Shadeland High School - Echo Yearbook (Shadeland, IN)

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Well, here at last is the year we've been struggling to reach. For the first time in our high school years we didn't gain or lose any students so there are still twenty-three of us. We will have the largest graduating class in the nine -years' history of our school. Choosing our officers, we elected: President, Ronnie Guseg Vice-President, Bill Baumgardt: Secretary, Dale Haynesg Treasurer, Marylin Morgan: Reporter, Marilyn Cockrellg and Mr. I. W. Vance was our sponsor. On October 31, Smith's Studios took our Senior pictures. Our sources of money this year came from a chili supper and a steak supper. We also presented a Senior play entitled Mumba Jumbo which was direct- ed by Mrs. Mary Smith. Baccalaureate was held in the school gymnasium on Sunday, May 13, and Commencement on Wednesday, May 16. Our speaker for Commencement exercises was Professor C. E. Dammon. On our Senior trip we took an eight-day trip to the east. We went through Gettysburg, Pennsylvania to New York City where we spent two days. From New York we went into Canada, and then came home through Detroit, Michigan. We have had a wonderful time trying to be Seniors and as our journey now ends, we will always look back to dear old Shadeland High with many fond memories. Deeds of Today The only time we have to use is Furnished by today: We must not waste while moments flee, For time does not delay. The hours of day are given once, So we mu t be prepared To use our talents for the best, No effort must be spared. When door of day is closed by night, And darkness hides the sun, We then may count the pleasures Gained from deeds which were well done. --Everett W. Hill 23

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Class History ln September of 1939, sixteen spry youngsters started on their long and tedious road to success. Their journey began in the first grade of Shadeland School, under the guid- ance and direction of Miss Esther Bauer. Out of these sixteen pupils, five are now grad- uating together. They are: Kenneth Butler, Elaine Blain, Marilyn Cockrell, Marylin Morgan and Peggy 0'Brien. On June 23, 1941 our school building burned, so most of our group went to West Point during our third year of grade school. Our teacher was Miss Grace Marks. A few years later, when our group reached the seventh grade, the class consisted of Chuck Angstadt. Rosemary Hines, Elaine Blain, Kenneth Butler, Gene Kirts, Marylin Morgan, Roberta Dawson, Maurice Heemstra. Curtis Martin, Marilyn Cockrell, Peggy O'Brien, Fern Rice, Eugene Shumate, Jay Summers and Nancy Yeager. At the end of this year we lost Curtis Martin, Fern Rice and Maurice Heemstra. We had as our spon- sor, Mrs. Helen Schweiger, the music teacher. Now came the eighth grade which proved to be as much fun as the last seven grades. This year we acquired six new students. They were: Jerry Flack, Dale Haynes, Lorene Graves, Jim Watt, Jean and Joan Remsburg. The latter part of this year we took a com- bined educational and pleasure trip to Chicago with the seventh grade. Our chaperons were our sponsors, Mr. Orville Pearl and Mrs. Beulah Craw. - ln the fall we started back to school as the ever traditional green Freshmen. Nine new students joined the eighteen from the year before thus making a total of twenty-seven. These nine, the majority of whom had been transferred from Elston, were: Mary Bailey, Tom Benner, Thomasene Burtsfield, Gordon Conrad, Richard FitzSimmons, Maurice Heemstra, Violet Leavitt, Ronnie Guse and Bill Baumgardt. We chose as class officers this year: President, Jim Wattg Vice-President, Joan Remsburg: Secretary and Treasur er. Mary Bailey: and Reporter, Elaine Blain. Mrs. Viola Rosen was our sponsor. Dur- ing this year we lost Jay Summers, Eugene Shumate, Gordon Conrad, Nancy Yeager and Richard Fitz.Simmons. The next year we came back ready and willing to increase our knowledge as Sopho- mores. We added only one new student to our class this year, Dorothy Seyfried from Jefferson. Our class officers for this year were: President, Kenneth Butler, Vice- President, Ronnie Guseg Secretary and Treasurer, Bill Baumgardt: and Reporter, Elaine Blain. Our sponsor was Mr. Don Hampton. When the school term was over, we lost Roberta Dawson. During this year we chose grey class sweaters with royal blue letters. Next came our Junior year which was the busiest year in high school. At the begin- ning of this year we had twenty-two in our class. Then Richard Smith joined us making it twenty-three. We chose as class officers: President, Elaine Blaing Vice-President, Marylin Morgang Secretary, Dale Haynes: Treasurer, Ronnie Guseg Assistant Treasurer, Peggy O'Brien: and Reporter, Marylin Morgan. Mrs. Mildred Vance was our sponsor. We chose the yellow American Beauty Rose as our class flower and the motto, Safe On First--Now Score. During this year we purchased our class rings. On October 18 and 19 we presented the play, Comin' Around The Mountain, under the direction of Mrs. Marilyn Brooks. To help raise money this year we sold ice cream and popcorn during noon hours and at ball games. Another activity this year was the semiformal reception that we gave the Seniors on April 29. Z2

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Class Will We, the Seniors of nineteen hundred and fifty-one, being of sound mind and super- intelligence, and about to depart from Shadeland High School, wish to leave our most prized possessions to the faculty and underclassmen. First, to our excellent teachers we will: To Mr. Vance to do as wonderful a job with oncoming Seniors as he has done with us To Mrs. Vance we wish you better luck with the classes than you have had with us. To Mrs. Rosen patience and leadership with the next class Annual as she has had with us. To Mrs. Smith to keep all of our participles, gerunds and infinitives. To Mr. Hampton the ability to take charge of assemblies. To Mrs. Sommer fine voices and band instruments. To Mr. Pearl Thank you for everything. To Miss Krichbaum our success in the long road ahead. To the underclassmen: To the Freshmen our intelligence and honors. To the Sophomores our places in Government class. To the Juniors our long line of standing room along the assembly wall. And now individually we will to the future Senior Class as follows: l, Kenneth Butler, will and bequeath my ability to not have dates to Tom Funkhouser I, Gene Kirts, will and bequeath my ability to be studious to Harold Williams. I, Rosemary Hines, will and bequeath my ability to get an engagement ring to June Connelly. 1, Elaine Blain, will and bequeath my ability to get an A in Citizenship to Barbara Morris. I, Mary Bailey, will and bequeath my dimples to Dolores Hamilton. 1, Jean Remsburg, will and bequeath my big feet to Edna Blain, I, Bill Buamgardt, will and bequeath my wavy hair to Tom Funkhouser. I. Maurice I-Ieemstra, will and bequeath my ability to be a six footer to June Connelly. Z4