Pendleton High School - Papyrus Yearbook (Pendleton, IN)

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who IS a noted woman lawyer It IS sald her early tra1n1ng 1n speech class gave her the ab1l1ty to speak 1n publlc wlthout embarrassment Carolyn Stottlemyer IS l1v1ng on a large plantatlon m MISSISSIPPI A method of I9I'tlllZlI1g' the soll was d1scovered by her whereby a more abundant supply of onlons can be obtalned Next to New York C1ty where Bruce Copeland IS runmng the Chartruse Room Hls chlldhood sweetheart Clarlce Owens IS employed as an entertalner She plays the oboe an mstrument she took up the ummer after graduztlon and she learned so rapldly that she IS now known as the Oboe Queen In the same c1ty we fmd Je1 ry Ruth Hoagland who has won natlon Wlde fame as Ma Perkms My crystal ball now takes me to Ind anapohs where Lmdsay Vestal IS a race-car dr1ver He holds many records-one of whlch IS that he IS the only man ever to w1n the 500 m1le race s1x years 1n a row Some of your classmates travel so much I can hardly keep up Wlfh them One cf these classmates IS Mlldred Ayers who IS a professxonal twxrler w1th the Hardscrapple Majorettes now on tcur ln Wyommg Jlm Rumler IS a travehng salesman He lS makmg a fortune sellmg bottle openers by the door to door method Jack Plerce IS tcurmg the country g1v1ng lectures on the subject The Socxal L1fe of the Llzard I can almost hear the calhope when the gypsy says I see a clrcus The banners proclaxm that the name of It IS the Barnum and Garr1s Ex pcsxtlon Recogmzmg the name I assume that Bugs IS co-owner Sneak 1ng a look mto the crystal ball myself I see many famlllar faces at the clrcus LOIS Stohler and Betty Stanley are 1n charge of the peanut stand The advel tlsement on the outslde of the booth states that the1r peanuts are enr1ched w1th V1tam1n T Helen Saubert travels w1th the clrcus as chlef cook but the gypsy tells me that thls IS only a pose that she IS 1n fatuated w1th the bareback rlder and uses the cooklng as an excuse to travel w1th the show Caroll Stottlemyel IS the llon tramer and on busy days he doubles as an usher But stlll not entlrely convmced I Sald Gypsy dld any of my former classmates become famous or do anythmg out stand1ng Oh yes she repl1ed Edward Mousa has complled vuth the U S Food Acts and Regulatlons and mtends to put on the market a new flavor lesembllng garllc but w1th a more pleasant after taste Leo Flory and Rob ert Stoner have become very famous on the stage w1th the1r unusual act Robert smgs and Rlchard accompanles hlm on hls gultar The gypsy seemed to be gettlng tlred so I asked my next questlon hurrledly so she could answer lt before her crystal ball gave out entlrely D1dn t anyone stay 1n Pendleton? George Ballmger owns a haberdashery shop on State Stre t He speclallzes 1n poka dot t16S and loud sweaters N othmg ln the store IS any darker than brlght red Alv1n McCarty operates the Roxy Theatre He runs only comedles and westerns especlally westerns featurlng the new Klng of the Cowboys Blll Brown Donald Crull IS a flagman at the cross mg on East State Street Not one accldent has been reported since he took over for the slmple reason that trams no longer run on the track Darrel Ma1tlen IS the physlcs lnstructor ln the local hlgh school He was forced to take the course so many tlmes to pass that just two years ago he was offered the opportumty to teach Patsy Guard and Evelyn Lawyer are stlll worklng' 1n the telephone offxce In thelr spare tlme they are the 8dltOTS of the weekly Pendleton GOSSID Sheet It IS sald that they have mslde channels for thelr news Shlrley Owen PGR BD PhF ME TQ PhB ABC XYL IS now doing post graduate work at Pendleton Hlgh School Laurabelle Davldson IS a happlly marrled matron w1th a famlly of ten boys all Wlth coal black haxr She stopped talkmg and I knew her supply of lnformatlon was ex hausted I was almost convmced that she was a real fortune teller by now when It occurred to me that she had left out one of my classmates Tell me I sa1d what happened to Joanne A1man'7 The gypsy laughed and sald Don t you reccgmze me? . . . . . . . . , . .1 . . . - ' 1 1 1' , p c ., , I . 4 1 ' ' , I , . . . . . . - . . . I Y ' ' nf 1 . 1 . . . . . . . I . . ' Y Y, 1 ' u ' , . i . . . 4 . - V 1 - ' 1 11 ' ' , u 11 - 1 . . ., . . 1 I ' O . 1 .... U ' 1 1 ' 11 u 11 ' u ' ,' , , . . . . . I . . . . ,, ' 1 as ' 1 X - 17 as ' 0 C . ' . , 1. t . , . . 1 ' ' . . I . . , . . . . 5 . , . . . . . . ., ., ., ., ., ., ., ., 0 A J u 1 I . , , , . . ,, - sc 11 ' sc ' 79 9 ! ' ' sc 1 ' lf , .

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CLASS PROPHECY I don t know to th1S day what prompted me to turn down that dark street on the West Slde of Chlcago that day ln 1960 but I d1d I had almost dec1ded to turn back when I heard a sharp rappmg on a wmdow Lookmg up I saw a face peerlng out at me and then a halnd motlonlng me to come ln I glanced up at the door and saw the Slgn Fortune Telllng I have never been one to b6l18Ve ln that stuff but she seemed so mslstent 1 thought Oh well she mlght tell me SOm6th1Hg 1nterest1ng I cllmbed the steps of the house and Just as I got to the door It was opened by the mos' unusual person I had ever seen She was very dark both 1n hamr and com DIGXIOD and had on a br1ght red dress She wore much Jewelry especlally ungs-one on every fmger We went 1nto a darkened room and she led me to a table on Wh1Ch sat 9. crystal ball She sat down 0ppOS1t8 me and spoke for the flrst t1me I can tell you don t really bel1eve I can see the past and future so It w1ll be hard er to get contact w1th my med1um Then she peered 1nto the crystal ball and slowly spoke Your name IS Rose Mary Herltage You have made much mcney sellmg now I see It a powerful freckle remover I was astounded at th1s b1t of truth but not wholly bellevlng her pow ers yet I sa1d Could you tell me about my hlgh school classmates? What have they done smce graduat1on I could see her crystal ball get smoky and then she began I see a cl1n1c 1n Indonesla And yes Allce Allen IS the head nurse Also 1n th1s half of the world IS Morr1s McCurdy a great favor1te of the k1ng of S1am He IS teachlng the k1ng and h1S entxre court to play pool In Slam too IS Shlrley Wynant She owns a large farm ra1s1ng S13.IT1eS8 cats Farther east yet I see D1ck Goff He has opened a meat market IH Indla but lt 1S not very successful due to the fact that the largest part of the populat1on the Hmdus don t eat meat Go1ng north I see Dean Plckett He IS sellmg The ESklm0S f1nd they make a warm place to sleep IH on cold nxghts Also up north IS Gerald Rldgeway the forelgn m1n1ster to Iceland VVh1le he 1S there he IS studymg the nature of the Polar bear and wr1t1ng a column on them w'h1ch appears weekly 1n the Pendleton Tlmes Next my crystal ball takes me to the sunny R1v1era IH France Here I see Cameron Calvert and Bob Carpenter st1ll together as ln thelr sen1or days are runnlng a famous caslno Bob Stanley IS the head bouncer and the two chlef entertamers are MRTVID Harvey and Gene Crosley dolng the1r smgmg and dancmg act Next to South Afrxca where Robert Manshlp has a 15 000 acre farm spec1a.l1z1ng 1n the ra1s1ng of panda bears Ellzabeth and Don Jones are on tour around the wo1ld collectmg curlos to be put ln the soon to be establ1shed museum whnch w1ll be located 1n the empty lot next to the Roxy Theatre I sa1d fl am amazed You know so much more about them than I do But have all my former classmates gone to forelgn countr1es Oh no she replled Many of them are r1ght here 1n the Umlted States Flrst I see Barbara Ormes She marrled a MEXICRD wh1le on a VlS1t to the Southwest and 1S now a senor1ta famous for her beauty and mod esty Go1ng farther west to Callforma we flnd Alcatraz pr1son and 1n It D31Vld Taylor He was a successful banker for n1ne years and IS now servlng a term for embezzlement It IS thought he got h1s early tra1n1ng when he was treasurer for h1s class Also 1n Callfornla are Valasta and Hugh Bell who have an orange grove They have perfected a new smudge pot Whlch burns wlthout smudge In San Franclsco IS Maxme Wlldman Maxme who now goes by the name Tess IS mak1ng a fortune as a blues s1nger 1n a downtown n1gl1t club Travelmg south we come to Arkansas where Vesta Lou Go1ng IS rest1ng after the publ1cat1on of her book The Tr1als and Trib- ulatlons of a Bar mald And now to a klndergarten ln Paducah Kentucky where Beverly Eller IS followlng her l1fe-long amb1t1on to be a teacher and ws makmg 11ttle thmgs count. In St Lou1s MISSOUTI I'see Gay McCall1ster , . I . . , . u I , N . I . . ' I . ' cc ' n . . , . . ,, . . . . ,, . ! i J ' I ' , V v . -I 1 n . - , u V 0 Q . ! ' ' I a c' . at v , I . . . ' ' . , , . . ,, . as - ' , . I . - l . 6 ,, . . , . . - N . H . , . .1 . . ,, . I CC c n n 1 1 - g , n . u. ,u , o . n a u n n 0 my L o u . I , ,u Q n . , ' .a L , u Q' o n ! ' 1 l ' 1 . , . . . . , . . refrigerators in Alaska and surprismgly enough IS mak1ng a lot of sales. , . 1 1 Y . . . - ' - H - K . , . . . . . ,, CC 77 ' I6 ' 2 ' ,n , . s a n l a u . 1 I . ' 7 0 , a o , 1 p Q 1- : ' ' . . . ' 7 ,, ,, . . . . . I 1 u c . c u 4 n n . . , . . S - Q . 1 a l 0 , , 1 . . , . . , . . . . ' ! ! ' - !

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DIARY September 8 Back wmth our noses to that old fam1l1ar grlndstone But even on th1s dark day there IS somethmg to look forward to only 177 more school days txll llberatxon September 9-After the flrst days scramble for back seats IH every class we look around and fmd to our amazement that the teachers are back agam thls year Some new ones too They look so mnocent so confldent No doubt they wlll lose thls au' after the flrst week October 14 H1 Y 1n1t1at1on Are they human Do thev breathe? iThey wear txes J October 23 Report cards come out and vacatlon for Teachers Conventlon com mences The latter was arranged very convemently for those who need three days to break the news to fond parents October 24 Three buddmg Journahsts Shlrley Owen Joanne Scottl and Rose Mary Herxtage-attend the Indlana Hlgh School Press Assocxatxon Conventlon at Franklm College Chaperonless at that' But all three came back none the worse when you take mto conslderatlon they got only one hour of sleep October 25 Elght songblrds attend the State Choral Festlval at Indlanapohs Seven xeturn that mght One more on the f1TSt bus next molnmg October 27 Mr E C Belzer talks at fxrst convo Now we know what electrxclty really IS Or 1sn t November 7 Flrst basketball gamel' We came out on top after an ovel time Wlth Marklevllle 41 to 37 Three JUDIOTS ln hospltal after flrst nlght of selllng November 11 Armistice Day Mr John Dallavaux gave a few thought provokmg words Score one for Mxss Hallowell Hes agamst chewlng too November 21 Weeeell H1 flymg Irxsh defeat Lapel 53 to 41 ln their own gym QI use th1s last word loosely Q November 22 Semor class party at Greenfleld No comment need be made December 3 Davld Whlte was kllled ln an accxdent The whole school extends ltS deepest sympathy to h1s famlly arrwe December 23 Dlsmlssal for Chrlstmas vacatlon January 5 1948 Back to school No one felt bad though because now there are only 99 more days January 10-Invltatlonal Tourney Our seconds get trophy whxle Mlddletown cops flrst team honors January 22 and 23 Exams No serlous casualtxes among the students but nervous breakdowns suffered by two of the faculty February 14 Valentmes Day Mall servlce clogged The questxon 18 WHO SENT THE COMIC VALENTINE T0 JERRY RUTH? February 26 Rousmg pep sesslon for the sect1onal Alexandrxa was burxed ln fine style both at the pep meetmg and that mght But lt was a tough game The sectlonal was spotllghted by three overtlmes Pendleton partlclpatmg ln two of these After a heartbreaker Saturday afternoon though Anderson left wlth another scalp on thelr belts They went ahead to w1n the sectlonal by elmnnatmg Marklevllle March 1 March comes m 11ke a hon and wlth xt comes the monsoons Nothmg like havmg those famlhar Aprll showers a month early March 15 Deadlme for annual materlal Electrlc power plant does a rushmg busxness all mght March 19-Operetta Rose of the Danube glven Wonder where they found the barrels' March 25 and 26-Sprmg Easter and Good Frlday vacatlons all celebrated March 29-Back to school Two sophomores absent after eatlng too many Easter eggs Aprxl 9-Dramatlc Club three one act plays We all wondered lf certam char acters would ever learn their parts or lf they would appear that mght wlth thelr play books May 10 Semor week commxttees are hard at work No one seems to care what we do or where we go as long as xt keeps us up all mght May 14 Semor class play glven Now there IS no questlon what our callmg ln llfe really IS May 15 Jumor Semor prom Every year they seem to get better May 21 Semor week starts All semors remforced wlth a St Bernard and plenty of sleep May 23 Baccalaureate Nice but sad May 28-COMMENCEMENT . Il - . ' 1. -.Q . I . . 4 . . 1 , n 1 - . U December 22-First snow. Much to the students' disgust all the buses managed to I 1- . ' l 7 , - . . . y E -H . . . . . . . H . 'H . , . . . ... . I I l ' 1 YY ' . , , . . .