Waveland High School - Hornets Nest Yearbook (Waveland, IN)

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they may have used a few rotten apples (just for variety). Remember Mr. Davis sang all the way home? Several of the boys (the shy ones who weren’t taking advantage of the hay ride) were accompanying Mr. Davis on the empty potato chip cans. Savages from the Congo! That was us. About April of this year, if you happened to look out the assembly window, you would probably have seen Norma and Robert walking in the yard, arm in arm. 1951— 22nd Amendment adopted and Japanese Treat)' was signed. Tins was the year we had all long anticipated. We were now in high school. Make special note: Our president en- tered the history this year and also joining us, adding to the merriment, was John; and we mustn’t forget our golden-haired angel—Carolyne Hughes. We were, of course initiated, too. Yes, freshies, we went through all that. We particularly remember Bill Wendall, Mel, and Joe in high heels. They got through the day somehow without breaking their necks. Then, there was Little Black Sambo (Harriett) and the babies. Marge and Lawson. If 1 remember rightly, Mel got two proposals that night— Carolyne and Janice, wasn’t it? And didn’t Evelyn sing a solo to John? I think Charlotte had to tell him she loved him too, didn’t she? 1952— Eisenhower became President and we soon saw the end of the war in Korea. In 1952 only three years left in our fight for edu- cation (and fun). We took our stand in the basketball world. We had two of our own classmates enter the famed field. Spirits rode high as tourney time neared. We bagged both victories that year and became County and Sec- tional champs. The girls took a couple of field trips that year. We visited the Girls’ School. Teachers would have probably been happy if a few of us had stayed on. Too, we attended the Home Show and visited St. Mary’s of the Woods. Angus took his place in our history. 1953— Stalin died and all America hoped for peace. Ah, this was a good year! Play practice, reception, typing, shorthand, history. It was a hard year but every bit of it was great fun. We had a couple of class parties. Margie had a birthday party and Linda entertained the play cast of BOYS ABOUT BOBETTE.” 1954— Dust)' Rhodes knocked home runs for World Series. Debate censure of Senator Mc- Carthy raged on. Our stormy attack on history has almost finished. We have lived through half of our last year in Waveland High. Some of us will be glad to leave; others will probably wish they were back. We have lived through labor upheavals, communist disturbances, world wars, short recesses, fist fights, ballgames. dis- appointments, short romances; but most of all we have gained an education, ripened into true- blooded American citizens, and formed some lasting friendships. These things we’ll never forget: Elizabeth began going steady in 1954, Martha acquired a diamond on her left hand, and 1955? We won the county tourney and celebrated by a victory dance. Who knows what will happen to us from now on? We are pretty sure that come May we’ll walk through the halls of Waveland High for the last time as students. Then we will go on a senior trip, put on a senior play, etc. But after that each of us will go our own way. make our own mark in the world. Each of us must remember that “the door to success is labeled push” and we must keep pushing. 1’a c 13

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 The Door To Success Is Labeled Push” The year 1943—War raged over the world. Home scene? Patter of little feet thundered through the halls. We began our fight for edu- cation. Jim, Bill, and Don were accused of turning Mrs. Fosters organ into a race car. Defendants were found guilty of battle scarring the organ for life. Sentence? No recesses for three days. 1944 D-Day Don Handley once again ap- peared before authorities (teacher). Found guilty of grabbing four carrot strips. Sentence? Had to sit with a girl. (That was punish- ment??) Later in the year Mel Kelly ap- peared as a new member of our class. 1945— Truman succeeded to presidency. Atom bombs are dropped. Home scene? Janice French takes her place in our class. Once again we turn to Don. As you can see he was a very notorious character. Romance bloomed. Don and C. C. Frisz were a regular twosome. She gave him a toy drum for Christmas. The inquisitive Don had to take it apart, of course, and see how it was put together. Hence? No drum! 1946— Philippines were made independent. Price controls ended. Pupils Margaret Walters and Benny Joe our southern friend, moved away. But soon others moved in to take their places in our school life. After four years in school the teachers almost became shock-proof. Beauti- ful friendships ripened into fistfights. 1947— Marshall Plan was announced. Taft- Hartley Act was passed. Mel Kelly acquired a couple new front teeth. (Former ones were lost in an accident several years before). The almight)' fifth graders challenged the sixth graders to a game of basketball. And we won too! 1948— Away from school—world crises were shaping up. Communists seized Czechoslovakia. Our stormy attack on history marched on. We formed a physical education class in the sixth grade and each Friday afternoon we excitedly shoved our books into our desks and hurried to the ball diamond where we engaged in a battle of baseball. (Usually girls vs. boys). At least we had two competent girl players— Shirley Wasson and Linda French. Shirley and Harriett appeared in our history for the first time this year. We lost a good pal, Cecile Frisz. 1949— Communists triumphed in China. Load- ed with ammunition (squirt guns, sling shots and paper air planes) we entered the seventh grade with our firing arm. This was, of course, our first year upstairs. Margie moved this year and took her place in our class history. Mr. Hazlett was our sponsor. Remember our first class part)', kids? We had a weiner roast at Mitchells. That was the night we poor girls were auctioned off for the dance which was held in the barn. 1950— U. N. Intervention in Korea. We moved on to the eighth grade and set our dy- namic example for the seventh graders. (What an example!) Let’s see. That was the year Jim Mitchell and Joan Hodgkin got thrown out of general science. Of course Jim never kicked anybody again. We had another class party. We had a havride and weiner roast at the Shades. If I remember rightly, Don and Law- son made the cider and a little bird told me Page 12

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Pictorial History Our Liberace “Pigtails” Hastings The Angel Hey, Lin! Page 14