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

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Commzmiljf, school, and pupils cieciiwz The band and choir members combined to sing at the close of the ceremony. Mr. Harmon Baldwin, Wayne Township Superintendent of Schools, speaks to the group gathered at the Dedication. Mrs. Nancy Longstreth, a member of the P.T.A. serves punch and cookies in the cafeteria after the ceremony.

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,,,,-- School Board member Ben Syphers, Mrs. Mary Carling, and Mrs. Shirley Adams inspect the garment Anita Blackwood is working on in sewing class. The home economics department is only one of the many departments equipped with the most modern equipment. Larry Bumett broadcasts a radio program while Peggy Hamilton watches. WBDG-FM was a long-awaited feature of the new school. N ew eve Dems sets Cgeeels for fzetzere When Ben Davis pupils enter the doors of their beautiful new school, they are taknig a step into the future-die future of education and modern theories of learn- ing. The new Ben Davis High School symbolizes todayis progress in learning and educational facilities. Ben Davis pupils are also taking a step into their own future, their goals and dreams for the years ahead. Underclass- inen look to future years at Ben.IDavB, while seniors look to their role as adults in an adult world. These pupils can look forward with the security of knowing that they are prepared forthe future-prepared by the guidance, faculty, modern facilities, and social life they find at Ben Davis High School. Valedictorian Betty Frizzell looks to the future in her speech, Desiderata'i.

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mselves to the future 0 Ben Dmfis The new Ben Davis High School was dedicated on Sunday, November 7, 1965, climaxing months of planning and work on the part of many, many people. A performance by the Marine Band, the Belles of Indiana, a coaches, basketball game, and a program by music groups highlighted a special dedication week. On Sunday, citizens from the Ben Davis community and elsewhere gathered in the gymnasium for the formal dedication cere- monies, followed by an open house featur- ing students at work in classrooms. The guest speaker was Dr. C. W. Jung from Indiana University. At the dedication, the library was named in honor of Charles H. Vance, a former principal of Ben Davis, A and the auditorium was named the Roscoe ' 1 t L ,ps Conkle Auditorium in honor of Mr. Con- g . 2 - 5 iff . Q V kle who was a member of the first build- ,4 p , ing commission. Il! ll l Dr. C.W. Jung of Indiana University pauses after his address at the Dedi- cation ceremonies. An Industrial Arts student demonstrates one of the many pieces of modern equipment in the shops.