New Ross High School - Blue Jay Yearbook (New Ross, IN)

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DON PENNINGTON Class Officer ....... ,. President .. Track ...... . ...... . ..... Student Manager .. Z F.F.A. ........ ..... 1 -Z President .... Secretary ........... District Secretary 4-H Club . ......... l-Z President ..........,.... 4 Vice-President ........ 3 Reporter ......,......... Z Junior Leader ..... Plays ................... Hillbilly wedding ..... 3 Senior Play ..... AnnualStaff .... . ..., 4 l BILLY STOUT F.F.A. ............. 1-2- National Convention.. . Band ............... 1-Z -3 Plays ......... , ..... Hillbilly Wedding Senior Play . ........... Annual Staff Z Z Z -3-4 -3-4 ....3 Z-4 .3-4 -3-4 3-4 3-4 4 BEVERLY ANN WARD F .H .A . ............. l-2 Historian ........... S.S.S. ............... l-Z Girls' State Alternate Chorus ............ .1-Z Vice -President Class Officer .......... Treasurer ..... .... 4-H Club ................ Junior Leader ...... Plays .............. .... . Hillbilly Wedding ..... Senior Play .......... Bluester Staff .......... Annual Staff .... .... JANICE MAR lE BAILEY F.l-LA. .......... .. 1-Z 3 S.S.S. , ............. l-2 Plays . .................. . Hillbilly Wedding . Senior Play .. ..... .. Bluester staff ..... Annual Staff FRE DDIE THOMPSON Class Officer .,....... Secretary ....... Band ............... .l-Z Vice-President Drum Major .. ..... . Student Director l-Z Chorus .................. ' Choir Pianist Librarian ..... ...... Plays ................... Hillbilly Wedding . Senior Play . ........ Annual Staff ..... , .... . Bluester sniff ..

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MA URICE GLEN STIERWALT Basketball . ...... . Baseball .... Plays .... .... .... Junior Play Senior Play Bluester Staff Annual Staff .... . .... l-2-3 PI-IYLLIS ANN SPANGLER LLOYD PERRY Chorus ............. 1-2- Band ............ Z Librarian ........... Contest ........... 2 Student Conductor, 4-H Club . ......... l-Z Reporter ............ Song Leader ....... Junior Leader ...Z I-'.H.A. ............ l-Z Reporter . . ......... . . S.S.S. .............. 1-Z Plays ................... Hillbilly Wedding .... Senior Play ........ . . Bluester Staff .... 1-Z Reporter ......... l Feature Editor .... Annual Staff ........... Valedictorian Basketball ............. 2- F.F.A. ....... .. 1-2-3- Reporter ........ ....... Plays , ................... Hillbilly Wedding ..... Senior Play ............ Annual Staff .... 1-2-3 3-4 3 4 4 4 DON CORNETT CAROLYN SUE Clase Officer .........l.. Treasurer ............ Band ........ .. l-Z-3-4 Contest Annual Staff .............. Plays ........,........... Hillbilly Wedding ..... Senior Play ........ l-Z-3-4 NORMAN Class Officer ............ Secretary ......,... , .... S.S.S. ..,..,...... .. l I-'.l-I.A. ...... . ...... 1 Reporter ..........., Band ................ 1 Secretary . .........., .. Reporter . .... ........ Drum Major ...... Contest ......... l Chorus . .......,.. . l Reporter ............... 4 -H C lub .......... .... Junior Leader . . Plays .................... Hillbilly Wedding Senior P lay . ......... Annual Staff . ..... .. Bluester Staff.. ......... Snoop-Reporter ..... H

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Class History It was a bright sunny day in the year of 1942 when Walnut Big Top got on its way. The ring leader was Miss Norma Everhardt. The performers were Pat Baker, bare-back rider, Art Buck, knife thrower, Betty Canada and Don Cornett, trapeze flyersg Don Dice, Carolyn Norman, and Donna Huffman joined together and presented a unicycle act. Mary Manning was the bearded ladyg Lloyd Perry, ticket sellerg Phyllis Spangler, Bobo the magician, Freddie Thompson, assistant band leaderg Susie Todd and Beverly Ward were tightwire walkers. Everything was going fine and in the second year the ri.ng leader Was Miss Margaret Proffitt. It was in the third year of performing that the ring leader position was given to Mrs. Gladys Smith. The next show was to go on in the town of Darlington. At this scheduled per- formance two more members were taken on and givena job. They were the Burk brothers, known better as Tommy and Bernie, the juggling team. The fourth year of performance was great. We lost none of the performers. This year the circus was under the leadership of Mrs. Irene Bryant, and everything went along smoothly. In the fifth year of performing the Walnut Big Top gave jobs to three more per - formers. The first was in the town of Jamestown where we picked up George Ebaugh, who was known as the Strong Man . Our next stop -was Thorntown. Here we found another performer who fit into our show perfectly. She was Janice Bailey, the bare-back rider. Our last stop for the season was Perry Central. On this stop a job was given to Jean Haley. She was known as the elephant trainer. This year had been something new to all of the perform .. ers. They had a ring master who was Mr. Edwin Miller, and an assistant ring master, Mr. Denver Feltner. The sixth year of show was wonderful. We lost no performers nor gained any. Mr. Feltner had worked hard enough to become ring master. His assistant was Mrs. Hilda Barnett. It was in the seventh year of performing that Mrs. Helen Mason led the Walnut Big Top to a successful year of performances. We stopped in Whitesville long enough to pick up another performer who was Alva Paxton, the clown. Mr. Norman Evans set the circus off to a big start for the eighth year. In this year we stopped in Ladoga. This stop proved to be very successful because it was here we found another talented performer, Billy Stout, who became the lion tamer. The first performance of the ninth year was scheduled for the town of Perrysville. Here Don Pennington got a job with the circus as a fire eater. Mr. Max Barnett led us that year. The ring leader in the tenth year was Mr. Charlexs Gerrard. This was another event- ful year. Mr. Richard Moore took the ring leader position for the eleventh year. The main performance of this year was on October 31. It was Hillbilly Wedding . This turned out to be a big hit with the crowd. The twelfth year of performing under the big top proved to be very intere sting. First, all of the performers sold magazines to make extra money so they could go to Washington D.C. It was while playing Fillmore, we hired a new sword swallower. I-Ie was Maurice Stierwalt. In April, the Big Top gave another performance. It was the Senior Play. There was a lot of excitement when everyone learned they could sell a yearbook. They were thrilled at having their pictures includedin the book. , On May 8, the Big Top left for Washington D.C. The band leader, Mr. Paul McDaniel was ring leader on this occasion. The memories of the Walnut Big Top will be cherished by all.