Montpelier High School - Spartan Yearbook (Montpelier, IN)

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M H S PIONEERS In the month of September 1939 a group of slxty elght p1oneers landed on the rocky shores of Montpelier High School Eager to begln their new dutxes they chose Peggy Stewart as leader Mar garet Schm1dt as ass1 tant leader B111 Flsher as recorder and treasurer and Gean Walker and B1ll Cook as members of the town counc1l Mr Cralg and MISS Shadday were the elders of the group and furmshed much helpful adV1C8 During the year b1tter weather disease and starvatmn took the1r toll of our group Peggy Stew art our leader her fun loving brother Bill Richard Honn Eldon Ickes Frank Garrison and Bev erly Brown were all mlssmg at the beg1nn1ng of the next year But we ga1ned a very versatile c1t1zen when Peggy ODonnell moved here from Aurora At the begmnrng of the second year September 1940 everyone was a l1ttle less dubious about their ta ks and began to work 1ndustr1ously Fr1endsh1ps developed and soc1al act1v1t1es were conducted A SOC1a1 meetmg was held in the Town Hall November 8 A group of amateur actors presented an lntere t1ng playlet Sauce for the Gosling 1n the commun1ty play house We had another elect1on of town officers at the beg1nn1ng of this year Follow1ng are the officials Eugene Barrett mayor Ray Bell town cr1er Charles Reff recorder and treasurer and Thanna mae Ford and B111 Cook council members Mr Cantwell and Miss Morton were the elders Robert John onbaugh Eugene Roberts and John McCleary moved away durlng th1s year Mary Jo Buckley Betty Schm1dt Dorothy Largent and Mary Jean Love Jolned our communlty By September 1941 our l1ttle group of ploneers had dwindled to fifty three in number We had become accustomed to our new dwellmg and had begun to love It and work for 1tS best interests The oflic1als for th1S year were as follows George Greer moderator B111 Fisher asslstant modera tor Joan Wilson recorder and treasurer Betty Schm1dt and Ray Bell councll members The elders were Dame Nelson and Pop Wrlson In November rings were purchased as an annrversary present IH commemorat1on of our third year 1n thlS terrltory In May we entertained the older members of the communlty at a banquet The basement of the church was decorated in our country s color red white and blue George Greer moved into our thrrvlng l1ttle group from another of our colon1es New York Dur mg th1s year we lost Dorothy Largent Delores Johnson Ellen Jones and Mary Jean Love Our group weathered the C1V11 War the First World War and the Depression bravely and we were proud to come 1nto the last period of our history w1th our colors t1llfly1ng over M H S The end of th1s group s h1story came in the year 1942 Our capable leaders this year were Eugene Barrett president Margaret Turner vice presldent B111 Fisher secretary treasurer C e c1l Schwarzkopf and Anna Rose Gib on council members Mr Morgan and Miss Albertson were our advisers Clarence Murphy entered from Roll at the begmnlng of the year and Betty Denton w1th drew The group presented 1ts final class play on May 1 The succeeding leaders entertamed us at a banquet in May At the begmmng of the year lt was doubtful whether our group could publish the chronicle The Indianran due to the mcrease 1n the cost of material But we rolled up our sleeves grltted our teeth and determined that we would not be the first to d1scont1nue th1S old custom We secured enough subscrlptlon and after addlng to our fund by paper campaigns and other money makmg schemes our budget finally balanced Now on May 22 we leave to Joln the ranks of our forefather to try to find our niche 1n a larger part of the world and in every possible way to further the work of our country for Uncle Sam In your hands IS left the task of leadlng th1s partlcular l1ttle group in 1ts work and keeplng its name travellng through the pages of h1story I O C 1 Y - , I I ' 1 . . 1 I ' C . N , . . , A . Y ! 7 ' ' 1 - v 1 ' I 1I I s 1 1 1 I ' . : y ' I 1 1 1 I S . . ' ' I . , . ' C ' In ' u ' - - ., , , . 7 I 7 7 Y Y U Y - , - . . C ' 1 1 M Iv 1 . . .I 1 . . 1 1 1 . - Y 9 1 - ' I ' 5 S Y V - Y 7 1 Y ' ll Y! EL Y! ' 1 I ' . Y ' ' ci .. , , . . 1 1 1 - . 2 ' ' ' S - . . . , . . . I 1 1 I 7 - Y 7 5' Q I . - ! Q 1 M 1 ' - I . . . . . U 1 . . ,, . . . C . 1 -- 1 ' v . - I . I . c - 'Y 7 -, . 1 1 51 I 1 1 '

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WHAT THEY WILL BE The Hoos1er Cl1pper takes off 1n 1952 on a slght see1ng tour around the world Holton Ford the p1lot furn1shes h1S pas engers w1th telescopes so they can gaze on the people below As the plane glldes over New York C1ty they see Opal Parnell nurslng ln a Red Cross hospxtal and her fr1end Glendora Clark a prlvate secretary to a promment New York lawyer Anna Rose GIDSOD IS al o seen as a stenographer 1n a large department tore Leav1ng New York C1ty they fly toward N1agara Falls and ee Thannamae Ford on her second honeymoon but the lucky br1degroom cannot be recognlzed The next xmportant c1ty the plane passes over IS M1am1 Flor1da Here Betty Schm1dt IS found wr1t mg a book ent1tled All About the War and Evan McD1rm1t and h1s brother Harold are seen tak lng p1ctures for Llfe Sorry to leave th1S beautlful place the pa sengers fly on to Camp Lee V1r g1n1a where Ray Bell lS athlet1c d1rector No wonder the boys are 1n such good phys1cal cond1t1on As the plane clrcles low over Washmgton D C Mary Chrlsmer IS seen trylng to get a scoop or scandal on Gordon Ke ler Secretary of Agrlculture From W3Sh1Dgt0H they fly to Chlcago where Rlchard Da1ly has proved hlS ab1l1ty as bus1ness manager of the Marshall F1eld Department Store When the plane pa ses over Ind1ana more graduates of 42 are found than ln any other spot Lavetha Towns IS cashler at the Only Hardware Store 1n Montpel1er Cary Galer 1S occupylng the county agents oflice at Hartford C1ty Hubext Love 15 operat1ng a dalry at Mlllgrove w1th Joe R1chw1ne del1ver1ng mllk for h1m and W1llad1ne Herr lS a housew1fe at Pennv1lle Mary Jo Buckley IS supermtendent of the St Joseph Hosp1tal at Fort Wayne Cec1l Schwarzkopf IS State H1ghway Comm1ss1oner George Greer 1S ofllcxatmg as profe sor of Chem1cal Englneermg at Purdue and Charles Reff IS basketball coach at DePauw Unlversxty At Ind1anapol1s the passen gers see Gean Walkex as a d1et1t1an at the Method1st Hosp1tal Herbert Mahon as Head of the Agrl cultule Department at the State Fa1r B111 Cook as a representat1ve 1n the Ind1ana Leglslature argumg for the r1ghts of the people and June Walker as an usherette at the Clrcle Oh yes they almost m1 s Aletha Schwarzkopf l1v1ng at Petes Place ra1s1ng Che ter Wh1te hogs Ltavlng Ind1ana they fly to St LOUIS where B1lly F1sher 15 poundmg the beat and Joan WllS0n IS teachmg the ch1ldren to always be frlends Wlth a pol1ceman Thelr next stop lS at Camp Shelby M1ss1 ss1pp1 Here Raymond Jackson IS play1ng the bass drum 1n the army band Cllft0H Jarrett IS taklng all h1s fast curves 1n an army tank John L1ll1e spends most of hlS t1me on K P duty because he 1ust cant get to assembly on t1me and army hostess Cry tal West IS dO1Hg her part to keep the boys happy Margaret Turner just couldn t go far from camp so she got a Job as secretary to a general 1n Hatt1esburg C1rcl1ng over an Ind1an reservat1on 1n Oklahoma our tourlsts spot Max Downhour teachmg the Ind1an chlldlen the Modern Ind1an Dance and 1n Texas Max Hawk waves to them from h1S cattle ranch Imagme the1r surpuse when they see Clarence Murphy opcnmg a mortuary ln Reno Nevada w1th Kathryn Aucreman makmg beautxful wreaths for h1m Now as they enter Cal1forn1a they find El1zabeth Hawk on a cattle ranch and Betty MlCh89l and N1na Ruth 1ng1ng at Camp Ord Th1s IS the last camp on the1r nat1on wlde tour and the la t person they see unt1l above San Franc1sco There Meredyth Anderson lS palntmg portra1ts After leavmg the beautlful Cal1forn1a landscape they move on over the PHCIHC Here they fly over the U S S Montpel1er Wlth Rear Adm1ral Barrett 1n charge In Pelplng Chlna they see Anne Marxe Landls keep1ng books for the local tax collector From Chxna they fly to Germany There they find Albert Teegarden aCllhg as a spy for Uncle Sam and on the1r way to England they meet Kenneth Schm1dt a pllOt 1n the R A F hopplng OVCI to Germany to patrol the Rh1ne The last person they encounter IS Ellzabeth Ann Neff on the Isle of Man But dont let the name Man fool you she IS an old ma1d ra1s1ng Manx cats . . . C . , .. . V - ' 1 1 - -' . C . . . - s . , , Q - 1 7 ' - ' ' as 11 ' - - 1 . . H . ,, . . . q - . , .. , , . . - , . .. Q ' , - , - , Q . , . .1 , . 3 , . . ' ..... 1 , . - 1 . . . . . S 1 1 f ' - .. , ' , 1 1 ' 1 2 ' ' ' Q V 1 Y 5' ' x . . . . Q . . M . ,, . 1 . - 1 , .. . . 1 1 . . . , - I ' 1 7 Q . . . , , . 1 ' - , 1. - 11 - - 1 1 1 . . u. v X . . . . 1 1 1 1 1 S . - S , . . . . - , , 7 D . . . . 4 Y . 1 - - -1 . ., . , , , .