Union Center High School - Reflector Yearbook (Wells County, IN)

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THE FLIGHT OF TDAE Ah yes return wxth us now to the thrilling days of yesterday as we hear the famt patter of little feet Yes flash back to that memorable day in September of 1936 when 17 new faces appeared in the fxrst room of old Umon High There you see 17 chxldren some happy some scared and some just sad but all ready to set out on the same adventure educatxon Those whom Mlss Bernece Martm took under her wing that day were namely Donald Allen Bonnie Bailey Beverly Barrick Marcella Boxell Margaret Clark Mildred Clark Nexl I-loopmgarner Donald Markley Evelyn McCartney Guy Shutt Edwm Smeltzer Rzchard Studebaker B111 Wexkel Phxllxs Wxlson june Willson Loxs Martm Donald Rxdge and Ed Bushee who came in March to make 18 Then It seemed very unportant to us Remember how busy Mlss Martm was recess time puttxng on snow suits and overshoes all wmter Remember too how much joy we got out of the visit of Santa Claus to our room at Christmas Fmally vacatxon came and went and then when we returned we found much to our dxsllke that the second grade had to split So some of advanced on to the second room where Mmss Mildred Thomas was our teacher while the rest stayed with Mxss Martxn passed and once again we captured the prxze of promotlon W1th promotmon came the reun1on of our class under our new third grade teacher Mxss Eulala Martxn Do you recall how we used to have to remain m our seats at recess because a horse shoe of that set 1n front landed qulte a distance from the place 1ntended Yes those weak spots nn dxscxplme were always present Thls year we welcomed a new comer Nma Grlm from Yoder The followmg year found us ln the same room with the same teacher but mn the fourth grade Dave Huffman entered our group 1n that year comlng from Allen County Promotlon to the fzfth grade advanced us to the thxrd room then under the dlrect xon of Mr Corll Decreases 1n number among the class were thick and fast so we wxll not take space to mentxon them but we should make note that Bob Ertel came to us from Rockcreek The Sxxth grade once more splxt our class puttxng half of us under Mrs Eulala McLean fformerly Miss Martlnl who took Mr Corll s place ln the third room The other half advanced to the fourth room where Mr Fred Wall was m charge Remem ber how dlsappoznted the half ln the third room were when those nn the second room got physxcal ed and they didn t Frank Wall jomed us on our Journey of education durmg th1s year commg from Oss1an . . . . . at Two semesters filled with the fundamentals plus frequent forms of entertaimnent . ' . . . . . , . . . .