North Salem High School - Echo Yearbook (North Salem, IN)

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In the fall of 1944, we were in the room which had a big 8 on it. We worked with real interest this year because we were anxious to see what high school would be like the next year. This year we gained John Sirnon and Earl Vansickle who had decided to remain in the eighth grade. Neva Wray had moved during the summer but she rejoined us again during the year. Shirley Lynch and Earl Vansickle withdrew. This left us eighteen to enter the first year of high school. When school opened August 31, 1945 there were eighteen freshmen. We managed to survive the initiation given us by the sophomores, and fulfill our roll as high school students. Our faculty for this year was as follows: Virgil Freeman, principalg Ed- win Gossett, Elsie Thompson, Mabel Smith, Esther Rice, and Roberta Miles. Mrs. Rice was our sponsor. We had only one new student this year. He was Robert Young from Greencastle. Ruby Rudder withdrew and moved to Pittsboro. We only had one boy who made the first ten. That was Jirn Hickrnan. We were really proud of him. When school was out April Z0, 1946, we just had sixteen pupils left. Daniel Walters and John Simon had quit during the year. At the opening of school in 1946 there were sixteen students enrolled. We were on the other end of the initiation this year. Mr. Dale E, Brock was our principal this year and Mr. Ralph Bunton became the coach. Bob Young and Neva Wray with- drew during the year. This left us with fourteen pupils to start the junior year. Mrs. Rice was our sponsor again this year. When school opened in the fall of 1947, there were thirteen enrolled. We gained Dick Hancock, from Lizton, the first semester. We lost Martha Jean Baird who moved during the summer, James Brennan who quit, and then Dick Hancock quit. This year we became great actors and actresses. We presented the play, Take lt Easy, which was a very huge success. We also entertained the seniors at a re- ception in the General Brock Hotel in Ontario, Canada. Our faculty this year was -- Mr, Brock, principal, Mrs. Thompson, our sponsor, Mrs. Kloster, Mr. Bunton, Mrs. Rice, and Mrs. Bales. When school opened in 1948, we were dignified seniors. Mr. Ralph Harbison was our principal and Mrs. Kloster was our sponsor. Our other teachers were: Mr. Bunton, Mrs. Thompson, Mr. Sullivan, Mrs. Bales, and Mrs. Rice. We sold cards, wrapping paper, and napkins this year to make money for our senior expenses. We were on the receiving end of the reception this year, it was given by the juniors. On May 1, 1949, our Baccalaureate was held in the Christian Church. Reverend John Deal was the speaker. On May 5, 1949, our graduation exercises were held in the high school auditorium. The speaker was Dr. Robert Hall, Chaplain of Mich- igan State Prison. We were dressed in blue caps and gowns. This ended our happy twelve years of school life and we were ready to start work in the world with much more knowledge than twelve years before. Those classmates who went all twelve years together were Wilma Rawlings, Phyllis Rush, Maurice Wilhoite, Charles Walton, Darrell Mitchell, and Vernal Leathers. 10

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1948-49 CLASS HISTORY When Eel River Township School at North Salem, Indiana opened September Z, 1937, there were twenty pupils enrolled. They were: Clifford Belcher, Harriet Anne Clark, Thomas DeLashmit, Gladys Jane Edwards, Julia Falconbury, James Higgans, Barbara Jameison, Vernal Leathers, Eugene Lowe, Norman McRoberts, Darrell Mitchell, Wilma Rawlings, Ruby Lee Rudder, Phyllis Rush, Robert Seaton, Charles Walton, Pearl Wethington, Roxie Lee White, Maurice Wilhoite, and Joe Wyeth. Irene Robbins was the teacher and Russell Landreth, the principal. Wallace Trotter, Madonna Wethington, Karl Cram, Iramae Ray, and Katherine Hina rd entered during the year and James Higgans, Roxie White, Robert Seaton and Pearl Wethington withdrew, leaving us with twenty-two pupils at the end of the term ending April 22, 1938. When school started in the fall of 1938, the first grade had moved one door north in the grade school building. Our new teacher was Mrs. Merle Soots. The pupils were the same except for Joe Wyeth, Madonna Wethington, and Katherine Hinard. Velrna Grirnes, Louisa Leigh, Willard Walton, Luther Jones, Dessie Johnson, Betty Edwards, James Hickxnan, Lonard Basham, and Marcia Kisner entered during the year. Those who withdrew were: Clifford Belcher, Louisa Leigh, and Luther Jones. This left a total of twenty-three at the end of the term ending April Zl, 193 9. On September 1, 1939, we moved across the hall to grade three. Two of our former classmates, Wallace Trotter and Willard Walton, had moved during the sum- mer. This left us with twenty-one to start the third grade. Our teacher this year was Mrs. Mary C. Daly. Betty June Edwards and Dessie Johnson moved during the year, but Jetty Disney and Virgil Wardlow entered in their place letting us retain our same number when school was out on April 19, 1940, When school started September l, 1940, we moved two doors down and entered grade four. Our teacher, Mr. Gossett, started the year with fifteen of us. James Brennan, Virginia Lee, Kenneth Stewart, Neva Wray, Rosalea Hanks, Billy Owens, and Roy Walter entered during the year. This made a total of twenty-two fourth graders. On August 30, 1941, we walked into the grade school building and went up to the second floor and into the northwest room which was room five. The class had twenty members at the beginning of the year. During the year we had four additions, they were James Armstrong, Alberta Lovins, Virginia Johnson, and William Ashley, Those who withdrew during the year were: Norman McRoberts, Gene Revell, James Armstrong, and Alberta Lovins. This left us the total of twenty. When school opened in the fall of 1942 there were twenty of us enrolled. Elwood Kelley, Joe Hostetler, and Keith Gordon entered during the year. Miss Ruth Perci- field was our home room teacher. Later in the year William Ashley, Keith Gordon, Gladys Edwards, Donald Yeager, and Julia Falconbury withdrew, We only had seven- teen pupils enrolled when school ended on April ZZ, 1943, When school opened in the fall of 1943 we found ourselves just across the hall from the previous year under the home room teacher, Mrs. Thompson. We had heard that the seventh grade was the hardest, but that just gave us more determination. We had maintained the same seventeen students during the summer. Later in the year Martha ,Jean Baird, Lyle Gordon, Daniel Walters, and Shirley Lynch entered, but Jetty Disney, Lyle Gordon, and Wallace Trotter withdrew during the year. This left us eighteen stu-dents when school was out April Zl, 1944. 9

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CLASS WILL We, the dignified Seniors of 1949, being of sound mind, do hereby ordain and establish this, our last will and testament, We will: JUNIORS To the juniors we will our seats in the assembly and also the right to sell Christmas cards and to publish next year's annual. SOPHOMORES To the sophomores we will our excess lmowledge and the ability to get along with all the teachers. FRESHMEN To the freshmen we will the right to initiate the freslunen of '49-'50, FRESHMEN '49-'50 To the freshmen of '49-'50 we will the vacant seats in high school and the right of making many mistakes their first year. TEACHERS To the teachers we will a month's vacation for the many sleepless nights they have had because of us and also a bottle of colorback for their naany gray hairs, MR. HARBISON To Mr. Harbison we will our thanks for making our last year of school a memorable one. TO THE UNDERGRADUATES I, Roy Walter, will my position as grocery boy to Robert Meyers. I, Iramae Ray, will my nurnerous boy friends and also my seat in the North Salem cheering section to Eleanor Boston. I, Darrell Mitchell, will my dark hair and eyes to Joan Lee. I, Wilma Rawlings, will my position as Secretary and Treasurer of the many clubs to Marthadel Wiles. I, Charles Walton, will my slender figure to Betty Davidson. I, Marcia Kisner, will my ability to study to Juanita Lee, I, Maurice Wilhoite, will my towering height and my slenderness to Joan Pritchett, I, James Hickman, will the right to talk and cut up in class and also the right to argue with Mr. Bunton to Barbara Sinfxon. I, Phyllis Rush, will my slender figure and my brown eyes to Sara I-Ieady. I, Keith Gordon, will my clever remarks to Earl Hicks. I, Elwood Kelley, will my quiet way with girls and my ability to keep out of trouble to Jirn Wilson. I, Vernal Leathers, will my laugh and my boisterous ways to Donald Ward. l 1