Bedford North Lawrence High School - Reflections Yearbook (Bedford, IN)

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PRINCIPALS E.W. MONTGOMERY 1913-16 MERLE J. ABBETT 1917-25 L.E. SINGER 1926 ROY B.JULIAN 1927-30 came an extra curricular activity with no credit towards graduation. This club is still one of the most popular at B.H.S. On May 9, 1962, tragedy struck Bedford High School. The auditorium which had seen so many plays, cantatas, famous lectures, and convocations was en- veloped in flame and smoke. After the damaging flames had been extinguished the rebuilding was begun. The approximate cost of the new structure was $650,000. The new junior high building was completed and opened for use in the next year, 1963. This school was much better equipped to teach the students. Some of the new additions to B.H.S. were the reading lab, chemistry lab, and library facilities. Miss Imogene Chase retired at the end of the year after serving as instructor of English and advisor to the Student and PIONEER. The building was rewired and new electrical fix- tures were installed in 1965. In athletics, the football team under coach Wally Yeoman won the SIAC cham- pionship and turned in a near perfect season. The year 1968 brought a major change to the heat- ing system of Bedford High School. Due to deter- ioration and inefficiency of the coal fired furnaces, automatic boilers were bought and are now used, none too soon, though, because the old boilers were purchased in 1924. The most notable achievement of 1969 was the B.H.S. tracksters were undefeated. School records fell in the 440, the mile run, and the mile relay. One runner, Maurice Ragsdale, was sent to the state champion- ship meet. The cindermen under Ted Fox placed sec- ond in the sectional and sixteenth in the regional meet. Another special event in sports for the year of ' 69 was the trip to the semi-state with our basketball team. Coach Ray Manis had led the team to many victories and for the first time in twenty years a trip to the semi- state. The 1970 PIONEER was dedicated to Principal, Elmer Dunbar, who was retiring after eleven years at B.H.S. Another faculty member who will be missed by all of her students is Mrs. Helen Gunn Chandler who retired after a forty-six year tenure at Bedford High School. In the fall of 1970, many of our students were spending a part of their school day at the new Voca- tional Building that was completed during the summer on the site of the proposed new high school. . . . and so in 1971 Bedford High School recalls the days victory, the days of defeat; the times of sat- isfaction, the times of sorrow; the people who have made it great; and compare these with the exciting times in our own lives at B.H.S. We look forward with anticipation to the future for it will have to be GREAT! HARMON BALDWIN 1957-59 ELMER DUNBAR 1 960-70 DR. BILLY ABEL 1970- 25

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SCHOOL LIZZIE G. HUGHES 1884-95 NANNIE WOODWARD 1886 C.A. KEIGWIN 1887-1891 ANNA MILLER 1892 E.K. DYE 1893 CHARLES CUNNINGHAM 1894-95 ARDA KNOX 1 902-04 W.L.JONES 1 905-06 A B. GUTHRIE 1896-1901 ROBERT NEWLAND 1 907-1 2 directed by Mr. Darrell Gooch, and its purpose was to further the student ' s interest in dramatics. Student Council was organized in 1941 by Mr. Totten, principal of B.H.S. This club has helped bring understanding from this year until the present day between the student body and the faculty. In 1942, the Girls Athletic Association (G.A.A.) was formed for girls interested in girls sports. It became a big attraction to the public as well as the other students of the school. B.H.S. girls are still kept busy in the club. The PIONEER of 1944 was dedicated to the Spirit of Service ' because many soldiers were coming home from the war. This happy event called for many cele- brations which are portrayed in the annual. The Thes- pians Club began in ' 44 for the students interested in higher dramatics. Our returned soldiers were given much of the attention of the people in 1947. Their presence back in the halls of B.H.S. contributed to the secured hap- piness of the whole student body. No one ever weighed, measured, touched, or tasted appreciation until Mrs. C.L. McNutt established the practice of baking a cake which was served to the basketball team. This became a customary cele- bration after the Cutter ' s last game of the season. The Stonecutter ' s varsity football dressing room was moved to the Parkview-Central Grade School in 1952. It was equipped with large showers, roomy office space, and plenty of storage area. The press tower was also completed at the football field. In the next year, the football scoreboard was added as a gift from the Kiwanis Club of Bedford. One of the nicest things that had happened to Bedford High in 1954 was the addition of the indust- rial arts building. It contained many new and wonderful gifts that were contributed by local educational minded companies and individuals. When it opened, it was considered one of the finest in Southern Indiana. The students of B.H.S. were quite grateful to the people who helped make this possible. The first Homecoming for B.H.S. was also held in 1954. It was celebrated with a parade and a dance as it is today. Miss Becky May was honored by being the first Homecoming queen. The projectionist ' s group had provided the stu- dents with experience in the mechanism of the school ' s movie projectors since 1943. This club was formally organized by Miss Ruby Byerly (Mrs. Hauser) in 1957 and grown since. The old administration building was completely refurnished in 1958. It was equipped with modern util- ities and was later recognized as the most modern business office in Bedford. This building now houses special education classes and other offices since the administration offices have been moved to the Eighth Street location. The Stone City Student had always been pub- lished by a journalism class before, but in 1956, the director, Mrs. Pat Endris, developed a club. It then be- H.H MOURER 1931-38 W. FRED TOTTEN 1939-43 H.A. LLOYD 1944-54 I.M. McFADDEN 1955-56 24

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