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

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SENIOR CLASS (Continued) Lillian Zack, Dorothy Muraco, Darlene Ho- molla, Boh Claussen, and Maurice Porlier as the other members. Plans for a number of activities and projects were considered and carried out to finance the senior trip and other expenses of the senior year. A raffle of two turkeys, held during the Chesterton game on November 17, turned out to be very successful. The senior dance was held on September 23 and netted quite a profit to the class. Also, a hake sale after the Lowell game turned out to be a big success. Other projects to raise money were selling all occa- sion cards and sponsoring the individual pic- tures program. On March 2, the seniors sponsored a Faculty vs. Senior Basketball Game. The final score, 47-43, was in the faculty’s favor, but the real score was the large profit in the senior’s trea- sury and an evening of fun and entertainment provided for a large crowd by the services of the men faculty members free of charge. The second dance was held on March 16. April 20 marked another important event of the senior class. The senior class play, “The Campbells Are Coming,” turned out to be a very successful and regular hillbilly perform- ance. The next activity as a class during the month of April was the Bingo I ’arty held for the purpose of raising money for the trip and afforded a nice profit on April 28. The time for which the seniors had been waiting anxiously finally arrived — the senior trip to New York City, May 13-18. Enroute to New York the first stop was at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where they spent the night. Then they journeyed on to New York, where they saw such sights as the Statue of Liberty, Empire State Building, N. B. C. Television and Radio Broadcasting Station, and Radio City. The seniors enjoyed their stay at New York immensely and looked forward to their next stop which was Niagara Falls. There they en- joyed a moonlight cruise on the falls, which were very, very beautiful. The next morning, bright and early, the seniors journeyed home- ward. Ah ! the last week for the seniors began with Rev. Koekneke speaking at the Baccalaureate Services in Edison Gymnasium on May 20, followed by the Junior-Senior Prom at Mar- quette Park Pavilion on May 22, and closed with Commencement in Edison Gymnasium on May 25. Student speakers were Frank Jakich, class president, and the four highest ranking members : James McBride, Betty Coulter, Win- ifred Jackson, and Jerome Johnson. Awards of merit were presented to: James McBride, valedictorian ; Betty Coulter, salutatorian ; Maurice Porlier and Dorothy Muraco, activ- ities award ; Ronald Hatfield, athletic award ; Jerome Johnson and Winifred Jackson, Amer- ican Legion award ; Marian Dreyovich and Robert Burnham, Veterans of Foreign Wars ; Robert Burnham, Teachers Union scholarship award. 16 The 1951 Edisonian

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Sponsors Mrs. Etienne, Mrs. Homco, Mr. Baliff, Mr. Sanders. Steering Committee Darlene Homolla, Richard Majewski, Lillian Zack, Bob Claussen, Dorothy Muraco, Maurice Porlier. Senior ass On th e morning of September 2, 1948, fifty- six timid freshmen entered Edison High School for the first time as pupils. During the first six weeks, the class chose Miss Newcomb and Mr. Sexton as sponsors to assist them throughout the year. Maurice Porlier was elected presi- dent ; Rudie Metz, vice-president ; Dorothy Muraco, secretary ; and Lillian Zack, treasurer. Jerome Johnson and Patricia Vizena were rep- resentatives of the class on the Student Coun- cil. On November 8, the class held a “Hard Times Dance,” the first event sponsored as a class activity. At last, exams came and the freshmen were ready for their second year of high school as sophomores. As the month of September rolled around again, the members of the class were on the alert when they elected Mrs. Brown and Mr. Baliff for their sponsors. Robert Claussen was chosen president ; Ralph Larson, vice-presi- dent ; Marian Dreyovich, secretary ; Maurice Porlier, treasurer. On November 12, the class gave a very interesting and educational convo- cation on “How to Care for the Feet.” Keep- ing up the good spirits of the school, the sopho- mores held two dances during the year — one on October 16 and the other on May 20. Both dances were a great success and every one had a fine time. Many different activities were held throughout the year, and finally the sophomores were ready to enter one of their most exciting years of school as juniors. Starting out their junior year right, the mem- bers of the class elected Betty Coulter as president; Richard Majewski, vice-president; Dorothy Muraco, secretary; and Jerome John- son, treasurer. Mrs. Crisman and Mr. Baliff were the class sponsors. This year the class was able to have a steering committee, which consisted of Ronald Hatfield, chairman ; Julia Shakula, Winifred Jackso n, Ida Melton. Ralph Larson, and Maurice Porlier as assistants. “Polishing Papa,” the annual junior class play given on November 4, 1949, was one of the outstanding successes of the year. Finally, No- vember 29, the long awaited day arrived ; when the class rings came, the juniors were extraor- dinarily happy. A dance on November 16 after the Wirt basketball game and the raffling of two Easter hams on April 5 were some of the ac- tivities sponsored by the class. The annual Pre- Prom dance was held on May 12 ; and at last, the night of May 23 arrived for the Junior- Senior Prom. It was held at Marquette Park- Pavilion with music furnished by Reynold Young and his orchestra. When the report cards were passed out on May 25, the juniors realized that they were seniors, with only one more year of school. All were determined to make that year the best. The seniors started out the year by selecting Frank Jakich, president; Paul Leathurby, vice-president; Ida Melton, secretary; Anita McPhee, treasurer. The student council rep- resentatives were Winifred Jackson and Ken- neth Webb. The four new sponsors were Mrs. Homco, Mrs. Etienne, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Baliff. The steering committee chosen con- sisted of Richard Majewski, chairman; with The 1951 Edisonian 15

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SENIOR CLASS Salutatorian BETTY COULTER Valedictorian james McBride American Legion Award WINIFRED JACKSON JEROME JOHNSON Veterans of Foreign Wars Award MARIAN DREYOVICH ROBERT BURNHAM Teachers Union Award also Activities Award DOROTHY MURACO MAURICE PORLTER Athletic Award RONALD HATFIELD The 1951 Edisonian 17