Thorntown High School - Exode Yearbook (Thorntown, IN)

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ASS PROPIIECY When my work had been completed at State Un1vers1ty of New York I decided to travel around the world for a few weeks I thought perhaps v1s1t1ng my old classmates might be very enjoyable As soon as the arrangements with Pan Amer1can Jetlines were made I was off on the trip My first stop was 1n Northampton England where Lady Linda Loveless Humbolt and her husband resided I had the pleasure of accompanymg them on a fox hunt before leaving for France Upon my arr1val in Par1s I 1mmed1ately began looking for B1rge s Art Achool which was solely owned by Clarence B1rge He took me to the Mola Rouge for dinner and showed me Paris at n1 ht gThe next stop was Budapest where General R1chard Clouser was 1n full command of the Army troups of occupation Wh1Ch are tryng to maintain peace 1n Poland Hungary and Jugo slavia The General s Job was most lmportant and my V1S1t was cut short by a r1ot in Eastern Poland which demanded his attention In Saudl Arabia I met Rex M1tchell He had been there for f1Ve years searching for deposits of oil While he and I were look1ng over his prospective fields one of the wells came to l1fe There 1S no doubt that Rex will be a millionaire in a few more years When my V1S1t with Rex was concludedlleft for South Africa where Sam Ramsey and Mick Lamb are partners 1n Diamond Mines Inc The diamonds which were set in the crown of the Queen of Belgium came from their mines I contlnued on to Marocco where Gene Huber 1S the proprietor of a night club in Tar1g1ers Gene lS well noted for h1Sf1Il9 entertainment and delectable food as lt s the best 1n Afr1ca The next day I flew to Calro to see if everything had been taken care of for my new expedition to Tell el Amarne My next destination was the Phillippine Islands On Luzon Doctor Dunbar Mary Jo that 15 and Shirley McDonald her ass1stant and their own c11n1c Here they strove to rid the islands of many uncured diseases The g1rls have had amazing success and may completely w1pe out the dreaded parrot Jaw 1nfect1on In Tokyo Japan I found Janmce Eaton and Pat Robbins They own an exotic Chop Suey restaurant which serves the best Egg Fu Yongl have ever tasted The1r restaurant is so popular that many IDOVIG celebrities come there such as V1rg1n1a Davis Fleethart who 1S now on lo cation making Moon Over Hiroshima and B111 Skeen the or1g1nator of Skeen s Stunt Flying Academy where many motion pictures great stunt men have been trained Toowoombo Jetport our Jet needed minor repairs andl recognized one of the machan1cs It was Noah Way chief mechanic for Transworld Airways at Toowoombo When Noah had completed his work he drove me to Dick s kangaroo ranch The Birge Kangaroos are in every zoo 1n the world I enjoyed the V1S1t there but lt was essential that I be in HaWa11 by the following Thurs day so we exchanged farewells and I departed While flying to HaWa11 I discoverd that Donna Warmoth was also on the transport She told me she was returning to Washington D C from a d1p1omat1c assignment in China Donna sa1d her m1ss1on concerned returning secret documents which had been stolen from White Sands New Mexico At Honolulu Jewell Linton and Jim Hamill met me They took me to their ocean s1de health resort Wh1Ch was called Ham Lin That night I had dinner Wlth Jewell and J1m 1n their famous Blue Orch1d d1n1ng room which had been exquisitely des1gned by Janet Gant of the House of Gant in Boston the famous 1nter1or decorator Judy Aloha Irwin an employee of Ham Lin entertained us with her excellent singmg and then she Jomed us later While flying to South America Inot1ced that Ann Hauser was on the same Jet She sa1d she was going to Paraguay to help establish a m1ss1on She planned to teach the Paraguan1ans the ways of c1v1hzed people I wished her luck and promised to V1S1t her next fall When the Jet landed at R10 De Janeiro Ann left for Parguay and I boarded the President Lincoln an atomic powered luxury liner which took me to Mexlco I selected this ship es peclally as Ronald Reagon was the captain I was honored when Ronald invited me to dine at the Captain s table that first night out He told me he had been chosen to take the President of the United States to Spam next month I left Ronald at Vera Cruz and started for Sam Pedro Near here Betty Merrill and Janie Miller have a 297 acre coffee plantation and this was my next objective Their plantation was quite a spectacle coffee plants for miles and people running everywhere I stayed there as long as I could but there was one more person I wished to see The girls drove me to the airport where I then flew back to the good old U S A to see Allan Rhoades Allan was hving near Butte Montana on a cattle ranch which was so captivating I could hardly leave Allan showed me his livestock and a rodeo show that he owned My vacation was now at an end and the Universlty would be expecting me so I bid farewell to Allan and boarded the first strato Jet home I don't think I shall ever forget that wonderful vacation around the world 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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

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