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

Text from Pages 1 - 120 of the 1954 volume:

7 £e 1 754 S ' Xcati u ' i utvitcd (fact to @o ne in cutd Stay loolute Crown Point High School Crown Point, Indiana This book tells the story of a progressive high school located in the thriving community of Crown Point, Indiana. We invite you to mingle with the 715 students as the y go through the routine of an average day. We will stop in the various class rooms, visit with friends in the hall, attend the athletic events and participate in the social and extra¬ curricular program. We hope that you will enjoy your visit with us. We have endeavored to paint a true picture of our exceptional school system and of the many advantages it has to offer. @o tte Cn Stay rfw Ule cutd See Cun,... INDEX Faculty .....18 Activity. 26 Sports .44 Underclassmen . 66 Seniors . 82 Advertisement .98 Page three The scientists of tomorrow are required to go through the smoke and smell of to¬ day’s chemistry lab. This must be smoothed just so. It’s just gotta pass the teacher’s inspection. This little Einstein is so-o-o interested in class work. Teacher must be near. This sweet music to our ears is being given out by some band members’ hot horns. s4cC6ok Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their party” is a familiar phrase to typing students. Old - fashioned education was never like this. Today it includes all the comforts of home. Ok z The senors and senoritas examine a piece of Spanish clothing being modeled for them by one of their class¬ mates in the Spanish class. Who was the man that went to Mexico to smooth over the ruffled feelings of the Mexicans before the Mex¬ ican War? What history stu¬ dent could forget Slippery” Slidell? The future stockholders of tomorrow gather ’round a bulletin board to discuss the best investments in the corporation their economic class established. This is big business! ScAool . ■ ■ One can always tell when the art class has charge of the display windows. Dig that crazy Christmas tree! Jump ball! The ball is up, they jump, and the game is on. Who says girls’ rules are for the birds! Have you ever decided you could cut hair just as well as Pierre? The Home Ec. course may give you this opportu¬ nity. The new slide-away bleach¬ ers increased the seating ca¬ pacity by a couple of hun¬ dred, and the Bulldogs packed ’em in every game. A glimpse of the new foot¬ ball field being molded into the new place for the Bull¬ dog 11 to fight their oppo¬ nents and for the cinder men to have their track meets. A sneak preview of the vast improvements in the locker rooms of the Com¬ munity Building were shown as the janitor talked with the workmen. 4 fa Red cord hats made their appearance on the scene this year as the junior fad. Dig those crazy lids, man!” Friday is the day to wear taped jeans to let the boys know we back ’em all the way in the big game. aW So ttfcUuf SiCfAu i i « The high school students have their Talk about Grand Central station! What would you call this? hot rods, the junior high their bikes. Lockers are such handy places to put make-up, movie magazines, Christmas pres¬ ents, and other necessities. If there’s room, they’re nice for books and coats, too. 0 I . J « Homecoming beauties, each of them. Left to right, they are: Roberta Metcalf, sr; Barbara Denney, jr; Geraldine Kaiser, sr, queen; Norma Utley, sr; and Pat Kuiper, sr. £ve tt Pretty and popular senior, Roberta Metcalf, as selected by her classmates to receive the . A. R. award. Roberta placed first in the district ith her D. A. R. examination. Ep Gruenhagen, Don Guske, and George Komechak brush up on their vegetable judging before their trip to Tulsa, Oklahoma. The boys won the trip by placing in the state-wide F. F. A. Vegetable Judging Contest at Purdue University. Another victory for Coach Snider’s team! C. P. made it two trophies in a row by grabbing the holiday basketball trophy again. Another outstanding achievement for the F. F. A. record was added when Jim Becker won a national contest on farm safety. His prize?— A garden plow with attachments. oj ScAmI Tfean. . . . The crowning of the Rose Queen was very impressive. The following girls were candidates, left to right: Ursula Keldenich, fr.; Martha Heisterberg, soph.; Lois Meyer, jr.; Doris Teagle, sr. Doris Teagle, queen, was crowned by Darlene Carl and Joan Stuhlmacher, Sunshine officers. Many a fall in roller skat¬ ing has opened the way for new friendships. Tfcuuf, Social Oh, come now! I must have made a higher average in bowling than that. Those few stolen moments between classes add to the student’s romance depart¬ ment! Every girl recalls those slumber parties which include food and gossip, but what about sleep? A boy—a girl! Need we say more? It’s not always spring when a young man’s fancy turns to love. The school dance on Fri¬ day nights. Here the waltz holds its own along with the bunny-hop and the creep. 7Vc Vi4it t e acuity . . . The teacher’s work is never done! Thoughts of test papers, class assignments, and a sea of student faces fill their dreams. The grade book is a constant companion. The apple is a kind gesture on the part of some student. A teacher’s main objective is to direct the student’s study— provide help in the development of his character—aid in the discovery of his potentialities and to guide him in the realization of his ambitions. 1 Page eighteen Mr. Ervin, principal, is busy giving dictation to his former secretary, Mrs. Dockweilcr. A dm inistration The school administration is made up of the superintendent, principal, and the school board. All problems and actual functions of the school are carried on by this capable administrative group. Austin E. Walker, superintendent, and Ben Ervin, principal, occupy the executive positions of the administration. The school board members are Julius Griesel, Kenneth Knight, and Floyd Vance. Faculty MR. CARL CARNAHAN Algebra, Business Arithmetic, Di¬ rector of Athletics, Sponsor of Sopho¬ more Class. MR. VERNON CHILDS Algebra, Junior High General Sci¬ ence, Geometry, Assistant Football and Basketball Coach. MR. PAUL CHURCH Industrial Arts for Junior High, Shop, Sponsor of Freshman Class. MR. ALTON COCHRAN Geometry, Trigonometry, Physics, Chemistry, Sponsor of Science Club. MISS CAROLYN CONNERLY World History, Teaches in Junior High School. MISS LUELLA CRAUDER English, Speech, Debate, Director of School Plays, Sponsor of Senior Class. Page twenty-one Faculty MR. LEON DEAN Driver Training, Agriculture, Spon¬ sor of Camera Club and Future Farm- MR. GARRETT DEBAUN Civics, Coaches Football, Sponsor of Lettermen’s Club and Sophomore Class. MR. WILLIAM DUCHON U. S. History, Freshman Football Coach, Sponsor of Freshman Class. MR. WENDELL FREDERICK Band and Instrumental work. MR. LESTER HALE Machine Shop, Advanced Drawing, Sponsor of Machinist Club and Senior Class. MISS JEAN ANN JESSUP English, Journalism, EXCALIBUR, INKLINGS. Page twenty-two MISS GENE KUBAL Librarian, Sponsor of Junior Class. MR. ROBERT KYLE Typing, Bookkeeping, Bookstore MISS ALICE LAUTERBUR English, Sponsor of Freshman Class. MR. CHARLES LEHNER Business Arithmetic, General Busi¬ ness, Sponsor of Sophomore Class. MRS. MARGARET MRACEK English. MR. PHILLIP NEEDHAM Mechanical Drawing, Architectural Drawing, Machine Shop, Sponsor of Senior Class. Page twenty-three Faculty MISS JOANNE NEWCOMB Vocational Home Economics, Cafe¬ teria, Sponsor of Future Homemakers of America. MRS. HELEN PALMER Health, Physical Education, Sponsor of Girls’ Athletic Association. MISS LA VERNE POFF Vocational Home Economics, Spon¬ sor of 4-H. MISS ORA RICHENBAUGH General Business, Shorthand, Typing, Sponsor of Sunshine Society. MR. JAMES RISK Guidance, Geometry, Sponsor of Stu¬ dent Council. MR. EDWARD ROBERTSON English, Assistant Football Coach. Page twenty-four Faculty MR. MALCOLM RUBY Biology, Coaches Track, Sponsor of Booster Club and Sophomore Class. MISS EVELYN SEBASTIAN Spanish, French, and English, Spon¬ sor of Senior Class. MR. DEAN SNIDER Safety, World Geography, Physical Education, Coaches Basketball, Cross Country, Sponsor of Hi-Y. MISS KATHERINE SWARTZ English, Latin, Sponsor of Latin Club and Junior Class. MR. JOHN ETLING Art, Sponsor of Junior Class. MR. HERMAN WATSON Chorus, A Cappella, Harmonaires Page twenty-five Activities Activities—working together with others. C. P. H. S. is proud of its extra-curricular opportunities. For those interested in the welfare of others—Sunshine and Hi-Y. For music lovers, both vocal and instrumental selections are offered. Loyalty and good sportsmanship are stressed through the Booster and Lettermen’s Clubs. Machinist and F. F. A. organizations help boys interested in tools and farming. Plays are presented for those interested in drama. Publications are handy for budding journalists. These and many more are offered for student growth in his school life. Page twenty-six That Christmas feeling is brought to C. P. by the Student Council. Student Council officers examining the student parking lot are: Nancy lams, treas.; Pat Hickey, sec.; Eston Perry, pres, and Dave McMichael, veep. Student Council Spring not only brings forth May flowers, but also Student Council elections. The candi¬ dates for office write and present their speeches before the student body. Several political tricks such as posting signs in the hall or passing out hand bills to students are used in this cam¬ paign. The students register their votes on a real voting machine. This gives the voter an opportunity to learn and practice the correct voting procedures. The elected officers and home room repre¬ sentatives meet at the beginning of the school term and make plans for the projects of the year. The first project this year was a handbook published by the ’52-’53 Council. The main project of the year was the new school park¬ ing lot which was successfully carried out with the help and cooperation of school and civic clubs. Annual projects for the Student Council are the Christmas decorations and the Good School Citizenship” poster contest. The Council sells potato chips in the halls during the noon hour and ice cream bars at the home basketball games. The Council sponsored a Friday night dance. The funds raised from their many proj¬ ects were used for a trip to be taken by the Council members at the end of the year and for leaving a gift to the school. Page twenty-eight Latin Club The Latin Club began its year with an exciting initiation of new members given by the honorary club members. Taking their Roman knowledge seriously, they held a banquet—Roman style. The club also took a trip to Field’s Museum in Chicago. To help raise funds for the club’s activities, the Latin Club sponsored a Fri¬ day night dance, Julie’s Jump.” Latin club officers shown examining a piece of Roman music, left to right: Rose Marie Stroup, praetor; Martha Gerdt, aedile; Charles Vandersce, consul; and Sylvia Urbanski, consul. The Science Club officers interested in motion are, left to right: Bill Parry, pres; Roberta Metcalf, veep; Peter Brown, Science Club The future scientists of tomorrow, con¬ tinually searching for answers to baffling questions, are sure to be members of the Science Club. The members meet in the chemistry lab every other Wednesday night to perform various experiments and projects in chemistry and physics. T hroughout the year they sponsored a dance and a very educational assembly, House of Magic”. Mr. Alton Cochran, chief chemist and physicist, is sponsor of the Science Club. Page twenty-nine Camera Club The Camera Club provides an opportunity for students interested in photography. The members meet to discuss all phases of good picture taking and development. The club sponsored a display of the winning pictures in the National High School Photographic Contest. This gives stu¬ dents interested in entering either the national contest or the contest sponsored by our own club an idea of the type of pictures that win prizes. Pictured below in order are the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners in the 1953-34 Camera club contest. Will they make it? Kiss for luck! Cremation! Page thirty Debate Resolved that the President of the United States should be elected by direct vote of the people, was the debate topic this year. During the year the De¬ bate group sponsored three dances, attended speech meets, discussions, and debates. The highlight of the year was the debaters’ conference at Purdue Uni¬ versity. Left picture: F. H. A. officers are: left to right, Margie Fronek, sec; Shirley Flood, veep; Mary Schmal, treas; Nancy Desky, pari; Deanie Kaiser, pres; Rose¬ mary Kucia, historian; and Pat Kuiper, s.l. Not pic¬ tured — Charlotte Hartley, F.H.A. To broaden interests in Home Economics, a Future Homemakers of America chapter was organized and initiated in Crown Point High School. The main projects were selling Christmas cards and sponsoring one of the Friday night dances. The sponsors are Miss Newcomb and Miss Poff. Page thirty-one First row, left to right: B. Spurr, K. Perry, E. Perry, D. Feder, J. Goodman, A. Seramur, J. Kaiser, D. Foss, B. Cottrell. Second row, left to right: A. Kidd, K. Metsch, B. Benbow, D. Neely, E. Rohrbach, B. Nolan, B. Held, J. Schmal, R. Waymire, D. McMichael. Third row, left to right: W. Scott, D. Stillson, J. Viant, T. Stathis, B. Buehrle, C. Koonce, T. Bicgel, V. Campbell, D. Becker, R. Sharp, D. Hinton, D. Kerr, K. Vickers, Mr. DeBaun. Lettermen s Club The 1953-54 Lettermen’s Club sponsored by Mr. DeBaun had many projects. This year’s lettermen decided that when a boy earned his first major letter in sports, it would entitle him to receive his letter sweater. Because of the great expense in buying these varsity sweaters, most of the projects were to raise money. These projects varied from selling programs at football games and selling pop at basketball games, to sponsoring a Friday night dance. Their last proj¬ ect was sponsoring the Bendix singers from South Bend, Indiana. The Lettermen also furnished the roster board used at the basketball games. Old Time Vaudeville” was the theme for the annual Lettermen’s Club variety show. This year the show was given two nights, April 7-8, instead of the one night show of previous years. Lettermen officers shown entering the school Lettermen were kept busy with their jobs. Here they hurry to get those are left to right: Bob Held, veep; Jim Schmal, football programs folded, sec.-treas.; and Ron Waymire, pres. Page thirty-two Machinist Club Our Machinist Club is one of the oldest of the few vocational clubs in the state. Crown Point’s Club has a membership of 44. The members meet every two weeks dur¬ ing home room and they work on their projects during class periods and at night sessions. They sponsored the annual Inter- Class Tourney and two Friday night dances. They gave three trophies at the tourney; to the championship team, most valuable player, and for the best display of sports¬ manship. Proceeds from these projects are put into machinery for the vocational de¬ partment. Machinist Club officers are, left to right: Tom Grandys, sec.-treas.; Charles Molden, veep; and Bill F. F. A. officers are, standing, left to right: Bill Lueder, reporter; Wayne Reeder, veep; Jim Becker, treas. Seated are: Ep Gruenhagen, pres., and George Komechak, sec. Ron Sharp, sentinel, was absent. F.F.A. The F.F.A. has an outstanding record for its year’s activities. The club won the dis¬ trict award which included judging on the following things: chapter meeting, essay, scrapbook, grain judging, speech and the sec.-treas. book. Several F.F.A. boys won individual hon¬ ors. Jim Becker won a national essay con¬ test on farm safety. Three F.F.A. boys won a trip to Tulsa, Oklahoma after they had placed in the state vegetable judging contest. Several field trips were taken to give the boys first hand information and ex¬ perience. Page thirty-three First row, left to right: Pat Kuiper, Pat Gauthier, Clare Maloney. Second row: Barbara Moore, Claire Phillips, Jeanne Biggs, Carole Barmore, Yvonne Gignac, Georganne See. Third row: Roberta Metcalf, Accompanist, Carole Larson, Judy Rogers, Sue Huggins. Harmonaires The Harmonaires consist of twelve girls selected from the A Cappella for their outstanding voices. The alto sec¬ tion is composed of Pat Kuiper, Barbara Moore, Claire Phillips and Carole Larson; the second-sopranos, Pat Gauthier, Jeanne Biggs, Carole Barmore and Judy Rogers; and the first-sopranos, Clare Maloney, Yvonne Gignac, Georganne See and Sue Huggins. This talented group of girls have sung many times throughout the school year. They performed before such groups as the P. T. A., Farm Bureau and various church groups. Herman Watson, Music Director Music Director Mr. Herman Watson joined the Music Department at Crown Point this year. Previously he taught in the Fowler Schools, Fowler, Indiana. Under his cap¬ able direction the A Cappella has given many credit¬ able performances. Also under Mr. Watson’s super¬ vision are the Harmonaires, the Boys Ensemble, and the Girls Chorus. He devotes much of his time outside of school with endless hours of practicing which are certainly recog¬ nized at each performance given by his music groups. Page thirty-four First row, left to right: Janis Rouhselange, Pat Gauthier, Barbara Moore, Claire Phillips, Carole Barmore, Betty Soyring, Lcnora Vance, Jeanne Biggs. Second row, left to right: Joan Vaughn, Pat Kuipcr, Sara Archer, Carole Larson, Phyllis Wood, Judy Rogers, Martha Heister- berg, Sue Huggins, Yvonne Gignac, Clare Maloney, Georganne See. Third row, left to right: Ed Selock, David Lillie, Jim Graeber, John Cottrell, Dick Roffman, Tim Harris, Kent Loosemore. Fourth row, left to right: Bob Stech, Eppler Gruenhagen, Dudley Maynard, Charles Kolar, Gary Love, Larry Haniford, Harvey A Cappella Under the supervision of a new director, Herman Watson, the A Cappella is maintaining its good reputation. The choir consists of 33 members all of whom were chosen by Mr. Watson at the first of the school year. Their first appearance this year was before the school at the annual Thanksgiving convocation. Throughout the year they sang for all religious con¬ vocations, Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter. They also gave Christmas and Spring concerts which were for the benefit of the entire community. Featured musical selections at the Christmas concert were ' White Christmas, Winter Wonderland, O Holy Night, and God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen. The Band, Girls’ Chorus and the Harmonaires also took part in the Christmas program. Monday evenings are reserved by all the A Cap¬ pella members for an hour and a half rehearsal which is the only time outside of school which is used for practice. The A Cappella members enjoy singing a variety of music. Several of their favorite numbers include: Balm In Gilead for the religious side; Ezkiel Saw de Wheel and Were You There, both Negro spirituals; I Believe and Homing, popular ballads; and Cindy, an American folk song. Assisting Mr. Watson with his many A Cappella activities were Joan Vaughn, pres.; Judy Rogers, veep; Babs Denney, sec.-treas. Eppler Gruenhagen and Richard Blanchard were accompanists during the year. The A Cappella rounded out their school year by singing at Baccalaureate on May 30. Band Under Mr. Fredericks’ able direction the Crown Point band has done an excellent job in exhibiting their talents before the public this year. Their first concert was given at Christmas time when they joined with the A Cappella to give a creditable performance. However, their most successful appearance was the production entitled Touring the United States.” They traveled with the audience to all corners of the United States making it even more realistic with pantomime skits. The profits of this night per¬ formance went toward the purchasing of new band uniforms. The obtaining of these new uniforms was their main goal of the year, and the other school clubs, as well as the community groups, took part to help them on their way. The band participated in both the District and the State Contests. At the State Contest which was held at Butler University, the following people placed first: Bob Heisterberg, cornet; Roberta Metcalf, piano; and Joan Vaughn, French horn. First row, !eft to right: E. Selock, S. Hutton, D. Guske, Letsinger, L. Craig, S. Lockhart, M. Petrovich. Second row: B. Stephenson, B. Hudson, J. Mybeck, J. Kaldahl, W. Bloomfield, M. Johnson, D. Stevens, D. Phillips. Third row: D. Wilson, M. Fought, J. Biggs, H. Schultz, E. Kidd, L. Langeland, J. Cottrell, E. Wright, R. Blanchard, R. McKay, J. Vaughn. Page thirty-six ;laire Phillips, sec; Mary Jo Claussen, i; and Helmut Schultz, pres, constitute t it of the Crown Point Band. ' he majorettes forming this pretty pose are: Donna Eshel- 1, Carol Raker, Dorothy Schmitz, and Barbara Kerns. First row, left to right: J. Wendt, W. Olds, J. Dickerman, S. Teagle, B. Hudson, N. Ruby, E. Nichols, M. Walker, C. second row cTove, J. Holland, D. O’Brien, H. Hill, H. Martin, J. Pickford, M. Fronek, J. Goodman, P. Clevenger, P. TrUn Third row: C. Phillips, P. Palmer, M. Claussen, B. Heisterberg, B. Voyles, R. Lockhar, B. Bowman, F. Feighner, C. Koonce, D. Lillie, D. Klassen, H. Bremer. Sunshine Society Charity for All” was carried out by the Sunshine Society. Thirteen Thanksgiving baskets were distributed to the needy. The Save the Children Crusade”, a joint proj¬ ect with the Hi-Y, was a huge success. A donation was given to the band for their new uniforms and the annual contribution was sent to Riley Memorial Hospital. These were the year’s highlights. The annual Sunshine-Hi-Y semi-formal at Christmas time and the Rose Dance in April were co-sponsored by the Sunshine. The May breakfast ended the year with the in¬ stallation of officers for 19S4-SJ. Glancing over the Sunshine Society scrapbook are the officers: seated, Carole Barmore, pres; standing, left to right, Betty Soyring, corres. sec; Jean Mikuta, treas; Phyllis Wood, veep; and Faye Stuhlmacher, recording sec. Hi-Y The Hi-Y handled the ushering at the Holiday Tourney, gave gifts to the pa¬ tients at Parramore Hospital and bought a mirror for the boys’ dressing room at the Community Building. One of their major projects this year was participating with the P. T. A., the civic clubs, and the Student Council in building the new parking lot. The Hi-Y also took part in the annual semi- formal dance held during the Christmas holidays, and participated in the clothing crusade with the Sunshine Society. These boys live up to their theme of Christian living by their many unselfish deeds. The officers for Hi-Y are: left to right, Harvey Bremer, treas; Jim Schmal, veep; Mr. Snider, sponsor; Eston Perry, pres; Ron Waymire, sec; and Dave McMichael, chaplain. Page thirty-eight You won’t get away with this, friend. Crime Stranger In The Night Body, body, whose body?” This is just one of the lines spoken in the play Stranger In The Night” which produced riotous laughter. The play, presented by the class of ’54, had the honor of being the first mystery play staged in C. P. H. S. A list of players varying from a lady wrestler to a sneaky hotel detective made up the cast which kept the play alive and interesting. Directed by Miss Virginia Shelby, the play was credited a large success. Bach row, standing left to right: Mary Jo Claussen, Dick Kerr, Dick Theis, Claire Phillips, Pat Kuiper, Bob Hanson, Mary Fran Mansfield, Keith Patterson, Bill Parry. Front row, seated left to right: Clare Maloney, Roberta Metcalf, Faye Stuhlmacher, Carole Larson. Page forty Well, sir, here we are again.” Senior play cast standing are: left to right, Carole Larson, Dick Kerr, Howard Hall, Bob Blimm, Mary Jo Claussen, Claire Phillips, Chuck Glassford and Keith Patterson. Seated are: left to right: Bill Parry, Barbara Moyer, Eppler Gruenhagen, Roberta Metcalf, Bruce Benbow, Bob Brettin, Helmut Schultz, Clare Maloney, and Jim Becker. You Cant Take It With You What’s the result when a slightly unusual family mixes with high society? You Can’t Take It with You,” is an hilarious comedy which gives the answer. The Sycamore family varied from a permanent guest, an experimenting scientist for a father, to an adult daughter taking beginning ballet lessons. When the Sycamore family’s philosophy and romance mixed with the social conscious Kirbys, fireworks resulted. The cast and crew’s hard work mixed with fun produced a very successful play. Page forty-one Inklings For the first time in C. P. H. S. history, the Inklings was changed from a mimeographed form to a printed paper. The four page news sheet which comes out bi-weekly, is published by the Journalism class. The staff concentrates on writing news and also becoming good salesmen by selling student sub¬ scriptions and advertising to local merchants. The dummy and assignment sheets are laid out by the editor, Pat Hickey, and advisor, Miss Jessup, while the staff is busy writing copy, head¬ lines, typing copy, proofreading, copy reading and re-writing. From time to time page editors are appointed and a business manager takes care of all advertis¬ ing business. Although the staff finds a printed paper more time-consuming, it gives them experience in real newspaper work. Left to right: Janice Baize, Sue Huggins, Mary Jo Russell, Bob Blimm and Ron Nichols check for errors in the paper. Pat Hickey, editor, works on re-writ ing copy. First row, left to right: E. Rohrbach, C. Collins, P. Hickey, J. Baize, M. Russell, R. Nichols, E. Selock, T. DiTomasso, G. Hale. Second row: J. Schmal, S. Franz, S. Huggins, B. Blimm, D. Stillson. Page forty-two Back to camera, left to right: Betty Soyring, Carole Larson. Seated around the table, left to right: Dick Roffman, Martha Heister- berg, Phyllis Wood, Carole Kimberlin, Carol Gerlach, Ed Rohrbach, Bob Cottrell. Standing, left to right: Howard Hall, Bob Blimm, Babs Denney. Carole Larson, editor, works with Excalibur sponsor, Miss Excalibur That a ’ ' slip-stick” is handy for many uses is shown by Carole Larson as she talks to Carol Jean Gerlach and Betty No one realizes the time, work, and worry that goes with editing a yearbook until you’re placed in the shoes of a staff member. Wheels started rolling in July when Carole Larson, editor, Betty Soyring and Carole Kimberlin, staff writers, attended the High School Journalism Insti¬ tute at I. U. There they planned the yearbook and drew up the dummy copy. They received 3rd prize in their division for the layout. By October contracts were obtained for printing, engraving, photography, and book covers. Pictures were being planned and taken. Near March 17th, deadline, a visit to the Excalibur Annex would be a chaotic one. You would see staff members trying to get help in writing copy and captions, or frantically seeking names of unknown underclassmen. Phones are in use calling about ad¬ vertisements. Typists are clicking away at type¬ writers, the artist is busy with her drawings. This is all supervised by our chief instigator, Miss Jessup. Two new sections were added this year—pictorial advertising, and an opening section showing various phases of school activities. The 1954 Excalibur took form in long hard hours of work and anxiety. We sincerely hope you readers enjoy the finished product as much as we enjoyed preparing it for you. Page ferrty-three An empty locker room echoes with the shouts of spectators— feelings of enthusiasm among the team-mates. Football, basketball, baseball, track, boxing, cross-country and wrestling round out our athletic program. Many opportunities are open to the individual who has the desire and ability to participate. Healthful living, teamwork, individual skill and good sportsmanship are a few of the advantages offered by such a program. Sports, a major extra-curricular activity, are enthusiastically followed by the Crown Point students and community. Page forty-four No matter how friendly this Brickie acted, the Crown Point Boosters got rid of him fast! BULLDOGS! Everyone of us!! George, Jr.’s loyal subjects are the cheerleaders, Mary Schmal, Marilyn Foss, and Carole Kimberlin. Booster Club Booster night was one of the most spectacular events of the year. A white carpet and a spot light were provided for the queen, Geraldine Kaiser, and her court, Barbara Denney, Norma Utley, and Rober¬ ta Metcalf as they walked to the crowning place. A parade, decorated convertibles, signs and cheers were their escorts to this gala event. The basketball boosting signs were also a high¬ light. Many hours of hard and tedious work were spent in making the red and white plastic signs. A sign consisting of profiles of the team and Coach Snider was made for the Sectionals where the Booster Club showed outstanding school spirit and enthus- Although we lost our faithful mascot, George, through the efforts of a rival school, his son, George, Jr., guided us through an exciting year. Page forty-six Don’t touch him, you fiend! See any four-leaf clovers? What do you think? Did he catch it? I ' ll get him or die trying. This hurts me to do this. Don ' t let them catch you, John. Gridiron Men In Action Now, let’s not get rough about it I’m waiting with open ai Page forty-seven, Bottom row: Coach Duchon, Coach Robertson, Managers: Goodman, Blanchard, Huber, H. Scheldt, Head Coach DeBaun, Coach. Childs. Second row: G. Hunt, V. Campbell, T. DiTommaso, J. Smead, D. McMichael, B. Hargis, W. Scott, D. Stillson, A. Kidd, T. Stathis, R. Waymire, A. Seramur, D. Foss, B. Spurr. Third row: J. Gerlach, B. Geisen, R. Phillips, R. Patz, L. Slagle, R. Smith, D. Martin, K. Scheidt, D. Hinton, E. Patz, G. Stuhlmacher, B. Lueder, D. Weiss, B. Alyea, F. Feighner, B. Mochlman, T. Babincsak. Top row: D. Dalton, D. Feder, D. Neely, J. Hartman, D. Rollenson, D. Gill, R. Rouhselang, J. Henderlong. Varsity Football The Crown Point Bulldogs started their 1953 sea¬ son by losing a close game to Valparaiso 13-7. The game was played on a rain drenched field. The Bull¬ dogs’ only score came when Ray Smith crashed over from the one yard line. Ron Way mire converted the extra point. The Bulldogs lost their second game to tough E. Chicago Washington (later NIHSC champions) 43-0. The big red and white opened their home season against Merrillville with a much improved showing over their first two games. The score had C. P. on top by 14-0. Al Seramur tossed a long pass to Dick Foss for the first T.D. The second T.D. came when Ron Waymire drove over the line. Way mire converted the two extra points. The Bulldogs dropped two tough games in a row, one to Gary Edison 12-6 and one to Brickies of Hobart 6-0. The Bulldog eleven managed to hold Hammond Morton to a 7-7 tie. The Bulldogs then lost three consecutive games: Lowell 13-0, Griffith in a close 7-6 game, and held E. Chicago Roosevelt to a 26-0 score. This game was also played on a muddy field. The Bulldogs will lose eleven Lettermen this year. They are: Vern Campbell, John Smead, Ron Way¬ mire, Tony DiTommaso, Bill Hargis, Don Stillson, Gene Stuhlmacher, Art Kidd, Dave McMichael, Ray Smith and Ken Scheidt. SCHEDULE Win 1 C. P. 6 C. P.0 C . P.14 C. P. 6 C. P. 0 C. P. 7 C. P. 0 C. P. 6 C. P. 0 Tie 1 Lost 7 Valparaiso .13 Wash., E. C.43 Merrillville . 0 Edison (Gary) .13 Hobart . 6 Morton (Hmd.) . 7 Lowell .13 Griffith . 7 Roosevelt E. C.26 Page forty-eight Vern Campbell Fullback Dennis Martin End John Smead Halfback Tony DiTommaso Guard Dick Foss End Bill Hargis Tackle Dave McMichael End Ken Scheidt Warren Scott Tackle Guard Ray Smith Quarterback Bob Spurr Center Tom Stathis Halfback Ron Waymire Gene Stuhlmacher Halfback Guard Art Kidd Guard Allen Seramor Quarterback Don Stillson Center Pigskin Men Page forty-wine Coaches Robertson, Duchon, Childs and DeBaun have an informal conference on what other subject than—Football. Tony DiTommaso and Vernon Camp¬ bell, voted co-captains by the football team, talk things over between classes. Tony DiTommaso and Vernon Camp¬ bell are again caught by our camera with Bill Hargis who was voted most valuable player. Jerry Goodman, Bob Hudson, Duane Huber, Paul Hudson, and Laurence Blanch¬ ard serv ed capably as football managers this year. Better be careful. The referee’s looking. Anxious hands wait to grab the ball. I could have sworn I had the ball in my hands. Bulldogs grabbed the holiday tour¬ ney for the second year. Hey, fellows, this is basketball, not football. Gotta get that tip on the jump ball. Hoopsters In Action Halt! Don’t shoot that ball. Up and in! Grab that rebound. Page fifty-one Left to right: R. Waymirc, D. McMichael, H. Bock, K. Metsch, E. Perry, D. Becker, K. Perry, B. Held, A. Seramur, J. Kaiser, E. Kasch, J. Schmal. Varsity Basketball The Crown Point Bulldogs started their 53-54 season with ten victories in eleven starts with their only loss coming at the hands of a fine Mishawaka team. They waltzed through the Crown Point Holi¬ day Tourney for the second straight year and also won the Valpo tourney where Dick Becker, 6 ' 5 hoopster ace set a single game tournament mark of 26 points against Portage, and shot 23 points against Valpo for a 49 point total. This broke the 43 point two-game tournament mark set in 1950 by Chester¬ ton’s Lennie Eason. Becker led the scoring for the second straight season by scoring 334 points. Jim Schmal was second with 294 points. After their fine start they lost six out of the last ten ballgames. One of the reasons for their poor showing was the lack of a good offense at the last part of the season. The starting line-up was Keith Perry, 6 ' 2 sopho¬ more, Jerry Kaiser, 5 ' 11 junior, as forwards, Dick Becker, 6 ' 5 senior as center, and Woody” Kasch, 5 ' 10 junior, and Jim Schmal, 5 ' 9 senior, as guards. The bulldogs ended their season of 13 wins and 8 losses with a loss to Hammond Clark, 84 to 79, in the sectional tourney. The Bulldogs lost four-year-man Dick Becker, three-year-man Jim Schmal, plus three other exper¬ ienced seniors; Ron Waymire, Eston Perry, and Dave McMichael at the season’s end. Since the arrival in 1949 of Coach Dean Snider, the Bulldogs have established a record of 63 wins and 44 losses, added three tournament trophies to the trophy case and also cupped the Calumet Conference trophy. A great deal of credit is due to Coach Snider for these honors in the last five years. SCHEDULE Won 13 Lost C. P.83 Knox C. P.64 Froebel . C. P.63 Mishawaka . C. P..50 Calumet . C. P.80 Culver Academy . . C. P.5 6 Hammond Tech . C. P. HOLIDAY TOURNEY C. P.60 Merrillville . C. P..54 Hobart . VALPO TOURNEY C. P.71 Portage . C. P.57 Valparaiso . C. P. ..45 Hobart . C. P.5 8 Hammond Morton C. P..50 Merrillville . C. P..65 North Judson ... C. P. 85 Lowell . C. P..53 Bloom . C. P.46 Gary Emerson C. P.5 5 Valparaiso C. P.46 Rensselaer C. P.41 Griffith .. SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT (Final) C. P.79 Hammond Clark.. .47 .61 .68 .49 .42 .70 .55 .62 .57 .47 .84 Page fifty-two Left to right: D. Neely, J. Gerlach, C. Collins, J. Brown, J. Lashbrook, J. Lear, W. Scott, R. Hclsel, C. Swartz. Reserve Basketball SCHEDULE Won 1 Lost 13 C. P...„.24 C. P.35 C. P.. ..32 C. P.27 C. P.25 C. P.33 C. P.24 C. P.25 C. P.20 C. P.26 C. P.21 C. P.36 C. P.25 C. P.29 C. P.29 � C. P.31 C. P.17 ’’■Reserve games played by freshman team. :e some future stars tor the varsity. Knox.41 Froebel .48 E. C. Roosevelt .44 Mishawaka .37 Calumet Township .. .49 E. C. Roosevelt .42 Hammond Tech.47 Hobart .29 Morton .45 Merrillville .29 North Judson .47 Lowell .27 Bloom .63 Emerson .30 Valpo .40 Rensselaer .32 Griffith .40 Taking over Mr. Snider’s regular post, Mr. Childs had little luck with his reserve squad as they finished a losing season by winning only one and losing 13. The one bright spot in the dark season was their vic¬ tory against Crown Point’s ancient foe, the Lowell Red Devils. They defeated the Devils by a score of 36 to 27. The Bulldog reserve team consisted of Warren Scott, Dick Neely, Ron Helsel, Chuck Collins, Jack Lashbrook, Jerry Gerlach, Jim Brown, Charles Swartz, and Jack Lear. The action was evenly dis¬ persed among the boys, as they were all of about the same quality. Breaking even in their freshman year, the reserves greatly missed the height and rebounding of their former teammate, Keith Goose” Perry, who played on the varsity team this year. However, this year’s reserve team may not be as poor as their record indicates. They suffered many losses due to lack of height on their squad and many of the setbacks were of the last minute, heart break¬ ing kind as the one point loss to Merrillville and the two point loss to Hobart. But Coach Childs has them well rehearsed in fundamentals and the squad could Page fifty-four Along with a coach experienced in high school basketball there was an unusually large amount of promising freshmen on the team this year. These facts helped the freshmen pull out a victory in the Yalpo tourney by whipping Valpo and then going on to beat Chesterton to win the trophy. With this vic¬ tory, the freshmen, led by Birdzell, Kaiser, Bock, Wil¬ cox, Petrovich, Schmidt, and Mass finished a medi¬ ocre season with a 6 win and 8 loss record. The freshmen lineup consisted of Birdzell at cen¬ ter, Wilcox and Petrovich as forwards, and Bock and Kaiser as guards. Schmidt and Maas also saw considerable action. The scoring for the freshmen was evenly distributed among the first five and the rebounding was well handled by the forwards and center. Freshmen reserves, whose season’s record was a 5 win and 7 loss were: Lockhart, Meyers, Brown, Henderson, Don, Cope, Villeneuve, Johnson, Coe, Perigo, Smead, Hill, Frederick, and Jacobsma. While the statistics show only a fair season, the fine spirit and superb team play inspired by Coach Childs promises fine things for the future. Because of this fine spirit and team play, the freshmen were able to finish the last three games on the reserve schedule. SCHEDULE Won 6 C. P . 28 C. P .23 C. P.39 C. P . 44 C. P . 29 C. P.30 C. P . 25 � C. P.38 C. P . 36 C. P . 44 C. P.35 C. P . 26 C. P . 30 C. P . 21 “ ' Freshman Tourney Lost 8 Rensselaer . 22 Gary Edison . 29 Hobart . 40 Lowell . 24 Griffith . 36 Valparaiso . -42 E. C. Roosevelt . 35 Valparaiso . 37 Chesterton . 30 Hobart . 40 E. C. Roosevelt . 29 Rensselaer . 29 Merrillville . 32 Valparaiso . 30 Freshmen Basketball First row: B. Don, L. Perigo, T. Cope, K. Coe, C. Smead, D. Johnson, R. Hill. Second row: G. Meyers, S. Lockhart, P. Maas, B. Frederich, D. Henderson, T. Brown. Third row: E. Karraker, D. Schmidt, M. Petrovitch, J. Birdzell, D. Wilcox, B. Bock, C. Kaiser, L. Langcland. Page fifty-five Coach Dean Snider (left) and reserve basketball coach, Vernon Childs, exchange ideas on plays for their ’53-’S4 teams. Surprise? It shower” was, and it was on co-captains Jim Schmal (left) and Dick Becker. These boys have played a great part in the Bulldog team the past four years. Getting everything in line for the games are dependable managers Richard Blanchard (left) and Dick Kerr. Page fifty-six Looking at some G.A.A. activities are the G.A.A. officers: left to right, Carole Kimberlin, veep; Phyllis Wood, scc-treas; Norma Utley, pres; and Priscilla Palmer, reporter. Representing the activities that the G.A.A. girls participated in during the year are: left to right, Judy Taylor, dancing sport head; Charlotte Rouhselang, basketball; Shirley Hegan, volleyball; Sarah Archer, baseball; and Rose Marie Stroup, archery sport head. The theme of the annual G.A.A. Carnival this year was This is My Country.” Every section of the United States wa s represented. The movie stars of Hollywood; the sailors from Annapolis; the wild and woolly west; the Gary steelworkers and even Crown Point. Not only the members of the G. A. A. but gym girls participated in this program. Under the supervision of Mrs. Palmer, sponsor, and Mrs. Ma¬ loney, who has provided musical accompaniment for many years, the program was a great success. The G. A. A. Banquet honoring the senior members was held at the Youkey Country Club. Mrs. Palmer gave them their record of points they made during their G. A. A. years and also presented the annual star” awards. This award is given to two girls chosen by the members for the leadership and sportsmanship that they have shown through the year. This year the stars were presented to Claire Phillips and Norma Utley. The purpose of the G. A. A. is to promote better sportsmanship among the girls and to help them get along with others. It is one of the biggest organ¬ izations in school and it is continuing in its growth. All phases of life at Crown Point High School were repre¬ sented in the dance performed by the Senior G.A.A. members. Who would know that these gun slinging molls weren’t really from the wild ’n wooley west but members of one of the Phys. Ed. classes? Page fifty-nine Track The highlight of the 53” season was when the Crown Point Cindermen came home with the Rens¬ selaer Relays trophy. The team couldn’t seem to pull ahead in other meets and were edged out in them by only a few points. Leading point-getter for Crown Point was Ron Waymire. He also broke the school records in the high and low hurdles. Second in the point scoring was Bob Stuhlmacher who repeatedly threatened Ron Barr’s school record in the mile run. Bob remained undefeated until entering regional competition. He was also the only track man to score in the Sectional and Regional meets for Crown Point. Other high scorers were John Smead, David Rzepka, Paul Hud¬ son, and Jack Roysdon. Despite the fact that the team had no home track to run on, and that all of the meets were run at other schools, it can be said that Coach Ruby and his boys turned in a very creditable season for Crown Point. Page sixty-one }. Don, B. Bock, J. Stokes, T. Brown, J. Kaiser, J. Schmal, P. Frederixon, i, J. Heidbreder, J. Graeber, H. Bremer, M. Petrovich, B. Benbow, C. Root, T. Biegel, P. Maas, R. Gerlach, B. Don, B. Buehrle, H. Bock, B. Sitting: B. Lillie, T. Cope, L. Eisenhutt, D. Cilek, E. Kasch, B. Cottrell. Kneeling: B. Nolan, A. Kubiak, S. Lockhart, J. Bros Swartz, D. Watson, D. O’Brien, E. Rohrbach. Standing: Coach Snider, R. Blanchard, Manager, C. Held, K. Metsch, K. Perry, E. Perry. Cross Country On August 15 th Coach Dean Snider was greeted by a large turnout of hopeful harriers. Practice ses¬ sions started off at a leisurely pace, but by the time school started cross-country practice was in full swing. The first meet of the season was a triangular affair with Chesterton and Griffith with the Bulldogs finishing third. Against a tough Hobart group the harriers were also set back. The Bulldogs, hungry for a victory, whipped both Lowell and Morocco over the Red Devil’s gruelling course. At Gleason Park, scene of most of the team’s meets, the harriers out¬ distanced Merrillville and Lowell to rack up their second victory 6f the season. The Bulldogs next journeyed to Valpo but finished third against Ches¬ terton and Valpo, beating Portage. At East Chicago Washington for their last meet the harriers were edged by the Senators 24-31 (low score wins). High¬ light of the meet was Bob Nolan, winning C. P.’s only first place finish of the year. The Bulldogs also ran in the Sectional and the Hobart Invitational. An innovation this year was the reserve cross¬ country team which usually ran before the varsity and compiled an excellent record. They’re off! The first 50 push-ups are the hardest. Page sixty-two Golf The 1953 golf team, composed completely of un¬ derclassmen, faced stiff competition from all over Lake County during the spring season. A sudden snow storm cut short the first meet at the Youche Country Club against an experienced Hammond High unit. Defeats were suffered at the hands of Gary Lew Wallace, Hammond High, Hammond Tech, and Dyer before the Bulldogs seemed to get the feel of competition and copped their next four out of five matches, losing only to Hammond Noll. Victories over Hammond Clark, Dyer, and Valpo were the highlights of the season. The finish of the season was the sectional when the sandblasters jour¬ neyed to La Porte, but failed to qualify for the state meet at Indianapolis. Mr. Risk, an ardent golfer, is the coach. Dave McMichael, Eddie Rohrbach, and Jack Viant paced the divot diggers throughout the season. The other golfers were: Peter Brown, Clayton Root, Jerry Trump, Eppler Gruenhagen, George Komechak, Jim Brown, Jim Kerr, Bob Cottrell, Jim Henderlong, Forrest Feighner and George Kleinfeldt. Golf boys gather ’round to offer Dave McMichael advice in lining up a putt. Pete Brown is being a critical judge on Jack Viant ' s drive. Page sixty-three Bottom row: R. Phillips, J. Reschke, B. Howard, J. Cacherat, T. Macintosh, B. Buehrle, K. Vickers, Manager. Middle row: D. Zurbriggen, Manager, L. Haniford, A. Seramur, D. Spurr, D. Weiss, J. Schmal, K. Murray, D. Pronchno. Top row: Coach Carnahan, B. Hargis, V. Campbell, L. Wilcox, D. Becker, B. Hobson, J. Dipaola, D. Nelson, D. Sorenson, Man¬ ager, Coach DeBaun. Baseball Under the coaching of Coach Carnahan, the Bull¬ dogs turned in another fine season with a 9 win and 6 loss record and came in third in the Calumet Conference. The Bulldogs played a very tough sched¬ ule this year such as E. C. Roosevelt, Hammond Noll, Hammond Clark, Froebel, Hammond Tech, and Culver M. A. The usual starting line-up featured all-conference selectee Bill Hargis at first, Vern Campbell at second, Jerry Kaiser at short, Jim Schmal at third and all-conference selectee Bob Howard in right field. Bob Hobson, Joe DiPoala, Don Spurr and Don Nelson alternated in left and center fields. The pitchers were all-conference selectee, Ken Murray, Page sixty-four SCHEDULE Won 10 C. P. 5 C. P. J C. P. 5 C. P. 12 C. P. 7 C. P. 3 C. P. 3 C. P. 0 C. P. 1 C. P. 4 C. P.23 C. P. 2 C. P. 1 C. P. 2 C. P. 1 Lost S E. C. Roosevelt .4 Hammond Tech . 4 Dyer . 4 Merrillville . 7 Wheeler . 3 Dyer .0 Merrillville . 9 Griffith . 3 Lowell . 0 Culver M. A.3 Portage . 9 Gary Edison . 7 Gary Froebel .0 Hammond Noll .4 Hammond Clark . 6 Dick Becker and Al Seramur. Ken Murray had a fine record with an 8 win and 1 loss season. Bob Howard led the club in hitting with a .429 average. The Bulldogs are usually one of the most feared teams in Lake County because of the fine teams produced year after year. The team started their season by practicing in the gym because of the bad weather. A lot of credit is due to the fine reserve team that put in practice time but did not g et in any of the games. Also credit is due to asst, coach DeBaun and managers, Dick Zurbriggen, Ken Vickers and Don Sorenson. ‘V£l B w M r Wrestling It was a crushing and bruising season for the Crown Point matmen this year since the team lacked necessary experience and knowledge. The greatest deficiency was in the lighter weights and in the light heavy weights. Despite the 1 and 10 record of the team, a great improvement has been shown and a better record is expected next year. Page sixty-five 7 t tde% @Ca4A( te i Many important objects fill up the lives of the underclassmen. School books have their allotted time, but there’s always time left for more entertaining reading. Report cards, passes, and admits have their respective places in each student’s life. The passing of notes and that bite of candy between classes help round out the daily schedule which is important in the growth of underclassmen. Class Officers Freshmen officers examining their books are, left to right: Judy Niemeyer, Veep; Joyce Stalnecker, Secretary; Don Schmidt, President; Barbara Newlin, Treasurer. Sophomore officers helping to choose a class ring are, left to right: Bob Spurr, Treasurer; Keith Perry, Sec¬ retary; Chuck Collins, Pres¬ ident; Dick Neely, Veep. Junior officers helping to select class sweaters are, left to right: Tom Biegel, Veep; Joan Ewer, Treasurer; San¬ dra Franz, Secretary; Bob Held, President. Page sixty-eight Class Sponsors Freshman class sponsors discussing class problems are Paul Church, Alice Lauter- bur, and William Duchon. Sophomore class sponsors are Charles Lehner, Carl Car¬ nahan, and Malcolm Ruby. Garnett De Baun was absent when picture was taken. Junior sponsors who helped with the prom problems are John Etling, Gene Kubal, and Katherine Swartz. Page sixty-nine Class of 57 Anderson, Ieah Ashcraft, Raymond Balogh, Loretta Benbow, Dennis Bender, Freddy Birdzell, John Blanchard, Nancy Blinn, Lois Bock, Bob Bohling, Dorothy Bollman, Barbara Bowers, Jean Borger, Marlene Boyll, Carol Brooks, Ronald Brown, Tony Buche, Nancy Buckham, Nancy Burk, Nancy Burns, John Burton, David Campbell, Don Cavinder, Judy Charochak, Ted Cilek, Dewayne Clevenger, Phil Coe, Ken Coleman, Anita Collins, Alice Cope, Tom Csonka, Ann Dalton, Jim Day, Deanna Dickerman, John Dixon, Judy Don, Bob Downey, Dean Drinski, Francine Eisenhutt, Leo Fleming, Albert Frcderixon, Peter Fritz, Barbara Fritz, Lillian Frye, Lemuel Funk, Barbara Garrison, Richard Gerlach, Charlene Gibbs, Sharon Gildersleeve, Elmer Goodwin, Gilbert Grandys, Frances Greiner, Joanne Griffith, Dave Page seventy Class of 57 Haag, Bill Haag, Jim Haagcn, Errol Habenicht, Harry Hale, Guy Hamann, Carol Handley, Joanne Hane, Sue Harding, Judy Hardy, Leroy Harmon, Jerry Harris, Tom Hartlerode, Dick Heiser, Mary Helsel, Jim Henderlong, Joanne Henderson, Dick Hershman, Christine Hickey, Joanne Hill, Herbert Hill, Dick Holland, Janet Horton, Bob Huber, Don Hudson, Bob Hudson, Barbara Huppenthal, Bill Isolampi, Dave Jackovich, Delores Jillson, Patsy Johnson, David Jordan, Lawrence Joyce, Melvin Jurich, Michael Kaiser, Carl Reiser, Ken Karraker, Edward Kersey, Dennis Kidd, Ed Kiel, Henry Kilpatrick, Martha Kish, Warren Klein, Fred Knocrzer, Marie Kolar, Charles Kruger, Jim Kubiak, Christine Kucia, Patricia Langeland, Leonard Lashbrook, Robert Laubecker, Ralph Lauerman, Gladys Lee, Rose Lillie, David Page seventy-one Class of 57 Lintner, Kathern Litts, Bill Lockhart, Scott Lottes, Joyce Loy, Alice Lynch, Brenda Maas, Pete Machacck, Bill Mahoney, Jerry Mair, Janet Malott, Beverly Markward, Ed Marsh, Barbara Marshall, Ed Mathias, Bill Maynard, Dudley McCarty, Dick McCoy, Catherine McCoy, John McDaniel, Evelyn McMahon, Dale Meadows, Sandra Menn, Judy Meyer, Gene Mikuta, Jerry Molden, Charlotte Nagy, Pat Newlin, Barbara Niemeyer, Judy Olds, Walter Osika, Jacquelyn Owen, Judy Palmonair, Lena Parker, Bob Perigo, Larry Potter, Barbara Patz, Sharon Paulsen, Tom Peak, Bob Peters, Judy Petrovich, Mickey Phillips, Donna Phillips, Janet Phillips, Joyce Rainwater, Mary Raker, Marion Reis, Joanna Rettig, Herbert Rhodes, Bob Rich, Irene Ringstrom, Don Rosenbaum, Larry Ruby, Nancy Page seventy-two Class of: ' 57 Ryder, Don Sabau, Carol Rich, Irene Schmidt, Don Scholl, Beth Scott, Carol Snow, Pat Sears, Carol Sharp, Diane Skogg, Carl Smallfield, George Smead, Chuck Scher, Bob Sons, Linda Spindler, Mary Lou Stalnecker, Joyce Staples, Janis Stephenson, Betty Stiener, Dick Stiener, Bob Stokes, Jim Stuhlmacher, Sharon Sullivan, Terry Sullivan, Theresa Mistro, Tangaira Teagle, Sue Tolley, John Traylor, Deanna Urbanski, Ed Urbanski, Joseph Van Denburgh, David Vickers, Brian Villeneuve, Gary Vitkus, David Vlach, Ed Weaver, Maryland Westphal, Judy Westphal, Marcia Woods, Don Woodke, Bonnie Wesmiller, Ariel Wirtz, Harold Winland, Pat Wilcox, David Whiteside, Sharon Wheeler, Elizabeth Ryder, Don Zurbriggen, Marcia Page seventy-three Page seventy-four Class of 56 Abraham, Mary Allen, Carroll Alyea, Bill Amati, Michael Andjulis, Patsy Archer, Sarah Armitage, Dick Arnold, Barbara Babincsak, Tom Bannister, Ray Bellamy, Rochelle Bendikas, Don Bendza, John Benhan, Jim Bildz, Pauline Bennett, Bill Bekter, Helen Biggs, Ralph Bennett, Phyllis Bobrowski, Dolores Bobrowski, Dorothy Bowen, Leah Box, Judy Boyer, Carol Bradley, Mary Breyfogle, Joan Brinsley, Zoe Ann Brumbaugh, Delores Brunt, Sharon Bucha, Wanda Buehrle, Bill Burge, Arlyne Campbell, Nancy Cantrell, Bruce Cassani, Phyllis Collins, Chuck Cooper, Janet Cope, William Cormican, Pat Cottrell, John Cox, Marion Curry, Alton Dahl, Don DeCent, Jim Delli Colli, Judy Desky, Nancy Dixon, James Dixon, Wayne Doan, Howard Don, Bill Douglas, Madonna Ellery, Florence Class of 56 Elliot, Bill Eshelman, Donna Fischer, Elizabeth Flynn, Shirley Foss, Marilyn Fought, Melvin Frey, Janet Geisen, Bob Gerdt, Martha Gerlach, Jerry Gerlach, Ronald Gill, Dan Goodman, Jerry Glassford, Peggy Gottschling, Mike Griffin, Beverly Guske, Doris Hale, Lois Hanlon, Donna Harris, Tim Hartman, Marilyn Hartman, Jim Hausenflack, Elaii Hedloff, Maynard Heidbreder, John Heiser, David Helsel, Ron Henderlong, Jim Hershman, Annette Hess, Alice Hess, Thelma Hetzel, Jack Hill, Milton Hulen, Ron Hunt, Gene Hutton, Shirley Jaeger, Mary Irvin, Carolyn Jandura, Charlene Jasas, Giedre Johnstone, Don Jo 3, Janet Kabella, Beverly Kazimer, Marion Keck, Hazel Keiser, Ken Keldenich, Ursula Kerns, Margaret Kerr, Jim Kilpatrick, Barbara Kleinfeldt, George Knoerzer, John Komechak, Jeanette Page seventy-fivi Class of 56 Koonce, Charles Kricter, Delores Lambert, Nancy Lashbrook, Bob Lear, Dewayne Lillie, Bob Liptak, Janice McKay, Raym; Maniatakes, Mary Marcs, Sarah Margison, Russell Martin, Dennis Martin, Helen Melcher, Daralyn Meyer, June Meyers, Shirley Mileham, Gordon Moffett, Tom Moelhman, Bob Murphy, Juanita Nedderman, Carl Neely, Dick Neiner, Marcia Nelson, Don Nelson, Wayne Nichols, Edith O’Brien, Dale Ogle, Cecil Paarlberg, Nancy Patterson, Ardis Palmer, Priscilla Patz, Roger Perry, Keith Phillips, Nolan Poynton, Jim Prater, Gale Prochno, Dale Raker, Carol Reeder, Edna Reschke, John Rouhselange, Ron Rollensen, Dick Rush} Pat Rzepka, Bill Sanders, Joanne Schach, Dan Scheidt, Howard Scheidt, Betty Scher, John Page seventy-six Class of 56 Schlink, Tom Schmidt, Pat Schwartz, Charles Scott, Warren Seabloom, Louise Selock, Ed Sergent, Virginia Shcaks, Judy Smith, Shirley Smith, Suzanne Southworth, Herbert Spencer, Gloria Spurr, Bob Stathis, Tom Staples, Clifford Steven, Dan Stroup, Rose Marie Sundholm, Gay Surchik, Pauline Sykora, Georgia Taylor, Judy Teglas, Margaret Thornburg, Evelyn Traylor, Sue Uhrhammer, Anna Uhrhammer, Dorothy Utley, Bob Vallee, Rudy Vance, Lenora Vandersee, Charles Viant, Jack Walker, Bernadine Walker, Mary Wedge, Shirley Weiss, Dave Wells, Evelyn Whiting, Bob Wilcox, Noretia Williams, Carol Wirtz, Jim Wirtz, Ronald Woodkc, Don Wright, Bob Zanda, Janine Zicscniss, Jim Zmuda, Judy Zulk, Wayne Page seventy-seven Class of ’55 Arndt, Juanita Ashcraft, Dorothy Banton, Rush Beining, Pauline Bender, Susan Bendikas, Don Benham, Dick Bennett, Pat Bennett, Richard Biegel, Tom Blanchard, Eleanor Blanchard, Laurence Blanchard, Richard Bobrowski, Eleonore Bock, Henry Bowers, Jean Bremer, Harvey Brucks, Jewel Bukovac, Ronald Burk, Jim Burns, David Burns, Judy Butler, Jerry Campbell, Ida Mae Cooper, David Cottongim, Willard Cottrell, Bob Dalton, Chris Dalton, Dave Denney, Babs Dinga, Carl Drummer, Ruth Dunker, James Ebert, Kathleen Edgington, Leon Endris, Wesley Eshelman, Bob Ewer, Joan Feder, Don Feighner, Forest Page seventy-eight Class of !5J Filler, Alan Foss, Dick Franz, Sandra Frazier, Martha Frederixon, Martin Gambill, Avancll Gerlach, Carol Gerlach, William Gignac, Yvonne Gilbey, Judy Grandys, Mary Etta Guske, Donald Haag, Kenneth Haniford, Larry Hanlon, Michael Harris, Bob Hartley, Chuckie Hartman, Norma Hawley, Phyllis Heacock, Nola Heiser, Janet Heisterberg, Bob Heistcrberg, Martha Held, Bob Hinton, Duane Holloway, Armida Huber, Duane Hudson, Paul Huggins, Sue lams, Nancy Iliff, Carl Johnson, Barbara Johnson, Joanne Jordon, Juanita Kaiser, Jerry Kasch, Woodie Kauffman, Bob Kerns, Barbara Kimberlin, Carole Ann Kincy, Betty Page eighty Class of ’55 Klassen, Dick Kricter, Don Kubiak, Alfred Kucia, Rosemary Langcland, Henry Lashbrook, Jack Liechty, Bill Lipcak, Melania Lindzy, Dick Lockhart, Ron Loosemore, Kent Lucas, Mary Ann Lundgren, Phyllis Lundy, Virginia Lynch, Beverly Mallott, Shirley Mansch, Roberta McAboy, Kay McGinnis, Kathleen Metsch, Karl Meyer, Kathy Miles, Jack Monzulla, Lyle Morrison, Don Murray, Randall Mynatt, Marian Padgett, Romona Palmonari, Vclva Patz, Ed Peterson, Alice Petry, Barb Phillips, Ron Plants, Shirley Potts, Pauline Prendergast, Connie Reeder, Charles Rettig, Roberta Roffman, Dick Rogers, Judy Class of: ' 55 Russell, Mary Jo Root, Clayton Rosenbaum, Gerald Rouhsclange, Janis Roysdon, Aileen ( deceased ) Russel, Mary Jo Saager, Dick Schadlcr, Robert Schrocder, David Schmitz, Dorothy See, Georganne Seegars, Paul Seramur, A1 Slagle, Larry Smallhcld, Sybil Smith, Carlene Smith, Joyce Smith, Mary Lu South, Jim Soyring, Betty Spencer, Ron Spindler, Joe Spry, Bob Stonecipher, Andy Thompson, Judy Trump, Jerry Tullis, Mary Jo Urbanski, Sylvia Vickers, Ken Voyles, Bill Warren, Clarence Wasserott, Sharon Watson, Dick Weaver, Chuck Wells, Phyllis Page eighty-one Seacard Memories of school games, class plays, the proms and other important school activities have their place in the mind of each Senior. But you can no longer rely on memories alone. Your thoughts turn to the future—the planning of your lives and careers of tomorrow. The knowledge you obtain today will be helpful in reaching tomorrow’s success, for the world you are entering is a complicated and difficult one. Page eighty-two Carole Larson, editor Left to right: Mr. Hale, Miss Cruader, Miss Sebastian, Mr. Needham. Page eighty-four Left to right: Bonne Licht, treas.j Ed Wright, Class of:54 The senior year, our final year of attending Crown Point High, brings back a flood of memories exper¬ ienced in the years spent here. They were good years. Years filled not only with a gaining of knowledge and of practical learning, but years of meeting new friends and enjoying good times. We’ve been a proud class. We’ve worn our rings and the class colors of blue on white with our heads held high. pres.; Eppler Gruenhagcn, sec.; Bruce Benbow, veep. We broke the routine of class plays by presenting two new types of plays in our junior and senior years. This added prominence t o our class record. We’ve witnessed many changes in our school since we arrived as wide-eyed freshmen. We’ve seen our school grow, not only in student enrollment, but in physical improvements added to the school plant. When we were hosts to the Junior Prom, Stair¬ way To The Stars,” it was a big occasion for us. It proved a challenge because it added another first” to our class accomplishments, for we were the first to present an out of town prom. Guided by the above class officers, Bonne Licht, treasurer; Ed Wright, president; Eppler Gruenhagen, secretary; Bruce Benbow, veep; we looked forward to our senior year and the many activities involved. Our sponsors Mr. Hale, Miss Crauder, Miss Sebastian and Mr. Needham, gladly offered their services to help us with our many problems. As our footsteps echo in the halls of Crown Point High School for the last time, we take with us our fond memories as we go forward to realize our hopes and dreams for the future. ARNDT, CLAYTON H. Camera Club; Intramurals; F. F. A. (vice pres. 2). BARMORE, CAROLE JEAN Booster Club (treas. 3); Girls State; Science Club (sec’y, treas. 3); Latin Club; Sunshine Society (pres. 4); Chorus; A Cappella; Harmonaires; Jr. Play Staff; Sr. Play Staff; G. A. A.; Bowling. BECKMANN, DON LEO Booster Club; Camera Club; Sr. Play Staff; Bowling; Track. BAIZE, JANICE FAYE Booster Club; INKLINGS; Sr. Play Staff; Caneyville High School, Caneyville, Kentucky, 1. BARNACASTLE, ELOISE J. Booster Club; Sunshine So¬ ciety; Chorus; Jr. Play Staff; Sr. Play Staff. BEINING, AUGUST H. Booster Club; Camera Club; Sr. Play Staff; Bowling; Track. BAIZE, WENDELL DWIGHT Booster Club; Chorus; Intra¬ murals; Basketball Statistician; Caneyville High School, Caney¬ ville, Kentucky, 1. BECKER, JAMES ALBERT Sr. Play Cast; F. F. A. (sec’y. 4). BENBOW, BRUCE CHARLES Booster Club; Camera Club; Letterman’s Club; Science Club; Chorus; Sr. Play Cast; Wrest¬ ling; Class Officer (vice pres. 4); Student Council; Cross Country; Track. BALOGH, JOYCE ANN Booster Club; Camera Club; Sunshine Society; G. A. A. BECKER, RICHARD ALAN Baseball; Booster Club; Let¬ terman’s Club; Reserve Foot¬ ball; Varsity Basketball; Cross BERRY, LUCILLE HARRIET Booster Club; Sunshine So¬ ciety; G. A. A.; Bowling. Page eighty-five BERRY, MARY LOU Booster Club; Sunshine So¬ ciety; G. A. A.; Bowling. BOWMAN, BOB Booster Club; INKLINGS; Band; Intramurals; Bowling. CAMPBELL, VERNON E. Baseball; Booster Club; Let- terman’s Club; Science Club; Sr. Play Staff; Varsity Football (co-captain); Freshman Foot¬ ball; Freshman Basketball; Re¬ serve Basketball; Varsity Bas¬ ketball; Wrestling; Intramurals; Student Council; Bowling; Hi-Y. BIGGS, VERNA JEANNE L. Booster Club; Camera Club (sec’y, treas. 3, pres. 4); Sun¬ shine Society; Chorus; A Cap- pella; Harmonaires; Band (vice pres. 4); Sr. Play Staff; G. A. A.; Bowling. BRETTIN, ROBERT E. Booster Club; Science Club; Sr. Play Cast; Intramurals. CARR, SHIRLEY JEAN Booster Club; Science Club; Sunshine Society; Chorus; Band; Bowling. BLIMM, ROBERT G. Booster Club (treas. 4); Camera Club; EXCALIBUR (business mgr. 3, 4); INK¬ LINGS; Sr. Play Cast; Track (mgr. 4). BROWN, PETER Booster Club; Camera Club (vice pres. 4); Science Club (treas. 4); Latin Club; Sr. Play Staff; Intramurals; Golf. CLAUS, SHIRLEY MAE Booster Club; Sunshine So¬ ciety; Sr. Play Staff; G. A. A. BOND, CHARLES Chorus; Sr. Play Staff; Intra¬ murals. CACHERAT, JON V. Booster Club; Science Club; INKLINGS; Intramurals. CLAUSSEN, MARY JO Booster Club; Latin Club; Sunshine Society; Band (treas. 4); Jr. Play Cast; Sr. Play Cast; G. A. A.; Bowling. Page eighty-six CRIDER, PHILIP EUGENE Boys State; Letterman’s Club Science Club; Sr. Play Staff Intramurals; Student Council Track; Cross Country. FLOOD, SHIRLEY J. Booster Club; Camera Club; Science Club; Sunshine Society; Jr. Play Staff; Sr. Play Staff; G. A. A.; Bowling; F. H. A. (vice pres. 4). DI TOMMASO, TONY Baseball; Booster Club; Let- terman ' s Club; Machinists Club; Class Officer (trcas. 2, sec’y. 3; INKLINGS; Chorus; Sr. Play Staff; Varsity Football; Wrestling; Intramurals; Bowl¬ ing; Freshman Basketball. ESSER, GRETCHEN MARIE Booster Club; Chorus; Sr. Play Staff; F. H. A. FREDERIXON, JOHN M. Booster Club; Camera Club; Science Club; Chorus; Intra- DUNN, RONALD Letterman’s Club; Machin¬ ists Club; Wrestling; Roose¬ velt High School, E. Chicago, Ind., 1, 2. FISCHER, JUNE E. Booster Club; Camera Club; Sunshine Society; Jr. Play Staff; Sr. Play Staff; Bowling; F. H. A. FRONEK, MARJORIE JUNE Booster Club; Camera Club; Sunshine Society; Band; Jr. Play Staff; Sr. Play Staff; G. A. A.; Bowling; F. H. A. (sec’y 4). FISCHER, RUTH V. Booster Club; Camera Club; Sunshine Society; Chorus; Jr. Play Staff; Sr. Play Staff; G. A. A.; Bowling; F. H. A. GAUTHIER, PAT ANN Booster Club; Science Club; Sunshine Society; Chorus; A Cappella; Harmonaires; Sr. Play Staff; G. A. A. Page eighty-seven GERLACH, NANCY E. GLASSFORD, CHARLES J. GOFF, RONALD ARTHUR GRADEN, BARBARA ANN Booster Club; Science Club; Latin Club; Sunshine Society; Sr. Play Staff; G. A. A.; Bowl¬ ing. Sr. Play Cast; ' Intramurals; Our Lady of the Lake Sem¬ inary 1, 2. Varsity Football; Reserve Football. Booster Club; G. A. A.; Bowling. GRANDYS, THOMAS F. GREER, A. WAYNE GRUBBE, DONALD GRUENHAGEN, EPPLER W. Letterman’s Club; Reserve Football; Intramurals. Booster Club. Intramurals. Science Club; Class Officer (sec’y 4); A Cappella; Sr. Play Cast; Intramurals; Student Council; Golf; F. F. A. (re¬ porter 2, vice pres. 3, pres. 4). HALL, HOWARD HERBERT HANE, JUDITH LEE HARGIS, BILL HARTLEY, GRETA LOU C. Booster Club; Camera Club; Science Club; Latin Club; EX- CALIBUR; Sr. Play Cast; Re¬ serve Football; Wrestling; In¬ tramurals; Freshman Basketball. Booster Club; Science Club; Sunshine Society; Chorus; Sr. Play Staff; G. A. A. Baseball; Booster Club; Let¬ terman’s Club; Machinists Club (pres. 4); Jr. Play Staff; Varsity Football; Reserve Foot¬ ball; Wrestling; Intramurals. Booster Club; Latin Club; Sunshine Society; Chorus. Page eighty-eight HEGAN, SHIRLEY YVONNE Booster Club; Sunshine So¬ ciety; Chorus; G. A. A. (sports head 3, 4); Bowling; Sr. Play Staff. HUPPENTHAL, PAT ANN Booster Club; Camera Club Science Club; Sr. Play Staff Latin Club; Sunshine Society Chorus; Bowling. KIDD, ARTHUR L. Booster Club; Letterman’s Club; Sr. Play Staff; Varsity Football; Reserve Football; Re¬ serve Basketball; Intramurals. HICKEY, PATRICIA K. Booster Club; Girls State; INKLINGS (ass’t ed. 3, edi¬ tor 4); Sunshine Society; Sr. Play Staff; Student Council (sec’y 4); Quill and Scroll. ISOLAMPI, SYLVIA MARY C. Booster Club; Science Club; Sunshine Society; Chorus; Sr. Play Staff; G. A. A. KILBURY, DON L. Booster Club; Camera Club; Chorus; Jr. Play Staff; Sr. Play Staff; Varsity Football; Fresh¬ man Football; Wrestling; Intra¬ murals. HILL, DON F. Booster Club; Machinists Club; Jr. Play Staff; Sr. Play Staff; Bowling; Freshman Bas¬ ketball. KAISER, GERALDINE M. Booster Club; Camera Club; Science Club; INKLINGS; Chorus; Jr. Play Staff; Sr. Play Staff; G. A. A.; Class Officer (sec’y 1); Bowling; F. H. A. (pres. 4). KLEIN, CARROLL C. Sr. Play Staff; Bowling. HOFFMAN, FRANCIS PAUL Booster Club (vice pres. 4); Machinists Club; Sr. Play Staff; Reserve Football; Intramurals; Freshman Basketball; Hi-Y. KERR, CHARLES RICHARD Baseball; Letterman’s Club; Jr. Play Cast; Sr. Play Cast; Varsity Basketball (mgr); In¬ tramurals. KOMECHAK, GEORGE J. Science Club; Sr. Play Staff; Class Officer (vice pres. 3); Intramurals; Student Council; F. F. A. (sec’y 2, 3, treas. 4); Golf; National Honor Society (pres. 4). Page eighty-nine SCHEIDT, KENNETH J. Booster Club; Camera Club; Letterman’s Club; Sr. Play Staff; Varsity Football; Intra¬ murals; Bowling; Track; Hi-Y. SCOTT, MARY LOIS Booster Club; INKLINGS; Sunshine Society. SHERFICK, PEGGY P. Booster Club; Camera Club; Science Club; Latin Club; Sun¬ shine Society; Sr. Play Staff; G. A. A.; Bowling. SCHMAL, JAMES DESMOND Baseball; Booster Club; Let¬ terman’s Club (sec’y, treas. 3, 4); Science Club; Varsity Foot¬ ball; Varsity Basketball; Cross Country; EXCALIBUR; Class Officer (pres. 1, vice pres. 2); Hi-Y (chap. 2, 3, vice pres. 4). SERAMUR, DONALD D. Booster Club; Machinists Club; Sr. Play Staff; Intra¬ murals; Bowling; Hi-Y. SHERMAN, ROBERT EARL Booster Club; Camera Club; Band; Bowling; Hi-Y. SCHMAL, MARY M. Booster Club; Science Club; Sunshine Society; Chorus; Jr. Play Staff; Sr. Play Staff; G. A. A.; Bowling; F. H. A. (treas. 4); Cheerleader. SHADE, AUTUMN JOY Booster Club; Sunshine So¬ ciety; Sr. Play Staff. SMEAD, JOHN N. Booster Club; Letterman’s Club; Science Club; Varsity Football; Reserve Football; Re¬ serve Basketball; Freshman Bas¬ ketball; Intramurals; Track. SCHMITZ, RAYMOND P. Booster Club; Camera Club; Jr. Play Staff; Sr. Play Staff; Intramurals; Track; Hi-Y. SHARP, RONAL GLENN Booster Club; Camera Club; Letterman’s Club; Jr. Play Staff; Sr. Play Staff; Varsity Football; Reserve Football; Re¬ serve Basketball; Track; Intra¬ murals; F. F. A. (sent. 2). STECH, ROBERT EMMETT Camera Club; Chorus; A Cappella; Sr. Play Staff; Intra¬ murals; F. A. A. Page ninety-three STENHOUSE, SANDRA A. Booster Club; Science Club; INKLINGS; Sunshine Society; Chorus; Sr. Play Staff; G. A. A.; Bowling. STUHLMACHER, FAYE ANN Booster Club; Science Club; Latin Club; Sunshine Society (rcc. sec’y 4); Chorus; Jr. Play Cast; Sr. Play Staff; G. A. A.; Student Council. THEIS, DEAN RICHARD Booster Club; Jr. Play Cast STEPHAN, RAELENE ANN Booster Club; Camera Club; INKLINGS; Sunshine Society; Chorus; Jr. Play Staff; Sr. Play Staff; F. H. A. STUHLMACHER, GENE Booster Club; Camera Club; Lettcrman’s Club; Chorus; Sr. Play Staff: Varsity Football; Reserve Football; Freshman Basketball; Wrestling; Intra¬ murals; Bowling. TRUMP, PATRICIA ANN Booster Club; Science Club; Sunshine Society; Band; Jr. Play Staff; Sr. Plav Staff; G. A. A.; Bowling; F. H. A. STEPHENSON, MARY E. Booster Club; Sunshine So¬ ciety; Sr. Play Staff; G. A. A.; STUHLMACHER, MERLE E. Booster Club; Intramurals. UTLEY, NORMA LOU Booster Club; Sunshine So¬ ciety; Sr. Play Staff; G. A. A. (sports head 2, sec’y, treas. 3, pres. 4); Bowling. STILLSON, DONALD L. Booster Club; Camera Club; Letterman’s Club; INKLINGS; Sr. Play Staff; Varsity Foot¬ ball; Reserve Football; Reserve Basketball; Bowling. SZYMCZAK, THOMAS A. Booster Club; Sr. Play Staff; Intramurals; Bowling. VAUGHN, JOAN EMMA Booster Club; Science Club; Sr. Play Staff; G. A. A.; Band (sec’y 3); Sunshine Society; A Cappella (pres. 4); Bowling; Spanish Club. Page ninety-four VENSTRA, MARGARET M. Camera Club; INKLINGS; Chorus; ?rnd; Sr. Play Staff; G. A. A.; F. H. A. WILLIAMSON. CAROL J. Booster Club; Camera Club; Latin Club; INKLINGS; Sun¬ shine Society; Band; Sr. Play Staff; G. A. A. (vice pres. 3). VINCENT. LORETTA B. Booster Club; Camera Club; Sunshine Society; Sr. Play Staff; G. A. A.; F. H. A. WOODKE, PAULINE L. Chorus; F. H. A. YOUNG, DOROTHY R. Booster Club; Sunshine So¬ ciety; Bowling; F. H. A. WAYMIRE, RONALD E. Letterman’s Club (vice pres. 3, pres. 4); Science Club; Var¬ sity Football; Varsity Basket¬ ball; Reserve Basketball; Class Officer (sec’y 2); Track; Hi-Y (sec’y 4). WRIGHT, EDWARD W. Camera Club; Letterman’s Club; Science Club; Class Offi¬ cer (pres. 4); Band; Wrestling; Intramurals; Track; Debate. ZIZKOVSKY, BARBARA D. Booster Club; Camera Club; Sunshine Society; Chorus; Jr. Play Staff; Sr. Play Staff; G. A. A.; Class Officer (treas. I, 3); Bowling; F. H. A. WILLIAMS, MARILYN Booster Club; Camera Club; Science Club; Latin Club; INKLINGS; Sunshine Society; Sr. Play Staff; G. A. A. (sports head 2, 3). YINGLING, CHARLES H. Booster Club; Intramurals; A Cappella. Page ninety-five The following students are graduates of the 1954 class, but did not have the opportunity of getting their picture taken to be recorded with their class-mates: BOWMAN, RAYMOND E. Booster Club; Camera Club; Intramurals; Bowling; Hi-Y; Track. NICHOLAS, RONALD M. Latin Club; INKLINGS (business mgr. 4). SONS, RICHARD JOSEPH Camera Club; F. F. A. BURNS, ROBERT W. RZEPKA, DAVID WALTER Varsity Football; Reserve Football; Intramurals. UHRHAMMER, CHARLES LENART, EUGENE Camera Club; Chorus; Jr. Play Staff; Sr. Play Staff; Intra- SCHULZ, HELMUT Band (vice pres. 3, pres. 4); Sr. Play Staff; Remperg, Ger- U HR HAMMER, JOHN Camera Club; Science Club; Wrestling; Intramurals. WALKER, NORV J. Page ninety-six National Honor Society Scholarship, leadership, service and character are the important qualities considered by the school faculty as they elect the students they think best suited for the National Honor Society. The senior students elected on the society are chosen from the upper third of the class and from this, 1J % of the seniors are selected. The percentage of juniors chosen is limited to the top 5% of their class. The juniors selected from last year’s honor society served as this year s officers. Several business meetings were held and three social meetings were given in which college speakers were invited to talk on college preparation and planning. These meetings were open to any senior interested in college. The officers also had charge of the initiation of the new members. This year’s officers were: George Komechak, pres.; Keith Patterson, veep; Claire Phillips, treas.; Jean Mikuta, corresponding sec’y.; Barbara Moore, recording sec’y.; and Carole Larson, publicity manager. This year’s honor society is composed of the following students: SENIORS Carole Barmore James Becker Bruce Benbow Philip Crider June Fischer Eppler Gruenhagen Bonne Licht David McMichael Roberta Metcalf Barbara Newman William Parry Page ninety-seven Sharon Rettig Carlleen Roberts Faye Stuhlmacher Norma Utley JUNIORS Joan Ewer Sandra Franz Nancy lams Mary Jo Tullis Sylvia Urbanski This pictorial advertising section is a new project for the Excalibur. Its purpose is to increase the reader’s interest to provide a worthwhile form of advertisement for the merchant. The businessmen play a definite part in the life of a school by their active participation in school projects and by their financial support. We appreciate this support and the Excalibur hopes that this advertising section will be a service to the local merchants. Page ninety-eight NurBilh SXOESji-MEN IBLEDOH .M c GREGOR SPORtJflEAR ■ Tram Toys Hobby Supply MEEKER AND CLAUSSEN “Over 50 Years In Crown Point” 209 West Joliet CROWN POINT, INDIANA Phone 111 Paramount Juvenile Shop For Tots’n Teens and Women Too CROWN POINT, INDIANA 117 W. Joliet Street Phone 934 Crown Point High School Seniors interested in electrical engineering visit North¬ ern Indiana Public Service Company’s 33,000 volt substation on Grant Street. Above William N. Short, NIPSCO district manager, points out a 5,000 KVA trans¬ former to Dave McMichael, Phil Crider, Bob Bretton and Ed Wright. NORTHERN INDIANA PUBLIC SERVICE CO. Light for freedom, power for progress. Page one hundred JIM CLARKE ' S SPORT SHOP Everything For The Sportsman 103 South Court CROWN POINT, INDIANA Phone 306 KNIGHT INSURANCE AGENCY Insurance For You and All Your Needs 214 East Joliet Street CROWN POINT, INDIANA Phone 209 PARAMOUNT SHOE STORE Where The Teenage Crowd Find The Shoes They Like 117 West Joliet CROWN POINT, INDIANA Phone 673 “Bub” Wise, standing left, and Kenny Os- berne, seated, both ’53 graduates, started earning and learning at the Star in their sophomore year. Paul Seeger, Class of ’55, also started as a sophomore. Watch the boys and the Star grow next year and the next and the next. THE LAKE COUNTY STAR Page one hundred-one KINCY ' S OIL CO. MORRIS DIME STORE MORE GAS FOR LESS Meet Your Friends at Morris State Road 55 Crown Point, Indiana Phone 1208 Court Street Crown Point, Indiana Phone 126 BROWN ' S JEWELRY •‘The Treasureland Store” J. HIRAM JOHNSTON INSURANCE The Place to Insure West Side Square CROWN POINT, INDIANA Phone 207 Peoples State Bank Building CROWN POINT, INDIANA Phone 314 Page one hundred two PIC AND JON ' S C. W. HUBER, INC. Where The Gang Gathers “There’s No Fuel Like An Oil Fuel” 1 South Court Street CROWN POINT, INDIANA Phone 255 123 North Main Crown Point, Indiana Phone 452 CROWN POINT REGISTER “Lake County’s Oldest Newspaper” Established in 1857 Publishers - Printers - Publishers 15 North Court Crown Point, Indiana Phone 137 CROWN BAKERY Home of Quality Baked Goods 114 South Main CROWN POINT, INDIANA Phone 170 Page one hundred three Page one hundred four MUZZALL PAINT AND APPLIANCES Gift Ware - Paint Toys - Appliances 111 West Joliet CROWN POINT, INDIANA Phone 1437 CARROLL GARAGE New and Used Cars 201 South Court CROWN POINT, INDIANA Phone 177 KEISER DUNN RECREATION Bowl and Be Healthy 114 South East CROWN POINT, INDIANA Phone 309 NASH GARAGE You ' ll Be Ahead With Nash PAUL BYRNE AGENCY Complete Insurance Service 1003 North Main CROWN POINT, INDIANA Phone 92 111 S. Court Street CROWN POINT, INDIANA Phone 480 CROWN FLORAL “ON THE SQUARE” Curley Boles and Sons Service Station Complete Car Service 11 North Court Street Crown Point, Indiana Phone 1361 201 East Joliet Street Crown Point, Indiana Phone 479 Page one hundred five CALUMET TITLE COMPANY Abstracts - Title Insurance - Escrows 107 North Main Crown Point, Indiana Phone 160 HUB APPLIANCE AND SUPPLY COMPANY 106 North Main Crown Point, Indiana Phone 670 Frigidaire Appliances - RCA Victor, Sentinel, CBS Columbia, and Spar- ton T.V. Sets - T.V. Service - All Makes Record Players - Phonograph Records - Sheet Music School Supplies GEISEN FUNERAL HOME “Three Generations of Dependable Service 109 North East Crown Point, Indiana Phone 40 Page one hundred six LAKE COUNTY TITLE COMPANY South Main Street CROWN POINT, INDIANA Phone 290 Compliments of Joe Frank Ralph Ostrom Props. “At Your Door or at Your Favorite Store” CLOVER LEAF DAIRY Distributors Borden and Bowman Products 226 South East Street CROWN POINT: 349 RUSSELL ' S GARAGE The Buick A Beautiful Buy Dollar for Dollar You Can’t Beat a Pontiac Guaranteed Used Cars 142 North Main Street Crown Point, Indiana Phone 201 Lake County Greenhouse Corporation “Say It With Flowers” East North Street Crown Point, Indiana Phone 568 ART HILL, INC. New Ford Sales and Service A-l USED CARS 1000 North Main at N. Main Summit Page one hundred eight Patrons DOCTORS JOHN BIRDZELL, M.D. 124 N. Main Phone 483 E. R. STEELE, M.D. 124 N. Main Phone 483 MARY CARROLL, M.D. 124 N. Main Phone 483 D. E. GRAY, M.D. 182 W. North Phone 82 WILLIAM HORST, M.D. 123 N. Court Phone 815 DONALD DuSOLD, M.D. 123 N. Court Phone 815 DENTISTS W. R. BECK, D.D.S. 113 W. Joliet Phone 341 W. R. DENNISON, D.D.S. 138 South Main Phone 400 LEO L. EISENHUTT, D.D.S. 100 S. Main Phone 165 L. A. SALISBURY, D.D.S. 126 S. Main Phone 1111 OPTOMETRISTS DR. WAYNE A. DUDLEY, OD 138 South Main Phone 963 DR. F. H. CHAMPION, OD Crawford Building Phone 136 VETS SIMON J. GOODMAN, V.M.D. 802 E. Clark Phone 239 LAWYERS CARROLL AND HAMACHER ATTORNEYS AT LAW 211 S. Main Phone 13 HEDMAN - BARR ATTORNEYS AT LAW 112 S. Main Phone 333 GEORGE E. HERSHMAN 113 W. Joliet Phone 361 KNIGHT - KNIGHT ATTORNEYS AT LAW 214 E. Joliet Phone 361 ARTHUR E. LETSINGER N. Main Phone 282 JOHN R. LYNCH 103 N. Main Phone 630 VERNON SIGLER 138 South Main Phone 264 MARTIN.J. SMITH 102 S. Main Phone 72 FLOYD VANCE Peoples State Bank Phone 26 Page one hundred nine muviu ■,n Uns 130 East Sixth Ave. GARY, INDIANA INDIANA SCHOOL PICTURES P. O. Box 246 INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA (fT ' V ' JID Printed By BENTON REVIEW PUB. CO.. Fowler, Ind. Staff The 1954 EXCAL1BUR is ai School, Crown Point, Indiana. i official publication and project of Crown Point High Editor-in-Chief. .Carole Larson Sports Writers. ..Jim Schmal, Ed Rohrbach, Chuck Collins, Howard Hall, Bob Held, Ron Waymire, Eston Perry, Ron Phillips. Artist . Advertising and Copy Staff. .Mary Jo Tullis, Nancy lams, Betty Kincy, Bob Blimm, Martha Heisterberg, Phyllis Wood, Carole Ann Kimberlin, Carol Jean Gerlach, Betty Soyring, Bob Cottrell, Bar¬ bara Denney, Dick Roffman, Chuckie Hartley, Howard Hall. Adviser. .Jean Ann Jessup Page one hundred eleven Autographs Page one hundred twelve