Union City Community High School - Successus Yearbook (Union City, IN)

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Betty Bickel, Beatrice Bickel, Katy Lou Montano Barbara Lou Cotter, Phyllis Bothast, Davey Schricker The Class of 1944 (A Historical Play in Three Acts) Cast - -- -- -- -- -- -- -- Class of 1944 Scene - -- -- -- -- -- Union City High School Time - -- -- -...........................Twelve Years Ago ACT T Scene 1. Kindergarten room. Miss Schricker, teacher. Oh, happy days—nothing to do but play. Scene 2. First grade room. Miss Bungcr and Miss Roush, teachers, at South and North Side. Scene 3. Second grade room. Miss Hunger and Miss MofTct, teachers. Many of us learn our first lesson in discipline—“NO WHISPERING . Scene 4. Third grade room. Miss Chit tick and Miss Turner (both at North Side), teachers. We are learning to write with pen and ink. Scene 5. Fourth grade room. Miss Murphy and Miss Turner, teachers—We’re stepping right along and learning more every day. ACT II Scene 1. Fifth grade room. Miss Reagan, South Side, and Miss Murphy, North Side. We can’t understand why our class is always separated, unless we’re too much for one teacher to handle. Scene 2. Sixth grade room. Miss Higgs and Miss Reagan, teachers. Every morning our teacher reads us a chapter of Nellie's Silver Mine. Scene 3. Seventh grade room. At last we arc on our way to higher education—yes, in junior high. It’s quite a problem getting to classes before the bell rings. Scene 4. Eighth grade. A lot of us have decided we could work much better while chewing gum. We were soon talked out of this theory. ACT III Scene 1. Grade nine. Here arc forty-three green freshmen wandering wide-eyed through the halls in September, 1941. Scene 2. Tenth Grade. A year has passed and thirty-five of us find ourselves sophomores, demolished in number, but still happy and studious. Scene 3. Eleventh Grade. 1942-3 has proved to be quite an eventful year for us juniors with class meetings, sweaters, rings, Junior-Senior Reception, and class play. Although two of our boys are in the service, we are still 33 strong. Scene 4. Twelfth Grade. At last after twelve years of the steady grind, we await that fateful day when we will march down the aisle to receive our diplomas. Now we arc only twenty-eight in number. 'Phis can be blamed on Hitler and Tojo. So with that thought a new chapter in the history of the Class of '44, begins to unfold. Curl din —Betty Morgan. Cage Eighteen

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FAIR BOURNE PATCHELL Westerner 1, 2, 3, 4; Succes-sus 4; Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 4; Drum Majorette 2, 3,4; Chorus 1, 2, 3, 4; “Plane Crazy” 3; G. A. V 1. 2; Bowling 3; Stib Deb Club Treasurer 2; Operetta 3. WILLIAM DEAN Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Orchestra 2, 3, 4, President 4; Chorus 3, 4; Blanc Crazy” 3; Boys’ Club; Westerner 1; Intramural 1,2, 3; Class Tourney 3, 4. MARGARET LIVINGSTON G. A. A. 1, 2; Sub Deb Club; Westerner Staff 4; Succcssus 4. JOAN COTTER Sub Deb Club; G. A. A. 1, 2; Westerner 4; Treasurer Sub Deb 2. DORRIS W ASSON Sub Deb Club; G. A. A. 2; Bowling 4; Westerner 2. ESTHER WHISTLER Bowling 1; G. A. A. 1; Sub Deb Club. BETTY MORGAN Band 2, 3, 4; G. A. A. 1; Sub Deb Club; Westerner 4; “Plane Crazy” 3; Office Secretary 4. DAVI D SCI I RICK ICR Band 1, 2, 3; Boys’ Club; Orchestra 3; Intramural 1, 2, 3; “Plane Crazy” 3. BARBARA LOU COTTER Wayne 1, 2; Jackson 3; Sub Deb Club; Westerner 4. Page Seventeen

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Last Will and Testament We. the Senior Class of 1944, of the City of Union City, County of Randolph, and State of Indiana, being of sound mind, and realizing that our days in U.C.H.S. are few, do make, ordain, and publish this, our Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking and making null and void all other last Wills and Testaments by us made heretofore. First—It is our Will that all our just debts shall be paid immediately to the Faculty. We wish to extend to them our thanks for their valuable help which was so willingly given. Second—We give, devise, and bequeath the following: Dorothy Armstrong leaves all her skating trips to Richmond to Pat Goodman. John Henry Barth wills her hair to John Meredith to light up all the dark moments Johnny may have. Beatrice Bickel leaves all of her slightly used class rings to Eunice Moore. Betty Bickel leaves her ability for making blunders to anyone who docs not know the embarassment they can cause. Phyllis Bothast leaves her dignity and poise to Joan Haber. Robert Caron wills his beloved “corn cobblers” to Jim Bartholomew. Barbara Cotter leaves her love for cutting classes to Earlene Merritt. Joan Cotter leaves her temper to Donna Perkins, hoping she won’t use it too freely. Phyllis Croyle leaves her eventful Saturday nights to Ceresa Moore. William Dean leaves Joan, to be looked after by the Junior class. Dorothy Dunn wills her quietness and shyness to Betty Hummel. Lucy Hines leaves her ability to square dance to Mary Jean Ellison. James King wills his ability to argue to Bob 1 lufFer and realizing there is enough for two. we give a portion to Phil Whitesel. Margaret Livingston leaves her grass skirt to Carol Key. Dorothy Mason leaves her ability to write inspiring love stories to Annabelle Welch. Donald McCorkle wills his ever-faithful house slippers to J. C. Lyons. Kathryn Montano leaves her perfect record of being on time to Wanda Parrish. Betty Morgan leaves her wool skirts to Shirley Schoenfeld, advising her to take the hem up in them. Fairbourne Patchell wills her vim. vigor, and vitality to Pat Lorton. Jean Richey leaves her popularity to Car-lene Merritt. Reba Richey leaves her yen for Jackson. Ohio, to Anne Chattin. Ruth Richey leaves her “dignity” at basketball games to Lois Lantz. David Schricker wills his little brown jug to Roger Dye. Jo Ann Stentzel leaves her ability to lose things, such as Government books, to Joan Welch. Richard Stewart leaves his duties of Treasurer of the Senior class to the next unsuspecting victim. Carol Ann Vernon wills her faithfulness to Jean Frazier. Gloria Waltz leaves her exciting and thrilling times to Betty Bushaw. Dorris Wasson leaves her love letters from “Corny” to Pauline Smith. Esther Whistler leaves her box-office seat at the theater to Marcella Whistler. All of us leave all our faults to the four winds and our good qualities to the memory of everyone. And to the next Senior class we leave our home room, our autographs on desks and in desk drawers, and the “always-to-be-remembered” ledge on the stairway. We leave to the school and our teachers the memories of all the knowledge which we failed to acquire. In Testimony Whereof, we have set our hands to this, our Last Will and Testament, at Union City Lligh School, this sixth day of March, in the year of our Lord. One Thousand Nine Hundred and Forty-four (1944). Signed: Class of Forty-Four. The foregoing Instrument was signed by the said Class of “44.” in our presence, and by them published and declared, as. and for their last Will and Testament, and at their request, and in their presence, and in the presence of each other, we hereunto subscribe our Names as Attesting Witnesses, this sixth day of March. A. D.. One Thousand Nine Hundred and Forty-four. Witnesses: Glenn J. Brandon (Janitor) Fred Stebleton (Janitor) I’ayc Nineteen