Ben Davis High School - Keyhole Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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The iirst semester Spotlight stall watches editor Ruby Brown as she checks copy. CStandingl Dick Fisher, Bill Uhrig, Bob Hughes, George Halman, jerry F orston, Larry Mickley, and Dick Poe. CSeatedP Kathy Ban, Ruby Brown, Linda Oglesby, and Joan Ragan. Grant Clidewell counts out the school newspaper, The Spotlight, for distribution in the three buildings. The newspaper is produced bi-weekly by the Advanced Journalism Class and sells for 70 cents a semester or 10 cents a single issue. Spotlight--Old In Years, New In Ideas With deadlines to meet, money to make, pictures to take, and a multitude of odds and ends to keep them busy and confused, the journalism depart- ment long ago outgrew its teaching staff and room facilities. This year, however, Miss Prichard became Mrs. Keilrnanps assistant, and the depart- ment acquired another room for the beginning classes. , eww Page 10 The Spotlight staff for the second se- mester gathers to check its first issue. CStandingl Shirley Schmidt, Ruby Brown, Elizabeth Sheffer, Bill Uhrig, John Hingle, Iim Stephens, and Bob Booher. CSeatedD Mona Inman, Linda Oglesby, Kathy Criss, Kathy Ban, Sherry Emshoff, Rosemary Castleman, and Mary Lou Hunter.

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F113 Unlike some of their courses, biol- ogy is a living suhject for joe XValker ancl Geraldine Fmasulussen. CTopl They enjoy the aquarium of tropical fish with Nlr. Cipson who points out the characteristics of the various specimens. Only thc lmig, white folcling doors separate lxallrooiu and basketball floor in the lmig Hen Davis gymnasium. fNIidcllcQ Girls, gym classes as Well as thc lwoys' classes participate in vari- ous sports and gymnastics through the school year. Colorful cauyasscs, delicate pastels, haucl-toolecl lcathcr purses, and baked enamel jewelry arc creatccl by hurl- cliug artists, Cliottolul jackie Chain- uess, liclua Miclcllcton, june XVhy- lancl, aucl Barham Sracler, instructed hy Nlrs. Nelson. Page 9

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ROTC Trains Officers Hut, two, three, four! Hut, two, three, fourllv The Ben Davis unit of ROTC starts drilling early in the year for the Federal Inspection. The winter months are filled with text-book warfare, but when spring arrives, interest in inspection citations mounts, and again the rhythmic cad- ences drift through open classroom Windows. ROTC commanding officers are Capt. Don Barnl1art ', Lt. Bob Peela, Capt. Walter Houck, Maj. Jon Hauna, 2nd Lt. Glenn Hutsellh, Maj. Bob Hitchell, Lt. Col. Dick Finchum, and 2nd Lt. jack WValker. Not shown are 2nd Lt. Paul Baker, 2nd Lt. Iohn Wallace, 2nd Lt. Ioe Cameron, and 2nd Lt. Floyd Catt. Out of school in January. Mr. Cipson offers congratulations to Outstanding Officer Richard Finchum dur- ing the 1954 Federal Inspection. John Moore and John VVallace look on. The Ben Davis unit of the Reserve Of- ficers, Training Corp marches behind the scliool banner and the Stars and Stripes in the annual federal inspection parade. Page 11