Tell City High School - Sagittarius Yearbook (Tell City, IN)

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Se U n I.et s turn our time clock back four vears to Sept., 1947. We see 105 boys and girls, all different, entering I ell City High School for the first time. The next four years to be spent in school seemed a long time to us then, but to us, now, it has been the shortest years that we have spent. At first, like all freshmen classes, we had difficul- ties. I he seniors eager to have some fun w ere trying to sell us Physical Education and Study Hall books, and admitting our ignorance, we were all eager to buy them. It took us some time to get accustomed to the new routine and pranks of the upper classmen, but finally w e got down to work. Early in the school year we had a meeting and began planning for the next four years that lay ahead of us. To guide us during our first year we chose Miss Wilson and Mr. Hollen as our sponsors. James Jordan w as elected president. Jack Evrard was vice-president, and Jessie Jo Dauby was secretary-treasurer. After much dis- cussion we decided on “Forever Onw ard as our class motto and the American red rose as our flow er. We worked hard that year, and at the end felt that we had made the first lap successfully. As school neared its close we were taken to Lincoln State Park by our sponsors on a picnic. An outing much enjoyed by all. School closed. .Many found summer jobs, while others rested their w its for the coming year, and others finding jobs and not returning to school at all. In September, 194s, eighty-one of us took up school life again with more confi- dence than the year before. This year we chose Miss Edwards and Mr. Sprinkle as our sponsors. Betty Stinnett was elected president, Charles Harpcnau was vice- president, and Carolyn Boger was secretary-treasurer. With high ambitions for a trip in our senior year, we decided to pay dues to raise money for our class fund. Later that year we sponsored a basketball queen, selling votes, thus adding more money to our fund. It was the first queen chosen in the history of old T.C.H.S. Joyce Kramer was crowned queen and Penny George was her maid of honor. It was the same year that we ordered our class jackets, making sure to have them w hen w e became upperclassmen. The school year passed rapidly and during the closing days we again went to Lincoln State Park for our class picnic. Our Sophomore year came to an end, each going his way for vacation. I he fall of 1949 brought in 81 of the 105 starting in 1947. 20

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FREDDIE V AN HOOSIER “Fritz 18 Majors: English, Woodwork, Social Studies Basketball Usher 19S0-5I VICTOR O. WEIL “Etc” 17 Majors: Social Studies, English, Commerce Pcfx-Club 3; FBLA 3, 4 ESTEL VV1LGUS “Estel 17 Majors: English, Woodwork, Social Studies JOHN A. WOOD “ Woodie 18 Majors: English, Math, Social Studies, Com- merce FBLA 3, 4; Pep Club 2, 3, 4; Marksman Staff 3, 4, Editor 4; Editor Sagittarius 4; Intramural Basketball 4; Curtis Campaign Manager 4

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They entered into the activities of the school with such unusual zest that their efforts have been crowned with a degree of success, rarely attained by anv class. We were proud to be rated as upper classmen and did much to assist the new “freshies” just entering T.C.H.S. We organized our group bv electing Gene Peter as our president, Hob Peter our vice-president, and Anthony Sablehause the secretary-treasurer and Mr. Jack Jines and .Miss Nancy Ahlf as sponsors. We immediately laid plans for the Junior Amateur Hour and Junior Carnival which are annual affairs for this class, proceeds going to our class fund. Much hard work with the many school activities brought the school year rapidly to an end. The long waited for, the Junior-Senior Prom, had arrived. It was held at the Hoosier Heights Country Club with Jack Racine and his band furnishing the music. An old precedent w as broken by allow ing special guests who were not high school stu- dents to attend. The plan worked well, more coming and staying longer. For the third time we held the annual picnic at the Lincoln State Park. By this time we were quite familiar with this park, but each time having plenty of fun. On September 6, 1950, seventy-four members of the class of ’47 re-entered high school for their final year of w ork, thirty-one having dropped out during the three previous years. During this last year two new members were added—Charles Hubbs and Lillian Stephens. Three graduated at mid-term and w ere married. These w ere Maxine Miller, Donora Arnold, and Lillian Stephens. Gene Smith enlisted w ith Uncle Sam and Delores Pavev withdrew, seventy-two students in all graduating. Officers for the vear were Gene Peter, president; Burke Scott, vice-president; and Ants Sabelhausc, secretary-treasurer. To guide us through our last and most im- portant vear, we chose Miss Black and Mr. Thrasher as our class sponsors. We all thank them for the fine job that they have done throughout the year. It is an important job and takes much patience and time to do it w ell. Now that the year is over they can look back and feel proud of a job well done. The vear was a busy one. The most outstanding achievement was the publishing of the Sagittarius, another was the Curtis Publishing Magazine sale for which they received a plaque for outside achievement.. Other events were the minstrel show, class night program, Junior-Senior Prom, a three-day tour to the Smoky Moun- tains, and capped by Baccalaureate Services on Sunday and Commencement on May 26, 1951. In parting we wish to thank our Superintendent, Mr. Fechtman; Principal, Mr. Lee; and faculty members for guiding us in this most important phase of our education and aiding us in our step tow ard success. Now to our un- derclassmen we wish to bring home one thing. Now is the time to study, not to- morrow. 21