Speedway High School - Speedette Yearbook (Speedway, IN)

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Well, that completes our roster of 50 strong . . . my watch shows ll :OO . . . just one more hour to go . . . as our Junior year commenced we immediately probed deep into the social cal- endar . . . our first big event . . . our Junior play, You Can't Take lt With You . . . was the first Broadway play ever produced at Speed- wayl . . . Then the Junior Prom. . . Moonlight Serenade . . . l never did see so many jitter- buggers, but l guess that was due to the irre- sistible jive of Harold Cork's orchestra .... We had watched our boys help the class of '52 through a successful football season and now we looked with anticipation towards basketball . . . and a success it was. . .the l95l -'52 ball club won both the Marion County and Sectional titles . . . but we fellas weren't the only Champs in sports . . . our girls' G. A. A. team captured the basketball tourney right out from under the seniors of '52 .... During this season we became the cake and candy kings . . . selling everything but the art room sink to anyone who would part with their mad millions . . . iselling concessions at the B. B. gamesi . . . ofcourse this was all to finance the big social event of the year . . , the Junior-Senior Reception . . . iheld at the Marott Hotell, wined, dined, and danced the Seniors of '52 . . . at the annual Athletic Dance we proudly saw Diane Pleyte, Jane Beaman, Gayle Gwinn, and Kenny Boyer serving in the King and Queen's court .... Tom Genung was elected to be top man in the Student Council , . . on Honor Day Jane Beaman and Avis Belcher qualified for the Honor Society .... The big men of our Junior Year were our class officers . . . Kenny Boyer, president, me as veep, Ted Beeler, secretaryg Larry Heston, treasurerg and Mr. Floyd Troth, sponsor. Now, on to this year , . . our last . . . the clock hands now point straight up . . . l2 o'clock and the twelfth grade . . . first it was football season with Kenny Boyer and Ron Vance co-captaining . . . basketball season brought a share of the Mid-State Crown . . .Tom Richards helped Mims Hoerger through the yelling season . . . l8 of us are in the band, 20 vocalists in the chorus . . . Tom Genung was elected President of Student Council, again, at the sensational Student Coun- cil Convention . . . 3h of the clubs boast senior presidents . . . Phyllis Dobbins was added to Honor Society . . . Bob Curtis imel reigns as the Athletic King. . . my senior team members, Dick Downs, Tom Genung, Dave Endres, were my court . . . in the feminine sports department the Senior gals again copped G. A. A. tourney . . . and as this is being written the cinder men with a brand new track, along with the future Babe Ruths, are outside practicing, trying to fatten up our lead on the All-Sports Trophy . . . others are busy in the journalism room with the Speedette and this annual . . . others are practicing for our dramatic debut 'Not ln A Thousand Years given April 24th . . . still others are relieved now that our Senior Prom, Midnight Masquerade, is over. Yep, it's about over and May 26 will bring down the final curtain for 50 Speedwayites -Yes, looking at the clock hands we realize they point straight up and ahead, into a future which can hold many fond memories of our school, Speedway High School .... Now as we embark upon the troubled and uncertain world we realize that We Can't Take lt with Us . . . not the good times . . . not our friends or teachers . . . not the ballgames . . . nor the dances . . . but also we realize that Not ln A Thousand Years will we ever experience any- thing as great as Speedway High School.

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FROM THE OUTGOING SENATE We, the members of the Senior Class of Speedway High School, in the year one thousand n-ine hundred and fifty three, do declare this to be our Last Will and Testament. ARTICLE I On the entire school we bestow all oursgood traits and a few of our bad ones. To each of our sponsors we give our thanks and appre- ciation for the help you've given us through the years. To the Juniors we will all our special Senior privileges and our most soughtxafter Senior Dignity. To the Sophomores we leave our seats at the Reception. To the Freshmen we give our thanks for being such good sports during initiation. To the Junior High we leave good thoughts and best wishes for the coming years. ARTICLE ll Ronnie Vance wills his hidden talent lhis voicel to Mr. Weller who we hope keeps his hidden. Toby Cantwell wills her natural curly hair to David Morgan who has to resort to a Toni. Dave Endres wills his he-man physique and dark curly hair to Mr. Thompson, with the hope that it won't mean too much of a change in his wardrobe. Mary Ann Petraits wills her pool table to the Freshman boys. lBut remember, boys, keep one foot on the floor.i Gary Smith wills his guns to the Juniors with a note that they should use them before next September. Marilyn Edwards wills her promise to teach Bill Short how to dance to Marcia Edwards. They want to keep it in the family. Ted Beeler wills anything he has got to anybody who can find it. Edrie Ashby wills her maroon monster to Joan Farley who has so far to walk to school. Ronnie Money wills his last name to Chester. Do we need to say more? Sandra Burcham wills her gift to gab to Louie Meier who is so quiet in classes the teachers forget he's there. Dick Downs wills his honored position next to Keith, Barding on the football team to any poor sucker who gets placed there next year. l Deloris Beck wills her position as first clarinetist in the band to Danny Doicu. We hope this doesn't inconvenience you too much, Mr. Wicker, Duane Earle and Bob Oden will their unexcused absence cards back to the school for use next year. Shirley Petraits wills her famous slumber parties to the Sophomore girls who seem to be collecting quite a few of their own. Kenny Boyer wills his talented right toe to Jim Stumph who we hear is well on his way. Pat Simonton and Kathryn Boles will their positions as telephone operators to Jim McDanials who never seems to have a dime for a phone call. Ronnie Urban wills his Chemistry lab book to Rod Dolson. Don't worry, Mr. Troth, there aren't any answers in it. Diane Pleyte wills her smelling salts ot Jacquie Loffland who will probably need them in Health Class next year too. Tom Genuhg wills his cast and crutches to Ann Burton who from all signs could use them. 'I4 Betty Wonnell wills her seat in trig. class with all the boys to Diane Lennie. But keep your mind on trig. Bob McAllister wills his ability to love 'em all who love him to David Crawford. All right, girls! Dick Lewis wills his ability to keep away from girls until late in his Junior year to anybody who will give him a good kick in the pants. Shirley Burton wills her knack of running the old mimeo- graph to Jean Droege who we hear has a strong right arm, Dave Kutch wills his coveted title of Duncan Yoyo Champion to John Yoho. So start yoying your yoyo, Yoho! Jane Beaman wills her love for a certain race driver to Anna Kay Chilton who seems to have 'the best chance. Larry Heston wills all the hours he spent studying for that Government test and then only getting a measly 98 back to Mr. Weller. Eleanor Knittel, Pat Newsome, and Novalee Oliver will their ability to find adventure while riding around, to the Junior girls. Happy hunting! Tom Richards wills his yell leading outfit to a great big hunk of man in the Sth grade who seems to be headed in that direction. lsn't that right, Skip Heberden? Donna Alexander wills her size 3 V2 shoe to Kay Rumple. No offense, Kay. Ben Wunder wills his blushing face to Bud Green. lt seems he has a good use for it. Gayle Gwinn wills her 'ability to sleep at slumber parties to Sandra Manion who doesn't know the meaning of the word. Bob Curtis wills his most prized possession, his one argyle sock, knitted by Jan, to Joe Cork. Maybe he'll stand a better chance of getting her to knit the mate. Jan Cork wills all her typing pins to Carolyn Skeeters. That may be the only way she will get any. Lynn Winter wills his chemistry book which hasn't been opened all year to Bruce Kelley who won't open it either. Mims Hoerger wills her ability to know the wrong thing at the wfong time to Jerry Graybill who doesn't know anything at anytime. Jerry Siefers wills his way with Mr. Beatty to Bob Led- better. We hear you can use it. Avis Belcher wills her ability to speak Spanish fluently l?l to Larry Shinkle, who helped write the book. Muchas gracias, Larry. John Thompson and Bob Faris will their cars to George Dryer. Think you can handle both of them, George? Jerry Dotson wills his ability to go steady with all the Senior girls at one time to Keith Barding who has trouble going with one at a time. Ronnie Duffin wills the broken down Plymouth to Gene Duffin. Take good care of it, Gene. He shall return! Phyllis Dobbins wills everybody who asks her when she's going to quit walking in a hole, the hole! Don Hopkins, our regular ladies' man, wills his technique to Jack Roach who already has his lady and would be happy just to be a man. Sharon Brady wills her ability to be in chorus and not sing a note to Ted Breen. Sam Fogarty wills his stag parties to Mary Ellen. Now you won't have to listen through the register. I Reuben Fuller wills his dream farm to Bill Hanna. He says the secret is one moo means yes and two moos mean no.

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JUNIOR OFFICERS Bud Green, vice president, Jacquie Loffland, secre tary, Mr. Burns, sponsor, Ann Healey, treasurer Carleton Toole, president HOUSE OF JUNIORS Anne Blair, Judy Harris, Patty Slater, Phyllis Nuetzman, Joan Marvel, Pam Owings Jim Farley, Ronnie Albright, Mike Anger, George Dryer, Charles Bische, Gene Duffin George,iThompson, Keith Barding, Richard Gose, Ray Smith, John Weddle, Wayne Armentrout, Bruce Kelley