James Whitcomb Riley High School - Hoosier Poet Yearbook (South Bend, IN)

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. renior Qllicers President , ,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,, ,,,,A,.,,,,,, , , James Early lf ice-Presiderlt ,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,, ,,,,,, Norman McDaniels Secretary , ......., ,.A.,,A,, Bonnie Lee Alspach Treasurer ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,.,..,.,..,..... - Elizabeth Kleinhans Freshies . . . Green Caps . . . Oh, how fresh and oh, how green, just like lettuce or spinach, maybe, fit's a phase of lifel. We were unorganized the hrst two semesters, but we made up for that later. Sophomores . . . Now when we grew up, we got ideas. They were ideas worth putting into action, so-o-o-o we did! First in December we got sophisti- cated and had a cabaret party, with the gym deco- rated by an expert hand fi-emember?l. In May our Class Constitution was adopted, and we began to enter into the whirl of activities, making an excel- lent record. Whole-hearted participation in debating, athletics, and the various clubs showed that we were an up-and-coming class. Juniors . . . On October 20, 1938, while we com- pared our tans and sunburns, we began to lay plans for our Junior-Senior Dinner Dance. It was an out- standing party, and completely shadowed the other classes for several weeks. It was with this success that we became known as the 'pot 0' gold' class for everything we attempted was immediately a wow. As we took an increasingly active part in the doings,', we became more important in the life of Riley High. The climax of the year came in April with our play, The Thirteenth Chair. Never be- fore had a Junior play been so popular. Mary Dubin, acting as the weird seance-conductor, and Jack Swantz, the efficient inspector, laid them in the aisles. Seniors . . . At last we were the kingpins of the school. Social activities occupied much of our at- tention. For our last fling at Riley, we elected the following olficers to help us keep our ship afloat: President, James Earlyg Vice-President, Norman McDanielsg Secretary, Bonny Lee Alspachg and Treasurer, Elizabeth Kleinhans. Our last party was no exception to our other gay successes. It was our May Invitational in the Palais Royale. A grand affair, it was carried off in the true '40 fstream- linedl class style. On Class Day, May 24, the digni- fied seniors fbefore many snifiling Ma's and under- classmenj marched down the aisle to a medley of old favorites. The senior's program was given a big hand, and for the first time in school history, the Hoosier Poets were passed out on this memorable day. But what have we gained? Our years of high school have been a proving ground where we tested our capabilities and molded our personalities. Through our courses of study and our extra-curricu- lar activities, we have formed habits of getting along with other people, and we have gained ideals which will serve us well when we take our places in the world, attempting to leave our marks there, as we have left them in Riley High School.

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OTIOFS . Betty jeanne Rowe Olga Mihajolvich Jayne Kuzmic Walter Koester Virginia Hobbs Anna Lisa Slcillern Bonny Lee Alspach Helen Bailey Josephine Jambrich C las Hmm- Roll Elizabeth Kleinhans, Verna fAccorcling to Ranlcj Sara Mae Rogers Frances Powell John Hildebrand Jr. Hilton Weesner Hilclegard Csenar Mary Frances Littleton Virginia Longeneclcer Lucille Ravencraft Robert Peclcinpaugli Mae Steele, and Kathleen Simmons . . . valedictorian . . salutorian . . and third honor students . . . 'lack Newman Inga Magnuson Ruth Zimmerman Marguerite Gillies Jack Swantz Mary Merlo Donald Schrader Doris Stokes Maurice Hawlnalcer

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