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

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INKLINGS HOW MANY OF THEM DO YOU KNOW? Senior Class History A day in June, 1936 Dear Diary: This afternoon .while disposing of the accumulation of lost and found articles collected, during the school year 1935-36, I came upon a musty dilapidated scrapbook. The grimy cover gave no clue to what it might contain, so I turned to the first page and found the words: “The class of 1936-Freshman activit¬ ies, 1932-33”. Right under this were the colors and motto of the class: “Purple and White To the stars through difficulties.” This dusty thing was evidently a memory book containing mementos of the class’ four years of high school. Nineteen thirty-two, you recall, was ’way back when Lorraine Mar- gison was elected president; Thelma Pettit was vice-president; Viola Heick was secretary; the treasurer, then as now, was Bernard Wallace; and the class sponsors were Mrs. Thomas, Mrs. Allman, Mr. Brady, and Mr. Jones. I’ll never forget our first class under Mr. Jones. We were bewildered by his vocabulary, and we even laughed at his jokes! The first thing to catch my glance on the next page was a football ticket. A number of our boys were out for the squad that year; and although they didn’t mean much to the team then, they had become mighty necessary two and three years later. In the upper right-hand corner of the same page was a tag from the “Big Sister Party” that the senior girls gave for us little “freshies;” and when I picked up the book to look at the tag, some¬ thing dropped on the floor. It was a program from the operetta, “Miss Cherryblossom,” in which the fresh¬ man class was very well represent¬ ed (How could anyone forget the geisha girls?) Last of the memen¬ tos on that page was a very green¬ ish green ticket which announced to the public that it would: “Admit Couple to Freshman Dance February 10, 1933” Thus the class of ’36 sponsored its first social activity and made the enormous profit of one dollar and eighty-five cents. In memory of our classmate, George Zurbriggen, who was tak¬ en from us on the last day of our junior year. The next page of souvenirs was titled “Sophomore Activities, 1933- 34”. Bill Brown was president of the class that year, I think; and Marian Anderson was vice-presi¬ dent. Jim Louis was secretary, and John Borchert was made guardian of the treasury. That was the first year that Mr. Pruitt promoted the “Greater Harvest Dinner and Hal¬ lowe’en Carnival.” The king and queen election ballot proclaimed in big red letters: “Sophomore candidates Audrey Smith for queen, Freddie Krull for king.” The “cannon fodder” line of the football squad was well sprinkled with sophomore boys. Several of the boys were on the second team in basketball; and one, Frankie Berg, made the varsity for the open¬ ing games at Hillsboro and Veeders - burg. (I’ll never forget that tragic haircut he got at Hillsboro.) There was a yellow ticket to the Sopho¬ more dance on December 8. 1933. We lost two dollars and forty-five cents that time; but rather than admit failure, we called it a “social success.” On the last page of this section was a program of the op¬ eretta, “The Sunbonnet Girl.” (Continued on Page Twenty-Nine '

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INKLINGS EVELYN RICHEY, A. B. English, Speech, and Dramatics Butler University, De Pauw University, Northwestern Uni¬ versity School of Speech. ROBERT D. LUTZ, B. S„ M. S. Biology and Agriculture Purdue University. ELLEN K. SEAMONSON, A. B. Social Science Lawrence College, Columbia, Wisconsin University. CHARLOTTE BRUCE, A. B„ A. M. Latin, English, Junior High Butler University. Whitman College HAZEL SMITH, Junior High Tri-State Normal, University of Indiana, Chicago University. MARGARET TAGGART, A. B. English Ds Pauw University. FLORENCE THOMAS Music. American Conservatory o f Music. ELLA BLACKSTONE Office Secretary FRED MECKLENBERG Custodian ELDON READY, B. S. (Not Pictured) Band Director Indiana State.

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10 INKLINGS Senior Class Officers James Louis—Senior Class Presi¬ dent. There is a reason why Jim is one of the most popular fellows in the entire school, and that reason is probably his continual cheerful¬ ness and helpful participation in many activities. Letterman in Football. Athletic Club. Boy’s En¬ semble. Marian Anderson—-Vice-presi- aSc lSEk dent. Everyone ha forgiven Mar- ian for breaking the sanctity of the place occupied by senior®. After wH all, we shouldn’t blame her; but ■■ .. the underclassmen who allured her. Girl Reserves. National Honor Society. o « Fred H. Krull—Secretary. Quiet please. Here comes another care¬ free member of the senior class, romantic Freddie, our Ambassador from Palmer. Letterman in Foot¬ ball. Boys’ Ensemble. Quiet, please. Bernard Wallace—Treasurer. It wouldn’t be possible to mention Woozil without mentioning the White Sox. His unlimited enthus¬ iasm for sports and his congenial¬ ity have made him well known and liked by everyone. Annual staff.