Griffith High School - Reflector Yearbook (Griffith, IN)

Text from Pages 1 - 96 of the 1954 volume:

' PUBLISHED BY THE 1954 ANNUAL STAFF GRIFFITH HIGH SCHOOL GRIFFITH, INDIANA SCHOOL SONG GRIFFITH HIGH SCHOOL Griffith High School, Griffith High School Best school that we know. Always working, never shirking — Always on the go — RAH! RAH! RAH! Griffith High School, Griffith High School Ever will be seen Loval and faithful to our dear old team. SCHOOL BOARD SEATED: Mr. Arthur W. Govert, Pres.; Mr. Howard Nasby, Treas.; Mr. William O. Rist, Sec. STANDING: Mr. Albert Turner, School Architect; Mr. Clarence Davis, Lawyer; Mr. Frank A. VanSlyke, Superintendent. To these men we owe our thanks and appreciation for the services they perform for the community. All legal power is vested in this group of men by the State. It is their responsibility to meet once a month to approve claims, sign checks, and to discuss other pertinent problems in rel- ation to the school. It is the duty of the super- intendent to keep the board informed of these problems . ADMINISTRATION MR. READY Principal MRS. NEARING Dean of Girls MR. VAN SLYKE Superintendent The road to SUCCESS is marked by many mile- stones; some of which are: knowledge of self, special training, ambition, willingness to work, character, health, citizenship, and general edu- cation. Each of these milestones is ever being evaluated and constantly scrutinized by our ad- ministrators. Forthis supervision and guidance we will ever be grateful. 5 LOYAL AND FAITHFUL” No other words could be more appropriately- used to describe our Griffith High School fac- ulty. Helping us to better ourselves and to im- prove our school keeps them always on the go . They are always working ; encouraging us to become bette r citizens . Our loyal and faithful teachers are as follows: DESSIE BEANBLOSSOM Physical Education Home Economics RICHARD BECK Social Studies DOROTHY BLUM Languages and English EILEEN BONNEY Music Supervisor GEORGE BUNCE Science EULALA COOK Home Economics SIDNEY ERWIN Mathematics Social Studies CHARLES EVRARD Science LULA FAULKENBURG Mathematics ARTHUR FISCUS Mathematics 7 FRANK MACHLER Grade 8 ROBERT REED Business Education DOROTHY MOELHMAN Librarian and Foreign Language FRED RITENOUR Shop HELEN PEASE Business Education CARL SANDERS Physical Education 8 T. S. SCROPOS English STEVE STANCZAK Social Studies ALEXANDER SOBIERALSKI Grade 7 C. L. WILSON English ROBERT SOHN Band ROY WILSON Art Supervisor 9 Row 1. Pat Suroviak, Marilynn Ross, Letty Turley, Jo Ann Southerin, Sharon Mock, Gracielee James. Row 2. Gail D ' Angelo, Luella Malakowski, Lynn Goetz, Eleanor Baker, Phyllis Cook, Laura Sharp, Ellen Simac, Jo Allyn Janzig, Norma Wiers. STUDENT HELPERS SECRETARIES MADELON ASHENBAUGH Mr. Ready ' s Office LOIS FOLTZ Mr. Van Slyke ' s Office SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS SEATED: Miss Moelhman, sponsor; Joanne Smith, Sec.; Mrs. Faulkenburg, sponsor. STANDING: Steve Zelencik, Vice -Pres.; Mr. C. L. Wilson, sponsor; Paul Anderson, Pres.; Don Klompmaker, Treas. SENIOR DEDICATION As we look back upon our years in high school, the full meaning of our school song is clear to us. We should not only cheer our team to victory but do our part in making that victory possible. Our team now is no longer interested in winning sports ' contests but rather in keeping our nationfree and helping to make the world a better place in which to live. To this purpose we, the Seniors, here dedicate ourselves. DORIS AULT Cadet Teacher; F. T.A.; Girls ' Council; Dra- matics; Glee Club; Music Appreciation; Chorus; Library Club; G. A. A. SENIOR ALBUM TODAY WE FOLLOW; TOMORROW WE LEAD SUSAN BERG G. A. A., Sec. and Skill Chairman; Cheerleader; Prom Queen Attendant; Intramurals; Sewing Club; Lettermen ' s Queen Attendant; Cadet Teach- er; Soph. Class, Sec.; Chorus; Girls ' Sextet. PAUL ANDERSON Jr. Class, Pres.; Sr. Class, Pres.; Football; Basket- ball; Track; Cross Country; Lettermen ' s Club; Honor Society; Best Leader . SARA BLANCHARD Band; G. A. A.; Jr. Red Cross; Panther Press; In- tramurals; Bluettes; Dramatics; Intramural Scorekeeper; Dancing Club; Girls ' Sextet. ELEANOR BAKER G. A. A.; Chorus; Jr. Red Cross; Music Apprecia- tion. JUNE MARILYN BLAIR Outing Club; Y-Teens; Hiking Club. JOHN C. BLINK Intramurals; Baseball; Band. BEVERLY JO BLACK Jr. Red Cross; Chorus; Glee Club; Varsity Cheerleader; Dance Club; Outing Club. 13 PHYLLIS ANN BOHLING Junior Red Cross; G. A. A.; Art Club; Outing Club. LEONA BOWMAN Junior Red Cross; Intra- murals; F. T. A.; Y- Teens; Girls ' Council. JIM BOWMAN Baseball; Hi-Y; Art Club; Lettermen’s Club; Fresh- men, Vice-Pres.; Intra- murals. EDITH BERNICE BURKYBILE Band; Sewing Club; Library Club; Cadet Teaching; Girls ' Council; Perfect Attendance. RAYMOND BURNS Science Club; Art Club. CLARENCE MORTON Football; Track; Intra- murals; Lettermen ' s Club; Math Club. CONNIE CISCO Girls ' State; Co-editor Annual; Honor Society, Sec.; G. A. A.; Most Likely To Succeed ; Student Council; Intra- murals; Girls ' Council; Sewing Club. DALE CLARK Cross Country; Basket- ball; Track; Lettermen ' s Club; Prom King Attend- ant; Intramurals. JUDITH DIANE CLARK G.A.A.;F.T. A.,Treas.; Art Club; Intramurals; Dramatics; Music Ap- preciation; Chorus. 14 CHARLES CHISM COLE Math Club, Vice -Pres.; Intramurals; Cross Coun- try. PHYLLIS ANN COLE Cadet Teaching; Dance Club; Junior Red Cross. ROBALEE GWENN COX Glee Club, Pres.; Library Club; Outing Club; Sew- ing Club; Dance Club. GAIL D’ANGELO Honor Society; Jr. Class, Vice-Pres.; Band, Pres.; Student Council; Letter- men’s Queen Attendant; Homecoming Queen At- tendant; Girls ' Council; G. A. A. NANCY M. DELIGET G. A. A.; F. T. A.; Dra- matics; Music Listening; Outing Club; Art. DORIS JEAN DANIELS Library Club; Intra- murals; Sewing Club. ARLENE DEBRULER Chorus; Glee Club; Y - Teens; Music Apprecia- tion; Three Tones, Ac- companist. ARLENE DOWNEY Chorus; G. A. A.; Three Tones; Cadet Teacher; F. T. A.; Girls ' Quartet. JOSEPH MICHEAL DUHON Student Council, Pres.; Track; Cross Country; Intramurals; Science Club. JEANETTE FOSTER G. A. A.; Intramurals; Chorus; Math. Club, Sec.-Treas.; F. T. A.; Sewing Club. LYNN GOETZ D. A. R. Citizenship Award; Jr. Red Cross; Chorus, Sec.; Band; Honor Society, Vice- Pres.; Panther Press; G. A. A.; Dramatics Club; Library Club. CAROLE RUTH GRIMMER Girls ' Council; Sewing Club; Best Dressed ; Cadet Teacher; Student Council; F. T. A.; Art Club, Vice -Pres. ARLENE JANICE GATES G. A. A.; F. T. A.; Chorus; Cadet Teacher; Intramurals; Panther Press; Girls ' Council; Post Card Club, Sec.-Treas.; Music Appreciation, Vice-Pres. BARBARA ANN GORDON Jr. Red Cross; Library Club; Hiking Club; G. A. A. AUDREY GRUGEL Chorus; Glee Club; G. A. A.; Jr. Red Cross. 16 JOHN IVE GATLIN Basketball; Baseball; Football; Lettermen’s Club; Intramurals; Most Popular ; Shop Foreman. SYDNEY GRIMM G. A. A.; Jr. Red Cross; Chorus; Library Club; Girls ' Council; Three Tones; Intramurals; Out- ing Club. FRANNAE JOYCE HENSON G. A. A.; Jr. Red Cross Chorus; Cadet Teacher Outing Club; Art Club Library Club; Glee Club Dramatics; Girls ' Coun- cil. TOM L. HILL Chorus, Pres.; Student Council; Best Artist ; Annual, ArtEditor; Boys’ Octet; Dramatics Club. DON HILLMAN CASEY Library Club; Boys ' Chorus; Basketball Intra- murals; Science Club. HELEN HORVATH F.T.A., Pres. ; Dance Club; Panther Press; G. A. A.; Chorus; Bluettes; Girls Sextet; Glee Club; Dramatics Club. DAVID C. HOMER Cross Country; Football; Track; Lettermen’s Club; Intramurals. THERESA J. HOLMES G.A.A., Pres.; Cadet Teacher; Honor Society, Pres.; Jr. Class, Sec.; Girl ' s State, Alternate; Annual, Co-Editor; Best Leader”; Freshman Class, Pres.; Soph. Class, Treas. DELLIS IVERS Science Club, Treas.; Boys’ Octet; Band; Intra- murals; Chorus. DARRELL HOLME BABE Basketball; Lettermen ' s Club; Baseball (all con- ference); ; Football; Track; Cross Country; Mardi-Gras King; Intra- murals; Science Club. JOANNE HOPPE Outing Club; Library Club; Cadet Teacher. JUDY JAMES Annual, Art Editor; Pan- ther Press, Art Editor; Bluettes; Quartet; G.A. A.; Junior Red Cross, Sec.; Chorus; Dramatics; Intramurals; Best Art- ist . 17 MARY JELLEFF Best Sense of Humor ; Chorus; Jr. Red Cross. ROBERT JOHN SEN Chess Club; Dance Club; Art Club; Dramatics. VIRGINIA JURICIC Girls ' Council. Treas. G. A. A.; Jr. Red Cross Glee Club; Panther Press Chorus; Intramurals Dramatics. JAMES KELL KELLEHER Football; Baseball; Bas- ketball; Cross Country; Lettermen ' s Club; Intra- murals; Best Dancer ; Boys ' Chorus; Library Club. LAWRENCE C. KILINSKI Shop Foreman; Library Club; Intramurals; Dramatics. DONALD KLOMPMAKER Track; Cross Country; Lettermen’s Club; Sr. Class, Treas.; Boys ' State; Best Dressed ; Li- brary Club, Pres.; Band, Treas.; Boys ' Chorus; Intramurals. JACK LARIMORE Library Club; Intra- murals; Student Council; Boys ' Chorus. JANET SHARON LAWBAUGH G. A. A.; Chorus; Jr. Red Cross; Music Apprecia - tion; Dramatics. JACK LOVE Prom King; Baseball; Science Club; Boys ' Oc- tet; Intramurals; Foot- ball Mgr.; Chorus. 18 ELIZABETH ANN LUKAS G. A. A.; Chorus; Glee Club; Jr. Red Cross; Li- brary Club; Art Club; Bluettes; Dramatics Club; Music Appreciation. LUELLA MALAKOWSKI G. A. A.; Chorus; Library Club; Intramurals; Bluet- tes; Music Appreciation. ROBERT JAMES LUKAS Intramurals; Boys ' Chorus; Library Club; Dance Club. GERALD MARTIN SEN Lettermen ' s Club; Foot- ball; Baseball, Manager; Chess Club; Boys’ Chorus; Dramatics. MARILYN DEAN MACK G. A. A.; Glee Club; Li- brary Club; Intramurals. HAROLD MARTINSEN Boys ' Chorus; Chess Club; Intramurals. JOHN McLAIN, JR. Boys ' Octet; Boys ' Chorus; Chess Club; In- tramurals. JIM BUTTS Photography Club. JOE MICKLES 19 DARCEL MOFFETT Art Club; Art Award. GEORGE HARRY MOSE Football; Baseball; In- tramurals; Annual, Bus- iness Manager; Student Council, Treas.; Letter- men’s Club; Photo Club. LOIS PENNING G.A.A.; Cadet Teacher. JOAN RAE MOLD Library Club, Pres.; G. A. A.; Girls’ Council; Chorus. TOM MOORMAN Cross Country; Letter- men ' s Club; Track; In- tramurals; Dance Club; Boys ' Chorus. SUE MYERS Chorus; G.A.A.; Girls ' Trio; Girls ' Quartet; In- tramurals; Junior Red Cross; Girls ' State Alter- nate. TOM O ' TOOLE Math. Club. BARBARA ANN PERUSIC G.A.A.; Glee Club; Li- brary Club; Sewing Club; Outing Club. MARGARET PHILLIPS TOOTS Student Council, Vice- Pres.; G.A. A.; Intramur- als; Junior Red Cross; Outing Club; Library Club; Perfect Atten- dance Certificate. 20 JUDY PLANERT G.A.A.; Panther Press; Chorus, Treas.; Cadet Teacher; Bluettes; Intra- murals; Boys ' Intramural Scorekeeper. GLORIA POTTS G.A.A.; Prom Queen At- tendant; Panther Press, Editor; Glee Club; Girls ' State, Alternate; Chorus; Lettermen ' s Queen At- tendant; Red Cross, Sec.; Girls ' Council. MARGARET RAAB Y- Teens; Dancing Club. BOB RIST Basketball; Baseball; Chorus; Football Man- ager; Intramurals; Boys ' Octet; Honor Society; Freshman Class, Vice Pres.; Band. NORMAN ROSS Band; Movie Projector Operator. DONALD RUWALD Intramurals; Library Club; Hi-Y. DAVE SAKER Cross-Country; Basket- ball; Lettermen ' s Club; Track; Intramurals; Shop Foreman. ARDITH JANE RUSSELL Library Club; Dance Club. HARRY SCHEERINGA Chess Club; Math Club; Music Appreciation; Freshman and Sopho- more Perfect Attendance Certificate. 21 JIM MO SCHERER Football; Basketball; Baseball; Lettermen’s Club, Pres.; Sports Ed., Annual, Panther Press; Soph. Class, Pres.; Most Likely to Succeed ; Chess Club; Chorus. JOAN SCHUSTER Band; G. A. A., Sports Head; Jr. Red Cross; In- tramurals; Panther Press. EVELYN SIPOS G. A. A.; Glee Club; Sewing; Post Card Club; Library Club; Intra- murals; Candy Carnival Queen Attendant. THOMAS SCHMIDT Library Club, Treas.; Dramatics; Band; Chess Club; Intramu-als. ANN SEITZINER G. A. A.; Girls ' Council, Glee Club; Sophomore Class, Sec.; Sophomore Chorus, Pres.; Intra- murals; All Sports Queen Attendant; Jr. Varsity Cheerleader; Dramatics. EDGER A SMITH Chess Club; Dramatics; Chorus; Projectors’ Club; Boys ' Chorus. 22 HERBERT SCHUMANN Intramurals; Photograph- ers ' Club; Science Club; Library Club; Boys ' Chorus; Motion Picture, Operator. ELLEN SIM AC G.A. A.; Girls ' Council. JOANNE SMITH G. A. A., Sec.; Panther Press; Senior Class, Sec.; Glee Club, Sec.; Letter - men ' s Queen; Intra- murals; Most Popular ; Bluettes; Jr. Red Cross, Pres.; Chorus. JOAN SPITZ G. A. A.; Girls ' Council; Dance Club; Dramatics Club; Library Club; In- tramurals. PAT STAN Prom Queen; Library Club; Glee Club; G. A. A.; Intramurals; Dra- matics; Student Council. JOAN ELAINE SURY Sewing Club; Library Club; G. A. A.; Dancing Club. •A ROBERT SPITZ Intramurals; Projectors’ Club. ROBERT STANCZAK Football, All Conf. Co- Capt.; Basketball, All Conf.; Baseball; Most Athletic ; Cross Coun- try; Track, All Conf.; Lettermen ' s Club; Intra- murals; Science, Sec. NORMA TAMMINGA G. A. A. Jr. Red Cross; Library Club; Dancing Club; Intramurals; Cadet Teacher. 23 BERNARD STAMMIS Chess Club; Projectors ' Club; Music Apprecia- tion. RUTH A. STEINHOUSER Math. Club; Chours. LETTY TURLEY G. A. A., Vice -Pres, and Treas.; Girls ' Council, Pres, and Vice-Pres.; Jr. Class Treas.; Jr. Red Cross; Intramurals; G. A. A. Plaque; Fresh. Cheer- leader; Library Club. DOROTHY VAN DER VORT G.A.A.;F.T.A., V. Pres.; Art Club, Sec.; Outing Club; Lettermen ' s Queen; Glee Club; Intra- murals; Chorus. NADALINE WAGMAN Library Club. ALMA JO VESTAL G.A.A.; Panther Press; Chorus; Intramurals; F. T. A.; Outing Club; Glee Club; Dance Club. MARGIE L. WALTERS Library Club; G.A.A. Art Club; Intramurals. JIM YOUNG Boys ' Octet; Band; Chor- us; Science Club. SHIRLEY L. WALTERS Library Club; G.A.A. ; Art Club; Intramurals. PEGGY WARD Library Club. DORWIN WHITACRE Football; Baseball; Sci- ence Club, Sergeant at Arms; Lettermen ' s Club; Basketball; Shop Fore- man. NORMA JEAN WIERS Library Club; Art Club. 24 RAYMOND WILLIAMS Chess Club, Champion; Library Club; Dramatics Club; Intramurals; Per- fect Attendance Award. WILLIAM JOHN ZAMBO Science Club; Music Ap- reciation Club. STEVE ZELENCIK ZEKE Football; Lettermen ' s Club; Intramurals; Pan- ther Press; Freshmen Class, Treas.; Senior Class, Vice-Pres.; Cadet Teacher. Those not pictured are: Bruce Dixon, Roger Gr iswold , Irmie Huke , Ted Jurick, Mike Kohanyi, Joan Suckey. CLASS PROPHECY We shall enter the future through Time ' s golden door and observe the lives of the Class of 1954. When you get old, and most people do, look back to see if our prophecy came true. RUWALD has just finished swimming the channel; DANIELS has just developed a white-mink flannel. BURNS has won trophies in many auto races; O ' TOOLE has the job of lifting crooks ' faces. D ' ANGELO has her black book filled with boys ' names f alore; er one interest in life is to find names of more. HILLMAN’S still working to pay off his car; JURICK is a bouncer at the local bar. HOMER works for Chrysler, hopping up motors; ZELENCIK helps ' ' Louie by bribing the voters. IVERS may be seen with his little red car; he ' s converted his basement to a poolroom and bar. In the local Ben Franklin, a store of great fame, The janitor is MALAKOWSKI; the owner is JAMES. Comedian JELLEFF has a program on T.V.; MOSE looks forward to a career at sea. BAKER has settled down in a country bungalow; LARIMORE was shot, while playing a harp in a band, BURKYBILE gained fame with a brass piccolo. Under the direction of the great PAT STAN. 25 JUDY CLARK ' S job is to keep peoples’ weight down; While LUKACS is out every night painting up the town. SUCKEY has become the first female hermit; JOANNE SMITH still wants a driver ' s permit. PHYLLIS COLE owns a Casino in an old ghost town; Didn’t pay her taxes so they closed the place down. ANDERSON, the man whom women all crave; Will finish up life by digging his own grave. FOSTER worked in a drive-inn along with car-hop BLAIR; Now they have partnerships in drive -inns everywhere. STAMMIS and SCHEERINGA have a national fruit stand, Selling wartless pickles to people all over the land. Since BLANCHARD likes convertibles, so as not to get bored , She ' ll soon be pushing the one that outsells Ford. BABE HOLME is in Canada working with steel, Making sure DOT and family always have a square meal. STANCZAK had hopes for a four-minute mile. But just couldn ' t resist that young blonde ' s smile. PENNING is at the Town Hall, replacing her dad; TAMMINGA quietly disappeared, some say she went mad. JOAN SPITZ has a column on Women ' s Views ; LAWBAUGH is a singer, wailing the blues. CISCO has landed a multi-millionaire. One who devised a plan to restore falling hair. BLINK is in Africa for some unknown reason; A clue is that he ' s there to hunt cats out of season. MORTON was knifed in a street brawl at night; All YOUNG could do was laugh with delight. KELLEHER has retired but fulfilled his dream; His eleven sons now play on his pro-football team. WILLIAMS is amathematical wizzard, known near and far; ROSS has designed a new fifty-dollar car. SCHERER’S life is a happy one, a wish come true. For his wife is a midget and the baby ' s six-two. SIMAC now owns her own greasy spoon; While PERUSIC is still making use of the moon. LOVE won ' t fail us, for he is true-blue; Working in his cellar, he ' s developed a new brew. RIST pulls teeth with old rusty pliers; McLAIN works on Jupiter, one of its best strato-space fliers. BERG is an athlete with love her main sport, And she ' s still like a sailor with a boy in each port. HILL has girls swooning all over the land; While KLOMPMAKER ' S hot trumpet paces the band. SCHUSTER lifts weights, for that ' s her job; MACK issporting anew haircut called the Dutch-Boy” bob. GATLIN is quite popular in the plumbing trade, Because of a dripless faucet which he has just made. The WALTERS are on a team in the pennant race; MARGARET ' S a pitcher and SHIRLEY plays first base. POTTS is now editor of the NEW YORK TIMES; VESTAL ' S on a committee investigating region crimes. DALE CLARK has set his goal with one aim in view; That ' s to go to Australia to out-jump a kangaroo. SUE MYERS ' is with the Lakers, playing pro-basketball; While PHILLIPS in the WAC’s awaits her call. KOHANYI is a dealer in the Harbor ' s Big House; While BOHLING ' S on the loose, looking for a spouse. RAAB is a wrestler, her crown ' s at stake; WIERS is in Hollywood looking for the one big break. 26 A look in the operas, we find ROBALEE COX; RUSSELL is busy knitting baby sox. ' BOWMAN is a pitcher, throwing all he ' s got to fame; Among the Cuban- All Stars he ' s acquired quite a name. CHUCK COLE earned his first million in his own grocery store; While AULT ' S story of her grand children is becoming quite a bore. DEBRULER slaps the ivory in Carnegie Hall; Our dancer JURICIC is belle of every ball ; HAROLD and GERALD have put their looks to use; They work for Toni which needs no after juice. Ringling is through; Barnum has sold out; NowJOHNSEN ' S circus is greatest, of that there ' s no doubt. GRUGEL is a florist selling lots of flowers; KILINSKI as a bachelor, spends long, weary hours. GATES and LEONA BOWMAN are still trying to get into Yale; MOORMAN is a G on a criminal ' s trail. BLACK was the one who led us in cheers; Now she has a family of eight cute, little dears. DELIGET has a big car now, a Cadillac to be sure; HENSON models bathing suits for TIMES ' rotogravure. DIXON is building houses with revolving doors; MOFFETT may be seen pouring concrete floors. HOPPE is married to a prominent tailor; HORVATH is still waiting for some handsome sailor. SIPOS is a model for ivory soap ads. While STEINHAUSER designs the latest fashion fads. MOLD has hit Hollywood with flaming red hair; After a European tour she landed there. LUKAS sold his Lincoln and bought a jeep; SCHMIDT as a scientist brought life to the Heap . MICKLES is known as Highland ' s town cat; BOB SPITZ was arrested for carrying a gat. DUHON’S in the Antarctic teaching seals judo; MEYER has communicated with men from Pluto. GOETZ is a Sunday-school teacher in her old home town; GRIMMER was seen in society wearing an exotic Paris gown. DOWNEY is married to the boy with the Fords; WHITACRE has patented his senior cords. GORDON is married due to a bet; SURY and PLANERT have developed a smokeless cig- arette. SCHUMAN is Griffith ' s leading mortician; HUKE has reached a high social position. Both TURLEY and SIETZINGER have married, as plan- ned; EDGAR SMITH ' S magic is much in demand. ZAMBO and BUTTS are farmers together; They may be seen working in all kinds of weather. For speeding SAKER was pinched, but let off with a fine; GRIMM appears on a panel show called What ' s My Line . WARD is a hairdresser and is doing quite well; WAGMAN’S trying to discover who cracked the Liberty Bell. THERESA HOLMES is first lady of out land. Still giving everyone a friendly helping hand. GRISWOLD has written volumes oi Dooks; On how to get girls with money and looks. These few choice prophecies and words of prose Will not all come true as everyone knows. But should this misfortune strike a few Zelencik and Rist wish Good Luck to You . 27 CHOICE BEST ARTIST Judy James, Tom Hill MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED Connie Cisco, Jim Scherer SENIOR LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT I, Paul Anderson, do hereby will and bequeath my dishonorable nickname of Vars to any incompetent fool who has the audacity to take it. I, Doris Ault, do hereby will and bequeath all the fun I have had in high school to my sister Marilyn. I, Eleanor Baker, do hereby will and bequeath my engagement ring to Phyllis Cook. I, Beverly Black, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to be shy to Antoinette Stross. I, June Blair, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to stay out of trouble to Carol Bastain. We, Joan Mold and Sara Blanchard, do hereby will and bequeath our red hair and light complexion to Beverly Seat and Barbara Christian. I, Susan Berg, do hereby will and bequeath my flirtatious ability to Mary Ann Mussatt. I, John Blink, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to get along with a certain senior girl to Betty Dertow. I, Phyllis Bohling, do hereby will and bequeath my height to my sister Judy. I, Leona Bowman, do hereby will and bequeath my mild temper to Loretta Wajvoda. I, James Bowman, do hereby will and bequeath my nickname of Satchel to Willis Ivers, hoping that he will carry on the fine tradition behind it. I, Bernice Burkybile, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to get a man and keep him to Rita Mann. I, Ray Burns, do hereby will and bequeath my locker, number 60, on the first floor to Barbara Brill. I, Connie Cisco, do hereby will and bequeath the fun I had in high school to my sister. I, Dale Clark, do hereby will and bequeath all my abilities to anyone who can find them I, Judy Clark, do hereby will and bequeath my quietness to my brother Billy. I, Charles Cole, do hereby will and bequeath my great sense of humor to Herman Genter. I, Phyllis Cole, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to jitterbug to Mary K. Zelencik. I, Robalee Cox, do hereby will and bequeath my last name to Jo Ann Swienconek. I, Gail D ' Angelo, do hereby will and bequeath my hunting skill to David Ryckman. I, Doris Daniels, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to stay in school to my brother Jim. I, Arlene DeBruler, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to keep quiet at certain times to Patty Edwards. I, Nancy Deliget.do hereby will and bequeath my ability to drive safely and never have an accident to Toni Stross. I, Bruce Dixon, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to do nothing and get caught at everything to Pete Van Horssen. I, Arlene Downey, do hereby will and bequeath my 21 -inch waist line to anyone that can use it. I, Joe Duhon, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to conduct a meeting to Ernest Bartholomew. I, Jeanette Foster, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to get eight hours in psychology to anyone who would like to stay with Mr. Sobieralski. I, Arlene Gates, do hereby will and bequeath my old, trusty locker, number 52, to any incoming freshman who can put up with it and to the neighbors to the right if they will promise to feed our mice at least once a week. I, John Gatlin, do hereby will and bequeath my basketball ability to my brothers, Dari, Roger, and Paul. I, Lynn Goetz, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to blush to anyone who thinks he can find a way to stop it. I, Barbara Gordon, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to keep a secret to my sister Pat. I, Sydney Grimm, do hereby will and bequeath my seat in selling class to anyone who can stand it — I couldn’t! I, Carole Grimmer, do hereby will and bequeath my nickname to William Hershel Bennett. I, Audrey Grugel, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to go steady to my sister Arlene. I, Tom Hill, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to bullfight to whoever wants it. I, Don Hillman, do hereby will and bequeath to my brother my ability to graduate with high honors. I, Darrell Holme, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to pass Mrs. Blum’s Junior English class to Frank Barnett. I, Theresa Holmes, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to get along with Mr. Stanczak to my brother Guy. I, Dave Homer, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to ditch the cops to Homer Gatlin. I, Joanne Hoppe, do hereby will and bequeath my position as cadet teacher for freshman gym to Mary Ann Hilbirch. I, Helen Horvath, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to overcome my shyness and to always have a good time to Norman Jones. --Good luck. I, Irmie Huke, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to keep long fingernails to Billy Mengling. I, Dellis Ivers, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to carry all thirteen of the boys to the beach in my two- passenger 1933 Ford to Ernie Bemmie . I, Judy James, do hereby will and bequeath my friendly disposition to Homer Gatlin. I, Mary Jelleff, do hereby will a nd bequeath my sense of humor to the junior class; they ' ll need it! I, Robert Johnsen, do hereby will and bequeath my ability, to join a circus to Betty Bell. I, Virginia Juricic, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to stay away from Navy men to Charlotte Salter. I, Ted Jurick, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to get along with Mr. Sobieralski to anyone who can use it. I, Jim Kelleher, do hereby will and bequeath my speed, brawn, and football ability to Donald Britton. I, Lawrence Kilinski, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to keep quiet in class to Emery Graves. I, Donald Klompmaker, do hereby will and bequeath my abilityto make A ' sin English to whoever may need them. I, Michael Kohanyi, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to stay out of trouble to Albert Romano and my ability to play basketball to John Greger. I, Jack Larimore, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to drink Coca Cola to Dean Jenkins. 1, Sharon Lawbaugh, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to talk fast to anyone who thinks he can keep up with it. I, Jack Love, do hereby will and bequeath my broadsliding technique to Emerson Benbow. I,BettyLukacs,do hereby will and bequeath my ability to stay out late and still make it to school in the mornings to Toni Stross. I, Bob Lukas, do hereby will and bequeath my English workbook to Miss Moelhman, who did most of the work in it. I, Marilyn Mack, do hereby will and bequeath my short, dark, curly hair to Lorretta Wajvoda. I, Luella Malakowski, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to go steady to Mary Ann McGee. I, Harold Andrew Martinsen, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to be one of the few boys not thrown out of Alexander J. Sobieralski’s fourth period psychology class to little Willie Ivers. 30 I, Gerald Martinsen.do hereby will and bequeath my seat at Curly ' s on State Street to my good friend, John Gregor. I, John McLain, do hereby will and bequeath my extra -sensory perception and psychoneurotic state to anyone taking psychology next year. I, Tom Meyer, do hereby will and bequeath to Jim Reyome and Elizabeth Rench my bottle of headache pills. I, Joe Michles, do hereby will and bequeath my loud suedes and loud drapes and bop chain to Rabbitt Barnett. I, Darcel Moffett, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to have parties to Emerson Benbow, if he can stay up and clean up the house afterwards. 1, Tom Moorman, do hereby will and bequeath my running ability to Ronnie Doan. I, Clarence Morton, do hereby will and bequeath my reserved seat in Mr. Ready’s office to Emerson Benbow, pro- viding he can hold it down. I, George Mose, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to play center to Emerson Benbow. I, Sue Myers, do hereby will and bequeath my height to Linda Davis. I, Tom O ' Toole, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to get along with Mr. Sobieralski to anyone who needs it. I, Lois Penning, do hereby will and bequeath my sewing ability to Sharon Mock. I, Barbara Perusic, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to think of better excuses than running out of gas to Beth Smeltzer. I, Margaret Phillips, do hereby will and bequeath my quiet disposition to Lester Katona. Keep it in the family! I, Judy Planert, do hereby will and bequeath my ability in all sports to Dickie Brill so that he can make the all - conference ring -toss team. I, Gloria Potts, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to go steady to Beverly Seat. I, Margaret Raab, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to get along with the teachers to my brother Lawrence. I, Robert Rist, do hereby will and bequeath my golden trumpet to anyone with hot enough lips. I, Norman Ross, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to sleep in study hall to Tom Duggar. I, Ardith Russell, do hereby will and bequeath my temper to Rita Mann. 1, Don Ruwald, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to get along with Mr. Beck to anyone who needs it. I, David Saker, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to get kicked out of classes and get in trouble with teachers or just plain goof off to a loyal Eagle, alias Frank Barnett. I, Harry Scheeringa, do hereby will and bequeath my seat in psychology to any junior who is stupid enough to want it. I, Jim Scherer, do hereby will and bequeath my speed, agility, and basketball ability to John Parker. I, Tom Schmidt, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to abstain from wine, women and song to any under- classman who has enough will power. I, Herb Schumann, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to get A ' s in economics without studying to Homer Gatlin. We, Pat Stan and Joan Schuster, do hereby will and bequeath our ability to play basketball to the freshmen boys. 1, Ann Seitzinger, do hereby will and bequeath my freckles to John Gregor and my cheerleading ability to my brother, Carmin. I, Ellen Simac, do hereby will and bequeath my intelligence to some unlucky freshman. I, Evelyn Sipos, do hereby will and bequeath my long hair to Darlene Turnquist. I, Edgar Smith, do hereby will and bequeath my I. O. U. ' s and past due bills to Pat McKeown. I, Joanne Smith, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to wail them old blues to Marilyn Rist. I, Joan Spitz, do hereby will and bequeath my height to Robert Schumann. I, Robert Spitz, do hereby will and bequeath my brain to the Chicago Analyetical Society to be used as Grade A choice meat. I, Bernard Stammis, do hereby will and bequeath my psychology seat to any junior who thinks he has psychological ability. I, Bob Stanczak, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to stay out of trouble with teachers to Frank Barnett. I, Ruth Steinhauser, do hereby will and bequeath my love of mathematics to my sister Janice. I, Joanne Suckey, do hereby will and bequeath to any new freshman my locker. I, Joan Sury, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to have short hair to Jeanette Csikos. I, Norma Tamminga, do hereby will and bequeath my long hair to Carol Van Der Vort. I, Letty Turley, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to go with the same boy for four years in high school to my sister Sandy. I, Dorothy Van Der Vort, do hereby will and bequeath my blond hair to Mary Ann McGee. I, Alma Vestal, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to get along with Mr. Sobieralski to any junior taking psychology. I, Jim Young, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to get along with teachers to anyone who doesn ' t want to finish high school. I, Nadaline Wagman, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to stay out of trouble to Marilyn Villars. I, Margie Walters, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to be interested in sports to any girl who isn ' t. I, Shirley Walters, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to guard in basketball to Alma Wood, hoping that she ' ll get the experience soon. I, Peggy Ward, do hereby will and bequeath my quiet disposition to Janice Steinhauser. 1, Norma Wiers, do hereby will and bequeath some of my quietness to my sister Sharon. I, Dorwin Whitacre, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to drive safely and with one arm to Homer Gatlin. I, Ray Williams, do hereby will and bequeath my knowledge of Latin to any sophomore who thinks he can take all of it. I, William Zambo.do hereby will and bequeath my ability to get caught walking through the halls without a pass to Jim Gatlin. I, Steve Zelencik, do hereby will and bequeath my ability to make the most of any situation to Wild Willie Ivers, who has been a little slow at this. I, Joyce Henson, do hereby will and bequeath my 4 ' 11 to Mary Ann Hilbrich. 31 JUNIOR CLASS OFFICERS Row 1. Phyllis Cook, Secretary; Mr. Stanczak, sponsor; Mary Ann Mussatt, President; Mr. Scropos, sponsor; Dick La Noue, Vice-President; Ronnie Cox, Treasurer; Mr. Bunce, sponsor. The JUNIOR-SENIOR PROM and BANQUET are sponsored an- nually by the Junior Class. By means of a magazine drive , dances, and concessions, money is raised for these outstanding events. The clas s officers and class sponsor s, with the loyal support of the entire class, have been the hard working, capable people who have made this Junior year a successful one. JUNIORS Row 1. John Adelsperger, Jim Ahrens, Ronnie Ausrgen, Nancy Backs, Roy Bailey, Roy Bakken. Row 2. Edmond Bannon, Frank Barnett, Ernie Bartholomew, Emerson Benbow, Bill Bennett. Iris Black. Row 3. Kenneth Bodnar, Judy Branch, Gail Bridegroom, Barbara Brill, Robert Brown, Carol Campbell. Row 4. Barbara Casey. Darla Cones, Phyllis Cook, Ronnie Cox. Richard Crowel, David Dale. Row 5. Ro- bert Dallman, Betty Dertow, Jack Dobyns, Dennis Dolak, Norma Eastwood, Darlene Edwards. Row 6. Maryl Estrup, Lorraine Faulkner, Larry Fitzsimons, Fred Foss, Phyllis Francis, Charles Franklin. 33 JUNIORS Row 1. Joan Fritz, Darlene Gatlin. Homer Gatlin, Jim Gatlin, Marilynn Gebert, Matt Gorsich. Row 2. Janet Govert, Tom Govert, Allen Green, Raymond Green, Carleen Greene, John Greger. Row 3. Bill Grimm, Mary Lou Griscom, Adria Ann Gullickson, Richard Harbrecht, Jack Harder, Don Hautsch. Row 4. Mary Ann Hilbrich, Phil Hilmes, Norman Holmes, Gracielee James, Jo Allyn Janzig, Mary Annjasek. Row 5. Dean Jenkins, Gerald Kellams, John Kellerman, Mattie Knight, Ronnie Koedyker, Dick La Noue. Row 6. Mary Lantrip, Darlene Lilly, Rita Mann, Don Markwalder, Irene Mattingly, Mary Ann McGee. JUNIORS Row 1. Pat McKeown, Melba Moore, Norman Moore, Don Morgan, Walter Mose, Richard Munier. Row 2. Marilyn Murray, Mary Ann Mussatt, Jean Myers, Sheila Novotny, Patricia Nyquist, Helen O’Neal. Row 3. Bill Orban, Carol Orban. Kay O’Rourke, Walter Parker, Gladys Penny, Robert Pfister. Row 4. Martin Pisut, Joan Pitt, Mary Catherine Reder, Delpha Rench, Adrienne Roehrick, Albert Ro- mano. Row 5. Marilynn Ross, David Ryckman, Joyce Sabina, Charlotte Salter, Betsy Schauss, Sandra Schmidt. Row 6. Robert Schumann. Ronald Scofield. Charles Sexton, Nancy Shaddick, Helen Siegel, David Simac. 35 JUNIORS Row 1. Norman Smith, Eileen Starastu, Rochelle Stockwill, Antoinette Stross, Pat Suroviak, Daniel Sury. Row 2. Jo Ann Sutherin, Bill Sweeney, Joseph Szurgot, Pat Tennant, Tom Thone, Carol Tignor. Row3. Eugene Troxell, Darlene Turnquist, Carol Van DerVort, Peter Van Horssen, Elizabeth Verosik, Marilyn Villars. Row 4. Richard Voreis, Christiana Waggoner, Shirley Wagman, Ruth Walker, Nancy Wells, Rita Wells. Row 5. Alma Wood, Mary Zelencik, Judy Zimmerman. SOPHOMORES Row 1. Marlene Anderson, Judith Argo, Max Ashenbremer, Jarrard Ashmore, Janet Bailey, Karl Bapst. Row 2. Carl Baumer, Dave Beckner, Betty Bell, Jacqueline Bellamy, Jim Bitner, Maude Blaeser. Row 3. Beverly Blink. Maysel Borths. Ronald Bradley, John Brant, Richard Brill, Donald Britton. Row 4. Jeanie Bukowski, Linda Caldwell, Maurice Campbell, Bernard Cechovic, Carol Clark, William Clark. Row 5. Judy Coil. Elizabeth Cole, Donald Creamer, Jeanette Csikos, Sally Cutean, Thomas Dalby. Row 6. Jim Daniels, Linell Darin, John Dawson, Irene Derian, Barbara DeVries, Jerry Dewell. 37 SOPHOMORES Row 1. Patrick Doeing, Judy Downey, David Du Bois, Thomas Dugger, Gerald Elliott, Elaine Ford. Row 2. James Fox, Ronald Fryman, Sandy Galbreath, Sandra Gall, Edward Genter, Suzanne Geyer. Row 3. Donald Glowinski. Gregory Goetz, Robert Gordon, John Gorsich, Emery Graves, Cheri Gris- wold. Row 4. Iris Gullickson, Ronald Hallock, Margie Hartmann, William Hedges, Dennis Hoffman, Richard Hopp Row 5 Linda Hopp, Connie Hunt, Jack Imer, Patricia Imer, Willis Ivers, Wanda Jack- son. Row 6 Carole James, Olin James, Sandra Jens, Daniel Johnsen, Catherine Johnstone. Rose Marie Jones 38 SOPHOMORES Row 1. Sally Jordan, Robert Kaarlela, Tom Kallen, Lester Katona, Ann Keen, George Keer. Row 2. Lois Keer, Elaine Knerr, Darwin Koedyker, Eddie Kovecsi, Lucille Lamprecht, Eugene Lancaster. Row 3. Robert Lange. Phil Larson, Jack Ledbetter, Paul Lindauer, Wayne Luetzelschwab, Howard Mack. Row 4. James Maglish, Patricia Marlowe, Richard Matthews, Jill McClusky, Gary McCormack, Nancy McCullough. Row 5. Mary McDonald, Barry McKnight. Larry Meier, Bill Mengeling, Barbara Miller, Carole Miller. Row 6. Sue Miller, Judy Minninger, Sandy Mitchell, Janet Moats, Donald Morton, Wayne Muir. SOPHOMORES Row 1. James Murphy, Dean Myers, Jerry O’Day, Carol Oman, David Pauline, Bob Peters. Row 2. Lawrence Raab, James Radford, Tom Redar, Arlyne Root, Alyce Rupp, Charles Russell. Row 3. Thressa Rutkowski, Don Schmidt, Fred Schultz, Patricia Segvich, Bernard Sejda, Carmin Seitzinger. Row 4. Laura Sharp, Verlin Shary, Marlene Shearer, Beth Smeltzer, Billie Smith, Barbara Smolen. Row 5. Mary Spitz, Sharon Spitz, Judy Stockwill, Walter Strack, Beverly Strauch, Donald Strom. Row 6. Dorothy Sturges, Mary Ann Sucich, Sandra Summers, Arthur Sypult, Marilyn Tanis, Phyllis Taylor. 40 SOPHOMORES Row 1. Joanne Thiel, Larry Threet, David Todd, Sandra Turley, Arthur Van Bodegraven, Louetta VanGorp. Row 2. Lorrretta Wajoda, Betty Wickstrom, Leo Wielgos, Patricia Wielgos, HughWilcox, Dean Williams. Row 3. Jo Elyn Wills, Ronald Wilson, Jim Worley, Geraldine Zacker, Elsie Zarndt. CLASS OFFICERS Bob Gordon . . . . Linda Hoppe . . . Darwin Koedyker Beth Smeltzer . . . . , President Vice - Pre sident . . . . Secretary . . . T reasurer FRESHMEN Row 1. Howard Anderson, Joyce Anderson, Warner Anderson, Veonda Andrisko, Donna Austgen, Leonard Babbitt. Row 2. Carol Backs, Bill Bailey, Quentin Barker, Delphine Barnes, Judith Barnett, Sally Barney. Row 3. Carol Bastian, Robert Baumer, Jim Beach, Janice Blubaugh, Danny Boltz, George Bowman. Row 4. Lowell Boyer, Sharon Boyd, Mary Brant, Patricia Buchanan, Luwanda Carman, Jack Coffman. Row 5. Bob Collins, Dan Connelly, Tommie Cook, Warren Costner, John Criswell, Karen Cutler. Row 6. Bruce Daerr, Alan Dale, Linda Davis, Betty Davison, Ronald Doan, Joseph Drapac. 42 FRESHMEN Row 1. Jim Dye, Pat Edwards, Wade Erwin, Pat Faulkner, Andrew Finich, George Fishtorn. Row 2. James Fitch, Jeanette Galik, Fred Garrard, Dari Gatlin, Bob Gebert, Alvin Glowinski. Row 3. Pat Gordon, Dale Govert, Paul Govert, Tommy Grogg, Arlene Grugel, Mary Haburay. Row 4. Terry Flail, John Harder, Ernie Harris, Louis Heinrichs, Ed Helfen, Jim Hillman. Row 5. Carroll Hipsley, Mary Hittle, Geraldine Hoffman, Darlene Hook, Kenneth Hoot, Larry Hopp. Row 6. Phyllis Irby, Diana Irish, Larry Jendreas, Richard Johns, Diane Jones, Norman Jones. 43 FRESHMEN Row 1. Jim Kellams, Carol Kikkert, David Kingen, Carolyn Kinsey, Marcella Klompmaker, James Knight. Row 2. Ronald Knight, Frank Koby, Roger Komendat, Beverly Kuschel, Jim Kvasnica, Judy Langel. Row 3. Linda Lantrip, Jerry Leyba, Nancy Little, Bill Martz, Joan McCarty, John McKnight. Row 4. Gale McLain, Darlene Meki, Patsy Mikuta, Pat Milam, Ginger Miller, Sandra Minch. Row 5. Nancy Minninger, Allen Mitchell, Sharon Mock, Barbara Murawski, Lorraine Murray, Jim Myers. Row 6. Phyllis Nichols, Trudy Nissen, Joan Ooms, John Parker, Bob Payne, Diane Pierce. 44 FRESHMEN Rowl. Floyd Pederson, Jim Petcoff, Janet Phelps, Connie Pierson, Shirley Popplewell, Junus Ramberg. Row 2. Ruth Redmond, Robert Reel, Bertha Reiffe, Elizabeth Rench, Jim Reyome. Sandra Rice. Row 3. Marilyn Rist, Pat Roberts, Kenneth Ruwald, Geraldine Scherer, Herbert Schmidt, Marilyn Schu- mann. Row 4. Beverly Seat, Carol Sikes. Tom Simac, Diane Simmons, Charles Smith, Larry Smit. Row 5. Dennis Spickard, Linda Spickard, Paulette Starcevich, Janice Steinhauser, Lorena Stoops, Pat Sullivan. Row 6. Wayne Summers, Jo Ann Swienconek, Ronnie Szymanski, Floyd Tatum, De- lores Taylor, Yolanda Tremse. 45 FRESHMEN Row 1. Juanita Trocha, Howard Uhter, John VanWilligan, Gene Villars, Mary Ward, Blaine Warner. Row 2. Joan Watkins, Laverne Weder, Janet Welch, Bill Wells, Judy Wells, Pat White. Row 3. Wayne Wilson, David Yahnke, David Young, Betty Zacker. CLASS OFFICERS Ronald Doan . Jim Reyome . Sharon Boyd . Carol Kikkert . . . President Vice -President . . . Secretary . . . Treasurer a n L ©ya-l i T«itW‘ tc J owr clear’ oU J TEAM CARL SANDERS Track, Basketball, Cross-Country After attending Wabash, and Indiana University, and graduating from Canterbury, Mr. Sanders coached in LaPorte County until his induction into the Army in 1941. In 1945, after his dis- charge, he joined the Griffith faculty. CHARLES EVRARD Assistant Football After graduation from Indiana State Teachers ' College, Mr. Evrard joined the Griffith High School teaching staff. He left us to serve two years in the Korean War, returning this year to Griffith as Assistant Coach and biology teacher. RICHARD BECK Football, Freshmen Basketball Mr. Beck, a graduate of Ball State Teachers ' College came to Griffith in 1933 as coach and teacher of social studies. With the exception of three years, he has been on the Griffith faculty since that time. Mr. Beck is well-known in the sports field throughout the Calumet Area. STEVE STANCZAK Baseball, Jr. Varsity Football Mr. Stanczak served in the Armed Forces from 1942-45. Upon his discharge he attended Northern Illinois State Teachers ' College. He came here in September of 1949 as Social Studies teacher and coach. TRACK Row 1. John Gall, Bob Stanczak, Tom Moorman, Richard Anderson, Bob Vanzo, Wayne Seitzinger, Bob Kin- sey, Bill Kozak. Row 2. Don Klompmaker, Dave Ryckman, Dale Clark, Kenny Coil, Dick LaNoue, Bill Kane. Row 3. Mr. Sanders, Paul Anderson, Glenn Slaney, Terry Smith, Don Morgan, Jim Smith, Dave Homer, Jack Harder, Ernie Bartholomew, Joe Maglish. BASEBALL Row 1. Bob Tuley, Bill Needles, Jim Bowman, Martin Pisut, Bob Schuster. Frank Barnett, Bob Stanczak. Row 2. John Gatlin, Ray Green, Ronnie Austgen, Ed Bannon, Norman Holmes, Matt Gorsich, Bruce Dixon, Dorwin Whitacre, George Mose. Row 3. Dennis Dolak, Bob Rist, Ronnie Cox, Frank Lukacs, A1 Green, Jim Scherer, Darrell Holme, Jim Kelleher, Gerald Martinsen, Larry Vassar, Mr. Beck. 49 CROSS COUNTRY Ronald Doan, Bill Hedges, Dari Gatlin, Tom Moorman, Dave Saker, Frank Barnett, Tom Govert, Dale Clark, Jack Harder, Joe Szurgot, Joe Duhon, Dave Yahnke, Garrard Ashmoor, Darrell Holme, Paul Anderson, Don Klompmaker, Ernie Bartholomew, Dave Homer, Bob Stanczak, Don Morgan, Mr. Sanders. JR. VARSITY Row 1. Richard Matthews, Dick Brill, Robert Reel, Jim Reyome, Fred Schultz, Jim Radford, Willis Ivers, John Dawson, John Van Willigan. Row 2. Bill Johnston, Don Morton, Dave Kingen, Jim Dye, Carroll Hipsley, Tom Grogg, Jim Maglish, Kenny Hoot, Richard Trinidad, Maurice Campbell, Dennis Hoffman. Row 3. David Pauline, Leo Wielgos, Hugh Wilcox, Darwin Koedyker, Don Creamer, Tom Kallen, Jim Bitner, Tom Dalby, John Gorsich.John Criswell, Ronnie Wilson, Fred Garrard. Row 4. Bob Baumer, Bernard Sejda, Howard Mack, Walter Strack, Dean Myers, Wayne Summers, Lester Katona, Ed Helfen, Dennis Spickard, Jim Petcoff, Roger Komendat, Steve Stanczak is Varsity coach. 50 SCHEDULE LOWELL A 14 - 0 VALPARAISO H 0 - 15 DYER A 30 - 0 PORTAGE H 21 - 0 MERRILLVILLE H 0 - 6 HOBART H 12 - 19 WIRT A 21 - 0 CROWN POINT A 7 - 6 MORTON H 0 - 13 VARSITY FOOTBALL Row 1. Pete Van Horssen, John Greger, George Mose.Jim Scherer, Dorwin Whitacre, Fred Foss, Ronnie Austgen. Row 2. Bruce Dixon, Gerald Martinsen, Bob Stanczak, Clarence Morton, John Gatlin, Jim Kelleher, Steve Zelencik, Phil Hilmes. Row 3. Coach Beck, Emerson Benbow, A1 Green, Dave Ryckman, Walter Parker, Jack Dobyns, Dick LaNoue, Martin Pisuit, Chuck Franklin, Coach Evrard. Row 4. Ronnie Cox, Dean Jenkins, Nor- man Holmes, Matt Gorsich, Ray Green, Ed Bannon, Dennis Dolak, Jim Ahrens, Ronnie Koedyker. 51 Playing the first half in hot summer weather and the second half in a cold, drenching rain, the Panthers defeated the Lowell Red Devils. Griffith scored on a 20 -yard run by Gorsich, and a plunge by Dolak in the third period iced the game. Sharp tackling by Kelleher, Stanczak, Greger, and Whitacre held the Devils to three first downs. Opening with a field goal and adding single tallies in the third and fourth auarters, the Valparaiso Vikings beat the Panthers in the second game of the year. Poor blocking hurt our attack, and the statistics were clearly in favor of Valpo. Scoring two TD ' s in the first period, one by Holmes and the other on a pass from Whitacre to Stanczak, Griffith defeated Dyer for their second win. Conspicious individual performance by Gorsich in the last two quarters, aided by the fine blocking of Mose, Martin- sen, and Scherer, clinched the game. Griffith scored their third victory by de- feating the Portage Indians. A short dash by Gorsich gave the Panthers their first score. In the third period Gorsich, intercepting a pass, carried the ball back 60 yards to score again. Standouts for the Panthers were A1 Green, Pisut, Morton, and Dixon. The Panthers lost their first conference game of the year to the Merrillville Pirates, who took the opening kickoff and marched to the only score of the game in just nine plays. After that neither team could move effectively. Scoring two early TD ' s on long passes, the Hobart Brickies handed our boys their second successive defeat. Taking over on a blocked kick on the Hobart twenty, Holmes carried the pigskin over for the first Griffith TD. Just before halftime Whitacre sliced over tackle and rambled eighty yards for a score. In the second half the Brickies added the clincher on a long punt return. After two and a half periods of defensive ball the Panthers defeated Gary Wirt. On a long drive late in the third period Gorsich scored. Again Gorsich capped a 50 yard march to score early in the fourth quarter. Late in the quarter Scherer took a 30 yard pass from Stanc- zak for the score. Dolak converted after all three TD ' s. Foss, Van Van Horssen, and Bannon played a fine defensive game. Scoring early and throwing up a tight defense, the Panthers edged out Crown Point. Gorsich scored in the first period climaxing a 68 yard drive. Dolak added the all important conversion. In the third period Crown Point scored, but the try for the extra point was wide. Gatlin did a spectacular job on defense, inter- cepting two stray passes. Morton ' s Governers invaded Griffith for the last game of the year and defeated the Panthers while playing in melting snow and mud. Morton drove for a score in the first period after an exchange of punts, and added another in the third quarter. DENNIS DOLAK JIM SCHERER JACK HARDER DON MORGAN JOHN GATLIN VARSITY CHEERLEADERS ANN SEITZINGER BEVERLY BLACK SUSAN BERG DAVE HOMER 54 BOB STANCZAK PAUL ANDERSON JIM KELLEHER JR. VARSITY CHEERLEADERS SANDY SCHMIDT SANDY TURLEY ! CAROL VAN DER VORT MARY ANN HILBRICH FRANK BARNETT DALE CLARK DARRELL HOLME 55 JR. VARSITY BASKETBALL Row 1. Don Morton, Guy Holmes, Martin Pisut, Dean Myers, Ronnie Cox, Dave Pauline, Tom Dugger, Fred Foss. Row 2. Carl Baumer, Matt Gorsich, Ernie Bartholomew, Wayne Muir, Dave Beckner, Howard Mack, Bill Bennett, Tom Dalby. 58 SCOREKEEPERS Left to Right: Gail D ' Angelo, Gloria Potts, Betty Wickstrom, Arlyne Root. INTRAMURAL WINNERS Row 1. Martin Pisut, Dennis Dolak, Frank Barnett, Charles Franklin, Dick LaNoue. Row 2. David Ryckman, Eugene Troxell, Homer Gatlin, Edmond Bannon, Richard Crowel. 59 INTRAMURAL SNAPS 60 HONOR SOCIETY Kneeling: Paul Anderson, Treasurer; Bob Rist. Standing: Eileen Starastu, Phyllis Cook, Judy Branch, Gail D ' Angelo, Lynn Goetz, Vice President; Connie Cisco, Secretary; Mrs. Faulkenburg, Sponsor; Theresa Holmes, President; Maryl Estrup, Mary Ann Mussatt, Pat Suroviak. PANTHER PRESS Seated: Joanne Smith, Virginia Juricic, Gloria Potts, Editor; Jim Scherer, Judy Planert. Standing: Sara Blanchard, Judy James, Sharon Lawbaugh, Helen Horvath, Arlene Gates, Steve Zelencik, Alma Vestal, Mrs. Pease, Sponsor; Lynn Goetz, Joan Schuster. STUDENT COUNCIL Row 1. Carole Miller, Sec.; Carolyn Wymer, Gladys Penning, Janet Govert, Treas.; Mary Ann Hilbrich, Adrienne Roehrick, Pat Schuster, Mr. Sobieralski, Advisor. Row 2. Betty Bell, Beth Smeltzer, Margaret Phillips, Vice Pres.; Gail D’Angelo, Tom Hill, Ronald Doan, Bill Sweeney. Row 3. Jim Sinclair, Gary Argo, Joe Duhon, Pres.; Jim Reyome, Don Morgan, Carroll Hipsley, David Yahnke. GIRLS’ COUNCIL Row 1. Ellen Simac, Gloria Potts, Virginia Juricic, Treas. ; Letty Turley, Pres.; Maryl Estrup, Vice Pres.; Mary Ann Mussatt, Sec.; Susan Berg. Row 2. Alyce Rupp, Sue Bonnem, Janice Baird, Judy Edgar, Nancy Ross, Phyllis Cook, Joyce Henson, Carole Grimmer, Mrs. Nearing, Advisor; Arlene Gates. Row 3. Beth Smeltzer, Linda Hoppe, Audrey Grugel, Mary Lou Griscom, Elizabeth Verosik, Carol Van DerVort, Joyce Sabina, Janet Bailey, Carolyn Kinsey, Sydney Grimm. Row 4. Joanne Thiel, Sandra Turley, Barbara Relinski, Jo Ellyn Wills, Kay O’Rourke, Adrienne Roehrick, Sandy Rice, Janet Welch, Pat Gordon, Mary Haburay. 63 CADET TEACHERS Row 1. Joanne Hoppe, Rita Wells, Judy Branch, Joyce Henson. Row 2. Mrs. Nearing, Sponsor; Bernice Burkybile, Lois Penning, Arlene Gates, Susan Berg, Steve Zelencik, Theresa Holmes, Elizabeth Verosik, Phyllis Cole, Judy Planert. Y-TEENS Row 1. Jean Myers, Linda Hoppe, Adrienne Roehrick, Marilynn Ross, Carol Van Der Vort, Eileen Starastu, Mary Ann Jasek, Judy Branch, Sandy Galbreath. Row 2. Mrs. Blum, Sponsor; Phyllis Irby, Diana Irish, Nancy Shaddick, Mary Lou Griscom, Marilyn Gebert, Rochelle Stockwill, Phyllis Francis, Nancy Backs. Row 3. Carolyn Kinsey, Mary Ann Mussatt, Phyllis Cook, Barbara Relensik, Jo Ellyn Wills, Sue Miller, Antoinette Stross, Melba Moore, Janet Bailey, Judy Zimmerman. DRAMATICS CLUB « Row 1. Rita Wells, Carol Van Der Vort, Mary Ann McGee, Tom Hill, John McLain. Row 2. Mr. C. L. Wil- son, Sponsor; Elizabeth Verosik, Judy Zimmerman, Carol Tignor, Mary Ann Hilbrich. PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB Row 1. Mr. Fiscus, Sponsor; George Mose, David Ryckman, Gerald Hand, Mr. Evrard, Sponsor; Jim Ahrens. Row 2. Darwin Whitacre, Steve Zelencik, Byron And erson, Mr. Bunce, Sponsor; Bill Bennett, Bob Schumann, Richard Harbrecht. Row 3. Howard Anderson, Jim Beach. 65 BAND Row 1. Sue Miller, Richard Crowel, Sue D'Angelo. Robbin James. Pat De Neal. Bernice Burkybile, Blaine Warner. Row 2. Sandra Summers, Judy Sanders. Allen Dale, Richard Nyquist, Joan Suckey, Gary McCormick, Gail D'Angelo, Lorraine Murray, Joan Watkins. Row 3. Donna Matthews, Arthur Van Bodcgraven, Gerald Kcsler, Bryan Anderson, June Bossard, Dick Harbrecht, Larry Meier, Don Klompmaker, Mike Newhard, Billy Weddell, Willis Ivcrs, David Yahnke. Sharon Dc Neal, Sandra Seberger, Bill Bennett. Row 4. Pat McKeown, David Young. David Ryckman, Pamela Fulka, Tom Dugger, Dick Voreis. Wayne Summers, Jim Rcyome, Norman Ross. Standing. Carol James, Dari Williams, Bill Meyer, Dick Hoppe, Judy Downey. Majorette; Phyllies Frances, Majorette; Mr. Sohn, Director; David Dale, Major; Sharon Spitz, Majorette; Nancy Little, Majorette.MIXED CHORUS Row 1. Kay O’Rourke, Jo Allyn Janzig, Darlene Turnquist, Pat Marlowe, Linell Darin, Elaine Kneer, Kathy Johnstone, Geraldine Zacker, Marjorie Hartman, Sheila Novotny, Rita Mann, Sally Jorgan. Row 2. Sue Geyer, Nancy McCullough, Iris Black, Pat Tennant, Antoinette Stross, Mary Ann Sucich, Maude Blaeser, Susan Berg, Judy Planert, Irene Mattingly, Betty Dertow, Miss Bonney, Director. Row 3. Judy Stockwill, Marilyn Tanis, Beverly Strauch, Beverly Blink, Helen Siegel, Elsie Zarndt, Carol Oman, Lynn Goetz, Luella Malakowski, Sue Myers, Beth Smeltzer, Accompanist, Carol Miller, Mary Ann Jasek. Row 4. Adrienne Roehrick, Phyllis Tay- or, Tom Hill, Jack Hove, John Kellerman, Allen Green, Jim Ahrens, Richard Munier, Fred Foss, Robert Dall- man, Bill Martz, Gail Bridegroom, Sally Cutean. GIRLS ’ GLEE CLUB Row 1. Carol Clark, Marilyn Ross, Mary Jelleff, Helen Horvath, Barbara Perusic, Virginia Juricic, Alma Ves- ral, Gloria Potts. Row 2. Mary Zelencik, Sharon Lawbaugh, Dorothy Van Der Vort, Beverly Black. Evelyn Sipos, Janet Bailey, Dorothy Sturgis, Loretta Van Gorp, Joyce Henson. Row 3. Miss Bonney, Director, Mary Clauson, Arlene Grugel, Pat Milam, Geraldine Hoffman, Sandra Mitchell, Helen O ' Neal, Irene Derjan, Bar- bara Miller, Arlene DeBruler, Audrey Grugel, Joanne Smith. Row 4. Karen Cutler, Beth Smeltzer, Accompanist, Robalee Cox, Carol Van Der Vort, Mary Ann Hilbrich, Sandra Jens, Joanne Thiel, Judy James, Joan Suckey, Mary McDonald, Barbara De Vries, Melba Moore. 67 THREE TONES Seated: Carole Grimmer, Accompanist. Standing: Arlene Downey, Sydney Grimm, Sue Myers. BLUETTES Seated: Irene Mattingly, Beverly Black, Mary Zelencik, Judy Planert, Helen Horvath. Standing: Joanne Smith, Judy James, Sara Blanchard, Mary Ann Hilbrich, Luella Malakowski. 68 MIXED QUARTETTE Left to Right: Robalee Cox, Mary Katherine Zelencik, Tom Hill, Jim Ahrens. BOYS’ OCTET Left to Right: Beth Smeltzer, accompanist; Dellis Ivers, Jim Reyome, Jim Young, Allen Green, Tom Hill, John McLain, Jack Love. 69 Miss Beanblossom, sponsor; Susan Berg, Skill Test Chairman; Joanne Smith, Secretary; Joan Schuster, Point Chairman; Theresa Holmes, President; Mary Ann Mussatt, Treasurer; Letty Turley, Vice President. The Girls ' Athletic Association, the largest club for girls at Griffith, is open to all high school girls interested in sports. The objective of the club is to teach leadership, sportsmanship, and cooperation. Activities of G. A. A. in- clude participation in six sports, among them bowling, basketball, and volley- ball; a semi-formal dance; a candlelight initiation ceremony for freshmen; and a spring picnic. Row 1. Joyce Henson, Judy Planert, Susan Berg, Virginia Juricic, Alma Wood, Joan Spitz, Miss Beanblossom, Luella Malakowski, Lynn Goetz, Sharon Lawbaugh, Joanne Smith, Connie Cisco. Row 2. Jeanette Foster, Theresa Holmes, Judy Clark, Joan Schuster, Letty Turley, Norma Tamminga, Sara Blanchard, Sue Myers, Margaret Phillips, Beverly Black, Judy James, Phyllis Bohling, Lois Penning, Arlene Gates. 70 G. A. A. Joanne Smith, Secretary; Joe Duhon; Theresa Holmes, President; Joe Maglish; Dorwin Whitacre; Mary Ann Mussatt, Treasurer; Bill Broadfield; Susan Berg, Skill Test Chairman. GRAND MARCH GRAND MARCH PROM COURT Seated: Jack Love, 1953 Prom King; Pat Stan, 1953 Prom Queen. Standing: Dale Clark; Gloria Potts; Terry Smith, 1952 Prom Queen; Nancy Cazallis, 1952 Prom Queen; Thomas Schmidt; Jill Lewellyn; not pictured Susan Berg, Attendant. 73 A player must have earned two minor or one major letter in sports to be- come affiliated with the Lettermen ' s Club. The club meets the first Wed- nesday of each school month; the pur- pose of the club is to create and maintain an interest in sports. Out- side speakers and movies are used in planning the yearly program. The annual Lettermen ' s Dance spon- sored by the club has become a tra- ditional social function, eagerly an- ticipated each year by the student body. Kneeling: Dorwin Whitacre, Treasurer; Paul Ander- son, Vice President; George Mose, Secretary. Stand- ing: Mr. Sanders, sponsor; Jim Scherer, President; Mr. Beck, sponsor. LETTERMEN’S CLUB Row 1. Jim Scherer, Gerald Martinsen, Jim Bowman, John Gatlin, Bob Stanczak, Tom Moorman, George Mose, Steve Zelencik, Bruce Dixon. Row 2. Mr. Beck, Paul Anderson, David Homer, Matt Gorsich, John Gregor, David Ryckman, Clarence Morton, Martin Pisut, Dennis Dolak, Dorwin Whitacre, Mr. Sanders. Row 3. Donald Klompmaker, David Saker, Ronnie Austgen, Darrell Holme, Frank Barnett, Jack Harder, Norman Holmes, Peter Van Horsen, Ronnie Cox, Jack Dobyns, Dick La Noue, Ernie Bartholomew. 74 LETTERMEN’S QUEENS Sandy Turley; Linda Hoppe, Dot VanDerVort, Queen; Jim Scherer, Gracielee James, Queen; Maryl Estrup, Gail D ' Angelo. DANCE SCENE Row 1. Tom Grogg, Arlene Gates, Doris Ault, Secretary; Dorothy Van Der Vort, Vice Pres.; Helen Horvath, Pres.; Joyce Sabina, Treasurer; Karen Cutler. Row 2. Judy Clark, Carole Grimmer, Leona Bowman, Elizabeth Verosik, Rita Wells, Kay O ' Rourke, Mr. Beck, Sponsor. PURDUE SCIENCE FAIR Left to Right: Roy Bakken, Tom Meyer, David Dale HOMECOMING QUEEN Seated: Susan Berg, Queen. Standing: Gail D ' Angelo, Attendant; Dorwin Whitacre, Football Co-Captain; Bob Stanczak, Football Co-Captain; Mary Jelleff, Attendant. DANCE SCENE Seated: Pat Suroviak, Assistant Business Manager; George Mose, Business Manager; Mrs. Nearing. Advisor; Connie Cisco, Co-Editor; Theresa Holmes, Co-Editor. Standing: Tom Hill, Art Editor; Judy James, Art Edi- tor; Jim Scherer, Sports Editor; Judy Branch, Assistant Co-Editor; Dick La Noue, Assistant Sports Editor; Maryl Estrup, Assistant, Co-Editor. The Reflector staff has diligently worked and earnestly tried to recapture the school year in compiling your 1953 - ' 54 yearbook. Our theme has been our school song, and it is the staff ' s sincere wish- that you get the same thrill as you thumb through these pages as you always got when the band played the school song and when the student body sang: GRIFFITH HIGH SCHOOL, GRIFFITH HIGH SCHOOL BEST SCHOOL THAT WE KNOW. ANNUAL STAFF PATROL BOYS Row 1. Clifford Blanchard, Larry Cremeens, Wayne Ready, Kenneth Butler, Kenneth Clark, Roger Beasley. Row 2. Richard Summers, Roger Gatlin, Gary Marion, Jon Caldwell, Jack Kenniger, Allen Greene, Jack Tay- lor, Eddie Zarndt, Mr. Machler, Director of Safety Patrol. Row 3. Gerald Hand, John Clark, Terry Noreus, Bob Preston, Tom Smith, Robert Mack, Raymond Roehrick. Row 4. Marvin Branch, Robert Muir, David Werth, Wm. Johnstone, Gale Riggle, Larry Morris, Herschel Lewis, John Pitt. Row 5. George Bobal, John Jones, Carl Zarndt, George Bredesen, Kenneth Baker, Jimmy St. Clair, Ronald Schuttrow, Jim Kinsey. In order to safeguard all the pupils from kindergarten through high school going to and from school it has been necessary to increase the number of patrol boys. Theirs is a work of service for both school and community. Several community organizations try to show their appreciation for this service by giving several special treats through- out the year. 80 GRADE 8 Row 1: Walter Anderson, Gary Argo, Dwane Austgen, Kenneth Baker, Roger Beasley, June Bossard. Row 2: George Bredesen, Shirley Brown, Kenneth Butler, Larry Butler, Kenneth Clark, Bill Cook. Row 3: Deanne Cooper, Sue D ' Angelo, Pat De Neal, Sandra Doan, Judith Edgar, Jerry Edwards. Row 4: Waldo Estrup.Mary Ann Gaynor, Beverly Graves, Fred. Haburay, John Jones, James Kinsey. Row 5: Donna Kats, Sandra Laviolette, Hershell Lewis, Eddie Lukas, Bob Mack, Billy Meyers. 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