Wabash High School - Sycamore Yearbook (Wabash, IN)

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This team—John Fox, Edward Talley, Coach Paul Myers, winning) and equally amused as they watch their fellow John Kreps, Phillip Grindle, Loren Williams, Joseph Carroll, teachers on the court, and Robert Dietrich—seems understandingly elated (they’re STUDENTS, TEACWERS BATTLE Playing to a standing-room-only crowd, the facul¬ ties of WHS and the Junior High combined in a “basket brawl” against a student team. This spec¬ tacle was conceived for the monetary benefit of the American Field Service. The student team, led on by an unusual quartet of cheerleaders, seemed to be holding their own against our more mature teachers and to be having a good chance to win. Alas, not even the tune, “The Old Grey Mare,” got this point across to the teachers. After a few score substitutions on the part of both teams, the teachers drew further and further ahead. Lars Hvitved, our exchange student from Denmark, took part in a half-time exhibition of gymnastics. To the last, these faithful leaders of cheering—Bill Unger, Tim Neher, Randy Reynolds, and Jim Harvey—rally the students. This basketball is the object of everyone’s attention and thought as it might—or might not—fall into the basket. 13

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The Boss seems pleased—Miss Schuh encourages her inex¬ perienced stars with some hearty laughter. wo iq in im stew? A good many seniors lost one thing this year and gained another. Lost was one fairly good spring vacation that had not been badly mistreated; gained was the satisfaction of working in a successful play. The cast of the senior play, ONIONS IN THE STEW by Betty MacDonald, spent their vacation memorizing their lines, practicing their parts, and finally rehearsing the entire play. Other senior Apaches brushed up on their lighting, staging, cos¬ tuming, and the other 999 things which are needed for a good performance. Everybody helped build sets, and all the Apaches tried—with notable suc¬ cess—to create the atmosphere of Vashon Island in Puget Sound. Sharon Sommer as Betty MacDonald, Jack Wiggers as Don, Ann Rager as Joan, and Bev Leland as Ann walked off with the honors in their starring roles. They were admirably supported by an excellent supporting cast. “Just what are we doing here?” This Apache may be per¬ plexed, but she is definitely amusing her audience. It can’t be as bad as this Apache thinks it is—or can it? At least she seems to remember her lines. 12

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Lars, the happy Dane, and Stan, the active American, leisure ly meander toward the bulging halls of WHS. STUDENTS INFORMATION This year the Apache tribe accepted some regular globe-trotters as blood brothers. Lars Hvitved, ex¬ change student from Denmark, and Adnan Mous- sallam from Jordan stuck a few feathers in their hair and smeared on a little warpaint—figurative¬ ly speaking—as they joined the Apaches in their daily activities. Lars lived with the John Walter family, and he thus became Stan Walter’s tempo¬ rary brother. Adnan lived with different members of Rotary, which sponsored him. The native Apaches also had a wandering brave, John Vice. Under the American Field Service program, John spent the summer between his junior and senior years in Finland. Adnan, Lars, and John spent much time lecturing about these countries to various clubs and classes. These cosmopolitan discourses succeeded in broadening the Apache horizon. John Vice, Wabash’s exchange student to Finland, slouches at attention outside the big, gray walls. 14