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

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Left to right George Mahan Jell Ann Pigg Mar aret Myers Emil Nolte A Note from I-he Class of '51 Dear School Pals In bidding a fond farewell to all of you and to dear old Garfield the Class of 1951 would like to review their fourth and final year for you With a fine president such as Joe Claretto to guide us with the help of Emil Nolte Vice President Jeri Ann Pigg and Margaret Myers Secretaries George Mahan Treasurer with it IS no wonder we feel we have accomplished so much this year Our Senior Revue Stairway to the Stars was a huge success as our first project of the year Mary Lou McCray as Most Popular Girl at the Jamboree Phyllis Baker as Football Queen and Kaye Stoner as attendant made us doubly proud of our class Although our class projects have been in the form of dreams we have tried not merely to dream but to act on our thoughts Some of us have done a better piece of work in our high school days but all of us leave high school prepared to do our best in the years that lie ahead We wish to say goodbye to a wonderful school filled with wonderful people Here s to your success and ours Sincerely THE CLASS OF 1951 Thirteen 9 7. . 7 g 3 l ' 7 7 . . . Z . . , . - . Y . , , ' 5 , 5 an enthusiastic, interested class sponsor, Miss Mary Jane Burtg ' KC - 77 7 7 LL ' 77 ' 7 7 7 7 7 7 7

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Class of I95I WEARING the tradltional polka dotted Shlft and yellow cords symbols of the office of Presldent of the Senior Class IS Joe Claretto who has 3Chl6V6d the dlstmctnon of being a Garfield first Joe 1S the fiist student ln the h1sto1y of Garfield to serve h1s class as p1 esldent durmg the entlre three yeals of thelr olganxzed exlstence He was first elected as sophomore p1 esldent 1D 1948 followed wlth a term of office as Jumor presldent in 1949 50 and then ach1eved special honor by being elected to serve h1S class as the1r leader during the senlor year Twelve ffl, ,f . JW H 4' - 1 Hey, ,f . M KY i v v . A . i . . H . ,, . . . . . i 9 ' v

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Left to right Graduates-1951 EIGHTEEN seniors-eleven girls and seven boys -received their diplomas from Garfield at joint commencement exercises with Wiley and Gerst- meyer on Wednesday, January 18, 1951, at Woodrow Wilson Junior High School. Senior activities in- cluded baccalaureate and an evening party at the Crawford Lounge. June found ninety-eight students - fifty-nine girls and thirty nine boys seated on the stage of the Student Union Building where they received their diplomas Their pre commencement activities included the traditional ones farewell assembly baccalaureate picnic luncheon and farewell dance Row 1 Eleanoi Allen Helen Waggonei Baibaia Schneidei Jeu Ann Plgg Imogene Ralston Foxx 2 Man Lou Kelley Joscphlne Polifioni Maijoue Kelley Deloies Williams Martha Dyei Eloise VS dllly Row 3 Jeux Fuson Malk Ballaid Robelt Kapelak Malvin Fulk Robelt Chance Milton Smoclt John VN igfall rf V Foul teen