Roann High School - Ro Annual Yearbook (Roann, IN)

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C lass Will We, the Senior Class of Nineteen Hundred and Fifty-four, after toiling for many long terms for the exalted positions, which we hold, do hereby, in a feeling of extreme generosity, bequeath these, our cherished possessions to those who will follow in our footsteps. We are confident that they will live up to our noble examples in school citizenship, and our untiring devotion to study and we hope that this Will may be of aid to them, Individually, we bequeath the following: I, Carol Dyson, will the following: 1. My ability to be quiet in study hall to David Closser. 2. My ability to flirt to Marilyn Slee. 3. My books to anyone who is stupid enough to want them, I, Joyce Needham, will the following: 1. Will my ability not to flirt with policemen to Miriam Swihart, 2. My seat in the assembly to anyone who can put up with Johnny Dyson and Dickie Maish, 3. My ability to run around all the time to Norma Bryan, I, Edith Hively, will the, following: 1. My ability in Shorthand to Judy Haynes. 2. My driving ability to Norma Bryan. 3. My bookkeeping ability to Elva Kochenour, I, Bonnie Bryan, will the following: 1. My distant kind of affection to Nancy Baker. 2, As the only Senior in the Latin Class, I give my place to anyone who can compete with the Freshmen 3. Willingly and gladly, I hereby bequeath my 20th Century Bookkeeping and Accounting workbook to Mrs, Dawald--for fuel, I, Susanne Baber, will the following: 1. My ability to keep cool in biology class to Larry Harris and Paul Draper. 2. My ability to get along with the Wabash boys to Elly, Janice and Carol. 3. My place in band to Barbara Watson, 4. My office in Tri-Hi-Y to Beverly Byers, I, Sara Jane Kratzer, will the following: 1. Will my ability to stay out of people's ditches to David Schuler, 2. My place in band to Marilyn Miller, 3. My place in the lunch line to Carol Watson. I, Dale Hapner, will the following: 1. My basketball suit to Larry Harris. 2. My ability to get along with Wabash girls to David Closser. 3. My ability to stay awake in study hall to John Dyson. 4. My class ring fwhich is too largey to any girl who would like to wear it, I, Harley Steele, will the following: 1. My desk in study hall to John Dyson. 2. My ability to play basketball to Vemon Kinzie. 3, My ability to sleep to Larry Harris. I, Stephen Petty, will the following: 1. My ability to keep out of trouble to Dick Maish. 2, My seat in band to David Closser. 3. My place on the basketball team to Ned Cline. I, Robert Kirtlan, will the following: 1. My place in bookkeeping to any one that likes to use his lowny head not someone elSe'S. 2. My back row seat in Civics to anyone who does not have his lesson next year. 3. My ability to argue with the teacher to anyone who likes to get in trouble and always come out on the losing side. I, Richard Summers, will the following: 1. My sense of humor to Diane Baker. 2. My ability to play ping pong to Jimmy Smithee. 3. My pocket comb to Kathleen Keppel, I, Jack Hall, will the following: 1. My ability to play basketball to Dale Milam, 2, My seat in the study hall to Ned Cline. 3. My ability in Civics to Dick Maish. In Witness Whereof, we, the Senior Class, have hereunto set our name and seal, and declare this to be our Last Will and Testament, this tenth day of May, in the year nineteen hundred and fifty-four. Signed: The Senior Class of 1954

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Class H istory In the fall of '42. sixteen bashful boys and girls entered the new school to make our first showing, which proved successful. At first it was difficult for us to adjust ourselves to the surroundings, but we soon became ac- quainted with the students and our teacher, Mrs, Eby, who was our teacher for three more years. Those students who started were: Bonnie Bryan, Caroline Keppel, Marilyn Burnsworth, Sandra Cain, Jack Hall, Marriet Steele, Colleen Steele, Connie Haag, Joyce Needham, Richard Siders, Edward Collins, Terry Milam, Dale Hapner, Larry Mallot, Stephen Petty and Charles Hollinback, Edith Hively joined us the second semester. Bonnie Bryan left at the end of the year, Now we have swung into another year of our education, There were five new students: Susanne Baber, Robert Kirtlan, Delores Shepherd, Nancy Tesh and Joanne Harman, who came to join us this year. Colleen and Marriet dropped back a grade and Terry Milam and Caroline Keppel left us at the end of the first semester, We started our third year with seventeen students, During this year, Elizabeth Cook and Jimmy South joined us Beginning the fourth grade, we gained four new classmates: Mary Alice Brown, Phyllis Reed, Harley Steele and Charles McColley. Nancy Tesh, Mary Alice Brown, Phyllis Reed, Charles Hollinback, Elizabeth Cook. Jim- my South and Edward Collins left during the year, V After being promoted, we entered the fifth grade with Mr. Fouts as our teacher, We had one new member, Bonnie Francis, and later in the last semester Bonnie Bryan joined our class again, Richard Siders and Delores Shepherd dropped back a grade. Marilyn Burnsworth and'Bonnie Francis left at the end of the year. In the sixth grade, Carol Dyson and Darlene Fawley joined our class, leaving a total of sixteen, We were still under the direction of Mr, Fouts. At last, we were upstairs. At first, we were a little bashful to the extent that we couldn't even sharpen our pencilsg but we soon caught on to the tricks of the trade, During that year, we had a float at Booster and even won 3rd prize for it, We were quite proud of ourselves. Mrs, Ummel was our sponsor. Darlene Fawley left at the end of the year. In the eighth grade Jimmy South, Sharon Boardman and Carol Sproal joined our class. During the end of the year Jimmy South, Sharon Boardman and Charles McColley left. Thus leaving fifteen to start the last four years at Roann High School, Mrs, Ummel was our sponsor, In the fall of '50, fifteen students enrolled in R, H,S, as 'Green Freshmen, Many of us joined in various activities of the school. We organized our class by electing officers, Our president was Dale Hapner, secretary, Carol Dyson: treasurer, Susanne Baber, There were two new members, Sara Jane Kratzer and Sam Poe, Four of our classmates, Sam Poe, Sandra Cain and Carol Sproal and Joanne I-larman, left. We are now in another year of our education, Fellow Classmates, we are now sophomores. We again elected officers, with Dale Hapner as presidentg Carol Dyson, secretary and Sara Jane, as treasurer, Richard Summers joined us this year. We received our class sweaters and even though it was hot that day we still wore them. We also had a paper drive this year, Miss Custer was our sponsor, Now that we have reached our third year of high school, we could make ourselves at home with Mrs. Bussard as our guide. Our officers this year were: Dale Hapner, president: Connie Haag, secretary: Stephen Petty, treas- urer, Larry Mallot and Connie Haag left us, We received our class rings this year. We were so proud of them that we had to show everyone, We Jolly Juniors' had the privilege of presenting a successful play, If Mother Only Knew, under the direction of Mrs, Catherine Dawald. After eleven years of companionship and working together, twelve of us were ready to complete the last year of our education with Mrs. Bussard as our sponsor, Our class officers were: Dale Hapner, president: Carol Dyson, secretaryg Susanne Baber, treasurer. We chose as our class motto, At the end of work comes success g flower, Rose: colors, Blue and Silver, We were very busy making our last year a success. We presented our Senior Play, 'Desperate Ambrose, which Mrs, Catherine Dawald directed. Some of our class are busy working on the annual which is being published for the first time this year. Carol Dyson is editor-in-chief, We, the class of 1954, have had twelve successful years at R, H,S, with the aid of our teachers, officers and sponsor. We have enjoyed working together in spite of the hardships we have had, and as we leave, our friends be- hind us, we wish to say, Farewell, '

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Prophecy When I picked up the receiver tonight to call a friend, I discovered that someone was already using the phone, I noticed the conversation was concerning my visit home and my former classmates of '54. So I listened to the conversation, ' A main event had taken place last week, It was the alumni banquet with Stephen Petty as toastmaster, Stephen had won the famous 'All American' award for doing away with leap year, - . Other members of my class attending the banquet were Mr, and Mrs, Richard Summers from Texas, Richard is a college professor fbelieve it or noty at a small college there, and Mrs, Summers, Bonnie Bryan, is a history teacher at a small school nearby, Richard and Bonnie were married after they graduated from college and now they have two sets of charming twins. Dale Hapner, the class comedian, had flown in from New York, He is making his career in movies and T V. He is known in the entertaining world as Blue Buttons. It was mentioned that Mr, and Mrs. Peter Van Buskirk from Stockdale, Indiana also attended. Mrs, Van Buskirk is known as the famous Sara Jane Kratzer, who invented a better way to learn bookkeeping in the latter part of her senior year at Roann. Her fame has increased through the years, My old classmate Edith Hively who is now Mrs, Alberto Gassaman met her husband in Italy when she went on her expedition of digging in the old ruins of Pompeii, Edith had won several awards because of it, Of all the Seniors of '54, I didn't expect Edith to choose an occupation like that, Harley Steele who worked at Whitley's Filling Station doesn't work there now because he now owns quite a number of filling stations, He revolutionized the gasoline industry because he invented a pill that you put in your gasoline tank, His stations sell these pills by the millions, Our Famous Hair Stylist in America is Carol Dyson, I-ler latest creation in hair styling is the Mop, She had been showing her styles in France, The idol of all bobby soxers Qof all thingsj is Jack Hall, Since he was in the two class plays, he decided to make acting his occupation, and he is making millions at it, Jack is currently starring in the 'Velvet Fog, The novelist of the year is Mrs, Dwight Fouts, She was the former Susanne Baber. She has written many books and all of them best sellers, Her latest is Know Your Government, Seniors, The farmer of the year is Robert Kirtlan, Robert is a very prosperous farmer owning thirteen farms, He also invented a way to cultivate two hundred acres in half a day. After listening to the long and interesting conversation, I realized my ten years away from Roann had been the milestones of my former classmates lives, Joyce Needham