Lowell High School - Lowellian Yearbook (Lowell, IN)

Text from Pages 1 - 192 of the 1959 volume:

' fV TIME. Time . . . the essence of life, has given us many things. Without time, there would be nothing. Time and life vie together to make up our lives; each one individual and set in different paths. Our footsteps have trod our separate ways of life, each of us following our own path. Many of us may stray from our paths, while many others will follow along without a thought. We must not waste one moment of the precious elements that time has given us; we may someday regret it, for soon our time will run out, and we can never turn back the sands of time . . . time passes swiftly; we barely have the opportunity to realize that it is here . . . and then it has passed. Time gives us our pleasures, our trials, and our tribulations; without these, life would not be at its fullest. Ma ny times it seems cruel, for when we are happy, time travels too quickly; and when we are sad and alone, time seems to prolong our agony. Time carries us through our lives; we grow through it; we learn through it; and we love through it. Our lives are very short, there¬ fore, we must learn to use time wisely. During our lives, much is given us and much is taken away. But as we think about it and sum up our experiences and thoughts, we come to the conclusion that our joys are many while our sorrows are few. - 4 DAILY RITUAL Each day begins much the same . . . but as the day progresses, new people, activities, and ideas come into view and pass along with time. Meeting friends and conversing the day ' s troubles and happinesses always keeps us bright and cheerful. Many a gab fest has been held on these familiar steps; dates made and broken; the latest news passed on; and most of all, happy conversations. Some classes seem to be a chore, while others seem to be a delight. Of course, that all depends on the class and the student. . . With only five minutes between classes, the students find enough time for conversation and laughs. . . Three o’clock . . . what a relief! It ' s been a hard day all day . . . but now that it ' s over, it wasn ' t that bad after all . . . What ' s more enjoyable than to dance the afternoon away . . . GAA often keeps the noon activity rolling At noon, one may find the pep club busily at work practicing for the next game. This year the pep club was the largest L.H.S. has ever had, and also the best. . . their performance at the Holiday Tournies and at the Sectionals proved that the results were well worth their effort . . . Ronnie Manno and Donna Wargo seem to enjoy company on their way to class. After lunch, the gym is the usual gathering place, especially when the weather is bad for those who generally take an afternoon walk or sit out on the lawn. THROUGH THE DAY. . . . Through the day, students may be found most anywhere .... • • • • when intramurals don ' t!!!!!!! At noon the cafeteria is the center of activity . . . somedays, it even seems dangerous to venture in . . . but wi tli a school with an enrollment of 6 ' 4, most of which eat in the cafeteria, what can one expect !!!!!!!!! The shop is usually a beehive of activity Don Jurs is busily working on his project. In the Study Hall, one can usually find-- the bookworm . . . the genius . . . the cut-up. . . the one who didn ' t get enough sleep last night . . . and the one who is failing a required subject. . . The line in the cafeteria sometimes stretches to the door . . .what with Mrs. Hutton ' s cooking, any line would!!!! Ronnie Ellis and Tom Gollings have been caught by our candid camera ... on their way to class LOWELLIAN STAFF. . .. Along with the daily hub-bub. The Annual Staff of 1959 presents The 1959 Lowellian. Many old ideas have been abandoned by the staff and new ones have been put into effect in their place. Through the turmoil, the ooh ' s and ah ' s of the student body, the staff worked on. There were many trials and tribulations that the staff encountered. There were days of fun and laughter, and days of achievement and success. Through the year and out of the imaginations and minds of the members of the staff, The 1959 Lowellian is now proudly presented to you the present and past students of Lowell High School. Georgia and Anita are busy at work on their sections of the annual . . . Mike and Sherry are reading at their lesiure, while Joyce struggles along at work. . . There were many days of decision on the part of our advisor, Mr. Miller. - 10 - A typical day finds your annual staff busy at work. LOWELLLAN STAFF Editor-in-Chief . Co-Editor .... Business Manager Class Editor . . . Group Editor . . . Literary Editor . Sports Editor . . . Photographer . . . Artist. Advisor. Sherry Harkabus . . Joyce Bailey . . Georgia Zacny . . Anita Thatcher . . Sandra Brown . . . Bette Miller .... Mike Boyd . . . Doug Sheehy . . . . DukeKintz Robert A. Miller Sandra, Bette, and Doug are supposed to be busy at work . . . but. . . - 11 - There never seems to be enough time to go along with all of the activities, but after being moderately stretched, Time wins out again . . . The basketball court is always a beehive of activity a er school hours. Regular team players as well as basketball fans are seen on the court many a night. . . An exciting Track Meet is always enjoyed by all . . . Goodtimes, music, cokes, pizza, and a slumber party are synonymous with the female population of L. H. S. What wouldn ' t normally do, goes at a slumber party , . . Parties of any kind--surprise, birthday, farewell, are always a happy occasion during those teen ' years!!!! A high school wouldn ' t be complete without a place for the students to go after classes ... a favorite combination found at Robert ' s Drug Store is ice cream cones and ice cold Pepsi ' s . . . Which way did it go??????? Time out for leap frog!!!!!! Panic INTER-CLASS TOURNIES. Off we go into the wild, blue yonder!! What Hap!!!!!! - 14 • March generally comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. Somewhere during this drastic change of weather comes the annual inner-class tournies. During the week of the tournies, feelings of loyality for one ' s class soar to the height of the skies. The air is tense with excitement, and everyone is out doing their best to lead their class on to victory. The girls as well as the boys participate in the games, just as the boys as well as the girls may find themselves on the gym floor cheering their class on. The games played this year seemed, by far, more exciting than any previous year. The Senior girls followed once again along the footsteps of victory. This was the 59 ' ers second year to cop the victorious first place. This year they playe’d the dynamic Juniors, but at the end of the game the Senior girls proved to be the victors. The final two games played by the fellows were as exciting as a game can be. The consolation game was played by the Fresh¬ men and the Sophomore boys. After two minutes of overtime play, the Sophomore boys came out on top by a score of 43-41. The final and championship game was played by the Senior and Junior boys. The score was always close, with the Seniors leading throughout most of the game. In the final minutes the Juniors tied the score, which meant another overtime. Within one minute the Juniors went ahead three baskets--the final score 47-41. Thus, the Senior girls and Junior boys reigned as the 1959 Inner- Class Champions. Hollywood enters at L.H.S. gymnasium!! Come on, Judy, be a good sport; hand it over! Up, up, and away! It ' s a bird, it ' s a plane, no, it’s Joyce Bailey!! Halt, says Sandra Brown, who goes there?? - 15 - ■ r Dancing in the cafeteria was the highlight of the evening to many. PTA CARNIVAL Marietta Schutz, senior candidate, reigned this year as the 1959 Carnival Queen . The junior candidate was Phyllis Luckiewicz, sophomore candidate, Sandra Kauffman, and freshmen candidate, Sheila Bruce. This was the second year for the class of ”59” to win the title of Queen for a fellow classmate. The 1958 Carnival Queen was Natalie Sinclair. Each class seemed to work just a little harder than the next. Pop bottle drives, car washes, canvassing, and bake sales steadily increased the votes, as each penny counted as one vote. The Carnival is put on each year by the PTA; each carnival seems to be as good, if not better than the last. Booths, games, doorprizes, food, gifts, dancing, and the crowning of the Carnival Queen, all vie together to make each Carnival a memorable occasion for all. Marietta Schutz Carnival Queen of 1959 Marietta Schutz, Carnival Queen, Sandra Kauffman, Sophomore, Phyll Luckiewicz, Junior, and Sheila Bruce, Freshman. _ The game was a hard one for both our Devils and the Bulldogs of Crown Point. PEP RALLY The evening before the Crown Point football game, the team, cheerleaders, the students, the Lowell Devil and the school spirit gather together at the high school to bum George”, the bulldog of Crown Point. Yells are chanted, the spirit is raised, and the beloved George of Crown Point is burned to proclaim the on¬ coming victory of the Lowell Devils. George , before his fatal end, is seen behind the cheerleaders. The blazing Coach Dan Molchan gave his usual pep inferno is almost ready, talk. His strong enthusiasm and that of the loyal fans was evident as the rally progressed. The annual Christmas Formal, given by The Student Council, was named . . . Serenade of the Bells. The formal was beautifully decorated in red and white with bells across the mock ceil¬ ing . Pictured above are Brenda and Bill on their way for some punch and cookies . CHRISTMAS FORMAL. . . . The Student Council members worked for nearly two full days preparing for the formal. Here, Sharon Cunningham, Mary Taylor, Sherry Harkabus, and Judy Nomanson prepare the tables for the gala event. The Student Council members worked for hours to perfect each detail. The white flocked Christmas tree stood out beautifully against the dim lights. Last dance . . . and everyone is off for more enjoyment. - 19 - A typical Friday evening at Lowell pictures an exciting basketball game, the cheerleaders, the usual coke and box of popcorn, and following the game, the dance. The night Lowell played against the Hobart Brickies, the enthusiasm of the fans was tumultous. The Devils put up a good fight, and the fans backed them until the buzzer sounded the end of the game. Both the Devils and the Brickies fought until the end of the game for that victory, but as the buzzer sounded the end of the game, the score showed 81-74 in the Brickies ' favor. Even the cheerleaders seemed overly enthusiastic that night. FRIDAY NIGHT.. There ' s nothing like a cool coke to refresh one after yelling during a basketball game. This was one dance well enjoyed by all. There were so few dances this year, that when one occured, you barely had room to dance. Thus, every good thing must come to an end. Time does not wait for anything or anyone. It moves on; we must travel with it. Through our lives we will never quite realize the elements of time, but someday, perhaps soon, we will realize what time really is, and what it has done for us. The end of a wonderful evening finds almost everyone at that favorite spot for that last coke and pizza. 21 Whether it be goodnight or goodbye, it was wonderful being with you. ADMINISTRATION - 22 - time.... teachers, they go hand-in-hand. Teachers are the ones who watch over us our four years i n school, guiding our footsteps into new fields o f education. They know the angles o f life, and they are always willing with a helping hand to prepare uf for the future. As the back¬ bone o f the school, the faculty is con¬ stantly striving to better dear —ole ' L.H.S. They work diligently, even more than any of us realize, putting i n many hours after school, working o n school activities, and preparing their lessons for the next day. The time they spend sponsoring our classes, our very active clubs, teaching u s the fundamentals, and the million and one other things they do , can never be justly repaid. L.H.S. could manage without many things, but the school would never grow and prosper with the times a s well as it does now, if it weren ' t for the members of the faculty and adminstration. FRANK E. DICK, Principal of L.H.S. Everyone knows whata principal ' s jobis. He walks around the building with a whip in his hand, scaring everyone to death. Our principal is not that type of a person. Mr. Dick has a friendly personality, and he is always ready with a helping hand. There are many times when he has to reprimand someone for misbehavior, but he does this tactfully, and with a sincere desire to help the person in trouble. A growing school such as ours needs a person in charge who is a progressive thinker. L.H.S. is very for tunate to have Mr. Dick for a principal. Since Mr. Dick has been in office, many new and modern changes have taken place. BEHIND THE SCENES AT L.H.S. RAYMOND FORBURGER and W. R. WEAVER, are our school trustees. Their job is a difficult one indeed. They do the hiring of faculty, they allot money to the different departments and in general they try to keep old L.H.S. on the ball. THOMAS STUART Along with Mr. Stuart ' s many varied activities, he also performs the duties of Assistant Principal. There never seems to be enough time in the day for him, as he is always on the go for one thing or another. Between his classes of World History, the L Club , and his assistant principal duties, he ' s about one of the busiest figures around L. H. S. Through all this, though, he remains one of the more popular faculty members with the student body. - 24 - GRACE WOOLDRIDGE, office secretary, she handles all of the school ' s accounts, answers telephones, oversees attendance, checks schedules and a thousand and one other things. All of this would probably make the average person go nuts, but Mrs. Wooldridge has the vivid personality needed to keep up this pace. The office girls do a lot of running around for the secretaries every day. There main duties every per¬ iod are the collecting of absent slips, filling out absent sheets, and taking messages to the teachers and students when they are called upon to do so. These girls work hard every day, and they learn about the running of the school. Here Donna Summers and Natalie Sinclair are seen working on some typing for their job. Pictured below are Mrs. Vandermark and Mr. Moretz, the girl’s and boy ' s deans. This is the first yearL.H.S. has had such an office, but when a school ' s population increases as much as ours has, some- thingmustbe done. Mrs. Vandermark and Mr. Moretz took special training in coun¬ seling, so they would be qualified for the job. They are kept very busy, mainly be cause not all students are angels, and many try to keep in the tradition of the L.H.S. Devil. GERTRUDE EAGLE, assistant of¬ fice secretary. Mrs. Wooldrige is so swamped with work, that it was decided she needed an assistant, and Mrs. Eagle has very capably filled her position. She has only been here since April, but she en¬ joys working at L. H. S. very much. We hope we will see a lot of Mrs. Eagle around here in the years to come. 25 - MARY F. BAUGHMAN seems t o enjoy teaching her advanced math classes. She can always be seen working on some pro¬ ject for the school, especially at Christ¬ mas time when her Solid Geometry class displays for the school a beautiful tree , ornamented with intricate geometrical figures. Besides her teaching. Miss Baughman i s a freshman class sponsor and when we have All-School shows, she can be seen organizing acts back-stage. She is a very busy person indeed! The importance of HI a. tic Sis stressed in our es along. At Lowell High School, in this field . . . JAMES LITTLE, has been around L.H.S. for quite a while. You can tell he is one Ag teacher who knows his alfalfa by look ing in the Ag trophy room. Under his direction the boys have brought to L.H.S. many top honors. Mr. Little also teaches chemistry. He is the sponsor of the F.F.A. and the freshmen class. Science and Mathe- V. J. MORETZ, besides being the Dean of Boys, is the coach for our J.V. football team, the golf and wrestling teams, and has an active interest in all of our sports in one way or another. He is the person who has a friendly smile for everyone. Biology is what he tries teaching to our brilliant (?) freshmen. The junior class has the honor of having him as their class sponsor. modern world as time march- we have outstanding teachers HAROLD HUFF, was constantly seen this year backing our team in one way or another. He actively helped coach foot¬ ball both in the boys’ playing and in the boys ' spirit. He enthusiastically spon¬ sored our terrific Pep Club”, and the senior class this year. Mr. Huff is always doing something aroundhere. Oh, by the way! He teaches algebra, boys gym, and health. - 27 - JUDITH BRAMMER (rhymes with glamour) likes trying to beat some chemistry and biology into some of our heads. At col¬ lege she heard of Y Teens, and she liked the idea so much, she started a successful Y Teensclubhere in Lowell. Miss Brammer is also famous for her little quotes, example: Wouldn ' t that rot your socks! or Don ' t sit there like a bump on a pickle! We predict great things for her and her sayings at L.H.S. She’s also a sponsor of the junior class. GERALD CALVERT, one of our newer teachers, comes from Southern Indiana, and if you ' ve ever heard him talk, you don ' t need me to tell you where he came from. Mr. Calvert is SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY itself, he is always seen with a friendly smile on his face. He has the honor (?) of teaching U. S. His¬ tory, and Algebra. He is also a Sopho¬ more sponsor. TIME. ROBERT RAY, the conscientious artist himself, must enjoy art thoroughly. If you ' ve ever been in his room you know what we mean. Mr. Ray does a lot of art work for the school besides his teaching. Art classes make most of the posters for the school s various plays and concerts, paint scenery and make the beautiful crowns for L.H.S. kings and queens. As if this isn ' t enough to keep him busy, he is also a sponsor of the freshmen class and our Student Council. Mr. Ray teaches World History and art. - 28 - growing boy and girl should At L.H.S. we either learn else!!!!! History is time itself. Every THOMAS STUART, Assistant Principal and World History Teacher at-large. Along with being assistant Principal and teaching World History, Mr. Stuart is the sponsor and director of the Letterman ' s Club, more popularly called the L, Club. Mr. Stuart ' s friendly personality makes him a favorite among most every student. know it. History and Government, or MARY SISSON has the knack for teaching history, so that we all enjoy it. Sopho¬ mores and juniors alike agree in this re¬ spect. Aside from the fact that she is a good history teacher, Mrs. Sisson takes a special interest in the happenings at Lowell High. This year she is an active sponsor of that busy junior class. C. E. CHAPMAN, L.H.S. statistic man, seems to dote on making figures from facts. Mr. Chapman is our college counselor and the chief test man around L.H.S. If it wasn ' t for him, many scholarship applications would go un¬ noticed by the students. However, the job that takes up most of his time is that of teaching government to all of the lucky seniors at L.H.S. Mr. Chapman is also a freshmen class sponsor. N - 29 - � the teacher who always llo for everyone as she oianus outsiae ner door between classes. She has the honor (?) of teaching junior and senior English and being a sophomore class sponsor. GLADYS HETHERJNGTON, co-chair¬ man of the Senior class, is one of the more favorite teachers around L.H. S. She has a very pleasing personality and everyone knows her. She ' s very active as the sponsor of the Sunshine club and the senior class. Mrs. Hetherington en¬ joys teaching Sophomore English as much as the students enjoy taking it from her. English is of course one During our four years of high speak correct English. Ain ' t VTVTAN HILE ,our hard-working history and English teacher, has just completed one year of teaching he re at L. H. S. She has tried to inspire some of our freshmen and sophomores with the finer and more cultural things of life. One project of Mrs. Hile ' s this year was to conduct her classes similar to those of a Ru s s i a n class. The students responded enthusiastically to the plan and her classes were the best-disciplined in the school. Mrs. Hile is also a freshmen class sponsor. of the major courses at LHS. school, we learn to write, and that rite kids?” WILLIAM F. MARTIN (activated Thes¬ pian of L.H.S.) puts a great deal of en¬ thusiasm into teaching English and Speech. One would think after a year of teaching our ever-loving freshmen, he would trade his job for that of selling Thespian pins to prospective Thespians, but Mr. Martin enjoys this work, especially that of coach¬ ing our plays, being sponsor of the Thes¬ pians, and teaching speech and dramatics. He ' s also a freshmen class sponsor this year. JOHNIE C. BAKER, our dashing contin¬ ental type English teacher, seems to en¬ joy himself around L.H.S. He too has the honor of teachingthe freshmen and sopho¬ more English classes. He must like the freshmen and sophomores, because he coaches the freshmen football team as well as being a sophomore class sponsor. . - 31 - MARY ALICE WILCOX, our energetic business teacher, is another very active member of the faculty, she teaches most of the business courses, but at the same time she handles most of the business for the classes, such as the ticket money from the various activities around here, and the picture money. She has a very active office practice class, which does a good deal of typing for the teachers. Miss Wilcox is known for her fabulous collection of costume jewelry. She is also a Senior class sponsor. TIME ???? L.H.S. offers courses to Hard, cruel world after high GEORGE E. HAM, a very busy person indeed. His big job is teaching typing, but another thing that keeps him occupied is being the teacher who teaches the Lowellette staff how to manipulate the newspaper. Mr. Ham is an active co- chairman of the senior class. - 32 - What to do after graduation? prepare students to enter the school. ROBERT MILLER, the riot of the book¬ keeping and math classes, is another L.H.S. teacher. He ' s always around when things are popping, mainly to take pictures, but he enjoys all the doings and activities of the school. He doesn ' t coach any sports, however; he spent all this year coaching the 59 Lowellian class for a better yearbook. Mr. Miller is a sponsor of the junior class. PAUL SCHUYLER, the quiet cu rly-headed teacher with a dynamic personality, he too is a busy person around L.H.S. He coaches track, cross-country, besides being the head basketball coach. As if that weren ' t enough to keep him busy, he is in charge of all the intramurals for the boys. Mr. Schuyler teaches the Industrial Arts department around here and he is a Senior class sponsor. KENNETH KLEIN, the dark curly-headed mechanical drawing teacher, is the fresh¬ men basketball coach and assistant foot¬ ball coach. As part of his football duties Mr. Klein recruits future L.H.S. letter- men from the eighth grade every year. He is another sophomore sponsor. - 33 - All through the eons of time, there has been Music in one form or another. Here at LHS, we have music in one form or another also. WENDELL FREDERICK, another busy teacher, goes singing merrily on his way to choir. He enjoys teaching all the choirs at L.H.S. As if that doesn ' t keep him busy, he teaches Latin too. He is the sponsor of the Latin Club as well as the busy sophomore class. LEONARD B. MINIX, our controversial band director, has one job and one job only, to build up the Lowell High School Band. This his first year here and al¬ ready the band shows more improvement and enthusiasm than it has had in any of its history. Little, but mighty Minix is well-liked by all band students, and we predict great things of him. Oh! pardon us, he is a senior class sponsor also. - 34 - mm Girls at LHS enjoy the new facilities of the Home Ec department. ROSEMARY HUFF, has very success¬ fully filled the place vacated by Mrs. Smith. She only came here to finish her student teaching and now she ' s here for the rest of the year. She is now one of the sponsors of the Home Ec. club and the freshmen class. ARLINE VANDERMARK, a very busy person indeed. She is sponsor of our very active Home Ec. Club and she is the school dietician. She ' s studied counseling so that this year she is the Dean of Girls. Mrs. Vandermark is very interested in Home Ec. which is what she teaches. She is also a junior class sponsor this year. WILMA SMITH, who taught half of Home Ec. classes, resigned this y due to the arrival of a new member o household. While here, she was on the sponsors of the Home Ec. club am freshmen class. We extend to her best wfshes and hope some day she wi back. LHS has a very well-equipped PhyS-ed de¬ partment, so that we may have good health while we learn. GLORIA PRYSOCK-our energetic girls phys-ed teacher, is indeed one of the busier teachers around L.H.S. She is the sponsor of our very active G. A. A. (as might be expected), our Student Coun¬ cil, Sophomore class, she coaches our cheerleaders and the very good modem dance group. It would seem she would need all her phys-ed training to keep up with the activities she partakes in. JOHN TODD-Oops! I ' m sorry Mr. Todd, you belong with the science section, but I misplaced you. Come to think of it he doesn ' t belong in that section. Mr. Todd is a very versatile teacher, he teaches Physics, Physiography, and General Math. He is very interested in sports and he is our assistant track and wrestling coach.- The junior class has the distinctive honor of having him as a class sponsor. DANIEL MOLCHAN. This ha n d s o m e, young teacher, being the idol of many of L.H.S. ' girls is also a dynamic force around here. He is our football coach, J.V. basketball coach, and he is the coach of our great championship baseball team. During the summer, Mr. Molchan takes an active interest in the Lowell Recreation Program. Being the sponsor of the Junior class also keeps him busy. By the way, Mr. Molchan teaches gym and health and safety. - 36 - What school would be complete without a Library? Above are Joan Kopaczewski and Nancy Bennett, two of the many library aides . Their duties are those of checking the books and helping keep the library in order. After 3:00, there are people who stay after school to clean it and keep up the maintain- ence of the building. They should be given credit for all of their work. GERALDINE THOMPSON, the school librarian, has been around here for quite a while, teaching English. She was pre¬ viously a dramatics coach, but now her time is fully occupied with library work. She is also in charge of the audio unit at school. Miss Thompson is a sopho¬ more class sponsor. Would this school be in a mess if it weren ' t for the janitors, who perform their duties faithfully every day. Ma Hutton besides being a lady janitor, is also our school cook, and golly can she ever make Bar-B-Q. Just ask any number of the students in school, who eat in the cafe¬ teria every day. MR. SUTTON MR. NELSON ACTIVITIES time.activities. What better way is there for the active boy or girl t o spend their spare time than t o partake in the many activities which are constantly taking place here at L.H.S. Throughout our four years we grow and prosper with our clubs. We nominate and elect our kings and queens, and oh what fun we have plastering signs all over school for our activities. What a thrill it is to find out the people we have backed have won those all-important contests. Let ' s not forget all the hours we spent work¬ ing on club projects, going on club trips and on honor day receiving our clubs ' honors. Our associations with fellow club members helped teach us a very important lesson of life, that of working and getting along with our fellow class¬ mates as time surged onward. - 38 - John Herbst, president (standing); Georgia Dickerson, Sharon Cunningham, Sherry Harkabus, (officers). Front row: Joyce Clark, Mary Agnes Taylor, Carol Storts, Shirley Pratte. Second row: Janet Nomanson, Francis Wernes, Pat Kasper, Mary Nichols, Barbara Sullivian, Linda Van Horn. Back row: George Malo, Jim Hunley, Eddie Rose, Ronnie Bartlow. STUDENT COUNCIL The Student Council did much this year t o serve L. H. S. They handled the coronation of Homecoming Queen and Mr. Football. The council rented a coke machine in order to make a little money. They also bought new waste cans and office furniture. Their sponsors are Mr. Ray and Miss Prysock Many couples enjoyed the Christmas Formal put on by the Student Council. You know what the rules are around here! cries little Ronnie Bartlow to big Tom Vadas. 40 - Officers - 1st row- 2nd row- 3rd row- 4 th row - J. Bailey, J. Hutton, P. Standish. J. Clark, S. Eastling, D. Summers, M. Melcher, E. Bevins, B. Underwood, R. Arm¬ strong. J. Pattee, C. Gleason, S. Burger, D. Wargo, R. Sykora, D. Gerner, E. Rose, Gary Alexander. J. Nomanson, M. Rieke, J. Templin, C. Stevens, S. Turner, B. Duncan, C. Hopper, M. Midkiff, J. Gerold. B. Austgen, J. Shipley, R. Ruge, R. Manno, B. Rouse, D. Drown, G. Fuller, B. Ra- gon, T. Laumeyer. Bottled Sunshine is the only definition that can be given to a Sun¬ shine member. He is always ready with a helping hand and spreads happiness over the whole commu¬ nity. The Sunshine Club members are elected for four years by popular vote in their home rooms. One boy and one girl is chosen from each home room. The Sunshiners send flowers and cards to the ill and when there is a death. Also at Christmas time they sell wrapping paper, holly and cards. But their most noted function is the popping and selling of pop corn at all home football and basketball games. The officers are: President, Joyce Bailey; Vice President, Joyce Hutton; Secretary - Treasurer, Paula Stan¬ dish. The sponsor is Mrs. Hether- ington. SUNSHINE CLUB I hear the popcorn here is the best , says Bob. The answer was unanimous, Why of course . Hello Mrs. Kintz, another order of flowers , says Roger, as he and Joyce fill their Sunshine Club responsibilities. - 41 - 1st row-S. Harkabus, P. Standish, N. Sinclair, S. Cunningham, J. Hutton, J. Clark, ju. Rollins J. Rieke, C. Stevens, T. Ellis, S. Starman, B. Martens, G. Surchik, S. Doyle, S Sac’- co, M. Graves. 2nd row-J Klein, C. Suttenger, P. Nomanson, R. Ellis, J. Johnson, S. Alyea, J. Coloney, J Kleinke, J. Hutton, B. Laumeyer, M. Ellis, V. Parker, W. Mahone, J. Nomanson, E. Moody, J. Wilson, R. Manno, P. Larson. 3rd row-B. Mundee, D. Nomanson, C. Kukral, B. Ragon, M. Sera, R. Mueller, G. Dickerson, S. Gordon, J. McConnell, M. Copelin, C. Mundee, S. Chapman, V. Mital, S. Wehren- burg, C. Gleason, P. Weitbrock. 4th row-R Kasparian, J. VanNada, K. McCloud, N. Carlson, V. Sharkey, J. Richard, M. Gim- bala, D. Lily,, C. Coons, G. Herr, C. Huppenthal, J. Steiner, N. Stoll, B. Duncan, L. Russel. 5th row-T. Laumeyer, B. Rouse, B. Eskridge, J. Mundee, S. Huseman, S. Woodke, C. Manley K. Alyea, J. Eskridge, S. Vjadich, S. Stack, M. Rieke, J. Templin, D. Cannon, J Quivey, P. Pace, R. Tuttle. 6th row-J. Edmundson, T. Gollings, K. Woodke, L. Altman, J. Brumbaugh, S. Lack, B. Sull¬ ivan, M. Hawkins on, T. Vandermark, K. Miller, J. Phillips, C. Pavich, M Arnold Shirley Hartley. 7th row-D. Hofferth, S. Drinski, P. Tolan, C. Peterson, M. Rhode, N. Love, J. Huseman, J. Gerold, J. Gerold, M. Midkiff, S. Martens, B. Zbinden, D. Strickhorn, D. Manno. The L. H. S. Pep Club, about 110 strong, has become a familiar sight at the Lowell net battles. Through thick and thin, their voices may. be heard cheering the Devils to victory. This year the Pep Club can certainly be chalked up in the success col¬ umn. Projects for the club this year were: sending club members to the Merrillville tourney, and providing free transportation and chicken dinners for all members who attended the Sectionals. In the future, the club plans to pruchase blouses for each member. Presidentof the Pep Club is Judy Rieke, Charleen Stevens is Vice-President, and Terry E llis is Secretary-Treasurer. Mr. Huff is the sponsor of the club. PEP CLUB A little louder now”, cries Judy, Paula, and Terry. Are you sure that ' s supposed to be HI! asks Mr. Huff. - 42 - President; Georgia Zacny, Treasurer; S a n d r a Brown, Vice President; Mary Lynn Hunter, Secretary; Marietta Schutz, Scribe; Ronnie Bartlow strike poses as members watch on. They are Cynthia Coons, Mary Kasparian, Shirley Pratt, Mary Lou Mel- cher, Pat Palmer, Carol Storts, John Herbst, Bill Underwood, and Mike Boyd. Mr. Martin administers the Thespian oath to the new ini tiates. THESPIAN SOCIETY One of the ways you learn is by doing and Thespian Troope No. 1691 had plenty of practice with both this year. To become a Thespian it is necessary to have ten points earned by acting or by being on a dramatic com¬ mittee . One of the years highlights was the Thespian Talent Contest to raise money for the stage props. Still an¬ other was the installation of new members and officers. Winner of the best all-around Thespian was Georgia Zacny. Their sponsor is Mr. Martin. Mr. Martin presents to Mary Lynn Hunter the Thespian Talent Contest and Vocal award, to Pat Palmer and Mary Kay Kasparian the Dramatics, to Jannon Pattee the Instrumental Music, and to Lonnie Seneker and Bougie Broomhead the Dancing award. President, Mary Agnes Taylor opens the meeting while Secretary, Martha Coplin takes notes Other officers sitting around the desk are Reporter; Agnes Rutkowski, Treasurer; Sandra Brown Nancy Love, and Song Leader; Janet Huseman. HOME ECONOMICS CLUB These Senior girls from the Home Ec. department have donned their best hats and heels for their all-aay excursion to Chicago. Thesr four alert Home Ec. Club members are giving a demonstration on the fine art of cooking. The Home Ec. Club is without a doubt one of the most useful organizations at L. H. S. This club ' s objective is to prepare L. H. S. girls in homaking. This clubs ' popularity is proven by its large membership and the amount of activi¬ ties they have had this year. The club made stuffed toys and sent them to the orphans at Christmas time. Thev toured Chicago, ana sponsored a very successful courtesy week. During which Jeanne Kleinke and John Tuttle were crowned Mr. and Miss Courtesy. At the regular club meetings demonstrations we r e given in all phases of homaking. The Home Ec. Club ' s biggest project was successfully co¬ sponsoring the beautiful annual Mother ' s Tea. Busy, useful and efficient homakers should be the products of this fine organization. 1 The contestants for Mr. and Miss Courtesy eagerly await the big moment. They are as follows: Freshman, Steve Lindemer, Lynn Diekman, Sophomores, Dick Ruge, Janet Huseman, Juniors, John Tuttle, Jeanie Kleinke, Seniors, Steve Irwin, and Mary Agnes Taylor. John shows why he was chosen Mr. Courtesy as he assists Jeanie down the steps. The jovial Juniors reign as Mr. and Miss Courtesy of 1959. The spotlight falls on John and Jeanie as they waltz to the song dedicated to Mr. and Miss Courtesy. Even though John and Jeanie were crowned Mr. and Miss Courtesy each class still considers its contestant to be most courteous. QUEEN OF THE MAY Mary Kay Kasparian, vivacious and popular senior, was crowned Queen of the May, at the annual Mother ' s Tea, sponsoredby the Home Ec Club. Mary Kaywas selected from six other can¬ didates by popular vote. She is truly one of the prettiest queens L. H. S. has ever had. AND HER COURT May Queen court consisted of Sharon Cunningham, Nancy Fredregill, Judy Spry, Pat Huppenthal, Donna, Sum¬ mers, and Judy Holland, (seatedleft to right) MOTHERS’ TEA Judy Holland escorted by Joe Alyea. Donna Summers escorted by Eddie Foster. % J 1 Pat Huppenthal escorted by Jack Eaker. Nancy Fredregill escorted by Ernest Bevins. Sharon Cunningham escorted by John Herbst. Mary Jean models a polka dot sheath which is nice for shopping days. Sue looks like she ' s dressed for work in her skirt and vest outfit. Willa is dressed very sheik in her sheath and duster. Few extra-curricular organiza¬ tions here at L. H.S. are as continu¬ ally active as the local chapter of the Future Farmers of America. Under the sponsorship of James Little, in¬ structor in agriculture, the Dairy Judging team took the first three places in the Dairy contest. They were Larry Yiers, Ronnie Ebert, and Carlton Ebert. Also the F. F. A. won the first four places at the County Livestock Judging Contest. They were Lee Kaiser, Bob Dahl, Bill Dahl, and Bill Woodke. The F. F. A. had the winning display in the district and placed third down-state. The F.F.A. had a field of corn as one of their many projects for this year. They took many trips to the Live Stock Show, Corn Progress Show, and International Show. One of their big projects for next year is the forty-acre field they rented to make some money. Their officers are: President, Bob Taylor, Vice President, Harold Mussman; Secretary, Ronnie Ebert; Treasurer, Tim Pratt; Reporter, Gilburn Wedding; Sentinal, Don Jurs. Larry Viers and his blue ribbon Bess. We turned in a pretty good crop tnis year, JiJn’t we ieiiasV ' Sitting: B. Rouse, B. Dahl, B. Woodke, C. Ebert, J. McGinley, L. Viers, L. Kaiser, D. Nomanson, G. Wedding, R. Ebert, Standing: G. Lutgen, M. Perzee, D. Breckling, K. McCloud, B. Hoyne, E. Sera, M. Bredemire, P. Zanders, D. Mever, H. Mussman, and - 48 - So that ' s what you fellas call work , says Mr. Little. The Hoosier Farmers Degree awarded at Prudue University was received by Kenny Kraft, Ronnie Ebert, and Harold Mussman. AMO.AMAS.AMAT Vice-President, Natalie Sinclair takes over the meeting due to the absence of President, Brenda Roberts. Checking with Natalie is Secretary-Treasurer Sandra Brown. • 49 - THE LOWELLETTE OtR 1 - The production of the Lowellette is handled by: Sue Eastling, Sharon Cunningham. Mary Agnes Taylor, (Exchange Manager) Joyce Clark, (Editor-in-Chief) Shirley Pratt, Tom Logan, Rita Mueller, Ernest Bevins, Terry Ellis, Rosezell Loveless, Barbara Duncan, Pat Kasper, Marsha Sera, Allan Weitbrock, Ann Harder. Lowellette, the school newspaper, is published every two weeks by the Journalism class. The purpose of the paper is to relate the latest news, school events, and sports. During the current year many new features have been introduced, such as the Mystery Girl, Boy, and Teacher. The newspaper proved a stim¬ ulant to the students as they were in¬ vited to write articles for the paper. Many of the old features have been improved also. In October the members took a trip with the Lowellian Staff to the Lake Shore Press in Gary. Things really start to move as the date of publication draws near. Left to right- Tom Logan, Joyce Clark, Sue Eastling, and Mary Now you ' ve been here how many years , asks interviewer Rosemary Schulte. - 50 - Jean White. The Y-Teens are a part of the na¬ tional organization of the Y. W. C. A. The main objectives of the club are for the girls to grow together both spiritually and physically. Five delegates from the club were sent to a district conference. At the conference, the Lowell Y-Teens met and exchanged ideas with other clubs in the Calumet area. Although the Lowell branch is the youngest in the region, they sold more Y-Teens po¬ tato chips than any other club. They were congratulated as a very enthus¬ iastic and ambitious organization. Sponsor of the club is Miss Judith Brammer. Officers are: Mary Lynn Hunter, President; Virginia Parker, Vice-President, and Pat Kaspar, Sec¬ retary-Treasurer. Y-Teen member, Karen Spencer, boosts the clubs sales. Sitting: Pat Kasper, Mary Lynn Hunter, and Virginia Paricer Standing: Kevo Cameron, Pat Phillips, Carol Gleason, Karen Spencer, Wilodene Mahone, and Judy Hamman. Second row: Virginia Zacny, Ann Harder, Ann Schutz, Priscilla Holley, Charleen Shank, and Mary Nichols. Most Athletic Girl Shirley Phillips LOWELLIAN Miss L.H.S. Terry Ellis Best Looking Girl Natalie Sinclair Best Looking Boy Howard Skorka Mr. L.H.S. Joe Alyea CONTESTANTS Most Athletic Boy Loren Gidley Most Versatile Boy Steve Irwin Most Versatile Girl Georgia Dickerson Most Intellectual Boy Stuart Juuti Most Intellectual Girl Barbara Sullivan ATHLETICS - 54 - Time. . . allows us moments for enthu¬ siasm. Our spirits well up within us, and our emotions seem to burst. Each game that was played this year was exciting. It was the time for the students to exert them¬ selves vocally and physically ... as athletics and fans . . . oldster s as well as youngsters alike felt the excitement of L. H.S. athletics. Time has allowed cer¬ tain ones of us to indulge in athletics. Others of us took part by offering our enthusiasm and loyality to our team that did the utmost it could. Athletics never seem tiring to people, because they are always interesting events. Minor sports at Lowell High sports unexpectedly falter Bill Mundee (28) and Jim Herbst (60), co-captains, anxiously await the landing of the coin to see who will receive the kick. Starting time is one of the most exciting moments in athletics and high school. The flip of the coin in football; the phrase Get Set! in track and cross country; the starting jump ball i n basketball, the re¬ feree saying, Wrestle! ; the first pitch in baseball; all of these are tense moments. No matter how many times the coaches, players, and fans have gone thru this, there is always an air of tension. Football and Cross Country started things off in the middle of August and continued through September and most of October. The football team started off good but couldn ' t keep going and finished with a . 300 season. The Devils had two All-Conference boys, one on offense and one on de¬ fense, and six received Honorable Mention. Cecil Julian appears to be doing the Cha-Cha” with his opponent as another wrestling match gets under-way. In cross country, the harriers continued their win¬ ning ways. Although no one went to the State Finals, we finished high in the Sectionals at Valparaiso. Low¬ ell had a new course record set and finished with a . 667 season. Basketball came i n like a lion but ended like a lamb, very weak. The cagers put one on the All-Conference team and two made Honorable Mention. Wrestling, although finishing with only a .417 season, continued to gain strength. One wrestler advanced to the Regionals and four received All-Conference. Golf continued its gaining. With almost all of the top golgers being only freshmen and sophomores, the pasture-pool enthusiasts around L. H. S. have much to look forward to. Baseball expected to surge forward, did go forth but fell below expectations as the season went on. Track faltered somewhat, due to graduation hitting hard. But sent a broad jumper, for the second time in three years, to the State Finals. Our coaching staff had some changes and additions. gain prominence, while major through lack of depth. Shirley Pratt starts off another exciting’’ G.A.A. basketball game ditri” noon-hour. Harold Huff came to Lowell High and became assis¬ tant line coach in football. John Todd arrived to take over the duties of assistant wrestling coach and assis¬ tant track coach. Paul Schuyler, along with being head coach in cross country, basketball, and track, was appointed Athletic Director. The rest of the staff remained the same. After four years of hard work, highlighted by winning several awards and establishing new school records, Loren Gidley was honored this year by being present¬ ed the coveted All Sports Trophy. Sportsmanship Awards were won by Bill Mundee Jim Lane John Tuttle Larry Johnson Roger Armstrong Loren Gidley Tom Milakovic Football Cross Country Basketball Wrestling Baseball Track Golf Jim Klein, senior outfielder, poises to belt the ball- - 57 - SCORES OF VARSITY FOOTBALL H.S. OPP. 21 Morocco 0 6 Griffith 13 6 Gary Edison 7 7 East Gary 6 41 Gary Wirt 0 14 Rensselaer 32 13 Portage 21 6 Crown Point 46 19 Merrillville 26 12 Dyer 14 Won-3 Lost-7 L.H. J.V. FOOTBALL S. OPP. 0 Griffith 6 27 River Forest 0 7 East Gary 0 12 Gary Wirt 0 7 Portage 6 0 Crown Point 0 12 Valparaiso 21 13 Merrillville 7 6 Dyer 6 Won-5 Lost- 2 L.H. Tied-2 FROSH FOOTBALL S. OPP. 0 Crown Point 27 2 Valparaiso 0 0 Hammond Noll 33 0 Munster 13 Won-1 Lost-3 - 58 - L.H.S. CROSS COUNTRY OPP 34 Griffith 21 39 Calumet 18 21 Hamlet 38 35 Knox 23 16 Merrillville 47 23 Portage 35 17 Gary Wirt 43 15 Dyer Central 50 26 Kouts 33 31 Chesterton 24 44 1 2 Crown Point 16 28 Highland 44 28 River Forest 53 21 (Triangular Meet) Hebron 39 16 Wheeler 39 Hobart Invitational Placed 21st out of 26 Schools Valpo Sectional Placed 8th out of 28 Schools Won 10 Lost 5 TRACK l.h.s. OPP. Little Four Fourth out of Four Schools Little Five Fifth out of Five Schools 48 Morocco 61 19 Calumet 90 67 River Forest 65 33 1 2 Griffith 75 1 2 71 1 3 Dyer 342 3 52 Bishop Noll 57 42 Chesterton 67 Triangular Meet Merrillville-69 1 3 Portage -40 5 6 Lowell-26 5 6 Calumet Conference Sixth out of Eight Schools Quadrangular Lowell-95 Wanatah-63 1 2 Wheatfield-43 1 2 DeMotto-39 27 1 2 Crown Point 81 1 2 SCORES VARSITY BASKETBALL WRESTLING L. H. S. OPP 74 Wheeler 45 45 Chesterton 63 52 De Motte 47 69 Morocco 1 58 Hebron 48 45 Dyer . 48 51 Wheatfield 65 55 Hobart 57 (Lake Co. Tourney) 38 North Judson 70 74 Hobart 81 71 East Gary 65 54 Highland 64 56 Crown Point 80 72 Donovan, Ill. 65 60 Portage 75 63 Gary Edison 83 48 Merrillville 50 67 Gary Wirt 53 57 Griffith 102 47 Hammond High (Sectional) 72 Won 6 Lost 14 L. H. S. OPP 28 Hammond Noll 20 26 Valparaiso 28 28 Gary Edison 26 12 Culver M. A. 41 14 Crown Point 36 22 Hammond High 33 48 Merrillville 8 11 Crown Point 37 31 Portage 22 14 Valparaiso 29 33 Merrillville 21 18 Hammond High 23 Won 5 Lost 7 BASEBALL GOLF OPP. L. H. S. 3 Hobart OPP 2 L 7 Hammond Noll 1 1 Beecher 17 4 Crown Point 3 2 1 2 Hammond Noll 12 1 2- 7 Hammond Tech 1 3 Crown Point 15 4 Merrillville 2 3 Edison 9 1 Griffith 2 1 Dyer 11 3 Dyer 6 6 1 2 Hammond Noll 11 1 2 4 Highland 2 5 Merrillville 10 4 Portage 6 9 Portage 6 4 Merrillville 2 2 1 2 Crown Point 12 1 2 7 East Gary 0 1 1 1 2 East Gary 3 1 2 5 Gary Wirt 7 5 1 2 Beecher 12 1 2 0 Crown Point 8 5 1 2 7 1 2 Griffith Gary Wirt Won 2 Lost 10 Tied 1 9 1 2 7 1 2 5 Gary Edison Won 9 Lost 6 4 - 59 - FOOTBALL The Devils opened their season with a bang on the first day of school by blank¬ ing a tough Morocco club, 21-0 on the loser ' s field. The Beavers, fielding all seniors were one of the toughest teams the Devil gridders faced. With a victory under their belts, the gridmen journeyed to Griffith The Pan¬ thers, playing their opening game, squeezed out the Devils 13-6. Lowell had sev¬ eral chances to score but failed to take advantage. The Panthers went on to win the Calumet Conference winning all their games. For their first home game, Lowell faced the Gary Edison Blazers. The Steel City gridders edged us by the score of 7-6. Lowell lost out to the c lock in the closing minutes of the first half. When the gun went off, the ball was on the 1 yard line. Even a black-out could not stop the Blazers. Journeying to East Gary was a bit more satisfying. Lowell edged out the Eagles 7-6. John Percy scored our only touchdown and Jim Klein m ade a sensational conversion to put us ahead. Lowell suffered a great loss that game. John Percy sustained brain and back injuries and was out the rest of the season. As our re¬ cord clearly indicates, John was sorely missed. JOHN PERCY Co-Captain Senior Halfback HONORABLE MENTION ALL-CONFERENCE OUTSTANDING BACK VARSITY FOOTBALL Top row- George Malo (Mgr.), Gordon Alyea, Jim Herbst, John Percy, Loren Gidley Randy Ruge, Jerry Hayden, Jim Sautter (Mgr.). Second row-jerry Pierce, Bob Eskridge, Lee Usher, Rex Cummins, Larry Johnson, Don Jurs, Joe Haberzatle, Denny Malone. Third row- Ken Harper, Leonard Halfman, Bob Gidley, Bob Kenny, Larry Hine, Mike Pawlowski, Jim Klien. Bottom row-Bob Benda, John Shipley, Bill Mundee, Cecil Julian, Jack Wilson, Bruce Milakovic, Ronnie Manno. Absent when photo was taken. Ed Snell. REX CUMMINS Senior Tackle HONORABLE MENTION ALL-CONFERENCE LOREN GIDLEY Senior Fullback HONORABLE MENTION ALL-CONFERENCE BILL MUNDEE Co-Captain Junior Halfback OUTSTANDING BACK ALL-CONFERENCE JIM HERBST Co-Captain Junior Guard OUTSTANDING LINEMAN ALL-CONFERENCE Pacing a . 500 season, Lowell came back home and smeared a helpless Gary Wirt, 41-0. The Troopers, Calumet Conference champs, had lost almost all of their varsity and were very wean. The Homecoming game was played against Rensselaer. Leading the Bombers, 14-12, at half-time, the Devils never hit pay-dirt again as the rugged Bombers scored 20 points in the second half to raise the score to 32-14. Lowell visited the Portage Indians next and were squeezed out by one touchdown 21-13. The Indians,finishing second in the conference,played a very rough game. Lowell, without Loren Gidley who broke his hand in practice the preceding week, played fairly good ball but had too many costly errors. Smarting from a defeat by Portage, Lowell went to Crown Point. The Bulldogs ranked high in the state, easily ran the valiant Devils into the Dan Molchan, head football coach, talking to quarterback John Shipley during a time-out. the ground by the horrid score of 46- 6. Coach Carter of Crown Point, left his starting boys in almost the whole game while Lowell ' s Coach Molchan tried almost everything to stop them(within the rules, of course!) Next the Pirates of Merrillville come to Lowell to attempt to regain the possession of the football. They were successful beat ing Lowell, 26-19. For our final game of the season the Dyer Indians visited L. H. S. and left with their fifth win of the season. Dyer squeezed out Lowell 14-12 in a hard-fought battle. Lowell plagued with injuries and other misfortunes, fin¬ ished with a 3-7 record. WAIT A MINUTE, BILL! , cries a hapless Bulldog defender as BiU Mundee goes charging ahead. 61 GORDON ALYEA Senior Halfback LEONARD HALFMAN Senior Tackle DON JURS Senior Tackle Ron Manno goes crashing ahead for a good gain against C. P. as Ed Snell (72) comes up Devil fans keep on cheerin ' as the mighty to help. Bulldog gridders keep on rollin ' . - 62 - FRESHMEN FOOTBALL Top row - Jim Fetsch, Phil Wietbrock, Denny Kerstell, Joe Pavich, Jack VanNada, Paul Larson, Jim Pavich. Second row - Tom Laumeyer, Bill Dahl, Randy Harkabus, Ron Kasparian, Richard Hamilton, Pat Govert, Dave Gerner, Benny Rouse. Bottom row - Larry Cunningham, Tom Harrison, Don Wonnacott, Tom Milakovic, Doug Herbst, Bill Woodke, Jim Mundee. JOHN SHIPLEY LARRY JOHNSON J-nior Quarterback Junior Tackle HONORABLE MENTION ALL-CONFERENCE BOB BENDA JIM KLEIN Junior Guard and Halfback HONORABLE MENTION ALL-CONFE RENCE Senior End HONORABLE MENTION ALL-CONFERENCE Head Coach, Dan Molchan, maps out new strategy to his assistants: John C Bakcr(J.V. Backfield), Harold R. Huff (J.V. line), V.J. Moretz(Head J. V.), Kenneth Klein(Varsity line). - 63 - John Shipley scoots around end, as Bill Mundee takes out a defensive man. 1958 HOMECOMING The gala 1958 Homecoming turned out to be one of the best in the history of L. H. S. The Student Council again did a magnificent job. John Herbst, Student Council President, crowned Terry Ellis, Homecoming Queen. He took the place of Mr. Touchdown, John Percy. The seniors, besides having the queen and Mr. Touch¬ down, had the best-decorated car and won the award for Color -Day. At half-time, the band performed, looking its best in years. That evening at the Homecoming Dance, John Herbst danced the first dance with Queen Terry. The whole evening was a joyous affair. Rex Cummins and Bob Benda, defensive men, move in on the Bombers as their burly offensive platoon starts to roll. 1959 Homecoming Queen, TERRY ELLIS, and her court. Seated, left to right; Sandra Brown(Sr.), Phyllis Luckiewicz(Jr.), Carol Pavich(So.), Sandra Burger(Fr.), Georgia Di eke rson( Jr. ), Mary Kay Rieke(So.), Donna Wargo(Fr.). Seated at the top her royal highness, Terry Ellis. LARRY HINE Junior End KEN HARPER Junior Halfback JERRY PIERCE Junior End and T ackle Drop your watch, Larry? queries Bob Benda of Larry Hine (far right) as the Rensselaer defense smothers our runner. Johnny Shipley cocks his arm to pass as the defense and referee close in. Jim Klein, field goal specialist, gets set to kick another extra point. ED SNELL Junior Tackle RANDY RUGE Junior Center CROSS COUNTRY Coach Schuyler . . . a familiar pose. Cross Country considered by many the most rugged sport(especially the runners), is a run o ' er hill and dale that covers a distance of two miles. As the aver¬ age person can ' t run a mile, you can see how grueling two miles would be. They run in rain, snow, mud, brooks, sand dunes, and extreme heat. Despite all of this, the Devil Harriers came thru the season with a good record, winning 10 and losing 5. Al¬ though they did poorly in the Hobart Invitational, plac¬ ing 21st out of 26 schools, they placed 8th in the Valpo Sectional, which fielded 28 schools. Jim Lane was the big threat for Lowell against their opponents. Jim has made All-Conference every year. Last year(1958) he placed second behind Rich Greene of Griffith. Griffith again won the meet, their fourth year in a row. Lowell placed second. In the twlight of the season, Jim Lane set a new course record of 9:48. This is a record that will pro¬ bably stand for a long time. Jim was well backed dur¬ ing the season by such stalwarts as Gary White, Bill Marlowe, Roger Armstrong, Tom Gollings, PhilNo- manson, and John Tuttle, next year ' s captain. JIM LANE Sr. Captain All-Conference, 3 years CROSS COUNTRY Sitting- Larry Perfetti, Rolando Dirindin, Roger Armstrong, Jim Lane, Bill Marlowe, Lanny Parrish, Tom Gollings. Kneeling-Jeff Wilke, Bob Austgen, Doug Sheehy, Gary White, John Tuttle, Keith McCloud, Phil Noman- son, Gil Wedding. Standing- Jack Eaker, Mike Boyd (Mgr.). - 67 - BASKETBALL .... HOOSIER HYSTERIA The Devil Cagers were off to a flying start by smearing the Bearcats of Wheeler, 72-45. Terry Fleener hit 27 points to lead Lowell’s attack; this more than any Devil scored in a sin¬ gle game all year. We faltered horribly in the following game- the Chesterton Trojans, behind the scoring of Bob Didelot and Jim Medley, walked all over us with the score 63-45. Next came one of the highlights of Lowell ' s otherwise dismal sea¬ son. Lowell beat DeMotte holding 6 ' 3 center Ed DeVries to 12 points. DeMotte, who lost only three games the regular season play, lost 52-47. This was one of the best games Low¬ ell played all year. Following their DeMotte victory, Lowell lost to Morocco, 71-69, on the Beaver ' s floor. The winning was a hotly-contested issue for several minutes after the game Lowell journeyed to Hebron and downed a weak Hawk team 58- 48. For their first conference game, Lowell lost to Indians of Dyer, 48-45. Lousy ball-handling and poor team-work helped Tom Freeman, who scored 21 points, lead his tribe to victory. Jim Lane fakes out Terry White of Hobart Jim Lane was high for Lowell with 21 points. Again, poor as Terr Y Fleener waits to receive the ball, ball-playing contributed to another loss to the Wheatfield Red Devils. Devil vs. Devil, the Wheatfield team humbled us, VARSITY BASKETBALL Gary White, Jerry Pierce, Terry Fleener, Larry Hine, Loren Gidley, John Tuttle, Coach Paul Schuyler, Bob Austgen, Gil Wedding, John Percy, Jim Lane, John Shipley, Steve Irwin. Kneeling in front. Mike Boyd (Mgr.) Johnny Tuttle puts up a jump shot against Hobart as Larry Hine and Gil Wedding maneuver for the rebound. Loren Gidley ' s shot is blocked by Hobart’s Jim Meade as Tuttle squirms for position. 65-61. The Lowell Devils caught fire and were edged out by the Hobart Brickies. 57-55 in the Merrillville Holiday Tournament. Having lost only one out of ten games, the formidable Brickies were badly shaken by Low¬ ell ' s far-superior play and spirit. Hobart went on to win the Tourney. Jou¬ rneying to North Judson, the Devils were buried under the onslaught of the Blue Jays, 70-38. Gene Bogash of Judson led his team to another victory. Next the Brickies of Hobart came to Lowell. Leading several times, the Devils, playing good ball, were drowned by a wave of baskets in the closing minutes by Hobart ' s Terry White. Final score, 81-74; this doesn’t give a true picture. Lowell then journeyed to East Gary. The Eagles and the Devils have us¬ ually been evenly-matched and, again, a very exciting game was performed. Lowell came out on top, 71-65. Lowell played Highland the following Fri¬ day and lost, 64-54. The Trojans, fielding all juniors and sophomores (they have no seniors) held on to their lead as the Devil cagers sparked up in the last quarter and played good ball. The Bulldogs played host to Low¬ ell and ran us into the ground, 80-56. In the Points for Polio game Lar¬ ry Liss and Bill Radzwill led Crown Point to an easy victory. Crown Point, in the Sectionals, advanced to the Finals and were subdued by the mighty( ?) Senators of East Chicago Washington. Lowell played host to Donovan, Head basketball coach, Paul Schuyler JOHN PERCY Senior Forward LOREN GIDLEY Senior Forward ALL-CONFERENCE JIM LANE Senior Guard HONORABLE MENTION ALL-CONFERENCE STEVE IRWIN Senior Guard FRESHMEN BASKETBALL Top Row- Carl Studer (Mgr.), Jeff Henke (Mgr.), Phil Nomanson, Dave Gerner, Dick Hamilton, Mike Snipes. 2nd Row- Bill Wargo, Jack Van Nada, Pat Govert, Randy Harkabus, Don Wonna- cott. Bottom Row- Coach Klein, Ronnie Kasparian, Paul Larson, Bill Dahl, Phil Weit- brock, Tom Milakovic. Illinois and beat the small squad, 72-65, although they had a one-man team who scored 37 points. After de¬ feating Donovan Lowell dropped three straight Conference games; Portage(75-60), Gary Edison(83-63), and Merrillville(50-48). Next Lowell beat Gary Wirt, 67-53, at Memorial Auditorium in Gary, Lowell played good ball and looked like they were starting to hit and work the ball. Again playing pretty good ball, Lowell was run off the court by a torrid bunch of Griffith Panthers. The Panthers, hitting well over . 500 from the field, walked over Lowell, 102-57. This is the most points Griffith ever scored and the most points ever scored on Lowell ' s floor. Griffith won the Conferen ce championship with a 7-0 record. Lowell Mike Boyd, Senior Manager Basketball, 4; Track, 2; Cross Country, 2; To earn a manager ' s jacket, you must manage for seven seasons. Coach Schuyler gives his assistants, Ken Klein, Freshman coach and Dan Molcr.au Jr. Varsity coach, some useful advice. JOHN TUTTLE BOB AUSTGEN Junior Center Junior Center HONORABLE MENTION ALL-CONFERENCE met Hammond High in the Sectionals and lost 72-47. The Wildcats a mediocre club, had little trouble in downing the scared and mistake-happy Devils. Lowell finished with a 6-14 record, far below every¬ body ' s expectations. Loren Gidley, 6-3 forward made All-Conference. Jim Lane and John Tuttle made Hon¬ orable Mention. Jim Lane and Terry Fleener tied for high scorer with 171 points. John Tuttle our leading rebounder had 169 points to place second in scoring. Loren had the best shooting percentage(. 463) while Jim Lane had the best free throw percentage (.702). Low¬ ell ' s offensive average was 57.9 while our defensive average was 65. 2 Our opponents hit a better field goal percentage!. 377, compared to our . 323) but we out rebounded them 713 to 589 and had a better free throw percentage!. 634, compared to their . 541). Managers, the assistants of the assistants, are the behind the scenes workers. Most people think them as only the boys who, carry towels and equipment! ' There is a lot that they do besides what they do at games. They attend every practice; at practice, they clean basketballs or uniforms, and hand out uniforms and equipment. They run errands for the coach and do odd-jobs for him since he usually doesn ' t have time. Lately, Lowell managers have started figuring out statistics, especially in basketball. Statistics are exceedingly helpful to a coach. They really tell who was the best on the team. Managers also do little personal things for the players that makes the players hard job easier. Managers usually get little credit. The players receive most of the glory which most of them deserve, while the managers sit back. A good manager is very valuable. Coaches are always after good managers. Lowell ' s managing staff this year had Jim Sautter and George Malo managing Football while Cross Country was handled by Mike Boyd. Bill Hicks took care of wrestling while George Malo, Lanny Parrish, and Paul Hoshaw managed basketball. Mike Boyd was in charge of statistics and head manager. Carl Studer and Jeff Henke managed the Freshman squad. Spring came and found Bill Hicks, Jim Mundee, and Jim Berman in charge of baseball while three freshmen, Carl Studer, John Hornickel, and Jeff Henke managed Track. The basketball managers, John (Sleepy) Hornickle, Jim Sautter, Lanny Parrish, George Malo, Carl Studer, Paul Hoshaw, and Jeff Henke, prepare for a busy day. JR. VARSITY BASKETBALL Top Row- Coach Molchan, Joe Haberzetle, Ed Cheknis, Jeff Wilke, Ted Stokes, Keith McCloud, Paul Hoshaw (Mgr.) Bottom Row- Lanny Parrish (Mgr.), Bob Ragon, Jack Jackson, Bruce Milakovic, Ronnie Manno, Gene Fuller, George Malo(Mgr.) Led by the shooting of Gene Fuller and Ted Stokes and the slick ball-handling of Jeff Wilk, the J.V. ' s compiled a 13-7 record, a very respectable record. Losing their semi-final game in the after¬ noon to Griffith in an over time, they came back and beat East Gary for third place. Later on in regular season play they beat the Pan¬ thers of Griffith. Portage took the J. V. Tourney by beating Griffith in the champion¬ ship. Bob Austgen puts it back up, as Gary White and Terry Fleener wait for the rebound. TERRY FLEENER Junior Guard LARRY HINE Junior Forward JOHN SHIPLEY Junior Guard GIL WEDDING. Junior Forward I- ACTION. . .ACTION. . .ACTION. . . What ' s he gonna ' do? C ' mon! Gimme the ball! Str-r-retch! Will he make it? VARSITY CHEERLEADERS JUDY RIEKE, junior PAULA STANDISH, junior SHERRY HARKABUS, senior TERRY ELLIS, senior Heaven may protect the working girl, but the cheerleader has to take care of herself. The life of the cheerlead¬ ers is not an easy one. Several hours of hard practice come every week startingin the middle of August and con¬ tinue through February. She also has two games a week in basketball and one a week in football. She has to supp¬ ly her own transportation and is not reimbersed. She doesn ' t get to keep her uniforms unless she buys them. When she ' s a senior the school presents her iwth a media for her service. She also is invited to attend the annual Ath¬ letic Banquet, sponsored by the Lions Club. Lowell, without a doubt, had the prettiest and most talented yell-leaders in the area. They deserve all the praise and honor they should get. - 74 - JUNIOR VARSITY CHEERLEADERS SHARON CUNNINGHAM, senior BRENDA ROBERTS, sophomo FRESHMEN CHEERLEADERS CAROL URBANCZYK DONNA WARGO - 75 - INTRAMURALS Ping-pong champ, Gene Fuller (left) is congratulated by the runner-up, Mike Boyd. Grant Reusze clears the bar easily in the high jump segment of the intramural track meet. For the second year, Lowell offered a large Intramural pragram. Coach Schuyler again was in charge and again did a good job. In the fall, the boys played horseshoes and tennis. Dave Plucinski won the horseshoes and Dan Fox won the tennis singles. Tennis doubles were also offered. Early winter came and brought volleyball and basketball, both divided into Major League (Juniors and Seniors) and Minor League (Freshmen and Sophomores). Dave Brown ' s basketball team won the Major League title, while John Fraley co. took the Minor League pennant. The volley ball teams that won were: Major League --Joe Alyea ' s squad; Minor League--Gene Fuller ' s squad. Bruce Milakovic comes flashing in during intramural track, closely followed by Ron Manno, who ' s being pressed by Jerry Pierce. After the All-Star and faculty games, ping- pong came in. Gene Fuller won it the second year in a row. Mike Boyd placed second; Carl Johnson took third place; and Jerry Pierce received the fourth place ribbon. In the table- tennis doubles, Gene teamedwith Carl John¬ son, and beat Jerry Pierce and Mike Snipes for the championship. A new sport was added this winter--dodge ball--a real thriller at all times. Spring came forth and so did outdoor Intra¬ murals. Dan Fox again won the tennis singles and Jim Kretz won the horseshoes. Intramural softball and track were very popular as both had good turnouts. After the Intramural Program is completed, trophies are presented to a boy in each class who has been the most active. The winners are as follows: Freshmen-Phil Nomans on Sophomore-Jim Hunley (Jim ' s second year) Junior-Jim Kenning Senior-Dick Livengood (Dick ' s second year) WRESTLING Wrestling, the sport in which you use all of your muscles, came into its second year as a rather seasoned bunch of boys. Coach Moretz was the happy recepient of an assistant, John Todd from Indiana Central. Seniors Doug Sheehy and Don Jurs kept up their good form. Don made All-Con¬ ference and Doug finished with a very good record. Undoubtedly, the outstanding wrestler was Larry Moe Johnson. Only a junior Moe advanced to the Regionals and he holds several records. He has the fast¬ est pin (19 sec.), most pins in one year (9), most points in one year (53), and the most points in the State Tournament (7). Weighing a solid 165 lbs. , he is respected by all of his competitors. Coaches Moretz and Todd are looking foreard to next season since they ' re losing only two seniors. Senior Don Jurs attempts a hold on senior Doug Sheehy as the underclassmen watch. In the front row, 1. to r.: Jim Hunley, Bill Marvel, Gene Imes, Cecil Julian, Bill Hardesty, Larry Johnson, Jim Berman, Chris Kuiper, Lynn Bannister. Standing in the back are: Billy Hicks (Mgr.), Jim Herbst, Bob Marvel, Frank Sheehy, Wayne McGhee, Bill Woodke. - 77 - 1-2-3-Pin! announces assistant Coach John Todd on the P. A. system. Coach Moretz, in a pensive Jim Mouse Herbst puts mood. the finishing touches on an opponent. Don Jurs closes in. Larry Moe Johnson waits for the signal. - 78 - GIRLS’ ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION Terry Ellis, G.A.A. president, presides over a special meeting of seniors, as her hard-working officers; Sharon Alyea, vice- president; Jeanne Kleinke, secretary; and Joyce Bailey, treasurer assist her. In the first row behind the officers are Shirley Pratt, Linda Rollins, Susan Sacco, Shirley Phillips, Judy Hornickel, Donna Summers, Pat Huppenthal, and Sandra Brown. In the last Row are, Willa Mae Greathouse, Nancy Love, Agnes Kapitan, Carol Storts, Marietta Schutz, Pat Palmer, Mary Kay Kasparian, and Ella Mae Gunn. G.A.A. is the girls club that ' s designed to promote sportsman¬ ship and cooperation. The girls have been quite active and have built the G. A. A. into one of the biggest and most respected groups at Lowell High. Miss Prysock, the sponsor has worked patiently with the girls and has helped the club come along. This year they participated in Deck Tennis, Volleyball, Softball, and Basketball. Tennis and ping-pong were added to the list of act¬ ivities. The Girls ' Athletic Association, along with the Home Economic Club sponsors the Mothers ' Tea. The awards, handed out on Honor Day, are well-earned. The chevron i s earned by completing all but one season. The plaque is earned by having more than 150 points. A letter, the most cherish¬ ed award, is received after the girl has earned 200 points. Agnes Kapitan lays it up, as Barb Sullivan looks quite disturbed . - 80 - To join G. A. A., you must go through the Initiation. This year the club welcomed 20 girls into their midsts. The older members put the newer members into their old clothes and put them through the regular initiation ceremonies. After that, the president, Ter¬ ry Ellis, gave them the oath and they were also given their first semester ' s dues. For the next day the girls were instructed to: wear no make-up, not talk to boys, and wear dark skirts and white blouses. After the ceremonies, entire membership enjoyed cake, punch, and nuts and mints. The officers at the G.A.A. Initiation. Ladies-in-waiting. - 81 - LETTERMEN’S CLUB The Lettermen ' s Club, functioning as it has the last several years, continued to grow. The L Club primary function is to promote clean living and sportsmanship in athletics. They also have high standards and are a very select group. It ' s an honor to belong. The L Club has bought a movie camera and projector for films of athletic events. This helps coaches and players alike. To raise money for this project, the lettermen have been selling programs at football and basketball games and started selling cushions this past year. Sponsoring the lettermen this past year we re: Mr. Stuart, Mr. Schuyler, Mr. Molchan, and Mr. Moretz. Wanna ' buy a cushion?” asks Mouse Herbst of Bob Benda as Cecil Julian prepares to help per¬ suade. Top Row- 2nd Row- 3rd Row- 4th Row- Bottom Row- Bill Mundee, John Shipley(secretary), Larry Hine, Phil Nomanscn , Tom Gollings. Randy Ruge, Ken Harper, Larry Johnson, Jerry Pierce, Bruce Milakovic. Bob Benda, Jim Herbst(treasurer), Cecil Julian, Gary White, Ronnie Manno, Doug Sheehy. Roger Armstrong, Don Domelle, Ed Hamilton, Gordon Alyea, Don Jurs. Jim Lane, Loren Gidley, Bill Marlowe, John Percy(president), Mike Boyd(Historian) Rex Cummins(vice President) was absent when picture was taken. - 82 - GOLF Too bad there are no girls out for golf, ponders V. J. Moretz as he helps Tom Milakovic improve his swing. Lowell ' s top five: L. to r.; John Fraley, Jack Van Nada, Dick Ruge Eddie Rose, and Tom Milakovic. A big surprise, especially to the upper-classmen, was furnished by our inexperienced Golf team. Freshmen and sophomores literally stole the show, Tom Milakovic and Jack Van Nada, freshmen, alternated at being first and second men. Dick Ruge and John Fraley followed them up and usually alter¬ nated at the third and fourth position. The third sophomore, behind Ruge and Fraley, was Bob Ragon who took turns with junior Eddie Rose, for our fifth position. Conference golf, started for the first year found Dyer Central sweeping the Calumet Conference with 7-0 record. The Devils finished with 2-4-1 record. Wirt gave us a hard-fought battle which ended in a dead-lock. Although finishing with a season far below .500, the golfers have much to look forward to as their four top boys are only freshmen and sophomores. Practice makes perfect says Jack Van Nada as he gets set for a putt. - 83 - BASEBALL Finishing with a respectable record, the Devil diamondmen(not engaged) ended an¬ other successful season. Although Coach Molchan ' s ball club didn ' t take the Confer¬ ence - they whipped some very rough teams. Coach Dan Molchan ponders what to do. It could mean the game. This is one of the parts of coaching that makes it so hard. BASEBALL Standing- Bill Mundee, Ronnie Manno, Larry Hine, Dick Platt, Gene Imes, Ed Moody, Jim Unger, Mike Pawlowski, Ted Stokes, Keith McCloud Sitting- Bruce Milakovic, Jim Klein, Jack Jackson, Jeff Wilke, Bob Benda, Roger Armstrong, Steve Irwin, Bill Wargo, Bob Austgen, Paul Larson, Bill Hicks (Mgr.) - 84 - Lowell, with a pitching staff of Roger Armstrong, Gene Imes, Dick Platt, and Larry Hine made many batters feel quite foolish at the plate. Our infield, led by Ron Manno, Jeff Wilke, Steve Irwin, and Bob Austgen, improved their fielding as did the outfield, consisting of Jim Klein, Bruce Milakovic, and Bill Mundee. Bob Bendaheld down the plate quite well in the catcher’s position. Roger Army Armstrong set a record of strike-outs this year and continued his win¬ ning ways. Lowell placed three boys on the Calumet Conference All-Star Team; Jim Klein, Rog Armstrong, and Bruce Milakovic. He couldn ' t hit a ball out of the infield if they used a golfball, says Bob Benda, disgustedly. Roger Armstrong, senior hurler, who for 3 years, has been one of the mainstays of our pitching staff. All-Conference for 3 years, he is considered by many coaches and fans alike, to be one of the best pitchers in the Calumet region. Jim Klein, one of our leading hitters, gets set to crack another one. Making the All- Conference team this year, Jim batted .428 in Conference play. TRACK TRACK Standing- Carl Studer(Mgr.), Pat Govert, Gene Fuller, Jack Wilson, Lanny Parrish, Gary White, Cecil Julian, Don Domelle, John Percy, Larry Johnson, Loren Gidley, Jeff Henke (Mgr. L John Hornickle(Mgr.) Kneeling- Phil Nomanson, Howard Skorka, Bob Gidley, John Parker, Bob Eskridge, Dennie Kerstell Dave Gerner, Bill Hardesty, Don Jurs. Don Blur JI Domelle finishes third in the Calumet Conference 100 yd. dash trials. Lowell ' s track team finished about the same as last year. We did not have enough depth to be a really good team. They placed sixth in the annual Calumet Conference. Griffith won, followed by Gary Edison. Lowell won its own Quadrangular. The half-mile relay team, consisting of John Percy, Don Domelle, Howard Skorka, and Loren Gidley came with¬ in 2.9 seconds of setting a new school record. Clearly, Loren Gidley was the outstanding member of the team. He set three new school records. In the 100 yard dash, hesetarecord of 10. 1. In the 220-yard dash, he set a new record of 22.9. Loren, on May 6, 1959, set a Calumet Conference record, along with a school record, with ' a broad jump of 22 ' 4 1 2 . On May 8, 1959, he qualified in the Sectionals in the broad jump. Aweeklater, hejourneyed to Mishawaka and qualified in the Regionals for the State Finals. Down at Indianapolis, he finished eighth which is very good. - 86 - Don Jurs, rugged senior miler, leads two Conference runners. Moe Johnson goes up and . . . Loren Gidley sets the Conference and school record with a beautiful Head Track Coach( Pau i jump of 22 ' 4 1 2 . Schuyler, and his assistant, John Todd, take a break during the Conference meet, held at Lowell the past two years. THE ARTS. a time to express ourselves through drama, music, dance, and the use of the hands. Each play, concert, and exhibit pre¬ sented helped to build a strong foundation for our memories. Through these activities we learn to create, think, and better adjust ourselves for the years to come. • 89 - Yvonne Yurgilas skillfully applies make-up on John Herbst, while Carol Storts coyly straightens her seams. SENIOR PLAY The class of 1959 presented Dr. Hud¬ son ' s Secret Journal , a three act drama by Ann Coulter Martens, based on the book by Lloyd C. Douglas. The play, directed by William F. Martin, depicted the every¬ day life of a devoted doctor, Dr. Hudson, and his struggles to create better medi¬ cal facilities for his people. Mary Lou Graves, student director, ex¬ presses thanks to Mr. Martin,director, from the cast and crew. Dr. Hudson is surrounded by young patients who bombard him with toys and questions. Dr. Hudson and Mr. and Mrs. Bontempini deliberate an important decision. Curtis Bartholomew proves he is as adept at hoola-hooping as he is at acting. CAST Dr. Hudson. Joyce. Nancy Ashford. .Mary Lou Melcher Tim Watson. .Dick Platt Joel Kelsey. Mr. Warner. .Tom Logan Barbara. .Sandra Brown Cynthia Bate s. Marion Prentis. .Marietta Schutz Tony Bontempini. .Mike Boyd Mrs. Bontempini. Miss Hastings. .Carol Storts Mrs. Mac Lean. Mrs. Armitage. Bob. .... Lynn Kleckner Josie. Cindy. Laurie. .... Mary Agnes Taylor Dick. .... Curtis Bartholomew Anson Danforth. .... Bill Underwood The entire cast and crew of Dr. Hudson ' s Secret Journal takes their final bow at their last performance. Stage manager, Harold Mussman, and student director, Nancy Gordon, check last minute preparations before the cur¬ tain goes up. JUNIOR PLAY Now boys, put the lamp in the left comer and the table next to the sofa for the next scene. The versatile juniors took us back to the days of our forefathers to portray the trials and tribulations of a typical Ameri¬ can family. Much time and work was put into creating just the right atmosphere for the play, through stage settings and props to costumes. The juniors and their director, William F. Martin, are to be commended for a job well done. These are the elated juniors taking a curtain call. This cat didn ' t steal the show but was included in the cast. That ' s Paula Standish trying to get him to purr. r ST ine .‘. . . Vlrgi v ttuntet • • . . • . . • is latV HUI a 0 sV 3 £ydeV. L S Sn r • : V sS e nToveVe SSf. «“ ' se --lo ' - ' 50 jell-BOY • • . ...fin C 05t « 3,d twrse • . ...••• ; u dv colon® 1 „ u ite Stf .Rose . . . . . Geo “ ie One of the many discussions that in the everyday life of this family be taking place now. - 93 - Floyd Holland, president of the Chamber of Commerce, presents LaMont Wolff with the coveted Arion award. BAND The band under the capable direction of Leonard B. Minix enjoyed a very suc¬ cessful year. It is evident that with such strides of improvement the Lowell band is destined for a bigger and brighter fu¬ ture. The ability of the students reflects the many hours of practice they have put in the past year to produce such exhibitions of their talent. The beaming faces of the L.H.S. twirlers brighten any page of our yearbook. Lowell High - 94 - The band performed at football games during half-time. The band was kept very active this past year in displayingthelr wares at contests, concerts, pep rallys, and going on tour visiting three cities in central Indiana. Students and Director Minix are to be congratulated for their excellent progress. Band officers elected for the year were; treasurer, LaMont Wolff, president, Dick Platt, secretary, Martha Welches, and vice-president, Georgia Zacny. School Band - 95 - A CAPPELLA CHOIR AND GIRLS GLEE CLUB On May 5, 1959, the vocal department of Lowell High presented the annual Spring Concert to celebrate Music Week, which was May 3 to 9. The theme of the pro¬ gram was Music In America , which was illustrated by a large mural, made by Mr. Ray and his art students, which depicted the United States and its various sections. The A Cappella Choir was never more beautiful or sounded better. Maybe it was because the girls were dressed in formals or perhaps it was the feeling that school would soon be out or still it could have been the songs that were sung. Such as The Holy City , When The Saints Go Marching In , Do Lord , Sweet Vio¬ lets , Cool Water , Wagon Wheels , and the lovely climax, Over The Rain¬ bow, to make the evening complete. The Girls Glee Club presented Some¬ body’s Knocking At Your Door , All Thro ' The Night , and The Lord Bless You and Keep You , to show they will have much to offer in future years. The choir, glee club, ensembles, and Director Frederick are the recipients of heartfelt congratulations for a program well presented. The cheery singing voices of Sharon Wood- burn, Sandra Kauffman, and Pat Turner add much to the enjoyment of the program. The freshman Girl ' s Glee Club presents their talent with the aid of their director, Mr. Frederick. - 96 - The A Cappella Choir displays beauty and vocal harmony to make the Spring Concert an event to long remember. Molly Chan and Linda Crawford team together to give their rendition of old favorites. - 97 - The art exhibit drew many enthusiasts, young and old. INDUSTRIAL ARTS AND ART EXHIBITS Following the Spring Concert given on May 5, the Art and Industrial Arts depart¬ ments exhibited their projects they had worked on during the year. Robert Ray and his art students are to be commended for their outstanding work and talent. Also special thanks and congratulations to Paul Schuyler, Kenneth Klein and their shop students for their fine display of work¬ manship and skill. Pictures.... Pictures.... Pictures The shop assistants admire the beautiful cedar chest made by Henry Henke. Parents and others interested are awed by the work of the shop students. - 98 - This attractive display won many glances. The Modern Dance Club presents its interpretation of Silent Night . Christmas morning finds Judy Rieke and Shirley Pratt scuffling over the presents Santa brought them. Thats Mary Nichols watching results. MODERN DANCE The Modern Dance Club under the effi¬ cient supervision of Miss Gloria Prysock creates many diffe rent and intriguing dance routines. Pictured are scenes from the Christmas Concert when the club presented Silent Night and Twas The Night Before Christ¬ mas . They have also performed at the Mother ' s Tea. Twas the Night Before Christmas and Santa Claus is making his appearance while the elves look on. - 99 - Time . . . passes rapidly. . . seasons change ...days turn into months_months; into years... You begin at L. H. S. as Freshmen, and within a few short years, what seems to most of us as a matter of days. . .you become Juniors; and are on the threshold of adulthood. Your years at high school are and will be some of the best years of your life... it ' s hard to realize that now. . . but. . . w a i t. .. ! From unexperienced green Freshmen you become those proud sophisticated Sophomores. . .and then. . .with the passing of time. . . you are no longer underclassmen... you become the jovial Juniors . . .from there you have but one step farther in your climb to success in L. H. S. Tarry one moment in your first three years, though, because your last year seems as though it is gone within a matter of seconds. . . your life is your own. . . only use it wisely. . . time and life make up everything in the world. . .therefore your destiny really depends on yourself. . . your futures are ahead of you. . . the uncertainess that lies along side can be both fruitful and formidable. . . use your time wisely. . . live while you can. . . because without a moment ' s notice. . .time will pass. . . . When freshmen enter high school there are books, books, books, as Allen Curtis is by far real busy. UNDERCLASSMEN - 100 - Juniors like to be almost ' big boss’, showing this, Virginia Parker is paying Keith McCloud, a sophomore, to do her work for her. - 101 - FRESHMEN Tom, which girl are you calling now?? Ready to call it a day Peggy? Well, here we are in high school at last, and, oh, no it ' s the year we have to cut up bugs and disect cats. Between groans our class took the time to elect our class officers: president, TomMilakovic; vice president, Tom Lau- meyer; secretary, Peggy Allen. Initiation wasn ' t bad at all this year was it? It wasn ' t half as bad as we exp¬ ected it to be. Whats the matter, Tom Laumeyer are •your classes dry?? - 102 - Freshmen enter into activities enthusiastically Tom Milakovic goes up for a shot as Ron Kasparian and Bill Dahl come in for a re¬ bound. - 103 - - 104 - Albertson Evelyn Allen Peggy Alyea Cathy Austin Allan Bales George Berman Jim Bevins Gene Bolt James Borem Terry Boston Joe Bowyer Bill Braun Philip Bredemeier Marvin Bruce Sheila Bruckman Diana Burger Judy Burger Sandra Bydalak Ronald Cameron Keyo Chambers Louise Chapman Richard Childress Judy Clinton Ola Corning Sharon Cox Edward Cox Kenneth Cox Sharon Cunningham Larry Cummins James Curtis Allen Dahl Bill Dahl Jane Deloe Shirley Demerling Joan Diekman Lynn Dirindin Rolando Drew Carol Drinsiu Sandra Eastling Leslie E bert Carlton Edgman Frances Eskridge Jeanette Fetsch Jim Fetsch Mary Ellen Foster Judy Fuller Paul Gault Kathy Gembala Monica Gerner Dave Gleason Carolann Govert Patrick Griggs Merle Hadders Robert Hamann Karen Hamilton Richard Hamman Judy Hammers ley Larry Hardesty William Hardwick George Harkabus Randy Harrison Tom Hartley Shirley Henke Jeffery Henry Richard Herbst Douglas Hill Susan Holley Priscilla Hope Marie Hornickel John Hoyne Robert Hoyt Robert Huseman Sandra Isler Jim James Beverly James Frances Jensen Donna Jones Judy Joyce Tom Juuti Delight Kasparian Ronnie - 105 - Kerstell Dennis Kiechie Bill Kretz Donald Kretz Janet Land David Larson Paul Laumeyer Tom Lawson Douglas Lear William Le Loup Edda Likens Phillip Lindemer Steve Loveless Margaret Lovell Robert Luchene Karen Lutgen George Massoth Kathy Me Donald Ronald Me Mahan George Me Millen Robert Mandly Cheryl Maniscalco Vincent Merkel Ronald Meyer Ronald Milakovic Tom Miller William Moody Edwin Moore Sandra Mundee James Neal Jack Nolan James Nolan Penny Nomanson Phil O ' Connell Joe Olas Alan Orr Joe Palacz Delbert Parker John Parrish Leah Pattee Jannon - 106 - Perzee Melvin Pavich James Pavich Joe Peterson Charles Phillips Pat Pierce James Pierce Linda Pratte David Quasebarth John Quintono Richard Radaszewski Patsy Reed Rodney Ritz Terry Rouse Ben Roy Kathryn Saberniak Sharon Sacco Carl Schultz Belva Schutz Ann Scroggens Charlene Sell Arthur Sera Eugene Shank Charlene Sharkey Becky Sheehy Frank Shupe Gail Skwiertz Sandra Slaman Robert Smith Marilyn Smith Shirley Snipes Mike Spencer Karen Stoltz Daniel Stoner Albert Stoner Janice Stratten Shirley Studer Carl Szmuc Richard Templin Margaret Thomason Linda - 107 - Tolan Peggy Travis William Turner Pat Tuttle Rosetta Unger Jim Urbanczyk Carol Vadas James Van Nada Jack Vaughn Virginia Vicari Mike Wagner Bertram Wargo Bill Wargo Donna Werner Charles Wiberg Sharon Wietbrock Philip Wilson Marilyn Wolgemuth John Wonnacott Donald Woodburn Sharon Woodke Bill Yahl Peter Zbinden Darlene Zygula Marlean Barelay Gloria, Battista Janet, Buchmeier Terry, Hammond Dora, Judy Hansen, Holleman Mary, La Favers Gary, Marten Gloria, Pigg Herman, Underwood Richard, Wehle Robert, - 108 - SOPHOMORES Gee, here we are Sophomores already. I guess school isn ' t so bad after all. Just think of the fun we had at the ball games and at the dances. Oh, yes, we were proud of our scarlet with white class sweaters. We chose Teddy Stokes as our pres¬ ident, Bruce Milakovic as vice president, and Barbara Sullivan as secretary. Teddy Stokes, president of the sophomore class stops on his way up stairs to have his picture taken. Bruce Milakovic, vice president stops to view the status of his class. Secretary, Barbara Sullivan pauses at the trophy case on her way to the office. - 109 - Alexander Gary Altman Lois Anthony Sharon Arnold Merry Ellen Bailey Bill Baswell Marsha Becker Ted Benson Kane Berger Sharon Berry Jane Berry Zelda Black Michelle Black Sharon Blaker Karen Boggs Ruth Borem Carl Bradbury Ernest Bradley Sharon Breckling Don Brown Darlene Brown Pat Brown Warren Bruce Laverne Brugh Tom Brumbaugh Joan Cannon Diana Childress Sue Clark Carol Clark Judy Clark Millard Clinton Ronald Clinton Tyrone Conrad Dale Cotter Jim Cottingham Alfred f Jr Davis Janice DeVries Shirley Drake Carol Drexel John Eskridge Bob Feddeler Janette Foster Patricia Fraley John Fuller Gene Gagne Judy Gagnon Jack Galloway Judy Gembula Robert Genge Rosanne Gerold Joyce Gerold Judy Gidley Bob Gordon John Graves Glen Greer Kenneth Haberzetle Joe Halliar Chuck Ham Charles Hanson Rodney Harwood Blaine Hayden Jerry Henry Richard Hicks William Hill Virginia Honeycutt Carolyn Honeywell Lee Hopper Claire Hoshaw Paul Howkinson Mary Alice Humpfer Karen Hunley Jim Huseman Janet Jackson Jackie Jensen Jackie Jones Sharon Jurs Carol Justice Kenneth Kaiser Lee Kiechle Fred Koss Jo Ann - Ill - - 112 - Krapf Barbara Kretz Barbara Kretz James Kuiper Chris Kukral Charles Lach Shelley Lear John Love Larry Love Nancy D. McCloud Keith Me Ghee Wayne Me Ginley Jim Malo George Malone Dennis Manno Diane Manno Ronnie Marsh Joan Martens Barbara Martin Sandra Marvel Bill Matury Rosie Midkiff Marian Milakovic Bruce Monroe James Miller Kathy Mink Jim Monet Karen Nease John Nichols Jerry Nicholson Sue Nomanson Richard Palmer Dorothy Parat Ron Parker Jerry Parks John Parrish Lanny Patchin Clyde Pavich Carol Perfetti Larry Peterson Carol Phillips Carol Phillips George Phillips Juanita Pletcher John Raby Don Radaszewski Julia Ragon Bob Reel Charles Reuse Grant Rhode Mariann Richards Cecelia Richmond Donna Rieke Mary Kay Rietman Bernadine Roberts Brenda Rudolph Terry Ruge Dick Rupar Janice Russell John Russell Linda Russell Lynn Sautter Jim Schulz Charlotte Schutz Robert Skorka Howard Smith Carole Stack Sharon Starman Susan Stokes Ted Stoll Lewis Strickhorn Dorothy Stuhlmacher David Sullivan Barbara Sund Roger Surchik Frances Sutherland Jerry Suttinger Charles Swett Bonnie Swett Connie Talley John c Taylor Martha Templin Joan Thompson G.F. Vajdich Sharon Valois La Vern Vandermark Toni Jo Ward Marvin Wease Donna Weddle Fred Wernes Erling Whitlow Nancy Widdel Florence Williamson Dennis Willy Warren WiLfc Jeffery Wilson Bonnie Wilson Jack Wilson Roger Woodke Karen Woodke Sharon Zacny Virginia Zander Karen Zbinden Gloria AVAILABLE Bannister Lynn, Edlen Barbara, Hall Carol Hittle Janet, Kaufman Sandra, Messer Galen, Renwick Robert, Spry Carol, JUNIORS John Shipley takes the head reins of being president of the junior class. Finally we have obtained the title Upper-Classmen . To carry the great task of responsibilities we have elected John Shipley as our president, John Tuttle as vice president, and Bill Mundee as secretary and treasurer. We are very proud of our class rings which we received early our junior year. Our big job for the year was the plan¬ ning of the Junior-Senior Prom. Versitile John Tuttle also serves as president of his class. vice Bill Mundee, secretary of his class pauses on his way toward a busy day. - 115 - Alyea Sharon Anderson Jim Arnold Robert Austgen Bob Austin Antonya Baize Bob Baker Jim Bartlow Ronald Benda Robert Bentley Elvira Black Caren Blaker Judy Bostian Peggy Brown Dean Burright Joann Butler Sheila Carlson Barbara Carlson Nancy Chan Molly Chapman Sandra Coloney Judy Coons Cynthia Copelin Martha Cox Sandra Cox Tim Craft Kenneth Cross Jerry Davis Jim Demerling Lois Dickerson Georgia Dowler Verlan Duncan Barbara Ebert Daniel Ebert Ronald Ellis Marilyn Ellis Ronald Feddeler Marjorie Fleener Terry Foster Lois Gollings Tom - 116 - Gordon Nancy Gordon Sue Graham Irene Grieger Norman Gritten Carolyn Hall Pat Hammersley Sharon Harder Ann Harper Ken Harrison Ben Hartley Marilyn Hayden Wayne Henke Henry Henry Phoebe Henson Ken Herbst Jim Herr Gloria Hill Bruce Hine Larry Hofferth DuWayne Holtz Joyce Hoshaw John Howard Doris Huebsch Sandra Hunter Mary Lynn Hunter Patti Huppenthal Connie Hutton Joyce Hyatte Virginia Imes Gene Johnson Jim Johnson Larry Julian Cecil Juuti Stuart Kasper Pat Kenning James Kleinke Jeanne Kooistra Jack Kretz Shirley Lamp Paul - 117 - - 118 - Laumeye r Beth Lilly Diane Loveless Rosezell Luckiewicz Phyllis Mahan Wayne Mahone Willodene Marvel Robert Massoth Betty McConnell Judy Meyer David Mital Vivian Morrison Judy Moyer Margaret Mueller Luella Mueller Rita Mundee Carol Mussman Harold Nance Elsie Nelson Lonnie Nichols Mary Niedert Jean Nomanson Janet Nomanson Judy O ' Dea Pete Pace Pat Parker Virginia Paw low ski Mike Pierce Jerry Pratt T im Pratte Joyce Quivey Jane Rattray Judith Rickard Janet Rieke Judy Rose Eddie Roush Charles Ruge Randy Russell Delores Rutkowski Agnes Scheub Bonnie Schontube Sandra Schulte George Schulte Rosemary Sera Marsha Sharkey Virginia Shelton Jerry Snell Ed Southerland Julian Spitler Philip Standish Paula Stevens Charlene Sto ke s Jud ith Stiener Joyce Stoll Nancy Stratten Wilford Sykora Ronnie Taylor Robert Turner Sandra Usher Lee Van Horn Linda Wagner Jean Wedding Gilburn Wehrenberg Sharon Welches Martha Wernes Frances White Gary Wietbrock Alan Wilson Becky Wisler Betty Jo Witt Darlene Wolff Lamont Yahl Linda Young Jerry Bryan Beverly, Cheknis Ed., Edmondson John, Fox Dan, Gunn James, Gunn James, Hamilton Pat, Hanish Betty, Keith Darrell, Lawson Barbara , Lutgen Chester, Robison Gary, Summers Phil, Zanders Paul, - 119 - JUNIOR-SENIOR PROM The modern Surf Room at Turkey Creek was the scene of the Junior-Senior Prom May 9, 1959. The prom theme was Oriental Evening and the ballroom was decorated simply, but beautifully with Japanese Lanterns and Apple Blossoms. Jim Anderson and Carl Johnson are escorting their dates up the steps to an enchanted evening. Which is my date??? - 120 - As the couples entered they registered foi the drawing of the king and queen later. After dancing all evening everyone is anxious to enjoy a delicious meal at Teibels where the Post Prom Party was held. KING AND QUEEN Susan Sacco and Randy Santy are being crowned by last year ' s king and queen, Lyle Patchett and Anita Thatcher. The faculty members enjoys the prom as much as the students. The Grand March of the Oriental Eve¬ ning marks a climax of the prom. SENIORS The time we have spent in school has passed rapidly. Days have turned into months, and the months have turned into years. Finally the big night has arrived. It is the BIG MOMENT for the graduat¬ ing class of 1959. Graduation night has finally come. - 123 - BARBARA ALEXANDER Mixed Chorus, 1; Girls Glee Club, 1; A Capella, 2; Honor Roll, 4; All School Show, 1; Latin Club, 3; G.A.A., 3; Girls State Alternate, 1; GORDON ALYEA Senior Play Crew, 1; L-Club, 1; Class Officer, 1; Football Major, 1; Junior Play Crew, 1; JOE ALYEA Honor Roll, 1; Senior Play Crew, 1; Junior Play Crew, 1; Latin Club, 2; Pep Club, 1; Basketball Minor, 1; Student Council, 2; Class Officer, 1; Boys State Alternate, 1; ROGER ARMSTRONG Senior Play Crew, 1; Junior Play Cast, 1; Sunshine Club, 4; L-Club, 4; Lowellette, 1; Class Officer, 1; Cross Country Major, 1; Basketball Major, 1; Basketball Minor, 2; Football Major, 2; Baseball Major, 2; JOYCE BAILEY Girls Glee Club, 1; Honor Roll, 1; Senior Play Crew, 1; Junior Play Crew, 1; All School Show, 2; Sunshine Club, 4; Pep Club, 1; G.A.A., 4; Lowellette, 1; Lowellian, 1; Girls State Alternate, 1; Modern Dance, 2; LIZ BAILEY Senior Play Crew, 1; Home Ec Club, 1; Waukegan Township High School, 1; EDDA BAIZE Senior Play Crew, 1; Crown Point High school, 1; CURTIS BARTHOLOMEW Band, 4; Honor Roll, 1; Senior Play Crew, 1; Senior Play Cast, 1; Junior Play Cast, 1; NANCY LOU BENNETT Mixed Chorus, 1; A Capella, 2; All School Show, 1; Senior Play Crew, 1; Junior Play Crew, 1; Calumet High School, 3; ERNEST BEVINS Band, 4; Senior Play Cast, 1; Senior Play Crew, 1; Junior Play Cast, 1; All School Show, 1; Junior Play Crew, 1; Sunshine Club, 3; Latin Club, 1; Pep Club, 2; Lowellette, 1; Thespians, 1; GENE BLACK F.F.A., 2; Football Minor, 4; Wrest¬ ling Minor 1; MIKE BOYD Honor Roll, 4; Senior Play Cast, 1; Senior Play Crew, 1; All School Show, 2; Latin Club, 4; Pep Club, 1; L-Club, 3; Lowellian, 1; Boys State Delegate, 1; Thespian Society, 1; Football Minor, 1; Team Manager, 4; LOUIS BURGESS JOYCE CL ARL Girls Glee Club, 1; Honor Roll, 4; Senior Play Cast, 1; Senior Play Crew, 1; Junior Play Cast, 1; Junior Play Crew, 1; All School Show, 1; Student Council, 1; Sunshine Club, 3; Latin Club, 1; Pep Club, 1; G.A.A. , 3; Home Ec Club, 1; Lowellette, 1; U.S. History Award, 1; Oral English Award, 1; Girls State Del¬ egate, 1; DAVE BROWN SANDRA BROWN Mixed Chorus, 1; Girls Glee Club, 1; ACapella, 2; Senior Play Cast, 1; Pep Club, 3; Junior Play Cast, 1; All School Show, 3; Latin Club, 2; Homecoming Queen Court, 2; Home Ec Club, 4; Class Officer, 1; Thespian Society, 1; Modern DanceClub, 2; G.A.A,, 4; Lowellian, 1; TOM BRAUN KENNETH BUCKMEIER Band, 4; REX CUMMINS Honor Roll, 1; Boys State Delegate, 1; L-Club, 2; Football Major, 2; SHARON CUNNINGHAM Mixed Chorus, 1; Girls Glee Club, 1; A Capella, 2; Honor Roll, 1; Senior Play Crew, 1; Junior Play Crew, 1; All School Show, 1; Student Council, 1; G.A.A., 3; Pep Club, 1; Lowellette, 1; Home Ec Club, 3; Girls State Delegate, 1; J.V. Cheerleader, 1; May Queen Court, 1; CAROLYN DELOE Latin Club, 1; Bremen High School, 1; RAY DODGE Track Minor, 1; Senior Play Crew, 1; Junior Play Crew, 1; Junior Play Cast, 1; All School Show, 1; Student Council,!; TERRY ELLIS Honor Roll, 2; Senior Play Crew, 1; Junior Play Crew, 1; All School Show, 2; LatinClub, 1; PepClub, 3; G.A.A., 4; Lowellette, 1; Girls State Alternate, 1; Homecoming Queen, 1; Homecoming Queen Court, 1; Varsity Cheerleader, 1; Modern Dance Club, 1; RALPH FETSCH Senior Play Crew, 1; Bishop Noll High School, 1; JACK EAKER Band, 3; Senior Play Crew, 1; Junior Play Cast,l; All School Show, 1; Boys State Alternate, 1; Basketball Minor, 2; SUSAN EASTLING Mixed Chorus, 1; Girls Glee Club, 1; ACapella, 1; Senior Play Cast, 1; Senior Play Crew, 1; Sunshine Club, 3; Home Ec Club, 3; Lowellette, 1; DON DOMELLE Band, 4; Cross Country Major, 3; Cross Country Minor, 1; Track Major, 2; Track Minor, 1; Basketball Minor, 1; All School Show, 2; Senior Play Crew, 1; L-Club, 1; SHIRLEY DOYAL Mixed Chorus, 1; Senior Play Crew, 1; Home Ec Club, 1; Y-Teens, 1; Pep Club, 1; Crete-Monee High School, 3; EDDIE FOSTER Mixed Chorus, 1; A Capella, 2; All School Show, 2; Senior Play Crew, 1; Junior Play Crew, 1; Football Minor, 1; Basketball Minor, 1; Track Minor, 2; NANCY FREDREGILL Band, 4; Honor Roll, 1; Latin Club, 1; Pep Club, 1; Home Ec Club, 3; May Queen Court, 1; BARBARA GAULT Band, 4; Senior Play Cast, 1; Senior Play Crew, 1; Junior Play Crew, 1; Home Ec Club, 3; G.A.A., 2; LOREN GIDLEY Senior Play Crew, 1; L-Club, 4; Track Major, 2; Basketball Major, 3; Junior Play Crew, 1; Football Major, 3; Bas¬ ketball Minor, 1; Football Minor, 1; TOM GRANT Senior Play Crew, 1; L-Club, 2; Junior Play Crew, 1; Basketball Minor, 2; Football Major, 1; Football Minor, 1; MARY LOU GRAVES A Capella, 1; Honor Roll, 1; Senior Play Crew, 1; Junior Play Crew, 1; Pep Club, 1; Y-Teens, 1; Latin Club, 2; G.A.A., 2; SHERRY HARKABUS Mixed Chorus, 1; Girls Glee Club, 1; ACapella, 2; Honor Roll, 4; Senior Play Crew, 1; Junior Play Crew, 1; All School Show, 3; Latin Club, 4; Pep Club, 4; G.A.A., 1; Lowellette, 1; Lowellian, 1; U. S. History Award, 1; Girls State Del¬ egate, 1; Homecoming Queen Court, 1; Carnival Queen Court, 1; Best Looking of L.H.S., 1; Varsity Cheerleader, 3; Freshman Cheerleader, 1; SHIRLEY CUNNINGHAM HATCH Band, 3; Honor Roll, 1; Senior Play Crew, 1; Junior Play Cast, 1; Junior Play Crew, 1; All School Show, 2; Home Ec Club, 2; Pep Club, 2; G.A.A., 3; JOHN HERBST Honor Roll, 1; Senior Play Cast, 1; Junior Play Cast, 1; All School Show, 1; Student Council, 4; Latin Club, 4; Boys State Delegate, 1; Thespian Society, 2; Class Officer, 3; Oral English Award, 1; JUDY HOLLAND Senior Play Crew, 1; Mixed Chorus, 1; Junior Play Cast, 1; ACapella, 1; Latin Club, 1; May Queen Court, 1; Crown Point High School, 1; ELLA MAE GUNN Senior Play Crew, 1; Junior Play Cast, 1; Junior Play Crew, 1; Home Ec Club, 3; All School Show, 3; Pep Club, 2; G. A. A. , 4; LEONARD HALFMAN Honor Roll, 3; Football Major, 1; Football Minor, 1; Merrillville High School, lr WILLA GREATHOUSE Mixed Chorus, 1; Girls Glee Club, 1; A Capella, 2; Senior Play Crew, 1; All School Show, 2; Junior Play Crew, 1; G.A.A. , 4; Home Ec Club, 3 - CLAUDIA GROVER MIKE HALL Band, 4; Senior Play Crew, 1; Junior Play Crew, 1; All School Show, 3; Pep Club, 1; Thespian Society, 2; Team Manager, 1; JUDY HALLIER Girls Glee Club, 1; Honor Roll, 4; Senior Play Crew, 1; Junior Play Crew, 1; Home Ec Club, 2; Lowellette, 1; i JUDY HORNICKEL Mixed Chorus, 1; Girls Glee Club, 1; A Capella, 2; Senior Play Crew, 1; All School Show, 2; Junior Play Crew, 1; Junior Play Cast, 1; Pep Club, 2; Home Ec Club, 3; G.A.A. , 4; JOYCE HORTON Girls Glee Club, 1; A Capella, 1; All School Show, 1; Honor Roll, 1; Senior Play Crew, 1; Junior Play Cast, 1; Pep Club, 1; G.A.A., 1; Thespian Society, 1; Home Ec Club, 1; PAT HUPPENTHAL Mixed Chorus, 1; A Capella, 1; Pep Club, 3; G.A.A. , 4; Senior Play Crew, 1; Junior Play Cast, 1; May Queen Court, 1; STEVE IRWIN Basketball Major, 2; Baseball Ma¬ jor, 2; Linden High School, 2; DONALD JURS F.F.A., 4; Football Major, 1; Foot¬ ball Minor, 1; Track Major, 3; Wrest¬ ling Major, 1; L-Club, 3; AGNES KAPITAN Band, 2; Senior Play Crew, 1; Senior Play Cast, 1; Pep Club, 2; Home Ec Club, 2; G.A.A., 4; MARY KAY KASPARIAN Mixed Chorus, 1; Girls Glee Club, 1; A Capella, 2; Senior Play Crew, 1; Ali School Show, 1; Junior Play Cast, 1; Pep Club, 3; G.A.A. , 3; Home Ec Club, 3; Thespian Society, 1; May Queen, 1; ROBERT KENNEY Junior Play Crew, 1; Football Mi¬ nor , 2; DUKE KINTZ Junior Play Cast, 1; Lowellian, 1; All School Show, 1; Peotry Award, 1; LYNN KLECKNER Football Minor, 1; Junior Play Cast, 1; Senior Play Cast, 1; JIM KLEIN Mixed Chorus, 1; A Capella, 3; Pep Club, 1; Football Major, 1; Football Minor, 1; Baseball Major, 2; Baseball Minor, 1; JOAN KOPACZEWSKI Girls Glee Club, 1; Honor Roll, 1; Home Ec Club, 1; HAN? KROLL Band, 3; Senior Play Crew, 1; JIM LANE L-Club, 3; Football Minor, 1; Cross Country Major, 3; Basketball Major, 2; Basketball Minor, 2; ROBERT KRETZ ROSEMARY KRETZ Honor Roll, 2; Home Ec Club, 4; RONALD LeMARBLE Team Manager, 1; DICK LIVENGOOD Honor Roll, 1; Senior Play Cast, 1 Senior Play Crew, 1; All School Show, 1 Intramural Trophy, 1; TOM LOGAN Band, 4; Senior Play Cast, 1; Senior Play Crew, 1; Lowellette, 1; All School Show, 2; NANCY LOVE Mixed Chorus, 1; Girls Glee Club, 1; A Capella, 2; Senior Play Crew, 1; Pep Club, 1; Junior Play Cast, 1; Junior Play Crew, 1; G.A.A., 4; Home Ec Club, 3; BILL MARLOWE Basketball Minor, 3; Cross Country Major, 1; Cross Country Minor, 2; All School Show, 1; Senior Play Crew, 1; Latin Club, 1; L-Club, 2; GLENNA McGHEE Band, 4; Mixed Chorus, 1; Girls Glee Club, 1; Senior Play Crew, 1; Junior Play Crew, 1; Latin Club, 1; Pep Club, 1; Home Ec Club, 1; FRANK McLEAN A Capella, 1; Senior Play Crew, 1; Mixed Chorus, 2; JIM McMAHAN Mixed Chorus, 1; A Capella, 3; Pep Club, 1; MARY LOU MELCHER Crown Point High School, 1; Thespian Society, 1; A Capella, 2; Honor Roll, 1; Senior Play Crew, 1; Senior Play Cast, 1; Pep Club, 1; Junior Play Cast, 1; Junior Play Crew, 1; G.A.A. , 1; Lowellette, 1; Sunshine Club, 1; CECIL MEADOWS CHUCK MENEFEE Senior Play Crew, 1; Pep Club, 2; Track Minor, 1; Junior Play Crew, 1; Thespian Society, 1; All School Show, 1; BETTE MILLER Girls Glee Club, 1; Honor Roll, 1; Junior Play Cast, 1; Junior Play Crew, 1; Latin Club, 2; Pep Club, 3; G.A.A.,4; Home Ec Club, 1; Lowellian, 1; Thespian Society, 1; PATTY PALMER Mixed Chorus, 1; A Capella, 2; All School Show, 3; Senior Play Cast, 1; Senior Play Crew, 1; Junior Play Cast, 1; Junior Play Crew, 1; Latin Club, 4; Home Ec Club, 1; Thespian Society, 1; Home¬ coming Queen Court, 2; Modern Dance Club, 1; GEORGE NANCE JOHN PERCY Mixed Chorus, 1; A Capella, 3; Junior Play Crew, 1; All School Show, 2; Senior Play Crew, 1; L-Club, 3; All Sports A- ward, 1; Mr. Touchdown, 1; Basketball Major, 2; Basketball Minor, 2; Football Major, 2; Football Minor, 2; Track Ma¬ jor, 2; Track Minor, 2; DINAH PHILLIPS G. A.A., 1; Senior Play Crew, 1; Home Ec Club, 1; Pep Club, 1; KRIS MILLER Band, 4; Honor Roll, 1; Pep Club, 1; Senior Play Cast, 1; Junior Play Cast, 1; All School Show, 2; Student Council, 1; Home Ec Club, 1; Modern Dance Club, 2; Girls State Alternate, 1; LARRY MILTON DeMotte High School, 2; DAVE PLUCINSKI SHIRLEY PRATT Mixed Chorus, 1; Girls Glee Club, 1; A Capella, 1; Senior Play Crew, 1; Senior Play Cast, 1; Junior Play Cast, 1; All School Show, 3; Student Council, 1; Thespian Society, 1; Modern Dance Club, 2; SHIRLEY PHILLIPS Y-Teens, 1; G.A.A., 2; Brownstown High School, 2; DICK PLATT Band, 4; Senior Play Cast, 1; Senior Play Crew, 1; Junior Play Cast, 1; Pep Club, 1; Junior Play Crew, 1; All School Show, 1; PEG PRIDMORE Junior Play Cast, 1; Junior Play Crew, 1; Pep Club 1; G.A.A., l;Home Ec Clut 1; Hammond High School, 1; VERONICA RICHARDS Senior Play Crew, 1, Schlarman High School, 1; Westville High School, 1; GARY ROBISON UNDA ROLLINS Girls Glee Club, 1; A Capella, 2; Senior Play Crew, 1; Latin Club, 1; Pep Club, 1; G.A.A. , 4; Junior Play Crew, 1; Home Ec Glut 2; Senior Play Cast, 1; RANDY SANTY MARIETTA SCHUTZ Mixed Chorus, 1; Girls Glee Club, 1; A Capella, 2; Senior Play Crew, 1; All School Show, 3; Senior Play Cast, 1; Thespian Society, 1; Home Ec Club, 1; G.A.A. , 4; Pep Club, 2; Junior Play Cast, l; Junior Play Crew, 1; Carnival Queen, 1; Latin Club, 1; SALLY JUNE RUSSELL Home Ec Club, 2; Honor Roll, 4; All School Show, 1; Senior Play Crew, 1; Junior Play Crew, 1; SUSAN SACCO Girls Glee Club, 1; A Capella, 3; Honor Roll, 2; Senior Play Crew, 1; Junior Play Crew, 1; Latin Club, 3; Pep Club, 1; G.A.A. , 4; JERRY SCROGGINS Honor Roil, 1; Band, 1; DOUG SHEEHY Band, 3; L-Club, 2; Lowellian, 1; Wrestling Major, 2; NATALIE SINCLAIR Mixed Chorus, 1; Girls Glee Club, 1; A Capella, 1; Honor Roll, 1; Senior Play Crew. 1; Senior Play Cast, 1; Junior Play Crew, 1; All School Show, 1; Student Council, 1; Latin Club, 1; Pep Club, 1; G.A.A., 1; Girls State Alternate, 1; Car¬ nival Queen, 1; RALPH SPANIER JUDY SPRY Girls Glee Club, 1; A Capella, 3; Honor Roll, 2; Senior Play Crew, 1; Junior Play Crew, 1; Sunshine Club, 1; Junior Play Cast, 1; Pep Club, 1; Home Ec Club, 3; All School Show, 2; MARGUERITE STENGER Mixed Chorus, 1; Girls Glee Club, 1; Senior Play Crew, 1; A Capella, 2; Junior Play Crew, 1; G. A. A., 3; Pep Club, 1; Latin Club, 2; CAROL STORTS Band, 2; Senior Play Cast, 1; All School Show, 2; Junior Play Cast, 1; Student Council, 1; Latin Club, 2; Pep Club, 1; G. A. A., 2; Home Ec Club, 1; Thespian Society, 2; PHIL SUGGS Band, 4; Senior Play Crew, 1; All School Show, 2; Thespian Society, 2; Sunshine Club, 2; DONNA SUMMERS Girls Glee Club, 1; A Capella, 1; All School Show, 1; Sunshine Club, 4; May Queen Court, 1; Lowellette, 1; G. A. A., 4; KEN SWETT Senior Play Crew, 1; Cross Country Major, 2; Senior Play Cast, 1; Honor Roll, 1; MARY AGNES TAYLOR Band, 3; Honor Roll, 3; Senior Play Cast, 1; Senior Play Crew, 1; Junior Play Cast, 1; Junior Play Crew, 1; All School Show, 3; Student Council, 4; Latin Club, 1; G. A. A. , 3; Girls State Delegate, 1; Lowellette, 1; Home Ec Club, 4; Thespian Society, 2; Class Officer, 1; Pep Club, 1; ANITA THATCHER Girls Glee Club, 1; Honor Roll, 1; Junior Play Crew, 1; Lowellian, 1; Lowellette, 1; Home EcClub, 4;Prom Queen, 1; G. A. A. , 4; DAVE THWING Senior Play Crew, 1; St. Willibrord Catholic High School, 2; DAVE TRUEBLOOD BILL UNDERWOOD Susnhine Club, 3; Class Officer, 1; Track Minor, 1; Basketball Major, 1; Basketball Minor, 2; Cross Country Minor, 2; Football Minor, 1; Junior Play Crew, 1; All School Show, 1; Track Minor, 1; Thespian Society, 2; Senior Play Cast, 1; TOM VADAS Mixed Chorus, 1; ACapella, 1; Shop Assistant, 1; Senior Play Crew, 1; Ju¬ nior Play Crew, 1; LARRY VIERS Junior Play Crew, 1; F. F. A. , 4; MARY JEAN WHITE Mixed Chorus, 1; Girls Glee Club, 1; A Capella, 2; Senior Play Cast, 1; All School Show, 3; Junior Play Crew, 1; Latin Club, 4; Pep Club, 2; Home Ec Club, 3; G. A. A. , 3; Lowellette, 1; Modern Dance, 2; YVONNE YURGILAS Latin Club, 1; Junior Play Crew, 1; Senior Play Crew, 1; Honor Roll, 2; A Capella, 1; Mixed Chorus, 1; GEORGIA LEE ZACNY Honor Roll, 1; Senior Play Cast, 1; All School Show, 3; Junior Play Cast, 1; Pep Club, 1; Senior Play Crew, 1; Y-Teens, 1; Home Ec Club, 3; Girls State Delegate, 1; Band, 4; D.A.R. Award, 1; Class Offi¬ cer, 1; Lowellian, 1; DARLEEN PARTAIN EARL KNOTT (Picture not available. ) U.S. History Awards are given each year to the top students in the class. The winners of the 1958 Junior class were: (seated left to right) 1st place, Joyce Clark; and 2nd place. Sherry Harkabus. Delegates from Lowell High to the 1958 session of the Hoosier Boys State were: (left to right) Mike Boyd, John Herbst, and Rex Cummins. 143 - Lively Georgia Zacny, has had her fin¬ gers in as manypies as possible at L. H. S. Besides being active in almost all school activities and clubs, she was awarded the Betty Crocker Homemaking Award, and the D. A. R. Award for good citizenship. This is the first year that the V. F. W. sponsored an essay contest for the Seniors at L.H.S. Topic of the theme was, What Is Communism . In the theme, the indivi¬ dual student was to state his ideas on the causes and methods of prevention of Com¬ munism. Pictured above is Mike Boyd, first place winner of the contest. Dick Liveng ood received two science awards this year. He was selected by the science teachers to receive the Bousch and Lamb Science Award for outstandingly high grades in science subjects. Dick also received third place prize at the Calumet Regional Science Fair. His project was The Production of Common Laboratory Reagents . Five girls from Lowell High attended the 1958 session of Hoosier Girls State. All high schools in Indiana send representa¬ tives to Girls State . Upon arrival, the girls are divided to represent cities and counties, then they choose girls to be va¬ rious officials. The girls chosen were: ( left to right ) Sherry Harlcabus, Sharon Cunningham, Joyce Clark, Mary Agnes Taylor, and Georgia Zacny. - 144 - Hey you! ! ! Please pass me some more of the delicious fried chicken. The 1959 Senior Banquet was held at Teibel ' s Restaurant. A delicious fried chicken dinner was served to over 100 Se¬ niors and their sponsors. In the words of one senior, the banquet was The most to say the least. Georgia Zacny entertained the seniors and sponsors with another of her delightful talks. Again the class sponsors supervised the students, but this time the supervision was a delightful one. Most people smiled at the photographer, but Judy Holland seems to think that Monkey Faces are in order! - 145 - Making last-minute preparations the graduates still find time to talk excitedly amongst themselves. •9 Looks as if Susan Sacco can ' t find her mortar board. Better hurry Sue ! ! ! ! ! The seniors walk through the shop on their journey to the gym where the ceremonies will take place. - 146 - The Commencement exercises for the graduating class of 1959 were held on Wed¬ nesday evening, May 20. Reverend George Irwin gave the Invocation and the Benedic¬ tion. Guest speaker for the evening was Dr. V. Dewey Annakin. The seniors seem sad, yet happy, as they wait impatiently to enter the gym. Thousands of graduating classes have marched in to the familiar strains of Pomp and Circumstance” but to the graduating class of 1959, it will always have a very special meaning. Barbara Alexander, ranking sec the class of over 115 students, was ted to be Salutatorian. eorge Irwin, Pastor of the ... ble Church, is shown giving the Invocation. Reverend Irwin also gave the Benediction. Joyce Clark was chosen Valedictorian of the 1959 graduating class, because of out¬ standing scholastic merit throughout her four years of high school study. Guest speaker for the important evening was Dr. V. DeweyAnnakin. Dr. Annakin gave an address that will be long remem¬ bered by the graduates and parents that attended the Commencement exercises. The title of his address was Road Map for Life . William Purcell, Lake County Superintendent of Schools, pre¬ sented the diplomas to the seniors. Tom Stuart, Assistant Principal, assisted him. At last the ceremony is finished! The alumni walk back to the cafeteria to change into their street clothes. - 149 - SENIORS There have been moments of disappointment, moments of triumph, and some of pain; but as we glance backward we find that whatever the moment, it is now moment of memory. . . - 152 - Since 1885 the Tribune has served Lowell and Southern Lake County. May you enjoy success and dedicate your lives to community progress and improvement. LOWELL TRIBUNE PLEASANT VIEW FARM Lowell Gypsy is the World ' s Greatest Lifetime Butterfat Producer of all Breeds Indiana A Pleasant View Dairy Truck goes near your home. We will welcome your Patronage. Lady Gypsy Girl F 86633 Born August 23, 1939 - 153 - LOGAN IMP. Allis Chalmers Massey Harris FREE ESTIMATES EASY TERMS McNABNEY’S OIL SERVICE H. K. McNabney, Owner Fuel Oil Delivery Phone Cedar Lake 2291 Home-Owned and Operated - 154 - SHOP at SEARS and SAVE 418 E. Commercial Ave. LOWELL, IND. Phone 2451 213 E. 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Some are gaining knowledge and experience in spe¬ cial trades to become journeyman machinists, car¬ penters or electricians . . . some are concentrating on certain phases of steelmaking by working in the open hearth shops, the cold rolling mills or the galvanizing lines. Still others are working in laboratories building a sound foundation for a future in steel research. Inland offers the high school graduate an excellent opportunity to further his education. Employees may participate in a variety of on-the-job training pro¬ grams, or they can continue their formal education by registering for evening courses offered by local Purdue and Indiana University Extension Centers. Plan now to investigate the unlimited opportunities for you in steel . . . with the midwest’s own steel company . . . INLAND STEEL. INLAND STEEL COMPANY Indiana Harbor Works Employment Division 3113 Block Avenue East Chicago, Indiana L ' Aiglon Jonathan Logan Nelly Don Lampl Nationally advertised brands only Jantzen ' s Koret of California Gay Gibson NINA’S Specialty Shop Floyd and Kay Holland Phone Lowell 7-1041 Phone C. L. 7171 Fireflite Fi redome CENTER GARAGE John Shutz DeSoto - Plymouth Sales Service Cook, Indiana P. O. R. 1 Box 25 Cedar Lake, Indiana BILL’S COUNTRY MARKET Fine Meats Poultry Fish 302 E. Commercial Ave. Lowell, Indiana Phone 9217 - 158 - For Any Occasion SAY IT WITH FLOWERS From the LOWELL FLORAL GIFT SHOP Flowers by Ann Specializing in Weddings and Party Designs Attention Students: Corsages made to your order and your pocketbook 1114 Commercial Lowell, Indiana Phone 2361 - 159 - ROBERTS DRUG STORE Walgreen Agency Charles F. Roberts, R, Ph. Phone 3361 Lowell, Indiana GROSS AGENCY FIRE - AUTO - CASUALTY We Write All Lines Fast Reliable Claim Service Real Estate Services Available Buy - Sell - Trade CEDAR LAKE 7237 If No Answer Call Cedar Lake 7424 South Shore Drive Cedar Lake 160 - LYLE’S PHARMACY Phone 7136 Cedar Lake, Indiana Lyle Prendergast, R. Ph. The First National Bank OF CEDAR LAKE CEDAR LAKE, INDIANA A Community Owned Bank MYER’S BEN FRANKLIN STORE BEELER ' S SERVICE STATION Buy the Best Forget the Rest MORE MILES IN EVERY GALLON Lowell, Indiana Cedar Lake ' s First and Largest Variety Store Stretch Your Budget Dollar Cedar Lake Shopping Center - 161 - COOK IGA IGA Has Everyday Low Prices Cook, Indiana Phone C. L. 5311 Compliments LOWELL BAND BOOSTERS ASSOCIATION Best Wishes to the Class of 1959 CUNNINGHAM FUEL COMPANY QUALITY FUELS -- LOWELL. INDIANA - 162 - Lakeshore Hardware Plumbing Supply Co. A 4 “EVERYTHING FOR THE HOME” CEDAR LAKE, INDIANA PHONE: 4822 LAKE SHORE HARDWAR Kenney Body Shop Complete Service for Wrecked Cars Trucks Firestone Tires and Assessories LOWELL, INDIANA Phone 3811 Vilbur. Lumber. Co. WHERE YOUR H OME BEGINS Phone 3261 Lowell, Ind. Complete Building Service Designing • Financing Lumber Millwork Building Supplies Paint Fuel II - 163 - Woodburn Bros. Auto Parts Cooper Tires Wholesale Retail West Side - Cedar Lake Near Main Post Office Ph C. L. 7086 Auto Supply Service ROBERTS INSURANCE AGENCY 307 E. Commercial Ave. Phone 5361 Lowell INSURANCE AT ITS BEST WARNE JONES SUPER FOODS 301 W. Commercial Lowell Phone 3741 WINSLOW ' S BAKERY Wedding Cakes - Birthday Cakes Danish Sweet Rolls - Donuts THE BEST IN BAKED GOODS Quality and Freshness Guaranteed 129 W. Washington Lowell DAVIS STORE 402 E. Commercial Ave. DISTINCTIVE Ready - To - Wear Phone 5101 Lowell Gladys M. Ashton , Owner - 164 - GREENWOOD REALTY 219 E. Main Lowell BOLT ' S SUPER MARKET Shop Save at Bolt ' s 129 W. Washington Phone 3541 Lowell, Indiana Good Luck to Class of ' 59 ANCO TV RADIO Philco and Motorola Dealer Sales HAWTHORN MELODY STORE Groceries and Gas Ed Grace Kenny Henson Box 6B R. 1 Lowell, Indiana and Service 213 E. Commercial Phone 7-1541 Lowell, India 1 .- ‘ - 165 - Phone 9340 TY ALYEA AGENCY INSURANCE 401 E. Commercial Ave. Lowell, Indiana H. C. JOHNSON INSURANCE All Types of Insurance 141 W. Commercial Ave. Lowell, Indiana Phone 7-1311 Fire - Life - Auto 321 Burnham Street Phone 6371 Lowell, Indiana BOYEN’S AUTO SALES The HOUSE That SERVICE BUILT MIKE PETERMAN Your OLDSMOBILE Dealer SALES - SERVICE - PARTS Safe-Buy Used Cars CEDAR LAKE 2621 Lowell-Cedar Lake Road Cedar Lake, Indiana Cedar Lake, Indiana CEDAR LAKE FLORIST Les and Evie Hitzeman Phone Cedar Lake 7532 0 O ' OEAl ipiil FLOOR COVERING RCA VICTOR WHIRLPOOL SIMMONS ARMSTRONG SANDRAN LANE DOUGLAS MOHAWK Expert Carpet Installations By Factory Trained Mechanics also Ceramic Wall and Floor Tile 0 DEA JOE SALES SERVICE - 167 ■ HARDINGS, INC. CATERPILLAR SALES AND SERVICE 109 W. COMMERCIAL STREET LOWELL, INDIANA PHONE 4271 WASON DUNN INSURANCE AGENCY Insurance To Fit Your Needs FARM - AUTO - FIRE P. O. Box 455 Phone: Office Home 7-1201 Lowell, Indiana WeAtSuU AT LOWELL Top of Hill, Next to Ford Garage 145 W Commercial Phone 5621 More Than Just A Hardware - 168 - VIRGIL’S SERVICE STATION Gas - Oil Greasing Tires - Tube Accessories Scientific Motor Tune-Ups Phone Cedar Lake 7604 On U. S. 41 at Cook Cedar Lake, Indiana DOT’S CORNER GROCERY Frozen Foods Lunch Meats Fresh Vegetables Canned Goods Hawthorn Melody Dairy Products and Ice Cieam Open Daily--8 A. M. to 10 P. M. Including Sunday At The Stoplight--Cook and Route 41 Phone 7408 LAKESIDE DEPARTMENT STORE CEDAR LAKE, INDIANA Albert Schott, Proprietor Phone 7576 WESTERN TIRE AUTO STORES INC. Everything for the Motorist Smith - Alsop Paint Keys Made Cedar Lake 7331 LAWSON MARINE SALES SERVICE INC. Repairs - Refinishing - Paint - Piers - Marine Supplies - Chris Craft Boats Johnson Motors Cedar Lake 4301 SHEEHY WELL PUMP COMPANY Well Supplies - Rock Wells - Electric Pumps Rural Route 2 - Box 1 Cedar Lake, Indiana Phone 6781 CERTIFIED SUPER FOODS Cedar Lake, Indiana Carry - Out Service Free Parking Modern, Convienent Shopping WHITE SWAN Clean Wholesome Atmosphere We Specialize in SOUTHERN FRIED CHICKEN HOMEMADE PIES and ROLLS On Route 41 in Cook, Inoiana Phone Cedar Lake 7608 ■ 171 - LOWELL HICKSGAS INC. Domestic and Commercial Gas Heating Motor Fuel Conversion Equipment Appliances Lowell, Indiana Phone 6972 and 9320 GLEANERS ' FARMERS ' CO-OP ELEVATOR COMPANY Phone Lowell 7-1421 North Hayden, Ind. P. O. Lowell, Ind. GRAIN SEEDS FEED FERTILIZER FARM SUPPLIES LOWELL HOME SUPPLY CO. Electrical and Plumbing Supplies Hardware, Paints, Wallpaper Phone 4902 Lowell, Indiana MARTHA ' S SHOP and CHARLOTTE ' S TOTS TEENS 422 E. Commercial Ave. Phone 7-1531 Lowell, Indiana - 172 - LOWELL NATIONAL BANK 56 Years of Friendly Service Phone 4261 155 Mill Street Member F. D. I. C. ESKRIDGE FUNERAL HOME Oxygen En rped Ambulance Service 707 E. Commercial Ave. Lowell, Indiana Phone 3131 John A. Eskridge Ella Mae Eskridge THE TOGGERY The Store For Men McGregor - Jantzen Enro - Gulf Stream 304 E. Commercial Phone 5631 Lowell, Indiana - 173 - COOK LOCKER PLANT JOE ' S ELECTRIC Refrigeration - Television Sales and Service Electrical Contracting Largest Service Orgainzation of Its Kind in Southern Lake County” Cook, Indiana Phone 7109 Complete Processing Facilities SLAUGHTERING SMOKING PROCESSING Food Lockers Rented Wholesale Meat CEDAR LAKE 7186 Ext 2 Junction of U. S. 41 and Cedar Lake Road Bulldozing Drag Line Cattle Hauling Corn Shelling Auctioneer Fearn A. Coates Residence in Shelby R. R. 1 Lowell, Indiana Ph one T. Coates Lowell 4137 o - DeMotte 7-3444 lorra1_ee SHOPPE LORRA LEE GIFT SHOPPE Gifts For All Occasions Cedar Lake Agent for the Hammond Organ Cedar Lake, Indiana Phone 6412 FRY ' S 5c to $1.00 STORE 305 E. Commercial Ave. LOWELL, INDIANA Phone 9137 Earl L. Fry LOWELL LUMBER CO., INC. for your and a complete line of LUMBER NEEDS BUILDING MATERIALS New Construction and Remodeling Service Complete Financing Service Prompt Delivery LOWELL 2511 State Route 2 Lowell, Indiana - 175 - Lowell, Indiana HOCKNEY PACKING CO. TO OUR ADVERTISERS We express our sincere thanks for your co-operation and consideration. Complete Meat Service Phone DeMotte 7-3755 Thayer, Indiana PATRONS PAGE Log Cabin Service Station Lowell, Indiana Lowell 6262 Martin ' s Mobil Service Rt. 2 41 Lowell, Indiana Orchard Grove Service Station Rt. 2 55 Lowell, Indiana Lowell 3681 Anderson ' s Standard Service Cedar Lake, Indiana Cedar Lake 7506 Jack ' s Service Rt. 41 Cedar Lake Road Cedar Lake, Indiana Cedar Lake 20ui Sinclair Service Station Cedar Lake, Indiana Johnny ' s Auto Service Rt. 41 Cook, Indiana Cedar Lake 7165 AUTO SALES Schmelter Auto Sales 205-209 East Commercial Avenue Lowell, Indiana Lowell 4541 SCHOOL ORGANIZATIONS Letter man ' s Club Lowell High School Lowell, Indiana - 176 - PATRONS PAGE CLEANERS AND LAUNDERERS Mickey ' s Cleaners Laundry Cedar Lake Shopping Center Cedar Lake, Indiana Liken ' s Cleaners and Launderers Cedar Lake, Indiana Cedar Lake 7020 Moxy ' s Cleaners Cook, Indiana Cedar Lake 6521 MERCHANTS Verne Ohlenkamp 116 Washington Street Lowell, Indiana Lowell 4691 Mr. Mrs. George Schutz Cedar Lake, Indiana Shelby Royal Blue Store Shelby, Indiana Lowell 5216 Sandy ' s Clover farm Store Cedar Lake, Indiana Wahlberg ' s Studio Cedar Lake, Indiana Cedar Lake 3411 Surprise Hardware Cedar Lake, Indiana Cedar Lake 7255 Fingerhut Bakery Cedar Lake, Indiana Cedar Lake Shoe Shop Cedar Lake, Indiana Cedar Lake 7981 Essers Home Furnishings 306 East Commercial Avenue Lowell, Indiana Lowell Drapery Carpet Shop 135 West Commercial Avenue Lowell, Indiana Lowell 9621 Eleanor ' s Beauty Salon 411 Commercial Awnue Lowell, Indiana Lowell 6701 Evelyn ' s Beauty Shop 318 East Commercial Avenue Lowell, Indiana Lowell 3181 Stevenson ' s Apparel 403 West Commercial Avenue Lowell, Indiana Lowell 3291 Grant Bros. 317 East Commercial Avenue Lowell, Indiana Lowell 4621 Gullstrom ' s Rexall 319 Commercial Avenue Lowell, Indiana Lowell 2641 RESTAURANTS Toni ' s Drive-In Lowe 11-Cedar Lake Road Lowell, Indiana Robert ' s Cafe Motel So. Junction 2 41 Lowell, Indiana Lowell 9150 Cottage Cafe Rt. 2 41 Lowell, Indiana Usher ' s B-B-Q Cedar Lake, Indiana Cedar Lake 4021 SERVICE STATIONS Weavers Super Service 161 Commercial Avenue Lowell, Indiana Lowell 5081 Steward ' s Super Service Rt. 2 41 Lowell, Indiana Lowell 4081 - 177 - PATRONS PAGE DENTISTS MEAT PACKING Ernest K. James D. D.S. Lowell Meat Packing Joe Martin Road 315 West Commercial Avenue Lowell, Indiana Lowell 4441 Lowell, Indiana Lowell 5471 Kuipers Packing Company C.J. Courtise D. D.S. 490 West Commercial Avenue Cedar Lake, Indiana Cedar Lake 7213 Lowell, Indiana A. L. Kazwell D. D. S. Cedar Lake, Indiana GRAIN ELEVATORS Lowell Grain Hay Company 162 Washington Street DOCTORS Lowell, Indiana Lowell 3521 Schneider Grain Company David B. Templin M. D. Lowell, Indiana Schneider, Indiana Lowell 9442 PETROLEUM PRODUCTS Bardens Animal Hospital R.R. 2 Evans Oil Company Lowell, Indiana Cedar Lake, Indiana Cedar Lake 7141 LAWYERS Huber Petroleum, Incorporated Lowell, Indiana Victor J. Roberts 307 East Commercial Avenue Lowell, Indiana Lowell 5611 Lowell 9561 ELECTRIC COMPANIES INSURANCE Atkinson Insurance Agency Hanlon Electric Company R. R. 2 Box 467A Cedar Lake, Indiana Lowell, Indiana Lowell 9182 BARBER SHOPS LUMBER COMPANIES Dick ' s Barber Shop 135 West Commercial Avenue Lowell, Indiana Woody ' s Barber Shop Shelby Lumber Company Shelby, Indiana Lowell 5218 Lake County Farm Bureau Co -op R. R. 2 Box 414 Lowell, Indiana Cedar Lake, Indiana - 178 - AUTOGRAPHS AUTOGRAPHS AUTOGRAPHS AUTOGRAPHS AUTOGRAPHS