Lew Wallace High School - Quill and Blade Yearbook (Gary, IN)

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U:W WALLACE HIGH S4 IIOOI. LEW WALLACE HIGH THE SENIOR CLASS £ fid - ■s. « % £ fid When September of 1934 came, hopeful freshmen of the class of 1938 entered The Lew Wallace High School. As soon as they were well started in their school work, a class election was held to determine who was to steer their “ship of state” for the ensuing school year. When the final votes were tallied, Mary McCleery was found to have been elected our class president, Robert Bass the vice-president, and Rose Pavlakovich, secretary- treasurer. These officers, assisted by Mrs. Ensweiler, our class sponsor, planned a Freshman Week, the first to be held at Lew Wallace. During this week the Freshman Frolic and a Freshman Tea were held and the class plays were presented After this eventful week, the class settled down to its work of striving toward the rank of upperclassmen. When school opened the following September, the freshmen had been advanced to the more dignified rank of sophomores. As the semester prog¬ ressed it became the duty of every sophomore student to vote again for the officers of his class. This time, Robert Reister was elected president, Howard Sunderman was made vice-president, and Jean Underwood was sec¬ retary-treasurer. Under the guidan ce of these new officers, numerous events took place, the most outstanding was the rose sale. Here the salesmen of the class made a ffne’ nowirtff. ' Mary Batusic proved her merit by selling more roses thanMany students dis¬ played their talents in other wajr such as fc jHt f ipation in the class plav, “Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm”,Cw h«l( 7 ura. “T%e Marriage of Nannette”. The main social activities were tf% Soph Hops, the first of which was held after school, and the next sej ieste n dance was held at night. The spring changed to summer , J then vacation time. When school opened in the fall, the students, Wkvl lunioro began their third year’s work. After becoming accustomed to tneir prci WpB class elected the follow¬ ing officers: president, lack Haller; vice-president, Howard Sunderman; and secretary-treasurer, Mary »t|sic. gain the salesmen of the class, the most outstanding of which was Esther Murphy, made a fine showing by selling more oranges than any previous junior class. This year our ranks were augmented by Joe Kutch, who aided us in producing the class play, “The Three Graces”. Our actors also contributed to the opera, “The Bo¬ hemian Girl”. In addition to the many club-sponsored dances, there was the dance of the year, the Junior-Senior Prom. After a successful year, summer vacations came and when an all-too- short summer had come to an end, the Seniors took up the “book and slate” for the last term in high school. The previous class officers retired in favor of Anne Marie Koss, who was elected president; Doris Spahr, who was elected vice-president, and Joe Kutch. secretary-treasurer. As the se¬ mester progressed, the class actors did their last acting in the class play “Jane Eyre” and in the high school opera, “The Nightingale”. Enid Gustaf¬ son won national recognition during the year, in a nation-wide dress-design¬ ing contest, in which she was a high ranking contestant. To top all activities of the year came the much anticipated final Prom. June found the class eagerly anticipating graduation, but regretful that the many good times were so soon to be at an end, and that life-long friends were so soon to be separated. —Jack Haller £ Page twenty

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K V VAU. ri! im.ll SCHOOL LEW WALLACE 1114.11 SC IIOO JOHN P. ADLER, usu¬ ally iust Pat, showed an interest in the Ra¬ dio Club and was one of the best shots on the R.OT.C. Rifle team. PAULINE M. BROWN was a member of the G.A A. and the Biol¬ ogy Club, and served as Vice-President of the Concert Orchestra for 1937. CLIFFORD C BROOK- ER, besides taking part in the Marriage of Nannette, the ac¬ tivities of the R.O.T.C. Rifle Team, and the Booster Club, partici¬ pated in the Reading Club. Colorful DOROTHY ANNE BARNES is dra matically inclined. The Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior Plays gave her ample opportunity to develop this gift She was Vivi-Darian secretary in 1937. His team-mates call him ' Bunny. ' but I call him just plain ' dyna¬ mite ' ! said Coach Baer of BRUNO U. BLASH, veteran foot¬ ball player. Puritannical CATHER¬ INE M. DEMBOSKY enioys displaying her vocal talents in operas, glee clubs, and solo contests. She is in the Concert Orchestra and G A A. VICTOR E. APOLZAN, alias Shadow, is an athlete. He has de¬ voted his time to foot¬ ball since his sopho¬ more year Being a letterman, Victor was also a Club W mem¬ ber. SHIRLEY BRYANT is shy, but genial. Her quiet manner, cheer¬ fulness, and feminin¬ ity make her a grand companion. She sings, too. OLGA DOSHAN, al¬ though a devout stu¬ dent of history (we wonder why?) knows her G.A.A. ' s instead of her N.R.A. ' s, A.A.A. ' s and P W.A. ' s. Petite MARY KATH¬ RYN BATUSIC, the ' 37 shorthand whir at tamed dirxy heights as Junior Class Secre¬ tary, Senior Class Sec¬ retary, Senior Honor Society and a Vivi- Darian. DONALD H BISH did not concentrate his activities in any par¬ ticular club, but was one who helped the school to function ef¬ ficiently by his good citizenship. With merely a lift of her brow or a wink of her eye, pert GWEN¬ DOLYN JANE DOUG¬ LAS can gather her many friends around her. Concert Orches¬ tra and Junior Play were among her activ¬ ities. Small but efficient ROBERT ALLAN BASS was an earnest debat¬ er, a Senior Honor So¬ ciety member, the B. C O. Judge, and Sphinx promoter He was a member of the An¬ nual Staff. DOROTHY P. BYRNE retires from the Post- Tribune Staff with deep regret (and the staff also regrets her loss). She worked in the Concert Orchestra and G A.A. organiza¬ tion. Another radio fan, PETER COKUSIS guided the progress of the Radio (.lub as the president in ' 37. Pete was Concert Band president, on the Philosopher Staff, and active in the R.O.T.C. MILDRED LOUISE BERLIEN showed her journalistic abilities on the Philosopher Staff Being a versatile young woman, she was also active in the Olympian Society and the Reading Club . MATT F. BOWSER, a debater of persuasion and note, was on the Inside Patrol. He ap¬ peared in both the Sophomore and Junior plays. Hoping to achieve fame in the operatic world JOHANNA ANN EINIKIS, thrills her audiences. As side¬ lines, she plays a fid¬ dle and rides a bicycle. Page twenty-two