Rensselaer High School - Chaos Yearbook (Rensselaer, IN)

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enior Mala ec? Rensselaer, Indiana Moy 21, 1963. Dear Paul: Do you realize that twenty years ago today we graduated from Rensselaer High School? I think that as president and vice president of that class that we should take the lead in compiling a history of what has happened to each member of the class since we graduated. As a minister you have the necessary leisure time to do this. I've gathered a few facts and you can put them together in a small volume, together with what information you may have. Since Bill was awarded a medal for distinguished service in the Marines, he's settled down to running Ct Pdndrnd Hot fC1CiOfY. in AlC1SkC1f of all places! . . . Duke has really gone places coaching those Purdue athletic teams. I was surprised to learn that his sister-in-law's Stephen's team had de- fegted his tdble tennis team, ll'1O1-lqh - - - l CtlWCtYS knew that Charlotte Brown would take over the city's sidewalk contracts because she nearly wore out that patch by the school house, just standing there talking to Cece at the noon hour . . . I just picked up the paper and read that the Rotary Club had given CI dinner for Gen- lOhn I. Timmons and his wife, the former lean Cook. They are visiting Pat Prouty Warren and her husband . . . Cerilda Daniels, is in Africa doing missionary work among the Pygmies . . . Sue turned out to be an all-around surprise didn't she? Psychology is no easy job, es- pecially when you're working with former lgpanese prisoners . . . Libby Ann Davisson has her own Child Welfare Clinic on the Circle in Indianapolis now . . . I was glad to hear that the President had appointed Archie, U. S. Minister to his native Canada . . . Anita Feldhaus has certainly made a name for herself in Hollywood. Of course with Ken's influence why shouldn't she? After seeing Ken, I wonder why the girls ever fell for Gable and Boyer back in the forties . . . Libby Fendig can be heard any Sunday evening as Beth, the featured pianist with Phil Snitalnev . . . There never was any Q1-leSti0n Ctbelli AlberiCI'S illillre after Fred gave l'1er that diamond . . . Connie Fortune made the news last week when she was appointed Secretary of Labor. Her first move was to draft Beverly Sanders to draw cartoons for the A. F. of L. newspaper . . . Nong Gifford was appearing with Barnum and Boiley here lost Week GS Ot irdpeze ortist- Her DC1l,Dorothie lohnson, designs all of her costumes . . . Norma Hershman is personal secretary to Gov. Icnes of Nebraska, fThere are rumors of wedding bellSl - SinCe YOU otfioioted ot the Cere1'nOnY, l guess you know what happened to Nancy and Tohn. I think you made a mistake to swear to eternal bachelorhood though . . . Last summer I heard Eldena Horton sing in an Indianapolis cafe. I never knew what happened to her romance with Frank . . . Lorraine Ionas is now Madame lone, a Fifth Avenue hair stylist. One of her celebrated customers is ldfllce Sdqe who is with the Metropoliidn Ctnd Chicago Opera Companies now . . . Ioan Tordan has been ieCICl'1inQ the advanced Latin ClCISS Gi R- H- S. ever since she graduated from Ball State. She also serves as assistant principal . . . Carol Kirk joined the WAVES as soon as she graduated, but She is back here nOW 1nCt1'1CIQ'inQ' Keiil'1'S COtn'1DGiQn for County Surveyor . . . Marv Knouff writes an advice-to-the-lovelorn column and her advice is Considered expert , , , jack Kryder is a retired Navy man. And why shouldn't he be after the distinction he received for bravery under fire . . . We Dfedifffed il'1CIi Ruin would C30 far in the business World and we weren't far wrong. She is head of the Bureau of Vital Statistics for Chicago . . . Betty Lowry has her own swing band and was on the Spot- lioht Bond Dregram seven dCIYS ldei Week! - - - Ray and Paul are designing model airplanes for Lockheed . . . I just performed a tonsilectomy on Donald Miller, the local Iohn Deere representative. He said l'1iS lCIteSt SCIle l1CICl been CII1 CIutOI'I1C1tiC eqa-aqtheref to Edwin Nqqell the only member of OTH' ClGSS who Cl'1OSe idrniinq fOr CI profession . . . Bob Milton went in for pro-basketball, but he recently took away Palooka's boxing title so I guess he has given up the court for the ring . . . Charlotte Nesius has given UP her Cdfeef CIS Ct lCtb0fCtl0fY TeCl'11'1iCiCtn for Bob. Such is life! . . . Anita Ott is raising lemons down Miami way, but it's only to be near Ralph who is still in the Coast Guard . . . Butch Page is running Close Competition with his Pop as Pepsi Cola distributor for this district . . . Chick Peregrine, the great, gave up football os ot profession to satisfv his life-long ambition to become or railroad conductor . . . Eugene Pettet is a comedy star with a summer stock company. but during Winter he will walk om' Society doe for twenty-tive Cents an hour . . . Doi Pheqiev is the official clock- watcher for the Business Men's Center in Chicago ,,,. Peggy Powers is a snow-suit model out in Sun Valley, Idaho - . . Bob Barney, otter four Years ot English. decided to teach Spanish. He can be fO1-Ind in Gnd out of the l'1UllS of R- H- S- - - Lois Reed is still attendinq the high school dances with USCIHYIH but DOW She Giieflds GS CI fUCUlTY Chdpefene. She and Helen Stath are at the head of the SeWi1'1fJ and Cooking divisions of the Herne EC- Department . . . Frieda Bossmanith has taken the Tyn- ing Championship Award for the tenth consecutive in-ne, She-types 543 words per minute . . . Betty ond Ernest hove established Savers cmd Savers. Attorneys-at-Law, in the I. O. O. F. building . . . Kotherine Stiles is G dude FCt1'1ClF1 owner in New Mexico. Her most frequent visitor is Louella Wise- 1'1'1C11'1, Chdmpien figure Skdier, Wl1O spends n'11lCl'1 of her time on tour . . . lack. always the great actor. is DlUYll'1q the lead in Romeo and Itllieif' Currently playing in Chicago . . . Betty Todd is hostess at lC1Ck Def1'1PSY'S reSiCIUrCt1'1i in New York - - - Helen Tyler is traveling as a dare-devil motorcyclist . . . Ted UI'bdI'1C2Yk l'1dS fdken over the management of the local AGP . . . Martha Warne became a pharma- 20 ,ge

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cist. She delights in giving out her little pink pills over the coke counter . . . Ethel Warren is the Iirst woman dentist to establish a practice in Rensselaer. Her painless extractions are becoming re- nown . . . Ieanne Weltzin is a horse dealer. She admits she knows nothing about horses, but she attributes her success to her ability to handle men . . . Barbara Williams not only writes, but also reviews books. She can review any book in seventeen languages . . . Alva Iune Yeoman has a florist's shop near Collegeville. She is an orchid specialist . . . Edyth Zillhart is Barkley's first woman minister. She has attended Sunday School every Sunday for twenty-eight years . . . Emma Zimmer has designed a new modern calendar which has been unanimously adopted by all school children. Her year has only 125 days, thus leaving only ninety days for the school year. Do what you can with this jumble of facts and send me a copy of the results. Sincerely, GENE. onorzi Jana! ,xdwar CLASS OF '23 SCHOLARSHIP AWARD Avalyn Lane NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY Elected 1942 SENIORS Elected 194I3UNIORS San lofcm Gbegh Dcvlsson Helen Feldhaus Iames Bahler GHCY Cover 'Hon owmcm Connie Fortune Iean Overton Norma Hershman I Helen Salyers ' Lois Reed Berneice Simpson Iohn Reeve Ianice Sage HOME ECONOMICS PRIZE Food-Berneice Simpson Clothing-Martha Warne TRI KAPPA PRIZES FRESHMEN SOPHOMORES IUNIORS Thompson Murray Iarnes Bahler Iohn Reeve Beverly Boyle Berneice Simpson Nancy Hoover Ioan Iordan LADIES' LITERARY CLUB PRIZE AMERICAN LEGION AWARD Avalyn Lane Keith Nesbitt AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY AWARD Patricia Bausman DR. A. R. KRESLER WOODCRAF T PRIZES lst Year 2nd Year 3rd Year 1 Ed Hudson I Raymond McKay l William Ramey 2 Dewey Biggs 2 Rodney Lewis 2 Keith Schuman W. L. BOTT COMMERCIAL PRIZES Typing I: Frieda Rossmanith, lst: Kenneth Ford, 2ndy Ioan Iordan, 3rd, Typing II: Doris Miller, lstg Anita Putts, 2nd. Bookkeeping: Florence Spurgeon and Doris Miller, tied for lst and 2nd. Shorthand: Doris Miller, lst: Evelyn Morris, 2nd, SPRAGUE AGRICULTURE PRIZES C. A. R. ESSAY CONTEST PRIZE Walter Nagel Robert Daniels Hilton Bowman IUNIOR CLASS AWARDS THE GWINS' SCHOLARSHIP AWARD Doris Miller-Scholarship Iohn Hudson Iacqueline Dean-Activities Keith Schuman-Athletics 21