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

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faster than last and now we were through with half of our high school days. Our junior year found us absent two students, Pete Carey who went to Rushville, but returned at Christmas, and Richard Haffner, who went to join his brother in Ybungstown, Ohio. le gained one member, Betty Ferguson from Missouri. This was a big year for all of us. First we ordered our class rings, then we began preparation for our class play in the spring, which was 'The Phantom Bells. The play, we were told, was very good. Our next big event was the junior-senior reception at the Hotel Van Orman in Fort layne. It took weeks of work and plann1ng,p but eventually everything turned out all right. Before we had realized it, our fun in the junior year was over and we were ready to occupy the last row of seats in the assembly. Finally August 28, l9h8 was here and we had started on the last leg of ourlong journey, everyone from last year was present, which gave us a grand total of twenty-four. Seven members of the original first grade class were the only students who remained here at Union throughout the twelve years of school. Some of the highlights of our senior year were the presentation of our class play, 'Just Ducky,n another was the photographing and receiving of our graduation pictures, next we received our name cards and invitations, and ordered our caps and gowns. Then came our junior-senior trip to Chicago for two nights and three days. Finally the great day arrived when we began our graduation exercises. Preceeding our Com encement was the Baccaurleate where we were addressed by Reverend lorthman. Three nights later came our Commencement exercises. The speaker of this occasion was Dr. Tennyson Geyer. Everyone received his diploma and congratulated each other for successfully completing his high school career. And so now we say good-bye, fellow class-mates, and faculty. We wish you success and happiness in the future. lith this memory of our happy school days, we close. Sincerely, X 'The senior class of 'h9' Dixie Thoma Don Caley Bonnie Shoup 13

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An exciting occasion took place in our teacher's life that year. She was married to Robert McLean from Massachusetts. To celebrate the occasion she invited us to have a class party at her new home in Markle. Having struggled through our fifth year everyone was amazed when they received their report cards on the last day of school-everyone was promoted and we could enjoy another happy summer vacation. Again on the 27th of August, a familiar yellow bus arrived in front of our homes to carry us through another year of school. The same familiar faces, teacher inclusive, assembled in the same room this year. Some interesting anecdotes from the activities of the year were the memorizing of the Gettysburg Address by Don Caley, Pete Carey, and Dick Thomas who carved their names on the front of the school house with their pocket knives, and had to take it off with sandpaper. Having completed the first half of our education, we entered the seventh grade in l9h3. Our new teacher was Mrs. Nadine Hammond from Bluffton. The new students included Joan Fishbaugh from Rockcreek, and Joan Patty, who returned from Ossian. Days turned into weeks, and weeks turned into months and this school term had ended. The eighth grade found us on the upper floor with the high schodl This was the class of preparation before entering high school. Our teacher was none other than Fred D. Wall, who had taught at Union for a number of years. We had lost one member of the class during the summer, Mary Lou Roebrock, who moved to lest Union. But we gained two members, they were Ronnie Tucker and Dick Moore. Everyone seemed lost without the fifteen minute recesses before and after dinner. ' Some of the new subjects we had to enccunter were, general science and Indiana government. lhen we received our report cards and passed the assembly door upon leaving the school house for summer vacation, we realized we would soon experience the excitement of being green freshmen. The first day of our freshman year found the students outside of the assembly door anticipating the ringing of the bell. On gathering in the freshman row of seats in the assembly we found we had lost two of our class members, Edwin Smeltzer and Ronnie Tucker. le were amazed and bewildered by the complex study of biology and algebra, and passing from class to class, being under different teachers, and how to reach the English room by the way of three flights of stairs from the biology room, without running, in 2:2 minutes. Although the days seemed awfully long, they soon passed and we were finally out of the freshman class and into the sophomore class. The new students who joined the class at the beginning of the semester were Beverlee Mcclenny from Denver, Colorado, and Norman Stahl from Markle. Ie lost one member during the summer who was June lilson. This year wasn't quite as complicated as last year and we did have a little choice in our subjects. Some of us were disappointed because we had to give up typing to the juniors and seniors. This year went quite a bit 12

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CLASS WILL We, the Senior Class of l9h9, County of Wells, State of Indians, being of sound mind and body, after four strenous years, find it necessary to leave our outstanding faults and virtues to other members of the student body. le do hereby make, publish, and declare this to be our Last Will and Testament. To the School we leave our full appreciation for the fine educa- tion we received. To the Faculty we will the peace and quiet that will come after the seniors have left. To the Juniors, our ability to get away with everything in their last year. To the Sophomores, we leave our ability to get along together in class meetings. To the Freshmen, we will the seats beside the warm radiators in three years. I, Don Caley, will my ability to go with girls from other schools to Fred Gearhart. I, Eugene Carey, will my big feet to John Hanauer. I, Gene Carl, will my curly hair to Eugene Norris- I, Manford Cayot, will my ability to play ping-pong to Mr. Boyd. I, Rex Douglass, will my ability to attract girls to Bernard Osborn. I, Mildred Earnest, will my seat in the assembly to Terry Bowman. I, David Eckelbarger, will my knowledge in chemistry to Maurice McBride I, Betty Ferguson, will my wavy hair to Marilyn Eckelbarger. I, Joan Fishbaugh, will my good nature to Barbara Mulles. D 1 I, Ronnie Fisher, will my ability to play basketball to Charles enn s. 14