Royerton High School - Panorama Yearbook (Royerton, IN)

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enior Cfau froplzecy And when fhe music played, she could sing quife a melody. Buf, who are fhese ladies who come info view? Why Kirkham and Young, indeed if is frue. They fold me fhey furned fo fhe polifical field And found fhere greaf glory and much power fo wield. And jusf as fhe beaufiful ladies lefl' And l was feeling old and bereff ln came a young man wifh hair black as a raven. lf was Bill Sargenf, and as usual he was unshaven. In our class he was fhe masfer mechanic And now his iob is fo sail fhe Aflanfic. And fhen came six ladies passing by. Try as l would, l could cafch nof an eye. They were Hiaff, Rufledge, and Myrfle, all walking slow, Hillery, Flesher, and Tuffle, behind fhem, did go And each had a sign fo wave every way. Men Hafers Club , fhey were seen fo say. Four men came fhen, each carrying a fool For fhey had become farmers when fhey gof ouf of school. Burf, Scoff, and Moore, and Swain, foo All growing food for me and for you. Don Byrd came nexf and as a golfer he was fop For nofhing in fhe world could make him sfop. Beulah Harrison followed fhen, as quief as of old, Her sfory of mafrimony was soon fold. Who is fhis siffing in wails and in fears? lf's Walker and Wine, who've been married for years. They bofh found fhaf marriage was no bliss Even fhough if was sealed wifh a kiss. Beal, Hesson, and Eller had formed a corporafion To sell beffer mousefraps fo all of fhe nafion. The deal didn'f work ouf quife safisfacfory So now fhey all sfill work in fhe facfory. There aren'f many more visions leff fo see For l've seen whaf mosf of fhem will furn ouf fo be. Bushey's nexf. He's gone far since fhen For he is a masfer when he fakes up his pen. Grile and McLaughlin bofh learned fo cuf hair. They give a good haircuf buf of fheir shave, bewarel And fhen fhere was Cleyenger, he made a success For fhey hired him in Hollywood iusf fo say yes. An officer of fhe U. S. Navy, nexf, came, Who, fhrough valor and bravery, gained much fame. If was Billie Ullom, sfanding sfafely and sfrong Prepared fo guard our nafion againsf all wrong. How fhe winds blow so wild and so dreary. If rains and fhe sform seems never fo weary, Buf I rouse me up by my brighf fireside And gone are fhe visions! To recall fhem l've fried. Wriffen by John Clevenger 21

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Senior Claw fropfzecy The nighf was wild and dark and dreary: If rained and fhe wind was oh so weary. I seafed myself in fhe cozy room By fhe fireside wifh ifs brighf, cheery bloom. If seems fhaf fhe Fafes musf have fouched my brow, For in no ofher way can I accounf for if now. Those figures fhaf info my vision flew And leff fheir impressions, whefher false or frue. Ten years have flown: 53 fhe dafe And fhe chums of my high school, bofh modesf and greaf Came flocking around me, each having his say And all of fhis happening in a wonderful way. Firsf came Doc Sfrom , fhe whiz af chemisfry. He had sfudied hard and now M.D. Was affached fo his name, I was glad fo see, Then dear liffle Helen Ullom of high school fame Had won for herself a glorious name. She had really wriffen a wonderful boolz. I Iznew if was fine from her very Ioolc. And Sunshine , fhaf very genial oung man Thaf murmured and whispered as only he can, A prosperous merchanf now is he Wifh a home and love, as happy as can be. And Donna and Marfha, iusf fwo of a kind. And bofh had developed a wonderful mind For fwo brofhers and, sfrange 'fis fo say. They were fwins, foo, and now all are happy and gay. And fhen came a sweef-faced woman of grace, Mary Louise had found in fhe world a fine place. She had followed Miss Abraham in Royerfon High School And had Boolrlceeping and Typing and faughf fhem by rule. Then came a fall fellow wifh a serious face And if seemed fhaf I could find him no single place. Buf af lasf, fhrough fhaf clerical look I espied Our Tiny , fhe joy of our hearfs and our pride. Buf who's fhis fhaf now comes info fhe lighf? If's Marjorie Hawk and a very fair sighf She is, fo be sure, a greaf movie sfarl Whom fo see, people come from near and from far, And almosf unchanged fwo sweef mafrons came They were Sfrahan and Sfraddling and no one could blame Them for being so happy wifh such fine looking men. They fold me fheir names-buf fhey're bofh gone again. Then I furned my head fo see fwo happy men. They were Meranda and Fisher-fhey saw me and fhen They fold of fhe luck bofh had had galore. Each sfill owned a Ford and wished for no more. A preffy singer was nexf. If was Loreffa Headley, 20

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