Lowell High School - Lowellian Yearbook (Lowell, IN)

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SENIOR HISTORY Four score minus seventy-six years ago. our poor-fathers brought forth into this institution—of learning-us-the class of ' 46. One hun¬ dred and fifteen freshmen timidly found their way from class to class. Later after we had become better acquainted we elected our class officers — Roger Childress, president; Margaret Stahl, vice-president; and Virgil Ewer, secretary-treasurer. Albertson, Viers, Ewer and Little were in Student Council to represent the fresnies. In the Lowellian contest Joanne Albertson and Art Shultz were voted best-looking freshman girl and boy. Barbara Schneider and Dick Meyer were most popular, andSally Little and Arman Kasparian were the battling athletes. Our brainy characters were Norma Worley and Roger Childress. To lead us through our second year we chose Roger Childress as chief guide with Virgil Ewer as his assistant and Bill Peterson to keep the supplies in order. That was when we ordered our sweaters, and brown and gold were to be our class colors. . Albertson and Meyer were the ones we took lessons from on how to beautify ourselves this year. The How To Win Friends department was handled by Viers and Childress. Little and Kasparian gave us our sitting- up exercises. The brains were dished out by Norris and Souder. On that September morn in ' 44 freshmen and sophomores were to be seen scampering for safety—the juniors had invaded the school. Maybe as sophomores we had been quiet but we certainly had changed. In a rather noisy session Sally Little was elected to lead us, with Dick Meyer as her chief attendant. Bill Peterson was to keep the records straight, and Virgil Ewer had charge of the finances. By this time Schutz, Kasparian, and Abraham had earned well deserved ? laces on the football team. Norris andKasparian were tipping in baskets o keep up the good name of our class. That year in the Loioellian contest Little and Kasparian again prov¬ ed to be trie best athletes. Nor ri s and Worl ey the most likely to succeed, Albertson and Meyer, the best looking, and Schneider and Childress the most popular. In December of ' 44 we threw ourselves industriously into giving the junior play. We chose Junior Miss as the production and began working to smooth out the rough places. McCarthy, Callahan, Drew, Gullstrom, Taylor, Runyon, Albertson. Abraham, Souder, Meyer, Hayden, pavek. Schutz Peterson, Lacy, Rust, ana Kasparian were those who gave their time and made the play a smash hit. For a time we all went around considering ourselves ready for the Broadway stage but soon the plans for the prom pushed everything aside. We came back to school a different class. We had seen the end of the war-our country had just passed through a scene in history that will remain fixed in all our minds. Ewer was to lead our class this year while Peterson was second in command and Norris was to take records and have charge of finances. When Paul went to Purdue after the first sem¬ ester, Souder took his place. Kasparian, Abraham, Hatch, Rust, Meyer, Schutz and Peterson proved themselves tough opposition on the football field. The seniors were mighty proud of their football team. Kasparian, Norris, and Rust were on the starting five in basketball ahd their size and speed was well appreciated by all except those who felt defeat at the hands of Lowell. Jeannie Vinnedge and Bill Zehme were voted best-looking in the Lowellian contest, Sally Little and Arman Kasparian best athletes, Paul Norris and Sally Gullstrom most likely to succeed, and Joanne Albertson and Roger Chuldress most popular. Seventeen was chosen for the senior play. Miss Thompson chose the cast and we began work. Of course along with the hard work was fun, too. The cast who worked in order to present this was Ed McCarthy, Pat Callahan, Roger Childress, Bill Peterson, Joanne Albertson, Mary Taylor, Barbara Schneider, Virgil Ewer, Dick Meyer, Arman Kasparian, Charles Hatch. Sally Gullstrom, and Joyce Doolittle. The usual things that seem to fill a senior ' s life were exciting adventures to us. We posed for our pictures, chose our announcements ana invitations, and were measured for our caps and gowns. This year, because we felt that since we were the first class to graduate in this new peace, we should have something appropriate, so we chose white caps and gowns to signify our hope of purity for the world.

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Taxi that would get us to the Bronx Zoo in two seconds. After landing in the parking lot we walked to the main building which had a sign read¬ ing., Bronx Zoo—Virgil Ewer., Director. Ambling on we came to an empty cage and above the door was a sign reading., This cage will be used for a handa. Being puzzled we asked a guard what a handa was. He then told us the whole story. Mr. Ewer, well-known hunter, had gone to China in search of the hanaa, cross be¬ tween a horse and a panda. While in Hwanz, Virgil met an old friend. Joyce Doolittle, who was working as a missionary there. They were so happy to see each other that it was love at second sight and they were married. Joyce is now helping Virgil in his search. We journeyed to Rockefeller Center and as it was early, the scrub lady v as still working. W’alking toward the elevator, we tripped over a mop and discovered the worker to be none other than Geraldine Childress. She tola us that Gerhardt Hahn was the head janitor and they were married in the furnace room soon after she started working there. A ft® r l eav ir.g the Center we passed a huge undertaking establish¬ ment. there was an enormous fyon (new type of neon) billboard which read, Jack Schutz, The Cheerful Undertaker. Walking from the estab¬ lishment was Jack himself and with him was a tall, dark, slender woman. She looked vaguely familiar but I couldn ' t place her. Jack, noticing our bewilderment; told us she was his wife, the former Estolme White- house. People do changel! Going on down the street we saw a curio shop. We decided to stop and see if the shop contained real curios or whether it was just junk. There reaily were some curios- things I hadn ' t seen for years—a model ot a B 29, canned foods, an electric stove—just imagine, an old-fash- i on ed electric stove. Some of those first plastics. This stuff was really old. As we were reminiscing, a clerk came to wait on us. You ' ve guessed it. It was another class-mate, Laura Ann Smith. She told us that she married Gene Hayden in ' 48. At that time, he managed a hard- ware store in their city. Business was poor and eventually all the stock became curios so they changed the name and now business is boom¬ ing. We inquired about other classmates and whe told us that Joe Abra¬ ham, the famous construction engineer, hadmarried Jean Vinnedge and they have eight children. She is still as beautiful as ever and now tours the world as the most beautiful mother in the country. We stopped at a bookstore for Sally wanted to get a copy of Marri¬ age is No Picnic an anti-marriage book by Dorothy Hayden. Dorothy had been married to Bill Peterson but now they are divorced. The owners of the shop proved to be Dale Turner and his wife, the former Bonnie Ken — ney. They,have seventeen children; sextuplets, quadruplets, triplets, and two pairs of twins—quite a family. As we were leaving the book store, Sally was knocked down by a man ceasing a little boy. The man was Donald Barr, who had become a truant otticer and at the time he was chasing a truant. He informed us that Harriet Hilzley became his wife in 1950 and that she spent her spare time weaving steel rugs. Hopping into a heliomobile we headed for the East side. Here there were fish markets, fruit and vegetable venders and everything was in a state of confusion. Hearing a familiar voice, Sally and I walked to one ot the fish markets. Here, the proprietor, Ed McCarthy was shouting. Buy vour pickled herring here) Ed ' s wife, the former Dean Dixon, was was also glad to see us. It was hard to believe this person was Dean for she now weighs 385 pounds. Being quite thirsty, 3ally and I returned to town for a cocktail, we stopped in a small cocktail lounge where Betty Nomanson was tending the bar. Alice Poppe was the owner of the lounge and her husband is Ray Osburn, who had a terrible time keeping his money. Alice manages the business while Ray keeps house. Sally and I were practical so we boarded a heliomobile and were Bob Berg and his wife, th football coach at Notre Dame South Bend for spring training. As the great day came to a close we were very tired but happy that we had seen so many friends, and fell into a deep peaceful slumber on our spun glass pillows. ly exhausted now from so much gadding , headed back to mv apartment. On the bus e former Thelma warren. Bob is now the and he and Thelma were on their way to

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HONOR SOCIETY f — nt ■ a - :r e - earned by participation in clubs, organizations, and different activities in the school throughout the year. Three mem¬ bers Irom each class receive awards on honor day for having acquired the highest number. by ea The year ' s winners and the approximate number of honor points earned ch are as follows: Seniors Ruth Souder Bill Rust Arman Kasparian ' 43 8 ' 44 12 21 23 ' 45 20 n •46 58 51 49 Total 98 97 90 Juniors Gladys Stasait1s Barbara Bailey Marcella Futhey 3 ° 26 24 46 26 24 53 44 40 120 Sophomores Robert Coloney Lois Little Phyllis Sutton 17 22 13 30 24 23 47 4 % 36 Freshmen Marilyn Hayden Jeanette Randolph Jo Ann Brownell 30 23 22 30 23 22 Those seniors acquiring the most points in their four years of school are Roger Childress 113., Sally Little HO, and Geraldine Childress 107. They will have their names engraved on the honor plaque in the lower hall for the class of 1946. SENIOR GRADE POINTS In computing grade points, A counts four points. B three points. C two points, D one point, and F no points. The grade points are based on the student ' s semester averages, andare determined by dividing the total ot their grade points by the number of subjects carried. of the twenty seniors having the highest averages at the end of the first semester of 1945-1946 are as follows y 1. Ruth Souder . 3.71 2. Paul Norris .3.02 3 . Geraldine Childress . 3.57 4. Norma Worley . o .cl 5. Sally Little .3.30 6. Jack Lacy .5.23 7. Jack le Gross .5.22 8 . Virgil Ewer . 3.21 9• Childress .3.17 10. Sally GulIstrom .3.12 11. Joyce Doolittle .3.00 12. Mary Taylor . 2.60 13 • [ tc , e Motpe . a .66 14. Thelma Warren . 2.61 15. Jane Kimmet .2.55 10. Dorothy Hayden . 2.53 11. Jean Roseberry .2.44 18. Reba Creekmur . 2.44