Wakarusa High School - Waka Memories Yearbook (Wakarusa, IN)

Text from Pages 1 - 132 of the 1950 volume:

,. ..f af 'A F01 eword ln publlbhlng thxb annual we haxe trled to gue to the Students and patrons of the school a rex lew of the school year 1949 1950 ln words and ID plcturea Vw e haue trled not only to make Ihlg annu11 a aenlor annual but also a school annual by Vv1l1L11 years to come we can recall the good tlmes whmch we enjoy ed together V e vxxsh to express our thanks to t1'1QfdCL11ty ind underclassn en who haxe helped so much xn makxng It poaslble for us to present thls annual to you 1 -V,,, Vx 1 V 5 ' L ng- 'il' -IH . , H .Y 4- 4 L I- I-.1 , .v.' C ,,- K 'I Class of 1950 Class Red and Gray Class Flower Amerlcan Beauty Rose Class Motto Not Fmlshed just Begun Class bponsor Mr Glade E Rohrer Z Qagwwwwb EELWICM ZXYXCWAJ 9 5 fi X7 Kb K db m RN K f A V Q N gy Q5 L SWE Dvdzca tml: e the class af LCJUQ are rro4d to CEQICNYG vu anngal to the Faculty wno hah sqxdec us tnro gk our Thanx you IS a short bqt effecuxe way of expresbxng our appreclatxon for tnexr ydtlencp Lox lty co operatlon and wxllmg wg, form 5 . . .H , ' f ' ', A, X . ' J' r ' ' ' 3' Ll 1 four years of high school, 1. . , v vu -4 x -, - - ' ' ' -vvf II ulx Wemor les ln 1925 the school annual was hr st called the VN akadee Thxs name was used untxl 1948 except durlng the war years when a Senior edltlon of the VN aka H1 L.1tes was publmshed mstead ofthe regular annual In 1948 the Log of the Forty Nmers Thls year the student councll under the dlrectlon of our Prlnclpal Mr Nelson Eaton sponsored a contest to fmd a permanent name for our annual Much tlme and thought was g1V6n to thxs questlon by students faculty and patrons Flfth slx names were submltted durlng this contest Fxnally lt was narrowed down to three and from those three names the students and faculty chose ' XN aky Ixlemorles The Senxors of thxs year are happy to be the flrst class to publlsh t e annual under thls new name 6 u 7 6, , if . ' Ks Seniors called the annual Wigwarn Whispex-sg in 1949 they called it the ll o 4 . . . h ZQQQWQEZ Q Q MLWMJWISWNMFIWW Q X Q NY JG XX Rx ,W XX v Zz , G5 Ax 5-Y 7 ,J IA, A m p on D xo U' Z- K? ig, 515 x N rmrnw NH- ufml Stu-nre s 0 Urn er Framing ,- 9 1 -. 'I 19 .DF is 5,7 L 41 90 o 4' 64' 9 1 'GLC XIX Q ll 41 4 QVO 67 I 0 Q99 if 'B of-4' '74 lv, In QV bo I' O 'Og J' Q 064 0, 5 0000.4 9 0 1 -1 Y'vO 1442 47 ff' '-YQ. 4? Qv 5 e 64' vi' 0 '4 'S' Fx 6' Q fo ',1'l J O bl O O l if Ns P? ja I9 Q, gs 19 MR ,JAMES BOW ERS Instrumental Instructor 10 Oc 1 QQ? Q90 4141 of C NQYx1'bc ,l. . 5 K 9' 'K 1 ,Y f Q W 'W 1 ' . 4 1 V Q .Q F OQQQ 474519 QQ' bg, O0 i 0 X 'O 'Qs-,I 'Y A, V C096 66 O0 ' Q 'ea S00 x 9 ,542 was 414: O 6' QI' 4 66 10 1,9105 f Q. x ,541 A fa- 1' 4 4- 9. vga W P - .f, , 1. 4,00 vQ0 . QQ Tb so Q Q I 64, f1'. Qfrooix 0 'Ib ,Cc ,Q ?, 9 9.9 'A' . m' X 47-'P 00+ . Ip cf' 44' V 0 0 A 053004, - . Q' 0 -r wif' hw . f 3 I 7 5 I , 4 ov? 9 ' 4 4,45 1, O6 Hx K5 14, 4 49 V' o '14 vsp f , , 9 ' Q vf' A L 5SAfyTf?F3 ZMZWCWM 155 4A QQ .ff K5 UG W 5 W 4 1 XX XX N N U X nib x x g ,J L Ax RICHARD MYERS Class Play Class President Basketball Waka Hx Lxtes Staff ,, Annual staff Track Baseball Boy Scouts BARBARA Belv1lLL.ER VN aka H1 Lltes Staff Annual Staff Class Play Lxbrary Club A Y Teens Chorus Student Councul Vxce Presxdent Yell Leader Girl .Scouts THELMA GROSSE Goshen Hugh School Annual btali County Band Band Class Secretary Class Play Prompter btudent Councxl H1 C Class Play -IAMES MARTIN Hx C Class Play Class Treasurer Lxbrary Club Annual Staff Vw ada H1 Lltes Staff 13 I Myiwv BRYCE. ROHRER Class Play Class Treasurer Class Secretary Student Councxl Basketball Baseball Track Band , County Band Boy Scouts Waka l-ll Lxtes Staff Annual Staff DOLORELS ST UMP Chorus Class Play Lxbrary Club Student Councxl Annual Staff Waka Ht Lxtes Staff Y Teens VER LA SMITH Class Play Class Play Prompter Annual Staff Hx C Y Teens Gu-l Scouts G A A LOREN Vi ELDY Class Play Baseball Basketball Track Annual Staff VK aka H1 Lxtes Staff 14 l CHAR LES W ENGER Baseball Basketball Class Play WILMA HOLDERBAUM G A A Waka Hx Lxtes Stall Annual Sin!! Class Play Girl Scouts NANCY ROHRER Class Play Class Secretary Waka H1 Lxtes Staff Annual Staff Lxbrary Club G A A Chorus Band County Y Teens Girl Scouts R lC HARD BOLEN Class Play 15 VN AYNE HARTER Library Club H - Z Class Play HLC -UF: -1.. . EVELYN I-'ERR Y G A A Y Teens Library Club Class Play Chorus DONNA UMMEL. Class Play Prompter Class Play Y Teens Waka Hx L.1tes blaif Annual Staff Lnbrary Club btuden! Council VN.-YINE WELDY Sergeant at Arms 6 5 . Class Play Hx C 16 X CAR L. LECHLITNER 4 Class Play Lxbr ary Club H1C SHIR LEY FLETCHER Chorus Annual Staff Library Club Hx C Waka Hx Liles Sialf GRACE UMMEL Class Play Class Secretary Waka Hx Liles bluff Annual Staff Library Club G AA YTeens 41-l VANC Class Play Basketball sw-:x.TzE:R 17 no mu W 4. '4v', U DEAN SCHIEBER Class Play Basketball Class Play FLRN NULL Annual Stall GAA IJARY LSTHER Annual Staff Class Play Library Club G A A Y Teens Chorus Student Council Class Secretary Gxrl Scouts CLIF Lapaz C lass Play GOLDEN LUDVN lcx FORD sCHAl.l loL 8 pl -1 WAYNE GONGW ER H1 C Annual Staff TREVA SMELTIER Class Play Library Club Mala Hx Lute Stall Chorus Annual Staff L ENORA HOFFMAN Class Play Prompter G A A Wakn Hn LIYEB Sta!! Glrl bcouts Class Play CARL YODER Hn C 19 L-I KL-.NNETH LONG kk aka H1 Lxter. Staff nnual Staff I lbrary Club Track Chorus D14 LORIS Vv LAVER Chorus P, lxbrary Club 'Q Hr-sston Collrge Acaderny CC HxC M 4.RNn BLCHTEK Chorus Hx C Annual btaff C Ixl PPRGUIDON H1 C, Claw-.1153 Bnrarmta llorlda YPBI' Z0 X 5 Hx C Chorus Lxbrary RUTH MARTIN Annual Staff MR GLADI' E ROHREIR Class Sponsor Chorus H1 C LPLJN Mums 21 Junior Class Play ln their junior year the class chose as their first class play, Two Minutes To Go The play a three-act football comedy was presented March Z5 and Z6 1949 under the direction of Mrs Glen Miller SYNOPSIS All but one short scene takes place in the bungalow living room of the Reagans a short distance from the Arlmgton High School athletic field in the Midwest A corner of the boy s locker room xn the gymnasxum is the other scene ACT ONE ACT TWO ACT THREE The living room A morning about ten o clock in early September The same About seven thirty on a Thursday evening in late October SCENE TWO The sarne About six thirty on a Saturday evening two days later SCENE ONE Corner of a locker room nn the gymnasium about three thirty on a Saturday afternoon in late November SCENE TWO The living room About thirty minutes later CAST Football coach W alter KSpike Reagan Sandra james Wilson Mrs Druggms Terry Mimi Hopper jo Craig Ken UA hizl Barton R us s Martin Loren Weldy Nancy Rohrer james Martin Dolores Stump Bryce Rohrer Mary Golden Shirley Pletcher Dick Bolen Wayne Harter Carl Ferguson His wife Superintendent of school A neighbor Her son High School Senior Reporter for the school paper Captain of the football team Member of the tearn Member of the team George ll-Iippol R eynolds R uby Bain Beth Carney Hope Longworth Helen Meeks Luella Bric kel Phil Scott Richard Myers Verla Smith Treva Smeltzer Alice Flora An aspiring football candidate A cheerleader A cheerleader A drum majorette Barbara BeMlller Wayne Weldy Rudy s acquaintance Radio Announcer High School students Class Advisor Business Mana Txcket Sales Prompters Stage Manager Publicity Entertaxnrnent Ushers ger Fern Null j B Lyons Wilma Holderbaum Evelyn Perry Lenora Hoffman Grace Ummel Clifford Schalliol Dean Scheiber Carl Lechlitner Kennard Dickey Dax id Wenger Wendell Blosser Lawrence Drudge PRODUCTION STAFF Mr Rohrer and Student Director Grace Ummel VS xlma Ho derbaum Clifford Schalllol Kenneth Long Donna Ummel Thelma Grosse Vance Smeltzer Carl Lechlltner Lenora Hoffman Trexa Smeltzer j B Lyons Evelyn Perry Fern Null Marna Bechtel Verla Smith Leona Marks Ruth Martin Program Committee Fern Null Ruth Martin Chair Committee Wayne Gongwer Carl Lechlxtner Carl Yoder Chairman Make P Mrs Evans Director Mrs Miller ZZ l . . . , . 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Tom Birchard ------------- Assistant football coach ---- ---------- C harles Wenger I q 1 ' I 4 I l -u - ---- -'--- - ----- -'------------'--'---'-- '-- '-'--- - ' . .xg TWU I 'Va , Y fe' A Senior Class Play ln their Senior year the class chose as their last class play Cash and Carrie The play a three act comedy was presented October 14 15 1950 under the dxrectlon of Mrs Glerx.M1ller SYNOPSIS The entxre actxon takes place m the dmlng room of the Ferguson s home where they have lxved for slxteen years The tlme is the present Early sprmg ACT ONE A Frlday afternoon ACT TWO SCENE ONE Sunday afternoon ten days later SCENE TWO The following day Monday morning ACT THREE Evening of the next day Carr1e Ferguson Anne Ferguson Marilyn Ferguson Alberta Ferguson Trlg Ferguson Judy Bowen jenny Wharton Uncle Omar Tully Bradley Klrkwood Dorthula Earl Cornlck Gerty Hon jackson Sweetie jackson Director Student Dxrector Make up Stage Manager CAST The mother Forty seven Dolores Stump The. oldest daughter Barbara BeM1ller The mlddle daughter Sixteen Shlrley Pletcher The youngest daughter Thlrteen Mary Esther Golden Only son Seventeen Bryce Rohrer Marllyn s best frlend Flfteen Treva Smeltzer Carrxe s lifelong frlend Forty seven Grace Ummel Ferguson s oldest llvmg relatlve Forty seven jlm Martln In love wlth Anne Twenty fxve Loren Weldy Colored mald Young factory worker Factory worker Sweetie s wxfe Factory worker PR OD UCTION STAFF Donna Ummel Drck Myers Fern Null Thelma Grosse Carl Ferguson Mrs Glen Mlller Nancy Rohrer Mrs Loren Evans Wayne Harter Prompters Verla Smith Lenora Hoffman Properties and Costumes Wllma Holderbaum Evelyn Perry Tlcket Sales Wayne Vk eldy Clxfford Schalhol Alice Flora Publxcxty Dxck Bolen Nancy Rohrer Program Commxttee Ruth Martxn Leona Marks Entertamment Donna Ummel Delorxs Weaver Marna Bechtel Head Ushers Charles Wenger Carl Lechlxtner Chair Commxttee Dean Schxeber Vance Smeltzer Wayne Gongwer Z4 I a 1 ' I p 1 . . . . . 1 I 1 z ' . 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' ' 9-iv Lila Inmu I H YI 'DR Z5 , Z benzor Class H1story ln the fall of 1946 forty elght Freshmen started on a road of learnmg Four years of teachmg wxll brmg these students to thelr goal whlch IS Graduatxon On our flr st year of travelmg Mr Guy Bushong was our guide with Rlchard Myers as leader and Beverly Holland hls asslstant The records were kept by Nancy Rohrer and Bryce Rohrer was ln charge of the expenses Loren VN eldy and Barbara BeM1ller were chosen to represent the students m the councll meetlng In Aprll we became very tlred so we took a detour and went to Chxcago At the beglnnmg of our second year we found twelve students had dxfferent plans leavmg us wxth thirty sxx students to resurne our trlp Thls year Mr Wnlllam Rogers was chosen as our gulde Rlchard Myers leader Beverly Holland ass1stant leader Bryce Rohrer ln charge of expenses Barbara BeM1l1er and Wayne Yoder as representatlves of the group and Mary Esther Golden to keep records At the half way mark there were thxrty four pupxls left to contmue the journey Mr Glade Rohrer was appomted as our gulde Rxchard Myers was agaln elected as leader Barbara BeM1ller as asslstant Grace Ummel kept the records and Bryce Rohrer was ln charge of the expenses Dolores Stump and J B Lyons were elected representatlves of the group ln the sprung of 1949 we were weary of travelmg and were ln need of entertaxnment so we declded to produce a play On March 25th and 26th we gave the play Two Mmutes To Go dxrected by Mrs Glen Maller VK e chose Not Fmlshed just Begun as our motto the Amerxcan Beauty Rose as our class flower and Red and Grey for our class colors Thlrty sxx pupxls started the last step of our Journey wlth Mr Glade Rohrer as our guxde Rxchard Myers as leader Barbara BeM1ller assistant leader Thelma Grosse to keep records and james Martm kept the expenses Bryce Rohrer and Dolores 26 W 0 0 . . . . . . gg . 91 . . . . . , . . . . - s U 1 r 1 n D o - I n . a n . . . . 0 . on - ll - - V as . . 1 9 . . u . 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Class W1 II We the Senlor Class of 1950 have known for sometxme that our sojourn ln the halls of learnmg would soon come to an end Therefore bemg so soon to pass from these halls of educatlonal learmng and bemg ln full possesslon of alert mmds and memorles that put the most extenswe encyclopedlas to shame do on thls day publlsh our last wxll and testament ARTICLE I To the Junmrs we bequeath our sophlstxcated personalltles To the Sophomores we bequeath our abxltty to work together ln harmony To the Freshmen we bequeath our abx xty to haxe the same presldent for our four years of hxgh school ARTICLE Il To Mrs Evans we bequeath a 680 temperature at least for her Physlcal Educatlon Classes To Mr Eaton we bequeath more students llke us o r Rohrer we glve our thanks for bemg our class sponsor for two years Mrs Pearl Mlller we bequeath a prxvate secretary to keep her desk lh order o lx r Hostettler we bequeath a more brllllant Government Class o r Bowers we bequeath a lot of people to blow thelr own horns Mlss Housour we bequeath an lnterested Home Economlcs class to apprecxate the new utllxtxes they have To Mrs Helena Mlller we bequeath a chorus wxth sweet bell llke vomces To Mr Clay we bequeath a maxd to get dmner for company he takes home unexpectedly To Mr Rogers we bequeath a larger typmg room to accomodate rrore flrst year typxsts To ohn our janxtor we bequeath more coal to keep the schoolhouse warm ARTICLI1, III VN e Marna Bechtel and Leona Ixlarks bequeath our glggles to Betty Loucks I Barbara BeM1ller bequeath my ability to get the kids to yell at games to .Io Pletcher and Dolores Andrews so we can have a good Cheermg sectxon next year Z8 . 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K H V ayne Gongwer bequeath my bashfulness to rry yJunger brother I I d Wayne Harter bequeath my curly hlxr nd tlll stature to ake nglfrr, Lenora Hoffxran bequeath my blondf Il xr tn Lleanor Vent Mary Esther Goldenj I..udv.1ck bequeath my ablltty to help wtth the class wtll to next year s annual staff bearer Rohrer Fern Null bequeath my wtlltngness to be helpful to my stster Faye Rxchard Bolen bequeath my luckrness tn sktppxng school to john jowers Carl P erguson bequeath my robust flgure and jolly d1spos1t1on to -Iuntor Bryce Rohrer bequeath my excellent abllxty to play my Cornet tojoyce Nancy Rohrer bequeath nay abxlxty to play four years IH the band to anyone wtth enough wlnd I Carl Yoder bequeath my abxllty to get along wtth Mr Lehman to anyone who doesn t llke Agrtculture I Cllfford Schalllol bequeath my wtse saytngs to Bob Rlsser I Dolores Stump bequeath my artlstlc abtltty at the ptano to Vlnor Iv unoe I Donna Ummel bequeath my school spxrtt to Helen Pletcher I Grace Ummel bequeath my abxltty to get over sexenty words a mlnute typlng to Bonnle lwlyers I VN ayne VR elcly bequeath my short stature to Dennls Cvrayblll I VN llma Holderbaum bequeath my abxllty to go wtth a flrst team player to anyone that can 1950 to Carroll basketb Ill Kenneth Long bequeath my ablllty to get f s to Davxd Vlenger ames lvlartxn bequeath my slngmg abllxty to Kelth bheets Ruth Martln bequeath my qulet ways to Margaret Doerlng Rxchard Myers bequeath my abllxty to be prestdent four years of the class Leland W eldy Delorxs VI eat er bequeath my abxllty to get along well wxth joe Hoover Culp Dean ochleber bequeath my bulky bulk and robust laugh to jerry V tse Z9 I, . , , . . f , 'lt lar , 1, ' v : Ex 2 ' K - wer, L V K Y. 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I, ' A , A ' ' of I, ' ' ' , ' ' ' to Charles VK enger bequeath my pltchxng abllxty to Devon Eby Verla Smxth bequeath my ablltty to two txme to l..eota Hmgh Trexa Smeltzer bequeath all my boy frlends to Sandra Eby Loren VK eldy bequeath my successfulness on the basketball floor to Ken Dxcke Eluelyn Perry bequeath my sewmg abmllty to Elolse Overholser Shlrley Pletcher bequeath rny smlle and pleaslng personahty to Shlrley Hoover Vance Smeltzer bequeath my wry Jokes to Bob Rogers Carl Lechlltner bequeath my wllllngness to take Agrlculture for four years to LEWIS Esenweln I Thelrna Grosse bequeath my abxllty to run in to a telephone pole and not have my dad bawl me out to Allce Mxller Dru er s Tramxng student IN WITNESS WHEREOF We hereunto set out hand thls 17th day May ln the year of our Lord one thousand nlne hundred and fifty VR ITNESSES fff-'V WZ ' 5 Class nt KSEALD Sponsor 30 1. V , ' R . 1, ' , , ya 1, , ' . A ' .4 'Y ' ' ' .9 of - l-Tl 'iL-'. l THIINGS X E LI.. REMEMBER Our Freshrrfen trxp to Chxcago The announcement that no couples could stt together tn the assembly orograms ll the couples hat keot the radxators warm The tune we wasted ln the staff room The class partles v-e dxdn t have Tl , ewrlter key s stuck and we wondered why Chucl' fnger and Stanley Jcherer came back to school Two lxnnnes To Co Whtn we ,ot our class rxngs The asstrr bly walls were paxnted Trexa bmc lt7e1 rang the fire alarm accidently! VN hen they started renting books to senxors VM hen we mttxated the F reshmen V hen they shortened the noon hour to thlrty fue 'nmutes The day Grace Ummel Carre to school vuth her dlarnond VN hen Mary Esther got marrxed ard left our class Cash and Carrle VN aky beat Concord by one Dolnt The two XA eldy boys arguu-3 tn conomxcs Class ayne and Loren The day vu go our plctures VN hen we play ed the lx lddxes at the county tourney finals and Elkhart ln the secttonal ilnals The bemoxs dressed up for kld s day rrual of our announcements ly akxng our yearbook ll the rlns-. meetxngs to prepare for our trlp Our wenmr trxp to vl-ashxngton D C Class Day Baccalaureate Commencement 31 . ,. . A. t r . - ' .. , . . v xr, If':1 ' ' ' ' ' . A A ' , ' W - 4' ' The State lnspectors visited our school, ' ' ' T ' E ' ,, QV, - j , , , , - . . , ., . K ,, , BITS ABOUT EM Nlarna Bechtel who has no nickname at school answers to the name of Shorty at home She has br-own hatr blue eyes and IS 5 tall VN hen Marna is not busy she enjoys sewmg and readmg After graduatlon she plans to work until she gets married Barbara BeMxller one of our cheerleaders dlshkes xt when people won t yell at ball games Barb has dark brown hair brown eyes and lS 5 4 tall After graduation she mtendes to go to a beauty college Rxchard Bolen better known as Dick is one of the mxschlevous boys of the class Dick has brown halr and blue eyes and stands 5 8 tall Hts favorite pastime lS working on h1s car After graduation he plans to work at a greenhouse Carl Ferguson one of the shorter Senlor boy IS 5 5 tall has medlum brown halr and brown eyes Fergy spent part of his last semester of the sen1or year ln the State of Florida Mary Esther Golden Ludwtck who IS 5 Z tall has that lovely combmatlon of dark brown haxr and blue eyes Mary usually spends her spare tlme playxng the plano or readlng Wayne Gongwer much better known as Wlll' IS 5 9 tall and has brown hair and brown eyes Wxll spends his rare spare tlme 1n readmg As yet hrs future IS undeclded home She has blonde ha1r blue eyes and IS 5 2 tall When Thelma xs not busy she enjoys llstenxng to the radio or records After graduatlon she IS plannmg on workmg m an offxce VV ayne Harter whose favorite pastlme IS readtng has brown halr hazel eyes and stands 6' tall After graduatmn he xntends to farm Lenora Hoffrnan known as Huftle to her classmates 1s 5 42 tall has pretty blonde hair and blue eyes She IS one of the several artists of the Senior Class Huftle spends her spare tlme drawxng pxctures She wants to find work ln an offlce after graduatlon WA llma I-Iolderbaum who has brown halr and brown eyes stands 5 52 tall Nearly all of her spare txme 1s spent wxth Chuck After graduation she plans to fmd work and later get marrled Carl Lechlltner known to all as Charlie has curly brown halr blue eyes and stands 6' 21 tall ln his spare time Charlle catches up on h1s readmg After graduatlon he plans to farm Kenneth Long the br1ll1ant member of the class has brown halr brown eyes and ts ' 0 tall For a pastxme Kenny enjoys playmg the pxano After graduatnon he plans to attend college 32 I v ll II l D ? 1 4 1 I . n I Y Y I X I 1 ' ' f . - U i 'ui . . 1 un . I Y f a I ll 0 U' w 1 n il - -1 , 1 f I Q 0 1 n . - U 1 I D - Q -T--1 , 1 , I 1 1 ' 1 I I Q 1 1 U Y I 1 ll 1 l n ' I u 1l I 'u U' Q 1 , . 1 . . I I I Thelma Grosse, who has no nizkname at school, answers to the name of Sis at l 1 w u I I n I I l u Y . ' . . . . , . , D on - OD - I ll , I Q I . , . . . . . gg . if - . . . . . 1- - I ll 1 n - . I ll 4 'I 1 I I I T1 - 1 I ll 1 II - . v , I 0 . v p . 5 1 T . u n . . . . Leona Marks who IS 5 4-Z tall has that combmatlon of dark brown halr and brown eyes ln her spare txme she keeps up correspondence by letters After her graduatlon she plans to fmd work james Martln known to all as Jlffl has brown hau' blue eyes and stands 5 ll tall Jlffl s favorite pastlme ls preachlng and church work After graduatlon he plans to go to college Ruth Martln IS one of the more quiet and reflned members of the class whlch probably accounts for readlng as her favorlte pastxme Ruth has dark brown hair brown eyes and stands 5 Z tall She lS a little undeclded about her future but IS thmkmg of takxng pre nursmg Rlchard Myers noted as one of the fxr st strmgers on the Indlan team has brown halr and brown eyes and stands 6 3 tall Dlck s fawor1te pastxme lS eatmg and sleepxng After graduatlon Dlck plans to go to college Fern Null rs the tallest gxrl ln the Semor class standmg 5 10 tall Fern has very blonde halr and green eyes Her favorlte pastlme xs readmg You can t help but notlce after belng around Fern awhxle that her personallty IS always bubblmg After she graduates she plans to fmd work and xt won t be long she mforms us until she wlll be marrted Evelyn Perry one of the smaller gurls of the class IS 5 Z tall and has brown hair and and herself She plans to flnd work after graduatlon Shlrley Pletcher who ms one of the shorter gnrls m the Senior class stands 5 Zi tall She has blonde ha1r and blue eyes Shxrley s favorlte pastime IS reading and llstenmg to the radlo After graduatlon she plans to fmd offxce work Bryce Rohrer another one of our first strmgers has blond hair, blue eyes and stands 1 tall a pastlme Bryce enjoys readmg He plans to attend college next fall Nancy Rohrer who xs known to all as Nan 5 42 tall has medlurn brown halr and blue eyes She IS noted for her scholastlc ablllty around school Nan s hobby IS rldmg horseback She plans to go to college next fall Clxfford Schalllol better known as Cllff stands 5 8 tall and has brown haxr and brown eyes Clxff s favorlte pastxme IS hlkmg and llstenlng to the radlo After graduation he plans to fmd work Dean Schxeber one of the mlschlevous boys of the class IS 5 10 tall has brown hau- and blue eyes H15 spare tlme IS spent ln hstemng to the rad1o After graduatnon he plans to help hls Dad on the farm Treva Smeltzer another one of the short gmrls IS 5 1 and has brown halr and brown eyes Treva s spare t1me ns spent ln sewmg After graduatlon she mtends to fund a Job as a secretary 33 . I in . 1 . I I - C0 - Il - I II I I I I o . , . . . I . -- 1- . . . . . , ' . .. . . . . . . D Y . I . . . I . l-1 1lt- I H IQ . I ll Y . . . . , . . . ll . ll Q - . - 1 I II I 1 Q Tii. '. . . . - I Q . . , . . . . 1 I , . u - I - - Q I I . . I I - li ii- l brown eyes, Perry as she is called, spends her spare time sewing for her sisters - . . . . I II 9 v - . i iiiil . - I Q . . . . . I . . I - I 6 , For ' ' ' , , - u n . 0 1n . . 1 n IS N' 1 v 'ii . . . .- sn 0 ll ' ' II - II I I . I I --. I - I II - . . . . . . . . . - I - I II . I 7 I I . l - I I . I Vance Smeltzer whose hobby IS txnkermg wnth machmery and radlos IS 5 10' tall has brown halr and gray eyes Vance xntends to work ln a factory after graduation Verla Smlth who IS 5 Z' tall has llght brown haxr and blue eyes Her favorxte pastlme lS playmg the plano and lmstenmg to the radlo After graduation she plans to fmd work Dolores Stump known to her classmates as D D has dark brown haxr and eyes and stands 5 4 tall She IS noted throughout high school for her music ablllty This accounts for her love for music and her spare time bemg spent ln playmg the piano After graduation she plans to go to college Donna Ummel one of the neat Senior g1r1s has a hobby of keepmg scrapbooks She IS 4 tall has blonde hair and gray eyes When she graduates she plans to start working ln an offlce Grace Ummel noted for her faithful servxce to the Waka H1 L.1tes staff has blonde haxr green eyes and stands 5 4g tall Grace enjoys playxng the plano and llstenlng to records as a pastlrne After graduation she plans to fmd secretarlal work Delorxs VN eaver who IS 5 72 tall has brown halr and brown eyes Delorls enjoys read1ng as her favorlte pastlme After graduatmg she plans to enter college Loren Weldy one of the Hot Shots of the lndlan team IS remembered by all for h1s free throws at the Concord game Loren IS 6 tall has very dark halr and big brown eyes For a pastlme he enjoys playlng pmg pong He IS planning on gomg to college next fall Wayne Weldy better known as Cornell has brown halr and eyes and stands 5 7 tall I-hs favorlte pastlme IS working After graduatlon he plans to farm Charles Wenger jr much better known as Chuck IS one of the startmg five on the VN aky basketball team He is 6 tall has brown halr and brown eyes Chuck is all out for sports and huntmg IS hls favorxte pastlme He IS a member of the class who dropped out of school a year and came back to graduate wxth the class of 50 After graduation he mtends to farm and get marrled ln the very near future Carl Yoder another one of the mxschlevous boys of the class has blond hair blue eyes and IS 5 11' tall I-larve s favorlte pastime IS readlng and sleepmg After graduatxon he plans to work on the farm 34 . . . . . . . 0 1 1 1 1 1 . . . 1 . . . . 1 I 1 - . lb ll 1 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 . . . 1 . . 1 1 . 5 1 1 . 1 o 1 ' ' 1 I I . . . . . 1 . 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I Il 1 1 1 . . an 01 . . . 1 -1 1 , - G - IO 10 . 1 1 1 . 1 . . 1 . . . 1 . 1 1 1 - l on l Ol . . . . . 1 1 , 1 Class Prophecy lt 15 the year of 1962 rs we were cleanmg out an old chest m the attxc we ran across our Senxor annual of the class of 1950 Barbara BeM1ller who has won vartous prlzes for her ab1l1ty to fxx haxr IS now owner and operator of Bab s Beauty Shoppe Mr and Mrs Charles VN enger are now llvxng on a large ranch ln Arlzona Mrs Wenger IS the former W llma Holderbaum Oh say have you heard the news lately'7 Grace Ummel has just won the world typmg record She IS also actwe ln the County as Home Demonstratxon Agent for 4 Loren Weldy has just become the second Frank Smatra He IS now featured on a radlo program of h1s own Bryce Rohrer one of hls buddles ln hlgh school ms also featured on has program as a cornet sololst women who are lnterested xn takxng sewmg lessons Dolores Sturnp xs now tourmg Europe as a concert pxamst and xs also accompanyxng Nancy Rohrer who ns a famous soprano Mrs Forrest I..udw1ck the former Mary Esther Golden has just won a cash prize of S500 for belng the most thrifty housewxfe awarded by the Good Housekeeplng magazme Delorls Weaver has recently completed her scxentlflc survey of rural schools Her book IS called The Lxttle Red Schoolhouse Thelma Grosse has just purchased a large farm near the ranch of W ayne Gongwer Kenneth Long the top sclentnst of Chxcago Unnerslty has won the Nobel Prxze ln Cherrxstry He IS now workmg on the recently dxscox ered element to fxnd xts propertxes 35 0 . 0 . . . . -H' Evelyn Perry has opened up a sewing center for all those girls, boys, men and - ll - Il Wayne Harter lS now owner of the largest Ayrshlre herd ln the Unlted States Hls assxstants are Wayne Weldy and Carl Lechlltner Carl Yoder 1S now workmg on hls Z5 acre chicken house wlth xndlvldual drmkxng fountams Workmg as his secretary IS Leona Marks Dlck Myers IS now Presldent of the Unlted States He got hls start when he was presldent of h1s class for s1x years Hxs private secretary IS Treva Smeltzer Dxck Bolen just won the lndlanapolxs Speedway Race Fern Null 15 operator of the largest cafeterla ln Chlcago Her waltresses are Lenora Hoffman and Verla Smlth james Martln IS now tourmg the States m an evangelxstxc campazgn Clifford Schallxol 1S domg some survey work ln the county to prevent soxl eroslon Dean Schleber just won the VK orld s Heavy wexght Boxlng Champlonshlp Tntle Hxs manager 1s Vance Smeltzer Carl Ferguson IS the owner of the I..aP1aza Resort Hotel ln Sarasota Flor1da Sh1r1ey Pletcher IS runnmg a dress shop m New York Donna Urnmel IS deslgnlng dresses for Shlrley s Shoppe Ruth Martin and Marna Bechtel have been conductmg a Chxldren s Story Hour each day over WABKC ln Kansas Donna Umrnel VK ayne VK eldy 36 1 . . . . . . 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I u - 1 . . . . n WW WWZWZEAQGEMZQMZEAX 1 V V XXX Y Af if LK ' as x fi. 392:65 j if ff gf 63 ,,.A' LDON REYNOLDS JO PLETCH MU X ER A B LAKAN AD x0Y'8 X46 Q El DAVID UMM1-:1 czAss T Wei l95l EbE N gr One bright day ln September of 47 forty five eager lntelllgent Freshxnen entered a plane the Sp1r1t of 51 and we began our flight toward our destmatlon graduatlon During the hr st lap of the journey we the crew, elected David Ummel pllot Lalanada Devon Eby and Dorls Weaver to keep ln contact with the base and Mr Guy Bushong as advlsor ln the fall of 48 when we resumed our journey we found s1x of our crew mlssing but that four new members had Joined us For thls lap of our Journey we elected W eldon Reynolds pllot Bonnie Abbott co pllot, Devon Eby log keeper and bookkeeper Dons Weaver and Carl Belvhller to keep in Contact wlth the base Davld VN enger to mamtaln order and Mr B111 Clay as advlsor Durlng the flxght one member decxded the gomg was too rough and banled out When we started the third lap of our journey ln September of 4-9 we dlscovered two more members of the crew mxssxng For this lap of our Journey we elected Weldon Reynolds pilot I..o1s Pletcher co pllot Devon Elby in charge of expenses Lalanada BeM1ller log keeper Dorxs Weaver and Kennard Dxckey to keep ln contact w1th the base Davld Wenger to mamtam order and Mr Lowell Sheets as advisor Durmg thus lap we made several stops one to sell magazine subscrxptlons one to have a party one to order our class rmgs one to receive our rmgs and two to puck up two new crew members Carol Culp ABSENT WHEN PICTURES WERE. TAKLN Mary Frances Grosse e!DakeHrldM E111 38 f .al ' Q 9 Z I 5 WE ER e ' I DEV 0: . ONEBY . S A be 's , , x l I ? - ,l 1 OO , 1? P309 ,She V-ff 'q .s,', u ' V A I 1 . I - Q 1 - l I gg . . n to . . . . . . . , I . . , . BeMil1er co-pilot, Weldon Reynolds in charge of expenses, Dorthy Smeltzer log keeper l . . . . l I I Q . . l . . , . - . ' . , . , . . . ' , . K , . . , . Rob r r , n o umaw,-lessie 'ott ..5l,, up IPO .1 'Q .I 1 in-Q ff 014 41 T V x 'V N SAR!-H BOARDLEY Jos Hoovzn 21.0155 ovr-:Rr-1oLsr-:R LEE HOFFMAN Donn-:Y sME1.Tzr:R LEOTA HIGH WENDELL BLOSSER EVELYN BROWN DAVID W ENGER SHIRI EY STRYCKER KEITH W EI DY MARGARET DOERING CARL BeIv1IL,I ER BONNIE MYERS RICHARD GONGWER HELEN PLETCHER DEAN HARTMAN ,IULIA NUNEMAKER LAWRENCE DR UDGE CAROLL CULP BILL TR UEX VERA FAYE WELDY KEITH SHEETS ARLENE HARTMAN CLOYCE SECOR VERNA BLOSSER LOWELL ANGLEMYER ALICE MILLER -IERRY PARCELL DORIS GETZ 3 I ,v x'5 css HARTMAN L05 HM ALM WCZASS C REBEC -'UI l952 L One brlght September day m 1948 forty four tlmld Freshmen entered W H S determmed to make their hugh school career a successful one The class was soon organized wxth the electlon of the following class officers President Rebecca Ummel Representatives Nola Dornfeld and Lloyd Andrews ln 1949 the samc group entered high school as Sophomores with the same determmatlon and antxclpatlon that prevalled xn the prevlous year The class electlon was held on the hrst day of school The following offlcers were chosen President Phyllls Crlpe Vlce Presldent Lee Hartman Secretary Treasurer Lols Schwalm Student Counc1l members Barbara Mangun and B111 Eslmger The Sophomore Class was well represented in school athletlcs clubs and other actxvltles Under capable leadership the Class of 52 has shown conslderable progress ln the first half of that all lmportant four year perlod ln one s llfe when the advancement of k.n owledge and learmng KS the chief goal VK e hope the last half of the period will be as successful as the flrst m the great task of preparmg ourselves for the future ABSENT WHEN 1 xcruruzs vu r RL T hh rx Paul Weldy m D ke Ll yd A 40 9 .,- 1 - f f I sc . 'sly V1 UM '1, . , LSC X: ,E . rw A1404 H Gy-0 0 I P B -T' tx O 40914 lv '40 Ce L l l l - . l a o ui . . . . . : . t Vice-President, Lee Hartmang Secretary-Treasurer, Lois Schwalmg Student Council I n . . . . I . ' . . s . - . , F - 1 . 5 I 1 I I D I . I n . I . -. Q . . , . V D . S fltvlq IISZIU Nor a ra , o ndrews ,ns 41 if 14.1415 K' fs Q rv ff K rl X6 gf IMI -Q .pn X' ,- .9 4 ,-Q SHIRLEY HOOVER CLEO LEINBACH NEVA STICKEL GENE LEINBACH ARDITH CULP TOM EVANS RUTH HARTZLER GUY BOLEN DORIS TR UEX BILL ESLINGER RUBY STICKEL DICK HARRINGTON BARBARA MANGUN EDDIE PLETCHER ANN MYERS JERR Y W ISE BARBARA SHANK NORMA HALL WENDELL C LOUSE VELMA SCHALLIOL BILL CLARK CAROLYN EBY HERBERT TYSON MARY ELLEN HARTER LLOYD VN ELDY LOIS TR UEX MARLENE SECOR PHYLLIS RAMER KENNETH W ENGER 6 1 -'I we J? ' . ' W E' .Qt .1 i 2. 1 1 ' D o ' I I ff I A ' , x -I 5 i 10 tr I 7 'B L- ,i 6- A - - If - ' ' ' ' Q-,fa . ff . -., ': ' ' fgfl , ' iff H ,... - Ja , lm: z 3 . -1 ' 4' R L 1 -1 A9L 'lx , f . .4 , X ,Q 1 I Ay ' II - ,, -73 - . f , 4, iii' ,,- -v KEITH PIARTMAN . rv 'pq ,nad in . ' D s 1 ' 4 1 .ff .1 , , A N - I A , LA'L If rs! I l 4 K 3 - , ' ff ,. A A , , I 13 - .A x 53 , 'R' I' Q 1 i 4 1 .wg . V I . ',,-- -.--N .lx fy If fy 2 . .x . , I -1 ,4 ,., X, 2 . V I I I . - A P -A 41 4:1 LARR Y SAWYER ,AABW ANDREH S LEN N s X4 9 MEL T3 pg! S. NANC Y HUNSBERGER eefxf' RAN Q05 N096 '94 cuss l953 On September 5 1949 forty eager Freshmen hopped on the1r mules and started toward thelr goal graduation day The flrst thlng we dxd was to elect Leland VK eldy as leader Marilyn Weldy co leader Larry Sawyer to keep record of the water and food supply Mr Howard Rogers as Sentor gulde and Delores Andrews and Glen Smeltzer as student guides Vs e rode steadily along until we ran Into a terrtfxc sandstorm conslstxng of algebra and biology problems But the mule tram survxved the storm and kept chpptty cloppm along On October Z9 1949 we stopped at Pfeiffer s Garage to get the wagon wheels greased and whxle we were there we declded to celebrate Halloween by holding a full of fun party But all too soon the wagons were greased so we started on our way agam We continued slowly until we reached Chicago where we let the mules stop and rest while we went through the Hall of Science and Industry and visited the Brookfleld Zoo After we had hnxshed our trip we headed the mule traln homeward so we could rest during the summer and be ready and rarln' to go on the second lap of our Journey next year, Nancy Hunsberger 53 42 L -3 A . , t , -1 .ff . N T- ' I ,, V A ci fr' x , ,. - , v js' .'.. v 4 1 4 I ,Q 'T 9 ' ,t k YNWBLDY DELORES I , Bvpi C 9 ' ' VPS b 5 ER P 1 . gl K , ' 3 lf' v 'Y 4. I x I 5 ' ,, y 1 6 , as ,Q 5 If 'S . ve Q- 4 W Y . S Az? I . +5 00 4 NKVO Q0 096 PC 'WP I I I . , . I . . . . 1 h ' l I I l . U . - 1 I I I 40 3 at .-0 'i 'V fx if -U if 'J' ,z ,Q 6 -1 tl IIS UT' x 43 '1 F7 .ff of -7 R UTH MET ZGER Blu. Ron-'MAN jam MYERS WILLIE Dumas FREDA HARTZLER GLEN WEAVER ELEANOR MULAAW HAROLD BOLLMAN RUTH FLORY BOB RISSER HELEN WEAVER JUNIOR SEARER SHIRLEY SMELTZER DANA SHAUM SANDRA EBY DENNIS GRAYBILL DORIS FINK JOYCE ROHRER MARCLA PFEIFFER LARRY SECOR BETTY KENT WAYNE SHAUM MARGARET KEHR jAY BIXLER PEGGY BECHTEL JOHN BOWERS NAOMI GOSS Boa ROGERS I-31.1-:ANOR MARTIN MARIE HOOVER .. ' l A A- Q 7 -1 . 1 2 fx J , 4 I ,, ' I I! f l ! .3 ' X I I A 'I I , 4' 'I 4 I- It 1 I -, x W' lr ' M T WIA K, 1 . - , , ls . Wa . -I U E 4153 I I J, . 4 .- ' X I VA , 2 -0 I1 I Lb f-, x, ' 1' ' ' K 0 ,. . P a A A J' 4'7 1 .X KE 4 1 f I' 1 ' ' I if f f , Q K A 'A ' ' . 5 . '47 I in A V 'Vx X V CZASS Of' i954 STANLEY HOLDEMAN FAYE NULL KENNETH PERRY MELBA SMELTZER CRAIG HUGH5 BE VFRLY BOARDLEY WALTER HARTER ARLENE GROVES RICHARD TR UEX SUSANNE LEINHART LARRY WISE VIRGINIA MATER HUGH HALL DIANNE OBENHOFF 4. 3 4- 1 'T 4? HERMAN ANGLEMYER W Q JEAN sewn.: P1-xu. FR:-:ED CAROLYN oomow an LARRY YODER Aucs 1-1os:,L1:R LOW ELL H UN bBERGER ESTHER STAHLEY If AN I ,JA X MAX HARTMAN 4, JOAN WELDY I' REDDII1. I AULUb .3 .4 A ,... 'Y -fl ff 1 5 'lt' B if? ev li' if 4- ' ' Q ' . , A I 1 , ' ..-. -4 ', 9 I jv- 1- - I N 4 'U .1 , . Q- -' 1 4 . .' 'l... 41. Nh ,xl P' '. -' 4 - ' -' I ' 91 5 J .I I Y. Q 1 I X 5 I I 1 I . 4 4 I I I . . , O . I b xr 1 , Q' . Q - 'xx , .Aw 'f Q 'A A '- 4 - .ff ' f . I Iv? X .' 5 r I -ER A 'li . .J 3 Iv' Y 'K 9 I Q A ' t I gl 1 'f' , 7 5 I . 1 9 I r nt 3 1 1 , l U A s, 'ig ' m 1 ,' , A 1. fy., 'J Q ? 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V- A 0 3, 7 I U- I In I LEIBERT MAURER VIVIAN T YSON EARL LL-'XRTIN JACK Mc BRIDE RUTH ANN BOLLMAN jIMMY HO'-ZEIN MARG RET NIILLER JUNIOR COPENHAVER ELAINE UMMEL EDDIE BECK PEARL GOSS ROGER SKILES FRANCES HAMILTON LARRY ST UMP SHIRLEY BEEHLER KERRY ROHRER THELNLA FELTS DONALD PARCELL LAVEDA BROWN V5 AYNE HAHN .IEAN HOLDERBAUM NORMAN SEARER ARLENE MUMAW jACKlE HARRINGTON CARLTON YODER jOAN PLETCHER JOHN C YODER MARY MANGUS WARD SMELTZER DAVID WEAVER SALLY DENLINGER JAMES LOUCKS ELEANOR ANDREWS R OBER 'I' CAR PEN TER if iff? .1 ,l il W4 5 -O 'L,.,4f A ABSENT WHEN PICTURES WERE TAKEN Paul Eby 46 A ' ,, 1 V3 s I XQ J 5:97 fffibs - .. A. . U. - 7 1 3 4' ' ' .A . I '. -0 1- ' - U, A . V: I I .12 15' If 1 1 ...f' fi ' As I R, if 2'9 -' '-J-.'-J-0 ,, . 1 T L -. 2' 1: . ' 1 1, . ,Q A .. K ,ff 4 ' , W , 3 I 'K ,FU L3 , 4, xv yE?w3 9 K2 Q GRADES KX Q Q A , X gy Q X? DONALD HAHN NAOMI BLEILE CHAR LES BEESON MONYA HUGHES DEAN FERGUSON WANDA WEAVER GLEN SECOR SHIRLEY SARBER LEONARD KLINE RAE JEAN FLETCHER DENNIS STAHLY BETTY NULL DICK NULL CAROLYN COPENHAVER KAREN DAUSMAN MAX HARTMAN MARLENE SNYDER EUGENE HUMFELD BETH ANN BONTRAGER LESTER RAMER JANET GONGW ER ,IOHN BOLEN LARRY CARPENTER NANCY NUNEMAKER RICHARD SHEETS MARY BROVONT CHARIS FEI TS NORMA WINGARD REID EBY A w ed n- ,-1 --Y ,R 'enrol' 11 Q0 9 -4 .gl 'ii -1 1-T3 X .1 f-0 4 f' 4 i ,-4 qv? Y' r J,,.p if L mm 48 Kl..v C 1-1 ..4 1 41 X I QIKI Q L Q I. I ', 4 A - 5 .3 ,g Q 42 ' - .1- F Q . In . . Q I -. fe, . J ' ' ' ' . . . JN I .71 K , 43 14 .1 , JJ' ' J A I Q . - N , ' 'fi fs 1' .1 I I ' ,A , ' . X , . ' 1 AA '4 I T I fb ,- mfg' '43 3 Q U, 1 A 1 'ff V4 A fx 'w 1 I La QI ' 1 ,, a.a!y 1 xi -. Lowsu. ROBISON jg.: Q.. 5,51 - 4, ' , S 2' I 'bl I' Elifh - . . ' I fs L 1, 1, A 5 i N 0.51 'Lf ' W' ' ' A 'V X '32 V2-. ' ' , 1375-X' X In I A if: f Q' I . 1: .6 ,-5 v'.'L Q 'K ' -. . A , M L I, - . 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ZQMXQJMEJZE MGFIWHZWIES R5 Q 5 Q ff 1 X Eb ki Q XX Rx E af xx N A ,f db A 6 4 Q I Semor Annual Staff Our staff thls year was composed of twenty one Senlors VK e haxe endeavored to put out an annual whlch furnxshes our readers wlth memorles the school year 1949 1950 at VK akarusa Hlgh bchool lt has been no easy task to put out thls annual Vx e have spent much tlme and elfort present hls annual to you Uur staff members were Eldltor m Chxef Assxstant Edltor bports Edltor Actwlty Elclltor Art Edltor Helpers Class Edltor Publlclty Dlrector Busmess Manager Annual Sales Manager becretary Treasurer Productlon Manager Dolores btump Loren VK eldy Dlck Myers Donna Ummel Nancy Rohrer Shxrley Pletcher W xlma Holderbaund Thelma Grosse Delorls Vw eaver Bryce Rohrer mm Martln l O g brace L nmel Proofreaders Mary Esther bolden Typlsts Sponsor Student Counczl Ruth Martln Marna Bechtel Fern Null VR ayne Gongwer Verla amllh T reva bmeltzer Mr Rogers The Student Councxl has again been under the leadershlp of Nlr Eaton They haxe sponsored several movxes chapel servlces floodxng the me pond and the electmon cheerleaders They were also m charge of votlng for the name of the annual The offlcers durmg the year 1949 1950 were Presxdent Dolores Stump Vlce Presldent Barbara Mangun Secretary Treasurer Bryce Rohrer 58 of - . ' ' ' , to ' , Advertising Manager ------------- Barbara BeMiller ' - -------------- -lif'!':Yf1 1., n I I - I . l 7 . 1:- 5' FRONT ROW Left to Right Mr Rohrer Loren Weldy Dick Myers Bryce Rohrer jun Martin Kenneth Long Mr Rogers SECOND ROW Wayne Gongwer, Marna Bechtel Ruth Martin Thelma Grosse Delons Weaver Fern Null Wxlrna Holderbauxn, Verla Sillth BACK ROW Shirley Pletcher Treva Srneltzer, Mary Esther Golden Dolores Stump Nancy Student Counczl Rohrer Grace Ummel Barbara BeMi1ler, Donna Umrnel Annual Staff 56 -OM' v 47 96 '7 49 ,refs FRONT ROW: Left to Right: Keanard Dickey, Brg :e Rohrer, Barbara Mangan, jixnmy Loucks, Mr, Eaton, Sponsor, SECOND ROW: Stanley Holdeman, Dolores Sturnp, 'oris Weaver, Doris Getz, Glenn Srneltzer, Bill Eslinger, BACK ROW: Mary Esther Golden, Thelma Gros se, Laianada Belv 'l1er, Delores Andrews, jean Holderbaum, Suzanne Lienhart, 59 Waka H1 Lztes Staff The Waka H1 Lxtes Staff puts out a bxweekly paper and is a section of the commerclal department whxch IS under the dxrectxon of Mr Rogers Our atm IB to put out a paper whnch provxdes tts readers wxth news of our school classes clubs and the varlous thmgs that happen around our school Edztorzal Staff Edntor m Chlef Grace Ummel Assocxate Edltor Dorthy Smeltzer Make up Editor Nancy Rohrer Assxstants Neva Sttckel Glorxa Parcell Sports Editor Duck Myers Assistant Davxd Ummel Proof Editor Barbara BeMxller Asslstants Sarah Boardley Vera Faye Weldy Nancy Hunsberger Dorls Getz Flle Clerks Mary Frances Grosse Dorls Weaver Reporters Mary Ellen Harter Lawrence Drudge Phyllis Ramer Phyllis Crlpe Specxal Reporter Kenneth Long Buslness Staff Busmess Manager jerry Parcell Cxrculatlon Shlrley Pletcher Leota H1gh Productzon Staff Typxsts Wllma Holderbaum Dolores Stump james Martin Treva Smeltzer Donna Ummel Loren Weldy Art Edltor Bryce Rohrer Artists Barbara Mangun Carroll Culp Kennard Dxckey Lenora Hoffman Mlmeograph Operators Naoml Goss Loxs Pletcher Ahce Mlller Marxlyn Weldy Robert Rogers Cloyce Secor Shlrley Strycker Laxanada BeM1ller Girls Chorus The Girls' Chorus has been under the dlrectlon of Mrs Helena Mlller during the year 1949 1950 The officers elected were Presndent Dolores Stump Vxce Presldent Mary Esther Golden Secretary Treasurer Dorls Weaver Reporter Nancy Rohrer The actwlttes of the past year were a Christmas program on December 22nd 1 the Wakarusa Audttorturn, a prograrn at jlmtown on December 13th, and the Dxstrlct Contest on April 18th, 60 a o I I g a --------------------- ' I ' -----..------ ----- - , n --- ------- ------ ' ' --..-..------------ ' n o -----..----- ...... --- ' ' ' o ' --------..----' , y ' r n -------- .------ --..--- , . n '. -- . 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' , ... . .n Waka H1 L1te.s Staff FRONT ROW Ll, t to Rxght jxm Martin jerry Parcell Kennard Dxckey Bryce Rohrer Dxck Myers Loren Weldy Kenneth Long Robert Rogers Mr Rogers Advnsor SECOND ROW Davxd Ummel Caroll Culp Mary Grosse Barbara Mangun Glona Parcell Loss Pletcher Dons Weaver Dorthy Smeltzer Cloyce Secor Lawrence Drudge Strycher Sarah Boardley Vera Faye Weldy Naomi Goss Neva Stlckel BACK ROW Shirley Pletcher Treva Smeltzer Barbara BeMlller Donna Ummel Nancy Hunsberger Mary Ellen Harter Lenora Hofiman Phylhs Crxpe W nlma Holderbaum Delores Stump Nancy Rohrer Laxanada BeMlller Phylhs Ramer .- zr s Chorus FRONT ROW Left to Right Helen Weaver, Betty Kent Elnora Mumaw jean Myers Ruth Flory Peggy Bechtel Marlene Secor Neva Shekel Nancy Rohrer Barbara Mangun Naomi Goss SECOND ROW Marna Bechtel Mary Ellen Harter Dorthy Smeltzer Mary Esther Golden Melba Smeltzer Connie Lehman Vlrgxnla Mater LaVeda Brown Vwlan Tyson Arlene Mumaw Eleanor Kent, Dons Weaver Mrs Muller Director THIRD ROW jean BeMl1ler Shelly Mater, Neva Mxller Esther Stahly Alxce Hossler joan Pletcher Lois Schwalm Ruby Shekel Carolyn Eby Carolyn Gongwer Phyllxs Ramer, Evelyn Perry BACK ROW Leona Marks, Ruth Myers, Dolores Stump, Phyllis Cripe. Marlene Strycker, Eleanor Martin, Shlrley Smeltzer, Sandra Eby, Bonnie Myera, Dons Fulk, Duane Obenhoff, Suzanne Llenhart, Mary Yoder, Mardyn Weldy 61 ' ,a ' a - . ' ' ' . ' S t A Y O I ' A . I - an ' 1 -5 . 1 'I , S g - . K 1 ' ' . x X ' X 4 A ' ' , THIRD ROW: Leota High, Doris Getz., Marilyn Weldy, Grace Ummel, Alice Miller, Shirley G ' I ' Y Teens The Y Teens has been under the dtrectton of Mrs Gerald Cook the fifth grade teacher Our club bought gtfts for chtldren for Chrtstmas sponsored a soap drue for a boys school tn Nlanchester England and sold concesstons forthe county tourney at Nappanee The offtcers elected thxs year were Prestdent Vtce Prestdent Dolores Bturnp Dorts XR eaxer Secretary Mary Lsther Golden Treasurer btudent Counctl Reporter Donna Umrrtel Dorls Getz Eleanor Kent Lzbrarg Club The uxbrary Club has agatn been under the le dersht of Ixlrs Glen Ixltller The club sold jello to ratse money vttth whtch to buy ltbrary suppltes nd books Each perxod our club furntshes a ltbrartan to check out books and also a ltbrartan for Checkxng out rnaga71nes wome of the other duttes re to mend books prepare new ones on the shelf and take care of the mxgazxnes The oifxcers are as follows Prestdent Vxce l restdent Secretary Treasurer btuoent Count' l 62 Shtrley Pletcher Barb ra Belx'xller Dor15Xkeaxer Exelyn Ferry lx ary Fsther Golden ' . 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' ' T Q , ' . , ix T, G 1 f Q - . . - J . - F . - ...... .. - - - Q A N l ' Q I . - FRONT ROW SECOND ROW THIRD ROW BACK ROW Y Teens Le!! to Rnght Evelyn Brown Helen Pletcher Vera Faye Weldy Phyllis Crlpe Shxrley Strycker Verla Smxth Phyllis Ramer Eleanor Ken! julla Nunemaker Dorthy Smeltzer Caroll Culp Neva Stlckel Marlene Secor Mrs Cook, Sponsor Dons Getz Arlene Hartman Verna Blosser Doris Weaver Mary Esther Golden Evelyn Perry Grace Ummel, Mary Ellen Harter Barbara Shank Donna Ummel Norma Hall Alice Mxller Bonnie Myers Dolores Stump Nancy Rohrer Leota Hxgh Barbara BeMlller Laxanada BeMIller Y Lzbrary Club FRONT ROW Left to Rlght Lewis Esenwem Larry Sawyer jim Martin Tom Evans Wayne Harter Carl Lechlxtner joe Hoover Leland Vveldy julxa Nunemaker Caroll Culp Grace Ummel Donna Ummel Ruby Shekel Barbara Mangun Doythy Smeltzer Mrs Miller Sponsor Kenneth bong Eloise Overholser Sarah Boardley Vera Faye Weldy Helen Pletcher Eleanor Kent Ruth Martm Dons VK eaver Ruth Hartzler Barbara BeMxller Evelyn Perry Mary Esther Golden Phylhs Ramer Mary Ellen Harter Delores Stump Nancy Rohrer Snrley Fletcher Leota Hugh Loss Schwalm SECOND ROW THIRD ROW BACK ROW 63 . e 1 -9 i '. , in 3. N 1, U Q- , 'I n . -A ' - 1 .if I , . 1 1 1 A .Z - . - A , . 3 if U . 4 , J- ' 1 2, , - X 1 LI : : . . . ' ' , . . : ' . . ' . . . .U I I I I : ' . . . ' . . : ' . . . ' ' . ' . I I ' I U I . ' I A N . 'f ix Q 1 ' J ,I . . I ,I-I , .. I ,, . gy ,I 1, 4 1 O . 1-1 It 2 , 1- . I ,. .: . : . ,' ' . .. ' I I I I 1 ' . ' . . . . D I I I I I I I : ' .' . ' . . I . I . - I I : ' . . . ' . I I I D I . I . Wakarusa Wzzards 4 H The W akarusa VS xzax-ds 4 H Club has grown rapxdly with a membershlp of 65 under the superv1s1on of Mr Elmer Lehman The club holds monthly meetmgs and 1S under the Elkhart County 4 H program The 4 H motto lS To Make the Best Better The offxcers are President Laxanada BeM1l1er Vlce Presxdent Kelth Weldy Secretary Treasurer Grace Ummel Reporter jerry Parcell Song Leader jean BeM1ller H1 C Club The I-ll C Club IS a relxgxous organlzatlon whlch IS a branch of the Elkhart County Youth for Chrmst whlch meets once a month at school and once a month outslde of school ln someone s home They have gwen several radlo programs during the year The sponsor has been Mr Rogers Our officers durmg the year 1949 1950 were President jlm Martln Vxce Pres1dent Shxrley Pletcher Secretary Treasurer Vera NN eldy Student Council Thelma Grosse Song Leader Mary Frances Grosse 64 - ll li Recreation Leader ------------- j, B, Lyons - I - . . P' FRONT ROW Harter H 0. GHGG1 4 H Club Left to Rxght Mr Lehman Dean Gongwer Kenneth Sarber Keith VN eldy Wayne arold Bollman Lddle Pletcher Tom Evans Donald Weaver Freddle Mater Tommy Sayer Larry Hahn Kenneth Hurnfeld Vlr lnla Mater Larry Clouse Eddie Beck Lamar Nusbauxn Bxlly George Paul 8 Eby Lowell Anglemyer erry VK use Dale Housour jared Smith Larry Secor Mary Sheets Carolyn Beck Carolyn Paulus Frances VN eaver Kexth Hartman Larry Stump Max Hartman Marne Hoow er VN ayne Shaum VN lllle Dubbs Cloyce Secor Carl BeMxller Frank Andrews Harry Brown Lewis Esenwexn Glenn bmeltzer Dax xd VK eaver Ahce Hossler SECOND R OW THIRD ROW Shelly Mater Laxanada BeMlller Grace Ummel john Bowers Larry Sawyer Leland VK eldy VN endell Clouse Herbert Tyson Bob Rlsser joyce Rohrer Guy Bolen erry Parcell W eldon Reynolds unlor Searer Marlene Strycker Shxrley Hoover jean BeMxller H1 C Club FRONT ROVN SECOND ROW THIRD ROW BACK ROW Left to Right jean Myers Robert Rogers Carl Lechlxtner Vha e Harter Leland Weldy jxm Marttn Cleo Lelnbach Larry Secor Tom Evans D lorxs VL eaver Elnora Mumaw Rebecca Ummel Keith Hartman Glen VK eaver Vfeldon Reynolds Davxd Ummel Hartman Gene Lelnbach Wayne V eldy Thelma Grosse Marcia Pfexffer Mr Rogers Sponsor joyce Rohrer Arlene Hartman Phyllis Ramer Mary Ellen Harter Dons Vt eaver Marlene Secor Verla Smith Freda Hartzler Marna Bechtel Ruth Martxn Margaret Kehr Verna Blosser Larry Sawyer Carl BeMlller, Evelyn Brown, Sarah Boardley, Helen Pletcher Vera Weldy Ruth Ann Myers Bonme Myers, Leona Marks, Mary Grosse, Shxrley Pletcher, Shirley Smeltzer, Eleanor Martm, Marilyn Weldy, Ruth Hartzler, M nllxe Dubbs joe Hoover Dean 65 ' V, .- 5 - ,-1 ' ' In VJ- 'ji ,A . .V X -1 L13 4- - 4 ' .5 s - !:,ffJ 4 . - L ' K ' 4 ' . . 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W, ,: Y . 2 , . . v .yn I I ' I I A 1 1 1 9 I V 1 Scouts The purpose of the Scout organwatxons is to prepare better citizens for tomorrow The promise which must be obeyed by all girl scouts is On my honor I will try to do my duty to God and my country to help other people at all times and to obey the Girl Scout Laws This promise if kept faithfully will in return give the girls better character and health which will enable them to give better services to the people of today In the year 49 and 50 the girl scouts with the help of other organizations have been uted fruit baskets to the sick in VK akarusa The boy scout oath is On my honor lwill do niy best to do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout law to help other people at all times to keep myself physically strong mentally awake and morally straight The boy scouts have put on sex eral paper d nr s They went to the Sand Dunes Nlxchxgan last sumnuer n Scout is trustworthy loyal helpful friendly courteous kind obedient cheerful thrifty brave clean and reverent 66 L ' is . II - - - A . . . . . Y l , . . . . . able to establish a cabin in which to hold their rneetings, At, Christmas, they distrib- . ll . I V1 ' V I I . . ll ' r' 'h, in A 7 I Y u FRONT ROW: Boy Scouts Left to Right: Mr, Rohrer, Hugh Hall, Lee Hofirnan, Tom Evans, Eddie Pletcher, jack McBride, jack Harrington, SECOND ROW: Larry Yoder, Liebert Maurer, Stanley BACK ROW: Holderman, jimmy Herein, Craig Hughes, Phill Freed, jmmior Copenhaver, jerry Wise, Bill Hoiixrxan, Larry Sawyer, jack Harrington, Guy Bolen, Frank Andrews, Bill Eslinger, Lewis Esenwien, Brownze Scouts 300017 .JF FRONT ROW SECOND ROW BACK ROW Senzor Scouts Left to Right Mary Mangus, Margaret Miller Neva Miller, Suzanne Lxenhart Diane Obenhoff Alice Hossler Carolyn Gongwer Connie Lehxnan jean Holderhaum Shirley Beehler, Frances Hamilton jean BeMx1ler Shelly Mater Beverly Boardley Virginia Mater Sally Denlmger, Faye Null Betty Loucks Marcia Pfeiffer, Ruth Flory Peggy Bechtel Marlene Strycker Sandra Eby Margaret Doermg Shirley Strycker, Verla Snnih C3 Q ., ,- , ,sg ,al -PN ir FRONT ROW SECOND ROW BACK ROW Left to Right Marcia Brenneman Aleta Shlunaker Patty Letherman Mary Lienhart Donna Husband judy McBride Nancy Shuxnaker, Roberta Yoder judy Hannah Mrs Gongwer, Sally Yoder Helen Parcell, joyce Horein Marcia Leonard joyce Humfeld jane Bechtel Polly Lehman Mrs Hossler Alice Weldy Beverly Loucks Sharon Gongwer jauson Shumaker judy Carpenter Sally Thompson joyce Andre Delorls Weaver 1, Z if -if tx 'f A ' l . ,,,, ,N : ' ' . 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Barbara Mangun Thelma Grosse Ruth Ann Myers bally Thompson Carolyn Paulus Marcia Maurer Marilyn lA eldy Carolyn Gongwer BECOND ROVN Margaret Miller Sharon Gongwer jauson ohurnaker bandra Henschen Nancy Hunsberger Bob Rogers jean Myers THIRD ROVN jack McBrxde Neva Mxller Shxrley VN eldy Frances VK eax er Bryce Rohrer Mary Frances Grosse joyce Rohrer Gilbert btump Kenneth Hurnfeld Lewis Esenwexn Nancy Rohrer NA eaver Royce Hall ohn Yoder VN ayne Hahn jxmmy Horem BACK ROW Bonnie Myers Phylxs Crxpe Larry oawyer Nlr Bowers School Band Twenty two new members began lnstructxon on band mstruments thls year A beglnnmg band has been organlzed from th1s group and wxth our advanced band we now have a total membersh1p of forty one Appearances durmg the first semester Included a program for band parents and prospective students on November lst, and an assembly program on November 3rd On February 16th the band played for the Vk akarusa Mxllersburg game Other appear ances during the second semester xncluded a begmnlng student recital and program the combmed bands and a Sprlng Concert by the band and chorus Twelve VS akarusa students are members of the Elkhart County and County Reserve Bands Mr james Bowers xs the director 68 FOURTH ROW: Don VK eaver, jane Bechtel, Allen Nletzler, Herman Anglemyer, Tom Evans, David . . 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' we 56 llfliiil 41 W ' 47 vm 40 w - 51 50 6 ' ' - Wakarusa 55 New Paris 34 VJ ' 44 AI' ' 43 1' 54- f' ' 30 ' 51 40 W 32 1' :SO ' sv 37 W 35 4V W 42 ' 46 NK' 49 55 W - 47 70 V, ' 51 IMA 39 W 51 40 W 36 32 VI 34 ' f 51 The Varszty Team Charles VK enger Chuck IS one of four Senlors on the varsxty Thls ms his hrst year on the team Chuck played a forward posxtton and was noted for his one handed Jump shots and also hxs fakxng and drxvmg toward the basket Bryce Rohrer Bryce another Senxor who 15 also one of the taller members of the team, played two years on the varsxty He has an excellent left handed hook shot and a twxstmg Jump shot Loren Weldy Rube as he IS known IS a Senlor two year performer on the varsxty He lS a well regarded defenslve man plus a trlcky ball handlmg expert Rube could slnk elther a short medlum shot or a drwe lay up shot Rlchard Myers Dlck the tallest member on the team lS a Senxor and a three year performer He IS noted for hrs hook shots from elther hand together wxth a good rebounder and also a txp nn speclalxst Davxd Ummel Benny as the fellas call hmm 15 th fwe He st d e fxrst e only underclassman on the regular fwe Benny IS well regarded for his one handed push shots Carl Belvhller Cot as ev erybody calls hxm lS the number one reserve on thts year s team Cot , who can play any posltlon on the floor IS noted for h1s speed and drwe and he also has a good hook shot VK endell Blosser Ike IS ajumor and enjoymg h1s fxrst year on the varslty e who can play either forward or guard wlll be remembered for hls important part m wxnnmg the Concord game Kennard Dickey Ken IS the number one reserve for the center posxtlon Ken IS a good rebounder and also has a deadly one handed push shot He IS a umor and playmg hxs fxrst year on the varslty VS eldon Reynolds Ren IS a unlor and thxs IS hxs fxrst year on the xarsxty Ren who played part txme on the second team and part on th f and should be a val e lrst has a lot of drxve uable asset to next year s team v Q-ll 'U I a . 1 1 1 1 -i -11 .tQ. -. ll U' - 1 . - - 1-ll ll - - ' v iii tiki 5 I c D 1 - 1 ' I ll fl . --QI 1 If 1 1 . . . . ' . ' -- , ' , ' e shortest member on th ' ' , an s 5' 8' and is also th ' , ll O' 1 - . - 1 ll QD 1 . 1 I 1 as u I - - . . 7 'til v ' ' ' ' ' ' fllk ll 1 --ll I' o a . 1 - ' . J . y --ll 'I - J 1 1 . 1 1 V 1 . ll ff' I . 82 Varsity Basketball Team FRONT ROW: BACK ROW: FRONT ROW SECOND ROW BACK ROW Le!! to Rlght: Dave Ummel, Loren Weldy, Dick Myers, Bryce Rohrer. Chuck Wenger, Cot BeMi11er, Weudow Blouer, Kennard Dickey, Weldon Reynolda, Bill Glay, Coach, . Q . ac, , as un fy N-1 vyfpg. 11 ' -. r- .. e -9 ... LM x.r C7 ' ' '-, gig QC- 'Ne r 8 ' get' ,..', kg? B5 N-f' 'f fe , We fl 'Q if x' 1 4 5SlL5 L ,J B Squad Left to Right Larry aawyer junxor Searer Lewxs Esenwuen jerry Wxse Kenneth VN enger Lee Hartman Lee Hoffman Tom Evans Lawence Drudge Bull Eslmger l.ela.nd W eldy Cloyce Secor Frank Andrews Guy Bolen Devon Eby W endell Clouse Luk..-Q ...u Cheerleaders Barbara BeMlller jo Pletcher Delores Andrews 7 ll 724 5kx,'l'x LA as NJ 83 The jumor Hlgh basketball team fmxshed out a medxocre season this year by wxnnmg out of 15 games Hugh Hall led the scormg for the papooses wlth 133 pomts He also won a trophy for the most valuable player mn the umor Hugh Tourney The Papooses won thexr way into the flnals ofthe tourney before bowmg out to jmmtown by a margln of two pomts Lloyd Hostetler dxd a very fme Job of mentormg the team GAA The Gxrl s Athletlc Assocxatxon IS an organxzatlon for h1gh school glrls who are lnterested xn partxclpatmg m sports They have played several basketball games wxth other schools The gxrls made swlshers for both tourneys and sold holly at Chrlstmas tlme Mrs Evans has been IH charge of the club agam thls year The oihcers thls year were Vxce Presldent Secretary Treasurer Reporter Student Councxl Recorder VN llma Holderbaum Barbara Belvhller Mary Esther Golden Nancy Rohrer Lalanada Belxhller Barbara Mangun 6 . . . . t . J . . t President ------------ - Grace Ummel 84 x if Jumor Hzgh an Basketball as S Team E' r px 1 P! FRONT ROW Left to Rtght james Horetn .Stanley Holdeman Hugh Hall jr Davtd Kronk Phil Freed james Loucka Larry Yoder :AECOND ROW Mr Hoatetler Coach Carlton Yoder jackie Harrington jurlor Copenhaver Kerry Rohrer Lee Maurer Norman Searer BACK ROW Davxd Vteaver Eddte Beck Cratg Hughes Freddie Paulus Max Hartman Larry Sturnp jack McBrxde GAA FRONT ROW SECOND ROW BACK ROW Left to Rtght Dons W eaver Barbara Mangun Barbara BeMtller Nancy Hunsberger Grace Ummel Latanada BeMtller Leota High Barbara Shank Mary Esther Golden Marcxa Pfeiffer Norma Hall Neva Suckel Phyllts Crtpe Ann Myers Fern Null bhxrley Hoover Ahce Mtller Lots Pletcher Evelyn Perry Mrs Evans Sponsor Verla bmtth Sarah Boardley Marlene Strycker Bonme Myers Lenora Hoffman Wxlma Holderbaurn Marte Hoover Shtrley Strycker Nancy Rohrer Betty Loucks Delores Andrews 85 .- 4' 2 4 s 'f, . ' 1 - .. -1 - r fe 4 A D J Q ' - -r ' T U- S P . sw' a o 1 . . f .3 0 1 ,Q . 3-A 4 ,' p ' 'h i u ' C 'Z . 1 1 , 2 ' ' 3 3-of Ln ' ' fz. ,, - 'gh m sr. t h .' , ' 1 N , ,HJ , ..K'! A . v . a 0 o 'fx -W , ml . 'B' V. s, . TF' 0 'L'-1 . - 1 j fl K Left to Rxght Tom Evans Loren W eldy Charles W enger Kenneth Long Bryce Rohror Kennard Dxckey Harold Bollman Cloyce Secor Lee Hartman Guy Bolen Robert Drake Lewis Esenweln Frank Andrews, Larry Senor Coach Bxll Clay Lloyd Andrews Eddxe Pletcher Dick Harrington VM eldon Reynolds Lawrence Drudge junior Searer Vlendell Blosser Davxd Ummel Carl Belvhller FRONT ROW SECOND ROW THIRD ROW Track Team The Wakarusa track team has a d1stmct recogmtlon ln Elkhart County The trackrnen have won the county track meet for slx years in a row The boys thxs have a good chance of making lt the seventh consecutive county wtn a 41, . . 1 ldllvouul 'F' IAI.ll0l Illl1lZl lazoohlolallll. 86 Quai . Q N N X ' '-0-L . ' ' U - D ' . 3 - 4 . A ' I u X X 4 . , i 'K n . Q . 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PHOINE 6 INAPPAI EE IINDLAINA I COIVIPLETE HOME I- URNISHERS Holler Meat Market QUALITY MEATS HOME SMOKED HAMS - BACON SAUSAGE OUR SPECIALTY CUSTOM BUTCHERING CURING AND SNIOKING 106 WEST MARKET STREET PHONE 103 NAPPANEE INDIANA COMPLIMENTS OF Huffman Bakery Culp Funeral Home ANIBULANCE SERVICE PHONE 53 GOSI-IEN INDIANA McJri'm's Feed Malls GRAIN COAL PHONE 71.2 INEVN PA R15 INDIANA OF O I I- EED POR POULTRY AND LIVESTOCK Dr M L Weldy ond Dr R E Blgelow JACK S CAP Phone 13 Wakarusa Indiana Compllments Of MILLERS RESTAURANT Elkhart County s Newest and Finest Phone 737 117 South Maxn Goshen Indnana 81 R A Y' ' EI Good Food - Served Right JEWELRY 'If WATCHES DIAMONDS SILVER GLASS CHINA ELKHART 'I' GOSHEN Freeds Shoe Store IT PAYS TO BUY SHOES AT A SHOE STORE J IM P REED J IM EATON WAKARUSA INDIANA Sears, Roebuck 8K Co PHONE 3 2375 ELK!-IART INDIANA Sigmund Sorg, Inc. 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