Nashville High School - Talisman Yearbook (Nashville, IN)

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. W- ln August 1955, 48 expectant teen-agers enrolled in Nashville High School. Initiation, the real beginning of high school, was held a few days after school began. The Seniors, armed with paddles, and the Freshmen dressed in their parents clothing, were excused from school for the day. That night a party was held for the Freshmen at the lower shelder house. In November the class sponsored a fun house and fortune telling booth at the school carnival. David Bessire was voted Carnival King. In April we sold colored chickens and raffled off rabbits to raise money. During May, under the direction of our English teacher, Mrs. Jack Oliver, we published a news- paper named, THE NINTI-l'S NOSEY NEWS and a booklet of limericks written by us. Our class officers for this year were, Howard Zody, Presidentg David Bessire, Vice President: and Madeline Shields, Secretary-Treasurer. Our sponsor was Mrs. Belulah Grant. We entered the Sophomore Class on a bright day in September, 1956. For the school camival we held a basketball toss, cake walks, a turkey raffle, and sold refreshments. The class sold salt water taffy to make money. November ll, our class rings arrived from the Herff Jones Company. In March we held a basketball game between the women and the girls, and the businessmen and alumni. At the end of the year, the class went to Spring Mill State Park with the Juniors. Madeline Shields was elected cheerleader, and also reigned as basketball queen. Our sponsor this year was Mrs. E. K. Congram. Our class officers were, David Bessire, Presidents Larry Crabtree, Vice Presidentg Madeline Shields, Secretaryg and Linda King, Treasurer. Our Junior year was busier than any before. Our first project was selling taffy at the County Fair. This year six members of our class played varsity basketball, and two girls, Madeline Shields and Susan Schrougham were elected cheerleaders. Judy King reigned as basketball queen. This year the class won the intra-mural basketball games, and Larry Crabtree became the first three-letter -man at Nashville. He won letters in basketball, track, and baseball. Christmas we earned money by selling fruit cakes. The class also sold candy at noon, and refreshments at all home ball games. Our two biggest projects were the Junior-Senior Prom, and the Junior Play, The Prom, held at the Van Orman Hotel, in Bloomington, was April 25. Music was fumished by Rick Sutherland, while Madeline Shields and Dave Bessire were crowned Prom King and Queen. The play, entitled SEVENTEEN IS AWFULLY YOUNG, under the direction of Mrs. Paul Snyder, was given in the gymnasium, April 11, The Juniors held the first graduation dance this year. The class decorated the Rogers Bldg. and furnished cokes. A disc jockey. Jerry Chapman, MC'D the evening. Two members of the class were employed by the Brown County Democrat and The Evening Republican of Columbus, to write school news. They were Linda King and Barbara Bessire. This was the first year for a student council at N.H.S. Charles leffler represented our class. Our Senior year began late, due to the construction of a new grade school For three reasons this was our big yearl First, for the first time, the High School was set apart from the grade school. Second, because Van Buren School consolidated with Nashville, and Third, because at last we are Seniors! Our first activity was initiation, held three weeks after school began

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ROBERT MA LA N Basketball 1,2g Softball 2. X X. E xx , JOYCE COX Cheerblock 45 Scholar Staff 4: Entered from Col- umbus 1957. ROBERT CROSS RONALD DECKARD DEAN ROBERTS JOHN MOORE Basketball 2, 3. Scholar Staff 4. Captain of Safety Patrol 1 2, 3: Scholar Staff 4.

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A party was held for the honored freshmen at the Upper Shelder House that night At the county fair the class sold tickets at the rides and Susan Schroughams was elected queen. Results of the cheerleader elections were announced, and Madeline Shields was elected for the third time. The next class project were magazine sales. ln October the Seniors held a combination Pep Rally and Dance, two nights before the opening of basketball season. The annual staff worked hard from October until March, completing the '59 Talisman. The Senior play, entitled THE NERVOUS WRECK, was a great success. The cast and director, Mrs. Gondring worked diligently to make it so. Sylvia Childs won the Betty Crocker Homemaker award, and Madeline Shields became the Good Citizen of Brown County. For the first time Ioumalism was taught, and that class published THE SENIOR SCHOLAR. Representatives of the Student Council were Howard Zody and Dave Gordon. In April, the Seniors held a basketball game between students and businessmen. Senior class officere are, Larry Crabtree, Presidentg Dave Besslre, Vice President, Madeline Shields, Secretary: and Charles Roush, Treasurer. Mr. Warren Ogle, Principal, sponsored the class. Baccalaureate Service was held Sunday evening, at 7:00 o'clock, on May 24. The exercises were held in the Christian Church, with the Rev- erend Edward Simon officiating. Commencement was held in the Multi-purpose room, of the new grade school. The class held a student -commencement, with speeches from the Senior class President, the Valedictorian, and the Salutatorian. The date was May 27 During June the class took their Senior trip, spending four days in New York and two in Pittsburgh. This was an exciting and wonderful time for us. 1 W, We, the Senior Class of '59, even though proven to be mentally unstable, and physically incapable, and disregarding the advice of their psychiatrist, do hereby declare this their last will and testament. To the community, the faculty, and majority of students, we will nothing. Our reasons for this decision are, first we feel that as a class we have salvaged nothing that they want, and anything that we might have, we will surely need in the forthcoming years. The few things that we individually possess, and feel noteworthy, we leave to the following people: I, James Alvey, bequeath to Scotty Ayers, all my girl friends of the Mickey Mouse Club. I, Nancy Arthur, will my ability to keep my mouth shut in fifth period study hall to Mary Lou Followell. To Eddie Rose, I leave my fingernails to chew on. I, Dave Bessire, will my loving ways with the women to George Meek, and my ugliness to Dan Crabtree. I, Barbara Bessire, will my ability to carry on the family name to Judy Bessire. May she keep it popular with the faculty as Ihave done. I, Sandra Akers, leave my long blond hair to Bettie Smith. My ability to switch schools every year to Margaret Winninger.