Thorntown High School - Exode Yearbook (Thorntown, IN)

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SENIOR CLASS WILL We the Sen1or Class of Nmeteen Hundred and lilfty seven of the town of Thorntown of the County of Boone ln the state of Ind1ana w1th unsound m1nd after four hard strenuous tortuous years therefore be1ng lrresponslble for any unprece dented HCLIODS w1th due cons1derat1on for those herem after named do solemnly make declare and pub11sh th1s to be our last w1ll and testament Clarence Blrge g1ve to Ruth my l1ttle brother Robert D1ck B1rge g1ve to Red Edens my bench ab1l1ty R1chard Clouser w1ll to Arthur Coffman the ab1l1ty on How To Do It Mary Jo Dunbar glve my freckles to my l1ttle l1ttle slster Reg1na Ph1ll1p Dav1s glve my ab1l1ty to be a trlfle b1t annoylng w1th Mrs Cones t Leland Caldwell V1rg1n1a Dav1s g1ve my ab1l1ty to wear a dlamond r1ng throughout my Sen1or year to any lucky g1rl who wants one Jannlce Eaton w1ll my car w1thout a motor to Mrs Cones That way she won t get t1ckets for speedlng Janet Gant w1ll my Sen1or sklrt to my l1ttle brother Denms Wear lt wlth prlde Denny J1m Hamlll do bequeath to Mrs Cones all the Off1c1al Car stlckers I can f1nd 1f she makes lt worth my wh1le Ann Hauser w1ll my short stubby f1ngers to anyone who th1nks they can use them Gene Huber w1ll my typmg book to anyone w1th the ab1l1ty to arrange the pages rlght aga1n Judy lrwln glve my Southern accent to John Coffman and Stanley Cranford M1cheal Lamb g1ve my ab1l1ty to never study and always talk and get 1n trouble to Evertt Nease Jewell Llnton w1ll my he1ght to Jean Jackley L1nda Loveless to Nancy Boyer my ab1l1ty to go Steady Shlrley McDonald w111 my red ha1r and freckles to Jewell Surface Good luck Betty Merrlll g1V6 Delores Norkus my 52 saddles for her Sen1or year may she wear them 1n good health Janle Mlller my helght to Janet Youkey Rex Mltchell w1ll my cr1m1nal 1ntent1ons of sabotage to Ronnle Gant Sam Ramsey glve my ab1l1ty to pass tlme by to anyone who wants to run 200 laps Ronald Reagon w1ll my managmg ab1l1ty to my lucky successor Allan Rhoades g1ve my track SP1keS to Tom Caldwell Pat Robb1ns w1ll my happy Sen1or year to Barbara Robb1ns B111 Skeen w11l my ab1l1ty to get along wlth all the teachers to Dav1d Barker Donna Warmoth glve Janet Gant and L1nda Rlley my ab1l1ty to try and get short hand and wr1te It Noah Way w11l to Romualdus S1kpus and Arthur Coffman the ab1l1ty of sk1llful dr1v1ng Subscrlbed and sworn to before me th1s 13th day of MAY 1957 BYTE H Rl 1 'I ff a-'ffxL7 -Q 'Ogio' Nz... Z g +l+ 411 ff! .affrnt Liflzafaff 'E 'El QQSXSPI4' Q 1 4' wo- 'vuupil 'ilxxvcsl' J ' ' 1 1 Y ' 4 1 , . , Q O I 1 , 1 v L 3 ' Il . 1 ' ' I ' I, . . , . . . . I' - , - - - , 4 1 . 9 I L , . . , . . . I L . . . , . . . . . . . I , O I, 9 u u Q , . n 1 1 u I n I, , Q . a 1 . I 1 - 1 o I, h , ' , . . 6 ' ' ' , ' I I, , Q 1 ' . - L J . . . . . L , . . . I, ' J - ' 4 0 ' 9 9 I, 1 . , ' 1 Q I 0 I: J - 1 I, . . J . . 1 I, . , . . . . . . . L , . . . . I, 0 , - n n u . In J . ' - I! . I . . l n I, . , . . . . . - L I .J . . . . . - I, , n . g n q n ' 1 '7 N 'JV ' 9 x 3 gf f, V I - is J by I. V 0 4 7 -' ' x Q' Clif 1 K ,O Og I v J JY. g . NQ

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ASS HI TORY Come w1th us as we g1ve you a travelogue of our Hlgh School Days Fxrst we set foot on our Raft tojourney through the unknown The narrow stream lead us on our voyage Somethlng excltmg and unexplored was around eachbend to the Rlver of No Return Brlng your sultcase of 1mag1nat1on and paddle as we start upstream We launched our rafts on our f1rst tr1p1n the year 1953 There were 42 of us green freshmen We elected the followmg off1cers Pres1dent Sam Ramsey V1ce Pres1dent B111 Fa1rf1eld Secretary Janet Gant and Treasurer, Bob Carr The freshmen 1n1t1at1on was our lst b1g event We had 2 Class Pa.rt1es and a barn dance That year we lost 8 classmates A11ta Pollard Patty Lapham Barbara Cravens Sue Jones Don Osborne Wllbert Barker Wayne Clark and Larry Ven1s Our Class sponsors were Mrs Cones and Mr Scaglla Tune drew our f1rst tr1p to an end The 34 of us eager to contlnue our Journey cllmbed 1nto our rowboat and set sall out 1nto our Sophomore year We galned 2 classmates that year Barbara Burch and Jann1ce Eaton We chose our class off1cers Pres1dent Sam Ramsey V1ce Pres1dent Ann Hauser Secretary Bob Carr Treasurer Pat Robbms That year we not only had new off1cers but a new school of wlfuch we were very proud Our class sponsors were Mr Smltley and Mr Wh1te We ordered green and wh1te class sweaters w1th a hot rod whlch 1nd1cated our class emblem Class rmgs were ordered toward the end of the year We sponsored a sem1 formal dance Hot Rod Dance the second semester The rugged stream had warn out our raw boat and we docked to replace lt w1th a motor boat Smce we had our motor boat our satlmg was much smoother and faster At last we were upper classmen As Junlors we had the chance to make some money We sold pop corn and cokes at the ballgames and had a b1 bake sale Our Jun1or Play Fmders Creepers was given 1n the fall and lt was a huge success Our class formal dance the Pres1dent Sam Ramsey V1ce Pres1dent Rex Mltchell Secretary Mlckey Lamb and Treasurer Ann Hauser We galned 2 more passengers aboard our boat Judy lrwm and V1rg1n1a Dav1s The hlgh po1nt of the year was the Junlor and Seruor Play Day and Recep t1on at Turkey Run That day w1l1 remam 1n our memor1es for years to come ln May we docked for the summer for repa1rs slnce all of us wanted to add luxury to our hard work we purchased a yacht September rolled around and the 25 surv1v1ng sallors boarded the Senlor yacht The voyage was not smooth but lt was enjoyable Our capta1n Jewell Llnton peered through h1s blnoculars and lnformed us that 1n the d1stance he could see our destmatlon Graduat1on W1th the help of the lst Mate, D1ck B1rge 2nd Mate J1m Hamlll and the purser, Ann Hauser, our capta1n and the crew gulded our Shlp on xts Journey We stopped to s1ght see along the way We started off the soc1al events of the year w1th a hamburger fry at the Thorntown Rest Park Then we entertamed the school the Freshmen as specxal guests wlth a dance the Senior Be Bop ' Everyone had 1nd1v1dual p1ctures taken at Porter s Studlo One of our projects aboard the yacht was the Exode The staff worked hard and everyone contr1buted h1s share The whlle crew v1s1ted the Leglslature We enjoyed the discusslons on fast and slow t1me and taxes ln Aprll we gave our class play everyone gave an outstandlng performance Close on the heels of a Jun1or and Senlor Receptlon came the act1v1t1es ofSen1or week At last we have arr1ved at Port Commence ment Soonwe w1ll recelve our passports our dlplomas to help us contlnue on our voyage As we dock each member collects h1s baggage and b1ds goodbye to those who have helped to make h1s voyage a success our sponsors our teachers parents and frlends Each of us w1ll soon board h1s own Shlp of wh1ch he w11l be the capta1n each to go h1s own way on l1.t'e s voyage The future holds great prormses for each of us as we b1d our last fond farewell . . ' : ' J I . ' . 1 ' Q , I - : . Q J I I J I 1 ' J . . . . . n J - : 1 : J Z , Z , ' . , . . '- . KK ll . ' 1 - . It n ', . - 1 . Silver Bell Ball was held at Christmas time. That year our able class officers were: , 3 . - . , . 2 , 2 I ' J I . . I . I . , . 0 . . . : J . . 5 0 ' J . . ,, - , . . . . 1 Q , . . , . . . . i . . J . , . D l . - , , . . 3 ' I