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

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Latin Club The Latin Club was established quite a number of years ago to promote greater interest not only in the language but the people and events that happened during the great Roman Empire. This organization, sponsored by Mr. Fredericks, holds its meetings during class time, the only meeting that is held outside of class is the initiation of the new members. The members of the Club are: Page eighteen Bob Harris, Betty Soyring, Betty Kincy, Bob Heisterberg, Carlene Roberts, Carol Gerlach, Carole Kimberlin, Cassimer Drangelis, Joyce Smith, Joan Ewer, Howard Hall, Georganne See, Eddie Rohrbach, Clayton Root, Juanita Arndt, Judy Gilbey, Marion Mynatt, Martha Heisterberg, Martin Frederixon, Mary Tullis, Tommy Robinson, Sherry Nelson, Sandra Franz, Richard Blanchard, Nancy lams, Avanell Gambill, and Barb Denny. Science Club Here we see Ralph Skoog, president, holding a meeting of the Science Club. This club deals mostly with exploring the many fields of science. All the students in the chemistry and physics classes go to these gatherings to work on their class experiments. It helps the students keep in step with their school work. All these meetings are very informal and there are no restrictions in this club with the exception of paying for broken equipment. Students may come and go as they wish. The officers of this club are Ralph Skoog, president; Earle Gray, vice president; Carol Barmore, secretary-treasurer, and Mr. Cochran, sponsor.

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Camera Club The Camera Club was organized to create a greater knowledge of the correct methods of photog¬ raphy. The students who join this organization learn how to take and develop better pictures. Each year they have been adding something more to their dark¬ room to help them accomplish these methods. They use this information and skill when they enter their pictures in the Camera Club’s annual contest. Again this year they sponsored a display of the National Photographic Award Winners. The sponsor of the organization is Mr. Dean and the officers are Bob Hobson, president; Bill Baldwin, vice president; and Jeanne Biggs, secretary-treasurer. Bob Hobson, presi¬ dent, is shown taking a picture of the club. Debate Resolved that the Atlantic Pact Nations should form a federal union” is the statement Keith Patter¬ son is so diligently bringing forth to his fellow debat¬ ers: Ann Tullis, Mary Jo Tullis, Sandra Franz, Nancy lams, Betty Kincy, Martin Frederixon, Bob Heister- berg, Tom Dickerman, Ed Wright, Bill Parry, and Marion Cox. This statement was used throughout the many debates these people were entered. This organization attended three discussion meets, eighteen debates, three student congresses and four speech meets. They also had a wonderful two days at Purdue for a debate conference at which they saw a play and attended a banquet. Page seventeen

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F.F.A. The Ag room is the meeting place of the Future Farmers of America, a national organization with chapters in most high schools and made up of voca¬ tional ag boys. Participating in stock and grain contests gives the boys many helpful ideas on improv¬ ing the farming of tomorrow. Testing crops and soil on farms are also activities of this organization. There are judging and essay contests held annually which give the winner trips to Purdue or the State Fair where they meet all the state competition. This organization is one of the most active in the school and one which benefits its members. Machinist Club The Machinists Club completed another active year by sponsoring the popular class tourney and two successful dances. The club again undertook the herculean task of sponsoring, organizing, and super¬ vising the intra-class and club tourney. Assisted by their sponsor, Mr. Hale, they made schedules, printed tickets, organized practice sessions, bought trophies, set up concession stands, etc., to make the ’53 class tourney the finest of them all. The club is made up of boys in the beginning and advanced vocational machine shop classes. Page nineteen