Mishawaka High School - Miskodeed Yearbook (Mishawaka, IN)

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NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY Back Row Martin Enos Clure, Power, Mow, Sousley, Proudfit, Bargmeyer, Addison, Mrs. Freeman Hahn Mullin Vance Lloover Pozzn Sundberg Bid Kohler. Sitting: Haines, Masten, Bodine, Orlosky, Gunderson, lack Hills Starn'n Second Row Maurer Wusler l-lughe N' Steinke, Warnes, Brantner, Kelley, Brown. National Honor Society Loses Head EDDING bells at Thanksgiving ended Mrs. Lora Kohlerls tenure of eight years as head sponsor of the National Honor Society. In February Mr. Ward Baker was appointed to fill this position. This year the 34 members carried on many ac- tivities. At the induction for seniors in November seven members discussed problems of students such as dating and the students' responsibility for main- taining order in the cafeteria. Ten seniors and six- teen juniors were inducted in the March ceremony. To make the N. H. S. a service organization. mem- bers offered their services as tutors to other stud- ents. and the organization presented a cup to the sponsor room having the highest scholastic average. Officers for the year were Ernie Bargmeyer and Dick lVarnes. presidents: Matt Enos. vice president: and Joyce Steinke and Beverly Brantner. secretaries. SCHOLARSHIP CUP as presented to Miss Barbara Baugh bx ll:-vce Stennke, N, H. S. secretary. for Sponsor 36 which rated the highest in scholarship average,

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Motis. Front Row: Moore, Showalter, Fisher, Sriver, Creenawalt, D'haenens, Makielski, Whitfield, Zehring, Rieff, Pickett, Dipert, On Rail: lvlasten, Democratic Self-Government EVELYN FRANKFATHER, Maroon and White Day chairman, arranges the basketball team caricatures, her own creations, for use in decorating the halls. 'sv - A . t ..a.. 5 a O GIVE members of the student body practice in democratic self-government, the student council discussed proposals of sponsor room representatives. This year the council was under the direction of Miss Lynetta YVilson, sponsor: Rex Masten. presi- dent: George Yost, vice president: Mary Ann Zeh- ring. secretary: and John Hanson. treasurer. To improve the appearance of the building, the council instigated a student honor inspection. A committee of students inspected and rated halls. lockers, study halls, sponsor rooms, and the cafe' teria for cleanliness and neatness. To improve con- ditions in the cafeteria the council requested the in- stallation of a drinking fountain. Hearts and Snowmen The council sponsored two traditional dances. Hearts were used to decorate the gym for the an- nual Coronation Ball. Dressed in formals, Queen Paula Makielski and her court were escorted by members of the Hi-Y down the white path to the throne and were seated under hearts bearing their names. Students danced to the music of Warren Souders before and after the crowning ceremonies. Frosty, from the song Frosty the Snowmanf, was used as the theme of the mid-semester dance, the Frosty Frolicf' Skits and Yells Pep sessions were in charge of Katie Sundberg and her committee. The Central football game and the basketball tournament pep sessions were popu- lar with their clever sion featured a pep Allen and a quartet Puddy Tat while a song. On February students wore school skits. The sectional pep ses- talk by Reverend Wilbur E. who sang I Taught I Taw a cat and bird pantomimed the 20, Maroon and White Day, colors and walked down halls decked in maroon and white streamers made by Evelyn Frankfather and her committee. Only eight juniors petitioned to run for office for 1951-523 therefore, only a general election was needed to determine officers for next year. New officers were installed at a banquet held on April 19 in the cafeteria. 23

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THESPIANS-Back Row: l-limschoot, Spalding, Gunderson Hugh s Hahn Hoover Brantner Makielski Bodine Cowen Hanson, Kindig, Hills, Masfen, Second Row: Frankfather First Row Cresser Lindzy Myers In Front Showalter Thespian Troupe Sees Peter Pan ff CT WELL your part-there all the honor lies. This motto, that of the National Thespians. was part of the oath taken by Thespian Troupe No. 496. Officers were Dale Showalter, president: Paula Makielski, vice president: Nancy Hughes, secretary: and Carolynne Myers, scribe. In October members saw cuttings from VVal- ter Hampden's portrayal of t'Cyrano de Bergerac and Pride and Prejudice featuring Laurence Olivier. On November 9 and 10 Thespian-Speech Club presented t'SeVentee-nth Summer. An initiation and Christmas party were held in De- cember. Movies on make-up were shown to members in February, and in March a St. Pat- rick's Day party and another initiation were featured. The club went on the South Shore to Chicago to see the stage play Peter Pan. The years activities ended with a barn party. CHRISTMAS INITIATION is Dlanned by Miss Emily David- son, sponsor, and Nancy Hughes, secretary, Paula Makielski. vice president, was the party hostess.