Montpelier High School - Spartan Yearbook (Montpelier, IN)

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The Struggle of the Class of '43 For the last four years we have been engaged in strenuous warfare, in which we have met and conquered many enemies. Among these enemies were the battle for good and pas- sing grades, the loss of our fellow soldiers, and the struggle to obtain funds to promote var- ious worthwhile projects. However, we have emerged at last as victors and graduates, ready for a backward glance over our four years of war. We began our history in 1939, as sixty-two recruits under the leadership of Miss Shadday and Mr. Craig. We chose Gaynel Inman for general, Dave Cook for major, Ioanne Holcroft for captain, and Mildred Morgan and Dick Bedwell for lieutenants. The withdrawal of Betty Coons in December was our first casualty. We held two get-togethers, the first being on Ianu- ary 18, in the Home Economics Room, and the second in May at Lake Blue Water. Our first public review was in November, when we presented a Thanksgiving play, When Elmer Played Iohn Alden. After our summer campaign we returned to battle with a slight decrease in our number. However the fifty-seven remaining comrades under Advisers Morton and Cantwell, selected Pat Cary, general: Dave Cook, major: Dick Bedwell, captain: and Helen Berry and Roger Clements, lieutenants. We gathered recruits Louise Browne, Stanley Ieffries, lane Raney, and Luther VanGordon into our ranks, but Grace Hendershot, lane Raney, and Maxine Love were captured as prisoners by the enemy. We held our get to-gethers in December and May and our public review in March. We were all granted furloughs during Iune, Iuly, and August in order that we might begin the last half of our campaign with heightened interest and energy. At last, fifty-six enthusi- astic soldiers began the remaining half of our campaign under Sponsors Nelson and Wil- son. We elected Amos Sandoe, general: Dave Cook, major: Ioanne Holcroft, captain: and Mildred Morgan and Roger Clements, lieutenants. Louise Browne, Mary Royal, and Eugene Fear fell as victims of the enemy. Our party was held in the gym on December 3. After two minor skirmishes in the form of the selection of class rings in October and a convocation in Ianuary, we fought the major battle of the year, the financing of the Iunior-Senior banquet. This banquet was held in the basement of the Methodist Church. The scene was laid out in gypsy style, and a group of attractive gypsy girls served the banquet. Again after three months retirement from actual warfare for strategic reasons, we re- turned to the front refreshed and ready for our last big campaign, under Commanders Al- bertson and Morgan. Our chosen officers were: Iames Pownall, general: Iohn McCammon, major: Dick Bedwell, captain, and Margaret Anne Francis and Dick Weaver, lieutenants. The first engagement of this campaign was the presentation of a convocation, December 4. This consisted of two skits: The Royal Order of Ham and Eggs, and Borrowing Neighbors. Following this was a box social held in Ianuary for the purpose of boosting the Annual fund. Our biggest battles of this phase of our war were the publication of our yearbook and the presentation of our class play. Another high spot of this campaign came when we were very royally entertained by our younger comrades at the annual Iunior-Senior banquet. Our next-to-the-last engagement was on May 16, at Baccalaureate service. Then, at a final dress parade, fifty serious young soldiers received their honorary discharges from this division of the army into the battle of life. So, the struggle we began four years ago as mere recruits, we leave now as alumni, with added knowledge, many friends, and memories of many golden hours of comradeship and good times.

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Margaret Anne Francis -Commercial Friendship Club '40, Social Science Club '41-'42, Dramatic Club '43, Feudin' in the Hills '42, adviser '43, secretary-treasurer, Student Council '43, Glee Club '40-'43, G.A.A., '42, Way Out West '42, Band '40-'43, Orchestra '40-'43. Iames Pownall-Academic Nature Club, '40-'41, Will the Light Shine Again? '43, senior editor of the ln- dianian , president '43. Ruth Anne Martin--Commercial Home Economics Club '40, Commercial Club '42-'43, Business Manager of In' dianian , Glee Club, '40, Orchestra, '42-'43. Amos Sandoe-Art F.FA. '40s'41, Agriculture Club, '40-'4l: 9rt Club, '42-43, Dramatic Club '43, pres- ident '42, advertising manager oi the lndianian . SENIORS Gaynel Inman-Academic Friendship Club, '40, Commercial Club, '41-'43, president, '40, Athletic Board '43, typist of the lndianian , Glee Club, '40- '43, Band 41, Orchestra 43. Dick Bedwell-Agriculture Agriculture Club, 40-41, Art Club, '43, adviser, '40, secretary-treasurer, '41 and '43, F.F.A. '40-'43, Basketball, '40-'43, Glee Club, '40-'41, Softball, '43. Ruth Ann Berry-Aca :lemic Friendship Club, 40: Social Science Club, '-tl-'43, historian of Indlantan , Glee Club, '40-'43, G.A.A., '42, orchestra, '40-'43. Billie Risk-Art Sunshine Club, '41-'43, Glee Club '40-'41, Chorus of Way Out West , '42. Richard Weaver-Commercial, --Art Commercial Club, '40-'43: adviser, '43, art editor of the Indianian , honors and prizes for poster work, '40-'43, Iune Parnell-Commercial Friendship Club, '40, Sunshine Club, '41, Dramatic Club, '42-'43, Glee Club, '40-'43, G.A.A., '42, Way Out West '42. Helen Berry-Commercral Friendship Club, '40, Commercial Club, '41-'43, adviser, '4l, typist of the Indian- ian , Glee Club, '40-'43, Jerry ot Iericho Road, '40, Look Who's Here , '41, Way Out West , '42, Will The Light Shine Again? , 42, Orchestra, '40-'43, string ensemble, '42-'43. Iohn McCammon-Agriculture Vice-president, '43. Ruth Alice Sholty-Academic Friendship Club, '40, Social Science Club, '41, Dramatic Club, '42-'43, Undertow , '42' Feudin' in the Hills , '42, calendar editor of the Indianian , Way Out West', '42, Band, Orchestra, '43. Neil Berrier-Art Athletic Club, '40, Commercial Club '41, Dramatic and Art Clubs, '42-'43, Christ- mas Play, '41, advertising manager ot the l6ldi5rnian , Basketball, '41-'42, Softball, '4 -'4 . Ronald Dodds-Agriculture Agriculture Club, '40-'41, F.F.A. '42-'43, The Royal Order ot Ham and Eggs , Glee Club, '41-'42. Mildred MorqanwAcadem1c Sunshine Club, '40, Dramatic Club, '41-'43, Sparkin , '41, Eh , '41, Feud1n' in the Hills , '42, adviser, '40-'42, secretary ot Student Council, 42, Student Affairs, '43. ll