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

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Many Seniors Receive Honors The class day program for the graduating class of 1953 was held June 8 in the Central auditorium. Speakers were Johnie Stiles, Ray Keller, Bill Huff, and Marianna Copeland. They spoke on Fine Arts. Practical Arts, Physical Ed- ucation, and Scholarship, respec- tively. SENIORS MARCHED in and took their places while the band, under the direction of Burnell Smith, played Pomp and Circum- stance. Two numbers were rendered by the mixed ensemble, composed of Shirley Remington, Shirley Skin- ner, Mary Rose Benner, Don Brown, Douglas Barthlow, William Woehler, and Ronald Hoffman. They were accompanied by Carol Schellhase. Pat Rinehart accompa- nied Gene Agee in a saxophone solo. Mrs. Mary Alana Lahr, chairman of the scholarship committee, pre- sented scholarship awa1'ds, and Principal Carl Sh1'ode presented individual awards. Recipients of scholarships and awards are as follows: Connie Miller and Douglas Barthlow won academic scholar- ships at Evansville college, valued at 25600. Connie also won an art award of 515200 to Evansville college. CENTENNIAL S C H 0 L A R - SHIPS at Evansville college, val- ued at 3750, went to Faye Forster and Carol Schellhase. Carol was also offered a scholarship to In- diana State Teachers' college. Music scholarships to Evansville college were awarded to Gene Agee, James Springfield, and Ron- ald Rayburn. The M. Louise Thrall scholarship to Indiana university, valued at 5100, went to Pat Sparrow. She has also been awarded a residence scholarship. Achievement scholarships to In- diana university, valued at 3100, for the freshman year were given to Lawrence Bell, Ronald Rayburn, and Daniel Williamson. They were awarded on the basis of scores received in the scholarship examinations given in the library. Barbara Hall won the Rose Rudin award for outstanding work in journalism. She is this year's Senior Edition editor. Marianna Copeland, Clarence Doninger, and Judith Hampton won state scholarships to Indiana uni- versity. Purdue awarded Ronnie White an honorary achievement scholar- ship. Rector scholarships to De Pauw went to James Springfield and David Mernitz. David also was of- fered a scholarship to Elmhurst. JACK SHUMATE was offered scholarships at Hanover and Rose Poly Tech. He accepted the lat- ter. Jack also won state in the speech contest, I Speak For De- mocracyf' Virginia Son won the D.A.R. contest. Carol Schellhase was the winner of the Quota Club award. Dorothy Turpin was the recipi- ent of the N.O.M.A. award. Charles House declined an ath- letic scholarship to George Wash- ington university in Washington, D. C. Some awards which were kept secret until Honor Day could not be mentioned. Also, at the time of this writing, many winne1's of scholarships had not been notified and, therefore, it was impossible to include them. Bookkeeper Gets Silver Key This year, Melvin Lurker, junior, was awarded the silver key given by the Evansville Chapter of the National Association of Cost Ac- countants to foster and promote advanced bookkeeping among high school students. The award is given on the basis of a competitive test. Certificates for runners-up were won by Delores Norman and Mel- vin Morgan. Presentation of awards was made by Robert Stock- meier of the Cost Department of Seeger-Sunbeam. Reverend Mernitz Gives Invocation Commencement exercises will take place in the Central gym at 7:30 p.n1. on Thursday, June 11. With the playing of Pomp and Cireumstance, the graduating class will march in and take their places. The invocation will be given by Rev. Roland Mernitz. Rosemary McNeeley will sing a vocal solo. M ,X - X ' ,X 1 4 .fr fl 1 Y I Clarence Doninger, senior class president, will give the introduc- tion. The first speaker will be Carol Schellhase, speaking on Defeated Countries. Others will be James Springfield, Judith Hampton, Vir- ginia Son, Jack Shumate, and David Mernitz. They will speak on Europe. South America, Behind the Iron Curtain, and the United States of America. respectively. Ronald Rayburn will play Eve- ning Star from Tannl1auser. Next, the choir directed by Brad Chaffin, will render a number. Carl Shrode, principal, will pre- sent the class of 1953. Mrs. Doro- thy H. MacKenzie will present diplomas. After the benediction will be the recessional to the March and Cor- tege from The Queen of Sheba. Gfzafzlefi, Gayle, amd Gown' if if ij! Pictured above are the May King and Queen, their attendants, and the Health council President and Vice-President. They are, left to right, William Huff, Karen Scraper, Stanley Nevill, Health council veep, James.SpriI1gfi0ld, Lillian Stone. Queen Gayle Wlffe, King Charles House. Sally Cramer, Stanley Ethridge, Patricia Freedlund, Health council president, Wanda l'l0lIn0S and Wayne C00nl0S- Page 2l

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Zfelaml .Mum Smal, Imlwzk Qadq - Zim Forty-five juniors and seniors were made members of the National Honor Society on Friday, April 10. Those inducted were: Gene Agee, Shirley Ball, Douglas Barthlow, Donald Betz, Jerry Burton, Sharon Bush, Jerry Clayton, Rachel Coleman, Sandra Crow, W'anda Damn, Mary .lane Daniels, Raymond Daywalt, .loe Doninger, Daniel Dormeier, Shirley Ermert, Russell Followell, Patricia Freedlund, Marilyn Genet, Barbara Hall, Marcadene Hook, Charles House, NVilliam Huff, Ronald Knight, Jerry Mallory, Barbara Martin, Charles Martin, Donald Maulding. Dona McDaniels, Rosemary McNeely, Connie Miller, Shirley Oakley, Duane Powell, Ronald Rayburn, Patricia Reid, Donna Schellhase, Shirley Skinner, Susan Spahn, Patricia Sparrow. .lohnie Stiles, Golden Thompson, Dorothy Turpin. Jayne' Walker. Piltriviil Wheatley. G0l'HldiI10 Whitt' and Gavle Witte. Members from last, year are: Barbara Bufkin, Marianna Copeland, Clarence Doninger, Faye Forster, Patricia Gingrich, Leon Harper. Judith Hampton, Raymond Keller, David Mernitzg president, Patricia Rinehartg secretary, Carol Schellhase, Karen Scraper, Virginia Son, .Iames Springfield, vice-president, Ronald Whiteg treasurer and Joan Wright, Vflaalune 7eZfefz' Wad Gaze of Eau' The Music department presented the operetta, The Fortune Teller, by Victor Herbert, on May l-1 and I5 ot' this year The story evolved around Susan Spahn as Irma, Jerry Burton as Captain Ladislaus, Ron- ald Hoffman as Count Berezowski, Douglas Barthlow as Fresco, Don Brown as Sandor and Rosemary McNeely as Musette, the gypsy fortune teller. Other members of the cast were Sandra Crow, Mary Rose Benner. Paul Pennington, Jerry Beardslee, Patricia Freeman, Bill Woehler, Shirley Remington, Larry Neiseu. Lloyd Adams and Robert Earp. The singing and dancing choruses were an especial attraction. Brad Chaffin, vocal music teacher, di- rected the operetta. Page 70

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