Lowell High School - Lowellian Yearbook (Lowell, IN)

Text from Pages 1 - 94 of the 1945 volume:

Editor Mary Hasse Business Manager Frank S. ildress FOREWORD The future brings with it the promise of anew and coming air age. Now, in the midst of a World War, we realize what a great part modern air equipment is playing. Likewise, after the war has been won and the peace has been made, modern air equipment will occupy an important role in the post-war world. With this thought in mind, we, the staff of the iowellian, have selected the air age as the domi¬ nant theme for our publication. -- tfe, the class of ' 45, gratefully dedicate this annual to those teachers who hasre patiently stood by, fold¬ ing the character of future citizens who have passed through the portals of Lowell High. Mr. Branaock.13 years Mr. Ham.11 years Miss Baughman.... 7 years Miss Cook. 7 years FACULTY Mr. Brannock, our principal., has a B. S. and M.S. from Purdue. He sponsors Student Government and the Student Court., besides teaching guidance. He likes basketball and football; but his favorite sports are fishing and hunting. Miss Baughman graduated from Indiana 3tate Teachers ' College with an A.B. She teaches mathematics and sponsors the freshman class. Her favorite sport is tennis. Mr. Burger is a graduate of Western Michigan. He has a B.S. degree and teaches science. He sponsors the sophomore class and the science club. His favorite sport is fishing. Miss Burton graduated from Ball State Teachers ' College with a B.S. She teaches commercial subjects and sponsors the freshman class. Her favorite sport is skating. Mr. Christiansen graduated from Purdue with a B.S.A. Besides teaching agriculture; he sponsors the active F.F.A. Mr. Christiansen enjoys basketball; fishing; and hunting. Miss Cook, who teaches English and art; graduated from Indiana State Teachers ' College with a B.S. She helps to sponsor the freshman class. Her favorite pastime is bowling. Mr. DuBois obtained his A.B. from Central Normal. He sponsors the senior class; is basketball and track coach; and assists in coaching football. Mrs. Fitch, girls ' physical ed and health teacher, is another graduate of Ball State where she received her B.S. Besides being a freshman sponsor; she sponsors G.A.A. Mr. Mam, co-sponsor of the Lowellette and Lowellian and commercial teacher; received an A.B. from DePauw Univer¬ sity and did graduate work at the University of Iowa. Mrs. Hethermg ton , Latin and English teacher; graduated from Hanover College with an A.B. She sponsors the junior class; Sunshine Club; and Latin Club. Mr. Jones graduated from Indiana University with a B.P.S.M. Besides teaching music; he directs the Band and choral groups and sponsors the junior class. Mr. Milakovic got his B.S. from Ball State. He helps to sponsor the junior class and the L Club; while coaching football and golf. He rattles off a list of favorite sports beginning with football and ending with football. Miss Nolan received her B.A. from Valparaiso University. Besides teaching government and journalism; she sponsors the Press Club and sophomore class and is co-advisor of the Lowellette and Lowellian. Miss Rose is an Indiana University graduate with a B.S. She says she really isn ' t energetic aoout sports; but does favor swimming. Miss Turner, who presides over the office; graduated last year from Lowell High School. She likes to dance and ride horses. Miss Tyler, who teaches home economics, graduated from Illinois State Normal with a B. of Ed. She sponsors the senior class and the Home Ec. Club. Her favorite sport is archery and her favorite pastime is her two nephews. Miss Vehr also received her B.S. from Indiana Univer¬ sity. Her favorite sport is bowling and she likes to listen to good music. Aside from being school librarian; Miss Wehr teaches U.S. History end library science. SEniORS SENIOR WILL I, Bob Ain., will my athletic ability to Joe Villers. I, Marge Ashton., will my conglomeration of costume jew¬ elry to Helen Runyon—may she rattle down the hall as I have. I, Clayton Bahr, will to Jimmy Weaver, my success at the skating rink at the Lake. I, Margaret Bailey, bequeath to Mary Taylor my love for the army and marines. I need all my love for the navy. I, Leona Bales, will to Thelma Warren my seat in typing class. She always did want it. I, Pat Beckman, will to Jean Roseberry my ability to go s t eady. I, Mildred Blanchard, will to Laura Ann Smith my abil¬ ity to appear so innocent and conscientious. I, Bob Brown, will my ability to get along with the nurses in the hospital to Roger Childress. I, Kenneth Busselberg, leave to Reba Creekmur, my seat in government class. I hope she gets on the better side of the teacher. I, Buck Carstens, will to Gerhardt Hahn, my ability to get legal excuses, and all my pin-up pictures. I, Duane Childers, will all my track equipment, school books, gym clothes, pencils, pens, and any other things had in L. H. S. to all the persons who swiped them from me dur¬ ing my last two weeks oi school. I, Frank Childress, will part of my 6 ' 1 stature to Gene Hayden. I ' m sure he can use it. I, Dorsey Chism, will my borrowed and unreturned clothes of Bob Spry ' s to any underclassmen who will claim them. I won ' t!! I, Shirley Clark, will to Bonnie Spry my first chair in band and to Betty Duncan my ability to skip school. I, Harriet Clausen, being of sound mind, do will to Mary Ann Clausen my ability to make good grades in physics and chemistry. I, John Collins, will to Joe Abraham my grades in ag- riculture. I, Patsy Cooper, will all my love notes from Butts to Phyllis Ready. I, Robert Curtis, will to the remaining senior boys my good luck in boots, providing they get their high school diplomas. I Paul Dierks, will to Ray Beckman my mustache, as he never has any luck with his own. I, Boots Duncan, v ill my position on the end of the bench in basketball to any player who wants it. May he play more and sit less than I have. I, Doris Ebert, will to anyone who likes the job, my position as dishwasher. I, Leona Ellis, will to Barbara Uhter my Saturday night routine. Ij Marion Poverty, do hereby will and bequeath to Dick MeyerSj my artistic touch. All it did for me was to get me in trouble. I, Clothiel Fredregill, will all who talk too much, my ability to keep quiet. I have plenty to spare. Ij Francis Hamilton., will all ny knowledge and ability to get in and out of trouble to Nancy Reed. She is liable to need it. Ij Mary Hasse, do will and bequeath to Eileen Callahan my six solids., my position as stamp salesman, and all my other jobs. You can always pass them on to someone else. Dean ! Ij Joyce Haydenj will my banjo to Mary Alice Schutz. May she continue to serenade Miss Rose in dramatics. Ij Jane Hayhurstj will my ability to finish high school in three years to Mary Taylor. Ij Eva Hooleyj will my ability to study in library to Jimmie Shumaker. Ij Herbert Hoeckelbergj will my ability to make baskets for Coach ' s home room, to anyone who might need it next year. Ij Marcella Humpferj will to Betty Huebsch my mistakes in typing. I, Dave Keithleyj will my ability to get to school on time to Wesley Drew. Ij Ann Kudrockj will my commercial ambitions to Phyllis Viers. May she enjoy them as much as I have! Ij Betty Larsonj hereby will to Ma rjorie Potter my ability to get hungry in fourth period government. I hope she can persuade the teacher to let her out early for dinner. I, Betty Littlej will to Mary Taylor my glasses. May she enjoy looking at people. Ij Ardetta Lovej will to Jeannie Vinnedge my ability to keep my name out the Li 1 1 S. Devil. Ij Doc Mayfield, leave my knack for getting kicked out of class to Jim Connelly. Ij Rosemary Meadows, will to Mary Conner my seat in U. S. history. I, Stinky Miller, bequeath to Tom Sharkey my little Buick—it has a starter! May he and JoAnne Taylor enjoy as much pleasant times in it as I have. I, Bonnie Mitch, will to Betty Meyers my long lost a- bility to stick to one man. She ' s doing better than I am. I, Warren Oster, will my ability to get a date with a girl to Homer Allie. I hope he has more success than I did. I, Dick Pear, will my ability to sleep in class to Ray Beckman. He may also have Lydia and my two worn-out tires. Ij June Mabel Phillips, will to Gladys Stasaitis my a- bility to try to patch things up between herself and James Emerson Weaver. May she never have to use it. I, Robert Phillips, leave my ability to study in fifth period study hall to Jim Weaver. I, Jack Quivey, will my manly build to anybody who needs it worse than I do. I, Dick Ready, will to Wesly Drew, my extra f credit. He will need it. I, Jack Higgs, hereby will and bequeath my knowledge of women to Jim Hall and Jim Weaver. I, Cleo Roy, will my ability to just get-by in class to Ray Beckman. I, Doris Sark, will to Neil Jackson my baton. It is so heavy and the ball flies off every twelve revolutions. I, Rose Mary Sauer, will to Dean Henry, my first chair in band. May he enjoy it as much as I have. I, Don Schreiber, will to Jack Schutz, the left front fender of my V-8. He can send it back when he gets all the ruffles taken out of it. I, Bob Sharkey, hereby will to Wesley Drew, my way with the women. I. Bob Shipman, hereby will all my bashfulness to Ed McCarthy in the hope he will settle down. I, Rita Stark, will my excess weight to Wayne Weit- brock. He can use a few ounces. I, Bob Spry, will my dislike of girls and cars to Jim H al 1. I, Betty Jo Stolle, will my red and black slacks to Betty Nomanson. May she enjoy them during her senior year. I, Ted Theis, do hereby will my brains to anyone who can find them. I, Norma Tremper, will my height to Bill Rust. I m sure he needs an extension. I, Betty Trump, so hereby will and bequeath my ability to win an argument (by hook or crook) to Arman Kasparian. I, Harold Walker, leave to Jim Hall my ability to get out of school to work on tho ice--may he profit as much as I, Charles Walters, will my grades in agriculture to Ernest Tyler for future use. I, Alice Widdel, will my ability to stay out of mis¬ chief to Bob Tunnell and Bob Phillips. Hope they do much better than I did. I, Forrest Wietbrock, hereby will to Jack Schutz, my beautiful physique. In case you win any beauty contest. Jack, we ' ll share the prize equally. I, Lenore Woodke, will to Barbara Schneider, my ability to take shorthand at 12c words a minute. I, Russell Zak, will my big feet to Bill Rust to make up for the lack of size of his feet. I, Venus Zamazal, will my quiet manner to all the noisy people in school. SENIORS DORSEY CHISM Ramey,! now in the Navy, says his pet peeve is guard duty. He is going to remedy this situation by becoming an Admiral. His pet expression is Bwang! His hoDby is taming brunettes. During his school days Ramey ' s activities were as follows: Student Government 4; Student Council 1. 2. 3: Mixed Chorus 3; President of Class 3, 4; Play Cast 3: F.F.A. 1 4 2—vice-president 2; L“ Club 3, 4—secretary 3j Football minor i, 2—major 3, 4; Track i, 2, 3; Cross-Country minor 1; Sunshine Club 2. ROBERT ALM Well, I ' ll be dipped, (pet expression) remarks Butts when he gets a zero (pet peeve). His ambition is to be a success. That he has already achieved success in sports, his favorite hobby, is shown by the following activities: Football minor 1, 2—major 3, 4; Basketball minor 1—major 2, 3, 4; Track minor i—major 2, 3, 4; Cross Country minor i. Other activities are: Honor Society 3; Student Govern¬ ment Representative 4; Vice-President of Class 4; L Club president 4; Sunshine Club vice-president 3,-president 4. CHARLES DUNCAN “My pet peeve, says Boots, is apple shiners. My hobby is sports, anamy ambition is to be a football coach. Boots ' favorite expression is prove it. His activities in school, including his favorite hobby, sports, are as follows: Honor¬ able Mention 1; Student Government Senator 4; President pro- tern of Senate 4: Student Council 2; Mixed Chorus i; Secretary Treasurer of Class 2, 4j Vice-President of Class 3: F.F.A. 1, 2, 3, 4j-secretary-treasurer 3, 4—president 4; 1, L Club 3, 4 —secretary-treasurer 4; Football minor 1, 2—major 3, 4; Basketball minor i, 2, 3—major 4; Track minor 1, 2, 3j Cross-Country minor 1. MARGERY ASHTON Marge ' s pet peeve is pick-ups. Her pet expression, we ' ll see, and her ambition to be a fashion buyer go hand- in-hand. Her hobby, photography, will no doubt be used to bring from Paris pictures of the very latest. Marge ' s activities are as follows: Honorable Mention 1, 2, 4; Lowellette Staff 4: Student Council 1 Band 4; Mixed Chorus i, 2, 3: Glee Club 3; Secretary of Class 3, Play Cast 3; Press Club i, 2, 3, 4;-secretary 4; Latin Club i, 2, 3, 4: Science Club 1, 2: G.A.A. 1, 2, 3, 4 —vice-president 3; Cheer Leader 2, 3, 4—chairman 2, 3, 4; drum majorette 4. CLAYTON BAHR Hershey says very decidedly that his pet peeve is freckled women but he can ' t decide whether bwang . or You give me a big charge, is his pet expression. With Hersh ' s personality and his hobby, wine, women, and song, we know he will achieve his ambition to be a traveling salesman. Her- shey ' s activities in school are as follows: Student Council 3; Mixed Chorus i, 2; Play Cast 3; Press Club 4; L Club 3, 4; Football minor i, 2—major 3, 4; Basketball major 3, 4. MARGARET BAILEY Oh! Murder! (pet expression) cries Margaret. Blondes! (pet peeve) Margaret ' s hobby is sailors. Her ambition is success. We know she will have it too., if her activities in high school are any indication. They are: Distinguished Student 1, 2; Honorable Mention 3, 4: Lowellian Staff 3j Lowellette editor 4; Honor Society 1, 2, 3: First Oral English Award 1; Girls ' State Alternate 3j Student Council 3: Deputy Sheriff 4; Band 1, 2, 3, 4—student- director 2. 3, 4—uniform manager 2; Swing Band 2; Mixed Chorus 1, 2, 4—pianist 4; Glee Club Pianist lj 4; Girls ' Octette 2j 3j 4—pianist 2j 3, 4; Vice-president of Class 1; Business Manager of Play 3: Press Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Latin Club i, 2j 3, 4; Science Club 1, 2. 3, 4; G.A.A. 3j 4j Office assistant 2; Second in Local Oratorical Contest 4; Second in District Oratorical Contest 4. LEONA BALES Lee ' s pet peeve is sophisticated boys and girls., her hobby., dancing., and her pet expression, my gosh. From the ring on her third finger, left hand, we know Lee ' s ambition is holy matrimony. Her activities in school are: Mixed Chorus 2• Glee Club lj Home Ec Club 1, 4. MARY BECKMAN pat says, Paul Dierks i s my pet peeve, and mv pet ex¬ pression is that ' s tough. Pat ' s nobby is collecting letters and her ambition is to be a housewife. Hrnmmmirmmmmm? Her activities are as follows: M-i xed Chorus 2, 3, 4: Glee Club 2, 3. MILDRED BLANCHARD Mil ' s pet peeve is our senior boys. Her pet expression is, I think it ' s dumb. We can ' t quite see the connection, but there must be one, for her ambition is to be a beauty operator and her hobby is collecting gum wrappers. Mil ' s activities are as follows: Home Ec Club 2, 3, 4—vice- president 4j Librarian 4. ROBERT BROWN Brownie ' s pet peeve is women drivers, for he would rather take the girls out (hobby). His pet expression is Bv ang! Brownie says he v?ants to play professional basket¬ ball. His activities in school are as follows: Play Cast 3; L Club 3, 4; Basketball minor 1, 2—major 3, 4. KENNETH BUSSELBERG Biss achieved his ambition of being a Navy man. How¬ ever, his pet peeve is still government. Biss says his favorite expression is, I love that girl, and his hobby is collecting notes. His activities are as follows: Lowellette Staff 4; Band i; Mixed Chorus i, 2, 3, 4; Stage Crew Manager 3j Football minor 1, 2, 3; Basketball manager 4j Cross- Country minor 1. ROBERT CASTENS Oh gad! (pet expression) I hate to study goverment, (pet peeve), but I do want to be a success (ambition), says Buck. He also tells us that his hobby is photographing beautiful women. His activities in school are as follows: Feature Editor of Lowellette 4; Sports Editor of Lowellian 4- Jury 4; Student Council 3; Mixed Chorus 3; Press Club 4- L C lub 3j 4; Football miner 1, 2—major 3, 4; Basketball minor 1, 2—major 3, 4j Track minor 1. 2: Cross-Country minor 1. 1 DUANE CHILDERS Duane ' s pet peeve is the expression Natalley. His pet expression is H:i, Chicken., what ' s clickin ' ? His hobby is collectina pictures of girls. His very commendable ambi¬ tion is to be president of the Inland Steel Corporation. Duane ' s activities are: Band 2: F.F.A. 1, 2, 3. 4; Track 3: Cross-Country 3j 4. FRANK CHILDRESS Frank ' s pet peeve is fag hags. His pet expression is Well, I ' ll be dipped! My ambition is to become a pilot. I like to sing too., says Frank. His activities are as follows: Business Manager of Lowellian 4; President of Student Government 4; Mixed Chorus 1. 2, 4; Bovs Glee Club 4; Secretary of Class 1—President of Class 2; ' Play Cast 3; Press Club 4; Science Club 3, 4—vice-president 4; L Club 4; Football minor 1, 2j 3—major 4. SHIRLEY CLARK Shirley ' s pet peeve is going to school on Monday morning. Her pet expression, for heaven ' s sake, identi¬ fies her anywhere. Shirley says her ambition is to be successful. Perhaps she means success in bowling, her hobby. Her activities are: Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Mixed Chorus 1. 2. 3: Glee Club 1, 3; Girls ' Octette 2, 3. 4; Makeup Crew for Play 3j Latin Club 1, 2, 3, 4. HARRIET CLAUSSEN Honest to Pat, I just hate to be called ' Harry, ' says Harriet. Her hobby is sports. Harriet wants to become a nurse and we wish her all the success in the world. Harriet transferred from Dyer in her junior year. JOHN COLLINS Johnny ' s pet peeve is government, possibly because he would rather be studying Ag. since his ambition is to be a farmer. His pet expression is uh-huh and he likes skating. Johnny has been in the F.F.A. 1, 2, 3, 4; and has been watch¬ dog 3, 4. PATSY COOPER Above all things Patsy dislikes having Jack Riggs drop pencils down her back, but Oh, sugar plum (pet expression) she likes marines ana sailors (hobby). Patsy has a lot of hard work in store for her because she wants to become a nurse or research chemist. Patsv transferred from Blue Island, Illinois in her senior year. During her one year at Lowell she was Activity Editor of the Lowellian, Senator R } j® ary of the Senate. She was also a Distinguished S tuden t. WILLIAM CORDREY Bill dislikes coming to school. Well, that ' s tough is his pet expression. He wants to become an engineer and in the meantime he works at his hobby, fixing cars. His activities are: Lowellian Sports Editor 4: Circulation Manager of Lowellette 4: Press Club 4; L Club 3, 4: Foot¬ ball minor 1, 3—major 2, 4; Golf major 1, 2, 3, 4. ROBERT CURTIS Skinny, now in the Navy quite frankly savs pet expression iS j yes sir, ' and his pet oeeve i gut on the double. His hobby is ordnance and his is the U.S. Naval Air Corps. Good luck. Skinny! activities in school were: Lowellette Staff 4 - Vi ce- of Class 2; Play Cast Crew 3; F.F.A. 3; L“ fclub 3 ball minor 1—major 2, 3, 4; Cross-Country minor i. that his s, fall ambition Skinny 1 s Presiden 4: Foot- PAUL DIERXS v P? ul dislikes conceited people but he does like girls ( hobby ) and his pet expression is, Hi gorgeous. He says he has no ambition, but we believe it is a deep dark secret Paul ' s activities are as follows: Lowellette Staff 4- Plav Cast 3; Press Club 4; Latin Club 3, 4. ‘ DORIS EBERT When asked what her pet peeve is, Doris replied with her pet expression, Are you kiddin 1 ? She likes letter writing and wan t s to be a secretary. Doris was in the Home Ec Club 2, 3, 4. LEONA ELLIS Leona says her pet peeve is Paul Dierks, her pet ex¬ pression, Oh gosh, and she likes dancing. we wish Leona success in her ambition to be a Cadet Nurse. Leona ' s ac- tivities are: Student Council 3; Home Ec Club 4; Art Club 3; G.A.A. 1, 2, 3, 4. MARION FAVERTY Spoon just hates to get up at 5:30. Maybe that ' s why hobby is snatching light.bulbs. His pet expression is. knock it off. Spoon is now in the Navy and his ambition 2, Hf c ° me r Q civilian.. His activities are as follows: L Club 4; Football major 4. his CLOTHIEL FREDREGILL Oh fool (pet expression). These seniors, (pet peeve) says Clo . Clo is going to be an Army nurse, and when she is seeing the world she is going to sketch scenes (hobby) to bring back to her friends of Lowell High. Her activities are as follows: Stage Crew of Plav 3: Science Club 1, 4; Stamp Salesman 4; Art Club 3. FRANCIS HAMILTON r cmn.ie j for some reason says that his pet peeves are Jack Biggs and Patsy Cooper. He has no pet expression, for he says it with music (hobby). His ambition is to be a Navy man. His activities are as follows; Representative 4 - Latin Club 3, 4; L Club 3, 4j Basketball major 3. 4: Traci: major 3, 4; Cross-country major 3, 4. MARY HASSE You can always tell Mary by her cheery hello. She ' s happy about everything but gym class, which isherpet peeve, bhe is interested in 4-H work (hobby) and wants to be a pro¬ fessional demonstrator. Her activities in school are: Dis¬ tinguished 1, 2, 3., honorable mention 4; Lowellian staff 3- Lowellian Editor 4; Oral English Award, first prize 2- U. S. History award, first prize 3; Girls ' State 3; Oratorical contest, second prize 3; Student Council 3; Mixed Chorus 2- pla l pres 5 C1 H 2. i - 2, 3, 4, president 4; Latin Club 1; Stamp Salesman 4; Office Assistant 2: clerk of court 4. ‘ JOYCE HAYDEN Joyce just doesn ' t like milk. Her pet expression is could be. Her hobby is music. Joyce ' s ambition is to travel. Join the Waves and see the world, Joyce. Her activities are as follows: Distinguished i; Honorable Men- 3; Oral English Award 2; Press Club 3, 4: Librarian 3; Office Assistant 4. JANE HAYHURST Janie ' s pet peeve is not being able to get home more often, because she is now a student at I.U. Her pet expres¬ sion is yeah man. She wants most of all to make a success ot }er life. Her activities are: Honorable Mention 1- Band 1, 2; Girls ' Glee Club 1 J 2: Octette 3; Mixed Chorus 1, 3- ci u ibV S?ti5, ; a u u n b , r 2 P j a if. S; Press Club U HERBERT HOECKELBERG Huck ' s pet peeve is short desks. He has no room for his legs! His pet expression is, That ' s tough! His hobby is playing intramural basketball. Huck says his ambition is to invent a suitable desk for high school. His activities are: Basketball 2; Track 4; Cross-Country 2, 4. EVA HOOLEY Guess you know (pet expression) that senior boys are 1 i 1 ' Eva ' s pet peeve. But she likes dancing (hobby) with them. Eva ' s ambition is to travel. Her activities are: Student Council 1; G.A.A. 1, 2, 3, 4; Basketball sportshead 4: Art Club 3. MARCELLA HUMPFER Marcella is very annoyed when people borrow her things. Marcella ' s ambition is to be a secretary. She relaxes by participating in outdoor sports (hobby). You ' ll always know Marcella by that certain way she says., Are you kidding? DAVID KEITHLEY Dave is only kidding when he says that Miss Nolan is his pet peeve, his hobby is sleep, and his ambition is to loaf. He isn ' t kidding when he says his pet expression is savy.“ His activities are: Stage Crew for play 3: F.F.A. 4; L Club 4; Football minor 1, 2—major 4; Track 1. ANN KUDROCK Ann ' s pet peeve is changeable people. Her pet expres¬ sion is No kidding . She wants a successful .career, perhaps in art (hobby). Ann ' s activities are: Advertising committee for play 3; Stamp Salesman 4; Art Club 3. BETTY LARSON For some reason Betty ' s pet peeve is Dick Beady. Betty has a sense of humor you know, because her hobby is reading and collecting jokes. Her pet expression is, Well now. Betty wants more than anything else to make a success of her life. Her activites are: Distinguished i; Honorable Mention 2, 3; Lowellian Snapshot Editor 4; Girls ' State 3; Represen¬ tative, Speaker of House 4; Mixed Chorus 2, 3, 4: Glee Club 1; Play Cast 3; Librarian 2, 3, 4j G.A.A. 2, 3, 4. BETTY LITTLE BET ' s pet peeve is the Lone Ranger. Her pet expression is Oh, heck. Her hobby is 4-H calves. Betty says her ambition is to do structural engineering or analytic re¬ search. What does that mean? Betty ' s activities are: Dis¬ tinguished 1; Honorable Mention 2, 3: Lowellian Staff 4; Student Council 2, 3j Representative, Clerk of House 4; Band 2, 3; Property committee for play 3; Press Club i, 2, 3, 4; Science Club 1, 3, 4: Librarian 4; Office Assistant 4; Latin Club 1, 2, 3, 4. ARDETTA LOVE Detty ' s pet peeve is sophomores. Oh phooey is her pet expression. Her ambition is marriage and, you lucky guy, she likes to cook and bake. Ardetta ' s activities are: Hon¬ orable Mention 1, 2; Home Ec Club 4; Librarian 4. IVAN MAYFIELD Doc doesn ' t like to be called Ivan so we call him Doc . His pet expression is Hi babe. His ambition is get out of school. He says he does study once in a while. Doc transferred from Lawrencevi11e, Illinois, in his Senior y ear. ROSEMARY MEADOWS Rosemary ' s hobby is riding horses so naturally she doesn ' t like people who don ' t like horses. Her pet ex¬ pression is Ohj brother. She wants to become a housewife. Rosemary belonged to the Home Ec. Club in her Senior year. SALLY MILLER Sally doesn ' t like brunettes., but so help me (pet ex¬ pression) she does like to play Cupid. She wants to make a success of her life. Her activities are: Honorable Mention u‘ H, on , or S ' oc } et Y Student Council 1; Representative 4 ° and , ij 3 -„7 ' Mlxed Chorus 2; Glee Club 1, 2. 3: piav £ Te . 5 t C i ub - , 2 i 4; Latin Club l l i J J 4 ; Srienc Club i J G.A.A. I, 3j ; Cheer Leauer 2, 3, 4; Octette 2 J 4 BONNIE MITCH Lonnie stays up late to write letters (hobby) so she hates to get up early in the morning (pet peeve). Her net ey p res si on i s, Well Brenda. She wants to become a nurse, her activities are: Mixed Chorus 2 i 3; Art Club 3. WARREN OSTER Warren ' s hobby is 4-H work and quite appropriately hi amoition is to be a good farmer. He doesn ' t like to go t school and his pet expression is nuts. He transferred from Gilman High bchool. Warren ' s activities at Lowell are- Mixed Chorus 3; olee Club 3; Football 3; Track 3. RICHARD PEAR Dick just can ' t stand radio commercials. His net ex¬ pression is crude and corruption. His hobby is drumming and his ambition is to be a drummer in a big band. His act¬ ivities are: Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Mixed Chorus 4; Science Club 1. JUNE PHILLIPS . Ku J y n9, o S u pet P eeve is government class, so she sleeps w ?, nts ‘o be a professional dishwasher. (Are + J+ dd g? activities are: Mixed Chorus 2, 3 4 - Invitation committee for play 3; Science Club l; Art Clut 3( ROBERT PHILLIPS Bob is another senior who says that his pet peeve is = Cla u S - Sj th ® refor ® bis ambition is to get cut of ui 9 -t Ch 1, , Hls P et expression is Of all the dumbness Junior yearn P ‘ B ° b belonged to the Art Club in his s to JACK QUIVEY ban Jack is entirely lawless for his pet peeve is Byrne ' s on racing and his ambition is rum running. His pet ex¬ pression is, Kiss me baby. His hobby is photography. He was transferred from Corwith Consolidot ed School. Jack ' s 2 re: B ?X 3 ' + St , at ® Student Council 3; Senator 4 Band 3j 4—president 4; F.F.A. 3j 4—treasurer 4 . DICK READY Dick has a hobby of collecting pictures. He also must like moving pictures, for he says his pet peeve is the mov¬ ies. He is always identified by his pet expression., What ' s the deal here? Dick ' s ambition is to play in a name band. His activities are: Student Council i; F.F.A. 1, 2. 3; Sun¬ shine Club 1. ' JACK RIGGS Jack ' s hobby is twang ., but he doesn ' t like it when some guy takes out his gal {pet peeve). His pet expression is succotash. Jack is kidding., of course, when he says his ambition is to be a jail bird. No doubt he wishes to re¬ form the jail birds. Jack ' s activities are: Lowellette Staff 4; L Club 3, 4; Basketball minor 1. 2.—major 3, 4 - Cross-Country 3. 1 Cleo ' s pet Pretty pidgeon. his ambition is matrimony Latin Club i, 2. CLEO ROY peeve is studying, his pet By the rinjj on Barb ' s finger expression, we know that Cleo ' s activities are: Band 1, DORIS SARK Doris ' pet peeve is being interviewed for the Lowell- ian. Her pet expression is, Holy cats. Her hobby is collecting snapshots. boris says her ambition is to do something people think impossible of her. Doris ' activities are: Honorable Mention 1, 3: Band 4: Press Club 1- G.A.A. 1, 2, 3, 4 ' . ROSE MARY SAUER Rosie ' s pet peeve is dandruff; her pet expression, ' Oh yeah! Her hobby is collecting letters from Vern ? Rose Mary says her ambition is to become Rosie, the rivet¬ er? Rose Mary ' s activities are: Swing Band 2; Lowellette Staff 4- Band 1, 2, 3, 4—secretary 4: Press Club 2, 3 4: Latin Club. 1, 2, 3, 4; Sunshine Club i; Mixed Chorus 3 4; Office Assistant 4. DONALD SCHREIBER Don likes to roller skate so much that he dislikes having to stay home more than two nights a week. His pet expression is creeps . Don wants to become a mechanical engineer. ROBERT SHARKEY Bob ' s pet peeve is fat women but he likes to eat for his ambition is to become a private on K.P. His pet expression is Hi, good looking ; therefore he is always getting into trouble (hobby). His activities are: Play cast 3; L Clu 3, 4— vice president 4; football minor 1 , 2; major 3, 4 ; basketball manager 4; track l, 4; cross-country i. ROBERT SHIPMAN Rudolph ' s pet peeve is girls who can ' t cook as well as he can. His hoDby is trouble. His pet expression is, Hi ya chicken. His ambition is to be a successful house¬ keeper. Bob ' s activities are: Representative 4: Band 2: L Club 3, 4; Home Ec. Club 4. ROBERT SPRY Lady teachers are Bob ' s pet peeve, but skating is his hobby. This may be Bob ' s reason for saving Hoy Hoy (pet expression), which is also very useful when playing profes¬ sional poker (ambition). His activities are: Band 1; Mixed Chorus 2j Play Cast 3j Press Club 4; Latin Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Football Manager 3; Basketball Manager 2, 3. RITA STARK Maybe you shouldn ' t read this sketch of Rita, because Holy Kraus (pet expression) she detests nosey people (pet- peeVe) . Let ' s hope rits has loads of success (ambition) in bowling which is her hobby. Her activities are; Honorable Mention 1, 2; Lowellette Staff 4, Honor Society 2; Band 2, 3, 4, Uniform Manager 4; Mixed Chorus 2; Glee Club 3; Busi¬ ness Committee for Play 3; Press Club 4; Latin Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Science Club 1; Home Ec. Club 4; Office Assistant 4: G.A.A, i, 2, 3, 4, Treasurer 4. BETTY JO STOLLE Oh, fiddle my relations (pet peeve) are coming again, says Betty Jo. We hop© Betty designs (ambition) some new methods of col1ecting silverware from out-of-town restaurants (hobby) without getting caught. Her activities are: Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Mixed Chorus 3j Science Club 1; Cheer Leader 3, 4. TED THEIS Ted wants to become an engineer, but he just hates home¬ work. We can ' t understand that, but we can understand why his pet expression would be Twang when we find that his hobby is collecting pictures. His activities are; Honorable Mention 1, 2, 3; Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Press Club 1. NORMA LOU TREMPER Norma wants to be a secretary but you know she can ' t read books, her hobby, and still keep a job. She detests dandruff, but some things give her a charge (pet expression). Her activities are: Distinguished 1, 2,-3, 4; Band 2, 3, 4; Press Club 1, 2, 3, 4- Home Ec. Club 1, 3, 4; vice-presi¬ dent 3, president 4; Stamp Salesman 4. BETTY TRUMP For Pete ' s sake, Betty says, when waking up in the morning (pet peeve). Her ambition is to be successful and her hobby is dancing. Her activities are: Distinguished 1, 2, 3, 4: Lowellette Staff 4 ; Lowellian Staff 4; Honor Society 1, 2, 3; U.S. History Award—second prize 3; Oratorical Contest-first prize 3, 4; Student Council 1, 3; Band 1, 2, 3, 4; Mixed Chorus 1, 2, 3j Glee Club 1, 2, 3; Play Cast 3; Press Club 1, 2, 3j 4—vice-president 4; Latin Club lj 2, 3, 4—secretary-treasurer 3; Science Club i; Octette 2, 3j 4j Art Club 3; Cheer Leader 3j 4; G.A.A. i, 2, 3, 4. HAROLD WALKER Harold ' s ambition is to become a pilot. He is another fellow who does not like school, but he does like roller skating. His pet expression is, Go on, you ' re crazy. His activities are: Press Club i; Science Club 1, 3. CHARLES WALTERS Charles ' interest in sports will be a great asset to him when he becomes an aviator. Every time he sees women you can hear him exclaim, Well!!! His activities are: Honor¬ able Mention 3; Student Senator 4; F.F.A. 4; L Club 3, 4; Basketball major 3, 4j Track 3, major 4; Honor Society 3. ALICE WIDDLE Making friends is going to help Alice become a good Cadet Nurse, which is her ambition. Oh my gosh (pet ex¬ pression) is what Alice exclaims when men (pet peeve) ask her for a date. Her activities are: Distinguished i; Hon¬ orable Mention 2, 3 4j Lowellian Staff 4; Stage Crew for Play 3; Home Ec. Club 2, 3, 4; G.A.A. i, 2, 3, 4—president 4; Librarian 3, 4j Office Assistant 3, 4. FORREST WIETBROCK Huh? says Forrest when the senior girls (pet peeve) wake him from a sound sleep (hobby) in class. His sleeping certainly will help him be a buck private (ambition). His activities are: Play Cast 3; Press Club 4; L Club 3, 4; Football minor 1, 2, major 3, 4; Track 3, 4. LENORE WOODKE We are certainly conceited people (pet peeve) i f we will not help Lenore enlarge her salt anapepper shaker collection (hobby). We feel sure that traveling (ambition) will be a great aid in collecting them especially when she says, Well are you going togive them to me? Her activities are: Honor¬ able Mention 1; Home Ec Club 2, 3, 4—secretary-treasurer 4. RUSSEL ZAK That ' s tough i s what Pus answers when asked a question in government class (pet peeve) after sleeping (hobby). rfe hope he becomes a successful engineer. His activities were Honorable Mention 1, 2; Student Council 2j Judge of Student Court 4; Mixed Chorus 1, 3; President of Class 1; Press Club 1, 4; F.F.A. 1, 2—secretary 2. VENUS ZAMAZAL Venus is always seen but not heard. Her hobby is Home Ec and her pet peeve is people who don ' t like her cooking. She wants to make a success of her life in every way. Venus ' activities were Glee Club 1: Home Ec Club 2. 3, 4. SENIOR PROPHECY Gn a bright and cheery morning in the year i960, I hop¬ ped into my helicopter, and headed for Washington. I was going to see Secretary of the Navy, Betty Little, on official business. At Grand Central Helicopter Station I signaled my de¬ sire to land. A cheery voice belonging to none other than Betty Trump, the girl who always had a smile in her voice, told me to come ahead. As I got out of my ship, the skilled mechanics came dashing up to look it over. Guess who they were—Bill Cordrey and Herbert Hoeckleberg. After recovering from my surprise at meeting so many old friends, 1 went out to the street to call a taxi. An¬ other surprise awaited. The cab driver was Jack Riggs. Of course, Marcella Humpfer owns the whole fleet of cabs. Jack works because he loves to gossip with the people who ride in his eabJ He even listened in on the gossip between Bob Spry and Betty Jo Stolle who now are playing Romeo and Juliet on the New York stage. Now and then Jack said he even has the honor of taking in his humble cab, the Honorable Betty Larson, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and her partner in politics. Bob Shipman. Of course . Jack says, ' Betty being a woman bosses the works in this government. Bob did conceive the idea of sending all the Japs to the North Pole, in spite of that. when I got to the office of Miss Little I found her private secretary to be Dorsey Chism. Miss Little was s© ? lad to See me that she immediately extended an invitation o a party she was giving that very evening at the Duncan hotel. The hotel, of course, is owned by Boots Duncan. When I arrived at the Duhcan hotel, fashionably late as usual, I found Hershey Bahr all decked out in gold braid and a chocolate brown uniform ajid looking very distinguished in¬ deed. I was informed in a whisper that he is now president of the new Hershey Candy Company. He always dresses that way to advertise his product. I was escorted to the Mayfield Room where the party was being held. On the door was an “identifying sign. It was a picture of Ivan Mgyfield, who is an admiral in the Mer¬ chant Marine. The party was in full swing. Everyone who was anybody and more who weren ' t were there. Mildred Blanchard, the famous blues singer was doing her stuff to the tune of Paul Dierks ' famous blues number, and accompanied by Patsy Coop¬ er ' s band. Hiding bashfully behind a pillar was Margery Ashton. She is the chief caterer of Washington society and always bosses the men from behind a pillar. It was extremely warm in the Mayfield Room, due to the fact that Jack QuiVey ' s ventilation system had gone on the blink. I went outside for a bit of fresh air. On the street I found Skinny Curtis selling Peeks at the Planets for S1Q.OO. he is the very high class type you see. Peek¬ ing at the stars were Margaret Bailey and Clothiel Fredre- gill. They are so busy looking at tl e ground that they rarely see the stars. You see, they are gold miners!! Since it was getting late, I decided to retire. I knew I would sleep very well because the bed was equipped with Dream-Proof mattress and Light-as-a-Dream sheets made by The next morning I hopped into my itsy-bitsy helicopter and headed for San Francisco. I stopped off at Chicago to see Cleo Roy v ho runs the ice crushers on Lake Michigan. He has a contract with Dick Ready to build his boats Dickj you know, became the famous Kaiser of I960. I also met Bob Brown and Kenneth Bussellberg in Chi¬ cago. They are the master farmers of Lake County and raise Super-Smeller Onions for Dave Keithley ' s onion dehydrating plant. Also in Chicago are Ann Kudrock and Norma Lou Tremper. They are working for the Russian foreign office. It seems that they had a prominent place at the peace table after World War II. After seeing all these important people I took up my flight. I intended to go directly to San Francisco., but bad weather brought me down at Kansas City. There., much to my surprise, I met Mary Hasse. It seems that she is an old- maid school teacher. She happened to be in Kansas City visiting Alice Widdel and Doris Sark who are now happily mcrried to business men in the town. When I flew over Pike ' s Peak I dropped down a few hun¬ dred feet to see a football game being played between the Shirley Clark ' s and Rose Mary Sauer ' s teams. They were playing on the only mountain peak gridiron in the world which belongs to Butts Aim and Buck Carstens. I just simply had to see the new dam built by Leona Bales and Mary Beckman, who are the up and coming engineers of the day. This new dam is located in Nevada, is named af ter our Secretary of the Interior, Bob Sharkey. The damisa fitting monument to such a great man. An artist, well-known here and abroad, is now engaged in painting the dam: his name is Donald Schreiber. Several other personalities now living in Nevada are Ardetta Love and Eva Hooley, famous divorce lawyers, and Leona Ellis, the only woman cattle rancher left in fhe West. When I got San Francisco I was met by Jane Hayhurst, mayor of the city. She rushed me to the docks where I met Russell Zak. We conferred on official business before he and his fellow government employees left for China. The party included Forrest Wietbrock, Charles Walters, and Harold Walker. Lencre Woodke also was on the ship. She was going to India to learn the new Voo-Doo dances. With her was her bodyguard, former heavyweight champion, Richard Pear. When this business was finished, I proceeded to have a fine time in ' Frisco. I met the great flyer, Joyce Hayden, back from a planet trip in her newly designed rocket ship. John Collins, Duane Childers, and Sally Miller of the Space Patrol escorted her back to the city. In San Francisco I also found a flourishing new company which offered its services at a very low price. The company was composed of Dr. Robert Phillios, Undertaker Ted Theis, Tombstone Provider June Phillips, ‘and Rev. Frank Childress. You can imagine what the company did! I also found an efficient police force in ' Frisco under Capt. Spoon Faverty. Among his police men and women are Bonnie Mitch., Rosemary Meadows, Harriet Claussen, and Francis Hamilton. Lieutenant Rita Stark was away on a research trip to Alaska, where she was looking for polar bear skins to decorate Capt. Faverty ' s office. Then I woke up. _ SENIOR PLAY Janie by Josephine Bentham and Herschel Williams Directed by Doris Rose Janie, a three act comedy., was presented by the senior class, under the direction of Miss Doris Rose., to one of the largest crowds ever to be assembled in the auditorium. Janie had the advantage of timeliness., as the scene was laid in a town near an army camp and the plot tells what happens when a cavalcade of exuberant young fellows in uni¬ form meet a bevy of high school young ladies whose parents are the worrying type. The fun starts in ' the Colburn household when Mrs. Law¬ rence (Patsy Cooper) a flirtatious young widow., arrives for a visit with her son, Dick, (Clayton Bahr) stationed at a nearby army camp. The doting mother haunted New Haven dur¬ ing Dick ' s two years at Yale, and bids fair to follow him even into the trenches, but is fortunately side-tracked by John Van Brunt, (Frank Childress) a susceptible bachelor who is also a guest of Lucile and Charles Colburn. When Janie and Dick and a few of their friends get to¬ gether for some innocent fun while their elders are dining at the country club, the party gets out of hand. The plot is complicated to a degree’ by Janie ' s seven-year-old sister, Elsbeth, (Betty Trump) an enterprising child with an inven¬ tive mind and a genius for making a nuisance of herself. When the story opens, Charles Colburn (Russell Zak) re¬ turns from Washington where he tried to get a new press for his paper. He is a middle-aged man who sees himself as the master of his little world, but in reality can be talked in¬ to anything. Lucile Colburn (Margaret Bailey) is an attractive, well- groomed woman of forty, pre-occupied with her various com¬ mittees of war work. Rodney, (Robert Sharkey) the Colburn ' s colored houseman, and Teena, his wife, (Rita Stark) provide many of the laughs. Janie Colburn (Margery Ashton) is sixteen; she is ex¬ tremely pretty, has all the crazy charm of youth, and is a definite leader among her friends. Paula Ramey (Leona El¬ lis) is a pert, likeable girl of sixteen, who, coming from a good family tries to live it down, Paula and Mickee Malone, a sailor, (Robert Carstens) help liven up the play. Bernadine Dodd (Joyce Hayden) and Dead Pan Hackett, (Ted Theis) provide many laughs with their antics. Scoooer Nolon (Jack Quivey) is going to be a nice boy when he fin¬ ally grows up, but he was greatly worried about Janie ' s ap¬ parent interest in Dick Lawrence. In the end Janie is again nis girl. Dick Lawrence (Clayton Bahr) is nineteen. He is tall, dark, and good-looking, and his uniform as a private in the U.S. Army adds to his appeal. He resents his mother ' s in¬ trusion in his affairs and i s very happy when Van Brunt side¬ tracks her. Other characters are Hortense Bennington—Sally Miller, Andy Nevins—Charles Duncan, Frank Parker—Paul Dierks, Oscar Bassett—Forrest Wietbrock, Uncle Poodgie—Bob Shipman, Joe Jerome—Dick Ready. HONOR STUDENTS For participation in clubs, class and club offices, sports, and other activities, students receive a certain number of honor points each year. On Honor Day three mem¬ bers of each class get awards for having the greatest num¬ ber of points for the year. This year ' s winners and the approximate number of honor points earned by each are as follows: SENIORS ' 42 Betty Trump 33 Robert Aim 13 Charles Duncan 19 JUNIORS Geraldine Childress Roger Childress Sally Little SOPHOMORES Gladys Sta3aitis Phyllis Ready Barbara Bailey Joe Villers FRESHMEN Jc Anne Taylor Lois Little Barbara Long For acquiring th e most poii in school, Betty Trump, Margaret will ’have their names engraved on ' 42 ' 44 ' 45 TOTAL 27 43 73 176 18 30 56 117 24 25 56 124 15 21 38 74 19 27 31 77 31 17 31 79 30 46 77 13 33 46 26 26 52 26 26 52 29 29 22 22 20 20 t 3 du r i n g the i r four- years Bai .ley, and Charles Duncan the plaque in the main hall. SENIOR GRADE POINTS Grade points are based on the student ' s semester aver¬ ages. A counts four points, B three points, C two points, D, one point, and F no points. The student ' s average grade points are determined by dividing the total of their grade points by the number of subjects being carried. Based upon averages of tne their grades for the past four years, highest eighteen seniors are as follows. 1. Mary Hasse. 2. Betty Trumo. 3. Norma Tremper. 4. Betty Little.. 5. Margaret Bailey.... 6. Betty Larson. 7. Joyce Hayden. 8. Russell Zak. 9. Leona Ellis. 10. Alice Widdel. 11. Theodore Theis. 12. Charles Walters.... 13. Charles Duncan. 14. Jane Hayhurst. 15. Doris Sark ......... 16. Robert Curtis. 17. Francis Hamilton... 16. Clothiel Fredregill 3.9 ( 7 3.86 3.62 3.52 3. 38 3. 24 3. 10 3.04 2.93 2.93 2.66 2.78 2.77 2.70 2.64 2.57 2. 57 2.48 the JUNIORS Top Row: Wesley Drev j Robert Berg, Lester Connelly. Earl Srelckj Conrad Ludwig; William Rust; Dale Turner; Eugene Phillips,, Ernest Tyler; Raymond Osburn; Gerhardt Hahn. Second Row: Corrine Hufnagel, Mary Alice SchutZ; Betty MyerS; Sally Gullstromj Dorothy Hayden; Pat Callahan; Dean Dixon; Nancy Miller; Joyce Doolittle; Helen Runyon. Third Row: Joan Albertson; Barbara Schneider; Eileen Call¬ ahan; Norma Worley; Shirlee Pavek; Laura Ann Smith; Bonnie Kenney; Phyllis VierS; Imelda Scheidt; Gladys Anderson. Top Row: Homer Allie; Jack SchutZ; Ray Hasse; Arman Kas- B arian; Charles Hatch; Paul NorriS; Jack Lacy; Joe Abraham; on Barr; Virgil Ewer; Gene Hayden. Second Row: Thelma Warren; Alice Poppe; Betty Nomanson, Darlene CoX; Joan Little; Jane Kimmet Jean McDonald; Ruth Souder; Reba CreekmuT; Mary Conner; Mildred McGrav. Third Row: Joan King; Jean Roseberry; Mary Taylor; Harrie Hilzley; Doris Studer; Jackie Gross; Margery Miller; Jean Vinnedge; Geraldine Childress; Violet Connelly. First Row: Mr. MilakoviC; spon sor; Mrs. Hetheringtor.j sponsor- Virgil Ewer; vice-president; Sally Little; pres¬ ident; Dick Meyer; secretary-treasurer; Mr. Jones; sponsor. JUNIOR CLASS HISTORY of school on September 5, the halls. i944j eighty with took t he se Sally Little, president, s-president. Bill Peterson i Virgil Ewer is financier. With the opening studious (??) juniors were roaming As their leaders they chose Dick Meyer to act as vice- the role of secretary and Our first event as juniors was to sponsor a dance after Crown Point football game. Then we attempted a roller skating party at Cedar Lake v here everyone had loads of fun. . „ n s P T ort V the juniors (that ' s us) won the hit tourney. Jane Kimmet was our captain. We did rather volley ball, for we beat the seniors. Our major lettermen for basketball are Paul Norris and nrman Kaspanan. this year Jack Schutz, Arman Kasparian and Joe Abraham received major letters in football. Bill Fust will receive a minor letter in both football and basketball. ... „. In the Lowellian Contest it turned out that Joanne nJS Meyer were best looking; Barbara Schneider !n?i V g r i ♦t C i h i 1 «£® 88 wer vf ost popular. Arman Kasparian and Sclly xji ttle are our best athletes, and Paul Norris Norma Worley as most likely to succeed. pin well. and JUNIOR MISS by Sally Benson DIRECTED BY DORIS ROSE Harry Graves.Ed McCarthy Grace Graves.Pat Callahan J®e..Wesley Drew Hilda.....Sally Gullstrom Lois (Sraves.Helen Runyon Fluffy Adams.Mary Taylor !• Curtis.joe Abraham Ellen Curtis.Ruth Souder Willis Reynolds.Dick Meyer barlow Adams. . . . . ..Gene Havaen western Union.Shirlee Pavek Merrill Feurback.jack Shutz Sterling Brown.Bill Peterson Albert Keenady.jack Lacy Tommy Arbuckle.Bill Rust Haskell Cummings.Arman Kasparian The Graves are a typical city family in moderate cir¬ cumstances. Harry and Grace Graves have two children Lois and Judy, the latter at 13, having a confidante. Fluffy. capacity for food , and aspirations toward being Judy also takes it upon herself to save Uncle Willis whom she had never seen until his unexpected arrival at her home on Christmas Eve. , The result of Judv ' s conniving ends in the love affair or E11 en on d Uncle Willis. As the dIqv ends Judy, une x— pectedly is no longer Lois ' kid sister but Miss Judy Graves, a lovely Junior Miss. SOPHOMORE CLASS HISTORY Of our original one-hundred and nine memberSj only eighty-eight students reappeared in ' 44 to resume their ta 3 k of learning. Our sponsors., Miss Rose, Miss Nolan, and Mr. Burger, capably supervised our activities. The class, pol¬ itically inclined, elected Jim Shumaker, president; Jim Hall vice-president; and Dean Henry, secretary-treasurer. The Lowellian contestants from the sophomore class were Phyllis Ready and Joe Villers, ranking as best athletes- Gladys Stasaitis and Jim Weaver, most popular; Marjorie Little and Jim Mitch, most likely to succeed; Barbara Bailey apd Jim Shumaker, best looking. The fellows who v ere sports minded last year continued in the athletic field, and those to receive minor letters in bas?:atbail were: Lee Corten, Jim V eaver, Dick Uhter, Gene Rust, John Tilton. Joe Villers, Jim Kail, J ' im Shumaker, and Duke Kuiper. Dick Frahm won a minor letter in football. Then, too, the girls kept up their interests in G.A.A. E articipation. The girls to join this year were Louise ales, Caryl Bahr, Pearl Hamilton, Charlotte Harbrecht, Phyllis Kelsey, Eleanor poppe, Ethel Roy, andSarbara Bailey t The class was represented in the student Senate by Marjorie Little, Jim Mitch, Joe Villers, and John Black. The sophomores in the House were Gladys Stasaitis, Phyllis Ready, and Jim Shumaker. This year, as a follow-up of last year ' s party Sheldon Miller invited the class to a hay-ride. A few of our more ambitious fellows helped the Scrap Paper Drive. FRESHMAN CLASS HISTORY With one hundred twenty-two students, the freshman class of 1944-45 started off with the bang of initiations. The senior girls gave the traditional big sister—little sister party which enabled the freshmen girls to become acquainted. Miss Burton ' s home room also gave an introductory party in order to help us get acquainted with one another. Our sponsors. Miss and Mrs. Fitch, helped us of the school. Cook, Miss Baughman, Miss Burton, to learn the rules and regulations From every home room a Sunshine Club member is elected and an alternate is chosen. Those selected from our class were: Lavonne Barker, Carolyn Hayhurst, Lois Little, and Harold Snyder. Our senators to Student Government were: Robert Coloney, Jay Doolittle, Richard Longenecker, and Ruth Vanco. The pupils selected for class officers must have at least a C average, and the ability to be leaders. Our class president was Phyllis Sutton, vice-president, Albert Pattee, and secretary-treasurer, Jo Anne Taylor. In the field of sports, the girls making enough points for G.A.A. were Romona Childers, Jo Anne Taylor, Phyllis Sutton, Pat Gross, Virginia Carroll, and Harriet Hoevet. In our class, the girl and boy voted best-looking in the Lowellian contest were Ruth Vanco and Dick Jackson. Our most popular members were Jeanne Nelson and Bud Duncan. Betty Duncan and Tom Sharkey were voted our best athletes, while Virginiu Borowski and Albert Pattee, our super-quiz kids, are most likely to succeed. SOPHOMORES Top Row: Jim Weaver., Ray Beckman., John Black., Robert Rust, Gerry Getty, Bob Phillips, John Tilton, Neil Jackson, Milton Gerner, Charles Blanchard, Leroy Mueller, Harold Walker. Second Row: Bert Duncan, Darwin Stephan, Lewis Starr, Lee Corten, William Robinson, Joseph Villers, Dale Meyers, Way- mond Kuiper, Shirl Snyder, John Love, Norman Novak, C.Buche. Third Row: Marilyn Frese, Nancy Reed, June Krown, Kethura Sayers, Pauline Adams, Agnes Russell, Shirley Cool, Ann Cox, Kathryn Brownell, Maude Dierks, C. Harbrecht, 1. Bales. Fourth Row: Lucian Schreiber, Patrick Rhein, Ray Corning, Richard Whiting, George Uhter, David Hart, Sheldon Miller, Sherard Henry, Herbert Williams, Robert Tunnell, Donald Love, James Mitch, Thomas Jones. Fifth Row: Joan Schutz, Barbara Cleaver, Valerie Ploetz, Mary Mueller, Lvrrell Reed, Delores Hooley, Mary Ann Claus- sen, Virginia Schreiber, Caryl Bahr, Ethel Roy, Phyllis Ready, Carroll Head, Eleanor Poppe, Marjorie Little. Sixth Row: Marcella Futhey, Mr. Burger—sponsor. Miss Rose, sponsor, James Hall, James Shumaker, Dean Henry, Miss Nolan, sponsor, Lorraine Vauter, Rosemary Etzel, Nellie Warner, Alberta Etzel, Gladys Stasaitis. Seventh Row: Betty Griggs, Edith Tappan, Joan Markstrom, Marjorie Potter, Donna Mayfield, Phyllis Kelsey, Mary Bryant Pearl Hamilton, Barbara Bailey, Bonnie Spry. FRESHMEN Top Row: Bob Carroll, John Murdock, Edward Troy, Bill Tilton, Robert Lane, Dale Kazen, Robert Colonev, Don Ruley, Joe Kormendv, Tom Sharkey, Dick Longenecker, Robert Etzel, Chester Hayden, Donald Creek, Robert Boyles, Bill Sheets. Second Row: Burl Carlson, Jimmie Stanley, Wilbur Hagnauer, Richard Little, Clifford Connelly, Durl Loy, Kenneth Robin¬ son, Bill Smith, Carl Humpfer, Charles Purcell, Kenneth Dockweiler, Eugene Peters, Charles Brumbaugh, Orville Beier, Francis Parent, John Kasparek. Third Row: Mildred Cox, Pearl Markwell, Minnie VanKeppel, Lola Brewer, Audrey Duncan, Mabel Schutz, Lois Little, Lottie Wilson, Margaret Franzen, Pat Gross, Ruth Vanco, Harriet Hoevet, Jeanette Cox, Mary Sacco, Bonnie Smith, Annabelle Misner, Nancy Clifton, Fatricia Love. Fourth Row: Myron Tyler, Bob Harper, Stanley Miller, Arthur Gaither, Harold Snyder, Dick Jackson, Julian Echterling, Wilbur Gard, Ronald Corning, Leroy Liptak, Norman Swider, Robert Hoeckleberg, Charles Strickland, Arthur Claussen, Phillip Snyder, Marshall Byrnes. Fifth Row: Mary Lou Williams, Gwyneth Collins, Lois Fisher, Riley Robertson. Bernard Roy, Wayne Wietbrock, Leo Ellis, Leslie Tilton, Leonard Allie, Dean Hilzley, Charles Drew, Bill McKinney, Alvie Childress, Betty Albertson, Ramona Childress, Lavonne Barker, Lorraine Sauer, Mary McKinney. Sixth Row: Mrs. Fitch, sponsor, Ruth Shinkel, Inez Flack, Shirley Imes, Miss Baughman, sponsor, Albert Pattee, Phyllis Sutton, Jo Anne Taylor, Miss Cook, sponsor, Carolyn Hayhurst Virginia Carroll, Virginia Borowski, Charlotte Starr, Jean Mital, Miss Burton, Sponsor. Seventh Row: Margaret Hyatte, Barbara Viant, Viola Schrei¬ ber, Dolores Shumaker, Jean Nelson, Barbara Uhter, Barbara Long, Marjorie Singleton, Pauline Hetherington, Patsy Swett, Vernal Collins, Evelyn Harris, Jeanette Tunnell. HOME ECONOMICS CLUB Top Row: Margaret Franzen, Doris Ebert., Thelma Warren, Rosemary Meadows, Jean McDonald, Joan Little, Phyllis Ready, Alice widdel. Rita Stark, Betty Myers, Laura Anne Smith, Imelda Scheiat. Second Row: Nancy Miller, Darlene Cox, Corrine Hufnagel, Dean Dixon, Jeanette Cox, Bob Shipman, Lottie Wilson, Mar¬ jorie Miller, Mary Conner, Betty Nomanson, Joan Schulz. Third Row: Leona Bales, Leona Ellis, Geraldine Childress, Jeanette Tunnell, Patsy Swett, Doris Studer, Jean Mital, Evelyn Harris, Joan King, Jeannie Vinnedge. Seated: Lenore Woodke, Norma Tremper, Mildred Blanchard, Miss Tyler, Sponsor. SUNSHINE CLUB Top Row: Dick Jackson, Ethel Roy, Joyce Doolittle, Shirlee Pavek, Jim Weaver, Dean Henry, Raymond Corning, Carolyn Hay- hurst, Lois Little, Bob Boyles. Second Row: Doris Studer, Mary Bryant, Lavonne Barker. Seated at Table: Robert Aim, Barbara Schneider, Charles Walters, Mrs. Hetherington, sponsor. SCIENCE CLUB Top Row: Jean Roseberry, Richard Little, Bill Smith, Ger- hardt Hahn, Dick Meyer, Edward Trov, Virgil Ewer, Kenneth Sheets, Leroy Liptak, Charles Purcell, Marjorie Little. Second Row: Patsy Swett. Eileen Callahan, Mabel Schutz, Pat Gross, Jo Anne Taylor, Sally Little, Shirley Cool, Patricia Callahan, Sally Gullstrom, Mary Taylor, Jean Nelson, Barbara Long. Third Row: Margaret Bailey, Mr. Burger, sponsor, Mildred McGraw, Frank Childress, Clothiel Fredregill, Betty Little. HOME ECONOMICS CLUB The officers of the Home Economics Club are Norma Trem- E er, president., Mildr’d Blanchard, vice-president, and enore Woodk3 , secretary-treasurer. The club is composed of all girls, with the exception of Bob Shipman who wants to be a cook in the army, and is interested in cooking, sewing and general home arts. The club ' s Student Government representatives are Bob Shipman and Phyllis Ready. SUNSHINE CLUB The purpose of the Sunshine Club is to send flowers and cards to sick people and flowers in cases of deaths. Also, baskets of fruit and candy are sent to those who are ill. This year ' s officers are Bob Aim, president, Charles Walters Bob ' s stand-by as vice-president, and Barbara Schnei¬ der, who handles the money and takes the minutes for the flowers, cards, and various gifts which are sent. All illness are reported to the home room represent¬ ative; otherwise the club has no way of finding out about them. The club ' s Student Government representatives are Joyce Doolittle and Robert Aim. SCIENCE CLUB This year ' s Science Club officers were Roger Childress, president, Frank Childress, vice-presid ent and Mildred McGraw, secretary and treasurer. The club goal is to foster an interest in science in its members. Initiations for the Club were held at a party at the beginning of the year. Right now the club is Dusy a anoing the Open House projects for the zoology, biology, and chem¬ istry classes and tor the club itself. Incidently, it was a Science Club member who suggested Open House this year. Their Student Government representatives are: Marv Taylor and Gene Hayden. PRESS CLUB Top Row: Robert Carstens, William Cordrev. Frank Childress, Clayton Bahr, Russell Zak, Paul Dierks, Forrest Wietbrock, Robert Erown, Albert Pat tee. Jack Riggs. Second Row: Margaret bailey, Sally Miller, Joyce Doolittle, Shirlie Pavek, Kathryn Brownell, Jane Kimmet, Norma Tremper, Shirley Cool, Patricia Callahan, Joyce Hayden, Rita Stark, Virginia Schreiber. Third Row: Barbara Long, Barbara Bailey, Eileen Callahan, Sally Gullstrom, Valerie Ploetz, Caryl Bahr, Bonnie Spry, Gladys Stasaitis, Barbara Cleaver. Fourth Row: Rosemary Sauer, Joanne Albertson, Miss Nolan, sponsor. Marge Ashton, Betty Trump, Mary Kasse, Betty Little Marjorie Little. F.F.A. Top Row: Kenneth Dockweiler, Sheldon Miller. Waymond Kuiper, Harvey Ebert, Dale Meyer, Joe Kormendy, Charles Walters, Robert Tunnell, Durl Loy, Richard Little, Phillip Snyder. Second Row: Riley Robertson, Wayne Wietbrock, Dean Hilzley Leonard Allie, Warren Oster, Julian Echterling, William McKinney, Bernard Roy, Arthur Claussen. Second Row: Ernest Tyler, Raymond Hasse, Homer Allie, Jo Abraham, Charles Duncan, Jack Quivey, Mr. Christiansen, sponsor, John Collins. STUDENT GOVERNMENT Top Row; Phyllis Ready, Gladys Stasaitis, Gerhardt Hahn, Joe Villers, Joe Abraham, Robert Coloney, Jim Shumaker, Richard Longenecker, Jack Schutz, John Black, Virgil Ewer, Ruth Vanco, Marjorie Little. Second Row: Homer Allie, Mary Taylor, Sally Miller, Robert Shipman, Charles Walters, Russell Zak, Jack Cuivey, Robert Aim, Francis Hamilton, Jack Riggs, Joyce Doolittle, Dick Meyer. Seated at table: Betty Little, Betty Larson, Frank Chil¬ dress, Charles Duncan, Patsy Cooper, Mr. Brannock, sponsor. PRESS CLUB Press club officers this year are: Mary Hasse, presi¬ dent , Betty Trump, vice-president, and Margery Ashton, sec- retary-t reasurer. The members helped with the Lowellian contest and sold hot dogs and candy at football games. They also raffled off two Thanksgiving turkeys. Also, this year the club drew up a new and permanent Constitution. Their Student Goverment representatives are:- Russel Zak and Betty Little. F. F. A. The Future Farmers of America is a National Organiza¬ tion for all students interested in agriculture and other phases of farm life. This year Charles Duncan is president, Joe Abraham, vice-president, Homer Allie, secretary. Jack Quivey, treas¬ urer, John Collins, watch dog, and Ray Hasse, reporter. This year, honor was brought to Lowell ' s F.F.A. when Sheldon Miller won the State essay contest for the club. STUDENT GOVERNMENT The first time ever to be tried in Lowell High School, Student Government has proved to be a great success. Copied from our national government, we have a Presi¬ dent, Frank Childress, a Congress, and a Judiciary Department. The membership of the Senate consists of four repre¬ sentatives from each class. The senior representatives are: Patsy Cooper, Charles Duncan, Charles Walters, and Jack Quivey. Those from the junior class are: Dick Meyers, Bill Peterson, Virgil Ewer, and Jack Schutz. The sophomore senators are: Margarie Little, Joe Vi Hers, Jim Mitch, and John Black. The freshmen are: Ruth Vanco, Bob Coloney, Jay Doolittle, and Dick Little. The Vice President of Student Government, presides as president of the Senate but due to the illness of Roger Childress, Charles Duncan was chosen acting president, with Patsy Cooper as secretary. The House Membership consists of two representatives from the various clubs. The Sunshine Club elected Joyce Doolittle and Bob Aim; the Latin Club, Sally Miller and Jim Shumaker; Home Ec Club, Alice Widdel and 3ob Shipman. The G.A.A. representatives are: Gladys Stasaitis and Betty Lar¬ son- the Press club, Betty Little and Russell Zak Francis Hamilton and Jack Riggs represent the L club. .he F.F.A, chose Joe Abraham and Homer Allie, while the Science club is represented by Mary Taylor and Gene Hayden. The Judiciary Department consists of one regular Judge, Russell Zak, a substitute judge, Charles Walters, and eleven jurors and two substitute jurors. The regular jurors are: Robert Hoekelberg, Patsy Swett, Barbara Bailey, Neil Jack- son, Marge Little, Jack Lacv, Dick Meyers, Norma Worlev, Rose Mary Sauer, Ted Theis and Bob Carstens. The substitute jurors are Rita Stark and Virginia Barowski. LATIN CLUB Top Row: Robert Boyles. David Hart. Francis Hamilton, Dean Henry, Jim Weaver, Paul Dierks, Robert Phillips, Jim Shu¬ maker, Robert Coloney, John Love, William Smith, William Sheet s. Second Row: Sally Gullstrom, Nancy Reed, Ruth Vanco, Maude Dierks, Joan Taylor, Sally Little, Shirley Cool, Katherine Jean Brownell, Ethel Roy, Patricia Gross . Charlotte Har- b recht. Third Row: Marcella Futhey, Carolyn Hayhurst, Gladys Sta- saitis, Sally Miller, Margery Ashton, Valerie ploetz, Bonnie Smith. Patricia Callahan, Barbara Snyder, Caryl Banr, Bar¬ bara Cleaver, Mary Taylor. Fourth Row: Shirley Imes, Betty Griggs, Betty Trump, Mabel Schutz, Lois Little, Margaret Bailey, Ramona Childers, Aud¬ rey Duncan, Betty Albertson, Bonnie Spry, Marjorie Little, Mrs. Hetherington, sponsor, Joanne Albertson, Jim Hall, Vir¬ gil Ewer, Rosemary Sauer, Patsy Swett, Pauline Hetherington, Pearl Hamilton, Barbara Bailey. LOWELLETTE STAFF Top Row: Rita Stark, exchange; Rosemary Sauer, exchange; Paul Dierks, business manager- Bill Cordrev, sports; Margery Ashton, circulation; Charles Duncan, circulation. Seated at table: Bob Carstens, features; Betty Trump, news editor; Margaret Bailey, editor-in-chief; MissNolan, sponsor LOWELLIAN STAFF LOVELLIAH Top Row: Patsy Cooper, feature editor; Betty Trump, art editor; Robert Carstens, sports editor- Bill Cordrey, sports editor; Alice Widdel, girls ' sports; Betty Larson, snapshot edi tor. Seated at table: Miss Nolan, sponsor; Mary Hasse editor-in- chief; Frank Childress, Business manager; Betty Little, assistant business manager. LATIN CLUB Virgil Ewer has the honor of being this year ' s Latin Club president, with Jim Hall acting as vice-president, and Joanne Albertson is secretary and treasurer. The club consists of all members taking Latin now, and those who have had at least one year of the language. Their activities this year have not been very extensive. They gave an initiation party in November that turned out to be quite a success. Their Student Government representatives are: Sally Miller and James Shumaker. LOWELLETTE The Lowellette serves as the L.H.S. Tribune and is published every two weeks. It is put out by the Journalism classes and Mr. Ham ' s Vari-Typing classes. All the printing is done in the school. Its four cages cover all the phases of school events during those two weeks. Feature articles., cartoons, sports and, of course, the local gossip column. The Lowellette has steadily grown larger and in 41 it consisted of eight pages, but due to the paper short¬ age it is now only half that many. .The Lowellette started in October, 1934 under the title the L Weekly with Edwin VanNada as its first editor. This year ' s staff consisted of Margaret Bailey, editor- in-chief; Betty Trump, news editor; Robert Carstens, feature editor; Bill Cordrey, sports editor; and Rosemary Sauer, exchange editor. Business manager was Paul Dierks, while Margery Ashton and Charles Duncan have charge ofcirculation. Miss Nolan, the journalism teacher, and Mr. Ham are the adviso r s. LOWELLIAN The annual publication, the Lowellian has as its editor this year Mary Hasse. Her assistants are: Patsy Cooper, activities editor; Betty Larson, snap-shot editor; Bob Carstens and Bill Corarey are in charge of boys ' sports while Alice Widdel takes care of girls ' sports. Art editor is Betty Trump, while our business manager is Frank Child¬ ress, who is ably assisted by Betty Little. Miss Nolan and Mr. Ham are the advisors. The Lowellian was organized in 1935 as an annual pro¬ duction of the senior class. It was edited under the spon¬ sorship ofMr. Ham and Mr. Smith with Helen Dahl as its first editor. Mr. Ham ' s typing classes have done all the typing and mimeographing ana still continue to do so. As in the past, Mr. Blankenberg took all of the pic¬ tures. In 1940 the method of mounting the pictures and writing up the senior activities was changed under the editorship of Mary Angela Eich. 1941 brought forth Mary Jane Callahan as its edUtor. In 1945 Nancy Lou Spindler, in 1943 Betty Hudson, and last year Bob Ewer had this honor. L CLUB Top Row: Robert Shipman., Arman Kasparian, Clayton Bahr Forrest Wietbrock, Frank Childress, Raymond Beckman, Jo ViHers, Joe Abraham. Second Row: Charles Walters, William Cordrey, Ernest Tyler, Robert Brown, Jack Schutz, James Shumaker, Robert Carsten 3 . Third Row: Jack Riggs, Charles Duncan., Robert Aim, Robert Sharkey, Francis Hamilton, Mr. Milakovic, sponsor. G.A.A. Bottom Row: Patricia Cross, Carvl Bahr, Margaret Bailey, — Alice Poppe, Reba Creekmur, Ethel Roy, Florence Amtsbuechler Rita Stark, Bonnie Spry, Eileen Callahan, Doris Sark, Barbara Bai1ey. Second Row: Patricia Callahan, Phyllis Sutton, Jo Anne Tay¬ lor, Mary Tavlor, Delores Hooley, Marjorie Little, Louise Bales, Seralaine Childress, Betty Trump, Carolyn Hayhurst Alice Poppe, Leona Ellis, Eva Hooley, Betty Larson, Ruth Souder. Third Row: Ramona Childers, Virginia Carroll, Marcella Futhey, Harriet Hoevet, Sally Miller, Margery Ashton, Dean Dixon, Phyllis Kelsey, Gladys Anderson, Phyllis Viers, Sally Little, Barbara Schneider, Phyllis Ready, Alice Widdel, Gladys Stasaitis, Dorothy Hayden, Mrs. Fitch, sponsor. Top: Violet Connelly. Cast of Junior Miss Standing: Joe Abraham, Arman Kasparian, Weslev Drew, Dick Meyer, Ruth Souder, Miss Rose—director. Jack Lacy, Bill Rust, Jack Schutz. Seated: Shirlee Pavek, Sally Gullstrom, Joanne Albertson, Patricia Callahan, Mary Taylor, Helen Runyon, Gene Hayden. m D DISTINGUISHED AND HONORABLE MENTION STUDENTS It ' s quite an honor to be either a distinguished or honorable mention student. To get on the distinguished list is the highest honor,, and to achieve this a student must have an average of 3.5. Each grade is worth a certain number of points—A is four., Bis three., C is two. D is one, and F and I are none. However, no one with a 0 on his card can be distinguished during that six weeks. A pin is awarded to a student when he is distinguished. He may keep the pin., if he is distinguished five times out of the six. Each year he is distinguished the required number of times, he gets an L for a year, H for a y ear and then S . Then at the end of four Y ears he has complete pin. To get on the Honorable Mention list, the student must have an average of 3.0. Seniors on the Distinguished list and the number of times are: Betty Trump 5j Norma Tremper 4’ Mary Hasse 3 Patsy Cooper 4; Joyce Hayden 1; Betty Little 2; Alice Widdel 1; Ted Theis 1; Leona Ellis 1. Honorable Mention seniors are: Margaret Bailey 5; Leona Ellis 4 Joyce Hayden 4; Margery Ashton 4- Betty Lar¬ son 3: Patsy Cooper 2; Alice widdel lj Russell Zak 1: Doris Sark 2 • Francis Hamilton 1; Mary Hasse 2; Ted Theis i. Di stinguished juniors are: Geraldine Childress 5j Ruth Souder 5j Shirlee Pavek 3- Conrad Ludwig 1; Paul Norris 4; Jackie Gross 3; Norma Worley 2; Jack Lacy 1. Honorable Mention juniors are: Norma Worley 3; Homer Allie 1; Sally Little 5; Jean Roseberrv 1; Joyce Doolittle 2; Joanne Albertson 3; Jackie Gross 1; Virgil Ewer 2; Conrad Ludwig 2j Sally Gullstrom 3; Margery Miller 2; Mary Taylor 1; Ray Osburn 2; Gladys Anderson 1; Reba Creekmur 1; Bonnie Kenney 1. Sophomores on the distinguished list are: Marjorie Little 4; Gladys Stasaitis 5; Marcella Futhey 1; Phyllis Kelsey 2- Joan Markstrom 1; Marilyn Frese i; Betty Griggs i; Eleanor Poppe 1. Sophomores on Honorable Mention are: Barbara Bailey 4; Shirley Cool 5j Joan Markstrom 3; Mary Bryant 1; June Krown 3; Valerie Ploetz 3; Eleanor Poppe 3; Marcella Futhev 4; Betty Griggs 1; Phyllis Kelsey 3; Virginia Schreiber 2- Bon¬ nie Spry 1; Marjorie Little 1; Ray Corning 3; Kathryn Brown¬ ell 2; Pearl Hamilton 2; Marilyn Frese i: Phyllis Ready 1; Barbara Cleaver 1; Bert Duncan 1; Shirl Snyder 1. Freshmen on the distinguished list are: Virginia Bor- owski 4j Bonnie Smith 1; Jo Anne Taylor 4; Wayne Wietbrock 1; Barbara Long 5- Patsy Swett 3: Ruth Vanco 4; Annabelle Misner 3; Shirley Imes 2; Harriet Hoevet 2; Ruth Schinkel 1; Evelyn Harris lj Robert Hoeckelberg 1; Pat Gross 1. Freshmen on the Honorable Mention list are: Annabelle Misner 1; Betty Albertson 4; Shirley Imes 3- Richard Longe- necker i; Pearl Markwell 4; Robert Coloney 5; Albert Pattee 5; Barbara Viant 5; Lois Little 4; Ruth Vanco 1; Wayne Wiet¬ brock 4; Eugene Peters 2; Bill Sneets 4; Mary Lou Williams 1; Margaret Franzen 1; Bonnie Smith 3: Carolyn Hayhurst 2: Ruth Schinkel 2; Robert Hoeckelberg 2; Pat Gross 1; Mabel Schutz 2; Evelyn Harris 1; Stanley Miller 2; Lavonne Barker lj Jo Anne Taylor i; Barbara Uhter 1. BAND Top Row: Earl Grelck, Dick Pear., Violet Connelly., Doris Sark, Barbara Schneider., Margery Ashton, Neil Jackson, Betty T rump. Second Row: Rita Stark, Carl Humpfer, John Love, Dean Hilz- ley, Barbara Bailey, Dick Jackson, Gwyneth Collins, Jo Anne Taylor, Dean Henry, Rose Mary Sauer. Third Row: Charles Hatch, Caryl Bahr, Norma Tremper, Mar¬ cella Humpfer, Bonnie Spry, Lois Little, Betty Nomanson, Ted Theis, Harriet Hoevet, Bonnie Smith, Leo Jones, Mr. Jones, director. Fourth Row: Pauline Hetherington, Phyllis Sutton, Vernal Collins, Marcella Futhey, Mary Ann Claussen, Kathryn Brown¬ ell, Bill Smith, Betty Jo Stolle, Margaret Bailey, Clyde Wietbrock, Jack Quivey, Sally Miller, Dick Whiting, Edward Troy, Charles Buche. MIXED CHORUS Top Row: Mr. Jones, director, Dick Uhter, Darwin Stephen, Dean Henry. Dick Pear, Frank Childress, Neil Jackson, John Love, Ted Theis, Leo Jones. Second Row: Barbara Bailey, Phyllis Kelsey, Geraldine Child¬ ress, Jean Vinnedge, Reba Creekmur, Louise Bales, Pat Beck¬ man, Jackie Gross, Mary Bryant, Donna Mayfield, Rose Mary Sauer, Margaret Bailey. First Row: Eileen Callahan, Betty Larson, June Phillips, Dean Dixon, Jean McDonald, Joan Little, Ruth Souder, Ann Cox Betty Meyers, Patricia Callahan, Valerie Ploetz, NormaWorley GIRLS ' GLEE CLUB Tot Row: Mary Lou Williams, Margaret Franzen, Lola Brewer, Mabel Schutz, Mary Sacco, Audrey Duncan, Lottie Wilson, Mar¬ jorie Singleton. Second Row: Ruth Schinkel, Barbara Uhter, Barbara Long, Betty Albertson, Nancy Clifton, Ramona Childers, Lois Fisher Patsy Swett. Foreground: Margaret Bailey, pianist; Mr. Jones, director. BOYS ' GLEE CLUB Left to Right: Dick Uhter, Darwin Stephen, Dean Henry, Dick Pear, Frank Childress, Neil Jackson, John Love, Ted Theis, Leo Jones. Foreground: Margaret Bailey, pianist; Mr. Jones, director. BAND The scholastic year 1944-1945 was officially started for the band by leading the Labor Day parade. With the opening of school, the band personnel marched on the football field, working out routines for the home football games. The annual Christmas Concert was planned for December 20 and the band undertook their portion of the program as a new project. The concert program was opened by The NC-4 , Mellow Moon , and Military Band , a singing novelty, by the concert band. The choral groups sang several selections and then com¬ bined to sing traditional carols accompanied by the brass quartette from the concert band. On January 18, the band again performed when it took part in the High Schools on Parade in a broadcast from our gymnasium over station W.J.O. B., Hammond. Concert practice was held every day and soon the new objective was the spring concert. On April 18, the final showing came when a capacity crowd in tne auditorium wit¬ nessed the results of weeks of practice. The grade school band and choral groups assisted in presenting a very successful concert. Some of the selections played by the band were Sanctuary of the Heart by Ketelbey, the New Russian National Anthem, ' and among others, the In¬ termezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana. CHORAL GROUPS The Girls ' Glee Club, consisting of freshman girls, be¬ gan at the first of the year to acquaint themselves with music, and learned to sing songs in parts. At the Christmas concert they took part in the tradi¬ tional carols and sang Syncopated Lullaby, Star of the East, and Adestie Fidelis. Regular work began again and for the spring concert they sang An Old Garden, At Twilight, and amid a candle¬ lit scene—Schubert ' s Ave Maria. The Boys ' Glee Club was once more revived this year. During the first semester there were only a few boys in the mixed chorus, and these comprised the boys ' glee club. At the Christmas concert they did Drink To me Only With Thine Eyes and On the Road to Mandalay, because the size of the group had warranted more performances. The mixed chorus was much larger this year. The first semester ' s results were their presentation at the Christmas Concert of Till We Meet Again, Little Grey Home in the West, and You ' re a Grand Old Flag. The second semester brought more numbers and better quality to the group. For the spring concert they sang Dear Land of Home, My Love Dwelt in a Northern Land, and a difficult transcription by Noble Cain of A Mighty Fortress Is Our God. 1945 LOWELLIAN CONTEST Each Y ear a b°Y and girl are chosen by their fellow students as the best looking, most poptilar, best athletes, and most likely to succeed in the contest sponsored by the Lowellian staff. Each person who subscribed to the Lowellian was en¬ titled to vote for his favorite fellow and girl who fitted each characteristic best. This year ' s contest was very close. In some cases the winners only led by a margin of two votes. The sophomore class gave us our two most popular kids, Gladys Stasaitis and Jim Weaver, who are both popularity plus and certainly deserving of their honors. Looking now at the glamour department, we find Dick Jackson, a short, but handsome freshman, and Barbara. Bailey, a cute little cnick from the sophomore class. The under¬ classmen really do all right for themselves when dishing out glamour and popularity. Now comes the chance for our athletes to shine. Sally Little, ' junior, is our best girl athlete—and why not ' cause there ' s not a sport that Sally doesn ' t excell in. Jack Riggs, senior, was voted the best boy athlete in Lowell High. He takes an active interest in most all sports particularl y basketball in which he majored. He was elect¬ ed captain of the team by his teammates. Yes, we have a few in our school who are going to get ahead in this world and the two most likely to succeed are Mary Hasse and Dick Ready, seniors. Mary has won this honor every year of her high school career so you can imagine that she has the characteristics to make her own place in the world. Dick doesn ' t care too much for school life, but knows it ' s going to help him later, though. His real interest is music, especially the piano. The entire list of contestants is as follows: Freshmen Best looking.Ruth Vanco and Dick Jackson Most Popular.Jean Nelson and Bud Duncan Best athlete.Betty Duncan and Tom Sharkey Most likely to succeed...Virgini a Borowski and Albert Puttee Sophomores Best Looking.Barbara Bailey and Jim Shumaker Most popular.Gladys Stasaitis and Jim Weaver Best athlete.Phyllis Ready and Joe Villers Most likely to succeed.Marjorie Little and Jim Mitch Juniors Best looking...Joan Albertson and Dick Meyers Most popular.Barbara Schneider and Roger Childress Best athlete.Sally Little and Arman Kasparian Most likely to succeed.Norma ' Worley and Paul Norris Seniors Best looking...Eva Hoolev and Bob Sharkey Most popular.Rose Mary Sauer and Frank Childress Best athlete.Marge Ashton and Jack Riggs Most likely to succeed.Mary Hasse and Dick Ready VARSITY FOOTBALL cist Row: Jack Schutz. Pay Beckman, Tom Sharkey. Bill Rust, lck t rahm. Annan Kasparian. Joe Villers. f e cond orrest r ess. Row; Coach Wi etbrock. Milakovic. Bob Carstens. Bill Cordreyj Robert Curtis Melvin Knoph. . Roger Child- First Row: Bob Shipman. Bob Aim, Dorsey Chism. Bob Sharkey. David Keithley. Charles Duncan. Trank Childress. Marion Pov¬ erty. Jr. SECOND TEAM Last Row: Bill Peterson. Dick Meyer. Bill Robinson. Jim hall. Don Mink. Don Gilman. Homer Allie. Glenn Shipley. Second Row: John Black. Bob Rust. Wilbur Tilton. Bob Etzel. Lee Carlson. Bob Harper. Waymond Kuiper. Coach DuBois. Hagnauer. Bill Dorsey Clinton. Third Row: Coach Milckovic. Darryl Mink. Dick Longenccker, Bob Coloney. Herbert Williams. Charles Blanchard. Orville Beier. Jim Stanley. Milton Gerner. G.A.A. Today, the aims of G.A.A., to stimulate interest in girls ' health and physical education and to promote clean sportsmanship, are more important than ever before. Each girl in G.A.A. to get a sweater, must earn 2000 points by participating in various sports. Those receiving 1600 more points get a letter. This year ' s sweaters were black, with white G.A.A. trimmed in red. On March 21, the annual initiation was held to make eighteen girls members of our organization. The newcomers formally became members by scrubbing the auditorium stage with toothbrushes and going through the paddling machine. The big event of the year, the Mothers ' Tea, took place on May 9. Several hundred girls and mothers engaged a pro¬ gram in the auditorium. The Home Ec. Club is co-sponsor of this activity. Besides the initiation, the G.A.A. sponsored the Ath¬ letic Dance on May 4. The dance was in honor of our athletes. Other important activities given by G.A.A. were sock dances, the Gingham Hop, and parties throughout the year. This year ' s officers were president, Alice Widdel; vice- president, Sally Little; Secretary, Eileen Callahan; trea¬ surer, Rita Stark. The sponsor is Mrs. Fitch. L CLUB The L Club was founded in Lowell High School in the year nineteen hundred and thirty-one under the supervision of Athletic Director, G. J. Crowe. This club was very strong at first, but faded out after a few years; then in nineteen hundred and forty-three the L Club was reorgan¬ ized under the supervision of Coach Mike Milakovic. The purpose of the L club is explained in its constitu¬ tion as follows: The L Club proposes a deeper interest in, and a more wholesome respect for the athletic program. It hopes to create a greater spirit, promote good fellowship, and de¬ velop loyalty among the potential athletes, as well as the letter men in Lowell District High School. 1 ' The creed of the Club, which forms R-E-D D-E-V-I-L-S, is: R esponsibi1ity, Efficiency, Oetermination, Dependibil- ity. Execution, Falor, Initiative, loyalty. Sportsmanship. The Club has certain responsibilities as follows: 1. Encouragement of and respect for school traditions. 2. To take the lead in sponsoring proper school proce¬ dure. 3. To act as monitors of athletic equipment. 4. To protect all school property. 5. To boost athletics. 6. To participate in extra-curricular activities. 7. To maintain a high standard of sportsmanship. The Club is composed of athletes of Lowell High School who have won major letters. At present the membership is 20. The officers are as follows: Bob Aim, and Charles Duncan, secretary-treasurer. FOOTBALL Lowell 19 —Griffith 6 In the opening game of the season the Lowel] Red Devils ran over the Griffith Panthers on Friday night, September 8, by a score of 19 to 6. Griffith ' s only score came in the first quarter when Jones ran back a kick for 50 yards and a touchdown. Th conversion was not good. Lowell came back then and Curtis went through center just before halftime which left the game at a 6-6 deadlock. Lowell then started again with Aim scoring two touch¬ downs in the third period and Duncan kicking the extra points. This was too much for the Griffith boys and it was Lowell the rest of the way. Lowell 7 —Crown Point 13 It was the Red Devils ' first home appearance of the season on September 15j when they were defeated by the Crown Point 5u11dogs 13 to 7. Crown Point ' s first score came in the first period when McColley went over from the first yard line. The extra point by Reilly was good., making it 7 to O. Lowell was not to be pushed so easily around without making a firm bid., and in the second quarter they had tied the ball game at 7 to 7. Crown Point won the ball game in the third period with Bleiweiss going over on a short plunge. The conversion was not good. Lowell 7 —Hobart 13 The Hobart Brickies came to Lowell on September 22 to hand Lowell their second defeat of the season. Hobart scored first in the early part of the first quarter. Lowell didn ' t come to life until the second period when they took a 7-6 lead. Hobart took over in the fourth guarter, when on the fourth down they gambled and threw a long pass which went for a touchdown and the victory. Lowell 20—Rensselaer o The Lowell Red Devils ran the Rensselaer Bombers into a 20 to O defeat on the night of September 29 at Oakland Park. Lowell ' s scores came in the first and fourth periods— two in the first and one in the fourth. Lowell ' s line should not go unmentioned., for in the third period the Bombers were on the Devils ' 25 yard line and in three plays Lowell ' s line had thrown them 26 yards back up the field. Lowell 24—Monticello 12 The Lowell Red Devils journeyed to Monticello Saturday., October 14., to gain another victory in their march toward a successful season. This game had many long runs and passes in it; most of them came from Lowell. Lowell Took the kickoff and Abraham ran for an 85 yard touchdown. Aim then went over in the second; third, and fourth periods to make the score Lowell 24, Monticello 12. Lowell definately outplayed Monticello all of the way. Lowell 6—Crown Point 7 The Bull Dogs gave Lowell their second defeat of the season from them with a 7 to 6 score. Crown Point went over in the second quarter when Mat¬ hews skirted the right end of Lowell ' s line. Riley then kicked the winning point. Lowell ' s score came in the third period when Aim pitched a pass to Duncan in the end zone for the score. The try for the conversion was no good. The rest of the game was played in mid-field like most typical Crown Point-Lowell football games. Lowell ig—Valparaiso 0 The Lowell Red Devils upset the football critics by de¬ feating the Valparaiso Vikings on Lowell ' s home field Octo¬ ber 27. The Red Devils rose to heights and played an excep tionally good ball game. Red Devil trickery outwitted the Vikings all of the way. Lowell ' s scores came in the second, third, and fourth periods. The first came when Aim pitched a pass to Carstens, who was in the clear at the 5 yard line for the score. The second came when Aim went over from three yards out, and the third came when Aim again threw Carstens another touchdown pass on the fourth down. Lowell ' s line never looked better and Valpo just could¬ n ' t seem to penetrate it, which accounted for their defeat. Lowell 0—Catholic Central 0 Lowell and thirteen seniors wound up their football season by tying the Hammond Catholic Central Warriors O to O ' in a field of water and mud. It was raining so hard that neither team could display their skill. Catholic Central was lost without their run¬ ning attack, andLowell was lost without their passing attack which just couldn ' t be used in the mud and rain. Lowell however was only one foot from the goal line once but just couldn ' t make it, and the game ended in a mud¬ dy tie of O to O. TRACK This year ' s track team jumped off to a good start by winning the first two meets and placing second in the third, A temporary track has been set up around the old foot¬ ball field, as the new field behind the school has not yet reached completion. The first meet with Crown Point and Griffith did not prove to be much of a contest, and Lowell walked away the winners with the score of Lowell 80 i 3, Crown Point 39 2 3, and Griffith 18. The next meet proved to be a better match for our high- spirited boys. North Judson was only a point and a half be¬ hind with only the two relays left to be run. Lowell won the mile relay and won first and second position in the half mile relay. The score ended Lowell 70, North Judson 53.5, and Hebron 11. 5. Roosevelt of East Chicago was the winners of our next meet which was held at Edison. East Gary. Lowell placed s ecDnd. Points are distributed according to where the player places in an event. In all events except the relays, the winner receives 5 points, second place receives 3 points, and third place winner receives 1 point. In the mile and half mile relays, the winning team receives lO points and the second and third place winners receive 6 and 2 points, respectively. INTRAMURAL SPORTS Since the start of the war a vigorous athletic program has been set up to condition the boys for the armed services. Commando basketball has proved to be one of the most liked sports. The object of this jane is to make baskets with a soccer ball or football and anything goes. A basketball contest, sponsored by the L“ Club, made up most of the winter ' s sports. A team was chosen from each home room and a captain was selected. When the season came to a close, Mr. Burger ' s home room was the winner with an undefeated season, while Mr. Du Bois home room ran a close second. The boys and girls alternate using the gym; the girls used it to play hitpin, volley ball, and basketball. The Junior airls won the hitpin ana volley ball contests, while the Sophomore won the basketball tournament. The highlights of the year were when the Junior girls were challenged by the Junior boys, and when the Senior girls played the women faculty members. The Junior boys swarmea over their opponents, but the faculty could not prove a match for the Senior girls. C. Duncan R. Brown C. Bahr R. Carstens P. Norris R. Aim F. Hamilton C. Walters Coach DuBois A. Kasparian J. Riggs (Captain) BASKETBALL Lowell 26—Crete 22 The Lowell Red Devils started off the ' 44- ' 45 basket¬ ball season on the right foot as they beat Crete on their own floor. Crete led until the final two minutes to play when bas¬ kets by CarstenSj Aim., and Duncan put the game on ice. Lowell 31 —Kouts 45 Lowell suffered their first defeat at the hands of the Kouts Mustangs in their first home game. Kouts easily won on their ability to make long shots. Almost every time they shot they made a basket. Lowell 37 —Hebron 28 Lowell easily scored its second triumph of the season over the Hebron Hawks. Lowell led throughout the whole game but Hebron., led by Anderson., put up a good fight in the second half. Anderson scored 18 points for Hebron., while Riggs scored li points for Lowell. Lowell 39 —Hobart 33 Lowell had the decided edge throughout the first half which ended with the score at 22 to 13. In the third quarter., Stratton and Luke of Hobart got hot and bounced ahead to a three point lead. Aim ' s under-the-basket-shots and C ' arsten ' s one-handed shot put the game on ice and the final score was 39 to 33. Aim and Carstens scored 13 points apiece for Lowell and Luke of Hobart scored 15. Lowell 53 —Grant Park 27 Grant Park bowed to the Devils as they ran their winning streak to three in a row. It was strictly Lowell all the way., and Coach DuBois used all the players on the team. Carstens and Aim led the scoring with 18 and 17 points r espectively. Lowell 27 —Crown Point 30 The Red Devils ' hopes held good to make it four straight victories as the half time score was 14 to 11. Because of Lowell ' s coldness., caused by not having practiced, the Bulldogs went on to a victory. ' Chalk this victory up to the weather because it kept Lowell from having school. Lowell 35 —Morocco 31 Lowell came up against a scrappy Morocco five and walked off the floor with only a four point victory. Both halves were played on even terms with Lowell gain¬ ing 2 points in each half. Carstens who had only one point in the first half came through in the second with 17 points to help the Devil ' s cause. Lowell 47 —Morth Judson 3 S Jack Riggs hit the high scoring mark of the season by dumping in 26 points. Lowell played perfect ball and was once again on the winning side. Lowell 34 —Hobart 28 The Devils made it two victories for this year as they again beat Hobart in their cracker-box gym. Bob Aim broke into the scoring column this time and garnered 13 points. Lowell 48 —Grant Park 29 Lowell traveled to Grant park to walk away with their second victory for the year from the hard fighting Warrior t earn. Lemon led Grant Park ' s attack with 16 points., while Riggs boosted Lowell with 13 points. Lowell 29 —Griffith 28 The Lowell Red Devils went up against a much taller Griffith team, but squeezed by with a one point victory. McVeyj Griffith ' s 6 ' 5 center just about beat theDevils himself as he poured in 16 points. Carstens led the Devils ' scoring with 13 points. Both teams played good ball but Lowell was ahead when the gun went off. Lowell 37 —Merrillville 48 The Pi rates of Merrillville journeyed to Lowell to break the Devils ' winning streak and to hand out one of the worst defeats suffered by Lowell this year. The Pirates were ahead the whole game. At the half Lowell only trailed by 4 points., but the’ Pirates poured in several baskets in a row and were never in trouble again. Metcalfe and Ford scored 33 of the Pirates 48 points. Lowell 39 —Dyer 27 Lowell led throughout the whole game except for the first few minutes when Dyer scored the first basket. Coach DuBois played the second string with the start of the second quarter and the half score ended 13 to 8. The Indians made their last desperate bid in the third quarter and from then on the score steadily rose. Lowell 26 —Catholic Central 41 Catholic Central with their fust-breaking Matt Kerger, ran up a 27 to 18 half time score over the Lowell five. Lowell played better ball in the second half but could not overcome Central ' s big lead. Kerger was the main gain tor Central wi th 17 points., while Riggs garnered IO points for Lowell. Lowell 36 —Griffith 40 With the help of the two conspiring referees, the Grif¬ fith five was able to scrape by with a four point margin to even this year ' s games at one apiece. At half time Lowell had a one point margin but Griffith won over in the last few minutes. Lowell 41 —Merrillville 39 In a thrilling double—overtime game Lowell managed to squeeze into the victory column with Aim ' s left-handed push shot. At the end of the first quarter the score was IO to 10, but the Pirates managed to gain a 23 to 18 lead at the half. Merrillville continued to lead until late in the final quarter when Lowell got hot. When the gun went off the score was 34 to 34. In the overtime, each team scored 5 points leaving the score tied 39 to 39. In the double overtime. Aim sunk the winning basket with about 20 seconds of the overtime gone. Lowell 40 —Crown point 22 Lowell journeyed to Crown Point and got ample revenge for the early season defeat. The first half was played on an even basis with the half time score being 14 to 13 in favor of Crown Point. The Red Devils again proved themselves to be strong fin¬ ishers and outscored the Bulldogs 29 to 8 in the last half. Riggs led Lowell ' s scoring with 18 points. Lowell 48 —Portage 38 During the first half Lowell managed to gain a 17 to 16 lead over the Portage Indians. As usual the Red Devils played better ball in the second half and quickly jumped to a IO point lead. Some of the audience drew a technical foul for yelling at the referee. BASKETBALL First Team) STANDING: Robert Ship man, manager., Robert Brown, Duncan, Paul Norris, Clayton Bahr, Francis Hamiltoi Du Bo i s. SEATED: Arman Kasparian, Jack Riggs, Robert Aim, Carstens, Charles Walters. 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