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

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Class Wall We the class of 1955 bemg of sound mmd and memory do hereby make thrs our last W111 and Testament grvrng to the underclassmen and faculty some of our outstandrng ab1lrt1es and useful artrcles that we had durrng our four years of Ifugh school We are sure that those who have received materxal gatns rn our last W111 and Testament w1ll appreclate them and use them to the best of therr advantages ARTICLE I We gtve and bequeath to our teachers all our unftn To the perplexed Iumors we g1ve our trarned and xshed lessons and badly rendered recrtatrons we also balanced mrnds and our superb dlgmty w1ll them peaceful rrghts and undlsturbed slumbers for no longer w1ll they have to worry over our exams no longer w1ll they have to 11sten to our supplrcatrons Rest w1ll be theus a long well earned rest from To the strugglrng Freshmen we grve our long lost arduous toll love for our studres rf you can fxnd rt To the proud Sophomores we g1VC our good be havror and quretness rn class ARTICLE II John Dyson w1ll my abrllty to get to school late to any Senror who 11kes to sleep as well as I Marrret Steele w1ll my bookkeeping books to anyone who can keep up wrth the rest of the class Tom Bussard w1ll my sleepy study hablts to Don Everest Norma Bryan w1ll Nancy Baker my techntque for gettmg m late and not gettmg rn trouble t Rlchard Slders w1ll my Job as a I3X1 cab drlver for students comtng to school to Terry Mrller M1r1am Swrhart w1ll my perfect attendance at school to Judy Kratzer Dave Closser wrll my abllrty to have a flat top to anyone who would l1ke to be more level headed Vernon Ktnzre w1ll my attendance slrp collectron to anyone who hkes an after dmner stroll lack Gaunt w1ll my ab111ty to swrpe pencrls to anyone who can get by wrthout getung caught Davld Schuler w1ll my abtllty to stay out of fences to Chuck Rohr Carol Watson w1ll my seat ID the assembly to anyone who can put up wrth D1ck M and John W Arthur Haynes w1ll my CIVICS book to Harold Everest rf he can stay awake long enough to read rt Bob Ferrre w1ll my ab1l1ty to go steady to anyone who d1s11kes college boys I Bruce Mouser w1ll Magruder s Amencan Govemment Book to anyone who would lrke a thorough study of Soctaltsm I Elva Kochenour w1ll my place m band to Betty Hall I Marllyn Slee w1ll my ab1l1ty to be secretary to three teachers to anyone who enjoys typmg tests and playrng wxth the fust grade I D1ane Baker wrll my sense of humor to Anrta Baker and Nancy Tomhnson I Ken Grandstaff w1ll the trrals trrumphs and tragedres as Edrtor 1n Ch1ef to Ellre Van And we do hereby constrtute and appomt the Prxnctpal sole executor of tlus our last W111 and Testament wrthout bond for the farthful performance of hrs dunes ln wrtness thereof we have set our hands and seal tlus the nrnth day of May mneteen hxmdred and frfty f1ve The Senror Class of 1955 I, , . . . . . . I, . ' . . . . I, , ' ' . L . . . . . . . for i . I' . . ' . . .- . . . u I' . . . I . . . I, D . . . . - . I, . . , . . . . ' . . I. . . . . . . . . n L . . . . . . I' D . . . . . . I' J. ' . . . . .. I, . , . . . . . .

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Pro hecy It rs Roann Booster 1973 As I Mrs Dave Schuler who works part trme rn the bank was lookrng out of the bank wrndow heard someone say Hello Ellre It was Ken Grandstaff lookrng very hand some and drstrngurshed wrth hrs lovely wrfe the former Drane Baker They had flown rn from hrs la assrgnment as a forergn drplomat Ken and Drane both graduated from college Drane taught school before they were marrred Whrle we were talkrng Rrchre Srders walked rn to make a large deposrt for the Srder s Gravel Com pany of whrch he rs presrdent He rs one of the leadrng crtrzens of Roann havrng Just frnrshed burldrng a beautrful home rn the Srder s Addrtron At thrs moment two women came rnto the bank rushed up to us and started chatterrng at a great rate Elva Kochenour had graduated from busrness school and was offrce manager for Wolf and Dessauer rn Fort Wayne Marrret Steele was workrng rn Wabash and rn her spare trme was actrve rn the local Players Club She rs consrdered a frrst rate comedran she always steals the show wrth her rmrtatrons Who rs thrs'P A tall stately lookrng woman came rn whom we all recognrzed as the former Norma Bryan She rntroduced her three chrldren Her husband rt seems rs the owner of a lumber mrll rn the heart of the Red Woods rn the West Whrle Dave Schuler was walkrng by he saw the gang rnsrde so he came rn to greet all hrs old class mates He rnvrted them out to hrs model farm for an after Booster gab fest and feed He graduated from Purdue rn Agrrculture and takes a great deal of prrde rn hrs establrshment Srnce Mrs Steve Petty Carol Schram was rn charge of the pageant trckets Mr and Mrs Zrnre master went to the Produce Shop to buy therr trckets They bought frve trckets so therr famrly must have rncreased rn the last 17 years Mrs Zrnremaster was the former Marrlyn Slee and after rnqurrrng l learned that they own a brg farm near Chester He also has a profrtable mrlk route that he uses as a hobby They had not left the Shop very long untrl Mr and Mrs Davrd Closser came rn wrth therr cute pau of twrn boys It looks as though hrs krds wrll follow rn hrs steps because they were very proud when therr daddy won the 500 mrle race at the Speedway last summer l thrnk maybe wrth the fortune Dave won that they wrll bruld therr dream farm Mrs Davrd Closser was the former Carol Watson Mr and Mrs Bob Ferrre wrth therr two chrldren also came rn to buy therr pageant trckets Bob has on hrs well frtted unrform whrch he recerved rn hrs Navy career He was statroned rn Calrforma when he met hrs lovely wrfe They are very happy rn therr moderate home near the coast The trckets are almost gone Guess there wrll be a brg crowd Wart here comes one more of those mrghty 55 graduates It rs Jack Gaunt who rs now very successful rn the Gaunt Constructron Company rn Northern lndrana Jack was marrred shortly after graduatron to the sweet Lrnda Gamble of Wabash They are now lrvrng very comfortable rn therr ranch type home whrch was constructed by Jack A brg crowd seems to be formrng around a brg drstrngurshed man near the merry go round He rs srgnrng autographs for the many many fans he has collected by berng rn the Unrted Natrons He rs none other than the Mr Bruce Mouser Drrvrng up to the elevator rn hrs 1973 truck where Mr Chuck Rohr rs workrng rs Vernon Krnzre wrth a load of corn to be shelled He has done very well for hrmself rn the past years He graduated from Purdue and has bought hrs father rn law s farm He and Bev have three chrldren As we were talkrng loud shoutrng was heard outsrde so we went to see what was happenrng It was General Arthur Haynes on a platform tryrng to get votes for the comrng electron He was made general for hrs herorc actrons and achrevements wlule he was rn servrce As we walked back to the elevator John Dyson walked up wrth hrs wrfe and erght boys He has a farm around Rrch Valley and has 60 mrlk cows all Holsterns of course He also went to Purdue for four years Wlule we were talkrng to John about hrs 300 acre farm Mrrram who has come rn for a nde or two on the Octopus walked up After she graduated she worked at home for a few years and frnally marrred Gary Jackson from Chester Lrke the Krnzres they have three chrldren Just then Tom Bussard walked rn to tell us of the brg feed at Dave Schuler s Tom bought hrmself a farm about ten or frfteen years ago and one day when they were dnllrng for water they struck orl and he made hrmself a fortune After talkrng to the 55 graduates we realrze that many unexpected thrngs have happened rn therr lrves . i . , n . . ' . I I on I .Un U h - .. . . . .D . . . . st . ..... . . ., U I ' I I I . .r ' . . . i - . . , ' . . 'I' D ..- ' I s 0 . . . ' .. . , . . . . , .. . .u . . I .. . -.- , . D .I -9 , . .. . . I D ' n In 5 I . 9 . . ':

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