Montpelier High School - Spartan Yearbook (Montpelier, IN)

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CLASS WILL We, fhe Senior Class of '46, will our possessions and abilifies, such as fhey are, fo fhe following: Margaref Gerard refuses fo will herself fo anyone, because she already belongs fo Ed, Helen Cline wills her carrof-lop fo Bugs Bunhy. Margarel Gibson wills her hair fo Mr. Morgan. . Hope McDirmif wills her bashful ways fo Bob Smifh. Wallis Orf wills his curls fo Jeanne Burson. . Lurrel Melville wills her heighf fo Melvin Risinger. . Mariorie Needler wills her abilify fo iifferbug fo Miss Morfon. Janice Keagle wills her abilify fo gef kicked oul' of Civics class fo Bob lDizl Risk. A Avis Brown wills her flirfy ways fo Joe Bohr. f Margarlef Schwarzkopf wills her careful driving fo Lloyd lJake-l Clamme. Bill Srnifh wills his neaif appearance fo Tom Berry. Y Garnef Whifacre wills her quief disposifion fo Kafhryn Whife. Wanda Banfz wills her heighf fo Shorfy Brinkerhoff. , Berfie Lou Day wills her dishwashing abilify fo Joan Denfon. Rosie Wunderbaum wills her abilify lo play Long, Long Ago on fhe piano fo'Joy Nell Love. lFar, 'Hr awayll Jessie Berrier wills her' perfecf affendance record fo Irene Bennelf. Keifh Wible wills his five o'clock shadow fo Kenny Neff because Kenny wanfs one Erla Ely wills her abilify fo pop gum fo Jack Burson. ' Emogene Funk wills herself fo keeping house for her sailor husband. A ' Pal' Evilsizer wills her overalls fo Miss Compfon lMiss Compfon iusf loves fhemll. Jackie Armsfrong wills her Thrasher fo any gal fhaf fhinks she can gef him lAnd we don'f mean farm machineryll. Dick Hoover wills his abilify fo flirf wifh a cerfain music feacher fo Red, Beffy Lee wills her sweafers fo Doris Miller. lmogene Helm wills her high grades fo Discharge Margaref Welch wills her Home Fc. abilify fo Olive Spaulding. Joan McGoldrick wills her slow, clear speech fo Miriam Maish. Elnora Love wills her workafive ways fo Bob'Lillie. Tom McKean wills his large vocabulary fo Emmiff Beeks. Beffy Rose and Dorofhy Refi will fhemselves fo fhe Power's Models. Pal' Pugh wills her shorf skirfs fo Miss Alberfsonj Frances Norfon wills her hour-glass figure fo Carrie Norfon. Bob Merchanf wills his Plymoufh fo Jack Pugh for fufure use. Wilma Teegarden wills herself fo Charlie Cunningfon. ' Junior Murphy wills his excess weighf fo Peggy Bedwell. Gloria Garreff wills her Sunday School class fo Lloyd Anderson. Max Bedwell wills his G-I haircuf fo Charles Comsfock. , Agnes Whifacre wills her lafe hours fo Meddler. lA friend of fhe family.l 'N 4' Guy Sills wills his abilify fo drive fo anyone having fhe courage fo fake lhe chance. Billie Berry and Dib Crisamore will fheir Ford fo Beffy Jones and Jimmy- Smifh. s James Ford wills his hair oil fo fhe Ford Mofor Company fo' keep if running. E Gerald Hawk wills his musical horns fo his brofher Bill fo keep fhem in fhe family. Junior Jesfer wills himself fo fhe Pennville girls. , Clyde Neff wills his mechanical abilify, such as if is, fo- Harry Beeks. Jesse D. Rains wills his barnyard friends fo anyone whe likes fhem. - Danny Sf. John wills his abilify fo sleep in class fo Kennefh Shannon. Jerry Grifiirh wills his boffle fo anybody small eniough fo crawl under his porch fo gef if. Signed and sealed fhis fhirfy-firsf day of January. li A Q , The Senior Class of '46 i . Q ' ' , 'f g g S

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HISTORY OF THE CLASS OF '46 We slarled our high school career in I943 mid a war-lorn world, wilh sixly-seven lreshies bravely lrying lo do lheir parl lo help win lhe war. Our years in high school were lhe war years, and many changes were made in lhe curriculum and lhe aclivilies program because ol lhe war. In our Freshman year physical lilness became a regular parl ol lhe program. Thal year we chose as our leaders Daniel Sl. John, presidenl: Pal Pugh, vice-presidenl: Avis Brown, secrelary-lreasurer: Margarel Schwarzlcopl, girl adviser: Max Bedwell, boy adviser. Miss Shaclday and Mr. Craig were our morale builders. Belly Denlon, Belly Racer, Roberl Merchanl, Lillian Case, and June Moore enlered during lhe year. Virginia and Mary Ramseyer. Belly Denlon, and lone Johnson wilhdrew. We held a slcaling parly in lhe early spring al Lalce Blue Waler. In l944 Miss Morlon and Mr. McBride guided us lhrough one more war year. During lhis year sludenls and leachers helped oul in lhe ralioning program, and a movie proieclor was added lo lhe school's equiprnenl. Ollicers lor lhe year were: presidenl, Tom McKean: vice-presidenl, Bob Simmons: secrelary-lreasurer, Wanda Banlz: girl adviser, Belly Racer: and boy adviser, Bob Wagner. A baclcward parly was held December 6 al lhe high school. Keilh Wible, Junior Jesler, and Wallis Orl enlered during lhe year. Leo Jellries, Richard Freeman, Phyllis Fear, and Junior Jordan wilhdrew. Our biggesl year so lar was I945. We were big shol juniors lhen. Aeronaulics was added lo lhe curriculum. and malhemalics was slressed more lhan belore. Clyde Nell was elecled presidenl ol lhe class lor lhe year. Olher ollicers were Avis Brown, vice-presidenl: Erla Ely, secrelary-lreasurer: and Helen Cline and Keilh Wible, ad- visers. Mary Ramseyer re-enlered lhe class, and Bob Combs, Cecil Oswall, Nellie Norlon, Paul Kershner, and Geraldine and Kennelh Pelerson wilhdrew. Miss Nelson and Mr. Wilson, our sponsors, helped us pul over everylhing we allempled. Under lheir direclion we had a magazine subscriplion drive, purchased our class rings, held lwo parlies, gave a convocalion, and, wilh lhe assislance ol Miss Waller, presenled as our class play Enler Angela. Our class was lhe lirsl lo decide lo hold a prom wilh lhe annual banquel lo honor lhe seniors. Everyone was lhrilled al lhe prospecl ol having a dance and worlced exlra hard lo pul lhe idea across. We used a Weslern lheme. The allair was a lremendous success, and everyone had a good lime, including lhe leachers. Peace came al lasl, and I946 was our biggesl and besl year. Ollicers lor lhe year were presidenl, Belly Lee: vice-presidenl, Jesse Rains: secrelary-lreasurer, Erla Ely: girl adviser, Palricia Pugh: and boy adviser, Bill Srnilh. Mr. Morgan and Miss Alberlson were our sponsors. The annual subscriplion drive slarled lhe year righl. The Blues won, and were lrealed lo a parly. January 3, by lhe Golds. Early in Oclober we sponsored The Down Homers. The senior class play, Girl Shy, was a greal success. Junior-Senior was a gala allair. The Ball Slale orcheslra played lor lhe dance held aller a wonderlul banquel. Reverend Vernon was our speaker al Baccalaureale. We were honored al Commencemenl by having Dr. William P. Deering speak lo us., Aller Commencemenl many ol us began lo leel ralher depressed. Allhough we had looked lorward lo gradualion lor a long lime, now lhal we had really been gradualed, we began lo wish lhal we could have al leasl one more year al good old M.H.S. The Alumni Banquel reslored our good spirils, however, and made us members ol an organizalion which meels every' year lo renew old lriendships and revive memories ol our high school days.

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CLASS PROPHECY Three husky looking, khaki clad individuals, proudly displaying lheir discharge emblems, slrode smilingly up lhe slreel. ll was plain lo be seen lhal lhe lasl ol Uncle Sam's occupalional army was back, and lhis was il. Wilh lheir dullel bags slung carelessly over lheir shoulders, lhey sel aboul reviewing lheir old schoolmales and lhe changed surroundings ol lhe home lown since lheir absence. Taxil called Jerry Grillfilh, lallesl ol lhe lhree men. A huge, blue cab swerved lo lhe curb and lhey piled- in. Why, Dib Crisamore, you old son-ol-a-gun, yelled Guy Sills in recognilion ol lhe driver. Did you and Billie Berry linally gel married? Yes, said Dib. . VN1hal ever became ol McKean? Has he slarled denlal work yel? inquired Max Bedwel . Yes, he iusl made a pair ol lalse leelh lor Miss Alberlson. By lhe way, Erla Ely is his ollice nurse, and Margarel Gerard Oswall is his X-ray lechnician. Say, look oul lhal window: isn'l lhal Junior Jesler washing Bill Smilh's grocery windows? asked Jerry. Oh, yesl Imogene Helm is his cashier, replied Dib. ' Why, lhere are some olher addilions lo lhe lown, Lee's Dress Shoppe and Elnora Love's Beauly Parlor, remarked Guy. Yes, said Donald: lwo ol her operalors are Joan Mc6oldrick and Frances Norlon. There's lhe newly appoinled slreel commissioner, Wally Orl. He look over lhe job aller Keilh Wible resigned lo lake a seal in lhe Senale. Say, lurn on lhe radio, said Max. ll's lime lo hear lhe Ford and Wunderbaum Comedy Show sponsored by lhe Sudsy Dudsy Soap Company, owned and operaled by Hoover and Murphy. Oh, we iusl missed Jessie Berrier Sullon, who sings wilh J. D. Rains' band, lealuring Dorolhy Rell as cornelisl, said Jerry. Lel's slop al lhe school building and see how lhings are coming along. lsn'l Gloria Garrell lhe new Home Economics leacher? asked Guy. Jusl lhen Donald exclaimed, Hey, look oull There comes Margarel Schwarzkopll Too lale. She clipped us. Now l suppose l'lI be hauled down lo courl, and Judge Bob Merchanl will lhrow me in lhe jug. ' l lmagine lhal, she didn'l even slop! said Max. Jusl like she used lo be. 'There's lhe new lhealre run b Gerald Hawk, said Dib. His lickel-laker is Helen Cline and his usherelles are Jackie Armslrong, Pal Evilsizer, and Mariorie Needler. Say, who owns lhe new airporl? asked Jerry. Those crack-pol pilols, Nell and Sl. John, iusl boughl il. Their secrelaries are Wanda Banlz and Janice Keaglef' Dib remarked as he lurned lhe corner. i - There's a new drug slore! exclaimed Guy. V , Owned by Belly Rose Spaulding, replied Dib. Her soda ierks are Wilma Teegarden and Lurrel Melville. You oughl lo slay over-nighl al Margarel Oibson's boarding house. Pal Pugh is slaying lhere while she wriles her lalesl book. Her illuslralor is Avis Brown. lsn'l lhal lady laking her lwo children lor lheir daily slroll Emogene Funk? inquired Max. Sure lhing, replied Dib. l hear lhal Berlie Lou Day is a lashion designer in New York and lhal her secrelary is Garnel Whilacre, said Guy. - - Hey, slop lhe carl yelled Jerry. There go lhree slick chicks. Well, if lhey aren'l Hope McDirmil, Margarel Welch, and Agnes Whilacrel Well, 'bye, Dib: we'll walk lrom here.