Brookville High School - Brooklet Yearbook (Brookville, IN)

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Table Of Contents CHAPTERS The Setting .... The Characters Administration - W - Faculty ...... - Classes - - - The Plot Principal Events .... In the Classroom --- ln Organizations --- In Sports ...... It All Ends --- Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Morning Musieale 2 6 8 12 34 32 35 43 52 Disc Iockcy Mae Preston- ' Al. We Arrive At School Foreword The calendar years of l954-55 may have been just two more years in the long procession of time, but the school year which began on September 3, l95-t and ended with Commencement on May 29, l95S was a busy, thrill-packed year for the students, teachers, and administrators of Brookville lligh School. This ls Your Story' of that year as you lived it. XVe have attempted to recall by words and pictures the events of the year as they actually happened. As years go by and inemories fade, may this book recall the friends you knew, the hopes you held, and the many joys and triumphs which made it a year long to be remembered. To all who aided in making this book possible. we express our most sincere thanks. THE STAFF. Page Five w. ,

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Y-ww ,maxima .vw--as Wa... , ,ff Z Vocational Arts Building The setting of our story would not be complete without the agricul- ture and slrop building. Here was the center of the training of the future farmers and industrial work- ers of our country. To sonic, it was a no-woman's land-all men! I Lew Wallace Building For many of us, our story began in the Lew Wallace Building. The gymnasium, -also in the building, was the center of numerous sports and activitiesg such as the Iunior and Senior plays, dances, basketball games, and tlie annual Brookville Follies. The Lew Wallace Building plays an important part in our story. Page Four

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The Administration ' K 1 Q Eff fix s 1151059 A 4 0 .5 4. 5:34-'b. '- i fvrwwggf- lfvvzmyw Maha, 1 -Mrtfh .. BOARD OF EDUCATION: Mr. Lawrence E. Sheets, presidentg Mr. SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS. Mr Charles L Zuck Urban J. Selm, Mr. Carl C. Hofer, vice-presidentsg Mr. Michael L. Bohland, seeretaryg Dr. Harry E. Ritter, treasurer. ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY: Miss Mary Lorenz. The Year As We Faced It During the school year l95-t-55, the administration of the Brookville schools was facing the problems common to most school systems of the country. i.e., rapidly increasing enroll- ments. 'l'hc high school enrollment at the beginning of the school term was some 25 students more than had been anticipated. An additional teacher was needed but, due to teacher shortage. none could be secured at such a late date. 'l'his resulted in some classes being assigned a greater number of students than normally and caused one scheduled subject to be dropped from the program. Another inescapable result of increasing enrollment was lack of room. In an attempt to cope with this problem prelim- inary plans were made during the year toward the construe- tion ot a gymnasium and music classrooms. In Iune the tax rate in the cumulative Building Fund was increased by 25C in order to provide funds for construction. Later, preliminary sketches were prepared and application for approval of the project made to the State Department of Public Instruction. It is hoped that construction can be started in the spring of l956. If this project can be accomplished. it will make it possible to restore the complete physical education program, provide suitable quarters for the music department, and make more classroom space available. Throughout the year an attempt has been made to meet current problems of administration and at the same time make plans to prepare for future needs. Page Six