Logansport High School - Tattler Yearbook (Logansport, IN)

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The word study had many different mean- ings to many different people, For some it was a nightly ritual, others interpreted it as a last-minute peek at notes or feverish cram- ming the night before an all-important test. The term also served as a noble-sounding ex- cuse for spending the evening with a friend. A gentle nudge from parents or teachers was often necessary before some students put their noses to the grindstone, for I have to study was a phrase students hated to use when a party or a movie date was in the of- fing. fOf course it could be very handy when mother wanted the dishes or some chore donej Peculiar habits accompanied this phenome- non. To some, hot Dixie-land blaring on the radio and a substantial plate of cookies within reach were conducive to study. Others found that by rising with the birds at five a.m. their alert minds, when successfully awakened, could accomplish much, Telephone party lines were kept busy while students talked over the answers to seemingly insur- mountable problems, academic and otherwise. Guidance periods often proved to be life- savers for those who needed only fifteen minutes more to complete put-off work or to review quickly before beginning a busy day, and seniors, especially those with one or two tests scheduled in the afternoon, found Room 53 a convenient retreat during lunch hours, Some pupils, undismayed by the pros- pect of being caught, even dared to study one subject in another teacher's class. Study was as inevitable as death and taxes, and most students, regardless of the momen- tary grumbling and groaning, knew that all the time spent would never be regretted, So whether sprawled out on the floor, lying in bed, or sitting at a school desk, they studied. Blood, sweat, and tears often mar the faces of S. Smith, P. White, P. Fox, J. Troy, A. Barnes, K. Hall, S. Ulbrich, A. Price, B. Richter, J. Sumpter, N. Brummet, P. Conn, and D, Showalter before a big exam. However, the Kiwanis Club luncheon is an incentive to maintain those first semester A averages. Absent: G. Sherill, L. Spencer, P. Wagner. A J

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Homecoming and class elections early in September were the kick-off for this year's organizing spirit. Clever campaign devices' were used in an attempt to solicit votes, In this same spirit freshmen and sophomore offi- cers and committees worked hard to plan the respective class parties. After striving for ten days to sell magazine subscriptions, juniors labored the rest of the year to devise another best prom ever. The Sadie Hawkins Dance, senior day program, and gift to the school were products of senior teamwork. The many attractive and interesting displays found in the windows of Room 53 were furnished by art and foods classes and even by Miss Wood s geometry class In the cafe teria across the hall Mrs Webster and her help planned and prepared daily meals for about four hundred hungry students Teach ers too found it necessary to re arrange hair and dental appointments to meet with Mr, Mertz on the first Monday of each month. Particularly well organized was the Cheering Block, comprised of 2l6 girls who backed the team with yells, songs, and gestures taught to them by the cheerleaders during Friday morn- ing practices. Thirty of these girls, wear- ing black vests instead of the usual white blouses, added individuality to the block by forming an L, White gloves were worn to emphasize the motions. The officers were Sharon Donley, president, Barbara Jargstorf, vice-president, and Sherry Tucker, secretary. A new organization Sprench Club raised the total number of clubs to twenty three Rang ing in membership from 5 to l5O these groups met during guidance after school and in the evening at school in homes or at the Y Beans peas and corn was exchanged for mambos rumbas and bunny hops at l-li Tri sponsored Canned Food Dance - 1 , ' 1 I 1 ' - ' - r . ' l 1 I I I - ' ' I ' X I ' , ,fi fs ' ' s f. s a f ' lm , P . . 'Q ' 4. g 4 ,I ' 4 ,ff ' , , rf 'V I -L T' , J.. l I X V I .' . ll! , 'ff ...., J, , Q' ,'?fQf V 'fl . . . ., ., .. 1 1 ' ' - l I ' ll