Roll High School - Rollonian Yearbook (Roll, IN)

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but due to the rain that day the picnic was held m the cooking room of the school house. In September 1936 v e returned for our last year vvitb. three more members gone, Ruth Gort- right had quit school, Caroline Cb-ilders Had moved to Montpelier and Geraldine Farr was Mrs. Eckhart Learfield. That left only 19 m.embers. :e chose Bernice Pearson, Pres., James Byall, Vice Pres., Madeline Balsley, Sec„, . alter Bird, Treas., June Dick, Reporter, and Mro Glancy, Sponsor, Miss Ruth Shimer succeeded Miss Viaters as our new high school teacher. In October we gave a class play, ' Heady-Made Family. ' ' The Juniors and Seniors had a Hallov een pa rty at the home of iiile3n and Ro sella Ford, and a New Year ' s Party vjas held at the home of Bernice Pearson. The ones attending went in a group to the midnight sho.v at Marion, Indiana. On March 3, the Juniors and Seniors took a sight seeing trip to Indianapolis. Officer — Hey, Pull over to the curb, lady. Do you know you were doing seventy five miles an hour? M. Bryner — Isn ' t it marvelous and I just lea.rned to drive yesterday. Bob Sine — Everything seems brighter after I ' ve been out with you Gene Feazel — It should- - you never go home till morning. Junior Glancy — Say, dad, are lettuce worms good to eat? Fred Glancy— - Young man, haven ' t I taught you better than to mention such things at the table? Mrs. Glancy — Yifhy Junior, I ' m surprised. V hy did yo u ask such a question? Junior Glancy — Well, I just saw one in dad ' s lettuce, but it ' s gone now.

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SElilOR CLaxSS PROPHECY ' mile shopping in Keiv York in 1950 I sudden- ly beoumo attracted by an old antique shop. I wes brov sing around when I suddenly discovered a peculiar old mirror that attracted me. ' .Tiile talcing it home I decided it uould look much bet- ter if it ' . ere polisheo, so I decided to do so. L.:agine my emotions when a light reflected on the . ' all and I heard a sound as ii someone were speaking in a spectral voice. I ;as fright cned almost speechless, but I managed to ask faintly, •• ' That are you doing here? I replied, I the Spirit of the kirror and I -love the pov er to grant you any wish you ask.- ' I thought for a moment, then said, Gould you tell me v hat has become of each of my classmates of 1937? Of course , it replied, uut I uan do better than that.. If you will come with me I will take you where you may see each of them. I was more than willing to go and climbed in- to a magic airplane which he provided. To my amazement, when I looked into the pilot ' s seat I saw C ' lester Pulley, the student manager of Roll High in ' b7. Ii !w. - ine Chester taking me around to see my old calssmates. Just as I stepped in- sied a stewardess cc me to assist me and who should it be but Helen Abbott. Helen always did have ' ' high ' ' ideals and she has succeeded for she is in the sky most of the tii. e. A::ain I s.rwthe Nev York skyline and I seemed to be looking in on an Orchestra Leaders C .nven- tion. I then heard the guest orchestra playing a new sv7ing nuiaber, Jazz ocrocy , v hich was writ- ten by their director Margaret Bi ' yner. B j the greot applause which it received I knev liarguret had attained her highest atibition. We had only been in the air a short time when we descended into Rochester, minn. and who did we see but Leon Maddox. He was a specialist in the well known Mayo Brothers Hospital. Leon al- ways Wonted to be a doctor and it seemed he v as making a big success. After seeing him occupying such a position we