Garfield High School - Benedictus Yearbook (Terre Haute, IN)

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1 SENIORS 'N the spring of 1936, the present senior class organized, chose Miss Mewhinney as class advisor, and elected the following officers: Virginia Asbury, president, Car- roll Hargrave, vice-president, Paul Sobonya, secretary, Stanley Paitson, treasurer. Marjory Connerley was appointed class reporter. From the beginning, the class has proved a very enthusiastic group. During the sophomore year, they gave two very successful parties. In the spring of 1937, the class chose the following officers to serve during the junior year: Paul Kipp, president, Robert Needham, vice-president, Paul Sobonya, secretary, Betty Bond, treasurer. V The outstanding events of the junior year were The Grapevine Tangle, October 15, 1937, the junior pay assembly entitled, The Spotlights of 1939, February 10, 19385 The JRS Barn Dance, April 8, 1938g and the most important social activity of all, the junior-senior banquet and prom, which later was held in the Deming Hotel Ballroom, Friday, May 27, 1938. Following the custom at Garfield, officers were chosen before the close of school in June, 1938, to serve during the following year. The senior officers have been Helen Gieseman, president, Bill Reed, vice-presidntg Patty Prewitt, secretary, and Marjory Connerley, treasurer. The class colors are rose and blue. The class flower is the rose. Faythe Ander- son has written the music and words for the class song. The outstanding events of the senior year have been the senior class play, Charley's Aunt, October 21, 1938g the Swanky Senior Swingeroo, an open class party and dance given at the Lange auditorium, December 2, 1938, the senior Christmas party, December 20, 19385 the Grand Finale, a class party and student mixer, May 5, 1939, the senior farewell assemblyg the senior breakfast, hayride, and farewell dance. This dance was held on June 10, in the Mayflower room of the Ter1'e Haute House. Kenny Wood's orchestra furnished music for the dance. w The senior home rooms have made a study of a plan of student government adapted to Garfield, which they recommend for adoption by the school. Nineteen

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Class Prophecy Kontinuedl Latta, and Bette Bond, who own a large rink in Evansville, Indiana. Fun. Forecast One of the highlights of the cruise will be the Chinese Checker tournament between the two outstanding teams of the United States. The game between the Chang-fu team, Roberta Atkinson, Marjorie Connerly, Susanne Engles, Vir- ginia Fcuquay, Greta Fisher, and Edna House, and the Wang-hi girls, Betty Loudermilk, Juanita McMasters, Rose Mahalek, Rosemary Schimmel, Evelyn Rea, and Ruth Needham, will take place on June 20, when the cruisers will be four days out at sea. Entertainers aboard are Will Wood- ard and his orchestra, two well-known members of which are Bob Woodard and John McCoy, Bill Donald, popular ma- gician, Bob Sisson, singer and come- dian, Agnes Ann Ely, dancing star of New York's stage hit, Swing It, Sis- ter! , and Bob Pirtle and Leo Pfister, the masters of ceremonies, who are so popular as they appear on the Bosco Oatmeal radio program, sponsored by the Paul-Bosc-Jack Coats Cereal Com- pany. The harmony trio composed of Joanna Washington, Inetta Stewart, and John Sutton, has been very popular in the night spots around New York, and they had already sung many request numbers when the Sylvia sailed this morning. Much by way of entertainment is also expected from fViolaJ Muriel Westrup Reed, young .star of the Metropolitan Opera, Paul Roman, of opera, stage, screen, and radio fame, and Dorothy Carnes, concert violinist and singer. Bil- lie Jackman, dancer who has appeared in several Hollywood musicals, has promised to entertain the group with a specialty program. Cruisers Given Chance to Keep Up On Costumes and Coiffures The tiny millinery shop, managed by Mary Lou McGregor, Jane Gullett, Mil- dred Morris, and Sara Wilkie, had al- ready done considerable business when the Sylvia left port, according to Miss Morris, who is a buyer for the Petit Chapeau Shop on New York's Fifth Avenue, which is managed by Miss Mc- Gregor, Miss Gullett, and Miss Wilkie. Another popular shop is the tiny dress shop managed by Mary Ann Thomas, Wilma Dorraugh, Helen Pirtle, Margaret Rozgony, and Dorothy Rothrock, all stockholders and co-managers of one of the larger dress stores in San Francisco. The men's haberdashery, under the very capable management of Widge Yoder and William Gano, has already made several sales, acording to the pair, who are in actual life head engi- neers in the Beatty-Chernay Construc- tion Company of Seattle, Washington. Sport wear is to be sold by Bill Reed, basketball coach of Lane Tech, Chicago, Illinciis, which is the world's largest high school. rrobably the busiest shop aboard the Sylvia is the large, modern, perfectly appointed beauty parlor, which is pre- sided over by Martha Harrah, head of the Harrah College of Beauty Culture, Washington Avenue, New York, and whose skilled operators include Rosa Lee Chaney, Dorothy Dowen, Helen Feiler, and Helen Owens. Ship Complete with Chapel, School, and Library Don Adolfs, who drafted the plans for the Sylvia's construction, even provid- ed for a small and very lovely chapel, and the Reverend Mr. Bob Modglin, of Terre Haute, Delbert Jones, of Indian- apolis, and Jim Dodson, of Wakeegan, Michigan, aided by Judith Thomas and Sara Saberton, noted missionaries, had consented to perform the ecclesiastical duties of the trip. One of the duties planned is the wedding which will change the cruise to a honeymoon for Margie Burton and Jack Warrick, Terre Haute bank president. A schoolroom for the children aboard the yacht boasts a staff of teachers in- cluding Winifred Roberts, teacher of social studies in a Nashville, Tennessee, high school, Maxine White, who is to be married in the fall to a former Garfield student, and Marjorie Bartholome, out- standing in Terre Haute Community dramatic productions. The small library is very expertly managed by librarians, Leatha Call and Jean Crawford. Plans to have classes in physical edu- cation have been made by Mary Jane Burt, teacher of physical education in Terre Haute grade schools, Viola Butts, gym instructor at Garfield High School, Betty Loser, rising young amateur ten- nis champion, George Mitchell, who was recently awarded the marble champion- ship in Vigo county, Paul Sabonya, as- CContinued on page 8-lj lL'igfcfc'cn

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