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

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CAROL BAUGHMAN . . . Carol will attend Detroit Conser- vatory of Music where she is planning to go on with her musical studies. She was a faithful member of the Glee Club and Exchange Editor of the Hi-Times. ROBERT BAY . . . Interested in athletics? . . . oh yes! Bob served as Basketball Captain in '49. He received awards for his participation in Football and Track. BARBARA BEANE . . . Barbara will be remembered for her faithful service in Glee Club and Y-Teens. Her future plans include a business college but her real interest lies in modeling. ROBERT BELLA . . . Restaurant owner to be, that's Bob. His special interest in school was always sports. He received letters in Football, Basketball and Track for his fine par- ticipation. NORMA IANE BENNETTS . . . Norma devoted her talents to the Spanish Club and served as secretary. In her fresh- man year, Norma received her Silver Scholarship Pin 1. She enjoyed her participation in Volleyball in her last year. BERT L. BERRY . . . Bert was very active in the Science, Slide Rule, Spanish, Screen, Drama and Radio Clubs. He kept such plays as Rose and The Ring and Babes In Toyland running smoothly by his work backstage. He received the Screen Club Letter and Spanish Club Pin. DIXIE LEE BETZ . . . Dixie received the Silver and Gold Scholarship Pins 1 and five Certificates of Merit. She worked for the Hi-Times in '47 and is another who is interested in office work as a career. RUTH MARY BIRO . . . Glee Club, Drama Club and the Hoosier Poet shared Ruth's interests. She was vice-president of the Drama Club and had leading parts in The Rose and The Ring and Babes In Toyland and she received Glee Club and Drama Club awards in '49. She received a Certifi- cate of Merit in eleventh grade. IAMES C. BLACK . . . Iim has many hobbies, among them, swimming, horseback riding and photography. He's going to work after graduation. His majors were English, Social Studies and Drafting. MARIORIE GRACE BLUE . . . Here's a girl who's very much interested in flying but for a regular job she'll take stenography. She was an active member of the Spanish Club from '46 to '48 and faithfully served the Library Staff from '45 to '46. She received Gold Scholarship Pin 1. DONALD I. BOHM . . . Another able player of sports was Don. He served as Co-Captain of the Football Team of '48 and played Basketball and Baseball. His plans for the future include college. DICK BOLKA . . . To have more beauty. that's what we need, and Dick hopes to give it to us by becoming a deco- rator. He's especially interested in skating and bowling. ! C. l I , l F

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EAN ANDERSON 'l'o be a Secretary has always DORISI been Doris' ambition. She served as secretary oi the r Staff was a member of the Screen Club and played Lib ary , Volleyball. In '46 she received an S.B. lor her splendid work on the Library Staff. MARY EVELYN ANDERSON . . . Library, Latin, and Drama Clubs all held Evelyn's devoted interest. She received the S.B. monogram lor her work on the Library Staii in '47, ROBERT A. ANDERSON . . . Bob has plans lor getting training in the Army to prepare him for his own plumbing shop. Look to the iuture lor a very competent plumber. ORRIN AUSTIN . . . Varsity Basketball claimed Orin as an able player. He also participated in Cross Country and is planning to continue his studies at Purdue University. IAMES R. AXELBERG . . . Remember seeing that old shiny gray Ford cruising down the street! That was a sign of lim. He was president of our sophomore class and plans to attend Franklin College. IALAYNE MARIE BARKLEY . . . A quiet, sincere girl, that's Ialayne. Glee Club had her as a devoted member and she appeared in plays So What! and Life of Riley. In '49 she received Glee Club award. RICHARD BARNES . . . When Dick says his hobby is music you know he means it. He was drum major, secretary ol the Band, president ol the Orchestra and played in the Dance Band. In '47 he received the Senior Band Pin. He hopes to serve in the Marine Corps and then attend college. TOMKINS EUGENE BARNHART . . . Lots oi pep and talent had Tom who was one of our very good cheerleaders and gave us grand performances in So What! and Babes in Toyland. He is planning to study engineering at Purdue. IOAN BATTLES . . . Peppy is our girl, Ioan. She was a member ol the Queen's Court for the Riley-Washington football game. She participated in Volleyball and Basket- ball. Nurse's training will claim Ioan after graduation. MILLARD T. BATTLES . . . Radio and Electrical Engineering were Millard's very special interests. This was evident be- cause oi his many activities in the Radio, Science and Screen Clubs. He received Silver Scholarship Pin 1 and awards in the Screen and Science Clubs. As you might have guessed, he plans to attend Purdue. 'st' al' f... . if 'fi . :fu .1 ..... . -. ,. ,, .,.,,V.f. J, li 5 ' 1 ,

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P L v v v Seniors sip cokes at All-City Prom. IRWIN BORR . . . Irwin graduated in Ianuary because he wanted to work for awhile before going to Indiana Univer- sity in the fall. He played Intramural Basketball and Soft- ball. In '48 he was Red Cross representative and Hi-Times and Hoosier Poet Captain. MARGIE BOWERS . . . We'll all remember reading Margie's interesting and timely columns in the Hi-Times. She made a very pretty member of the Queen's Court for the Riley- Washington football game. This vivacious girl was active in the Student Council for four years and tenth grade social chairman. ROSEMARY BRANIFF . . . Rosemary went in for athletics in a big way by participating in Basketball, Volleyball and Softball. She took a Business course and is planning to attend college. AUGUST K. BRENNER . . , To travel and to see the beau- titul places in America that is August's desire. He played Baseball and Football and majored in Social Studies and Machine Shop. SHIRLEY IOAN BRICE . . . Shirley was one of the leading sopranos in the Glee Club and had a wonderful part ln Babes In Toyland for which she received the Glee Club Award in '49. She loves to ride horseback and to go hiking. LEON IOHN BUDNY . . . Enthusiastic and happy was Lee. He was on the Drama Board and had parts in the production Babes In Toyland and The Elevator. He also kept up cheering at all the sport events. He belonged to Hi-Y and the lunior Band. ALLEN BURDEEN . . , His sales ability will take Allen far. During high school he was active in Student Council, French Club and sports. He is deciding between Northwestern and Indiana universities. ARNOLD BURKE . . . A very valuable member oi the Debate Team was Arnold. For his fine work on this team he received the Debate Medal and Letter. He was a feature writer on the Hi-Times and is very much interested in Radio, in the form of announcing. He's planning on attending Indiana Law School. ROBERT E. BUTZ . . . Bob served as president of the Orch- estra and vice-president of the Band. His sport activities included Cross Country and Track. Working at Gilbert's took up the rest of Bob's time. IANICE CARR . . . Ianice was an active member of both the Library Staff and the Orchestra for three years. She received letters for her work in each. The future sees her planning for college. I 4 I Y