Carmel High School - Pinnacle Yearbook (Carmel, IN)

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We Studied Hard Under Mrs. Marlel M. Ackerson taught speech, typing, and shorthand. Her Alma Mater was Butler University where she earned her B.S. degree. Bef ore coming to Carmel, she taught at Westfield High School. Her extracurricular responsibility was director of the Senior Play. Mr. Cecil William Appleman taught agriculture and general science. He earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees at Purdue University and taught at Van- Buren High School before this year. He was the leader of the boyip 4,-H Club this year. Mrs. Norma Jean Bamberger attended DePauw and Butler University where she earned her B.A. degree. She taught Junior and Senior English, and English Composition this year. The Hi-Lite functioned under her sponsorship. Mrs. Joan Alyce Beaman graduated from Indiana Uni- versity with a B.S. degree in education. She taught English to the eighth and tenth grades and was a Freshman class sponsor. Mr. John David Bowser, who came here from Griffith High School, taught arithmetic, al- gebra, and plane geometry at Carmel. His Alma Mater was Ball State where he earned a B.S, degree in education. He was our Junior High football and basketball coach this year. Mr. Willis Taylor Coombs came to Carmel fromBedford High School. After graduating from Indiana University with a B.S. and an M.S. degree, Mr. Coombs taught at Crawfordsville High School. This year hetaught chemistry, physics, and mathematics. He sponsored the science club and the Senior class. Mrs. Mildred G. Donahue, our librarian, earned her B.S. and M.A. degrees at Butler and Indiana University. Before coming to Carmel she taught at Arsenal Technical High School. She was the sponsor of the student librarians and was a sophomore sponsor. Mrs. Evelyn R. Ford attended Butler University where she earned her A.B. and M.A. degrees. At Carmel she taught English and history. The Sunshine Society and eighth grade were under her spon- sorship.

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To Help Us With All Our Problems Mr. George Owens, the vice-principal, whom everyone knew better as the dean of boys, was in charge of minor disciplinary problems, helped with the management of ath- letic events, and worked on attendance records. He was also a teacher of orientation. He received his M,A. and B„S. degrees from Ball State Teachers ' College. With a job that could often be trying, he joined Mr. Lemme in a concentrated effort to stabilize the school in the shortest possible time. Mr. Lemme was Carmel High School ' s principal . Although this was his first year at Carmel, he was very well liked and made many friends in the school and the community. As principal, Mr. Lemme handled any major disciplinary problem, managed school records, supervised non-teaching services, and con- ducted teachers ' meetings. His job knew no regular hours, nor could he get away from it, even at home. But through it all he never faltered and remained serene. He organized the first electronics class here and did a fine job teaching it. Mr. Lemme received his A.B., degree from Indiana Central College and his M S o degree in education at Butler University. Before coming to Carmel, Mr. Lemme was the principal at Mount Summit High School.

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The Direction of Our Teachers Mr. Dale E. Graham graduat- ed from Ball State and Butler University with a B.S. degree. Before coming to Carmel, he taught at Mississinewa. This year he taught U.S. History and world history. He was head of the athletic department and sponsor of the C Club. Mr. Donald L. Huffer attend- ed Franklin College and Ball State where he earned his B.S. degree. Besides teaching driver education and general business at Carmel, he was the assistant football coach, the wrestling coach, and the golf coach. Mrs. Juanita May Harvey at- tended Purdue, Marion College, and Butler, earning her B.S. and M.A. degrees in theology. She taught arithme- tic, algebra, and general mathematics. The Junior Class and the F.T.A. func- tioned under her sponsorship. A Mrs. Bessie Margaret Helmbock earned her A.B. and A.M. degrees at Indiana, Purdue, Michigan, and Washington Universities. She taught at Warren Central High School before she came to Carmel where whe taught mathematics, English, and reading this year. She was a sponsor of the eighth grade. Mrs. Irene Campbell Kesselem attended Western Reserve University, Butler, and the College of Wauster where she earned her B.S. degree. She is presently work- ing toward a Master ' s degree. After teaching at Alexander Hamilton Junior High School, she came to CHS where she ' taught English and speech. i She also sponsored the eighth t£ grade. Mrs. Dorothy H. Lemme was a math and typing teacher and an eighth grade sponsor. She attended Ball State College and Butler University where she earned her A.B. degree. Before coming to CHS she taught at Mount Summit High School. Mrs. Klara Hill, who was our Pinnacle advisor, taught in Elkhart County before coming to Carmel. She earned her B.A. and M.A. degrees at Goshen College and Ball State College. Students learned typing, general clerical, shorthand, and bookkeeping under her able guidance. Mr. Benjamin E. Loveall was head of the Band Department. He earned a Bachelor of Music degree at the Jordan College of Music and Butler University. He is presently working toward a Master ' s Degree in Music Education. Last year he taught at Mt. Summit High School.