Crown Point High School - Excalibur Yearbook (Crown Point, IN)

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CROWN POINT INKLINGS “Horst’s Honey”? Our principal, Mr. B. E. Pruitt, dressed as a woman? The seventh and eighth period study halls? Kubal’s “gunning” for the referee at Mishawaka? Clark’s chewing tobacco in the study hall? The time “Gunman” Kubal went duck hunting and filled a decoy full of lead? When Willard Paarlberg was mobbed during a girls’ basketball game one noon? The look of disgust on the Editor- in-Chief’s face when he read this the first time? The last quarters in the Central football and basketball games? The fullback at Morris? How Mr. Anderson, the author, made half the student body cry during his talk? Valla Lee Page’s trying to con¬ vince Briggsey she could go with two boys at once? Billy Davies’s practically living down on Pettibone Avenue? How Billy and Lorene hit it off? The trials and tribulations of Johnny and Aimee? Mr. Purdy, the woman hater? The great Collins’s throwing peo¬ ple from here ’way into Porter County? How “beautiful” our principal looked in the movies? THE END. At the end of his exam paper Joe Weinberg wrote: Dear Teacher, If you sell any of my answers to a funny paper, you will have to split 50-50 with me. Miss Taggart: Name three kinds of compositions. T Horst: Narrative, descriptive and explosive. JUNIOR CLASS HISTORY (Continued from Page 13) Yurgilas) the town constable, add¬ ed humor to the play. Others in the cast were Olga StopskH Lorene Ellis), the teacher of folk-dancing; Kitty Clover, (Vada Pinter), a col¬ lector of souvenirs; Vivian Drew (Jane Kindberg), a college belle; Irene Van Hilt (Majorie Stewart), a social leader; Caroline Kay (Lor¬ raine Carlson, a happy freshman; Peddlar Benson (Vernon Hoshawi working his way through school; Noisy Fleming (Carol Root), just out of high school; Pink Hatcher (Bryant Brown), an athletic sopho¬ more; and Buster Brown (Lawrence Nespital), a vociferous junior. The junior class sponsored the show, “S. O. S.” Iceberg, on January 10 and 11. They cleared $17.00 Thus ends the junior class history, up to the first six weeks of the second semester. Nevertheless, they hope to be a bigger and better class next year. Even a dumb clock can make it¬ self understood with its hands. Miss Taggart: Walter, use “mod¬ erate” in a sentence. W. Yurgilas: My moderate two eggs for breakfast. F. Kemp: How do you spell “Seattle” in Washington. E. Harper: The same as you do here in Crown Point. Mr. Lutz: Is there any connect¬ ing link between the animal and vegetable kingdoms? J. Fronek: Yes sir, hash. B. Wilson: Would you like to go to the class play? E. Harper: I’d love to. B. Wilson: Well, be sure to buy your ticket from me. Speaker: I have only ten min¬ utes, and I hardly know where to begin. J. Fuerst: Begin at the ninth minute. B. Platt: Tooth ache, eh? I’d have I the thing pulled if it were mine. Klarkowski: So would I—if it were I yours.

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CROWN POINT INKLINGS 23 Feature Page CAN WE EVER FORGET— Dale Atkins? No, but we’re go¬ ing to try awfully hard. Dan Andernacht’s trying to make all the “femmes” he goes out with earn his Sea Scout pin? Gladys Anderson’s dissertations on ALABAMA in Civics class? How bad Margaret Baum felt when she got anything but “A” on tests. That Edna Mae Buckley thinks fall and winter ar-} the only two seasons in the year? Marcella Collins enjoyed typing for Mr. Jones so much that she gave up all her noon hours for it? (Oh, yeah!) Can we ever forget Mary Jane Ross? We bet “Plugger” can’t either. Our King and Queen? All the “gals’” running after that good-looking Carlson person? How marvelous Bill Fifield was in football and his startling rise in basketball? Mary Hargrove’s trying to reduce her cheeks so she ' d have high cheeks bones like Hepburn? “Killer” Klarkowski’s sitting in the local cinema with Loretta Schlueter? Dale Atkins and his “dropping around in Room 8 at 4 o’clock?” That “worm”, Paarlberg’s, teasing (?) Audrey Smith in eighth period study hall? Will F.’s taking the Blond home from a dance? Jack Fuerst’s trying to rate Pettit? HUB BARBER SHOP EAST SIDE OF SQUARE HARRY S. HISEY, Prop. COMPLIMENTS OF PELTON MOTOR SALES That case: Clark vs. Lane vs. Louis? All the times Freddie and Eleanor broke up “for good”? That Frankie and Georgia were the most “on the level” couple in the school? Billy and Betty at the school movies? Root’s coming up about fifty tim¬ es a day saying Frances wouldn’t speak to him? McLaughlin’s crowd of (quoting Mr. Church) suckers? How “Shorty” Woods spent all his time waiting for letters before Lizzie came along? “Pete” Scholl’s sitting in the study hall every noon with Fern Thomp¬ son? Phyllis Burroughs’s having trou¬ ble with all her boy friends? The snappy little crowd of eighth graders having parties in Lamson’s basement? Joe Weinberg taking advant¬ age of his broken finger to go to Lowell? “Plugger” Place’s going for all the Georgia’s in school? All the notes Seramur and Mary j Lou wrote but didn’t do anything I about? Jimmy Kubal’s telling everyone “John Marshall is dead”? Bobby Wilson’s sobbing around at | the end of every six weeks so he’d ' be eligible? Harold Herlitz as the perfect timekeeper? Joe Weinberg’s eating oranges after basketball practice (or not j eating them)? Mr. Church’s playing basketball with the “Old Men’s” team? The hair cuts Bill Platt and Frank Berg got at Hillsborough? Don Woods after the Morris game? THE MARGARET ANN SHOP 118 No. Main St. GIFTS GREETING CARDS MILLINERY COMPLIMENTS OF CROWN BAKERY

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CROWN POINT INKLINGS 25 E. Glover: That’s funny. Mr. Pruitt was exceedingly angry: D. Dickey: What? So you confess that this unfort- E. Glover: Oh, I was just think- unate young man was carried to the ANDERSON’S ing. bushes and thrown into them—now, D. Dickey: That’s funny. what part did you take in this dis- STOP and SHOP graceful affair? J. Banser (on day of graduation): Mr. Jones, I am indebted to you “The right leg, sir, answered Chuck Miller. ONE OF THE 785 A. G. STORES for all I know. Independent Home Owned, Pro¬ Mr. Jones: Don’t mention such Jimmy Kubal: Do women always gressive, Co-Operative have the last word? D. Atkins: Name a liquid that Doug Dickey: Certainly not. Some Phone-For-Food-217 won’t freeze. times a woman is talking to another L. Dance: Hot water. woman. YOU CAN ALWAYS BE ASSURED OF HIGH CLASS ENTERTAINMENT AT THE PALACE THEATRE CROWN POINT, INDIANA FLOWERS MORRIS 5 10c to j YOU NEED For MOTHERS DAY and j ] DECORATION DAY { $1.00 STORE LIFE, HEALTH and ACCIDENT INSURANCE at CANDY HARD’S ELECTRIC j SCHOOL SUPPLIES NEIL E. PLATT SHOP So. Side Square Crown Point 38 S. Union St. Tel. 114-J Crown Point, Ind. Pattee Bldg. So. Main St. j | COMPLIMENTS OF J SEE ANDY’S LUNCH MILLER’S CROWELL ROOM GROCERY FOR SANDWICHES and J. P. MILLER, Prop. BUILDING SUPPLIES DRINKS Phone 149 | Phone 131 West Side of Square