Morton Memorial Schools - Retrospect Yearbook (Knightstown, IN)

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Senior Class History AY 24, 1958. This date terminated four wonderful fun-packed years for the sev- enteen members of the 1958 Senior Class. These four years began August 30, 1954. Here is a partial History of the Class of 58 . Our Freshman class. which was com- posed of thirty-nine members was the largest in the Senior High. Mrs. Garriott and Mr. Raisor were our sponsor-teachers. The class was well represented in several activities. In the sports field we had ten boys: in band. five boys. The Morton Memor- ial Choir was strengthened by eleven of our members while five were in dancing classes. Providing the music for the dancers was the Dance Band which sported two of our boys. The first semester of our Sophomore year saw us with thirty-two members. Six of our Class won places on the varsity football team, five on the varsity basketball squad, and four on the track team. We were still well represented in the musical department. Eleven of our girls joined 4-H and two boys joined Art Club. The National Honor Society also held two classmates in membership. So We stood at the mid-way mark of our High School careers. A fast summer passed and suddenly we were Juniors, with new sponsors, Mrs. Wogerman and Mr. Brewer. We had lost several classmates along the way and we now stood only twenty-one strong. Members of our class participated in al- most every school activity, music, sports, dancing, the various clubs, and the Christ- mas play. Then the biggest event of the year, the Junior-Senior Prom, and the honor of dec- orating the gym for the occasion, came to the scene. We set to work determined to make it one of the most beautiful Proms ever Wit- nessed at the school. If we didn't make it, we at least came pretty close. We made use of everything, even a couple of trees which mys- teriously materialized from nowhere. Another summer passed. August 26, 1957, that day we entered the home stretch of the four year course. We had lost none of the twenty-one of the previous year, but four were to leave before the school year was over. The first big event of our Senior year was the change from football to baseball as an autumn sport. The team did as well as could be expected for its first try. The Homecoming Dance, at which We were guests of the Morton Alumni, gave us a chance to ren-ew old friendships and to make new ones. Then came the time to elect class offi- cers. When votes were counted the results were as follows: Frank Strother, President, David Goins, Vice-Presidentg Esther McCloud, Secretary, and James Smith, Treasurer. December 7 : The Senior Christmas Shop- ping at Indianapolis, gave us a chance to get together a few gifts to take along on the second Christmas Vacation from December 21-29.

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Facuity S MR. ORYN L. Miss PAULINE MRS- IRENE PRIDE TROTH PRIDE .xkland City C. B. S. Indiana State, B. A. Oakland City C-, B- S- Sixth Grade MRS. UBA NIGH Southwest Missouri State College, B. S. Third Grade Fifth Grade Fourth Grade MRS. DOROTHY SCHWEIZER Ball State, B. S. Second Grade MISS AILEEN BANTA Indiana State, B. S. Kindergarten MISS CARMEN MILLINER Indiana University, B. S First Grade

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Senior Class History April 3: Under the direction of Mr. Vernon B. Craig, who also served as make-up artist, the senior class presented a murder mystery entitled The Skull . The five weeks required to prepare the play were very enjoy- able and we shall remember them a long time. May 18: The Baccalaureate service in Lincoln Hall brought back memories of the Home which we shall never forget. The choir performed beautifully as usual. May 192 Senior Banquet: Mr. and Mrs. Cortner were our hosts at a delicious dinner. May 20: On Award Day we were re- warded for our efforts and contributions during the year. May 222 The J unior-Senior Prom, at which we were the guests of the Junior Class, will live forever in our memories of Morton. We wish to congratulate the Junior class on the beautiful decorating job and to thank them for a wonderful evening. May 23: Senior Day, the day before graduation, we finished our packing and said good-by to our various friends. May 24: Commencement, this day we would remember more than any other at Mor- ton Memorial. Sitting on the stage watching the underclassmen, we wondered if they would make the same mistakes we did, and if we would make the same as last years gradu- ates. We have enjoyed living these past four years very much. We hope you enjoy this brief outline of them. In a few short days we shall be leaving this campus and we would like to thank everyone who has made our life here enjoy- able and those who have given us some of the most pleasant memories of our lives.