Rockport High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Rockport, IN)

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elzior Gfass We the S0 honorable semors of the class of 1951 realmng that we shzll neyer agam adorn the halls and eorners of hood olt R H 9 do hereby make thus our last mll and tesmment ARTICI IN I We do vull md bequeath To Rockport Hugh School Your of tht happlest years of our lnyes ARTICII II We do will and bequeath To the faeulty ust the memory of Fmfty To the sophomores Our camera to use for honorable students the Annuzl of 1953 To the yumors The thr1ll of bemg called To the freshmen Our slughtly used 1947 sophxstxmttd semors edttnon of Gtnde Book to Classes ARTICLE III As lndn rduals I Eleanor Abney vslll my abllxty to bake cakes to Joan Carr I Clyde Allen w1ll my reserye assignment to anyone who wants xt I Nlary Bennett mll my abllxty not to eat and stlll galn yyenght to joan Sm1th I Pasty Bnlderback mll my 1b1l1ty to keep one man 1 lnfttnnt to Delbertt Statcler I Flode Boyd mll my typmg abxlxty to Pau Dayxd Irank I on Byrne mll my tbllnry to have fun ln lxbrary to Boo Boo Suter I Clmee Carxer wxll my abxlnty to get short hand to some poor unfortunate yumor I 'Vllry Daugherty wnll my abllxty to get along, mth Xlrs Aaron to any underclassman I Albtrt Dmson mll my bashfulntss Dickie Vlttltovu I Herman Denstorff mll all the mud holes under the brldge to Bllly Grant Boultmghouse I Ralph Deweese wlll my posxtlon on the baseball team to Bruee Goweax I Wanda Ewnng wnll my black hatr to Bar bam Hagan I Lons Gentry wnll my naturally curlv hanr to Anna Lampkms I Martha Sue Gentry wnll my swmg and su ay to Eluabtth Posey I Crap Cordon w1ll my Interest Q100'4 nn the fresnman elass to Ray Young Dorothy Con eay wxll my love for the letter C o Sue Porter Mona Hagan wall my abxllty to get a Rach land boy to 'Vlona Barnett 'vlarun I-Iamxlton wnll my abxlnty to sleep nn any class to anyone who can get au ay wxth xt Page tfuenty four . . . Y I Y , . , . , . . . w , .' v ' v' . . .. ., I . . . . . f . V' , 1 . . , . . 1 8 ,- , 1 ' Y K. 1 , Y. 1 1 u t - . I , s ' v s ,- A ' . A . 1 I I -- I I 5 1 o Q Y 1. - - y I . ,, - - U - n V 7 V. . . V V Y. s , 1 , s ' v r ' Y u Y an ' V' y v y a 7 l V Y . ' V f . . V V. Y . I V Y. V' - - s 1 , s y y y A . . V . . . k . ' V . I 7- V I . V I n V I Y ' V I 9 1 . ' v v . . , , . , I V V. I . . . I , . V . v - s , s 1 . ,' : , 4. , V V V , . I . , . . . , v v ' y 1' 1 1 J - K I -1 - H . -1 W V ev .i i I V . . . 7 - V , V V . ' ' 2 . . Iv , ' 1 L f , . 1 I I . A Y , I . . . Y I , Y . . . - , 1 . 4 . , , , 1 I , I A . V 1 r A 1 y . L I ' V f . s to I, A f , r X I A1 h I ' I 1 1 Y Y Y '

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freshness 1nd IS the Sophomores of thenr diy had done unto them, eyen so dnd they do unto those new lreshmen md dad show no merey And lt eame to pass thxt those Intty md Enght persons wnshed to dxstmgunsh thenr ellss from the C HAPTIH Now lt so happened that ohn Holden helr mg tgnn the exll remuned nn Ille land of Letrn mg that the Cltss ot Fmtty md One found fayor nn hrs eyes and success looked fur b fore them and they were much glad But ernes went up from the throats of the Class Lo, uf t doth happen that we are to study manv day s, nt appeareth that there ns much n ed And 1 volce spoke unto the elass saynng Gath r ye together rnbbons and paper of blue and whnte, for nt shall be that ye are to decorate for the ellnee whneh IS culled the lrom And they drel others, therefore green sweaters were chosen lour who were once seekers now had other thxngs nn mxnd md they were released from our elass, malung the whole number at the begnnnlng of the jumor year lnfty and Iour R llI as they were bxclden and lo' lt beeame 1 snght pleasing to the eye And lo' Nlanv gathered there to dme danee md be merry So xt eame to pass as thexr prnde grew to a QYLII bwness wxthm them, thlt the Class begun to yynsh for emblems b httmg their statxon, and many messaees were sent to the ble cxtxes and all the tow ns round about for sample of thenr ne reeonsxdermg, the Class professed rtself to be sa nshed wlrh tts chotee md rnngs were purehlsed mth whteh they rested well eontent CHAPTER IX Now nt so happened that four new wayfarers eune to our Land II the begmmng of the fourth year They were Mueme Prtee Wnnete Pneree, Clarnee Csaryer, and Wally Vynatt Though four new yy ay farers were entered mto our elass, one of our most faxthful membe s, 'Nlnla Hamxlton, your ney ed to another Land of Learmng So when the twenty hfth day of the srxth month of the year Ftttv and One eame, mes sages were sent oy er all the land, east west, north, and south to all mhabntants thereof savnng, Come ye md be wxth us at our great day ot j y And ts they were bxdden so eame they nn large numbers, and dld reyonee with the Class of l'nfty and One And when the parents and frxends dad at last depart they were excecdnngly glad that they had tomled for four vears So nt came to pass that of the Snxty and One that entered th1s land only Fxfty wall depart, for yernly I say unto you, that broad ns the day that leadeth to the Hrgh School, and many there be that go m thereat but stranght ns the gate, and narrow ns the day that leadeth to graduatxon and few there be who find nt And now may the blessmgs that eyer attend the noble and good and true follow and ablde wnth us, each and all, now and foreyer Amen Pllllr tmernry rhrrf X' ibm. t l T I' 1' t v . x 0 3 L- 71. 1 F' W ' . . ' ' ' ' 1' . ' , :- V : ' LH- ' 'L , .h A ' . 'A - on . . . ' l T4 A ' l '-t . ' 1 ' 1 -s V 1 1 V ' ' V 1 1 V ' 11 1 ' . , ' ' V - - V , r ' - ' V 1, ' V' ' 1 1 V 1 1 , . . ' a - ' . ' L A I V 3 7. ' :A . D V - K .. - , Y . . . ' ' . ' . ' c ' . , ' e . ' . ' fi ,V . . . of song and dance. lewelryg and at last, after much consldermg and 1 . - 'j x, -a - t . - - t- . . l - V K 1 V. I l' v be 1 V3 ' . 7 I D Y . . .'l Y- 1 T. - V 1 . 1 1 ' ' - ry, V h V. -ex . .5 . wx . l . ' v , ' ' . V V. V V t ' 1 ' Q A. r A . I , . g . . - - 7 I 1 . . G Y . Y. V , r , A r -' I V- V ' ' - - e F . 1 ' 1 n - . . I . T T Y 1 . . e 1 V V .. , . . 1 A 1 . V 3 . v in . . o . . K - 1 V 1 ' 1 V s 1 V ' . 1 V' 1 1 V 1 V1

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I Glorn Ann I-Ioyyell yylll my tbnlnty to play vlallquenl to Phyllns NIISOD I Nflzyorne aeobs ll ny lbxlxty ge a Pltronyllle boy to Betty C ympbell I lmmxe ones yylll my Trng book to t at eertun gxrl I Ruth L hr yylll my lxttle boolx Hoyy to Get llong yyxth Rlehlmd Boys to lnyone fool :sh enough to yy lnt nt I Bxlly Lllllsop wxll my .1b1l1ty to plly foot bmll to Vlylcolm aekson Irene Lmslsy yyxl my abllxty to e yy bubble gum m sehool and get away yynth nt to Barbara Rxtchle I Russell Vlagnll w1ll my abllxty to get un excused absences to r Sargent I Sammy 'VIcCoy wlll my ablhty to play foot ball to Ira Bunch 1f he can flnd the r1ght posntnon I Bonme 'Vhles w1ll mv ablhty to qumt chevy mg my flngetnalls to Sally Nlles I Mary Crxce Nflorrns wmll my plumpness to Norma Houston I tmmle Owens yy1ll my posltlon on the basketball team to Bxll Sm1th I XVIDCIL Plerce wlll my qulet dtsposnuon to Robert Holden I Gloxu Pounds yvzll my drayymg abxlxt to Bzoadus Sn ull I Xflaxm lrxee wlll my naturally curly dl to Pansy Pxelee I Betty RIHIHDCF Wxll my ralnboyy halr to me Hargls I Donme Robexts yy Ill my hexght to Hlrlan Dlyls In yyxtness yy h reol yye hlye hereunto SLlbSCI'lb el I Lenore ean Rob rts yvlll my b lL1Ill:Lll un bleached hm' to Susln Nltller I Betty SLILS yynll my two broyyn eyes o Phyllls Kruse I oan Sehulte yymll my tbtlnty to snob R1eh llnd boys to 1ll the Rockport gurls yyho elnt reslst them I C,h1rl s Smnth wall my 1939 Plymouth to Donme W lgoner beeluse nt runs I ohn bn 1th yxll my dmemg 1b1l1ty t uentm Peel I Lamslr Stallmgs yvlll my plumpness md tenor yolee to Roger xVL,tlCl I Bobby Jay Statele will my safetv first druvnnb to Gerald Payne to Vielocly Phllhps I erry Weatherhol yylll my abnlnty to run the mxmeograph machxne to any hard workmg student who thlnks he e1n take nt I Wally Wlatt w ll my bass vonce and my masculxne buxld to Herman Lmdsey I Larry Vogel wnll my abxlltv to go wnth unclerclassmen to johnny Roberts I Pat Wxnchell yy1ll my ab1l1ty to stay IH good standm wmth Dunker durmg football season to jxm Blythe I Vlarxanne Waddell yynll my dlrrples mel fur eompleyuon to Fave Hay nes I 0 Ann Young yy1ll my everlastmg mter st xn college boys to Ruth I-Iargxs I oe Bllly Young yu t cxnt yynll a thmg cause I need eyerythmg I hue our nlmes thls tyyentv hfth dly of Way In he year of our Iord One Thousmel Nlne Hundred and I'1fty one Vyltne se gl led Bemm Olse Bob Lester Yyonne Eele 'Xormm Blake Betty Selles Vlarxynne XX addell Paar lfu. rnty fwf , . , 1 I 1 ty y N - v Q , -y , . .r' '- j W wi my . ' to t , - 1' i' ' s t '. x ' 1 ' R I V I 'x VJ. .XJ by Y. V . hr ,JV .N t Y. ,L .. .N- . . nil V' v yy ,N I x ' , ,, 9 hy-K 1 . y v' '- V Y V lf 1 A l --' ' I ' ' . L . '., . 1 - - - v v l , Af . ' ,' - -I -fl' V V' ,' S 0 4 I I ' . Q I hi- I, 'peg fl . df 'hc' , . ',, ' - ' . t ,t . V' ' , s v '-. s . 'A s ' V V V U ' Y ll I l ll I 4 A, 1 y l le I s l ' D. I I ' . I '7 e . . J. . . I, Josephine Strassell, will my s1ze 4V2 shoes 1 A Vs . . I ' I I l . l l Y J I, Y. 8 .. , A 3 1 ,- . I , A . . 4 . y I . 1 . 2 it A 1 n y y 1 - ' A 'R ' ' ' g , ' . , 7 7 A I K n 1 ' ' ' , , , .. . 7, I ,V . . 1 s 1 , , , I . . n n n , 7 V 7 . U . . A . . . - . G y -L y V , y . y - 1 . ,I . - , 1 l , 'i l A '. L .l , . J e U, 1' ' I' 1' h r . N I f 1 f - V I1'Nb A I ' 4 . y ' ' ' U , 1 v A f f' y.l 1 'I eu ., I I Y . .ll B ' - K ' , - ' , f 4' K I , , I y S 4 ' . YI , v v I - YJ V' V., , S , I' vs Lys I I kv ' If h sk' ' fx '-- Lv y lk' t . A ' , -i Ar' . 4' ay-. .A fswel: fgy' : 'J ,.h , , .L , I v