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

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TRIPOD HELEN LEONE -JEANETTE The senior class of Crown Point High School proudly presents the Bruce triplets—Helen, Leone, and Jeanette, alike as “three peas in a pod,” and yet decidedly different to us who know them so well! All three girls especially like steaks, frozen salads, and hot fudge sundaes, while Leone alone does not. care for vegetables. They are very sports minded, even in their taste for clothing. The favorite sports of the girls are swimming, basketball, baseball, and tennis; while they hope to be active in many college sports, also. Helen plans to become a dietetics teacher; Leone wants to be an athletic director; and Jeanette will study commercial work. Helen seems to be the older in disposition, and somewhat more mature in mannerisms. When the triplets were away from their parents as children, she was the s pokesman, and is perhaps more positive in her likes and dislikes. Leone became an athletic enthusiast in high school. She is light-hearted, laughs easily, and seems able to get some pleasure out of nearly everything that takes place. Jeanette pursues a good time with a perseverance that never gives out. She is always ready for another trip, another party, or another game, whether close at hand or far away. After they started to school, it was the experience of most of the teachers not to know the children apart for the first few months, and then before the year was out, the teachers would be telling Mr. and Mrs. Bruce that the children did not look alike, but that they had pronounced differences in their interests. It was noticeable that Helen took an interest in draw¬ ing and painting, and that Leone had a marked interest in athletics. Jeanette devoted a great deal of time to music, and Helen practically none. School has seemed to take on an added interest for all the girls as they have grown older; and in high school the girls have responded to the activities program provided by the present-day school methods, until their Dad has com¬ plained lest the activities overshadow the school work itself.

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I, Herman Knesek, will my ability to “gab” to anyone who can keep up. I, Bob Kretchmar, will my “pipe” to Dick LaCroix. I, Joe LaBuda, will my quiet manners to Leon Lump. I, Bernice Lae, will to Florence Steuer and Lila Vick the ability to keep their friendship and partnership as I have done with Emma Neimeyer. I, Chuck Lewis, will “Arline” to my brother, Harry. (Take good care of her.) I, Dick Likens, will my “flirtatious” personality to Gerald Horst. I, Annabelle Luke, will my 4-H leadership to Jane Heinze. I, Clifford McElwee, will my sister, Lillie Mae, to some knightly young fellow to look after. I, Ed Metz, will my dignity and poise to “Killer” Keene. I, Helen Mikuta, will my debating talent to John Winberry. I, Hazel Nichols, will my enthusiasm for library books to any book worm. I, Dick Nichols, will my Lowell attraction to Bob Westphal, who can’t break the ice. I, Emma Neimeyer, will my talkative manner and well-known giggle to Mary Ellen Strong; I hope she uses it. I, Betty Osborne, will my popularity in dramatics class to Rosemary Biegel. I, Freida Pfost, will my “high heel shoes” to Dorothy Tyler. I, Vera Mae Phillips, will my pep for leading yells to Bud Young. (Come on Bud, use a little.) I, Dale Robertson, will my ability to get along with the teachers to “Kenny” Holmquist. I, Irene Rouhselange, will my collegiate interests to June Buyer, who is fast learning the ropes. I, Elizabeth Schiesser, will my bashfulness to Margaret Stillson. I, Anna Belle Schnieder, will my blond hair to Janet Place. I, Bea Sellers, will my school-girl figure to my friend, Mary Rolling, and hope that she can make the grade. I, Jane Smith, will my “bow-legs” to anyone bothered with “knock- knees.” I, Gladys Spitson, will my Valpo “steady” -to—no one. I, Ted Steger, will my “popularity” with the “ferns” to Elwood Kelsey. I, George Stratton, will my industry to Cecil Riley. I, Eva Mae Utpatel, will my prim and lady-like manners to my friend, Francis Patton. (Use’m PATTON) I, Gertrude Vande Craats, will my studious ability to Helen Fulk. I, Bill Wagner, will my every night date at “Hoggies” to Wilbur Huseman. I, Gertrude Wehner, will my weak voice to Mr. Reed. I, Alice Whitehead, will my ability to catch a college love to anyone desiring to do the same. I, Lois Woods, will my stubborn disposition to anybody who can “take” it. I, Evelyn Wornhoff, will my “tubbyness” to Betty Haynes. I, Clayton Ziese, will my GOOD times to Bob Veach. In testimony therepf, we hereunto set the signature of the Senior class of nineteen hundred and thirty nine, on this FIFTH day of MAY 1939. —SENIOR CLASS

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VISIBILITY UNLIMITED Glancing into the crystal ball of the famous clairvoyant, Alley Ben Bowling, we visioned the future of the following seniors ten years hence. ESTHER ABRAMSON—Living on the new Krieter farm. HENRY BAUM—Dignified and respected as the Sheriff of Lake County. NELLIE BEEM—Driving No. 44, the crack street car of the Gary Transportation Co. HELEN, LEONE and JEANETTE—Doing a trio singing act over the radio. WENTEL BUCHE—A second Don Lash of the Safety Highway Police. BILL CARROLL—President of the U. S. and the most sought-after bachelor in North America. CHUCK CLARK—Taking a four-year post grad at Sing-Sing for boot¬ legging. RUTH COOPER—Genuine cow girl on a dude ranch. MARY DAVIS—Fan dancing to support a worthless husband—or two. MILDRED DICKENS—Wondering what would happen if the “King” should abdicate. DICK FALKINER—Star basketball player at N. U. MILDRED FALKE—Winning laurels in the field of Domestic Science at Purdue. PAUL FARSTER—Wandering in Asia still searching for the person who stole the C. P. H. S. paper stretcher. FERNE FAUSER—Manicuring hands of millionaire bankers. WILBUR FIEGLE—Having fun on the farm. JEAN FIRMAN—Bouncer at a Cedar Lake night club. DOROTHY FRONEK, EMMA NEIMEYER and KATHLEEN KAPER —Barn dancing over W. u S. to the tune of $50 a week. LA VERNE HACK—Stuck at home with LaVerne Jr. while hubby attends his Saturday night “Western”. JIM HANIFORD—Coaching football at Purdue. JEAN HERSHEY—Walking home with Evie Linton. DICK HILL—President of Pepsi-Cola with offices above “Hoggy” Meyer’s. EDDIE HOFFMAN—Job hunting on the streets of Chicago. WANDA HOFFMAN—Stenographing for a wild west cowboy. HILDING HOLMQUIST—Teaching all the children in the neighbor¬ hood how to drive a teacher insane. IRENE HUSEMAN—Always a bridesmaid but never a bride. CHARLOTTE KAISER—President of the “Tweedle-Dum-Dee” Old Maid’s Home.” DICK KAMMERT—Taking candy from under-privileged children.