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 . ' . . . . . , . . . .

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The Flight of Tlrne fContinuedl The seventh grade united us agam in the 4th room under the auspicies of Mr Fred Wall Ah yes remember how we used to get our history lessons that year Yes those unforgettable history ballgarnes where we d get so loud and nearly come to blows This year we greeted the arrival of jim and Ray Anderson to our midst from Hillcrest School With our next promotion an oddity you might say occured Yes Mr Wall was promoted too and he remained as our teacher m the eighth grade Remember too how big it made us feel to get to go upstairs and made high school seem quite a bit nearer After the flight of time took place again and we spent two semesters of study spiced with various forms of enjoyment we felt the Joy of promotion once more This one being most lmportan of any so far Why? Because with it came our en trance into high school as the unforgettable green freshmen Do you still remember how undomfortable and nervous you felt those first few days ? How you thought everybody was watching you to see lf you stepped out of line 'P Oh yes we too had to be warned txme after time about being noisy in the halls and getting to class late when we were freshmen Our class officers for that year were Presldent Ed Bushee, Vice President Ca rroll Fogwell Secretary Nina Grim Treasurer Hazel LaLone and we had as our sponsor Mrs Haffner Two semesters of studv and disciplined conduct once more brought promotion cers were President Carroll Fogwell Vlce President Ed Bushee Secretary Treas urer Phyllis Wilson and we had as our sponsor Mr Boyd In August of 46 we returned to start our Junior year wzth our number decreas ed to a measly 15 This year was perhaps the most action packed of any Most memorable of the year was our presentation of Pleased Ta Meet Cha under the sponsorship of Miss Rutenberg The cast included Nma Grim Ed Bushee Frank Wall Marcella Boxell, Jim Anderson, Betty Hartleroad Guy Shutt Neil Hoopxngarner Bob Ertel 1-'nvllis Wilson Inanxta Baker and B111 Weikel Second of importance of this year was the trip to Chicago which took the place of the junior Senior Reception On Aprll Z8 and 29 the juniors and Seniors went by chartered bus to Chicago where we stayed in the I-larrxson Hotel in the heart of the loop During our stay we saw many of the sights of Chicago radio broadcasts and other points of mterest The third thlng of importance was the arrival of our class rings and pxns on Feb ruary 13 from Bastian Company of New York u , ' a U I . , Q , 1 I l ' I P . . . 5 . . - 4. o ' ' ll li , . l . . ' . . - . D - ': . ' ' s . : which gave us the right to move over one row in the assembly. This year our offi- A ' , ' 1 ' - ' , : - - , ' ' : . . ll Il 0 U U - . ' ' ll - Il: , . . . : . . ' . 1 I F U I . D ' s - . 9 ' ' I D