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

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Holiday Highlights Our school year was not all work and no play. At Thanksgiving time the student body expressed well the spirit of giving. Food donated by the students was arranged in baskets ac¬ cording to the needs of the family to which it would later be delivered, and in this way we accomplished a great good. This project was sponsored by the Sunshine Club. Shown in the pic¬ ture are Jean Palmer and Libby Rawlings. Harry Lundgren is caught in a mo¬ ment of relaxation with his yo-yo. The renewal of this fad lasted a few short weeks. Other fads equally im¬ portant were gaudy plaid shirts and heavy work shoes. It is claimed that shoe rationing brought this on! A little later came the white junior class sweaters and the flashy red Commando Sweater girls ? Sure, why not when they’re in the senior royal blue and white. These sweaters have shown their colors for three years now and the wearers are indeed proud of them. This year we ' ve had to share the honor of colorful class sweaters with the white and black sweaters of the juniors and the customary red and white of our Lettermen. Those pic¬ tured are Wanda Mathews, Joan Hoff¬ man, and Iris Graper. “I’ll be down to get you in a taxi, Honey’’ are the strains often heard being played by Jim Parramore’s Dixieland Band. Their debut was successfully accepted at the Freshman Dance. Because of the scarcity of men three girls have assisted in mak¬ ing their band super-colossal. They specialize in everything from the latest symphonies to the jazziest swing. Those pictured are maestro Jim, Cecil Conquest, Everett Teagle, and Walter Eilts. Not pictured are Dorothy Falkiner, Joanne Cox and Mary Clark. Page Twenty Six

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THIS IS THE WAY Hey, watch that waist line, Betty. Candy’s fattening: but we all seem to enjoy what little there is to be had, The favorite pastime at noon while many await that one o’clock bell is a general chit-chat in the study hall and a continual nibbling at a candy bar sold to the students on this particular day by Eleanor Irons. And now, Jonnie, since you’ve a candy bar—let’s go to the bookstore and buy a War Savings Stamp. The kids out of town really appre¬ ciate those busses in bad weather. While the town chilluns’ have to walk to their door steps, the country stud¬ ents are saving their shoe leather even though precious tires are being used. After the headaches of the day’s school work and activities are over and the studious crowd of young peo¬ ple are on their homeward journey, we find Joe encountering the largest task of the day, sweeping and cleaning up after such unthoughtful people. On Monday and Wednesday nights at seven o’clock we f.nd the student body a bit different thr.n that of the day. Here we find mothers, fathers and past graduates along with present students working overtime for war¬ time educational preparation. Some of the Victory courses which one might have taken were shop, engineer¬ ing drawing, shorthand, typing, Span¬ ish, and English composition.

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Fads and Fancies rcribe the beautiful candlelight setting for the high school choir’s Christmas program. Caught by the cameraman in the Recessi inal, these candle-bearing singers have just added to the Christ¬ mas spirit of the assembled students parents and friends who crowded the Community Building for this annual program. One of the inmates of the local Bastille was bribed by Bob Bailey fo- these decorations on his senior cords. Why hello, there, Murrell! How many home room and class periods did you say it took you to accumulate that hst of names on your pants? Hmm lets see. where did I put my name 5 ’ Oh, you re sitting on it I Cold weather and the threat of possible minimum school-room tem¬ peratures was the excuse for the slacks lad, and it caught on quick despite the maintenance of normal school temper¬ atures. Rose Marie Hegan here doe n t let the boyish informality of slacks, however, keep her from mak¬ ing sure of that extra touch of fem¬ inine glamour. cleaning out that locker? Oh, seniors get out early! Maybe Dorothy Falk- mer and Doris Westphal are starting a little ahead of schedule, but you knew these wartime transportation handicaps and the difficulty of getting moving vans. Now, no tears, girls, let s keep those for Commencement night. Page Twenty Seven