Mishawaka High School - Miskodeed Yearbook (Mishawaka, IN)

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That is a snap! You often hear this said about the work done by the principal’s office assistants. Contrary to student opinion, the girls have work to do and plenty of it. They check attendance, file cards, take telephone mes- sages, deliver special announce- ments and fill requests of teachers. Mrs. Ruth Heeter has seven ENGLISH Ill Third Row: Voreis, Hills, Now, Rans, Aller, Watts, Kent, Weikamp, Bar- bera. Second Row: Jones, Aumick, Pickett, Mann, Anderson, Gring, Grose, Radabaugh. First Row: Nixon, Swartz, Garrard, Smith, Fouts, Bobinecz, Gnivecki, Miller, Meiser. capable girls helping her. Betty Lou Fink has seniority rights after three years’ service. Norma Breunlin, who records absences both sponsor period and second hour, Ruth Baker, Betty Claeys, and Rosalie Francis have served two years. The seventh hour is is especially busy because well, you know the reason, and two helpers are needed then. Principal’s Office Assistants Standing: Claeys, Baker, Rufe, Francis, McLaughlin. Kneel- ing: Breunlin, Trippel. Office pbrsistants ARE INDUSTRIOUS

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What's New ptround School Collecting clothes hangers and old clothes was the main objective of the Junior Red Cross this year. Representatives elected in each of the sponsor rooms were in charge of taking dues, and selling tuber- culosis seals. During the Christmas season, students in the art department, under the direction of Miss Baker, made menu covers for service- men. Miss Carlburg lent a helping hand in making 100 duffle bags. Sending gift boxes, holding first aid classes, and corresponding with boys in the service are other activities of the Junior Red Cross. The newly orgainzed Junior Izaak Walton Club, under the direction of Mr. Wood, sent Gene Weis to a summer Camp for two weeks. Gene won a prize for being the best Waltonian while staying at this camp. At their meetings films of wild life, hunt- ing, and fishing were shown. Joint meetings were held with Washington-Clay, Central, and Washington, all of South Bend. The meeting with Central and Washington, which was held at the Izaak Walton club house, was a pot-luck supper. Since underclassmen are not admitted to the senior Forum Club, and because those students had not time nor place to discuss current events, a junior Forum Club was organized under the direction of Miss Zeis. The dis- cussions at the meetings were concerned with post-war condi- tions in countries such as Ger- many, Russia, and the Far East. The club also held joint meetings with the senior club. Where could we have it? How would the place be financed? Who would be chaperones? These questions were heard frequently last fall whenever the forthcoming youth center was discussed. Talk became reality when each class in school chose a boy and a girl to act as their representatives on the Board of Directors. Bob Weis- weaver, chairman of the board, worked quite hard with F. Phanor Howlett, chairman of the adult committee, to organize the center to the highest degree. A building located at 112 West Mishawaka Avenue became the object of attention. Carpenters, painters, plumbers, and masons were employed at the expense of the city to redecorate the interior. Students worked for weeks scrubbing, sweeping, and polishing, while donations of fur- niture, equipment, and money were asked. On March 12 the building was open for inspection. The follow- ing Wednesday the center was open for the first time to members only. A junior host and hostess, along with a senior host and hos- tess are in charge each evening that the center is open. The success of the center does not depend upon the finances; according to Rev. Wilbur Allen, chairman of the finance com- mittee: ‘“‘We have enough funds to stay open for a year, at least!” Success does depend upon the conduct of the students while they are enjoying themselves at the center, and upon the approval of the townspeople. It will last as long as we, the students, make it last. Page 27 ENGLISH IV Third Row: Young, Probst, Broman, Hahn, Barnard, Stefoff. Second Row: Striech, Larimer, Harrington Swartz, Hoskins, Wilke, Robinson, Michael, Merrick. First Row: John- son, McGuire, Mussche, Tomlinson, Loppens, Reschke, Bluem, Berlin- court, Reed, I. Weber.

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Small Musical Units Entertain Widely Mishawaka High School is very proud of the tradition in good music set by the music depart- ment. However, this year the music department had the same difficulty as did all other extra curricular activities in holding its best students. This problem was partly solved by scheduling ir- regular rehearsals and having ensembles play all outside per- formances such as banquets, teas, and club programs. In order to maintain an or- chestra with full instrumentation, Miss Hackett was forced to call noon rehearsals each week. This enabled students who had to carry full schedules to play in the orchestra. The string ensemble played ap- proximately 45 programs through- out the year, besides their regular monthly date with the Fellowship Club. Hazel Johnson and Violet Gulyanics play violin, Betty Lemler and Elsie Gulyanics play cello and Miss Hackett plays the accompaniment. This year the girls’ double sextette also suffered a shortage. There were only eleven girls in- stead of the usual twelve. Another irregularity in the vocal depart- ment was the admittance of. a few sophomores and a freshman to the choir. Members of the sextette are: Attea Bronzetti, Dorothy Burgess, LaVaughn Coil, Janan Groff, Mary Jane Johnson, Cecelia Herrold, Betty Rudduck, Jan ice Schmidt, Norma Stanton, Jean Wedsworth, Woodward. and Nancy Up. SS | N N Lt W i GuA IF Ll, ENGLISH Ill Third Row: Longfield, Karler, Micinski, Costello, Macready, Frank, Lovett, Second Row: Nelson, Banes, Eggert, Breiler, Biltz, Norton, Everhart, Vriendt, Wright. First Row: Dundon, Davis, Ganser, Shirk, Pickavet, Serge, Loucas, Beehler. Deschamphelaere. Lynch, Trippel,