Hammond High School - Dunes Yearbook (Hammond, IN)

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ABBETT, NORMA Concert BandgVice- president of Bohe- mian Clubg Histor- ical Stamp Clubg National Honor So- cietyg Ace of Clubs. AMOSS, GVVENDOLYN Arts and Crafts Clubg Girls' Glee Clubg Choral Clubg French Club: Sfm- cial Science Club. ARMSTRONG, VIRGINIA Choral Clubg Girls' Glee Clubg Red Crossg Monitorg So- cial Representative. ADKINS, RUTH Ace of Clubsg Na- tional Honor Soci- etyg Monitorg Cir- culating manager of Heraldg Secretary of German Club. AMUNDSON, MARY ATHA, NOVA LEE Girl Reserves. Page Izlgbizfm ADLEY, MARJORIE Herald staffg Auto- mobile Clubg Ger- man Clubg Prom committecfg Moni- tor. AHLBORN, ROBERT Boys' Aeronautics Clubg Boys, Glee Clubg Tennis teamg Pong Clubg S. P. Q. R. Ping ALBERY, MILDRED Bohemian Cl u b 3 Senior bnndg Or- chestrag Red Crossg Girls' Aeronautics Club. ALLEN, AMES, NORMAN ROY Football te a m g Red Cross Dra Wrestling t e a m 5 matic Club Mom Science-Radio Club. torg Fall play prop City CO!T1I'l'11if9C ANDERSON, ARGENTINE, ARMSTB ONG, ARMSTRONG ANDERSON, MARJORIE FRANK HOWARD JEAN ADELE Df2lTl21IiC Club! S. P. Q. R.g Libra- Treasurer of French Glce Club? Presb H01-ISC Of RSPFCSEH' ry staffg Monitorg Clubg Gir dent of S 1 MHP rarivess N21fi0l11l Secretary of Speech SHWRS. Club: 3- P- Q- R-9 Honor Societyg S. Arts Club, Bandg Bohemian P. Q. R.3 Orches- Club. :ra. AUBRY, AUSTGEN, AUSTGEN, AUSTGI-llxf, AYRES GENEVIEVE LORRAINE MARGARET PAUL DOROTHY G. A. C.g Ping Choral Clubg H. G. A. C.g Herald Ping pong Club' S. P, Q P0118 Clulris Herald M. S. Pinaforeg agentg Junior His- fYPiSfS Herald re- Monitorg Dramatic torical Societvg Red porter. Clubg .Girls, Glee Crossg Girls' Aero- Club. nautics Club. f VD? if f A 5 Q1 M fi

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1940 SENIORS ENTERED MANY ACTIVITIES Heading the Hammond High School Association were Ted Ostendorf, president, Charles Hansen, vice- president, and Nancy Black recorder. Ted Ostendorf selected Mary Kovacheff, secretary of the Red Cross, Delphia Minter, secretary of safety, Carl Volkman, secretary of justice, and Bill Doege, secretary of social activities. Seniors on the Central Social Com- mittee were Mary Lawler, secretary, Mary Ellen Murray, Betty Ballard, Norma Ellen Kristoff, Bonita Robbins, Shirley Cole, Bill Jens, Able White, Del Gauthier, Ernest Besch, and Gerry Stankie. Loretta Kochery, Louis Sosin, and Betty Ballard served as senior class senators, and 32 of the 47 House members were in the senior class. Leading the senior Prom this year was Jack Hardebeck, president of the class, followed by Alice Duncan, vice-president, Jane Carroll, secretary, and Nancy Cleveland, treasurer. Faculty advisors of the senior class were Miss Brey- fogle, Mr. Matson, and Mr. Dunham. This year's class had 75 outstanding seniors who were elected to the National Honor Society. The oliicers of the group included Benny Dankovis, presi- dent, Carl Volkman, vice-president, Michael Leng- yelyel, secretary, and Shirley Cole, treasurer. One half of the Hammond High debating team was composed of seniors, including Jack Hardebeck and James Chambers. The team held honors in numerous contests offering stiff resistence to all competitors. Eldeen Harrison, Nancy Black, Bob Weiss, Jack Hardebeck, and James Chambers were active in other phases of speech work. The co-editors-in-cshief of the Herald were James Chambers and Don Walstrum, and those seniors assisting them on the editorial staff were Louis Sosin, news editor, Ed Labas and Bob Weiss, associate edi- tors, Bettee and Gerry Poole, feature editors, Bertha Naugle, press bureau editor second semester, Lois Nuoffer, press bureau editor first semester, Jerry Kettler, news feature editor, Don McNeil, sports editor, Marjorie Adley and Elaine Ramage, general assistants. The financial end of the paper was managed by Bob Howerton, business manager, aided by Ruth Adkins. On the Dunes editorial staff were Jean Keith, editor-in-chief, Nancy Black, assistant editor, Eldonna Rinkenberg, senior editor, Nancy Cleveland, class editor, Jean Klein and Jane Carroll, publicity editors, Jean Klein, girls' sports editor, assisted by Mary Lawler, Betty Ballard, Alvin Dust, Fauneil Jaques, Loretta Kochery, Norma Ellen Kristoff, Jerry O,Neil, Gwendolyn Amoss, and Arlyne Stoehr. Jane Wolf as business manager chose Billie Heninger, Sam Postlewaite, Irene Duggan, Dorothy Yoder, Mildred Pictor, and Arnold Egge- brecht as her associates. The class was well represented in the music depart- ment, for there were 45 seniors in the Glee and Choral Clubs. The officers of the Choral Club included Kenneth Bock, president, Walter Juergens, treasurer, Wilma Benson, secretary, and Don McNeil, librarian. Of the members of the band and orchestra there were 47 seniors. Eight seniors composed the wrestling team. They were Lewry, Gollner, Shropshire, Salyer, Olson, Beck, and Allen. Karlen, Jens, and Gauthier were on the tennis team. On the first string of the football team were 18 seniors, Dankovis, captain, Scott, Ford, Vanes, Krager, Bickham, Zahrte, Olson, Volkman, Bonechi, Ostendorf, Salyer, Stuart, Hansen, Dyer, Kwolek, Allen, and Shropshire. Frank LaMantia was the senior manager. Easton's. track and cross country teams were bolstered by seniors: Baldwin, Clark, Dell, Ford, Fusner, Gilbert, Hansen, Johnsen, Kwolek, Krager, Mears, Ostendorf, Smith, Stuart, and Woolard. The state champion swimming team recalled 5 outstanding seniors: Highland, state cham- pion breast stroke, Carroll, 3rd place breast stroke, La Baw, state champion 220 yard freestyle, Bauer state champion diving, and Latzko, breast stroke. Fred Carter was the senior manager. Seniors on the basketball team were Mallett and Stuart, co-captains, Ford, Scott, and Ostendorf. The only senior cheer leader was Lillian Wiggins. Oiiicers in the G. A. C. were Dorothy Downing, president, Mary Wittig, vice-president, and Betty Kroer, secretary. On the girls' swimming team were Downing, Volk, Smith, Wolf, Blocker, Ellis, and Lawson. Betty Ballard, Abe White, Alvin Dust, Donald Brusch, and Jack Carroll represented the class in the fall play, and the senior play cast included Marion Meyer, Ruth Adkins, Lillian Wiggins, Paul Page, Ray Longhway, Norman Allen, and Bob Weiss. Scholastically the class was lead by Vera Branson, valedictorian, and Grant Collins, salutatorian. Page Seventeen

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BALDWIN. RICHARD Track teamg Auto- mobile Club. BEILBY, MARJORIE Band, S. P. R., Automobile Club. BERWANCPER, VIRGINIA L i b r a r y staffg Speedball t e a m g Girls' Aeronautics Club. BLOCKER EILEEN Varsity swimming teamg Monitorg G. A. C.g Slpeedball teamg Basketball team. BALLARD, BETTY Senior Senateg Cen- tral Social Commit- teeg National Hon- or Soeietyg, Herald staffg Lead in fall play, Hottentot. BELLAMY, LILLIE Red Crossg Choral Clubg Debate chair- man. BESCH, ERNEST Track team, Wrest- ling teamg Herald staffg Dunes staffg Bohemian Club. BLOOM, ALYCE Arts and Crafts Clubg Dunes staffg Clothing Club, S0- cial representativeg S. P. Q. R. BARTON, FLORENCE G e r rn a n C l u b Monitor. BENKO, MARGARET Monitor. BICKHAM, THOMAAS Football team, Track team, Bas- ketball teamg Boys' Glee Club: BLOZAK, ESTHER Red Crossg Moni- tor, Girls' Aeronau- tics Club. 9 BASKA, BERNICE Glee Club. BENSON. JEAN Clothing Clubg Girl Reservesg Na- tional Honor Soci- etyg Herald staff. BIESEN, CARL Wrestling team. BONECHI, RAYMOND Boys' Aeronautics Clubg Football team, Track teamg Wrestling team. BASANDA, RAYMOND Senior bandg Swim- ming team. BENSON, WILMA Girls' Glee Club, Secretary of Choral Club. BISHOP, FRANK Hi-Y. BONNER, PATRICIA President of French Club 3 Bohemian Clubg Choral Clubg House of Represen- tativesg National Honor Society. BAUER, HERMAN Swimming t e a m g G e r m a n C l u bg Treasurer of Hi-Yg S. P. Q. R.g Tennis team. BENTLEY, HERMAN Hi-Yg Boys' Aero- nautics Clubg Sen- ior band. BLACK, NANCY Vice-president of junior classg Re- corder of Associa- tiong Senateg 1940 Dunes Staffg Na- tional Honor Soc. BORMAN, ARDATPI Girls' Glee Clubg Choral Clubg G. A. C.g Girls' speedball teamg Junior dues collector. BECK, QUENTIN Hi-Yg House of R e p r e s entativesg Wrestling team. BERGER. IXHLDRED Girl Rescrvesg So- cial representativeg Bohemian Clubg Girls' Aeronautics Club. BLACK, WARREN Bandg Orchestra. BOUCHARD, ROBERT Boys' Glee Clubg Monitorg T r a c k team. Page Nineteen