Nashville High School - Talisman Yearbook (Nashville, IN)

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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.

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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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Roger Billings, will my ability to get out of school for three days just to get a haircut, to Ktrt Jones. Joe Bond, will my ability to get along with others to Dave, my brother. Jim Bowman, will my ability to stay in school to Dennis McGee and my flat top to Peggy Tickstun. Annie Branaman, will my long halr to Elma Smith, and my shorthand ability to Janet Shipley. Sylvia Childs, will my love of boys to C arloyn Voland, and my Senior Cords to Fem llogston. Joyce Cox, will my ability to own a mule to Jerry Hynes, and my yearly trip out of Brown County to Mr. Page. Bob Cross, leave my good looks to Felix Woods, and my ability to study, to Don Riely, even when girls are around. Larry Crabtree, will to Steve Miller, my glasses. That's so he can see good-looking girls when visiting Bloomington. Ronald Deckard, will my ability to stay away from the girls to Darrel Lucas and my skill in keeping a car between the side ditches to Wayne Graham. Wayne Followell, will my women to Darrel Lucas, and my seat in book- keeping class to Steve Gore. ' Jim Gredy, will my ability to smoke in the restroom and get away with it, to Raymond Tompson. To Dan Crabtree, I leave my '39 Ford, and all the girls that go with it, Glenna Greathouse, will my seat in the pep club to Mary Lou Sietz. Dave Gordon, will my slim shape to Dallas Styles, and Betty Smith to---oh, to no one. Don Hammond, will my ability to throw rods to Eddie Rose. Don't wind her too tight, Fuzzyl Sharon Hammond, will my long black hair to Marilyn Arthur, and my sense of humor to Peggy Thickstun. Judy Harden, will my ability to talk ln study hall to Shirley Preston, and my skill in dragging to Hershall Stines. Delilah Hoover, will my height to Jerry Hynes and my love for study halls to Charles Graham. Jerry Kelp, will my ability to play ice hockey to anyone who has the patience to sit down and play the game. Judy King, will my '54 Ford to the forthcoming ACES, may they drive it as much as the original ACES did. Linda King, will my intelligence that enables me to stay out late at night and get away with it to Judy Besslre. To Kay Percifield, I leave my hiking boots. Tell Glen I said thanks. Charles Leffler, will my ability to play spoons to John Hutchinson. Keep'um in tune, Hutch. Bob Malan, will my ability to skip classes to Susie Kummerer, and my Gov't book to Ray Tompson. Richard Matlock, will my false tooth to Jim Jeans, and my long curly hair to Bonnie Smith. Bill Pool, will my ability to get along with Mrs. Snyder to Don Reilly, and my weight to Larry Collins. Mike Pritchard, will my ability to drive a jeep to John Hutchinson. Watch out for those lonely trees, Hutch.