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

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Sophomore Class FIRST ROW: Barbara Freeman, Jimmye Payne, Arthur Engleberth, Eddie Blue, Effie Himes, Lynn Overmyer, Jim Bransford. SECOND ROW: Sponsor Albert Trestrail, Jean Carson, Dwight Staly, Don Smith, Ruth Witmer, Peggy Jordan, Jeanette Smith. THIRD ROW: Charlotte Smith, Marilyn Ringler, John Clingerman, Leroy Knafel, Jack Jarrett, Jean Valentine, Colleen Bartman. The Sophomore Class has twenty-one members and a sponsor, Albert Trestrail. The officers are: President, Arthur Engelberth; Vice-President, Edwin Blue; Secretary, Effie Himes; Treasurer, Lynn Overmyer. To make some money we have had several Bake Sales. Then on November 22 we had a semester party at the high school gym. We had lots of fun. On October 1, 1949, we left for Chicago. In the morning we went to the Fields Museum and some of us went to the Aquariam. In the afternoon we were “turned loose in the Hall of Sceince and Industry. After we got our “so called education we went to the Railroad Fair to spend the evening. Our Variety Program was given in front of the assembly on January 27. Jim Payne was emcee. The program began with Effie Himes giving a reading and then Lynn Overmyer read some short poems on basketball, Jean Carson and Colleen Bartman sang, “Maybe It s Because. Mr. Trestrail told us how we get “dandruff . Concluding with a little skit by Jean Valentine and Barbara Freeman. All in all we sure had a nice time in our Sophomore year at the North Webster High School. 25

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Junior Class Activities This has been a very busy year for the Junior Class of 1950, as it is for every Junior Class. Our class has twenty-three members, and two very capable and efficient sponsors, Mrs. Bodkin, and Mr. Young. Eddie Likens, who was president during the Freshman year, served again this year, and very well too. Dave Berger is our busy little Vice-President. Norma Weimer took care of our finances while Barbara Hunter kept track of our many business transactions. Barbara also kept the rest of the school informed of our activities, as class reporter. The concessions kept everyone busy, from the start of school, all through the basketball season. We worked very hard with our Senior trip in mind. Among other activities, to finance our treasury, we had a successful bake sale on December 10, 1949, at Teghtmyer's Hardware. On February 3, 1950, at the Leesburg game we held a cake draw, everyone was pleased with the results. At the annual Lions Club Dinner, our class had a bingo stand. We all had fun digging up the “white elephant' prizes. Preceding the Christmas Holidays, we found some very good salesmen in our class, as we had a big Christmas card sale. We also sold personalized paper napkins and stationary. We all exchanged gifts before vacation, there were some very surprised people.' On March 10, 1950, we gave a variety show for the faculty and student body, some variety! The main event this year for the Junior Class, was the class play, “The Inner Willie”. With an excellent cast and very good producer, Mrs. Bodkin, the play went off well. We all had fun producing and giving the play, and everyone enjoyed themselves afterwards at Mrs. Bodkins in Warsaw. “The Inner Willie , (David Berger) was the inner self of a teen age boy named Willoughby Adams, (Eddie Likens) who had been given a very sheltered life by his three devoted aunts, Ogla, (Phyllis Campbell) who wants Willie to go to the Music Conservatory, and is constantly making him practice the piano, which he hates, Hester, (Catherin Snellenburger) who insists he go to Princeton, and Louise, (Bonnie Coverstone) who will hear of nothing but Harvard. During the whole play Inner Willie keeps encouraging Wrillie to assert himself, and make his own decisions, as he really wants to go to State Tech. The events of the story take place as Willie is about to go to his first dance. Secretly he wants very much to go with a pretty girl in his class, Carol Barkly (Barbara Hunter), but cannot find the courage to ask her. He finally does ask her, but she has to refuse because of Stanely Clark, (Howard Dunkin) who she is going steady with. Willie's Aunts decide that he must have a date so they pick plain and completely unexciting, Marybelle Turner, (Nadine Rikard) who accepts. When Trudy and Janet Marshal, (Vonnie Pearson and Patty Strombeck) hear that Willoughby has no date they offer to help him out by letting him take one of them. Things come to a climax when Stanley comes to warn Willie to stay away from his girl, Mike, (Bob Gift) a bashful but nice guy, comes along for moral support. When Carol rushes in to see Stanley knock Willoughby down, she decides to go with Willie after all. Willie now has three dates, but lets Mike take Marybelle, and Stanley take Janet. The play ends as Willie and Carol leave for the dance, and Inner Willie departs from Willoughbys life forever, having completed his mission. 24

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Freshman Class FIRST ROW: Jim Marchand, Joyce Gift, Robert Likens, Marlene Benett, Jerry Rhodes, Norbert Niles, Donna Fervada, Roger Mock. SECOND ROW: Sponsor Mr. Floyd Baker, Lewis Neibert, Judy Hunter, Donna Barnhart, Jim Mabie, Dixie Kuhn, Daryle Hill, Lorena Marchand, Warren Sloan, Arlene Valentine. THIRD ROW: Mary Ann Butler, Norma Kaufman, John Hiner, Johnny Pearson, Judith Wyss, Roger Boggs, Holly Burt, Ray Biltz, Delores Denekas, Lei and Kaufman. September 9, 1949, finds the class of fifty-three electing our officers for the new school year. They are as follows: Jerry Rhodes, President; Nub Niles, Vice-President; and Marlene Bennett, Secretary-Treasurer. Our sponsor is Floyd Baker. Our first class party was held at Pell Lodge in Epworth Forrest on October 6, 1949. After eating supper, we went to the Lakeland Theatre in Webster to see Love and Learn . October 17, 1949 was a very enlightening evening, it seems the Seniors entertained us. It is more commonly called Freshmen Initiation , we prefer the name Horror Night . Everyone seemed to live through it and we now feel we are officially in high school. Following the Christmas tradition we had a gift exchange December 23, 1949, which was full of surprises. On March 24, 1950, we entertained the faculty, high school and Junior High royally with our variety program. What a variety ’ Nine new faces have been added to the class of 5 3 this year, and they are as follows; Mary Ann Butler, Marilyn DeBolt, Marlene Bennett, Warren Sloan, Dixie Huhn, Lorena Marchand, Judith Wyss, and John Hiner. 26