George Rogers Clark High School - Powder Horn Yearbook (Whiting, IN)

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Vu uccULon The pioneers of old, those brave men who forged their way westward across moun- tains, plains, and rivers, owed a great measure of their success to strong, capable, sympathetic leadership. The same thing is true in our present day school life. There are financial mountains to be climbed, rivers of discouragement to be forded, dreary plains of ignorance and misunderstanding to be crossed. We are glad of this opportunity to express our thanks and appreciation to Superin- tendent L. L. Caldwell, who has been a true friend at all times and who, to a large ex- tent, made it possible for us to be in the splendid building we are today. Likewise, we owe a debt of gratitude to the Hammond School Board. Until February of the present school year, the board consisted of Mr. Richard C. Arner, Mr. Fred W. Dedelow, and Dr. Clarence A. McVey. Mr. Arner retired from office in February, at which time three other members, Mr. Claude C. Sohl, Mr. Clarence A. Mason, and Mr. Elmer McKay, were elected to serve, making a total of five men on our present board. We feel that all of the above mentioned men have had the welfare of the Ham- mond Public Schools at heart, and we wish to thank them for their sympathy and their understanding of all our problems. Eleven

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ADMINISTRATION In carrying out almost any project, leaders are necessary for its success. George Rogers Clark, a leader among the early pioneers of this region, was a man well-trained and capable of holding such a position. George Rogers Clark High School is in its pion- eer days, but because of its able administration, it has possibilities of making its name as a school as renowned as the man for whom its was named. Ten

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Helen cun a The Student Council, first organized in 1934, is the students’ unit of government within the school. There are two representatives, a girl and a boy, elected from each home room. The officers for the school year, 1934-35, are: President George Petruff Vice President Janis Meldahl Secretary Mary C. Smith Treasurer Margaret Burk TOP ROW: Dick Matinson, Wenzel Augustine, Glen Kessler, George Petruff, Robert Doering, Alfred Hein, Harvey Foster, William Schnell SECOND ROW: Ruthjune Zimmerman, Ethel Fagyas, |ohn Trunnell, Mike Brenkus, Frank Hronsky, John Navta, Margaret Burk, Vernamae Spisak, Mary Catherine Smith. THIRD ROW: Martha Ann Avery, Janis Meldahl, Irene Plumchuck, Mildred Rusina, Marion Mihalso, Louise Knapp, Dorothy Mae Hultgren, Regina Haslam, Margaret Throop, Sophie Dmitruck. Twelve