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

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' Enthusiasm Carries The energy which forms the soul of Riley is its spirit. We wonder sometimes if there really is any, but when we stand in a deserted hall, we can feel a kind of magic present all around us. In the half- worn wax, the solid bricks, and the air itself, there is a silent voice that says Chin up; keep smiling. Riley ' s life has rarely been one of perfect victory, and the spirit sometimes becomes hidden. But it is never lost. In oil the pageantry of human existence. SUE McCURDY NANCY POSTLE MARSHA PERKINS CHAR MOMINEE SANDY GARBACZ

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A smiling court attends the queen. Sue Barnfield, Sharon Csernits, and NIta Hawley ride atop their open-air carriage at the Riley-Washintgon half-time ceremonies. Our courageous football captains, Paul Nelson and Dave Hendrix, risk life and limb to get the Wash- ington-Riley Roundup off to a good start. Every girl ' s dream . . : . to be a queen. Solly Yoder bears her crown proudly as she is escorted off the field by Dave Izdepski. How does a queen get to be a queen? Each senior homeroom nominates two girls to run for court. There is uniform campaigning, and a picture of each girl is put up in the halls. A week after the homeroom nominations, the entire student body votes to elect the court. A final election decides who is to be QUEENI 13

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On Motto, Lude Ludum the determination to succeed has never had a better example than the Wildcats who lose but keep fight- ing toward a winning end. And they will find that end. For somewhere there is a place where the mighty motto LUDE LUDUM! issues from the Jips of every student, and the purple and gold march on toward greater victories for each tomorrow.