Dowagiac Central High School - Wahoo Yearbook (Dowagiac, MI)

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'Ds 1' i Art- ful Students with their noses pressed against the display window near 201 are probably struggling for a better look at the art departments latest work. D.H.S. artists display various kinds of artistic talent here. It may include soap or wood carving, painting, chalk drawings or work done with plastics. Margaret Hunter serves as guardian of the artists' haven, 2O'l, working with both iunior and senior high Picasso's . As Christmas approaches we are bombarded with offers for greeting cards which art students have made and are selling. The climax of the year is reached in the giant art exhibit held in May. Happy faces are seen as their owners have their artistry displayed. Miss Hunter and her troupe help on the artistic end of our dramatic and musical productions. Margaret Hunter Inspired Instrumental-ist Hippin' it up at the pep meetings and football games is the D.H.S. Band directed by Robert Hippensteel. Hip is one at our old standbys, teaching here now for several years. Most of Mr. Hippensteel's worries center around the band and concert it presents every spring. However he does take time out from these duties to teach a class of junior high math. Hip gets a wee bit angry with these math students once in a while, but for the most part they're pretty good l?D. First, second, and third hours are spent instructing future band members or members that are iust trying to improve. He allows us to practice in the aud during our study halls. One of the highspots in the spring concert is the presentation of Swanee River. It is narrated by Carol Deming, while the band plays various versions of it to suit the different parts of the country she is talking about. Our officers we elected at the beginning of the year were: Ralph Myrkle, president, and Gloria Bowman, vice-president. There are also several librarians. With the coming of spring Mr. Hippensteel can be seen coaching the tennis team. Vocal Versafality Busy as a bee serves as an excellent description of Antoinette Ash, who keeps things humming in the singing dep't. Under her baton are the Symphonettes, titty girls who received training in the girls glee club previous to their entrance. Twice a week the mixed chorus works out . A group of boys plus the Symphonettes compose this movement , The Christmas spirit is kindled as the mixed chorus partakes in a song fest. Huge glass slides pertaining to the Yuletide season are described in song by the Chorus as the climax of the evenings entertainment. Our musical extrava- ganza is presented in May with the entire mixed chorus partici- pating. The stage is converted into a Japanese garden for this occasion. The boys lending their voices to the mixed chorus are: B. Biek, C. Biek, D. Bussler, B. Chambers, R. Chamberlain, L. Cox, T. Downey, K. Deal, D. Fox, W. Garrett, F. Howard, D. Hillman, K. Johnson, D. Merwin, J. Pullin, B. Rose, F. Ross, J. Ross, E. Schalm, K. Shultz, L. Toney, L. Urick, M. Wright, C. Dew, J. Gillen, D. Hedges, L. North, W. Rigterink, D. Stephenson, B. Strome, F. Rasmussen, and R. Raiford. V 1 4 f ' 'X ,f'sl...Ilsc, . ,ff fl xx l ,f' K -, , . ,ff !. cf! if! DN - ,-,, 'f' ? LU Slidin' point on Singing Symphonettes Oh, Christmas tree -S ! t i

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Co ol ater P' 3 -9 Carnpe s e fn ds atu P gig. '4 Wafery Ways The summer months roll around and everyone from the students to the teachers begin their vacation However the school busses do not discontinue working for the summer when school ends because they are used to take the Cable Lakers out to Cable Lake Cable Lake is the location of the E Root Fitch Foundation camp where youngsters can spend four days a week enloymg themselves Here they can learn to swim in the crib and after passing a test can advance into deep water A game of horseshoes can b played an adventurous excursion is taken by others There are rest periods throughout the day when stories may be read Included in this group are students ranging from five to fourteen years of age Older students often work at camp supervising the younger kids or lust helping where they re Miss Carlson needed making money and having a good time at the same time Handicraft work also helps to take up idle moments of the people liking to do that work Skipper Dorgan supervises the entire camp Seelftg that It does not go hay wire Health Handy Because she is always concerned with the health of the community Miss Edna Carlson s friendly face is known to most of the people in Dowagiac and the surrounding area She is constantly on the look out for any illness among students especially those that might lead to an epidemic She is chief cow puncher in the spring round up of youngsters wholl begin school In the fall Miss Carlson s and is also in demand when vaccination time rolls around Her calm voice and witty humor are a great booster to the morale of any of us that ve ever visited her Big Business A new club to enter the ranks of the other clubs is the Commercial Club Miss Elaine Sheltraw Miss Joyce Thomas and Miss Olga Shewchuck are the advisors Election of officers is the first malor task Loretta Schur assumes presidential duties Joyce Peck the vice Anita Parren the secretarial end- and Nancy Nelson the treasury duties. To raise money for a trip to Chicago we make some monogrammed stationery and sell it to the students. We also have candy and cookie sales in the main hall on second floor and big bake sales downtown. These are also held to raise money for the trip to Chicago. A beautiful day emerges for our trip. Twenty-tive of us girls go plus the three advisors. We take in the Gregg College the Grain Exchange Stock Exchange and the Illinois Bell Telephone Co. lnitiating new commercial members 4 . .