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

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Nancy Kubal, corresponding secretary; Doris Teagle, president; Darlene Carl, treasurer; Claire Phillips, vice president; Joan Stuhlmacher, recording secretary. with very gratifying results. These two organiza¬ tions also sponsored the annual Holiday semi- formal dance. The Rose Queen was crowned at the Rose Dance held each spring for the purpose of raising addi¬ tional money to send to the Riley Memorial Chil¬ dren’s Hospital in Indianapolis. The climax to the year’s activities was their annual May Breakfast at which the incoming officers for next year were installed. Sunshine society The Sunshine Society is an organization dedi¬ cated to helping Others.” The year’s activities be¬ gan with the beautiful and solemn initiation cere¬ mony for new members. As is the custom they again distributed baskets of food to the needy families in our community. This year the Sunshine girls and the Hi-Y boys together collected cloth¬ ing for the National Children’s Clothing Crusade, Page twenty

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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

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Officers, Left to Right: Hi Pelton, Bob Hobson, Ed Zellers, Jim Schmal. his letter. Giving assistance at the athletic games and giving Christmas gifts to the children at Parramore hospital were two of the important activities which symbolize our Hi-Y. The boys also assisted the Sunshine Society in collecting clothes for the National Children’s Clothing Cru¬ sade and co-sponsored the annual Christmas semi- formal dance. They also sponsored the Tuesday night dancing classes. Hi-Y To extend a helping hand” to the less fortunate is the purpose of the Hi-Y. Led by Mr. Snider, their sponsor, each boy attains higher standards of Christian character which is a living motto of the Hi-Y members. Through service to others each member in this worthy organization earns Ed Zellers, Paul Winland, Carl lliff, Dave Schroeder, Sue Bender, Doris Teagle, Barbara Thompson, Connie Doty. Page twenty-one