Princeton High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Princeton, IN)

Text from Pages 1 - 30 of the 1943 volume:

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U J 1 R Glass Ham, 0 1943 Bnrbara hemp and Duk Clark I PESHWIAN XE KR September 5 1939 seems l1ke sesterdax' Tlns was the dax when 143 of u green fre hmen entered the e halls of h1 her educatlon On the fust dax the student councll explamed the nature of the xar1ou act1v1t1es m our hxgh school and mmoregsscd upon our mlnds the character1 tmcs dutles nd obl1go.t1ons of a good school cxtwen Though the class as a whole w s lather lI'ldCl',lV8 that xear some of our boxs part1c1pated Ill varlous athletlc actnme lle had an exceptlonallx good freshman basketball team composed of Eugene Bhtthlngton Paul Byrne Vkalter Coleman Jack Hxll Eugene Jlnes Jack Jxnes Marhn krk Jlm Lelster Jack McW1lhams Jack QQIIOITIS Vxrl IIIIHIIIS J1m Slade Eugene Tlompson Walter Ph1ll1ps and George mters The opera BOHEMI AIN GIRL was presented on March 14 and lo IH whxch a few freshmen w ere members of the chorus In the Ll1StI'lCt band contest held at Huntlngburg our band placed fxrst and was then ehg1ble to partxmpate 1n the tate contest at Bloommgton on Aprxl 28 After wmmng hlgh honors, It went to Battle Creek 'VI1ch1s,an to the natlonal contest On Mav 16 17 and 18 where 1t recened a hlgh ratlng Several members of our class part1c1pated ln these contests Franc1s Allen Fay and Helen Mutelspaugh utre the new members of the teachlng staff that vear Mr Fay had two freshmen who placed fxrst xn Latm Con tests Bllly Ixolb ln the local and Lucllle Turz er ln the dzstrlct SOPHOMORE YEAR Summer passed qu ckly and we return d to school knovn as sllly sophomores cxal Stud1es Harnet Yoder Home Economxc Maurxce Mcfjlasson Enghsh and Dra matlcs Sara Rabun and Barbara Kemp we e elected att ndants to the football queen Durmg the Chrlstmas hohdaxs Mxss Tlchenor our beloved prlnclpal w s stmken wxth paralys1s J Vv Pruett one of our class sponsors became the actlng prxnclpal for the remamder of the tear Our football coach Clayton Vte st after a very successful season Jolned the armed forces of the Umted States ln January 1941 A farewell program w as gxven m h1s honor ln the gs mnasxum Max Smxth succeeded h1m as football and assxstant basketball coach In the spurg Captam We1st presented an Amerlcan flag to our school The Prxnceton Hlgh School baseball team von hlgh honors 1n the S I A C V1rl Mmms James Lelster and Eugene Jlnes were members of thls team The bar d partlclpated 1n two contests thxs year It recened a hlgh ratxng both at Rockport and at Tell Clty where the state contest w as held Lucllle Turner Barbara nemp Jan ce Blown Bob Wrxght Bllly Kolb Dorothy Hollen and Joanna Smlth were elected as memoers to the student councxl The class sponsored the moue NICE GIRL ln whlch Deanna Durbln was the mam st r Several members of our class x ere ln the cast of the opera FAUST presented on March 20 and 21 JLWIOR YEAR When we returned from our summer xacatxon we at once reahzed that We were confronted w 1th more arduous ta ks than ln our prevlous two years Funds had to be ralsed for the Jl.111l0I' Senlor Receptlon and class rlngs had to be selected So we proceeded to organ1ze lmmedxatelx ln order to accomphsh our tasks Blllv Iolb was elected presldcnt Phxlhs Gleck vlce presldent Luc1le Turner secretary and Marlm kuk treasurer Though not an offlcer Gladys Spear proved an able asslstant to Mlss Saupert ln securlng candv sellers checklng sellers at each game and IH gomg on errands for the class Our members on the student C0l1l1C1l thls xear were Agnes Dosch Phyllls Greek Dorothy Hollen Blllv Kolb Jlm Lexster J1m Slade Joanna Smlth, Eugene Thompson John Westfall and Bob Wrlght Page Sxxteen ' 6 By I ' ' . 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' Phe new teachers were Orvllle Puckett pzmclpal Leon Foupmcs Fnghsh Mary Rltter, Home Fcononncs Ruth Gausman Poms l'cono11 xcs Ray Hurt Agncul ture and Seln1a Jacobs the chool nurse Sadle Ann Hamblen and Patty JOHITHLOH we e chosen to repre cnt our cla the crowmng., of the football queen A few students wxth dz ll t1c talents took pu-t 1n the comedy play h.'vFP SINCF FVE on NOVCmb6l 14 1.111 There were flye jumor on the yar my ba ke b'1ll tea'n Dernls H0111 Jxm Lelster Pugene Bhtchmgton Bad Howe and Mrl Ni nms 1 December 1, we we1e hocked by tl1e fl y that the Japanese had attacked Pearl Harbor wlthout warmng, The folloyymg day th ent1rc tudent body lxstened to the Pres1dents war me sage to Congress The followmg Junlor yye1c cho ery for the Honor Soclfty Janlce Brovn Phyllis Greek Denms Horn Patty John ton B1lly kolb Luc1lle 'lurner and Bob Vhflght The nlght of NI Ly 29 finally ar11yed ' This y as one of the outstandng nxght of our h g.,h school caleer The eyent whxch we hxd been lookmg forward to for whxch we had ralsed funds and had made plans fmxlly arrlyed The Jumor Scmor Receptxonll The gym was conyertcd mto a xed whxte and blue ballroom Be'1ut1ful flowers ll6C0l9.tfBd the ccntel of the tloor and an md lcct hg,ht1ng sy stem made an 1m press1ye effect A huge stage wa elected at one end of the floor on yyhlch floor shows were gxven between dances Each floor show was an eplsode of a patrlotlc pageant portrayxng the typxcal dances, songs and entertalnments charactemstlc of each pC110d ln our hy tory After the grand march thexe was a fanfale tollowed bv thc song OH COILHPI-X THE CFM OF THF OCP AY sung by Ietty Morrx re ,1r1 entnu, Mxss Columlna A br1ef address of welcome was g1ven by B1lly kolb thc clas p1e ldent the respo11se for the semors was glven by thelr prcsxdent Robert Iry1n dlld for the faculty by Leon Fougmes The chlcf epxsodes we1e as follows Vugmxa Reel prtscnted by N11 s Gayhe xrt puplls Mxnstrels 1HI:, G-XX NINLTIFS p,1yen by the lfoy s Glee yylth James Ixays 1nterlocutor Cadet Dan e Ry ophomore girl Song I AM AN ANILRICAN by James lxay Grand fmale Cl0XXI1lY1g of Nhss Amerlca Characters UNCLE SAM Robert Car thers WIISS AMERICA Patty Johnston ATTFNDATNTS Baxbara hemp Lucllle Turner Ih 111s Greek and Gladys Spear STAR SPANGLIID BANNILR Orchestra The orchestra played GOD BLESS AMFPIC-X as the prmcxpals marched forward across the gy rnnas1um to the 9XltS The P H S ba11d together wlth the orchestra play ed appropriate mu xc through out the performance Muslc for the dancmg was furm lfed by Ch uhe Ixroeners Orchestra from Iyansy1lle Refreshments consl tcd of rrd whlte 1nd blue ne Lpolxtan cre m 1nd 1nd1y1dual cakes served by the sophomore glrls Bradley Grlffeth was the ma tcr of LEFGIHOIIICS a ycry tkifltlllg nd enjoy xble ycu cn e ty c o NLNIOR H I' XR We retumed the followmg fall as Olllllbl. cztcd semox yet the d1ffere11ce was hardly percept1ble New members of the faculty were Ccc1lc Perry Enghsh and Dramatlcs Mrs He1ser school nurse, and Call F1sher Machlne Shop Phyllls Greek wa elected pre dent of our cla.s Bob XX rxght vxce pre ldent Donabel Hatfxeld, secretary and Jack Hurst tleasurer Patty Johnston was elected footb 111 queen w1th Lucllle Turner and Betty Morrls as senlor attendants The semors on the football team were Captaan Bud Howe Page Seyenteen ' ' v I 1 1' . 1 1 I - 1 ' . . , V . 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V Eugene Thompson, Nxck Yeager J1m Le1ster Walter Coleman Bob Wrlght Eugene Jmes Jack Hurst, B1ll Mxller V1rl 'Simms and Jack Jmes Betty Rabun a semor was one of our three yell leaders Harold McCullough mght Janltor at the school for the past few years called mto mllltarx servmce of the Unlted States w as presented w 1th a gxft from the en1or class at a farewell assembly Those semors playmg basketball for their last tlme were Captam Eugene Blltchlngton Denrus Horn Vxrl Mmms and Jlm Lexster Th1s team was one of the most succes ful that P H S has had m the last few years It won the sect1onal at Ft Branch by defeatlng Market ln the fmals From there It went to the reglonal at Evansvllle where xt defeated Tell Cxty m the prelnnlnary game only to fall IH defeat to Central of Evansvxlle ln the fmals Semor members of the g1rls sextet were V1rg1n1a Reed P'1ttv Johnston and Barbara Kemp Semor members on the student councll were Marlxn Kxrk Jlm Slade Vlrl Mlnms Bud Howe Eugene Blltchlngton Pattx Key Bob Wught Lucille Turner Patty Semors on the baseball team were Denn1s Horn Vxrl M1nn1s Jlm Lexster and Eugene B11tCh1Y1g't0l'l, w hlle Eugene Thompson and Bud Howe w ere on the track team On Aprxl 22 the Honor SOC18ty 1nduct1on was held in the gymnasxum Semors elected to membershlp thls tear were Patty Key Georg1ana Beames Sara Rabun Gladys Spear Marlln Kxrk Dorothy Hollen and Jack Jmes The dramat1c play SPRIING FEVER was presented Aprll 29 wlth a few mem bers of our class taklng part We are lookmg forward to the Junlor Senlor Receptxon to be held on Max 14 wh1ch we hope to enJoy to the utmost s1nce we are not faced w1th the responslblhty of provxdlng 1ts entertalnment QEHIOTS who are asslstxng Mxss Saupert 1n produclng this edxtlon of the Retro spect are pxctures V1rg1n1a Reed and Patty Key typ1sts B1ll1e Stegner Rosal1e Schleter Juamta Harr1son Maxme Bates and Mary Clem art Betty Rabun and Sam Wood Sunday nlght, May 16 we w 111 don our roy al blue caps and gowns for the bac calaureate serv1ces The Semor Dmner wlll be held at the Country Club May 18 Ratxomnfr prob lems and the war Wlll hlnder elaborate preparatxons but Mxss Saupert and Mr Pruett as always wxll come through w 1th fly mg colors to make the event a success May 20 we the semors of Prmceton H1gh School say ad1eu to these dear old walls when we recewe our dlplomas at the commencement exerc1ses May we the Class of 1943, express our gratltude and apprec1at1on to our teach ers, whose admonltlon w1ll clmg to us throughout our hfe We have thoroughly en Joyed our hlgh school caleer and we hope that our presence has not hmdered, but lmproved our school Page Eighteen x , 1 . . .1 , . 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' : 1 . 1 H ' G1 pfzopltecyi Patty Johnston and Bradley Grlfflth It was a beautxful day The sun was shxmng br1ght1y upon the XSIIILS of our aero car as yye sk1mmed oyer the lazy country xde below The cloud floated by llke puffs of cotton caught 1n a gentle brce7e We sat 1n sllence Both of us were t1y1ng to 1mag1ne how Prmceton y ould look It had been twenty ye rs sxnce exther of us had seen the town yyhere yye attended school Now yye returned w 1th our fortunes made Vye hoped to f1nd some of the old membels of our class of 49 to talk oyer old lI1f1lCS w1th them Suddenly one of us excla1med lhere she 1s' Sure enough there lay Pr1nceton but my how she had changed Inste 1d of a l1ttle country town she IS now a thrlvlng metropohs Blg broad streets lmed wlth fllS+9l1ll'l,Cf yyh1te bl1lllllllgS extendlng for mlles Away from the heart of the cxty nd outs1do of the suburbs l1e the factor1es g1gant1c structures bclchlnv' forth smoke and flame We gazed 1n awe Surely thlS could not poss1bly be the Prxnceton wc left twenty years ago' In a short txme we came to our senses and dec1ded to f1nd a place to park After L1l'Clll'lg lower over the glgantlc p.1bl1c square we eased our aero car 1nto a parkmg lot on the top of a modern hotel A unlformed bell boy opened the door of our car greetmg us wlth a Welcome to Hotel Howe HOTFL HOWE' That couldnt be- But It was We saw h1m entert,.1'1 ng 'fuests over ln the roof garden He saw us Here he came wlth that unforgettable swagger of h1s L d you old codger xts good to see you aga1n ' After the greetmgs and handshaklngs were d1spensed w1th he 1nv1tcd us to have dlnner w1thh1m As soon as we were seated xn the dxmly llghted club room we started flrlng questxons at h1m about our old pals Hold on he pleaded Let me start from the beglnnlng and Ill tell you all I know concernmg the cl rss of 1940 Georglana Beames started out as a career g1rl but now shes marrled and hvmg IH Ch1cago Junlor Bennett owns a comb f ctory He must have gotten hxs talt IH hlgh school from wea11ng out so many combs combmg h1s hair Joe Farl blnhack owns a dairy farm He suppl1es all of tl1e mllk butter and cheese for Prmceton Hes got a herd of two thousand cows Eugene Blltchlngton went 1nto the army as soon as he graduated He stayed 1n after the war was won and now he IS a major general B111 Bruce and Glenn Cansler folmed a pa1tnersh1p They own a wholesale a ency over on Mt Carmel Boulevard Paul Byrne oyyns a syfndxcate of tam cabs ln Prmceton and the surroundmg Lltl6S He 1nher1ted lt from h1s father I guess you both know what Dlck Clark has been dolng He was an ace llllflllg the war and now he s a commerclal pll0t Claude De Board IS a pubhsher HIS home Offlce IS ln Prlnceton but he ha a branch OfflC8 lh New Hork Chlcago, and Los Angeles Martln Farny lS retued He made hx fortune manufacturlng elastlcless glrdle B y the women certalnly went for them Ben Glaper ln on Broadway n11nag.,1ng a tloupe of lldI'lCll1f., gnls He another lays Ragland Ralph Greek IS Slg.,llCtl by the New Hork Nletropolltan Opera Company H got the leadlng role ln tl1e commg pxoduct1on IL TRONATORE S'1lll6 Ann Hamblen ls a Xllltel' and a famous author Jack H111 IS a captam 1n the nayy He commands the crulser U S S Prlnceton He Jomcd the navy befole he f1n1shed school Vlrl Holtsclaw has a cham of grocery stores Denms Horn has made qu1te a name for h1n1self He took oy e1 the coachlng dutxes at Chlcago LIl1V0l'Slty and for the last three years they haye won the bxg ten basketball champlonshxp J1m Lexster IS a surgeon He owns h1s own hosp1tal Ill New York Clty Just tlllllk the hands that are say mg l1y es on an operatlng table once pitched the St Louis Browns to a world s champlonshxp ' Page ly meteen l I ' l . .' 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Sax Bud ltS gettlng rather late Cant you condense your story a llttle blt We vs nt to hear about every one but we don t thlnk we ve got tlnle Im sorry, Bud leplles I gue s I got too engrossed ln my llttle story Well let s see vshere yvls I Oh yes Janlce Brown, Marv Clem, Norma Lee Cox llrl1CkCX Comlskey, Mary LOUISE C100lxQ Juanlta HGFTISOH Barbara Kemp, Evelyn Thurston, Dolothy Thoss Betty Elshoff and latty Franklln all became armv or navy nurses After the war some have stayed ln the mllltary serylce some work ln hos pltals, some are practlcal nulses, some of thenl marrled, and the rest found other careers Floyd Dunn John Grubb Fugene Jlnes, Jack JIIIQS Nlarlln Klrk Laurence Olds Xernel Fhonlas, and John We tfall entered the armed QSYVICCS and stayed ln aftel the war was over Agnes Dosch, Janette Jones Vlfglllla Lalb, Wanda Paltenhelmer, Mary Lols Tyree Nellle Vondelheld Mary Fourthman Ihyllls Greek Blllle Stegner are secre tarles or stenographers scattered all oyer the country Joan Decker, Donabel Hatfleld Betty Morrls, Sara Rabun Norma Rumple Frances Scales, Louella Schmldt, Janet Wltllcrspoon and Vlfglnla Reed are all marrled and settled down Jlm Hurst 13 the manager of a modlste shop Patty Key IQ an actress Jlm IS a forelgn correspondent Blll Mlller lb a tallor Vlrl Mlnnls IS a hortlculturlst, Frleda Newton IS a connolsseur of cosmetlcs, Mary Pltman IS an hlstorlan Betty Rabun IS a deslgner James Read IS the presldent of a rubber company, Frank Eads IS a wealthy oll nlan, Delores Revnolds lm a Jeweler, Rosalee Schleter IS a dentlst, Melya June Sears IS an optometrlst, Phlllp Sparn IS an enguneer, Irvln Taylor IS a farmer, Lucllle Turner IS a p yclllatrlst Vlolet xVlllld.II'lS IS a chlropractor Sam Wood owns several retall markets Nlck Yeager 18 a football coach, Fred Sturgls IS a Fuller brush salesman Ru sell Farmer IS a G nlan, George Wlnters 15 a track star another Gregg RICE Jack French oyy ns a drug store Eugene Thompson 19 a professlonal foot ball player Gladys Spear IS a mlsslonary, Jack Hulst ls a photographer Bllly Kolb IS a professor, Imogene JIHGS 1S a school teacher, James Slade IS a chauffeur, Mar garet Cartel IS a dancer Ollve Carlthers has the controlllng lnterest ln a dalry, and Herbert Jones IS a zoology professor at Indlana Unlverslty I guess that takes care of the class of 194 Bud sald as he flnlshed all but y u What do you two do Oh we We re afrald our l1V6S have been rather lnslgnlflcant ln comparls wlth the llves of the rest of our class we replled We can say one thlng' though he class of 1943 IS a class to be proud of We tllen thanked Bud for the dellclous dlnner and bade hlm goodbye Then we stalted back to our llomes As we salled l011g through the alr we compared our ldeas on what we thought each one of oul old class mates would have been We came to the concluslon that nelther of us would have been rlght ln our prophecles Page Tlx enty ,, ' v . , Y . 1 , V I U 1 y . . , , . y . . 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' I v f Q ' at nd esfament Lucille Turner and Eugene Thompson We the class of 1943 in the town of Princeton the county of Gibson state of Indiana being of sound mlnd and in better temper than usual do hereby make this our last will and testament And so we thus dispose of our prwed posses ions Georglana Beanies leaves her sweet disposition to Bonnie Zimmerman Junior Bennett leaves his comb to Bill Scott so he can keep his hair perfectly parted Joe Earl Bmhack leay es his typing problems behind Eugene Blitchmgton leayes his basketball captaincy to Joe Hall Janice Brown leaves her precise studlous may to Iervis Swain Bill Bruce wllls his quietness to John Showers Paul Byrne leaves his loye for English literature to all who take it Glenn Cansler leaves his interests in Hazleton to Fred Smith Dick Clark leaves his veit to Eddie Monroe Mary Clem leaves her front row seat in Mr Pruetts class to Mary Jo Seamon Mickey Comiskey bequeaths her dumb questions to Virginia Bury Mary Louise Crooks leayes her peek a boo bang to Rose Mary Spear Claude De Board bequeaths to Miss Ferguson all of his red pencils and paper money Joan Decker leaves Jerry French from 8 A NI to 4 I M Agnes Dosch leayes her freckles to Joan Godwin Floyd Dunn leaves Helen Humphrey but Lncle Sam did not leave Floyd Ben Graper leaves his bashfulness to Betty Brmes Ralph Greek bequeaths his chann and perfection to Bernard Allerellie Bradley Griffith bequeaths his ability as a Jitteibug to Wlllette s next partner John Grubb bequeaths his memorles of the old Patoka road to Bill Scott and Nlorma Jean Fields Sadie Ann Hamblen yyills her love for 'ill the boys to Mary Jane Miller Juanita Harrison leaves her red hair to Jo Movyry Donabel Hatfield leaves her place in Miss Fergusons affection to Jim Bishop Jack Hill leaves-for the navy Virl Holtsclaw leaves his baby face to Fred Heiserman Bud Howe leaves his duck xx alk to Jim Cox James Hurst leaves his cough drops 1nd Sen Sen to BIISS Hall Eugene Jmes and Jack McWilliams leaye many friends to Join the armed forces Patty Johnston bequeaths her title of football queen to Doris Gwaltney Janette Jones leaves her ability to cook to Vlandalee Jones Barbara Kemp leaves her colffure to her sister 'SI Lrtha Patricia Key leaves her upenor attitude 1n Spanish class to anyone else who ls unfortunate enough to be thrown in with a bunch of morons Niarlin lurk leayes his seat in the Honor Society to Frank Caskey Virginia Lalb leaves her abillty to tay out of trouble to Rosemary Plckard Jim Leister leaves his model A Ford to Bob Nkhitehead Frieda Newton leaves her profile to Lucille Hollen Page Twenty one Z E S 6 7- By V v I 1' . A . ,. . k , v I Y Q Martin Farny wills his grace in phyical fitness to John Whitten. ' ' ' . ' ' ' ' , S v h- v ' . Wanda Partenhelmer leaves her Halloween costume to Mona Graves Vlalter Phillips leaves his Jokes and WISE cracks to Lawrence Funk Mary Pitman leaves her lipstick to Wilma Behymer Betty Rabun leaves her pOSll2l0h of yell leader to Shirley Stoll Sara Rabun leayes Jack Padgett her promise that she will not speak to another o James Read leaves his acrobatic ability to Bruce Brink Margaret Carter leaves her friendly personality to Betty Bruner Olive Jean Carlthers leaxe her Jeep hat and nlckname Gert to Eleanor Vhlllams Delores Revnolds leaves her mattention in class to karl King Norma Jean Rumple leases Princeton High School for her future mterest lh Mt Carmel Frances Scales bequeaths her short stature to Mary Hadfleld Rosalee Schleter leaves her share of Mr Pruett s library sl1ps and work to Doris Hanna Louella Schmldt leaves her lose to all the boys Melva June Sears leaves her love for humanity to Joyce Smkhorn Philip Spam wills hlS 12 A Literature credit to hls brother Irvm Tavlor leaves his reserxed seat at Douglass Pool Parlor to his younger brother Ralph during the noon rush Verner Thomas unwillingly leaves Lois Huff Evelyn Thurston leaves the skill and perfection of her every move to June Hillman Mary Lois Tyree wills her shy ness to Joella Nordhorn Nellie Vonderheid wills her long fmgernalls to anyone who bites his John Westfall leayes his w orries to his follow ers and Joms the marines Vxolct Williams leayes the spot llght on her car to bushwackers Ceorge Winters leayes his ieputatxon as a Casanova among freshmen to hls successor Noble Moratta. Jim Lewls leaves his laziness to Joe Hall and John QStudent Managerj Steyens These two should be able to take care of all of it Georgette Mercier leaves her curly hair to Miss Morris Bill Miller leaves h1S Ty rone Power smlle to John Walker Vlrl Minnis leaves nothing he is taking Betty Morris with him Jack Jlnes Bill HN and Gerald Welman leave thelr G I halrcuts to Zero McKinney and John Showers Don Barrett Bob Blake J1m Dyer and Jack Hurst leave the girls of fnnceton High School for a girl in every port Fred Sturgis and Nlck Yeager leave their ability to read mtrepret and commit poetry to Walter Cox and Harold Gourley Betty Elshoff leayes Wesley Fold for the other girls to fight over Dorothy Hollen and Vlfglnla Reed leaxe their quletness and shyness to Willet Brownley Sam Wood leayes hls unique way of celebrating to anyone else with the same inclinations Herbert Jones bequeaths vitamin tablets to the puny little freshman B1ll Kolb and Janet Witherspoon leaye their d1sc1pl1ne in class to Eugene Krug James Slade leay es his likeable way to Diane Colvm Frank Eads bequeaths number fue lane in the bowling alley to Whalen King Norma Lee Cox leaves her ab1l1ty as a pianist to Betty Bnnes Russell Farmer leayes Joy ce Smkhorn to wander about herself hoping she will gr duate soon Patty Franklin wills her vocabular to Eleanor Fullmg Lucille Turner and Eugene Thompson leave each other for better or for worse In concluslon we wish to thank our sponsors Miss Saupert and Mr Pruett for the patience they have had with us dur1ng our four years in high school In testament whereof we the senlor class have hereunto set our hands on this 19th day of April, ln the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty three Page Tw enty tw 0 b y'. - ' . , S ' ' u n ,. . , . 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