State High School - Analyst Yearbook (Terre Haute, IN)

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SENIOR CLASS HISTORY Many of the Seniors, who have gone through school together, remember well Mary Alice Shannon's birthday party, which was given at the Elk's Fort Harrison Country Club. At that time we were kindergarteners in Harrison School. Looking ahead about five years, we can still remember the dog show, which we sponsored as sixth graders. The following year we presented an Amateur Hour, as a part of the All School Festival. I am sure we shall never forget Diana Sweeney's rendition of Ferdinand the Bull. In the Eighth Grade, we surprised the school by presenting an original Quiz Show in Con- vocation to commemorate George Washington's birthday. Small hatchets, made by the boys, were given as prizes. The graduating class of 1944 started its high school days with a clever presentation of Julius Caesar. The play was directed by Miss Eleanor Dunlap, who taught the Fresh- man class in English. No doubt the whole school remembers well this drama, which, much to the horror of Miss Dunlap, turned into a side-splitting comedy of clanking ar- mor and flashing swords As has been traditional in the Sophomore year, we gave the annual skating party. The party was held at the Third Avenue Skating Rink, and a large crowd attended. In our Junior year, we peddled cookies about the halls of dear old State, in order to raise money to finance the Junior Prom. The Seniors and Juniors together gave a dance, combining the Prom and Farewell. The dance was held in the Mayflower Room and was a great success. Finally, at long last, we are Seniors. It is hard for most of us to believe, especially the teachers. We started the year with a mixer, which, I'm sorry to say, wasn't what you would call a huge success, due to the fact that it was a little difficult to hear the music, which was flowing, not-so-sweetly, from the balcony of the girls' gym. Early in November, we started working on the Senior Carnival, which was presented on Decem- ber the fourth. Under the splendid leadership of the committee chairmen, the Carnival was a great success. The stage show was the outstanding feature of the Carnival. In fact, if I may boast ever so slightly, it was said to have been one of the best stage shows ever presented. In January, the Analyst Staff began the job of getting the year book ready to go to press. The sales drive was very successful. Commencement was quiet, solemn and somewhat sentimental. The presentation of the diplomas climaxed four wonderful and happy high school years.

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THE CLASS WILL Tom Abbinett, will my getting here on time to Norma Whitehouse. Charles Archer, will my Frank Sinatra ways to Morris Seigel. Betty Joe Bailey, will my seat on the Clinton bus to Charles Cushman. Virgil Basquette, will my brains UD to Darrel Houser. Betty Biggs, will my outward personality to Dorothy Rogers. Ralph Bryant, will my art for BLOWING-the trumpet to Bob Jacobs. Tom Calvert, will my bow ties and flashy socks to Don Coverstone. Jane Carmack, will my cozy apartment to Elaine Yeager. Betty Davis, will my secret love affairs to Frances Morris. Howard Davis, will my famous joke collection to any one who hasn't heard them. Clarence Disney, will my wine, women, and basketball to Eugene Cavolt. Patty Ferris, will my A grades to Sammy Seigel. Jackie Hannah, will my tap dancing to Virginia Price. Bill Harris, will my hilarious episodes to Jack Martin. Joyce Johnson, will my little black bo-ok to Martha Thompson. Curtis Jones, will my every day recitations to Jack Watson. Charlotte Kelley, will my love problems to Dorothy Dix. Douglas CPistol Packin' Mamaj Kelshaw, will my clarinet to George Tirey. Janece LeMaster, will my locker to any one who can open it. Everett Lenhart, will my five syllable words to Miss Kennedy. Dorothy Lockett, will my snappy songs to the Hays Office. Bill Lockhart, will my sleeping in classes to Bruce Wallingford. Frank McAuliffe, will my dry wit to the Terre Haute morgue. Imogene McCann, will my overall pants to the next Senior Carnival. Bob McFall, will my next year in high school to Bob Marrs. Jack McMillan, will my height and weight to Arden Kirkham. Norma Miller, will my Ju-Jitsu technique to the Marines. Abe Nasser, will my attendance record to Bob All. George Nasser, will my way with Miss Clark to the next lucky senior. Moses Nasser, will my shy little nature to Ira Welborn. Margaret Perucca, will my Garfield Interest to Judith Ann Fisher. Bill Piper, will my O, K. Way to Eddie Hauer. Wilbur Ramsey, will my self to the Army. Mary Alice Shannon, will my costume jewelry to Sak's Fifth Avenue. Della Mae Smith, will my good nature to Mr. Headdy. Rosezetta Smith, will my style of dancing to the Rockettes. Martha. Spears, will my flat tires to the next year's seniors. Diana Sweeney, will my boogie woogie to Carnegie Hall. Mary Trueb, will my self-written poetry book to the faculty on the night of graduation Joe Vietti, will my way with women to Bill Waugh. Virginia.Wilkie, will my sail-or acquaintances to Marjorie Pigg. Hilda Willen, will my book store to Letha Leithe. Mary-Joe Williams, will my peroxide bottle to Ruth Macke. Charlotte Wittenberg, will my artistic ability to Betty Wonders.

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SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY We, the editors, wish to take you into the future. The time is 1964, an age when ration books are found only in family albums and Frank Sinatra is Not or Nothing At All. lt is in this remarkable age that we find the 1944 graduates of good old State High doing the following things: Bill Lockhart now has his shingle out on North 10th Street and is known as the mad surgeon. Diana Sweeney is superintendent of nurses in the Bongo Islands. Imogene McCann is still trying to find Mrs. Kelso's kettle. Jackie Jeanne Hannah is busy raising little redheads. Della Mae Smithis race horses are giving Bing Crosby the racing blues. Ralph Bryant has taken the nation by storm as champion auctioneer for the American Tobacco Company. Moses and George Nasser are battling it out with Kroger for the monopoly of the countryls grocery business. Douglas Goodman Kelshaw now has a little band all his own and keeps the joint jumpin' down around the Blazin' Stump. Patty Ferris is still waiting for the Marines to land. Howard Davis is still trying to understand the jokes told him in high school. Norma Miller has the largest professional gym in the country and specializes in Ju-Jitsu. Betty Davis is busy eliminating her soldier correspondents. ' Joe Vietti is writing a book for medical science about his operations. Abe Nasser is touring the country with his drums. Curtis Jones is now circulation manager of the Terre Haute Tribune and Star. Jack McMillan is coach for the Young Sycamores. His most outstanding player is a young boy by the name of Clarence Disney Jr. II. Disney Sr. Qbetter known as Big Diz J is running for mayor. Charlotte Wittenberg is the nation's most outstanding artist. Her most prominent models are Joyce Johnson, Margaret Perucca, and Jane Cai-mack. Betty Biggs is employed in the Westinghouse Laboratory and has invented a substitute for old- fashioned florescent lighting. Mary Trueb recently received the Nobel Prize for her latest book, Life Among the Zombies. Dorothy Lockett is now writing jokes for Bob Hope's radio program. Hilda Willen is the nation's champion tennis player. Betty Jo Bailey is now touring the country displaying her cookery arts. Charles Archer and Charlotte Kelley fthe 'tGoo-birds J are still in a daze. Janece LeMaster, poor girl, is residing in Evansville attempting to straighten out the Analyst sales. Virginia Wilkie is still trying to keep track of her men. Wilbur Ramsey and Pat Weaver are settled down, scrappily married. Mary Alice Shannon is coming to the Student Union Building to sing in the near future. Martha 'tSchool Days Spears is running true to form. She is still attempting to pass geometry in Miss Kennedy'-s class. Rosezetta Smith is the nation's fastest tap dancer. Frank McAuliffe joined the air corps after finishing High School, and we hear he shot down more enemy planes than Orvel Ace Strong. Tom Calvert, poor boy, awakened one night and was scared to death by his bright colored ward- robe. Tomniy Abbinett is believed to be sitting in Miss Ewing's room-asleep. As for Virgil Basquette, he invented a rocket ship to take him to Mars in 1952. He took off in December of that year and no one has heard of him since. Bob Mcfall is doing some experimenting with cross-breeding on the farm. He has succeeded in combining pigs and chickens and serves the McFall Specialty daily-ham 'n eggs. Everett Lenhart is the director of an all-girl orchestra in New York. Bill Piper is now teaching machine shop at a well-known girls' college. We would give you more details but our keepers are coming to repad our cells. Signed, Harris, Cell Number 8,269 Williams, Cell Number 8270.