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

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Tech ' s Girls State delegates were, from left, Mary Skratsky and Cynthia Col- bert, alternates, and Muriel Ramsey and Barbara Staley, representatives. Tech representatives at the Rotary Club speech contest were Mike Golem, who took first place, and Mary Bohlin, second place. Eugene Wojdyla won second place for his speech on the Challenge of Citizen- ship in the regional contest sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Four Tech drama students received awards during Indiana University drama workshop. They are, from left, Mary Corey, Steve Grelecki, John Stephens, 28 and Ron Rodgers. Speech Meet winners were, from left, Charles Staley, dramatic interpretation; Richard Smith, oratorical interpretation, and Shirley Smulsld, dramatic in- terpretation. Students going on the Washington Trip are expectantly waiting for the train. Students going to Rotary Club meetings during the 1964-65 school year were Val De Paula, Ed Owczarek, Oscar Ortegon, Dennis Dills, Steve Grelecki, Dale Ridgely, and Gene Wojdyla. A scientific project to discover how Charles Lindberg felt on his first trans- Adantic flight was conducted by Darnell Sitton (right) and John Connors, a Gavit student.

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Tech To Help or Just To Visit Visitors during American Education Week are Mr. and drs. Edward Smiley, who are being shown through Miss tilth Clency ' s Art Shop by their daughter, Caryl Smiley, unior. Displaying one of his art projects is David Hildrith, rcshman, who is an art student and Tech Times cartoonist. Thanking Mr. Bill Lichtsinn, (second from right) president of Lichtsinn Motors, Inc., for the donation of a new VW engine is Mr. Marion Norris, ( third from right) Auto Shop instructor, while Mr. Bill Tausend, service manager for Import Marts Limited, Mr. T. Flack, industrial co-ordinator, Mr. John Lee, service manager for Lichtsinn Motors, Inc., and Mr. Fred Schaefer, zone service manager for Volkswagen of America, Inc., look on. Shirley Band wick, second from left, is asking Miss Collee Chirinos and Sister Mary Ambrose, both on the staff t St. Margaret ' s Hospital, about health career opportunities a subject discussed also with the students of Mrs. Geraldin Sherfey (left) and Mr. Loren Hoch, biology instructor? ' alking with Mr. Loren Hoch, biology instructor, and Dr. lobert Cooper, head of the Science Department of Ball tate University, after Dr. Cooper ' s lecture on Alaska, is iary Bellamy, freshman, and Linda Southerland, senior. Greeting Mr. Fairchild Carter, State supervisor of distribu- tive education, center, is Mr. William Parson, principal, and Mr. Robert Vician distributive education and bookkeeping instructor. Indonesian principals and supervisors are watching Bctt} Wadlington, left, editor of the Tech Times, while she i explaining how the Tech Times is made. Looking on are from left, Mr. William Parson, principal; Sule, from Medon Idris, from Djakarto; and Sutgipto, from Jagakarto. T.A. officers for the year ' 64- 65 are, seated from left, Irs. Joseph Markavich, second vice-president; Mrs. Andrew ' olus, president, and Mr. Thomas Strauser, first vice-presi- lent. Standing are Mr. Darrell Mazura, treasurer; Mr. rch Kennedy, secretary, and Mr. William Parson, Tech ' s •rind pal. Mrs. Andrew Polus, Tech P.T.A. president, received her P.T.A. lifetime membership award during a ceremony at the Founders Day Dinner. She received the award from Mr. William Parson, prindpal, right, while Mr. Thomas Strauser, P.T.A. first vice-president, watches. Members of the Gavit newspaper staff are observing Bol Buckner, seated, co-editor-in chief of the Tech Times, whil he is explaining the way to paste-up. Betty Wadlington right, co-editor-in-chief of the Tech Times, is helping Bol explain the process. The Gavit students are, from left, gai Baker, feature editor; Kathy Farley, editor-in-chief; Glork Canada, news bureau, and Jan Todd, reporter. These Gavi students came to Tech to observe how our paper is pu together.

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Mr. H. H. Wilson, former director of Tech, gives his farewell speech at a banquet in his honor. Faculty members extend their warm wishes with handshakes to the former director. Tech Faculty Honored Mr. Wilson A retirement banquet was given Oct. 17, 1964, for Mr. Harry H. Wilson, who retired as director of Tech. This dinner was in appre- ciation for all the fine work he did in his seven years as director. Also honored, Nov. 12, 1964, was Mr. Gerald Kackley, math in- structor and Senior Class sponsor. A dinner was given by die teachers of Hammond for his efforts to bene- fit teachers and education. Mr. H. H. Wilson, former director of Tech, gives best wishes to Mr. W. E. Parson, the new principal. We like Kackley” was the theme of the Kackley Banquet honoring Mr. Kack- ley, held at a restaurant in Schererville. Mr. Donald Gavit, former business manager of the Hammond Public Schools, greets Mr. Gerald Kackley.