Anderson High School - Indian Yearbook (Anderson, IN)

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A SINGLE HIGH SCHOOL AN A surprisingly large crowd, 'For cross couniry, looks on as Jim Quinn finishes firsi' in a dual cross counlry mee? llefi' pic- iurel. Anderson rooiers cheered as Jack Jarvis l24i sfrefches high fo iniercepi' a pass while 'Phe referee nonchalanfly waiches. This Town is closely connecied wilh Al-IS. Acli- viiies oi Jrhe school aliracl wide inleresl and pop- ulariiy wirh cilizens in all walks ol life. The comrnunily learns more aboufrkwhal goes on ai high school Through srudenl organizalions which provide enlerlainmenl for The lown. Vocal and in- slrurnenlal groups, speakers and variely shows offer a wide seleclion of enlerlainrnenl for civic and church groups. One ol The oulslanding ways in which lhe ciry and school are closely unired is Through ils sporis. An eslimaled 75,000 speclalors arlend aihlefic coniesls ai AHS. and mosi ol lhern cheer lor ihe Indians. The school and ils aihleles in lurn are eager lo pur on a good show. Anderson's fough Jim Leverelfe hooks a high leff-hander as Kolromo's Dave Thompson fries desperaiely 'lo block him.

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Tug, :,,,.,....,--,- , , ..,.- -, , --v4,gm-,,fs.-- --H--r --H ' T f'f's THAT ARE E ER M MURABLE . .. This year's graduaTing class voTed To have Tour seniors give commencemenT speeches insTead oTa proTessional speaker. For The graduaTing seniors, The bacca- laureaTe and commencemenT are noT only looked upon as The end oT high school buT as The beginning oT a liTe ThaT will soon unTold beTore Them. AT This Time oT mixed emoTions, graduaTes reminisce over The occasions which led up To This nighT oT June 9, l955. Gowned in Their class colors oT navy blue and whiTe, seniors received Their diplomas and Took Their place in The An- derson communiTy. Chosen Trom TryouTs To represenT The I955 class are The commencemenT speakers. The sTudenTs and Their subiecTs are Jim McDanell. Our Defense AgainsT Communismf' Thea Phelps, Seedlings of RealiTyg T Jerry STump, Our DemocraTic l'leriTage: and Barbara Fish, A Penny's WorTh oT Freedom. ln TradiTional morTar boards and gowns, The l955 seniors, along wiTh parenTs and friends, lisTened aTTenTively as The big momenT came To a climax. When The orchesTra played Pomp and CircumsTance, The graduaTes marched down The aisles To go Their separaTe ways

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AN INDIANA T WN ITED... ln whal beller way does lhe communily show lhe unily il has wilh The school lhan by expressing The closeness wilh help and friendship. Home bound sludenls now have classes broughl lo Their bedside by a communily- sponsored Telephone syslem. Townslollc conlribuled 57,000 lo send The high school band lo Washinglon D. C., where They represenled Jrhe cily in The nalional Cherry Blossom Fesliyal parade. Service clubs and olher organizalions sponsored conlesls and scholarships which promoled desirable Trails. Lessons in cili- zenship are gained Through cily-donaled voling machines and parlicipalion in moclc Jubilani' John Mi-lcl'cll, Tom Byrum and Bob Loose accepf 'The 'firsf assemblles' prize from Tom Gepharf, of 'rhe Rofary club, for fhe winning 'floai' in fhe Homecoming Parade. The floai' represenfed The senior class. lxloneff Came from lar and wide +0 send The AHS band 'lo Washingfon D. C. fo play in 1-he annual Cherry Blossom Feslival. The besf parf of +he funds, however, were solici+ed from good nafured, school-minded shoppers on 'lhe Band Tag Day. u