Ossian High School - Oracle Yearbook (Ossian, IN)

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Patricia Hoover wills all the notes she writes in study hall to future paper drives. Mary Esther Hostetter wills her steady beau to Patty Archbold. Gaylord lackson wills his bashful ways Cat schooll to Everett Resler. Robert Kiefer wills his right to say l don't know to the teacher to lack Baumgardner. loyce Kincaid wills her every night date to Margarie Bridges. Larry Kreigh wills his batting average to Dave Lindemann, Ierome Lindemann wills his dignified ways to Miss Glass. Ruth Manns wills her hatred of men to Nona Smith, Ellis McFadden wills his protruding cars to Mr. Cass. Doris Miller wills her wolfish ways to Opal Bard, Dorothy Miller wills her permanently startled expression to Norman Kiefer. Mary lane Miller wills her soft sultry voice to Maxine Hendry, Marjorie Scherry wills her excess weight to Alice Shady. Paul Sheets wills his ability to make love to Orvil Werling. Patricia Shierling wills her habit of bursting out all over to Delores Franke. Mary Mae Shutt wills her eyebrow pencil to Alice Rogers. LaVerne Slane wills her position at Eve's to David lesse. Ioann Springer Wills her high grades to Hilbert Witte. Marcella Springer wills her habit to leaving the rest of the typing students dragging behind to Wayne Haggard. Robert Springer wills his jeep to the class of '48. Roger Stoneburner wills his mental ability to Dick lones. Russel Thruloer wills his extensive vocabulary to Paul Sommer. Ioan Valentine wills her wild ways to Peggy Middaugh. Dale Werling leaves his feminine companions to the sophomore boys. Dorothy Werling wills her short blond hair to Lady Godiva. Wilmer Werling leaves all the pins inside the O on his sweater to Billy Ogg. Wayne Wickliffe leaves his wavy black hair to Roy Meuser. Mary Lou Woodward leaves her lowevoiced laugh to Donald Stoppen- hagen. ln witness whereof, We, the class of nineteen hundred and forty-seven, testator, have to this, set our hand and seal, this third day of April, 1947. Paul Sheets Mary lane Miller Ellis McFadden Shirley Dalton Gaylord Iackson Magdalene Hilgeman Helen Gallmeyer CLASSFLOWER-RED ROSE CLASS COLORS-WHITE AND BLUE MOTTO-SPLITTING THE ATOM OF EDUCATION 17

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plh A WAYNE WICKLIFFE Dudly ' Hi-Y l-2-3-4, Softball Manager 3, Noon League l-2, Oracle V- 4- 9 2 Staff 4. MARY LOU WOODWARD Lou W v Q N Sunshine 1-243-4, Martha Washington 2-3-4, Glee Club 5, L . if ' l 2 3 4 Noon l 2 3 Class Play 3 Operetta l 2 Library - - -, - - , , r , . px -' :M-nga 3, Paper Staff 4, Oracle Staff 4. , J' if F 1-Y Class Will We, the Senior Clasi of '47, being in full posisision of our senses lhuh?l wish to bestow upon the student body, as a whole, our magnificent ability to gather knowledge. Said ability we will not need in the future and we do not desire to be burdened with this useless bit of baggage. ltem l-Nothing is too good for our beloved faculty. ln view of this fact, we leave to them-nothing. ltem ll-To the juniors we will our ability to let iacts go in one ear and out the other. ltem lll-To the sophomores we leave our ability to at least look intelligent when the occasion demands it. ltem IV-To the freshmen We bequeath the gum under the seats. lBubble gum, that is.l ltem V-Acknowledging that we are soon to depart from this hallowed hall of learning, each of us has left to the following students his most prized pos- session. loan Archbold Wills the first seat in the assembly to the first one who wants it. Richard Bard Wills his book on How to Get Along with Teachers in Six Easy Lessons to Richard Miller. Eldora Bauermeister wills her brief case to all future class plays given at Ossian. Lester Bauermeister Wills his pitching arm to Paul Dishong. Norma Baumgardner leaves to any one who wants it her job of getting her little brother ready for school. Phyllis Carnes wills her crowbar shape to Rosella Fenton. I lrma 'Coverdale leaves her henna rinse to Bill Iesse. Shirley Dalton wills her job at the grocery in Yoder to her sister. George Farr wills his windy ways to Carl Witte. Floellen Fryback wills her love of studying at noons to Chad Lindemann. Helen Gallmeyer wills one-half dozen of her boy-friends to any girl who needs them. ' Anna Heinrich wills six inches of her height to Rosaline Christman. Leora Belle Herbst wills her fingernail file to Maxine Fuhrman. Magdalene I-lilgernan leaves her whistling ability to Harry Johnson. 16

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if-r' . ,SJ QR ' 'N s 'R History of the 1947 Atoms ln the year 1935-36 a group of smiling youngsters entered the Ossian school building for the first time. We had no worry on our minds for we were all happy to be starting to school, Our eager little group, guided by Miss Helena Mahnensmith, later composed the graduating class of 19117. To increase our knowledge for further education we struggled through the second grade. Miss Esther Hoopingardner, our instructor, was a living example for us. ln starting our third year we found we lost seven pupils. They were Flor- ence Schaffer, Ronald Hellolig, Velma Harris, lunior Meyers, Garnet Fuller, Lucile Carl, and Norma Bailey. To help make up this loss, David Somers, Ro- salie Haiflich, and Patricia and Phyllis Scott joined us. Our final enrollment at the end of the year was thirty. Miss Helen Archloold was our teacher. When September rolled around in l939, we found ourselves on a different side of the school building and ready to occupy the fourth grade room. By the end of the year, Dale Archloold and Maxine Miller left while Delores Patterson, 18 , 4 A? I