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

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Edison ' s New Addition Quite a surprise awaited the students of Edison High School when they returned from their summer vacation in the fall of 1949. The new addition increased Edison’s capacity over former years. The length of the halls seemed rather spectacular to those students who had attended Edison during former years. Although the new addition was used mostly for the students of the seventh and eighth grades for the present, it was appreciated by the high school students mainly because of the increased size of the gymnasium and the new chorus room — although the chorus room should be a finished room. Also, the portable building was worth its value a hundredfold as the hand could carry on its regular practice periods without the resounding tones drowning out the other class recitations in adjoining rooms. Many of the students were pleased to say that their school building was as large as several of the other high school buildings in this vicinity. 8 The Edisonian of 1950

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Mrs. Burger, sponsor; Marty Faitak, vice-president; Barbara Smith, secretary; Sherry Niehaus, treasurer; Dale Hodges, president; Mr. Hinkle, sponsor. FRESHMAN CLASS Entering a new era somewhat bewildered, nervous, and frightened, the sixty members of the future Class of ’53 began their first year within the halls of Edison High School. This year, the freshmen had the honor of being mem- bers of the first new class to assemble within the newly enlarged high school building, as con- struction work on the new addition was com- pleted shortly after the opening of school in the month of September. However, learning the ways of a high school student was not a very difficult task to accom- plish and was soon mastered by the freshmen, so there was nothing to keep them from partici- pating in the regular high school activities. Dale Hodges, a member of Edison’s football team and a somewhat hurley lad, was selected for president by the members of the class. Since Marty Faitak was elected as vice- president, the second position in the official line went to a male executive. However, whether or not it was to balance the powers of their leadership or an accident, two girls — Barbara Smith and Sherry Niehaus — were selected as class secretary and treasurer respectively. Ger- aldine Demo and Bruce Swift served as Student Council representatives for the freshman class. Mrs. Burger and Mr. Hinkle, the two teachers of mathematics, served as class sponsors throughout the school year of 1949-50. The first real venture of the class in sponsor- ing high school activities was one of the two dances which was allotted each class. Although the dance, which was given after the Merrill- ville-Edison game on December 2, did not net the class a huge sum of money, it provided an opportunity for the members of the class to learn to plan and work together. When the dance was over, the freshmen were quite proud of themselves and felt that they had passed the initial test of being regular high school students. The night of January 27 was the next event- ful night for the freshmen, as the class spon- sored its second dance after the Hobart-Edison game. Being a “Lollipop Dance,” the freshmen distinguished themselves as being originators of a new attraction in the way of high school dances. It was quite a novelty to watch stu- 10 The Edisonian of 1950