Thorntown High School - Exode Yearbook (Thorntown, IN)

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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

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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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