Portland High School - Tifoon Yearbook (Portland, IN)

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ENED CDN IXICDVEMBER Park Board were R1Ch3fd P Kessler Chalrman Mrs John Arn Mrs Hugh Ronald Don Hamm1tt and Walter 'VIacy anc. each class from the 7th to the 12th g1ades had one representatlve on the C0l11'lC1l When the need for adult superv1sors arose, MISS Alberta Brews ter Mrs Vlanda H1ldreth Thomas Starr and many others very generously of fered th lr t1me unt11 the permanent Sl1p6I'V1SOI'S Mr and Mrs Tun1s Bond could be secured F1na1ly vn November 5 a formal open mg of the Recreat1on Hall was held Many parents and 1nterested c1t1zens of the town 1nspected and approved the project wrlle the young people were truly overjoyed Later a plan for Sun day evenmg vesper SQTVICQS conducted by the M1n1ster1al ASSOC13t1OD was 1n ugurated The Center IS crowded every nlght and desplte pess1m1st1c forewarn mgs on the part of some has proved lt elf a successful and valuable 1nst1tu t1on ln the top p1cture the occupants of the snooker room Cleft to rlghtj Roger Bowen Bob Freed B111 Bash Bob Graves and Bob McClung axe tense as they Walt for Ern1e Rowland to shoot The kltch n IS a popular place ev1denced by Ch1c Spehr Pat Arn and Tom Mlllett as they buy refreshments from Mls TUHIS Bond and Joan Flkel M1ckey Hav1land took that tuck and Ruth Ann Dav1dson laughs as k1b1tze1 Geo1ge Farms looks at Janet Browne s hand and tells Bob Pont1us what to play The lounge IS a grand place just to S11 and t lk or react Occupylng the 100m now ale flcft to Flghtl Norma Smlth Gcnc T1axlc1 Ruth Stout Earl Brumm Nclllc Maxvxell Jan Bea1d Tom Sta1r and Kenny Study Y ' ' , , . 1 ' 1 7 ' 7 1 K - D. . . a - ' s 1 1 - . ,. . I , 7 . , ' 7 , , - fx . v - , , - SX x . . - 1 - , , , , , , . e ' , - , , , I A H x ' A' , , l -1 ' , , , Y 1 '

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THE NEW RECREATIGN I-IALI. WAS Wm? SQ? 26 ORE than a year ago varlous church organvz t1ons SGFVICG clubs the Chamber of Commerce, and the young pcople of Portland Jomed forces to Work toward a Youth Center for the commu n1ty At last the only thmg lacklng was a bulldlflg sultable for the project I the fall of 1944 Aaron A Curry offered the large Weller resldence on North lV'er1d1an Street to be leased rent free for one year, and defimte plans could then go forward for the project Incorporatlng the Youth Center as a part of the Park System the C1ty Coun ul approprxated funds for the expenses of 1ts sup: lv1s1on and operatlon Dona t1ons began pourmg 1n for the purchase of equlpment and furn1sh1ngs When a poll was taken concernmg l6gLll3t1Ol'1N for the runnmg of the Recre atlon Hall the students voted to pay one dollar per year for membershlp to have separate mghts for hlgh school and Junlor h1gh puplls and to have a mlxed adult and student counc1l Members of the adult commlttee appomted by the In the top plcture student members of the counc1l ar shown Cleft to Fight, Besslelee kelly Pat Arn An1ta M1l1er Carl Bowen nd Bob Mlller Not plctured Joe Bob Hartley At left Davld Ayres Lucllle Hummer Joe B111 Burnham and Joanna Wrlghtsman are dolng then' share of cleanmg and scrubbmg before the Rec was opened At rlght LeRoy Strock Wa1tS patlently for Phyllls Whltacrc and Joe Arnold to finxsh thelr excltlng game of Plng Pong Every one was glad to have a place to dance In the bottom plctuxe Helen Kesslel K3tlC POI ter Molly Valentme and J1m Frakes take advant ge of the v1c now as Lowell NOIFIS and Toan Goff look on A V Y :A L I I ,W ' . ' A I ' 1 N - I 1 . . . . . ,, L. , f ' Q 7 v 4 . Y - . ., A . . 4 ' ' . . a ' A nf . r Z., ll af ' 24 . 1 ' if L ff' I- - , ar ,f u . , l My as . 1 . . . 'W 5- ' 2 . ' H , , M f .AM A . I . . il. 7. A A ' .' 1 p , 4 . f 'wg A Vu , 4 I x f - - u M .. ,f ' , T-ya: ' 7 . ' alfa ' . . 4 ,Ji l f 3 , a '-1 2, ' ,E 54 . . . . . ,V 1 y 1 - ' M i , J C. ' V 3 . e . I . ' ? Y 3 5 a . 2- I' . 1 . . f . X n v v I , f . . . . L. le y . - Y , ' v . ' . v s Q , . . Y 1 ' , ,L ss ' xr , 9. , ' L -

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MORE FALL ACTIVITIES INCLUDED .AL be-v Nellle Maxwell Jan Beard Sue Spade and Jean Ju1l1erat enter the back door of the ou1ld1ng after palkmg Jeans Ford Duung Natxonal Book Week a DTIZQ was Offel ed to the student Submlttlng the best answers to a book t1tle contest M1ss Ruth Allce Harx ey l1b1ar1an presented the first p1 1ze to Patucxa Kunce Mllk weed pod collectlng was a woxth vshlle proJect 1n the early fall Some 1u1al stadents dlsplay thelr sacks of pods A few suectatols at the Decatur P H S football game vxele caught by the camera All studt nts took the patch test for tuber CUIOSIS and heme Tom Wlley IS examlnmg Kenny Studys alm C R Ba1r an ardent hunter as well as math teacher d1Sp13yS h1s k11l Horsxe Horme went around hrnpmg be cause of a game of basketball he dldnt play Joe B111 Burnham thmks amputa txon vull not be necessary Thls was natlonal electlon year and P H S students d1V1d6d themselves 1nt0 two pxecmcts to cast then votes IH a mock elect1on Members of c1v1cs classes acted as clerks Judges etc Cand1dates pollmg the largest number of votes were P H S alumm Rlchald T James Lleutenant Gov e1no1 and Belyl Mlller Commlsslonel of the North Dlstrlct and father of Jlm Mlller popular student