Royerton High School - Panorama Yearbook (Royerton, IN)

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elddd Widfdfly Twelve long years ago 23 intelligent children entered the first grade. They were the following: Lou Ann Cassell, Marilyn Crampton, Richard Green, Evelyn Groscost, Barbara Humbert, Mary Joan Largent, Bill Polk, Sue Brand, Delilah Batt, Douglas DeBord, Robert Coates, Bill Jenkins, Janice Locke, Bill Maddy, Gary Mansfield, Don Hardin, Nancy Shaffer, Betty Thompson, Dwight Thornburg, Kent Trehearne, Ruth Walker, Sallie Watt, and Dick Riggin. Miss Briner taught in the west building, Miss Marquell and Mrs. Sprong in the east building. In the second grade Pat Asbury, Paul Kem, Nancy McCord, and Nancy Joyce, came from Selma, James Harper from Jefferson, and Carolyn Anderson from McKinley. Miss Bell taught in the west building, Miss Keesling and Mrs. Dungan in the east building. New fourth graders included Richard Riley from Emerson, Charles Davis from Burris, and Lynn Turner from Detroit, Michigan. Mrs. Arthur taught in the west building, Mrs. Ballinger and Mrs. Readle taught in the east building. In the fifth grade Gene Hall joined us from Jefferson, and LeRoy Modglin from Yorktown. Nancy Joyce returned from Selma. Mrs. Morris taught in the west building, Mrs. Frederick and Mrs. Dutro taught in the east building. In the sixth grade Carolyn Fyfe came from Terre Haute, Don Miller from Eugene Field, and Duane Clements from Riley. Franklin Garton came from Harrison Elementary, Mary McFadden from Yorktown, Ronald Mixell from St. Lawrence, and Pat Collings from Garfield. Joe Dalton left this year. Bill Jenkins returned to us. Miss Richardson taught in the west building, Mr. Morgan and Mrs. Young taught in the east building. By this time we had climbed the ladder to the seventh grade and felt very dignified and superior in our new surroundings. Virginia Brown came from DeSoto, Frances Vester from Sullivan, Betty Franklin from Roosevelt Elementary, and Jackie Zehner joined us after Christmas from Albany. Mrs. Brinson and Mr. Gantz were our sponsors. In the eighth grade we gained John Colsten from McKinley, Stephen Cook from Harrison, Janice Hall from Wilson Jr. High, and David Battas from Eaton. The ninth year marked our entry into high school. We were know to be quite green as all freshmen are. Rose Rhonemus was our only new student. Mrs. Cline and Mr. Newton were elected as class sponsors. In the sophomore year we gave a skating party. Arvin Brokaw joined us from Gaston, and John Osborne from Jackson, Ohio. In the eleventh year we gave a carnival and the play, Cheaper By the Dozen. We also bought our class rings. New students were Betty Slusher and Bob White from Central, and Duane Ashcraft from Elevenworth. After twelve years we have finally reached the senior row in the assembly. Highlighting our senior year was the trip to Washington and New York City. We put out the Panorama and the Royerton Review. Dale Burton joined us from Upland, and Robert Dotson from Central. After nine years of absence Don Hardin returned to us.

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emiaz Willa SENIOR WILLS GO TO PROBATE I. Virginia Brown, will to Judy Houk the right to get a drink at any time, providing the water pressure is up. I, Pat Asbury, will to anyone who can stand the noise, my seat in the assembly the seventh period. I, Marilyn Jane Crampton, will my knack of getting into trouble to Pat Dixon, who is always in trouble anyway. I, Bob White, will my football uniform, No. 43, to john Wolfe. I. I, Dale Burton, will my Hot Rod magazines to Bill Wilhelm. LeRoy Modglin, will my seat, tenth from the front on the outside between the juniors and the radiator, to anyone who can keep it together and keep peace in the assembly. I, Ronald Mixell, party of the first part, do hereby will, to whom it may concern, party of the second part, all of the common sense I never had, to any future Royerton senior. I, Gene Hall, being of weak mind and body, will to any junior the right to sell more than 82 Panaromas. I, Barbara Humbert, don't believe I will. I, Jim Harper, being in rather doubtful mind, do hereby will all the knowledge I have acquired in civics class to all the underclassmen. I, George William Polk, will my civics book to any junior who will take it and the course. I, Frances Vester, will my seat in civics class to anyone who is willing to make the sacrifice. I, mouth, do on the bas I, Richard E. Riggin, as the party of the first part and being of unsound shoulder and bequeath to Ralph Smith, the party of the second part, the ability to play football while ketball court. Ruth Walker, hereby will my shorthand ability to anyone who is willing to take Wander- ing trips, into foreign subjects. I, Delilah Batt, will to any future senior girls the right to close the assembly windows whenever they wish to. I, Don Hardin, will to the junior class my ability to stay out of civics class. I, Nancy McCord, will to any junior girl the ability to understand a feeble-minded seat partner. I, john Edward Osborne, being of sound mind and body? do hereby bequeath my honored football helmet with its birdcage to any blind fool who is crazy enough to play football with his glasses on his foolish face. I, Gary Mansfield, being of sound mind and almost sound body, do will, as I leave these hallowed walls, my sweat soaked football jersey No. 33, my size 13 football shoes, and my quarterback spot on the football team to anyone who can fill them. I only have five more words to say: It's a lot of fun. I, Kent Trehearne, being of sound mind and weak back, will my box of pencils to Bill Wilhelm. Duane Clements and Dwight Thornburg being of sound mind and body will our unused We, , , squirt guns, which we got in New York, to our brothers, Donald and George, if they can talk Mr. Newton ou I, make the I, 37 seconds I, become nex I, I, along with will accept I, paper that 1, t of them. William Maddy, hereby will my books and seat in the assembly to any boy that will not same mistakes that I made. John Colsten, being of dubious mind and broken body, do hereby will my bad luck and football experience to absolutely no one. Janice Hall, will my megaphone and cracked voice to anyone who is lucky enough to t year's cheer leader. Robert Coates, will my hotel room in New York to any forthcoming senior. William Ray Jenkins, being of sound mind and body, do hereby will my football uniform all the old injuries etc., and my red hair to Roger Park. If he is not of sound mind, and them. Pat Collings, will my seat to my sister, Shirley, or to anyone else who likes to pick up seventh graders put on the floor. Lou Ann Cassell, will to any junior the right to write anything they wish in Mr. French's civics class.