Otter Creek High School - Otter Yearbook (North Terre Haute, IN)

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genial: QZGM It was a cold, wintry night in 1955. Gar- land Baker was amusing his three year old daughter with tales of his youth in Otter Creek High School. But, Daddy, where are they now? asked tiny Ruth Doris. Well, answered Garland, It's a long story, sit down, and I'l1 tell you what hap- pened to the class of ,'44. Virginia Austin is now a second Helen Hayes, her leading man is the one and only handsome Jerry Neese. Russell Boatman went rabbit hunting just often too often, and Juanita Boner di- vorced him. Benjamin Bockhold won world fame as a veterinary when he cured Bill Cornell's horse who had just won the Kentucky Derby a few weeks before. Anna Remington and Walter Bramble are to be congratulated on their 10th wed- ding anniversary. Ruth Doyle is living in the beautiful suburbs of North Terre Haute and has little Gene, Jr. Robert Bryant is still dreaming of his XVAVE, Dot, and the swell times he had at Otter Creek. Charlotte Haase, famous artist, has just completed a painting of her neighbor, Doris LaFollette. Doris helping Jack Evans in his nation wide gas stations. Leroy Harder, who gained most of his knowledge through Mr. Coverstone's physics class is a world famous teacher of centrifu- galism. Margie Huffman, who's fine voice was trained in college, is now the world's cham- pion hog caller. ujack Steiner replaced Bob Burns, the Arkansas traveler, two years ago. Helen Schulte has made a business out of suing old millionaires. Twelve Robert Kirk realized his ambition and opened an agriculture kindergarten five miles north of North Terre Haute. Mary Jones is a famous opera star at the Metropolitan, with Frank Slattery directing. Bob Richardson forgot to turn off his motor, and grew to be the world's tallest man. Donald Mowery became a millionaire off his cider stand and plans to run for President if Roosevelt ever retires. Kathryn Riddle and Cleta Poff have be- come a famous television comedian team along the Spence-Coverstone line. Douglas Moody is now playing in the Panther Room of Hotel Burnett. James Ross has just won the 500 mile speedway race at Indianapolis. Norman Remington, the famous gam- bler, who won ten million and has retired. Don Smith has been an aviator for elev- en years fflying high for Austinls heartj. Joyce O'Rourke and Betty Sturm run a skating rink along with many other things. Joan Smith has retired from her ambi- tious typing and now has two little Bruces. Cleo Smith has bcome famous since she became editor of Dorothy Dix's lovelorn col- umn. Irma Neese has become a traveling com- panion for Mrs. Roosevelt on her many trips. Eleanor Jones is now nurse superviscor of the third floor in Union Hospital. Then there is one sad case-Jack Miller got disguested with the human race and be- came a hermit. And that's what happened to the class of '44. by Cleta Poff Marjorie Huffman Bob Richardson

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Swim Glau Wd! We, the Senior Class of Otter Creek High School being noted for intelligence, brilliant recitations, and refined qualities, knowing our days in this school are numbered do hereby declare this to be our last will and testament. To the Juniors we will Mr. Harry Cover- stone, his Dynamic physics book and his un- conquerable meter stick. To the Sophomores the be called the superior race. To the Freshman the future success. 1, Virginia Austin, do my ability to easily attract to Lucille Smith. I, Garland Baker, will my manly muscles to Charles Gambill. I, Russell Boatman, will my casanova tac- tics to Dick Laney. I, Benjamin Bockhold, will my gift of gab to Tex Black. I, Juanita Boner, will my beautiful tresses to Rose Marie Smith. I, Walter Bramble, will my boldness to Claude Tindall. I, Bob Bryant, will my quiet ways to lit- tle Dick Hultz. I, Bill Cornell, wil' my passionate love for Mr. Fred Spence and his gym class to Don Hike. I, Ruth Doyle, will my ability to flirt to Norma Matticks. right to some day best regards for hereby bequeath the masculine sex I, Charlotte I-Iaase, will my beauty to Sara Herman. I, Leroy Harder, will my basketball abil- ity to good ole Bobby Kirby. I, Marjorie Huffman, will my ability to yell across the assembly at Charles Carty to Beverly Jordan. I, Eleanor Jones, will my ability to get those cute out-of-town boys to Doris Jones. I, Mary Jones, will my Betty Grable appearance to Wanda Nichols. I, Bob Kirk, will my towering height to Gene Dabelow. I, Doris LaFollette, will my ability to sleep in economics class to Bill Burkett. I, Jack Miller, will my ability to play tit- tat-toe with Joyce O'Rourke in English class Eleven and not get caught to Frank Aldrich and Sara Herman. To those under classmen who persist in the use of profanity I, Douglas Moody, do bequeath my nickname Cusser,' to Joe Cain. I, Donald Mowery, will my ability to hop school to Johnny Sturm. I, Irma Neese, will my reputation as a manhater to Dorothy Stone. I, Jerry Neese, will my horse doctoring sense to Arthur Atkinson. I, Joyce O'Rourke, will my ability to do the can-can to Thelma Howell. I, Cleta Poff, will my birdlike voice to Ruth McKillop. Since I frequently have the giggles I, An- na Remington, do hereby bequeath this hap- py habit to Priscilla Hodson. I, Ike Remington, will my skating ability to Daffer Trout. I, Bones Richardson, will my ability to collect kisses after each game to Bruce John- son. I, Kathryn Riddle, will my red hair to Barbara Kirk. I, James Ross, wil my ability to bluff to Ralph Lee. I, Helen Schulte, do hereby bequeath my muscles to terrible Don Creasey. I, Cecil Slattery, will my wolfish ways to Wayne Neese. I, Cleo Smith, will my plentiful supply of wind to next year's basketball team. I, Don Smith, will my Saturday and Sun- day night dates with Virginia Austin to the fellows at Rose Poly. I, Joan Smith, will my dainty slimness to Charlotte O'Brien. I, Jack Steiner, will my ability to carry on a brilliant conversation with myself in economics class to Bob Homan. I, Betty Sturm, will my shapliness to Ida Mae Carson. We do hereby declare this to be our last will and testament. Signed and sealed this twenty-first day of April, nineteen hundred and forty-four. by Joyce O'Rourke Ike Remington Frank Slattery

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NAME Virginia Austin Garland Baker Russell Boatman Benjamin Bockhold .Iuanita Boner XValter Bramble Bob Bryant Bill Cornell Ruth Doyle Charlotte Haase I,croy Harder Mariorie Huffman Llea lisx r jones Mary jones Robert Kirk Doris LaFollette -lack Miller Douglas Moody Donald Mowcry Irma Neesc jerry Neesc Joyce O'Rourke Cleta Poff Anna Remington Norman Remington Robert Richardson Kathryn Riddle james. Ross Helen Schulte Frank Slattery Cleo Smith Don Smith joan Smith jack Steiner Betty Sturm IS sophisticated quiet short tall friendly timid wind jammer from Burnett SIOV' an artist 5ll'l3l'I .1 blonde a nice girl ambitious runt contralto funny very dignified proper a swell girl romantic yell leader heartbreaker cute Clark Gable t slim nice a bluff talkative YP9 Always late for school friendly handsome sociable dumb a flirt Seniaae LIKES to talk strawberry blondes girls beautiful woman to sing Annie girls to read books to chew gum sailors physics evervonc ITIIIIII service men to yell to sing girls to tease girls apple cider to study to laugh to have fun soldiers Walter girls to joke her glasses his car smooch symphony music a sailor basketball Bruce to talk to himself to smooch Thirteen NEVER misses a basketball game flirts drinks dates stops laughing misses a date silent dates seniors without Gene angry dances chews gum primps giggles goes with girls awake quiet idle uses slang out latc has his civics on time serious stops giggling stops flirting studies stops talking stops grinning stays home studies quiet without Virginia stops talking quiet still WANTS TO BE actress coal miner a millionaire farmer a radio singer aviator farmer railroad txeeutive Gene's wife dress designer engineer farmer's wife Pat's wife canteen worker a man politician aviator a husband Professor of Agriculture private secretary brilliant you don t know do you soldier's wife aviator's wife Clark Gable stand in who knows? teletypist ear salesman Hoot's wife accountant sailor's wife aviator johnson's wife baker blushing bride by Juanita Boner Charlotte Haase Mary jones