Sheridan High School - Syllabus Yearbook (Sheridan, IN)

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In China Bobby Cobb was manager of the Engineering Department. They are doing wonderful work there. We also met Dorothy Irick and Jean Hess doing missionary work here. Then we stopped in Japan but it seems everyone had enough stay there during the war. Returning to Mexico we saw Alonzo Henderson managing the Alcupulco Room. And just after lunch we saw Eugene “Rip Van Winkle” Obcrlcas taking his siesta. Up in Alaska we found Winona Quigg spending the best part of her time as a tamer of little lyons. When buying a magazine and paper back in the United States, we again saw several familiar names. Patty Beard’s picture was on the back of the magazine as the model for the mascara ad. In the paper we took time to read Shirley Dean’s article, which was formerly the Dorothy Dix column. Shirley is now writing this article as she has had so much more experience with the lovelorn. Max Cole is now writing Ripley’s column but with his own articles. In San Francisco we went to the pier and met Barbara Stout as she was arriving from her concert tour. Marjorie Weaver was doing the lead in a Shakespearean play, and we all enjoyed the evening together. In Salt Lake City we saw Betty Jean Beard’s picture on a billboard advertising Jantzen bathing suits. Lou Anna Wyatt was enjoying Salt Lake City too. To our surprise Lou Anna was an old maid. It must be due to her loss of eyesight, because those eyes were her main asset. In a small town in Texas we saw John Hiltigoss and he was bragging about what a good ball player his son is—you know “like father, like son.” In Post, Texas, we called on Patricia Bailey, who is married and has twins. Also deep in the heart of Texas was Martha Myers, who has become a professional woman boxer. Thomas Bailey, Junior Moore and Ray Robbins are dairy farmers in Wisconsin. They ghve us every detail in making the “holey cheese.” In Iowa Milton Cody was singing and getting ready for the State Fair. His wife, the former Leona Owen, was making mincemeat and discussing the matter of putting a little liquor in it. At the Plantation in Louisiana we recognized Ruth Anna Rood, sixth from the left end, Betty Baird, in the middle, and Roberta Hammack, second from the right end, out of the thirty chorus girls. The bartender was our old classmate John Jessup. We learned from him that Doris Stowers had married down there and came in quite often. Coming closer home, we stopped and called on Orpha Wright, now Mrs. Stafford. She and her husband are the owners of the Indiana Condensed Milk Company and arc starting a plant at Elwood. Our last stop was at Georgeannc Englishs’. She was scrubbing the horse bams at the “Hause’s Horse Haven” while her husband was tending to business in Elwood. A final note in our diary is on the teachers who spent a long hard year with patience and endurance on the mighty Senior Class of “46”. We came to school and there had been several changes. First we found Mr. McClung teaching the primary children how to write the alphabet. He qualified for this position because of the way he stressed “those curves”. S. H. S. now has a new course in its curriculum. Miss Duffey and Mr. Stout arc conducting R. O. T. C. classes. Mr. Ballard was away on a leave of absence, D-E-A-R hunting. J. J. Miller is still trying to teach those stupid sophomores that “you can't do that.” Up in Room 202 Mrs. Cline is still seated and is singing “This Is My Task”. The students and faculty are still signing their lives away as security to borrow a hammer from Mr. Day. Mrs. Hcrshman has been chosen to supervise the reconstruction of Rome. Miss Kohlmeyer is now first on the list of the Lonely Heart’s Club. Miss Seats is “The Queen of the Bobbie Socks Brigade.” Millers' Amusements has hired Mrs. Foust to run “The Bell Ringer,” and to announce “The bell has rung!” Mr. Waitt has retired to the farm and is preparing to enter the State Fair Hog Calling Contest. Miss Lowe has finally said yes to the other unknown half. Miss Riddick has just accepted an offer from the Metropolitan Opera Company. Her partner will be none other than Lauritz Melchior. Mr. R. J. Miller has retired as principal to enjoy home life with his grandchildren. Mr. Eudaly was sponsor of our class, and we just read an article in the paper which went like this, “Mr. R. A. Eudaly is rhumba instructor at the Arthur Murray Studio, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Make your appointment now.” 9

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Future Daze I I ER fifteen years we decided to look up the members of the class of “46.” It turned out to be a task and called for a lot of traveling, but we paid each one a visit. This is a reminder, in our diary, of how we found each member. Dear Diary: YVe came to the old home town to start our trip and here we found Main Street quite different. We stopped at the corner drug store and saw Robert Ross, who is still a soda jerk. In here we saw Bob Wallace influencing people to die to keep up his undertaking establishment, so lie could feed the mouths of his hungry family. W e dropped in at the News office to look up some of our class members and we saw David Inman, the cartoonist, for the Sheridan (10 minute special) News. YVe inquired how Mrs. Inman (Jean Parker) was. Here we were sorry to hear Bob Evert had passed away in an accident due to his reckless driving. Buying a paper we read that Winifred YVaitt is still singing in the Methodist Church Choir. It seems her children aren’t old enough to sing yet. As we stopped for gas, who should come to wait on us but Max Haimes. He tells us he is coaching his own basketball team between customers. My, what an attractive family he has, with those black eyes, and black hair. Going out to Kirklin we found Rosalyn Reck sitting at her sewing machine making her new fall suit from feed sacks just emptied by her husband. Then just a short distance down the road we saw Polly anna (Fox) Perry hanging out white shirts. Wonder if Emmett even farms in white shirts? Elizabeth Moredock also lives out this way. She is married now and has the cutest little things around the house, and we don t mean fences. YY hile we were talking to Elizabeth, the mail man came, and who should he be but Elizabeth Arthurs husband. She must have used her father’s influence. Life goes on in Sheridan as we move on to find other members. On our way on Road 38 we found Ladonna Renn acting as hostess at the New reteran’s Home. She’ll be so glad to see all of her old buddies. As her assistant she has Mary Robbins and, you guessed, it. they are still fighting. Bu ing a paper in the city, we read that Bob Anderson found the South Sea Islands so fine after being there in the service, that he stayed and now is teaching the girls to “hula-hula”,, for the Bamboo Club. The paper also said Esther Bilby’s 4-H girls won the National Contest. In Chicago we went through Charles Sutton’s factory. He is doing very well with “Sutton’s Buttons.” Don Harker is the Vice President of the organization, and Oleta Brandenburg is Charles, secretary. YVonder how Charles’ knee is holding out? One night we went to the Blackhawk and ran into George Glunt who is manager of the floor show. And what girls! YVe were sure to pay Harold Nicholson a visit at the YVhite House in YVashington, D. C.. and were entertained in the East Room. Floyd Mundy is Harold’s left hand man. You know Floyd wore his right hand out in high school. All of this was nice and made the class of “46” look good, except Harold is a Democrat. In Maryland we went to John Hopkins to see.Nathan Glenn, who is a surgeon there. YY’hile we were waiting to see him, after finishing an operation, Floraetta Lanham came by. She was rubbng some poor patient’s hand, (a good looking patient, of course). It took us several days to do New York—seems everyone had high ideas. First we met the Graham I wins, and they were having bad luck. The twin sister act is just out of date. From them we learned Rosalie Davis had married an accountant. He surely knew his figures!! John Miller had his Criminal Law Office set up and is doing good business. He is now on the case of Jim Haddock. It must be bad trying to pull an old classmate through. From Nyw York we went to London by plane, and there we were entertained by James Hammer who is the Ambassador for the United States. He informed us that Mary McCullough was in London doing Red Cross work. In Paris we stopped in the Mizzay to buy a hat and found Jane DeVaney modeling them. Then going into India who should we meet but Louis Dunlavey running a swindel shop in the main street. Louis always won in high school. l8

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JUNIOR CLASS FIRST ROW: Phyllis Beam, Irene Stowers, Betty Harbaugh, Elizabeth Seats, Mary Grace Stafford, Vera I Stoops, Marianna Wills, Judy Cottingham, Anita Evans. SECOND ROW: Ruth Alexander, Awilda Wallace, Herbert Keeling, Eileen Edie, Patsy Wright, Ragene Bogan. Barbara Fisher, Keith Hundley, Peggy Williams, John Owen. THIRD ROW: Jim Glenn. Charles Birden, Roseanna Harvey, Marjorie Kettrey, Pearl Oberleas, Edith Hilli I goss, Rosemary Davis, Rosellen Tolley, Mary Graham, Cleon Waggoner, Mr. Day. Former Sponsor. FOURTH ROW: Bob Hutchens, Billy Pickett, Noel Egler, Herbert Strough, Dick Pickett, Jim Pickett, Dick Green, Don Kercheval, Herbert Fulton, James Arthur. Not shown—Byron Stout, Present Sponsor. SOPHOMORE CLASS FIRST ROW: Mary Lois Sutton, Portia Lyon, Annabelle Millikan, Betty Presley, Elizabeth Rood, Barbara Bailey, Patricia Arthur, June Bowen, Marion Wire, June Illges, Joan Hines. SECOND ROW: Betty Campbell. Mary Jane English, Jim Teter, Helen Duchemin, Rosemary Emery, Anne Leonard, Edward Bragg, Sarah Lovell, Row Newby, Sarah Jane Taylor. THIRD ROW: Don Barker. Grace Gibbs. Caroline Spidel, Lylith Samuels. Lucille Wallace, Paul Hammer. ' Mary Pickard, Joan Haughey, Mary E. Walker, Arlayne Hawkins, Buddy Foust. FOURTH ROW: Randolph McClung, Sponsor, Charles Hunt, Joe Bilby, Max Jones, Bob Ferguson, Virginia Reck, Mae Fern Renn. Florence Wills, Georgeanne Talbert, Phyllis Landis. FIFTH ROW: John Barker. Marion Moore. Lloyd Walker, James Hillock, Keith Duchemin, Paul Waitt. • Bill Kettrey. Harley Hobson. Don Gary. 20