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

Text from Pages 1 - 152 of the 1954 volume:

Hello! I ' m Bob Dolphin. As president of the Student Council for 1953-54, I feel f it a pleasure to give you a picture. fHE CHART . . . 1954 HAMMOND TECHNICAL VOCATIONA HIGH SCHOO HAMMOND TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL And it makes a beautiful picture —this building called Tech: buff brick generous glass windows modern design with one of the nation ' s clean- est communities for a back- drop. But the picture is not complete! The true view is gained only on the inside of the building since the real picture is one of 1 500 students engaged in a multitude of actviities: welding sewing writing reading discussing cheering playing dancing tumbling! You were the students! YOU WERE IN THE PICTURE!) CLASSES A reading of your favorite novel, an experiment in chemistry, a thoerem in geometry, a book case in woodshop, a dress in sewing— Your thoughts and actions generated the activity that brought you into that portion of the Tech picture called: CLASSES YOU PRACTICED LANGUAGE ARTS... Miss Couve ' s Freshman English class. WRITING... Vickie Koehler working on her assignment in Miss Couve ' s English class. Miss McCort ' s English VIII business letter writing class. Mrs. Parre and an English VIII class listening to their recordings. ...LISTENING AND SPEAKING Stella Silva making her speech, I Speak for Democ- racy during an assembly. She placed second in the Rotary contest. Margaret Augustine dis- cussing her winning speech, What America Means to Me with Stella Silva. A SOUTH KOREAN ORPHAN WAS IN THE PICTURE Three hundred Tech girls in 1953-54 were foster parents to Kim Yong Hi, a 6- year-old Korean War orphan. The girls, all in ten government, modern social problems, and history classes, adop- ted Kim. They contributed $15 a month for the year for her support. Kim Yong Hi was one of more than 100,000 war children in Korea separated from parents who were either killed by the enemy or lost in the confusion. The Foster Parent Association described Kim as a pretty child with bobbed raven hair and big black eyes, always bright and cheerful. The foster parents have sent clothing as well as a doll and photograph album for Kim. The sponsors of the adoption project were Miss Mildred Peehl and Mrs. Ethel Byrne. A committee organized to send a Christmas package for Kim. Standing: Barbara Rasmussen, Betty Darmofalski, and Lucy Falusi. Sitting: Yvonne Long, Doris Moore, and Marilyn Plaskett. Page 10 Some of the classes which included foster parents of Kim were: Miss Peehl ' s Modern Social Problems classes. and Miss Peehl ' s Government classes. Mr. Cohen from City Hal! spoke about the Health De- partment to Miss Peehl ' s gov- ernment classes. Page 1 1 Judge Tweedle speaking to a boys ' government class at City Hall. SOME OF YOU MADE TRIPS TO CITY HALL OR THE NATION ' S CAPITOL . . . WHILE Social Studies class with Mr. Donaldson as the instructor. Students who went to Washington, D. C. during the Easter holidays were: Front Row, Left to Right: Smith, Sprague, Bay, Alexander, Hays, Augustine, Kovach, Burton, Fentress. Row 2: Helfen, Kutzner, Beckwith, Mecyssne, Mauger, Cavanaugh, Warren, Eaton. Row 3: Timperley, Gladish, Dolphin, Hlatko, Robinson, Consoer, Lewry, Walker, Thompson. Row 4: Evans, Banks, Segally, Gora, Silva, Swing, Koch, Jewett. Back Row: Malacina, Batliner, Howard, Stirling, Hull, Barton, Marovich, Barche. 4 A boys ' geography class making a map study with Mr. Wiedman as the instructor. OTHERS STUDIED MAPS FOR IMAGINED TRAVEL Miss Moengen ' s geography class making relief maps of plaster. Page 13 YOU LEARNED CARE . . . Mr. Waite ' s Health and Safety Class. John Wiening, Don Jezuit, and Frank Paulson discussing a model of the brain. FOR AND A Home Management class doing a family scene, taught by Mrs. Kieckheafer. A display of the phases of home living constructed by Home Management classes taught by Mrs. Craig, Miss Daggert, and Mrs. Kieckheafer. Students of Miss Daggert ' s Home Mechanics class. Pat Ban is learning to fix a faucet. Page 14 Members of Miss Thomas ' s Home Nursing classes take one another ' s temperature and pulse rate — also make triangular bandages. YOUR HEALTH YOUR HOME Ik I - YOU COOKED AND WASHED A going away dinner by the ' Home Service classes for Miss Rybolt, who was taking leave of absence to go to the university. Lorraine Mazue and Pat Star ironing. Pat Star and Karen Boylan ironing and Madlyn Miller using the clothes dryer. Karen Boylan ironing and Madlyn Miller using the clothes dryer. Carolyn Dyer and Muriel Baird, second pic- ture, prepared the meal — while Joan Haddey and Sally Boggess, third picture, got stuck with the dishes. The dinner was served with manners and poise by Judy McGregor, fourth picture. Mrs. Helen Leuthold watches while Dana Drenstredt stirs steaming hot soup and Charlotte Grabara takes roast out of oven. Beverly Dutz serves pudding to Beverly Potts, who acts as patient during study on feeding the sick. Marie Bassett, Janet Smith, Yolanda Bassow and Gloria Cruz help serve the students and teachers who dine in the cafeteria. Pat McCarthy, Marilyn Harris, and Virginia Denny prepare food for girls in Mrs. Craig ' s Foods Class. Velvadean Fear, Gail Evans, Rebecca Reid, and Louise Warner practice luncheon procedure in Miss Roger ' s Foods Class. ■ Page 17 . . . AND YOU SAVED ON YOUR WARDROBE BUDGET . . . A The girls pictured are from all sewing classes. Each girl bought her own material and made the outfit that she is pictured modeling. Top Left: Iona Rhea, modeling rust corduory two piece suit. Top Center: Marion O ' Connor, modeling navy blue blouse. Top Right: Barbara Kovach, modeling black wool skirt. Center: Barbara Swisher, Nancy Haager, Joan Thielman using sewing machines. Bottom Left: Donna Naylor, modeling light blue skirt. Bottom Center: Judy Naugle, modeling plaid weskit, powder blue skirt, white dotted swiss blouse. Bottom Right: Dolores Pavich, modeling black velvet dress. Left: Carolyn Kay Harris, Marilyn May Harris, modeling brown and gold wool checked skirts. Mary Beres, Bette Steveson, Marlene Highsmith, Betty Bolling, Dolores Movalick, Donna Hanson of Intro- duction to Business. YOU TOOK DICTATION All jobs in Introduction to Business were designed to teach phases of business. First students in Miss Eastwood ' s shorthand class to pass their 100 W. P. M. speed test were Wanda Chapman, Sandra Carlson, Margaret Augustine, Mary Comer, and Barbara Malacino. Miss Eastwood is dictating. Miss Ritter ' s advanced typing tsudents. YOU TYPED AND Betty Kingery and Barbara Kovach greet Mrs. Rainey ' s personal secretary ' Darlene Hall, when they came in for interviews. Arlene Howard, Mary Bach, Wilma Johnston, Virginia Hays, and Donna Barche worked with Miss Couve as Library assistants. AND DO YOU REMEMBER OFFICE PRACTICE Office Practice girls were: Front Row: Anderson, Jusko, Johnston, Michals, Plaskett, Kingery. Row 2: Walker, Tombellini, Snodgrass, Chapman, Harris. Back Row: Sterling, Carlson, Stephenson. V Miss Dean ' s special filing assistants were Marian Sanchez, Eileen Jewett, Pat Dixon, Nancy Thompson. Mary Lou Brehmer and Pat Ban, bookkeeping students, who won awards, worked with Miss Hanlon on the Cafeteria books. ...CAFETERIA BOOKS . . . OR THOSE MACHINES IN MISS BOLD ' S ROOM? Glen Adams and Jesse Russell are examining a micrometer in Math. Shirley Davies at board in Algebra. Mr. Fuller was the instructor. YOU PUZZLED OVER NUMBERS AND ANGLES Tech Information — Neil Love, Edward Kiger, Joe Kubisz. Mr. Birkett ' s Sketching and Blue Print Reading class at work. Art Ryerson presents an experiment to the physics class instructed by Mr. Welty. . . . AND GENERATED ELECTRICITY IN PHYSICS . . . AND PRODUCED COKE IN CHEMISTRY Joseph Mikulski, and Ruddy • Comoro distilling alcohol. Robert Benoit and George Hinton making coke. Page 25 Ronald Berg at work on aviation project at Aviation Open House. Frank Clark, Edward Bilderbeck, Doyle Brown are checking RPM of auto engine. IF YOU WERE INCLINED . . . IN ONE OF Mr. Ford explains an airplane en- gine to parents at Aviation Open House. Page 26 MECHANICALLY YOU MIGHT BE THESE PICTURES John Djenka running a lathe in machine shop. Robert Wolanin, Don Corbin, Richard Adams, and Allen Saffrahn are demonstrating a sludge pulverizer made in machine shop. Page 27 Mr. Adaska with prize winning student Don Felty who made a drill press. Welding students, instructed by Mr. Flack, made bicycle racks for Hammond schools. YOU WORKED WITH METAL, Mr. Flack watches as a student uses a cutting torch. Mr. Burris ' s class surveys waste baskets they made for the school system. Mr. Ranney supervises the pour- ing of hot metal for castings. SOME PIPE, SOME WOOD. YOU HELD THAT POSE! AH! THE PICTURE IS GOOD! Mr. Zink ' s plumbing shop works on pipe fittings. Mr. Schultz ' s print shop working on routine jobs. Frank Longer, Jack Turner, Jerry Dalh. David Lee p, Lonny Porter work on industrial electric jobs. Jim Chambers is in background. Mr. Buehrle instructs his Electric Students. STRAIGHT LINES, LINES OF TYPE OR A PLAIN LINE, ELECTRICAL- OF COURSE, YOU HAD THEM! Mr. Schell ' s drafting shop gathers around Ronald Millies to view his draft- ing award from the Ford Industrial Arts Contest. ACTIVITIES New business! Differences resolved. The motion is made. The discussion, the vote, The motion carried —carried out respectfully by each member: A dance, a drive, a project given serious support by the student body. This discussion, decision, and support compose another share of the Tech picture: ORGANIZATIONS Clean Up Day Parade of 1953. FOR ... A MORE UNITED STUDENT BODY . . . Frank Urbanczyk, Joann Oldham, and Shirley Worwa got their picture taken by Hammond Times Photographer, Mr. Larry George. Nancy Mecyssne, Gail Logue, and Brent Sheiton are looking over lost and found articles. Junior Red Cross membership drive. -YOU SUPPORTED THE STUDENT COUNCIL Tom Meyer and Mary Ann Warren counting money collected for the Heart Fund. Page 35 J. R. C. girls visiting St. Margaret ' s Hospital with the book cart, which was made at Tech. Mr. Jaris and Pete Lenzo are pictured making a chest, which was filled with gifts for a school overseas. FAVORS FOR THE SICK; GIFTS FROM YOU AND J. R. C. members, Sally Slazyk and Mary McCullom, are visiting the children ' s ward at St. Margaret ' s Hospital. Page 36 Nut cups for St. Margaret ' s HosDital were made by these girls at Christmas. ME! A HEART THAT CARES: THE J. R. C. Junior Red Cross aftergame soc-hop. Darlene Hall, president of Y-teens, welcomes new members into Y-teens during a candlelight ceremony. Y-TEEN FORMALS... Bob Miller and Pat Granger have their picture taken while dancing at the Y-teen formal. Shirley Jo Parritt and friends decorate the Y-teen Christmas tree. Hl-Y EGG INITIATIONS... At the Y-teen formal, “Enchanted Evening. WHAT FUN! The oath of Hi-Y is being taken by new members. Mr. Richard Fuller demonstrating the egg initiation. Page 39 Fathers were invited to a dinner, which was held after the Hi-Y initiation. DO YOU REMEMBER? OR DO YOU BEING MONITOR, OR SAFETY Steve Southard and Ronnie Roderick stencil the fire extinguishers as a part of their Safety Council duties. A familiar sight: Chester Soltis, Ken Williams, and a sign. Mary Ann Jusko, Charmaine Schreech, Lena Lou Harris, and Rose Marie Ignas design and make their own jewelry. Milan Rancich and Robert Allen observe the art display. Page 40 REMEMBER AN ARTIST, PROJECTIONIST, ADVOCATE? Barbara Rasmussen and Margaret Augustine greet Miss Orpha Dean at the Indiana State Teachers ' Con- ference in Gary. Monitors who were on duty at the Indiana State Teachers ' Conference in Gary. Anthony Lach works the public address system for an assembly program. YOU MIGHT A JOURNALIST OR THE Beverly Hlatko and Jerry Moss plan the editorial page for the Tech Times. Another edition of THE TECH TIMES goes to press — Beverly Hlatko, Mrs. Margaret Mertens, Patricia Burton, Carolyn Lanear, Mary Jo Batliner, and Barbara Malacina. Page 42 HAVE WITH 1954 BEEN THE TIMES CHART Collecting subscriptions for the Chart. Mr. Fred Hopper, school treasurer, receiving money from Beverly Barton and La Vera Gillespie to take to the bank. Students looking at the Chart thermometer. Page 43 The cast of Mother Was a Freshman : standing— Mills, Perry, Hlatko, Rasmussen, Klaubo, Benoit, Williams, Hamm. Seated— Leets, Augustine, Batliner, Silva, Bellamy, Robinson, Urbanczyk. Loretta Robinson and Robert Benoit play Mother and Professor Michaels, the two leading parts in the play. ... OR YOU MIGHT HAVE BEEN AN ACTOR IN MOTHER WAS A FRESHMAN Robert Benoit, Loretta Robinson, George Bellamy and Mar- garet Perry shown in one of the scenes of Mother Was a Freshman . i Scene fronr, Act Three of Mother Was a Freshman. Stage Crew for Mo- ther Was a Freshman were: Beverly Hlatko, assistant director, Ed Bolling, John Rei ' be, Roseann Kovacik, Dud- ley McArthur. Alfred Mills, Charlotte Klanbo, Barbara Ras- mussen and Stella Sil- va in Act Two. Page 45 AND WHAT ABOUT THE CHRISTMAS PAGEANT? The Bunny Hop is popular, even in the Christmas program. Sandra Ladd, Joan Walker, LaVonne Ollis, Joyce Erb in a scene from the Christmas program. Thespians got awards for good work— Mrs. Lucille Parre, John Reibe, Ed Bolling, Carla Bieson, Loretta Robinson, Barbara Lor- rance. Ruby Luce, and Roseann Kovacic. Parades are welcomed, even in the Christmas program. Norman Zuvich, John Eppl, Gail Stocker, Jean Freeman, and Carmen Musser in scene from Father of the Bride. The band members are playing a Mexican number for the Winter Concert. Naugle, Perry, Sirbek, Witt, Gootee, Granger, Hart, and Falusi doing the Highland Fling at the Winter Concert. liilfSif Page 49 THE BAND Left to Right, Front Row: Gourley, Kretz, Segally. Martin, Witvliet, Keser, Chapman. Row 2: Kingery, Gora, Ewert, Kroll, Pieramico, Rohn, Pieramico, Moore, Post, Yates, Gladish, Ryan. Row 3: Kovach, Jackson, Mulvilhill, Arnold. Bruce, Young, Ford, Simkins, Reome, Davis, Knoph, Parritt, Miller, Kidd, Ostapchuk, Wiers, Sutton, Gladish. Back Row: Erb, Fontaine, Kiser, Timperly, Brown, Heim, Meadows, Lawson, Lynk, Aller, Brumfield, Thorek, Adams, Badgley. Back Row ' Standing): Bopp, Kreiler, Mitchell, Dec, Galinsky, Krown, Mr. Robinson, Mr. Michaels. Tommy Grant and horns. MAJORETTES Venetia Podgorny, Beverly Daumer, Wanda Chapman, Joan Marovich, Kathleen Keys. % «■� t f GLEE CLUB Front Row, Left to Right: Tussey, Figely, Hansen, Sirbek, Clark, Musser, Anderson, Swing, Bukowski. Row 2: Bolling, Hart, Davies, Brown, Fear, Evans, Hayes, Ortega. Row 3: Jasinski, Smith, Naugle, Falusi, Tolle, Milligan, Beckwith, Roper. Row 4: Clemens, Fentress, Burgess, Larson, Banks, Sanger, Hammond, Cavanaugh, Duncan. Row 5: Wilczynski, Alexander, Brown, Bartlett, Consoer, Strode, Homrich, Evans, Wilson. Row 6: Dymora, Owczarzak, Duke, Kurzeja, Richardson, Hall, Witt, Elkins, Hudspeth. Back Row: Puskis, Archambeault, Mroz, Valandingham, Warkentir., Sabinski, Fenstermacher, Burton, Kubisz. MIXED CHORUS Front Row: Dillon, Kotul, Ignarski, Holloway, Hedrick, Davis, Glaze, Mecyssne. Row 2: Kowiatkowski, Cox. Row 3: Wesly, Mar!ett, Cieszkiewicz. Row 4: Fields, Turner, Klasik, Tebodo. Row 5: Rose, Winkler, O ' Dea, Boswell, Purkey, Blackstone, Hays, Myres. Row 6: Metzlus, Bennett, Peterson, Luther, Sil- va, Smith, Kutzner. Back Row: Hinton, Zuvich, Jacobsma, Betit, Novak, LaFord, Williamson, Rassumson, Hartz. TECH CHOIR Front Row: Granger, Parker, Halajcsik. Row 2: Companion, Tharp, Snodgrass. Row 3: Gootee, Ribicki, Barche. Row 4: Hull Natzke, Warren. Row 5: Beatty, Jezuit, Plaskett. Row 6: Armstrong, Weaks, Harvey. Row 7: Roper, Robinson, Long. Row 8: Spence, Brici, Spewiak. Row 9: Minch, Reed, Perry. Row 10: Cooke, Thrall, Moore. Row 11: Johnsen, Stirling, Smith, Duykers, Cox, Robinson, Rasmussen, Leets, Comer. Row 12: Abell, Snedecor, Corbin, Klaubo, Outler, Fentress Patrick, Certa, Anderson. Back Row: Zambo, Campbell, Winkler. noontime chorus Front Row: Hall, Bly, Void, Oakley, Parker, Arron, Hays, Tharp, Yeagley, Cox. Row 2: Abell, Weak, MacArthur, Ramirez, Begler, Hartz. Row 3: Link, Valdiz, Outler, Seifert, Clark, Brown, Trump, Reid. Row 4: Brici, Blad, Juricic, Hindon, Zuvich, Hinton, Rodencic, Mocewicz, Booth, Thrall. Back Row: Housen. Bellam y, Abell. Wiggins, Sackville, Burbridge, Millies, Anderson, Certa, Millies. GIRLS ' CHORUS Front Row. Left to Right: Markstone, Campbell, Morrison, McCullom, Grabara, Lukowski, Darmafalski, Gonsiorowski, Marley, Campbell. Row 2: Ryan, Jenkins, Champion, Leon, McCann, Cathcart, Prange, Holland, Kunde. Row 3: Doeing, Dodson, Dumler, Corbett, Radford, Williams, Whitely, Sajdyk. Row 4: McCrony, Mendel, Trentowski, Trentowski, Cable, Loy, Hobbic, Bailey, Skilling. Row 5: Alyea, Dolan, Fanton, Pommerville, Keyes, Alexander, Cooke, Topa, Brazeil. Row 6: Westerfield, Drenulc, Bozack, Viland, Anderson, Overack, Step- then, Fines. Row 7: Whittier, Petkowski, Lenick, Brumley, Davies, Derflinger, Der- flinger, Arrigo. Row 8: Harrison. Juhasz, Krol, Frink, Shavey, Johnson. Martens, Roman. Row 9: Brokowsky, Kaszuba, Reed, Farmer, Klein, Johnson. Underwood, Vavrek. Page 55 BOYS ' CHORUS Front Row, Left to Right: Trump, Kubicz, Pruitt, Oiler, Kirk. Hall, Hartman, Bly, Robertson. Row 2: Maynere, Yeheley, Valdez , Ashley, Hawkins, Radencic, Pawlus, Blank, Szymanski, Kiger. • Back Row: Link. McCarter. Gorondi, McWilliams, Gnedecor, John- son, Brown, Outler. CHORALETTES Front Row: Beatty, Tolle, Harvey, Goo- tee, Granger, Comer. Back Row: Elkins, Duykers, Minch, Eaton, Boyd. TUNESMITHS. Left Row, top to bottom: Ribicki, Reed, Certa, Ferree. Right Row: Parker. Brici, Abell, Beavers. Miss Virginia Volkman, choral director. Winners in the solo contest: Donna Barche, Loretta Robinson, Virga Sanger, John Thrall, Louis Gorondi, Shelba Gourley. The accompanist is Margaret Augustine. BAND AND CHORAL WRITE-UPS BAND The Tech Band faculty sponsors were Mr. Arnold Robinson and Mr. Micheals. Award winning band members were: Wanda Chap- man, outstanding senior, and Shelba Gourley, 1st place clarinet soloist in the District Contest and 2nd place in the State Contest. The Band participated in the following events: home football games, Music Festival, solo contests, and Winter and Spring Concerts. They also marched in the follow- ing parades: Memorial Day, Loyalty Day, and Clean Up. A picnic for the members was held at the end of the year. CHORALETTES A select ensemble of twelve girls, called the Choral- ettes, chosen by tryout on their ability to be part singers and good sight readers. The Choralettes won first place in its division in the Northern Indiana Vocal Contest. Their entertainment was enjoyed at the Junior-Senior Party, Human Relations Program, and the Winter Concert. TUNE-SMITHS For the third year, the Tune-Smiths have won first place in the Northern Indiana Vocal Contest. As a public relations group, they sang for any or- ganization in the community that asked for entertain- ment. They were requested to sing at the Presbyterian Circle, Junior-Senior Party, Senior Party, Human Rela- tions Program, Hoosier Bank, and at Minas. BOYS ' NOON CHORUS The Boys ' Noon-Time Chorus meet three times a week during lunch hour. Any boy interested in singing could join this group. The chorus participated in the Christmas program. Spring Concert, Music Festival, exchange program, and the Winter Concert. GIRLS ' CHORUS The Girls ' Chorus was opened to any girl who want- ed vocal music. Girls from this group were picked for advancement into Tech Glee Club. During the year, they participated in the Christmas program. Spring Concert, Music Festival, Winter Con- cert, and Commencement. BOYS ' CHORUS The Boys ' Chorus was a training group for the Choir and Mixed Chorus. Any boy who wanted vocal music was able to join. During the year, this group of boys participated in the Christmas program. Spring Concert, Music Festival, exchange program, and Winter Concert. MIXED CHORUS As a training group for the Glee Club and Choir, the Mixed Chorus was open to selected boys who had chorus and to any girl who desired vocal music. During the year the group sang in the Christmas program. Spring Concert, Music Festival, and the Winter Concert. TECH GLEE CLUB The most advanced all girls ' singing group was the Tech Glee Club. They sang at the following events: Human Relations Program, Commencement, Christmas program, Spring Concert, Music Festival, exchange program, caroling, and Winter Concert. TECH CHOIR The Tech Choir is the most advanced music group at Tech. It consists mainly of juniors and seniors. The Choir participated in the following: Christmas program. Great Lakes Concert, Women ' s club programs, Spring Concert, Hammond Clean-up Program, Music Festival, exchange program, caroling, and the Winter Concert. Page 57 STUDENT COUNCIL Front Row: Abell, Mrs. Byrne, Carrol, Oldham, Davies, Horn- rich, Roeper, Granger, Lenzo, Augustine, Dolphin. Row 2: Haley, Fentress, Naugle, Falusi, Duykers, Krownland, Hlatko, Warren, Hart, Gilles- pie, Boyda. Row 3: Blummer, Sutton, Helfen, Bach, Comer, Archambeault, Worwa,- Tribble, Ferree, Ur- banczyk, Millies. Row 4: Smith VII, Lach, Tsalickis, LaFontaine, Sheldon, Mace- wicz, Flemming, Ford, Porter, Russnogle. Back Row: Good, Brown, Meyer, Hopper, Abbott, Bolling, Wahl, Me cyssne, Logue, Mr. R. M. Wilson. JUNIOR RED CROSS Front Row: Hunter, Kingery, Mar- ovich, Parritt, Dulijan, Zust. Row 2: Stickel, Young, Weak, Wanicki, Ostopchuk, Borbely, Kovach. Row 3: Comer, Leets, Slazck, Cruz, Boswell, Blanchard, Lu- ther, Bolling. Row 4: Good, Holland, Harris, Ellis, Topa, Cuzkawiez, Derma falski. Row 5: Lamberson, Thompson, Warkenten, Brown, Johnson, Markley, McCollum, Fontaine, Row 6: Hanlon, Natzke, Lovett, Hartz, Siurek, Paulson, Lenzo. Szyzanki, Dec. Y-TEENS Front Row: Beckwith, Davies, Hart. Collins, Hlatko, Moore, Mudd. Riebe, Brown, Clemens, Bach, Barton, Hull, Mrs. Wood. Row 2: Ruttledge, Comer, Mc- Clure, Camp, Dance, Naylor, Adams, Jackson, Shaffer. Warner, Bunch, DeMaris, Bon- ham, Moore, Falusi. Row 3: Batliner, Malacina, Fields, Woods, Ham, Stephenson. Holtz, Immig, Imrich, Smith, Musser, Tussey, Francoeur, Bos- well, Gonsiorowski. Row 4: Alexander, Luce, Held, Hanrath, Martin, Irvin, Goeb, Bennett, Lambert, Wisniweski, Owczarzak, Urbanczyk, Helf- en, Baird. Row 5: Underwood, Vaerek, An- derson, Milligan, Lorance, Mc- Clure, Brehmer, Vincent, Teel, Starr, Carroll, Koch, Parritt, Cieszkiewicz. Row 6: Farmer, Wilczyrski, Kur zeja, Owczarzak, Burnes, Brad- ly. Ban, Glaze, Kwiatkowski, Myres, Myres, Rennington, Horn. Back Row: K. Carroll, B. Carroll, Lyon, Miller, Warkentine, Cline, Ekstrom, Black, Sadler, Mc- Donald, Morrison, Gram, Betu- stok, Anderson . Hl-Y Front Row, Left to Right: Swisher, Boyd, Good, Beyler, Bellamy, Burbridge, Johnson, Tsalickis, Woodworth, Nordyke, Mr. Rudd. Row 2: Mr. Fuller, Long, Mills, Orth, Dolphin, Chadwickn, Chapin, Halfacre, Barzycki. Back Row: Waldron, Hudspeth, Brici, Kitteff, Robinson. STUDENT COUNCIL The purpose of the Student Council is to enable the student body to participate in conducting ex- tracurricular activities, to establish a more united student body, to promote school spirit, and to set up such regulations as necessary to carry out these principles. Student Council activities included; soc-hop after the East Chicago Roosevelt game, a dress dance April 23, assembly September 16 to wel- come the new students, P.-T. A. Membership Drive, collections for Community Chest, March of Dimes, Heart Fund, jelly for Knightstown, and a Christmas gift for the Orphanage consisting of $29.00. Committees of the Student Council were; sug- gestion box, merit and awards, public relations, and projects. JUNIOR RED CROSS Tech J. R. C. was composed of two representa- tives elected by the students of each advisory. Any student can join by making a voluntary con- tribution or by assisting in a J. R. C. project or activity. Miss Evanoflf, Miss Hanlon and Mr. Flack were the sponsors for 1953-54. Projects for the year were: Membership Drive,- Gift Chest, made by Mr. Jaris ' wood shop and filled with school and health supplies donated by the students; holiday nut cups and favors, made for institutions and hospitals; an Afgan, knitted for Beatty Memorial Hospital; Snow Flake Swirl, a dance to raise funds for needy children, and the April Spring Party. Y-TEENS The Y-Teens were a service organization for girls; any girl at Tech could join. Activities for the year 1953-54 included the annual formal, Y-Teen Tea, initiation of new mem- bers, and a roller skating party. A basket of food for a needy family also was collected at Christmas time. Hl-Y The Hi-Y strove to create, maintain, and extend high standards of Christian character in the school and community. Among the services rendered by the club were: assistance at the Hammond Music Festival, and posters calling attention to the importance of high moral and Christian standards. Representatives attended two conference meet- ings in Indiana. The mothers were guests of honor at the initia- tion ceremony and dinner in May. The fathers were guests at xi similar meeting in December. STUDENT COUNCIL Standing: Paul Rosenau, vice-president; Pete Lenzo, treasurer Seated: Bob Dolphin, president; Margaret Augustine, secretary RED CROSS OFFICERS Standing, Left to Right: Betty Kingery, secretary; Tom Ford, vice-president; Ronald Hunter, treasurer Sitting: Yvonne Long, second vice-president; Barbara Kovach, president Y-TEENS OFFICERS Standing, Left to Right: Wanda Brown, social chairman; Mary Bach, secretary Sitting: Juanita Clemens, treasurer; Darlene Hull, president; Beverly Barton, vice-president Hl-Y OFFICERS Jerry Swisher, president; George Bellamy, sgt.-at-arms, Jim Boyd, vice-president; John Gladish, treasurer,- Lloyd Beyler, secretary Page 59 SAFETY COUNCIL Front Row: Crawford, Kotell, Purkey, Swisher, Mitchell, Love, Wiess, Sieb. Row 2: Darmofolski, Holland, Burton, Drummond, Martens, Juhasz, Schiltz. Row 3: Tharp, Hartz, Halfacre, Nordyke, Chnielewski, Kruger, Mazur, Holland. Row 4: Lovatt, Longer, Keys, Conway, Hansen, Kissee, Lach, Abell. Back Row: Cox, Meyers, Millies, Tribble, Weaks, Wilson. GEOGRAPHY CLUB Front Row, Left to Right: Galiano, Smithers, Bassow, Carolyn Har- ris, Marilyn Harris, Hoddy, Earle. Row 2: Krown, Mazur, Mazur, Scurlock, Dyer, Jones, Miss Moengen. Row 3: Zimont, Urbanczyk, Hough, Dash, Smith, Mulvihill, Schiltz. Back Row: Beison, Basz, Vincent, Haager, Wisniewski, Sprague, Tokarz. MONITORS Sitting, Left to Right: Bach, Snod- grass, Clemens, Rasmussen, Carlson, Worwa, Plaskett, Har- vey, Malacina, Moore. Standing: Robinson, Eaton, Aug- ustine, Harris, Stirling. VISUAL AIDS Front Row, Kneeling: Paradise, Rynehammer, Coners, Mickelin. Back Row, Sitting and Standing: Fleming, Tucker, Jackson, Ser- tic, Cox, Abbott, Macewicz, Lach. SAFETY COUNCIL The purpose of the Safety Council was to make Tech ' s shops safer and to prevent small unneces- sary accidents. The Safety Council installed and maintained fire extinguishers in the school rooms and shops, gave first aid, made out accident and monthly safety reports and put up safety posters. GEOGRAPHY CLUB The Geography club of Hammond Tech was organized last year to promote interest in geo- graphic activities. Club activities for 1953-54 were: a trip to visit the Art Institute and to see the Robe ; a Christmas Party at Marlene Smith ' s home; collec- tion and delivery of clothing to the Bethany Home for Children; the viewing of slides on Northeastern U. S. shown by Miss Moengen; a trip to visit the Fields ' Museum and to see Walt Disney ' s The Living Desert ; and the viewing of slides taken by Mrs. Parre of her trip to Europe. MONITORS The Monitor Club was an honorary club con- sisting of junior girls. They were chosen by their classmates according to good scholarship, depend- ability, and a sense of responsibility. Duties of the Monitors for 1954 were to help keep the cafeteria line moving smoothly, to aid in the flow of traffic through halls, and to guide visitors around the school. The Monitors this year also ushered at the Indiana Teacher ' s Association Conference that was held in Gary. On duty the girls wear brown and gold arm bands. VISUAL AIDS The fourteen projectionists ' jobs consisted of running seven audio-visual machines. The machines used were: a 16mm. sound pro- jector, a slide projector, an opaque projector, a tape recorder, a visual cast overhead projector, a phonograph, and the public address system. Their other duties were to check films in and out, oil the machines, and set up machines in classrooms. SAFETY COUNCIL Tom Meyer, vice-president; Marilyn Harris, secretary; Dick Abell, president GEOGRAPHY CLUB OFFICERS Left to Right: Marlene Smith, president; Karen Schiltz, vice-president; Carol Dash, treasurer,- Kathy Elman, secretary MONITOR OFFICERS Left to Right: Tommie Eaton, co-captain; Lena Lou Harris, secretary-treasurer,- Margaret Augustine, captain Page 61 DRAMA CLASS Front Row: Meacham, Hensley, Worwa, Bach, Ollis. Row 2: Kulda, Loch, Kavacik, Thompson, Carlin, lewandow- ski, Boyian, Mazur, Mrs. Parre. Row 3: Holland, Westocott, Rie- be, Arthur, Banoszak. Row 4: Helfen, Walker, Seeds, Borem. Row 5: Crum, Riebe, Paprocki, Lorance. Back Row: Wahl. Means, Nelson LITTLE THEATER Front Row: Hlatko, Robinson, Phillips, Luce, Bieson, Lorrance, Ladd, Carlin. Row 2: Meacham, Gray, Howell, Erb, Kovacik, Anderson, Mrs. Parre. Row 3: Riebe, Hull, Barton, Dun- can, Helfen, Kingery. Back Row, Standing: Bach, Riebe, Ryerson, Bolling, Weak, Mac- Arthur, Brodovitz, Baneszak, Johnson, Holland. THESPIANS Front Row: Mills, Riebe. Row 2: Weak, Ketchum. Row 3: Robinson, Luce, Lawrence, Bieson. Back Row, Standing: Mrs. Parre, Bolling, Worwa. TECH TIMES STAFF Seated: Hlatko, Batliner, Mala- cina, Taylor, Mrs. Mertens. Standing: Krewson, Meyer, Blank, Fidler, Markstone. DRAMA CLASSES The play given April 26 through April 30 for the American Childhood Education Organization was The Emperor ' s New Clothes. Twenty-one performances were given for grade school children throughout the city. The drama course included the following: pan- tomine, voice and diction, characterization, funda- mentals of play productions, stage design, scene building and painting, lighting, make-up, costum- ing, radio drama, listening to and evaluating speeches, plays heard on T.V. or on the radio, and acting. LITTLE THEATER The object of the Little Theater was to further an interest in and an appreciation for good theater; to help the student develop poise, clear- cut enunciation, and develop an awareness of the world about him which will help him interpret a part; to learn to give and accept criticism wisely; to develop an understanding of his fellow-man. Activities for 1953-54 were: three theater par- ties, Oklahoma , Wish You Were Here , and Time Out For Ginger ; The group presented a three-act play for the student body in May, also participated in the Christmas program for the P. T. A. Little Theater meetings were held every Wednesday. THESPIANS The National Thespian Society was an honor- ary society which was open to students who have done 100 hours of work outside of school hours on a production. Each year a Thespian must earn at least 10 hours in order to stay eligible for mem- bership. Tech ' s troupe number is 1215. Meetings were held the first Tuesday of each month. Students initiated in 1953-54 were: Kovacik, Bolling, Lorance, Luce, Biesen, and Riebe. Other members were: Mills, Worwa, Robinson, and Weak. TECH TIMES Once every three weeks the Tech students re- ceived a copy of their high school newspaper The Tech Times. The newspaper contained news of school events that had taken place and informa- tion about coming events such as dances, athletic events, concerts, assembly programs, and class projects. It attempted to reflect the life of the students. The paper was written and typed by members of the staff and mimiographed with the help of the commercial department. A staff of competent seniors were responsible for the editing of the stories and a staff of begin- ners was trained to produce The Tech Times for next year. TECH LITTLE THEATER OFFICERS Arthur Ryerson, vice-president; John Riebe, president, Ed Bolling, treasurer; Mary Bach, secretary THESPIANS OFFICERS Shirley Worwa, president; Al Mills, vice-president; Ed Bolling, treasurer; Ruby Luce, recorder Barbara Lorance, secretary; TECH TIMES EDITORS Dorothy Taylor, typing editor; Mary Jo Batliner, feature editor; Barb Malacina, editor-in-chief; Beverly Hlatko, co-editor Page 63 CHART STAFF Eileen Jewett, Sally Krownland, Lena Lou Harris, Rose Mary Koch. Page 64 Front Row: Bender, Tharp, Haley, Mr. Clyne, Wilkins, Gerike. Back Row: Dixon, Hudspeth, Barton, Hopper, Gillespie, Mauger, Juhasz, Bakota. WE PUT THE CHART OUT You Were In The Picture was the theme tor the 1954 Chart. The Chart staff chose the theme to emphasize the school spirit and enthusiasm of the student body in school work, activities, and sports. The editorial staff was headed by LaVera Gillespie, editor-in-chief; Sharon Hudspeth, man- aging editor; Harold Gerike, photography and art editor; Beverly Juhasz, activities editor; James Hopper, sports editor; Marcella Bakota, class edi- tor; Beverly Kiger and Ted Wilkins, editorial assis- tants. On the business side, Beverly Barton was busi- ness manager, with Lois Mauger as bookkeeper and Pete Certa as business assistant. Advertising salesmen were: Rosemary Koch, Lena Lou Harris, Eileen Jewett, Charles Tharp, Roman Bender, Sally Krownland. Agents who sold Charts in advisories were: Marvin Luchene, Lois Harvey, Tom Meyer, Lonnie Porter, Cecilia Anderson, Maurice Rinehammer, Margaret Hart, William Brehmer, Ken Tucker, Joe Atkinson, George Abbott, Marilyn LaNear, Larry Beavers, Alice Consoer, Pat McCambridge, Sandy Tribble, Rose Champion, Doyle Brown, Joyce Archambeault, Anthony Lach, Donna Hansen, Ralph Rossnogle, Shirley Davies, Erna Lee Helfen, George Blummer, Eunice Johnson, Lloyd Good, Mary Ann Warren, Sharon Duykers, Nelda Fen- tress, Judy Naugle, Beverly Juhasz, Lucy Falusi, Donna Wahl, Bob Haley, Sally Krownland, Pat Granger, Ronald Millies, James Hopper, Brent Shelton, Frank Macewicz, Dick Abell, Nancy Me- cyssne, Harold Gerike, Shirley Worwa, Bill Boyaa, Charles Tharp, Clarence Fleming. The staff and sponsor, Mr. K. E. Clyne, grate- fully acknowledge the excellent co-operation of the King Publications Incorporated, and Bodie Photographers, as well as the mem bers of Ine school faculty. LaVera Gillespie, editor-in-chief Beverly Barton, business manager Sharon Hudspeth, managing editor SPORTS A basket. a cheer. groans. and hoarse throats! A workout, some words from the coach and the picture is complete: SPORTS FOOTBALL Top Row: SCHMIGIEL URBANCZYK FORD, Captain SHIKE TIMKO BROWN End End Halfback Halfback Fullback Halfback Senior Senior Senior Senior Senior Senior 165 lbs. 153 lbs. 157 lbs. 157 lbs. 184 lbs. 174 lbs. Bottom Row: FEHLBERG ROWE BURNETT KOONCE SMITH COACH CARLSON Center Tackle Tackle Guard Guard Junior Senior Senior Senior Junior 195 lbs. 203 lbs. 186 lbs. 142 lbs. 162 lbs. WE WANT A TOUCHDOWN! Ken Williams, Pete Lenzo, and Boyd Strong were managers for the foot- ball team. Ronnie Long puts in a yell for team Coach Hoemann puts a punch in for the team while setting on sidelines. while talking to school assembly. BASKETBALL Top Row: BRADLEY BAFIA ROSENAU, co-captain Senior Junior Senior Forward Guard Guard 5 ' 10 5 ‘ 9 5 ' 9 Bottom Row: BURNETTE PURKEY DEMAS Senior Junior Junior Center Forward Guard 6 ' 1 5 ' lOVi 5 ' 10 SMITH VI MILLER BREHEMER, co-captain Senior Senior Senior Forward Forward Guard 6 ' 0 5 ' 1 1 5 ' 10 SMITH VII JOHNSTON CARLEY Junior Sophomore Junior Guard Center Guard 5 ' 10 6 ' 5 5 ' 8 A FIGHTING TEAM, SAID COACH BIRKETT VARSITY BASKETBALL SCHEDULE 1953-54 Nov. 25 — Michigan City 48 77 Nov. 27 — Bishop Noll 46 70 Dec. 1 — Morton 37 56 Dec. 4 — Whiting 27 37 Dec. 11 — Valporaiso 48 53 Dec. 12 — Thornton Fractional 46 44 Dec. 17 — Crown Point 44 56 Dec. 30 — (Holiday Tourney) Jan. 3 — Clark 38 40 Jan. 5 — Bishop NgJI 42 70 Jan. 8 — Horace M ' ffn - � - 29 36 Jan. 12 — Emerson 39 72 Jan. 15 1— E. C. Roosevelt 42 56 Jan. 19 — Lew Wallace 35 56 Jan. 22 — E. C. Washington 37 54 Jan. 26 — Clark 46 50 Jan. 29 — Froebel 47 60 Feb. 5 — Hammond High 46 72 Feb. 12 — Tolleston 44 55 Feb. 13 — Mishawaha 50 80 Feb. 19 — Gary Roosevelt 49 53 Feb. 24 — Sectional Page 72 Tumbling team, coached by Mr. Carlson, performed for P. T. A. meeting. THEN THERE WAS BASEBALL, GOLF, WRESTLING, TOO Golf team practiced indoors on rainy days. Bill McCullock and Harry Colias being coached on baton passing by Mr. Bereolos. Page 74 Eugene Mandzij won first place in Tri-City mile and half meet for Cross Jerry Reeves against a boy from Reavis, Illinois. It ' s Jerry on top. Country. TENNIS, TRACK X-COUNTRY . . . Jerry Homrich watches while Bob Miller gets set for overhead smash. Ken Williams selling gym suit to Boyd Strong. Sales were sponsored by the Tennis team. Pat Conley practicing at Hammond High field winds up for a pitch. Page 75 VARSITY FOOTBALL Front Row, Left to Right: Urbonczyk, Shike, Fehlberg, Timko, Brown, Ford, Purkey, Rowe, Burnette, Smith, Schmigel. Row 2: Russnogle, Adams, Gieselman, Porter, Settlemoir, Bafia, Helm, Foster, Long, Preda. Bock Row: Lenzo, manager, Hudspeth, Strong, manager. Conn, Halon, Clark, Boyda, Hussey, Nystrom. Carley, Koonce. VARSITY BASKETBALL 1953-54 Front Row, Left to Right: Corley, Bafia, Demas, Rosenau, Brehmer, Smith, Bradley. Back Row: Rosenau, Prugh, manager. Smith VI, Burnette, Johnston, Purkey, Miller, Coach Birkett. Co-captai� is were Rosenau and Brehmer. Page 76 FRESHMAN FOOTBALL Sitting: Word, Zlatarich. KitYell, Crosek, Fuller, Bukow- ski, Finke, Kennedy, Zaluckip, Olson. Row 2: Mr. Bereolus. Rincon, Frye, Taleja, Armstrong, Ruttledge, Capt. Richardson, Folta, Harwood, Davis, Urbanczyk, Boren. Dillon. Back Row: Manager Leasure, Manager Williams, Pem- ent, Hendrix, Szabo, Abel, DeRold, Gorondi, Travis, Hurley, Wilson, Harvey. B-TEAM BASKETBALL Front Row: R. Boyda, Gradigo, W. Boyda, Hussey, Warner, Coach Bereolos. Row 2: Stempkoski, Feldberg, Paulson, Rau, Bildervick, Leasure. Back Row: Tsalikus, Newton, R. Brown, L. Brown, Big- gerstaft. FRESHMAN BASKETBALL Front Row: Co!gen, Cappuzzi, Richardson, Crosek, Olson. Back Row: Folta, Harwood, DeRolf, Urbancyk, Monta- gue, Wilson, Coach Waite. TENNIS Front Row: Homrich, Adney, Mel- ton, Schillo. Back Row: Kennedy, Smith VI, Miller, McCullough, Stinbeck, Coach Parson. VARSITY CROSS-COUNTY Front Row, Left to Right: Zlatar- ich, Raduski, Hudak, Prugh, manager. Back Row: Coach Birkett, Szan- ski, McGill, Bukowski, Mandzij. FROSH-SOPH CROSS-COUNTY Front Row, Left to Right: Briet- zke, Hlatko, Lovely, Ramierez, Jackson, Halfacre. Back Row, Left to Right: Stupeck, Walker, Crowell, Brown, New- ton, Clark, Sulak. BASEBALL Front Row: Zuvich, Zussman, Halfarea, Halon, Gavorvich, Griffith, Petrasich. Row 2: Hall, Boggess, Eriks, Chrisulaky, Conley, Deroff, Gragido. Back Row: Weak, manager, Ab- bott, Settlemoir, Albin, Rose- nau, Boge, Newton, Purkey, Coach Waite. VARSITY TRACK Front Row: Wilson, Stemkoski, Warner, Hussey, Preda, Mand- zij. Miller. Row 2: Timko, Stribling, Ford, Brown, Russnogle, McCullogh. Back Row: Coach Bereolos, Hu- dak, Adams, Homrick, McGill, Nystrom, Coach Jefjack. FROSH-SOPH TRACK Front Row: Wilson, Stemkoski, Richardson, Crosek, Paulson, Preda, Earl, latrides. Row 2: Kish, Frazer, Pondo, Black, Warner, Mandzij, Hus- sey, Nystron. Row 3: Demet, Williams, Kittle, Ramsay, Zaluski, Zlatrich, Coach Jefjack. Row 4: Okaly, Hlatko, Zual, Ward, Volkman, Leasure. Back Row: Potsky, Good, Chaney. TECH ' S SPORTS STORY FOR 1953-54 VARSITY FOOTBALL The 1953 season was a dismal one, said Coach Carlson, hut the outlook for 1954, ' 55, and ' 56 was a bright one, if Varsity could look to a promising ' 53 Frosh team for future good material. The 1953 Varsity record: two wins and seven losses. The team ' s chances were hurt early in August when Demas, Settle- moir, Gragido, and Black were lost to the team because of injuries. The Tigers started fast against Morton, beating them with ease, 39-7. Against Muncie, it was Muncie ' s game, 26-18. Tech outgained Hammond High 330 yards to their 120 but lost 8-0 on an interceotion. After losing to Roosevelt 38 to 7. the team came back to outlast Horace Mann, 21-13, with Brown scoring all three touchdowns on long runs. Washington mauled us 54-7 before we lost to Clark 14-12. The Clark game was one of the best of the season, said Coach Carlson, with Ford scoring both Tech touchdowns. Emerson won, 26-13, and Tech lost a heartbreaker to Thornton Fractional, 13-6. Ford and Brown were considered by coaches and opposing players as two of the best halfbacks in the Region. Ford was elected most valu- able to his team. FRESHMAN FOOTBALL The 1953 Hammond Tech freshman football team completed a nine game schedule with a highly regarded 7-2 record. The young Tigers, coached by George Bereolos, tied with Morton and Hammond High for championship honors in the City League. After losing its opener to Crown Point 6-0, the Tigers fashioned a three game win streak before losing to Morton 13-6. Falling to the Brown and Gold were Thornton Fractional 24-0; Munster 39-6, and Irving 19-0. The city champ co-holders then proceeded to edge Clark 7-0; out- last Hammond High 12-6; brush aside Roosevelt 15-12; and defeat a previously undefeated Washington eleven 13-7. The rhinies then colla- borated with the sophomores to whip a strong Thornton Fractional team 13-12. VARSITY BASKETBALL Coach Lou Birkett said, Lack of height was a great handicap to the 1953-54 Varsity Basketball Team. Even though the season did not turn out very well, most of the games were well contested but lack of height proved too costly for us. The season record was one won and twenty-one lost. Team backing also suffered, but started to pick up toward the end of the season. Coach Birkett added. Over 1000 attended the Sectional. Most teams that lost as many games would have given up, but these boys kept on fighting until the end, Coach Birkett concluded. B-TEAM BASKETBALL The season of 1953-1954 brought seven victories against eleven defeats for the Hammond Tech B squad. Although they had four defeats more than they had victories the Bereolos coached squad outscored their opponents 628 to 618 which indicates the closeness of the games played by the team. From this year ' s squad Coach Lou Birkett selected Ed Bilderbeck, Bill Boydci and Ken Fehlberg for the tournament squad. FRESHMAN BASKETBALL Coach Waite said that lack of outstanding material was the reason for the season record of 4 wins and 18 losses. Those who received awards were: Colgan, Wilson, Crosek, DeRolf, Folta, Harwood, Montogue, Richardson, Urbancyzk. CROSS COUNTRY Coach Birkett quoted that the cross country results were only fair, but with most of the boys returning, next season should show better results. The two seniors not returning were Ray McGill, captain; and Ron- ald Raduski. One of the best prospects for 1954 was Eugene Mandzij, captain- elect. He showed great promise, so Coach said, by coming in first in the Tri-City Meet. The Varsity competed in the Hobart Invitational with 17 schools. Tech finished 16th. In the conference at La Porte, Tech finished next to last. In the Tri-City meet at Hammond, Tech finished 6th. And in dual meets. Tech defeated Clark and Washington of East Chicago. Varsity letter winners were: McGill, captain, Mandzij, Hudak, Zla- tarich, Zyzmanski, and Raduski. TRACK AND FIELD The 1953 Track and Field season was rather successful for the Hammond Tech cindermen, said Coach Bereolos. After a rather mediocre indoor season which saw the Tigers finish in a tie for 9th place in the Conference Indoor, the boys came along and scored 20 2 3 points, pood for 4th place in the State Sectional Outdoor Meet. Tom Ford. Tech hurdler and pole vaulter, broke one school record when he skimmed the 180 yard low hurdles in 20.9 seconds and tied another when he scored 1 1 feet in the pole vault. He also qualified for the Regional Meet along with the mile , relay team of Bafia. Hatfield, Strachan. and Brown. Brown also qualified in the 440 yard dash. The Tigers ‘did not qualify any men for the State Track and Field Meet for 1953. George Bereolos is the coach of the Track team and his assistant is Jerry Jefchak. FROSH - SOPH TRACK Under Coach Jerry Jefchak the Freshman-Sophomore team dis- played talent that should assist the varsity teams in the future, said Coach Bereolos. During their season two school records were broken and one tied. Writing new records into the books were Ralph Russnogle in the shot put and Richard Warner in the high jump. The pole vault record was tied by Jim Stempkowski when he vaulted 10 feet. W ' inning awards for freshman-sophomore track were: Beckett, BiggerstafF, Black. Davis, Gragido, Hemphill, Hlatko, Hudak, Hussey, Johnston, Mandzij, Nystrom, Peterson, Preda, Setmajer, Shomo, Stemp- kowski, Simons. Warner, Zlatarich, and Malacina (Manager). TENNIS The tennis season turned out very well, said Coach Parson, the team winning 7 out of 8 matches despite the fact that prospects weren ' t too good; the team lost 4 out of 7 regular starters from the ' 52 team. The opener was lost by a score of 4 to 1 to Hammond High. The Tigers then rose to the glory of winning all the following matches and so tying Hammond High for the Conference Championship. In the play off, however, Hammond won, 3 to 2. WRESTLING By finishing second in the sectional and conference meets the wrestling team finished the season in excellent standing, said Coach Hoeman. The conference championship was lost by only one point. Although the squad lost six seniors, the 1954-55 team. Coach said, would have some excellent boys returning. Those to return were: Jerrv and Gerry Reeves, Steve Uyzanski, Harry Colias, and Ralph Russnogle. These were veteran wrestlers. Also John Beyler, Chester Setmejo, Cecil Daves, Franklin Boren, Bill McCullough, Pat Fulejo, Jerry Hendrix. The team needed men in the 133-165 pound class for the 1954-55 season, Coach Hoemon concluded. MAJOR LETTER WINNERS Dual Meets Conference Meets Weight Total Name Won Lost Tied Won Lost Placed Class Won Lost Tied Jerry Reeves 8 1 0 2 0 2nd 95 12 3 0 Gerry Reeves 4 4 0 2 0 3rd 103 6 6 0 Steve Uyzanski 7 0 1 2 1 2nd 112 10 3 1 Harry Collins 6 1 0 2 1 2nd 120 9 4 0 Ronnie Williams 5 1 1 2 1 3rd 127 9 1 3 Warren Koonse 5 3 0 2 1 2nd 133 10 5 0 Jerry Swisher 5 4 0 1 ' 1 2nd 138 6 6 0 Bob Dolphin 7 1 0 3 0 1st 145 12 2 0 George Bellomy 4 2 1 2 1 2nd 165 6 4 1 Ralph Russnogle 3 3 0 2 0 1st H.W. 7 4 0 BASEBALL Lack of pitching and hitting were reasons given by Coach Waite for the poor season of 4 wins out of 22 games played. But there were some bright spots such as Chrisulacky hitting an average of .388 which placed him in the conference ' s top ten, also the team ' s scoring of 18 runs in one inning against Lew Wallace. Because of the large number of men returning who will have more experience, the Coach predicted that future seasons should be brighter. GOLF TEAM The golf record for the 1953 season was 9 wins and 2 losses. Tech defeated Lew Wallace, Clark, Crown Point, Valparaiso, and Dyer twice. They lost twice to Hammond High. Tech finished 13th in the LaPorte Invitational and 14th in the LaPorte sectional. The following boys were awarded major letters : Bob Boyda, Bill Boyda, Anthony Lach, Richard Muehlman. Ronnie Pirau, and Fred Wanicki. Returning lettermen were: Bob Boyda, Bill Boyda, Ronnie Pirau, Tony Lack, Dick Muehlman, Nick Burbich, and John Djeka. Page 80 GOLF Standing: Coach Carlson. Sitting: Lach, Bill Boyda, Bob Boyda, Burbich, Djenka, Muehlman. VARSITY WRESTLING Front Row: Trimmer, Zyzanski, Boyd, Rowe, Dolphin, Bellamy, Russnogle. Row 2: Reeves, Hendrix, Williams, McCullough, Beyler, Reeves. Top Row: Coach Hoemann, Colias, Swisher, Newlin, Koonce, Boren, Southard, Manager. FROSH-SOPH WRESTLING Front Row: Earl, Sako, Olson, Tuleja, Blank, Finke. Row 2: Marroulis, Jewell, Daves, Kekelik, Sternberg. Back Row: Bly, Kittell, Buono, Matt- ingly, latrides, Hossu. BIRKETT SAID TO COACHING; AND A Frank Lenzo, the master of ceremonies at the Faculty-Alumni basketball game honoring Mr. and Mrs. Birkett after Mr. Birkett ' s 18th year of service. Mr. Birkett pictured, with the 1953-54 Varsity basketball team in the background, his eighteenth and last Tiger team. FAREWELL IN 1954 AFTER 18 TIGER TEAMS STATE CROWN ◄ Lou Birkett, Tech ' s basketball coach for the last eighteen years, in 1953-54 retired from coaching. Coach Lou Birkett was the only coach to bring a State basketball championship to this region. Coach Birkett was born in Hazel Green, Wis- consin. He attended the State Teachers College and the University of Wisconsin playing basketball and football for the State Teachers College. He coached at Franklin Jr. High for over six years and Hammond Clark for four years. Coach Birkett then came to Tech in 1936 to replace Chet Kessler who was then coaching here but went to Hammond High for ano- ther basketball coaching position. If asked what his biggest thrill in coaching was. Coach Birkett would always reply, When Tech took the 1940 Basketball Championship. ROSENAU — Athlete of the Year Paul Rosenau, voted year ' s outstanding ath- lete, earned major letters in the following sports: two in basketball, two in baseball, and one in cross country. An average student, Paul ' s strongest points were his willingness and dependability. He has con- tributed a great deal to the athletic program at Tech. Coach Birkett said, Paul is the most improved boy I have ever seen.. His average score per game was eleven points. We are all proud to have had Paul as a member of our Senior Class. LaVera Gillespie Editor of The Chart ► Paul Rosenau, the outstand- ing student in all sports. He received the All Sports Tro- phy. Gene Allen, outstanding in basketball. Gene Brown, football. Bob Dolphin, wrestling. Tom Ford, track. Jerome Homrich, tennis. G. A. A. Front Row: Keen, Woods, Faith, Junkens, Nisle, Love, Costanza, Broutigam, Mudd. Row 2: Phipps, Irgram, Nie- man, Schmidl, Kazuba, Bradley, Vincent, Baird, Basz, S ' efken, Mulvihill. Row 3: Arnold. Nichols, VVel- lioma. Dyer, Bernotus, Od- ows, Naylor, Mayur, Mc- Gregor, Crusz. Back Row: Costanza, Fiero- mico, Rohn. CHEERLEADERS VARSITY Left to Right: Pat Granger Nancy Mecyssne Donna Wahl Margaret Hart B TEAM CHEERLEADERS Maggie Gootee Betty Carol PEP CLUB Front Row: Bunch, Betty Car- roll, Kay Carroll, Mudo, Carolyn McCall, Carol Mc- Call, Beckwith, Leets, Au- gustine, Silva. Row 2: Lamberson, Payne, Arnold, Bernotus, Hart, Falusi, Logue, Betty Der- flinger, Beverly Derflinger, Carolyn Harris, Marilyn Harris. Row 3: Costanza, Ostopchu- lik, Halajcsik, Halajcsik, Hall, McCarter, Clark, Earle, O ' Connor, Loarance, Tussey. Row 4: Tebodo, Jones, Down- ey, WahL Bonham, Baird, Erb. Teel. Black, Ziembicki. Back Row: Jones, Riebe. Hol- land, Lollock, Lyon, Cos- tanza, Love. Helfen, Par- ritt. Reed, Miss Nisle. GIRL ' S ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION Purpose of the G. A. A. was to provide physical education activities for all girls interested in athletics. Activities sponsored during the year were: soccer, speedball, volleyball, basketball, tumbling, bowling, swimming and softball. For each activity, one girl was chosen to serve as leader. This year they were: Karen Schmidl, Edna Lam- berson, Barbara Mulvihill, Janice Arnold, Sue Faith, and Sandra Love. Tech G. A. A. is a member of the Indiana League of High School Athletic Associations. Special events sponsored were a basketball clinic, Christmas party, Fall Leadership Camp, bike-hike, and two initiations. Barbara Mulvihill, Sue Bradley, Edna Lamberson, Sue Faith, and Sandra Love represented Tech at the basketball clinic which was held at Valpa- raiso, University. Beverly Junkens and Miriam Costanza attended the All-State Leadership Camp at Delphi, Indiana. Recognition was given to the outstanding G. A. A. member for the year; it was awarded to Beverly Junkens in 1953-54. Miss Nisle was faculty sponsor of the group with 40 girls. CHEERLEADERS Girls are selected for cheerleading from a large number who try out and are judged by a panel of teachers, coaches, and student representatives. Selec- tion is based on personal appearance, poise, agility, grades, and leadership ability. Once on the squad, each girl must work hard to stay eligible and keep her coveted position. She musl maintain a B B C average in all her subjects, must be regular in school attendance, must practice several hours a week with the cheerleading squad, and attend all games and business meetings. PEP CLUB Pep Club ' s principal activities consisted of united efforts in cheering at football and basketball games. Sweetheart Swing, soc hop, was February 19. The Sweetheart chosen by popular vote was Donna Beckwith. Mrs. Jones was the faculty sponsor. GIRLS ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION OFFICERS Left to Right: Sue Faith, secretary; Beverly Junkens, president; Sandy Love, vice- president; Miriam Costanza, treasurer. PEP CLUB OFFICERS Sitting: Lou Ella Leets, president; Margaret Augustine, vice-president. Standing: Stella Silva, secretary; Ruth Cos- tanza, treasurer. Margaret Perry at the Hammond High football game. A gym class performing exercises with music for the P.T.A. GIRLS ' GYM PERFORMED FOR Basketball shooting practice by mem- bers of G. A. A. Where ' s the ball? Koszuba, Einsele, Lamberson, Naylor, Woods, Dyer, and Merek. CLASSES THE P. T. A. Basketball dribbling practice at the P.-T.A. demonstration. Muriel Baird, Barbara Mulvihill, Marlene Surchick. Pyramid during class. Top Row: Barbara Jackson. Second Row: Linda Hindle and Donna Naylor. Third Row: Mary Einsele, Lorraine Kas- zuba, Murial Baird, and Diane Sadler. Standing: Miss Nisle, instructor. IN SCANNING THE TECH PICTURE DID YOU MISS A FACE OR TWO? YOU DID? THEN CHECK THIS SECTION CALLED... FACES IN REVIEW Page 88 - SENIOR CLASS HISTORY The Senior Class had Baccalaureate services on Sunday, June 6, 1954 at 8:00 p.m. in the First Methodist Church, 219 Rus- sell Street. The service was conducted by the Reverend E. Burns Martin, of the First Methodist Church. Class Night was held on May 26 in the Girls ' Gymnasium. The class will was read at this affair. The Commencement Exercises were in the Tech Gymnasium on Thursday, June 10, 8:00 p.m. Mr. F. E. Benson and Mr. Lee L. Caldwell both gave talks. The envocation was by the Reverend John Butosi, of the Hungarian Reformed Church. The officers of the Senior Class were Frank Urbanczyk, president; George Bella- my, vice-president; Sandy Carlson, secretary; Lena Lou Harris, treasurer; Margaret Perry, social chairman. The class sponsors were Miss Mildred Peehl and Mr. Joseph Esterhay. During the first of the year a play was given by the Seniors called Mother Was A Freshman directed by Mrs. Lucille Parre. The Seniors gave a party just before Christmas inviting the Juniors as their guests. Junior-Senior Prom was May 28 at Madura ' s Danceland. Music was by Mickey Isley and his orchestra. Theme: A Night to Remember. JUNIOR CLASS HISTORY The Junior Class sponsored a Junior- Senior Party on January 27, 1954 in honor of the graduating seniors. The Junior-Senior Prom was held on May 28 at Madura ' s Danceland. The music was by Mickey Isley and his orchestra. Sponsors of the Junior Class were Miss Vera Eastwood and Mr. Gerald Kack- ley. Lucille Falusi, president of the Junior Class, was the first girl to hold this position in the last ten years. SENIOR CLASS OFFICERS Left to Right: Frank Urbanczyk, presi- dent; Lena Lou Harris, treasurer,- George Bellamy, vice-president. Seated: Sandra Carlson, secretary,- Mar- garet Perry, social chairman. JUNIOR CLASS OFFICERS Back Row, Left to Right: Larry Beavers, vice-president; Lucy Falusi, president; Ronald Purkey, treasurer. Front Row: Nelda Fentress, secretary; Margaret Hart, social chairman. Dolores Tcimbellini was outstanding in scholarship, received Paul Petrosky was outstanding in scholarship, the D.A.R. award, and had perfect attendance. Ronnie Phelps who is not pictured was also outstanding in attendance. OUTSTANDING SENIORS £ Barbara Molacina, Beverly Hlotko, and Mary Jo Batliner were Lois Harvey. Verland Stout, and Mary Ann Jusko were outstanding outstanding in newspaper. in art. LoVera Gillespie, editor-in-chief, and Beverly Barton, business Shirley Worwa and Alfred Mills were outstanding in dramatics, manager, were outstanding in working on the yearbook. Margaret Augustine, accompanist, and Loretta Wanda Chapman was outstanding in band. Robinson, vocalist, were outstanding in music. Page 91 SENIORS ROW 1, Top to Bottom: ALEXANDER, MARY ELLEN ANDERSON, CECELIA ASHCRAFT, SHIRLEY AUGUSTINE, MARGARET BACH, MARY BAKOTA, MARCELLA ROW 2: BARCHE, DONNA BARELLI, ALBERT BATLINER, MARY JO BARTON, BEVERLY BAUGHMAN, TOM BEATTY, ELLEN ROW 3: BELLAMY, GEORGE BENOIT, ROBERT BILO, MAX BLISS, RODNEY BLUE, LENORA BOYD, JAMES A. ROW 4: BOYD, LUCILLE BROWN, EUGENE BUITRON, CECILIA BUKOWSKI, BETTY BURBRIDGE, JERRY BURNETTE, JACK Pag, 92 SENIORS ROW 1, Top to Bottom: CAMPBELL, EUGENE M. CARLSON, SANDRA CHAPMAN, WANDA CLARK, FRANK COLLINS, PATRICIA COMER, MARY ROW 2: COMPANIOTT, PATRICIA CONCES, CHARLES CORONA, RUDOLPH E. CORNELL, JOSEPH C. COSTANZA, MIRIAM CROZIER, DON ROW 3: CSONKA, NORBERT CZAJKA, ALEX DAHL, JERRY DAVIES, JOYCE DIEHL, ROBERT DEC, CHESTER ROW 4: DECKER, MARY DES CAMP, JOSEPH J. DIXON, PATRICIA DOLPHIN, ROBERT DUGGER, MARLENE DUNCAN, PATRICIA Page 93 SENIORS ROW 1, Top to Bottom: DONALDSON, RICHARD EATON, THOMASANNA ELLIS, LOIS ERB, GLORIA FELTY, DONALD E. FENSTERMACHER, FRED E. ROW 2: FENSTERMACHER, MAXINE FORD, DAN FRANCHEVICIUS, RENATA GALINSKY, JAMES GETSCHOW, JANICE GILLESPIE, LaVERA ROW 3: HALAJCSIK, ANNE MARIE HALL, DON HAMM, WILLIAM HARRIS, LENA LOU HARTMAN, WILBUR G. HARVEY, LOIS ROW 4: HARWELL, BARBARA HASTINGS, ROBERT E. HAYS, VIRGINIA HELM, RICHARD A. HELM, SHIRLEY HENSLEY, JUDITH Page 94 SENIORS ROW 1, Top to Bottom: HERR, WILLIAM HINTON, GEORGE HLATKO, BEVERLY HODGE, EDDIE HOMRICH, JERRY HORN, WANDA ROW 2: HOWARD, ARLENE HUDSPETH, SHARON HULL, DARLENE HUNTER, RONALD IGNAS, ROSE MARIE JASINSKI, DOROTHY ROW 3: JEWETT, EILEEN JOHNSON, JAMES D JOHNSTON, WILMA JUNKENS, BEVERLY KAZMER, LORETTA KILLAR, RICHARD ROW 4: KINGERY, BETTY KLAUBO, CHARLOTTE KOCH, ROSEMARY KOEHLER, RAY KOLBUS, RONALD A. KOVACH, BARBARA Page 95 SENIORS ROW 1, Top to Bottom: KROLL, DORETTA KROWN, LOUIS E. KUBIAK, GENE N. KUBISZ, PATRICIA ANN KURZEJA, ROBERT KYPREOS, DONALD A. ROW 2: LARSON, ANN LOUISE LAUERMAN, LARRY LEETS, LOU ELLA LENZO, PETE LEWRY, BERTHA LIVOVICH, JEAN MARIE ROW 3: LONG, YVONNE LUCHENE, MARVIN LUTES, DONALD McGILL, RAY MALACINA, BARBARA MAROVICH, JOAN ROW 4: MASLIKOWSKI, STEVE MATUSIAK, WALTER MEACHAM, MARY ELLEN MEADOWS, BILL MICHAL, AUGUSTINE MICHELIN, GEORGE D. Page 96 SENIORS ROW 1, Top to Bottom: MIKULSKI, JOSEPH MILLS, ALFRED MIRDAS, RICHARD MOORE, VELMA MORITZ, ROBERT MROZ, JACQUELYN ROW 2: MUEHLMAN, RICHARD MYRES, BARBARA NORRIS, TERRY OLLIS, LaVONNE ORR, BOB ORTEGA, GLORIA ROW 3: OUTLER, LACEY GENE PAPA, ROSE MARIE PARADISE, WAYNE PARRITT, SHIRLEY JO PERRY, MARGARET PETROSKEY, PAUL ROW 4: PHELPS, RONALD PIERAMICO, ARLENE PIGG, JIM PLASKETT, MARILYN RADUSKI, JOHN RASMUSSEN, BARBARA Page 97 SENIORS ROW 1, Top to Bottom: RASMUSSEN, VERNON RAYMOND, ROBERTA RICHARDSON, VERNON RICHTER, RONALD ROBINSON, GERALD ROBINSON, LORETTA ROW 2: ROSENAU, PAUL ROWE, JAMES RYERSON, ART SABINSKE, PATRICIA SAJDYK, ANN SANCHEZ, MARY ROW 3: SCHALLER, MIKE SCHMIGIEL, PAUL SEEHAUSEN, HENRY SILVA, STELLA SMITH, CAROLE SMITH, MARVINETTA ROW 4: SMITH, RICHARD SNODGRASS, RAMONA SPEAR, ANN SPEJEWSKI, EUGENE SPIEWAK, PATRICIA STEPHENSON, PATRICIA Page 98 SENIORS ROW 1, Top to Bottom: STIRLING, ROBERTA SWING, CAROLE SWISHER, JERRY TAMBELLINI, DELORES TAYLOR, DOROTHY THIELMAN, JOAN ROW 2: THILMONT, JOHN THOMPSON, NANCY TIMPERLEY, EARLEENA TOWESON, DONALD TRIMMER, JAMES TRUMP, DONALD ROW 3: TRZNADEL, GAYHEART TUCKER, KEN TUSSEY, DONALD URBANCZYK, FRANK VALANDINGHAM, ROSE MARY VOORHEIS, GARDENER ROW 4: WALKER, JOANN WANICKI, FRED WILKINS, THEODORE WILLIAMS, RONNIE WILSON, JANET WITVLIET, CORNELIA Page 99 1953 PROM-GOERS IN THE GRAND MARCH SENIORS ROW 1, Top to Bottom: WOJCIECHOWSKI, HELEN WORWA, SHIRLEY ZAJAC, RICHARD P. ROW 2: ZAMBO, ARLENE ZURAWIEC, RICHARD ZUVER, ROBERT T |f ! ' Vt,� x ' j u jl iV E Zz0 3fii L a TS| $,’jr rVif lEIPJal JUNIORS Row 1, left to right: Abbott, George; Abell, Dick; Adams, Glenn; Alexander, Irene; Anderson, Don,- Anderson, Henry; Armstrong, Janet; Ash- by, Estel. Row 2: Atelevich, Melvin; Atkinson, Joe,- Badg- ley, Glen; Bafia, Ed.; Bakke, Norman,- Banks, Joan; Barche, Donna; Bartiett, Susan. Row 3: Batliner, John; Beavers, Larry; Beckett, Jay; Bennett, Vienna; Bieson, Carla,- Bilderbeck, Eddie; Blanchard, Peggy,- Blummer, George. Row 4: Bojda, Marion; Bolling, Ed; Booth, George; Bowman, Betty; Boyda, Bill; Bradley, Jessie; Brici, Mickey; Broderick, Ray. Row 5: Brown, Frances; Brown, Wanda,- Brown, Wyman,- Brumfield, Ed; Brumley, June; Burbich, Nick; Burgess, Pat; Burton, Pat. Row 6: Burton, Shirley,- Campbell, Betty; Camp- bell, Juanita; Carlotta, John . Cavanaugh, Maureen,- Certa, Pete,- Chambers, Don; Chapin, Neil. Row 7: Clark, Leila,- Clark, Phillip; Conley, Pat; Connors, Norman; Conover, Jack; Con- soer, Alice,- Conway, Rich; Cooke, Donna. Row 8: Corbett, Shirley; Corbin, Don; Cox, Peggy; Crook, Nelson; Cunningham, Larry,- Cyrus, Howard; Darmofalski, Bet- ty; Dash, Carol. Row 9: Dawson, Richard; Demas, Chris; Djenka, John,- Downey, Mary; Duke, Delores,- Dye, Shirley; Dykers, Sharon,- Dymora, Helen. Row 10: Earl, Thersa,- Einsele, Phillip; Elkins, Joyce,- Elman, Charles; Evans, Charles,- Evans, Donald; Evans, Eltruda; Evans, Helen. Rovy II: Faith, Sue,- Falusi, Lucy,- Farmer, Adel- ma,- Fehlberg, Ken,- Fentress, Charlotte,- Fentress, Nelda; Fines, Charlotte; Fisk, C. W. Page 102 JUNIORS Row 1, left to right: Fleming, Clarence; Frentowski, Berna- dine; Gavrilos, Gus; Geissendorfer, Leonard; Gerike, Harold; Geyer, Alice,- Gladish, John,- Good, Joan. Row 2: Gootee, Maggie,- Gora, Mary,- Gourley, Shelba,- Gragido, Richard; Granger, Pat; Griffin, Ken ; Guzzino, Dominic; Hale, Joan. Row 3: Hall, Sharon; Hart, Midge,- Hartman, Ken,- Hartoonion, Margaret; Hartz, Ed- ward; Hauck, Melvin,- Hays, Faye,- Hays, Marvin. Row 4: Hedrick, Jim,- Hein, Kenneth; Helfen, Ernalee,- Hill, Bob; Hill, Glenn,- Hobbic, Mary,- Holland, Virginia; Holsclow, Charles. Row 5: Homrich, Pat; Hoolehan, Dan,- Houpt, Lloyd; Hudak, Clifford,- Hulsey, Chuck; Imrich, Barbara,- Ingram, Jackie,- Jacob- sma, Russ. Row 6: , Johnson, Don,- Juhasz, Beverly; Kalis, Alex,- Kaszuba, Lorraine,- Kennedy, Dan- ny,- Kessler, Paul; Ketchum, Bill; Keys, Donald. Row 7: Kiser, Janet; Kiser, Jeannine; Kissee, Ray,- Kistler, Shirley,- Klein, Arlene,- Klein, Don,- Koch, Bill; Koch, Kathern. Row 8: KristofF, Micheal; Kriston, Fred; Krol, Geraldine; Krownland, Sally,- Kulda, Edith; Kulda, Ethel; Kunde, Dorothy,- Kurzeja, Corinne. Row 9: Lach, Tony; Lafontaine, Leon,- Lambert, Sandra; Lanear, Carolyn,- Lanear, Mari- lyn,- Longer, Frank; Laport, Donna; Larmon, Ronald. Row 10: Lenick, Martha; Logue, Gail; Long, Ron- nie,- Lorance, Barbara,- Lovatt, John,- Love, Sandra,- Luce, Ruby,- Lukowski, Pat. Row 11: MacDonald, Bob,- Macewicz, Frank; Ma- howski, Tony,- Maier, Harold; Manige- rassa, Roscoe; Markley, Jean,- Mark- stone, Patt,- Martin, Don. Page 103 JUNIORS Row 1, left to right: Mattingly, Joe; Mauger, Lois; Mays, Glen; Mazur, Mary,- McCambridge, Pat; McCann, Doris,- McCarly, Don,- McCarter, Larry. Row 2: McCulloch, Bill; McCullom, Mary; Mc- Williams, Glen; Mecyssine, Cathy; Me- cyssne, Nancy,- Meseberg, Dave,- Miller, Ellen,- Miller, Fred. Row 3: Miller, Larry; Millies, Ronald; Milligan, Pat; Minch, Carol; Mitchell, Bill; Mit- chell, Cecil; Moore, Doris,- Moore, Jim. Row 4: Moore, Margie,- Morgan, Marilyn; Mor- rison, Mary; Morse, Ann,- Morton, Don; Nack, Ronald; Naugle, Judy,- Nisevich, Pat. Row 5: Nordyke, Roy,- Nowak, Frank; Orban, David,- Orth, Alan; Owczarzak, Pat; Papke, Thelma,- Paulson, Frank; Peter- son, Jim. Row 6: Petrasich, Matt; Petrovich, Charlotte, Pettit, Tom,- Phillips, William; Piniak, Pat; Piorkowski, Bob,- Pirau, Ronnie; Plawecki, Leo. Row 7: Pommerville, Neadean,- Poprycki, Mary; Porter, Lonnie,- Prange, Barbara,- Prugh, Ronald,- Purkey, Ronald; Radford, Shir- ley,- Reed, Carol. Row 8: Richardson, Pat; Richwine, Richard; Rob- inson, Wade,- Robinson, Vaid; Roman, Jean,- Roper, Jackie,- Russell, Jesse; Russnogle, Ralph. Row 9: Ryan, Bill; Saberniak, Joan,- Sancya, Don; Schaller, John; Schmidl, Karen,- Schmitt, Howard; Schreech, Charmaine; Seeds, Joan. Row 10: Segully, Frances,- Sertic, Rick; Settlemair, Bob,- Shelton, Brent; Sheppard, Don; Sieb, Vernon,- Siebek, Barbara,- Smigle, Jerry. Row 1 1 : Smith, Betty,- Smith, Bob,- Smith, Donna; Smith, Janet; Smith, Joe,- Smith, Mar- lene,- Snedecor, Karl,- Sockville, Charles. Page 104 JUNIORS Row 1, left to right: Soltis, Chet; Spiller, Jackquen,- Spraque, Lois; Stavitzke, Donald; Stephens, Con- nie,- Stout, Verland; Strode, Wilma,- Strong, Boyd. Row 2: Sutton, Dave,- Szymanski, Bob; Tear, Velvadean; Tebodo, Nancy; Thompson, Jim; Thompson, William,- Tolle, Kathe- rine; Trentowski, Geraioine. R ow 3: Tribble, Sandy,- Trimble, Jerry,- Tsalickis, Steve; Tuck, Richard; Tussey, Evelyn,- Underwood, Linda,- Uram, John,- Wahl, Donna. Row 4: Walsh, Bob; Walters, Bill; Ward, Carol; Warkentien, Pat; Weak, Gene; Wiening, John,- Wiggins, Glenn; Wilezynski, Doro- thy. Row 5: Williams, Ken,- Williamson, David; Wil- son, John; Wilson, Pat; Winkles, Carol; Witt, Marcia,- Wojciechowski, Tom,- Wol- anin. Bob. Row 6: Woods, Walter; Woodworth, Jim ; Wood- worth, Loren,- Young, Jackie,- Zlatarich, Steve,- Zyzanski, Steve. SOPHOMORE Row 1, left to right: Adams, Richard; Alexander, Cornice,- Aller, Frank; Alvey, Shirley; Alyea, Donna,- Anderson, Shirley; Arnold, John,- Arrigo, Rosalie,- Ashford, Steve. Row 2: Austgen, Howard; Bailey, Norma,- Baird, Bill; Ban, Pat; Barker, Ken- neth; Barzycki, Mildred; Bay, Mary Jane,- Baylor, John; Beavers, Jennie. Row 3: Beckwith, Donna,- Press, Chuck; Ben- nett, Jim,- Black, Jim,- Blackstone, Judy,- Blank, Tom; Boggess, Marty,- Boland, Clarence; Bolek, Eileen. Row 4: Bolling, Betty,- Bonack, Joan,- Borbe- ly, Ann,- Bossow, Yolanda; Boswell, Delores,- Boyda, Bob; Boyler, Fred; Bregiel, Rosemary,- Brehmer, Morileu. Row 5: Bridegroom, Robert; Brindisi, Ronald; Brinkman, Pat; Brown, Bud; Brown, Doyle,- Brown, Larry,- Brown, Rodney,- Bulser, Chuck; Burnes, Hope. Row 6: Byrd, Richard; Byrd, Robeta; Cable, Carol; Carlin, Carol; Carden, Dear.- ie,- Carroll, Kay; Cathcart, Pat; Champion, Rose,- Childress, Eugene. Row 7: Chmielewski, Harry; Cieszkiewicz, Loretta; Clark, Dorothy; Clark, Gor- don,- Clark, Jack; Copsy, Burlin,- Crawford, Joan,- Cruz, Gloria,- Culi- berk, Tony. Row 8: Cutter, Richard; Cunningham, Carol; Dancho, Joann,- Darmofalki, Joe,- Daumer, Beverly,- Daves, Bud; Davies, Shirley,- Deck, Roland; Decker, Norma. Row 9: Derflinger, Betty,- Derflinger, Beverly,- Dernulc, Geraldine,- Derolf, Wayne,- Dillon, Sharon,- Dodson, Geraldine,- Doeing, Dora,- Dolon, Roberta,- Drem- stedt, Dana. Row 10: Drummond, Shirley,- Bumler, Virginia,- Einsele, Pat; Elman, Kathleen,- Ellison, Charles,- Erb, Joyce,- Evans, Gale; Fanton, Margy ; Fazekas, Clotilde. Row 1 1 : Fegely, Pat; Fiegle, Eugene,- Fields, Martha,- Fidler, Dick; Fines, Darrell; Fountaine, Wilma,- Framceur, Phyllis,- Freckleton, Don,- Frink, Carol. Row 12: Frost, Dan,- Fuell, Sandra,- Fulkerson, Dorothy,- Funston, Joan,- Gabrys, Don,- Garner, Paul; Gensel, Tom; Girman, Robert; Gladish, Alan. Page W6 SOPHOMORE Row 1, left to right: Glaze, Nancy; Goeb, Darlene; Gold- smith, Willi; Gonsiorowski, Gerry,- Good, Lloyd; Grabara, Charlotte,- Gragido, Ken; Gragidol, Gail; Grant, Tommy. Row 2: Gray, Wanda; Halajesik, Dorothy,- Haley, Bob; Halfacre, Dennis; Hall, Jim; Ham, Elizabeth; Hamilton, Joyce,- Hancock, Dorothy; Hanrath, Judy. Row 3: Hansen, Donna,- Harrison, Betty,- Hart, Alice,- Hawkins, Don,- Heddick, Martha,- Held, Richard; Held, Robert; Hemphill, Charles,- Hendon, Tom. Row 4: Herr, Eileen,- Hinkel, Linda,- Hlatko, Joe,- Holland, Frances,- Hollis, John; Holloway, Beverly,- Hopper, Jim,- Horvat, Richard; Hough, Jean. Row 5: House, Gilbert; Haworth, Jim,- Huber, Lucille,- Hudspeth, Richard; Hussey, Bob,- Ignarski, Loretta,- Jackson, Judy,- Jenkins, Ruth; Johnson, Carol. Row 6: Johnson, Dallas,- Johnson, Eunice,- Johnson, Laurel; Johnson, Lyman,- Johnson, Robert; Jones, Dot; Junasz, Joyce,- Juricic, Tom,- Kansfield, Ma- renis. Row 7: Kassey, Mamie,- Kazmer, Carol; Kess- ler, Galen,- Keys, Kathleen,- Kidd, Arvel,- Kiger, Ed; King, Martha; Kingery, William,- Kissee, Ralph. Row 8: Klarik, Margie,- Kleeb, Maureen,- Kolat, Gerry; Koscielniak, Dan,- Kotul, Dolores,- Kretz, Ray,- Kubisz, Joe; Kulak, Don,- Kurek, Harry. Row 9: Kutzner, Joan,- Kwiatkowski, Connie,- Lach, Agnes,- Ladd, Sandra; Lapko- vich, Allen,- Lash, Richard; Laviolette, Shirley,- Lawson, Joanne,- Lewankow- ski, Pat. Row 10: Link, Bill; Love, Neil; Lovely, Billy,- Loy, Nancy,- Luther, Donna; Lynk, Duare,- Macek, Don,- Madison, Doro- thy,- Mandzij, Eugene. Row 1 1 : Mann, Charles; Markley, Jerry,- Mar- latt, Helen,- Martens, Donna,- Martin, Donna,- Martin, Ina,- Mauk, Larry,- McCloud, Ronnie,- McClure, Beverly. Row 12: McClure, Pat; McCrory, Barbara,- McGowan, Walter,- Melton, Barbara; Metzcus, Don,- Meyer, Tom,- Meyers, Wayne,- Milne, Thomas,- Montgomery, Carol. Page 107 SOPHOMORE Row 1, left to right: Moore, Judy; Moore, Gordon,- Morri- son, Norma,- Muluihill, Carol; Muss er, Geineve,- Myres, Jean,- Newcom, Ted; Newton, Carl; Nystrom, Roy. Row 2: O ' Dea, Noreen; Oldham, Joann,- Oram, Judy,- Overack, Rita,- Parker, Charles,- Parker, Don,- Parker, Ken,- Pasztor, Paul; Patrick, Charles. Row 3: Patrick, John,- Peaerson, Ted,- Pegg, Charles,- Pendoski, Georgia,- Petkow- ski, Lu cy,- Picket, Arnold,- Pieramico, Lucille,- Pilarczyk, Frank; Podgorny, Venetia. Row 4: Pommerville, Mona,- Post, Donna,- Post, Virginia,- Preda, Julius,- Probus, Shirley,- Przepolewski, Lou,- Purbaugh, Herb; Purkey, Joan,- Puskis, Sue. Row 5: Radencie, Nick; Rathburn, Richard,- Rau, Arthur,- Rauer, Jim,- Reed, Char- les,- Reed, Doris,- Reichert, John; Ribicki, Robert; Riebe, Barbara. Row 6: Riebe, John; Robbins, Sharon,- Rob- ertson, Joane,- Rocky, Bill; Roderick, Ronnie,- Roeper, Marlene,- Rose, Geraldine; Ruttledge, Bill; Ruttledge, Myrna. Row 7: Rynehammer, Maurice,- Saffrehn, Al- len,- Sajdyk, Dolores; Sanchuz, Elvira,- Sanger, Virga; Schaller, Janet; Schil- lo, Ed,-Schiltz, Karen,- Schopp, Edward. Row 8: Schubert, Pat; Schutz, Arnold; Scur- lock, Richard; Shevey, Dolly,- Siefken, Marlene,- Simons, Richard; Skilling, Gloria,- Slade, Carolyn,- Slazyk, Sally. Row 9: Smack, Richard; Smith, Janet; Smith, Mary,- Smith, Ray,- Sorsveen, Larry,- Spindler, John,- Sporman, Fred; Stahl, Gary,- Steel, Bette. Row 10: Steinbeck, Bill; Stempkowski, Jim; Stephenson, Betty; Sterkel, Gertrude,- Sternberg, Ray,- Stonebraker, Ken,- Stringham, Charles,- Sulak, Walter,- Swikle, Ronald. Row 1 1 : Swisher, Barbara,- Szmutko, Therese,- Szyanlik, Stan,- Taylor, James,- Tharp, Frank; Thebault, Ed,- Thorek, Robert; Thrall, John,- Tokarz, Annette. Row 12: Topa, Rose Mary,- Tovey, Grant; Turner, Jacqueline,- Tylor, Delores,- Uzdanovich, Barbara,- Valdez, Joe,- Vasek, Richard; Vaverek, Sandra,- Venable, Rita. Page 108 SOPHOMORE Row 1, left to right: Vilond, Sandro; Waldron, Herb Weiss, Richrd; Wesley, Mildred Westerfield, Judy; Whitely, Evelyn Whitler, Norma; Wiers, Charles, Wilson, Kathleen. Row 2: Wiggins, Jim; Williams, Nancy, Winkler, Rita,- Woods, Sharon; Wor- wa, Terry; Writt, Jim ; Yates, Judy,- Zaiko, Gail. c V I ’ C f r ' 1 a -i .� I r. rj £ Ct I r frc til 1 Ml • o ) r FRESHMEN Row 1, left to right: Abel, Ronald; Abell, Bill; Adams, Romona; Allen, Juanita; Alyea, Charlene; Bailey, Ronnie; Bairo, Muriel; Baker, Fred; Ballard, Kath- leen. Row 2: Banaszak, Marion,- Barnett, Sybil; Barzycki, James; Basz, Jackie,- Bat- liner, Emil; Batliner, Frank; Beckwith, Cleo,-Beeson, Bonnie,- Beison, Judy. Row 3: Bennett, Evelyn,- Beres, Mary,- Berno- tus, Margaret; Betts, Charles,- Betu- stak, Beatrice,- Black, Mary,- Blair, Joyce,- Block, Barbara,- Bly, Tom. Row 4: Boggess, Sally; Bolek, Nancy; Bom- ba, Bonnie; Bonhon, Sandra; Bopp, Jerry; Boren, Franklin,- Boylan, Kar- an,- Bradley, Sue; Brautegarn, Joyce. Row 5: Brietzko, Bill; Bruce, Karen; Buitron, Conrad,- Bukowski, Tom; Bunch, Mat- tie, Burbridge, Marcia; Buse, Alven; Capuzzi, Pat. Row 6: Carlson, Pat; Carroll, Betty; Carroll, Pat; Cazallis, Harvey; Chadwick, Bob; Chamberlain, Brenda; Chandos, Roger; Chaney, Tommy; Cherry, Gordon. Row 7: Clark, Pat; Clavier, Carol; Clyne, Sandra; Cohoon, Steve,- Colgan, Pat; Comer, Joan; Costanaza, Ruth; Crosek, Larry,- Crowel, Tom. Row 8: Czop, John; Daniels, John,- Daughtry, Richard; Davidson, Lloyd; Davis, Betty,- Davis, Douglas; Dechter, Jerry,- Demaris, Carolyn,- Denny, Virginia. Row 9: Derfer, Charles,- Derflinger, Gussie,- DeRolf, Kenneth; Dobosz, Rosalie,- Drusz, Leona,- Drutis, Larry; Dudson, Janet; Dudzinski, Dan,- Dudziski, Don. Page 109 FRESHMEN Row 1 , left to right: Dulijan, Pat; Dutz, Beverly; Dyer, Carolyn; Earle, Susie,- Fenstermacher, Norman; Einsele, Mary; Ekstrom, Carleen,- Anglin, Kenny,- Ernest, Rich- ard. Row 2: Estill, Terry; Evans, Verona,- Fergu- son, Rob,- Finke, Allen,- Florer, Ra- chel; Fo. ' ta, Rudy; Fowdy, Nancy, Fowler, Barbara,- Francover, Jerry. Row 3: Franklin, Judy; Freeman, Pat,- Fricke, Richard,- Frown, Elain; Fuller, Rich- ard; Funston, Neil; Galiano, Kathe- rin,- Gardner, Chuck; Garter, Gordon. Row 4: Geiselman, Jerry,- Gerber, Connie, Gilbertson, Frances,- Goin, Vernon,- Gomez, David; Goodwin, Jerry, Gorondi, Louis; Granger, Glenn,- Green, Charles. Row 5: Gurrnsey, Clifford; Haddey, Joan,- Halajesik, Mary,- Haley, Dennis; Han, Pat; Harris, Carolyn,- Harris, Marilyn, Harris, Leroy,- Hartoonian, John. Row 6: Harvey, Art; Harwood, Jerry,- Heflin. Betty,- Held, Shirley,- Helfen, Rita; Helm, John,- Helmer, Rosemarie; Henderson, Bonnie,- Henderson, Con- nie. Row 7: Hendrix, Jerry,- Hensley, Dale,- Hilde- brand, Shirley,- Hipp, Larry; Hivley, Ruth; Hodge, John,- Hofferth, John; Holsclaw, Tom,- Holtz, Kathryn. Row 8: Hosszo, Dennis,- Howell, Shirley, Hudspeth, Judy,- Hull, Harold; Hul- sey,- Clyde,- Hurley, David,- Huster, Jim,- latrides, Gus,- Immig, Rosemary. Row 9: Ingram, Marilyn; Irgram, Marvin, Jackowski, Jim,- Jackson, Barbara, Jackson, Bill; Jacobs, Lydon; James Janice,- Janik, Mary,- Jeunkens, Ron- ald. Row 10: Jewell, Raymond; Johnson, Carol; Johnson, Charles,- Johnson, Jan; Johnson, Priscilla,- Johnston, Karl; Keen, Myrna,- Keilman, Robert; Kel- leher, Pat. Row 1 1 : Kennedy, Dennis, Kennedy, Paul; Kittell, Leon, Kleelverg, Loretta, Koch, Betty,- Koehler, Vicki; Kotul, Steve; Kovacik, Roseann; Kraus, Frances. Row 12: Kraus, Michael; Krueger, Joan; Krzan, Yvonne, Kunow, Lorraine, Lafand, Jim, Lamberson, Edna, La- Monte, Ann; Lancaster, Jean,- La- sota, Tom. Page 110 b, r. a? FRESHMEN Row 1, left to right: Leasure, John; Leon, Nancy; Lewis, Judy; Logsbon, Joann; Lollock, Nan- cy; Lorence, Valerie; Lyon, Sharon; Maier, Mabel; Marer, Jim. Row 2: Maret, Alice; Marroulis, Larry; Mauk, Jerry; Mazur, Lorraine; McCall, Carol; McCall, Carolyn; McCarthy, Pat; McClure, Jack; McClure, Sharon. Row 3: McGregor, Judy,- Mcknight, J. B.; Melton, Robert; MeMeans, Mildred; Mezzacapo, Mike; Michalik, Mary; Miller, Charlene,- Miller, Larry, Milles, Bob. Row 4: Minton, Rodney; Monberg, Bill; Montagua, Kenneth; Mudd, Janice,- Mullin, Pat; Mulvihill, Barbara,- Mur- ga, Jim,- Nagy, Ronald; Nash, Phillip. Row 5: Naylor, Donna,- Nichols, Ethel; Nich- ols, Robert; Nicksic, Michael; Nie- man, Darlene,- Novalick, Delores,- Oakley, William,- O ' Connor, Marian. O ' Keefe, John. Row 6: Olson, Bill; Opp, Joyce,- Orelup, Nancy,- Ostapchuk, Camille; Owczar- yak, Geraldine; Page, Sam; Para- dise, Barbara; Parker, Jim,- Post, Joyce. Row 7: Payne, Sally, Pelshaw, Eugene,- Pep- per, Barbara,- Perry, Bob; Phipps, Leona; Pinarski, Gene,- Potts, Bever- ly,- Powell, Eleanor,- Powers, Judy. Row 8: Pruitt, Lucian; Psenak, Irene,- Pse- nak, Louis,- Ramirez, Lupe,- Ramsey, Bob,- Rapp, Jerry; Rau, Ed; Reeder, George,- Reeise, LaVerna. Row 9: Reel, Carolyn,- Reeves, Gerry,- Reeves, Jerry; Rhea, Iona,- Richardson, Jerry; Rincon, Jesse; Risberg, Carl; Rivett, Glen,- Roberts, Betty. Row 10: Rodda, Gene,- Rosenau, Bob; Row, Judy,- Ryan, Betty; Saddler, Joe; Sadler, Diana,- Sanders, Charles,- Scheive, Ronald; Schubert, William. Row 1 1 : Schwingendorl, Nancy,- Screech, Marilyn,- Scurlock, Barbara,- Setmay- er, John,- Shaffer, Jean; Shevchenko, I ris; Skish, Don; Skrabala, Beverly; Smith, Wayne. Row 12: Smithers, Levern; Snyder, Ralph; Sobota, Ronald; Spudich, John; Stafford, Beverly,- Stahl, Don,- Stane, Sara,- Starr, Pat; Stouter, Virginia. Page 1 7 7 FRESHMEN Row 1, left to right: Sternberg, Charles; Stupeck, Ronald; Stutz, Robert; Swyder, Helene; Sz- mutko, Roseann; Sznaszek, Joe; Taylor, Beverly; Terrill, Dorothy,- Tharp, Jon. Row 2: Thompson, Connie,- Thompson, Janet; Thompson, Marjorie,- Thorne, Dar- lene,- Timberley, Nancy,- Tountas, Maria,- Trznadel, at; Tucker, Doro- thy,- Tussey, Joan. Row 3: Tussey, Marlyn,- Urbanczyk, Cathy; Vanderway, Charlotte,- Vanhyfte, Janet; Vargo, Bill; Viakos, Louis; Viland, Judy,- Vincent, Hilda,- Volk, Arthur. Row 4: Volkman, John,- Wagner, Tony Walls, Robert; Wanicke, Claire Ware, Lois,- Warkentien, Leah Warner, Louise,- Weaver, Elizebeth Weaver, Alberta. Row 5: Williams, Donna,- Wisniewski, Con- nie,- Woods, Benny,- Woods, Velva; Wright, Dennis,- Writt, Wayne,- Wynkoop, Charlene. Row 6: Young, Veronica,- Ziembicke, Shirley,- Zimont, Joan,- Zlatarich, Joseph; Zuhl, Arthur,- Zust, Clarice. Page 112 MR. WIEDMAN ' S ADVISORY: THE 100 PERCENTERS Frist Row, Left to Right: Mike Schaller, Fred Wanick, Rich Szymaszek, Don Trump, Vern Rasmussen, Don Tussey, Gerald Robinson, Bill Meadows, Wayne Paradise, Wilbur Hartman. Second Row: George Michelin, Eugene Spe|ewski, Paul Rosenau, Ken Tucker, Ronald Williams, Dick Zajac, Paul Petrosky, Don Toweson. Third Row: Jim Trimmer, John Thilmont, Jim Rowe, Al Barelli, Doc Richter, Gene Brown, Melvin Schevdenko, Jerry Swisher, Ronald Phelps, Ronald Raduski. Not Pictured: Frank Urbanczyk, Geblardt Trznadel, George Bellamy, Ted Wilkins. Mr. Wiedman ' s advisory, consisting of senior boys, had 100% in the following drives at Tech during 1953-54: P.T.A. Membership Community Chest Jelly for Knightstown March of Dimes Purchase of Charts Junior Red Cross Membership Drive and Gift Boxes Heart Fund ADMINISTRATION Mr. Lee L. Caldwell, • superintendent of schools Mr. R. B. Miller, assistant superintendent of schools BOARD OF EDUCATION Seated, Left to Right: Columbus Smith, Charles N. Scott, Lee L. Caldwell, Superintendent, Dr. Henry W. Eggers, Harold Chase. Standing: R. B. Miller, Assistant Super- intendent, John M. Bodman, John F. Beckman, Donald E. Gavit, Business Manager. Mr. Frederick E. Benson, director of Tech Miss Betty Rybolt, assistant girls ' co-ordinator,- Miss Marie London, girls ' Miss Harriet Darmofalski. Miss Eloise Smith. Mrs. Donna Stirling, co-ordinator; Mr. Harry Wilson, curriculum co-ordinator; Mr. Richard Mrs. Mary Rollins; office staff. Sampson, boys ' co-ordinator. Mr. Fred N. Hopper, school treasurer Mrs. Caroline Stanley, office clerk Mr. Cassius H. Buckingham, chief custodian Anna Evanoff, clothing, home service,- Martha Craig, home nursing, home management, foods, clothing; Mildred Ritter, typing, comptometer, math, Y-Teens; Virginia Volkman, choral music. Albert Schell, drafting,- Richard Fuller, alge- bra, math, geometry; Orpha M. Dean, Introduction to Business, filing,- Joseph Esterhay, math. Alice Hamill, home service,- Howard Donald- son, tech information, math, history, blue print reading,- George Bereolos, physical education, English, coaching staff; Alice Wood, clothing, Y- Teens. Vera Eastwood, shorthand, business etiquette,- Inga Erickson, health service, home nursing,- Marian McCort, English; Eleanor Rainey, English, business etiquette, business training. Edward Rudd, reading, remedial math, re- medial reading, Hi-Y; Lucille Parre, drama, English, speech. Little Theatre,- Donald Kurz, math, history. Arnold Robinson, group instrumental, senior band,- William Michals, band, instrumental; Mil- dred Peehl, modern social problems, government, geography. E. E. Cromwell, math; Wilhelmina Hebner, typing,- Loren Hoch, math. Margaret Mertens, English, newspaper; Vera Gares, math, introduction to business, ninth hours; Generose Jones, math, general science. Mary Lou Rogers, foods; Anna Moengen, geo- graphy, Geography Club; Eleanor Couve, library; Kermit Clyne, English, Chart. Cassell Wiedman, geography; Alfred Schultz, printing,- Howard Buehrle, electric shop; R. Milton Wilson, health and safety, blue print reading, safety supervisor. Student Council. William Parson, chemistry, general science, tennis, Howard Binstock, auto shop,- Albert Pasch- en, English. Evelyn Bold, comptometer; Louis Birkett, sketching, drawing, social studies, athletic director,- Henrietta Steiner, clothing. Esther Morgan, cafeteria cooking,- Virginia Nis!e, physical education, G. A. A.,- Harold A. Carlson, physical education, coaching staff, social studies,- Ethel F. Byrne, English, history. Student Council. Helen Thomas, health and safety, home nurs- ing,- Mary Kieckheafer, audio-visual aids and home management; Pearl Allshouse, typing. A. A. Waite, physical education, health and safety, coaching staff; Doris Fuller, home manage- ment; Lilliam A. Daggert, home mechanics, home management; Henry L. Callantine, history, modern social problems, government. Paul Hoeman, blue print reading, sketching, wrestling; Gerald Kackley, tardiness, math, Eng- lish; Clarence Welty, physics, health and safety. Michael Stecyk, machine shop,- Ted Lazarz, machine shop; Andrew Adaska, machine shop. Harold Holloway, electric shop; William L. Burris, sheet metal; Boyd Zink, plumbing shop. Page 120 Logan Ranney, foundry; Theodore Flack, welding shop; Chorles Jaris, wood shop. Ruth Clency, art. Monitors,- Margaret Hanlon, math, bookkeeping, Junior Red Cross. F. Ford and C. Van Deventer, both aviation. y ns - - . , ' • :: ‘ p - ' . i rt i ysa Mr. Birkett ' s 1940 State Championship Team at the Faculty-Alumni game. 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