Rockville High School - Retrospect Yearbook (Rockville, IN)

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Darrell Skelton, USkeltonH Freshman activities: Conservation Club Sophomore activities: Conservation Club Junior activities: Conservation Club Senior activities: Hi-Y, Chorus, Yell Leader and Class Play Hobby: Riding bicycles Ambition: To be successful Favorite subject: Typing The other day, not feeling up to par, I went to the Public Library to read up the treatment for the ailment of which I had a touch--hay fever, I thought it was. I got down the book, and read all I had come to read, and then, in an unthinking movement, I idly turned the leaves, and began to study all sorts of diseases. I can't recall which I turned to first--distemper, I think--and, before I had gotten half way through the symptoms, it suddenly dawned upon me that I had it! I sat for a while, frozen with horror, and then, in the listlessnessof despair, I turned the leaves of the book. I came to scarlet fever--read the symptoms and discovered that I had scarlet fever and that I must have had it for some months without knowing itl I wondered what else I had, so I turned to St. Vitusfs Dance, and found as I suspected that I had that too. I determined to get to the bottom of the thing and after looking at about three other diseases and discovering that I had them from mild forms to acute stages, I began to wonder how my fellow classmates, the class of IQL8, might be faring. So I determined to begin with A and go to Z and see for myself the exact physical condition of my fellow sufferers! Ague, I found prevalent in several of my fellow class- mates. Bright's disease, was present in only a few of them. Cholera, I had along with five others. Diphtheria--seemed to have been born with one member. And so, down through the whole twenty-six letters it was the same story. I ended with zymosis, which two of them had in a malignant stage. I con- cluded that I had found all that was the matter with the class of l9L8! I sat and pondered. First, I thought what an interesting bunch we would make for some medical school--and then again I thought, we probably wouldn't live long enough to reach the medical school and would make good practice for some person about to become an undertaker! Realizing that our time here on earth must be numbered by hours, I suddenly became aware of on fact--one can't die until one has made a will! With this

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Senior activities: Rox Hi-Lites and Commercial Contest Hobby: Collecting pictures of movie stars Ambition: Housewife Favorite subject: Shorthand Wayne May, HChestyH Junior activities: Band Senior activities: Hi-Y, Chorus, Band, Football and Band Solo Contest Hobby: Basketball Ambition: College graduate Favorite subject: Chemistry Donath Jeanette Bryant, UBillU Sophomore activities: Latin Club and Chorus Senior activities: Chorus ,Hobbyz Reading Ambition: Stenographer Favorite subject: Shorthand Dorval D. Jeffries, UJeffW Freshman activities: Band Sophomore activities: Band Junior activities: Band Senior activities: Band and Football Hobby: A-H Club work Ambition: Farm Manager Favorite subject: Sociology Norma Smith, HSmittyH Sophomore activities: Latin Club Junior activities: Y-Teens Senior activities: Y-Teens and Rox Hi-Lites Staff Hobby: Sports Ambition: Tb marry Favorite subject: English

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thought in mind I hurriedly contacted all my fellow class- mates--made them aware of their physical state and immediately herded the sickly bunch into a lawyers office. At first the group was reluctant to make its peace but with a little persuasion the following resulted: 'Wb, the senior class of Rockville High School, being of most unsound body but sound mind do declare this to be our last will and testament, written this fourteenth day of May in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty-eight: I, Norma Spaw, the red-headed lass Will the same to Phillip Botts of the junior class. I, David McFaddin, a manager so rare Will this job to Richard Clark, who hasn't a care. I, Rosemary Bullock, a blond little peach Will my tresses to Rose Haughee so the boys she can reach. I, Maynard Welch, with my head in the skies Will my length to Eugene Vauters who at basketball tries! I, Wanda Jerome, a little spitfire miss who loves jazz Will my argueability to Waneta Martin so teachers she can I, Bill Bayer, who is new at this school Will my good looks to Oscar Kent so the girls he can rule I, Loretta Bramblett, so quiet and so shy Will both to Jackie Vincent so to Wayne she will fly. I, Lennis Bemis, the lad with the curl Will my love for red-heads to Bill Earl! I, Martha Siegelin, no bigger than a 'Skeeter Will my Shorthand ability to Jean Teater. I, Robert Stoops, rather a mean vixon Will my Pop's DeSoto to Norval Dixon. I, Betty Jaco, who has boys by the flocks Will my come-hither look to Louise Cox! I, Amos Thomas, the brains of the class Will them to Donald Swaim in hope that he will pass. I, Shirley Cooper, who stays out so late Will to Betty Burns one single date. I, Dale Farner, who is always on a lark Will my good times to Herschell Busenbark. I, Phyllis Martin, who likes the weather rainy Will my singing ability to Azalea Chaney. razzl