Horace Mann High School - Horace Manual Yearbook (Gary, IN)

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“The Big Chiefs Keep the School on the Move” “77te Social Committee guards the calendar with eagle eye ' ’’ SOCIAL COMMITTEE Top row—Ted Hayes, Mrs. Scott, Norma Quade 2nd row — Doris Johnson, Dona Grossman, Mary Ann Burke, Jack Pembroke 1st row — Leah Rottenberg, Myra- belle Halpin, Dorothy Tolle The Booster Club began beating the tom-toms BOOSTER CLUB Top row — Janet Johnson, Claire Sharpe, Esther Huber, Dale Stan¬ ton, Nick Balaguras, Artie Cogs¬ well 2nd row—Sue Flynn, Janice Peter¬ sen, June Ann Wagner, Marilyn Allen, Rosie Nicolich, Sharon El- ser, Bob King 1st row — Dona Grossman, Evelyn Hurst, Joan Scott, Pat Lugar, Judy Cade, Irene Chervenak

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THE BIG THREE (Continued from page 5) The Big Chiefs kept the school on the move during the month of Feb¬ ruary. Senior Kings and Queens were announced after the Senior Play, at a dance sponsored by the Booster Club. Late in February came the Eskimo Es¬ capades, the memorable big dance of the Social Committee. Fred Robert’s music warmed up the atmosphere and broke the ice with noticeable success. At just about the same time the guides of Student Council answered all ques¬ tions about Horace Mann in the official school handbook, the Cardinal, which the Council released to all students. In the spring, the Student Council went out on the warpath and scalped Old Mann Gloom, who had been lurk¬ ing in the vicinity of the teacher’s rest rooms. Yes, thanks to Student Council and Mrs. Roper’s sewing class, the fac¬ ulty rest rooms got a face lifting com¬ plete with new decorations and furnish¬ ings. Later in the spring Booster Club sponsored a contest for choosing new cheerleaders and Social Committee had a Rose Day at Horace Mann. Student Council produced an excellent spring tonic for anxious Horsemen when it presented the annual Career Day in May. Recognition Day, the last day in school for the Seniors, was marked by awarding of medals, in the form of an honor scroll, to those seniors who had earned commendation for their effort in a special department or school activity. This special honor has been planned to reward those pupils, not previously honored, who have served beyond the call of duty. At this time, too, a list was read of Seniors who have won scholar¬ ships and other prizes not given by the school. As the school year drew to a close the Big Chiefs prepared to withdraw from the council fires. A newly elected Council of Elders would replace them when the trees about the lagoon came into full leaf. For these younger lead¬ ers, however, the Elders of 1949 have set a high level of achievement. Long will the chiefs of 1949 be hon¬ ored for their labors, in Horace Mann’s tribal records. Pag. a

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COVERED WAGON TRAILS or THE FRESHMEN IN 1949 With a sigh of relief, the Freshmen halt their wagon trains and pitch camp. Now that the first part of their journey through high school has been completed and one year is over, they can pause momentarily and look over their first year. For the Freshmen the first trail has not been an easy one. They have found themselves am ¬ bushed by difficult decisions such as: “Shall I go to the football game, or should I go to the library for social studies? or “Couldn’t I hurry and get my algebra in the morning? I want to go to Social Club. Diana and Apollo, X and Y, Et Tu, Brute, and the lowly amoeba furnished hazards that must be surmounted if they were to reach the second stage of their journey. The wagons paused more than once for so¬ cial relaxation. Some of the boys found pleas¬ ure in feats of strength and worked hard on various freshman teams. Dances, parties, the gay Shamrock Serenade, were never-to-be-for- gotten milestones in the 1948-1949 journey. Somehow as the year wore on and second semester examinations loomed ahead, the freshmen began to feel as if they were no long¬ er in a strange land. True, a long and tortuous road lay ahead, but they had gained some wis¬ dom with which to combat new dangers. When, in the fall, the wagon cries of “catch up, “all set,” “stretch out. and “fall in,” ring out, the class of 1952 will be ready for its Sophomore trials. T ?ii-A-E fe M W3fc c as. , ffl K vxs ISSaWasst- a tf