Kent High School - K Yearbook (Kentland, IN)

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Row One: S. Bartlett Row Two: A. Dieter. C. Dona- hue. J. Potts Row Three: J. Simison. M. Hougland. B. YVhaley. S. Wash- burn, E. McCarty Row Four: M. Carroll. .l. Beatty, C. Ramp. S. Newland. M. Yegerlehner f Row Five: N. Weldon. R. Portteus, J. Newland, J. Schuh, R. Sell Row Six: D. Mattox. Mary Petersen, M. Starks. M. Weldon. F. Hutchinson Row Seven: V. Zell. B. Riegle. M. Schultz, S. Kindig. J. Spencer Row Eight: P. Hancock. Martha Petersen. C. Walls Row Nine: E. Loughridge, P Bedinger. R. Memering. R Hutchinson Last summer the hand gave Saturday night concerts which were sponsored hy the Retail Merchants Association. These concerts were received with much enthusiasm hy the puhlic. After school started many memhers could he ohserved walking to classes. mur- muring Left, right. left. right Y under their hreath and march they did! Sporting new uniforms. they strutted at foothall games and led the parade at the Fall Festival. It was soon time for the Christmas Musical. a concert of favorite Yuletide selections. Solo and ensemhle contests came next and several hand memhers came home with honors. Next on the list of major events was the County Musical. in which hands from all over the county comhine talents into a one hundred piece hand to give a superh concert. Then came the all important Band Contest, climax of the hand year. Soon after came the annual Spring Festival featuring hesides the hand numerous solos and ensemhles. Finally came commencement. As the hand played MPomp and Circumstanceu every memher was thinking mournfully of the six valuahle Seniors who were walking up the aisle and who would not he hack next year. But they were looking forward to next year, which would hring new memhers from the seventh grade. and to another school year packed with good times for all hand memhers. Mixed Chorus hoasts a total memhership of thirty-six girls and fourteen hoys who helong simply hecause they enjoy singing. The hoys and girls usually rehearse separately twice a week and only occasionally comhine talents. They, too, are directed hy Mr. L. E. Overpeck. The hig event of the year for chorus memhers is the County Musical. There two hundred hoys and girls hlend their youthful voices to hring heautiful choral music to the ears of the huge audience. Belonging to Chorus is an honor and a privilege for those who love good music. Page forty thi ee

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Page forty-1' u ufiic eloarfmenf The llilllfl just naturally seems to lie one of the lll0St important organizations in our High School. It is llliltllx up of l'o1'ty-scvvll IllllSlI'lll boys anfl girls from grades st-yell through twelve. The lmanal functions untlvr tht- able tlll'l'l'liOIl of Mr. L. E. tlya-l'ln-ek. BXND Row One: l'. Han'-on-la. F. Hutchinson. V. Zell. S. Kinclig. M. Weldoll, M. Yegerlehner. Newland. J. Beatty. M. Petersen. D. Matlox. M. Petersen Row Two: M. Srhultz. B. Riegle. J. Spencer. R. Portleus. N. W6lIl0ll. R. Sell. .l. Schuh. S. J. Newland. C. Walls. M. Starks. M. Carroll. M. Houglancl. E. McCarty. B. Wrhaley. J. SiIlllS0l1. S. Waslllnurn Row TllI'ECZ J. Potts. fi. Dieter. B. lJI6lllt'l'iI1g.. R. Hutchinson. C. Ramp. P. Betiinger. E. Lough- ritlge. Mr. Overpecfk. 5. Bartlett. C. Donahue CHORUS Row One: J. COIIFJI. E. Al'lIl0lfl. C. Hannnan. C. Wlalls. M. Martin. J. Curran. Y. Zell. S. Yvasllllurn Row Two: M. Lillig. P. Murphy, J. Goldenslein. D. Mattox. M. Starks. Martha Petersen. Cady, P. Polen. H. Hensley Row Three: B. Miller. A. Dieter. M. Riegle. C. Plxillippi. M. Rieger. P. Murphy. B. Good. C Soutler. K. Sondgeratli. B. Spangler. Mr. Overperk Row Four: P. Daley. D. Woodruff. R. YValkup. E. Perkins. B. Monroe. J. Simison. B. W'l1aley. Bartlett. Mary Petersen. R. Brown Row Five: J. Bower. H. Walkllln. J. Taylor. E. MrCartv. R. Lutz, M. Simons. B. Collins. M. Cahill. K. Petersen. M. Carroll. C. Donahue Row Six: B. M8lll6l'lltg. R. Reed. A. Maguire. D. Diemlam. C. Merkel. R. Hutvhinson, S. Beatty. R. Sell. M. Hoagland. B. Hoagland J. S. 'U

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elzior ,Oily On January 27 the Class of '49 presented their annual play in the Little Theater. The presentation. After All. lt's Springfi was a smash l1it directed hy Supt. Smith. Our cast included Lea Rose Sondgerath as Granny: Floyd Hutchinson as Gramp: Frank Mullen as John llihitaker: Beverly Whaley as Martha Whitaker: Ruth Walkup as Mary Whitaker: Don Beekman as Tom Vllhitakerg Shirley Lee as Alice Whitakerq ,lohn Prue as Two Gunng Catherine Petersen as Pug: .lohn Parr as Boll Davis: Betty Collins as the girl who lisps: Howard Hensley as the Messenger Boy: .loan Cassidy as Dorothy LaBelle: and Marian Collum as the interior decorator. The play was a huge success and will he remenlhered as a highlight of the Senior Year. unior 10449 The Junior Class presented the play, Tomorrow Heavenn. hy Dona Thomas. This play is a satire on the danger of suhversive influences in the lvnited States. The cast and managers consisted of ,lohn Dennis. Bill Walke1', Melvin Hender- son. Donald Sondgerath. ,lack Mullen. Ralph Hutchinson, David Diedam, Robert Hougland and Robert Becker. The girls participating were Connie Phillippi. Phyllis Murphy. Marian Rieger. Esther McCarty. Kathleen Sondgerath. Barhara Miller. ,loan Cady. ,loyce Wfildasin. Alice Sego. Rita Lutz. and ,loan Rupp. ramafic The Dramatic Cluh in K. H. S. was formed four years a0'o hy Mr. Smith. our . C' . speech instructor. Some of the Seniors are charter memhers of the organization. Wfe have over thirty memhers in our club this year and have participated in various dramatic events and speech activities. All memhers of the speech class took part in the various oratorieal contests during the year. John Prue, John Parr, and ,lack Mullen were the three winning contestants in the Rotary contest. Kathleen Sondgerath, Lea Rose Sondgerath. and Shirley Lee placed in the American Legion tussel while Beverly Wllaley and Jerry Schuh captured the K. P. laurels. N Kathleen Sondgerath also placed third in the district while all turned in very fine performances. Page forty-four