Lowell High School - Lowellian Yearbook (Lowell, IN)

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r ( •• « « ► ■ mU’M ' rmiMWMt ' . -Ulln w MMWMWO Gladys Hetherington admits her favorite pastime is reading and that fall is her favorite season. Queried as to why she chose the teaching profession, she answered simply, I like it being the possessor of a calm, cool nature she has no pet peeve which is a great asset in her profession. Mrs. Hetherington has an AB and is doing graduate work at the University of Minnesota. W. Theodore Jones 1 favorite pastime is his son bobby. Take care is his favorite saying but his pupils think Ready now? One, two, three, four is more characteristic of him. For a hobby he collects items and his favorite seasgn is spring. To create enjoyment in making good music is his reason for choosing the feaching profession and stu¬ dents who won ' t practice are his pet peeves. Mr. Jones has a BPSM. Michael A. Milakovic likes to relax. His favorite season is Fall and his favorite saying is let ' s get organ¬ ized. Of course we can understand this. He also likes to bowl and fish. He has a BS. George Robb sanctions that A rolling stone gathers no moss. The failure of people to exercise voting privileges in any democratic society is his pet peeve. Mr. Robb in¬ forms us that it was one of three choices—medicine, law or teaching that would be his profession but as teachers ' training required less capital it was chosen. He also en¬ joys the work. Spring is his favorite season and he likes to read, fish, hunt, shoot (trap and target) and shoot archery. He has a BS and is working towards his MS. Mary M. Sisson ' s favorite pastime is Senior Activities. She chose the teaching profession because she liked her freshman Algebra teacher very much. Her favorite season is spring and pet peeve is gum chewers and unnecessary talking in study hall. Mrs. Sisson has a BS. Marguerite Jeanne Steelhammer ' s main interest is St. Louis. (Wonder Why.) She likes to work with people—es¬ pecially young people—and can be heard saying Fuddydud any day. bubble gum is her pet peeve. Late spring and early fall are her favorite seasons end she likes to knit, sew, dance and go to concerts. Miss Steelhammer has a BS. Geraldine F. Thompson has an AB and an MA in English. Arlene LaMotte Vandermark likes to knit and play golf. Right along with golf, sand traps on golf courses are her pet peeves. Her daughter, little ToniJo, happily consumes most of her out-of-school time. Mrs. Vandermark also likes to play bridge and decides that summer and spring are her favorite seasons. She chose the teaching profession because she thought she would like it which she does. She has a BS Mary Alice Wilcox finds that collecting and checking papers has eveloped into her hobby. To idle away her lei¬ sure time she enjoys reading and attending movies. Although her weekends are usually pretty well taken upwith classes in Hammond and visits to Chicago or Indianapolis. She main¬ tains that fall is her favorite season. She chose teaching as her career because she likes to fuss with the kids . Miss Wilcox has an AB and will receive her MA June, 1948. ' 1 ! I i ? I f j

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r. i n .1 v i. m . lifcr.al.fe. ' Jif II ' l . ' iiM l l a a a ll idUil.iiwirM r MmhMi; ••wfewu i» u,i»u i t..i4 fe •MttTMtAM SENIOR HISTORY Eighty-nine seniors flocked into the halls of Lowell High in September of 1947. Aiming toward their goal of reaching Washington D.C. they started bv sponsoring a paper drive which netted them eighty-seven dollars. A candy stand was soon set up in the hall and weekly sales from this con¬ cession added greatly to their finances. Additional scrap and paper drives held throughout the year also helped. Pop¬ corn. candy, hotdog and pop concessions at basketball and football games, along with informal dances after the games provided more funds. Cr December 20, the semi-formal Christmas dance, pins, stationery., pencils 1 It w | 0 k WA k A uu schedule, and seniors promoted a successful Milk sales, two raffles, class inscribed with the basketball all helped out will be under the ood sale held in March, The tour the class is going to take guidance of the Penny Barker Tours, Inc. and will take the class through Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, North Carolina, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Pennsylvani and Ohio. Cn April 9-10 the seniors presented their annual play. This year they chose We Shook The Family Tree as their presentation. Winners of the class Lowellian contest included Phyllis Sutton and Dick Jackson as best looking and Jack Lind and Lavonne Barker as the most athletic. The most popular honors went to Betty Duncan and Joe Kormendy and Lois Little and Bill Sheets were voted as the two seniors most likely to succeed. Six of the senior entrants walked away with top honors in the all-class Lowellian contest. Dressed in navy blue gowns, eighty-seven receive their diplomas or. May 21. seniors will SENIOR PLAY WE SHOCK THE F MILY TREE by HiIdegarde Dolson Directed, by Geraldine Thompson cast Hi ldegarde........Shirley Imes Sally......Lavonne Barker Mother...Ruth Vanco Father.Bob Coloney Bob...LeRoy Liptack Jimmy.Joe Kormendy Jill...Pauline Hetherington Ellie May.Betty Duncan Paige.Barbara Long Freddie.Wilbur Hegnauer Mrs. Shermer.Marylee Fleming Mr. Shermer.Bill Sheets After winning the school debate, Hildegarde still has no date for the Prom. Afraid she will be a spinster or a librarian, she gets herself and family into embarassing and rollicking situations. The three act comedy has a laughina whirlwind finish with a happy solution to Hildegarde and friend Freddie ' s problems. 1 i l i .’ • nr « ' ninn||»u- tihciw.- -v-an ' «« It . 1 1 m .!-»•» « •JllMi ' -.WMW.H . •.m r