Royerton High School - Panorama Yearbook (Royerton, IN)

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Pea Seated at the banquet, I found myself next to Lou Ann Cassell, owner of the Cassell Manor Farms, one of the largest in the country. It contains 15,000 acres on which graze 4,000 beef cattle and 200 dairy cows. She also raises everything from goats to guinea pigs. joe Dalton and Bill Polk are her farm managers, both having received Ph.D.,s from Purdue in farm management. just as Lou Ann finished telling me of her farm, Bob White and Doug DeBord entered and seated themselves at our table. They have teamed up and started building parts for hot rods by mass production under the name of Hot Rod Auto Co., Inc. Their hot rods are built for the rich young set and priced from 52,000 to Xi3,500. Each vehicle is guaranteed to run if properly assembled. They are completely different from any other hot rod on the road. Bob also publishes a hot rod magazine monthly with the help of Virginia Brown as editor. Bob reported that it has always been Virginia's secret ambition to be a race car driver, but since this is a little dangerous, she has had to settle for second best as a magazine editor. Upon reading the menu, I was surprised to see that part of the meat to be served was donated by Fyfe and Green, Inc., Meatpackers. It seemed hard to realize that Carolyn Fyfe is actually the head of a large meatpacking concern. Her present partner is Dick Green, but he is planning to retire and Dale Burton, first vice-president will take his place. It seems that Dick has made a million dollars, so he is going to take his money and go to Greenland to be a hermit. The toastmaster for the evening is LeRoy Modglin, who long ago became a famous modern artist. He is so far ahead of other artists that it is impossible for anyone but himself to interpret his drawings. However he is so absent minded that recently he showed the same picture twice to a well- known art critic, Bob Coats, and gave a different interpretation each time. Art critic Coates, how- ever reports that all truly great artists are absent minded and often forget what they were trying to represent. On the back of the program were ads from various business establishments. A large ad at the top of the page read, Enjoy Good Food -- Eat at the Dew Drop Innu - Proprietresses, Ruth Walker and Frances Vester, Recommended by William Maddy. Bill is a famous connoisseur of food. He has sampled food in approximately 75,000 res- traunts and recently published his second book on novel eating places. His first book sold 8,000,- 000 copies and his second promises to be even more popular. His book was used so extensively that even Rose Rhonemus, prominent politician, mentioned it in her last campaign speech. She said, quote, If I am elected as Dog Catcher for this fair city of Austin, Texas, I promise to feed the dogs only food from restaurants recommended by Wm. Maddy, unquote. Furthermore, she also stated in her campaign for the coming year, that she would catch all those vicious dogs which attack the dog catcher's wagon. Her assistants are Mary McFadden and Nancy McCord, who have a high interest in the well being of canines. As LeRoy Modglin, the toastmaster, introduced the speaker, Betty Franklin, he explained her work as governor of the State of Indiana and especially her interest in the common worker. She has done her best to pass legislation to provide a two-day work week. Needless to say, her attitude on the subject has done much to add to her popularity. Following the truly inspiring talk by Miss Franklin, Evelyn Groscost showed colored pic- tures of her work in Africa as a missionary. Evelyn has become famous for her activities and travels. She has a private plane and makes at least one trip between this country and Africa each month. Another of the ads on the back of the program read - Shop in comfort in the Ashcraft Co., in the newest, most modern department store in Royerton. Owned and operated by Duane Ashcraft and Bob Dotson-This department store chain was started in 1953 as a variety store with Nancy Joyce as the only clerk. Now Nancy is the second vice-president of the company. Mary Jane Leamon and Pat Collings are the secretaries to Bob and Duane, having started working for them 25 years ago. The chain has become famous for its branches in the far flung parts of the world. The most recent venture has been to place a small store in Sibera which specializes in summer sports wear. Duane Clements, who is employed by the J. D. Ashcraft Co., made three trips to Siberia in the last few months to complete plans for the store. Following the banquet, I was surprised to see Ronald Mixell and Kent Trehearne, former basketball stars from RHS. Ronald spent a few years in college and emerged as a full - fledged mortician. Kent Trehearne has become his partner, and they have a very respectable, but rather dead business. They have chosen as their motto - We Live to Bury. Just as we were preparing to leave, an apparent stranger with a long beard, and his companion approached us. At first neither was familiar, but with the first word the stranger spoke, his identity was revealed. It was none other than Arvin Brokaw, world renowned scientist who recently discovered the scientific reason that razor blades cut. He was acompanied by his assistant Carolyn Anderson who has faithfully worked with him for 20 years. Arvin reported that according to his calculations the only member of the class who at present is not living in the States in Stephen Cook, Lieutenant-General in the army. He is stationed on Christmas Island in command of 75 troops. Bidding farewell to Arvin and Carolyn and leaving the familiar portals of RHS, we left. However, I would be the first of the class to enter Royerton, as I would be here again on Monday as a common, ordinary school teacher. -SALLIE WATT.

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Semin As I entered the portals of Royerton High School for the annual Alumni Banquet, on the Sth of May, 1982, I found that the school was not the dear old, red brick building that the class of 1952 attended. In its place is a very modern building constructed entirely of glass and steel. The present structure seats 9,000 industrious pupils. Royerton has now become famous as being the largest rural school in the world. South of the building stands a magnificent stadium and and field house. The field house has a seating capacity of 25,000. Just as my mind began to wander to scenes of our high school days, John Colsten, one of the first to arrive, spoke to me and brought me back to the present. John told me Qvery modestlyj that he is now a scientist working for DuPont laboratories. His present assignment has sent him to Alaska. He forgot to tell me that he is trying to discover a new element, rumored to be found in the soil in Alaska. As John was finishing telling me about his work, David Battas, accompanied by Marilyn Crampton and Barbara Humbert, appeared on the scene to add their bit. David and Marilyn have combined their efforts and now run a very successful junk yard. I always thought that David would be a politician after his career in high school as class president for three years. However, David revealed that the junk business is much more solid, especially with Marilyn running the financial part of the business. Barbara has found her corner in the journalistic field ,as the editor of the New York Times. She became interested in this profession after filling the same position on the Royerton Review. Barbara let us in on her newest scoop concerning Gene Hall, who has become famous for his improvements on television. He not only revised color television, but also devised a portable set to be used by ardent viewers on streetcars. However, while preparing to demonstrate his newest device fwhich is a secretj he fell from atop the Empire State Building. It was only through the bravery of Nancy Shaffer, captain of the New York Fire Department, that he was saved. As Nancy was cruising along in her Cadillac convertible, while on her lunch hour, she saw him falling and quickly drove onto the curb to allow him to fall into the back seat and thereby saved his life. Gene's only injury was sustained when he hit his head on her metal helmet which lay on the rear seat. He is now in the Garton-Harper's Hospital where he is being treated for shock by Drs. Frank Garton and Jim Harper, famous head and heart specialists. Also conferring with these famous specialists is Dr. Janice Locke, head of the Speech Department at Harvard University. It seems that Gene's condition has resulted in a loss of the voice, and Prof. Locke is helping him regain it. Barbara also let us in on another news bit so far unpublished. Richard Riley, lion tamer, and his companion, Bettie Thompson, are expected to arrive in the U. S. next week. Richard has become the most noted big game hunter since the retirement of Clyde Beaty. Dick, with the help of Bettie, is bringing back a rhinoceros as a house pet for millionairess Jean Mills of the Mills Milling Company of Millsburg, Minnesota. The real reason for the pet's request by Miss Mills is not known, but her closest friends say she prefers large and strange animals to dogs, cats, and canaries. As the people began to assemble, it became apparent that most of them were not familiar to us, the class of 1952, and that many of our own classmates were so changed that it was impossible to recognize them. However, one familiar member was Lynn Turner, who flew from New York especially for the banquet. He was accompanied by Mary Joan Largent, Betty Slusher, and Delilah Batt, all mem- bers of the Musical Variety show now featured at the Stork Club where Lynn is master of ceremonies. Lynn has had considerable publicity on his busy daily routine of being the only singing emcee to appear at the Stork Club. Carolyn Sue Brand, world noted columnist for a nation wide syndicate, has done a series of articles on Lynn's life and work. After a little questioning, Lynn reported that a number of the class of '52 have found their place in the world in New York. Among them his next door neighbor, Pat Asbury. She has teamed up with Don Hardin in an electrical toy manufacturing concern under the name of Pattydon Toys. This label, on all toys from atomic cars to walking baby dolls, insures the owner that these toys were designed by this famous pair. As we progressed into the gymnasium, the orchestra engaged for the evening began to play. Glancing at the backdrop, I was quite surprised to see the name of Gary Lee and His Orchestra. Of course this could be none other than the famous bandleader-drummer, Gary Mansfield. A close in- spection revealed the members of the band to be Don Miller, Bill Jenkins, Paul Kem, Dick Riggin, Dwight Thornburg, and the very noted Charles Davis, commonly known as Davis the Divinef' Janice Hall, who is the singer for them, has become well known for her very different rendition of vocal music, shares the spotlight with Davis the Divine. With a musical career, the members of the orchestra have combined sports, playing with the Green Bay Packers Professional Football Team during the fall. The advertising manager for the orchestra, Curtis Nelson, told me that the band has gotten a lot of publicity from its football exploits. However they are not the only Royerton graduates with this honor as Jackie Zehner made the Women's All-American team last year. Also, according to her husband, John Osborne, who is the manager of the Glamazons Women's Football Team, Jackie is going to retire from active participation next year. She has already signed a contract as assistant line coach at the University of Southern California.

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