Rolling Prairie High School - Rolling Log Yearbook (Rolling Prairie, IN)

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Prances Shoemaker and her son, Donnie Junior, met me at the La Lalle Street Station and tool: me to their apartment whore Charles Strauch was the doorman. Since I wa3 dead tired, we went to bed early that night. The next morning I awoke with a terrific toothache. Much as I hated to, I went to the dentist Immediately, To my surprise Ltary Buell was the office girl of Dr, Marvin Kill. He fixed my tooth and gave me a prescrip- tion that I had filled from Druggist Robert Schroeder, That afternoon Prances and I went to the Palace Theater owned by Irvin Wojciechowski. We bought our tickoto from Janice Hoffnan. Love Went to College was playing, starring Phyllis Erickson and Clark Gable. Aft- er the Show which we enjoyed very much, we v ent home to listen to the radio. We happened to hear someone read children’s stories. When she signed off, we found out it was Phyllis Wcblung. The following evening we were invited to a ball at the Trianon in honor of the mayor of Chicago. Every- thing was strictly formal. When we arrived Billie Abra- ham and hls orchestra were playing the Grand March. Later in the evening Lorraine Povolock arrived, escorted by a 3tatc trooper. She told us she wa3 work!ng as sec- retary at the Indiana Ltate Barricks at Chesterton. Just at the stroke of twelve the meyor v:as presented v ith a loud fanfare of music. I was bewildored as Dean Hunt stepped forth 83 the mayor of Chicago, he danced until early in the morning when, the ball broke up. The next day I returned home after a very enjoyable visit. By Barbara Reese

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CLASS PROPHECY One spring day in 1952, our mailman, Curtis Smith, brought a letter to me from Mrs. Don Stovens, the former Frances Shoemaker, asking ne to cone to Chicago to visit her for a few days. Since I would need some new clothes for this trip, I decided to go to the DePoy Meyer Shoppe in South Bend. I recognized the proprietors as Margaret DePoy and Frances Meyers. After purchasing an ensemble I hur- ried across the street to buy a pair of shoes; to my amazement Floyd Harsh was the 3hoo salesman.I got back to my car to find a ticket for over-parking given to me by none other than Serjeant Harlan Felty. I immediately went to Attorney Vincont A. Brewer's office in the Na- tional Discount Building; he escorted me down to the po- lice station where Judge Robert Riley fined me ten dol- lars. Reluctantly I paid ny fine and returned home to start my packing. The next morning, as Bob Nickerson was taking ne to the bus depot, v e stopped at Joe Bcnnitt's dairy farm to got a quart of mill: for Junior. As we were on our way to the bus station our car broke down Going to the nearest phone to call Olan Sollers'3 Day and Night Sorv- icc Garago, we wore picked up by a big limousine. We rec- ognized the chauffeur as Paul Nelson driving for Ted Koziol, now a famous artist. The neerest phone ? as at the McCarty Grocery Store in Rolling. Mrs. McCarty, the former Ruth Brov n, and her two children greeted us at the door. After getting the car fixed we arrivou at the bus station Just as the Greyhound driven by Lester 3uss was pulling out of tho station. At Gary wo stopped for dinner. I ate at the Hostess Restaurant where Rosamond Benjamin was working as wait- ress. As I was oating, someone came in and sat beside mo. When I looked up, I discovered it was Joe Flitter who had been working across the ctroet at the Gary Steel Mill. While we were talking together about tho good old days in R. P. H. S., a newsboy came through the restau- rant. Glancing at the headlines of tho paper I bought, I saw that Duane Williamson was elected governor of Ohio. On the society pago I saw where Mrs. Cy Singer, the for- mer Lillie Butler, was having a dinner party in honor of her third wedding annivorsary. Turning to the sports page I noticed that Coach Paul Oodsey's Central Bears of South Bend had won tho Indiana State Cliamp ion ship.

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JUNIOR CLASS HISTORY The junior class started on its Journey in Septem- ber, 1333, with 43 loyal members ready tc follov: in the steps of the other poineers into four years of hard work Graduation in 1942 glccxied dimly in the distance as the goal. Walter Buss was given the responsibility of being the leader. Rosemary Barnes was elected to holp him. Bill Crawford kept the diary for this trying year. Betty Miller had charge of the finances. During this tine wo lost Grace Sampson, Ethel and Edith Short, to La Porte; Marilyn Wedcw to Springfield Township; William Prentiss to Weatville; Roy Otter, Marvin Bunton, Carl Conjalka, Edna Raffel, and Pete Youngblood decided they were unable to continue on the long hard journey with us. In November Lloyd Zook decided to undertake the trip with us. The second year the 39 remaining members chose Ray- mond Butler to lead then with Sally Jones his chief helper. Again a diary was kept, this year by Iris Baker. Victor Pagel wao the treasurer of the group. Virginia, Kostka had joined us but soon left. George Faulstitch entered at the beginning of the year and Margaret Me Carty joined up with us in January. We lost Bob Vo3burg Everett Williams, Eddie Chlupacek, and Henry Saidgekow- aki. With one half of our journey completed we rolled on to the present tine, our junior year, with Rosemary Barnes our director this year. Hors was such a responsi- ble job that Victor Pagel just had to help. Dorothy Mc- Guire kept notes on the meetings. Raymond Butler was chosen as guardian of our money. At the boginning of the year, Don DePoy, Merle Hendricks, Thelma Haverstock, Dortha Os ter, and Pauline V arstler didn't return . During the year Lloyd Zook and George Faulstitch dropped from the group. In our travel we got as far v est as Chicago to visit Shead's Aquarium and Fields Museum. Nine pu pile from our class entered the oratorical contest. Every Monday morning we missed seven of our friends in practicing with the school band. At the end of the year wo usod all our hard earned monoy to entertain those who wore completing their journey this year at a festival, held at the Spaulding Hotel in Michigan City on May 14. With three-fourths of our way behind us, hopefully we anticipate the final hop which v ill lead us to gradu- ation.