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

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HISTORY OF CLASS OF 52 (Continued) September 6, 1949, began a new year as the class dawned the title of sophomore. First on the agenda was the election of class officers and sponsors : president, Roland Moore ; vice- president, Roland Gregory; secretary, Bonnie Shaver ; treasurer, Edward Shudick ; sponsors, Mrs. Etienne and Mr. Thom. Keeping up the social side of high school life, the sophomores held their first dance after the Wirt-Edison basketball game on November 16. On Febru- ary 3, the class held double duty by sponsor- ing both a dance and a bake sale following the Portage-Edison basketball game. As the an- nals of the sophomore year were closed, the class was ready to function its junior year. Returning on September 5, 1950, the class entered the role of upper classmen. Once again, the class chose capable class officers : Carl Thorne, president; Phyllis Mattingly, vice-president ; Betty Thompson, secretary ; Joyce Semper, treasurer; steering committee - Connie Rush, chairman; Richard Jones, Dolores Pomaranski, Rosemary Venturella, Beverly Leathurby, Edward Shudick, and Roland Moore. For the first year, the class had three sponsors: Mrs. Crisman, Mrs. Jana, and Mr. Alexander. On November 8, the members of the class proved that they had “What it takes” in the field of actors and actresses, as they presented the class play entitled “Kay Beats the Band,” which was a great success. In the same month, on November 17, follow- ing the Chesterton basketball game, the jun- iors sponsored their first dance and bake sale of the year. Another of the many activities given by the Class of ’52 was a “Skru-Ball” game, which drew a tremendous crowd and was really a spectacle to see, on March 16. The annual Pre-Prom Dance was held in the gymnasium on May 11; then, finally the en- chanted evening of the Prom arrived on May 22 just before the close of the school year. All too soon, it seemed the date, September 4, 1951, rolled into existence, and once again came the time for election of class officers : Carl Thorne was elected as class president for his second year; Dolores Pomaranski, vice- president ; Richard Jones, secretary ; and Celia Ortiz, treasurer. Bonnie Rogers, Donald Deel, Bonnie Shaver, Regina Jones, and Robert O’Connor served on the steering committee throughout the year. This year, the class had four sponsors: Mr. Vorwald, Mrs. Etienne, Mrs. Brown, and Mr. Sanders. The seniors sponsored the first dance of the year on September 14, after the opening foot- ball game played in Edison’s new stadium. At the beginning of the year, the two money- making projects were the sponsoring of the individual school pictures and the magazine campaign. Other money-making activities dur- ing the year were a second school dance, scrap and paper drives, bake sales, senior-faculty basketball game, and the most important of all — the senior class play, “Aunt Susie Shoots the Works,” which was presented on March 28. On May 8, the seniors were guests at the Junior-Senior Prom, which was held at Mar- quette Park Pavilion. Then, Sunday, May 11, arrived finally when the seniors embarked upon their long awaited trip to Washington, I). C., where they took a tour of the capital city, the Capitol Building, the White House, U. S. Congress, F. B. I., and Arlington Ceme- tery ; they saw the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument, the Pentagon Build- ing, and various other buildings of the city. They toured the home of George Washington at Mount Vernon and saw many other histori- cal places of interest. They arrived tired, but happy, in East Gary on Saturday, May 17. Next, the seniors attended Baccalaureate Services in the school gymnasium on May 18, at which time Reverend Brady was the speaker of the evening. On May 22, the seniors marched down the aisle for the last time as students to the familiar strains of “Pomp and Circumstance.” Student speakers were Carl Thorne, class president ; Janet McBride, valedictorian ; Connie Rush, salutatorian, and Boris Rastschupkin, third ranking member of the class. Following the presentation of diplo- mas to the seniors and the awards of merit to Janet McBride, valedictorian; Connie Rush, salutatorian; David Capron, athle tics; Connie Rush and Edward Shudick, activities; Bonnie Shaver and Norman Ellis, American Legion ; Dolores Pomaranski and Perry Pappas, Veter- ans of Foreign Wars, the members of the Class of ’52 marched down the aisle as alumni of Edison High School to the final strains of the “Victory March.” 20 The 1952 Edisonian

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BETTY TRUETT Betty in typing has lots of speed In that class she takes the lead. Eagle Feathers Associate Editor, Edisonian Staff, Junior ( ' lass Play. Mixed Choir, (iirls’ Chorus. Sunshi ne Society. Edison Commercial Club Treas- urer. Home Economics Club. Booster Club. ROSEMARY VENTURELLA — “Rosie” Basie ' s the happy type we know J II tr poetry prates that this is so. Eagle Feathers Staff. Edisonian Staff, Mixed Choir, (iiris 1 Chorus. Key Notes. Sunshine Society, Edison Commercial Club President, (lirls Athletic Associa- tion, Home Economics Club, Booster (’lid). Senior Class Play. Steering Committee Standing — William Metz, Donald Deel, Robert O ' Connor. Seated — Regina Jones, Bonnie Shaver, Bonnie Rogers. HISTORY OF On the morning of September 7, 1948, a group of timid freshmen entered Edison High School to begin four years of higher learning. During their first meeting, the class chose Connie Rush as president ; Robert O ’Connor, vice-president ; Anna Grusak, secretary ; Rob- CLASS OF ' 52 ert Crisman, treasurer; Mrs. Burger and Mr. Sexton, sponsors. Their first class function was a dance held after the Chesterton game on November 19 — the second, a St. Patrick’s Day dance. After surviving exams, the class was ready for the long awaited summer vaca- tion. Sponsors Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Etienne, Mrs. Brown, Mr. Vorwald. The li »2 Edisonian 19

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Top row — Janet McBride, valedictorian; Connie Rush, salutatorian and activities award; Boris Rast- schupkin, third ranking member of the class and commencement speaker; Edward Shudick, activities award; David Capron, athletic award. Bottom row — Perry Pappas and Dolores Pomaranski, American Legion award; Norman Ellis and Bonnie Shaver, Veterans of Foreign Wars award; Carl Thorne, class president and commencement speaker. The 1952 Edisonian 21