Pekin High School - Commentator Yearbook (Pekin, IN)

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CLASS HISTORY 56 ln September 1952 we began our hlgh school career w1th 39 students spon sored by Mrs Mary Pal1ck1 and Mr Ray Kennedy We elected off1cers as follows Presxdent Allan Mart1n V1cePres1dent Thomas Gray Treas urer Joan Floyd and Secretary Sharon O Bryan We had two class part1es and went skatlng at Salem both t1mes Class colors were chosen to be red and wh1te classflower red and wh1te car natxon and motto Good Better Best never let It rest unt1l the Good 1S Better and the Better 1S Best ' Back 1n 1953 we began our Sophomore year Wlth 34 Ln number Our Presl 1dent Lloyd Markland Secretary Carmellta Myers and Treasurer Phylhs W1ngf1eld Mrs Mary Pal1ck1 and Mr R1chard Rushmg were our sponsors We had two class part1es and a hayr1de We began our Jumor year and lost two more classmates Our class offlcers were Presldent Sharon O'Bryan V1ce Pres1dent Don Thompson Secretary Lloyd Markland Treasurer Allan Martxn Th1s year our sponsors were Mr Kenneth Jones and Mrs Ehzabeth Speck We had two class part1es one at school and one at Kentucky State Fa1r Our magazme sales totaled S1 353 10 breakmg all prevxous re cords Backwoods Romeo was chosenas our class play presented on November 18 1954 On our .Tumor Semor Receptmn we hada f1ne meal at the Blue Boar Cafe 1n Lou1sv1lle and later went to the c1rcus In September of 1955 we began our fxnal year of h1gh school happy to welcome back as sponsors Mrs Mary Pal1ck1 and Mr Jones We chose as Pres1dent Jerry Hem V1ce Pres1dent Lloyd Markland Secretary Patr1c1a H1bbs and Treasurer Carmehta Myers Th1s year was full of hard work anx 1ety d1sappo1ntments but mostly full of co operat1on Wxth our hard work we planned two f1sh frys sold pop corn d11l p1ckles dlsh cloths everyday cards netted S125 O0 from Jumor and Semor Carm Fam1ly' a success and spent much tlme and energy on the 1956 Com mentator Our anx1ety was very great at t1mes almosttoo much to bear We recelved our class rmgs, p1ctures and an nouncements The Senxors were hon ored by a P T A party for them the Alumm Banquet Basketball Banquet and the Booster Tea for the gmrls Many d1sappo1ntments came through ouryears but we came through w1th flymg colors The Sen1or Tr1p Baccalaureate Com mencement and Semor Day Program would not have been lf everyone of the fznal 27 had not added thelr share to the memor1es we left at Pekm I-hgh School 1 I : ' . ' 9 ' , 1 3 ' - I I I ' ' I I ' . ' ' ' I I S 1 3 . , . , - 1 ' 1 . H - . I I I I I - , . - - . . ' I I I I dent was Jerry Thompsong Vice Pres- val, made our play Ready Made ' , 1 , ' ' , 5 a - . . . ' . . , ' I 0 n , - l 0 I u 1 I , 7 g I I 1 S ' . S , . . ' l I I 0 ' 3 l n 1 1 ' . . . ' ,, 1 ' ' ll ll ' ' ' , , - I3

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We the 1956 graduatlng class Pek1n H1gh School town of Pek1n state of Ind1ana bexng of sound m1nd and mem ory do hereby make publ1sh and de clare th1s to be our last w1ll and testa ment g1v1ng to our unde rclassmen some ofthe th1ngs we feel we have outgrown Th1s w1ll was approved sxgned and sealed on Apr1l 18 1956 If there are any hard feelmgs to those 1n the under classes who recelve these th1ngs please forg1ve us and remember all these th1ngs were once our possess1ons ARTIC LE I THE WILL I Sharon O'Bryan w1ll my typ1ng foot stool to Peggy Roberts provzdmg that she lets B1lly Kuntz use lt because the1r feet don't touch the floor e1ther I Lynn W1l11ams w1ll my 'honey ' talk to Marjene Mots1nger 'cause she needs I Allan Martln w1ll my qulet nature to Dav1d Naugle 'cause he needs It I Perry Mots1nger w1ll my ab1l1ty to go w1th Sandra Lane to Ralph Hopk1ns I Glenton Terrell w1ll my he1ght to Max1ne W1ngf1eld prov1d1ng she keeps her we1ght I Carroll Ph1ll1ps w1ll my ab1l1ty to play basketball to B1lly Kuntz We Amta Wade and B111 Bobo w1ll our ab1l1ty to lollygag between classes w1thout be1ng caught to Jamce Hoskms and Harold Baker I Pat H1bbs bemg of sound body and m1nd Qand I do mean Body w1ll my extra temper to Mr Mart1n because l'll need everyth1ng else I'm suppose to have I Carmehta Myers w1ll my ab1l1ty to capture excess pounds to Barbara Campbell I Don Thompson w1ll my ab1l1ty to leave my gxrl alone durmng school hours to Harold Baker I .Ioan Floyd w1ll my red ha1r to any one who would rather be dead than red on the head We Lloyd Markland and Russell Blshop w1ll our abxlxty to get 3's 1n Agmculture to Ralph Hopkxns and Dav1d Naugle I Frankxe Crume w1ll my natural blonde ha1r to Carolyn Burchett I Amta Karr w1ll my enunc1at1on of monstrous words to Betty Smxth I Tommy Gray w1ll my ab1l1ty to catch chmcks poultry ch1cks to Leon Zmk I B111 M1l1er w1ll my ab1l1ty to play hookey and not be caught to Dott1e Crume I Mxckey Ooley w1ll my basketball ab1l1ty to B1lly Marshall I Ralph P1cker1ll w1ll myC1v1cs grades to Clarence Rose I Tommy Whmtlow w1ll my ab1l1ty to play hookey and get an excused absence to Gary Pr1ce I Phyll1s W1ngf1eld w1ll my ab1l1ty to stay sl1m to Sharon Brown ARTIC LE II To Mr Baker We leave the remams of the sen1or home room To Mr Martm We w1ll our ab1l1ty to add two goats and one horse and get 6 mxce To Mr Patterson We leave all used basketballs for h1s future ch11dren to play w1th To Mr Kelly We leave any h1story we ve made for h1m to teach to our next years sen1ors To Mrs Baker We leave all wads of chewed gum under the Home Ec room tables To Mrs H1lton We leave all d1rty socks and broken shoe stnngs 1n the g1rls locker To Mrs Pal1ck1 and Mr Jones We leave next years Freshman Class To Mr Herde We w1ll our ab1l1ty to s1ng and chew gum at the same txme To Mrs Hand We w1ll our shghtly used typewnte rs To Mrs N1cholson We leave a mce qu1et 7th per1od study hall ARTIC LE III To the freshmen We w1ll our courage and ambxtlon to surv1ve thexr three remammg years of h1gh school To a grand group of Sophomores and a grand sponsor Mrs Hxlton we have noth1ng of real value they need so we'll leave them the pr1v1lege of belng the .Tumors of tomorrow To the Jumors We leave our prestlge and d1gn1ty also our ab1l1ty to get along w1th other classes l I 1 1 9 9 - , ' 9 9 9 9 ' I , ' ' 9 9 9 . . 9 9 I I ' 9 - 9 9 9 ' ' 9 9 9 9 . . 9 9 . 9 9 ' ' l , . 9 ' 5 . . . . I I - 9 9 ' 9 9 lt. 9 9 ' . 9 9 . . . . , - 9 9 . . 9 9 ' 9 . , . 9 9 ' 9 . 9 9 ' . . , . I 9 Q 9 9 ' 7 - - . . 9 9 , . . 9 9 . 9 9 9 . . 9 9 ' 9 - 9 - 9 9 9 . - 9 9 9 9 9 . .