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The 1957 Riparian Broad Ripple High School Indianapolis Public Schools Volume 32 Indianapolis, Indiana The 1,746 pupils who enter Broad Ripple five days a week from September to June attend a school rated academically among the leading 60 in the United States. Of these pupils, 901 are girls; 845, boys. When they are graduated, approximately 1,222, over 70 percent, of them will go to college — the high- est percentage in Indianapolis. Broad Ripple is a first-class commission high school and a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. This is a goal attained by less than one-fifth of Indiana ' s high schools. Broad Ripple pupils are off ' ered a curricu- lum of 179 courses, 161 of which are electives. These courses are taught in seventy class- rooms including nine laboratories, two gym- nasiums, three art rooms, and three shops. In addition to the classrooms, Ripple has a visual-aids room, a cafeteria, and a library complete with 12,000 volumes. The school stands on a campus covering nearly 16 acres. This year the Board of School Commissioners purchased the two lots at the corner of Haverford and Broad Ripple Avenue to relieve Ripple ' s growing pains. TABLE OF CONTENTS Activities . . . Eric Eikenberry was one of the 11 Ripple finalists in the National Merit Scholar- ship program, and also went to Washington, D. C, with 39 other top high school scientists in the Westing- house Talent Search. Pages 1 to 59 Athletes ... Dave Ballinger, co-captain of the Broad Ripple football team, was rated all-city and all-state guard this fall. The team defeated Cathedral to gain the mythical city foot- ball title. Pages 60 to 83 Ripplites . . . With Jim Grisso as presi- dent, the Class of ' 57 gave the play, Mother Was A Freshman, and the Grad Dance. The seniors initiated the tradition of decorating a Christmas tree at the en- trance of the school. Pages 84 to 129 Advertisers . . . Jane Morris, yearbook ad- vertising editor, planned the pictorial ad section which features Broad Ripple pu- pils. The Riparian ' s ads fi- nance 20 percent of the cost of the yearbook. Pages 130 to 163
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Ripple Bell Symbol Of Tradition Students, faculty Rededicate Themselves To ' The American Way Of Life ' by ANN BOWMAN JUST AS the renowned Liberty Bell has long been a revered symbol of patriotism in America, the Ripple bell is a symbol of the high standards of this school. On November 7, this year, Ripple ' s original bell w as rededicated. This was a significant occasion as well as a timely forerunner of American Education Week because school bells are symbolic of the American belief in the freedom to learn. The main objective of the rededication was to emphasize the bell as a concrete symbol of The American Way of Life for which Broad Ripple strives. Li the spring of 1883, the bell was hung in the belfry of the year-old Washington Town- ship School building, where it was rung for many years to call pupils to classes at eight o ' clock, announce recess and lunch, and dismiss class every afternoon. In 1948, when this early Ripple building was torn down to make room for the east wing of the present building, Mr. K. V. Ammerman, then prin- cipal, had the bell saved. Last summer Mr. J. Fred Murphy, principal, suggested that the bell be refinished and rededicated. At the special rededication auditorium in the fall, Mr. Harvey Jacobs, program director of the International Rotary Clubs, gave the keynote address. Dr. Herman L. Shibler, gen- eral superintendent of education ; Mr. Mur- phy; Mr. Jack Rosebrough, president of the Association of Parents and Teachers ; and Bill Kilgore, Student Council president, also spoke. With liberty and justice for all, Mr. Life exhibit in the school library. J. Raymond Hall ' s History I class studies The American Way of THE AMERICAN WAY OF LIFE
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