Rome City High School - Gladiator Yearbook (Rome City, IN)

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SENIOR WILL We, the Senior Class of Rome City High School, Orange Township of Noble County, state of Indiana, in these United States of America, do hereby, this year of our Lord, nineteen hundred forty-eight, declare this to be our last will and testament. Item I: After all swindles, damage suits, and lawful debts are taken care of, all remaining cash, if any, will go as a down payment on our overdrawn bank account. Item II: We leave regrettfully our teachers and our seats in the assembly, to the class of ' 49. All used paper in our typing desks, empty coke bottles, and pencils lost or stolen, will also go to the future seniors. Item III: Individually, we give the following abilities, debts, charms, and assets: (First) I, Robert Browning, will my curly hair to Ralph Knott, all extra space in my desk to Dot Kerr, as she certainly needs some, and I regrettfully leave my habit of careful driving to Wayne Shull and Claude Hoffman. May they not be in too many wrecks (Second) I, Robert Conley, endow to Lynn Van Aman the privilege of using my motto, Slide through , slip through, any way to get through , I ' m sure you ' ll keep up the tradition and never stoop so low as to study for a history exam. I, also, will my charm for getting along with the girls to my brother, Dick. I hope he will have as much fun as I have had. (Third) I, Edith Cook, will my place as flag swinger captain to the forth-coming flag swinging class, and my charm to make people say yes to magazine salesmen to my sister, Inez. I give my ability to hook rides to the Mainland Gardens after ball games to Max Rhea. (Fourth) I, Doris Donat, hereby will to my brother, Dick, my ability to get good grades, and to Hope DeRemer, my ability to get along with the te. ' -iiers by letting them alone. I leave my ability to get Bookkeepi- to Betty Kimmell. May she not have to erase as many times as I. (Fifth) I, Sally Donat, leave my voice to Eddie Kerr, and my studious biology work to the next class. Worms are very interesting . (Sixth) I, Roberta Eckhart, leave my 25 by 25 gre»-, lace handkerchief to Tim Ackles to cry into whe »- l9 girl .. „ accept his one-hundred first proposal. I, also, leave i v o 03d grades and ability to get along with the Sophomore boys to Beverly Stenner. (Seventh) I, Jack Edmonds, give and bequeath my Dick Tracy, G-man badge to Larry Van Aman. I, also, will my handcuffs and six-guns to Retta hulen to keep the wolves away. (Eighth) I, Mary Jo Growcock, leave my ability to be true to one man and only one man to Anita Flint. My typing ability I leave to Marvin Logan, and my way of getting along with the teachers I leave to Wayne Shull. (Ninth) I, Katie, Hulen, leave my thinness to Rosemary Savoie, my typing ability to my, sister, Retta, and my giggle to Hope DeRemer. My way of getting a- long with the teachers, especially the males, I leave to Katie Splllner (Tenth) I, June Frederick, will my ability to go with one boy to Dot Ramer; and my giggle to anyone who wants it. All my unpaid debts go to Eddie Kerr. If he doesn ' t pay them, they may be transferred to someone- in Wolcottville. (Eleventh) I, Paul Hosted, leave my ability of run- ning through the halls and swiping pencils to John Biddle. I also, leave my crew cut to Eddie Kerr, and my way with women to Dick Rabbitt. Also, my basketball abilities go to Dean Criswell. (Twelvth) I, Ed Linthicum, leave my sudden fits of madness to Bernard Chapman. Also, to Bernard, my partner in crime, goes my pet muscle in my right forearm. To Bill Kandetzki, I leave my good looks, brains, and polished manners. (Thirteenth) I, Ivan Malone, hereby leave my place as treasurer of the F.F.A. to Theodore Wiedman, and my seat in band to Bob Sleeper. May Bob learn at least one of the songs as I never had time. (Fourteenth) I, Virgil McDonald, in sound mind, leave my ability to play a clean game — of basketball to Jerry Racht. I leave my ability of being where I ' m not supposed to be to Russell Ramer as he is already doing pretty well in this field. To Wayne Shull, I leave my careful driving and pin-up girls. (Fifteenth) I, Donna Murphy, leave my way of getting along with the boys to Anita Flint. My calm ways and all debts to Wolcottville boys ll

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SENIOR HISTORY In September, 1944, thirty-one eager Freshmen started their four year ' s climb up Mount Experience, their destination, Point Graduation. With Eddie Linthicum as Chief Guide, Martha York and Robert Conley as Assistant Guides, June Schell and Eddie Linthicum as Council Members, the remaining twenty-six climbers, Bonnie Criswell, Pat Bowser, Kenny Ryan Frank Taylor, Betty Knott, Dick Stiles, Margaret Emlnger, Cecil Klmmell June Frederick, Honey Jean Shelvis , Alice Krotzer, Paul Hosted, Ivan Malone, Herbert Donat, Virgil McDonald, Charles Rabbitt, Robert Browning Alvin Potee, Ruby Johnson, Mary Jo Growcock, and Freddy Peck, managed to survive the initiation afflictions heaped upon them. Before many months had passed Freddy Peck withdrew to join the Merchant Marines and, Dick Stiles moved to Chicago. Before the year ended, Dick Cutler entered. As the second lap of the journey was being organized, Betty Treesh, Sally Donat, Franklin Nickolson, Katherlne Hulen, Dick Stiles, and Jerry Runyan came to reinforce our troop. During the vacation, Margaret Eminger, Bonnie Criswell, Ruby Johnson, and Martha York had dropped out. This year Robert Conley served as Chief Guide, and Eddie Linthicum, Virgil McDonald, and Betty Treesh as Assistant Guides, and Edith Cook and Jack Edmonds as Council Members. At Christmas , Dick Cutler withdrew to Areola, and Frank Taylor joined the Navy. The Sophomore Carnival was given successfully, and the class colors, red and white were chosen. Also sweaters, red with white letters, were chosen, and the class f lower the gardenia, was selected. At the end of the expedition the class total was twenty-nine. In the year 1947, the Jolly Juniors, having lost Jerry Runyan to the Marines, Frank Nickllson to Yakima, Washington, and having Bonnie Criswell, Herbert Donat, and Cecil Kimmell withdraw, gained Donna Murphy, Marjorie Snooks, and Ed Sattler. On October 18th, the Juniors presented their play, The Angell Brats , which was well presented and well received. Also the rings were received and well liked by everyone This year Eddie Linthicum was again elected Chief Guide, with June Schell and Katie Hulen as Assistant Guides. Roberta Eckhart, Jack Edmonds, and Robert Conley were Council Members. On the last lap of their upward journey, the class elected Eddie Linthicum, Donna Murphy and Roberta Eckhart as officers, and Edith Cook Paul Hosted, and Eddie Linthicum as Council Members. Over summer vaca- tion, Alice Krotzer, Pat Bowser, Betty Knott, Marjorie Snoo ks , and Kenny Ryan all withdrew from the climb. Then a short time after school had started, Charles Rabbitt joined the Navy, leaving twenty-two Seniors to reach the goal of Point Graduation. Of the twenty-two graduating Seniors, only three have spent their entire twelve years at the Rome City Sohool. Edith Cook, June Schell, and Robert Browning enrolled in the first grade at Rome City in 1936, and have continued their schooling here without withdrawing. In January, work was begun on the Gladiator . The Senior play given April 23rd, and the Junior-Senior Banquet, held at the Country Club, April 17th. Baccalaureate was May 2nd, with the final activity Commencement, May 6th. 10

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PROPHECY Senior Will, cont. go to Dot Kerr. If she chooses, she may transfer the debts to a taylor in Kendallville. (Sixteenth) I, Al Potee, regrettfully leave my voice to Wayne Shull. You ' ll also need my porcupine suit to keep the girls away as they swoon a3 you croon, Don ' t You Love Me Anymore . I, also, leave my ability to get along with Miss Biggerstaff to Russell Ramer. (Seventeenth) I, Ed Sattler, leave my height to Jack Smith, my studious ways to Lynn Van Aman, and my bashfulness to Max Miller, as he needs some. (Eighteenth) I, June Schell, leave my position as Mr. Perry ' s secretary to Retta Hulen, and my policy of ' never being late ' to Pat Speakman. I, also, leave my only valuable possession — my pivot tooth in my upper set- to Tim Ackles. To Russell Ramer, I leave a pair of blinkers so he won ' t be distracted by paasers-by in the halls or on the stairs. (Nineteenth) I, Joyce Schwarz, leave all the pencils I lost to Dot Kerr. When you find them you ' d better fence them in, because they walk away without leaving a note saying when they ' ll be back. I, also, leave my note writing to Pat Speakman, and my place as postman for Russ- ell Ramer to Hope DeRemer. (Twentieth) I, Dick Stiles, will my ability for going to English Class every day to Jerry Racht, also my alow shuffle and carefree ways to Jon Baker. I, also, will my good looks to anyone who needs them. (Twenty-first) I, Honey Jean Shelvis, leave my morning routine of eating candy in the study hall to Ralph Knott, and my place in band to Pat Speakman. I, also, leave my ability for being late to band to Jean Emerson. (Twenty-second) I, Betty Treeah, last but not least, leave my vast supply of pep, self starter, get over that ten o ' clock slump, and A to Z vitamins to Doris Smith. I hope you won ' t look as sleepy as I often did. Item IV: As an additional asset to the future seniors, we leave our quiet bookkeeping class and our ability of always remaining quiet in history or bookkeeping when the teachers are out of the room. Our haloa may need polishing. We, the senior band members, will to all the other band members, our ability of always being to band on time, and always stopping and starting promptly when told. Item V: We hereby constitute and appoint our principal, Mr. H. J. Ward as executor of this will. In testimony, we, the class of nineteen hundred forty-eight, de- clare this to be our last will and testament on this first day of Febru- ary, nineteen hundred and forty-eight. President Secretary As the crystal ball from last year la broken, we find we must use aomething else, so we decided upon Madame Zuzu. As we sat Inside her small, dark home, Madame went into a trance and peered into the future. We find ourselves in a large city news-paper office. There on the 3rd 1 or, we see one of our old classmates, Al Potee. Al, we learn is the top sports writer and radio announcer. Al (Gates) Potee, he is known as. Al tella us he had seen another of our olaaamatea recently who la now playing profesaional baaketball. We decided to go aee this boy. We found that Red Conley is the star player with the All-Amerlcan — Red Heads . Red was very glad to see us and told ua that he waa now married and had a red-headed son, Bobbie Jr. We talked with Red for about an hour, and he told ua that he had aeen June Frederick juat the other day. June, now, Mra. Bob Holcomb was very happily married and living In Fort Vayne. As we left Red, he told ua where we might find another claaamate. Tr aveling out into the country, we came upon a large farm; on the mailbox It aaid, Mr. and Mra. Paul Hosted . Aa we approached the farm houae, we aaw pete coming In from the barn. He waved to ua and oame over to talk. Paul had a 350 acre farm and had married a model from New York. He told ua that Jack Edmonda , another ' 48 graduate, alao had a farm down the road about five milea. Jack had taken up dairy farming and he had married a girl from Fort Wayne. He was very- aucceaaful In the dairy farming bualneas. After saying goodbye to Pete, we decided to go back 12