Ossian High School - Oracle Yearbook (Ossian, IN)

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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

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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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Helen Gallmeyer and Arthur Glass joined us to make a total of thirty-one fourth graders. Miss Elaine Miller guided us through this year. Oscar Geisel, our fifth grade teacher, kept us on the right path to knowl- edge during 1940-4l. To our disappointment we lost eight friends during this year but we welcomed Robert Good, Richard Meilicke, Marcele Eoulks, Ruth Havens, and lesse Lewis. During our sixth year we lost loann Archbold, Donald Holycross, Delores Patterson, Elva Reinking, Ioyce Kincaid, and Robert Good, but David Wood, Robert Easley, and Pauline Lewis joined us to make our group a total of twenty-five. Lloyd Way was our instructor. Being the Iunior High and called underclassmen, noisy little seventh graders, etc., didn't stop us from enjoying ourselves. Of course, we were too young to realize the full meaning of December 7, l94l. During this year Ioyce Kincaid, Phyllis and Patricia Scott, Delores Patterson, and loan Archbold came back to us and Pat Shierling, Mary lo Bales, Doris Miller, Ruth Manns, Roger Stoneburner, Neil Stahl, Ierorne Lindemann, Marvin Miller, and lean Prough enrolled as new members. Iames Murray was our sponsor. As September, l942, rolled around to start another school term, the eighth grade of Ossian found itself composed of 32 pupils. During the summer We lost lean Prough, Pauline Lewis, Marvin Miller, Phyllis and Patricia Scott, but Lester Wilson, Lester Bauermeister, Dale Werling, Norman Ostermeyer, Walter Kiefer, Russell Thurber, Dorothy Werling, and Helen Gallmeyer en- rolled to swell our class. At last! The year we were looking forward to had comel Our first year in high schooll We were now freshmen! This year was a general get-acquaint ed year because it was the largest enrollment of all our l2 years. During the summer we lost Lester Wilson and Mary Io Bales. The last week in August when we started, nineteen new boys and girls anxious to know what Ossian was like, came as Greenhorns to the high school. They were Richard Clark, Mary Furthmiller, Leora Herbst, Norma lohnson, from Yoder, Ellis Mcljadden from Poe, Anna Heinrich, Dorothy Miller, loann Springer, Marcella Springer, and Robert Springer from St. Marks Lutheran, Eldora Bauerrneister, Ervin Graft, Edgar Rekeweg, and Wilmer Werling from Bethlehem Lutherang Mar- jorie Scherry and Magdalene Hilgemann from Magley. After Christmfas vaca- tion Dorothy Christman and Paul Sheets came from Elmhurst, and Mary Esther Hostetter came from Otwell. Edgar Rekeweg withdrew from school due to illness. Mrs. Doris Coblen.z, our class sponsor, also our biology teacher, shared our joys and sorrows with us, and helped us prepare for the coming years. Officers for this year were jerry Lindemann, president, Lester Bauermeister, vice-president, Ervin Graft, secretary, and Ellis McFadden, treasurer. ln our second year of high school, our enrollment was still 49. Our leader- ship was given to Miss Smith and Mr. Gerwig. We chose for entertainment a Concluded on Page 53 19