Edison High School - Edisonian Yearbook (Lake Station, IN)

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because nature disagreed with our date and took its own course in the form of a snow storm, the party was postponed one week. A variety of games, a scavenger hunt, and dancing furnished our entertainment. The first convo we gave this year was on December 31, when we presented a resume of school activities, which was obtained by searching through copies of four and one-half volumes of our school paper. The second convo we gave, in April, was a playlet entitled, The Job for Me . This was a review of what some of our former students were doing and why some had chosen certain courses in high school. After we passed our exams at the end of this year we found ourselves so-called upperclassmen. After a glorious summer vacation wc returned to the class rooms of dear ole Edison with a great deal of responsibility placed upon our shoulders. Our class of ' 44 had diminished from fifty-six at the end of the freshman year to a mere thirty- four. Many of those who left our class either entered the armed services or took war jobs. Again the class was led by a compe- tent group of officers: Connie Karras, president; Robert Camp- bell, vice-president; Priscilla Dault, secretary; Marian Thorne, treasurer; Miss Nabhan and Mr. Teeter, sponsors. A rather high percentage of the boys participated in athletics — baseball, basketball, and track. Wc really had a big year, which started out with Matinee dances for making money quite successful l Included in our activities were class party, the rolling skating party, and the Junior Play, Don ' t Keep Him Waiting. This, directed by Mrs. Wiggins, proved to bo a huge success financially, and was received by a most appreciative audience. The crowning event of our soul-3earing, heart-breaking work of the year was the annual Junior-Senior Prom at Mar- quette Pavilion, Saturday, May 8, with Henry Kayner and his orchestra. After a hectic, but happy, year, we passed through the portals to that rank where we are known as Seniors. Our class has seen nineteen of its members enter the armed ser- vices during these four years. The class has been ably led this year by James Frederick, president; Norma Schleff, vice-president; Mary Prince, secre- tary; and Robert Swift, treasurer. They were supported and guided by their sponsor, Mrs. Chapman (formerly Miss Eshelman) . At the beginning of the year we received our class rings — wasn ' t that a proud day? (But where are all of them now?) When the announcements and cards arrived May 2, we knew it wouldn ' t be long!

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Our crowning event was the Senior Play, Brother Goose,’ capably directed by Mrs. Chapman. Brother Goose Jeff Adams, portrayed by James Frederick, was an archi- tect by day and general cleaner-upper for his orphaned bro- ther and sisters in the evenings. Into their hectic midst came Peggy Winkel, played by Marian Thorne, a delightfully vague girl who was supposed to sell hosiery, but really brought order, comedy, and romance I Jeff mistook Peggy for the new maid; and Peggy, tired of selling hosiery and fond of the children, agreed to stay and help. But Lenore Hudson, Bettyc Karsa, had just inherited a million dollars, and had commissioned Jeff to build for her a new house which she hoped he would eventually share with her. Hy, the little tomboy, played by Norma Schleff, whose passion was football, hated Lenore because Lenore was build- ing her house on the football lot, and was starting to exca- vate the very day of the important football game. In an ex- cruciatingly funny scene, Hy put a crimp in Lenore ' s plans, but Peggy shielded Hy and took the blame herself. When Jeff flared up at her, Peggy thought she didn ' t have a chance competing with a girl who inherited a million dollars — so she left. Then Jeff realized how much Peggy meant to him. He got Hy ' s football squad out, and they brought Peggy back. Then Peggy, in her delightfully vague (but not so dumb) way, pulled a few tricks herself and this put the million dollar baby out of the running. Other members of the cast were: Connie Karras--Carol Adams, the sister who was trying to win a contest in order that she might win a car and a screen tost; Bernard Boylan — Wes Adams, Jeff ' s younger brother who was crazy about girls and cars; Priscilla Dault — Eve Mason, a luscious Southern beauty who threw Wes for a loss; Mildred Courtney — Sarah, a buxom Negro cook who worked for the Mason family: Phyllis Smith — Helen, a cook who wouldn ' t work for the Adams family any longer; Robert Swift-- Joe, an irate truck driver; Bob Munro — the messonter. Baccalaureate Exercises On Sunday, May 21, 1044, at 8:00 P. M., twenty-three seniors started on one of their final rites of graduation. They marched into the Auditorium to the strains of Pomp and Circumstance by Elgar, played very capably by Miss Betty Josephsen. Robert Lee Swift gave the invocation. Music was furnished by the Misses Betty Josephsen, Virginia Foster, and Dolly Haddad.