Michigantown High School - Challenger Yearbook (Michigantown, IN)

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The Class Prophecy The Senior Class of 1951 decided to have a class reunion in July of 1961 at the Michigantown school building so as to review old memories and to learn about what has happened to each one in the past ten years. Nearly everyone came and we had a wonderful time. To start the day off, James P. Ashley pulled a stunt, as usual. Then we had a vocal solo by Mary Inis Kingery. After lunch we all gathered together and each one told what he had been doing in the past ten years. James Ashley, Dr. James Ashley now, lives in an ivy covered cottage on Boulevard Drive. He has been studying for a national award for M. D.'s. After being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1954, he started a clinic for the poor and the colored people in Indianapolis. He is married to a girl from Hollywood, perhaps you remember her. She is Joan Evans. They have five lovely daughters and are living very peacefully in the old home town. Next to speak was James' best friend, Ted Bowen. He is still in Michigantown also. After he was graduated, he began teaching and is now the head of the mathematics department here. He finally found himself a girl and is enjoying married life very much. Julia Brant settled down to her long-time boyfriend, Dale Reppert, and is very happily married. As a surprise to all their former classmates, they have twin boys. What a surprisef Another classmate, Raymond Burns, has really done some traveling. He came all the way from Oregon to the reunion. Yes, he is still on the run. He told us that he has devoted these last ten years to his resort business back in Oregon and others in the west and south. Gee, Raymond, is it fun watching all those beautiful girls every day? I'll beti Jean Canter has become a registered nurse and is the superintendent of the maternity ward at the Methodist Hospital. She accepted the proposal of Bill Lambert and is very happily married. They have four boys. The maternity ward must have had a little influence. Norma Cochran is using her ability as a beautican working in Frankfort. 17

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WAYNE PATCH!-ITT Class Play: Annual Stall: Chorus '48, '49, '51, Basketball '48, '49, '50, '5l:Sdtball '48, '49, '50, '5l: Track '49. JANE ANN REED Annual Staff: Chorus '48, '49, '50, '5l: Kokomo Chorus '50, '51, Orchestra '48, '49, '50, '5l:Sunshine '48, '49, '50, '51, Girls' Athletics '50, '51 JAMES THOMPSON ltnmll Class Vice-President '49, Senior Play: Chorus '48, '49: Basketball '48, '49:Annun1 staff. MARGARET ICBEPHINE WATKINS NIO.. Class President '48, Class Secretary '50: Junior Play: Sunshine '48, '49, '50, '5l:Sunshine Pianist '48, '49: Chorus '48, '49, '50, '51, Kokomo Chorus '50, '5lgState Chorus '51, Orchestra '48, '49, '50, '5l: Annual Staff. JAMES E. WEBB num.. Class Vice-President '48, Senior Play: Chorus '48, '49, Basketball '48, '49, '50, '5lgSoftba1l '48, '50, '51, Track '49, '50, '51, Annual Staff. 16

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Robert Crenshaw, who was the president of our class for three years, has finally decided to settle down. He does interior decorating as a hobby and is a farmer in Clinton County with the former Janet Weaver helping him. Oh, yes, all four of the boys have dark eyes like Janet. Gosh, this four boys business must be contageousf As a career, Marilyn Crum took up the art of stenography, but finding this only a pastime, she decided to settle down. She is now happily married to Phil Shanks, and they are the pround parents of two curly, blond headed boys. Jim Ashley's five daughters should get along nicely with all these boys, don't you think? After Donald Davis was graduated from school, he decided that he wanted to become a millionaire. Therefore, he and a friend started on a trip but did not know where they were going. Don't that sound just like Don, not knowing where to go? After about four weeks they had accumulated about four billion dollars at different gambling places. Then one day as the train was coming to a stop in Texas, his friend got a wild idea that he would like to buy a little ranch and raise thoroughbred horses. They now own the biggest and best horse ranch in Texas and take in about twenty thousand dollars a week. Just a mere drop in the bucket--small buckett Jeanette Evans is now married to Don Wainscott, who has taken over his father's job as superintendent of the Ingram-Richardson Factory at Frankfort. She lives in a newly built, modern home and is also helping her husband as a part-time secretary. They are the parents of a set of cute little twins, a boy and a girl. Well, we finally have a girl in this bunch of boys. Morris Fausett is one of the most well known truckers in the United States. After he graduated, he decided he wanted to be one of the biggest truckers in the U. S., so he went to Chicago and raised about two million dollars. Now he says he is rolling millions every month. Just keep it up, Morris. Joan Hedges told us that she had devoted the last ten years to caring for her children and writing poetry. Her children also are beginning to love her poetry which has become very famous. Richard Huffer is now the owner of the largest cue ball factory in the United States. His factory is in Texas. He says he is still un- married. What's the matter Dick? Don't the cowgirls play pool in T exas ? is