Williamsburg High School - Memories Yearbook (Williamsburg, IN)

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ipfolalgecy CLASS REUNION' It was my pleasure in the year of 1968 to meet the members of the class of 52 who gradu- ed from Williamsburg School. We met at my home in Hot Springs, Arkansas for a class re- union. It has been a long time since my husband, six children, and I have been to Williamsburg, but when R t Hall and his ' arrived we caught up on some of the latest news from Williamsburg. e were having a lot of fun chatting when the telephone rang and interrupted us. The call was from the airport in Hot Springs, and it was from Wallie Watson. He had just ar- rived and wanted Oscar lthat's my husband you know,J to come and get him. You probably al- ready knew that Wallie was telling us some of his fascinating stories when the phone interrupter us again. I excused myself and answered it. This time the call was from New York, it was Paul Mink. He told me the boys and he were sorry, but they were tied up in their new Broad- way musical hit, Qit has been playing now for three weeks, they are quite a hit as you probably have already read in the papersl. They are quite famous by their theme song, The Old Mt. Dew , so they just added on an extra word and called themselves the Old Mt. Dew Trio , which includes John Catey, Jack Smith, and Paul Mink. By the way all three of these boys are married. Paul's wife is the owner of a large wine manufacturing company. in California. Jack's wife was 'a one time chorus girl and Johmiy is married to a young nite club singer, she is quite famous by her theme song, Don't Blame Me . All three of these families now though live in New York. Around ll a.m. a long sleek black limousine pulled up in front of my home. It was Norman Robin- son and his wife Amy. After we inquired around with Amy about Norman, she said he had just finished a painting of the Old Mt. Dew Trio , and received a grand sum of five thousand dollars. As you remember Norman was always a little shy about his drawings and paintings so of course we got no comment out of him the entire afternoon about his famous painting. Mary Sue and her four daughters arrived around noon from Tennessee. Her husband wasn't able to make it since his work was very important. Mary is a head nurse at the St. Thomas hospital in Tennessee. About twelve we heard a strange noise out doors and when we opened the door to investigate, there Bill Boyce was at our front door. We asked him what the noise was and he pointed to the side of the house, it was a new fangled one seated helicopter of a thing, fwhat an expression to describe this gadget.j Bill said that was his latest invention. He said he left from Indianapolis this homej at ten a.m. and he arrived at our front door at eleven forty-five a.m. Bill has in- vented many gadgets since he left Williamsburg High and has became quite a prominent man. Just as we were admiring Bill's new flying machine a truck pulled up and Tom Crull got out and came over where we were. If you haven't seen Tom lately you would hardly know him, he has lost a lot of weight and he told us later in the afternoon he only weighed ll0 lbs. Tom is a very prosper- ous dairyman out in Texas. He owns a ranch and seven thousand head of battle. Said he left his wife and their twin sons to attend the ranch while he was gone. Even if Tom was a lot slimmer he was still his jolly old self all afternoon. Oh, I forgot to tell you, Tom lost a lot of his weight by taking 'Boyces Slendlizers , which is one of Bill Boyce's inventions. Tom was sure glad he discovered them, says he can eat all he wants now and never has to worry about his weight. I think that is why all the girls now days has fthe late Lana Turner's figure , they all take Slendlizers. As we were out doors sitting around the picnic table a taxi pulled up in front of my home. Dolores got out and then guess what, there were four little tots following her. I couldn't hardly believe it, the last time I had seen her she onlv had two children. When she greeted us all I asked her if all of those were hers and laughinglyi she said they were. They range between the ages of 4-1 respectively. She said the family and her had moved back to Kentucky where they have a tobacco plantation. About five minutes later after Dolores had arrived a 68 Ford pulled up in front and Joyce and Mrs. Maynard got out and came over to the table where we were all gathered. We were all of course glad to see Mrs. Maynard, we didn't think she was going to be able to come, but she decided she would come with Joyce. Mrs. Maynard is still teaching at Williamsburg and Joyce is the elementary teacher at Williamsburg. Joyce said she had been teaching now for seven years and just loved it. We counted the members and decided that we all were here that was going to come, we only had twelve to graduate from Williamsburg, but we had quite a large crowd when everyone brought their families. I was very glad they did all get to come and I don't think one of us will ever forget this picnic, because we all enjoyed ourselves so much and since we all live in different parts of the country we don't know when we will get to meet again, we all hope some year soon though. A We were all glad to see Mrs. Maynard, because she was our sponsor through our Senior year at Williamsburg High. y 1Qnn1ov-inn

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CLASSf TRIP 0 1950 - 1951 ? 7 -'.,, f-'. 1 'Lai Mr Neeley On Little Round Top ' if - Gettysburg Battle Field our Wf?nde1'fu1 ffcapitoi Bldg. Washlngtoms Tomb bus driver ! The memorable day of May 4, finally came around, and the Juniors and Seniors of 51 started their nine day Miller tour with Losantville School. We left Richmond at 8 a.m. with our capable driver, Neeley and our guide and sponsors, Mr. and Mrs. Dickerson. Since Mrs. Maynard loves to travel she too accompanied the group adding her comments and past experiences along the way. We enjoyed scenery, oil wells, coal mines, and one another as we journeyed to Pittsburgh for our first stop. The Pittsburgher was a nice hotel, the evening rainy, but, fine for exploring the city and some shows. Sunday included traveling through the mountains, seven tunnels, Gettysburg Battlefield, and the Washington Cathedral as we arrived in Washington that evening. Monday was a busy day with many tired feet. We visited Washington Monument, the Capitol, Library of Congress, the Supreme Court Building, Washington Airport, Mount Vernon, Smithsonian Institute, Arlington Cemetery, Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials, Lee's Mansion, ending with im- pressive service at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Some were fortunate enough to see Presi- dent Truman as he rode down to the Statler Hotel that evening. Tuesday we left the Annapolis Hotel and traveled through Baltimore to Philadelphia where we saw Independence Hall, Liberty Bell, and the Betsy Ross Home. We arrived in New York City staying at the Shelton Hotel which seemed to interest many with its television and swimming pool. Wednesday, we spent taking a boat trip seeing New York from the Hudson River. Shows, shopping, ballgames, and etc. took care of the afternoon and evening. Thursday, we took a sight seeing bus visiting The Bowery, Chinatown, Wall Street, and the Empire State Building. At noon we left for West Point traveling through the Catskill Mountains. We saw the parade and review in full dress. A night at the beautiful Hotel Thayer was quite restful. Friday, we enjoyed the beautiful scenery as we traveled across state of New York through the Finger Lake Region. Rochester was our overnight stay. Saturday, the biggest thrill was viewing Niagara Falls, riding on the Maid of the Mist and over the Whirlpool. Traveling through Canada afforded some interesting contrast. Arriving in Detroit our last night was spent at the Hotel Detroiter. T Sunday found us up early lextremely sol to travel to Williamsburg, the garden spot of the world so most of the group thought. Statue of Liberty A Lincoln Memorial' Gettysburg Cemetery 'Eternal Peace' Washington M9m0I'1a1