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

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F A R E W E L L We have within us the ability to choose the Good, the True, and the Beautiful. Indelibly engraved upon the tablets of time, these qual¬ ities have represented the requirements of happiness and success. Striving toward these ideals, Goodness, Truth, Beauty, we plan care¬ fully. From the many possible courses of actions we choose the wisest. We cultivate the ability to think. When a moral issue con¬ fronts us, we choose the good. We do not bring disgrace upon ourselves nor upon others. Realizing that the world owes nobody a living unless he earns it, we vow to do every task so well that both we and our employer will be proud. Self pity is not near. Service reigns. Adversity, tragedy, and sadness may come, but we “strive to seek, to find, and not to yield.” We are ready to listen and to learn. We are seeking the Beautiful, the Good, and the True. Happy and successful are all those who obtain these golden links in education. May we have helped you to attain these ideals. —Mr. Erwin, Principal

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CANDID SHOTS

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REFLECTIONS In 1935-36 Photographers Atkins, Richey and Taggart were arranging the setting of a picture t.o include eighty subjects moving, changing and sometimes dropping out entirely. It was decided to tint the picture blue and gold to give it a more vivid description and variety of expression. Three outstanding individuals on the front row were. John McConnell, Dick Nichols, and Bill Carroll. Several who came from the background to the foreground were Jim Haniford, Herman Knesek and John Lamphier, all of whom provided plenty of scrap on the gridiron; while Bob Briggs and Wilbur Hoshaw starred on the hard¬ wood. Not far behind our athletes we see the faces of our musicians, Dick Hill, Clarence Veach, Dick Nichols, and Bob LaCroix, who have a monopoly on the drum section of the band. Some more confusion in the background proved to be the “freshie” girls learning of the “Big Sister” party given by the Senior girls at school. During the “take” Mary Davis, Bea Sellers, Bill Carroll, and Charlotte Kaiser, stepped into the foreground. From a candid camera shot, we see the sophomores sponsored a show, “Pigskin Parade”, and were successful in making a profit of $40.00. Along the athletic line, we were proud to claim LaVerne King, and Dick Robinon, the “pigskinners”. The Bruce Triplets, Gladys Kinne, Mildred Dickens, and Bea Sellers starred in basketball and made the Girls’ Varsity. During the process of “developing” the picture, Ed Metz, Leone Bruce, Charlotte Kaiser, and Bill Carroll stood out from the rest. Under the able direc¬ tion of Mrs. Spray, we presented the play “Green Stockings”, by which we netted a profit of $175.00, the most in the history of the high school. We also augmented our treasury by selling Crown Point reflectors for automobiles. At this time We found several scholars, debaters and song-birds. Bill Carroll, Mary Davis, and Helen Mikuta were outstanding figures in debate, while Vera Mae Phillips, Lois Woods, and Helen Bruce were selected to be members of the Triple Trio. Dick Kammert, Clarence Veach, and Clifford McElwee represented the class of ’39 in the Boys’ Ensemble. None of us will forget the setting for the eventful Junior-Senior Prom— the beautiful garden scene, with the setting sun and the solid ceiling of white balloons. Our lovely decorations graced the Senior Baccalaureate and kept things “popping.” Through the cooperation of Photographers Hiatt, Ferris, and Bowen, and the leaders, Dick Nichols, Helen Bruce, Mary Davis, and Leone Bruce, we were able to put the “finishing” touches on our picture. Outstanding figures on the gridiron were Haniford, King, Buche, Hoffman, Holmquist, Ziese, and Herman and Harvey Knesek; while Pettit, Falkiner, and King were the nucleus of the hardwood varsity. Two more figures who came to the front were Ed Metz, who was highest scholastically in the class and therefore valedictorian, and Helen Bruce, who won the D. A. R. Citizenship Award. The class of ’39 claims three of the four cheer leaders: Bea Sellers, Vera Mae Phillips, and Dick Kammert. Bea was also crowned Queen of the High School carnival this year. During the last few seconds of the “setting” we successfully presented our play “Spring Fever” and worked cooperatively on the Yearbook. During the entire “setting of the picture” the constant cooperation and good fellowship of our classmates gave us something we will not soon forget and strengthened our belief that “Preparedness is the Keynote to Success!”