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

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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

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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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Officers Phyllis Mattingly, vice-president ; Betty Thompson, secretary ; Carl Thorne, president ; Joyce Semper, treasurer. Junior On the day of class organization, Carl Thorne was selected for president and Phyllis Mattingly, vice-president, to be assisted by Betty Thompson and Joyce Semper as secretary Sponsors Mrs. Crisman, Mr. Alexander, Mrs. Jana. and treasurer respectively. Representing the class legislation in the Student Council were Regina Jones and Robert O’Connor. The steering committee, whose duty is to make deci- sions and suggestions, consisted of Connie Rush, Richard Jones, Dolores Pomaranski, Rosemary Venturella, Beverly Leathurby, Ed- die Shudick, and Roland Moore. The juniors spent some time in choosing their prom date, class rings, and play. The date of the junior class play was November 8; and the title was “Kay Beats the Band, which was a great success and was immensely enjoyed by everyone. The next extra-curricular activity that the juniors sponsored was a dance, November 17, after the Chesterton game, which was the first home basketball game of the year. On this same night was a bake sale which made quite a profit. 18 The 1951 Edisonian