Central High School - Centralian / Sagas Yearbook (Evansville, IN)

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Seniaal igpandaa lean of Eaqd Carl Harmeyer, assistant prin- cipal and dean of boys, is a native Indianian, being born in Stendale. He came to Central in 1926 as a US history teacher and after numerous' shifts in home rooms, settled down in room 107 where he has his present office. fbean of Miss Georgia Flood, dean of girls and Arista League sponsor, was born in Terre Haute, Indiana. She studied in Indiana schools, graduating from Indiana univer- sity. Coming to Central in 1923, Miss Flood taught until 1936 and then became dean of girls. Since then she has instituted many ideas to aid the girls of Central. Make Adiustments Quickly and intelligently for the Future Someone has said that education is a method of adjustment. May you go far by making adjustments quickly and intelli-- gently. Your spending four years here at Central is proof that you have a purpose in life-a goal which you are striving to reach. You have not been busy just going nowhere. The path ahead may not be too smooth for you, but you will get out of life what you are willing to put into it. Do all you can to grow in power to do, to think, and to feel, for that is how you will carry your share of the work of the world. Central will miss you, but I, more than anyone else, will miss you most. My sincere thanks to you, Class of 1950, for your loy- alty, friendliness, and your co-operation-they were second to none. It was by working together as you did that you were able to accomplish the things that were expected of you. The year 1950 will be one of the happiest pages in the book of my memories. Sincerely, Margaret Burkert Class President Expresses Appreciation For Amiable Co-operation oi Seniors Another year has rolled around and with it comes the tim: for our graduation. Soon we will join the ranks of those who are the alumni of Central High School. I should like to thank the other officers and class members who have given me such wonderful co-operation during the past year. It was a great honor to be your President for no matter what the task, the response was always excellent. We can be very proud of the record we are leaving Central. It is this spirit of co-operation that has helped to make Central such a fine school. Soon many of us will go our sep- arate ways. Perhaps some of us will never see each other again. None of us, however, will forget those happy days spent in Cen- tral. No matter where the paths of our lives lead us, we can all become good citizens in our com- munities, for we have laid a firm foundation here at school. We shall always be grateful to the faculty, who have helped us to lay this groundwork. Perhaps in a few years we shall be better able to appreciate their services. There are no possible words to express our thanks and apprecia- tion to our sponsor, Mrs. Burkert. She has helped us in innumenrable ways and we shall always be grateful to her. No one knows exactly what the future holds in store for each of us. No matter what we are des- tined to do or become, we can be Glafu flaeuienz' confident that the lessons learned -. X6 in Central will enable us to become iibx 3,9 useful citizens of our great nation. Your President, R. B. Mernitz. Page by Kenneth Curtin Page 4

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Were l-lonor Day Speakers In a class day assembly held in the auditorium Monday, May 29, Central high school honored her graduating class of 1950. With th-e strains of Pomp and Circumstance aloft, the senior class marched into the auditorium. This was followed by the Pledge of Allegience and the Star Spangled Banner with the band under the guidance of Burnell Smith. Student speakers selected were: Kenneth Jones, whose topic was Athletics: Mag Ann Allen, Fine Artsg Wayne Reisinger, Practical Arts, and Marilynn Storck, Scho- larship. Mrs. Mary Alana Lahr announced scholarships and Prin- cipal Carl Shrode presented the awards. Caryl Haering, senior of home room 115, sang One Fine Day by Puccini, from Madame Butterfly, accompanied by Marilyn Ravdin and Darlene Paulson played Nun- zio's Czardas on her accordion. The presentation of the senior gifts by President R. B. Mernitz, preceded the gavel ceremony. Re- ceiving the gavel were juniors, Jerry Duncan, president, and Ethel Bohrer. Scholarships and awards were presented to the following stu- dents: Janet Mae Geisz and Sarah Jane Swallow, to Indiana State Teach- ers' college. Alternate is Jacque- line Carter. Ann Haeussler, music scholar- ship to Oberlin college. R. B. Mernitz, scholarship to Elmhurst college. Clara Keller, a scholarship to Valparaiso university amounting to 8300. Magdalene Allen, the Louise Thrall scholarship to Indiana uni- versity. Shannon Branson is alter- nate. Kathryn Johnson, a child of dis- aibled veteran scholarship to In- diana university. Kenneth Curtin, Gary L. Stone, Magdalene Allen, Kenneth Jones, Shannon Branson, merit scholar- ships. Academic scholarships to Gloria Flcener and Ray Stein amounting to sooo. William Clayton, a ministerial scholarship. Engineering scholarships valued at 95350 annually to Alfred Dim- mett, Jerry Hempfling, and James Myrick. Don Thomrpson, Sue Dennison, and Edward Estes, music scholar- ships amounting to 31395. Noma award to Patricia Rohr- bacher. Jean Green, the Woman's Ro- tary award. Kenneth Curtin, Gary L. Stone. award for the best quality in journalistic writing. The Mary Stratton Legeman award to Ann Haeussler and Dar- lene Besing. Ann Haeussler, the Mu Phi Ep- silon award in music. James Myrick, the Bausch and Lomb award in science. Sarah Jane Swallow, the Hirm Ravdin award. Patricia Plunkett, a 25500 scho- larship to be used in the school of her choice. rs:-1-f , sk 'af Q. if ,.,. -.:- E :Q .::- . r'1. wwf Mernitz Johnson Stein Clayton Jones,Allen,lQeisinger,and Storclc Diplomas Be Given For Eighty-Eighth Time Central high school's eighty-eighth commencement exer- cises will be held Thursday night, June 1, at 7:30 pm. To the music of Pomp and Circumstance, thirty-six flower girls and four hundred graduating seniors will proceed into the Coliseum. A fanfare by three trumpeters will prece-de the Pledge of Allegiance by the graduating Arion prize Given John Spayd and Don Thompson were winners of the new annual Arion award given by the Kiwanis club to achievement winners in both the band and orchestra. The procedure used inselecting the award winners was as fol- lows: Q15 The names of the eligible seniors were provided by the of- fice of each of the schools. 125 Each band and orchestra member was given an opportunity to present a confidential rating of the eligible seniors. f3J The final selection of the award winners was made by the Kiwanis committee made up of S t u a r t Hawkinson, chairmang Charles Taylor and Harry Hart. The winners of the award were presented with both pins and medals. Also the school was pre- sented with two plaques, one for band and one for orchestra, for the names of each year's winners in the two divisions. . I :J 3 r r R it x R Myrick ..... , g .. . Q ' , . K, . 3 . M. fs x X 'sts 5 W fs:..g23. 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The invocation will be given by Reverend Roland Mernitz. Follow- ing the benediction by Reverend' Lonnie Hass the seniors will march out to the music of the Festal March played on the organ by Jerry Hoover. Central P-TA Gives Teaching Scholarship Marilynn Storck, home room 127, received a S250 elementary teaching scholarship from the Cen- tral P-TA. Both boys and girls were eligible for the award, which was given on the basis of charac- ter, scholarship, leadership, and qualifications as a prospective teacher. Davey Moore, home room 212, is the alternate for this award. The P-TA Scholarship commit- tee included, Mrs. William Reising- er, chairman, Mrs. Edgar Moore, Mrs. L. H. Hass, Mrs. Mary Alana Lahr, faculty member, Miss Geor- gia Flood, Mrs. Carl Shrode, and Mrs. H. O. Barclay. Three money making events were sponsored by the P-TA in order to make the money for the scholarship. They were: a card party at the home of Mrs. Reis- inger, a basketball game between the faculty and the senior boys, and a boat ride.