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

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IRWIN MORSE-This thou 'htful PHILLIP MOSHER-Phil is a lad is lad was a valuable member of the Tennis squad. Interested in the International Relations and Chess Clubs, he plans to be an engineer. MERLE MURDOCK - For nearly three weeks his picture was lost among the underclassmen. Merle played in the band and was an old A member of the Airplane Club, He wants to be an office worker. JACK NEWMAN-Jack divided his attention between the Slide Rule Club and the Senior Science Club. Quiet and dependable. electrical M engineering is his chosen occupa- tion. D Memo.' To impress, be digni- fied! . . Do it up right, folks--or not at all . . Well, where IS he? . . fLooks lost withoutj . . A jitter- bug at rest . . Typical Riley in- dustry . . Those people really look happy about the whole thing . . Ha . . Snuhb us, will you? . . Ho- kay, hokay, but welll find a way to fix you, just you wait and see . who will get somewhere in the world as he plans to take up Diesel Engineerimz. Prominent in the Senior Science Club, and Vice- President of the Slide Rule Club, Phil names Walter Koester as his best Dal. LBERT NALL-Here's an up and coming lad. Between dodging the gals. Al plans to attend the U. of Alaska-or maybe Notre Dame. The Usher's Club, the Glee Club, and the Student Council kept him usy. ARY NICHOLAS-Petite and pret- ty with dancing eyes, Mary grad- uated on the Commercial Course. She contributed to the Typing Club and Waiters Club and Candle- llght Procession as well as serving as Social Chairman of her home room. OROTHY NOWICKI-Besides go- ing to school, Dot had the added responsibility of a job. Majoring in the commercial subjects, she served as a representative of the Student Council and as a member of the Tri-R Girl Reserves. MARY OLINGER-Here's our girl math genius. She'd figure the top OH' a glass table if you'd let her. Perhaps that's why she expects to be a math teacher. She was active in the Band, the Library and the Usher Club. BILLIE OSTHEIMER - Everybody knows Billie, and everybody laughs either with her or at her: but as Girl Reserve President and a mem- ber of the G. A. A. you can count on Bill. Her interest in dra- matics in the last years led her to parts in the Jr. A. Play and Our Town. PATRICIA IHUBBARDJ PATRICK- ROBERT PERKEY-Here's a fellow who knows how to get places fin spite of his gagsl. Football, Bas- ketball, Track, Robed Chair, the Hi-Times Staff, and the Hi-Y Club are a few of his time-takers, to say nothing of his steady, eh, Bob? HELEN PILARSKI-Dictation and typing are Helen's favorites. She plans her life work in stenography. Her clubs were Knitting and Cos- tume Designing and Pearl Tomp- kins and Virginia Heinzelman treasure her friendship. JOSEPHINE POYSER-Jo's snap- ping brown eyes are typical of her personality. She sang in the Glee Club, and was a member of the Debate Squad for four years. Jo wants to he a secretary in radio work and we think she'll make a valuable one. The marvelous heroine of our Jr. A. Play, Patsy has kept busy in the Drama Club. Young America on the Air and Hoosier Poet Club. She was also chairman of the Sr. B. Matinee Dance. ROSS PETERSON-They might say Still water runs deep about Ross. but he's a boy who gets around. Ross was active in the Hi-Y serv- ing as Treasurer and Secretary of the State Hi-Y, He attended the National Hi-Y Congress and was in the Student Council. WELDON POORMAN - A future high-powered salesman who will probably shuffle right into some nice big contracts. Weld was active in the Hoosier Poet Club. Screen Club and the Student Council. BETTE PRIESTER - Bette's warm smile and sweet disposition made her a well-known person in R. H. S. She was active in the Glee Club, Typing Club and served as home room Vice-President for a semes- ter. JACK MUELLER-How will the school ever get along without Jack, especially those Junior girls? Seriously, Jack has left behind him a splendid record in Tennis, Hi-Y and Chess Clubs, The Jr. Board of the Anti-Tuberculosis League will miss him too. EUGENE NELSON-Gene could be V G found in the Industrial Department almost any time. Ask Junior Rinker or Jack Pfender about his plans for being a tool and die maker. ERA MAE NORTHRUP-Vera's amiability won her many friends. Her G. A. A. state award reveals her as a staunch supporter of girls athletics, and the basketball squad will certainly regret losing one of its finest players. Vera is an- other future nurse. LADYS ODER - Gladys has a friendly, contagious smile We can't forget. She was interested in girls sports, and held the office of Secre- tary-Treasurer of the G. A. A. in addition to her activities in the Latin Club. JAMES O'REILLY--Jim was a pillar in school musical circles, as well as a right hand man of Riggs. As soon as he gets to be that top- notch musician in the swing world with his famous trumpet, well, we'll say we knew him when! RUTH OSTRANDER-Ruth ably as- sisted Miss Stautfer in the Library and was the gracious assistant head usher of the Usher Club. Ginny Hobbs will also tell you she was the efficient Co-Chairman of the Sr. B, Tea. ROBERT PECKINPAUGH-A regu- lar fellow who took a leading part in Hi-Y activities, attending the Older Boys' Conference and Oti- cers' Training Conference along with his work in the Science Club and Student Council. JACK PFENDER-In the thick of fun. Pfender could always be found. He wants to become a ma- chinist: was a member of the Printing Club, the Screen Club. the Checker Club, and the Electri- cal Club-quite a joiner that! FRANCES POWELL - A former Riley student who returned in her senior year and was immediately elected to the Student Council. At- tractive. lots of fun. and a popular girl, Franny was President of the Music Club and an alto in the Robed Choir. ROB ERT PRIKOSOVITS-Bob ex- pects to be a First class printer. He found plenty of time to call out a cheery greeting to everyone be- tween his duties as President of the Printing Club and in the Typing and Golf Clubs.

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