Crawfordsville High School - Athenian Yearbook (Crawfordsville, IN)

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An informal gathering at home was easy on parents and pocketbooks alike. Here hostess Sandy Dellekamp entertained guests at her home. Clockwise: Mary Ann Mcfireevey. Dean Simpson. Julie Mclilasson, Sandy, Pete Dunbar Qstandimzl. R. B. Swanson. Marilyn Fyffe. und Jerry Gobel. Still somewhat in n locnl vein-ai little town south of Inclianupolis curved itself an hunk of fume through its sports' achieve- ments. Nlighty Xiilun, population 1100 tlPPl'0XiIlliltClY. overcame Muncie Central. Elkhart, and Cerstmeyer to nail clown top honors in our zuinuzil state hasketlmll tour- ney. The feats performed by this little school gore us ll boost, an optimistic look townrcl the future. As n class we haul hoped to he nhle at least to curry off 21 sectional crown cluring our high school days, hut it wus just not in the cnrcls. However. with the end of the lizutlwfoocl season. we were satisfied with the success of our teaun nncl its new couch, jerry DeYVitt. Our final year at C.H,S. was not liniitecl to the lmoundnries of our school and city. The zunnzing Cto ns-ut that timej modes of transportation and connnniiicution. the threat of war and the hope for pence, and the fearsome potential of the atomic and hydrogen homhs, caused us to live in at critical and uncertain time. The mule menihers of our class had little to look forward tog their nlternutives were two: enter the service or enroll nt college. VVell, it's 8:30, and l've gotta wrestle tomorrow. Aw-w-w-w. Prominent in this cast were .Ian Ewoldt and Ed Bayless. Larry Delks to salesman: Yeah-fits like a glove, but -but-uh-h, how much?

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f'Seens lu the evenings and ou weekends our schoolis social life continued on its merry way. and the appearance of this couple or that couple, at some function or other, always caused much tongue wagging among our classmates. It also made good copy for the gossip columns in our school paper, the Gold and Blue. During the football season, the Friday Nite Dances were a must Various organizations took turns sponsoring these weekly affairs. and we couldnit recall any treasuries even coming close to financial ruin because of them. They were well attended. It seemed that a glance at the world that sur- rounded us during our senior davs might help The universal dream: a guy, a gal, a date, and-a convertible. Shirley Deckard and Bill Mount prepared to join the gay crowd at the Christmas Dance. of our times to sharpen the focus. The big issue in the city of Crawfordsville centered around the Lake P1'o- jectf' The pro-lake faction favored the construc- tion of au artificial body of water which would serve as a medium of entertainment and recrea- tion. The supporters of this point of view were quite dedicated to the task of procuring such recreational facilities for the city. However, the Styles in footwear as modeled by Libby llalpin and . . . need we say?? For those with poor memories-Jack Wyatt. opposition forces were also a hard-working group. These two schools of thought bombarded one another daily in print in the Crawfordsville journal and Review. As the Athenian went to press, the autism and Hprosi' were stalematedg the issue of to have or not to have a lakev was unresolved. The members of our class con- ducted a poll on this and various other issues. the results to be found elsewhere within these pages.

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Stated: Connie Herroll chosen tu reign over home- coming festivities. Standing, left to right, the attendants and their escorts: Jack Wat- My- son, Pat Davis, Annis ers, Carl Schaeffer, Jim An- drews. Martha Hauek, Don Adams, Myrna Myers, and Houston Svring. Q ar' 0 'et 'em, tll0llS,, hl2lllV of us considered the Coimminists of Russia to he the main threat to world pence, and we found it difficult to understand why the Russians were pursuing the objectives they did. Also, during the year 1953-1954, we suw ll new word creep into our lilllgllilgC-MhlCCtIl'tl1y iSll1.,, It owed its existence to the Piepuhlican senator from YVisconsin who devoted his entire energies to searching out Commies. He was quite a controversial figure, at times monop- olizing the newspaper headlines. XVe didnit know what to make of him. and we thought it wise to leave him to the future. Other signs of our times??? Heineinlxwz 'iFrom Here to Eternity. cinemziscope and H3-Df Arthur Godfrey vs. the Civil Aero- nautics Authority. ll pompudoured Liher- ace, M011 Klein Palm, Ricochet Pionmncef' Cut Talk: Hes real gone! . . 'iDig that nervous music! . . . Cool, maui, cool A Nothing hut coolly, Then there were Li,l pXln1er,', Mhlicliev Spillunefi NI Love Lucyf' Ed Sullivzufs Toast of the Town, etc,, etc. One of the most fetching bits of decoration was found near the main entrance to the school. Caught fast in the web was an effigy of the Brazil Red Devils, the Athenian homecoming opponents. Page Ten