Hammond Technical Vocational High School - Chart Yearbook (Hammond, IN)

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CHESTER STEMPOWSKI Ambition: To be a banker. Nickname: “Chet.” “By the work one knows the workman. JOE MYERS Ambition: To sell buggy whips in Detroit. Nickname: “Horace.” “A genial disposition brings to its owner many friends.” FRANK EBLER Ambition: To be talkative like HER. Nickname :“ Dutch.” “Master of human destines am I. PAULINE RAUER Ambition: To be Sam Insull’s secre- tary. Nickname: “Paul.” “For her’s is the glory of a firm, capaci- ous mind. MR. F. E. BENSON Senior Adviser. “As true a friend, and companion And as perfect an adviser congenial as can a be found. •to 9 Senior Class Officers President John Carsman Vice-President Beulah Gilbert Sec.-Treas -Malcolm Garner Adviser F. E. Benson Seventeen

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JOHN CARSMAN Ambition: To be an aviator. Funnypaper: “Mac. We’re willing to bet, with the good Lord willin’ That he’ll do something yet.” RUBY MC MURRAY Ambition: To be a teacher. Nickname: “Toby.” Time and I wait for no man.” OLA LARSON Ambition: To be called Daddy. Funnypaper: “Texas Slim.” A smile for every boy, two for every girl.” EVELYN SCHROEDER Ambition: To be a master music teacher. Nickname: “Eve.” She speaks, behaves and acts like she ought.” CLARENCE MCCOY Ambition: To be a barber. Nickname: “Grizzly.” “Nearly all great men are dead — Indeed I feel ill myself.” MAXINE BARNHART Ambition: To be a boy. Funnypaper: “Tomboy Taylor.” Happy am I, from care I am free. Why aren’t you all content like me?” MAX SKINNER Ambition : To keep his Ford running. Funnypaper: “Moon Mullins.” “Greater men than I have lived, but I doubt it.” ETHEL COLE Ambition: To please Miss Eastwood. Nickname: “Effie.” A mind so happy, fair and bright. She pleased whomever she met.” MARENIS KANSFIELD Ambition : To be the second Lockhart of the track. Funnypaper: “Bunker Hill.” Hang sorrow, care would kill a cat. ELSIE ROSENAU Ambition : To be the most talkative girl. Nickname: “Essie.” For her’s is the charm of good sense.” Sixteen

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CLASS WILT, E, the Seniors of Technical High School of the City of Ham- mond, County of Lake, State of Indiana, in the year of 1928, being of sound mind and disposing memory, do hereby make, publish, and declare this our last will and testament, hereby re- voking all former wills, bequests and devises of whatever nature by us made. May it be remembered by all the dear ones we leave behind, that they may not take our actions as in absolute conformity to the rules and regulations of the aforesaid school. I. TO THE CLASSES: We give, devise and bequeath to the Juniors the long cherished and craved for title of “Tech Senior.” To the Sophomores we leave our sophistication, and ability to appear busy without actually doing any work. To the Freshmen we leave the privilege of dreaming of the day when they will be as important as we think we are. II. TO THE FACULTY: To the Faculty, as a body, we leave the privilege of entering into the “Seventh Heaven” because of our long delayed and hoped for departure. To Individual members of the Faculty: To Mr. Barrows a new Tech High School. To Miss Eikenberry the right to give seniors a “D” in English. To Mrs. Byers the right to teach Freshmen Sociology. To Mrs. Kieckheafer the privilege to tear up incorrect Math problems. To Miss Richman the right to be popular among her students. To Mr. Mead the right to keep all toys and trinkets which he collects from the Senior boys. To Miss Nixon a larger ‘ Nurse’s Room.” To Miss Lawler the right to take five lessons from every girl who fails in a Math test. To Miss Eastwood the privilege of chewing gum in her classes. To Miss Landon the right to keep the girls until 4:30. To Mr. Benson the right of finding a girl for any bashful Senior Boy. III. TO INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS : To Marie Adams, Bessie Stolts leaves her beautiful hand-carved toothpick. To Joe Carsmav, Burdette Fryer wills his modesty and good looks. To Audrey Tharpe, Pauline Rauer hands down her ability to break hearts providing she leaves the ONE and ONLY to himself. To Joe Zeller, Clarence McCoy leaves his whiskers. To Marie Littman, Vera Wolf leaves her daily visit to Hessville. To Helen Guess, Max Skinner doth hereby bequeath his love for Freshies. To Rae Blaemire, Ola Larson leaves his ability to be basketball Captain providing Rae sees Kate only twice a week. To Gwendolyn Roberts, Marguerite Bonar passes on her wonderful personality. To all Freshies, Verle Richter distributes his love of study. To Mildred Gregor, Stella Gregor grants her ability to get out of classes. Eighteen