Pleasant Lake High School - Bittersweet Yearbook (Pleasant Lake, IN)

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an goin iask pasl live Cree Grog Sloa ceiv our look clas incl lhe a gl 1 d ol co BiTTER-SWEET By ihe lime we had become sophomores we were more wise urse confidenl ol ourselves bui lound high school g all foo lasl. This year john Glasgow iook over ihe of being our sponsor, and wiihoui a doubi during lhe lhree years he has found oui ihai ii was a lask. O F The lall oi l939 found us jolly Juniors and wesurely d up lo lhai name io ihe limil! joining us lrom Balile k was Paul Beaily and from Kendallville was Beverly Q. Members lhai wiihdrew from our ranks included Paul i and Charles Helmuih. In November of ihai year we re- ed our class rings and on December l2 we presenied as class play, nLive Begins ai Sixieen.H On April I8 we lhe seniors lo Deiroii wiih lhe money received from ihe s play and olher aclivilies. We visiled various places, uding Greenwich Village in ihe iorenoon and laier in day we crossed over inlo Windsor, Canada. This wound up orious year and we sincerely hope ihai lhe seniors ol I 9 4 l 40 enjoyed il as much as we ol '4l did. And ihen came lhis year! ll any our lwelve years in ihis school has broughl grey hairs io lhe heads ol our leac cla Mack Mier Peni ' WZTQ ceme squa a de hers, ihis year cerlainly has. Five boys lrom our ss received baskelball swealers wiih Dean Colbari and Van Auken haveing lour siripes, and Roberi Fenick,lames as, and Sianley Carper having iwo slripes. Roberi ck also was slaied on ihe all couniy leam. ln early December we received our senior piciures which iaken al Fori Wayne. ln February we orderedour announ- nis and name cards which broughi aboui lhe usual bbles lhal has always resulied wilhin lhe class when cision was io be made. On March 27 we presenled NDon'i Take My Pennyn, a hilarious ihree acl comedy, under ihe direciion ol Mr. Glas- W. Q0 Baca Apri clas conf er b This year lhe class chose io graduale in caps and gowns laurelie services were held April Q0 and on ihe 25ih ol l ihe greaiesi day ol our lives had arrived. Yes, ihe s ol '4l graduaied and so ended lhe iwelve years ihai ained lhe happlesl momenis our lives will ever know. ll can iruly be said ihai lhere has never been a green- unch ol Freshmen, A Sappier group ol Sophomores, a jollier colleciion oi juniors and above all a more undigni- iied whic iwel ieac as has viso SCHOOL bunch of Seniors. ll is wiih deep regrei ihai we say goodbye lo a school h has been a conslanl parl ol our lives lor ihe lasi ve years. And even more so io say goodbye io our hersg wilh special honors lo Mr. Glasgow who has acied our sponsor ior ihelasi ihree years and io Mr. Fee who nol only been our principal bui also a consoler andad- r during all oi our school years. Ruih Tinsiman

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Burma-SWEET U and my baskeibaix playing abilifv fo James Wood- O F I, james Morse, will my love for a cerfain sophomore girl fo fhe sophomore class. if is my lasf requesf fhaf ihey fake l good care of ii. 9 4 l, Roberf Penick, will my abilify fo skip school fo jean I Anderson. My nickname nAlfyn I kindly give fhis fo Max Fer- ris who is in badly need of one. I, Margaref Thompson, will my boldness io Mary While and sincerely hopes fhaf she uses if successfully. l, Rufh Tinslman, will my dbiliiy fo GVQUQ Wiih mY feachers io Beffy Thrush since she is so meek. And my abilify fo be everywhere af once fo Jessie Thompson so lhaf he may be af school and home af fhe same fime. I, Mack Van Auken, will my blond fresses fo Wilbur Wilson and my deep dimples io HPussyn Beard. I, Phylliz Zimmer, will my fallness fo Max Deefz so fhai he may appear more manly. In parfing words we, ihe senior class of l94l, willand bequeafh fo fhe leaching body of Pleasanf Lake High school a long lasfing and spirifual memory of fhe class of l94l. May fhey remember ihai we, of l94l, were only skelefons aparf,buf fogefher we were an army core always on fhe move. The Senior Class - 0 - S E N l O R C L A S S H I S T O R Y ln fhe fall of l929, forfy-fwo unsfeady buf ofherwise willing pairs of feei led lheir owners fo lhe door of Plea- sani Lakeis firsi grade room. Oui of fhaf beginning forfy fwo we have buf len leff io graduafe in lhis, fhe class of Y4lg namely, Mabel Griffifh, Mary Louise Lemmon, Phyllis Zimmer, Roberi Penick, Mack VanAuken, james Morse, Roberfa Lockharf, Mary Lepley, Beafrice Meek, and Rufh Tinsfman. Greai momenfs began fo happen early in our school career, affer compleiing our firsi semesfer of fhefirsf grade we were moved fo fhe newly complefed parf of fhebuild- ing. Our firsf eighf years were fasf and furious, wiih members being added and subfracied from our class roll, unfil fhe Sepfember of IQ37 found us enrolled as Freshmen, wilh our class roll numbering fwenfy-five. Added io our lisf were four new members, LaVonne Lash, Paul Sloal, Roberi Whife, and Sylvia Caskeyg buf by fhe end of fhe year fhe laffer fwo had wifhdrawn fo affend ofher schools. laleen Boyce also wifhdrew her name and in fhe summer of l939 she married Elsworlh Shadow of Hudson. Were we green??? The affirmafive can be answered of any class such as ours and we were ceriainly no excepfion, Our sponsor fhis year was Mrs. Husfed who now fcaches af Sip Joel SCHOOL

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BITTER-SWEET MARGARET THOMPSON HMaggienguLile Begins al l6Ng nDon'l Take My O Pennyng Sparionian Slail 4. F ROBERT PENICK UAlfyH HLile Begins ai long nDonW Take My Pennyu Baskelball l-2-3-4g Baseball l-2-3-43 Presidenf 23 Vice.Pres. 3. l BEATRICE MEEK HEricH HLile Begins al long HDon'l Takeww Pennyu 9 Sec. B Treas lg Glee Club l-2-3-43 Algebra Conieslg Bookkeeping 4 Teamg Typing Team 43 Sparlonian Sialf 4. l ROBERTA LOCKHART HBerlaHgHLiie B2gins al l6ng Sparionian 4. MABEL GRIFFITH nHonn Chorus lg nLiie Begins ai l6ng Sparlonhn. STANLEY CARPER uSianH 4-H Club I-Q-3-43 uLiie Begins al I6Hg nDon'i Take MV Pennyng Muck Crop judging Team 43 Corn judging Team 3: Dairy judging ieam 3-43 Baseball 33 Baskelball l-Q-3-4. AuDREY TQlTCH WL1++le Audreyng Chorus 4g 4-H Club I-25 HLi+e Begins al lout HDon'l Take My Pennyng Sparfonian Slall. MARY LOUISE LEMMCN HUnconsciousH Sec.-Treas. 33 Vice-Pres. 43 Chorus l-2-3-43 'Miss Cherry Blossomn lg Band lj HLive Begins al l6Hg HDon'i Take My Pennyng Sparionian Slail' Lalin Team. RUTH TINSTNWN uRuihieHg Sec. and Treas. 2-45 Chorus lg Band 4g Orcheslra lg 4-H club lg nLile Begins ai long HDon'i Take My Pen- nyug Bookkeeping leamg Typing Teamg Sparlonian Slali. MARY LEPLEY HPalHg Chorus l-Q3 HDon'l Take My Penny.H LAVONNE LASH HCurlyH5 Chorus l-43 HDon'l Take My Pennyn Spar- ionian Siali 4. BEVERLY GRCGG HBevHg Presidenl 43 NLile Begins ai long HDon'l Take My Pennyng Bookkeeping Teamg Sparionian Slalf 3-4. PHYLLIS ZIMMER uPhilHg 4-H Club l-Q-3-41 nLile Begins al STX- leenng HDon'l Take My Pennyng Sparionian Siallg Winner ol lhe American Legion Speech coniesi. DAWSON GORRELL lR. uDogn Band l-2-3-43 4-H Club I-2-33 nLile Begins ai l6Hg HOon'l Take My Pennyug Sparionian Slall 3-4. WAYNE MCALPIN Hhknryng 4-H Club l-2-3-43 nDon'l Take My Penny? PAUL BEATTY HBeauiiiulHj HLlfe Begins al l6ng Sparionian Siafh DEAN COLBAQT nCharleyHg Pres. 33 4-H Club i-2-3-43 HLile BQ- gins al long HDon'l Take My Pennyng Muck Crop judging Team l-2-3- 43 Baseball l-2-3-43 Baskelball l-Q-3-43 Liveslock judging Team L MACK VAVWUKEH HToshHg Presidenl lg Vice-Pres. 23 Chorus l-2-3- 4g Baskeiball l-2-3-43 nLive Begins al long HDon'i Take My Rennyu Baseball l-Q-3-45 nMiss Cherry Blossomng nSparlonian slall 3 - 4g Boys' Sexielie l-Q-3. PAUL MCALPIN HBulchH3 4-H Club l-2-3-4. jAMEs MIERAS Hspikeng 4-EQCIUB I-2-3-43 Baskelball I-2-3-4,HLi+e Begins ai l6Hg HDon'l Take My Pennyug Liveslock judging Team 3-4g Baseball l. james Morse Hwardleyug 4-H blub l-2-3-4g nDon'i Take My Pennyn Muck Crop judging Team l-2-3-4g Baseball 2-3-43 Baskelball l. The six senior cousins, lhe honorary senior girls' sociely was qmpoanjolBeverly, Mabel, Mary Louise, Phyllis, Margarel, and RUTH' scHooL