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

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Richard Nichols—Snicky “Genial, jolly, and full fun” Hi-Y 2, 3, 4 President of Senior Class Lettermen’s Club 3, 4 Football Manager 4 Basketball Manager 2, 3 Intramurals 3,4 Band 1, 2, 3, 4 (Student Director 3, 4) Captain of Band 4 Chorus 4 Student Council 1, 3, 4. Annual Staff 4 National Honor Society 4 Esther Abramson—Essy “She is of the modest kind” G. A. A. 2, 3, 4 Girl Reserves 1, 2, 3 Inklings 4 Henry Baum—Hank “Some love geometry and Caesar well But why they do it is more than I can tell.” Future Farmers Association 1, 4. ji pl-v § J fill Helen Bruce—Brucey “Her enthusiasm is contag¬ ious”. President of G. A. A. 3, 4 Girls’ Varsity Basketball Chorus 1, 2, 3, 4. Triple Trio 3, 4 Inklings Staff 4 Annual Staff 4 Quill and Scroll 4 D. A. R. Citizenship Award National Honor Society 4 Nellie Beem—Patsy “I care for nobody, no not I, I’ll decide for myself, at least I’ll try.” G. A. A. 2 Girl Reserves 1, 2, 3, 4 Jeanette Bruce—Nettie “Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.” G A A 2 3 4 Girls’ Varsity Basketball 2, 3, 4. G. A. A. Letter Award 3, 4. Girls’ Intramurals 1, 2, 3, 4 Chorus 1, 2, 3, 4 Cadet Ensemble 2, 3, 4. Inklings Staff 4 . Annual Staff 4 Student Council 1, 2. Leone Bruce—Lowie “A cheerful grin will let you in.” G. A. A. 2, 3, 4 President of G. A. A. 2, 4. Manager of G. A. A. 3 Girls’ Varsity Basketball 2, 3, 4 G. A. A. Letter Award 3, 4 Vice President of Class 3 Treasurer of Senior Class Chorus 1, 2, 3, 4 Cadet Ensemble 2, 3, 4 Annual Staff 4 Inklings Staff 4 William Carroll—Willie “Speech is a mirror of the soul; as a man speaks, so he is.” President of Class 1 President of Hi-Y 4 President of Quill and Scroll 4 Inklings Staff 2, 3, 4 (Editor 4) Annual Staff 4 “Green Stockings” 3 “Spring Fever” 4 Wentel Buche—Weenie “There’s a lot of deviltry ’neath his mild exterior.” Athletic Club 1 Lettermen’s Club 3, 4. Hi-Y 2, 3, 4 Varsity Football 2, 3, 4 Varsity Basketball 3, 4. Second Team Basketball 2 Chorus 2, 3, ,4. Boys’ Glee Club 3 Boys’ Ensemble 3. 4 Charles Clark—Chuck “Were it not for the dis¬ tracting influence of wo¬ men, I might have been a great scholar.” Chorus 1, 2, 3, 4 Boys’ Ensemble 2 Hi-Y 2, 3, 4 Intramurals 1, 2, 3, 4 Assembly Program Com¬ mittee 4 “Green Stockings” 3 President of Dance Club 4 “Spring Fever” 4

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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!”

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Ruth Cooper—Ruthie “She is not so serious as looks.” Chorus 3, 4 Cadet Ensemble 3, 4 Girl Reserves 2, 4 D. A. R. Essay Contest Inklings Staff 4 “New Fires” 1 “Green Stockings” 3 Mildred Dickens—Millie “A good and steady work¬ er.” she 3 Mary Davis—Betty “If her future is based on her past, she will make a success.” Girls’ Varsity Basketball 4 Girl Reserves 2, 3, 4 President of Class 2 Secretary of Senior Class Sec’y. and Treas. of Student Council 4 Editor-in-Chief of Annual Debate 3, 4 Inklings Staff 4 Quill and Scroll 4 G. A. A. Letter Award 3, 4 National Honor Society 4 Vice President of G. A. A. 2 G. A. A. Letter Award 3, 4 Girls’ Varsity Basketball 2, 3, 4 Girls’ Varsity Volleyball 2, 3, 4. Girls’ Intramurals 1, 2, 3, 4 Annual Staff 4 Student Council 1, 2 Chorus 1, 2 Girl Reserves 2, 3 Librarian 1, 2, 3, 4 National Honor Society 4 “Spring Fever” 4 Richard Falkiner—Dick “He who can blush is cer¬ tainly not a orute.” Varsity Basketball 4 Second Team Basketball 3 Lettermen’s Club 3, 4 Intramurals 2 Student Council 2, 4 Feme Fauser—Blondie “The busiest are the hap¬ piest.” Hammond High School I Girl Reserves 2 Mildred Falke—Gabby “By her own merit she wins her way.” Girl Reserves 2, 3, 4 Inklings Staff 4 National Honor Society 4 Paul Farster—Chink “A man without an enemy in the world.” Future Farmers Association 1, 2, 3, 4. Intramurals 3, 4 Wilbur Fiegle—Willie “Bashfulness is an orna¬ ment of youth.” Second Team Basketball 3 Intramurals 4 Lettermen’s Club 3, 4 Future Farmers Association 1, 2, 3, 4 Jeanne Firman—Jeanie “Patience is a remedy for every sorrow.” G. A. A. 2, 3, 4 Student Council 2 Girl Reserve 2, 3, 4 Chorus 2, 3, 4 Cadet Ensemble 2, 3 Triple Trio 4 Dorothy Fronek—Dottie “Give thy thoughts no ton¬ gue.” Chorus 3, 4 Cadet Ensemble 4 Girl Reserves 2, 3, 4 Inklings Staff 4