Avilla High School - Panther Yearbook (Avilla, IN)

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JLNICI S The Juniors started under the capable sponsorship of Miss Miller, with the following officers: Richard Bender, President; Max Sneary, Vice President; Max Robart, Secretary; Raymond Bell, Treasurer. They have taken part in the following activities to increase their treasury fund: Selling candy and ice cream during noon and at home basketball games; selling headscarfs, blue and white beanies, magazines and Christmas cards. With great enthusiasm they received their gold and black class sweaters in the early part of November and their class rings the 9th of September. » Tom Angel Esther Baney Bob Beckberger I :i,n y 3td Campbell Teresa Carteaux Irvin Croy ■B Kenneth Douglas ' - Pat DeWitt Wayne Diehm I -| Mary Gienger - J Betty Grocock Bernard Haines . Frank Knach Robert Kugler Ruth Lash Ivan Potter Bernard Rhodes Fred Ritter Barbara Schlotter Robert Schlotter Georgia Schlupp Max Sneary Joan Teders Withdrawn Raymond Bell Richard Bender Richard Braun Janet Debes Imogene DeLong Connie DePew Eugene Duehmig Charles Fordyce Mary Gadomski Pat Helmer Bill Huelsenbeck Maxine Jarrett Toan Marti Richird Msrti Max Robart Chloe Peters Sally Schauweker Alene Scheurich Bertha Schraeder Ethel Sch iefpr Norman Simon Velma Weimer Willard Leitch 20

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SEPTEMBER Principal Helmer sweeps off the steps and decides to start school again — Mad scramble for books. i„oach Strycker starts Softball practice. Softball team travels to Albion to try their wings which are promptly clipped 14-5. Another Softball game, this time with Ligon- ier. Panthers lose 14-2. Sof;ball Panthers again outscored. Hunter- town wins 17-12. 14. Students take ten-minute break from class- es. (Weekend). KendallviUe tangles with Panthers on Avilla ' s diamond and wins easily 15-2. You can ' t keep a good team down forever! Panthers swamp Wolcottville 12-5. Soflball team ' s winning streak broken by Cromwell 9-6. Blue Monday. Team and fans steel them- selves for three straight Softball wins this week. Wolf Lake shatters the glass ball by win- ning a close one 5-3; first call to basketball- ball practice; the Panthers staff selected by i: ' opular vote to edit the tenth school year- book. Hooray! Magnificent last inning rally gives Panthers sweet revenge over Huntertown 12- 11. Individual pictures taken; Panthers wind up their Softball season by losing a 10-3 de- cision to Wawaka. Eighth grade tries to forget the horrible past by staging a class party. OCTOBER Agriculture meeting at KendallviUe. Organization and first meeting of PTA held at scho olhouse. Miss Miller ' s hair turning white as Junior Play deadline draws closer. Last day to apply for cheer-leader. Freshman Class Party. Juniors have their black and gold class sweaters on order. 16-17. Juniors present their class play which was a dramatic, financial, and educational success, or so we are told. 23-25. May the man be praised who invented teachers conventions. Senior Class travels to Crone-Leon Studios to be shot — by the camera. Band leads Halloween Parade through city of Avilla. NOVEMBER Panthers get a good start in basketball by edging Ligonier 28-27. Game was played at KendallviUe as our gym was being repaired. Seniors receive proofs of their pictures. Com- plaint department working overtime. P.T.A. ' s Auction starts their treasury off to another good year. Tape Recording machine demonstrated to the Senior Class. New gym floor completed and ready for action. What ' s this?? Harold Englert, basketball player, ineligible?? Incredible, outrageous, prepostrous, impossible — we hope. Albion drubs Panthers by 41-36. Avilla misses chance to win Old Oaken Bucket. Continued 1. • 2. V. U. 12. 1 16. 17. U. 22. 23. 24. 26. 29. 10. 13. 14. 29. 31. 1. 5. 6. 6. 7. . . . CALENDAR 10. Speech Class and Music Department, with help from the grades, present play written by the noted playwright, Robert Needham, at PTA meeting. 14. Fremont Eagles wing their way past Panthers 39-34. 15. Moans and wails prevail all over the school as Harold Englert is ruled ineligible until December 1. AviUa has yet to win an ath- letic contest this year. 17. Demonstration by the Anti-Saloon League. 18. Senior party held at home of Lillian Myers. 19. Mr. and Mrs. Myers stiU picking up the pieces. Wire recorder demonstrated to Senior Class. 21. Churubusco journeys to Avilla with blood in the eye and leaves with black in the eye. We won 44-39. Pepsi-Cola Scholarships given. 25. Wildcats from Waterloo decision Panthers 58-41. 27. Thanksgiving vacation. Please pass the turkey. 28. Please pass the medicine. 29. Last call for cold turkey. 30. FFA boys make tour to Chicago. DECEMBER 1. PANTHER selling campaign starts. 4. Faculty edges out the strong FFA quintet 44-21. 5. Panthers gain possession of the victory bell by overpowering the Ashley Aces 35-21. 9. Avilla 7th-8th grade team loses 37-10 game to York Center. 10. PTA meets in another attempt to solve school problems. 1 1 . Home Economics class organizes the Future Homemakers of America. County Tourney starts. Panthers go after Wolf Lake with a vengence but find Wolves have even more vengence and lose 42-36. 13. Albion cops County tourney by beating Ken- dallviUe. 16. Huntertown Wildcats trip over dope bucket as Panthers win a hard one 27-22. 19. Panthers subdue the Cromwell Spartons 46- 35. 21. Mr. Needham marries, (no further com- ment) . 23. Speech class presents Christmas program to student body. Revengful Panthers mrn the tables on Wolf Lake by trimming the Wolves 32-31. 24. Christmas ' Vacation begins. 25. Santa Claus was here!!!!! 27. Miss Hawbaker leaves the classrooms to marry. 31. New stokers installed in school house. JANUARY 1. New Years resolutions made. 2. New Years resolutions broken. 6. Panthers travel to Wolcotrville nursing a three-game winning streak which is promptly nioped by the Bulldogs 56-41. 8. FFA basketball game with Angola; Angola won 24-23. 9. Rome City has never beaten Avilla and this year is no exception as Panthers win 44-32. 10. Avilla FFA sponsors a scrap paper drive. 11. Mrs. Sisson recovers from flu and returns to her teaching duties. 13. KendallviUe Comets wallop Panthers 42-26. on Page 46 19

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$€PH€M€CE§ There were 42 pupils enrolled in the Sophomore Class this year. Their number hasn ' t changed throughout the year. Under the sponsorship of Robert Miller the following officers were elected; President, Floyd Butler; Vice President, Forrest Parks; Secretary, Dorothy Rimmel; Treasurer, Ruth Uhl. On November 10, the Sophomores traveled to Kendallville to see Welcome Stranger at the Strand Theater. Refreshments were served later in the school gym. r ' a. f ( i Lois Baney Charles Bowers Floyd Butler Merilee Debes Mary Foster Retha Fischer Doris Castator Carl Christenson Helen Conrad Martha Freeman Marjcrie Freeman John Gadomski Guy Grocock Agnes Herron Maxine Householder Patty Jackson Rita Keonig Lillian Juengal Ronald Offord Allen Owen Forrest Parks Donna Pfafman Hu ' h Reynolds Dorothy Rimmel Jack Traxler Ruth Uhl Bob Walt Emma Huff George Iddings Ruth Iddings Donald Ley Lee Ott Donald Offord Margaret Parr Ann Pepple Byron Pfafman Gale Schaeffer Lavon Rhodes Tom Tompkins Pauline Weimer Janis Whan Paul Wolf 21