La Porte High School - El Pe Yearbook (La Porte, IN)

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Senior How well we remember the day we entered La Porte High School. Four years ago—-it seems but yesterday. Maybe the seniors thought we were green, but we really weren't (maybe just a little). We had heard all about the pranks played on the incoming freshman; so we didn't fall for those gags—at least most of us didn’t. We had very competent leadership during our freshman year: Bob Groman, president; Margaret Leets, vice president, and Jayne Walton, secretary- treasurer. At last we moved out of the ranks of green (?) freshman into the ranks of sophomores, which gave us the opportunity to join clubs such as the Girl Reserves and the Hi-Y Club. Of course we had to go through a plenty stiff initiation, but we lived through it. Our officers for that year were Richard Bach- mann, president; Steve Cormick, vice-president; and Jayne Walton, secretary-treasurer. We now approached the biggest years of our high school career. We were at last considered upper- classmen . The first major undertaking during our junior year was the junior play. Young April was chosen. On try-out night, senior study hall was packed with would- be actors. Everyone was practicing his lines—crossing his fingers and hoping he would be chosen for a part. After selections were made, Lucy Lindborg was given the leading feminine roll. Playing opposite her was Richard Bachmann. The play turned out a huge suc- cess. After the play we devoted much of our time in find- ing a really super theme for the banquet. Believe me, we really worked hard. After racking our brains and losing many hours of sleep, we finally decided upon a Pan-American theme. It was our big chance to show the seniors that we really appreciated all the things they did for us. Our next problem was the Prom. We chose a forest theme for that. We had loads of fun decorating the Civic, and also considered it fun being excused from classes to help with the decorations. Doris Swan- son was chosen Prom Queen. 18

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Site Se ervice First to leave from the ranks of our faculty of LaPorte High School to enter the armed forces was Hagin Harper, as- sistant band and orchestra leader and director of Boys' Glee Club. Mr. Harper be- came a member of our high school faculty in September 1939 and was inducted into the army in October of 1942. After the completion of his military service, we hope to have Mr. Harper again with us. inspiring students with musical talent. Mr. Hagin Harper Miss Nona Seeberg Miss Nona Seeberg, instructor in speech, after only one semester in our faculty resigned, and accepted a position with the U. S. O. de- partment of the National Red Cross. During her brief term here she made many friends among the students and members of the fac- ulty. From the rank and file of the student body, many boys have gone to serve under the flag of our country. We know their bravery, cour- age and leadership, and our prayers for their safety go with them. We hope we can be worthy of their great sacrifice.

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Our officers who so capably helped us make our junior year a success were Richard Bachmann, president; Bob Groman, vice-president; June Wright, secretary; and Jayne Walton, treasurer. The day dawned at last—we were high and migh- ty seniors. But being a senior wasn't all it was crack- ed up to be. We began feeling sorry that we had only one year left in good old L. P. H. S. Now that we were seniors, it was up to us to spon- sor the after-game dances. With Roy Kaber to guide us as our class president, the other class officers, the class sponsors, and the help of numerous committees, the dances went over big. Other class officers were Steve Cormick, vice-president; De Loris Vogel, secre- tary; and Charles Marshall, treasurer. Elected as class sponsors were Mr. Van Wagner and Miss Yeager. This year we chose for our play, Ever Since Eve . Some of the critics said it was the best class play in a long time. We were quite worried for a while, when Steven Daddy Cormick, our leading man. came down with the flu. We kept our fingers crossed, and it helped because he was fit as a fiddle in time to give an outstanding performance in the play. Helen Meadows had the female lead and did a good job. In fact, credit should be given also to the rest of the cast and to the committee who sewed ruffles on lamp- shades and pillows until they were blue in the face. The latter part of November we saw seniors with small orange envelopes and heard comments such as this: Oh, let's see yours. Gee, mine are awful. What am I going to do?” That's right- senior proofs. Everyone was in a tizzy trying to get his pictures in before the deadline. They made it. The senior class would like to say Thanks, loads to Mrs. Little, who so graciously helped us for four years, choosing our subjects and figuring up our credits to see if we would graduate. The time was becoming shorter and shorter, and here it was, graduation already. It is with sad hearts that we pass from the doors of our high school—the graduates of 1943. 19