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

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Sauhzgau Wd! We. the Senior Class of 1957. County of Wells. State of Indfana. being of sound mind and body. after four strenuous years. find it necessary to leave our outstanding faults and virtues to other members of the student body. We do hereby make, publish. and declare this to be our Last Will and Testament. To the Faculty. we will all the success of the coming years. To the Juniors, we will our seats by the radiators in study hall. To the Sophomores, we will our ability to write good themes. To the Freshmen. we will our good behavior in English Class. I, Janet Boxell, do bequeath my ability not to talk in English Class to Janice Corell. I. Sharon Brown. do bequeath my driveris training book to Gary Carl. I. Lewis Dean Sink, do bequeath my size 12 gym shoes to Milo Henderson. I. Bill Shepler, do bequeath my ability to play ping pong to Joe Halmess. I,Ceorge Hoopingarner. do bequeath my ability to be first in lunch line to Kirby Mossburg. I, Janet Quackenbush. do bequeath my ability to be office girl to Brenda Allen. I, Doug Taylor, do bequeath my ability to work hard in shop to Larry Stahl. I, Kathryn Burnau, do bequeath my enormous size to Judy Hoopingarner. I, Jerry Schwartz, do bequeath my tendency to throw my typewriter out the window and join the Navy to Ronnie Mulles. I.Ronnie Callaway. do bequeath my ability to sing to Larry Meyer. I, Mary Lou McBride, do bequeath my Elvis Presley haircut to Shirley Merchant. I, John Cupp, do bequeath my ability to stay away from girls to Ardith Smith. I, Jane Cvardenour, do bequeath my ability to get AISI, in government to Judy Burnau. I,Jim Corell, do bequeath my place in quartet to Myron Bradburn. I, Lynn Dafforn, do bequeath my seat on the basketball bench to Phillip Norris. I, Hollis Smith, do bequeath my place in sextet to Mary Lou Williams. I, Norman Wall, do bequeath my good behavior to Russell Haines. I. Bob Caley, do bequeath my ability to get blamed for everything that happens in English Class to Stanley Carney. I, Dixie Dennis, do bequeath my ability to eat all the time and still stay small to Marilyn Cayot. I, Lillian Osborn, do bequeath my ability to blow offn to Marcia Baughman. Signed, sealed, published and declared, by the twenty members mentioned above, to be our Last Will and Testament, we do hereby set our seal on this tenth day of January, 1957, at Union Center School, County of Wells, and State of Indiana. SENIOR CLASS Witnesses: , Principal Sponsor

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Most Athletic F riendliest Best Looking KATHRYN HURNAU DOUG TAYLOR JANET QUACKENBUSH JOHN CUPP 0 ce I JANET BOXELL LYNN DAF F ORN Most Likely To Succeed 4 1 Best Manners Y P z N , ' r df 66 of 6 u 7 e n 6 o 'L 4 MARY LOU McBRIDE JERRY SCHWARTZ LILLIAN OSBORN RONNIE CALLAWAY Y I 5 1 , E A v EQ Most Studious i fr SHARON BROWN BOB CALEY x x. . . I: N, R

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gfckufafzq ln August of 194-5, twenty little Badgers started to school under the guidance of Bernice Martin. They were Billy Joe Shepler, Kathryn Burnau, Mary Lou Snider, Sharon Comfer, Janet Boxell, Lillian Osborn, Susan Cooper, Dixie Dennis, Lewis Sink, Gerry Bender, Mary Lou Wolf, Bob Sickafus, Bob Caley, Bob Smith, Norman Wall, Dick Melton, Jim Corell, Mike Moorefield, Mary Lou McBride, and George Hoopin- garner. During our second yearour class was divided into two sections. Half of the class had Bernice Martin again and the rest of us had Florence Shorey for our teacher. We gained four little Badgers this year bringing our total to twenty-four. Those who came this year were Barbara Smith, Lynn Dafforn, Billy Levy, and Chester Haines. Our teacher during our third grade was Miss Shorey. We had three new members in our class this year. They were Vaunda Omspaugh, Elva Brandt, and Charles Ulrich. We had a total of twenty-seven little Badgers this year. When we started our fourth grade, we realized we had lost several members of our class, and we had only one new student. Those that left were Mary Snider, Sharon Comfer, Susan Cooper, Dick Melton, Micheal Moorefield, Billy Levy, Elva Brandt, Charles Ulrich, and Barbara Smith. The one new member of our class was Arthur Farrell. Our teacher was Mrs. Lesh, who had nineteen students under her supervision. Again during our fifth grade, our class was divided into two sections. Guinevere Lesh taught one half and Eulala McLean taught the other half. This year Janet Quack- enbush came from Ft. Wayne and Jerry Schwartz joined our class after moving from Muncie. Phil Bunsold and Eddie Weisenauer came to bring our total to twenty-three. Our sixth grade we had Mrs. McLean again for our teacher. .lane Gardenour came from Rockcreek and Ronnie Galloway came from Allen County. Doug Taylor and Bobby Osborn both joined our class this year. Gerry Bender moved to Rockcreek and Bob Sickafus moved to Ossian. Arthur Farrell and Vaunda Omspaugh also moved away. The next year as seventh graders, we were excited to get to go upstairs and have all the high school teachers as our teachers. This year we gained Joe Spears from Arkansas. As eighth graders, we gained one student, Sharon Brown, and lost Bob Osborn, Joe Spears, Chester Haines, Mary Lou Wolf, and Phil Bunsold. The next year we were green freshmen. This year we had three new members in our class. John Cupp came from Rockcreek. We also gained Walter Keown and Peggy Sanderson. We started to raise money for our senior trip by having a skating party. Our sophomore year we gained Doris Story and lost Peggy Sanderson and Walter Keown. We checked coats at ball games to raise money. When we were juniors, things really began to happen when we ordered our class rings. We gave our class play Meet the Folksf' had a scrap drive, sold concessions at the ball games, and had a chili supper to raise money. We gained one member, who was Hollis Smith, and lost Doris Story. Our last year came before we knew it. We didn't have any new members in our class. Bob Smith quit school to join the Navy. This year we gave our play entitled Aunt Emmaf, sold magazines, sold Christmas cards, and had a chili supper to raise money for our trip fund. We published the school paper and the annual. Not long after the school year started, we had our pictures taken. We ordered our invitations and name cards and our caps and gowns. After four years of hard work, we finally had enough money to go to Washington, D. C. and then on to New York. We re- turned home in plenty of time for graduation May 5 and 6. All good things must come to an end, and so it is with our twelve years of school- ing. As we say goodbye to our classmates and faculty, we wish happiness and under- standing, such as we, the Seniors of '57, have received, to all the future seniors of Union Center High School. The Seniors of ,57