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

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INKLINGS 29 NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY Rear: Jack Heide, John Borchert. Crowell Knight, Marian Ander¬ son, Wilford Brown. Front- Roland Lisius, Helen Howe, Audrey Smith, Warren Houk, Ray Bjorklund. SENIOR CLASS HISTORY (Continued from Page Nine) Freddie Krull, always the romantic Romeo, had a role in this master¬ piece; and .many other sophomores were in the chorus. “Junior Class 1934-35 Ray Bjorklund, president Audrey Smith, vice-president Fred Krull, secretary-treasurer’’ As in the previous year, Mr. Lutz, Mrs. Allman, and Miss Krueger were i the class sponsors. Mr. Jones dir¬ ected another King and Queen, election at the Carnival that year, Lorraine Margison anG Bill Brown were the candidates from our class, and Bill was made king of the cele ¬ bration. Carolyn Johnson as Signora Tin-1 tinetto, Freddie Krun as Guido, “mah hero,” and Jim Louis as Sig¬ nor Amoto Reni, were in the cast; and many other juniors were in the chorus of the operetta, “The Sing¬ er of Naples,” according to the program which came next. There were four football tickets on this page, too. Say! That was a con- incidence; four juniors earned let¬ ters in football that year. “Admit One ‘Caravan’ February 20, 1935 Sponsored by Junior Class, C. P. H. S.” were the words printed on another j ticket, but they didn’t tell half the story. Our profits on that picture j shattered all previous records and, | meant the difference between a j {junior-senior potluck and a iunior- j senior banquet. Remember the I “Wine Song” from “Caravan” and how it haunted our school for days? I We were so encouraged by our suc¬ cess that we ventured another dance early in May; and again we broke precedent, making a profit of ten dollars, or something like thah I’ll never forget how we worked to make that dance a success! The orchestra was made up almost en- ' irely of seniors who donated their services. The last souvenir of our junior year was the dance program from that nautical affair, the banquet and prom. The seniors had been a. litle worried about the kind of re ¬ ception they’d get. They thought, the situation looked somewhat “fishy” ’cause we had only a little j over one hundred dollars in the I hold; but when they saw the elab¬ orate banquet tables and heard tho music of the orchestra, all their worries were cast aside. “Senior Activities, 1935-36” was the last title, and the story behind those words embraced three labor¬ ious years. In a class meeting just as disorderly as the first one of our freshman year, we cnose Jim Louis to pilot us through our last year of high school. Marian Anderson was elected vice-president, Fred Krull was put in charge of the records, and Bernard Wallace was made chancellor of our meager treasury. Mr. Lutz and Miss Krueger were the class sponsors. Eight seniors held important places on the football squad, and ! several made the varsity in basket - ball. One senior. Bill Brown, was I captain of both the football and basketball squads and one of the school’s outstanding athletes. Ath- | Istios wasn’t the only activity in ; which members of our class were outstanding. Ray Bjorklund and Jack Heide made an enviable record j on the debate squad, and several of the band’s best musicians wen seniors. The Hallowe’en Carnival was (Continued on Page Thirty-Seven;

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INKLINGS MUSIC CLUB Rear: Elizabeth Schieser, Marjorie Frame, LaVerne Hack, Emma Neimeyer, Ruth Thompson, Marilyn Shisler, Jeanette Condon, Ruth kammert, Jean Collins, Irma Nerge. Front: Martha Whitehead, June Thompson. Elvera Cox, Pauline Henderson, Annabelle Luke, Evelyn Fiegle, Leonella Fisher. The Symphony Club was organ¬ ized last September with June Thompson as president, Marilyn Shisler, as vice-president, Marjorie Frame as secretary, and Alice Whitehead as program committee chairman. The following constitution was compiled and presented to the stud¬ ent council for cerification: We hereby respectfully petition the Student Council of Crown Point High School for permission to form the following music club, the aims and purposes of which are as fol¬ lows: Aims and Purposes: 1. To study both life and work of s everal of the most famous com¬ posers, both past and present. 2. To increase the general music appreciation of both those who are Symphony Club members and those indirectly con cerned. 3. To hear fine music properly performed. This is to be perform¬ ed by more talented members of the club, and on occasion to import outstanding talent in our commun¬ ity. 4. To spend some time in dis¬ cussion on present day trends in music, as compared to the tradi¬ tional. 5. To do our small bit of furth - ering the music and learning more of the lives of our own great American musicians, rather than to pursue the study of foreign musi¬ cians to the total neglect of our own. This club shall, if permission is granted for its organization, be known as the High School Sym¬ phony Club. Many of their programs were phonograph recordings with explan¬ atory notes by Mr. Ready, the club sponsor. They also had programs featuring instrumental solos by various members of the group. The second semester the club elected Ruth Kammert president, Leonella Fischer secretary, and June Thompson program committee chairman. They studied something of the lives of several composers and had recordings to illustrate the particular composer being studied at that time. This club is responsible for donat¬ ing 14 copies of the “Etude” maga¬ zine to the school library. Mr. Ready is hoping for a larger and better club next year, to carry on the good work. Mrs. Seamonson: Well I finally found out where my husband has been spending his evenings. Miss Blackstone: How did you manage it? Mrs. Seamonson: Oh, I simply stayed home last night and there he was! You can always tell a senior By his strut around the town: You can always tell a junior By his foolish looking frown You can always tell a soph By his collar, tie and such You can always tell a fresh But you cannot tell him much. Joel: That girl insulted me. Heide: No. Joel: Yes, she asked me if I danc¬ ed. Heide: What’s insulting about that? Joel: I was dancing with her at the time.

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30 INKLINGS Music Department BAND Cornets (Left to Right): Roland Lisius, Robert Youkey, John Karn, Don Watt, Jack Connelly, Ted Steger. Clarinets: Bill Harper, John McConnell, Kenneth Knight, Milo Dobes. Warren Houk, Crowell Knight, June Thompson, John Baldwin, Mary Scull, Marjorie Frame, Jeanette Condon. Baritone: Barbara Heide. Horns: Bob Thqmpson, Barbara LaCroix, Frances Patton. Saxophones: Wayne Dudley. Lorraine Knight, Donald Casey, Cecil Porch, Harold Weiler. Emma Nie- meyer, Marilyn Shisler, Ruth Thompson. Bassoon: Beatrice Sellers. Trombones: Harold Pettit. Carol Jean Martin. Pauline Henderson, Clifford Henderson, James Watt. Bass: Junior Dance. Jack Heide. Harvey Knesek. Drums: Clarence Veach, John Beck. Robert LaCroix. Dick Nichols. Dick Hill. ACTIVITIES OF THE BAND The High School Band has put in a very active season this year. Having presented five free concerts, which were well attended, it made no less than twenty other public appearances. At three of the con¬ certs, we had the pleasure of hear¬ ing the band conducted by three guest conductors; Richard Maddei. of Lowell, Adam Lesinski of Whit¬ ing, and R. V. Roessler from Horace Mann of Gary. Our band has increased in size ; by 64 ' during this last year and j has added a new Baritone Saxa- | phone to its already long list of fine I instruments. This addition was made possible through the Band Mothers’ organization which has been very helpful in co-operating with our new and very competent director, Mr. E. R. Ready. Three hundred people attended the opening of the new Band Port¬ able, which is one of the finest in Indiana, on the 15th of April. There was special music by the Na¬ tional Contest winners from Hobart and Whiting and the Clarinet Quar¬ tet from Lowell. The Band and twelve soloists en¬ tered the District Contest at La- Porte in April where the band and most of the soloists placed in sec¬ ond division. They aje contem¬ plating entering the Chicagoland Music Festival in August. The dir¬ ector, Mr. Ready, and several band members are planning to attend the Van der Cook School of Music Camp at Bridgeton, Michigan, this summer. Mrs. Kalen: And so you refuse] Jane S.: Why didn’t you tell me Mary Lou Harper: (at theater) to believe that constant exercise that I had a dab of rouge on my I What does that word ‘asbestos’ will enlarge any part of the body? nose? mean across the curtain? Baldwin: Yes I do. If that were Kenny T.: How should I know Seramur: Pipe down and don’t true, Dudley would look like Joe j where you want to wear your com- j show your ignorance. That’s Latin E. Brown. I plexion. | for ‘welcome.’