North Madison High School - Releef Yearbook (Madison, IN)

Text from Pages 1 - 24 of the 1945 volume:

The Releef of North Madison High School Published by the Senior Class of North Madison High School Q E as Jn 1 fy, Z HAROLD SAMS RUSSELL SI-IINGLETON Q O , if N-bv ,ws fx sf ss RAYMOND G. HAMMOND PAUL F. HIGBIE DEDICATION We, the Seniors of 1945 Wish to dedicate this annual to the boys in service who have gone out of our class. SENIORS ss MARY I-IEITZ ROW I. ANN HOFFMAN HAROLD MARSH WILLIAM HOLCROFT MEREDITH JACKSON FRANCES MCFADDEN ROW II. FORREST MORGAN ROBERT ALDRIDGE MARGARET MYERS GERALDINE PATE RUBY MACK LAURA PENDLETON ROW III. DORIS ALVEY ROSELLA RICE JEAN BORCI-IERDINE' MARJORIE POMMEREI-IN JOSEPI-IINE colt-311 JOHN DEPUTY ROW IV. BERNARD SCHAFER BARBARA GALEY ANNA SI-IELTON DALE THOMPSON MARTHA FRANCISCO GEORGE WALTZ I ROW V. DOROTHY GEYMAN NINA BRAMWELL DONALD GOURLEY MARY WHITSITT RONALD GOURLEY NOLAN GRIMES ROW VI. BETTY YAGER RAYMOND HAMMOND MISS SUMNER Class H istory As Freshmen: in the year of 1941, fifty-five green freshmen eagerly entered NMHS. The first few days were spent wandering around asking: Where's my next class? Eventually, we became accustomed to finding our way around, and early in the year, we organized with Mr. Brandley as our sponsor. Oiiicers elected for the year were: Anna F. Shelton, presi- dent, Raymond Hammond, vice-presidentg Richard Irwin, secretary, and George Waltz, treasurer. During the year, we sold popcorn. The school year ended with a picnic at Clifty. As Sophomores: The second year of our trip through high school began on September 14, 1945, with quite a decrease in membership. Getting under way, we elected Mrs. Hutchinson as our sponsor and the following classmates as our officers: Margaret Myers, president, Martha Francisco, vice-president, George Waltz, secretary, and Ruby Mack, treasurer. As the basketball season opened, we elected as yell leaders: Martha Francisco, Franie McFadden, and Mary Heitz. Near the close of the year, we had a picnic at Clifty. As Juniors: - After a four-months' vacation, we returned as jolly Juniors to old North Town High. We again elected Mrs. Hutchinson to our class sponsor. Our oflicers were: Robert Aldridge, president, Patricia Jones, vice-president, George Waltz, secretary, and Mary Heitz, treasurer. Early in the year we began working hard. At games, we sold cokes. Later in the year we organized two groups and sold magazines, with Anna Shel- ton as captain of one group and Mary Heitz captain of the other. A party was given for the group which sold the most magazines. Under the direction of Mrs. Gudas, we pre- sented the play, SUNBONNET JANE OF SYCAMORE LANE. Members off the play cast were: Bernard S., Laura Lee P., Martha F., Anna S., Patty J., Franie M., Mary H., Bob A., Norma S., Harold S., and Ronald G. We had several parties during the year, and again we ended the school year with a picnic at Clifty. As Seniors: September 14, 1944, we came again through the doors of old NMHS, fully realizing that this was the last stretch in our journey through high school. This year we again chose Mrs. Hutchinson as our class sponsor, but near the close of the first semester, Mrs. Hutchinson left, and Miss Sumner took her place. Our oflicers for the year were: Bob Aldridge, president, 'George XValtz, vice-president, Dot Geyman, secretary, and Ruby Mack, treasurer. Under the direction of Miss Sumner, we presented the play, WEST END I-HGH. Members of the cast were: Bob Aldridge, George Waltz, Jerry Pate, Mary Heitz, Bill Holcrofft, Dale Thompson, Franie McFadden, Bernard Schafer, f'Red Gour- ley, Marjorie Pommerehn, Margaret Myers, Ruby Mack, Anna Hoffman, and Martha Francisco. With the help and guidance of Mrs. Hutchinson and Miss Sumner and the other faculty members, we have at last reached our destination--GRADUATION. We have now completed our trip through high school and are ready for the future. As we travel on through life, we shall remember the training given us at NMHS and our motto: ALWAYS FORWARD TO REACH OUR GOAL. Class Will We, the members of the Senior Class, being of sound mind, do hereby leave our last will and testament as follows: I We, the Seniors, will to the Juniors our dignified ways. To the Sophomores, we, the Seniors, leave our wisdom and ability to aggravate the teachers. We, the Seniors, will to the Freshmen footsrools so their feet won't dangle. II Bob Aldridge leaves his dancing to Melvin Spry. You should be the center of ati- traction now, Melvin. Doris Alvey and Josie Coker bequeath their ability of playing guitars to Jean Under- wood and Mary R. Bentley. Nice work if you can do it, girls. Jean Borcherding leaves her ability to go with iKy. boys to Miss Rose. That means you will have to cut out some of that night studying, Dorothy. To Frieda Siebenthal, Nina Bramwell leaves her quiet disposition. You won't know Frieda next year. John Deputy is leaving his place as Romeo to Bill Ritchie. Looks as if Bill is in -for some fun. Martha Francisco leaves her pleasant smile to Shirley Sauer. Smiles are cheap Shirley. Dorothy Geyman leaves her ability to get along with teachers to Bettie Holt. You will have to control your temper, Bettie. Donald Gourley leaves his long shots in basketball to Murvin Shelton. Good luck, Murv. To Ray Black, Ronald Gourley wills his ability to operate the movie machine in Health Class. That should be a great honor, Ray. Nolan Grimes and Ruby Mack leave theircrowns to Orville Aldridge and Jean Sailor. We hope they aren't too big, kids. , Ronald Kleopfer falls heir to Raymond Hammond's basketball skill. It takes a lot of practice, Ronnie. To Wanda Corman, Mary Heitz wills her flirting. just smile, Wanda, and they can't help themselves. Anna Hoffman leaves her muscles to Mildred Wyne. That means more fighting is in the making boys, better watch her. Harold Marsh will give lessons on how to keep a steady girl. Step up, boys, this is your last chance. Margaret Myers wills her studying ability to June Champion. June's report card is in for a change. Class Will continued Jerry Pate leaves her strut to Leah George. just watch Leah now. Laura Pendleton wills her ability to keep a boy friend to Letha Wehner. Who's the lucky boy, Letha? To Bud Gray, Forrest Morgan leaves his place as center on the team. You'll have to grow this summer if you're to makeit, Bud. Marjorie Pommerehn leaves her snappy disposition to Betty Nicklaus. There will be a change in Betty. Rosella Rice leaves her good attendance record to Catherine Aruthur. You'll have to find something to do about every other day, Catherine. Boo Schafer and George Waltz leave their special tact of getting into trouble to the Freshman Class. ,The teachers should be glad to hear this. Anna F. Shelton bequeathes her piano playing to Rowena Cole. It takes nimble fingers, Rowena. Dale Thompson wills his skill of getting a Hanover girl to his brother, Paul. just keep it in the family, Paul. Delta Denny wills her dignified ways to Ruth Rutherford. There's going to be some changes made. Mary Ellen Whitsitt leaves her giggles to Margie Utz. It's not hard after you catch On, Margie. Betty Yager leaves her ability of getting a Bill to Mae Bennett. Good luck, Mae! Frances McFadden wills her businesslike attitude to Mary Hoffman. You gotta settle down, Mary! To the coming Senior Class, Bill Holcroft wills his numerous girl friends since he won,t be here next year. Barbara Galey leaves her chair in English to Juanita Brinson. Good luck, Juanita! Meredith Jackson leaves her curly hair to Virginia Giesler. III To Mr. Wood's classes we leave over-stuffed chairs so they can be comfortable while he lectures. To Miss Sumner we leave a loud speaker when she keeps the assembly so she won't have to shout anymore. To the rest of the faculty we leave our undivided attention in the class rooms and study halls. We now place our seal this third day of May, in the year of our Lord, nineteen hun- dred and forty-five. Witnessed by: Barbara Galey Meredith Jackson Class Prophecy MADAM KRISTLE GAISER ROOM 1955, KWESTION-AIRE BLDG. KRAZIE AND KWILT STREETS Having nothing else to do on a warm day in May, 1945, this card brought me to the room of Madam Kristle Gaiser. Madam was a small, dark woman, clothed in ornate gown and headdress. Below her glowed a huge crystal ball into which her piercing black eyes were staring. The one question which predominated my mind was: NVhat is the class of '45 doing in '55? Silently I seated myself opposite her, and in answer to my question, here is what she told me. Do you care to listen? I see Bill Holcroft is still feeding gullible girls his line. He is in the real estate business. The new superintendent of nurses of Kings Daughters Hospital is Meredith Jackson. Her able assistant is Barbara Galey. The great Einstein will be thrilled to know that anyone as competent as Red Gourley is teaching his theory at Hanover College. Robert Aldridge is managing Harold Baby Face Marsh, who is now the World's Heavyweight Champion. Boo Schafer is a traveling salesman. He peddles soft soap. Mary Heitz is a telephone operator. She has a cheery hello for all the males. Raymond Hammond has married three times. fPartic'lar, ain't he?J Laura Pendleton has walked her last mile with John. Her wedding gown and trous- seau were designed by the talented stylist, Dorothy E. Geyman. Advice to the love-lorn dished out by Anna Hoffman brings howls from all readers. She has replaced Dorothy Dix. George Waltz and Dale Thompson have traveled to California on mules. Later they plan to make a cross-country tour. Rosella Rice is a John Powers' model. She has enhanced the covers of numerous national magazines. Frances McFadden and Ruby Mack have opened a new drug store on the circle in Indianapolis, Indiana. Busy making women beautiful are Josie Coker and Mary Whitsitt, who have recently Opend their SLAP AND PAT BEAUTY SALON. The owner of Madison's most modern dance pavilion is Martha Francisco. She keeps every one posted on latest dance innovations. The top flight swing-band led by Nolan Grimes, with pianist Anna Shelton and soloist Marjie Po-mmerehn, is now being featured at Hotel Morgan, owned and operated by Forrest Morgan. Eminent psychiatrist, Jerry Pate, has just been selected WOMAN OF THE YEAR. Don Gourley has achieved his life-long ambition. He's sport editor of the Indianapolis News. Working on the same paper is Margaret Myers, who is society editor. Doris Alvey has assumed duties as the new Girl Reserve secretary at the YMCA in Indianapolis. Harold, Paul, and Russell are swell guys, they are now three of Uncle Sam's GI's. Jean Borcherding and Betty Yager now own Daily's Department Store. Betty is head floor walker and Jean is in charge of the men's ready-to-wear department. They have as one of their employees, Mrs. Delta Denny fNealj. You have now found out what Madam Kristle Gaiser sees for the class of '45 ten years hence. WHO KNOWS? SEPTEMBER 1 7 OCTOBER 18 NOVEMBER 1 3 3 10 14 16 DECEMBER 21 JANUARY 12-13. 19-20. FEBRUARY 2 9 9 12 13 22-23-24. MARCH 3 9 14 19 21 26 31 APRIL 2 7. Ca lendczr Seniors started on their last round up. XVe signed our freedom away for another eight months. Seniors began the year with a weiner toast at Clifry. We had a basketball game with Osgoodg lost 30-18. Dawson. Copeland, now a sailor, visited school. Juniors gave a dance. Nolan Grimes and Ruby Mack were crowned king and queen. Organized the Pep Club. Game at Hanover tonightg we lost 42-18. The seniors had a party for Russell Shingleton. Russell S. left for the Army. Seniors gave the UMISTLETOE DANCE. Final exams. County tourney. North Town and Hanover went to the finals. Han- over Won: 30-20. Sixteen seniors had their pictures taken for the annual. The rest of the seniors went to White's to meet their fate. fGetting their pictures taken, we n1ean.j The soph's had a party for Chet Fowler, who leaves soon for the Army. Seniors had a Valentine Party. Juniors had a Valentine Party. Sectional tournament at Madison. Finals: Madison 26, Scottsburg 24. A party was given by the seniors for Paul Higbie, who was home on furlough. The juniors were invited. Raymond Hammond, one of our members, left us and is now in the Navy. The junior class presented their play, YOU'RE YOUNG ONLY TWICE. It was a tremendous success. The Paper Staff had a meeting and appropriate pins were given to each member of the staff. A Weiner roast was held at Clifty for seniors and their guests. Seniors held first 'lnighti' play practice. Annual Alumni Banquet given at Clifty Inn. Paper Staff had a picnic at Clifty. They were allowed to invite a guest. Junior-Senior Prom was held at Clifty Inn. 1 i 1 J UNIORS SOPHOMORES FRESHMEN PEP CLUB PAPER STAFF J unior Class IUNIOR CLASS HISTORY On September 14, 1945, forty-eight green freshmen entered NMHS. The year passed quickly with Mr. Robbins as our sponsor and the following as our officers: Charles Waltz, president, Jean Underwood, vice-president, Bobbie Carlow, secretaryg and Pat Roberts, treasurer. At the beginning of our sophomore year, we elected Mr. Lauderbaugh as our sponsor and our class ofiicers were: Charles Waltz, president, Jean Underwood, vice-president, Mary R. Bentley, secretaryg and Bobbie Carlow, treasurer. Our junior year has been the most successful of all. We have made money selling soft drinks and candy at ball games. We elected Mr. Bennett as our sponsor and the fol- lowing as our officers: Charles Waltz, president, jean Underwood, vice-president, Mary R. Bentley, secretaryg and Helen Dolby, treasurer. Under the able direction of Mt. Bennett, we produced a three-act comedy, YOU'RE YOUNG ONLY TWICE. The year ended with the junior-Senior Prom at Clifty. SOPHOMORE CLASS HISTORY Thirty-five excited freshmen assembled in the halls of NMHS in September, 1943. After we settled down from wondering where our next classes were, we chose Miss Gilla- spy as our sponsor and the following classmates as our officers: Richard Jackson, presi- dentg Geneva Sams, vice-presidentg Ernestine Coleman, secretary, and Betty Nicklaus, treasurer. Our sophomore year was started off by choosing Miss Mathews as our sponsor and the following as oflicers: Richard Jackson, president, Kenneth McMahan, vice-presidentg Ernestine Coleman, secretaryg and Betty Nicklaus, treasurer. We sold pins and Christmas cards. We have had several parties, and, in all, we have had a very happy sophomore year. Sophomore Class I .Cx Freshman Class FRESHMAN CLASS HISTORY On the bright and sunny day of September 15, 1944, fifty-one students entered the doors of NMHS as green freshmen. At last, after eight long years in the lower grades, we were starting our first year in high school. We chose Miss Gillaspy as our sponsor and the following .classmates as oflicers: Shirley Britton, presidentg james Hunter, vice- presidentg Orville Aldridge, secretaryg and Jean Sailor, treasurer. The year seemed to fly as new classmates entered, and we continued our goal towards graduation. We were sorry to lose four members this year. As this concludes our freshman year, we are eager- ly looking forward to our future years to gether, when we will strive with greater effort to accomplish the aims and purposes of NMHS. The Pep Club was organized November 10, 1944Q with Mrs. Hutchinson as our sponsor until December, when Miss Sumner took her place. In january, the club bought pennants. During the year, the Pep Club has sponsored many pep sessions. The pur- pose of this club was to foster greater enthusiasm and spirit at our ball games. SCHOOL SONG Three cheers for dear old Northtown We know that you're a school of renown Take that ball right down the floor Make it a basket, change that score. And if they toss the ball right into the net Don't give up, the game's not won yet. Fight, fight, fight for the blue and white And Ncrthtown will win tonight. Pep Club Paper Staff BASKETBALL Tigers of North T own ROW I-Richard jackson QManagerj, George Robbin, Ronald Kleopfer, Robert Car- low, Ralph Heitz, Dale Thompson. ROW II-Mr. Wood, Forrest Morgan, George NValtz, Ronald Gourley, Donald Gourlcy, Raymond Hammond, Mac Bennett fCoachj. RECORD OF GAMES NMHS 18 , . , .... Osgood 30 NMHS S6 , . . . , . Deputy 17 NMHS 15 , . . . . Hanover 42 NMI-IS 23 .... .... S aluda SS NMI-IS 25 ...... Saluda 28 NMI-IS 19 ,... Hayden 20 NMHS 27 . . . .,,.... Vernon 25 NMHS 16 . . . . . . Vernon 23 NMHS 23 , . . . . . Paris Crossing 17 NMHS 23 . . . . , Central 30 NMHS 26 ...,. Hayden 22 NMHS 38 .,...,....,,... Deputy 25 NMHS 10 1 . , . , . C-entral 29 A NMI-15 zz ..s.. Dupont 37 C CUUNTY TOURNEY - r b I A V Little York .....,........ Deputy NMHS 35 lhvv U Dupont 45 NMI-IS 20 ...,,,........ Hanover 30 NMI-IS 25 . . . . . , . . . Hanover 46 SECTIONAL NMHS 29 Paris Crossing 25 NMI-IS 25 .,..,.,....,.. Central 27 NORTH TOWN PLAYERS NAMES YEARS HEIGHT AGE CLASS POSITION :P :f'Raymond Hammond 3 5'11 17 Senior Center Forrest Morgan 3 6' 17 Senior Forward Donald Gourley 1 6' 17 Senior Guard George Wtiltz 2 5'11 17 Senior Guard Ronald Gourley 1 6'2 17 Senior Guard Dale Thompson 1 S'7,' 18 Senior Guard Robert Carlow 1 5'9 16 Junior Guard Ralph Heitz 1 5'11 16 Junior Center George Robbins 1 5,9 15 Sophomore Forward Ronald Kleopfer 1 6' 15 Sophomore Forward :iRussell Shingleton 1 5'11 18 Senior Guard :f'Chester Fowler 1 S'10 18 Sophomore Forward zu Serving in the Army. Serving in the Navy. We seniors regret ending our basketball career at NMI-IS. We sincerely hope that the Tigers will always have winning basketball teams, and we also want to thank Mr. Bennett for his fine job of coaching and we wish him all the success in the world. He has been a swell coach with which to work. In closing, we might say that Dick Jackson has been a very faithful student manager for the past two years.