Emerson High School - Emersonian Yearbook (Gary, IN)

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Committee Promotes Social Activity And Fun FIRST ROW: Mr. DeLeurere, R. Sullivan, M. Edwards, G. Stanford, A. Bodnar, N. King. SECOND ROW: F. Bodnar, L. Gee, J. Jasperson, A. Templin, J. Cerda. The Social Committee is one of the most neces¬ sary organizations at school since nearly every club sponsors a dance as a money-making project. The sponsor and the members, representative of every class, are present at every dance to keep Science Club Sells The newly organized Science Club encourages students taking science courses to do experimental work on their own and do other scientific work. The officers are Carol Blaemire, president, Bill order and play the records which they purchase. These dances provide evening recreation and a w ' orthwhile social life for Emersonians. Frank Bodnar is chairman of this group which is dedi¬ cated to the pursuit of happiness. Students On Science Bedwell, vice-president, John Karedes, treasurer, Joe Festa, secretary, and Steve Wetmore, librar- FIRST ROW: Mrs. Hunter, S. Wetmore, M. Velligan, C. Blaemire, Mr. Twtetun. SECOND ROW: J. Karedes, F. Heilman, D. Ross, B. Bedwell, A. Wright, J. Festa.

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Boosters Busy Boosting Better Teams RESERVES: C. Cline, B. Hennessy, D. Davies, A. Bodnar. SECOND ROW: J. Vician, T. Kalavros, Mrs. Palmer, S. Bynum, P. Franklin. VARSITY: J. Humbert, P. Burns, J. Dixon, J. Igneld, J. Childress. FOURTH ROW: C. Rogers, J. Rogers, J. Szabo. “Now we’ve got that spirit” is the rallying cry for Emersonians, and they have the Booster Committee to thank for it. This committee goes all out to encourage every type of school activity during the year. Jan Chil¬ dress, as president, directs the Committee in its money¬ making ve ures, such as the sale of hook covers. The committee consists of reserve and varsity cheerleaders and representatives elected from each class. This group is also responsible for advertising dances and games, arranging for transportation to and from games, mak¬ ing signs, and organizing pep sessions. The Booster Committee bolsters morale and helps make it possible for every student to take pride in Emerson and what it stands for. When a school has teams, in major sports, with more losses than wins, it is hard to maintain school spirit. But Emerson’s spirit has kept improving and with it, the team’s. When spirited cheers ring out at games and pep ses¬ sions you can be sure the Booster Committee has been working. Spreading the word is important. Sharon Bynum fixes the third-floor bulletin board every week. 22

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Publication Staffs Combine in Effort to Bob Bayer and Sue Charbonneau, co-editors, dismiss the EMER¬ SONIAN with Mrs. Smar, sponsor. Diane Cvetetic, Barb Rainey, and Janice Grigonis help put out the NORSE WIND. After combining, the newsstaff and yearbook staff members were faced with two big questions. Could they work efficiently together? Would the student body realize that the improvements made in the Norse Wind and Emersonian were definite and essential advancements? The staff members went to work with the hypo¬ thesis that both questions could be answered af¬ firmatively. Staff members who attended the sum¬ mer school journalism institute at Indiana Uni¬ versity pieced their knowledge together and the work began. Each staff member was given an as¬ signment for both the yearbook and the newspaper that would not overlap in responsibility. This suc¬ ceeded in maintaining an equilibrium between the two staffs. It was decided to have the Norse Wind printed professionally to give it a formal and dignified appearance. No article would be accepted if it was not newsworthy, well written, and interesting. Great care was taken in measuring exact columns. A few sentences are not sufficient, however, to describe the care and diligence needed to produce a newspaper. Long hours spent after school were rewarded with the knowledge that the job was well done. The yearbook staff, too, set up regulations to insure that the Emersonian would tell a better story of our high school year. To show that all was not play, the academic section was inserted. Here everyone could see pictures and read an ac¬ count of the curriculum that Emerson offers. Full- page pictures found their way into the yearbook for the first time. Another new feature, the index, was added for reader convenience. Special gratitude goes to Mr. Holubes and his apprentice photographers, Mr. Fallace and his DE classes, and to our patient publishers. The combined staffs have broken the ice at Emerson for future Emersonian and Norse Wind staffs. The ground work has been laid upon which to build better publications. This staff now has the experience necessary to make a near-{)erfect year¬ book, but their turn is over. Bill Marcotte and Vivian Davis check the records of EMERSONIAN sales. 24