North Webster High School - Troy Yearbook (North Webster, IN)

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SENIOR TRIP Dear Diary, May 24-Wednesday-We left Webster at 4:00 A. M., for Richmond. We followed the Old National Road, U. S. 40 east through Richmond, Dayton Airport, Springfield, Columbus, statehouse, Zanesville, enter West Virginia, coal mines and Pittsburgh. We stayed overnight at the Pittsburgher Hotel. May 25-Thursday-We saw the home of the Pittsburgh Pirates—Forbes Field; Skyscraper College, Pennsylvania Turnpike, Allegheny and Blue Ridge Mountains and refought or rather toured the battlefield of Gettysburg. We then crossed the Mason-Dixon line; saw Frederick, Maryland, the home of Francis S. Key. It was a beautiful drive into Washington (when we didn't try to sleep), we first saw the Washington Cathedral, drove down Massachusetts Avenue or “Embassy Row , then to the Annapolis Hotel for the night. May 26-Friday-We got a broad panoramic view of the city from the top of the Washington Monument. We toured the Capitol Building, Supreme Court Building, Congressional Library, where we saw the original Declaration of Independence under heavy guard. Following lunch we saw the new airport, home of George and Martha Washington, Mt. Vernon along the Patomac. We visited the Smithsonian Institution containing the original Star Spangled Banner, dinosaurs (etc.) We visited the Lee home, Arlington Cemetery and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. We have the evening “free“-----ah! May 27-Saturday-We left Washington early traveling on road 1. We went to Baltimore, through Aberdeen, Havre de Grace, over the Susquehanna River through Wilmington to Philadelphia where we saw Congress Hall, Independence Hall, Ben Franklin’s grave and the Betsy Ross House. We then cross the Delaware River bridge to Camden, New Jersey. Highway No. 25 to Lincoln Tunnel and at last the big city—New York! Our evening’s free. A lot of us went to Coney Island. May 28-Sunday-We went sight-seeing in upper and lower New York City, then for an introduction to the magic city we took a three hour boat trip around Manhattan Island. Glass topped busses met the boat afterwards and took us on another sight-seeing tour of lower New York, downtown by way of Broadway and Fifth Avenue. We saw Greenwich Village, the Bowery, China Town and many other spots of interest, ending the tour at the Empire State Building from which we saw the entire city spread out before us. Our evening was free. Some of us went to the Music Hall. May 29-Monday-Our whole day and evening was free for plans with sponsors. Some of us went to a baseball game, some shopping. All of us went on an R. C. A. Television tour. We had a big time, eating in the Automat and riding the subway. Luckily no one got lost. That evening some took in stage plays. May 30-Tuesday-Today we went sight-seeing in upper New York City and got a close-up view of many places we had seen previously from boat--Central Park, Columbia University, Grant’s Tomb and etc. We then crossed the George Washington Bridge and took the Storm King Highway to West Point, where we toured the Academy grounds. We then went to New Burgh, Catskill Mountains, Finger Lake Region and etc. We stayed overnight in Ithaca. May 31-Wednesday-We took a morning drive to Niagra Falls seeing them from both sides. We crossed Rainbow Bridge into Canada and spent the night in London, Ontario in London Hotel, The eighth day gone already. Golly time sure flies and we’ve enjoyed every minute. June 1-Thursday-Homeward bound by way of Chatham, Windsor, Canadian and U. S. Customs, and Detroit. It seems like only yesterday when we left and look where we’ve been. It’s really been wonderful, but here we are back in the home town again, what?!!!!- and it's only 8 o'clock. , 15

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MOTHER IS A FRESHMAN “I’m a Sophomore wails Susan. “How can I have a mother who's only a Freshman”' If Susan had known what a sensation her good-looking mother would cause when she hit that college, she'd have wailed even louder. Abby’s reason for going to college with her daughter is hard economics. She’d used up most of the insurance that her husband left for her, and there just aren’t many opportunities for an unskilled widow. The only way she can afford to keep daughter Susan in school is to take advantage herself of an unusual but most generous scholarship. Abby's first two names are Abigail Fortitude, and anyone with those names is eligible for a liberal memorial scholarship established years ago by a wealthy woman of the same name. No one's applied for it since 1907 and there's “zillions piling up . Susan is dead set against her mother doing anything so crazy. Sue points out what a lonely old lady she’ll be on campus. But Abby sees no other alternative, and they're off for college. Right from the start she's met by a deep freeze” from the Dean who suspects that this is just a practical joke or publicity stunt. The Dean as good as tells her that the slightest infraction of any rule will give him the excuse to expel her. She feels even worse when she hears the other girls discussing what “a character named Abigail” must be like. However, when she makes her entrance she causes a real stag-ling stampede. But that doesn't help her--it makes things harder. On top of that, she has a terrible time with her main course-- zoology. The likable professor delivers his lectures looking right into her eyes. No wonder she's flustered. Then the professor tries to give Abby some extra help with her zoology. He even goes so far as to slip his arm about her. During this scene the girls are getting ready for the dance, and the music can be heard through the window. The professor asks Abby to go with him, and she’s delighted. She doesn't realize that Susan, like a number of the girl students, has a great crush on the professor. Susan's foolish maneuvers result in a serious misunderstanding, and in outrage, the now miserable Abby slaps the professor. This gives the Dean his chance and she's expelled. She has to watch the others go off to the dance, listen to the sound of the music, and then turn around and go upstairs to pack. How could it end like that? No, it doesn't. Professor Michaels comes back, and the Dean shows up. After a lot of arguing over whose fault it was the Dean finds out the real reason Abby came to college and asks her to stay. Professor Michaels takes Abby into his arms and they begin to dance as the curtain falls. The cast of characters are as follows: Mrs. Abigail Abbott--Marietta Whitehead, Susan--Jane Frisinger, Mrs. Miller--Faye Pearson, Sylvia--Julia Durham, Bunny—Joan Smith, Carrie--Pat Eberly, Helen--Marge Gaerte, Clara—Carole Scott, Marge--Lillian Priest, Bobo--Phil Payne, Jack--Rolf Hunter, Howie--Jerome Hood, Bill--Merritt Wagoner, Dean Gillingham—Jerry Rensberger, and Professor Michaels--Barry Baker. Committees are: Advertising--Faye Pearson, Carole Scott, and Phil Payne. Stage Jerry Engle, chairman; Bob Dishman; Bob Rhodes; A1 Engleberth; and Deem Keck. Property--Jerry Hood, chairman; Jerry Rensberger; Barry Baker and Rolf Hunter. Tickets—Carole Biltz and Marge Gaerte. The ushers were; Carole Biltz, Bob Dishman, Jerry Engle, A1 Engleberth, Dean Keck, Jim Priest, Bob Rhodes, and Ed Tom. Mr. Young, our talented director also served as prompter. This year the Senior play was given two nights, Thursday and Friday, March 16 and 17 to a capacity audience. 14

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SENIOR PARTY AT CHICAGO Would you like to go to Chicago with us ? Well hop aboard and lets go. It’s now 6:00 in the morning, b-r-r- is it cold out. Better hurry, climb in the car so we can go. We are now driving on road 30, maybe I should say ice because that is just what it is. H-m-m-, this town looks familiar, oh I know, it’s Dier, we are now pulling into a waffle shopjfor some reinforcements. Oh, we’re on our way again headed for the Hall of Science and Industry, Chicago, Illinois. Here we are (fast trip) walking up the steps. As we go in the door we’re not sure what to see first. We have to start some place. We don’t all congregate again until noon time (more reinforcements). Ready to shove off again, but for different spots this time. Some of us are leaving for China town. We’re walking on the streets now looking in shop windows and looking for a building named “On Leong Tong’’, a Chinese Shrine. We nonchalantly walked in and upstairs, where we see the temple shrine and hall of justice. We’re walking along the streets again looking for a shop that's open-oh! here’s one. After buying numerous souveniers and listening to the Chinese shop owner talk, we’re ready to head uptown. Some of us are going to ride the “el”. Let's go. We don't have much time so we can only ride five or ten minutes. Feel the car sway, it's not much different than an ordinary street car though. What, to the Board of Trade, okay let’s go. Hold your breath we’re going up about, lets see 14, hey hold on we’re still going up to about 43 stories high. Well don't forget to swallow. At the observatory at last. Isn’t this swell, we can see all over Chicago, better hurry so we can make it to the Plantatarium to hear the lecture. Here we are. “Boy this is pretty, just like we are out of doors. This lecture on stars and constellations is interesting. Now we’re walking again, headed for the Aquarium. Say, did you ever see such wierd looking fish? Quite different from our bluegills and carppies. Well, time for us to meet together again. It is now 5:00 — Here we go after food again. Some of us are eating at the Old Heidelburg, some at Walgreens Drug Store and others at Gimbel’s and others at “Wimp's Favorite Hamburger (joint). Now out to the stadium. Look at the beautiful costumes--Say that sure was over in a hurry and now we are on the road home. Golly we're tired but it was worth it. LIONS CLUB BANQUET The Seniors gave the Lions Club a real hearty dinner on January 2, 1950. The banquet was successful in two ways. The first; the Lions enjoyed it very much and second; the Seniors were $90 richer which helped very much toward our trip. It was a very tough job and ther were a lot of tired Seniors, but they feel that it was worth it. The tables and gym were beautifully decorated with the theme of New Years carried out. The decoration committee consisted of: Jane Frisinger, Chairman; Barry Baker, Ed Tom, Julia Durham, and Jarge Gaerte. The menu; scalloped potatoes, ham, corn, green beans, tomato juice, coffee, hot rolls, butter, pie, perfection salad, celery, carrots, and pickles were donated by the class and prepared by the committee; Marietta Whitehead, chairman; Joan Smith, Carole Scott and five mothers; Mrs. Baker, Mrs. Gaerte, Mrs. Keck, Mrs. Pearson, Mrs. Whitehead, and Mrs. Blosser. The dinner was served family style at 5:30 p.m. The tables and stoves were gotten and set by the procurement committee consisting of Jerome Hood, chairman; Faye Pearson, Bob Dishman, Dean Keck, Bob Rhodes, and Jerry Rensberger. 16