Ball High School - Purple Quill Yearbook (Galveston, TX)

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l' ll' unzor JZGSXOIVUJQS Gfapfer 77 The Junior Historians group has for its purpose: to promote interest in the historical background and landmarks of our city. Diane Palmer ,........,,,,.., ..., rt,,..,.t.,... p r esident Kathleen McCarthy ,,,.,,, ,,... 11 ice president Alice Sweeney ..,- .,,.,.A .t,.....A,. s ecretary Elka Fargotstein .,,..,.......,. ,,..... t reasurer Barbara Sue Schneider ......., .....r s ang leader Mr. Riley Le Fevers ...... sponsor Uwe-N., VM: f - -if H-2. V ' f:S-25:-w, , --,--: A if 4'- CLUB LOG Norva Lou Andrews Anne Blocker Ruth Braunegal Harriet Bronstein Alice Collison Robbie Lee Criss Diana D'Albergo June Dale Carolyn DeVasier Elka Fargostein Nancy Frederickson Patricia Fultz Marilyn Geller Jeanne Cerdes Corinne Cherbis Samuel Gipson Peggy Hough Frank Huurtas Brenda Johnson Janis Jones Joyce Jones Phyllis Jones Doris Katz Laurie Konzelman Louise Lamar Annette Levin Rose Marie Maceo Patricia Maser Kathleen McCarthy Margaret McElwaine Marlene Nathan Diane Palmer Tookie Parrish Sherin Pfennig Priscilla Pennington Beth Rowland Joanne Russel Nancy Sattler Barbara Sue Schneider Joan Schwab Camille Scrafone Robert Sherrod Sharon Shivers Alice Sweeney Carolyn Teichman Carolyn Torrcgrossa Ervi Vanskike Geneva Wallach Vivien Webb Barbara Williams Betty Jean Zapalac Sandra Zimmerman Among the varied projects during '56-'57 were presenting an assembly program, entertaining a junior group from Houston and giving aid in the restoration of the historic Williams- Tucker home, built by Samuel May Williams, Texas colonists' secretary. G

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CLUB LOG Charles Be-ntly Robbie Lee Criss Loretta Di-ll'Osso Carolyn Ruskin Creeencio Alaniz Dolores Garza Lydia Garza Willie Garza Annie Miranda Donald Matejowsky Paul De La Rosa Olivia Martinez A club project which afforded much pleasure for the community, as a whole, was the Nativity scene. This Christmas season achievement is pictured below.

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K-Q' , unzbr ffqcaklny Off csczence To improve the BHS science enthusiast's knowledge and appreciation of the sciences. Miss Agnes Spence Mr. G. W. Bertschler sponsors Manuel Syers ..,c,,....,,..,... ,,,,,,, ,,.....,.. p r esident Gerald Blakeman .....,, ..,. v ice president Susan Stephen ...,,,,,, ,,,.,,,,... s ecretary John Cleveland ....,, ,,,,,. t reasurer Lauretta Dell'Osso reporter - -A lo 5 pt ACADEMY LOG Pete Blakeman Anne Blocker Charles Booher Bill Bradshaw Mark Dierlam Gig Coodenow Arden Could Eleanor Halbert Ralph Henderson Elaine Hennessy Charles Hooks Ronnie Kantowski .leneene Krantz Neil Lewis Charles Mares Noel McCurley Patsy Schuler Mary Schadewald Dale Somers Philip Somers Jack Syers Paul Van Nieuwenhuize Bayne Yancy Earl Turner .lohn Rowland The club sponsored a Science Fair May 2 at Ball High. Physics, biology, and chemistry classes par- ticipated. Pictured at left are John Rice and Norman Bendiksen, Ball sophomores this year. In March of '56 they represented Stephen F. Austin in the Fair. The Science Academy also had a Seeds of Friend- ship collection for overseas neighbors to better their agriculture. John Rowland was a Ball representative at the state Junior Academy of Science meet, speak- ing on What ls Hi-Fi?