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

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RUTH PFINGSTAG Ruthie Valedictorian Chorus l,Z,3,4 Band Z Spartonian Staff 5.4 Annual Staff 4 Senior Play 4 Senior Trio 4 JOHN GORRELL John Basketball l,Z,3 Baseball 1.2.3.4 Band l,Z 3 Chorus 1.2 Junior Play 3 Senior Play 4 Annual Staff 4 Spartonian Staff 3,4

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CLASS HIST ORY In the fall of 1937, nineteen anxious and excited little people ventured to school at Pleasant Lake for the first tirne. Of these nineteen, there are but ten left to graduate in the Class of '49. They are, namelyi Jo Chasey, Genevieve Waltenberger, Marcia Myers, Tom Rakestraw, John Gorrell, Helen Jackson, Eloise Anstett, Janet Landis, Jack Dutter, and Joyce Kankamp. Our first six years passed by us in a flurry of thrills and exciting adven- tures, that I am told occur in all young students lives. Our early learning can be credited to our grade teachers. The first six, were: hlrs. Oleva Watkins. Miss Opal Olinger, Miss Marie Anne Hoyer, Miss Helen Warring, Miss Mary Swynehart, and Mr. Dale Crow. When the school doors opened in 1943, we thought we were quite grown up because we are now upstairs. We have at this point collected two more mem- bers of our graduation class. They are Jonella Miller, from Fort Wayne, and Ralph Reinig from Pleasant Lake. During this first year upstairs, Judy Stoy, and Nora Budd also joined the ranks of our class. During these first two years upstairs we enjoyed many class parties. At the beginning of the school year of 1947, twenty members were ushered into high school. Norma Bright, formerly of Salem joined us at the beginning of the year. John Schieber of Elmerhurst joined us later in the year. Most of this year was spent getting acquainted with high school customs. In late Sept- ember, we were initiated into high school by the Seniors. We were made to do practically everything but the impossible. A reception was held in the school dining room that evening. A good time was had by all attending. Miss Neal, the Commercial teacher was our class sponsor that year. Our Sophomore year started off with a bang with Mr. Bright as our class sponsor. Ruth Pfingstag from Hudson, who had formerly attended Salem school joined us at the beginning of this year. Wilbut Ryan also put his name on our class roll during this year. We ordered our class sweaters in October which were to be maroon with white chenille letters. They came in the middle of September. We had two class parties this year. One was a high school skating party and other being a theater party. I guess we all lived up to our name the silly Sophomores, as all the boys either got a speech from Mr. Barton try- ing to explain that they were not members of the volunteer fire department, and therefore had no right to leave school for every fire, or a speech about skip- ping school. Most of the girls got accused of gabbing and passing notes. At the beginning of our Junior year Alma Hurt joined us from Indianapolis. We sold refreshments at the home basketball games, and had two paper drives. In October we ordered our class rings from the Josten Company. They were received on December Sth. ln early April we presented our class play, The Daffy Di1ls under the direction of Mrs. Marie Stancin, our class sponsor. On April 17th we took the Seniors to Fort Wayne to attend the Junior and Senior all county banquet. It was held at the Valencia Gardens. A delicious meal was served, after which a floor show was given followed by dancing. A good tirne was had by all attending. And then came this year! This is the year that we have all looked forward to for eleven years, and this year has probably added more gray hairs to the heads of our facultl' than any other year spent here. Several boys have partici- pated in basketball, and baseball. They are, namely: Norman Bright, Jo Chasey Wilbur Ryan, Ralph Reinig, John Gorrell, and Tom Rakestraw. 16