Tefft High School - Spot Lite Yearbook (Tefft, IN)

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Senior Will We, the Class of 19.60, do make and declare this, by reason of our own merits, our last will and testament, I, ALICE OWENS, will my ability to tell Mr. Von Kannon my opinions and get away with it, to any person who thinks they can ' t. I, ELSIE RISNER, in my sound state of mind will my will-power to not cut my hair to Bon¬ nie Beiswanger. I, LARRY HUNTER, being of sound mind and body, do will my ability to make Coach mad to Tennessee Mize. I, KAREN SMITH, will my ability to do Mr. Von Kannon’s ’’true” and false” questions to anyone who likes them. Good Luck. I, JOYCE JONES, being of sound mind, hereby bequeath my scrubby knees to Freda Bailey. I, ROBERT CAHOUN, will my height and ability to learn, to Roger Mize. I NANCY AHLEMEIER, will my ability to take teasing from the Junior boys, cheerfully, willingly and with a laugh, to Anna Wireman and Betty Bailey. I f MITCHELL SULT, will my basketball ability, along with the trait of keeping neutral be¬ tween Tefft and Wheatfield, to Terry Robbins. I, IRENE JAMIESON, will my ability to keep quiet, to anyone who talks in the assembly when they ' re supposed to be studying. I, GENE RISNER, will my ability to skip school to Julius Atwood. Good Luck. I, RAYMOND STALBAUM, witty loudmouth and through perspective, will my ability to get along with all the people with immature and immaterial minds, to anyone who is in the same insane situation £s I. I, BARBARA BAILEY, will my honorable duty to carry Ronnie Cavinder ' s books to his locker every morning to anyone who thinks he ' s worth it. We, the Class of 1960, will our ability to get along with all the teachers to the oncoming freshmen. Junior Will I, LORRAINE BAILEY, will my ambition of becoming a police woman to Bonnie Beiswanger. I, RONALD CAVINDER, will my ability to holler in the pep club to James Stalbaum. I, DAVID HENSEL, being of sound mind, will my ability to cause trouble for Mrs. Glaze- brook to Chris Henning. I, KATHY KRUG, will my height of 5’ 1 3 4 to Linda Smith. I, RONALD NELSON, being of sound mind, do will, my ability to play basketball as good as I did to Shannon Risner. I, GLORIA McCRUM, will my wavy hair, blue eyes and curly eye lashes to Christine Kosik. I, SUZANNE SABUDA, will my ability of being the art editor of the school paper to Donna Katona. I, LARRY STALBAUM, will my wavy hair to Teddy Whited. I, RAYMOND RISNER, will my hair style to Dave Ohlwine and Don Stalbaum. I, DARLENE WIREMAN, will my naturally dark eyebrows to Harriet Osinski, and my short hair to Jerry Bailey.

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Senior History In September of 1948, twelve short years, there were 11 first graders: Nancy Ahlemeier, Kenton Eberhart, Larry Hun¬ ter, Irene Jamieson, Dennis Jones, Roman Krypel, Carol Meyers, Jacqueline McPherson, Raymond Stalbaum, Mitchell Suit, and Virginia Womack. The fall of 1949 found us second graders. There still were 11 of us but we did some switching, Kenton Eberhart and Virginia Womack left us and to take their places were Tom Miller and Anne Vendl. Tom Miller and Anne Vendle didn’t stay very long because they weren ' t with us when we started our third grade year. Our class increased to 13—Alice Owens, Robert Calhoun, Steven Dismore, Edward Meyers, and William Cunningham joined our ranks. Fourth graders we were in 1951 and with this our last year for having Mrs. Hershman as a teacher. Joyce Jones entered our class and Jacqueline McPherson and Stephen Dismore moved away. During the year Nancy Ahlemeier left us to attend school in Valparaiso. The year 1952 found us being fifth graders, we moved down the hall into a new room and the pleasure of having Mr. Meyer as our teacher. Edward Meyers left us and Bill Shepherd joined our class. During the year Alice Owens and William Cunningham moved away. Our room was saddened by the death of a very close friend and classmate Roman Krypel. We started our sixth grade year with only seven students. Bill Shepherd didn’t return to our class. During the year Bar¬ bara Bailey joined our forces and Nancy Ahlemeir returned from Valparaiso. We have moved up another step, into Junior High. There are now 11 of us, William Cunningham returned and Harley Hesh joined our class. During the year William Cunningham moved away and Elsie Risner joined our class. Harley Hesh left and Kenneth Webb and Sonny Shindle joined our eighth grade class. Nine of us graduated from the eighth grade. There are 14 Freshmen. Carol Meyers left us. Karen Smith, Arthur Long, Bruce Marcinak, and Stoney Wireman joined our class and Alice Owens returned. We had many good times together. We only had one change in our Sophomore Class, Eugene Risner joined us from Medaryville. The Junior year arrived and there wasn’t any changes. This May, twelve of us are going to graduate with many school memories. Junior History Our class history began in 1949 when there were Thomas Bowler, Jimmy Calhoon, Dale Cawby, Nicky Centifante, Dennis Contant, Judy Cullen, Sharon Curtis, Norma Dodesill, Sandra Jones, Kathy Krug, Richard Tilly, Gloria McCrum, Ronnie Nelson, Beverly Newman, Judy Peregrine, Larry Stalbaum, Bonnie Sanders, Elden Shults, Alex Wenglars, Virginia Womack, Lee Ann Salyers and Anna Mae Good in the first grade with Mrs. Margaret Hershman as our teacher. In the second grade Thomas Bowler, Judy Cullen, Elden Shults, Virginia Womack, Lee Ann Salyers and Nicky Centi- fanto left, with Larry Salyers and Norman Personette joining us. In the third grade Darlene Galbreath, Edna Smith and Clifford Conley joined us. Virginia Womack also came back. We lost Dennis Contant, Sharon Curtis, Norma Dodesill, Sandra Jones, Norman Personette and Bonnie Sanders. The fourth year, we lost Darlene Galbreath, Gloria McCrum, Edna Smith, Clifford Conley and William Sheppard. We welcomed Lorraine Bailey, Carl Caudill, Dollie Caudill and Glenn Tyson. In the fifth grade Geraldine Bailey and Clifford Conley joined us, taking the place of Dale Cawby and Richard Tilly. In the sixth grade we were missing Dollie Caudill and Clifford Conley. But we still gained on that year when Ray¬ mond Risner, Gloria McCrum and Martha Berry climbed aboard. Junior High, finally? We were missing Martha Berry, Carl Caudill, Beverly Newman and Glenn Tyson. In their places were Tommy DeRemer, Ronald Cavinder, Bill Sheppard, Harley Hesh and Barbara McLain. In the eighth grade we lost Tommy DeRemer, Jimmy Calhoon, Virginia Womack, Bill Sheppard, Harley Hesh and Barbara McLain but we gained Joyce Chapman, Douglas Eubank, Lynn Pruit and Hargis Sallee. Freshmen, our first year in High School. Leaving us were Judy Peregrine, Larry Salyers, Geraldine Bailey, Lynn Pruit and Douglas Eubank. We gladly welcomed Edna Smith, John Prascak and David Hensel. In our Sophomore year Anna Mae Good and Hargis Sallee left. Darlene Wireman joined us. Our Junior year and what a year! John Prascak joined the Marines, Joyce Chapman moved to Arizona, Edna Smith got married, and last but not least Suzzanne Sabuda joined us.

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Junior-Senior Class Prophecy The little town of Lincoln, Nebraska was becoming with excitement and noise as my husband and I pulled away from the outskirts of town, waving good-bye as we left. We had decided we needed a vacation from the hustle and rush of the newspaper office that we had run for five years. As he drove, my husband feeling quite carefree forgot to watch his speed. Behind us in a dis¬ tance was a cop signaling for us to stop. We pulled over to the side and was quite startled when the two faces appeared before us. Ronnie Cavender and Larry Stalbaum grinned as they lifted their hats from their heads. We asked them how long they had been in that line of profession, they told us four years. We asked them if they had seen any of the classmates in the past years. They said they had, for Alice Owens and Suzanne Subuda were secretaries for the Police Force. Larry and Ronnie took us up to the Police Station, not for a fine or being arrested, but to see Alice and Suz¬ anne. They were awfully busy so we only had a minute with them. They told us that most of the other kids had settled in Tefft. So my husband and I decided to go to Tefft by airplane, and leave our car with Larry and Ronnie. As we boarded the plane, I found quickly at my assistance three very attractive young ladies. Joyce Jones, Darlene Wireman, Irene Jameison. I was not a bit surprised to hear this, for this had been their High School dream. We talked over old times for awhile, then they told me that Mit¬ chell Suit and Ronnie Nelson were the pilots of the plane, I sure was surprised to hear that. Just before we got off the plane that evening, I picked up the paper to find in the headlines ’’Coach of Tigeretts, Rick Stalbaum, wins six, loses one. ” I glanced amazed at what I ' d read. I read on to find out that his team would play the Bulldogs on Channel 7, 7:30 Jan. 23. Farther on down the page I read ’’Look Beautiful” see the hair stylist Lorraine Bailey, one half mile on Elm Street in Tefft. As we stepped down from the plane we were greeted by the busy hustle of a small city, of bright lights and Dept, stores. I couldn’t believe my eyes. First I checked in at the Yorker Hotel and then had supper at Hunter and Risners’ cafe. I found that Gene and Kathy, Larry and Pat, also had a partnership in a large department store, the former Bobacks General Store. In the restaurant I happened to glance across the room and I asked Dave if Elsie, Nancy, and Karen weren’t sitting across from us. I wasn ' t for sure until I heard Elsie say ”Gee, wish Ronnie would hurry. ” Dave and I walked across the room where they were and they immediately made us welcome. Elsie told me she had a dress shop just three blocks away, where she sewed and fitted dresses. She said soon Ronnie would go back to where he was stationed and she might go with him. Karen was teaching High School English, and enjoyed it very much. Nancy was going on into her pro¬ fession as a social worker. She and her husband had donated a large piece of ground to build a Teen Can Teen, ” for the young teen-agers of Tefft. Bud Risner was also working the the Teen-Agers Hot Rod Club for the boys. Bud had helped build a large drag strip ne ar the town. Elsie invited Dave and I to visit her home that night. While going Elsie stopped for some gas, and who would be at our service but Robert Calhoon. Later Elsie told me Bob had started as a part time mechanic, and later built up his own place. That night after supper, we went in to watch T. V., before the screen appeared a large built boxer. I was so surprised when I saw David Hensel. Ronnie and Elsie said David had been in the profession for at least three years. I asked Elsie about Gloria McCrum and she said that she owned a small bakery on Grove St. just beyond her dress shop. Later Elsie and Ronnie brought up the conversation of the Turena Ball Room. Elsie said she thought it would be a good idea to have a class reunion and to have it at the Ball Room. We sent out telegrams to have the kids from our class to be at Tefft the following week. We asked that they come dressed to fit their profession. I think it was the most wonderful party I can remember. Upon arriving home, I picked up the newspaper and the headlines read, WELCOME HOME BARBARA DAVE. ”