Rockville High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Rockville, IN)

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exercises. They also collected a lot of happy memories at the various dances given by the different clubs and spent just a little time wondering what had happened to the last twelve years and just how R. H. S. proposes to get along without them. But they didn't bother themselves with such trivialities for very long and soon they were the grads of 'h6. The grad- uates of the original class are: Dick Collings Harold Haughee Ralph Pinegar Dick Lightle Wilbur Overpeck Richard Rozhon Delbert Smith The other graduates are: Dick Cantor Doris Alexander Bill Stover Paul Insley Dolores Clark Wilburn McManrnie Nelan Thompson John Swaim Margaret Fultz Betty Hobson Sue Hunnicutt Joan Kent Jean Lewis Polly Ward Harry Swaim Edna DePlanty Harold Wimmer Rozelle Jeffries Charles Havey Carrol Cronk Samoa Cmiss PRQPHECY While browsing around the Rockville Library, we came upon the annual of 19h6. Leafing through the pages, we happened to glance up and whom should we see but Harold Haughee, who was home on a visit. He tells us that he is now Athletic coach at Georgia Tech. He says the climate agrees with him and he loves those Georgia NPeaches!U We chatted awhile and then went back to looking at the pictures in the annual. We came upon the picture of Ralph Pinegar, Ralph and Harold were star football players a few years ago and now Ralph is a professional touring the world with great success. We decided to do a little window shopping and whom should we see dressing the window of the very exclusive dress shop but Sue Hunnicutt. we ventured in and she informed us that this was her own private enterprise. After visiting with Miss Hunnicutt for a few minutes, we decided to go to Chicago. We walked a few blocks to the airport and upon entering the plane, who should greet us but Polly Ward. She was dressed in the trim unifonn of an air hostess seats, the pilot ately reminded us stewardess who he said he liked the and looked very attractive. After being settled in our walked through the plane. He had red hair. This immedi- of the class president of the class of l9b6. we asked'de was and she informed us that it was Nelan Thompson. She air Corps so well that when he was discharged, he immedi- ately started working for Pan-American Airways. The trip to Chicago was spent very happily, because we happened to glance across the isle and see Harry Swaim. He was earring a large portfolio, which led us to believe he was a business man. We started chatting with him and found that he was manager of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. l The plane landed and we went into a telephone booth and called a taxi. When it arrived, who should the driver be, but Dick Collings. He must have thought he was still driving the jeep because he went through down town Chicago like a whirlwind. It happened almost too quick to see it, but all of a sudden there was a crash. Well we might have known it would be Bill Overpeck, still driving at the break-neck speed of his high school days. There was a mad scramble and who should step in to straighten things out but

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Those children were: -- SENIQR CLASS HlSTQRY-- In Sept. 193A there gathered together for the first time in the first grade of Rockville Grade School forty-eight little boys and girls. They neither knew nor cared how closely intermingled their lives were to become during the next twelve years for their chief interest at that time lay in the brightly colored new books and pencils of which they were the proud owners. Dale Barns. Bobby Blacketer Dick Collings Billy Cox Joe Hartman Harold Haughee Billy Haydon Donnie Irwin Leighton Kent Dick Lightle Dick Mabin Frank McCoy Fred Moneymaker Franklin Ogle Paul Overpeck Wilbur Overpeck Ralph Pinegar Clarence Rardin Richard Rozhon Kenneth Sanders Delbert Smith John Swaim Duane Thomas Harry Warren Marcia Boughton Mary Brock Alma Burks Barbara Chamberla Evelyn Dooley Marilyn Ellis Margaret Fultz Mary Gahl Betty Hobson Sue Hunnicutt Phyllis Ingram Joan Kent Mary Lang Jean Lewis Augusta Marlor Roberta Martin Margaret Mitchell Joyce Mottern Lois Sapp Margaret Shoaf Norma Somm Fay Stonebraker Phyllis Van Huss Polly Ward During the next twelve years many of the original class moved away and many new students entered. A small amount dropped behind in their classes or quit school entirely. On Aug. 31, l9L2 there were forty-five students enrolled in Rockville High School as freshmen. To them High School was a new and exciting adventure and it was with some consideration that they chose the courses they were to follow for the next four years. By the time they were sophomores they felt like Hold hands at the business.U The girls were eligible for membership in the Blue Triand many of the boys joined the Hi-Y. That year soon slipped into their memories of the past and the first thing they knew they were Juniors. This was a year of hard work selling Nhot dogs,U cokes and coffee at the ball games but everyone enjoyed it thoroughly. Nearing the close of that year they spent their hard earned money on a Junior-Senior Prom at the State Ballroom in Terre Haute which everyone proclaimed was an immense success. Then one morning they awoke feeling--Oh! so dignified and with a head chucked full of knowledge and they knew that at last they were Seniors! Most of them studied hard that year and eagerly planned their graduation

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Harold Wimmer in the uniform of a traffic cop. He summoned an ambulance which arrived in a few minutes driven by Delbert Smith. A trim little nurse, Margaret Fultz, accompanied us to the hospital. we were checked over by a fat, baldheaded, red-faced doctor. we were greatly surprized to learn that he was another school friend, Doc McManimie. Fortunately we were not injured except for a few minor scratches and bruises, so he released us. Since he said he was going to lunch, we decided we were hungry too. Leaving the hospital we walked a few blocks to the WNifty Cafen, noticing that the pro- prietor was named Lightle. We asked the waitress who this man was and she explained that he was a classmate of hers, Dick Lightle and introduced her- self as Jean Lewis. We ordered our lunch and while waiting for our food started talking over school days. In a short time, Proprietor Lightle joined us and told us that he had gotten so tired of mopping floors in HSevillesW that he decided to have his own restaurant. He also said that a few days ago, Charles Havey came in to see him. Of course everyone knew who Mr. Havey was and Dick considered it a great honor to have such a noted artist come there. He said Charles had just come back from Paris where he had been studying. we then asked about some of the girls of the class. A- mong Dick, Dr. Mc and Jean we found out that: Dolores Clark, in spite of her life long declaration that she'd never live on a fann is now living on one near Bloomingdale, Indiana. She has developed a great fondness for birds, her favorite being the HJayH bird. Joan Kent is now busy housekeeping on a farm near Bloomingdale. Then we thought of our little Doris Alexander. No one ever thought that Doris Ann would ever be agriculture minded but she is now quite content raising little Htaters.N As we were preparing to leave the restaurant, we decided to go to New York for the night. The others declined our invitation to go as they de- clared that they were too busy. We departed and before we knew it we were in New York. There as we were walking down Fifth Avenue, before our eyes we saw a brilliantly lighted sign, saying that some Richard Rozhon and his orchestra were now playing. Wondering if it could be our own silver-throated trumpeter of high school days, we decided to go in and find out. Not only was it he but also there was -Bill Stover really swinging it as usual. The spotlight was thrown on the stage and a lovely soloist stepped up to sing. It was Betty Hobson singing in her same sweet voice. We left the night club early because we had rooms reserved at the Statler Hotel in Washington. we arrived in Washington quite late and went immediately to our hotel. As we entered, the receptionist, came to greetus. we thought we recognized that walk, It was Rozelle Jeffries. She called a bellboy to take us to our rooms. As soon as he spoke we knew it was J - o - h - n S - w - a - i - m. That drawl still lingered. The next morning we awoke bright and early and since it was Sunday we decided to go to church. We went to a nice suburban one. No one was sur- prised to learn that Paul Insley was the minister. Eweryone thought HPimU would end up as a preacher. After church, as we mingled with other people, Rev. Insley came back to us and talked with us. With him was Carol Cronk. Carol said that he was now living on a truck fann near Alexandria, Va. and was in Washington for the week-end. Later, as we were walking down the street, a very smartly dressed lady came out of an apartment house. It was Edna DePlanty. Her chauffer went in to get her luggage and we learned from her that she was going aboard fora few years, She asked us to accompany her to the ship. On the way down to the port we had a most pleasant visit with her.