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

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tech’s Back Row, left lo right: Robert Hill, Chester Rasala, Ted Pasyk, Stanley Shimala, Richard Haack, Edward Cieszkiewicz, Thomas Kovach. Middle Row: Robert Liming, Loyal Hettinger, Art Hilbrick, John Hmurovich, Richard Smith, Ray Chmielewski, Joe Brausch. Front Row: James Kowal, Martin Hlinka, Bernard Stolarz, Frank Skok, Earl Prater, Bill Vanes. baseball season Hammond Tech ' s baseba ll team lost the majority of their games this season. No win was chalked up until they met Hammond High and defeated them in a well fought game. The only other victory was over Catholic Central. The coach has had to experiment with quite a few new players because some of the regulars had to go to work. There are four remaining games to be played and the outcome is expected to be much better than the first half of the season. Some of the consistent hitters were: Captain Smith, the second baseman; Ted Paysk, outfielder who hit well until he had to quit school to go to work; Eddie Cieszkiewicz, Martin Hlinka, Chester Rasala and Ray Chiemelewski also hit well at times. The pitchers Bill Vanes and John Hmurovich pitched good ball all the time, but were victims of poor support. Only a few regulars are returning next year. golf The Golf team has had one of it ' s most successful seasons. Not being able to use W.cker Park for practice this season as it has in the past, the team played it ' s first match without any practice and lost to Lew Wallace. Using a vacant lot to get a little practice over the weekend they beat Thornton Fractional on Monday, May 1, and evened up with Lew Wallace on Tuesday by beating them. On Friday, May 5th, George Rogers C.ark was played and defeated at Burnham Woods. The match with Valparaiso was called off on occount of a heavy rain. George Rogers Clark was beaten again on Friday, May 12, and the team traveled to La Porte the next day to compete in the conference tournament. They settled things with Valparaiso by defeating them in the tournament, but finished sixth in the conference which was still in the upper half of the bracket. Playing Hammond High School at the Woodmar Country Club proved to be one of the closest matches of the year. Hammond High School won it at the last hole. A return match was played with Thornton Fractional and Tech won again. Of the seven matches played five were won, and two were lost. The Tech team was composed of John Grelak, Stanley Mareachen, John Kucer, Joe Kucer, Steve Zack and Steve Budnik.

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girls’ glee club Important among the numerous school activities is the Girls ' Glee Club of sixty-five members. Their uniforms of gold blouses and brown skirts emphasize the school colors. At least two semesters of general chorus are required before a girl is eligible for Glee Club. Only those whose voices are pleasing and who have acquired the ability to read music satisfactorily are accepted for membership. Music for their own enjoyment and for the pleasure of others is the first aim of the Glee Club. Their repertoire is chosen from the best in choral material. The Glee Club sings each year at the annual concerts of the school, the Spring All City Music Festival, Commencement and other places. For several years the girls have provided Christmas music for the Hammond Woman ' s Club. From the Glee Club, a small group of girls called the Special Chorus is chosen each year to sing when the entire group cannot appear. During the second semester a Mixed Chorus has been formed by combining the Glee Club with the Boys ' Chorus. This chorus also sang at the Spring Concert and All City Music Festival. Harriet Dudleston. Beginning at Top, left to right: Ethel Albright, Violet Allie, Audra Bennett, Edith Bicknell, Bernice Bonic, Mildred Borchert, Florean Bowman, Luella Buckler, Sophie Buras, Helen Burbick, Laura Buszkiewicz, Ruthanne Carr, Mary Cozad, Evelyn Cruse, Helen Czohara, Anne Demko, Harriet Dudleston, Agnes Eckert, Dorothy Edwards, Marian Evans, Elizabeth Fikter, Jereene Foreman, Betty Goodlander, Helen Grego, Eileen Hageman, Alice Hasselgren, Ruth Hasselgren, Betty Harper, Katherine Hegedus, Ruth Hesterman, Betty Hoff, Carole Howard, Jean Jachim, Rosamund Jackson, Catherine Knezevich, Margaret Koehler, Mary Kranjac, Clara Kwiatkowski, Rosalie Lancaster, Charlotte Lape, Sylvia Mezydlo, Irene Miller, Nathalie Miller, Josephine Murzyn, Edwardine Ohlschlager, Grace Prahlow, Maribelle Ramsey, Jeannette Reed, Ethel Rodda, Ruth Rutt, Eleanor Schaller, Esther Scher, Rose Schillow, Winifred Smith, Verna Stephano, Betty Turpin, Marjorie Walker, Dorothy Wassermann, Esther Wells, Florence Wilcox. 16