Anderson High School - Indian Yearbook (Anderson, IN)

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LL LEPZDING TO SPECTACULAR Indian maiden, Susie Kirkman, and mascof, Tom Toombs, display fheir falenls in an Indian war dance dvring halffime of a baslcefball game. Forfh from fha Indian feepee Ilower picfurel comes Coach Iclr Os- borne af fhe pep session before fhe regional. Wafching fhe enhance of fhe baslcefball coach are Tom Toombs. Lucius Teague, Alvin Woods. Ronald Spall. 16 The fradifions of fhe Indians of And- erson I-Iigh School are indebfed fo Chief Anderson. in whose memory fhe spirif and show of emofions of fhis school were esfablished. In I922 fhere was a civic and commun- ify revival of fhe Greaf Spirif' of Chief Anderson. For fhe firsf fime, fhe wearers of fhe Red and Green were referred fo as fhe Indians. Jusf before fournamenf fime in I94O, fhe Indians' fans had a real live Indian mascof who was dressed in all fhe regalia of his red-blooded forefafhers. Since fhaf day fhere has nof been an Anderson foof- ball or baslcefball feam fhaf has faken fhe field or floor wifhouf being Ied by fheir mascof. In recenf years, an Indian maiden has been added making fhese fwo a fam- iliar couple af pep sessions as well as af sporfs evenfs. AI-IS has long been Icnown for fhe pep and vifalify which if expresses when if sup- porfs ifs afhlefic feams. This success is largely dependenf' upon fhe excellenf cheerleaders chosen in fhe spring of each year. These cheerleaders, along wifh fhe mascofs, Ied school spirif and encouraged fhe feams.

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P ANNED BY TUDE T LE DER For lhe lirsl lime al AHS, Alice in Wonderland visiled al lhe sludenl lalenl convocalion in January. Through lhe Loolcing Glassi' was The lheme lor lhe variely show. The acls were inlroduced by masler ol cere-- monies, Paul Keller, as lhey slepped ircm The magic mirror. Jusl' like in The book, one ol lhe lirsl' characlers lo hop lhrough lhe mirror xf :-, as The while raplinil. Following closely behind il was Alice, played by Thea Phelps. A Wonderland was broughl lo The eyes ol The audience ol sludenls and cuesls as The wide array ol lalenl slepped lorlh. The program consisled ol sixleen acls which all proved lo be ol inleresl lo lhose walchino. Every- lhing from panlomines lo indian dan- cers rounded oul lhe show. Gelling an inside sfory of Wonderland from lhe While Rabbit Mariorie Ashcralf, is Bob Thompson affer The s+uden+ falenl' show, Lingering lor a final glance before refurning 'lo claszes, sfudenlz lislen lo Joe Hun? on The clrums. Showing The vim and vilalify which gained Them The lilies are eighl sfuclenis chosen as Miss Red and Mr. Green. Row I: Belly Bis- hop, Linda Mannon. Molly Lighifool, Judy Duncan. Row ll: Bob McAllisfer, Elhridge Beauchamp, Sherrill Modlin, Jerry Coon.

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SHOWS OF STLIDE T EMCJTIO . Calm. cool and collecfed as The cheerleaders look in fhe piciure is quile a differenf pose from whal fhey are usually in. They were de- scribed by Mr. Carl Bonge as some ol fhe finesi we have ever had. l never saw a group so loyal, so infenr and so inl'eres'fed. The cheerleaders are: Dick Monroe and Dick Sacilow- ski. Sfanding: Gay Babcoke, Par Davis, Joan Lowry and Linda Mil- chell. Pulling everyfhing info a show of school spiri+, +he sfudenfs yelled ar The pep sessions fhroughouf The school year. Working so hard 'lhar her arms moved lasler ihan 'rhe cam- era lens, Joan Lowry is displaying rho energy common lo all The cheer- leaders during -lhe sporrs evenis.