’m sure you will not care, The girls all say they love you, It must be that wavy hair! This is only prophecy, But just you wait and see; Margaret will probably marry, And wind up with House Maid's Knees 1 Twelve years, Carolyn See has toiled, For this joyous, happy day; But when she receives that diploma, She'll brush the tears away. We present our Nancy Ware, Who has learned the Golden Rule; Of obedience and quietude, While attending Mentone School. Dennis Fitzgerald, last on our list, The verses are all written, the hour is late; Dissapointments may come, but never give up, You'll become a great man, in our State. 21

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picture, as it is a picture of the mess Mr. Kent and Blackie always left after one of their argu- ments. Oh, incidentally, Blackie is now in bed with a broken leg, which he broke after falling down the stairs, after another argument! He was so mad that he forgot the stairs were there, and he just fell down instead of walking down them ! The old schoolhouse that we slaved away in so hard, is just about the same! Except it is a little weather beaten, and since Blackie broke his leg, he hasn't been able to kept) it as clean as before, but all in all, it will still pass inspection! But the new Gym makes up for the old schoolhouse. It is the nicest and newest in the state. Governor Eddie Creighton has evenbeenbeggingto have the State tourney finals here this year, but Trustee Gail Law, son of the former teacher of Commerce at MHS in 1951, you remember Glen Law, and I might add he has been more successful than his fa- ther, doesn't want to have the finals here for fear that someone might accidentally scratch the walls. The spring Proms are the main feature of the beautiful building, but the soc hops after the ball games are another big at- traction of the kids for miles and miles around! Well known bands simply beg to come and play for the different occasions. It is such a great privilege for them to play in such a wonderful place ! Too bad things weren't like that in 1951! Jennie Hall is now a private secretary at the Studebaker Corporation in South Bend, and we hear that she spends most of her time taking dictation on her boss's lap. It only took her eight years to graduate from the South Bend College of Commerce, beings as how she quit three times and got kicked out seven times, mostly for putting caps in the electric type- writers ! She has never married, for she just can't settle down to one man. She has had many proposals but always refused them, for a rea- son that no one knows. Mr. Kelley was really surprised when the girls told him of the success of Max Friesner. Max is the famed owner of Maxie's Grill and Cocktail Lounge in Palestine, now a thriving metropolis. Max has never gotten married, he says there's no future in it at all. He does a little crooning on the side and has made all but a cold million on his famous movies. This, Mr. Kelley knew, of course. He is really the greatest in the love scenes. There have been five teenagers, that we know of, had heart fail- ure over him. I guess he's still the same old Max that we knew before. Dennis Fitzgerald is now in the wrecking business. He's the owner of ABNER'S WRECKING SERVICE. This is the largest wrecking service one can find anywhere. Den- nis always was one to hang around a gas station, so this aidn't surprise Mr. Kelley too much. He has taken over the Smith Brothers Garage in Mentone and is now a very well to do man. He also never married, they say that he never had that much ambition to even chase a girl. Monna Lou Darr is still working in Men- tone at what used to be the Frank Manufacturing Company but is now the Darr Manufacturing Company. She and her brother took over the ■business only a couple of years ago. On the side she writes a daily lovelorn column in the Men- tone Chronicle. She is very well known for her advice on love affairs, beings as how she had so many of her own. She is now married hap- pily to a business man from South Bend and they have two children. Betty Witham is now living in Texas with her husband. She married Bob, who is now a four star General, mind you, and they have a beau- tiful little home at the Army base. Bob is away quite a lot of the time, but Betty doesn't get too lonesome, you see, they have two little Pfc's. to keep Betty quite busy. Mr. Kelley seemed very glad to hear the news of all his students and then he inquired about some of the teachers, so the girls tried to tell him some of the interesting news of the teachers of 1951. Philip Lash and Elwanda Jordan are now ONE and are living on Burt Boulevard, where the famous coach, Lorin Burt, has his man- sion. Burt and Lash are still teaching, but Elwanda is staying home taking care of Philip Jr. I heard that Elwanda and Philip are the sweetest pair of Love birds in Mentone! ! Mr. and Mrs. Hoffman are now living in the state of Florida. Mrs. Hoffman sews quite a lot, and Mr. Hoffman just lays on the beach, fishes, and all in all, enjoys himself. Mr. Law just couldn't take anymore crab- bing from the students, so he just quit teaching! Really, we can't blame him because we can remember how we used to crab at him for no reason at all. He is still farming, but he is also a messenger boy for Western union. They say he is very good at that and no one ever crabs at him anymore. Mr. Frederick, our old music teacher, is now retired, but is well known for the famous compositions he has written. He is even more famous for discovering what The Thing was! He and his wife and family are living nappily in Mentone. Mr. Kentisnowa Senator in Congress. He . also has a ve y good chance for being nominated for President onthe Anti-Communists ticket. He and his family live in WashingtonD. C. , but they often visit in Mentone. Mrs. Utter is in Washington with them, and is Mr. Kent's pri- vate secretary. At this moment Mr. Kelly glanced at his watch and realized it was getting very late. He told the girls good-bye and he and Davey left for the Airport, as the plane was due that was to take him back to New Orleans. 20

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UM and Jestament CLASS OF '51 We the Seniors will our study room in the library to the Juniors; also, our lockers and hope they will be able to raise them to the top floor. We the Senior girls will our ability to talk to a boy without giggling to the Sophomore girls. We the Senior boys will our cars and the ability to drive them to the Sophomore boys providing they drive slow like we do. We the Seniors will our good looks to the Freshmen providing they get through life as well as we have so far. We the Seniors will our smallness to the Eighth grade. We the Seniors will our ability to get along with the teachers and to stay out of the office to the Seventh Grade. We the Seniors will our ability to get along withBlackie, to Mr. Kent. We the Seniors will our timidity and friend- liness to Miss Jordon. We the Senior boys will our ability to catch a woman to Mr. Lash providing he doesn't take ours. We the Senior girls will the rest of the caps we tried touse in the typewriters to Mr. Law providing he won't let anyone else use them. We the Seniors will our independence to Mr. Burt, since he seemingly has none. I, Phyllis Bowser, will my ability to run the mimeograph machine to Geneva Whetstone providing she doesn't get her hands dirty. I, Karen Clark, will tny position as Stu- dent Manager to Charles Urschel providing he doesn't wear a silly hat like mine. We, Monna Lou Darr and Jody Cullum, will our ability to play first clarinet to Martha Creighton and Donnagene Dillman providing they crab at the 3rd and 4th clarinets as much as we did. I, Bonnie Emmons, will my ability to go Snipe hunting and catch one to any one who wants a snipe. I, Dennis Fitzgerald, will my false teeth to Mr. Lash, 'cause he'll need them if he keeps teaching the Freshmen. I, MaxFriesner, will my title roll of Cas- anova to Jerry Ross providing he keeps up with the girls as well as I did, I, Jennie Hall will my ability to play my horn in the band to Duane Eckart providing he keeps up with the rest of the band. I, Margaret Hodges will my meadow-lark voice to whoever wants it. I, Sally Hoffer will my ability to flirt for fun and get away with it to Eleanor Rush pro- viding she never gets into anymore trouble than I have. I, Madeleine Holt, will my natural curly hair to Gerald Fitzgerald providing he doesn't get it shaved off. I, Donna Jo King will my ability to argue to Dawn Ware providing she doesn't argue with the teachers. I, Bonita Miner will my yell leading ability to Marjorie Mollenhour providing she can jump off the floor. I, Dale Molebash will my ability to keep quiet to Neil McKinney if he can use it. I, Dave Romine will my butch hair cut to Robert Meyers. I, Carolyn See will my ability to like and get along with children to Phyllis Grubbs pro- viding she never beats them. I, Phillip Shilling will my ability to get along with Mr. Lash in Ag. class to Philip Carney. I, Ted Shull will my red hair to Mr. Hoff- man providing he keeps it bright red. I, Martha Sullivan will my ability to play the bass drum to Franklin Scott providing he can see where he's going without dragging the drum. I, Mary Jane Tucker will my natural blonde hair to Jackie Blue providing she doesn't dye it black. I, Nancy Ware will my engagement ring to Jackie Ward providing she becomes en- gaged to Rodney. I, Betty Witham will my ability to hold my temper while talking to Mr. Kent, to Blackie. We the Seniors will a quieter 3rd period in study hall to Mr. Frederick since we won't be around next year to bother anyone. We the Senior girls will our homemaking ability to Mrs. Hoffman since we're so extra good at it. We the Senior boys will our ability to stay single to Mr. Kelley providing he flirts around as much as we do. We the Seniors will Mr. Hoffman a lot of patience---not that he needs it, but if he di- rects another Senior play like ours, he'll surely need something ! ! ! 22