Crown Point High School - Excalibur Yearbook (Crown Point, IN)

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8 CROWN POINT INKLINGS SENIOR CLASS 1931 Top Row, left-to-right: Helen McCaslin, Katherine Fisher, Mildred Letz, Marjorie Seramur, Evert Linton, Wayne Seramur, Alvin Bixeman, Robert Sherman, George Everetts, Harold Patz, David Jorbin, Harold Reider, Harold Hodges, Harold Heisterberg. Middle Row, left-to-right: Viola Schultz, Margaret Ross, Helen Gilbey, Maxine Norton, Mary Margaret Benjamin, Alice Burroughs, Miss M. Bollenbach, Mr. B. Pruitt Eleanor Letz, Alice Fisher, Ruth Letz, Margaret Heintz, Emma Sonnenberg, Laura Reigert. Bottom Row, left-to-right: Lester Heisterberg, Doris Enterline, Orville Truelly, Leona Nielsen, Charles Hough, Elsie Kabella, Harold Hershman, Virginia Kyle, Wilbert Luke, Virginia Simmons, Russell Gard, Charles Busenburg, Lucille Gard, Rose Batterman, David Weinberg. W Senior Class History W At midyear promotion time, 1927, a group of bewildered eighth grad¬ ers transformed by the magic wand of the report card into freshmen, wandered around the halls wonder¬ ing why everything looked so dif¬ ferent now that they were freshies. They settled down into the classes that were finally arranged for the bothersome little pests, and fondly imagined that they looked like real high school students. Next year emboldened by the ad¬ dition of more eighth graders as well as students from the parochial schools and the country, they elected their class officers: President, Janet Iddings; Vice-President, Harold Hershman; Secretary, Gretchen Had- don and Treasurer, Ruth Letz. Noth¬ ing very constructive, was accom¬ plished that year — there were a couple of class parties which were lots of fun. At the end of the year the freshmen — sophomore hunt turn¬ ed out to be a failure, for the fresh¬ ies, because they couldn’t locate the class of ‘30. It was in this year that the class was saddened by the loss of one of their members, Gerald Holloway, who died very suddenly in November. The officers during the sophomore year were President Marjorie Ser- NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY Class of 1930 — Elmer Blume Willis Schultz Lincoln Parry. Ervin Heisterberg Harriett Collins Mildred Margison Mary Margaret Benjamin (Junior) Katherine E. Fisher (Junior) Class of 1931— Mary Margaret Benjamin Katherine E. Fisher Mildred Letz Elwin Roy Brittan Florence Selkow Doris Enterline amur; Vice-President Charles Busen¬ burg; and Secretary-Treasurer, Mary Margaret Benjamin. The most im¬ port thing that the class did that year was to select their class rings, which were extremely good looking and apparently pleased the whole class. In the operetta “Tulip Time”, the class was represented by Janet Iddings as one of the cast, and several girls and boys in the choruses. In the junior year the class started with a sense of real responsibility and of big things to come. As of¬ ficers they choose: Mary Margaret Benjamin, president; George Ev¬ eretts, vice-president; Maxine Nor¬ ton, secretary: and Virginia Kyle, treasurer. The class play, “The Family Upstairs” proved a big suc¬ cess, for not only did the cast per¬ form with creditable ease but it netted the class a nice sum of money. The class was well repre¬ sented in the opertta “Sun Bonnet Girl” by Doris Enterline, Florence Selkow, Mary Jane Fritts, Alice

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CROWN POINT INKLINGS 7 Senior Reminiscences on the Faculty % Not all of us were privileged to know Mr. Grinstead but those who can dimly recall the class in Gen¬ eral Social Science offered for a semester for the mid-year class re¬ member him as an excellent teacher, one who knows students and their problems. He was principal during his term of service at C. P. H. S., which ended mid-term, 1927. Mr. Leinweber is well remembered by all who knew him, for his activities as assistant superintendent and principal kept him constantly before the student body. Mr. Schmitt’s smile greets us as we look back for not only was he our superintendent but he guided us through the per¬ ilous canyons of Algebra. Each of Miss Blind’s students know that his or her use of Euglish has been broadened by presence in her classes. Efficiency and deft management char- arterize for us Miss Holser, who in- iated the school cafeteria and started some of the senior girls on the road to domesticity. A cheery “good¬ morning” reminds us of Miss Inger- soll, the blond, smiling young woman who laid the foundations of our French department. Those who had Algebra III under Mr. Gocker re¬ member his quietness of manner and his thorough explanations. Mr. Crane’s manual training shop was a source of interest for the boys. Mr. Paton’s interests were mostly with the upper-classmen but his un¬ failing good humor helped start the day right. He was also sponsor of the Hi-Y Club. The excellent work dene by Miss Coffman in the speech department will not soon be forgot¬ ten; she also had charge of Latin. The year of ' 1928-29 brought several new faces. Remember all the field trips with Mr. Stephens, you biolo¬ gy students ? And the drawing— me of the sophs thought they had wandered into art class by mistake! Miss Haven came to replace Mr. Paton in the teaching of social studies, and did—methodically and well. Mrs. Schmitt, wife of the su¬ perintendent, took charge of the French classes. Miss Cultra gave us just a taste of her charming per¬ sonality before she undertook to practice all she had learned about household management on her new¬ ly acquired husband. Miss Roden- berger looked after the health of the students in her capacity as school nurse. Sept. 1 — Opening of school term. Sept. 18 — Joe Charri. Sept. 27 — Morocco (0) vs. Crown Point (26). Sept. 30 — Slide lecture on Amer¬ ican History. Oct. 2 — Mooseheart “B” (14) vs. Crown Point (0). Oct. 8 — Picture “The Puritans”. Oct. 10 — Lake County Teachers’ Association. Oct. 18 — Hammond Tech (18) vs. Crown Point (0). Oct. 21 — Night school. Oct. 24 — Hobart (27) vs. Crown Point (0). Oct. 28 — George Moriarity “Get¬ ting Home From Third”. Oct. 31—High school carnival. Nov. 1 — Lew Wallace (14) vs. Crown Point (0). Nov. 6—Junior play “The Wasp’s Nest”. Nov. 7 — Lowell (20) vs. Crown Point (20). Nov. 12—Robert M. Zimmerman, “On the Bottom of the Sea”. Nov. 19—Picture, “Peter Stuyves- ant”. Nov. 20 — Steely-Russian Theremin. Nov. 24 — Pussyfoot Johnson. Dec. 5 — Chesterton (21) vs. Crown Point (22). Dec. 6 — Morocco (7) vs. Crown Point (22). Dec. 8 — Football banquet: Jimmy Crowley, Ralph Young. CALENDAR 1930-31 Dec. 10 — Picture, “Wolfe and Montcalm”. Dec. 11 — High school operetta. Dec. 12 — Whiting (30) vs. Crown Point (12). Dec. 17 — George F. Morse, “Do Animals Talk”. Dec. 19 — Hobart (28) vs. Crown Point (20). Dec. 20 — Lowell (27) vs. Crown Point (22). Jan. 9 — Hobart (25) vs. Crown Point (27). Jan. 10 — Hammond Tech (20) vs. Crown Point (13). Jan. 16 — Lowell (19) vs. Crown Point (24) overtime. Jan. 17 — Chesterton (13) vs. Crown Point (23). Fred Mecklenburg “Oh, give us the man that sings at his work.” Jan. 23—Picture “The Eve of the Revolution.” Jan. 23 — Hammond Tech (28) vs. Crown Point (15). Jan. 24 — Moosehart (34) vs. Crown Point (18). Jan. 29 — Debate Hammond vs. Crown Point. Jan. 30 — Horace Mann “B” (10) vs. Crown Point (18). Jan. 31 — Bloom Twp. (24) vs. Crown Point (31). Feb. 5—Debate, Washington, East Chicago vs. Crown Point. Feb. 7 — Bloom Twp. (29) vs. Crown Point (27) overtime. Feb. 11 — Picture, “The Declara¬ tion of Independence”; Debate, Whiting vs. Crown Point. Feb. 18—George Elias, “The Re¬ volt in the Desert.” Feb. 19—Whiting (16) vs. Crown Point (36). Morocco (22) vs. Crown Point (23). Feb. 27—Horace Mann “B” (46) vs. Crown Point (16). Feb. 28— Lew Wallace (20) vs. Crown Point (38). March 4 — A. E. Partridge: “Alas¬ ka and the Pacific Northwest”. March 6-7 — Sectional tourney. Val¬ paraiso (31), Crown Point (29). March 11 — Picture “The Frontier Woman.” March 27 — Picture, “California in ‘49”. (Continued on Page 11)

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CROWN POINT INKLINGS Burroughs, Mildred Letz and Bob Sherman. Several more members were in the choruses. Later in the year the “junior spring dance” pro¬ vided entertainment for an appre¬ ciative group of high school students and outsiders. Even the junior- senior hunt proved the prowess of the juniors, for did they not catch the over confident upper classmen? To soften the sting of that disgrace, howevr, they made the junior-senior banquet that year bigger and better than ever. It was held at the com¬ munity building and a large number attended. The officers for the senior year j were: John Pullen, president; Flor¬ ence Selkow, vice-president; Kath¬ erine Fisher, secretary and Harold Hershman, treasurer. Later in the year, when John Pullen moved away Florence Selkow took his place as president and Robert Sherman was elected vice-president. Marjorie Seramur was made the 1931 queen of the Carnival. In the operetta Orville Truelly, Doris Enterline Robert Sherman, Harold Hershman, Viola Weber, Harold Hodges, and Maxine Norton were a part of the cast and also the largest part. Of course there were several others in the choruses and dances. Commence¬ ment, that all important day, and the other activities that make up j the last days of a high school | career are yet before us. Every¬ one is looking forward to “Skid¬ ding”, the class play, and to make it a big success. And even now much has been omitted in this summ ary. Surely some mention should be made of the splendid athletic record made by some of the senior boys: Wayne Seramur, Evert Linton, Charles Busenburg, George Everetts, Roy Brittan, Wilbur Luke, Charles Hough and the others who helped gain honors for C. P. H. S. in football, basketball and track. Members of the class have been ac¬ tive in all the extra-curricular ac¬ tivities: Pepinella club, Hi-Y, band, orchestra, Inklings staff, glee club, debate — but space limits a record that is now far too long and we can only say that the class of ‘31 has left a record that is indeed commendable. Senior Class Prophesy One afternoon Margaret Ross, a noted crystal gazer, was pondering over the past and her thoughts rambled back to her high school days and her associates. Wondering what they were all doing she took out her crystal ball to see what she might discover. This is what she saw: Evert Linton patroling the high¬ ways as a motorcycle cop. He looked just as stunning in a uniform as he ever did. Wayne Seramur as head coach and athletic director at Purdue University. With him was his wife whom she remembered as Alice Burroughs. It seems that Alice is still at her old job—coaching Wayne. Roy Brittan conducting a huge band in a concert. It was clear that Roy had become the greatest band master in the country, rivaling and some people think even surpassing the great Sousa. Alice Fisher as the wife of a prominent Crown Point doctor, help¬ ing her husband in his office. Charles Busenburg giving his new rocket plane a send-off to Mars. It was well known that Charles had made many inventions which had sent aviation ahead by leaps and bounds. Rose Batterman leading a tiny girl by the hand. How strange to think that the little girl was Rose’s grand daughter. Lucile Gard, whom she remem¬ bered as a dear friend to Rose, re¬ covering from an injury she had suffered in an airplane accident. It looked as though Lucile would never walk again. Robert Sherman feeding his dogs. Bob had always had a dog with him when he was in high school. He now had one of the largest dog farms in the country. There seemed to be a representative of every kind of dog at his farm. Eleanor Letz supervising a card party which seemed to be for char¬ ity. Of course Eleanor was married. Florence Selkow President Senior Class She was without doubt the social axis of Leroy and was apparently very happy and prosperous. Vernon Luke rounding up great heards of steers somewhere on the plains of the Argentine. Maxine Norton on the stage in terpreting a modern drama. Thous¬ ands of people were applauding her fine performance, including Arthur. Wilbur Luke making a speech in Congress as a senator from Indiana. Viola Schultz as owner of the famous Red Feather Night Club at which she had been a hostess for ten years. Orville Truelly in front of a side show of a circus “barking” away for all he was worth. All the circus tents bore the name of George Everetts. He had turned out to be a bigger circus man than either of the Ringling Brothers had ever been. Could it be ? It was, Florence Selkow, now universally known as “Flossie the Flirt” laying down the law to a bunch of crooks, and show¬ ing them how it was done. A crowd gathering in a street. A little child had been run over and was bleeding badly. A doctor step¬ ped forth who was none other than Alvin Bixenman. The child’s mother rushed forward and what a coin¬ cidence that she should be Mildred Letz. Mildred ' s husband, one of her father’s former employees, and her