Central High School - Caldron Yearbook (Fort Wayne, IN)

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D. LENZ, M. McKAY HEAD HONOR ROLL, ELEVEN SENIORS ARE LISTED Every year the clock moves its hands around its face to honor and praise the senior students who have upheld an average of 90 percent or above scholastically during their four-year sojourn in Central. This year the number is smaller in com- parison to other years. However, the averages are just as high and the praise is just as sincere. To Dorothy Ann Lenz goes the honor of leading her classmates as valedictorian. Miss Lenz has an av- erage of 95.40 percent for the four years. Besides being scholastically inclined she has partaken of many outside activities, belonging to Boos- ter Club, Student Players' Club, and the music department. Marion Mc- Kay ranks second as salutatorian with an average of 95.03 percent. She has been prominent in Booster Club and the dramatic and publica- tion spheres of the school. With 93.96 percent William Jones comes third. He is senior class president and has been active in Honor Society and Math Club. Ralph lmmel, who has a percentage of 93.45, is an ac- tive member of Math Club and Radio Club. Alice Zitzman, who is active in Honor Society, comes fifth with 92.27 percent. Harry Bolson with the mathematical mind. follows with 92 percent. Charles Reichel- derfer, our trumpeter, has an aver- age of 91.28 percent and has been co-editor of Fragmenta Latina. Ar- thur Davis with 90.90 percent has also been active in Honor Society and Math Club. Besides having an average of 90.86 percent, Una Joyce Bangs has been prominent in Friend- ship, Sorosis, and Honor Society. Marguerite Fraylick with 90.65 per- cent has been associated with pub- lications, dramatics, and Booster Club. Rachel Frame, who has a per- centage of 90, is an active Sorosis member. These eleven students deserve all the praise that is ofered them. It is quite a task to hold sway both in studies and activities in Central's realm for Utempus fugit and the clock's hands move rapidly. is Top row: Dorothy Ann Lenz, 95.40. Second row: Marion McKay, 95.03, Willia J 93.96. m ones, Third row: Ralph Immel, 93.459 Alice Zitzman, 92.27. Fourth, row: Harry Bolson, 923 Charles Reichelderfer, 91.28. Fifth row: Arthur Davis, 90.90, Una Joyce Bangs, 90.86. Sixth, fro-zu: Marguerite Fraylick 90.655 Rachel Frame, 90.

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TACKLING, PUNTING, BLOCKING PROVIDE THRILLS FOR GRIDMAN t'Pooch Payne Thrills in a football game are as numerous as absentees from school on a sunny Friday afternoon. But there are a few that are outstanding to the player. They may seem pret- ty and interesting to the spectator, but to the player they are the very essence of the game. The first that I am going to men- tion is the kick-off. The teams are lined up. The referee holds up his hand and asks each of the cap- tains if he is ready to start play. Then with an eloquent gesture of his hand and a violent blow from his whistle, he starts the game. Like impatient hounds loosed from the lash, the kicking team rush down the field. The kick-of man with a powerful boot lifts the ball from the ground and sends it hurtling into the hands of the receiver. This operation takes but a few sec- onds, but to the player it is a long time. A hundred thoughts enter his mind. Will the wind carry the ball out of bounds? Will the ball come to me? If it does, will I run down the center of the field, or shall I try the sidelines? Whom shall I block? Aft- er the ball has been safely tucked away by one of the receiving team and the gentleman has been removed from his upright position to a hori- zontal one, this fear, excitement, an- ticipation, or whatever it is, passes and everyone settles down to foot- ball. Another very spectacular and thrilling operation in football is the punt, When circumstances and lack of yardage necessitate exchange of the ball, the punter drops back of the line of scrimmage about twelve yards. He stands there with elevated hands and waits for the ball. In his mind is the determina- tion to send the Hbloomin' ball for a merry ride to the farthest and most unpopulated corner of the field. Likewise, in the mind of the oppos- ing linesman, is the determination to crash through the line and ram the ball down the t'punter's', throat. Sometimes the punter'i sends the ball for a merry ride, and some- times, he and the ball are persuaded, by lovable embraces of their oppon- ents, to remain in their present posi- tion. This is not a duty for the punter alone, but every member of the team must co-operate in or- der that a successful punt may be accomplished. Another more personal or self- satisfying thrill is the making of a near-perfect tackle. You see a back running down the field and you are the only one between him and the goal line. You edge forward and with him. From then it is a battle between two minds, his mind trying to think of ways to shift and turn, your mindtrying to guess where he will be the next moment. All the time you are coming closer and clos- er. Finally, with a desperate lunge, you dive for him. Sometimes you outguess him and he will run right into your waiting arms. Then you gently lower him to the ground, and, with a contented sigh of gratitude, the runner rolls over and grabs a few breaths of air before the referee runs up and tells him to snap into it. But very often the runner out- guesses you. At the same time you lunge for him, he remembers a pressing engagement elsewhere, and he proceeds thither as rapidly as his elusive legs will carry him. So nat- urally you close your arms on a huge embrace of nothing. Of course, most athletic fields are abundant with grass, but usually in a case like this, your nobel countenance explores far- ther into the turf until it finds some good old-fashioned gravel that will cushion its head-long descent. This is not so good, but, oh, well, you'll get him next time. Football is made up of these thrills coupled with the jubilance of vic- tory, and being satisfied with having put up a good iight in defeat for CENTRAL WILL IF CENTRAL CAN. T

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CLASS BASKETBALL CONTESTS DEVELCP VARSITY MATERIAL April 5-The c l a s s basketball teams of Central High School com- pleted an unusually interesting schedule of games this year. Law- rence Romano's cagers fought their way to the championship by virtue of their thrilling 20-18 victory over McKee's tossers. The game was hard fought throughout and gave the few spectators their money's worth in basketball and the chance of seeing what is likely to represent Central on the basketball courts in the next season. In this final encoun- ter, Wherley and Romano himself stood out for the latter's team, with 12 points evenly divided between them. Felger was best for the losers, caging two Held goals and three charity tosses for a total of seven points. One of the reasons for such interest in class basketball during the last season was the rivalry of these two teams for the champion- ship. However. Ray Myers and Harry Buckmaster's teams were not counted out of the winning until late in the season. Even Tom Miller's team lost two heart-breaking double headers by one point each. The iinal standing was as follows: Team W. L. Pct. Romano 6 1 .857 McKee 5 2 .714 Myers 4 3 .571 Buckmaster 4 3 .571 Troyer . . 3 4 .429 Eckleberry . 3 4 .429 Miller . . 2 5 .286 Warfield . . 1 6 .143 Bowman easily captured the high scoring honors by finishing with a grand total of 65 points. Warfield was second with 40 points and Myers was third with 37. The next ten in order were Eckleberry 35, Romano 34, Hazelett 34, David 31, R. McKee 29, Murphy 28, Buckmaster 25, W. McKee 23, Zimmerman 22, and Ad- amski, McGirk, and Sawyer tied at 21. This organization was under the able direction of Bob Nulf, Central's assistant coach. Mr. Nulf chose a squad of boys from the various class basketball team to oppose Central's reserve team in a series of games. Central's more experienced reserve team was victorious over the hard- fighting class basketball players. This year Mr. Nulf and Mr. Men- denhall chose various outstanding players in their respective gym classes to make up the class basket- ball squad. These boys then met in the session room one afternoon after school. The instructors chose the captains and the captains chose their own teams. 108