Jasper High School - J Yearbook (Jasper, IN)

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CAMERA CLUB Officers l,fl'Silll'flf ...............,.. ......,.......... ,...,,.......... I l ay Nliller Secretary-Treasurer ,... ..... ll lildred Stratman Sponsor ..,..,..,,,.............................,................,................ Mr. Johnson MEMBERS: R. Kunkel, E. Rohlman, G. Lukemeyer, R. Cramelspacher, K. Wal- lace, J. Rumbach, A. Kunkler, J. W'uetcher, R. Stallman, lf. Fronune, E. Rum- bach, M. Opel, M. Stratman, B. Kuntz, A. Opel, R. Krodel., E. Zehr, J. Wallace, R. Miller, L. Lampert, and J. Shaflord. Other members of' the club not present when the picture was taken are: T. Salb, R. Rush, and Mr. Johnson. The enthusiastic camera fans of Jasper High School organized a club early in the school vear on October 7, 1938. The club was organized 111 to further the knowledge of cameras and improve their use, 121 to learn developing and printing technique: and 131 to furnish pictures for the school annual. From the beginning the Camera Club was guided and controlled by a consti- tution which made parliamentary law oflicial at weekly meetings. Surprisingly enough, the financing of the photographic organization was l stable from the start through profits derived from entrance fees, a flower sa e, and especially from popcorn sales at the basketball games. This money was used to build a luxurious darkroom located in a storeroom of the gymnasium. A developing tank, a printing box, three gross of sensitive papers., and a storage vault were among the manv accessories purchased by the club to improve the darkroom, which was, incidentally, me first ever set up by students of Jasper High School. Monthly lantern-slide programs toget ter wi 1 1 sions furnished the means for furthering photographic knowledge. One intra-club snapshot contest on winter scenes was staged with R. Miller's North Jackson Street scene awarded first prize and R. Rush's Children in the Snow was iven second rize b' the 'nd e of the contest, Father Urban. ll- P Y .l g l 'tl hel :ful lectures and discus- l bi led outin and photographic hike at the Jas- Late in the schoo year a com 1 g per Lake furnished both social and photographic entertainment. rf'

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DEBATE CLUB Officers President ................. .....,...,,,..., ,....,. C l aude Egler Secretary-Treasurer . ....... Lee Himsel Sponsor .................... ....... M r. Merder MEMBERS: Row 1: C. Egler, B. J. Krodel, A. M. Kiefer, A. Kunklerg Row 2: I.. Himsel, A. Eversman, C. Hoffman, R. Hemmerlein. To awaken interest in the art of debating has been the aim of the Jasper High School Debate Club, reorganized in October, 1933. Meetings were held bi-weekly, mainly during convocation periods, sometimes at night, and were conducted as informal discussions of the proposed question given by the State High School Debating League, Resolved that the United States form an alliance with Great Britainf, To add zest and competitive interest, the club engaged in active debates with high school clubs of other towns, winning over Reitz and Marengo afiirmative teams and Reitz and Huntingburg negative teams. However, they bowed to Princeton, Reitz, and Mt. St. Francis of New Albany negative teams and New Albany, Princeton, and Reitz affirmative teams. The Jasper negative and af- firmative teams also engaged in debates for Convocation programs and once for the Knights of Columbus. On February 25 the club was host to the sectional debate tourney in which six teams participated. Sorry to say, Jasper was the perfect host, allowing New Albany to take first honors and Mt. St. Francis second before they stepped in for third. The Club also had a social side, sponsoring a dance for the entire school in January, with music by Pitch Eckerle and his Kings of Swing. To raise funds for transportation to the debates in other towns, the members sold Wildcat emblems to the school and general public. Much credit must be given the Club's sponsor, Mr. Merder, who coached the Club and always lent a helping hand. Of him it may be said, He was always there when needed. 26

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BAND Every afternoon promptly at one o'clock, the fanfare of trumpets informed the rest of us here in J. H. S. that the band was in session. It might have been the addition of the glockenspiel, it might have been the new uniforms, or it might have been the untiring efforts of music maestro, Mr. Cobbag but whatever the cause, the band deserves praise for the impressive showing it has made the entire year. During the basketball season, the band performed regularly at every home game. Whenever we hear the familiar strains of Indiana, we shall always re- member that flashy Jasper high school song as it was played by the J. H. S. band. The Christmas concert presented at the Court House was a memorable one because of the band's first appearance in the new uniforms which were obtained through the efforts of the popular Mothers' Club. Two concerts were presented for the public in the gymnasium, and out of appreciation to the Mothers' Club, the band appeared at several meetings to entertain the mothers. At the recent music contest which was held at Huntingburg the band was among the five out of the eight Class B bands, to place in the first division. Drum-major Sylvia Fritch deserves special mention. To her belongs the credit for much of the flash of the marching band. A high stepper and a baton twirler of no mean repute, Sylvia has likewise found time to instruct a class of six apprentice twirlers. Contesting with twirlers of much more experience and from larger schools, Sylvia placed in second division. The band is composed of the following: Dennis Eckerle, Vernon Reising, John Eckstein, Norbert Schneider., Betty Eckerle, Sylvia Fritch, Viola Fritch, Mary Alice Harder, Edward Jones, Thomas Jones, Ray Miller, Juanita Pittman, Joe Schwenk, Ambrose Vollmer, Anna Mae Bockelman, Bernard Bockelman, Richard Boehm, Denzel Conolty, Dennis Critchlow, Jack Hief, Jack Rumbach, Rita Mae Schneider, J. W. Shafford, James Wallace, James Brown, George Luke- meyer, Lloyd Miller, Karl Wallace, Lila Lee Giesler., Glenn Gramelspacher, Tony Habig, Sarah Lukemeyer, Melba Miller, Mildred Nicholson, James Hoff- man, Earl Fritch, Kenneth Kuper, Archie Schwinghamer, Robert Gramelspach- er, Robert Lee Weigel, LaVere Fuhrman, John Wuchrler, Kenneth Gramel- spacher, Paul Hoffman, and Betty Jean Krodel.