Thorntown High School - Exode Yearbook (Thorntown, IN)

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CLASS WILL We the class of 1956 of Thorntown Hlgh School belng of sound body and havlng a mmd thxs 21st day of May 1956 do hereby enact and declare th1s to be our LAST WILL AND TEST AMENT To the Hlgh School we leave our sen1or1ty to the teachers our s1ncere thanks for gu1d1ng us through twelve years of success to the Jumors our mtelhgence to the Sophomores our orderly conduct to the Freshmen our nob1l1ty We Melv1n Louks and J1m Redman w1ll to Jewell Llnton and J1m Ham1ll our locker You may keep any stubs of penclls erasers or scraps of paper we may leave behlnd Ethel Crews w1ll my wavy ha1r to Skeet Lollar to cover up h1s crew cut B111 Russell w1ll to some LUCKY Junlor the honor of be1ng Semor Class Pres1dent and the ab1l1ty to keep them ln l1ne and yet keep them happy Judlth Hlckson w1ll my ab1l1ty to get and keep a boy frlend to V1rg1n1a Bragg Howard Fa1rf1eld w1ll my ab1l1ty to get along w1th glrls fthough lt 1S hard to do sometlmesj to Allen Rhoades Anna Allen w1ll my s1ze 5 1 2 saddle oxfords to Janet Gant Ed Pr1ce bemg so handsome w1ll my broad shoulders and good looks to anyone who thlnks they can l1ve up to them Jul1a Dunbar w1ll my ab1l1ty to pop the best popcorn at ballgames to Jean Jackley Bud Moody w1ll my helght to Wmdell Kmslow Joyce Cones w1ll my ab1l1ty to take over Mrs Long s Lat1n class to Delores Norkus 1f she thlnks she can control them Fred Coffman w1ll my ab1l1ty to get through hlgh school w1thout work1ng 1n class to Tom Caldwell Janet Boyer w1ll my ab1l1ty to go steady to Patty Robbms Floyd Blrge w1ll my beautlful brown eyes to Ph1l Dav1s because there was never a song t1tled Blue Eyes Mary Edens w1ll my gxft of gab to Judy Irwm who can make good use of lt We John Long and D1ck Rlchey Wlu our ab1l1ty to perform physlcs experlments to Bobby Worth I Betty Mullen w1ll my ballet ab1l1ty to Tom Ma1den We Jack B1rge and B111 Dav1s w1ll our runnmg speed to all future track members I Anna Bllllngsley w1ll my schemes to tr1p trap and keep a man to V1rg1n1a Dav1s We Jack Helm and Butch Smlth Wlu our ab1l1ty to argue w1th the teachers to Mlckey Lamb read chlcken tracks I Robert Klnslow w1ll my good grades to Shlrley Toney so she w1ll have more tlme to talk 1n study hall Jewel Falrfleld w1ll my yelllng su1t to the next lucky glrl We Leon Prlce and Francls Ford w1ll our ab1l1ty to have some fun and get away w1th lt to any one who wants to try lt Sue Hmton w1ll my long fmgernalls to Ann Hauser so she w1ll have more to chew on Don Cravens w1ll my bashfulness to Mary Jo Dunbar and Janmce Eaton Norma Gant w1ll all my n1cknames through h1gh school 1nc1ud1ng Llttle Puff to my httle brother Ronnle Marvln W1lson w1ll my old bookkeepmg practlce sets and the use of the addmg machlne to Rex Mltchell Carrol Crouch w1ll my ab1l1ty to play 1n the band to anyone who thmks they can get up enough w1nd to blow a c1ar1net Kelth W1lson w1ll my pos1t1on as F F A Treasurer to anyone w1th an honest face And so we set out seal W1tnesses x-sxxxxsknww u s?u8Llc.r'to 57 f 'H+ gl' 52 5 E A 1, .5 Y 5 Zag, +i+,fl3' uf-vf'Om f, Y M XXXyxwWnssg sb 'I 8 , . , . . . , on I, , 1 , 1 1 . 0 I, 1 1 , 1 1 1 ' 1 1 1 1 . I, , . . Z . I, 1 , 1 .1 1 . L ' .... . I, , 1 .1 1 1 1 1 1 I, - , 1 1 a 1 . I, , 1 ' 1 1 1 . 1, Judy Rance, will my ability to get shorthand to Linda Loveless, if she thinks that she can X, 1- 1 , 1 1 1 1 . I, 1 , 1 . 1 Q 1 . In 1 l I - I, o 1 ,. 1 F 1 1 U 1 I, . , 1 1 1 1 1 I, 1 1 , 1 I 1 1 . . . 1 . :sebsx 'N ,W F Gi ....--t--.. 1 - 3 -' 0 ' as 3.5 ,1 ' E0 ? ' 4 2 ' 4 'Wi ,f .2 o.. .... ...... 9855 X x ss Q:

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CLASS Pll0PHECY DR WILLIAM ROBERT KINSLOW RADAR SPECIALIST WINNER OF S64 O00 000 QUESTION These were the headl1nes 1n the New York Sun T1mes on May 21 1976 exactly 20 years after my graduat1on from T H S and I was the wmner' What a thr1ll I wasn t sure I could answer 16 parts ofthe S64 000 OOOQUBSIIOH but w1th the help of R1chard R1chey Professor of Mathematlcs at U C L A andJohn Long Presldent of Douglas Alrcraft W1ll1am F Russell was the Master of Ceremon1es Th1s 1S B111 s hobby for he 15 the coach of the U S Olymp1c Basketball team He was ass1sted 1n the TV show by two mov1e stars Jud1th H1ckson and Jewel Fa1rf1eld The f1rst th1ng I planned to do was travel travel travel I l1ke to travel and I planned to look up all my classmates and see what had happened to them durmg the past 20 years F1rst I flew to Ind1anapol1s to attend the Memor1al Day 500 M1le Race I knew I would f1nd one of my classmates there but to my surpr1se I found three of them Butch Sm1th holder of the pole pos1t1on 1n the race and Leon Pr1ce and J1m Redman creators and expert mechan1cs of the new coal o1l turb1ne race car wh1ch so far had broken every record that was ever set at the 500 I was a good race w1th Butch w1nn1ng eas1ly After the race Butch told me that Jack Helm was 1n Washlngton D C so I dec1ded to V1S1t h1m next He was Secretary of the Navy He was very busy but we dxd manage to have lunch together Jack 1nformed me that the Amer1can All Stars were havlng a basketball game the next day at Madlson Square Garden He was sure that some of our classmates were on the team I boarded a plane to New York Much to my amazement the p1lot was B111 Dav1s We had a pleasant chat and he told me that Melv1n Louks and Marvm W1lson were on a safarl 1n Afr1ca hunt1ng l1ons Upon arrlval 1n New York I checked ln at the Broadway Hotel The manager greeted me w1th open arms lt was Ed Prlce He clapped h1s hands and the head bell boy came 1n to take my baggage lt was Kelth W1lson He d1dn thave t1me to talk but Ed told me that Kelth owns the Broadway Hotel and took th1s Job as bell boy to keep from gettmg bored That even1ng Iattended the Amer1can All Star game Jack Blrge Bud Moody Don Cravens and Floyd B1rge were all on the team One of the Off1C1a1S was Fred Coffman who runs a school for basketball off1c1als Durmg the game Inot1ced a lady Slttlng b9S1d6 me rap1dly taklng notes I took asecond glance and lt was Joyce Cones Of course I was surprlsed to see her at a basket ball game then she told me that she was a lawyer of the f1rm of Cones Cones and Cones and that she was there to get facts on the basketball game wh1ch she would use 1n her next case After the ballgame she told me that Janet Boyer and Anna Allen were models for some fancy dress shop on 5th Avenue The next leg of my Journey took me to PaI'1S Iwent to the Gay Paree for supper and I thought I recognlzed one of the enterta1ners of course lt was Betty Mullen She came over to my table and talked to me She sa1d that her ballet troop known as the Bettetts were here for a week s engagement She also dlrects a school of ballet She told me that her great suc cess was due to the excellent help of her manager Anna Mae B1ll1ngsley and her f1nanc1a1 adv1sor Sue H1Ht0n One n1ght later ln the week as I was gettlng a t1Ck6t at the theater somebody rushed up and shook my hand of all people It was FFHHCIS Ford We went to the theater together and had t1me for a good chat He sald he was go1ng to Arabla soon to complete a deal Wlth an Arablan pr1nce for h1s new A1r Foam Ford Mattress It seems that they are a great success He told me that Howard Fa1rf1eld was 1n Austra1l1a dolng a wonderful Job demonstrat1ng and sell1ng a Fa1rf1eld Fast K1t a spec1al gadget for hopped up cars Then I went from P3,T1S to Korea and I was taken ser1ously 111 there I know that I would never have recovered 1f Dr Ethel Crews and her speclal nurse Jul1a Dunbar hadn t taken such good care of me I thought perhaps that a restful vacatlon 1n Haw11 would be one last stop on my Journey At the hotel I saw three lad1es reg1ster1ng at the desk I thought that I recogmzed one of them and there were Judy Rance Norma Gant and Carrol Crouch S1nce lt was near noon we all had lunch together The g1r1s were comb1n1ngbus1ness and pleasure Along w1th a n1ce vacat1on they were sketchmg fashlons espec1a1lybath1ng su1ts for the1r company 1n San FFBHCISCO They mformed me that Mary Edens was campa1gn1ng for Congress Judy had recent letters from her from Oregon where she was dehvermg speeches Back to the good old U S A where Iget an Amer1can Newspaper Mrs Cones made the front page' She was belng 1nterv1ewed by all the reporters concernmg her new Job as Secretary of Health Welfare and Educat1on She sa1d she l1ked l1v1ng 1n Waslungton News from Ind1ana Mr G1bbS Superlntendent of Pub11c Instruct1on for the State of Indlana 15 plann1ng to expand h1s chaln of coffee shops known as The G1bbs Coffee Shop For T1red Teachers as far as Callfornla 17 ll -nu , , J 1 ,, . . . 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CLASS HlS'l'0RY Today as I browsed through my 11brary of f1rst ed1t1ons and favorlte books I came upon a most 1nterest1ng volume ent1t1ed H1story of The Class of 1956 of Thorntown H1gh School by Carrol Crouch I had read 1t many t1mes but lt revlved many happy memor1es wh1ch I want to share w1th you The f1rst chapter tells all about the members of the class when they entered f1rst grade 1n 1944 and had as the1r teachers Mrs Ragsdale and Mrs Pogue STOFIBS about the class for the next few years are 1n the followmg 7 chapters The teachers who helped the class to complete grade school were Mrs Wh1te Mrs Rector M1ss Kelso Mrs Rlgg1I1S Mr Whlteman Mr Woods and Mr Creamer Chapter 9 1S espec1ally 1nterest1ng as 1t tells how the class entered h1gh school as Fresh men 1n 1952 wlth 41 members havmg ga1ned Jack Blrge B1llDav1s hthel Crews and Sue Hlnton from Wash1ngton Townsh1p The class off1cers were Pres1dent Joyce Cones V1ce Pres1dent D1ck R1chey Secretary Jewel Fa1rf1eld and Treasurer Jack He1m The sponsors were Mrs Cones and Mr Taylor There were 2 class part1es and a sprlng square dance called The Barnyard Jubllee 2 members of the class Donna Venls and Ke1th Wh1te were lost dur1ng the year As we rev1ew the chapter about the Sophomore year we f1nd the class had a busy year Blue and wh1te were dec1ded upon as class colors class sweaters were ordered the class motto We came We saw We conquered was chosen That year the class ga1ned Juha Dunbar and lost Howard Toney Marletta Allen Jerry G1les and Harold Mart1n leav1ng a balance of 36 members ln the class The offlcerswere Pres1dent Jack He1m V1ce Pres1dent Don Cravens and Secretary and Treasurer D1ck R1chey The class sponsors for that year were Mr Wh1te and Mr Sm1tley Two class partles were enjoyed and the Sophomore dance was called The Then comes Chapter 11 wh1ch conta1ns 1nformat1on about a very 1mportant year for the class of 1956 The off1cers were Pres1dent D1ck Rlchey VICE Pres1dent Robert Kmslow Secretary Jack Helm and Treasurer Howard Fa1rf1eld The class sponsors were M1ss N1ChO1S and Mrs Long Class r1ngs were the f1rst th1ng on the agenda Then came the concess1ons at all ball games 1n add1t1on to the County and Sect1onal Tourneys The class play A Lucky Penny was a great success and the f1rst play to be presented 111 the new h1gh school gym naslum ACCOTd1Hg to custom the Jun1or Class dance was the Chr1stmas formal called the Mlstletoe Waltz There was enough money to take the Sen1ors and the faculty members on a tr1p to Ch1CagO Several places of lnterest were v1s1ted a banquet Qremember the rare steaksj at the Blsmark Hotel and a show were the h1ghl1ghts of the even1ng Joyce Cones and Jud1th H1ckson were the delegates to Hoos1er G1rls State John Long represented the school as a delegate to Hoosler Boys State w1th Robert Kmslow as alternate Chapter 12 1S a long one w1th many h1ghl1ghts The dream of gettmg a d1ploma 15 about to be real1zed 36 members started out th1s chapter but B111 Chr1sty and Harold Martm dropped ou Class off1cers were Pres1dent B111 Russell V1ce Pres1dent Jack He1m Secretary Butch Sm1th and Treasurer Joyce Cones Sponsors were Mrs Cones and Mr G1bbS The f1rst dance of the year was sponsored by the class wh1ch was called the Sen1or Hoedown v1tat1ons plctures and name cards were ordered The yellow rose was chosen as the class flower Many plans take form the Sen1or play a tr1p and the Exode staff has produced another yearbook full of memorable 1nformat1on To all those who helped th1s class reach 1ts goal the members g1ve thanks and hope that they as 1nd1v1duals w1ll g1ve worthy contr1but1ons to the world T1me does not permlt me to rev1ew the whole book but I hope you w1ll read lt for your self or read rev1ews so that you may know more about the members of the Class of 1956 19 I . . . ,, . , . nr V . I . , . , , c I 0 I I J I 0 ! I f i . : , 3 - , 2 1 L , . . ' ' ll . . . ,. . . . . . , , . , . S L ll If ' ' J J I n J 1 I I - Z 1 ' J , . . - - - as . . . . ,, Sad1e Hawklns Sea Dance. - Z n ' x 1 2 , . . . . . ., 0 I ,, . . . - D ' J ll ' ,I ' . - S . . . , . . , . . , . , . to : 1 1 .v 2 , . . . . ' ll ' ll , . In- J J l - 1 J 0 I , - J n